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i’m curious as to how the cat sandwich was originally written. it’s honestly the hardest part of nikki to understand, and i’ve seen some very good arguments, but they’ve all kind of contradicted each other haha.

this is interesting. on the one hand i think it makes more sense both in-universe and for the coherence of the movie’s point to not have nikki harm bear directly. however this does serve as a tiny cross section of what he did to her, with him expressing pain to her using a “love crystal” on her, and her ignoring it.

“happy nikki” as a name for wish nikki is so so interesting and has ramifications, to say the least. also, happy nikki feeling guilt for her actions at the party once she realizes bear is unhappy with her is so, well, sad!

after the bottle stab. i don’t think this was shown in the movie but i guess it was implied. but hoooweee look at those italics. not very subtle

happy nikki kind of, “standing up” for nikki? or at least explaining that this is bear’s fault? is something that, while i understand is not super present in the movie because it’s a tad on the nose, is so so so compelling and i can’t say i’m not sad we lost this even if it’s a little tell-not-show. cuz just. ughh

disambiguates the hansel & gretel excerpt a little. well maybe not because it’s not present in the actual film but it’s neat to see her make a direct allusion

NO OKAY I’M GENUINELY REALLY SAD WE LOST THIS SEEING BEAR MISTREAT AND LIE TO HAPPY/WISH NIKKI IS SUCH STRONG WRITING AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT TO HIS SCENE WITH REAL NIKKI PLEADING TO HIM AND HIM DISMISSING HER.

delivery was changed in the movie to the definitive you ARE you, nikki. i prefer that greatly as it shows bear does not want to confront what he’s done to her

i think i prefer this. i’ve seen it argued that sarah coming onto bear before her death is actually a good subversion of the “making victims perfect people right before death” trope in horror, and nicky probably could not have heard her, but the film still draws a connection between sarah’s soliciting the kiss and her death. i think it happening more in the middle of something mundane is a bit stronger

girl… the disrespect I’M CRYING

this is a good line and disambiguates happy nikki’s rationale for bringing in sarah’s body, though i find the implications of it when left unexplained even more horrific

and those are all the changes i found notable! there was also a thing with the gun being given attention at the beginning of the movie (i don’t think it made it in?), a literal chekhov’s gun. bear’s grief over sandy is a lot more understated in the original play, too, it’s not even clear he cares in the script. finally, there are so many stage directions for happy nikki to act “childish,” which isn’t surprising but says a lot. also the ☹️ was not in the stage directions, one of the most iconic additions and i’m so glad we got it. in general the directions for happy nikki aren’t anywhere as emotive as they ended up being and i get the feeling inde navarrette developed her a good deal!

i’m curious as to how the cat sandwich was originally written. it’s honestly the hardest part of nikki to understand, and i’ve seen some very good arguments, but they’ve all kind of contradicted each other haha.

this is interesting. on the one hand i think it makes more sense both in-universe and for the coherence of the movie’s point to not have nikki harm bear directly. however this does serve as a tiny cross section of what he did to her, with him expressing pain to her using a “love crystal” on her, and her ignoring it.

“happy nikki” as a name for wish nikki is so so interesting and has ramifications, to say the least. also, happy nikki feeling guilt for her actions at the party once she realizes bear is unhappy with her is so, well, sad!

after the bottle stab. i don’t think this was shown in the movie but i guess it was implied. but hoooweee look at those italics. not very subtle

happy nikki kind of, “standing up” for nikki? or at least explaining that this is bear’s fault? is something that, while i understand is not super present in the movie because it’s a tad on the nose, is so so so compelling and i can’t say i’m not sad we lost this even if it’s a little tell-not-show. cuz just. ughh

disambiguates the hansel & gretel excerpt a little. well maybe not because it’s not present in the actual film but it’s neat to see her make a direct allusion

NO OKAY I’M GENUINELY REALLY SAD WE LOST THIS SEEING BEAR MISTREAT AND LIE TO HAPPY/WISH NIKKI IS SUCH STRONG WRITING AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT TO HIS SCENE WITH REAL NIKKI PLEADING TO HIM AND HIM DISMISSING HER.

