FILMMAKER REACTS to BETTER CALL SAUL Season 3 Episode 5: Chicanery

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  • @jaym10918
    @jaym10918 9 місяців тому +430

    This is hands-down, one of the top 5 episodes of this series.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  9 місяців тому +63

      Felt it!

    • @amacuro
      @amacuro 9 місяців тому +23

      No no. Top 5 of the first 3 seasons so far? Yes!
      But the Top 5 episodes of the series are all within Seasons 4 and 5. This is nothing compared to what's to come.

    • @jaym10918
      @jaym10918 9 місяців тому +54

      ​@@amacuro That's a fair argument but I respectfully disagree, and I will explain why.
      This is my fourth viewing of this series so my opinion of this episode may be different than some folks. It is true that the later seasons (especially 6), get darker and just like breaking bad, feature a payoff that benefits from all the set up from the previous seasons. And I will agree with you that many of the best episodes are in the last season for sure. But this episode stands out for me because of how important it is to Jimmy's development as a character, and how it managed to make me sympathetic towards him.
      Chuck couldn't let go of his hatred and as a result, Jimmy was forced to use his talents to destroy his brother. This episode was the culmination of so many hours of set up and it was wrapped up perfectly in one of the best half hour court scenes I've ever seen. When you look back at this episode and see the profound impact that this event had on Jimmy and his relationship with his brother, the ripple effect it had on him throughout the rest of his life, and also how it laid the groundwork for Jimmy's interactions with other characters throughout the rest of the series, it's hard not hold this episode in very high regard.
      But that's my opinion.

    • @amacuro
      @amacuro 9 місяців тому

      Yeah hard to argue with what you said, since I agree with all of it!
      And you are also right that the pay off and impact of future episodes is what boost them, as opposed to this episode which seeds for future events.
      I want to say that I think of this episode as one of the highlights of the whole series. I just get so much more adrenaline and overall awe of the events from Seasons 4 and 5.
      But totally valid what you said, I agree with all of it.@@jaym10918

    • @bilkywaygalaxy
      @bilkywaygalaxy 8 місяців тому +10

      @@amacuroSeason 6 has the most contenders for Top for me

  • @batmanvsjoker7725
    @batmanvsjoker7725 Місяць тому +281

    And Michael McKean didn't get a nomination for his monologue at the end?!
    What a sick joke!

    • @marquisdelafayette1929
      @marquisdelafayette1929 Місяць тому +1

      Rhea Seehorn was robbed over and over again.

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces Місяць тому +38

      WE AREN'T CRAZY: Couldn't keep their hands out of the Emmy drawer. But no, not the Television Academy. No, not them...

    • @BobbyCoggins
      @BobbyCoggins Місяць тому +5

      He deserved one. He knocked this role out of the park.

    • @domskillet5744
      @domskillet5744 Місяць тому +14

      HE ORCHESTRATED IT..... JIMMY

    • @silikon2
      @silikon2 Місяць тому +2

      He's most lauded for his comedic work, but his Chuck McGill is spectacular.

  • @indicaink
    @indicaink 9 місяців тому +300

    'Everytime I root for Chuck, he just fumbles in his own endzone'
    That is such a great way of putting that!

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  9 місяців тому +33

      It’s so frustrating 😂😭

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces Місяць тому

      You'd think that Jimmy was the guy who couldn't change or grow or adapt to a new situation, but it was Chuck all along who couldn't. And he MADE Jimmy become Saul in the long run. It was what's called a "self fulfilling prophecy." Jimmy could have been a proper above-the-board lawyer, if it weren't for his big brother Chuck telling him he never could be

    • @natecloe8535
      @natecloe8535 Місяць тому +4

      That is a fantastic way to put it. But if you think about it it kind of applies to most people in this show.... and in breaking bad.

    • @mrs3188
      @mrs3188 Місяць тому +1

      How are these comments posted 7mo ago?

    • @indicaink
      @indicaink Місяць тому

      @@mrs3188 Sign up for the Patreon. He finished the show awhile ago

  • @MRHEY
    @MRHEY Місяць тому +147

    19:57
    “This is crazy”
    “I AM NOT CRAZY!”

