"Granite State" is the fifteenth and the penultimate episode of the fifth season of the American television crime drama series Breaking Bad, and the 61st and penultimate episode of the series. The episode was directed and written by Peter Gould. It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 22, 2013.
Ed Galbraith brings Saul Goodman to his vacuum repair shop, where Walter White also awaits a new identity.[a] Walt attempts to coerce Saul into coming with him but is subdued by a coughing fit. No longer intimidated by Walt, Saul leaves for his new life in Nebraska.
Jack Welker's gang raids Marie Schrader's house and finds Jesse Pinkman's confession tape.[b] Jack wants to kill Jesse for informing, but Todd Alquist wants Jesse to cook meth to impress Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, with whom Todd is infatuated. Knowing Skyler White once met Lydia,[c] Todd and other gang members break into Skyler's house and threaten her to keep quiet. Lydia is not convinced Skyler will stay silent, and aims to end their meth operation, but reconsiders after Todd informs her that the meth the gang produces is now at 92% purity because of Jesse. Jesse escapes but is recaptured. Jack forces Jesse to watch as Todd murders Andrea Cantillo. Jack then threatens to murder Brock Cantillo if Jesse attempts another escape.
Ed takes Walt to a secluded cabin in New Hampshire and says he will visit monthly to bring food and supplies. He cautions that Walt risks capture if he leaves the cabin. Months later, a disheveled, lonely and remorseful Walt has a full beard and head of hair. Ed tells Walt that Skyler is using her maiden name and working part-time as a taxi dispatcher. A nationwide manhunt for Walt continues and his abandoned house has become something of a tourist attraction.
Walt packs $100,000 into a box and walks into town. He stops at the local bar and pays a barmaid to call Walter White Jr.'s school pretending to be Marie. Walt tries reconciling with Walter Jr., who has changed his name to Flynn after Walt fled Albuquerque, and says he will mail money to Flynn's friend Louis for Flynn to give Skyler. An enraged Flynn blames Walt for Hank Schrader's death[a] and wishes Walt dead. Dejected, Walt calls the DEA to surrender and leaves the phone off the hook so they can trace his location.
While waiting for the police to arrive, Walt sees on the bar's T.V. that Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz are being interviewed by Charlie Rose. They minimize his contributions to Gray Matter Technologies, which angers him. Motivated by his anger, Walt flees before the police arrive.
On September 18, 2013, it was announced that both "Granite State" and "Felina" would run for 75 minutes including 22 minutes of commercials.[1] The episode title refers to the nickname of New Hampshire, which is where Walt is relocated upon being given a new identity.[2] Parts of the phone call of Walt and Walt Jr. needed to be reshot, because during the transport an airplane rolled over the film.[3]
This episode marks the final appearance of Bob Odenkirk as a series regular, as his character, Saul Goodman, flees to Nebraska. Odenkirk returned as Saul in the spin-off prequel to Breaking Bad entitled Better Call Saul. In the episode, Saul tells Walt, "If I'm lucky, a month from now, best-case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha." Gould said this was simply a throwaway line as Better Call Saul had not yet been conceptualized, but once that series was greenlit, it was decided to show in the flash-forward of the series premiere that Saul has indeed become a Cinnabon manager in Omaha, Nebraska.[4]
To film the part where Charlie Rose interviews Gretchen Schwartz and Elliott Schwartz, the crew emailed one of Charlie Rose's producers, then received a reply from Charlie Rose directly: "I love your show, and I love Vince Gilligan."
The chronology of events immediately prior to and during this episode was further explored via flashback scenes in the 2019 sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, and in three episodes of the aforementioned spin-off series Better Call Saul (these being Season 4's "Quite a Ride", Season 6's "Wine and Roses", and the series finale "Saul Gone").
ReceptionEdit
The episode was watched by 6.58 million viewers on its original broadcast.[5][6]
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Further readingEdit
Tim Goodman (September 22, 2013). "'Breaking Bad' Deconstruction, Ep. 15: 'Granite State'". The Hollywood Reporter.
