The Second Dressing Room Scene: We cut to a full body front-and-rear shot of Kelvin, as he stands naked in front of the mirror in his dressing room. "Look at me," he tells Keefe, "A grotesque reflection of what I once was." Dude, you're not going to get any sympathy with that incredible body on display.
He is distraught over the fight with his father and the loss of the God Squad; he has been de-manned by the symbolic castration. Why should he get dressed? "I shall remain hidden, like the beast I've become."
Keefe advises that dressing for the day "soothes the soul," and drops to his knees. Kelvin pushes his head forward and down to begin oral sex. We see and (and hear) his climax, orgasm, and post-orgasm release. Keefe swallows and says "nice."
The scene lasts only a few seconds, and thus is easy to miss (I missed it the first time). And it is immersed in the act of getting dressed. Viewers are expected to be unsure whether they had sex or not, thus continuing the "are they or aren't they?" speculation.Structurally, it is a logical conclusion of the first dressing room scene. The guys move from quasi-sexual erotic activity to an overt sexual act.
It makes sense for Kelvin's character. He that his injury has rendered him impotent in a society dedicated to the phallus, grotesque in a society that prizes male beauty. What better way to demonstrate that he is still potent, still beautiful?
It makes sense for Keefe's character. You've just gotten a good look at the amazingly hot backside of the Man of Your Dreams, and now you are kneeling with your face three inches from his amazingly hot cock --aroused by your proximity. What guy could resist going down?
Afterwards, Keefe helps Kelvin get dressed, boops his nose, and puckers up for a kiss. Kelvin moves in, then changes his mind and abruptly turns aside. He still resists the idea of romantic love, but he is gradually coming around.
Down in the yard, the God Squad is running a motorcycle over the tennis court and otherwise wilding. They've even moved into the house. Kelvin is horrified: "Our empire is crumbling." Notice that it's now "our" empire; they are equal partners. Keefe encourages him to prove that he is still strong, physically and mentally: "Your will is not broken, even though your thumbs are."
Judy Grows a Heart: Judy is signing fan photos with an erect penis and "stay horny," a call back to the Kelvin/Keefe sex scene, while Tiffany calls the area hospitals to see if Baby Billy was admitted. Judy scoffs: "He abandoned you." But Tiffany can't believe it. Maybe he's still looking for Funyons, and will return with the car loaded-down with them. Maybe he had a stroke, and doesn't remember who he is. What if he's dead?
Tiffany starts to cry, and Judy starts to feel compassion, "thinking of someone other than herself" for maybe the first time in her life. This reminds me of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz: "If I only had a heart."
Amber Grows Courageous. Next the Cowardly Lion: "If I only had the noive." At the marital support group, Amber brags about how she chased off the Cycle Ninjas and shot one from 50 yards away. The women cheer. Jesse, feeling threatened, argues that they were both shooting, and it's unclear who actually "grazed " the Ninja, The women aren't having it. Amber luxuriates in the cheers, feeling for the first time that she's her own person, not just an extension of her partner.
Later, Jesse's crew tries to console him for being de-manned by his wife. They suggest some buddy-bonding over craft beers, but he refuses. He's too upset about "the whole church sucking my wife's dick." Another call-back to Kelvin's blow job.
The God Squad wonders how he can lead them on missions when he can't even lift a smoothie. He tries, but spills it all over! The guys laugh and make rude gestures. Keefe tries to comfort him with a hug, but Kelvin brushes him away.
Finally, Torsten -- the scarecrow, "if I only had a brain" -- figures out that he, and other God Squad members, are twice the size of Kelvin. He should be leader: "Kelvin, I challenge you!"
"But Torsten, you're my gentle giant," Kelvin protests. Another favorite? Have they been in the steam showers together?
They all rush out for the cross-bearing challenge. But Kelvin is injured, so Keefe will act in his place.
Bonus: Let's compare Adam Devine's facial expressions with a guy having a real orgasm during oral sex.
The Second Cross-Raising Test: This time the contestants not only have to carry the gigantic phallic symbol, they have to push nto an upright position. So whoever achieves a proper erection is the leader. And it goes on like that. What do you expect from a society dedicated to homoerotic desire?
First Torstein tries, and succeeds! "He got it...up!" Liam exclaims.
It's Kelvin's turn, but since he is injured, Keefe goes in his stead. First he strips to his jock strap. "You don't have to...." Kelvin begins, but then he likes what he sees and says "Ok."Keefe tries, but staggers under the heavy weight. A concerned boyfriend, Kelvin yells "Get it off him!", and the contest ends.
Moderator Sky (Joel Rush, left and below) asks: "Do you concede?"
Kelvin kneels and indicates that he does. Torsten achieved the best erection, so he will now lead the God Squad.
