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Breaking Bad Season 1 Episode 2

Cat's in the Bag...

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AIRED: 1/27/08

Following their debacle in the desert, Walter and Jesse are left with a mess to dispose of. Later, Skyler grows suspicious of Walt's recent activity.

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Walter and Jesse try to clean up the mess from the previous episode.

9.0

By DexterMorgan2, May 15, 2013

Yet again this was another good episode of Breaking Bad which picked up from the previous episode and now Walter and Jesse need to dispose of a body and deal with an injured man As I thought the attempt to clean up would come with things going wrong for them which made the episode quite funny and in the end things have got worse for both of them when Jesse destroys the bathtub I am wondering what Walter is going to do with the guy that is alive and I definitely will be watching the next episode to find out.moreless
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1x02 "Cat's in the Bag..."

8.5

By lucianoabc, Jul 08, 2012

After a fantastic pilot episode, "Cat's in the Bag..." delivers everything that I was expecting from it. It wasn't incredible, but it was entertaining.
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Walt and Jesse try to figure out what to do with the dead bodies

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By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Jan 26, 2011

I'm pretty sure the final scene of the episode can sum up the direction the show will end up going in; the image of that blood crashing down from upstairs, spraying itself throughout the hallway and painting the walls and floors red with the blood of Emilio, Jesse's old partner, is enough to make you realize how in over his head Walter White is.

For the second episode in a row, we start off in the present and jump back into the past, and for the second time in a row, it doesn't detract from the episode. Instead, it flows very well, and when it jumps back, we have almost an hour of Walt and Jesse attempting to figure out what in the world to do with the bodies. Things get even more complicated when it turns out that Krazy-8, the kingpin of that little group, is actually alive. The scene where Walt drives up the road to Jesse's house and finds Krazy-8 wandering around aimlessly, coughing himself to death and looking like he's been burnt, was absolutely hilarious... in a dark way, of course.

We also have Walt's wife already growing suspicious of him. Most shows would wait awhile to show the wife growing suspicious, and even then, the wife would hold onto her suspicions for much longer than she should. However, it's a different story with Breaking Bad.. in seven episodes, they need to establish a story, and they do a superb job here. It also gives us a chance to see Walt doing what he ends up doing best: lying. His wife confronts him about Jesse and he makes up a lie that he buys weed from him.. that's a lie, of course, but it is (as Walt says), "better than the alternative."

For me, the best part of the episode was watching as Walt tries to figure out what to do with the bodies. The dead body? He decides to literally dissolve it in acid. Pretty dark, but Breaking Bad is the type of show that can pull it off and have you still enjoying the guy who's doing it. As for the guy who's living? It's up to Walt to do the killing, but luckily, he still has some ounce of morality left and he decides not to kill him yet. Especially since he's living, talking and breathing. I must say, the scene where he's shoving the items across the floor to Krazy-8 was perfectly done.

A great follow-up to a great pilot.. in fact, I'm hard-pressed to say that these first seven episodes set up the show better than any other show I've seen. Other shows somewhat set us up, but this season feels almost like one big episode. It's amazing.moreless
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The pilot looked promising but this episode makes me wanna stop watching.

3.5

By MBXIII, Oct 15, 2010

Nothing happens in this episode, well other than destroying a bathtub. This episode wasn't interesting, the plot barely moved and it lacked suspense. I'm thinking of dumping this show as I had expected better for the next episode. And wtf...who wants to see an old man's butt :S. They censor breasts but an old man walking around without any underwear on is fine. In my opinion this episode was a waste of time, there is a slight chance I'll watch the next episode, just give it one more chance to become interesting, or else I won't bother watching anymore. One more episode...maybe.moreless
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By Canogaparkcindy, Oct 15, 2010

Sure this episode was slow paced, but that managed to suit this episode, considering it was absolutely intriguing throughout the whole thing. It was like a slow burning but it paid off in the very end when we got the most intense and probably a very controversial scene even for AMC.

This episode was also very eventful, and contained dark humor that I found myself laughing at a couple times. You wouldn't think that 2 guys trying to get rid of a dead body or trapping someone in their basement would be funny. But they made if funny in a lot of ways. Like anything Jesse said basically, and when Walt passes the bucket to the guy who's in the basement.

So we did get some unexpected comedy in this episode, and I was honestly excited to watch the next episode after that final scene. Jesse destroys a bathtub, a very gruesome scene, but very well executed, it all tied together in the end.

