“I feel like that’s the hero that we need right now… I feel like I got to make this movie about this incredible woman and, in so many ways, for women, because we need those women to go on and save the world for everyone.” - Patty Jenkins about Wonder Woman
“We were making a film about what it means to be African. It was a spirit that we all brought to it, regardless of heritage. The code name for the project was Motherland, and that’s what it was. We all went to school on Africa.” - Ryan Coogler about Black Panther
You–!!! I can’t stop laughing now! OK, wait wait, but actually:
Imagineif Victor won the gold there. He would look at that crappy laminated cardboard (it was plastic, I know) medal placed around his neck, lift it up to scrutinize it, and have this look of utter disgust.
Never has he felt more offended at a competition.
He covers it up with that kind of sharp smile he does to hide his discontent.
Or if Yuuri won gold, and offers it to Victor to kiss… “I’m sorry, love, but that gold medal… isn’t. I’ll just kiss you instead~!”
Yuuri would feel so cheated. This is his first GPF gold and it isn’t even gold!
The sheer horror on Victor’s face as his precious Yuuri wobbles on that podium when all three competitors climb up to the 1st place podium for the group picture.
No flags for the medalists during the National Anthem of the winner? Yuuri is secretly really disappointed. He’d always wanted to see the hinomaru hanging in the 1st place position at one of these major events.
All three of the medalists turn around wildly searching for the flags before realizing there are none.
Then they awkwardly stand there.
Yuuri fidgets with the bouquet of 4 flowers.
No banquet. Victor would cry.
Yuuri consoles him with a promise to get wasted and dance back at home. “We can make it special - just the two of us!”
The Kiss&Cry chairs being single seats - Victor would just pull Yuuri into his lap.
The crappy ice that looks like a storm hit it and left behind puddles. Yurio would swear up a storm.
The music mix-up happens to Otabek, and Yurio is off to the side feeling so disillusioned with the intelligence that the event organizers are supposed to have.
He thought championship type events were supposed to be run well. Especially now that he’s a Senior.
Chris and Victor decide to speak (and swear under their breaths) in French because they may as well use the language to express their displeasure for how this entire event was run.
Victor does the interviews largely in French and drops little hints at how disappointed he is, or how he wishes he could have enjoyed himself more…
“Seeing these medals makes me nostalgic of my childhood. I used to play with hockey pucks this size and weight before I stuck with figure skating. The plastic looks hardy enough too! Perhaps Yuuri and I will have a fun game when we get back to St. Petersburg.”
“The French event planners were so considerate. For my last GPF I would have liked to have seen the Russian flag hanging during the National Anthem. By not having a flag, they gave me one more reason to continue competing for a year. Yes, I’ll compete one more year so I can have a wonderful final GPF!”
Victor and Yuuri decide it’s not worth it to stay and shop in France. They fly back to St. Petersburg and try to forget this ever happened.
“Let’s go, Yuuri. Aeroflot has better management than this event!”
the final shot of Yuri!!! on Ice is the sight of world champion and living legend ENGAGED-TO-BE-MARRIED Victor Nikiforov shouting his FIANCE’s name with a wide grin and red nose and ears because he’s been waiting in the freezing cold for his LITERAL HUSBAND-TO-BE to wake up and drag himself from the warm comfort of their SHARED APARTMENT to join Victor as they go off to train together because that is what they are doing for the rest of their lives.
TOGETHER.
My day just got a lot better!
If they live in the same apartment, why didn’t they leave the house together tho?
Because Victor’s an early bird and Yuuri is a night owl XD They didn’t always leave Yutopia either, as Yuuri slept in longer and Victor was usually at the rink before him :)
Makkachin’s running with Yuuri in the final scene, and he wouldn’t have been able to run with him unless Yuuri was coming from where Makkachin lives–aka Victor’s apartment.
(it also just makes more sense that Victor would insist on putting Yuuri up for some time when Yuuri first moves there, to help him adjust, even if Yuuri insisted on finding his own place later)
