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Originally Posted by DeadMoneyWalking
And yet again Howard relies on Chuck for the entire case against Jimmy. It really didn't occur to him to deploy his vast resources at HHM to build the case? And the Bar Association didn't start sniffing around Jimmy's other antics? There was enough in the first two seasons to get Jimmy sanctioned before the copy shop thing.
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Originally Posted by DeadMoneyWalking
Giligan&co tend to explicitly address their plot weaknesses through a character, like Nacho giving some surprise reasons why he'll help Gringo Mike destroy his friend Tuco. I guess that is preferable to having characters spontaneously act to make the plot work. Here it just looks like Chuck is eager to get pwned by Jimmy all along.
Jimmy could have squashed Chuck at any point in the series but he chose not too for various reasons. Chuck has been teetering on the edge of insanity/ mental breakdown for quite some time. In the BCS universe, well before the series started and as hinted at- the moment his ex wife left him.
This is going to sound weird, but the reason Howard didn't squash Chuck is almost exactly the same reason why Jimmy didn't squash Chuck up until this point- Chuck, while being very flawed, is also very smart and more importantly, is family. For the same reasons Jimmy didn't throw Chuck in the insane asylum is almost exactly the same reasons why Howard didn't cut Chuck out of the business/ let him do his own thing. I wouldn't be surprised in the Jimmy/Chuck fallout, where Chuck basically says Howard is the brother he always wanted but never had.
This series is incredibly good TV. It might even surpass BB.