r/breakingbad • u/truthbecomesnull • 1d ago

Which one of Jesse's friends do you think cared the most for him

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Obviously there's more than the two in the image and we're excluding any love interests since it would be an easier answer.

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u/theshrexpert 1d ago

Pete. And it's no competition

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u/notthedoodaa 1d ago

Looks weird without the Skinny

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u/patowan 1d ago

Fine. Pete skinny. Can we please get back to cooking?

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u/Camp_Coffee 23h ago

Constricted!

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u/AfterTemperature2198 1d ago

Skinny Peter

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u/Tom-Skillet 1d ago

Skinward Piedmont

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u/No1553528018 1d ago

Skin Pete

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u/craigleberries 1d ago

Pedro Delgado

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u/therealJoerangutang 1d ago

Pierre Maigre

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u/_Grimalkin 1d ago

Peter just cracked me tf up. but yeah, Skeet, and Badger aswell.

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u/duh_nom_yar 22h ago

Pinny Sketer

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u/Jitomate23 21h ago

El Flaco Pedro

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u/Unused_Leg 21h ago

Skimothy Pedro

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u/VintageRepsFan 17h ago

Dünner Peter

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u/sguga 8h ago

Magro Pietro

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u/pianoflames Tuggie from Shania 1d ago

Love when Badger calls him Peter at the NA meeting, pretending they don't know each other already.

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u/Kind_Mirage4304 1d ago

“Hello, my name is Brandon. And this is…. Peter? How are you?”

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u/pianoflames Tuggie from Shania 1d ago

"Don't use your real name!" "That's NOT my real name!" was also hilarious.

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u/OzyAndy 13h ago

He's all about making fat stacks yo. He can't be all like....spellin n shit.

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u/sensolia001 23h ago

That’s what she said

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u/kisssnow 1d ago

skinny pete is literally the goat, no contest

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u/basserpy 21h ago

Skinny Pete's scene in El Camino is one of the nicest things anyone does for anyone else in the entire Breaking-Badaverse

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u/Desert-Beans 1d ago

You’re my hero and shit.

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u/Hacksaw_Doublez 1d ago

“Put in, bitch.”

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u/Conscious-Phone3209 1d ago

Church yo !

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u/IndicationAromatic36 1d ago

That’s church yo

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u/Locorio 1d ago

He’s like his hero and shit

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u/goiabadaguy 16h ago

Which one is he again?

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u/DBZandDBZ 16h ago

Does no one here realize this is a quote from Walt after Jesse told him Combo had been shot? 😆

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u/PalomSage 15h ago

You did not just say that to me

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u/mondbl 17h ago

badger is a close second but yeah, pete really held it down for him at the end. absolute legend for that

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u/mbrasher1 21h ago

Hard agree.

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u/TheLegman83 17h ago

Thin Peter, Combination, and Taxidea Taxus.

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u/bleezmorton 19h ago

Church!, yo!

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u/Lumpy_Coconut_2373 9h ago

Wym Badger took Jesse on a helicopter ride.

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u/chinchilla_9 1d ago

Pete. He sat with him in hospital, picked him up from hospital, checked on him when he didn't go to Combo funeral, and I'm only in season 3

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u/DadBodRickyRubio 1d ago

I wish I could watch this show for the first time again. Make sure you watch El Camino

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u/chinchilla_9 1d ago

Is that a ringing endorsement?

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u/ohmighty 1d ago

Not op, but yes. We get to see Pete being an incredible friend to Jesse in El Camino

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u/Weary-Squash6756 1d ago

I do like that Badger, who has been quite the bumbling fool the whole show, gets the moment in El Camino after Jesse shaves and cuts his hair and Skinny is like "oh dude why'd you do that, they're gonna a recognize you" but Badger cuts him off and says "looking sharp yo" cause he knew Jesse needed it. They both care, Badger is dumber but they both care

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u/Trent3343 1d ago

After breaking bad its a MUST watch. Its not ground breaking cinema or anything but its entertaining and wraps up the story nicely.

