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!!The Netflix film
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The platform play is not the same material as the Netflix film, they are completely unrelated. Here is the play details to use later for its own entry: !!The play * When the policewomen don't take the handcuffs off Manny, after Olivia breaks off the engagement, he gives us this gem: —> Manny: Hello, police? The woman you wanted to arrest me for kiddnaping is right there. Would you unarrest me? Please? * And Kyle's Rule Of Three exit. He storms off, up the stairs, shouting that soon, Olivia will be out on the streets. —>Kyle:(runs back down the stairs) And I want my ring back! —>(Kyle goes back up the stairs, beat) —>Kyle: Both of them! ** cue everyone on stage trying very had not to laugh.


!!The play

* When the policewomen don't take the handcuffs off Manny, after Olivia breaks off the engagement, he gives us this gem:
--> Manny: Hello, police? The woman you wanted to arrest me for kiddnaping is ''right there''. Would you unarrest me? Please?
* And Kyle's RuleOfThree exit. He storms off, up the stairs, shouting that soon, Olivia will be out on the streets.
-->Kyle:(''runs back down the stairs'') And I want my ring back!
-->(''Kyle goes back up the stairs, beat'')
-->Kyle: Both of them!
** cue everyone on stage trying very had not to laugh.
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* As Goreng chats with Trimagasi, someone above them jumps down and kills themselves. Goreng is understandably horrified, while Trimagasi just hopes that the prisoner wasn't much a drinker so that they'll have more wine soon. He then asks if Goreng will still read ''Don Quixote'' to him tonight.

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* As Goreng chats with Trimagasi, someone above them jumps down and kills themselves. Goreng is understandably horrified, while Trimagasi just hopes that the prisoner wasn't much was a big drinker so that they'll have more wine soon. He then asks if Goreng will still read ''Don Quixote'' to him tonight.

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* As Goreng chats with Trimagasi, someone above them jumps down and kills themselves. Goreng is understandably horrified, while Trimagasi asks if Goreng will still read ''Don Quixote'' to him tonight.

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* Trimagasi's story about how he got sent to the Hole involved him being enamored with commercials for knife-sharpening. When Goreng correctly guesses the name of the product that Trimagasi was fixated on, the latter asks if he saw the commercial too.
* As Goreng chats with Trimagasi, someone above them jumps down and kills themselves. Goreng is understandably horrified, while Trimagasi just hopes that the prisoner wasn't much a drinker so that they'll have more wine soon. He then asks if Goreng will still read ''Don Quixote'' to him tonight.



* When one of Baharat's old friends sees him again, enacting his plan with Goreng, he wonders if this is him, a black man, "serving a white man".

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* When one of Baharat's old friends sees him again, enacting his plan with Goreng, he wonders if this is him, a black man, "serving a white man".man".
* As Goreng and Baharat are trying to enforce their rationing and protest, we see that one prisoner chose to bring their surfboard with them. They cower behind it when threatened.
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** cue everyone on stage trying very had not to laugh.

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** cue everyone on stage trying very had not to laugh.laugh.

!!The Netflix film

* Trimagasi eating the messy food like a pig, and scoffing at Goreng's disgust. There's also his smirk when Goreng decides to save an apple for later, knowing fully well that [[spoiler:hoarding food after the platform leaves your floor will result in the entire room and its inhabitants being incinerated or frozen alive]].
* As Goreng chats with Trimagasi, someone above them jumps down and kills themselves. Goreng is understandably horrified, while Trimagasi asks if Goreng will still read ''Don Quixote'' to him tonight.
* Imoguiri tries constantly to reason with the people below to ration their food so everyone gets their share. No one takes her seriously. That is, until Goreng threatens to shit in their food.
* Baharat pleads to a couple above him and Goreng to help him up, as God apparently told him he's destined to escape thanks to the help of two kind souls. They play along, only for the woman to shit in his face and send him falling back down.
* When one of Baharat's old friends sees him again, enacting his plan with Goreng, he wonders if this is him, a black man, "serving a white man".
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