Julie And The Phantoms: Alex & Willie's Relationship Explained
Alex and Willie’s budding romance failed to flourish in Julie And The Phantoms – here’s their relationship explained. Based on the Brazilian TV show of the same name, Julie And The Phantoms is a musical comedy-drama that aired its first and only season on Netflix in 2020. The series follows an aspiring musician and high-schooler named Julie (Madison Reyes) who has lost her passion for music following the death of her mother. However, when she accidentally summons a trio of ghosts from a '90s band named Sunset Curve, Julie is inspired to start making music again alongside them.
Sunset Curve is made up of singer and lead guitarist Luke (Charlie Gillespie), bass player Reggie (Jeremy Shada) and drummer Alex (Owen Patrick Joyner) who all died from food poisoning after eating bad hot dogs just as they were on the cusp of stardom. While Luke and Reggie see being back in the land of the living as a second chance to achieve their dreams, Alex is confused by his new ghostly status but soon meets fellow phantom Willie (Booboo Stewart) who helps him adjust.
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The pair first met each other in the third episode of Julie And The Phantoms which saw Alex and Willie strike up a conversation after the latter accidentally skateboarded into Alex thinking he was a “lifer” (i.e. a living person, which ghosts can pass through). After their meet-cute, Willie revealed to Alex he died while skating through traffic and it was soon evident they were attracted to each other. They became some of the most shipped characters in Julie And The Phantoms but Alex and Willie’s burgeoning relationship was unfortunately cut short.
Willie eventually introduced Alex and the other members of
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