Howard : "What do you tell yourselves? What justification makes it okay?" Very shocking ending of an episode, that's for sure! From Trin : "Back home, finally, and back with double uploads on BCS. Next week it will be on its usual day which is Tuesday" We appreciate you guys, for all your support, so don't forget to hit that subscribe button, it really motivates us to keep up the content. And of course if you are interested in the full reaction, you can find us here : www.patreon.com/takeaticket (You can find the latest uploads of the shows we are watching and much more) Much love Rob and Trin
Convenience stores nearby freight truck stops and shipping hubs here in the United States will generally have showers you can pay a few dollars to use. Generally over the road workers use them. These types of things do exist around the world too especially in areas where workers travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers on their work routes.
I love how every second of this show is intentional. The cockroach moment made Lalo think of Jimmy. He called Jimmy a “ cucaracha” when he was talking to Kim in prison.
I love how close Bob, Rhea, and Patrick Fabian got during filming; the three of them lived together and had basically every meal (when not shooting) together and formed a hell of a strong bond. Patrick Fabian is a really underrated actor; been a fan ever since I first saw him in season three of Veronica Mars.
There was a small break after this episode and I’m glad they decided to do it. A death in a tv show hadn’t shocked me like that in years. Him talking about depression right before he’s killed is so sad.
Chuck still dropping knowledge even in death. This was a crazy episode and my jaw dropped the first time I watched it! Jimmy said how and was so shocked to see an alive Lalo and Kim knew immediately that Howard was in danger, this show doesn't disappoint
I had suspected that the detective was working for Jimmy, but I couldn’t figure out how the writers could make it plausible that Howard would hire him. I’m so glad they wrote the explanation in there, when Howard was talking to Cliff. Brilliant!
Fantastic. Been waiting for this one and can't wait to watch the reaction. Howard is such a tragic character; introduced as a douche, but I love the way they peel back the layers and you realize he's a little bit of an egotistical prick but in general, he's a good dude who didn't come anywhere near deserving his fate.
Big truck stops in the US have showers and laundromats for long haul truckers. If they drive cross country and have a sleeper cab on their truck they have to shower and stuff somewhere. They're usually along main highways/interstates.
I think the end of that episode is fantastic despite being sad for howard is shows why i love lalo as a villian and also is great from a writing perspective as throughout the show jimmy and kim have been inbetween legality and criminality doing which ever one works out best for them and having the most legal character(howard) and the most criminal character(lalo) come in contact and howard dying that consequence shows that jimmy and kim cant keep just doing whatever they want and expecting everything to go their way. Howards death could also be like a metaphor for jimmys legality and criminality as from this point forward in breaking bad hes more criminal than legal.
~Trin, after we recorded this episode, I have to say that everytime I was thinking about Howard, it made me cry my eyes out for about a week, until we recorded the next episode 🙈
One of the greatest episodes I've ever seen. Period. This episode has similarities: The soda can turning, just like the gun silencer. The camera going closer to Lalo after the shot and saying "Let's talk", just like the camera shot when Walt ran over the 2 gangbangers to save Jesse and saying "RUN".
9:20 That trick does in fact work. Dropped a can of coke in my room and decided to take the risk. It paid off. All thanks to "the greatest legal mind Howard ever knew."
Howard didn't do anything to anyone. He was merely loyal to his best friend, and only to the extent permitted by law. If Chuck went too far, Howard would try to correct him. Howard doesn't deserve all that was done to him by Kim and Jimmy. His death is arguably the most senseless in the entire BCS and BB universe. And it gets even worse for him after his death. I've never seen anything so undignified. I found absolutely nothing funny about it here. Here is an absolutely innocent person who has been vilified and killed in the worst possible way, and anyone who hoped that Howard would have any kind of life after this prank should examine his moral code. Nothing should have happened to him. There are two bullies who attack an innocent man and instead of hoping for the victim, the perpetrators are celebrated. The series does a great job of showing how bigoted and morally bankrupt we viewers all are. Especially those who like to stand on the moral high horse. In the end, it always depends on which person we like more and morale becomes very flexible. It only takes a guy who is a little stiffer than the rest, who has a best friend who goes a little too far, and he is ostracized by society.
