“I'll never forgive you for this. You know that, don't you?”
Why it's great
The threat is flat and final, then a tag question forces the other man to answer.
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Informal
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I'll never forgive you for missing my wedding.
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After the Funeral, Back at Ronnie's, Explained
Another Year · 2010
Chapter 21 of 25 · 3'36"
The service is over and everyone gathers back at Ronnie's house. A latecomer is teased — "I'll never forgive you for this" — while Carl, Ronnie's son, never showed up at all: "Just turns up out of the blue, doesn't he?" The talk moves between the funeral and small talk about the weather and the plot.
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 0:14–0:37
The Latecomer Gets Scolded
23s - 1:25–2:05
The Family Talks About Carl
40s
After the Funeral, Back at Ronnie's, explained
What happens
After the service, family and friends gather at Ronnie's house. Someone arrives late, having been stuck on the motorway, and is scolded half-jokingly for missing it. Ronnie's son Carl hasn't come, and the family notes how he only appears 'out of the blue.' Joe phones Carl to invite him back. Guests arrive, and the talk turns to Linda and the simple service.
What's really going on
The funeral is over, but the film keeps its eye on the ordinary. A late arrival gets the closest thing to drama here — 'I'll never forgive you for this,' said with more performance than anger — and everyone else simply carries on. The real subject is absence. Carl, Ronnie's son, never came, and the family's talk about him is carefully light: 'Just turns up out of the blue, doesn't he?' and 'When he can be bothered.' Even the phone call from Joe is gentle, an invitation rather than a summons. Around it all is the practical kindness of a wake: coats taken, chairs found, tea poured, the plot praised because it is a 'nice spot.' Grief is present, but it shows up as weather talk and logistics, which is how it usually looks.
Key lines & what they mean
- “I'll never forgive you for this. You know that, don't you?”
- A half-serious scolding for missing the service — theatrical, not truly angry, and the closest the scene gets to open emotion.
- “I might have known you'd pull a stunt like this.”
- A dry line at the latecomer: of course this was the sort of thing they'd do. It keeps the mood light.
- “He was such a lovely kid, full of fun.”
- A memory of Carl as a boy, offered as a gentle way of talking about the man who didn't come.
- “Just turns up out of the blue, doesn't he?”
- The family's shorthand for Carl: he appears without warning, and never when expected.
Theme
- Death & grief — The wake handles loss through chores and weather talk, with Carl's absence as the unspoken subject.
- Family conflict — Carl skipped the funeral and only appears 'out of the blue,' which the family mentions with practiced lightness.
What this chapter teaches
Teaching points
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Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoGolden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I might have known you'd pull a stunt like this.”
Why it's great
He says he should have expected it, which scolds and shrugs in the same breath.
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Informal
Use it yourself
I might have known you'd miss the train again.
“He was such a lovely kid, full of fun.”
Why it's great
A plain memory of a bright child lands harder than any lament.
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She was such a cheerful girl, full of energy.
“Just turns up out of the blue, doesn't he?”
Why it's great
The idiom 'out of the blue' pins down someone who appears without warning.
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Informal
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My uncle turns up out of the blue every few years.
Up next · 22one of those thingsThe scene: Carl Confronts Tom at the HouseTakeaways
What you walk away with- Out of the blue means without warning
- Pull a stunt means to cause trouble
- Good job here means it's lucky
- See someone off is to say goodbye
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Questions, then the linesWhy is someone scolded at Ronnie's house?
A guest arrived late, having been stuck on the motorway, and missed the service. The scolding — 'I'll never forgive you for this' — is performed rather than real.
Did Carl come to the funeral?
No. Ronnie's son Carl never showed up, and the family talks about him carefully, noting that he only turns up 'out of the blue.' Joe phones to invite him back to the house.
Why does everyone talk about the weather and the plot?
It's a wake. Praise for the 'nice spot' and relief that it didn't rain are the ordinary ways people fill the space around grief.
What does 'out of the blue' mean?
It means suddenly and without warning. The family uses it for Carl, who appears unexpectedly and never when he's expected.
What happens at the end of the scene?
Guests arrive at the house, coats are taken and chairs found, and the talk turns to Linda and the simple, straightforward service.