2.9.- DAYS OUT

BREAKING BAD (2008–2013): SEASON 2, EPISODE 9 - 4 DAYS OUT - FULL TRANSCRIPT

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

These people.

Pathetic.

I already read that one anyway.

Kleinman has better magazines.

You know, you guys
really don't need to hang around.

We won't even get the results
till next week.

Buddy, we're gonna be here.
You kidding me?

It is a full PETICT, correct?

You definitely want the PETICT
and not just the PET.

Yeah, it's a PETICT.

Good. That's what you want.

Some places skimp
and they only do the PET.

I'm not naming any names.

I just still don't understand
why you don't go to Kleinman.

This is where Walt's doctor is.

Well, with us, you wouldn't
have to wait until next week...

...to get the results.

I'm sorry, but these scans
are not that difficult to read.

I could take one look at Walt's...

...and tell you immediately
how he's doing.

-Really.
-Doctors like people to think...

...that they're so much smarter
than the technicians...

...but you would be surprised
how much they come to us for input.

Well, never turn down a chance
to hit the bathroom, huh?

Excuse me.

You all right in there?

Yeah.

Hey, you okay?

Yes.

I'm fine, thank you.

Sir, you can go back to your
changing room and get dressed.

-So how'd we do?
-You did fine.

-See anything?
-I'm just a technician, Mr. White.

Dr. Delcavoli will go over the results
with you next week.

Sorry.

Actually, the money-laundering aspect
is fairly straightforward.

But I gotta tell you,
the not-telling-your-wife aspect?

Most people wanna know
why they suddenly got rich.

If she finds out, it's after I'm gone.

How much time they giving you?

Weeks.

Maybe.

Sorry to hear it.

I was hoping we could
make some real money together.

Oh, well.
Look, let's crunch some numbers.

How much money
are we laundering?

At this time, $16,000.

How long you been doing this?

We've had some
extenuating circumstances.

Yeah, apparently.

All right, 16,000 laundered
at 75 cents on the dollar...

...minus my fee,
which is 17 percent...

...comes to $9960.

Congratulations, you just left
your family a secondhand Subaru.

Well, we'll just have to cook more.
A lot more.

Yeah, that's my legal opinion.

Make hay
while the sun is still shining.

You know, we should do something
this weekend.

You know,
get our minds off the test results.

Actually, I....

I'm thinking I should go see Mom.

-Really?
-Yeah.

You know, I never did call her.

You're expecting the news
from the scan to be bad.

God, Walt.

I need you to stay positive
with me here.

I am. Positive is good.

I'm all for positive...

...but positive doesn't change facts,
all right?

It....

It doesn't change the need
to be prepared.

I know.

Walt, I'm just trying
to be hopeful, okay?

You know, forgive me.

Look...

...I need to know Mom's
going to leave you something if--

If...

...I'm no longer around.

I just need to get that straight,
that's all.

And believe me,
I'm gonna earn every penny of it too.

Complaining about her nurses
the entire time.

"Juanita is hiding my ashtray."

A 30-minute discourse...

...about how the sugar packets
are suddenly disappearing.

And, oh, she's counting
every one of them, you know.

I'll be lucky
if I get a word in edgewise.

I actually think the news from the scan
is gonna be good.

Perhaps you should prepare for that.

Yeah.

-We should do something.
-Yeah, we should.

No, something else.

We should go somewhere.

Have you been
to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum?

Is that the one with the A-bombs?

Georgia O'Keeffe.

She's a painter.

You've never heard
of Georgia O'Keeffe?

No, is that bad?

-Boy, you need some educating.
-Yes, yes, I do. Come here.

Why don't we go up to Santa Fe?
We'll make a day of it.

You wanna go all the way to Santa Fe
for a museum?

So romantic.

Yup, we're going. Get up.

Why can't we just go to the movies
or putt-putt?

It's the shit.

A little culture won't kill you.

Besides, you might like it.
A lot of her paintings look like vaginas.

Really?

-Is there still cereal?
-Yeah.

Yo, if I know you, leave a message.

Where the hell are you?
Pick up the phone.

-Hello? Jesse, pick up--
-Hold on, hold on.

Sorry, one sec.

-What?
-I've been trying to reach you.

Where's your drop phone?

