S03E04 · EP 24
season 3 · 2010-04-11

Green Light

written by ? · directed by ? · 1.46M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 4 threads
tense 15%angry 8%awkward 7%interrogation 5%pursuit 4%scheme 4%violence 4%menacing 4%obsession 4%deadpan 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt's personal crisis
B · Jesse's independent cook
C · Hank's investigation
D · Gus's business decisions
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Desert gas station · cold_openJesse trades meth for gas and cigarettes

Jesse convinces a cashier to accept blue meth as payment for gas and cigarettes.

00:40–03:54scheme · negotiation
2 ▸ 03:54
2 · Saul's office · act1Saul pitches class-action lawsuit

Saul pitches a class-action lawsuit to a client while Mike waits.

03:54–06:00eavesdropping · secret_exposed
3 ▸ 06:00
3 · Beneke Fabricators · act1Walt throws plant at Ted's window

Walt throws a potted plant at Ted's office window, but it bounces off.

06:00–08:46violence · humiliation
4 ▸ 08:46
4 · Saul's office · act1Walt attacks Saul over bugging

Walt realizes Saul bugged his house and attacks him.

08:46–11:15betrayal · violence
5 ▸ 11:15
5 · Walt's house · act1Mike removes bugs from house

Mike removes listening devices from Walt's house.

11:15–13:28threat · avoidance
6 · High school principal's office · act2Walt placed on leave from school

Principal Carmen Molina places Walt on indefinite leave.

13:28–16:10social_rule_violation · humiliation
7 · Airport · act2Hank cancels El Paso trip

Hank cancels his El Paso trip after a lead on blue meth.

16:10–18:25pursuit · obsession
8 ▸ 18:25
8 · High school parking lot · act2Jesse shows Walt his new meth

Jesse asks Walt for a distributor intro but Walt criticizes his meth.

18:25–22:52rivalry · petty_grievance
9 · Ted's house · act3Skyler and Ted continue affair

Skyler and Ted have sex and discuss her marriage.

22:52–23:37seduction · secret_exposed
10 · Police interrogation room · act3Hank interrogates tweaker about meth

Hank and Gomez question a tweaker about the blue meth source.

23:37–28:46interrogation · obsession
11 · Saul's office · act3Jesse shows Saul his cooked meth

Jesse shows Saul his own cooked meth and asks for a deal.

28:46–30:02deal · scheme
12 ▸ 30:02
12 · Parking lot · act3Mike reports Walt's state to Gus

Mike tells Gus Walt is a disaster and unlikely to cook again.

30:02–32:57negotiation · scheme
13 ▸ 32:57
13 · Gas station · act4Hank questions cashier about meth

Hank gets a description of the man and his RV from the cashier.

32:57–38:20interrogation · pursuit
14 · White family home · act4Junior reports donations stopped

Junior notes donations to Walt's website have stopped.

38:20–40:44misunderstanding
15 · Police station · act4Victor gives Jesse half payment

Victor gives Jesse only half the payment for the meth.

40:44–41:30investigation · pursuit
16 · Police station · act4Hank declines El Paso assignment

Hank tells Merkert he won't go to El Paso due to the case.

41:30–44:45obsession · pursuit
17 ▸ 44:45
17 · Radio broadcast · act4Radio reports air disaster suicide

A news report mentions the air-traffic controller's suicide.

44:45–45:57coincidence · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2010-04-11
Overall
#24
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1.46M (US)
Pace
78 words/min · 151 questions

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Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
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Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
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Ted BenekeChristopher Cousins18 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
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Carmen MolinaCarmen Serano9 episodes · drives 2 scenes
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Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
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Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes