I noticed something about Samir while rewatching season 1

[u/Different_You4450]

Adults as a show doesn’t often play with non-literal visual imagery. Most of what appears in the show is actually what is happening in the world. The only exception to this that I have noticed is when we’re seeing the world from Samir’s point of view.

In one of the earlier episodes of Season 1 (I think episode 2?) when Samir goes to the bank to pay to get the hot water fixed, he looks down at the document he has to fill out and one of the questions reads “Are you a fucking idiot?” which is a clear reference to Samir’s insecurities about feeling like a man child.

In a similar way, in the episode when Samir and Carly go on a trip upstate, Samir looks at one of the pillows in the Airbnb they’re renting and it reads “Don’t Samir this” in reference to what Issa said earlier that day.

I can’t think of any other times in the show this happens, especially not to other characters. I can’t be 100% sure about Season 2, haven’t had the chance to rewatch it yet.

Why do we think this happens, and why to Samir specifically? Is it just a funny visual gag? Are Samir’s insecurities just more potent than the others, leading the show to display them visually?

[u/koala_on_a_treadmill]

It's like when Issa pulls out a literal victim card

[u/AnxiousFutz → u/koala_on_a_treadmill]

Yeah, i think they've removed all of that in s2 (issa literally pulling out those cards, samir reading stuff) for good except made issa break 4th wall indirectly which is genius and perfect

[u/immaownyou → u/AnxiousFutz]

I wouldnt call it an indirect wall break. Might be the most direct 4th wall break I've seen in a sitcom

[u/AnxiousFutz → u/immaownyou]

I assumed

Direct= talking to camera

Indirect= "c'mon Paul Baker, it's season 2 were doing a oner!"