my friend and i made this quiz to know which sally rooney character you are. enjoy
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Why was Joe’s performance in Conversations With Friends so poorly received?
A mix of things, imo.
Although I think that it's Joe's best performance yet (along with the one in SAN), it's absolutely not perfect. He has a couple of undeniably bad moments and other scenes where it seems like he's holding himself back.
His performance was (unfairly) compared to Paul's performace. And Joe's performance is great but Paul's was scarily amazing.
The show was not very well-written, unfortunately, and that reflected badly on the actors' performances. The material was already not the best...
People's expectations towards the show and the actors were too high after NP.
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are all irish men as vulnerable and wonderful as sally rooney is making them out to be?
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I love the scene in episode 7 of Conversations with Friends, where Francis tries on Nick's jacket. I've been enjoying the show so far, but it's the first scene that really drew me in. Pretty sure it's not in the book but it's been a few years since I read it.
A scene like this would normally strengthen the two characters bond, but I think it hints at a lot of underlying tension between them.
To try on someone's clothes is to be in their shoes, be in their world, be close to them.
Nick immediately tells Francis she can't keep his jacket. (The writers specifically choose the word keep, not have) He's not going to leave Melissa for her; Francis can't keep him.
Francis says she doesn't see Nick as a vulnerable person - which is interesting because she withholds from him as well. It's also the same flaw Bobbi finds with Francis and likely why they broke up.
She also comments that Nick doesn't care what other people think of him. Francis seems to be trying allude to her pain after seeing him with Melissa - and implying that he doesn't care. In the book, Francis is offen passive aggressive in her narration. I do wonder if she's trying to get under his skin a bit by some of her comments.
They do seem to have a sweet moment afterwards - Nick apologizes for being hard to read and he pulls her closer.
They share a laugh over both being cold and "not fun." However, Francis's cold nature is likely stemming from trauma. Nick has some underlying issues as well.
The scene ends with Nick saying she can't have his jacket - their affair is ending soon.
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