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Emily's avatar

I may have spent time writing a google doc for my husband categorizing the teams based on what KIND of theater kid they are. I classify Smart/Dieck and Reed/Ambrulevicus as "Bringing a flask to the cast party (complimentary)"

Layne Fargo's avatar

omg 😂 the most accurate thing I've ever heard, now I want to know the rest!

Emily's avatar

ask and ye shall receive:

SENIORS: been there, done that; he’s directing a smaller student play and she just took over costume design for the whole club:

Chock/Bates

Guignard/Fabbri

BRINGING A FLASK TO THE CAST PARTY: they’re cool and fun; she will absolutely pull you aside in the bathroom and help you fix your lipstick:

Smart/Diaz

Reed/Ambrulevicus

Bekker/Hernandez

AN ALTO AND THE GUY WHO RUNS THE LIGHT BOARD: Low-key, dependable, but can definitely show out when needed:

Carriera/Ponomarenko

Lajoie/Lagha

Zingas/Kolesnik

GAL AND GAY BEST FRIEND: Tale as old as time

Gilles/Porier

Fear/Gibson

UNBEARABLY COOL AND HIP: You know the type.

Lopareva/Brissaud

Taschlerova/Taschler

UGH WHY ARE THEY TALENTED

Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron

FIRST-YEARS IN THE CHORUS WHO ARE REALLY GOOD DANCERS: Enthusiastic but need a minute to cook

Lim/Quan

Harris/Chan

Layne Fargo's avatar

Perfect, no notes 👌

M Dabkowski's avatar

I am obsessed with this.

Verónica Pombo's avatar

I am so glad Nice Capades linked this. I just reread The Favorites because I was in the mood for some media where skating was actually represented accurately after watching Finding Her Edge. Subscribed!

Layne Fargo's avatar

Thanks for subscribing! I’m obsessed with The Nice Capades, I recommend it to everyone

Bo Frazer's avatar

Thinking of you CONSTANTLY these days lol. Been a fan since the Unlikable Female Characters. I loved your first two novels, but now your ice fixation is contagious!

Layne Fargo's avatar

The Favorites was a long con to get people into ice dance, so glad it's working haha

Adam Reisinger's avatar

Please tell me you’ve been watching Olivia’s vlog, which is so incredibly fun. Also, the way Jean-Luc lights up when he talks about her is very Heath coded.

Layne Fargo's avatar

I haven't watched yet but I adore her and Jean-Luc together, he knows he will always be Just Ken and he is fine with it

Sarah Ward's avatar

Olivia is sooooo fierce! I did NOT realize how problematic Laurence and Guillaume are, you have launched me into reading up about this.

I literally cried when Piper and Paul wrapped their Vincent number today. Oh my Canadian heart.

Layne Fargo's avatar

Piper & Paul had the skate of the night, no question! I'm so thrilled for them, especially after what happened in 2022

book talk with lauren's avatar

The article I didn’t know I needed today.

Samantha Sjogreen's avatar

I became ice dancing obsessed thanks to The Favorites and it has been SO FUN watching the Olympics this season. Thank you for gracing us with more Olympic content 🙏

ashley's avatar

I too was living for the French to fail and was totally gobsmacked at the results. I was blown away by the Canadians’ Vincent performance and the emotion behind it only to be followed up by Chock/Bates perfect their “paint it black” routine. When the French messed up I was LOUD in my living room with excitement and could not believe they edged out gold! I confess to being a vibes-based fan > technicality so maybe the difficulty saved them but I was so unmoved by them on the ice and outraged by them off of it. Even the commentators had nothing positive to say about them except their short time together.

Ps: living for the Scott Moir shoutout! Virtue/Moir got me into ice dance and I’ve yet to see a pair match their chemistry!! Glad to know he’s coaching cause teen me was in love with the concept of him

Sydney Mineer's avatar

FERRAL over this dracula program oh my god

Heather's avatar

I love this 😍 just a small note that Zach was well known to be maga pre retirement 😕

Layne Fargo's avatar

I knew he found Jesus or whatever years ago, but he really stepped up the repugnant political opinions post-retirement. Always love seeing Madi’s mom arguing with him in his IG comments, though! 🍿

M Dabkowski's avatar

Uh, infidelity rumors for the Italians? My algorithm has failed me for I had no idea.

Becs 🫶🌻💞's avatar

no bc i am SCARED of the French gold tonight 😭 i adore Fear/Gibson’s Free program so really hoping that FB/C have a disaster and tumble down the standings, Piper/Paul move up to silver and F/G steal bronze 🤭 also i love the question about which current team is most Kat and Heath coded, i need to reflect on this deeply hahaha