A Chicago Sunroof is not a real thing.
A "Chicago sunroof," it turns out, is the act of taking a shit in someone's open sunroof.
While Chuck's condition is real in the sense that EHS is inspired by real life, it's certainly not real in the traditional sense. Like anti-vaccination and climate change being a hoax, EHS is the result of false information spreading and seizing advantage of those with existing psychological conditions.
Chuck (played by Spinal Tap's Michael McKean) is a recluse on extended leave from his legal firm who lives without electricity and wraps himself in a shiny “space blanket” to ward off the effects of exposure to Saul's mobile phone.
But the supporting cast are given plenty to do as well, including character actor Michael McKean, who plays Chuck McGill. One of the subplots of the show follows Chuck's obsessive compulsive order (OCD), a mental illness where people suffer from intrusive thoughts and compulsions.
Antisocial personality disorder
Sometimes he even exceeds normative morality to the point of altruism (like when he saves the twins' lives from Tuco's revenge in Season 1, how he takes exceptionally good care of his brother Chuck during his illness and how he risks his career to save his assistant Huell from jail).
The symptoms are certainly real and can vary widely in their severity. Whatever its cause, EHS can be a disabling problem for the affected individual. EHS has no clear diagnostic criteria and there is no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF exposure.
Being allergic to electricity is like being allergic to air, and it sounds so unlikely that it's easy to question the validity of the condition — especially coming from Chuck, a character much disliked by the average Better Call Saul viewer for his condescension and deceit toward his supportive brother Jimmy (Bob ...
Chuck evidently suffers from a condition called electromagnetic hypersensitivity. A rare condition in which exposure to electronic devices causes a range of unpleasant physical symptoms. Importantly, it's generally accepted that this is a purely psychosomatic illness.
Chuck's accomplishments in law were so impressive that they even inspired Jimmy to pursue his own law career, which, as would be revealed over the course of the series, was something Chuck was very unhappy with, always feeling jealous and resentful toward his younger sibling.
Jimmy pulls a series of psychological and social manipulation tricks to turn Irene's friends against her so that she believes refusing the Sandpiper settlement is against the interests of her fellow clients. She decides to accept, meaning Jimmy will receive his much-needed share.
Although in the first season it seemed that he was initially supportive of Jimmy, Chuck harbored resentful feelings toward him because of his conman past and charisma, in addition to Jimmy's approach to his career. From the second season onward, Chuck transforms into Jimmy's nemesis.
Kim had a more "normal" reaction, taking the letter as a compliment, and this is evidenced in the following episode when she suggested Jimmy get counseling, noting his coldness. But Kim is still more affected by Chuck's words than the average person would be, and this could be due to her troubled childhood.
The "Slippin' Jimmy" name comes from Better Call Saul, where it is explained as a nickname Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) had acquired from his days pulling scams on people. It refers to the common practice of pretending to have a slip and fall to score an easy cash settlement from a business owner.
Saul Is Based On Bob Odenkirk's Agent
Saul Goodman's larger-than-life personality is so unique and recognizable that it could easily be mistaken for pure fiction. According to Bob Odenkirk however, he based his performance on a real person.
He confesses to enabling Walt and admits his role in Chuck's suicide. He is sentenced to 86 years in prison, where he is revered by fellow inmates who recognize him as Saul. Kim is allowed to visit him under false pretenses and they share a cigarette.
A look into the mysterious—and controversial—condition that may explain Chuck's space blanket. UPDATE, 3/3: On Monday night's episode of Better Call Saul, "Alpine Shepherd Boy," Chuck confirms that he indeed does suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
Jimmy notices that his phone has run out of power. He stored it in Chuck's mailbox (one of the “perks” of living in Chuckland), and it was dead in the morning, so it must have been left on overnight – which he would never do.
The final season of Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's Better Call Saul brought about the highly anticipated return of Breaking Bad's iconic, beloved duo, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).
Jimmy pulls his cell phone out of his pocket, and again, Chuck thinks he's got Jimmy, demonstrating that the phone has no battery, hence why he couldn't “feel” it coming from Jimmy's pocket. Chuck is insistent that this isn't just a mental quirk – it's a real physical condition.
It's classic denial. He told himself he didn't care, and acted like he didn't care, so he didn't have to deal with his own feelings.
Despite his reverence for the law, Chuck is far from above committing hateful and immoral acts in the name of keeping his younger brother away from a law profession - thus inadvertently serving as a catalyst for Jimmy's moral deterioration and eventual transformation into Saul Goodman.
There are both natural and human-made sources of non-ionizing EMFs. The earth's magnetic field, which causes the needle on a compass to point North, is one example of a naturally occurring EMF. Human-made EMFs fall into both the ELF and radiofrequency categories of non-ionizing part of the electromagnetic spectrum.