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Pilot (Breaking Bad) "Pilot" (titled "Breaking Bad" on DVD and Blu-ray releases) is the pilot episode and series premiere of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It originally aired on AMC on January 20, 2008, and was written and directed by series creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan. Walter White is a high school chemistry teacher living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his pregnant wife Skyler and their teenage son Walter Jr. (RJ Mitte), who has cerebral palsy. Walt supplements his low teaching salary by working part-time at a local car wash, where he ends up being humiliated in front
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Breaking Bad (season 1) The first season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad" premiered on January 20, 2008 and concluded on March 9, 2008. It consisted of seven episodes, each running approximately 48 minutes in length, except the pilot episode which runs approximately 58 minutes. AMC broadcast the first season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States. Season one was to consist of nine episodes, but was reduced to seven by the writer's strike. The complete first season was released on Region 1 DVD on February 24, 2009 and Region A Blu-ray on March 16, 2010.
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one win. It was nominated for Best New Series, Patty Lin was nominated for Best Episodic Drama for "Gray Matter", and Vince Gilligan won for Best Episodic Drama for his work on the pilot. Breaking Bad (season 1) The first season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad" premiered on January 20, 2008 and concluded on March 9, 2008. It consisted of seven episodes, each running approximately 48 minutes in length, except the pilot episode which runs approximately 58 minutes. AMC broadcast the first season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States. Season one was to consist
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collision over his home, and the pink bear landing in his swimming pool. The episode was written by Vince Gilligan, and directed by Adam Bernstein. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 31, 2009. The plane crash at the end of the episode was inspired by the 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision. Oddly enough, Walter White, "Breaking Bad"'s protagonist, shares a name with an air traffic controller involved in the Cerritos collision. The episode received critical acclaim. Donna Bowman, writing for "The A.V. Club", commented that the episode "was horrific perfection". ABQ (Breaking Bad) "ABQ" is
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not credited for every episode until season 4. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Unlike the second season, when the "Breaking Bad" writers planned the storyline for the entire season in advance of filming, the writing staff did not fully plan out the third season before production and instead developed the storyline as the episodes progressed. The third episode is dedicated to Shari Rhodes (the location casting director for "Breaking Bad") who died due to breast cancer during the filming. Gennifer Hutchison and Thomas Schnauz were added to the writing staff this season, both of whom had worked previously with Vince Gilligan on "The X-Files".
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asks for time with Jesse alone before entering the interrogation room. Walt's burial scene is on Navajo land, the same spot where Walt and Jesse did their first batch in the RV. The GPS coordinates displayed on Walt's device and on the Lotto ticket are in fact the coordinates of the Albuquerque studio location where "Breaking Bad" is filmed. The episode is dedicated to Thomas Schnauz, Sr., father of the writer of this episode. The song played over Walt's digging is Chancha Vía Circuito's remix of Argentine José Larralde's "Quimey Neuquén". The episode was watched by 4.77 million people on
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No Más (Breaking Bad) "No Más" is the first episode of the third season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Bryan Cranston, it aired on AMC in the United States on March 21, 2010. In the opening sequence, two dangerous look-alike cousins make a pilgrimage to a Mexican shrine to Santa Muerte, making an offering and leaving a drawing of Heisenberg at the shrine. All of Albuquerque is in shock in the aftermath of the mid-air plane collision. After his wife Skyler discovered his lies for the past few months, a
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Breakage (Breaking Bad) "Breakage" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Johan Renck. This episode marks the introduction of Jane Margolis. Walt finishes his first round of chemotherapy and is told he will learn the results in two months' time, around when his baby is due. However, Walt begins to feel overwhelmed by the growing medical bills, and the money he made from Tuco is running out. While he is vomiting into the toilet, he finds something clogging it - the packet
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Bug (Breaking Bad) "Bug" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 42nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 11, 2011. Hank (Dean Norris) retrieves the GPS tracker that he planted on Gus's (Giancarlo Esposito) car. Disappointed that it did not pick up anything suspicious, he decides to investigate the distribution center that Gus owns. Walter (Bryan Cranston) warns Mike (Jonathan Banks) of this but asks him not to hurt Hank. Walter later meets with Jesse (Aaron Paul) and again
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open and Cranston's performance. Live Free or Die (Breaking Bad) "Live Free or Die" is the fifth season premiere episode of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", the first episode of the first part of the season and the 47th overall episode of the series. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michael Slovis, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 15, 2012. The episode is titled after the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, seen on a license plate in the opening. The episode starts with a flashforward to
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Live Free or Die (Breaking Bad) "Live Free or Die" is the fifth season premiere episode of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", the first episode of the first part of the season and the 47th overall episode of the series. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michael Slovis, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 15, 2012. The episode is titled after the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, seen on a license plate in the opening. The episode starts with a flashforward to Walter White in a
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received critical acclaim. Alan Sepinwall of HitFix said the episode demonstrated how effective the creators of "Breaking Bad" are at manipulating the emotions of their viewers. Sepinwall described the story as "remarkably simple" but the execution as extremely effective, and he called the amount of screen time dedicated to Gus calmly changing his clothes before and after killing Victor "a move so ballsy and so brilliant I actually started giggling the second time they did it". "Time" magazine writer James Poniewozik said the episode demonstrated how effective "Breaking Bad" can be even with a minimal amount of dialogue, such as
