Peekaboo (Breaking Bad)

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"Peekaboo"
Breaking Bad episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 6
Directed byPeter Medak
Written by
Featured music"By the Numbers" by John Coltrane
Cinematography byMichael Slovis
Editing byKelley Dixon
Original air dateApril 12, 2009 (2009-04-12)
Running time47 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Gretchen Schwartz
  • Dale Dickey as Spooge's woman
  • Spooge
  • Carmen Molina
  • Skinny Pete
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"Peekaboo" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad. It was written by J. Roberts and Vince Gilligan and directed by Peter Medak.

Plot

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. He then brings the boy out of the house, tells him not to go back inside, and runs away.

On his first day back teaching after finishing

Gretchen Schwartz, who she still believes is paying Walt's medical bills. Skyler invites Gretchen over that afternoon, but Gretchen quickly leaves when Walt arrives home. Walt follows Gretchen outside and tells her not to say anything until they can talk. Walt then drives up to Santa Fe
to apologize to Gretchen for lying, but Gretchen demands to know why Walt did it and how he has been paying for his treatment. Walt, angry at being cut out of Gray Matter Technologies, denies her any right to that information; Gretchen insists that Walt was the one who left by walking out of their past relationship. Walt curses at Gretchen, making her leave. When Walt gets back home, Skyler tells him that Gretchen called to say that the Schwartzes will no longer be paying for Walt's treatment. Walt covers by telling her that the Schwartzes have gone broke, and that he drove up to Santa Fe to discuss the situation with Gretchen.

Production

The episode was written by J. Roberts and Vince Gilligan and directed by Peter Medak. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on April 12, 2009.

Critical reception

Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A−, praising the episode for reversing the roles of Jesse and Walter.[1]

In 2009, TV Guide ranked "Peekaboo" on its list of the 100 greatest television episodes of all time.[2] In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Peekaboo" as the 26th best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.[3]

Aaron Paul was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for this episode.

References

  1. ^ Bowman, Donna (April 12, 2009). "Breaking Bad: "Peekaboo"". A.V. Club. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time". TV Guide. June 15, 2009. pp. 34–49.
  3. ^ Miles Surrey (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer.

External links

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