Gap the Series Ep 12: Pink Is Endgame

Hello and welcome to Big Gay Energy. I'm Caitlin. And I'm Fiora. Come along with us while we dive into the fun and nuances of queer media. Representation matters, and we're here to talk about it. Cheers, queers. What's on the big gay agenda today? Fiora. Today we are coming to the end of a very long journey and we are wrapping up gap the series with the final episode episode. 12. We made it, guys. We made it. Yeah, just so everyone at Know at Home knows, this was supposed

to be like 3 parts maximum. And then we started talking, and now it's. All of the episodes. Are. Yeah. It's like it's. 10 episodes long, right now? You're welcome. Yeah, you're welcome. Hope you enjoy. You guys seem to be enjoying which I'm very. Happy about? Yeah, we hope that you enjoyed. I will say this up front rather than at the end. This was a this topic was suggested to us by some of our lovely listeners, some that have been with us since we were Big Witch Energy.

Thank you for suggesting this. If you have any other suggestions. Anybody out there of things you'd like us to cover, please leave it in the comments. We do take your suggestions seriously and work them into our schedule. Eventually it's just we film things in advance. We just have a very packed. Schedule but like. We will get to it. So like, please leave us suggestions, We really appreciate it. Yes, for anything and everything we just yeah, we just did a book club a month or so ago.

I don't know, I don't know our schedule anymore. Yeah, someone recommended through an e-mail. Comments are bad though, so but also way to get to us. Since the free and baking people out there, we will do the loyal pin at some point and and I've actually read things and know things about it now so like that's coming eventually so like, but if you want to comment that also, yeah, Caitlin and I just went into that teaser. It was sent to us and we didn't

know anything. We're just like, we'll watch it because you sent it to us. We will know things the next time we talk about. This. Yeah, we also need to communicate what what we're our reaction videos are instead of discussions because it seems to be some confusion. But yes, yes, just know that that was not supposed to be an analysis. No. So that was 7. Minutes. Long we didn't know anything about anything. We were just like, someone sent it to us and we're like, OK. We'll watch it.

If it's less than an hour. It's not. You heard us talk. If you made it this far, you should be skeptical at a 7 minute video from us. Just though, it's just for fun. Just know we're just having fun. OK, but before we get into episode 12. Yeah, Cole's just. Leaving Cole's. Cole's gone. But while they get the camera back on, if you're watching this podcast on YouTube, be sure to subscribe to our channel, give this video a like, and drop a

comment to share your thoughts. We absolutely love hearing from you. For our podcast listeners, please download this episode and leave a review if you can. Your engagement helps us reach a broader audience and spread the joy of queer content. For even more exclusive queer content, Early access and full reaction videos and and exclusive gap the series reaction videos, join us on Patreon where we'll be reacting to the full show eventually.

Your currently has us filming that like once a week anyway. Dive into discussions on our Discord channel where we enjoy connecting with all of you and explore merchandise at bigotenergypod.com to show your support. All links will be in the description. Lastly, stay connected with us on all social media platforms by following at Big Gate Energy Pod.

Your interactions mean the world to us and these actions contribute to our ongoing celebration of queer media and advocacy for better representation. Thank you all. Right, so let's get into the finale. So where we left off last time, basically, Sam chose Mon at the grand man's house and they stormed out of there and now they are, they have rushed back home. Sam is super distraught by this because that was just probably the hardest thing she's ever, ever had to do. And she did it right.

And even though it was tearing her apart, she chose Mon. They ran out of there. And she's just like in the aftermath, like really shaken up by this. And Mon is being a really Good Wife by just like, consoling Sam while she's, like, processing this big thing she just did. Anyone would be this like a a wreck after this, Like that's a huge deal what she just did. Oh my God, so huge.

And like we went into it a lot in the last episode, the way like Sam really just loves her grandmother and this really was really like super hard for her. And so she's just very racked with guilt over basically the whole family situation cause Nung was there and not and helping but not helping. And so, like, Sam's got a lot inside that she's dealing with.

And she's also, like, also just worried about her relationship with Mon. Because remember Caitlyn, we talked about, like we mentioned this in the last episode, But like Sam asks Mon, during this this moment, she's like, will you love me forever? Because the abandonment issue she's part of her is also worried, like, I just walked out of my grandmother. I've loved my whole life. Will Mon do that eventually to me someday? Like kind of like being like, does love even last forever?

She's having like a like, 1/4 life crisis in this moment. But this is a lot for her. And mom's like, Sam, why are you asking you this? Like, because yeah, Sam again loves her family, had a real bond with them. And I think part of her just always truly believed. Like, it's that like naive Disney mentality, love can conquer all. Like, it's a nice sentiment. It works out in some cases, but not all.

Like, look at Sam's entire life. Everybody she's ever loved has like left her, abandoned her in in one way, shape or form. And then here she is willingly walking out and quote abandoning the grand man. So I think that she's just like, oh God, could this be me and me and Mon one day, like will our love really survive? Like I I hope it will basically. To the love can conquer all Disney type stuff. It is because we're we are fed that since we are very very

little. Like oh, just meet the right man and fall in love and ride off into the sunset every all your problems will be Dogon. Yeah. Does love is great. Romantic love is great. Doesn't solve all your problems. You're still gonna have problems, as we saw with Sharon Rissa on the show. And mom's like, did your love solve your problems? They're like, no, we still have problems. We just, we weren't. Doing it this morning, yeah. Yeah, we're. Literally fighting 5 seconds

ago, yeah. And to be fair, the love conquers all. That's actually a Latin phrase. So like it goes way, way back to like the Roman Empire. Like, this is just the sentiment that humanity is kind of clung to for a very long time. And like, sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. Right. So Sam's grappling with that in this moment.

And then she says this one line that's really interesting where she says, I used to tell the grandmother, if it if it wasn't for her, that wouldn't be me, 'cause like, I think the grandmother, like, again, they have that. I was talking about this earlier in the last episode where, like, the two of them seem really similar, Sam and her grandmother. And I think that like when she lost her parents and her sisters, like the grandmother's

all she really pad. So with this line of thinking, I think Sam is thinking like, oh, well, if I could cut ties up easily with the grandmother. Like could mom do the same thing To me she's really grappling with that too. She's she's worried. That sounds like a dropper one time or like kind of thing where it's just very much like I need to hold. On and the fact. That for sure. Or like it's going to turn.

Into a or she's afraid it's going to be like, but exactly what you're saying like she's going to lose Mon at some point because everybody else has left or she has left and so I I think it's also just a like trying to. Come out of like. A of a trauma types like a trauma bond situation kind of thing. Like she's almost bonded to her grandmother and is needing to is working through trying to step away from her grandmother. Yeah. Oh for sure. Yeah. And that that's literally what she just did.

And it it's tearing her apart. And so, like, her brain is jumping into the future to be like, could I be on the receiving end of this one day if Mon meets somebody else and chooses to do this to me? Like, you know, could I thought my love with my grandmother was unbreakable, but clearly I just broke it. Like it it she feels like she's sacrificing one love for another and then she's like, but could this love fall apart? So she's like spiraling

basically. And while she's doing so Mon acts as like the rock right For for Sam. Like her grounding presence and while she's spiraling with the love component, she's also like worried that something actually is happening to the grandmother because the grandmother was like falling down and and acted weird. And and Sam's like, oh God, what if I'm actually like, killing her because I'm like being so ungrateful and and not choosing

her. And I think maybe this sentiment comes from how the grand man like, persuaded Sam to do things like basically like the the ungrateful piece where she's like, well, you should be grateful to me because I'm your elder and I took care of you and I'm doing what's best for you. And so Sam was always like, yeah, I have to like pay respect and like. And by like openly defying her, she, I think she's like that that aspect of the guilt is kind

of like coming out as well. And I think that's causing Sam to, like kind of doubt what she just did. She's like, did I just make the right decision? I don't know like. Yeah. So Mon at The Rock, she eases salmon to calming down and suggests that they're like, you know, everyone's real emotional right now. It's a lot of emotions. Like, why don't we just, like, calm down for a bit and then, like, when everybody calms down, we can go talk.

We'll go together and talk to the the Grand man, like when everybody cools off and pay our respects and stuff and like it'll be better rather than just like, spiraling. But Sam has the heart of the Cowardly Lion mixed with the lifelong Catholic, and her resolve is waning and she knows she's going to lose. She'll lose it completely. If she goes back to the grandmother, she's like, if I can get in her presence, I'm going to cave.

So fast. And then she's like, and then I don't know what's going to happen to our relationship because I literally, the whole, the whole crux of it is that I chose you. And if I go back there, I'm going to choose her. I know me, I know me and I know me. I know I'm a coward, but Mon is has drunk the Disney cooling. She's like, I'm confident that our love will conquer all, which is a 180 from like previously with Mon where she like gave up entirely and like.

And I wonder if this resolved to be like, no, we got this. It's partly coming from delusion, I mean, hope, but also from witnessing Sam finally choose her and what felt like such a big monument away, like, like, 'cause again, they've been trapped in the cycle of, like, the grandmother's never gonna let me do this, or I have to marry Kirk and blah blah, blah. And then Sam finally just was like, no grandmother.

I'm choosing her. And so I think maybe those two components are giving Mom the confidence to be like, no, no, we're gonna make it. Like we're gonna make it. I saw how much you love me like, you just showed me, like, and obviously that's all that matters, right? But I think at the end of the day, like, while mine feels that like that Sam really does love her. And she wished, yes. I think Ma as a person is somebody who wouldn't want to be the reason that Sam gave up her

family. Like as a as an emotionally intelligent and very empathetic person, I think she knows that this ultimatum is really killing Sam. Like, you can see it in the scene, how much this is tearing her apart. And so she suggests that maybe, like, hey, perhaps we can, like, have it all if we, like, go back and negotiate together with the grandmother rather than just storming out dramatically. Like that way you don't have to choose anybody. Like, it can be like a mutual

thing, right? And the key is like, together. And so, like, call back to the pool scene they had in episode 2 where they had the first sleepover. And Mon tells Sam the fable, She's like, tell me a story. She tells the story about, like, the lion and the ants or whatever. What was the moral of that story? That unity is strength. And that kids, is what we call foreshadowing because that's the thing that gets them through it, right? Like the fact that they're a united front rather than like

all this. Like up to this point, the whole grandmam and Mon thing, it's all back door deals. Like behind closed door. She's like, Mon, I choose you, this is great. And then she gets behind the door with the grandmother. She's like, no grandmother, I choose you. So like we all have to come together in one room and make a decision. And that's what Mon is proposing. Like, let's be united front rather than this, like divided or explosive thing that happened.

Nung did not help the situation, basically, is what I'm saying. Neither did Kirk. Wasn't the moral of the fable? If you step on ants, there will become more ants on you or something. I mean, that's how Sam has been approaching this whole Mon situation and clearly Sam that's not. The point of the.

Story. But I absolutely love how Mon chooses to support Sam here, telling her to show and prove to the grandmother that she can love them both because just just prove it. Like actions are louder than words and that it isn't all or nothing. And because they they all have this all or nothing way like it is. It's my way or you're dead to me, basically. Yeah, ultimatum this or that. I know that we say that they could all use therapy, but I think the grandmother may need it the most.

Yes. I think Sam and her grandmother should go to therapy. Together. I think Young should attend some too. Young and the grandmother should go to therapy together. Yeah, those two, definitely. Oh. My. God, yeah, those those two have a lot to work on. Yes, family's been through quite a bit. Instead of therapy, Mon tells Sam that she loves her very much, which works to calm down Sam a bit. But then the phone rings and it's Kirk. Because of course it. Is 'cause we can't have these things?

So this this is a sad moment, but funny, 'cause so Sam's staring at the phone and she's like, I guess Sam has been ignoring her phone. So then Kirk calls Mon and Mom's like, what the fuck? He's calling me because Sam is spiraling so hard she can't even make a simple decision like, should I pick up my phone? And so 'cause she's second guessing literally everything in her life.

That's how bad she's spiraling. And Mom's like I'll get the phone, picks up the phone and her face is immediately like panicked. So ominous music should've been playing subtitles. There was no music in this scene, no this. Was that was. Odd I. Know I know. Why would they omit music? Caitlin. What does that do to the scene? It will. It makes you actually focus on their words instead of anything going on there. All right, so Mod on the phone is like, this call is not for me.

And basically, like throws the phone at Sam. She's like, Sam pick up the phone. Like throws it at her. And Sam's like, fine. I guess since you answered it, I can just talk. That's not a decision. And so she starts freaking out because the grin, because Kirk is basically, hey, remember how the norm was? Like the Grand Man was being dramatic. She. Wasn't she's in the hospital and she's having a very real and then he says heart failure. And I. Think this is a mistranslation? I don't.

I think it's a mistranslation. Oversimplifying what's happening with the grandmother, I think she's having what we would, in layman's terms, call a heart attack. And from this I was like, this is STEMI or UNSTEMI? Basically, like, is there a clot that, like is obscuring blood in like, an organ, like a stroke or a pulmonary embolism? Or is she just having a blockage? But like heart failure is not an acute thing? Like it's a very long, chronic, insidious diagnosis that

wouldn't present like this. So I think they mean the heart is failing, 'cause it's a heart attack is basically is. What they meant. And this is what also leads me to believe that hypertension and coronary artery disease for sure, Rudd and Sam's family and Sam, please go see, go get a good primary care physician cause like you're you, it runs in your family, like the hypertension you've been having it works maturely. You can afford it.

I mean, I don't even know what. What it's if in America you could afford it. She's the. Queen if you could definitely afford healthcare anywhere. All right. And then Sam's really confused. She's like, what do you mean? You know, she's, I think, in her mind like the Grand Mam's invincible, you know? And Kirk's like, well, how did you not know? She's had heart disease for like a while basically.

And so it's interesting that Sam didn't know this because again, heart diseases like this are something that take decades to develop, like years so. It's. Weird that like, Sam didn't know this. So it makes me wonder, like, how close were they really in the preceding, like 10? Kirk knows he spends a lot of time recently with the grandmother. And maybe the Kirk condition's gotten worse, right? Exactly. That, that, that that's how this

would progress? Or he's seeing her take her meds or yeah, so that it leads me to believe. It leads me to wonder, like, how close were they at this point, really? And then what other secrets really is the grandmother potentially keeping from Sam, 'cause they may not spend as much time together as they used to, you know? I think once the grandmother started wanting her to get married, that's probably when the IT started to drift away a little more because.

I think she was. Controlling her. And I think before that there probably wasn't as much controlling. She was just like, I wanna be there for you. I wanna help you with Sam to the grandmother. And also. Like grandmother's like do this she's like. Well, do this. What? What was Sam's response? She's like, I'm gonna throw myself in this startup company. So I think perhaps Sam was so and she moved out and moved into that house. She wasn't living with the grandmother.

So I wonder if like that caused that caused the drift or for Sam to like be around versus like who's been planning the wedding with the grandmother. It's been Kirk. Kirk's over there more than Sam is. So I think this just also adds to the guilt that she's like, oh fuck, I didn't even know this big major thing. So Sam is so distraught at this point that not even Mon can console her, and she flees the scene, leaving poor Mon behind. Still using the lady. I know. I just. It will always.

It will always bother me that Sam never told her not to call her that in private. It's fine. Then you get to the opening credits. And why did they change the song? Why did they change it for like the finale? This. Is very jarring. I know it was very jarring. I'm very attached to the song that's been in the credits. So I was like, no where is it? And episodes. I know I still like it. It is. Very odd. Like the last episode. I wonder if it's a theme song

for another show maybe? And they're they're like just having, trying to have a tie in or something maybe. They played the song another time in the opening credits, like randomly. I forget what episode it was, but like. It was like halfway through, I believe. It was, But it's the finale. I want the OG song of the finale.

Just saying, all right, so after the jarring song, we cut to the hospital where a sobbing Sam stumbles into the hospital and she runs into the world's worst healthcare provider. I have problems with. As a healthcare provider I have problems. With this. Who tells her, 'cause she's like, do you know, like the

honorable? Like, she drops the grandmother's government name, 'cause I everybody knows who she is. And and this person's like, oh, don't worry, there's a doctor treating your dying grandmother right now. And then he, like, disappears behind a door and like, dude, so, OK, so the fact that he knows that there's a doctor seeing the grandmother means he's at least somewhat up to date on what's going on with the grandmother. So, like, she's a family member.

He could have told her like she's stable. Like he could have told her something and said he was like, don't worry, there's a doctor with her and then just like, left, which is really fucked up. That's a bedside manner, man. What the hell, for fuck's sake. But aside from that, interestingly Nung is in the waiting room. So. She did follow the grandmother. So she didn't just like ditch the grandmother and just let

Kirk handle this. She went with them, which is interesting, But she she didn't call Sam or Mon to tell them what was going on because she has Mon's number, we know that, and Sam too, because Sam called her. So I think that for this, it's kind of like Nung really is somebody who believes in the the ultimatum is the right way to go. And I think she believes wholeheartedly that cutting complete ties with relatives when rebelling is, like, the right way to go.

So I wonder if she didn't call Sam, 'cause she's like, if I call Sam, Sam's gonna come running to the hospital. And Sam finally made her own choice. I think she was, by withholding information, she thought she was doing what was best for Sam. But like, here's Sam showing up on her own, you know, and Nung is again. It's reinforced by the fact that when Nung sees Sam, she's like, God damn it, Sam, you lost to the grandmother.

Here you are. You chose Mon 5 minutes ago and now you're back choosing, choosing our grandmother like you just lost this, like, independence thing. But Sam is the type of person who puts other people 1st. And she's like, look, this isn't about winning. Like the our grandmother's life is on the line. Like, what are you talking about Nung. Now is not the time for those. But Nung believes, believes in, you know, her methods and she calls Sam weak.

And Sam's like, yeah, I'm weak, but like, weak in what way? Like in weak in her resolve, maybe. I think that's what maybe Nung means. Is she weak because she's compassionate? So if you like, kind of compare Nung and Sam like they're foils, right? In a way, because their fatal flaws are, I think, our polar opposite, where Nung is like the selfish person, and I mean selfish in the sense that she will put herself interest above others, right?

