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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

Finally, we arrive at the episode from which the iconic line comes, when Walt makes the other big drug lord in the region say his name, as an act of submission to the acknowledged king, Heisenberg. The brothers discuss the tragic nature of this episode that begins on a hopeful and familiar expectation of Walt's that violence is behind him; it ends, though, with Walt purposelessly murdering Mike, his recent partner with Jesse.

The brothers discuss Walt's, Jesse's, and Mike's reactions to Todd's murder of the small boy who witnessed their train heist as well as the DEA's increasing encroachment on Mike's privacy. Included is a discussion of the philosophy of life of "live for yourself today and put off any 'soul searching' till after the fun's been had and the security is gained."

The brothers discuss the great Breaking Bad train, Heist. In this episode, the nature of negotiation, power, conflict, and enforcement rise to the surface in several scenes before the action-packed, surreptitious robbing of the train with only one fateful witness. This is an episode you will not want to miss.

The brothers dive into the drama that reaches a boiling point between Walt and Skyler, as Skyler tries to position herself to counter Walt's moves to create a new normal in their home with their kids while Walt ramps up the meth cooking once again.

The brothers analyze the power dynamics on display in this episode between Mike, Walt, Jesse, Saul, Hank and Skyler

The brothers discuss Walt's and Jesse's efforts to restart the meth business after the death of Gus and the new conditions brought about by his departure from market. Opportunities are open now both for peril and fortune.

The brothers break into this first episode of the last season, highlighting the evolving dominance of Walt's personality in the wake of his victory over Gus. Walt and Jesse team up with Mike to recover or destroy damming evidence in a heist story that is both high stakes and comical.