Jimmy Goes To Destroy Chuck's Evidence | Witness | Better Call Saul

[@HaIsKuL]

"It just makes the most sense hell try to steal the tape under the cover of darkness." *Tires screeching*

[@poisonforsocrates]

I love this part so much haha

[@deadchanneldontwatch7347]

lol i rewatched this scene a lot and just not realized that

[@ecclesiasticman4417]

Such epic detail.

[@LelouDX]

Lmao I read this as it happened

[@nimkeejoshproductions]

It also shows that Chuck, in fact, does not know his brother and only thinks the worst of him.

[@callmehanson9466]

It's ironic. Chuck saw himself as so morally superior, yet the way Chuck set this up seems so much like something Slippin' Jimmy would've done.

[@poopsiepop4179]

Set up? He didnt even expect him to come till night. You high?

[@Twofirmfeet1024]

Na he set h1m up, he just doesn’t. Know when he was coming

[@mavibaso]

@@poopsiepop4179 the whole thing, including using his emotions to make him confess while filming in secret, and then trying ON PURPOSE to indirectly provoke him into destroying the evidence so that he could have witnesses of jimmy committing a crime was a major slippin jimmy/saul goodman move

[@trydodis690]

@@poopsiepop4179 just because his plan wasn't executed perfectly it doesn't detract from the fact he set up a scheme

[@BiffGreggle]

Yeah, Chuck was every bit as sneaky and underhanded as his brother, the only difference was that he did it within the confines of the law.

[@brodawgIL]

I still can’t get over Howard’s Shakespearesque line delivery when he says that is enough.

[@BatmanHQYT]

Yes!! So theatrical

[@zufgh]

I love it rofl.

[@Soulsoftemptation]

As a huge fan of this show and grew up in NM...never realized that til now. Great observation!

[@julians7613]

Totally fits the context of the scene and his character

[@newsungsails3651]

Shakespearesque vs. Shakespearean

[@nathanl.4039]

1:49 you can hear the tires of Jimmy’s car squealing

[@robertodimas7429]

I didn't notice. Wow that's brilliant

[@ShadowNova300]

Yet there doesn't seem to be a car door slamming. I believe in other scenes there are.

[@robertodimas7429]

@@ShadowNova300 Hmm in general I feel like car doors slamming wouldn't be as loud as car squealing. But yeah maybe it could have been very lightly added

[@christosioannou9628]

Right as Chuck says “he’ll come in the dead of the night”

[@omarzahr2414]

yea i heard that too

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

"No wonder Rebecca left you!" Love that line because I always wanted to know what happened to those two and it being revealed here during such a dramatic scene is so great.

[@pardharam3167]

What took her so long

[@masterzombie161]

Mostly because Chuck didn’t want to retire or settle down. Hell he never wanted kids or anything because he was afraid Jimmy would be favored instead of him. Really shows how immature Chuck was.

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

@@masterzombie161 You think that's what it was? I think Chuck wanted to settle down but Rebecca wanted to follow her dreams going on tour around the world. It makes the most sense to me since it's an obvious obstacle to their relationship however it's not the type of thing that causes resentment afterwards, which explains why they're so friendly towards one another even after the divorce. Still, just my interpretation. You could be totally right.

[@imtiredcharlie]

YESSSSSSSS EXACTLY

[@tyler3876]

@@masterzombie161 He is selfish. He claims to care about the law but he really cares more about his reputation as a lawyer.

[@BananaProtocol]

3:19 "You tell me or I'll burn this whole goddamn house to the ground !" I don't think Chuck needs help for that

[@JohnPritzlaff]

damn, I just realized that might be foreshadowing...

[@bait5257]

😂😂

[@TheKieselstein]

Oof

[@JohnPritzlaff]

Also, the scene in the hospital where the doctor says Chuck could accidentally burn his house down, while trying to convince Jimmy to have him committed.

[@bloodyhell8201]

Roasted Perhaps even, carbonized.

[@IAmNumber4000]

"I know my brother." -- 2 seconds before Jimmy proves him wrong. Great writing. Chuck thinks Jimmy is a soulless manipulator, going straight for the evidence, but Jimmy is angry about Chuck ruining their relationship rather than the tape itself.

[@pkliskiki1800]

he knows his brother but doesn't understand him... it's beautiful writing but it hurts

[@johannliebert2870]

Jimmy didn't prove him wrong at all, he proved him right. Chuck set this up solely as a trap for Jimmy to break in and destroy the evidence. He didn't care about Jimmy's reasons for doing so (a continuous pattern throughout the series), he just knew that Slippin' Jimmy would break the rules again, and he did.

[@IAmNumber4000]

@@johannliebert2870 I'm referring to the part where Chuck decides to only guard the tape at night because "he will most likely come in under cover of darkness". You can even hear Jimmy's tires screeching in the background as he says it. Chuck assumes Jimmy is a rational actor, only acting in self-preservation. But Jimmy's emotional reaction to Chuck's betrayal suggests otherwise.

[@lorddio4280]

​@@johannliebert2870 Johan Libert. huh.

[@gotgunpowder]

he literally did the opposite of proving him wrong. what kind of obscene mental gymnastics are you using here.