I think you’re correct about Howard. He actually admitted his shortcomings and tried to do right by Jimmy: when he offered Jimmy a job, he told him that he wished he’d shown more backbone in dealing with Chuck regarding Jimmy. Howard could, at times, come across as aloof, but that’s not a crime, it’s not unethical, it’s not even objectively wrong; it’s simply an unpopular attribute.
the last episode of the show my old man got to see before passing. we both LOVED the spinning the can trick and showed it off a couple times around town. some lady at the market dropped a bottle of soda and my pop had me go over and show her the trick and of course, it worked. that ending had us both talking about our own shock for a month.
Watching you get shocked by Howard’s death reminded me how shocked I was when I saw this episode. I’m literally just staring at the screen utterly speechless. And my heart was beating so fast. No other show has done this to me.
I’m just catching up on your reactions and had a thought to share, since I know you’ve finished the series at this point. I know they dive into Kim’s motivations more later, but in addition to things she says, I think the flashbacks setup perfectly how someone like herself falls in with someone like Jimmy. The childhood yearning for love/approval from her mom, and getting it by helping her scam, it set the foundation for Kim to easily fall into this pattern of codependency with Jimmy. Sorry if you guys mention it in later videos. Love your stuff!
The soda trick does work irl, when I show people I literally place the soda on my phone to show how much I trust the method. Only time it didn't work for me was with a bottle but I think I didn't spin in enough or the grooves of the bottle messed it up, but with a normal can you could shake it for 30 seconds and then spin it on a flat surface for like 10 seconds then BAM you'll have a totally normal soda to drink.
An episode that left me so, so, so angry at Jimmy and Kim ended in something unforgivable, Lalo's execution of Howard. I thought it was just me, but then, when I saw the comments, I saw that this episode left many people with a feeling of discomfort due to this unfair death in every way.
So you two reacted in a way so close to how I did. Yelling out loud, tears forming... Having tweeted "I hope he gets redemption I feel so bad for him" AND THEN
Showers and stuff exist at services and truck stops here in the UK Rob. It's just most folk won't ever need them, it's mostly for long distance travellers or truck drivers.
Chuck's speech in episode 1x9: I know what you were, what you are. People don't change! You're Slippin' Jimmy! And Slippin' Jimmy I can handle just fine, but Slippin' Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun! The law is *sacred*! If you abuse that power, people get hurt! This is not a game! And you *have* to know that on some level, I know you know I'm right. You know I'm right! And the last part in a speech from Chuck in episode 3x 10: And in the end, you're gonna gurt everyone around you.
I paid for a Cameo from Howard's actor a few years ago after seeing this, just to make my brain happy that he was still around. Dumb I know but it did make me feel better. Howard was just a smarmy lawyer and didn't deserve his end from Lalo. Fine, fine T.V!
I was waiting for you guys to get to this episode since the start. It was reminiscent of Breaking Bad.. where everything is fun and games until its suddenly not. I compare Howards death to Hanks.Such amazing writing...bringing two completely unrelated storylines together. Howard's storyline and Lalos storyline. It took my breath. So sudden. You have just a brief moment to see it coming. I still get chills when the candle flickers the 2nd time .... Shocking reveal!
This was a tough episode to watch, but great viewing and fantastic television. It really shows how Kim and Jimmy have really "Broken Bad" and that they really aren't good people. Apart, they are essentially okay, but together, they are toxic. Parts of the episode are funny, but you feel you shouldn't laugh. This is television at its finest.
The ending blew my head off. Sorry. I love Howard. RIP. I'm glad Patrick still goes hiking with Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Michael Mando, and other BCS castmates.
This is one of those episodes where we can tell the exact moment from the episode in your title card image. Didn’t expect this today, been waiting for this one since you started this season (and series). And the next one… and the next one…
Apparently Jimmy and Kim’s reaction was unscripted. Howard coming in to talk was written in, but when Lalo comes in, the writers purposely left stuff out so it’d be a surprise. Just another reason why the writers of this show are geniuses!
