All Evan has done is make an ass out of his brother and the people around him. It gets to be embarrassing watching him be so stupid. You have a very good show which you are trying very hard to change. Either have him die or make him a bit more intelligent. Do it quickly before it's to late. Thank you Oh I know it's Hanks' image but does he have to shake his head when explaining something. I saw it in other films he was in.

absolute favorite part of the show

don't really think i'd watch if he wasn't in it

I agree with Ray that EVAN needs to go!!! or just grow up. Not sure if it is his acting or the writer's, BUT HE IS IRRATATING. Like in Burn Notice the humor is natural not dependent on an Obnosious CLOWN.

Please someone listen to this - I agree to the hilt. This character distorts the mood of the show. I spend too much time being irrated by this guy.

I like the premis of this show - but hate this one character. I'd like to see the PA have more involvement than this loser brother!

For me, he is a good foil to the stuck-up people around him. Divya is so uptight and career focussed and the other rich people seem snobbish to some degree... Evan counters that nicely. I also like the fact that Hank changes when he is around Evan; they act like brothers, Hank gets slightly more goofy when he is with Evan which means they both affect each other. He seems like a down to Earth kind of person who is witty and more interesting. I especially liked his interactions with the 12 year old blood donor kid in the latest episode.

I strongly disagree with all the 'Evan-hate'; I was unsure of him at first, but now I think he has grown into a good role in the show and I think his character will continue to improve.

I gree,if they don't change things, I can't bear to watch it any more.

I signed up just so I could agree with the original post. Evan's character is so over-the-top annoyingly stupid it seriously detracts from an otherwise enjoyable show. I realize they're going for comic relief/goof ball brother, but they need to tone his character way way down. And the routine of having him act like a blithering idiot for 55 minutes, then somehow become a genius and do a good deed with 5 minutes remaining was old the first time around.

I record the show just so I can fast forward every time that jerk comes on. Are the writers so bad that they can't advance the script without using an idiot foil? If so, fire both the writers and the Evan character.

I agree 100%. He irritated me so much in the first part of the last episode that I didn't finish watching. He makes the show juvenile.

i enjoy the humor he brings. he is like shawn in psych. shows that can be some what depressing need humor

K, I'll grant you, he made me pretty ill (pun intended ) at first....but even if it is like a fungus...he's begining to grow on me....especially this epi...


Nahhhh....keep him around....shows coming together....


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Oooh, poor Evan. There are so many people hating him...even on several threads.




I agree with that. I thought also at first, that he is an irritating character, but then I learnt to like him. Without him (and Boris!) Royal Pains would be much more a quite ordinary "A doctor came to a town" and-won-everybody-on-his-side -style drama. I like the disbalance, which he brings to the show. Royal Pains won´t be so an interesting show without Evan. He brings nuances to the drama: the relationships of brothrs, their mutual past and family backround, the tension between him and Divya and the side stories like in "TB or Not TB" -episode, where Evan found Boris´ shark. The writers had a really good reasons to create this character. Without him the whole show would be too smooth and clean to my taste.

i agree.. i even started my own topic on it before finding this one...

the show has potential, but that over done character is killing the show...

he needs to be scaled back big time..

are u nuts..evan makes the show funny ..if he was smart like ..there would be two hanks...and the show would crumble..he keeps it entertaining

Does anyone know the song being played in the crazy love preview for tonight?

I agree with u!!!

After watching the show tonight, I have to repeat "I would like to see Divya insult Evan to the point he goes away and starts his own spin off so this show can grow and prosper. EVAN needs to GO in order to save the show!" For those that like Evan (he is such a distraction and stupid) give him a spin off and bring in an intelligent foil with a mature humor instead of "Road Trip" stupidity and "Screch" (Saved By the Bell) inability to learn and social ineptness!

After I watching the show tonight I am glad Evan is around - he provides humor and allow us to see a different side of Hank - draws out his character and adds to the storyline development

I became a member just to let let you know too much Evan is bad for the show. My husband told me he isn't going to watch it anymore because of of the brother Evan gets on his nerves so much he doesn't want to watch the show. He said he watches TV to relax and be entertained not irratated by a character like Evan. He likes the show but not enough to watch Evan

Yet, that could be all done without Evan acting like such a dunce. Look at all the posts here about Evan being a distraction--that's a pretty definite sign that this character is a distraction. Evan is too "needy"and incredibly self-centered even for the Hamptons! Maybe Evan's path through the series is to be one of growth, but why not integrate him just a bit more, and give us a tidbit or two that lets us feel some slight tinge of sympathy for the guy.

Hang on, Divya just got a phone call...there's a sore thumb that needs treating. Or perhaps, amputation.

then I guess he doesn't really like the show....

I agree with you. I also think Evan is a great contrast to Hank, and if the two were exactly alike then the show would be boring. Evan stirs the pot, and I love it.

I think Evan and Divya will eventually hook up, but I'm thinking the writers will segue into that with the last episode of this first season, or they'll bring them together in the middle of season 2 (I hope they get picked up for a season 2!)

This show is great!

Well I am a Psych fanatic and disagree that Evan is as funny.

