Zendaya, Mike Faist & Josh O’Connor FIGHT over the real villain | Challengers Interview | Etalk

[@sxt4447]

It’s the way Josh is telling the plot like he’s spilling tea at brunch with the girls

[@tris2806]

lmaooo he was spilling like it was his real experience😭

[@Dnobs005]

Josh is adorable

[@sepiiid2]

z and josh literally spoiled the movie just to prove that art is a snake😂😂😂

[@robinvolpi]

LOL That was mostly Josh. 😭 The interviewer had him in his feelings and he had to prove a point. ;) lol Btw.... Josh's sly grin & biting of the upper lip when Zendaya says "Then we SEE each other again... and it's MAGIC!!" while referring to his character. 😩😂 Oh. MYyyyyYyyyy.Y... lol He REALLY liked that. 💥😎

[@bananaslin]

@@robinvolpi don't be weird

[@robinvolpi]

@@bananaslin Your obsession with my factual observations is a bit disturbing. You okay, Saffronia?? ;)

[@bananaslin]

@@robinvolpi "factual observations" you're a weirdo, hope this helps!

[@robinvolpi]

@@bananaslin "Weirdo"... coming from the deluded cyber stalker. ;) lol Self-awareness mustn't be your strong suit. Lol Weird... for my pointing put that Josh spoiled points of the movie and seemed to enjoy Zendaya's jokes regarding their characters?? LMMFAO Do you have FUN or FACTS in your life Almighty Oracle and Purveyor of Hard Truths?? Whoa.

[@witchy.business]

They are all antagonists in each other’s stories imo. It just manifests in different ways. All of them are very flawed and selfish but it’s fascinating to watch. Incredible film.

[@wereoz]

THISSSS IS SO TRUE

[@aestheticqueen15]

EXACTLY

[@Sharkey69]

Art they could NEVER make me hate you

[@gracieliz95]

They’re all morally dubious, but Patrick is honest about it 😂

[@ten-bullets7530]

That's why I think Patrick is the best of them. They're all pretty bad, but Tashi and Art are more manipulative about it. Patrick just is what he is.

[@Sweet-bx2ec]

@@ten-bullets7530 Art was of course a bad guy for trying to manipulate their relationship at college but that was it wasn't it?

[@ten-bullets7530]

@@Sweet-bx2ec Yes, I have since rewatched the movie and I think Art is actually the best of them. Definitely a movie that needs to be rewatched, similar to (500) Days of Summer.

[@jasonx792]

@@ten-bullets7530 art ain't the best of anything he knew she never loved him but decided to endure throughout

[@ten-bullets7530]

@@jasonx792 So true also. I love this movie because you can just go back and forth like this. Art came off as such a "nice guy" type to me, like a guy who thinks he's nice but is actually manipulative and toxic. I preferred Patrick for that reason, because of his honesty. But as far as wrongdoings, Patrick seems like he's done more. So I don't know, they're all terrible I guess lmao

[@dt8602]

Zendaya was ready to risk it all just to drag Art 😭

[@dnvn]

This trio is so chaotic in a good way

[@bookcode1125]

Even if you blame art for being messy in college he still wouldn’t be the worse like let’s be fr lol

[@beldilorenzo1]

Yeah, he was definitely a snake, but he was a teenage boy. You don't get married to someone, have a kid, and then cheat with his friend.

[@juliexmarcotte]

That’s what i’m saying! Like Tashi and Patrick were the worst throughout the whole movie, at least Art became a mature adult.

[@gayspunchbop]

the cheating later on in the movie happened cause of what art did in college aka separate patrick and tashi and he was not a teenage boy when he plotted that lol. but i do agree that patrick and tashi’s relationship was doomed to end anyway cause both of them were also in love with art and felt like he was missing. i think if compulsory monogamy wasn’t a thing they would have happily chosen to be in a poly relationship from the first time they met but hey society am i right

[@jalinsvision]

You’re an adult in college you shouldn’t be trying to sabotage your best friends relationship lmao😭😭😭

[@beldilorenzo1]

@@jalinsvision lol, he barely said a few sentences, though. We've all been immature 18yos, but cheating on your husband? Cmon, you cannot possibly think it's the same

[@ximenazatarainr]

He said ‘spoiler alert’ and continued to tell the entire movie story, like, sir, that’s the whole movie not a lil spoiler. Best cast ever, i’m not joking 💚

