Why does everyone always ignore Skip’s flaws?
Skips is often seen as the most mature member of the park and someone who’s morally above anyone else. I would argue that this is nowhere near the truth.
For starters, he literally killed Rigby over arm wrestling. Rigby cheated in arm wrestling which caused Skips to lash out on numerous occasions before ultimately killing Rigby; I would argue that this is worse than when Mordecai killed Rigby, because Mordecai was atleast provoked. This episode highlights his immaturity and one of the key flaws in his character. He thrives off of the praise given to him by other people, and likes to be seen as “the best” whether it be in terms of intelligence or strength. Essentially, he likes to be glazed.
This is emphasised in the episode where Mordecai and Rigby were having computer problems, and Skips had no idea how to fix it. He had no idea how to eliminate the virus, which affected skips mentally. Although he admirably took the time out of his day to learn how to use a computer, it can be argued that he did that for his own self satisfaction rather than to help his friends.
Ultimately, I would argue that Skips is a morally grey character, rather than the wise mentor figure everyone paints him out to be. He has a huge ego and is extremely flawed, he doesn’t possess the same level of maturity as Benson but he saves mordecai and rigby all the time and also does his job…
He’s cool but he’s not as righteous as people make him out to be.
Skips is often seen as the most mature member of the park and someone who’s morally above anyone else. I would argue that this is nowhere near the truth.
For starters, he literally killed Rigby over arm wrestling. Rigby cheated in arm wrestling which caused Skips to lash out on numerous occasions before ultimately killing Rigby; I would argue that this is worse than when Mordecai killed Rigby, because Mordecai was atleast provoked. This episode highlights his immaturity and one of the key flaws in his character. He thrives off of the praise given to him by other people, and likes to be seen as “the best” whether it be in terms of intelligence or strength. Essentially, he likes to be glazed.
This is emphasised in the episode where Mordecai and Rigby were having computer problems, and Skips had no idea how to fix it. He had no idea how to eliminate the virus, which affected skips mentally. Although he admirably took the time out of his day to learn how to use a computer, it can be argued that he did that for his own self satisfaction rather than to help his friends.
Ultimately, I would argue that Skips is a morally grey character, rather than the wise mentor figure everyone paints him out to be. He has a huge ego and is extremely flawed, he doesn’t possess the same level of maturity as Benson but he saves mordecai and rigby all the time and also does his job…
He’s cool but he’s not as righteous as people make him out to be.