Interesting Facts about Breaking Bad

One of my favorite things to do in my spare time is screw around on the International Movie Data Base (IMDB), especially in the trivia or goofs section. There are always very interesting pieces of information like possible changes to the script, explanations for how certain scenes were done, shows the difficulty that directors go through to cast the actors they needed, and provides insight from a different angle that sheds light on plot points that may have escaped ones' radar the first watch. Upon reading these factoids one begins to imagine what their favorite shows would be like if some of these ideas were acted upon.
          "The show depicts methylamine as a restricted, rare chemical. In real life, methylamine can be produced by combining methanol and ammonia with a catalyst present." This seems like a bit of a goof as long as a very important piece of information. If Walter and Jesse would have simply made their own supply of methylamine it wouldn't have been necessary to embark on multiple robberies that held the possibility of landing them in prison. Honestly this would have changed many plot points in the fourth and fifth seasons. Mike would have been spared because Walter would not have been stressed over the sale of the thousand gallon tank of methylamine. Also, the white power gang would have been without the chemical so they wouldn't have used Jessie. Without methylmine being a supposedly rare chemical, this show would have been very different. Unless of course they simply substituted pseudo-ephedrine.    
        "Jesse Pinkman was originally slated to be written out by the 9th episode. During the hiatus caused by the writer's strike, creator Vince Gilligan impressed by Aaron Paul's portrayal of Jesse, decided to reinstate the character". What would this show have been without Jessie Pinkman? My guess is, not the third best show on IMDB that's where! Walter and Jessie's relationship is the cornerstone of the show. Multiple examples of Walt playing the part of the supportive father/mentor type. This relationship is what drives Jessie to prove to Walt that he can do something right. With Jessie proving that he can work hard is a turning point for what Walter thinks of Jessie, from stoner burn-out, to talented apprentice. Also, their inversion friends into enemies was the most personal conflict of the show, barring the physical fight between Walt and his family with the Kitchen knife and the Kidnapping of their newborn daughter. 

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• The nature of Gus and Max's relationship is never explicitly stated. Giancarlo Espositostated in an interview that it was a "possibly lover relationship". Vince Gilligan stated in an interview that they "probably were lovers".

• When Saul first approaches Walt about a business arrangement, he compares his services for Walt to Tom Hagen's role as consigliere to Vito Corleone. Walt objects, saying "I'm no Vito Corleone," to which Saul responds "Right now, you're Fredo." Soon after, when Walt and his family hear that his tumor has shrunk, Hank misquotes The Godfather: Part III (1990), saying "Just when I tried to get out, they pull me back in."

• During the stand-off between Hank, Gomie, and the White Supremacist gang, Jack asks how they know Hank and Gomie are actually cops, Steven Michael Quezada, broke character and said "Because Dean Norris plays a cop in everything he's fu**ing in!"

• In the original pilot script, Jesse Pinkman was named Marion Alan Dupree, and was always referred to by his last name.

• The character of Hank clearly has strong parallels to Ahab from Moby-Dick. Ahab is obsessed with catching the great white whale. Hank is obsessed with catching Heisenberg, who is actually Walter White, and whom he refers to early on as a "whale." Ahab loses his leg to the whale and walks with a false leg. Hank loses use of his legs for a while after he is shot, and walks with a limp afterward. Ahab is the ship's captain. Hank becomes head of the DEA's Albuquerque office. Ahab and Hank are both destroyed by their quest. Just before he's killed, Ahab loses his false leg. Just before he's killed, Hank is shot in the leg. Ahab's body is dragged into the vast unmarked sea. Hank's body is dumped in an unmarked grave in the vast desert destroyed by his obsession with catching the great white whale.

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