Sargent was absolutely the weaker Darrin and the show lost a major element with the chemistry York & Montgomery had together that Sargent & Montgomery sorely lacked… he also performed Darrin slightly different, making him a bit more… gruff and irritated, which is pretty core to the character but York always played these emotions/reactions with a sense of warmth or with a “twinkle” in his eye. Sargent just comes across as much colder, and he generally doesn’t have quite the same comedic gifts that York had.
With that said, I can’t imagine not owning the Sargent seasons because there’s still SO much great stuff in them with many of the other recurring characters on the show.
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