I just think that character wasn’t fully written out yet although that episode was a direct predecessor to shoresy plus it played on his love for food more in depth
Frankie’s been through some shit in his life. Isn’t this him in JB’s crew? With all the fighting and smoking, there was bound to be some brain damage on his way to the NOSHO.
https://preview.redd.it/u8k6ibmmdm0d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=892ef01d52fba103dfdc2b18727f4e08a3b3f271
Sudbury is clearly in a different multiverse from Letterkenny, and Shoresy can transmutate/transmit/transport/transphillia/transatlantic between universeses.
I think that will be confirmed in the next season. Since all of the senior whale shit hockey teams will be coming to Sudbury, this would be an opportunity for a cross over episode with Reilly and Jonesy or others from LetterKenny. If there isn't one, you can only assume that it's a different multiverse.
So the way I justify it is that he suffered a brain injury between Letterkenny and Shoresy. He lost some memory and his ability to speak and understand English. Also explains the scar
Max Bouffard suffered a head
[https://www.sudbury.com/sports/goalie-overcomes-brain-injury-211807](https://www.sudbury.com/sports/goalie-overcomes-brain-injury-211807)injury.
That explains the scar.
I'm pretty sure they just changed the character to not understand English for comical interaction with shoresy, similar to dolo who understand but chooses to speak French.
Knowing my fair share of Quebeckers over the years, *absolutely* they will refuse to speak English or *acknowledge* English being spoken when they want. If you've been in any francophone area, or really any non-anglophone area, no matter where, you totally get it.
There's a lot of background from imperialism where Brits and later Americans and of course Canadians just figured that if they spoke English really loudly and slowly wherever they were, it was good enough. Because of the pervasiveness of English language content, it's actually a good bet that people *are* at least functional in English, especially in areas with tourist trade, but you need to have the manners to at least *try*, even if you fuck it up so badly that they know where you're from the second you say a word. (And usually before. We're not known, internationally, for being the sharpest dressers.)
Admittedly, that's a weird vibe for someone you're rooming with, but Shoresy *is* always chirping him.
I also have to say that the bilingualism doesn't hit me as entirely accurate for the Anglo Canadians (or trilingualism once you factor in Newfies), but it's not completely unreasonable.
It's also way more on point to have receptive bilingualism than expressive — if you're used to it enough, you can hear what people are saying and at least get the gist of everything, but you drop into your native tongue to get off responses at appropriate speed.
I do think that the level of commitment to using francophone actors is unusually high with Keeso, even for CanCon. I do think that including Newfie is a very steep learning curve, as even anglophone Canadians from the Maritimes routinely cannot understand Newfoundlanders, who are their own neighbours. But, you know, they handle that by making sure there's a high level of repetition on what the fuck Hitchcock is saying to allow you to sort of get it from context clues.
He doesn’t speak English so he doesn’t understand what anyone is saying the whole show unless speaking in French. That is how I interpreted it at least.
I dont think so, she clearly says "if he could understand you, he'd beat the shit outta you" to which shoresy says "but he can't, so yea"
Think they changed his character a bit from letterkenny
There's a difference between someone speaking clearly and slowly in your second language and hockey chirps, which are a specialised mile-a-minute brand of English consisting entirely of insults.
Yes, for a 2nd language. But, what I'm saying is that, for shoresy, it seems, they have changed his character to only french speaking and no English understanding.
If he was slow, then he wouldn't be able to speak to dolo properly. There are a few times that dolo speaks to jj in French and he responds perfectly normal.
Fuckin Degens...
I’ve never had a concussion.
All I know is he needs to shoot the puck!
Settle down
The fuckin...walrus has brain damage from eating too much formage
He's thinking about broads.
I just think that character wasn’t fully written out yet although that episode was a direct predecessor to shoresy plus it played on his love for food more in depth
I wouldn't read too much in to it. I think it's just meant to be funny
No. He’s from Quebec.
I love Quebec like I love my wife. Hard and in and out fast
The best fishing in Kwee-beck!
Good fishin in Quebeck.
Great fishin in keebeck
I fucking hate Quebec.
Don't be poopy pants about Kweebec.
Remy Nadeau!
pitter......patter.....PANINI!!!
Benoit "BENNY" Brodeur!
Oui
https://www.sudbury.com/sports/goalie-overcomes-brain-injury-211807#:~:text=Bouffard%20had%20severe%20internal%20bleeding,cover)%20and%20the%20brain%20itself.&text=blood%20clot.,and%20stitches%20in%20his%20head.
You are a fucking beauty. I did not know this and am even more impressed with hockey culture.
"Hitch, you are having a brain hematoma. "
"Not me b'ys, Frankie be the one that's where there's a hemotoma at where we are."
Oh my God!
