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I need more Benitez if possible

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Conclave (2024), but Vincent isn't arriving from Kabul alone.

Lawrence believes a Cardinal in pectore is trouble for the Conclave, meanwhile Assente enters the Vatican like 'Bitches, you thought you've seen the last of me'

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I've seen this movie thirty thousand times now, and only just noticed, but IS HE GIVING THE LATIN GESTURE OF BENEDICTION TO THE TURTLE????!! I'm so emotional help.

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Cardinal Lawrence confronting his worst enemy for the Pope (AKA print documents for the next homily)

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The Lawrenitez Situationship

aka EVERYONE is so confused about the Pope and his Dean but the kilig feels are real

Monsignor Ray regularly keeps the Benitez Clan updated on the latest chismis and he's just in awe when THEY updated HIM on the Infamous Harana Incident

Sister Agnes has given up and just has Sister Maritess add Pinoy grocery/market staples to the kitchen supplies.

Okay, so Vincent got into her good graces by asking her to teach him some classic French and Italian recipes. SOMEBODY needs to feed the Dean and it seems he REALLY likes Vincent's cooking.

NOBODY calls out the two eejiots when they are heard absently singing OPMs to themselves or just do an inadvertent duet.

Even the TURTLES are apparently shipping it. Pong Pagong seems especially attached to Dean Lawrence, conveniently plodding into him for cute points (e.g. when Vincent can witness it)

Old married couple mental telepathy

Vincent completely forgetting himself and calling Thomas "Mahal" instead of his ACTUAL name in front of the Vatican gang and Thomas also forgetting himself and ANSWERING to it.

Tedesco giving Aldo Bellini a bewildered look and asking if "mahal" is the same as "pesteng yawa" and Aldo is just DONE. COOKED. AUGGHHH.

Casual, frequent touches to hands and shoulders and arms and everyone is like OMG JUST KISS FFS.

Are those actual CHIKININI?!!! We beg your FINEST PARDON?!!

Both of them looking happy and glowing and laughing frequently together.

Vincent's little great niece asking "Tito Tomas" if he loves her Tito Enteng and getting an "Of course, I love him, sweetheart. Very much."

Vincent's niece (Baby girl's mom) livestreaming this moment back to the Philippines causing kilig meltdown

And then both of them looking askance at everyone and demurring with a bewildered, "We're just...best friends?"

Aldo: Tangina. 😤😤😤

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translation under the cut:

[TIPS TO STOP SMOKING] My name is Giulio, I bike to stop smoking: Bike. Stop. Smoking.

[Sabbadin & Bellini on a scooter] Watchout!! S: Oh thank God it's just Goffredo B: WHO?! S: I was hoping for Thomas

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jane was frozen

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Bongbingbing Conclave universe you are so dear to me…

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lawmalley pratice

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Okay but stop what you're doing and listen to the Conclave soundtrack with headphones, specifically this track:

Listen to the way the violin (?) moves around your ears from right to left at 29-31 seconds because I simply cannot stop i loved this little bit in the movie but when you're watching it on a TV you wouldn't necessarily hear it clearly (I don't remember noticing it even in the cinema) it's spooky gah I love this soundtrack so so much 😭😭

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Sorry for the Carlos posting im Thomas Lawrence maxxing rn im so in love with himnnmnn

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Watched Conclave last night. The emotional journey I went through thinking "oh this is just like Mean Girls haha" to "this is just Mean Girls" was insane

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