Her current beau Ben (Bryan Greenberg) and old flames Jamie (B.J.
Ben storms out and Mindy chases after him.
Well, you know what Mindy, I dont think youre good enough for me.
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So, their future is very much unsteady.
Plus, they share memorable moments from set, relationship takeaways, their characters legacies, and much more.
With that imagine Chris Harrisons voice the boyfriends ofThe Mindy Projecttell all… and we mean ALL.
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DEWEY:First of all, huge thanks to Mindy for inviting me back for the 100th episode.
I like how weird Josh is.
Hes cocky, but hes also really troubled.
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Hes a complicated character and for an actor, thats what you look for.
What I love about the relationship is he doesnt judge her for it.
He actually is charmed by it…
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I think the audience can sense a real comfortability between them.
I think thats why the show transcends comedic schtick so well.
[Their relationship status is] kind of open.
Its a pretty big fight, but well have to tune in and see if they make up.
I think Mindy has a lot of apologizing to do to get back together.
She really took him for granted, and tried to make him into something that he organically wasnt.
He stood his ground and hopefully shes realized the error of her ways.
I always wait for her to initiate because its not my show.
That didnt make it onto web connection television for some reason.
Its a perfectly written scene, hilarious and says so much in [about] two pages.
My first day with them was a club scene where I meet Mindy.
That one stands out because there were a bunch of NBA guys in that scene.
In this episode, Bryan Greenberg is a great actor.
Id never met him, so it was cool to spend an evening with him.
GREENBERG:I havent done a lot of comedy in this sense.
I do a lot of half-hours that are kind of funny, but kind of serious.
This is full-on comedy, so it was a little different for me.
I remember the first day I worked with Ike Barinholtz.
I was on my heels a little bit because this guy, he can improv with the best.
He might be the best comedic improvisational actor out there.
Everybody says, Oh Ike, hes the best.
Its truly a muscle.
Theyve been doing it for years, not even just for the show, but before that.
I havent been in the gym, so I kind of joined.
I got into shape a little later, but I think Ive made it.
Shes not going to jump into the pool with two feet; shes going to dip her toe in.
Youre doing what now?
Then the outfits they put me in are insane too, which is always fun.
They go all the way up.
Like the whimsical scarf, magician bang out guy.
GREENBERG:I think [Ben and Mindy make a good couple] because they challenge each other.
Its not something that Ben really wants to do.
Hes not a very ambitious, overachieving guy.
She creates a very warm and welcoming environment.
Im not used to coming on to shows mid stream.
Josh and Mindy in that first season werent afraid to be strange and opinionated in front of each other.
I think he can only [mature so much] or you lose the threat of that character.
Hes sobered up, so hes taken that step.
Hes not a fully reformed man.
GREENBERG:Its about acceptance.
Mindy, I think shes never really had the right fit.
Its always been all this drama and Ben is drama-free.
Hes just a real dude.
Ben, hes not a pushover.
It doesnt fly with him.
Hes got a kid, hes not playing any little games.
On their characters will go down in The Mindy Project history
HOLM:Besides being the No.
Hes a nutjob, and you dont want that.
Being the first is a cool label, and theyre all so wonderfully strange.
GREENBERG:Theres so many chapters, arent there?
Hes this grounded, real guy that shes not used to.
Sometimes the easiest or best option is right in front of your face.
I think his normalcy actually is different from what shes used to….
I think the fire is he doesnt take any st.
He gives it back, and hes got a sense of humor.
Hes not an over-the-top character, like a lot of these guys shes dated, but he can hang.
On whether theyd come back for future episodes, and closing remarks
HOLM:Yeah, sure.
Its hilariously laugh-out-loud funny and also moving.
I love doing stuff like that.
I do a little of that on my showCasualon Hulu.
Its good, meaty stuff for an actor to do, and its really hard to get that right.
Stuff can be really funny, 10 jokes a page, but you dont really care about the characters.
Then something can get a little too precious and you lose the humor.
GREENBERG:Im honored to be on a show that has 100 [episodes]…
I feel like Im cheating.
I went to the 100th episode party and everybody was like, Yeah, we did it!
and I was like, We did it!
I do feel like this season I got to know everybody.
Theyve taken me in as part of the family.
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