S02E02 · EP 9
season 2 · 2009-03-15

Grilled

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Episode DNA

14 scenes · 2 threads
tense 26%investigation 10%avoidance 6%menacing 6%awkward 6%scheme 6%angry 6%violence 6%interrogation 3%secret exposed 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Hank searches for Walt
B · Walt and Jesse captive
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Every scene

14 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 01:37
1 · DEA office · act1DEA briefing on Tuco

Hank briefs his team on Tuco Salamanca and evidence against him.

01:37–06:00investigation
2 · White residence · act1Skyler questioned about Walt

Sergeant Roberts questions Skyler about Walt's disappearance at their home.

06:00–11:12interrogation
3 · desert · act1Tuco disposes of phones

Tuco destroys Walt and Jesse's cell phones in the desert.

11:12–13:37avoidance
4 · White residence · act1Skyler and Marie post missing posters

Skyler and Marie distribute missing posters for Walt.

13:37–15:56avoidance
5 ▸ 15:56
5 · Tio's shack · act2Tuco discovers Walt's identity

Tuco learns Walt's true identity from his wallet.

15:56–17:35secret_exposed
6 ▸ 17:35
6 · Tio's shack · act2Tuco interrogates and plans escape

Tuco questions Walt's loyalty and announces his plan to flee to Mexico.

17:35–24:15threat · scheme
7 · White residence · act3Marie suspects second cell phone

Marie suggests Walt has a secret second cell phone and drug dealer.

24:15–27:34
8 · Jesse's mother's house · act3Hank visits Jesse's mother

Hank questions Jesse's mother about his whereabouts and car.

27:34–31:09investigation
9 ▸ 31:09
9 · Tio's shack · act3Walt and Jesse plan to poison Tuco

Walt and Jesse argue about using ricin to poison Tuco.

31:09–34:28scheme
10 ▸ 34:28
10 · Tio's shack · act3Tuco cooks burritos; Tio warns him

Tuco cooks burritos while Tio observes Walt poisoning the food.

34:28–37:15misunderstanding
11 ▸ 37:15
11 · Tio's shack · act4Tuco discovers the poison plot

Tuco realizes Walt and Jesse tried to poison him and confronts them.

37:15–43:02confession · violence
12 · outside Tio's shack · act4Jesse shoots Tuco

Jesse shoots Tuco during a struggle; they leave him to bleed.

43:02–43:23violence
13 · outside Tio's shack · act4Walt and Jesse flee; Hank arrives

Walt and Jesse realize they lack keys and hide as Hank arrives.

43:23–44:43pursuit
14 · outside Tio's shack · act4Hank confronts Tuco

Hank arrives and mistakes Tuco for Jesse, leading to a shootout.

44:43–46:46investigation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-03-15
Overall
#9
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1.6M (US)
Pace
68 words/min · 105 questions

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In this episode

HS
Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
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Tim RobertsNigel Gibbs4 episodes · drives 1 scenes
TS
Tuco SalamancaRaymond Cruz15 episodes · drives 8 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
MS
Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes
WW
Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
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