jab or bump into the baby
- I'll poke the baby if I go deeper. - Oh, come on! Just do it!Knocked Up · 2007 — Chapter 8 of 16 · 2'25" · B1
He Stops, Afraid for the Baby, Explained: lost it
One line says going deeper would poke the baby. A later line says the doctor and Debbie called it fine, and another fears a crush. "It was a warning kick" turns one kick into a reason to stop, and the scene ends on a promise not to do this again.
What happens
One line says going deeper would poke the baby. The doctor and Debbie are cited as calling it fine. Another line fears crushing the baby; a reply says to get over it. A kick hits a hand and is called a warning kick, then one line says that would be the first thing the baby sees. The closing line promises not to do this again.
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don't yell at meno shell in thereget over itNational Geographic
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Phrase of the scene
lost it
completely lost one's composure
After the panic pictures, someone admits they have lost it, meaning their nerve, not an object.
I lost it when the smoke alarm chirped for the third hour.
Also in this scene
- don't yell at me
stop shouting at me
- no shell in there
there is no protective shell in the way
- get over it
stop dwelling and move on
- National Geographic
looks like a National Geographic wildlife documentary
- fuck me like a dog
fuck me as if I were a dog
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conditional clause: The if-clause is the only reason he refuses to go deeper.
- I'll poke the baby if I go deeper. - Oh, come on! Just do it!Hit poke, and let the stay light.
- I'll poke the baby if I go deeper. - Oh, come on! Just do it!shout angrily at me
Please, don't yell at me, please don't.switch sexual position
Look, can we... I'm sorry, can we change positions?press down hard enough to hurt
- What? - I'm gonna crush the baby. I know it.there is no protective shell in the way
Someone fears a poke, then a crush. The line no shell in there says there is no protective shell in the way.
There's no shell in there, you know?have sexual intercourse
Millions of people have sex when they're pregnant!Keep they're weak and land on pregnant.
Millions of people have sex when they're pregnant!the way the thing functions
I don't know how it works. It just works, okay? Just do it.stop dwelling and move on
After the list of disasters, the other person cuts in with get over it and wants the worrying to stop now.
- Just get over it! - I can't do it. Can you just get on top?move into the position on top
- Just get over it! - I can't do it. Can you just get on top?nowhere near it not a score; anatomically nowhere near the baby
- Trust me, you're not even close. - Okay.seen from this viewpoint
I look disgusting from this angle. I can feel you looking up at my chins.perception participle: feel plus looking means the gaze is happening and she senses it.
I look disgusting from this angle. I can feel you looking up at my chins.hang loose and swing about
And my boobs are all, like, squishy, and they're flopping around.breasts, said casually — Fine as private body talk; not for clinics or work.
And my boobs are all, like, squishy, and they're flopping around.slang for rear-entry sex — Bedroom slang only; keep it out of polite company.
Okay. Can we do... Do you wanna do doggie style?Link or into anything with no breath between.
It's not like a dog. We don't have to go outside or anything.when you're about to orgasm close means near orgasm, not near in space
- Just tell me when you're close. - Just go harder.a shocked, filthy oh no — A startled blurt; not for family or formal rooms.
- Oh, fuck! - What?not the usual kind
- No, no, no. Not like this. - No, it's fine. It's fine. Just keep going.a kick meant as a warning
A kick to the hand gets renamed on the spot as a warning kick, so it can be treated as a reason to stop.
It was a warning kick. This was a bad kick.only about an inch from it
Look, my dick must be like an inch away from its face, - and it's coming, just coming in at its face. - Oh, shit.vulgar word for penis — Adult sexual talk only; never in polite conversation.
Look, my dick must be like an inch away from its face, - and it's coming, just coming in at its face. - Oh, shit.hypothetical question: What if floats a fear as a possibility, not as a fact.
What if it kicked 'cause it didn't like it?Leave 'cause cut short; don't restore because.
What if it kicked 'cause it didn't like it?the very first thing seen
I can't do that to our baby. That's the first thing it's gonna see.relative clause: A hidden that makes it's gonna see describe the thing.
I can't do that to our baby. That's the first thing it's gonna see.talk about a topic The whole line says the explanation is absurd, not a check of the topic name.
What are you talking about?Let the t in little flick instead of stopping.
It just freaks me out a bit. It's a little weird.makes me uneasy — Casual talk about nerves; too slangy for reports.
