Disagree. Someone having flaws doesn't immediately make them a good character. Especially when those flaws just make them come across as mean spirited or actively working against logic for the sake of the plot.
Or just exist so that everyone can be mean to Jerry because even those "male writers" were desperate to convince you that being a beta male is somehow evil and thereby deserving.
I disagree but at this point its probably just splitting hairs.
jerry in earlier season character was bad
He wasn't bad, he was an actually interesting character because his major flaws actually mattered. He couldn't just stop being pathetic whenever it was necessary for a joke or needed to escape the plot like Morty, his characterization continued regardless of what the plot often wanted from him and lead to him often making decisions in spite of what a reasonable person would. Something that you can't actually say about anyone else in the show honestly.
This I feel is because they really want him to be the "villain" in a way, as they consider his weakness to be manipulative and evil. And as is often the case, being a villain frees him from having to be held to some standard checklist and just be a character.
Disagree. Someone having flaws doesn't immediately make them a good character. Especially when those flaws just make them come across as mean spirited or actively working against logic for the sake of the plot.
Or just exist so that everyone can be mean to Jerry because even those "male writers" were desperate to convince you that being a beta male is somehow evil and thereby deserving.
I disagree but at this point its probably just splitting hairs.
He wasn't bad, he was an actually interesting character because his major flaws actually mattered. He couldn't just stop being pathetic whenever it was necessary for a joke or needed to escape the plot like Morty, his characterization continued regardless of what the plot often wanted from him and lead to him often making decisions in spite of what a reasonable person would. Something that you can't actually say about anyone else in the show honestly.
This I feel is because they really want him to be the "villain" in a way, as they consider his weakness to be manipulative and evil. And as is often the case, being a villain frees him from having to be held to some standard checklist and just be a character.