Their story isn’t part of it. I read an interview with Emma Thompson were she explained it was too soon after Rickman’s passing/too painful to include it.

I don’t see it as a “running gag” at all. I see it as people being total douches to Natalie and Hugh Grant’s character’s perplexed reactions to them. I mean, obviously, a lot of other people around here feel the lines read differently but I honestly don’t think they are meant to be funny at Natalie’s expense.

Yea I see that as a clear “This person is being a d-bag” scene but hey! You’re entitled to interpret the scene differently.

Counterpoint: Lincoln was really good at capturing the frustration of unrequited love. I’m not defending the character’s actions, but as unrequited is the only love I’ve ever known, the scene where’s he’s just walking angrily to Aimee Mann makes me cry every time.

Don’t know why he was incensed...the point is that Natalie is beautiful as she is and the people calling her fat as a pejorative are being assholes.

I think Emma decided not to participate, because she didn’t want to have to grieve for her friend on-screen.

Emma Thompson’s not involved in the project for exactly that reason — she said it was way too soon after losing Rickman.

Glad you didn’t say you hate Laura Linney. I’d have to come find you, James.

Actually, they won’t get any love

Someone hates fun.

I’ll probably get a lot of flack for this but damnit I thoroughly enjoy Love Actually. I also think a “sequel” that’s only ten minutes long and for charity (!) is the best possible remake scenario.

I feel it in my fingers....

Actually, we HAVE to say, to point and to complain about what the Switch can’t do or does poorly NOW, so thy can fix it for the nex version of the Switch.

They can’t correct what they don’t know is wrong.

I’m not surprised. Leighton Meester always seemed very practical and natural to me. And she’s dealt with real shit in her life, she’s not really a fit for the Hollywood hippie lifestyle that Paltrow embraces.

I have always liked Leighton.

Good Deadspin is so incredibly good.

I don’t want to think about GOP sex face.

Bread-shaped jam that you can spread jarred toast on.

I hope they let ScarJo be funny, instead of the usual sexing-up they normally impose on their young women guests

Correct, I totally forgot that part! I was just elaborating why they ask you to hold you shoes in your hands, not just remove them completely and leave them behind. It’s a mental redirection because nobody wants to be told about getting injured while escaping, even though it’s really common.