Better Call Saul 3x5 REACTION!! "Chicanery" 

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Lavell Crawford is the comedian who plays Huell Babineaux on BB and BCS. In BB he weighed 475 pounds. After the show ended, he decided to commit to his health and lost 220 pounds. He now weighs 255 pounds. When they approached him to reprise his character from BB in BCS they wanted him to wear a fat suit and fat makeup but he refused, so they went ahead without it. Congrats on him for achieving such a monumental weight loss.

IMO this is the saddest moment in BCS. Everything changes after this, and its just heartbreaking.

Love that small moment where Kim asks Howard about his opinion of Jimmy at the time he was in the mailroom. He considers the question, and decides to answer honestly, and his respect for Jimmy really comes through. He’s not on Jimmy’s side or anything, but he doesn’t hate him the same way Chuck does. Such a great moment for Howard’s character in my opinion. Beneath the robotic and uptight exterior he has a lot of heart deep down.

Erik’s pure glee at seeing Huel is just delightful.

Since the beginning of this season I was counting down the episodes for this moment, still one of my favorite scenes in this entire show

To address Howard, clarifying a bit since we know who the other Hamlin is now, Chuck is an elder to Howard. They seem closer in age but the firm was started by his dad and Chuck so there's a lot of respect and deference in that aspect. As opposed to Howard just seeing him as an asset.

Michael McKean is so good.

What I REALLY liked was the slow camera closing in on Chuck's face as he slowly becomes unhinged. The timing of it zooming in slowly was genius and perfectly timed. Better Call Saul is a study in character development in television.

One of the greatest pieces of acting I’ve ever seen. And just a simple slow zoom in conveys so much tone.

The episode that changes everything for the show. Absolutely pheomenal on all fronts. Michael McKean was especially amazing.

3:18 Holy shit, I was caught so off guard by that Huell voice 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think I can speak for everyone when I say we were waiting for this episode reaction

HE DEFECTED THROUGH A SUN ROOF

Jimmy McGill outsmarted the law and no one in Breaking Bad ever listened to him.

This, and the Season Finale, are some of the greatest episodes in this entire series. The entire show picks up from this season onward, but this and the finale are something else.

*”HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUN ROOF!”*

I’ve recently had a falling out with my sister, where a lot of her true underlying feelings she felt about me for YEARS finally came out. My heart breaks for Jimmy when Chuck snaps… Jimmy’s sacrificed so much and loved his brother for so long… of course Jimmy felt his brother was against him at times but to hear from his own mouth that he’s resented him since 9 years old… 💔 It’s really sad, I completely understand why Jimmy changes to Saul after this, there’s just this massive weight lifted once you don’t care about that toxic person in your life anymore 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💯💯💯💯

This ep is one of the best of the best of Better Call Saul... this is the show's half way point and when the show made a turn. This show is pure BCS, and doesn't have to rely on its Breaking Bad connection. It's all pure performance.

This is the moment that Chuck becomes Heisenberg

I love this show so much, I just always have a compulsion to keep watching but I'm watching this 1 episode a week with the guys cuz I ain't got time :I

HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF!

16:56 OH MY GOD Calvin

Ah interesting, all the times I've seen this episode, I don't think I ever quite thought about what Aaron brought up in the discussion about the flashback in the beginning. That in that instance, because it was for his own benefit, Chuck totally wanted Jimmy to do what he otherwise hates, which is tricking and lying to people. I get that Chuck specifically hates it when Jimmy does it to mess around with the law in particular, but still, it's pretty interesting that yes, Chuck basically wanted Slippin' Jimmy in that moment.

This is one of the best episodes in the BB universe...the writing, the acting, the camera shots...The payoff of Jimmy showing everyone that Chuck is crazy..I love Howard's face haha...Michael Mckean was incredible....Been waiting for you guys to get to this one!!!

top tier television episode right here

Michael McKean didn’t get an Emmy nomination for this? WHAT A SICK JOKE!

We're FINALLY HERE

people like to practice ahead of time depending the case , specially a witness since the kind of questions ask of you can swing the stand one way or another and might make you look bad aka chuck LMAO

Eric is the daddy we need.

Yessss I’ve been waiting for this one. Maybe my favorite bcs episode 👀

The real insult to Chuck imo, isn't his embarrassment seeing Rebecca, or his mental health being called into question in front of his associates, it's that his fuck up brother Slippin Jimmy beat him in a legal battle.