It's amazing how the show managed to change Howard from a somewhat stereotypical antagonist to a fleshed-out and tragic character. A normal, flawed guy with some deep problems behind the facade who in the end Jimmy and Kim just toyed with (in a way). A really dark scene - and maybe the one that would make me rate BCS even slightly above BB.
Howard was an infinitely better person than either Jimmy or Kim, both of whom are frankly evil people in later seasons that only look good in comparison to the real criminals they are surrounded by, and the fact that they are the main characters of the show. Not only did they set out to ruin Howard but they were the reason he was killed. The show does a great job (as does Breaking Bad) at making you sympathise and root for the protagonists despite their wrongdoings; the climax of this episode only serves to show the truth of how despicable their schemes were, however entertaining they were to watch.
i know Lalo killed Howard. but it"s definitely Saul and Kim"s fault. when you think back Jimmy did not want to even do all this to Howard. but he did go along with it. following Kim like a little Simp. i was so mad at these 2..
@lancenwokeji6349 not sticking up for Jimmy in any way. but he was willing to forget about Howard except for Kim's persistence in the matter. a couple of times he seemed surprised she shes still wanted to do it. what a shame and what a waste.
This episode really just shows how evil Lalo is. Killing Howard served literally no purpose other than him wanting to make a point to Jimmy and Kim that they were already fully aware of.
I was waiting for this reaction so much and you guys reacted the same exact way I expected and the same exact way I did when I first saw the episode. I was literally in shook and the fact the episode just ended there
Howie truly was in the middle of something. Kim and Jimmy are dispicable people with no souls. There are few characters in TV that I hate more than them.
I was so shocked when Howard met his brutal end.. he was a douche-deluxe but did not deserve that sh!t.. not even a little bit of it.. even if he wasn't killed, he got to much shit by Jimmie and Kim already that destroyed his rep damaged his job position. oh well. rip. oh PS, putting him in the ground under the meth lab WITH Lalo? off, wtf xD i will now think of that when rewatching every meth-lab scene in breaking bad. if we only knew that the 2 of them (though we didn't know them yet) was laying there all that time. who would even think that 2 bodies was buried under the floor on that room xD amazing shows.
Not sure what you are talking about, we didn't delete any of your comments under this video, youtube sometimes doesn't allow certain words (it can be really random and doesn't make sense because maybe the combo of words was unfortunate) but unless it's really offending we don't delete comments.
And this was the episode that made me want jimmy and kim to lose everything in the worst way possible. Seeing them together while the phone call plays made me physically sick. Hated them both from here on out
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Howard : "What do you tell yourselves? What justification makes it okay?"
Very shocking ending of an episode, that's for sure!
From Trin : "Back home, finally, and back with double uploads on BCS. Next week it will be on its usual day which is Tuesday"
We appreciate you guys, for all your support, so don't forget to hit that subscribe button, it really motivates us to keep up the content.
And of course if you are interested in the full reaction, you can find us here : www.patreon.com/takeaticket (You can find the latest uploads of the shows we are watching and much more)
Much love
Rob and Trin
Convenience stores nearby freight truck stops and shipping hubs here in the United States will generally have showers you can pay a few dollars to use. Generally over the road workers use them. These types of things do exist around the world too especially in areas where workers travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers on their work routes.
Oh and you guys are awesome! My favorite BCS reactors! And I watch a lot of them so that's saying A LOT!
Howard is the most innocent character of this show, yet he’s always the victim. RIP
You don't initially feel bad for Howard, but in his final moments you feel fully sorry for him.
I felt bad for him all through this hate campaign against him.
I love how every second of this show is intentional. The cockroach moment made Lalo think of Jimmy. He called Jimmy a “ cucaracha” when he was talking to Kim in prison.
R.I.P. Howard, didn't deserve all the poor treatment he got. Such an incredibly written character.
I love how close Bob, Rhea, and Patrick Fabian got during filming; the three of them lived together and had basically every meal (when not shooting) together and formed a hell of a strong bond. Patrick Fabian is a really underrated actor; been a fan ever since I first saw him in season three of Veronica Mars.
YeH, he was trying to make peace with Jimmy and Jimmy took it all the wrong way.
@@JeffKelly03 Patrick Fabian played a professor in Saved by the Bell: The College Years. So he's a long-time actor.
