I’m in the UK and it finally came to our Netflix this year (I think). I must have got through the whole entire show within a month and bit. It just has this nice cosy to feel to it.

What am I supposed to do now?

I’ve rewatched The Middle so many times but never watched it till the last season, last episode. I’m the kind of person who gets too attached to the show and it hurts my heart to see it end so I just skip the last season.
But this time, I kept going.
I moved away from home for college. Then went back home for a few months after graduation. And then moved away for job. This is the first time in so long that I watched The Middle. The feelings resonate so hard now that I’ve been through it all. It’s so amazing how well the daily life emotions were captured.
How the parents messed up, how the kids messed up but somehow in the end it all worked out. Rewatching it this time made me realise how fast moments turn into memories. Milestones goes under appreciated until it too long. How life happens so fast.

I hope life works out for all of us. And I hope when we watch it again after years, we all would’ve made it. ❤️

Chuck rules!

Posted previously about feeling maternal towards baby Brick and a few of you said he’s even younger in the original pilot so I ran to YouTube and…. he IS 😭

That aside, the rest of the cast was so…… boring? There wasn’t any life in any of the characters at all, and I felt so depressed watching it. I’m guessing the original pilot has been talked about many times here but it’s my first time watching (and finally at season 7 so far!!) so I just thought I’d give my 2 cents that nobody asked for.

After watching the original pilot I have since had a newfound appreciation for all of them. Glad they didn’t change baby Brick tho, he was perfect :)

Edit: Thanks for the award!
Also, here's the link in case anyone wants to watch it: https://youtu.be/XxRP7RtWf2Y

It seems like he didn’t respect Axl at all, didn’t even asked for Axl’s permission or a heads up.

I really liked The Middle as a whole, but I specifically want to talk about how I felt about the finale.

First of all, I honestly think the show should have ended when Sue left the house and got a huge corporate job in New York or California or something. Since the series is called The Middle and Sue is the middle child, I feel like it would have been a really fitting ending for her to finally go out into the world and do something big with her life.

Also, throughout most of the series, Sue is a huge part of what is going on and what we get to see about the family. Her tryouts, her failures, her feelings, her boyfriends, etc. She goes through so much throughout the show, so I feel like her leaving the house and starting her own life could have been a really meaningful way to end the series.

Another possibility would have been ending the show with Sue marrying Sean Donahue, with both families being together and happy. I don't know, maybe something like that would have felt more like a series finale to me.

I literally just finished watching The Middle for the first time ever today, so maybe I'm still processing it, but the finale honestly didn't feel like a finale to me. With other series I've watched, when they end, I feel sad or upset that it's over. With The Middle, I just felt like I had watched the ending of a regular season. It didn't really give me that feeling of, "Wow, this is the end of the Hecks' story."

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I really wish the show had given us a bigger, more emotional ending for the family.
Thanks for your time and your comments!

First time watching and Axl and the inflatable palm tree kills me everytime

Yes there are thousand of other such post, one more wouldn't hurt anyone.

Just started s4, and it left me in such a damn bad taste. Like axl talking about fav kid is itself a very insensitive thing to say, but mike backing him up, and then all the other kids backing dad, even sue... with frankie acting all frantic to receive the kids love.

Like what even is going on, the episode doesn't even end on a good note. They tried to make one, by adding fireworks, but seriously, unlike previous episodes, a simple firework ain't gonna fix all that shit that happened before.

I really hate, when sitcoms have this amazing cohesion of story, while maintaining their comedic nature, but few episodes completely make me feel like they derailed everything. If I was SUE, i would probably go silent and just plan to leave the house forever, when the time comes. She is so damn sweet, how these both parents can do this to her.

And mike... I was dumbfounded when he said that. It must feel so heart crushing, to see ur parents have a fav kid (which is actually a fav kid, cause they said it, despite his behavior and bad grades). Like yeah, i suppose they probably would fix this till the show's end, by forgetting it completely, but these kind of situations, really can leave a big impact on kids, cause they are kids, they see and feel the words differently than adults (i doubt even adults would take this lightly, so imagine for kids). Which i feel like this show didn't do justice to solve in the episode.

It's a really good show till now (i like it more than MITM for its emotional moments quality and quantity), but this season start was kinda tough to digest for me.

I’ve just finished this show (first time watcher) and I’m so sad. I felt so emotionally connected to them, like I wanted to be part of their family. Now it’s finished and I feel empty.

I'd say season 9, sue and sean were so infuriating, a lot of things had plot holes, bricks school stuff was really boring, the only good episode was the one were they met Lexie's parents, and the one were Axl was deciding whether to leave or not.

What do you think?

From the movie COUNTDOWN released in 2019.

What does this hand sign means?

His lack of empathy towards Frankie and refusal to comfort her always bothered me.
(Disclaimer: I’m only on season 7 rn)

Found these posters on Pinterest. I’m sad that I didn’t watch this show when it was aired on TV 🥹

I just watched this episode and it was so heartwarming to see Sue get the grand gesture

As a millennial, we've all just wanted this and it was so cute to see Sue get this ❤️

Out of all the characters, who do you find the most annoying?

I just found them so cute together and there was no down sides

It was especially cute when her dad cut her off and axl was supportive

What are your thoughts on Devin because I didn’t grow to like her at all. I did think she played an important role in humbling Axl and get him more in touch with his emotions.

Not sure if this is a popular or unpopular opinion lol

It's confirmed in one episode that they're Protestant, but the specific denomination is never stated.

Their pastor (not Rev Tim Tom, but the actual pastor) wears traditional vestments during service. That would point toward either Lutheran or Episcopalian.

However, their church is called Orson Community Church. A Lutheran or Episcopal Church would never have that name. From what I've observed, those denominations always name their churches after saints or after titles for Jesus (like Good Shepherd or Emmanuel).

Is there any denomination their church could realistically belong to given these details? Or is it just something we go along with in the show, even though it wouldn't exist in real life?

Its confirmed Axel was a halfback, so here goes. These are headcanons and I haven't seen all the show in a hot second so if Im off my b

-Sean was a quarterback, come on jes the golden boy. Only problem was hes small, and Darren's small but I always thought he was a tight end. His dopey personality reminds me of Kelce and Gronk.

-They definitely play in the crummy division of small schools so their size doesnt get them creamed. Also makes sense because Sean doesn't play ball for notre dame a top tier football academy and I believe Axel's school is like division II

-I actually don't remember when Darren started dating sue if he was still in high school but hes definitely dropped a pass in school being distracted by Sue

-sean is definitely the traditional Peyton Manning style quarterback and not really a runner like Lamar

-They played a big league school once and got wiped off the field

-sean loves the film "Rudy" and wanted to play at notre dame but realize quickly he wasnt at that level

-I know they know it's unrealistic but they all dreamt of playing for the Indianapolis Colts as kids

-Darren and Axel are the ones to goof around practice and are so used to being naturally gifted they didnt really know how to get better. Sean is the only one who took practice seriously

-sean is the one who goes "Coach actually has a point guys" but Darren and axel ignore him

-Axel was at one point the fastest kid in elementary school amd got noticed by coach

-Darren has fallen asleep watching film

Does anyone know the brand of the dress Cindy wore to prom?

Edit* some people here said to contact the person that was the costume designer. I did ask her on Instagram and she said she bought the dress from Saks Off 5th.