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Honey, I’m home. Oh, I forgot. I’m not married.
— Catwoman · Batman Returns
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A familiar greeting to a spouse is immediately canceled by the reminder that there is no marriage. The self-correction punctures the little performance of domestic routine. What begins as an ordinary announcement becomes a wry acknowledgment that the expected listener does not fit the speaker's situation.
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