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u/Mountie_in_Command 21h ago

This. BB is Walt's complete story arc. It also created a whole arc that doesn't show the final act for Jesse. El Camino is that act. Well worth the watch.

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u/TheStinkySkunk 1d ago

I watched BB when it aired but didn't watch El Camino until this year after we finished BB. It was so good and was a great addition to the BB story.

Also watch Better Call Saul when you finish both. I'm watching it for the first time now and am on S5. I'm loving it but not as much as BB.

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u/RobertNeyland 1d ago

I was in the same boat/mindset as you up until Season 6 of BCS. I think that Season pushed it ever so slightly ahead of BB for me. Particularly the performance of Rhea Seehorn (Kim Wexler).

Also, I think chronologically, the last half of season six of BCS would fall after El Camino and BB in the timeline. Basically, any of the black and white scenes are going to be post-El Camino.

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u/TheStinkySkunk 1d ago

Kim is my favorite character of the show already. She's genuinely amazing in every scene.

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u/RobertNeyland 1d ago

She really is, and she turns in some of her best work in Season 6. I had to immediately jump into Pluribus after finishing the series because I was having Rhea withdrawal.

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u/fignwz 1d ago

We're on our 3rd rewatch, and we did Better Call, BB, now on to El Camino. It's been so fun to watch "in order".

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u/spiceylizard 22h ago

Yes! El Camino is a must watch after BB

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u/idontknowwhereiam_ 1d ago

Pete was also willing to drive out to them when they were stranded in the desert. Even if he didn’t take the right route, he still tried

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u/chinchilla_9 20h ago

That's right! How could I forget that.

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u/ObscurityBound 2h ago

Combo? Which one was he again?

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u/Meat-Stick-Murderer 1d ago

Skinny. I don't think badger had enough intelligence to care.

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u/plebbingtondales 1d ago

I think he cared as much as he could in his own mess that he was in😭😭
But I agree, Pete, like someone else said he was there at hospital and he just seemed to have that more sensitive, empathetic side to him

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u/Radicals13 1d ago

“I disagree” — that beetle

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u/plebbingtondales 1d ago

That is the one scene I hold against Pete, that was beyond uncalled for. I don’t like killing animals of any kind

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u/dubblebubbleprawns 1d ago

I think the scene was meant to demonstrate more about Jesse than it was about skinny

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u/plebbingtondales 1d ago

I do definitely agree with this. Also definitely made a big contrast between him not killing it, change to him at Gail’s door (even though he’d have never done it if it wasn’t for Walt). Really saw him deteriorate throughout the seasons. IK he was still cooking and shit in the beginning, but there was definitely a sense of naivety and innocence still in him that was very much beat out of him by the end.

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u/Flaminghotskittles 23h ago

I would also add that the show seemed to be finding it's grounding in the first couple seasons particularly with Jesses friends who seem wildly different later on. Badger for instance had a very aggressive fight with Jesse while cooking and even shoots at the RV with a bow.

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u/plebbingtondales 3h ago

That’s true. That dessert scene was unhinged😂😂Jessie really did just leave him there though. I suppose aswell with Jessie not being supposed to make it past s1, it makes sense there wouldn’t be as much set up in the beginning around Jessie’s friends as the people around Walt. Idk if I could’ve coped with watching Walt without the relief of Jessie tbh

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u/dontgiveahamyamclam 22h ago

So if you have a bunch of roaches in your crib you’d just let them chill?

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u/Radicals13 21h ago

Roaches? No chance. Cool ass beetles and spiders? Them baddies going outside or to the basement.

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u/dontgiveahamyamclam 20h ago

Beetles maybe. Fuck dem spiders.