[@Nickmelton970]

More interviews need to be like this! Where the actors debate and talk about the film so us viewers can watch it after the movie ahah

[@iluvcam00]

art is literally the only person who grew up and changed. he was a college student when he was instigating, and even then, it wasn’t AS BAD as his ex best friend sleeping with his wife multiple times, and his wife threatening to leave him if he loses a match against that said ex best friend. Patrick and Tashi were grown adults stilllllll making the same mistakes and being so messy

[@etcho0]

EXACTLY

[@Ambereigh]

Nah it was just as bad. He stole his girl and completely cut him out of his life. His best friend he’s had since he was child. Surgically removed him like he was a kidney stone. He is 1000% messed up. And really gave no reason for Patrick not to sleep with his wife 😂

[@okasart]

@@Ambereighwomp womp he cut his best friend out of his life. At the end of the day he had a whole child with Tashi and Patrick was the ex. Once a child is thrown into the mix put your own selfish affairs aside. Shore not always is a child and excuse to stay away from divorce but these selfish bastards chose their own personal goals and dreams over the family they currently had. Sure if they wanted to pursue this while they just graduated highschool who cares, but you gotta grow up at some point move on and make up your mind about what you want before you drag a literal little human being into it and give them permanent life damage.

[@aestheticqueen15]

@@AmbereighYour still acting as if what Tashi done WASNT 10x worse which was 😅

[@addangel]

I don’t feel like she genuinely threatened to leave him if he lost. she clocked that he was being insecure and in need of motivation, so she said “if you lose I’ll leave you. does that help you?” of course, what he really wanted to hear was “it’s ok if you lose, I’ll still love you”, but Tashi could never say that and mean it.

[@hamdialihassan1048]

I will protect Art at all cost honestly so I’m with the reporter

[@gd-rm5729]

SAME

[@sparkygirl266]

Sameee, they out here trying to defend the cheaters haha

[@isctaylor109]

Art was HORRIBLE

[@hamdialihassan1048]

@@isctaylor109 you gon have to show me when 😂

[@isctaylor109]

@@hamdialihassan1048 plotting on Tashi when she was with Patrick. He planted seeds in college, and he took his shot as soon as they had an argument

[@aylu16]

m: "YOU'RE LITERALLY JUST TELLING THE WHOLE STORY" z: "THAT'S FINE!!! I DON'T CARE" 😂

[@facuuaf]

The interviewer got Mike hooked and laughing, great one

[@chloevega5711]

this is easily my fav interview of them 😆

[@AprilSimone100]

Tashi and Patrick’s personalities clashed - they never would’ve worked alone. It was pure lust 😂

[@jasonx792]

nahh wasn't... tashi loved patrick he just didn't love her back

[@AS-ne8pt]

Really? I feel like he loved her too

[@biharcourt]

That's not true they loved each other, they just had strong personalities that couldn't not clash. Their love for each other was more real cos they saw each other as human beings first, whereas, Art was more if a stan of Tashi and Tashi saw Art as a kind of protège/vessel which is why without the tennis he meant not much to her. Meanwhile she was always hot for Patrick no matter what state he was in whether in tennis or life.

[@Tyler-z8r]

@@jasonx792 ... he literally said that he did love her, then Art turned around and told Tashi he didn't

[@christianramos2817]

“He’s the reason for the injury” is WILD. Acting like he threw a banana peel out there. None of them are admirable people but a 20 year old meddling in his friends relationship vs a grown woman cheating on the father of her children cause she won’t be able to love him if he loses a tennis match…… one of those things is clearly more villainous than the other

[@polypeptide]

Banana peel! 😂😂😂 Totally agree!

[@starksoldier9928]

Not the banana peel 💀

[@haruzanfuucha]

The screenplay actually implies that Patrick is Lily's father lol

[@christianramos2817]

@@haruzanfuucha “manipulates husband to raise her affair baby” fixed it

[@haruzanfuucha]

@@christianramos2817 They're all manipulative people and I don't think Tashi knew who the father was but it's good symbolism because it shows that there were always three people in the marriage.

