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Originally Posted by Fosse
Julian has been poisoned by his closeness to Julie.
Hard to see what he ever saw in the vile hag.
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That's been the most puzzling thing for me.
I put it down to Julian demonstrating that he IS the kind and sensitive soul he reveals himself as in his autobiographical writing.
He's quick and intelligent and clearly wasn't blind to Julie's bad behaviour, or it's impact, but he failed to engage with anyone who brought it up.
He seems very close to his ageing parents, so perhaps his top priority was to protect her, no matter how appallingly she behaved.
I did think he might have tried to ask her to reflect on things and make some suggestions about how she might tone down her behaviour for the sake of keeping the peace, but he didn't.
He did say, 'Oh, well. I'm shallow', when talking to one of the HMs earlier in the show and perhaps that was a statement of intent rather than a true reflection of how he felt about any of Julie's behaviour.
I guess he's also had his fair share of working with some viscious old drag queens over the course of his career (I know I have and I'm not gay or a comedian!), so perhaps he's immune to even the worst of her behaviour.
He may just have a total fear of confrontation, although I'm not convinced, and be trying to avoid it at all costs - even if that has meant subjugating his own infectious personality as part of the process.
The atmosphere in the house seemed much lighter as soon as Julie had gone last night and I really hope that Julian finally comes to the fore now that he's free of her.