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* ChekhovsGunman: That polite fast food manager is a lot more important than he appears when he's first seen in an EstablishingShot inside the restaurant.

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That polite fast food manager is a lot more important than he appears when he's first seen in an EstablishingShot inside the restaurant.restaurant.
** The two rival dealers who murder Combo, and their extremely young assassin, will become important characters late in the next season.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ted Beneke is shown having significant concerns about the company's future, later in the episode Skyler discovers that he's cooking the books.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ted Beneke is shown having significant concerns about the company's future, future; later in the episode Skyler discovers that he's cooking the books.
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: The rival dealers who killed Combo in the beginning of the episode will later be revealed to in fact be working for Gus, who Walt and Jesse end up making a deal with as after said murder.

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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: The rival dealers who killed Combo in the beginning of the episode will later be revealed to in fact be working for Gus, who Walt and Jesse end up making strike a deal with as after said murder.
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: The rival dealers who killed Combo in the beginning of the episode will later be revealed to in fact be working for Gus, who Walt and Jesse end up making a deal with as after said murder.
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* DescentIntoAddiction: Once Jane falls off the wagon, she and Jesse start hitting the really hard drugs - heroin, specifically. When Walt sees him while trying to get the drugs to complete a trade, he is completely zonked out.


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* OffTheWagon: After working hard to stay clean, Jane comes falling off the wagon, and she takes Jesse with her.
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* LetMeGetThisStraight: Jesse prior to meeting Gus:
-->So let me get this straight. He's allowed to know all our names, what we look like, but not the other way around?

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* LivingInAFurnitureStore: Averted. Usually played straight as Jesse has few to no possessions in his new house and it is usually spotless. In this episode, probably as a sign of his and Jane's drug addiction, it is depicted with the usual amount of mess you would expect to find in the home of a drug dealer.

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* LivingInAFurnitureStore: Averted.{{Averted}}. Usually played straight as Jesse has few to no possessions in his new house and it is usually spotless. In this episode, probably as a sign of his and Jane's drug addiction, it is depicted with the usual amount of mess you would expect to find in the home of a drug dealer.



* TheOner: Jesse on his heroin trip.



* TheOner: Jesse on his heroin trip.

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* TheOner: WhamEpisode: Combo gets shot and killed by gang members, Jesse becomes hooked on his heroin trip.and drags Jane back into her old addiction, and we meet Gustavo Fring, a drug lord with twenty years under his belt.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Walt talks about a certain "job" with the owner of Los Pollos Hermanos, and it's not frying chicken.]]
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Walt returns to Los Pollos Hermanos to await the businessman again. As the day draws on, he begins to realize that the mild-mannered manager, Gustavo Fring, may be the man he is looking for. He asks Gus to sit down with him to discuss business. Gus denies that he is Saul's contact at first, but Walt presses on, stating that he understands Gus's hesitance, both of them being cautious men. Gus finally dispenses with the masquerade and corrects Walt, stating that he is not cautious for associating with a drug addict in his business. Walt touts his product and offers to sell him his entire batch, a whopping thirty-eight pounds, at any moment.

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Walt returns to Los Pollos Hermanos to await the businessman again. As the day draws on, he begins to realize that the mild-mannered manager, Gustavo Fring, may be the man he is looking for. He asks Gus to sit down with him to discuss business. Gus denies that he is Saul's contact at first, but Walt presses on, stating that he understands Gus's hesitance, both of them being cautious men. Gus finally dispenses with the masquerade and corrects Walt, stating that he is not cautious for associating with a drug addict in his business. Walt assures Gus that he doesn't need to worry about Jesse; drug addict or not, he can trust him. He touts his product and offers to sell him his entire batch, a whopping thirty-eight pounds, at any moment.
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As old flames are stoked between Skyler and Ben at his birthday party, Walt meets with Saul, who informs him that the deal with the businessman was off: he didn't like what he saw and wanted nothing to do with him. Saul offers to look for other offers, but Walt persists on meeting with this businessman.

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As old flames are stoked between Skyler and Ben at his birthday party, Walt meets with calls Saul, who informs him that the deal with the businessman was off: he didn't like what he saw and wanted nothing to do with him. Saul offers to look for other offers, but Walt persists on meeting with this businessman.
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At school, after a test, Walt checks his texts on his hidden second cell phone. He received a message from "POLLOS". He goes to the restaurant to meet with Gus, but learns that Gus isn't the manager of this restaurant: he manages the entire franchise. An underling of Gus, Victor, approaches Walt with his instructions: thirty-eight pounds, truck stop, one hour. Make the delivery, or don't come back to the restaurant.

