Nigel & His Cheese
Nigel’s cheese obsession is next-level. The fact he actually had a stash hidden in the back of his guitar was ridiculous even by Spinal Tap standards. Him treating it with this soft-spoken reverence, like it was holy relics instead of dairy.
The Drummer
The drummer was awesome — she gave the band real weight and kept things tight even when everything else was falling apart. And of course, they teased her death at the end, leaning into the Spinal Tap drummer curse. However, I thought it would have been more of a grand death. Or, maybe. the Heimlich worked and she survived. Trilogy?
Derek & David
One of the funniest little bombs was Derek Smalls casually telling the camera that he’d slept with David’s wife. The way it was set up, we’re all expecting it to be Nigel — the tension, the weird glances, everything. Then bam, it’s Derek who drops it without shame. Classic mockumentary misdirection, and it landed perfectly.
Killing Off the Leads
Thank fuck they didn’t kill one of the lead three off. The manager outright says it’d leave more of a legacy if Nigel, Derek, or David died on stage, and for a while the film plays with that idea. Honestly, I was worried they might actually go there. Too many sequels these days use death as the easy way out, trying to force “meaning” by knocking off a main character.
I’m glad they didn’t. Spinal Tap is about ridiculousness, not tragedy, and killing one of them would’ve soured the comedy. I’m bored of that trope at the moment — every other franchise leans on it. The restraint here felt refreshing. They acknowledged the idea, winked at it, then moved on. That’s way funnier and way more in the spirit of Spinal Tap.
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