S03E07 · EP 27
season 3 · 2010-05-02

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written by ? · directed by ? · 1.52M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 4 threads
tense 15%angry 7%humiliation 7%violence 6%menacing 6%sad 6%confession 5%deadpan 5%threat 5%tender 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Hank's assault and fallout
B · Jesse's revenge and partnership
C · Walt's lab control
D · Cousins' preparation
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Mexico home · cold_openHector teaches family lesson

Hector Salamanca drowns his nephew to teach family loyalty.

01:52–04:37violence · humiliation
2 ▸ 04:37
2 · Jesse's house · act1Hank beats Jesse at home

Hank attacks Jesse in his house, knocking him unconscious.

04:37–07:54violence · escalation
3 · Hospital room · act1Saul and Walt visit Jesse

Saul and Walt try to calm Jesse after the beating.

07:54–11:42threat · scheme
4 · Hospital hallway · act1Walt and Saul discuss options

Walt and Saul debate how to handle Jesse's threats.

11:42–12:11scheme · threat
5 · DEA field office · act2Hank gives statement at DEA

Hank gives his side of the junkyard incident to detectives.

12:11–17:27interrogation · investigation
7 · Walt's condo · act2Skyler visits Walt at condo

Skyler asks Walt to help Hank by convincing Jesse to drop charges.

18:21–21:08negotiation · avoidance
8 · Superlab · act2Walt and Gale work in superlab

Walt arrives to find Gale has prepared the lab for cooking.

21:08–22:47coincidence
9 · Desert · act2Cousins buy bulletproof vests

The Cousins test bulletproof vests by shooting the arms dealer.

22:47–25:35violence · humiliation
10 · Superlab · act3Walt chastises Gale for error

Walt angrily blames Gale for a temperature mistake ruining the batch.

25:35–27:07misunderstanding · humiliation
11 ▸ 27:07
11 · Schrader residence · act3Hank rejects Marie's lie suggestion

Hank tells Marie he is done as a cop after admitting his unraveling.

27:07–32:49confession · humiliation
12 · Superlab · act3Walt calls Gus about Jesse

Walt convinces Gus to replace Gale with Jesse as his lab assistant.

32:49–33:04negotiation · scheme
13 ▸ 33:04
13 · Hospital room · act3Walt offers Jesse partnership

Jesse rejects Walt's offer of partnership and a million dollars.

33:04–37:28betrayal · humiliation
14 · Hospital room and car · act3Walt admits Jesse's meth is good

Walt admits Jesse's meth is as good as his own, leading Jesse to accept.

37:28–37:38deal · confession
15 · DEA office · act4Hank admits assault and is suspended

Hank gives a truthful statement and is suspended without pay.

37:38–38:29confession · comeuppance
16 · DEA office hallway · act4Merkert tells Hank Jesse drops charges

Merkert informs Hank that Jesse is not pressing charges.

38:29–40:32coincidence
17 · Car · act4Hank calls Marie with good news

Hank calls Marie to say things may be okay.

40:32–41:18
18 · Car · tagMysterious call warns Hank of killers

An anonymous caller warns Hank that two men are coming to kill him.

41:18–45:17threat · pursuit
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Episode facts

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2010-05-02
Overall
#27
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1.52M (US)
Pace
60 words/min · 72 questions

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