She will sacrifice anyone and anything for her happiness. And Sam is the complete opposite. Sam is actually really selfless. She's a people pleaser. She will sacrifice herself for everyone else's happiness. So I think it's like coming to a head really in the scene with the grandmother. So I'll I'll die on the whole that like Sam is really the perfect person in their family to break the generational curse of like women.

You know, not being able to be independent because she does it in a way with the grandmother by the end of the show that doesn't leave any casualties. Like Nung was like fuck everybody. And like Left Casualty is like cut ties with her whole family. And like that led to Song being the focus and then song spiraled and then Sam being the focus. And that's caused a problem with the grandmother and. So. What?

For me, I think that's like, yeah, OK, compassionately, compassion makes Sam weak, I guess her resolve wanes constantly. But to me, Sam is more complex than that. And she she was the one who ultimately did the harder thing. She was trying to like, bridge all the gaps between everybody and come to a compromise rather than just like I choose me. Goodbye. You're not going to make a Gap joke there.

No, I'm just bringing back the title because it fits in a lot, you know, it's a fitting title in a lot of ways. And for Sam, I think she has more than one source of happiness, whereas Nung was framed as, like, I love being an artist. That's it. Whereas like, Sam loves Mon, absolutely. But she also loves her family, Like she's more complex than that. 22 opposing things can be true at once, basically, when it comes to all of this. And so I think this is really

interesting, the two of them. I don't know how to feel about knowing well, I'll. Get. Into it more after the next section, but this episode definitely like the first time we see her, I'm like, oh, I like her. I understand her. This this whole scene makes me not. Yeah, you can kind of see where like extremes are bad basically. And just in in general like too much of something can be toxic

really fast. When you start being extreme and Nung is presented to somebody being very extreme in her views it's black or white that. Hence the ultimatum. It's this or that. It's me or you. It's me or grandmother like versus Sam, like Sam's the one in the middle constantly. Who's who's like OK, well like I want this but you want that. How do we how do we like

compromise. Nung is not a compromising person and so it makes her, it presents her as more extreme and like, she is really like vicious in this scene with Sam. Like the present scene. Like, yeah, it's just there's a lot of vitriol being thrown at Sam. OK, but let's, let's why are we here? So we transition to the the trauma of it all. We go back in time and Oh, no, I'm just kidding.

Before we get to the trauma, the the flashback nung is like, Sam's like, OK, but like, I'm here, 'cause I care about the grandmother. Why are you here? You must be here 'cause you care. And I was like, I'm gonna make sure the wicked witch dies like, I, you know, like that's why I'm here. And Sam's like, that's some bullshit. Because I know you're lying. You're smiling right now. And let's flashback. Flashback to how we got Sam's

poker behavior. I still wish we got these flashbacks like halfway through the show instead of the last episode. I know. I would have it. Would have been super helpful. Yeah. Oh yeah, I mean, we we know the contrarian behavior, but it's wild. It came from her sister, you know, so 'cause you think that? 'Cause they paint the grandmother as the evil one beating them down. Continue. I'll finish. After you recap. Yeah, so a couple things about the flashback, basically.

Like, it's basically all the sisters are having a conversation, and we get the We had confirmation of, like, why Sam was a contrarian for so long, and it's because the OG was Nun the whole time, basically her older sister, you know, Nun was Sam's role model for learning how to protect her vulnerable emotions behind a mask that looks the opposite of how she feels. And then the flashback, like, Nun's playing the piano and what's so cute about this is

again, Sam the people. Sam has the biggest heart of anybody. She's watching her sister play the piano and smiling, and she makes the comment, she's like, I'm so happy to see you being so happy playing the piano. Like, that's all she's like, she's very innocently and wholeheartedly saying that to her sister. She's like, I'm just happy you're happy. And song like is like, OK, whatever, 'cause these two apparently were scheming behind Sam's back.

Sam's innocent one here. And I was like, yeah, no, Anytime you see emotions on my face, it's the opposite of how I feel. It's a way to protect myself and sounds like it's protecting her from the grandmother. So I think, like, this kind of shows that, like, those two were never as close to the grandmother as Sam was because Sam seems very like genuine. And those two already sounded like they were kind of like scheming already at this. Age. Which is really, really

interesting. So I wonder if those two snung and song had like some kind of, like, stuff against the grandmother already, because they both seem to like it, like they look at each other at one point. I'm like, I'm pretty sure those two are like kind of inspiring against the grandmother already as children. But also when you know you're not the favorite so like Sam's been the favorite since very little probably forever. So the two of them, what are you gonna do?

So can you tell, I have some experience with this? So when you're not their favorite and there's like a bunch of you have like a, well, their siblings. So they're usually there together, I'm assuming. So the two of them are just like kind of neglected in a way while Sam gets praised. So what else they're going to do, just talk about their misery together, which has kept them up until, well, unfortunately Song died and no one still feels it.

So they're like, eventually it's going to get to the point where Sam is going to be in our position and it's better to have her be prepared for it now and to let her deal with it herself. Yeah, I totally agree with that. And like, also, if you think about it, Nung and Song, they're older when this is happening. So Nung is obviously like the focus, 'cause she's the heir at this point in the grandmother's eyes. And so like all the expectations are being placed on her already.

And she's like I hate every second of this cause who knows what their their home life was like with their parents slash their mom. So I think it's harder when you're older and you like This is why. Like indoctrinating children is terrible cause like little kids don't know any better. Like Sam doesn't didn't know anything else. She's just like I just know the

grandmother's love. I don't know anything else but the the older ones remember their past life probably more like with their parents and stuff and they're like I hate this this is bullshit. So they're more likely to rebel also. Yeah, and so yeah, but Sam was the favorite. And you're right, like the grandmother's not shy. Especially these flash the flashback were she's. They're they're alone. To be fair that she flat out says that she's like I love you,

the boat. But I find it interesting that they still have Nung's hair dyed and like, I know this is them playing their younger selves and like they tried to hide it, but I'm just, I don't know why they didn't just have her wear a wig because I definitely don't think the grandma is allowing her to dye her hair. Yeah, yeah, that's a really good point. Whatever it is, I know it's multi colored. It's a what?

A dye job. All right, so let me jump out of the flashback and go back to the hospital, where Nung reminds Sam of the consequences of choosing the grand ma'am over Mom. She's like, hey, you're here. Obviously you made your choice. Now don't bring the break up with Mon so that girl can be free of all this bullshit and find happiness in her own way. Which? Yeah, OK.

Like be considered of your partner when you're dealt at ultimatum and like you're making this decision because like again, Nung Nung is viewing this whole situation as a 0 sum. You pick grandmother, that means you can't have Mon. You should probably tell Mon about that, because you just chose her 10 minutes ago and so again.

But Sam is still in this headspace of like she's just she was always clinging to the hope that she can have Mon and her family and like it's becoming way too real that she she cannot in the current state of things, you know? I just wish Nung was more like fight for it. Not like, yeah, she for herself. She had to get out. But you maybe you can fight. No, she's just being like, all right, you better give up now then. I I just don't know what to think about Nung anymore, 'cause

that flashback definitely does. Like, she's the one who beat her down, not beat her down, but just was like, do not be who you are. Be the opposite. Yeah, it's just yeah. Yeah, 'cause again, it's that she has an extremist mentality. Is the problem. Like, she can't see the nuance of the situation. She's like, if you're gonna be like and she also is at this point is like, Sam, you're weak. You just lost. Like, I can't fucking believe you.

Like I came to your aid to help you get the girl, and then you just gave up the girl for the grandmother. Like, great. Good job, Sam. You're choosing to be unhappy. She was like, just let mom go. Let her. Let her. At least one person can be happy. She can't see like the Gray. And I think, like, I think she was too. She was very young when she made the decision to run away from the grandmother who. Knows how old. She really was in that

flashback. It's hard to say, 'cause like with song, Song was 25, like, she was at the marrying age when she was like, actually, I'm gay. But like, I don't know how old Nung really was with the paintings. So, like, she maybe she was younger and she was just like bucket, Like she didn't have, like the, you know, the life experience and the maturity of, like the song and and Sam, 'cause they're older to be like, let's try to compromise, you

know? So I think she should her, her viewpoint seems very young and naive to me, where it's like, no, it has to be one way or the other. And just, yeah, I think she's just, she's mad that Sam doesn't think like her or behave like her as part of it, which I think is a good thing. She doesn't 'cause you know, Nung's very extreme and it's jarring. Yeah, I I need to understand more about Nung's mind because and I know Nung does have her own show.

Yeah, Those two. Have a not with the same actress, but someone don't believe that's what comments told us. Yeah, there is. I think it's blank. I think, yeah, there is a book there because again, this is based on a book. There is a book about Nung's life. So I haven't seen it. So I have 0. I know even less. Great. All right, so let's get to the part where I was right. So we get in, we get into the the room with the Grand Man and Sam and the Grand man, and she's now reliving.

I'm surprised we don't see the flashback. She's just like voices, right? It's a voice flashback where, like the Doctor, the Stiletto Dr. is telling Sam, she's like she had a pulmonary embolism for 10 years. So I was right. So it was a STEMI. That's what she had, FYI. Because Theo is amazing at her job and she's an awesome doctor. Yeah. So like, basically she's had heart disease for, like, yeah,

10 years. So interesting that Sam didn't know because, like, pulmonary embolism is like, can kill you. So it's interesting that she had a pulmonary embolism. Sam had no idea 10 years ago when they were allegedly closer. So, like, that says a lot about their relationship and the fact that the grandmother was also hiding things from Sam. So my only knowledge about this is unfortunately from Grey's Anatomy. And usually it's like what?

Think what kills people right away when they come into the ER so you can live with a pulmonary embolism. Oh yeah, it just depends like if they can intervene on it fast

enough like. But basically what it is, is like you have a piece of plaque basically that builds on your heart and your heart's a moving constantly thing or in there sometimes inside the blood vessels like it can as a cholesterol builds up basically and a piece can get really weak and the velocity of it basically the blood can like break off a piece and you have major blood vessels depending on the Chamber of the heart, one goes to your brain directly and then the

other one goes into your heart. So hers was in the vessel that was leading to the leading to the lungs, hence pulmonary your lungs. And So what happens is a clot gets shot into your lung. And when that happens, you can't oxygenate. So if it's bad enough, yeah, you, you, your lungs suddenly can't oxygenate anymore and you can die from that. But if it's like small and tiny, like, it'll just be really painful. So it could have been one that they could, like, medically

treat. If it was small enough with like, she would have been on blood thinners and things like that and probably had to change her diet. So I'm just, I'm surprised like, based on like how that recovery goes that Sam never knew. So that's that's a that's a pretty big thing then can kill you.

And Sam had no idea. Well the like also in the time that grandmother grew up and I'm assuming like it's better to like keep to yourself don't let people know things that are couldn't harm you and yeah that appear weak or whatever. Yeah. Don't show your weakness. So she's don't. Don't let them know. That's the grand man to Sam. Amit, the aura, You know you can't distract me with songs. I have. To. All right, I think I was gonna say something else, but just move on now, 'cause it's

definitely. Out of my. Way. So the physician tells Sam off screen what was going on with the grand ma'am and basically she starts feeling the obligation guilt come flooding back because the again, now it's a let who knows what happened. It could have been like the heart could have been the lungs again with her condition. And basically they're like, OK, well, you know, this is a, there's a recovery process with this. They have to take a bunch of

meds. They have to like rest and they have to get fit again, change their diet, all bunch of stuff. So the physician is telling this to Sam in the voice flashback. And so basically being like she needs a caregiver or someone who's with her to watch her to make sure she's OK. So like, that's when Sam's like, OK, like I definitely can't leave her. Like, she's going to die, but also we get a shot of what Sam's wearing. And so just a moment to appreciate boyfriend Sam in all

her glory, Love this outfit. And as she's kind of thinking back on what the physician told her about the grand ma'am, she gets a call from Mon. And one of the things that you know, with, I assume they're medically treating whatever the clot was, basically they're like, OK, you don't trigger her, 'cause, like one of the things that can make this condition worse is if is hypertension, like when your blood pressure gets high, and that can happen when you're aggravated or upset

or things like that. That you think they all have, right? Oh, I think it definitely runs in their family. That's what the nosebleeds are coming from. But that's part of this condition at the grand. The grandmother definitely has like coronary artery disease for sure. And so but they say it in the show, they're like, hey, make sure you keep her calm because that's part of the recovery in this disease state. You can make it worse.

And so Mom's calling as she's thinking less and she's like, well, Mom's plan of like us talking to the grandmother, that can't happen because that might kill her in her current state if. Like, literally kill her. Literally kill. Her. And so again, Sam's situation is even more impossible now, 'cause she's like one wrong move and I-1 false move and I can kill. I almost killed my grandmother with like choosing mine. Like, go back to earlier, make one wrong move and everyone will

know. Actually, that's a different song. Never mind. It's the same movie, different song. It's the same character though, so continue. Frozen. Yeah, it's for the first time in forever, though, I had to sing. Dude, oh, my God. I'm so glad you said that. The wine for the first time in forever has been stuck in my head for, like, a month. And I'm like, what song is that, actually? What? What movie is that from? I know it's Disney. It's entangled. It's Frozen. Thank you.

OK, solving a mystery that's been in my head. You listeners didn't even know any of that. But you're welcome. Caitlin solved the mystery in my. Head That's what happens when Fihora brings up song lyrics, and that it's just gonna be frozen forever. Not the first time in forever though. OK, so basically Ma Mom calls Sam and Sam's like, I can't even pick this up in the room with the grandmother 'cause it might kill her.

And so basically she's ghosting back to ghosting MA. And I think Ma knows, like that Sam has made her choice at this point and she's she's chosen the grandmother and like. I feel bad for Ma. And I have to. Point out that when we cut to Mon, Mom's wearing a shirt with little foxes on it. Foxes. She doesn't wear foxes. Yeah, they're little foxes. It's not fox eyes. So for Fox. Or just Fox. Yeah, like. Foxes. Foxes. Are they are they deer? Well, it could just be foxes.

Foxes. Oh, there's oh, there's deer also. No, they're they're foxes. There's. One on the shoulder. Make it bigger. Oh, there's there's the fox. I see the fox. It's. Oh, there is a deer. OK on the corner? Yeah. I don't. She doesn't wear. That's odd, OK? She doesn't wear like anything else. Is a fox. And then there's one. Deer 1 deer. That is weird. I don't know. She doesn't wear printed clothing very often. We saw her wear like the Unicorn. Now this.

It's just weird. Anyway, come on. I don't. I don't understand this outfit choice, but. It was clean and it was there. Right. Why is it there, though? She's feeling innocent. Maybe she needed a I like that's when she wears clothes with prints on it. Maybe maybe. I'm not saying anything is wrong with it. She just doesn't normally wear Prince. She could feel like the fox where she's always there and around for Sam and Sam is like the one lone deer that's. Faded.

It's faded too, because the the deer is fading away. Love it, Caitlin nailed it. OK cool, so that happened. Sam Ghosts is ghosting Mon and then three days later poor Mon is still at the house. Like still being ghosted by Sam who I assume hasn't left the hospital. I love Sam, but this was super fucked up. Like Mon deserved way better than being ghosted, especially after literally everything they just went went through.

And like, I understand it's hard for Sam, but like, she made her mind threes days ago and just still is like refusing to, like, acknowledge this to Mon. And and this is just like Pete. Cowardice for me. What Sam? I agree. They went into Sam visiting the grandmother like right before this phone call. Their Mon was telling Sam to go visit the grandmother again and make not make up but like leave on better terms with her.

And they were like you can show her Mon and Sam like agreed eventually you can have both and then Sam doesn't even have the decency to communicate with Mon like it makes no sense cause like Mon keeps reiterating why communication is important. This is how we can make things better. And now, every single time something happens in Sam's life, she just immediately dishes Mon and I hate it.

And that that doesn't seem like she truly cares about Mon. And we. We know that she does care, but her actions have a terrible way of showing it. Yeah. And we've had some scenes where, like, it's just the two of them and the fight is just about the two of them, where, like, Sam sticks around. I mean, she ghosts her, but then sticks around when they're having the conversation, like here.

Like, Sam's not gonna be giving her the decency of, like, having the conversation in the aftermath of all of this. And not gonna lie, like, the first time I saw this, like, it was really rough to see Sam doing this at this stage in the their relationship at this stage and her character development and all that stuff. And I thought Sam had regressed so far back that, like, all of her character growth was, like,

reset. And, like, I was hopeful this wasn't the case, but, like, this wasn't looking good going into a finale. You know, as somebody who's watched a lot of queer media and has PTSD from how that normally goes, like, I was like, oh, crap, this is not gonna end well because like, Sam is like back literally back to square one. She's fully with the grandmother, not acknowledging Mon. Like, you know, like it just, yeah, this was hard to watch, like, for the first time.

And. I can't see what it did. What did it? Do I think it was a thumbs up? It's always a thumbs up. It's the one that your camera likes so much. I know, apparently. But we'll get into it in a couple more scenes. But the length of time that she does go without talking to Mon at all, like not even acknowledging her and what happens to the point of when they actually do talk, like that scene pisses me off. But continue and. We'll I I feel you. I feel you.

And just like the shots here of like, Mon alone in the house, just like worrying or just hard to watch. So being the strong person that she is, Mon leaves the house and she doesn't want to. There's a scene of her like looking back longingly. Looking at the pool and remembering all their fond memories there. Remembering the sexcapades in the pool, she was like, I was the boss. I remember that. We all do, Mon. Don't worry. But I think she feels like she's out of options at this point.

Like, again, she's trapped in the cycle of like, OK, Sam, let's try to do this. OK, Sam, I trust you. And then, like, Mon ends up getting ghosted. So, you know, excuse me. So I think she's just like, it's time to change something for real. So she's, like, staring at the house, reliving all their beautiful memories together. And like you can see her little heart shattering. In like a million pieces but. You know, when it's time, it's time.

