Howard Falls Into Saul's Trap I Plan And Execution | Better Call Saul

[@makuntizichi157]

So tragic how Howard's cocaine addiction went so far as to stalk Jimmy McGill, an honest and trustful lawyer who specializes in elder law :'(

[@DaScorpionSting]

And Kim caught him in his office, snorting cocaine but didn't say anything

[@Danny-hu9tv]

"James and Kimberly"

[@fubukisses]

Saul Goodman*

[@woodwyrm]

lmao

[@Klemen1x]

@@Danny-hu9tv No i think that time they were Gissele and Viktor.

[@rubub8455]

"Ruin Howard Hamlin's life for no reason or get one billion dollars" James Morgan McGill:

[@cbawitlife]

icl if he was asked dat question it would be a tough decision cah james loves money

[@JAKEtheRAKE23]

Wasn’t the literal purpose of this sabotage to finally get the sandpiper money? Pretty sure they’d take the billion dollars in this case

[@TuncQ]

They did it for fun

[@Sheikh_Speare]

​@@TuncQthey got off on it.

[@johnsmith1882-x2i]

@@Sheikh_Spearethey have a piece missing.

[@mikenoble91]

I love how at 2:23 when Howard mentions Jimmy you can see Cliff start to facepalm, but quickly move to adjust his tie instead.

[@FanzyKittenz]

Yup, so very subtle. You can see the old lady perk up too as she loves jimmy

[@nont18411]

@@FanzyKittenz Loves Jimmy? More like she hates him for what he did to her in season 3.

[@FanzyKittenz]

@@nont18411 oh yeah you're right I forgot

[@andys9029]

He’s excellent in every appearance in the show. One of the things I love about BCS is how well performed the smaller parts are.

[@DrZaius3141]

@@nont18411 Actually, she realized that his "accidentally" broadcast confession was made to her benefit, I had the feeling that she - being a nice lady who liked Jimmy for a while before all that - forgave him.

[@davidci]

One of the most painful yet entertaining scenes to watch in a universe full of painful yet entertaining moments

[@eggdogtim8593]

Nah it was all pain for me.

[@ilyeser1708]

90% pain and 10% hoping it doesn't go too far

[@alilweeb7684]

This is 99% pain, can't even get past 1 minute

[@tariqdebariq6447]

@@user-lg3fy2rj1mbro what? 😂

[@louie081]

Considering how Howard would treat Kim, this was entertaining to watch. Except for his death he didn’t deserve that.

[@B00MB0X]

Howard the type of guy to say “uhh… nice kitty?” after falling into the tiger enclosure at the zoo.

[@323guiltyspark]

"Clearly, this was all just a big misunderstanding."

[@AiseStyle]

There's really no need to...

[@nont18411]

He’s an embodiment of “This is fine” meme

[@AHappyBlackGuy]

And Jimmy’s the one who “accidentally” pushed him in there

[@nathanmcguire932]

“Well THAT just happened”

[@danieljackson1272]

4:30 "I am FINE" nicely mirrors Chuck saying "I am not CRAZY!"

[@maicoxmauler2825]

"This isn't what fine looks like"

[@CR7GOATofalltime]

😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@maicoxmauler2825

[@thegreenreaper6660]

Jimmy was fántastic as a shady lawyer, impeccable knowledge of the law, and knew exactly where to slip through the holes.. Kim might have been better even! Though she never wanted to admit... She completed Jimmy in évery asset!

[@x-rex7236]

Maybe its the electricity that messing with Howard

[@mikedoesthings2134]

He actually says “I am not crazy” later in this episode

[@JacobFury]

"I'm looking forward to that" was such a simple line but brilliantly delivered by the actor playing the judge/mediator.

[@consensus949]

Mediator *

[@jarpt1]

he's both@@consensus949

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

@@consensus949*mediator

[@jaythomas468]

I’m STILL not sure WHO that actor is. He LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ACTOR (at least, IN THE FACE) who did the “Rex Kwon Do” ads in Napoleon Dynamite.

[@mlgamings6110]

@@jaythomas468 His name is John Posey. I've never seen him in anything, but apparently, he is in the TV Show "Teen Wolf" along with his son "Tyler Posey." But yeah, his performance as the mediator was amazing. The outrage and anger in his expression was perfect.

