Autumn de Wilde’s Emma is riveting and ridiculously fun in a number of ways, including its addictive soundtrack, but we’re here to break down one of my favorite scenes all throughout the stunning film that is full of them. (We’ll have more in-depth ones than these, but this one, this one’s purely joyous.) Knightley exasperated and lying... Continue Reading →
Scene Breakdown: “American Pie” from Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
I had not heard “American Pie” before Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist—and before even watching, I didn’t spoil myself to see what song writers would have chosen to address the Clarke family's grief. It worked and it worked beautifully. It worked because not only did it give each character the most appropriate part to sing along to while... Continue Reading →
Scene Breakdown: Elizabeth Bennet Visits Pemberley in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
So much of this chapter is probably as perfect as it gets in the entire book--even more so than Darcy's (final) and more vulnerable proposal that's easily so favorable. But there is also something so telling about about visiting one's childhood home--the place where they are their truest self, which holds so much power in... Continue Reading →
Scene Breakdown: Bobbie Draper Rescues Naomi Nagata in The Expanse’s “Nemesis Game”
Source: Prime Video A majority of the scenes in this latest season of The Expanse, especially when centered around Naomi were often hard to watch. It was gut wrenching. It was breathtaking. It was jarring. No one wants to see their favorite character suffer, and no one wants to be put in a position where... Continue Reading →
Scene Breakdown: Naomi Nagata and James Holden in The Expanse’s “Nemesis Game”
Source: Prime Video It is a truth cosmically acknowledged that James “Jim” Holden and Naomi Nagata have the best reunion scenes on The Expanse. We hate to see them separated, but we adore their unions and though this one wasn’t as explosive as we wished it could have been, in its quiet moment of solace... Continue Reading →
Scene Breakdown: “Valediction” | Agent Carter
"Valediction" will always be one of our favorite episodes of Agent Carter--the events of Avengers:Endgame aside, it still holds up as one of the most beautiful moments of closure and vulnerability. It is one of the scenes I'll always look back on with great fondness and admiration. It's a scene that always deserves to be... Continue Reading →
The Viscount Who Loved Me Scene by Scene Breakdown and the Importance of Symbolism
Bridgerton has been renewed for a second season, which means the Sheffields are coming and The Viscount Who Loved Me is about to be adapted on screen. And we’ve got thoughts. Naturally in a TV adaptation, changes will take place, inner thoughts need to come out on screen differently without the presence of the omniscient... Continue Reading →
Scene Breakdown: Chapter 12 | The Viscount Who Loved Me
Bridgerton has been renewed for a second season, which means the Sheffields are coming and The Viscount Who Loved Me is about to be adapted on screen, and we’ve got thoughts. Naturally in a TV adaptation, changes will take place, inner thoughts need to come out on screen differently without the presence of the omniscient... Continue Reading →