Walt hops out and records a goodbye video to his family which is not an admission of guilt!

and then stands on a desert road, his gun pointed in the direction of approaching sirens.

One question: What the f?

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For the time being, he was the one who buffs.

Walt is not really listening, though.

In that moment, Walt became fractured from his old life.

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Awkward high school reunion

Imagine running into an old teacher at the worst possible moment?

“You know the business… and I know the chemistry,” declares Walt.

Cap’n Cook, is right: This definitely isn’t an episode ofWelcome Back, Kotter.

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“I am awake,” answers Walt with a smile and shrug.

Funny what a death sentence can do to you.

The White family’s shopping trip (big pants episode!)

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is interrupted by nearby teenagers mocking the disability of Walt Jr. (RJ Mitte).

When the bully gets back on his feet, Walt dares him, “Take it!

Take your shot!”

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Still, not even close to the worst thing he’s done to a kid.

Science, bitch!

(Though come episode 2, Walt is in for a nasty surprise.)

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It also foreshadows another chemical explosion that Walt throws in front of another drug lord.

But riding the adrenaline of his recent death-defying stunt, Walt returns home with renewed vigor.

This scene really takes you, well, behind the transformation.

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