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I don't fault Kim at all - the difference is that I'm also not faulting Chuck. I believe that I'm at least being consistent.
Chuck correctly believed that Jimmy wasn't a good fit for the firm and he tried to spare Jimmy's feelings in using Howard as the hatchet man there. His motives were exactly the same as Kim's - to spare him a truth that he probably didn't need, a truth that would only gut him.
And no, Chuck didn't steer him in that direction - Jimmy would have ended up heading that direction either way.
Good shows don't need a bad guy. They don't need a good guy. They operate in shades of gray and trade in moral ambiguity. Telling Chuck to **** himself and blaming him for the guy that Jimmy becomes does a huge disservice to the quality of the show itself, IMO.
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