PREVIOUSLY ON THE L WORD...
THIS IS MY CELL.
CALL ME ANY TIME.
COUPLE MINUTES. COME ON.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS THING YOU'RE GOING THROUGH...
THIS THING?
THIS CHANGE OF LIFE IS REALLY--
IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
AND IT'S SEXY, AND...
THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THE GUITAR.
I'M NOT FISH OR FOWL.
I WANT YOU TO GET DRESSED, MAX.
I WANT YOU TO WEAR TIGHT TROUSERS.
YOU LOOK REALLY HOT.
I'LL THROW DOWN THE KEYS. CAN YOU LET YOURSELF IN?
SURE.
WHY DON'T WE GET OUT OF HERE?
I THINK UTA MIGHT BE A VAMPIRE.
THEY FOUND A LUMP IN MY BREAST.
IT'S ROUTINE. A LUMP?
I'M HAVING IT REMOVED.
CARMEN, THIS IS CHERIE.
ACT LIKE YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.
[***]
JESUS, BETTE.
ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
YOU ALMOST FORGET IT'S A BODY.
UH, NO, BETTE,
IT'S DEFINITELY A BODY.
DANICA PALMER SAYS
MAPPLETHORPE ISN'T EVEN INTO
THE PROCESS OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
PROFESSOR PALMER TO YOU.
SHE SAYS MAPPLETHORPE LIKES TO THINK
OF THE PHOTOGRAPH AS AN OBJECT.
HE CALLS IT
AN EXPERIENCE YOU CAN HOLD IN YOUR HAND.
YEAH...
I GUESS YOU COULD HOLD
THAT EXPERIENCE IN YOUR HAND.
ARE YOU HARD?
UM...
[LAUGHS]
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU'RE FUCKING THAT GUY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH.
I DO IT, TOO.
YOU DO?
TO WHOM?
[LAUGHS]
PROFESSOR DANICA PALMER.
[***]
* GIRLS IN TIGHT DRESSES WHO DRAG WITH MUSTACHES *
* CHICKS DRIVING FAST INGENUES WITH LONG LASHES *
* WOMEN WHO LONG, LOVE, LUST WOMEN WHO GIVE *
* THIS IS THE WAY IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* TALKING, LAUGHING LOVING, BREATHING *
* FIGHTING, FUCKING CRYING, DRINKING *
* WRITING, WINNING LOSING, CHEATING *
* KISSING, THINKING, DREAMING
* THIS IS THE WAY...
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE
* AND LOVE *
[DOOR UNLOCKING]
[KEYS JANGLING]
[FLOORBOARD CREAKS]
DID YOU FUCK HER?
[SIGH]
HAVE YOU FUCKED HIM YET?
DID I FUCK WHO?
WHOEVER IT IS THAT YOU HAVE THESE FEELINGS FOR.
NO.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT WITH ANYONE.
SO HE'S JUST THIS AMORPHOUS MALE FIGURE
COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF CYBER POLLEN?
THAT WAS A ONE-TIME THING IN A CHAT ROOM.
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CURIOSITY.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY.
BUT IT DIDN'T GO AWAY.
NO, IT DIDN'T.
SO DADDYOF2 WAS JUST A...
A TRANSITIONAL OBJECT?
YEAH, I GUESS.
[EXHALES]
SO, UM...
IS THERE A...
IS THERE A REAL MAN IN THE REAL WORLD SOMEWHERE?
NO, I--
I DON'T KNOW.
OKAY, YEAH.
I THINK SO.
WHO IS IT?
HIS NAME IS JOSH.
THAT'S THE PRODUCER, RIGHT?
RIGHT?
NOTHING'S HAPPENED.
FOR ALL I KNOW, HE'S NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN ME.
OH, TINA, PLEASE, OF COURSE HE'S INTERESTED IN YOU.
I'VE HEARD YOU TALKING TO HIM
ON THE PHONE.
YOU CAN'T FLIRT LIKE THAT
UNLESS SOMEONE IS FLIRTING BACK WITH YOU.
[ANGUS]: I LOVE YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY MEN HAVE SAID THAT
RIGHT AFTER THEY DID WHAT YOU JUST DID?
