Used to chuckle at the thought that Jimmy got his law degree through an online course but now here I am studying law online.

"I'm proud of you jimmy" *and thus, slippin jimmy was no more, and everyone lived happily ever after*

It's crazy how even at jimmy's best moment, he's so excited to show his brother, and all chuck can say is "Is this a joke?!"

Jimmy working a FULL TIME JOB, taking law classes at night, in his spare time... because he wants to be a lawyer so badly. And chuck still shits on him and says he's not a "real" lawyer. The arrogance!!!

I love how Michael McKean described Chuck's relationship with Jimmy in an interview: "Chuck made his mom proud, but Jimmy made her laugh." Perfectly captures why Chuck is so hostile to the idea that Jimmy could pass the BAR, because what makes Chuck special now?

1:00 “ they call it distance learning” Jimmy was ahead of the curve

I love how humble Jimmy is while being smuggly scoffed at.

0:29 LMAO I’m just used by now to hearing “What a sick joke!” after that then a few seconds later, Chuck hitting his head on the table.

The fact that chuck was so "proud" of Jimmy working in the mailroom but disappointed in him becoming a lawyer showed hiw much he didn't actually want success from him. He wanted that mailroom job to be a constant reminder to jimmy of " if it was not for me, you would still be in jail". Since Jimmy getting the law degree on his own meant Chuck could not lord over him.

How about that, Chuck was talking into a tape recorder. I guess he likes to use those things for more than dictation.

This is what always got me about Chuck claiming that Jimmy isn't a real lawyer. Speaking as someone who took and failed it twice, there is NO WAY that a person can pass the exam without demonstrating a significant degree of capability as a lawyer. It really is proof that you can do the job. On the other hand, it is entirely possible to graduate from law school- even a prestigious law school- and forgot absolutely everything you've learned in a handful of months. Jimmy proved himself. He really did. And what was Chuck's response to what, by all rights, should have been the proudest moment of Jimmy's life? A campaign of sabotage, to keep the little brat in his place. Saul Goodman is nothing more nor less than what Chuck McGill made of him.

"Go Land Crabs!" Hahahahaha!

"Is this a joke?" That short sentence right there says everything about Chuck.

Its like losing your virginity, 3rd times the charm. Good ol Saul.

*(scoffs) "Is this a joke?"* That little line McKean delivers is so potent. You can feel the hostility inside of Chuck at that moment when he comes to the realization that Jimmy passed the bar exam (before even Jimmy confirms to him that he did). The rest is pure Hater-ade.

"What a sick joke!" **hits head on table**

0:57 that little laugh by Chuck says so much about him. Its an easy thing to miss on first watch, and you assume its because Chuck is impressed with Jimmy`s grit. But, rewatching it after their big argument, its pretty clear Chuck was just laughing derisively about Jimmy getting his law degree from the 'University of American Samoa'. Such a snob, so petty, so jealous, so defensive and so insecure. Its easy to hate Chuck, but he`s utterly real and well-drawn as a character.

WHAT A SICK JOKE!! *slams head on table

0:35 Chuck's face briefly flashes dismay, even anger, but he quickly suppresses it. Great acting.

I love how Jimmy says, the bar exam was a mother, “for me at least” implying that Jimmy thought his brother was so smart and knowledge of the law that he could pass the bar easily

I can only imagine how heart broken Jimmy was when he found out what his brother thought of him. He tried VERY hard to change, and he did, and he lived up to his brother's "expectations". Well, turns out Chuck never expected his brother to be good, Chuck hates his brother and wanted his brother to stay in that mail room forever. This show is so deep in hindsight. And this show was just like taking a part of someone's life onto the TV. 11/10 for Better Call Saul!

Chuck's reaction at 0:35 is a huge throwaway to *that* scene later on in the season. Even then, I didn't see it coming.

Chuck on the outside: 😃 Chuck on the inside: 😰

The way Chuck says "Y-you passed the bar?!" is extremely funny lmao his voice cracked

What a sick joke

What a sick joke! He worked his ass off!

And he gets to lose his virginity? What a sick joke!

He shows the definite signs of a classic bitter introvert to an extrovert. His brother is naturally amazing with people and has great chemistry with literally anyone he meets. Chuck doesn’t have that natural charisma and ability so he poured himself into law. He had to view his brother as a lesser being. If he didn’t, he would have to accept all of the things his brother has, that he does not. He used all of his brothers quirks and cons to rationalize that his brother wasn’t perfect and he was. So when he finds out that his brother is not only naturally great at the things he sucks at. He is also naturally great at the things that chuck is as well. And chuck felt threatened. If he allowed Jimmy to be made partner and to make him a legal equal. He would have to accept that his brother is not a lesser being. And that would completely destroy his own identity of himself I, myself, am a natural introvert. And I have a younger brother, like Jimmy, who is amazing with people. When I was in high school I watched my brother be popular and social and all the things I wanted to be. And I hated him for it. But I have grown past that bitterness and have come to realize that it was my own issues, not my brother, that prevented me from being what I wanted to be. Now, even though we live in different states, we try to talk on the phone with each other everyday. He’s become one of my best friends and favorite people. And that’s because I have done my best to see past through my own issues. I see a lot of myself in Chuck, and I understand a lot of the things he did. Still don’t agree with what he did. He truly screwed up his brothers life and is one of the main causes of the person Jimmy becomes. And the thing that pisses me off, is the fact he refuses to accept his own responsibility.

