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You guys are the only family I have

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Owen Joyner as Alex Mercer Julie and the Phantoms - Wake Up

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One thing I really like about Julie and the Phantoms that I keep forgetting about is that all three of the boys have their moments of being the Doofus (tm) in different situations. At the same time, each of the boys can and will be the Practical/Smart One at varying times.

It's so much nicer than the cliche "trio but one is the Dumb Comedic Relief and the other two are smarter" that they could have easily fallen into.

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get rekt caleb

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I'm still in my Alex appreciation hours. Coz like,,, there's just something about him y'know? He could have so easily been made into this annoying or offensive trope but they balanced his character so well!!

He's the most sarcastic, judgemental, and rational-minded one out of the boys, but he's not some 'facts over feelings, I just say it how it is' douchebag. Instead he's genuinely compassionate and sensitive to people's emotions, and he uses his more bluntly honest habits to be sweet and kind to the people he cares about. And while his emotionality is sometimes made light of by the narrative, his anxiety is a consistent part of his character that's an important part in developing his relationship with Willie

He's openly gay from the start and he's not a Not Like Other Gays who prides himself on seeming straight or a Gay Best Friend who's only there to be flamboyant and sassy. He's a drummer who's got a somewhat 'masculine' sense of style and mostly hangs out with other guys, but he's equally interested in more 'feminine' things like dance and rainbow jewellery and the colour pink. His relationship with his gender expression and gender roles is unapologetically queer

Alex is just such a great character and I absolutely adore him

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Useful, Evil, Useful, Useful, Evil. 3/5, 60%. Failing Grade. Diagnostic, I’m Going To Rip Off Your Nipples

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What is a band but a platonic polycule of spiteful assholes (affectionate)

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I keep thinking about Caleb in the Rich Widow Gown and I’m gonna fuckknf cry laughing

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after they finish a song, do the boys disappear or do they poof away ?? can julie still see them there ??

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so, you’re telling me netflix cancelled an awesome show about ghosts…just to make…another show about…a ghost?? make it make sense because the math aint mathin.

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hot take anyone who would benefit from a mobility aid deserves to have one. idc how disabled you are. if you think it’ll help you, even a little, you deserve it. you deserve that help.

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alex not being able to guess what ‘lifer’ means will never not be funny to me. like. sweet boy. what do you think lifer means in the context of ghosts?

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I follow Madison on Twitter and she talks about how she isn’t sure what she wants to do with herself moving forward and it breaks my heart because they all probably thought once JATP blew up, that’s what they’d be doing at least for the next few years.

She wants to perform and do shows but can’t. it makes me so sad.

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live reaction of the boys hearing julie sing (wake up) for the first time

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GUYS

JATP being included in this article????? on the OFFICIAL GRAMMY WEBSITE???????

netflix I will absolutely never forgive you for canceling this one.

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Experiencing food poisoning makes you realize how gruesome the deaths of Luke, Alex, and Reggie actually were.

Not only was their untimely death hilariously stupid and very humiliating. (Come on, dying from rancid street dogs is remarkably uncool. But it perfectly captures what our three boys are: wannabe bad boys who, in reality, are just adorable dorks.)

No, it's also extremely painful. And it's not a very fast death either. So while they were suffering from tremendous physical pain, they were also plagued by the awareness that they a) will die and b) have no opportunity to make amends with their loved ones. Especially for Luke, this must have been pure mental torture.

That's actual horror.

This is the build-up for an off-screen horror scene.

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Alive au where Willie lives in the same apartment building as the guys, and Willie and Reggie are both popular streamers who are super well known for being friends. And since Willie likes lying and Reggie likes going along with schemes, there are just So many contradicting stories about their friendship

Then one time they’re streaming at Willie’s place and they get asked how they met, so Willie just starts going on a story about how mall security was chasing him and Reggie distracted the guard so he could hide. And before he can even finish the story, Alex lets himself into Willie’s apartment, walks into frame and goes “just so you all know, they’re lying. I was the one who distracted the guard, I introduced them after Reggie tried to stage dive and punched Willie in the face.” then walks back out again

And the chat’s just very ????? Why does Reggie’s roommate have a key to Willie’s apartment?????? And how the fuck did he get there so quickly???????? But Willie fully doesn’t realise because he’s way too busy being gay about Alex encouraging his goal of having the fakest, most contradictory online backstory possible to look at chat