The writers of breaking bad work inside of a room that has no clock, only a dartboard. A brief history of breaking bads pink teddy bear recurring. This is a fantastic question which has been covered by a few websites before notably uproxx. But if youre a breaking bad fan you can celebrate or mourn the final season in the city where it originates. S2 spoilers did anyone at the time predict 737 down. Put the titles of all the episodes containing fragments of this scene together, including the last episode, when the crash is revealed, and you get. Jesse selfdestructs after a personal blow, forcing walt to come to his aid. It is this final dread, the dread of the unknown, that permeates season 2 of breaking bad.
Some episode titles have double or hidden meanings. As we come to the end of breaking bad season two, its time to talk to series creator vince gilligan about the implications of the teddy bear, the journey walt has taken, and how much longer vince sees the story going. May 31, 2009 watch breaking bad season 2, episode abq. Vince gilligan, the creator, writer, and director of breaking bad used this amount as the title of the first episode of the season. In season 5, confessions, walt records a video of himself opening with my name is walter hartwell white. What is the significance of the pink teddy bear in breaking. The simple answer for this one is given by uproxx itself and im copypasting since i cant put it any better than that. The plane crash central to season 2 of breaking bad has some crazy. What was the breaking bad burnt teddy bear all about. As teasers, they suggested a tragic event, possibly a meth related explosion at walter whites. The facial product appears to be a greentea mud mask.
Was breaking bads airplane crash inspired by a real event. There are also bulletin boards on two walls that eventually get papered over with index cards. Each of these episodes is in fact titled, seven thirtyseven, down, over, abq. Was gus fring scrapped from the better call saul season 2. When the teasers are viewed in order, it depicts a black and white short film called 737 down over abq that acts as a flash forward to events taking place immediately following the season finale. Was gus fring scrapped from the better call saul season. Abq the cast and creators of breaking bad discuss how the season 2 finale explores the idea of unintended consequences, and.
One mystery, in the opening episode of season 2 breaking bad, season 2, episode 1, 737, is why skyler chooses to coat her face with a brightgreen mud mask. The 1st, 4th, 10th and th episodes of season 2 all began with black and white teaser scenes, preparing us for the aftermath of the crash. Breaking bad season 2 list of breaking bad episodes. Inside breaking bad mark hanson, propsmaster on breaking bad, gives us a behind the scenes look at the blue meth, the pink teddy bear, and other props from breaking bad season 2. The city of albuquerque stars as a character in breaking bad, with filming locations throughout the metro area. A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc.
This window looks out to the burbank airport, planes rising up into the sky. S2 spoilers did anyone at the time predict 737 down over abq. Jun 01, 2009 breaking bad never had the chance to do a real season finale for its strikeshortened first season, so we finally got the chance to see what this strange, yet moving stuff it could pull off for a season ender. Spoilers for the season finale of breaking bad coming up after the jump. The cover of the box is broken, even the cover paper is torn. There are two big problems with the midair plane crash that brings season 2 of breaking bad to an. Walt factors in college for the kids and a bunch of stuff, and he adds them up and proclaims.
Despite the fact that each season has a very different trajectory from the others, one thing that is consistent throughout the show is a feeling of dread. I was staring at the screen with my hands over my mouth. This is the third or fourth show ive picked up based solely on alans raves. All 2 songs featured in breaking bad season 2 episode. In breaking bad, the plane crash saw the 737 commercial airliner, known as. The complete second season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on march 16, 2010. What is so intelligent about it is, each episode made sense with the title it had, and then it makes sense across the whole season when you put it together like this, too.
Dear friends, these times will be remembered for centuries and will become an example of how we all came together to help each other. Remember at the end of season 2 when the boeing 737 plane crashed. A brief history of breaking bads pink teddy bear recurring motif. There are two big problems with the midair plane crash that brings season 2 of breaking bad to an explosive conclusion. Oct 10, 2019 breaking bad is legendary in the television space. I need to make seven hundred and thirty seven thousand dollars. S2 spoilers did anyone at the time predict 737 down over. The openerteaser, in blackandwhite, shows items around the exterior of the white home like a dripping hose and a bird feeder, with subtle grating noises in the background. The episode titles of 1, 4, 10, and spell out seven thirtyseven down over abq, and these are the episodes that depict the pink teddy bear from one of the planes in the pool i imagine the 737. Episode 10, which contains the flashforward, is titled over. The fun you can have when you know how the season unfolds in advance. Saul sends a man to clean up jesses apartment and prepare him for the arrival of paramedics. I have a feeling people are going to be arguing about the last scene of season 2 of breaking bad, and how it relates to the first scene of the season.
While the event was hinted at throughout the season during the blackandwhite teasers at. Breaking bad easter eggs in better call saul mental floss. Because you cant come to us, we decided to bring our cocktail experience to your homes. The first, fourth, tenth, and thirteenth episodes of season 2 of breaking bad all have black and white teaser intros. He cleverly placed a hidden message in all of the titles of season 2. The titles of the final season 2 episodes 737, down, over and abq hint at the events in the season finale.
