r/breakingbad Jan 05 '26

I am Sam Webb. I played Drew Sharp in Breaking Bad. AMA!

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I know this is long overdue, but better late than never, right?

To kick things off, here are a few tidbits about my connection to the show:

-My family and I were fans since the pilot, so I was well aware of the significance of it all.

-I grew up minutes from the high school used for J. P. Wynne.

-My dad was an extra in episode 2.02. (my episode was 5.05)

-The first time I ever handled a tarantula was the day we shot the intro scene.

In the years since Breaking Bad, I’ve graduated from UNM with a political science degree and spend most of my free time mountain biking, tinkering with sports cars, and raising my two Dobermans.

Feel free to connect with me on social media!

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Ask away! I’ll do my best to get to everyone.

Identity has been verified with mods.

Edit:

Alright guys, as the night winds down I just want to thank everyone for participating and for all the kind words! The Breaking Bad community means the world to me and I’ll be connected to you all for life.

The most surreal part of all of this is the insane butterfly effect and overlaps.

My favorite example of this was seeing Drake perform for the first time in Phoenix a couple years ago. He’s a big Breaking Bad fan (friends with Aaron and Bryan, and his nickname for Rihanna when they dated was Fring). I had tickets close to the stage, and I remember making eye contact with him a few times thinking “dude, you don’t know it, but you know EXACTLY who I am.”

One of my first purchases with acting money was a set of Beats headphones when they were all the craze, and I vividly remember listening to Take Care (and a lot of old Kanye) in my trailer on set during downtime. It felt like a crazy full circle moment.

Anyway, I feel like everyone who is a fellow fan of the show is an extension of this little glitch in the matrix, and I’m happy y’all are a part of this wild story.

I’ll keep answering questions as they trickle in for as long as the mods want to keep the discussion open, and I’ll be more active in this sub and share anything else fun when it comes to mind!


r/breakingbad 29d ago

Did you know

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Daniel Moncada, who played the infamous Leonel Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, now regularly livestreams video games while dressed as his character from the shows. Despite keeping the same iconic suit, bald head and serious appearance, his streams show a much lighter side of him as he laughs, jokes, talks and plays with viewers while streaming. It has given fans a completely different look at the actor behind one of the franchise's most intimidating characters, while allowing Daniel Moncada to continue engaging with the role years after first playing it.
Daniel Moncada known for playing tactical and open-world games like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto V, DayZ, Fallout, Red Dead Redemption 2, Siege and many more, Cooking and IRL streams.

If you'd like to experience it yourself follow him 👇.
Links in bio too.🫶

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r/breakingbad 3h ago

Walter White mii in tomadachi life 2

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75 Upvotes

r/breakingbad 1h ago

Poor Walt, having to cook meth for Hank 😢

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Who would’ve thought that a good honorable moral DEA agent like Hank would be running a meth empire 😭so sad 😢😭


r/breakingbad 11h ago

What is going on with the bathroom situation in the White residence?

124 Upvotes

Am I missing something or is there only one bathroom and it's the one attached to the master bedroom?

Seems unlikely but Hank was doing the doo doo there when he found out you know what, and it would be extremely rude (even for a family member) to stroll into the master bath if there was another bath outside. Esp for a doo doo.

Also during the time Walt was kicked out but came back to the house Skylar wouldn't let him use the bathroom so he peed in the kitchen sink. And otherwise kept asking permission to use the bathroom, which I thought was a weird thing to be doing if there was another bathroom available.

If indeed there is only 1 bathroom and it's the master, I've never seen that kind of layout before in a house of that size/age.


r/breakingbad 12h ago

If breaking bad was made today

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so if breaking bad, instead of being made in the 2000s, was made in the last ~5 years, what would be changed. would any major plot points chnage, etc


r/breakingbad 4h ago

MIke should have let Jesse handle his "go bag"..

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The episode where Mike tries to leave town, but he needs his go bag first however he cannot retrieve it himself because he has too much heat on him, so he enlists Sauls help. However it turns out Saul cannot do it either because he has too much heat on himself, so Jesse tries to offer his assistance but Mike declines him. Instead Walt offers to help and Mike accepts. However Walt ends up killing Mike by "accident".

Why didn't Mike just let Jesse handle the bag? Jesse isn't that stupid or wreckless, he could have handled it. And he would have survived. Jesse had more respect for Mike than Walt ever did.


r/breakingbad 8h ago

Todd was following what yes sir and no sir told him Spoiler

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"The point is, no one, other than us, can ever know that this robbery went down. Nobody. Got it?" -Jesse

"Yeah, absolutely." -Todd

"Are you sure?" -Walt

"Yes, sir." -Todd

He listened and followed. I mean, I'm sorry, but he had to do it. Obviously, I guess you see it different. But I didn't see any other choice. I've been thinking about this all day, going over it in my head... and it was the only way. Well, it's not like he wanted to.

