#cckn transcripts

[0:00] [ColeyDoesThings Intro Music]

[0:02] Hello! 

[0:03] Today we'll be taking a look into

[0:04] an adorable if somewhat niche AU,

[0:06] alternate universe for those not familiar with the term, 

[0:09] that's captured the heart of many a fandom dwellers

[0:11] since its seemingly random inception online. 

[0:14] I hope you like flowers and

[0:15] aren't too afraid of needles

[0:16] because we're talking about the 

[0:18] flower shop / tattoo parlor AU. 

[0:20] Got a flower handy. 

[0:21] And I kinda wanna show off my tattoos

[0:23] but they're all on my leg in odd positions to show on camera 

[0:27] So i'm not sure how to do that.

[0:28] I do want more in the future. 

[0:29] I’ve designated my legs as the tattoo zone but anyway, 

[0:32] let's talk about this cute AU.

[0:33] But before we begin 

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[1:49] Now let's get into this AU.

[1:51] So...

[1:52] how the heck did this AU become a thing?

[1:54] Compared to staples like high school AU’s,

[1:57] college AU’s, modern AU’s, supernatural AU's,

[2:00] soulmate AU’s, 

[2:03] it feels kind of out of the blue and oddly specific, right? 

[2:05] Well it's a pretty simple story actually. 

[2:07] In 2014 a Tumblr post started gaining a lot of traction online 

[2:11] in which the user remarked that they passed by a flower shop next to a tattoo shop

[2:16] before inspiration hit and they realized the potential of a florist x tattoo artist AU. 

[2:21] The idea charmed Tumblr 

[2:23] and soon enough the fan-art and fanfic started pouring in. 

[2:25] Granted this was happening at the same time as the peak of the flower crown Tumblr craze, 

[2:30] so just flowers everywhere. 

[2:32] And then the idea caught fire on other platforms as well like Wattpad, AO3, fanfiction.net, DeviantArt. 

[2:38] I actually was online when all this went down and

[2:39] it was like a sudden flower shop tattoo parlor explosion. 

[2:43] I was totally down.

[2:44] There was a lot of cute content for it.

[2:45] I just was mostly confused as to why it was suddenly all over my dashboard.

[2:49] There are several different names for this AU to boot.

[2:52] There's flower shop / tattoo shop AU, flower shop / tattoo parlor AU, florist x tattoo artist AU,

[2:59] but generally if you search up any adoration of flower shop and tattoo AU

[3:04] you'll find yourself in the right ballpark. 

[3:06] Okay so that's the origin of the AU but why do so many people like it?

[3:10] What is the appeal? 

[3:11] Oh boy, where do I begin?

[3:12] For starters you have the aesthetic differences. 

[3:15] Think of that house meme where you have this 

[3:17] super dark kind of spooky house 

[3:19] next to the colorful pastel cheery house. 

[3:22] Between the two different establishments the flower shop and the tattoo shop or parlor,

[3:26] the characters, their personalities, their wardrobe, the style, the color palettes,

[3:31] it's usually very visually distinct from one another. 

[3:34] Basically it's another flavor of opposites attract. 

[3:37] It's very visually satisfying for a lot of people seeing all those aesthetic differences.

[3:41] One character could look very soft,

[3:42] dressed in cozy sweaters and lighter colors. 

[3:45] Maybe they're shy or super sweet or a ball of sunshine 

[3:49] compared to your other character who maybe looks more intimidating! 

[3:52] Maybe they've got leather on and piercings and a darker color palette. 

[3:55] Perhaps they're more reserved

[3:56] and aloof with a serious case of resting bitch face. 

[3:59] Again playing up the opposites and the differing dynamics.

[4:02] Oh! So the soft one works in the flower shop and the tough one works in the tattoo parlor, right? 

[4:06] That's definitely an option and I guess it's the most intuitive one.

[4:09] But another great thing about this AU is that there's a lot of wiggle room for trope subversion. 

[4:14] If you want to have this super soft happy-go-lucky pastel character as the tattoo artist, 

[4:19] you can do that in fact a lot of people might be drawn to it because of that added layer of contrast. 

[4:23] Do you want the tall super intimidating stoic character as a cutesy florist? 

[4:28] That works perfectly fine too.

[4:29] Maybe the tattoo artist looks kind of scary but they're actually a sweetheart,

[4:32] whereas the florist might look super cute but in actuality is a feral gremlin.

[4:37] With the flower shop and tattoo shop AU

[4:39] you can go as by the book trope-y or

[4:42] as off the wall as you want. 

[4:43] There’s really no right or wrong answer. 

[4:45] It’s just up to your preference and people get really creative with it. 

[4:48] Another reason for this AU's popularity is that 

[4:51] working in a flower shop or as a tattoo artist are

[4:53] professions that are often romanticized in fiction,

[4:56] similar to working in a coffee shop or a bookstore. 

[4:59] There's always that image of the protagonist going about their shift, 

[5:02] gazing out the window longingly, and wondering 

[5:04] when their life will begin, 

[5:06] when they'll find that special someone. 

[5:08] Maybe it's the rom-com or the Hallmark effect, I don't know. 

[5:11] Well Hallmark usually has like the

[5:13] cold business woman falling in love like a small town...

[5:16] guy, right? 

[5:17] Uh, I don't know. [laughs] 

[5:18] And the flower shop and tattoo parlor AU offers a lot of meet-cute options. 

[5:23] There's a bunch listed on Tumblr. 

[5:26] Maybe all the local shop employees have a block party and

[5:29] the florist accidentally spills their

[5:31] prized pot roast all over the tattoo artist's leather pants. 

[5:36] You can get as sappy sweet romantic or as horrendously awkward as you want. 

[5:41] Common tropes tied to this AU are often 

[5:44] strangers to lovers or mutual pining.

[5:46] Misunderstandings and miscommunications sometimes are sprinkled into this AU as well. 

[5:51] Like maybe one shop worker sees the other shop worker “flirting” with another employee or

[5:56] talking to a customer and they're like,

[5:58] ″Oh, they don't have feelings for me” or 

[6:01] “Oh, maybe I'm misreading this whole situation.” Bonk! 

[6:04] You can really get jazzy with it. 

[6:05] This all ties into another draw of this AU in that 

[6:08] it's just a simple slice of life. 

[6:09] You don't really have to worry about complex world building, political intrigue and drama,

[6:14] building an intricate mystery 

[6:16] unless you want to incorporate a flower / tattoo shop AU

[6:19] into a dystopian space world on the brink of collapse. 

[6:24] That's an idea.

[6:25] Character motivations can be straight to the point, not super lofty. 

[6:28] Like maybe the tattoo artist is living paycheck to paycheck and wants to open up commissions to save up money 

[6:34] to buy their dream apartment or set up their own tattoo shop. 

[6:37] Maybe the florist takes over their grandmother's flower shop

[6:39] after she passes and they want to revamp it in their own style. 

[6:42] This AU is more rooted in the day-to-day sort of activities 

[6:46] and for readers who want

[6:47] something a little less... expansive?

[6:49] Fantastical? 

[6:51] Then this is perfect for them. 

[6:52] Unless of course, again, 

[6:53] your flower [shop] / tattoo shop AU takes place in a dystopian space world 

[6:57] on the brink of political collapse.

[6:58] And the last big appeal for the flower shop / tattoo shop AU is that 

[7:03] it is a sensory feast and great for those who love schmaltzy symbolism. 

[7:08] People really enjoy the vibes of a good flower shop / tattoo shop AU.

[7:12] They're [chef’s kiss] immaculate. 

[7:14] From smelling the fragrance of the flowers 

[7:16] to hearing the buzzing of tattoo needles 

[7:19] to seeing all the different colors and flower varieties in a flower shop 

[7:23] to seeing all the cool designs in a tattoo shop. 

[7:25] The soft touch of flower petals 

[7:27] or maybe someone pricks their finger on a rose's thorn. 

[7:30] The intimacy of the tattoo artist character getting in real close as they're doing their thing. 

[7:34] It's a sensory overload, and there's ample opportunity

[7:36] to get really big on the details and the imagery. 

[7:39] Lots of ways for the reader to

[7:40] feel immersed in the story and feel like

[7:42] they're almost in the flower shop or tattoo shop and getting romanticized. 

[7:46] And of course, the language of flowers,

[7:48] symbolism. 

[7:50] In practically every story with a flower shop, 

[7:53] there will be a scene where the florist arranges a bouquet or

[7:56] some sort of arrangement that

[7:58] incorporates various meanings of different flowers. 

[8:01] It's a great way to add more emotional impact. 

[8:03] Maybe it's almost like an open secret like 

[8:06] one character is totally oblivious to the meaning of the flowers 

[8:09] and the other character’s like

[8:10] biting their fists. 

[8:12] I mean flowers are already synonymous with romance so why not add more depth to it. 

[8:16] It's romantic! 

[8:17] And hey, if romance isn't your schtick then you can have the florist arrange

[8:20] platonic bouquets. 

[8:21] That's also really cute. 

[8:22] Maybe some sort of good luck arrangement for the new tattoo artist next door. 

[8:25] But yeah, in a nutshell this AU ended up being beloved by those who 

[8:29] want a neat cute environment with some cool contrast, good vibes and aesthetics, 

[8:33] room to play around with tropes and symbolism,

[8:35] something simple and more rooted in reality,

[8:38] and an AU where the mundane can be romanticized suddenly and funnily enough, 

[8:42] there actually are a fair amount of posts out there by 

[8:45] actual florists and tattoo artists offering their two cents on how to make the AU feel more

[8:50] immersive and realistic and fleshed out.

[8:52] Extra resources! Woot! Woot!

[8:53] So if you're ever curious and want to give the flower shop / tattoo parlor AU a try,

[8:59] then check in with your local fandom and see if they have any of the AU in stock. 

[9:03] Maybe try putting your own spin on it. 

[9:04] But thank you so much for watching this quick history / presentation 

[9:10] on the flower shop / tattoo parlor AU. 

[9:12] If you have any other AU's you'd like me to cover in future videos, 

[9:15] then let me know in the comments.

[9:16] What's your personal favorite take on this AU? 

[9:18] Let me know, I'm curious. 

[9:19] Thank you so much again for watching, guys, 

[9:21] and I'll see you in my next video. Bye!

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[0:00]Ben Mendelsohn: Sissy Spacek was my mom. 

