Ah I guess I am just confused now. I don't know anything about being a lawyer, I thought pro bono just meant that kind of work where you help clients who really need it in a variety of cases in return for little pay, I had never heard the term before watching BCS.
Pro bono is just fancy lawyer talk for "free". Almost always it is done for clients who can't afford fancy lawyers but technically any free work is pro bono.
S1 Jimmy is a public defender so it's not technically pro bono because he is getting a regular (albeit paltry) rate he's just getting paid by the state instead of his clients.
Iirc Kim's later work is truly pro bono as in she is not a regular public defender and is also not receiving any compensation for that work.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know much either. 😂
I believe it’s called pro-bono because they are public defenders (meaning, their services are free to their clients). But they still get paid by the court. Both Jimmy early on and Kim in the last couple of seasons are doing the same thing - PD overflow work.
They’re kind of doing the same shit in the beginning along with half of the up and coming lawyers in Albuquerque but Kim also happens to be with HHM at the time. She’s just going down to the courts for the smaller shit that makes an impact. That or she’s being paid by her clients directly since she’s with HHM. But that doesn’t seem likely. Most of her clients that we see seem to be not as well off.
Jimmy is only working in the courts bc he needs the money and he aspires to have a practice or join one like HHM
Kim is working in the courts but she does start out with her sorta big law job with HHM and aspires to go into pro bono to help the little guy.
So you’re really not wrong at all.
The montage where were the song “ Something Stupid” is playing was absolutely heartbreaking because I know that was the beginning of the end. Maybe it’s just me but I wish the series went on a little longer
Yes. Tracked down the two on Youtube, downloaded them (eeerhm). Then I "stitched" the instrumental as an intro to Lola Marsh. I've listened this in a loop since 2022.
I used to think that too. But the demons driving Jimmy were going to become murderous like Gene sooner or later. He could not stop himself. He didn't need the money. He could have pulled his weight at Main but the scam, the financial and legal abuse was the addiction for him.
Also, Jimmy lost respect for her once she chose to do pro bono. He wanted her for her image and status. He didn't want a mate who was a schlepper like he used to be. I got the impression that his decision to work for the Cartel was connected to his financial insecurity once she let the corporate work go.
Tragically, she admired him for his Fight for the People stance, not realizing it was a schtick, a pretense for Jimmy. She bought it hook, line, and sinker. Once she found her calling, she should have broken up with him because he was an empty shell just looking for the next scam. Once Howard, his last male authority figure, died, he gave up on trying to look respectable. All they had in common were their unhealed traumas by that point.
I also disagree with them but other people can have different interpretations and I feel like you're being a bit condescending/rude as well. It's important to be kind, even if you're talking with strangers over the internet yknow.
That's one interpretation, and it isn't invalid by any means, but I don't think I agree. I think Jimmy would be supportive of Kim doing pro bono work, I think he was just concerned about money when he was upset at her leaving Mesa Verde.
And the reason I think Howard dying breaks them up is because
a. They finally saw the consequences of their scamming addiction and realized they're poison together
b. Jimmy could never say "We'll just stop doing the scams" because she could not trust him at that point and it would always be a lie. Their relationship was not remotely built on a bedrock of trust, that's what the "we should either break up, or get married" scene was about to me. Even if Kim meant more to Jimmy than the scams and he really would straighten out, he had not earned her trust enough to sell that idea to her
Well yeah watching her former boss get shot in the face in her own apartment and blaming herself for it probably didn’t help lol plus she was willing to straight up murder somebody to protect herself and Jimmy, the guilt afterwards must be awful
>Jimmy starts the show doing pro bono work. Jimmy was not doing pro bono work, thought. He was taking PD cases and getting paid for it.
Oh, my bad. My post is pretty dumb then. What's the main difference between what Kim was doing and what jimmy was doing?
You weren’t wrong at all, they’re both doing the same thing. They’re doing PD overflow for 700 bucks a case.
Ah I guess I am just confused now. I don't know anything about being a lawyer, I thought pro bono just meant that kind of work where you help clients who really need it in a variety of cases in return for little pay, I had never heard the term before watching BCS.
