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04-23-2022, 03:29 AM
https://www.slashfilm.com/840536/how-britta-went-from-being-communitys-best-character-to-the-worst/
BY MICHAEL BOYLE/APRIL 22, 2022 10:52 AM EDT
Although it's common for sitcom characters to turn into caricatures of themselves over the show's run, what happened to Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs) over the six seasons of "Community" is something else entirely. Introduced as a smart, cool woman who was the only member of the study group capable of recognizing Jeff's sleazy ways, she later gets described in season 5 as "the group's airhead."
By the time the final season came along, Britta had not only become firmly established as the group's punching bag, but had also suffered a clear downgrading in terms of the show's most important characters. Whereas season 1 had Britta as the show's second-most important character, often portraying the rest of the group from her and Jeff's (Joel McHale) perspective, season 6 Britta was given about the same level as importance as the Dean.
So, how and why did this happen (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/u9gr1e/how_britta_went_from_being_communitys_best/)? How did Britta become "the worst," and was it the right decision for the show?
BY MICHAEL BOYLE/APRIL 22, 2022 10:52 AM EDT
Although it's common for sitcom characters to turn into caricatures of themselves over the show's run, what happened to Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs) over the six seasons of "Community" is something else entirely. Introduced as a smart, cool woman who was the only member of the study group capable of recognizing Jeff's sleazy ways, she later gets described in season 5 as "the group's airhead."
By the time the final season came along, Britta had not only become firmly established as the group's punching bag, but had also suffered a clear downgrading in terms of the show's most important characters. Whereas season 1 had Britta as the show's second-most important character, often portraying the rest of the group from her and Jeff's (Joel McHale) perspective, season 6 Britta was given about the same level as importance as the Dean.
So, how and why did this happen (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/u9gr1e/how_britta_went_from_being_communitys_best/)? How did Britta become "the worst," and was it the right decision for the show?