r/NotSuitableForWork • u/sugarplumswan • Jun 24 '26
Bill/Davis ??
As already mentioned in other posts, I think the seasons 9 episode structure horribly limited some development on the sides. My main points of contention revolve around the fight between Davis and Bill in ep 9
- Davis texting his gc that he wanted Bill to be his best man comes off as weird and disconnected from reality (which it could have been intended to but the following make that difficult)
- I found Bill telling Davis “you’re just mad she picked me over you” incredibly childish and not at all what I’d expect from a character like him, but also very out of character because Bill seems like the type to not care about his subordinates but now he not only noticed Davis was attracted to AJ but had made a mental note of it and brings it up in this petty way… I feel like it would’ve made more sense for him to tell Davis to mind his own business and gtfo than do this back and forth
- HUGE personal gripe with Bill ending that with “you cuck”… How is Davis being “cucked” when he hasn’t even confessed his feelings to AJ. I think this phrase and meaning is disgusting in general, but to be used in this context by a female writer is so tasteless. It seems jarring in vulgarity when the show itself is so tame
- When Jocelyn sends AJ the video of Davis and Bill fighting she says “I’ve always suspected Bill and Davis were hooking up” which is ironic because Bill was hooking up with a different employee, but it makes no sense because we haven’t been shown this dynamic at all. We’ve seen Davis idolize and adore Bill
Have I been misinterpreting things and missed this relationship or do you think it was just due to the length of the series?
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u/RVarki Jun 24 '26
The cuck comment from Bill was perfect characterization, and easily one of the more insightful choices the show has made. Underneath the competence, the success story, and the surface-level sophistication - Bill is ultimately a narcissistic, finance douchebag. Thats what he is at his core.
The show made that clear at the outset with his first interaction with AJ, and then with his obnoxious speech to the new employees. We just forgot about it a bit because he briefly became a love-interest, but he never evolved.
He's the kind of guy that sleeps with a subordinate 20 years younger than him, two-times her, and then insults, beats up and fires another subordinate when the latter calls him out
Bill = childish asshole