You know, Legally Blonde the musical makes a good point of showing how following people's expectations of you, even if it makes you miserable, isn't only hurting you, it's hurting everyone. And this point isn't made through only through Elle, but also Vivienne and Warner. Like, obviously, Elle played the part of 'serious lawyer girl', even though it wasn't her, and was only able to save the day when she went back to her true self. That's the whole moral of the story. But Vivienne only dated Warner because they were a 'good couple' and when he proposed, she looked fucking miserable. She looked uncomfortable, and clearly only said yes to stick it to Elle- a horrible decision she would regret shortly after. But Warner? Warner's the interesting one. His whole song is about the expectations his family puts on him, how he has to go to Harvard, even though he's not smart enough, how he has to marry a Jackie, even though he wants to propose to Elle (he says how he talked to his parents about proposing but they said no). He's good at law, don't get me wrong (he got the internship), but he doesn't like it. In the reprise of Serious, he expresses how much he misses UCLA, and having fun. Harvard is not the perfect place for him. And because he's miserable, he makes everyone else miserable. I don't know, I kinda just ranted, but ya. Don't do shit you hate just because everyone expects you to.
the prison guard looking absolutely stunned and changing his feet stance (idk what it is called haha)
that guy with the folder just looking away
that woman reaching down in the box is just frozen
camera man bringing up his camera
that guy collapsing and covering his mouth
the woman next to camera man seems to be snapping in approval as well
anyway tag yourself? and go check out the 2018 Penn State Centre production of Legally Blonde :)
so ive been seeing rtc EVERYWHERE again recently (like @xandersrailcrash ykwim its coming back) like my friend was texting me abt it and they havent even seen rtc so
what the world needs under the cut x
yk after playing elle i feel my voice suits this sm better :))
ALSO THEY TOOK OUT THERE RIGHT THERE (gay or european) AND IM SO MAD ITS LITERALLY THE BEST SONG >:( they took out everything involving the homosexuals smh EXCEPT OUR CALLAHANS ARE BEING PLAYED BY FEMME PPL (if you're not familiar w legally blonde callahan hits on elle)
I started thinking about Legally Blonde again and I haven't watched it in a while and I don't know the timeline but the fact that Warner breaks up with Elle before going to Harvard and then end up engaged to his ex, Vivian- and assuming most of the first movie takes place during their first year at Harvard (tell me if I'm wrong) makes me have questions. Like considering Vivian is Serious and the right type of girl to be his Wife it wouldn't make sense that he broke up with Vivian for the same reasons as he did with Elle. So the reason had to do with lack of compatibility or romantic feelings. So what I don't get is why they got engaged??? Like what made Vivian and Warner get back together AND decide to get engaged. Like they had to have been separated for a while considering Elle and her friends were confident he was going to propose to her so I just don't get it. Like I get Warner felt the need to find a more serious girl to eventually become his wife but why his ex?? And why did Vivian agreeee???
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Legally Blonde - Hach/O'Keefe/Benjamin, Legally Blonde (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Emmett Richmond | Emmett Forrest/Elle Woods
Characters: Emmett Richmond | Emmett Forrest, Elle Woods, Warner Huntington III
Additional Tags: Trans Emmett Forrest, Song Lyrics, Song Parody, take it like a man parody, Coming Out, Pre-Relationship, Pre-Slash, Self-Indulgent, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Shopping, Jealousy, Not Beta Read, Friendship/Love
Summary:
“You were glowing” she says quietly, her gaze not fully settling upon her friend looking at his shoes more than his face “I dont think ive ever seen you so happy and comfortable, you know.. So yeah of course”
Becca Suskauer and Jack LeBoeuf as Vivienne Kensington and Warner Huntington III in the 2018 Penn State Centre Stage production of Legally Blonde the Musical