    • @postshanna
      @postshanna Місяць тому +6

      Lmao

    • @49erchamp30
      @49erchamp30 Місяць тому +6

      This is crazy

    • @Jimmyhateclub1061
      @Jimmyhateclub1061 Місяць тому

      @@49erchamp30I AM NOT CRAZY!!
      I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers. I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just - I just couldn't prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! *He* orchestrated it! Jimmy! He *defecated* through a *sunroof* ! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I *thinking* ? He'll never change. He'll *never* change! Ever since he was 9, *always* the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious *Jimmy* ! Stealing them blind! And *HE* gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance!

    • @Jimmyhateclub1061
      @Jimmyhateclub1061 Місяць тому

      @@49erchamp30 I AM NOT CRAZY!!! I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers. I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just - I just couldn't prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! *He* orchestrated it! Jimmy! He *defecated* through a *sunroof* ! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I *thinking* ? He'll never change. He'll *never* change! Ever since he was 9, *always* the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious *Jimmy* ! Stealing them blind! And *HE* gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance!

  • @WatashiMachineFullCycle
    @WatashiMachineFullCycle Місяць тому +188

    Every great show has at least one pivotal "THE episode" - the tone shifters, the crucial turning point in the story or in a major character arc. Chicanery is THE episode.

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces Місяць тому +7

      We've all been waiting for this one.

    • @rrael
      @rrael Місяць тому +12

      Yeah I'd agree. Jimmy isn't a good guy. At this point he barely qualifies as an anti-hero. But this episode is the culmination of his relationship with his brother. Chuck is an asshole. If Chuck had been more loving and forgiving, Jimmy could've been an amazing lawyer. Jimmy stood by Chuck and helped throughout his imaginary infliction, but Chuck fucked him over constantly in return.

    • @niceparker8401
      @niceparker8401 Місяць тому +7

      This episode basically set Jimmy on the path to become Saul Goodman with no point of return, Chucks death locked him into that fate

    • @jdguitar1040
      @jdguitar1040 Місяць тому +4

      @@niceparker8401 "This episode basically set Jimmy on the path..." Yup. One could say that it set him on a road. We all make choices. And those choices, they put us on a road...
      And yeah, this episode is not only pivotal in this series and masterfully made in every detail anyone can point to re: drama/filmmaking/writing/etc... But imo, it's also maybe the greatest single episode ever created in the history of television. Endless love and respect to all things BCS.

    • @forrestkennedy5458
      @forrestkennedy5458 Місяць тому +1

      It would also be the exact middle of the series if the last season wasn't extended. BRAVO VINCE.

  • @vincentlecornu201
    @vincentlecornu201 9 місяців тому +148

    I like how BCS introduced strong new characters and didn't rely on the old favorites from BB. I think that was necessary because we know the fate of Mike, Gus, Hector, etc. But, as you are experiencing now, the show starts to build on your curiosity about the fate of Kim, Nacho, Chuck, and Howard. But especially Kim.

    • @Dope-Bomb
      @Dope-Bomb Місяць тому

      Why is it saying your comment was from 7 months ago

    • @Sam_Martyn
      @Sam_Martyn Місяць тому +2

      @@Dope-Bombpatreon or early access release I think

  • @rkarschner
    @rkarschner 9 місяців тому +90

    2 fun bits from the early part of the episode ...
    Chuck complains (falsely) that the electric company mixed up his bills with another house ... that they "transposed the numbers", just like Mesa Verde. Weird karmic echo?
    Also, when Rebecca answers the phone at the dinner, she says she's on the phone with the conductor ... she means an orchestra leader, but "conductor" like electricity immediately feeds further into Chuck's electricity anxiety.

    • @domskillet5744
      @domskillet5744 Місяць тому +18

      Another, Jimmy saying "If you had lung cancer, would you have told her then?" which obviously references Walt but it's more interesting when you stop and realize Walt did keep that a secret as long as he could lol

  • @GameRoll
    @GameRoll 9 місяців тому +100

    “He defecated through a sunroof!” 😂

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  9 місяців тому +15

      😂😂

    • @pvanukoff
      @pvanukoff Місяць тому +15

      And he gets to be a lawyer!? What a sick joke!

  • @batmanvsjoker7725
    @batmanvsjoker7725 Місяць тому +65

    Someone said it best: this episode is like waiting for a bomb to explode. The buildup to the climax is the fuse being lit and Chuck's breakdown at the end is the explosion.

