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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
I watched it again too, and I think it was perfect character study and highlighted the juxtaposition between Mike and Jimmy.
Mike, Gus and Kim are all type A and meticulous in everything they do. They do not take shortcuts. They study the task in front of them from behind the scenes and only act when it is the next calculated move, rarely any decision is made out of impulse.
Jimmy, on the other hand, thrives only when he's the center of attention. Slippin' Jimmy was built off of him creating a scene and being the star of the show. He takes control of situations not from deliberate study of others, but from utilizing his showsmanship to gain instant gratification from his actions. It's this type of corner cutting that his brother loathes, and Chuck has never fully understood how Jimmy's showy personality makes him so likable in contrast with himself.
Jimmy was way out of his element in Los Pollos. He was tasked to be a fly on the wall, invisible, a task of which he was so badly overmatched that he couldn't even exit the restaurant without making a scene.
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Good point, too.
Jimmy is used to being in control and having all the info. In Los Pollos he didn't have the first clue what was going on, and his curiosity for info made him stick out.
Speaking of Gus, remember that he has a partner.....,,