Breaking Bad (TV Series) Seven Thirty-Seven (2009) User Reviews

A thrilling opening to the second season

[Tweekums · 10/10 · 4 October 2012]

Season two begins just before season one ended... with Tuco beating his associate No-Doze to a bloody pulp. It isn't surprising that he doesn't last long. Having witnessed the killing Walt and Jesse start to panic, fearing that Tuco will start to clear up the various loose ends to leave no witnesses. This suspicion is reinforced when Hank sends Walt a picture of a dead Gonzo; Tuco's lieutenant and the only other witness. Tuco isn't the only person they need to worry about; Hank has seen the CCTV footage of their burglary and even though he has no idea who the thieves are he figures out that they know their chemistry but aren't competent burglars... they didn't even think of rolling the heavy drum they stole. Skyler is still furious with her sister and is shocked to learn that Hank knows about her 'problem'.

This was a great opening to the second season; no time was wasted getting new viewers up to speed which will suit people who have just finish watching the first series on DVD and don't want unnecessary recaps. As before there is a fine mix of action, drama and comedy. The way No-Doze was dealt with shows just how dangerous the people Walt and Jesse are dealing with can be; it also gave us quite an insight into the way the two protagonists think as Jesse worries about what he just saw while Walt worries about how long it will take him the make the amount of money he thinks he needs. As is usually the case it is Hank who provides most of the laughs; I loved his critique of Walt and Jesse's robbery and his comments at the scene of Gonzo's body! Without spoiling it I'll say the episode has one of the most gripping endings yet that will leave viewers keen to see what happens next.

Breaking Bad begins its second season as Walt and Jesse get caught up in a tense game of cat and mouse

[RicinBeans94 · 9/10 · 19 May 2014]

"Ricin. It's an extremely effective poison. It's toxic in small doses, also fairly easy to overlook during an autopsy."

The first season of Breaking Bad was nothing short of excellent. It may not go down as one of the most accomplished debut seasons of television ever, but it did its job in that it left us wanting more. In the season 2 premiere, after a mysterious opening involving a partly destroyed teddy bear, we pick up where we left off. In fact, we pick up just before we left off as we relive the horrifying scenes as Tuco beats the hell out of his man, No-Doze. As it turns out, No-Doze is dead and this begins what is essentially a game of cat and mouse that dominates this episode.

Jesse is convinced that Tuco will want to tie up loose ends and get rid of witnesses. At first, Walt seems fairly calm about this, but soon starts to panic himself. It's the most desperate we have seen Walt so far, as he fears for the safety of his family.

The shot of Walt in his Heisenberg hat flicking through the television channels is a powerful one. It says so much about the transformation that Walt has already undergone - this is now a man who will quite literally kill to protect himself and his family. He suggests poisoning Tuco with ricin, which Jesse hilariously responds to with "rice n' beans?". Jesse is, however, impressed and they formulate a plan to poison Tuco - nobody will ever know it happened.

Things do not go as planned though and Walt ends the episode by climbing into the car with Jesse and Tuco, being held at gunpoint by the latter. It's quite a cliffhanger to begin the season. One of the best things about this show is the way that even when it is building to a climax, it never feels like boring set-up.

The hardest scene to watch here was when Walt attempted to have sex with his heavily pregnant wife in the kitchen, having to be told no several times before he finally stopped. He is not himself and Skyler knows something is up.

Skyler's issues with Marie are not resolved, as she ignores her sister's calls because of the stolen tiara. The best scene of this storyline comes from Hank's visit to Skyler, where it is revealed that Hank is well aware of Marie's problem. Their hug is up there with the most awkward television hugs of all time.

I haven't written much about the opening, but that is because it has not really told us anything so far.

As in season 1, this episode blends comedy and drama superbly and gets the second season off to a great start.

8.8/10

Paranoia!

