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.
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.