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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Jimmy was even given another way out at the end and still didn't take it. Despite the betrayal, he still holds Chuck's opinion in high regard and can't help but see himself as his brother does.
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I disagree with this assessment of the calculus going on. Jimmy isn't feeling inadequate, he's rebelling from feeling beholden. He runs those scams with Marco, he and Marco are calling the shots and reaping the [ill-gotten] rewards of their cunning and guile. He takes that job, and he now lives a life of wondering what strings Howard, Kim and Chuck had to pull to get him out of their hair. And he's working at a job someone else decided he was worthy of.
He's tired of worrying about how he measures up in the eyes of people who aren't even there for him in an open honest way like Marco was.