[gab-14712 · 9/10 · 9 November 2017]

We are back for another season of Breaking Bad! Breaking Bad has become one of my favorite shows for a variety of reasons. The acting, the stylish and artsy nature of the show, the relevant topic, and so forth. After a powerful introductory season, we are back for more adventures of Walt and his delicious blue meth. This episode begins the season with quite a bang for many reasons. Right away, we are given the sense of foreshadowing. The episode starts off with a burnt stuffed animal with a detached eyeball floating in Walt's backyard pool. What on earth could this mean? It looks like we will know at some point this season. The big theme of this episode is paranoia. If we remember correctly, Walt and Jesse met up with the dangerous Tuco to become their meth supplier last season. Now this season, they get the paranoid sense that Tuco is trying to kill them. After all, it's not normal to see a black Escalade sitting outside their house in the dead of night. So paranoia is a prevalent theme here this episode and it works very well.

In this episode, "Seven Thirty-Seven," Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) finish their deal with Tuco (Raymond Cruz). But they soon realize that he is a very dangerous man when he killed one of his employees over a few nothing words. After the murder, Jesse becomes paranoid thinking that he sees Tuco's black SUV parked outside his house. Jesse purchases a weapon in case anything would to happen and he tries to convince Walt of the danger, but Walt believes Jesse is only paranoid…….until he sees the SUV parked outside his home. Jesse comes up with a plan to shoot Tuco, but Walt comes up with a better solution to rid themselves of Tuco…..an genius plan involving science and ricin. But they decide to act fast when they believe Tuco is killing the associates involved with the first murder. Meanwhile, Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) sees footage of the warehouse robbery from last season…..without realizing it is Walt and Jesse. Finally, Skylar (Anna Gunn) confesses to Hank about Marie's (Betsy Brandt) kleptomania, but Hank surprisingly admits that he knew about it this whole time.

So this episode is a wonderful episode to start the new season. It is dripping with intensity and tension as you try to piece together on who is going to make the next move. This season promises that each character will be fleshed out even more. Bryan Cranston still steals the show as the newly-crowned drugpin of New Mexico Walter White. I was not a big fan of Skylar last season, but Anna Gunn shows potential this season based on this episode so fingers are crossed. And my Lord, Tuco is really a crazy and violent man! This is such a dynamic show and I am really looking forward to what happens next. Also, Bryan Cranston superbly directed this episode. Is there anything that the man cannot do? My Grade: A-

Season 2 Starts with a Bang!

[g-bodyl · 9/10 · 4 May 2014]

Based off this first episode, I feel like I've been guaranteed that the second season will even be better than the spectacular first season. This episode starts off a little slow to be expected, but thanks to an unexpected ending, this episode ends in a bang which will promise better things to come. Everybody from the first season returns including guest star Raymond Cruz, who turns out to be one violent person.

In this episode, "Seven Thirty-Seven," we begin where the first season ended. After witnessing how crazy and violent Tuco can be, Walt and Jesse begins to suspect that he is keeping tabs on them thus causing paranoia. Meanwhile, Skylar tells Hank about her sister's shoplifting problem and he reveals that she is a kleptomaniac.

Overall, this episode promises bigger and better things to come. It's a fantastic episode that has lots of tension and lots of drama even if it is a little on the slow side. I am eager to await what comes next. I rate this episode 9/10.

Breaking Bad - Seven Thirty-Seven

[Scarecrow-88 · 8/10 · 2 September 2013]

This episode re-affirms that Tuco is an absolute nutcase, a rabid animal needing to be put down. He is a danger to anyone in his orbit. The death of one of his boys (after that massive beating to a pulp when Tuco became unnecessarily enraged) sends Tuco off the deep end and he seems certain to blow a gasket at any moment, expecting Walt to revive the soon-to-be-dead gang member.

