S04E07 · EP 40
Problem Dog
Episode DNA
12 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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12 scenes · our breakdownJesse plays a violent video game but is distracted by traumatic memories of killing Gale.
00:23–02:08violence · obsessionSkyler explains to Walt she convinced the dealership to take back the car for an $800 restocking fee.
02:08–04:21petty_grievance · negotiationWalt drives the Challenger to a lot, burns donuts, and sets it on fire.
04:21–06:50violence · escalationWalt admits to Saul he fears Gus and asks for a hitman, but Saul refuses.
06:50–11:28scheme · threatWalt manipulates Jesse by reminding him of Gus's past crimes to get him to agree to murder.
11:28–13:41betrayal
6 ▸ 13:41Marie visits the car wash and Skyler realizes Walt's income is too high to launder.
13:41–18:34scheme · double_standard
7 ▸ 18:34Walt gives Jesse ricin in a vial and instructs him to poison Gus's food or drink.
18:34–24:07schemeWalt Jr. drives Hank to Los Pollos Hermanos where Hank meets Gus and takes a cup.
24:07–25:03investigation · coincidence
9 ▸ 25:03Jesse goes to the Pollos farm, gets a gun, and considers killing Gus but hesitates.
25:03–32:43violence · negotiation
10 ▸ 32:43Jesse tells a story about killing a dog to indirectly confess to murdering Gale.
32:43–39:15confession · humiliationJesse checks his cigarette pack and finds the ricin vial is missing.
39:15–39:49obsession · avoidance
12 ▸ 39:49Hank tells his DEA colleagues that Gus Fring's fingerprints were found in Gale's apartment.
39:49–46:18investigation · secret_exposedSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2011-08-28
- Overall
- #40
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- 1.91M (US)
- Pace
- 77 words/min · 144 questions