BCS Rewatch: "Witness"
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between_time_and_42Jimmy: WITNESS ME!!!!!
Chuck, Howard, and the PI guy: WITNESSED!!!!!
Jimmy's rage-fueled bender at the end of this episode is a sight to BEHOLD, and probably the first scene in the show where Bob Odenkirk REALLY gets to show off his acting chops. My blood ran cold at the line "tell me or I'll burn this whole house down." In retrospect, there are SO many lines like that that hint at what's to become of Chuck... Speaking of Chuck, GOD THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE AND I HATE HIM. When Howard said "it's been 8 days," I literally started pointing at the screen and shouting "He's insane! This dude is insane!" Like, seriously, that was a RISKY gamble to pull off, and I was glad Howard got to say something about it, because Chuck isn't even doing this because Jimmy broke the law- this is personal. He's getting back at his older brother for having ten times the charm and ten fewer scruples than he does. He's getting back at him because his parents preferred Jimmy. He's getting back at him because he charmed over his wife even when Chuck needed someone on his side at that moment. I don't think he truly hates his brother... but god, the amount of time spent OBSESSING over him is seriously unhealthy at this point.
Gus is extra as fuck. He sends Mike on a wild goose chase to go catch him and talk to him, but instead of meeting him face to face he leaves a cell phone out in the desert for Mike to find and waits until the precise moment for Mike to come by to call him, so it rings as soon as Mike finds it. So... now Gus is in the story, FINALLY!! I love Gus. Yes he's a bad person but I love him as a character. I remember freaking out the first time it showed his face in this episode, but now I realized, he's actually shown out of focus in the background before Jimmy sees him face to face. Which is even cooler, really. As soon as I saw it this time, I went, "That's Gus!" I hope Mike's storyline will pick up from here because this is the second time I nearly fell asleep while watching it.
The first time I saw this, I forgot that Francesca was a character in Breaking Bad, and I still think it's a little contrived and unnecessary for her to have started as Jimmy and Kim's secretary. I thought it was hilarious how you could still hear her talking in the background about Cracker Barrel when Jimmy went to meet Kim in her office. Speaking of Kim... this episode has the most beautiful shot of her (and I'm not saying "most" as in "most excellent" a la Bill and Ted, but I mean, I think that she looks more beautiful in this shot than in any other part of the show, it's a very specific shot that I have screencaps of).
Chuck, Howard, and the PI guy: WITNESSED!!!!!
Jimmy's rage-fueled bender at the end of this episode is a sight to BEHOLD, and probably the first scene in the show where Bob Odenkirk REALLY gets to show off his acting chops. My blood ran cold at the line "tell me or I'll burn this whole house down." In retrospect, there are SO many lines like that that hint at what's to become of Chuck... Speaking of Chuck, GOD THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE AND I HATE HIM. When Howard said "it's been 8 days," I literally started pointing at the screen and shouting "He's insane! This dude is insane!" Like, seriously, that was a RISKY gamble to pull off, and I was glad Howard got to say something about it, because Chuck isn't even doing this because Jimmy broke the law- this is personal. He's getting back at his older brother for having ten times the charm and ten fewer scruples than he does. He's getting back at him because his parents preferred Jimmy. He's getting back at him because he charmed over his wife even when Chuck needed someone on his side at that moment. I don't think he truly hates his brother... but god, the amount of time spent OBSESSING over him is seriously unhealthy at this point.
Gus is extra as fuck. He sends Mike on a wild goose chase to go catch him and talk to him, but instead of meeting him face to face he leaves a cell phone out in the desert for Mike to find and waits until the precise moment for Mike to come by to call him, so it rings as soon as Mike finds it. So... now Gus is in the story, FINALLY!! I love Gus. Yes he's a bad person but I love him as a character. I remember freaking out the first time it showed his face in this episode, but now I realized, he's actually shown out of focus in the background before Jimmy sees him face to face. Which is even cooler, really. As soon as I saw it this time, I went, "That's Gus!" I hope Mike's storyline will pick up from here because this is the second time I nearly fell asleep while watching it.
The first time I saw this, I forgot that Francesca was a character in Breaking Bad, and I still think it's a little contrived and unnecessary for her to have started as Jimmy and Kim's secretary. I thought it was hilarious how you could still hear her talking in the background about Cracker Barrel when Jimmy went to meet Kim in her office. Speaking of Kim... this episode has the most beautiful shot of her (and I'm not saying "most" as in "most excellent" a la Bill and Ted, but I mean, I think that she looks more beautiful in this shot than in any other part of the show, it's a very specific shot that I have screencaps of).