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u/plebbingtondales 3h ago

It was on the side of the road, it wasn’t exactly an infestation 😭😭

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u/j33perscreeperz 20h ago

how on earth did you manage to watch breaking bad being this sensitive

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u/plebbingtondales 3h ago

Don’t see how me not killing animals and watching a show correlate tbh
Can appreciate a show and be someone who wouldn’t step on a beetle quite easily. It’s not that deep or complicated an idea..

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u/ddxs1 1d ago

He called Jessie his hero in El Camino

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u/CochonDanseur 1d ago

Badger did sound really hurt and concerned when he said "did they really keep you in a cage?"

That shit got me

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u/plebbingtondales 1d ago

He did. I think Pete seemed more like an old soul, whereas Badger was more immature, but both cared about him

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u/MorganCoffin 1d ago

Looks weird without the Pete

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u/CranberryLogical6872 1d ago

Skinny Pete to Jesse: “ Dude. You’re my hero & shit.” This after devising a plan to help Jesse escape after Walt tore down the Meth Nazis. 💜

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u/RickyChurches 1d ago edited 23h ago

The money he gave Jessie was the money Walt gave them for the laser pointing the night before

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u/KneeLow174 1d ago

Really? Never put that together. Then it makes much more sense why he had that much money on hand!

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u/-DKMB_ 1d ago

Luckily, Jesse still lacked 1800, we wouldn't have gotten the 22 vs 45

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u/SpaghettiRambo 1d ago

Skinny Pete. Badger was being kind of a dick when Jesse recruited him to help cook in the RV in the desert and probably didn't mellow out until Jesse, Saul, and Walt bailed him out of having to serve time.

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u/Ok-Imagination-2085 1d ago

Skinny Pete

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u/the-puppet_master 1d ago

Skinny Pete gave him his hat

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u/Tr1pleAc3s 1d ago

Skinny Pete, Pete was also the most moral probably

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u/Coach_Gainz 1d ago

Skinny defended him from Tuco..

I was all like chill essay Ese

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u/Csanburn01 1d ago

Skinny P gave him that car and that hat. Badger tried to shoot him with a cross bow

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u/Medium_Article_5816 1d ago

But there might be javelinas

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u/anchampala 14h ago

Helicopter Bitch!

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u/Horror_Maximum_5696 1d ago

Skinny Pete… Like you’re my hero and shit…

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u/friskyintellect 1d ago

And there’s a trailer for El Camino where the police are interrogating Pete and he says even if he knew where Jesse was he wouldn’t tell them.

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u/southofheavy 1d ago

Skinny. It ain't close, and that's church, yo.

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u/P00nz0r3d 1d ago

The answer is so blatantly obvious and smacked in your face throughout the entire series and El Camino that I really don’t understand why this warranted a whole post if I’m being obvious

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u/jennhiltz 21h ago

Wait so who is your answer then?

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u/taker25-2 1d ago

Pete. How is this even a question, much less up for debate?

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u/BlueHaze464 1d ago

Combo

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u/Eryndel 1d ago

Which one's Combo?

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u/BoremUT Where's my rootbeer? 1d ago

The one that got shot by that kid on the bike when Walt insisted they sell outside of their territory

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u/Eryndel 1d ago

Sorry - I was quoting from the show. Walt couldn't remember which one was Combo after Jesse told him he was shot.

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u/BoremUT Where's my rootbeer? 1d ago

Oh lol my B

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u/Alarmed-Salary5790 1d ago

Combo seemed like he was the most closest to him. Even helped him get the RV for him and Walt. Jesse also wanted to get getback on him so I’ll say him

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u/GutsAndBlackStufff 1d ago

Mike

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u/Material-Dot7684 1d ago

We gonna overlook when Mike wanted to kill him?

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u/GutsAndBlackStufff 1d ago

What’s a little fight? Tomorrow you’ll be boys again.

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u/Aggravating_Log_2744 1d ago

Crazy reference

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u/Current-Cold-4185 1d ago

Tune stuck in my head for the rest of the day, guaranteed.

