1 00:00:07,675 --> 00:00:10,259 I'm gonna be perfectly candid with you, Shoshanna. 2 00:00:10,469 --> 00:00:12,762 I don't think you're the right fit for McKinsey. 3 00:00:13,555 --> 00:00:15,682 Well, people always think that I'm not gonna fit in at first, 4 00:00:15,766 --> 00:00:18,434 but then I always do. I always fit in, just very subtly. 5 00:00:19,186 --> 00:00:20,186 Hmm. 6 00:00:20,270 --> 00:00:23,356 I bet you didn't think that Chelsea Clinton was gonna fit here, but she totally did. 7 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,858 She has always been one of my heroes because she's such a strong woman 8 00:00:25,943 --> 00:00:28,236 struggling so nobly with her very curly hair. 9 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:30,446 Chelsea Clinton doesn't work here anymore. 10 00:00:32,533 --> 00:00:33,658 Because of her hair? 11 00:00:33,784 --> 00:00:36,285 I'm sorry, Shoshanna, I just... I don't see you here. 12 00:00:36,412 --> 00:00:38,871 Well, maybe you just don't see me here because I'm not here yet. 13 00:00:38,956 --> 00:00:41,791 But just give me the chance for you to see me here and I will be here. 14 00:00:41,917 --> 00:00:43,126 I will be here. 15 00:00:44,294 --> 00:00:45,962 It was lovely to meet you. 16 00:00:56,473 --> 00:00:59,892 - Um, you're not leaving? - That's correct. 17 00:00:59,977 --> 00:01:01,519 I would like to know what's wrong with me. 18 00:01:02,646 --> 00:01:04,397 - Uh, there's nothing wrong with you. - No, no, no, really. 19 00:01:04,523 --> 00:01:06,232 It would help me for getting my next job, please. 20 00:01:06,316 --> 00:01:08,985 I would like to know what's wrong with me, and I am prepared for any answer. 21 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:12,238 Okay. 22 00:01:12,740 --> 00:01:13,823 Okay. 23 00:01:14,575 --> 00:01:16,743 While you clearly have an analytical mind, 24 00:01:16,827 --> 00:01:19,662 I worry that you view things in too simplistic a manner. 25 00:01:19,788 --> 00:01:22,623 In terms of your leadership abilities, 26 00:01:22,791 --> 00:01:25,626 I'm concerned that you have an off-putting style. 27 00:01:25,711 --> 00:01:26,919 Like, visually? 28 00:01:27,004 --> 00:01:28,755 Because I know I tend towards the fashion forward, 29 00:01:28,839 --> 00:01:30,715 but great leaders need to be focused on the future. 30 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:33,217 I'm speaking in a deeper sense. 31 00:01:34,219 --> 00:01:36,512 Also, in terms of being a team player, 32 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,015 it's problematic that you lack a certain sensitivity. 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,935 Okay, well, in my anecdotal experience, people really enjoy hearing the truth. 34 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:45,354 Like, that necklace isn't flattering on you. 35 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:49,275 Shoshanna, keep in mind that 36 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:52,695 I'm simply talking about this particular working environment. 37 00:01:53,197 --> 00:01:57,533 I'm sure that your energetic drive and your unique personal style 38 00:01:57,618 --> 00:02:00,536 will be greatly rewarded in another work environment. 39 00:02:01,163 --> 00:02:04,081 Okay, um, well, if that's it, then... 40 00:02:04,166 --> 00:02:05,333 Oh, no, no, hold on. 41 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:07,502 We haven't even gotten to how you answered the case question yet. 42 00:02:08,086 --> 00:02:11,672 First, you seem to have no familiarity with the subject matter... 43 00:02:19,598 --> 00:02:22,642 I mean, obviously, this is just, like, a rough mix, so just keep that in mind. 44 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:24,310 Oh, so this is how you guys really sound? 45 00:02:24,394 --> 00:02:25,520 - Yeah. - Oh, okay. 46 00:02:25,604 --> 00:02:27,814 I thought it was, like, badly mixed or something. 47 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:32,068 You're about to get to a good part. 48 00:02:32,194 --> 00:02:33,653 - Oh, awesome. - Yeah. 49 00:02:35,864 --> 00:02:37,156 When... When does it happen? 50 00:02:37,449 --> 00:02:39,158 It was just happening while you were talking. 