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RICHIE

Richie initially appears to be the feels, but he has presence, and that,
loudest character and the least little by little, becomes a valuable
adapted to the new rhythm of the asset.
restaurant. His resistance to chan-
ge, abrasive humour, and defensi- The episode in which he is sent to
ve posture initially cast him as the a fine dining restaurant marks a
dysfunctional figure stuck in the turning point. There, far from the
past—a type of masculinity where usual chaos, Richie learns to obser-
pride serves as armour and affec- ve and understand the details that
tion is filtered through aggression. make an experience meaningful. It
But over time, what seemed like is not a reinvention, because Richie
noise reveals itself to be something does not become someone else but
else: insecurity, fear of being left rather a subtle refinement of what
behind, and an enormous difficulty was already there: the ability to
in finding his place in a world that care, the desire to belong, and the
has changed without asking his desire to measure up. In the end, Ri-
permission. Richie doesn't have the chie is still Richie—he just learns to
emotional vocabulary for what he use noise to make room for gesture.

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