#i love a pathetic loser!!!! which is ironic bc he did end up winning exactly what he wanted in the end hehehehe

[beldaroot]

challengers spoilers ahead

honestly the craziest moment of the film for me was when tashi went to patrick to ask him to concede the challenger match to art. you could say she was just horny for sex bc she didn't get it with art when he instead asked her to hold him to sleep in the hotel room. but for me, it's the fact that she called patrick and went into his car practically knowing that he would agree to lose the match. and it's why patrick gets so mad at her for asking him to bc it is worse than just sleeping with him. bc cheating is a betrayal they're already used to but this request from her confirms to him that she's also wrapped around art's finger just like he's been for years, even if it for different reasons: tashi wants art to win since she lives vicariously through his tennis career and can't lose him while patrick will let art win bc he loves him and her and will sacrifice his success and happiness for theirs. and that's why tashi wanted patrick to say why he was willing to concede; she knows patrick has been in love with art from the moment she met them and now she needs him to finally admit it out loud.

#challengers #challengers spoilers #spoilers #obviously there were multiple motives going on in that scene but i do believe she knew patrick would concede in the end #she wouldn't have texted him if she didn't know how it would go down ya know? #they're all manipulators in their own right but patrick is so obvious with his feelings that he can be easily played by the other two lol #i love a pathetic loser!!!! which is ironic bc he did end up winning exactly what he wanted in the end hehehehe