WELL, THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
THEN...
THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT FOR COFFEE,
OR PUT GAS IN THE CAR,
AND THEN THREE YEARS LATER,
I BUMP INTO THEM IN THE STREET...
ON A DAY THAT I LOOK LIKE SHIT.
WELL, I AM DIFFERENT.
YOU'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW
THAT YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER MAN.
I AM 35 YEARS OLD-- OH, OH...
I AM ALMOST MIDDLE-AGED.
NOW, THAT IS CERTAINLY OLD ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU.
THAT'S A BIG WORD YOU'RE THROWING AROUND.
BIG.
OKAY, IF YOU DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY,
YOU DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY.
OH, ANGUS--
NO, KIT, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, "OH, LET'S TAKE MORE TIME,"
AND THAT'S FINE.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD,
BUT THE ONE THING I KNOW
IS HOW I FEEL, AND...
I DOUBT YOU DON'T FEEL IT, TOO,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE.
[SIGHS]
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU WERE THERE, ANGUS?
[STAMMERING]
OKAY, SO WE HAD
A COUPLE OF GOOD ROLLS IN THE BARN.
I COUNTED FOUR, ACTUALLY.
OKAY, OKAY, FOUR FANTASTIC ORGASMS.
OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[SIGHS]
SO, WHAT, I'M JUST YOUR BOY TOY?
IS THAT IT?
WELL, W--
WOULD THAT BE BAD?
YEAH, THAT'D BE BAD.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT THAT GUY.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
HI, ALICE.
HELLO, JANICE.
OH, MY GOD, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I THINK I MAY HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED
FROM MY MORTAL COILS.
HEY, JANICE...
WOULD YOU MIND...
DISPOSING OF THIS OBSOLETE THING?
TRASH OR RECYCLING?
TRASH, RECYCLING. I DON'T KNOW.
CAN YOU RECYCLE FOAM CORE?
I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, WELL, I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
BECAUSE I AM FREE AT LAST.
WHOO!
OH, HERE, BABY, LET ME GET IT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T NEED DEODORANT.
I MEAN, I'M GOING TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL, RIGHT?
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE POINT?
THEN AGAIN, I GUESS NOBODY
LIKES TO BE AROUND THE SMELL OF ROT.
DANA--
NO, LARA, IT'S TRUE.
I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.
I DON'T WANT THOSE.
THEY BUNCH UP TOO MUCH. I WANT THE GREEN ONES.
OKAY.
THE GREEN ONES.
ANYTHING ELSE?
[SNIFFLING]
HERE YOU GO...
HERE YOU GO. THANKS.
COME ON, PACE, PACE, PACE. MOVE IT.
AH, GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
IS IT FOR ONE?
YES.
JENNY, COULD YOU SIT--
OH, MY GOD, HI! HI!
IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU! IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
UH-OH, YOU DIDN'T GET MY MESSAGE?
NO.
I'M HERE TO SEE YOU.
OH, MY GOD, WOW, UM...
OH, THANK YOU.
I'LL SIT DOWN.
OKAY, GREAT.
AND YOU SHOULD SIT DOWN.
I KNOW IT'S A BIT UNUSUAL
FOR A PUBLISHER TO JUMP ON A PLANE
AND FLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEE A WRITER.
WELL, I'M JUST GRATEFUL
THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ IT.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT MY DAUGHTER'S LIKE.
REBECCA WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I'D READ EVERY WORD.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT I DID.
HOW IS REBECCA?
UH, JENNY...
YES?
TABLE SEVEN WOULD LIKE HER CHECK.
BILLIE, IT WOULD BE SUPER FANTASTIC
IF YOU COULD ACTUALLY COVER FOR ME
JUST FOR FIVE MINUTES.
HERE YOU GO, UM...
AND THEN THIS. I'M SO SORRY.
SORRY.
LET ME GET RIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS.
OKAY.
WE WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR BOOK.
NEXT FALL.
I WANT TO LINE IT UP
AGAINST SOME OF THE BIG HITTERS,
MAKE THE CRITICS REALLY TAKE NOTICE.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEAH,
AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME WE HAVE THIS CHANCE TO TALK,
BECAUSE I HAVE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING, JENNY.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
HOW MUCH OF THE NOVEL IS TRUE?
