>It stinks Jimmy's woman had to take the fall for the workplace
>politics screw-up, but I have to think Chuck has reasons for
>being cautious with Jimmy. The show is centered around Jimmy,
>so it's natural to root for him, but I don't think Chuck is
>100% completely wrong with his intentions.

The dynamic of Chuck and Jimmy's relationship isn't built around him holding the moral high-ground. He believes it makes him a superior lawyer and overall, human being, than Jimmy. And Chuck is just as petty, vindictive, and glory-seeking as anyone on the show, but he clings to "But I don't cut corners" as proof that he's a moral and upstanding human being.

Plus, Chuck's "You're going to be at least a half an hour late; isn't THAT going to make a great impression" is just extra petty, sanctimonious horseshit, considering the reason that Jimmy stayed there was to make sure he made it through one of his psychological "episodes" okay.

I figure the denouement of the season is going to be when Chuck inevitably compromises his own "No shortcuts" activity for his own gain, and tries to explain it away by arguing that the ends justified the means.