Charles “Chuck” McGill Origin - Sad & Bitter Lawyer & Older Brother Whose Jealousy Made Saul Goodman

[@josercamino320]

The sad thing about jimmy he was just almost as good as his brother and could’ve been a great lawyer but he destroyed him morally and emotionally.

[@hectorrico8661]

I dont think so. I always think about that scene in that movie where Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson keep trying to kill each other over a briefcase. Ben Affleck takes some rookie to his office. He asks him that basically. To write down all the stuff he hopes to change or accomplish. Then after a year as a lawyer, watch how disillusioned hes gonna become.

[@katekimberly426]

It puzzles me as well. He had everything for successful law career, yes, there is always something in this life that is not possible to get. In his case it is Chuck’s approval, so what?! Just living an independent life, looking for other opportunities would be the best option for Jimmy. He would’ve reached much more going this way and, after time, his hard work would’ve brought results 100%. His obsession with HHM and Chuck definitely took a toll on him, but I wouldn’t say that he was pushed on his conman road. He had plenty of different options but always chose this.

[@kathypriest95]

Chuck and Howard were elitists. Can you imagine them knocking back some glen fiddich telling jokes about Jimmy? I did. Howard wasn't always the emasculated man we saw BCS season 5,6.

[@katekimberly426]

@@kathypriest95 We don’t know that for sure, but yes - it is most likely. Anyway, it doesn’t change the moment I’ve described. Jimmy could’ve just go and find a job in another company, especially after it was clear that he’s not a desired hire in HHM by whatever reason.

[@ryanfreeman6187]

Huel points this out when he is boosting Howard's car. Jimmy doesn't know how to answer because I think even he doesn't know

[@salvagemonster3612]

This show had so many evil characters. And when Howard and Huell are the two that turn out to have the best hearts

[@hugzy14]

I would refer to them as morally ambiguous... wat society loves these days (jamie lannister, tyrion, tywin etc)

[@justinjacquez9321]

what about Papa Varga?

[@X23ReZ23X]

when you grow up with these kind of people.. man this hit close to home.

[@haha-eg8fj]

Jimmy singlehandedly brought down the HHM law firm. 😂

[@sarojandongol1482]

and the mexican cartels as well as gus fring's operations by introducing some high school chemistry teacher to them

[@darksteal568]

True. But it took a Salamanca to get the job done

[@masterzombie161]

Well to be fair Chuck had a hand in doing so by being so damn petty.

[@KdDevil14]

@@darksteal568 HHM was done even with Howard alive

[@justinjacquez9321]

Just like Walt brought down everything Gus worked for

[@marcwhitlock5002]

For as smart as Chuck was the fact he couldn't realize how naive and too compassionate his father was and that's why he lost a lot of money, was the start of the end.

[@attitudeproblem6462]

And that's where a lot of Chuck's high-mindedness comes from. He see's himself as the uber moral "officer of the court, and thinks Jimmy's "not a real lawyer" (i.e. not the same as Chuck) b/c Jimmy has a dicey past and didn't get his law degree like Chuck did. Chuck sees Jimmy as going through the back door/being dishonest. He won't let his brother evolve into a better person, which forces Jimmy's hand back to criminal tactics to get what he needs. But Chuck himself isn't above skullduggery, either. He can put his words to work to affect an outcome in his favor, too, but he see's himself as different from his brother b/c he's always been on the "right side" of the law.

[@callicordova4066]

I think the missing $14K from father McGill's business was a combination of Jimmy dipping into the till and the Father's soft touch. Chuck thought it was only Jimmy stealing from their father.

[@GinkgoPete]

Kim telling Chuck that he made Jimmy the way he is was the realest shit in the entire series tbh

[@keving8006]

No, I think that would be the Chicago Sunroof. I googled it like the video said, and now I have to burn my phone!

