Once Walt is gone, she informs Todd that they will not be doing a deal with Walt, but killing him. This indicates that her personality has changed over the years of Lydia's involvement with Gus and the drug trade. Occupation But..they didn’t know that meth heads are called “tweekers” since ..in the 90’s … Breaking Bad's women exist on the outskirts, circling the men. Actress Laura Fraser claims to have gotten the role of the character after lying about her ability to speak German. Hot off the success of the British comedy feature film, Virtual Sexuality, she landed starring roles in numerous UK television series and indies, including, The Match, Divorcing Jack, Conviction and Cassanova. ... A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series Breaking Bad on AMC. When Mike refuses, she hires someone else to kill Mike and Gus' other associates. Mike worked for Gus and is Saul's go-to guy when his clients get in sticky situations. Despite her uptightness and energy, she can be cunning and quite ruthless when it comes to eliminating (such as Chow) or ratting out (such as Ron) other members of the organization to save herself. ("Breathe"). In addition, when Mike was ready to kill her in her own home after she ordered the hit on him, she pleaded to Mike not to make her "disappear", even if her daughter saw the body. Lydia was a cowardly bitch, but once Todd and crew were dead I think she would've left Walt's family alone. Lydia's House, Houston, TX She was an executive of Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, working out of the company's office in Houston, Texas. That night, a visibly under the weather Lydia calls Todd to confirm that the task has been carried out, not knowing that all of Jack's neo-Nazis have just been killed by Walt and Jesse. Laura Fraser, Actress: A Knight's Tale. Appare nella quinta stagione di Breaking Bad, nell’episodio L’affare tedesco, durante un colloquio con Mike.Non si riesce a capire molto di lei, se non che conosce bene Gus Fring e lo stesso Mike. Laura Fraser was raised in Glasgow where she attended the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She tells Walt about a train carrying a huge amount of methylamine through New Mexico, and helps them plan the perfect robbery. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie gives fans closure to Jesse Pinkman's story, though the Netflix movie also reveals that one character that we assumed was a goner in the series was not. Lydia inside Declan's meth lab. It was a once in a lifetime wild ride. "Madrigal" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 48th episode overall. At the last minute, he offers clemency on the condition that she supplies methylamine to Walt's new meth operation. Appare nella quinta stagione di Breaking Bad, nell’episodio L’affare tedesco, durante un colloquio con Mike.Non si riesce a capire molto di lei, se non che conosce bene Gus Fring e lo stesso Mike. At some point she became a secret partner to Gustavo Fring and Peter Schuler in their secret meth operation, assisting Fring in his distribution network and helping him procure necessary chemicals, equipment and resources to aid in his expanding empire. Skyler adopts an aloof approach when she suspects that Walt isn't telling her the truth. Early to Mid 30's Images (56). "Madrigal" was seen by an estimated 2.29 million American household viewers. At the last minute, he offers clemency on the condition that she supplies methylamine to Walt's new meth operation. She also recently starred as a series regular on the BBC drama, Lip Service. Kiira Rodarte-Quayle (daughter) Pleased, she shakes his hand and gives him the names. Breaking Bad Debut: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1) Better Call Saul Debut: “The Guy for This” (Season 5, Episode 3). "Madrigal" She suggests that Declan use Todd as a meth cook, pointing out that Todd's first cook without Heisenberg was 74% pure. Mike reluctantly kills Chris. After Walt kills Mike, he obtains the names of Gus' imprisoned associates from Lydia and has them killed. With Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris. Laura Fraser is a Scottish actress who portrays Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Since her supply is now compromised, Lydia tries to regain her value before the guys decide to kill her anyway. This fear causes her to go to lengths to make an 11-person kill list of everyone who might tie her to the superlab and Gus's drug empire and asks Mike to take care of them all . ("Buried"). ✔ Mentioned Laura Fraser was born on 24th July 1976 and brought up in Glasgow. After deciding to kill everyone who betrayed him, Walt fatally poisoned Lydia with ricin. When Mike refuses, she hires someone else to kill Mike and Gus' other associates. It has stand-offs in the desert, with guns and drugs and bald people. Ted Beneke is Skyler's boss who also harbors romantic feelings for her. ("Blood Money"). Lydia escorts Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez to the Madrigal warehouse and leads them to Ron Forenall, the supervisor, who is arrested. 