  • @TropicalHat420
    @TropicalHat420 8 місяців тому +78

    This is where I TRUELY felt it started surpassing Breaking Bad. I feel like I was frozen watching the entire court room scene the same way we held on Hank at the end of BB.
    The sadness of Jimmy having to do what he had to do to Chuck and hearing the REAL answer of Chuck's distain towards him is heartbreaking to watch.

  • @onthespoke2
    @onthespoke2 9 місяців тому +64

    I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers! I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. 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 at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He'll never change. He'll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And he gets to be a lawyer!? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance! And you - you have to stop him!

  • @batmanvsjoker7725
    @batmanvsjoker7725 Місяць тому +32

    Neither Mike or Gus are in this episode and yet I refuse to look away for one second. The fact that BCS made lawyer stuff this entertaining is an accomplishment in itself.

  • @nihildark
    @nihildark 9 місяців тому +87

    The messed up thing is that Chuck really does love and care for Jimmy, but Jimmy's law degree is such an affront to his sense of moral superiority that it rots him within. Its sad to see loving brothers come to blows like this.

    • @neojc128
      @neojc128 Місяць тому +6

      what evidence do you have that Chuck loves Jimmy?

    • @marquisdelafayette1929
      @marquisdelafayette1929 Місяць тому +12

      @@neojc128really zero. The thing is that he liked when he was able to play the morally and intellectually superior person. Once Jimmy got a law degree he did EVERYTHING in his power to be an invisible hand there to slap him and keep him down. That’s when he realized that “I’m doing EVERYTHING right and still unable to get anywhere” so he went back to slippin Jimmy.
      The real rub for Chuck is that Jimmy did nighttime/correspondence courses from a unrated “university” *and yet still passed the same bar exam as Chuck.* THATS why he wants him disbarred, because he can’t ever look at or treat Jimmy as an equal.

    • @rrael
      @rrael Місяць тому +1

      @@marquisdelafayette1929 You're right. I do think Chuck loves him, but there's some deep seeded stuff going on. He knows Jimmy is somewhat of a scoundrel and refuses to accept that he passed the BAR exam and is a certified lawyer. It rubs him wrong. And despite all the things Jimmy has done for him, he's still a petty little bitch in the end.

    • @inkwisitive
      @inkwisitive Місяць тому +4

      I think you can tell that Chuck loves Jimmy from some upcoming flashbacks, later in this season, and 4 and 6.
      In the end, I don’t think Jimmy could ever have settled as a lawyer without finagling and cutting corners - look at how he blew up the Davis and Main job independent of Chuck or Howard - he fundamentally thinks it’s a waste of his skill set not to. imo Chuck wasn’t a demon for recognising that.

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces Місяць тому +7

      Well, there's "love" up to certain degree. But Slipping Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun!

  • @methodhardie9193
    @methodhardie9193 Місяць тому +4

    The fact that Chuck had to even rehearse the ability to say he loves Jimmy tells you a lot about the feelings he had for him.

  • @josh1235
    @josh1235 9 місяців тому +59

    There is a good react from Legal Eagle on this episode if you want to hear a lawyer break this one down. He really liked it and it was helpful about some of the real world ramifications and extenuating circumstances too.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  9 місяців тому +20

      Interesting! I’ll have to check it out! :)

  • @Pallyforeva
    @Pallyforeva 6 місяців тому +16

    This has to be one of the best monologues in TV history given by Chuck. Every time I rewatch this show, I find it more and more insane how it got snubbed of every award it should've won. Michael McKean should've gotten recognition in this season, Rhea Seehorn should've gotten recognition for every season, Bob Odenkirk should've won, etc. I know there's a lot of good TV out in the world, but Better Call Saul remains one of the best written and best acted shows I've ever seen. Truly a masterpiece that deserved more recognition

    • @pvanukoff
      @pvanukoff Місяць тому +1

      Awards are rigged.

  • @chaost4544
    @chaost4544 9 місяців тому +28

    The chicanery in this episode goes hard.

  • @Neckromorph
    @Neckromorph Місяць тому +20

    The part where Chuck breaks down and goes off in the courtroom always makes me sad. The problem wasn't that Chuck was lying, because we know he wasn't. He's right about everything he accused Jimmy of. But it's his relentless and irrational attempts to bring his own brother down like he was an inferior. That, combined with his perceived illness to electricity is what let's us know he had serious problems. Problems that should've been helped.

