S02E03 · EP 10
season 2 · 2009-03-22

Bit by a Dead Bee

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Episode DNA

15 scenes · 3 threads
tense 16%lie 13%scheme 8%awkward 5%interrogation 5%deal 5%sad 5%cheerful 5%deadpan 3%tender 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt's cover story
B · Jesse's escape
C · Hank's investigation
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:10
1 · Desert · cold_openWalt and Jesse hatch plan

Walt and Jesse discuss their cover story after burying evidence.

00:10–01:43scheme
2 ▸ 01:43
2 · Hospital room · act1Walt reunites with family

Walt wakes in hospital and reunites with Skyler and Junior.

01:43–03:29lie
3 · Hospital hallway · act1Skyler calls Marie

Skyler tells Marie about Walt's strange disappearance.

03:29–04:00
4 ▸ 04:00
4 · DEA office · act1Hank gives official statement

Hank lies to his DEA superiors about the shootout.

04:00–09:26lie · interrogation
5 · Jesse's house and street · act1Jesse and Badger move equipment

Jesse and Badger move the meth lab to an RV.

09:26–13:04scheme · deal
6 · Hospital room · act1Doctors question Walt

Doctors quiz Walt about his memory loss and medications.

13:04–16:41lie
7 · Crystal Palace motel room · act1DEA raids motel room

Hank's team raids Jesse's motel room at the Crystal Palace.

16:41–17:20pursuit
8 · DEA interrogation room · act2Hank interrogates Jesse

Hank interrogates Jesse about his weekend and the money.

17:20–23:14interrogation · lie
9 ▸ 23:14
9 · Hospital room · act2Walt confesses to psychiatrist

Walt admits he faked amnesia to escape family pressure.

23:14–27:28confession
10 ▸ 27:28
10 · DEA office · act3Hank brings in Hector Salamanca

Hector Salamanca refuses to identify Jesse by defecating.

27:28–29:25humiliation · social_rule_violation
11 · Pay phone · act3Jesse calls his father

Jesse's father refuses to give him a ride.

29:25–31:18petty_grievance
13 · Hospital room and pay phone · act3Jesse calls Walt from pay phone

Jesse and Walt update each other and discuss cooking again.

31:54–33:21scheme · deal
16 · DEA field office · act4Hank reviews blue meth evidence

Hank connects blue meth to Krazy-8 and gets a surprise party.

38:25–40:06investigation
17 ▸ 40:06
17 · Hospital room · act4Hank visits Walt in hospital

Hank shows Walt and Junior Tuco's dental grill gift.

40:06–44:23
18 · Walt's bedroom · tagWalt returns home and Skyler questions him

Walt assures Skyler but she suspects a second cell phone.

44:23–45:53lie · secret_exposed
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-03-22
Overall
#10
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1.13M (US)
Pace
82 words/min · 209 questions

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In this episode

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Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
MS
Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes
HS
Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
B
BadgerMatt Jones17 episodes
C
ClovisTom Kiesche4 episodes
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