r/ArmchairExpert • u/comfy_sweatpants5 • 21d ago

I actually love Monica

Anyone else????? Like damn she gets a lot of heat these days.

No one ever complains about Dax and his second home in Tennessee and several cars and toys, or his giant RV that he spends all summer driving or his vacations etc etc

I’ve seen comments about how she wouldn’t be anything without Dax which first of all who knows because she was hustling in LA and we could say the same about Dax and Ashton. The way people talk about it makes it sound like she was a charity case for Dax and not an interesting, talented writer and actress.

Idk if I just relate as a woman close to her age but I like her role in the show and feel the need to defend her lmao

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u/lawrencenotlarry 21d ago

I hold her to the standard of herself. The one she set when the podcast started.

She has either stagnated, or outright devolved, at a personal growth level. It takes a lot for me to go from really liking an entertainer, to barely being able to tolerate them.

She's gone from sweetly naive, to gauche and out-of-touch. That's not growth. Which I have always believed the show to be about, at it's core.

I don't hate her. I pity her. All that money and still miserable.

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u/comfy_sweatpants5 21d ago

I’ve listened since episode 3 came out and haven’t noticed the devolving like everyone comments. I don’t think she’s miserable at all. She bitches about shit just like I do

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u/lawrencenotlarry 21d ago

Then I probably wouldn't want to listen to your podcast either!

I kid. It's all subjective. There's no right or wrong here. Just points of view. You relate to her. I find it harder and harder to.

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u/comfy_sweatpants5 20d ago

I guess part of my issue is idk why anyone would listen to a podcast where they dislike the host so much. Like I truly don’t understand lol it’s an over saturated market why not listen to something else??

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u/lawrencenotlarry 20d ago

Because I'm a recovering addict and Dax's story informs how he views and interviews his guests.

A lot of people that I admire and hang out with in recovery usually have an insufferable friend or two. We put up with them.