5. Gray Matter

5. Gray Matter

"Skyler organizes an intervention to persuade Walt to accept his former research partner's generous offer to pay for the cancer treatments." In this episode we breakdown Season 1 Episode 5 Gray Matter.  This episode is a very important one in regards to season one and the show as a whole.  We really try to get down to the bottom of Walt's reasoning and decision making in this episode.  We discuss our essential snacks for any intervention as well as rename a few of our segments so pay close attention.  We honor our Two Time 6th Man Award Winner Benjamin Lax and discuss our winners and losers of the episode. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @thecookpodcast and check out our instagram @the_cook_podcast where we post clips and snippets of our previous and future shows.  Feel free to message us with any questions or if you think we made a mistake/missed something!

4. Cancer Man

"Being forced to reveal the truth about his illness leaves Walt facing the dilemma of how to pay for an expensive series of cancer treatments." In this episode we breakdown episode 4, Cancer Man. We have a quick recap of some thought from last weeks episode.  We do our usual in-depth analysis but this week we break down the use of colors in Breaking Bad.  Each color has its own meaning and we discuss how Vince Gilligan is able to use colors to drive home points without the characters ever addressing these issues.  We have a good time coming up with our favorite quotes and 6th man awards and as usual we hand out our winners and losers of this episode. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @thecookpodcast and check out our instagram @the_cook_podcast where we post clips and snippets of our previous and future shows.  Feel free to message us with any questions or if you think we made a mistake/missed something!

3. ...And the Bag's in the River

"As Walt cleans up the mess that was left after his first drug deal, Skyler gets too close to the truth about his double life." In our episode we make a short pros and cons list as to why we should keep Krazy-8 alive.  We breakdown the episode moment by moment and talk about some of the best writing and acting we've seen to date in the show.  Marie and Hank share the screen this episode and we dive into Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris' acting backgrounds.  We meet everyone's favorite prostitute Wendy and learn that Krazy-8 has a name, Domingo.  Walter and Domingo bond until a beer can gets tossed into the trashcan.  A few trips around the pole and Walter returns home to confess to Skyler. As always we have trivia, Josh updates us on Jesse's bitch count and we look at Walters good vs evil moments. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @thecookpodcast and check out our instagram @the_cook_podcast where we post clips and snippets of our previous and future shows.  Feel free to message us with any questions or if you think we made a mistake/missed something!

2. Cat's in the Bag

"Their first aborted drug deal forces Walt and Jesse to dispose of a pair of corpses.  Meanwhile, Skyler suspects that her husband is up to no good." On today's show we breakdown Season 1 Episode 2: Cat's in the Bag.  We choose between murder and chemical disincorporation, we learn a lot more about Jesse's personal life and what his interests are, we discuss Kung fu and shuriken certifications, we go over Anna Gunn and Aaron Pauls acting backgrounds, The Price is Right gets mentioned and as always we discuss our favorite scenes and quotes as well as Walter's path toward becoming a cold and ruthless drug kingpin. Dont forget to check us out on Twitter @thecookpodcast and on Instagram @the_cook_podcast.  Feel free to tweet at us or message us if you think we missed anything in the episode! Thank you for listening!

1. Pilot

"Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, a high school chemistry teacher resorts to cooking and selling methamphetamine to provide for his family." In today's show we breakdown Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot.  We go over the entire episode and discuss our favorite scenes and quotes.  We also introduce some of our segments that will be making regular appearances and talk about some of our favorite and least favorite characters.  We have fun behind the scenes trivia and wrap up our show with some foreshadowing and our thoughts on the episode as a whole.