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there-are-many-ways-to-smile · 7 months

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"Oh, my gosh, we're murder nepo babies"

-James

#goosebumps 2023 #goosebumps 2023 james #lol #tv show quotes

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enby-calamity · 6 months

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loving goosebumps so far, but why is james smiling like that in the poster?

(sorry for bad image quality) like everyone else looks scared or atleast worried, but he's just... smiling creepily while looking at the camera.

any theories on that?

#goosebumps #goosebumps series #goosebumps 2023 #goosebumps james #goosebumps 2023 james #james ethen

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dragonsareawesome123 · 7 months

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"What the-" "…hell is happening?"

Goosebumps (2023-), 1x03 - "Cuckoo Clock of Doom"

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count-horror-xx · 6 months

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Somebody PLEASE 🙏 make x male reader fics about this fine man

I NEED to give him kisses 🙏 I NEED to make out with him in his cat suit 🙏‼️‼️‼️

#ik the show isn't that popular but PLS I BEG 😭😭#james etten #james goosebumps #goosebumps 2023 #goosebumps #rl stine #fear street #x male reader #mlm #fics #fanfics #fanfic #ficblr

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marblearkz · 6 months

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my friends, the haunted housewives of port lawernce polycule has just dropped

#they are all so incredibly dating #like choir kids #who all date eachother #i love them so dearly #goosebumps #goosebumps 2023 #isaiah howard #lucas parker #isabella chen-lopez #margot stokes #james goosebumps

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rebelcracker-s · 4 months

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every iconic horror trio needs:

a pure homosexual who just wants to be loved

a badass sapphic who takes no shit

and a guy who fluctuates between actually being smart and having 0 brain cells

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still-nix-d-goffic · 7 months

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Just have your evil gay bury themself.

#goosebumps #this is about goosebumps #james #goosebumps 2023

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reesiereads · 6 months

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James and the Dupes (Goosebumps 2023 Analysis 3/5)

If you haven’t read the previous two parts of this analysis I highly recommend you do, however the jist is that I am attempting to show how each Biddle item is purposely symbolic of the kid it’s tied to.

I’ve already discussed Isaiah and Isabella so let’s talk about James.

(Spoilers below the cut, I seriously recommend watching the show first before reading, it’s definitely worth it)

James is the point of view for Goosebumps’ third episode The Cuckoo Clock of Doom, however James’ object is not the clock for which the episode is named. When listing the objects in Go Eat Worms Margot specifically says James’ object is the “dupes” aka the duplications of James that the clock created. I’ll be discussing the significance of this in a moment but keep this in mind.

The Cuckoo Clock of Doom starts once again the night of the Halloween party at the Biddle house and with James hitting his head for the first time on the cuckoo clock. James is disoriented and it’s implied he hit his head fairly hard but he decides to go through with the party anyway and it’s through his actions at the party this first go around that we see the most vital aspects of James’ character.

James goes throughout the party talking to just about everybody. He knows all their names, he’s personable and friendly, he’s a complete social butterfly. It’s very obvious though that he isn’t actually saying anything of substance; it’s all small talk. He knows everybody and everybody knows him but none of them are his actual friends. James’ demeanor through this scene is also very (for a lack of a better word) safe, it’s the sort of polite but casual tone you take when trying to make friendly small talk and it’s the sort of tone that while very forced very few people could take issue with.

When James stops to talk to Isaiah this very palatable tone fades but not completely, there’s still a very obvious amount of effort and energy being pushed into what James is saying. His words are casual but his body language and tone are practiced.

Essentially, James is a performer. His given description prior to the shows release labeled him as a “class clown” and this trope is a perfect encompassment of everything James embodies. He’s funny, he’s charming, just about everyone likes him but nobody actually knows him. He’s got a sort of casual confidence about him that is a complete act, but he’s so at arms-length with everyone around him that most don’t recognize his facade.

There are two relationships that perfectly show James’s true character: Sam and Isaiah.

