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Breaking Bad
Season 3
Season 3 DVD cover
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releaseMarch 21 –
June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)
Season chronology
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on March 21, 2010 and concluded on June 13, 2010. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. AMC broadcast the third season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States. The complete third season was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray on June 7, 2011.[1]

Season 3 saw actors Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito and Jonathan Banks, who play Saul, Gus and Mike respectively, upgraded to main cast status after guest starring the previous season, although they are not credited for every episode until season 4.

Plot

As the city of Albuquerque deals with the aftermath of the mid-air collision, Walter confesses his meth cooking to Skyler, adding further tension and complications to their tenuous marriage. The two agree to keep Walter's activities secret from their son, Walt Jr. Meanwhile, Jesse completes rehab and uses his previous drug money to purchase his aunt's house, and later starts cooking meth on his own using the RV.

Gus approaches Walter with an offer of $3 million to cook meth in a huge state-of-the-art underground lab, hidden beneath an industrial laundry facility owned by Gus. Walter is initially reluctant until he learns Jesse is cooking again, and agrees to the offer. Walter is introduced to Gale, a skilled chemist chosen by Gus to assist in the lab. Though Gale is intelligent, Walter finds that he lacks the know-how Jesse gained to make their product correctly. Meanwhile, Tuco Salamanca's two cousins journey from Mexico to Albuquerque to kill Walter and avenge Tuco's death, under their uncle Hector's orders. Gus is able to call them off by suggesting they instead go after Walter's brother-in-law Hank, as he is the one who actually killed Tuco.

Hank is assigned to the El Paso office by the DEA, but stays in Albuquerque to trace a weak and questionable lead in the "Heisenberg" case, eventually discovering evidence that ties the RV to meth production. When Hank tells Walter about this lead, Walter races to help Jesse throw Hank off the case long enough for them to destroy the RV and any evidence tying it to meth production. Furious, Hank goes to Jesse's house and violently assaults him. Hank is ordered off duty, and after he leaves his hearing, he is attacked by Tuco's cousins. Though shot and paralyzed from the waist down, Hank manages to kill one and fatally wound the other. The DEA begins to investigate the assassins; Gus uses this to seize control of distribution from the hands of the Mexican cartel. Walter discovers the assassins were meant for him and confronts Gus on the larger scope of his plans.

Skyler has an affair with Ted and begins looking for a way to legitimately launder the money with the help of Walter's lawyer, Saul Goodman. They ultimately come up with a plan to funnel the money through a donation website that Walt Jr. had set up for his father's medical recovery.

Walter convinces Gus to replace Gale with Jesse, knowing they can make better product together. Jesse secretly skims some of the meth to sell on the side, leading Gus to warn Walter about their product yield and putting Walter on edge. Jesse starts dating Andrea, whose younger brother Tomas was responsible for the death of Jesse's friend Combo; he discovers that Tomas works with two drug dealers, unaware they are in Gus' employ, and asks Walter to make up ricin poison to kill them. Walter alerts Gus, and Jesse is brought to a meeting by Gus' cleaner Mike, where Gus promises to stop using children in the drug trade. Later, Jesse learns that the two dealers have killed Tomas since he is no longer useful, and prepares to kill them himself, but Walter instead arrives and runs over them with his car, and tells Jesse to go into hiding.

Gus reinstates Gale as Walter's assistant and keeps the lab under constant supervision. Walter realizes Gale is being groomed to replace him, and instructs Jesse to locate Gale's home address. Later, Walter is forced to the lab by Mike under the guise of a chemical leak. Concluding he is about to be killed, Walter pleads with Jesse over the phone to kill Gale. Jesse goes to Gale's house, and the two of them begin to cry as Jesse holds up the gun, reluctantly pulling the trigger.[2][3]

Cast

See also: List of Breaking Bad characters

Main

Recurring

2

Episodes

See also: List of Breaking Bad episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
211"No Mas"Bryan CranstonVince GilliganMarch 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)1.95[4]
222"Caballo Sin Nombre"Adam BernsteinPeter GouldMarch 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)1.55[4]
233"I.F.T."Michelle MacLarenGeorge MastrasApril 4, 2010 (2010-04-04)1.33[4]
244"Green Light"Scott WinantSam CatlinApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)1.46[4]
255"Mas"Johan RenckMoira Walley-BeckettApril 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)1.61[4]
266"Sunset"John ShibanJohn ShibanApril 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)1.64[4]
277"One Minute"Michelle MacLarenThomas SchnauzMay 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)1.52[4]
288"I See You"Colin BuckseyGennifer HutchisonMay 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)1.78[4]
299"Kafkaesque"Michael SlovisPeter Gould & George MastrasMay 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)1.61[4]
3010"Fly"Rian JohnsonSam Catlin & Moira Walley-BeckettMay 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)1.20[4]
3111"Abiquiu"Michelle MacLarenJohn Shiban & Thomas SchnauzMay 30, 2010 (2010-05-30)1.32[4]
3212"Half Measures"Adam BernsteinSam Catlin & Peter GouldJune 6, 2010 (2010-06-06)1.19[4]
3313"Full Measure"Vince GilliganVince GilliganJune 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)1.56[5]

Production

Unlike the second season, when the Breaking Bad writers planned the storyline for the entire season in advance of filming, the writing staff did not fully plan out the third season before production and instead developed the storyline as the episodes progressed.[6] The third episode is dedicated to Shari Rhodes (the location casting director for Breaking Bad) who died due to breast cancer during the filming.[7]

Gennifer Hutchison and Thomas Schnauz were added to the writing staff this season, both of whom had worked previously with Vince Gilligan on The X-Files. With the exception of John Shiban, who would leave at the end of the season to executive produce Hell on Wheels,[8] the writing staff for season three would remain on the show until its conclusion in 2013.

