Hi twin🥺🥺 you're my local Mandy expert so i want to ask you for your take in this
I'm sure the reason why Mandy likes Johnny is because she sees how protective the man is over Lola yk?? all the comments she makes about him are related to how much he reacts about her and stuff, nd with how uncaring Ted is, and how exposed Mandy thinks she'd be without her status, she'd like to have someone like that with her. I think her crush is based on the way Johnny seems to be so passionate about Lola, literally willing to fight over ten adults for her (the implied Johnny vs the townies fight because of Gary's rumours), and how much she'd like to feel protected like that. She calls him cute, i'm not sure if it's physical (wich could very much be because Johnny is indeed worth looking at) but i like to think she's means his personality cuz she seen the way he behaves when he's in a good mood, or the way he literally depends completely on Lo for that, cuz i believe Mandy would like the idea of holding that much power over someone, a bit confirmed by the whole torturing Beatrice thing
Also maybe she has some affinity to italy? Yk the 'Ciao, spotty!' line? Idk but i actually can't picture them together that much, i think i like it being a one sided crush, bt i wanna know wat you think
She keeps mentioning both Lola and Johnny. I like to think she likes them both but as Lola is a girl she forces herself to react differently even if she thinks about them just as much
Hello, I can answer that! Originally, Mandy and Johnny were supposed to be a "canon thing". During the final chapter, Johnny was supposed to be caught kissing Mandy (and the girls were involved in the fight too, alongside Zoe. Where the "I know what you're like, Mandy! Don't pretend!" scene happens). In some old beta scripts, Johnny was seen as the King of the school, while in girl related documents, Mandy was seen as the queen. This made their "connection" clear. This is why she says "Ciao spotty" at one point in my theory, a quote that remained from this whole unused idea. Besides Rockstar's original idea of having Johnny betray Lola with Mandy, in the canon, I can absolutely imagine the cheerleader looking for someone to protect her, especially considering all the chaos. Like, the files themself cleary show Mandy as just an "object", someone that is an example for others. The students see her as a pretty mean girl with no substance, the nerds as an object to sexualize and "destroy", while the jocks see her as "their" property. Mandy looking at Lola definitely causes jealousy, especially the concept of "how could she do that to a man who clearly loves her". Mandy wants that; she likes the idea of someone treating her like an actual queen who genuinely loves her, regardless of what the school says. This also explains why many ship Mandy with Zoe, the punk girl who stated that she knows the real Mandy, which gives the idea of her being one of the few who are actually fully aware of Mandy's real side. For end the convo, this is actually sad if you think about it. Mandy is clearly a lonely girl who just wants to be genuinely liked by people, but mostly everyone around her, especially adults, has failed in every way. She cleary followed the Canis Canem Edit rules out if survival due her own deep insecurities, something that is truly destroying her as she have eating disorders due issues born of her own image. To end the convo, Bully truly hides many details that deserve to be examined. Mandy is way more than "mean cheerleaders" and I deeply wish people would focus more on her and her issues.
Here is a ship chart i made yesterday (?), lol
