Breaking Pod

As we dive into season four, we open up the listener mailbag and talk about the perennial question of Walt: was he always a bad guy?

We also talk about Gus Fring's ability to win the episode without uttering a word throughout the most dramatic scene, Jesse's insight, Victor's demise, and more.

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The season 3 finale is action packed, featuring Gus Fring, Gale Boetticher, Mike Ehrmentraut, Walt, and Jesse in a tense, high-stakes caper. We talk about what might be Aaron Paul's strongest performance yet, Gus Fring's intensity, and what Walt's deception teaches us about the real Heisenberg.

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Today we discuss Half Measures, the penultimate episode of the show's third season. We talk about Mike Erhmentraut's best dialogue so far, a bizarre scene between Hank and Marie, Jesse's moral courage, and Walt taking Mike's lesson a bit too far.

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In today's episode we talk about Georgia O'Keefe, repetition, Skinny Pete and Badger's variable acting skills, Skyler facing off with Saul Goodman, and lasers (naturally).

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This week on the show we cover "Fly," one of the most controversial and unique episodes of Breaking Bad. Josh explains what qualifies this as a "bottle episode," we chat about what the fly represents (and whether or not the fly is partially imaginary), and Zac emerges as a raisin skeptic.

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We talk about the unwitting accuracy of Jesse's recovery coach, who described Jesse's work at "a laundromat" as Kafkaesque, despite the meaning soaring way over Jesse's head. We also talk about taxes, gambling, and a box. Like, you know, a box.

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As Hank recovers in the hospital, we talk about Walt's abrupt dismissal of Gale Boetticher, his continued partnership with Jesse, and Mark Bowden's Killing Pablo.

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In this episode we talk about Hank's emotional breakdown and surprising vulnerability, his "lucky break" (courtesy of Heisenberg) and his near-death experience (courtesy of the cartel).

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In today's episode of Breaking Pod we talk about Gale Boetticher's affection for the work of two different Walters (each with a last name that starts with "W") and how Gale's worldview resonates with Walter (White). We also discuss Walt and Jesse being stuck in an RV, Saul Goodman's Star Trek reference, and Gus Fring's impeccable Spanish.

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In today's episode, we discuss Walt's slow return to the business, Marie's breakout performance, Hank's deterioration, and Walt finally finding an intellectual rival.

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