"You finally got me where you want me..."
Wow. I thought this episode was going a certain way, with Cbhuck dying because of Jimmy's acts and decisions while he keeps up the nice guy act, thus cementing how morally awful he is. Certainly, this is all his fault. And the scenes of Chuck undergoing medical examination with bright lights and much electricity are shot superbly, reminding me of certain scenes from Trainspotting.
Yet the episode takes an unexpected turn.Chuck suffers, the MRI scan leaves him in a catatonic trance for twenty hours... yet he survives unharmed, returns home... and traps Jimmy into a recorded confession. Yes, I saw it coming. But it's a bombshdell of a moment, and elegantly earned.
This is a clever bait and switch. The opening flashback deceived me, perhaps... Jimmy clearly not having such deep feelings for their dying mother than Chuck, yet her dying words are "Jimmy! Jimmy!", to Chuck's heartbreak. Naturally, Jimmy is not told. Moments like these make us see Jimmy through Chuck's eyes. Yes, Chuck is an arrogant snob. But he has integrity. Jimmy, to put it mildly, doesn't. Poor Kim.
Then there's Mike, put off from his attempted assassination by Nacho and... someone else, perhaps? Mike looks scared, in a superb bit of facial acting from Jonathan Banks. Could it be an early sign of Gus? I know not, butr this is fascinating.
This isan't an explosive, dramatic finale. It's a quietly devastating one. And it works. This is exquisite stuff.
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