  • @RayneDr0ps
    @RayneDr0ps Місяць тому +28

    One of the best episodes in the series! Michael McKeans acting was soooo damn good in that final scene.. Outstanding!
    Also the contrast of Jimmy vs Chuck and Kim vs Howard in the questioning is fantastic!
    And the small "If you had Lung Cancer..." Easter egg during Jimmy questioning Chuck.... throwback to BB and Walt.

  • @nicholasstanley1284
    @nicholasstanley1284 6 місяців тому +9

    To me, this is the best episode of Better Call Saul that is UNIQUELY Better Call Saul. I don’t wanna say too much, but I feel as the show progresses its identity changes. It’s all amazing to watch, and it makes this transition seamlessly, but this episode is Better Call Saul being uniquely itself and executing at the HIGHEST level imaginable. This show is so inspirational… an absolute masterclass in storytelling! So glad you’re watching James and I’ve loved watching it again with you!!

  • @notabritperse
    @notabritperse Місяць тому +8

    "What is going to happen with Kim?"
    Once it's established that Kim's not around in Saul's present-day scenes, that's the question that keeps us on the edge of our seats for most of the series.

  • @Deenan24
    @Deenan24 Місяць тому +4

    It's absolutely mind-blowing that this show never won a single Emmy-not for series, acting, writing, directing, editing, cinematography-nothing! This episode alone should have taken them all. Hell, even the opening credits-if you pay attention throughout the entire series-are amazing.

    • @basstian
      @basstian Місяць тому +2

      It's utter chicanery that they never got awards!

  • @oliverhughes610
    @oliverhughes610 9 місяців тому +59

    Hands down one of the finest episodes of television ever put to screen.
    Support writers, y'all.

  • @MH90
    @MH90 9 місяців тому +38

    The sad thing is that everything Chuck is accusing Jimmy of? It's all correct. But it comes from a place of such deep resentment that it doesn't matter. He's right for the wrong reasons.
    Also something interesting I can't believe I didn't notice until now: Jimmy's way of nailing Chuck, was the same as Chuck's way of nailing Jimmy. Chuck knew the actual confession was inadmissible, but it was about using that to provoke Jimmy into an incriminating act. Chuck's mental illness and relationship to Jimmy is irrelevant to whether Jimmy committed a felony - and he did! - but it was about using that to provoke Chuck into completely undermining his own competency.

    • @pencil6965
      @pencil6965 Місяць тому

      did chuck getting mesa verde provoke jimmy into forgery and bribery?

    • @dash4800
      @dash4800 Місяць тому +5

      actually his relationship with Jimmy is part of the defense. His argument is that he only "admitted" those things to appease his brother so he would feel better, not that he actually did them. And that the only reason that "confession" exists is because Jimmy loved Chuck but Chuck hated Jimmy.

  • @thejimmydanly
    @thejimmydanly Місяць тому +4

    I'm a law student, and this is personally one of my favorite episodes of any show of all time.
    It's not 100% accurate. However, as a bar hearing, it doesn't have to totally align to the standards you would see in a typical courtroom. Even then, what they show in this bar hearing is a lot closer to what an actual court room is than what you see in most court scenes in other shows and movies. And, every minor detail that might not be realistic is 100% understandable for purposes of the story.
    Yet another example of why the fact that this show never won an Emmy is something unforgivable.

    • @ColombianThunder
      @ColombianThunder 8 днів тому

      The rule of cool for the court room. Such excellent drama

  • @ElectricFury
    @ElectricFury Місяць тому +5

    I've been waiting for this reaction since you first saw Chuck's true feelings in 'Pimento'. This is the climax of Jimmy's story across the first 3 seasons of the show. You could argue it IS the climax of Jimmy's story if you choose to consider Saul seperately. I watched it while packing up my things to move and normally I'd only be giving 60% focus when I watch like that, but I instinctively knew when Chuck took the stand that I was watching something big, and by the time of the Chicanery monologue my eyes were glued to the screen.

