Breaking into Breaking Bad

Clifford and Caleb Humphrey
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Two brothers, one an academic and the other a Breaking Bad fanatic, discuss the show Breaking Bad episode by episode with in-depth analysis and sincere appreciation. Bringing the perspective of classical literature and philosophy together with the insight of someone who has watched the show over a dozen times.

  1. 24/07/2025

    S5 E 16 " Felina"

    The finale. The brothers explore this culminating episode of the show, what questions it answers and what questions it raises and leaves unanswered. Who is the hero? Who is the villain? Does Walt's revenge on Jack and his crew require a revenge of Walt against Heisenberg? What makes Walt want to return to Albuquerque, to home? Was it love for his family and a desire to set whatever little he can, right? Or was it to satiate his own resentments? Join us on this epic end to the whole show.

    36 min

  2. 07/07/2025

    S5E15 "Granite State"

    The brothers break down this penultimate episode in the show in which Walt faces a crossroad. To turn himself in or to keep following his resentments. We follow Walt on his journey through this dilemma in this episode to its surprising ending.

    36 min

  3. 20/05/2025

    S5E14 "Ozymandias"

    Into this gut-wrenching episode, the brothers throw their incisive commentary. Noting the internal conflict within Walt/Heisenberg that comes to a head when hank is executed by one of Walt's drug partners, the brothers discuss which of the personas within Walt prevail when everything comes to a head. With the events of this episode, the die is cast, and there is no going back for Walt, so the ultimate consequences of his choices begin to bare their nature and that of the character that Walt has developed over the last 5 seasons.

    37 min

  4. 14/05/2025

    S5E13 "To'Hajilee"

    The brothers discuss this episode in which everything seems to come to a head. Hank uses Jesse to outsmart Walt, while Walt fails to use Andrea to outsmart Jesse. As Hank and Jesse lure Walt into a trap, and just after the handcuffs are on Walt, everything blows up. This episode presents an interesting side of Walt, as opposed to Heisenberg, who still feels the need to justify his actions and maintain an expectation that everyone is operating as a purely rational actor in a game that is inherently irrational.

    34 min

  5. 26/02/2025

    S5E12 "Rabid Dog"

    Jesse's boiling resentment combines with Hank's obsession over catching Heisenberg in this episode in which Walt makes a desperate attempt to patch things up with his old partner without having to resort to putting him down like a rabid dog, as Saul suggests he should. The brothers unpack this edge-of-the-seat episode as events unfold that point to the end of the show.

    25 min

  6. 10/02/2025

    S5E11 "Confessions"

    The brothers unpack this episode of deceit and desperation in which Walt and Skyler concoct a plan to blackmail Hank unless he drops the case against Walt. It's a story of power-plays and leverage, resentment, and subterfuge. Meanwhile, Jesse has proven to be a liability that Walt can't afford to keep around, and so he convinces Jesse to disappear and remove himself, only for that plan to fall apart miserably. Now Jesse's and Walt's relationship may never be made right again.

    30 min

  7. 10/02/2025

    S5E10 " Buried"

    The brothers dig...into this nail-biter of an episode that tracks Walt's panicked attempt to save his narrative with Hank on his heels

    33 min

  8. 12/11/2024

    S5E8 "Gliding over All"

    The brothers glide over this rolling-coaster of an episode in which Walt decides, finally, to retire from the meth business and settle down to a quiet life, only to have his plans upended by a chance discovery that Hank makes. A wild ride!

    43 min
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Two brothers, one an academic and the other a Breaking Bad fanatic, discuss the show Breaking Bad episode by episode with in-depth analysis and sincere appreciation. Bringing the perspective of classical literature and philosophy together with the insight of someone who has watched the show over a dozen times.

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  • Creator
    Clifford and Caleb Humphrey
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit

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