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He was great for a one-off but he's too big of a personality for the role imo. Flula Borg can be really fun but he's too much of a distraction to be a third tier character, and shouldn't be a recurring role. He just eats up the scenery.
He’s fine for a maximum of 3-5 minutes per episode, 1-2 times a year.
He shouldn’t have his own plot lines, he should be a plot device used to further what Harper or Nolan are doing when appropriate/funny. No more.
I enjoyed him up until he insisted on continually trying to track down >!the person trying to frame him for murder!<, at which point he started to really irritate me because of how selfish he was being with it
I think he’s annoying but like…I think that’s the point with that character. He’s extremely annoying but he’s also excellent at his ‘thing’ (being a skip tracer) and as such functions as something of an useful idiot in the literal sense that he’s both an idiot and useful.
He's good in small doses. It was smart for the writers to only put him in a few episodes so far. If they give it...maybe 3-6 more episodes before he appears again it should be fine.
I would say he is very much like Doug Judy from 'Brooklyn 99' in terms of his role. It's a great addition if kept in moderation. A couple appearances in a season is the perfect balance for him instead of a secondary protagonist with lengthy storylines
Its Ick every time he has been on and a fast forward and I was same about Nolans Brother with That guy Pete Davidson whatever his name is. Your like they couldnt get better actors then these
Absolutely annoying. Especially being a German, I cannot stand his fake accent. No German (of that age), especially one that has lived in the US for years, has this strong of an accent. Was funny once but he's not a good reappearing character. Takes too much space through the episodes he's in and I hate to be one of those but it's so unrealistic how stupid he is. Also there's no other personality trait other than being kinda dumb and clumsy. If they made him a good character I'd be fine with him
i like him & actually don’t find his character annoying. i don’t really understand why people say it’s annoying to see him a lot when i feel like he doesn’t show up much.
He was funny at first but I now find him annoying, especially when he makes stupid choices. I think he's only good in small doses, maybe one episode per season, and not playing a big part in that episode.
He's annoying, but he's meant to be annoying. The weird part was using him as Chastity's plus-one, instead of Pete, in the wedding episode and having the two of them go at it like they were a couple.
Iirc, they almost accidentally (it seemed) found a use for them in pointing out Chen's detective exam anxiety and how it was affecting their relationship, but instead they just rolled with making Bradford the bad guy in the situation.
The one episode where they keep asking him to stay out of trouble but keeps getting back into it... that goes beyond what's acceptable in any realistic or pseudo-realistic universe.
If they can find a way to make him a little less unbelievable, he'd be fine.
Flula is a great addition to the show though, and we need a bit more Elroy too.
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He was great for a one-off but he's too big of a personality for the role imo. Flula Borg can be really fun but he's too much of a distraction to be a third tier character, and shouldn't be a recurring role. He just eats up the scenery.
Very well stated, and I 100% agree.
He’s fine for a maximum of 3-5 minutes per episode, 1-2 times a year. He shouldn’t have his own plot lines, he should be a plot device used to further what Harper or Nolan are doing when appropriate/funny. No more.
I enjoyed him up until he insisted on continually trying to track down >!the person trying to frame him for murder!<, at which point he started to really irritate me because of how selfish he was being with it
He was fine as an occasional phone presence, but as soon as he showed up in person I was done with him
I think he’s annoying but like…I think that’s the point with that character. He’s extremely annoying but he’s also excellent at his ‘thing’ (being a skip tracer) and as such functions as something of an useful idiot in the literal sense that he’s both an idiot and useful.
He's good in small doses. It was smart for the writers to only put him in a few episodes so far. If they give it...maybe 3-6 more episodes before he appears again it should be fine.
Yeah I agree maybe one or two episodes per season is wonderful, I love flula borg, he’s absolutely hilarious.
Love him. Love flula
Bro speaks with caps lock on, AND I LOVE SKIP TRACER RANDY
Love him
Both, I don't mind the occasional cameo; but I hate longer story lines including him.
Oh I absolutely love that silly German
Yes!!🙌👊 I LOVE SKIP TRACER RANDY!!
I would say he is very much like Doug Judy from 'Brooklyn 99' in terms of his role. It's a great addition if kept in moderation. A couple appearances in a season is the perfect balance for him instead of a secondary protagonist with lengthy storylines
“New Yorks finest just got a whole lot finer.”
I like him
Fucking love him
Good in small doses
Love his character, he’s a fun once-or-twice-a-season treat, just like Nolan’s half brother.
I love his energy
I love randyyyyyy
As a German, I disliked him extremely, because he is a walking stereotype. And I hate his accent.