-I've been busy.
-Well, clear your social calendar.

-We have to cook.
-What? Today?

No, you'll need today at least
to gather supplies.

Now, we're going to need
all new glassware...

...heating mantles,
about a hundred pounds of ice.

Do you have a paper and pencil?
You should be writing this down.

You wanna go shopping,
go do it yourself, all right? I got plans.

Smoking marijuana,
eating Cheetos and masturbating...

...do not constitute plans
in my book.

Well, screw you and your book, man,
all right?

I'm going to a museum in Santa Fe,
not like you need to know.

-You're going to a museum, huh?
-Yeah. Georgia O'Keeffe.

-Georgia O'Keeffe?
-She's a painter, duh.

She does these vagina pictures.

Or paintings, or just painted.
I don't know.

What are you even talking about?

Look, man, why am I even
explaining myself to you, all right?

It's none of your damn business
what I'm doing.

All you need to know is I ain't cooking
or shopping or whatever the hell.

Let me explain something to you.

You and I need to cook
through to next Tuesday.

-Tuesday? Four days straight?
-Like it or not, we have no choice.

Yeah? And why exactly is that?

Our methylamine. It's going bad.

-What?
-It's losing its chemical potency.

Now, unless stealing another barrel
sounds good to you....

Hell, no.

All right, we have to act fast,
before it goes to waste.

You have a paper and pencil?

-Come on.
-All right, all right. Go.

Okay, six mantles. Mantle? Mantle?

What do you mean, mantle?
You mean like Mickey?

I really wish
you didn't have to do this.

Me too.

But I'll be back before you know it...

...and you can always call
if you need me.

What, and risk talking to your mother?
Have to be some emergency.

Love you.

-Fly safe, okay?
-Okay.

The white zone is for immediate
loading and unloading...

...of passengers only.

No parking.

Attention, passengers.:
Please maintain visual contact...

...with your personal belongings
at all times.

Any bags left unattended
will be confiscated...

...by airport personnel.

You brought a meth lab
to the airport?

What? You said we were in a hurry.
I saved us a trip.

Yeah. Did you get everything?
All six?

-Yeah.
-With reflux condensers?

Yes. Like I said, yes.

-Just go. Drive. Go, go.
-Okay.

Good morning to you too, man.

-Stupid--
-Three entire bags of Funyuns?

What? Funyuns are awesome.

-God.
-Hey, more for me.

How about something
with some protein maybe?

Something green, huh?

Man, I'm getting no service.

How are you even alive?

Hey, yo, check your phone.
You get any bars?

Yeah, I've got a signal.

-Hey, let me use yours, would you?
-Absolutely not.

I have to assume
Skyler checks my phone records.

-You know that.
-It's not business, all right?

-It's personal.
-Oh, personal.

-What, female?
-Maybe.

Absolutely. That's all I need.

Skyler hits redial
and some stripper answers.

Look, she's not a stripper, okay?
Dickwad.

Sorry. My wife checks.

-Drinking water?
-Yup.

Is that all we've got?

Ten gallons?
What, you plan on taking a bath in it?

Oh, God.

No, not there.
That is our workstation.

-Oh, our "workstation."
-That's right.

Why don't you try to find a place
where it won't get lost?

Considering it's our only set...

...and we are a million miles
from nowhere.

Why don't you try
sticking them up your ass sideways?

Two-point-three-five pounds.

Two-point-three-five.

That's the last of it.

-How many total?
-Nineteen.

So dollar-wise?

How much?

Well, median weight 2.2 pounds...

...that's 41.8,
call that 42 pounds, at....

-What are we selling for these days?
-Forty a pound.

-Forty thousand dollars?
-Hey, you said raise the prices.

All right, that's 40 times 42...

...minus distribution charges....

What?

What?

Six hundred seventy-two
thousand dollars.

-All in?
-No.

Each.

Each?

-Each.
-Six hundred and--?

Seventy-two thousand dollars each.

Each. Yes! Hell, yeah!

Hey, come high, baby.
Come on. Yes. Come on.

Yes! Yes!

Well, there goes the generator.

I think that's it for the gas.

Perfect timing, yo.

-How do you figure that?
-What do you mean?

We're done cooking.

I am not done
until this barrel is empty.

