“Oh my God!” she exclaimed backstage, apparently unable to believe what came out of her husband’s mouth.

"Thank you, thank you," she exclaimed as if praying.

This specific phrase — already exclaimed often by Maui throughout the first film — is a fa’aumu or an expression of emotion in Samoan culture, and it holds great significance throughout Pacific Island communities at large.

Adebimpe exclaimed between bites of mushroom tagliatelle, adopting a bumpkin commentator’s voice.

“And here we are,” she exclaimed, to roars of approval.