Okay I'm gonna walk out that door and I'm gonna count to ten if I get to ten
and you're not out there I'm going home and we're over one two three four five six
seven eight nine ten
Jade West and Beck Oliver are an interesting case to say the least looking through Dan Schneider's
catalogue of TV shows it's quite rare for two main characters to be in a relationship at the
beginning of a series and when it does happen it usually doesn't last for more than a season or two
the characters go through their mid-season crush usually resulting in a breakup after realizing how
little the two have in common or having a moment of clarity about not really loving the person
they're with then comes Jade and Beck they fight they argued they roll their eyes at each other
they can never seem to agree on anything and yet they stay together for a majority of the series
but why what is it that keeps them together was Jade once a very nice girl who slowly got better
after all the attention Beck received is Beck only staying with Jade because he longs for what
once was let's take a look in my previous video I discussed how a lot of Jade's aggression seems to
come from her insecurities about being accepted to counteract this ever imposing fear of being
rejected Jade bites first to put it simply Jade pushes people away before they can do it to her
but deep down she's worried everyone will leave her Jade is complex it's clear though that she
really loves Beck to me at least it's easy to chop Jade up as just a possessive and insecure
girlfriend but have you ever thought of why Jade always picks fights with her boyfriend Cat we
need your opinion on us why not just ask a monkey don't you think Jade and I fight a lot sure yeah
but but all boyfriends and girlfriends fight a lot don't they the only real example of a relationship
that Jade has ever seen would have been her parents which based on what Jade says about
them we can tell that they're divorced so growing up Jade's understanding of a healthy relationship
would be one full of dysfunction Jade always argues because this is what she sees as normal
everyone around her finds her general attitude unbearable or frightening well everyone except
Beck you see Beck isn't afraid of Jade and I think he might be the only person that isn't
intimidated by her charming personality because of this Jade feels a deeper connection to Beck
he's the one that didn't push her away or run away from her instead he did what no one else
in her life did he embraced her for who she is after meeting someone like this it becomes quite
clear why Jade wouldn't want any other girl around Beck which I think perfectly explains
why Jade treats Tori the way she does at first glance it may seem like Jade's rude to Tori way
before she's even done anything wrong I've heard many argue that it's because Jade doesn't think
Tori deserves to be a student at Hollywood Arts maybe all the other students had to go through
some rigorous tests before being enrolled but Tori only had to do one performance but if you go back
to the first episode it becomes quite clear in her first appearance you might be making it worse
dude why are you rubbing my boyfriend Jade is overprotective of Beck because she's afraid of
losing the one thing she feels is truly hers to make matters worse Beck who at this point
must know how overprotective his girlfriend is and how negatively she'd react to another girl
touching him does nothing about it instead he kisses Tori at the end of their alphabetical
improv right in front of Jade his girlfriend many blame the toxicity of their relationship solely on
Jade but I honestly think Beck is in need of some criticism what is your point here anyway I would
like to have a girlfriend I can talk to without it turning into a screaming match yeah well I'd
like a boyfriend other girls don't stare at all the time how is it my fault girls stare at me
oh you could look worse if you wanted to Beck is constantly being hounded by other girls and rarely
if ever does he tell them to back off instead he usually just ignores them why is that though is it
because he enjoys the type of attention the other girls give him that maybe Jade doesn't or is it
because he feels secure enough in his relationship that he doesn't feel the need to tell the whole
world he has a girlfriend in all fairness most characters that flirt with him know full well
that he is slash was slash is again slash isn't slash is for real this time in a relationship
with Jade and flirt with him anyway but aside from a few hiccups Beck remains with Jade so what does
he find so attractive about her the question is do you want to wear my jacket sure if you want me to
through the whole series we only catch a few brief glimpses of what Beck's home life is like we know
that he moved out of his parents house and into his RV which is called the Silver Streak by the
way so that he wouldn't have to abide by the strict rules his parents had in their household
so we know he has a rebellious side much like Jade well maybe his RV can tell us a little bit
about him there are a bunch of caution signs dirty fish tank European license plate maybe these are
all symbolic of Beck's deep internal struggle for...nah just kidding it doesn't mean anything
I just think I like dating a girl who you know fights back you I mean a girl who's got strong
opinions you know, and a big mouth why cuz it's not easy easy is born to put it simply Beck's
attracted to the challenge Jade possesses he loves that she has strong opinions and he's willing to
look past her aggressive persona that doesn't mean everything is going to be perfect but rather that
it's a relationship he's willing to fight for tell me something you like like or love love you
I'm dangerous I'm warning you but you're not afraid of me and I can't convince you you
don't know me you think you got me but you don't get me you think you want me but you
don't know what you're getting into there's so much more to me than what you think you see so
listen to me just listen to me and the longer that you stay the ice is melting and the pain
feels okay it feels okay you push me back I'll push you back harder harder you scream at me
I'll scream at you louder la-la-la-la-louder these are the lyrics to You Don't Know Me the
song Jade sings to Beck before they get back together Jade loves Beck because he's the only
one that's not afraid of her I'd even say he's the only person that can put her in her place
Back loves Jade because she doesn't worship the ground he stands on instead she challenges him
and maybe Back even likes how possessive she can be at times that is one thing's for certain this
is a strong relationship that I had a blast talking about but what should I talk about
next should I do a video on Cat Valentine like so many of you have been asking for or should
I do a video about Carly Shay different show I know but still a classic either way let me
know in the comments below also I'm about to reach 1000 subscribers thanks again for all
of your support what should I do for my 1000 subscriber video I was thinking about doing a
cover to a victorious song but which one should I do there are so many well whatever you let
me know what you want down in the comments below until then I'll leave you with this
I've missed you so what are you gonna do about it