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Interview: 'Breaking Bad' co-star Betsy Brandt

It's not easy being Hank's wife

By Alan Sepinwall Saturday, Jul 16, 2011 1:22 PM

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And now we come to the last of the three "Breaking Bad" interviews I successfully(*) recorded on a trip to Albuquerque a couple of months ago. (Previously, I spoke with Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston, and also posted my review of the new season and photos from a tour of the set.)

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(*) Anna Gunn and I had a good conversation about Walt and Skyler's marriage, but technology was not my friend with that one, alas.

Our final subject: Betsy Brandt, whose Marie sometimes can get lost in the shuffle of a very testosterone-fueled show, but who becomes more prominent this season as Marie tries to deal with Hank's attitude post-shooting. We spoke about the evolution of Marie from the selfish klepto of season 1 to who she is now, about Brandt's off-camera friendship with Dean Norris, Marie's relationship with brother-in-law Walt, and more.

As with the previous video interviews, I apologize for the camerawork, and suggest that if it bothers you, just listen and open up a new browser to look at animated "Parks and Recreation" gifs.

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Alan Sepinwall
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Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com
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    Number One

    This is the first interview that I`ve seen featuring this actress.

    July 16, 2011 at 7:11PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Batman

    Marie's always been one of my favourite characters. Good to hear she's around more this season.

    July 16, 2011 at 7:24PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Timm S

    I'm writing this AFTER watching the S4 premiere, but I can't tell you how my view of Marie has changed from S1 to now. She's not only tolerable--from when I wanted her to get caught up in some Walt-related crossfire-but now very sympathetic. That pause before she got out of her car before going into the house set the tone for her interaction with Hank, and it broke my heart. Betsy Brandt is playing the hell out of this character, and I'm excited to see where the show takes her. If she can pull off making Marie likeable, she can do most anything.

    July 18, 2011 at 11:25AM EST Reply to Comment

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