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Aaron Paul recalls last time he saw RJ Mitte: 'I kept calling you…

The two Breaking Bad co-stars reunited recently, and Paul says he kept using the nickname throughout; a warm story for people who expected a spreadsheet.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN This Morning
Published 6:32 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Aaron Paul — Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by Rolling Stone: “Aaron Paul Remembers Last Time He Saw 'Breaking Bad' Co-Star RJ Mitte: 'I Kept Calling You Superman'”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:32 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Jake Paul, RJ Mitte.
BBN covered this story before: Aaron Paul remembers RJ Mitte after actor's death; judge rules on… (October 14).

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Rolling StoneAaron Paul Remembers Last Time He Saw 'Breaking Bad' Co-Star RJ Mitte: 'I Kept Calling You Superman'

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRolling Stone is reporting that Aaron Paul recently bumped into his former Breaking Bad castmate RJ Mitte, and apparently wouldn't stop calling him Superman.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSuperman. Before breakfast. I'm told this is a happy story.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a love letter, Dale, and you're reading it like a parking ticket.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNobody's cried yet. Give it until nine.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Drama Index gave it a two out of ten—the whole thing hinges on which one of them gets to hug first.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA two. I'd have said three, for the cape that nobody mentioned.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou've been thinking about the cape.