The second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on March 8, 2009 and concluded on May 31, 2009. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. AMC broadcast the second season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States. The complete second season was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray on March 16, 2010. Watch Breaking Bad Season 1 Episode 2: Cat's In The Bag. SideReel features links to all your favorite TV shows. After their first drug deal goes terribly wrong, Walt and Jesse are forced to deal with a corpse and a prisoner. Meanwhile, Skyler grows suspicious of Walt's activities. Here's our reaction to. Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 11 – Confessions. Walt makes his next move against Hank, putting Hank in a tough position. Hank confronts Jesse and attempts to turn him against Walt, and Jesse decides it's time to move on.
Season 2
Original Run Start | Original Run End |
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March 8, 2009 | May 31, 2009 |
Previous | Next |
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Season 1 | Season 3 |
Episodes
#1: 'Seven Thirty-Seven'#2: 'Grilled'
#3: 'Bit by a Dead Bee'
#4: 'Down'
#5: 'Breakage'
#6: 'Peekaboo'
#7: 'Negro y Azul'
#8: 'Better Call Saul'
#9: '4 Days Out'
#10: 'Over'
#11: 'Mandala'
#12: 'Phoenix'
#13: 'ABQ'
#3: 'Bit by a Dead Bee'
#4: 'Down'
#5: 'Breakage'
#6: 'Peekaboo'
#7: 'Negro y Azul'
#8: 'Better Call Saul'
#9: '4 Days Out'
#10: 'Over'
#11: 'Mandala'
#12: 'Phoenix'
#13: 'ABQ'
Notable Cast
Starring
Bryan Cranston as Walter White (13)Anna Gunn as Skyler White (13)
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman (13)
Dean Norris as Hank Schrader (10)
Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader (10)
RJ Mitte as Walter White Jr. (11)
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman (13)
Dean Norris as Hank Schrader (10)
Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader (10)
RJ Mitte as Walter White Jr. (11)
Guests
Krysten Ritter as Jane Margolis (8)Steven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez (7)
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman (4)
Christopher Cousins as Ted Beneke (4)
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring (2)
Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca (2)
Raymond Cruz as Tuco Salamanca (2)
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut (1)
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman (4)
Christopher Cousins as Ted Beneke (4)
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring (2)
Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca (2)
Raymond Cruz as Tuco Salamanca (2)
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut (1)
Directors | Writers |
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Adam Bernstein (2) Bryan Cranston (1) Charles Haid (1) Colin Bucksey (1) Félix Enríquez Alcalá (1) Johan Renck (1) John Dahl (1) Michelle MacLaren (1) Peter Medak (1) Phil Abraham (1) Terry McDonough (2) | George Mastras (2) J. Roberts (2) John Shiban (2) Moira Walley-Beckett (2) Peter Gould (2) Sam Catlin (2) Vince Gilligan (2) |
The second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on March 8, 2009 and concluded on May 31, 2009. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. AMC broadcast the second season on Sunday nights at 9:00 pm in the United States. The complete second season was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray on March 16, 2010.
Story
In an abandoned auto junkyard, Tuco Salamanca buys meth from Jesse Pinkman and Walter White, and then kills his henchman No-Doze for speaking out of turn. Jesse purchases a gun to protect himself from Tuco, but Walt proposes they kill Tuco with poison instead. Hank Schrader sends Walt a cell phone photo of No-Doze and Gonzo, Tuco's other associate, dead in the junkyard. Shortly afterwards, Tuco abducts Walt and Jesse at gunpoint ('Seven Thirty-Seven').
Hank briefs his DEA team about a raid on Tuco's headquarters, and then takes a leave of absence to search for Walt. Marie Schrader tells Skyler White that Walt might have a second cell phone and suggests Hank visit Jesse's mother. Mrs. Pinkman tells Hank about Jesse's low-rider car, which Hank tracks to Tuco's place using LoJack.
Trapped in a desert hideaway, Walt and Jesse try to slip Tuco the poison, but his ailing uncle, Hector Salamanca, tips Tuco off. Jesse and Walt escape and are hiding nearby when Hank approaches Tuco and kills him in a shootout ('Grilled').
To cover for their disappearance, Walt fakes amnesia and is hospitalized while Jesse removes meth evidence from his house, persuades Badger's cousin, Clovis, to tow away the RV, and gets himself arrested. Hank, interrogating Jesse, accuses him of working with Tuco, but releases Jesse when Tio refuses to ID him. Walt returns home where Skyler quizzes him about the second phone ('Bit by a Dead Bee').