I'M IMAGINING THAT A LOT OF THE THINGS IN THIS BOOK
ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO YOU.
UM, YEAH, I MEAN, IT CUTS CLOSE TO THE BONE.
NOT SINCE BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA
HAVE I BEEN SO THOROUGHLY CONVINCED.
THE WAY YOU HANDLE TRAUMA,
AND THE LANDSCAPE OF THAT POOR GIRL'S MIND...
YOU WERE A CUTTER, RIGHT?
REBECCA WOULD NEVER SAY,
BUT, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT YOU WROTE...
I WAS, BUT I'M NOT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU ON A BOOK TOUR,
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'D TALK ABOUT ME,
BECAUSE THE BOOK IS FICTION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, JENNY,
PEOPLE AREN'T BUYING LITERARY FICTION
THE WAY THEY USED TO.
IN TODAY'S CLIMATE,
SURVIVOR MEMOIRS HAVE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE
OF BREAKING OUT AND REACHING AN AUDIENCE--
JENNY, OKAY, CUT IT, PRINT IT, MOVING ON.
COME ON.
KIT...
KIT, I'M SORRY. BILLIE...
I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO MEET JAN MARTIN,
WHO'S HERE FROM SIMON & SCHUSTER.
SHE FLEW IN FROM NEW YORK TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY NOVEL.
HI. HEY.
HI. OH, UH, BILLIE...
I THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT, OKAY?
YES, SEE, WE'RE NOT EVEN THAT BUSY, OKAY?
WE'RE SLAMMED.
THAT'S OKAY.
[BILLIE]: JESUS...
I'M SORRY, SO NOT TO BE ANAL,
BUT HOW MUCH OF THE CONTENT WOULD I HAVE TO CHANGE?
NOT ALL THAT MUCH.
I'M GIVING YOU ONE OF OUR MOST GIFTED EDITORS,
NEVE SARAFIAN.
OH, MY GOD, WOW.
JENNY, YOU'VE WRITTEN A WONDERFUL BOOK,
AND I REALLY WANT TO GET IT OUT THERE.
HERE YOU GO.
WHAT IS THIS?
THE FIRST HALF OF YOUR ADVANCE.
TAKE A LOOK.
WILL YOU EXCUSE ME JUST FOR ONE SECOND?
JUST...
OF COURSE.
OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
[SQUEALING]
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
OH, MY GOD, I'M SO HAPPY!
MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE THAT TRIP TO PARIS
IN THE SPRING.
THAT WAY--
LARA, PLEASE.
DANA FAIRBANKS?
YEAH.
DANA, FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.
CAN SHE COME WITH ME?
OF COURSE.
OKAY.
OKAY, IF YOU'LL PUT THIS ON...
SOMEBODY WILL BE WITH YOU IN A MOMENT.
THANKS.
AND WE DO LIKE OUR PATIENTS
TO MARK WHICH BREAST IT IS.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
IT'S JUST FOR SAFETY.
OKAY? OKAY.
ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH HER?
NO.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
PLEASE, CARMEN, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS INTO A BIG DEAL.
YOU GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO SOMEBODY'S BEACH HOUSE,
AND YOU FUCK THEM TILL THE SUN COMES UP,
AND YOU'RE ASKING ME NOT TO MAKE IT
INTO A BIG FUCKING DEAL!
YOU WERE PRACTICALLY COMING
ALL OVER THOSE TWO DEF JAM GUYS--
THAT WAS WORK--
DON'T YOU START. YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE--
THAT WAS WORK, AND YOU KNOW IT!
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
NO.
I'M NOT FUCKING JEALOUS.
IT JUST MADE ME SAD.
OH, YOU WERE SO FUCKING SAD
THAT YOU GO OFF AND YOU FUCK CHERIE JAFFE?
SHANE, WHAT KIND OF A PSYCHOTIC RESPONSE IS THAT?
WELL, I GUESS I'M REALLY FUCKED UP IN THAT WAY.
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
YEAH, I'M STARVING.
YOU ARE?
YEAH.
UM...
WE'VE GOT SOME PIZZA.