[0:05] What do you - what else do you want?

[0:10] The Year My Voice Broke 

[0:12] It was gonna be a tele movie, almost called The Year My Voice Broke.

[0:14] It was actually called

[0:15] Reflections at that time, that was its working title.

[0:17] And Trevor Leishman was...

[0:20] ...kind of like the town’s bad-boy. 

[0:24] Trevor would steal cars and 

[0:26] drive around and

[0:27] around the the racetrack... 

[0:30] ...until the car ran out of petrol and then...you know,

[0:33] the cops would be sort of standing there.

[0:34] This was in a country town. 

[0:36] And they would be standing there waiting for him to run

[0:38] out of petrol and try to arrest him.

[0:39] Trevor had a laugh that was very distinctive. 

[0:43] Trevor: Sounded hollow, I reckon.

[0:46] Huhhuhhehehe. 

[0:47] Hehehehehe!

[0:51] Ben: Which was John Duigon picking up on my sort of, at that time, 

[0:52] “hehehehe”

[0:54] kind of like silly kind of laugh. 

[0:57] Like that's the film that you know

[0:59] made it so that I made films basically.

[1:05] Spotswood known in America as

[1:07] The Efficiency Expert. 

[1:09] You know he's a working-class gormless boy 

[1:11] working in this factory.

[1:12] He wants to kiss the pretty girl 

[1:15] but he doesn't quite know how to do it. 

[1:16] It has the distinction of being Toni Colette's first film,

[1:23] It's one of the early films with Russell Crowe in it, 

[1:27] And of course it has Anthony Hopkins in the film

[1:30] that he had made immediately after he made

[1:33] Silence of the Lambs.

[1:35] Silence of the Lambs wasn't released by this point

[1:38] but he had just made it.

[1:39] I probably learnt things on that job

[1:43] from... from Hopkins really that have

[1:47] stayed with me the most. 

[1:49] There was something about his ethos and something

[1:51] about the way he worked.

[1:53] He's a very, you know, gentle soft kind of guy

[1:56] but you can see in his performances

[1:59] this other world going on. 

[2:01] So I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to him for

[2:05] just transmitting that, you know, just

[2:06] passing that stuff along 

[2:08] more than anything else was what that film means to me.

[2:13] Mullet

[2:14] I like Mullet. 

[2:16] I like Eddie ‘Mullet’ a lot.

[2:18] Eddie ‘Mullet’ is a guy that-that comes

[2:22] from a small town. 

[2:24] He wants to leave all these idiots behind him, 

[2:27] goes off to the city, burns out in one way or another, 

[2:30] and returns home to this sleepy fishing town.

[2:46] Eddie’s Dad: Where’s ya mother?

[2:47] Eddie: Oh, she's still not talking to you? 

[2:48] Eddie’s Dad: Just call her. 

[2:50] Eddie: Mom! 

[2:51] Ben: And that's kind of what Mullet is.

[2:52] Now this is made by David Caesar and

[2:54] Davy is 

[2:57] someone incredibly important to me

[3:01] because we go back to the beginnings

[3:03] of both of our careers. 

[3:05] I did his student film for him when he was still in school

[3:08] and I think there's this incredible

[3:10] lyricism in what he does. 

[3:12] They are really deeply, personally important films.

[3:17] Australia 

[3:19] Captain Dutton is meant to be

[3:20] the sensitive of - 

[3:22] the sensible alternative to Hugh Jackman's, you know,

[3:26] vastly more appealing proposition for

[3:29] Nicole Kidman's affections in Baz Luhrmann's Australia 

[3:33] He's a slightly sort of uptight proper - 

[3:35] a lot of people think he's an English character 

[3:37] even Australians think he's an English guy.

[3:40] But he's not, he's an old - it's an old-fashioned 

[3:42] what I was trying to do

[3:43] was do an old Australian

[3:45] upper-class speak 

[3:47] which sounds very similar to British 

[3:50] in a lot of ways. 

[3:51] But anyway they didn't get picked up on.

[3:52] That's either my fault or whatever.

[3:55] I felt awesome about doing a film for Baz.

[4:02] Strictly Ballroom remains one of the like...

[4:04] ... It's absolutely - it remains in

[4:06] my top five most enjoyable experiences

[4:09] I've ever had going to a cinema. 

[4:11] And of course you know he's got that - he's got

[4:13] the secret weapon.

[4:16] Martin Scorsese, he’s got

[4:15] Thelma School[maker], you know Thelma. 

[4:18] But you know Baz has got C.M. 

[4:20] Baz has got Catherine Martin

[4:22] and that is like -

[4:24] [Ben Mendelsohn does a lip pop]

[2:25] That's a combo.

[4:29] Animal Kingdom 

[4:31] Pope is the elder statesman of a really... very tough... violent...

[4:40] Melbourne crime family. 

[4:43] There's a culture there that is a lot more about, 

[4:46] you know, guy to - a guy growing up. 

[4:48] It's a lot more about being tough and not showing stuff

[4:51] and having the sense of a threat

[4:54] that you might hurt someone if they do or

[4:56] if they transgress in some way.

[4:59] Pope: This is what I’m talking about, mate. 

[5:01] I just want you to tell me things, you know. it just kills me to -

[5:03] It just kills me to see you living a lie.

[5:04] J: Look, mate, fuck off. Seriously.

[5:06] Ben: Davy Michôd. 

[5:08] I knew for a long time and

[5:12] Davy Michôd was a guy who wrote for a film magazine 

[5:16] and Davy wanted to make a film and it was like,

[5:18] “yeah, yeah, whatever”, you know?

[5:20] It’s sort of, you know, “yeah, yeah, go on.” 

[5:22] And Davy, you know, said “I want you to play this character” 

[5:26] and I was like “whateverrrrr!”

[5:31] The good thing about, you know, being around and being basically a pessimist,

[5:34] you just get proved wrong a lot. 

[5:37] And I love being wrong about stuff. 

[5:40] [The] Animal Kingdom is without question the most

[5:43] career-wise important film that I ever made.

[5:46] I mean without Animal Kingdom you -

[5:49] I mean, you know, you don't give a fuck about me

[5:51] without that film because none of the

[5:53] rest of this stuff happened.

[5:56] The Dark Knight Rises 

[6:00] This is the period

[6:01] When I was like, 

[6:02] “Something's going right.

[6:03] Something's really, really going right.”

[6:06] Lucius Fox: This meeting will now come to order.

[6:08] John Dagger: You know, I’d like to point out that

[6:10] we have an non-board member here 

[6:12] which is highly irregular,

[6:13] even if his family name is above the door...

[6:15] Fredericks: Bruce Wayne's family built this company - 

[6:19] Board Member 2: And he himself has run it -

[6:20] Daggett: Into the ground! 

[6:21] Ben: That was the first time I'd ever 

[6:22] been on a film set of the biggest movie

[6:25] being made on the planet Earth at that time

[6:28] and I was like -

[6:29] [Ben shrugs with a giddy grin]

[6:30] No, it's just like...

[6:32] it's pretty awesome. 

[6:34] I don't remember much about Daggett. 

[6:36] I don’t particularly care about Daggett in one way or another,

[6:38] you know what I mean. 

[6:39] I went in, 

[6:40] I flipped a couple of burgers, 

[6:41] I tried not to disgrace myself. 

[6:43] That was basically -

[6:44] you know. 

[6:45] There's very limited,

[6:46] you know, stuff. 

[6:47] There's some boardroom stuff going on in there. 

[6:49] And then there's all that stuff of 

[6:50] “I've hired you to, 

[6:51] you know, to be my, you know, my guy 

[6:54] and please don't, you know -

[6:55] Oh, are you gonna hurt me? 

[6:56] Oh, this is kind of confronting.”

[6:59] But I just remember just being on set with like, 

[7:02] you know, there’s Christian Bale,

[7:03] there’s Gary Oldman,

[7:05] there’s Morgan Freeman 

[7:06] like

[7:07] [Ben does a lip pop again.]

[7:08] And what I really, really, really, really remember

[7:11] having reinforced is 

[7:13] this game’s exactly the same.

[7:15] Doesn't matter if you're making the crappiest,

[7:16] most down and dirty, shitty

[7:20] kind of indie that no one's ever can 

[7:22] in the world see 

[7:24] or you're making the biggest movie on earth.

[7:29] Bloodline

[7:31] I was skeptical, and I was touched, 

[7:34] and I was, you know, a little bit chuffed that

[7:36] these guys came to me and said,

[7:38] “Listen, we want to make a film - a series, pardon me,

[7:40] about, you know, the black sheep of the family

[7:43] and we want to kind of investigate that dynamic and what it is

[7:46] in a family and, you know, 

[7:49] and they're gonna kill him. you know I never get

[7:50] You know, I’ll never gonna get another Danny Rayburn, you know what I mean.

[7:53] Like you do one of those guys, like there's a

[7:55] like there's a few of these guys 

[7:57] that you're never going to get them again. 

[7:59] I'm never gonna get another Pope, 

[8:00] I'm never going to get another Trevor. Leishman.

[8:03] There are certain things, which for whatever reason,

[8:05] everything kind of forms up 

[8:07] and the thing in and of itself is people,

[8:09] you know, it - 

[8:10] people take it into their hearts

[8:12] and it becomes part of their life.

[8:1] They talk about it, they enjoy it.

[8:18] Danny: You sent a load up the same highway that I did

[8:20] unless you took a detour. 

[8:21] Did you take a detour?

[8:26] Ben: Yeah I love Danny. 

[8:29] I - I love love love Danny.

[8:34] Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 

[8:36] Middle manager as principal villain. 

[8:39] It's an interesting idea. 

[8:40] I have peddled the line

[8:42] and I will continue to peddle the line

[8:44] that he is the man that built the Death Star

[8:46] even though there's a very strong argument

[8:48] that Mads Mikkelsen’s character may have

[8:51] but you know...

[8:52] Fuck it, right? 

[8:53] I mean you build the Dea- 

[8:55] you get a chance to claim you built the Death Star. 

[8:56] I'm taking it, 

[8:57] I'm running with it. 

[8:58] Star Wars.

[8:59] I mean, you know. 

[9:01] I went there, I watched that film as a kid in-in-in Melbourne in,

[9:04] you know, in the city.

[9:07] Star Wars was just

[9:08] like huge for me.

