Alanis Morissette "Hand in my pocket"

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rubirub — 9 years ago(October 13, 2016 07:07 AM)

I awkwardly enjoyed the Shelly one woman show, but I want to ask what is the meaning of her Alanis Morissette's "Hand in my pocket" performance in the season 3 finale.
Is there something I'm missing about Shelly and what she is trying to tell her family?

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ElphieDefyingGravity — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 10:48 AM)

I think Shell feels that her family considers her a bit of a joke, not too smart, shallow and silly. She goes into this herself in the finale.
By choosing this particular song, she is literally describing herself in a completely different way. Every lyric is a different description of a character, changing, opposite and most importantly complex.
As her family watches her sing, the realization of their Mom as more than the caricature of a Jewish mother becomes apparentyou can see it on their faces (Maura as well).
Its a beautiful scene.
Et lux perpetua luceat eis

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rubirub — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 05:32 PM)

Thank you very much for your explanation!
Everyone in this family is so damaged and so egocentric that they can't think about anything else but themselves.
Poor Shell.

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ElphieDefyingGravity — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 06:39 PM)

And that's what makes them so interesting!
Et lux perpetua luceat eis

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bkerber — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 03:35 PM)

except shelley is probably the most egocentric of all of them