“You'd actually have to be interesting for me to bother spying on you.”
Eloise BridgertonBenedict BridgertonS1 · E3 · 00:35:42
What it sounds like
I’m not spying on you because you’re not interesting enough.
What it really means
“Eloise dismisses Benedict’s suspicion by making clear he is too dull to deserve her attention.”
Said today
“Relax, I’m not stalking you. You’re not that interesting.”
What was happening
Benedict asks whether Eloise is spying on him after she finds pieces of his sketchbook in the fireplace. She answers with a pointed insult, then criticizes his drawings.
EloiseYou'd actually have to be interesting for me to bother spying on you.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 1, episode 3, at 00:35:42
Stings a little.
How much it hurts: 2 of 5
Said plainly.
How well it is hidden: 1 of 5
Type of insultdirect insult, dismissal, sarcasm.
Checked by my AI judge (99% sure). Found in 3 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works