The Ricin Cigarette: Breaking Bad’s Most Dangerous Lie – And How Jesse Finally Figured It Out

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The Ricin Cigarette: Breaking Bad’s Most Dangerous Lie – And How Jesse Finally Figured It Out

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Breaking Bad: The Ricin Mystery and Jesse’s Moment of Clarity

One of the greatest strengths of is its masterful manipulation of knowledge. The audience often knows more than the characters, and the characters know different things, setting up a complex web of secrets and lies.

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In the episode "Confessions," Jesse Pinkman has his own pivotal moment of realization about the ricin cigarette, but even as everything clicks for him, there are still some lingering questions. Here’s what we know, and what we still don’t know, about one of the show’s most chilling plot devices.

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