[@nont18411]

At least his life changed for the better after this scene, considering he got sent on a trip to Belize.

[@woodwyrm]

true

[@JWalters388]

He's even got a travelling partner to Belize.

[@billballinger5622]

Belize is a drug haven and transshipment point. Belize is the last place a drug addict like Howard should go

[@DropkickNation]

I'm afraid you haven't seen the whole show yet...not to spoil, but Howard's drug addiction got to him. 😢

[@woodwyrm]

@@DropkickNation Belize is a metaphor for being either killed or actually shipped of to the actual place of Belize lmao

[@anonymus7902]

This whole situation would have been so much different if he just interrupted the meeting and excused himself for a minute to get the photos first.

[@coghlan2472]

But he was on that drug

[@Dilllonm]

no the drug was in the photos he just touched? i believe @@coghlan2472

[@Supahpowahnerd890]

It would've been much better for him, but it'd still have been disruptive and unusual enough to sow the doubt that Jimmy and Kim intended.

[@billballinger5622]

@@coghlan2472 It wasn't even a drug was it? I thought it was just a chemical that creates a physiological response like sweating and dilated pupils.

[@scoobydoo2587]

​@@billballinger5622I mean that's pretty much what drugs do

[@virginiatrailcameravideos]

"Well, I'm going to have to insist that you be more specific." I love that line. 1:15

[@FrigidHeights]

Dennis Boutsikaris is awesome. I ran into him at the Atlanta airport, we were both on the same flight to Albuquerque. I asked him for a picture and he got one with me! he was super kind and it was great meeting him

[@luigicavallo270]

"iNsIsT?"

[@МихайлоЛитвиненко-б9х]

@@luigicavallo270He insists upon it... Insists!

[@jarnoveldman9256]

​@@МихайлоЛитвиненко-б9х Man I love running into people quoting my favourite game in a commentsection of my favourite show

[@matthewriley7826]

They probably spent a lot of time trying to schedule this, so it’s understandable he’s irritated.

[@hag2615]

I am not crazy! I am not crazy. I know he swapped these photos! I saw this guy with a weird mustache in the photos. One with a plaster on his arm. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just- I just couldn't prove it! He - he covered his tracks, he got that idiot wife to vouch for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That bowling ball. Are you telling me a bowling ball just happens to fall from the sky like that? NO!! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof!! And Chuck saved him. He shouldn't have. And he took him into our own firm! What was he thinking!? He'll never change. He'll never change ever since the day we met, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the patients only sign! But not our Charlie. Couldn't be regular Charlie Hustle! Deceiving us blind! And he gets to be a lawyer?! What a sick joke! Chuck should've stopped him when he had the chance! And you - you have to stop him. You-

[@andreanegri4927]

Best underrated comment!

[@BboyCorrosive]

Future goated comment

[@24pavlo]

I had Chuck's voice in my head when reading this.

[@christianarauz3739]

Lmfaoo goat

[@matadeverdoemden]

​@@24pavloI read it in Howard's.

[@Erivanci]

"Is this how these usually go?"

[@nont18411]

Considering that she got abused by Jimmy before, she should have thought that this is normal.

[@Shorty15c4007]

How are you my dear?

[@Utilizador-gs3lx]

yes.

[@MICROKNIGHT3000]

She is an old lady

[@Vulcan650Vampire]

@@nont18411I wouldn’t quite call it abuse

[@edgareliseev1773]

"Bro, it's just a prank." The prank:

[@lezarddu87]

brooooooooooo ! Best comment !!!

[@fleetadmiralsakazuki]

What a sick joke!!!

[@h.roosevelt6426]

​@@fleetadmiralsakazuki He's done worse!

[@f.nietzsche620]

@@h.roosevelt6426 i should´ve stoped him when i had the chance

[@cantaloupegodling352]

To be fair, it was very funny. He was so surprised.

[@joecab1]

Man even the mediator’s spiel was pitch perfect for an actual one. The writing is so perfect.

[@tommyd1871]

Joe....A buddy of mine would always talk about how amazing the writing was. I still think that BCS was better written than BB.

