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purgatorily · 4 months

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everybody seems to comprehend tashi loving tennis the most which is good BUT. i don’t see anyone getting that tashi also loves THROUGH tennis. it’s how she connects to people. when she tries to coach patrick in college she’s not condescending to him, she’s reaching out. and yes, she coaches art to play through him, but their marriage lasts because she’s able to shape her relationship through the language she knows best. it’s the ultimate form of connection and understanding to her, and it hurts her when the people she loves reject her form of reciprocating that love. words will never be enough for her—she wants to play.

#challengers #tashi duncan #this is the layer of her character i’m not seeing people get and it’s sad #if you don’t see this about her she can feel kind of cold and remote #which she is but also #just like patrick she is also misunderstood repeatedly in the film #and to that point i would say the person who misunderstands art the most is himself #but i digress

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