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Even Bryan Cranston was shocked at one despicable act committed by Walter White inBreaking Bad. The character turned into the true evil criminal mastermind Heisenberg when he poisoned a kid just to keep Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman by his side. Interestingly, Cranston revealed that he had no clue that he actually poisoned the kid.
The scene in question happened in the Season 4 episode End Times, where Brock Cantillo, son of Jesse’s girlfriend Andrea ends up in the hospital. An angry Jesse confronts Walter with suspicion, but he convinces Jesse that Gus Fring must have planned the poisoning to manipulate him into killing Walter.
Bryan Cranston Was Shocked When He Found Out His Character Had Poisoned The Kid InBreaking Bad
Bryan Cranstonwent deep into the morale of his anti-hero character Walter White in a podcast interview withThe Office‘s Rainn Wilson. Cranston shared aboutthe influence of Tony SopranoonBreaking Badbefore delving into the motivations of his character. During the discussion, Cranston shared that series creatorVince Gilligansurprised him with the twists and turns of the series every now and then.
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Cranston shared with Wilson one scene where he was totally taken aback by Heisenberg’s actions. He shared that when he poisoned the kid in the fourth season of the show, he truly didn’t know initially that he had poisoned the kid. He shared that he first had to film theconfrontation scene with Aaron Paul’s Jesse, where he holds a gun to Walter’s head.
When Cranston’s character told Jesse to pull the trigger if he didn’t believe him, it was theMalcolm in the Middleactor delivering the dialogue with full conviction. He shared that it was only two days later that he had read the script and found out about Walter’s heinous act. Cranston shared onRainn Wilson‘s podcastSoul Boom:
When I poisoned the kid, the week before we’re doing the scene where I go to Aaron Paul, Jesse, and I put the gun to [Walter’s] head and I say, ‘If you think I could do this, then pull the trigger! How could I do this? What are you talking about? I could not…’ I didn’t know I did do it. So I’m just going by what I thought and then I read the next script two days later and I’m reading it I’m going, ‘Oops! I did poison a kid. Oops, my bad!’
Jesse finally realizes Walter’s hand in the poisoning in the eleventh episode of Season 5, where he gets the truth out from Saul Goodman. Walter later confesses to poisoning Brock in the thirteenth episode. He also confesses to letting Jane Margolis die earlier.
Brock’s Poisoning Made Bryan Cranston’s Character A True Villain In The Series
During the San Diego Comic-Con in 2013, the creators answered viewers’ questions about how Walter White poisoned Brock (via Cinemablend). Bryan Cranston’s character confessed to poisoning Brock with the Lily of the Valley, not ricin. Apparently, Walter crushed the plant and mixed it in Brock’s juice box. Behind the scenes, Cranston’s character became the ‘Evil Juice Box Man’ for writers after this episode (via ScreenRant).
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It was one of the moments in the series, where fans truly realized what Walter White was capable of. It was an even sicker moment for fans than when he watched Jane choke up on her own vomit. It was not the only gruesomeBreaking Badmoment involving harm to a child. In the fifth season, Todd kills an innocent young boy who witnessed their train heist.
While Jesse was guilt-ridden by the killing, Walter seemed to quickly move on from the murder. However, he did show some remorse when he encountered Brock after the poisoning incident.
Breaking Badis now available for streaming on Netflix.
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