Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy: While not as cruel or sadistic as its competing Fox shows, the series has its fair share of mean-spirited nastiness. From Hank being a stubborn stick-in-the-mud to Peggy being the Know-Nothing Know-It-All she is, the series' cast of characters aren't exactly people you wish they exist in real life. One example is "What Makes Bobby Run" where Bobby became the school mascot of Tom Landry Middle school. At first, he was ecstatic and happy, until he discovers that there's the school's tradition to have the mascot beaten by the rival school every time Bobby's school wins. Bobby, understandably runs away and was labelled as a Dirty Coward by the entire school. To rub salt on his wound, Hank scolds Bobby for "ruining tradition" instead of comforting him. At this point, nearly no one in the show is sympathetic anymore.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? the SHOW is not dark at all,that episode is,but the show is not exactly light,but (usually) not dark in ANY context.
Edited by Thad I AM YOUR KING!!!!
Should we make a separate tab for Alternative Character Interpretation?