Abiquiu (Breaking Bad)

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"Abiquiu"
Breaking Bad episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 11
Directed byMichelle MacLaren
Written by
Cinematography byMichael Slovis
Editing bySkip Macdonald
Original air dateMay 30, 2010 (2010-05-30)
Running time47 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Jane Margolis
  • Badger Mayhew
  • Jesse's group leader
  • Andrea Cantillo
  • Skinny Pete
  • Ian Posada as
    Brock Cantillo
  • Angelo Martinez as
    Tomás Cantillo
  • Bogdan Wolynetz
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"Abiquiu" is the eleventh episode of the

Abiquiú, New Mexico, where Georgia O'Keeffe had a home and studio
.

Plot

In a flashback,

Jane Margolis visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
and view her painting My Last Door. They debate its meaning before Jane concludes that O'Keeffe was simply trying to make a good feeling last.

In the present, Hank Schrader is frustrated with his physical therapy. Marie gives Skyler White the therapy bill to pay as they previously discussed. Walter White attempts to pay with his drug money, but Skyler insists the source must be "unimpeachable." Walt takes her to meet Saul Goodman, who laundered his money in the past. Skyler is put off by his flippant personality and his scheme to buy a laser tag facility. Instead, she suggests a more believable business investment: the car wash where Walt previously worked. Saul objects, but Skyler offers to help by managing the car wash. Walt worries that this would make her liable for his actions, but she reveals she never filed for divorce, so spousal privilege will apply.

Walt warns Jesse about skimming from the meth they produce. Jesse takes what he has stolen to

Tomás, although she initially refuses to talk about him. Andrea later suggests they use meth, but Jesse declines now that he knows she has a child. Andrea insists she wants to avoid having Brock go down the same path as Tomás, who shot a rival dealer as part of a drug gang initiation. Jesse recognizes that the story matches details of Combo's murder a few months prior.[a]

Gus invites Walt to his home for a private dinner. He tells Walt he regrets not having a mentor and warns him to never make the same mistake twice. The next day, Jesse travels to the corner where Combo was killed. He finds Tomás there, and confirms that he is working for a drug gang. Jesse quietly walks away, enraged.

Production

The episode was written by John Shiban and Thomas Schnauz, and directed by Michelle MacLaren; it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 30, 2010.

Reception

Viewership

The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.32 million people,[1] an increase from the 1.20 million from the previous episode, "Fly".

Reviews

Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.9 out of 10 commenting: "Breaking Bad has been one of the few shows on television to have amazing story arcs and characters, not just in each episode, but in the series as a whole. "Abiquiú" was a great example of this."[2]

Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A− rating, noting "it's become increasingly obvious this season how quickly Breaking Bad has decided to move through its starting premises."[3]

In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Abiquiú" 49th of the 62 Breaking Bad episodes.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ As depicted in "Mandala".

References

  1. ^ Julia (April 7, 2010). "Breaking Bad Season 3 Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Amitin, Seth (June 1, 2010). "Breaking Bad: "Abiquiu" Review". IGN. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Bowman, Donna (May 30, 2010). "Breaking Bad: "Abiquiu"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Katie Baker (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer.

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