'Breaking Bad' gets badder in third season [Updated]
Walter White, the tortured chemistry teacher turned meth dealer at the center of AMC's groundbreaking drama "Breaking Bad," will undergo a major transition when the series returns in March for its third season.
"He's a different person than the milquetoast that he was in the pilot," said Bryan Cranston, who has won two consecutive Emmys for outstanding lead actor in his portrayal of White. "We're getting closer," Cranston said, to creator Vince Gilligan's plan of "turning this guy ... from Mr. Chips to Scarface."
Added Gilligan: "We're taking Walter from Point A to Point Z." He said several key revelations from the show's last season, in which Walter's wife (Anna Gunn) confronted him about her suspicions regarding his illegal activities, would play a significant role in the upcoming season.
Another major transition revolves around Cranston -- he is directing the show's season premiere, the second time he has helmed an episode of the series.
[Update Jan. 20 11:32 a.m.: An earlier version of this post said that Bryan Cranston was directing his first episode of "Breaking Bad." Cranston, in fact, also directed the second season premiere.]
-- Greg Braxton
Photo: Bryan Cranston. Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images
I'm very excited to see this show coming back on, I've waited way too long and I need my breaking bad fix!
Posted by: Austin | January 17, 2010 at 09:17 AM
This show is the bomb and I can't wait till March!
Posted by: Foxy Brown | January 17, 2010 at 11:29 AM
This really is one good show.
Posted by: cluegirl | January 17, 2010 at 06:18 PM
This is not the first time Cranston directed an ep of BB. He also directed the Season 2 premiere ep.
Posted by: pab | January 18, 2010 at 07:37 AM
Breaking Bad is truly a great adult television show....for far too long has the word adult meant nothing but porn and the like....but I am really appreciative of A&E and Breaking Bad....not only for the quality of the program itself....but that kids must be in bed and everyone else needs to keep quiet while I watch my show. Thank you for an hour of complete unpredictable excellence each week. I mean that.
Posted by: jwood | January 24, 2010 at 04:05 PM