Iain Armitage

People can’t get enough. After Better Call Saul and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, fans still demand more. We’ve see the rise and fall of Walter White, the history of Saul Goodman, and Jesse Pinkman continuing life after Walt. This new Breaking Bad Spinoff “The One Who Knocks,” could be called “The One Who Still Poopoos In His Pants,” because we’ll finally get backstory on Walter’s childhood years. We’ll see what formed him into the man we meet at the beginning of Breaking Bad.

New Breaking Bad Spinoff “The One Who Knocks” Will Focus on Walt in Middle School

In Breaking Bad, Walter is introduced as a pushover. He is a soft man who feels like he’s been kicked around his whole life. It’s a big part of his motivation behind cooking and his scramble for power and authority. Young Walter is being played by Iain Armitage, best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon. Everybody loves Young Sheldon, so we except Armitage to nail his portrayal of 12 year old Walt. Unlike Young Sheldon, the new Breaking Bad spinoff “The One Who Knocks” will not be a comedy. This new series is all business.

Here is the synopsis for the show. “Walt’s middle school years are riddled with bullies, strict teachers, and parents that don’t understand him. You thought Tuco, Gus, and the Mexican cartel were tough on Walt? Just wait till you see this. While Walt cooks up all new schemes to get back at this middle school bullies, you’ll learn what built the foundations for the man you see in Breaking Bad.” We at Realible World News are big fans of Breaking Bad and its spinoffs. However, this series sounds like it could blow everything else out of the water. We’ll finally learn what got Walter into chemistry and what his home life was like. Perhaps this series will continue on till Walt’s college years and we’ll get more backstory on Gray Matter and his relationships with Elliot Schwartz and Gretchen.

Reception to “The One Who Knocks”

It’s expected that fans will have mixed reaction to this new Breaking Bad spinoff. Walt was most likely a really boring kid. In season 1 of Breaking Bad, he was a really boring adult. We have no reason to think his childhood had any noteworthy or memorable moments. Why base an entire new series off it?

What are you thoughts? Are you excited for “The One Who Knocks?” Or are you gonna pass?