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In this episode of pplpod, we break down one of the most intense installments of Breaking Bad Season 5, "Dead Freight." Join us as we analyze the high-stakes train heist orchestrated by Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and Mike Ehrmantraut to steal an ocean of methylamine.

We discuss Lydia Rodarte-Quayle’s desperate bargain to save her life, Walt’s daring move to bug Hank Schrader’s DEA office, and the logistical masterpiece directed by George Mastras. Finally, we unpack the devastating conclusion involving Todd Alquist and the boy on the dirt bike—a moment critics called a "gut punch" that changed the series forever.