  • @Wubbs64
    @Wubbs64 9 місяців тому +9

    Their relationship is devastating to me, I have 3 brothers and the idea of our relationship becoming so bitter is not something I want to imagine. What makes it feel so real too is that no matter how bad it gets you can see Jimmy still loves Chuck deep inside, as I imagine I could never truly stop lovong my brothers

  • @bigal480
    @bigal480 Місяць тому +7

    The one thing the McGill brothers have in common is stubbornness, they don't let things go, they hold grudges in the unhealthiest ways. It's definitely frustrating haha

  • @hello_1005
    @hello_1005 Місяць тому +6

    The episode is here!!!

  • @codypavy
    @codypavy 9 місяців тому +26

    This episode is brilliant, just get all these great characters in one room and let them cook. Plus cinematography on point like always
    Looking forward to seeing whatever else you’ve been working on ✌️

  • @Dope-Bomb
    @Dope-Bomb Місяць тому +2

    I love the detail of jimmy after chucks outburst, Jimmy didn’t do his Saul Goodman victory dance he was heartbroken that he had to do that to him. I can’t wait to watch more BCS with you

  • @enlightenmenttv2287
    @enlightenmenttv2287 Місяць тому +1

    My favorite thing about this episode is that Kim got to hear the recording and hear Jimmy say he did it for her. Rhea Seahorn played her reaction to it so well. It's like the fact Chuck went to all these lengths to expose what Jimmy did, and had even already told Kim that Jimmy did it for her, at least she got to hear Jimmy admit it in his own words. I loved that.

  • @ondrejvasak1054
    @ondrejvasak1054 Місяць тому +4

    There were many hints before, but this episode really cemented how much jealousy Chuck has towards Jimmy. He believes himself to be the smarter, more righteous and disciplined brother, always doing what he thinks he is supposed to do, but despite that people always end up liking Jimmy more, including his parents. Or at least he feels that way, we don't actually know the objective reality of their childhood.
    We could feel the jealousy that one time when Jimmy was telling lawyer jokes to Rebecca, we could see it in that scene where he refused to tell his brother their mother's last words and it is palpable in this episode.

  • @pvanukoff
    @pvanukoff Місяць тому +2

    The moment someone yells "I am not crazy!" you know they are.

  • @KillingJoke96
    @KillingJoke96 Місяць тому +2

    LOVE this episode. Everyone who I've seen it watch it, is locked in by the end of it.

  • @nicholasloduca6668
    @nicholasloduca6668 Місяць тому +4

    To me, this was the moment where Jimmy started to transform into Saul. There are glimpses here and there prior but this was the turning point

  • @AirJunior
    @AirJunior Місяць тому +2

    Chicanery reaction release on my birthday is a blessing 🙏

  • @chrism8018
    @chrism8018 6 місяців тому +3

    This episode reminds me of the brilliant writing in the bjh episode “free churro”. Despite being Limited to a single room they use the dialog to build suspense and keep the viewer hooked to their screen. This episode is near perfect writing and should be shown in film schools.

  • @MithrilTwinkles377
    @MithrilTwinkles377 Місяць тому

    "the camera is exhaling" wow the phrasing really mirrors what's shown, had such a hard time putting that into words, that really conveyed what that pan out meant to the audience

  • @Jokerdan76
    @Jokerdan76 Місяць тому +4

    Interested and excited for the intro news about the new project you are working on and that we get to come along for it! I loved the camera moving in and then back out while Chuck was on the stand as well!!

  • @formdusktilldeath
    @formdusktilldeath Місяць тому +4

    As the younger of two brothers, I am familiar withChucks feelings towards Jimmy. Parents often are more protective of the younger child which the elder sibling can interpret as favortism. Me and my brother had a very strained relationship until we became adults... but we were able to tough it out eventually.

  • @LoreBeast
    @LoreBeast Місяць тому +2

    I'm honestly curious just how accurate the "robbing them blind statement is" because while he certainly was stealing, their father seemed very open handed to people when it came to finances. I'd love a break down of how much he took vs the money that disappeared every time their father heard a sad story.

    • @inkwisitive
      @inkwisitive Місяць тому

      I mean, we’ll never get a full breakdown, but the flashback seems to comprehensively indicate both. So his father was too gregarious/trusting for his own good, but it also took Jimmy to think “loads of folks scam my dad, I may as well steal his money too”.

