Real Slim Shady

I just saw someone say that Beetlejuice didn't want to marry Lydia (talking about the sequel) because he had feelings for her, but rather because he just wanted his ticket to freedom... People... the denial is real. The terms of the contract have been known for a long time. We know this new marriage involved Lydia's life *and* her death. Like... even in death, she would remain his wife. If Beetlejuice didn't love her, that rule wouldn't exist. Not to mention that after all these years—if freedom was all he cared about—he wouldn't have stayed obsessed with Lydia for all those damn years! What would be the point of clinging to someone you can't easily trick anymore if freedom was the only thing he wanted? He has a photo of her on his desk! He got her out of an abusive relationship, and brought her into the afterlife, even knowing it risked blowing up his contract! And ironically, their wedding ceremony was exactly what Lydia had demanded from Rory at the start of the movie. He doesn't even seems to really care when Lydia send him away again! He literally let her say his name three time to send him back! When he could prevent her from doing it! Like... the film even acknowledges a strange psychic connection between the two characters. Like... not liking "Beetlebabes" is one thing. But making things up to try and make it canon bullshit is another. In the second movie, Beetlejuice is in love with Lydia and he want his freedom. He want both. He love both. Simple as that. The only person in the second movie who doesn't like Lydia—and specifically wants to marry her, devoid of love and for purely selfish reasons—is Rory. They literally gave you a guy who's worse than Beetlejuice to highlight how much the character has changed in the sequel, yet you still don't get it?!