Were you on anybody’s side in the Brucas “I wanted to you fight for me” scene?
Both and neither. The thing about it is, that whole fight is a common argument or dilemma even if it's in different iterations, which was partly why when I did the rewatch I also paralleled it with Jackie and Hyde, like the whole "you should just know"
but even the whole, I wanted you to fight for me is a common fight
it's a sentiment that's even in, like, The Parent Trap
and I have spoken to guy friends where they tell me about an argument and they're confused about their girlfriend's or ex's reactions and I've just looked at them and been like yeah, she wanted you to work a little harder, try a little harder, go after her etc. and they've always been like WhY DiDn'T ShE sAy AnYtHinG? and i've been like
so even though I have the same reaction to Lucas in the situation, the fact that he was like well I'm just doing what you asked doesn't condemn him for me as a specifically Lucas-doesn't-know-Brooke problem, I think it's very teenage boy and he also learns from it. In The Wind That Blew My Heart Away, he follows her into a storm.
He doesn't let her just walk away, he does exactly what Brooke wanted him to do in 3x05, he tells her how much he wants to be with her
and he means it.
Which is ... I remember looking up Leyton scenes and I came across a comment on the whole prom dress clip where Lucas goes back to Peyton to apologize for seeing Brooke before her and a commenter was like this is how you know he loves Peyton because he never cared if Brooke was upset, he just let her go and didn't follow up and I rolled my eyes.
Not to mention, he's only doing the whole Rachel thing because he is actually doing to Brooke what Brooke is doing to him, i.e. he's trying to get her to see that she doesn't actually want him to date other girls
it just goes disastrously because Rachel is Rachel
and like always, Lucas is out of his depth
and all he had to say was I'm only with her to make you jealous and again the fact that he didn't know that just makes me go
With Brooke, I understand why she tested him, I understand her reaction to him not getting what she wanted, he cheated on her with her best friend and more than that when they were together, he made her feel special, he made her feel wanted, her made her feel like a person who was worthy to get to know and then he betrayed her with Peyton, that will hurt deeply. As a teenager, while I wasn't in the exact same position obviously, I do remember doing things like testing loyalties so I get it, at the same time she didn't communicate with him and lack of communication is going to cause friction. Plus, Lucas didn't ask Rachel to be in his car, he had proven that he doesn't just want to be with Brooke for sex
she pushed him to Rachel, which she admits
he had been fighting for her, he had been saying you want me with other people but I just want you
which is why she says "I wanted the Lucas Scott from the beach that night" so while I completely understand where she's coming from and while I think her needing to know if Lucas is serious about her is reasonable, her reaction to the situation was unfair but I also don't fault her for it.
So, like I said, neither and both.
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Another OTH challenge if you feel like doing it :) How would you rank all these OTH ships from the one you love most to the one you like least with no ties? Naley, Leyton, Brucas, Brulian, Jeyton, Clay/Quinn, Alex/Chase, Mia/Chase, Brooke/Chase (I always forget they were a thing!), Mouth/Millie.
I work at a university that is having opening week, so I have had a super busy and long day. The notification for this made me smile. I just wanted you to know that. :)
Leyton
Naley
Mouth/Millie
Brulian
Jeyton
Clay/Quinn
Brucas
I'm going to be honest here. I didn't like Chase and couldn't have cared less about who he dated. I didn't like him with Brooke. I don't remember Alex, which is funny since I love Jana Kramer, and only remember that Mia sang.
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