#fig and ford the case of the greater gatsby

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY EPISODE NINETEEN: SCREENWRITER'S BLUES

Wow. What a last minute stunner in this episode, huh?

Full stunned reaction under the cut.

After nineteen episodes, we finally locate the eponymous Greater Gatsby… in Wilhelmina’s book club book? Who’d a thunk? The fact that the script showed up in there implies that whoever had the script had access to the Grapes set. And if the person who stole the script is the same as the murderer—a HUGE “if”—that clears both Vivian and Barnaby of the murder. It could also potentially clear Mo Beats, though Mel does let him onto the production lot.

But let’s put aside the “who” in favor of the “why.” Fig says that whoever gave Willy the script likely wanted to frame Wilhelmina, but I’m not sure I buy that theory. Anyone who’s ever met Willy would know that there’s absolutely no way she was involved with any of this. I think the real question is whether or not the person who gave the script to Willy actually wanted to pass it off to Fig. Giving a highly suspicious item to Fig’s air-head best friend would be a good way to make sure it ends up in her hands without risking direct contact. And everyone on the lot apparently knew about Wilhelmina’s bookclub, so it wouldn’t take a huge leap for someone to realize that Fig would be presentthe next time Wilhelmina pulled out The Beautiful and Damned. But if someone is trying to give the script to Fig, why? Is the script thief/keeper a different person than the murderer, and hoping to bring the true bad guy to justice? Or is it the murderer trying to send her down the wrong path? Was there more symbolism than the obvious behind putting the script inside The Beautiful and Damned?

And then there’s the question of timing Does the discovery of the script mean that Fig and Ford are getting close, so close that either the bad guys are panicking or a mysterious benefactor is willing to slip them a final clue? If so, how would the anonymous script-dealer know? The most recent suspects to interact with Fig and Ford are the Nightingales, who likely didn’t have access to the Grapes set, the Farnsworths, who I really can’t see having anything to do with anything, and the Hammermeisters. The Hammermeisters, or at least Mel, probably have the best sense that Ford is making progress, but either of them secretly holding the script simply doesn’t make any sense. And we can’t overlook TD’s reaction to Willy and Fig’s discovery—he certainly reacts the most out of everyone else in the room, so either he was overacting to compensate a lack of genuine surprise (unlikely), or he was truly shocked by this latest development. Is he just excited to tell Mel that the script has been found? Or is he afraid of what the script will reveal?

On the Ford sign of things, he gets to match wits with two very different sparring partners: Mo and Vivian. We don’t get too much from Vivian, but Mo has an interesting reaction to Ford’s various guesses about his relationship with Mel. He understandably laughs off Ford’s attempts at silly distractions, but then gets genuinely angry when Ford calls him Mel’s puppet. While this could be due to injured pride, may Ford also be right on the money? I mean, that’s more or less what I’ve been assuming this whole time.

And how about Vivian’s song? “Adapt Or Die,” the perfect sultry tune for a show deeply preoccupied with Hollywood’s adaption preoccupation (same, Persauds, same). It gives further insight into Vivian’s relationship with Barnaby, and a melodious look into her potential character motivation. But how and why is she adapting to survive? By framing Barnaby for murder to get around the pre-nup? Or does Mo perhaps have something on her? Did F. Scott’s death ruin some plan of Vivian’s for the future? On a less speculative note, Mary Kate Wiles genuinely has one of my favorite voices EVER, and I’m so so so happy every time she sings in this show. She always knocks it out of the fucking park. More numbers for Vivian, please! Please!! PLEASE!!!

And Fitzgerald was apparently strangled by two different items. What does this mean? Was the first item not doing the job, so the killer had to switch? Was he strangled unsuccessfully by one person, and then successfully by a second person mere minutes later? Did two people strangle him at the same time? Or was he strangled with an item that would look like two separate things (a necklace with two different types of chains latched together, for example)? I’ve been trying to think of a plot relevant item that would fit that description, but so far I’ve come up empty…

Stray thoughts: -TD’s thoughts on grief—his passive aggressive way of telling Rex to shut the hell up, made me laugh and filled in a lot about how he and Mel became an item in the first place. He’s capable of just as much bitchery as she is, it turns out -Once again, Dash shows up at the same place as Wilhelmina. I might be wildly off base, but with every passing episode I’m becoming more and more convinced that he’s doing something involving her.