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Granite State is the fifteenth and the penultimate episode of the fifth season of the American television crime drama series Breaking Bad and the 61st and penultimate episode of the series The episode was directed and written by Peter Gould It aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 22 2013 Granite State Breaking Bad episodeEpisode no Season 5Episode 15Directed byPeter GouldWritten byPeter GouldFeatured music Sign of the Gypsy Queen by April WineCinematography byMichael SlovisEditing byKelley DixonChris McCalebOriginal air dateSeptember 22 2013 2013 09 22 Running time53 minutesGuest appearancesEmily Rios as Andrea Cantillo Michael Bowen as Jack Welker Kevin Rankin as Kenny Adam Godley as Elliott Schwartz Jessica Hecht as Gretchen Schwartz Carmen Serano as Carmen Molina Brennan Brown as the US Attorney Eric Price as Skyler s lawyer Todd Terry as SAC Ramey Charlie Rose as himself Robert Forster as Ed GalbraithEpisode chronology Previous Ozymandias Next Felina Breaking Bad season 5 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Accolades 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksPlot EditEd Galbraith brings Saul Goodman to his vacuum repair shop where Walter White also awaits a new identity a Walt attempts to coerce Saul into coming with him but is subdued by a coughing fit No longer intimidated by Walt Saul leaves for his new life in Nebraska Jack Welker s gang raids Marie Schrader s house and finds Jesse Pinkman s confession tape b Jack wants to kill Jesse for informing but Todd Alquist wants Jesse to cook meth to impress Lydia Rodarte Quayle with whom Todd is infatuated Knowing Skyler White once met Lydia c Todd and other gang members break into Skyler s house and threaten her to keep quiet Lydia is not convinced Skyler will stay silent and aims to end their meth operation but reconsiders after Todd informs her that the meth the gang produces is now at 92 purity because of Jesse Jesse escapes but is recaptured Jack forces Jesse to watch as Todd murders Andrea Cantillo Jack then threatens to murder Brock Cantillo if Jesse attempts another escape Ed takes Walt to a secluded cabin in New Hampshire and says he will visit monthly to bring food and supplies He cautions that Walt risks capture if he leaves the cabin Months later a disheveled lonely and remorseful Walt has a full beard and head of hair Ed tells Walt that Skyler is using her maiden name and working part time as a taxi dispatcher A nationwide manhunt for Walt continues and his abandoned house has become something of a tourist attraction Walt packs 100 000 into a box and walks into town He stops at the local bar and pays a barmaid to call Walter White Jr s school pretending to be Marie Walt tries reconciling with Walter Jr who has changed his name to Flynn after Walt fled Albuquerque and says he will mail money to Flynn s friend Louis for Flynn to give Skyler An enraged Flynn blames Walt for Hank Schrader s death a and wishes Walt dead Dejected Walt calls the DEA to surrender and leaves the phone off the hook so they can trace his location While waiting for the police to arrive Walt sees on the bar s T V that Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz are being interviewed by Charlie Rose They minimize his contributions to Gray Matter Technologies which angers him Motivated by his anger Walt flees before the police arrive Production Edit nbsp Bob Odenkirk made his final pre Better Call Saul appearance as Saul Goodman in this episode On September 18 2013 it was announced that both Granite State and Felina would run for 75 minutes including 22 minutes of commercials 1 The episode title refers to the nickname of New Hampshire which is where Walt is relocated upon being given a new identity 2 Parts of the phone call of Walt and Walt Jr needed to be reshot because during the transport an airplane rolled over the film 3 This episode marks the final appearance of Bob Odenkirk as a series regular as his character Saul Goodman flees to Nebraska Odenkirk returned as Saul in the spin off prequel to Breaking Bad entitled Better Call Saul In the episode Saul tells Walt If I m lucky a month from now best case scenario I m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha Gould said this was simply a throwaway line as Better Call Saul had not yet been conceptualized but once that series was greenlit it was decided to show in the flash forward of the series premiere that Saul has indeed become a Cinnabon manager in Omaha Nebraska 4 To film the part where Charlie Rose interviews Gretchen Schwartz and Elliott Schwartz the crew emailed one of Charlie Rose s producers then received a reply from Charlie Rose directly I love your show and I love Vince Gilligan The chronology of events immediately prior to and during this episode was further explored via flashback scenes in the 2019 sequel film El Camino A Breaking Bad Movie and in three episodes of the aforementioned spin off series Better Call Saul these being Season 4 s Quite a Ride Season 6 s Wine and Roses and the series finale Saul Gone Reception EditThe episode was watched by 6 58 million viewers on its original broadcast 5 6 Accolades Edit This episode was nominated for two Creative Arts Emmy Awards Michael Slovis was nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series One Hour while Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb were nominated for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series losing to Skip Macdonald for Felina Peter Gould was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television Episodic Drama for this episode 7 Robert Forster s guest performance earned him the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television 8 The Ringer ranked Granite State as the 7th best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes 9 Notes Edit a b As seen in Ozymandias As seen in Rabid Dog As seen in Blood Money References Edit nbsp New Hampshire portal Couch Aaron September 18 2013 Breaking Bad Final Two Episodes Get Extended Run Times The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on November 12 2020 Retrieved February 13 2021 Porter Rick July 16 2013 Breaking Bad New pics episode titles and everything else we know about Season 5b Zap2It Archived from the original on July 19 2013 Retrieved July 17 2013 Martin Denise September 23 2013 Breaking Bad s Peter Gould Talks Granite State Vulture com Archived from the original on June 15 2017 Retrieved December 1 2020 Ryan Patrick February 8 2015 Saul fans can get sweet deal at Cinnabon USA Today Archived from the original on April 30 2021 Retrieved December 1 2020 Kondolojy Amanda September 24 2013 Sunday Cable Ratings Breaking Bad Wins Night Dexter Series Finale Devious Maids Real Housewives of New Jersey amp More TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on September 27 2013 Retrieved September 24 2013 Seidman Robert September 23 2013 Breaking Bad Hits New Highs In Penultimate Episode With 6 6 Million Viewers TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on September 25 2013 Retrieved September 23 2013 Ausiello Michael December 5 2013 Breaking Bad Orange Is the New Black House of Cards Lead 2014 WGA Nominations TVLine Archived from the original on December 6 2013 Retrieved December 5 2013 Cohen David S June 27 2014 Saturn Awards A Genre Reunion and More Gold for Gravity Variety Archived from the original on April 30 2019 Retrieved December 11 2017 Chris Ryan September 30 2019 The Ringer s Definitive Breaking Bad Episodes Ranking The Ringer Archived from the original on October 30 2020 Retrieved November 5 2019 Further reading EditTim Goodman September 22 2013 Breaking Bad Deconstruction Ep 15 Granite State The Hollywood Reporter External links Edit Granite State at the official Breaking Bad site Granite State at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Granite State Breaking Bad amp oldid 1175418589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
