Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25892460-20151116185711/@comment-24330788-20151117083751

I think I get what you mean, though for me it’s less about the bad luck or running gags and more about how he’s generally being portrayed now. He’s a lot goofier and dumbed down, you hardly ever see that snarky, cynical side of him anymore. I know his old confrontational attitude has earned him some hate in the past, but personally I really liked that about him. You know, how he was the kind of guy who told people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear? It’s what made him one of my favourite characters. That doesn’t happen much anymore. Hell even when he gets angry now you can sort of tell Sam Marin’s holding back. It’s no longer the unbridled rage modes from earlier seasons. Who knows, maybe the higher ups thought rage mode Benson was a little much for the kiddies. It’s fine, I just kind of miss it sometimes. Also, this is admittedly open to interpretation but I swear there are moments around season seven where Benson’s IQ takes sporadic plunges into the abyss. Like what’s with him not knowing what a cat video was? Pops knows about those, and Pops thought a radio was a TV. (jk I still love you Pops.) Speaking of that episode, if people liked seeing Benson brainwashed into acting like a housecat for two minutes, more power to you. Personally, I died a little inside. But hey it could have been worse, at least Lil Benny’s videos didn’t feature a litter box.