I Just Don't Like You No More
from The Banshees of Inisherin
Written by Martin McDonagh
Pádraic confronts his lifelong friend Colm about why he has suddenly started avoiding him. The scene reaches a devastating climax when Colm bluntly reveals that he simply no longer likes him, leaving Pádraic heartbroken and confused.
PADRAIC: Now I’m sitting here next to ya, and if you’re going back inside I’m following ya inside, and if you’re going home I’m following you there too, no matter how many walls you scale or bulls you threaten.
COLM: But you didn’t say anything to me. And you didn’t do anything to me.
PADRAIC: That’
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