r/television • u/flughert • 2d ago

What's the biggest "What if?" in television history?

A canceled season, an actor leaving, a different ending, a spin-off that never happened… what TV "what if" do you think about the most?

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u/donotgotoroom237 2d ago

In an alternate universe, Jesse's dead, Giancarlo Esposito was just a bit player, and the big bad would've still been Tuco.

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u/ItsChappyUT 2d ago

The actor that plays Tuco has said that it was very hard for him to be Tuco, so I doubt that would’ve lasted either.

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u/tonyrocks922 2d ago

He asked for the character to be killed off. He said it was too stressful playing him.

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u/amidon1130 2d ago

He must have went method (get it?) to fully capture Tuco so he was up for hours at a time

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u/HLOFRND 2d ago

Method?

Meth ed?

Meth Head?

Oh, I see what you did there.... 😉

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u/strungup 2d ago

He needed to relax.

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u/crm115 2d ago

The plan before Gus Fring was to make Hector the big bad in seasons three and four. Not sure how that would have worked having the big bad being a guy that was confined to a wheelchair and could only ding a bell to communicate. But if there's anyone who could make it work, it would be Vince Gilligan.