Methylamine is what was stolen from the warehouse thanks to Walter White's ingenious use of thermite. Walt and Jesse' theft, caught on camera, is viewed by Hank and Gomie (they both find it entertaining, their relative ineptitude, not rolling the barrel, and opening the warehouse door, pretty much an open invitation to be spotted). WW contemplates in his mathematical estimations exactly the sum needed to leave his family in good shape with the current meth selling to Tuco, but the best laid plans can suffer setbacks…preferably Tuco killing his gang member for no certifiable reason and knowing that WW and Jesse are witnesses. Walt (and Jesse, especially) becomes paranoid (rightfully so) when he sees Tuco's SUV parked outside his home in the neighborhood. Tuco is unpredictable so worrying seems appropriate.

"Poetic justice…don't you love it."

Walt and Jesse plan to kill Tuco, especially motivated when they realize both of his men that were at their drug meet were killed (one of them had the misfortune of being pinned down by a car while putting a body underneath another vehicle during a disposal at Tuco's command!). Well, the ending has Tuco "kidnapping" Walt and Jesse, leaving us hanging as to how this will all end. Having I started watching the show after this, I know it only gets more complicated for the meth-cooking duo from this point forward. Meanwhile, Skyler is having trouble talking to Marie about the kleptomania incident. Marie doesn't admit to it, but Hank knows (she's in therapy for this impulsive addiction Marie has problems dealing with) having to uncomfortably address this with Skyler. Skyler has enough problems of her own (a husband that disappears and has enclosed all his feelings within, a son that is also distancing himself slightly, a pregnancy, and a husband dying of cancer), so Marie's penny ante kleptomania seems minute in comparison.

Seven Thirty-Seven (#2.1)

[ComedyFan2010 · 10/10 · 26 December 2013]

A great start of the second season! I just don't get why they didn't make the guy's death and Tuco telling Jesse and Walt "you are done" the cliffhanger of the first season, the viewers would have been on the edge for months then!.

But yes, since the guy who was with Tuco dies from the injuries of the unnecessary beating Walt and Jesse are worried about their lives and the lives of their families because they are witnesses.

And the viewers are constantly kept believing that something is about to happen to Walt's wife. Several times we had a feeling that someone was in the house who shouldn't be there. What a tease! I wouldn't mind it if she was gone.

Marie on the other hand is becoming more interesting as a character. I doubt she would be of a major importance to the main plot, but there seems to be more complexity in her now.

Was also great to see Hank following the actions of Walt, including watching him and Jesse doing the robbery on camera. I like how he is nowhere close to who it is he is looking for. Just like he was completely wrong about Gonzo's and No Doze's deaths. Which by the way was a great idea to make our protagonists more worried about Tuco even though he is not the one who killed Gonzo.

The ending was great as well. wonder what will happen to them now.

Tense at Every Turn

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 28 April 2018]

This breezes into the next season. Those crazy drug dealers are led by Tuco, who is psychopath. Everyone is in much greater danger from the inside than the outside. Walter manages to become an appendage by his very presence. Tuco kills one of his own men over nothing and that sets everything off. The guys are on edge. Suddenly, Tuco finds out Walter's residence. We also have the continuous questioning of Walter's disappearances. His family is falling apart. His pregnant, forty year old wife, feels alone. I'm not a person who sees the show as a significant part of my life. I wonder how long I can stand the tension and the guilt that's building every episode.

The beginning of the end...

[robotintroverted · 8/10 · 21 August 2022]

This episode was intense, Tuco is absolutely terrifying, and throughout the episode I was so paranoid. So why the 8/10 rating? Well for a couple reasons, the Tuco arc is pretty rushed for a main villain, the recap was unnecessary, and the way No Dose died was really dumb. I think this episode's introduction to the ricin subplot was very cool, especially how intense the stuff with ricin gets later on in the show. This is really the only thing in Breaking Bad that feels rushed, and you can tell for the rest of the episodes, they sometimes struggle to fill in the time that Tuco was supposed to take up. We also get to see the pink teddy bear, which of course is forshadowing the crash of flight 515. I probably like this a bit better than the pilot for Breaking Bad, but even so, it's more or less a tie for me. This was a solid season opener, however there are way better in this show. But wow what an intense episode, I was seriously on the edge of my seat while watching!