[@jmmproductions6741]

​@@tommyd1871 Breaking Bad had the better overall story, but I think what you're noticing is just how much more refined BCS is. The production is better, the characters are much more refined (contrast to BB where some characters were introduced and written on the fly). BCS had the privilege of knowing where it was going the whole time whereas BB didn't. Whichever you think is the better show mostly depends on what you hold higher in regard. Story and suspense, or production.

[@Supahpowahnerd890]

John Posey also did an excellent job with this scene.

[@billballinger5622]

It's a better show. BB was comically over the top sometimes. Especially Walters performance. Not to mention that wife. Far more enjoyable to watch a couple mutually enjoy the crime than have the wife be the most annoying antagonist in TV history. @@tommyd1871

[@shiwoshiwoismyactualname]

​@tommyd1871 both are entirely different shows. It is like comparing the dark knight to taxi driver. Both brilliant and yet entirely different films

[@Hupomone]

Watching this now, roughly a year and a half after original air date, I'm struck again by the utter nastiness of what Jimmy & Kim did.

[@bocawilliams9200]

hater!

[@Klemen1x]

Like actually poor Howard. Dude's been nothing but nice and didn't deserve this at all.

[@ryanbrets7695]

Wdym, he was snorting coke at his desk.

[@SuperlunarNim]

Yeah, Jimmy is the protagonist and is likable, but he still ended up where he deserved by the end of the show.

[@billballinger5622]

@@Klemen1x lol dude was nothing but nice (except maybe the first season) and in the end gets his life and career ruined and finally murdered. All due to the actions of this power couple

[@TtotheCizzel]

The Howard arc was one of the best support character plots I've ever seen. To go from the villain to the ultimate victim. Really captures the sense of how the innocent suffer the most when malevolence rules the day. Just a normal guy trying to do his job well who met the wrong people.

[@VictoriaVoltia]

Talk about villain, he being buried with the final villain Lalo Salamanca is just a scene I cannot imagine to ever watch. These two were living in different world, and now they buried together. Weirdest gravemate ever.

[@marcwhitlock5002]

@2:20 Cliff getting PTSD after hearing Saul's name always gets me.

[@Danny-dn5pj]

i think its more so him being like "jesus howard you are embarrassing us so badly"

[@wickdaline8668]

Jimmy was the planner. Lalo was the executioner.

[@VictorIV0310]

Kim?

[@TheScyphozoa]

@@VictorIV0310 she's the ander

[@uugabuuga7450]

why did it take me this long to realize the meaning of that title...

[@hassbrown]

The showrunners and writers thought of EVERYTHING

[@MrFitzonic]

OH MY GOD HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT, HERE'S YOUR UPDOOT FELLOW REDDITOR!

[@insulman100]

Apparently the opening speech the mediator made is standard issue to all mediators I just went through mediation for a civil case and I swear our mediator introduced himself the same way damn near word for word

[@ligregni]

Was the firm HHM?

[@punisheranimations6807]

Did he happen to know our mutual acquaintance, James morgan Mcguill?

[@scottmatheson3346]

is the mustache mandatory, too?

[@insulman100]

Although are mediator had a mustache I doubt they're mandatory LOL @@scottmatheson3346

[@Barbarous_Wretch]

Your mediator knew this guy's wife?

[@drysoup3017]

I like how as soon as Howard mentioned Jimmy, Cliff was about to put his hand on his forehead but stopped to make it look like he was dusting his coat.

[@matthewriley7826]

He’s like “Oh God, not his Jimmy theory again!”

[@phabidz]

2:22

[@bobmeyer854]

That was such a good detail. I'm not sure if Ed Begley did that on his own or was directed to do that but either way it was so good.

[@captainweekend5276]

This is like an interrogation in LA Noire where you just doubt and accuse the suspect of lying with zero evidence, and seem gradually more and more unhinged.

[@RogerOnTheRight]

"Is this how these usually go?" Great line.

[@bjrnbrynemo9059]

Maybe she's on drugs. Ever think of that?

[@Pllayer064]

She's talking to the girl but it looks like she's breaking the fourth wall and talking to the audience 😂

[@dashx1103]

I am an attorney. And every mediation I've ever been involved with has gone EXACTLY like this.

