Ralph, what is wrong with you?Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — Chapter 7 of 21 · 3'56" · B2
Ralph and Vanellope Enter the Internet, Explained: Not on my watch
Ralph builds up the reveal and then announces they are going to the Internet to buy the part that fixes Vanellope's game. Their plan: find eBay, get the steering wheel, and have it delivered by Friday. Online at last, they find the Internet nowhere near as grand as they expected.
What happens
Ralph reveals that he and Vanellope are going to the Internet to find the part that will fix her game. Their plan is to find eBay, get the steering wheel, and have it delivered before Friday. Once online, the Internet looks far less impressive than they were promised.
Listen for
Not on my watchno offenseBeats memalfeasance
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Phrase of the scene
Not on my watch
not while I am responsible for this
A guard refuses to let trouble happen while he is on duty.
Nobody parks in front of the gate—not on my watch.
Also in this scene
- no offense
I don't mean to insult you, but...
- Beats me
I have no idea
- malfeasance
wrongdoing by someone in a position of trust
Everything marked in this scene
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'cause we're about to blast off!be about to
'cause we're about to blast off!No way!liaison
No way!Yeah, I probably should've just said, "We're going to the Internet." We're going to the Internet!should've
Yeah, I probably should've just said, "We're going to the Internet." We're going to the Internet!Hey, Surge, (SIGHS) are we glad to see you.Yeah, we saw some undesirables causing a real donnybrook over there.not while I am responsible for this
A guard refuses to let trouble happen while he is on duty.
Oh, heck no. Not on my watch.So, all we gotta do is find this eboy place.we have it delivered to Litwak before Friday.the way-clause
Everything goes back to the way it was.Boom! Happily ever after.I don't mean to insult you, but...
A friend softens a backhanded compliment, and Ralph takes it well.
No offense.I know. And none taken.The Internet is not nearly as impressive as how Sonic described it.I have no idea
Vanellope asks where eBay is, and Ralph shrugs that he has no clue.
Beats me.Okay, connect to network.flap
Okay, connect to network.Hey! Don't leave without me!liaison
Hey! Don't leave without me!negative question
Ralph! Isn't this great?Sweet mother of monkey milk!Ralph and Vanellope Enter the Internet, explained
What's really going on
The scene is a portal story told as a pair of mismatched friends bickering. Ralph's plan is thin and grand at the same time — "Everything goes back to the way it was" — and Vanellope punctures it with a backhanded compliment: "This is a shockingly sound, well-thought-out idea for you, Ralph." The comedy is that the destination does not match the promise. They plug in, launch, and the Internet turns out to be a bland, humming place, which one of them sums up flatly: "The Internet is not nearly as impressive as how Sonic described it." The real shift is the last line, when the joke becomes geography — "Kid, I don't think we're in Litwak's anymore" — and the two realize the trip is bigger than a shopping errand.
Theme
DreamsThe trip to the Internet is a big dream wrapped around a small errand, fixing a game part.
FriendshipThe two bicker and tease all the way, yet travel together into something neither understands.
What you'll learn
- Notice how "blast off" changes the exchange.
- Listen for the attitude carried by "blast off".
- Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.
Listen for
- No way — liaison
- connect to — flap
- leave without — liaison
Everything goes back to the way it was.Ralph's tidy promise: fix the game and nothing between them has to change.
This is a shockingly sound, well-thought-out idea for you, Ralph.A teasing compliment, praising the plan while mocking how unusual good sense is for him.
The Internet is not nearly as impressive as how Sonic described it.The letdown that the fabled Internet is duller than the stories promised.
Kid, I don't think we're in Litwak's anymore.The shift from errand to adventure: they are somewhere new and larger than home.
We are in the Internet! Come on, Ralph!Vanellope's thrilled leap into the unknown, dragging a reluctant Ralph along.
Questions about this scene
What does 'not on my watch' mean?
It means something will not happen while I am in charge. The security program says it to promise he will stop the trouble.
Why do they go to the Internet?
To find and buy the steering wheel part that will let Mr. Litwak repair Vanellope's game before it is unplugged.
What is their plan?
Find eBay, buy the steering wheel, and have it delivered to Litwak before Friday, so their lives go back to how they were.
Why are they disappointed at first?
The Internet looks bland and unimpressive compared with how it was described to them, so they wonder where everything actually is.
What do they realize in the end?
That they are no longer inside Litwak's arcade but truly inside the Internet, which turns the errand into a much bigger journey.
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Chapter 2agree to disagreeThe Arcade Gets Wi-Fi
Chapter 3go out of businessRalph Breaks Sugar Rush
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Chapter 5beggars can't be choosersFelix and Calhoun Adopt the Racers
Chapter 6on the houseRalph Mishears eBay
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Chapter 8put Humpty Dumpty together againKnowsMore Finishes Your Sentences
Chapter 9going once, going twiceRalph and Vanellope Win the Auction
Chapter 10I got a guySpamley Pitches Loot Hunting
Chapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter Race
Chapter 12go viralShank Offers to Make Them Viral
Chapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are Money
Chapter 14like shoes and socksRalph and Vanellope Say Goodbye
Chapter 15the million-dollar questionThe Princesses Vet Vanellope
Chapter 16bring out the worst in someoneRalph Reads the Comments
Chapter 17a kick in the faceVanellope Wants a New Home
Chapter 18keep a low profileBuying a Virus in the Darknet
Chapter 19an empty gestureRalph's Clones Chase Vanellope
Chapter 20hold someone backRalph Says Let Her Go
Chapter 21don't be a strangerRalph and Vanellope Say GoodbyeChapter 7 of 21 · about 51 min to go