[ SECRET POST #3500 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3500 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eghk9bVNN9M ]


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03.
[Impractical Jokers (R-L): Joe, Q, Sal, Murr]


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04.
[American Gods]


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05.
[Pretty Little Liars]


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06.
[Doctor Who]


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07.
[A Game of Thrones, Littlefinger/Sansa]


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08.
[Brie Larson vs. Alison Brie]














Notes:

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

I think the key phrase here is "big enough". If he were a big guy, Gaiman wouldn't have qualified it with "enough". To me, that suggests that while Shadow isn't enormous, he's in good enough shape and large enough that he's not a tempting target.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Big enough in that context implies bigger than most of the other people in the situation who would mess with him.

I always thought that a serious version of Dwayne Johnson - like, from Walk Tall - would be a great casting choice.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Dwayne and Vin Diesel were both heavily mentioned in the fandom when the book came out. Ricky Whittle isn't as racially ambiguous as either of those men but he fits... Except that he's so lean. He looks like a model, not an ex-con.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry, I don't agree that's what it implies. If Gaiman had meant "bigger than", he likely would've used that phrase since it's an obvious choice. The fact that he used "big enough" implies just the opposite-- that he's not a gigantic dude a la The Mountain, but that he's maybe only just large enough where people think twice about picking a fight.

Don't get me wrong, Dwayne Johnson would've been an excellent choice, but I don't think Shadow needs to be an enormous guy and unlike the OP, I'm not invested in the bodybuilder aspect of the role because it's extremely trivial to the story and the character.