avoid having Brock suffer from the same fate as Tomás, who, as part of an initiation to a local drug gang, shot a rival dealer at a street corner. Jesse recognizes that the murder was that of Combo a few months prior. Gus invites Walt to his home for a private dinner, telling Walt that he made many mistakes when he first began working in the drug business. He regrets that he did not have a mentor and warns Walt never to make the same mistake twice. The next day, Jesse travels to the corner where Combo was killed. He finds Tomás there, and confirms that not only is he working for a drug gang, but the gang works for Gus peddling the blue meth that he and Walt are making. Jesse quietly walks away, enraged. Production The episode was written by John Shiban and Thomas Schnauz, and directed by Michelle MacLaren; it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 30, 2010. Reception Viewership The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.32 million people, an increase from the 1.20 million from the previous episode, "Fly". Reviews The episode was critically acclaimed. Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.9 out of 10 commenting: "Breaking Bad has been one of the few shows on television to have amazing story arcs and characters, not just in each episode, but in the series as a whole. "Abiquiú" was a great example of this." Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A− rating, noting "it's become increasingly obvious this season how quickly Breaking Bad has decided to move through its starting premises." In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Abiquiú" 49th of the 62 Breaking Bad episodes. Notes References External links "Abiquiu" at the official Breaking Bad site 2010 American television episodes Breaking Bad (season 3) episodes