Holy shit, that's great.

Yep. Every day, more stuff like this happens, and I grit my teeth and realize it will be another 2 years before there's any chance for something to actually be done about it. And even then, even with everything that's going on, you still have people SUPPORTING this guy and the party that's enabled him.

It's weird that the Daily Show as a cultural institution and must-watch show only ended a couple of years ago. Then you see the early clips with Jon Stewart and wonder if any of us were ever so young.

Heroes was the first thing I thought of. Then again, that show borrowed liberally from the X-Men, so I guess it's not surprising.

Well, that might be true. But I'd say if Chuck isn't the better lawyer, it's strictly due to his mental illness. One doesn't become partner without having some serious qualifications and success .

I dunno—I think it's pretty rash to say Jimmy's the better lawyer at this point. Chuck is obviously EXTREMELY successful with HHM—they wouldn't be going along with his every need, post-condition, if he hadn't made them a LOT of money over the years. Jimmy's a smart guy, is "Charlie Hustle", but he's also prone to…

Yep. I'm not sure Jimmy should be lauded for a few weak, failed attempts at the straight and narrow. Chuck's been doing that his whole life. No wonder he resents his brother being loved and appeased.

Yes. I don't think Chuck and Jimmy are that alike. Chuck follows the rules, but is never loved. Jimmy breaks the rules at every turn, and is loved. That "unfairness"—or, to Chuck, "INJUSTICE"—is quite possibly what broke him after decades of insecurity and resentment, even after he'd established himself with HHM. …

It does. Though it's his success as a lawyer is really what has enabled everyone to cater to him. Were he not as successful as he was—and if he didn't have a brother who would take care of him regardless—he'd have a much harder time getting by. He may be self-important, but he's also still (at least up until now)…

Exactly, re: him being a damn good lawyer. I happen to do (non-legal) work for a law firm. If you're a successful, senior-level lawyer, the world is very much your oyster. Keep making a firm money, and they will take very, very good care of you.

Right. They wanted Chuck to play the tape, and go into WHY Jimmy wanted it destroyed—which would open it up for them to go into Chuck's illness. Chuck really did have a valid reason to want to play it—getting Jimmy's admission of tampering out there would seem to finally destroy Jimmy's career. But Jimmy had a play…

I'm acutely aware that, whenever I do go back and look at any Breaking Bad episodes, Jimmy and Mike are going to look waaay too young compared to what I'm used to now. Sort of like watching Hugh Jackman de-age chronologically in the X-Men movies.

That's a good point. The line between his personal failings (arrogance, etc.) and his illness (mental, not physical) is razor-thin, but I think it does exist. He just exploits the one in service of the other—and they do echo each other nicely from a writing standpoint.

………..wait a minute………..

I see what you did there!

40+% of the country seems to agree.

We haven't yet seen what caused his condition, or when it started, did we? I thought maybe the divorce had something to do with it, but his ex not knowing about it makes that questionable—though still possible. Maybe she leaves him for her job, and that's enough to make him crack, before his attempt to reconcile, as…

Fair enough. But I don't see it as Chuck DELIBERATELY crying "me-me-me". He's mentally ill, not physically ill. But he didn't (I don't think, anyway) wake up one day and DECIDE to be mentally ill, or to even pretend to be. Maybe they'll eventually reveal something that indicates he did. Otherwise, though, it's…

Yep. I see a lot of folks attributing Chuck's illness as "bullshit"—which, physically, it probably is, as they proved this episode. But he BELIEVES it, and really, there's not a lot of difference. If you believe that every piece of electronics is frying you, and you feel that pain, then it doesn't really matter if…

Yep. I like that Howard has been portrayed as a smug lawyer, but not a villain. He could be easy to dislike if he's acting dismissive and condescending, but it's not like that's the entirety of the character.