thirty thirty second episode fourth season american television drama series breaking bad 35th overall episode series originally aired united_states july episode walter plots kill fear repercussions holds wild parties try forget despair tries purchase car wash business marie struggles deal hank growing depression problems written directed thirty featured guest appearances black market gun appearance recurring role filming commitments television series supernatural beaver half day film scene set constructed set resembling room thirty included unusual camera angles including shot point view robotic vacuum cleaner extremely high crane shot walter feet air party scenes character internal guilt fragile state mind included background songs rapper band thirty received positive reviews reviewers comparing work filmmakers seen estimated million household viewers according nielsen_media_research making second watched episode breaking bad fourth season marked significant decline viewership compared previous episode season premiere box cutter plot pre credits sequence walter purchases revolver black market gun dealer secretly walter plans use gun kill employer drug falling favor walter believes kill act gun dealer asks walter needs gun insists strictly self defense later walter practices drawing weapon mike drinks coffee bar discovers dried blood jacket sleeve belonging victor colleague previously murdered mike silent appears harbor conflicted feelings happened victor purchased expensive like sophisticated sound system robotic vacuum cleaner remains miserable having murdered gale save walter friends visit arrange wild party dozens people dancing drinking drugs distract later cooking lab walter waits arrive kill instead victor replacement arrives mike informs walter night walter drives house approaches gun cross street walter receives says simply home walter day walter approaches mike bar mike tells walter observed walter bar mike reveals tell walter carrying weapon lab walter suggests mike danger easily kill mike way killed victor visibly mike appears aware walter asks mike room kill response mike punches walter knocking floor kicks times leaves bar calls walter buying car wash walter worked plan use business walter drug money walter fails act purchase starts detailed research business expenses revenues later approaches car wash owner stan proposed purchase angrily rejects making remarks condemning walter having insulted quit car wash marie continues struggling deal husband hank deepening depression physical therapy having shot bed ridden bitter hank constantly ignores insults marie celebrating successful session physical refuses share excitement marie straight days tries hanging exhausted home guests house thoughts depressed breaks cries sitting inch away speakers extremely high volume production thirty written directed filmed february episode edited handful editors regularly worked series direction thirty included camera angles unusual viewpoints including perspective boxes pizza baby vision inside car wash filming new_mexico delayed snow storms record low temperatures resulted state emergency declared episode featured guest performances girlfriend stan car wash owner constantly walter worked pilot episode breaking bad stan professional actor physicist teaching university_of_chicago thirty filmed thirty featured appearance employee replaced victor killed episode box cutter original script referred character simply new victor came appearance thirty gun opening scene beaver previously starred hbo western drama series star previously appeared field trip sixth season episode x-files written creator believed beaver talented actor met filming television series supernatural beaver stars filming time thirty beaver flew breaking bad shoot half day film scenes said particularly enjoyed character tries convince walter buy gun legally like aspect got black market dealer ironic way sound morality credited appear character voice heard room beaver appear set constructed production designer construction coordinator director wanted genuine feel believed difficult film actual room small cast crew fit inside instead set designed walls removed space cameras crew allowed greater flexibility shooting camera angles walls placed position needed background shot shot episode includes walter speaking directly camera quickly revealed speaking mirror room filmed shot deliberately unclear viewer walter camera movement revealed room new_york magazine writer interpreted walter speaking mirror symbol self reflection mirror reflection studying image wondering people gives hint carrying inside scene walter approaches house plans kill ends extremely high crane shot walter standing middle street wanted shot extremely effective believed conveyed walter lack experience normal crane overhead shots feet tall rented foot tall crane specifically shot crew hours shoot losing night time hours crane shot filmed shot camera operators grip later scene walter meets mike bar walter entered silhouette visible entered shots mike punching walter originally filmed staging involved mike standing walter standing mike suddenly punching edited scene mike simply punch walter instead action faster surprising scene arranged stunt coordinator actors performed stunts mike kicks walter times falls placed large banks kick scenes party scenes house sought illustrate internal guilt self hatred having murdered season finale measure said scenes written wanted demonstrate actions characters major consequences writing staff spent weeks discussing react having killed gale went course events thirty felt unexpected audience praised scenes saying thought great way person going private hell everybody suffers deals personal loss different ways scenes shot set sound stage built production designer construction coordinator scenes house occasionally filmed actual house particular scenes shot party breaking bad music supervisor tried select music appropriate party state mind variations punk rock hip hop scene outside shot drugs pops match cut shot conceived filming buy believed appropriate frame mind don need kind trying fill world noise things final shot episode shot filmed turns stereo system way directly speaker try shut pain wanted speakers pulse actually play loud music actor special effects crew unsuccessfully tried methods speakers pulse shaking pulling strings appear realistic achieved visited local stereo store employee provided bass run stereo system noise cause speakers pulse music playing employee hired come set run system lights timed match music later dubbed cultural references songs played new sound system money rapper raise hell digital animal scene house debate zombie video games better left dead resident evil duty world war zombies zombies game nazis described zombie world unusually large pizza purchased party reference season episode sin walter pizza type roof house argument reception ratings original american broadcast thirty seen estimated million household viewers according nielsen_media_research making second watched episode breaking bad series history marked significant drop viewership compared previous week episode fourth season premiere box cutter seen series high million household viewers thirty received rating viewers ages means percent viewers age watched episode reviews thirty received positive reviews entertainment_weekly writer compared direction thirty film making particularly extreme close ups tense saloon fight walter mike time magazine writer james_poniewozik said filming techniques party starts like rap video turns kind distorted vision effectively conveyed frame mind liked way script conveyed marie increasing isolation dealing hank alan_sepinwall hitfix called episode terrific unsettling hour particularly complimented director cinematographer especially shooting party scenes way let experience chaos trying sepinwall strongly praised said keeps finding new layers new talents new_york magazine writer logan hill praised film noir elements episode photography said opening scene walter staring mirror asking look refers season ongoing theme internal self reflection surveillance los_angeles_times writer todd_vanderwerff said episode didn advance plot far included great deal internal development characters called interesting new dynamic explore called emotional breakdown end easily chilling thing far season paste magazine writer called incredible episode said impending conflict walter television finest said script good use supporting characters growing distance hank marie particularly handled compared thirty excellent season episodes scenes sequences allowing characters viewer time experience tiny currents moment called overhead shot walter standing outside house best shots history especially praised scene walter approaching house writing breaking bad good creating air tension series mastered said paul acting emotional breakdown ripped heart pieces hollywood reporter writer said photography direction party scenes seasons shouldn amazed visuals perfectly sense sound masters work people slate writers june thomas enjoyed episode found walter character increasingly difficult praised scene mike attacked walter especially enjoyed performance subplot fanatic complimented opening scene gun purchase called reminiscent season took slow fascinating steps program touch complimented episodes taking viewers inside minds walter enjoyed slow pace episode complimented lack claiming idea walter confrontation end love compared opening scene works called bar mike beautifully shot setting seen called subplot marie hank surprisingly interesting story cnn complimented shows clever pieces having walter purchase gun getting use showing mike conflicted emotions having walter said episode ultimately felt like bigger developments storyline reviews entirely positive writer said walter near assassination highlight episode felt story compelling extremely repetitive found subplot 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