A rather curious (+ not very good) thing happened in the Kids episode...
Okay first of all can I just mention, I only discovered this even existed like 2-3 days ago, and you should've seen the smile on my face lol I couldn't believe that there was, more or less, another Idiot Abroad-ish series, and better yet it had all already aired so I could get each one right away.
Anyway, so watching the 'Kids' episode something really stuck out to me. I think Karl had done something he never has before -- he actually started to become unlikeable. I mean all of us that are fans for a long time know pretty much what the deal is with Karl, his approach to the world and his thought process is so bizarre and abstract and unique and brilliant, but even as Ricky used to say, it was originally just coming from a place of ignorance, Karl had no malice in his heart whatsoever. However as fans we also know that probably the single biggest defining personality trait of his, he invariably personifies anything else non-human in a human way (particularly animals). He treats and interacts (or even just talks about) someone/thing else as if they're, say, a typical 20 year old human being.
This all really came to a head for me when he was left alone with the baby. He was asking the kid what was wrong and what his (I *think* it was a boy) problem was as if the kid could actually understand what Karl was asking. And getting annoyed that the kid did nothing but cry. He was so surprised when the baby quiet down virtually the instant the parents came back, but it's not a huge mystery. He was acting incredibly aggressive and combative with the kid. I mean, I could totally see another person watching this program who'd known nothing about Karl Pilkington previously and just think, "oh my god are you kidding me? This guy's a total A-hole! I wouldn't want this jerk off anywhere near my kid, much less hanging out with me at all!" Like we know that for years Ricky and Steve have been calling him an idiot and stupid and all that for some of the things that come out of his mouth, but you knew ultimately the place it was coming from, that it wasn't that fully literal and genuine. But no, here in this particular sequence I've been talking about, even I felt like I'd be walking up to Karl with a dead straight face and go "dude, are you a F'ing MORON?? Do you seriously not see what's faulty in your approach here?"
I mean I don't know, am I totally crazy or off in what I'm saying here? other KP fans, do you agree at all?
EDIT: crap, sorry, totally forgot I'd wanted to include this observation as well. Different subject, but back in the first episode, I was really kind of surprised with that sequence of the arranged marriage meeting. I mean, Karl going to that "pheremone party" is one thing, that's just a meet-and-greet kind of thing, no big deal really. But with the other, I'm like, uhh do they know Karl's got a girlfriend of over a decade?? like seriously, how far are they going here with this? lol It seemed that woman and her family had been looking at him as a very genuine option.