[@belomettinavyy1068]

such a vibe those 3 togheder love them

[@msreal5270]

Spoiler: after having watched the movie… I’m sorry but Art really ain’t done shit skskskskss Like sure he might have kicked the house a lil bit but it was already ready to crumble down u know what I’m saying? Like no one made y’all do that for real😭✋🏾

[@danielaarredonda4536]

You have to watch it another time. Hahahah

[@sparkygirl266]

Yess agree, Art stirred the pot but their break up argument wasn’t even about who’s in love with who, it was born their egos and wanting to dominate each other. They were gonna breaks up anyway

[@engg84]

I love how PROUD Patrick is of Art when he figures it out though 😂

[@jaidoncrawford1163]

@@sparkygirl266Just thought about it and just look at this Art says: he’s not in love with you Tasha says to Pat: you ain’t apart of my fan club Art says to pat: she isn’t thinking of it as a serious relationship Pat to Tashi: I’m your peer not your groupe Edit- which could of led to Pat sayin “ love was never what I was for” as a defence mechanism lie he told himself over the years after losing he’s girl and best mate (so many layers)

[@kitschesque]

​@@jaidoncrawford1163 Watched it 3 times and agree... When Art stirred the pot their egos were so small they wouldn't admit what they were really scared of - that they need love and that's what comes out in that fight disguised as tennis talk. AGAIN mind you. Like

[@AG.anon1]

[spoilers ahead] + this whole thread I think Mike whispers it @3:15 (that they all need to be together) as they've tried it out just the two of them (art & tash, tash & pat) separately, felt something missing and it didn't work out... so basically they ended up being a throuple (co-dependant on each other) as thats the only way their relationship could work out... also another point I want to make, I personally thought that the final match (specifically the last act/scene) you can see that the tennis match mirrors the threesome scene where art and pat are going at it (kissing/playing tennis) and tashi is watching and enjoying it (the kissing/match) at the end... the grins/hug from the boys and tashis cheering at the end solidified that the spark is back in their relationship AND ALSO "TENNIS"

[@robinvolpi]

Thanks for the interesting perspective. :) My ticket is for Saturday and I am eagerly anticipating the watch. Lol I don't usually ask questions pertaining films that I plan on watching but I would like to know, since it was mentioned in this video, do you agree w/Art & the interviewer that Patrick wasn't actually 'in love' with Tashi? I also saw this take from one reviewer who actually went further by declaring that the boys weren't actually in love with Tashi but one another, but they all just used one another. 😬 I'd like to know your take on this, of you don't mind. :)

[@AG.anon1]

@@robinvolpi of course I don't mind, I love talking lol!! I think they both are in love with Tashi (in different ways tho... and thats why some might argue that one does love her but the other doesn't.. people can love the same person in different ways guys cause they're both different people lol) but also have unresolved history with each other (bicurious and romantic feelings for one another) and kept trying to make the other jealous (the cherros scene shows that and also the sauna scene).. in Art and Tashi's marriage, their bedroom scenes always felt like it was missing something (or someone) and felt incomplete but otherwise their marriage was perfect imo. I think all three of the characters had similar dynamics sexually to the character in the movie "Angel Sex", give it a watch and hope that helps!

[@annalisamistretta5280]

@@robinvolpi I know you're not asking me lol, but I saw the movie yesterday and I would say that without spoiling, Patrick is an asshole and he makes it known that he's hyperaware of it. I don't really think he was in love with her in my opinion and I think he just loved how talented she was. I do think Art was in love with her though and that's why he probably didn't feel bad about how things played out. Also in terms of how the movie unfolded **SPOILERS AHEAD** It was clear from the first time Tashi met the boys that she was more into Art. She would always make eye contact with him first when the two boys were standing next to each other. Whether it was at the party, the hotel room floor, or the bed, she was always looking at him first. She made it clear that she liked that he was focusing on an education as well as a career instead of aiming to go pro and putting school past him. At the beginning of the movie, she said she wanted to watch some good tennis and that's what happened at the end of the movie, hence why she screamed. At the end of the day though, I think Tashi loved tennis more than she could ever love a man.

