25 of TV’s messiest meltdowns

Jimmy Gets Cold Feet — You’re the Worst

Fans of the show You’re the Worst know about Gretchen’s struggle with depression and mental illness. In fact, the show is one of the most authentic and thoughtful portrayals of mental health in our current climate. But it’s not Gretchen antics that made the list. It’s Jimmy’s.

The series revolves around the dysfunctions of Gretchen and Jimmy and their on again/off again relationship. Both of these folks are horrible people with very little thought for the feelings or existence of others. Although they are terrible individuals, they are pretty good with each other. Their relationship is mostly made up of booze, avoidance, insults and selfish denial, proceeded to hit a high point when Jimmy proposed to Gretchen, and then it immediately took a dive when he changed his mind and left her standing on the spot with the ring on her finger.

The proposal was beautiful and well-planned, but the minute Gretchen said yes, you could almost see Jimmy start to panic. He pretended to go back to the car for a sweater, but he drove off, running away to a remote trailer park for four months. He grew a beard, befriended an eccentric old guy, and harassed children around a campfire.

Apparently, the possibility of a wedding and marriage to Gretchen was enough to send him over the edge, where he stayed for months and months. This, in turn, caused, a spiral in Gretchen’s life in which he had to move in with her best friend, blew off her job, and smoked a little crack. They were both off the deep end in their own emotional torments for a long time, and they eventually snapped out of it, but not before each of them did significant psychological damage.