Bryan Cranston wishes he’d called his on-screen son before he died

The story

Bryan Cranston expressed grief over the death of RJ Mitte, who played his son on 'Breaking Bad,' and wondered if Mitte wanted to talk to him before his death.

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Our reading

Bryan Cranston, who played a meth kingpin, is now playing the part of a man who wishes he’d called his son before he died. It’s like a corporate training video for emotional accountability, except the only thing being trained is the feeling of helplessness. Cranston, who once masterminded a drug empire, now admits he didn’t even manage to schedule a meeting with the man who played his on-screen son. The tragedy isn’t just that Mitte died, but that Cranston still thinks he might have had something to say. It’s the ultimate unresolved plot thread: not a drug deal gone wrong, but a conversation left hanging. And now, the only thing left to do is wonder if the next scene was worth waiting for.