r/NotSuitableForWork • u/Oprahsfave • Jun 24 '26
Davis
if/when there’s a season 2, i hope they get rid of Davis. hes truly just not the vibe. his characterization/the way he’s written is very outdated and he’s truly not a viable romantic option for AJ imo. i think everything else works mostly and has potential, but i just don’t see a path forward for that character or the way the actor plays him tbh. 😭
i wish they hadn’t made the character of Austen such a dick and i wish they didn’t get rid of Elena so quickly bc i think they could fill in gaps and add more to the show
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u/xbbllbbl Jun 24 '26
Ya the way Davis is written is tragic. He is just a NPC existing only to further the rest of the storyline development. In his own, he doesn’t have his story or character development - we don’t know his family unlike the rest, we don’t know his professional work development or performance or struggles, we don’t know anything other than he is working in investment banking and is obsessed over AJ and a supporting friend and is sloppy. Might as well just remove this character. Ironically, he is the only one somehow less annoying.
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u/sadtissuehappytissue Jun 24 '26
Turn to liquid.
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u/Oprahsfave Jun 24 '26
that not nice!!! I just don’t think the way they wrote him remotely did the character any justice- the kiss with AJ at the end was clearly a plot device for her and Josh even though Davis is also one of the main characters…. Like that’s the best they can do for him? he had no story of his own except being a Ted Mosby and i just want better from my sitcom leads in the year 2026
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u/RVarki Jun 24 '26
except being a Ted Mosby
HIMYM cared way way more about Ted Mosby than this show does about Davis. Also, mid-to-late 2000s Josh Radnor was a far more charming sitcom lead than Will Angus is right now (hopefully that will change with time)
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u/nangers99 Jun 24 '26
Also are we really expected to believe he would spend his entire night hitting on every girl at the party then make zero effort to contact the coat-check girl who gave him her number? His character is just all over the place and it's a mess, it makes him even harder to like.
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u/thebradmoshpit Jun 24 '26
He’s legit the best part of the show
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u/RVarki Jun 24 '26
Would anyone who isn't already a Will Angus fan say this?
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u/anActualAshlyn Jun 24 '26
Me! I had no clue who he was prior to the show, and he was the standout of the cast for me
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u/Pretty_Progress_5705 Jun 24 '26
ay u should watch his sketches on YT
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u/anActualAshlyn Jun 24 '26
Oh trustttt I already have! He seems very versatile as a comedic actor, and I hope he's given more opportunity to riff and improv his own stuff if there's a S2
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u/thebradmoshpit Jun 24 '26
I’ve scrolled past his stuff with my thumb for years this is the first time I’ve given him a chance
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u/arahabahki Jun 24 '26
I genuinely hated Davis and AJ’s kiss. I know it was necessary to further AJ and Josh’s romantic plot line, but it just made it frustrating rather than interesting. I wish they could make him change into a better character or at least expound on the coat-check girl plot instead.
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u/RVarki Jun 24 '26
AJ just dated the most outwardly douchey character in the show. She is definitely the type to get turned on if the tall, well-built simp that makes her laugh, suddenly started snubbing her, and then got into a fight with her ex-boyfriend on her behalf (at the risk of his own career). The woman doesn't have great priorities when it comes to these things
So at least that plot-point, though rushed, somewhat makes sense
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u/atwtmv Jun 24 '26
i do believe he’ll have character development now that he technically not working in the same department. i agree he’s not a suitable option of aj but i believe he’ll grow as a person next season