Look. I don't smoke. Never have. Actually hate the idea of smoking in general and when people blow their second hand smoke in my face, it's cause for a confrontation that usually doesn't end well. With that said, I'd like to point out how so far up their own asses NBC has. The ratings system in general is just clueless about what is and isn't appropriate. We can get shows like Hannibal that slaughter people left and right and we can get shows that push the envelope of sex on TV. But smoking, that's where they draw the line on standards? Really? WTF! I'm on the side of the show-runner and the character in general. If it's a vital image of what people associate with the character, then I'm all for allowing them to keep the integrity of the character by showing him smoking.