@@JeffKelly03I think this is also around the time bob had a heart attack. That def bonded them forever.
@@JeffKelly03I remember him as Professor Lasky on Saved by the Bell the College Years
Great reaction! Btw, when Lalo sees the cockroach, he thinks of Jimmy because he told him episodes ago he is like a cockroack
He told that to Kim
@@axlkller true, but refering to him
@@vendimi9547 yeah I wasn’t sure if it was a typo, Him Kim
He called him "la cucaracha"
“Born survivor “
There was a small break after this episode and I’m glad they decided to do it. A death in a tv show hadn’t shocked me like that in years. Him talking about depression right before he’s killed is so sad.
Same, literally the only time I've been genuinely shocked in a TV show since the red wedding lol
Chuck still dropping knowledge even in death. This was a crazy episode and my jaw dropped the first time I watched it! Jimmy said how and was so shocked to see an alive Lalo and Kim knew immediately that Howard was in danger, this show doesn't disappoint
Saddest death of breaking bad and better call saul hands down. Howard did not deserve it man😢
The showers in the gas station are for truckers or people on long road trips
They also have them at marinas for people on long yachting trips.
I had suspected that the detective was working for Jimmy, but I couldn’t figure out how the writers could make it plausible that Howard would hire him. I’m so glad they wrote the explanation in there, when Howard was talking to Cliff. Brilliant!
Fantastic. Been waiting for this one and can't wait to watch the reaction. Howard is such a tragic character; introduced as a douche, but I love the way they peel back the layers and you realize he's a little bit of an egotistical prick but in general, he's a good dude who didn't come anywhere near deserving his fate.
In the end, better then Jimmy or Kim were.
Big truck stops in the US have showers and laundromats for long haul truckers. If they drive cross country and have a sleeper cab on their truck they have to shower and stuff somewhere. They're usually along main highways/interstates.
I think the end of that episode is fantastic despite being sad for howard is shows why i love lalo as a villian and also is great from a writing perspective as throughout the show jimmy and kim have been inbetween legality and criminality doing which ever one works out best for them and having the most legal character(howard) and the most criminal character(lalo) come in contact and howard dying that consequence shows that jimmy and kim cant keep just doing whatever they want and expecting everything to go their way. Howards death could also be like a metaphor for jimmys legality and criminality as from this point forward in breaking bad hes more criminal than legal.
This was one of the hardest parts of the last season to get through…the next episode also is hard
~Trin, after we recorded this episode, I have to say that everytime I was thinking about Howard, it made me cry my eyes out for about a week, until we recorded the next episode 🙈
One of the greatest episodes I've ever seen. Period.
This episode has similarities: The soda can turning, just like the gun silencer. The camera going closer to Lalo after the shot and saying "Let's talk", just like the camera shot when Walt ran over the 2 gangbangers to save Jesse and saying "RUN".
This is one of the very few occasions where I really wish I could have seen Trin's reaction.
9:20 That trick does in fact work. Dropped a can of coke in my room and decided to take the risk. It paid off. All thanks to "the greatest legal mind Howard ever knew."
One of the most shocking episodes in TV history
Howard didn't do anything to anyone. He was merely loyal to his best friend, and only to the extent permitted by law. If Chuck went too far, Howard would try to correct him. Howard doesn't deserve all that was done to him by Kim and Jimmy. His death is arguably the most senseless in the entire BCS and BB universe. And it gets even worse for him after his death. I've never seen anything so undignified. I found absolutely nothing funny about it here.
Here is an absolutely innocent person who has been vilified and killed in the worst possible way, and anyone who hoped that Howard would have any kind of life after this prank should examine his moral code. Nothing should have happened to him. There are two bullies who attack an innocent man and instead of hoping for the victim, the perpetrators are celebrated. The series does a great job of showing how bigoted and morally bankrupt we viewers all are. Especially those who like to stand on the moral high horse. In the end, it always depends on which person we like more and morale becomes very flexible. It only takes a guy who is a little stiffer than the rest, who has a best friend who goes a little too far, and he is ostracized by society.