  • @vorbeck5555
    @vorbeck5555 Місяць тому +3

    When you talk about Chuck holding the stealing cash from his father I think the earlier episode showed that yes Jimmy did that but only after witnessing his father being so gullible. So yes his father's business went badly because of money but that episode showed that, while Jimmy didn't help the situation, his father's naive nature towards others was the real fatal flaw for the business. But Chuck blames it all on Jimmy.

  • @ndimes5606
    @ndimes5606 Місяць тому +2

    Loving the hair bro!

  • @BensSoZen
    @BensSoZen Місяць тому +2

    Actress for Chuck's wife was in Lost in Space (2018), a series that manages situational tension in a way i haven't seen before, or at least not nearly as well. A possible interest for you, James VS Cinema ...

  • @Mr.Fahrenheit.
    @Mr.Fahrenheit. Місяць тому +2

    One of the best episodes in the _Heisenverse....._ Also one of the most tragic and depressing.

  • @RiffHarvester
    @RiffHarvester Місяць тому +1

    This is one of my favorite episodes! I love your reactions, James!

  • @Mostly_Crazy
    @Mostly_Crazy Місяць тому

    The legendary Chuck Meltdown. Absolutely incredible delivery from Micheal McKean

  • @Jared_Wignall
    @Jared_Wignall Місяць тому +1

    This is one of the most pivotal episodes of the show. So much is unraveled, particularly with Jimmy and Chuck in the court room and how not only is this stuff that’s been inside Chuck is now all out in the open, but this outburst will have effects are quite something to see unfold not only in the remainder of this season but the remainder of the series. Of course that opening scene where Jimmy is trying to help Chuck with his reactions to electricity when Rebecca returns tells us a lot about Chuck, so this whole blow up at the end isn’t a major surprise. It’s also great to see Huell’s first appearance on Better Call Saul as well and that Caldera was the one who put Jimmy/Saul in contact with Huell. This is a truly phenomenal show. Great reaction James, I hope you’re doing well. Take care!

  • @benjaminroe311ify
    @benjaminroe311ify Місяць тому +1

    OMG. One of the best episodes of TV ever. So glad this reaction dropped today what a treat!

  • @joeyboogenz
    @joeyboogenz Місяць тому

    I was really pumped for you to start this show after I watched BB with you . IMO this is next level ! And for anyone who hasn't seen the next 3 &1/2 seasons . This show gets super nuts !!!!! I won't say anymore .

  • @SleepParty30
    @SleepParty30 Місяць тому

    I love the little filmmaker details you provide in your reactions, like the inhale and exhale shot with Chuck. That's insane detail right there, I tell you what.. Thanks brother man. Keep at it.

  • @brooza664
    @brooza664 Місяць тому +1

    This is the episode I've been waiting for

  • @Ferrant621
    @Ferrant621 Місяць тому

    We’ve been waiting for this episode since you started Breaking Bad! Yes, even before BCS. Man, Jimmy is the only one that could make a dude spitting 100% facts look crazy as hell. What a show, what an episode, and what a channel to re-experience it with!

  • @BANDIITLUL
    @BANDIITLUL Місяць тому +1

    16:45 "what's about to happen here?"

    *SOME CHICANERY*

  • @JamesVSCinema
    @JamesVSCinema  Місяць тому +30

    This episode truly stays with you...such a memorable one!
    Better Call Saul & Mr. ROBOT & Succession on Patreon! Click here: www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema
    Much love!

    • @geraldbatts575
      @geraldbatts575 Місяць тому

      Hey James, really enjoy your channel man. Your insights and the filmmakers perspective are much appreciated. A side note you ever watched the Coneheads movie? Based off od the old SNL skit by Dan Akroyd and Jane Curtain it is packed full of loved 80s and 90s comedic actors and the writing is phenomenal. Definitely on the lighter side compared to BCS. But the main reason I bring it up here is a terrific performance by Chuck himself, Michael Mckean as the INS agent hot on their trail. It's a must watch man for any well made comedy fan.

  • @natecloe8535
    @natecloe8535 Місяць тому

    I forgot that for one of the few times in this show, there's a moment where you can read the face of literally every person in the room like a book. Its right after Chucks outburst. Seeing Rebecca and Kim almost made me want to cry. Because both of them were. And Jimmy's heart is broken and you can see clearly that he did not want to have to do that. And Howard looks like he wants to vomit And I'm pretty sure that is much more than because that hurts the case. Everybody in that room that knows Chuck really loves him. And I think everybody but Jimmy didn't realize the extent of his mental illness.
    Damn it.....this show is so good.

