#cornley character analysis

[the-irrelevant-trumpeter]

one of these days i'm going to rewatch all of the goes wrong productions with the intent of doing a full analysis on each cornley character and then it'll be all over for you bitches

[personinthepalace]

Knowing that everyone has their own Mischief theater head cannons when it comes to the characters sexuality, I'm surprised no one here has done a deep dive analysis of the character's reaction in TGWS S2 E4 during Vanessa's improv segment when they hear the suggestion "lust." (I sent this ask before, sorry if you got a repeat!)

(I have tried replying to your first ask but tumblr hates me apparently so let's try again)

Hi anon! Ooh this is an interesting idea! Let's do a mini analysis of everyone's reactions during that scene. You (and anyone else) are free to share your thoughts as well :)

First let's start with the scene:

Now let's break down everyone's reactions, starting with Vanessa:

Surprise and then a nervous, excited giggle that starts small and then grows. She gives a quick glance at the audience member before looking back at someone. Could either be Dennis or Sandra, you decide :) Her hands go down, and her right hand clutches her left pointer finger. She also takes a step back

Jonathan:

He perhaps has the smallest reaction. Mainly stares ahead but he chuckles a bit and turns his head to glance at Vanessa. His thumb is moving back and forth but when he glances at Vanessa, his thumb stops momentarily before it moves again

Chris:

He turns his head to stare daggers at someone in the audience (presumably the person who shouted out "lust") and adopts his annoyed Chris look- notice the frown. He then glances at Vanessa and then back at the audience and then back at Vanessa, all with a tight lip. That is until the very end where he relaxes his mouth a bit (but still has a stern look) when Vanessa starts asking for one last suggestion

Robert:

He glances at the audience with a look of surprise (raised eyebrows). His eyes then shifts to Vanessa before he quickly glances back to the audience with furrowed eyebrows and a look of confusion(?)

Dennis:

Kinda hard to see but it looks like he keeps his confused, concerned smile the whole time. I guess it's worth nothing that he has been looking at Vanessa, and then after the audience member shouts out "lust", he turns his head towards them before glancing back at Vanessa and then kinda staring off into the distance

Sandra:

She has the most movement after Vanessa. She adjusts her whole body. Her eyes quickly shifts to the audience before glancing back at Vanessa. With a half smirk half smile, she nods her head and glances down. Actually I take back what I said earlier, I am now pretty sure that Vanessa looks back at Sandra, and Sandra gives her a nod of approval(?)

Max:

The man's confused. He takes a second to process the suggestion, furrowing his hairless eyebrows in confusion before turning his head to look at the audience almost with concern. He then turns to look at Vanessa as if he's gauging her reaction while relaxing his eyebrowless eyebrows

And last but not least, Annie

She keeps her gaze on Vanessa for a bit before turning her head to look at the audience with a grin. She also shifts her body a bit (to get a better look at the audience member I guess). And then she goes into a smile when she looks back at Vanessa. Next to Vanessa, I'll say she is the most excited about this suggestion

Overall what I got was that the girls were excited/please by the suggestion while the boys were confused. And of course, everyone was surprised haha. Feel free to share your thoughts! I'd love to hear them :Did you interpret their reactions differently? What do their reactions mean? Let me know! (I am too tired to decide right now haha)

Thanks for the ask!