I like how Jimmy out lawyered Chuck and Chuck out coned Jimmy. Also “Howard the most innocent person” you guys have no idea.

Gimme Jimmy!!! Lenny is such a great actor. Squiggy was just ok.

It’s that time again, lads and ladies

SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 16:57 Oh god Calvin why did you have to say that

17:00 👀👀

I'm not sure about Bill Burr, he's upgraded to cameos in films like being a cop in Dog (2022).

Why did today's episode feel so short compared to others

6:21 But it works since it shows he got fatter over the years.

Let’s go

Here we see that like Chuck being able to hurt Jimmy because they were so close Jimmy can do the very same. Thanks for the video Blind Wave Crew.

I always hated Chuck!

I’m just waiting for Bridgerton reaction

"He's hoping this will break me down like a murderer confessing on Perry Mason" *3 minutes later* "...Oh shit."

One of the best episodes of television

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 and you, you *have* to stop him! You -

The slow zoom on Chuck as he spews out words of resentment. That scene is amazing

I think Kim playing Howard’s nepotism comment against him is one of my favorite moments in the show. It’s so small, but it’s Kim getting one over on him and Howard looking at her like “really?”

It's worth noting that Chuck has always been Howard's priority and closest friend. Sure the firm's PR is Howard's responsibility, but I can't imagine that was his first thought when he was expressing concern for Chuck's participation in the hearing or his saddened look after Chuck's final outburst

Jimmy's face at the end of Chuck's speech breaks my heart, you can tell that he didn't liked not feel any joy on doing that to Chuck, it looked like he was about to cry.

I think one of the understated elements of this episode is that Jimmy's gamble worked not because Chuck couldn't predict what Jimmy would do but because he couldn't face the truth about his own condition. Chuck has been shown to be able to pretty adeptly take apart Jimmy's plots. He assumed that Jimmy's move would be to have a phone without a battery in his pocket because that would be Jimmy's move if Chucks condition was REAL. He would have to trick the panel into thinking Chuck was faking. But because Jimmy putting the battery in Chuck's pocket was contingent on the condition being psychosomatic, Chuck could not imagine it actually working and therefore didn't predict that it would be what Jimmy would do.

What happened this episode was basically an arbitration. It's a civil case where both parties agree to abide by a decision made by a panel of judges. The rules are far less strict so they can produce results far faster at the cost of being unable to appeal because it's not technically a court case. This is in Chuck's best interest as he wants to reach a speedy agreement that won't get Jimmy in trouble per se, but will force him to step down as a lawyer. He also didn't have to go through any rules of evidence to get the tape played, but Jimmy was equally able to present the pictures of Chuck's house. Also Jimmy pulling the stunt with the battery probably would've gotten him thrown out of court. And to take it a step further Kim probably wouldn't have been allowed to represent Jimmy in the first place because of her proximity to the case(remember he said her name directly on the tape). Ultimately, what Chuck saw as a slam dunk also gave Jimmy enough wiggle room to do what he does best.

Been waiting for this reaction since you started reacting to BCS. So many great moments here. That Chuck’s breakdown, satisfying as it may seem to others, is such a heartbreaking moment as well. It is a sick joke that Michael McKean neither win nor got nominated for an Emmy on this. For me, this is up there at the top 5 as one of the best episodes of BB/BCS universe.

This is right up there with "The Constant" and "Ozymandias" as one of my favorite episodes of television ever. McKean was robbed of that Emmy!

It's so crazy how differently I feel about this episode and many other Chuck moments before and after the end of this season.

It's a crime they didn't acknowledge Michael McKean's incredible acting

YOU GUYS CAN WATCH THE LEGAL EAGLE EPISODE ABOUT THIS ONE NOW. ITS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO. THROUGH A SUNROOF

Finally! This is one of the all-time best BCS episodes. So hyped for your reaction

This is the moment BCS became my favourite show ever. Perfectly written, set and acted.

Time for some chicanery

This was the first moment in Better Call Saul that I realized I felt bad about rooting for Jimmy. We all know what he's going to become, and Chuck knew. And we all cheered for him anyway.

