#it would have made more sense if the whole Jackie Staying with The Walters thing was set up

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the premise of mlwtwb does not match up with the tone of the show at all. jackie's entire family died in a car crash, and that is extremely traumatizing for anyone?? it would have been more realistic for jackie to go on a downward spiral/potential out of control substance abuse issue/need years of therapy to unravel something like that, and no one in her situation would have had the emotional energy to pursue romances with two boys she just met

#it would have made more sense if the whole Jackie Staying with The Walters thing was set up #in a different way #like this show is a romcom small town drama #it would make more sense with the theme and energy of the show if her parents had had to go somewhere for a work trip or something #and they would have to be away for several years #also this show is actually probably better than the wattpad book it was based on #but the writers/actors aren't talented enough to portray the grief of jackie losing her entire family #and like it is very clear based on the material that they didn't pull that off #my life with the walter boys