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Don't Look Up · 2021 — 第 11 / 25 章 · 3'42" · B2

Mindy Arrested, Orlean Apologizes, Explained：take the hit

Mindy is arrested at home for leaking state secrets and hauled off in a hood. Then the president does an about-face, offering a "presidential apology" and a mobilization plan — but the real transaction is blame: someone has to "take the hit," and it won't be her.

あらすじ

At his home, Dr. Mindy is busy posting online when FBI agents break in, arrest him for leaking national security secrets, and drive him off in a hood. At the White House, President Orlean now offers a "presidential apology" and promises to mobilize to save the planet — then makes clear someone will have to pay for the delay.

Police questioningMeetingsApologizingConfrontingB2slowamerican
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half-wittedshow upcharge someone forwhat you're saying is

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このシーンの表現

take the hit

take the blame

In the huddle, take the hit assigns the blame to one person like a task.

He took the hit for the mistake even though it wasn't his.

このシーンの他の表現

  • half-witted

    stupid, dim

  • show up

    arrive, turn up

  • charge someone for

    make someone pay for

  • what you're saying is

    so your point is

  • first thing tomorrow

    early tomorrow

このシーンのメモ一覧

60 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ

表現 · B2use one's voice to do something

speak up for something

I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?
表現 · B2get something out there

make the truth public

I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?
発音get the truth

Link get, the and truth so they run together.

I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?
スラング · A2gotta

have got to — Everyday speech; keep it out of formal writing.

I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?
表現 · B1the scientific method

the scientific method

It is called the scientific method…
表現 · B2conspiracy theories

conspiracy theories

that you are typing your half-witted conspiracy theories on.
文法 · B2that you are typing

relative clause: The that-clause describes which computer she is typing on.

that you are typing your half-witted conspiracy theories on.
スラング · B2Fuck off

go away angrily — Very vulgar; never say it to strangers or elders.

Fuck off, please.
表現 · B2be under arrest for something

arrested for something

You're under arrest for breach of national security secrets.
発音could've just

Could've sounds like could-uv and just nearly disappears.

You could've just called me or showed up to my apartment.
表現 · B2so as to do something

in order to

'Cause your ancestors migrated to Northern Europe and developed lighter skin so as to not get…
文法 · C1so as to

purpose clause: So as to introduces the purpose, here why their skin got lighter.

'Cause your ancestors migrated to Northern Europe and developed lighter skin so as to not get…
文法 · C1as was I

inversion: The inversion means I was deceived too.

You were deceived, as was I,
表現 · B1in order to do something

so as to

And we are fully prepared to mobilize in historic fashion in order to save this planet.
表現 · C1in ... fashion

in a certain way

And we are fully prepared to mobilize in historic fashion in order to save this planet.
発音order to

In speech the to weakens into a quick tuh.

And we are fully prepared to mobilize in historic fashion in order to save this planet.
表現 · A2be about to do something

on the verge of

So, basically, what you're saying is you're about to lose the midterms 'cause you got caught sending pictures of your cooch to your porn-star sheriff boyfriend.
表現 · C1be to someone's advantage

in someone's favor

So now it's to your advantage to act on the comet?
表現 · B1be relieved that something happens

glad that something happened

God, I'm so relieved that you guys are doing something.
表現 · C1in disgrace

in shame

I will resign in disgrace first thing tomorrow.
スラング · B2as hell

extremely — A casual intensifier; fine with friends, not at work.

-[Orlean] Good. Yeah, good. -That's weird as hell.

「Mindy Arrested, Orlean Apologizes」を読み解く

What's really going on

The joke of the scene is how quickly power changes its story. Five minutes ago Mindy was a crank being arrested at home; now he is a guest being told the government is "fully prepared to mobilize in historic fashion." Mindy names the real motive out loud: "So, basically, what you're saying is you're about to lose the midterms." Orlean never denies it — "Right," she says. The apology is not an admission; it is logistics. Someone has to absorb the public anger for the delay, so the blame is assigned with a warm promise that "we'll take care of you down the road." The departing official answers with the only dignified line left — "I will resign in disgrace first thing tomorrow" — and the room's reply is a flat "Good." Even the tears are managed.

Theme

PowerOnce the comet is politically useful, the president flips from denial to mobilization and needs a scapegoat.
SatireAn arrest, an apology and a resignation are staged as damage control within minutes.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A raid answers a walk invitation in this film.
  • Apologies arrive with a blame shift attached.
  • Take the hit turns sacrifice into office housekeeping.
  • Deadpan science beats raised voices in this scene.

発音のポイント

  • get the truth — Link get, the and truth so they run together.
  • could've just — Could've sounds like could-uv and just nearly disappears.
  • order to — In speech the to weakens into a quick tuh.
I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?

Mindy explains his posting habit: with a quarter million subscribers, he believes he has a duty to broadcast what he knows.

You could've just called me or showed up to my apartment.

Mindy's reaction to being arrested by a full FBI team: the massive show of force is absurd when a phone call would have done.

I just have more skin pigmentation than you.

His deadpan reply to being hooded and mistaken for a blind man: he is not in disguise, he simply has darker skin than the agent.

And we are fully prepared to mobilize in historic fashion in order to save this planet.

The president's grand promise of an unprecedented effort, delivered right after her side called the whole thing hysteria — a total reversal.

So you're gonna have to take the hit on this one.

The real purpose of the meeting: the delay needs a public scapegoat, and the administration has chosen the NASA head to absorb the blame.

I will resign in disgrace first thing tomorrow.

Calder accepts the role assigned to her, offering to step down immediately — and the president's answer is simply "Good."

このシーンについての質問

Why is Dr. Mindy arrested?

The FBI arrests him at home for breach of national security secrets — punishment for going public about the comet after the White House told the scientists to stay quiet. He points out a phone call would have been enough.

Why does President Orlean suddenly want to act on the comet?

Because it has become useful to her. Mindy spells it out: she is about to lose the midterms over a scandal, so acting on the comet now works to her advantage. Orlean does not deny it.

Why does Dr. Calder have to be the one to resign?

Someone has to take the hit for the delayed response, and the administration wants to protect the president. Orlean and Janie promise to take care of Calder 'down the road' if she resigns in disgrace.

What does 'take the hit' mean here?

It means accepting the blame or damage for something so others can avoid it. In the scene it means Calder must publicly absorb the fallout for not acting on the comet sooner.

Was Orlean's apology sincere?

The scene suggests not. She offers a 'presidential apology' and a huge mobilization plan, but immediately arranges who will be blamed for the delay, and her reaction to Calder's resignation is a flat 'Good.'

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