The three vultures visible sitting on Bert and Joan's house while Remmick is inside, and then circling overhead the juke joint immediately after, visually signalling the ill omens those three will bring to the place
The scene where Sammie plays at the Juke Joint and how it shows so many layers of breaking barriers (the visual barriers of the roof being on fire, revealing the people inside, the time barriers of people of different eras, the cultural barriers in the types of music and performance displayed, in particular representing Black-American and African and Chinese cultures). It is one of the coolest scenes I've seen in in any movie
The scene switching back-and-forth between Smoke trying to talk Sammie out of being a blues musician (intentionally sheltering his family) versus Stack being talked into approaching Remmick through Mary (inadvertantly endangering his family), highlighting their differences in both risk aversion and trust in others
The way that Remmick primarily speaks with a Southern twang, but the times that his Irish accent can be heard are mainly through song, or in his last scene, prayer, but in acknowledging his heritage, is also simultaneously compelling the others around him to participate as they mimick his words and music
The way that Smoke defending himself against the Klan members doesn't at all impact his gentle transition into the afterlife
The fact that as an adult, Sammie wears a hat like Smoke's, showing the importance of their relationship, but in his background poster, a hat like Stack's, showing that he hasn't forgotten their bond either
How Stack and Mary are the only ones we see who have significant glimmers of their original selves and the care for the people they loved (Mary in her distress at Annie's death, Stack in ending his fight with his brother peacefully and making a promise to leave Sammie alone) and they're rewarded for that by being the only people who turned to make it past sunrise
I love Benedict so much that my expectations for this season are sky-high. I just want things to be nice for my boy <3
Ooh fun, we get to see the working parts of the household!! Thinking on it, it must be intentional groundwork
"There are not nearly enough people in Scotland, Pen. I had to take to talking to sheep." Not a ringing endorsement for Scotland
"Where is your chaperone, young lady?" Lucky for Lady Bridgerton it was a lady she caught Benedict with hahahah
Update from thirty seconds later: Two ladies! I stand corrected
"The Viscount would not usually grant such a request until the finances for the tenants are on secure footing." Benedict's too sweet to be a landlord
"I am a charting a more venturesome course, outside society. In doing so, I am being true to myself. Is not that the point? Should not that be enough for you?" [Violet approaches, music lulls] "No, absolutely not. You simply have not met the right young lady yet." HAHAHA. Violet said: You can be bisexual, you can be an artist, but you CANNOT be single. Every rake has its leaf or something:
"Your must begin how it begins. The proper way." They really did trap themselves into a particular narrative style. I hesitate to even mention Julie Andrews' age for fear of speaking something into existence
"I cannot stay long." "I do not need you for a long time. And much merriment can be had in a rather short time." THAT'S MY MAN, BENEDICT, BISEXUAL AND A WHORE
On a more sincere note: I was hoping that they'd reinforce that his bisexuality wasn't just a Paul thing or a threesome thing, and they did. It makes me happy. One thing off of my wishlist ✔
"There is a large group arriving. Just conceal yourself behind them. Just be out by midnight." I like that our lead has friends helping!
Lmao does she literally have Wicked Step-Sisters? Bridgerton is not known for its subtle media allusions:
"Perhaps the Greek gods would still be in charge up there if Zeus had been a woman." I'm sure he was at some point
Paused to look it up: Yeah, Zeus and Callisto, he was Artermis
Did they use Nicola Coughlan's actual hair for the masquerade?
"Mr. Bridgerton, your disguise tonight is superb." "Is it? And yet you recognize me immediately." I think they were talking about your general vibe, Benedict
"I have absented myself from society since my husbands' deaths." HUSBANDS??? MULTIPLE HUSBAND?
"Everyone knows, reformed rakes make the best husbands." That is the first rule of the Bridgerton universe LOL
Wild that people still discuss secrets in earshot of Penelope
"I have made a decision. I am on the shelf." I know with two gay Bridgerton storylines, Eloise is not going to get one. HOWEVER. HOWEVER. She will never be straight to me. Literally anything but straight. Lesbian, bi, ace, take your pick
"We will eventually return to Scotland, but I should like to make a contribution to Parliament this year." Are they finally acknowledging the relationship between the Lords and Parliament? I think they've only mentioned it in passing, if at all LOL
"It is rare to see someone beaming with joy at one of these things." Smiley boy finds smiley girl!!! I like it already
I do love the slow burn they've got going with Marcus and Violet
"I am considering playing less of a part in society this year." DON'T TAKE LADY DANBURY AWAY FROM ME
"I should like to leave for a time." "No." So same, Queen Charlotte
"You're not like the other young ladies. It is a relief." [Suspiciously] "What is wrong with the other young ladies?" Me too girl
"You know me from Whistledown, but not from society? You are at a ball but cannot dance, and you are singularly self-possessed, and yet you do not feel as if it you fit in?" I love this game
"It is dull to swim in the same waters day after day, even if they are warm and... pleasant. Will you not wade out deeper with me?" She'd get me with this too, Benedict
Him kissing her cheek and hand instead of her lips. Respectful king
This dancing scene is the cutest thing I've ever seen. PEAK BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN FANCY OUTFITS STRUGGLING TO SOCIALIZE
Also: Good for her!!! You go Bridgerton Cinderella
Love Benedict having the glove in place of Cinderella's slipper
Okay, so I was pretty sure her name was Sophie, but I didn't know for sure til now that she's a maid! Curious to see how they'll navigate class conflict. I feel like Kanthony skirted around it bc even though Kate's father was a clerk, they were courtiers raised to be ladies
"I know Benedict." "Are you saying that I do not?" I don't think Queen Charlotte has ever spoken to him once
How do we think Colin will take Penelope betting on his family, which is also now her family?
Ooooh, a retrospective. All sorts of new narrative styles!
"When one makes an error, one is meant to apologize." Wicked Step-Mother it is
"There's a trunk of old gowns up there belonged to the sister of Lord Penwood." Are Sophie's birth parents noble y/n? My bet is Y
"It is your birthright, just as much Miss Li and and Miss Posy." You see, it's giving mistreated nobleperson and not just working class
"This is Sophie Baek, my ward." Oh, so like, illegitimate noble?
It is interesting seeing Benedict handle the financing and chaperoning LOL. I do miss Kate and Anthony though
"You are often my favourite brother." B & E on a lady search!!
"How dare you? I am lover of pleasure. A free spirit, untrammeled by mere convention—" "You're a rake." "Mhmm." HAAA Benedict
Must be useful to have a sister-in-law who can make town-wide announcements
Eloise loves her brother a lot to talk to suitors to help him out
Benedict just intently starting at everybody's lips like he can't also see her eyes. What kinda 'I don't see colour' ass scene LMAO
Drawing Sophie once was cute. Drawing her 20 times, a bit much:
"Going behind her back, hiding that perhaps her one great wish for her son was about to come true, that he had met a young lady, that he was ready to marry. No son would be so cruel. Would he?" It's been a while since we had a good guilt trip. 7/10 Violet, successful but verbose
Mama Bridgerton said: I could've solved your problem in 5 minutes
"You miss your mother. That is natural. But I am here now. And I will always make sure you are taken care of, I promise." Lord Penwood seems like a great dad, shame he's dead
"Anyway, that is why I can no longer attend theatre." I like Posy
Sophie screaming into her hands is so real. She's 'I'm having an anxiety attack but I have a job so idrc about that rn'
"If her Majesty needs an apology, one apologizes for nothing." Every season there is a friendship breakup more devastating than any romance
I'm stressed on her behalf, what's Lady Penwood gonna do to her?
"Why have you kept me here if I have been such a burden to you? Why? You could've put on the street as soon as Father died." Oh boyyyyyyy
"I did not mean it. I am sorry. My apologies." Shockingly repentant of Queen Charlotte
"You cannot leave me here all alone. What happens when he dies?" DEVASTATINGGGGGGG
"I thought we would be unyielding together, with regard to marriage, but you have crossed over to the other side." Oh, Eloise
My other season wishlist item!! Back on the mlm and wlw solidarity swingset! ✔
HOW MANY DAYS HAS BENEDICT BEEN IN A DRUNKEN STUPOR??
"She has agreed to be my mistress." "Because one woman was not enough for you?" Big talk for a man who's been in at LEAST three separate threesomes on-screen, more if you could multiple Paul and Tilley hook-ups
"Treat a woman in such a manner ever again, and I will personally ensure you never return to society." Get him, Benedict!!
Poor Sophie, she's had a really rough go of it
"Your mother was a maid, a maid who let herself become a mistress. She died when you were very small, with no title, no money, no dignity and no husband. She was not a part of Lord Penwood's legacy either." It's giving that scene in A Cinderella Story where they crash the car into the diner to reveal her dad's legitimate will
This is the SECOND time Benedict has cost Sophie a job
God. Benedict doing his own carriage driving with Sophie while clutching his probably broken ribs from his fight is doing something for me. They give me too much time to look at Benedict and I'm like a sailor on shore leave. Raw next question. Ok bye
I do however, have a mild worry of him developing sepsis
"Cottage feels somewhat... misleading." What I've learned that often white people cottages actually are just 'second properties'
"I climbed through the window. Servants are resourceful." Sophie pls
"Those dresses belong to my sisters. And they are old. They will not mind." I like that Sophie gets to wear the pretty dresses again
MY WORRY WAS CORRECT HE IS??? SEIZING???? MAYBE??
Thank God for Sophie and the kindness of the Crabtrees
"I hope you will agree with me, then, that if you are not going out into society, it is perfect timing to chaperone Hyacinth's finishing lessons." Hahahah, rock and a hard place fore Eloise
Does Sophie's necklace give away her noble heritage or something?
"We shall stay, while you eat with your guest." Crabtrees said: No funny business, Benedict
[Sophie, defensively] "I know to leisure. I know how to leisure perfectly." Me too girl
"Do you think it unusual we are not yet with child?" Francesca's arc is going to hurt my feelings I think
Also I feel like the direction they're going with Francesca is that she is a lesbian. But my impression of what her story (book readers, tell me nothing!!) is supposed to be is that she will have two great loves? They sold me so well on Lord Kilmartin and now they suggest she may not be attracted to him at all? I hope they honour their love too
"You are an artist." "What... no. No. All of my paintings are unfinished, and most of them aren't even any good." That's how a lot of artists feel, Benedict
Lot of Sophie lore unlocked. Art history and French lessons!
What do we want to bet the gift to let Varley know how valued she is a hand-me-down citrus dress
Update from 1 minute later: A few dresses, it seems
Colin and Penelope keeping up their carriage hook-ups into married and parent life
"Mr. Bridgerton is most kind, but I would not mistake his kindness for familiarity." Mrs. Crabtree said: You're too poor to be friends irl
We interrupt this to say: Lord Anderson and Violet are contemplating gardening (fucking)
"I know kites. Do you know how many kites I have flown? I have seven brothers and sisters." This is a time where that credential is convincing, Benedict
"I insist. I fixed it for you." Stopppp Benedict is so cute
"Well, perhaps he likes her." That's a safe bet, Mr. Crabtree
Eloise starting to feel the societal pressure of being unmarried LOL
"It's like a shared language, and when you speak the same language, you are able to... feel... a magical special feeling, ahem, inside." For three reasons, I have been asking someone to give the Bridgerton ladies a sex talk. Violet is perhaps not frank enough for this. Pass it back to Lady Featherington
Benedict why are you in the lake with a wound!! SEPSIS!!!!
Sophie finally put on a new dress!! Good for her. Also how much time is passing?
Sophie's a better woman than me, I would not know where to put my eyes:
"A thorough explanation is not always the most convincing one." So true, Benedict
How does he still not recognize her after kissing her again? BENEDICT PLEASE
[Pregnant silence] "Yes, Mrs. Crabtree?" Spoken like a man raised by his mum with four sisters
"You bring a maid to this house, yet you do not treat her as such." What's he supposed to have her do, clean? She's been trying LOL
"Whatever there is between the two of you, she must acquiesce, because it is what you wish." Mrs. Crabtree teaching Benedict about power imbalances and consent. Shocking development from Bridgerton hahaha. [Redacted] could never
"I care dearly for you, and your girls, but in spite of all that I do, I am not a member of this family, ma'am." Varley tells it like it is
Wow, this is the season of older lady friendship-employee power-imbalance break-ups LOL (Agatha-Charlotte, Varley-Portia)
"I believe my taste in ladies may be as discerning as your taste in bonbons." This would make a haunting dating app bio
"I apologize. It was improper." Oh Benedict, that's not what Sophie wants to hear
I said punt the pinnacle convo to Lady Featherington, and Francesca has chosen Penelope Featherington! That works
"It cannot always only be achieved through the action of love." I like that Penelope is highlighting that orgasms and love aren't related
Is Violet gonna get some?? YEAH GIRLLLLLLLLLL
"I want to be seen... and touched... by you." I think she is!!!
Go Violet! Go Marcus! Loving Violet getting her own romance arc:
"I did write to a few friends, but for some reason, their wives were told not to hire you." Ahhhh Sophie. Get rekt Lady Penwood
"I understand you saved my son's life, Sophie. I am most grateful you were there in his time of need." I think Violet would love anyone who protects her kids
Mrs. Wilson's smirk as she sees Violet and Marcus flirting HA
"Would you like a jelly?" John (Staff) proving the Bridgertons are a cool rich family, not like the evil rich families
"Send for the barber at once, quickly, before another one sprouts." [Benedict chucks Gregory's chin] THIS is the family antics I've been missing
"And the other maid I wrote to you about? I assure you, she is just as capable." Love that he hasn't forgotten Hazel. Benedict Bridgerton, love of my life
And THIS is the level of silliness I have come to expect:
Appreciate the reality check that someone has to clean up after
Cool that Hazel has a limb difference! It's rare that people with disabilities get more than like a single scene or background dialogue
"She is famed for inventing her own steps. She was quite a pioneer of dance." Love that Sophie is giving Eloise a moment to interrogate her own biases on femininity
"Unless you consider mending a talent, I have no others to report," said Sophie, like she did not speak French and Latin, is an accomplished reader with a knowledge of art history, and can dance pretty well with only one lesson
"Everyone drinks tea, ma'am." Mrs. Wilson said: Everybody fucks
"If I'm being honest, she's been a memory in my head for so long now, that I can barely remember what she looks like." This makes more sense as to why he hasn't recognized Sophie
"You realize Anthony once kept a mistress?" Shout-out Siena
Violet upon realizing how educated Sophie is: I've connected the dots. I don't know to what, but I've connected them
"It was anything but tedious. In fact, it was one of the happiest weeks of my life." SOPHIE <3
"There is something about her that makes me want to protect her." Violet's spidey senses are tingling about getting a new daughter-in-law in Sophie
"It will benefit her. She will not like it, but it will. And yet, I believe it will benefit me more." HAHAH I've been suspecting Lady Danbury would foist the Queen on Mrs. Mondrich, but it seems it's time now
Love Violet and Agatha encouraging each other to seek their happiness
"But if you should like to be more... expressive together, I should be happy to comply." I really am rooting for John and Francesca
"There are noticabely fewer here than at My Cottage." It is funny that they've named the Cottage, My Cottage. Who does that?
"Please do not go. I do not want you to." Benedict, you can't lose her a third job!
[Benedict and Sophie, less than a Subway six-inch apart, staring at each other's lips] "If you wish to stay, I do not want to jeopardize that for you." "No." "No."
HAHA not Lady Danbury tricking Alice into being a lady-in-waiting
"I think you speak [French] perfectly. Whoever told you that is a fool." [Benedict grimaces, because he loves Sophie and he has a degradation kink]
"But you should not have to witness it." "It is highly unhelpful when you say things like that. Even more so when you fill my head with foolish ideas as you did last night in this very spot." "I have no intention of pursuing Miss Hollis." This conversation is so romantically incriminating
This is a pre-relationship break-up. BRUTALLLLLLL
Also, the way Sophie has kicked him out of his own house LOL
"You don't have to perform for my sake." Historically accurate
"When we are together, I feel I am travelling closer to you. In my body, of course. But also in my heart. Whatever you wish for in life, I will always endeavour to give it to you. Children. Pinnacles. But I also hope you know that you are just right as you are. We are just right as we are right now." I LOVE JOHN!!!!
"You are not of this world. You are different. And perhaps better for having been on the other side." This show has come a long way from S1 in how it treats Black women. Love to see it! Mentorship!!
"You have always had a tendency to chase the imagined." He's a dreamer and a romantic, Violet
Sophie going out to the tavern!! Also John's cuter without the wig
"Lately I have thought you are interested in everyone but me. But I am starting to wonder if in fact you are only interested in yourself." In fairness to Eloise, Hyacinth, she's at a very rough period in her life
They seem to be shifting into Michaela and Francesca tension during John and Francesca's marriage. Bridgerton said: Being in love with your husband's cousin while you're actively married is fine
DID IT REALLY TAKE BENEDICT DOODLING SOPHIE IN UNIFORM TO KNOW IT WAS HER? LMAO
"I am the tea that you are having." GO VIOLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"We can take it slowly." "Get undressed." Hee hee
Crazy juxtaposition. It's a good thing it's a big house haha:
"I stay away because you consume me. My eyes search for you in every room I enter. My heart beats when you're near. The reality of you has become more tantalizing than any fantasy ever could be, and one I cannot live without." Pretty good confession, a little lust-forward
"Sophie. Be my mistress." BENEDICT!! WHAT! WHAT! WHAT!