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the third to reference the Wayfarer 515 disaster that occurs in the episode "ABQ". When placed together, the first, fourth, tenth, and thirteenth episodes' titles from this season read "Seven Thirty-Seven Down Over ABQ". The episode was written by Moira Walley-Beckett, and directed by Phil Abraham. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 10, 2009. The episode was well received. Donna Bowman, writing for "The A.V. Club", gave the episode an A rating. She praised the show's ability to create a contrast between "intensity" and "quieter character moments". Over (Breaking Bad) "Over" is the tenth
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if he wants to cook. The episode was written by Patty Lin, and directed by Tricia Brock; it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on February 24, 2008. The episode was well received. Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.9 out of 10. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an "A-". Gray Matter (Breaking Bad) "Gray Matter" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Written by Patty Lin and directed by Tricia Brock, it aired on AMC in the United States
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Aaron Paul was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for this episode. Peekaboo (Breaking Bad) "Peekaboo" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by J. Roberts and Vince Gilligan, and directed by Peter Medak. Jesse gets the address of the couple who ripped off Skinny Pete and goes to their dilapidated house. Upon breaking inside, he finds and tends to their young neglected son. When the couple returns home, Jesse holds them up and demands that they return his meth and
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angry man who could be a real badass when required: Instead, we have to see him as irrational and petty to the point of rank stupidity, taking moronic action after action that clearly risks his safety and well-being… all to catch a fly." Robinson "hated it", writing about the episode for an article in which numerous writers for the site discussed what they thought were the weakest episodes of great shows. Fly (Breaking Bad) "Fly" is the tenth episode of the third season of American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 30th overall episode of the series. Written by
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beginning to end". Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic awarded the episode a 4.8 out of 5 and described "Breaking Bad" as "the best show on television". Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" awarded the episode an "A". James Poniewozik of "TIME" magazine described the finale as "stunning, morally searing and, well, explosive ... with a few holy-crap moments for the ages", while Tim Goodman of "The Hollywood Reporter" reckoned that the episode "did a lot of things right, course-correcting most ... worries and giving viewers not only an action-packed, satisfying episode but putting the show on the path to finish
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hit TV shows, "Martin" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", when filming "Bad Boys". "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" even references the film in an episode. In the season 6, episode 20, called "I Stank Horse", Nicholas "Nicky" Banks tells Will that his parents will not let him watch "Bad Boys", to which Will replies, ""Bad Boys", huh? What'cha gonna do?" Director Bay did not like the script and often engaged Smith and Lawrence in discussions about how the dialogue and scenes could improve. He often allowed them to improvise while the cameras were rolling. He secretly told Smith to
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made. On August 14, 2011, AMC renewed the series for a fifth and final season consisting of 16 episodes. In terms of "Breaking Bad"s immense global popularity, Gilligan thanked the on-demand video service Netflix at the Emmy Awards in September 2013. He even went as far as to say that Netflix "kept us on the air". "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan cast Bryan Cranston for the role of Walter White based on having worked with him in an episode of the science fiction television series "The X-Files", on which Gilligan worked as a writer. Cranston played an anti-Semite with a
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ABQ (Breaking Bad) "ABQ" is the thirteenth and final episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". This episode marks the first appearance of cleaner Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks). The episode opens with a combined replay of the black-and-white scenes that led some of the episodes during the second season, which show numerous investigators from the NTSB collecting and cataloging debris, including a half-burnt pink teddy bear, that had fallen around the Whites' neighborhood. In the distance, two columns of smoke can be seen. Jesse wakes from his heroin-induced sleep to find Jane dead, having
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Salud (Breaking Bad) "Salud" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad" and the 43rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 18, 2011. Jesse (Aaron Paul), Mike (Jonathan Banks), and Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) take a chartered plane to Mexico so Jesse can teach the cartel how to cook Walt's (Bryan Cranston) blue meth. Although the cartel's chief chemist (Carlo Rota) is initially skeptical because Jesse can't synthesize phenylacetic acid, the cartel is impressed when Jesse cooks a successful batch. Jesse is then
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Salud (Breaking Bad) "Salud" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad" and the 43rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 18, 2011. Jesse (Aaron Paul), Mike (Jonathan Banks), and Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) take a chartered plane to Mexico so Jesse can teach the cartel how to cook Walt's (Bryan Cranston) blue meth. Although the cartel's chief chemist (Carlo Rota) is initially skeptical because Jesse can't synthesize phenylacetic acid, the cartel is impressed when Jesse cooks a successful batch. Jesse is then
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Mandala (Breaking Bad) "Mandala" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by George Mastras and directed by Adam Bernstein. This episode introduces Gus Fring, played by Giancarlo Esposito. Combo is selling drugs on a corner when he notices two rival dealers staring him down; he is then killed by a young boy working for them. Skinny Pete, spooked by his death and Badger's recent brush with the law, decides to quit the drug trade. Walt and Jesse meet with Saul to discuss their next move; he tells them
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Adam Bernstein and written by series creator Vince Gilligan. Filmed in January 2011, the episode was edited by Skip MacDonald, one of a handful of editors who have regularly worked on the series. It was broadcast on July 17, 2011, and was the first original "Breaking Bad" episode in 13 months, since the third season finale episode "Full Measure" aired in June 2010. AMC officials delayed the fourth-season premiere until July because they felt the Nielsen ratings would be better during the summer. While "Breaking Bad" scripts are generally 50 pages long, the screenplay to "Box Cutter" was 43 pages