delivery was changed in the movie to the definitive you ARE you, nikki. i prefer that greatly as it shows bear does not want to confront what he’s done to her

i think i prefer this. i’ve seen it argued that sarah coming onto bear before her death is actually a good subversion of the “making victims perfect people right before death” trope in horror, and nicky probably could not have heard her, but the film still draws a connection between sarah’s soliciting the kiss and her death. i think it happening more in the middle of something mundane is a bit stronger

girl… the disrespect I’M CRYING

this is a good line and disambiguates happy nikki’s rationale for bringing in sarah’s body, though i find the implications of it when left unexplained even more horrific

i’m curious as to how the cat sandwich was originally written. it’s honestly the hardest part of nikki to understand, and i’ve seen some very good arguments, but they’ve all kind of contradicted each other haha.

this is interesting. on the one hand i think it makes more sense both in-universe and for the coherence of the movie’s point to not have nikki harm bear directly. however this does serve as a tiny cross section of what he did to her, with him expressing pain to her using a “love crystal” on her, and her ignoring it.

“happy nikki” as a name for wish nikki is so so interesting and has ramifications, to say the least. also, happy nikki feeling guilt for her actions at the party once she realizes bear is unhappy with her is so, well, sad!

after the bottle stab. i don’t think this was shown in the movie but i guess it was implied. but hoooweee look at those italics. not very subtle

happy nikki kind of, “standing up” for nikki? or at least explaining that this is bear’s fault? is something that, while i understand is not super present in the movie because it’s a tad on the nose, is so so so compelling and i can’t say i’m not sad we lost this even if it’s a little tell-not-show. cuz just. ughh

disambiguates the hansel & gretel excerpt a little. well maybe not because it’s not present in the actual film but it’s neat to see her make a direct allusion

NO OKAY I’M GENUINELY REALLY SAD WE LOST THIS SEEING BEAR MISTREAT AND LIE TO HAPPY/WISH NIKKI IS SUCH STRONG WRITING AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT TO HIS SCENE WITH REAL NIKKI PLEADING TO HIM AND HIM DISMISSING HER.

delivery was changed in the movie to the definitive you ARE you, nikki. i prefer that greatly as it shows bear does not want to confront what he’s done to her

i think i prefer this. i’ve seen it argued that sarah coming onto bear before her death is actually a good subversion of the “making victims perfect people right before death” trope in horror, and nicky probably could not have heard her, but the film still draws a connection between sarah’s soliciting the kiss and her death. i think it happening more in the middle of something mundane is a bit stronger

girl… the disrespect I’M CRYING

i’m curious as to how the cat sandwich was originally written. it’s honestly the hardest part of nikki to understand, and i’ve seen some very good arguments, but they’ve all kind of contradicted each other haha.

this is interesting. on the one hand i think it makes more sense both in-universe and for the coherence of the movie’s point to not have nikki harm bear directly. however this does serve as a tiny cross section of what he did to her, with him expressing pain to her using a “love crystal” on her, and her ignoring it.

“happy nikki” as a name for wish nikki is so so interesting and has ramifications, to say the least. also, happy nikki feeling guilt for her actions at the party once she realizes bear is unhappy with her is so, well, sad!

after the bottle stab. i don’t think this was shown in the movie but i guess it was implied. but hoooweee look at those italics. not very subtle

happy nikki kind of, “standing up” for nikki? or at least explaining that this is bear’s fault? is something that, while i understand is not super present in the movie because it’s a tad on the nose, is so so so compelling and i can’t say i’m not sad we lost this even if it’s a little tell-not-show. cuz just. ughh

disambiguates the hansel & gretel excerpt a little. well maybe not because it’s not present in the actual film but it’s neat to see her make a direct allusion

NO OKAY I’M GENUINELY REALLY SAD WE LOST THIS SEEING BEAR MISTREAT AND LIE TO HAPPY/WISH NIKKI IS SUCH STRONG WRITING AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT TO HIS SCENE WITH REAL NIKKI PLEADING TO HIM AND HIM DISMISSING HER.

delivery was changed in the movie to the definitive you ARE you, nikki. i prefer that greatly as it shows bear does not want to confront what he’s done to her

i think i prefer this. i’ve seen it argued that sarah coming onto bear before her death is actually a good subversion of the “making victims perfect people right before death” trope in horror, and nicky probably could not have heard her, but the film still draws a connection between sarah’s soliciting the kiss and her death. i think it happening more in the middle of something mundane is a bit stronger