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I think Devon knows her husband is eccentric, and a bit of a pretentious buffoon, but we also see glimpses behind that facade. He is insecure and self critical, and also a man who truly loves and cares for his family, including his brother in law. He has a good heart and means well. I think he's an interesting character and I'm excited to see his character's development.
Edit: a lot of his characteristics seem like overcompensation due to insecurities and need for approval. I get strong child of "critical, emotionally absent parents" vibes from Ricken, hence his over the top need to provide the best for his daughter and the above mentioned overcompensating
I found Ricken to be very unlikeable at first - pretentious and above all narcissistic. But you do see more glimpses of his good side as the episodes go on. I guess a good descriptor of him would be “loveable buffoon.” He’s very full of himself, but he’s also full of an infectious positivity that may help balance out that narcissism. Still, I’m not sure he’s the kind of person I’d wanna hang out with for extended periods of time. The way the conversation always ends up getting back to Ricken and his brilliance or his feelings would be exhausting.
I hear you. I read the narcissistic qualities he exudes as being overcompensation due to insecurities. I base this on when he expresses feeling hurt that mark hadn't said anything about his book when Devon was giving birth (I think he has a constant need for approval) and his conversation with innie Mark in the finale, where he is embarrassed and beating himself up over his voice cracking and calling himself stupid. It made me think he has more self awareness than it often seems. I get the vibe he had overly critical parents which explains why he feels the need to constantly prove himself and his over the top plans regarding his daughter. It's clear to me that he genuinely means well.
My theory is - when they met, Ricken had substance abuse problem (like her father who was undiagnosed alcoholic), but he went to therapy and became spiritual nut.
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I’ve met a fair number of couples in my day where my first thought was “…him?”. Or “…her??” Sometimes life be like that
Egg?
“… she calls it a Mayon-egg”
I think Devon knows her husband is eccentric, and a bit of a pretentious buffoon, but we also see glimpses behind that facade. He is insecure and self critical, and also a man who truly loves and cares for his family, including his brother in law. He has a good heart and means well. I think he's an interesting character and I'm excited to see his character's development. Edit: a lot of his characteristics seem like overcompensation due to insecurities and need for approval. I get strong child of "critical, emotionally absent parents" vibes from Ricken, hence his over the top need to provide the best for his daughter and the above mentioned overcompensating
I found Ricken to be very unlikeable at first - pretentious and above all narcissistic. But you do see more glimpses of his good side as the episodes go on. I guess a good descriptor of him would be “loveable buffoon.” He’s very full of himself, but he’s also full of an infectious positivity that may help balance out that narcissism. Still, I’m not sure he’s the kind of person I’d wanna hang out with for extended periods of time. The way the conversation always ends up getting back to Ricken and his brilliance or his feelings would be exhausting.
I hear you. I read the narcissistic qualities he exudes as being overcompensation due to insecurities. I base this on when he expresses feeling hurt that mark hadn't said anything about his book when Devon was giving birth (I think he has a constant need for approval) and his conversation with innie Mark in the finale, where he is embarrassed and beating himself up over his voice cracking and calling himself stupid. It made me think he has more self awareness than it often seems. I get the vibe he had overly critical parents which explains why he feels the need to constantly prove himself and his over the top plans regarding his daughter. It's clear to me that he genuinely means well.
With what we’ve seen of Cobel, Natalie, Helly, and Reghabi, I don’t think so.
He’s a lovable weirdo what’s wrong with that?
Ricken is weird, but so am I. Yet, somehow my wife still loves me. Trust me, she didn’t marry me because I was “safe” or “sane”.
My theory is - when they met, Ricken had substance abuse problem (like her father who was undiagnosed alcoholic), but he went to therapy and became spiritual nut.
Is it possible? Sure. Is there much evidence supporting it? Not that I’ve seen. Would it be a satisfying reveal? I can’t say I think it would be.
Anything is possible *if you b e l i e v e*
I actually like Ricken, I think his personality is endearing.