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* DecapitationStrike: Gus obliterated the cartel's entire leadership in one fell swoop, leaving the members left with no one to fight for. Most of them took the hint and scooted off.
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* RuleOfDrama: Eladio is seemingly the last person to succumb to the poison; he of course manages to linger just long enough for Gus to come back out and non-verbally let his nemesis put two and two together before dying.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: As Jesse, Mike, and an unconscious Gus are hopping in a car to escape, you can see for a split second that Mike ''is about to shoot Jesse while his back is turned'', right before Joaquin Salamanca appears and shoots at him.
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* AllThereInTheScript: Feuentes' full name isn't stated in the episode.
* AssholeVictim: Every last one of the dons.
* AssholeVictim: Every last one of the dons.
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* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BeardOfEvil: Most of the dons.
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* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: Gus has Mike rip off Eladio's necklace when he falls in the pool, so he can later taunt Hector with it.
* EvilGenius: Feuntes ought to be this, since he's the cartel's lead meth chemist, but he doesn't match up to Jesse.
-->'''Fuentes:''' ...he's no chemist, I'll tell you that.
-->'''Don Eladio:''' I don't care if he's a pig farmer. He cooks better meth than ''you'' do, with all your fancy college degrees.
* EvilGenius: Feuntes ought to be this, since he's the cartel's lead meth chemist, but he doesn't match up to Jesse.
-->'''Fuentes:''' ...he's no chemist, I'll tell you that.
-->'''Don Eladio:''' I don't care if he's a pig farmer. He cooks better meth than ''you'' do, with all your fancy college degrees.
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* InsufferableGenius: Feuntes, emphasis on the insufferable over the 'genius'. He's grievously offended when Jesse arrives on the scene.
-->'''Jesse:''' Don't you have standards? I mean, this place is disgusting. All right, we're gonna scour every vat, every tank, every cook surface. We clean up every possible source of contamination. And then we cook.
-->'''Fuentes:''' Who do you think you are?
-->'''Jesse:''' I'm the guy your boss brought here to show you how it's done. And if this is how you run your lab, no wonder. You're lucky he hasn't fired your ass. Now, if you don't want that to happen I suggest you stop whining like a little bitch, and do what I say.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Don Eladio gives Benicio Fuentes, the wannabe chemist, a ''thorough'' put down, pointing out that Jesse could cook way better meth than him despite his lack of college degrees.
** Gus poisons all the cartel members.
* LackOfEmpathy: Gus' murder of three of Don Eladio's most loyal subordinates hardly seems to faze him, given that he immediately throws a party for Gus after being sufficiently convinced of his unconditional submission. Similarly, during the party, he [[KickTheDog offhandedly threatens a servant pouring him a shot of rare tequila with amputation if he spills "even one drop"]] (with a festive smile on his face, no less). Later while speaking with Gus, he coldly "advises" him to let go of any personal grudges he has (including the cartel's murder of his beloved partner) and submit to his authority for the sake of "good business."
--> ''"Gustavo, cheer up, man. Gustavo, I'm not angry. I had to spank you. But what choice did I have? Look, once every twenty years you forget your place. There's no place for emotion in this. You of all people should understand. Business is business."
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Fuentes is clearly Spanish, but when speaking English, he talks in Rota's native English (as in, he was born in England) accent. A case of TruthInTelevision, since some people do learn to speak English without their native accent (Or they make take on the accent of the person who is teaching them the language.)
-->'''Jesse:''' Don't you have standards? I mean, this place is disgusting. All right, we're gonna scour every vat, every tank, every cook surface. We clean up every possible source of contamination. And then we cook.
-->'''Fuentes:''' Who do you think you are?
-->'''Jesse:''' I'm the guy your boss brought here to show you how it's done. And if this is how you run your lab, no wonder. You're lucky he hasn't fired your ass. Now, if you don't want that to happen I suggest you stop whining like a little bitch, and do what I say.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Don Eladio gives Benicio Fuentes, the wannabe chemist, a ''thorough'' put down, pointing out that Jesse could cook way better meth than him despite his lack of college degrees.