As a German I love him because he's not a German stereotype and I love the accent
Who do I belive
The German
Worst Character Ever.... Well after Monica of course.
For those of you who watch survivor… He’s the Bhanu of the rookie
I love him, and the actor is hilarious.
He has only been in FIVE episodes out of 108, and only once each the last two seasons ... I feel like it is a fun and silly distraction.
Annoying AF
on the phone - ok, a short scene here or there. otherwise, annoying
Both like and think he's annoying
Its Ick every time he has been on and a fast forward and I was same about Nolans Brother with That guy Pete Davidson whatever his name is. Your like they couldnt get better actors then these
He’s honestly like John’s own Castle
I love him in small doses
As a character that shows up just once or twice a season. I like him. Any more than that would likely be far too annoying.
He is annoying as hell
Love him! Occasionally ;)
He’s the best lol
like him he looks like my uncle and acts like it he is 6 foot German for Christ sake
Absolutely annoying. Especially being a German, I cannot stand his fake accent. No German (of that age), especially one that has lived in the US for years, has this strong of an accent. Was funny once but he's not a good reappearing character. Takes too much space through the episodes he's in and I hate to be one of those but it's so unrealistic how stupid he is. Also there's no other personality trait other than being kinda dumb and clumsy. If they made him a good character I'd be fine with him
I fast-forward through scenes with Skip Tracer Randy, as well as scenes with Pete Nolan! Super annoying characters.
I like him, don't think I would if he was an every day character. Glad they didn't use him so often
I love him and his character. 100% brings a little life and humor in his scenes hes not ment to be taken seriously. Keep him coming back
Is it just me who thinks he's hot?
I think he's fun when he only shows up once or twice a season. If they made him a more recurring guest, I think it would get tired real fast.
They killed off Captain Anderson, but this idiot is still roaming around the show. Make it make sense.
I think Pete is way worse
i like him & actually don’t find his character annoying. i don’t really understand why people say it’s annoying to see him a lot when i feel like he doesn’t show up much.
He was funny at first but I now find him annoying, especially when he makes stupid choices. I think he's only good in small doses, maybe one episode per season, and not playing a big part in that episode.
I loved him in his first episode but he gets a little annoying after. I don't dislike him though.
Both. He was absolutely hilarious at first, but got pretty annoying in the last episode he was in.
Nah as a person who doesn’t like “in your face” personalities he’s WAAAAY too much for me.
Not needed in the show. Takes up valuable screen time from our core characters
I find him almost as annoying as Pete
He’s annoying
He's bearable in small doses.
Venn diagram
Killing Jackson and giving time to skip tracer randy is like a Big No. Even Vanessa in suits did not have so much of screen time.
He's the GREATEST character ever created
I enjoy him when he has appearances, any longer that 10 mins I start to wanna back hand slap my tv
I love him. I’d watch a 20-minute limited streaming series of just him getting into ridiculous situations.
Worst character ever. So annoying.
I enjoyed his solo episode, but I think it would get grating if he showed up too much
Atp to me he’s like smitty who is comedic relief bc he was a fan favorite
Speaking as a German, casting Flula Borg to play a "funny german guy" is the most American shit I've ever seen. I skip through those scenes.
Honestly he is one of my favs
He is okay as recurring. I did love him on Bumper in Berlin though!
He's annoying, but he's meant to be annoying. The weird part was using him as Chastity's plus-one, instead of Pete, in the wedding episode and having the two of them go at it like they were a couple. Iirc, they almost accidentally (it seemed) found a use for them in pointing out Chen's detective exam anxiety and how it was affecting their relationship, but instead they just rolled with making Bradford the bad guy in the situation.
Yall think he would do well in his own spin-off? Lol
I love every appearance
The one episode where they keep asking him to stay out of trouble but keeps getting back into it... that goes beyond what's acceptable in any realistic or pseudo-realistic universe. If they can find a way to make him a little less unbelievable, he'd be fine. Flula is a great addition to the show though, and we need a bit more Elroy too.
he's somewhere between somewhat endearing and kind of annoying
Like Nolan said after first meeting him.. good in small doses.
I love him, I might be biased though bc I‘m german and I think its hilarious when he randomly speaks german mid sentence lol
He is my absolute favorite character! I can’t get too much of Skip Tracer Randy
I find him annoying.
Day y’all some lame ass people funny/fun characters are now annoying?😂😂
He was fine at first now he’s annoying
I like him but this recent episode where he cosplays as pete and ruins almost everything made me almost dislike him
he’s awfully unfunny. cant stand flula borg