AIEEEEEEE. Benedict. You really are just a man, after all
"But to know that Araminta could be living anywhere, now." Sophie, she's unfortunately closer than you think
I guess it does make sense that there is a new Lord and Lady Penwood, but I'm so used to widows chilling in Mayfair I just figured Araminta would be doing the same
"I have found new woman to inspire my foolishness. And I believe that I have upset her." Oh Benedict, you are a fool
"No woman, no man, nor person, truly desires to be hidden." Does Mr. Mondrich know that Benedict is bi LOL
"Sometimes governesses turn out to be the runaway daughters of nobility, do they not?" Violet has excellent instincts
Benedict deserves to be rejected, given that Mrs. Crabtree already gave him a lesson about power imbalances
"Everyone may have been speculating, but Whistledown made it real. Real for the ton. Real for his family. And now my plan to save small sums so that I could be independent the day he inevitably dropped me for someone prettier and younger... It is all gone." Virginia is really giving Penelope a reality check about publishing people's secrets for money
"I believe she is quite insistent on marching into spinsterhood." John knows his cousin is a lesbian LOL
I do enjoy that there's a tween ball. It's the Georgian equivalent of a junior high dance
"Do you have feelings for her?" "I did, until I met you." I can't get over Sophie being in a love triangle with Benedict and herself
"Why was it suitable to kiss me in the lake or in that stairwell? Would you have found it suitable to kiss the lady that you met at that ball? Or would you have been a gentleman and refused to ruin her? Do you truly understand what you're asking me with that question?" GET HIM, SOPHIE
"And for what? Tell me, please, for what?" Sophie is asking Benedict to tell her he loves her
"Has there been some trouble with her?" "Heavens no. She is one of the finest maids I've ever hired. Diligent to a fault." "I'm afraid I cannot tell you anything." Varley is a real one for not passing on the stealing accusations from Lady Penwood onto Mrs. Wilson
I love that there's a Featherington brothers-in-law social group
"I had hoped perhaps she was of legitimate nobility so that she may... be suitable." "Uh... suitable? For what?" Violet is rooting for Sophie and Benedict too
I do still think they're going to legitimize Sophie somehow
"I was trying to gather information on the maid who wronged you this morning. Sophie Baek." Varley you are no longer a real one
The junior high dance of it all is very cute. Hyacinth and Gregory finding their first crushes
"I am no longer a wallflower, an outsider. I am a Bridgerton." Penelope is finally having her come-to-Jesus moment about gossip writing
"And now you turn up here, to our home, uninvited... How do you suggest I respond when you show me, my husband, so little respect?" Francesca's got you there, Michaela
"You are not the only one who can be spirited." "I could use more spirited friends." "Friends, then?" No better sense of camraderie than two gals at a party who are a little tipsy. Also, I enjoy the play on words with spirited (drunk) and spirited (fiesty)
"And I do not wish to miss the moment in front of me." "Then let us make it a decent moment." [Benedict spins Hyacinth, both giggling] Good big brother moment!!
"You are bedding a man who is not your husband with your children sleeping down the hallway. That is none of my business, but nor is mine yours!" Bendict said [Key and Peele skit voice]: SHUT UP MOM. Also, low blow. Sleeping with your friend post-being widowed at all the same as trying to sleep with someone you're employing
"Of course you do not care who sees, but when do you stop to think about me?" You tell him, Sophie!!!
"You deserve the very world, but how else am I to be with a woman society has made it impossible for me to be with? The woman I was foolish enough to fall in love with?" That's what Sophie has been waiting to hear!!
"I cannot love a maid. I cannot be with a maid. I cannot think of a maid every waking hour, longing for a life with her, and yet... You have taken possession of me. Shot me back to life. Turned me from someone who could not sit still for a moment to one who wishes to be in one single place, beside you, for as long as I might live." This is a better confession
"I would not marry. I could not look twice at anyone else." Benedict finally making Sophie some promises
"Is it all right?" "I want you. I've wanted you for so long." Sophie said: I'm not that strong a woman
Can't believe they're doing this with a junior high dance going on downstairs. All Bridgertons are exhibitionists
"I have not agreed to be with you." Benedict has met his final boss of Situationships HAHAHA
Benedict said: I know you're having a rough day Sophie but I'm having the time of my life
"Do you think there is someone else?" "No. No, I do not believe so." Alice is so real for not revealing what she overheard to the Queen
"The new Lord is fated to arrive at last in Mayfair with his bride. But their nupitals were so secretive, not even this author has found out the particulars." I bet you $5 it's Cressida
Update from 15 minutes later: Yeah, it was! I am owed $5
Kate and Anthony!! Finally, I was so waiting for them to make an appearance. They are booked and busy LOL
I'm stressed for Sophie and her period tracking diary and Evil Stepmother Neighbour. We don't need another Plan B Tea situation
"Perhaps it would be a relief to both of us if the engagement question were beyond consideration." Lord Anderson said: Will you (not) marry me, Violet?
"Your second son called upon my Rosamund not so long ago." I think he technically called on Posy, Araminta
I also like that Eloise is now the one trying to get into Hyacinth's good graces. She's not above learning to be kinder
"And she stole from me. Diamond shoe clips. She was called Sophie Baek." The other shoe clip has finally dropped
HAHHAHA Mrs. Winston signalling John the Valet to rescue her from Araminta. I love this family
"But as much as I hate to say it... and I do... I now believe that a position elsewhere may be in your best interest." Brutal but fair from Violet given that Sophie is stuck between a rock (Evil Stepmother who thinks she has stolen diamond shoe clips) and a hard place (Benedict's penis)
"Is that because of your fraternization with your younger sister's lady's maid?" Anthony said: This is an intervention, Benedict
Honestly I'd probably react the same way as Pen if my high school bully who also blackmailed me showed up at my house asking for a favour:
They have pointedly mentioned Sophie's illness several times. I need to know how if this is leading to pregnancy!! [Bridgerton Tiktok voice] The baby was already in there???
"Show me your best punch." Will said: I am not great at moral quandries, Alice, can I interest you in a boxing lesson?
"I sent word to the Crabtrees to prepare My Cottage so that we might live there. Permanently." Benedict said: Run away with me, Sophie!
"For us to make a life together... There is still so much we do not know of one another." "I want to know every little thing about you. And for you to know me." Awwww. Benedict!!!
"I am capable of caring for you, just as I have cared for women I have known who are of the ton. Just as I have cared for some men whom I have known intimately." BENEDICT COMING OUT AS BI TO SOPHIE AHHHHHH, I LOVE IT. I HOPED HE WOULD!!!
Sophie said: Thanks for telling me, I love bisexual men actually
"My mother was a maid." "And my father was..." "Was a nobleman. Just like me." Sophie said: Since we're revealing deep personal secrets
"And should we have a child... That child will feel our love magnified. We'll be a family." BENEDICTTTTTT
Kate trying to give Cressida grace in a room full of people she's personally wronged
Most realistic part of Bridgerton is noble women only interacting with their children for like three seconds at a time
"Are you certain it is not because you have always been the spare, but now you have been put out to pasture by that small, wriggling child?" HAHAHA Lady Danbury said: Hey Benedict, are you jealous of an infant?
"I have dreaded this moment most of my life. Meeting the infant who make me purposeless." Benedict said: Actually yeah, Lady Danbury, how'd you know?
[About his nephew, who is like 9 months old, playfully] "I cannot love him yet, Lady Danbury. I have not even met the man." HAHAHAH
"One day you will surely bring the very same joy to everyone in that room." Oh, Lady Danbury. I love her so much. Also Benedict delaying meeting his baby nephew Edmund bc he wishes he could have that kind of life with Sophie, ahhhhhh
"But knowing what it feels like to be so confined, would it not be pleasant to give society a reprieve?" Peneloise on top, getting Pen out of her Whistledown obligations
HAHA Eloise sneaking Hyacinth into a ball. Oh how the turntables
The look into the mirror seeing the younger Penelope was executed more goofily than the parallel shots in Queen Charlotte LOL
Penelope saying it will be worth their while suggests to me that she is gonna steal the spotlight with a Whistledown is Ending announcement, which like, karmically justified I guess
The way Cressida breathlessly said, "Eloise," is gayer than anything else that has happened this season, including Benedict having off-screen gay sex (Cowards!)
"I hope you being here tonight means you have decided to let her be," said Violet, while Sophie held a drawing of the newly dubbed Our Cottage in her hands, and perhaps their fetus in her uterus
"I am moved beyond silence to tell you what an exquisite woman you are." I love John Stirling so much
HAHAHAHAH I called Penelope's announcement!! They love a dramatic gesture in this show
"She will not write about tonight. Perhaps that is for the best." This is both a kindness and a lesson for Cressida
Hyacinth's "Please do not tell Mama," was so Benedict. Like brother, like sister haha
"But think, if you ever have a family, what the reality of life would be like for those children. They'll never be able to join our family." Anthony said: I'm here to remind you that classism exists
"But I believe in you to make the right decision in the end." I will peer pressure you into marrying within your station, Benedict
HAHAHAH they made Penelope's announcement at Cressida's ball the Queen's doing, as if Pen does not have three seasons worth of demonstrable capacity for cruelty. I guess they were like, 'she's grown, I promise'
"I look forward to seeing what you will write next, Mrs. Bridgerton." This is a nice resolution
The Queen and Lady Danbury having a psychic exchange of permission for Lady Danbury to leave ahhhh (I want her to stay!!!!)
"I shall be revived by dinnertime. Will you wake me?" I fear Francesca is about to find her husband mega-dead
"But you should know, if you did wish to formalize our attachment, there is nothing in the world that would bring me greater joy." Lord Anderson: Will you marry me (if you feel like it)?
"I would never wish to usurp your affection for your family, ever. But to join them, it would be remarkable thing." Oh Marcus, you're so sweet. I love you 1810s Corey Gamble to Violet's Kris Jenner
Lord Anderson asking Violet to marry him. Ahhhh good for them
I don't know that Sophie is telling the truth about period but I hope that she is, they don't need more problems
"I do not wish to fight against all of that any more than you do." I know Sophie's tired
"More importantly, your family. I have never before seen such mutual love. I could not live with myself if I tore you away from them." Sophie is protecting Benedict by not letting him ostracize himself :((((((
"I could still take care of you. I could get you an apartment in the city. Or you could stay on at Bridgerton House, if that is what you wish." Benedict's support for Sophie is not contingent on her choosing him. They are both so selfless
OH NO, POOR JOHN AND POOR FRANCESCA!!!!!! HORRIBLE
"We will cherish our memory of John and be forever grateful to have known such an exceptional human being." They really did a good job making me love John. I am crying. This is so sad. Has Bridgerton ever made me cry before??? I think the only time was George and Charlotte under the bed
"Lord Kilmartin was a fine man. I liked him very much." "Yes. I did as well." This is very upsetting
"I thought I might tend to you." "That is very kind of you." I suspect Violet will not be marrying Marcus
KJGHKGJHG Hyancinth complaining she wasn't at her dad's funeral (bc she wasn't born) and Gregory comforting her that she attended in utero. Peak younger sibling culture
Bridgertons banding together to distract Francesca with biscuits. Also peak sibling culture
"Your hair, it is coming undone. Perhaps we might go upstairs and I can attend to it for you." Sophie is a good sister-in-law
I think Sophie's mother's necklace is going to be the key to her legitimacy, but who knows how
"I merely wanted to feel something. Other than despair. So I chose to feel cold." This was in my Canadian Citizenship Oath
"I am trying desperately to be strong for my family, and for Francesca, on this dreadful day. And if you stay, I am afraid I will not be able to hold it together." Something something love making you safe enough to be vulnerable
"He was Scotsman." Now that we're bringing it up, why don't Michaela or John have Scottish accents if they grew mostly there? Governnesses teaching them to sound English?
Lady Danbury said: Your marriage to my brother is bestie-approved
"I am rather concerned she is not allowing herself to grieve." Violet always has beef with her daughter for emoting differently than her
"John has left me with a gift, a piece of himself. Just as Father left mother with Hyacinth." Please don't make Francesca lose a baby, I can't handle more
"Now that I have found someone I love more than I could have even thought possible. Some captivating and maddening and real, just as you wanted. Just as Daphne, and Anthony, and Colin and Francesca..." "You love her?" Violet said: Hold up, this changes things
"Why did you not dismiss me?" "Well perhaps I should've done, but I like you. You are the sort of woman I would like for my son..." Violet is coming out as Team Sophie
"If there is perhaps something about your history that you have not shared... Your accent, your education, your proclivity for languages... Perhaps if there something you are running from?" What is Sophie running from? Araminta? A challenge to the Penwood line? Or the general social leprosy of being illegitimate?
"You were right all along, sister." Eloise does not want credit from Hyacinth's mental breakdown
This season didn't have enough turmoil so now Sophie's maybe trying to move to the Americas
"I will not stand here and let you pressure my sister after the nightmare she's been through." Benedict said: BIG BROTHER INSTINCT ACTIVATED!!!
You know, it's been a while but eventually we circled back to reproductive trauma like in S1. I hate it here
"You have eight children. Eight... pieces of your husband to remember him by. Eight! Eight times you did your wifely duty and gave Father the gift of children. What did I give John? Nothing!" Depressing as hell
"The children do not need you to have all the answers. Or even half the answers. They only need you to love them." Mrs. Wilson is a great person to have around
"There would be no going back and forth. You would be ostracized by society, both of you. You would have to move there permanently. I imagine that would be a rather startling transition for someone who has lived a life as well-liked and privileged as you." Violet is giving Benedict advice to leave, which is the most selfless and kind thing she can do for him
"If you marry Sophie, it will never change how much I love you, Benedict." VIOLETTTTTTTT
Whatever's going on with Posy and Varley is stressing me out
"I would not have survived in that house without you. You were always so kind and courageous. You have the strongest will of anyone I've ever known. Perhaps you get that from your mother." Posy is a great sister
"You do not give yourself enough credit, Benedict." "Nor do you. John may have wanted a child, but above all else, he wanted you." I love Benedict and Francesca's bond this season
"At times, perhaps, I have unfairly vented my frustrations on you." I don't trust Araminta as far as I can throw her
"Varley saw her at the market today, wearing a Bridgerton House uniform." What does Araminta even gain from manipulating Posy into betraying Sophie's confidence?
Are they going to arrest Sophie at Bridgerton House? Stupid as hell
"John was more than my husband. He was my truest friend. I may ache at present, but the good John brought into my life. That bond, that understanding, love, far outweighs any pain I feel right now. I would not change it. for anything." Oh, Francesca
A brief reprieve from the horrors for a dance party at John's wake:
It took Benedict finding Sophie's necklace to realize she's his Cinderella hdhkshgj rough
This arrest is a fuckass storyline. It's worse than Penelope's forgive-me-for-exploiting-your-lives speech. What's the point?
"Avoiding events was one of my and John's most favourite shared activities." Me too, Francesca
LOL Varley finally having a crisis of conscience for working for a narc bitch Evil Stepmother
"Your brother is in love with your lady's maid. Only she has left us in the middle of the night without saying goodbye." "Ma'am?" "I am sorry, what?" "Please do not not write about this." "I am no longer Lady Whistledown." "I cannot lose her to the Americas. I need to know how one might charter a boat." As much as I hate this particular storyline, this is quite a funny scene
I haven't been this mad about a storyline since Daphne. The fuck is the point? YOU WOULDN'T MARRY SOMEONE WHO GOT ARRESTED IN 1817. THESE BITCHES WON'T MARRY SOMEONE WHO HANGS OUT WITH A PRINTER!!! IT MAKES NO SENSE. JULIA QUINN AND THE NETFLIX TEAM, EXPLAIN YOURSELVES
"She is a ladies' maid in my employ and I cannot manage without her services. I must beg for you aid. Might you release her into my custody until things are set to rights." "We would be so grateful that you indulge my poor mother." The Bridgertons said: Hey Judge, have you heard of weaponized incompetence?
Why is Araminta so comically evil? What does she gain from this??
"Though Lady Bridgerton has made it clear that her son is not to cross this hall to your room for any reason, or you to his." Mrs. Wilson can't even keep a straight face while warning Sophie HAHAH
HAHAHA Mrs. Wilson had Footman John as an insurance policy
"Violet Bridgerton, I will miss you." "I will miss you too." Devastated by the separation of Agatha and Violet
"I have not been certain if you are interested." Hazel said: I will court John AND distract him, I can multitask
"Did you see this will for yourself?" "No, I did not wish to be further crushed." "Sophie. It is clear that woman despises you." "From the very day she met me." "What reason would you have to believe her about your father?" THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING. WHERE'S MY CINDERELLA STORY DINER WALL WILL
Benedict said: I'm actually an expert in having sex in ways that won't get you pregnant
Hahahahah Creloise coming through as the plot device. Eloise loves a scheme, and a homoerotic friendship
"Have I not been disappointing you my entire life?" "I am never disappointed in my children." [Benedict looks at Violet, doubtful] "Oh well, maybe I have been hard on you at times. But there is a reason for that. It is because in many ways I was most like you as a child." Violet Reveals: Being a Hoe is Genetic
"She was impulsive, passionate, wild, carefree, filled with a burning desire to experience all that life had to offer and constantly wishing to do the opposite of what her parents wanted. Anthony is just like your father. But you... you are my son, through and through." I love how much Violet's children are all different parts of her
"It was difficult last season, not having a shared dream for the future between us." I don't care what you tell me, Cressida is gay
Eloise apologizing for not seeing Cressida's side in marriage anxiety. That's growth baybeee
I want to know what the will says!!! Did Dad legitimize her?!
"If you know I have been withholding something, then you have been withholding something as well." Mr. and Mrs. Mondrich are such good friends to Benedict they didn't even tell their spouse his secrets
"He left us each an equal portioned dowry. He loved me." "Of course he did. How could anyone not?" AWWWWWW
I can't wait for Araminta to get got for stealing Sophie's dowry
"You are going to the Queen's ball tomorrow." LMAO bold. These storylines are wacky. I can't wait to look up if any part of this was in the book
"But I suppose I am feeling a suspense for when you might leave again, as you so rarely stay in one place for long." I am more happy with Francesca and Michaela's tension now that John has died (RIP)
Michaela feels guilty about having feelings for her cousin's widow:
"After spending a season by your side, I can see that on occassion, marriage might have its advantages. Companionship, family, a prime seat at a soiree. And then, if not for mother and father's marriage, we would not all have each other, which seems a rather large reward." I like this for Eloise. If she's gotta marry, at least her enjoy some parts of it. Also, lowkey surprised she seems to want to be a mum?