[@sebdoesnothing6889]

This is such a sad scene because it highlights how Chuck sees Jimmy versus what Jimmy's priorities actually are. Chuck assumes that when he finds out, Jimmy's only concern will be getting the tape to escape consequence, in a cold methodical manner. But Jimmy isn't just scared about a stupid tape. He's angry, and what enrages him is how Chuck could destroy what little was left of their relationship and abuse it, "for this". Chuck may been right a whole lot of the time, but he was wrong about the most important stuff

[@aayushpaul1130]

Yeah, I agree. What kind of brother is he? He basically wants to destroy his own brother's future just for this. It is important to obey the law, but he ruined his relationship with his brother just because of this. -

[@anagramconfirmed1717]

Thanks for the commentary. Real helpful. Thanks 👍🏻

[@jackywhite9756]

@Rizal Disraeli Ramos Chuck knows that Jimmy will do exceedingly well, his attitude and personality fits well as a lawyer. He doesn't want jimmy to succeed because it would make him feel less of a man, and he already does because of his artificial health condition. He wants to remain the older brother therefore I am better mentality. Jimmy really cared about him but this was his breaking point. At the end you can see jimmy had zero feelings for him.

[@PuppetierMaster]

Chuck has inferiority complex nothing new there I'm currently going through a similar thing with my older brother pompous prick

[@strider8662]

As much as I rooted for Jimmy, he is in absolute wrong here. Just because we are watching the whole thing from Jimmy's perspective people seem to forget what he did. Jimmy literally ruined Chuck's reputation, he commited a crime and betrayed his brother first. There is nothing to justify what he did, Chuck is in the right here without a doubt.

[@Vikram787]

Chuck: He will come at nightfall under the cover of darkness. I know my brother. Jimmy: I'm going to put some dirt in your eye.

[@Aerochalklate]

#unexpectedbullymaguire

[@bait5257]

F

[@f.b.i.853]

Also Jimmy: Gonna cry?

[@rhyswong8976]

😂😂😂

[@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica]

Chuck: youll get the tape once you fix this goddamn door!

[@snapgab]

I like how Howard jumps in the moment that Jimmy talks about burning the house to the ground, he's actually protecting Jimmy from saying anything too incriminating, keeping him from getting himself in more trouble than he already has.

[@PaulAllPro]

hmmm never looked at it that way

[@Stanleysomanley]

Howard was an amazing man

[@Jtanims]

Chuck is a great example of how no amount of success will ever fix your huge inferiority complex.

[@maxwell3578]

If only chuck had read about maxwell maltz psycho-cybernetics. (Self image psychology)

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

I'd say more of a superiority complex.

[@iloveass8851]

@@Ray_D_Tutto Superior in that he believed the law to be sacred, and due to Jimmy's unlawful activities, he considered himself to have sort of a moral high ground. Inferior in that he believed that it was a shame that Jimmy became a lawyer despite his inclinations towards taking a criminal path. (See: Chicanery monologue). Also, because he saw himself to be a better person, he found it very hard to deal with the fact that Jimmy was more charismatic and got more people to like him (including their mother) than Chuck did.

[@BhBc8f8]

@@Ray_D_Tutto If he had a "whatever complex" then he would act that way to everyone not just Jimmy. This thread is a great example of why you don't use words without knowing what they mean

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

​@@BhBc8f8 He is extremely snobby and condescending to everyone. Ernesto, Paige, Mike, Howard the second he doesn't get his way

I’ll never forget how Chuck’s hypocrisy cost Ernesto’s job while he played all that chicanery

[@eneskutuk7066]

I think he knew that Ernie chose Jimmy's side and lied to him in the hospital.

[@kenzacharyrodriguez2591]

if im ernie i would choose jimmy over chuck as well. the lesser of two evils. jimmy proves himself a caring guy and would back you up whenever you get into trouble. chuck on the other hand would rather rub it to your nose in how you fcked up than help.

[@NitpickingNerd]

Ernie got a better job as Gustavo's body double

[@haydeng3541]

@@eneskutuk7066 Ernie was part of the plan. He wanted Jimmy to find out, but acted like he didn't, knowing Ernie would tell him

[@eneskutuk7066]

@@haydeng3541 of course Chuck wanted Jimmy to know about it and get furious but I think that's not the only reason he fired him.

[@yess5605]

This is the exact moment Walter White remained Walter White.

[@RealityCheck6T9]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@johnj1766]

The moment Walter White Jr. Became combo

[@MinhNguyen-ps8lo]

Still get under appreciated in a junior high school and eating vegan bacon for breakfast.

[@yess5605]

@@MinhNguyen-ps8lo :(

[@TheCucibleOfGreece]

@@johnj1766 *Flynn

[@superawes0meguy151]

1:49 “you really think he’s gonna do that?” *sound of jimmy flooring it to the house*

[@danwon4351]

“No wonder Rebecca left you!” Ha! Yeah take that, Chuck.

[@raymoney6503]

@Digital Fates AMOGUS

[@Dragon.7722]

@@raymoney6503 Chuck is pretty sus, not gonna lie.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

What took her so long was the coup de grace

[@NorwinYT]

1:48 lmao you can hear jimmy parking his car

[@schawty]

Nice catch!

[@Acoha7]

you just blew my mind. Great catch.

[@bladesmith5927]

😂😂

[@macrons593]

It's stuff like this that makes Gilligan's work the best

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

There were times when I heard Ernesto’s car drive away in that house.

[@RJ12347]

*THIS CHICANERY*

[@peraguy3863]

Okbuddychicanery

[@geznicks]

He defecated through a sun roof!

