{"id":64595,"date":"2023-12-26T23:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T23:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/26\/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-love-triangle-timeline\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T23:59:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T23:59:27","slug":"my-life-with-the-walter-boys-love-triangle-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/26\/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-love-triangle-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My Life With the Walter Boys\u2019: Love Triangle Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"


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My Life With the Walter Boys\u2019<\/em> messy love triangle between a girl and two brothers may feel familiar \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly how it was designed.<\/p>\n

The series, which is based on Ali Novak\u2019s<\/strong> 2014 novel of the same name, follows Manhattanite Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez<\/strong>) as she moves in with family friends following the death of her parents and sister. While settling into her new rural lifestyle in Colorado, she finds herself developing feelings for two nearly estranged brothers: Cole (Noah LaLonde<\/strong>) and Alex Walter (Ashby Gentry<\/strong>), who couldn\u2019t be more different.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The story] was inspired by Damon and Stefan [Salvatore] from The Vampire Diaries<\/em>,\u201d Novak told Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> in December 2023. \u201c<\/i>There\u2019s just something so compelling about a love triangle, and there\u2019s so many YA books that have been influenced<\/a> by that show.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vampire Diaries<\/em> novels were released in the early \u201890s by author L. J. Smith. The books were later adapted into an 8-season series for the CW, which starred Nina Dobrev<\/strong> as Elena Gilbert, a girl who falls in love with vampire brothers: Stefan (Paul Wesley<\/strong>) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder<\/strong>). My Life With the Walter Boys<\/em> has followed a similar trajectory, with the story starting on writing and publishing website Wattpad before being adapted into a novel and later getting picked up by Netflix. The first season dropped on the streaming service in December 2023 and the romantic drama was picked up for season 2 just weeks later.<\/p>\n

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While the Walter Boys<\/em> novel ends with Jackie breaking up with Alex to be with Cole, the TV series takes a different approach. Viewers watched as Jackie gave into her feelings for Cole as the two exchanged a passionate kiss at the end of season 1, despite her still being in a relationship with Alex. Overwhelmed by her emotions, she beelines it back to New York City with her uncle Richard (Alex Quijano<\/strong>), leaving nothing but an apology note behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to make changes to make it work as a TV series,\u201d showrunner Melanie Halsall<\/strong> explained to EW<\/em>.\u00a0<\/i>\u201cThe way that relationships unfold, especially Jackie and Alex\u2019s relationship, is slightly different than in the book. And what happens at the end will surprise people because that is different than the book, but I\u2019m hoping that gives the audience \u2014 both the audience that loves the book and the new audience \u2014 a bit of a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Halsall explained that after a season filled with drama, she wanted everything to feel peaceful in the Walters\u2019 world by the finale before letting things finally explode.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy Episode 10, everything\u2019s settled down,\u201d she said. \u201cHer relationship with Alex is going well. Alex and Cole have a truce. She and Cole seem to be getting on OK as friends \u2014 and then I wanted to blow all that up. That was always my intention, to lead the audience down a certain path and then blow it all up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where the trio goes from here remains to be seen, but as for who the actors are rooting for, Gentry told Popternative<\/em> <\/a>that his opinion on the love triangle changed over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were shooting it, I was very much like, \u2018How can you watch this show and not be Team Alex?\u2019 Like, it did not make sense to me,\u201d he said after the series hit Netflix. \u201cI\u2019d even talk to Noah and be like, \u2018How are you not Team Alex? You read the scripts!\u2019 Then I\u2019m watching it back again and I kind of get it. I get why there\u2019s a tension. I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, maybe there is this true love thing that comes into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling for a full timeline of the love triangle between Jackie, Alex and Cole:\n<\/p>\n

Jackie Arrives<\/h3>\n

The first episode of the series sees Jackie arriving at the Walter family ranch, where Cole is immediately on her radar after she meets him by the pool. The pair\u2019s chemistry is there from the jump, with Cole nicknaming Jackie \u201cNew York.\u201d Alex and Jackie, meanwhile, connect when they\u2019re put in the same class. As the rest of the brothers continue to give her a hard time, Alex offers her a friendly hand.<\/p>\n

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The 2 Sides of Cole<\/h3>\n

While Jackie and Cole connect during an evening by the water in episode 2, she later finds out that he was the brains behind a prank that left her with bleached hair. At the same time, she and Alex get closer when he shows her his favorite place on the farm: the kids\u2019 loft. The two jump into stacks of hay and even share a near kiss before getting interrupted by Cole.<\/p>\n

A Near Kiss Twice Over<\/h3>\n

Cole convinces a stressed-out Jackie to cut school on episode 3, leaving Alex scrambling to cover for her. Day drinking at a party, Jackie drunkenly almost kisses Cole during a game of Truth or Dare but ends up puking on him instead. Back at the ranch, she tries to kiss Alex while thanking him for always being there for her, but he tells her he wants their first kiss to be when she\u2019s sober.<\/p>\n

A Messy Mix-Up<\/h3>\n

Jackie bonds with Cole about their shared losses while the two are left home alone to do yard work as punishment for skipping school in episode 4. As the power goes out in the house from a storm, the electricity between them heightens, and they almost kiss before the family returns home \u2014 and Alex finds them together.<\/p>\n

A Not-So-Happy Holiday<\/h3>\n

Episode 5 sees Jackie\u2019s first Thanksgiving with the Walters. After her family\u2019s tea kettle is accidentally broken, Cole sneaks away to try and piece it back together. Alex, meanwhile, makes his own grand gesture by taking her to a spot where she can see the sunset between two trees \u2014 something he hopes will remind her of the Manhattanhenge when she\u2019s missing New York City. Just as Cole finishes her kettle, he sees Jackie and Alex sharing their first kiss.<\/p>\n

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Coming to Blows<\/h3>\n

Alex and Jackie settle into their relationship in episode 6. The pair are in romantic bliss before she discovers that Alex and Cole fought over a girl before she arrived. She learns that Cole, upon returning from out of town over the summer, kissed Alex\u2019s then-girlfriend, Paige, at a party. When Jackie confronts Alex about why he didn\u2019t tell her, Alex confesses he was afraid to be honest for fear that Jackie would realize she\u2019s out of his league. Later, Alex and Cole drunkenly get in each other\u2019s face, resulting in Alex punching Cole in the face.<\/p>\n

A Rain-Soaked Confession<\/h3>\n

Alex and Cole\u2019s issues continue to escalate, while their brother Nathan (Corey Fogelmanis) gets taken to the hospital. Cole later picks Jackie up when she gets lost in the woods and he questions why Jackie is with Alex, accusing her of dating his brother because he\u2019s \u201csafe.\u201d As they get caught in the rain, Cole reveals he never knew that Alex and Paige were dating and he never meant to hurt his brother.<\/p>\n

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