DO YOU WANT SAUSAGE, OR FUCKING PEPPERONI?
FUCK, CARMEN!
WHAT THE FUCK IS IT THAT YOU WANT, HUH?
THE SEX WAS FUCKING MEANINGLESS?
YOU KNOW WHAT, SOMETIMES IT IS.
IN THAT CASE,
YOU SHOULD HAVE NO FUCKING PROBLEM
WITH ME GOING OUT AND FUCKING WHOEVER I WANT.
HEY, TINA?
I THINK YOU SHOULD EXPLORE IT,
THIS JOSH THING.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,
AND FRANKLY, SO DO I.
THIS IS SO SCREWED UP.
ARE YOU TELLING ME TO SLEEP WITH HIM?
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT.
WELL, YOU NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT,
AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT I CAN'T PROMISE
THAT I'LL STILL BE HERE ONCE YOU'VE GOT YOUR ANSWERS.
AND THAT SHOULD DO IT.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, OKAY?
OKAY.
THANKS.
HI, DANA.
HI, DR. SHAPIRO.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
OKAY.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, LARA.
HI, LARA. HI.
WHEN THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST ARRIVES,
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE,
BUT DON'T WORRY,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER.
I JUST WANTED TO COME IN AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE CLEAR
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS MORNING.
WE WON'T KNOW EVERYTHING, OF COURSE,
UNTIL WE'RE INSIDE, BUT...
I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK AT YOUR CONSENT FORM.
YOU'VE ALREADY SIGNED IT,
BUT JUST IN CASE YOU WANTED TO SEE IT AGAIN
BEFORE WE BEGIN.
I'M FINE WITH IT.
OKAY, THEN.
OKAY...
I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE AS SOON AS YOU WAKE UP.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.
PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
DYLAN AND DANNY ARE HERE.
THANKS, ROSIE. YOU CAN TELL HELENA.
OKAY.
HI, DYLAN. HI.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU, TOO.
HI, DANNY. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE, SOME WATER?
NO, THANKS.
WATER WOULD BE GREAT.
GREAT. HAVE A SEAT.
THANK YOU.
HELENA WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO HOW'S THE EDITING GOING?
IT'S GOING WELL.
I STILL NEED TO DO SOME MORE SHOOTING, THOUGH,
SO, YOU KNOW.
HER LATEST STUFF-- INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, THE GIRLS ARE REALLY STARTING
TO TRUST HER, SO, I MEAN--
HI.
HELENA PEABODY.
YEAH, WE MET.
DID WE?
OH, RIGHT, AT THE SCREENING.
YEAH, RIGHT, YEAH.
DYLAN...
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
UM...
YOU ARE THE CUTEST BOY I HAVE EVER SEEN.
ARE YOU DOING HORMONES?
NO.
NOT YET.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT--
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT, MAX.
I CAN HOOK YOU UP.
YEAH?
MM-HMM.
I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION?
JUST ASK TOM. REMEMBER HIM?
YOU MET HIM AT MY PARTY.
UH-HUH.
ANYTIME YOU WANT, JUST LET ME KNOW.
RAWR.
OKAY, WE'RE TALKING MONOGAMY.
IT IS A NOUN, AND IT IS
"THE CONDITION OR PRACTICE
OF HAVING A SINGLE MATE DURING A PERIOD OF TIME."
I GET IT, CARMEN.
WAIT A MINUTE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU AND I BOTH KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UM...
OH, LISTEN TO THIS.
"MONOGAMY IS COMMON AMONG BIRDS."
THAT'S GREAT, BECAUSE I LOVE BIRDS.
IT IS THE PRACTICE
OF HAVING A SINGLE MATE DURING A PERIOD OF TIME.
DOES THAT...
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
I'M WILLING TO TRY.
I MEAN, IS THAT NOT ENOUGH?
I'M WILLING TO TRY SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T COME NATURALLY TO ME
AND THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND,
BUT I'M WILLING TO TRY.
MM-HMM.
RIGHT.
BIRDS, SHANE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT A GODDAMN FUCKING BIRD,
ASKING YOU TO BE AS CIVILIZED
AS A GODDAMN FUCKING BIRD.
