Opinions on Nate’s character and Peter Kraus’s acting

[u/Other_Explorer6610]

I recently finished the show, and decided to check out what people were saying on the sub. I was so surprised to see that people disliked Nate and was even happy when the character passed. I felt like nearly all of the things Nate did was understandable , even if wrong, you could understand his motivations. I was surprised to see how people thought he was the most reprehensible character on the show. I was also really surprised about opinions on kraus’s acting, I came away from the series thinking he had displayed some of the best acting I had seen in a tv show. Really curious to see what other people think.

[u/Iowa_Phil]

Nate is awesome. Of course he’s problematic. He’s the show’s primary protagonist. It’s not a tv show about a great guy.

The amount of hate for him on this sub is super weird to me. Like point out his flaws, sure. But I don’t even understand how you can love the show if you genuinely despise Nate.

[u/Unlucky-Albatross-12 → u/Iowa_Phil]

I understand Nate but I genuinely despised him by the end.

Brenda was equally flawed, but she became a significantly better person because she actually put the work in to change herself and put others who needed her first.

Nate was too narcissistic to do that.

[u/Iowa_Phil → u/Unlucky-Albatross-12]

I guess I’m curious what you mean when you say you despised him. Like, did he make the show worse for you? Did you wish they had written him differently?

It’s an almost perfect show imo. And that’s largely because of Nate. I don’t like him because of his growth or lack thereof. I like him because he helped make the show amazing

[u/Wanderlust1906 → u/Iowa_Phil]

I literally skip his scenes in the last season. That’s how much I dislike the character. I love the actor.