** Gus poisons all the cartel members.
* LackOfEmpathy: Gus' murder of three of Don Eladio's most loyal subordinates hardly seems to faze him, given that he immediately throws a party for Gus after being sufficiently convinced of his unconditional submission. Similarly, during the party, he [[KickTheDog offhandedly threatens a servant pouring him a shot of rare tequila with amputation if he spills "even one drop"]] (with a festive smile on his face, no less). Later while speaking with Gus, he coldly "advises" him to let go of any personal grudges he has (including the cartel's murder of his beloved partner) and submit to his authority for the sake of "good business."
--> ''"Gustavo, cheer up, man. Gustavo, I'm not angry. I had to spank you. But what choice did I have? Look, once every twenty years you forget your place. There's no place for emotion in this. You of all people should understand. Business is business."
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Fuentes is clearly Spanish, but when speaking English, he talks in Rota's native English (as in, he was born in England) accent. A case of TruthInTelevision, since some people do learn to speak English without their native accent (Or they make take on the accent of the person who is teaching them the language.)
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* PetTheDog: When told that Jesse is a recovering addict, Eladio refuses to let him have a drink. However, this could very well be because Eladio [[PragmaticVillainy didn't want Pinkman (who is his presumptive new cook) to develop any habits that might impede his cooking]].
* ProperlyParanoid: Before Don Eladio even opens Gus' "gift" he looks at Gaff to make sure the case is safe to open. He then makes Gus take the first shot of the rare tequila, in case if it was poisoned. [[SelfPoisoningGambit It was. Gus drank it anyway]]. (Earlier, he's seen taking some pills that likely slowed or dulled the poisons working, and when he uses Eladio's bathroom later, he induces himself to vomit, thus preventing the poison from running its course.) And finally, when Gus is going to leave his sight, he has his bodyguard go with Gus to keep an eye on him. Eladio ''really'' didn't trust Gus and was trying to be careful not to give Gus any opening to use against him. He was right to be paranoid, he just wasn't quite paranoid enough.
* ProperlyParanoid: Before Don Eladio even opens Gus' "gift" he looks at Gaff to make sure the case is safe to open. He then makes Gus take the first shot of the rare tequila, in case if it was poisoned. [[SelfPoisoningGambit It was. Gus drank it anyway]]. (Earlier, he's seen taking some pills that likely slowed or dulled the poisons working, and when he uses Eladio's bathroom later, he induces himself to vomit, thus preventing the poison from running its course.) And finally, when Gus is going to leave his sight, he has his bodyguard go with Gus to keep an eye on him. Eladio ''really'' didn't trust Gus and was trying to be careful not to give Gus any opening to use against him. He was right to be paranoid, he just wasn't quite paranoid enough.
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* ShutUpHannibal: Feuntes gets two of these. One from Jesse when Fuentes insults both his poor understanding of Spanish (and he subtly insults Gus when asking if Jesse as chemist was a joke) and his lack of basic chemistry knowledge. He gets a second one from his own boss later on, who says that even with Fuentes's college degrees, Jesse still cooks better meth.
--> '''Jesse:''' Tell this asshole if he wants to make my product, he's got to do it my way. The ''right'' way.\\
'''Fuentes:''' I speak English.\\
'''Jesse:''' So you understand what ''asshole'' means. Now go get me my phenylacetic acid, ''asshole''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Feuntes is so arrogant that you get the feeling he still would've acted the same way had Walt or Gale been there instead of Jesse (though Walt or Gale would at least have been able to make phenylacetic acid).
* SmugSnake: Feuntes thinks he's a lot better of a chemist than he actually is.
* TakingYouWithMe: After realizing that Gus has poisoned him, this is clearly the last thought that crosses Don Eladio's mind judging by his DeathGlare and lunge in Gus' direction. However, he succumbs to the poison before he can bring this desire about.
