“Once you realize the symbolism with the mahjong tiles, this scene gets 100 times better. For starters, Eleanor sat in the dealer’s seat, which is also called the East seat (representing Asia), and Rachel sat in the West seat (representing America). As for the game, as I followed Rachel’s tiles, I kept wondering why she didn’t declare an early win. Then she drove home her point about turning down Nick’s proposal, thus LETTING Eleanor win both in the game and in real life. It’s such a cool scene with so many layers.”
—shaunab4 and adriennec4a