[@hibick3]

This is one of the best episodes in all Breaking Bad universe but, at the same time, is so uncomfortable to watch. Howard didn't deserve none of this.

[@zionrion5651]

Nah he did

[@NoriPixel]

didn't deserve ANY of this

[@urielflores2722]

@@zionrion5651nah he didnt

[@stagna1959]

And he certainly did not deserve to die in Saul`s apartment. Just was in wrong place on wrong time.

[@Mediados]

Howard tried to be as best as he could his entire career. But every time he turned the other cheek, Jimmy and Kim were eager to strike again.

[@BillyBones-ui9ck]

I think it's also a case of tragic yet humorous irony that ALL of this is happening while Chuck's portrait is watching the whole thing go down in flames

[@gregfrin8702]

Go down in flames... oh dear lol

[@matthewriley7826]

You can just hear him yelling through the portrait “HE’S DONE WORSE!!!!!”

[@BillyBones-ui9ck]

This Chicanery ???

[@angrydalailama6089]

Good point!!

[@Turnenkof]

​@@matthewriley7826 that billboard Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that NO he orchestrated JIMMY he defecated through a sun roof and i saved him and u shouldnt have take him into my own firm what was i thinking but couldnt be jimmy couldnt be precious jimmy stealing them blind And he gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke i should have stopped him when i had the chance

[@TheJmlew11]

At least Howard’s day can’t get any worse.

[@tokiyakillsinsight160]

Boy do I got news for you 😂

[@nont18411]

@@tokiyakillsinsight160 Belize, where Mike went to

[@felipeemanuel5790]

He's gonna have a great rest after that horrible day.

[@ndhickson3599]

@@felipeemanuel5790 he takes the longest nap he’s ever had in his entire life

[@comeatmebro8120]

Poor guy ends up getting a splitting headache that same night

[@Merf_Gaming]

if Howard just excused himself and went to get the photos first instead of fully interrupting the meeting this would've gone so differently

[@matthewriley7826]

True, but if he didn’t check them first (because why would he if they’re in the same envelope?) it still would’ve unfolded with him looking unhinged.

[@Merf_Gaming]

@@matthewriley7826 he could check them first just to double check (as I would)

[@Greyart_bw]

​@@Merf_Gaming nah not really, he already accused the judge for taking a bribe real hard

[@reginaphalange9417]

But he was drugged before (it's like he drank too many expressos, he's nervous)

[@jameswhee]

At first I was like "hahaha yeah get him" but now I'm like "nooooo poor Howard"

[@peregrine1769]

Greatest crackhead I ever knew

[@ScreenProductions]

A normally mundane legal proceeding interrupted by absurd out of left field accusations however the reactions and dialogue remain believable and grounded in reality - brilliant writing.

[@nothosaur]

I love this scene. It is a hard-earned lesson that you should NEVER throw all in without checking your cards. He should have said, "Please excuse me for a moment. It won't take long. I apologize." Then, he should go to his office, retrieve the photographs, check them again, and show them to the judge FIRST. Then, give the speech. Evidence first, conclusion second. I've seen this happen in court often (in a much less dramatic way, but similar)

[@matthewriley7826]

True, but Howard also knows if he lets Jimmy continue a scheme it’ll unfold exactly how he wants it like in “Chicanery” so he felt like he needed to stop it dead in its tracks.

[@Famin999]

Howard was under the false assumption that he was the one who had the upper hand. He thought he knew what Jimmy's scheme was, so he was caught flat-footed.

[@ggm000]

​@matthewriley7826 this ended so similar to chicanary. Both chuck in chicanary, and howard in this episode could keep their calm and handle better as they should as experienced and intelligent lawyers.

[@ggm000]

​@@Famin999he should have been cautious

[@yeehawgoodtimes69]

there's no way he could predict that the PI he hired gave him photos that would change over time, it's just not something you would consider as a possibility

[@kencholight]

4:31 This is where Howard was not fine. Similar to "I am not crazy" Chuck s moment

[@x-rex7236]

He's Breaking Bad

[@ozzierabbit587]

One of the first things I did after I retired was to watch every episode of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul from the beginning, and I still love replaying excerpts.