Look at this.

I'd say we've still got 10, 12 gallons
of methylamine.

-Come on, where's your ambition?
-Jesus. Seriously?

We are way ahead of schedule, man,
all right?

Plus the genny needs gas,
we're almost out of propane...

...and my back is killing me
from that piece-of-crap cot.

Come on, can we at least
just take the night off?

Look, I don't have to take you back
till Tuesday, right?

So we come back tomorrow,
strap on the sizzle...

...and glass up the rest.

Come on.

There's gotta be a Denny's
out there someplace.

Grand Slam?

Hot shower?

A bed?

-Separate rooms.
-Yeah, that's a given.

What the hell?

What the...? The battery's dead.

Jesse, back when I asked you
to put the keys in a safe place...

...where did you put them?

-I left them right here in the ignition.
-Son of a bitch.

Whoa, whoa, no,
this is not my fault, all right?

-The buzzer didn't buzz.
-The what?

The buzzer that buzzes
when you put the keys in...

...to let you know the battery's on.

I know that. It didn't buzz.

Look, I didn't turn the key
or anything, all right?

I'm not stupid.
Did you hear the buzzer buzz?

I did not. It's faulty.
It's a faulty mechanism.

Is this just a genetic thing with you?
Is it congenital?

Did your mother drop you
on your head when you were a baby?

The buzzer did not buzz.

And you're the one
that made me move the keys.

Yes, I see your point.

Your imbecility being what it is,
I should've known to say:

"Jesse, don't leave the keys
in the ignition the entire two days."

I wanted to leave them
on the counter, bitch.

Oh, I'm sorry, oh, the workstation.

-Jesus.
-Okay, just....

All right, so we need
to jump the battery somehow.

Okay.

How?

You gonna be okay?

Oh, damn it.

What's it taste like?

Bad, huh?

This is good.
This is good. Right here.

Okay. There.

Here. Red to red, black to black.

Positive, negative.
All right. Start it up.

What the hell's wrong
with this thing?

-You have to really pull.
-I am.

No, really pull, not like a girl.

You know what? Pull this.
I am pulling.

It just needs to warm up a little.
All right.

Oh, my God.

Oh, jeez.

Well done, Jesse, as always. Just....

Well done.

God.

Come on, you bitches.

Hear me now.

Damn it.

Stupid.

Okay, now we have to use
your phone.

This is ruined. Do you understand?
Just ruined.

You hooked it up wrong
and blew it up.

No, no, no.
That is not what happened.

How do you know?

What I know is that I wasn't the one
who dumped out the last of our water.

-That's what I know.
-There was a fire.

Excuse me for thinking on my feet.

Is that what you were--?
You were thinking?

Now that we have
identified the problem--

You and thinking,
that's the problem.

Look, somebody is going to
have to pick us up, all right?

Your wife is not gonna notice
one little call.

Mr. White, come on.

God.

All right, look, just make it snappy.

-Roaming drains the battery.
-All right.

Yo, Skinny, hey.

Yeah, yeah. Listen, man,
I need you to come pick us up.

Now, all right? We're stuck out here.
You got a pen for directions?

Look, pencil's fine, retard.

Just something to write with.
It doesn't matter.

All right, so you ready?

All right, so you're gonna head west
on the 40 for like, what, 30 miles?

And you're gonna go past the casino
with the big arrows in the parking lot.

All right--
No, big arrows, giant arrows.

They light up and blink.
You can't miss them.

Then you're gonna wanna take it slow,
because there's this dirt road.

It's right before the white sign
with a 3 on it, okay?

Now you're gonna be way, way out
in the boonies, okay?

Like crazy far, so just keep heading
down that dirt road for like what?

About another 15 miles.

-Really? That far?
-Yeah. Hurry up. The battery.

All right, just go down that road
for like 15 more miles, all right?

I mean, we're way the hell out here.
All right?

Oh, and, yo, hey, listen.
Bring water.

Leave now.

Here.

He's coming.

There was this guy
on the Discovery Channel...

...who broke his leg
mountain biking...

...and he had to drink urine for....

You know,
just until the forest ranger found him.

He said it tasted like really hot,
really old soda.

Look, we should just call, you know?

I'll be quick, just be like,
"Yo, where are you?"

All right.

