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Rickey 2022-08-04 17:49:44

Role keywords:
susan & steve: normal
susan and steve represent ordinary people, ordinary women and ordinary men, with outstanding appearance, open-minded, and normal behavior (...) As a representative of ordinary women, susan is blond and highly organized. In one, it is a reversal of the word blonde ~ steve combines men and boys in one. It embodies the shortcomings of men and the cuteness of boys to the maximum within the tolerable range, and falls into a situation where susan is needed anytime and anywhere, thus contributing to it. The strong chemical effect between this couple.
Sally & jeff:
The roles of fear sally and jeff represent human fear. These two people are in an insecure state at any time. Sally, as a representative of women, the object of fear is aging, youth is no longer → no love → lonely life etc. As her profession is a beautician, it creates a vicious circle even more. As a representative of men, jeff is afraid of women (and all female creatures). Although ridiculous, Jeff is the only person who has a clear understanding of the differences between men and women, but this knowledge (unfortunately) deepens his fear.
Jane & patrick:
The roles of confidence Jane and patrick represent the other extreme of mankind: complete self-confidence. As a representative of women, Jane's self-confidence is rooted in extreme low self-esteem, and she strongly hopes to attract the attention of others. Even with an excellent appearance and first-rate figure, there is still no sense of insecurity suitable for men, the loneliness that refuses to admit, it needs exaggerated action to cover up, and is completely unaware of this cover up. As a representative of men, patrick's self-confidence is rooted in refusal to think, deep, self-centered, and straight-line thinking. In other words, the ignorant are fearless, and the shallow are confident.
coupling :man & woman
What coupling wants to show is the difference in the way of thinking and behavior between men and women, different behaviors caused by the same kind of thought, or different thoughts behind the same kind of behavior. The cuteness and ridiculousness of each unique personality after exaggeration, as well as the subtle differences applied to the two genders of male and female.

Well, I admit, except for the first sentence of each paragraph, everything else is my own nonsense
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I love this drama, I love it so much I can’t help myself, I laugh so hard, I cry so hard—yes, I cry every time I see it.
So post the story after the end.
Post-show story provided by Steven Moffat

"Sally said yes to Patrick, they got married and are very happy... especially as Sally beat Susan to the altar, and finally did something first. Patrick is now a completely devoted husband, who lives in total denial that he was anything other an upstanding member of the community. Or possibly he's actually forgotten. He doesn't like remembering things because it's a bit like thinking.
Sally agreed to Patrick’s proposal. They got married and lived happily together... It’s just that Sally defeated Susan and stepped into the siege for the first time, and finally took the lead. Patrick is now a super good husband and thinks of herself. There are no other identities other than the advanced model of the community. In other words, he was forgotten. He doesn't like memories very much, because he thinks memories are similar to thinking.

Jane and Oliver never actually did have sex, but they did become very good friends. They often rejoice together that their friendship is uncomplicated by any kind of sexual attraction-but they both get murderously jealous when the other is dating. Jane has a job at Oliver's science fiction book shop now-and since Oliver has that one moment of Naked Jane burnt on the inside of his eyelids, he now loses the place in one in every three sentences. People who know them well think something's gotta give-and they' re right. Especially as Jane comes to work in a metal bikini.
Jane and Oliver never actually slept, but they did become good friends. They think that the relationship between each other is very simple, and they are definitely not messed up by the physical relationship, but as long as one person goes on a date with another person, the other person will be jealous. Jane now works in Oliver's Science Fiction Bookstore. Because Oliver once met Jane without clothes in person once, and he wandered off after only three sentences. Those who know them both feel that they can't compete with them, yes, especially now that Jane wears an all-metal bikini to work.

Steve and Susan have two children now, and have recently completed work on a sitcom about their early lives together. They're developing a new television project, but it keeps getting delayed as he insists on writing episodes of some old kids show they recently pulled out of mothballs. She gets very cross about this, and if he says "Yeah but check out the season poll!" one more time, he will not live to write another word.
Steve and Susan now have two children, and Just finished a sitcom, adapted from their early life. They started to work on a new TV series, but it was always postponed because Steve always insisted on bringing out the old children's drama from the bottom of the box. Susan was very angry about this, and if Steve said to her again, "Look at the audience to vote", he would not survive to write a word.

Jeff is still abroad. He lives a life of complete peace and serenity now, having taken the precaution of not learning a word of the local language and therefore protecting himself from the consequences of his own special brand of communication. If any English speakers turn up , he pretends he only speaks Hebrew. He is, at this very moment, staring out to sea, and sighing happily every thirty-eight seconds.
Jeff is still abroad and leads a peaceful life. He refused to learn the local language in order to stay away from the consequences of "Jeff-style conversation." If someone who speaks English shows up, he pretends to only speak Hebrew. He is now looking at the sea outside the window, sighing happily every 38 seconds.

What he doesn't know, of course, is that even now a beautiful Israeli girl he once met in a bar, is heading towards his apartment, having been directed to the only Hebrew speaker on the island. What he also doesn't know is that she is being driven by a young ex-pat English woman, who is still grieving the loss of a charming, one-legged Welshman she once met on a train. And he cannot possibly suspect that (owing to a laundry mix-up , and a stag party the previous night in the same block) he is wearing heat-dissolving trunks.

As the doorbell rings, it is best that we draw a veil. "
Of course what he doesn’t know is that there is a beautiful Israel now The girl—he once met in a bar—is heading to his apartment to look for the legendary “the only person on the island who speaks Hebrew.” What he doesn’t know is that her driver is a The young British girl always misses the charming one-legged Welsh lover she once met on the train... In short, he would never think that because of the mess in the laundry room and the gathering of the big masters in the building last night, he is now wearing A pair of big shrinking pants.
When the doorbell rang...Let’s not lift the veil~

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Coupling quotes

  • [Susan is about to show the others one of her breasts]

    Susan: Well? Which one do you want? The left one or the right one?

    Patrick: The right one.

    [to others]

    Patrick: Trust me.

    Susan: Why? What's wrong with the left one?

    Patrick: Now, don't be like that. There has to be a second place.

    Susan: Well, I wasn't aware you were judging them individually!

    Patrick: You were asleep! I was bored!

  • Steve: Jeff, every morning I wake up glad I'm not you.

    Jeff: Me too.