However, I do love that he brings humor to the show. Without him everything would be too serious. There is a reason that these USA network hits have done so well (Psych, Burn Notice, Monk). It's because they have comic relief. The comedy is what makes these shows. Granted Evan has more of the smarty humor that doesn't come across as well, to me, as from James Roday. But he still pulls it off pretty well in my opinion.

Do NOT get rid of Evan. Just give him some more time to show you he is funny. Thanks

lol Psych is a great show...and funny...but then so is NCIS
really
lol

Evans interaction with his brother makes the show funny!

Good to hear from you again, DoggyDoc65! We thought you'd need a little time to recover from the veterinary save Dr. Hank did at Ms.Newberg's house! Don't worry, tho; that is Dr.Irv's fine hand in the MacGuyver scenarios he thinks up... The consultant regularly gives us human medical folks the heebie-jeebies. (relax folks, we don't want serious; we just want the terms correct!)
I, too,have great hope for Evan and his writers who will let him be funny but not quitea cartoon. The brother push/pull has been years in the making--don't you think that is how Evan perhaps has coped? And what a contrast to the bean-counting, number crunching he does for a living! You're right; give him some time to show us the many ways he can supply comic relief. Come back soon!

Well said. Update the character or lose him. As is.. that character is losing viewers. Long live TiVo fast forward.

I agree that Evan has to go, or at least be toned down alot. He was interesting the 1st episode, but somehow someone got the impression he was, or should be, a central character. I TiVo the show now just so i can skip his scenes. He coild be an interesting addition. However, the current writers have only succeeded in making him annoying. If they don't change that, I won't be watching.

YoUr CRaZy.
Evan is Amazing- he's funny, dorky and the whole thing with him and Divia is very entertaining. He needs to stay, he just does. Besides if anyone goes it should be Jill. I admit she was cool at first but now she's just anoying & kind of makes me angry. If i could, i'd fast forward through her scenes.

ps. EVAN RULES!!!!!!

This is why Evan is on the show. He gives the show broader appeal.

(I'd still vote him off, though.)

I agree completely that Evan needs to go. He contributes absolutely nothing vital to the show but greatly detracts from it. He either needs to be written out or at least have his role written down to an infrequent and minor one.

You expressed my feelings exactly!

i really don't get it. i sometimes watch new season episodes twice because i might miss parts of it the first go round and i have to say, this Evan hatred is so peculiar. i honestly don't get it. you all act as if he's running around like pee wee herman or ed grimely (member him?) during the entire show.

also, given the level of vehemence, i'm not sure i'd continue watching if i were you all. i mean, i've sworn off in plain sight after the season finale so trust me, i get how you can really not like a character/actor/plot but you all seem to still be watching. i couldn't imagine watching a show and FF through the actual show. if so, what's the point of watching? are you so narrow/judgemental that you presume the character hasn't toned down? if you're FF, how would you know if he did/didn't? if you're not watching him, if you don't know what he did/didn't do last episode because you turn away/FF, then why post about how much you hate him? you don't even watch him.

i like evan but i guess i can see on some level why you all are upset. evan is truly a character and you all want him to be real. but sean/gus are characters, do you really want gus to stop screaming whenever he's remotely frightened? do you want sean to stop being so coy around girls he really likes?

i think evan's character is supposed to be in awe of wealthy, pretentious people. he's supposed to be a brown-noser. he's supposed to play the role of the person in the entourage who desires to be famous themselves but is just as happy reaping the benefits of another person's fame.

divya was born wealthy so she's not impressed by the trappings of the hamptons. hank is down to earth and nothing seems to phase him. last episode he was in the pent house overlooking manhattan while a maid brought him breakfast on the balcony. now when faced with these trappings, when people throw money at you (or your bro), when you get to ride on a yacht, in a helicopter, get a brand new car...how many of us wouldn't have moments where we'd behave like a kid with a sugar rush at disney world?

Dump the character or, at least, make him semi believable. He has no character credibility.

I think he's perfectly credible and he and Divya's "odd couple" friendship is one of my fav aspects of the show. I, too, don't get where the vehement Evan hatred comes from? From a character standpoint I believe Hank needs his brother there as a stabilizing force. I think they have toned down the buffonery as the season has gone on and they have show him "evolving" as he said this ep.

I, on the other hand, ff'wd through all Jill scenes. I don't care about her character at all. If Evan wasn't on the show I wouldn't watch it.

I've actually said this on another forum but I'll say it again. For the record, Evan is my favorite character of the show. Yes, I do find him annoying at times. But then, I look at characters on other shows (particularly "M*A*S*H" and "Psych" since both of those are two of my other favorite shows and "M*A*S*H" in particular is another medical show) that I don't like. I never liked Carlton Lassitier on "Psych" and Majors Charles Emmerson Winchester III and Frank Burns from "M*A*S*H". While I don't like these characters because of how annoying they can be, I found that they gave the shows a lot of comic relief. Those characters highlight their relationships with other characters and therefore gave a lot of comic relief.

