Caballo sin Nombre
| "Caballo sin Nombre" | |
|---|---|
| Breaking Bad episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Adam Bernstein |
| Written by | Peter Gould |
| 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" is the second episode of the third season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 22nd overall episode of the series. Written by Peter Gould and directed by Adam Bernstein, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 28, 2010.
Plot
Walt is having difficulty adjusting to his new life. He doesn't want to be the bad guy and refuses to get into drug manufacturing again. He has an encounter with a police officer but manages to avoid charges, courtesy of brother-in-law Hank's intervention. Skyler still won't let him set foot in the house, and Walt, Jr. in particular is having trouble understanding how his mother can treat his father this way. Walt's sleazy lawyer-partner Saul Goodman wants him to start producing meth again and takes steps to encourage him in that direction. Unbeknown to Walt, the "Cousins" – Leonel and Marco Salamanca – now know where he lives. Jesse, meanwhile, stops by his old house and discover that his parents have had it renovated and have put it up for sale. Relations are still cool between them, but Jesse approaches Saul with a plan to buy the house from his parents. Saul offers Jesse's parents $400,000 cash for their $875,000 house on behalf of an anonymous buyer. They are outraged by the offer until Saul threatens to reveal that the house contained a meth lab at one time. Frightened that this will entangle the house in legal action and make it unsellable, Jesse's parents agree. After the sale is complete, Jesse confidently walks into the house as an owner in front of his parents.
Production
The episode was written by Peter Gould, and directed by Adam Bernstein; it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 28, 2010. The name of the episode is Spanish for "horse without name", a reference to the song "A Horse With No Name" heard in the beginning and end of the episode.
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
The scene where Walt throws the pizza on the roof has become an internet meme.[4] 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. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/30/20885880/breaking-bad-episodes-ranking
- ^ Julia (April 7, 2010). "Breaking Bad Season 3 Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "The Controversial Evolution of Breaking Bad's Iconic Pizza Scene". Time. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "'Breaking Bad' Creator: Stop Throwing Pizzas at Walter White's House". Time. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
External links
- "Caballo sin Nombre" at the official Breaking Bad website
- "Caballo sin Nombre" at IMDb
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