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dialogue I wish they'd added in the movie:
- Henry's middle names being both of the gay kings
- Alex convinced the turkeys will kill him
- Zahra and Shaan saying they banged it out
- Alex noting they're making out in front of Hamilton specifically
- Let Alex talk about Laurens and Hamilton
- LET HENRY TALK ABOUT BRITAIN'S QUEER HISTORY
- Henry bribing a nightwatchmen at the museum in order to get in
- Alex hating loving Henry's polo outfit
- Oscar telling Alex that Saint Maria's watching so he and Henry better not have sex in his house
- Literally all the shit Oscar and Ellen threw at each other in the book (for those who don't know they're divorced and don't let Alex forget it)
- Ellen ACTUALLY having a powerpoint about safe sex and cancelling her meetings to give Alex planned parenthood phamplets
- Photos of David in their texts COME ON
rwrb movie referencing dialogue in the book (just the ones I remember the best at 4AM after watching it):
- thank you for the etiquette lesson, your majesty
- it's your royal highness
- takes the cake?
- but darling we were ever so careful
- you have a lot of moles is that from the inbreeding
- dumb tie color argument
- you've been wanting him to dick you down for ages
- shut up stop talking
- you're going to stay 500 feet away from me at all times then I'm going to do very bad things to you
- gay as a maypole. ...I don't know what that is
- why not name him Bowie? ...bit on the nose don't you think ?
- you let her bring a phone in here?!
- the B in LGBTQ isn't silent you know
- it was my fault for making assumptions when I first gave you the talk SO
- I thought the prince of England would be more of a candy ass
- I thought you might be to have a Catholic moment ... Hey you little shit you're talking to the patron saint of gender neutral bathrooms
- I've never felt this way about someone before
- tell me you want me to leave :(((((
- Henry's lil fantasy about dancing at the museum
- history, huh? bet we could make some
- there's no going back after this. ... God I hope not
storylines rwrb movie didn't include that you get if you read the book:
(ok I loved the movie the cute romcom it is is ADORABLE but if you're interested in the characters and storyline then boy do I have a treat for you!) NO BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD
- Claremont v Richards is such a well done, realistic political race oh my god it hangs over the whole book it's immaculate
- leaked emails is like a whole fuckin plot point that gets built up to
- Bea is recovering from a major health issue...
- Alex has a sister her name is June and she's a DELIGHT
- there's a whole poly-ish relationship with Nora, June, and Pez
- Liam, Alex's friend from high school
- Alex, not realizing he's bi until it's blindingly obvious to everyone else
- the fuckery that gets Alex on a plane to London after the emails were leaked
- Luna, a gay hispanic senator who is like the center of politics for 2/3 of the book
- Alex overworking himself on the campaign to try not to love Henry
- disagreements between Ellen and Oscar
- Catherine, Bea and Henry's mum
- a shit ton of nuance into Henry's feelings on the UK's queer history and Alex's finding his queer identity
- Henry goes to therapy! his dad dying is like a major part of his life and it's really beautifully handled
- Amy's life! her wife!
- Cash, another secret service agent
- really detailed morning in Paris! they're adorable what can I tell you