Speaking from someone who is in theater and has played a few annoying parts myself, I learned that, and I don't know why, but the annoying characters tend to highlight who they interact with and therefore give comic relief. An example of this is when I was in "Bye Bye Birdie". I played a screaming chorus girl and pretty much the only lines I had in the show (with the exception of most of the songs) were "We love you Conrad, oh yes we do, we love you Conrad and will be true. When you're not near us, we're blue, oh Conrad we love you!" Do you know how many times I had to sing that in Act 1 alone? As annoying as I was, that gave the audience something to laugh at whenever we (the chorus) would do a scene with Conrad Birdie, and with a few exceptions, that pretty much got the most laughs out of the entire show!

I agree wholeheartedly. Evan needs to GO. His character is annoying and irritating. He needs to grow up or return to NYC. He is a distraction to the show. I like the show a lot, but won't watch it when it returns for second season if Evan continues to be a repeat offender.

Evan is my favorite character on the show. My #2 favorite is Boris.

If it wasn't for Evan the show would be boring, boring, boring.

Hank is boring - Jill is boring

Divya used to be boring (and nasty) but now that she's hanging out more with Evan, she's not so boring anymore.

Evan has to go before he poisons the whole show. Stupid, lazy and sophmoric humor are not entertaining.

From what the previews are showing it looks like Hank has had it with the @$$____. He called him everything but a stepchild and told him to fix it. Can't wait to see what dip sh-- pulled this time....
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Absolutely. I couldn't have said it better myself.
Keep Evan, get rid of Jill.

It's tough, because though Evan is a bit obnoxious, he is necessary. There is usually a character like him in good shows. If nothing else, his behavior sets the plot rolling. He is the opposite of Hank, and we need to see that. And it is even more of a good character when you see that he CAN have a "Hank side", which is what keeps you hoping for him.

I LOVE this show! So Good....I really can not stand Evan! I go to the bathroom or anything else I need to do when he is on. I skipped a whole episode because it was too much Evan...It was putting me in a bad mood. Tucker and Lizzy are more grown up then he is. ( I LOVE TUCKER AND LIZZY by the way) PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! Writers, make him grow up or just write him out of the show...not sure I can take another season with Evan, the way he is!

Keep Evan, just turn down the obnoxious dial just a little. And, under NO circumstances should Evan and Divya become romantically involved. That would be just too weird!

Those “Evan” haters who don’t want him back, well, the character has been important to the plot. Granted, the writers could have perhaps done a stronger job in the beginning of establishing it, but don’t blame the actor. The writers may have even been trying to blatantly spell it out during the later part of the season – Evan: “I have been evolving since I arrived…” Those who have been fast-forwarding through the “Evan” performances - or going to the bathroom – might have a hard time seeing this occur.

This entire “Evan” controversy is actually good for the show. Those who hate “Evan” watch the show (still), post and rant…. and these web page views increase, Grey Goose gets its ad time, Apple and a whole host of vendors get their [blatant - ] product placement shots and USA gets the revenue. (You make “Evan” more essential to Royal Pains than you hope for!) Those who love “Evan” produce the same result. As an artist, Paulo Costanzo must necessarily have a thick hide – popular criticism and adulation both are cheap and abundant.

Either way, he should have some satisfaction in having created a memorable character. So either he truly was that “bad” - OR - he did his job…and well served a purpose at that.

Good to hear from you again, EurekaRP ! You make a wonderful "argument" for Evan. He has been evolving over 12 episodes--little by little the writers have given him little morsels of humanity and fleshed out the character. And for all those who have called him the clown (cartoon at times), he has tried unsuccessfully to involve his brother and the PA wretch in the "business"! At every turn Hank and Divya literally ran from any and all discussions of the business side of HankMed. Divya has already failed at 2 previous practices. Hank, like many physicians, would rather be altruistic about patients and their abilities to pay. ("So! Let's save two for the price of one!")-- poor pilot example, but you get the drift.... Yes, Evan took the foolhardy plunge with grandiose plans to get back high yields on the practice's money, but there is PLENTY of blame to go around! (And there's yet another viewer kudo for Evan R. Lawson,CFO!)

I've said before that USA has really mastered the art of selling a series, and your examples are spot on. I wish we didn't have to be dangled for 9 months, but what other choice do any of have?! We're all hooked and primed to guess at what will happen next!

I like Even. He is growing each time you see him. As well as Divya. They are learning from each other. If you can not see this? Take a closer look. Here is a hint: The Banter. IMO

I catch Royal Pains on my DVR. I FREQUENTLY have to stop watching and chill out when Evan has a scene. He is the epitomy of social cluelessness - and frankly, it causes me stress when watching. I have about four more episodes left to watch, but, like I indicated, it is a real chore to get throught them. I'm only going to give this show the first episode of next season. If Evan hasn't shown improvement, I will definitely delete it from my recording list.

He is 1) not funny, 2) make everyone around him feel awkward, 3) obviously doesn't care about people and their feelings.

I mean, c'mon, if he is the CFO, who are the other FO's. -- (okay, I can take this with a bit of stride, trying a bit to be self-important). But he is absusive, abrassive and has no social common sense.