Come on.

Yo. Yo, where are you?

Oh, so you saw the white sign?

Yes, he's almost here.

Oh, man.
We're getting really freaked out.

All right, so you're on the dirt road?

He's on the dirt road. Good. Good.

You just crossed the river?
Yeah. Have you seen anything?

Wait, wait. What river?

Yeah, hey, yo, what river?

What the hell river you talking about?
There's no river.

Hey, yo, Pete. Yo, Pete, can you--?

Phone's dead.

Now what?

Mr. White, what now?

Oh, come on. Seriously?

What's this?

I'm trying to...

...trickle-charge the battery.

Seriously?

Just by turning that thing?

The commutator.

It's the part
which generates the electricity.

Usually this little piston engine
turns it...

...but considering that it's lying here
completely totalled....

Anyway.

Apply a little elbow grease.

It'll take longer, a lot longer...

...but theoretically...

...it should work.

Theoretically.

It has to work.

You understand?

Can I try?

Yeah.

How much longer?

I don't know.

Now?

Hey.

Mr. White.

Hey.

Yeah?

Yo, man, you hanging in?

Yeah, I'm good.

It's gotta be ready by now, right?

No, give it a little longer...

...just to make sure we're--

Methylamine doesn't spoil...

...does it?

No. That's not why we're here.

Yo.

Lie much?

Here, push.

Okay, okay, okay.

Now.

Go on.

Please, please, please.

Yes. Yes.

Come on. Damn. No, please, God.

No. God.

Please. Please.

Why couldn't I have just gone
to Santa Fe?

Why? Why?

Mr. White.

Mr. White!

What are you doing?

Mr. White?

Oh, God.

I have this coming.

What?

I have it coming.

I deserve this.

Hey, snap out of it.

All right, first off, everything you did,
you did for your family.

Right?

All I ever managed to do...

...was worry and disappoint them...

...and lie.

Oh, God.

All the lies.

I can't even....

I can't even keep them straight
in my head anymore.

You know what? Screw this.

I'm walking. You can come or not.

Where's my other shoe?

Jesse. Jesse.

Your body...

...is running dangerously low
on electrolytes.

Sodium, potassium, calcium.

And when they're gone...

...your brain ceases to communicate
with your muscles.

Your lungs stop breathing,
your heart stops pumping.

You go marching out there...

...and within an hour,
you will be dead.

Okay, you need to cut out
all your loser crybaby crap right now...

...and think of something scientific.

Something--
Something scientific, right.

What? Come on, man.
You're smart, all right?

You made poison out of beans, yo.

All right, look. We got--

We got an entire lab right here,
all right?

How about you take
some of these chemicals...

...and mix up some rocket fuel?

And we can just send up
a signal flare.

Or you make some kind of robot
to get us help...

...or a homing device...

...or build a new battery or....

Or wait, no.

What if we just take some stuff
off of the RV...

...and build it into something
completely different?

You know, like a....
Like a dune buggy.

And that way,
we can just dune-buggy or....

What? Hey. What is it?

What?

Do you have any money?

Change, I mean. Coins.

-Yeah, I got a bunch from the--
-Okay.

-Yes.
-Gather them.

And washers and nuts and bolts
and screws...

...and whatever little pieces of metal
we can think of that is galvanized.

It has to be galvanized or solid zinc.

-Solid zinc, okay.
-And-- And bring me--

Bring me brake pads.

The front wheels should have discs.
Take them off and bring them to me.

-Okay. Brake pads, okay.
-Brake pads.

What are we building?

-You said it yourself.
-A robot?

-A battery.
-Yes.

Move!

This doesn't look like any battery
I ever saw.

Well, trust me, it is a battery.

Or rather, one cell of a battery.

Here. Cut up the last two sponges.

Remember the electrolytes?

Well, think about it.

A battery is a galvanic cell.

It's no more than an anode
and a cathode...

...separated by an electrolyte, right?

-Right.
-Yeah, well, anyway.

Here. On one side,
you have mercuric oxide...

...and graphite
from your brake pads.

This is the cathode.
This is the positive terminal.

This is where the supply of current
flows out from, you see?

Then.... Here, I'll show you.

On the opposite side is our anode.

This.

It's zinc.

