Does this episode pass the Bechdel test? No. Why? Because Walt is missing and that is all his wife, especially, and family is worried about. Not anything else. Throughout the first half of the episode, Skyler speaks with a detective to gather Walt’s description and discusses with her family what she thinks is going on. The only time that two women are present in a scene of this episode is when Skyler and her sister Marie are hanging up posters all around Albuquerque, and after they get in the car, Marie is trying to calm Skyler down by telling her she doesn’t think Walt would do anything to himself and that she thinks that he is okay. Marie does try to bring up the conversation about the stolen crown, but Skyler shoots that down right away and says “not now, Marie” because she is more worried about her husband. This episode fails the Bechdel test because the two women, Skyler and Marie, only have one conversation, and the conversation was about Skyler’s husband Walt. During this scene, Skyler embraces the feminine traits of worrying and she puts her emotions on full display. Not only is her husband missing, but she is also pretty far along in her pregnancy and displays her true emotions. She also talks about drawing a bath and is dressed very feminine. Skyler’s femininity also comes out when she is speaking to the detective. She is very organized, especially by giving him a detailed list of Walter’s medications and expressing her concern by telling the detective she had called every hospital and morgue within 50 miles to see if her husband had shown up there. Her sister, Marie, embraces the feminine traits of calming and nurturing, by convincing her sister that her husband is okay, and she doesn’t think he will do anything to himself.
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