Better Call Saul | Chuck Tells Jimmy the Truth (Bob Odenkirk)

“The law is sacred. If you abuse that power, people get hurt.” I love how this was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Chuck was 100% right. Jimmy abused the law and got a lot of people hurt. But he may have gone down a different path if Chuck hadn’t blocked him from practicing at HHM.

"People don't change" is such a dangerous mentality to have as a LAWYER.

Chuck is the definitive how-to on writing a character who is simultaneously completely wrong and completely right.

I only just realized something... The only reason that Jimmy discovered that his brother has been lying to him and betraying him was because he cared about him so much that he always made sure to turn off his phone when he was visiting his house. The thing that caused jimmy to find out his brother stabbed him in the back was because of the fact that he had a deep love for him

Chuck was so scared of slipping Jimmy that he never let his brother grow into anything else. Everytime Jimmy tried to do something good, his brother would hold him to his past and say "Look what you are! You'll never change!" - How can he change when you actively sabotage him? Chuck created what he hated, because he loved being right. More than he loved Jimmy. He was jealous and bitter. What a brilliant show.

It is disappointing that Michael McKean never even got nominated. But Bob breaks your heart in this scene

i like how chuck was only proud of jimmy when hes beneath him it really speaks to how hes jealous of his brother. it truly hurts to see their relationship fail like this

When Jimmy says Chuck's on his own, I literally felt the brotherly love die. Both amazing actors.

2:32 Look at Chucks face. He’s not ashamed, not disappointed or even trying to calm Jimmy down. He was annoyed. He really wanted his brother to fail

Creating this relationship between Jimmy and Chuck was genius. It really adds without getting in the way of the Salamanca/Fring end. Michael McKeon plays his part perfectly.

"When you straightened out and got a job in the mail room, I was very proud." This sums up the relationship pretty well.

"On some level you know I'm right" is Chuck's "I did it all for the family."

Chuck created the very thing he swore to destroy

I know what you were, what you are… He doesn’t even refer to him as “who”… brilliant writing from top to bottom

This is so amazing exactly because Chuck ended up being right but at the same time what he did was a self-fulfilling prophecy

The way Odenkirk delivers the "I thought you were proud of me" makes for one of the most heart wretching moments in the whole show. You genuinely feel the anguish in Jimmy's character, as if he's just at the verge of tears. As someone with a brother who, for a long time, I childishly neglected and looked down upon, and with whom I've finally managed to rebuild a connection, this hits extremeley close to home. The relation between Jimmy and Chuck has helped me appreaciate the value of family even more. Please never neglect the people who are close to you.

Whether intentional or not, Chuck is brilliantly written as a clinical narcissist.

This was such a big twist for me. I didn't expect it at all. It was amazing.

The tragedy is Jimmy was a rotten person trying to change, and Chuck was a rotten person trying to keep Jimmy from changing.

Funny how this is EXACTLY what Chuck does to Howard. His last move was stealing Jimmy's idea.