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"Ozymandias" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series ''Breaking Bad'', and the 60th overall episode of the series. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Rian Johnson, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 15, 2013. "Ozymandias" is widely considered the best episode of the entire series of ''Breaking Bad'', and by some to be among the best episodes of television ever produced.〔 Critics praised almost every aspect including the acting by the cast (particularly Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, and Betsy Brandt). Upon airing, the episode received overwhelming acclaim from critics and audiences, and has since been called one of the best episodes of TV ever made. At the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in August 2014, Walley-Beckett won the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Emmy for her screenplay, and Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn won Lead Actor and Supporting Actress Emmys, respectively, for their performance in this episode. ==Plot== A flashback to when Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) first cooked methamphetamine in the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation shows Walt calling a pregnant Skyler (Anna Gunn) and making up an excuse for why he will come home late. Skyler suggests the name Holly for their baby, which Walt finds agreeable. At present in To'hajiilee, in the aftermath of the shootout, Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) is wounded with a bullet in his leg, Steven Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada) has been killed, and Jack's (Michael Bowen) gang is left unscathed. Jack orders some men to search for Jesse and prepares to kill Hank after cornering him. Walt begs Jack to spare his brother-in-law, offering Jack his entire $80 million fortune; he then asks Hank to swear that he will drop the investigation. Hank refuses to beg for his life, however, and says that Jack has already made up his mind. Jack then executes Hank, and Walt collapses to the ground in despair. Jack's team uses Walt's coordinates to locate and unearth the seven buried barrels of money, loading six into their trucks but leaving one for Walt on Jack's orders. They bury Hank and Gomez in the unearthed barrels' hole. Walt spots Jesse's hiding place and betrays him to the crew, reminding Jack that the hit on Jesse was never carried out. Jack's men prepare to kill Jesse, but Todd (Jesse Plemons) suggests that they first interrogate him to find out what information he supplied to the DEA. Before Jack's gang takes Jesse away, Walt spitefully reveals to Jesse that he was there when Jane (Krysten Ritter) died, and decided not to save her life. At Todd's headquarters, a beaten and frightened Jesse is detained in a cell. Todd escorts him in chains to a meth lab, where he is chained to a pulley in the ceiling, but otherwise allowed to walk freely. Jesse notices a surveillance photograph of Andrea and Brock as Todd instructs him to begin cooking. Due to a bullet having punctured his fuel tank, Walt quickly runs out of gas while driving home. Abandoning his car, Walt rolls the money barrel through the desert until arriving at a house and buying the owner's truck. Meanwhile, at the car wash, Marie (Betsy Brandt) informs Skyler (Anna Gunn) that Hank has arrested Walt. With Walt now apparently caught, Marie offers to support her sister and their family, but demands that Skyler give up all copies of the false confession video implicating Hank and tell Walt Jr. (RJ Mitte) the truth. Walt Jr. refuses to believe that his father is a criminal, however; he then tells Skyler that, if it is true, she is as bad as Walt for going along with it. Reaching home, Walt hurriedly begins packing as Skyler and Walt Jr. arrive and orders them to do the same. Walt promises to explain everything later, but Skyler assumes that he has killed Hank when Walt will not answer to his whereabouts. Skyler grabs a kitchen knife and orders Walt to leave their home, but when he refuses and approaches her, she swings the knife at him and cuts his hand. In the ensuing fight, Walt Jr. pulls Walt off Skyler and calls the police. Walt takes Holly and leaves with her in the truck, while a horrified Skyler tries running after him. Later, when alone with his daughter, Walt talks about getting Holly a new car seat. Holly tearfully utters her first word, 'mama,' several times, saddening Walt. The police soon arrive at the White household, as does Marie. They tap into the Whites' home phone and try tracing it when Walt eventually calls. After Skyler tells him that she is alone, Walt accuses her of never supporting his criminal activities and says that he did all the work in building up the wealth for their family. Skyler is at first confused by his words and tone, but soon realizes that Walt knows the phone is tapped and that he is trying to clear her of her involvement in his business. When Skyler apologizes and inquires about Hank's whereabouts, Walt suppresses his weeping and announces that she will never see Hank again; Marie realizes what that means, and breaks down in tears. When Skyler pleads with him to come home and bring Holly back, Walt tells her that he still has things left to do. He destroys his phone and leaves Holly at a nearby fire station with their home address written on a note. The next morning, Walt sits on the side of the highway where Jesse previously waited for Saul's new-identity contact. A red van pulls up and Walt packs in his bags and his single barrel of money, then rides off to his new identity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ozymandias (Breaking Bad)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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