Sam is the boy James likes but we aren’t given much of an indication why James like him other then that Sam is hot: this is deliberate.

See, Sam is the perfect vehicle to showing how James conducts most of his relationships. He approaches a person, he makes some small talk, he finds a topic the person likes and (whether he has any knowledge or interest in the subject) tries make himself palatable by discussing it. As a people-pleaser myself I can say with full confidence that this behavior is done with two goals in mind: to make the other person like him and to keep the conversation on the other person so he doesn’t have to talk about himself. This is the main reason Isaiah tells him he needs to stop trying so hard to be liked, because this people-pleasing behavior hinders James’ ability to form actual deep connections.

The reason James doesn’t take this advice is because that’s exactly what he wants. What the time loops reveal is that even when given the opportunity James will not be himself. He’s presented with the perfectly opportunity to try and be himself with Sam, being completely able to just reset the night once again if it goes wrong, and instead James abuses the time loop so that his lie about sharing interests with Sam will be more convincing.

This is further emphasized by the clones words to Sam. While yes, the clones are being purposely cruel to try and ruin James’ life, a majority of their words are rooted in some kind of truth. They are James and they are using the exact information and feelings James has to manipulate the people around them. When ruining James’ relationship with Sam the clone specifically states that Sam is “too clingy” and I believe this is the exact reason James was interested in Sam in the first place.

James went after Sam, a person he seemingly shared no interests with and only found attractive, because James assumed he could have a very (for a lack of a better word) shallow relationship with him. James was never looking for anything serious and his comment about “I don’t know anything about soccer but I don’t care because Sam is hot” emphasizes that. Why would James want a deep emotional connection with someone when he doesn’t even have a relationship like that with his best friend?

Isaiah is James’ best friend however his actual relationship with Isaiah seems to go roughly the same as his relationship with just about everyone else. Sure, they hang out a lot but most of their interactions seem to be James hearing Isaiah out about his issues and them talking about their crushes. Isaiah does question about James about how he’s doing but James either deflects or avoids the seriousness of the situation.

In The Cuckoo Clock of Doom Isaiah and James have a discussion after James’ botched attempt at talking with Sam. In this discussion Isaiah immediately knows James was not being himself when talking to Sam and encourages him just be himself rather then trying so hard to be liked. This, on it’s own, seems like reasonable advice however what’s interesting is James’ response: “that’s easy for you to say.”

Isaiah questions what he means by this and James, clearly uncomfortable, says nevermind and essentially forces the conversation to be dropped. Despite Isaiah being his best friend it’s very clear James is not comfortable being honest about his emotions with him.

The questions comes up again once James is found however and this time James is upset enough by the discovery that Isaiah, his best friend, doesn’t know him well enough to know if he’s a clone or not, that he elaborates. He states: “It is really hard to be 1 of 6 gay people in a town.”

The crux of James’ behavior, the reason he people-pleases and dances around serious topics is because he feels othered. He feels different from the people around him and he’s scared of the judgement that could come from that. A lot of his behavior reads as a sort of compensation, as if he’s trying to be as palatable as possible so people will like him despite the fact that he’s queer.

I imagine James also feels isolated the same way Isabella does, at least in an emotional sense. He keeps everyone at school at an arms-length and his relationship with his Mother is implied to be rather distant. She treats him more like a best friend then anything and paired with her alcoholism there is a very clear emotional wall between the two of them. There is no one James feels safe to confide in and I imagine it’s only worsened his feelings of otherness.

Now, finally, let’s discuss the Dupes:

The Biddle Clock and Dupes (roughly) work like this: When making contact with the clock a person is trapped into a time loop from the time of hitting the clock. The loop is restarted if the person attempts to leave the Biddle property. Every loop creates a duplicate of the person from an alternate timeline which Biddle is able to communicate with and who act as Biddle’s minions. The duplicates have all the information the original person had during the loop and, as their forms are goo of some kind, can likely change their appearance at will.

