History Recap / BreakingBadS2E2Grilled

* TheDogBitesBack: While both Jesse and Walt were living in fear of Tuco, Jesse was on the receiving end of all his abuse, and thus fittingly hits him in the head with a rock and shoots him with his own gun.

Tuco, having abducted Walt and Jesse at gunpoint, takes them with him to the residence of his uncle, Hector "Tio" Salamanca, near the Mexican border, where he tells them about his plans, namely that he wants to bring Walt with him south of the border to forcibly employ him as his main meth cook. Walt is, of course, not thrilled about this, and neither is Jesse, as Tuco sees him as a expendable part of all this.

At the DEA's offices, Hank briefs his colleagues on the status of Tuco's crumpling drug empire; the DEA have managed to effectively dismantle the organisation, and only needs to arrest one last suspect, Tuco himself. Despite ensuring his team that they will find him, he privately remarks to Gomez that Tuco in all probability is already out of their reach across the border. He then goes to meet with the rest of Walt's family, who are searching for Walt after he went missing last night. Hank, knowing that Walt has had contact with Jesse in the past, decides to check up on him and hear if he knows where to find Walt.

Walt and Jesse, meanwhile, try to figure out a way to kill or incapacitate Tuco so they can make their escape. To make matters worse, Tuco believes that Gonzo is the guy who ratted him and his gang out, and Walt fears that the moment that he finds out the truth, that Gonzo is actually dead, he will no doubt blame either him or Jesse for his downfall, and on top of that, Tuco's cousins will be joining up with him in a few hours, meaning that however they are going to get rid of Tuco, they have to do it quickly.

Having kept the bag of meth poisoned with ricin in his pocket, Walt attempts to coax the constantly drug-snorting Tuco into taking some of it. Tuco, however, notices that the sample smells weird, and Jesse quickly improvises a sales-spiel and manages to convince the sceptical Tuco that it's a new special recipe of Walt's, but accidentally makes a mistake as he says that it contains chili powder. Tuco scoffs at this, and commenting that he hates chili, he decides to leave the bag alone.

Hank continues his hunt for Jesse and visits his parents. Mrs. Pinkman is worried that Jesse is in trouble with the law, but Hank assures her that his reasons for wanting to talk with her son is purely private. She informs Hank that Jesse no longer lives with her and her husband, and directs him to his current address, the house of Jesse's aunt. Being unable to find Jesse there either, Hank decides to check up on his car, since Mrs. Pinkman told him that Jesse drives a red Monte Carlo that he converted to a lowrider. He calls Gomez to find out if Jesse installed a [=LoJack=] car-tracking system, and, if so, to try to get a fix on the vehicle's location.

Walt now tries to sneak the poisoned meth into Tuco's food, but Tuco's uncle, Tio, interferes and knocks the plate off the table. Noticing his uncle's strange behavior, Tuco tries to ask him what is wrong, and Tio, despite being old, wheelchair-bound, and only capable of communicating by ringing a bell, manages to convey to Tuco that Walt and Jesse are up to no good. Furious, Tuco grabs Jesse and drags him outside, overhearing Walt's protests and pleas for Jesse's life, and pointing a gun at Jesse, Tuco demands that Walt tells him what he is up to. Noticing that Jesse is about to pick up a rock, Walt attracts Tuco's attention by admitting, with no shortage of spite, that he tried to poison him, and tells him through gritted teeth, "You're an insane, degenerate piece of filth. And you deserve to die."

Walt's distraction works, and Tuco takes his eyes off Jesse long enough for him to hit him on the head with the rock. During the ensuing scuffle, Walt grabs Tuco's assault rifle and Jesse ends up with his pistol, shooting the drug dealer in his side. He proceeds to kick the wounded Tuco into a hole, but Walt tells him to leave him there to bleed, as they head for Jesse's car.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Tuco's stomach wound prevents him from being his most dangerous when he ired on Hank.

* Hypocrite: Walt asserts to Tuco that he has a family he can't leave behind, and Tuco just retorts, "So? Get another one." This coming from the man who we later learn was taught by his uncle that family comes before everything else.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Tuco's stomach wound prevents him from being his most dangerous, despite being armed with an assault rifle.

But they soon realize that they don't have the keys to the car, and then spot an approaching vehicle. Believing it to be Tuco's cousins, Walt drops the assault rifle as he and Jesse decide to get away as quickly as they can. But as they have gotten to a vantage point at a distance, Walt discovers that it is actually Hank who has arrived in his car. Tuco, meanwhile, has managed to drag himself out of the hole and hobbles bleeding over to Jesse's car to lean against it. Hank disembarks from his car and addresses him, believing him to be Jesse, but then realizes that the person front of him is actually Tuco. Hank and Tuco are for a short moment stunned in mutual disbelief, but Tuco snaps out of it first and quickly grabs the dropped assault rifle and fires away at Hank, who jumps into cover and returns fire.

* HowWeGotHere: The {{Cold Open}} shows a bouncing car in the desert with broken glass falling off of it. It's Jesse's. You can also see the silhouette of Tuco's body lying beside the car.

** Walt and Jesse when they realize Tio knows their plan.

* BaitAndSwitch: After shooting Tuco in the abdomen, Walt and Jesse look towards the railroad tracks and notice a car approaching and kicking up dust. Due to the vegetation on the ground and the geography, they can't get a good enough look at the car to see who it is, so they hide, thinking the car is Tuco's cousins coming to kill them. It's actually Hank.

