Michael Richard Kyle -

And then there is Jay. The great love story of the show is actually a quiet power struggle. Michael loves Jay, but he loves control more. Every scheme, every fake injury, every elaborate lie to win an argument—that is the behavior of a man who equates "losing" with "worthlessness." He cannot be wrong because being wrong means he is the boy who was left behind.

So, why do we love him?

Rest in complexity, Mr. Kyle. You weren't just a dad. You were a survival mechanism wearing a smirk. michael richard kyle

This explains the cruelty masked as comedy. And then there is Jay