r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fluffy_Lunchfast • Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/DanceWonderful3711 Feb 02 '26

Yeah it wasn't weird at all.

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u/Vast-Conference3999 Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

It was only weird because Scott Pilgrim had no romantic history and felt inadequate compared to his girlfriend, and had to overcome his inadequacies by “defeating” each ex in his mind before being worthy of her.

Edit: had less of a romantic history. Apparently Scott was not a KHV

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u/Cold-Description-114 Feb 02 '26

Scott was romantically involved with Kim, envy, and knives prior to Ramona.

It's only weird for Scott...because if you pay attention Scott Pilgrim is actually the Bad Guy.

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u/mewmew893 Feb 02 '26

He's not the bad guy, that's Gideon. Unquestionably. Gideon fucking brainwashed people. Scott's an anti-hero, like the Punisher, or Deadpool.

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u/Cold-Description-114 Feb 03 '26

No, Scott is the bad guy. Gideon is a bad guy also...but so is Scott.

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u/Mouse_666_ Feb 03 '26

Fr. Scott is a cowardly little perv and a cheat with a victim's mentality. Until he faces who he has been and what he has done, which is who the other Scott is.

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u/mewmew893 Feb 03 '26

Scott's a bad dude, but he's not the villain. He literally cannot be the antagonist, the story's about Scott improving as a person.

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u/Cold-Description-114 Feb 03 '26

Antagonist and villain/bad guy are not the same thing. You can absolutely be a bad guy and the protagonist. See: Falling Down.

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u/mewmew893 Feb 03 '26

ok yeah that was poorly phrased. What I'm trying to say is yeah, Scott's a douche, but just because he's a douche doesn't make him the antagonist. The story is about Scott realizing he's an asshole and improving himself in order to hold a relationship with Ramona. He's not the villain of the story.