Hey, superstar. What's going on?Creed · 2015 — Chapter 2 of 10 · 3'20" · B1
Adonis and Bianca's First Date, Explained: jawn
Adonis and Bianca's outing stays casual on the surface — a steak, Philly slang, and a running argument about whether this is a date. Underneath, both are feeling each other out. When Bianca points out, "You said it wasn't a date though," Adonis only answers, "It's not." Then the small talk turns into trading real secrets.
What happens
Adonis takes Bianca to Max's, a Philadelphia spot, for what he insists is not a date. The owner sizes up Adonis and ribs him about never having had a steak. After they eat, the conversation turns personal: Bianca reveals her progressive hearing loss, and Adonis talks about the fighter father he never met.
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jawnget used totake care of someoneshow some love
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Phrase of the scene
jawn
a Philadelphia slang noun for any thing or person
阿多尼斯听不懂比安卡的费城土话，追问 jawn 到底是什么意思，比安卡只好一个词一个词解释。
Pass me that jawn on the counter, would you?
Also in this scene
- get used to
to become accustomed to something over time
- take care of someone
to look after or treat someone well
- show some love
to show support, especially by attending or cheering
Everything marked in this scene
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liaison
Hey, superstar. What's going on?You looking wonderful as always.Ain't never had a steak before.Listen, I'm gonna treat him like he was my neighbor.to look after or treat someone well
That's how good we gonna take care of you.That's cool. I asked you out, right?liaison
That's cool. I asked you out, right?preposition at the end of a question
Where we eating at?See, these is jawns.reduced relative clause
I got too much going on right now.A lot of people got their start.That's wassup.Just started wearing these this past year.But I only need them in places with a lot of background noise.prepositional phrase as modifier
But I only need them in places with a lot of background noise.I'm just getting ready for it.to become accustomed to something over time
Like I'm getting used to these.weak form
Like I'm getting used to these.Yeah, this is bullshit.You don't really seem like a boxer to me.My pop was a fighter.I'm sorry to hear that.It makes me feel alive.I got a residency there, so we're back on Friday.Can I roll with you?Can I roll with you?to show support, especially by attending or cheering
Adonis offers to come to Bianca's next show as a show of support.
I wanna show up, you know. Show some love.Let me think on it.Adonis and Bianca's First Date, explained
What's really going on
The date is a test on both sides. Adonis keeps calling it 'not a date' even after he asked Bianca out, because naming it would mean admitting he wants something, and Bianca hears exactly that when she says, "You said it wasn't a date though." The deeper turn comes when she admits she has progressive hearing loss and says, "I'm just getting ready for it." — a confession that lets him go first in return. Adonis answers with his own wound: "My pop died before I was born." Two guarded people trade the facts they usually keep hidden, and the evening ends warmly but carefully, with Bianca only saying she'll think about his offer to come to her show.
Theme
RomanceTwo guarded people out on a date trade their hidden wounds over dinner, and neither pushes too hard.
IdentityAdonis hides behind the catch-all word jawn and a 'not a date', while Bianca's hearing loss forces her to talk about who she's becoming.
What you'll learn
- 'jawn' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
- 'open at a venue' changes the pressure of the reply.
- The surrounding lines set the social temperature.
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- What's going on — liaison
- asked you out — liaison
- used to these — weak form
So what made you wanna sing?Adonis turns the conversation around after Bianca hears about his father, asking what drew her to music — the moment the date stops being small talk.
My pop died before I was born.Adonis reveals that his father died before he was born, the wound behind his drive and the reason he's chasing a man he never knew.
I'm just getting ready for it.Bianca's answer to the idea that her hearing will keep worsening: she isn't waiting for it, she's preparing now, learning sign language and wearing the aids.
But I really can only remember bad words.Her joke about sign language: she only remembers the curse words. It breaks the tension after a heavy confession and shows how she handles hard truths.
Questions about this scene
What does "jawn" mean?
It's a Philadelphia slang noun that can stand in for almost anything — a person, a place, a thing. In the scene, even the restaurant and Bianca count as 'a jawn.'
Why does Bianca keep saying this isn't a date?
Adonis tells her it isn't a date even after he asked her out, so she throws the words back at him — teasing him while keeping a little distance.
Why does Adonis tell Bianca about his father?
Bianca has just shared something private about her hearing loss. He answers with something equally personal: his father, a fighter, died before he was born.
Why does Adonis want to go to Bianca's next show?
He says he wants to 'show some love.' It's a way to support her music and, just as much, an excuse to see her again.
How does Bianca respond when Adonis asks to come to her show?
She says, 'Let me think on it.' She doesn't say no, but she doesn't say yes either — she keeps the next step open.
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