Breaking Bad was one of the most satisfying television shows ever made, although despite few loose threads, there are still some questions that audiences are crying out for answers to. While the prequel spin-off Better call Saul and the epilogue film El Camino addressed some of the most pressing mysteries in this show's universe, there are still some gaps in the timeline that could use more explanation. Whether it's concrete details about events that occurred off-screen or more subtle insights into character backstories, audience discussion surrounding Breaking Bad Mysteries continues well after the finale aired.
While Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has often given his take on the unanswered questions the show left behind, some mysteries never receiving a definitive canonical answer. As viewers continue to discuss the first clues as to where Hank should have learned that Walt was Heisenberg or the Skyler White moments that made audiences root for her, a show as thematically rich and narratively dense as Breaking Bad has endless talking points. While these mysteries may never be definitively answered, the legacy of Breaking Bad means it will likely remain one of the most talked about shows on television for years to come.
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The Years Between Gray Matter and JP Wynne
Breaking Bad never showed why Walt never reached his full potential
Breaking Bad sheds some light on the story of Walter Whitebut many details about how he got where he did remain a mystery. Of course, Walt studied at the California Institute of Technology with his then-best friend, Elliott Schwartz, and together they founded Gray Matter Technologies. Walt's groundbreaking research into proton radiography also contributed to a project that won the Nobel Prize, and he was briefly engaged to his lab assistant, Gretchen, before going mad over his family's wealth and leaving her without warning in the end. July 4th weekend due to his own insecurity.
Although Walt's fragile ego led him to sell his stake in Gray Matter for $5,000, he had many more opportunities in the years before he ended up as a struggling teacher at JP Wynne High School. Shortly before Walt Jr. was born, Walter was still an active scientist at Sandia Laboratories, but the details of how he became a professor and later got a demeaning second job at Lava Jato A1A are unclear. Whether Walt's ego caused him to quit or be fired, or if Jr.'s cerebral palsy forced him to stop pursuing his ambitions, remains a mystery.
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Walt's mother
Breaking Bad mentioned Walt's mother, but she never appeared in the series
If Walter White were self-reflective enough to visit a psychologist, the first questions they would ask would be about his parents, but the details about his upbringing were never fully explored. Breaking Bad. Although it was revealed that Walt's father died when he was six years old from Huntington's disease, and seeing his father rely on others influenced his own reluctance to undergo cancer treatment, viewers learned very little about his mother. by Walter. It is clear that Walt's mother was still alive during Breaking Badand Walter even lied about going to visit her in Season 2's “4 Days Out.”
However, viewers never meet Mrs. White, and while it's clear that Walter wasn't very close to his mother, it's hard not to wonder what her personality was like since she raised such a manipulative and narcissistic son. It would also be fascinating to see how Mrs. White reacted to the news that her only son grew up to become the notorious meth kingpin known as Heisenberg. These are the main gaps in Walter's story This would give great insight into the man he became, but all viewers can do is speculate about what Mrs.
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Why Hank and Marie don't have children
Breaking Bad Never Explicitly Stated Why Hank and Marie Remained Childless
ASAC Hank Schrader contrasted sharply with Walter White in almost every way. As an ambitious and popular DEA agent, Hank rose through the ranks of Albuquerque law enforcement, and unlike the way Walt's ego always made him waver, Hank's ego was an asset that turned him into a top official. patent. As Walt's brother-in-law and the husband of Skyler's sister Marie, this childless couple had few financial concerns at the beginning of Breaking Bad and represented the kind of luxurious lifestyle the Whites could have had if Walt had reached his full potential.
Still, there are a big omission in Hank and Marie's livesand that is that they have no children. Marie clearly has a maternal instinct as she fawns over baby Holly, and the couple were like surrogate parents to Walt Jr., especially since the Whites faced marital difficulties when Walt's lies tore their family apart. Whether Hank and Marie had fertility problems or remained childless to pursue their careers was never answered in Breaking Badalthough it made them the perfect juxtaposition to the trials and tribulations faced by Walter and Skyler.
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Skyler, the published author
Breaking Bad gave a limited look at Skyler's writing career
In the first seasons of Breaking Badit was revealed that Skyler White had published a book of short stories and had ambitions to continue her work as a writer. Skyler even tried to subtly talk to her sister Marie about her suspicions that Walter was smoking marijuana in season one, masquerading the questions as research for a short story. While Marie encouraged Skyler to write a novel because it would probably sell better, this was a storyline that was dropped from the show entirely when it entered later seasons.
However, it would be interesting to know Skyler's background as a writer, as Marie's encouragement suggested that she had enough talent to be truly successful. An interesting question about Skyler's writing talent would be if she returned to this hobby post-Breaking Bad timeline, as publishers would be eager to promote a tell-all memoir by the wife of the infamous Heisenberg. While the time Skyler spent writing short stories may have been a way to earn some extra money for her struggling family at that time, following the events of Breaking Badshe had a real story to tell.
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Marie's kleptomania
Breaking Bad never got to the heart of Marie's penchant for stealing
One of the most attractive aspects Breaking Bad was that no one was truly good or bad, and almost every character had something that called their moral fortitude into question. Although Marie Schrader was as far removed from Heisenberg's relentless horrors as possible, she still battled her own demons as she herself routinely broke and stole from open houses and even jewelry stores. Marie was in therapy to deal with her kleptomania, and it's clear that this was already a problem before viewers even learned about her stealing habits in Breaking Bad.
