S05E08 · EP 54
season 5 · 2012-09-02

Gliding Over All

written by ? · directed by ? · 2.78M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

13 scenes · 4 threads
tense 18%scheme 10%sad 8%violence 6%confession 6%menacing 4%threat 4%negotiation 4%deadpan 4%triumphant 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt's prison murders
B · Lydia's business deal
C · Skyler's family crisis
D · Walt and Jesse's fallout
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Every scene

13 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Vamonos Pest garage · act1Disposing of Mike's body

Walt and Todd prepare to dissolve Mike's body in acid at Vamonos Pest.

00:51–02:18scheme · violence
2 · Vamonos Pest garage · act1Jesse confronts Walt

Jesse asks about Mike and the prisoners, but Walt dismisses him.

02:18–04:59scheme · threat
3 ▸ 04:59
3 · Metropolitan Detention Center · act1Hank rejects plea deal

Hank refuses a plea deal for Dennis Markowski at the detention center.

04:59–06:45negotiation · investigation
4 ▸ 06:45
4 · Cafe · act1Lydia pitches Czech plan

Lydia deduces Mike is dead and proposes a Czech meth export business.

06:45–13:37scheme · negotiation
5 · Motel room · act2Meeting with Jack Welker

Walt orders Jack Welker's gang to kill ten inmates in two minutes.

13:37–18:52scheme · violence
6 · Multiple prisons · act2Prison murders begin

Inmates are killed in coordinated attacks across three prisons.

18:52–19:01violence · escalation
8 ▸ 19:17
8 · Schrader residence · act3News of jail deaths

Walt watches news coverage of the prison murders at the Schrader house.

19:17–19:40coincidence
9 ▸ 19:40
9 · Schrader residence · act3Hank reminisces about tree tagging

Hank tells Walt about his college job tagging trees for logging.

19:40–27:44obsession
10 · Schrader residence · act3Marie suggests kids go home

Marie tells Skyler it's time to take the children back home.

27:44–32:25social_rule_violation · confession
11 · Storage unit · act3Skyler shows Walt the money

Skyler reveals a giant stack of cash and asks Walt how much is enough.

32:25–35:48scheme · confession
12 · Jesse's house · act4Walt visits Jesse

Walt visits Jesse and they reminisce about their RV.

35:48–42:02confession
13 · Jesse's house · act4Jesse declares he's out

Jesse tells Walt he is out of the business.

42:02–43:15breakup
14 ▸ 43:15
14 · Schrader residence · tagHank and Marie discuss coins

Hank and Marie have a casual conversation about coins and hair.

43:15–46:33coincidence
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Same DNA

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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-09-02
Overall
#54
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2.78M (US)
Pace
62 words/min · 106 questions

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In this episode

WW
Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
TA
Todd AlquistJesse Plemons13 episodes · drives 10 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
HS
Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
DM
Dennis MarkowskiMike Batayeh4 episodes
LR
Lydia Rodarte-QuayleLaura Fraser13 episodes · drives 7 scenes
JW
Jack WelkerMichael Bowen9 episodes · drives 13 scenes
MS
Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes