The Split returns for 2-part special with Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and more
The special will release ahead of already announced spin-off The Split Up.
Surprise! Two years after it seemingly came to an end, Abi Morgan's hit legal drama The Split is returning for a brand new two-part special.
The new episodes are set two years after we left Nicola Walker's Hannah and Stephen Mangan's Nathan, as they attempted to navigate their way through a "good divorce".
Further details provided by Radio Times here
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You know Andrea Davenport's intense hatred of her name being mispronounced? It's a particular, notable quirk of her character. This small error brings out the absolute worst in her; in her introductory episode she's much crueller and more of an active bully, enforcing the total social exclusion of Molly, instead of simply self-absorbed and insensitive but ultimately good at heart as she has been since, all because Molly accidentally says her name wrong more than once in their first meeting.
Why? The correct pronunciation of Andrea in her case is the less common one (and therefore seems posher), and less intuitive based on the spelling. It's quite reasonable that someone would say the other pronunciation more than once out of instinct. She can surely intellectually understand that. So why is this such a big issue for her?
Well, a lot of her bad behaviour can be explained by her parents' behaviour. Her father can be selfish and greedy in regards to his business, and while Andrea is spoiled materially and financially, both her parents routinely ignore and emotionally neglect her to pay more attention to their work, social media and image. When she focuses excessively on herself and her reputation, she's directly imitating her two first and most influential role models. Maybe if she makes the family and their brand look good enough, she'll be good enough for them to give her their time. Maybe if she's exactly like them, they'll be more interested in her. They're always interested in themselves, after all.
What if her parents are so neglectful that they can, at least on occasion, accidentally get their own daughter's name wrong?
Imagine an episode about Andrea where Molly is either observing her without her knowledge like in "The Don't-Gooder", or hanging out with her in a normal way, since she is her "best friend" now in Andrea's own words. Andrea is talking to her parents, who are looking at their phones and only half-listening.
Then her mother or father distractedly mispronounces her name, or even calls her a different name like Annie or something. Molly gasps, bracing for how badly Andrea will react. Her parent doing it is far more insulting than a stranger doing it!
But Andrea barely reacts at all. She's stung, dejected, but not angry. Resigned. She doesn't even bring it up. Like this is frequent enough that she doesn't think that her literal parents remembering how to say the name they chose for her or even the name itself would be a guarantee.
She doesn't have much power over her parents. Not the kind that will sway them to meet her basic emotional needs. But as she learned early on in life, thanks to her wealth, beauty and charisma she can exert power over her peers, and later the general public and her fanbase. So she is going to make damn well sure that everyone else refers to her correctly. And if they don't, she'll subject them to the most painful, degrading treatment she can conceive of: being ignored.
Her name thing set the whole plot of the second episode into motion. Can you imagine, after how firmly it was established, the impact on Molly and the audience of Maxwell Davenport saying, "That's nice, Angela" and Andrea's only response being reserved, familiar hurt?
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Seven (and a few)Sentence Sunday 🏰🌳🌳🛖🌳🌕🌳🌳
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Buck runs a finger over the the two bands he can see on his arm, he really thinks these marks on his skin are the answer, that he now has a way to break the curse.
A contented sigh slips from his lips as he lies in the bed he just spent the night in with Eddie. A future with Eddie and Chris actually seems possible. All he needs to do is explain things to Maddie and his parents and they'll be happy for him, he’s sure of it.
With uncharacteristically optimistic thoughts about his future running through his head he drags himself up and is almost dressed when he hears the raised voices.
That doesn’t seem right and frowning slightly he quickly buttons up his shirt, pulls on his boots and goes to investigate.
The sight that greets him as he opens the door freezes his heart.
It takes him a moment to fully process what he sees, but it’s real, there are actually Palace Guards in the street and they have a man surrounded. The man is on his knees, head bowed and hands behind his head.
To his horror the man is Eddie.