51 00:02:39,827 --> 00:02:43,120 I mean, truthfully, I can't tell what's you 52 00:02:43,205 --> 00:02:45,456 and what's the music in the bar, you know? 53 00:02:45,541 --> 00:02:46,582 - So it's... - Oh, okay. 54 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:48,292 Well, I'm the one in your left ear. 55 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:50,336 - Oh, keep... Oh, yeah. - Okay. 56 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:52,380 Uh, excuse me? Excuse me? 57 00:02:52,464 --> 00:02:54,465 Yeah, could you turn down the music? 58 00:02:54,550 --> 00:02:56,175 Um, it's just a little loud and we're trying to work. 59 00:02:56,260 --> 00:02:57,844 That would be great. Thank you. 60 00:03:00,097 --> 00:03:03,432 Well, you did it. You made a song. 61 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,393 Oh, um, thank you. 62 00:03:05,477 --> 00:03:07,270 Is there any other feedback or anything? 63 00:03:07,563 --> 00:03:10,398 Uh, you know, I can't think of anything right now. 64 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:12,483 Great. 65 00:03:12,901 --> 00:03:14,277 Oh, my God! You look amazing. 66 00:03:14,361 --> 00:03:16,153 - How was your interview? - Terrible. 67 00:03:16,238 --> 00:03:19,323 It was like my seventh interview in two weeks. Seriously, the system is broken. 68 00:03:19,783 --> 00:03:22,910 Like, they should just tell you ahead of time whether or not you're gonna get the job 69 00:03:22,995 --> 00:03:24,745 so you don't have to waste all that time and energy 70 00:03:24,830 --> 00:03:27,665 doing your hair and, like, getting your nails done, 71 00:03:27,833 --> 00:03:30,793 and then you could just stay home and, like, look for other work instead. 72 00:03:31,128 --> 00:03:34,589 Shoshanna, interviews are bullshit. All interviews. 73 00:03:34,756 --> 00:03:37,383 Even talk show interviews. Fuck Phil Donahue. 74 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:41,262 I just don't understand why nobody tells you how bad it's gonna be in the real world. 75 00:03:41,346 --> 00:03:43,472 Yeah, they do. It's pretty much all they ever tell you. 76 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,517 I just don't understand, like, what makes these people qualified to judge me? 77 00:03:47,352 --> 00:03:50,229 Well, they have the jobs. That's what makes them qualified. 78 00:03:51,064 --> 00:03:54,191 You know, if you want some cash, you could just sell an organ. 79 00:03:54,318 --> 00:03:56,736 People will pay so much fucking money for an organ. 80 00:03:56,820 --> 00:03:57,820 It's such a racket. 81 00:03:57,905 --> 00:03:59,614 Hey, Shosh, can you listen to something for me? 82 00:03:59,698 --> 00:04:01,324 I just kinda need your feedback. 83 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:03,326 I want it. I'm ready for it. 84 00:04:09,458 --> 00:04:10,583 Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm. 85 00:04:15,464 --> 00:04:16,839 Yeah, no, I don't need to hear any more. 86 00:04:16,965 --> 00:04:18,257 It's a perfect song. 87 00:04:18,508 --> 00:04:20,134 It's like one of those billion-dollar songs 88 00:04:20,218 --> 00:04:21,928 - where the first time you hear it, you hate it... - Yes. 89 00:04:22,012 --> 00:04:24,639 But then they play it on the radio like 800 times and then you love it. 90 00:04:25,015 --> 00:04:26,641 Yeah, that's exactly it. 91 00:04:27,059 --> 00:04:28,768 - So, you hate it. - No. 92 00:04:28,852 --> 00:04:31,437 - No, then, like, eventually you love it. - Yeah. 93 00:04:31,521 --> 00:04:35,232 Once they play it on the radio a billion times and it's a huge hit, then I'm gonna love it. 94 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:36,609 'Cause you're forced to. 95 00:04:36,693 --> 00:04:38,235 It's, like, shoved into your brain. 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:39,362 You can't get it out of your head, 97 00:04:39,446 --> 00:04:40,488 and then you're, like, forced to be like, 98 00:04:40,572 --> 00:04:41,989 "Okay, fine, I love it." 99 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:44,575 You know what? You guys have been absolutely no fuckin' help here. 100 00:04:44,785 --> 00:04:46,577 This is a situation where I could really use Hannah 101 00:04:46,662 --> 00:04:48,663 because she is a creative person 102 00:04:48,747 --> 00:04:50,790 and would be able to give me meaningful feedback. 103 00:04:51,375 --> 00:04:53,584 I think my feedback was, like, pretty spot-on. 104 00:05:15,357 --> 00:05:16,357 Fuck. 105 00:05:44,052 --> 00:05:46,262 I can't concentrate while you're doing that. 106 00:05:46,888 --> 00:05:47,847 I'm not doing anything. 