I knew it!
But still, it did sting.
Poor Jimmy. "Not a real lawyer".
Some people thought that Jimmy was a lite version of Walter White, while he was actually an older Jesse!
I knew that Chuck would betray him. It was obvious that he had always seen Jimmy as not worth it, but the final scene still hurt. Of course, the moment they introduced Chuck McGill we should have known that the sibling ties would be severed, otherwise, why would have Jimmy given up on his family name?
I know, I know, in BrBa, Saul said that having a Jewish name made him look like more lawyer-y (although he didn't phrase it that way), but Saul was mostly a clown in BrBa. BCS made Jimmy so real, and Jimmy did love his big brother.
Vince Gilligan is so good at providing family (or family-like) relationships that cut to the chest, in the best/worst way. I don't think I can be moved by any fucked-up relationship as much as I was by Jesse/Walt, but the whole Chuck/Jimmy thing kinda recalled it. The way Chuck talked about the law also reminded me of the way Walter talked about science. It was sacred, amateurs couldn't do it, shouldn't touch it. Not a game!
Once upon a time Chuck was Jimmy's Mr White too, his mentor, the older man to whom he looked up. He passed the bar, when Jesse learned the cook with the proper tools, and whitout adding chili.
And Jimmy thought they could work together, his older brother and he, that they could be equal partners. But Chuck turned out to be even worse than Walter, in a way, Walter, at least, wanted to work with Jesse, and even ended up telling him that his product was just as good as his own (and he meant at the time!). Even in the end, there was more jealousy than contempt.
That said, there was also jealousy from Chuck when he mentioned Jimmy's shortcut and compared it to his own hard work and dedication. Siblings's rivalry is as old as mankind.
It took 4 seasons for Jesse to "be done"; if Jimmy means what he said to his brother it's unlikely that we'll see Chuck again. So I hope the show has some meaty stuff ahead, for I will miss having twisted relationships on my screen. As much as the character study and Walter's journey were fascinating and the writing and shots were brillant, BrBa wouldn't have been the same if they had killed Jesse in season 1. The father/meth son relationship became the throbbing heart of the show. BCS needs something as visceral to hold my love. watching Jimmy navigate among criminals and become Saul won't be enough. Fun for sure, but deep down I am a sucker for tragedy, not for comedy.
BTW, the episode provided another pseudo-Walt through Mike's client. That said, I don't think the clueless bald guy would even reveal an inner Heisenberg. watching him put things into perspective. Yes Walter was clumsy too, and was never good at doing his homework either (unlike Skyler), but even before he went badass on Tuco, and put the hat on, Walter White had a sort of natural malice mixed with his genius. And Heisenberg is much cooler a name than Pryce!
The Mike scene with the two other hired bodyguards was great. I enjoyed it even though it was telegraphed. And later when facing Nacho and his crew, he just commanded respect. I'm liking this Mike much more than the BrBa Mike of whom I was never fond of. Probably because he isn't a fixer yet and hasn't called anyone in cold blood.
What he said about good vs bad and keeping yor word was a bit cliché, but it was like a Greek chorus commenting on the main plot. Chuck is on the side of the law, but he's a bad man, even though he let Howard play the bad cop!
Slipping Jimmy was a criminal in the making, and Saul Goodman will be a criminal, but for now all we (and Kim) see is that Jimmy is a good man whose heart and spirit have been broken.
Poor Jimmy.
Poor Jimmy. "Not a real lawyer".
Some people thought that Jimmy was a lite version of Walter White, while he was actually an older Jesse!
I knew that Chuck would betray him. It was obvious that he had always seen Jimmy as not worth it, but the final scene still hurt. Of course, the moment they introduced Chuck McGill we should have known that the sibling ties would be severed, otherwise, why would have Jimmy given up on his family name?
I know, I know, in BrBa, Saul said that having a Jewish name made him look like more lawyer-y (although he didn't phrase it that way), but Saul was mostly a clown in BrBa. BCS made Jimmy so real, and Jimmy did love his big brother.
Vince Gilligan is so good at providing family (or family-like) relationships that cut to the chest, in the best/worst way. I don't think I can be moved by any fucked-up relationship as much as I was by Jesse/Walt, but the whole Chuck/Jimmy thing kinda recalled it. The way Chuck talked about the law also reminded me of the way Walter talked about science. It was sacred, amateurs couldn't do it, shouldn't touch it. Not a game!
Once upon a time Chuck was Jimmy's Mr White too, his mentor, the older man to whom he looked up. He passed the bar, when Jesse learned the cook with the proper tools, and whitout adding chili.
And Jimmy thought they could work together, his older brother and he, that they could be equal partners. But Chuck turned out to be even worse than Walter, in a way, Walter, at least, wanted to work with Jesse, and even ended up telling him that his product was just as good as his own (and he meant at the time!). Even in the end, there was more jealousy than contempt.
That said, there was also jealousy from Chuck when he mentioned Jimmy's shortcut and compared it to his own hard work and dedication. Siblings's rivalry is as old as mankind.
It took 4 seasons for Jesse to "be done"; if Jimmy means what he said to his brother it's unlikely that we'll see Chuck again. So I hope the show has some meaty stuff ahead, for I will miss having twisted relationships on my screen. As much as the character study and Walter's journey were fascinating and the writing and shots were brillant, BrBa wouldn't have been the same if they had killed Jesse in season 1. The father/meth son relationship became the throbbing heart of the show. BCS needs something as visceral to hold my love. watching Jimmy navigate among criminals and become Saul won't be enough. Fun for sure, but deep down I am a sucker for tragedy, not for comedy.
BTW, the episode provided another pseudo-Walt through Mike's client. That said, I don't think the clueless bald guy would even reveal an inner Heisenberg. watching him put things into perspective. Yes Walter was clumsy too, and was never good at doing his homework either (unlike Skyler), but even before he went badass on Tuco, and put the hat on, Walter White had a sort of natural malice mixed with his genius. And Heisenberg is much cooler a name than Pryce!
The Mike scene with the two other hired bodyguards was great. I enjoyed it even though it was telegraphed. And later when facing Nacho and his crew, he just commanded respect. I'm liking this Mike much more than the BrBa Mike of whom I was never fond of. Probably because he isn't a fixer yet and hasn't called anyone in cold blood.
What he said about good vs bad and keeping yor word was a bit cliché, but it was like a Greek chorus commenting on the main plot. Chuck is on the side of the law, but he's a bad man, even though he let Howard play the bad cop!
Slipping Jimmy was a criminal in the making, and Saul Goodman will be a criminal, but for now all we (and Kim) see is that Jimmy is a good man whose heart and spirit have been broken.
Poor Jimmy.