: While feeding Krazy-8, Walt suffers a coughing fit and collapses. Upon waking, they share a beer and a surprisingly human conversation about Krazy-8's father’s furniture store, Tampico Furniture . Walt even confesses his cancer diagnosis to him.
: The blood and remains of Emilio being flushed down the toilet serve as a metaphorical "river," disposing of the "cat in the bag". Key Trivia
: Walt is left alone to deal with Krazy-8 (Domingo Molina) after Jesse abandons the house in a drug-induced rage. Walt creates a literal "Pros/Cons" list for killing him, weighing "Judeo-Christian values" against the threat to his family.
: Directed by Adam Bernstein and written by series creator Vince Gilligan .
: The episode is bookended by flashbacks of a younger Walt and Gretchen Schwartz . They analyze the chemical composition of a human body, concluding that 0.111958% is unaccounted for. Gretchen suggests it might be the soul , a concept Walt dismisses as "nothing but chemistry".
: This episode features the first chronologically occurring scene in the series (the flashback to 1985–1989) and the first mention of Marie's shoplifting habit.
: Skyler asks Marie about marijuana (secretly suspecting Walt), leading Marie to believe Walt Jr. is the one smoking. This prompts Hank to take Junior on a "scared straight" trip to see a meth addict named Wendy. Thematic Analysis & Symbolism
: Walt decides to let Krazy-8 go, but while retrieving the key, he pieces together a broken plate in the trash and realizes one large triangular shard is missing.
: While feeding Krazy-8, Walt suffers a coughing fit and collapses. Upon waking, they share a beer and a surprisingly human conversation about Krazy-8's father’s furniture store, Tampico Furniture . Walt even confesses his cancer diagnosis to him.
: The blood and remains of Emilio being flushed down the toilet serve as a metaphorical "river," disposing of the "cat in the bag". Key Trivia
: Walt is left alone to deal with Krazy-8 (Domingo Molina) after Jesse abandons the house in a drug-induced rage. Walt creates a literal "Pros/Cons" list for killing him, weighing "Judeo-Christian values" against the threat to his family.
: Directed by Adam Bernstein and written by series creator Vince Gilligan .
: The episode is bookended by flashbacks of a younger Walt and Gretchen Schwartz . They analyze the chemical composition of a human body, concluding that 0.111958% is unaccounted for. Gretchen suggests it might be the soul , a concept Walt dismisses as "nothing but chemistry".
: This episode features the first chronologically occurring scene in the series (the flashback to 1985–1989) and the first mention of Marie's shoplifting habit.
: Skyler asks Marie about marijuana (secretly suspecting Walt), leading Marie to believe Walt Jr. is the one smoking. This prompts Hank to take Junior on a "scared straight" trip to see a meth addict named Wendy. Thematic Analysis & Symbolism
: Walt decides to let Krazy-8 go, but while retrieving the key, he pieces together a broken plate in the trash and realizes one large triangular shard is missing.