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Fabian coughed softly as he was standing behind his twin brother. “I heard that,” he told the man in front of him. It wasn’t the first time that he was confused with Gideon and it definitely wasn’t going to be the last time. “Are you trying to joke around again? You know that gets old soon?”
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"Did you just call me Fabian?" "Oh, don't tell me you thought I was my brother. I should really be offended. I mean, the guy looks nothing like me." Fabian tended to have his face set to a frown consistently. Making fun of his identical twin was one of Gideon's favorite past times, few things brought him as much joy as needling him.
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Listen I know this totally subjective, seriously no shade on the people who feel this way. This isn’t even a complaint I’ve seen a whole lot
But I am? A little confused??? About the occasional complaint that SNW focuses too much on Spock?
He gets like, two character-centric plot in the whole season (Spock Amok, The Serene Squall). For the rest of it he’s just reacting to what’s happening with everyone else? Or y’know, generally mattering to the arcs of people who care about him. More specifically the Chrises, Pike and Chapel.
So I decided to like, mull things over about who got focus where and how, because Now I Am Super Curious and wanna see exactly what we got going on character/time allocation wise:
Captain Pike got major screentime in pretty much every episode cuz, uh, he’s the Captain. Essentially the main character of any given Star Trek show. Special emphasis on the season’s book ends and the halfway point, which tracks when you wanna pace out the character arc of somebody whose important in every episode.
Hemmer got three major focuses in Memento Mori, Elysian Kingdom, & All Those Who Wander (which makes sense, considering).
La’an got two major focuses in Memento Mori and All Those Who Wander.
Uhura got two major focuses in Children of The Comet & Memento Mori.
M’Benga got two major focuses in Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach & The Elysian Kingdom.
Chapel got major focus in Spock Amok and Serene Squall. Some plot stuff independent from Spock would be nice, but she’s operating in a pair like La’an & Una and Hemmer & Uhura were so like… ehhhh.
Una got major focus in The Ghosts of Illyria (and a tandem B-Plot with La’an in Spock Amok) and is the heart of the finale’s cliffhanger which probably means she’s gonna matter A Lot next season so that’s good! Hopefully we’ll get the Spock & Una & Pike trio that was advertised in the promotional material.
Ortegas didn’t get major focus at all really, she has major speaking roles in three episodes (Spock Amok, Elysian Kingdom & A Quality of Mercy) she was Sir Adya in EK and a clunky stand in for Stiles. But hey! Navia implied on Twitter that we would be seeing more of her character in the near future.
So like, all things considered, Spock got like, an average amount of screentime, Pike followed by Hemmer getting the biggest focus, everyone else in the middle-ish, while Una and Ortegas (and Chapel, kinda) got the short end of the stick with the promise of more focus next season.
If you don’t LIKE what they’re doing with Spock’s screen time that’s fine, but I also don’t feel like he’s getting overly favored personally. It probably feels like A Big Deal because It’s Spock. But honestly, he gets way more focus in Discovery S2 than he did in SNW and he’s not even physically there for half of that lmao!
Idk, just got me thinking about how they handled character screen time overall and wanted to write down my observations that’s all.
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Skam NL episodes 4 and 5 reaction
This is incredibly late but there was no way I was not going to write about Engel’s detour into waxing hell.
Episode 4
Clip 1 - Piesiepoepselaar
Isa and Kes are lying together in the morning and it’s very serene. He’s had the same nightmare as Jonas did in the original, though I think the context is different … russ is like a thing that Jonas objects to on principle, would Kes be against just taking a city trip?
He’s like, “You took off your shirt and made out with everyone, boys and girls.” Lmao, I don’t think Isa is going to get that wild in Tallinn.
Isa replies that she’ll only take off her shirt for Kes. So this isn’t really a hint of an actual problem or any condescension on his part, they’ve re-purposed this exchange into some purely flirty interaction.
This cute moment is interrupted by Isa’s mom unexpectedly popping in. She calls her daughter “pissing pooper”? Hands down the best/worst nickname I have heard a parent call their child. And of course Kes loves it.
Clip 2 - Orgy preparation
Isa gets a call from “Pap” soooo her dad is still kind of in the picture?
Engel bounds up to Isa, she looks very happy to see her. And when Janna and Imaan come up, she also looks happy to see them. Engel is so cute.
Except LMAO, GOD. She addresses Imaan with “Salaam-Alaikum,” and seems a little proud of herself, as if she Googled “how to speak Muslim” over the weekend. So I guess instead of being an outright exclusionary racist, she’s going to be like … a well-intentioned white ally who goes too far and ends up othering her Muslim friend by not treating her the same as the non-Muslims? That’s a pretty interesting take. It certainly puts Engel in a better light than Vilde, since she is trying to be inclusive rather than rejecting Imaan, but it also explores Imaan’s struggle with having to deal with people treating her differently than her peers, or changing their behavior toward her since she’s a Muslim.
Imaan is just like “.... Hi.” I feel like at some point she’s going be like, “Look, you can just treat me like you’d treat anyone else.”
Janna starts coughing, and at first I thought she was trying to salvage the awkward moment, but she’s actually gesturing for Engel to look over yonder because GUESS WHAT, a certain dude is climbing the stairs.
Dutch William has a very long coat and seems more like an artsy edgy hipster kid, maybe, than a regular king-of-the-school fuckboy. His head is down so we don’t get a full view of his face, it’s like he’s ~mysterious and gives no fucks.
That blond dude from the party, Gijs, is part of Dutch William’s (Noah’s) crew, of course, and nods in recognition to Isa. They’re like, HOLY SHIT, Isa, what happened there?
Apparently one of them (Gijs or Noah) the wildest parties, with orgies. And not some weak-ass orgies where people sit in the hot tub together. Full-on power orgies with naked bodies. Janna sure knows her orgy classifications.
Engel’s facial expressions when Janna mentions orgies, lmao. This little frown.
The girls are like, “There’s a party this Friday,” and Isa’s like “...OK?” Imaan has to explain that Janna and Engel want Isa to flirt with the guy so they can get in to the party. She takes Isa’s phone and does her thing. Well, that’s interesting because Imaan doesn’t seem so invested personally in going to the party? I mean, there’s no real benefit to their city trip. Is she doing it because Janna and Engel want to? Like she wants to be in with these girls and have friends?
Janna is amused and laughs at Imaan’s liking all of Gijs’ pics. Engel just seems stunned. A Muslim did that???? Maybe she had Imaan all wrong. Maybe she needs to consult Google again.