It's what we find in our coins
and anything galvanized.

-So the sponge is the electrolyte?
-Yeah.

Well, no, the potassium hydroxide
is the electrolyte.

But, yes, that's what I'm soaking
the sponges in.

Good.

Good. And now, what shall we use...

...to conduct
this beautiful current with?

What one particular element
comes to mind?

Wire.

Copper.

-Oh, I mean--
-Copper.

Right.

The only question now is
will this supply enough current?

And how many cells will we need?

We've only got material enough
for six.

Okay.

Put the lid on. Wait. Positive.

All right.

Cathode.

Anode.

Damn. That is good.

That is very good.
Okay. Here we go.

Come on.

Attention, passengers.:
Please maintain visual contact...

...with your personal belongings
at all times.

Any bags left unattended
will be confiscated by....

How's the...?

It's fine.

I know I can trust you to....

Yeah.

Hey, whatever happens...

...your family will get your share.

Thank you.

So...

...I'll be hearing from you, yeah?

Yeah.

How's everyone doing?

Is that baby ever gonna come out,
you think?

-I know. I know, enough already. It's--
-I'm teasing.

Everything in its time.

Walt, I have your scan results.

-Yeah.
-You're showing signs of remission.

-Oh, my God.
-I wanna clarify.

There are misconceptions
about what remission signifies.

It does not mean
that the patient is cured.

To classify someone
as in remission...

...we only need to determine
that the tumour hasn't grown.

That it hasn't grown? Jesus.

Technically speaking...

...a tumour can remain
the exact same size it was before...

...and the patient
could still be in remission.

Now, in Walt's case,
with a stage lll adenocarcinoma...

...I'd like to see, I hope to see...

...at least a 25- to 35-percent
reduction in tumour mass...

...something to tell me that the cancer
has responded to the therapy.

Everybody still with me?

And how has my cancer responded?

Walt, your tumour has shrunk
by 80 percent.

-Oh, my God.
-Wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry.

Wait, I'm really.... I'm confused.

Is--? Isn't 80 percent a lot?

-Mom, yeah.
-Yes, 80 percent is a lot.

-Okay, but, I'm-- Wait--
-Sweetheart, you were right.

-It's very good news.
-It's very good news.

-Oh, my God.
-My God, are you kidding me?

Just when I try to get out,
they pull me back in.

That's great.

Now, that cough is the other thing
we need to discuss.

According to your scan, Walt,
you have radiation pneumonitis.

It's okay. This is fairly common.

See that scary-looking thing there?

That's tissue inflammation.
It's a reaction to your radiotherapy.

It's usually not serious,
but it can produce a cough like that.

I'll prescribe some prednisone.

Tissue inflammation? I....

Are you sure about that? I mean, I--

Because the other day,
I was coughing up some blood.

-What?
-You probably have a tear...

...in your oesophagus
from coughing.

That can be serious.
You could rupture and bleed to death.

This is something we're gonna have to
deal with before you leave today.

Wait a minute. When did this happen?
Why didn't you tell me?

-I'm sorry, I just--
-No more secrets, Walt.

With something like this,
you have to call me immediately.

Now, with these results,
we're not completely out of the woods.

But now at least
we have some options...

...the most important of which
is time.

We'll have more to discuss
in the next few weeks.

But for now, I'd say that you folks
have earned some celebrating.

-Yes.
-Yeah.

Oh, my God.

continuación

Walt se somete a pruebas para ver si su tratamiento contra el cáncer ha reducido el tamaño de su tumor. El Dr. Delcavoli no compartirá los resultados hasta dentro de cuatro días, pero al vislumbrar brevemente la imagen del escaneo, Walt nota una gran mancha blanca en la parte superior de su pulmón.

Acto I

Saul le da a Walt un tutorial sobre lavado de dinero . Después de todos los costos asociados con el arresto de Badger , a Walt le quedan $16,000, de los cuales solo recibiría $9,960. Walt deja entrever que es posible que no le quede mucho más de vida, pero tiene la intención de cocinar mucho más. En otra parte, Skyler sugiere una salida de fin de semana para distraer a la familia de los resultados de la prueba, pero Walt dice que quiere visitar a su madre para asegurarse de que le deje dinero a Skyler si él muere.

