'Breaking Bad' Director Rian Johnson Tried To Avoid Spoilers

Even 'Breaking Bad' Director Tried To Avoid Spoilers
In this publicity photo released by AMC, from left, Larry Hankin as Old Joe, Bryan Cranston as Walter White, and Jonathan Banks as Mike, are shown in "Breaking Bad." Cranston was nominated for an Enny award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his role as Walter White. The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC. (AP Photo/AMC, Ursula Coyote)
In this publicity photo released by AMC, from left, Larry Hankin as Old Joe, Bryan Cranston as Walter White, and Jonathan Banks as Mike, are shown in "Breaking Bad." Cranston was nominated for an Enny award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his role as Walter White. The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC. (AP Photo/AMC, Ursula Coyote)

Hate TV spoilers? You're not alone.

"Looper" director Rian Johnson, who directed two episodes of "Breaking Bad," admitted there's a major downside to being at the helm of the series: Knowing exactly what's going to happen.

"A horrible thing happened this season," Johnson, an avid "Breaking Bad" viewer, told Vulture. "Even after I did episode four, for a while, I was still on their automated system where they kept e-mailing me the scripts for five and six. I didn't read them! It was like radioactive material. But I managed to stay clean."

Dean Norris, who plays Hank on the show, is just as guilty of steering clear of scripts ahead of time.

"The last couple seasons I've tried to stay away from reading the complete scripts, so that I can experience the show in the way that an audience member does," Norris told Rolling Stone.

"Breaking Bad" will return for its final 8 episodes next summer.

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