10. Blowing Up Tuco Salamanca's Pad
So we're nearing the climax of Season One - Walt's just shaved his head and is looking like a total badass and the Meth business is beginning to take off. His first big-boy meeting comes at the door of notorious nut job, Tuco Salamanca (the guy we've just seen lay Jesse out) from whom he demands 50 g's for his stolen produce. This is Walt's first foray into exploring his alter-ego, introducing himself simply as Heisenberg to both Tuco and the audience at home. We're watching the first scenes of a brand new character in Breaking Bad - a character so dissimliar to loveable Walt that we don't quite know where we stand. And then... He grabs a handful of his so called 'Meth' and laces it at the floor like the ultimate nut! He's made a bomb! Walter White has made a bomb, taken it into the den of a notorious drug criminal and blown everyone (himself AND the audience included) into a mental daze.... just to send a message! From here on in, we can but fear the worst for the rapidly shrinking innocence of our protagonist. And this is only the start...