It’s a tale as old as time: People misunderstanding the purpose of Skyler White in Breaking Bad. The internet is is no short supply of fetid takes regarding her character, from her being the real villain of the show to criticizing her for…checking up on her incredibly suspicious husband as he begins to act very strange? Bryan Cranston deserves the laurels he has gotten for his approach to the true villain in Walter White, but Anna Gunn, who portrayed Skyler White in the series, has often been sidelined by fans and treated as if she was the one who was breaking bad.
The most recent perpetrator of this behavior is none other than Frankie Muniz, Cranston’s onscreen son in Malcolm in the Middle. Recently appearing on Hot Ones to promote Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, Muniz confessed to Cranston that he loves Breaking Bad. He followed it up by saying, “I wanted to kill Skyler. All she did was complain!”
