![]() He brought a traumatized Pinkman out of his cage so that he could help him with a favor: the disposal of another person Alquist killed to cover up his crimes. Alquist is prominently featured in the movie in flashback form. When White rescued Pinkman during the show’s season finale of the show, Pinkman strangled him to death without hesitation.īut, he did hesitate to kill Alquist previously, as flashbacks featured in the movie show. That gang, Alquist included, caged and tortured Pinkman for months as they kept him as their captive meth cooker. He ended up callously shooting a child who stumbled onto the heist, with no remorse.Īlquist is also the nephew of a white supremacist gang leader. He gained the trust of both White and Pinkman in the show, so much so they hired him to help them with a train heist during Season 5, where his true sociopath colors showed. While he was killed in the season finale of the show, he wreaked plenty of havoc before his death. His politeness and soft-mannered way of speaking makes his callous nature and crimes seem just that much more diabolical. That’s when Jesse gets in the El Camino and drives away, and that’s what brings us to “El Camino.Speaking of sociopathic, the new movie brought back one of the show’s worst sociopaths, Todd Alquist. Eventually, Jesse kills Todd after Walt murders all of Jack’s gang and there is no longer a threat to Brock. He tells Jesse that Brock will be next if he ever tries to run away again. When Jesse tries to escape, Todd kills Andrea as punishment. Things continue to get worse for Jesse though when he is kidnapped and forced to cook meth for Todd Alquist (Jesse Plemons) and his Uncle Jack’s (Michael Bowen) gang of Nazis. When Jesse finally learns that it was his own business partner who poisoned Brock, he flips on the drug kingpin and decides to work with the cops to take Walt down. Viewers later find out that it was Walt who poisoned Brock, but Jesse doesn’t know that - yet.īrock makes a full recovery in Season 5, which is around the time that Walt manipulates Jesse into breaking things off with Andrea. Soon after, Jesse learns that Brock wasn’t poisoned by ricin, but rather by poisonous berries. Though he was not guilty of this particular crime, Gus pays for his many sins when he is killed. He begins to suspect Walt, but Walt convinces Jesse that it was actually Gus.Īlso Read: 'El Camino': Here's Where We Left Jesse Pinkman at the End of 'Breaking Bad' ![]() Jesse is led to believe that Brock ingested the ricin he and Walt intended for rival Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). In Season 4, Brock is poisoned and hospitalized. That doesn’t mean they completely escape danger. Using Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) as a middle man, Jesse funds Andrea and Brock’s move out of their violent neighborhood. When Jesse learns about Brock, however, his plans change and he actually ends up supporting Andrea and her son financially. ![]() Two seasons earlier, Jesse meets recovering addict Andrea at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting where he originally planned to push his meth. Walt would actually turn 51 four episodes later. That flash forward is to events toward the end of the series. For example, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) turns 50 in the series debut, he turns 52 in a Season 5 premiere flash forward. “Breaking Bad” spanned just two years or so, with the majority of the time passing in the later seasons. Our math: The events of “El Camino” take place in the days following the “Breaking Bad” series finale. He should be about 8 now by the time Ed makes it to the Mexico City post office.Īlso Read: 'El Camino' Star Aaron Paul Recaps All of 'Breaking Bad' in Less Than 3 Minutes (Video) When we - and Jesse - first met Andrea and her son, Brock was 6 years old. Brock Cantillo (played by Ian Posada) is the young child of Jesse’s girlfriend from “Breaking Bad” Seasons 3-5, Andrea (Emily Rios). In case that name doesn’t jump out at you, allow us to refresh your memory. Though not privy to its contents, the audience catches a glimpse of the name on the envelope: Brock Cantillo. When the vacuum-shop owner drops Jesse off in Alaska to start anew, the free former meth cook hands Ed a “goodbye” letter. Or at least, he enlists fixer Ed to finish the job. “El Camino” ends with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) taking care of one final piece of business. ![]() (Spoiler alert: Do not read this post if you have not watched “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.”)
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