He just doesn’t have an outlet to use them because of the restrictions his aversion to electricity place on him. Though Chuck is physically feeble due to his ailment, his mental capacities are finely tuned. This may really be the end of their relationship though, and Chuck’s actions, instead of helping Jimmy become a better person afterward, has likely pushed Jimmy even closer to becoming Saul Goodman. For all of the ways Chuck has screwed him over and treated him like he’s worthless, Jimmy can’t seem to stop looking to Chuck, wanting his encouragement and recognition. Does Jimmy have a blind spot when it comes to Chuck? Of course he does. Is it because he didn’t expect anything like this from his brother? That can’t be the issue, because he’s found out other manipulations Chuck has orchestrated behind his back. To him, Jimmy is a blemish or blight on this profession and Chuck wants to remove it at all costs, including if it results in the loss of their familial bond.įor all of Jimmy’s ability to see the angles and work a grift, he walked right into the trap Chuck laid for him. In his mind, Chuck holds his career with a sanctity, almost as if it was the priesthood, and Jimmy’s entrance into the holy practice only demeans it for him. If Jimmy had chosen any other career than practicing law, something Chuck holds sacred, their relationship may be different. Chuck clearly believes the true nature of an individual is unable to change, while at the same time hoping Jimmy alters his life in some way before he ends up permanently damaging himself and others. He’s constantly screwed Jimmy’s chances at practicing law, and from the very beginning has attempted to thwart any opportunity Jimmy may have been offered to advance his career. Chuck really isn’t that much different than Jimmy, he’s just more cold and calculating. These two brothers are cut from the same cloth, and the art of manipulation runs in their blood. Mike may be able to get revenge on Hector without killing him, while at the same time helping Gus.Ĭhuck and Jimmy have had their ups and downs ever since we met Chuck, but this time may really be the end of their relationship.
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Can Jimmy find away out of the corner Chuck’s painted him into with Kim’s help? Mike and Gus meet face to face. Chuck’s true motives for manipulating Jimmy come to light in this episode of BETTER CALL SAUL.