8/10.

Hank's Hilarious, Tuco's Tough, and Breaking Bad's Bodacious

[stillworkingfortheknife · 19 October 2013]

Picking up exactly where season one's finale left off – in fact showing (or staging, I'm not entirely sure) the ultimate scene again for further emphasis – "Seven Thirty-Seven" as well includes some absolutely outstanding scenes, yet doesn't exclude some unnecessary flaws.

The plot centers both around Walt and Jesse's increased fear of their new colleague in drugs after they've experienced him pulpifying his associate basically just for kicks and the suspicion Skyler develops both on her husband and her shoplifting sister. The first thing you see of season 2 is a mysterious monochrome montage before the credits turns out to be just as fantastic as a conversational highlight between Skyler and Hank about half an hour later. Next to that, "737" impresses with the already mentioned extended season one finale that gets even more rememberable through Tuco's whispering of "You're done." – an ambiguous screenplay gem that sent shivers down my spine. In less dramatic matters, Dean Norris absolutely steals the show with hilarious dark humor and Aaron Paul is great once again as his character gets more and more paranoid. The not-so-nice parts mostly were the moments that Walt and Skyler shared together (a trend that sadly hangs over the whole season) and some irrational choices of Heisenberg and his little compañero that bothered me.

Bryan Cranston's first directorial effort on Breaking Bad is just as well-done as the show's first seven episodes and might include even more stylistic plus points. If it weren't for a handful of weaker parts, this could have even been the best episode at that point.

Dead on time

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 30 May 2018]

'Breaking Bad' is one of the most popular rated shows on IMDb, is one of those rarities where every season has either been very positively received or near-universally acclaimed critically and where all of my friends have said nothing but great things about.

Very few shows in recent memory had me so hooked from the very start that before the week was over the whole show had been watched, especially when for a lot of shows now airing watching one episode all the way through can be an endeavour. 'Breaking Bad' had that effect on me, and its reputation as one of the best, consistently brilliant and most addictive shows in many years (maybe even ever) is more than deserved in my eyes. Its weakest season is perhaps the first season, understandable as any show's first season is the one where things are still settling.

Actually everything is established remarkably from the very start, but once the writing and characterisation becomes even meatier the show reaches even higher levels.

Season 1's episodes were all great to exceptional, such a high standard for so early on that got even better as the show as an overall progressed. Season 2 gets off to a brilliant start with "Seven Thirty Seven", showing signs of even more tension and meat than there already was.

Visually, "Seven Thirty Seven" is both stylish and beautiful, with photography and editing that are cinematic quality and put a lot of films today to shame, where there are a lot of visually beautiful ones but also some painfully amateurish looking ones. The music always has the appropriate mood, never too intrusive, never too muted.

The writing for "Seven Thirty Seven" is a fine example of how to have a lot of style but also to have a lot of substance. The dialogue throughout is thought-provoking and tense, while also have a darkly wicked sense of humour and heart-tugging pathos. The story, on top of being one of the show's most tense up to this point, is texturally rich, intimate, tense and layered, with the pace of it consistently deliberate but taut. It also contains a killer ending that one does not expect. Bryan Cranston, as well as being in the lead, directs here and he shows just as much confidence in the director's chair as in front of the camera.

Can't say anything bad about the acting. Bryan Cranston is phenomenal as one of the most fascinating anti-heroes, or even of any kind of character, in either film or television. Aaron Paul has never been better and Anna Gunn is affecting. The characters are compelling in their realism. Dean Norris is hilarious and Tucco is an absolute psychopath here.

Overall, brilliant. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Solid but not a wowzer

[Leofwine_draca · 9/10 · 23 December 2020]

It doesn't have the wow of the first ever episode from season one, but the first episode of season two is good enough. It builds on the characters and the places they're at from before, and the quality of the production and the acting is still spot on. There's plenty of suspense, too, from the murky world of Tuco, while Hank's humour adds a lot to the fun appeal.