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[ID: Digital drawings of Fiona Law, Agnes Montague, Emma Harvey, and Mary Keay from TMA. Fiona is an older woman with light brown skin, greying hair in a severe bun, glasses, and a terrified expression on her face. She holds a pencil in one hand and wears formal, dated business attire. There are squiggly lines emanating from her. Agnes is a young, slightly chubby woman with pale, freckly skin and long, ginger hair. She wears a long-sleeved button-up shirt with a Peter Pan collar under a baggy sweater-vest. In one hand she has a candle burning low, dripping its wax down the sides of her hand and between her fingers, and she gazes down at the flame with an unreadable expression. She is lit only by the candle, and behind her head is a smouldering halo. Emma is a thin white woman with shoulder-length curly brown hair from which a spider dangles on its silk. She wears glasses, a loose purple button-up shirt, dark wide-leg trousers, and purple heels. Her hands are clasped behind her back and there is a slightly wild-eyed expression of satisfaction on her face. Behind her is a spiderweb design in purple. Mary is a thin white woman with warm blonde hair in a 70s blow-out style, wearing similarly dated clothing, a bangle, a wedding ring with a large red gem, sharp red nails, and a large, heavy gold necklace with a Clausen family crest on the pendant. In her left hand she holds a razor blade and there is a knowing smirk on her face as she stares at the viewer. Behind her head is a mockery of a saint’s halo, with the points and circle of a pentacle visible. End ID.]
this week i learned there is no Closen family crest. happy women wednesday
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So, a fun fact about me: I have a physical, burnt CD that I keep songs that play on the idea of "get them back." It is maybe my favorite, favorite double entendre to make.
First of all, I love the stylization of the title? Someone said something about it being a reference to a 1975 song? I actually don't care, I think the all lower case, no spaces presentation of imgonnagetyouback so perfectly encapsulates how she sings it. There's a distinct speed to it, a mischievous side smile to it as well.
Also, god, the vibe of the song is just a little sexy, just a little messy, it's everything I love. The narrator, seeking an ex-flame who ghosted her ( I'm an Aston Martin that you steered straight into a ditch / then ran and hid ) debates his fate.
There's something very... gloat-ish, in it. I can imagine the narrator, two shots deep, grabbing her lover by the jaw, to say, "I could leave you, like a dumb house party, or I might just love you 'till the end."
(Get Him Back - Fiona Apple)
This song tells, I think, a very tight story. The narrator describes a lover who "Knew the price goin' in." who she sees across the bar, after their split. Over the course of her night, she has decided. Even if I'm handcuffed, I'm leaving here with you.
My favorite part, and the most revealing, is the bridge. It's always the bridge! ( I think Swift's songwriting prioritizes the bridge as a moment of revelation, a moment where the "why?" of the song is answered. ) The narrator, in no uncertain terms, sees her lover still wanting her, and sees him as the turn around, the new future. Bygones will be bygone eras, fading into grey.
The narrator thinks that, by getting back with this lover (or by getting back at them) she can "push the reset button, we're becoming something new."
(I'm Gonna Get You Back - Florie)
The bridge's final line also reveals a little bit about how the Narrator sees herself.
Pick your poison babe, I'm poison either way.
The narrator tells her ghosted ex that both options will end badly for him. On one hand, she teases revenge throughout the whole song. Smash your bike / flip you off / curse you out. Or, as a much younger Swift might put it: I wrote a song about you.
On the other hand... There's a tell, there. That she thinks loving her ( pull you into the closet / take you back to my house / be your wife ) is just as poisonous. In a way, maybe the narrator is right. The song's placement directly before The Albatross could be the answer. The narrator sees that trouble will come if he gets back with her, too.
(get him back! - Olivia Rodrigo)
Back on the idea of gloating, though. The song has a bit of Mastermind to it too:
You'll find that you were never not mine.
The narrator feels so totally in control that she will get to decide the fate of this romance. I could take the upper hand. I can tell when someone still wants me. Once you fix your face, I'm goin' in. For a song with such a tight, perfect beat, it works so, so well. I love when the instrumental supports the lyrics.
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