I know most people grew to hate him, but I've always felt like J was justified in hating his uncles for abandoning Julia.
I know Deran and Craig were just kids and Pope was severely abused and mentally ill, but they had multiple chances to knock on her door later on and help her out, and never did. J had to grow up alone with her in a shitty apartment while the brothers lived in that giant house and got rich by being Smurf's lapdogs. Baz was trash too and it's ironic he died because he stole from Smurf when he judged Julia when she did it.
j definitely grew emotionally into a mini smurf and a cold blooded murder but i also agree he was justified in that aspect. especially because they still treated j like shit once he moved in, ignored julia's memory when celebrating pope's birthday, and all the times this season deran and craig were all ~pOpE wOuLd dO iT fOr uS" while j is sitting right there. and even in the end before he accepted everything pope still made it seem like the family taking j in was something he should have been grateful and in their debt for.
Yeah, I certainly don't agree with J killing innocent women like Penny and the person he became, but I also got tired of the others preaching about family to him when they left Julia to rot.
Of all the people J hurt, Penny really did not deserve that fate. She was just a girl who fell in love with the wrong guy and realized too late that he was a dangerous liar.
The most shocking thing about the finale was that J really liked her and wasn't setting her up from the beginning.
I agree that it was totally understandable for J to resent the entire family. They were living comfortable lives (beach houses, pool parties, all the food and alcohol they wanted) while he and his mom were living in squalor, barely scraping by.
And I totally agree that the boys had valid reasons for not doing anything initially, but as they grew older they continued to do nothing because they were afraid of Smurf doing the same to them, even as adults. They chose maintaining their cushy lifestyle over helping their own sister, and they made that choice every single day. Smurf made an example of Julia. By kicking her out, she showed the boys that if you don't follow Smurf's rules, she will turn her back on you and cut you off completely. None of them wanted to risk what they had for Julia, and both she and J suffered because of their cowardice.
Baz was trash too and it's ironic he died because he stole from Smurf when he judged Julia when she did it. I think it was less about judging Julia and more about Baz not wanting to go back to
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I know Deran and Craig were just kids and Pope was severely abused and mentally ill, but they had multiple chances to knock on her door later on and help her out, and never did. J had to grow up alone with her in a shitty apartment while the brothers lived in that giant house and got rich by being Smurf's lapdogs. Baz was trash too and it's ironic he died because he stole from Smurf when he judged Julia when she did it.
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The most shocking thing about the finale was that J really liked her and wasn't setting her up from the beginning.
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And I totally agree that the boys had valid reasons for not doing anything initially, but as they grew older they continued to do nothing because they were afraid of Smurf doing the same to them, even as adults. They chose maintaining their cushy lifestyle over helping their own sister, and they made that choice every single day. Smurf made an example of Julia. By kicking her out, she showed the boys that if you don't follow Smurf's rules, she will turn her back on you and cut you off completely. None of them wanted to risk what they had for Julia, and both she and J suffered because of their cowardice.
Baz was trash too and it's ironic he died because he stole from Smurf when he judged Julia when she did it. I think it was less about judging Julia and more about Baz not wanting to go back to ( ... )
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