Hilarian Exclusive: An Investigation into the Parentage of Sophie in Mamma Mia! by Christiana Michaels.
The world we live in is comprised of many great mysteries. Where is flight MH370? Is there a lost city of Atlantis? Will any of my dignity be restored after quiz night? Aside from these perplexing conundrums, one specific dilemma rises above the rest, encompassing many nights of lost sleep from deep thought. Who is Sophie’s biological dad in Mamma Mia? I am unashamed to say I have seen Mamma Mia countless times. Unsurprisingly, the film has ingrained itself as a personal favourite, with the combination of my two great loves in life – ABBA, and a fantasy fictional romance in Greece. Although the conclusion of Sophie accepting all father prospects into her life is wonderfully Hollywood, I refuse to accept the fairy-tale resolve that the characters have no inkling of curiosity about her parentage. So, I have bravely taken one for the team, and encompassed the role of Maury in determining who really IS the father. For the purposes of this analysis, I will be using the timeline in the original film and musical as set out in Honey Honey, as the botched timeline in the sequel is clearly for artistic license (but young Bill DO be fire though).
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SAM CARMICHAEL July 17th. With Sam ultimately being love of Donna’s life, it is often predicted that he is the most likely biological father of Sophie. Truthfully, a love child of 007 and Miranda Priestly would be a bad bitch, conducting foreign surveillance in the Chanel boots. A clear factor in Sam’s favour is the extended time he spent with Donna in comparison to our other options (approximately a week if utilising the Name of the Game lyrics), increasing his parentage odds. Furthermore, Sophie also possesses Sam’s artistic abilities, with the Our Last Summer scene demonstrating her exceptional skills drawing his portrait. According to Google and a petrified sneans(y) Science student I found in the Taste Baguette line, the ability to draw and utilise artistic vision can indeed be an inherited talent. Moreover, the genetic dynamic of Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan does possess the ability to result in Amanda Seyfried’s green eyes, however, a detailed history into their respective parents for a Year 10 Biology style punnet square is unfortunately not possible.