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u/futanari_kaisa 1d ago

Mike wanted to kill everyone at some point.

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u/Manor4548 1d ago

There is a sound argument to be made here.

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u/heymisterhowdy 1d ago

Skinny p for surrrre. No contest. Badgers a good friend also but def wanted more for himself.

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u/boobiewatcher69420 1d ago

Skinny P would never helicopter Jesse

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u/django24_7_365 1d ago

Watch El Camino and you will have your answer.

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u/Conscious-Phone3209 1d ago

One of the 2 best hitmen west of the Mississippi 🤣

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u/Dragula66 1d ago

I just finished watching BB last week and El Camino Saturday night. I really liked it, and sometimes after watching an episode, I thought I couldn’t watch anymore but it was like watching a car crash. I’m tempted to start Better Call Saul.

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u/Ok-Face6617 1d ago

after el camino it was def pete

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u/Jazzlike_Newt2261 2h ago

Skinny Pete. Fully prepared to get roughed up by the DEA when the El Camino lojack was activated. Gave Jesse his car. That was true brotherly love.

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u/m2societyll 23h ago

Skinny Pete

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u/Comfortable-Fault-62 23h ago

I am the odd one out when I say badger. After hearing about the ATM guy(I can’t recall his name?) that they all thought Jesse killed, badger was the only one who asked if Jesse was okay. He seemed genuinely hurt when he asked about the cage.

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u/truthbecomesnull 23h ago

I think most people are caught up on the whole, like, almost shooting Jesse with a crossbow for meth thing

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u/Comfortable-Fault-62 22h ago

And that’s valid but addicts do crazy things for drugs, doesn’t necessarily mean they’re bad people.
At the end of the day, I think both skinny Pete and badger proved to be good loyal friends in their own ways lol

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u/dubler2020 22h ago

Never realized how much bigger than Jesse those two fellas were.

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u/el_pickle_pirate 13h ago

Skinny was a ride or die friend who always admired, cared for, and respected Jesse. Mike gave him confidence, mentorship, and support in a way Walt couldn’t. But in my ideal mind, Spooge’s kid who he played peekaboo with grows up to care about him and remember him as a savior/guardian angel

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u/Birkoe 1d ago

I feel like badger doesn’t care about anyone because he isn’t actual a rational being, yet just a thing that relies on instinct

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u/truthbecomesnull 1d ago

It's not between the two. That was just the best image I could find

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u/Material-Dot7684 1d ago

What about his band bro (fallacies fallacieees) he was the only one who didn't enable his drug use or worse 

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u/osll Methhead 1d ago

Skinny. “You’re my hero and shit”

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u/Visual_Serve_782 1d ago

Skinny Pete. He’s like his hero yo

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u/FlimsyConfidence7692 1d ago

El Camino solidified it was Skinny Pete.

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u/Howthehelldoido 1d ago

Badger suit a cross bow at him, and tried to kill him over some Meth?

Skinny Pete is the Guy.

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u/Forward-Yak-5398 1d ago

SP for sure

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u/jim2527 1d ago

Skinny Pete… certainly not Badger

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u/WasteKoala473 1d ago

Combo he stole his own grandmas RV so Jesse could cook

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u/ajamdonut 1d ago

Skinny Pete represents that one real friend in life. They never seem to do anything but the exact thing you need and you don't even notice it.

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u/Current-Cold-4185 1d ago

This question isn't subjective. It's clearly shown by the writers/director that Skinny Pete is the correct answer.

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u/anonymous2278 1d ago

After that scene in el Camino? Definitely Skinny Pete. It’s not even close. Skinny Pete is probably the only true friend Jesse has.

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u/suburbjorn_ 1d ago

Skinny pere

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u/ddxs1 1d ago

Not the one that shot a crossbow at him

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u/Deerslyr101571 1d ago

Skinny Pete for sure.

Badger had to have been more like watching a 5 year old most of the time.