*SPOILER* "That's gonna kill him." when talking about Chuck... spot on!

one of my favorite shots in this episode is right at the end after Chuck asks if there are any more questions and the look on Jimmy's face shows that he feels awful about what he just did. as much as Chuck has put Jimmy through, Jimmy still cares about his brother and you can tell that he wishes he could have done it any other way. Bob Odenkirk is a phenomenal actor, as is Michael Mckean. top tier episode of BCS.

It's perfectly normal and reasonable to rehearse your testimony specifically to avoid Perry Mason and Chicanery moments. The show plays with that in the same way Jimmy plays the council. You know that Chuck is right, mostly, but everything up to this has been showing resentment towards Jimmy so it comes off as insincere. Chuck is first and foremost, a good lawyer. And a good lawyer prepares.

I like how they're like PR, but they didn't think of something even worse, INSURANCE.

At long last they have finally made it to THE episode

[SPOILER ALERT] Rick: He really did change those numbers.. But that doesnt matter, its gonna eat chuck away. Calvin: Oh thats gonna kill him. Ahem. :3

The dynamic between these 2 brothers is so intense and complex, I love it. This scene in particular always gets me pumped, even though I know Jimmy isn't always on the right, in this case Chuck totally brought it on himself. Chuck's breakdown also is very similar to Jimmy's, in the episode after Jimmy found out about the tape. It's so crazy that they keep going back and forth, one upping each other and that leaves the viewer always on the edge. From one side I know Jimmy's wrong, but from the other side we know that Chuck can be a bit of a prick. I think in the end, both want what they can't have. Jimmy always longed for his brother respect but never get it, and Chuck wanted the law to be preserved and ethical, and he never got it either. Their relationship is a great concept to be discussed in a show about law, because there is no wrong or right in this situation imo, they're both wrong and right in their own terms. Two brothers fighting for their best interest, it's all a grey area in this, unless you're a "moral knight" who thinks Chuck is always right.

If you want to see the inspiration of the monologue and reaction shot of this episode, see the courtroom scene in “The Caine Mutiny”.

Laughing out loud was definitely not my reaction to this scene.

I watched this episode late last night and couldn't stop thinking about it!

LegalEagle has a video on this episode!

This is top tier television folks. Doesn't get much better than this

12:00 chicanery button

Anyone who reads this go rewatch the scene Walter and Jesse kidnap Saul Saul mentions 2 people from BCS 😱

After 7 episodes in to season 6 and I still think this is the best BCS episode so far, and for those who haven't made it that far, believe me that's saying A LOT

14:25 well yes...but no

the worst part is that Chuck is right, Jimmy did do all those things and he is a guy that simply loves to manipulate, distorce and bend anything to make it his way. His whole speech at the end is true. But them you start to think that, if Chuck wasn't jealous and so close minded about Jimmy, he could've actually changed into someone better and it's just... UGH GOD THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD

I think the fact that they didn't bother to check out who Huell was is an indication of overconfidence by the State Bar.

Man I wish they'd speed this up lol

One of the best episodes of any TV show

Ahhhh we’re finally here. Basically the best episode until a few in season 5. Chucks meltdown is sad, yet epic.

They cut the best part: "WHAT A SICK JOKE !"

*LET’S GOOOOO*

Time for the best episode of the series

2:00 The whole blind wave crew lowered their heads in disappointment I’m laughing out loud lol

love your videos! (this has been driving me crazy since I noticed it a while ago, can y'all please straighten Rex's helmet on the stand?)

2:04 Collective disappointment

I like how they are openly rooting for evilness But I wish at least one of them could understand both sides of the story even though it makes sense to root for the main character

The first of the many Better Call Saul episodes to reach Breaking Bad level. It just gets crazier from here on out.

Such a good episode

Such a good episode.

I heard of a fan theory. You know how Huell is much skinnier in BCS and Kim is not in Breaking Bad? Why is that? Well, the answer is obvious, Huell ate Kim!

you guys are the first ones i've seen to immediately catch that chuck was thinking of comparing jimmy to the freakin unabomber!! i knew i loved watching you all for a reason!

Been anticipating this episode since you started season 3!

Ahhh we are finally here

This is the one I’ve been waiting for them to see!!! The court scene.

Favorite episode of the series.

13:50 Eric: "Howard is the most innocent person..." If he only knew.