Bowers

rest in peace, james ransone. 🖤 the man whose beautiful, soulful eyes have haunted my profile pic since the day I made this account.

his portrayal of eddie kaspbrak is severely underrated. james eagerly stepped into the not-so-big shoes of a beloved character with such genuine enthusiasm and passion. i don’t care how many jokes he made about not studying for the role, he had every hand gesture, voice intonation, and quirk of eddie kaspbrak down to a science.

he understood the nuance of the character set before him. his eddie was a bundle of nerves, with a burst of confidence. an irritable, grouchy shell with a soft interior. a loyal, kindhearted guy who would do anything to protect his friends.

in It 2, he balanced the funny and the serious. the bravery and the fear. the joyful and the devastating.

hollywood is hard. showbiz is hard. likely made so much harder by all the terrible things it seems he’d gone through. it’s heartbreaking to know he wasn’t happy in the end, but i really hope he was able to find some peace and joy in his life. i hope he had as much fun playing eddie as i had watching him. it takes courage to step into something so big and so loved and make it your own. i just hope his loved ones will be able to heal from this loss. 💔