#tmf hailey

It also erases Jake’s unique, vulnerable character.

Jake’s hidden love of singing is his core trauma as he was bullied for his singing passion during his younger years, and he endures Drew’s mocking of the music club in silence, terrified to admit his own hobby to his best friend. If Drew shared equal singing talent, Jake’s secret struggle loses its narrative weight. the contrast between Jakes quiet suppressed passion and Drew’s cruel dismissal of music as a “lame” pursuit would be completely flattened.

Drews character is a bully, an antagonist in the first season, he mocks creative and performative hobbies to reinforce a tough unemotional persona.

If he secretly excels at singing (an emotional form of art), his aggressiveness merely makes him a cruel, contradictory character

Most importantly, it weakens the music club’s "outcast" narrative

The music club exists as the story’s group of marginalized, passionate freaks targeted by the Jomie's bullying.

Their only equalizer is their shared, earnest love for music, something none of their tormentors understand or value.

If Drew can effortlessly match their skill, the clubs identity as a safe haven for unappreciated creatives is stripped of its purpose

It also weakens the emotional tension between peachplum's toxic relationship.

The central rift between Jake and Drew hinges on one unspoken secret,,-- Jake’s love of singing, which he hides from drew and the others out of fear for the cruelty towards the club being switched to him.

If Drew sings, the core secret driving their miscommunication becomes meaningless. Jake’s fear of judgment loses all stakes, (which i argue is one of his core characteristics) and their most significant source of unresolved conflict is neutralized.

Lastly, It undermines the show’s central message about respecting others' passions

A core throughline of the musical series is that everybodys creative hobby deserves kindness.

Granting Drew singing talent while he viciously torments others for the exact same craft sends a conflicting message to the audience that skill excuses cruelty, and that passion is only worthy of respect if you wield it yourself.

feel free to debate me on this topic, just wanted to share my thoughts🩷