Because like, what's the definition of insanity? Like Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. I think Ma's like, something's got to change. So she moves back in with her parents and quickly prays to lesbian Jesus to help her heal her broken little gay heart. So in response, lesbian Jesus sends Yuki to console her, which is sweet 'cause we haven't had like an intimate moment with the two of them since the beginning.

Yeah, it's like with all the friends have always been there, yeah. Or like it's not. So it's nice to have a a Yuki Mon like moment, basically. I'm glad Yuki and T could fit the filming in their schedule for the last. Episode. I agree. So they're kind of like hugging mine, like crying together, basically. And Mon is rationalizing the break up to Yuki in a way that seems like she never really thought this relationship was

going to fully work out. Like I think Mon on some level, like always thought this was a fantasy. Like, too good to be true because like, hey, they're they're, you know, the gaps. They're so different. You know and. I think she gaps. Huh. Those pesky gaps. Those pesky gaps getting into the way about lesbians. I think that she thought that like the Sam that she ended up having like the Sam in the past that like was enchanting.

And then the Sam she got in the present who once the poker face came off. I think she always thought that that was just too good to be true. Like she didn't never fully thought that she deserved Sam. And then so she's always like this day was gonna come but it still hurts basically. And like I said earlier, like in order for them to have their life together, like Sam would have to abandon her family the way no one abandoned her family.

And Mon the empathetic person was never, never gonna be happy with that. Like she cares about Sam and her happiness too much to be that like quote selfish to be like, yeah, Sam you have to choose me kind of thing. I I don't think that Mon could live with herself as being the reason that like Sam doesn't have a family anymore, basically. So she's kind of like, this sucks, but Sam did the right thing, you know? So. Mon is just.

The bottom line a heartbroken mess and she just she misses Sam. Like despite being like logically I knew this is going to happen. Like it still hurts and I just, I still miss her. And I like that Yuki is a good friend to Mon here, and she just like holds her while she cries. And then she starts crying and it's just a good friend moment, you know? And now. Because Yuki isn't a committed relationship that we don't get enough. Of what happens? To theor.

Well, apparently lesbian Jesus didn't just send one queer to mods, and she sent all of them. And so T and Jim speak, The queers are in Mom's house, just like chilling, 'cause I think Kate has run out of get out of the set free cards. And they're like, you have to work and we're never gonna finish this filming, so it's not allowed to come anymore.

It's very odd. Because later they're like, I know you finished your dramatics something and then in the very next scene she's there and I it confused the shit out of me. It it actually might be this into the next scene. I don't. It might be, I can't remember. Well, I'll let you. Know once we get there, please, please. Enlighten me. So anyway, out in the living room, the queers are hanging out. And by hanging out, T is ragging on Jim. Because of course, of course.

And what is Jim doing? Jim is just playing with Singa. She's playing with the dog. And T has to give her, like, inaccurate pregnancy advice because these bitches don't know anything about kids and should not be raising human children. And so basically T is like, you know, if you stare at something for too long, the baby will event end up looking like the thing you're staring at. And then Jim's like, oh, so my baby's gonna look like a puppy? And would that be a bad thing?

Puppies are cute. Yeah, But then then she, like, switches. And the next question is, are you calling my baby a dog? And then then she's like, yeah, you you're saying it looks so cute. She's like. Oh. Yeah, you look like my baby. Would look like you. Jim should not be raising human children. Evidence 5000 from the show This the scene. I would have loved if they gave them those robotic babies all to take care of. That would be a hilarious episode. That would be.

That could be the same episode where Sam is actually taking care of the dog. Oh my gosh. Yeah. It's like the child rearing episode. That'd be hilarious. All right, so then Mon eventually comes out of the room with Yuki and all the friends console Mon, and they're coming to terms with the fact that the Grand Man was victorious over Mon and the stupid Horns love, and Jim brings up the elephant

in the room. First, these two bitches need closure because you Sam's been ghosting you like you guys need closure. So you can, like move on honestly and like, clear things up because you're just stuck in limbo because of Sam. And it's also revealed during this conversation that literally nobody has been able to get in touch with Sam. Like, it's like Sam's been ghosting everybody in her life. At one point, they're even like, did the grandmother take her phone?

And that's why she's not responding And they're like the grandmam can't take her phone. That's how she does business with the company. Quote. So, implying that Sam's ghosting everybody, and in what I assume was an act of desperate resourcefulness, Jim reached out to Kurt. So because of this, she does know a little bit about Sam and where Sam currently is. Yeah, this is the same. Yeah.

You're right. You're right Jim, because Kane's in the next scene, Mom misses the last part about knowing where Sam is and hyper focuses on the fact that Sam is ghosting her friends also. So despite everything, Mon is still deeply worried about Sam, who's like actively isolating herself in a moment when she needs support.

And like I relate to Sam in this situation, I'm kind of a similar person where I will isolate myself particularly in the break up. I've had this this exact scenario happen where like a break up happened and like the friends or friends with the girlfriend, the ex-girlfriend and I was like you. I guess you can have them even though they're my friends 1st and like. I'll just go over. Here so I I actually do relate to Sam in this scenario. Have you talked to them since?

Did you shake the friends back? The friends, Yeah, yeah, the friends, you know. I know what I mean. The the person. We only. Not get into that. I wonder. I really. Stand in this scenario though this this is rough. I wonder if Mon feels like it's part of her fault too, in a way, or it's just that she's like

shit. Something's really wrong because these friends who've been with her in her whole life, it seems like halfway through the show, the friends get closer to Mon. It's probably because Mon's easier to let people in, but it doesn't seem like they're Sam's friends. And yeah, they are friends, but they're like more Mon's friends at this point. Yeah, I agree. And I don't know if that's just 'cause like, we see things from Mon's perspective more when it comes to the Friends versus Sam.

Yeah, it does read that way. It reads like they genuinely got really close, independent of Sam. So this is a tricky situation for the Friends to be in too, where they're like we don't wanna take sides. I think it's. Like Mon, we take your side. Right. Even though, like, well, like Sam's, Sam is robbing them of that option.

Because Sam's like, I'm not even going to talk to you guys because you're going to go to Mon, go to Mon. And I think it's too painful for Sam to be like, this is the part where I relate to her. It's like, I don't want to hear about what's going on with Mon. Like she's like, you just have them like, whatever. So I I kind of get where Sam's

coming from. But for the friend's point of view, I think, I think with Jim, the line where she's like, you guys need to clear things up. I think part of that is like, we don't want to be in the middle of this. Like you guys need to clear your shit up so that, like, we can be there for Sam too. And hopefully once you clear things up, we can talk to Sam because she's ghosting us because of all this. And so yeah, it's it's very

messy basically. OK, so because Jim knows where Sam is, the she gathers the gang to support Mana. She confronts Sam. So she takes basically everybody to where Sam is. Which now Kate is able to join. Yeah, for some reason Kate is now here. So unfortunately this is the exact location as Sam's pre wedding photo shoot which means Kirk is also here so.

I don't understand the pre wedding photo shoot thing because isn't it like, I don't know, maybe it's just an American thing, but bad luck to see the bride in the wedding gown before the wedding. I wonder if this is not the wedding gown she's going to wear. I wonder if this is? Also weird her. Photos they have enough money to be like. Yeah. Two American standards. I feel like I also just don't understand weddings in general. I wonder too if like so in a lot of different cultures, like

weddings or not. I mean a wedding in Western cultures. Goodbye. Call, call can't handle it. Or basically like it's a couple hours. It's like even if you're Catholic, it's like, OK, you have Mass, which is like one to two hours, then you have the wedding ceremony, then there's the reception party. It's a couple hours most like that. That's maybe five hours total with a bag in in other cultures and give me 3.

Days. It's days and like if you remember Jim's wedding where like when Sam meets up with mom, she's like where were you at the earlier ceremony? So there's like the religious ceremony that's like takes the entire morning and then I guess the wedding, wedding and then like the reception. So like this is probably an all

day affair. So I wonder if because it's so busy it's harder to like because usually in like western weddings like while the reception's going on and the people are doing what like the guests are doing their thing like then there's the wedding photo shoots happen. So I wonder if it because it's it's a gonna be a royal wedding too because it's so chaotic. Maybe they just they're like just do the photos on this day to streamline the event and maybe it makes it less weird.

And because you have different ceremonies, there's usually different outfits you wear in different ceremonies. So maybe they'll like but. This is more than two months before the wedding. Yeah, I mean, you got to schedule it when you got, you got to schedule this garden when you know when you can. What if they keep on? Terrible. Then they would redo it, right? It's got to be perfect. It's Sam's wedding. It's a royal wedding. Anyway, that whole tradition is

a bunch of bullshit. Anyway, that deal that has to do with patriarchy, and we're not. Going to get into that. So let's go back to Sam and Mon. So. All right. It doesn't matter. Kirk's here. Sam's in her wedding gown. So that's got to be terrible for Mon, who's like, I don't want to think about you marrying Kirk, and I got to literally see you in your wedding dress. Wonderful.

But like, ultimately they need to get this over with and see each other so they can move on in a final kind of way, no matter what the outcome is. Right? But this, again, the friends set this up because they're like, Mon, we think this is what's best for you. But like Sam did in the earlier scene, you know at the beginning they give, they do the same thing where they're like, Mon, it's ultimately your choice. If this is too much for you,

this is not what you want. Like, you can leave now. San doesn't know we're here. Like, no hard feelings, like we just think this is a good option. But like, what do you want to do? So Mon being a brave person. Nin does not give mom the choice though, because Kay's the one to give the choice and Ju's like OK, but really you should just talk to her. Right. But like, ultimately, it's Mon's choice, you know, despite them setting this up.

So Mon, being the brave person that she always is, she chooses to go to the bathroom, bring it at full circle, because again, Mon is like struggling with the decision because like, you know, you know, part of her know she has to move on, but the other part doesn't want to. And it's like this is a shitty situation and like Sam, ghosting her is not helping. Well, the bathroom's a perfect place for a shitty situation. Exactly. So she's like, I'm going to the

the bathroom. I'm going to answer your question by not answer your question. So Mom gets up and leaves. Meanwhile, Sam and Kirk are having the most depressing photo shoot ever. It's so depressing. Because Sam can't even like. Fake a smile at this, like she clearly does not want to be here, and like Kirk is doing his. Best but like. I'm sure the grand man would make them redo this because Sam just looks miserable. They they both look really good though.

Yeah, like. They're attractive looking couple but Sam is not happy and it's very obvious. But you can tell there's no love there. No, none whatsoever. So Sam excuses herself to also go to the bathroom because that's just what you do. And really, Kirk should have been really suspicious of this because she went by herself. And like, if you look at her dress, that's not a dress where you can use a bathroom by

yourself. Like she would at minimum need somebody to carry the train so it doesn't get gross. And like, at maximum needs help disassembling so she could use a bathroom. So this should have been suspicious to him. But it's Kirk. We've said many times he's not the brightest, he's not the brightest. He just happened to be there. So Mom left for the bathroom, Sam left for the bathroom.

So what happens? They reunite before anyone reaches the bathroom and we get all these beautiful shots with them. Like reuniting my bridges, which is nice. So Mom starts us off with some pleasantries and then remind Sam that she's been ghosting her because. Wow. And then she tells Sam, like, hey, like, I've been texting you, you've been ghosting me. I even went to your house to check on you earlier. An interesting language choice is that instead of saying our house, mom says your house.

So to me, that's like, evidence of mom mentally is processing this breakup and mentally moving on by reframing the houses. She doesn't see it as hers anymore. And while she's kind of at the end of all this, like, Ma has eyes, She's a woman. She has eyes. And so she tells Sam, like, despite all of this, like, you look really beautiful in that gown, which, yes, yes, agreed. And Sam evades all of the questions that Ma asks her and jumps straight into, like, the grand mammal of it all.

And Sam's basically like, look, I I couldn't. I'm not. I'm not numb, obviously. So she's like, I couldn't follow my heart and do what my sister did at the expanse of expense of losing my grandmother. And she's like, she she took that news so poorly that she was hospitalized. And like, that was literally my fault. So like I I can't live with myself. If. If she died, like our love could kill someone. Mom, that's how powerful it is. Like, that's the consequence.

And she's like, I can't live with that. And truly, Mon couldn't live with that either. Like I think if. Like. The grandmother had actually died. I don't think Mon could have lived. I think mom would have been a changed person forever too and like would never. I don't think she could cope with that either. So, but like bottom line, like I said previously, like Mon understands Sam loves her family and that to keep her family like Sam has to let her go and.

For her own well-being Mon also like, just needs to hear it from Sam, 'cause it's one thing to be like a lot like Mon kind of said, she's like, logically, I understand all this, but like, there's emotions here that's making this difficult. So I think for Mon to, like, emotionally move on, she needs to hear we're over from Sam for her to, like, finally move on, 'cause otherwise there's always that, like, thought in the back

of your head, right? And Mon's like I need to hear it from you, otherwise I won't be able to move on. Caitlin Yeah, I know. I was trying to figure out if we got there already. Sometimes. Sometimes she goes through her nose pretty quickly. OK, so I'm pretty proud of Mon for not pretending like it was all right when Sam said she's horrible, indecisive, and useless. Like it could have been really easy for mom to say it's all right.

Or I understand. I have a habit of doing that as well, but she just lets it sink in and tells her to do what she must. Because really, she and Mon says that she will always love her, but she's making it known that this is Sam's choice. Like, Sam's the one choosing to end this relationship, Yes, which is important because she's like, this is not me. Like and I know it's not me and I'm not going to pretend like it's not your fault. Yeah, I agree with that. I think that, and that's really

important for Mon, too. Like, even though she's like, I'm the one who's basically coming here looking like I'm ready to move on, I'm not. It's just like you've made the choice and I'm accepting your choice, basically. And you're right, that takes more maturity than just ghosting somebody for three days, you know? Yeah, yeah, should. I say so. Oh no, I'm. Here. I just wanted to double check real quick. I understand these notes are long. It's so long. They're so long.

So Mon takes, basically takes Sam's hands which again a grounding gesture because and also like I may never get to touch you again. So let me just do it now. And she's like, Sam, listen like you really need to live your life with no regrets. Like you've been spiraling for a while. This has been hard for you. But like, you got to make your choice and like, be happy with it. Like you love your family. Like, have no regrets. She's like, I'm always gonna

love you. She calls her Sham sham one last time and then she walks away. But it's super slow, right? So Sam catches up to her and then hugs her from behind and then we get the why. This was the thumbnail I. Was like. Yeah, because OK, so this gave away the beginning that she was gonna. Marry Kirk in the very last episode. I know this is a thumbnail. On YouTube. So I believe there's another episode where I'm like, there

was this. I feel like I know something and I'm spoiled for the last episode. I know, a little spoilery, but anyway, so I'm the scene, like, Sam is basically like, is her, this is her. Again, her conflict. She doesn't want to give Mon up, but she doesn't want to give the grandmother up and like, you know, blah, blah, blah. I've seen this film before and so she's asking, has she here now, 'cause like, again, I've seen this film a million times, but, like, the ending feels like

it's going to be different here. So she asked, Mon, is this really the end? Like, are we really broken up? Like for real. For real. But also like, what did she expect? Like she continues to choose other people over mine. Of course it's over. And if it's like that's when it's like the. So when friends are like, dating someone and they constantly do this shit and they come back to, like, complain about it, I'm like. It's the same. Thing every time do something

different, maybe it'll change. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. I Because, like, I think for Sam again, she always had that little bit of hope that it's just it's going to work out, Love's going to conquer all despite all the bullshit. We don't need to change stuff too much. I think this feels final. And so I think it's sinking in. Like, you know, the thing that she's been avoiding by ghosting Mon was this outcome.

I'm kind of glad that it was only 12 episodes so we didn't have to deal with the get back together and break up because of grandmother again. It was. It was starting to really get old. I agree. But like at this point, like I think they they they've both been in fantasyland when it comes to the relationship. A little bit like. Sam has been in living in under the delusion of like, we can have it all and no one will get hurt and everything will be

fine. And then Mon was living under the impression of like, this is a fantasy that's not gonna last. I'm gonna get hurt, and I know that going into this with Sam, but like, this is my dream. I'm gonna live my dream anyway. And again, we're at the point where Sam can't pretend that she can save the relationship by, like, not changing anything, essentially. So Mom replies with like, because Sam's like, is this the end? And Mom replies with think of this as a new beginning, Sam.

And she very bravely walks away and like, leaves Sam in her wedding gown just there. And then we transition with this totally necessary crossfade that Caitlin loved, where Mod is walking away on the bridge with Sam in the background, and then we crossfade into into Sam. No, it's from Sam into the bridge scene. No, it isn't. No mod walks across the bridge and then it crossfades into Sam.

I remember this 'cause we get to see more of of Mon walking away, and then it basically zooms into Sam in the background by crossfading into Sam. Yeah, no, that's what I was saying, OK. I got you. Yeah, it goes from this bridge, 'cause, like, we don't even see Oh no, no, no, no. I wasn't saying that. I thought it was the other way around. I I feel like they've done multiple. I don't know these crossfades. But I have to say is. Like they don't just do crossfades, they do like the

stock setting crossfades. So it's a second long for each crossfade. So when I do the notes, I watched it on two times the speed because there's just too much slow MO for me. Yeah, so they get easier to ignore when it is twice the speed. They're very slow crossfades. Which just brings way more attention to it. I know. I just have to. Sorry, I'm sorry. That was the last crossfade I'm gonna point out. Is it though? I forget, I'm pretty sure. I don't think I have any more on here.

I didn't say that you it was you. That's. The last thing I'm gonna bring up. No, I think we are done. All right. So those are opinions. Yeah. So when we were watching this for the first time, we were always like, is isn't Kirk listening to this conversation, 'cause she, like, walked three feet away, had this heart to heart with Mon and like, isn't Kirk nearby? And as we predicted, Kirk was

literally 3 feet away. And he definitely witnessed this whole conversation because he doesn't really say anything to Sam. He just kind of like, holds her while she cries, 'cause she's so fucking distraught. She's like I'll take a shoulder any shoulder to cry on which Sam and Sam crying. Like when does Sam cry?

