Not too long after airing itsBreaking Bad-themed commercial, PopCorners decided to release an extended version of the Super Bowl commercial, with more fanservice to indulge, but not much.
The snack company released two more scenes withBreaking Badhomages, all while still marketing their product. One was from arguablyBreaking Bad’s best episode, and the other was re-creating Walter White’s best line in the entire series.
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In addition totheBreaking Badhomagesthey already had in the commercial, the extended commercial adds more that fans will recognize. At the very beginning of the commercial, Walter is rolling a barrel full of PopCorners like he did when Jack and his gang of Neo-Nazis left him one full of cash after robbing him in the season 5 episode, “Ozymandias.” At the end of the extended commercial, Walt says, “I am the one who snacks,” while surrounded by various flavors of PopCorners. That references Walt saying, “I am the one who knocks,” to Skyler when explaining how far down he’s gone in the criminal underworld in the season 4 episode, “Cornered.”
In only a 90-second commercial, PopCorners really went all out to fit as manyBreaking Badreferences as they could, knowing who they had at their disposal. From Jesse Pinkman always adding “yo” at the end of every sentence he says, to Walter White saying, “Say their name,” to even Tuco Salamanca’s iconic laugh, they really wanted the fans to enjoy all the memories that they had when the first watched the show. Better yet, even though they primarily referenced Walt’s and Jesse’s interactions with Tuco, they managed to sprinkle references from seasons 4 and 5 while they’re at it, which makes for an interesting dynamic seeing how much morenaive Walter White and Jesse Pinkman werewhen they first got into the meth-dealing business compared to where they were by the end.
Even though it would have been impossible, it would have been interesting to see howthe later versions of Jesse Pinkmanand Walt would have interacted with Tuco with how much they would go on to break bad in the latter seasons. By the end ofBreaking Bad, they were pretty much legends in the drug game due to how good their product was. Better yet, they had fewer reservations about killing people, particularly Walt. Then again, Tuco initially inspired Walt to have more courage in the drug game because he realized how much power he had with the product he could sell to drug kingpins. Tuco may have been psychotic and unpredictable, but he at least knew good business when he saw it.
Even if it’s not canon, seeingCranston and Paul play thoseBreaking Badcharacters againafter all these years is fun. Even if it could be the last time they play them, their dynamic has been entertaining. Despite their relationship changing over time, from Walt being an outsider trying to use Jesse as a way to get into the drug game to pretty much being the father and son each of them wanted - in the most toxic way possible - it never stopped being enjoyable, which is why even 90-second Super Bowl commercials can be highly enjoyable with them in it.
