Grilled

Season 2, Episode 2, Aired

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With Walt and Jesse trapped with Tuco, Marie and Hank comfort Skyler over his disappearance.
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  • Still the best episode IMHO

    10
    "Perfect"
    By atlaffinity, Oct 13, 2011
    I know there's been some darker episodes in Season 4, but I still think this was the perfect Breaking Bad episode. Just pure, unadulterated tension. One of those times you start to laugh nervously because you have no idea what's going to happen next.
    Ding!

  • Tuco goes ape crazy.

    7.7
    "Good"
    By thefanof, Feb 22, 2011
    Bryan Cranston did not appear on screen until about 10 minutes into this episode. I know they were building up his "disappearance", but to be frank the supporting cast of Breaking Bad is weak, and that's generous. But when we got the scenes with Walt and Jesse and Tuco things picked up.

    We had a great action scene resulting in Tuco getting shot, and finally shot again for dead by Hank. The moments with Tuco's father were really intense and the bell bit was absolutely awesome.

    Another great episode of Breaking Bad, but the writers need to realize this is Walt's show, and just let him dominate, instead of trying to build up the other characters.moreless

  • Ding!

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    "Superb"
    By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Feb 02, 2011
    If the first episode of Season 2 was the build-up to the confrontation between Walt, Jesse and Tuco, than this is the ultimate payoff. I usually hate it when shows make us believe that the hero will die off when we know it's obviously not going to happen, but with Breaking Bad, I wasn't even thinking about whether Walt or Jesse would die.. all I could think about was how the first two minutes would connect with the rest of the episode. Breaking Bad does an incredible job of screwing up the chronology of an episode the way most shows do and doing it in a way that doesn't scream "This is what happened, now let's go back a few days and see how we got there!"

    There were so many great elements going on here. There was Tuco's uncle Theo who has no way of communicating except for a bell that he rings when something's bothering him. We also have the poisoned meth from the previous episode that Walt and Jesse attempted to use on Tuco before he kidnapped them. There's also Hank who's slowly discovering more and more things about Walt's relationship with Jesse, and add to the fact that Skyler has learned about Walt's second cell phone, and you have an episode bursting at the seams with development. Forget about Mad Men and its slow burning drama; Breaking Bad somehow finds the ability to move slow and fast at the same time. It takes its times with certain scenes and explodes with action and drama when you least expect it.

    Definitely one of the best episodes of the show to date. And that's saying something, seeing as just about every episode of the show is superb.moreless

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Oct 17, 2010
    Looks like they've done it again, Breaking Bad managed to keep me on the edge of my seat all the way throughout the episode, I have never seen so much tension and suspense in an episode. We even got crazy action, and the bell was incredibly intense, all the way till the end.

    The supporting cast did great to as Skyler does whatever it takes to find Walt, and it was a great tie in with Hank showing up at Tuco's secluded place, looking for Jesse to get in touch with Walt. This episode definitely owned up to it's cliffhanger, and the director should get some sort of award at this point.

    Hats off to you director! Tuco was completely insane throughout, and I was astonished at his freak outs. From whether or not Tuco was going to take the poison to Tuco's uncle's bell to the final scene, it was just an episode filled with jaw dropping suspense.

    The opening scene was commendable, and it just tied in perfectly to the very final scene. Hank shoots Tuco, the low rider dies as Tuco does as well, and we hear the uncle's bell, wow, what a way to end this brilliantly written episode. Just another amazing episode, and this season continues to look very promising.moreless

  • After the season opener ended on such a cliffhanger this episode takes Walt and Jesse deeper into complications with Tucco. Meanwhile Skyler, Marie and Walt Jr. put up posters while Hank follows what may turn out to be a great lead.moreless

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    By ReconnectingTMC, Jun 17, 2010
    I personally thought this episode was amazing. It isn't quite the same tone as the pilot episode would make people believe the series to be but it's great to see the character's and situations evolving so quickly. I thought all the scenes with Tucco were tense, you never knew where he was going to take it. I also enjoy the clever twists they throw in when beginning an episode by showing the ending. On other shows I find it cheap when they do that but here it feels like they are giving you and equation where you have half the formula and the end result and they spend the episode solving for x.

    This episode had everything I enjoy about the series other than the everyman angle of Walter (which was missing because he was out of his element). Other than that it had tension building scenes, character moments, humor both on purpose and off collar, riveting use of violence, and it all built up to another great physical action scene and climactic ending. After the first two episodes of this season continually building to such high points it looks like this season is going to be great as expected. I don't know how long they can keep throwing in episode ending twists like this but it was a great episode and I'm expecting many more. Hope others enjoyed it too.

    I don't want to give much away in case some haven't seen it but this one ends with another major plot affecting event which will turn the series in a new direction. The scenes from the next episode seem to show things getting even more complicatedmoreless
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    • At one point, Mark Margolis (Tio) starts using his bell to spell out SOS in morse code dings. This was suggested by Bryan Cranston.

    • Vince Gilligan admitted in an interview that Jesse was originally supposed to die around the end of season 1 (which technically includes the first two episodes of season 2).

    • Hank used the lowjack on Jesse's car to track down it's location in the desert. This is not said but strongly implied during the conversation with Jesse's mother with how much he spent on the car.

    • In this episode, Walter's second name is revealed to be Hartwell. This is actually a reference to executive producer Vince Gilligan's girlfriend, Lucy 'Holly' Hartwell Rice.

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    • (Tio looks sternly at Walt) Tuco: You don't like them Tio. DING. (Bell ringing, Tio can't talk) Tuco: Why don't you like them Tio? You don't trust them? DING. Tuco: Why don't you trust them Tio? Did they do something to you Tio, something that you don't like? DING. Tuco: What did you do to my TIO?! My Tio does not lie!

    • Jesse: …You just crack him over the head with something, I'll grab his gun. Walt: Crack him over the head with something? (Grabs only thing near him, a fly swatter and sarcastically suggests it to Jesse)

    • (While Tuco is cooking, whispering) Walt: Chili powder, did I not already tell you how moronic that was. Jesse: Whatever, man. At least I tried something and it almost worked too. How's about you leaving my gun. First you boot it then you leave it – in your house. My gun. Walt: How was I supposed to know that you were chauffeuring Tuco to my doorstep. Jesse: Well obviously he wants you alive.

    • (Tuco tells Jesse and Walt about moving to Mexico) Tuco: We'll set you up in a super-lab. We'll do nothing but cook 24/7… I got my people there, connections. You're going to make cuckoo bucks, Heisenberg. Walt: Tuco, I, I have a wife and family. Tuco: So what, you'll get another one Walt:I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I can't just uproot my life and just… Jesse: Yeah man, me neither. Tuco: Who's talking to you. Jesse: You need me man, 'cause I cooked that sconte right there in your hands. I'll tell you man, you've never had anything like it. One bump and you be up for days. Careful when you hit it, it kicks like a 12 gauge. It's got a secret ingredient. Tuco: What secret ingredient. Jesse: Chili powder. Tuco: (Tosses packet of ricin back). I hate chili powder.

    • Marie: Chemotherapy and marijuana go together like-- like apple pie and Chevrolet.

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    • Lojack: After talking with Jesse's mother, Hank picks up on her comment of how much money Jesse put into his car. This lead's him to state that anyone who puts that much time into their car has to have Lojack. 'Lojack' is an after market car tracking system to help police track cars that have been 'hijacked', if you see the play on words here.

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