107 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:49,932 Yeah, and it's driving me crazy. 108 00:05:50,809 --> 00:05:53,060 It's just... I had this story that I wanted to write, 109 00:05:53,145 --> 00:05:55,813 and suddenly it just seems so trivial. 110 00:05:55,897 --> 00:05:58,566 The one about you not buying the Thin Mints from the Girl Scouts? 111 00:05:58,650 --> 00:06:00,109 It's not trivial. It's a triumph of will. 112 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:03,237 Yeah, but then I bought them. That's the end. I bought them. 113 00:06:07,242 --> 00:06:09,827 - Hey, my dad's gonna be here at 6:30. - Why is he coming? 114 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:11,078 Oh, he has a conference in Minneapolis, 115 00:06:11,288 --> 00:06:12,371 so he's just gonna swing by for dinner. 116 00:06:12,456 --> 00:06:14,957 - You wanna join us? - Um, no. 117 00:06:18,253 --> 00:06:19,253 What are you working on? 118 00:06:20,338 --> 00:06:23,132 This article made of pictures 119 00:06:24,009 --> 00:06:26,969 about how fat kids make for slutty adults. 120 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:29,805 Did you have anyone sign releases? 121 00:06:29,973 --> 00:06:32,141 - God, no. - You could get sued. 122 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:35,519 We're in lowa. They don't know what a fuckin' release is. 123 00:06:37,773 --> 00:06:39,774 No, it's all the fucking honking outside my street. 124 00:06:39,858 --> 00:06:42,401 They put a new traffic light on my corner. 125 00:06:42,486 --> 00:06:43,486 Yeah, a few days ago. 126 00:06:44,654 --> 00:06:48,157 Yeah, and inexplicably, it's green for about four seconds 127 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:49,742 and then the red light is interminable, 128 00:06:49,826 --> 00:06:52,828 so all these cars get gummed up on my fuckin' block all day. 129 00:06:53,872 --> 00:06:56,207 Yeah, exactly. And if someone wants to take a left turn, 130 00:06:56,291 --> 00:06:59,335 it's exponentially worse. Just unabridged chaos in seconds. 131 00:07:00,545 --> 00:07:01,796 Yeah. 132 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:03,756 No, that's the thing. 133 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:05,216 This block used to be one of the quietest, 134 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:07,009 most serene blocks in the whole neighborhood. 135 00:07:07,094 --> 00:07:09,678 And now every morning it's like the fall of Rome. 136 00:08:23,044 --> 00:08:24,879 Good morning, sir. Hello. 137 00:08:27,257 --> 00:08:28,299 Hello, hi, good morning. 138 00:08:28,425 --> 00:08:30,843 - Could you roll down your window, please? - What the fuck is going on now? 139 00:08:30,927 --> 00:08:32,094 Could you please... Thank you. 140 00:08:32,262 --> 00:08:34,305 I just want to say, this honking that you've chosen to engage in, 141 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:36,015 it's not gonna get you off the block any faster. 142 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:39,185 You know that, right? It's not serving any purpose whatsoever. 143 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:41,937 This isn't helping you, it's not helping me, 144 00:08:42,105 --> 00:08:46,025 so I'm appealing to you neighbor to neighbor about our noise pollution problem, okay? 145 00:08:46,109 --> 00:08:48,694 I live right there, and this incessant sound 146 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:50,571 is prompting my norepinephrine production, okay? 147 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:53,157 Who the fuck made you mayor? Huh? 148 00:08:53,241 --> 00:08:55,826 Don't fucking look at me. Beat it, motherfucker! 149 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:03,792 This incessant sound is doing irreparable damage, irreparably! 150 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:06,462 You understand? Stop honking! Stop! 151 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:07,963 - Fuck you! - Stop! Stop the honking! 152 00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:10,049 Everybody, shut the fuck up! 153 00:09:10,133 --> 00:09:11,675 Shut the fuck up! 154 00:09:12,802 --> 00:09:15,846 Before Chester reads an excerpt from his story, 155 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:18,432 a couple of you have registered complaints about something. 156 00:09:19,142 --> 00:09:23,145 Apparently, one of you left a letter to the class in the cubbies. 