--> '''Jesse:''' Tell this asshole if he wants to make my product, he's got to do it my way. The ''right'' way.\\
'''Fuentes:''' I speak English.\\
'''Jesse:''' So you understand what ''asshole'' means. Now go get me my phenylacetic acid, ''asshole''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Feuntes is so arrogant that you get the feeling he still would've acted the same way had Walt or Gale been there instead of Jesse (though Walt or Gale would at least have been able to make phenylacetic acid).
* SmugSnake: Feuntes thinks he's a lot better of a chemist than he actually is.
* TakingYouWithMe: After realizing that Gus has poisoned him, this is clearly the last thought that crosses Don Eladio's mind judging by his DeathGlare and lunge in Gus' direction. However, he succumbs to the poison before he can bring this desire about.
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* BadassBoast: After murdering the entire Juarez Cartel, Gus says this:
-->Don Eladio is dead. His capos are dead. You have no one left to fight for. Fill your pockets and leave in peace, '''or fight me and die!'''
-->Don Eladio is dead. His capos are dead. You have no one left to fight for. Fill your pockets and leave in peace, '''or fight me and die!'''
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* PerfectPoison: Gus uses the same bottle of tequila to dispatch Don Eladio and all his capos at once.
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* SelfPoisoningGambit: Don Eladio and his capos refuse to drink the poisoned tequila until Gus does, so he goes ahead and drinks to ensure that they will.
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* SelfPoisoningGambit: Gus brings a rare and expensive bottle of tequila (which is of course poisoned) to the meeting with the heads of the Cartel where they think Gus is going to surrender to them. Don Eladio and his capos refuse Eladio, who is ProperlyParanoid, refuses to drink the poisoned tequila until after Gus does, so does so. Gus apparently anticipated this, as shortly before the toast he took a pill of some kind and shortly afterward he excuses himself, goes ahead to a bathroom, and drinks tries to ensure that they will.vomit up the poison. [[DeconstructedTrope Gus is still affected by the poison and would have died without prompt medical care]], but he fares better than the heads of the Cartel, who drop like flies within minutes.
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* WhamEpisode: Gus singlehandedly wipes out the entire cartel in one move. Walter has an emotional breakdown and calls his son "Jesse".
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With that, the three make their escape. Jesse finds a car he can use to make their getaway. As Mike prepares to execute Jesse immediately afterwards, one lone Cartel gunman opens fire on them, hitting Mike before Jesse fires back and kills him. With Mike wounded and Gus dying of poison, Jesse makes a hasty escape with them in tow...
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* WrongNameOutburst: Walt accidentally calls Walt Jr. "Jesse" after he drifts off on painkillers.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mike ''was'' planning to do this to Jesse until Joaquin Salamanca started attacking.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mike ''was'' planning to do this to Jesse until Joaquin Salamanca started attacking.
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* WrongNameOutburst: Walt accidentally calls Walt Jr. "Jesse" after he drifts off on painkillers.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mike ''was'' planning to do this to Jesse until Joaquin Salamanca started attacking.painkillers.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mike ''was'' planning to do this to Jesse until Joaquin Salamanca started attacking.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Lot of this going on here. First Jesse betting that Don Eladio will put up with him talking trash to his henchmen if he can make a superior product, and then Gus's XanatosGambit to poison the Don--by poisoning himself as well.
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With that, the three make their escape. As Jesse finds a car he can use to make their getaway, one lone Cartel gunman opens fire on them, hitting Mike before Jesse fires back and kills him. With Mike wounded and Gus dying of poison, Jesse makes a hasty escape with them in tow...
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Afterwards, Eladio throws a poolside party. He sits down with Gus and tries to explain that there was no ill will for him; everything, from his disrupting his meth business to shooting his friend Max, was "just business". Afterwards, Gus excuses himself to the restroom, where he turns on the sink, then forces himself to vomit into a toilet.
