S03E02 · EP 22
season 3 · 2010-03-28

Caballo sin Nombre

written by ? · directed by ? · 1.55M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 4 threads
tense 14%scheme 9%angry 9%awkward 8%sad 8%escalation 6%social rule violation 6%humiliation 5%deal 5%threat 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Walt's family crisis
B · Jesse's new start
C · Cartel threat
D · Skyler's dilemma
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 02:00
1 · Rural road · cold_openWalt pepper-sprayed by officer

Walt gets pulled over and pepper-sprayed after ranting about the plane crash.

02:00–03:18escalation · humiliation
2 ▸ 03:18
2 · DEA field office · act1Hank briefs on cartel

Hank briefs his team on a cartel massacre at the border.

03:18–04:32investigation · threat
3 · Police station · act1Hank picks up Walt

Hank picks up Walt from the police station after his arrest.

04:32–06:52humiliation · social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 06:52
4 · Jesse's old house · act1Jesse meets his father

Jesse runs into his father at his old house and feels rejected.

06:52–11:09social_rule_violation
5 · Walt's apartment · act1Saul visits Walt

Saul tries to convince Walt to return to cooking meth.

11:09–13:43scheme · negotiation
6 ▸ 13:43
6 · Outside Walt's apartment · act1Saul calls Mike

Saul calls Mike about a potential wife problem.

13:43–15:25scheme · threat
7 · White residence · act2Dinner at White residence

Walt Jr. lashes out at Skyler for keeping Walt away.

15:25–18:06social_rule_violation
8 · Outside White residence · act2Hank and Marie discuss

Hank speculates Walt had an affair, but Marie doubts it.

18:06–19:30misunderstanding · investigation
9 · Saul's office · act2Jesse visits Saul

Jesse visits Saul and asks for a job.

19:30–22:11deal · scheme
11 · Beneke Fabricators · act3Skyler and Ted discuss fraud

Skyler confronts Ted about obvious bookkeeping fraud.

24:22–27:46scheme · deal
12 · Walt's apartment · act3Walt picks up Junior

Walt picks up Walter Jr. and explains the situation.

27:46–30:48avoidance
13 ▸ 30:48
13 · Law office · act3Saul negotiates house purchase

Saul negotiates to buy Jesse's old house for $400,000.

30:48–33:51negotiation · scheme
14 ▸ 33:51
14 · White residence · act3Walt throws pizza on roof

Walt throws a pizza onto the roof after Skyler refuses him entry.

33:51–36:38escalation · humiliation
15 · White residence · act3Skyler leaves voicemail

Skyler leaves a voicemail threatening a restraining order.

36:38–36:46threat · escalation
16 ▸ 36:46
16 · Jesse's old house · act3Jesse buys his old house

Jesse buys his old house and goes inside.

36:46–41:56deal
17 ▸ 41:56
17 · Walt's apartment · act4Walt wakes up on floor

Walt wakes up on his apartment floor in his underwear.

41:56–44:01humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2010-03-28
Overall
#22
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1.55M (US)
Pace
74 words/min · 105 questions

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In this episode

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Walter White62 episodes · drives 79 scenes
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Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
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Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
ME
Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
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Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
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Walter White Jr.RJ Mitte62 episodes
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Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes
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Ted BenekeChristopher Cousins18 episodes · drives 1 scenes