Clip 3 - BUY YOUR OWN GODDAMN FRIES
Isa, Kes, and Lucas go out for food. Isa is the only one to order fries, and when she asks if they want fries, they’re like nahhhh. IMMEDIATELY my bullshit detector went off. They’re going to steal her fucking fries, aren’t they?
At one point the word “EVEN” is visible through the window, heh.
Lucas has injured his left hand, which I am assuming is a thing the actor did IRL and they had to explain it into the story. Kes roasts Lucas about his injury (which happened while skateboarding) and Lucas is like, “At least I take risks.” Yeah, some of those risks will apparently involve fucking up your friends’ relationship?
Kes asks Isa if they’re going to hang out at her place, I am assuming just the two of them, while Lucas gives Kes a long look. Actually, those are some high-quality Looks that Lucas has been serving to Kes. Make sure this show gets to season 3, okay? So he can put his pining face to good use.
Kes says the whole thing about Isa’s mom not knowing about him, and that Isa is ashamed of him, and Lucas is like, well, she’s right!
But of course Gijs is now sending her messages about Isa’s IG stalking. Just as Kes is offering to cook for her and her mom. Isa, let him cook for you! That’s more proactive than any Jonas has offered yet, right?
Gijs is turned on by Isa stalking him. You know, I’ve never just how many kinks the P-Chrises have, like he’s into nerds, being stalked, pretending to be the Eva’s dad/mom/whatever ... he’s just up for anything.
Lucas mentions that Isa has too many new friends, maybe even a new boyfriend, and THAT is some snake-ass shit, planting that seed out there. Even if he’s just talking shit and kidding. He doesn’t know he’ll be kinda right, but man, will Kes remember that when shit hits the fan? Kes seemed so indifferent though, like he’s all “lady friends” and not taking it seriously.
I WAS FUCKING RIGHT, THEY STEAL HER GODDAMN FRIES. Taking advantage of her distraction while messaging Gijs.
This is the realest shit though, like nothing Jonas and Isak said about Eva’s involvement in russ compared to this disrespect. Teenage boys are the WORST.
But yeah, there’s not nearly as much putting down of Isa’s friends or activities (since who is gonna be like “it’s so CAPITALISTIC that you want to take a fun trip to a city”?) apart from some passive-aggressiveness about Kes not meeting Isa’s mom and Isa being too popular. Still, it feels less mean, and Isa didn’t seem as attacked.
Clip 4 - The most important conversation I’ve ever heard
The title of this clip was “full bush baby” and I was like … is that really going to refer to what I think it is? Like either we are talking about a small primate, or someone’s private hedge maze.
I love Janna looking like a hot mess in every scene. Like she literally rolled out of her bed, which is an ostrich nest, and went to school. She’s telling a story about opening a beer in class while Engel looks bothered about something in the background.
OH MY GOD, Engel looks troubled not because of any angsty Noah pining or Imaan drama or any of what you’d expect, but because she shaved her pubic hair and it itches. WE STAN.
…. Is this taking the place of the birth control conversation??? Instead of Engel asking about birth control, she wants the girls to tell her how they remove their pubic hair?
I am not remotely surprised that Janna is a full bush baby.
Imaan saying she dyes hers red, white, and blue = MY LOVE.
Engel takes that completely seriously judging by her confused little face. Engel’s life is 90% confusion.
Janna says if she waxes, she can wax a lightning bolt. Please be a Harry Potter reference. (You know, I’m sure wizards have hair removal spells and all, but I’m imagining someone being like ACCIO PUBES and ripping out everything at once.)
Engel is nervous about waxing. Oh my God, instead of the nurse, are they going to go for a bikini wax together?????
Isa gets a text. Turns out they’re going to the party! Engel gets excited and starts throwing out outfit possibilities.S he rambles a bit and then Imaan does the “shhh, you talk too much” moment.
Now it feels a little out of place, because Engel, while not behaving perfectly, has been way less of an ass to Imaan? And I get that this is for Engel’s own preservation, sort of, but they’re not trying to gain social capital at the level that Vilde and Sana were. The OG girl squad wanted to attract cool people to their bus and hook up with popular boys; NL girl squad isn’t concerned with getting cool people on their trip, and while they want to go to parties, they don’t have this firm objective of hooking up with the popular dudes. So the moment seemed a bit out of nowhere. I mean, Engel rambling about her outfits is tedious, but harmless.
Imaan has some gorgeous lashes, by the way.
Clip 5 - This is a very serious show
Oh my God, they DID go for a bikini wax. So is the state of Engel’s pubic hair going to be a plot point? Does she want it to look groomed for him?
Okay, I’m laughing that Norwegian-style bush is a heart (ALT ER LOVE), French pubes are a mustache, and Dutch hedges are … flames? A flower? A flower for the ladygarden.
THE GRAVE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SCENE. The music and the cherub mural really add to the atmosphere.
Janna talks about an ass wax because of course she does.
I love that you hear a scream from the other room. Perfect.
I laughed out loud that Engel just shakes her head and runs. And that Imaan puts her arms around the girls and eggs them on.
I like Skam to have a plot and all but I would thoroughly enjoy 10 episodes of just random calamities in pubic hair removal.
Clip 6 - Orgy time
OH DAMN, I LOVE
This is my favorite episode 4 (or equivalent) power walk other than the original. I LOVE it. The song choice! The girls look like they’re having a blast. Engel jumping on Liv’s back!!! Imaan yelling in sync with the rooster crying!!!
ESPECIALLY with the juxtaposition of this badass power walk, the girls getting hyped and feeling cool on the way to the party - because yeahhhh!!!! Young and free, bitches!!!!! - with the pause where they’re actually standing in front of the door, debating over who has to ring the bell. That’s utterly beautiful, I love it. Expectations vs. reality right there.
Liv being like “It’s open,” lol.
Engel knows Olivia and company, I don’t think they said how?? Because we knew how Vilde knew Ingrid. But I mean, they go to school together, soooo. (Or did Engel get kicked off a city trip group?)
Janna, you promised an orgy, and this is a bunch of teenagers drinking and dancing in a basement. The clothes are most definitely on.
I was spoiled for Janna’s making out with a girl, but I still got hella excited when she and this girl were sticking out their tongues at each other.
Lmao, is Engel rambling about her car malfunctions to Noah? Maybe Imaan was right to shush her.
Also, Engel’s dad is in the picture. Or was, at a certain point.
Okay I don’t know if maybe this is fashionable for Dutch kids, but I love that Noah is wearing this baggy old man shirt.