This is one of those scenes where you see it completely different way the second time. At first I thought Chuck was shocked, but nevertheless proud of Jimmy, the second time I realised that Chuck is really terrified from what Jimmy just brought to him.

WHAT A SICK JOKE!

This is one of the saddest scenes in the whole show. The fact that Jimmy passed the bar while working full time and fully lived up to all his brothers “expectations” in the most hard-working, American dream way only to be manipulated by his brother to stay beneath him is just heart breaking. Imagine how good Jimmys life could have been if he had a brother with a morsel of compassion.

0:28 chuck reacts to Jimmy passing the bar

“Environmental impact and sustainability assurance act” The same act that Skylar used in Breaking Bad to get Mr.Eyebrows to sell the car wash Neat detail!

what a sick joke

Jimmy's body language is so spot on . His tone and speech are full of banter and energy but his body language is just full of anxiety, desperate for his brother's approval.

To think, if only Chuck had sincerely been on his side for once, all the hurt and misery they could've avoided.

I love how they managed to create a dynamic where both sides are in the wrong. It was a genius decision to make Saul into a far more sympathetic character; he was a teen reprobate who tried his absolute best to make it the honest way and eventually was so beaten down by trying to make it in the same way as his brother that eventually he turned to what he was naturally good at. And they mirrored it with Mike being tempted back into the game too. Chuck is right in many ways, but he is motivated by a desire to see himself as superior to Jimmy, who despite being a waste of space in his early years, is a far more likeable and genuine person than Chuck could ever hope to be. That's why he claims to be the only one who really 'knows' Jimmy, to try and dismiss everyone else's affection for him as misguided

The most intereting thing in this scene is Chuck's reaction and you cut it off.

"It's like losing your virginity, third time's the charm." That sounds like something Saul would say.

Jimmy's so humble in this scene. From, "It's not Georgetown or anything," where Chuck went to, "the bar exam's a mother -- for me [at least]," acknowledging how how he was inspired by the two most important people to him, his big bro and Kim. I mean, yeah, Jimmy-as-Saul went nuclear and got Chuck's insurance canceled, but after all Chuck did to hurt his brother and the lack of *honest* communication, I don't think there's anything that could have hurt Jimmy more than telling him he just never mattered that much to him. I forgot how sweet Jimmy was.

The only thing that matters is that he passed the bar exam. Everyone, regardless of colleges, community colleges or family wealth, have to take the same exam and pass it. And so, regardless that Jimmy went to crappy schools. He passed the exact same exam that every Harvard Law graduate has to pass. They're in the same club. The bar exam isn't dumbed down for you if you fail it the first time, or any other time. You have to take that exam again with everyone else. So bravo, Jimmy. You passed the Bar Exam that every single attorney needs to pass to show a sufficient level of legal competence.

What a sick joke!

WHAT A SICK JOKE

"He gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance!"

Chuck: You are not a real lawyer and I worked my ass off to get there. Jimmy: Full time work and took online course at night and spare time for two years. Still loving his brother so much. Damn Chuck’s ego on loving law just destroyed the family.

With a brother like Chuck...who needs enemies? I'd much rather have Jimmy as my lawyer than Chuck. Certainly much rather have him as a brother.

The truly tragic thing is that at this point in the story, Jimmy really had changed. He had done everything Chuck asked him to do: he cut all ties with his old "Slippin' Jimmy" life and associates, moved to Albuquerque, took a job in the mailroom at HHM, and completely stayed out of trouble. He had been living an honest, law-abiding life for years while also obtaining a law degree through the limited options available to him. No fraud, no cheating, no scams. He followed the rules, put in the work, took the classes, studied the books, passed the exams, and made himself a lawyer. Jimmy had proved his commitment to becoming a better man. But Chuck never really wanted him to become a better man, he just wanted to keep him under his thumb forever. If Chuck had just hired Jimmy as a junior associate (or at the very least recommended him to another firm) Jimmy might have spent the rest of his life as an honest, straight-laced attorney. Instead Chuck actively sabotaged Jimmy's career prospects at every turn, which drove Jimmy out into the sketchy fringes of the legal profession where con artistry thrives. Saul Goodman was born because Chuck refused to let James McGill, Esquire exist.

You passed the bar?

Becoming a lawyer is like losing your virginity: in both cases it's a loss of innocence.

I get recommended this because of so many memes about Chuck XD

It’s actually weird seeing the original scene now with all the memes 🤣

This is the moment Chuck became a meme.