[@chrisn5388]

420 likes

[@nathaninostroza7655]

What a sick joke!!!

[@kurama8375]

He’s done worse.

[@Aerochalklate]

3:18 "You tell me or I'll burn this whole house to the ground!" That foreshadowing

[@MyNameIsFredFuchs]

His doctor did too when she commented how he could burn his house down with the gas lanterns

[@omegajrz1269]

@@MyNameIsFredFuchs Vince siempre dice que planea las cosas sobre la marcha. Capaz que antes de escribir la muerte de Chuck, se acordó de lo que dijo la doctora sobre las linternas de gas.

[@coolbeans5911]

more like forelightening

[@iwillhealyou...butlater3643]

@@coolbeans5911 See yourself out, please.

[@thetruthlies7]

@@omegajrz1269 except the ending of this show was shown at the beginning. The whole show was planned from the beginning.

[@memeclips704]

This is a very sad scene but for some reason I laugh at 2:27. I just think it's funny the way Jimmy mocks Chuck.

[@krwalks1700]

“Ohhhh my brainy hurty!” - Chuck

[@GalvaHughes]

Agreed, I replayed it so many times I was in stitches 😂

[@LaloSalamancaGaming69]

“Ouuuuh muh brain used to work😭😭😭” XD

[@capncake8837]

“NO wonDER REBECCA LEFT YOU? WHAT TOOK HER SO LONG?”

[@millaz26]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@GlassesAndCoffeeMugs]

Chuck thinking that Jimmy is only out to save his own ass says more about Chuck's worldview than Jimmy's.

[@Arjun-2210]

This was one of the best acting ever done by Bob Odenkirk, Literally He Killed it

[@PaintHerWhite]

Figuratively

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Who did he literally kill?

[@Arjun-2210]

@@justicedemocrat9357 chuck

[@danielamaris6367]

@@justicedemocrat9357 Don't mind it, people use the word "literally" all the time to sound smarter, even when it doesn't apply.

[@bait5257]

@@danielamaris6367 yup

[@Supdude.]

3:14 I bet that little stutter wasn't scripted, but it works because of the rage he's going through

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

Little bits of improv like that are often left in to make dialogue seem more realistic

[@masterzombie161]

What’s sad too is that Chucks wife actually tried to come back and settle down with Chuck after they divorced. However Chuck was so Dead set on not properly dealing with his illness it pushed her away just like when he wouldn’t stop being a lawyer. Chuck never wanted kids, no one to pass on his legacy. All he wanted was to be a lawyer and Jimmys successor till the day he dies. In doing so it literally cost him Everything in the end.

[@Pratikmayekar4]

What do you mean by Jimmy's successor?

[@licktin1091]

@@Pratikmayekar4 I think he meant being above Jimmy. Chuck is cant handle the fact that Jimmy is a lawyer, he always saw him as working at the post office in his firm for the rest of his life. He doesn’t see Jimmy as an equal.

[@JESUSLIVESAMEN]

@@Pratikmayekar4 superior

[@omnacky]

@@JESUSLIVESAMENalmost the opposite of successor

[@BillyButcher90]

​@@licktin1091 I think you mean 'superior'.

[@edoardomedina6000]

“You pulled that heartstring con job on me?” Literally mirrors the previous episode with the military lieutenant. Poetic how the con man gets conned

[@YeshusTeja]

yeah, except jimmy wasn't out to destroy the lieutenant's career. while what jimmy did cannot be condoned, the intent and impact of both the cons are not even in the same league.

[@dwight3555]

@@YeshusTeja Indeed, all Jimmy wanted was to make a good ad. Chuck on the other hand wanted to destroy Jimmy's life after betraying him and lying to him for years, all out of pure jealousy.

[@JohnSmith-hf5pz]

@@dwight3555 in fairness to chuck what jimmy did was pretty bad. even all the illegal stuff with the forgery and ruining hhm's image with mesa verde (and probably other banks who would hear about it from them) aside, he not only made chuck feel crazy but also look crazy to everyone else. chuck was completely right in his guess that jimmy sabotaged the documents but everyone just thought he was a crazy old guy losing his edge

[@JohnSmith-hf5pz]

@Mr. Melendez i mean yea im not denying that its pretty obvious chuck was awful to jimmy but in the context of this specific case what jimmy did was probably a lot worse (lie to ur brother to get him to confess to something that you both know he did vs. intentionally sabotage ur brother's professional career + career of hhm as a firm + make everyone think ur brother is crazy for knowing the truth) im not saying chuck's a better person than jimmy but like its pretty consistent w brba/bcs themes that the main characters do awful things for reasons that /feel/ justified even though we know they're not

[@galactic85]

What jimmy did was wrong. But ironically he never tried to con Chuck. He lied to him sure, but Chuck is the one who pulled a con.

[@michaelhanrahan5349]

You cannot overstate, just how 'amazing' an Actor, Michael Mckean was throughout the whole series. Of course the whole ensemble cast are amazing, but you have to take your hat off to Michael Mckean.

[@stansmith8499]

Very underrated actor.

[@andrewstephens5885]

“If it’s not real, if it’s all in my head, then…what have I done?” Was brilliant and he has many many moments where I just have to rewatch certain moments between jimmy and chuck.

[@RockoEstalon]

From wacky singer of Spinal Tap to a disturbed lawyer. Vince Gilligan proves that comedy actors have more range than dramatic ones. Shame a lot of them weren't given similar roles after Breaking Bad and the upcoming finale of BCS.

