71 | She’s the Man: The Best Shakespeare Rom-Com Adaptation?
Description
What happens when you take Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, add soccer, boarding school hijinks, and early-2000s Amanda Bynes?
You get She’s the Man! In this episode, Nikki and Meg break down the comedy, chaos, and charm that make this rom-com still hold up nearly 20 years later (at least for Nikki!)
Listen in for:
* The Top 5 reasons Nikki thinks She’s the Man works as a Shakespeare retelling
* Why the school setting makes the comedy sharper and the romance sweeter
* Meg’s strong opinions on the vocal choices and gender rep in this early ‘00s flick
* The rise of the 2000s teen rom-com as Shakespeare’s modern home
* Why identity swaps never stop being messy (and fun)
Books & Media We Mention
* She’s the Man (2006)
* Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
* 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
* How to Sell a Romance by Alexa Martin
* Focus Friend app
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