Like Sam would be trying to murder somebody cause anger is usually her emotion but here she is actually crying which is crazy and I think that he, you know is somebody who cares about her and just it like I don't think he knows what to do. I think he's like wow like OK this you're truly that unhappy that you're crying 'cause like last time he confronted her about Ma and she just it was a yelling match they got into but

here she is like openly sobbing. I think he knows there's he's like, I can't console you and make you happy out of like you're just gonna be in. I think this is when it really sinks into him that like, wow, she's just gonna be miserable. Like straight up miserable. Like, what am I doing Kind of stuff. I think this is when it really.

She did warn him. I mean she warned him she didn't love him, but not that she was gonna be like this depressed like sad person, you know, 'cause when is cause Sam never chose sadness or those kind of emotions. You know and. He could deal with Stoic Sam because there's exactly no emotion, but he can't correct the. Openly depressed Sam. Yeah, that's harder to ignore, right? All right. So Mon briefly walked away and reunites with the friends and tells them Jki didn't go to the

bathroom. I was talking to Sam. And so that's over. And I think she tries to tell them like, 'cause they're like, well, what happened? And she thinks she tries to tell them we broke up. And. But she cannot get the words out, 'cause to say it makes it real. And, you know, it's a lot. And she just, she just starts sobbing. And the friends basically just like converge and like hug and console them on. And I want to say something about the way everybody is

dressed in this scene. All the friends, all of them wore some variation of pink in their wardrobe to show their unity. Because then unity is strength, a variation of pink. Tease. Yeah. Tease is very dollish. Like, yeah, the very least you could get to that. But I see what you mean. Yeah, it's some variation. Like I think that was the the showing that they're, they're united with Mon, which I really love.

So then we jump ahead and now it's two months later and Mon is. Because it has to be. Because it's the last. I'm sorry. I just hate when when shows books, everything is done and it's not even this part yet. It's even later that they're just like something changes. All of a sudden everything is fine. I hate that ending. Just to warn everybody for the end, OK? Because a lot of things were slow or, you know, that's fine.

All right, so we jump ahead two months and Mom is looking out the window, remembering the painful breakup, showing that, like, moving on is hard even though she's crying and she's still in her feels. So she's tapped on the shoulder, pulled away from her reverie, and she thinks it's Sam because that's what she's thinking about. And then she finds Kade. So Kate tells her, listen, we came here so that you could talk to Sam one more time. But Sam is not. She's not going to come talk to

you. I'm sorry. And I I. What I assume is that at this point, Ma knows she's moving to Britain. She didn't tell the friends yet, but she knows she's moving. So this is going to be final. Final. So I think that she's like, hey, I need to talk to Sam one more time. She's still ghosting me. I assume this all happened off screen in the two months and she's like, I need to talk to her. So the friends and Sam are talking. That's how they got friends. That's how they got Sam here.

But Sam is a good question. Yeah. Is mom still working at this company? Oh yeah? How do they know she's leaving? Maybe she quit. I assumed she would have been like, fuck this Sam. I can't see you. There's no way. Though like because I feel like maybe Sam was just like working from home every day and it's gotten to the point where like Mom's just like so fed up between like dealing with that being like, I don't know if I'm

going to be seeing Sam today. Is Sam still going to be acting like I am reading too much into this now, but there has to be something going on, we just don't hear from the company again? Yeah, I assume Ma quit at some point, because I think that would have been too hard for her. She's the one who's more actively trying to move on. Sam's avoiding. I think she would have quit to be like, I can't even. I can't move on if I'm reminded of you or if I see you.

So I think she would. Have just quit and. I don't think Sam or Kirk would have done anything. I think they would have. Been like, I think they would have been like, OK. Mom. Whatever. So anyway. So. Again, MoD's goal was to say goodbye to Sam. And like, nobody knows that that's the goal. So she's like, well, shit, basically. Jim. Jim. We gotta try to Jim. Why try? She finally looks like she's about to have that baby. The pregnancy is Scott, only

she's in the third trimester. We finally made it. Finally, it just took me two months time jump. Took that time jump. It comes out in this conversation that basically like, we're a month out from Kirk and Sam's wedding, which seems to upset Mon. So I think, again, Mon's not fully over Sam, obviously, but she's trying her best. And Cade, who has eyes, notices that Mon's getting upset and it's like, Jim, How dare you even mention that. And Jim's like, Mon needs tough

love right now. Like, that's Jim. Jim's the tough love friend. She's like, she needs to hear the truth. She needs to move on, Jim. Just says everything in her head, meanwhile. No, Jim has never gotten over Sam. So like what are you doing, Jim? But truly, I think, I think Jim is right. Like I I think Jim's advice is the one Mon needs to hear. Because think about it, Mon is the one who's had a 13 year crush on Sam. So like Jim's like this fish needs to move on this with 13

years. Like come on, you gotta go and Mon's gotta get over this. And then Jim's like, listen Mon, I understand that there's no you can never fully get over Sam. I get it. Trust me, but you should try to find your own happiness. Like, basically everyone keeps saying this. Like your happiness can't just be Sam. Like you gotta find something else for you. That makes you happy. I feel like, do we ever get to know what Jim's baby's name is? No, she never has. Oh, she has a baby, but no, we.

Don't. Yeah, I feel like she definitely named us something like an inside thing between her and Sam. To remember always the baby's name is horn Fuzzy. I'm kidding. Hey, So Mom's, like, thanks Jim, for caring. I appreciate it. But as you know, Jim, I love her way too much to get over her. And quite frankly, I don't even know if I'm capable of loving anybody like that ever again. Just going to be honest. And Jim's like, I get you, Mom. I get you. I mean, look at Sam. She's hot. I get it.

So at this point, Mom tells Kade that. And Jim, she's like, OK, I'm going to come clean about why I'm actually here today. I'm here because I'm moving to England to find a new job. So finding a new job. I think she's gone with the company at this point. She's. Been talking about this since the very beginning. So that was her. That was her old maiden. She's like, hey, doesn't work out with the company. I'm moving to England.

So that implies that in the two months it did not work out with the company, she's now going to move to England. So she's she sticks to her word, Mom. She sure does. And also like the friends are like, we're going to miss you. But I get it. And I think that, like putting distance, physical distance between you and Sam is actually gonna give you a real shot at like starting this new chapter for life, basically. This would be sadder if there wasn't phones and technology

today to keep in touch. Yeah, for real. So I'd hate for her to lose this friend group. I know and I I I don't think she would if she moved to, to be honest. No, they would be like finding every excuse to go visit England. Jim would just be like, I don't want to be with my baby. It cries too much. I'll be here. They're like, yeah, I just put them with my husband. Oh, no, with this guy. Oh, wait, no, my husband. I'm sorry, I forgot. The one that snores.

Earth with Earth. All right, so Ma makes the Ma makes the friends promise not to tell Sam, because I think she doesn't want Sam to worry. She says I don't want Sam to worry about me, but I think, like, part of that's true. But I also think that Ma is worried about how Sam would take that Oz, which would be terribly. And so like, there's still like, there's a concern of like, mutual worrying from Mom. She's like, I'm worried about Sam and how she's going to take it.

And then she's going to be worried about me. And like, I don't want that. So let's just no one's going to move on. I just need to just go and like, Sam can't find out about this because I think the other piece too is literally what ends up happening. She's like, if Sam finds out, she's going to try and stop me and then I'm going to cave because I I'm not fully strong at this point. So I think Mom's like we need to be in different countries basically.

So Mom leaves Kate and Jim to go find Yuki, and while Jim and Kade walk off to find Sam who's been hiding in his shadows like the stalker slash coward that she is. And she basically doesn't say anything. This whole thing, she just stares wistfully in the direction that Mom walked out. Which? Interesting. I also find it really odd that, like, Sam was basically here and then didn't hear any of this conversation that Mom was having with her friends.

Like maybe she was too far away, but like, it's Sam. I feel like Sam would have tried to listen. But. Who knows TV Magic Fiora. TV magic so Jim lays lays into Sam for being mean to Mom by refusing to meet her. Like, Mom came all the way out here and Sam like literally ghosted her again. And to really, like, get Sam to get her head out of her ass. She almost tells Sam that Mod is leaving for England and Kate stops her. OK, no, I think that was on purpose. That was not a slip.

That was like her telling her because I feel like she's just like telling everyone everything. And then and then Kate's just like, bitch, what did Mod just tell you? Literally. Respect her wishes. Yeah, exactly. But yeah, Sam, I don't even know if she hears any of this conversation. She's just the whole time staring very longingly in the direction that Mom left. So Sam's clearly not. OK, then we head back to Mon in her her OG room, where she is very sadly disassembling the

stalker wall. Finally, the stalker wall is coming undone piece by piece. Over the course of. It takes her several days to disassemble the stalker wall because we keep cross fading and she's wearing. There I go. She's wearing different clothes a couple of times, so it took a few days. Oh, I didn't even notice that. But she saves one photo of Sam like her most gorgeous headshot. She's like, I'm gonna keep this one, put it in my little memory box, the rest of the stalker wall. Can go and.

Then eventually all that's left on the whiteboard is a picture of herself, of Mon, and then the message go to England. So to me it transformed from like the the stalker wall to say I'm trying into like an inspiration board. Like Mon's putting good vibes out there. She's like, I'm moving on next chapter, like, boom, here it is, you know well. I hope it wasn't a reminder, 'cause I hope she wouldn't just forget to go to England. Yeah, Go to England. Don't.

Forget. It's also, I don't know if it's important to know, but I'm gonna do it anyway. She does the thing where you, like, start big and then you're like, oh shit, I'm. Running out of room and it gets smaller. It was not relevant at all, but there you go. It's go to England. She had to remember the go part, Caitlin. It's a reminder. So what's Sam doing? Sam's back at the grand man's zoning out while the grand man

was trying to plan the wedding. And I imagine this is how planning the wedding went the whole time, anytime Sam was involved, she was just like, what? And yeah, anyway. And the grandmother's, like, trying to, like, involve her. She's like, do you like this Sam? And she's like Sam, Sam. And Sam's like, what? Sure. Whatever. Sam. Kirk. Yeah. Sounds great. Like she's mentally not in this room. And the Grand Mam's like, huh,

that's weird. Sam is being weird, and we cut to dinner, where Sam pulls a Charlie Spring from heart stopper and is playing with her food but not eating it. And the Grand Mam notices this. She's like, Are you sure you're done eating, Sam? You didn't eat a damn thing. And Sam's like, yeah, I know. I'm just. I'm gonna go to. I'm excusing myself.

I'm gonna go to my room. I have Sam things to do and she tries to get up and like has low blood glucose and almost faints because her blood pressure's low. See a doctor? And she's not eating, so she's just like they. Need to have an on call doctor. That lives in this house. They need a family physician. They really do, like, literally one who lives. At the house. Good Lord. All right. And it's like the fainting episode is what almost fainting is what really gets the

grandmother's attention. She's like, yeah, see, it's been weird over the past two months, like she's still in this funk, but then it's like wow, she's not even. She's at the point where she's not eating. She almost collapsed and and and I wonder if part of it is because like the the grandmother just had her own health care scare. But it's also like she's getting song flashback. She's like, OK, Sam's behavior is tiptoeing into self harm territory.

And so, like, she now cannot ignore how absolutely miserable Sam is, 'cause if you look at Sam, it's like the spark of life has been completely snuffed out of her and she's just this ghost, like the shell of a person who's just like floating around the mansion, like not really there. Just like not really eating. Just like inhabiting the space is basically it then. Oh, sorry. Go ahead, Caitlin. No, you're good.

Keep going. Then we cut to a flashback of Sam and when she was younger with the grand man and she's playing a piano for her. And recall, this is the activity that Nung was learning but she hated in the whole. Like concealed don't feel. Flashback we talked about. Sorry. We just picked some of. That up, there's a line in the first time in forever. So I was like wondering how I picked that together. I was like, yeah, that that is the line right before. Don't let them know. Yeah.

Anyway, continue. All right, so in the flashback, the grandmam is clearly very proud of Sam and Sam is happy. Her music is making her grandmother happy. And it shows again, once again that there is real love between the two of these that got very twisted over time due to fear.

When the grandmother was afraid she's going to lose Sam and started trying to control her more, you know, because she wanted Sam to be safe and it was also twisted on Sam's and by her fear of displeasing her grandmother as a as a sign of being ungrateful etcetera. So you can see that like at the core, like these two really do love each other.

And side note, I really love the way they framed this in the flashback where they use the piano like it's from like the top of the piano and it uses the piano to like kind of like frame them in the shot. It's really the camera work is really great on this. Show it's very artistic. It's just they don't use some things like there's some things that match the way that we're used to, and then other things where they're like throwing it in. Yeah, I agree. Like this was a beautiful frame.

I love the way they shot them. Importantly, in this flashback, the other reason we're getting this is because Sam promises this stage to never leave the grandmother. And Sam has said multiple times in the show I always keep my word. And so because she this was the first promise she made. I think this is part of why when she makes promises to Mon, they don't pan out because she like I promised grandma first so. OK. And remember, we're seeing this flashback from the grandmother's

point of view. So in the present, the grandmother's like, well, I have Sam. Sam kept her word to me. She she didn't leave me. She is here. But like, is she here? She's not mentally here and she almost collapsed at the table. So the grandmother has to process the fact that, like, is physically having Sam's body here, like, worth it because I'm forbidding Sam from her true source of happiness. And like, that's clearly making her miserable.

So this is a moment of reflection for the grandmother as she's like kind of like processing the reality of like, quote getting what she wants, you know. And the last piece of This is why I think this is an important flashback for the grandmother to be having at this moment is because it it serves as a reminder to her of what Sam is like when she's truly happy. Like that was a moment where Sam was genuinely happy, like playing the piano and like

making her grandmother happy. So it's it serves as like a stark contrast to the grandmother to be like that's the happy little Sam that I remember. And like, look at Sam's recent behavior. Like the stark contrast is just is so powerful that like, the grandmother has no choice but to like question this master plan for Sam. Because it's like night and day, like the personality change. Then off screen mom gets a. Haircut. Which I find really random.

Yes, I mean, go Mom. Let me get a new chapter, new haircut. But like. Usually it would happen in like the two months later thing. Right. But it's just just like randomly. Here she is. I mean, it looks great, Mon. Even the parents are like Mon. It looks great. Love the new do. But the dad's like, you know, you probably shouldn't have done this before you went to England, where it gets cold as fuck. You should invest in a scarf because your your neck's gonna

get cold. I wonder if he did that, 'cause he doesn't want her to go and he's like, how much does it snow there? Yeah, you can. Probably. Wait for your hair to grow back or? You can move. Yeah, the parents, like, both of them are, are very sad, I think very sad that she's leaving, showing it, expressing it in different ways. But like, they're sad she's leaving, obviously, because the minute he makes this comment, like the mom is like starting to sob.

She's very heartbroken. Her only daughter's leaving, so mom goes to console her like sits next to her on the couch and the dad's like, you know, you gotta stop worrying about mom so much. Like they're just they're just very cute and loving and I I adore them. I love that he is such a good stepfather because like a lot of times step parents are just, you know, I this is another Disney thing. The step parents are evil, but he truly loves mom like she is her own.

I wonder, I don't know if we know when they got together like when he came into her life but no matter what like he he acts like her father when she's with him. But he also tells her mom that her father is also living in England. Mine is going to be fine and she is his kid too because the mom tries to be like but she's my baby, no one can take care of her as well as I could And he's like her dad, it's she's his child too. Which I mean does not always correlate to.

Will be taken care of because you know, not all parents are equal, but I'm assuming that because she wants to. Go. There, it's a little easier to take care of. She will be. Just take care of a child, yeah. Yeah, but emotionally, you still need to be there for them. Especially, 'cause, I mean, who knows what Mon was like at home in the breakup? You know how Sam looks like a ghost? Like, who knows how sad like, Mon was probably, I assume,

moping around the house. And so maybe that made them worry a little bit too, that maybe she's not ready. Maybe she'll be OK Like Lady Sam has been coming around. Who knows what she'd hold them, you know? So maybe they're a little worried too about, like, the timing of this. Maybe. Perhaps. But basically, uh, ultimately, like, they're like, look, Mon, it's your life. And the mom's like, I'm, I'm ready to like, I'm sad.

I'm just, I'm gonna miss you. But like, I support you no matter what you wanna do with your life. And I think this little Pearl is very much a like hint that like, her parents are gonna be super accepting with her relationship with the end of the future too. Just which we've suspected the whole time based on this family. But like, they ultimately just want mom to be happy, That's all. There was never a question about it, but. No, Never. Always good to for reassurance.

Yeah. Always good to have that confirmed because we jump cut and we don't see any of that. So like, here we go, I mean we're having a also. Spoiler Yeah, But for people in the LGBTQ community, you do need that constant reassurance, because you never know how someone will react. For sure. I mean, judging with the Sam and her family, like, yeah, I think this is it's good to contrast the families.

Yeah, also. But the dad's favorite TV show is on, so everyone needs to stop talking so we can watch. This. And as we do, we kind of get this shot of Mon just like looking a little conflicted because I think she is nervous about leaving her life, leaving Thailand. It's been a very long time since she's like been away from her mom. And like it's a big, you know, not just like a new chapter.

It's a very big change to be like I'm quite literally leaving everything and go into a a different country and stuff. So I think she's a little, like, nervous and conflicted, but like, I, you know, I think she knows that she needs to move on and this. Is the best. Way to do it, you know. All right, so while Mon is having this cute mom with her family, Sam is having a dramatic

moment at the mansion. She's basically standing at an open window, like sobbing and toying with her the engagement bracelet and and the wedding ring. The pink one, 'cause she's just heartbroken like bottom line, and she can't cry in her room. She has to do this dramatically by this window 'cause it's the best window in the house. Is it the same? Window that Mon was staring at. Was Mon in this house? Oh, I don't know. I have. I do not remember where we were. No, no, no. They met.

