Perhaps what we should remember RJ Mitte first for was his acting talent — the way that, as a young teen, he conjured the deep and complete inner life of Walter White’s son on “Breaking Bad,” helping lend the show’s criminal hijinks an underpinning sorrow. Then there was his advocacy, speaking in interviews about how his cerebral palsy diagnosis hadn’t stopped him from fulfilling a dream and urging greater representation throughout the industry.
\n\nMitte, who died Oct. 12 at only 34, had the most charmed of breakouts: After some early acting work, he got cast on “Breaking Bad,” which went from promising-but-flawed pilot to cultural phenomenon as it ran on, and that still — as its placement as the best TV show of the century in the New York Times’ recent survey shows — commands a powerful legacy.
\n\nBut Mitte wasn’t merely along for the ride. He made the role of Walt Jr. his own, and his journey throughout the series tracks his father’s degradation. As Walt Sr. (Bryan Cranston) picked up steam as a small-time druglord, his sweetly naive namesake delighted in his father’s presence, rooted for his recovery and couldn’t understand why his mother (Anna Gunn) stood in…
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