[@bilkywaygalaxy]

@@RockoEstalonGood news! Rhea Seehorn is filming her new show with Vince Gilligan. It’s supposed to be a sci-fi type show. Called Wycaro. She deserves it

[@Onigirli]

@@bilkywaygalaxy I'm so glad Vince stayed with her... she had such a real bond with the people who worked on BCS and I felt a little sad for her when the show finally ended.

[@movieman175]

"Ohhh my brain used to work I'm sick I don't know what to do. ASSHOLE!!!" 😂

[@faisalkamal4319]

No wonder Rebecca left you what took her so long

[@millaz26]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@doraemon61377]

​@faisalkamal4319 well kim also left jimmy lol

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

​@@doraemon61377 Kim left Jimmy because she realized they enabled each other's bad traits. Rebecca left Chuck because he pushed her away due to his ego. Kim and Jimmy shared mutual blame, Rebecca and Chuck was Chuck's fault.

[@gel3009]

1:55 shows how Chuck never really knew Jimmy. He just sees the worst in him. He's the biggest Saul enthusiast lmao

[@danieltorres5778]

I read a comment earlier and it ties to what you say. Chuck knows his brother but doesn't understand him

[@c.f.rodgers7719]

Excuse me? Jimmy literally proves Chuck right. He breaks in his house trying to destroy the evidence exposing him, all while throwing a tantrum at Chuck for “destroying their family” even though he does nothing wrong.

[@Mastakilla91]

1:04 This explains the whole conflict between Jimmy and Chuck. Chuck despises Jimmy for being "slippy" and successfully applying "street methods/rules" to solve problems *not because it violates the law* but because he is likeable and popular with others despite of it. In other words, he is jealous that Jimmy is more succesful with these social aspects of life. He presents himself as a chariot of law and order but in reality all he really cares about is his ego and his personal interests. The law is just the excuse here to hide his own immorality. Ironically this makes Chuck the ultimate slippin Jimmy because not only is he also slippy like Jimmy but in addition to that evil and vile.

[@thomasspengler9044]

Chuck drags Ernie into his plans to take down Jimmy and then promptly fires him once ernie does what he needs. But because Chuck was within the confines of the law, he thinks he did nothing wrong

[@leonpaelinck]

To be fair, Jimmy's actions caused the death of their father. So Chuck's bitterness is understandable

[@nichoudha]

@@leonpaelinck No, their Father kept letting people cheat him. Jimmy taking out a couple of bucks wouldn't lead to a $600,000 dollar loss.

[@Eljacob0]

Not… really? I agree, Chuck is almost worse than Jimmy. But he only goes outside his own moral restrictions when it comes to his brother. Jimmy will con any man or woman dumb or douchy enough. Chuck uses those conning skills exclusively against OR for his brother. Which makes his moral high ground even more hypocritical. Jimmy turns into Saul, a high stakes, high skill criminal lawyer. Chuck was a high power lawyer who only engaged in chicanery to combat his brother. One might say that Chuck TURNED Jimmy into Saul, despite Jimmy’s history of “slippin”

[@_DandyAndy]

@@leonpaelinck There's a whole scene dedicated to highlighting the fact that Jimmy tried to SAVE his dad while Chuck was gone and left the family. Jimmy tried so desperately to make his dad see that he was being conned left and right but his dad wanted to continue to attempt seeing the good in people. That doesn't fall on Jimmys shoulders

[@valdezmaury467]

This is proof that Chuck was a sad jealous man. He thought of a scheme like Jimmy does to other people and then says his brother hurts people when he did the exact same thing.

[@ClintonKE]

Jimmy just got done scamming his brother in the 1st place and made him look like a fool and also scammed people to make his commercial. As far as I feel Jimmy needed a taste of his own medicine.

[@matthewriley7826]

@@ClintonKEI suppose, but other people got hurt by Chuck’s gambit. Ernie was a good worker at the firm but Chuck manipulated him, then fired him like he was nothing. Howard knew that if word got out about HHM being negligent about securing documents it would hurt the firms reputation, but Chuck refused to back down.

[@Will-bn9km]

@@ClintonKElegality and morality aren’t mutually exclusive, he did that for Kim, and while it isn’t stated you could argue Chuck wanted Mesa Verde once he heard that Kim was with Jimmy so it’s very likely he went for Mesa Verde out of spite for Jimmy so Chuck got a taste of his own medicine. Chuck is a law abiding citizen but he is immoral and not thinking straight, Jimmy isn’t law abiding but he does have morals and weighs the scope of his cons, in the grand scheme of things they’re understandable and don’t hold extreme negative consequences all the time.

[@pencil6965]

how was jimmy not equally involved in ernie's ousting? he knew ernie was misinformed and let him run with it, instead of standing up for him and owning up to what he did.@@matthewriley7826

[@doraemon61377]

​@@Will-bn9kmmoral as in causing the two guys to break their legs because of tuco, at the start? Or almost causing a guy to lose his life due to the billboard scam?

[@jameswashere187]

"Howard, I know my brother" *universe shows him he does not know his brother*

[@allthetunes5491]

3:30 that was always your problem, Howard. Always a witness, always seeing more than you ought to. 🕯

[@ermanbumaguin8063]

Yeah that's a weakness in a world of roaches and snakes

[@TwistedFireX]

Spoilers :((((

[@sanjayraju988]

RIP

[@ehekatzin.belai-al-rumi]

@@TwistedFireX my brother in Christ if you don't want spoilers you shouldn't be in the comment section of the series' clips.

