S01E01 · SCENE 1/19 · 01:08

Pilot · New Mexico desert

Desert RV crash and farewell

Walter, in underwear, records a cryptic goodbye after crashing his RV in the desert.

01:08→05:12

in the episode · 4m 04s · S01E01

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What happens

01:08–05:12

Walter drives erratically in the desert, crashes, and records a farewell message to his family while sirens approach. He raises a gun, awaiting police.

WhereNew Mexico desert

DriverWalter White

Positioncold_open · setup

ThreadWalter's transformation

Key lines

from this scene

01:27
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Think, think, think.

02:26
I am speaking to my family now.

02:57
I just want you to know that no matter how it may look I only had you in my heart.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

tense0.7

secret exposed0.5

threat0.3

menacing0.3

pursuit0.2

monologuevoiceover

Beats

01:09Walter panics while driving

02:14Walter records farewell

Scene in the episode

01:08–05:12

A · Walter's transformation

1 3 8

B · Meth partnership

2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

C · Family dynamics

D · DEA investigation

payoff → scene 2

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