And that his kiss with Engel is a little awkward.
Who is this kid. Why is he like this.
Lmao, Liv telling Isa to talk to Gijs about Tallinn so he’ll leave. Does not bode well for their city trip if that’s what she thinks?
WHOOPS, Isa forgot that dinner with Kes was supposed to happen.
Gijs does not know Tallinn is a city, so he’s like, “Who’s Tallinn?” lmao.
JANNA AND THAT GIRL GOING TO TOWN, YESSSSSSSS
So in terms of Skam remake wlw content, I believe we have:
Skam France: Alexia is bi. Of course I appreciate this but they haven’t really spotlighted it outside of like one or two comments, and they don’t really integrate her sexuality into the story or into the dialogue even when it would be relevant (which is a big problem with Skam France as a whole). It’s canon by the actress’ Word of God.
Druck: Mia is bi. In canon she “doesn’t like labels” and is shown to make out with Hanna, though that was for telling off Alexander. Bi by word of God.
Skam Austin: Shay takes Isak’s place in the story, having a crush on Megan which is her character’s motivation. This is the biggest wlw content, clearly, since Shay will hopefully get her own season. The character is a lesbian and her sexuality plays a role in the story, plus I’m pretty sure the actress is a lesbian herself (and is a black lesbian so we have intersectional diversity).
Skam NL: Janna makes out with a girl at a party. HOPEFULLY she isn’t straight and this isn’t just a drunken makeout because girls kissing at a party is hot. I hooooope.
Hmmm, you know what? I actually buy Imaan’s throwing water at Olivia a lot more, because Engel has at least tried to be nice to Imaan. Like I understand that Sana is fiercely loyal and once she’s on your team, she’s with you 110%, so once she’s with the girl squad, she’s ride or die. But assuming Imaan was throwing water at Olivia because Olivia called Engel a slut, I get why. Engel has been awkward and othered Imaan but she’s tried to be nice. (But for Engel, you know she’s going to be like WTF?)
I love this closing song as they run away into the night!
Is it wrong that I kind of like Noah so far? Because I get that he’s likely going to come with all of William’s bullshit, but ... he’s fucking weird, man.
Episode 5
Clip 1 - Making a family party awkward
Kes’ sister is a cutie!
Oh, I love that we got a little glimpse of his family? His mom, and his grandparents.
This really changes the tone of this scene from the original, because Eva goes over and encounters Jonas when he’s just hanging out with his friends and being passive-aggressive, and it felt like having the boys there made Jonas ramp up his attitude. Kes appears to be relaxed, he’s having a good time with his family. I wonder if these are the actor’s real relatives? The boys look like they could be his brothers.
But Kes does get in a passive-aggressive comment about her friends, and he’s been ignoring her for a few days.
Also, Lucas isn’t part of this moment where they’re ganging up on Isa, when the Isak is typically snickering at what’s happening.
We cut inside where relatives are having a pleasant time while the Youths fight. We don’t hear their argument but I mean, we know what they’re talking about.
Kes is like, “I forgot about the dinner,” as if he’s not upset, which makes Isa storm out, and his family notices that she’s upset.
Isa is out on the street and she once again puts in her earbuds and listens to music to get out her feelings. I like that as a stress release/coping tactic/whatever you want to call it for her.
This is a Sigrid song, by the way! “Strangers,” a totally appropriate song for relationship dysfunction and dismantling the perfect movie romance. Really interesting with Isa’s somewhat romanticized view of love - sometimes you just know, that’s how it’s supposed to be, etc.
Is Kes going to run out after her?
Nope, he doesn’t run after her. Not like in the movies. Isa just does a walk down the street. She’s not happy but it seems like listening to music steadies her a bit and gives her an outlet for her emotions so that she’s not a total mess.
Clip 2 - Engel does not know how the pill works, sigh
The title of this clip was Het is Zover and there was a still of Liv so I was like … are we finally headed down this f/f romcom route? Het is Over? (I know, I know, it has an actual meaning in Dutch.) But it ended up referring to something heterosexual, lmao.
I like Isa’s little toucan key chain.
Isa is not in a good mood, Liv looks fondly at her girl and asks about Kes. Liv knows what’s up with 17-year-old boys.
Engel pops up and says it’s time for her and Noah to go to the bone zone. Isa is like, that was fast. So I guess they are going down this sex storyline; the wax was a fun bonus.
Engel being like “I know It’s Time because I DMed with Noah all weekend and he’s perfect” - God help us.
Engel asks for the pill like she’s asking for ibuprofen, and when she says eh, it’ll be nothing then, Liv is like nuh uh, you’re going to the doctor. Thank you, Liv.
Engel gets them to agree to go by offering a bottle of wine each. When Isa tells Liv that she (Liv) doesn’t even drink, Liv is like, two for you, right? WHOOOOOOA. True love right there.
I had the worst thought and wondered if Engel’s failure to get her pubes waxed is going to lead to Noah making a shit comment about them later, like when Engel confronts him. Because teenage boys think girls should be completely hairless, like porn stars or babies!
Clip 3 - Isa can’t sleep
Isa is watching a video on her phone when she gets a notification about something her dad posted. It’s a little kid getting a swimming certificate, so I’m guessing that’s her dad’s new family.
Isa gets up to go sit on her mom’s bed. She asks for a foot rub, which her mom gives her, until her mom starts asking about Olivia and Tess. Then the feet come back up to Isa’s chest.
Her mom’s like, I’m just trying to show interest. Isa is probably thinking that’s more than her dad does. She extends a leg again.
Perhaps that’s why Isa opens up to her and tells her she has a boyfriend. When she tells her mom his name is Kes, her mom doesn’t comment on it being Olivia’s boyfriend’s name or anything, so maybe she didn’t know Kes and Olivia dated?
Isa asks her mom whether she thought she and her dad would be together forever, and then when she change her mind. Isa’s mom says that sometimes things go differently from how you expected. I really like this scene. It goes in with Isa “just knowing” that you’re meant to be with someone, as mentioned in episode 2, and then this reality that crashes in on you. It’s awesome that they tied in these elements of Isa’s absent father and divorced/separated parents, Isa’s relationship with her mom who’s locked out of certain elements in her life, and Isa’s relationship with Kes to the overall idea of being with someone forever. I think Isa questioning the nature and longevity of love could end up being a really satisfying part of her arc. I can’t wait to see the final clip of the season; I hope they modify her speech to Kes so that it fits with all these moments and what she’s learned.
