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Young MacGuffin pegs MacIntosh early on, but more importantly knows how to handle him and deal with his ego (drench it in sea water). I love the kind of characters who are good at reading those around them. Introspective, observant and cute as a button I just want a million adventures with Merida and the suitors, ok?ĥ.

Bring in Dingwall, who’s cool as a cucumber and couldnae give a flying fuck about anything, and Merida, who is both part dork, part sarky asshole, part capable badass, and they’re the perfect comedy superteam. By the end, they’re the perfect odd-couple besties. But MacGuffin isn’t naive, he knows MacIntosh has an ego the size of his gigantic beak, but he’s not so shy and awkward that he bows down to it - MacGuffin gives as good as he gets. He rolls his eyes, draws him mocking looks, and makes fun of his thick dialect. To begin, MacIntosh isn’t much impressed with Young MacGuffin.

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One’s painfully shy, innocent and eager to join in the other’s full of his own shite and struts about like a peacock with a stick up its arse. You couldn’t get two more different characters. There’s a really nice progression to their friendship in the background throughout the film. Why does no one talk about this? Hell, why isn’t fandom shipping them, cos goddamn they’re cute (and this is coming from a staunch MerGuffin fan). MacGuffin: It’s all goin’ tae be settled once we get doon t’ that field! And it makes a hilarious contrast with Posh-tosh MacIntosh (who btw has the kind of wanky accent that would get him chibbed in Glasgow). Hell he’s just ridiculously excited about everything. Out of the three suitors and the lords, he’s the only one who’s ridiculously excited over joining the hunt for Mor'du. ( translation: You bunch of lying bawbags, you can stay here and sit on your tod, nice and safe, while I go ahead and check it out for real) “Since yer saying it and I wasn’t there to see it myself, I’ll go ahead and take yer word for it.” Teasing young MacIntosh and Dingwall about Mor'du. (translation: If he was a little bit closer, I could throw a log at him, you know.”) “If he wis a wee bit closer, ah could lob a caber at him, ye ken.” Can we just for a minute appreciate what a cheeky wee shit he is? When MacGuffin was first introduced I had this horrible feeling they were going to give him a ridiculous, insulting voice, but thank god for Kevin McKidd! People tend to focus on young MacGuffin’s dialect rather than what he says. Fuck knows how they get there cos my name’s Halima.)

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Plus I’m a sucker for Doric (it’s both melodic and hilarious- Doric speakers can never pronounce my name at all, they always wind up calling me Helga. Go get yer lad, Merida.Ĭannae beat the Scottish banter! The more indecipherable the better. Even though we know what happens from the deleted scene/artbook epilogue, it didn’t make the film because it’s not important to her story right now. So yeah, thumbs up, I dig it. On top of that, this scene exists but it’s not important to the movie, which is why it didn’t make the cut. I need more female characters to lead/own their romance in fictionįull stop. But more than anything, I love that it’s Merida who is the one to show interest first, it’s not from his perspective or a romance led by him trying to win her over. Let’s face it, he’s not typical of your male Disney romantic interests (he ain’t no Flynn), which is a very welcome change.

She’s not interested in getting married and plans on doing everything in her power to get out of it, but she’s still a teenage girl and she sees something in MacGuffin, despite his … MacGuffinness. Side note: I love this scene as a character moment for Merida. He tries to make himself as small as possible, but for all his bungling awkwardness, Merida actually takes notice of him (this is why I consider the Merida/MacGuffin epilogue in the artbook/deleted scene to be canon, it’s a conclusion to this particular scene). MacIntosh is a leader, but MacGuffin is a follower. In direct contrast you have young MacGuffin, who’s all nerves and shyness, and waiting for his dad’s queues to act. First we’re introduced to young Macintosh, who’s vain, arrogant and a right arsehole into the bargain (I love him, he’s such a prick). Look at it! He’s shakin in his wee boots, bless. So! Like I usually do, I’m gonnae explain why. Young MacGuffin is a prime example of my love for the characters nobody gives a toss aboot. I have a thing for minor background characters, that much is obvious by my fandom track record.

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