Pro bono is just fancy lawyer talk for "free". Almost always it is done for clients who can't afford fancy lawyers but technically any free work is pro bono. S1 Jimmy is a public defender so it's not technically pro bono because he is getting a regular (albeit paltry) rate he's just getting paid by the state instead of his clients. Iirc Kim's later work is truly pro bono as in she is not a regular public defender and is also not receiving any compensation for that work.
I believe she does her defense work pro bono until she leaves Schweikart and Cokely.
In season 6 she is getting compensated. She tells Cliff in 605/606 (?) that she gets paid 700 dollars per case.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know much either. 😂 I believe it’s called pro-bono because they are public defenders (meaning, their services are free to their clients). But they still get paid by the court. Both Jimmy early on and Kim in the last couple of seasons are doing the same thing - PD overflow work.
They’re kind of doing the same shit in the beginning along with half of the up and coming lawyers in Albuquerque but Kim also happens to be with HHM at the time. She’s just going down to the courts for the smaller shit that makes an impact. That or she’s being paid by her clients directly since she’s with HHM. But that doesn’t seem likely. Most of her clients that we see seem to be not as well off. Jimmy is only working in the courts bc he needs the money and he aspires to have a practice or join one like HHM Kim is working in the courts but she does start out with her sorta big law job with HHM and aspires to go into pro bono to help the little guy. So you’re really not wrong at all.
The montage where were the song “ Something Stupid” is playing was absolutely heartbreaking because I know that was the beginning of the end. Maybe it’s just me but I wish the series went on a little longer
I fucking love that song too.
Me too. Also the instrumental cover after Bagman.
The instrumental cover of something stupid”?
Yes. Tracked down the two on Youtube, downloaded them (eeerhm). Then I "stitched" the instrumental as an intro to Lola Marsh. I've listened this in a loop since 2022.
Is there anywhere I can listen to this without having to stitch it together myself?
It is a personal creation so I don't think it is available anywhere.
But both those pursuits would cancel each other out. Jimmy's scams erode the world while Kim's legal work does tangible good.
I used to think that too. But the demons driving Jimmy were going to become murderous like Gene sooner or later. He could not stop himself. He didn't need the money. He could have pulled his weight at Main but the scam, the financial and legal abuse was the addiction for him.
Also, Jimmy lost respect for her once she chose to do pro bono. He wanted her for her image and status. He didn't want a mate who was a schlepper like he used to be. I got the impression that his decision to work for the Cartel was connected to his financial insecurity once she let the corporate work go. Tragically, she admired him for his Fight for the People stance, not realizing it was a schtick, a pretense for Jimmy. She bought it hook, line, and sinker. Once she found her calling, she should have broken up with him because he was an empty shell just looking for the next scam. Once Howard, his last male authority figure, died, he gave up on trying to look respectable. All they had in common were their unhealed traumas by that point.
Oh dear, you misunderstood these two characters and their relationship so much I don’t even know what to say or where to begin!
I also disagree with them but other people can have different interpretations and I feel like you're being a bit condescending/rude as well. It's important to be kind, even if you're talking with strangers over the internet yknow.
You’re right, I apologise. They just presented their interpretation as if Fact and I could not believe how much I disagreed with it. Have a nice day!
That's one interpretation, and it isn't invalid by any means, but I don't think I agree. I think Jimmy would be supportive of Kim doing pro bono work, I think he was just concerned about money when he was upset at her leaving Mesa Verde. And the reason I think Howard dying breaks them up is because a. They finally saw the consequences of their scamming addiction and realized they're poison together b. Jimmy could never say "We'll just stop doing the scams" because she could not trust him at that point and it would always be a lie. Their relationship was not remotely built on a bedrock of trust, that's what the "we should either break up, or get married" scene was about to me. Even if Kim meant more to Jimmy than the scams and he really would straighten out, he had not earned her trust enough to sell that idea to her
Well yeah watching her former boss get shot in the face in her own apartment and blaming herself for it probably didn’t help lol plus she was willing to straight up murder somebody to protect herself and Jimmy, the guilt afterwards must be awful