At the end of Pretty In Pink, Duckie, the badly-hatted loudmouth, accepts that that the long-term object of his frustrated desires isn't going to fall for him, and that in clinging on he's hurting both of them. In swoops Blane to take Andie for his own and Duckie immediately spots someone else he fancies. Everyone's happy. Originally though, Duckie was meant to get together with Andie. Thatd be fine, wouldnt it? Everyone loves Duckie, right? That cheeky little scamp! The problem is that Duckie is a massive idiot who thinks that just because hes hung out with Andie forever that he deserves to have her fall in love with him. His outlook seems to be that because hes done the legwork, he has earned the right to a disappointing tryst behind the bike sheds. Its a really pernicious, entitled attitude that basically treats women as little more than big, fleshy fruit machines, a complicated set of buttons to be pressed in the right order before - BINGO! Paydirt! It dont work like that pal, sorry. It really hits a low when Duckie admits that hes, not particularly concerned with whether or not you like me, because I live to like you and... and I can't like you anymore now Blanes on the scene. Wah, wah, wah. Blaine is a pretty tedious guy with some very unfortunate jackets and a sub-Simon Le Bon blow-dry do, but he is at least someone Andie genuinely fancies rather than just being a bit of a creep who rides his bike around girls houses over and over and over again, staring in at their windows and grunting occasionally. What exactly is the idea with the bicycle thing anyway? Is he hoping theyll eventually just wilt and let him have sex with them so that hell go away? Thats no way to live, Duckie.