A great episode, and I'm excited to see what this season has in store for us viewers.moreless
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Bryan Cranston	Walter White
Anna Gunn	Skyler White
Aaron Paul	Jesse Pinkman
RJ Mitte	Walter White Jr.

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Maximino Arciniega	Domingo Gallardo "Krazy 8" Molina	Guest Star
John Koyama	Emilio Koyama	Guest Star
Shane Marinson	Ob-Gyn	Guest Star

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- A critic argues that no real-world high school chemistry lab would stock such a large amount of hydrofluoric acid. It's often bought in small amounts (maybe one gallon maximum) and severely diluted for simple chemistry experiments. Also, Walt should know that a strong solution of sodium hydroxide (i.e. similar to lye or caustic soda) would be a better choice to dissolve the body because it would convert fat to soap which would wash away with water.
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- Unlike they showed in this episode, Jesse and Walt wouldn't be able to clean up the mess very easily (e.g. baking soda and cleaning solvents). One critic argues that enough fluorine would be present to render the area as too toxic, leading the mess to be treated like toxic waste.
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QUOTES (11)
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- (To Skyler who starts questioning him on his aberrant behavior after he ultrasound)
  Walt: I haven't been myself lately, but I love you. Nothing about that has changed, nothing ever will. So right now, what I need, is for you to climb down out of my ass. Can you do that? Will you do that for me, honey? Will you please, just once, get off my ass? I'd appreciate it. I really would.
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- Walter: Look, you skipped, clowned around or otherwise jerked off to every lecture I ever gave. As far as I'm concerned your chemistry education is over.
  Jesse: Oh, OK, be a dick about it.
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- Walter: You brought those guys out there. This is your responsibility!
  Jesse: Oh, like I came to you begging to cook meth. "Oh, hey, nerdiest old dude I know, you wanna come cook crystal?" Please! "I'd ask my diaper-wearing granny but her wheelchair wouldn't fit in the RV!"
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- Jesse: What do we do?
  Walter: You keep asking me that like you think I have some answer.
  Jesse: Well, you gotta do something.
  Walter: (angrily) We! We have got to do something, and I am open to suggestions!
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- Jesse: Yeah, you know, not like street level. Higher. You know there's like a Starbucks on every corner? Krazy-8 is like the dude who sells Starbucks his beans.
  Walter: OK, so he's a distributor?
  Jesse: Yes.
  Walter: OK, so is he... in other words, what is his reputation for violence?
  Jesse: Well, um, he did try to kill us both yesterday... So there's that!
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- Walter: After we finish cleaning up this mess, we will go our separate ways. Our paths will never cross and we will tell this to no one. Understood?
  Jesse: Oh, what I can talk now? (Looks at each other) Fine! That goes double for me.
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- (Staring at the hole in the ceiling with Jesse)
  Walter: I'm sorry, what were you asking me? Oh, yes, that stupid plastic container I asked you to buy. You see, hydrofluoric acid won't eat through plastic, it will however dissolve metal, rock, glass, ceramic. So there's that.
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- Skyler: Not that it's any of my business, but you might want to consider a different line of work.
  Jesse: OK.
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- Jesse: (answering machine) Yo yo yo! 1483 to the 3 to the 3 to the 6 to the 9. Representin' the ABQ. What up biatch!
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- Jesse: And why did you go tellin' her I was sellin' you weed?
  Walt: Because somehow it seemed preferable to admitting that I cook crystal meth and killed a man!
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- Jesse: (speaking on an answering machine) Hello Mr. White, this is AT&T calling. Are you happy with your current long distance service? 'Cus if you're not I would definitely really really love to talk to you as soon as possible!
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NOTES (3)
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Czech Republic: January 21, 2011 on Nova Cinema
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- Featured Music:
  
  "You're Movin' Me" by Clyde McPhatter
  "Keep Ballin'" by Trump
  "Nine Years" by Ticklah
  "The Hole" by Glen Phillips
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- Although credited, Dean Norris ("Hank") and Betsy Brandt ("Marie") didn't appear in this episode. This is the first episode without all the credited actors.
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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  The name of the episode, "Cat's In The Bag," is a reference to a line spoken in the movie Sweet Smell Of Success where a character is referring to a bad deed taken care of. Vince Gilligan, creator of this series, has said he believes that movie to be, for his money, the most quotable movie ever.
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