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Minions · 2015 — Chapter 10 of 14 · 4'05" · B2

Scarlet Breaks Up with the Minions, Explained: take this the wrong way

Locked in Scarlet's dungeon, the Minions get a breakup speech instead of a torture threat: "I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I hate you." Herb poses as dungeon master "Blerb," but his captives just laugh, and the whole punishment routine collapses.

What happens

Scarlet Overkill locks the Minions in her dungeon and delivers a mock breakup speech, listing her betrayal and ending things. Then Herb appears as the dungeon master "Blerb" and tries to torture them, though the Minions only laugh. Later Herb is called upstairs to prepare for the coronation, and Scarlet has a dress fitted before spotting the Minions on a screen.

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take this the wrong waylearn one's lessoncut it outget over something

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Phrase of the scene

take this the wrong way

do not be offended by what I am about to say

赫伯隔着窥视孔正式跟小黄人分手，先声明自己不是想让他们难受，然后直接说讨厌他们。

Don't take this the wrong way, but the draft needs more work.

Also in this scene

  • learn one's lesson

    to remember a mistake so as not to repeat it

  • cut it out

    to stop doing something annoying

  • get over something

    从……中恢复、放下（伤心事）

Everything marked in this scene

22 notes across 67 lines

Phrase · B2take something the wrong way

do not be offended by what I am about to say

I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I hate you.
Soundthis the wrong way

elision

I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I hate you.
Phrase · B1get over somethingI thought I could get over what you did, but I feel so betrayed.
Phrase · B2feel betrayedI thought I could get over what you did, but I feel so betrayed.
Phrase · B1break up with someoneI think... Yes, I think we're gonna have to break up.
Grammar · B2we're gonna have to break up

gonna have to

I think... Yes, I think we're gonna have to break up.
Phrase · B2it's not you, it's meAnd it's not you. (SOBS)
Phrase · B2spend the rest of one's lifeBecause this is where you're going to spend the rest of your worthless little lives.
Grammar · B2this is where you're going to spend the rest of your worthless little lives

where-clause as complement

Because this is where you're going to spend the rest of your worthless little lives.
Soundrest of your

liaison

Because this is where you're going to spend the rest of your worthless little lives.
Phrase · B2prepare for somethingPrepare for torture, which I do!
Phrase · B2cut it out

to stop doing something annoying

Cut it out! This is really unprofessional!
Phrase · B2learn one's lesson

to remember a mistake so as not to repeat it

Well, I hope you learned your lesson for today.
Phrase · B2hours away from somethingI am hours away from becoming the Queen of England!
Phrase · C1it's a gasI know! It's a gas! (CHUCKLES)
Slang · C1It's a gasI know! It's a gas! (CHUCKLES)
Phrase · B2all one has ever wantedIt's all I've ever wanted. I'm going to be so happy.
Phrase · C1get out of my sightI drew that when I was five years old! Get out of my sight!
SoundGet out

flap

I drew that when I was five years old! Get out of my sight!
Phrase · C1fully armed and loadedFully armed and loaded.
Phrase · B1my pleasureMy pleasure.
Phrase · B2see starsSeeing stars, seeing stars!

Scarlet Breaks Up with the Minions, explained

What's really going on

The scene works as parody on two levels. First, Scarlet stages the dungeon as a relationship: "I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I hate you," she explains, with the same soft delivery people use before "we need to talk." Betrayal, not the crown, is her stated grievance. Second, the torture itself is a bust. Herb invents a whole persona — "No, my name is 'Blerb.' I'm a dungeon master" — but the Minions find him funny rather than frightening, and he loses control of his own dungeon: "There's no laughing in the dungeon!" The comedy comes from villains who badly want to be taken seriously. Even the ending flips the tone, as Scarlet moves on to a dress fitting and the coronation while the Minions slip her mind entirely.

Theme

BetrayalScarlet punishes the Minions for betraying her, turning their imprisonment into a personal grievance rather than business.
AbsurdityThe torture fails because the Minions laugh at it, and the villain's big threat becomes a comedy routine.

What you'll learn

  • Use rest of your worthless little lives in a comparable exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude around rest of your worthless little lives.
  • Notice how the reply changes the scene.

Listen for

  • this the wrong way — elision
  • rest of your — liaison
  • Get out — flap
Because this is where you're going to spend the rest of your worthless little lives.

Scarlet's sentence: the dungeon is permanent, not temporary. The line is cruel in content but delivered with cheerful relish, which is the joke.

I am hours away from becoming the Queen of England!

Whoever says this is counting down to the coronation. It states the villain's goal plainly: the crown is within reach.

It's all I've ever wanted. I'm going to be so happy.

The speaker frames the crown as a lifelong dream, in language that sounds more like a romantic wish than a criminal plan.

I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I hate you.

The softener at the front makes the insult land harder. It's a breakup line borrowed from romance and aimed at prisoners, which is the parody.

Questions about this scene

Why does Scarlet give the Minions a breakup speech?

She feels personally betrayed by them, so she punishes them the way a hurt partner would. The romance language is the joke, since they are her captives, not her dates.

Who is Blerb in Scarlet's dungeon?

It's Herb in disguise. He pretends to be a dungeon master called Blerb, but later admits, "it was me, Herb, the whole time!"

Why does the torture backfire on Herb?

The Minions laugh at everything he does, which ruins the performance. He wanted tears and screams, so their giggling leaves him angry and out of control.

What does "It's a gas" mean?

It's dated slang for "it's a lot of fun" or "it's a blast." Someone says it about becoming Queen of England, which shows how giddy the plan makes them.

What happens to the Minions after the dungeon?

They don't stay imprisoned. By the end of the scene, they have gotten out, and the last shot is someone spotting Bob and Stuart on a screen.

Minions · 14 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 11I proclaim theeScarlet's Coronation Turns into a Chase
Chapter 1therein lies the rubMinions Can't Keep a BossChapter 2Truth be toldKevin Volunteers to Find a New MasterChapter 3marked downMinions Wreck a Department StoreChapter 4a new bad man in townScarlet Overkill's Villain-Con AdChapter 5stretch one's legsThe Nelsons Give the Minions a RideChapter 6let's not kid ourselvesScarlet's Henchmen TryoutChapter 7get down to businessScarlet Assigns the Crown HeistChapter 8Bob's your uncleBob Pulls the Sword from the StoneChapter 9above and beyond the call of dutyScarlet Confronts the MinionsWatching · Chapter 10take this the wrong wayScarlet Breaks Up with the MinionsChapter 11I proclaim theeScarlet's Coronation Turns into a ChaseChapter 12how's that working out for youScarlet Gives Kevin Until DawnChapter 13so help meScarlet Taunts Kevin, Then FleesChapter 14from here on outThe Queen Knights Kevin
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