bars on BARS! the script of this movie is so freakin funny. i didn't realize how much of a childhood favorite this was until i watched it this afternoon during a scrabble game with my mom, brittnie, and then chaotic cuddles with brynn.
we love to see a movie with a setup for sexism and transphobia turn into a feminist and trans-affirming story. donny osmond slay.
Gordo: Wow, evil and smart.
Kate: Embrace it. Fear it.
you don't have to make fake pie charts!
have u ever seen such a beautiful night?
THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF! paolos lip synching is awful r u kidding me?
how do u know? bc u shine with the light from the sun!
PAOLO IS A LIAR
I watched part of this with Brittnie, part with Brynner, and the rest by myself. Still slaps.
Already can't wait to watch again. I felt so seen watching this, which is maybe the last thing I expected. Of course I was anticipating Mormon-coded quips and satisfying LDS-cultured details with flashes of the weight of missionary life, but there was no way I could have expected how connected I would feel to the experience of the sister missionaries. I remember walking up stupid hills and staircases and saying "hot *left step* WIFE *right step*" over and over as…