2010 She enjoys wearing red-soled Louboutin high heels. Last Badger is one of Jesse's stoner friends and a street dealer. Age Lydia is technically still alive at the end of the series, but it is assumed she died from the ricin shortly after. On a laptop, Jesse taps into a bug Walt planted in Hank's office, and they listen as Hank and Gomez puzzle over who planted tracker - supporting Mike's belief that Lydia staged it. Following the heist of Declan's equipment and methylamine, she is present for Todd's first solo cook. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (Laura Fraser) from “Breaking Bad” took her Chamomile tea with soy milk and a ton of Stevia. —— News reports shortly thereafter revealed Lydia to be under investigation for her ties to Walter White and to not be expected to survive her poisoning. Walt answers and reveals that he replaced the "Stevia crap" that she always puts in her tea with ricin, leaving Lydia to comprehend her fate as he hangs up on her ("Felina"). Walt offers to show them how to cook meth without the methylamine in exchange for $1 million. Personality wise, Lydia is also very much similar to Walter's own during the first season: She dispatched others to do her dirty work for her, and is a constant nervous wreck of her criminal life affecting her personal life. This poll is now closed. Later, Lydia calls Gus to complain about Mike. Breaking Bad is an American television series created by Vince Gilligan that premiered in 2008. At this point, Declan is called to investigate a disturbance outside, and orders Lydia to stay in the lab. She was at one point possibly married or in a relationship and she eventually had a daughter named Kiira. ("Fall"), Lydia calls Gus to complain about Mike. Breaking Bad Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. She also corrects Mike on how he doesn't really know Gus in assuming he is "just a drug dealer". Desperate, Lydia blurts out that she can direct them to "an ocean" of methylamine in exchange for her safety ("Dead Freight"). He insists to Walt and Jesse that she needs to be killed, until they discover that the DEA secretly planted tracking devices on every methylamine barrel in the Madrigal warehouse. It has stand-offs in the desert, with guns and drugs and bald people. The characters of Breaking Bad are still alive among the die hard fans. Lydia begs him to leave her body in the house so that her daughter won't think she was abandoned. Todd is Walt's former lab assistant whose uncle's prison connections prove invaluable. I wish there weee another show LIKE breaking bad..but..sadly, no. As Better Call Saul will eventually show how Mike becomes Gus' full-time employee and righthand man, Mike and Lydia will also need to meet. Breaking Bad star Laura Fraser – who played the ruthless and meticulous Lydia Rodarte-Quayle – has confirmed her character's fate after an ambiguous mention in … They are an adornment to the fabric of the plot. Last She is mentioned in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Lydia meets with Declan in the desert to discuss the falling standards of their business operation since Walt retired. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle is a major antagonist in Season 5 ofBreaking Bad, and a recurring character in Better Call Saul. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 22, 2012. While some believe that Lydia did survive, it must also be noted that the ricin Walt gave her was weapons-grade ricin extracted by a master chemist, not stuff made in a basement by an amateur. Lydia and Jesse look at the GPS tracker on the. (Breaking Bad) - Results (405 votes) Marie. After Walt kills Mike, he obtains the names of Gus' imprisoned associates from Lydia and has them killed. This page documents the characters in Breaking Bad who work or associate with Madrigal Electromotive, a conglomerate located in Germany, which owns Los Pollos Hermanos. Ew. It is Todd's fixation on Lydia that causes Jack not to kill Jesse in ". Meanwhile, Jesse proves his worth to Mike and Gus. She'd start a new life and business. All rights reserved. "Felina" After Gus' death, Lydia asks Mike to eliminate any loose ends that might connect her to the world of organized crime. She explained to him the process of laundering