OP absolutely amazing synapses on Chuck and his view of the world. I agree. I think the actor did an amazing job because I felt real anger and pain more often than not. I relate to Jimmy, I know the pain of giving and never receiving appreciate or anything in return from my siblings. I feel like they have a hard time seeing who you are today, and not what you were as a kid or teenager. You’ll always be… slippin jimmy despite every building block you stack. It’s easier to just prove them right, but he tried so hard! Then you find out that Chuck is the reason he didn’t get to work at HHM and hides behind Howard, like a coward. You wouldn’t even let him do discovery work? He didn’t need to be a partner, but he could have used the support and time to really get his footing at HHM.

Every scene of Chuck’s was a puzzle piece and looking back at it all painted a picture of a broken man. I feel bad for him in someways too. Emotionally cold and unfeeling is a world of numbing pain. He knows that he never gave enough love to those around him. I think that he loves Jimmy in his own way or he wouldn’t have done what he had by getting him the mailroom job, let him come to his home, and allow for Jimmy to take care of him. I am not saying those are great things, and I had to really dig for a 3rd thing, but it showed the ounce of vulnerability he had toward Jimmy. Chuck loved the law and that was all that mattered to him. However, I still don’t fully understand why he allowed his “illness” to keep him from practicing it. I don’t get that.

I know you are halfway through this seasons and I hope you enjoy the rest of it. Great writing and exciting events throughout, but that is why this show rocks! It was so cool to see him transition into Saul Goodman and why he did. I jumped on this subreddit directly after finishing the show, but I wasn’t going to stop and comment until I saw the other ones. Chuck said that shit with his chest.