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Nielsen Media Research. Until the fifth-season premiere, "Box Cutter" was the most watched "Breaking Bad" episode in the series' history and the third-highest-rated season premiere for any AMC show, after the first two seasons' premieres of "The Walking Dead". In 2012, Gilligan received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama for his work on this episode. This marked his second win for individual work on "Breaking Bad", along with his award from the pilot episode in 2009. During a pre-credits flashback sequence, methamphetamine manufacturer Gale Boetticher (David Costabile) excitedly sets up equipment in an underground meth superlab
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true be a part of the "Breaking Bad" universe." It has also been confirmed that a character, Lalo, portrayed by Tony Dalton, who was mentioned in the "Breaking Bad" episode "Better Call Saul" would appear during this season. The episode "Something Beautiful" marks the first "Better Call Saul" appearance of Gale Boetticher, a major character from "Breaking Bad" played by David Costabile. Costabile had been in Albuquerque filming "Dig" while "Better Call Saul"s team was wrapping up production of the first season. He met with co-producer Peter Gould, and they agreed to have Gale appear on "Better Call Saul". Costabile
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Better Call Saul (season 1) The first season of the American television drama series "Better Call Saul" premiered on February 8, 2015, and concluded on April 6, 2015. The ten-episode season was broadcast on Monday nights in the United States on AMC, excluding the pilot episode which aired on a Sunday. "Better Call Saul" is a spin-off of "Breaking Bad" created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould who also worked on "Breaking Bad". The first season mainly takes place in 2002, and features Bob Odenkirk reprising his role from "Breaking Bad" as James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, a lawyer who later
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Better Call Saul (season 1) The first season of the American television drama series "Better Call Saul" premiered on February 8, 2015, and concluded on April 6, 2015. The ten-episode season was broadcast on Monday nights in the United States on AMC, excluding the pilot episode which aired on a Sunday. "Better Call Saul" is a spin-off of "Breaking Bad" created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould who also worked on "Breaking Bad". The first season mainly takes place in 2002, and features Bob Odenkirk reprising his role from "Breaking Bad" as James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, a lawyer who later
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presentation of the mid-season premiere of "Breaking Bad"s fifth season. Episodes continued airing following new episodes of "Breaking Bad". "Talking Bad" concluded its run on September 29, 2013, with an extended one-hour episode directly following the series finale. The series features host Chris Hardwick discussing the latest episode with guests who are fans of the series, including cast and crew from "Breaking Bad". On hosting the show, Hardwick commented: "Breaking Bad’ will go down as one of the best shows in television history. Obviously, it's tonally much different than ‘The Walking Dead,’ and I will strive to give ‘Breaking Bad’
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Bob Odenkirk, Dean Norris and Betsy Brandt do not appear. The episode received very positive reviews from critics. Seth Amitin reviewing for IGN awarded the episode 9.5 out of 10 calling it an "extraordinary episode from top to bottom". Alan Sepinwall of HitFix said the episode was his "favorite episode of season 4 to date". Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a "B+". Cornered (Breaking Bad) "Cornered" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 39th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in
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for Season 5 of "Breaking Bad" in 2013. He won the award again for "Breaking Bad"s Final Season in 2014. The final season of "Breaking Bad" featured the instantly popular use of "Baby Blue" by British rock band Badfinger, to which Golubić gives showrunner and creator Vince Gilligan the credit for selecting. When working on a new project, Golubić creates mixtapes for each character as "part of [his] brainstorming process". During a Reddit AMA he mentioned that many of the most popular music moments on "Breaking Bad" were result of these playlists, including "Crystal Blue Persuasion" in Episode 508 "Gliding
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including the Cerritos collision. A similar accident is seen in the "Breaking Bad" episode "ABQ". Coincidentally, the air-traffic controller in the real-life accident was named Walter White, the same name as the main character of "Breaking Bad". On March 11, 2006, the City of Cerritos dedicated a new sculpture garden featuring a memorial to the victims of the accident. The sculpture, designed by Kathleen Caricof, consists of three pieces. One piece, which resembles a wing, commemorates all the victims who perished aboard the Aeroméxico jet and the Piper. A similar, but smaller and darker wing, commemorates all the victims who
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the 4.77 million of the previous episode. The episode received strongly positive reviews, with Walter's monologue particularly praised. TVLine named Aaron Paul the "Performer of the Week" for his performance in this episode. Gennifer Hutchison won the for this episode. Aaron Paul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2014 for his performance in this episode. Confessions (Breaking Bad) "Confessions" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 57th overall episode of the series. Written by Gennifer Hutchison and directed by Michael Slovis,
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Fly (Breaking Bad) "Fly" is the tenth episode of the third season of American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 30th overall episode of the series. Written by Sam Catlin and Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Rian Johnson, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 23, 2010. "Fly" has been described as "arguably the most polarizing episode in "Breaking Bad" history", differing from most others in its slow pacing and relative lack of action. A few critics have considered it to be one of the greatest episodes of the series. Walt, suffering from insomnia,
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minutes (including commercials), with an online bonus segment following each televised episode. The final episode ran at 60 minutes, at 10:15 pm eastern following the final episode of "Breaking Bad". Segments on "Talking Bad" include "Respect the Chemistry," a "periodic table character study", a "fix" from executive producer/creator Vince Gilligan for the following episode, an online poll, and episode trivia. Questions were also taken from fans via phone, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or from the official "Talking Bad" website. Talking Bad Talking Bad is a television aftershow hosted by Chris Hardwick that discusses episodes of the AMC television series "Breaking Bad."