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Walt awakens in his condo, finding that Junior had stayed the entire time after he fell asleep by telling Skyler he was staying with a friend. He plays off his sorry state from the previous night as the result of "beer and painkillers". Afraid of what Junior thinks of him, Walt tells him a story about his own father, Junior's grandfather; when Walt was young, his suffered from Huntington's disease, a degenerative illness of the brain. Walt had always heard stories about the kind of man his father was from those who knew him, but the only memory of him Walt had was when he visited him in a hospital at a very young age. At that point, the disease had progressed into its final stages; he was barely recognizable, his breathing heavily labored and his eyes seeing his son, but not appearing to recognize him. Walt's father died not long after, and Walt did not want Junior to remember him as a pitiable, sick man. Junior, however, says he wouldn't mind remembering him like that; he was more afraid of remembering him as acting so strangely over the past year, and that at least the previous day, he seemed "real"...
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Walt awakens in his condo, finding that Junior had stayed the entire time after he fell asleep by telling Skyler he was staying with a friend. He plays off his sorry state from the previous night as the result of "beer and painkillers". Afraid of what Junior thinks of him, Walt tells him a story about his own father, Junior's grandfather; when Walt was young, his father suffered from Huntington's disease, a degenerative illness of the brain. Walt had always heard stories about the kind of man his father was from those who knew him, but the only memory of him Walt had was when he visited him in a hospital at a very young age. At that point, the disease had progressed into its final stages; he was barely recognizable, his breathing heavily labored and his eyes seeing his son, but not appearing to recognize him. Walt's father died not long after, and Walt did not want Junior to remember him as a pitiable, sick man. Junior, however, says he wouldn't mind remembering him like that; he was more afraid of remembering him as acting so strangely over the past year, and that at least the previous day, he seemed "real"...
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Walt awakens in his condo, finding that Junior had stayed the entire time after he fell asleep by telling Skyler he was staying with a friend. He plays off his sorry state from the previous night as the result of "beer and painkillers". Afraid of what Junior thinks of him, Walt tells him a story about his own father, Junior's grandfather; when Walt was young, his father was in the final stages of Huntington's disease, a degenerative illness of the brain. Walt had always heard stories about the kind of man his father was from those who knew him, but the only memory of him Walt had was when he visited him in a hospital at a very young age. At that point, the disease had progressed so much that he was barely recognizable, his breathing heavily labored and his eyes seeing his son, but not appearing to recognize him. Walt's father died not long after, and Walt did not want Junior to remember him as a pitiable, sick man. Junior, however, says he wouldn't mind remembering him like that; he was more afraid of remembering him as acting so strangely over the past year, and that at least the previous day, he seemed "real"...
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Walt awakens in his condo, finding that Junior had stayed the entire time after he fell asleep by telling Skyler he was staying with a friend. He plays off his sorry state from the previous night as the result of "beer and painkillers". Afraid of what Junior thinks of him, Walt tells him a story about his own father, Junior's grandfather; when Walt was young, his father was in the final stages of suffered from Huntington's disease, a degenerative illness of the brain. Walt had always heard stories about the kind of man his father was from those who knew him, but the only memory of him Walt had was when he visited him in a hospital at a very young age. At that point, the disease had progressed so much that into its final stages; he was barely recognizable, his breathing heavily labored and his eyes seeing his son, but not appearing to recognize him. Walt's father died not long after, and Walt did not want Junior to remember him as a pitiable, sick man. Junior, however, says he wouldn't mind remembering him like that; he was more afraid of remembering him as acting so strangely over the past year, and that at least the previous day, he seemed "real"...
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Gus, Mike and Jesse are flown in to Mexico to start work for the cartel. Meanwhile, Walt Jr. is having his 16th birthday and his dad is a no-show as he is recovering from his fight with Jesse in the last episode. Ted, still in debt to the IRS, suddenly gets an inheritance equal to what he owes them from Saul.
At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. However, he is dismayed to find out that he is being given to the cartel to cook for them. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who is driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
Walt Jr. stays the night with his dad to make sure he's okay, and Walter White talks about how his only memory of his dad was not a happy one - something he fears this indecent will do to the relationship with his son. Skyler also pressures Ted into using the money he has to settle with the IRS, but he refuses. Frustrated, she reveals that she was the "dead aunt" he got it from.
