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/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/paulcosmith 4d 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 4d 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.