Breaking Bad Rehab

Including: how Hank's fears about working again in El Paso will ultimately lead to his downfall; how Walt's uber-ego is played to perfection by Gus; and we conclude that Skylar isn't quite as condemning of underfloor heating as Ethan. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 25: S03E05 – Mas appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: how Mike is the most watchable character even when in the background saying nothing; Walt's pathetic fighting capabilities with pot plants; and Holly, the only 2-month-old happy to facilitate her mother's affair. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 24: S03E04 – Green Light appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: Walt overtaking Skylar on our ongoing passive-aggressive scoreboard; our favourite scenes in which Hank looks completely awkward; and apologies for slightly oversharing about our sex lives when our children were small. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 23: S03E03 – I.F.T. appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: a contentious claim that Breaking Bad is superior to The Godfather; the difficulties of moving house in areas with a high concentration of meth labs; and some sadness at the lost opportunity for the spin-off sitcom Three Meth Cooks and a Baby. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 22: S03E02 – Caballo Sin Nombre appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: an over-lengthy and irrelevant wittering about the separation of church and state in US and UK schools; Walt's unfeeling use of Latin when confessing his meth-dealing to Skylar; and how another minute spent watching bad men walking away from a slow-motion explosion is a minute too many. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 21: S03E01 – No Mas appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: the introduction of Mike and his Harvey Keitel-like cleaning up skills; the busiest shooting gallery either of us has ever seen onscreen; and the clever hidden Easter Egg that was a clue to the climax of the season. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 20: S02E13 – ABQ appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: far too much time spent discussing public health issues; whether Walt showing off his stacks of cash to his newborn daughter is an example of terrible patriarchy or just exhausted parenting; and Walt Jr's seriously retro web colour palettes. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 19: S02E12 – Phoenix appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: the introduction of ultra-laid back drug kingpin Gus; Skyler's sultry Marilyn Monroe impression; and whether BB owes royalties to Trainspotting for their heroin scene. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 18: S02E11 – Mandala appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: why people in TV programmes have a wide circle of faceless friends; is the tedium of DIY a sufficient motivation to take up cooking meth again?; and Freudian interpretations of Skyler's handling of a teabag. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 17: S02E10 – Over appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: one of Walt's most triumphant chemistry pull-it-out-the-bag scenes; how Walt's cancer doctor has become a conduit for the writers to talk to the viewers; and our slightly divergent opinions on whether you should tell your mother that you are dying. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 16: S02E09 – 4 Days Out appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: the reasons why Saul is such a likeable character; the ease with which Badger can be commanded to lie down on his stomach; and a classic Breaking Bad scene is interrupted by a boy who should be asleep... The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 15: S02E08 – Better Call Saul appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: the likelihood of bikers shouting kudos to murderous drug dealers in public; how much Jesse actually resembles a blowfish; and the joys and benefits of an introductory exposition song. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 14: S02E07 – Negro y Azul appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: Walt's incredible ability to throw together a coherent lie; delight in Gretchen's utter confusion; and Mr and Mrs Spooge's lucky number 7 ATM. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 13: S02E06 – Peekaboo appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: Talia's irritation with strange collections of blood in chemo bags; feng shui 'yo'-ing; and American's extraordinary long pregnancies. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 12: S02E05 – Breakage appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Including: a debate on whether or not Jesse's parents were 'crazy, kleptomaniac douchebags'; how much liquid does a chemical toilet actually hold?; and Skyler sweeps the board at Albuquerque's passive-aggressive championships. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 11: S02E04 – Down appeared first on Ethan Crane.

This week: Talia obsesses about Walt's poor cannulation techniques when trying to reinsert a hospital drip; Hank's very non-PC interrogation techniques; and Talia nails, from memory, a description of the water-colour painting referenced in the episode. (At least these are three of the more obscure discussion subjects that Talia chose to talk about in the introduction... there are more episode-related discussions...) The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 10: S02E03 – Bit by a Dead Bee appeared first on Ethan Crane.

This week Ethan and Talia discuss, among other things: just how disturbing an old man ringing a bell can be; our own personal nightmares of being stuck in a car boot in a desert; and Tuco's extraordinary burrito-rolling skills. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 9: S02E02 – Grilled appeared first on Ethan Crane.

This week Ethan and Talia discuss: the top-class writing that ramps up the pressure on Walt; Hank 'supporting the shit out of his wife'; and the further joy of illicit chemistry montages. Contact the podcast at breakingbadrehab@ethancrane.com. Or find us on twitter at @BrBadRehab. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 8: S02E01 – Seven Thirty-Seven appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Walt's libido and the effect on parent-teacher meetings; the delight of Tuco's drug-testing methods; and will Walt and Skyler's yet-to-be-born daughter Holly ever be able to bring herself to watch the video of her baby shower? The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 7: S01E07 – A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Our first sighting of Tuco, and his laissez-faire attitude to Walt blowing up his office; the lucky coincidence of cancer-induced hair loss and the need to look completely badass; and Talia hits a nerve with Ethan whilst discussing the state of Walt and Skyler's relationship. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 6: S01E06 – Crazy Handful of Nothin’ appeared first on Ethan Crane.

This week: the rights and wrongs of Skyler's family intervention; our multiple imagined backstories of Walt's possible relationship with Gretchen; and Badger's contribution to one of many meth-cook montages. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 5: S01E05 – Gray Matter appeared first on Ethan Crane.

In this episode: a rather unknowledgeable discussion of the difference between US and UK chemotherapy service; the heavy emotional toll brought on by the laying of a table; and the physics of blowing up a car with a moist metal squeegy. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 4: S01E04 – Cancer Man appeared first on Ethan Crane.

In this episode: the devastation (for us, as well as Walt) of Walt's first murder; Hank's dubious theories of marijuana as a gateway drug to meth; and some rather long rambling about the geography, fictional or otherwise, of Albuquerque. The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 3: S01E03 – … and the Cat’s in the River appeared first on Ethan Crane.

In this week's episode Ethan and Talia discuss episode 2 of the first season of Breaking Bad, 'Cat's in the Bag'. Including: how the humour of Breaking Bad is so necessary in offsetting the horror of Walt and Jesse's tragic situation; the greatness of Aaron Paul's acting; and Skyler: victim of awful viewer misogyny or wifely nag? (Apologies for the sound quality of this episode – recording teething problems and fixed for future episodes.) The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 2: S01E02 – Cat’s in the Bag appeared first on Ethan Crane.

In this week's episode: how does a writer convince us that a high school chemistry teacher will take up life as a meth dealer before the first credits have even rolled? The post Breaking Bad Rehab podcast, episode 1: S01E01 – The pilot appeared first on Ethan Crane.