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A real life tragedy played into their story's ending.

Dying teen’s request changes finale of ‘Breaking Bad’

If you were surprised by the return of two early characters in the final episodes of Breaking Bad, there’s a 16-year-old superfan to thank.

California teen Kevin Cordasco requested to know more about the characters after meeting with the AMC show’s creator and stars after he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer.

A family friend contacted actor Bryan Cranston, who plays Walter White — the chemistry teacher who begins to cook methamphetamine after his own lung cancer diagnosis in the show’s first season.

The show makes clear that part of White’s motivation for building a multimillion-dollar drug empire is based on his feelings of inadequacy after the tech company he’d helped found 25 years earlier with friends Elliott and Gretchen Schwartz was now worth $2 billion.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/30/dying-teens-request-changes-finale-of-breaking-bad/