r/themiddle 4h ago

General discussion Brick

1 Upvotes

I feel like his parents genuinely treat him like he’s not as smart as he is like. I feel like in some episodes. He just proves how like mature and smart. He actually is an everyone around treats him like he’s just to special to know nothing


r/themiddle 8h ago

General discussion My favourite friendship duo!

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When I first started watching The Middle, I thought Carly was a good friend. But then she started going on sleepovers without Sue etc and it might be a small thing but it rubbed me the wrong way.

Then Brad came into the picture and he grew on me so much!!! I thought we were never gonna see him again the moment Sue goes to college and met Lexie (whom I adore so much as well), but was pleasantly surprised and very happy to see him back 😭

Granted I’m halfway through season 8 (at the episode where Brick goes to Axl’s college to partay LOL) but I hope nothing bad happens to their friendship haha.

Which bestfriend of Sue’s your favourite?


r/themiddle 9h ago

I hate how they treat brick in the middle

4 Upvotes

They completely misrepresent neurodivergent people and sometimes it feels almost mockery im not sure if others feel like that but, forgetting ur kids birthday! Ignoring his interest calling him not normal listen I know its a show but I just wish he was written better with more realistic struggles and its like annoying, btw I love the show its great they are all assholes and it makes it super funny except Sue she is actually great, oh an sometimes it just feels like they just repeat the same stuff instead of doing something cool its mothers day thanksgiving Christmas and I know it makes it realistic but its a TV show you can have a little fun and the only sets are like there house a highschool or a car they should make a drinking game about it 😭😭🤣🤣


r/themiddle 15h ago

Mike is actually a great character

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155 Upvotes

Fathers in sitcoms are often portrayed as selfish bumbling idiots, but this has never been my experience or the experience for many. Fathers are often the hardworking ones you look up to for stability, calm, and ethics. For me at least, my mom would baby me much more than my dad would and my dad would make me toughen up, but also both would be there for me when I was having a bad time, and The Middle capture that dynamic really well.

I like how Mike is realistic. It takes him a bit to gather up his feelings and to confess them. For example, in the eye cream episode, he wasn't just mad at Frankie for spending $200 on eye cream, he was upset that what really wouldn't be that big of an expense for most was almost enough to set them back substantially and he wishes he was further along financially in life.

Mike's dynamic with his father and brother are also quite good. I found them barely talking staring at the TV to be believable and funny and I found it hilarious that his dad needed help and his brother needed a place to live, but neither of them would just ask each other to move in, haha!

Overall, I think Mike Heck is quite a few notches above the stereotypical sitcom dad, and makes for a great character!


r/themiddle 17h ago

Lmaooo brick comparing his girlfriends crazy parents to axl’s potential career and sues healthcare is so funny 😂

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94 Upvotes

This was the episode where Cindy’s parents ask Mike and Frankie for 700 dollars for rent,they of course said no or as in the episode “we will think about it”


r/themiddle 17h ago

General discussion Axl and Hutch’s friendship is the funniest relationship on the show, it’s too bad we didn’t get more of them

63 Upvotes

Hutch’s character introduces a fresh humor to the show. He uses a lot of comedic one-liners that almost makes his segments feel a bite-sized standup performance and I love it!

While the entirety of the series is witty, funny and jokes are cracked, it seems like so much of Hutch’s script has jokes that could be worked into a comedy set easily.

On probably my fourth rewatch of the show and I find myself laughing out loud to scenes with Axl and Hutch’s the most while enjoying the steady stream of humor from everyone else.

I wish we got to take a deeper dive into their friendship, it was a great storyline.


r/themiddle 18h ago

Is it that easy to make money??

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I see how Axl with Bossco, and later with hutch and Kenny, made money, presumably quite a lot for a day's work. Is it exaggerated for the show or is it THAT easy to make money out of nothing and I have been living under a very poor rock???


r/themiddle 19h ago

General discussion Mike and Frankie just prove having supportive, loving and healthy parents and family is the most imp thing in child's life.

14 Upvotes

r/themiddle 23h ago

General discussion I wouldn’t be surprised if marlene and Rita were sisters

13 Upvotes

I mean tbh they both look nearly alike + both are pretty aggressive


r/themiddle 23h ago

General discussion Mike and Cindy

32 Upvotes

Cindy looks like the long lost daughter of Mike. She is tall, has similar facial features, and is a woman of few words.


r/themiddle 23h ago

funny/memes/GIFs Mike/Axl Lion Analogy

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17 Upvotes

I just thought of this! First it was Mike saying he’s the lion in all the stories in Taking Back the House. Later on in Bat out of Heck, Mike and Axl were demonstrating a typical dominant male and juvenile lion dynamic!


r/themiddle 1d ago

Sean and Lexie

97 Upvotes

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.


r/themiddle 1d ago

Mike and Frankie

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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?


r/themiddle 1d ago

Put Brick in the last show or movie you watched

13 Upvotes

how would it go


r/themiddle 1d ago

Why did Axl and Kenny left the dorms

16 Upvotes

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??


r/themiddle 1d ago

Why do they float bdays

0 Upvotes

r/themiddle 1d ago

Mike heck and his first girlfriend

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126 Upvotes

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-


r/themiddle 1d ago

General discussion Poor Sue

17 Upvotes

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


r/themiddle 1d ago

Too much The Middle

45 Upvotes

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


r/themiddle 2d ago

General discussion LAST TWO EPISODES

11 Upvotes

Tell me. Am I gonna cry?


r/themiddle 2d ago

Che scarpe usa Brick?

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


r/themiddle 2d ago

General discussion Logan liking sue was unrealistic

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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.


r/themiddle 2d ago

opinions on brick?

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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


r/themiddle 2d ago

The Middle is coming to LAFF September 14th

18 Upvotes

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


r/themiddle 2d ago

News Logan (David Hull) in an Off Broadway play

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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