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NextImg:Amazon’s ‘The Map That Leads to You’ movie offers a treat to ‘Riverdale’ fans in the form of KJ Apa’s butt

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The new KJ Apa and Madelyn Cline romance, The Map That Leads to You—which began streaming on Amazon Prime Video today—is a treat for anyone who thirsted after Archie Andrews on Riverdale. Not only do you get to hear Apa flirt shamelessly in his native New Zealander accent, you’ll also, very briefly, see Apa’s butt cheeks pressed up against a glass shower door. Look, the planet is dying. We need to get our kicks where can!

Based on the novel of the same name by J.P. Monninger, The Map That Leads You movie is directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström, with a screenplay written by Les Bohema and Vera Herbert. Outer Banks star Madelyn Cline takes the lead as Heather Mulgrew, a recent college graduate on a European vacation with her friends before she’s set to start a boring banking job in New York City. Heather is a notorious Type A planner, but all of that changes when she meets a charming stranger, Jack (Apa), who encourages her to embrace her spontaneous side. Heather and Jack fall into a whirlwind romance as Jack attempts to see all the sites recorded in his great-grandfather’s travel journal.

Photo: Prime Video

Though young, Heather and Jack are not teens, and it’s made clear in the film that sex is part of their relationship. You don’t see much of anything—just some make-out sessions that fade to black—with one notable exception: KJ Apa’s bare butt. During a montage of Heather and Jack’s romance, we see a cute scene of the two lovers horsing around in a hotel shower. Jack playfully sprays Heather water, and then turns around to flash her with his butt.

It’s not just a quick flash, either. Jack really makes a meal of it by pressing his cheeks up against the shower’s glass door, to ensure you see plenty of crack. Heather, of course, cracks up.

KJ Apa nude scene in The Map That Leads to You
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Honestly, it’s a sweet moment that speaks to how comfortable and intimate these two former strangers have become in a matter of days. And it’s not surprising that director Lasse Hallström, a Swedish filmmaker known for—among other things—the 2000 erotic romance Chocolat, would find a way to sneak some nudity into this PG-13 love story.

Apa’s butt in The Map That Leads to You is a brief but significant moment that will sure live on in fan-made GIFs for years to come. I know I won’t be forgetting it anytime soon.