S01E04 · EP 4
Cancer Man
Episode DNA
19 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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19 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:02Agent Gom briefs the DEA team about a new super-pure meth and a missing dealer.
00:02–02:42investigation · threat
2 ▸ 02:42Walt reveals his lung cancer diagnosis to his family at a barbecue at Hank and Marie's house.
02:42–10:56confession · secret_exposed
3 ▸ 10:56Jesse brags about his new meth recipe to friends Combo and Skinny Pete.
10:56–16:23lie · dealWalt locks himself in a bathroom to treat his leg wound from Krazy-8.
16:23–16:43secret_exposed · avoidance
5 ▸ 16:43Skyler schedules an appointment with a top oncologist, but Walt balks at the deposit.
16:43–20:09negotiation · lieWalt retrieves hidden drug money from a heating duct while Junior watches.
20:09–21:45lie · secret_exposedWalt goes to the credit union to get a cashier's check for the oncologist.
21:45–22:39social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceWalt and Junior discuss Junior's soccer practice and school.
22:39–25:38Jesse is discovered with his foot stuck in his parents' patio furniture.
25:38–27:03humiliation · coincidenceJesse's parents debate letting him stay but decide to confront him later.
27:03–29:08negotiation · double_standardWalt tells Junior that things work themselves out in the chemistry classroom.
29:08–30:36Jesse talks to Jake about learning and gets upset about their mother's distrust.
30:36–34:52double_standard · petty_grievanceJesse finds a failed chemistry paper graded by Walt and gets a call about customers.
34:52–35:34coincidence · deal
14 ▸ 35:34Jesse visits Walt to give him $4,000 from meth sales, but Walt angrily rejects him.
35:34–38:30misunderstanding · threatDr. Delcavoli tells Walt and Skyler his cancer is stage 3A and treatable.
38:30–40:25confessionJesse's parents confront him about his drug use and ask him to leave.
40:25–42:04interrogation · humiliation
17 ▸ 42:04Jesse thanks Jake for not telling on him and destroys the marijuana.
42:04–42:21dealWalt and Skyler argue about the cost of cancer treatment and whether to proceed.
42:21–45:27escalationA car inexplicably catches fire in Walt's driveway.
47:01–47:26coincidence · escalationSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2008-02-17
- Overall
- #4
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- Director
- Viewers
- 1.09M (US)
- Pace
- 78 words/min · 137 questions