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What's a character who was meant to be liked in a show, but who everyone ended up hating? (piefed.social)
submitted 9 months ago by [M] to c/television@piefed.social
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago* (8 children)

Please feel free to correct me because it will give me new details to watch for when I eventually binge the show again, but I don't really like Skyler because she's boring. Like I get you with people hating her because they think Tyler Durden is the hero of the story, but she feels like a serviceable cardboard wife to fill a niche in the plot.

Marie has fun details like her entire life being coated in purple for absolutely no reason, or how annoying she is. Lydia has anxiety, cowardice, and a lack of morals to make her interesting. So why did they make Skyler so boring? I have to assume it was on purpose because they can obviously write women.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    She's not boring, dude, she's simply a decent human being in a dark story full of evil, sad and twisted people.

    I hate that people hated her because she was always the ONLY one I related to.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I mean, she gave a passionless birthday handy while reading a magazine. Pretty boring unless that's what you're into.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Kim Wexler is a decent human being and she's not boring.

    But if you related to her then maybe it's a matter of taste. I don't tend to like very realistic stories because I think they're boring. Like I can't get into the Wire even though everyone else loves it.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Your point falls flat when you see Kim. Different shows but Kim is also like something you described but she's not boring.

    I agree there's a unnecessary hate boner for Skylar in bb fanbase but her character is not that interesting. Even Walter is a pussy 99% of the show but for some reason he's portrayed as some tuff sigma male xD. Unrelated, we are still here talking about these characters after more than a decade. Vince Gilligan is truly talented.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The thing I love about Walter is that in his head he's this hardened criminal genius, but in reality he waffles between being a bland nothingburger of a man and a huge asshole. The sigma Heisenberg character is a completely fictional alter-ego that he consistently fails to embody. It's unfortunate that there's such a widespread culture of seeing toxic characters as aspirational badasses because characters like this should be a lesson in being more self-aware about your own moral code and how your behavior affects others.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I agree. It's also quite funny how the meme started. The sigma meme started as a Satire while also being a tribute to old movies, then became the whole mess and bow it's back to being satire again. Gotta love the internet.

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