and plans to sell his meth-cooking equipment. Jesse breaks back into the lot, steals his RV, and escapes by driving through the locked gate. While Walt Jr. is at school, Walt tries to have a conversation with Skyler. He apologizes for how he has been acting lately, but Skyler is still convinced he is hiding something and storms out when he won't tell her what it is. Walt follows her out and sees the RV parked near his house. He confronts Jesse over making contact, and Jesse tells him he only wants his half of the money they've made and will disappear. Walt angrily states that he has done all the work while Jesse has done nothing, ranting that Jesse is a "pathetic junkie" who is too stupid to follow simple instructions. This causes Jesse to lose his temper and attack him, but he stops himself from beating Walt. Walt brings Jesse inside and gives him his half of the earnings, and then offers him breakfast. Meanwhile, back at the gas station, Skyler gets into her car and takes out a cigarette and lighter. She hesitates, as she is silently judged by someone in a nearby car, but starts smoking. Title meaning "Down" is the second episode title to foreshadow the Wayfarer 515 incident. When placed together, they read "Seven Thirty-Seven Down Over ABQ". Production The episode was written by Sam Catlin and directed by John Dahl. This was the only episode Dahl directed in the entire series. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 29, 2009. Critical reception The episode was well received by critics. Seth Amitin, writing for IGN, gave the episode an 8.9/10. Amitin praised Anna Gunn's performance. Donna Bowman, of The A.V. Club, gave the episode an A−. In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Down" 53rd out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes. Notes References External links "Down" at the official Breaking Bad site 2009 American television episodes Breaking Bad (season 2) episodes Television episodes directed by John Dahl