S05E07 · EP 53
season 5 · 2012-08-26

Say My Name

written by ? · directed by ? · 2.98M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
tense 17%scheme 9%investigation 8%betrayal 7%avoidance 6%deadpan 6%awkward 6%angry 5%triumphant 5%pursuit 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt's new deal
B · Mike's escape plan
C · Jesse's exit struggle
D · Hank's investigation
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:24
1 · desert · act1Desert deal with Declan

Walt negotiates a new distribution deal with Declan, asserting his Heisenberg identity.

00:24–06:43negotiation · deal
2 · desert · act1Jesse questions payment

Jesse confronts Walt about only getting $5 million for Mike instead of $10 million.

06:43–08:00scheme · betrayal
3 · Vamonos Pest · act1Mike drops off Walt and Jesse

Mike drops Walt and Jesse at Vamonos Pest and refuses to apologize for chaining Walt.

08:00–08:45petty_grievance · avoidance
4 · Vamonos Pest · act1Jesse says goodbye to Mike

Jesse shakes Mike's hand and says he's out too, but Mike dismisses him.

08:45–09:53avoidance · double_standard
5 · car wash · act1Methylamine retrieval at car wash

Walt and Jesse retrieve the methylamine from the car wash while Skyler questions Walt.

09:53–11:50secret_exposed · avoidance
6 · Cradock Marine Bank · act2Dan deposits money at bank

Dan Wachsberger sweet-talks a receptionist and deposits money into safety deposit boxes for Mike's guys.

11:50–14:35scheme · impersonation
7 · bank parking lot · act2Mike discusses payments with Dan

Dan tells Mike the families are reliable with pickups and Kaylee's money is set.

14:35–15:14scheme · negotiation
8 · DEA office · act2Hank gets warrant for Mike

Hank learns a search warrant for Mike's house has come in and plans to serve it.

15:14–17:25investigation · pursuit
9 · Mike's house · act2DEA raids Mike's house

The DEA serves a search warrant at Mike's house while he calmly waits.

17:25–17:32pursuit · humiliation
11 · meth lab · act2Walt proposes new lab to Jesse

Walt suggests Jesse run a new lab cooking 100 pounds a week, but Jesse refuses.

18:29–19:57scheme · negotiation
12 · meth lab · act2Walt and Jesse argue about leaving

Walt argues with Jesse about his potential and the money, but Jesse insists he's done.

19:57–22:34betrayal · escalation
13 · meth lab · act2Walt taunts Jesse about money

Walt taunts Jesse about wanting the dirty money and threatens to give him nothing if he leaves.

22:34–23:51humiliation · threat
14 · DEA office · act2Hank's budget meeting

Hank attends a budget meeting about surveillance, but is distracted.

23:51–24:48investigation · avoidance
15 · DEA office · act2Hank's boss reprimands him

Hank's boss tells him to stop focusing on the Fring case and cut surveillance on Mike.

24:48–26:19investigation · double_standard
16 · DEA office · act2Hank and Gomez discuss lawyer

Hank and Gomez decide to tail the lawyer representing Mike's crew members.

26:19–28:11investigation · scheme
17 · meth lab · act2Walt teaches Todd to cook

Walt teaches Todd the meth cooking process, and Todd does fine.

28:11–31:14scheme · deal
19 ▸ 33:18
19 · DEA office · act2Walt vents to Hank about Skyler

Walt tells Hank about his marital problems and Skyler's distance.

33:18–35:23lie · avoidance
20 ▸ 35:23
20 · DEA office · act2Gomez gets a flip from a prisoner

Gomez tells Hank a prisoner is willing to flip and give them Ehrmantraut.

35:23–36:38investigation · betrayal
21 · DEA office (Walt) / park (Mike) · act2Walt warns Mike about DEA

Walt calls Mike to warn him the DEA is coming because someone flipped.

36:38–38:17betrayal · pursuit
22 · Saul's office · act2Saul discusses Mike's situation

Saul, Walt, and Jesse discuss Mike's predicament and the risk of his guys flipping.

38:17–39:19scheme · betrayal
23 · Saul's office · act2Mike asks Saul to get go-bag

Mike calls Saul to retrieve his go-bag from the airport, but Jesse volunteers instead.

39:19–41:32pursuit · avoidance
24 ▸ 41:32
24 · desert · act3Walt kills Mike

Walt confronts Mike for the names of his men, leading to an argument and Walt shooting him.

41:32–46:11betrayal · violence
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Episode facts

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2012-08-26
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2.98M (US)
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85 words/min · 143 questions

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In this episode

WW
Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
ME
Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
D
DeclanLouis Ferreira6 episodes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
DW
Dan WachsbergerChris Freihofer3 episodes · drives 2 scenes
HS
Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
TA
Todd AlquistJesse Plemons13 episodes · drives 10 scenes