One Of TV’s Best Villains Is Joining Walter White And Jesse Pinkman In The ‘Breaking Bad’ Super Bowl Ad

Breaking Bad Super Bowl Ad

Credit: PopCorners

Our favorite pair of meth cooks is getting back together. Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) are reuniting for another scene set in the Breaking Bad universe, only this time it’s not for Better Call Saul or any other spinoff—it’s for a commercial.

It’s no ordinary commercial, however. It’s a notoriously expensive Super Bowl spot. And it’s already generating a ton of buzz on social media and online, including blog posts like this one. Let’s face it: How can Breaking Bad fans not be excited for this, even if it is just a way to get us to buy PopCorners (a healthier choice than the blue stuff, no doubt).

The first teaser trailer for the commercial (yes, that’s a weird thing to type) just dropped, and features Walter and Jesse in their meth lab RV. You know the scene: Jesse’s trying to start the engine but it’s not working. Walt is warning him that he could flood it if he’s not careful. Check it out:

As you can see in the top image, Walt and Jesse aren’t the only ones reuniting for this spot, and that’s where things get especially exciting. Tuco Salamanca (Raymond Cruz) is back—tight tight tight!—for the first time since Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) had a run-in with the drug lord in Better Call Saul. This will be the first time Heisenberg and Tuco have come face-to-face in years.

The scene from the ad is from the wonderful episode ‘4 Days Out’ which was the ninth episode of Season 2. (Spoilers ahead). Tuco actually died in the second episode of that season, so I’m not really sure how they’re tying this all together narratively. Perhaps the ghost of Tuco Salamanca has returned to try out the PopCorners snacks (a PepsiCo brand, by the way) and visits our heroes in the desert?

We’ll know more during the Super Bowl on February 12th.