[@chriskoshinski]

Actually it's the fakest shit in the entire series.... slipping jimmy stoled money as a kid long before chuck "picked on him" Jimmy allso becomes slipping jimmy long after Chuck is gone.... it was 100% Jimmy's fault

[@jessieqk12]

@@chriskoshinskino, Jimmy grew up and matured. Sure, he is still a menace, but he did grow morally. Chuck never let him get past being slipping Jimmy and solidified him being that forever. Z

[@chriskoshinski]

@@jessieqk12 we have examples of jimmy being slipping jimmy before and after Chuck.... that's just who he was... From stealing from his parents as a kid, to long after chucks death. He just couldn't help himself.

[@wereman08]

Saul Goo was the mastermind behind Walter Wh

[@Josuh]

Alongside his other client, Jesse Pin

[@Ro_16224]

@@Josuh and Mike erh

[@piekcruson993]

It all started with a 'Chicago sunroof'.

[@chain872005]

Ye exac

[@TaliEpshtein]

It’s all goo, man xD

[@assassinwolf2719]

Chuck had a inferiority complex. I still don’t know if his fake allergy to electricity came from Chronic OCD or just in his imagination due to stress. But not only did he resented Jimmy but he truly believe that criminals don’t change. When Jimmy became a lawyer, Chuck became even more hateful toward him because he believe that a recipe for disaster. Which at the end, he was right. Finally, as for Chuck actually loving his brother or not we’ll probably never know. Chuck is just that much of a complex character.

[@blueberry6274]

In my opinion that inferiority complex led Jimmy to his Saul form. Chuck constantly showed his envy, contempt and aggression everywhere in conversations. I think his passive aggression was the worst and ALSO the most influential circumstance for happening of that hypothetical disaster and Jimmy's partial rollback to the Slippin' version of himself. Chuck behaved himself as if it already happened, as if Jimmy can't change and because of THAT He hasn't changed. Jimmy wanted approval, support but he wasn't able to get anything except contempt and disbelief in him. That's what turned him into the exact opposite of who Chuck so strongly wanted Jimmy to become. He thought of him as a failure and Jimmy became a failure, thoughts are material, lol

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

Inferiority??? Looks more like SUPERIORITY to me.

[@aimannazmi7198]

Superiority complex actually, he likes to belittle and acting arrogantly towards his brother because he feels inferior towards his brother, especially when his mother was asking for Jimmy instead of him when she was on her last breath.

[@assassinwolf2719]

@@aimannazmi7198 There signs Chuck has a inferiority complex his Mother in his deathbed asked for Jimmy instead of him, his Parents didn’t believe Jimmy was stealing, and Rebecca laughed at Jimmy’s jokes instead of his. Chuck resented Jimmy because he getting a lot of attention and is charismatic than him. Not to mention also that he won’t be a good lawyer due to him being a former criminal. Superiority Complex is when he or she has the mentality they’re better than everyone else, so close to a Narcissist. Throughout the show, Chuck never said he was better than anyone, never show he was arrogant, and never put people under the bus except for Jimmy and Kim. But it was shown he was quite a hypocrite. Chuck was only shown to be an asshole toward Jimmy (due to resentment as well as believing he won’t be a good lawyer because of his criminal past and truly believe criminals won’t change), Kim (because she is friend/girlfriend of Jimmy and help him), and Ernesto (due to telling Kim what Chuck is planning). He see anyone helping or friending Jimmy as enemies. Chuck warned Kim that Jimmy will hurt/ruined her life at the end but she didn’t listen and he was right. When the Bar didn’t believe Chuck that Jimmy was a bad guy, he snapped. Lastly, Howard even said that his vindictive behavior toward Jimmy won’t be good for HMM. His Inferiority Complex and his resentment toward Jimmy was literally his demise.

