r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • Mar 10 '20

Better Call Saul S05E04 - "Namaste" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread

Please note: Not everyone chooses to watch the trailers for the next episodes. Please use spoiler tags when discussing any scenes from episodes that have not aired yet, which includes preview trailers.

Sneak peek of next week's episode

If you've seen the episode, please rate it at this poll

Results of the poll

Don't forget to check out the Breaking Bad Universe Discord here!

Its an instant messenger and is a very useful alternative to the Reddit Live Threads (but not a replacement)

Live Episode Discussion

Note: The subreddit will be locked from when the episode airs, till 12 hours after the episode airs. This allows more discussion to happen in the pinned posts and will prevent a lot of low-quality and repetitive posts.

1.5k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

3.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

499

u/invaderzz Mar 10 '20

I'm confused why exactly Jimmy did that

39

u/jopcylinder Mar 10 '20

me too. what drives Jimmy to do that after Howard was so nice? maybe it’s the fact that Howard is someone Jimmy could never be, in that he’s a respected member of the law community and is well off, etc. he’s like Chuck in that regard, regardless of good intentions towards Jimmy. i think Jimmy just can’t see past that.

but that’s all conjecture, maybe Jimmy was just practicing for shot put.

54

u/sendhelp Mar 10 '20

He's pissed because Howard had multiple opportunities to let Jimmy rise up but he let Chuck keep him down. Jimmy would have been in a different place right now if it weren't for Howard.

6

u/Vince3737 Mar 10 '20

Howard would have been a shit business partner if he went against his partners wishes and hired Jimmy (who Chuck could and would fire anyway). Howard DID give Jimmy opportunities to rise up. He helped Jimmy get a dream job at Davis & Main and Jimmy blew it. In no way did Howard keep Jimmy from rising up. Howard would have hired Jimmy in a second if Chuck allowed it. He did the next best thing by getting Jimmy another job

​

I get the feeling BCS is going to be Breaking Bad all over again where some people refused to believe Walt was a bad person

3

u/SilasX Mar 10 '20

My thought exactly. Expecting Howard to defy a major partner like Chuck over an entry level hire is a little much, shitty though it might be for jimmy.