[@TheBroligarch]

The extremely high tension in this scene is astonishing considering how relatively low the stakes are. The fruits of great character development.

[@JadeDude1973]

That's the genius of this show in a nutshell. It's not *always* going to be a cartel dude holding your life in his hands. Sometimes it's a cupholder that doesn't fit your favorite mug. But it still feels intense.

[@bloemkoolendestreetgang450]

The stakes are high for Howard. His career and reputation are being destroyed

[@AllOfTheHallows]

I love how Saul is looking directly at the camera while handing off the frisbee with a face that says "why is this random person taking pictures of me?" Making Howard look all the crazier.

[@JadeDude1973]

It's kind of like he's looking at Howard and asking, "are these the pictures you were expecting?"

[@0ia]

4:03

[@timf2279]

It just doesn't get better than this. Just fantastic story line.

[@modalmixture]

The actor playing Cazamero is totally believable as a retired New Mexico judge working as a mediator.

[@davidloudonphotography]

The look on Schweikartz’ face at 0:32 is beautiful acting. It’s like a professor proudly sitting in on the lecture of a student he taught. He looks like he’s watching a masterclass.

[@virginiatrailcameravideos]

I come back to watch this about once a month. Great acting. Everyone looks perfectly cast as well for their roles.

[@jespinola8493]

Let's not forget two bits of additional context that made Cliff completely distrust Howard (not to mention the planted coke, strippers (at the restaurant and the one thrown from his car)), but his son was an addict and in the scene before this he was talking about how he was a friend to Judge Casamiro for many years, so he knew this wasn't something he'd do

[@matthewriley7826]

Lol yeah Howard should’ve known someone like that wouldn’t stoop so low to take a bribe.

[@BishopStars]

It wasn't suspicion... He had photographic proof.

[@ArizonanSummer]

Is this segment really just five minutes?! I was so anxious watching, I could have swore it was a borderline 15 minute scene.

[@YasonYou]

First time viewing this was so cathartic On a rewatch it is anything but.

[@bugen5]

3:25 This is my favorite part of this scene, when the judge says “I’m looking forward to that” with a hard stare. Howard has this look on his face of slight fear thinking that he’s calling the judge’s bluff, but for some reason, the judge isn’t folding.

[@caliqm2199]

One thing that should've tipped Howard off was the amount that he believed the judge took as a bribe. 20 Grand does not feel like a lot for something like this.

[@davedarius7346]

Suppose if it's the case, what if it was just an advance? I mean Howard was out of line but it's possible

[@caliqm2199]

@@ChrisPBacon-ic6ix It's not just being partial,it's risking his entire career.

[@silentgaming5748]

It was 2004 my guy not 1933, 20k then would be about 33k now. Like yeah, for a regular guy making the median income that's a big difference, but it's not like 20k would be worth 300k today.

[@MJ-jc9gj]

I assume Howard thinks it’s one of many payments.

[@scottmatheson3346]

how much do you think the guy was being paid to be a supposedly impartial mediator in these proceedings? less than $20K. yes, if he got busted this particular time it would not have been worth it but the whole idea is you solicit bribes on a regular basis, not just once.

[@summ.3433]

Anyone who started feeling bad toward Kim should be reminded of this scene of her constantly smiling and laughing at Howard. He was spot on, those two get off on making people suffer.

[@SLKibara]

On the contrary, this scene is satisfaction

[@pranavps851]

You think Howard is blameless? He's no saint.

[@Barbarous_Wretch]

Don't totally disagree with you. But I perceive her joy deriving mainly from the smooth execution of a cleverly conceived and worked on plan. For all they put into it it wasn't guaranteed to succeed. There was a lot of moving parts. Jimmy and Kim looked anxious at first. As it became apparent that the plan was truly and completely working they were relieved and elated. For all her many faults I don't think Kim had a sadistic or cruel dimension. You could say she lacked empathy, responsibility and a working moral compass. But causing pain in others wasn't her motivation. That's just my opinion anyway.

