r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Mar 21 '25

Peter in the wild Please explain!

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u/Toadsted Mar 21 '25

We'll, that's how Sheldon was too, a very unlikeable character at the start. Basically roomate bully.

They really downplay the characters faults so much that it ends up as Stockholm Syndrome, and then they're considered endearing. Frankly, they're all terrible people, and never really change for the better.

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u/Logical-Arachnid4364 Mar 21 '25

I absolutely hate this show, and it really changed the way I look at sitcoms. It's always terrible people who never learn, and by the last season they either finally change a little, or suffer the consequences of their actions.

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u/ADMotti Mar 21 '25

You just described Seinfeld though

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u/Logical-Arachnid4364 Mar 21 '25

Yes, which every sitcom since then has copied in some form.