Why Marie steals has never been fully explained in Breaking Badalthough it seemed to worsen in times of high stress, and she used stealing as a coping mechanism. With obsessive-compulsive tendencies, Marie's kleptomania highlighted that she, like Walter, felt something was missing in her life and, rather than exploring her insecurities, filled that gap with the thrill of criminal behavior. This was an interesting hint at the hidden depth of Marie's character, and while it could point to many things, such as the difficulties of a workaholic husband or a childless marriage, this plotline was never fully resolved.
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How Gale Broke
Breaking Bad left a lot of gaps in understanding Gale Boetticher
Breaking Bad showed how Walter White slowly gave in to his dark side and turned into a sinister force of evil, but it doesn't shed much light on how Gale Boetticher made the decision to break evil. Gale was the chemist hired by Gus Fring to work in his underground meth lab and was once Walter's lab partner before suffering a horrific death on the other end of a bullet fired by Jesse Pinkman. While it's clear that Gale was a genius scientist whose intelligence threatened Walter, his ambitions in the criminal underworld were a mystery.
Gale was a man of varied interests who boasted not only a master's degree in organic chemistry with a specialization in X-ray crystallography, but also a passion for coffee, food, learning foreign languages, and the music of Peter Schilling. As an avowed nerd, the driving forces behind Gale's willingness to cook meth and destroy countless lives seem at odds with his backstory, even if his libertarian beliefs can be seen as justification. While Gale and Gus' story with the Max Arciniega Chemistry Scholarship was further explored in Better call SaulThere are still question marks surrounding Gale Boetticher.
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Walter, Gretchen and Elliott
Breaking Bad never told Gretchen and Elliott's story that wasn't overshadowed by Walt's bitter perspective
There are enough clues Breaking Bad to piece together the story of ego, jealousy and insecurity that make up the complex story of Walter, Gretchen and Elliott. It's clear that Walter and Elliott, Caltech alumni, founded Gray Matter Technologies sometime in the 1980s, and after Walter and his ex-girlfriend Gretchen broke up, she and Elliott got together, and the two enjoyed the success of Gray Matter as it became a multi-billion dollar business. dollar company. However, the actual details of what exactly happened are never explicitly stated, and Walter has a very different perception of what happened than his former colleagues.
After Gretchen confronted Walter about him lying that she and Elliott were paying for his cancer treatmentWalter was overcome with anger and screamed about how they “cut me”From her company, to which a shocked Gretchen replied: “It can't be how you see it.” It's clear that there were a lot of hurt feelings involved in Walter's departure from Gray Matter, and all signs point to Walter allowing his ego to get in the way of extraordinary success. While the audience can piece it together, a step-by-step summary of exactly what happened would be fascinating.
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Gus's life in Chile
Breaking Bad left much of Gustavo Fring's story a mystery
One character's childhood that remains almost entirely shrouded in mystery was Gustavo Fring, whose name may even be a pseudonym, as neither the DEA nor Mike Ehrmantraut were able to find any record of him prior to his arrival in Mexico in 1986. Gus claims to be from Chile, and cartel leader Eladio Vuente hinted that he was aware of Gus' criminal record in his home country of Breaking Bad Season 4 episode “Hermanos”. This fascinating gap in Breaking Bad the timeline has been the most consistently proposed idea for another spin-off series set in this world.
Better call Saul gives some more insight into Gus's experience in Chile, but the details have always been a bit fuzzy, although they point to him becoming a high-ranking general in the Chilean military. With the implication that Gus somehow destroyed all records of his time in ChileIt is not illogical to assume that he could become a war criminal or a wanted fugitive. While it might be fascinating to explore Gus' past in a prequel series, there are many reasons why a third Breaking Bad showing would be a bad idea.
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How Walt Poisoned Brock
Breaking Bad Never Showed How Exactly Walt Poisoned Brock
One of the biggest comebacks of all Breaking Bad was the revelation that it was Walter White who poisoned the boy Brock Cantillo to turn Jesse Pinkman against Gus Fring. This complex and cunning plan was truly one of Walt's most despicable acts and proved that he was capable of unspeakable evil in pursuit of his selfish goals. While viewers learned that Walter used the Lily of the Valley plant to poison Brock and Huell stole Jesse's ricin cigarette to confuse the matter, the actual details of how it all happened were never explicitly described.
Although audiences were never given an in-universe explanation for how Walter poisoned Brock, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan spoke about the subject at Comic-Con International 2013 (via Digital Spy.) Gilligan stated that he and the writers talked about “The evil Juicebox man” and that Walter crushed some of the poison and “put in a juice box“what”I got into Brock's school somehow.” This interesting theory explains why Walt seemed so suspicious upon meeting Brock again after he recovered, although there is still no definitive answer as to how Walt ensured Brock ingested the poisonous plant.
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What happened to Walt's money
Breaking Bad Didn't Definitely Answer How Walt's Money Was Used
Breaking Bad has one of the best endings in television history, as Walter White ties up all his loose ends and gets something close to a happy ending as he dies surrounded by the meth lab equipment that made him feel so alive. The throughline of the entire show was Walt's desire to leave something behind for his family, and in the end, it seemed like he found a way to do just that, scaring Gretchen and Elliott with the threat of murder.
While it is likely that Walter was able to leave $9 million to his family in the form of an irrevocable trust on Walt Jr.'s 18th birthday, how this money was used or whether it was seized by police remains a mystery. It would be fascinating to know whether Walt Jr. accepted the money and how he and his family lived their lives post-Breaking Bad years. Although the White family likely traded all the money in the world to avoid the dark shadow that Heisenberg's legacy cast over their lives, it was never revealed how it was actually spent.
Source: Digital Spy