Better Call Saul: 10 WORST Things Jimmy Has Done

9. Hurting Kim's Career

Better Call Saul
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Since the first episode, it was very clear Kim and Jimmy’s friendship was special, how they often leaned on one another and came to each other’s aid. Kim came from a small town where her options were limited and aspired to be something more.

She worked hard to become a lawyer by making her way up the ladder, starting in the mail room and studying law at the same time. With her career leading to a secure position at Hamlin Hamlin & McGill, her future looked bright with many great offers to come. However her friendship and soon relationship with Jimmy often derailed that path.

While Kim has always been a strong, independent character who takes ownership for her decisions and mistakes, Jimmy’s influence changed her plans in ways she couldn’t control. Her loyalty and unwavering bond with Jimmy repeatedly led Kim to put aside everything she was doing to help him.

His behaviour often reflected back into Kim, leading her to unfair penalizing and having to win back favour from Howard Hamlin and other higher ups in the law field. While Jimmy saw what he was doing was hurting Kim’s career, his attempts to save it usually led to worse outcomes.

As the series progressed, Kim remained to be Jimmy’s moral compass. She respects the law and has a heart to know everything isn’t black and white. Lately though, even Kim’s moral compass has turned her to be deceptive. Turning her back on her Mesa Verde clients to help resident Everett Acker keep his home from being taken over by Mesa Verde’s new call centre, led her to conspiracy with Jimmy and created elaborate opposition lawsuits to get what she wanted.

Kim appears to be conflicted over doing the right thing or resorting to unethical measures to get her way, measures Jimmy often uses now seem to be rubbing off on her. Kim always found a way to get back on her feet and work hard for what she wanted, but it cannot be denied that Jimmy’s influence made things a lot harder than it could have been.

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