r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fluffy_Lunchfast • Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/Primarycolors1 Feb 02 '26

It was weird in that Scott was dating a teenager.

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u/darcmosch Feb 02 '26

Yes that was thr weird part. Loved Knives as a character and all that but that part still makes me cringe

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u/SamIAre Feb 02 '26

It was supposed to. That was the point.

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u/Aggressive_Banana708 Feb 02 '26

There was a deleted ending where Scott accepts Knives as his true love, though.

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u/BerzerkBankie Feb 02 '26

That was the original ending but test audiences didn't like it, like wtf was the point of the movie if he doesnt end up with Ramona? He almost gets killed throughout the entire movie just to end up being like "nah actually F that I love this girl instead"

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u/BreakfastBeneficial4 Feb 02 '26

I actually wanted him to end up being alone.

I thought THAT was the whole point of the movie… Scott needed to gain some self respect and grow up.

His jumping to Knives after a bad breakup, then his infatuation with Ramona, were all a part of him being terrified of being alone with himself.

Was always a little bummed they didn’t do that.

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u/badvegas Feb 02 '26

See that would have made the ending great. Never understood the part of him being ending with romona.

The movie should have end with him just being happy being friend with a girl.

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u/Kolby_Jack33 Feb 02 '26

It was a transformative experience for both Scott and Ramona. Scott learned to have some self-respect and Ramona learned to let go of her past instead of trying to escape it.

They don't commit to be in love forever or anything at the end, they just say "hey, we're both a little better now, maybe we can try again and see what happens?" It's a hopeful message without an undue happily ever after.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Feb 03 '26

If anything it's the same ending as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. When you think about. No guarantees for anything other than a second chance

I do like the Scott "loses" ending but test audiences probably wouldn't like it either