Salud (Breaking Bad)

"Salud" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad and the 43rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 18, 2011.

"Salud"
Breaking Bad episode
Having exacted his revenge, years in the making, Jesse and Mike must now escort Gus to safety.
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 10
Directed byMichelle MacLaren
Written byPeter Gould
Gennifer Hutchison
Cinematography byMichael Slovis
Editing byKelley Dixon
Original air dateSeptember 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)
Running time47 minutes
Guest appearances

Plot

Jesse Pinkman, Mike Ehrmantraut, and Gus Fring travel to Mexico to teach the Cartel how to cook high-quality meth. Although the cartel's chief chemist is initially skeptical because Jesse is a novice, the cartel is impressed when Jesse cooks a successful batch. Jesse is then horrified to hear that he belongs to the cartel.

Walt misses his son's birthday. Concerned, Walter Jr. pays him a visit, only to find him bloodied and on painkillers and alcohol. Walt blames it on gambling; he tearfully apologizes. The next morning, Walt finds Walter Jr. on his couch and apologizes for his drugged state, saying he does not want to be remembered that way after he has gone. However, Walter Jr. seems to be more satisfied with Walt's apparent truthfulness than his double life for the past year.

Skyler convinces Saul Goodman to transfer $620000 to Ted under the false story of an inheritance from a distant aunt. Instead of paying off the IRS, Ted uses the money to lease a new Mercedes Benz SL550 and restart his business, forcing Skyler to tell him that the money actually came from her.

Jesse, Mike, and Gus are brought to the Don Eladio's residence where Gus's partner Max was killed decades ago. Just before Eladio and his henchmen appear with them, Gus consumes a pill that has no immediate effect. Gus and Eladio make peace, capped off with a bottle of rare tequila from Gus. As Eladio and his henchmen party, Gus goes to the bathroom calmly and induces himself to vomit; the tequila was poisoned, and everyone who drank it dies. Gus is also affected and his body begins failing as he tells the surviving henchmen that Eladio and his men are dead and they therefore no longer have a reason to fight. Most remaining cartel soldiers flee, but one non-fatally shoots Mike before being shot by Jesse. The trio escape the residence.

Reception

Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a 10/10 ("Masterpiece") rating.[1] Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave it an A− grade.[2]

In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Salud" as the 20th best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.[3]

References
  1. Amitin, Seth (September 19, 2011). "Breaking Bad: "Salud" Review". Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. Bowman, Donna (September 18, 2011). "Breaking Bad; "Salud"". Onion Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. Haley O’Shaughnessy (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer.
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