To celebrate the success of the new cook and amends made by Gus to the cartel, Don Eladio and his men celebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be poisoned and leaves all but one of his men dead - the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite an antidote and forced regurgitation, Gus is also affected by the poison, Mike has been shot, and Jesse has to drive them away.
At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. However, he is dismayed to find out that he is being given to the cartel to cook for them. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who is driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
Walt Jr. stays the night with his dad to make sure he's okay, and Walter White talks about how his only memory of his dad was not a happy one - something he fears this indecent will do to the relationship with his son. Skyler also pressures Ted into using the money he has to settle with the IRS, but he refuses. Frustrated, she reveals that she was the "dead aunt" he got it from.
To celebrate the success of the new cook and amends made by Gus to the cartel, Don Eladio and his men celebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be poisoned and leaves all but one of his men dead - the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite an antidote and forced regurgitation, Gus is also affected by the poison, Mike has been shot, and Jesse has to drive them away.
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As Gus, Jesse, and Mike and Jesse are flown in make their way to Mexico to start work for the cartel. Meanwhile, Cartel's base of operations in Mexico, Skyler tries to contact Walt Jr. is having his 16th about their birthday and present for Junior. Since Walt isn't picking up his dad is a no-show as he is recovering from phone, she decides to give him his fight with Jesse in present, herself: a PT Cruiser. Junior politely accepts the last episode. Ted, still in debt gift, but compared to the IRS, suddenly gets Challenger he had before, it's just not as exciting...
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At"Great Aunt Birgit" to the Mexican plant, tune of a little over $600,000, Gus, Jesse, and Mike arrive at the local Cartel's laboratory, where Gaff and the Cartel's scientists would determine the quality of Jesse's cook. The chief chemist had doubts about is less than enthused with working alongside someone as young and seemingly inexperienced as Jesse, his concerns becoming all the more poignant when it becomes apparent that Jesse as a cook, as he is unable doesn't know how to synthesize phenylacetic acid, an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them ingredient in Walt's formula that he is Gus had always provided at his own superlab. As the chief chemist berates him and Gus, Jesse, in an unexpected show of courage, tells the chemist (who speaks perfect English) that the only one way they would learn his cook is if it's done his way; there would be no cooking until the lab was clean and he had his phenylacetic acid. Both Gus and Mike are surprised but pleased at Jesse's bravery.
Junior drives his new PT Cruiser to Walt's condo, concerned after not seeing him all day. Walt reluctantly allows Junior, whocan create is shocked at his father's injuries inside. Junior prepares to call Skyler, but Walt, groggy from a long night, begs him not to, explaining that he had been "gambling" again. He breaks down in tears in front of his son, who helps him back to bed. Walt asks Junior if he likes his birthday present. When Junior politely says he does, Walt sleepily replies "That's good, ''Jesse''..." before passing out.
Meanwhile, in Mexico, Jesse finishes his batch of meth. Members of theperfect product, Cartel watch and puts their fears record on video every tense moment of the cook, with the Cartel chemists taking a sample of the meth to rest a gas chromatograph to measure its purity. The final result is 96.2% purity; not as high as Walt's cook, but enough to put the Cartel's own cooks to shame. As everyone celebrates Jesse's cook, Gaff claps him on the shoulder and says "The first of many", clarifying for Jesse that with this cook, he now belonged to the Cartel, leaving Jesse worried...
Back in Albuquerque, Saul visits Skyler at the car wash. He had been reluctant to give Ted some of the money Walt had earned to help Ted pay off his debts, and his suspicions were confirmed when hissample reads private investigators learned that Ted used the money to lease a Mercedes a scant three hours after receiving it, completely blowing off his debts and his obligations to the IRS.
