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Who wished Samantha got with James rather than Lowe?


I thought it was interesting how she went with Lowe instead of James who was in love with her since he first laid eyes on her.

Maybe it was because James wasn't attractive and young.

Anyone else wish she would of got with James?

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Um...no, because she was 18 and he was like 14 which I'm pretty sure is illegal. Besides it was a crush and sometimes a crush is better left just that. They had good friendship chemistry but as a couple, they did not.

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Lowe was better looking...didn't surprise me at all, not to mention the fact that James initially tried to hide his feelings and Samantha really didn't see it.

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Did anyone else like Farmer's imaginary dance scene with Samantha? It came completely out of left field for me and they had some pretty awesome moves.

On the topic matter... yeah, at 14 Farmer was jailbait so even if Samantha had been attracted to him, nothing good would have come of it. 4 years is a pretty huge gap at that age given how rapidly most people mature in their teens. I would say that Farmer was very mature for his age but still, from an 18 year old girl's POV, he was probably mostly a little kid.

As for Lowe, he was kind of a lost soul. Staying out late in bars and getting into fights isn't really proper for a teenager (he could handle himself though). He was an orphan and claimed that his grandparents took care of him but it looked more to me like he was on his own. Of course, no 18 yo would want to admit that he's afraid so it was easier to put on a tough, bad boy act. He didn't really want to hurt people, he just lacked a proper sense of direction. At least until that night in Boston.



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James was only 14. He was too young for her. I didn't like Lowe at all. I saw nothing wrong with James look.

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What I find interesting is that James didn't seem to resent/have jealousy towards Henry Lowe for going out with Samantha. That says something about him having a strong character.

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He was just a kid, really. He did not count in her eyes.

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He definitely DID resent the situation... What about the scene where he screams at her: "That's not the only thing you leave me out of!"?





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I know I wish I got with Samantha rather than she got with Lowe or whoever else.

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Nah; he was too young for her, and she was too good to be with somebody so petulant, anyway...

I don't care if you are 14; you don't lash out at somebody you profess to love.






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