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At school, after a test, Walt checks his texts on his hidden second cell phone. He received a message from "POLLOS". He goes to the restaurant to meet with Gus, but learns that Gus isn't the manager of this restaurant: he manages owns the entire franchise.chain. An underling of Gus, Victor, approaches Walt with his instructions: thirty-eight pounds, truck stop, one hour. Make the delivery, or don't come back to the restaurant.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: A variant: this episode contains the first reference to Mike, who goes onto play a prominent role in the series, when Saul mentions he "knows a guy who knows a guy who knows [Gus]"-later events make it clear that Mike was the first "guy" Saul was referring to.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Combo's death is the first of many losses for Jesse.
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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000, however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when Combo is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Saul suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.

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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000, however. their drug enterprise growing exponentially, Walt and Jesse have another problem when start expanding into new territory in Albuquerque. Combo is conducting his business one day when he notices a pair of suspicious men eyeing him. He calls Skinny Pete and asks him to come help. Before he knows what's going on, however, he is shot to death by a young boy on a bicycle at the behest of the suspicious parties.

Walt and Skyler visit the doctor, who tells him that his tumor has shrunk enough that he can undergo surgery to have it removed. The surgery is risky, but without it, the tumor would eventually regrow. As such, Walt decides to go through with it, even though the surgery is costly.

Meanwhile, Jesse is struggling with the death of Combo. Skinny Pete believes their aggressive expansion played a large role in Combo's demise. Combined with Pete's probation and the fact that Spooge's girlfriend confessed to killing him, thus destroying Jesse's
street cred, Pete opts out of the business.

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and Jesse believes someone meet with Saul, and the two get into an argument over who is trying at fault over Combo's death. Saul stops the bickering with a proposal: he has connections to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, local businessman who is willing to buy Walt's product in bulk for a kingly sum.

That evening, Jane visits Jesse. Jesse asks her to leave, however: he admits that he's going to smoke some meth and doesn't want her around so she won't relapse. Jane suggests he join a support group, but Jesse refuses. Jane begins to leave, but ultimately decides that she prefers Jesse's company to sobriety and stays with him...

The next day, Walt and Jesse meet at a fried chicken restaurant, Los Pollos Hermanos, to meet with the businessman. Jesse, high and high-strung, is not enthused with the idea of meeting with a mystery benefactor and leaves. Walt stays behind to wait for the contact, but he never arrives...

As old flames are stoked between Skyler and Ben at his birthday party, Walt meets with Saul, who informs him that the deal with the businessman was off: he didn't like what he saw and wanted nothing to do with him. Saul offers to look for other offers, but Walt persists on meeting with this businessman.

Walt returns to Los Pollos Hermanos to await the businessman again. As the day draws on, he begins to realize that the mild-mannered manager, Gustavo Fring, may be the man he is looking for. He asks Gus to sit down with him to discuss business. Gus denies that he is Saul's contact at first, but Walt presses on, stating that he understands Gus's hesitance, both of them being cautious men. Gus finally dispenses with the masquerade and corrects Walt, stating that he is not cautious for associating with a drug addict in his business. Walt touts his product and offers to sell him his entire batch, a whopping thirty-eight pounds, at any moment.

Back at Beneke Fabricators, Skyler points out inconsistencies in Ted's financial reports. Ted tries to downplay the inconsistencies, but when Skyler presses him, he admits to cooking his books and committing fraud to keep the company from going under. Taken aback, Skyler states that even though she won't report Ted's activities to the police, she would not be party to his crimes.

At school, after a test, Walt checks his texts on his hidden second cell phone. He received a message from "POLLOS". He goes to the restaurant to meet with Gus, but learns that Gus isn't the manager of this restaurant: he manages the entire franchise. An underling of Gus, Victor, approaches Walt with his instructions: thirty-eight pounds, truck stop, one hour. Make the delivery, or don't come back to the restaurant.

Walt rushes to Jesse's house, attempting to call him on his phone, but to no avail. When he arrives, he knocks on his door, but no answer. Desperate, he breaks in through his back door. He is horrified to find
Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Saul suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have Jane passed out, high on hand. a speedball of meth and heroin. Even though Jesse finally tells Jane, is high as a recovering drug addict, what kite and barely aware of his surroundings, he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends tell Walt that she have their product is under his kitchen sink.

Walt ignores his phone ringing as he packs the meth into
a C-section and they schedule trash bag. He eventually reads a text that Marie sent him: "BABY COMING!" Walt is torn between his desire to see the birth for of his daughter and the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with need to complete his transaction. Ultimately, he decides to take the accounts.
meth and head off to make the sale.

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* ChekhovsGunman: That polite fast food manager is a lot more important than he appears when he's first seen in an EstablishingShot inside the restaurant.



* EarlyBirdCameo: The episode marks the introduction of Gus Fring.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: The {{Foreshadowing}}: Ted Beneke is shown having significant concerns about the company's future, later in the episode marks Skyler discovers that he's cooking the introduction of Gus Fring. books.



* MovingTheGoalposts: When he meets Walt at Los Pollos Hermanos, Jesse says that Walter will do this and come up with reasons not to leave the drug trade, that Walter will always want or need more money, no matter the risk.



