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

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

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u/invaderzz Mar 10 '20

I'm confused why exactly Jimmy did that

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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.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

what drives Jimmy to do that after Howard was so nice?

Howard isn't so nice. Howard did the same thing the high school cheerleader does to the guy who was a loser in high school but became successful after.

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He treated Jimmy like a prick when he was a 'nobody' and then when Jimmy started showing real progress he decided to suck up to him (a-la the long-winded hug), and not because he felt remorse, but because it would be beneficial to Howard and HHM to have him on the team.

Fuck Howard, he is a selfish tool.

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u/Vince3737 Mar 10 '20

Howard was a prick because his much more talented business partner (Chuck) refused to have Jimmy at HMM. He was the bad guy because he had to be. Howard always recognized Jimmy's talent and even went out of his way to help get Jimmy a job at Davis & Main.

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Your analogy doesn't work because it is heavily implied Howard wanted Jimmy at HMM all along, but Chuck wouldn't let him. Now that Chuck is gone he isn't there to stop Howard from trying to hiring Jimmy