Jesse hace planes con Jane para visitar el Museo Georgia O'Keeffe en Santa Fe , pero Walt descarrila la escapada cuando le dice a Jesse que necesitan cocinar sin parar hasta el martes. Cuando Jesse se resiste, Walt le dice que su metilamina está perdiendo su potencia química.

Skyler deja a Walt en el aeropuerto y se marcha. Después de un momento, Walt sale del aeropuerto y Jesse se detiene en la casa rodante para llevar a Walt a su sesión de cocina . Se adentran en el desierto y se preparan para una larga cocción. Cuando Walt regaña a Jesse por tirar las llaves de la casa rodante en su espacio de trabajo, Jesse deja las llaves en el encendido. Sin que el dúo lo sepa, se enciende una luz indicadora en el tablero.

Acto II

Walt y Jesse están encantados cuando dos días de cocción producen 42 libras de metanfetamina, lo que les reportará $672,000 cada uno. Sin embargo, su celebración se interrumpe cuando se dan cuenta de que su generador se ha quedado sin gasolina, Jesse está preocupado, pero Walt insiste en que sigan cocinando hasta que se haya agotado la metilamina.

Jesse sugiere que hagan un descanso para pasar la noche: un viaje a Denny's, una ducha caliente y una cama en lugar de un catre son demasiado buenos para dejarlos pasar, argumenta. Walt finalmente acepta, pero descubren que debido a que Jesse dejó las llaves en el encendido, la luz indicadora del tablero de instrumentos ha agotado por completo la batería de la casa rodante. Walt se enfurece con Jesse ahora que ahora están varados en el desierto.

Walt extrae un poco de gasolina del RV y manipula el generador para arrancar la batería, pero Jesse derrama gasolina por todo el generador. Una chispa posterior prende fuego al generador. Justo cuando Walt llega con un extintor de incendios, Jesse apaga las llamas con el agua potable restante. "Disculpe por pensar en mis pies", dice Jesse cuando Walt lo culpa por su situación.

Acto III

Jesse intenta llamar a Skinny Pete para pedir ayuda, pero no puede obtener señal de teléfono celular. El teléfono de Walt funciona, pero asume que Skyler revisa sus registros de llamadas y se lo pasa a Jesse de mala gana. Skinny Pete se pierde en el camino y la batería del teléfono de Walt se agota antes de que Jesse pueda redirigirlo. A la mañana siguiente, Walt intenta "cargar poco a poco" la batería haciendo girar manualmente el generador. Él y Jesse comparten tareas de arranque durante horas bajo el sol abrasador. Tomando un descanso, Jesse se acerca a Walt, quien estalla en un fuerte ataque de tos. Jesse se da cuenta de que la salud de Walter debe estar deteriorándose y que mintió sobre el deterioro de la metilamina.

Después de aún más arranques, el motor se enciende brevemente, pero se apaga. Jesse golpea el tablero con frustración. Sale de la casa rodante para encontrar a Walt sentado en un campo de hierba, con una palma cubierta de sangre tosida.

Acto IV

Resignados, Walt y Jesse se acostaron en catres en la casa rodante para escapar del calor del desierto. "Me lo merezco", dice Walt. Jesse argumenta que todo lo que Walt ha hecho fue por su familia. Walt responde que lo único que hizo por su familia fue preocuparse y decepcionarlos. "Todas las mentiras", continúa Walt. "Ya ni siquiera puedo mantenerlos en mi cabeza". Jesse quiere salir del desierto, pero Walt le advierte que morirá en una hora.

Jesse recita cosas que Walt podría crear con sus suministros de laboratorio (un robot, un dispositivo de búsqueda, un buggy) hasta que una idea encaja con Walt: puede hacer una batería de mercurio usando productos químicos, monedas y metal galvanizado. Al explicarle la ciencia a Jesse a medida que avanza, Walt ensambla la batería. El dúo conecta la batería al RV y una gran chispa sale disparada de la terminal. De vuelta en la casa rodante, Walt prueba el encendido y, después de varios segundos de ansiedad, el motor gime y cobra vida. Cuando Jesse deja a Walt en el aeropuerto, le asegura que, "Pase lo que pase, tu familia recibirá su parte", responde Jesse.

