I've been rewatching the show for the second time in preparation for season 5 and in season 2 episode 2 I found a new angle to why Jimmy's career at Davis and Main did not work for him.
There's a specific scene in the episode where he goes to talk to Cliff while he's playing the guitar, and is about to leave when he suddenly tells Cliff about a new angle to target Sandpiper on that hadn't been considered before (I believe it was something to do with voluntarily opting into contracts). Cliff tells "Might be onto something here. Nice work, Jimmy".
Now at first this scene seems a bit off because it doesn't payoff to anything within the episode, but then I thought to the later scene at HHM where Chuck sits in on the Sandpiper meeting and Jimmy is unsettled by his presence and stumbles over his words. After his falling out with his brother, he no longer has external validation for his work. Last season while it was just him and Chuck working on the case, he felt good about himself because it seemed like Chuck viewed him as an equal and appreciated his work.
Deep down, Jimmy wants that same brotherly validation and recognition for his efforts which is why he goes to Cliff with that suggestion. But in spite of receiving it, Jimmy is not fulfilled as we see later on. He wants his brother to recognise how great of a lawyer he is, and Cliff can never be a replacement for that brotherly validation.
What do you think? Am I reaching too hard with this, or have I discovered more nuance to his season 2 arc? Are there any nuances you guys have found on rewatch of this show?
Submitted December 02, 2019 at 07:22PM by Reverse_Tim https://ift.tt/34F9Cq2
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