[@blueberry6274]

@@aimannazmi7198 imo his superiority lunges is a consequence of his huge insecurity, because jimmy is better with people, he "cuts corners" by achieving, in a matter of few years, something that took Chuck many years to accomplish Second makes Chuck even more insecure because he starts to question himself and his ways

[@MrBell-iq3sm]

Walt didn't win a nobel price. He was part of a team, whose work contributed to research, which was awarded with a nobel price.

[@alexmuenster2102]

Prize.

[@pouyan_m]

Priظe

[@mcoupe69]

@@alexmuenster2102 prYz3

[@Bleezy8_24]

@@mcoupe69looks like skinny Pete is off the stuff again… lol jk

[@ZephyrBW]

Chuck's wife left him for good reason. he's like Walt couldn't own his shit.

[@MedalionDS9]

Michael's Chuck McGill was vital to the show of Better Call Saul... it's why he had to come back, even in flashback, for the series finale . The Chicanery episode is top tier eps of the show... probably top 5 or even top 3 that best represent the show, that doesn't have to rely on its connection to Breaking Bad.

[@Xehanort10]

If Chuck had been satisfied with being a respected and admired lawyer and not jealous of Jimmy's popularity and their parents love of him things might not have ended up how they did.

[@heyidaroo]

After watching for the second time, I’ve noticed how Chuck is so desperate to only see Jimmy as the scheming manipulative con man, that he can’t see that *HE’S* also a scheming manipulative con man too, but he’s privileged enough to be able to use legal means to do it. Jimmy may be able to physically steal from people and con people out of the contents of their wallet, but Chuck has stolen people’s large clients and cases, which does literally take money from them (people who arguably need it more than he does), and he schemed against Jimmy in an attempt to have him disbarred. He even manipulated Howard’s loyalty in order to make him be the bad guy in his bid to keep Jimmy out of HHM

[@TreborPaulson]

I wonder if Jimmy has something to do with his brother’s “ailment”? I think Jimmy’s gonna really break down so hard when he finally comes to terms with his brother’s fate

[@annaeverette8960]

Why? Because he wanted to follow in Chuck's footsteps? You'd think Chuck would be flattered, instead of developing a mental illness... I really don't get this way of thinking if I'm honest!

[@isaiahfenstermaker6479]

HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF

[@i_GiveFRUITS]

What the CHUCK!! 😂

[@thedarkemperor9292]

*voice crack* AND I SAVED HIM!

[@Ro_16224]

@@thedarkemperor9292 I-i took him into my own firm

[@thedarkemperor9292]

@@Ro_16224 What was I thinking?!

[@Ro_16224]

@@thedarkemperor9292 he'll never change he'll never change ever since he was nine he was always the same

[@slothDAMN]

Saul Goo, the goo you can trust! Brought to you by the jealousy of Chuck McG

[@mbryson2899]

Cicero, Illinois also has a well-earned reputation for corruption both cloaked and overt, from Al Capone to Betty Lauren-Maltese. I grew up there, I can vouch for the truth of it. I'm not surprised that Slippin' Jimmy grew up there, you can learn a lot as a kid because so many characters were happy to teach.

[@kathypriest95]

Lol, was thinking about Betty last night😆👍for real. There was a mob doc on and my memory floated to her suntan, big hair.

[@mbryson2899]

@@kathypriest95 I left Cicero for California in "89, the town was down and dirty wild back then. I last visited in '15 and it looked restored to something that more closeluy resembled that of my early youth albeit with a different culture. Politics, however, seemed much the same. A veneer of neighborhood respectability with the same underlying Cicero nature. Freddy's was still a hangout, though, lots of stories to swap past and current. I even ended up speaking with my native accent while there. 😊

[@cesare3893]

"have some more chicken have some more pie, it doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried"

[@annaeverette8960]

26:23 Not sure I agree, because if Chuck relied solely on his intellect he wouldn't let his resentment take control of his relationship with Jimmy. He would understand that he should be mad at his parents, if he is so inclined, but definitely not at his brother who has always looked up to him and craved his approval. Chuck is being jerked around by his misplaced emotions. Unless he deliberately _chooses_ to make Jimmy a scapegoat, in which case, he is actually evil. I'm not sure if this is the case though. It does seem like misplaced blame is more likely -- I mean, Chuck resists self-reflection to the point of developing "electromagnetic sensitivity"... A true man of intellect wouldn't allow this to happen, would he? Thanks for making this video btw! Very interesting to think about Chuck in greater detail.

