Breaking Bad re-watch: Season 2, Episode 3: "Bit by a Dead Bee"

The episode opens in the aftermath of Jesse (Aaron Paul) and Walt’s (Bryan Cranston) ordeal with Tuco. The two are walking down a road back toward civilization, discussing their plan to explain where Walt was and why Jesse’s car was at the scene of Tuco’s death, and we the viewers are once again on edge. After two great entries to open thew season, what could possibly be in store next?

The answer: Walter strips off his clothes and walks into a mini-mart in the buff.

Not what we were expecting. The scene's pretty funny, but quite anticlimactic after what had just happened. From there, Walt spends the episode in the hospital concocting an alibi for his disappearance (a “fugue state” is what they call it), while Jesse covers his tracks by way of questioning from Hank (Dean Norris) and Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada).

This one’s more of a bridge episode, tying up plot points rather than introducing any major new ones. Still, there's a little bit of foreshadowing in it, as well. Like the last scene, where Walt, now home and seemingly in the clear, is awkwardly questioned by Skyler (Anna Gunn) about having a second cell phone. Walt denies it, but the scene ends on a tense note, hinting at further strain between the spouses.

Another great scene has Tio Salamanca (Mark Margolis) join Jesse in the interrogation room. Even though he’s silent and confined to a wheelchair, the character gives off a terrifying vibe with just an evil scowl and an old service bell. He reminds us that there’s one loose end that isn’t tied up, not by a long shot. Jesse and Walt will be off the hook the rest of the season, but Tuco’s death will come back to haunt them, to put it lightly.

The episode also gives us a little insight into Walt’s motivations. While being psychiatrically evaluated, he admits to his therapist that the fugue state was a lie, and says he just walked away from his home and family because he couldn’t take it. This story isn’t real, but the spite in his voice, if not at his family then at his bad breaks in life, certainly is. Such is a reminder as to why Walt made the choice he did, even with all the danger that comes with it.