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Hello, you've reached the winter of our discontent.
— Troy · Reality Bites
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The line is phrased as a phone greeting, telling the caller they have reached the winter of our discontent. It turns a phrase of gloom into a wry outgoing message, suggesting a general mood of bleakness delivered with a deadpan, slightly self-mocking tone.
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