The duplicates take James’ place for roughly a week and during this time they set out to ruin James’ life as throughly as possible by destroying all his relationships. Sam is broken up with on ground of being “too clingy,” Isaiah’s relationship with Allison is worsened and his feelings for Margot are revealed which are things James likely knew a lot about as Isaiah’s friend not to mention the clone picking on Isaiah’s insecurities, and based on the comments about James’ mother James feels some resentment for his Mom’s behavior which the clone is more open about then James would be.

No one recognizes that the clones have taken James’ place despite them not acting very in-character. The people the clones strive to ruin James’ relationships with also all react very volatile to the clones’ behavior, showing how despite James’ efforts to be very likable his efforts haven’t fostered very strong relationships.

The message of the episode is fairly clear: If you keep everyone around you at arms-length and try too hard to be likable then you are inevitably going to be isolated as none of your relationships will have any kind of stable foundation.

#goosebumps #goosebumps 2023 #goosebumps analysis #character analysis #reesie rambles #(I really wasn’t expecting this one to get so long lol)#James Etten

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highwaylife · 3 months

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GOOSEBUMPS (2023) | SEASON 1

#i did them so long ago but worked so hard on it not to post it #hope we get a renewal news soon because...#goosebumps #goosebumps 2023 #goosebumps series #goosebumpsedit #margot stokes #isaiah howard #lucas parker #isabella chen lopez #james goosebumps #nathan bratt #tvfilmspot #tvfilmsource #tvgifs #dailyflicks

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internetaddict104 · 5 months

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If Disney cancels Goosebumps after that™️ finale I’m gonna fucking fight everyone who works there

#goosebumps spoilers #goosebumps 2023 #Also I’m pissed they lowkey killed off the second best character #James is the first best isiah is the second btw #and then Margo using the evil spell to bring him back????#I *need* resolution

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daisymintt · 3 months

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These spot the difference games are getting so hard

#spot the difference #goosebumps #james goosebumps #cat noir #mlb #miraculous ladybug #miles mckenna #goosebumps 2023 #adrien agreste

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there-are-many-ways-to-smile · 7 months

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James Clones: They won’t even know you’re missing.

Also James Clones: Causing Chaos wherever they go

#goosebumps 2023 #clones #it’s lowkey kind of funny #goosebumps 2023 James

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thatmultifandomchick · 4 months

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“Nice argument. Unfortunately,”

Nora: *blocked*

Isaiah: I disagree

Harold: I'm literally neurodivergent and a minor

Allison: minor spelling mistake

James: Karen

Isabella: KYS

Lucas: your mom

Colin: I fucked your mom last night

Kanduu: I am inside your walls

Margot: *types up an actual counter argument*

Mr. Bratt: *types out an entire essay*

#goosebumps 2023 #incorrect quotes #nora parker #isaiah howard #harold biddle #james etten #isabella chen lopez #lucas parker #slappy the dummy #margot stokes #nathan bratt

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dragonsareawesome123 · 7 months

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"James, these were the photos I took of Allison and Margot. The ones I took in the house, before it actually happened, which is impossible, James!" "Slow down. What're you saying?"

Goosebumps (2023-), 1x01 - "Say Cheese and Die!"

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cannotthinkofanaccountname · 2 months

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We supposed to pretend all that shit didn't happen?!

#goosebumps #goosebumps 2023 #goosebumps disney plus #kanduu #slappy the dummy #goosebumps slappy #slappy #goosebumps series #chris geere #goosebumps memes #mr. bratt #nathan bratt #margot #isaiah howard #isabella #james #goosebumps season 1 #Goosebumps season 2

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milesmckennaposts · 4 months

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12.11.23

12.13.23

#miles mckenna #mileschronicles #miles aaron mckenna #trans #trans youtuber #lgbt #lgbt youtuber #queer #queer youtuber #goosebumps 2023 #james goosebumps

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