Green Light (Breaking Bad)

"Green Light" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 24th overall episode of the series. Written by Sam Catlin and directed by Scott Winant, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on April 11, 2010.

"Green Light"
Breaking Bad episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 4
Directed byScott Winant
Written bySam Catlin
Cinematography byMichael Slovis
Editing byKelley Dixon
Original air dateApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)
Running time47 minutes
Guest appearance(s)

Plot

Jesse gives meth to a cashier in exchange for gasoline. Meanwhile, Walt makes a scene at Skyler’s workplace while confronting Ted, and he is thrown out of the building. Immediately afterwards, Mike takes Walt to Saul's office. Saul tries to convince Walt to continue producing meth, but Walt refuses the offer and loses Saul’s help laundering money. Walt later makes a pass towards the attractive vice principal at the school, Carmen Molina (Carmen Serano), by trying to kiss her in her office. She rejects his advances and places him on indefinite leave. Jesse reaches out to Walt, as he has produced a new batch of meth on his own. Walt rejects Jesse's product as "substandard", and Jesse resolves to sell the product to Gus himself. Gus reluctantly agrees to the purchase, anticipating that Walt's pride and financial need may convince him to accept his business proposition. Jesse only receives half the payment, while the second half is delivered to Walt. Meanwhile, Skyler continues her affair with Ted, and Hank forgoes his transfer to El Paso in order to pursue a new lead at a gas station.

Production

The episode was written by Sam Catlin, and directed by Scott Winant, being one of the two episodes along with "Crawl Space" that Winant directed in the series.[1] It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on April 11, 2010.

Reception

Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B and praised the episode's ability to uphold the series' standard of balancing "action and inaction." He especially praises the depiction of Hank's struggles in the story, noting that "it’s about how someone who represents himself as fully in charge deals with being out of his comfort zone."[2]

Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode an 8/10, lamenting that "Two horrible meltdowns aren't so fun to watch" and suggesting that the series had continued to lag in quality since the Season 2 finale.[3]

In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Green Light" 56th out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.[4]

Viewership

The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.46 million people,[5] which was an increase from the 1.33 million of the previous episode, "I.F.T.".

References
  1. Sepinwall, Alan (2017-10-10). Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical Companion. Abrams. p. 132. ISBN 9781683350774.
  2. Murray, Noel (April 11, 2010). "Breaking Bad: "Green Light"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. Amitin, Seth (May 8, 2012). "Breaking Bad: "Green Light" Review". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. Katie Baker (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer.
  5. Julia (April 7, 2010). "Breaking Bad Season 3 Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
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