A broke Jesse asks Walt for half their remaining money, but Walt refuses. Jesse's parents, aware of the meth lab, force him to vacate his house. He breaks into Clovis's repair yard and sleeps in the RV, stealing it back after Clovis threatens to sell the cooking supplies. Walt eventually shares some of his remaining cash with Jesse. Meanwhile, a suspicious Skyler keeps her distance from Walt and smokes to relieve tension ('Down').
Walt confronts Skyler about the cigarettes. 'This is so unlike you,' he says. 'How would you know?' she retorts. Jesse rents a duplex apartment from Jane Margolis (who lives next door), and assembles a meth-dealing crew with his longtime friends, Badger, Skinny Pete and Combo. All goes well until a junkie couple robs Skinny Pete.
Meanwhile, at the DEA headquarters, Hank informs his boss about the mysterious blue meth being sold on the streets, and they begin an investigation about the supposed dealer who is selling the product, a man named 'Heisenberg.' Walt visits Jesse and demands retribution for their dealer being robbed ('Breakage').
Jesse, lying in wait for the junkies, discovers a small boy at their house. The junkies return some meth and promise Jesse the proceeds of a stolen ATM, but the woman knocks Jesse out. After Spooge, the male junkie, taunts his woman, she crushes his head with the ATM. Jesse grabs some cash, calls 911 and hurries the boy out of the house.
Skyler, meanwhile, thanks a bewildered Gretchen Schwartz for funding Walt's chemo; Walt begs Gretchen not to admit the truth. Gretchen calls Skyler to say they're cutting the money off, so Walt tells Skyler that Elliott Schwartz is broke ('Peekaboo').
The news of Spooge's murder make people on the streets believe that Jesse was the one who killed Spooge with the ATM. Walt uses this as an advantage to expand their territory, now that people actually fear crossing 'Heisenberg's' path.
Skyler returns to Beneke Fabricators, her former employer, where her boss Ted Beneke once flirted with her. Skyler assures Marie the incident won't recur, but the two later share an intimate moment when Skyler opens up about Walt's cancer.
Hank gets promoted to work part-time in the DEA's El Paso office, but suffers anxiety attacks over his encounter with Tuco. His anxiety hits new highs during a stakeout in Mexico when a tortoise bearing the head of an informant explodes, maiming several DEA agents. Walt eventually councils Hank to face his fears, and Hank returns to work. Back at the duplex, Jesse and Jane develop a romance ('Negro y Azul').
After an undercover cop busts Badger, Walt and Jesse hire a shady attorney named Saul Goodman. Hank tells Badger he'll go free if he identifies 'Heisenberg,' so Saul arranges for an ex-con to take the fall for Walt.
Jesse suggests he and Jane share a joint, but she tells him she's been sober for 18 months. Jane later treats Jesse brusquely in front of Donald Margolis, her dad, causing Jesse to feel demoralized until she slips him a sketch of a superheroine named 'Apology Girl' ('Better Call Saul').
Walt, awaiting test results he's certain will be discouraging, tricks Jesse into participating in a meth-cooking marathon. It's successful, but several mishaps leave the RV disabled and the two men stranded without water in the desert heat. Walt cobbles together a working battery and they return to Albuquerque, where Walt is surprised to learn his cancer is in remission ('4 Days Out').
Skyler hosts a party to celebrate Walt's good news. Hank and Walt nearly come to blows after Walt pours Walter Jr. tequila shots. After apologizing for his behavior at the party, Walt consumes himself with home improvements ('Over').
Combo is shot and killed. Spooked by Combo's death, Skinny Pete quits dealing and Jesse gets heavy into drugs with Jane, who introduces him to heroin.
Later, Saul offers to put Walt and Jesse in touch with a low-profile narcotics distributor who will buy their product in bulk, but this person will never meet with Walt and Jesse if he doesn't think he can trust them. Due to Jesse being under effects of heroin, he scares the distributor off by arriving high for a meeting. Walt persists, and Gustavo Fring finally reveals himself to Walt, giving him an hour to deliver his meth.
Skyler meanwhile discovers accounting irregularities at Beneke. Ted admits to fraud, but Skyler makes the choice to stay anyway — just before going into labor. Walt, rushing to retrieve the meth from his partner, finds Jesse passed-out at his apartment after using heroin with Jane once again. Walt is forced to steal the meth from Jesse to sell it himself, being forced to ignore Skyler's calls and missing his daughter's birth ('Mandala').
Jesse calls Walt, freaked that their meth has been stolen. When Jesse figures out the truth, Walt says he'll hold Jesse's $480,000 share until he's clean. Saul figures out a way to launder Walt's take through SaveWalterWhite.com, the website Walter White Jr. establishes to raise money for his dad's surgery.