0:28 a meme was born

*YoU PaSSeD ThE BaR???*

the wonderful irony is that jimmy was twice the lawyer chuck ever was from a raw talent standpoint.

He's so flummoxed and hurt he can't even put on a poker face in front of Jimmy. That's how badly his ego was throughout his life.

WHAT A SICK JOKE!!

The fact that Chuck saw Jimmy's achievement to pass the Bar clearly shows that he has a pride/ego that's on par with Walt in many ways. While working for HHM, he managed to pass classes he needed in community college and law school, doing which time Chuck had no clue it was going on, showing that all that time studying didn't interfere with his work or personal schedules together. Jimmy cuts corners, no doubt, but when it comes to getting things done, he's as hard of a worker as any as we see in many episodes throughout this show such as putting together all the shredded pieces of paper together which help kick off the Sandpiper Case

This is the scene where Chuck became Chuck.

Jimmy asked if he had a second, but then said it would take 2 seconds. Slippin' Jimmy strikes again

I just took the bar. I’m really proud of Jimmy.

Chuck looking like he's seen Godzilla. Jimmy got a law degree, and his brother's response is _terror._

Ok these chuck edits are getting crazy

“What a sick joke!”

0:28

0:28 ChuckHitsHeadOnTable.mp4

This was the moment that Chuck's "sickness" began, let that sink in.

the "you passed the bar?" doesn't even sound real anymore

0:33 he's supposed to say '' what a sick joke! '' and then hit his head on a table. This video isn't accurate. In other words, what a sick joke! ....

I think everyone can relate to that feeling when you are really excited about something and you share that with someone and they shut you down and kill your excitement. Horrible.

l a n d c r a b s

Good for Saul! He passed one way or another.

That damn voice recorder....

Got the feeling this is gonna be one of the most watched clips of BCS soon

Chuck would lose his mind over Zoom.

This scene hits me like a ton of bricks. I've been a screwup my whole life, but the past 5 years I've really turned it around. I went back to school, got my degree, and currently pursuing a career doing what I love. I've worked my butt off to turn my life around and I've finally found success and stability... and there have been multiple people who I thought were in my corner react with nothing but thinly-veiled disgust and jealousy. I remember a couple friends I had finding out about something special I had accomplished career-wise, and their reactions were basically note-for-note how Chuck reacted to Jimmy passing the bar here. These people weren't happy for me at all. Most of your "friends" and "loved ones" don't actually want what's best for you. They want you to remain the same loser you always have been so they can feel better about themselves. When you no longer fit that role, they no longer have any need for you. It sucks, but the only thing you can really do is cut them out of your life and move on. That's what I did.

Small but interesting detail: the face Chuck flashes at 0:36 is very reminiscent of his discomfort face when he experiences his hypersensitivity to electricity. like jimmy was somehow the cause of it all.

You… you passed the bar?

Poor Jimmy never saw his brother for what he truly was, a small petty man. And even when he did, he still loved him and chuck still made him pay for it.

"Distance learning." Oh how I pine for the days that was a novel thing...

The amount of disappointment on Chuck's face. 😂

Who else was here before the memes?

The type of resilience you need in order to have a full time job, study at night for YEARS, fail an extremely hard exam not once, but twice, and keep coming back for more...is staggering.

If Jimmy can bas the Bar, so can I.

0:37 - Chuck was THAT close to exploding with venom.

Just bought my brother and myself a couple of those 'University of American Samoa Law School Land Crabs' t-shirts. TOO funny. I love the little crab that's holding up the Scales of Justice in his claw. That's epic. GO LAND CRABS!

If Chuck had supported Jimmy I think he would have stayed straight.

Anyone else that was looking for “passed the bar” memes and stumbled upon the real thing instead?

Passing the bar is no joke. Some graduates from the most prestigious law schools in the world fail the exam. Jimmy could’ve been a legit lawyer.

Such a good show. Michael McKean is just fantastic.

Meanwhile Chuck is screaming in anger internally.

Chucks biggest fear is losing control and Jimmy becoming his "equal" resembles a total loss of it to him.

Think of how much smaller the body count in Breaking Bad would've been if Chuck let his brother join the firm.

I sense some chicanery.

I love how as the scene goes on, Jimmy goes from presenting good news to having to sell it to Chuck

You can see the envy on chuck's eyes

I never noticed it in my first or second watching of the show... but that little "snort" Chuck gives right after reading the letter is DEVASTATING. More than any subsequent dialogue.

chuck disliked this video

University of American Samoa for Christ's sake? An online course? What a joke!

This scene really hammers home Chuck's stubbornness once you know what's going through his head here. To literally anyone else, Jimmy coming in with his letter and talking about all the legit work he did to get through law school would have been proof that he was serious about turning his life around. No short cuts. No cons. Just his own money, time, and work. - But to Chuck, he's just seeing Slippin' Jimmy bringing his worst nightmare to life