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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: In the list of reasons why he should still live, Walt tellingly adds the birth of his daughter as an after-thought, seeming to place more importance on the first million he made as a reason to have not dropped dead.
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* DramaticallyDelayedDrug: Jesse slips sleeping pills into Walt's coffee to force him asleep for his own good. The pills start taking effect at the worst possible moment, as Walt is steadying a ladder precariously positioned atop two rolling carts so Jesse can reach the fly near the ceiling; thankfully, Jesse manages to swat the fly and get off the ladder without falling, but by the time he celebrates, Walter is fast asleep.
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Jesse sees the fly on the ceiling and precariously sets up a ladder so that he can try to swat it. Walt tells him he'll break his neck, so Jesse tells him to hold the ladder steady. As Jesse spots the fly and prepares to swat it, Walt, half-asleep, begs Jesse to come down and apologizes for Jane. Jesse, not realizing Walt was confessing to letting Jane die, tells him it's not his fault: no one could've stopped Jane from overdosing.
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Jesse sees the fly on the ceiling and precariously sets up a ladder so that he can try to swat it. Walt tells him he'll break his neck, so Jesse tells him to hold the ladder steady. As Jesse spots the fly and prepares to swat it, Walt, half-asleep, begs Jesse to come down and apologizes tells him that he is sorry for what happened to Jane. Jesse, not realizing Walt was confessing is trying to letting confess to having let Jane die, tells him it's not his fault: no one could've stopped Jane from overdosing.
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* ExhaustionInducedIdiocy: Walt's weird and pigheaded obsession with killing the fly is quite possibly at least partially the result of having stayed up for an entire night trying to catch it (that he might have a mild concussion from falling off the railing is probably playing a role as well).
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* ControlFreak: Walt's obsession with the fly is a stand-in for his obsession with having absolute control over everything and one in his life, up to and including his criminal activities. The fly would be a minor, likely imperceptible contaminant at worst, and as Jesse notes they're selling to a customer base which is so strung out and desperate that they don't even care anyway. But it would mean that the meth would be slightly imperfect, and more importantly, that Walt himself would know it was imperfect. So he devotes himself to finding and killing the fly.
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* SeriousBusiness: You can't have a fly in your meth lab; [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it taints the product.]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The fly that Walt continues to try and eradicate throughout the episode can be seen as symbolic of his [[ControlFreak desire for total control over his meth business]] and how he only ''thinks'' that he's a lot more in control than he actually is. Even when he thinks he's killed the fly and therefore has everything under control, the fly (or perhaps another, different one) [[HereWeGoAgain shows up in his apartment at the very end]], subtly {{Foreshadowing}} Walt's impending loss of any and all control in the seasons to come.
* SeriousBusiness: You can't have a fly in your meth lab;[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it taints the product.]] product. At least according to [[ControlFreak Walt]].
* SeriousBusiness: You can't have a fly in your meth lab;
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Air date: May 23, 2010
Air date: May 23, 2010
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'''Season 3, Episode 10:'''
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'''Season 3, Episode 10:'''
!Fly
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->Written by Sam Catlin & Moira Walley-Beckett\\
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-->'''Jesse''': We make poison for people who don't care, alright? We probably have the most un-picky customers in the world.
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->'''Walt:''' I'm just saying that I won't be able to protect you.\\
'''Jesse:''' Who's asking you to?
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* BreatherEpisode: It's also a self-contained episode that doesn't advance many story arcs beyond Walt's suspicion that Jesse is pocketing some of the pocket, and acts as a soft cushion before [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E11Abiquiu all of the]] [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E12HalfMeasures subsequent]] [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E13FullMeasure drama]] that is about to ensue.
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* BreatherEpisode: It's also a self-contained episode that doesn't advance many story arcs beyond Walt's suspicion that Jesse is pocketing some of the pocket, meth and acts as a soft cushion before [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E11Abiquiu all of the]] [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E12HalfMeasures subsequent]] [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E13FullMeasure drama]] that is about to ensue.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Arguably taken too far with Walt, who refuses to cook a batch of ''methamphetamine'' -- one of the most harmful and addictive drugs that there is -- because a ''fly'' may contaminate it. Jesse [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the absurdity of this:
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Arguably taken [[ExaggeratedTrope Taken too far an extreme]] with Walt, who refuses to cook a batch of ''methamphetamine'' -- one of the most harmful and addictive drugs that there is -- because a ''fly'' may contaminate it. Jesse [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the absurdity of this:
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* AbsenteeActor: The entire cast save for Walt and Jesse.
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->''"I'm saying that I lived too long. You want them to actually miss you. You want their memories of you to be...but she just won't...she just won't understand. I mean, no matter how well I explain it, these days she just has this...this... I mean, I truly believe there exists some combination of words. There must exist certain words in a certain specific order that can explain all of this, but with her I just can't ever seem to find them."''
-->-- '''Walter White'''
-->-- '''Walter White'''
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The two return home the following morning. In the parking lot, Walt pulls Jesse aside and talks to him: he suspects Jesse may be stealing some of their product, but didn't want to say anything in the lab in case it was rigged with microphones. While he never outright accused Jesse, he warns him that if he is and Gus finds out, Walt wouldn't be able to protect him.
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The two return home the following morning. In the parking lot, Walt pulls Jesse aside and talks to him: he suspects Jesse may be stealing some of their product, but didn't want to say anything in the lab in case it was rigged with microphones. While he never outright accused accuses Jesse, he warns him that if he is and Gus finds out, Walt wouldn't be able to protect him.
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Walt's morning alarm goes off, but he's already awake and clearly has been all night. He and Jesse arrive at work to clean Gus' superlab. Walt's calculations on their meth yields seem to be off, though: they're coming up consistently short. Jesse, trying to keep Walt from realizing that [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E9Kafkaesque he's skimming meth from their batches to sell on his own,]] suggests spillage, evaporation, and other causes for their product's yield being low, but none of them make sense.
