r/themiddle

I’m on Season 7 and I was genuinely so happy when Sue finally moved out of “the Bin” and into that luxury apartment 😂

But did anyone else expect them to make a MUCH bigger deal out of it? By Heck family standards, that apartment was basically a five-star hotel. I was waiting for Frankie, Mike, Axl, and Brick to come visit and completely lose their minds over how nice it was.

It felt like such a huge upgrade for Sue, but the show barely made a thing of it. I don’t know, I was expecting a whole episode or at least some classic Heck family drama around it!

Anyone else feel like this was a missed opportunity?

when lexi's parents gave her 40 usd and said they were cutting her off, what exactly does it mean for the far future? like will she get back access after she's git a job or after marriage? or that she'll only inherit the money after they pass away?

So we know Axl's email (Rockinfreakshow) but what do we think everyone else's were? I'm sure Mike's was probably just his name but what about Frankie, Sue, and Brick?

Obviously, it’s not better than the show we ended up getting. But judging the original pilot purely as its own independent show (and not in comparison to The Middle), do you think it would have actually been good? Or was the concept fundamentally flawed until they overhauled it?

One thing I would want to point out about the show is how relatable it can be for a wide range of people. Mothers can relate to Frankie, quirky girls can relate to Sue, etc.

A detail in the episode Heck's Best Thing that caught me was how Axl acted well spoken, likeable and put together during the interview with the football scout, contrary to his parents believing he will screw it up knowing him. Then the moment the scout leaves the house, Axl unwinds and reverts back to his "true" self. Frankie and Mike were in awe of that behavior switch, and it is further revealed that with his friends' parents, the Donahues, or with anyone else outside the family, he brings out the best of him.

As a current teen myself, I found that little detail very, very relatable. Unlike Axl I don't justify that it's because my parents don't "bring their best", I appreciate what my parents do. However I still find myself raising my voice and slacking off when I'm around my family, especially getting mad when being told what to do. Meanwhile out in public, I do my best talking to people and being cooperative. I find that the more I'm not around members of my family, the more I feel like bringing out the best of myself in the real world.

Has it always been typical teenage behavior to act hostile toward your parents, but not letting those traits carry on over to how you present yourself to others in the real world? Did anyone else relate to that episode? Not to stray far off topic of the show itself, I found that little gag intriguing and would like to laud the writers of the show for how realistic and relatable these scenarios are, adding depth to the show.

to na temporada 9 episodio 9, e não sei mais oque fazer, tipo eu amo the middle não sei mais oque vou assistir antes de dormir ou no almoço e mais, e queria indicações de series boas que nem the middle, quem dera tivesse um revival de the middle.

Everyone, let's hear your highs/lows for today!

Axl, Sue and Brick were very bad kids. Only thing that differentiating them from the Glossners was that they were not vandals.

Axl didnt take life responsibly and he blamed it on parents. It hurts to see that at age of 21 Sue did not know how much her college cost. All the three kids were never helpful and were always playing the victim cards.

The parents were not too far. They never managed money responsibly(the buy now and pay in 2009) they never taught the kids about responsibility or how to behave in the house.

Axl and Brick never try to pretend something they are not. Frankie is kinda like Sue, tries to overachieve without achieving anything, although she doesn’t act like she is better than others which sue does.
Sue acts all holy - she asks for Justin Bieber tickets and says she will give up on her birthday party and then immediately asks for a party , she thinks her mom should not sing because she can’t sing, and then takes forever to finish her race with the cross country, I think she does it on purpose as she wants her mom’s attention for herself, she tries to make her parents go to so many places and even brick’s fav places. Looks like she is really insecure about her parents spending resources with her siblings. She constantly seeks attentions, sucks up all the energy, i feel she is friends with brad because he keeps saying only positive things about her without any kind of constructive criticism. Also her outfits look the most expensive than others in the family, she got the most out of her parents; better clothes, separate room, college tours, parents funding her college, it’s really unfair to her siblings.
She is self centered and very very needy but acts like she is very independent. Deep down she knows she is not good compared to her siblings , in one episode where Mike picks axl as the fav child , axl says brick is freakishly smart and axl is good at sports and also he is the first born son and what does sue provide ?
Axl and Brick are the ones who are independent and tried to burden their parents less financially. I wish her character had better progression when she went to college but sadly that did not happen.

How are they so poor if quarry managers average $90-110 k in the midwest?