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a hard plane-crashing fastball, we're getting an emotionally impacted change-up that lands softly into the catcher's mitt. While The A.V Club gave the episode an A rating. The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.95 million people.. No Más (Breaking Bad) "No Más" is the first episode of the third season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Bryan Cranston, it aired on AMC in the United States on March 21, 2010. In the opening sequence, two dangerous look-alike cousins make a pilgrimage to a Mexican shrine to Santa Muerte, making an
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Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad) "Better Call Saul" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by Peter Gould and directed by Terry McDonough. This episode marks Bob Odenkirk's first appearance as Saul Goodman in the series. He was promoted to series regular in Season 3, stayed with the series until its end, and then reprised the role in "Better Call Saul". After Badger is arrested in a sting operation by the Albuquerque Police, Walt and Jesse look into hiring a shady, flamboyant lawyer named Saul Goodman. Saul has
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– and thus must remain part of a group. It's a braided metaphor for the reasons we form societies." He did, however, wish the episode ended "more forcefully" with Mike making the reluctant phone call to Walt, rather than ending with the Walt/Skyler bedroom scene. "TV Fanatic"s Matt Richenthal gave the episode 4.8 out of 5 stars, commenting: "Through its attention to detail, direction and dialogue, "Breaking Bad" possesses an uncanny ability to enrapture and enthrall. You can't help but be invested in every moment." He also commented on Jonathan Banks' performance: "Overall, just a terrific showcase this week for
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Phoenix (Breaking Bad) "Phoenix" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Walt just barely delivers the inventory of drugs to Gus in time, but misses his daughter's birth. He arrives at the hospital, where he finds that Ted drove Skyler to the hospital. At Jesse's apartment, Jane wakes up when she is phoned by her father, Donald, because she is late for a narcotics anonymous meeting. At lunch afterwards, she does not mention that she has started using heroin again, and acts like she does not know Jesse when
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its original broadcast, down from the series-high 5.92 million of the previous episode. The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. TVLine gave Anna Gunn an honorable mention in their "Performer of the Week" feature for her performance in this episode. Thomas Schnauz was nominated for the for this episode. Buried (Breaking Bad) "Buried" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 56th overall episode of the series. Written by Thomas Schnauz and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on August 18,
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Peekaboo (Breaking Bad) "Peekaboo" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by J. Roberts and Vince Gilligan, and directed by Peter Medak. Jesse gets the address of the couple who ripped off Skinny Pete and goes to their dilapidated house. Upon breaking inside, he finds and tends to their young neglected son. When the couple returns home, Jesse holds them up and demands that they return his meth and his money. They give him part of the meth, claiming to have lost the other portion, and show him
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but never uninteresting". Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic awarded the episode 4.9 out of 5 calling it "phenomenal". Donna Bowman reviewing for "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an "A-". Bullet Points (Breaking Bad) "Bullet Points" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 37th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on August 7, 2011. The episode opens with Mike (Jonathan Banks) riding in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos refrigerator truck on a meth delivery run. The truck suddenly screeches
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on its original broadcast. The episode was generally acclaimed, with critics commenting on how the change of pace from the previous week's explosive episode allowed for a more contemplative narrative. Peter Gould was nominated for the for this episode. Robert Forster's guest performance earned him the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. Granite State (Breaking Bad) "Granite State" is the fifteenth and penultimate episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 61st and penultimate episode of the series. Written and directed by Peter Gould, it aired on AMC in the
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Schnauz was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for writing this episode. Say My Name (Breaking Bad) "Say My Name" (originally titled "Everybody Wins") is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 53rd overall episode of the series. Written and directed by Thomas Schnauz, it aired on AMC on August 26, 2012. The title of the episode is a phrase repeatedly spoken by Walt (Bryan Cranston) during his encounter with Declan (Louis Ferreira). This episode marks Jonathan Banks's final appearance as a series
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"stumbled" when it came to "compelling drama in which everyone involved acts in character and within the bounds of recognizable, reasonable human behavior." HitFix's Alan Sepinwall thought "Buyout" was "a bit more muddled" when compared to the previous episodes, adding, "There are incredible individual components — the pre-credits sequence, Walt's improvised blowtorch, even another awkward meal at the White house — but they didn't entirely work together." Aaron Paul was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode. Buyout (Breaking Bad) "Buyout" is the sixth episode of the
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lenses. She was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards all for "Breaking Bad": one for directing the episode "One Minute" (season 3, episode 7) in 2010, one for directing the episode "Gliding Over All" (season 5, episode 8) in 2013, and the other four in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for Outstanding Drama Series, on which she served as an executive producer, winning in 2013 and 2014. She was also nominated for three Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama for "Breaking Bad", winning in 2014 and 2015. On the tenth anniversary of the premiere of "Breaking Bad",
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T-Dog's rising fever. In the bag are doxycyclin (because, Daryl explains, Merle occasionally catches the clap), painkillers, ecstasy, and methamphetamine. The meth is blue, leading to speculations that it was a reference to the famous blue meth prepared by Walter White in the television series, "Breaking Bad".<ref name="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/did-the-walking-dead-cook-up-a-breaking-bad-reference/"></ref> In his interview in the after-show "Talking Dead", Kirkman stated that the scene was "a little Easter egg we were doing for AMC fans." "Bloodletting" was first broadcast on October 23, 2011 in the United States on AMC. The episode received 6.70 million viewers and attained a 3.6 rating in the 18-49