* TheOner: Jesse on his heroin trip

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Between Combo's death, Badger leaving town to lay low, the loss of the crew's street cred, and the legal consequences if he gets busted again, Skinny Pete decides that selling the blue meth isn't going to work out and tells Jesse he's not going to sell anymore.
* StreetSmart: Skinny Pete has repeatedly been established as BookDumb, but in this episode he correctly states that Jesse and company are in way over their heads, and that trying to enter new territory to sell their meth was a mistake that made one or more of them getting killed inevitable.
* TheOner: Jesse on his heroin triptrip.

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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000, however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when Combo is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.

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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000, however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when Combo is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.


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* EarlyBirdCameo: The episode marks the introduction of Gus Fring.


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*OutOfCharacterAlert: When Walt is spending the day at Los Pollos Hermanos waiting for the drug buyer to show up. In the refection of the windows, Walt sees Gus looking in his direction, and he's ''scowling'' at Walt, not giving the friendly face he'd been putting on when Walt and Jesse had been there earlier. This tips Walt off that Gus is the distributor.
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* ChildSoldier: The gangsters at the beginning of the episode use a little kid on a bike as an assassin.

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* NotSoDifferent: Saul remarks that Gus seems to be a lot like Walt. Although, when they first talk face-to-face, Gus makes clear he does not believe he and Walt are alike.

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* NotSoDifferent: Saul remarks that Gus seems to be a lot like Walt. Although, Walt even brings it up when they first talk face-to-face, he talks to Gus makes clear he does not face to face:
-->'''Walter White:''' I was told that the man I'd be meeting with was very careful. Cautious man. I
believe he and Walt we are alike.alike in that way. If you are who I think you are, you should give me another chance. ''[beat]''
-->'''Gus Fring:''' [[DefiedTrope I don't think we're alike at all, Mr. White.]] You are not a cautious man at all. Your partner was late. And he was high.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Walt has 38 pounds ready to distribute to Gus. But then, when he's leaving Los Pollos Hermanos, Victor stops him and tells him to get the meth delivered within the hour, or never show his face at the restaurant again. While retrieving the meth from Jesse's apartment, he gets a text message from Skyler saying "BABY COMING!" Walt chooses to go through with the sale to Gus, rather than attend to Skyler.



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* TheOner: Jesse on his heroin trip

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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000, however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when one of their dealers is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.

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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000, however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when one of their dealers Combo is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.


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* NotSoDifferent: Saul remarks that Gus seems to be a lot like Walt. Although, when they first talk face-to-face, Gus makes clear he does not believe he and Walt are alike.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gus' last bit of advice to Walter is that he should never trust a drug addict. This goes on to really define Walt and Jesse's relationship for the rest of the series.
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* LivingInAFurnitureStore: Averted. Usually played straight as Jesse has little to no possessions in his new house and it is usually spotless. In this episode, probably as a sign of his and Jane's drug addiction, it is depicted with the usual amount of mess you would expect to find in the home of a drug dealer.

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* LivingInAFurnitureStore: Averted. Usually played straight as Jesse has little few to no possessions in his new house and it is usually spotless. In this episode, probably as a sign of his and Jane's drug addiction, it is depicted with the usual amount of mess you would expect to find in the home of a drug dealer.
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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer free. It will all cost $170,000 however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when one of their dealers is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.

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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer free. cancer-free. It will all cost $170,000 $170,000, however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when one of their dealers is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.
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* LivingInAFurnitureStore: Averted. Usually played straight as Jesse has little to no possessions in his new house and it is usually spotless. In this episode, probably as a sign of his and Jane's drug addiction, it is depicted with the usual amount of mess you would expect to find in the home of a drug dealer.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gus last big of advice to Walter is that he should never trust a drug addict. This goes on to really define Walt and Jesse's relationship for the rest of the series.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gus Gus' last big bit of advice to Walter is that he should never trust a drug addict. This goes on to really define Walt and Jesse's relationship for the rest of the series.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gus last big of advice to Walter is that he should never trust a drug addict. This goes on to really define Walt and Jesse's relationship for the rest of the series.
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* MushroomSamba: Jesse's first Heroin trip has him in his POV levitating off of his bed, while Jane passes out beside him.
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With the rapid improvement in his medical condition, Walt's doctors now recommend surgery as the final step to making him cancer free. It will all cost $170,000 however. Walt and Jesse have another problem when one of their dealers is shot on the street and Jesse believes someone is trying to take over. With only Skinny left as a dealer, Jesse and Walt have to find a solution to selling their product. Their lawyer-partner, Saul Goodman, suggests they get someone more experienced in the trade to help them out with the large quantities they have on hand. Jesse finally tells Jane, a recovering drug addict, what he does for a living. Skyler's doctor recommends that she have a C-section and they schedule the birth for the following week. At work however, she discovers her boss has been fiddling with the accounts.

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