r/breakingbad • u/Boring_Elevator3817 • 9h ago

RJ Mitte (Walt Jr) has passed 😥

Wow, I was shocked to hear this. They are saying it was suicide. So sad. He was only 34 years old. RIP, Flynn ❤️

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u/FriendlyRhyme 8h ago edited 8h ago

I can't believe this

This guy was underrated as an actor. Something that really stuck out to me on my rewatch was the talking pillow scene.

He's sitting there acting his ass off, holding his own with Dean Norris, Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn. At the age of 16! His inexperience could have stuck out but nope, not at all, he hung with them the whole way. That's a feat at 16.

He also sounded like a hilarious guy, if you ever listened to the commentary tracks. Sounded genuinely fun to be around

RIP RJ

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u/edotman 7h ago

Man the scene wheres hes protecting skylar from Walter and calls the police genuinely made my 36 year old male arse well up. He did a brilliant job.

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u/TLMAriel1989 6h ago

Bryan and Anna were fantastic but hardly anyone talks about how integral RJ was in making that scene so powerful as well. Flynn learned everything about Walt’s double life and Skyler’s complicity in probably the span of an hour and then discovered his beloved uncle was murdered due to his father; then having to make the choice to protect his mother after she protected him and turn in his father. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and events to portray and he nailed it, your heart was broken for Flynn.

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u/Pydyn17 1h ago

The way his voice breaks when he realizes Walt is kidnapping Holly :(

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u/Troyal1 54m ago

It was an unforgettable episode