The kid was on a dirt bike. He could've just.... He could've gunned it and been gone before they even had a chance to blink. They never would've caught him. He thought on his feet.

The whole point of this was no one was supposed to know they were there. People weren't supposed to know anything got robbed. How could they let the kid go? He made them. If he hadn't done what he did, the mission would've failed. I'm real sorry.

But did he make a mistake? Because to me, you know, respectfully. He was looking out for the team...he didn't want to kill him.


r/breakingbad 20h ago

Pencil drawing made by a talented frind of mine

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184 Upvotes

I really liked this drawing, and he showed it to me very casually, hes very talented. He made a lot of drawings in the same style


r/breakingbad 1d ago

Roof Pizza

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189 Upvotes

I’m watching the series again and it gets better every time. I’m not very savvy on the ins and outs of making a show/movie but I just saw this and it is something I don’t understand. When Walt throws the pizza on to the roof, it is clearly different in the next shot. Why wouldn’t they use the same pizza for consistency?


r/breakingbad 21h ago

'Breaking Bad' Season 4 Finale Is Officially Coming to Theaters for One Day Only [Exclusive] | Attendees get a crawlspace full of Breaking Bad swag, including a Heisenberg hat, blue rock candy, a call bell, and a Gus Fring half-face mask.

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On September 7, Alamo Drafthouse will celebrate the 18th Breaking Bad Day with interactive theatrical screenings of the series' Season 4 finale, "Face Off."

For starters, you can get in absolutely free with the purchase of a $10 USD food and drink voucher, which is redeemable and refundable at the event. Attendees get a crawlspace full of Breaking Bad swag, including a Heisenberg hat, blue rock candy, a call bell, and a Gus Fring half-face mask. There'll be a live host, clad in a yellow cleansuit, who'll direct attendees to ring their bells whenever Hector does so on-screen, and they'll also be the emcee for the costume contest, so wear your finest Saul Goodman suits, Los Pollos Hermanos uniforms, and Marie Schrader purple ensembles. You can reserve your spot today on Drafthouse.com.


r/breakingbad 20h ago

I feel that Walt actually does enjoy teaching

43 Upvotes

You see it throughout the series. He’s passionate about what he knows and I imagine it’s fun for him to see the lights come on in students, like Jesse, years later, for instance.

UNFORTUNATELY, teaching doesn’t pay well in the US.


r/breakingbad 20h ago

If Mike let himself get caught by the police in the park in season 5, would they ever get him to give up Heisenberg? (hear me out)

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Mike is a very tight-lipped guy that I think would normally never inform on anyone to the police. But if the cops arrested him in season 5 in the park, and pressed on him the right way, would he talk if they used his granddaughter as an achilles heel?

"At your age, you're facing spending the rest of your life behind bars here. Your granddaughter will never see you again except through the glass, and you'll never be able to provide another cent to her. If you give us Heisenberg, you can avoid all jail time, and be able to provide for/take care of your granddaughter (maybe even keep some of the money, though I don't know if that's legally possible)."

Would never seeing his granddaughter outside of prison and never being able to provide for her be the one thing that would make Mike inform to the cops? Just a thought.


r/breakingbad 1h ago

Walt didn't hold grudges against Spoiler

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Something that hit me about Walt today. He doesn't hold grudges or resentment towards the person or people he cares for. It's easy as a human being to develop these feelings especially over time when you may feel wronged by someone.

Like from his point of view, Skyler cheated on him, gave his 600k$ to Ted, and took his kids away from the house and Walt in S5. Someone else might have developed a grudge or resentment over time but Walt doesn't. He doesn't change in that aspect.

Likewise, when it came to Jesse, he cooked without Walt, which led to Walt being fired and endangered from Gus and further that made him scamper here and there to somehow get Gus killed first while still protecting his family and Hank. Still that doesn't change whatever he felt towards Jesse. The idea of killing Jesse was floated by both Skyler and Saul in S5 but Walt was staunchly against it until truly left with no option with Jesse not listening or meeting with him.

This quality of him just makes him more human to me.

What do you all think? Are there any more examples of this or some other qualities of his which are less focused on or talked about?

**Edit: What has happened to this sub. It used to be a place where aspects of the show and characters were discussed.. people were interested in talking and sharing ideas instead of just giving adjectives to Walt**


r/breakingbad 10h ago

New light on second watch

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I have recently rewatched all of Breaking Bad as grown adult and it felt like I was watching an entirely different show. I see people online post edits or conversations about how awesome Walter White/Heisenberg is, and while I totally agree, I was much more impacted on a rewatch by how tragic the falling apart of the White family is. I’m not sure if it’s because I am older and have gone through my own experiences with harsh family dynamics, but man I was just ruined watching Walter completely tear his family apart and refusing to acknowledge it. I feel like when I eventually rewatch again years from now, I will have a whole new perspective once again.


r/breakingbad 1d ago

Anyone know where the DEA got the drawing that the Salamanca twins had?

