S02E06 · EP 13
season 2 · 2009-04-12

Peekaboo

written by ? · directed by ? · 1.41M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 2 threads
tense 12%absurd 9%threat 7%scheme 6%tender 6%violence 6%chaotic 6%lie 6%deadpan 4%awkward 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jesse's drug debt collection
B · Walt's cancer treatment lie
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Sidewalk · cold_openJesse gets Spooge's address

Skinny Pete gives Jesse the name and address of the junkies who robbed him.

00:37–03:38scheme · threat
2 · Jesse's car · act1Jesse psychs himself up

Jesse practices intimidating lines outside Spooge's house.

03:38–04:33scheme · threat
4 · Spooge's living room · act1Jesse breaks into Spooge's house

Jesse enters the filthy house and finds a little boy.

05:08–06:49scheme
5 · Spooge's living room · act1Jesse introduces himself as Diesel

Jesse tells the boy his name is Diesel and asks about his parents.

06:49–09:12
7 ▸ 09:53
7 · Phone call · act1Skyler thanks Gretchen

Skyler thanks Gretchen for paying Walt's medical bills.

09:53–11:22misunderstanding
8 ▸ 11:22
8 · Classroom · act1Walt teaches chemistry class

Walt gives a lecture about carbon and synthetic diamonds.

11:22–14:00
9 · Classroom · act1Carmen checks on Walt

Assistant Principal Carmen asks Walt if he has any issues.

14:00–15:49
10 ▸ 15:49
10 · School parking lot · act1Walt finds defaced poster

Walt sees a defaced wanted poster on his car.

15:49–16:35humiliation · petty_grievance
11 ▸ 16:35
11 · Spooge's living room · act1Jesse plays peekaboo with boy

Jesse makes the boy a sandwich and plays peekaboo.

16:35–17:42
12 · Spooge's house · act1Spooge and woman return home

The junkies return home arguing, and Jesse attacks them.

17:42–18:24violence · threat
13 · Car · act2Walt and Junior plan revenge

Walt and Junior discuss torturing the vandal with fire ants.

18:24–19:34petty_grievance · escalation
14 · White family home · act2Gretchen visits the White house

Gretchen visits and Walt asks her not to say anything.

19:34–22:38lie · secret_exposed
15 · Spooge's house · act2Jesse forces junkies to retrieve drugs

Jesse threatens Spooge and his woman, forcing them to retrieve meth from condoms in their rectums.

22:38–25:53threat · violence
16 · Spooge's living room · act2Woman uses boy as shield

The boy enters and Spooge's woman uses him as a shield to protect herself and Spooge.

25:53–25:57threat · escalation
17 · Spooge's backyard · act2Spooge shows Jesse the ATM

Spooge shows Jesse the stolen ATM in the backyard.

25:57–26:55scheme · lie
18 · Spooge's house · act3Jesse scolds the mother

Jesse chastises the mother for neglecting her son.

26:55–28:22double_standard · humiliation
19 ▸ 28:22
19 · Fancy restaurant · act3Walt and Gretchen argue at restaurant

Walt and Gretchen have a heated argument about the lie and the past.

28:22–34:13lie · betrayal
20 · Spooge's house · act3Woman knocks Jesse out

Spooge's woman knocks Jesse unconscious with a bottle while he plays peekaboo.

34:13–36:15violence · betrayal
21 · White family home · act4Walt lies to Skyler about Gretchen

Walt tells Skyler that Gretchen and Elliott are broke.

36:15–42:10lie · secret_exposed
22 · Spooge's house · act4Woman kills Spooge with ATM

Spooge and his woman argue and she kills him by pushing the ATM onto his head.

42:10–45:10violence · comeuppance
23 · Spooge's house · tagJesse plays peekaboo with boy

Jesse wakes up and plays peekaboo with the boy, telling him to keep his eyes closed and wait outside.

45:10–46:23
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-04-12
Overall
#13
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1.41M (US)
Pace
83 words/min · 143 questions

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In this episode

JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
SP
Skinny PeteCharles Baker17 episodes · drives 3 scenes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
GS
Gretchen SchwartzJessica Hecht9 episodes · drives 1 scenes
WW
Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
CM
Carmen MolinaCarmen Serano9 episodes · drives 2 scenes
S
SpoogeDavid Ury5 episodes
ES
Elliott SchwartzAdam Godley10 episodes · drives 1 scenes