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Blood Money

  • Episode aired Aug 11, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
9.4/10
42K
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Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad (2008)
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Walt focuses on the car wash as Jesse's guilt grows; a small hint pushes Hank to quietly investigate, and Lydia seeks help when old business resurfaces.Walt focuses on the car wash as Jesse's guilt grows; a small hint pushes Hank to quietly investigate, and Lydia seeks help when old business resurfaces.Walt focuses on the car wash as Jesse's guilt grows; a small hint pushes Hank to quietly investigate, and Lydia seeks help when old business resurfaces.

  • Director
    • Bryan Cranston
  • Writers
    • Vince Gilligan
    • Peter Gould
  • Stars
    • Bryan Cranston
    • Anna Gunn
    • Aaron Paul
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.4/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bryan Cranston
    • Writers
      • Vince Gilligan
      • Peter Gould
    • Stars
      • Bryan Cranston
      • Anna Gunn
      • Aaron Paul
    • 39User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Walter White
    Anna Gunn
    Anna Gunn
    • Skyler White
    Aaron Paul
    Aaron Paul
    • Jesse Pinkman
    Dean Norris
    Dean Norris
    • Hank Schrader
    Betsy Brandt
    Betsy Brandt
    • Marie Schrader
    RJ Mitte
    RJ Mitte
    • Walter White, Jr.
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Saul Goodman
    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Todd
    • (credit only)
    Matt Jones
    Matt Jones
    • Badger
    Charles Baker
    Charles Baker
    • Skinny Pete
    Lavell Crawford
    Lavell Crawford
    • Huell
    Tina Parker
    Tina Parker
    • Francesca
    Pedro García
    • Mariano
    • (as Pedro Garcia)
    Cheryl Ford-Mente
    • Carol
    Debi Parker
    • Min-Ye
    Chad Brummett
    Chad Brummett
    • DEA Agent Artie
    Joe Nemmers
    Joe Nemmers
    • DEA Agent Scott
    • Director
      • Bryan Cranston
    • Writers
      • Vince Gilligan
      • Peter Gould
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    User reviews39

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    10rajeshsvu

    Cant wait

    Breaking Bad, is one of the best show ever which I have watched, cant wait to see the, final episodes of Breaking Bad. I just watched all the previous episodes of season 5 again!.. Still cant believe this will be the final season of one of my best shows. Hope this ends with the bang. We will miss you Mr.White.

    Breaking Bad, is one of the best show ever which I have watched, cant wait to see the, final episodes of Breaking Bad. I just watched all the previous episodes of season 5 again!.. Still cant believe this will be the final season of one of my best shows. Hope this ends with the bang. We will miss you Mr.White.
    10and_mikkelsen

    Dean Norris COMMANDS it!!

    Usually you will Walts character outshine everyone in an episode and in any scene featuring him, Bryan Cranston will steal the scene giving off the best performance! In this episode however, Dean Norris manages to outshine Bryan Cranston!

    When Hank starts to actually piece things together, Dean Norris expertly captures a character in shock and disbelief! Some powerfull scenes! The final scene with Hank and Walt, Dean Norris commands the scene! He is in complete control getting the upper hand with a powerfull performance!

    The episode also shows that Jesse is struggling to move on, knowing what he and Walt did together and the innocent lives yhat were taken and ruined in the process! Can he accept the money knowing what they did to make them?

    Overall a great episode that sets up the second half of the final season that will leave you with emotional scars!
    10felixcast74

    'you have to believe me' W.W.

    Expectations have always been a great hindrance when it comes to enjoying anything in life. think of a restaurant with the best reputation --> if you liked the meal, you will keep spreading the word. if you hated it, you will simply speak mud of the place.

    This episode had that little hindrance. we have been expecting (waiting, gagging) for this episode. not only because it's the beginning of the second half of the season finale of BB, but also because you want more. you need to know more about it. the expectation was simply gigantic.

