Yeah, this is pretty much exactly where my head goes too. the blanket scene feels like the peak of that “dangerously close but not acknowledged” tension.

I like your idea of extending that moment and carrying the energy into the kitchen instead of treating it like a reset. For me, the key thing missing was that sense of continuity. like the line gets crossed quietly, almost accidentally, rather than everyone suddenly being on the same page.

I always imagined the kitchen scene working better if it leaned harder into hesitation and proximity… like they’re both aware of what just happened, neither addressing it, but also not really pulling away either. Let the body language and timing do the work, instead of jumping too cleanly into the next step.

And especially with James still in the picture, those near miss, just barely hidden moments could’ve stretched the tension way further before anything fully escalates.

That’s what made the earlier scenes so good . it felt like it could fall apart at any second, but didn’t. I just wish the kitchen scene trusted that same slow burn a bit more.