British Comedy Guide

Adam and Eve

The middle of a beautiful forest. It's Eden, everything is fresh and colourful and EVE is sat underneath a tree looking cross, weaving some twigs together. ADAM walks into shot with a smile on his face. He sits down next to EVE and stares off happily into the distance. EVE makes no eye contact with him.

EVE
You've been with her, haven't you?

ADAM just stares at her in total disbelief.

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ADAM and EVE are sat under a tree in the garden of Eden. They're facing opposite directions, with ADAM watching a snail crawl as EVE is drawing patterns in the dirt.

FX: home phone rings.

EVE
Oh, that'll be for me.

EVE answers the phone and ADAM looks at her, confused.

Been with who?

Of course from a strictly theological point of view Eve wasn't the first woman.

I thought the point is there is no other woman, as they're the only two people. Hence the disbelieving stare at her paranoia.

Perhaps could use him going "I told you, there is no other woman" and then a reveal, might make it clearer.

I just think the point could work with out implying the presence of others (Lillith, the unnamed woman who Adam saw created..)

e.g.

We should see other people.

Sooty...your punchline is a whole lot better! Top banana!!

Who's Lilith? It just makes me think of Frasier

A little bit of theological grandstanding, I don't get to do it often.

Quote: Rob0 @ November 18 2008, 12:12 AM GMT

Who's Lilith? It just makes me think of Frasier

The second woman created by God (Eve was the 3rd), she dominated and controlled Adam and insisted on going on top.

God cast her out of Eden where she fornicated with demons.

She is something of a feminist iconic.

Her existence is hinted at, but not directly revealed in how Eve is created.

Call Niles wife Lillith is a theological pun.

Adding an evolutionary aspect to the mix:

The middle of a beautiful forest. It's Eden, everything is fresh and colourful and EVE is sat underneath a tree looking cross, weaving some twigs together. ADAM walks into shot with a smile on his face. He sits down next to EVE and stares off happily into the distance. EVE makes no eye contact with him.

EVE
You've been with her, haven't you?

ADAM looks embarrassed

We see a neanderthal woman walking across the clearing.

EVE
I don't understand what you see in these older women

Oooh nice.

Wasn't Maris the one we never saw? I thought Lilith was Frasier's cold wife. But it's late, I'm tired.

Your right I got them the wrong way round.

Theological Grandstanding. Was that presented by Desmond Tutu Lynam or Harry son of a Carpenter?

Ah, just read a bit about Lilith the demon on Wikipedia. Interesting, never heard that before.

A fascinating biblical figure.

Excepting the debate, was a clear and clever twist on the jealous wife.
But I did enjoy the tangent

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