Posy immediately clarifying to Eloise that she is Team Sophie
"Lord Barnaby is most eligible. And your mother and sister are otherwise occupied." Eloise turned matchmaker!! Who'd've thunk
"My girls need a father. They needed his love. I needed his love." Boo fucking hoo, Araminta, you kept her as an INDENTURED SERVANT
18,000 pounds is HUGE dowry for Sophie, good for her!!!
"Mama, we have never been in jeopardy because of Sophie. And I am tired of talking about her." Rosamund finally gets on board with Team Sophie
"Once upon a time, there were royals living in a palace who wished for you to go away." She got you there, Charlotte
"Your Majesty, you are missing all the good gossip." Got her, Alice!
"Is what they say true? That you are a relation of the late Earl?" "I can say with complete conviction, your Majesty, that I am by birth and by education, a daughter of Penwood House." This is like two truths and a lie
HAHAHAHA is this really how they solved it? By just lying about who her parents are? I feel this is easily verifiable
"Perhaps I could possibly be apologetic about one or two things. those dresses that I offered you, they were clearly out of season. I should've found you something nicer. Or paid you more." "That will do. I forgive you." Lady Featherington is capable of growth
"We have such fun together." "Yes we do." "I will miss you." Charlotte and Agatha are as much a love story of the season as Benedict and Sophie
"Will you marry me?" "Yes, I will." Do you think that the other ball attendees think he's proposing to someone he just met?
"Could we not continue as we are? Seeing one another, but still having our independence." Violet said: Now that Benedict is getting married, I have decided to take up the mantle of Bridgerton Who Loves Sowing My Wild Oats
What a rough thing to do your recently widowed cousin-in-law to promise to stay with Fran and then leave in the night
Why do they have to have a second Whistledown LOL? Seems a little much. Now, I know it's not meant for realism, but it's like Ru Paul's Drag Race after S3. They figured out drama was an easier sell than sincerity, so they repeatedly created a toxic aura that never quite resolved by season's end
Also, can't wait to see what Anthony has to say about what his family's been up to. This was crazy!
"Never listen to me again. Father would be so proud of you. I know I am." Unrealistic blocked, Anthony would be so stressed about Sophie's legitimacy situation
Well it was very sweet wedding regardless! Good for them. Definitely up there in Sweet and Normal Bridgerton Weddings
HE FINISHED THE PAINTING!! AWWW BENEDICT
Final thoughts: I did enjoy this season a lot. Benedict and Sophie and Francesca really carried through such wonderful arcs and acting. I was really charmed by their journeys. I wish there was more Bridgerton family times together. It made sense for Benedict to be stepping into Anthony's shoes, but it didn't make sense to not have them all together at the funeral. Michaela and Francesca's chemistry was kind of irrepressible even when John was alive, which was kinda funny. I liked seeing Eloise expanding her horizons. Violet's story was great too. I hope future seasons have at least as much (or more) family interactions, bc I do feel I could've done with more large group sibling time! Excited to see the next season. Overall, an enjoyable season that met my expectations!
“Macaulay Culkin might be divorcing his parents.” “Do you hear this? This’ll be someone she met at that stupid summer scheme you insisted we send her on.” I like that this is both the context setting that it’s in the 90s and Macaulay Culkin being an incredibly Irish name. It has layers
“Why don’t you just leave my Mary alone?” “Because we’ve been married for 17 years, Joe. We have two children!” HHJHGKJGJH I love this exchange
“I’m not being an individual on my own.” This is a perfect summary of what it’s like to be in high school
“But you’d specifically like me to go. Just so we’re clear.” Erin being unable to be normal around David is also relatable teen antics
Jdjdjdjdk not James being sent to the girls’ school because the boys’ school would beat him for being English
The first year on the bus is a really good representation of the current vibes of the school system. It’s rough out here
We’ve only had Michelle for five minutes, but she’s already instigated two confrontations:
“Speaking of pupils who needs to watch their back, let me introduce: James Maguire.” JSJSJS what a way to introduce a student
Honestly fair of Mandy’s little sister for not accepting the apology
“Erin, what in God's name..?” “Did you kill that wee nun, girls?” "Of course we didn't." "Then why were you pissing on her dead body and making sandwiches?" “Say nothing til we've seen a lawyer.” They’ve covered the full spectrum of advice
If I were Erin, with friends who are instigating conflict (Michelle), losing it under the slighest pressure (Clare), and reading my diary out loud over school (Orla), I, too, would crash out
Orla with her lighter during the school concert LMAO
“Sadly, I am unable to come on this one, as I despise the French.” So real, Sister Michael
“Looks like I'm gonna need someone to hang out with.” “It would be an honour.” 50-50 on if Charlene is actually unpleasant or if Erin is projecting
“Just dip into your trust fund, I do it all the time.” Crazy thing to expect your peers to have
[Orla, to her mum, Sarah] “I don't have [a trust fund].” [Orla's mum to Mary, her sister] “I take it that means I don't have one.” Mary's really carrying this family's common sense
“I just assumed they were all dead cat posters.” “Missing cat posters.” “If you’re an optimist.” There's so much rapid fire silliness it is almost hard to catch it all
Well, I do think it's on James for denouncing chips and the chippy
Why would anyone hire someone who stole a noticeboard?? Michelle really doesn't think long-term at any juncture
“I just think it might be best if I moved on, friendship-wise.” “You are aware you’re talking to your current friends?” Valid response, Clare
Bold of Fionnula to leave the kids who have already stolen from her in the chip shop to clean it up unsupervised
Arguably, you could say these are natural consequences:
Kdkdkdkd I can see where Erin and Orla get their tendencies to lean into mischief, staging a hostage situation is a big step-up from causing a small house fire
“I'm half torn. This is wrecking my head.” “What? Have you been drinking?” “Yes I have.” I assume we'll talk about Michelle's alcohol issues at some point soon
“I can't tell my rebellions from my risings.” “Whose fault's that? If your lot had stopped invading us for five fucking minutes, there'd be a lot less to wade through, you English prick.” I think James might've walked into that one
“You can’t waste Esther’s time like that.” The fact they know are on first name basis with Childline rep
All of the others having a religious experience while Erin is just mourning her dog and knowing the tears of the Virgin Mary are piss. Also. There's a lot of piss related plot lines in these first few eps
Unfortunately, Handsome Priest Peter bears the burden of having to measure up to Hot Priest from Fleabag and Adam Brody as a Rabbi, and I just don't think he can compete with that line up:
“And you know who else doesn't think you're a dick, James? Our Lord.” Very youth pastor of Peter LOL
“Proof at last, Peter. Proof at last.” I think as long as Peter's looking for confirmation God exists, he's gonna have a tough time as a priest
It is actually very sweet and sad that James has finally found someone who tolerates him and it's Peter, Priest Who Wants to Dig Up Dead Dogs
“He has... risen. It's truly a miracle.” Like mother, like daughter, Mary is also easily caught in a lie
Deciding to traumatize your daughter by thinking her dog is dead rather than admit you've given it away is like, some premeditated evil LMAO
“[Remaining in the priesthood] became more challenging when I met this amazing girl. There was just this...” “Connection?” “Exactly. You know, made me question everything, doubt everything. Who knows, if God hadn't sent me this sign, I might've even left the priesthood to be with her.” Oh this is very Fleabag. Poor Peter, Piss Puppy Priest
“She has been well and truly hoist by her own petard.” You know, say what you will about Erin's academic skills, she's got a very poetic vocabulary
Between the dead nun and the notice board and fire and the church hoax, it seems like the Derry Girls are known for nothing but terrorizing the town:
“Please don't worry yourselves too much about the whole civil war, sectarian conflict, carry on.” It is very interesting to reflect on the fact there were actually Chernobyl kids sent to Ireland at this time. Wonder if they got a similar speech
“But you're not two different religions here, you're different flavours of the same religion, no?” Katya raises a true but sensitive point
I mean good for James if he enjoys Katya for getting with a girl with no effort on his part
“Two buns, he says you ordered.” “I often do.” “An apple turnover and cream horn.” Mary said: I have not forgotten your church wink, Dad, never underestimate an eldest daughter's ability to investigate
“Winking? At your age? Christ, I feel sick.” LMAO the slutshaming of grandpa is making me giggle kghkghg
I'd sympathize with Erin's angst about her letters not being read more if she was less abrasive to Katya
“I'm not comfortable with you talking about my girlfriend like this.” I guess James does like Katya back
“She's also opened my mind about how we need to break down barriers here, to no longer define ourselves as Irish or British, Catholic or Protestant, but simply as human [...]” One interaction with a Ukranian person has Clare aiming to break generational sectarian trauma
Jenny having Artem on a leash. Good god khgkhg
“Have you got a Union Jack splashed across your tits, Clare?” "I'm making a point.” “Is the point, 'I'd like to get beaten up?” Michelle may be an instigator, but she'll also stop her friends from going full stupid
As a side note, the most unrealistic part of all these house parties in the UK and Ireland is how much space there is in these house parties. I've never seen such an open floor plan
“Like, I don't think [condoms]'re legal in Derry.” Erin, like one of my childhood friends when in middle school, is perhaps under the impression that her parents only had sex twice, to conceive both children
“She doesn't love him. She's just using him. She just wants something to do. But she can't do James. He's not a pastime or plaything.” Erin's urgency to prevent James from hooking up does seem like a crush
That Erin and Michelle can't picture Clare having sex (presumably in their minds, with a man) is perhaps foreshadowing
Also I feel as though we are breezing past the Rave Chicken Dance
“How could he bring her here, into our mother's home?” “You mother never lived in this house.” I did wonder about that, thank you for clarifying Gerry
The way that Mary and Sarah go full funeral to meet Maeve:
“I won't let you do it.” Erin is truly so up in James's business
The comedic panning from Sarah and Mary saying Grandpa's flaunting his romance in their faces to show him and Maeve praying over their mum. Poetic cinema
“Whatever you do, don't slag off the Pope. We're outnumbered.” LMAO CLIVE OUTING HIMSELF AS A PROTESTANT BECAUSE OF CLARE'S SHIRT
“We like to buy Jenny present to thank her for nice party.” Erin could've asked literally anyone and would've saved herself a lot of public embarassment
Say what you will, at least Erin's friends who were not directly involved were willing to leave the party with her
“She is racist, patronizing bitch.” “I am a racist, patronizing bitch.” Erin said: I can excuse xenophobia, but I draw the line at a grammatical error
Also: Crazy for Katya to choose Jenny as a host after she kept Clive on a leash
“Good for you, Mr. Joe. She is hot, and you are not dead, yet.” Katya's seal of approval on Maeve, if no one else's
[Holding a picture of his deceased wife] “And they're right. You were perfect.” JOEEEEE
“Did you just call the Order Order 'cracker'?” “I'm considering joining.” “I don't think they accept Catholics, or you know, acknowledge our right to exist.” This is helpful context
“I am psychic, Erin. I did a course. I got a certificate.” This is how it feels to go to white people yoga
I can understand Mary's hesitation to take two more of her daughter's friends, especially when one friend is Michelle, who has every vice known to teen girl
“I mean, if anything, the gay thing sort of cancels out the English thing.” This is the most iconic dialogue from this show
The tarot cards car versus the family car being shaken while they consider sacrificing James really covers the spectrum of coping abilities in this social circle
“I think there's something really sexy about the fact they hate us so much.” Someone get Michelle in therapy
The way the man keeps trying to casually shut himself back in the trunk kills me. Also. How, with 10 people's things, would they have trunk space for a whole adult man? Did he take some luggage out to fit?
“Why doesn't someone just call the police?” “'Cause that's not how things work around here, James.” On brand for a British guy to want to call the police
Also on brand for Grandpa Joe to willingly aid and abet:
“Well, it's a risk we have to take.” “No, it's not, Joe.” Poor Gerry, constant voice of reason
I mean in fairness, if they do leave him at the diner, he could climb in someone's else's trunk and be on his merry way
“The physical thing isn't really working for me yet. I'm not saying you won't grow on me. You're not a bad looking lad. But the ginger element... well, I've sort of got a borderline phobia.” “I'm not ginger.” “There's a tinge, Emmett. And while I can't say it won't be a struggle, I'm willing to try.” Imagine a teenage girl in whose car you've stowed away starts explaining that she'll lower her attractiveness standards for you, a member of the IRA
“Have you killed anyone, son?” “No. Well, at least not directly.” Emmett said: Mama raised a resistor, not a liar
Emmett could sense things going south and cut his losses LOL
“Look, I know Louise meant a lot to you all.” “She's not dead, Erin.” “Well, not yet. Hopefully she won't, you know, die, but if she does, the show must go on.” I can see why Erin is not very popular at school
“But I'm bored now, so looks like I probably will [let this happen].” Sister Michael charms me, she's so funny
Joe hates his son-in-law more than he loves his daughter (not vouching for him to get the photos of her birthday)
I guess the Derry Girls do belatedly get their own individuality in their uniforms due to the pinkwashing
“I don't really believe in lesbians." Toss up if Orla knows what a lesbian is
“This is about, you know, gay rights.” Very passionate, Erin
“But that's censorship.” “Well done. You are correct. You're being censored, now go.” Me when I'm being a hater about what other people post online LMAO
Good on Sarah for being the one to come through for photos
“It's wall-to-wall lesbians out there.” I wish!!!
“Brigitte Gallagher, who works in the post office [is a lesbian].” “I believe so.” “Is she not a vegetarian, Da?” “Sorry, you're right. Vegetarian, Brigitte is.” There's a joke to be made but it's low-hanging fruit (no pun intended) so instead I'll say: Me too (gay* and vegetarian)
*[Nick Nelson voice] I'm bi, actually
“I just don't understand what they eat.” PU—
James and Clare are the two halves of me before coming out:
“You know what, Jenny? I don't think I did [hear you].” Sister Michael said: I'm no longer bored
“Everything makes you nervous, Clare. You're a walking cack attack.” "I can't help that, it's the way god made me.” Also me too, Clare
“Erin, it's me. I'm the wee lesbian.” Good for Clare ❤️
“You made me realize it's all okay.” "Don't blame me.” Erin said: Have you heard of performative activism? I am a big fan
“Well, I'm sorry, Clare, but I'm just not interested in you, not like that.” "'Not interested in you like that.' Look at the state of you.” Iconic and appropriate response from Clare
“You know what else is staggering? Your gayness.” ERIN PLEASE
McCool is a very fun last name and on brand for Orla
“She might be a dick. But she's my dick.” "Actually, she's our dick.” Erin and Clare have sorted out their differences
“The device was denotated at 3pm this afternoon. The RUC say no warning was given.” NOW DERRY GIRLS, WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME CRY
S2
I appreciate that we're opening with the Friends across the Barricade, that's nice
“Or can you not get Protestant lesbians?” “No, I think you can get them all right, it's just—” Imagine if it was only Catholics
“You're a very talented people.” I guess Lesbian is to 90s Derry as Person of Colour is to 2000s Canada LMAO
“No funny business with these Protestant lads, is that clear? I don't want anybody landing back here pregnant.” That's a fair concern sending your kids to an overnight camp
“I don't see why we have to buy them a present. I mean, they already have all the land, all the jobs, and all the fucking rights.” Michelle's out-of-pocket commentary finally has a point
“But that's not fair, he's the only good-looking one.” “The rest of us are right here.” Erin speaks as if no one can hear her always
James trying to make a guy friend and being as weird as possible about it
“Do you mean when you shacked up with a slutty hairdresser, but then she dumped you?” HAHAHA welcome back Piss Priest Peter
“What about the fact we all feel, and love, and hope, and... Write this down. We all cry. We all laugh. We all dream.” I actually think Peter is a good facilitator, this is just how it is to lead a group conversation for teens sometimes
“I really like this one, have you seen the video—” “Let's cup the crap Dee.” “Sorry?” “You know why I'm here. But before we begin—” “Begin what?” “I won't have as many moves as you.” Dee really tried to start a normal conversation and Erin wouldn't let him
“I love beer, and football, and poker, and you know, tits.” James also won't let Jon have a normal conversation hahaha
Somehow Michelle is the only one of them who can successfully interact with a man
“You will go far in life, Jenny. But you will not be well-liked.” LMAO even Sister Michael is advising Jenny against snitching
You could not PAY me to take a high school absailing lmao
“Look at his eyes, he's a madman, a Fenian-hating madman. Don't let let the Jaffa bastard hurt me, please.” Perhaps it's on Peter for sending the most anxious student first
Also, jkghkjghkgj @ them introducing a deaf character just to make their main plot accidental hate speech through mishearing
“Because all Protestants are the same, aren't they, girls?” “Yes.” “No.” “And this guy's really creepy, and a bit sort of, sexist. And she carries a knife and makes people bury their own excrement.” I think this is a fair vent from these guys
I was just thinking that the parents were the similarity, but then Erin said it too!
Ms. De Brun has a fun entrance in her motorcycle gear
“This isn't bold, Erin. It's someone failing to bold.” That's not a real critique, Ms. De Brun, substantiate your staement
I actually do feel bad for Mary and Gerry for not being able to go on a date night by themselves
“She ripped up your poems?” “She said we weren't writing from the soul.” “Well, why in under God weren't you writing from the soul?” It was foolish of me to assume Mary might take the kids' side
“God, but I love that accent, James!” It does make me feel better when people actually say nice things to James. He's a bit of a dick, but he is constantly catching strays
Please, the fact they're all wearing De Brun's winged eyeliner jhkhk
“I'd die for her as well, but I'm also conscious of the fact we've only known her, like, two days.” “And?” “Well, isn't it a bit weird she's invited her house at night?” YES, CLARE, YES IT IS! WHY IS YOUR TEACHER BRINGING STUDENTS HOME AT NIGHT
WHY IS SHE GIVING HER STUDENTS ALCOHOL??? CRAZY
“t's my favourite quote. What's yours?” “Be careful, child, of the doll made of glass, for if you hold her too tightly, she will break and you will bleed.” “I don't think I'm familiar with that one. Who's it by?” “Me. It's by me.” I love that Erin is confident to say her favourite quote is herself
“Well, that's a bit inappropriate.” “Your ma's a bit inappropriate.” Drunk Clare is so silly, it's endearing
“We'll give him back on the condition that Ms. De Brun is rightfully reinstated.” What about your school makes you think they'll respond well to blackmail, Erin?
