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Amy's girl friends were the typical stuck up mean girls too. Honestly, I saw Colin and Bright as the male version of Katie and Kayla. They were all very full of themselves and looked down on others. Colin was very cold and insensitive towards Amy right before the accident. It's obvious they were having major problems. I think this is why Amy was drawn to Ephram in the first place... it was the very first down to earth, kind, decent person she had close interaction with in who knows how long. Ephram was not like Colin and I think that's why she was drawn to him all the more. I don't believe Colin and Bright walked around physically hurting people they looked down on. But they certainly didn't give them the time of day and maybe teased them or said mean things. That's bullying in my mind too. I don't know... I just know Colin was more like Bright than he was Ephram. Bright had thankfully changed his ways by the time the middle-end of season 2 and certainly season 3 hit though. |
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Koni, I am with Michelle here. I can't cut Bright and Colin the slack you do. Jocks or not...a bully is a bully jock (even on TV) does not equal Bully. Both my boys were jocks...as well as my daughter and they wouldn't dream of bullying anyone.
I hated Bright for most of season 1 and couldn't stand Colin the end of season one. I can't give a bully any benefit of the doubt...especially regarding Ephram! |
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Yes, as an athlete myself in the "popular" group and having both guy and girl friends in this group I can say we never acted like Bright and Colin. In fact, one of my friends was named homecoming Queen because of how amazing she was to everyone, no matter what group they belonged to.
Colin and Bright were mean bullies. Bright was really unlikable outside of his interaction with Delia. Bright and Colin were like brothers basically and there's no way Colin wasn't like Bright, personality-wise. They had to have very similar ways of thinking and existing. Colin didn't even care when Amy was clearly upset in the flashback. He didn't care. One can say he was going to break up anyway but is that any way to treat your first crush who happens to be your best friend's sister? What about the Abbott's who seemed like they welcomed him with open arms? On top of it all... what kind of boneheaded thinking for Colin to introduce alcohol before driving carelessly. Truth of the matter is, Colin, naturally made really bad decisions. He had this aura around him like he thought he walked on water and everyone was below him. Bright worshipped him. Ephram was bullied and treated badly during the first part of season 1. It made me sick. |
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I think that Colin was definitely a jerk before the accident. Sweet/Charming when he needed to be but definitely jerky. I'm not sure he was a "bully" per say, even though Bright sort of was, I can imagine Colin being the ringleader and Bright doing the dirty work. Colin probably didn't waste his time with people that were beneath him.
Post accident I think Colin was a pretty nice guy. I think he was just so confused because of everything people were telling him and obviously frustrated because of the memory loss and trying to live up to peoples expectations, and he was still recovering from the coma. Unfortunately, he started to go downhill because of his injuries and didn't get the chance to grow and develop into a new/better person. Which is really sad. __________________
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I don't know what to think because we really didn't see Bright in general around others to know how he treated people in general. I sway back and forth with this one. Quote:
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I actually interpret it quite differently. For me Colin had hard time to break up with Amy. He knew that they had to break up because it wasn't going to work out for them in the long term, but he had hard time letting it go because he respected Amy. He grew up with her. He was best friends with his brother. Amy wasn't just some random girl that he could break up with and never interact with her again. They were friends and I do think that he knew very well that Amy wouldn't take it that well. What we saw as Amy in Season 1 while Colin was in a coma is what would have happened if Colin had broken up with her. Amy needed time to let the idea of being in love go. No matter who the guy was. It was not about Colin. It was about her realizing that she hadn't had that big love that she wanted to think that she had. __________________
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Do you think Amy's friends (Katie and Kayla) were versions of Bright and Colin? I always thought Amy was attracted to Ephram because she was different than her friends. We obviously saw how shallow and superficial they were because they pretty much acted like they didn't know her in season 2 and by season 3 their friendships fizzled. Quote:
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But back to the -point. Ephram was the first one that was actually for Amy and supported her. He was the first one that tried to understand what she was going through. He was the one that selflessly offered her to try with Colin even though they both knew that he had feelings for her. He was the one that went to the hospital for Colin's second surgery to support her. Quote:
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Yes, I just think Amy was naturally popular so she would have inherited the popular group whether she liked it or not. That was the same thing for me growing up. I was in Amy's situation as well which is why I can relate to the character so much. Thankfully, my popular group wasn't like her popular group but there were a few that were just like Katie and Kayla. No one was like Collin or Bright though. Amy definitely didn't have an Ephram in her life before this time period. Their connection, combined with this reality was like heaven on earth for Amy. Yes, I think Laynie would've made sure he broke up relatively soon or else she probably would've told Amy. No way would she have let her brother string Amy along (in her mind) for a long period of time before her stepping in knowing he wanted to break up. |
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Oh for sure, girls can be bullies too. Absolutely they can be, either physically or emotionally. In many ways, when Ephram wasn't welcome at that party, indirectly he was being bullied too and that was all about Amy's girlfriends. Quote:
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Then again, if Bright did know before the accident, Colin's plan was to break up with Amy; I wonder why Bright would have fought so hard to keep Amy away from Ephram. He seemed to want to mark Colin's territory due to guilt and loyalty to Colin. If he knew Colin was breaking up with his sister but didn't get the chance, it doesn't make sense why Bright would have been so threatened by Ephram around Amy. Hmm. |
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