Before El Camino, has it been established that Jesse Pinkman graduated high school?
I'm asking in the context of this dialogue in El Camino between Walt and Jesse:
Walt: First step, get your GED, that's no problem.
Jesse: What do I need a GED for? I got my diploma.
Walt: Oh. Of course, yeah, right. Right, right, right.
Jesse: Yo, you were standing right on stage when they handed it to me.
Walt: I know, it just slipped my mind.
Jesse: I totally graduated high school, dick.
I've watched all of Breaking Bad but like Walter White in El Camino, I didn't know or forgot that Jesse graduated high school. Before El Camino, I've assumed that Jesse was a high school dropout as Walt, in Breaking Bad, has repeatedly mentioned Jesse's poor academic performance in high school.
Because of this, while I was watching Breaking Bad, I also had a low opinion of Jesse's academic intelligence, and was surprised by this dialogue in El Camino, where it was shown that Jesse is actually smart enough to graduate high school. This scene was set at the same time as Season 2 of Breaking Bad; if this had been shown in Breaking Bad, I would have had a different view of Jesse Pinkman.
Is this the first time in the Breaking Bad franchise that it is confirmed to the audience that Jesse graduated high school? If not, in what episode of Breaking Bad was it previously made known to the audience?
Best Answer
From my memory of the show and a few quick google searches, it doesn't seem like whether or not Jesse graduated was explicitly mentioned in the series.
There's a few places where Walt called Jesse a "drop-out" which would makes the scene in El Camino make a little more sense (Walt assuming Jesse was a dropout the entire time until Jesse corrects him).
Unless someone can find a quote that I'm missing where they discuss it, I think you're correct in assuming that it wasn't mentioned before this movie.
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