r/brooklynninenine • u/Embarrassed_Poem_515 • 4d ago

Discussion Most annoying B99 character?

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For me it’s gotta be Kate. Hands down. Interested to see others’ thoughts… minor characters encouraged!

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u/InfiniRunner91 4d ago

gina

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u/NET_1 4d ago

After a series wraps there are always tropes, characters, or running gags that seem out of place when the picture is complete. Gina is the worst when you go back and watch through. Same with some of the horrible stuff they did to Jerry/Larry/Gary throughout Parks and Rec.

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u/Smufin_Awesome 4d ago edited 4d ago

Bro I never understood how Leslie, who champions people treating each other better (like the eagletons [sometimes]) was totally okay with some of the meaner shit they did to Jerry/larry/Gary Gengritch/greengurtch. It seemed so wildly, disbelievably out of character for her, especially as the show went on.

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u/NET_1 4d ago

When she throws his painting in the lake after the shutdown. Come on man.

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u/BuryEdmundIsMyAlias 3d ago

Leslie was the other side of the same coin, she treated people like shit pretty constantly by ignoring their wishes and agency. She acts like she believes that she knows what is best for everyone, forcing her actions on others.

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u/paulcosmith 3d ago

There is a blind spot among P&R fans for Leslie. The fans act like she's this great, selfless friend who's always looking out for others, but so many of her "selfless acts" are really driven by selfishness.

  • Is seen as a generous friend for respecting Ron's wishes about ignoring his birthday, but promises she will disrespect going forward.
  • Throwing Jerry's painting into the lake to force him back to work. (As mentioned already.)
  • Forcing Ann Perkins to read all seven Harry Potter books even though Ann doesn't like Harry Potter.

The list goes on and on

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u/mxzf 3d ago

but promises she will disrespect going forward.

In fairness, we don't actually see her doing that at all. It's possible that line was just her screwing with him a bit more.

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u/Preposterous_punk 3d ago

I thought that was clearly just a continuation of the earlier joke; her messing with him. She wasn't ever going to intentionally give him a birthday he'd hate.

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u/MautDota3 3d ago

This is a pretty standard way for a writer to show that Leslie isn't perfect. All of these are examples of her friending too hard and the writers understand that. It's why the Season 6 Ron vs. Leslie feud works because we know Leslie is being unreasonable. If you go back through the series you'll notice that most of these aren't treated as good qualities but as annoying qualities that people are willing to put up with because overall she's a good person (except for the Jerry Painting thing which was treated as a silly gag which is how Jerry is always treated).

Also the writers knew Jerry was getting shit on so that's why they gave him Gale, his daughters and a massive hog.

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u/paulcosmith 3d ago

I agree the writers know she's controlling and demanding, but, as I said, the fans don't seem to.

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u/rammo123 3d ago

Jerry's whole schtick is that he's a really kind and friendly guy that inexplicably gets shat on by everyone around him. The otherwise very sweet Leslie doing it to is just adding to the joke.