I've been bingewatching Ramy after a lot of friends suggestions and seeing that Mahershala Ali was in the show and that it was an a24 production. And I love everything about it except for Ramy and his selfish antics. Perhaps the showcreators want people to dislike Ramy as a hypocritical, arrogant, immature character this much, but I don't see Ramy following any redeemable arcs at all unlike other similar shows (also weird for them to do so for a series named / based after the real life person, I hope real life Ramy is more considerate of others than who he is on the show who seems solely focused on himself "figuring" out his identity vs just doing the right thing). Ramy is just in a hopeless loop of giving into lust and being selfish about it all afterwards, even if he's doing the right thing by telling the truth he seems to do it in a way that is only thinking of his own clear conscious. It even got to the point where I couldn't bear the way he tried to talk his way out of situations, just full-cringe. Namely the end of the second season when he fucks it up all the way to 11.

What makes the show is all of the other characters that by far outshine Ramy and I think many other side characters in shows. The Sheikh, his family and friends, their characters are more engaging and seem to be on a more relatable and inspiring character arc. I think it would have been cool if the main character of this show was Ramy's sister Dena who is a lot more like children of immigrants I know who are academic achievers and overprotected by their families. Her character is also written with a lot of wit and humor that I think has a lot more range than the awkward stuff Ramy's character puts off.

Yep so that's my opinion, if anyone has evidence of real life Ramy addressing how unlikeable his character on the show is, most evidence I've seen is them chalking the conflicts up to identity or choosing between Muslim and western traditions. But I think it doesn't matter which identity you choose or how you choose them, the Golden Rule is still something apparent in both cultures. The main character of this show doesn't seem to have this Golden Rule, that nearly all kids learn, down at all.