his money, giving him a phony job title as a "logistic consultant," which exists as just a paper transaction in order to give him a legal means of transferring his ill-gotten money into a legal bank account. Business thrives for months… until Walt decides to quit. Lydia's final fate is foreshadowed by Walt's apparent aborted decision to poison her with. Status The Head of Logistics at Madrigal Electromotive's outpost in Texas, Lydia was Gus Fring's methylamine supplier. Family Lydia. Concerned that Walt will kill her once she gives up the list, Lydia argues for her continued usefulness by proposing he use Madrigal's resources to expand the business into the Czech Republic. It was her performance as ‘Lavinia’ opposite Anthony Hopkins in Julie Taymor’s film, Titus, that brought her to the attention of American audiences. In 2003, Lydia is present when Gus looks around the Lavandería Brillante industrial laundry complex when it was put up for sale. ... A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series Breaking Bad on AMC. Mike outmaneuvers the hitman, and nearly kills Lydia for her deception. She was portrayed by Laura Fraser. It’s a dramatically … Lydia visits him at the A1A Car Wash, begging him to come back. Breaking Bad has raw emotion. ... Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. She'd start a new life and business. It has high stakes. Lydia is, in many, ways, very much similar to Gus: Both are consummate business people, who dress perfectly and try to approach the meth trade with a degree of professionalism not normally seen in the "game". Meanwhile, Jesse proves his worth to Mike and Gus. The … Now bartering methylamine for her life, Lydia gets lucky once again when she and Jesse discover DEA trackers attached to the barrels of methylamine they're about to steal, saving them all from prison. Her father, Alister, used to run a small building company but is now an aspiring scriptwriter; her mother, Rose, used to be a nurse but is now a college lecturer. When a GPS tracking device is discovered on the barrel of methylamine that Lydia planned to give Jesse, Mike suspects Lydia is working with the DEA. Social life ... Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. Read an interview with Laura Fraser for the Final Episodes ». By Denise Martin. Finding herself at an impasse with Mike, Lydia warns him that he still has Gus's respect and warns him not to lose it. She later met with Mike Ehrmantraut at a diner, who refused her request to kill eleven men in custody who could connect her to Gus. Fraser’s first starring role was in the BBC adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere series. However, since that means she's no longer useful to the meth operation, her life is forfeit until she suggests a heist on a train which is carrying a tanker of methylamine, to fulfil all their precursor needs. Lydia was a cowardly bitch, but once Todd and crew were dead I think she would've left Walt's family alone. He's the quintessential shady lawyer. Lydia is a long-time employee of the German manufacturing and shipping conglomerate Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, working out of their office in Houston, Texas. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 22, 2012. And sure enough, we did, as Lydia called Todd to see if Walt was dead and got a rude awakening when Walt answered Todd's phone, delivered the bad news and told her he poisoned her. Lydia may have abetted Gus' criminal activities (de-listing methylamine barrels as they arrive, which Ron Forenall then ships to Golden Moth Chemical, which Duane Chow then ships to the lab), but it is clear that she is much more concerned about the blowback from Gus' death landing on her. ("Breathe"), Lydia summons Mike to ask him to stop testing the security of the Madrigal facilities. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, Madrigal executive. The contrast is best illustrated in Gus' massacre of the cartel vs. her using Jack Welker's gang to dispose of Declan and his crew - Gus moves between bodies without fear while taunting the remains of his enemies, while Lydia plugs her ears not to hear gunshots and later has to literally be guided by hand with her eyes closed through the carnage. Characters from Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul, Deceased characters from season 5B (Breaking Bad), https://breakingbad.fandom.com/wiki/Lydia_Rodarte-Quayle?oldid=110811. