Sort of walk into the movie, the, the synopsis, yeah.

Sure.

Okay.

I've got my character names lined up.

So here, uh, the Bertiers, which is Maurice and Jeanette MacDonald, are already married.

He's a wealthy doctor, and she's his loving wife, and they are nothing if not crazy for each other in a very beautiful way right at the beginning.

Um, she, uh, is excited to introduce him to her best friend.

But it's still delightful because again, you, you see all the dynamics, all the sparks of the, you know, complicated relationships, uh, unfolding in these little, in these little exchanges.

Sort of walk into the movie, the, the synopsis, yeah.

Sure.

Okay.

I've got my character names lined up.

So here, uh, the Bertiers, which is Maurice and Jeannette MacDonald, are already married.

He's a wealthy doctor, and she's his loving wife, and they are nothing if not crazy for each other in a very beautiful way right at the beginning.

Um, she, uh, is excited to introduce him to her best friend.

But it's still delightful because again, you, you see all the dynamics, all the sparks of the, you know, complicated relationships, uh, unfolding in these little, in these little exchanges.

Yes

... we could get a little bit, a little bit, uh-Uh, fussy about the differences.

I think it's kind of cool.

But yeah, his essay mentions the way in which, um, some of the other musicals may have slapped together their songs.

Uh, he mentions "Broadway Melody," which is a big Best Picture winner, which I saw recently and, uh, was mesmerized by.

Almost for all the reasons that people might think it's, it's boring or staid or, like, uh, [lip smack] flat.

I'm like, "No, this is fascinating," is you just...

Mm-hmm.

Yes, yes

... we could get a little bit, a little bit, uh-Uh, fussy about the differences.

I think it's kind of cool.

But yeah, his essay mentions the way in which, um, some of the other musicals may have slapped together their songs.

Uh, he mentions "Broadway Melody," which is a big Best Picture winner, which I saw recently and was mesmerized by.

Almost for all the reasons that people might think it's, it's boring or staid or, like, uh, flat.

I'm like, "No, this is fascinating," is you just...

Mm-hmm.