One thing...

[tyler-nesler · 8/10 · 26 May 2013]

One thing that I found confusing about this episode is the sequence concerning Gonzo's disposing of No-Doze's body under the stack of cars...we see him roll No-Doze under the cars, and the stack sways precariously, but then Gonzo gets up and moves what looks like an old fender against the stack to hide the body. Then we see Gonzo standing with Tuco while Tuco talks with Walter & Jessie...later, we find out that Gonzo died while the stack of cars shifted and pinned his arm, and he bled to death. But when did that happen? Wouldn't they all have witnessed it? In the next ep., Tuco seems to not even know that Gonzo was killed by the shifting stack, saying Gonzo's not returning his calls...did Gonzo go back later for some reason?

It's not really a big deal to the story line, but it left me scratching my head. Am I missing something here?

The TUCO Arc is VERY RUSHED

[TheFearmakers · 7/10 · 28 November 2020]

Turns out in real life the actor wanted out of the show because he was doing another show, but it made no logical sense that Tuco would burn such a great deal by just going crazy beyond his usual craziness and mess with business, and it all seems very rushed, a two episode Tuco arc during Season 2, and it was rushed, behind the scenes, and in front.

Oh Tuco.

[HotHamlet · 5/10 · 3 August 2022]

This episode opens up with a ruined teddy bear in a bath of water. This is a little foreshadowing for future events but nothing you would know about watching this episode for the first time.

The episode then starts exactly where season one left of with Tuco killing one of his acquaintances. This scene show's that Walt is still an amateur when it comes to the gangs and people he is getting involved with. The fact that he seems so shocked, disgusted and horrified at what Tuco did (along with Jesse) show's he's not ready for this business (yet). That being said it's unlikely (at this point) to make him stop.

Tuco as a villian in the series isn't particularly my favourite, but is a great introduction into the series as the first major villian.

The scene after this where Walter tries to force Skyler to have sex with him is a little awkward for the viewer i think but it might possibly be what Vince was going for. That being said it show's (to me) that Walter is effected by what Tuco did and he's not one hundred percent ready yet (when it comes to the meth business).

The story beat with Skyler not talking to Marie and the scene that follows with Hank and Skyler for me isn't all that interesting. It isn't at all bad, however i just feel as if it's not super enjoyable. I believe it's trying to expand the characters of Marie and Skyler (possibly Hank too). But it's just not my main focus.

Hank also watches a CCTV video of Walter and Jesse's robbery and notes that they're chemically sound but not the smartest criminals. Nothing huge but a scene that show's how at any moment Hank could find out about Walter notorious affairs.

So anywhoo, Jesse and Walter are planning to kill Tuco. T here is a scene where Walt creates Risen from beans and plans to poison Tuco. The end of the episode however leaves on a cliffhanger. Walt and Jesse at taken away in a car by Tuco holding a gun to them. What will happen i wonder.

For the scenes with Walter being paranoid to the little feud between Marie and Skyler this episode is ok. Nothing amazing or great (especially compared to other episodes). But enough to make you want to continue the series at the very least.

Overall a average episode but the worst so far in the series. A 5/10 from me.

"Leave some for the coroner!"

[Hey_Sweden · 8/10 · 16 April 2023]

Briefly recapping that ugly scene at the end of season one, this debut episode of the second season proceeds in a logical enough way. Since Walter and Jesse have witnessed new associate Tuco (a genuinely scary Raymond Cruz) accidentally beat his own henchman to death (over nothing at all), they both realize that Tuco may leave nothing to chance, and get rid of them both. So they have to plan a possible preemptive means of dispatching him. Meanwhile, Hank makes a mistake in trying to get Skylar and Marie talking with each other again; Skylar is still upset over learning that Marie is a kleptomaniac who takes no responsibility for her actions.

