Fly

When the episode begins we see close-ups of flies' eyes and footage of flies in a flower field with the background voice of a children's story about bugs. Then we cut to Walter White that can't sleep in his lab and is helped by Jesse in the good functioning of the machinery and during this time Walt discovers that the quantities produced by them are inferior, but Jesse manages to make Walt believe that it might be for some other problem. Walt stays in the lab for the night and notices a fly on one of the lights: he tries to kill her in various way, only to, in one occasion, fall from the stairs and subsequently be fine in a matter of seconds. When Jesse returns he notices that Walter stayed in the lab all through the night for killing the fly because it might cause a contamination: after an attempted brawl Jesse prepares coffe for Walt and puts lots of sleeping pills. While the pills have to do their effect, Jesse and Walt discuss about their families and soon as Walt falls asleep Jesse finally kills the fly. When the next morning Walt wakes up again he warns Jesse that if he'll be found as the responsible of the meth subtraction Walt couldn't defend him.

The fly situation was very funny (reminiscent of something straight from THE SIMPSONS or FAMILY GUY), and despite in this episode there are only Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, they manage to carry the episode on their shoulders. Overall, among the best episodes of the third season.

Fly is a very strong example of what can be done with limited resources.

It could have just been the two actors exchanging dialogue for the running time, but it is a lot more.

Thanks to the cinematography and editing, the visual storytelling is excellent throughout. Walt's obsession to control everything down the minutest detail is brilliantly captured, along with a realisation that somethings cannot be. Some of the related slapstick moments are very funny.

The more serious reflective dialogue between the two characters is very good. It is made plausible by the portrayal of Walt's lack of sleep and use of sleeping pills. Certain moments fill you with anticipation about how much information he is going to spill about certain events.

The content of Better Call Saul does put a new spin on any scenes set in the lab, so watching this the second time round is even better.

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are on great form, but the whole crew deserve plaudits for making such a simple premise work so well.

I am surprised to say the least that this episode so far in the series is the lowest rated..! a 7.6 for this? from over 16000 contributors? Cmon!

Directed by Rian Johnson, this episode is one of the BEST bottleneck episodes ever made, certainly the best centered around a fly. I understand viewers consider this episode a hit or a miss as it doesnt take the story forward, instead it is an introspective episode centering only around Walt and Jesse. It is one of those rare episodes where both drop their facades and reveal their emotions around themselves and about each other, something that is rarely seen in the usual episodes. This particular episode took a break and painstakingly played with the analogy that was a fly that was bugging the central characters. It is artistic, innovative and at times touching and at other times hilarious.

Another reason why I realised I liked this episode so much is because it gave me what I love best about the show: the interaction between Jesse and Walt, which at times in this episode is the usual moronic, sometimes pensive, sometimes funny and sometimes just reflection.

I havent been able to get this episode out of my head. This ought to one of the top rated episodes of the series in my opinion. Happy watching folks!

This episode was a strange one, it sure feels like a filler to most people but when u listen carefully to the dialogue it isnt.Walt and jesse have a heart to heart conversation we dont usually get int he normal episodes .

This episode is highly criticized and underestimated. Bottle episodes appear in many shows, but here we have are able to just sit, relax and cherish the great acting of our favorite actors. The experience I got from this episode was almost theatrical and I got a better chance at examining the acting skills, the cinematography, writing, directing and I proved myself that I wasn't wrong from the first episode - this show is a masterpiece.