[9:10] Gareth, he approached me in this

[9:12] sort of super secret - shh - meeting 

[9:15] and I went to the top of some Beverly Hills Hotel

[9:18] and sat on the thing. La la la. 

[9:22] And he said, you know, I want you to play the

[9:24] villain in this upcoming Star Wars movie

[9:27] and I was like, “okay, great.” 

[9:30] [Ben sucks in lips]

[9:32] And I had to keep a lid on it for like foreeverrr. 

[9:36] I mean when Darth Vader turns up on a set. 

[9:43] Yeah.

[9:44] Darth Vader: Director Krennic.

[9:48] Director Krennic: Lord Vader.

[9:52] Ben: Ready Player One 

[9:54] That's the best screening of a film

[9:56] that I've ever been to in my life.

[9:58] South by Southwest screening of Ready Player One in Austin, 

[10:04] the first time anyone ever got to see that film in the public.

[10:07] That is the wildest experience

[10:09] and the best experience I ever had

[10:12] watching a film. 

[10:13] Mr. Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, his wife, had had seen Bloodline

[10:18] and were fans 

[10:19] and so essentially it's Bloodline that gets me Ready Player One.

[10:24] When I got to meet with them -

[10:26] [Ben laughs.]

[10:27] Spielberg, you know. 

[10:29] Look, I'm a fan of, you know, 

[10:31] I grew up. I love all this stuff, you know,

[10:33] I still feel like a kind of a fanboy nerd 

[10:37] and I do pinch myself and

[10:39] kind of get a bit blushy in a bit like -

[10:41] essentially you're dealing with 

[10:43] a film which you know, is very, very

[10:46] largely in virtual reality. 

[10:49] That took an enormous amount of time and discipline.

[10:51] So technically for him it's a really a

[10:54] post-production piece 

[10:56] but what it meant for us in terms of the capture stuff 

[10:59] is really, kind of, as usual 

[11:03] but in this sort of white blank space where you've

[11:05] sort of got a play ‘tendie ‘tendie, you know,

[11:08] I meant pretending 

[11:11] about what's where and whatnot.

[11:12] That's the fastest most quick [/kept]

[11:14] crew I've ever seen in my life. 

[11:17] Spielberg's crew is beyond 

[11:20] and there's no one that thinks in terms of 

[11:24] camera moving through stuff in real time 

[11:28] that I've ever seen. 

[11:30] There's no one, there's no one like him.

[11:35] The Sheriff is really, you know, political

[11:39] modern political speaker kind of, 

[11:43] as you know, -esque villain 

[11:45] Friar Tuck: Sir, surely the church -

[11:46] It's a law and orders issue.

[11:47] I'm the law and order here.

[11:49] I can't afford to lose another penny.

[11:53] Friar Tuck: Sir it's been a bit since your last confession.

[11:57] The Sheriff: My conscience is clear. 

[11:59] Ben: He's a modern kind of political populisty type of,

[12:04] you know, operative sleazebag dude, you know?

[12:06] Power power, money money, give it give it.

[12:08] It's really the way that Otto talked

[12:11] about what he wanted to do within 

[12:14] the world of hood that was kind of like

[12:17] the world of Nottingham in

[12:19] this piece which is an origin story.

[12:22] We're going to teach you things about

[12:23] Robin Hood you never even knew, all right?

[12:27] Cheap! Cheap for the price of admission.

End of transcript 

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Personal Notes: Once again, I’m on another Ben Mendelsohn video binge so here we are. This is an old video from 2018. I tried very hard to not get distracted by his voice and face. I succeed.... somewhat. Also, I remember refreshing the page so many in time hoping that they have already have subtitled the video. They didn’t and so here I am.

P.S. The timestamps are down below

[0:00] BEN MENDELSOHN’S ICONIC CHARACTERS

[0:10] THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE

[1:05] SPOTSWOOD

[2:11] MULLET

[3:16] AUSTRALIA

[4:26] ANIMAL KINGDOM

[5:55] THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

[7:27] BLOODLINES

[8:33] ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 

[9:50] READY PLAYER ONE

[11:32] ROBIN HOOD

P.P.S Here are the sites I used to assist me with the transcript. Please support these resources and websites if you can. 👍🏼

The Year My Voice Broke video clip and transcript provided by Australian Screen which is apart of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. I found the site through the The Year My Voice Broke page of the Melbourne High School Library website that appeared in the Google search. It’s a wild rabbit ride. 

Someone by the username of Caballero uploaded the entire Mullet movie on YouTube. The only closed captioning option is auto-generated English but it’ll do.

The Dark Knight Rises Script By Jonathan Nolan And Christopher Nolan from archive.org

Flip to pages 72-73 for the scene

[0:05] [On Screen: Jun’s Kitchen Logo]

[0:19] [Text on screen: Sakura/Cherry Petals]

[0:35] Jun to Haku: You found yomogi?

[0:36] [Text on screen: Japanese Mugwort/Yomogi]

[0:37] [Text on screen: (For sanitary reasons, I’ll use the one I’m growing at home.)]

[0:42] Jun (after a muffled chuckle): Good job.

[1:00] Jun: Oh!

[1:32] Okay. 

[1:33] Let's go get more ingredients, buddy.

[1:38] [Text on screen: Rice flour]

[1:52] [Text on screen: Japanese Mugwort/Yomogi]

[2:01] Jun: Hey guys.

[2:02] I'm sorry for the long wait, 

[2:04] but my house and kitchen are finally done. 

[2:06] I named this channel like this 10 years ago

[2:08] and now I can cook in my own kitchen.

[2:11] Thank you so much.

[2:13] Yomogi?

[2:14] Want a sniff too, Nagi?

[2:17] (chuckles)

[2:21] Yomogi.

[2:22] Smells good?

[2:25] This time I'm making traditional Japanese sweets 

[2:29] called Sanshoku-Dango 

[2:31] and Mitarashi-Dango. 

[2:33] Sanshoku-Dango is three different colored dumplings and

[2:35] Mitarashi-Dango is grilled dumplings with

[2:38] sweet soy sauce syrup.

[2:40] The three colors are usually pink, white, and green.

[2:44] One of the theories suggests that 

[2:45] the color pink stands for sakura and spring,

[2:48] white for snow and winter, 

[2:51] and green for grass and summer.

[2:57] Oh! My back!

[3:00] Oh!

[3:16] I'm using sakura and yomogi for sanshoku-dango,

[3:18] but you don't have to use them.

[3:21] You can just use food coloring.

[3:49] First I'm going to make yomogi paste.

[3:51] This will be used in green dango.

[4:04] [Text on screen: Matcha / Green Tea Powder]

[4:04] You can use matcha green tea powder

[4:05] instead of green food coloring if you like.

[4:08] [Text on screen: Dried Sakura Petals]

[4:17] This is his third of fourth break.

[4:22] (snickers)

[4:26] Nagi! 

[4:28] Such healthy boy.

[4:31] (humming chuckles)

[4:44] Okay.

[4:46] Next, I'm going to make dango dough.

[4:57] Mix rice flour, sugar, and hot water in a bowl 

[5:00] until it becomes as soft as cat beans.

[5:08] Hi Haku.

[5:10] Can I touch your beans?

[5:12] Soft as cat beans.

[5:15] Ohohohohohohoho!

[5:19] It's soft- Oh!

[5:21] but somewhat like bounces back.

[5:24] It’s a very pleasant feeling, I would say.

[5:27] Hehehe.

[5:29] Ohohoho.

[5:30] Thank you!

[5:31] Thank you!

[5:38] [Text on screen: Yomogi & Green Tea Powder]

[5:41] [Text on screen: Sakura & Food Coloring (red)]

[6:32] This one is for mitarashi-dango.

[6:41] Boil them for about five minutes until

[6:43] they all float,

[6:46] and then continue boiling for one more minute.

[6:51] Put them in cold water.

[7:03] Skewer them on a bamboo stick, and done.

[7:13] [Text on Screen: Done!]

[7:13] Sanshoku-dango.

[7:16] Oish!

[7:18] You can make them any color or size you like. 

[7:20] I made some pastel blue and yellow

[7:22] for my wife since it's her favorite colors.

[7:26] Next I'm going to make the syrup for mitarashi-dango.

[7:28] Mix potato starch, sugar,

[7:32] and soy sauce in a pot on a medium low heat

[7:34] for about a minute until it becomes thick.

[7:40] Next I'm going to charcoal grill the dango.

[7:42] You can use a toaster oven or frying pan instead.

[8:43] Tada!

[8:44] Smells good, sounds good!

[8:48] Yosh. (translation note: similar to “All right/Yes.)”

[8:50] Ja ikimasu ka. (translation note: similar to “Here goes.” when trying something out.)

[9:16] Mitarashi-dango, looks so good!

[9:19] [Text on Screen: Done!]

[9:24] Smells good?

[9:28] Itadakimasu.

[9:32] Mmm! It's a taste of Japanese festival. Hehehehe.

[9:35] I'm gonna add more syrup.

[9:42] Yeah?

[9:46] Mmm!

[9:49] Hmmhmm.

[9:52] Mm!

[9:53] Sanshoku-dango, mo oishi. [translation note: Sanshoku-dango, very delicious.]

[9:56] Okay.

[10:00] Right, I'm gonna take my time to eat more dango.

[10:03] Okay.

[10:05] Oh Nagi’s - his-

[10:08] I don't even know how many times - 

[10:12] His fifth or sixth or seventh cat wheel break exercise time.

[10:18] Such healthy boy!

[10:22] Hehe. Okay.

[10:24] Ow!

[10:27] Hi Haku.

[10:28] Smells good?

[10:29] Mm.

[10:31] Poki, there's no sauce on my finger anymore.

[10:33] Why are you still licking?

[10:36] Thank you guys so much for watching.

[10:38] See you guys later.

[10:39] Bye!

[10:42] [Text on screen: DIY on my VLOG channel]

YouTube Channel: Jun’s Kitchen

Video Description:  Thank you so much for watching! It's been 10 years since I made this channel. I wanted to cook in my own kitchen in the future and finally it's happening! It's all thanks to you guys! 

This time I'm making traditional Japanese dumplings called sanshoku-dango & mitarashi-dango. They're pretty easy to make and tasty. If you get a chance, please give it a try! 

►My cooking vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/junyoshizuki 

►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JunsKitchen 

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【Ingredients / serves 2】 Please follow the instructions of your rice flour bag to make dumplings if it has them. Often times it has instructions on the back. Here's the ingredients I used bellow. You can adjust the ratio to your taste. 

