Young Princess Bride Fan Devises Excellent Dread Pirate Roberts Headcanon

Astronauts in Trouble: Live from the Moon author Larry Young recently sat down to watch The Princess Bride with his son (d’awww!), and got a whole new outlook on the movie’s ending:

Maybe I’m just no match for this kid’s brains, but somehow it never occurred to me that Grandfather might be more than he seems. Have any of you ever considered this theory before, or do you think the climactic “as you wish” is just meant to be a sign of affection? More importantly, look at the aforementioned Little Dude getting his closet cosplay on:

Watching nerdy classics with your family and dressing accordingly. It doesn’t get much better than that.

(via io9)

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