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Walt Jr. stays theprevious night with his dad to make sure he's okay, as the result of "beer and Walter White talks painkillers". Afraid of what Junior thinks of him, Walt tells him a story about how his own father, Junior's grandfather; when Walt was young, his father was in the final stages of Huntington's disease, a degenerative illness of the brain. Walt had always heard stories about the kind of man his father was from those who knew him, but the only memory of him Walt had was when he visited him in a hospital at a very young age. At that point, the disease had progressed so much that he was barely recognizable, his dad breathing heavily labored and his eyes seeing his son, but not appearing to recognize him. Walt's father died not long after, and Walt did not want Junior to remember him as a pitiable, sick man. Junior, however, says he wouldn't mind remembering him like that; he was not a happy one - something he fears this indecent will do to more afraid of remembering him as acting so strangely over the relationship with his son. past year, and that at least the previous day, he seemed "real"...
After sending Junior back home, Walt is approached by Tyrus, who simply asks: "Somewhere you should be?"
At Beneke Fabricators, Skyleralso pressures sees Ted into using the money he has in what remained of his office after his business was liquidated. She asks him about his finances, and Ted talks about starting his business back up thanks to settle with an unexpected "cash infusion". Skyler urges Ted to pay his debts to the IRS, but he refuses. Frustrated, she reveals reiterating that she was the "dead aunt" would be found culpable in his willful tax evasion and they would both be in prison. Ted continues to brush off Skyler's advice, leaving her incensed; before she leaves, she asks him if he really got it from.
Tothat money from "Great Aunt Birgit", revealing to him ''exactly'' where that money came from...
Back in Mexico, Gus, Jesse, and Mike are standing poolside at Don Eladio's estate, with Mike assuring Jesse: "Either we're all going home, or none of us are." Don Eladio, accompanied by his men, greets Gustavo and embraces him, happy to see that he had finally seen reason. After introducing Eladio to Jesse, his new chemist, Gus offers a gift to celebratethe success of the their new cook friendship; a bottle of Zafiro Añejo, a rare premium tequila. Eladio decides to share it with Gus and amends made by all of his friends (except for Jesse, whom Gus explains is an addict who must stay sober), and they share a toast.
Afterwards, Eladio throws a poolside party. He sits down with Gus and tries to explain that there was no ill will for him; everything, from his disrupting his meth business to shooting his friend Max, was "just business". Afterwards, Gus excuses himself to thecartel, restroom, where he turns on the sink, then forces himself to vomit into a toilet.
Shortly afterwards, Don Eladio's men begin to drop dead, one by one. As Eladio begins to feel weak, Mike strangles Gaff with a garrot as Gus returns to the now ending party, Eladio's men dead around him. Eladio realizes that he and his mencelebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be had been poisoned by Gus and lurches towards him, but the last of his strength finally leaves all but one him and he collapses, dead, into his pool.
After Mike takes Eladio's necklace, Gus begins to feel weak as well; he had poisoned himself with the tainted Zafiro Añejo as part of hismen dead - plot to destroy the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite Cartel and took measures to prevent himself from dying, including taking an antidote and forced regurgitation, purging some of the poison in the restroom, but some poison managed to find its way into his bloodstream. With support from Jesse and Mike, Gus yells his ultimatum to any Cartel members within earshot:
"Don Eladio isalso affected by dead! His capos are dead! You have no one left to fight for! Fill your pockets and leave in peace...or fight me, and '''die'''!"
With that, the three make their escape. As Jesse finds a car he can use to make their getaway, one lone Cartel gunman opens fire on them, hitting Mike before Jesse fires back and kills him. With Mike wounded and Gus dying of poison,Mike has been shot, and Jesse has to drive makes a hasty escape with them away.
