Fans of Mariah Carey have pointed out how fake this teaser for the finale of Mariah’s World looks. But I’m not sure why they think that.
Personally, I like to have a soft, melodramatic soundtrack—my own song, of course—playing in the background whenever I’m caught in an intimate moment with a potential lover out in the open and have it shot from a hiding-in-the-bushes paparazzi camera angle. Truly, this conversation between Mariah and choreographer/dancer Bryan Tanaka is the stuff of real life. A better scene could not be scripted:
[Sparse emotional keys and strings]
Bryan: Are you really gonna marry this guy?
Mariah: [Heavy sigh]
[Longing stares]
Bryan: It’s just... Just wondering.
Mariah: I don’t even know what I think anymore.
Bryan: Me either.
Mariah: Well. I think you have a different set of, um, issues than me, so. I mean, it’s nice of you to try to make me feel good and stuff.
Bryan: That’s all I want. [Pause] I just want you to be happy.
Mariah: Sometimes maybe people aren’t supposed to be happy. They’re just supposed to, like, exist and...
Bryan: Nah, I think everybody should be happy.
Mariah: I don’t really know what, uh, what that means.
Bryan: Hm.
Mariah: I have an idea. But then, I don’t want it to be weird with us. So everybody’s...probably looking in.
[Sprinklers conveniently come on]
Bryan: Yeah, yeah, we should probably...
Mariah: Look, the sprinklers are comin’ on.
Bryan: Right.
Mariah: They’re just gonna... [laugh]
[Bryan kisses Mariah’s hand]
Mariah: You make me smile.
And....scene. This is a moment. Give Mariah the entire EGOT.
