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What's Behind Meghan Markle's Eyes

from Love and Lizards | The Tim Dillon Show #326 · #326

5 min

Tim delivers an extended riff on the ambitious 'darkness' and vacancy he claims to see behind actresses' eyes like Meghan Markle's, framing her rise from a garage apartment to Montecito as an admirable act of pure will.

In this bit11 moments
  • Meghan Markle's Netflix deal is ironic given her stated desire for privacy.
  • Tim describes an indefinable quality behind Markle's eyes that animates ambitious people.
  • Growing up where she did, marrying a prince and moving to Montecito deserves respect regardless of methods.
  • That vacant darkness behind the eyes of actresses represents ambition, control, and competitive advantage.
  • The thing behind ambitious people's eyes is a raw drive to arrange the world to please themselves.
  • Markle clawed her way from living above a garage in the Valley to Montecito and you have to respect that.
  • Men wanting to sleep with ambitious women is what actually drives civilization forward.
  • This is a story of a woman winning, which people are understanding in the wrong way.
  • The winning is behind her eyes; her calm demeanor shows someone focused on victory despite racism.
  • Markle's every interaction in life was calculated toward the moment she could escape being a bit player on Suits.
  • She positioned herself like Princess Diana did, but before they could kill her like they did Diana.
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