The original post: /r/television by /u/testeralex on 2024-05-12 04:50:57.
I’ve noticed that people crying for complex flawed characters only really want something they agree with or like overall. I’ve seen so many drop the show because “they can’t like the main lead” because he’s too insufferable and keep making stupid decision. But this is the very complex flawed character you wish for. Only creating characters that are likeable ruins TV because they’d always end up unnatural with how “flawed” they are because you can’t come across as “too annoying” (I’m looking at you Last Airbender Live Action!!). You’re not supposed to like Baby Reindeer. He himself admits his wrong doings. He’s not perfect. He’s not romanticizing his actions to be likeable. He is showing how human he is.
Like genuinely, why is a show bad because you cannot root for the main character? Why do you need to root for the main character in the first place in order to watch something?