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle was the Head of Logistics at Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, and was based at their office in Houston, Texas. Born with cerebral palsy, Walter White, Jr. is Walter and Skyler's teenage son. The character played by Laura Fraser made her Breaking Bad debut in the second episode of season 5. Fraser next earned the admiration of fans and critics alike in the hit feature A Knight’s Tale starring Heath Ledger. Panic-striken, Lydia approached one of Mike's men, Chris Mara, with an offer of $30,000 to kill Mike and $10,000 for each man on the list. In real life, if Lydia sought emergency care immediately after learning she had been poisoned, it is likely she would have survived. She is starring in hit drama Breaking Bad after being snapped up to play mysterious newcomer Lydia in the show. Lydia is the only female character among the additional main cast in. She seems to suffer from panic attacks based on the fact that she will sometimes breathe quickly and lightly from her upper-chest, rather than taking deep breaths from her diaphragm. After Walt is exposed as Heisenberg and flees to New Hampshire, Lydia and Todd meet at the The Grove to talk about the future of their deal and their freedom. When Mike refuses, she hires someone else to kill Mike and Gus' other associates. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle was the Head of Logistics at Madrigal Electromotive in Breaking Bad, but details regarding her backstory weren't revealed until her role in Better Call Saul. Directed by Michael Slovis. She tells Walt about a train carrying a huge amount of methylamine through New Mexico, and helps them plan the perfect robbery. A hysterical Lydia calls Mike, explaining that she cannot supply more methylamine without someone in the warehouse. This is contrasted in Better Call Saul, she is much more composed and confident back in 2003 in the early days of her involvement in investing and transportation of meth using the huge corporation she works for as a front and totally uncaring about Mike's questions when he wonders out loud in her office that she's risking a lot for just a drug dealer, which she scoffs at and says if he thinks that's all Gus Fring is a good example of that. Marie is Skyler's sister and the wife of DEA agent Hank Schrader. Breaking Bad is one of the best shows in TV history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. Walt declines and confesses to Skyler White that she was one of his former business associates. Later at a coffee shop, Walt asks Lydia for the names of Mike's men. walter decides to pick up Todd's mobile to tell Lydia that she will die soon.all rights go to Sony TV and AMC Laura Fraser She was also a single mother, raising a young daughter named Kiira Rodarte-Quayle. Declan, refuses, much to Lydia's disappointment. The most morally abhorrent character in Breaking Bad is Lydia, because she puts milk in her chamomile tea. Who is better looking, Marie or Lydia? Villains from the Breaking Bad television series, its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul, and the 2019 sequel movie El Camino. However her pronunciation appears to be very poor. Knowing that she's next on the chopping block, Lydia finds another way to become invaluable to Walt: she becomes his business partner, expanding his meth empire to Europe. Ew. She is mentioned in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. The report states that while Lydia is still alive, she is in critical condition and not expected to survive. Just like Walter, Lydia is also obsessed with cutting off any loose ends that may implicate her, and even displays some of Walt's cold arrogance when she orders the death of Walter himself, as he could implicate her. Character information 73.58% (298 votes) 298. Mike, Walt, Jesse and Todd Alquist successfully pull off the train heist, stealing 1,000 gallons of methylamine. Still, Mike maintains they should kill Lydia. Lydia è prima di tutto una donna d’affari, poi è una madre e – secondo alcuni – una sociopatica. Main It is possible that the father walked out on them. Date of death Directed by Michael Slovis. Other films include, The Flying Scotsman, opposite Johnny Lee Miller, and Scott Hicks' The Boys Are Back, opposite Clive Owen. Skyler White is Walte's wife, a mother of two and co-owner of A1A Car Wash. Gomez is Hank's DEA partner investigating Heisenberg's blue crystal. Knowing what is to come next, Lydia cowers in the bus and covers her ears: shooting is heard outside, and when Todd opens the hatch to the lab, it is revealed that Todd, his uncle Jack Welker, and Jack's White Supremacist Gang have killed Declan and his men. Lydia telling Mike, Jesse, and Walt how to pull off the train heist. ("Felina"). Lydia is fluent in German and possibly other languages. From Gus to Lydia: Potential Breaking Bad Spinoffs With a potential Saul