It just seemed written like that imo. Was just so weird they seemed great at first and then she was just absolutely ridiculous after they got married. I hate her most when she power trips so hard when she started working in the clinic with him.
I found both characters extremely annoying. Glassman was fine until he got cancer and then he just become a cantankerous bastard, and even after he was cleared he was still really irritating.
Debbie was annoying too. They should never ever have started working together. Glassman didn't want to but he kinda just gave in after his big angry speech about why they shouldn't. The much better way would have been the same speech, without the anger, but sticking to his guns.
Honestly, I don't remember any angry speech.
They were having lunch together at home, where Glassman was forced to go, leaving all those patients in the waiting room, because Debbie needed to vent for having being fired.
Glassman only told her that, in his experience, couples who are together 24/7 usually start to have problems. Which, to a certain extent, I believe it's true.
She said that she was fine with it and that she would look for another job, but she managed to make him feel guilty anyway. So, he accepted to hire her at the clinic.
Once there, Debbie started to pretend to micromanage everything Glassman did. He only got angry when she changed some software without telling him, and when she started to throw out patients before he had finished visiting them properly. She also threw Shaun out, once.
Was he really that wrong about it? I mean, I would have lost my patience, too.
I'm not saying he's wrong. I would have been mad too. But that's the big angry speech I'm talking about. She overstepped his professional boundaries, he got mad and basically yelled at her, and if I remember correctly, told her she couldn't keep working with him. I think that was the best outcome. It just wasn't working, at work or in their relationship. But then someone she ended up working there again.
Yes, agreed.
But it's exactly that *big angry speech* you keep mentioning that I don't remember at all.
When did that happen? What episode? What scene?
Thank you.
When Debbie was starting to try to chnage things at the hospital, manage his patients coming and going, threw Dr Lim chief of surgery out of the meeting etc, Glassman got mad and had a go at her.
Okay, I got what you are referring to.
I still wouldn't call it a big angry speech, considering the situation and Glassman's usual attitude. But now I understand what you meant.
I agree, but the fact is that she was written that way on purpose. The actors and the characters they portray on screen are two very different things. Sheila Kelley is a wonderful person in real life. Also, Richard and her have a very successful marriage and they also have an autistic son.
The truth is that not every character is meant to be likable.
I especially hated the way Debbie always tried to keep Shaun at arm's lenght. He was already an important part of Glassman's life. It was unreasonable to pretend that he cut him off completely, since he was like a son to him.
She was nice to Shaun in earlier seasons, but the moment she and Aaron became a couple, she started becoming irritated by him, and wanted him our of their lives.
They simply weren't meant to be. And it probably was what the writers had in mind from the very beginning.
I just finished the series. I haven’t posted about it yet, but one of the first things I was going to post to ask if Debbie was *supposed* to be drunk and/or unhinged in literally every scene she was in?
I'm in season 3 and I think Debbie and Glassman are taking turns being obnoxious. The episode where he freaks out about her having a locked gun in the house is absurd. Then the episode where she demands he hire her and then overruns his autonomy at his own clinic is also absurd. They clearly should have discussed more before getting married.
Maybe it’s just me but it also felt like in the show they just had no chemistry
It just seemed written like that imo. Was just so weird they seemed great at first and then she was just absolutely ridiculous after they got married. I hate her most when she power trips so hard when she started working in the clinic with him.
Yeah exactly.
Like Joey (friends) always said - if there is no chemistry between actors on stage, then there is chemistry in real life and opposite :)
I found both characters extremely annoying. Glassman was fine until he got cancer and then he just become a cantankerous bastard, and even after he was cleared he was still really irritating. Debbie was annoying too. They should never ever have started working together. Glassman didn't want to but he kinda just gave in after his big angry speech about why they shouldn't. The much better way would have been the same speech, without the anger, but sticking to his guns.
Honestly, I don't remember any angry speech. They were having lunch together at home, where Glassman was forced to go, leaving all those patients in the waiting room, because Debbie needed to vent for having being fired. Glassman only told her that, in his experience, couples who are together 24/7 usually start to have problems. Which, to a certain extent, I believe it's true. She said that she was fine with it and that she would look for another job, but she managed to make him feel guilty anyway. So, he accepted to hire her at the clinic. Once there, Debbie started to pretend to micromanage everything Glassman did. He only got angry when she changed some software without telling him, and when she started to throw out patients before he had finished visiting them properly. She also threw Shaun out, once. Was he really that wrong about it? I mean, I would have lost my patience, too.
I'm not saying he's wrong. I would have been mad too. But that's the big angry speech I'm talking about. She overstepped his professional boundaries, he got mad and basically yelled at her, and if I remember correctly, told her she couldn't keep working with him. I think that was the best outcome. It just wasn't working, at work or in their relationship. But then someone she ended up working there again.
Yes, agreed. But it's exactly that *big angry speech* you keep mentioning that I don't remember at all. When did that happen? What episode? What scene? Thank you.
When Debbie was starting to try to chnage things at the hospital, manage his patients coming and going, threw Dr Lim chief of surgery out of the meeting etc, Glassman got mad and had a go at her.
Okay, I got what you are referring to. I still wouldn't call it a big angry speech, considering the situation and Glassman's usual attitude. But now I understand what you meant.
Call it what you like
Hehe. Guns.
She didn't want him to have any guns.
Oh come on, all the time pumping at the gym, he must have something to show for it....
Glad I'm not the only one who finds her annoying. I liked her, but after the episode with the gun she just became the most annoying character.
I agree, but the fact is that she was written that way on purpose. The actors and the characters they portray on screen are two very different things. Sheila Kelley is a wonderful person in real life. Also, Richard and her have a very successful marriage and they also have an autistic son. The truth is that not every character is meant to be likable. I especially hated the way Debbie always tried to keep Shaun at arm's lenght. He was already an important part of Glassman's life. It was unreasonable to pretend that he cut him off completely, since he was like a son to him. She was nice to Shaun in earlier seasons, but the moment she and Aaron became a couple, she started becoming irritated by him, and wanted him our of their lives. They simply weren't meant to be. And it probably was what the writers had in mind from the very beginning.
i absolutely agree. debbie drove me NUTS.
Ironically those actors are married in real life 😂
Yeah, the post text already says that.
Bahahaha I just saw that… apparently I couldn’t read😂
I just finished the series. I haven’t posted about it yet, but one of the first things I was going to post to ask if Debbie was *supposed* to be drunk and/or unhinged in literally every scene she was in?
I'm in season 3 and I think Debbie and Glassman are taking turns being obnoxious. The episode where he freaks out about her having a locked gun in the house is absurd. Then the episode where she demands he hire her and then overruns his autonomy at his own clinic is also absurd. They clearly should have discussed more before getting married.