[@alexmuenster2102]

Intellect does not necessarily include insight, the ability to be self-critical, or the desire to be charitable.

[@UATU.]

I think you might have gotten some scenes and motivations jumbled up, but enjoyed this. Thanks

[@CozyVemgeance]

I loved the scene where Saul Goo said “it’s gooin’ time” and goo’d all over those cops. Pure TV perfection

[@darksteal568]

UUuuuuummmmmmm "gooin time" sounds kinda sugestive. 🤣

[@droberts1593]

Shouldn't you be busy commenting on a Rings of Power video? Run along, now, to where you are needed.

[@darksteal568]

@@droberts1593 Me???

[@leonrobinson8180]

@@droberts1593 Exactly. Sick of this lame "morbin' time" meme. It got tired after a week.

[@marilynmanord1790]

We also get another line from Saul about his past life. He is talking to Walt and Saul says “I caught my second wife sleeping with my stepdad.”

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Chuck McGill was lead singer of SPINAL TAP and Cliff Main was the original drummer!

[@angiesanchez1804]

I’ve never hated a character more, such a well written character.

[@scorpion8736]

Slippin Jimmy with a Law Degree is just Saul Goodman

[@fourleafcloveer5011]

No Human can let go of a superior position. Always remember if you have someone superior around you, they actively go as far as they can to keep it that way. They will also keep you around. Best thing to do is get away after learning what makes them superior and adopt it as your own to get around it.

[@Xehanort10]

25:07 It was great to see Howard stand up to Chuck after taking Jimmy's hatred for years to cover for Chuck.

[@THEARCHITECT801]

At first glance, I thought a young Michael McKean was David Spade in the thumbnail.

[@Dingdongfuggas]

Greatest legal mind I ever knew

[@sahilhossain8204]

Hmm yes lore of breaking bad universe momentum 100

[@ruth645]

He also was invited to a mysterious dinner party where many people died and he ended being an fbi agent

[@solobusiness4320]

When chuck Pushed away Jimmy and wouldn’t let him in the firm and when he told him “ you don’t matter all that much to me” is when he turned into Saul had Chuck really had been proud and let Jimmy in the firm he wouldn’t have become Saul but we all knew what was happening before it happened seeing as this is a prequel

[@bruhicusmomentus3060]

Hi, I'm Saul Goo Did you know you have? The Constitution says you! And so do I.

[@getschwifty9531]

Lmao

[@michaelhowell2326]

For some reason I get the feeling that the narrator doesn't really know much about BB/BCS and is just reading a script.

[@deanjustdean7818]

EHS is emphatically not a real thing, and the show gives a very solid demonstration that Charles is suffering from agoraphobia, a REAL mental illness. At the time BCS is set, agoraphobia was a subfeature of panic disorder but the DSM-5 made it a separate diagnosis. Every single symptom of Charles' "EHS" corresponds perfectly with agoraphobia, right down to the not getting reactions to things that he is not aware of. Charles also shows signs, inconclusive amounts of them, of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Everything he does to Jimmy is about bringing Jimmy down so Charles can feel better about himself, feel "superior".

[@colbyh1312]

One of two legal aspirants watching the video here!

[@sarojandongol1482]

26:30 Idk if this is serious or a joke. With community posts about 'Catman the villian who brought Batman to his knees' idk what degree of seriousness this is.