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Walt's morning alarm goes off, but he's already awake and clearly has been all night. He and Jesse arrive at work to clean Gus' superlab. Walt's calculations on their meth yields seem to be off, though: they're coming up consistently short. Jesse, trying to keep Walt from realizing that [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E9Kafkaesque he's skimming meth from their batches each batch to sell on his own,]] suggests spillage, evaporation, and other causes for their product's yield being low, but none of them make sense.
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Walt's morning alarm goes off, but he's already awake and clearly has been all night. He and Jesse arrive at work to clean Gus' superlab. Walt's calculations on their meth yields seem to be off, though: they're coming up consistently short. Jesse, trying to keep Walt from suspecting that [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E9Kafkaesque he's skimming meth from their batches to sell on his own,]] suggests spillage, evaporation, and other causes for their product's yield being low, but none of them make sense.
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Walt's morning alarm goes off, but he's already awake and clearly has been all night. He and Jesse arrive at work to clean Gus' superlab. Walt's calculations on their meth yields seem to be off, though: they're coming up consistently short. Jesse, trying to keep Walt from suspecting realizing that [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E9Kafkaesque he's skimming meth from their batches to sell on his own,]] suggests spillage, evaporation, and other causes for their product's yield being low, but none of them make sense.
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Walt's morning alarm goes off, but he's already awake and clearly has been all night. He and Jesse arrive at work to clean Gus' superlab. Walt's calculations on their meth yields seem to be off, though: they're coming up consistently short. Jesse suggests spillage, evaporation, and other causes for their product's yield being low, but none of them make sense.
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Walt's morning alarm goes off, but he's already awake and clearly has been all night. He and Jesse arrive at work to clean Gus' superlab. Walt's calculations on their meth yields seem to be off, though: they're coming up consistently short. Jesse Jesse, trying to keep Walt from suspecting that [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E9Kafkaesque he's skimming meth from their batches to sell on his own,]] suggests spillage, evaporation, and other causes for their product's yield being low, but none of them make sense.
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Jesse sees the fly on the ceiling and precariously sets up a ladder so that he can try to swat it. Walt tells him he'll break his neck, so Jesse tells him to hold the ladder steady. As Jesse spots the fly and prepares to swat it, Walt, half-sleeping, begs Jesse to come down and apologizes for Jane. Jesse, not realizing Walt was confessing to letting Jane die, tells him it's not his fault: no one could've stopped Jane from overdosing.
Conceding that "it's all contaminated," Walt tells Jesse to forget about the fly and finally falls asleep. Jesse sees the fly one last time as he's climbing down from the ladder and manages to swat it, killing the pest once and for all. He turns in excitement to Walt, only to realize he'd fallen asleep.
The two return home the following morning. In the parking lot, Walt pulls Jesse aside and talks to him: he suspects Jesse may be taking some of their product, but didn't want to say anything in the lab in case it was rigged with microphones. While he never outright states that Jesse is stealing their meth for himself, he warns him that if he is and Gus finds out, he wouldn't be able to protect him.
Jesse feigns ignorance before he leaves. Later that night, Walt lies in bed, seemingly unable to sleep, when all of a sudden, a familiar irritating buzzing reaches his ears...
Conceding that "it's all contaminated," Walt tells Jesse to forget about the fly and finally falls asleep. Jesse sees the fly one last time as he's climbing down from the ladder and manages to swat it, killing the pest once and for all. He turns in excitement to Walt, only to realize he'd fallen asleep.
The two return home the following morning. In the parking lot, Walt pulls Jesse aside and talks to him: he suspects Jesse may be taking some of their product, but didn't want to say anything in the lab in case it was rigged with microphones. While he never outright states that Jesse is stealing their meth for himself, he warns him that if he is and Gus finds out, he wouldn't be able to protect him.
Jesse feigns ignorance before he leaves. Later that night, Walt lies in bed, seemingly unable to sleep, when all of a sudden, a familiar irritating buzzing reaches his ears...
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Jesse sees the fly on the ceiling and precariously sets up a ladder so that he can try to swat it. Walt tells him he'll break his neck, so Jesse tells him to hold the ladder steady. As Jesse spots the fly and prepares to swat it, Walt, half-sleeping, half-asleep, begs Jesse to come down and apologizes for Jane. Jesse, not realizing Walt was confessing to letting Jane die, tells him it's not his fault: no one could've stopped Jane from overdosing.
Conceding that "it's all contaminated," Walt tells Jesse to forget about the fly and finally falls asleep. Jesse sees the fly one last time as he's climbing down from the ladder and manages to swat it, killing the pest once and for all. He turns in excitement to Walt, only to realize he'd fallenasleep.
asleep. Jesse lays Walt down on the couch outside their lab and finishes the cook on his own.
The two return home the following morning. In the parking lot, Walt pulls Jesse aside and talks to him: he suspects Jesse may betaking stealing some of their product, but didn't want to say anything in the lab in case it was rigged with microphones. While he never outright states that Jesse is stealing their meth for himself, accused Jesse, he warns him that if he is and Gus finds out, he Walt wouldn't be able to protect him.
Jessefeigns ignorance coldly tells Walt that he didn't steal anything before he leaves. Later that night, Walt lies in bed, seemingly unable to sleep, when all of a sudden, a familiar irritating buzzing reaches his ears...
Conceding that "it's all contaminated," Walt tells Jesse to forget about the fly and finally falls asleep. Jesse sees the fly one last time as he's climbing down from the ladder and manages to swat it, killing the pest once and for all. He turns in excitement to Walt, only to realize he'd fallen
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