157 00:09:24,356 --> 00:09:25,481 I haven't checked mine. 158 00:09:25,649 --> 00:09:29,026 I was away camping with my fraternity and I haven't been back yet. 159 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:31,028 - Who wrote the letter? - It doesn't matter. 160 00:09:31,112 --> 00:09:32,154 It was Hannah. 161 00:09:33,365 --> 00:09:35,115 It was me. I'm the one who wrote the letter. 162 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,660 I signed the letter. I'm not ashamed of the letter. 163 00:09:39,537 --> 00:09:40,579 What did the letter say? 164 00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:46,335 The letter is a sincere and heartfelt apology for my behavior last week at the poet party. 165 00:09:46,962 --> 00:09:50,089 I think I became a little exorcised 166 00:09:50,173 --> 00:09:53,175 in trying to share my beliefs and I would like to start anew. 167 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:54,969 So this is me starting anew. 168 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:58,055 Well, I personally feel very offended. 169 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:02,726 Why were you offended, Logan? 170 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:05,437 Well, Hannah, where should I start? 171 00:10:06,606 --> 00:10:08,274 "I'm sorry I overreacted, 172 00:10:08,358 --> 00:10:12,861 "but I find it difficult to think clearly in an environment that feels like a minefield 173 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:15,614 "where anything I do or say can be misconstrued." 174 00:10:15,699 --> 00:10:17,366 - It's sort of a run-on sentence. - Sort of? 175 00:10:17,742 --> 00:10:19,994 Jeffrey, why don't we not workshop my apology? 176 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:24,456 I think that takes us down a dangerous road, workshopping each other's emotions. 177 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:27,501 But, Hannah, it's not really an apology. 178 00:10:27,585 --> 00:10:29,211 It's actually super defensive. 179 00:10:30,839 --> 00:10:34,133 "And now I find that I cannot think or write clearly 180 00:10:34,217 --> 00:10:36,552 "due to the overwhelming negative emotions around me, 181 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:38,846 "so I choose to express myself here 182 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,724 "in order to shift everyone's energy towards me." 183 00:10:42,225 --> 00:10:43,309 It doesn't even make sense. 184 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:45,978 Well, now I can't defend myself from what you just said 185 00:10:46,104 --> 00:10:47,938 because you already called me defensive. 186 00:10:48,106 --> 00:10:51,233 So if I'm to defend myself, I'll seem even more defensive. 187 00:10:51,401 --> 00:10:53,652 So you're saying that it's our fault you can't write? 188 00:10:54,946 --> 00:10:57,448 I mean, I don't like to use words like "fault," but, yes. 189 00:10:59,617 --> 00:11:01,660 Hannah, those cubbies are sacred spaces. 190 00:11:01,786 --> 00:11:05,080 They are meant for sharing art, you know, and not spewing hate. 191 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:07,791 I forgot, because I haven't had a cubby since kindergarten, 192 00:11:07,876 --> 00:11:09,335 so I forgot what we're supposed to do with them. 193 00:11:09,419 --> 00:11:10,419 I thought you just drop your Play-Doh... 194 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:12,629 How else are we gonna share these materials? 195 00:11:12,714 --> 00:11:15,090 You know, I feel very weird about this whole encounter. 196 00:11:15,258 --> 00:11:16,258 How could you feel weird? 197 00:11:16,343 --> 00:11:19,720 You were camping with your fraternity. You didn't even go to your cubby. 198 00:11:20,096 --> 00:11:22,723 Plus, it's written like a LiveJournal. 199 00:11:24,768 --> 00:11:26,352 Fine, I take it back. 200 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,396 And I'm never going to attempt another apology. 201 00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:30,939 It wasn't an apology! 202 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:34,026 Hannah just threw a piece of paper at me in a very aggressive manner, 203 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:37,071 - and I feel extremely uncomfortable now. - Jeffrey, hush. Jeffrey, hush. 204 00:11:37,155 --> 00:11:39,907 Be careful or she'll write another hate letter and stick it in our cubbies. 