[@aguy2162]

Idk if I'd say he is equally responsible for Saul Goodman. Jimmy has personal agency. He was the one who made the choices

[@s.k.angyal3768]

if Walter White would have gotten the Nobel Price he wouldn't have had the need of Breaking Bad

[@arturs8463]

Dude had severe anxiety disorder

[@GamesWithBrainz]

that would make sense. Definitely some mental illness

[@ChunLo21]

OMG young Michael Mckean looks like Kevin Bacon

[@blueaardvark5458]

Its astonishing how polarizing the question is, whose guilt the development was. You see comments like "Look how Chuck was right with everything he said" to comments like that one, that paints Chuck as a complete psychopath. I wonder about it, because the show presents us enough hints that we will never get the full truth and its clear that its something in between the extreme positions. This video completely misses the point that Chuck's feeling for Jimmy are ambivalent. You see Chuck putting a pillow under the head of his exahusted brother and cover him with a blanket when he fell asleep. You have several moments, which show that Chuck cares for his brother (the last scene in season 6, e.g.) and the negative feelings referred to in this video are only one side of the story. Do you think its a coincidence that the scene in the tent is shown before and that Chuck looses control completely after he said his last words to his brother? Both of the McGills are difficult characters with a dark side. As different as they are, there are things they have incommon. They manipulate and abuse other people beyond limits and cannot deal with their emotions especially guilt, which brings them down further and further.

[@NiskaMagnusson]

watched through everything and then watched basically everyone else's analysis on this, just to get a few more precious drops of hidden knowledge, references and alternate takes, i am injecting BCS and BB between my toes!!

[@SchlaftaterNrzZz]

"Between your toes"?

[@NiskaMagnusson]

@@SchlaftaterNrzZz reference to hardcore drug addicts that can't find any good veins left anywhere else.

[@SchlaftaterNrzZz]

@@NiskaMagnusson ah OK thanks i get it

[@sarojandongol1482]

I don't watch Suits nor do I ever wanna. But this video made google up how many seasons it has. Bravo Vince.

[@justinjacquez9321]

I never knew Slippin' Jimmy's hairdo was actually young Michael McKean's hairstyle

[@davepowder4020]

Albuquerque has a lot of Mormons and Mormon missionaries in it.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

Your explanation about Sandpiper is way off. Chuck didn't betray Jimmy, he pointed out that the case was going to be huge, requiring dozens of lawyers and paralegals in order to bring it to fruition. Chuck reasoned with Jimmy and Jimmy grudgingly agreed because in his heart he knew that Chuck was right.

[@dannydemonic4799]

Did he say Walter won a Nobel prize?

[@davida8308]

I hate the fact that I empathize with Chuck. He’s a self-righteous, moral perfectionist, sanctimonious asshole. The worst thing is that on paper I agree with a lot of his reasoning. He’s right a lot of the time. It’s just the way he goes about it that’s messed up.

[@rainyday4972]

Good Show. Sad it's ending.

[@tyguy104]

I am not crazy!! Chuck had the battery in his breast pocket but it wasn't powering anything, so that could explain why he didn't realize it was there. It's only when the current flows out of the battery that it might affect Chuck. Alternating current hurts Chuck, not really Direct current. So the battery is pretty minor to his disease anyway. Since batteries are direct current. The AC makes the skin effect and has the frequency and electromagnetism. DC was safer for him because it didn't really have all that in it's current. Batteries less a threat to Chuck's health than an alternator or anything using 120 volts or any other in houses and stuff.

[@loremaster8475]

when great men who work hard and do the best they can are cut down before their time cause of their own baggage and pain

[@benjamingossman1285]

I don't think Jimmy stole from the gas station. all the missing money was from the dad giving it all away

[@mentalplayground]

Chuck is a Mormon.

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

I feel bad for Chuck. There's always a story behind the villain. Jimmy was who he was before Chuck's resentment.

[@alexmuenster2102]

Jimmy was a small-time grifter. That's who Jimmy was before Chuck's resentment pushed him to become Saul Goodman.