  • @gilramanujan8826
    @gilramanujan8826 Місяць тому

    This had easily got to be my favorite episode in the entire show.

  • @DarylHandsome
    @DarylHandsome Місяць тому +2

    Let's not forget that the mind is the only lense we have to disseminate reality. Even a self inflicted, psychosomatic mental illness/condition can be just as disabling as a "real" one

  • @domskillet5744
    @domskillet5744 Місяць тому

    One of the greatest episodes in TV history. Everything was perfection. Chuck's rant is peak. Especially cool how they lingered on him with no cuts leaving the viewer in a trance just like Chuck and you only realize at the end of the rant just how bad it is when you see everyone's reactions.

  • @kimwexler9393
    @kimwexler9393 9 місяців тому +1

    I truly love rewatching this show more than some of my favorite films of all time.

  • @BillyBong
    @BillyBong Місяць тому

    Can't wait for the series finale after watching this one. James is gonna love it. You can just tell.

  • @jimmyrocha8417
    @jimmyrocha8417 Місяць тому

    The thing about this show is that it’s so GOOD that when they sprinkle the BB characters in there it just elevates it to another level. It feels so natural when they show up.

  • @commandershepard96
    @commandershepard96 Місяць тому

    This is the episode where this show is no longer just a prequel series. Just something different.

  • @JonH611
    @JonH611 Місяць тому

    Finally here. One of the greatest episodes of television, ever.

  • @Valid_Answer
    @Valid_Answer Місяць тому

    What I would give to rewatch BCS and Mr Robot for the first time. Two of the greatest shows ever written. You are in for a treat! Love watching your raw reactions.

  • @kendallgotcher1477
    @kendallgotcher1477 Місяць тому +1

    The fact that Michael McKean didn’t get an Emmy for his performance in this episode is a travesty.

  • @lorddoosworth8175
    @lorddoosworth8175 Місяць тому

    been looking forward to this one!

  • @rljada
    @rljada Місяць тому

    I have been waiting for you to get to this episode ever since you started watching this series 🙌🏾

  • @azuraslegs
    @azuraslegs Місяць тому +1

    My favorite episode!
    [Edit]
    Some notes I have about this episode that you may find interesting:
    1. When Chuck was practicing his testimony, one of his first attempts compared his and Jimmy's relationship to "Ted Kaczynski" and his brothers relationship. Ted Kaczynski was the Unibomber, and Ted's brother was the reason he got caught.
    2. Chuck ruined his relationship with his wife by lying and not owning up to his mistakes, and JIMMY was the one who warned him not to lie, to which Chick ignored him because he thought he knew better. He truly only cares when its Jimmy who lies, impying it really is a grudge and not just because "the law is sacred."
    3. Howard once again tries to warn Chuck against something, but chuck ignores his advice.
    4.Cases like this have to be slightly practised before hand in real life, so when Kim objects, she actually already objected in the pretrial, so the way she words it is more akin to "just a reminder that I objected to this before" so that the offical record states that she objects, and she isnt surprised when her objection is overruled. Just a neat fact.

  • @patriciarp9686
    @patriciarp9686 Місяць тому

    I loved BCS from the beginning, but this third season took me by storm. And this episode is perfect, causidical, mischievous and gave us Michael McKean's masterful interpretation.

  • @gerardfonz
    @gerardfonz 2 місяці тому

    Incredible episode and incredible reaction!

  • @godzillamaster34
    @godzillamaster34 Місяць тому

    By far my favorite episode of either series.

  • @AKmumu
    @AKmumu Місяць тому

    Here we are, one of the best tv show episode i've seen

  • @tovbyte
    @tovbyte Місяць тому

    MY MAN! I was waiting for this episode ever since you started breaking bad!!

  • @schizoposter1499
    @schizoposter1499 Місяць тому

    11:07 "This is going to be the death of Chuck"
    Oh the foreshadowing....

  • @Methereaper
    @Methereaper Місяць тому

    I have studied Bird Law for many forknights, and i can assert that this is completely accurate.

