do you think weâll get a juke kiss or are we all setting ourselves up for heartache
HOPE BABE ILYSFM THANK YOU
okay so, this is an excellent question that Iâve casually seen a lot of ppl talk about but hadnât fully paid attention too much of what they said. I think I should start with what I have seen ppl talk about, which is them being worried about Madison (Julie) being a minor and Charlie (Luke) being like 22 and not wanting her to have to be forced to kiss someone older if she doesnât want to, especially since theyâve noted how she and Charlie would act all gross out by the thought (but I would also like to point out that they both are Team Juke and her dad is like Jukeâs #1 fan.)Â However, from what Iâve see from Maddie and what sheâs talked about, she always has her dad on set and her sister comes there a lot, and it seems like Kenny and the crew treat her really well and give her a great work environment. So it seems that she wouldnât do anything that she would be uncomfortable with. After all, going back to what I said, sheâs mentioned several times that sheâs Team Juke and wants them to happen as well. Also, just like today or yesterday she posted (i think on her ig) about a gum (i think spearmint but donât quote me on this) giving her great gum to help her in juke kissing scenes and she was gonna give it to charlie so that take as you will lol. Also, I think they all knew what they were getting into when they were casted (since theyâre the main ship i can see them having a chemistry read with each other during auditions) since the Juke ship is pretty obviously a big ship in s1 (I mean they literally wrote Perfect Harmony and wanted Juke to have an epic Troy and Gabriella- eques dance and Charlie was the one who suggestion that Lukeâs guitar sing to Julie so...). My conclusion? Theyâre both professional actors and I think theyâd both be professional and okay with it, but if theyâre not then I can see the show respect their wishes and do something for juke that is still natural and explores their epic romantic relationship, maybe even another epic song/dance.
Okay, now that that long explanation is out of the way, weâre gonna go with the idea that theyâre both cool with it and go from there.Â
Okay, tbh when I first saw the show and the final scene where they finally get to touch and theyâre looking all loving into each otherâs eyes with their hands placed all lovingly on each otherâs faces, I totally thought that they were gonna kiss! (same goes with the last Willex scene). It makes sense that they didnât tho since a lot was going on and Alex and Reggie were right there. But, what seems like their newfound abilities where Julie can now touch them (which means more hugs yay!!), they can actually kiss now. Yay! Which begs the question, what does this mean for their relationship since thatâs now an option?
As a sidenote, tbh if it wasnât for Luke dying bc of Calebâs spell, i think that porch scene wouldâve ended with them making their âinteresting little relationshipâ official since the episode started with Julie turning down Nick (her big crush that she had in the beginning of the season who she preseries seemed to be on crushing on forever and is an actual lifer like her) bc she didnât think that it was fair to him since she had feelings for Luke even though she thought that nothing could happen bc of it. And then you see you her go to Lukeâs parentâs house to give them Unsaid Emily bc she just wants to help him feel better bc she knows how badly that heâs hurting. And then the way he tries to hold her hand, forgetting for a moment that they canât touch, but then says, âThis is an interesting little relationship you and I have.â And theyâre both so adorable looking at each other when the other isnât looking. Also, when he said âthereâs something I have to tell youâ the way Julie was sorta standing up and down on her tippy toes and sorta looked like she was anticipating something, I feel like she was expecting Luke to officially say something about him liking her. I really think that without him dying and having to focus on trying to crossover, they mightâve started some sort of relationship even though it wouldâve been different. (again she couldâve started one with Nick but refused bc she liked Luke). And that was when they couldnât even touch. Although of course you can have a relationship without touching, from what weâve seen between Julie and Luke, it looks like they craved each otherâs touch i.e. all of her looks in Perfect Harmony and back to that porch scene where they forgot that they couldnât touch and wanted to hold each otherâs hands and the way that they looked at each otherâs lips at the end of Edge of Great. So I think itâs save to say that they did wish that they could touch.Â
Which leads me back to the end, where they can touch and donât have to worry about him crossing over any time soon (since it looks like the boys will wanna stick around for a while and not look for their unfinished business anytime soon since theyâd want to continue on their music career). So, with The Phantoms not going anywhere anytime soon, and all that had happened with Juke prior to that, I think it wouldnât take long for them to try to start something, unless something stood between them. Which seems like caleb!nick could in fact put a wedge between them (especially since Nick was there to give her flowers and âfight for herâ as Caleb said). But even without that that wedge, Iâm still kinda unsure of if Juke would officially admit their feelings to each other right after that night, or still kinda have it sorta linger in the air.Â
Either way, whether they do get together pretty quickly or take their time bc of outside and internal obstacles (i.e. Nick and their own inner worries of not being sure if a lifer/ghost relationship would work) I think the show will take their time with a kiss. Thereâs a lot of Troyella parallels for Juke, and I can see them pull a troyella where we get almost kisses and but always get interrupted (i.e. HSM 2) up until A Big Epic Moment⢠toward the end. I mean in a way, we already got something similar to that when they wanted to hold hands back in the porch scene but their hands went through bc heâs...you know...a ghost. So since we already had a scene in that similar vain, I can totally see that happening. Especially since this ship is already so agonizing like that.Â
But back to your original point, I think (if the actors are okay with it ofc) we will get a kiss. Whether itâs s2 or another, I completely believe that weâre gonna get a kiss at some point. So I donât think our hearst will break on that front (although that is valid concern given our track record with ships). However, there is also the big question of whether or not they end up together, since he is after all still a ghost (unless him and the boys become alive again at like the end which i really want to happen). But thatâs a whole question for another post, and this is already super long.Â
In conclusion, if the actors are okay with it, then I really think that weâre gonna get a Juke kiss (and hopefully Willex too), but I also think that they might torture us with it before it happens.Â
Anyways, sorry this is so freaking long and probably doesnât make any sense. But thank you so much Hope!! ILSYFM BABE and I absolutely LOVE talking Juke with you!!Â