[@AG.anon1]

@@annalisamistretta5280 I definitely think Pat and Tashi love Art more than one another but also have this opposite attraction/lust/ambition (which are all still strong feelings) for one another. Art 100% loves Tashi but felt like their marriage was incomplete as Pat wasn't in it (and so did Tashi cause you know what she ended up doing) and you could tell he still wanted Pat but was in denial about his feelings and cruel to him in the sauna scene and likewise Pat wanted to make him jealous and get a rise out of him (hence the tennis match)... also if it was all just to watch good tennis for Tashi then [*more spoilers lol*] she wouldn't have had sex with Pat and somewhat implied with her argument with Art that if he lost the game he would lose her (implying that she would coach pat instead), you know? it would've just been business and no pleasure for her decision to coach Pat but it wasn't :)

[@robinvolpi]

@@annalisamistretta5280 That's an incredible and much appreciated breakdown - Thank you for engaging!! 😎 One more question, if I may.... Did it appear that Art was more in love with Patrick than Tashi or are some, in your opinion, hyping up the alleged sexual tension between those two? ;) And Thanks again! Very insightful. 🌺

[@gd-rm5729]

SPOILER ALERT!!! i'm sorry but it still wasn't Art's fault to me. even though his intention was to create discord between patrick and tashi, HE STILL TOLD THE UNFILTERED TRUTH!! We knew tashi didn't love patrick (NOR art) and all patrick wanted to do is f%ck with her because he loved the chemistry that they had and the way it was making his life a bit more complete bc she was everything he's not (put together, successful, having ambitions, winner mindset, etc.). He loved these things ABOUT her, not HER. Art always loved her and always wanted to be with her. Tashi loves the submission he provides and even though she won't admit it, she loves the love he's giving her. And she can have control over him. But she does NOT love HIM. I would say it all really started because, Art and Patrick's relationship was already toxic (because what type of friends go after the same girl TOGETHER???), but Tashi saw the flaw and played with it. She kept saying that she didn't wanna be a homewrecker, which she KNEW she would be!!! And SHE'S the one that started to put them against each other ("if you win this i'll give you this"). So yeah, you could also say that, the boys put themselves in that situation but SHE was the real manipulator. And it all started because of her.

[@nataliajimenez1870]

Art was the one that chased after Tashi after her injury, and even before when he was instigating a Tashi and Patrick breakup. Then he asked her to become his coach and then asking her to marry him, convincing her by promising to let her shape him. He knew he didn't satisfy her sexually, but instead of addressing those issues with a sex therapist, he expected Tashi to just continue living a sexually unfulfilled life because he brought money and wealth. Anyway, a solution that was not presented is Tashi divorcing Art and becoming a coach of another hungry prospect. She showed that she could turn an average player into a champion. And if she divorces she can fuck anyone she wants without the guilt of cheating on a spouse that doesn't satisfy her. But I agree with you that Patrick was just an undisciplined mess when he was dating Tashi and Tashi was attracted to him because she needed someone that would not roll over and could challenge her. He also was not very considerate of Tashi and definitely their fight and his absence at the game sent her to a space that made the injury more likely

[@mossicely]

Spoilers I'm glad you saw it similarly, I don't think the rest of the movie and what we learn about their characters gives us any reason to think that Art somehow broke them up, their break up was inevitable. Some might argue she was just saying things defensively and didn't mean it, but I think there's some truth that Tashi says in that moment in the cafeteria--that to her Patrick was basically a casual thing, and Patrick would have eventually learned that anyways. They were young and in college, it's very likely the same events would have happened later on and she still would have been injured even if Art just let it come up naturally. The problem was Art was insecure and chasing after both of them, so he did a bad thing because he wanted the qualities he saw in her to be his. Tashi doesn't seem to love people in the same way that she loves tennis and throughout the movie we see her grief over the loss of her greatest passion. She lives through both of the boys with her passion for tennis, almost like she's looking for a life raft to cling to. As soon as she no longer begins to see Art as a potential winner, what does she do? She suddenly is more open to Patrick again despite the disdain she holds for him. Which in some ways ways isn't warranted, he was right in their argument in my opinion that she doesn't see him on her level, but I think she has a strong personality and ego and she was hurt, so she holds it against him and blames him for her injury. She doesn't want to cheat, she also doesn't want to lose Art, but her feelings towards Patrick are complicated and she will do anything to keep her dream alive. There's some affection there, but the reality is that she doesn't want to lose Art like a derby gambler doesn't want to lose their fastest racing horse. I agree with you that she also likes the security she feels from Art, not him as a person, but I don't know if I would go as far as to say Art truly loves her either. In the end when Art learns that she cheated on him he's pissed and begins to lose it. I don't think that Art ever had real love for Tashi, I think it was an infatuation with her representing everything that he wants that was suddenly shattered in that moment of betrayal. He was in love with the idea of her being this gorgeous talent who was interested in him just as much as she was in love with the idea of him finding the glory that she felt she was cheated from. My understanding was that he enjoyed tennis when he was younger but no longer enjoyed it when he got older, specifically once he was with Tashi. I think a large part of that had to do with the codependency and the pressure that was put on him to perform. Tennis was no longer just a game, and he felt the weight of needing to carry Tashi's dreams when she was far more invested into it than he was. It affected his self worth pretty deeply every time he lost, and made him even want to retire early. From my perspective, that last scene we see is him breaking down the hold she has over him. He's finally just playing for him again, just playing a game of tennis like he was back when he was younger. He regained some form of confidence and control, which was what he needed to actually win. Ironically, Patrick was likely trying to rile him up through the hand symbol so that he could win (he decided not to throw for Tashi), but he unknowingly caused his own loss. The truth was that Art had become better than Patrick in all those years playing against better players, he just was mentally unable to perform because he was feeling suffocated by the woman he was infatuated with. Then the roles were suddenly reversed, because now Tashi had become his fan once she saw him regain his ability to perform. To her, that was her dream of glory coming alive again, there's even the parallel of her overcoming her injury through him overcoming the person who she blames her injury on. But the irony is that by that point it's questionable in what form their relationship would continue. The ending also leaves much of this up for interpretation, that's just how I see it.