  • @theschmedaparadox1018
    @theschmedaparadox1018 Місяць тому +1

    This episode is all about making Huell happy 😊

  • @bdblake186
    @bdblake186 9 місяців тому +3

    Make a note. Return to this episode after you have finished the series. Do a rewatch.

  • @huellwhite4355
    @huellwhite4355 Місяць тому

    I like how they teased Huells entry when the vet asked if the person needed to fit in a tight space xd

  • @pencil6965
    @pencil6965 Місяць тому +1

    chuck needed therapy way before his electricity sensitivity lol jimmy too but jimmy is more self-righteous in some ways
    chuck didn't process the resentment building since childhood. it's unfortunate but understandable and yea really heartbreaking 😭

    • @inkwisitive
      @inkwisitive Місяць тому +1

      I wonder if there’s some neurodivergence to Chuck, as much as he has resentment for how Jimmy lives his life it does seem to conflict with a love for him - to the point where his actions/undermining is less spiteful and more because Jimmy’s actions (and certain consequences) mess with his fundamental understanding of how the world works.
      At the very least he’s been crippled by acute anxiety since Rebecca left him. I wouldn’t love to live inside his head.

  • @magicbrownie1357
    @magicbrownie1357 Місяць тому

    One of my favorite episodes in the series.

  • @zpicitisIII
    @zpicitisIII Місяць тому

    been waiting for this since u started bcs

  • @johnnyrivas2619
    @johnnyrivas2619 Місяць тому

    My favorite episode of this series, just sheer magnificence.

  • @alexkramerblogs
    @alexkramerblogs Місяць тому

    One of the best BCS episodes and yet I can still say with certainty that there is even better to come!

  • @jacob-spring
    @jacob-spring Місяць тому

    Chuck self destructing is one thing but what is worse, for Charles personally, is that he now realises that his "illness" is not real. He sat with a phone battery close to his cheast for over an hour and felt nothing. He realises that he's mentally ill

  • @SteveNathn
    @SteveNathn Місяць тому

    This was the point in the series where I no longer consistently thought about this show in relation to breaking bad, just as its own thing

  • @black90210s
    @black90210s Місяць тому

    I am so excited to say that I finally memorized the lyrics to James' outro song

  • @flerbus
    @flerbus Місяць тому

    this speech and the "i broke my boy" speech from mike should have won emmys

  • @silikon2
    @silikon2 Місяць тому +1

    Chuck is simply a horrible person. Sibling squabbles are very common and perhaps all but universal. But to this insane level?
    I was a bit surprised Howard seemed shocked about the apparent revelation of that Howard's condition is psychosomatic. Howard is very intelligent and could have easily googled this even then.

  • @Folkmoot
    @Folkmoot Місяць тому

    If you've seen the entire show please look up "Windmill Chicanery" its the catchiest thing I've ever heard.

  • @ThePete1081
    @ThePete1081 Місяць тому

    Wow I thought this episode was later in the season. What a pleasant surprise today.

  • @FloofyFlora
    @FloofyFlora Місяць тому

    🎉🎉🎉 yay just what I needed tonight ❤

  • @jip5889
    @jip5889 Місяць тому +1

    Ah, the episode that shows you how BCS surpasses BB.

  • @jculver1674
    @jculver1674 Місяць тому +1

    Fun fact: Rex Linn, the actor who plays Kevin, is the longtime boyfriend to one of the biggest country stars in history, Reba McEntire.

  • @DeterminedFC
    @DeterminedFC Місяць тому

    my fav episode of the show

  • @TomJones-wx5on
    @TomJones-wx5on Місяць тому

    We’re here baby!!!

  • @jaives
    @jaives Місяць тому

    before i clicked and without looking at the title, i thought "Are we on Chicanery?" Sees the first 5 seconds. "Oh shit. We're on Chicanery!"

  • @toony2112
    @toony2112 Місяць тому +1

    If Chuck had been succesful in getting Jimmy disbarred, would Hank and Steve Gomez still be alive?

  • @CilantroGamer
    @CilantroGamer Місяць тому

    "Need to fit him in a tight space?" I love Huell so much. And big shoutouts to Lavell Crawford for shedding weight. IIRC they wanted him to wear a suit to make him look larger for this but he refused. Legendary episode and great reaction.