The scenes with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are simply electric. These are two fine actors who have already established a real chemistry (a particularly apt turn of phrase). Walter in particular tries to get Jesse to explain how he might kill Tuco, and finds the flaws in the plan. (He's pained that Jesse can't even figure out how to open the gun.) And it really adds to the ever-increasing tension with Hank always on the trail of our anti-heroes; he surveys the footage from that nighttime robbery, and comes upon the remains of No-Doze (Cesar Garcia) near the end. It seems as if Walter *might* come clean to Skylar, but the anguished Walter is at a loss as to how to begin.

The finale - just several minutes of pure finger-biting suspense - is paid off in an appropriate cliffhanger / lack of resolution that sets the stage extremely well for the next episode.

Eight out of 10.

Rewatch, 9.4/10

[dcdude-26988 · 9/10 · 31 July 2023]

This is more of a pick-up episode for the next one, kinda like part 1 and part 2, but this was still a great episode and should definitely be higher rated. Just imagine what I rate the next episode, because this episode was so good, man. Anyways, my favorite characters in this episode were Walt, Jesse, and Skylar. My favorite things about this episode were the acting, the Protagonist, and the ending. When I first watched this show, I kinda of thought that season 5 was better than 4, season 4 was better than 3, season 3 was better than 1, and season 1 was better than 2, but at this point, I have high hopes that season 2 might be better than seasons 1, AND 3.

Knock knock

[Trey_Trebuchet · 9/10 · 1 February 2023]

A damn good start to the season.

From the get-go, Walt and Jesse immediately feel in danger, and they have a right to. That dreadful feeling of being stalked and preyed on is felt throughout the episode. At no point do we suspect that either of them are in the clear, which leads to a finale that surely left everyone wanting the next episode right away.

Anna Gunn had a couple of really well acted scenes here, and I continue to really like Dean Norris as Hank. I'm not sure how I feel about the character though? He's kind of funny but unbelievable as well😂

It'll be amazing if Walter keeps all of this from his family for six seasons. I'd be surprised.

More an answer and a denial than a review

[compleCCity · 8/10 · 7 August 2015]

First I'd like to give an answer to a question, one "reviewer" put. With this answer I will also say, that the following reviewer was wrong with his interpretation of the "one thing":

When Tuco told Gonzo to get rid of No-Doze's body he had bad feelings about this, that it wouldn't be very Christian. Finally doing the job, the heap of cars began to tumble down, just to come to a halt. This strongly implies, Gonzo came back later to recover the body of No-Doze, finally bringing the cars to fall … which led to his death.

My (short) impression of the second season's opening, just after viewing the finale of the first season, is that they brought too much of a change into the relationship between Walt and Skyler. It felt like they were getting closer after some struggling – only to separate again now. It feels inconsistent, too written in, out of dramatical reasons.

In addition there seem to be more "goofs", more continuity errors like Tuco coming really close to Jesse in the first scene, but after a camera change standing in the midst between Walt and Jesse. There were more things like that, I won't list them all here.

A positive change for me is that it's even darker than some of the first season's episodes, which is really well supported by the music. Not, that it would have been bad in first season

Pretty good opening.

[akashdefonsekaman · 10/10 · 1 September 2021]

Lots of great interactions between Walt and Jesse. Anna Gunn gives a great performance. Gorgeous cinematography. Pretty tense episode overall.

Where it gets real

[andrewkempf · 9/10 · 30 May 2018]

This is where the show really turns from a great show into one of the best shows we've ever seen. This episode begins Season 2, which was an absolutely fantastic season that put this show in the elite categories, as Seasons 3,4, and 5 eventually took it on top of the elite category. Watching this show the second time around, this episode is perhaps even more thrilling watching it the second time, because you have more of an emotional attachment to the characters.

Good opening for the second season

[bellino-angelo2014 · 8/10 · 19 November 2023]

The first season of BREAKING BAD was surprisingly good so that was reason enough for continuing the show and after I saw this I thought that the following season couldn't have started in a better way.