“We need a copy of today's newspaper.” “Why?” “It's just the done thing, kidnapping wise.” Not James the kidnapping afficianado
Well, breaking the statue seems like the natural progression
Do you think these mothers are ever like, maybe our kids shouldn't hang out anymore?
“It was an accident, Mammy.” “So you accidentally wrote a ransom note, did you?" You see, I think that's the first thing they should've tossed
“She shouldn't have been sacked.” “She wasn't.” SHE SHOULD'VE BEEN, SHE GOT MINORS DRUNK AT HER HOUSE
I'm glad that Mary finally found the ending of the Usual Suspects
“I sort of hope [peace] works out for all of us, Sarah.” Oh, Mary!!
“Sure, why don't you just sell the wains into white slavery and be done with it?” Insane thing to say, Grandpa Joe
“I think we have a Code Red on our hands.” Now why would Clare claim there's an abandoned suitcase during The Troubles. They could just say the suitcase is snacks and soda, and the Belfast is to see friends. They're so bad at lying khgjhgkj
LMAO why could they not have just gotten back on the bus
“I'm a bit scared of [travellers], is that racist?” “Yes.” “Very much so.” Erin and Clare are right about that one
“We're travellers, so obviously, violent.” Alright, Hat Guy, it's totally reasonable for a group of young women to be concerned that adult men are chasing them without saying anything about a lost wallet (and even if they had said, still reasonable!! Street harrassment is a safety concern)
That said, bold of the girls to jump into a stranger's van
OH MY GOD THEY LEFT JAMES HGKJHGKJ
“James has the tickets.” Well, that solves that questions
Jonjo's genuine regret at losing James because he doesn't like Gary Barlow's songwriting LMAO
Gerry's joy over the girls making it to the concert while not telling the other parents. He's such a good dad:
Sarah wearing a full white gown to a wedding does feel on brand for her
“Isn't a crying shame neither of you got her looks?” Bridie proving why even their mum Marie couldn't stand her sister. Every family has one
“Mammy, they don't come separately.” “Aye, we're pack animals, Mary.” This is very sweet but as someone whose friends have planned so many weddings lately, I feel like they'd be booted out immediately
They really do love a group dance at a party moment. So far there's been one per season
“Look, Michelle, drugs are illegal, drugs are addictive, but perhaps most importantly, in this country, you can lose your kneecaps if you're caught doing them.” Clare truly is under duress at all times
“Nothing but a pair of hallions.” “Come on now, Bridie, that's enough of that.” Gerry defends his wife, as he should
“I really think you were a disappointment to [your dead mother], you know.” I feel that this tirade is going to get Bridie punched in the mouth
“Ach, drop dead, you spiteful old hag.” [Bridie dies] That's a much funnier way to end this confrontation, 10/10, no notes:
“I didn't kill her.” “You know what I mean. Not kill. Hex.” “I didn't hex her either, Da.” HAHAHAH Poor Mary
“I looked into it, and Mammy's death, it doesn't meet the official requirements [of a curse], so you're completely in the clear on that front, Mary.” Let it not be said that Cousin Eammon is not an understanding man
“They're drug scones.” Not Michelle drugging people at the wake
“Is this my wake? Am I in hell?” Oh, Sister Michael kjhgkjghg
“I think you're doing a fine job. Keep up the good work.” Joe's compliment to Gerry's is the biggest hint that anyone's high
“She's wearing Mammy's earrings.” I thought one of the kids might disturb the body, but I guess it's going to be Mary and Sarah
If they had just done the scone flush a bit at a time, I think it'd have been successful. Alternatively, just toss them in the bushes
After this family looting his mother's corpse and flooding the house with drug scones, I think Cousin Eammon is fair to be done with them
“How's your scoots now, Erin, love?” “Aye, they're clearing up.” At least they weren't caught for the scones
“I bagged us up there a couple [scones].” SPOKE TOO SOON
“I'd like to introduce Mae Chung.” I think things are about to get racist, they can't even handle Protestants
“We're gonna have [singing] a '50s prom.” Oh, that's fun I guess??
“Maybe we don't need a Chinese person. We've already got a lesbian.” What a thing to say
“I've always wanted a gay friend. I mean, ideally a fella.” I don't think Mae is long for this friend group, I've never seen her floating around in Derry Girls posts
[Tearfully] “It was mutual. It was definitely a mutual thing.” Awww John Paul
“Erin's just sacked Clare as her prom date so she coild take a fella she fancies.” “Bad craic, Erin. Very bad craic.” Even Mae knows that this isn't cool
I hope that Mae and Clare end up going out after being prom dates
“I'm sorry James, but Chinese people are just better than English people.” I'll allow it, Orla
“I'm going out with the biggest ride in Derry, but I'm jealous of your new friend.” There's truth in Erin's sarcastic comments
Also I haven't said, but I love the rainbow pins on Clare's lapel
“You asked Granda to the prom?” “Well, everyone kept saying, you have to ask a fella you really like, and he's the fella I like the most.” AWWW ORLA 🥺💗
I think Erin might get stood up in her nice, uncomfy dress
“Nobody crosses me, Clare.” I knew Mae was too good to be true
“You didn't bring both boys to prom, did you Michelle?” She was too in danger of having a successful social interactions
ORLA AND GRANDPA JOE'S DANCE IS SOOOO CUTE
“Ah, Trampy Tara.” “We've just started see each other, actually.” “Oh, no... not that kind of trampy. We just call her that because she's got quite a heavy gait.” HAHA nice save, Clare
“I know Mae from back home.” “From China?” “Donegal.” I appreciate the repeated clarification of Mae being from Donegal
“Did she ever tell you why she had to leave?” Did Mae get kicked out of her last school for bullying jkhgkjg
“Your mum rang me.” JAMESSSSS what a sweetheart, I am rooting for these two
The comfy Easter dress!! Love that for Erin as well
“As of midnight tonight, after 25 years, the IRA have called a ceasefire.” Oh!!!! 💘💘💘💘💘
“We were trying to save you.” No good deed goes unpunished
The assembly songs are a very realistic part of this show
“That totally just wrecked my buzz.” Are we never going to talk about Michelle's substance abuse issues?
“Because tomorrow, the President of the United States of America is coming here, to Derry. You're a little young to perhaps understand the enormity of this. A few short months ago, this would've been unimaginable, but here we are... and I for one, can barely believe it. I mean people in this place stop killing each other for five minutes, and whole world loses the absolute run of itself.” Sister Michael's speech was starting to sound a little optimistic hahaha, I should've expected the turn
Orla and James wearing Clare's rainbow pins!! That's such a cute costuming detail
It is endearing that the girls believe Chelsea Clinton is their friend
“Sometimes in order to the right thing, you have to do the wrong thing.” Clare said: I am not above truancy for historic events
“My aunt Cathy.” “Hello mum.” Lol @ James and Michelle letting the girls yell kidnap before correcting them
“I've no time for Cathy Maguire. The woman abandoned her own wain, Sarah.” That's also how I feel about James's mum, Mary
I do support Joe's logic in not wanting Colm to double up on president meetings when he hasn't met one
“Sometimes I'll just say something to get me from one sentence to the other, Joe.” Relatable, Colm
You know, telling your parents the truth about things you're doing (skipping school) and them thinking it's a joke is a solid strategy. It worked when I got my first tattoo
“It was always, 'Oh Cathy, why did you stay out all night?' Or, 'Who was that man you were having dinner with, Cathy?” Cathy's a piece of work kjhgkjhgkjg
James looks at his mother with such adoration, poor boy
It's on Grandpa Joe for not simply going where the President was scheduled to appear
Now Michelle and Erin also have the rainbow pins!! I love that
“I'm leaving. I'm going back to London with mum.” Oh, James!! They're so sad, the girls really do love their wee English fella
“She'll let you down again, you do realize that.” Michelle is trying her best to look out for James
“It's not like I belong here, I never did.” “That's not true. You're a Derry girl now, James.” AWWWW MICHELLE
“But you're one of us.” “I have to do this." “But I don't want you to.” This is the most sincere Michelle's ever been
Also. I imagine that shortly James is going to be staying in Derry
HAHAHAHAH everybody but Jenny and Aisling skipping anyway
“For God's sake, Jenny. You need to learn when to push back.” Hahaha Sister Michael said: I have a reputation to maintain, but I'm not a complete tyrant
“I'm a Derry girl.” YEAH YOU ARE, JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The way they left seeing Bill Clinton speak to go see James!!
Orla jumping into James's arms and Michelle wrapping him the flag. I love themmmm
These are my Derry Girls!!! The overlapping historical events and friend themes get me every time
S3
I like Erin's new haircut, it suits her well! Shame about James's
“His Ma only sends him really expensive shit, you know. To make up for the fact she doesn't love him.” A harsh but accurate look at James's life
Clare's secondhand stress for her friends' exam results LOL
“Is that not a breach of his human rights?” “No, because he's a cat." I love Mary and Sarah's interactions
“It is a library, Dennis. It's a video library.” Oh, the 90s
“Why are you still talking to me?” Sister Michael said: I'm not available for conversation during the summer
“I was a scholar when I met you, Erin, a scholar!” “You were three!” They are such silly and accurate childhood friends
Every conflict in Derry Girls is premised upon people being unreasonable. Who would break into a school rather than wait like, 8 hours for their GSCE results
Not James filming video evidence for their school crimes
“We can't go around killing people's pets, Da. There'll be riot.” “We haven't had one of them in a while.” Sarah remarks on every serious event like it's the weather
I do kinda think that Seamus is being framed for the pet attacks
“We're gonna have to get rid of the body.” I'd say just put it in the road, but no one here is that reasonable
“Thanks for giving us a hand girls. Honestly, can't thank you enough.” I suspect these girls are helping people rob their school
“I'm slightly worried we might have accidentally helped burgle the school.” As you should be, Clare
I guess this is the police interrogation scene I've seen around
I'm sure Joe and Gerry burying a body (if a little bunny rabbit) in the night will not backfire at all. Could they not have just buried it in their own yard?
PLEASE, THEY GOT LIAM NEESON FOR THIS? HAHAHAHA
“We can't get ahold of the headmister, one... Sister George Michael.” Oh my god
“We'd like to speak to a solicitor please.” “All in good time." ACAB
Erin's legitimate criticism of the police institution's prejudice against Catholics in Northern Ireland. She got him there!
“[Orla's] ma is just an extension of my ma.” Mary does seem to be in charge of Sarah's household as well LOL
“Das are in the pocket of mas.” “It's true. Das are just Ma enablers.” Hahahaha when you're right, you're right
They chose the exact right adult, shout-out Uncle Colm
Hahahaha, them thinking Colm's droning got them out when it's the actual evidence that got them released
Both halves of the family hiding their crimes for evening
“Orla just does really well at exams, despite the fact she obviously, you know, is subnormal.” Everyone has their strengths khgjkgh
It's been two solid seasons and they haven't had a single plot involving the baby. I wonder if she'll finally be acknowledged in this ep where her babbling is the open
Piss Priest Peter's ponytail is not a great look. Unlike Erin his hair has not improved in the interim between seasons
“Christ, but you're a fine looking specimen.” They've decided Gabriel the Hot Plumber will replace Peter as eye candy. If I had to tell you the truth, I don't know that I've found a single person in this show attractive (to me personally)
[Gabriel, about Wuthering Heights] “It's, like, my favourite novel. It's so romantic.” I think this is a warning sign
“Well, me and the wife, uh well, we separated recently.” [Sarah, upbeat] “God, that's terrible, so it is." Until this episode with Gabriel it hasn't occured to me to wonder where Orla's dad is
[Kindergarten teacher voice] “And what age are you?” Gabriel's had the only appropriate reaction to being hit on by a teenager HAHA
“The plumber was trying to get off with Erin's ma.” Well, if there was ever a reason to break a 24-hour vow of silence
I assume that Mary and Hot Plumber Gabriel are together for a book club about Wuthering Heights
“Downstage is up, upstage is down.” “But that doesn't make any sense.” “It's theatre, it's not supposed to make sense.” As a former theatre kid, so true bestie
“Who even are you, Mammy? And shimmy.” Mulitasking is an art
“Our girls are performing.” “And?" “Well, we'd like to see them.” Let it not be said that the Quinns/McCools don't show up for their kids
This episode has highlighted for me how much hair loss Gerry has, but I assume that's partly due to stress, which, fair
They actually do all look cute in their Spice Girls costumes:
Also the way the girls can never afford anything, but somehow all had the funds for these Spice Girls outfits hahahah
“How are they good?” Jenny said: The animosity goes both ways
Their performance was going too well, Erin had to run off
[Erin, shouting] “Admit it, Gabriel, you're just a pervert with a jazzy-jumpered Ma fetish!” [Gabriel, whispering] “I'd rather not admit that, if you don't mind.” Poor Gabriel's tween daughter, witnessing this confrontation
“He wants to do a degree. He convinced me to come along and check it out.” This sounds like a lovely friendship between Gabriel and Mary, shame the family has made it so hard
“There's no point in telling anybody about all this, because it's not actually going to happen. It's not real.” “Well, let's make it real, if that's what you want.” Gerry is a good husband
“There's nothing you can't do, love.” I love Gerry and Mary
Erin being mad at her mum for her no longer being the first in the family to go to university ghgkjhgk. Good grief
“Are you saying you think the IRA won't decommission because they've misplaced their balaclavas?” Sarah's mind is certainly something
Say what you will about Orla's boots, at least she can run in them
HAHAHAH well if you have to get left somewhere, I guess your home station is best
“I can't believe I've run into you. I'm not back a wet week.” I bet $50 none of them know who this woman is
Update from 1 minute later: Someone owes me $50
“I caught dementia.” “Dementia?” “Riddled with it, so I am.” “Ach, that's awful.” “I can't remember a bloody thing.” Joe said: Being old has to have its benefits
“Unless I forgot the fact that I packed a shit-ton of cash and a gun.” I feel as though this social group has an unusually high rate of interacting with criminals
My money's on the Unknown Blond Woman having had an affair with someone in their neighbourhood
I think whoever would sell a kitkat to Orla, who is Unusual in the Mind, for 500 pounds, is probably a terrible person
“No, we can't desert our family because we got ourselves into a slightly embarassing situation.” HAHAHAHA what a mood
“The point, you took advantage of her, so just give us back the money or...” What does this train confectioner gain from scheming money off of children
Hats off to them for writing the silliest train confrontation possible:
HAHAHAHHA I love James wearing Orla's shoes to get tall enough to reach the racks
“I left this fella to mind my bag, you must've thought I wasn't coming back.” Aideen the Forgotten Murdering Neighbour with the gun and money bag omg
“You owe me a packet of crisps.” This whole ep was them trying to solve problems of Orla's making
Awwww James minding the baby while they do the roller coaster
“We wrote that song, Sister. Jenny stole it.” Jenny has so much going for her, she's rich, she's in charge of everything at school, why would she plagiarize?
“Well, if there's anything we can do.” “The hospice want to release the body, but the house is a tip.” Sister Michael said: Don't make an offer you don't want to act on it
“I'd do it myself, but I don't want to.” Sister Michael gets me every time
Shocking of Sister Michael to trust them with the school van with their extremely checkered history at this school
“Lesbian farming is actually huge in the Republic.” I'd like to believe that's true
“She's my cousin.” “Oh, right. Not properly English then.” “I can't win.” James does get it from both sides
“Why can't everyone just speak English?” “Well, your crowd had at forcing the entire world to, but we didn't really enjoy it much, James. Imperalist prick!” Point to Michelle
The universe punished him for this thought by gently hitting James with a car
James considering his car bump a near death experience haha
Clare being together enough to get dinner organized shows she does have some crisis coping skills
“Robert didn't fight it. He walked towards the light.” Not James victim-blaming the principal's dead aunt's dead husband for not fighting off death
“I'm trying to communicate with the dead mother.” Being a psychic is tough in this economy
All five of them crammed in the bed like the grandparents from Willy Wonka hkjshkshs
“We will perish here. We will perish in this place.” Clare is me whenever I have a bad day
“Something changed when I was standing at the end of that tunnel." Hee hee, is James going to kiss Erin?
“I like you Erin. I think I've liked you for a long time, and I don't expect you to say anything, I just... I just want you to know that I think you're beautiful.” Awwww James!!!
I knew it!! I've known it since Jenny's party!! Good for them:
Hahahahah I guess I should've expected they'd be interrupted
“If you get together, you'll break up. And where does that leave me Erin? You might be my best friend, but he's my cousin, and dickhead or not, I'll have to stick with him. Don't put me in that position.” That's a very fair concern from Michelle
Did they go to the wrong house?? That's what I'm guessing
Update from 2 minute laters: “My aunt's name is Maura. She never married. And this isn't her house.” Thought so!
“Life is dealt them a very cruel hand, and they're living with a very serious condition. Truth is, Declan, they're from Derry.” “Well, that's punishment enough, I suppose.” Hahahaha Declan PLEASE
“I'm sorry.” “It's okay. I can wait.” I love James and Erin ❤️
Joe getting a sign from Marie that she's there with the razor in the red box like the psychic said!! So sweet
“Janette Joyce formerly O'Shea would've knocked about with us.” “Until she bagged her medical student boyfriend.” It's a generational beef I see
I do appreciate Ciaran the Photo Guy's repeat appearances
Geraldine (Clare's mum)'s outfit look halfway between salwar kameez and pajamas
“Aye because America's so safe.” “No, no it's not. Canada, on the other hand, is.” Realistic irritation from a Canadian being called American hahahah
“He was there, the night of the school leavers' disco.” “So?” “So, he knows.” What'd they do at the disco!!!