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The comic "recaps the first four-and-a-half seasons of Walter White's descent from mild-mannered chemistry teacher to drug kingpin". In October 2013, New York composer Sung Jin Hong announced his intentions to create an opera inspired by the "Breaking Bad" episode "Ozymandias". Rumors of a possible "Breaking Bad" film, under the working title "Greenbrier", had arisen in 2018. A stand-alone film project was officially announced in November 2018; the film, written by Gilligan and produced through Sony Television, would be set in the "Breaking Bad" universe. According to the New Mexico Film Office, they had approved production for "Greenbrier" in and
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Grilled (Breaking Bad) "Grilled" is the second episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by George Mastras and directed by Charles Haid. This episode marks the final "Breaking Bad" appearance of Raymond Cruz (Tuco Salamanca). Having been kidnapped by a crazed Tuco, Walt and Jesse are held prisoner in a desert hideout where he takes care of his sick uncle, the mute Hector Salamanca. Hector was once a drug kingpin but now is incapacitated because of a stroke, but can communicate with a desk bell. Hank and the DEA have rounded
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and Canada on April 26, 2009. When Walter and Jesse wear masks and try to coerce Saul at gunpoint to accept their case, Saul tries to lay blame on a man known as "Ignacio". Within the "Better Call Saul" prequel series, this is Nacho Varga, a member of the Salamanca cartel. The episode was very well received. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an A, and praised Jesse and Walt's evolving role in the drug world. Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad) "Better Call Saul" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television drama
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Chronicle" praised the season's character development, describing the finale as "an exclamation mark on the tortured journey of Jesse". Maureen Ryan of the "Chicago Tribune" believed the episode "mixed action with character beats well." Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" stated the episode "should cement this season of "Breaking Bad" as one of television's finest dramatic accomplishments". Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a 9, saying that "[it] wasn't the best episode this season, but it was still a good one and we got to know more about the rest of the players." Full Measure (Breaking Bad) "Full Measure"
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of IGN awarded the episode 9 out of 10 praising Bryan Cranston's performance calling it "an amazing piece of acting" and further described the episode as "shocking and eye-brow-raising and fascinating". Crawl Space (Breaking Bad) "Crawl Space" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 44th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 25, 2011. Making their escape after killing off Don Eladio (Steven Bauer) and the Cartel's leadership, Jesse (Aaron Paul) drives a weakened Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) and a wounded
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Blood Money (Breaking Bad) "Blood Money" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 55th overall episode of the series. Written by Peter Gould and directed by Bryan Cranston, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on August 11, 2013 as the mid-season premiere. The episode received high critical acclaim, with critics praising the flashforward scene in the beginning, the ending scene and the performances from Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris. For his performance in the episode, Norris was called "Performer of the Week" by TVLine. In
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hype and reached new heights." Blood Money (Breaking Bad) "Blood Money" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 55th overall episode of the series. Written by Peter Gould and directed by Bryan Cranston, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on August 11, 2013 as the mid-season premiere. The episode received high critical acclaim, with critics praising the flashforward scene in the beginning, the ending scene and the performances from Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris. For his performance in the episode, Norris was called "Performer of
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Say My Name (Breaking Bad) "Say My Name" (originally titled "Everybody Wins") is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 53rd overall episode of the series. Written and directed by Thomas Schnauz, it aired on AMC on August 26, 2012. The title of the episode is a phrase repeatedly spoken by Walt (Bryan Cranston) during his encounter with Declan (Louis Ferreira). This episode marks Jonathan Banks's final appearance as a series regular. Banks and Bryan Cranston both received high praise from critics for their performances. Banks later returned as Mike
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writing this episode. Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn both submitted this episode for consideration after being nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, with each winning their categories, as well. Ozymandias (Breaking Bad) "Ozymandias" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 60th overall episode of the series. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Rian Johnson, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 15,
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and Canada on March 29, 2009. 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-. Down (Breaking Bad) "Down" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". It was written by Sam Catlin and directed by John Dahl. Walt and Jesse meet at a gas station to discuss their next move. Walt says he needs time to reassure his family after his "fugue state" before he can cook
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made. On August 14, 2011, AMC and "Breaking Bad"'s production team agreed to renew the series for a final 16 episodes. Filming began for the season on March 26, 2012. Following a dispute between AMC and Dish Network that led to Dish's dropping AMC as of July 1, 2012, AMC posted the episode online for streaming. The episode is the shortest in the series, with a runtime of approximately 43 minutes. "Live Free or Die" was the most watched episode in "Breaking Bad"s history at the time, with 2.93 million viewers. The episode was praised for the flash forward cold
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of America Award nominations, for Best Drama Series, George Mastras for Best Episodic Drama for "I.F.T.", and Gennifer Hutchison for Best Episodic Drama for "I See You". James Poniewozik of "TIME" named "One Minute" as the fourth-best television episode of 2010. He also included "Fly", "Half Measures" and "Full Measure" on his list of honorable mentions. The Futon Critic listed "Full Measure" as the sixth-best episode of 2010, saying that "No show has played with the expectations of we've come to expect from television more than "Breaking Bad". IGN named "Breaking Bad" the best television series of 2010. Breaking Bad
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ahead. Creator Matt Groening was uneasy about the idea, feeling that it could be mistranslated as actually bad sitcom writing. He also did not like the idea of breaking the fourth wall and the concept of saying that the Simpsons were just actors in a television show. The idea was later explored in the season 11 episode "Behind the Laughter". One of the "crazy" ideas was the inclusion of the character of Ozmodiar, who was originally included in the script for an earlier episode but was considered too ridiculous for the time. When this episode came along the character seemed
