Fly (Breaking Bad)
| "Fly" | |
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| Breaking Bad episode | |
Walter prepares to remove possible contamination from the lab by killing a fly that has gotten in.
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Rian Johnson |
| Written by |
Sam Catlin Moira Walley-Beckett |
| Produced by | Thomas Schnauz, George Mastras, Peter Gould, Melissa Bernstein, Stewart A. Lyons |
| Featured music | Dave Porter |
| Cinematography by | Michael Slovis |
| Editing by | Kelley Dixon |
| Original air date | May 23, 2010 |
| Running time | 47 minutes |
"Fly" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 30th overall episode of the series. Written by Sam Catlin and Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Rian Johnson, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 23, 2010.
"Fly" has been described as "arguably the most polarising episode in Breaking Bad history". Differing from most others in its relative lack of action and slow pacing, it is considered by some critics to be one of the best episodes of the series.
Walt (Bryan Cranston) is suffering from insomnia, staring from his bed at the smoke detector's flashing light while trying to get back to sleep.
Later, he arrives with Jesse (Aaron Paul) at the meth lab concealed under Gus's industrial laundry service. They begin making another batch of meth. At the end of the day, Walt calculates that their yield, while above what they are required to produce, falls short of what he expects. Jesse suggests it may be from other losses from spillage, but Walt disagrees believing there is another reason.
With the product delivered, Jesse leaves for the day. Walt, while finishing up, sees a house fly in the lab which he fears could contaminate the process. He tries numerous means to swat it, even dangling precariously from the lab's catwalk, from which he slips and falls to the floor. When Jesse returns the next day, he finds Walt still in pain from the fall and demanding that they cannot start cooking until they get rid of the fly. Jesse remains somewhat unsure, and worries about Walt's lack of sleep. Jesse suggests they go outside to get some fresh air and figure out a solution. However, when Jesse leaves, Walt locks him out of the lab and returns to try to get the fly. Jesse gets Walt's attention by disconnecting the main power to the lab, and Walt lets him back in so they can work together. Jesse goes out to get flypaper which they hang around the lab, as well as some sleeping pills that he secretly adds to Walt's coffee. He then recounts a story about his late aunt, who experienced auditory hallucinations of possums under her floorboards as a result of her cancer spreading to her brain. Walt asserts that he is still in remission.
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