I love the flashback of Mary and Sarah, great styling and casting:
“His family are visiting from America and they're all shitting themselves about him maybe getting, I don't know, killed or something.” Hahaha you can really see in Young Deidre where Michelle gets it
“You're doing it, Geraldine. We all are.” A family of instigators haha
“A man that doesn't talk. She's living the dream girls.” You right, Deidre hahaha
“He's a gay." “Oh right, I am a raging homosexual, that is correct." Deidre's Cousin Rob is fun
“Our daughter's a gay!” “How is she finding it?” “All right, I think. I mean, she's 17, so she's just starting out. She's not as established as someone like yourself.” “Aye, she's not fully qualified yet, so to speak.” At what age do they send you your gay qualifications?
“I think it's time to pull some skeletons out of the closet.” Mary said: No one laughs at me, Janette Joyce formerly O'Shea!!
Omg not Rob kissing the Silent Surgeon to provoke him to speak
“Don't do this, Mary. You have as much to lose as I do.” What on Earth did they do??
HAHAHAH they did stick and poke tattoos with a protractor
“Have you had a tattoo since 1977 and I've never seen it?” “There's lots you haven't seen, Gerry.” “We're very good at hiding them, Gerry. We're out a fortune in concealer.” Hahah the retroactive explanation
“If the truth came out, our lives would be over.” “Well that's not true, is it love?" So true, Clare's Dad
“I told Richard you definitely were invited.” “Yeah, uh so, Richard's great the surgery, not so good at the passing on of the messages." Aw it was a misunderstanding
Well, if Ciaran didn't actually say the words, 'Marry me,' it's on him for not clarifying. Also: I'd say it's crazy to plan an engagement party without consulting your fiancee, but I imagine he did tell Sarah, she just wasn't listening
“Just because I'm gay, doesn't mean I see every other gay woman as a potential suitor.” In fairness, I was very invested in every queer woman in my school, so sometimes, it is that way
Why's this weird freak fighting these random teens!!
Well, while ripping up the tickets was stupid, so was fighting teens, so I can't blame James entirely for that one
I'm sure Michelle making up this story about being James beaten up will not bite them in the ass at all
The recurring joke about Joe getting everything Jim across the road tickles me
Clare abandoning her VIP experience to have a lesbian experience. She's in her unreasonable era
[Sarah, in a nun's habit] “You're not angry with me Ciaran, are you?” [Ciaran, tearfully] “No, how could I be? A calling's a calling.” Ciaran is understanding, but during a misunderstanding
Oh no, what is Gerry on the phone looking heartbroken for???
“Lying wee shites.” Yeah, it was bound to blow up eventually. But again, why does no one care that an adult man is fighting teens?
“That's a pity [you were kicked out] cause I was sort of planning on kissing you tonight.” GO CLARE AND LAURIE
“Clare, love, your dad...” WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO CLARE!
James's wings enveloping them like they are all actually Clare's angels in the group hug... my heart
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ONE YEAR LATER??? WHAT!!!!
Michelle working at Dennis's shop that once was their hangout ahh
I expect that Erin and James will finally get together in this last ep
Hahahah, what is the Irish dancing flashmob for? I guess they couldn't leave us with insufficient dance routines this season
[Mary, looking at a microwave] “Our lives will never be the same again.” That's also how I feel about the microwave
“You can be Irish, you can be British, or you can be bi.” That's what they told me in my sexuality sorting
“I think I wouldn't mind being bi.” Good for Mary hahaha
If I were Erin and my mother made me hold off celebrating my birthday for three months to share with my cousin, I'd be bitter too
Also: Assuming Nicola had to film smth else this year, and that's why she's suddenly switched schools hahahah
“I'm sorry, is the Good Friday Agreement stealing your thunder?” asked James, to the girl he is in love with
“Your party's never gonna compete with my party.” Jenny may be a jerk, but she's also calling balls and strikes
“You've something that Jenny Joyce doesn't have.” “Integrity.” “What, no.” “Yeah, you don't have integrity, Erin.” Hahaha James and Michelle said: We love you, but don't ask us to lie Erin
“And she's worried about it herself, is she?” “Who?” “God.” Slay Sister Michael for being a Catholic school headmistress who believes God is a woman
Also: BOOOOO at Piss Priest Peter firing Sister Michael
“If I was your Niall, I'd be begging them to let them finish out me stretch.” Have they ever mentioned Michelle's brother before this? Because I had to google this to understand this
“I'm sorry, but I feel very strongly about this,” said Sarah, about letting Cousin Eammon wear Gerry's clothes
“He's my brother.” “He killed someone.” “I know that, Erin.” Oh my god, is this why Michelle has substance abuse issues?
“I think the fact that you shouldn't kill people is pretty black and white.” “Fuck off, Erin. And what would you know, anyway? You're nothing but a spoiled, selfish, sheltered wee brat.” I understand both girls' perspectives here
Clare is really escalating this three-way-call conflict. Just hang up
[Destroying room looking for bus schedule] “Help me now, Daddy.” They truly have Nicola doing everything she can to keep giving her reasons she's not with the others hahaha
Not Michelle making James miss his crush's birthday!!
I appreciate that they have a variety of actors with dwarfism, though it is funny how there is suddenly a lot more representation of a specific group in last two episodes of the third season
“You know, I've never even visited Niall. My ma won't let me.” Oh, Michelle
“Looks like your party's going to be the biggest night of the year after all, girls.” “Clare, you little lesbian legend!” Clare came through when it was important ❤️
“What's with all the tiny brides.” Catholic Culture Shock hahaha
“It doesn't matter what I think [about the referendum]. Sure, I'm an old man. It's what you think that's important.” “People died. Innocent people died, Granda. They were someone's mother, father, daughter, son. Nothing can ever make that okay. And the people who took those lives, they're just gonna walk free. What if we do it, and it was all for nothing? What if we vote yes and it doesn't even work?” Oh, Erin, sweet girl
“You should write that down.” “Well, maybe I will, someday.” AW
The refrain of the Cranberries while they vote for the referendum! Don't make me cry again, Derry Girls. It's a good show!!
“The people of Northern Ireland have spoken.” I LOVE THEM
Top Five Favourite Moments in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021), in no particular order:
I love the symbolism around the locks at Seoul Tower, with their mum's being a promise fulfilled ("For the rest of my life"), and the rest of her family being a promise to keep ("For the rest of our lives"), and with Lara Jean and Peter's being a promise to make ("Someday we can go back and put it on.")
Peter's first response, after realizing that Lara Jean has been holding back the Stanford news for days (which changes how they'll plan their future) being, "Are you okay?"
Gen looking at Lara Jean on the pink couch in the Subway and saying, "You know, this could be us someday."
Kitty telling Lara Jean, "I'll miss you a twelve."
Peter writing a new contract, a love letter, and a meet cute all-in-one, employing all of Lara Jean's own romantic references at the same time. Especially, I love Peter saying, "I never want to be the guy holding you back. I want to be one by your side."
Logistically, I don't know how a minor could apply for a school program without their parent's consent. Did Kitty just pass a form to Dr. Covey at some point without him knowing what he was signing?
"Did I just let my youngest daughter go to Korea to have sex with her boyfriend?" "No! No. Maybe." That's why they needed to have a white dad LOL. My family would be aghast
Very American of Kitty to consider "No English," in Korea, a rude response
"Oh, by the way, I decided to surprise him. He has no idea I'm coming." I'm sure that won't lead to any unforeseen consequences, Kitty
"I don't know anyone who'd do something like that." "Well, now you do. I'm Kitty." I immediately like Yuri, high femme chaebol gal who befriends with girls she hits with cars
Also think Kitty's supposed to be like 16 or 17, but immediately everyone we've seen from KISS looks a solid 5 five years older than her, minimum
"I can give you until tonight. If you can't pay by then, your enrollment will be cancelled." Things are not going well for Long-Distance Boyfriend Dae, it seems
"Apparently their housekeepers saw you and Juliana... embracing last week?" Oh, she high femme for real. It does make me laugh that she's a lesbian called Yuri
"Her name was Eve Song?" "Huh. That doesn't ring a bell." Is Lesbianism a Han family tradition? Because that was a suspicious way to respond to someone bringing up your old friend
"God damn it, Q. This is bespoke!" While I am not well-versed in the lingo of Korean international schools, I don't think a teenage boy has ever said this
I was about to say the Dae reunion was going better than I thought it would, but then Yuri showed up holding onto him. Contextually, it seems like she's probably paying his tuition to cover her gayness, which then forces him into being unable to be honest with Kitty at the cost of his own schooling. It's all very icky
Very bold of Kitty to assume that literally anyone exiting the dance after her would be Dae. And she was confident enough to shout it from 20 feet away!
"You know I told my mum we've been dating since the summer, right?" "You know you only told me that four hours ago, right?" I enjoy Dae, he's spiteful little man
"I've just noticed that Americans speak louder than anyone else." I'll hand it to Alex, he's matching deranged introduction for deranged introduction
Where TATBILB was a very easy watch, so far XO Kitty is a hard watch in that the secondhand embarassment is through the roof. This is like a cartoon. Who is so comically ignorant of their surroundings?
WHY is Kitty in the Men's Dorm? Surely this is not a co-ed boarding school?
Update from 1 minute later: Song Covey gave boy vibes to the dormitory assigner, and that's all that was needed. How New Girl!
"I know you're trying to be a hero by letting that tourist crash here tonight, but this isn't a hostel." 1) It is her assigned dorm, Kitty is not crashing. 2) She may be a foreigner, but she is not a tourist. 3) Get got, Min Ho, you're a piece of work!
OHHHH Dae had the Dead Mum necklace, he just didn't want to give it up over this misunderstanding:
Yuri laughing at her dad terrorizing his employees reminds us all that before she is a lesbian, she is a rich person, and that means she is a little evil
What must Kitty make of this, her sort-of ex-boyfriend being forced into a PR conference in his pajamas?
"He will do better. So... 'lettuce' move on." Not Dae saving the Han Hotel Empire by being cute
"He's faking. That's a fake relationship!" Having such a weird relationship history in your family has to serve some purpose, and for Kitty, it has served acute observation skills
Over under odds on Kitty showing up directly at Dae's house somehow?
"It's fine. I already get made fun of in school anyway." Heartbreaking news from Dae's sister with duct-taped shoes
"And I promise, I can explain everything." Will that be before or after you sign the NDA, Dae?
"I'm with Juliana." "What does that mean? You're with Juliana?" "She was supposed to be at the welcome party. But she didn't come. All her social media's been deleted. And her phone's been disconnected too. I think her parents sent her away beause of me." Turns out Yuri is not that tough a shell to crack. Dae got through to her in seconds
Dae: I'm really sorry about your fucked up life, Yuri, would you care for a piggyback ride?
"No offence, but I hope we get to break up soon." "You and me both, kid." This is the polar opposite of Peter and Lara Jean's fake relationship. This is fully under duress
"But we didn't get to do any of the things we planned. New Year's Eve, northern lights, holding hands in public places. We were finally gonna get to be ourselves." [...] "Stay the fake shiny 'it' couple, so my parents forget about the rumours, and I'll be with you, kissing you, at midnight, in Iceland." Oh, to be solving life's woes over a leetle kiss with your girlfriend in the supply closet
Also: XO Kitty's first kiss on screen being Yuri and Juliana, hell yeah!
"You're well below the level of your peers here. And the work only gets more challenging." Wow, Professor Lee comes on strong with the hateorade. He didn't give Kitty a chance to fail
I did assume that Q was gay, but it is still exciting to see! And for him to be Persian and Filipino, very cool!
It feels so aggressive for Principal Lim (Yuri's Mum) to go straight from gritted teeth, "Don't mess up," to a soft, "Yuri-ah." GIRL
I expect I'll grow to like Min Ho, but man does he test my patience
"Now this is chemistry." Again, Kitty feels like she is a cartoon. The sole muppet in a sea of people
CRAZY butterfly effect of having Min Ho being a poopy baby leading to the destruction of Dae and Kitty's happiness
"I think my mom had a baby here." That is a direction I did not expect this to take!
Min Ho, you can't be poor little rich boy bc your actress mum is too busy for you. Yuri is already poor little rich girl, and she outranks you, bc she is more charming, gay, and fashionable
Min Ho is insufferable and deserves whatever Punishment Madison the K-Pop Stan Unleashes Upon Him
Kitty does really make having a dead mom 50% of her personality
"My mom would take me to the department store and forget me there." See, Yuri wins! Also, same
"You know that our moms knew each other at KISS? Crazy, right?" [Absently] "Yeah, crazy." Money's on Yuri's mum being involved in the adoption of the secret baby
Kitty continues to be a cartoon character in thinking she can break into a hospital record room illegally in a country of which she is not a resident. Girl, they can deport you whenever! Go file an information request to the local government, you Jim Henson Character of a Teenage Girl
"ADOPTED TO AUSTRALIA"????? ARE YOU TELLING ME NEW TEACHER ALEX IS THEIR BROTHER???????????? THAT IS BANANAS
"Q? Maybe just me and you next time?" Somehow Min Ho, has, in being terrible, circled back to being helpful in the Q + Florian romance
"Well one of your parents is Korean, right? Mine are both white." "Really?" "Yeah, I'm adopted." Let it not be said that XO Kitty is known for its subtle foreshadowing. Alex's literal next scene is this adoption conversation
Q's right though, she needs more than just a vague intuition Alex could be her brother. Get his birthdate. Find someone who knew your mother. Get a birth certificate
"I have an idea. Kitty should live here." HGKJHGKJHG so many things about this show are so contrived, the plot itself, Kitty and Dae's separation. However, I will allow this weird roommate livestream to be a plot device, because I do think a New Girl scenario sounds like fun. I love roommates to lovers:
"Your aggressive perkiness may have charmed your American teachers into giving you good grades, but here you'll need to put in more work." Professor Lee said: It's not enough for Kitty to fail my class. I must disparage all her other skills also
"Do you want to poison your classmates, or do you want my help?" I knew Min Ho would get me eventually. I think this is the ep. What can I say, I love an irritating man!
"We were roommates, but we weren't close." Here's my running theory based on the vibes around Kitty's mum and Yuri's mum. I think that Jina/Principal Lim WAS close with Eve, and that Eve let Jina check into the hospital under her name. So Alex is someone's secret brother, but I think it's Yuri!
[Gentle poke] "There's an actual person in there." "Don't try to get me on your side. I'm famously anti-Kitty." What a thing to say to someone's face, Min Ho!
Min Ho and Kitty come to a truce over Chuseok meals and the understanding that grief is a uniting force
"Not all people need to be star-crossed lovers to be compatible. Like hot people, for example." [Gestures to self] "We can and want to play the field." See, Min Ho has struck a balance of an arrogance level which charms me
What the hell is Kitty going to achieve by looping in Alex, she's found out nothing!
Yuri's Chuseok experience is seeing what it's like to be with a family that likes each other for the first time:
Yuri immediately reminds us that charming the Kim family she might, she is still self-preservation above all at the explicit cost of Dae's happiness. Taking the Dead Mum necklace is RANK behaviour
"This is exactly why I never had children." [Alex, upset] "Excuse me." Professor Lee enters the chat as Alex's dad??????? What?????
I can't believe that Min Ho getting the nickname Poopy Baby was foreshadowing. This show has so many swerves
"When he has a night with me, he won't be seeing anyone else after." Kitty's scheming has more success than I give her credit for
As Yuri's mum burns her yearbook page, I'm doubling down on Jina being the mum
"Our mum and Professor Lee?" "Our mum?" Well, the secret baby's out of the bag
As funny (and expected) a development as Min Ho's dream about Kitty is, the visual age difference is a lot. He's my age, and she looks 15! However, I'll allow it, I know she's like 20
"Kitty, we can't just upend everyone's lives. What if we're wrong?" "What if we're right? We'd be enhancing everyone's lives." "Stop. I know you're just trying to help, but not everyone's on your timetable." Incredibly fair boundaries from Mr. Alex
"Oh, my eyes! It's like looking directly into the sun." Hate to tell you, Min Ho, but that sounds a little romantic
Q and Florian are the Patron Saints of Underage Drinking and Protecting Your Friends On The Dance Floor, which was also my nickname in high school
Well, biological brother or no, I think Teacher Alex is going to Brother Up and drag Kitty's ass out of this club
It's so beyond the point of what's happening, but I do enjoy Lee getting a hate text from a student while he's practicing guitar. Deserved!
"I wanted to thank you, for helping me reflect on how I talk about others, especially women." Put this man in jail. I don't have a reason yet. I just know he should go
Yuri giving Kitty a snack and water to sober up. As she should!
The longing look between Jina and Professor Lee. I hate the vibes we are creating in the studio today
Also. Also. Not lost upon me that it seems Alex was admonished in this nightclub by probably his mum and dad. Blehbg
"Why does it feel like I've been zapped by a million volts of electricity when I look at her?" Kitty. You cannot have romantic tension with every person on this show!!!!! However, as a fellow bisexual: Ha ha
I'm glad that Dae found out about the necklace, although it came at the time him being emotionally dumped during Kitty's bisexual awakening
"Are you in a mood to make me coffee?" "Yes, but I will deeply resent you." "I can live with that." Min Ho and Q are fun
LMAO @ Min Ho owning up to having a sex dream about Kitty. Honest to a fault
Yuri is not a viable romantic option for anyone while she's blackmailing and extorting a relationship using people's housing and the Dead Mum necklace. Gross! Get some therapy girl
"I recognize that necklace. You and Eve Song got them together. Why didn't you tell me that Kitty was Eve's daughter?" "Why would I have? Does it matter?" I struggle to read where Eve fits into this weird faculty romantic triangle. I don't THINK she was dating Yuri's mum, but maybe!