-Mitarashi-dango- 

250g rice flour  200ml hot water 

100ml soy sauce  100g sugar 200ml water 30g potato starch 

-Sanshoku-dango- 

250g rice flour  150ml hot water 30g sugar 

sakura yomogi food colouring (red) matcha powder 

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📌 Pinned Comment from JunsKitchen:

Thank you so much for watching! It's been 10 years since I made this channel. I wanted to cook & craft in my own kitchen in the future and finally it's happening! It's all thanks to you guys! This time I'm making traditional Japanese dumplings called sanshoku-sando & mitarashi-dango. They're pretty easy to make and tasty. If you get a chance, please give it a try! このチャンネルを開設してから10年が経ちました。いつか自分のキッチンで料理（やクラフト）がしたいと思っていましたが、やっと実現できました。ひとえに皆様のおかげです。ご視聴、ありがとうございます！今回は三色団子とみたらし団子です。比較的、簡単に作れますので、機会がありましたら試してみてください。^ ^

Disclaimer and preface: None of the videos I transcribe belong to me. They belong to the content creators and the crew behind the videos. 

My transcripts may not be 100% as I am not a professional. I'm just someone who wants to provide video transcripts for people to understand and enjoy these videos. 

For this video, I focused on the speaker, in this case, Jun, and the text on screen which will be in brackets. If there are any corrections you would like me to make, let me know in the comment section of the post.

Personal Notes: This was more of a treat to myself as this is a bit shorter than the last video I posted. Plus this one has less dialogue and I had a lot of motivation to do this one.

If you like this video or any other video from Jun’s Kitchen, please support them by watching their videos on the YouTube platform and through other means from them.

The next video I’ll be transcribing is a longer one so keep an eye out for that. 

Until next time, bye! May your day be as soft as cat beans. 🥰

P.S. This video has Japanese closed captioning which I used as a rough guide for the timestamps. 

[0:00] Marlene (pre-transition): A little over three years ago I began this channel

[0:02] and I haven’t be honest. 

[0:05] Well, I mean I a-actually scratch that.

[0:07] I don’t think that’s true.

[0:08] A little over three years ago I began this channel

[0:10] and since then I understand myself a lot better.

[0:14] I don’t think I was being dishonest in my earlier videos

[0:17] I just didn’t have the right tools and vocabulary to know what I was feeling

[0:21] I shared my feelings as I understood them back then.

[0:24] I went to Disneyland Paris at the beginning of February,

[0:26] and it was weird.

[0:28] On one hand it was incredibly cool to celebrate three years of the channel

[0:31] and be there to work on a video about Disney queerness and the American dream,

[0:35] but I also knew it was the end of an era.

[0:37] I knew that as soon as I got home

[0:39] I would begin truly taking my life into my own hands.

[0:43] Marlene (post-transition): So let’s talk about mermaids and why I’m a woman now.

[0:48] [“Part of Your World” piano cover by Jon Michael Ogletree]

[1:04] A few months ago I shaved,

[1:07] instead of just trimming my beard

[1:11] I was shaving my whole body

[1:13] I took some photos in the mirror and sent a text to my husband John 

[1:15] saying it was the last call for my old name.

[1:18] In truth, I knew that wasn’t really the case.

[1:22] For most people, I would still be my old name 

[1:24] while I transitioned in my private

[1:26] but from that point on,

[1:28] it was all a performance by me, Marlene,

[1:31] and that is my real name

[1:34] while shaving, I put the album, Howard Sings Ashman, on in the background

[1:38] and when it got to his demo of “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid

[1:41] I looked in the mirror and started crying.

[1:44] His beautiful lyrics and Alan Menken’s unforgettable music hit me all at once. 

[1:49] After a decade of boring myself in 

[1:52] beards, in hair, and masculinity,

[1:55] I finally saw me.

[1:57] But I quickly started laughing.

[1:59] What was emotional became absurd,

[2:02] like I finally found the glasses that were on my face the whole time.

[2:06] Oh! There I was.

[2:08] In “Part of Your World,” Ariel sings about wanting to be a human.

[2:11] After obsessing over human objects for such a long time,

[2:15] she decides that she’s had enough.

[2:17] Even though she’s told not go to the surface, she can’t help it.

[2:20] She literally comes from underwater royalty,

[2:22] but that doesn’t matter.

[2:24] She’s not happy.

[2:26] Marlene (singing): 🎶 I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty 🎶

[2:30] 🎶 I’ve got who zits and whatzits galore 🎶

[2:34] 🎶 You want thingamabobs? 🎶

[2:37] 🎶 [Well] I’ve got twenty 🎶

[2:40] 🎶 But who cares? 🎶

[2:43] 🎶 No big deal 🎶

[2:46] 🎶 I want more! 🎶

[2:51] Marlene (talking): I married John in 2019

[2:53] and it was one of the happiest days of my life

[2:55] but it was also complicated.

[2:57] I flew to New York so we could get married at city hall in Manhattan

[3:00] and afterwards we went to take photos in Fort Tyron Park, the place where we first met

[3:04] but that afternoon I felt like something was wrong.

[3:08] I looked at the photos and I felt intense joy

[3:11] but then I realized I was only looking at John

[3:14] and when I tried to look at myself

[3:17] Well...

[3:18] I couldn’t.

[3:19] It was like my face was distorted and my eyes were desperately trying to avoid it. 

[3:24] I felt like something had gone terribly wrong but I didn’t know what

[3:27] but at the same time I knew.

[3:30] I think that was when it started to sink in.

[3:32] Maybe transitioning wasn’t a choice

[3:34] but something I needed to do to survive

[3:37] Marlene (singing): 🎶 Up where they walk, 🎶

[3:40] 🎶 up where they run 🎶

[3:43] 🎶 Up where they stay all day in the sun 🎶

[3:49] 🎶 Wanderin’ free - 🎶

[3:51] 🎶 wish I could be 🎶

[3:54] 🎶 Part of that world 🎶

[4:00] Marlene (talking): Part of Your World resonates with so many queer people for so many reasons.

[4:04] I mean I don’t think there’s any song I’ve talked about more on this channel

[4:09] but there’s a reason why trans people specifically love it so much.

[4:13] Mermaids have become a cultural symbol

[4:15] for trans identity,

[4:17] they’re easy to find in trans art and one of the most notable trans charities is named after them.

[4:22] In his wonderful book Mermaids and Drag Queens,

[4:24] Yuval Avrami explores why mermaids mean so much.

[4:28] “As a symbol, the mermaid is non-binary in its essence: 

[4:32] she defies binaries and dichotomies by living on sea and above it,

[4:36] being both human and animal,

[4:38] and having a human identity but no human genitalia.”

[4:42] There’s a reason why fantasy can be such an important genre for queer people.

[4:46] It allows you to create whatever you want

[4:48] and to express yourself in ways that might not be possible in the real world.

[4:52] In fact, the original Little Mermaid story is thought of to be an expression of queerness. 

[4:57] Hans Christian Anderson reportedly wrote the book after finding out that Edvard Collin, a man he had feelings for,

[5:03] had gotten engaged to a woman.

[5:06] “I languished for you as for a pretty Calabrian wench...

[5:09] my sentiments for you are those of a woman.

[5:11] The femininity of my nature and our friendship must remain a mystery.”

[5:17] What Anderson meant is debated.

[5:19] Many people assume he was gay, 

[5:22] others day he was bi, ace, the list goes on.

[5:24] Based on that quote, you might think there were also some gender things going on

[5:28] because of him describing his emotions

[5:30] as those of a woman.

[5:32] But you also have to keep in mind that in the late 1800s in Europe

[5:36] there were a few theories about queerness

[5:38] with one even saying that gay men were women’s souls in men’s bodies.

[5:42] So it doesn’t always work with our modern vocab

[5:46] but regardless of what you think he meant

[5:48] it’s pretty clear that some type of queerness, some type of deviation from cisgender heteronormative society was happening

[5:54] but I don't think we need to know Anderson’s exact feelings to see that in the story.

[5:59] “In Anderson’s story, trading the fin for legs involve immense pain:

[6:03] the transformation itself feels as if a sword splits her body

[6:07] and each step she takes afterwards feels like walking on sharp knives.”

[6:12] “The story ends in a complex and tragic fashion - 

[6:15] the prince falls in love with another human woman and the mermaid throws herself from the ship,

[6:19] but instead of dying and turning into seafood as she expected,

[6:23] she turns into a ‘daughter of the air’, and might gain an immortal soul similarly to humans.”

[6:28] “Disney’s version changed the story’s ending to a happy ending,

[6:31] as is customary in the studio’s renditions of fairy tales and other children’s stories,

[6:36] and in the animated film Ariel and the Prince marry

[6:39] and live happily ever after as humans.”

[6:41] So the original is quite dark almost to the point where it’s a different story entirely. 

[6:45] But I didn’t know that growing up.

[6:47] And honestly I liked the Disney ending.

[6:51] It was helpful for me to see that Ariel went through so much struggle but that everything turned out all right in the end.

[7:02] In early 2021 I texted my friend Judy, asking if she could talk.

[7:07] I had already identified as non-binary since 2015

[7:10] but I was realizing that might not fit me anymore.

[7:13] It was incredibly helpful for me to think of my body and who I am 

[7:17] as not being tied to social roles or the gender binary. 

[7:20] But I think I needed more.

[7:22] I realized that my biggest limitation wasn’t society,

[7:26] but my body.

[7:28] I didn’t know what to tell Judy.

[7:30] I mean I didn’t know who I was.

[7:32] And a few hours prior I was crying in John’s arms,

[7:35] telling him that I thought I was a woman

[7:37] but when I spoke with Judy I told her about how I thought I could

[7:40] still be non-binary.

[7:42] I mean transition is different for everyone and isn’t always tied to identity.

[7:46] At the end of the call, Judy shared a quote from a movie she had seen.

[7:50] “It’s always the right time to be born.”

[7:53] Eating breakfast the next morning,

[7:55] I told John I didn’t think I needed to transition.

[7:58] When I came out as gay when I was 15,

[8:01] it felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.

[8:04] But when I told John I thought I was a woman, I didn’t feel that.

[8:07] In fact, I felt even more confused more, more stressed.

[8:11] I didn't even have a name yet,

[8:13] but I didn't have to decide. 

