Crackers are short on sparkle.
I was going to say the beginning is the good part, when it's all sparks and sparkles, before they are inevitably unmasked as assholes.
The Scandinavians are dear people but they've never been what you might call bywords for wit and sparkle, have they?
How was I supposed to concentrate on my mental health when my therapist was encased in orange sparkle madness?
You know how we can be about things which sparkle and shine. We imagine they will put back something of what has been lost.