She gets back into bed and apologizes to Kes for being a bitch sometimes, because obviously she doesn’t want their relationship to end, and then stares at the ceiling with that one damn glow in the dark shooting star.
Clip 4 - Doctor visit
The girls go to the doctor with Engel. Liv and Imaan entertain themselves by playing with a model of a torso. Kes and Isa make up via text, he says he loves her even when she’s angry.
I love that Engel looks small in that big chair against the giant window, truly mimicking how overwhelmed she must be feeling.
Where’s Janna? I have to say that I look forward to her reactions on anything vagina-related.
I guess she had to miss the fun because she had to make up for being late to German, but it’s really cool how Imaan volunteered to join them considering I think the Sanas usually sit this excursion out.
The doctor comes out and IT’S A MAN THIS TIME??? Oh fuck!
I mean I know plenty of women don’t have a problem with a male OB-GYN, but for a girl who’s perhaps afraid to get a bikini wax, I think she would be a little shy about talking about birth control with a dude.
This doc is handsome, not gonna lie. I can’t imagine if that would make it more or less awkward. I do think that it’s less awkward with your friends, so good call, Engel.
The doc is asking Engel some basic questions and Engel answers more confidently than I expected, so good for her. Imaan rats out Engel by saying she’s only known the guy for a week. Well, maybe it’s not the wisest choice, Imaan, but that means Engel should definitely be on birth control!
Liv also shares that Noah sleeps with the whole school, and the doc mentions that the pill only helps with pregnancy, not STDs. Bless him. I mean he’s just doing his job, but bless. This is a good message to include on the show.
OH MY GOD when that doc brought out the dildo for the condom demonstration. He was completely matter-of-fact and professional but geeeeez I would have found this to be the most embarrassing thing at 16.
Clip 5 - CONDOMS, ENGEL, CONDOMS CONDOMS CONDOMS
The girls evaluate condom choices. Strawberry, banana, glow-in-the-dark. Don’t get the banana ones. I love real bananas but artificial banana flavor on anything is a gamble.
I can’t tell, who said that king-sized wasn’t for Noah? Janna? I want to give her an award.
This clip was so short but I loved it! Just sweet and funny, wonderful girl squad dynamic, adorable.
As an aside, please watch the first 30 seconds of this scene and imagine it with Engel as Rose, Janna as Blanche, and Imaan as Dorothy.
Clip 6 - Engel’s softcore fashion fantasy
Janna has the right idea by blowing up a condom into an elephant trunk.
Janna doesn’t remember anything from her first time. That bit never stops being alarming, tbh.
Janna is also adamant that Noah needs to do his best and make sure Engel has an orgasm. Good job, Janna! That’s something I’ve always wondered with the Williams of the show: do they actually try to make the experience pleasurable for the Vildes? Because Vilde is like, “It was great!” but she’s also speaking from inexperience, and she might just be overcompensating, who knows? I mean, I don’t think she would actually tell the girls if it sucked.
Engel doesn’t know what an orgasm feels like, she doesn’t know how to get wet, she doesn’t want to get horny. Look, everyone should learn at their own pace, but my professional opinion is that this poor girl should take some time on her own before sleeping with a random dude she has known for a week.
Who hasn’t even arrived on time to get laid. Oh God, please just blow her off completely? Don’t make us and Engel go through this again. Lesser of two evils.
Janna eats a banana. I just wanted to write that.
Liv is there to administer horny-making fantasies to Engel. Lmao, Isa had to get up off her chair and go sit on the bed next to Liv while Liv is talking dirty. I wonder why….
Ohhhh my God. This fantasy of Engel’s? WOW. It is really not “allowed” within the Skam format but honestly, fuck it, this is too weird not to appreciate. This is some ’90s music video realness, I expected 98 Degrees to walk out. Except it mostly focuses on Engel’s attire and makeup and hair, so maybe it’s more like a perfume ad?
Lmao, Engel getting turned on by herself more than Noah really stands out when you see the visual.
Janna tells the anecdote about getting turned on by donkeys, but it was supposedly just a whole other village that had the donkey kink rather than her. Bless her.
The girls need to get out because Kes is supposed to arrive, but of course, when Isa opens the front door, it’s Noah, come for his booty call. Isa’s mom is really cute in how she’s excited to see “Kes.”
Engel is? “Not my girlfriend.” Noah, you dumb fuck. Why do you need to clarify that shit to someone’s mom who you’re only going to know for like two seconds?
I mean, it’s foreshadowing as to Noah’s fuckboy ways, and that Engel will get her heart broken, but duuuuude quell your ass down.
Isa is like, nah mom, those girls tripping on the stairs and babbling weren’t drunk! Lol, sure.
When Isa calls Kes, it absolutely sounds like he was at a party with the level of background chatter. You hear Olivia’s voice clearly but they’re definitely surrounded by people.
Of course Kes is not coming, and Isa’s mom overhears enough on the phone conversation to realize. She tells her that they can eat, just the two of them. I really like Isa’s mom, she’s cute.
Great sad closing song.
General Comments/Social Media
Engel stuck Liv’s own song on their Tallinn playlist and Liv’s like, time to delete that!
I love Janna naming the group chat weird stuff, and everyone acknowledging that group chat names are never normal.
This remake makes my heart so warm! The girl squad is so lovely and fun. I adored the pubic hair side plot, lmao, and the twists on the doctor visit and the condom retrieval. Little moments like that with the girls have made the dynamic so entertaining.
As for the boys, I think Lucas is a fantastic Isak. Kes has his typical Jonas S1 dickhead moments, but he’s also got charm, and God help me but I am enjoying Noah’s whatever-the-fuck-ness. Like I’m aware he’s going to be a creep, but currently I like taking the piss out of him and his wardrobe and attitude.
As I mentioned previously, I think they’re doing some great moments with Isa’s character arc and tying in her family issues to her relationship issues, and having her talk about love or question love in the abstract.
I am not Dutch, so feel free to correct me if I missed anything.
If you got this far, thank you for reading!
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Lunch and Small Worlds
A/N: This is part four!
“YESSSSS! LUNCH! FINALLY!” Pratt shouted in excitement.
“Hakuna your tatas, Pratt,” Tamara hushed him.
“Can’t baby! My tatas will never be Hakuna!”
“Oh god,” Tamara face palmed her head.
“What are we gonna eat? I’m starving!” Robert inquired, making a dramatic gesture.
“Well,” Andie began, “there are these delicious hot dogs, which, in my opinion, are just the best!”
