#notmyJulian

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Rewatching season 2 and it is so jarring how different things used to be compared to season 8 and onwards. I feel bad for constantly dissing the Netflix seasons but there's also...not much positive to say? I brought this point up before but now it's even more apparent that the way TPB handles personal conflicts used to be so much better. A major plot point in S2 is Bubbles feeling ignored by Ricky n Julian. They burn his shed down and try to make amends with him but Bubbles is reasonably upset and doesn't forgive them right away. Then in the Bible episode he tries looking out for Julian but Jules doesn't listen to him when Bubbles warns him abt Cinnabon Head.

Then Ricky is also so busy with Sarah that he doesn't listen to Bubbles either, and forgets to get Bubbs some food. They consistently treat Bubbles pretty bad throughout most of the season, even when they're trying to make up for what they did wrong. Then in the end they finally acknowledge that they've been bad friends to Bubbles and that he was right all along. What I'm trying to say is that the conflict is set up pretty well, and that even if Ricky and Jules are portrayed in an unlikeable way, it's hard to feel entirely angry at them. Because they genuinely FEEL bad about what they've done. They show remorse for what they've done and are clearly ashamed when it turns out Bubbles was right all along.

Julian got his heart broken because he wasn't listening to Bubbles and he jumped headfirst into romance with that con lady, ignoring how suspicious she was. That makes him fully realize he was the one that fucked up, and that he treated Bubbles poorly. He *apologizes*, he shows *remorse*. Something we barely see in the Netflix seasons. In S1-7 Ricky, Julian and Bubbles sometimes (and by extension all the other characters) are generally good people who make bad decisions. In the Netflix seasons they feel more like bad people that do smthing decent once every blue moon. They treat each other like shit consistently and barely ever apologize or make up for it. It sucks because I love these characters but it's so jarring to see them act so weird and antagonistic for no reason?

Julian can be extremely selfish and manipulates even the people he cares about, often with good intentions but sometimes completely in his own interest as well. But it always comes back to bite him in the ass and he often does reflect on his behavior. It's why I love his character so much. He's my absolute favorite so it's so upsetting to see how genuinely terrible he is in the Netflix seasons sometimes. I just wish the show writers would work more on getting back that good people that do bad things energy in their character writing, and not bad people that do bad things with little to no consequence energy.

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