Back in duh day, aka 9 years ago, when i was introduced to the show, I found Jim and Ant fawwkin hilarious. When I got introduced to the Reddit and Greggshells I quickly fell into the trap of being an OPIE HATING ZOMBIE. No critical thought, just Opie hate. I’d have to turn off shows sometimes because of him.
But over time…sentiments started shifting. Anthony revealed himself to be a seriously racist domestic abusing piece of shit. Now the Opster had a bit of leverage…he wasn’t funny, but he was the most well adjusted of the three. No longer could you listen to shows blindly hating Opie…you’d hear Anthony tell a fake macho story about loving women and realize he had some flaws too.
Once you’ve listened to enough Nana and consulted others about him, you notice all his ticks and cliches. His stock 10 jokes he pulls from. You start relistening to the show and thinking “Now Anthony isn’t funny either. They’re both not funny and Opie is actually a good person.” But if that were the case, what are you listening for?
Then you realize. It’s Opie. No longer are you picking out every little fawwkin thing about what he says, his punchlines, his reactions, his pronunciations…and you only see the GOOD which outweighed the bad.
My point? The Opster has been fully vindicated. He is a better person. He’s more successful. He’s happier. He’s funnier. He’s more well adjusted. Anyone who doesn’t think so is a zombie, drinking the Ant kool aid.
But over time…sentiments started shifting. Anthony revealed himself to be a seriously racist domestic abusing piece of shit. Now the Opster had a bit of leverage…he wasn’t funny, but he was the most well adjusted of the three. No longer could you listen to shows blindly hating Opie…you’d hear Anthony tell a fake macho story about loving women and realize he had some flaws too.
Once you’ve listened to enough Nana and consulted others about him, you notice all his ticks and cliches. His stock 10 jokes he pulls from. You start relistening to the show and thinking “Now Anthony isn’t funny either. They’re both not funny and Opie is actually a good person.” But if that were the case, what are you listening for?
Then you realize. It’s Opie. No longer are you picking out every little fawwkin thing about what he says, his punchlines, his reactions, his pronunciations…and you only see the GOOD which outweighed the bad.
My point? The Opster has been fully vindicated. He is a better person. He’s more successful. He’s happier. He’s funnier. He’s more well adjusted. Anyone who doesn’t think so is a zombie, drinking the Ant kool aid.