Breaking Bad

Recently, I watched Breaking Bad on Netflix. It was a great show. These are some of my favorite episodes, in no particular order.

Cancer Man

The fourth episode of the first season shows the Pinkman family for the first time, and we get to see Jesse's creative side through the art displayed on his bedroom walls. In the final scene, Walter takes revenge on someone, revealing the Heisenberg persona.

Walter blows up a car by shorting its battery.

Mas

Walter's conversation with Gus in this episode is an exemplar of his delusion. He tells Gus that his respect lies with his chemistry, leading Gus to show him a new space in which Walter could do his work without disturbance. Walter still refuses, citing danger to his family. A cunning manipulator, Gus uses this to insult Walter's manhood and pulls him back in.

Gus shows Walter his brand new chemistry lab.

One Minute

First, Hector Salamanca nearly drowns his son in a bucket of iced water to teach his other son a lesson. La familia es todo, we learn. At the end of the episode—years later—Hank is nonfatally shot by those brothers, while they succumb to their injuries.

Hank inspects the hand he used to punch Jesse.

Crawl Space

In the first scene of this episode, Gus is brought to a private clinic with his own personal physician in the middle of the desert, epitomizing his role of leading an empire. Jesse takes issue with the code of ethics in place at this hospital, shouting for the medical team to help Mike, while they are solely focused on their employer.

 After returning to America, Gus threatens Walter, causing him to freak out and ask Saul to make him and his family disappear. The episode ends with Walter in hysteria.

Jesse talks to Gus' personal physician.

Gliding Over All

The criminal and insane aspects of Walter's personality are emphasized in this episode. As Jack tries to explain how killing all nine of Mike's hitmen within two minutes will be tough, Walter pauses and looks at a painting on the wall."Where do you suppose these come from? I've seen this one before. I wonder, are they all in some giant warehouse someplace?"

Hank poses for a picture before learning what happened.