The show follows a loser named Jimmy McGill, who spent his entire youth scheming in various ways, not exactly earning money honestly.
The counterbalance was his brother Chuck, who was not only a successful lawyer, but also always helped his poor family. But what if it was the wealthy McGill who brought the family down?
Throughout the series, the main character is confronted by his older brother, who not only sabotages his career, but is also jealous of the occasional success, disparagingly calling the younger McGill Slippin’ Jimmy.
It was Chuck who prevented the future Saul from working as a lawyer in his firm and even sued to have Jimmy disbarred.
And after another re-watch of the legendary series, Redditor JackD2633 decided to tackle the issue from a different angle. The user calls attention to the scene where Chuck convinces Kim that it was Jimmy who bankrupted his father’s business.
The head of the McGills owned a small convenience store at a gas station. And he was often kind enough to give away free goods, donate money from his register, or fall victim to scams.
There is even a scene in the series, where Chuck’s father tries to help the crook again. Jimmy refuses to assist and then takes the money from the register himself.
This moment shows that in one way or another, McGill’s father had been swindled and would have lost the small fortune they had managed to make.
Though such small losses were still enough to keep the family afloat, but Chuck’s law school is an entirely different matter. Tuition in America costs a lot of money, and many take out loans, especially for college at Georgetown.
The Redditor suggests it was not Slippin’ Jimmy’s machinations that broke up the family, but the student loans the McGills had to take out to pay for Chuck’s education.
Some fans believe the father of the family would have failed anyway, because he kept giving the money to the crooks. Many interpret the scene at the gas station differently.
The fact that Chuck was a high school graduate and college student at the age of 14 also suggests he was a good kid, most likely on a scholarship.
