New Girl: Every Main Character, Ranked
1. Jess
Every main character on New Girl, with the exception of Reagan, has been wonderfully written, had a fine balance between humour and heart, and brought joy to fans for years. However, there is only one Jessica Day, and no one else can really even come close to her.
Without Jess, there is no show. Even with Nick, Schmidt, and Coach, who would have wanted to see what went on in apartment 4D without Jess? It was her coming into their lives that made the story worth telling, as her uncompromising and unapologetic optimism eventually won everybody over.
The humour in New Girl is typically based around awkwardness, weirdness, and downright goofiness. Is there anyone who defines that more than Jess? If you're not sure of the answer, go and watch her trying to seduce Paul Genzlinger, or impress millennials with her Urkel impression.
It is simply impossible not to love Jessica Day. Even cold hearted grumps like Nick Miller, Remy the superintendent, and the guy who pulled a gun on her in a car park are impervious to the charms of her smile.