[booigi-boi]

The Case of the Greater Gatsby has returned! Here's some characters for the occasion 🐇

Go listen to it

Close ups under cut (choose your fighter)

[sweethangman]

[shipwreckedcomedy]

The Case of the Greater Gatsby will be back from hiatus with ten brand new episodes starting October 16th!

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eYjoMx...

FEATURING Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips Sinéad Persaud as Fig Wineshine Curt Mega as Announcer Parvesh Cheena as Whitley Trufflehaus Julia Cho as Sheilah Graham Lesli Margherita as Mel Hammermeister Tommy Hobson as Barnaby Nightingale Lauren Lopez as Penny Nickelpenny Dante Swain as Bixby Crane Mary Kate Wiles as Vivian Nightingale Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski Krystina Arielle as Juniper Wetblossom Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker Gabe Greenspan as Roger Haircremé Matthew Mercer as Mo Beats Carlos Alazraqui as Leery O'Shaughnessey and Joey Richter as Dash Gunfire

Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Audio recording by Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith

Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman

[awigglycultist]

Funny how shipwrecked has had Gabe Greenspan play both one of the best husbands (Brom) and one of the worst husbands (Rodger)

[venomousray]

This is so stupid but here’s how I think dash would draw some of the guilded lily characters based on those drawings in his office. He’s an artist.

[halcyoncyrus]

Dash Gunfire. Private eye. Master of disguises and professional silly man

(Bonus eye-patchless version from before I remembered he was supposed to be a pirate oops)

[heatherfield]

Famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald has been murdered! The scene? Hollywood! The detectives? Hardboiled! The suspects? Plentiful!

The Case of the Greater Gatsby [x]

[kala-mies]

KALA-MIES in THE CASE OF JESUS WHAT FUCKING COLORS AM I GONNA USE

[webby2007]

*in Curt Mega announcer voice*

Hello there! Do you like Shipwrecked Comedy? The Case of the Gilded Lily? The Case of the Greater Gatsby? Of course you do! How about acting? Getting to talk with other fans of Greater Gatsby? Yes? Well you should join Webby's Fig and Ford readthrough extravaganza! A series of readthroughs starting with Gilded Lily and then Greater Gatsby separated into batches of three or four episodes. The dates will be worked out with the cast for the max amount of people able to participate. If this sounds appealing to you join the discord server linked below made especially for these readthroughs.

[its-short-for-jackalope]

why is Curt Mega's time-traveling advertisement man lowkey my favorite character in Greater Gatsby?

[cryptidram]

fig wineshine!!!! i mainly havent drawn her because ive kind of given up on hats theyre so annoying . but i was like hey!!!! shes like awesome and one of the best characters i need to draw her so!! here she is!!!!!!

[booigi-boi]

I had this originally saved for Greater Gatsby's return, but it feels right to post it on Mary Kate's birthday 💞

[sweethangman]

[shipwreckedcomedy]

Shipwrecked Comedy proudly presents "Adapt or Die", the newest Vivian Nightingale song, written for The Case of the Greater Gatsby

Music by Dylan Glatthorn Lyrics by Dylan Glatthorn, Sean Persaud & Sinead Persaud Performed by Mary Kate Wiles Recorded by Noah Hunt Audio

[awigglycultist]

"How many stuffed animals? Eh you probably only have like one, you're a cool guy"

"Dash!"

"Yes?"

"Good work getting into that back office and snagging these. Mo Beats had no idea"

"Of- of course! Y-you are so welcome! Look if you ever need me to fill in for Fig again or you wanna go see a movie and come over and play a board game-"

"We'll see, Figs been flakey as of late, I need to work with people I can trust or no one at all"

"You trust me?"

I'm actually never going to get over this interaction are you fucking kidding me