no joke; I believe it — For a pleasant surprise, not for bad news.
No kidding.shrek-2001 · 2001 — Chapter 6 of 7 · 2'39" · B2
Shrek's Dinner with the Princess, Explained: wake up and smell the pheromones
Over weedrat, someone boasts "I make a mean weedrat stew," then lists swamp dishes and "you name it." The reply is "I'd like that." At sunset the mood breaks: one person says it is late and "I'm terrified," and heads inside. Later a voice insists the two were "digging on each other."
What happens
Someone praises weedrat at dinner. Another boasts, "I make a mean weedrat stew," and lists toad soup, fish eye tartare, "you name it." The answer is "I'd like that." At sunset one person says it is late and "I'm terrified," then goes inside. Later a voice says the two were "digging on each other," and hears "nothing to tell."
Listen for
no kiddingmake a meanyou name itI was wondering
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Phrase of the scene
wake up and smell the pheromones
stop denying the obvious attraction
Wake up and smell the pheromones follows the line about bringing her back to Farquaad, swapping coffee for pheromones.
Wake up and smell the pheromones. You save them a seat every time.
Also in this scene
- no kidding
seriously; that is surprising
- make a mean
make an excellent version of it
- you name it
whatever you think of, it is covered
- I was wondering
a soft start before a shy request
- I'm terrified
extremely frightened
Everything marked in this scene
21 notes across 35 lines
intend to do it
Now, I don't mean to brag, but I make a mean weedrat stew.make an excellent version of it
After praising the plate, someone boasts with make a mean plus a dish, proud of the cooking rather than calling it cruel.
Now, I don't mean to brag, but I make a mean weedrat stew.Stress mean, and let the dish name ride behind it.
Now, I don't mean to brag, but I make a mean weedrat stew.invite someone over
Maybe you can come visit me in the swamp sometime.lots of different things
I'll cook all kinds of stuff for you.Keep was light so wondering carries the shy start.
- I, um, I was wondering. - Just remember, darling all the while Are you-- You belong to me [Sighs] Are you gonna eat that?scared of the dark
- You're afraid of the dark, aren't you? - Yes!tag question: The tag pushes for a yes instead of asking openly.
- You're afraid of the dark, aren't you? - Yes!Keep aren't against you and lift the question's end.
- You're afraid of the dark, aren't you? - Yes!feel embarrassed
Don't feel bad, Princess. I used to be afraid of the dark, too,was once, not anymore
Don't feel bad, Princess. I used to be afraid of the dark, too,Let the consonants in used to blur before be.
Don't feel bad, Princess. I used to be afraid of the dark, too,what is happening the hidden reason, not just the meal
Now I really see what's going on here.what exactly you mean
Oh, what are you talking about?want to, spoken fast — Fine in chat, not in writing or speeches.
I don't even wanna hear it. Look, I'm an animal, and I got instincts.into each other — Teasing among friends, not a formal talk.
I know you two were digging on each other. I could feel it.say the feeling out loud it means confess the crush
-Just go on in and tell her how you feel. - I-- There's nothing to tell. Besides, even if I did tell her that, well, you know-- and I'm not saying I do 'cause I don't-- she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?there is no confession
-Just go on in and tell her how you feel. - I-- There's nothing to tell. Besides, even if I did tell her that, well, you know-- and I'm not saying I do 'cause I don't-- she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?withdrawing the claim mid-sentence
-Just go on in and tell her how you feel. - I-- There's nothing to tell. Besides, even if I did tell her that, well, you know-- and I'm not saying I do 'cause I don't-- she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?concessive clause: It imagines confessing without admitting he will.
-Just go on in and tell her how you feel. - I-- There's nothing to tell. Besides, even if I did tell her that, well, you know-- and I'm not saying I do 'cause I don't-- she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?Shrek's Dinner with the Princess, explained
What's really going on
The food carries the warmth. "I make a mean weedrat stew" and a menu ending in "you name it" get the reply "I'd like that." That is the nearest thing to a plan. A song then cuts off "I was wondering," and "Are you gonna eat that?" takes the space. Sunset breaks the meal. "Man, isn't this romantic?" is met with "Sunset?," then "it's late," "I'm terrified," and "I'd better go inside." "Don't feel bad, Princess" offers comfort and walks it back in the next breath. After the good nights, another voice names it: "I know you two were digging on each other" and "Wake up and smell the pheromones." The answer is not about the soup. It is "I'm just bringing her back to Farquaad," then "she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?" "I'm not saying I do 'cause I don't" leaves the feeling unsaid. Firewood is the exit.
Theme
RomanceA stew boast and a swamp invitation earn "I'd like that," then sunset sends someone inside before the feeling is ever stated.
IdentityTold to "tell her how you feel," someone stops at "she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?" and hears "Yeah. An ogre."
Listen for
- make a mean — Stress mean, and let the dish name ride behind it.
- I was wondering — Keep was light so wondering carries the shy start.
- aren't you — Keep aren't against you and lift the question's end.
- used to be — Let the consonants in used to blur before be.
Now, I don't mean to brag, but I make a mean weedrat stew.Proud, not cruel: "mean" is a compliment to the stew. The speaker is showing off a weedrat dish they claim to cook especially well.
I guess I'll be dining a little differently tomorrow night.Tomorrow night's dinner will be different from this one. The line stops there; it does not say where, or with whom.
Don't feel bad, Princess. I used to be afraid of the dark, too,Comfort for the person just called Princess, who has agreed they are terrified and had better go inside. The speaker claims the same old fear.
I know you two were digging on each other. I could feel it.The speaker's verdict on the dinner pair: they were attracted to each other, and the evidence offered is a feeling, "I could feel it," not a confession they heard.
Oh, come on, Shrek. Wake up and smell the pheromones.Addressed to Shrek by name. It tells him to stop ignoring an attraction the previous talk already called obvious, with pheromones as the joke version of a scent you cannot miss.
Questions about this scene
Why does the meal break up at sunset?
Someone calls the sunset romantic and the reply is one word, "Sunset?" The talk that follows says "it's late," then "I'm terrified," and "I'd better go inside." Fear of the dark is the only reason this chapter gives for leaving.
Why does someone leave to get firewood?
The line after "Yeah. An ogre." is "Hey, where you going?" answered in the same breath by "To get... more firewood." No other reason is stated.
How does the Farquaad line answer the talk about the two of them?
The next line is "I'm just bringing her back to Farquaad." That sentence is the whole reply these lines give, and they never say what the errand involves beyond those words.
Does anyone admit the feeling?
No. The swamp invitation gets "I'd like that," and that is as far as the meal goes. Later the nudge to "tell her how you feel" is answered with "There's nothing to tell" and "I'm not saying I do 'cause I don't," then "she's a princess, and I'm-- An ogre?" The last move is "To get... more firewood."
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