TMC
02-03-2022, 10:41 PM
https://www.looper.com/756880/the-worst-thing-nellie-ever-did-on-the-office/
Nellie led Toby on
When Nellie finds herself working for the Scranton branch, Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) starts putting the moves on Nellie in his never-ending quest for love. The two do become sort of sidekicks in an odd way with Nellie helping Toby on his path to solving the mystery of the Scranton Strangler (https://www.looper.com/663950/the-offices-paul-lieberstein-finally-addresses-that-scranton-strangler-theory/).
Furthermore, rather than just shut down his advances or make it clear that she is unavailable, Nellie decides to lead him on. She just sits there and lets Toby believe that there is a chance. In fact, at one point, she even kisses him. To be fair, it was in an attempt to shut him up, but nonetheless, she kissed him. This is kind of heartless of Nellie to lead Toby on this way, as she plays with the poor guy's emotions.
Fans have also agreed to this being one of the worst things Nellie has done. In "The Office" subreddit, on a post (https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/6p05tn/nellie_is_the_worst_character_on_the_office_hands/) titled "Nellie is the worst character on 'The Office' Hands down," u/iLikeTurtuls listed reasons they dislike Nellie, adding, "Lastly, she not only makes fun of Toby for dressing as him, but also plays him by thinking that she is interested, when she truly isn't."
Another user pointed out that some of her motivations in leading Toby on were just as awful. "Just because she wants a child and can only snag Toby (which makes her worse) I don't see why anyone could warm to her," u/mralexbret (https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/6p05tn/comment/dkm5ebe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) wrote.
So, unfortunately, this just seems to be in Nellie's nature as when some of the characters were in Tallahassee, Nellie loved that people were attempting to seduce or win her over. Leading Toby on was one of the worst things Nellie did, but certainly not the only one.
Nellie led Toby on
When Nellie finds herself working for the Scranton branch, Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) starts putting the moves on Nellie in his never-ending quest for love. The two do become sort of sidekicks in an odd way with Nellie helping Toby on his path to solving the mystery of the Scranton Strangler (https://www.looper.com/663950/the-offices-paul-lieberstein-finally-addresses-that-scranton-strangler-theory/).
Furthermore, rather than just shut down his advances or make it clear that she is unavailable, Nellie decides to lead him on. She just sits there and lets Toby believe that there is a chance. In fact, at one point, she even kisses him. To be fair, it was in an attempt to shut him up, but nonetheless, she kissed him. This is kind of heartless of Nellie to lead Toby on this way, as she plays with the poor guy's emotions.
Fans have also agreed to this being one of the worst things Nellie has done. In "The Office" subreddit, on a post (https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/6p05tn/nellie_is_the_worst_character_on_the_office_hands/) titled "Nellie is the worst character on 'The Office' Hands down," u/iLikeTurtuls listed reasons they dislike Nellie, adding, "Lastly, she not only makes fun of Toby for dressing as him, but also plays him by thinking that she is interested, when she truly isn't."
Another user pointed out that some of her motivations in leading Toby on were just as awful. "Just because she wants a child and can only snag Toby (which makes her worse) I don't see why anyone could warm to her," u/mralexbret (https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/6p05tn/comment/dkm5ebe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) wrote.
So, unfortunately, this just seems to be in Nellie's nature as when some of the characters were in Tallahassee, Nellie loved that people were attempting to seduce or win her over. Leading Toby on was one of the worst things Nellie did, but certainly not the only one.