Why is it so hard to hate Mr. Burns from The Simpsons? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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He's an absolute piece of shit and everything he does is horrible but I find it hard to hate him.

I think the show does an {excellent} job of making him look pathetic and pitiable, maybe there's something to that overruling the digust I inevitably feel from everything he does or says. He's definitely someone I never tire of joking about or referrring to as a short hand for senility and capitalism embodied, i dunno, I feel more sad for him. Like its lonely at the top and its worse if thats all you have.

Maybe sometimes I feel not so different from him (of course without all the money and the psychopathy lol)

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[-] cone_zombie@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think it's partially because of Smithers, who acts like his better half, kind of negating many of Burns's traits. It's also because he's intentionally written like this, akin to Grinch, someone who tries so hard to be evil that it's hard not to pity him

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