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

@@alexmuenster2102 he was already on that path though. Chuck was the trigger but it was dormant and needed to be encouraged.

[@pantherman8719]

He became a 🐺

[@annaeverette8960]

I was always curious about the reason(s) Chuck and Rebecca split up. It appears that they just didn't have all that much in common, but if so, then what made them get together in the first place? This relationship is just about the only thing that makes me somewhat sympathetic towards Chuck. During the dinner scene in the flashback I felt bad for him when she chose to ignore his 'signal'. Your partner is supposed to have your back when it comes to other people. We get very little background on her, but from this limited information, she didn't appear to be loyal to Chuck even when things were good between them. Which is different from Cheryl/Howard latte fiasco because their marriage was undergoing heavy maintenance at that point -- while Chuck & Rebecca were supposedly doing fine and sleeping in the same bed.

[@azed1791]

She didn't "choose" to ignore his signal. She got caught up in Jimmy's winning personality, and was having a genuinely good time with him, so much so that she didn't track Chuck. This is one of the things Chuck hated about Jimmy- no matter that he was so inferior to Chuck in so many ways, he still could be the life of the party and could get people to gravitate towards him in a way Chuck never could. This is not to say that Chuck is a zero- he clearly isn't. I'd bet that what attracted her to him in the first place was that he was brilliant, highly respected and regarded, and accomplished. Exactly the kind of man who reflects well on her and you'd expect to be with a woman like her.

[@JeffTheHokie]

She left him for a CONDUCTOR.

[@timwhite5562]

Cicero IL was also where a lot of the Chicago gangsters in the early 20th century came out from.

[@danbee415]

The thing is if Chuck actually let Jimmy thrived then he wouldn't of have gone through the Walter White path which lead onto killing a total of 12 people or so.

[@matthewvolb94]

Excellent video.

[@humbertprimavera9716]

He was Lenny on Lavern and Shirley. , and the lead Singer of á rock band. Called Spinal Tap

[@kathypriest95]

Lol, a Chicago sunroof. Much like caddyshack 😆

[@gleasonlacy2799]

He was Lenny. Friend with Laverne and Shirley

[@IzDube]

u sound like the joker from the dark knight

[@evo2542]

Chuck's very smart but insane genius I don't really think so.

[@SaturnineXTS]

He's just terrible with people, that's why everyone liked Jimmy better.

[@davidcarty7584]

@@SaturnineXTS your wrong the reason everyone liked Jimmy better was because he was more charming and charismatic

[@mramos1126]

@@davidcarty7584 but Chuck was not good with people

[@24pavlo]

Walter didn't win Nobel prize.

[@trietken4869]

Yes he did

[@travissmalley4349]

Chuck was right all along. Saul destroyed everything

[@boom202089]

He destroyed Jimmy btw... He amplifed Saul persona. The way he kept saying Jimmy can't change affected him a lot. Before the last straw broken by Kim, Chuck broke every straws of "try to be good" that was left in him.

[@ClintonKE]

@@boom202089 Jimmy was the one who chose all of his bad choices in the end. Its silly to blame Chuck for Saul. Jimmy wouldn't have even had any extra chances to turn his life around in the 1st place if it wasn't for Chuck.

[@notdeadjustyet8136]

This is all well & good but why is young chuck so sexy on this thumbnail? 😂😮

[@Vamroc]

Three words......MARRY TODD LINCOLN

[@patricklemire9278]

EHS is BS. The “sufferers” are unable to detect electrical fields any better than random. As soon as they gave the character this I knew Chuck was full of shit.

[@ItsJimmyTheCat]

I love your videosssss

[@damianstarks3338]

Yeah me too this is why I subscribed to this channel.

[@tephereth2078]

Saul Goo

[@BulletHole]

bill oakley wasnt a fellow pd

[@williamtownsell743]

Was Chuck responsible for Jimmy conning thier father?

