"I’ll never forget meeting RJ when he was only 14 years old. I was immediately struck by the depth and complexity of someone so young. He was gentle and bold, exceedingly kind and wickedly funny, a bit rebellious (like any teenager) yet eager to learn and hone his craft. Above all, he was doggedly determined that his disability would not impede him, but would instead give him the opportunity to enlighten and educate others through his nakedly truthful portrayal of Walt “Flynn” Jr.

How lucky we were that RJ came into the Breaking Bad family and lit up our lives. How lucky I was to play his TV mom, to watch him evolve and expand as an actor and human being as the seasons went by, and for all the years after as he continued to serve his community with tireless advocacy and philanthropic work. I was so proud of him; we all were.

There truly are no words to express the heartbreak of a loss this profound, the loss of a beautiful young man who had such an impact upon this world, with still so much ahead of him. What I choose to remember and cherish today are the quiet, personal moments I shared with my beloved son. Moments of mutual support and understanding, of belly-aching laughter and silliness, of care and deep love. You live in my heart forever, my dearest RJ

If you are struggling, please call for the support you need at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org)."

- Anna

In a statement to The New York Times, Vince said he’d communicated as recently as September about a Breaking Bad-related business idea of RJ’s. Vince’s full quotes below:

“We couldn’t have picked a better young man to play that role. More importantly, RJ was a good person. He was fun and kind and he had a big heart.

He had an ever-present, crooked grin. In my mind’s eye, I never picture him without it. I always picture him as happy. I’ll continue doing that.

Our crew is devastated. We all watched RJ grow up together, and we were proud of him.

The world has never made much sense to me. It makes even less sense now.”

Say what you will about TMZ, but they are nearly always right when reporting inside info like this and are well connected. If true, I feel even worse for the poor guy now. Not judging anyone here because we don't know the full story, but Luis Moncada referenced some personal issues RJ was going through that were crushing him emotionally - wonder if this was it.

I had the once in a lifetime pleasure of meeting RJ Mitte on 6/1/23 at my cousin's house in Olmito, TX.

He'd stopped by to drop off his lovely pup with my other two cousins, who were friends with him and would dog sit and house sit on occasion for him while he traveled.

RJ was so humble and down to earth, and seemed to genuinely not mind my starstruck self and equally starstruck dad asking for a quick picture. It was so surreal.

The Mittes have done extraordinary things for Historic Downtown Brownsville. Their philanthropy towards keeping the beauty of the area is something that has been done quietly, but has not gone unnoticed. My heart hurts for RJ's parents, his sister, his fiancee, and everyone whose lives he's touched.

Thank you, RJ, for caring about Brownsville enough to stay, and for taking a quick second to shake my hand and take a picture with me while running a personal errand. The world has undoubtedly lost another beacon of light, but I hope you're resting well.

Every comment section on here about Flynn before RJ Mitte’s suicide was full of comments making fun of his stutter. Those people are suddenly very silent.

Over the last few days, I’ve learned that people have left similar comments on RJ’s irl videos all the time, which is even more disturbing, leaving them in a place he’s almost certainly looking. Which isn’t that different from here, the largest Breaking Bad forum on the internet. If you’ve left any of these comments, I hope you now understand the impact of your ableism, and if you had the power to remove those comments (I’ve reported them plenty in the past, and nothing was done about it), I hope you now understand that this kind of (in)action has consequences.

So if you’re suddenly very silent because you feel guilty, good. You should.

Met him at a con in 2025. Coolest dudes ever. Will definitely be missed 😔. Couldn’t believe the news. I thought it was a hoax 😔

Any death is tragic. But parents mourning their children is the worst of the worst.

Even if it was just a fictional family, two actors paying tributes to their on-screen son....is heartbreaking.

In an ideal world, we should have seen RJ Mitte celebrating Bryan's life, 20+ years from now.

How much of a support he was, How much did he learn working with Bryan....

But that's not going to happen. Because we don't live in an ideal world.

Rest in Peace, RJ Mitte. Hope you find the peace you couldn't find among the living.

I just binged-watched the entire series, all 62 episodes aggregating 49 hours, in ten days.

What an impressive work.

I rarely watch television. I have never seen a series. So I may not be the best judge.

But wow. The last season delivered when everything came to a head and the secrets were uncovered.

For me it was a story of secrets, lies, and betrayal that lead to the destruction of a family. Meth is just the vehicle that drives it.

Aaron Paul had quite an emotionally taxing job. But Anna Gunn had the most difficult acting job and the most complex character. She had to display love, loyalty, self preservation, fear, and concern for her children, to name just a few.

So Anna and Dean Norris I was most impressed with. Hank started out as a cartoonish cop character but man was I rooting for him as the seasons progressed. His intelligence and determination shined. When he slapped the cuffs on Walter was just so poignant.