[@c.j.a5524]

@@ehekatzin.belai-al-rumi Amen

[@muffinhands]

I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never!

[@hasan_z]

Check your pocket. Huel will testify he put a battery there

[@masterzombie161]

HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF!

[@Spikewillrule]

The inverse square law

[@f.b.i.853]

This is the moment 1216 became 1261

[@Luigi_T]

@@f.b.i.853 what could he do ? 1261 was a made man and 1216 wasn't. He should've blamed it on the shinebox!

[@MrJames1034]

Meanwhile there is a Chemistry teacher at a local High School giving a lecture on ionic bonds who will go on to change Jimmy's life more than he could ever know.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

😂😂😂😂...the humor in watching a prequel in a shared universe. At the same time a blond haired waitress at a hotel restaurant that Jim and Kim went to is married to this chemistry teacher.

[@tevinngeleshi9297]

😂😂😂

[@joeysikyta9871]

The way Howard says “That’s enough!” Makes me laugh everytime🤣

[@braden2345]

Sounds Like a kindergarten teacher when the kids throw the blocks across the room

[@matthewriley7826]

That’s when Jimmy decided to humiliate him a year later.

[@ThanhNguyen-rz4tf]

3:19 "You tell me or I'll burn this whole goddamn house to the ground !" Chuck:Tks but I'll do it myself.

[@thejoestjoe630]

I love the subte detail that Howard stops the investigator from jumping in until Jimmy breaks into the drawer and destroys the tape just so the case against him can be stronger

[@concrete_river]

"subtle detail" had its own shot and everything

[@thejoestjoe630]

@@concrete_river Well the shot is blatant, but I would argue the motive behind it was subtly conveyed. In a lesser show Howard would've said something like no not yet the case is stronger if you wait a second.

[@dexsterkevin80]

you can see howard try to stop his bodyguard before both went out (assuming by howards right hand), maybe to get more things to accuse jimmy?

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

"Oh as far as i'm concerned thats between you and Chuck"

[@MochaRitz]

@@thejoestjoe630 in a lesser show, this scene couldn't have been set up at all.

[@glowingunknown5625]

"officers of the court" I have a feeling that if Chuck was given a lawyer badge he'd where it every day with pride.

[@DifferentTypesofPeople]

Howard: *goes to talk to Chuck about limiting/firing expensive security* Jimmy: *shows up* Howard: secretly thinking *YES*

[@fyradur]

Chuck saying "I know my brother" before Jimmy breaks in really sums Chuck's perception of Jimmy. Chuck knows what Jimmy will do, but he doesn't understand why; Chuck knows that Jimmy will take shortcuts and not take the law seriously, which is true. But he also believes it's because it's all Jimmy capable of , while actually it's because Jimmy thinks he's only capable of that because of Chuck. Jimmy did break in and break the tape, as Chuck predicted, but it was not because he desperately wanted to save himself, it was because he was angry that the only family he has left betrayed him.

[@maude7420]

Really well put

[@matthewriley7826]

Yeah, and one of the themes of the character is that Chuck doesn’t understand those closest to him than how he thinks he does. First it was Jimmy, then Rebecca, Kim, Howard, and finally worst of all himself.

[@MattsChannel97]

3:29 this is the moment when Howard became a witness...

[@HankFuller333]

Lmao

[@JohnPritzlaff]

lmao

[@movieman175]

Stop.

[@Dragon.7722]

Bravo Vince!

[@seineldin6702]

True. You can see it at the exact moment when he sees Jimmy destroying the tape.

[@GrizzlyTank]

I love how they battle like a chess game, every move is calculated. Chuck thinks he's got a Jimmy in a checkmate here, but he doesn't see the King still has one more move.

[@bastibagui2553]

Huell babineux

[@DaScorpionSting]

"An hour and a half and you felt nothing!"

[@doraemon61377]

But then jimmy also got his license suspended for a year.

[@catrinad2491]

Chuck was just so awful, like my God there isn't s single redeeming quality about him. I even started to hate Jimmy so much at one point because he just kept letting chuck do things like this to him and going back to help him

[@masterzombie161]

Jimmy is just trying to help his brother. I’m the same way where even though I have my issues with family, I still do what I can to help them.

[@PolishGod1234]

He cared about his family,but started hating Jimmy after a while. He was terrible, bht he was always in the shadow of Jimmy.

[@edwardfights4900]

@@masterzombie161 Someone has to protect this family from the man who protects this family

[@silverreverence6176]

@@PolishGod1234 they are both in each others shadows but for different reasons

[@AM-zr6sd]

this scene really shows you how good their acting really was

[@edwardhernandez6668]

It’s nice watching this without the swearing being censored

[@jeremiahhester6408]

On Netflix it's uncensored.

[@edwardhernandez6668]

@@jeremiahhester6408 These clips are also on the YT channel for AMC, that is what I was referring to.

[@jeremiahhester6408]

@@edwardhernandez6668 Oh yeah. Makes me think they'll probably censored the F-bombs.

[@dylsam5792]

I couldn't imagine Bob Odenkirk in "Nobody" as anyone else except Jimmy Mcgil.

[@caboose.20]

I legitimately thought at first the trailer was one for BCS season 6.

