Painterly empty olive coat hanging above a pair of worn boots.

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Ally

Sometimes I’m tempted to become a street person, cut off from society. But then I wouldn’t get to wear my outfits.

— Ally McBeal • 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Ally jokes about running away from society. What stops her is not fear or duty but her wardrobe. The punchline is that fashion outweighs the fantasy of escape, so even a dramatic dropout plan gets vetoed by outfits.

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