r/regularshow • u/bruh_man_5thflo • 2h ago
Discussion Margaret > CJ
Before you grab your pitchforks, hear me out…Margaret was actually a better partner for Mordo than CJ AND I CAN EXPLAIN WHY (again, don’t kill me yet).
Yes, CJ was the better individual character and in a lot of ways, definitely gave off the more chill, approachable vibes. She had more personality. But she and Margaret both were toxic af, just in different ways. CJ would go off at even the slightest inconvenience to her feelings, she even almost got Margaret AND Mordecai killed once as an example. Margaret was also toxic and hers is more self explanatory because it felt like she was stringing him along and then dumped him for a lame ass reason. But where things change is that Margaret was actually making Mordecai better and imo opinion helping him reach his full potential. CJ was more chill sure, but Margaret actually made him leave his comfort zone MANY times. CJ was the safer option, metaphorically, but we saw less growth from him. And he knew that too, which is why he was so conflicted and didn’t end up with either of them.
Likewise, he made Margaret better in a different way, cause outside of wanting to be with her, Mordecai was way more chill and down to earth than she was. Margaret always seemed to be stressed out about the small things in life and being around Mordecai (slightly) mellowed her out. I know you guys are gonna disagree with this lol but I’m all for good character development. And unlike characters like Rigby or Muscleman who developed as a direct result of being around/influenced by their partners, Mordecai didn’t have that. He took waaay too long to let Margaret know how he felt so I don’t fault her for that. Plus I see fans saying she didn’t like him like that but that wasn’t the case to me. Idk I’m just a fan if the show lol you guys can flame me now


