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Minions · 2015 — Chapter 9 of 14 · 4'50" · B1

Scarlet Confronts the Minions, Explained: above and beyond the call of duty

Scarlet storms in to find the Minions have crowned Bob king and taken her place. "You stole my dream!" she rages — her coronation, her dress, her revenge on everyone who doubted her, all gone. Yet minutes later she's the one being crowned queen.

What happens

The Minions have taken over Buckingham Palace and made Bob king. Scarlet Overkill arrives, furious: they used Herb's invention to steal her crown, and her dream of conquering England. She confronts them — then the law is changed, and she is crowned Queen of England instead.

AccusationsArgumentsConfrontingThreateningBoss & employeeB1slowamericanClean
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Long live the kingthe picture of elegance and classabove and beyond the call of dutynot gonna lie

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  40. ❝ MonologueScarlet's coronation speech to herself7 linesPractice page ↗
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Phrase of the scene

above and beyond the call of duty

doing far more than one is required to do

斯嘉丽假意感谢小黄人，说他们做了远超本分的贡献，为接下来的翻脸铺垫。

The nurse went above and beyond the call of duty to help that family.

Also in this scene

  • Long live the king

    a fixed cheer for a monarch

  • the picture of elegance and class

    the perfect example of grace and style

  • not gonna lie

    说实话、不骗你

Everything marked in this scene

22 notes across 70 lines

Phrase · B1what's the matterOh, what's the matter, Your Majesty?
Phrase · B2make it rightWhatever's bothering you, we can make it right.
Phrase · B2just name itJust name it!
Soundname it

liaison

Just name it!
Phrase · B2long live the king

a fixed cheer for a monarch

Long live the king!
Soundlive the king

liaison

Long live the king!
Phrase · C1a backstabbing traitorDon't you "Scarlet" me, you backstabbing little traitors!
Phrase · B2feel usedI feel used. Not gonna lie.
Phrase · C1not gonna lieI feel used. Not gonna lie.
Grammar · B2a dress so sparkly, it glowed

so plus adjective for result

I'd wear a dress so sparkly, it glowed!
Grammar · B2everyone who ever doubted me would be watching

relative clause

And everyone who ever doubted me would be watching, and they would be crying!
Phrase · C1the picture of something

the perfect example of grace and style

I was going to be the picture of elegance and class!
Phrase · B2screw something upAnd you pinheads screwed it up!
Soundscrewed it up

flap

And you pinheads screwed it up!
Phrase · C1abdicate the throneNo, no, no, King Bob! You cannot just abdicate the throne!
Phrase · C1who invited the squareWho invited the square?
Slang · B2squareWho invited the square?
Phrase · B2clear the wayKing Bob has officially changed the law, Clearing the way for Scarlet Overkill to be crowned Queen of England!
Phrase · C1spell doomIf I wasn't so polite, I'd say this spells certain doom for the country, if not the world.
Phrase · B2keep one's mouth shutBut I'm so very polite that I shall keep my mouth shut.
Phrase · C2above and beyond the call of duty

doing far more than one is required to do

I just want to thank the Minions for going above and beyond the call of duty.
Phrase · B2get what one deservesWell, you'll all get what you deserve.

Scarlet Confronts the Minions, explained

What's really going on

Scarlet's tantrum isn't about a stolen crown — it's about being upstaged by her own sidekicks. "You stole my dream!" she says, and lists every detail she had rehearsed: the coronation, the glowing dress, the doubters crying. What stings is that the Minions did with one clumsy stunt what she had plotted for years. Then she pivots: at the press conference she praises them for going "above and beyond the call of duty" and says they stole "not just England but my heart." It's the same insult and the same word — stolen — reframed as gratitude. The scene shows how fast a villain can turn humiliation into theatre when it gets her what she wants.

Theme

BetrayalHer own sidekicks hand England's throne to her enemy, and she calls them traitors who stole her dream.
PowerScarlet loses the crown to the Minions, then wins the throne anyway by having the law rewritten.

What you'll learn

  • Use Don't you "Scarlet" me in a comparable exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude around Don't you "Scarlet" me.
  • Notice how the reply changes the scene.

Listen for

  • name it — liaison
  • live the king — liaison
  • screwed it up — flap
You stole my dream! I was going to conquer England someday!

Scarlet accuses the Minions of taking the future she had planned — conquering England — turning her own helpers into thieves.

If I wasn't so polite, I'd say this spells certain doom for the country, if not the world.

A commentator sarcastically warns that crowning Scarlet will ruin Britain, then hides the insult behind an exaggerated show of good manners.

But I'm so very polite that I shall keep my mouth shut.

The punchline to the line before — a joke about saying the damning thing and then pretending not to have said it.

Well, you'll all get what you deserve.

Scarlet's sweet-sounding farewell to the press, which is really a threat that everyone will pay for crossing her.

Questions about this scene

Why does Scarlet blame the Minions for stealing her dream?

She planned to conquer England and be crowned queen herself. The Minions' stunt handed the throne to Bob, and her coronation seemed lost — so she calls them backstabbing traitors.

How does Scarlet end up becoming Queen of England?

Bob abdicates and 'officially changes the law,' as a commentator puts it, clearing the way for Scarlet Overkill to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.

Is Scarlet genuinely grateful to the Minions at the end?

Her praise — that they went 'above and beyond the call of duty' and stole 'not just England but my heart' — sounds warm, but she also warns, 'you'll all get what you deserve.'

Who is the voice criticizing the coronation on the news?

An unnamed news commentator. He claims that if he weren't so polite he'd say it 'spells certain doom for the country,' then says he'll keep his mouth shut — and adds, 'we're all in big trouble.'

Minions · 14 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 10take this the wrong wayScarlet Breaks Up with the Minions
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 StoneWatching · Chapter 9above and beyond the call of dutyScarlet Confronts the MinionsChapter 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
Chapter 9 of 14 · about 23 min to go