“No! What the fuck are you talking about!?” Chris interfered, “The burgers here are actually the best. The hot dogs are only okay.”
“WHAT!? You take that back right now, Evans,” Andie demanded.
“No, it’s true.”
“How about we let the rest of us decide?” Andie asked.
“How?”
“Okay guys, who wants a hot dog?” Robert and Tom raised their hands.
“Okay and a burger with delicious fries?” Tamara and Pratt raised their hands, their mouths watering at the mention of fries.
“Three vs. three, now. Who’s gonna pick a winner?”
“I have an idea,” Chris smirked. He walked up to a little boy who was holding a Mickey Mouse balloon. The kid turned around as he felt a featherlight tap on his shoulder. When he did spin, his hat revealed Captain America’s shield on it. He looked up to meet Chris’ sweet smile and his mouth opened in shock at the same time Chris slouched down on one knee to be at the same eye level with the boy.
“Hey, kid!” Chris greeted warmly, “Mind if I asked you something?” All the poor child could do was shake his head.
“Do you prefer hamburgers or hotdogs?” Chris asked, his face still wearing the brightest smile ever.
“Hamburgers!!” the boy said, his expression softening as his smile grew wider.
“Thanks, kid!” Chris winked at him before standup back up and the group. He returned with a smirk and Andie knew the kid said hamburgers.
“You cheated!! I swear you did!” Andie pouted. Tom chuckled at her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders to soothe her. She buried her face in the crook of his neck in comfort. When she pulled back, Tom whispered something that immediately brought a bright smile to her face and even a slight pink to her cheeks.
“ANYWAY, GUYS. LUNCH! PLEASE??” Chris Pratt pleaded the group. A second after he finished his sentences, everyone heard a loud rumble that erupted from Pratt’s stomach.
“Let’s get this guy some food!!” Tamara said, patting Pratt’s shoulder.
Tamara and the Chrises went to get their burgers while Andie, Tom and Robert went to get their hotdogs. Andie called Tamara’s cell and told her to get the burger group to come near the hot dog shop. She did as requested and Chris brought the three of them to where Andie, Tom and Robert were at. The hot dog crew were already seated; Tom sat at the right edge, Andie across from him, and Robert sat next to Tom. Pratt sat next to Andie and across from Robert. Tamara sat next to Robert, which left both Chrises to sit side by side.
After a couple minutes of silence, Tamara couldn’t take it anymore and proposed truth or dare. Everyone at the table cheered.
“Okay, since it was your idea, you go first, Tams,” Pratt said,
“Alright. Hmm... Tom! Truth or dare?” Tamara smiled mischievously.
“Truth, please,” Tom replied politely.
“God, you’re dull. Okay, um, what was the last lie you told?” Tom looked quickly at Chris before lowering his head.
Tamara had a gasping sound coming out of her mouth at the same time she put both her hands on the table and gripped it tightly. She looked between Chris and Tom several times before finally opening her mouth and speaking:
“Oh my god, Tom! You gotta tell what the lie was!”
“I, uh, may have told Chris his shirt looks great when it looks only okay,” he bowed his head down in shame, avoiding everyone’s gaze.
Everyone burst out laughing at Tom’s behaviour and only the poor British didn’t understand why everyone was laughing at him. He looked at each and every one of the people sitting on the table before finally resting his gaze on Andie. She laughed so hard she snorted ant Tom found that absolutely adorable. He shook his had at them before returning to his food.
“Okay, who’s next?!” Tamara asked excitedly.
“ME! ME! ME! ME!” Pratt shouted eagerly.
“Okay, you go, you big man-child,” Andie joked.
“Okay, Tamara! Truth or dare?” Pratt said, his eyes holding a mischevious spark while his lips had a smirk on them.
“Dare!” Tamara said, the thrill evident in her voice.
“Okay, come here, I’ll whisper you my dare,” Tamara leaned over the table, letting Chris get a good look at her chest, which had a nice cleavage. Tamara heard Chris’ breath hitch in his throat and that sent him into a small coughing fit until he drank some water to calm down. She had a knowing smirk on her face as Pratt whispered in her ear. Pratt’s face his her smirk from Chris. After the whispering ended, Tamara simply nodded before returning to her seat.
Everyone’s eyes pried Tamara and Pratt until finally Robert couldn’t take it anymore and he burst, “WELL? WHAT’S THE DARE!?”
“It is to be held secret until it is done,” Tamara and Pratt said in unison, nodding at each other when finishing.
“I fucking hate you,” Andie sighed.
“Okay, who now?” Robert inquired.
“Hmm, maybe you should go?” Andie replied.
“Alright. I choose you Pikachu!” Robert said and pointed at Andie, who flushed furiously at that sentence.
“I pick dare!” she beamed.
“Okay, I dare you to get a man sign your bra,” he smiled proudly at his dare.
“Oh my god,” Andie hid her face in her hands.
“Come on, darling, don’t be shy! Look at all these men nearby!” Robert said, looking around.
“Any man?” Andie raised her brow.
“Any man,” Robert confirmed.
“Okay, Tom! Would you mind?” she smirked.
Tom was taken aback. His cheeks flushed and he turned into a red-headed tomato.
“Uhh, I do-don’t have a pen,” he stuttered.
“It’s okay, I do!” Chris said, handing Tom a black inked marker.
“Thank you, Chris. Your shirt looks terrible and I hate you,” Tom said, making Chris laugh.
Andie lowered her black tank top a little, revealing her cleavage for Tom. Tom coughed a bit before leaning over and signing his name on Andie’s bra. Pulling back, both of them had red faces. Andie pulled her top back up, covering Tom’s signature.
“I really hope that ink comes off.”
“And if it doesn’t, you’ll always have something to remember us by,” Pratt smiled, making Andie hit his shoulder.
“Hey, Chris, do you wanna take a bite out of my burger?” Tamara asked, locking her gaze with Pratt quickly before turning back to Evans.
“No thanks, I got my own!” Chris said, holding his hamburger up.
“Mine’s better though, cause it was made by the only cook with gloves on.”“
“Oh, that’s such bullshit. You know what? Give me a bite, I want to compare,” Chris said, his hands going over to Tamara’s burger before she swatted them away. Chris pouted and pulled back.
“No! No grabbing! Close your eyes.”
Chris did as he was told, he leaned forward a bit, opening his mouth slightly. But instead of feeling the taste of the burger, he felt something much softer on his lips. At first, he couldn’t comprehend, but then it hit him. Tamara was kissing him! In front of everyone! After finally understanding what was going on, he kissed her back. He felt her mouth open a bit and just when he was about to get some tongue action, she pulled back.
