Bug (Breaking Bad)
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"Bug" is the ninth episode of the fourth season
of the American television drama series Breaking Bad
, and the 42nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 11, 2011.
) retrieves the GPS tracker that he planted on Gus’ (Giancarlo Esposito
) car and cannot believe it did not pick up anything suspicious, so he decides to investigate the distribution center that Gus owns, which hides meth facilities. Walter
(Bryan Cranston
) warns Mike (Jonathan Banks
) of this but asks him not to hurt Hank. Walter later meets with Jesse
(Aaron Paul
) and expresses dissatisfaction that he has not yet killed Gus.
Skyler (Anna Gunn
) tells Walter the car wash is doing so well that he may be able to quit cooking meth. Ted (Christopher Cousins), Skyler’s old boss with whom she had an affair to spite Walter, arrives at the car wash and tells her that he is being audited for tax fraud. Since she was aware of the ongoing fraud and even signed off on the forms, Skyler could also be implicated. She attends Ted’s audit and acts like an airhead who is completely ignorant of accounting practices. Now believing the fraud was simply massive ignorance, the special agent drops any potential prison time for Ted, but he is still ordered to pay back taxes and fined a large amount of money that he cannot afford. Meanwhile, Walter sees Tyrus outside of Hank’s house and calls the police on him.
A Cartel sniper opens fire on the distribution centre, killing a henchman until Gus himself walks out and the sniper leaves. Mike explains to Jesse that the Cartel needs Gus alive for his distribution network. They bring the dead henchman to the lab to dissolve his body in acid and Mike threatens Walter with death if he ever calls the police on his own people again. At Gus’ house, Gus tells Jesse that he has given in to the Cartel’s demands to split territory and that Jesse will be sent down to Mexico to teach them how to cook the blue meth. Jesse has an opportunity to poison the stew that Gus makes but decides not to risk it.
An overwhelmed Jesse meets with Walter and begs him for help about cooking meth for the Cartel, but lies about seeing Gus. Walter ignores Jesse's pleas and reveals that he put the GPS tracker on Jesse’s car and knew that he was in Gus' house. He begins to lambast Jesse for failing to kill Gus, but a furious Jesse, feeling betrayed, throws the GPS tracker at Walter’s head, which results in a grueling, destructive fight that ends with Walter being beaten bloody. Jesse tells Walter to leave his house and never return.
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 42nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 11, 2011.
Plot
Hank (Dean NorrisDean 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:...
) retrieves the GPS tracker that he planted on 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...
) car and cannot believe it did not pick up anything suspicious, so he decides to investigate the distribution center that Gus owns, which hides meth facilities. 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...
) warns Mike (Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Ray Banks is an American actor in film and television.Banks was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947. His mother worked for the CIA. Banks attended Indiana University Bloomington where he was a classmate of Kevin Kline...
) of this but asks him not to hurt Hank. Walter later meets with 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 expresses dissatisfaction that he has not yet killed Gus.
Skyler (Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn is an American actress, best known for her roles as Assistant District Attorney Jean Ward on The Practice, Martha Bullock on Deadwood, and, currently, Skyler White on Breaking Bad. She appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Glasses" and on the first season of Murder One...
) tells Walter the car wash is doing so well that he may be able to quit cooking meth. Ted (Christopher Cousins), Skyler’s old boss with whom she had an affair to spite Walter, arrives at the car wash and tells her that he is being audited for tax fraud. Since she was aware of the ongoing fraud and even signed off on the forms, Skyler could also be implicated. She attends Ted’s audit and acts like an airhead who is completely ignorant of accounting practices. Now believing the fraud was simply massive ignorance, the special agent drops any potential prison time for Ted, but he is still ordered to pay back taxes and fined a large amount of money that he cannot afford. Meanwhile, Walter sees Tyrus outside of Hank’s house and calls the police on him.
A Cartel sniper opens fire on the distribution centre, killing a henchman until Gus himself walks out and the sniper leaves. Mike explains to Jesse that the Cartel needs Gus alive for his distribution network. They bring the dead henchman to the lab to dissolve his body in acid and Mike threatens Walter with death if he ever calls the police on his own people again. At Gus’ house, Gus tells Jesse that he has given in to the Cartel’s demands to split territory and that Jesse will be sent down to Mexico to teach them how to cook the blue meth. Jesse has an opportunity to poison the stew that Gus makes but decides not to risk it.
An overwhelmed Jesse meets with Walter and begs him for help about cooking meth for the Cartel, but lies about seeing Gus. Walter ignores Jesse's pleas and reveals that he put the GPS tracker on Jesse’s car and knew that he was in Gus' house. He begins to lambast Jesse for failing to kill Gus, but a furious Jesse, feeling betrayed, throws the GPS tracker at Walter’s head, which results in a grueling, destructive fight that ends with Walter being beaten bloody. Jesse tells Walter to leave his house and never return.
External links
- "Bug" at the official Breaking Bad site