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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022 — Chapter 14 of 22 · 4'02" · B2

The Fight for the Map, Explained: had it coming

Kitty shaves Puss's beard while they trade insults, and the talk turns to the stray dog she pretends not to like. Then Jack Horner and his rivals arrive for the map, and Puss turns the standoff into a chase: "First one to the dog gets the wish!" Chaos follows, and someone's aim is off.

What happens

Kitty gives Puss a shave while teasing him about the beard, and they argue about whether she likes the stray dog; she insists she only wants the dog's easy path to the Wishing Star. Then Jack Horner and the bears show up demanding the map, and Puss sets the hunters against each other.

ArgumentsAccusationsTeasingThreateningCoupleB2slowother-accentClean
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had it cominggo with the grainmake with the mapor else

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Phrase of the scene

had it coming

活该；早就该料到有这一天

软爪提起圣科洛马那场没办成的婚礼，对穿靴子的猫甩出这句话，把当年的难堪算成他自作自受。

He ignored every warning, so he had it coming.

Also in this scene

  • go with the grain

    顺着纹理来；顺势而为

  • make with the map

    把地图交出来；快点拿出来

  • or else

    or there will be unpleasant consequences

  • my bad

    my mistake, used as a casual apology

Everything marked in this scene

33 notes across 68 lines

Phrase · B1ask for helpHold on. Is the great Puss in Boots asking for help?
Phrase · A2someone was rightHelp. You were right.
Phrase · C1like a possum crawled on one's faceAnd it's like a possum crawled on my face.
Grammar · B2like a possum crawled on my face

like-clause

And it's like a possum crawled on my face.
Phrase · B2die of shameAnd died of shame.
Phrase · B2make someone beg-I won't make you beg. -[grunts]
Phrase · A2slow downHey, slow down. Oh!
Soundslow down

elision

Hey, slow down. Oh!
Phrase · C1go with the grainGo with the grain.
Phrase · B1know what one is doing-I know what I'm doing. -Hey!
Phrase · B2a master of somethingI'm a master of the blade. Right... [speaks in Spanish]
Phrase · B1a handsome faceAh, there's that handsome face I remember.
Phrase · B2have it comingYou had it coming.
Grammar · B2had it coming

past perfect

You had it coming.
Phrase · A2better than somethingBetter than a stick.
Grammar · B2Better than a stick

elliptical comparative

Better than a stick.
Soundthan a stick

liaison

Better than a stick.
Phrase · B1an easy pathNo, I just need his easy path to get my wish.
Phrase · B1let someone go-The Baker's Dozen. -Let him go.
Phrase · A2give someone a treatWould you like a treat?
Phrase · B2a granny bagNice granny bag, Little Jack.
Phrase · C1a magic nanny bagIt is a magic nanny bag.
Phrase · C1make with somethingNow, make with the map, or we'll see what the unicorn horn really does.
Grammar · B2You're not gonna shoot a puppy, are you

tag question

Y-Y-You're not gonna shoot a puppy, are you, Jack?
Phrase · B1shoot someone in the faceYeah, in the face. Why?
Soundin the face

liaison

Yeah, in the face. Why?
Phrase · B2do something, or else

or there will be unpleasant consequences

Give us the map, or else
Phrase · B2someone gets it-the baker man gets it. -BABY: Yeah!
Slang · C1Little Bo CreepI don't even have the map, Little Bo Creep.
Phrase · B2the first one to do somethingFirst one to the dog gets the wish! [yells]
Phrase · B1not coolNo! Not cool.
Phrase · B1my bad

my mistake, used as a casual apology

-I got him, Mr. Horner! -JACK HORNER: My bad.
Slang · B1My bad-I got him, Mr. Horner! -JACK HORNER: My bad.

The Fight for the Map, explained

What's really going on

The scene keeps the romance under the banter. Kitty shaves Puss and needles him, and the talk keeps circling the dog because she will not admit she has started to care. Her excuse is practical - "I just need his easy path to get my wish" - but the line lands as a dodge, and Puss can hear it. Before the feeling can settle, the plot crashes in: Jack Horner and the bears want the map, and the quiet moment becomes a chase. Puss's solution is pure mischief, turning everyone against each other with the promise that the first one to reach the dog gets the wish. The result is chaos, a misfired shot, and a villain who apologizes with two words. Comedy and pursuit keep the characters from ever standing still long enough to say what they mean.

Theme

TrustKitty hides her feelings behind practical excuses, and Puss learns to read between them.
FriendshipThe group keeps bickering even as their goals pull them closer together.

Listen for

  • slow down — elision
  • than a stick — liaison
  • in the face — liaison
No, I just need his easy path to get my wish.

Kitty's excuse for keeping the dog close, which sounds practical and is clearly not the whole truth.

You got to go with the grain.

Shaving advice that doubles as a lesson about not forcing things.

Hold on. Is the great Puss in Boots asking for help?

Teasing that frames his request for help as a rare and funny surrender.

-I won't make you beg. -[grunts]

A joke in the middle of the shave, where mercy is offered and immediately undercut.

Questions about this scene

Why does Kitty need the dog's easy path?

She says she needs it to reach the Wishing Star and make her wish, which she repeats whenever she is accused of liking the dog.

Why do Jack Horner and the bears chase Puss?

They want the map that leads to the Wishing Star. Each group is after its own wish, so they turn on Puss and Kitty to get it.

What does "had it coming" mean here?

It means someone deserved what happened to them. It is used as a blunt way of saying the trouble was self-inflicted.

How does Puss escape the standoff?

He claims the first one to reach the dog will get the wish, which makes the hunters fight each other instead of him, and the scene turns into a chase.

Who apologizes at the end, and why?

Jack Horner says "My bad" after his shot misses, which keeps the scene funny even as the danger continues.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 22 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 15left her at the altarPuss Confesses to Perrito
Chapter 1play double timePuss Crashes His Own FiestaChapter 2lands on his feetPuss Learns He Has DiedChapter 3bedside mannerThe Doctor Gives Puss His Last LifeChapter 4laugh in the face of deathPuss Loses to the Bounty HunterChapter 5where dignity goes to diePuss Becomes a House CatChapter 6Hard passA Dog Disguised as a CatChapter 7bag of bonesStealing the Map to the Wishing StarChapter 8the Midas touchThe Fight in Jack Horner's LairChapter 9rip someone offPuss and Kitty Race for the MapChapter 10believe in yourselfMeeting the Nameless DogChapter 11stop and smell the rosesThe Map Gives Everyone a Bad PathChapter 12the joke's on themPerrito Tells His Sad StoryChapter 13let one's guard downNever Trust Anyone, Take It from MeWatching · Chapter 14had it comingThe Fight for the MapChapter 15left her at the altarPuss Confesses to PerritoChapter 16had cold feetKitty Brings Up Cold FeetChapter 17play one's cards rightThe Map Goes MissingChapter 18larger than lifePuss Meets His Past LivesChapter 19scaredy-catDeath Comes for PussChapter 20too good to lastKitty Confronts PussChapter 21bury the hatchetPuss Stops Running From DeathChapter 22a chip off the old blockPuss Gives Up the Wish
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