Other noteworthy episodes and moments that are worth checking out:
Season 2, Episode 6: “Peekaboo”
Typically, I would have suggested skipping out on this one; however, the “El Camino” trailer had a big callback to the episode’s start, so it’s probably worth a watch.
This is a Jesse centric episode where he goes to acquire some money from a couple who ripped off his friend Pete. Jesse finds a dirty-looking little boy inside the couple’s house quietly watching TV on his own. Jesse then takes care of the little boy until his parents come, attempting to play peekaboo with him. This episode shows Jesse’s complicated relationship with children and how he attempts to do right by them.
Aaron Paul received an Emmy nomination for this episode.
Season 2, Episode 11: “Mandala”
Around 30 minutes into the episode, Walt has a meeting with Gus where some important information is exchanged. Walt suggests the two of them are the same and Gus says that couldn’t be more wrong. He points out that Walt is “not a cautious man at all.” That astute observation becomes Walt’s eventual downfall.
Season 3, Episode 11: “Abiquiu”
It’s worth knowing that Skyler suggests that they launder Walt’s money through a car wash instead of a laser tag facility.
Season 3, Episode 13: “Full Measure”
Jesse is forced to kill Gus’ cook Gale so that Walt doesn’t become expendable. It pains him to do so and haunts him afterward. It’s something that could come up again in the film as he remembers his pitfalls.
Season 4, Episode 12: “End Times”
You need to watch this one for the standoff scene between Jesse and Walt. It’s even more heartbreaking and unsettling when you realize, an episode later, that Jesse was correct about Walt the entire time, accusing him of poisoning a young boy. That’s when you really realize that Walt is a master manipulator who can lie straight to Jesse’s face.
Season 5, Episode 5: “Dead Weight”
One of the series’ best episodes is the one in which Walt, Jesse, Mike, and Todd pull off a train robbery. Walt’s greediness gets the best of him when he, once again, puts Jesse’s life at risk.
Season 5, Episode 9: “Blood Money”
Tune in to the final eight minutes of the episode to see Hank confront Walt about his true identity as Heisenberg.