[8:15] I already was non-binary so I decided to give myself time.

[8:20] In The Little Mermaid, in order to make it to the human world Ariel has to make a deal with Ursula, the sea witch. 

[8:26] In exchange for giving Ariel legs, she takes her voice.

[8:30] But before she does that she sings Poor Unfortunate Souls which isn’t just a memorable villain song,

[8:35] but also a lesson in femininity.

[8:38] In Mermaids and Drag Queens it’s even described as a drag performance.

[8:42] Before she starts singing she’s putting on makeup.

[8:44] And though the song is ultimately about her villainy and manipulating Ariel

[8:49] she teaches her how to get a man and never underestimates the importance of body language. 

[8:55] After coming out to John and then rescinding my coming out,

[8:57] I moved on.

[8:59] I continued making videos, continued singing, I continued just living.

[9:04] Nearly every week I’d read Judy’s comics, all part of a series called 

[9:08] Everything is Somewhat Repaired

[9:10] where she intimately talks about her experiences as a trans woman.

[9:14] In March of 2021 there was an installment called People Are Mirrors 

[9:17] and the first panel shocked me.

[9:19] I couldn’t recognize myself as trans before I met other trans people.

[9:24] When I read that I felt like Ariel.

[9:26] I wanted to go to the human world but I didn’t know how.

[9:30] But by reading someone else’s perspective I started seeing myself

[9:34] and I started learning.

[9:37] In late 2021, I started talking to my friends about transitioning.

[9:41] I still didn’t know what that meant for me but

[9:43] I could feel the tides changing

[9:45] then one night in early 2022 

[9:47] I was so anxious I felt nauseous.

[9:50] I was literally worried sick and had trouble sleeping.

[9:53] The next morning I looked at my phone and saw a text from a friend.

[9:56] “I liked Marlene a lot,” they said.

[9:59] I then scrolled up and saw that before bed I had texted them two names.

[10:04] And...I liked Marlene a lot too.

[10:07] Later I was on the subway and was looking at my reflection

[10:10] but I couldn’t see myself,

[10:12] I saw someone but I didn’t see me.

[10:15] It had been that way for many years

[10:16] and it clearly wasn’t going away.

[10:18] And in that moment I realized that I had to change.

[10:22] Coincidentally I had plans to meet with Judy that day for lunch.

[10:25] I told her what was up and the conversation changed.

[10:28] It went from us catching up to her coaching me.

[10:31] Judy already had a lot of experience with the bureaucracy of transition

[10:34] and she essentially gave me a guide for navigating it.

[10:36] Judy wasn’t a sea witch but this was magic.

[10:41] And I felt like Ariel.

[10:43] I saw my way out 

[10:44] but just like Ariel I have to lose my voice.

[10:54] My voice means a lot to me.

[10:57] In fact I feel like sometimes it was the only thing I had going for me.

[11:00] If I wanted to show someone who I was I would sing them a song.

[11:04] I think it’s more effective than talking.

[11:06] By singing, I can truly share myself with others.

[11:09] And when I was feeling what I now understand to be gender dysphoria.

[11:13] I would sing.

[11:15] Playing shows was an escape.

[11:17] I’d close my eyes and feel like I was out of my body.

[11:19] I thought that my voice was grounding me

[11:22] but early into transition I realized it wasn’t.

[11:24] It was holding me back.

[11:27] So I started making a new voice.

[11:29] I learned everything I could and was training constantly,

[11:32] and I still felt like Ariel.

[11:35] One day I was talking to another friend who’s also a trans woman,

[11:38] and was telling her about working on this video.

[11:40] She was talking to me about transitioning and

[11:42] how when she was learning how to talk again,

[11:45] she felt like Ariel too,

[11:46] going out into the human world without a voice.

[11:49] And I knew exactly what she meant.

[11:53] If I was at a bakery I pointed.

[11:55] I used my fingers.

[11:56] I tried to use my new voice but some days I just didn’t speak at all.

[12:00] Some things just take time.

[12:03] Marlene (singing): 🎶 What would I give 🎶

[12:05] 🎶 If I could live 🎶

[12:07] 🎶 out of these waters? 🎶

[12:10] 🎶 What would I pay 🎶

[12:12] 🎶 To spend a day warm on the sand? 🎶

[12:16] 🎶 Bet’cha on land 🎶

[12:18] 🎶 they understand 🎶

[12:19] 🎶 Bet they don’t reprimand their daughters 🎶

[12:23] 🎶 Bright young women 🎶

[12:25] 🎶 sick of swimmin’ 🎶

[12:27] 🎶 Ready to stand 🎶

[12:31] Marlene (talking): I had to leave a job because I’m trans.

[12:34] For most people, me transitioning was not an issue

[12:37] but for this job it was.

[12:39] After a few humiliating conversations I left.

[12:43] To make a long story short

[12:45] In this vulnerable time of my life

[12:47] I didn’t want to argue.

[12:48] I was going to leave that gig soon anyway,

[12:51] so I just let it be.

[12:52] In a perfect world I would be able to use the resources available to me to stand up for my rights as a trans person...

[12:58] ...but I just didn’t have it in me.

[13:01] I kind of knew it would happen,

[13:03] but it still hurt.

[13:05] It was the first time that I had to confront the fact 

[13:08] that my life was about to become much harder.

[13:10] People would harass me every time I go outside.

[13:13] People will start to be hyper aware of 

[13:16] and criticize every aspect of

[13:17] how I dress, act, and speak.

[13:20] To find some type of flaw that supposedly gives it away.

[13:23] And I’ll start doing that to myself too.

[13:25] I’ll start internalizing and battling these impossibly high toxic standards

[13:30] that aren’t actually about preserving womanhood but simply limiting trans womanhood.

[13:34] It’s also not lost on me

[13:36] that in the months since I started transitioning

[13:38] transphobic legislation in the U.S. has increased exponentially.

[13:42] To many people I’m not a human, I’m a problem.

[13:45] But weirdly enough at the same time I feel more comfortable than ever. 

[13:50] I feel my life coming back to me.

[13:52] John had a few days off in March 

[13:54] and he spontaneously flew to Berlin

[13:56] because he wanted to be there with me during this time of my life.

[13:59] And while I was finishing up my previous video last week,

[14:01] the doorbell rang and I found out he sent me some flowers.

[14:04] Part of my fear in transitioning was that it would ruin our marriage

[14:08] but it’s done the exact opposite.

[14:10] In loving and giving so much of myself to someone,

[14:14] I can now really give him the whole me.

[14:16] Earlier in this video, I talking about how a big point for me early on was realizing that transitioning wasn’t a want

[14:23] but it was something that I had to do to survive.

[14:25] But now I realize it’s so much more than that.

[14:29] It’s not just about survival,

[14:30] it’s something I have to do to blossom 

[14:33] but I don’t always feel like Ariel.

[14:35] Unlike her, getting my voice back isn’t immediate. 

[14:38] I’m still working on it,

[14:40] but I’m feeling more and more like myself each day.

[14:43] Two weeks ago I went to my friend, Chad’s, album release show. 

[14:46] It was the first time I went to a social event as Marlene

[14:49] and it was so good to see my friend and 

[14:51] hear Chad’s new songs.

[14:53] Before the last song in his set,

[14:55] he dedicated it to old friends with new names

[14:58] and I immediately thought

[15:00] I’m so glad to be here.

END OF TRANSCRIPT

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I'm so glad to be here 🏳️‍⚧️ https://www.patreon.com/dreamsounds 

Special thanks to Judy Moore (https://www.instagram.com/ignatzhoch/) and Yuval Avrami (https://www.instagram.com/yuvalavrami/) for letting me use your work in this video! 

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"Part of Your World" by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken 

Jon Michael Ogletree's cover of "Part of Your World" (licensed under Creative Commons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grCjS... 

"Three Days in Venice" by Franz Gordon 

"String Quartet Nº. 3, Op. 41, Nº. 3 - III. Adagio molto" by Robert Schumann, performed by Traditional (Epidemic Sound) 

"Beneath the Waves" by Gavin Luke 

"Words in Disguise" by The Magnus Ringblom Quartet 

"Sunny San Francisco" by Oakwood Station 

"Retrace" by Arden Forest 

___________________ 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Seeing Myself 02:08 Part of Your World 02:51 Marriage 04:01 Trans Mermaids 07:02 Changing Tides 10:55 My Voice 12:30 Leaving a Job

Pinned Comment by Dreamsound:

I'm elated to finally share with y'all what's been happening over the past few months 💗 Between the bureaucracy and having to leave a job because I'm trans, it's been an...interesting time. But now I can work more on videos and other gigs, so I'm excited to share more with you in the next few weeks! If you want to support the show, becoming a patron really helps me to keep making videos: https://www.patreon.com/dreamsounds 

If Patreon isn't accessible, even just watching or sharing my videos are great ways to help, so, thank you so much! 

I also want to shout out two people who made this possible: Judy Moore and Yuval Avrami. Judy's work is here and I highly recommend you check out her comics: https://www.instagram.com/ignatzhoch/ 

Yuval's wonderful book "Mermaids and Drag Queens" is in the works to be published in a journal, but if you want to read it, he said anyone who DMs him on Insta can get a free PDF: https://www.instagram.com/yuvalavrami/

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[0:00] Michael Douglas: “And the Oscar goes to

[0:04] Jodie Foster in The Silence of The Lambs.”

[0:08] Be Kind Rewind: The 64th Academy Awards in 1992 honored the best movies of 1991.

[0:13] It was the year Jodie Foster took home the Best Actress Oscar for The Silence of the Lambs. 

[0:18] Her second win in the short span of three years. 

[0:21] Tired of playing victims,

[0:23] she was determined to bring the now-iconic feminist character Clarice Starling to life. 

[0:28] Her work helped Silence of the Lambs dominate the 1992 awards. 

[0:32] But her win wasn’t necessarily inevitable.

[0:35] Her competition?

[0:37] Just two outlaws by the name of Thelma and Louise.

[0:40] We’ll discuss how Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon’s now-legendary performances fell just short of the top prize 

[0:46] suffering from a game of numbers

[0:49] and perhaps from the sheer audacity of their story. 

[0:53] First, let’s take a look at the nominees. 

[0:56] It’s certainly a strong group but as usual

[0:58] only a few were ever serious contenders for the top prize.

[1:01] Bette Midler in For the Boys as a singer who tours with the USO during World War II. 