"I need to know what she's hiding." "To understand her better?" "No, to destroy her." Yuri said: I never claimed to be healthy
Florian is so efficient at meddling with Professor Lee. He not only delayed roll call, he got him to leave!
Yearbook confirms I was right, Eve did not have a secret baby, but Jina definitely did!!
Also: Yuri being like 'I'm sorry about the necklace' while Kitty's like 'NOT NOW, GAY THOUGHTS'
I love how much of this episode relies on Professor Lee having no peripheral vision whatsoever. I wonder what his prescription is
"I hope this day has allowed all of you to understand the consequences of your actions." They learned nothing, and they never will <3
Insane of Dae and Kitty to have a paparazzi makeout seconds after a paparazzi breakup
Good for Min Ho, finding a mercifully uncomplicated and willing girl (Madison) to be a distraction
"I'm just so in awe of what a good friend my mom was." "And letting Jina use her name in the hospital was a big deal. If your mother is as kind and loyal as she seems, you do have her essence." That is a beautiful compliment, Teacher Alex
"I'm going to help you." "How?" "Not sure." I'm curious to see what Yuri defines as 'helping'
"You are just so likeable and sincere, it's annoying." LOL YURI
"What excuse could you possibly have?" "I'm gay. And with the family I have, I'm not allowed to be." You gotta hand it to her, Kitty, that's a pretty good excuse!
"It doesn't feel great that he can lie to someone he loves that easily." "It wasn't easy for him. I pushed him into it and trapped him there." I'm glad Kitty gets Yuri's perspective on the fake relationship
I do love how consistent Kitty's matchmaker thing is. She loves love, in a slightly different, more deranged way than her sister
Also, the way it took Kitty one (1) day to get in touch with Juliana when Yuri has been trying for months
"She kept me warm on a very cold night." Idol Ocean Park rolls up to the garden cleanup to tell Min Ho he fucked his mum. That is the funniest possible thing he could do!
"You know I'm not going to put the moves on you." "I know." There's a fine line between homophobic and gay and Kitty is riding it:
"I don't get it. You were obsessed with me." "Yeah, I do that. I get all caught up in the chase but then... meh. Sorry. I'm still into hooking up though." "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I want more. I might be ready for a relationship." [Madison, disappointed] "Oh..." "It was you who helped me realize that in our week together. I'll always be grateful to you. Goodbye Madison Miller." 1) I love how this acknowledges that teenage relationships operate on a different timesphere and 2) I would watch a whole show of just this weird dynamic between Madison and Min Ho. Somehow I've grown to love it
I do keep wondering if Kitty will bring up if not her crush, then at least her sexuality to Yuri or Dae
"Everything is as it should be. Then why does it feel like my stomach is being ripped out?" I don't know, you just became friends like one day ago. You've loved Dae for years. Relationships are like that sometimes. Perhaps Yuri is your Peter Kavinsky
"I am your son." What must it be like to be accosted during your morning jog by your adult Australian son you surrendered under a false name who is also a teacher you employ:
"Lee doesn't know." "I figured." "No one knows but me and... Kitty Song Covey. She told you I was your mother." Jina figured out the path of parenthood reveals in 0.2 seconds flat
"Pay the boy to go away. This cannot be revealed to the public! Ever!" I don't know what you expected, Jina, you married a guy who throws salad at kitchen staff
"All my life, I thought it was me, but really, you're ashamed of yourself." Hey Yuri, maybe Jina can multitask
"Well, your best sucks. I love Juliana. Do you understand? And you sent her away to protect your image. And you care about that more than you care about me, or your son, who wants to get to know you." YOU TELL HER, YURI
"I have to live a fake life just so you'll keep loving me. And I'm done doing that." YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YURRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Kitty's really in an impossible position. If she's honest with Yuri about how much she knows, she hurts Alex. If she honours her promise to Alex, she'll inevitably hurt Yuri
"I wouldn't do that to a friend," [Min Ho looks at Dae] "or someone I care about," [Min Ho looks at Kitty] "I just wouldn't." Min Ho's honesty to a fault is also resurfacing with plot relevance. He expects the same level of trust he gives
No one in this show can have an emotionally faithful relationship. Kitty has strong feelings for Yuri while dating Dae, Florian's meeting some guy at night while dating Q, I suspect Yuri will fall for Kitty while dating Juliana. This school's a mess!
Poor Alex, he's caught in a middle of a lot of people who don't care enough except for Kitty
Oh, Florian was cheating on his exams, not his boyfriend. Arguably worse!
"I wasn't not honest, I just--" "Lied by omission?" I love that Kitty and Yuri are having this confrontation mid-fan dance. That's art!
Dae has not a hope in the world of coming out on top romantically. He's between a lesbian fan dance (Yuri) and relationship built exclusively on saving each other in crisis (Min Ho saving Kitty for Chuseok dinner, Kitty saving his lactose episode, Min Ho now literally sprinting through the crowd to save her from fire). Dae, unfortunately, is just a guy
"Pull yourself together!" Jina's laugh said: I'm leaving my husband
"Daniel, follow me." "Why?" "Mom, what are you doing?" "I have no idea." Jina redemption arc for real
"I've really been trying not to, but I have feelings for somebody else." "I knew it. I saw the way he looked at you. I'm gonna kill him." [Yzma voice] Wrong loverrrrrrrrr
"It's not Min Ho. It has nothing to do with him." I can't get over the way Kitty says his name differently every time. Pick a pronunciation, my love
"Who is it?" "It's Yuri." I don't know if I was expecting Kitty to full send, good for her
Kitty has to understand it's reasonable to break up with someone who's told you you've had feelings for someone else the length of your entire in-person relationship
"I hope you can believe I only ever wanted the best for you." [Mr. Lee as Yuri voice] Your best sucks!
"Alex, can you and I go somewhere and talk?" "I'd like that." Ohhhh, we love Mr. Lee stepping up to get to know his son
"I got in a fight with Dae, because I have feelings for my friend Yuri, who's a girl." "Oh, thank god." Dr. Covey coming in with the happy familial vibes to balance out the bone arsenic
I think Q told Kitty about the cheating not for moral support but as a reality check
"What are you doing?" "Watching you sleep." "It's creepy." "It's not, it's maternal." LMAOOOOO glad Yuri and Jina are making some headway
"What about dad, what will he say?" "I don't know. And frankly, I'm tired of caring." Yeah, Jina!
"I'm sorry, but you will not be asked back to KISS." 1) Let's finally take a moment to adress this goofy school name 2) Your daughter did the same thing, is she being expelled? and 3) She actually WAS in her original assigned dorm. So. Riddle me that, Principal Lim!
Also, to say NOTHING of the failure of the school to address the physical safety and exploitation of a minor, bc her girl roommate was STREAMING HER SLEEPING IN HER DORM
Very American for Kitty to believe a cafeteria table speech would help her cause in staying in this Korean international school
I think Alex and Kitty genuinely have the strongest friendship on this show, save Q and Kitty
Min Ho saying, "Bye Kitty. Be good," while privately being emotionally devastated. I'm rooting for you, buddy
Good for Kitty for passing her exams, even if it was for naught
I do love that Dae is 'chase you down at the airport' kind of love. Kitty's right, that's the perfect first boyfriend
I was wondering when Yuri would intervene in the expulsion. Little late in the game
"We made up, but we also broke up." Healthy perspective, Kitty
"I think I fell in love with you. A little bit, or, a lot." OH MY GOD MIN HO, SHE'S COMING BACK TO YOUR SCHOOL, THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES TO THIS ACTION. ALSO WHAT A WAY TO START A 10+ HOUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT
There was so much romance in this show, in bisexual directions. I can see now why people kept telling me to watch it. I do actually wish there was MORE roommates shenanigans, considering it's a scheme that only works once. I don't know how to sum my final thoughts, other than I hope Kitty goes on a three season arc, with one main love interest per season. I lean Min Ho, insofar as his little rich boy energy is much more benign than Yuri's, and he has charmed me. Best of luck in S2!
Ayesha Liveblogs Dreamworks Dragons: Riders of Berk S1
Hiccup is definitely the most notable change in character animation in the show, since the movies are SO detailed with him
[Meatlug flies around in a small circle] "Yes! New personal best." Love that for Fishlegs, know your strengths, King
I do love how Hiccup was born to be in the sky. He is SO good
"We saw you out there. It's hard to believe you're still standing." [Hiccup groans and throws himself back on his bed] "I'm gonna be seeing flaming sheep in my dreams for the next month." HAHA Hiccup had three seconds of bravado for Astrid before giving up
[Mildew, disdainfully] "You put a bunch of teenagers in charge!" The same teens who saved your whole village from a giant mega dragon!!!
"Who's gonna [lick my feet before bedtime?]" "I volunteer Tuffnut." [Tuffnut, despondently] "Whatever. What time should I be there?" CRAZY THING TO SAY LMAO
"I don't have a heart! I'm not a girl." Oh, Snotlout
I love that Stoick and Hiccup both independently came to the conclusion that a dragon training academy was needed. They really are similar, in stubbornness, but also in earnestness, and growth
Toothless being the logo of the Dragon Academy. STOP, that's so cute:
I feel like a blacksmith is useful for way more than weapons. Metal is part of so many things! Look at Hiccup, he pretty much exclusively uses blacksmithing for inventions
"Wow, a two block headache." Me and Stoick needing ice for our migraines LOL
"I thought maybe we could train them by threatening to kill them. That's how my daddy taught me to swim." GOBBER PLEASE
"In fact, I made your diapers." Implications here are: 1) Gobber helped to raise Hiccup (awww) and 2) Hiccup wore metal diapers??? LMAO
Rough making Hiccup fire his Honorary Uncle Gobber but I suppose that's the work of a chief-in-training
[Snotlout, upset whisper] "He's gonna kill my dragon." Poor Snotlout, he looks sooo upset
Dragon dentistry is a good way to use Gobber's blacksmithing knowledge, but I would've gone with construction first. Seems like their homes are constantly under siege
"When the world around you changes, the good men find a way to change with it." Hiccup, light of my life <3
I like how much of this show is addressing the transition from being enemies with dragons to how they fit into the island (using them for fishing and fertilizer in the first ep, now addressing livestock issues) becaue that is a lot to adjust to
The avalanche cuddle with Toothless and Stormfly protecting Hiccup and Astrid is v sweet
"Whenever his bucket gets tight, it means a storm is coming." Based on the offhand comment about a dragon cracking Bucket's skull, it's pure Brain-to-Bucket, which, rough
"Besides, whoever heard of predicting the weather with a bucket? [Laughs] That's what chicken bones and goose feet are for." A slightly outrageous belief being laughed off for a more outrageous belief is my favourite kind of joke
[Snotlout raising a fist to Tuffnut] "You're the guy, right?" [Tuffnut, in falsetto] "No?" The Tuffnut dialogue is out of pocket. But also: Nonbinary Tuffnut canon
"Well, luckily, our fate isn't in [the livestock]'s hands, it's in my son's." Awww Stoick
Toothless saving the baby sheep!!! I loooove him
Pleeeeease the baby sheep being able to trust Toothless, leading all the other animals to enter the circle of dragon protection. I wanna cry, I love the dragons
"Turns out, they actually have instincts to protect us. All of us." Wahh 😭💘
"I was just flying around, taking notes on the flora and the fauna, typical guy stuff." As you should, Fishlegs
[Hiccup holding new dragon like it's a cat] "Well, big guy, here's your somebody." Awwww lil baby
"That's his name, by the way. Torch." "So he can stay?" "Well, can't throw him out now, we just named him." Stoick is dad and Torch is the pet he didn't want hahaha
"My first girlfriend is a dragon." "Another thing we have in common." I suppose this was foreshadowing about Gobber
Poor Toothless, knowing what's going on with the Typhoomerang but not having any words to tell Hiccup. It really does need to be two-sided trust
"Excuse me, we're having a power struggle." "We're not having a power struggle." Hahah Hiccup said: I know who I am, Snotlout
Toothless throwing up half a fish on Hiccup always: I don't hold a grudge
"But to Hiccup, when I punish them, I'm punishing him." Stoick and his Dragon Empath Son
"By the end of the day tomorrow, there will be no more dragons on Berk." It seems like this is a threat every other episode
"See what happens when you leave your dragons all alone to wait outside!" Mildew fits his name because his vibes are rank
Poor Hiccup and Toothless, they are best friends:
Wild that Mildew is willing to destroy an entire armoury to get rid of dragons
Aside from being a great dragon rider, Hiccup is also pretty good at climbing to successfully hoist himself in the rafters of Mildew's house
Ooooooh first two part episode!! Interesting
"We're there for one man: The Dragon Conquerer." "And you'll have him. We hear he's ten-feet-tall with the strength of a dozen men." [Immediate cut to Hiccup, fifteen, scrawny, maybe 5'7 at best] Hahah I love visual comedy
"Who's the Dragon Conquerer?" [Fishlegs screams in high pitch] A reasonable response I think
"Your bucket's hard, but your heart is soft." I love Bucket and Mulch
"You're bluffing." "Am I? There's only one way to find out. Take me to Dragon Island." Hiccup volunteering himself to protect Berk and simultaneously scheming to attack Alvin the Treacherous. A selfless, multitasking king
"By the way, it's not really Dragon Conquerer. It's Dragon Trainer." YEAH IT IS
Stoick coming up with the plan for steam cover while Hiccup handles the rescue. I love this father-son duo
"They ride dragons! We get that boy, and we'll ride dragons." Solid logic, Alvin, but that boy just kicked your ass and marooned you on an island
Unfortunately Stoick's inability to drive (dragon ride) is also relatable HAHA
[Hiccup whispering to Toothless] "I am so sorry." Ghkhkgh brutal
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" "It's more than that, Hiccup. Look at 'em. All of my people, everyone is safe. It's a good feelin'." Oh Stoick!!
"Just because she's beautiful, people think she's not tough. But you should never underestimate me. Uh, her. Uh, us." Astrid knows she's strong AND pretty
[Stoick engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Thunderdrum] "This is the one, Hiccup! I've found my dragon." Hiccup is truly bearing so much responsibility on Berk LOL
"It's a father's job to listen to his son without ever letting on that he's heard a word." Is that what a father's job is, Gobber?
Stoick really just rips through metal and wood with his bare hands. Toothless's stocks in the movie, the Thunderdrum's muzzle. No wonder he's the chief
"Toothless and I showed him that the Viking way can also be the dragon way." Awwwww
"What do I have to do to get my father to accept me?" "He does accept you. He just accepts the painting more." Rough for Hiccup being Viking paintingshopped
"How great would [finding the treasure] be?" "You're going to go after this no matter what I say, right? So yeah, pretty great." "So, you're not gonna give me a hard time about this?" "Oh, I'll give you a hard time, every step of the way." Astrid said: I can both be supportive and responsible, Hiccup
Hiccup is a responsible boy but his main flaw is how much he wants to impress his dad
"Hamish the Second was a Hiccup... just like me. He knew only another one of us could find this place." Awww I love Hiccup finding common ground with his ancestors/predecessors
AWWWW STOICK SPINNING HICCUP AROUND IN THE HUG
I love thinking about how outrageous Hiccup's role in Berk history becomes with every bit of media. Tamed a Night Fury. Brought peace between Vikings and Dragons. Started a dragon training academy. Bested Alvin the Treacherous in battle. Discovered Hamish II's treasure. And that's just the movie and first eight eps. I have to imagine future Vikings are like, "C'mon, some of this has to be made up."
I assume that Trader Johann is going to do something evil purely because of the Trader/Traitor slant homophone
Breezing past the twins trading their grandfather's skull LOL
Well, Trader Johann did supply the blue oleander that's making the dragons sick
"I did my part, I dug up all the flowers." "We're all out here because of you, Mildew. If we have to put our lives at risk, so do you." Get him, Stoick!!
"It was a stupid idea to begin with." [Hiccup moves towards Mildew angrily with balled fists] "Easy, son. That's not why we're here." Personally I would love to see Hiccup fight Mildew
Truly they had no reaction to Sven being thrown overboard HAHA
"Never have I seen something more disturbing than that old man's bare behind." Some very colourful jokes this ep LOL. Also rest in pieces, Gobber, that's rough
I don't super recall who Heather is supposed to be, but also assuming she is going to do something evil LOL
"Uh oh, looks like there's another hen in the rooster house." HAHAH surprisingly accurate burn from Ruffnut, considering Heather is staying with Hiccup
"Wait, am I the rooster, or the hen?" Nonbinary Tuffnut continues to be canon
"He writes down what Hiccup tells him to." I love that Hiccup has gone from social outcast to the most relied upon as a leader (and in this ep, perhaps a hearthrob!)
"[Ruffnut] looks a lot like me. Sometimes I impersonate both of us." Nonbinary Tuffnut is beginning to feel intentional, that's like twice in a five minute span
"And don't give me your innocent routine." "I wouldn't think of it. You're way too smart for that, Astrid." Heather said: I'll acknowledge I'm evil as a little treat for you, Astrid
I think this episode just relies on Hiccup being unreasonable LOL. Why on Earth would he doubt Astrid's eyewitness account of Heather colluding with the Outcasts? I know he's a teen and still growing and learning, and Heather is pretty, but it requires him to trust a girl he's known one day, over Astrid, who has grown up on this island with him and helped him to make peace with Dragons and Vikings. I just don't think he's that dumb
"Heather! I can't believe it [...] How could I have not seen it?" Again, it was unreasonable!