I feel like the cast should have all held hands and took a bow like a broadway play.

RIP RJ Mitte. So sad.

I spent about 3 days in the hospital last week after a bad suicidal episode. I’ve been suicidal before but never as bad as it was. Hearing about RJ hit hard. I’m extremely lucky that my family came to my side as soon as I said anything, and if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here.

So please, check in on your friends and family. Especially if you think they’re struggling with their mental health.

I don’t wanna die, so I texted my family first but not everyone will do that.

That’s all, cheers

This last month I chose to rewatch Breaking Bad for the 10th time or so. I literally watched the series finale on Monday night. I didn't hear the awful news until yesterday and it just really spooked as well as saddened me. RJ was on my television screen every day for the last 3 weeks and then this tragedy happens. From what I've gathered, he was in a bad place mentally. I feel terrible for his friends, adopted family and cast members. For someone who has lost a close loved one to self deletion, it's making me want to spread more awareness about depression and urge people to reach out to anyone you can if you're going through such things. It's so hard to admit when you need help, and that goes for anyone. I've certainly had my own struggles with depression, and the struggle is all too real. This happening the way it did feels surreal. Tears in my eyes while writing this. RJ seemed like a wonderful person and I'm sure all the work and spreading awareness for Cerebral Palsy he's done made an impact. I just had to write this. Rest in peace young man. Walter Jr. Flynn. RJ Mitte, you will always be remembered.

As messed up as their relationship is do you guys think Jesse had any kind of love for Walt after the finale? I feel genuinely that they weren’t in the best place with each other but also that they didn’t just downright hate each other.

I laughed so many times throughout the series. I really cannot take any of the character seriously. there are so many ridiculous scenes that I find hilarious. The scene when Gus was killed is absolutely hilarious, he just walked out with half his face and body gone and yet he could still adjust his tie. LMAO. What other scenes do you find hilarious?

Never noticed that before. The level of chill those people on the sidewalk (top right) are experiencing after that major event is worth noting.

I intentionally excluded the rest of the scene in case anyone has not seen this yet (season 3, Episode 7. The "too easy" scene). But if you know, you know.

Seriously I imagine Saul didn't pay the guy cheap and Mike was good at it. Really good at it. Even if he never became Saul's he could have advertised himself as a private investigator and made enough to support his family.

But like walt, Mike felt like he needed the life. He's the biggest hypocrite in the series acting like he's one of the "good ones" or honorable when he's no different from walt, gus etc. Like nacho's dad in better call saul said "you gangsters are all the same."

Something that just struck me as I'm starting a rewatch of BB, is how different the show, and actually the whole universe, would be if filmed today. Just finished S2 e1. When Walt got into Jessies car in the driveway and subsequently went missing, today would have been caught on a doorbell cam, not to mention phone locations, air tags etc. Guess it's much harder to be a criminal these days! Rewatching these shows also makes me long for a flip phone

I want to begin by saying I think BB and BCS are two of the greatest shows of all time.

But one thing for me that feels overblown is how valuable Walter's meth really is. Is being 98% pure really worth all the fuss Gus has with him? Gus upends his entire empire, kills his #2, loses his prodigy (and lover?) that makes meth pretty much the same quality, and then gets killed himself. All of this so that junkies can feel a little bit more high? Someone who does meth could probably tell, but if Walt's 98% pure product goes away because he is killed or retires, would they care or even notice if Gale's 95% purity was what replaced it? We're talking about people who used to smoke dirty meth with chili powder in it. These people have no standards.

Imagine how the story would've turned out if in this moment Jesse decided to full on destroy Hanks life and Walt would have had to stop him throughout the entire series.

Jesse could easily threaten Walt of telling everyone about him being Heisenberg. Saul would be in a big mess of which of the two he should protect more if it gets too serious. Maybe Walt threats Saul to stay on his side while Jesse does the same.

I think it could've made the show even more interesting than it already is.

(Don't get me wrong I LOVE Breaking Bad and wouldn't really change anything but I just had this scenario in mind and found it interesting)

When Gus Fring was killed in season 4, all of Mike's nine guys, including Mr. Chow and Chris Mara had their money confiscated by the DEA in season 5. I am not sure if all of Mike's nine guys were arrested after Gus was killed, but what I do know is if they want a lighter sentence and/or more free life, they have to rat Gus' operation, which was ruled by Walt.

Obviously, they did not rat Walt out because of Mike's hazard pay. But the moment Gus was killed, why didn't any of Mike's nine guys hunt Walter White down like Mike attempted to?

And honestly, if I were one of Mike's nine guys, I would immediately rat Walt out for a lighter sentence and keep my family safe. You cannot trust Walt to be a boss. Ever

I watched the episode where they pull the train heist and wondered if there were any parallels between the show and Richard III, which I don't remember much about, due to the "bottled spider." The writers do seem like they'd be up for a nod to literature.