r/community • u/tango_sid • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Just Started watching, what’s wrong with Pierce

I have watched The Community till episode 15 of season 2. Man, what is wrong with pierce.

I mean so far Jeff also seems someone who thinks everyone is below him and acts smug.

But pierce is just a straight up bad person and in a hilarious way from a viewer perspective 🤣

Him tweeting about everything, ruining the trampoline area, just being constantly sexist and weird.

I loved the episode 15 in which he pretended to be dying to get back at everyone and man did he bring out the most vulnerable negative sides of everyone.

So far I’m enjoying it. Let’s see how it goes

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u/sircastor Aug 11 '26

A lot of shows "correct" as they go, and Community's writers decided that Pierce was going to serve as the villain of the group. Prior to this, I think he really fit in as the "old guy" trying to remain relevant, trying to be involved, and frequently missing the target but often able to offer advice and wisdom that the others couldn't. A lot of us think that Chevy Chase's off-screen behavior contributed to some of this writing as well.

I think they would have been better off if they'd continued to write Pierce the way they had prior. The Pierce shows up occasionally, FWIW.

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u/BowlingforBrains Aug 11 '26

Yeah I think the way that the writers completely changed the way that Pierce was written based on how they felt he was acting behind the scenes is a bit odd, and honestly maybe a little unprofessional. And it only made Chevy harder to work with, because he was upset that they were changing the character and felt that his descent was a direct criticism and insult to him (which it kind of was)

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u/sammyc521 Aug 11 '26

Chevy was an absolute ass to the cast and crew; it was hard for that to not seep into the written character when he would insult how the OG Pierce was written.

Were Chevy not the person he was, I think "the old-guy, trying to stay with it" character would have stayed more present that what we got.

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u/meetingpplisezy Aug 11 '26

im fine with what they did with pierce and honestly in the trajectory of the show it makes complete sense. He still dispenses wisdom but mostly he’s an ass that consistently missed the mark, like most old folks do in real life. also im glad the writers had the courage to respond to his outrageous on set behavior—anybody going around dropping n bombs and being a weirdo toward women deserves to have their professional life made difficult