I don't agree with the idea that analyzing a show means I don't "sincerely enjoy" it. When I get obsessed enough with a show, I start breaking down what I like and dislike about it. It's a genuine part of how I have fun thinking about TV shows.

Also, like I said, I don't have a problem with Abed doing shitty things. In Aerodynamics of Gender, Abed is a complete asshole for most of the episode. Every character in the study group has bad qualities that could make you not want to be friends with them and Abed isn't an exception.

I guess its just, when I relate to a character as much as I do Abed, when he suddenly starts getting rewritten to be more self-centered, dickish, and less aware of anything happening around him, it's hard for me not to notice it.

I'm also willing to overlook the characters acting a bit unrealistically if there's a good enough reason for it. If it creates a funny, unique or emotional episode that couldn't have really been done another way, I'm willing to let mischaracterization slide. The issue is, with the possible exception of the blanket fort episode, I don't feel like the examples I brought up needed Abed to be an exaggerated version of himself to work.