Goodman spinoff series in the works, we look at which other Breaking Bad … Mike wants to kill her, but Jesse and Walt conclude she must be spared so as to not slow down their meth distribution ("Fifty-One"). He is also a DEA agent. She finds the lab incredibly dirty and is upset over the falling quality. Knowing that she's next on the chopping block, Lydia finds another way to become invaluable to Walt: she becomes his business partner, expanding his meth empire to Europe. The show was followed in 2015 by the prequel series Better Call Saul, created by Gilligan and Peter Gould, and in 2019 by the film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, directed by Gilligan. Lydia lays down a map revealing the route for a train carrying a tanker car full of methylamine. Skyler angrily approaches Lydia and kicks her out ("Blood Money"). Breaking Bad’s Laura Fraser on Lydia, Stevia, and ‘Gross’ Todd. She seemed to see abandonment as far worse to scar a child than seeing her mother dead, showing possible hints to abandonment in her or her daughter's past. She was an executive of Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, working out of the company's office inHouston, Texas. ("El Camino"). After she provides Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and Mike with a free shipment of methylamine, Mike tips off Lydia that the police are about to show up at her office. The big difference between the two is that Walt has no qualms with getting his own hands dirty, and has become hardened by his experiences while Lydia still depends on others to do dirty work for her, and is often reluctant to look upon death, particularly that which she had caused. Deceased She wanted her daughter to see the body if Mike killed her so she would know her mother hadn't abandoned her. She gets lucky, though, when implacable, unstoppable Mike chooses to let her live instead of leaving her dead in a ditch somewhere. 2003 For the main page, see here. She was eventually promoted to Head of Logistics and was awarded a Platinum Award in recognition of \"Outstanding Leadership in Business.\" The even better news is that Fraser will be back as a rather more sprightly Lydia in the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul, which will return for a fifth season in 2020. However, personalitywise, they are complete polar opposites: Gus is calm, unflinching and relatively reasonable, while Lydia is paranoid, unpredictable and unwilling to accept the brutality of the drug world. Laura has also starred in numerous film festival favorites, including 16 Years of Alcohol, Coney Island Baby and will appear in the upcoming Wish You Well with Ellen Burstyn. — Jon Ashton (@Calicoville) January 27, 2016 So, yeah, all we’re left with is a question about “Breaking Bad” beverage choice. Gus Fring is the owner of a fast food chicken restaurant and a major meth distributor. Hector "Tio" Salamanca is a high-ranking Cartel member and Tuco's uncle. She was eventually promoted to Head of Logistics and was awarded a Platinum Award in recognition of "Outstanding Leadership in Business." Once I give you that list, I've served my purpose, and then maybe I'm just one more person who knows too much. 2009 They are an adornment to the fabric of the plot. With no further confirmation of her death later on in El Camino, it seems that Lydia is still technically alive in the Breaking Bad universe, but again optimistic fans think her demise appears all-but guaranteed. Business thrives for months, until Walt decides to quit. Laura Fraser as Lydia Rodarte-Quayle on 'Breaking Bad' Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC In anticipation of the Breaking Bad series finale on Sunday, September 29th, … Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (Laura Fraser) and Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) in Breaking Bad. ("Off Brand"), Later, Lydia met Mike Ehrmantraut when he came to the Madrigal office in Houston. Lydia feigns interest, and arranges for Walt to meet with Jack's group that evening. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie gives fans closure to Jesse Pinkman's story, though the Netflix movie also reveals that one character that we assumed was a goner in the series was not. