Season One

Season One Wrap Up

Jim and A.Ron sign off the Breaking Bad airwaves until sometime in November 2014, but we have a few things to say before we do. We talk about Breaking Bad’s relationship to Fargo, a listener calls BS on giving Walt a pass on his “authentic” decision making, and we do a deep dive on Hank and Walt’s relationship as we play a little bit of “what if” in the spoiler section.

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107 – A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal

Jim and A.Ron finish season one of Breaking Bad with the finale, “A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal”. We talk about the sweetness of forbidden fruits, the insanity of Marie, Jr’s perviness, and Breaking Bad’s first Walt-Jesse heist. All this, tons of your great feedback, and a robust spoiler section.

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111 – Season One Wrap Up

Hey there and welcome to the final podcast for Season One of HBO’s The Leftovers!  Jim and A.Ron talk at length about the differences between the book and the TV show, consider tons of listener feedback, look ahead to the next season, and much more. Interesting article on Vulture discussing with Tom Perrotta (author of…

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106 – Crazy Hand Full of Nothin’

Jim and A.Ron arrive at arguably the high water mark of season one, in the impressive and exciting “Crazy Hand Full of Nothin'”. The birth of Heisenberg, the introduction of the menacing Tuco, Jesse and Walt’s relationship evolving, more questionable ethical and moral compromises, the stakes just continue to rise. Join us as we discuss explosive chemistry, gauge the “likability” of Walt, Skyler, and Hank, keep track of Jr’s Breakfastometer, and much more including your thoughts and comments as well as a healthy spoiler section safely ensconced behind our outro music.

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110 – The Prodigal Son Returns

Jim and A.Ron are extremely impressed with the season final of HBO’s The Leftovers, “The Prodigal Son Returns!”  We do an in-depth dive of the episode, considering all the great character moments, twists and turns, dream imagery, and general madness of Mapleton.  But that’s not all, we’ll be back next week for more as A.Ron…

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Season One Finale Preview

Special thanks to the folks at HBO’s Digital & Social Media department, who have invited us to do a podcast for their blog, Watching the Leftovers.  In this special episode, previewing the final episode of The Leftovers for season one, “The Prodigal Son Returns”, Jim and A.Ron break down the preview trailer, discuss some popular internet…

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105 – Gray Matter

We’re five episodes into our season one re-watch of Breaking Bad, episode 105 “Gray Matter”. We juxtapose Walt at his most sympathetic as he explains his choice to refuse treatment for his cancer during the powerhouse “Family Meeting” scene, and yet we also see him seemingly throw away his chance to be treated and secure his family’s financial future to preserve his pride. How to reconcile Walt the every man with Walt the egomaniac? Join us as we discuss this and much more, including lots of quality feedback and a spoiler section where we ponder why the Villigan decided to play certain cards so close to his chest that we never actually got to see them on screen.

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104 – Cancer Man

Our re-watch of season one rolls on, this time for episode 104, “Cancer Man”. Here is where BrBa slows down to catch it’s breath, and add some extra dimensions to players such as Jesse, Walt Jr, and Hank. We talk about pacing, talk about Skyler’s likability and Walt’s hostility, as well as why it’s so satisfying to see a blue tooth douche in a convertible BMW get a bit of justice.

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109 – The Garveys At Their Best

Jim and A.Ron talk about the flashback episode 109 of HBO’s The Leftovers, “The Garveys At Their Best”, where we ponder how good were they, really?  Lot’s of extra content this week for your perusal; The story of St. Hubertus Michelle MacLaren talks about 5 scenes from “Cairo” h/t Cynthia B. Information about the mystery of…

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103 – … And The Bag’s In The River

This week we’re re-watching Breaking Bad episode 103, “… And The Bag’s In The River”. We discuss crusts being cut, the emptying of human waste buckets into toilets, Walt and Jesse’s Kid ‘n Play style kickboxing, and ponder a what if; Walt had won the coinflip? All this plus your feedback and our in depth spoiler section.

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