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the episode. The opening flashback scene was the last scene to be shot for the entire series. The crew waited to film the episode to allow for Cranston's and Paul's hair to grow in so they'd look like they did before Walt began shaving his head and Jesse began wearing his short. Although it was filmed months after the rest of the episode, Johnson was able to return to direct the scene. When Walt holds Holly in a changing room, after taking her from his home, she looks at him and says, "Mama" several times. Producer Moira Walley-Beckett, who wrote
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a Ride" was watched by 1.53 million viewers on its first broadcast, earning a 0.4 ratings for viewers between 18 and 49. Quite a Ride "Quite a Ride" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on September 3, 2018 on AMC in the United States. The episode opens forward of the show's present time, sometime between the events of the "Breaking Bad" episodes "Ozymandias" and "Granite State"; Saul Goodman frantically collects money and other prized possessions from his office while Francesca shreds
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have amazing story arcs and characters, not just in each episode, but in the series as a whole. Abiquiu was a great example of this." Abiquiu (Breaking Bad) "Abiquiu" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 31st overall episode of the series. It was written by John Shiban and Thomas Schnauz and directed by Michelle MacLaren. In a flashback, Jesse and Jane visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and view her painting "My Last Door". The two debate the meaning of the painting before Jane concludes that O'Keeffe was simply
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Cornered (Breaking Bad) "Cornered" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 39th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on August 21, 2011. The episode opens similarly to "Bullet Points," with two guards riding in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos refrigerator truck. The truck is suddenly forced off the road by cartel hitmen, led by cartel member Gaff, who shoot the driver in the head. Previously, the cartel hijackers had been shot by Mike (Jonathan Banks), who was hidden in
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its slower pace. Seth Amitin, of IGN, gave the episode an 8.6/10, commenting the episode was: "about crossing the lines..." and that it "is the beginning of the set-up for the finale in two weeks". Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a B, writing that "it's inevitable that we'd have a merely good episode at some point" and, like Amitin, thought that the episode "seemed to be mostly concerned with moving the pieces into place for the finale". Mandala (Breaking Bad) "Mandala" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American television drama series "Breaking
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whom Mulder first called Cancer Man. Vince Gilligan was previously a writer and producer for that series. Cancer Man (Breaking Bad) "Cancer Man" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Jim McKay, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on February 17, 2008. Hank and his DEA team have a meeting over the disappearance of Emilio and Krazy-8, the latter of whom is revealed to have been their informant. Hank also reports on their discovery of 99.1% pure methamphetamine. Although the
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Emmy Awards for his performance in this episode. End Times (Breaking Bad) "End Times" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 45th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 2, 2011. "GQ", and "Salon.com" named "End Times" as one of the best episodes in all of television in 2011. After receiving an anonymous warning from Saul (Bob Odenkirk) about Hank (Dean Norris) having been targeted by a drug cartel, the DEA dispatches a squad of agents to guard
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Bullet Points (Breaking Bad) "Bullet Points" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 37th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on August 7, 2011. The episode opens with Mike (Jonathan Banks) riding in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos refrigerator truck on a meth delivery run. The truck suddenly screeches to a halt as it is forced off the road by a pair of hijackers. Mike quickly pulls out his gun and listens as the gunmen pull the driver from
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by his week-long meth parties. Walter is bruised and bleeding profusely after Jesse trips him up onto a glass table. Jesse gets to his feet and tells Walter to leave his house and never return. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a "B+". She said several Rubicons are crossed, including "three enormous, no-going-back decisions" three of the characters have to make. Bug (Breaking Bad) "Bug" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 42nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United
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in a Drama Series for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. He ultimately lost to Aaron Paul for his performance in the episode "End Times". Hermanos (Breaking Bad) "Hermanos" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 41st overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 4, 2011. During a pre-credits flashback sequence that takes place right after the deaths of the Cousins (Leonel and Marco Salamanca) and Juan Bolsa (Javier Grajeda), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) meets with Hector (Mark Margolis) and hints that
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Grose both enjoyed Marie in "Open House", but both felt the scenes at Jesse's house were too over-the-top and that Skyler's concerns about Walter's safety seemed out of character. Open House (Breaking Bad) "Open House" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 36th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 31, 2011. In the episode, Walter and Skyler advance their plans to buy a car wash as a front organization, while Jesse holds increasingly darker parties to distract from his
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Open House (Breaking Bad) "Open House" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 36th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 31, 2011. In the episode, Walter and Skyler advance their plans to buy a car wash as a front organization, while Jesse holds increasingly darker parties to distract from his guilt for having killed Gale. Meanwhile, Marie starts stealing to cope with the difficult recovery of her husband Hank, who is asked to offer his advice regarding Gale's murder
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as one of the finest episodes of "Breaking Bad", and many critics regard it as one of the greatest episodes of dramatic television ever produced. At the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in August 2014, Walley-Beckett won the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Emmy for her screenplay, and Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn won Lead Actor and Supporting Actress Emmys, respectively, for their performances in the episode. A flashback to when Walt and Jesse first cooked methamphetamine on the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation shows Walt calling a pregnant Skyler and making up an excuse for why he'll be late coming home.
