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2022 NHK Trophy - November 20, 2022 Adam Siao Him Fa → Music from “Star Wars” by John Williams: The Rise of Skywalker Theme performed by Samuel Kim, Duel of The Fates, The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), arranged by Maxime Rodriguez, choreographed by Benoît Richaud

• Main cast are Goncharov himself, his wife Katya (née Michailov), and Andrey 
• One side character is named Mario Ambrosini. He is described as a “sad boi” and is involved in gambling. 
• Set in Naples and involving a drug ring/mafia. The plot seems to involve Russian organized crime attempting to get a foothold in Italy. 
• There is a Boat Scene. Katya survives via resourcefulness. 
• Andrey and Goncharov have a substantial amount of homoeroticism. Andrey also has an internet in Katya. This forms a true love triangle. 
• At some point, Katya threatens to shoot Goncharov. This is framed as a Girlboss Moment. 
• There is also a Beer Bottle Scene. 
• Katya fakes her death. 

• heavy clock symbolism. A pivotal scene occurs at a clock tower, there is a grandfather clock in the background of some sets, etc 
• A supporting female character named Sofia makes an appearance, wearing a cocktail dress. Katya protects her at some point. They’re both in the Boat Scene. At one point they buy fruit together in a marketplace. This is lesbian shipping fuel. 
• The villain, likely Mario, has a sidekick named Icepick Joe. Joe commits a final act of heroism before being left for dead— after being killed by an Icepick. Perhaps he turned against Mario and was killed in retaliation?
• Goncharov, played by DeNiro, has a very distinctive manner of walking. 
• Katya’s brother, Valery, makes an appearance. 

• The story involves Goncharov losing himself in a downward spiral. It is a tragedy of unbecoming.
• There’s a Bridge Scene. This is the one with the clocktower chiming in the background.
• There’s a scene involving a tank of anchovies. 
• Icepick Joe has a traumatic backstory 
• Katya betrays Goncharov AND Sofia. She’s well-intentioned, but it all comes crashing down, ending in her losing them both— losing Sofia emotionally and inadvertently causing Goncharov’s death
• There’s a shootout in Pompeii in which Mario destroys historically significant architecture. This is representative of the destructive nature of nationalism.

1. Dont read
2. Read a 500 page book in a day
3. Read only fanfiction until my eyeballs drop out of my skull from exhaustion

11.21 Happy Birthday Jin Ling ☺️💛