After the events of the previous episode Walter White and Jesse Pinkman notice Tuco Salamanca's (Raymond Cruz) instability and in fact after beating to a pulp No-Doze, Tuco orders to hide the corpse under some destroyed cars in a dump. Walt and Jesse suspect to be under Tuco's target and they have the idea of putting some ricin and hide it in some of the blue meth because Tuco is so ingenue to sniff everything given to him. In the meanwhile Marie Schrader tries to excuse with Skylar because of her thief behaviour Skylar is enraged because while she hasn't a good situation economically and in family Marie always behaves like a primadonna. Walt and Jesse are even more scared when Hank sends a photo of Gonzo (Tuco's other thug) in the dump but in reality Gonzo died crushed under a car while he was hiding No-Doze's body. Walter and Jesse don't know and after a while arrives Jesse's car with Tuco in the backseat that after they pick Walt, they drive in the night.

The writing and the acting as usual are great, and the situations typical if you are already used to the show. And the ending certainly makes you want to see soon how it continues. A promising beginning of season.

Strong start to the seconds series

[snoozejonc · 9/10 · 30 April 2024]

We see the aftermath of the first series finale.

It feels more like a continuation from a mid-season break than a new season, but there are some very memorable moments.

I remember being captivated by the black and white opening when I saw this episode on its initial release. On a rewatch it is not quite the same, but works well in a different way because I know the outcome.

I like that the writers do not move on from how the previous encounter with Tuco ended, but acknowledge the consequences immediately and make it part of the overarching narrative. Plenty of dark humour and a strong sense of paranoia is generated from this, particularly the scenes involving the character Gonzo.

Generally the humour involving the Hank is top drawer as always. His oblivious to Walt's criminal life is superbly done and his scene with Skyler is fantastic. Dean Norris and Anna Gunn are both awesome in this scene, especially Gunn.

The scenes involving Walt and Jesse are great as always, with both actors on form as ever.

For me it is an 8.5/10, but I round upwards.

Uhm not too strong

[Abdulxoxo · 7/10 · 20 July 2020]

I don't really like Walt behavior when he's at home. He's just completely unlikable when he's interacting with anyone other than Jesse. Hank is a really funny character. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger. Unless gonzo went back to deal with the dead body later that day there was no way he would end up dead, as we've seen when he disposed the dead body at first.

Nothing happens

[tenshi_ippikiookami · 4/10 · 7 January 2016]

"Breaking Bad" continues to drag the story without much to tell.

After the lame ending to season one, season two could have started with plot developments or new information or anything. But the show decides to just do nothing to its characters. If season one had two episodes with White just thinking if kill or not another character, here is all about Pinkman being scared. I am all for a slow burner that keeps the viewer wondering, but "Seven Thirty-Seven" takes the route of nothing means more. Which, in this case, doesn't. We knew Pinkman was scared. We knew Tuco was a little bit nuts. And we knew White has become sexually aggressive for no other reason than this is a show for adults.

You can tell a story, or paint a canvas of a society or a community, or show people's feelings... "Breaking Bad" is doing nothing.

One of the best cliffhangers!

[paullwetzel · 10/10 · 19 February 2024]

What an opening to the second season!

We start from where the last episode left off with Tuco beating one of his assistants to death.

Horrified, Walter and Jesse start making plans for how to get rid of Tuco. When they receive a message from Hank that Tuco's other assistant and witness of the crime scene Gonzo has been murdered too, they figure that Tuco is out to get them as well.

Walt rushes home to ensure that his family is safe just when Jesse pulls into the driveway - however, Tuco is seated in the backseat, demanding Walt to get into the car...

Fantastic cliffhanger, the amount of suspense derived from Jesse and Walt's relationship with such an explosive character is incredible and this situation just puts the cherry on top!

Overall very good episode with some funny Hank moments, I especially like the scene where he confronts Skyler about Marie's condition before she lashes out at him.