[@readbyname]

​@@pranavps851no one said he's saint. If he's that perfect then he's not a human. I think howard is a kind of skyler of breaking bad. People hate skyler and howard bcz of protagonist bias but howard doesn't deserve any of this. And yeah jimmy and Kim are evil to do it. They ruined a man's life bcz they wanted to have fun. He doesn't deserve any of this. Howard never had any thoughts to ruin anyone's life. Of course he had made mistakes for which he takes responsibility and makes things right but none of this mistakes are evil as this.

[@UPGHD]

​@@pranavps851He was a saint. Too much of a saint. He should have taken an aggressive hand towards Jimmy at the start.

[@jackevans6200]

I remember physically crying out and actually putting my hands over my eyes when they showed the photos of Saul on the bench.

[@BurgersBacon]

lmao yes i also remember how i loled so hard watching this episode the first time lmaoo ahahah

[@Nibitor9353]

I've watched this episode too many times, but its sheer brilliance still leaves me breathless. Simply incredible in so many ways.

[@jordanmungo917]

Seeing Casemiro walk into the room and seeing Howard's face and slowly watching the tension build is one of the funniest moments in TV history imo And every line from Howard just gets more and more hilarious

[@rootabeta9015]

"I know he swapped those pictures! As if I could ever make such a mistake - never!"

[@brandonburrows186]

As the show progresses you realise Howard was the only good person the whole time.

[@thewiseowl8804]

and old lady to his right

[@DaScorpionSting]

And cliff

[@rustlerv6549]

Good is highly debatable

[@Adski975]

No, Saul was the only Goodman all along

[@Eugene_Black]

I wouldn't say good (better than the rest for sure) because would a good man seriously not hire someone simply because their partner told him not to and to try again in 6 months or something when he knows he won't ever be hired especially later on when he brings them Sandpiper

[@BatmanHQYT]

One of the most spectacular combinations of uncontrollable laughter and terrible sadness I've felt from anything on TV.

[@jmorlar2852]

"Is this how these usually go?" God, I love how innocent Mrs Landry is, she's such a sweet granny XD

[@SergeantExtreme]

4:40 Oh wow. His eyes were actually dilated. Look at how he grabs the wheelchair handle for support, then stumbles around the room upon exit. I can tell that's real, because I'm just old enough to have gone to the Optometrist back when they used to dilate the eyes every single time you went for a routine checkup. Your vision would be insanely blurry for hours, and you'd stumble around like a blind man. Now that's attention to detail that I can truly be impressed with.

[@RabidNemo]

Well they use contacts and post-production effects to make his eyes look dilated The stumble was practice

[@d8dknee8rjdje8]

​@@RabidNemoalso, if looking at it from the characters view point, his pupils were dialated from a stimulant. This does not have anywhere near the blurring effect on vision

[@RabidNemo]

@@d8dknee8rjdje8 exactly right

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@RabidNemo Wouldn't that prove me right? If he's stumbling around, and this isn't from any blurring effect (due to the dilation being from a stimulant), then why would he need to practice stumbling around? It wouldn't actually make sense for this scene.

[@souptikchakraborty.yt.2024]

Eye doctors use the method even now Dialating the eyes is the best way to get the correct power of the eye... Otherwise patients may lie about what they're seeing and what they're not... But with a dialated pupil, they'd have no choice but to tell exactly what they see, and the doctors can diagnose accordingly

[@williamding6944]

"Well I'm looking forward to that" in other words, the mediator is looking forward to seeing how wrong he was

[@asura2020]

Imagine this happened in a world where AI exists… the mediator wouldn’t be so sure photos of him actually exist. (Fake but real looking nonetheless)

[@billballinger5622]

AI art looks like crap. @@asura2020

[@scottmatheson3346]

​@@billballinger5622 that's just what they want you to think. if there were better ai forgeries, how could you know about them?

[@iMajoraGaming]

​@@scottmatheson3346 this reads like parody

[@matthewriley7826]

@@billballinger5622Sounds like something an AI would say to throw us off…

[@SongsandActs]

Such a shame seeing such a talented lawyer give himself over to addiction like this. I hope he gets help soon.

[@tabbycats1236]

He went to Belize for rehab

[@MrRiffMusic]

4:32 "this is not what fine looks like".

