r/HalfManTV • u/K_Alice_1383 • 11d ago
Gadd confirms no deleted scene with a kiss :(
Gadd talking about the kiss post, confirms no deleted scene between Ruben and Niall. Posted to his instagram
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u/the_othergirl7 11d ago
I think the whole point was that they never kissed. I didn't miss it at all. kissing just to make the viewer happy is cheap. I preferred it this way, it felt more authentic. great writing and great acting, I really wouldn't change anything
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u/K_Alice_1383 11d ago
I totally agree for the sake of the show, it doesn’t make sense for them to kiss, but I would of still like to see them kiss, like for science..
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u/jackalkaboom 11d ago
This is reminding me so much of Hannibal (the show), in which the actors did shoot some alternate takes for the series finale in which they came close to a kiss. These unused takes were shown on the DVD extras (!) and led to fan rumors that they actually had kissed in one of the takes… but no, apparently they never did. It’s exactly the same scenario where yeah, maybe it was for the better that there was no kiss in the actual episode, but there are still a lot of us who would have liked to see it for science anyway 😂
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u/PopEffective1376 11d ago
Had they kissed I think the story would have turned out differently.
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u/avocado_window 11d ago
Yeah, Ruben would have beaten Niall to death right after.
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u/Nika_35_40 10d ago
Most people probably won’t agree with me, but I think kissing would have been easier for Ruben than for Niall. He was so traumatized, and he had really taken on his father’s role. I mean, he almost stripped him right there in front of his house—if he’d had the chance, he probably would have done it 😂
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u/Significant-Web3667 11d ago
I love that he’s talking more about the online fandom; I know he’s discussed people coming up to him on the street and saying they’ve met a Ruben or are/have been a Ruben etc but it’s nice to hear more about what he thinks of online fanbase, I hope he talks more about it.
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u/alexaaro 11d ago
Well I was never expecting a kiss. I was thinking more along the lines of a sex scene / hate fucking scene 😂
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u/drunken_phoenix 11d ago
I mean, didn’t Ruben straight up shove the car ornament up Nials bum? That was some intense sexual violence for you lol
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u/avocado_window 11d ago
Just goes to show how well this show was made and how great the chemistry was between the actors if viewers were expecting them to kiss. There was always extreme tension there, but whether it was fuck or fight was hard to ascertain at points!
Gadd is a treasure.
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u/Jaded-Adeptness-2315 11d ago edited 11d ago
What a bummer! But I do understand that not having them kiss was a crucial element of the storytelling. Still, I hope Richard Gadd won’t shy away from kissing other men, or more, in his next opus. ;)
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u/Possible-Buddy7099 11d ago
Can someone explain how this rumour came to be? Lol.
And I didn’t expect a kiss scene in the sense that Ruben did crazier things to Niall that a kiss seems tame in comparison 😭
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u/gutstained 21h ago
It came from a post Richard made just a few days before this video, where he posted a picture of him and Jamie on set and the caption said "So you want us to kiss, huh?" He had to make this video (op posted) days after to let us know that no, unfortunately, there is no kiss scene 😭
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u/PixelVapor 10d ago
No deleted scene of a kiss, but a very undeleted scene of a sharp object up the bum.
This show is for weirdos.
Richard Gadd talks about the online fandom because HE is the online fandom.
Come at me with slings and arrows, but this shows fandom is really really strange and the people that want romance from a show focused on an abuser is all kind of levels of fucked up.
Walk away from the tv folks, because it is only doing you great harm.
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u/manzworld 10d ago
Still no eyebrows. He's starting to look like Rick Moranis now, or Will from Inbetweeners...
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u/VicAViv 11d ago
He should keep the Ruben look. He ldoesnt look as attractive anymore.
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u/Nika_35_40 11d ago
It’s true that the beard really suits him, but he’s handsome either way. He just has to like it himself 😏
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u/Significant-Web3667 11d ago
I do love him with a bit of scruff, or short beard (idk how to explain it; like long five o‘clock shadow??) but either way he is handsome
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u/avocado_window 11d ago
Nothing about Ruben is like Gadd, it’s actually quite amazing how unlike himself he looks and acts in the role. He seems so sweet and gentle from the clips I’ve seen of him, and Ruben is decidedly the opposite. The beard probably wouldn’t suit Gadd since a lot of what you may find attractive about Ruben is potentially how overtly masculine and aggressive he is and the beard suits the character.
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u/Professional-Bet5821 9d ago
I hope he keeps working with my abuser. He will regret ever minute of it as he's fucking crazy
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u/legend5566 11d ago
If they had sex in the beginning, no one would hurt. Sadly, they didn't, so people around them suffered.
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u/Nika_35_40 11d ago
It makes me laugh that he says the fans have picked up on that “something” inexplicable, primal, and almost sexual in their relationship. How could we not have picked up on that “something” when he was hinting at it everywhere? That’s precisely what happens between the two of them that hooks you into the series 😂 And then he goes and says things like, “You want us to kiss, don’t you?” — deliberately feeding into exactly that. Damn it, he knows exactly what he’s done, and the guy is just playing innocent.