Who is more annoying, Debra Morgan or Skyler White?
Walter H. White: What the hell did you say to Elliot?
Skyler White: What?
Walter H. White: You told him about the cancer didn’t you? Didn’t you? I can’t believe it.
Skyler White: OK, we’re talking. He asked how you were doing and I am sorry but I don’t have the best poker face these days where that’s concerned. He knew something was wrong with you and he pressed me.
Walter H. White: He pressed you, come on.
Skyler White: Walt, when it came right down to it, I didn’t know what else to do but tell him the truth.
Walter H. White: The truth? Well how about you just said ‘He’s fine’ huh? You think maybe you could have just have said that? ‘He’s fine’ and then it would have been done.
Skyler White: I don’t like the way you’re talking to me.
…..And there it is! Skyler White, accordingly known as the gaudy, loud mouthed partner of our favorite drug king pin, Heisenberg ALWAYS knows what is best for Mr. White. The transcript above is just a mere sample of the majority of conversations that occur whenever the two interact in which Skyler makes every situation about, well, Skyler. Maybe it’s her protruding jaw, her menacing glares, her irritating voice, or the fact that her demeanor screams, in the immortal words of Jesse Pinkman, “B#@!#!!!”
What truly makes Skyler annoying? Is it that she so vehemently attempts to foil the Robin Hood of the drug industry? Is it her pompous attitude that consistently lambastes Walter and all of those around her? Is it her face? Or may it be the fact that she is the most human of all characters in a show where reality is something we as viewers are hoping is disregarded for the benefit of Mr. White?
The overarching issue stems from a chicken-and-egg issue: negatively-written female characters leading to hatred amongst male fans or hatred amongst male fans encourage negatively-written female characters.
Anddddd in the right corner, at 5’7’’ weighing in at… “What the F#!@, S#!@, D##!$, F#!@ F#!@ F###@@!!!!!!”
Well then, if you didn’t know, that last bit of dialogue definitely confirmed that our contender is no other than Debra Morgan. Debra Morgan is a female who walks and talks like a dude while acting like a Neanderthal, leaving us to question, why? Throughout the show, the character of Debra has been present to illustrate the humanity Dexter expresses through his affection for his baby sister. Consistent flash backs are shown with Harry, Dexter and Debra depicting their interactions while growing up and how a normal childhood was consistently strives for in their household. One thing of notice during these interactions is the child version of Debra doesn’t seem to have developed her terrible mouth at a young age. What makes Debra one of the most annoying characters in the history of television?
Personally, I believe the way that she craves attention from her brother to make up for the lack of attention she got from her deceased father (because he was busy teaching his son how to successfully murder people) is the intermittent reason for her nastiness. C’mon Deb, get with the program here!
Need I mention her hypersensitivity, her constant complaining about her boyfriends, her creepy obsession with Dexter, and her incessant whining about not getting promoted quickly enough to everyone in her precinct? I believe television characters are meant to be relatable. We’re meant to resonate with them and feel their joy and pain. I don’t see how a character that comes across as a crude, annoying, selfish young lady is going to get fans. This, I believe is the reason for why she her annoying nature irks fans everywhere. One of the questions one may ask is, is Deb hated because she is a female character on a show where the protagonist is a male?
Frankly, I’ve noticed the issue amongst a lot of shows with a male lead and a (however minor) male majority of viewers, where the female characters tend to antagonist our hero and be despised for it. Though there are a lot of people who dislike Deb or Lumen for one reason or another, but I suspect they’re a vocal minority — of course, Deb can be over-emotional (a hot-button issue for many men) and Lumen definitely changed the dynamic of the show (most people do dislike change). But, c’mon, LaGuerta is hated, not for being a woman, but for being a manipulative, self-aggrandizing jerk who happens to be female. And, Batista has been lambasted for the changes in his character. Rita, I suspect, was almost universally beloved in the first season and it was only when she became Dexter’s foil and especially problematic and antagonist that people soured on her.
This in turn, leads one to deduce that Deb is annoying not for her being a woman, but for being well, a foul mouthed, whiny, clingy character.
And now, the main question..
Who is the more annoying: Deb Morgan or Skyler White?!!?!
After taking a multitude of factors into consideration, looking at how this character not only annoys the protagonist, but also all of those around her, this distinguished honor is bestowed upon….
SKYLER WHITE!
Skyler White takes the cake since she not only annoys Walter White, but also her son, who is afflicted by cerebral palsy. She also annoys her sister (who has a hard enough time not annoying herself as it is), Hank, Saul Goodman, Jesse Pinkman, Gus Frien, and I am positive if Hector Salamanca were to meet her, he would “DING!” his bell till his fingers fell off.