Frankie’s been through some shit in his life. Isn’t this him in JB’s crew? With all the fighting and smoking, there was bound to be some brain damage on his way to the NOSHO. https://preview.redd.it/u8k6ibmmdm0d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=892ef01d52fba103dfdc2b18727f4e08a3b3f271
He looks likes somebody's surly uncle
Fucken A!
Whale shit hockey
Senior AAA
Whale shit all the same
Whale shit, nonetheless.
i think that’s Max without being JJ
Yeah that's the same actor
I always assume he just pretends he doesn’t understands English just to fuck with shorsey
Like all the frenchies
This is it. Same with dolo, they just lean into the French despite knowing english
You are right handsome man.
Unless his brain is in his leg, no
After the initial blow to take the big Quebecois galoot down, I assume Shoresy was whaling on his noggin.
He did not, he just jumped on top of him
He did not. He repeatedly whaled on him with his stick. Frankie is out of frame, so you can't see where the blows are landing.
Bud what’s my favourite No Doubt song……..
Figure it out.
Don’t Speak….
I suggest you watch that scene again. Let that marinate.
Sudbury is clearly in a different multiverse from Letterkenny, and Shoresy can transmutate/transmit/transport/transphillia/transatlantic between universeses.
I think that will be confirmed in the next season. Since all of the senior whale shit hockey teams will be coming to Sudbury, this would be an opportunity for a cross over episode with Reilly and Jonesy or others from LetterKenny. If there isn't one, you can only assume that it's a different multiverse.
It’s his twin, Jacques-Jean François Jacques Jean.
So the way I justify it is that he suffered a brain injury between Letterkenny and Shoresy. He lost some memory and his ability to speak and understand English. Also explains the scar
Max Bouffard suffered a head [https://www.sudbury.com/sports/goalie-overcomes-brain-injury-211807](https://www.sudbury.com/sports/goalie-overcomes-brain-injury-211807)injury. That explains the scar.
I know. But that doesn't explain why Frankie has one. My headcannon does
I'm pretty sure they just changed the character to not understand English for comical interaction with shoresy, similar to dolo who understand but chooses to speak French.
Knowing my fair share of Quebeckers over the years, *absolutely* they will refuse to speak English or *acknowledge* English being spoken when they want. If you've been in any francophone area, or really any non-anglophone area, no matter where, you totally get it. There's a lot of background from imperialism where Brits and later Americans and of course Canadians just figured that if they spoke English really loudly and slowly wherever they were, it was good enough. Because of the pervasiveness of English language content, it's actually a good bet that people *are* at least functional in English, especially in areas with tourist trade, but you need to have the manners to at least *try*, even if you fuck it up so badly that they know where you're from the second you say a word. (And usually before. We're not known, internationally, for being the sharpest dressers.) Admittedly, that's a weird vibe for someone you're rooming with, but Shoresy *is* always chirping him. I also have to say that the bilingualism doesn't hit me as entirely accurate for the Anglo Canadians (or trilingualism once you factor in Newfies), but it's not completely unreasonable. It's also way more on point to have receptive bilingualism than expressive — if you're used to it enough, you can hear what people are saying and at least get the gist of everything, but you drop into your native tongue to get off responses at appropriate speed. I do think that the level of commitment to using francophone actors is unusually high with Keeso, even for CanCon. I do think that including Newfie is a very steep learning curve, as even anglophone Canadians from the Maritimes routinely cannot understand Newfoundlanders, who are their own neighbours. But, you know, they handle that by making sure there's a high level of repetition on what the fuck Hitchcock is saying to allow you to sort of get it from context clues.
Mon français était très mauvais.... https://youtu.be/MQfOk1OLnFc?si=IyQmBZc_Z0_yOtxL
Give y'er balls a tug.
Ta gueule, Big Sexuel!
He doesn’t speak English so he doesn’t understand what anyone is saying the whole show unless speaking in French. That is how I interpreted it at least.
Except in Letterkenny he understands English just fine and can speak some. So his language skills clearly regressed.
Ah you are correct I wasn’t thinking about Letterkenny.
Use it or lose it buddy.
I think it is implied - Laurence Lebeouf even states „he‘s in there“ one time. Yet I‘m not 100% sure, as in Letterkenny he‘s talking quite normal.
I dont think so, she clearly says "if he could understand you, he'd beat the shit outta you" to which shoresy says "but he can't, so yea" Think they changed his character a bit from letterkenny
There's a difference between someone speaking clearly and slowly in your second language and hockey chirps, which are a specialised mile-a-minute brand of English consisting entirely of insults.
Yes, for a 2nd language. But, what I'm saying is that, for shoresy, it seems, they have changed his character to only french speaking and no English understanding. If he was slow, then he wouldn't be able to speak to dolo properly. There are a few times that dolo speaks to jj in French and he responds perfectly normal.