Trivia / Breaking Bad S2 E12 "Phoenix"

• Creator's Favorite Episode: Bryan Cranston named this and "Felina" as his favourite episodes.
• Enforced Method Acting: According to his memoir, while filming the scene where Jane dies Bryan Cranston suddenly had a vivid image of his then-teenage daughter dying instead, leading to real tears in the take that was used. He was so distraught afterwards that Anna Gunn had to hug him for a while to calm him down. Cranston has said several times that it was the hardest scene he ever shot on the show.
• Executive Meddling: Walt was initially supposed to murder Jane rather than letting her die; either by injecting a second dose of heroin or deliberately pushing her onto her back to make her choke to death. Executives (and most fans) believed that the change was for the better, as it was far too abrupt a change in character so early on.
• Wag the Director: Bryan Cranston also disagreed with Walt murdering Jane.