Walt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents.Walt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents.Walt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents.
- Jake Pinkman
- (as Ben Petry)
- Bank Teller
- (as Tish Miller)
- Bank Customer
- (uncredited)
- Home Buyer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaJesse's bedroom at his parents' house includes real childhood photos of Aaron Paul.
- GoofsWhen Walt is changing his bandage for his leg wound he uses hydrogen peroxide to sterilize the wound. After he changes the bandage he notices blood on his pant leg and then proceeds to try and scrub the blood out of the pants with water and a toothbrush. Any good chemist (as Walt is) would know that hydrogen peroxide would clear that blood spot in a heartbeat and not damage the pant leg in the process.
- Quotes
Hank Schrader: Operation Ice-breaker. How you likin' that? We never used that before, did we?
Steven Gomez: Isn't that the name of a breath mint?
Hank Schrader: What?
Steven Gomez: Ice-breakers, right? Breath mint?
Hank Schrader: Nobody's gonna be thinkin' that. Be thinkin' about some big-ass ship at the North Pole, breakin' ice!
Steven Gomez: Says you. I'm gonna be thinking "Operation Breath Mint".
Hank Schrader: I'm thinking "Operation Breath Mint" every time you and me are on a stakeout together, all right? Breath could knock a buzzard off a shitwagon. All right! Operation... TBD. Thanks for nothing, Gom.
- ConnectionsFeatures Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- SoundtracksDidn't I
Written by William Darondo Pulliam
Performed by Darondo
In this episode, Walt finally tells Skylar about his cancer. After she breaks down at a barbecue, he is forced to tell the rest of his family. His family sets about on finding the best oncologist available and they are ready to pay the money required for treatment. However, Walt is worried about putting financial debt on his family especially if the treatment is proved to be unsuccessful. The DEA discovers the car of Krazy-8 that still has some meth in it, and Hank agrees that there is a new drug lord in town. Jesse returns to his estranged parent's house but is immediately in conflict with his parents because of a marijuana joint. Finally, Walt reconsiders working with Jesse in cooking more meth when he receives his money from the first batch.
Overall, this is a somber but still entertaining episode of Breaking Bad. There is nothing incredibly special about the episode, as its concerned about moving pieces for the next big event. This is a necessary episode, however. It's important that Walter finally discloses the cancer information, because it will have a profound impact on what happens next. The acting remains impressive. Bryan Cranston collected himself a niche as Walter White. I was onboard with Cranston from Day 1, and he remains great as ever. Anna Gunn can improve on her dramatic acting, but this episode is a start. Aaron Paul as Jesse remains an ass as usual, but I do love the conflict that arises between him and his family. The ending of his storyline this episode is quite cool. I enjoyed this episode, but I know things will get crazy again soon.
My Grade: A
- gab-14712
- Nov 9, 2017
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- 16:9 HD