I think you’re correct about Howard. He actually admitted his shortcomings and tried to do right by Jimmy: when he offered Jimmy a job, he told him that he wished he’d shown more backbone in dealing with Chuck regarding Jimmy.
Howard could, at times, come across as aloof, but that’s not a crime, it’s not unethical, it’s not even objectively wrong; it’s simply an unpopular attribute.
the last episode of the show my old man got to see before passing. we both LOVED the spinning the can trick and showed it off a couple times around town. some lady at the market dropped a bottle of soda and my pop had me go over and show her the trick and of course, it worked. that ending had us both talking about our own shock for a month.
Watching you get shocked by Howard’s death reminded me how shocked I was when I saw this episode. I’m literally just staring at the screen utterly speechless. And my heart was beating so fast. No other show has done this to me.
I’m just catching up on your reactions and had a thought to share, since I know you’ve finished the series at this point.
I know they dive into Kim’s motivations more later, but in addition to things she says, I think the flashbacks setup perfectly how someone like herself falls in with someone like Jimmy. The childhood yearning for love/approval from her mom, and getting it by helping her scam, it set the foundation for Kim to easily fall into this pattern of codependency with Jimmy.
Sorry if you guys mention it in later videos. Love your stuff!
Thank you so much!
We had to wait a month and a half for this to come back😭
Btw the howard spinning trick actual works. Ever since this episode I always do it.
So you always shake your cans before you drink them?
Every now and then Jimmy gets haunted by Howard’s ghost, who asks, “Still thinking about that job offer, Jimmy?”
The soda trick does work irl, when I show people I literally place the soda on my phone to show how much I trust the method. Only time it didn't work for me was with a bottle but I think I didn't spin in enough or the grooves of the bottle messed it up, but with a normal can you could shake it for 30 seconds and then spin it on a flat surface for like 10 seconds then BAM you'll have a totally normal soda to drink.
An episode that left me so, so, so angry at Jimmy and Kim ended in something unforgivable, Lalo's execution of Howard. I thought it was just me, but then, when I saw the comments, I saw that this episode left many people with a feeling of discomfort due to this unfair death in every way.
I haven't been watching your BCS reactions. But I had to see your reaction to this.
So you two reacted in a way so close to how I did. Yelling out loud, tears forming... Having tweeted "I hope he gets redemption I feel so bad for him" AND THEN
Showers and stuff exist at services and truck stops here in the UK Rob. It's just most folk won't ever need them, it's mostly for long distance travellers or truck drivers.
Rob: "At the end of the day, Howard's life is about to end."
Could you have been any more prescient?
~Trin, when I edited the episode, I forgot that Rob said that early in the reaction and I had a "WoW moment" in my brain :)
Wow. Incredible reaction. Rob your insight into Kim is the best I've heard or thought about. Thanks for that.
Chuck's speech in episode 1x9: I know what you were, what you are. People don't change! You're Slippin' Jimmy! And Slippin' Jimmy I can handle just fine, but Slippin' Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun! The law is *sacred*! If you abuse that power, people get hurt! This is not a game! And you *have* to know that on some level, I know you know I'm right. You know I'm right!
And the last part in a speech from Chuck in episode 3x 10: And in the end, you're gonna gurt everyone around you.
I paid for a Cameo from Howard's actor a few years ago after seeing this, just to make my brain happy that he was still around. Dumb I know but it did make me feel better. Howard was just a smarmy lawyer and didn't deserve his end from Lalo. Fine, fine T.V!
Yeah baby, double uploads are back. Love yoi guys. Poor Howard
"At the end of the day Howard's life is about to end"... you said it without even imagining how true it was. @14:22
~Trin, when I edited the episode, I forgot that Rob said that early in the reaction and I had a "WoW moment" in my brain :)
I was waiting for you guys to get to this episode since the start. It was reminiscent of Breaking Bad.. where everything is fun and games until its suddenly not. I compare Howards death to Hanks.Such amazing writing...bringing two completely unrelated storylines together. Howard's storyline and Lalos storyline. It took my breath. So sudden. You have just a brief moment to see it coming. I still get chills when the candle flickers the 2nd time .... Shocking reveal!
