^THIS. They are the same in that way, but Chuck doesn't see it.

Rationalizations for his crappy plot, was how I took it. The lesson Chuck wants Jimmy to learn is that he's not good enough.

He punished Kim the same way; for being a friend of Jimmy, instead of a foe.

Chuck runs his own cons. Knowingly entrapping Jimmy, sacrificing Ernesto in the process, making the law firm spend enormous amounts of money on private Investigators, making a partner scale fences, pretending to be deathly ill to hook his brother, feigning concern about his brother to the prosecutor to destroy Jimmy's…

I love Michael Mckean's acting in the role of Chuck. But I can't think of a single instance where Chuck's actions were 'unselfish' or solely for anyone else. I suppose you could argue he's doing things for 'law'. But even then, his con on Jimmy borders on entrapment, so…

Six of one, half dozen the other. Chuck took Kim's account away from her first.

I feel like this reviewer has a short attention span, looking for a one two punchline, every couple of minutes. It's not that there is so much wrong with Taboo, it's that the writer is wrong for the review, and better suited for comedy New Girl recaps. I like the slow pace and development of the characters and the…

They spent too much time on the daydream sequences. It's a lazy plot device (used in a gazillion TV comedies and dramas). I feel like it was a space filler to get to the end of the episode and finale. They highlighted Will, since the writers knew they lost they lost the plot after his demise, and a good amount of…

It's cliched soap opera dialogue. It was ridiculous and just more time filling. Neither the audience or the character needed to be hit over the head with such a blunt object.

I felt that the episode was phoned in.

Interesting.

Malice was not Jimmy's motivator: Getting back the account for Kim was. Even Chuck acknowledged this to Kim. Or were you not watching? Jimmy tried to make Kim 'whole' again for her efforts. He didn't do it hurt Chuck.

But Chuck screwed Jimmy trying to take him out of the nursing home case. The firm did not have to take it on. Chuck has been insuring that Jimmy is kept down. Again, you're trying to frame it in that Jimmy got all he deserved without taking into context all that preceded it. He could have gotten Jimmy to confess…

Probably his family, but also knowing that his set-up of the scene caused the death of a good Samaritan.

Lawyers have the opportunity not to KNOW something for a fact. There are times when they tell clients, "Don't tell me". They don't have to set up a con, on their own to catch someone unless they want to harm them. The firm is fine without the bank account. Kim is competent enough, and plays by the rules, just as Chuck…

There are plenty of options in life; not all take the legal route. I'm being charitable to you in responding, but it will be the last time. Your opinion of your own opinion is too high.

There is PLENTY of evidence of his rivalry with Jimmy and his motivators. Chuck couldn't get his ass out of his cloistered house until Jimmy got involved with the nursing home/assisted living case. He wasn't motivated to get back to work AT ALL, until Jimmy had involvement with the firm. Chuck is doing everything…

Identity has everything to do with choices made. It's emotionally dishonest to manipulate a brother into distress in worrying about you to get them to confess, as much is it is dishonest to forge documents. Chuck isn't doing all of this to do the right thing for the bank. He's doing it specifically to one-up and hurt…

No, I think there is a Faustian bargain with Chuck, that Jimmy moves on without ever using the family name again.

Nicely done.