Concetta the horse proposes to Tom Cashman
Concetta immediately suggests that she could burst through the banner on a bike. When Tom Cashman asks her what the banner will say, she responds “Oh, it has to say something?”.
Concetta’s banner is written in black and reads “Tom I have a question”. She has also added three hearts to the banner. She can be heard panting as she bursts through the banner on a tricycle while wearing a blonde wig and a horse costume.
She dismounts from the tricycle and performs a cartwheel towards Tom, before getting down on one knee and asking him what his middle name is (James). While opening up a ring box, Concetta then asks “Tom James Cashman… Will you marry me and make me the happiest horse in the village?” After responding “You’re a horse?”, Tom says that the proposal is very flattering, but that he has to say no because they are not in a romantic relationship. When Concetta asks “Just to vibe-check, you wouldn’t be interested in that?”, Tom responds “I think you have a boyfriend.” Concetta confirms that she has, and then starts to walk away. She then asks Tom if her cartwheel was cool, and Tom confirms that it was. As she continues to walk away, and keeps looking back at Tom, he asks her why she is a horse, but she ignores him and starts to gallop away, saying “Now I’m free!”.
In the studio, when Tom Gleeson notes that this is the second time Concetta has proposed to Tom Cashman (it’s unclear what other proposal he’s referring to), Concetta says “He’s all I’ve got. If I could propose to anyone else, I would.” Tom Gleeson says that he thought the burst-through was fantastic, but is worried that the message was a bit basic, and felt more like a stage instruction. Concetta argues that you can’t just come out with the question; she had to say it while looking into his eyes. Tom Cashman adds “as a horse”, and then Pete then points out that a horse was also riding a trike.
Concetta’s banner places fourth, but her burst-through is deemed the best, so Concetta earns second place and 4 points overall.
(Written by JoGo and proofread by Karl Craven)
(Illustrations collected by JoGo and adjusted by David Fuller)