[@bizarremonstrous]

"Oh, Markiplier's brother is an artist?" 3:47:

[@luisjoseherrera408]

what

[@erikwellswood3566]

​@@luisjoseherrera408markiplier brother is a furry artist He made a webcomic called "Twokinds"

[@nukekilla432]

🤢🤢🤢 grodyy nasty

[@basspuppy133]

god forbid someone draws for a living

[@FinalCountdown-oz8pc]

​@basspuppy133 that's a strawman lol

[@MrMmaver]

"Is this how these usually go?" is such a great closing line on the scene

[@1994Powerslave]

The suspense, the build up... Everything that led up to this point, it was a great high to ride on. But man, how it all came crushing down...

[@wyatthill6252]

That was the point

[@choleraphd7702]

I can’t even bring myself to watch this scene, it’s just so uncomfortable. As a junior lawyer myself I know a lawyer’s rep is all he’s got, and Howard definitely didn’t deserve none of this.

[@DOLfirst]

Who's side are you on? 🧐

[@NoriPixel]

didn't deserve ANY of this

[@xxalphawolfxx9271]

True. It's just unfair. I hated Jimmy and Kim after that.

[@ryanbrets7695]

Just tell me you're a pizza delivery boy.

[@ILoveMyMalinois]

If Howard "didn't deserve none of this", then how much did he deserve? If you're going to be a lawyer I highly recommend you use your words more carefully.

[@jevilz9858]

It never ceases me to make me laugh when his pupilles dilatate after the pictures xD They really did him dirty.

[@IDHLEB]

4:31 This is not what "fine" looks like

[@Durwood71]

Good job by the actor playing the judge. He went from mild confusion to cold anger as the scene progressed.

[@MrRiffMusic]

Now this is top-tier gaslighting!

[@LynnHarrod]

I never quite understood why Kim wanted to nail Howard to such an extreme degree. It's one thing to humiliate him as payback for their past friction, but she wanted to completely destroy his life.

[@ivankuzin8388]

I think she just was high on power, kinda doing it just because she could. That time even Jimmy was extremely uncomfortable and mostly did it to keep her.

[@UPGHD]

​@@ivankuzin8388 I hate Kim

[@Detailio]

EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS SCENE FREAKING NAILED THEIR PART. HOLY MOLLY!

[@jackdavenport5011]

It was so satisfying seeing this scene play out when this episode first aired. Now it’s just sad

[@DarkFilmDirector]

Poor Howard. Poor freaking Howard. Just diabolical how well setup and executed this was. I mean it was entertaining and funny to watch from Jimmy's perspective but god from a conscience standpoint this is painful. *sigh*

[@jacksrandomadventures2769]

"Is that supposed to be me?"

[@barbaraludwiczak6798]

You know what is the worst thing in that whole situation? The mediator, judge Casimiro was actually right. The compromise WAS the best option for all the parties. The elderly people didn't need billions dollars as the compensation, just the refund and some extra money. What they needed was to get their money as soon as possible so that they could enjoy life and their money during the few years that were left to them. Also, while the big portrait of Chuck is hunging behind judge Casimiro, what the mediator proposes here, is the exact opposite of Chuck's personal philosophy i.e. the winner takes it all. What the judge is saying is that you don't need to take it all, you need to compromise. And that's something neither Jimmy nor Kim were capable of, possibly, because they learned it from Chuck.

[@BishopStars]

The loser's standing small

[@troopsome6254]

The giddiness of Kimmy and Jimmy watching a man's prestige career crumble to pieces: 😂☺️🥰🤭😝

[@Francisco-fw5fe]

Now Howard knows how Chuck felt, "he switched them, Jimmy", he probablly feels really stupid now

[@wolfpackleaderalpha]

I love it when a plan comes together.

[@matthewriley7826]

Until the collateral damage…

[@Caine61]

When the photos were shown of Saul casually handing a frisbee to the dude I laughed so hard milk shot from my nose

[@rorylynch7775]

I am not crazy!

[@footballpredictions-g2y]

I know he swapped those photos! I just couldn't prove it!

[@millaz26]

​@@footballpredictions-g2y he covered his tracks, he got that idiot PI Genedowski lied for him

[@d8dknee8rjdje8]

​@@footballpredictions-g2yHe covered his tracks.. He got that idiot investigator to lie for him..