They didn't meet at the. They would never meet at the Grand Mam's. They were at some other. I don't even know where they were. That would be wild if it was here. I actually don't know if they didn't explain where the hell they were. Yeah, no, it 'cause it just seems like a different place. Like I had a different feeling. I in my head at one point I thought it was the wedding and if she was overlooking this wedding happening or some for some reason. Sucked.

I don't know, I swear my brain. It's never explained where the hell they were, but anyway, that's an interesting thought because Sam would do that. She'd be like Mom was standing here. I have to stand here. She's she's that person. Anyway, while she's having this traumatic moment, the grand man finds her because Sam is out in the open doing this and she's like Sam. Uh, the wedding is in a few days. You need to rest. Like the what is the The wedding's not tomorrow. She'll be fine.

But anyway, she's like you. You look exhausted. You've been almost faded at dinner. Like come on, you need to get some rest basically. She's worried about her. And Sam's just like, ah fuck. So she like, tries to compose herself the best that she can. She like wipes her face, hides the jewelry, and then does an endearing dumb ass Sam move where she, like uses her long hair to like, I know to like, hide her face.

And she. Walks past the grandmother, which totally works like I need a dumb ass Sam before the the end of the show. So I'm glad this was in here, 'cause this is such a Sam move. And so shockingly, this does not work because the grandmother's me. I could see you. You're not actually a ghost yet. So the grand man stops her and she's like Sam. This is what she flat out tells her. Like, you are my favorite grandchild, in case you were confused. And listen, I would do anything

to make you happy. And I was like, anything. Would you do anything really? Like the way Sam was? Like, mom, I'll give you everything and then did not give mom everything. It runs in the family, I guess. But you know, while that's an enticing opener, Sam is too like triggered and just upset. She was crying over mom and she's like, I don't want to hear any of this. I already chose you. So she just like excuses herself and. Just goes goes to bed for real or. It's a SOB in another room.

Like, who knows? So this leaves the grandmother to just like Mull things over even more 'cause again, the evidence is stacking up that like, Sam's not getting over this, it's only getting worse and she's stepping into self harm territory, which not good. So we don't resolve this. Instead we jump ahead 2 weeks later. So halfway through the halfway through the month, two weeks. Out from. Family.

I would want to point out a lesbian first date is 3 days, but everything else happens in multiple of twos for the queers. Yes, you're correct. That's just a thing. It's always two weeks. So if they would, they would reunite with a two week deadline. It's just a it's a gay thing. See all the queer media we've talked about on the show for the evidence. All right, so it's two weeks later Mon is now leaving for England. So I love that she's like, I'm not sticking around for sand wedding.

I'm just going to leave before this even starts. So the queers all arrive at Mon's and Mon's parents house to escort her to the airport which is really, really sweet for a lot of reasons. A, they're supporting her, but B because like the rich ones have private cars, like Sam Ma's family doesn't. So it's actually really courteous of them to to even offer this because like because otherwise mom would have to take public transport and it would take even longer to get to the airport.

So, like, mom gets to have more time with her family because she's picking her up, which is a really, really sweet, actually at a lot of levels. Also that friend group definitely would not like there would be like we're the last people to see you, yeah. Yeah, exactly. So I just this was really cute. And then we Knop doesn't show up. So Njuki's like, yeah, Knop told me he has to work and he can't come see you.

And I'm like, OK really, Because Knop was the whole show has been conveniently free to like lurk in just the right place at just the right time to twat block Sam and Mon the whole show. But here she is leaving for England and he can't see her like. I assume scheduling conflict with the actor because like knob would 100% did work to say

goodbye to bod like. Maybe they also didn't have the time to have a scene with him because he's definitely a friend where they'd need to have a scene together because they haven't in a little. While yeah, I agree, I hope at the very least he showed up with food the night before. That's a knob. Move. Also, she's kind of been growing apart from him, like he's only been there for her when she is heartbroken from Sam.

And I feel like maybe that's taking a toll on him too, because that is a crappy friendship on his side. Like he's always there for her, but she's like never. That's true about him from That's true, at least. Come on, be a better friend with the hell. There is, because it's so focused on just saying the mind's relationship. I'm like this poor friend group is always dealing with this shit. Every. Single. Day. Oh, I know, I know. I feel that. I feel that.

My update, We have just gotten insider info. Not that insider though. OK, so a Patreon member. Their first name is Brie, I believe. Yes. They have commented. I mean, yeah, OK, well, we were filming when we were when we got the comment in the married lesbians that we keep talking about on the ILS pose are getting their series adapted currently. What? Yeah, so their series is called Mate and it's based on not so it's. I assume that this is a whole universe, but they all have books.

That are being. Adapted Lux will be reprising her role, so I believe that. What are the names again? It's Cher and Risa. I think it's Cher. I think so too. Yeah, Cher is a taller 1. Yeah, she's the one that fights Sam. Yeah, I believe she's the one reprising her role, but it's really weird if you're not going to have the other person.

In it too. They also believe another lesbian couple who live on the lesbian Isle are also getting their series adapted, but they don't believe casting has been finished for that yet. Nice, see? Idol Factory Cinematic Universe I'm here for. This. Everything's connected through that house, though, I'm saying. It's right now. It's the universe. Of Lesbos. It's the Isle of Lesbos too. I'm here for this.

Thanks Bree. You've been giving us so many amazing like insider info on our patriotic wheelie. Bree Indigo has been great, Nancy. I mean, everyone has been great, but these are like people who have been consistently commenting. Yes, friend of the podcast. And be nice about it. Yes, yes, we. Appreciate it. Like it brings us so much joy. All right, Speaking of joy, so again, the friends are all gathered at mom's parents house to like see her off, right? Except nop who probably said bye

off screen like we theorized. So TI love T is a very good gentlewoman. TT brings the car, T drives everybody. And then also like when mom's dad goes to get the luggage, T helps take the luggage into the car like good gentlewoman. This gives mom some time more time to say goodbye to her mother. Cause like the mom's like it will never be enough time to say goodbye to my child. And the dad's like you've been doing this all night like you didn't even like you didn't let

her go all night long. Like stop saying she could sleep on the plane, OK? Like you need to let go. My mom would. Definitely be like that. Whatever. That'd be mad anyway. No, she'd be sad. She was sad when I moved to California like I was, you know? So I get it. Anyway, so Mon sent, you know. Then Mon makes this big speech where she's like, thank you everybody. Especially my friends who came all the way out here to support me and like, caring enough to take me to the airport in your

private car. Like, I appreciate literally everybody. And everyone's like, yes, Mon, we we we accept your thank you, except Jim, who's Jim's. Like, I take thanks in the payment of European treasures. So go get me a gift while you're there and send it to me. And that's how you can thank me. The response should have been OK, Jim. They don't have Venmo, but Venmo me money and I'll get you something. I'll send you some euros. Is that good? Bitch? Jim's like I take payment in

gifts, material possessions. Thank you. And that is why she has a husband, because he probably just bought her. She's like, OK, give me more. Oh, Bree, if you're listening, is Jim getting the sex life of college girls spin off and we keep talking about. I just thought, can you somehow make that a thing? Are we gonna? Questions. About Jim. It doesn't even matter when he made so much stories about him about Jim. I love Jim. Oh my gosh.

Jim became a bigger character for us than I think we even thought before we started doing these episodes. The. Best I. Know. And that's what happens with this podcast, and why it's amazing to do. Yeah, I mean when we did Big Witch Energy, we basically took one random character and we're just like what are they doing off screen on every single episode? So Jim is my Isadora. Like what is Jim doing off screen? Cause Jim is the best. But like also Jim would be doing the most random things.

I wanna see what she's doing off screen for this reason it would be hilarious. Could you imagine Jim in Isadora meeting though? It'd be really random, really random world. That's. Probably my favorite thing of the the big witch energy was like, what were they doing off screen? Just as a. Side comment. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, it was. Oh yeah, 'cause Cole's been. Listening since then. And now Cole's. I was never good at that part of. It I just. Tell us, what was Jim doing off

screen? I want to see. What she's not doing, she is not reading baby books. No, she's not learning how to be a mother. Not at all. Which I love. I I do love that. I love that about her. Love it. I love when we see her eventually without the baby, what she's doing, she's This is why I love her. Anyway, it's before we get there. Yuki's like. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Her husband definitely wanted the kid.

And so, like, he just kind of talked to her and so and he's like, I'll buy you something pretty for her. Yeah, he bought her a European treasure so that he can keep the baby. And she's like, I guess she he bought her a house in Lesbos. She asked for it and he's like, this is what you want. OK. I want that spin off so badly with Jim. Anyways, OK, so we can be here all day talking about Jim. So Yuki Yuki gathers everybody for a group photo. She's like, we're all saying goodbye.

We're all here. Let's say goodbye. So they take a photo, and in the photo, This is where I might need help from people. Mom, like, distributes the photo somehow. I can't tell if she texts it to people or if she puts it on Facebook. There's like an icon. I can't fully tell if that's line or it looks like Instagram. Yeah.

Maybe it's Instagram like the post and like maybe it was a screenshot of the post, but it looks like her friends posted it on. OK, I I just, I couldn't tell 'cause it also looks like it could be like a WhatsApp thing that would make more sense for like the sequence of events, but I just, I couldn't tell 'cause like I can't read it and it's not translated. No, I mean, yeah, it might just be that she put the photo on Facebook, 'cause it does have

the world thing on it, so that. Means that's where I was, like that's where I thought it was social media. The only reason I was also confused is because the people who respond are all the diversity people and they specifically have a a group chat together. So that's why I was like, is this a group chat or is this like they just happened to be the ones commenting? I think she posted it wherever on social media. Screenshot it and then put it in their group chat, just to keep

you. All updated. Perfect. That makes sense. OK, thank you for connecting those dots. Then later on makes sense. OK, 'cause then the diversity pop. Well, the diversity really company is all everybody's starting to be like. Don't forget about us. Mine use our group chat like we love you. Basically everybody. And that's how we get closure with all that, essentially. Yeah. And so we don't forget that they're a thing. Like, that was our diversity update. Yeah.

That was the that was the. That's the company, State of the company. What's going on with the company? Who the fuck knows. But everybody's witching mind. Safe travels. So literally at this point, we've had confirmation that that Mom has had a goodbye from everybody, even knob off screen from everybody except Sam, right? Because she went to go say goodbye. That never happened. Ma, I'm not texting Sam anymore.

So I think she's like, oh, everybody's saying goodbye to me except Sam. So, like, her mind starts wandering into Sam territory, right? Because this she's she's driving to the airport like it's happening, she's leaving. So she pulls up their first photo together, that awkward as fuck Sam photo. And Ma's like giggling at it because like it's endearing and how cute and awkward she was. And then? How much? How many things have happened since that photo? That photo, yeah, it's a whole

lifetime has happened, right? So my kind of, like, soaks it in, soaks in the memory, and then she deletes the photo and then turns her phone off. And I think again, this is she's like, listen, I'm, I'm not going to hear from her if I can't say goodbye to her for real. Like, this is me getting closure. I'm just out of sight, out of mind. I'm leaving you behind in Thailand and all of my feelings and I'm going to go move on. Question, though, does it? You know, Remember she

disassembled the stalker wall. She's deleting photos. Whatever happened to that jacket Sam gave her? Remember the one in the episode where she's like, Mom? That shirt is really thin. I've been staring at it. Here's my jacket, because did she pack that? Is it going? Like, in the very beginning, she probably would have dropped it off to Sam the next time she saw her, just because they weren't at that place where she kept her

clothes. Like, even though, like, she was still her idol at that point and she'd want to keep it. She'd just be like, oh, I should give this back now, because this shouldn't be something I should have, but also. The stalker in Mon is like she did give this to me and Sam will never ask for it back. She's like, I'll keep it. I'm gonna keep it until she asks for it back. And Sam forgot about the. Fucking dragon, Let's be wrong. So I'm like. Many jackets.

She's got so many jackets. So I'm like, mother just dropped it off outside. Of. Sam's house. Or something as. They. Like, I still think about you, but I'm ready to move on. Like this is the last thing of you that I have so. Maybe she just. Like goodbye. I'm just Hi Kim, can you give this to? I. Thought you meant you give the gym for. This is off screen, off screen. This is what jumpers are, off

screen. So basically, Mom is like, I can't 'cause Mom's not the person who could just, like, leave it without saying seeing Sam. I don't think Mom is that person who's just gonna dump your shit and walk away. So I think she's like, I can't do that. So I need to get rid of this. So she. Gives it to Jim. She's like, Jim, can you drop this off at Sam's and Jim's like, absolutely. And then Jim keeps the jacket and. Never.

Gives it to Sam because Jim is. Definitely like the soccer being like this is mine now, I shall look at it forever. She keeps it under her pillow and she just like, smells it at night. That's where the the jacket lives with Jim. That's that's what happened. OK. So meanwhile, while mom's on her way to the airport. We. Head on her back to the Grand Mams, where she summoned Sam for a heart to heart, like a real one, finally.

And they read me and tells Sam she's like, listen, it is abundantly clear that you are unhappy. And the reason I know this is because I cracked Nungs contrarian code decades ago. I knew what your bitches were doing the whole time, 'cause you're not that subtle And she's like, also you were quite literally crying, staring at a window last night. Like I saw it through your bangs. Like, come on now.

So and she's like, I I knew you were going to be sad about Mon because like, I think she had eyes and she's like, clearly these two are not giving up on each other. But like, she's like, I was hoping you'd move on from the heartbreak and this wasn't that serious. But like it's very evident that you're not moving on and you can't process this for some reason. And like, I she's worried that like, she's like Sam, you're getting, you're just getting more and more depressed and

doing some self harm stuff. And I'm actually legitimately worried about you. And she's like she's scared, like genuinely scared. She was scared of losing Sam. Now she's like, I'm losing you in AI might lose you for real. For real. So like I can't, the grand man can't live with that either. Like, you know, 'cause she loves Sam at the end of the day. So.

And so I think she finally came to the conclusion that she's like, yeah, I wanted to physically have you here and keep you safe, but, like, at the expense of, like, you suffering. It's not worth it, essentially, 'cause I think their happinesses are ultimately intertwined. Right. So if Sam is, you know, we saw the flashback where Sam was like, grandmother, you're happy, That makes me happy. I think the grandmother feels the same way about Sam. She's like, your happiness makes me happy.

And we had this whole conversation in the past episode. Go listen to that about how, like, what the grandmother was defining as happiness is not the same as Sam's modern take on it. But I think she's coming around to be like OK, self harm territory. Like I I can't have you doing that, that that would break my

heart forever. So yeah, 'cause I think she's getting nung not nung song PTSD where she's like and I really think if something if this didn't happen and something happened to Sam, I don't think the grandmother would ever. I don't think the grandmother would survive that. Honestly, if Sam like harmed herself in some way, or something bad happened to Sam, you know. So. Because she knows it's her fault. Yeah, I Yeah, I.

And ultimately she know. And I think she admits in this conversation too, like later, at some point she's like, yeah, song was my fault. Like, I admit it, like that. I see that now. Like seeing you and like, really, 'cause, you know, surface level. I think she was paying attention to the other granddaughters. But, like, she's really watching Sam. And she's like, wow, this must have been what song was going

through. And like I think I think a lot of things are clicking that she was avoid because again Sam and the grand man are the are the same they they behave the same way. I think that she was also just like compartmentalizing and ignoring and not really like processing song situation or processing. Why Nung really left she's like she disobeyed me that's it. Whereas with Sam, she's being forced to really confront like, or my did my actions do this where I don't think she did that

before. And so I think she's like connecting a lot of dots with, like, the sisters through Sam in this moment. And And eventually it comes to the conclusion that like, yeah, that was my fault, Like, and if that happened to you, Sam, I could survive it. Like, let's be honest, but the grandmother, like, didn't just get there on her own. She was getting there. But another thing that really pushed her over the edge was, you know, an objective third party.

So in walks Kirk in a flashback. I had questions about this flashback because it's the same scene as the night before. So after the Grand Mam catches Sam crying and Sam does like, the bangs move to get out of there, the Grand Mam like goes over to this like little table that's got like the the granddaughter's photos on it. She's like looking at the photos, and then it ends there. Then we get the rest of the flash. But they do this a couple of times, but we're like, get the flashback.

Then we get the rest of the flashback. And so when the rest of the flashback Kirk shows up and he's already in the house, so like. How long? Was he in this house? That's my question, because nobody left him and he's just like behind the corner. So, like, did he, did he watch Sam sobbing? Like how long was he in the house? Like did they have a meeting planned and like?

I feel like he's always, he has like a set meeting a day with the grandmother, like, and he, like, does other things for her as well, which is probably why he became Sam's business partner and was set up with Sam. Yeah 'cause there has to definitely be other stuff going. On No, I thought, that too. I'm like, we've we've seen them just have meetings. So I'm like, I wonder if this is his standing appointment. And he just, like, awkwardly witnessed all of this stuff.

And the grandmother was so, like, distracted. She, like, forgot about him, 'cause, like, it's Kirk, All the women forget about him. I get it. Everybody, anybody, ever, ever always forgets about. I feel like another like, name of the show could have been like like everybody hates Chris, everybody forgets about Kirk. That sounds like it'd be a sitcom or Everybody Loves Raymond. Yeah, exactly. Everybody forgets Kirk. It's the author name of the

show. All right, So. So anyway, he's here because beside their standing appointment, he's like, we need to call off this wedding because Sam is miserable like he can. He saw at the wedding shoot like he's been seeing it for all the months. Like she just saw her crying, like he's like, listen, like, I care about Sam. I really do. And that's why I'm asking you to call off the wedding, because she deserves to be happy on her own terms instead of this thing

that we're doing. Interesting, it took him this long to come up with this conclusion since like, that was Sam's rationale for starting the company in to begin with because she wanted happiness by her own choice. So I'm like glad he eventually, finally figures out like what Sam really wants to be happy. I just so far I understand that it like it took like her shattering her heart in a million pieces where like all of the people in her life to be like, oh, Sam was happy, you know?