[@rikerich1769]

We all know its not his fault.. Z just trying to attack him with his character 😅😅 joking

[@tamarat9735]

Yess, z ans josh and delulu here lmao they are all snakes, and if anyone is the worst it's tashi because she is the instigator, she saw their weird tension and used it to manipulate them, and then they all, played this toxic game together. It's just that patrick and tashi are more overtly snakey, and art's scheming is covert, from backstage hahaha

[@naleyislovealways]

@@mossicely I actually read Patrick's riling Art up completely differently. He told Tashi it was unforgivable that she'd want Art to "win" a match that he didn't actually earn. I think he gave Art the signal knowing it would be the only thing that could rile him enough to really PLAY and earn it, win or lose. Hence the last moments of their game where they are both completely in it.

[@albertogomezjr2043]

Art did make those comments that led to breakup but film shows clearly it was 3 years later when Art starts "making his move." He supported her thru the injury but never made a move even tho we all know he loved her.

[@gl3390]

Because I think he’s not that into her but into Pat and he doesn’t know it. 😂

[@lindaleudo]

But he made his move when SHE questions how is Patrick? Aaah, if she isn’t into Patrick and viceversa does he make a move or… and whats to say she denied his advances at Stanford because she was still in love with Patrick? She made it clear when she slept with him in Atlanta.

[@HANNAHPOO]

josh’s clicks and the sassy “he started the whole thing” 😭😭 1:07

[@NinoMezzy]

art can do no wrong‼️

[@foraged_porridge]

i just got back from my second time seeing it and i’m still 100% team art

[@piscesgroovesupreme]

Mike Faist is so beautiful... They're all so beautiful 🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@lovikkyio7868]

This interviewer needs a raise he brings the best out of his guests

[@helenogbonna3361]

Zendaya is one of kind my long lost sister I love how she’s not afraid to express her approached roles

[@JeremyDelaPena-dl9lo]

Gotta love the chaos this interview has brought to the cast. lol

[@reve4hcireb]

WHY THEY ARE SO CUTE???

[@cordismarienwodowilly1812]

This was fun!!!🤣🤣

[@margaridabaptista3712]

Firmly on team "no one is the bad guy, they're all flawed and they all need each other" but it's so funny seeing them get this heated 😂

[@taylorhoward443]

Zendaya’s commentary at the end sums up the end of the movie well imo, I can contextualize it that way

[@movienerd3658]

I love them all together, the chaos, everyone being really excited and enthusiastic trying to get a word in:)

[@heebieejeebieeeez]

Not the churros and bananas comment lollololololol

[@kikesanni2453]

THIS WAS SO GOODDD

[@musicallyliv8131]

I think the point of the movie is that they're all selfish and trying to gain something for themselves in the end, all for tennis; they all want to win "the game" (the game representing love, life, success, and yes actual tennis matches as well lol)

[@sleepyemmaok5983]

i love how zendaya treats tashi as an extension of herself

[@sparkygirl266]

Art stirred the pot but he ain’t a cheater soo Z I can’t be on your side haha

[@an23_a]

Yh he just dated his best friends ex which is much better looll

[@big35gang]

i have returned post viewing challengers to confirm…tashi duncan ain’t shit LMFAOOO. i still love me some zendaya😭😭

[@afomaandrea5033]

This was such a good interview

[@NICEisNICE]

Zendaya's character is wild...She cheated with dude while wearing her husband's grandmother's ring...case dismissed.