DON'T.
REALLY?
REALLY, DON'T. DON'T DO IT?
NO. I SHOULDN'T DO IT.
IT'S WRONG. IT'S COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE.
FUCK!
[LAUGHS]
OH...
KNOCK, KNOCK.
HI!
HEY, WEIRDOS.
YOU STILL TRYING TO GET HER TO QUIT SMOKING?
AH, YOU KNOW,
JUST A LITTLE TALK ABOUT MONOGAMY.
OH!
YEAH.
YEAH, ONE OF THOSE.
[SPITS]
YOU'RE A FUCKING EXPERT.
DID YOU KNOW BIRDS MATE FOR LIFE?
[COUGHING]
HEY, WELL, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BATS?
BATS...
BATS, BATS, BATS. NO.
TOO BAD, BECAUSE I GOT BITTEN.
WHAT?
DON'T BE JEALOUS.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY, BUT DON'T LAUGH,
BECAUSE I COULD REALLY BE ONE OF THE UNDEAD
IN, LIKE, TWO DAYS.
AL...
AND DO MY EYES LOOK A LITTLE BLACK?
I'M SERIOUS.
NO, COME ON, AL, YOU GOT EMBRACED.
I SURE DID.
NO, IT'S CALLED A VAMPIRE'S EMBRACE.
THERE'S, LIKE, THESE LESBIAN
VAMPIRE GOTH CULTS.
SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PICK A VICTIM,
THEY, LIKE, TAKE THEM HOME, SEDUCE THEM, FUCK THEM BLIND--
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.
AND THEN THEY BITE YOUR NECK.
IT WAS THE BEST SEX I'VE EVER HAD
IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I CAME, LIKE, 9,000 TIMES.
DID YOU HEAR THAT, SHANE?
WHAT?
LIKE, 9,000 ORGASMS.
THAT'S FANTASTIC, ALICE.
AND THEN I THREW DANA OUT WHEN I GOT HOME.
YOU THREW DANA OUT?
THE POINT-OF-SALE PROMOTIONAL FOAM-CORE CUTOUT,
SHE'S GONE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
SO, UM, I'M GOING TO GO TO SLEATER-KINNEY TONIGHT
WITH UTA.
YOU GUYS COMING?
I DON'T KNOW.
ARE WE?
ONLY IF YOU MANAGE TO CLEAN UP YOUR ACT BY THEN.
YEAH, SHANE,
YOU REALLY SHOULD QUIT SMOKING.
MM-HMM. IT'S GROSS.
LOOK, AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO BE
IN BUSINESS WITH YOU,
DYLAN'S NOT PREPARED TO GIVE UP HER FINAL CUT.
THIS IS HER BABY, RIGHT?
I'M SORRY,
BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD--
IT'S FINE.
WE WOULDN'T DREAM OF TAKING AWAY
DYLAN'S FINAL CUT OF HER OWN MOVIE.
HELENA...
GREAT...
IT'S FINE WITH ME, TINA.
THAT'S GREAT.
CARMEN?
YEAH?
I MADE A MISTAKE.
AND...
AND I CAN'T SAY THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
I'D RATHER BE A FUCKUP THAN A LIAR...
BUT I WANT TO TRY.
YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I WANT TO MAKE THAT...
I WANT TO MAKE THAT PROMISE TO.
[CRYING]
I'M SORRY.
I THINK THE PAPERWORK
SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT A WEEK.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
OH, MY JACKET. SORRY.
UM, I'LL CATCH YOU UP.
OKAY.
I--I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
OKAY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE ACTING LIKE...
LIKE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER.
WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER, HELENA.
REALLY?
I--I GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE WORK,
AND WHAT-- WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT--
I GET REALLY OPEN AND VULNERABLE
WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT MY WORK,
BUT NOTHING LIKE THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.
NOTHING LIKE THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE EITHER.
WELL, YOU'RE GAY.
WELL, NOTHING THAT INTENSE.
LOOK, I'M-- I'M STRAIGHT, HELENA,
AND I'M WITH DANNY,
AND MAYBE THAT MAKES YOU
NOT WANT TO SUPPORT ME AND MY PROJECT--
NO, IT...
IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY DECISION.
YOU SURE?
BECAUSE IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
OKAY...
DR. SHAPIRO...
HOW IS SHE?
SHE'S IN RECOVERY.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
WELL, I'M AFRAID
I CAN'T SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY NOT?
BECAUSE, TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE NOT DANA'S FAMILY.
I'M HER PARTNER.
SHE TOLD YOU THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M ONLY LEGALLY ALLOWED
TO RELEASE MEDICAL INFORMATION TO FAMILY.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH DANA'S PARENTS?
SURE.
YEAH, YEAH.
NO, NO, WE'LL HAVE DINNER, THEN WE'LL JUST--
WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
YEAH.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?
DO YOU WANT TO DRIVE, YOU WANT ME TO DRIVE?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE?
YOU LIKE TO DRIVE, OF COURSE.
[PHONE BEEPS]
HEY, UTA, CAN YOU-- ONE SECOND, OKAY?
HOLD ON.
UTA, CAN YOU-- CAN I-- CAN YOU HOLD ON?
I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT BACK.
OKAY.
H-HELLO?
LARA?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ALICE, DANA IS-- IS SICK.
SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU GUYS THE WHOLE TRUTH.
I MEAN, WE KNEW THAT SHE WAS COMING IN
TO HAVE A MASTECTOMY, BUT...
[***]
MRS. FAIRBANKS...
DID ALICE CALL YOU GUYS?
I ASKED HER TO CALL YOU.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
DR. SHAPIRO, THESE ARE DANA'S PARENTS.
THIS IS DR. SHAPIRO, DANA'S SURGEON.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'S SHE DOING HERE?
IF YOU JUST FOLLOW ME,
I CAN TAKE YOU IN TO SEE HER.
YOU CAN GO HOME NOW.
WE'LL TAKE OVER FROM HERE, THANKS.
MOM, DAD...
HELLO, SWEETHEART.
MY DARLING BABY GIRL.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN HERE?
JUST A LITTLE WHILE.
WE CAME AS SOON AS THEY CALLED.
WHERE'S LARA?
SHE WENT HOME.
SHE DID?
WHY DID SHE GO HOME?
DANA, WE ARE YOUR FAMILY, HONEY.
PLEASE, WHAT'S GOING ON?
DANA, IT WAS MUCH MORE PROGRESSED
THAN WE ANTICIPATED.
THE CANCER HAS METASTASIZED TO THE LYMPH NODES.
WE HAD TO REMOVE
A GREAT DEAL OF MUSCLE AND TISSUE.
HI, UTA, UM, IT'S ALICE.
I, UM--
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED,
AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL TONIGHT, BUT, UM...
I JUST-- I CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW,
BUT I'M REALLY SORRY.
OKAY.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
I THOUGHT YOU PUT ME IN CHARGE.
UM, SORRY, TINA.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULD FOLLOW MY LEAD
AND LET ME RUN THE COMPANY.
I CAN'T HAVE YOU UNDERMINE ME IN A MEETING LIKE THAT.
SORRY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
OKAY.
THANKS.
TINA...
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
SURE.
HAVE YOU EVER...
FALLEN IN LOVE WITH A STRAIGHT WOMAN?
OH, GOD...
HELENA, YOU'RE ASKING THE WRONG PERSON.
I WAS STRAIGHT UNTIL I MET BETTE.
WELL, THEN, TALK TO ME AS A STRAIGHT WOMAN.
WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU FIRST HAD THOSE FEELINGS?
IT WAS TERRIFYING.
I MEAN, THE FALLING IN LOVE PART FEELS GOOD,
BUT THERE'S SO MUCH TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND.
BUT WHY?
I MEAN, ISN'T LOVE JUST LOVE?
NO, IT ISN'T.
IT'S NOT THE LIFE THAT MOST STRAIGHT WOMEN WANT.
MOST OF US--
MOST STRAIGHT WOMEN--
THEY SPEND SO MUCH TIME
PREPARING FOR THE HUSBAND,
THE KIDS, THE HOUSE...
IT'S TOO MUCH TO UNDO.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW.
HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO THERE,
AND THEN--
HELENA...
CAN I GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE?