"You can break out of jail as many times as you want, but you're not getting off this island." For a Viking island, they have an inefficient jailing system
[Astrid elbows Fishlegs] "Why is it always violence with you?" "It's not violence, it's communication." I think it can be both, Astrid
Well, if Bucket is the jailer, I can see why the system is failing
There are many flaws to this plan. Hiccup's wild dragon plan aside, Astrid does genuinely have to give useful information about dragons for the ruse, and then now Heather's parents in the mix
Also: Funny that we've seen Heather's parents before Astrid's LOL
"You know, with this book, your knowledge of dragons, and my knowledge of warfare, we could make quite the team. How does that sound?" [Hiccup, counting on his fingers] "Uh, insane? Demented? Delusional? Stupid?" Hiccup said: My father didn't teach me to be a negotiator
I do love the coordinated team attacks. Heather using Stormfly to help, Snotlout and Astrid's combo attack, using the catapults against the Outcasts with Meatlug's lava
Heather hugging Astrid and Toothless but not Hiccup. Something something girl rivalries that are never about boys:
"Dragons or no dragons, I'll do what I do every year: Bring glory to the Jorgenson clan." Snotlout last name unlocked LOL
The implication that Hiccup and his five friends are the only people on the entire island that compete in ThawFest rhkhrhr they said: No OCs, canon teens only
Say what you will, Spitelout seems like a supportive dad
It's funny, Snotlout is arguably the least reliable on a dragon, but the only teen competent at being a Viking
"Is he... gloating?" "I'm not sure, I've never actually seen Hiccup gloat." Hiccup is so humble that his friends are actually upset when he's proud HAHAHA
I'm like 100% sure Hiccup is going to throw the tiebreaker competition to keep Snotlout and Astrid happy, and I don't think that's fair to him. He can be a little arrogant, as a treat, he is VERY good at Dragons!
Not Snotlout sabotaging a foot race with an amputee kghkgjhg
"Snotlout was just the better Viking today." "No, Hiccup, no one was a better Viking than you, today." [Astrid kisses Hiccup] I guess Hiccup's real prize was a leetle kiss
Also, how many times can they kiss and still remain friends LOL?
Poor Berk not knowing they've installed lightning rods all over their town square and blaming Thor LOL
"Thor is angry at us because of the Night Fury." He's just a baby!!!
"Let's sacrifice Tuffnut." "Okay, what time should I be there?" TUFFNUT PLEASE
"She had to pay tribute to him by sailing to the end of the Earth." "Did it work?" "I don't know. I guess she couldn't find it, because she kept showing up from the opposite direction." The Flat Earth Viking joke tickles me
Ah, yes, a metal Thor statue to be a mega lightning rod, that'll solve it. These poor kids
I'm just realizing that even though Toothless was landing on the lightning-rod-dragon-perches, they were also probably aiming at him bc of the metal in his tail. Baby!!!!!!
"We have to leave." "We?" "He can't make it on his own. And I wouldn't want him to." I love you, Dragon Boy
Not super thrilled that Toothless and Hiccup are flying into the sky with metal based prostheses in a lightning storm
Update from one minute later: It went about as well as I expected
"Metal. That's where the lightning hit." Local Viking Boy Discovers Metal Conducts Electricity
"If you want to get to that dragon, you're gonna have to go through us." Stoick, Gobber, Bucket and Mulch all defending Toothless. <3 They are good!!
Hiccup turning himself into a lightning rod with a staff to protect his Dragon Best friend. Don't make me cry
[Hiccup sitting up in his bed and looking down at his leg] "At least I didn't lose another one." GJKGHGJ a fair concern, Hiccup
HAHAHA THEM LEAVING THE STATUE AT MILDEW'S HOUSE
The townsfolk showing up with apology gifts awwwww
"Bucket. Oh, there you are. I've been looking for ya all night." Are Bucket and Mulch married?
Whatever Toothless's beef is with the Whispering Death, I trust him
"Toothless could've been killed. He can't fly, remember?" "And whose fault is that?" Low blow, Snotlout
"Fishlegs, new dragon. You love this stuff." "I hate that about me!" Oh, Fishlegs
Hiccup making sure Fishlegs gets out of the cave first!!! Angel
"So, Toothless has an archenemy. Kinda like you and me." "Snotlout, you're not my archenemy." "Well, you're mine!" [Snotlout does 'I'm watching you' gesture at Hiccup] [Whimiscal chimes play] HAHAHA that was weirdly sweet
Hiccup literally jumping off a cliff from across a canyon to get Toothless out of this fight. Ultimate trust fall!!
"Last time he was here, he used me as a knife-throwing target." "That guy should be locked up in a cage." "That's what he did to me, he wouldn't let me eat for three days." Perhaps Dagur belongs in Viking jail
My guess is that Dagur's dragon informant is Alvin the Treacherous
"Your father is a great man, and I'll not have you disrespect him." "My father was a coward." Dark that they're suggesting Dagur killed his own dad. I guess they are Vikings
"You, the Red Death. Defeated all on your own." "Me? Look at me. How is that even possible?" Whoops, Hiccup's reputation precedes him
"I'll go, but not with her." [Ruffnut, about Tuffnut] "I'm not going anywhere with her either." Nonbinary Tuffnut continues to be canon. It's like a core characterization at this point
"The Beserkers are hunting down your dragon to use its blood for ink." Snotlout did get straight to the point!! I feel like Hiccup should've led with this
The way the dragons learning hand signals was a plot device. I love that the show genuinely shows them all becoming better dragon handlers. That's growth baybeee
[Hiccup smiling after Snotlout leaves] [Astrid clears throat] "I'm going, I'm going." He was at peace for a few seconds hahaha
"You know, his bad manners are a reflection on you," said Snotlout, as if his dragon was not the least likely to listen to him and the most likely to attack him on purpose
That Hiccup has enough supplies even for an additional tail is impressive foresight
[Hiccup chuckles] "But Night Fury saliva has incredible healing properties." Toss up on if this is true or just Hiccup being a little spiteful
"Hiccup's so smart. Hiccup's so brave. He killed the Red Death. He trained the dragons. He's got the metal leg." "Metal leg? That's what's bothering you? That's where you're going? Metal leg?" "No, it's everything the leg is attached to." Snotlout is bordering on this tweet:
Hiccup is brave and insane to try to break into the blacksmith's on Outcast Island
Smart of Hiccup to toss the connecting rod while he's being captured
"As far as you're concerned, every day's me birthday." This is such a funny villain line
"How does that 90-pound boy repeatedly defeat an entire army of bloodthirsty savages?" The power of teamwork!
"Hiccup, aren't you always saying it's better when we work as a team?" "Yeah, next time I say that, just slap in me the face." Hahahah Hiccup said: Maybe teamwork's not for me actually
"What if I gave you something from my mother? Or, I could give you my mother, you know you love her crab cakes." Nobody understands Hiccup's dead mum trauma*
*For now, LMAO
"You don't go towards the weird, scary sound." "Yeah, we do. We always do." "I hate that about us." Fishlegs said: We may not have impulse control, but we can always have regrets
[Tuffnut, jokingly holding up a skeleton hand] "Hey guys, need a hand?" [Astrid pins him and beats him with the hand] I think that's a fair response to a very mean prank LOL
"Don't worry about him. He's fine." [Cut to trader Johann stranded on a rock at sea] Hiccup is the only person on this team who can be relied upon to stay on task LMAO
"Put yourself in his shoes." "Shoe." Snotlout never misses an opportunity to remind Hiccup that he and his dragon are disabled LOL??
Honestly, setting aside the Smothering Smokebreaks, when they experience any new creature or phenomenon there's like 75-25 shot it's dragons
"But now, I love [the dragon toy]." "It would make your mother very, very happy to finally hear that." Arguably, this is foreshadowing too
"20 sheep and Gustav Larson? You're turning that down?" Poor Gustav Larson, tween boy reduced to bartering object hahah
"Okay, take it, it is." Snotlout is a bully but he's so inept at it that it's usually easy to ignore him. He's making it harder this ep!!
Predictably, the Stone of Good Fortune is a dragon's egg. See, the 75-25 odds
"Changewings-shmangew—I don't care what they are." Snotlout said: I'm back in my evil era
"Hiccup, quick, train it so we can keep it, and have it spit acid at Ruffnut." They really do have unrelenting faith in Hiccup's dragon training abilities
PLEASE the changewing picking up Tuffnut and shaking him while standing on two feet was so funny hjgghgkjhg
"I think we should get everyone off the island until we can get the eggs back with their mothers and the Changewings are gone." Hiccup is such a good leader!! He will make a great chief
The recurring joke about the ugly baby. Poor Gustav's sister LOL
"What are you gonna do?" "Something I should've done a long time ago." Get him, Fishlegs!!
[Fishlegs advancing angrily] "Now listen, you can do whatever you want to me. You can threaten me, make fun of me, mock my incredible dragon knowledge, but what you will not do is stand between a baby dragon and its mother." You tell him, sweetie!
I haven't talked about Hiccup's illustration skills, but they're grand, I enjoy them. He is a man of many talents. Blacksmithing, drawing, dragon training, tactical plans
"We need to find one so we can study it." "No, so we can train it." Hiccup and Fishlegs are the soft nerd-jock nerd dichotomy. It's like astronauts and mission control (Hiccup is jock nerd, obviously)
"Best week of the year, eh, Gobber?" "Right up there with Stump Day." [Clanks metal prostheses together] Shout-out to Berk for having a holiday specifically for amputees
"It has been decided that from this moment forward, all things dragon-related, including Bork's life's work, shall be entrusted to you and the academy." Awwww Hiccup getting entrusted with an official archival role
"I call this land the Isle of Night. An island... filled with Night Furies. Toothless. We have to find that island. If we do, we find your family." Hiccup loves Toothless sooooo much
I was questioning the purpose of dragon calls, since it seems like Toothless is already pretty attuned to when Hiccup is just yelling normally, but I suppose they're proving it's useful for wild dragons
New Toothless ability unlocked: Echolocation
"Now that's how you rescue somebody." "Hey, everything went exactly as we planned." "Yeah. Keep the changewing busy until Hiccup shows up." Hiccup Horrendous Haddock: Reliable Rescuer
"You're finally gonna see you're not alone." Hiccupppppp <3
Hahahah nobody ever lets Hiccup go anywhere without an entourage
"Look at you. The brightest boy on the island, and yet here you are, trapped by a silly old man and his sheep." Mildew has progressed from dick behaviour to full-blown treason and kidnapping
"You know, I have to admit. Luring me and Toothless to the Isle of Night... Building a fake Night Fury. Not bad." Character flaw: Being a nice boy who loves his dragon :(
"You will help me train these dragons." "And if I don't?" "Well... then they're no good to me. None of 'em. Especially yours." Mildew probably gave the Outcasts the most important insight they needed to manipulate Hiccup: How much he cares about doing right by dragons :'(((
"If [Toothless] dies, we lose our leverage with the boy." Well, Alvin's not a complete idiot
New Toothless trick unlocked: Play dead and prison break
I guess I'm unjustifiably suspicious of Trader Johann, he did just help the Berkians sneak onto Outcast Island
"A dragon's hide is dry. The moisture from your hands will soothe him." I feel like he's sharing too much dragon knowledge with Mildew, considering he literally just helped kidnap him
"Dad, I owe Mildew my life." That's overstating the case, Hiccup
The dragons collectively protecting Hiccup and Toothless on their own. He's a Dragon Baby through and through
"Now tell me, Mildew. What did you learn from Stoick's boy about training dragons." "Oh, I learned plenty, Alvin." I KNEW you couldn't trust this bitchy old man
"A family isn't just something you're born into. It's also the friends who stood with you. The ones who fought by your side. You know that you'll be there for them, and they'll be there for you. For the battles that are yet to come." [Cuts to Alvin bonding with Whispering Death] Foreboding end to the season
"I never imagined Yuri would call her mom and get me back in. But, now that I have a second chance, I'm not going to mess it up." If you say so, Kitty
"Dad's been feeling a little bit stressed." I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE OF THIS PARENTING DYNAMIC
"Lara Jean convinced me to write a goodbye letter to Yuri." Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story—
"You think I'm annoying." "You are, it's one of your most endearing qualities." I want to give Min Ho a little kees on the forehead
Not Min Ho and Kitty sharing a longing look and immediately running away from each other khgkjhg
Shout-out Min Ho for not caring that Dae tried to beat him up LOL
"And, now we get to live together?" "What? I signed up for a single, there must be a mistake." "It's not a mistake, it's fate." Somebody at the KISS housing department HAS to have a vendetta against Kitty lmao. Exclusively fraught roommate situations:
"I had to get out of my parents' place. Bad vibes there. They're getting divorced." RIP the Han family's messy marriage
Rough to be Stella Cho, the roommate who is not a part of this romantically complex dynamic
The way Min Ho does a heel turn every time Kitty comes up kjgkhgjkgh. You poor, sweet, pathologically honest boy
"And I told him I'm sorry [for threatening him over Kitty] and he keeps saying it's okay, but clearly... He's feeling awkward." Oh Dae, I promise you, it has nothing to do with you
"Perhaps he was the young man she followed to Seoul. The one her parents didn't approve of." Like mother, like daughter. Also, what do you want to bet the young man Eve's parents didn't like is Dr. Covey?
"If I'm going to be part of your scheme, I should know what I'm in for. Plus, I'm nosy." I like Praveena. Also she's giving gay energy. Also also: How does Stella not overhear this?
"And lucky me, it's a chance to reconnect with my favourite son." "Your favourite son is Joon Ho. You wrote a song about him called 'Favourite Son.'" "Artistic license." Min Ho's deranged interactions with and about his celebrity family are one of my favourite things about this show
Eye Contact of Colour, Meet Eye Contact of Wul Luh Wuh (WLW)
"Can you talk to Min Ho? 'Cause he's mad that his dad is here, but I feel like he's also upset because of me. I was an idiot, accusing him of going after you, and I hate thinking I might have ruined your friendship." "I'll talk to him." Dae has such a good heart and such a weird friendship group dynamic
"But when you did think of me that way, you smiled." Oh Kitty, you're in it now
Dae smiling because Min Ho and Kitty are back to their arguing, which is now their version of flirting (and perhaps always was)
"Is it because of me [that you figured out you were bi]? I mean like, did I inspire you?" In a way, Yuri!
Not Halmoni avoiding Kitty's questions by hanging up on her LOL
"I have a feeling you and I are gonna be great friends." [Ominous music plays in the background] Oh, I guess Stella (Esther?) is also a threat. This show can never relax
"'My world got so much bigger because of you, and because of Simon.'" I mean, Simon could just be Alex's birth name, if Eve is talking about Jina's birth experience
Okay Dae, it's weird to serenade someone over the phone but it's NOT weird to do in detention with gum scraper microphone:
"Being a successful manager isn't something you can teach." "Then why is this a class?" I had that question also, Min Ho
"Knowledge is overrated. My strongest opinions are on things I know almost nothing about." Min Ho's dad Mr. Moon would probably make a great politician
"So, there's this great DJ playing tonight at this queer teen club in Itaewon." "Do you want to go?" "Like, with you?" "Yes. Unless you don't date girls." Go Praveena, being bold!
"So Simon wasn't your mum's boyfriend?" "No, he was her cousin." Not to point fingers, but sometimes, sometimes, this wasn't mutually exclusive in bygone eras of Asia broadly
Ghgjkhgkgh Yuri and Kitty are constantly telling each other lies of omission. Kitty lying last year about Alex, then this year about her feelings, and Yuri lying last year about Dae, and now about her mum. I think they really would not a good couple make
"You've been giving me shit for years, and you're gay?" Jin said: I'm gay, I'm homophobic, we exist
PLEASE NOT DAE TRAUMA DUMPING ON THE RANDOM STRAIGHT GIRLS IN THE GAY CLUB
"I never want to get in the way of you being there for a friend, but this is clearly not our night. I'm gonna go. See you around, Kitty Cat." What a short-lived date
"Yuri said she did not want to talk to Jina, and I'm following her lead, and if you were a real friend, you would too." Juliana has so far brought nothing but possessive vibes to the function. Develop another personality trait!
Juliana took that statement as a threat and developed the trait of plagiarizing Kitty's life advice:
"For a man who claims to have his finger on the pulse, you should know that bullying is so over, Mr Moon." This would be a fine statement if I didn't think Stella was trying to harm Min Ho in some way. Run baby, run!
"I bet he thinks you're a real bad ass now. I know I do." Min Ho nooooooo
Kitty running interference for Q so he doesn't miss the track meet. She really is a good friend!!
Perhaps Q should interrogate himself on why he's exclusively drawn to men with no moral compass
"Now I'm stuck watching Yuri and Juliana make out all the time." "Excuse me?" "I said that I'm always watching Yuri and Juliana put on their makeup." The ONE time Professor-turned-Principal Lee using his observation skills and it bites Kitty in the ass
Somehow I missed Madison Miller. I don't know, her Koreaboo vibes are outweighed by her general Chill Girl Boss energy
Props to Juliana for owning up to using Kitty's advice
"You must get your cockiness from your white side." Q, PLEASE
"Do you want to come? I could always use another set of eyes." "And crash your date? No thanks." 1) Yuri's the only one with any sense of romantic boundaries and 2) Yuri admitting she's jealous bc of the time capsule heist date
I like that Dae is upholding what I consider a core tenet of K-and-J-Dramas, which is the Backdoor Boyband Launch
"No! It's giving flamingo." The sincerity with which Eunice delivered this critique takes me out:
"I don't know what you think this is, but I don't want to do it anymore." "I thought this was flirting." "Well, I'm not interested." Jin thinks ruining Q's track-and-field experience is the high school equivalent of pulling on his pigtails
"Praveena just saved our asses. I mean it's only our second date." "Date? She's sweet-talking an old lady while you're in close quarters with the hottest guy at school." He made it in a stupid way, but Min Ho does have a point, Kitty
Min Ho is a good guy for inviting his crush AND the girl she's dating to his ski trip weekend
"What would I do without you?" [Chimes play while Yuri looks at Kitty longingly] Oh, this ski trip is going to be SUCH a mess
In this case, I do actually understand Juliana's position. Ignoring an important event for what's ultimately not time-dependent (a VCR search) would be upsetting
"My hopes, they're up here. Because I like you, a lot." Not as much as you seem to like Yuri or Min Ho, Kitty! I think everyone in this show could benefit from being single for a while
"She's the cute one in the family." "I think there might be more than one." Okay, Dae and Eunice, I'm on board!
