I feel the worst was not listed as an option to vote for... Casey Denault!
Not so much disagree, I think the idea of JR having a protegee was a good one, but
like some other casting decisions and less than attentive writing,
it didn't always work as intended
If we're talking about the character in character rather than just how annoying we found the performance then Tommy McKay - he was reprehensible.
Tommy was indeed reprehensible, but I think that was the point.
The casting and the writing did seem to work, in this instance.
You are right, sometimes it is difficult to separate character and actor