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Breaking Bad Episode 21: No Más

Season 3· aired 2010-03-21

Walt faces a new threat, on a new front and deals with an increasingly angry Skyler, who must consider what to do next with her life and the kids. Meanwhile, Jesse comes face-to-face with some startling self-revelations.

Full recap

In "No Más," a depressed Walter White lives alone in his Albuquerque home after his wife Skyler moves out with their children following the mid-air plane crash that has shocked the city, and he burns his drug money on a barbecue grill before regretting the act and hurling the flaming grill into the pool, jumping in himself when his robe catches fire. Walt has deduced that air traffic controller Donald Margolis inadvertently caused the crash while distracted by grief over his daughter Jane's death, a realization that fuels his remorse. While helping Walt move his belongings to a new apartment, Hank Schrader lifts the bag containing Walt's $500,000 from his deal with Gus Fring; Walt openly admits the money is real, but Hank laughs it off as a joke. Once settled in his new apartment, Walt calls his family to give them his address and later receives a text message reading "Pollos".

At a school assembly, Walt becomes agitated as teachers and students share traumas related to the plane collision, prompting him to visit Gus Fring at Los Pollos Hermanos and declare his decision to leave the meth business, stating he finds Gus "extraordinarily professional" but is at a "crossroads". Meanwhile, Skyler meets with a divorce lawyer to make her separation permanent but hesitates when the attorney mentions the possibility of uncovering hidden money Walt may have. Her son Walter Jr. argues with both parents, expressing anger toward Skyler for refusing to explain the situation, and later angrily lashes out at her inside the house, believing she is persecuting Walt. Jesse Pinkman participates in a group therapy session at the Serenity rehab center where the leader emphasizes that self-acceptance is essential for transformation.

The episode opens in Mexico with the Salamanca twins, Leonel and Marco, making a pilgrimage to a shrine of Santa Muerte, where they leave an offering and a drawing of Heisenberg. The twins subsequently cross into the US from Mexico hidden in the back of a truck; after a migrant discovers their affiliation with the Juarez cartel, they kill their fellow passengers and the truck driver before blowing up the vehicle. Coverage of the Wayfarer 515 disaster dominates the news in Albuquerque, with Donald Margolis identified as the controller who allowed the airliner to collide with a charter plane.

Who appears

Hank SchraderJesse PinkmanWalter WhiteDonald Margolis

Where it happens

AlbuquerqueLos Pollos HermanosJuarez Cartel CompoundDon Eladio's Villa

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