>But has he ever denied it? He tried the legit path and told
>everyone it simply wasn't his gig. He left HHM, they still
>have the Sandpiper account and to my knowledge, never tried to
>snake it back. He wants to do things his way...cool, leave
>him alone.

I agree, he's never really been unabashed about who he is.


>What Chuck did with Mesa Verde was personal. Like Jimmy said,
>if you wanna go after me, fine, but leave Kim out of it. Why
>did he have to punish Kim? I am interested to see how Kim
>reacts once she finds out Chuck is hurt though.

See post #291.

But I agree, what Chuck did was personal. It was to teach Jimmy a lesson, and Kim was in the crossfire. From Chuck's point of view though... is he wrong? He went into that meeting with Mesa Verde with the mentality that the company would be in its best hands at HHM, which is perfectly reasonable, knowing Jimmy's methods. It seemed like the head of Mesa Verde wants to do everything on the up and up, which would have been fine as only Kim would be handling the client. But Chuck didn't know that.... so how can you blame him for, in his eyes, protecting the client's best interests?


>I'll admit my memory is shaky at best, so I don't know the
>timeline from Jimmy passing the bar to current day, but I feel
>Chuck wants Jimmy to be his caregiver and that's it.

Come on. That's the blinders talking. Chuck wants to be Jimmy's brother, and that's it. There's nothing that shows he only wants Jimmy as a caregiver. There's a reason why he relies on Ernesto, why he calls Ernesto first, not Jimmy.

He loves Jimmy because Jimmy is a good person, he just never wants to ever have professional ties to Jimmy.

> As I
>mentioned in a previous post, Chuck doesn't leave the house
>unless Jimmy's involved. Jimmy will screw up on his own...he
>doesn't need Chuck to show the world what a screw-up he can
>be.

Sure, I agree. Chuck also came out early in the season to see how Jimmy handled Sandpiper, and Jimmy handled himself pretty well (in part because he lied about his solicitation methods). It wasn't until the commercial that he reminded everyone he was still Slippin Jimmy.

>If Chuck wouldn't have pressured him so much at HHM, I
>think Jimmy would've been ok.

What "pressure" are you talking about at HHM? Their divide started when Jimmy tried to fast track himself into a lawyer position at HHM. He didn't want to pay his dues in the mailroom (maybe futilely) so he struck out on his own.


>I get it's his company, but if
>the HHM could survive a phobia to Electrodes, they surely can
>survive Jimmy.

Come on, you don't actually believe this. Everything we've seen in two seasons shows that Jimmy would have jeopardized the company's reputation sooner or later. Chuck was absolutely right in denying Jimmy a real job at HHM, precisely for what happened at Davis & Main. The commercial seems like a small thing, but it's obvious Jimmy flouts the rules any time it suits him. That shit is not kosher if you're trying to run a prestigious law firm.