I think that's the case. Chuck asked him to change the name of his law firm in the first episode because Chuck McGill's name was part of the name of that big firm. Saul was going by Jimmy McGill in the first episode and got mad at Chuck when he told him he couldn't use his own name as the name of his law firm. He never flatout called him dad but it seemed like Chuck was either his father or basically an adopted father from that conversation.I must've dozed during this part, but is Chuck his father? That was the only part when my mind started to wander. It got better after that, and I'm looking forward to seeing last night's episode in later tonight...after Gotham of course.
Chuck is his older brother
http://www.amctv.com/shows/better-call-saul/cast/chuck-mcgill
I watched the second episode last night, and I still don't think it's been explicitly stated what their relationship is, which I find odd especially given how much older Michael McKean is and looks in the show (the actor is 15 years older than Odenkirk IRL). I was joking in my post above about dozing or my mind wandering. In truth, I'm pretty OC about rewinding the recording if I missed or didn't quite understand a line of dialogue. I definitely caught the part about them having the same last name, but that could be from any number of possible relationships: father/son; step-father/son; uncle/nephew; cousins; brothers; step-brothers, coincidence, etc. Did I really miss them referring to one another as brothers, either to each other or someone else? (Yes, I'm being OC about this )
Did anyone else but me fall asleep about half-way through?
I agree that it's not been mentioned in the show, unless a bunch of us missed it, hence why I included that link that statesand I still don't think it's been explicitly stated what their relationship is
Jimmy's older brother Chuck is a name partner at one of Albuquerque's most prestigious law firms...
Agreed. It clearly has that Breaking Bad feel to it that I've missed since the BB finale....I just watched episode 2 and I'm fully on board with this show.