Caballo sin Nombre
"Caballo sin Nombre" | |
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Breaking Bad episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 2 |
Directed by | Adam Bernstein |
Written by | Peter Gould |
Featured music | "A Horse with No Name" by America |
Cinematography by | Michael Slovis |
Editing by | Kelley Dixon |
Original air date | March 28, 2010 |
Running time | 47 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"Caballo sin Nombre" (Spanish for "Horse Without a Name") is the second episode of the
Plot
While driving on a highway, Walter White is pulled over by a police officer for his windshield, which was cracked by debris in the Wayfarer crash. When the officer alludes to having the car taken, Walt angrily snaps at him, leading him to be pepper sprayed and arrested. Hank Schrader picks him up from the station, and Walt tells him about his separation from Skyler White. Walt also tells Saul Goodman, who believes Skyler won't tell the police to avoid consequences against her. He suggests Walt "find another woman" and continue with his trade, but Walt refuses, leading Saul to call Mike Ehrmantraut, who begins staking out the Whites' house.
Walt Jr. experiences severe difficulty understanding why his mother refuses to let Walt back in, eventually snapping at her over dinner. Skyler, meanwhile, goes back to working for Ted. She refuses to keep signing his altered books and, drawing a parallel between Ted's and Walt's criminal acts, asks what his daughters would think of him if they found out of his wrongdoing. Ted believes he would say that he had been weak but that his actions were for the good of his family. She later receives a call from Walt, telling her that Walt, Jr. has gone to visit him. Walt does not tell his son the truth either and takes him home, where he tries to appease Skyler with pizza, to no avail. He later throws the pizza onto the roof in a fit of rage, and Skyler sends him a message, threatening to ask for a restraining order.
Furious, Walt proceeds to break into the house in order to forcibly move back in, unaware that Mike is installing surveillance equipment in the house. Unbeknownst to Walt, the "Cousins" –
Production
The episode was written by
Reception
Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+, especially praising the tense last five minutes of the episode.[1] In 2019, The Ringer ranked "Caballo sin Nombre" 55th out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.[2]
Viewership
The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.55 million people,[3] which was a decrease from the 1.95 million of the previous episode, "No Más".
Pizza-throwing scene
During the episode, Walt throws an entire pizza on the roof of the Whites' house out of rage. Cranston was able to throw the pizza onto the roof in a single take.[4] The scene became an internet meme. Fans have occasionally shown up to the real home where the exterior of the White house is filmed and thrown pizza onto the roof, eventually causing much distress to the house's owners. The repeated incidents forced Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan to make a public plea for fans to stop throwing pizzas on the house's roof.[5]
References
- ^ Bowman, Donna (March 28, 2010). "Breaking Bad: "Caballo Sin Nombre"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Sean Yoo (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McCluskey, Megan (October 10, 2019). "The Controversial Evolution of Breaking Bad's Iconic Pizza Scene". Time. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Stampler, Laura (March 11, 2015). "'Breaking Bad' Creator: Stop Throwing Pizzas at Walter White's House". Time. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
External links
- "Caballo sin Nombre" at the official Breaking Bad website
- "Caballo sin Nombre" at IMDb