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Spoilers below forThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
Apparently it was bad pie, though.
The trailer for this film literally shows Lily James gagging on this pie.
0:00:10Our movie begins on the island of Guernsey in 1941.
To avoid being arrested, they invent their book club, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
One dude, Eben (Tom Courtenay), immediately vomits up all of his potato peel pie.
He plays Sidney, Juliets publisher and best friend.
0:08:48Heres the first time I really wanted to quit this endeavor YEAH, I KNOW.
If youve cooked with raw beets, you know how messy this is.
Why must my hands be stained red instead of doing the Lindy Hop with Glen Powell?
0:10:48Juliet gets her first letter from the pig farmer on Guernsey.
Either way, the potatoes and beets are going in.
0:20:14The first official appearance of the potato peel pie!!
Mine will not look like this!!
On one hand, you know this is not going to work out.
Im very torn here.
We both feel like something special is about to begin.
0:30:11Juliet has already had her meet-cute with Dawsey featuring near-death by roof shingle (ah, romance!
Eben is a dear old man who rules the post office and tells Juliet shes beautiful.
Basically, your ideal pie maker.
Everyone is pretty cagey as to her whereabouts, so you know something tragic happened.
Suddenly, I am thankful Im preparing a dish that is all carbs.
Everyone should be all-in on the pig farmer by now.
The pie is back!!
Juliet takes a bite and … she gags on it!
Eben refers to it as The Worst which feels very ahead of his time!
I am so excited to put this pie in my mouth!
Amelia is extremely opposed.
I use the anger he has to stuff down inside of him to help me mash these fucking beets.
0:46:09Things take a turn.
I didnt expect to be openly crying into this pink mash Ive created.
Jane died in the bombings and now has lost Elizabeth, who was arrested by the Germans.
When will my damn carb pie be finished?
1:00:10Juliet is catching pigs with Dawsey and Elizabeths daughter Kit!
Is this what you do when you fall in love with a pig farmer?
Asking for a friend.
1:01:23Juliet gets a call from Sidney.
I get a text from my mom.
She is concerned because she knows I cant cook and I havent checked in since beginning this exercise.
1:04:44Sidney and my mom were right to be concerned because shit is going down in Guernsey!
She must be dead, right?
WHERE ARE MY CARBS?
No one is making out yet like my dumb pie, this is a travesty.
Theres too much of me crying and not enough of me eating gross pie.
1:15:12Ive seen things I never thought could happen, happen.
Do you think shes talking about how bad my pie is?
1:22:00My pie is out of the oven and cooling off just as things are heating up in Guernsey.
But seriously: Juliet spends the day with Kit.
Also Dawsey uses the phrase fond of and my pie starts melting.
1:27:48I bite into my pie in the middle of the most harrowing moment of this movie.
Dawsey couldnt persuade her to change her mind.
They bothlooklike something you could really get into (the beets give my pie a festive red hue).
But when you finally do get into them, they are both terribly, terribly sad.
1:31:04Of course the fiance shows up just as Juliet and Dawsey are about to kiss.
Mark is basically Billy Zane fromTitanicat this point.
If anyone deserves to eat bland pie, its this guy.
1:39:36Dawsey cant even look at Juliet as she leaves Guernsey and all I want is more pie.
WHAT A PLOT TWIST.
1:44:00This pie really comes in handy when Juliet dumps Mark at dinner.
There is so much bitchy drama, YOU WILL NEED A SNACK.
Hes sort of a dick, but also Im impressed.
1:46:00Ah yes, the requisite writing montage.
1:47:57Matthew Goode says the phrase Crikey, thats quite a mouthful while wearing glasses and I am forever changed.
1:49:05Juliet tells Sidney that shes going to buy a property on Guernsey, if theyll have her.
Sidney: Darling girl, anyone would be lucky to have you.
Juliet: And I am so lucky to have you.
1:51:48OKAY NOW WE ARE GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The Society gets Juliets manuscript about their story and a letter about belonging to people before even knowing them.
Dawsey cannot help but GO TO HER.
It works out because she also must GO TO HIM.
He replies, My god yes.
