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Season 2 – Breaking Bad

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Mar 2009

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Mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher Walter White thinks his life can't get much worse. His salary barely makes ends meet, a situation not likely to improve once his pregnant wife gives birth, and their teenage son is battling cerebral palsy. But Walter is dumbstruck when he learns he has terminal cancer. Realizing that his illness probably will ruin his family financially, Walter makes a desperate bid to earn as much money as he can in the time he has left by turning an old RV into a meth lab on wheels.

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Critics Consensus

Breaking Bad continues to soar, thanks to its artsy style and suspenseful thrills.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

New York Magazine/Vulture

Oct 18, 2019

Episode for episode and scene for scene, season two is a great example of how to intensify personal stories with images that have metaphoric dimensions but don't push too hard, instead letting their meanings emerge through spectacle.

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

Oct 17, 2019

5/5

Scary, funny, dramatic, and honestly moving, Breaking Bad is remarkable television that pulls off that amazing trick of feeling both genuine and completely original at the same time.

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Megan Johnston

Sydney Morning Herald

Oct 17, 2019

Here's a show that does proper suspense. This energetic, darkly comic and slightly trippy adventure into the drug underworld demonstrates how, if the drugs themselves don't induce paranoia, then the dealing will.

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

Aug 19, 2022

4.25/5

While the show is still finding it's footing in regards to tone, the 2nd season takes the dark comedy and drama to new heights. Walt and Jessie's attempts to run their own meth business leads to series standout characters and storylines.

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Randy Dankievitch

Processed Media

Feb 12, 2020

A-

Breaking Bad's second series is a haunting exploration of unintended consequences from well thought-out actions.

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Hunter Daniels

Collider

Oct 17, 2019

9/10

Even stronger than the superb first run. It takes all the elements that worked and cranks them up... adding an almost Vonnegut-esque sense of bleak whimsy to the increasingly surreal proceedings.

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MsJoppe M

@MsJoppe Oct 21, 2026

FAVOURITE, in all kinds of ways. One of the series I ever seen ;)

Janav S

@TheCoolJ92781 Sep 22, 2026

SUCH A GREAT SEASON!!! This is what started the show off, and features some of the greatest episodes in TV history (won't name any cause of spoilers).

LameGamerV R

@LameGamerVR Sep 17, 2026

This is a very good season, a lot is introduced, like Gus, Saul, and Jane. This season isn’t the best season, but it is a very good one. Tuco is a great character, and this season shows a lot of development for Hank

Esqueleto5678 T

@RT15316404 Sep 12, 2026

At this point, the series improves considerably. It has a slow pace, great episodes, and great performances. Although it’s still quite weak compared to the seasons that follow, it’s a very good season overall. It introduces two of the best characters in the series, Saul and Gus Fring. A very good season with a great ending. 8.5/10.

Tosh T

@ToshNotJosh Aug 30, 2026

A very structurally perfect season, it holds up the greatness of season 1 and creates even more a foundation also with action to skyrocket the rest of the series and I know this kind of goes for most of/the entire series but there are so many little details SOME EXAMPLES I'll be talking about are further in the show. After Walter cuts of the crust for Krazy-8, after he dies Walter starts doing that same thing. After he kills Mike he starts to prefer his drinks like Mike. And when an tragic event happens or characters start changing you can see it in them and the way they dress. At the start people like Walter and Jesse wore lighter more vibrant colors but after time and everything that happens they start wearing more gray and black darker colors. Marie loves purple and wears it almost all the time but whenever she's not wearing purple for a while (most times) it's after an important event or a pivotal point. I would say more but there's a 1000 character limit

Omar T

@omhack Aug 14, 2026

My favourite series of all time

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Adam Bernstein

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Terry McDonough

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Michelle MacLaren

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Phil Abraham

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John Dahl

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Episode 1

Aired Mar 8, 2009

Seven Thirty-Seven

Walt and Jesse try to figure a way out of their partnership with Tuco; Hank tries to mend the fences between Marie and Skyler.

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Episode 2

Aired Mar 15, 2009

Grilled

Walt and Jesse are trapped with Tuco; Marie and Hank comfort Skyler over Walt's disappearance; Hank visits Mrs. Pinkman.

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Episode 3

Aired Mar 22, 2009

Bit by a Dead Bee

Walt and Jesse's financial situations suffer when they try to cover their tracks; the DEA has a break in its meth investigation that could lead right to Walt and Jesse.

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Episode 4

Aired Mar 29, 2009

Down

Walt and Jesse appear to be in the clear, but now face trouble on their respective home fronts; Walt finds it difficult to reconnect with Skyler and the rest of his family, while Jesse's parents kick him out of their house.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 5, 2009

Breakage

Tensions mount at the White household; Hank suffers from the aftermath of his encounter with Tuco; Jesse assembles a crew to get the product out on the streets.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 12, 2009

Peekaboo

Walt returns to work; Skinny Pete gets ripped off; Jesse gets more than he bargained for; Skyler thanks Gretchen for paying for Walt's treatment.

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Episode 7

Aired Apr 19, 2009

Negro Y Azul

Jesse and Walt discuss expanding into new territories; Hank struggles to fit in; Skyler pursues a new job opportunity; Jesse gets to know his landlord.

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Episode 8

Aired Apr 26, 2009

Better Call Saul

Walt and Jesse seek advice from a shady attorney when Badger gets in trouble with the law; members of the DEA believe they have caught up with Heisenberg; Hank returns.

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Episode 9

Aired May 3, 2009

4 Days Out

Walt and his family wait for news after he undergoes a PET-CT scan; Walt follows Saul's advice; Jesse's relationship with Jane is put on hold when he and Walt head to the desert for a marathon of cooking.

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Episode 10

Aired May 10, 2009

Over

Walt and Hank get into a heated argument at a party; Skyler opens up to her boss; Jane hides her relationship with Jesse from her father.

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Episode 11

Aired May 17, 2009

Mandala

Saul proposes a new business partner; Skyler makes a shocking discovery at work; Jesse tells Jane what he does.

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Episode 12

Aired May 24, 2009

Phoenix

The Whites welcome a new addition; Walter Jr. launches a new website; Jesse's addiction begins to get out of control; Jane and Jesse's relationship causes friction with both Walt and Donald.

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Episode 13

Aired May 31, 2009

ABQ

Skyler's frustration with Walt's secrecy finally comes to a head; Jesse self-destructs after a personal blow; Donald's grief leads to tragedy.

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