08-26-2014, 08:52 PM
"He's always struck me as the most grown up of the guys in certain ways, because for sure, he's the one that deals with bills and house repairs and actual real life situations. It's entirely possible that he hasn't got a doctorate because finances don't allow for it."
Yes, and he probably has student loan payments to make, too. That's why it makes me angry when recent seasons try to portray him as irresponsible and helpless. I'm sure he's been spoiled by his mother in some ways, but he's not Homer Simpson-level useless, which is kind of what we're getting now. They want him to be the stereotypical dumb sitcom husband, and that's not what he's supposed to be, at all. He's plucky and smart. What we're seeing now is such an inversion of what he's really like, resilient and practical.
Yes, and he probably has student loan payments to make, too. That's why it makes me angry when recent seasons try to portray him as irresponsible and helpless. I'm sure he's been spoiled by his mother in some ways, but he's not Homer Simpson-level useless, which is kind of what we're getting now. They want him to be the stereotypical dumb sitcom husband, and that's not what he's supposed to be, at all. He's plucky and smart. What we're seeing now is such an inversion of what he's really like, resilient and practical.