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Walter White
A chemistry teacher and meth producer whose family now knows he has been living a double life.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 12
Breaking Bad
Half Measures
The setup
Jesse has discovered that Tomás and the dealers connected to Gus were involved in Combo’s death. His anger threatens the uneasy stability of the operation.
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QUICK REMINDER
7 peopleThe only names you need
JP
Jesse Pinkman
Walt’s former student and cooking partner, grieving Jane while trying to decide who he is now.
GF
Gus Fring
The careful drug distributor who runs Los Pollos Hermanos as a respectable public business.
ME
Mike Ehrmantraut
Gus and Saul’s discreet investigator and enforcer.
AC
Andrea Cantillo
A woman Jesse meets at a recovery group and the mother of young Brock.
BC
Brock Cantillo
Andrea’s young son.
SG
Saul Goodman
Walt and Jesse’s lawyer, fixer and adviser on hiding criminal money.
WHILE WATCHING
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
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Content note: Drug manufacture and use, organised crime, threat, violence, strong language and family conflict.
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