I was expecting some relief after the end of the brotherly feud, but unfortunately Chuck casts a long shadow and this episode is almost all about his death.
When people commit suicide, friends and relatives may feel guilty, but the truth is that nobody can stop anybody from deciding what to do with their lives. In the case of Chuck, it should have been pretty obvious that such a strong-willed, arrogant manipulator wasn't going to be pushed over the edge.
Chuck's demise is his own, angry decision. Chuck can't have it his way, has nobody left to manipulate and like an angry child, he punishes himself.
Apart from this and the unlikely event of Howard willing to bear a cross, very little happens. Mike is bored and decides to take his consulting job seriously and Gus is suspicious of Nacho (how does that happen?) And why the big cartel boss doesn't decide to give the Salamanca territory to some other of his men remains a mystery, since everyone agrees Salamanca is a mighty pain in the a**.
A very somber Jim didn't help with the general grim atmosphere of the episode.
When people commit suicide, friends and relatives may feel guilty, but the truth is that nobody can stop anybody from deciding what to do with their lives. In the case of Chuck, it should have been pretty obvious that such a strong-willed, arrogant manipulator wasn't going to be pushed over the edge.
Chuck's demise is his own, angry decision. Chuck can't have it his way, has nobody left to manipulate and like an angry child, he punishes himself.
Apart from this and the unlikely event of Howard willing to bear a cross, very little happens. Mike is bored and decides to take his consulting job seriously and Gus is suspicious of Nacho (how does that happen?) And why the big cartel boss doesn't decide to give the Salamanca territory to some other of his men remains a mystery, since everyone agrees Salamanca is a mighty pain in the a**.
A very somber Jim didn't help with the general grim atmosphere of the episode.