“YES! IT HAS BEEN DONE!” Pratt announced, immediately high fiving Tamara after.
Everyone else around the table seemed extremely confused, especially Chris Evans, who simply wanted a bite of Tamara’s burger to prove his hamburger was better one from the two.
“WHAT THE FUCK!?” Andie shouted.
“That was the dare Pratt whispered in my ear. To kiss the nerd over here,” Tamara explained, pointing at Chris with her thumb.
Everyone nodded, understanding, except for Chris, who had a pout on his lips and arms crossed over his chest.
“Aw, Chris, what’s wrong baby?” Pratt said, petting Evans’ shoulder soothingly.
“I just wanted a bite out of Tamara’s burger,” he said, his frown deepening.
Tamara laughed and gave the poor guy her burger for him to take a bite. Chris took a huge bite. So big, Tamara’s eyes widened at the amount that was missing from her food now.
“Chris! You took nearly half of my burger!” she pouted.
“Aw, I’m sorry, hun, take mine. Maybe with this one, you’ll actually get some in your mouth, instead of your face,” Chris said, indicating the mess that was currently occurring on Tamara’s face.
“Fuck you! Mean,” Tamara grabbed Chris’ burger and took an even bigger bite than he took from hers before putting it back on Chris’ plate. Chris put a hand over his heart and whispered something to Pratt which Tamara couldn’t catch. Pratt simply smiled and nodded in agreement.
After everybody finished their lunch, Pratt took everyone’s plates and went to toss them in the trash bins which were scattered all around Disneyland. Chris chose to pick a closer one rather than a bin on the other side of the park. What the group didn’t see was that Pratt took a few bits of the buns’ leftover and walked over to a nearby tree where some squirrels ran around in search of food. He bent over and fed a few on them until he heard shouting.
“Chris! What are you doing?!” Andie shouted.
“Hey!” he looked at her, his brows furrowed. After a small pause, he continued, “Shut up!”
Andie sighed before going over to Chris and crouching to meet his gaze.
“Hey, buddy! Whatcha doing here?” she asked, treating Chris like a small child.
“I’m just feeding the squirrels,” he replied happily.
“Do you want me to stay with you?” Andie asked, and Pratt nodded enthusiastically.
“Guys, I’m gonna stay here for a bit! You can go!” she shouted to the rest of the group.
“Robert, do you wanna go exploring!?” Tamara asked excitedly.
“YES, OF COURSE, I DO!” Robert replied while nodding happily.
“That leaves you and me together, Hiddleston!” Evans said.
“Guess it does!” Tom replied.
“Good luck with this Disney nerd,” Tamara said before saying her goodbye.“I’ll see you later losers,” Tamara said as she went with Robert towards the castle. The rest of the group stayed for a few more moments.
“Pratt, I think you should stop feeding the squirrels.” He looked up at Andie and pouted. “I don’t think it’s going to work out how you want it to.” She looked to see the squirrels starting to get a little pushy. “I would rather not end the day in the emergency room due to you getting bitten by a squirrel.”
“LET’S GO DRIVE SOME CARS,” Pratt grabbed onto Andie’s hand and pulled her away from Tom and Chris. She laughed as she ran with him, after giving Tom an apologetic look.
“Good luck you two,” she yelled back before running with Pratt to the other side of the park.
“Let’s head to the back of the park.” Tom nodded and followed Chris’s lead through the park as he did not know exactly where they were going.
Tamara and Robert decided to go on It’s a Small World as the line was short. However, as they walked onto the ride and sat down, the two instantly regretted the experience. “I have a feeling the ride has a short wait for a reason.”
“What happened to the song,” Tamara asked as the voices couldn’t really be heard. She looked around at the animatronics. “What the fuck is this ride?”
“Horror,” Robert replied turning towards her. As the boat entered in more and more different countries, the two kept looking at each other. Eventually, Tamara just leaned back dramatically.
“Is this ever going to end??”
“No. We are going to have to live in here,” he said it with such a straight face that Tamara began to believe they would never escape. Tamara decided to take a selfie of their horrified expressions.
But after a solid 15 minutes stuck in the ride. The boat came to a stop. Tamara followed Robert running up the slope back to freedom and away from the ride. “Freedom!” The two yelled together as they looked at each other before bursting out into laughter.
“Never going on that again,” Robert said as they walked towards the left with no real destination in sight.
“What even was that ride?”
“Something we don’t ever want to talk about again.” Tamara nodded her head in agreement.
“Robert, do you have Tom’s, Chris’ and other Chris’ mobile numbers?” Tamara asked.
“Yeah why?” he inquired, raising his brow.
“I want to open a group chat so I could send our selfie to the rest of the group,” she explained.
Robert nodded and opened a group which contained everyone involved in their Disney fiasco, after adding Tamara to his contacts and receiving Andie’s number from the brunette. Tamara sent the selfie in the chat and got an immediate reply from Evans who sent a bunch of laughing emojis.
Meanwhile, Andie and Pratt ran to the speedway. Originally Pratt got them lost taking a wrong turn but Andie got them to the place and the two waited in line. “Which one of us drives?”
“Can I,” Pratt asked and Andie nodded her head. “Yes!”
“I’m going to regret this,” Andie said placing her head into her hands as she remembered the difficulty of figuring out the steering.
“I’m a great driver,” Pratt said offended. After figuring out a secret handshake and goofing around, the two were at the front of the line. “Wait, is this a European car??”
Andie just laughed. “It depends what side of the track you are one which side the driver sits.” The two quickly buckled before Pratt hit the gas and started to go.
He quickly regretted his original statement as he struggled with turning the wheel at the right time as he sang away. Andie laughed as he decided to just go with it the car hitting the track underneath as the two sang away singing Mr Blue Sky. She asked Chris for his phone since hers was dead and started to record him as he drove and sang and sent it to the group chat that she saw Robert had opened. She burst out laughing when she saw Tamara and Robert’s picture. She showed it to Pratt who couldn’t hold in his laughter either. Once they were done with the track, Pratt kept accidentally bumping into the cart ahead of them. “These should really be easier to drive. I mean how is a kid supposed to drive this.”
“They can’t but neither can some adults.” Once out of the car, Andie jokingly got out yelling “Land! Oh, Land!” Pratt was pouting and she laughed. “I’m only joking Pratt.”