I don't understand why it took him so long to do this part though, because he says that he cares about her and there is some things that he does that show us that. But if he truly cared, he would have gone to the grandmother a long time ago and been like, hey, this is not for her. Like this is what needs to happen. Like this can't be a thing. Sorry, a dog just walked into the room and distracted this shit out. Just gonna say I I don't think the grandma.

Yeah, no, I agree with you. Accepted the like Kirk being like, I don't think this is what she wants until this point. I don't think she would have accepted that. Like fate, I guess. Who? Who's to say he? Didn't I mean, he could have? We don't know. But he could have tried.

I agree. I agree with accepting it, but I feel like she trusts Kirk and and I feel like if he would have started bringing up like she's straight up miserable, like perhaps the grandmother would have processed some of the stuff too and noticed things a little bit sooner. Versus, Yeah. I mean, I don't know. Maybe, I think the only time. Kirk would have. But like, actually pieced things together was during those photos. That photo shoot that they did.

I think that. Was the I don't think he would. Have. 'Cause he was in his. Own other like own little world with like. All of the. The the trying to save. Planning a wedding? Trying to save the company. Like he just was not in the same universe as what was actually happening with Sam and Mon. Well also Sam doesn't interact with him when she doesn't have to. So like, he probably didn't see her.

That was probably the first time he saw her in two months and it was like, wow, OK this is you look really miserable. But I just feel bad for Sam that it like, it literally took her breaking her heart for like the people that care about her to like see her pain kind of thing. So. Because when she tried to explain this to people, they're like, yeah, whatever Sam. So that's really shitty for her.

OK, so this is really random to even throw in here, but I just noticed it that I'm wearing their colors. Hell yeah, I know. I wore pink for the finale. It's all about the pink. Good job, Caitlin. It's Gray. All right, so. I'll take it. You wore a Sam's color. You wore Gray. Yeah, we did. But yeah. All right, So let's go back to the present. Sam is like, who are you? And what did you do with my grandmother?

Just like, what do you mean? And the grand man was like, well, Kirk at Kirk asked to call off the wedding. But, like, so I think they did have this conversation where, like, Kirk has been asking to call off the wedding. And I was like, no, like, let's keep it going because, you know, the grandmother thought she was doing the right thing. But this is when the grandmother comes to the conclusion that, like, you know, your sister was right.

Like, I was being selfish by trying to get you guys to do what I wanted without really, like taking your thoughts and your and feelings into consideration, you know? So it's like, it's patriarchal. Decision making is really what it is really like you're doing this versus like shared decision making where it's like, what do you this is what I think you should do. What do you want to do? Which is how medicine works now, in case you were wondering.

So, Sam, Oh my God, Wait, OK, so the grandmother then, like, kind of ends this by telling Sam something she really needed to hear, where she's like, Sam, you've always been my favorite. You've always been the best grandchild. Like, you've done enough. Like, go live your life the way you want to. Like, basically saying like, you don't owe, you don't owe me obligation when it comes to this anymore. Like, you just go be yourself.

It's fine. Which is different from the beginning of 11, when they were having conversation of the grandmother saying, like, I always do, so much for you, now it's time you do something for me when literally Sam lives her life for her grandmother. Yep. Yeah. 'Cause I think the grandmother had her epiphany off screen and it was like, this is.

Killing. Yeah, but it would have been nice to see that because it just feels like the grandmother did a 180 again for like the finale thing that just everything flips and oh, all of a sudden everything's fine. Yeah, it's 'cause they did. They like did her like processing like back-to-back with back-to-back scenes versus like kind of sprinkling? So it just seems very sudden. Sure. All right.

And then the grandmother says something that we need to hear as the audience, where she says you deserve to be with the person you choose, basically giving Sam permission to go get Bon. But she's basically like, listen, even though I just signed off on this, just don't be slutty in public like you're a lady like, you know, wait till after I'm dead to like, gain up all over the place. Yeah, so it seems. It seems like you can do whatever you want at home. Just don't be overly

affectionate outside. Yeah, basically she's like, wait till I'm dead and I can't say it anymore. But how convenient that she decides that this right as mine is leaving for the airport super. Convenient, Yeah. But Sam's response to hearing this is really, really cute. We get that like childhood smile from Sam, like the unencumbered, like true happiness kind of smile, which is really adorable. But and then when this follows up with she's smiling. The grandmother apparently was

too much. She's like this smile is terrifying. She's like, your happiness is like a little scary. Oh my God, it's off the charts. Like, what the hell? Go cry by the window. This is weird, Sam. Of course Sam. She can't wait no matter what. All right, so now that the generational curse is broken, Sam is like, I gotta go get Mon now. So she runs to go get Mon, but she doesn't know where she's running to because she's been ghosting literally everyone for months.

And Mon's phones off at this point. So she's like, fuck, what do we do? And she's like Lady Duan pen car. Take me to Mon. She just tells the car and the car starts driving. And so technology, I guess that's what happens if she just starts driving. No plan. She doesn't know what she's doing. She's just like car. Let's go get Mon damn is wild. OK. I'm going to take a little bit of your next point, Justin. But then she, she calls Jim, OK. But Jim doesn't doesn't respond

though. So that makes Jim happy. But like, I don't understand how that helps her find them OK. So I think this comes back to the social media and I think Jim does do something. So OK, 'cause from the back seat when she gets the call Jim, Mom's mom's like zoned out. Jim looks at T and like make they make eyes in like the rear of Revere and Jim and T's like don't don't.

But Jim's like, I'm gonna and I'm pretty sure she tips off Sam and I wonder if she sends her the social because she gets the eventually ends up seeing the social media post. I think Jim sent it like either look on Insta or like she sent her. I think she sent her something because she like, maybe. She turned the location on. Because I know there's like location sharing that you can

have with people and. Possibly something where I think like 'cause I wonder if if it was a social media post if like Mon put like going to the airport. Mm hmm. And so like it's there's like 1 highway to get to the airport and I wonder that's just how she. Kind of went into them. Yeah. It could have been that or I think Jim did. Jim did something to tip off Sam. I just don't. Know what it was. Just like if I can't be happy

with Sam, then Mon happens. And Jim's like, that's why T's like don't do it. Ma didn't want you to tell her because Jim's been itching to be like Sam. She's leaving, so I think she did it here. She's like, fuck it. It's too important. And T's like this girl just needs to get out of here. She's like. She needs a New Girl. Like, come on, man. Because then she also has to hear it from Yuki, cause Yuki talks to Ma all the time. So, like, it's T's just, like, sick of hearing the drama.

Yeah. And I think the other thing that adds to why I think Jim does something is because what she says like is she says after this with the phone, she's like, she quickly confesses, She's like the stupid Han is is going to be confused. It might be confused like she says it like out of nowhere. She's like, Sam might be a little confused, like just like that because I think she texts. Sam in the scene. Yes, I think she texts Sam something and. I just really hold on.

I don't remember that. And I. Yeah, it's really out of nowhere. She she just says it out loud to the car. She's like, Sam might be a little confused, 'cause I think she just told her where, what was happening and. Cause she's like what? Do. You mean you're going to the airport like no contacts. Sam is Mod is going to England. Yeah, yeah, 'cause I think she was any of it. Exactly. And T cause T is like and she's like Jim, what the hell?

Why are you saying this like, yeah, I think that was the hint that Sam's gonna find them. But but then then quickly she's like the baby made me say it. Which is remember. Yes. Which is code for I did something I wasn't supposed to do. AKA and the baby did it. Yeah. I think Jim tips off Sam somehow. How? How exactly? I'm not sure. I just know that Sam eventually gets to the Insta post or whatever.

I think this was all Jim, but Sam doesn't see it because she's still driving aimlessly trying to find Mom, and no one's picking up. And Sam's getting mad because she's never been on the receiving end of ghosting before. And she finally learned. She had that one instance of Mon ignoring her calls, but then she, like, just literally shows up. She goes up right and I'm pretty sure she probably did this now was like, I'm going to go to mom's house and.

Figure out where. She is, but like, no one was home because they're buying groceries or whatever. Because Sam's not. There, they're at their grocery store getting groceries. Basically, that's when she, like, stops the car. Finally, because she's been driving aimlessly. So she stops the car and she's like, maybe I should figure out where I'm going. And that's when she sees the photo of the goodbye photo. So I don't know that she found this organic. I think Jim somehow sent this to Sam.

And then Sam was like, what the fuck? And so now Miss Duan Penn has the scent and is on the hunt to find Ma because now she knows Ma's going to the airport. So meanwhile, Ma is in the car still thinking about Sam because she's been, like, moping in the car the whole time. And she basically says something like, hey, can can you guys just congratulate Sam and Kirk for me when they get married? Because they're getting married in two weeks and I'm obviously

not going to be here. Jim, does this look at T word. Jim doesn't say anything, but Jim's face is basically like I'm hoping Sam finds us, so I don't say a damn thing. Like. I'm hoping she gets you back so we don't have to. We don't have to go through

this, which happens. So Sam finds them and Lady Juan Penn basically runs T off the road gracefully so no one is injured, runs them off the road and then Mon and Sam reunite on the side of the road and Sam, just like a bear, hugs Mon basically, and Mon. But look, I've shined it weird that Mon's the one that come out of the car. Because first of all, it's the car. They knew her car. I think that's why.

OK, but also, like, does she really want to see her now because, like, she's been ghosting her this whole time? I I know, I know, I know. But this, this is like illogical. She's because remember she did try and see Sam again to be like, I want to say goodbye, but she's not letting me. Let's have it out on the side of the highway, which I was getting so nervous. I'm like, please, I'm gonna hit by a car. You guys are on the side of a highway like this is so

dangerous. They're in the street. They're not on the sidewalk. Just makes me nervous. But. They do like to do Parallels. They do. I know there's been many car crashes and almost car crashes involving Mon, so nothing happens, thankfully. But Sam Beasley rushes at Mon and just like, hugs her in the middle of the road. And Mon looks rightfully confused, like she's like, what is happening right now, 'cause what is happening right now, Sam, what is happening? Why did this take so long?

OK, but it's part of the it's because of the grandmother. And it also pisses me off that it was the grandmother that gave her the permission to go. I wish it would have been Sam to go after her without the grandmother. I agree, but we've tried that so many times and it never works out. So. For dear. Life because she. Is and basically now Sam and Sam says. The first thing she says is don't go to. England. So like again.

Confirming that like she knows Mon is going to England so I think Jim tipped her off on all the things and and she didn't find because she didn't find this out from Mon and she found this out from somebody and Mon does looks a little pleased to hear that she's like. I hate that you're doing. This. But I love that you're doing this because Ma doesn't. Really want? To go, she wants Sam. But you know how that we we've been here for 12 episodes. We know how that keeps going.

And then Ma's like, OK, Sam, tell me why you don't want me to go. And Sam replies like, I can't live without you. Like like literally. And like, truer words have never been spoken because we saw how UN alive looking Sam was haunting the grand man's house, essentially just looking like a goddamn ghost. And so yes, without Mon, Sam has little happiness in her life and like. Literally is not. Living it. And that's why before, like, she

sunk herself into the company. That doesn't matter anymore. Because like, that was her escapism. But now she has real love and it's just like, wow, I now that I've had this, I can't really. I wasn't. Living before. And I don't. Think I can. She's just lost recently without Mon basically. And Mon is like, OK, that's great and all, but we've been here. Way too many times. Like and the outcome is always the same. I give you a chance and then

like you destroy my heart. So like, I need, I need, I need a fresh start, Sam. I need something to change. Is is what? Mon. Is saying in this scenario like something's gotta give because this? I've seen this one before, right? We've said. She's like huh? We've said it, so we've. Said it, you know. And mon's like I need to be. Free of these feelings and. Like I just want to forget about all this because. Enough, but Sam doesn't want to

forget. She's like, I don't, and I don't think she can forget I. Don't think Sam would ever forget any. Of this. And so she basically just like pours her heart out to Mon and tells her, look, I haven't known a moment of joy since I lost you and she misses her, which is mutual. But again, Mona's seen this film 100 times and every time it ends, it's ends in her pain. At her. Expense. So she's like we need a new solution and the solution I have is moving on for real because

something. Needs. To give, but then, but then Bond touches Sam's face. OK. And because it's like an instinct shore here you are actually in front? Of me instead of in my head. Kind of thing. I want to touch you kind of thing, but the contact gets Simon a little bit and that's when her resolve starts. Wavering. Cause before that she's very much like I'm moving on this something's gonna give. She tends to share the scene that's when everything looks.

I mean the screenshot that you took it looks so honest too. Like it's a beautiful, sad like, Oh yeah, moment that. They end up sharing. During this scene. Actually, too, yeah. Yeah, 'cause, like, Sam is literally pouring her heart out. For real, yes. And Mon is still being like, listen, I miss. You I love. You all that too. But like it's not. Enough. Something has to change, right? And so she touches her face, and then when she pulls her hand. Away like the.

Loss of contact, like the contact itself gets to Mon and her resolve starts to waver, and then the loss of contact is what gets to Sam. It's like a reminder of like I'm actively losing you for real in a final way all over again. And so Sam again begs Mod to. Stay. And not leave her. And. The That's when the dam breaks for Mod and she starts to cry, and she's like, Sam, our we've tried this so many times, like

our love is just impossible. Also, you're Marian Kirk, the person we all keep forgetting about. Like, that's also still happening. Sam. Like. We've tried this so. Many times. Like we're not. This isn't gonna work. This is when Sam gets real serious and she tells Mom. She's like, I listen to me. I'm never marrying this bitch. Ever. I I have something to add. Do what? We are. Never. Getting back. Together. Yeah, Sam. Starts singing that. And then mom's like, what do you

mean? We, you and I and gets. Confused. All over again, 'cause that's how their references usually work with them. Sam understands the reference. And then Mom's like, I don't know what you're saying, Sam. That's nice for her to be again. Good job. Good job, Caitlyn. But basically, she's like the grand. Man called it off, like she agrees, Like we finally came to the compromise. Like she agrees. I'm not marrying Kirk. It's not happening. Ever. Ever, ever.

So finally, the stars are aligned. They're on the same page. The. Grand man has given. Her blessing for Sam to be with the person she wants and and and Sam's like I choose you. I will always choose you, is basically what she says. Then Sam touches Mon's face back and is like. So the mutual. Contact thing. And then it's like, OK, I just said all the things. I just poured my heart out. I talked to my grandmother. I made the stars line. Your turn, Mon.

Like do you want me back? Like putting it back in Mon's court, cause mom's already like, I have an apartment in England. I have a job. I literally have a play in in 30 minutes. So just like Mon, what do you? Want. That's what I want. And mom's like, hell yes, that's what I want. I love you. And I've been thinking constantly about how I would give up anything in exchange to get you back. But I don't have anything, so hence why I was going to England.

So I love that and I love as they're having the conversation. We keep seeing all these shots with the pinwheels, and each time we get a shot with the pinwheels, the shot gets gayer and gayer. Like there's more rainbows creeping into the frame each time. They love rainbows in the background, like with the cement truck. Yes, in the oven. Yes, these are our side of the road cement trucks. Basically and so with all the gain is happening. With the confirmation that Mon chooses.

Her back. Now that the stars have aligned, Sam is like, well, cool. I'm glad you want that, 'cause I'm here. I'm here. Right now, like you're here, let's. Do this like let's do this for real and then seals the deal with basically a kiss. And they get the romantic like 360 camera rotation as they're having this kiss, which is the gays really get things like that. So thank you director. And of course, they're not alone, because they're on the fucking side of the road.

And the friends have all gotten out of the car like. I don't know how long it took them to be like, crack in the window and they're like, I can't hear anything, Jim, I can't hear anything. And then they eventually all get out of the car and they're like 2 feet away watching this whole thing. They had time to FaceTime Kade, who's also watching. And they're just as because Kade is on set doing her job, Prawns and I love that. They're just, like, not subtle about it.

And then when it's over, they're like, can you guys kiss in the car next time? It's real hot for us to stand out. It's hot outside. Do it in the car next time, An idiot. They're all going to fit that anyway. I thought that was funny. I love them. Anything about the romantic reunion before we move on? No. Cool. So wedding's off. Same and mine. Are going to be together. Then we cut ahead 3 months, which is weird that it's three and not two, agreed breaking.

Those. Rules for the queers and then. Three months later, Cole's mystery man, Sir Foom, visits the Grand Man because we didn't know who the hell this man was in the opening credits in areas. Fun. Finally. Fun fact according to our comment. Section and kind of IMD. BI tried to like confirm this. Apparently he, the actor in here, is actually the CEO of Idol Factory. And he was. In a secret crush on you. Which is cool so. And I love that he's like the 4th. Wall breaker it's.

Kind of funny, anyway. So it's. Not explained. Explicitly. But it's implied through conversations and then titles and stuff that basically he's a member of the royal family too and I'm assuming above the grand ma'am in terms of the hierarchy cause a he calls her auntie and that that I've read the loyal pin. I understand a little bit more about how the royal family uses that term. So I think that he's above her, and then she refers to his his parents as his Lordship and Her Ladyship.

I don't know if they're he's supposed to be like the Crown Prince or the Prince or whatever, but like he's something higher up than her is my assumption. Regardless, he stopped by with the care package to pay his respects. Because she had, you know, the recent. Illness, which was like months ago, but he was in Switzerland, so we'll give him a break and then she mentions she's like, yeah, I'm getting better, I can walk a full a couple of. Kilometers by myself which like.

Go grand, ma'am. That's hard to do after you had a cardiac event, so good for you. That's really good. So she's taking care of herself, and I'm sure Sam is forcing her to go on walks. Sam's like, all right, beat your record today or she sends Mom. Yeah. Anyway, so while they're chatting, the Grand Ma'am gets a call from. Sam because Sam is being the good granddaughter. And she's again, has not left the Grand Mam.

