: 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.
: 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. [S1E3] ...And the Bag's in the River
This episode is the conclusion of the story arc started in the previous episode, completing the quote "The cat's in the bag... and the bag's in the river," which refers to a situation being fully handled. Plot Overview
: 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". : Skyler asks Marie about marijuana (secretly suspecting
: Directed by Adam Bernstein and written by series creator Vince Gilligan .
: Realizing Krazy-8 intends to kill him, Walt confronts him. During a struggle where he is stabbed in the leg, Walt uses a bike lock to garrote Krazy-8 to death. Thematic Analysis & Symbolism : Walt decides to
: 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.