Darren is a fictional character portrayed by Patrick Baladi in the TV series Breeders.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled No Sleep (season 1), they were 48 years old.
They appear in 22 episodes out of a total of 40 aired and have accumulated 41 positive votes.
The character of Darren is mainly associated with Paul, Ava and Ally.
Episodes22
No Sleep
episode S1.E1 march 2020The children won't sleep. Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children's inability to go to sleep.
No Lies
episode S1.E4 march 2020Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.
No Dad
episode S1.E5 march 2020Sprout the family gerbil has died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is a difficult task. Very soon afterwards, Ally herself struggles to cope with a significant loss.
No Talking
episode S1.E6 march 2020In the wake of Michael's death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul's attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren's fixation on work doesn't help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.
No Honeymoon
episode S1.E8 april 2020Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah doesn't understand why they are even bothering to get married.
No Cure: Part 1
episode S1.E9 april 2020Family life is thrown off kilter as Ally spends her weekdays in Berlin and weekends in London. Paul, Luke, and Eva try to muddle through without her, but the children aren't sleeping again and it takes its toll on Paul.
No Cure: Part 2
episode S1.E10 april 2020Luke's condition worsens and he is admitted to a specialist pediatric unit. Through this ordeal, Paul realizes things about himself and his relationship with his children.
No Connection
episode S2.E3 march 2021Paul fears his culturally fragmented family have lost a vital connection. Gentrification impacts Jim and Jackie as the last of their old neighbours move out and more young professionals move in.
No Choice
episode S2.E6 april 2021Ally is under huge pressure, but no-one seems to want to listen to her. Jim and Jackie are excited about a possible move to the coast and, much to Paul's surprise, so is he.
No Excuses
episode S2.E7 april 2021Ally and Paul's marriage is in crisis. Paul's obsessed by what happened but won't discuss it. An increasingly troubled Luke refuses to go to school and Leah and Alex make an announcement.
No Friends
episode S2.E8 may 2021As he and Ally continue to feel distant, Paul rekindles an old friendship, but at a cost to Ava. Luke surprises everyone by getting a best friend. Jim and Jackie are forced to move.
No Worries
episode S3.E2 may 2022The family are accepting their separation routines. Paul gets comfortable with his new calm and serene locale; Ally solely deals with the harried and hectic lifestyle of kids, compounded by a crisis at work.
No Comfort
episode S3.E3 may 2022A back injury leaves Paul high on Leah's supply, as he raids her collection of heavy-duty painkillers. As Luke and his dad get closer, Ally and Ava drift further apart, and Ally looks for someone to blame.
No Body
episode S3.E4 may 2022Paul and Ally deal with their aging bodies, and tempers seethe.
No Can Do
episode S3.E5 may 2022Professional and personal dramas encircle Ally and Paul, overshadowing Ava's birthday.
No More Part One
episode S3.E9 june 2022Jim and Jackie are both struggling under their new circumstances.
No More Part Two
episode S3.E10 july 2022A furious argument between Paul and Ally is interrupted by Ava's news about Jim.
Noël
episode S4.E1 july 2023Five years later, Paul and Ally are on the verge of splitting; Jim and Jackie are in turmoil; Luke and his girlfriend, Maya, drop a bombshell at Christmas dinner that will change everyone's lives forever.
No Alternative
episode S4.E2 july 2023The reality of Luke's announcement hits; Paul and Ally worry about the decision he and Maya made and whether they should support them; as a new year starts, the family gather together with Maya's family, united in their love and worry.
No Dinner
episode S4.E4 august 2023Paul and Ally juggle full-time careers, aging parents, a mortgage, upheavals in their relationship and the unenviable curve-balls of parenting their young children, Luke and Ava.
No Arseholes
episode S4.E6 august 2023A chat with Darren and a chance encounter convince Ally she needs more friends, so she decides to reunite her antenatal class. Ally tells Luke and Ava this was a friendship group with no arseholes. But 17 years is a long time.
No Matter What: Part 2
episode S4.E10 september 2023Jackie's health is continuing to worsen. Paul helps out a distressed Luke but finds himself in more conflict with Ally. At Baby Jay's naming party, Ava declares her love, and Paul makes an offer that will take him and Ally back in time.
- No Sleep
- No Lies
- No Dad
- No Talking
- No Honeymoon
- No Cure: Part 1
- No Cure: Part 2
- No Connection
- No Choice
- No Excuses
- No Friends
- No Worries
- No Comfort
- No Body
- No Can Do
- No More Part One
- No More Part Two
- Noël
- No Alternative
- No Dinner
- No Arseholes
- No Matter What: Part 2
Best moments5
- In the wake of Michael's death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul's attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren's fixation on work doesn't help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.
- Paul and Ally juggle full-time careers, aging parents, a mortgage, upheavals in their relationship and the unenviable curve-balls of parenting their young children, Luke and Ava.
- Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah doesn't understand why they are even bothering to get married.
- The children won't sleep. Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children's inability to go to sleep.
- A furious argument between Paul and Ally is interrupted by Ava's news about Jim.
- No Talking
- No Dinner
- No Honeymoon
- No Sleep
- No More Part Two