Say My Name (26 Aug. 2012)

In the desert, Walter meets with the Phoenix crystal meth distributors to set up a new partnership. Mike's out, Jesse wants out, Skyler's checked out, and Hank's boss wants him to stop ... See full summary »

Director:

Thomas Schnauz

Writers:

Vince Gilligan (creator), Thomas Schnauz

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Cranston	...	Walter White
Anna Gunn	...	Skyler White
Aaron Paul	...	Jesse Pinkman
Dean Norris	...	Hank Schrader
Betsy Brandt	...	Marie Schrader (credit only)
RJ Mitte	...	Walter White, Jr. (credit only)
Bob Odenkirk	...	Saul Goodman
Jonathan Banks	...	Mike Ehrmantraut
Jesse Plemons	...	Todd
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Steven Gomez
Louis Ferreira	...	Declan
Todd Terry	...	SAC Ramey
Kaija Bales	...	Kaylee Ehrmantraut (as Kaija Roze Bales)
Chris Freihofer	...	Dan Wachsberger
Kathleen Brady	...	Dorothy Yobs

Storyline

In the desert, Walter meets with the Phoenix crystal meth distributors to set up a new partnership. Mike's out, Jesse wants out, Skyler's checked out, and Hank's boss wants him to stop spending time and resources on pursuing Mike. Walt needs to get the bug out of Hank's office, and Hank may have one more play.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Bridge Productions, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Walt says to Todd as he begins to teach him how to cook meth, "I don't need you to be Antoine Lavoisier". Antoine Lavoisier is known as "the father of modern chemistry".

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Connections

Features The Big Heat (1953)

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Soundtracks

"Overture"
(uncredited)
Written by Duke Ellington
Performed by Duke Ellington

User Reviews

As we near the end...

...I have concerns.

I initially didn't think I'd like Breaking Bad 'cause I thought it would be difficult for me to like characters that make and deal drugs. Although I am a tree-huggin' liberal and advocate legalization, how can you like people who do so much damage?

But I was wrong. I instantly was on board. It jumped through some sketchy hoops, but still made the journey to compelling.

Flash forward through near-perfect seasons and I'm left with worry.

I'm picturing this all ending like Scarface. A bloodbath. The true horror for these characters would be to survive whatever is coming their way, to continue living the lives they are and to realize how awful it is. Sure, they would have some loss. But not their lives.

But it won't. Everyone will die and I will be disappointed. (We've seen it before!) Mike's death I'm sure previews what is yet to come, as Walt will now go after Mike's "loose ends".

Presently I'm left with a dilemma. Walt is now two dimensional, albeit still very compelling. There are no hidden moments of worry or fear. He had one when he shot Mike, but one in a million. It's very good mugging, but it's still mugging from Cranston. It's not his fault. It's just not in the writing at the moment. It's been like this since season 4.

But I still can't wait to see what happens. Destination viewing.

(But this breaking 'til next year thing is just stupid.)