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Afterwards, Eladio throws a poolside party. He sits down with Gus and tries to explain that there was no ill will for him; everything, from his disrupting his meth business to shooting his friend Max, was "just business". Afterwards, Gus excuses himself to the
Shortly afterwards, Don Eladio's men begin to drop dead, one by one. As Eladio begins to feel weak, Mike strangles Gaff with a garrot as Gus returns to the now ending party, Eladio's men dead around him. Eladio realizes that he and his men
After Mike takes Eladio's necklace, Gus begins to feel weak as well; he had poisoned himself with the tainted Zafiro Añejo as part of his
"Don Eladio is
With that, the three make their escape. As Jesse finds a car he can use to make their getaway, one lone Cartel gunman opens fire on them, hitting Mike before Jesse fires back and kills him. With Mike wounded and Gus dying of poison,
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: In the span of 5 minutes, Don Eladio finds out that Jesse doesn't know any Spanish, is not a chemist, and is a former addict. But he doesn't care if Jesse's a pig farmer, as long as he can cook well.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mike ''was'' planning to do this to Jesse until Joaquin Salamanca started attacking.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mike ''was'' planning to do this to Jesse until Joaquin Salamanca started attacking.
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At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who is driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
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At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. However, he is dismayed to find out that he is being given to the cartel to cook for them. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who is driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
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To celebrate the success of the new cook and amends made by Gus to the cartel, Don Eladio and his men celebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be poisoned and leaves all but one of his men dead - the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite an antidote and forced regurgitation, Gus is also effected by the poison, Mike has been shot, and Jesse has to drive them away.
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To celebrate the success of the new cook and amends made by Gus to the cartel, Don Eladio and his men celebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be poisoned and leaves all but one of his men dead - the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite an antidote and forced regurgitation, Gus is also effected affected by the poison, Mike has been shot, and Jesse has to drive them away.
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At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who is driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
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Gus, Mike an Jesse are flown in to Mexico to start work for the cartel. Meanwhile, Walt Jr. is having his 16th birthday and his dad is a no-show as he is recovering from his fight with Jesse in the last episode. Ted, still in debt to the IRS, suddenly gets an inheritance equal to what he owes them from Saul.
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Gus, Mike an and Jesse are flown in to Mexico to start work for the cartel. Meanwhile, Walt Jr. is having his 16th birthday and his dad is a no-show as he is recovering from his fight with Jesse in the last episode. Ted, still in debt to the IRS, suddenly gets an inheritance equal to what he owes them from Saul.
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Gus, Mike an Jesse are flown in to Mexico to start work for the cartel. Meanwhile, Walt Jr. is having his 16th birthday and his dad is a no-show as he is recovering from his fight with Jesse in the last episode. Ted, still in debt to the IRS, suddenly gets an inheritance equal to what he owes them from Saul.
At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
Walt Jr. stays the night with his dad to make sure he's okay, and Walter White talks about how his only memory of his dad was not a happy one - something he fears this indecent will do to the relationship with his son. Skyler also pressures Ted into using the money he has to settle with the IRS, but he refuses. Frustrated, she reveals that she was the "dead aunt" he got it from.
To celebrate the success of the new cook and amends made by gus to the cartel, Don Eladio and his men celebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be poisoned and leaves all but one of his men dead - the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite an antidote and forced regurgitation, Gus is also effected by the poison and has Mike and Jesse drive him away.
At the Mexican plant, the local chemist had doubts about Jesse as a cook, as he is unable to synthesize an essential acid for making meth. However, Jesse assures them that he is the only one there who can create the perfect product, and puts their fears to rest when his sample reads with a 96.2% purity. Walt Jr. then goes to check up on his dad, who driven to tears over the guilt of missing his son's birthday. As this happens, Saul informs Skyler that the "dead aunt" money given to Ted has been put to frivolous use.
Walt Jr. stays the night with his dad to make sure he's okay, and Walter White talks about how his only memory of his dad was not a happy one - something he fears this indecent will do to the relationship with his son. Skyler also pressures Ted into using the money he has to settle with the IRS, but he refuses. Frustrated, she reveals that she was the "dead aunt" he got it from.
To celebrate the success of the new cook and amends made by gus to the cartel, Don Eladio and his men celebrate with a gift from Gus in the form of an expensive spirit. It turns out to be poisoned and leaves all but one of his men dead - the remaining one taken out by Jesse. Despite an antidote and forced regurgitation, Gus is also effected by the poison and has Mike and Jesse drive him away.
