Box Cutter (Breaking Bad) for drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). Gale asks Gus about the blue meth being produced by chemist Walter White (Bryan Cranston), who is not yet working for Gus. Gus explains he has reservations about hiring Walter, but Gale insists Gus hire him because of his superior product. In the present day, Walt's partner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) has just shot Gale to death on orders from Walt to foil Gus' plot to kill and replace them. Gus' henchman Victor (Jeremiah Bitsui) arrives at Gale's apartment and finds him dead, surrounded by neighbors who have just called police. Victor finds
Breaking Bad (season 1) Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, and RJ Mitte, and editor Lynne Willingham and "Crazy Handful of Nothin'" by Vince Gilligan, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, and writer George Mastras; "The Making of "Breaking Bad""; "Inside "Breaking Bad""; AMC "Shootout" – Interview with Vince Gilligan, Bryan Cranston, and Mark Johnson; deleted scenes; screen tests; and Vince Gilligan's photo gallery. The first season of "Breaking Bad" received generally favorable reviews, scoring 74 out of 100 on Metacritic. "New York Post" critic Linda Stasi praised the series, particularly the acting of Cranston and Paul, stating