Meanwhile, Tom was getting dragged around by Chris as he nerds out over the Circus area, which is not so new anymore. “This used to be Toon Town, well Dumbo wasn’t over here but the roller coaster was. There also used to be a big old circus tent there that had a lot more merchandise than the newer one and you could wait to meet princesses and Mickey and friends.”
After walking around, he followed Chris to wait in line for Dumbo and once on the ride, the two guys squeezed into one vehicle. Chris was in control as he had Dumbo fly higher and lower the whole time leaving Tom annoyed. “Can’t we just stay up,” he asked Chris, who shook his head.
“Not as fun, Tom!” After getting off, Chris dragged him to Barnstormer. Although Tom soon perked up as he spotted Andie and Pratt walking towards them. He ran over to her and picked her up twirling her around.
“Never leave me with him again,” Tom told her as she giggled wrapping her arms around him as she was slightly afraid of falling.
“He can’t be that bad,” she said shaking her head.
Chris looked at Pratt with a confused look on his head. “What did I do?”
Pratt shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know man.”
Tom set Andie down but pulled her towards him. “Where were you going,” she asked them looking between the two.
“Barnstormer,” Chris answered.
“That’s where we were heading,” Pratt replied excitedly.
“Well let’s get going, boys!” Andie followed the two Chrises with Tom just behind her an arm still around her.
“Seriously never again.”
“I understand Tom. Never again.”
“He’s such a Disney nerd.”
“Hey, I’m a Disney nerd too you know.” She looked at him slightly offended but not really.
“But in a cute way.” Andie blushed.
“God, I haven’t been on this ride in forever. It’s like the kiddy ride that everyone can ride. Not that it’s a bad thing. I heard it’s rough to ride once older.”
“We’ll be fine,” Chris explained. He would soon regret that.
“You guys are here too,” Robert said as he stepped into line just behind the rest of the group. Tamara thought the ride looked cool and dragged Robert to it wanting to know what it was.
“What a small world,” Andie joked.
“No. We never mention anything close to that awful ride again.” Andie immediately knew what Tamara was talking about and simply laughed.
After the group went on the Barnstormer, they decided to head towards the Little Mermaid Ride as they could use a nice gentle ride. That was until Pratt wanted to race. “Come on guys! Piggy back races are the best!”
“Okay, who goes first?” Evans asked.
“ME AND ROBERT WILL TAKE ON ANYBODY!!!” Tamara shouted, high fiving Robert.
“Oh yeah!? I fucking doubt it! ANDIE LET’S GO!” Pratt challenged, grabbing Andie’s wrist and pulling her towards him.
“Okay, Robert, get on!” Tamara slouched so Robert could get on her back.
“What the fuck? No!” Robert tried to protest, but Tamara wouldn’t have any of it.
“Hey, if she’s carrying Robert, I’m carrying you,” Andie said to Pratt and ducked.
“We’re gonna kill these girls,” Pratt said, turning to Robert, who was already halfway on Tamara’s back.
“Yes, yes we are. I’m gonna miss them,” Robert shook his head.
The two men were on the girls’ backs. Evans stood between them in front of them, being the referee.
“Okay, kids, here are the rules; if you fall, you lose. You gotta run all the way to the trashcan across the path. First one to the can without dropping their partner wins!” Chris says, very dramatically.
“Easy there, drama queen,” Pratt huffs. Chris simply shakes his head with a chuckle.
“Okay, get ready. Ready! Set! GO!” Chris said, pushing his raised arm down, as the two pairs ran full force. Or at least tried to.
Tamara ran as if she were in the Olympics. Since Robert is shorter than her, it was easier for her to run. Unlike that, Pratt was both taller and heavier than Andie and she could barely move with so much weight on her back. She barely made it three steps before collapsing on the soft grass in front of her.
Tamara reached the trashcan and Robert climbed off of her. The two high fived and shouted victory sayings while Tom helped Andie up. Robert and Tamara returned to the start, where the rest of the group stood.
“Okay, losers, who’s next?” Tamara asked.
“OH, I HAVE IT!” Andie said excitedly, “You and Evans against me and Tom!”
“You got it, girl! Prepare to lose!” Tamara smirked.
Robert took the role as referee now and his rules were quite different, “Okay, suckers, listen up, RULES HAVE CHANGED! To win you must give me 10,000$ cash. Otherwise you-” he didn’t get a chance to finish his sentence since Chris Pratt shoved him out of the way.
“Same rules guys, same rules,” he sighed in defeat. After finishing, Robert came and shoved him back.
“OH, OH, YOU WANNA GO!? YOU WANNA GO, BRO!?” Pratt shouted. The two men pressed their chests against each other.
“Woah, woah, woah, guys, relax!” Tamara said as she got herself between the two men. Chris and Robert shared a look between them, causing Tamara to look at them, turning her head constantly. A smirk played on either of the guys’ faces. They both leaned in to kiss Tamara and they captured both her cheeks. The brunette closed her eyes and squeaked as blood rushed to her face. Robert and Pratt high fived each other after separating.
“What the fuck!?” Evans protested.
The two actors just shrugged in response. Tamara walked over to Chris and stood behind him, waiting for him to bend over, so she could get on his back. Andie has been on Tom’s back for ages, and he was currently bouncing her up and down, using his hands which hold onto her thighs. Andie held onto Tom tightly, afraid of falling, but Tom promised her he wouldn’t drop her for the world.
“God, do you even have any weight?” Tom said.
“Yes, of course, I do! You just can’t feel my weight over all your muscles,” Andie joked.
Pratt stood once again between the two pairs, holding his arm out, calling out the get ready, set, go and sent the pairs on their way.
The race was really tight until Tamara decided to kiss Chris’ cheek as motivation but instead of making him go faster, he just stopped and set her down. Tamara’s eyebrow quirked up but immediately returned to place when she felt Chris’ lips on hers and his hands around her waist. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in, deepening the kiss.
The two didn’t separate even when hearing Andie and Tom’s cheers, and high fives after they won. They were forcefully removed from each other after Pratt pulled Evans back and Robert did the same for Tamara.
“Guys, what the fuck!?” Tamara pouted. Evans simply huffed in response.
“Save it for the bedroom, there are CHILDREN HERE!” Robert said, pointing to Chris Pratt.
Pratt scoffed and went over to where Andie and Tom were celebrating. He joined their jumping happily. After the three finished their victory celebration, they returned to the start line.
“Final race?” Tom asked, raising his brow.
“Andie and I could take on any of you,” Tamara said proudly, wrapping her arm around her friend’s shoulders.
