Grilled (Breaking Bad)

"Grilled"
Breaking Bad episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 2
Directed by Charles Haid
Written by George Mastras
Original air date March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)
Running time 46 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Episode chronology

"Grilled" is the second episode of the second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the ninth overall episode of the series. It was written by George Mastras and directed by Charles Haid.

Plot summary

Having been kidnapped by a crazed Tuco, Walt and Jesse are held prisoner in a desert hideout where he takes care of his sick uncle, the seemingly-mute Hector Salamanca. Hector was once a drug kingpin but now is incapacitated because of a stroke, but can communicate with a desk bell. Hank and the DEA have rounded up Tuco's entire organization, and Tuco thinks that one of his associates ratted him out. He intends to keep Walt and Jesse in the compound until his cousins take them all across the border to Mexico.

Hank, meanwhile, takes a bit of time off to look for Walt. Skyler is sick with worry and has been distributing handbills with Walt's photo. Hank remembers that Jesse Pinkman was Walt's source of marijuana and tries to track him down. Walt tries unsuccessfully to poison a burrito Tuco prepares with the ricin he has prepared, Hector thwarts the attempt, prompting Tuco to lash out at Walt and Jesse. Tuco takes them outside and plans to kill them. Walt and Jesse manage to wound Tuco and escape. Hank shows up looking for Jesse, and is confronted by a wounded Tuco. A brief firefight ensues and Hank shoots Tuco dead.

Production

The episode was written by George Mastras, and directed by Charles Haid. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 15, 2009.

Reception

"Grilled" was very well received. Seth Amitin, of IGN, criticized the episode for prolonging Walt and Jesse's entrance into the drug trade. He gave the episode an 8.9/10.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Amitin, Seth (March 16, 2009). "Breaking Bad: "Grilled" Review". IGN. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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