[@Raycherry348]

​@@d8dknee8rjdje8 Mr. Hamlin please....

[@A1_Amir]

These paralled of similar events remind me of the MGS storyline with MGS 2, Big Shell, being a direct mirror of shadow Moses and the events. that kinda story writing is lit

[@datemasamune2904]

And that’s how he got a spin-off called “Howard gone Soured”.

[@matthewriley7826]

After they create “Better Fuel Huel”

[@LinkinParkConnoisseur]

still one of the hardest scenes to watch personally, the lenghts jimmy and kim went to destroy howard was just... wow

[@motorola408]

Enormes actores. Una completa injusticia la falta de premios a esta obra de arte.

[@SteelyFan]

This is brilliant. Def was on the edge of my seat big time for this one. Gilligan, and Gould, you are genius

[@NoahTN29]

Howard’s ”I AM NOT CRAZY" moment

[@networkengineer2734]

chucks photo behind the mediator 😂😂

[@sporedoutofmymind]

"Are you all right? Your eyes.." "I AM NOT CRAZY!"

[@oscarmejiavera]

It's funny how Chuck's portrait is overlooking the whole scene. This was Howard's "battery" moment.

[@thefoundingwaifu]

Bravo Vince!

[@abuzarrizwan4629]

“Walter White couldn’t have done it without me”

[@kdaddy100]

Jimmy and Kimmy always got the best of Chuck and Howard. 😂😂😂

[@hmaker7671]

love the account's recap of this one scene in the video description, i couldn't have made a better one myself

[@HalfEatenMedia]

Best episode of the show. Truly brilliant writing. This one scene was built up with years of anticipation

[@danstrayer111]

pupils at 4:27.....must've been a real gagger of marching dust

[@the_marjorie]

And Chuck, in the background, hovering over it all.

[@colinscott1399]

The mediator's "Well I'm looking forward to that" was said with the confidence of a man who was holding a royal flush, and his opponent went all in.

[@jaymzonion]

You don't need a Criminal Lawyer...you need a criminal lawyer.

[@ChristianLamine]

Tiny fluke: at 4:41 you can see the envelope with the photos on top lying on the desk before Howard. Yet as he stands up from the table and is being led outside by Cliff the envelope has disappeared... 🙂

[@markthomson7729]

How the F@@@ did Rhea Seehorn NOT get an emmy I will never know. Even when she is a secondary actress in a scene she steals it. Her facial expressions, her reactions, her commitment to Kim Wexler was extraordinary.

[@Sealwithwificonnection]

Meh. I thought she was all right. I honestly think Anna Gunn was a much better actress

[@DKCGaming339]

The Emmys are rigged.

[@mirael1248]

I'll say it. I enjoyed this scene when I watched it for the first time and then not anymore.

[@Doommaster677]

God this entire episode was a masterpiece from start to finish... flawless writing; acting, everything

[@usmanchaudhry6678]

No reason for Howard to confront the Judge here...could have been done through a formal complaint after the hearing..not realistic and no seasoned lawyer would do this

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

That's why Kim & Jimmy made sure to drug him.

[@StratocastRS]

I genuinely felt bad for Howard in this scene. But the photo swap had me in tears i was laughing so hard. The writing on this show was just amazing.

[@jza1996]

what a sick joke!

[@orale_]

i love how Howard didnt let anyone else touch the photos so he can absorb all the drugs to himself like a real life drug addict masterfully written scene

[@SergeantExtreme]

Vavo Brince!

[@juliangrames8242]

those ones didn't had drugs anymore only the first ones were wet with it

[@orale_]

@@juliangrames8242 yes they did 💀did you not see homeboys eyes?

[@juliangrames8242]

@@orale_ read before replying dude, the "first" set of pictures had the drugs the ones with jimmy, the second set couldn't had the drug because if the others grabbed them they would get drugged too revealing that something was sneaky and howard wasn't so wrong

[@orale_]

@@juliangrames8242 the drug was fast acting (don't think you remember the scene when Kim and Jimmy were first testing out the drug) these photos had to have had it

[@lakestl5000]

The saul setting up Howard scenes are some of the best on TV history

[@tommyd1871]

An incredible scene from an awesome episode from one of the greatest shows of all time.