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It's an interesting chicken-egg question and it's not as black-and-white as you paint it here. Obviously we know where Jimmy ends up, and that confirms what Chuck says in this episode. But if Chuck doesn't say it, does Jimmy still end up as Saul? One could argue that if Chuck had come around, been proud of his brother

A) Having the people at HHM know Jimmy did the leg work is not the same as him getting the credit for breaking a huge, interstate fraud case once it's over. That's potentially a career-making case if he actually gets to work it, but as it is he's being benched and nobody outside of the HHM office will know he had

Two things:

This episode may have had the first occurrence of Chekhov's Gas Canisters. Or at least the first I can remember. There were several moments in Chuck's house that they called attention to his use of gas, and Jimmy even mentions the fuel canisters in that final scene. In short: I think Chuck's going to die and I think

Man, creating this list made me realize just how much I loved VI-X (excluding VIII, which was "meh"). Those four games may all be in my top 10 most beloved of all time. I need to go back and replay all of them.

I don't think any series is beyond redemption, especially not Final Fantasy. I'll agree that XIII was a pretty extreme black mark on the series, but I really think that's been their only severe misstep. And the misstep wasn't XIII itself, it was insisting on making two sequels that nobody wanted.

Bravely Default was so, so good … and then it comes to a screeching halt. Forcing you to replay the same handful of things over and over again was brutal.

1. VI (this and Chrono Trigger jostle for first place on my all-time games list)
2. VII (first RPG I ever played as a kid, so will always hold a special place in my heart)
3. X + X-2
4. Tactics
5. IX
6. XIV (I'm stunned by how much I like this MMO)
7. XII
8. IV
9. VIII
10. V
11. XIII trilogy (didn't want to rank them

I try not to judge people now on who they were in the past. If he has a sense of humor about himself now, I can appreciate that and don't dock points for it taking him some time to come around to it. Sometimes people just need to get older and realize some stuff really doesn't matter.

Don't forget about Groban eating his own sushi on Parks and Rec. And no, "eating his own sushi" is not a euphemism for a sex act … yet.

Not a fan of his music, but I can appreciate that Michael Bolton seems like a pretty cool dude with a good sense of humor. He doesn't take himself too seriously and seems genuinely nice to be around.

Damn, that's crazy. Obviously this teacher is horrible at her job and made a significant mistake, but three months in jail seems excessive. Maybe the Columbus schools are horrendously bad, but this teacher doesn't deserve to have the judge's anger at the entire school system held personally against her.

There's no way the show can be as good now that nearly half the original cast is gone. But I know there's going to be at least one or two episodes that are face-meltingly incredible, and so I must watch it.

If part of the premise is that she isn't initially interested in him, then that's high-quality sitcom bullshit right there.

I enjoyed the hell out of his talk show and his stand-up is pretty great, so I'll at least check this out if it makes it to air. But the premise doesn't sound all that promising and the fact it's on ABC makes it sound even less promising.

To get back to prominence, he's going to need to act his Face Off.

He'd really have to tone down his shtick, but he's done that at times for his standup. I could actually get on board for this one.

The Show That Used To Be The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Now With Someone Else Who is Likely Worse

Dude has had a hell of a stint with that show, but it couldn't go on forever. It's crazy how many actors and comedians got their first big start on his crew, in one way or another. Good for him and I'm curious to see who replaces him, with Oliver and Colbert (the previous obvious succession choices) both gone.

Jeff Bridges is the most interesting part of everything he ever does. It's actually pretty impressive that he manages to still be interesting in something as dull and formulaic as this movie looks.