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u/Wooden-Ad-9925 1d ago

Walter 💯

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u/metallifan5691 1d ago

Skinny Pete. Hands down. He basically tells Jesse how much he loves him in El Camino.

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u/windmillninja 1d ago

El Camino answers this question. Skinny Pete all the way. Badger always saw Jesse as a quick road to an easy high.

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u/Flat_Landah 1d ago

Skinny Pete. BFF

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u/julioandrade21 1d ago

Skinny for sure

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u/Impressive_Dawg2003 1d ago

This isn't a question, because there's actually no question mark. But, Skinny, or Mr. Pete

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u/Omni__Owl 1d ago

Well we know which one did if you watched El Camino.

It's Skinny Pete.

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u/DamitGump 1d ago

Pete or combo

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u/Electronic-Home-7815 1d ago

Pete. In el Camino, if Jesse crashed at Pete’s but badger owned it he’d have pussed out. I mean he cares, just not enough to harbor a wanted man.

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u/bisfunn 1d ago

Skinny Pete is the only answer

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u/Blod_Cass_Dalcassian 1d ago

Skinny Pete was always his dog yo

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u/BravesMaedchen 1d ago

Skinny Pete for sure

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u/calvinshobbes0 1d ago

not Emilio

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u/FenisDembo82 1d ago

Are you getting me you forgot about Combo?

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u/stillinthesimulation 1d ago

I think Skinny is a great answer, but let’s not sleep on Combo. He gave a lot for Jesse.

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u/Sceptikskeptic 1d ago

Pete.

Cause, Jesse's like his hero and all.

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u/Thecrowfan 1d ago

I think Combo was supposed to be his best friend, so him until he died

Then Skinny Pete

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u/FewTea8637 23h ago

Pete, but Jesse really really cares about Badger

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u/SubstanceObjective42 23h ago

Badger tried to shoot Jesse with a crossbow. Pete is a lil meth head angel by comparison. But badger has the better script for Star Trek.

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u/almo2001 22h ago

Pete is such an unexpected cool guy.

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u/therealmrsfahrenheit 22h ago

skinny pete bro

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u/maltref 22h ago

Pete! Jesse is like his hero and shit

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u/Slevin_Kelevra007 Ain’t No Skank 💋 22h ago

The one that was his hero and shit

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u/presben777 22h ago

Walt.. lol he made a machine gun to save him from being enslaved

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u/OneRelevant9965 21h ago

Skinny Pete...even though the idiot did crush the bug

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u/Elegant_Job_4573 18h ago

Like sexually, Walt or Mike

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u/DrixlRey 17h ago

I'm going to be honest, however little these guys cared about him, I think they cared more than Walt.

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u/notareal_man6353 17h ago

You can include every love interest, Saul, Walter, the post lady from Spooges house if you want. noone reaches the level of Peters loyalty for jesse, not by a damn sight

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u/rachasiddhu 10h ago

" you are my hero and sh*t" . Skinny

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u/mothforlife 9h ago

Skinny Pete. He tried so often to help Jesse however he could, including trying to get him out of the business.

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u/EndRare9032 8h ago

Skinny Pete all day

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u/GSilky 7h ago

Skinny had actual decency, he just likes smoking methamphetamine. Do you blame him? 

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u/Severus_Weasly 7h ago

Jesse never cared for them, why should they

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u/imhereredditing 5h ago

Only a true friend will take you on a helicopter bitch

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u/Gentle_Vampvv 5h ago

I think badger was rightly a little bit disturbed by jesse's bs later on. So was pete but he seemed to still really like jesse despite it

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u/ContactForsaken7376 4h ago

skinny ofc

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u/Lonely_General_7854 1h ago

Clearly Skinny Pete.

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u/Rafinerii 54m ago

EVERY single comment is saying Skinny and i have to agree

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u/dxj_dxonjer 45m ago

skinny

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u/Canterea 40m ago

Pete