End Times (Breaking Bad)
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"End Times" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season
of the American television drama series Breaking Bad
, and the 45th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 2, 2011.
) about Hank (Dean Norris
) being targeted by a drug cartel, the DEA dispatches a squad of agents to guard Hank and Marie's (Betsy Brandt
) house. The White family is also brought to the Schrader household for protection, but Walter
(Bryan Cranston
) convinces Skyler to let him stay behind at the house, ready to face the consequences of his actions. He sits nervously in the backyard spinning a gun on the table that keeps landing on him, but takes note when it lands on a potted plant. Hank deduces that his investigation of Gus (Giancarlo Esposito
) is the reason for the threat on his life, so he asks Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada) to search the industrial laundromat for him.
Gomez and an officer with a drug-sniffing dog
later check out the laundromat but find nothing, although Jesse
(Aaron Paul
) and Tyrus (Ray Campbell) were below them in the hidden meth lab. Gus tells Jesse that the police attention is Walter's fault and that Walter must be killed to protect themselves, but Jesse again refuses to cook if Walter is harmed. Saul later hands Jesse's entire share of the meth profits to Jesse since he is planning to temporarily flee Albuquerque until the feud between Walter and Gus is over. He reveals that Gus took Walter to the desert and threatened his family, and Jesse is taken aback by this revelation. Jesse later receives a call from Andrea (Emily Rios
) that her son, Brock, has become seriously ill and is in the hospital. Jesse discovers that the ricin cigarette that he kept on him to poison Gus is missing, from which he concludes that Brock somehow ingested the ricin.
Jesse confronts a paranoid Walter at his house. Jesse grabs Walter's gun and points it at him, accusing him of poisoning Brock out of spite. Walter claims that Gus must have planned Brock's poisoning and framed Walter for it in order to manipulate Jesse into killing him: the cameras around the lab probably spotted the cigarette and Tyrus must have taken it out of Jesse's locker; he later tracked down Brock and poisoned him. Walter and Jesse know Gus is not above killing children after the death of Andrea's younger brother, Tomas, and Jesse ultimately decides that Walter is innocent. The two team up to kill Gus.
Jesse visits the hospital every day, but Andrea refuses to let him see Brock after he divulged knowledge about the ricin poisoning. He refuses to leave the hospital which ruins the latest meth cook, saying that he will only leave if Gus orders him to in person, which is part of the plan to kill Gus: when Gus arrives to the hospital, Walter plants a homemade car bomb under Gus' car and waits from a nearby rooftop to detonate it. As Gus and his bodyguards return to the car, Gus senses something is amiss and leaves the area, leaving Walter distraught at missing his chance.
Breaking Bad (season 4)
The fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on July 17, 2011 and concluded on October 9, 2011. It consists of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length...
of the American television drama series Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series...
, and the 45th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 2, 2011.
Plot
After receiving an anonymous warning from Saul (Bob OdenkirkBob Odenkirk
Robert "Bob" Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is best known as the co-creator and co-star of the HBO sketch comedy series Mr...
) about Hank (Dean Norris
Dean Norris
Dean Joseph Norris is an American actor currently starring as DEA agent Hank Schrader, the brother-in-law of main character Walter White in the AMC series Breaking Bad, which premiered on January 20, 2008.-Biography:...
) being targeted by a drug cartel, the DEA dispatches a squad of agents to guard Hank and Marie's (Betsy Brandt
Betsy Brandt
Betsy Brandt is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad-Early life:Brandt is a native of Bay City, Michigan. Betsy graduated from Western High School in 1991....
) house. The White family is also brought to the Schrader household for protection, but Walter
Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Walter Hartwell "Walt" White is a fictional character and the antihero of the American television drama series Breaking Bad on AMC. He is portrayed by Bryan Cranston and was created by series creator Vince Gilligan...
(Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Lee Cranston is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles as Hal the father in the Fox situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle, and Walter White in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, for which he won three consecutive Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...
) convinces Skyler to let him stay behind at the house, ready to face the consequences of his actions. He sits nervously in the backyard spinning a gun on the table that keeps landing on him, but takes note when it lands on a potted plant. Hank deduces that his investigation of Gus (Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito is a Danish-born American film and television actor and director.-Early life:Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian father and African-American mother. His mother was an opera and nightclub singer from Alabama, who once appeared on the same...
) is the reason for the threat on his life, so he asks Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada) to search the industrial laundromat for him.
Gomez and an officer with a drug-sniffing dog
Detection dog
A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to and works at using its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, or blood. Hunting dogs that search for game and search dogs that search for missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs...
later check out the laundromat but find nothing, although Jesse
Jesse Pinkman
Jesse Bruce Pinkman is a fictional character of the American television drama series Breaking Bad on AMC. He is portrayed by Aaron Paul and was created by series creator Vince Gilligan.-Background:...
(Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul
Aaron Michael Paul is an American actor. After appearing in several roles in American television, including a recurring role on the HBO series Big Love, Paul came to prominence in the late 2000s for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he...
) and Tyrus (Ray Campbell) were below them in the hidden meth lab. Gus tells Jesse that the police attention is Walter's fault and that Walter must be killed to protect themselves, but Jesse again refuses to cook if Walter is harmed. Saul later hands Jesse's entire share of the meth profits to Jesse since he is planning to temporarily flee Albuquerque until the feud between Walter and Gus is over. He reveals that Gus took Walter to the desert and threatened his family, and Jesse is taken aback by this revelation. Jesse later receives a call from Andrea (Emily Rios
Emily Rios
Emily Clara Rios is an American actress and model.Rios, a Mexican American, was born in Los Angeles, California. She was raised as a Jehovah's Witness in the city of El Monte, California. Rios was discovered while shopping in an area shopping mall. She has appeared in the short For Them and...
) that her son, Brock, has become seriously ill and is in the hospital. Jesse discovers that the ricin cigarette that he kept on him to poison Gus is missing, from which he concludes that Brock somehow ingested the ricin.
Jesse confronts a paranoid Walter at his house. Jesse grabs Walter's gun and points it at him, accusing him of poisoning Brock out of spite. Walter claims that Gus must have planned Brock's poisoning and framed Walter for it in order to manipulate Jesse into killing him: the cameras around the lab probably spotted the cigarette and Tyrus must have taken it out of Jesse's locker; he later tracked down Brock and poisoned him. Walter and Jesse know Gus is not above killing children after the death of Andrea's younger brother, Tomas, and Jesse ultimately decides that Walter is innocent. The two team up to kill Gus.
Jesse visits the hospital every day, but Andrea refuses to let him see Brock after he divulged knowledge about the ricin poisoning. He refuses to leave the hospital which ruins the latest meth cook, saying that he will only leave if Gus orders him to in person, which is part of the plan to kill Gus: when Gus arrives to the hospital, Walter plants a homemade car bomb under Gus' car and waits from a nearby rooftop to detonate it. As Gus and his bodyguards return to the car, Gus senses something is amiss and leaves the area, leaving Walter distraught at missing his chance.
External links
- "End Times" at the official Breaking Bad site