[1:08] For The Boys received zero nominations besides Midler’s

[1:11] making her in this category highly unlikely. 

[1:15] At that point

[1:16] only two other women had won under those circumstances. 

[1:19] Sophie Loren in 1961[’s] Two Women

[1:22] and Jodie Foster in 1989 for The Accused.

[1:25] Laura Dern in Rambling Rose as a woman who escapes her life of prostitution to become a maid for an affluent southern family. 

[1:31] Rambling Rose had only one other nomination:

[1:34] Diane Ladd, Laura Dern’s real-life mother for Best Supporting Actress.

[1:38] This was the first and only time a mother-daughter pair had ever been nominated for the same film. 

[1:45] While the novelty of this was interesting

[1:47] neither the movie nor Laura who Entertainment Weekly had recently described as a “bright young talent on the verge of stardom”

[1:54] drum up enough interest to meaningfully compete.

[1:58] Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise as best friends turned outlaws after 

[2:03] Sarah Sarandon’s Louise kills a man attempting to rape Thelma,

[2:07] played by Geena Davis.

[2:09] Unlike Midler and Dern, both actresses here had a shot. 

[2:13] Davis had already proven herself an Academy favorite just three years prior

[2:17] when she won Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Accidental Tourist. 

[2:21] Sarandon had yet to win but her celebrity had ballooned since her days as a cult favorite in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[2:27] With nearly as many nominations as The Silence of the Lambs,

[2:30] Thelma & Louise clearly struck a chord with critics and artistic peers.

[2:35] And last but not least our winner, 

[2:37] Jodie Foster, as FBI agent Clarice Starling 

[2:40] who enlists the infamous Hannibal Lector to contribute a psychological profile

[2:44] to her investigation of a serial killer, Buffalo Bill.

[2:48] Jodie Foster had been a working actress since age three.

[2:51] So by the time her role as a teen prostitute in 1976′s Taxi Driver launched her into true movie stardom at age fourteen,

[2:59] she already had more credits to her name than both her co-star, 

[3:02] Robert Ne Diro, and her director, 

[3:05] Martin Scorsese.

[3:07] For the next 15 years, Jodie built a solid reputation 

[3:10] with the minor exceptions of her time at Yale

[3:14] and that one time a guy tried to kill President Reagan to impress her. 

[3:18] She worked steadily to increase both her star value

[3:21] and her chops as a dramatic actress.

[3:23] In 1989,

[3:25] this journey culminated in her first Academy Award win

[3:27] for her role in The Accused as a newly minted Best Actress winner. 

[3:31] She began to look for her next project.

[3:33] When she read the novel, The Silence of the Lambs, by Thomas Harris,

[3:37] she immediately knew that she had to be in the movie version.

[3:41] She was tired of playing victims 

[3:43] and Clarice was anything but that. 

[3:46] Jodie Foster: My whole life had been playing a lot of victims so I didn’t play a lot of women that had been acted upon and things had been done to them.

[3:52] For me, the reason that it was so important to make this movie was 

[3:56] that there was a sort of healing process 

[3:58] and almost like a growing-up process 

[4:02]  to finally playing the woman who saves the women

[4:06] and that woman who is saving the women sees a reflection of herself in the women she’s trying to save.

[4:12] Be Kind Rewind: She tried to buy the rights to the book but discovered that Orion Pictures had already done [so]. 

[4:16] And not only was director Jonathan Demme already attached

[4:20] but he was also already eyeing Michelle Pfeiffer to play Clarice. 

[4:26] Determined to get the part she asked for a meeting,

[4:28] hopped on a plane, and asked him in person to be his second chance.

[4:33] Lucky for Jodie,

[4:34] Michelle though the project was too dark

[4:37] so the role was hers. 

[4:39] The Silence of the Lambs became a box-office juggernaut 

[4:42] outperforming every other Best Picture nominee that year,

[4:45] except Beauty and the Beast. 

[4:48] Somehow this hour film managed to tap into the chaotic post-Reagan zeitgeist,

[4:52] a nation whose new cycle included both 

[4:59] the trial of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer 

[4:57] and the testimony of Anita Hill.

[5:00] She imbues Clarice with her own fierce intellect 

[5:03] which brings an extraordinary quality of intensity, curiosity, relentlessness, and maturity.

[5:11] Her interplay with Anthony Hopkins is so full and fraught

[5:15] that you get the sense no one could have played these roles as well as they did.

[5:19] Undoubtedly Clarice also became a symbol for women. 

[5:23] Demme takes care to emphasize her experience with the male gaze

[5:26] not just when the imposing eye of inmates 

[5:30] but from her peers and co-workers as well.

[5:32] Still, she remains a tenacious, clever, and steadfast professional.

[5:37] She’s a complete and competent woman,  

[5:39] allowed at once to reveal her vulnerabilities and become the knight in shining armor who saves the day.

[5:45] Jodie Foster: I’d like to thank the Academy for embracing such an incredibly strong and beautiful feminist hero 

[5:51] that I am so proud of.

[5:54] Thank you so much. 

[5:56] Mike and Carol, you won the bet!

[5:58] Right on!

[6:00] Be Kind Rewind: But Clarice wasn’t the only female cinematic icon of 1992. 

[6:05] This was the year of Thelma & Louise.

[6:08] And given their cultural status power,

[6:10] I mean how many articles were written about their recent reunion at the SAG Awards?

[6:14] It’s worth thinking more deeply about why neither Geene Davis nor Susan Sarandon won.

[6:20] There is, of course, an obvious disadvantage to their nominations.

[6:23] It clearly split some votes.

[6:25] Let’s say as a voter you loved Thelma & Louise.

[6:27] It’s difficult to determine which actress should ultimately walk away with the Oscar

[6:32] because their performances are so beautifully linked.

[6:35] In fact unable to make the distinction themselves,

[6:38] some critics simply lumped them together and awarded the Best Actress prize to them as a unit. 

[6:44] But apart from this simpler explanation,

[6:47] there’s something more specifically transgressive about Thelma and Louise as characters

[6:52] than there is about Clarice Starling. 

[6:54] And that may have also affected voters’ perceptions. 

[6:58] Clarice is not a rebel. 

[7:00] She understands and navigates the boundaries of her space willingly 

[7:04] and pushes herself to succeed in a role that was not designed to cater to her.

[7:09] This is heroic in its own right 

[7:10] it contrasts with the disobedient insurrection 

[7:13] that makes Thelma & Louise heroic in a new and different way. 

[7:17] They’re outlaws from law enforcement? Yes.

[7:20] But they’re also outlaws from lifestyles that place them in boxes.

[7:24] When Clarice was eager to find and maintain order,

[7:28] Thelma and Louise set out to destroy it.

[7:31] That kind of feminism is more challenging to absorb 

[7:34] and it doesn’t come without backlash.

[7:36] The film triggered vitriolic responses from some critics.

[7:39] It was called “fascist”.

[7:41] They were labeled “horrible role models who set back feminism by participating in violence”.

[7:48] Ralph Novak of People wrote, “Any movie that went as far of its way to trash women as this female chauvinist [sow] of a film does to trash men

[7:55] would be universally, and justifiably condemned.”

[7:58] These scathing reviews caused the New York Times’ Janet Maslin to push back. 

[8:03] In her op-ed titled Lay Off ‘Thelma and Louise’,

[8:06] she wrote Thelma & Louise feels unfamiliar in the best possible way.

[8:11] “It’s something as simple as it is powerful:

[8:14] the fact that the men in this story 

[8:16] don’t really matter.

[8:18] They are treated as figures in the landscape through which these characters pass. 

[8:22] And as such they are essentially powerless. 

[8:25] For male characters, perhaps, this is a novelty,

[8:29] but women in road movies have always been treated and precisely in the same way.”

[8:35] Roger Ebert recalled a personal anecdote to emphasize Thelma & Louise’s genre-bending transcendence.

[8:41] As a guest on Oprah, he called Thelma & Louise a quote “female buddy movie”. 

[8:47] When a woman in the audience shouted, “it isn’t, either. It’s about sisterhood!”,

[8:52] she received thunderous applause.

[8:54] Thinking about this moment later Ebert wrote “I wanted to ask her what the difference was between buddy hood and sisterhood,

[9:01] and then I realized something: 

[9:03] that was the whole point.”

[9:05] When you remember that a Los Angeles Times investigation concluded that 77% of Academy members in 2012 were male 

[9:13] and that a San Diego State study found that 73% of top critics in 2016 were male. 

[9:19] And then when you think about what those numbers must have been like in 1992

[9:23] you begin the suspect that the transgression of Thelma & Louise 

[9:27] might have gone under-appreciated for a reason. 

[9:32] 1992 was a wonderful year.

[9:35] We aren’t always so lucky to see this category filled with such complicated and complete female characters.

[9:40] Jodie Foster’s determination to bring women with agency to the screen paid off 

[9:45] leaving her with an Oscar and us with a heroic professional character.

[9:50] The only performances that could have challenged her though equally heroic inn different ways 

[9:55] may have paid for their boldness 

[9:58] but remain important figures in our cinematic history today.

[10:02] Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoyed this video.

[10:05] Don’t forget to like and if you’re into it, subscribe. 

[10:080] Thanks again. Bye!

End of Transcript

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Video Description: 

Three iconic feminist characters competed for the 1992 Best Actress Oscar: Clarice Starling, Thelma, and Louise. In this video, I talk about why Jodie Foster won for The Silence Of The Lambs and how the critical reception of Thelma and Louise may have affected Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon's shot at the prize.  

I'll be posting a video for EVERY Best Actress Oscar, so be sure to subscribe to my channel and follow me on Twitter. 

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Notes: None of the videos I transcribe belong to me. They belong to the content creators and the crew behind the videos. 

My transcripts may not be 100% as I am not a professional. I'm just someone who wants to provide video transcripts because the auto-generated CC feature on YouTube is.... not great most of the time. Plus I want to provide a way for people to understand and enjoy these videos. 

For this video, I focused on the speaker. 

If there are any corrections you would like me to make, let me know in the comment section of the post.

If you like this video or any other video from Be Kind Rewind, please support by watching her videos on the YouTube platform and through other means by her. 