"Are you guys fighting or.... another f-word?" "Kitty Song-Covey!" [Mock outrage] "Flirting!" Kitty and Q are my favourite friendship
"I could move in with you and Hana if you take my advice and ask her out. You two would make such a good couple!" Awwww Kitty's matchmaking is hereditary from Eve
"By the time this time capsule is opened, I'll be in my fifties. Wow. I'll be award-winning journalist. Married to someone smart and kind. And we'll have kids. At least one. A girl, I hope." I really feel for Kitty watching this, knowing how it all turns out
"She sounds just like Margot. She looks exactly like Lara Jean. She..." "She was a meddler, like you." Yuri saying it so Kitty doesn't have to <3
BOOOOOOOO. I told you this ski trip was going to be a mess:
"What am I gonna do now? I need to talk to Yuri." "What you do now is get to the cars. And try not to ruin my ski weekend." Props to Min Ho for keeping his feelings on the inside, unlike everyone else
Also I feel like if anything would cure Min Ho of his lingering feelings, it's seeing Kitty be actively involved in cheating
[In Korean] "But I thought you were rich." "No I'm not. I live in the same neighbourhood as you." "Really?" [In English] "You really don't know me at all." [Eunice skips away] With every interaction, I like Eunice more
The way Stella perked up upon finding out Mr. Moon has an office at the ski cabin makes me think that's her agenda. She wants dirt on him somehow
"Intense running also causes intense... runs." Q, Chaos Queen (Self-Titled) and IBS King
"God can't fix everything, Min Ho." "Really. I thought that was his whole deal." Min Ho said: I'm agnostic
Q is NOT an IBS King, he is simply a fool who hides his Poorly-Chosen Hook-Up in His Friend's Ski Cabin
"The way things are going, someone's getting their heart broken this weekend." My money is Juliana, Praveena and Kitty, in that order
"Min Ho, can't you make it any warmer in here?" "Next Seollal, book a flight to Cebu." HAHAH Min Ho and Madison is also a dynamic I enjoy
"Min Ho and Dae hate you, and rightfully so. You bullied them. And if they find out we're still hooking up after your track meet sabotage, they'll never let me live it down." Again Q, please interrogate WHY you are attracted to a guy like this:
LMAO @ Eunice giving Dae a torturous massage in the hot tub
"What are the chances that Min Ho lured us here to join his dad's cult?" Like maybe 30%, Juliana, he mostly hates his dad
"It got to the point where I thought that you would cheat on me with Kitty, and I know that is not fair, and I am so sorry." Unfortunately your instincts were correct, Juliana
"You have my whole heart, and I ruined everything." You really should tell Juliana about kissing Kitty, Yuri, but perhaps it is better to wait until you're not trapped in a cabin with no means to escape
"You could be a spy. Like the CIA should recruit you, stat." [Madison squeals] "Thank you, that's so sweet of you to say!" This is so silly, also I feel like Praveena's parents are def not CIA
"Can't you just go over there and apologize?" "No, they should be over it by now." [Cut to Dae and Min Ho, clearly disgruntled with Jin] Again, date literally anyone else, Q
"'What if the universe made us partners in crime for a reason'?" IS THIS KITTY TO YURI OR MIN HO TO KITTY??
"It's a little soon for love letters. But when we go back to Seoul, would you like to get dinner with me?" Dae is so good at saying how he feels <3
I'd say Kitty's letter being read by her friends is karma for Lara Jean, but this is actually WAY worse bc all of Lara Jean's letters made it to their intended recipients. This one is being used for show-and-tell
"Why did you bring this here?" "I didn't, I swear." I bet Stella did!
As Min Ho prophesized, Kitty did in fact ruin the ski weekend:
I'd say Kitty can explain she wrote that letter a while ago, but I guess it doesn't matter since she kissed Yuri last night
Also running theory on what the hell Stella's problem is, because if it were just about Min Ho, she wouldn't actively be interfering with Kitty's life also (or at least I suspect she has, no one else has a reason to bring the letter along or access to it): I think she's Simon/Seojoon's daughter? So she's resentful about Kitty and Eve, and trying to replace her in a way, by slowly ingratiating herself and driving a wedge between Kitty and her friends? This show does love a secret relative
"I'm gonna leave just as soon as the roads are cleared. But for now, I'm gonna hang in here. Can you go?" Praveena is actually handling this with so much maturity
"Bully me. Then we'll be even." [Min Ho starts removing his jacket] [Dae pulls the jacket back on him] I love them, they're so silly
The way they DID bully him back. I love them x100, absolutely ludicrous behaviour
Min Ho getting into the hot tub fully-clothed. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
(The parallels with Kitty and Min Ho to Lara Jean and Peter's hot tub scene!! Endgame behaviour)
"I'm a terrible, awful person." "No, you're not." "I've hurt a lot of people." "Don't be so hard on yourself. It's impossible to keep emotions like that hidden." Min Ho said: I'm actually famously pro-Kitty
"What are you doing out here?" "Just talking as friends." Top 10 Things People Who Are Not Just Friends Say
I was right about how the letter got there, in any case!
"You made a move on Kitty on the plane? And you're supposed to be my best friend." "I am your best friend, Dae. Listen to me." [Dae swats Min Ho's hand away] "Shut up. I don't want to talk to you, ever again." Everyone has their breaking point, and I guess this was Dae's
[Kitty guessing Stella's password] "WWJD." Ekghkghkgh why does everyone treat Stella like a Jesus Freak. What did I miss?
[Q sighing] "Everybody likes me." Cursed with charisma, LOL
"But right now, I'm trying to get Juliana back. And hanging out with the girl I cheated with isn't going to help." Yuri's real for that actually
"Wow, look at this. Portland Stalker's back." [Kitty, sarcastically] "Ah, that's really funny!" Min Ho and Kitty's usual back-and-forth is also a comfort
Perhaps it's not in Kitty's best interest to go on a road trip with someone who had feelings for her who's in a relationship now. She doesn't want to double dip in cheating scandals
"I'm really sorry." "You know what? I'm not going to help you feel better about what you did. If I have to live with it, so do you." Good for Juliana!
"Can you do me one more favour?" "If it's not insane." "Keep an eye on Stella while I'm gone tomorrow." "No, sorry, that's insane." Q and Kitty continue to be the realest friendship on this show:
"Is it possible that you could be a little self-involved?" "That is a distinct possibility." I think Yuri could really reap some benefits from listening to her new older brother
"He has to think about a lot of things that you don't. And sometimes, that can lead to you making impulsive decisions." Kitty slowly explaining the concept of privilege to Min Ho LOL. Poor Little Rich Boy: The Sequel
"Are you telling me that they are matchmakers?" "Covey, be cool." THAT'S SO CUTE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE SONG MATCHMAKER TRADITION:
"[The boba] worked for like half a second, and then my blood lust returned anew." Juliana is also growing on me ahhahaha
"I'm still not buying Kitty's theory that she's some letter-stealing wackadoo." "Why not? I kind of agree with Kitty on that one." "No way." "Look, Stella was conspicuously missing when that letter was circulating. And as her roommate, I gotta say, the girl just... is off. Too smiley, too wide-eyed, it all adds up to sus." Juliana 🤝Kitty: Knowing Stella has a haunting aura
Great Aunt coming in hot with her hateful vibes. I guess you could've sent her a letter or something instead of just showing up at her house under false pretenses
"I always thought I was like her in the best ways. What if I'm like her in the worst ways?" Oh, Kitty
"Oh, I know quite a bit about Kitty Song Covey. She's relentless and determined. She helped her sister find love, in her own chaotic way, then travelled around the world so she could find it for herself. That's how I know she..." [Min Ho brushes Kitty's hair out of her eyes] "Well, that's how I know you won't give up on your family. Whether they want you to or not." MIN HO, YOU ROMANTIC SON OF A BITCH (YOUR DAD)
They are soooooooooooooo entangled, oh my god, look at this:
Q is Hook-Up-Hiding Fool AND an IBS King. He CAN do both <3
"I'm gonna stop chasing you around campus and give you space. I'm gonna really try to figure out why I made the mistakes that made me lose the most important person in the world to me." Yuri telling Juliana she loves her enough to leave her be and to figure her own shit out first. That's growth!
I guess we finally know what Stella was doing at the cabin:
"I need to get to the hospital. My dad got into a car accident." [Kitty and Min Ho both jump back into the car] "Get in, I'll take you." Ohhhhh they're coming back together in times of crisis
"Kitty, I'm so sorry I shut you out while I was trying to get Juliana back. I just really miss our friendship." That's what happens when you get romantically involved with all of your closest friends, Yuri. Kitty would know!
I actually forgot that Peter Kavinsky, love of Lara Jean's life, was supposed to be in this season! Awwww, that's nice
"Wait, so does that mean that there's a chance that you and Yuri—" "No, no chance. And I wouldn't want a chance, given the way that she treated me." Rough, but I guess that settles that. Yuri has some self-reflection to do
"I wanna know why you guys are calling a human being 'the Ohio weirdo'." Peter said: I don't tolerate bullying, Baby Sister (in Law)
"You know, I think he totally likes you still." "Woah, no. Nope." "He's calling you by your last name." "That's not a thing, Peter." "He remembers every single word you've ever said. But he still pretends to be annoyed when you talk too much. Classic." Peter said: My money is on Team Min Ho
Ghghjkghkg Kitty asking Peter to buy her a pretty pen. He truly is her older brother
"Thank you, son. I know the perfect place for it." Maybe this is deranged of me but every time Stella gives people stuff (the lunch bag, the clock) I keep assuming she has it wiretapped
"Joon Ho got a girl pregnant. Some backup dancer." My assumption is: There's a recording device in the clock, and Min Ho will get blamed for this leaking
"And my highest rated of all, Rising Stars with Young Moon." [Stella spits out her water] Is Stella doing all of this because Mr. Moon was harsh with her on a reality show? That's insane
"Is this you trying to buy my forgiveness?" "No. Maybe." [Dae giggles] Hahahaha Dae and Min Ho friendship forever <3
Kitty aggressively karaoke-ing at Stella to show her suspicion is very funny
You know, props to Kitty, she waited until she had evidence and a credible theory to confront Min Ho about Stella's double life. That's also tons of growth
"It was bad enough that you broke my heart. Are you trying to break up my relationship?" Oh, Min Ho
"Kitty, you have this killer instinct. It is literally your superpower. So you gotta stop second-guessing yourself." Peter for Big Brother of the Year
Wow, my assumption that Stella was recording everything was actually spot-on! This show is just outlandish enough for that to be a plausible explanation
"What were you dreaming about?" "Calculus." HAHAHAHAH now Kitty's dreaming of Min Ho romantically, oh how the turn tables!!!!
Awwwww Kitty helping Jin to prompose. She's back on her matchmaking bullshit (complimentary)
"I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous." The romantic zoom-ins on Min Ho are getting longer and blurrier. Kitty, you are in The Romance Zone, on Jealousy Avenue
It's a bit much to ask Dae to pretend to be single, he's paid his dues in faking his relationship status
"Until you can admit you're wrong about Stella, we have nothing to talk about." Min Ho, you're about to learn a very painful lesson
"You know I like Eunice, right? But you have to win this for your dad. So don't forget that your girlfriend also your main competition." Dae is always in some kind of financial situation. Poor Little Disadvantaged Scholarship Student is a core facet of his characterization
"But why are you helping her?" "She's lacking a lot, but she has some strengths." [Min Ho thumps Kitty on the back] HAHAHAHA MIN HO SHIT-TALKING KITTY WITH HER GREAT AUNT IN FRONT OF HER
PLEASE HIM COMING IN JUST TO SMOOTH THINGS OUT WITH HALMONI AND LEAVE HE'S LIKE A HANDSOME RELATIONSHIP THERAPIST GHOST
"Back then, I told my mother and father Young Ja was sneaking around with your grandfather. They disowned her. I thought that was right at the time. Because she was supposed to marry a boy my parents had already chosen for her. She was meant to stay in Bukjeon. My sister left because I betrayed her." The way Kitty doesn't understand but she's still listening so attentively 🥺💘
"Maybe we are too different." [Dejectedly] "Cool. Now I don't have to feel bad when I mop the floor with you." RIP Dae and Eunice's short-lived relationship
The way Min Ho and Kitty look at each other makes me insane. They are the King and Queen of Unneccessarily Complicating Their Own Lives
"The semester's almost over. Which means she goes back to Portland. For good this time." What!! I thought we had a whole other season coming up!!!
"I know you love this song. I remember you singing this off-key in the shower once." Min Ho living up to Peter's claim that he remembers everything about Kitty
The way that Min Ho looks at Kitty when she says she misses him. Martha, he's back in the fucking building again
Stella said: If Taylor Swift won't announce her Reputation era, I will
"You used me? To get, what? Revenge on my dad?" "Can you blame me? He's a monster." As opposed to you, Stellesther, who's a fucking paragon of moral turpitude
"Like the evidence I planted on Kitty's laptop to frame her for MoonLeaks." Stella, I know you're new to this whole villainy thing, but I don't know if it'll benefit you to have forewarned them of your plans. Surely she can just delete whatever you put on it
"I have fallen for Min Ho. A little bit. Or, a lot." KITTY SONG COVEY, YOU STOP THAT RIGHT NOW
"I always thought there was a vibe between you two." The way Kitty's ENTIRE family is Team Min Ho, including Cousin Jiwon who she just met
"She didn't even take off her shoes." "And Min Ho passed over his collagen water for one of your synthetic energy drinks." I love Q and Dae's Diagnoses From The Min Ho School Of Cries For Help. They're like, the vibes are off, the vibes are evil
"Seeing all these kids living out their pop star dreams just reminds him he never made it as a rock star, you know?" "So that's why he's been playing a bunch of sad songs on his guitar." PLEASE Alex and Yuri's interactions are so funny
"It's like she has him trapped somehow." "Well, if Min Ho's trapped, we have to help him." Glad that Dae is finally being looped into the Stella Shenanigans
"And if she wants to mess with my friends, I will drop-kick that bitch faster than she can say, 'Have a blessed day.'" "All right, Covey. Calm down." Min Ho said: Mark me down as scared AND h—
You know, to Kitty's credit, by this point, she has chosen a way to say Min Ho's name this season. Against her credit, it is different than how everyone else says it
"I told you, I love her. I want to marry her." "No, hold on." "Wait, you love this girl?" Kitty is just fully in the middle of this Moon family squabble, as she loves to be, as a Professional Meddler:
"Your skin is everything." "I know." PLEASE Joon Ho is just as funny as the rest of his family
"Not being with Eunji? Not being in my kid's life? That would be the real mistake." "I think out of everyone, you would understand. Right, Dad? Or should I say Halaboji? You told me want to do better as dad. So prove it." "You're right. And of course, I'll support you if that's what you want to do." Min Ho being an advocate for his brother!! Also I guess why they dropped the fact that they are all half-siblings is because they didn't want to linger on them all having different accents LOL
Dae elbow-checking Eunice so she can't drink whatever kinda spiked drink Stella is peddling. Chivalry isn't dead!
It isn't just a Backdoor Boyband Launch for Dae. It's also a group number! How fun
"A pre-emptory text demanding your head of school quote, 'haul ass' to meet you? Not appropriate." HAHAHA Principal Lee and Kitty: Frenemies for Life
Principal Lee being the entire back-up band. I love that for him
"I think I might want to give up running for good. Maybe find a whole new passion. But I didn't want to tell you, because...." "Because our entire relationship is based on competition and sport." Q rationalizes being lied to WAY too quickly
This is the cutest thing ever, I love this show so much:
"Eunji, will you marry me?" "Yes." "There goes your blackmail material." Crazy interaction to have, but woooooo! Get got Stella
"I am putting you on the next plane back to Ohio. But I also want you to know, I am sorry I was cruel to you." Good for Mr. Moon!
"I could tell your heart was never fully in it anyways." Bold take from someone who blackmailed him, but you right Stella, Min Ho hasn't stopped having feelings for Kitty this whole time
"Praveena and I got to talking at the dance, and it was... I should've told you. I hope that we can still be friends." Saw that one coming, but still sucks for Yuri
"There will be a class action lawsuit against the Han Group. From now on, we're going to be fine. Don't worry." Yuri is single AND broke. Been there baby, it's rough. Also how can Dae not worry? Yuri is his friend!
"Margot only has a small window before she has to go back to Scotland for her new job—" "Covey, calm down." "Why should I calm down?" "Because, you know someone whose dad owns a private jet." I've been thinking this since Bukjeon, but Min Ho is so Mr. Darcy coded
"For fifty years, I've thought about what I'd say if I saw you again. However, seeing you now, my heart is overwhelmed. I'm deeply sorry." [Crying] "Eonnie, eonnie." I'M CRYING ABOUT IT, THE GRANDMA REUNION GOT ME
"Now that I have all of this, the last thing I want to do is leave." "Maybe you don't have to." Oh????????
Also, I am glad that Margot can make an appearance! In a season about sisters, it's only right that we get a Covey sister cameo
"We've granted your request to renew your heritage scholarship. We'll see you next year, Miss Covey." "Oh my god, thank you! Thank you! Can I give you a hug? No. Not a hugger. A high five?" [Lee shakes Kitty's hand] "I'll take it." Persistently, everyone grows
[SHOUTING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS] KISS HIM. THAT'S WHAT THIS SCHOOL IS CALLED, ISN'T IT?
"Wait! Can I join you?" [Min Ho smiles and gestures for her to follow] That's not where I thought this was going! I can't wait for the next season of this. I am eating up this slow-burn romance and overly romantically complex friend group!! Now that I have this show I want as much of it as possible
"Your little girl is my little girl. I see my daughter's face, when I see your daughter."
STORIES BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE (2015): Episode 7 - Kabuliwala