[@connordorman117]

I watched it, he actually kicks ass in nobody. Literally and metaphorically.

[@christosioannou9628]

@@connordorman117 he really was so good in it

[@dylsam5792]

@@connordorman117 FACTS, remined me of the piñata scene from better call saul but WAY more violent n action induced

[@TD0150]

"Look at you, you're nobody" -Lalo to Jimmy in "Bagman"

[@edgarroberts8740]

A lot of people comment on how important this scene is to developing Jimmy and Chuck's relationship, but for me what stands out is how it marks a big change for Howard and Chuck's. I think it's here that you really start to see how Howard has spent years being an outsider looking into their awful, toxic relationship. How he doesn't personally hate Jimmy the same way Chuck does, and how he clearly feels Chuck would have benefited a long time ago from just easing up on his war with his brother. From here on, Howard repeatedly shows up as a voice of reason trying to get Chuck to put his personal vendetta and pride out of the way, because he sees how it's hurting him and HHM - this scene, trying to get Chuck not to testify at Jimmy's bar hearing, after the hearing when he tries to comfort Chuck by suggesting he just forget about Jimmy entirely. And, more broadly, it sets up Howard's tragedy of constantly being caught up in and hurt by the chaos of Jimmy's life.

[@matthewriley7826]

And it’s unfortunate. If Howard had chosen to deal with Chuck’s illness as a mental condition, rather than physical, things may have turned out different. But instead he chose his own firms reputation, concealing it from clients, and later he paid the price.

[@the_actual_alex]

1:45 "it only makes sense he'd try to break in under cover of darkness" *TIRES SCREECHING IN BACKGROUND*

[@dawglos7643]

Chuck is the ultimate male Karen. “Howard, you were a witness to this”

[@justincruz5720]

Chuck is the manager.

[@plenilunio92]

AND that`s correct, destroy evidence Is a crime

[@sebdoesnothing6889]

Chuck: We have to constantly vigilant, we never know when Jimmy will sneak in and subtly take the tape from us Jimmy: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@kodackmaster]

Jimmy: LEROOOOOY JEEENKINNSS

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

Howard: Apparently, it's summer in Alaska and we're there now.

[@SamueL-td7fb]

Jimmy: MAKE WAY... FOR THE DOZER!1! 1!1

[@Chronohome]

Notice that it's Hamlin who restrains the PI during Jimmy's rampage. He knows to wait as long as possible for Jimmy to incriminate himself, and only reveals himself when Chuck is directly, verbally threatened, when Jim says he'll burn Charles' home to the ground. Hamlin may be a lot of things, but he's no dummy.

[@haydeng3541]

Probably the worst thing Howard did in the show

[@acat6145]

@@haydeng3541 he’s not doing anything wrong

[@zinwire]

I hate Howard lol everyone says he’s not a bad guy but I cannot stand him

[@Idk98268]

⁠@@acat6145He was wrong for letting Chuck go through with this, he shouldn’t have let Chuck destroy his relationship with his brother

[@fredfredburger5323]

This was the moment Jimmy Mcgill damaged personal property

[@o_spins]

wouldn't it be more accurate to say... destroyed a cassette tape?

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

Even though Chuck was mostly right about Jimmy he was such a goddamn hypocrite

[@Musically_Declined]

If it wasn’t for the tape, Jimmy probably would have gone clean with the Elder Law and Kim. He then could have just waited out the settlement and lived a happy and clean life. However because of Chucks hatred for Jimmy he ruined his relationship with his brother, and forced Jimmy to go dirty again to make money while he waited for his license to be reinstated

[@bait5257]

@@Musically_Declined yup

[@DoctorCyan]

Chuck’s prophecy of Slippin’ Jimmy’s inevitability is what created Saul. Had Chuck let Jimmy join HHM, his shadiness would’ve continued to temper. By the time Breaking Bad would’ve taken place, Jimmy would be a clean lawyer.!

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Except all of that was based on pettiness and resentment, not based on Jimmy’s actions after he started to change his life around.

[@DoomsdaySlayer]

@@Musically_Declined why should Jimmy get away with ruining Chuck’s reputation in court? this is what I don’t understand with better call Saul fans. Why do you justify his actions even tho he’s completely in the wrong? Why shouldn’t Jimmy face the consequences of his actions?

[@bullbunnies]

I love the way Jimmy reacts when he gets conned yet he doesn't have the maturity or perspective so see this is what he does to other people!

[@goldexperiencerequiem5007]

I love the attention to detail you can actually hear a car in the background while Chuck is talking to Howard furthermore showing how Jimmy was frantic about the whole situation since before coming in

[@Bender1138]

"You tell me, or I'll burn this whole house to the ground!" This show is SO GOOD at foreshadowing things!

[@tonytan5945]

Enemy NPCs in *optional* stealth missions: 1:40 The player: 2:15

[@loriu991]

This was such a good episode.

[@swelshy]

I know I can't wait for the final season honestly.. I can't watch all of breaking bad and better call Saul again lol.. I won't be able to watch it weekly I will need to wait for it all to Come out and just watch all of it haha

[@coolrabi7656]

Is*

[@rigoauebreturns]

"No wonder why Rebecca left you", Kim is smiling :)

[@evildestroyer6129]

"Howard, I know my brother." Proceeds to not know his brother

[@Atlas_Enderium]

You can tell that Howard doesn’t want to be there. I feel so bad for him because he actually liked Jimmy (up until Jimmy’s warped perspective pitted him against Howard)

[@NoName-bk3su]

Last time howard became a witness he got his brain blown off

[@metalhead532]

I gotta be honest, I didn’t think Jimmy would be able to break down the door. Since he is known to be sort of a wimp, I figured it would escalate into more of a comedic scene, like the scene where Walter attempts to “talk with Ted” in Breaking Bad. Gotta love these little details in Better Call Saul, really goes to show the type of person Jimmy/Saul really is.