Jane, who has promised her father Donald she'll enter rehab the next day, blackmails Walt for Jesse's money. Walt turns it over, but a coincidental bar chat with Donald inspires him to return to Jesse's apartment, where he watches as a drugged-up Jane chokes to death on her own vomit ('Phoenix').
The next morning, Jesse calls Walt, who arranges for an operative to remove drug evidence from Jesse's apartment. 'I killed her,' Jesse later sobs. Walt checks Jesse into rehab.
Before undergoing surgery, Walt while on an anesthetic unwittingly reveals to Skyler that he has a second phone. His surgery is successful, but a few weeks later Skyler leaves him. Donald returns to work as an air-traffic controller. Distracted by thoughts of his daughter, he inadvertently causes two planes to collide in the sky over Walt's house ('ABQ').
Cast
Main Cast
Cast | Portrays | Ep. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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Bryan Cranston | Walter White | 13 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Anna Gunn | Skyler White | 13 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Aaron Paul | Jesse Pinkman | 13 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Dean Norris | Hank Schrader | 10 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
Betsy Brandt | Marie Schrader | 10 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
RJ Mitte | Walter White Jr. | 11 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
Notable Guest Starring
- Krysten Ritter as Jane Margolis (8/13)
- Steven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez (7/13)
- Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman (4/13)
- Christopher Cousins as Ted Beneke (4/13)
- Matt Jones as Badger (4/13)
- John de Lancie as Donald Margolis (3/13)
- Michael Shamus Wiles as ASAC George Merkert (3/13)
- Tom Kiesche as Clovis (3/13)
- Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring (2/13)
- Carmen Serano as Carmen Molina (2/13)
- Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca (2/13)
- Raymond Cruz as Tuco Salamanca (2/13)
- Jessica Hecht as Gretchen Schwartz (1/13)
- Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut (1/13)
Notable Co-Starring
- David House as Dr. Delcavoli (5/13)
- Charles Baker as Skinny Pete (4/13)
- Rodney Rush as Combo (3/13)
- Cesar Garcia as Gonzo (1/13)
- Jesus Payan as No-Doze (1/13)
Episodes
Episode 1: 'Seven Thirty-Seven'
Directed by Bryan Cranston
Written by J. Roberts
March 8, 2009 • 1.66m U.S. viewers
Directed by Bryan Cranston
Written by J. Roberts
March 8, 2009 • 1.66m U.S. viewers
Episode 2: 'Grilled'
Directed by Charles Haid
Written by George Mastras
March 15, 2009 • 1.60m U.S. viewers
Directed by Charles Haid
Written by George Mastras
March 15, 2009 • 1.60m U.S. viewers
Episode 3: 'Bit by a Dead Bee'
Directed by Terry McDonough
Written by Peter Gould
March 22, 2009 • 1.13m U.S. viewers
Directed by Terry McDonough
Written by Peter Gould
March 22, 2009 • 1.13m U.S. viewers
Episode 4: 'Down'
Directed by John Dahl
Written by Sam Catlin
March 29, 2009 • 1.29m U.S. viewers
Directed by John Dahl
Written by Sam Catlin
March 29, 2009 • 1.29m U.S. viewers
Episode 5: 'Breakage'
Directed by Johan Renck
Written by Moira Walley-Beckett
March 29, 2009 • 1.21m U.S. viewers
Directed by Johan Renck
Written by Moira Walley-Beckett
March 29, 2009 • 1.21m U.S. viewers
Episode 6: 'Peekaboo'
Directed by Peter Medak
Written by Vince Gilligan & J. Roberts
March 29, 2009 • 1.41m U.S. viewers
Directed by Peter Medak
Written by Vince Gilligan & J. Roberts
March 29, 2009 • 1.41m U.S. viewers
Episode 7: 'Negro y Azul'
Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Written by John Shiban
April 19, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Written by John Shiban
April 19, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Episode 8: 'Better Call Saul'
Directed by Terry McDonough
Written by Peter Gould
April 26, 2009 • 1.04m U.S. viewers
Directed by Terry McDonough
Written by Peter Gould
April 26, 2009 • 1.04m U.S. viewers
Episode 9: '4 Days Out'
Directed by Michelle MacLaren
Written by Sam Catlin
May 3, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Directed by Michelle MacLaren
Written by Sam Catlin
May 3, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Episode 10: 'Over'
Directed by Phil Abraham
Written by Moira Walley-Beckett
May 10, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Directed by Phil Abraham
Written by Moira Walley-Beckett
May 10, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Episode 11: 'Mandala'
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Written by George Mastras
May 17, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Written by George Mastras
May 17, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Episode 12: 'Phoenix'
Directed by Colin Bucksey
Written by John Shiban
May 24, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Directed by Colin Bucksey
Written by John Shiban
May 24, 2009 • ???m U.S. viewers
Episode 13: 'ABQ'
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Written by Vince Gilligan
May 31, 2009 • 1.50m U.S. viewers
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Written by Vince Gilligan
May 31, 2009 • 1.50m U.S. viewers
Awards and nominations
Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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61st Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad('Grilled', 'Peekaboo', 'Better Call Saul', '4 Days Out', 'Phoenix', 'ABQ') | Nominated |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston('Phoenix') | Won | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul('Peekaboo') | Nominated | |
Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series | Michael Slovis('ABQ') | Nominated | |
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Lynne Willingham('ABQ') | Won | |
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
14th Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
36th Saturn Awards | Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
Best Actress on Television | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Won | |
Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Raymond Cruz | Nominated | |
25th TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
62nd Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
Best Episodic Drama | John Shiban('Phoenix') | Nominated | |
59th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Lynne Willingham ('ABQ') | Won |
PRISM Awards 2010 | Best Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Breaking Bad | Won |
Best Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
Aaron Paul | Nominated | ||
IGN Awards 2010 | Best Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | |
Best Performance | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Episode Teleplay | George Mastras('Grilled') | Nominated |
2010 Humanitas Prize | 60 Minute Category | Breaking Bad ('Peekaboo') | Nominated |
2010 PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | Best Teleplay | Moira Walley-Beckett('Over') | Nominated |
John Shiban ('Phoenix') | Nominated | ||
Producers Guild of America Awards 2010 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
2009 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Lead Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won |
Best Drama Supporting Actor | Aaron Paul | Won |
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The DVD & Blu-ray
- DVD Special Features Include
- Digitally Remastered Audio and Video
- Widescreen Presentations
- Cast and Crew Commentaries
- Deleted Scenes
- Inside Breaking Bad - 13 Featurettes About the Making of Each Episode
- Season 1 Recap
- 'Negro y Azul' Music Video
- 'Better Call Saul' Commercial
- 11 Behind the Scenes Featurettes
- Cop Talk with Dean Norris
- Gag Reel
- Walt's Warning Featurette
- 6 Breaking Bad Original Webisodes
- Season 2 was the first season to have webisodes made for use of promoting the season, and putting on the home video release.
- Season 3 Sneak Peek
- Vince Gilligan's Photo Gallery
- Writers' Lab - An Interactive Guide to the Elements of an Episode (Blu-ray Disc ONLY)
- Audio: English (Stereo), Spanish, Portuguese
- Subtitles: French, Spanish, Portuguese
- Bonus Previews
- Closed Captioned
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Seven Thirty-SevenRate
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Walt and Jesse realize how dire their situation is. They must come up with a plan to kill Tuco before Tuco kills them first.
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Walt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.
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Walt and Jesse try to come up with alibis for their disappearances.
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Skyler keeps mysteriously leaving without talking to Walt. Jesse's parents throw him out of his own house.
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Walt and Jesse decide to start their own little empire with the help of Jesse's friends: Skinny Pete, Combo, and Badger. Meanwhile, Hank tries to pull himself together after his encounter with Tuco.
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After Skinny Pete gets ripped off, Walt makes Jesse go get the money. Meanwhile, Walt's cover story on how Elliott and Gretchen are paying for his medical treatment is on the verge of collapsing.
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Rumor is spreading that Jesse killed the man that ripped Skinny Pete off. Walt uses this to his advantage on expanding their territory. Meanwhile, Hank has been promoted to the El Paso office. But it's not all he hoped it would be.
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Badger is caught by the DEA. Walt and Jesse hire the best criminal lawyer in town, Saul Goodman.
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Walt and Jesse become stranded out in the middle of the desert after cooking more crystal.
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Walt's cancer has greatly improved. Time to celebrate. Meanwhile Jesse tries to meet his new girlfriend's father.
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Walt and Jesse's little empire begins to crumble. Saul tries to set them up with a mysterious distributor.
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Walt and Skyler have a baby girl. Now that Jesse is hooked on heroin, Walt refuses to give him his money until he gets clean. Meanwhile, as an excuse for his money, Walt decides to donate the money to himself through his son's new website.
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Walt's lies have pushed Skyler to her limit. She leaves with the kids. Meanwhile, Jesse blames himself for Jane's death and goes into rehab.