S05E02 · EP 48
season 5 · 2012-07-22

Madrigal

written by ? · directed by ? · 2.29M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 4 threads
tense 23%tender 13%sad 10%scheme 8%investigation 8%misunderstanding 5%negotiation 5%threat 5%menacing 5%secret exposed 3%

Story threads over runtime

click a block to open the scene
0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt and Jesse reconcile
B · DEA investigates Madrigal
C · Mike and Lydia conflict
D · Skyler's depression
01

Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Jesse's house · act1Peter Schuler tastes sauces

Peter Schuler tastes dipping sauces at a test kitchen in Germany.

05:39–09:02misunderstanding
3 · Jesse's house · act1Jesse finds fake ricin

Jesse finds the fake ricin cigarette in his Roomba and apologizes to Walt.

09:02–11:48scheme · misunderstanding
4 · Mike's house · act1Jesse finds fake ricin

Jesse finds the fake ricin cigarette in his Roomba and apologizes to Walt.

11:48–14:48negotiation
5 ▸ 14:48
5 · DEA office · act1Walt comforts Jesse

Walt comforts Jesse after he finds the fake ricin cigarette.

14:48–18:21investigation
6 · Bar · act1Walt and Jesse propose partnership

Walt and Jesse visit Mike to propose a three-way partnership for cooking meth.

18:21–19:30secret_exposed
7 ▸ 19:30
7 · Diner · act2DEA meets Madrigal executives

Hank and Gomez meet with Madrigal executives about Peter Schuler's suicide.

19:30–24:25scheme · threat
8 · White residence · act2Lydia gives Mike a hit list

Lydia meets Mike at a diner and gives him a list of 11 men to kill.

24:25–25:40
10 · DEA interrogation room · act2Mike interrogated by DEA

Hank and Gomez question Mike about his role at Los Pollos Hermanos.

26:17–32:17interrogation · investigation
11 · Saul's office · act2Mike interrogated by DEA

Hank and Gomez question Mike about his role at Los Pollos Hermanos.

32:17–34:37scheme
12 ▸ 34:37
12 · Phone call · act2Walt and Jesse plan new cook

Walt and Jesse discuss finding a new place to cook meth with Saul.

34:37–37:11investigation
13 · Chow's house · act2Chow calls Mike for help

Duane Chow calls Mike, desperate because the DEA took his money.

37:11–39:02violence · betrayal
14 · Lydia's house · act2Mike kills Chow

Mike kills Duane Chow to prevent him from talking to the DEA.

39:02–40:57
15 · Lydia's house · act2Lydia puts daughter to bed

Lydia returns home and puts her daughter to bed.

40:57–42:55threat · negotiation
16 · Lydia's house · act2Mike confronts Lydia at home

Mike confronts Lydia in her home about the hit list.

42:55–43:37deal
17 · White residence · act2Mike offers Lydia a deal

Mike asks Lydia to get methylamine in exchange for her life.

43:37–45:58
18 · White residence · act2Walt comforts Skyler about Ted

Walt tells Skyler that her guilt about Ted will pass.

45:58–46:25confession
03

Same DNA

nearest episodes by gene profile

Episode facts

Wikipedia · Wikidata
Aired
2012-07-22
Overall
#48
Writers
Director
Viewers
2.29M (US)
Pace
80 words/min · 133 questions

Where to watch

sponsored
TV
Stream all 5 seasonsWhere it's streaming now · JustWatch
Find
BD
The Complete SeriesBlu-ray / DVD box set
Shop
EP
MadrigalDigital purchase
Buy
Links may earn SceneClip a commission. Illustrative availability.

In this episode

JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
WW
Walter White62 episodes · drives 79 scenes
ME
Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
HS
Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
SG
Steven GomezSteven Michael Quezada36 episodes · drives 2 scenes
GM
George MerkertMichael Shamus Wiles12 episodes
LR
Lydia Rodarte-QuayleLaura Fraser13 episodes · drives 7 scenes
DC
Duane ChowJames Ning3 episodes · drives 1 scenes