[@xLuvandkisses101x]

Z is a Virgo Mike is a Capricorn Josh is a Taurus We are literally watching the chillest signs get crazy with eachother, what an interview🔥

[@quynhanhngo6362]

I knew it from the first time watching: Art is the real homewrecker

[@yourbestfriendjoshua]

Her inner Tashi came out at 1:14. “He’s the reason for the injury.”💀💀💀

[@emi4624]

I love them

[@mindtheprivacy]

Walked away like WTF was that. We are all the interviewer.

[@Rizerr96]

Mike's little laugh, love it

[@kirstya3108]

this has to be my favourite challengers interview HELP

[@sportslover2356]

I watched the movie and also happen to know a lot about tennis. This movie lifts the lid on the classist sport where the guy from the wrong side of the tracks gets in trouble. See who spits on who and why.

[@daws7511]

Josh: SPOILER ALERT! and proceeds to walk us through the whole movie 😭😭😭

[@robinvolpi]

Huh-LAR-i-OUS!! 💥😎 The interviewer had Josh in his feelings so much that my man said "F'' it.... I'm telling the WHOLE Story!!" LMMFAO 😂 Also.... Josh's sly grin & biting of the upper lip when Zendaya says "Then we SEE each other again... and it's MAGIC!!" while referring to his character. 😩😂 Oh. MYyyyyYyyyy.Y... lol He REALLY liked that. 💥😎

[@bananaslin]

again, stop being a weirdo

[@robinvolpi]

@@bananaslin Define "weirdo" Anonymous Tool. ;)

[@nkechi4635]

​@@robinvolpi Nah they're right, that last bit of your comment was odd

[@Rere28sim]

She has wore chemistry with them than her dune co-star

[@hollybabyyy]

?! Are you stvpid?!?! They had to bond and basically all share scenes. Whereas w dune they didnt need to and all her scenes are w timothee. She didn’t spend more then 3 days on set w people like florence or Austin. She barely fkn knew them until press tour. She didnt know timothee until the dune 1 press tour

[@piscesgroovesupreme]

For real

[@dess234]

Timothee and Zendaya are best friends so that probably played a part in why their chemistry wasn’t the best. For challengers, she said she had intimacy coaches with these two, so that probably adds to the chemistry.

[@rikerich1769]

In one of their interviews, Mike said that he and Z had time together in a hotel room, just the two of them, to build up their chemistry. At first, Mike didn't feel like he couldn't make it, but Luca kept motivating him that he was his first choice for the role and he must not be giving up

[@graceblondell7320]

tell me if i’m wrong but this feels like so much flirtatious energy.. is it just acting?

[@geranykoerni]

You may see it as flirting because they are attractive people but they are just playful! Flirting seems to be to insinuate that the person wants more. And being playful can just be part of their personality and not mean anything more than being extra friendly.

[@liev.carlos]

Great interviewer ❤

[@Dream1ng]

Art just told the truth. Team art.

[@jasonx792]

but tanish never loved him lmaoo

[@biharcourt]

No he didn't. He lied to them both. What do you mean?

[@aestheticqueen15]

@@jasonx792that doesn’t mean she actually loves Patrick

[@jasonx792]

@@aestheticqueen15 she loved him lol

[@joyrogers9677]

