Parks & Rec Theory Reveals OG Character Secretly Caused Leslie & Ron's Feud

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According to a fan theory, Mark Brandanawicz secretly helped cause the feud between Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation season 7. Mark (Paul Schneider) was the Pawnee city planner who had a prominent role in the first two seasons of Parks and Rec. However, he was never seen or mentioned again in the show after he left, following the end of his relationship with Leslie’s (Amy Poehler) best friend, Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones), and his increasing disillusionment with government work. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this has led to many fan theories about what happened to him, including a particularly dark theory that Mark Brendanawicz died following his exit from the series.

Parks and Rec season 7’s feud centered on Ron’s (Nick Offerman) building company, Very Good Building and Development Company, becoming involved in the development and building of the Morningstar luxury apartments adjacent to the Pawnee Commons. Not only had Ron failed to let Leslie know about his involvement, but the project also required Ann’s house, among others, to be demolished. In actuality, the fight was due more to Leslie standing Ron up for a lunch date when he was going to ask her for a job. He was even willing to work for the National Parks Service because he missed her and all his friends after Leslie Knope started her new job as Midwest Regional Director.

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However, according to a fan theory (via Reddit), Mark may have also been involved in Morningstar's development. After leaving his job at Pawnee City Hall, he started working for Norton Construction. In Parks and Rec, season 7, episode 4, «Leslie and Ron,» a sign for the Morningstar apartments showed the name and