She's taking care of her, making sure she's taking her meds and doing all those things so they FaceTime and you know, she's doing all the. Thing the ER doctor. And the three inches shoulder to do. And the grand mam's like, Oh well, Serfoom is here. I'm glad you've called. He brought me fruit. So you don't have to bring that, you know. And she She. Hands the phone. To him. And he's like, hey Sam. How are you? Doing and she doesn't say

anything. Instead of responding, she puts them on all the He just gives mom the phone and mom's like. Hi and like bows. And then she's like looking at Sam, like saying what the fuck like. Why are you? Putting me on the phone, she like taps the phone like back to the awkward and she's like, I don't know what to do. She's like, why are you? Putting the king on the phone with me? Like, get the fuck out of here. Sammy's your relative. Like. Sam's like in the. Poor bot. She's like help.

Like what? Why? And. But it also shows how comfortable Sam is with her and having her run like. She wants to show her. Off like it's it's cute. It's adorable. Again her. Response the question was how are you doing? Her response? Is. Look at her. That's how I'm doing her. Not who, Not who are you doing, Sam? How are you doing? It's. Like here I just put like poor and mod is. Terrified. Like I don't I? Don't want to do this. She. She's just like. And it's like, not the

grandmother. Because you. Called the grandmother, it's some. Guy. Anyway, some things never change. So it was. Normal, but his response? Is really cute. He's like, oh, he's. Like, I think you're. I think I can see you're doing just grand, Sam. Happy to see that. Since we've had a lot of Frozen references in this episode. I'm just going to say some things. Never change. It's a song in Frozen 2 and now I just got distracted again. I'm so sorry, but the fun part is like he doesn't seem

surprised to see. That the answer was. Here's my girlfriend. Because he we find out later he heard all about all the gay drama from Nung, so he already knew. He's like, oh, I see that's your girlfriend. Got it. So I wonder if. Nung. And him were like friends when she was younger. And like, they grew up together. I mean, they probably all knew each other from growing up. Say they're related in a way. So after Mon is like, get me off this phone call.

Sam was like, sorry. My partner Mon is a little shy, so. But she's cute, right? Look at her. She's cute. You understand all the drama makes sense now, right? You've seen her, but just again. Showing Sam's. Comfortability of being like, 'cause she, Sam has always wanted to be like, that is my that's my girlfriend. Just like, say it out loud. And here she is, like to the Prince or whatever. Be like, Yep, that's her. We're dating. That's my lover. Mon, there she is. Sam.

Love her, love her confidence, so they chat for a. Little bit and then they hang up and. Mon and Sam go back to being cute and in love and. Together and they just like walk. Off screen, going somewhere, and then Serfoom and the Gray band have this really great conversation where basically he's like, I respect your decision to, like, let Sam openly date Mon like that's. Great. Truly. And the Grammy I'm kind of like again. It's been a few months, right?

Since she's been like OK, Sam, like I've I've come to a place of understanding and acceptance of what's going on with you. Like OK and like and see how Sam's whole manner demeanor has changed. Oh my. God, this is a completely different person than like the prior scene where she was like a ghost, right? And I I imagine in the three months like the random has probably gotten to know, I assume Sam has brought Mon over there and they've gotten to know each other.

Oh yeah, 'cause they're not not separated whatsoever. There would No, never. So she brings Mon over there, I'm sure. But did Mon start working at the company again? We never get resolution for the company. Kayla, that's my problem with the show. What? Happened question mark. I assume so. But. There's no company anymore. There's just the Monty. 'S this now? So Sam's Sam's job is very. Busy doing Mon. She's gone. That's her job. That's it. How's?

How's work going? Here's Here's Mon. She's smiling, so it's going well. All right, so, but I like this conversation 'cause if you think about it, in the grand scheme of things. Like it? Took her. It's the grandmother's old school. Queerness is a new concept for her. It's only been a couple of months, so I like that she has this conversation with this relative where she's basically like, look, I don't fully understand the whole thing.

Like, I don't understand how gay love works or whatever, like, but it makes Sam happy, and that's all that matters. Like, it it this isn't my ignorance on this. It's not worth losing Sam. And so Foom gives the audience A brief history lesson of the progress. Progress. Of. LGBTQ rights in Thailand, which is great. And he's like, listen, like, you know, we're we're moving in the right direction, but. You know it's it's new. And like, he basically validates her feelings.

And as she's processing all of this, which I think is really good, and then he's like, you know, I've all my gay friends just gate up all over the place. Some of them get married in other countries. Like, it's totally fine. Like, I don't really see gender sexuality as a problem. It's just it is what it is, like whatever it's normal and the the grandmother perks up at this because like. Let's be real and the three months that Sam. And Sam and Mon have been over a bunch of times like I said.

And and Sam, you know, Sam she truth purges. So I'm pretty sure she 100% told the grandmother that yeah we got married now of Lesbos and like oh, or at the very least has been like I would love to marry Mon if it was legal. I'm pretty sure Sam has brought this up to the grandmother. So like, hearing like him somebody she respects, basically be like, yeah, like where people get married in other countries,

it's not a big deal. I think all of this is very validating for her to hear because, you know, I don't imagine she has a lot of friends. If she's like Sam, she probably doesn't have a lot of friends. And like, who do you talk to about this like as an? As an elder. Person you know who probably has other. Friends. If. She. Has friends that are close to her. They're probably the same age, like, right? So it would be harder to have that conversation with somebody

of her generation. So I like that she has him, somebody she respects to talk about this too. And like, I think it's very validating and and and helpful as she comes to terms and processes and unlearns things. You know, that's a process. And he basically says the thesis of the entire. Show that love always. Finds a way and it. Transcends gender and sexuality. Thank you Serfoom. Appreciate it. And I love that when she says that. When he says this, you see the. It cuts to the.

Grandmother. And you really see her having like. The inner epiphany of like, yes, OK, this is a really. Good scene with her. It's the great. Scene and like which I wish. We got before everything. Great. I wish she. Came back from Switzerland a long time ago. I think The other thing. That helps ease her anxieties about this is like, again, bridging the generational differences. Because she says at one point she's like, well, your generation has an easier time like accepting all of this

versus my generation. I think what seals the deal really for her to be like, OK, as he mentions, is like, I already told, I told my parents about Sam and Mon. And they're thrilled and like they're like very supportive of Sam and they would like to be invited to the wedding if Sam chooses to marry Mon. And I think that's like, again, like people who rank even above him that like, are older.

I think that was when she was like, oh, our family accepts them too, because I was hella worried about that, you know? But I just have this thing where after this conversation, the grandmother calls. Back saying, like, OK, we got to plan our wedding immediately. Yeah, she's getting married. You do you watch The Princess Diaries? The. The scene with Sandra, oh, and she's like on the phone, she's like. The Queen is coming. I think it's that where she's

like the King's coming. God damn not I have not seen that movie since I knew about Sandra. Oh, so I have. To go back in. So like actually pay attention. Iconic woman, I can't believe she was in that movie. That's so random her comedic. Timing is the best. It is Danny is always deserves. To be in more comedies, I. Well, I love her. Oh my. God. Anyway, that's. Another tangent. My love for Sandra. Oh, we'll not get to that. Oh, wait till the time Eve seriously killing you whenever

we film that all. Right. Anything else you wanted to say about? This. I don't know if you said this. Yeah. No. Like watching this whole thing. I think it was. Really important, and I think the grandmother really needed the validation from someone who. Is the same. Same status and closer in age because like yeah, it's easier to see other like the common folk be themselves and be in same sex relationships, but because of the nobility, like they're held. To a higher standard.

So knowing that members of other royal families and like that status are OK with it lets her. Know. That OK, this isn't going to be looked down upon by everyone. That it's OK and we are evolving. And I just the grandmother really needed this. Yeah, she definitely needed. This. Absolutely. It's. Like, oh, the whole family accepts Sam. Not just me. Like, yeah, it's validating on many levels. Like, yeah, thank you for adding

that. I do not like the transition from the scene into the next one. Oh my God. Oh, well, yeah. Well, first of all, how much time passes they don't tell us. They've every. Time was it the next day? Because the grandmother was like, fuck yeah, the King's here, We gotta get married now, Sam. And. Sam's like I already planned. Everything. It's fine. It was two to three days or two weeks, Theo. I was 2 weeks later. Let's be real.

But I I would. Love. If they just had everything that Kirk planned already, they just Co opted it. That would be. That would be a whole area. Cycling thanks Kirk. And Kirk was just like. Or no Mon no. OK. If the company was still and mom was working there still. I feel. Like they would all be getting lunch together and the. Grandmother. Brought up that they need to have a wedding because she's like, well, you guys already got married in the Isle of Lesbo. So let's make it real for like

everyone to come too. And then so Monster's freaking out that they still have to plan this thing, but like, they're too busy being in love and you know, not worrying about this company that that like, she doesn't know what to do. Like she never thought that she'd have this extravagant. Of a wedding and. So Kirk's like, All right, girls, now you remember all that work I did to plan our wedding? Just take that. Change it to your. Colors. So Oh yeah, no, no.

Sam would be like now I'm. Suddenly interested in wedding? Yeah. No, Sam would be like absolutely not and redo everything. The way she wanted Sam. Did it in one night. One night, Yeah. She's like, I got this. Kirk, this was absurd. Why would you ever? Say yes to this and they're like. Sam, you signed. Off on this and she's like, I don't remember. Yeah, no, she would never take Kirk's stuff at face value.

There's no way. Not for Mon. Mon gets her dream wedding all right, so an undetermined amount of time later, Sam and Ma are getting married and the friend group has congregated. But I think like T and. Yuki are Manning. Like the book that everybody signs and Kade and well, Kade shows up first and they're all like, yay, you guys are here and then Kade's like, where the hell is Jim? And then we.

Zoom across to the open bar where Jim is double fisting some champagne, like taking full advantage of a the open bar and B not having a baby anymore. Well, she has it, but it's just not with her. She's not pregnant. Not. Pregnant. Not being pregnant anymore. And so of course, immediately the friends were like. God, Jim, you big drunkard. What are you doing? It's Sam's wedding. You're a quote mother now, and she's like friends.

And then she what I hope. And then she does what I hope was a fourth wall break where she says I asked you to call me Martha in public. Here we are again in public. And she's like, you've been calling me Jim from the beginning of the series till this point, which I hope this is 1/4 wall break and not a mistranslation, 'cause it would make it 1000 times funnier if Jim is directly breaking the 4th wall about this name thing that the friends never stick to.

It's either that or like the translation people just got so tired of. It was like, you know what? She's. Been calling her since the beginning of the series. I know it would be a lot funnier if it was just being like the series. And like, there's like, it's not even just that. Like, there's multiple lines of talking about everything that happens in the. Yeah, exactly. Like, yeah. And in my head Canon Jim is breaking the 4th wall. And I love that it's Jim.

But before we move on from this, I want to compare something. So in this shot we see the plaque of the Mon and Sam plaque. Because like if they're wedding, right? So I want to compare this to the wedding invitation that Kirk. Picked. Out Kirk and the grandmother because I think it's very revealing about what's happening here. So comparing the two images in in in this kind of like situation. The name on. Top would be the the the person with the highest. Honor. Right.

So if you go to the the wedding invitation that Kirk sent out, it's Sam's on top. It's Sam. And Kirk, right? If you go to Mon and and Sam's wedding, everywhere there are, there's their name or their letters. Mon's on top. So like Sam again. Positioning Mon on top to be like the highest honor is Mon not. And I'm just Sam. I'm. I get to marry her basically. It's like how I'm reading this. I'm just Sam. Yeah, in a good way, Mon. Is Barbie and she's just Sam. Yeah, that that's how.

Sam sees Mon. Absolutely, 100%. So, but in Kirk and and Sam's wedding, it makes sense because she's the one with the title. So she is literally the person with the most honor. Like, literally. But in Sam and Mon's wedding, it's more like, I think that Sam was like, no, man, your name comes first because you come first. Kind of thing has nothing to do with titles. It's more like a sign of affection thing. Then let's get to how the names are spelled in the official wedding invitation.

Coming from Kirk? It's Sam's government name is on there, the full name and it's Kirk's full government name, right. So it's very formal looking versus like it says Mon and Sam. It's their nicknames, which I think is really, really cute. It makes it more intimate versus like the invitation felt more like procedural and formal looking. So it's more of an intimate ceremony is like the tone, which is really, really sweet. And then let's talk about the colors, the last thing, so in

the invitation. Coming from Kirk? And the grandmother, it's like a hodgepodge of colors, right? And there's just like some abstract shapes, there's some flowers. Like. It feels very generic in a way, because the names are very small, and the names are super small. They get. Drowned by all of this, just like generic stuff. So to me it's like the font and then like the not the font, but like I guess no. Yeah, the font. Like how big it was and then like. All the bordering colors and

things, it's distracting right? Like the names, like the people are getting lost in this like formal kind of like paper, right? Versus if you go to Mon and Sam's like plaque, it's like their names are front centered and really huge and then the background is just solid white which is like their neutral color. And then it also just looks cleaner, more simple and it actually you know what it looks like this. Looks more free. They feel free in that word.

That one they're yeah, that weddings, Yeah, they're suffocated. So, like, they're friendly. Free and light and airy to be. Themselves. Yeah, exactly. And then the color palette kind of shows that too, where it's like white, which is the neutral color then they have. Pink, which is Mon's color, which becomes Sam's color in the wedding, which is really cute, and gold. Their names are in gold, and so gold. Not a color we've really seen from them, but like in weddings, like exchanges.

Is that gold? It looks just like a light pink. It looks like gold to me 'cause like the wedding. Invitation both have like gold. Their name, it could just be the coloring right now could. Be I'm going with gold because, like in. Weddings like. You exchange precious minerals like. Gold, 'cause it's a way of like, yeah, you just give out money, but it's a way to put value on it. So to me, it's like their names are, they are precious. It's a precious moment, that kind of thing.

It just looks like Peach in this, like the screen that I'm looking at right now. Yeah, I guess that's fair. And then I want to note something about the colors that I think. Is very interesting when we go. Into the wedding, so the color. Theme is obviously pink and white. Like obviously, but it's like

Inverse, which is interesting. So Sam ends up wearing pink and all of Sam's guests wear pink, whereas Mon wears white and Mon's guests wear white, which is really interesting, Except Kirk, who wears black and I'm like, you bet you can't even like color follow the color coding anyway. I mean, it's it's interesting that, OK, so I know I'm jumping. Slightly, but this is just because we're talking about it

now. In the next photo that you're gonna show is Chin. And ya, thank you for having it on there. But Chin is wearing white so that means chin's the same as mine guest and ya is a Yeah, that's that's odd though. Well, I wonder if like why not There are pink suits that show up. Yeah. That's in BS. Chin. Sam's gonna. I would say Sam would fire you for that, but I think she's like, you know what? You're a mom supporter.

I I understand. I feel like everyone at the company would have been in white, right? But I think they're afraid of Sam still. So they all are big. Except the only person who. OK, so let me cut over to Kirk, who's? Hanging out with the employees. That's how we get to the screenshot. Kirk wears black and I think not out of disrespect. I think he's like, I already bought this for the wedding, this is my suit now and he just wore when he was gonna wear it at their wedding anyway.

'Cause the other. For the photos that was rented and they're like give that back Kurt. 'Cause he was wearing white. And I was like. I'm just gonna wear this black suit that I have 'cause why not? Oh, so he's in mourning, 'cause he was supposed to marry Sam, so it kind of works. Anyway, so Kurt, Feb and the employees, and I guess forbidden love wins because Chin and ya are together. Which I hate this, this is this is bullshit. And that's why I really want

his. I'm I hope. By now ex-wife to have her own bisexual awakening show. I agree. And then she did. Sham. OK. All right then. After. The employee we deal with. The the employees are very yay. We move on. Then we go to the families. Where? Hold on, I want to say, because the employees are all there. I really want.

I wish we got had. Scenes where the employees were finding out about this relationship because at this point only YA knew and I just feel like everybody's brains exploding and that especially if they were told with the wedding invitations that would have been hilarious. And then ya, I was just like that's just brand new information. So I. So I'm like this is in my head that everything. Is going fine with the company. It's like how?

We were when we left it basically like, so Sam's still there to stare at Mon all day long. Mon's there to actually work. And so everyone gets it in the mail, like when they got home the night before and they all bring it into the office being like, what is this? Well, OK. So Sam has to have dissolved that you can't date. Employees. Role because. Like, OK, so Mon. Was gone. Mine had to come back to the company. And then everyone was like, why

is Mon back at the company? And Sam's like, don't worry about it. And then has a meeting and she's like, by the way, you guys been dating each other? I don't give a fuck. And then I was like, what the fuck is happening? And then I was just like, you're in the corner. It all just escalates in like a 20. 4 hour but it would be Sam to put this off until like Mon's like. They are in the mail. Your employees are going to see this like invitation.

Yeah, fine mine. Because you said so Mom's like, I'm going to divorce you if you don't do this and. It's like, fine meeting, We're meeting in 5 minutes. All right. So anyway, so the families you, Marie and I and. Have a chat and mom's parents are really thankful, so OK this also. Establishes that like the families have gotten together outside of this and have made peace with each other, so the grand man is accepting of them despite them being like common

born or what have you. And the grand man's like, look, I don't care about that. I used to. I don't care anymore. I. Thank you for raising. Mon into this strong independent woman that she is because she has made Sam a much more courageous, happy, better off person. So like, thank you again, tying in the whole thing that unity is strength. And she's like, more importantly, well, not. Yeah, more importantly. Sam happiness is my happiness. So like I'm.

Happy. So thanks for making me happy. I guess then we get to the ceremony because it's about to start and Nung came to the. Ceremony which is? Great because again the whole the universe is healing or the family is all healing right. Thanks to Sam the generational curse breaker. And it seems from the way Nung and the Grand Mam interact because they have a little bit of like how are you doing? How are you doing kind of stuff.