Skyler far exceeds Deb in her annoyance due to one primary reason. Dexter conducts serial murders out of his necessity to do so, by being a serial killer. Walter White though, is a chemistry teacher by trade and a drug dealer out of necessity. His necessity for being a drug dealer is altruistic initially in that he wants to leave as much money as possible for his family before he is gone, and also decides to end his involvement once the car wash is up and running properly for his family. And what does poor Walter get in return?! He gets the most annoying female spouse in television history to lambaste him and consistently put him down and threaten to emasculate him at every turn!
Bravo Skyler White, you win.
And to Debra Morgan, for shame, as you were very close to winning but yet so far from being liked due to your petulance and linguistic skills similar to that of a blind, bitter sailor who has been lost at sea for 60 years only to find out he was never at sea to begin with, just in his mom’s basement the entire time.
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God it’s soooooo close. I think it has to go to skylar. But deb is pretty bad. Some might say sick even. Daddy issues and like the little ankle biter dog that keeps barking like an annoyance till u kick it in the face. She just needs a kick in the face. Skylar however their is no saving >.<
Even hinting at Lori from TWD being in the same category with Deb and Skylar just shows how much of an idiot (or a woman) you are. Not even in the same vicinity buddy…learn to pay attention to phenomenal TV shows or keep your opinion to yourself to avoid misleading others who actually have a clue.
What the hell are you talking about, Klepp0906 didn’t even bring up Lori?! There must be something wrong with you because, one, you’re making no sense, and two, you’re getting overly upset about something that has no effect on your life. There’s no need for you to call some random person on the Internet, who let me remind you- you don’t even know, names because of something they didn’t actually say. It’s really dumb to get mad at someone over something that didn’t happen. Now let’s pretend they had actually compared Lori to Deb and Skylar… would it then effect your life? No it wouldn’t.. not one bit so calm the fuck down and worry about things that actually matter (and actually happened). Also, when did being an idiot become a solely masculine thing? Now not only are you imagining things, getting overly mad and allowing things that don’t matter effect you, you’re also being sexist. Congrats on being a douche. Finally, I must say that it’s really ironic how you calling Klepp0906 an idiot did nothing but make you look like the idiot. I love that kind of irony, makes typing all of this out worth it. So good work on making yourself look stupid, you did a fine job of it.
You forgot to add Lori, Rick’s wife from The Walking Dead….she is neck and neck with the other two human female hemorrhoids…i don’t know why the producers and/or creators of these shows insist on having an annoying woman as an antagonist but it drives me nuts…i forward through almost every
scene these womanbeasts are in
because most of the scenes are
absolutely useless…….no wonder I’m divorced
Even hinting at Lori from TWD being in the same category with Deb and Skylar just shows how much of an idiot (or a woman) you are. Not even in the same vicinity buddy…learn to pay attention to phenomenal TV shows or keep your opinion to yourself to avoid misleading others who actually have a clue.
I deplore Debra Morgan’s character. I have to fast forward through most of her scenes or I would just give up on the series.
Debra is so nosy, I honestly loved her in season one she was this hard working cop who wanted to be a detective, once she got promoted she acted as if she was the boss of every one, she sleeps with every dude who looks at her but complains when Dexter slept with that girl besides Rita, she steals dexters apartment and also after the death of rita she acts as if dexter isn’t welcomed there even though he always accepted her, I hate her so much I wish Brian would have killed her.
No doubt Debra Morgan is perhaps one of the most annoying characters ever! Jennifer Carpenter is just straight up un-sexy…
Imo the most important quality of Debra Morgan that makes her super annoying has not been mentioned:
Not unlike most attractive women she constantly gets away with behavior that guys of any kind would get straight up punshed in the face or bitch slapped for!
She ALWAYS wins in arguments and leaves her “opponent” (yes, i am suggesting that almost any interaction with her is a battle) rendered a beat down peon while she shines as a highhanded queen who complains about shit no normal person has the time to even think about.
The only exception I can think of is when her boss talks to her in S8E7.
Hell no, Debra takes it by FAR. Skyler was a total bitch and everyone hated her, but at least she had relevance to the story and it showed how Walter’s decisions affected everyone in his life. Debra on the other hand was by far the worst character of all time and contrary to this re-emerging over zealous feminist movement going on on the internet, it’s not because she was a woman. Daddy issues aren’t even the problem, not did the foul mouth ikr me as much as it did other people. It was the CONSTANT crying, the repulsive and creepy obsession with Dexter, the fact that she sleeps with EVERY MALE CHARACTER ON THE SHOW. She has NO redeeming qualities or any real relevance to the show. She should have been killed off way earlier, but instead we had to put up with that ugly voice and face she makes when she talks and cries at the same time