If you link the titles of the episodes it appears in together you get the message. When you combine the titles of these four episodes you get seven thirtyseven. It was released on dvd in region 2 on july 26, 2010 and in region 4 on february 8, 2010. As we come to the end of breaking bad season two, its time to talk to series creator vince gilligan about the implications of the teddy. Breaking bad opening scenes from season 2, episodes 1, 4, 10, and. How breaking bad redeemed its worst mistakes bloglander inlander. Seven thirtyseven down over abq, which is a coded hint leading you towards the 737 plane that exploded over albuquerque. Breaking bad season two, episode thirteen abq official text credit. Jesse is dealt a devastating blow that leads him down a path of sel. Breaking bad amcs first substantial success with original programming debuted in 2008 with a sevenepisode season shortened because of the writers strike and soon found itself renewed for a second, full season. Seven thirtyseven is the second season premiere episode of the american television drama series breaking bad. How breaking bad redeemed its worst mistakes bloglander. When you combine the titles of these four episodes you. The second season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on march 8, 2009 and concluded on may 31, 2009.
Were led to think don is going to beat the crap out of jesse, but he simply walks away, too depressed to take any action. Breaking bad season 2 i have received a damaged box. Forecasting the air crash that would end the second season with a pink teddy bear and ominously named episodes 737downoverabq sent the internet. Breaking bad season 2 fun facts page 2 breaking bad. And this one showed off many of the strengths this show has developed over its second run. Abq is the thirteenth episode of the second season of breaking bad and the twentieth episode altogether. Breaking bad has been one of the smartest series to ever grace our. We have compiled a snapshot of locations, along with nearby tourist destinations to help visitors discover what albuquerque is really about. Skyler and walt collide in the season finale as her frustration with his secrecy finally comes to a head. Because you cant come to us, we decided to bring our cocktail experience to your homes now more than ever, we need your support.
However, in the first tape, he explicitly says that the tape is not to be considered a confession of anything. It is a show that has a look, feel and quality which is consistently at the top of its game for the entire five season run of the show. I always find it cool how the titles of episodes throughout the season the ones with the flashforwards at the start spell out 737 down over abq. Breaking bad, which won 16 emmy awards, is a frequent presence on best tv shows lists. Theres a hidden message in better call saul that youve. Breaking bad abq tv episode 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The second season was released on dvd in region 1 and bluray in region a on march 16, 2010. In season 2, jesse asks walter how much money he wantsneeds to make before hes done. May 10, 2009 but now we have an actual 737, or something like it, crashing in walts backyard. Meanwhile, jesse blames himself for janes death and goes into rehab. We return to the flashforward from previous episodes seven thirtyseven down over. I live at 308 negra arroyo lane, albuquerque, new mexico. Spoilers coming up immediately, so click through carefully. It was so good when i rented in 2014 that i decided to buy the whole tv series today.
The openerteaser, in blackandwhite, shows items around the exterior of the white home like a dripping hose and a. This message indicates what happens in the season finale. The second season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered. As teasers, they suggested a tragic event, possibly a meth related explosion at walter whites house as. Nov 09, 2014 seventhirtyseven down over abq abqalberqueque airport code and that of course is where we have been heading, all season. In addition to the flashforwards, the episodes that they appeared in spelled out the traumatic event and read seven thirtyseven down over abq when combined together. While exploring albuquerque, you may find yourself driving past jesse pinkmans house or eating at a restaurant visited by walter white. This episode introduces cleaner mike ehrmantraut jonathan banks. The shows fifth and final season, consisting of sixteen episodes, will debut in 2012 and it will be split into two eightepisode halves.
Breaking badfridge all the tropes wiki fandom powered. I felt the panic too and kept thinking, it all has to really count now. For some of you it might have been too much too many climaxes, too much sudden change. Back in season two, all the episodes whose titles made up the 737 down over abq jigsaw puzzle. Walt sends him to a health resort while he prepares for his operation. List of breaking bad episodes abq is the thirteenth and final episode of the second season of the american television drama series breaking bad.
In breaking bads second season finale, a boeing 737 crashes over albuquerque, new mexico. Workers from the ntsb load the items collected from walter whites pool including the singed, oneeyed, pink teddy bear into the back of a van. In breaking bad, the plane crash saw the 737 commercial airliner, known as wayfarer 515, collide with a chartered plane over albuquerque, new mexico, and killed all 167 passengers. With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. What is the significance of the pink teddy bear in. As most fans know, the amc hit series breaking bad is set in albuquerque, new mexico, where it was also filmed. It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. Seven thirtyseven, down, over and abq are the titles of four episodes in season two. In other words, boeing 737, down, over albuquerque where breaking bad is set. Jul 09, 2012 a brief history of breaking bads pink teddy bear recurring motif. The pink teddy bear first appears in season two, and it takes a while for its significance to become apparent. Since we saw that glimpse early on of a charred teddy bear floating in a swimming pooland then had the scene elaborated on, over and againthe.
When together, they read seven thirtyseven down over abq. Seven thirtyseven, down, over, and abq or 737 down over albuquerque. Seven thirtyseven down over abq breaking bad wiki fandom. Jul 04, 20 episode 10, which contains the flashforward, is titled over. One of the planes involved in the midair collision at the end of the season, wayfarer 515, was a boeing 737.
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