[@hectorrico8661]

No it showed once. Their dad was such a "soft touch" he might as well given everything away for free. He gave some criminal a gallon of milk. Jimmy thought there was power in tugging on someone's heart strings. The criminal even showed him a thing or two.

[@TPFB129]

Chuck turned Jimmy into everything Chuck already feared he was. He created the man he wanted to avoid.

[@dangelorussell9456]

Why are u you using the real actors teenager photo on the thumbnail

[@manuelreindl8500]

I don't think it's accurate to say that Chuck's EHS being psychosomatic means that it's fake. It's just not strictly physical. Still very real.

[@YYZ1166]

In his younger days, Chuck was the lead vocalist / rhythm guitarist for a band called Spinal Tap. He went by the name of David St. Hubbins.

[@mhern57]

Fantastic video and great narration. Top notch and really interesting👍🏼 Edit: Never have seen your Channel before. Subscribed.

[@rock5747]

Jimmy slippin

[@ButtersCCookie]

All Chicago references. Cicero is where all the Mobsters lived, it's all the Italian bread ect Yada yada made there. It may of been an Italian reference but ain't nobody thinking that deep into it. Al Capone lived there with his buddies. Lorraine Blah blah corrupt Mayor, Sopranos references her when she gets killed by Billy Batts in the Sopranos. Why chasing her around naked slapping her with a towel and killing her ehen she's alive and well...Town got turned out made predominantly Hispanic, back then at least when lived there. Svengouli, Richard Koz portrayed in Chicago on Fox 32 and Channel 26, referenced Brewyn which is right next to Cicero. He entertained kids and showed old B flicks late at night. Beloved. Which both towns were wild racists back when l lived in that area, how privileged these younger generations are to enjoy the even feigned security of walking through with no fear of attack. Lindenberg was in support of Nazi occupation along with Ford. And Loeb and Leopold were lovers and murderers. It would make more sense that Kim would go to jail and be murdered. She's the ring leader. No one in Chicago remembers their lawyer's legacy. They went to prison! He didn't get them off. There's no Chicago sunroof, no one is that tacky. Had Jimmy stayed in Chicago he'd be as successful as JG Wentworth. Or became the Mayor, or Governor. Cartel was more organized up there before the Flores Twins "ruined" it all and exposed the network. They work with the "Mob" back when l lived in the area. And they were in positions of power throughout that area. I had never felt, feared, or even thought they were still in existence. I lived in a area rich with Mob ties. However, living in a beautifully predominantly Hispanic town with a roommate. I was surprised, scared, and aware of their presence. They weren't at all terrorizing or rude. It was nevertheless scary.

[@jcaseyjones2829]

What was with the rare love in the finale?

[@TPHB5011]

Do todd

[@T_Brown256]

Terrence

[@Josuh]

Terrence Angry Birds?

[@GamesWithBrainz]

I mean i dont think chuck HATED jimmy he just had major resentment

[@jordan_roadhouse4798]

Chuck was a horrible bastard man.

[@droberts1593]

It would be remiss to note that Kim is the second catalyst for Saul Goodman's creation and could still have still prevented it herself if she had acted differently, as well.

[@saimayousuf]

You mean because she never interfered or tried to talk him out of working with the cartel in any serious manner?

[@droberts1593]

@@saimayousuf Well, that was one aspect, but more generally, the erosion of the role of moral compass that she played for Jimmy. Jimmy had his scamming tendencies, but he always tried to make Kim happy and he would have made more of an effort to do so if she tried to keep him on the straight and narrow. I was also thinking of how if she hasn't fallen down the scamming addiction rabbit hole, at which point she was playing along and actively making suggestions to craft Saul's image (which he later adapted), Finally, her leaving him after the death of Howard was the final straw in the creation of the full Saul Goodman of Breaking Bad. If she hadn't come to the (mistaken, imho) conclusion that they were 'bad for each other' and stuck it out together, I don't think we would have seen the Saul Goodman we knew from BB, as he had no moral compass at all at that point and only lived for 'the game'.