Home media releases

The third season was released on DVD in Region 1 and on Blu-ray in Region A on June 7, 2011,[1] in Region 4 on November 24, 2010[9] and in Region 2 in Germany on May 19, 2011.[10]

Special features on the DVD and Blu-ray include nine audio commentaries:

Behind-the-scene featurettes include:

  • 20 episodes of "Inside Breaking Bad"
  • "Hit and Run"
  • "The Music of Breaking Bad
  • "White Heat: Cranston on Fire"
  • "Pizza of Destiny: Cranston's Greatest Shot"
  • "Silent But Deadly: The Brothers Moncada"
  • "Team S.C.I.E.N.C.E."
  • "AMC News Visits the Breaking Bad Writer's Room"
  • Mini video podcasts for every episode

Also included is a gag reel, deleted scenes, and "Better Call Saul" commercials and testimonials. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is Breaking Bad cast and crew photo collection.[1]

Reception

Reviews

The third season of Breaking Bad scored 89 out of 100 on review aggregator site Metacritic indicating universal praise.[11] Time proclaimed "It's a drama that has chosen the slow burn over the flashy explosion, and it's all the hotter for that choice."[12] Newsday stated Breaking Bad was still TV's best series and it stayed true to itself.[13] Tim Goodman praised the writing, acting, and cinematography, pointing out the "visual adventurousness" of the series. Goodman went on to call the show's visuals as "a combination of staggering beauty - the directors make use of numerous wide-angle landscape portraits — and transfixing weirdness."[14] After the finale aired, The A.V. Club said that season three was "one of television's finest dramatic accomplishments. And what makes it so exciting — what makes the recognition of the current golden age so pressing — is that the season has not been, as [another reviewer] put it in another context, 'television good.' The heart-in-the-throat quality of this season comes as much from the writers' exhilarating disregard for television conventions as from the events portrayed."[15]

Awards and nominations

The third season received numerous awards and nominations, including seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations with two wins. Bryan Cranston won his third consecutive award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Aaron Paul won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series after being nominated the previous year. The series received its second consecutive nomination for Outstanding Drama Series; Michelle MacLaren was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "One Minute". Michael Slovis was nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for "No Más"; Skip MacDonald received his second nomination for Outstanding Single Camera Picture-Editing for a Drama Series for "No Más"; and it was also nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for "One Minute".[16]

The series received four nominations for the Television Critics Association Awards, winning for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were each nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama, with the series being nominated for Program of the Year. Cranston received his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.[17] Cranston also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.[16] Cranston won his third consecutive Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, with the series winning the award for Best Drama Series for a second year in a row. Paul was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. The series received four nominations for the Saturn Awards, winning the award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series for a second year in a row. Cranston was nominated for Best Actor on Television, Paul and Dean Norris were nominated for Best Supporting Actor on Television, and Giancarlo Esposito was nominated for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. The series received three Writers Guild of America Award nominations, for Best Drama Series, George Mastras for Best Episodic Drama for "I.F.T.", and Gennifer Hutchison for Best Episodic Drama for "I See You".

James Poniewozik of TIME named "One Minute" as the fourth-best television episode of 2010.[18] He also included "Fly", "Half Measures" and "Full Measure" on his list of honorable mentions.[19] The Futon Critic listed "Full Measure" as the sixth-best episode of 2010, saying that "No show has played with the expectations of we've come to expect from television more than Breaking Bad.[20] IGN named Breaking Bad the best television series of 2010.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lambert, David (March 28, 2011). "Breaking Bad - Press Release, Package Art, Extras for 'The Complete 3rd Season' DVDs, Blu-rays". TV Shows On DVD. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Murray, Noel (June 13, 2010). "Interview: Vince Gilligan". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (June 13, 2010). "Interview: 'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan post-mortems season three". HitFix. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Julia (April 7, 2010). "Breaking Bad Season 3 Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  5. ^ Gorman, Bill (June 15, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood, Breaking Bad, Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  6. ^ VanDerWerff, Todd (October 10, 2011). "Vince Gilligan walks us through season four of Breaking Bad (part 1 of 4)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  7. ^ "Casting director Shari Rhodes dies". Variety. December 22, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Peterman, Mindy (October 28, 2011). "An Interview with John Shiban, Executive Producer of AMC's New Western Hell On Wheels". The Morton Report. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "Breaking Bad - The Complete 3rd Season (4 Disc Set)". Sanity. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  10. ^ "Breaking Bad - The Complete 3rd Season". Amazon.de. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  11. ^ "Breaking Bad: Season 3". Metacritic. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  12. ^ Poniewosik, James (March 19, 2010). "TV Weekend: Breaking Bad's White-Hot Slow Burn". Time. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  13. ^ Gaye, Verne (March 19, 2010). ""Breaking Bad:" Still bad, in a good way". Newsday. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  14. ^ Goodman, Tim (March 19, 2010). "TV Review: 'Breaking Bad' premiere". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  15. ^ Bowman, Donna (June 13, 2010). "Breaking Bad: Full Measure". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Awards for "Breaking Bad" (2008)". IMDB. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  17. ^ Reiher, Andrea (December 14, 2010). "2011 Golden Globes nominations: 'Glee,' '30 Rock' lead TV nominations". Zap2it. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  18. ^ Poniewozik, James (December 9, 2010). "The Top 10 Everything of 2010". TIME. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  19. ^ Poniewozik, James (December 9, 2010). "Top 10 Episodes of 2010: The Best and the Rest". TIME. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  20. ^ Ford Sullivan, Brian (January 8, 2011). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2010: #10-1". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  21. ^ "The Best of 2010". IGN. December 20, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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