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Wreck-It Ralph · 2012 — Chapter 17 of 19 · 1'45" · B1

Ralph Licks Sour Bill for Answers, Explained: take it to my grave

Ralph interrogates a candy named Sour Bill by licking him, and the bitter little guy finally cracks: "Vanellope was a racer until King Candy tried to delete her code!" The rest is worse — King Candy wiped the town's memory so no one could realize the game would reset, and heal her, the moment she wins.

What happens

Ralph corners Sour Bill and tortures him with licks until he talks. Sour Bill admits that Vanellope was once a racer, that King Candy tried to delete her code and turned her into a glitch, and that he locked away everyone's memories to hide it. She must never cross the finish line.

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take it to my graveheart of darknessmeant to existlocked up our memories

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Phrase of the scene

take it to my grave

把秘密一直保守到死

酸比尔被逼问真相时嘴硬地说，这个秘密他会带进坟墓。

I will take this secret to my grave.

Also in this scene

  • heart of darkness

    黑暗的核心；隐藏在体面下的恶

  • meant to exist

    注定该存在

  • locked up our memories

    把我们的记忆锁了起来

Everything marked in this scene

29 notes across 36 lines

Slang · B2cough dropHey, cough drop.
Phrase · B1explain something to someoneExplain something to me.
SoundExplain something to me

liaison

Explain something to me.
Phrase · B2be meant to do somethingIf Vanellope was never meant to exist, then why is her picture on the side of the game console?
Grammar · B2If Vanellope was never meant to exist

if-clause with passive

If Vanellope was never meant to exist, then why is her picture on the side of the game console?
Phrase · C1a heart of darknessWhat's going on in this candy-coated heart of darkness?
Phrase · B2like sandpaperThat's like sandpaper!
Phrase · C1how long it takes to do somethingWonder how many licks it will take to get to your center?
Grammar · B2Wonder how many licks it will take to get to your center?

embedded how-clause

Wonder how many licks it will take to get to your center?
Soundget to your center

liaison

Wonder how many licks it will take to get to your center?
Phrase · B2take something to one's graveIt'll take it to my grave!
Soundtake it to my grave

flap

It'll take it to my grave!
Phrase · B1fair enoughFair enough.
Phrase · B1for a reasonThey call you Sour Bill for a reason.
Phrase · B2have had enough- Had enough yet? - Okay, okay. I'll talk, I'll talk!
Phrase · B1try to delete somethingVanellope was a racer until King Candy tried to delete her code!
Phrase · B2suit yourselfSuit yourself.
Slang · B2Suit yourselfSuit yourself.
Phrase · B1lock something upHe literally locked up our memories.
Phrase · B2do + verb for emphasisBut I do know this.
Phrase · B2do anything to do somethingHe'll do anything to keep her from racing.
Phrase · B2keep someone from doing somethingHe'll do anything to keep her from racing.
Grammar · B2He'll do anything to keep her from racing

infinitive of purpose

He'll do anything to keep her from racing.
Phrase · B1cross the finish lineBecause if she crosses the finish line, the game will reset and she won't be a glitch anymore!
Phrase · B2the game will resetBecause if she crosses the finish line, the game will reset and she won't be a glitch anymore!
Grammar · B2if she crosses the finish line, the game will reset and she won't be a glitch anymore

first conditional

Because if she crosses the finish line, the game will reset and she won't be a glitch anymore!
Phrase · B2in the fungeonIn the fungeon with Fix-It Felix.
Phrase · B1put someone backNow, please, don't put me back in your filthy mouth again!
Phrase · C1a ... nightmareSaccharine-saturated nightmare!

Ralph Licks Sour Bill for Answers, explained

What's really going on

The interrogation plays as comedy, but what it uncovers is a cover-up. Sour Bill's confession — "He literally locked up our memories" — reframes Sugar Rush: the cheerful town is a place where the ruler edits not just code but history. King Candy's motive is blunt: "if she crosses the finish line, the game will reset and she won't be a glitch anymore." That single sentence turns Vanellope's flaw from a joke into a political problem; curing her would expose him. The scene also flips the usual power dynamic, with the game's supposed villain doing the questioning and the sweet-faced authority exposed as the one who erases people.

Theme

PowerKing Candy rewrites code and memory to keep a rival from racing and preserve his rule.
DeceptionHis smiling kingdom is built on locked memories; the interrogation exposes the lie.

What you'll learn

  • Use take it to my grave in the same situation
  • Hear Suit yourself as pressure, not small talk
  • Catch who the line is aimed at

Listen for

  • Explain something to me — liaison
  • get to your center — liaison
  • take it to my grave — flap
It'll take it to my grave!

A vow to keep a secret forever, said here as a joke while being licked into talking.

They call you Sour Bill for a reason.

A tease that Sour Bill's sour name fits his grumpy, uncooperative personality.

He'll do anything to keep her from racing.

Sour Bill's warning that King Candy will stop at nothing to bar Vanellope from the race.

Because if she crosses the finish line, the game will reset and she won't be a glitch anymore!

The key reveal: finishing the race would reset the game and erase Vanellope's glitch, the real reason King Candy fears her.

Questions about this scene

Why did King Candy try to delete Vanellope's code?

The scene doesn't lay out his full plan, but his goal is clear: keep her from racing. If she finishes, the game resets and she stops being a glitch, which would expose him.

Why can't the Sugar Rush characters remember anything?

Sour Bill says King Candy literally locked up their memories, so no one can recall that Vanellope used to be a racer or what Candy did to her.

What does Sour Bill mean by the fungeon?

It's Sugar Rush's jail, where Vanellope and Felix are being held. Sour Bill gives up the location only when Ralph keeps pressing him.

Does Sour Bill actually know King Candy's plan?

He claims he doesn't know why Candy targeted Vanellope, and his memory has been locked like everyone else's. He only knows Candy will do anything to keep her from racing.

Wreck-It Ralph · 19 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 18pull yourself togetherRalph Pleads With Felix in the Dungeon
Chapter 1name of the gameRalph's Opening MonologueChapter 2come to terms withRalph Shows Up to Bad-AnonChapter 3the end of the worldRalph Crashes the Anniversary PartyChapter 4a four-letter wordCalhoun's Hero's Duty BriefingChapter 5out to pastureFix-It Felix Jr. Breaks DownChapter 6state your businessFelix Searches Hero's Duty for RalphChapter 7a ticket to a better lifeVanellope Outsmarts RalphChapter 8a smoking huskCalhoun Explains the Cy-Bug ThreatChapter 9wipe the slate cleanVanellope Crashes the Roster RaceChapter 10another thing comingKing Candy Threatens RalphChapter 11an accident waiting to happenVanellope Makes a DealChapter 12stole Turbo's thunderCalhoun Explains the Turbo WarningChapter 13outside your comfort zoneRalph Bakes a Kart in a MinuteChapter 14in the bagRalph Learns to Drive a KartChapter 15talk a little sense intoKing Candy Visits RalphChapter 16go down with the shipRalph Betrays VanellopeWatching · Chapter 17take it to my graveRalph Licks Sour Bill for AnswersChapter 18pull yourself togetherRalph Pleads With Felix in the DungeonChapter 19a nice ring to itVanellope Rejects the Crown
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