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* TearJerker: Jimmy getting beat up by Tha Free World wouldn't be as devastating if his baby sister wasn't watching and screaming at them to stop. Or the fact he just ''takes it'', making no effort to fight back.

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* TearJerker: Jimmy getting beat up by Tha Free World wouldn't be as devastating if his baby sister wasn't watching and screaming at them to stop. Or the fact he just ''takes it'', making no effort to fight back due to being outnumbered.
** Not to mention that this happens within the same day that he discovers that Alex is a cheat and that Wink was betraying him, supported by the fact that he reveals where Rabbit lives to The Free World after promising not to and joins in on ganging up on him. Given Alex’s former praise of him, it’s not a pretty thought for Rabbit as he’s left to wonder how much she really meant with her words.

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* TearJerker: Jimmy getting beat up by Tha Free World wouldn't be as devastating if his baby sister wasn't watching and screaming at them to stop. Or the fact he just ''takes it'', making no effort to fight back due to being outnumbered.
** Not to mention that this happens within the same day that he discovers that Alex is a cheat and that Wink was betraying him, supported by the fact that he reveals where Rabbit lives to The Free World after promising not to and joins in on ganging up on him. Given Alex’s former praise of him, it’s not a pretty thought for Rabbit as he’s left to wonder how much she really meant with her words.
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* TearJerker: Jimmy getting beat up by Tha Free World wouldn't be as devastating if his baby sister wasn't watching and screaming at them to stop. Or the fact he just ''takes it'', making no effort to fight back.

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* TearJerker: Jimmy getting beat up by Tha Free World wouldn't be as devastating if his baby sister wasn't watching and screaming at them to stop. Or the fact he just ''takes it'', making no effort to fight back.back due to being outnumbered.
** Not to mention that this happens within the same day that he discovers that Alex is a cheat and that Wink was betraying him, supported by the fact that he reveals where Rabbit lives to The Free World after promising not to and joins in on ganging up on him. Given Alex’s former praise of him, it’s not a pretty thought for Rabbit as he’s left to wonder how much she really meant with her words.



** Greg is intended to be seen as a {{Jerkass}}, and seems like it in his introduction. Yet the following happens - his girlfriend (who he lives with) hides the fact that they're going to be evicted because she's intending to use his money once his settlement comes through. When he finds this out, he simply calls both Rabbit and Stephanie on it and is prepared to walk out calmly when Rabbit attacks ''him''. You can't really blame him for breaking up with Stephanie after that.
** On the flipside, Jimmy comes across as much more sympathetic than possibly intended in several other scenes. Touted as an eternal screw-up, there are scenes where he's demonized for things that legitimately aren't his fault. For example, he's late for work because his car didn't start, and he was unfamiliar with it (having been just given it the night before). He gets blamed for his ex-girlfriend showing up at his work unannounced, and he spends this time trying to get her to leave. He also gets rightfully annoyed when Future books him in another rap battle behind his back, and without his permission.

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** Greg is intended to be seen as a {{Jerkass}}, and seems like it in his introduction. Yet the following happens - his girlfriend (who he lives with) hides the fact that they're going to be evicted because she's intending to use his money once his settlement comes through. When he finds this out, he simply calls both Rabbit and Stephanie on it and is prepared to walk out calmly when Rabbit attacks ''him''. You can't really blame him for breaking up with Stephanie after that.
that. Though this is mitigated pretty quickly once you consider that, given his treatment of Rabbit throughout the movie, he more or less deserves a taste of his own medicine this time around - especially when he crosses the line by being violent with Stephanie (who isn’t much more innocent, in all fairness) in front of Rabbit.
** On the flipside, Jimmy comes across as much more sympathetic than possibly intended in several other scenes. Touted as an eternal screw-up, there are scenes where he's demonized for things that legitimately aren't his fault. For example, he's late for work because his car didn't start, and he was unfamiliar with it (having been just given it the night before). He gets blamed for his ex-girlfriend showing up at his work unannounced, unannounced insulting him after discussing their failed relationship, and he spends this time trying to get her to leave.leave which results in her hitting him where it hurts by bringing up his choking during his first battle. He also gets rightfully annoyed when Future books him in another rap battle behind his back, and without his permission.



* TheWoobie: Poor Lilly is completely innocent, yet always ends up the middle of a conflict. Considering she's about 7 or 8 years old, we can only hope she isn't messed up for life.

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* TheWoobie: Poor Lilly is completely innocent, yet always ends up the middle of having to witness a conflict. Considering she's about 7 or 8 years old, we can only hope she isn't messed up for life.

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