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We're the Millers · 2013 — Chapter 20 of 21 · 3'34" · B2

Casey Punches Scottie P., Explained: get one's hands off someone

A performer named Scottie P keeps pressing Casey, and when he will not take no for an answer, the others step in. The fight ends fast, and the funny part comes after: Rose explains why she counted before throwing the punch — "If you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one."

What happens

At a bar, Scottie P tries to pull Casey away, and she clearly is not interested. The others step in and tell him to take his hands off her, and when he keeps pushing, Casey lands a single punch that drops him. She reveals later that she counted first, because that is the trick David taught her.

ThreatsPartiesThreateningConfrontingStrangersB2slowamerican
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in synch with someonea laugh riotget one's hands off someonenice try

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Phrase of the scene

get one's hands off someone

把手拿开、别碰她

斯科特对凯西动手动脚，大卫冲上去用这句话制止他。

Get your hands off my bag!

Also in this scene

  • in synch with someone

    跟……合拍、步调一致

  • a laugh riot

    特别搞笑的人或事

  • nice try

    想得美、挺会想

  • thanks for the backup

    谢谢你撑腰、谢谢你来帮忙

Everything marked in this scene

28 notes across 66 lines

Phrase · B1know just the spotI know just the spot, you know what I'm saying? Heh-heh.
Phrase · B2in synch with someone- A little better. - See, you're not in synch with what I'm doing.
Grammar · B2you're not in synch with what I'm doing

noun clause with what

- A little better. - See, you're not in synch with what I'm doing.
Phrase · B1someone's main manI'm just getting some singing lessons from my main man Ben Folds Five.
Phrase · B2fuck with someoneYou're fucking with me. I love it.
Soundfucking with me

elision

You're fucking with me. I love it.
Phrase · B2be a laugh riotYou gotta meet this guy. Benji Five is a laugh riot.
Grammar · B1that song "Brick" we used to listen to

used to for past habits

Remember that song "Brick" we used to listen to?
Phrase · C1someone's personal bitchHe's like my personal bitch.
Slang · C1my personal bitchHe's like my personal bitch.
Slang · B1Peace- All right. Peace. - Agh, fucking asshole.
Phrase · B1something sucksThis gig sucks.
Phrase · B1nice tryYeah, nice try, radio. Nice try. Heh.
Phrase · B2know betterAnd I knew better too.
Slang · B2cry-eyI'm sorry, I'm just feeling kind of cry-ey and that...
Phrase · B1know what's up- You texted me. You know what's up. - Scottie.
Phrase · B2get one's hands off someoneGet your hands off of her!
Soundoff of her

liaison

Get your hands off of her!
Phrase · B2put one's hands on someoneYou put your hands on her again...
Soundhands on her

flap

You put your hands on her again...
Grammar · B2I will rip that fucking tattoo right off of your chest

will for a threat

...I will rip that fucking tattoo right off of your chest.
Slang · B2eyebrowsWhat are you gonna do, eyebrows?
Phrase · B2deck someoneI'm fine. That was awesome. You fucking decked him!
Phrase · B2handsyI've dealt with handsy assholes like him at work.
Phrase · B1thanks for the backupThanks for the backup. Why the counting?
Phrase · B2punch someone on oneIf you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one.
Grammar · B2If you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one

if clause

If you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one.
Soundpunch them on one

liaison

If you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one.

Casey Punches Scottie P., explained

What's really going on

The scene turns a familiar threat into a punchline about family. Scottie P is a cartoon of a predator, but the real joke is how quickly the fake family closes ranks: they are not related, yet they defend Casey like relatives, which is the whole premise paying off. The comedy also comes from the mismatch between Casey's soft apology and the violence of her response, and from the running gag that she has been taking advice meant for a nervous kid. The explanation lands as both funny and oddly touching: "If you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one." Even the punch is, in its way, the family's idea of teamwork.

Theme

FriendshipThe fake family instantly closes ranks to protect Casey, behaving like real relatives when it matters.
CourageCasey stops being timid and deals with a predator herself, using a rule meant for awkward moments.

Listen for

  • fucking with me — elision
  • off of her — liaison
  • hands on her — flap
  • punch them on one — liaison
Don't talk to me like that. I will have you killed.

A petty threat from the performer, showing how thin his power really is.

If you're gonna punch someone, punch them on one.

The explanation for the countdown: do not hesitate past your own cue, act on the first number.

...I will rip that fucking tattoo right off of your chest.

The protective threat thrown at the man bothering Casey, vivid and specific.

I've dealt with handsy assholes like him at work.

Casey's calm explanation that this is not her first time facing a man like him.

You know what? Why don't you leave the girls alone, man.

A blunt order to back off, the line that shifts the scene from a talk to a confrontation.

Questions about this scene

Who is Scottie P?

A performer in the bar who keeps hitting on Casey and refuses to take no for an answer. He is the one the others have to physically stop.

Why does Casey count before punching him?

Because David told her to count to three when she is nervous. She borrows the trick and jokes that the right moment to punch is on one.

What does handsy mean?

It describes someone who touches others inappropriately. Casey says she has dealt with handsy men like him at work.

Why do the others get involved?

Because Scottie will not leave Casey alone. Even though they are not really family, they step in and back her up the way relatives would.

How does Casey respond to the incident afterwards?

She laughs it off, saying it was awesome and that she has faced men like him before. She is shaken less than the others expected.

We're the Millers · 21 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 21a huge paydayDavid Begs the Group to Come Back
Chapter 1what I wouldn't giveDavid Runs Into Little RickyChapter 2a real Sophie's choiceDavid Fights for CaseyChapter 3out of my leagueBrad Offers David a JobChapter 4a huge red flagDavid Recruits Rose for the TripChapter 5in my sleepThe Millers Fly to MexicoChapter 6blend inThe Millers Cross into MexicoChapter 7as we speakDavid Picks Up the Wrong LoadChapter 8be a team playerA Cop Demands a BribeChapter 9look the partFake Family at the Border CheckpointChapter 10save your baconThe RV Breaks Down in the DesertChapter 11a bit of a hiatusHow David and Rose MetChapter 12pass the batonThe Millers Perform at the JamboreeChapter 13the birds and the beesKenny's Bad DrawingChapter 14spice things upThe Couple Walks In on ThemChapter 15Mum's the wordCasey Teaches Kenny to KissChapter 16worth way more alive than I am deadPablo Chacon Confronts the MillersChapter 17make a good caseKenny Gets Bitten by a SpiderChapter 18a cheap shotInterrogating Casey's BoyfriendChapter 19dead in a ditchThe Fake Family Falls ApartWatching · Chapter 20get one's hands off someoneCasey Punches Scottie P.Chapter 21a huge paydayDavid Begs the Group to Come Back
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