PLEASE.
JUST LET IT GO.
IT ALMOST NEVER TURNS OUT LIKE YOU WANT IT TO.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH, I'M SORRY.
UM, COULD I-- COULD I TALK TO YOU?
OF COURSE.
I SHOULD GO
IF I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT SCREENING.
I REALLY SHOULD.
WHAT--
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
IRWIN, SHARON, HI.
ALICE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH DANA.
NO ONE'S TELLING US, AND...
THEY REMOVED HER BREAST,
AND FOUND IT'S ALREADY SPREAD.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU SHOULD BOTH GO HOME NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING EITHER OF YOU CAN DO
RIGHT HERE.
WELL, I'M SURE...
I'M SURE DANA WOULD WANT LARA TO BE IN THERE--
ALICE, DANA IS VERY SICK,
AND SHE NEEDS HER REST.
LISTEN...
I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW,
BUT LARA'S DANA'S PARTNER.
WE REALLY NEED TO RESPECT THAT.
SHE LOVES YOUR DAUGHTER VERY MUCH.
DANA NEEDS HER RIGHT NOW, I'M SORRY.
HEY...
HEY, YOU.
WHERE'D YOU GO?
I'M RIGHT HERE, BABY.
ALICE IS HERE, TOO.
SHE IS?
WHERE IS SHE?
I'M RIGHT HERE.
COME HERE.
DO YOU NEED ANY HELP?
NO, I'VE GOT IT, THANKS.
SO DID ANYTHING HAPPEN TODAY?
I HAD THIS RUN-IN WITH HELENA,
AND YOU'D BE PROUD OF ME.
I STOOD RIGHT UP TO HER.
I WASN'T REALLY TALKING ABOUT THAT.
BETTE, DON'T GO THERE.
JOSH IS THIS PRODUCER I WORK WITH ON A PROJECT.
I TALK TO HIM ONCE A WEEK,
AND WHEN I DO,
I TALK TO HIM ABOUT BUSINESS.
WELL, I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE IT'S HORMONAL,
THIS THING THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
I ONLY DATED MEN BEFORE I MET YOU.
SO WHAT WAS I,
SOME EIGHT-AND-A-HALF-YEAR ABERRATION?
HELLO?
HI...
HEY, CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS?
MM-HMM.
THANKS.
HEY, KIT.
HEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING--
OH, MY FUCKING GOD.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
OKAY, WHERE'S ANGELICA?
NAPPING.
OKAY, THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE,
AND I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
THAT I EVEN HAVE TO SAY THIS,
BUT OF ALL THE MEN IN LOS ANGELES,
CUTE LITTLE BONY ASS OR NOT,
YOU HAVE TO GO AFTER
THE ONE GUY IN OUR DAUGHTER'S LIFE?
SHE'S SOUND ASLEEP.
SHE DIDN'T GO AFTER ME,
I WENT AFTER HER.
I'VE BEEN FUCKING RELENTLESS.
I NEVER FELL THIS HARD FOR A WOMAN
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
WOW.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU BREAK UP?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BREAK UP.
NO?
ANGUS, YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE-- WE'RE JUST--
YOU'RE JUST WHAT?
DATING?
AND MAKING OUT
LIKE A COUPLE OF TEENAGERS,
WHICH I THINK IS GREAT.
IT'S GREAT, AS LONG AS YOU STILL BABY-SIT, OKAY?
CONGRATULATIONS.
OH, GREAT.
OKAY, HUG, HUG, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
BUT WE NEED SOME RULES.
RULES?
YEAH, LIKE, NO SEX IN FRONT OF THE BABY.
OF COURSE NOT.
KIT?
NO SEX IN FRONT OF THE BABY.
NO SEX IN OUR BED.
UGH...
WILL YOU GO CHANGE THE SHEETS, PLEASE?
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HELLO! HELLO!
HOW YOU DOING?
CONGRATULATIONS!
HEY.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU ARE?
I'M FINALLY FUCKING HAVE MONEY!
YOU HAVE MONEY! OH, MY GOSH.
OH, FUCK, I'M SORRY.
I'M DRUNK, AND WE'RE CELEBRATING,
SO PLEASE GET DRINKS.
