[s1e3] ...and The Bag's In The River 🆓

: At 29 characters, it is the longest title in the series.

: This is widely considered the episode where Walt crosses the point of no return. While his first kill (Emilio) was accidental/self-defense in the moment, killing Krazy-8 is his first act of premeditated murder .

: 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. [S1E3] ...And the Bag's in the River

: Directed by Adam Bernstein and written by series creator Vince Gilligan .

: 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". : At 29 characters, it is the longest title in the series

: 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.

: 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. : Walt decides to let Krazy-8 go, but

: 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