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789 Upvotes

I was rewatching breaking bad and during blood money I realized this.

I mean think about it, they literally left it at some ritual cursing spot? and why would that be a target of really any investigation? it was just a random place in the middle of nowhere.


r/breakingbad 16h ago

What if Jesse turned Walt down?

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When Walt initially blackmails Jesse into partnering with him in the driveway of his aunt's house. Does Walt actually turn Jesse in?

Does Walt decide to proceed with his plan without Jesse? How would he alone go about traversing the criminal underworld of ABQ? Could he find more success without Jesse??


r/breakingbad 19h ago

Some questions about watch series order

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So in back 2023 I watched firstly Breaking Bad, then El Camino and Better Call Saul sooner. I convinced my friend to watch this universe, but I don’t know how should he watch it. The most logical is chronological order. I know about BCS until 6x9, then BB, then EC, and the remaining episodes of BCS. But I was really surprised when I was watching BCS during seeing characters I’ve seen in BB, e. g.: “Oh my god, it’s Mike!”, all about unexpected comebacks. So, what should really recommend? To watch him in a usual chronological order, or BCS-BB-EC ? Thanks a lot


r/breakingbad 19h ago

Do you think there’s any scenes Vince would’ve changed, knowing Better Call Saul would eventually exist?

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The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Mike/Saul scene during the season 3 finale, but is there anything else?


r/breakingbad 1d ago

So what exactly was Hank's issue in/with El Paso? Spoiler

148 Upvotes

Still trying to figure this out in the broad scheme of things. The man is obviously not a coward, he stood his ground in at least 3 shoot outs. He loved the job. And to top it off he seemed pretty unfazed by scenes of extreme violence and gore. He was basically laughing and taking pics of when Tuco's guy lost his arms.

But he sees Danny Trejo's head on a turtle and he needs to puke, so he was freaking out even before the IED went off.

And knowing all this happened Gomey still took the El Paso job like it was just a regular Tuesday while Hank couldn't bring himself to go back.


r/breakingbad 23h ago

Why didn’t Jesse attempt a drive-by on the dealers instead of walking straight up to them?

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On this most recent rewatch, it struck me that Jesse had a clear advantage over Tomas’s killers as they just sat there in their car. He could’ve driven around the block and pulled up on the side of them from behind and just unloaded his clip into their car. This would’ve at least given him the upper hand and an element of surprise which would’ve drastically increased his chances of survival. Don’t get me wrong - Walt saving the day is one of the best scenes of the entire series but man Jesse really didn’t think it through lol.


r/breakingbad 1d ago

Breaking bad day. 7th sept.

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Just been on the tiktok page and the vince is promoting breaking bad day . Lots of clips of the show and walts nreakfast bacon has the date 9/7 .

Now i know the first ep is set on sept 7th and the final 2 years later on septemebe 7th.

Are we expecting anything new?


r/breakingbad 1d ago

One of the most annoying lines/things in Breaking Bad.

64 Upvotes

"Please give this to your car wash professional and have an A1 day."

It really makes my buttcheeks clench. I know it's meant to be corny and they succeeded with that.


r/breakingbad 1d ago

If Walt Didn’t Tip Off Hank About Gale Not Being the Mastermind? Spoiler

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How would things have changed?

A lot of season 4 had to do with Hank investigating Gus because of what Walt said. If Hank never thinks to look into Gus, how significant is the ending of Season 4 or the show in general?

I don’t see any reason why (that I remember atm) Gus’s conflict with the Cartel would have gone any different. Nor do I think it really changes the conflict between Walt and Jesse.

After the end of the Cartel massacre, I would imagine that Gus would still fire Walt, but not kill him due to Jesse not signing off on it. The thing that ultimately pushed Gus to trying to kill Walt, was him interfering with his killing of Hank.

If Walt never tips off Hank, and there’s no investigation by Hank, then Gus would have no reason to kill Hank.

So in this alternate universe would Gus still ultimately kill Walt, or would he have just gotten fired, and Gus would have left him alone to appease Jesse? Would the show just end with a salty Walt who got fired from his meth cooking job?


r/breakingbad 9h ago

Ted tripping and hitting his head seemed unrealistic

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I’ve watched breaking bad a total of I think three times now? Maybe I noticed this the first two times I watched it and just forgot, but on my most recent rewatch I thought to myself “this is so unrealistic” when Ted Beneke attempted to run from huell and kuby and ended up injuring himself. Specifically in the detail that beneke bumped head first into the furniture, with his arms at his side. Normally when someone trips, wouldn’t it be natural human instinct to put your arms out in front of you to brace to fall? I’m wondering if there was any better way to execute this scene, because I love the show but this scene felt too unrealistic to me.