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The Guy has always been a benevolent spirit.
I feel obligated to tell you this, he says.
The Guy has always been a conduit for other peoples stories.
His access into his customers apartments mirrored our access to their lives.
But The Guys innate charisma and friendly disposition quickly became too captivating to ignore.
The Guys evolution from organizing principle to three-dimensional character is somewhat predictable given the very nature of television.
Writers eventually shade in backstories and fine-tune personalities to escape static characterizations.
Inevitability aside, The Guys position would have been elevated anyway simply because hes played by Ben Sinclair.
(Your taste it works, man.
Im like,Wheres my dress?
he says enthusiastically.)
Strangers constantly stare while shes walking the streets, projecting false sympathy or undue judgment onto her.
She worries that her friends disapprove of her because she previously made excuses for her husbands behavior.
His strength derives from his bottomless well of compassion.
Worse, its tempting to do the right thing solely for the sake of a reward.
Hes just like everybody else, prone to weakness, harboring his own share of failures and regrets.
But by being The Guy to so many people, he burns a little brighter than the average soul.
