Audrey is the worst!

This isn't really a fair, imho, analysis of the Audrey character.

Jeff did lots of things that warrant being called out (a couple times, like the time when he tried to trick Audrey into thinking he forgot their anniversary, he was basically an *beep*) so Audrey complaining was generally warranted.

The whole point of the jokes in a few episodes is that she had a somewhat too high opinion of herself (an amusing case was the high school reunion episode). But, it's another matter to say there weren't examples of her being a good person. At times, it was a matter of her trying too hard (she wanted to help Jen and Adam, e.g., get an apartment, but she didn't handle it very well).

Audrey has some great reaction shots. I sorta see your point that they overdo that. But, given Jeff is a bit of a boob, Audrey is pretty hot and deep down is smart and a good person, I can see why he puts up with her.

Exactly right. That's why I've always preferred Jen. Plus she looks better too :)

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Well, I think that is the point of the show, to show the difficulty of marriage. Jeff and Audrey are the typical (a bit extreme) macho man and his idealist almost tree hugging goody goody wife, who in the end, was not who she think she is, not really.

It is about a big (not just body size) guy who tolerates his wife to keep peace in marriage also because she is hot.

I loved this show and I felt it was very underrated but one thing that bothered me about this show was the character of Audrey. She was just so irritating. All she did was moan and nag either to or about Jeff. And the things she nagged him about were just unnecessary. She always used to gloat that she was a good person but she never ever showed signs of it. Especially in the episode where she pretends to be pregnant because she is jealous that her coworker is pregnant and getting all the attention. She drives me insane and I honestly don't know how Jeff's character put up with her.
This being said I do know it is a show and that she is not a real person.

I agreed with every single word you said. She was a nightmare and I would often get mad at her while my wife and I watched it. I would say "I would kill her" then looking at my wife in disgust like she had something to do with it, then blame the house being messy on my wife. (kidding) Now of course it's not who the person is in real life, so to that degree she was a great actress to enlist that kind of goofy response out of me. She played that irritation character well, but Audrey was a bitch.

Wasn't the best show in the world, but i tune in from time to time on E4 in the UK, and i always find that as soon as Audrey appears and opens her mouth, it's like someone threw a big soaking wet blanket over proceedings. Her voice is so dull monotonous and condescending. The character had no comedic quality at all(unlike the others who all had their moments) her voice and character were one big, feminist DOWNER.

Seriously?

Jeff was the biggest jerk character on TV. NO woman would have stayed married to such a self centered, egotistical jerk like him. She was fine trying to have a normal marriage and he was the worst.

They who give up liberty to
obtain a temporary safety deserve
neither liberty or safety

She is perhaps the worst character in any series. Completely & totally worthless and annoying. Hey character seems forced and fake.

Actually, I think Audrey is the better one in their marriage. I know Jeff 'doesn't give a crap' attitude started out as a point of humor, but honestly, I think they took it too far. By the end, he's done some pretty extreme things, doesn't care about his friends, and barely about his wife.

The feeling that you get about friends actually caring about one another, in friends or HIMYM for example, is absolutely absent here. Humor is great, but at the end of the day, there should be some substance to the characters.