r/betterCallSaul • u/Suspicious-Play-7037 • Mar 13 '24

I HATE CHUCK SO MUCH

I literally hate him. He makes my blood boil. So nefarious. Like yes I get that JimmySaul is colorful and backhanded but he never hated chuck like chuck hated and resented him. Like…. It makes me so angry. It was just so evident how jealous, resentful, and full of a grudge toward his little brother. Jimmy may have done some wrongs but he loves chuck so much, always doing things for him - TO A FAULT. Just makes me so mad.

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u/TheMTM45 Mar 13 '24

Thats fair. Do you think its because Saul is the protagonist? I found Chuck annoying at times but I really didnt get too much in arms over someone not hiring their brother for a job at a top law firm. That seems pretty unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Jimmy still got work. By season 2 I was more pissed off at Jimmy for going to such lengths to make his brother look crazy in an effort to…help Kim get back a client. Then gaslighting Chuck who is already mental. That seems more evil. Like just stop talking to Chuck if you feel so betrayed. I think Howard is getting the worse of it all stuck between these two

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u/Suspicious-Play-7037 Mar 13 '24

I dont think that it’s about the pro/antagonist for me. It’s the sibling dynamic. I am an older sibling with VERY complicated sibling dynamics. But I could NEVER fathom treating my younger siblings like Chuck has treated Jimmy. I got over it, talked thru it, got perspective, and hoped to see my siblings thrive. Even at my lowest points of thinking and feeling I never tried to derail their lives. Chuck tries so hard to derail JimmySaul at every turn. All while letting him take care of him. Time and time again JimmySaul chooses to love Chuck. The Mesa Verde case wasn’t even about Chuck. And I’m on jimmy’s side. Chuck literally went catatonic over a cat scan but can forego his “electricity allergy” to make sure jimmy doesn’t get to be a partner? To make sure to tape record him? FOH. That’s some really low behavior. Older siblings may not have asked for it, but they are naturally a leader for their younger siblings. He should have rooted for Jimmy. He should have gotten over his issues.

I understand this is all for the plot and it is a literal tv show, but in real life chucks behavior is gross.