Andy Bernard: The Ruined Character -- Feat: Mulverine Films

Andy Bernard is a weird character. Some seasons he's one of the best parts and others he's utterly detestable. Let's look at Andy's character in detail and see if he's actually been ruined or not.

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[KProductions]

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[ClicheOriginals]

FINALLY someone made a video on this. Andy’s arc is a rollercoaster. He went from most hated, to annoying, to liked, to really liked, and then back to hated.

[dylan]

Nard dog got done dirty in the end, which was just so frustrating for a character that had so much screen time and won many people's hearts before the last season.

[stevenjohnson]

Andy was poorly handed. Hated him at first until his anger management then he comes back and he was such a fun character then by the end of the series I was sad to see how they handled him. He was never the same after he left on that boat trip.

[benderbendingrodriguez]

Why Andy's character was ruined?

Simple answer: *the writers were mad at Ed Helms for leaving to do the Hangover films*

[SolarMechanic]

"Put on a Boat" should be the trope name for re-ruining a character.

[lessalazar]

Seriously, Andy became my favorite character and then they ruined him.

[nethermanstudios]

Sucks what they did to him for the majority of season 9. Especially since his character was an at all time high in season 8 imo. Atleast he got better towards the end

[morter]

In the scene where Andy talks about the good old days and stuff, when he says “someone should write a song about that” makes me think he’s matured more than the audience thinks. Pre manager Andy would’ve jumped at the opportunity to make up a song about it, but those simple lines prove to me that he grew up.

[tylerwood]

"I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them..." Is the most memorable line from the entire series for me. The writers did Andy no favors in the last season except for this line, and it's a shame. Andy was a loveable guy (mostly) and deserved a better ending. But that's life.

[Mulverine]

Andy's weird for me. His final line in the finale blew me away. Mostly, because it was insightful, and I was wondering where this guy came from (Cornell obvi). It's like all of his character growth took place after the doc ended/he moved away (and maybe also from hitting rock bottom after Baby Wahwah). It also blew me away, because I don't think I really connected with his character throughout the entire series. It made me wonder if I missed his significance on my first watch through.

[someguy]

I've had farts that lasted longer than Andy and Erin's relationship. Biggest let down after all the build-up

[legendlalo]

I will always find it funny how the writers loved Ed Helms so much they redeemed Andy, turned him into the 2nd best character in The Office, and then undid his character just because they were mad he was successful and making a movie

[kohlcooke]

I swear, that anger management class must involve some sort of magic to change such an a-hole into an awesome, lovable dude. And that godforsaken boat trip and road trip must've also involved alchemy to turn him back into an a-hole

[dr_akiipedia]

By the end, Andy’s character was twisted into a caricature. That breaks my heart. Andy is one of my favourites.

[mythicaldreams]

Andy was a good character/boss until the stupid boat trip. No one can tell me otherwise

[jamessmith]

They really ruined his character the last season. He grew as a character as the show went on and then they turn him into this me me me me me character

[trueblade]

They did a 360 with him, twice
They ruined his character

[daffyfable]

I may just be biased since Andy Bernard is my favorite character of all time, but what the writers did was absolutely inexcusable. It felt like they wanted to make him worse so people wouldn't complain as much when Dwight became Manager. Or you know, they were salty that Ed Helms wanted to be in the Third Hangover Movie. While the previous reason may make sense, it proves that Andy Bernard was a really loved character. Character arcs are things cannot be treated like that, let alone a beloved character like Andy Bernard.

[Edgeofdark-]

I was so pissed that they turned Andy back into an asshole after he went on that boat trip. It was so frustrating, seeing all that character development go down the drain just like that. I liked him so much as the manager, because he seemed like he actually cared about everyone in the office. But then the boat trip happens for some reason, and he comes back just as arrogant as he was at the beginning.

It also made me so mad to have so much development and build up to Andy and Erin getting together, only for them to be together for what? Like 10 episodes before they're splitting up because she fell in love with someone else? A character that we were introduced to not even that long ago and is one of the most dull characters in the show. I did not care for Plop, so the fact that he was the one who ended up with Erin was SO annoying.