Noah LaLonde as Cole in 'My Life with the Walter Boys.' David Brown/Netflix Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [Warning: This story contains spoilers for season two of Netflix's My Life with the Walter Boys.] It's a new era for Noah LaLonde's Cole Walter in the second season of Netflix's My Life with the Walter Boys. When viewers last saw LaLonde's Cole, he was sharing a romantic kiss with Nikki Rodriguez's Jackie Howard after a season full of sparks and growing feelings despite Jackie's ongoing relationship with Cole's brother Alex (Ashby Gentry). However, their happy ending was cut short when Jackie decided to return to New York, leaving a heartbroken Cole - and Alex, who had confessed his love to Jackie. Related Stories TV 'My Life With the Walter Boys' Star Nikki Rodriguez Explains Her Love Triangle Choice and Finale Confession Movies Telluride: Richard Linklater on 'Nouvelle Vague,' Selling It to Netflix and France's Oscar Choice Season two, which premiered on the streamer on Aug. 28, sees Jackie return to a shocked Cole and Alex, who were left to grapple with her abrupt departure. However, the once bad boy Cole is proving to be on a new path since Jackie has been away, committing to his education and pursuing a new avenue into his passion for football. Having met Jackie and seen her courage following the tragedy of losing her family in an accident gave Cole a new perspective, LaLonde explains, and allowed him to see a future that could be possible for himself. "He's trying to show up for people better. He doesn't always succeed, but he's trying," LaLonde tells The Hollywood Reporter of the different Cole this season. "I think part of what Cole sees in Jackie is her ability to wade her way through the waters of these unfortunate events that have happened to her in this new life that she is living now and ultimately continuing to persevere and remain in touch with the same goals and who she wants to be. And I think when she comes to Silver Falls and he witnesses that, that exact thing that he's having a hard time doing with his own life and the worst thing in his head that could happen to him is happening," LaLonde says. LaLonde as Cole in My Life with the Walter Boys. David Brown/Netflix Cole's identity revolved around his football career, but with that "out of the picture," LaLonde says it left a "very confused and very negative" Cole. But in season two, we see Cole "working on accepting that reality" and "re-identifying which direction he's going to go" by attending summer school, being tutored and committed to studying for the SATs. At one point, he even asks for Jackie's help with studying much to her excitement. "I even think that subconsciously, he's trying to become the type of person that is fit for Jackie Howard. I don't necessarily think he's like, 'I need to be better for her,' but I think in her, he sees something he really wants in himself and for himself," LaLonde says. "This person he really loves, I don't know if he feels worthy for her yet. I think he needs to work on that and I think he knows he needs to work on himself." In addition to his studies, Cole is also finding a way to "repurpose his skills and abilities from football" by taking on a coaching assistant job at the school. However, the former star quarterback is left to watch and guide from the sidelines, a place he didn't foresee and is having trouble accepting. As he tries to embrace his new role and path, Cole struggles to move on from the what could've been. During episode four, the quarterback makes a pass to win the game; however, despite everyone celebrating, Cole isn't. "I think it's very easy to watch a scene like that and think, 'This guy's selfish.' But it's the hardest thing, because it's like you can do everything but the thing you want to do. And that's why this journey is ongoing for him, because I don't know if it's the thing he's supposed to do, because it's a really hard thing to process. From left: LaLonde and Kolton Stewart as Dylan. David Brown/Netflix "The difference that is being in the game and on the sidelines is such a tough thing to reckon with," he adds. "It's fresh. It's been a year since this path was laid out. In life, the more you become sure of what's going to happen, the more you should expect it not to happen. But I think as a junior-sophomore in high school, that lesson's not quite learned yet. I think just continuing to work through that transition is this everlasting battle. Are the skills [and] abilities built? Have they been built up for this guy's entire life, and are they going to waste if he's not using them in some way? You could make that argument, but it's just hard. I think when you are given such confidence, you start to identify ways in which you feel love from the thing that you do and not who