Writer’s notice: That is the fourteenth installment of my weekly column, Barely Related.
Are all of us dwelling in a simulation – may life line up with foolish coincidences greater than any of us ever imagined? Within the spirit of the Darkish Facet of the Moon/Wizard of Oz phenomenon, let’s examine the 2024 Seattle Seahawks and the 1985 Joel Schumacher basic “St. Elmo’s Hearth.”
Have you ever seen it? It stars a bunch of gifted actors that Nineteen Eighties media declared The Brat Pack: Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and Judd Nelson. The Brat Pack obtained their identify from a David Blum article in New York Journal. It was, clearly, an uncomplimentary homage to the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Humphrey Bogart, Sammy Davis Jr, et al). Many say the Rat Pack was essentially the most gifted group of artists ever informally assembled. Actually, the Brat Pack was simply as rad.
If the Legion of Increase have been the Seahawks’ Rat Pack, may Devon Witherspoon, Julian Love, Riq Woolen, and Coby Bryant grow to be the Brat Pack?
Let’s get again to that.
St. Elmo’s Hearth begins with a commencement. After which the crashing sound of a automobile accident. This might be harking back to our rookies leaving school and getting smashed into the NFL. The Brat Pack reveals up on the hospital, and a large bare man is standing across the hallway with zero clarification as to why. That is fairly just like the Seahawks offense concentrating on Jaxon Smith-Njigba 12 occasions for an enormous sport in Week 2, just for him to not be utilized so closely once more till DK Metcalf missed Weeks 8 and 9.
After the hospital scene, Rob Lowe’s character performs the saxophone at the back of an ambulance. Like, hey, rookies, we could be cool within the face of strain. We’ve obtained this.
This might all be lining up.
After which, abruptly, increase! Kirby declares his love for Dale Biberman – a scorching physician he had a crush on again at Georgetown. He units his sights on a objective and is ready to go after it! The Pack heads to St. Elmo’s Bar. The theme tune pumps up, the drums are hitting exhausting, and it’s good occasions. Rob Lowe will get wedgied however doesn’t thoughts it a lot. It’s all in good enjoyable. And similar to that – the Seahawks are off to a 3-0 begin to the season.
After a easy starting, hassle begins. Alec switches political social gathering preferences, Billy goes to jail, and Jules overextends her bank cards after which accuses Kevin of being homosexual… which might be type of lame to out him in such a forceful manner if it have been true, however it’s not. Kevin is simply in love with Leslie (who’s courting Judd Nelson’s character Alec). Kirby scores a date with Dale Biberman, however she instantly will get referred to as again to work, Alec cheats on Leslie, and Billy crawls out onto a roof and virtually dies.
This feels quite a bit just like the Seahawks shedding three in a row.
The gang has a celebration at St. Elmo’s Bar, and a particularly sweaty Billy makes out and sprays his sweat throughout random ladies whereas enjoying the saxophone. Then we discover out he’s married? He will get overwhelmed up by his spouse’s boyfriend, kicked out of the bar, after which makes out along with his spouse with blood throughout his mouth.
It’s getting bizarre, however I suppose this might be harking back to the Seahawks beating the Falcons after which shedding to the Payments.
Emilio Estevez’s character Kirby, obsessive about Dale Biberman, stalks her exterior her house within the rain after which crashes a cocktail party, soaking moist, to declare his love. She brings him again to her place out of pity, however he will get instantly caught smelling her pillow and runs away. Then, he will get a job with a Korean gangster to impress Dale, however she isn’t impressed. When she doesn’t present as much as an elaborate social gathering he deliberate on the gangster’s home, he threatens Dale’s roommate to inform him the place she is. She’s at a ski cabin with a hunky physician. And, after all, Kirby by some means drives all the best way as much as the ski cabin – within the snow – in a convertible Chrysler LeBaron and doesn’t get caught till he’s straight in entrance of the cabin. Kirby bangs on the door of the ski cabin, and the hunky physician brings him inside and affords him pajamas, and takes care of him.
Within the Seahawks’ Week 9 loss to the Rams, Connor Williams and Geno Smith botched a number of snaps, Geno threw three interceptions, and Mike Macdonald threw a foul problem flag….
When Kirby is leaving the cabin, the hunky and understanding physician goes in to get a digital camera, and Kirby grabs Dale Biberman and kisses her! It’s a foul transfer, pressured, creepy, and inappropriate. However she seems to kiss him again? And, in line with the script, be moved by its authenticity? Anyway, Kirby will get his kiss, and the Seahawks and Rams go into additional time. Kirby is creepy, and Dale Biberman, rightfully so, doesn’t need something to do with him in the long run. The Seahawks lose.
Actually, the Seahawks’ 2024 season has nothing to do with St. Elmo’s Hearth. Not one of the characters in St. Elmo’s Hearth have any extra wins. It’s a horrible film filled with horrible folks. They do coke, have intercourse, lose their jobs, have intercourse once more, and one in all them virtually freezes to loss of life whereas within her personal house. Which, I don’t know, may all be entertaining if there weren’t so many plot holes.
I don’t know what I used to be considering. Oh yeah, the Brat Pack. I simply suppose our secondary is wanting fairly rattling good today. After all, it’s too early to inform if they may really be a second shift or homage to the Legion of Increase, however they’re off to an important begin.
Possibly it’s time to provide you with a reputation? The Bioregion of Increase? Legion of Gloom? Not but. However similar to Kirby stated to Dale Biberman after he inappropriately crashed her banquet, “I’m obsessed, thanks very a lot.”
