(2/2) Sterling couldnt go along to let April take the fall about the condom, April talks about her dad/family situational home to Sterling) Also what do you think about how their memories were different in 5th grade (April remembers it that Sterling gave her away to another friend, that heartbreak in her voice!! “and you walked away”, but Sterling clearly didn’t remember the part she gave April away and only remember that they just stopped hang out. Thanks
Oh, haha, I was afraid people might think she was referring to a bf, but didn’t really want to spend the time or gifs to clarify that. It wouldn’t really make a difference either way in the story.
Hmm, I don’t know that I would necessarily say the relationship wasn’t bitter just because they both individually agreed on certain things. Although, yeah, I don’t think Sterling particularly hated April, she didn’t think much about her except when April was bothering her, but April clearly did resent her, because of that 5th grade incident (and also envy at seeing everything always seemingly coming so easily for her). I think I already addressed my confusion at their wildly different interpretations of it but actually, this anon as a pretty solid theory:
And another anon:
(Pt 1 of 2I had to rewatch the scene, and I don’t think its that Sterling remembered it incorrectly, I think they put it in totally different contexts. Sterling, Blair, and their friends were playing soccer, and April decided to sit by the swings to do some studying by herself. I think Sterling felt bad that April was all alone while the rest of them were playing, so she took her to Jessica’s group so she wouldn’t be by herself. She probably thought she was helping April out- like when (cont’d)
(pt 2 of 2) she and Blair made up an excuse to bow out of working to try and get Bowser and Yolanda together. And then she just thought they grew apart because April had more in common with Jessica. Meanwhile, as we see, April totally thought Sterling was ditching her and they weren’t friends anymore. I don’t think Sterling ever intended for them to stop being friends, so I think she was shocked that April accidentally thought that.
That’s…a really interesting and possible interpretation. I was going to say at first that she didn’t need to tell April that she was now part of Jessica’s group, but bringing up the excuses they made for Bowser and Yolanda…could be, could be. I’m not entirely convinced but it’s the best theory we have (until we find out Sterling has her own identical twin who was the one who actually did that :P).
Hmm, just rewatched it because I thought Sterling said something harsher but “April’s in your group now.” I can see what you’re saying! STERLING could have been thinking she was adding more friends to April’s group, but APRIL thought she was being moved from one group to another. I kind of hope we get more on this next season, but I suppose as far as the characters are concerned it no longer matters.