And the the Nung helps like the Grand Mam sit down in the chair. So it seems like they they have cleared the bad blood between them which is really good. Long overdue again Sam's impact breaking generational curses. Good job, all right. Meanwhile, the brides are in the. Staging area like living their best. Life. And for some reason when we're in there, the camera goes into movie mode. Caitlin, please explain why. Why?

Why I love that. You would know that I had an explanation for this and I went to comment on. It. And I saw this and I was like, OK, so basically everybody who does any sort of filming has this like wonderful idea of movie cinematic effect.

And it's usually when the black bars get bigger, they make it fully obvious that they filmed this another way and made it smaller because like, it's a whole thing where you shouldn't film it normally and then just put black bars on top because if you want it to be cinematic, just film it like that. I don't care that. I mean, anyway, so basically they want this wedding. I don't. It's kind of like they want it to be like their wedding video probably, but they're also being like this.

It's a dreamy, like movie, like sequence. They're the they're the stars of their lives now. All right, I'll take that. That's what I'm thinking. But I think the like this is their. Wedding video. That also makes sense because it it doesn't last long the movie sequence. No, and it's just the beginning and just being like it's a good way for them to montage. It I don't fully understand like why they did the movie thing. I think it the wedding video would be the most plausible, yeah.

'Cause it looks to me like. They're reenacting enchanted by Taylor Swift like the just like. Big smiles. And they're just like staring at cameras and like, it feels staged. So, like, maybe this is their wedding video, like you're saying. But importantly, we get the big, beautiful, enchanting smile from Sam, who's living, literally living her best life or best happy life today. The fans. Come in. Cool. So. So not yet. They're in the backstage. Then we, Then we.

Transition outside. So they're just in the backroom, just like taking photos of themselves, like mods, putting on our makeup and things like that. Then they leave hand in hand and the wife thing starts to begin. But yeah, so I think everyone's cheering this. This movies like Scene is 'cause it is filmed differently because they have fans, like actual fans of these actors in the room where they're filming. So all that cheering and everything. That they have.

When they're, which sometimes seems a little out of place, and then other times it makes sense, 'cause they're actually getting married and stuff. But it's all like fans of Free and Becky being there and cheering and everything. So they're, but it is. Shot Normally you see the bars coming in well, so wait, it's Also it's. Not different, it just they did this for like this. Scene it's like. They have the a video of this being filmed with all the people.

There and everything up on. It's on, it's on YouTube. I don't know if it's on Idol Factory's website itself or. YouTube. Page. Itself, but they have like this clip of this wedding scene and everything, so I wonder if it's. I don't know. Maybe they have that because of it being. A. Part of something. Else as well, It's possible. All right, cool. So let the wiping begin. All right, so then they they walked outside, Like, not outside, but they're they're walking down the aisle, basically.

And you get, like a good shot of, like, what they're wearing. So I will note that Sam Sam is wearing like a simple, no nonsense pink dress. Very different than what we saw from the Kirk wedding photo shoot, right? It's very simple and very elegant. It's got a long train. And she still. Got her black stilettos on 'cause that is still her color, but I love that she chose to wear pink, 'cause she's today's all about Mon as far as as far as Sam's.

Concerned. Mon's name is the top name here. It's all about Mon and she's just so beyond thrilled. And then Mon is wearing this fancy as fuck. White dress with gloves. She looks like a lady. She looks like a lady. It's like, good for you. Mon. You get to be the Princess. On your wedding day, like love it and Mon is the one carrying the bouquet in this scenario. So the bouquet is really cute. So. It's pink roses and then a little baby's breath, which is a little like white flowers.

And what I want to know that's really interesting is that the floral arrangements everywhere. Else in this. Room. It's just white flowers, all kinds of different white flowers. Mon is the only one holding color in terms of flowers, which is cute and interesting, and I love that. All right. So the two. Of them. Walk down the aisle. Then they get to the front of the room and then the movie.

Ends and we go back to. Like normal, normal filming and Sam starts the ceremony by thanking everyone and. Giving a shout out to the Grand Mam. She's like, thanks for taking my happiness seriously. Otherwise we quite literally would not be here today as we all know. And thank you to my loyal Rider Dies and it shoots over to like Jim Kate and Tea were like the people of honor. She's adorable. We love them. And most importantly, she's like, but fuck all of you guys. Really Mon if it.

Wasn't for you if you didn't exist. None of this would happen. So she's like thank you for existing, which is super sweet and relatable. I say that all the time, like thanks for existing. That was really cute. And then she thanks Mon for being her source of happiness and literally bringing color into her life, because her life is dull and Gray and boring before Mon. And she brought pink into her world and suddenly, like, everything was like happiness

everywhere. Hence why I think that's why she wore pink as an honor to Mon. She's like, I'm so happy you. You were my happiness. I'm just. Going to wear your color because you know that's how I feel. Then that those are Sam's wedding vows. Then it's mom's turn and. She just. She just. Tells her how she feels and she basically says that having Sam love her back is, like, literally beyond her wildest dreams. She's like, I've just been stalking you. And like, here we are getting married.

I did not see this coming. But don't worry, we'll never be a part. Never. Not ever. And I'm pretty sure like she, like, added here as insurance to be like Sam, you better not flee ever fucking 'cause I'm never gonna let you run away. Like not that Sam would ever run away, but like she's like, listen, we've made these promises before and you've left. I'm never letting you go. I hope you know that there's no take seat back seats here. So during this conversation, it

cuts to while. Mon is giving her essentially vows it. Cuts to Sam multiple times. And there's just like, it's really cute if you watch Sam. Like, listen to this like multiple times. Like smiles are just like threatening to break out across her face and she tries to fight them a few times and then just can't and just is just smiling like crazy. So it's just there's so much joy in Sam's life that it's like literally bursting out of her, which is really cute.

It's at the point where she can't contain it. It's adorable. Not that she should have to. It's their wedding. Then we get to the rings, and very cutely they both. Wore their old engagement. Bracelets. It's hard to see in the screenshot I have, but they're both wearing them and they both have the pink rings from the Isle of Lesbos marriage. And then Sam used her money to get kick ass like blood diamonds or whatever. And so they do like the

exchanging of rings. And I understand what they're doing here where like they have the pink ring on the the ring finger and then they're adding the other ring. But like practically speaking, guys, that's not going to work out. You're going to have to figure out something else to do with the pink ring because like you can't bend your finger. I think they just put it on for this to remember. Everything I know, I'm just advice, it's not going to work out if you want to keep them

both figure. Something out with the pink rings, That's all I'm saying. Yeah, but on the other hand, it's fine. OK? Then they hug and everybody cheers and it pans. Across the room and we see. Noise. And Noy is like looking through her, through her. Hands like she's. Afraid of what she's watching. Sam should fire you just for this Noy. This is offensive at. Her. Apron of her wedding. Noy Another. Reason to hate noy I'm. Just I have to fire her is.

It 'cause she's crying because. She's so happy for them. It's annoy. She can't ever do anything right. You know this, Caitlin? Anyway. She's not married, Kirk, so I don't know why she's upset anyway. Then there's. Kiss her. Chant. That's happening Which Sam? 'S like you don't have to tell. Me.

Like, and so basically she kisses Mon and does her little like, thumb brush thing, which is really, really sweet because Mon's her little like precious Mon Mon. So it's very cute that she's doing that. Then we go outside for the bouquet toss and all they're. Like Single Ladies all the. Single Ladies gather and Sam and Jim, then start whispering. And then they're like. She's like, you're right, Jim. Which why? Would you take Jim's advice anyway?

But she's like, You're right, Jim Kirk, you look sad and single. Come out here so they have. Kirk looks like Corker. This was supposed to be his wedding. He got snubbed. In all the ways. And then they're like you look like a sad little lonely bitch. Like get in here with all the women. This was so funny. So Kirk joins all the women and. Mom passes the bouquet and then Kirk. And Cade. Catch it together and like, is this their me? Cute, Like what? What do you think about those?

I think when we were watching it for a reaction video, this is what like the guy. Was like stepping aside for him. So we were really hoping it was for those two. I my favorite part about this is that actually I noticed something else but that he does not end up annoying. Nope. No, I got no one. But I do see. That Nung is there. And that's really. Sweet. So I'm. Hopeful that maybe they are

doing family therapy. Oh yeah, and they're all trying to work through it. But like Kirk and Cade, thoughts 'cause they catch. The bouquet together. Weird too. I think it's weird 'cause like. They start they. Start the wedding by. Being like Cade, are you gonna find? Your. Your person and the. Kids like, whatever. And then this happens. So I think it's supposed to, like, imply, oh, Kirk and Cade were meant for each other all along. Did they have a single conversation?

They. Ever talk to me? That's why I'm confused. I was hoping it. Was it was their meet cue? And Kirk together. I. I agree. I agree. I would. I would love that. He's like gender. What is gender? And it's like go get. Kirk Anyway, I'm here for that. But regardless, those two now have their meet. Cue and. Meanwhile, we can start getting this. Voice over from Sam. While she's super making out with Mon in the most respectful way in front of this crowd,

that's going wild. And basically it's like the conclusion of the show where she's like, you know, I used to like Gray and just like being alone. And I never liked pink, which I don't relate to this. What is pink? I don't even like that color. I wore it for you, Mon. But she's like, you know, my life is boring and Gray. And then you came into my life and brought. Pink And you know what? I kind of like pink. Now, thanks Mon. And that's basically the end of the translation.

And like, translation is basically like if you replace the word pink with love. That's what Sam is saying. She's like, I never really had love in my life until you showed up and now I have it the end. And that's a wrap on gap. I cannot believe we got to this. Point at all. We made it, guys. Something I want to show like. I just wanted a. Shout out of appreciation. For Freen's acting. Before like give her an Emmy for this first I they're both great, but particularly she did an

amazing job. I saw this post and I wanted to like recreate it because the post is gone now, but basically if you. Look at. The first time Sam meets Ma like in the present and like how Freen is playing Sam to the last time, she's like staring at Ma at the wedding, It's like a completely different person.

And so like having now watched those multiple times for like the the the discussions now, the reaction videos like her, the way she chose to play Sam was just masterful and just shout out to her acting like she just killed it. And it's almost like two different people. Like, great job. Yes. Dear Tom Caitlin, yes. So we have gotten a few comments. Recently about. The nicknames because. We bring it. Up a lot so Michael User I don't I'm.

Not even going to. Attempt to say all the letters and numbers on. YouTube basically explained what Sam's. Name. Nickname. Was and how they they were translating it. So it's just basically showing like how? They got nicknames. And then? On. Patreon Indigo told us that in Thai, everybody has a given birth name first and last, that is on documents, and that everybody also has a nickname that is basically used all the time, even when they talk about themselves, which is

interesting. Yeah, Have you, if you heard them, if you hear them when they talk, I'm always like, in this language. Is there a word for you 'cause I don't know that. There is necessarily 'cause if you listen to what they're saying, like, they'll say things like Sam loves Mon or like Mon loves Sam, like instead of saying like I love you. It's like pronouns get thrown out sometimes and they have they use their names constantly to refer to themselves in like third person, which is

interesting. Yeah, so like everyone that has a nickname and. It it means something. And like they all said, there is a bunch of Thai actors with English nicknames like Milk Love Earth Mix, Gemini, Babe Film, but so like for the Americans, it is really weird. But I did some. Quick searching and. I wanted to look into some of the nicknames. Since everyone has a nickname, so I was like, all right, well

what do these nicknames mean? And so disclaimer, this is what the Googs told me and I have limited time to look into it, so I apologize if it's wrong. So Jim, we've already established that Jim is slang for vagina. And tie so. It makes sense that she wants to call that Martha out in public, and I believe Martha basically just means lady, noi means little or small, Mon means pillow. That's right. Go off pillow. Princess. Except that one scene. One scene, maybe 2. Well, 1/2. Parts OK.

So sham. Sham means very juicy. Or very. Saturated with water or liquid? OK. I wonder if that's how the sham. Wow, got its name. Sham. Sham, OK. So I tried to look up T and it it gave me like AT. And in so I think. It's just like used as a preposition for things, T transcends descriptions nop I. Didn't get like a good figure. On that one but. I've it seems like 9 or the 9th of something, but if you look up what 9 means, it's like

something completely different. So I don't know me me is a is a beer or bear not beer. I'm sorry. They explain, they explain that that that that's like some kind of like not direct. Translation, but it's like a. Folklori. It means like pineapple. And for some reason there's this thing that means like pineapple Auntie, who's like a gossip, they explain it in the subtitles. You know I didn't if I didn't continuously read those once I read it the 1st. Time, so I don't remember. And then?

No one has this nickname, but I found it when I was looking up. I believe me because it is pronounced me I. Believe because they said it sounds like they're saying. Me. But don't take it direct because they might be talking about a bear, not themselves. So me and Noi was on the same thing of, like, things that you should look out for. So the nickname porn means giving blessings or bestowing something sacred. So I just wanted to throw that in there as well.

All righty. Yeah. That's all I have for the nicknames, All right. I think we've talked. Enough. We could skip this last. Piece so. Darn, but I have stuff fine. Can can you do it in under a minute? Yeah. OK, fine, last thing. Before we wrap up Gap, Caitlin, which Taylor songs, Taylor Swift song relates to each character. What do you got? Young look what you made me do. Sorry, That's OK. Most of these were just like me, listening to Taylor Swift. All the way to Babysitting Song.

Death by 1000 cuts Love Story OK, apparently I just OK, so Love Story is worth it. Mom. Before she even sees Sam again after they met when they were. Little. So she was already playing Love Story. That makes sense. Yeah, Nita, I did something bad. Jim is enchanted because like he's. So bad Sam. There's a bonus the whole the friend group.

Now no one's going to know. This this is going to be a very niche one 'cause this isn't Taylor Swift, but this is the Tool song from Handy Manny and I'm only throwing this in cause the kids that I babysit. Make Me Sing This 50. Times, Every single time I see them. So that's what you get. But it's very like you got to fix everything. So that's the group, Sam, I think is paper Rings. Fiora thinks paper rings is

mine, but works for both. I'm I'm I'm fully basing this on. I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with. Paper rings. So like Sam is like, I'm used to these finer things, but it doesn't matter. Just so I can feel like my brain went there because Mon actually brought the paper ring. That's the pink ring. But it works for both of them. And then I had Sam and Kirk. Down as exile only because. It's like Kirk doesn't understand that she doesn't love it. That's so good.

OK, I have to add Nung and the grandmother. Are bad blood, yes. That they're bad blood, Mon. Oh, actually, Mon and Sam at different points are both illicit affairs. Because especially that line was like, don't call me kid. Don't call me baby. Look at this. Idiotic fool you? Maybe that's both of them every time. They're doing their their. This and that. Yeah. Love it. Great job, Caitlin. But when was the run one? Oh, run is also OK Run's a bonus.

Taylor Swift song on Red. That's basically like Mon to Sam, cause Sam is always like wants to run away and it's like yeah, we could be together if we just run away. That's basically Sam and then various and then from beginning the end dress I don't want you to like then also add in all the songs we've. Already. Talked about everything. Else if. You're a fan of Taylor Swift and Gap. You must have really enjoyed our discussion.

You're welcome. Go listen to more songs and let us let us know what Taylor Swift song is. Mom and Sam for the because there's so many that it does fit. Like we could probably do this for every show, every show this way. Maybe we will. All right, well, that brings us to the end of Gap. This series we. Hope you enjoyed all of this delicious content. Before we sign off and end the Gap coverage, I think it's time that we hydrate 2 Lesbian Jesus one last time.

If you're new here and you don't know what this is, this is our super scientific scoring system we developed using Big Gay Science, so it's super accurate and it's a method for determining how valuable a piece of queer. Media. Is to the LGBTQ media library. Why are we hydrating? Because queer media, like water, is essential for life. So how much would you hydrate for Lesbian Jesus for Gap, the series personally? 8 on a good day. All right. Not saying like it's bad like that's.

Not it. It's just for me. I. Wouldn't continuously. Watch it over and over. Valid, I would say. You know I. I have. Liked the? Rest of the. Content that has come out. And the interviews and the. Like. Everything else that has come out around the series. Not necessarily more than the series, but I have continued watching all of that. Stuff. So I've watched many interview many of like. Other people. Discussing and reacting to the shows and.

Listening to people. Like watch it like reading all the. Interviews. With like translate. Like English translations or subtitles and like, so that. For that I would give it like a 10 'cause I think it has really brought the wider community together, not just people that are solely interested in the

show. And I think Theoria, you'd mentioned this previously before as well, like this is a huge deal for like queer portrayal in media in Thailand and in that area of the world as well, so. That's. I don't remember what I said, but that is my cool. Yeah, no, it's cool. Gives it a 10. I'm gonna give it a 9.5, what keeps me from. Giving it a 10 is the employer, employee shit at the beginning and the way it's handled. I hate that and I don't love that. Other than that, this show's

been great. For all the reasons. We've said we've made many episodes about it. I think it's an important piece of media. I've seen it. Well, honestly, the more I watch it, the more I like it, 'cause it's just 'cause you have to. For us, we're not, we don't speak the language, so we have to, like, read it. So at least for me, like, the more I watch it, the less I have to read. And then, like, I can pay attention to, like, the acting.

And the show is really funny. And like, for me, like, I think it's funny. And so I will rewatch things if they're funny. So love it. Cool. So that's a pretty good rating for everybody. So thank you for if you've made it this far. Yay. Congratulations you. You're the real hero if you made it to this. Point of the podcast.

And you're the real hero. Like we mentioned at the beginning, if you have any other things you would like us to watch or check out, please leave it in the comments below. That is literally how we got on this journey of Gap, so hopefully we will be back in the future to cover more Free Mickey stuff 'cause. I I need. That movie The I need, I need the sci-fi movie so badly and loyal pin. Things will happen, so we'll be back so, but until next time we have other things coming out

check that out and. Keep hydrating for. Lesbian Jesus and gang it up all over the place. Bye.