[@davidschori2417]

I'm realizing now that Howard stopped the private investigator from intervening in the hope that jimmy would find the tapes and destroy them, rather than letting him commit a more serious crime. Howard only interfered when Jimmy was about to commit a more serious crime. Howard went from being depicted as a rich snob to a very tragic character who actually cared about Jimmy and Kim.

[@TheTSense]

"I know my brother, he will use cover of darkness" The one thing all Abusers share: Raging stupidity.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Jimmy willingly walked into a trap. So....how is Chuck stupid? 🤔

[@beagle626]

@@RenaldyCalixte Jimmy’s emotional outburst actually ended up saving him in the end tbh. Had he snuck in under cover of darkness to destroy evidence it would have sunk his legal career completely, but by reacting the way he did, it made it easier to claim that he said the things on the tape and him destroying it later were done purely out of a) a desire to make his brother feel better and b) due to a sense of betrayal at being conned by his brother faking an illness.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@beagle626 Jimmy still committed an obvious crime in front of 3 witnesses and got suspended for an entire year from practicing law. Only reason he got that punishment is because Chuck decided not to press charges that would result in a prison sentence for Jimmy. Also Jimmy had to rely on Chuck having an out of character outburst to convince the disciplinary board that Jimmy committed a crime due to a contentious relationship with his brother. If Chuck followed Howard's advice and not testified...Jimmy would have lost and gotten disbarred.

[@beagle626]

@@RenaldyCalixte right but in the end chuck's plan to get jimmy disbarred failed because he failed to account for the fact that jimmy would react emotionally and also failed to account for how irrational and downright psychotic his feelings towards his brother would look in the cold light of day. There was deep personal animus not just love of the law driving chuck's behavior. Chuck was trying to pretend it was all just some legal dispute when in reality their emotional relationship as brothers was the key driving influence for a lot of it.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@beagle626 Also also I reread the comment that started this argument. Chuck's the cover of darkness line. Jimmy did use Chuck's condition as a metaphorical cover of darkness to switch the Mesa Verde Banking paperwork numbers around. So why would Chuck not assume Jimmy would adopt if it ain't broke don't fix it mentality to their feud. Especially if Jimmy used a slip and fall act as a con man over and over again more than other cons.

[@CausticSpace]

Chuck is by far the most despicable character in this universe, at least the cartel and Salamanca’s care about their family, even Skylar cared about her Family. Chuck though, he is rotten to the core, and only made Jimmy worse.

[@bait5257]

Lmao

[@tommymician121]

Well he's better than the Nazis I think

[@CausticSpace]

@@tommymician121 i think

[@Eljacob0]

Chuck can be manipulative, but he’s genuinely doing what he thinks is best for his brother. And frankly, it WOULD’VE been best for him. Look at the miserable life Jimmy is leading now, hiding. Look where his actions got him in Breaking Bad. Had Jimmy not broke Chuck in the courtroom, and then used his brother’s subsequent death to get his license back, Chuck would’ve been right. Even if it was a terrible thing he did. But on the other hand, INCREDIBLE TV for us. HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF!

[@Darthvader468]

What the hell do you mean by "Even Skyler" You all hate her for no reason and can't even understand her number 1 priority is her family, she wasn't a bad person

[@stephh4495]

You can hear Jimmy's tires screeching as he pulls up at 1:48 before Chuck and Howard's conversation is interrupted. Great detail!

[@Milkra]

Saul: tell me or I’ll burn this whole place to the ground! Chuck: nah I got you on that one

[@lucien4071]

3:18 Chuck beat him to it

[@JohnPritzlaff]

I wonder if that was intentional foreshadowing.

[@lucien4071]

@@JohnPritzlaff Definitely was

[@MoMonarch]

“Bro chill it’s just a prank” The prank:

[@johannliebert2870]

Just a lil' trolling.

[@Jason-he1mr]

Chuck was lucky. Lighting could've shot from Jimmy's fingertips!

[@MrRobravens]

Howard deliberately allows Jimmy to destroy that tape and that is a very powerful and unnoticed part that becomes very important in season 6

[@blakeplaster7139]

How so?

[@MrRobravens]

@@blakeplaster7139 I've actually forgotten what I meant by this🤣 I'll let you know if it comes back to me😂😂

[@Tim563-z1z]

This is the exact moment Jimmy McGill bust into Chuck’s house and destroyed the tape.

[@benferguson6131]

There's an error in the title. This tape was not proven to be evidence, all that was determined legally was that it was a piece of Chuck's personal property.

[@TigerChamp99]

Jimmy got played like a damn fiddle.

[@dan1216]

and he provided Chuck with the bow. 😃

[@JohnS-il1dr]

And Jimmy had the last laugh playing Chuck back

[@RJ12347]

Chicanery

[@petersonofleo11]

@@JohnS-il1dr Chuck had everything to win over Jimmy even Howard told him that the overwhelming evidence is enough to beat Jimmy but nope Chuck wanted to feel superior over Jimmy once more and that is when the Chicanery happened.