Also, here’s the links to some of the quotes used in this video I was able to find:

1. Jodie Foster speech for her Best Actress award in the 64th Oscars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYikmz2AI24&t=101s

2. Entertainment Weekly on Laura Dern: https://ew.com/article/1992/03/27/ews-oscar-predictions/

3. Jodie Foster in an interview with Edith Bowman at BFI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZETEx_uAq9g

4. Ralph Novak of People magazine (unfortunately I couldn’t find the article but I found the quote on Rotton Tomatoes): https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thelma_and_louise/reviews 

5. Janet Maslin’s article for NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/16/movies/film-view-lay-off-thelma-and-louise.html

6. Roger Ebert’s anecdote: https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/thelma-and-louise-lets-women-rebel

7. JOHN HORN, NICOLE SPERLING, and DOUG SMITH’s 2012 for Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-unmasking-oscar-academy-project-20120219-story.html

[0:00] Long time no see :D

[0:02] Tomorrow is EXO's Countdown Live

[0:04] Right now I'm watching MONSTA X's online concert

[0:08] I like looking at the English subs to see how they're translated

[0:12] Done watching, getting ready for the live tomorrow

[0:16] (While watching a podcast lol)

[0:22] ?

[0:23] I have a mosquito bite that's killing me

[0:31] I can't multitask, so I have to turn everything off when I really need to work

[0:37] I've translated for KAI, SUHO, XIUMIN, CHANYEOL, CHEN and BAEKHYUN

[0:42] But it's my first time translating for EXO as a group 😬

[0:47] Watching their MV

[0:50] MV teaser

[0:53] Teaser photos

[0:58] While on Twitter, I saw this Tweet 👆

[1:02] The answer is yes :)

[1:06] This Tweet made me laugh lol

[1:10] Anyways, I went to sleep after that

[1:13] Good morning

[1:14] My breakfast for the day

[1:19] Puffy [referring to her face/cheeks]

[1:21] I started a new show called '290 Million KRW: Marriage War'

[1:24] But I only got to watch 30 minutes of it because I had to go to work lol

[1:30] Off to work

[1:32] By the way, I got new glasses 👓 (Did anyone notice?)

[1:36] You all know the drill

[1:39] On Monday's I have to come to Arirang first (For my regular live show)

[1:46] I always get nervous because I get scared the traffic will be horrible

[1:51] Luckily, I ended right on time so I didn't need to rush

[1:55] Off to EXO now

[1:58] (I had to really squeeze out of parking lol)

[2:04] Made it (And looking so drained)

[2:08] Setting up my seat

[2:14] Going over my notes for the live

[2:18] About to start

[2:21] 📍LIVE

[2:23] My spider hands lol

[2:25] I am very thankful 'EXIST' is a full album

[2:28] because I got to rest during the highlight medley

[2:31] Thank you EXO 🙏

[2:33] End of the live

[2:35] I couldn't wait till I got home to eat dinner since I was starving

[2:44] I pour my everything when I live translate

[2:46] so eating after a live show is the best feeling ever

[2:52] Going home now

[2:57] Listening to the artist's new album while driving home is my ritual

[3:02] 'Cream Soda' is super catchy and makes me want to drink cream soda lol

[3:05] I can't wait to try it when they start to sell it

[3:09] I was very unsatisfied about how I translate today

[3:12] but the EXO-L's messages on Twitter made me feel so much better (Thank you)

[3:19] This song is a bop

[3:22] Till the next time, stay healthy EXO-L 🤍

[3:28] Thanks for watching

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Personal Notes: WE EXO-LS ARE WINNING, BABY! COMEBACK?! FULL ALBUM?! YEEEAAAAHHHHHHH! Ehem, I mean, hi everyone. This is my first time transcribing a video that already has captions. I wanted to try out transcribing a video with captions already embedded in them as her videos usually don't have closed captioning and are captioned the hard-subbed way.

As for what is referenced:

2023 MONSTA X 7TH OFFICIAL FANCLUB MONBEBE FAN-CONCERT. This was aired first on July 9th, 2023. For those interested but unable to make it or want to re-watch it, click here to learn more about the re-stream on August 6th. For all I know, a monbebe somewhere probably has it posted or saved. Good luck to y'all.

2. Korean Cowboys podcast. Watch around the 5-minute mark where you can hear bits from the video.

3. There is a tweet from greenbunny7 that states, "@ringmybella7 Will you be doing EXO YouTube on 7/10?"

4. There is a tweet from no_loey_no_life that says, "Praying for the live translator on Monday 😅". NeNi961111 re-tweeted/replied, "If it's @ringmybella7 then no worries 😌"

5. "Cream Soda" by EXO is the second to last song being played. Quite a jammy- jam-jam.

6. The bop song at the end is "Regret It" by EXO

That's all for now. Glad that EXO made a comeback. I can't wait to finish listening to the album. I hope Kai is doing well in his military service and Lay is doing well in his solo activities. And I hope you are doing well too in whatever you're doing. If there is anything I miss in the references, please let me know in the comments. In the meantime, I'll see you in the next video transcript.

[0:00] Sohla: This isn't like Top Chef 

[0:01] I’m not gonna run around

[0:02] I’m not gonna jump over the island

[0:03] Okay?

[0:04] This is gonna be the chillest

[0:06] cooking competition

[0:07] with no contestants ever

[0:10] (Sohla laughs)

[0:11] [The New York Times Cooking]

[0:13] [Presents]

[0:14] Sohla: I’m Sohla El-Waylly, we're in my kitchen

[0:15] and today we're going to try out a new thing

[0:17] where I have a mystery ingredient

[0:18] [1 SECRET INGREDIENT]

[0:19] Sohla: and then I have one hour to make

[0:20] [1 HOUR]

[0:21] Sohla: a dinner and dessert for me and Ham.

[0:22] Ham El-Waylly  -Also an excellent chef

[0:23] -Sohla's husband

[0:24] [Sohla claps.]

[0:25] Sohla: This is episode one,

[0:26] scene one.

[0:27] Yeah.

[0:28] [Sohla laughs.]

[0:30] [THE SECRET INGREDIENT]

[0:33] Sohla: What a crisp

[0:36] cleanly folded paper bag.

[0:38] There's a package inside this package.

[0:41] Oh! Ahahahaha okay!

[0:43] Oreos.

[0:44] So I have to make dinner and dessert

[0:46] using oreos in one hour.

[0:49] (whispers) Oh yeah!

[0:51] (normal) I have to just be really smart in what I decide to do

[0:53] so that I can get it done

[0:54] in an hour

[0:55] That's going to be the big thing.

[0:58] So the show doesn't have a name yet

[1:00] but we're calling it Club Sohla

[1:02] [Sohla claps slate.]

[1:03] Sohla: [be]cause I have lights that change colors.

[1:07] [Sohla laughs.]

[1:08] Sohla: Do you want to do it?

[1:09] Should I turn it on?

[1:10] Staff: I think you have to.

[1:12] Yeah!

[1:13] Sohla: Huh? Club Sohla?

[1:15] Oh, maybe we should keep the first episode unnamed

[1:16] and then the people can name it.

[1:18] [THE MENU]

[1:19] Sohla: I think maybe we could grill something.

[1:21] I want to crust some meat

[1:23] with the cookie part.

[1:25] What about Korean barbecue?

[1:26] There's this place that I used to go to

[1:28] all the time before the pandemic called

[1:30] Kang Do Bakjeong.

[1:33] I might be saying it wrong.

[1:34] and they have a special short rib

[1:36] so maybe we can do something like that.

[1:38] And then for our dessert...

[1:40] hold on, let me ask Ham.

[1:42] [The Sohla Laugh™]

[1:43] Can I consult you?

[1:45] Ham: Mhm.

[1:46] Sohla: So the ingredient is Oreos.

[1:48] Ham: Ingredients [are] Oreos?!

[1:50] Sohla: So we have Oreos.

[1:51] Okay so we're gonna do Korean barbecue.

[1:53] Ham: Oo!

[1:54] Sohla: Should I draw a picture?

[1:55] That's my basket of lettuce.

[1:57] This is my little bowl of ssamjang.

[1:58] Special short rib scored, marinade, grill.

[2:02] Toss in cookie marinade.

[2:04] Ham: That sounds good.

[2:05] Sohla: That's kimchi.

[2:06] We're gonna get banchan.

[2:09] Make some corn cheese.

[2:10] Ham: Can you incorporate the cream in the corn cheese?

[2:13] Sohla: Yes! Yes!

[2:15] Ham: I like a little sweetness.

[2:16] Sohla: Yes!

[2:17] Yes, I’m so into that.

[2:18] Ham: Do you know what dessert you're making?

[2:19] Sohla: No.

[2:20] I want fruit.

[2:22] We have our roasted pineapple.

[2:23] Or what if we coat it in the cream and char it?

[2:27] Ham: Mhm.

[2:28] Sohla: So it like maybe brûlées.

[2:30] We did it.

[2:31] We're ready to go. Wait!

[2:32] Do you think I can make all of this in

[2:34] an hour?

[2:35] I’ve got my menu,

[2:36] I’ve got my shopping list and now

[2:37] I’m ready to hit the road.

[2:39] This is like one of our favorite meals because

[2:41] we just go to H Mart,

[2:42] THE PLAN  •Oreo-Crusted Short Rib  •Corn Cheese  •Rice  •Store-Bought Banchan  •Ssamjang  •Brûléed Pineapple

[2:43] Sohla: we get kimchi and banchan

[2:44] and different lettuces and herbs,

[2:46] and then we'll have that with our meat.

[2:49] Okay, so I got - I saw some stuff and just

[2:51] went for it so we got a few extra things.

[2:53] We're adding potato salad.

[2:54] •Potato Salad

[2:55] Sohla: So I ditched the pineapple for mango.

[2:58] Cucumber!

[2:59] I think it'd be nice to do a little smashed cucumber salad.

[3:01] I love cucumber salad.

[3:03] So this looks like

[3:04] a lot of stuff but it's actually -

[3:06] it's actually pretty simple

[3:08] because a lot of this stuff is prepared

[3:09] and all I have to do is put it

[3:10] in a container.

[3:12] Staff: Ready?

[3:13] Sohla: Yeah I’m ready.

[3:15] Staff: Three!

[3:16] Two! One!

[3:17] Go!

[3:18] Sohla: Okay, cool.

[3:19] [Laughs]

[3:20] I’m gonna start by

[3:21] butterflying the beef

[3:23] so I can get it

[3:24] dry brined.

[3:25] I wanted something thicker

[3:26] but we're gonna make this work

[3:28] because this is what we found.