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on TV in the last 20 years." Michelle Maclaren was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for this episode. One Minute (Breaking Bad) "One Minute" is the seventh episode of the third season of American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 27th overall episode of the series. It was written by Thomas Schnauz and directed by Michelle MacLaren. It originally aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 2, 2010. A flashback in Mexico shows a young Leonel complaining to his uncle, Hector Salamanca, about a broken toy. In
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your head and it's fun." In the background of the karaoke performance, stock footage from the science-fiction television series "Quark" was visible in the background. Gilligan was a fan of the show during childhood and recognized it while reviewing available stock footage. The full karaoke video was made available on the official "Breaking Bad" website after the episode was first broadcast. The scene when Walter looks through Gale's notebook at Hank's behest features a montage of quick cuts between the notebook pages and Walter's face as he read. The montage was conceived by Gilligan, who wanted to express Walter's stress
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Gilligan was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and won the . Lynne Willingham won Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series and John Toll was nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series. In 2013, Vince Gilligan recalled the viewership for the episode being below a million viewers. "We went up against some big football game, and we got crushed", Gilligan was quoted as saying during an episode of "The Colbert Report". Pilot (Breaking Bad) "Pilot" (titled "Breaking Bad" on DVD and Blu-ray releases) is the pilot episode and series premiere of the American television
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roof, and escaped by climbing down the building's maintenance ladder. "Wiedersehen" includes the origin story for Hector Salamanca's bell, an item vitally important to the storylines of both "Better Call Saul" and "Breaking Bad". In addition, it provides backstory details about the character Lalo, who was first named in "Breaking Bad", and first appeared in the "Better Call Saul" episode "Coushatta". In German, "Wiedersehen" is literally translated as "see you again" or "until we see each other again", and the expression "auf wiedersehen" is used to indicate "goodbye" or "farewell". In this episode, Werner's crew have spray painted the word
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to Breaking Bad fans while serving up gripping drama in its own right'. Terri Schwartz of IGN gave the episode a 8.0 rating, writing "Whose storyline is going to come crashing down around them first: Jimmy or Mike?" Sunk Costs (Better Call Saul) "Sunk Costs" is the third episode of the third season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on April 24, 2017 on AMC in the United States. After following his planted tracking device's signal to an empty stretch of highway, Mike finds it left in the middle
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of the series and the 17-month break between the fourth and fifth season was not his decision. Although, he did admit that the plan to keep "Mad Men" off the air in 2011 was in place before the negotiations. He said, "There was a plan in place in 2010 that the show would not be on the air in 2011. You don't just throw in "Breaking Bad" because "Mad Men" is not available. They have four shows. They do them one at a time, and God bless them for the fact that "Breaking Bad" got an audience, because of where
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set in Madrid during the 1920s and 1930s when Madrid was a company-owned coal-mining town. Madrid and details about the town's attractions are mentioned in chapter 15 of A.J. DeWall's novel, "Forever Man" (2014). In the opening scene of Breaking Bad (season 5) episode 14 ("Ozymandias"), Walter White takes a break after his first methamphetamine cook to phone his wife, Skyler, to suggest the family do something the show's creator (Vince Gilligan) says he and his girlfriend did: "head up to Turquoise Trail and stop at Tinkertown, maybe grab some lunch in Madrid". Madrid, New Mexico Madrid (/ˈmædrɪd/, Spanish: [maˈðɾið])
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Bryan Cranston said he was not expecting the episode to take the direction it did. He called the scene "painful, but beautifully crafted, and reasonably so", and commented on the contrast between Gus' calm demeanor and Walter's "tap-dancing to stay alive". Cranston said of Esposito's performance, "When he plays that bad character, his eyes go dead, and all it takes is to look into his eyes." Gilligan said although Gus' actions in the scene were scripted, "You'd be surprised how little I talked to Giancarlo about how he played that part ... This is a man with amazing instincts." A
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the first season of "Breaking Bad" were put under scrutiny in a "Mythbusters Breaking Bad" Special. Despite several modifications to what was seen in the show, both the scenes depicted in the show were shown to be physically impossible. In the "Crazy Handful of Nothin'" episode, Walt produces a batch of fulminated mercury, in crystalline form, and threatens to raze Tuco Salamanca's office to the ground. Although the compound is unstable, "MythBusters" has shown that Walt would have needed a much greater quantity of the compound along with a much faster throwing velocity, and that he and everyone else would
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he has been kidnapped. The episode ends with Mike driving Jesse to an unknown destination. When he asks Jesse if he would like to know where they are going, the only reply is a simple "nope." "Bullet Points" was written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Colin Bucksey, the third "Breaking Bad" episode he directed after "Phoenix" in season two and "I See You" in season three. During the cold open scene, one of Gus' drug-smuggling trucks is attacked by members of a Mexican drug cartel. This is a reference to what series creator Vince Gilligan refers to as a
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identity cards he's had prepared for himself and his father. To his surprise, Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca arrives to aid in running the family business. Unlike Hector, who did not concern himself with day-to-day details, Lalo seems to be interested in every aspect of the enterprise, giving Nacho cause for concern. This episode marks the first on-screen appearance of the character Lalo, portrayed by Tony Dalton. The character was first mentioned in the "Breaking Bad" episode "Better Call Saul", which also referenced the character "Ignacio" (Nacho) and introduced the character of Saul Goodman. Prior to the show's airing, Vince Gilligan mentioned
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Cancer Man (Breaking Bad) "Cancer Man" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Jim McKay, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on February 17, 2008. Hank and his DEA team have a meeting over the disappearance of Emilio and Krazy-8, the latter of whom is revealed to have been their informant. Hank also reports on their discovery of 99.1% pure methamphetamine. Although the DEA had no leads, Hank believes the product is good enough to make someone Albuquerque's new meth
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2013 and 2014 for producing the show. In 2014, he won the Directors Guild of America Award for directing the finale of "Breaking Bad", "Felina". In September 2013, Sony Pictures Television announced a deal with AMC to produce a "Breaking Bad" spin-off prequel entitled "Better Call Saul," to focus on character Saul Goodman from the original series, before he became Walter Whites lawyer, and to star Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as the title character. Gilligan co-created the series with "Breaking Bad" writer Peter Gould, with both of them acting as showrunners. The first episode, which Gilligan directed and co-wrote,
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Breaking Bad (season 5) The fifth and final season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad" premiered on July 15, 2012, and concluded on September 29, 2013 on AMC in the United States and Canada. The 16-episode season is split into two parts, each containing eight episodes. The first part of the season was broadcast from July 15 to September 2, 2012, and aired on Sundays at 10:00 pm ET. The second part was broadcast from August 11 to September 29, 2013, aired on Sundays at 9:00 pm. It debuted in the UK and Ireland on Netflix, showing one