“Oh yeah!? Downey, you up for it? We could take on these two,” Evans said, cockiness filling his voice.
“Fuck yes, baby!” Downey cheered.
“Tom, be the ref. I don’t trust Pratt,” Andie said, eyeing Chris suspiciously. Pratt huffed in response, acting hurt.
Tom chuckled and stood between the pairs. He raised his arm and set them off. Andie was on Tamara’s back as she ran full force to the trashcan. Chris was catching up quickly and he was about to pass the girls until Chris Pratt jumped on Robert’s back, making Evans carry not one, but two men. Tom watched everything from the side, looking completely and utterly horrified. He was scared that the three would collapse and fall on the concrete, but Evans held them tightly and prevented them from falling, even though Robert could barely breathe. The girls reached the trashcan and wooed loudly, making strangers eye them weirdly.
Chris eventually had to stop before he’d fall. Pratt jumped off and Robert, who was sandwiched between the two not very small men, comically slid off of Chris’ back and sat on the concrete to regain his breath.
“Okay, enough piggyback racing! Let’s do some actual races!” Evans said, a smirk taking over his lips.
“Bring it on, golden boy!” Tamara challenged.
“Oh, yeah! You got nothing on me, baby!”
“Already with the trash talk, hun?” she shook her head, acting disappointed.
“Enough talking! Let’s see you two actually race!” Pratt encouraged.
“Alright, Downey, be our ref!” Evans said, preparing himself for the run.
“OKAY! Listen up losers. The deal goes like this; first one to reach the trashcan wins. First one to run back here and give me a high five mega wins! Now line up!” Robert ordered.
Tamara and Chris got ready to run. Robert set them off immediately. Tamara ran full force, but she was no match to Chris’ speed. By the time she reached the trashcan, Chris had already returned and high fived Robert. She simply huffed and stopped near the can. Evans rushed over to her. He noticed the pout on her lips.
“What’s wrong, tuts? Sore loser?” he smirked.
“You definitely cheated somehow.”
“You’re just mad, come here,” he opened his arms for her to get in them but Tamara just pouted and stepped back.
Chris frowned in response but his smile was soon replaced by a bright smile as he came up with a nice plan. He walked over to where Tamara stood and scooped her into his arms. She squealed in response and struggled to get herself free, but to no avail, Chris’ grip on her was too tight. He started peppering her face with kisses until she gave up and wrapped her arms around his neck, blushing heavily.
By the time the two returned to the rest of the group, Andie and Tom were preparing for their race.
“Same rules guys, trashcan equals win, high five equals mega win. GO!” Robert shouted and the two ran with all their power.
The race between the two was really tight. They reached the trashcan at the exact same time, so the only way to see who truly won is to see who high fives Robert, who already held both hands in the air. faster.
Andie was right on Tom’s tail, and right before getting to Robert, Andie burst into a sprint. Tom knew he could win easily, but decided to let his girl win, so he slowed his pace so he missed Robert only by a second.
“YES! TAKE THAT, BRITISH!” Andie yelled happily.
Tom shook his head at her before lifting his gaze to meet hers, “Congrats, Wendy,” he smiled.
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What’s Your Number?
Here’s a thing I spent some of my valuable weekend time doing: watching the 2011 Anna Faris/Chris Evans romantic comedy, What’s Your Number?
Why? Well, because you can never have enough Chrises. And Chris Evans (recently affectionately nicknamed Crevans by me for no reason at all) is, imo, the best of them.
Specifically, though, because I recently re-listened to the episode of the podcast Doug Loves Movies that Crevans was on. And came to find out that co-guest, movie critic, and recipient of Crevans’ drunken demand to “name that shit, bitch,” Leonard Maltin, was pro-What’s Your Number? A fact that baffled, confused, and embarrassed the shit out of Crevans.
I had to find out what side of the What’s Your Number? divide I would land on.
And guess what? I stand with Leonard Maltin. I am...surprised.
Because the movie’s premise is not only regressive, but just plain dumb (even by rom com standards). Anna Faris learns from an article in Marie Claire that the average woman has 10.5 sexual partners in her life (queue deep internalized self slut shaming because she has slept with 19), and that women who have had more than 20 partners rarely get married (queue deep fear that she will doom herself to spinsterhood if she sleeps with one more man before she finds “the one”). She then “accidentally” sleeps with her ex-boss (#20) but! she finds a loophole: if she can fall back in love with one of her exes, she won’t go over 20, and maybe she can find true happiness that way (queue roping in her hot, womanizing, neighbor Crevans who happens to be good at private investigating to help her track all these guys down). And there you have it. A movie premise that is highly sex negative and misunderstands basic science.
And yet.
I kind of love it.
The premise is bad. The writing is not great either. But the cast. The cast is very charming and jam packed with stars of various calibers (Chris Evans, Chris Pratt [two Chrises!], Zachary Quinto, Joel McHale, Martin Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Andy Samberg, Tom Lennon, Dave Annable, Aziz Ansari). It’s a cavalcade of recognizable and charming people.
There is also the naked Crevans factor. This movie features a naked (or nearly naked) Chris Evans doing a variety of things from eating an apple in a hallway (while casually covering his junk with a dish towel) to getting badly beaten at Horse over a bed of Black-Eyed Peas, singing and playing guitar to jumping into Boston Harbor and instantly regretting it. So much naked Crevans!
In addition to the charm and Crevans factors, the humor is surprisingly offbeat (when it’s not doing the easy fat, gay, slut, etc. joke--those things are there and they prevent me from giving this movie an unqualified recommendation, but they’re mostly drowned in a sea of otherwise oddness). Anna Faris’s true passion is making weird homunculi sculptures. These people are constantly eating and just leaving food lying around anywhere. It’s just lowkey weird.
And, I really can’t stress the Crevans factor enough. It’s so good to see him just being good-natured and kind of weird, doing things you never thought you’d see him do.
Ultimately, this movie turned my dismal expectations on their ear. I did not expect myself to laugh out loud quite so many times (or at all). I did not expect myself to squeal in surprise and delight ever. I did not expect to be hit by good dude after good dude in rapid succession. I did not expect Chris Pratt to be here or for me to enjoy him as much as did once he arrived. It’s a good, charming, movie full of surprises and fun, which must be forgiven some of its 2011-iness for all the reasons that it probably could only have been made in 2011.
I’m gonna buy me a copy to own. The fact that by doing it I will be mildly embarrassing Chris Evans only heightens my fervor.
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