God I hated him so much by the end. He was a huge a-hole. The only difference between him and Jackie were the drugs. Other than that, they deserved each other. Kevin was a piece of s hit He lied, cheated, stole, manipulated. He was an awful person too and he tried to act all high and mighty. At least Jackie knew what a piece of s hit she was. /endrant.
shareExactly.. That's the difference between both of them and that's why I liked her more than him!
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Kevin was a loser. Couldn't make any money out of his bar. Didn't have an education, ambition, drive. All he had was a pretty face. He stole from Jackie (and his kids) by taking out a $150K mortgage on the house to finance his business, his wedding, his honeymoon and a $4k Rolex. It was joint money, but face it, Jackie made most of it, and it wasn't his to spend without her consent.
When Jackie was sober she at least attempted to make good decisions. Gave Kevin custody of the kids when Grace was using because she thought it would be better for her not to be around an addict, even a recovering addict.
I bet if the series continued, the trophy wife would have dumped him.
And a new baby? Yikes, nah.
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A trophy wife who helped him commit fraud. He found a winner!
shareWTF? I grew to hate Kevin too but as far as him stealing, cheating and being manipulative, Jackie wins, no doubt about it. She spent about 14 years of her life lying to her family and friends (she said she started using after Grace was born) What Kevin did was basically nothing compared to her. But still, I didn't like how he treated her. After all, she was still the mother of his children
shareBut the thing that killed me was, yeah sure Jackie did it for way longer, but she knew what a piece of crap she was. Kevin thought he was the amazing person. He wasn't. Bottom line is they loved their kids, but both were horribly f-ed up and honestly if Kevin got high then they would have been perfect together.
shareI think Kevin's overall attitude toward Jackie in the later seasons is justified (even if some of his actions in season 7 were not)...
After all you have to bear in mind that not only did Jackie cheat on him for years, the "other guy" dishonestly wormed his way into the lives of Kevin and his kids under false pretenses, going so far as to become Kevin's best friend.
And the whole time, Jackie just plays along with the whole thing, allowing Eddie into the core of the family's daily life.
Seriously consider the impact of discovering this type of betrayal before judging Kevin too harshly.
I totally got why he was pissed and yes he had every right to be, but he let it turn him into this self-righteous douchebag.
shareYeah for real, he started out pretty alright; enough for you to feel bad for him when his life fell apart. But all his hurt aside he was acting like a malicious POS for years after the primary upheaval happened to him (divorce, finding out about Eddie etc.). He acted like he really only wanted to be hurtful to Jackie even though she made serious efforts to improve and start fresh.
A justifiable reason to be upset is not a justifiable reason to be a douche bag IMO.
Kevin seemed ideal while he was with Jackie, but after things fell apart, he slipped as a human being. I think that when he was with her, he was at his best. I see this sometimes, that people are different with different partners and some really bring out great qualities in each other. Sadly, Kevin did not have that affect on Jackie and while she was using, she wasn't really a participant in that marriage.
shareI totally agree with you.
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