OKAY, YES, UM, A BEER, HONEY, YES.
MOIRA, THAT'S GOT TO BE GREAT FOR YOU,
TO HAVE A GIRLFRIEND WITH SOME MONEY, RIGHT?
YEAH, I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER.
I'LL BE MAKING MY OWN MONEY SOON, SO...
OF COURSE. OF COURSE YOU WILL.
WHAT UP, EVERYBODY!
[CROWD CHEERS EXPLOSIVELY]
I GOT SOMETHING SWEET FOR YOU TONIGHT.
ALL THE WAY FROM PORTLAND, OREGON,
WHERE THEY PLAY VIDEO POKER,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL BAD ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE ALL THE MONEY GOES TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
THESE SISTERS ARE BAD TO THE BONE.
I WANT YOU TO GIVE IT UP FOR SLEATER-KINNEY!
[PERFORMING "JUMPERS"]
* I SPEND THE AFTERNOON IN CARS *
* I SIT IN TRAFFIC JAMS FOR HOURS *
* DON'T PUSH ME I AM NOT OKAY *
* THE SKY IS BLUE MOST EVERY DAY *
* THE LEMONS GROW LIKE TUMORS
* THEY ARE TINY SUNS INFUSED WITH SOUR *
* LONELY AS A CLOUD...
HEY, MAX, I HEARD YOU WANTED TO TALK ME.
* IN THE GOLDEN STATE
* THE COLDEST WINTER THAT I EVER SAW *
* WAS THE SUMMER THAT I SPENT
SO, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
I WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER.
TO TALK TO TOM.
THINK IT WOULD BE COOL IF I CALLED HIM?
YEAH, SURE, MAX.
YOU CAN CALL HIM ANY TIME.
HERE'S HIS NUMBER.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT,
DON'T YOU?
YOU WANT THE DETAILS.
YEAH.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MAX CAN FULLY BECOME...
MAX.
THANKS.
WOW.
THAT'S A GOOD START, MAX.
* THE COLDEST WINTER THAT I EVER SAW *
* WAS THE SUMMER THAT I SPENT... *
HAVE YOU SEEN MOIRA?
NO.
NO?
I'LL BE BACK. I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR HER.
JENNY, UM...
WE WERE JUST, UH...
IS THIS THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU WANT?
BECAUSE IF IT IS, I DON'T--
JENNY, MAX IS CRAZY ABOUT--
SHUT UP.
LOOK--
IT'S JUST-- HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE A REAL GUY.
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, IT WASN'T JUST LIKE
SOME GIRL WITH THIS THING IN HER PANTS.
OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
DON'T HIDE.
OKAY.
LET'S GO.
* BE STILL THIS SAD DAY BE STILL THIS SAD YEAR *
* HOPE YOUR LAST HOPE FEAR YOUR LAST FEAR *
* YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE *
* LET'S GO!
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
ALICE, WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?
SLEATER-KINNEY'S AMAZING!
WHAT? LISTEN.
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT?
* MY FALLING SHAPE WILL DRAW A LINE *
* BETWEEN THE BLUE OF SEA AND SKY *
* I'M NOT A BIRD I'M NOT A PLANE *
* I TOOK A TAXI TO THE GATE
* I WILL NOT GO TO SCHOOL AGAIN *
* FOUR SECONDS WAS THE LONGEST WAIT *
* FOUR SECONDS WAS THE LONGEST WAIT-- **
THERE SHE IS.
ALICE...
HEY, GUYS.
HONEY, YOU MUST BE SO EXHAUSTED.
SHE'S REALLY SICK.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I THOUGHT IT WAS A BENIGN LUMP.
SHE DIDN'T TELL US THE TRUTH,
AND IT'S A LOT WORSE THAN THEY THOUGHT,
AND THE CANCER HAS SPREAD.
OH, FUCK.
FUCK.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE HER?
YEAH.
OKAY, COME ON.
HI.
HEY, DANA.
[WEAKLY]: HI.
WHAT YOU DOING IN HERE, BABY GIRL?
[WHISPERING]: DANA...
SWEETIE...
WE LOVE YOU.
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
DO YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU?
YEAH.
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