* BaitAndSwitch: Walt and Jesse flee upon spotting the approaching vehicle, thinking it is Tuco's cousins. It's Hank.
* BoomHeadshot: Tuco's fate at the hands of Hank Schrader.

* HowWeGotHere: The {{Cold Open}} shows a bouncing car in the desert with broken glass falling off of it. It's Jesse's. The car also shows the silhouette of Tuco's body lying beside the car.

* OhCrap: Hank's face is priceless once Tuco turns around and he realizes he is not Jesse. Also Walt and Jesse when they realize Tio knows their plan.

* ChekhovsGunman: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not appear until Season 3.

Walt now tries to sneak the poisoned meth into Tuco's food, but Tuco's uncle, Tio, interferes and knocks the plate off the table. Noticing his uncle's strange behavior, Tuco tries to ask him what is wrong, and Tio, despite being old, wheelchair-bound, and only capable of communicating by ringing a bell, manages to convey to Tuco that Walt and Jesse is up to no good. Furious, Tuco grabs Jesse and drags him outside, overhearing Walt's protests and pleas for Jesse's life, and pointing a gun at Jesse, Tuco demands that Walt tells him what he is up to. Noticing that Jesse is about to pick up a rock, Walt attracts Tuco's attention by admitting, with no shortage of spite, that he tried to poison him, and tells him through gritted teeth, "You're an insane, degenerate piece of filth. And you deserve to die."

* HowWeGotHere: The {{Cold Open}} shows a bouncing car in the desert with broken glass falling off of it. It's Jesse's.

* ChekhovsGunman: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not arrive until Season 3.

* Chekhov'sGunman: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not arrive until Season 3.

* Chekhov's Gunman: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not arrive until Season 3.

* Chekov'sGunman: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not arrive until Season 3.

* ChekovsGunman: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not arrive until Season 3.

* ChekovsGunmen: Tuco mentions that he has cousins arriving at his place soon. No doubtedly, he is referring to the Salamanca cousins who do not arrive until Season 3.

Walt's distraction works, and Tuco takes his eyes of Jesse long enough for him to hit him on the head with the rock. During the ensuing scuffle, Walt grabs Tuco's assault rifle and Jesse ends up with his pistol, shooting the drug dealer in his side. He proceeds to kick the wounded Tuco into a hole, but Walt tells him to leave him there to bleed, as they head for Jesse's car.

But they soon discover that they don't have the keys to the car, and they discover an approaching vehicle. Believing it to be Tuco's cousins, Walt drops the assault rifle as he and Jesse decide to get away as quickly as they can. But as they have gotten to a vantage point at a distance, Walt discovers that it is actually Hank who has arrived in his car. Tuco, meanwhile, has managed to drag himself out of the hole and hobbles bleeding over to Jesse's car to lean against it. Hank disembarks from his car and addresses him, but believes him to be Jesse before he realizes that the person front of him is actually Tuco. Hank and Tuco are for a short moment stunned in mutual disbelief, but Tuco snaps out of it first and quickly grabs the dropped assault rife and fires away at Hank, who jumps into cover and returns fire.

* TheDogBitesBack: While both Jesse and Walt were living in fear of Tuco, Jesse was the on the receiving end of all his abuse, and thus fittingly hits him in the head with a rock and shoots him with his own gun.

* WhatAnIdiot: Jesse goads Tuco to try the Ricin-laced meth, saying the secret ingredient is chili powder. Tuco responds with "I hate chili powder." Walt gives Jesse a look that all but says this.
** In Jesse's defense, Tuco noticed the meth smelled ("like head cheese") and asked what was up. Jesse just kept going about two sentences longer than he should have.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Hector "Tio" Salamanca, Tuco's uncle, will become much more important later on. Also, Tuco's cousins are hinted at but do not appear.

* BaitAndSwitch: Walt and Jesse flee upon spotting the approaching vehicle, thinking it is Tuco's cousins. [[spoiler: It's Hank.]]
** Also, there's the car in the opening, which is bouncing in a way that implies that perhaps some sort of...activity...is going on within.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Tuco's]] fate at the hands of Hank Schrader.
* BottomlessMagazines: Both [[spoiler: Tuco and Hank]] fire more bullets than their respective guns hold without reloading.

* OhCrap: Hank's face is priceless once [[spoiler: Tuco]] turns around and he realizes he is not Jesse. Also Walt and Jesse when they realize Tio knows their plan.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Tuco's actor, Raymond Cruz, was both uncomfortable playing the character and busy with other acting work. Thus, [[spoiler: BoomHeadshot]].

* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler: Tuco's stomach wound]] prevents him from being his most dangerous, despite being armed with an assault rifle.

* TheDogBitesBack: While both Jesse and Walt were living in fear of Tuco, Jesse was the on the receiving end all his abuse, and thus fittingly hits in the head with a rock and shoots him with his own gun.

* BaitAndSwitch: Walt and Jesse flee upon spotting the approaching vehicle, thinking it is Tuco's cousins. [[spoiler: It's Hank]]
** Also, there's the car in the opening, which is bouncing in a way that implies that perhaps some sort of ... activity ... is going on within.