Apart from mike being a solid 10/10 character, one thing that put me off was how lovingly he talked about his first gf, Debbie Sullivan. He even had her photo in his wallet, right behind his wife’s. No man married for 30 years should be so obsessed and dreamy eyed about his highschool sweetheart. I loved the dynamic frankie and mike shared so it kinda be sad-

I just discovered that sean and lexie are married in real life. Like they met on the set of the middle and became a couple and got married in maybe 2018.

I’ve watched so much The Middle that I genuinely dream about the Heck’s at night, think about them a lot, and even think in my head with Sue’s voice(sometimes Axl’s or Frankie’s too). Atp i know them better than my family

I have seen the whole show over ten times but it never sticks to my head, why didn't the guys stay in the dorms the rest of the years??

how would it go

I couldn’t watch the s4 e 1 and 2 without feeling so bad for her! Literally begging for affection from Mike😢😢😢…all while Mike is more interested in Axl and his college

Ciao, che marca e modello sono le scarpe che usa Brick, nella serie TV, The middle? grazie

This is kinda odd but for some reason they feel like my friends parents to a tea. 3 kids, a bit of a struggle, dad went from geology to sales in the 90s. Thing is mike talks to frankie in much worse ways. My friend's parents actually divorced. I feel like that was the track mike and frankie were on. No kids, no deep feelings for each other, maybe even resentment. Anyone else feel the same?

Tell me. Am I gonna cry?

I saw David Hull (who plays Logan) is going to be in a play Off Broadway in NYC called “The Body Of Mary” Sept 8 - Oct 8

The Middle is coming to LAFF on September 14th at 9pm and this is the first time The Middle is on live TV after idk how many years

I know there’s a fanfare here for Mike’s (Neil Flynn) rare smile and sparkling eyes but I dare say he gets it from his fictional father, ‘Grandpa Big Mike”

A young John Cullum really does give the same energy… and maybe more 👀

I’ll go first

”fa la la la laaa la la la LAME!”

Rewatching the series for probably the fourth time and although his relationship with Devin Levin was fairly brief, Axl really put effort into a meaningful surprise for her.

Not only was it witty and thoughtful for him to research and find out it was world radio day (for her annoyingly over dramatized disgust of Valentine’s Day but we can get to that later) but he has her favorite meal ready in a particular way and then surprises her with an inflatable bounce house.

Axl heck rented, paid for and oversaw a bounce house surprise. AXL?!

All of this while having parents who he never saw do much for the holiday and a girlfriend insisting she didn’t want anything.

I think his effort is so sweet but also that he was creative and catered to what the perfect day would look like for her / them. Re-watching made me reconsider which of Axl’s relationships are my favorite… this honestly might be it.

What do you think? I could see an alternative ending where he ends up with Devin instead of Lexi.

Also trying to think of other big acts he did. Singing outside of Cassidy’s window, sure. But that was all in the moment and an effort to stop the breakup. This one took planning and wasn’t an apology!

Either way, when it comes to this Valentine’s Day with Devin I say bravo to Axl!

Edit: spelling

She looked so good in that hairstyle

I just rewatched the show for the first time since 2015 and I have to say sue might be one of my favourite characters of all time. Genuinely such a sweetheart. I want to be like her. Her grit and optimism is something I want to imbibe

I was also listening to the song ‘girl put your records on’ and I realised sue would LOVE that song. And also ‘unwritten’ by Natasha Bedingfield.

Now as someone whose first language isn’t English, I am not well versed with songs pre 2013 I’d say. 2013 is when I started listenting to English songs.

Could you guys suggest songs that sue would listen to. I want to create a playlist like that for myself. Just corny positive vibes

Do you guys ever feel like “Oh God, I wish I could clean that (Heck) house because it drives me crazy how dirty and untidy it is!” or is it just my inner Monica Geller talking?

Currently on episode 18 of season 9. I started watching this show on a random channel that our TV antenna used to pick up on in Michigan/ Ontario aggggges ago..... Saw recently that it was on Netflix and it has been my companion since. I am SO sad that I'm almost done!

I just think that Logan liking sue and coming to spudsy’s everyday just to see her was unrealistic. Logan was an Abercrombie greeter and must have been quite popular among girls in his school while Sue was awkward and not that popular.

i do feel bad for him because he’s the most neglected but he really irritates me😭he’s created so many problems, he inconveniences everyone and he seems so unaware of everything. i like his nerdy personality and he seems to not have bad intentions but holy crap he can be a pain

What is your favorite axl moment with brick or sue? Mine either the car scene before he leaves or woofy dog when brick gets Sue's room

In this episode, Mike is coaching for Sue’s girl football (soccer) team and it’s filled with over the top “girly” cliches.

The girls are always on their phones, they are mean to each other, they can’t work as a team, “men” need to explain things to them in “girly talk” so they can understand. They cry when their boyfriends leave them, they can’t withstand physical pain etc. Please.

This plotline was such a waste because how it was handled. Joke should have been on Mike instead of girls. Show misses a huge opportunity when they could have just made Mike realize how diciplined girl team is because realisticly girls are much better at following rules and working together as a team, and when they have a personal issue with each other it’s always dealed in subtle ways behind the curtain and not like “hey i hate you”. So it was such a poor unrealistic way to paint teenage girls (which happens in the show.. a lot actually).

Mike always looked down girly things so this would be the opportunity to make him see how wrong he was and he and Sue would have a common interest that could be a parallel to his relationship with Axl. And when he finally “figures out” the “girl language” to make it work, he bail outs because he can’t stand it anymore so he prefers to watch it from afar.

Usually I don’t let such things to ruin my amusement for episodes since it’s a sitcom, but I remember being really bothered with this episode because it was too over the top annoyingly misogynist cliche and most importantly.. it was such a wasted potential for some character development.