There is tragedy in the timing of the Howard scam. What spurred the scam was Howard confronting Kim about Jimmy's increasingly erratic behavior in the wake of Chuck's death. Ironically, Jimmy had just survived his trip through the desert. He was forced to examine himself and what matters, and what mattered was Kim. I get the sense he emerged from that experience a better man, and might have been able to right his ways. Howard's warning was too late and probably unnecessary, but for Kim it was an affront. She had nearly lost Jimmy in the desert and immediately after saved him from Lalo. She was in full on protective wife mode, a role she had played many times over the series, especially against Howard. Even though she was (I think) completely in the wrong in her response to him, it is understandable that she was not in the mood to fend off yet another attack on her husband, and that anger carried over.
It was a dopamine hit for her. When she asked the "friend of the cartel" question to Jimmy it was her moment of shooting lightning bolts from her fingers moment. The problem is, when the going gets far too rough for her convoluted morals she leaves. Her mother, jobs, Jimmy. Sadly, her hyper-competence helped mold Saul but for Saul playing the angles and shortcuts always worked out for him. Everytime he tried to do things "right" he was rejected. Kim thought she could keep a foot in both worlds but... fair is foul and foul is fair. Nice work, I subbed
On Sklyer: I came to the same conclusion years ago, that fans hated her in large part because she was a wet blanket, trying to stop Walt from doing what we tuned in to see. Another example was Lori in The Walking Dead. She was constantly trying to stop Rick from putting himself in danger, so the audience hated her for being whiny. Contrast that with Gemma from Sons of Anarchy. She truly was a bitch and reveled in that role, but because she contributed to the drama instead of fighting it, fans loved her. As for hypocrisy, this is a side effect of the character's role in the series. They have to be a voice of reason but cannot be effective in stopping our protagonists else the show ends or the character gets taken out of the show.
Interesting thoughts. Regarding Jim pushing Kim away, I don't see that myself, I see the opposite of him trying to desperately cling onto her, because by doing so, he clings onto the last remnants of Jimmy McGill, the real person. Remember when Kim quits as an attorney - Jim rushes back and loses it, begging her to reverse her decision - "You did what!!!!!! We'll pull an all nighter, send letters out, reverse this, because we're a team". he's desperately trying to cling onto her. But when she does leave, Jimmy McGill effectively leaves with her, and from that point on, all that's left is the lying, manipulative Saul Goodman character. Remember also later on in S6, that flashforward to when Kim visits him in his office to sign divorce papers. He gives her the cold, silent treatment, like all their years together meant nothing to him. Jimmy McGill's long gone at that point, all that's left is the toxic Saul Goodman, and you that in his behavior in Nebraska as well, conning that old woman. He can't help himself and with Kim gone, there's nothing to moderate or stop him. So in a weird way, Kim both straightened him out and controlled him at times, and then other times made him worse with the Howard stuff. Very complex dynamic.
Which made me really hate the ending that after all this time, Jimmy still sought Kim’s approval. He didn’t feel actual regrets for what he’d done. He didn’t even confessed about the sins he did in Nebraska. He only confessed to show Kim. The show went overboard to tell us that Kim is a complex and very flawed character. She is capable of committing atrocities and shouldn’t be considered as a moral compass but then they reversed it completely in the finale by showing us that she is the ultimate moral compass hero of the story who redeemed Jimmy even though she didn’t confess for Jimmy at all. She did it only for herself.
Skyler was shown more feminine and committing more feminine 'sins'. She has kids, Kim doesn't. She smokes while pregnant. She's brushing her hair, taking a bath, applying lotion to create the ILUSION that she's being 'womanly' at home while Walter is risking his life outside. She is worried about her kids, which is why she's half protagonist half antagonist - Kim doesn't have to worry about kids. Kim is shown less often crying and her voice is deeper. I never hated Skyler bcs i have no problem with women. everything she did made sense to me. if anything, Walt's ramblings whenever he tried to Iie were super annoying,just as his speech in front of his school about the planes. Todd was pretty annoying, too. Marie could be annoying sometimes,too.
@@pepefrogic3034 protecting your kids is not petty or monstrous, people who seeSkyler that way don't understand what it is like to be terrified for your own chiIdren....
@@Continential actually it is very closely connected,if not totally equivalent. some of the gendered behavior comes naturaI to most people of that gender and shaming them for it Iimits them,hurts them,but aIso is rooted in your probIem with that gender
Mike needs a video, you did one for Kim and Jimmy so let's get one for the third and final core character of the show
There is tragedy in the timing of the Howard scam. What spurred the scam was Howard confronting Kim about Jimmy's increasingly erratic behavior in the wake of Chuck's death. Ironically, Jimmy had just survived his trip through the desert. He was forced to examine himself and what matters, and what mattered was Kim. I get the sense he emerged from that experience a better man, and might have been able to right his ways. Howard's warning was too late and probably unnecessary, but for Kim it was an affront. She had nearly lost Jimmy in the desert and immediately after saved him from Lalo. She was in full on protective wife mode, a role she had played many times over the series, especially against Howard. Even though she was (I think) completely in the wrong in her response to him, it is understandable that she was not in the mood to fend off yet another attack on her husband, and that anger carried over.
