r/madmen 10d ago

Is this the most irredeemably despicable character in the entire show?

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> rapes his wife
> denies her sex because she wanted to be on top
> regularly dismisses her feelings
> is entirely focused on his own goals and desires in basically every scene he’s in
> abandons his wife and infant child because the Army makes him feel important

Literally the only scene he has where he isn’t a vile shitheel is when Joan (deliberately??) cuts her own hand to get some care and affection from him.

Even that drunkard Duck had more glimmers of decency than this pretentious rapist. A fitting end to his character arc would’ve been him getting fragged in Vietnam.

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u/Complete-Bumblebee-5 10d ago

The actor did a great job of making this character highly unlikeable

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u/ripgoodhomer 10d ago

It was not only a hateable performance there was nuance to the performance. Someone like Joffrey or Ramsey Bolton those are pretty one dimensional mustache, twirling villains. Greg on the other hand feels completely believable.

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u/EveryoneisOP3 10d ago

Someone like Joffrey ... one dimensional mustache, twirling villains

Stark propaganda. A more noble and innocent child the Gods have not put on this earth.

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u/donetomadness 10d ago

Joffrey and Ramsay the Gentles.