Season Guide
Breaking Bad — Season 3
Season 3 Review
Abandoned by his wife, feuding with his reckless partner and hunted by a Mexican cartel, teacher-turned-meth-cook Walt faces an impossible choice: make a fortune working for a dangerous kingpin or walk away and risk everything he cares about.
Season Review
The season of escalation: the superlab, Gus’s chess mastery, the cousins crawling to Santa Muerte, and One Minute — the parking-lot shootout that’s still one of TV’s best action sequences. Hank’s beating, Walt’s half-measures speech, and the finale’s full measure: Gale. Season 3 is where Breaking Bad became the best show on television.
Episodes
1
SummaryIn the third-season premiere, Walt faces a new threat on a new front and deals with an increasingly angry Skyler, who must consider what to do next with her life…
2
SummaryDespite ever-increasing tension between Walt and Skyler, he pulls out all the stops in an effort to reconcile with the family. Elsewhere, Saul is instrumental in getting Jesse involved in…
3
SummaryWalt disregards Skyler's demands and the rift between them widens dramatically, pushing her to take even more drastic steps. Meanwhile, continuing anxiety and panic attacks plague Hank, which leads to…
4
SummarySkyler's latest bit of bad news proves to be a blow to Walt, and his loss of control endangers his job and his business relationships with Saul and Jesse. Hank…
5
SummaryWhen Gus intensifies efforts to persuade Walt to get back in the meth business, Jesse takes exception and a rift appears in his and Walt's personal relationship. Meanwhile, Skyler's new…
6
SummaryWalt moves into new digs and a distraught Walter Jr. demands to know just where his parents' relationship stands. Meanwhile, Hank's investigation is beginning to hit too close to home…
7
SummaryHank's behavior becomes increasingly more unpredictable and volatile, which leads to a confrontation with Jesse and problems at the DEA; Skyler wants Walt to make a deal; and Gus' decisions…
8
SummaryThe White and Schrader families anxiously await word on Hank's condition. Meanwhile, Jesse takes care of business at the lab while Walt tries to make peace with Gus, but after…
9
SummaryHank's stay in the hospital is accompanied by some daunting bills, but Skyler thinks she has a way of dealing with them. Meanwhile, some of the problems between Walt and…
10
SummaryWhen Walt becomes driven to distraction by a contaminant in the lab, he refuses to cook meth until they are able to get rid of it.Our TakeThe bottle episode that…
11
SummarySkyler's increased involvement in Walt's business causes him concern; Hank's recovery is plagued by setbacks; and Jesse makes a surprising discovery as he gets more involved in his new enterprise.Our…
12
SummaryJesse ignores Walt's advice and finds himself in a dangerous situation. Fearing for Jesse's safety, Walt takes drastic measures to try to put things right. And tragedy strikes following an…
13
SummaryJesse goes on the lam in the third-season finale. But Mike is right on his heels, so Walt works a deal with Gus and comes up with an unsettling plan…