[3:29] Unravel it, okay.

[3:31] I’m just trying something out.

[3:33] I’ve never cut meat like this before.

[3:36] Has all of my time elapsed already?

[3:39] If I had more time,

[3:41] I would let this dry-brine

[3:42] ["00:55" in left-hand corner]

[3:44] Sohla: overnight.

[3:45] Okay, meat done.

[3:47] Okay so I’m gonna cook my potatoes.

[3:50] So we're gonna peel it,

[3:51] and cut it into cubes,

[3:53] and then cook it.

[3:56] Multi-tasking. Hmm?

[3:58] Water filling up

[4:00] while I peel.

[4:03] Going for like rough one-inch pieces.

[4:04] We're just gonna chop and drop.

[4:07] Okay lots of salt.

[4:10] Now the rice.

[4:14] Okay.

[4:16] Swish, swish, swish.

[4:18] This was one of my first jobs with my

[4:20] with my mom.

[4:21] you just want to go until you can see your hand through the water

[4:24] It's never going to get totally clear.

[4:30] Okay, let's go light some coals.

[4:32] Where are the scissors?

[4:33] Hey Ham?

[4:35] Do you know where the scissors are?

[4:38] That's not where they normally are!

[4:42] Sohla: Man! Sabotage, man, sabotage.

[4:42] [Staff laughs in the background.]

[4:47] Also not a grilling expert

[4:49] So if I’m doing this wrong, I’m sorry.

[4:52] [Sohla's backyard]

[4:53] I made a mistake, okay. So - oh no!

[4:56] I have a plan.

[5:00] Ha!

[5:01] We're gonna let that do its thing.

[5:04] Return to the kitchen.

[5:06] The whole point is the Oreos.

[5:08] It's so easy to forget.

[5:09] Hah! Let me make my smashed cucumber salad actually.

[5:12] Actually you can kind of do anything with a cucumber salad.

[5:14] Not sure what we're doing exactly,

[5:17] but it will have Oreos.

[5:18] I have some chili crisp that I made myself.

[5:20] We're gonna break the rules.

[5:22] This isn't going to be like a traditional Korean recipe.

[5:26] This looks pretty good though, right?!

[5:30] [Sohla does a swaying happy food dance.]

[5:34] Sohla: It's working, it actually works.

[5:37] I mean, worst case scenario I have one thing.

[5:39] I’m going to make my marinade for my meat,

[5:42] and that's going to go on my short rib after the first grill.

[5:45] So the short ribs are going to get grilled twice,

[5:47] and then they're going to come off,

[5:48] I'm going to snip it with scissors,

[5:50] toss it in our Oreo marinade,

[5:52] and it's going to hit the grill again.

[5:53] Am I allowed to get help?

[5:56] Wait, maybe Ham can smash.

[5:57] Hey, Ham!

[5:59] Ham!

[6:01] [The Sohla Laugh Track Continues]

[6:02] Could you smash?

[6:04] Ham: Smash?

[6:05] Sohla: Smash.

Ham: Smash smash?

[6:06] Sohla: I've decided that this is allowed in the rules that you can help.

[6:09] Staff:Yeah.

[6:10] Sohla: Yeah?

[6:11] [Sohla's Laugh Time]

[6:12] [Oreos]

[6:13] Sohla: Here you go.

[6:16] Ham: Oreo smash, look at that!

[6:17] Sohla: We're going to make a little Korean-style potato salad.

[6:20] So much sabotage.

[6:21] I gotta open bottles

[6:27] So much to unravel here. It has Kewpie,

[6:30] [Kewpie mayonnaise]

[6:31] Sohla: sesame oil, and then I’m gonna go

[6:32] [Oreo cream]

[6:34] Sohla: just the cream in here.

[6:35] [Salt]

[6:36] [Pepper]

[6:39] Sohla: and I love it because the Asian pear and the potato once they're in the dressing

[6:41] [Asian pear]

[6:42] Sohla: look exactly the same so it's like a little surprise,

[6:43] [Vinegar]

[6:45] Sohla: which one you're gonna stab.

[6:46] Sesame seeds.

[6:48] This is a lot of potato salad.

[6:50] Potato salad, done.

[6:51] ✓ Potato Salad

[6:52] Sohla: Cucumber salad, done.

[6:53] I need more Oreo cream.

[6:55] ["00:29" in the left-hand corner]

[6:57] Sohla: Okay, I want to be outside in 10 minutes.

[6:58] Do you think that's possible?

[7:08] This is ready for the grill.

[7:10] Mango!

[7:12] Cookies and cream brûlée mango! Yeah!

[7:14] Hey, Ham?

[7:16] I'm gonna recruit you again.

[7:18] Ham can wash the lettuce, that seems fair.

[7:21] 23 minutes left?

[7:22] ["00:23" in left-hand corner]

[7:23] Sohla: Plenty of time!

[7:25] Cream brûlée, I like that.

[7:28] Remember how I said you should clean as you go?

[7:35] A couple of caps per [mango slice], that feels good.

[7:42] What do I got, like 20 minutes?

[7:44] Staff: 20 minutes.

[7:45] Sohla: Let's arrange our banchans.

[7:47] Korean pickled radish  Store-Bought Banchan

[7:48] Sohla: Squid, done. The best banchan.

[7:52] Look at all these dishes I made.

[7:53] Huh!

[7:55] Cool.

[7:55] ✓ Rice

[7:56] And I guess we're gonna go grill now, right?

[7:59] I’m gonna grill some corn,

[8:01] and then on this side

[8:03] we'll hopefully melt our mango.

[8:05] And I guess we can get our short ribs on here.

[8:07] While that does its thing...

[8:09] [Corn+Oreo cream]

[8:10] Sohla: Oh the cream just like melted!

[8:11] [Oreo Cream Corn Cheese]

[8:12] Sohla: I was really worried about how that would incorporate

[8:14] but it totally just...

[8:16] melted right in there.

[8:17] I think that's gonna be tasty.

[8:18] Korean food does have like a really good balance of...

[8:20] of sweet and savory and funk.

[8:24] I really truly love Korean food.

[8:26] I'm not an expert. I just - I love it.

[8:28] This is my like favorite thing.

[8:30] I love when they do this, table side.

[8:32] Snip the meat into the marinade

[8:35] and then it's going to

[8:36] Get hit on the grill again.

[8:38] Even though we're eating a tough cut

[8:40] it's going to be really nice and tender and easy to put

[8:42] in those lettuce wraps.

[8:43] Now we tossity-toss in our Oreo,

[8:47] sesame-chili marinade.

[8:51] ["00:05" in the left-hand corner]

[8:53] Sohla: Oh yeah. It's gonna caramelize.

[8:57] Yum.

[9:00] Mango brûlée.

[9:01] Some of that sugar just fell right off.

[9:03] [Staff laughs]

[9:04] I don't know what I thought was gonna happen.

[9:06] I just wanna kiss it with the flames.

[9:09] Yeah.

[9:11] There's one extra toasty one.

[9:13] I think that looks good, we really did it.

[9:15] 10 minutes over.

[9:17] [Ham laughs.]

[9:18] [Sohla laughs.]

[9:19] Sohla: Hello!

Ham: Hello!

[9:20] Sohla: Hello, sir!

[9:21] Ham: Hi, nice to meet you.

[9:22] Sohla: Nice to meet you.

[9:23] This is my oreo meal.

[9:25] Short rib with [an]

[9:26] Oreo-red chili-ginger-garlic marinade.

[9:30] Oreo cookie smashed cucumber salad.

[9:33] Corn cheese with the cream from the Oreos.

[9:36] Cookies and cream mango creme brûlée.

[9:37] and the potato salad

[9:39] sweetened with some of the cream from the Oreo.

[9:40] Ssamjang didn't happen.

[9:41] THE PLAN  ✓Oreo-Crusted Short Rib  ✓Corn Cheese  ✓Rice  ✓Store-Bought Banchan  •Ssamjang  ✓Brûléed Mango ✓Potato Salad  ✓Smashed Cucumber Salad

[9:43] Sohla: I don't know what the hell that is.

[9:44] Potato salad!

[9:47] It's practically a photograph.

[9:48] Ham: Yeah I can't tell which one's which.

[9:50] [Sohla laugh]

[9:52] Alright, I like to double it up.

[9:53] Corn cheese is really good.

[9:55] Ham: I'll go for the corn cheese as well.

[9:57] Sohla: Oreo filling is perfect for corn cheese.

[9:59] Cucumbers are surprising, right?

[10:00] Ham: Mhm!

[10:01] Sohla: Szechuan-ish.

[10:02] Ham: I thought it would just be super sweet, it isn't.

[10:04] Sohla: It doesn't taste like oreo at all.

[10:05] Ham: No!

[10:06] Sohla: The cream, it just ended up being like a nice source of sugar and fat.

[10:09] And then the cookie just was like a nice source of bitterness.

[10:12] I really like the oreo in here.

[10:14] Ham: That one's my - I would 

[10:16] crave this again, 

[10:17] not just want it again.

[10:18] Sohla: You see -

[10:19] that looks pretty good.

[10:20] Ham: Yeah.

[10:21] It's like nice and custardy too when you

[10:23] spoon into the actual mango.

[10:26] Sohla: That's pretty good.

[10:27] Ham: Mm.

[10:28] Sohla: This is my favorite.

[10:29] I think that we'll probably do

[10:33] the mango and short rib again

[10:35] with the Oreo

[10:36] because I think the oreo actually did something here

[10:36] Ham: Yeah.

[10:38] Sohla: like it actually made it better.

[10:39] With or without Oreos,

[10:41] This is a really fun meal.

[10:42] we entertain with this meal a lot because

[10:44] it looks super impressive but

[10:47] like half of it is bought.

[10:49] It's all just real food that you're going to actually want to eat.

[10:52] Clementine  -Very Hungry

[10:53] Sohla: Oh, corn cheese.

[10:55] Man, that stuff is really delicious.

[10:57] If you haven't had it before

[10:58] you should go make some corn cheese.

End of Transcript

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Personal Notes: Hi everyone. Long time no chat. It's been a long while, hasn't it? I've had this in my Google Drive drafts for months but I didn't know if I wanted to do it or not. And now here I am, in the middle of the year. Time really flew. Now that this one is complete, I'm going to work on the next one in my drafts.

Catch y'all on the flip side.