Alan’s TRIPLETS from Beauty and the Beast APPRECIATION POST
To start, I prefer the name of “The Triplets” over “The Bimbettes” because they are simply fans of their town’s “hero” Gaston. Regarding dress, I don’t have a problem as their dress is comparable to Belle’s yellow ballroom dress in respect to decolletage, cleavage, and being floor length. The Triplets simply have bigger breasts. Then regarding persona, they aren’t particularly seductive like the feather duster maid Fifi/Babette (with Lumiere) but even if they were then I can’t fault women for finding certain men attractive. They find Gaston handsome, like Belle herself, and it’s unfortunate he turned out to be bad.
Most of the following appreciation is headcanon but I try to make it work in story :P
The Triplets are not envious nor jealous girls
The Triplets so interested in Gaston that they sometimes don’t notice anyone else, like at the water pump when they unknowingly pumped water on Lefou. However, when Belle receives Gaston’s affections, they don’t compete with her nor do they particularly try to get Gaston’s attention or to seduce him.
When Belle refuses Gaston, rather than an envious remark like, “Gaston’s mine; back off,” the Triplets say, “What’s wrong with her? She’s crazy!” They didn’t mind that Belle’s acceptance would mean their rejection, rather they expected her to accept and were confused when she didn’t.
During the marriage scene, the Triplets would have known it was for Belle since it was at her residence but when Gaston revealed himself as groom, they accepted ‘defeat’ and cried. If they knew he was marrying her from the beginning, they probably would have been crying already. In fact, they might have not attended, let alone help set up.
The only time the Triplets actively interact with Gaston is their brief pose at the start of Gaston song to cheer him up after the failed proposal. Other than that, they passively interact during the bar belle barbell scene.
Overall, the Triplets aren’t envious over Gaston probably because they have to share him with all the other townspeople who love him - not to mention only one of the Triplets could have him anyways. I like how the Triplets can crush on someone yet not envy or hate whomever their crush likes.
Work at the Tavern
The Triplets seem to work at the Tavern, specifically the Green Triplet is seen at the end of Gaston song. Earlier, they were seen at the pump, possibly getting water for drinks. And for the wedding, they were in the background, setting up the drinks, possibly for a Tavern’s catering service (though, it’s possible they were helping on their own time as friends - I prefer this, personally)
Though the Triplets work at the tavern, they weren’t seen nor heard of when Maurice came in, was laughed at, and thrown out. They were probably working behind-the-scene and simply never witnessed Maurice’s raving.
Not in the Mob
Gaston had scared the townspeople with “crazy old” Maurice by informing them of his raving about a beast, and now they no longer thought him “harmless.” It’s unlikely anyone other than Lefou and the asylum owner knew Gaston’s real plans because, other than inaudible whispers, only “persecute harmless crackpots” was heard at the tavern.
Now, assuming the Triplets would be off-work as all their customers are missing, why weren’t they present in the mob with other familiar villagers?
Though the Triplets were at the tavern when Gaston referenced Maurice in song, they never actually sung along and might just supported Gaston’s marriage by thinking it was for one of them (”for his marriage we soon will be celebrating”).
My headcanon is that when the Triplets found out of Gaston’s plan, they didn’t believe Maurice was harmful and couldn’t send him away to an asylum. Additionally, I don’t believe they could hurt the family of the daughter for whom they helped prepare a wedding. Ultimately (and hopefully), I think they realized what Belle realized about Gaston being a villain.
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Alan