En la oficina del Dr. Delcavoli, Walt se entera de que, contrariamente a sus peores temores, su cáncer está en remisión y su tumor se ha reducido en un 80 por ciento. Skyler, Junior , Hank y Marie celebran, pero Walt admite que ha estado tosiendo sangre, a lo que el Dr. Delcavoli revela que la gran mancha blanca en su escaneo es una inflamación tisular tratable. Walt va al baño y se lava la cara. Mientras se seca las manos, Walt mira hacia arriba y ve su reflejo en el dispensador de toallas de metal. Después de una breve pausa, Walt golpea violentamente el dispensador con el puño con ira.

Trivialidades

El título es una referencia a la cantidad de tiempo que Walt tuvo que esperar por los resultados de su prueba, así como también cuánto tiempo estuvo varado en el desierto con Jesse.

El teaser fue filmado en el vestíbulo de la oficina de producción de Breaking Bad en Albuquerque Studios. El baño en la siguiente escena es también el baño real al final del pasillo de la oficina de producción.

La trama del episodio es un homenaje a "El vuelo del fénix", la película de 1965 sobre un accidente aéreo que deja a sus pasajeros varados en el desierto.

Las imágenes de Jesse conduciendo el RV hacia la autopista se filmaron cuando Aaron Paul accidentalmente se saltó un giro y entró en una rampa de acceso. En realidad, no había ninguna intención de poner un vehículo tan inestable en la carretera abierta, pero las cámaras siguieron filmando y Aaron Paul logró nunca romper el carácter mientras intentaba volver a la pista.

Según la escena y la dirección de la cámara, el interno de la casa rodante tuvo que filmarse en dos partes: dentro del vehículo real en el desierto o en la casa rodante ambientada en el escenario.

La toma de Bryan Cranston y Aaron Paul orinando no estaba en el guión, pero Michelle MacLaren realmente quería hacerla. Cranston y Paul estuvieron listos temprano el primer día de rodaje, por lo que el equipo pudo robar la toma justo al amanecer, antes de comenzar el día de trabajo.

El equipo de Breaking Bad se tomó un poco de licencia artística con la tienda de baterías en este episodio. No es posible cargar la batería de un RV de esta manera.

Fue idea de Bryan Cranston que Walt y Jesse usaran las sillas de jardín para dar sombra.

Apenas visible, hay una tarántula entrenada arrastrándose justo al lado del brazo de Walt en una escena. La escena originalmente tenía imágenes de la tarántula arrastrándose por su brazo, pero se cortó por tiempo. En un episodio de Malcolm in the Middle , Cranston tuvo que dejar que una tarántula le pasara por la cara.

La línea favorita de Vince Gilligan del episodio no tenía guión: "... ¿un robot?" La línea fue lanzada por el 1er AC del programa, Nick Shuster.

Cranston no pudo golpear el dispensador de toallas de papel real del lugar porque era increíblemente duro y se habría roto la mano. En cambio, el departamento de arte colocó un dispensador falso de material más maleable para que él lo golpeara.

Esta escena parece haber sido parcialmente recreada en el primer episodio de Better Call Saul " Uno ", cuando Jimmy McGill patea repetidamente un bote de basura de metal en el estacionamiento de Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill después de rechazar la oferta de Howard Hamlin de conseguir a Chuck McGill . sacar dinero de la empresa como socio de capital

Al comienzo del episodio, Saul Goodman sugiere que Walt aspira a convertirse en una figura al estilo de Vito Corleone en el inframundo, pero luego sugiere que es más parecido a Fredo Corleone; El desventurado hijo de Vito. Al final del episodio, cuando Walt recibe los resultados de su prueba, Hank insinúa inadvertidamente que él es de hecho Michael Corleone, al citar una famosa línea de El Padrino Parte III ; "Justo cuando pensaba que estaba fuera... ¡me vuelven a meter !"

Aunque Walt critica a Jesse diciendo que masturbarse no constituye un verdadero plan de fin de semana, en Pilot (guión de 2005) , el propio Walt se masturba por la mañana por aburrimiento.

La escena retrospectiva entre Walt y Jesse en El Camino tiene lugar entre el arranque del vehículo recreativo y Jesse dejando a Walt en el aeropuerto.

Según Aaron Paul, este es su episodio favorito.