    But I only needed the first two minutes of the episode to know that that expectation has been fulfilled. so let us approach this episode from two angles: our reality and the show's reality.

    angle 1 --> man, these actors and actresses definitely deliver. the great problem is usually having actors or actresses who get fat, who fail to act as they usually do, who can keep us attached to the series. believe you me, these people do keep you there. Attached. Even more, DEA agent Hank (Mr Norris) is getting the place he deserves.

    angle 2 --> tension is growing. you can feel it. it is there and there is nothing you can do as a spectator.

    favourite scene? last few seconds of the episode.
    9jgershma

    Lost in the shadows...

    ...of the justly celebrated performances of Bryan Cranston and Giancarlo Esposito is the work of both Aaron Paul and Dean Norris. I decided to watch all of Breaking Bad again in preparation of the final season of Better Call Saul. And while Cranston and Esposito are just as good as I remember (maybe even better), what I missed the first time is that Paul and Norris take what should be wholly unlikeable characters and somehow make them the moral compass of the show. This episode above all others to this point shows them at their authentic and vulnerable best.
    UsmanSyed

    Tread Lightly !

    You might be wondering what the title of this review means but if i told you,that would actually spoil everything.Atlast after almost an year of waiting Breaking Bad returns with a reminder that it still is undoubtedly the king of television.Long awaited things have a way to disappoint its fans with not putting out the expected quality but Breaking Bad starts with an absolute BANG which tells the fans that the wait was worth it.This episode has every element that makes Breaking Bad the best;the acting,the direction,the dialogs and of course the end of the episode is mind blowing.The only thing which is not very good is Walt's future.I am not gonna go into much detail but i can say that Hank is finally out of the toilet and is not very happy..! Good Day !

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first episode to the second half of Season 5 is dedicated to Kevin Cordasco, a teen superfan of the show who died of cancer in March of 2013. Before his death, Kevin was able to meet Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan and other prominent members of the Breaking Bad family, and he was even offered the chance to read the final scripts of the series so he would know how the show ends. Kevin declined because he didn't think he could keep the secret.
    • Goofs
      Before Hank punches Walter, there are remains of red makeup visible around Bryan Cranston's left eye, from a previous take.
    • Quotes

      Hank Schrader: It was you. All along it was you! You son of a bitch! You drove into traffic to keep me from that laundry!

      Walter White: Calm down.

      Hank Schrader: That call I got telling me Marie was in the hospital... that wasn't Pinkman. You had my cell number. You killed ten witnesses to save your sorry ass. You bombed a nursing home! Heisenberg... Heisenberg! You lying two-faced sack of shit!

      Walter White: Hank... Look, I... I don't know where this is coming from, but just let...

      Hank Schrader: I swear to Christ... I will put you under the jail.

      Walter White: Just take a breath, okay? Just listen to yourself! These wild accusations, they could destroy our family - and for what?

      Hank Schrader: Like you give a shit about family!

      Walter White: Hank, my cancer is back.

      Hank Schrader: Good. Rot, you son of a bitch.

      Walter White: I'm sorry you feel this way. I want to beat this thing, I do. I'm back on chemo and I'm fighting like hell. But the truth is... in six months you won't have someone to prosecute. Even, even if somehow you were able to convince anyone that I was capable of doing these things. You and I both know I would never see the inside of a jail cell. I'm a dying man who runs a car wash. My right hand to God, that's all that I am. What's the point?

      Hank Schrader: Have Skyler bring the kids here, and then we'll talk.

      Walter White: That is not going to happen.

      Hank Schrader: I don't know who you are... I don't even know who I'm talking to...

      Walter White: If that's true... If you don't know who I am, then... maybe your best course would be to tread lightly.

    • Crazy credits
      Bryan Cranston is credited both as an actor and a producer. For his actor credits (Br) is highlighted and for his producer credits (Y) is highlighted for chemical elements Bromine and Yttrium from periodic table. When he is credited as a director then Ra is highlighted for the chemical element Radium.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Bryan Cranston Helps Ask Girl to Prom (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      The Battle Hymn of the Republic
      (uncredited)

      Music by William Steffe

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dog House Drive-In - 1216 Central Ave NW, Downtown Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(Hot Dog Joint)
    • Production companies
      • High Bridge Productions
      • Gran Via Productions
      • Sony Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      • 47m
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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