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This is minor, but the reason Jacobi doesn’t look at the menu is because he has a photographic memory—so he’s always looking at Lucy in this scene
I just wanted to give him gestures that felt a little off, even if you don’t consciously register them! #GHliveblog
Jacobi is purposefully invoking Lynn to build Lucy’s goodwill, but I also wanted to show that Jacobi DID actually follow Lynn’s advice and arrive early, because Jacobi IS actually a lot like Lucy #GHliveblog
This is the first time Lucy is in a dress! Lucy’s normal style is pants-based, so the only times I put her her in dresses are for scenes where I want to give the sense that she’s out of her element (this scene, the cooking competition, Lynn’s funeral) #GHliveblog
Jacobi is also a separated from the chefs of previous arcs because he ended up in a non-commercial kitchen—I wanted to explore what Lucy could do/how far she’d go when the cooking of one of the Dimanche chefs is almost completely inaccessible #GHliveblog
This is a minor characterization thing, but Graham plays guitar!
His sister Laura (current music teacher, former band/theater kid) forced him to learn so he could accompany her and her friends while they sang Rent or something #GHliveblog
I didn’t intend for this to look like the BA test kitchen, I grew up on Cook’s Country and America’s Test Kitchen for my test kitchen entertainment
But who am I fooling, this looks EXACTLY like the BA test kitchen lmao #GHliveblog
The only shoe brand details I kept account of are 1) Graham wears black Converse 2) Jacobi wears Adidas (or loafers) and 3) Clementine wears Crocs #GHliveblog
B+B’s offices being in the same building as Joanna’s publisher is how Joanna would’ve met Carlisle, and how Lucy would’ve met Jacobi—but without Carlisle, now it just feels like a happy accident that they met ha ha #GHliveblog
Originally, right after the Holiday arc, there was supposed to be 1-2 flashback eps about how the Apple trio met as setup for the Carlisle arc (which would’ve been Joanna and Walt-focused)
That’s why the introduction of Jacobi feels abrupt, there were no buffer eps! #GHliveblog
🎞 Jacobi arc liveblog!! This one’s going to be long, I apologize in advance...
Again, I’ll be using #GHliveblog if you’d like to mute it!