‘Breaking Bad’ Star Aaron Paul: In the Palm of Walter White’s Hand

"Breaking Bad" season 5 premiere finds Jesse being treated like an equal partner — but is he?

(Spoiler warning: Don't read if you don't want to know, very generally, what happens on season 5 of "Breaking Bad."

Jesse Pinkman, Aaron Paul's character on "Breaking Bad," isn't a jittery, drug-addled dropout anymore.

He knows how to singlehandedly make the Southwest's best meth. He's saved drug kingpin Gus Fring and his ice-cold enforcer, Mike, from certain death. And he beat the tar out of his partner, Walter White, before teaming up with him again to kill Gus.

Also read: 'Breaking Bad' Season 5 Preview: Walter White Has 'Become Heisenberg' (Video)

He also has a few hundred thousand dollars put away.

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