Chuck McGill Is The Most Repressed Bisexual The World Has Ever Known.

Chuck McGill is the most repressed bisexual the world has ever known.

One of the many reasons Chuck McGill resonated so much with me is that, as a mentally ill person, his experiences of being misunderstood or seen as off putting are quite relatable. Especially the threat of being institutionalized and everyone pretending you aren’t crazy while simultaneously thinking you indeed are crazy. He is an example of being mentally ill in a unpalatable way. He isolates and has a distrust of people close to him. He goes into spiels about his interests (the law) that alienate other people. He has an irrational compulsion (caused by his theorized OCD) that separates him from regular society. He is a great example of what it is like to be superficially accomplished, but on the inside have something deeply wrong with you that comes out in situations of distress (i.e. his wife living away from him and eventually divorcing him). I also believe even before his eventual suicide that he dealt with thoughts of harming himself, since it is not common to just offhandedly decide to end your life when things don’t turn out the way you wanted it. He is given accommodations, but it is mostly done out of either pity or ulterior motives. He shows what it’s like to be mentally ill in a way that inconveniences others. He has his grievances that takes out on those around him (mainly Jimmy). He is extremely flawed but in a way that is realistic and believable. This is one of the many core attributes to the complexity of Chuck’s character.

he deserves to be bald (sorry jimmy)

the creators struggle of "yes I absolutely made this for myself and I should absolutely appreciate that I made this thing that turned out amazing and be proud of it on that merit alone" vs "man it'd be cool if everyone liked this thing I made as much as I do"

if you think about it all of what are considered walter's 'most badass moments' are just extremely pathetic and sad when you look back. 'say my name' 'i am the one who knocks' 'i won' 'im in the empire business' like people make it out to be badass and hardcore but really hes just a sad little man toddler who developed the worst main character syndrome of all time and unfortunately the entire show revolves around him

manny ribera