It just freaks me out a bit. It's a little weird.drop it; we're done
Great, you know what? Just forget it.force you to do it
Don't worry. I won't make you do this again.He Stops, Afraid for the Baby, explained
What's really going on
On the surface this is a fight about whether to keep going. One line fears a poke if it goes deeper. Another says the doctor and Debbie already called it fine. The fear continues anyway: a crush, then "There's no shell in there," meaning there is no protective shell, then "Millions of people have sex when they're pregnant!" offered as proof, then the weight, over 200 pounds. Later a line calls the angle disgusting, with chins looked at from below and a flopping body, then calls the picture National Geographic. Doggie style gets a reply that rejects being treated like a dog. A kick hits a hand. "It was a warning kick" turns that movement into a message. "That's the first thing it's gonna see" makes stopping sound like protection, and "I won't make you do this again" lets the attempt end.
Theme
ParenthoodA kick during the act stops everything, and one line treats it as the first thing the baby would see.
Dark humorTalk of poking the baby, a body called National Geographic, and a row over doggie style keeps tipping panic into a joke.
Listen for
- poke the baby — Hit poke, and let the stay light.
- when they're pregnant — Keep they're weak and land on pregnant.
- or anything — Link or into anything with no breath between.
- kicked 'cause it — Leave 'cause cut short; don't restore because.
Millions of people have sex when they're pregnant!A statistic offered as permission: if huge numbers of people manage this, the fear is supposed to be unreasonable.
All I see is our baby getting poked in the face by my penis.The whole act collapses into one picture he cannot unsee: the baby, right there, in the path of his body.
I look disgusting from this angle. I can feel you looking up at my chins.The angle makes the speaker feel disgusting, and they can feel someone looking up at their chins.
It's not like a dog. We don't have to go outside or anything.A clumsy clarification: the name of the position is not a request to be treated as an animal, and nobody has to go outside.
I can't do that to our baby. That's the first thing it's gonna see.Stopping feels necessary to him because he believes the baby is about to see his body up close, and that this would be its first sight.
Don't worry. I won't make you do this again.Don't worry comes first. The speaker promises not to have the other person do this again, and the line gives no further reason.
Questions about this scene
Why does everything stop after the baby kicks?
A line says this kick is not like the usual ones and calls it a warning kick. A later line puts a body an inch from the baby's face and says that would be the first thing it sees. Someone then says they have totally lost it. After that, a line says to forget it, and another promises not to do this again.
Why bring up a shell?
"There's no shell in there" answers the fear of poking or crushing the baby. It says there is no protective shell in the way. Other lines still push to keep going.
Why does doggie style become an argument?
One line asks, "Do you wanna do doggie style?" The reply is "No. I do not want you to fuck me like a dog." The next lines say it is only the name of a position, not like a dog, and that nobody has to go outside.
Who is right about whether this is safe?
Nothing in the dialogue settles it. One line says the doctor and Debbie called it fine. A later line says there is no shell in the way, and "Millions of people have sex when they're pregnant!" is offered as proof. Other lines say it can't be done, picture the baby getting poked, and call the kick a warning.
Why promise not to do this again?
After a line says "I have totally lost it," someone says to forget it. Then "Don't worry. I won't make you do this again." The promise says this will not be done again. It does not say anyone was being forced.
Knocked Up · 16 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 9ask you to ask meCaught at the Fantasy Draft
Chapter 1gave me an openingAllison and Ben Meet at the Bar
Chapter 2play-by-playI'm Pregnant Over Dinner
Chapter 3the fun partUltrasound Shows the Heartbeat
Chapter 4another day at the officeAllison Meets the Roommates
Chapter 5ruined womanNot a Ruined Woman
Chapter 6give him a breakBen at Breakfast with the Kids
Chapter 7out the windowThe White Bronco Escape
Watching · Chapter 8lost itHe Stops, Afraid for the Baby
Chapter 9ask you to ask meCaught at the Fantasy Draft
Chapter 10at this junctureThrown Out of the Car
Chapter 11fooling ourselvesBaby Books, Then Vegas
Chapter 12it is what it isTurned Away at the Club Door
Chapter 13accept her loveCan't Accept Debbie's Love
Chapter 14drag you intoLet Down at the Birthday Party
Chapter 15Don't go thereDr. Howard Is at a Bar Mitzvah
Chapter 16out of the woodsAllison's Birth Plan ChangesChapter 8 of 16 · about 24 min to go