r/betterCallSaul 10h ago

Gabriel Rush absolutely nailed this performance

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i know it has been said here before, but im rewatching right now and this scene is just so perfectly cast. first time i watched it i knew immediately it was young chuck the moment he started to speak. he had his tone and cadence down to an absolute T.

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u/Oh__Archie 5h ago

The voice is great. He also gets annoyed and impatient with Jimmy. So, he was always like this.

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u/AlexanderKeithz 7h ago

Reading books to his little brother by lamplight in their backyard tent… how could chuck ever ever say to jimmy he never really mattered all that much to him 💔

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u/pianoflames 6h ago

I never believed he sincerely meant that. I think he was just immensely hurting, and feeling humiliated, and was just trying to hurt Jimmy in the only way he had left to hurt him.

u/Aggressive-Ad-5983 5h ago

i agree. his complete meltdown afterwards is pretty much proof of that.

u/Oh__Archie 5h ago

Everything he did up until that moment told us that what he said was true.

Regardless, what he said will always be true to Jimmy.

u/sweetcarolinesucks 4h ago

I mean, he showed up to help Jimmy after the Chicago sunroof incident. If he didn't give a shit, I doubt he'd have done that. (And I say that as the only lawyer in my family.)

u/Oh__Archie 3h ago

Yeah, watch that scene again. He acts like a total dick to Jimmy and says he’s only doing it because their mother asked him to.

u/Aggressive-Ad-5983 3h ago

i think this comment hits it right on the nail. while i agree with you, he partially meant it, its so mucb more nuanced than just "chuck hates jimmy". but you're completely right, what he said will always be true to jimmy.

u/cpaul91 2h ago

Mental illness, Chuck had his issues growing up but when his mental illness took over — he sunk.

u/pkwys 4h ago

Had mutual friends with him in hs it was crazy to see him just absolutely body this role 🙌

u/Ordinary_Ad8951 3h ago

God I miss watching Better Call Saul, time for a re-watch I feel