Breaking Bad: 10 Hidden Easter Eggs & References You Probably Missed

By Joseph Dempsey /

7. Steven Bauer & The Scarface Comparison

There are innumerable comparisons to Scarface throughout Breaking Bad's five season run. The drugs, the money, the crime and the violence being the more obvious examples. Then there's the more subtle of nods to the 1983 Al Pacino film, such as the casting of Steven Bauer (above) as Gustavo Fring's longtime nemesis Don Eladio. Bauer of course played Manny Ribera in Scarface, and is essentially a walking, talking Easter Egg in Breaking Bad. Then, in season 5, we see Walt and Junior watching the final scenes of the Oliver Stone classic, at which point, Walt observes "everyone dies" which, essentially, is what happens in Breaking Bad's "Felina".