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Gray Matter (Breaking Bad) "Gray Matter" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad". Written by Patty Lin and directed by Tricia Brock, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on February 24, 2008. Walt and Skyler attend a birthday party for their wealthy acquaintance, Elliott Schwartz. Years earlier, Walt and his then-girlfriend Gretchen had formed a company called Gray Matter Technologies with Elliott—the company name derived from mixing the colors in their last names, "White" and "Schwartz" (German for "black")—but Walt opted to sell off his share. Subsequently,
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these events to come to fruition, but after they did, they started considering a spin-off featuring Saul as a thought experiment. Further, Saul's character on "Breaking Bad" became much more developed than the staff had originally planned, as he was originally slated to appear in only three episodes; with the growth of Saul's character, Gilligan saw ways to explore Saul's backstory. In April 2013, "Better Call Saul" was confirmed to be in development by Gilligan and Gould; the latter wrote the "Breaking Bad" episode that introduced the character. Bob Odenkirk stars as lawyer Jimmy McGill (known as Saul Goodman in
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Jonathan Banks. His portrayal of Mike paints the picture of an exasperated career criminal who excels at the game ... and is resigned to his fate. He's funny ... and he somehow manages to be the moral center of this operation, despite his willingness to kill and kill and kill." Madrigal (Breaking Bad) "Madrigal" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 48th overall episode of the series. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July
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Abiquiu (Breaking Bad) "Abiquiu" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 31st overall episode of the series. It was written by John Shiban and Thomas Schnauz and directed by Michelle MacLaren. In a flashback, Jesse and Jane visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and view her painting "My Last Door". The two debate the meaning of the painting before Jane concludes that O'Keeffe was simply trying to make a good feeling last. In the present, Hank is frustrated with his physical therapy. Marie gives Skyler the therapy bill to pay
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Confessions (Breaking Bad) "Confessions" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 57th overall episode of the series. Written by Gennifer Hutchison and directed by Michael Slovis, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on August 25, 2013. At a diner, Todd recalls how he helped steal methylamine from the train to his uncle Jack and one of his men, Kenny, neglecting to mention the boy he murdered. Agreeing to let Todd cook meth on his own, Jack and Kenny drive back into New Mexico. Meanwhile, Hank
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Madrigal (Breaking Bad) "Madrigal" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 48th overall episode of the series. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 22, 2012. In Hannover, Germany, Peter Schuler, an executive for Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, the parent company of Los Pollos Hermanos, kills himself with a portable defibrillator after police arrive to question him about his longstanding ties to Gus. Back in Albuquerque, Jesse panics over the missing ricin cigarette, worried that
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Buyout (Breaking Bad) "Buyout" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 52nd overall episode of the series. Written by Gennifer Hutchison and directed by Colin Bucksey, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on August 19, 2012. Upon returning from the train heist, Walt, Mike, and Todd dismantle the dirt bike belonging to the boy that Todd killed, dissolving the pieces in barrels filled with hydrofluoric acid. They prepare another barrel for the boy. While Todd and Jesse are smoking outside, Todd glibly dismisses the tragedy, leading
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Buried (Breaking Bad) "Buried" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 56th overall episode of the series. Written by Thomas Schnauz and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on August 18, 2013. An elderly man, collecting money which Jesse has thrown away, discovers him parked in a playground and absentmindedly spinning on a roundabout. Meanwhile, after his confrontation with Hank, Walt frantically tries calling Skyler, but cannot get through as Hank has already reached her. Walt rushes to the car wash,
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later receives the antidote syringe from Beth. The episode parodies action films and was inspired by "Breaking Bad" episode "4 Days Out". In a continuation of the season's storyline of Beth and Jerry's divorce, "Pickle Rick" explores Beth's unhealthy relationship with Rick, who disregards the importance of family. It was watched by 2.3 million viewers when it first aired on Adult Swim, having been a highly anticipated episode for the show's fanbase. The episode received positive reviews, particularly praising the animation and design of Pickle Rick and his fight scenes, as well as the performance of guest actors Danny Trejo
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End Times (Breaking Bad) "End Times" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 45th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 2, 2011. "GQ", and "Salon.com" named "End Times" as one of the best episodes in all of television in 2011. After receiving an anonymous warning from Saul (Bob Odenkirk) about Hank (Dean Norris) having been targeted by a drug cartel, the DEA dispatches a squad of agents to guard Hank and Marie (Betsy Brandt)'s house. The White
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Face Off (Breaking Bad) "Face Off" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 46th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 9, 2011. "TV Guide" named "Face Off" as one of the best episodes in all of television in 2011. After failing to kill Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) via a car bomb, Walter (Bryan Cranston) removes the bomb and asks Jesse (Aaron Paul) if he knows of a place Gus frequents that does not have security cameras. Before
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Hermanos (Breaking Bad) "Hermanos" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 41st overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 4, 2011. During a pre-credits flashback sequence that takes place right after the deaths of the Cousins (Leonel and Marco Salamanca) and Juan Bolsa (Javier Grajeda), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) meets with Hector (Mark Margolis) and hints that he orchestrated their deaths out of revenge ("blood for blood"), infuriating the immobile Hector. Gus is called to meet with the police and DEA,
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Ozymandias (Breaking Bad) "Ozymandias" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 60th overall episode of the series. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Rian Johnson, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 15, 2013. The title is a reference to the Percy Bysshe Shelley poem "Ozymandias", drawing on the poem's theme of collapse following greatness; in a teaser trailer for the show's final eight episodes, the entire poem is recited by lead actor Bryan Cranston. "Ozymandias" has been acclaimed since its initial airing
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Full Measure (Breaking Bad) "Full Measure" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the third season of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 33rd overall episode of the series. It was written and directed by the show's creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on June 13, 2010. After Walter kills the gang members and Jesse goes on the run, Walt meets with Gus and Mike to negotiate for his and Jesse's safety, and for the continuation of his employment. Walter suggests Gus has two options: (A) Kill
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