ion need to watch it again😭😭 art vandalized the outside of the house & unlocked & left the door open sure but while they were content & still together, they weren’t in love w each other. tashi was all abt tennis, she may have felt for patrick, & later art, but her one & only love was tennis. & i think patrick loved what winning tashi meant. in the beginning patrick knew of her first yeah, but he was just attracted to her physically she was “hot”, he wanted her to come to their hotel room. i think art fell in love w her at first sight. when they were in the hotel room, patrick jumped at the chance to embarrass art in front of tashi multiple times. patrick was the ladies man, patrick was the one that was better at tennis, patrick was that one that still had a gf when he “won” tashi duncan. art always came in second against patrick & when it finally came to something he wanted/needed he couldn’t let that go anymore. so yeah he meddled in their relationship when they were 19 but tashi’s fight with patrick was abt her emotional unavailability & surface level conversations abt tennis. that fight would’ve happened regardless at any time & she could’ve screwed up any match & gotten injured. art was there for tashi after, yeah he took his chance, but tashi let him. ion think tashi loved either of them but i think she cared for art more. however he commitment to art was conditional & he knew it, he loved her & tried to do everything he could to keep her. in the “it doesn’t matter” scene it’s very apparent that art knows where he stands w tashi where tennis is concerned & he’s constantly fighting for tennis bc having tennis is having tashi. yet her & patrick continuously & selfishly acted on their attraction w each other bc of the voids they were filling. & they did that in their grown ages of 25-31, so just bc art told both of them the truth they weren’t considering since patrick was on the road anyway in their yr of a relationship when they were 19, doesn’t mean he’s the bad guy.

[@TheWindsofWonder]

I've been obsessed with Dear Evan Hansen for years and I can't believe I'm just jumping the Mike Faist train. He's amazing! I've loved Josh O'Connor's work since the release of God's Own Country. So glad he's finally getting the recognition he deserves. Zendaya is Zendaya. No explanation needed for my love for her.

[@hollybabyyy]

Art was telling the truth tho about patrick when they were in university

[@jasonx792]

but tanish never loved art tho and he knew it lmaooo

[@sarahgordino6695]

Can someone at E call Tyrone and tell him to come and get his.. own talk to show already. Cause he’s great.

[@christinaluo]

omg literellyyyyyy i’ve never been more proud of a canadian interviewer

[@onewildwoman]

i want to hang out with josh o’connor

[@simplyrowen]

That’s what I’ve found baffling, that most reactors/reviewers see and describe Art “as the good guy”, and I think “did we not watch the same movie?”. He was the catalyst and a snake, a horrible friend to both of them. He planted the discord seed that led to the fight. Then Tashi goes out there angry, her bf is not there at an important moment as a result of this fight, incited by Art. But Art gets to be the “nice guy” who is actually there to support her through this moment. He got her, through sleazy means. How is this being a nice guy?

[@emilybazaldua7277]

Is definitely a different watch experience when u watch it again !

[@13pigsfly]

I just saw it and I thought Art deserved better the entire time so maybe I’m missing something here.

[@annaburns2865]

Yeah, although I didn’t like Art as a person, he didn’t deserve to be cheated on. And their daughter definitely didn’t deserve for her mom to do that.

[@margaritakmp]

I think the thing that really made me turn against Art was when the injury happened and Patrick tried to come into the treatment room to comfort her and he told Patrick to go away (and then presumably never spoke to him ever again after that). Like he saw an opportunity to break them up once and for all and went for it, slimy move imo

[@shelbydixon7465]

@@margaritakmpbut Tashi was also asking Pat to leave the room…so I felt like Art asking Pat to leave was his way of backing her up and respecting her because Pat certainly wasn’t respecting her in that moment.

[@xtltokioreal2736]

Oh please, Art threw away 12 years of friendship like it was nothing, like it meant nothing, for what? A change to have Tashi for himself? After that, Patrick didn't own him anything

[@mariemoukoury]

If Art has 1000 defenders. I am 1 of them, If Art has 1 defender, it is me. If Art has no defenders, I am no more

[@Lisa-fk2mb]

lmaoooo theyre so cute!!!

[@paulasalazar2093]

thank god i watched this after i watched the movie

[@dnvn]

Team ART let’s go

[@lolamonroyy]

such a good interview!

[@MaleighaDearmon]

Idc what they said he said two sentences and they fell apart but he never told a lie

[@jasonx792]

but hurt himself in the process because tanish never love him lmao

[@alenemarie1726]

Art is the snake though!!! He planted the seed for the fight and the ideas of something being wrong

[@joshuasolorzano4368]

I love them 🥺

[@salmineo4132]

Yesssssssssssss this is exactly how i felt abd i got it with my first watch of the movieeeeeee , Patrick and tashi are soulmates

[@Thewholedweller]

