Bit by a Dead Bee

"**Bit by a Dead Bee**"
"Bit by a Dead Bee"
Breaking Bad episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 3
Directed by	Terry McDonough
Written by	Peter Gould
Featured music	"Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bob James ; "Waiting Around to Die" by The Be Good Tanyas ;
Cinematography by	Michael Slovis
Editing by	Skip Macdonald
Original air date	March 22, 2009
Running time	47 minutes
Guest appearances
	Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca ; Harry Groener as Dr. Chavez; Michael Shamus Wiles as George Merkert ; Matt Jones as Badger Mayhew ; Tom Kiesche as Clovis ; Steven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez ; David House as Dr. Delcavoli ; Julia Minesci as Wendy ; Todd Terry as SAC Ramey ;
Episode chronology
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Last updated November 29, 2024

"Bit by a Dead Bee" is the third episode of the second season of the American television crime drama series Breaking Bad and the 10th episode overall. It was written by Peter Gould and directed by Terry McDonough. The episode aired on AMC on March 22, 2009.

Plot

Having gotten away from Tuco Salamanca, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman now have to get home and explain where they have been following their kidnapping.^[a] Walt has a plan for both of them and they split up. Walt goes to a supermarket and takes off all of his clothes while walking around the aisles. He is hospitalized and claims to have no memory of where he has been for the last few days. The hospital is unable to find anything wrong with him, and Walt suggests that it was a combination of medication and chemotherapy that could have caused the episode. The hospital believes Walt is at risk for another fugue state and forces him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. After receiving assurances regarding doctor-patient confidentiality, Walt admits to the psychiatrist that he remembers everything and just wanted to get away for a while. They eventually agree to release him.

Jesse returns to his house to clean out the basement and get rid of the RV where he and Walt have been making methamphetamine. DEA agents locate Jesse and bring him in as a result of Hank Schrader having tracked Tuco and his uncle Hector while looking for Jesse in hopes of finding Walt. Linking evidence of Jesse having been at Tuco's house when Hank killed the latter, they question Jesse about his whereabouts. Jesse claims that he has been with a prostitute, Wendy, for the weekend, a false story backed up by the prostitute. The DEA does not believe Jesse and brings in Tuco's uncle Hector Salamanca to identify Jesse, but Hector shows his disdain for the DEA by refusing to give answers and instead defecating. With no evidence or witnesses, they let Jesse go. Jesse tries to contact his parents, but they refuse to help him. That night, Walt convinces Jesse to continue cooking meth. Later, Hank gets a present at the station: Tuco's teeth grill.

Production

The episode was written by Peter Gould and directed by Terry McDonough. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 22, 2009.

Critical reception

Donna Bowman, writing for The A.V. Club , gave it an A rating.^[1] Seth Amitin, writing for IGN , praised that the episode emphasized the "psychological impact that everything Pinkman and Walt have been through, for them, for their families". He gave the episode a 9.7/10.^[2]

In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Bit by a Dead Bee" 40th out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.^[3]

Notes

↑ As depicted in "Seven Thirty-Seven".

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References

↑ Bowman, Donna (March 22, 2009). "Breaking Bad: "Bit By A Dead Bee"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ Amitin, Seth (March 23, 2009). "Breaking Bad: "Bit by a Dead Bee" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ Jack McCluskey (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

External links

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"Bit by a Dead Bee" at IMDb

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[1] As depicted in "Seven Thirty-Seven".

[2] Bowman, Donna (March 22, 2009). "Breaking Bad: "Bit By A Dead Bee"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[3] Amitin, Seth (March 23, 2009). "Breaking Bad: "Bit by a Dead Bee" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[4] Jack McCluskey (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

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