I'm not saying Chuck is anywhere near convinced yet, I'm just saying that Jimmy is doing and saying the right things in front of him so far. I'm guessing over the course of the season Jimmy will slowly win over Chuck, not right now.


>Chuck's reaction to Howard's "Chuck, is that good with you?"
>(paraphrasing) was a half shrug and silence. It didn't appear
>to me that he was at all convinced that Jimmy was doing things
>straight. I read that reaction to say "yea he vocally covered
>himself but I still don't believe a word he's saying". At no
>point did I think "Jimmy's winning him over," or think his
>reaction said "I'm convinced!"

Semantics, but there's a huge spectrum between "not at all convinced" and "I'm convinced". Like I said, it'll be a slow burn in fits and starts, not all at once. They are brothers, so that's a lot of history to overcome.

>In other words, his reaction to me said that he was willing to
>drop the subject for that moment because continuing to press
>Jimmy after he gave what everyone else saw as a great
>explanation would make *HIM* (Chuck) look bad, so he'll save
>his ongoing vocal disapproval and doubts for another day.

I agree. He's going to continue challenging Jimmy, and with good reason. I just predict that Jimmy is going to handle himself well and will eventually convince Chuck.

>We'll see how it progresses of course. But we're definitely
>seeing Chuck's ongoing reactions to Jimmy far, far
>differently.

Perhaps, time will tell. Regardless, credit to the writers for crafting such nuanced characters. Maybe it's recency bias, but I've been enjoying Jimmy's journey more than Walt's so far.