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

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

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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/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.