El Camino: Every Breaking Bad Character That Appears
Revisiting some of the best, and worst, characters Breaking Bad has to offer.
From 2008 to 2013, Breaking Bad told the story of Walter White and his young protege, Jesse, solidifying itself as one of, if not the greatest TV show of all time. Not overstaying its welcome, the show finished its story after five seasons, achieving a satisfying and organic ending for all involved.
In 2019, however, six years after the credits of Breaking Bad rolled for the final time, Jesse Pinkman returned to Netflix screens in El Camino. While this wasn't the first spin off of the show, with Better Call Saul running since 2015, it was the first time Aaron Paul reprised his role since Breaking Bad finished.
Picking up directly where the show left off, El Camino follows Jesse's journey as a fugitive after his escape from Jack and his crew with the help of Heisenberg.
Returning to the Breaking Bad Universe allowed Vince Gilligan and co. to also revisit other characters as well as Jesse. As a TV show built around a cast of incredible characters, there was no shortage of options of people to feature, and stories to pick up in El Camino and while some were perhaps surprising omissions, it was great to spend some more time in the company of familiar faces...
10. Jesse Pinkman
Jesse had one of the biggest journeys throughout Breaking Bad, along with his partner in crime. From being one half of a very low level meth operation with his friend, Emilio, to an instrumental part of one of the biggest drug empires in the country, to being forced against his will to cook for a gang of white supremacists, Pinkman went through almost as much of a transition as Heisenberg.
While Walter White's journey came to a conclusive end as the audience saw the police surround the drug lord as he drew his final breath, Jesse's story was left wide open. The last we saw of Pinkman, he had escaped his captivity, and was driving into the night. But what happened next?
This is the question El Camino answers, following Jesse as the main character, without the help of any of the men he looked to for guidance in the show. Walt, Mike, and Gus are all gone, leaving Pinkman all alone and on the run from the law.
The no nonsense, kill or be killed attitude that Jesse is forced to take shows just how much the character has changed since he was first introduced in Breaking Bad.