4 Days Out (3 May 2009)

Walt and Jesse become stranded out in the middle of the desert after cooking more crystal.

Director:

Michelle MacLaren

Writers:

Vince Gilligan (creator), Sam Catlin

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Bryan Cranston	...	Walter White
Anna Gunn	...	Skyler White
Aaron Paul	...	Jesse Pinkman
Dean Norris	...	Hank Schrader
Betsy Brandt	...	Marie Schrader
RJ Mitte	...	Walter White, Jr.
Bob Odenkirk	...	Saul Goodman
Krysten Ritter	...	Jane Margolis
David House	...	Dr. Delcavoli
Jeff Fenter	...	Urinal Guy
Marcus M. Mauldin	...	Technician

Storyline

Walt is convinced that his medical condition is deteriorating. He continues to have coughing fits and is now coughing up blood. After his attorney and new business partner crunches the numbers, he realizes that there isn't much money left for his family. He and Jesse set off for the desert for a marathon cooking session over an extended weekend. Jesse just continues to put his foot in it, this time by leaving the keys in the ignition and inadvertently draining the battery. They find themselves in the middle of the desert, cold and without much water. Walt's knowledge of chemistry again saves the day.

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Plot Keywords:

generator | fruit salad | reflux condensor | smoking meth | fast motion scene | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

3 May 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Albuquerque Studios, High Bridge Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Did You Know?

Goofs

Jesse moves into a house divided in two. He lives in the right one but when he comes into the house you can see that the windows are located at the left side of the house, which is his next door.

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Quotes

Walter H. White: Smoking marijuana, eating Cheetos and masturbating do not constitute 'plans' in my book.

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Connections

References The Godfather: Part III (1990)

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Soundtracks

"One By One"
Performed by The Black Seeds
(uncredited)

User Reviews

Stuck in the desert

When Walt goes for a scan he is told that the doctor will explain the results at their next appointment in a week's time; he sneaks a look at the scan though and sees a large white area in one of his lungs. He takes this along with his coughing up blood to mean he is getting much worse and will die soon. If he is to leave his family any significant amount of money he will have to sell a lot more methamphetamine. Not wanting to tell Jesse about his worsening condition he tells him that their barrel of methylamine is going off and if they don't use it soon they'll have to steal some more. He tells Skyler he is going to visit his mother before heading deep into the desert with Jesse to do some cooking. The cooking goes well and the make enough to earn them well over $600,000 each! After a celebratory high five they get ready to head off but when Jesse turns the key nothing happens... he'd left it in the ignition and the battery had completely drained. They will have to think of another way to get the RV started again if they don't want to die miles from anywhere in the desert.

This was another fun episode; it is always entertaining to see Walt and Jesse bickering; I love how despite all they have been through the teacher/pupil relationship continues with Jesse continuing to call him Mr. White. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are really good in their roles; managing to make the viewers care about people who would normally be considered fairly unsympathetic. The situation in the desert provided some funny moments as Jesse kept doing the wrong thing when he tried to help but mainly served to show that despite their ability to make high grade drugs they aren't as professional as they think; if it wasn't for Walt's science they would have died. The final revelation regarding his cancer wasn't too surprising: if it had been as bad as Walt thought he wouldn't have survived to the end of the season!