[@saimayousuf]

@@droberts1593 I agree. As you aptly put it, “if she hadn’t fallen down the scamming addiction rabbit hole” and stayed the stoic moral compass she had originally been, Jimmy would have stayed Jimmy. But from that screeching U-turn to leave her amazing opportunity as a nationally known lawyer, in order to go tear down Howard ruthlessly - we could see that her moral compass had spun away from integrity to egoic satisfaction. Because together with Jimmy, they could get away with so much. Including ruining a man’s reputation and status in society which made them both feel so powerful. So invincible. (That scene with Saul screaming at Howard that his job offer was nothing compared to the life he lives, that he couldn’t come anywhere near the life he lives, he is a god or something to that effect). Each scam they pulled required more and more planning & juggling. The challenge had to be greater and greater in the scams to be pulled of in order to chase the highs - to keep up with their growing tolerance. But in the end, unlike Walter White, they realized their egos had taken over and the only way out (and to find peace) was through ending the charade. And telling the whole truth. Kim led the moral arc to redemption by confessing everything. Jimmy was found to get away with it again. But when he found out his moral compass was pointing to true north again, he had the inspiration to save himself again. If she hadn’t confessed, he would have served a few years (w good behavior) and have gone back to his old tricks. Her confession was an open door, and he peaked in to see that nothing he has ever swindled out of anyone could ever compare to this cleansing of his heart & soul. I hope he finds utmost peace in the coming years. Even though he will be behind bars, he is a feee man now.

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@@saimayousuf Well said. It is important to note that they saved each other. If 'Gene' hadn't called and then thrown Kim's assertion that he confess back at her, she would have kept on living her own hollow existence. He spurred her on to her redemption, and in so doing, she inspired him to achieve his. In the end, I believe this shows how they can be 'good for each other' rather than 'bad for each other'. I love how poetic the writing in this show can be.

[@saimayousuf]

@@droberts1593 so poetic and beautiful. I have not seen such a deep love story ever told. It will stay with me and the profound lessons will be something I aspire to.

[@heisenburgergaming6953]

saul goo

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Nice

[@josefk7437]

Chuck McGill was right about his brother. He was not responsible for creating Saul Goodman. He simply knew Jimmy and what type of person he was.

[@rebimpskitzo8489]

I know this is the age of millennials and blaming everyone else but yourself, but no one is responsible for creating Saul Goodman but himself. His brother is not "half" to blame.

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

Hey! It’s David St. Hubbins!

[@ButtersCCookie]

THANK YOU. Sad inhumans no longer know how to be courteous anymore. Nor, do they know these are computer generated voices. Soulless Virtuous Followers.

[@salvagemonster3612]

It is just tough to believe they are brothers when one is 70 and the other like 50

[@aguy2162]

I'm 24 years older than my brother. 22 years older than my sister. It happens

[@yancytrublood5449]

So one is 20 years older than the other and that means they can't be brothers? That's ridiculous. My uncle is 20 years younger than his brother. Its baffling that you find it tough to believe siblings can be years apart in age.

[@gauravchawla3706]

This video is the most accurate description of Chuck, my fav character on the show. Chuck was brilliant but emotionally unsafe.

[@BIGFRANKOL75]

Why is it that everyone always tries to show Jimmy as the Good Guy or it was not his fault. Here it was his brother's fault. Jimmy make the movies and the choices. Jimmy is the one that broke Chuck.

[@poggywoggy4677]

It’s an absolutely warranted hatred, always being perfect child but never receiving the love of their parents. The youngest child always getting away with everything is just so irritating and they never grow up

[@annaeverette8960]

Do you think it's the child's fault or the parents' fault?

[@mramos1126]

@@annaeverette8960 the parents

[@thequietkid405]

First