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (Laura Fraser) and Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) in Breaking Bad. Appearance in El Camino El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, an epilogue to Breaking Bad which follows Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) after the events of the series finale, provides closure for the ending of multiple Breaking Bad characters, including the antagonist Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. At Mike's orders, she calls Hank to report on finding the tracker. She supplied methylamine to Gustavo Fring prior to the collapse of Gus' Drug Empire, and later aligned herself with Walt's Drug Empire and eventually with Jack Welker's Gang. The woman in question was Lydia Rodarte-Quayle who acted as a distributor for Walt and Jesse’s meth operation in season 5. It has high stakes. In ". Gustavo Fring (business associate) †Peter Schuler (Madrigal superior) †Chris Mara (Hitman) † Walt hears her out, and agrees to a trial run of her plan. The following is a list of characters from both series and the feature film. Breaking Bad is one of the best shows in TV history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. After Gus' death, Lydia asks Mike Ehrmantraut to eliminate any loose ends that might connect her to the world of organized crime. Villains from the Breaking Bad television series, its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul, and the 2019 sequel movie El Camino. Per Vince Gilligan: > On how Lydia became the ricin target “The writers and I all subscribe to the dramatic philosophy of playwright Chekhov, who said that if you establish a gun in Act 1, you better have it get fired at somebody by Act 3. Mike refuses, reasoning that publicly performing his duties as Madrigal's security consultant reinforces his cover story. He insists to Walt and Jesse that she needs to be killed, until they discover that the DEA secretly planted tracking devices on every methylamine barrel in the Madrigal warehouse. AMC. It is revealed that Hank did not miss that clue to Lydia's possible involvement as a link between "Burgermeister Meisterburger" in the German home office of Madrigal and Ron in the warehouse. Photograph: Ursula Coyote/AP SPOILER ALERT: This Q&A is for viewers who have seen Breaking Bad … Lydia does not wish to see the carnage left by the coup she engineered, so she covers her eyes as Todd escorts her to the car ("Buried"). Gus curtly ends the call and advises Lydia to give Mike a security badge if she does not want him to steal other employees. Lydia is in a meeting with Gustavo Fring and Peter Schuler In Houston Texas. Shortly after September 8, 2010 Skinny Pete is one of Jesse's stoner friends and a street dealer. Lydia is a very high-strung and nervous character, and displays these characteristics even more so when she is under stress. Tuco is a meth distributor known for extreme violence. Lydia's daughter It just occurred to me that Lydia's daughter in Breaking Bad was probably about five years old, so Lydia should conceive her in the near future on Better Call Saul. According to Dave Trumbore, co-author of "The Science of Breaking Bad": since Walt gave her the exact manner of her poisoning and she had been exposed to the ricin about 12 hours earlier, giving her plenty of time to seek medical attention, she could have survived anywhere from 36 to 72 hours even without treatment. She is cold and calculating, and seems very much in control of her destiny: she chooses time and again to pursue the lucrative meth business, completely insensitive to the human cost. The Head of Logistics at Madrigal Electromotive's outpost in Texas, Lydia was Gus Fring's methylamine supplier. Later, Mike travels to Houston and sneaks into Lydia's house (also occupied by her daughter Kiira and a hired nanny) to kill her for mandating the deaths of Chris and Duane Chow. Mike, Walt, and Jesse kidnap Lydia and bring her to an abandoned warehouse. After she exits, Walt uncovers the ricin vial that he'd intended to poison her with: she'd been right about his intentions after all. Paranoid Businesswoman Lydia Rodarte-Quayle is a major antagonist in Season 5 of Breaking Bad, and a recurring character in Better Call Saul. However, Lydia finds a GPS tracker affixed to one of the barrels ("Fifty-One"). Lydia is seen driving several rental cars, including: Lydia's name is the last word Walt says before dying and to an extent, the last word in the entire series. Any suggestions as to who the father might be? She then moved on to studio films, appearing in Cousin Bette with Jessica Lange, and The Man in the Iron Mask with Leonardo DiCaprio. The … Lydia Rodarte-Quayle An executive of Madrigal … With Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris. Portrayed by Lydia is a long-time employee of the German manufacturing and shipping conglomerate Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, working out of their office in Houston, Texas. Copyright © 2010-2020 AMC Network Entertainment LLC. Breaking Bad's women exist on the outskirts, circling the men.