why did jesse shave his head?
Was aaron paul wearing a hair piece?
Posted Jul 27, 2012, 3:09 AM UTC
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They wanted to show Jesse was acting out self destructively after murdering Gale, so that's why he relapsed, invited strangers in to trash his home, let people take his money, etc. Shaving his own hair was a way of of striking out at himself. He felt ugly, so he made himself and his home ugly.
(although it didn't work, he still looks good with no hair)
And people need to stop giving Aaron Paul shit about his hairline. Look at that Price is Right video from 14 years ago...his hairline is the same, it has always been high.
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Thanks! And yeah he's a handsome mofo
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I think they are attempting to make him look older and more mature, as part of his season 4 transformation. Less "all over the place," so to speak.
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TIL Aaron Paul was on Price is Right
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Also Vince Gilligan said in a podcast from last season that it was Aaron Paul who talked them into the idea. That's how he had been wearing his hair between seasons so that was probably why he suggested it, but it also fit in with his character's arc so they worked it in. In that same podcast Gilligan also said the extras who shaved their head for the scene were paid more than the standard rate for extras.
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He felt left out.
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I feel like he looks so much more mature with a haircut like a shaved head. With his long hair, it was always looking like he just got out of bed. I think the more serious/mature he got, so did his hair.
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It's a theme, like a penitent monk, they shave their heads once they become "enlightened" to the ways of the world.
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To me, it's to show that he's finally joined in the cycle of breaking bad. In a way, he's going the way of other characters who are either bald or with a shaved head, such as Walt, Mike, Gus, the twin assassins, and Hank (who happens to go after the bad guys rather than work with them).
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You ever lived in the ABQ during the summer? Shit's hot, yo.
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because fuck you that's why
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It gets hot in Albuqueque. That is the official reason. I am Vince Gilligan AMA
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Because this is Breaking Bad after you've killed someone you are required to shave your head.
its like some people on this subreddit don't have a clue what it's all about. gus, mike, walter, jesse, hank, tuco, tuco's bodyguard, that kid who killed combo.