Well said. It's really interesting how much of Kim's hatred of Howard are things she projects onto him.
It was a dopamine hit for her. When she asked the "friend of the cartel" question to Jimmy it was her moment of shooting lightning bolts from her fingers moment. The problem is, when the going gets far too rough for her convoluted morals she leaves. Her mother, jobs, Jimmy. Sadly, her hyper-competence helped mold Saul but for Saul playing the angles and shortcuts always worked out for him. Everytime he tried to do things "right" he was rejected. Kim thought she could keep a foot in both worlds but... fair is foul and foul is fair. Nice work, I subbed
On Sklyer: I came to the same conclusion years ago, that fans hated her in large part because she was a wet blanket, trying to stop Walt from doing what we tuned in to see. Another example was Lori in The Walking Dead. She was constantly trying to stop Rick from putting himself in danger, so the audience hated her for being whiny. Contrast that with Gemma from Sons of Anarchy. She truly was a bitch and reveled in that role, but because she contributed to the drama instead of fighting it, fans loved her.
As for hypocrisy, this is a side effect of the character's role in the series. They have to be a voice of reason but cannot be effective in stopping our protagonists else the show ends or the character gets taken out of the show.
Interesting thoughts. Regarding Jim pushing Kim away, I don't see that myself, I see the opposite of him trying to desperately cling onto her, because by doing so, he clings onto the last remnants of Jimmy McGill, the real person.
Remember when Kim quits as an attorney - Jim rushes back and loses it, begging her to reverse her decision - "You did what!!!!!! We'll pull an all nighter, send letters out, reverse this, because we're a team". he's desperately trying to cling onto her.
But when she does leave, Jimmy McGill effectively leaves with her, and from that point on, all that's left is the lying, manipulative Saul Goodman character. Remember also later on in S6, that flashforward to when Kim visits him in his office to sign divorce papers. He gives her the cold, silent treatment, like all their years together meant nothing to him. Jimmy McGill's long gone at that point, all that's left is the toxic Saul Goodman, and you that in his behavior in Nebraska as well, conning that old woman. He can't help himself and with Kim gone, there's nothing to moderate or stop him. So in a weird way, Kim both straightened him out and controlled him at times, and then other times made him worse with the Howard stuff. Very complex dynamic.
Which made me really hate the ending that after all this time, Jimmy still sought Kim’s approval. He didn’t feel actual regrets for what he’d done. He didn’t even confessed about the sins he did in Nebraska. He only confessed to show Kim.
The show went overboard to tell us that Kim is a complex and very flawed character. She is capable of committing atrocities and shouldn’t be considered as a moral compass but then they reversed it completely in the finale by showing us that she is the ultimate moral compass hero of the story who redeemed Jimmy even though she didn’t confess for Jimmy at all. She did it only for herself.
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Oh yeah, damn right Kim was a better lawyer than Jimmy. The show makes that clear.
Jimmy is a better con man, but Kim is a better lawyer.
Skyler was shown more feminine and committing more feminine 'sins'. She has kids, Kim doesn't. She smokes while pregnant. She's brushing her hair, taking a bath, applying lotion to
create the ILUSION that she's being 'womanly' at home while Walter is risking his life outside. She is worried about her kids, which is why she's half protagonist half antagonist - Kim doesn't have to worry about kids. Kim
is shown less often crying and her voice is deeper. I never hated Skyler bcs i have no problem with women. everything she did made sense to me. if anything,
Walt's ramblings whenever he tried to Iie were super annoying,just as his speech in front of his school about the planes. Todd was pretty annoying, too. Marie could be annoying sometimes,too.
Skyler was a petty monster
Husband gets cancer, smokes some weed. Skylar tracks Jesse down and yells at him. That was enough for me. Smoking or cheating didn't bother me.
@Skarbie Well i'd call the cops on her if she ever shoplifts a t-shirt and give my testimony in court.
@@pepefrogic3034 protecting your kids is not petty or monstrous, people who seeSkyler that way don't understand what it is like to be terrified for your own chiIdren....
@@Continential actually it is very closely connected,if not totally equivalent. some of the gendered behavior comes naturaI to most people of that gender and shaming them for it Iimits them,hurts them,but aIso is rooted in your probIem with that gender
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