Art is definetly still the best one in terms of morality. Sure he did that thing in college but patrick said "i like her" not "i love her" which if he had kept that sentiment in previous conversations between the two could have signaled to art that he didn't actually love tish and when tish and art got married she was actively manipulating him. She never loved him she was just vicariously living out her failed dream through him but he actually really loved her and you can *tell*. Long story short the ending is ambiguos but i hope they got divorced and art got custody of lily

[@bananaslin]

ok now that i've seen it i think my girl and josh were just fed up with being the most slandered lmao bc art is NOT worse than the other two but he's definitely not better either he's just as diabolical as them but he's more stealth with it he's not in ur face with it which makes him extra snakey imo but yeah ALL THREE ain't shit let's get that straight first of all

[@simplyxmadi]

It’s the way Josh spoils the plot😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EufemiaCuero-p9r]

Good punto Zendaya 👍👍👏🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@joettaflyascanbee4659]

I can't wait to see this movie!

[@drewchristianjr]

This is amazing hahahahahha

[@abbyschwartz8307]

Zendayas outfit is so cute

[@aishovisky]

I think Art and Patrick should ditch Tashi and be together as a couple lol the chemistry between them in that sauna was impeccable

[@Phelie315]

They were also getting really into kissing each other ngl...

[@micaelaponce2673]

They were both so in love with Tashi and more Art so I don't think it's possible.and even Art built a family and a professional life with her

[@tdchoedon]

YES ART IS THE VILLAIN WHO SHAKES THINGS UP BETWEEN TASHI AND PATRICK.

[@giuliaprincipi5983]

You dont Even Need to watch it twice to know that Art is the one Who manipulated the other two against each other back in college. Like Zendaya says „they could have had it all“

[@user-lg3yj2fz2j]

free my boy Patrick. he just wanted his friends back

[@cindym7508]

I watched it once & had somewhat the impression that they explained second viewers. But I think Art was in love with Patrick and Patrick teased him bad.

[@DeeMeechie]

Art did nothing wrong Z and Josh gotta be trolling or sum bc ain’t no way😂

[@bestgirlonyoutube]

tashi was the villain !

[@Oliver-rs4zo]

Tashi is definitely the villain

[@aaronabai6483]

“fire and ice” - tashi and patrick are both fires, together they would just crash and burn. art is the ice, he mellows both of them down. throw in patrick’s homoertoic tendencies and this trio becomes the perfect co-dependency

[@freja201]

funniest thing about this video is mike and the interviewer being on the same page lmao, like when they both said art wasn't lying when he said patrick wasn't in love with tashi (and they're right, if patrick is in love with someone it's art, not tashi)

[@bondpenelopebond]

If I'm the bad guy for being on Art's side, so be it. Y'all can never make me hate him.

[@DuneLover6969]

God I love this movie

[@tykeyaoneil1084]

Nah I watched the first time. And said nah Art is messy. He’s the reason they got in an argument and ultimately why she got injured. I said they are all equally messed up to my sibling

[@cgm530]

was he though? they were turned on talking about how jealous he was, their actual argument was about tennis lol

[@daisharich940]

The ending made me mad but the movie was decent

[@Arualx]

but it was a happy ending?

[@matelko333]

​@@Arualx how was it a happy ending

[@EricaRichter28]

@JT_1998because it wasn’t clear who won

[@jasonx792]

@@EricaRichter28 art won lol

[@EricaRichter28]

@@jasonx792 what makes you think that?

[@Ambereigh]

Im literally watching it now and arts karma is definitely the cheating. He literally cut his childhood best friend out of his life for the sole purpose of getting his ex girlfriend. Like that’s brutal af. Your best friend??

[@adreto2978]

BROO Tashi is by far the most evil character lmfao

[@ChorltonOutlaw]

Really enjoyed this movie

[@kittkiddo]

They cannot have it all, Tashi wanted to be with a winner hence the whole I'll give my number to the one who wins but Patrick didn't wanted to improve, she gives him advice and he ignores it and then says shitty stuff to her, leaves her crying and doesn't support her the day of her match. The relationship was doomed from the begging it was just sexual.

[@masoncharles3498]

What i was hoping would happen was that considering that Tashi came in the middle of them and she was only trying to be Art's coach if he was successful, was to do a plot twist at the end and they both drop her and then they would be together 😭😭🤣🤣

[@knowledgegizmo7934]

I picked up on art being a snake from the jump 😅

[@mindtheprivacy]

Wait but Tashy did tells the boyfriend Aet was good looking, good player and like trying to test him and make him jealous.