and another thing: the way everyone's reacting to Robin and Vickie is so sad???
like i get that ronance is in high demand right now and that's all fine and good, but let's at least see that scene at the end for what it really is:
we know that Robin is beyond nervous about her crush. we also know that when she's nervous or ill-at-ease about anything, she starts rambling. She just can't stop. She told us both Nancy and Steve about this herself.
So she runs into Vickie at the sandwich station and is naturally flustered, but she recovers beautifully.
Vickie starts doing exactly the same thing as Robin.
I've seen people use this as a point of criticism, but I think those who criticize it are missing what this is telling us about Vickie and especially Robin.
It tells us that Vickie and Robin apparently share one brain cell, which is adorable anyway you look at it. you could even say they're kindred spirits (you knew I had to make an Anne Shirley reference sometime).
It tells us that Robin's fears of not being accepted by Vickie are apparently unfounded because they get along famously when they actually have a chance to talk.
And thanks to our handy-dandy context clues, because we know why Robin starts rambling and the specific situations in which she does ramble, the narrative is drawing a direct parallel between Robin's and Vickie's behaviors when they are nervous. What other cause would Vickie have to be nervous around Robin?
Probably the same reason as Robin's.
"Butbutbut!! She kissed her boyfriend right in front of Robin!!!" Yeah, and didn't she just look so comfortable when she realized Robin had just seen that. And doesn't she just have glowing reports to make about said boyfriend when talking to Robin.
Look, all I'm saying is this: to everyone complaining that Robin and Vickie are acting exactly the same, you're missing the point. They're supposed to be acting the same. It's a narrative clue that they are both likely feeling the same things!! That sounds like a win to me for Robin!!!
And speaking of Robin, her reaction is the biggest part of this interaction that gets ignored.
When Robin is around her crush, she gets nervous. When Robin gers nervous, she rambles. And now, when she's not only around her crush but standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her and actually talking to her. . .
Granted, it may be because Vickie is also rambling, but it's more than that. There's an expression of awe on her face. A peaceful kind of awe. The kind of awe where you've learned something new about the other person and it's something that makes you happy.
Robin looks happy here, listening to her crush ramble the exact same way she does.
And it makes me so sad that people are missing that. It's a win for Robin! Shouldn't we happy about that?? That she found out how compatible they were??
How many of us dreamed of a moment like that when we had a crush on somebody? Again, that sounds like a major win for Robin and Vickie to me.
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