The Breaking Bad Series Finale Almost Killed Off One Of The Show's Best Characters

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The Breaking Bad Series Finale Almost Killed Off One Of The Show's Best Characters

2024/09/13 Report

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One thing about the brutal world of meth dealing on "Breaking Bad" is that there was never any guarantee a character would survive. Series creator/showrunner Vince Gilligan and the writing team thought about killing off major characters pretty regularly, like famously originally planning on killing Jesse (Aaron Paul) at the end of season 1 or contemplating killing Sklyer (Anna Gunn) in season 5.

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The show would have been very different without Jesse, who's the true heart and soul of the series, so killing him would have been a huge mistake, and killing Skyler would have just been unnecessary. Thankfully, the writing team made the right choice in the end and saved both characters from the chopping block.

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