Sky: "Clean your underwears out of the master. Torsten stays there now."
Two questions: Why underwear, and not all of his clothes? Because underwear has a sexual connotation. Kelvin's erotic supremacy is over.
Why underwears? Usually underwear is a mass noun, like water or rice. It doesn't have a plural. Sky is referring to two sets of underwear, Kelvin's and Keefe's. They share the master bedroom, so both are ejected.
Jesse tries to man up: Jesse and the family watch Wonder Woman (har-har) and discuss who shot the Cycle Ninja. Everybody thinks that it was Amber, which Jesse continues to find emasculating. Amber mollifies him: you were trying to help. You're just a terrible shot. This was not a symbolic castration, but we can still find a parallel with Kelvin's loss of power with the God Squad.She continues, whispering in his ear like Lady Macbeth: Why do you need your Daddy's permission. You're a man, aren't you? Take care of the Junior problem yourself.
Left: Justin Deeley as Macbeth
Inspired by a painting of David and Goliath, he distributes slingshots to the men's group and asks for volunteers to go to Memphis and "beat the shit out of some guys." He needs a second chance to "be a man."
Eli tries to reconcile: BJ visits Eli in his office and tells him what we've all been thinking all season: "This family is dysfunctional." They hold in their pain and anger until it comes out in weird ways, like Kelvin starting the God Squad or Eli breaking his thumbs. Although not yet willing to be called "Daddy," Eli acknowledges BJ by shaking his hand. He rushes home to tell Judy and Tiffany.
Inspired by BJ's tough talk, Eli drives to Kelvin's house. He finds Keefe imprisoned in a tiger cage, with a glory hole so the God Squad can assault him whenever they want. Eli knows exactly what is going on, and gives him a hasty wave. "Thank you for the recognition, sir," Keefe responds. This is the first time anyone in the family has acknowledged his existence, a call-back to BJ getting Eli's acknowledgement earlier.
Kelvin has become the God Squad's servant, on his knees, scrubbing the floor in the gym (shirtless, of course, an object of desire even when he is being humiliated). Wait -- why is he bathed in pink, a feminine-coded color?
Kevin lambasts Eli for not acknowledging his hard work; everyone thinks of him as a joke, a youth minister who peaked at age 12.
Plus he's upset about the aggravated assault, of course. He complains that Keefe has to hold his dick when he urinates, or he'll splash himself in the face.
Wait -- what? That's impossible. Unless you're standing on your head, the urine flows down, and you'll need an attendant to pull it out of your pants, not to direct your flow. You can buy a funnel for that purpose, or just sit down.
You can hit yourself in the face while masturbating, and a hand job or oral action from Keefe would certainly solve the problem. But why would Kelvin complain about that? Especially to his father, who just saw Keefe at a glory hole and is bound to make the connection?
The statement makes no sense in-universe. It is apparently meant for the viewers, to evoke thoughts of Kelvin's dick and Keefe on his knees.
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I take out my dick when I pee: Opening shots of Junior and the Tan Man in his Memphis wrestling studio. Junior asks "Got any blow?" and receives a packet of cocaine. He goes outside to snort some, then pauses to urinate on an old video game. Video games were the mainstay of his Dad's business. Junior is, in effect, urinating on his Dad.
Suddenly Jesse says "Dick's out, playboy." So he and his crew drove over 600 miles?
"I'm aware. I take my dick out when I pee." This is a reflection of the earlier scene where Kelvin complains that Keefe has to hold his dick when he pees.
Jesse's crew approaches, armed with slingshots and rocks, like David used to slay Goliath. Junior finds this humorous, until Jesse pulls a gun and threatens to come after his family: "Grandparents, kids, special needs." We have no information about Junior's family. He does not appear to be married.
Matthew suggests raping them, and Gregory specifies "Not the women. We don't rape women." So they only rape men? Does that make the threat more or less severe?
No, no one is being raped tonight, Jesse says, but if anyone was to be raped, it would be Junior. He describes the act: "We'd all take our dicks, and jam them deep into your asshole, and show you how we handle sickos."Wait -- if Junior sent the Cycle Ninjas, why doesn't he admit it? And if he didn't, why doesn't he ask what Jesse is talking about? All he and Eli did was have dinner one night and go bowling and pick up girls the next.
Junior is not threatened by the idea of dicks in his asshole. In fact, he rather likes the idea of being topped by Jesse and his crew: "reminds me of your daddy when he was a young man." So Eli was a top? I can see that.
They sling some of their shots around. Jesse warns Junior to stay away from his family, or he will be killed. Junior agrees, and Jesse and the crew run away, whooping in slow motion celebration.
The Cycle Ninjas: Later, probably the same night, Eli is driving near the compound, when he is accosted by Cycle Ninjas. They shoot him several times. He crashes through a construction barracade.
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