This was a tough episode to watch, but great viewing and fantastic television. It really shows how Kim and Jimmy have really "Broken Bad" and that they really aren't good people. Apart, they are essentially okay, but together, they are toxic.
Parts of the episode are funny, but you feel you shouldn't laugh.
This is television at its finest.
Can’t tell you how excited I’ve been for this one :)
Such an amazing episode
Absolutely incredible episode!
Howard got killed twice in that episode. Once socially, and the other time literally
Absolutely, the poor guy, stood no chance :(
The ending blew my head off. Sorry. I love Howard. RIP. I'm glad Patrick still goes hiking with Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Michael Mando, and other BCS castmates.
This is one of those episodes where we can tell the exact moment from the episode in your title card image.
Didn’t expect this today, been waiting for this one since you started this season (and series). And the next one… and the next one…
Such a shocking scene
I genuinely felt bad for howard
You are finally here!
Apparently Jimmy and Kim’s reaction was unscripted. Howard coming in to talk was written in, but when Lalo comes in, the writers purposely left stuff out so it’d be a surprise. Just another reason why the writers of this show are geniuses!
And Here We Gooo.
R.I.P. Howard Hamlin.
BCS did you dirty.
It's amazing how the show managed to change Howard from a somewhat stereotypical antagonist to a fleshed-out and tragic character. A normal, flawed guy with some deep problems behind the facade who in the end Jimmy and Kim just toyed with (in a way). A really dark scene - and maybe the one that would make me rate BCS even slightly above BB.
Howard was an infinitely better person than either Jimmy or Kim, both of whom are frankly evil people in later seasons that only look good in comparison to the real criminals they are surrounded by, and the fact that they are the main characters of the show. Not only did they set out to ruin Howard but they were the reason he was killed. The show does a great job (as does Breaking Bad) at making you sympathise and root for the protagonists despite their wrongdoings; the climax of this episode only serves to show the truth of how despicable their schemes were, however entertaining they were to watch.
i know Lalo killed Howard. but it"s definitely Saul and Kim"s fault. when you think back Jimmy did not want to even do all this to Howard. but he did go along with it. following Kim like a little Simp.
i was so mad at these 2..
Jimmy wanted to do it, not as much as Kim but he wanted to do it too. He has full agency in this
@lancenwokeji6349 not sticking up for Jimmy in any way. but he was willing to forget about Howard except for Kim's persistence in the matter. a couple of times he seemed surprised she shes still wanted to do it. what a shame and what a waste.
One of the worst gut punches I've ever felt from a TV show
Wrong place wrong time dude.
Howard deserved better
At this point I hated Jimmy and Kim.
This episode really just shows how evil Lalo is. Killing Howard served literally no purpose other than him wanting to make a point to Jimmy and Kim that they were already fully aware of.
No, he killed Howard because he couldn’t let him go and call the police or something after seeing him
I was waiting for this reaction so much and you guys reacted the same exact way I expected and the same exact way I did when I first saw the episode. I was literally in shook and the fact the episode just ended there
Howie truly was in the middle of something. Kim and Jimmy are dispicable people with no souls. There are few characters in TV that I hate more than them.
Ever watched sons of anarchy? Lol
@@ladyhotep5189 Yep. And I still stand by comment.
👍🏻
I was so shocked when Howard met his brutal end.. he was a douche-deluxe but did not deserve that sh!t.. not even a little bit of it.. even if he wasn't killed, he got to much shit by Jimmie and Kim already that destroyed his rep damaged his job position. oh well. rip. oh PS, putting him in the ground under the meth lab WITH Lalo? off, wtf xD i will now think of that when rewatching every meth-lab scene in breaking bad. if we only knew that the 2 of them (though we didn't know them yet) was laying there all that time. who would even think that 2 bodies was buried under the floor on that room xD amazing shows.
Wow you really deleting my coments wtf
Not sure what you are talking about, we didn't delete any of your comments under this video, youtube sometimes doesn't allow certain words (it can be really random and doesn't make sense because maybe the combo of words was unfortunate) but unless it's really offending we don't delete comments.
And this was the episode that made me want jimmy and kim to lose everything in the worst way possible. Seeing them together while the phone call plays made me physically sick. Hated them both from here on out