[@Estradat]

I don’t feel for jimmy here. He got a taste of his own medicine and hates he got deceived just like how he constantly deceives other people

[@Rotunder]

Like chuck doesn’t use his weight to step on other people to always get what he wants

[@LeoX2727]

Anyone else on a Howard binge after the latest episode?? 😔

[@sinanengin5756]

A Good Man 😪

[@metalhead532]

I like how you can hear the sound of tires screeching just before Jimmy arrives at the door. Almost like someone was in a hurry to get there… I also find it weird that neither David or Howard seemed fazed by the sound.

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

Are you telling me a tape just happens to get a copy like that? No! He orchestrated it, Chuck!

[@captcareb5009]

Bro watching this show, I feel so much for Howard, he was not the villain I thought he was. I haven’t seen the full show yet but Jesus man he seems like he’s an actual stand up guy.

[@sherman1476]

Glad he gets popped by Lalo

[@tiredmann]

Yes, even though he has flaws, Howard tries to own up to his mistakes. Unfortunately the people he owes upto sees him as a stuck-up kinda guy which is quite tragic.

[@KennyMcGavin]

Jimmy is a good person that does the wrong things. Chuck on the other hand, does the right things but is a horrible person.

[@Pontius888]

Bob Odenkirk was outstanding, I can't believe he didn't win best actor that year...

[@nicktrailing2068]

“You tell me or I’ll burn this whole goddamn house to the ground!” Crazy foreshadowing I didnt even pick up on

[@supermariofan03]

Jimmy: You taped me?! Jesse: You put a bug on my car?!

[@MrOccyc]

Chuck called it. He knew Jimmy. He knew what Jimmy would be like as an attorney.

[@chrisgill326]

3:18 Chuck: Jimmy, I’ll be doing that in exactly 8 episodes.

[@trevorfranks9390]

Somthin is so pleasing about Jimmy freaking out

[@heartcatchprecure]

angry jimmy is always really fun to watch honestly. bob nails it

[@jordibond]

2:07 Walter: What are you doing Saul? I'm the only one who knocks

[@julioramirez1053]

There was so much foreshadowing in this scene alone. Howard not seeing eye to eye with Chuck on the plan to bust Jimmy proved the disconnection they would later have by the season’s end. And Jimmy threatening to burn down the house implied what would happen the season finale

[@harrismazari5484]

I like how jimmy had the last laugh in court

[@thegamingbayskeletor1637]

"you tell me or i'll burn this whole goddamn house to the ground" Well, about that...

[@alexandraklapdor4347]

Not sure if it was intentional but I feel like Chuck assuming Jimmy will come at nightfall when he really comes during the day is somewhat metaphorical. Chuck knows Jimmy, yet he doesn't fully understand him, especially on an emotional level. SebDoesNothing's great comment actually reinforces this in a way. Chuck's assumption that Jimmy's main concern is the tape, not the damage to their relationship. (I encourage you to read his/her's comment).

[@Rosalina87]

i can’t put it in to words how satisfying it was to see Jimmy rip on Chuck to this extent…

[@kaz101]

1:48 I never heard it before but I like how you can hear tires screeching outside. If you listened well enough to hear that on the first viewing you could guess that that was Jimmy arriving.

[@Yourmothersmuff]

Chuck could have easily found a job as an electronic detector.

[@r0x_x0r72]

I love how Chuck was expecting Jimmy to be stealthy only for Jimmy to take the front door guns blazing approach

[@kroganoperator]

Jimmy was played like a damn fiddle. Everyone's pointing out how Chuck was wrong saying "I know my brother" because Jimmy came during the day instead of at night but he was right about Jimmy breaking into the house to destroy evidence, which is what counted.

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

Not really because he only broke it due to feeling betrayed, not to avoid consequences. Jimmy is a smart lawyer and would know a tape wouldn't do much against him, he's just angry that Chuck manipulated him like that. The reason Chuck thinks he will come at night is because he thinks Jimmy only cares about saving his own skin, but that isn't what Jimmy cares about at all in this situation which is why he barges in clear as day. Someone concerned about saving their own skin wouldn't break in so openly and destroy property. Chuck was right that Jimmy would show up at his house, but that was the only thing he was right about.

[@codyburgett7962]

This was it, the moment jimmy and chucks relationship truly broke down forever I know jimmy tried to apologize but this is truly THE moment, he felt chuck had betrayed him had “pulled that heartstrings con-job” jimmy felt he’d been conned BY chuck his own brother

[@henrikoburrito]

2:49 Howard holds the man back, knowing Jimmy would never hurt his brother Chuck. Great writing, hats off!

[@bait5257]

Lmao no. Howard holds the man back so Jimmy could break the tape. So they have a stronger case against him

[@antololo2579]

both@@bait5257

[@T.J.1033]

Nooooooo....he does so just to let Jimmy continue his rant and physically destroy the tape while Howard and that security guy can become the witnesses

[@nickcunningham6344]

"I know my brother" he says, claiming Jimmy will sneak in quietly at night. Immediately after, Jimmy bangs loudly on the door in broad daylight

[@livecarsonreaction]

I know this is a devastating and serious scene, but the part right before where Howard's popping his head over people's walls and doing his little suit jog through their gardens is so precious

[@gratedradish6699]

This is the exact moment slippin' jimmy slipped.