The series masterpiece Breaking Bad is always there attention to detail impressed, through which even small moments could later play an important role again.
However, some clues are more hidden or more theories that are not officially confirmed. This also includes a really good explanation of the Breaking Bad pilot episode, in which a short scene is already the most important developments of Walter White anticipated should have.
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Walter White’s chemistry explanation already reveals his own Breaking Bad fate
In the course of the five seasons, the initially staid family man Walter White (Bryan Cranston) turns into a cold-blooded drug lord who does not shy away from even poisoning a boy. As Screen Rant explains, this development was already anticipated in the very first episode of the hit series.
In the Breaking Bad pilot, there is a scene where Walt, as his class teacher, explains the study of chemistry as a three-part cycle. These are growth, decay and transformation. This also perfectly summarizes the personal development of the main character.
First there is lung cancer growing inside Walt, driving him into a drug-related crime. The decline could relate to the illness itself or to Walt’s relationship with his immediate family. At the end there is the Transformation to Heisenbergthe criminal alter ego mastermind of Walt.
There is no confirmation of this theory from those responsible for the series. With Breaking Bad, though, it wouldn’t be surprising if this one did too clever allusion no coincidence is.
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