205 00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:43,952 It wasn't a hate letter! It was a heartfelt apology. 206 00:11:44,162 --> 00:11:45,913 What about that was an apology? 207 00:11:46,081 --> 00:11:49,083 I said "I'm sorry" in it a bunch. 208 00:11:49,542 --> 00:11:51,543 I'm sorry, I worked really hard on my story. 209 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:55,089 It's about a robot horse, and I would really like to get back to it. 210 00:11:55,590 --> 00:11:58,967 Actually, this whole thing with the letter actually kinda makes me like you more. 211 00:11:59,344 --> 00:12:01,678 What if I pulled into your driveway and started leaning on the horn? 212 00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:02,930 How do you think that'd make you feel? 213 00:12:03,014 --> 00:12:05,057 How do you think your wife would feel about that, huh? 214 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:07,893 If I started just pushing the fucking horn right through the steering wheel? 215 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:09,019 Right through the fucking dash! 216 00:12:09,104 --> 00:12:11,814 - Hit that horn again! Hit it again! - What's your problem? 217 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:14,733 Every man has his breaking point! You want to see my red line? 218 00:12:14,818 --> 00:12:16,443 You want to see Ploshansky's red line? 219 00:12:16,528 --> 00:12:17,653 Hit it again! 220 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:20,406 Look, you think there's any correlation between that light and that horn? 221 00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:22,157 Do you? Do you think there's... 222 00:12:25,829 --> 00:12:27,371 - Hey. - Hi. 223 00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:29,915 How's it going? 224 00:12:32,168 --> 00:12:33,335 What's up? 225 00:12:34,170 --> 00:12:36,463 You, um, in the middle of something? 226 00:12:36,714 --> 00:12:39,174 No, just having a little chat here, 227 00:12:39,634 --> 00:12:41,844 in the dark corner of the American experiment. 228 00:12:41,928 --> 00:12:44,012 What, you're just walking through, or... 229 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,306 Yeah, yeah, I was just in the neighborhood. 230 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:48,183 But this isn't your neighborhood. 231 00:12:49,352 --> 00:12:51,770 Are you going to work now, like everyone else except for me? 232 00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:54,815 No, I was actually gonna go out and run a few errands. 233 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:58,068 - Can I come? - You wanna come with me? 234 00:12:58,153 --> 00:12:59,987 Yeah, no, I mean, my life is basically meaningless, 235 00:13:00,071 --> 00:13:01,113 so, yeah, I'd love to. 236 00:13:02,532 --> 00:13:04,950 I run errands in a very precise and focused way. 237 00:13:05,034 --> 00:13:08,036 Yeah, I'm precise and focused. I make lists. 238 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:10,706 I mean, there's no, like, bullshit, you know, window-shopping. 239 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:12,749 - There's none of that. - I am not a window-shopper. 240 00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:14,710 Okay, no need to get scratchy. I'm just saying... 241 00:13:19,257 --> 00:13:21,633 Hey, Hannah, can you stay behind for a sec? 242 00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:22,718 Mmm-hmm. 243 00:13:24,846 --> 00:13:26,180 You can totally come with me. 244 00:13:30,602 --> 00:13:34,480 I can't believe I'm getting punished for, you know, a simple apology letter. 245 00:13:34,564 --> 00:13:37,191 It's like up is down. You know what I mean? 246 00:13:37,525 --> 00:13:39,276 No one's punishing you. 247 00:13:39,903 --> 00:13:42,112 I'm just trying to figure out how to help you. 248 00:13:43,072 --> 00:13:45,407 - I'm fine. - No, you're not. 249 00:13:46,242 --> 00:13:48,327 Well, then, maybe you should talk to the rest of the class 250 00:13:48,411 --> 00:13:50,954 because they have put me in a box and now I'm suffocating. 251 00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:52,039 Mmm. 252 00:13:52,123 --> 00:13:57,336 I think the thing we can agree on is that you seem very unhappy here. 253 00:13:57,754 --> 00:13:59,505 I'm not "not happy." 254 00:13:59,589 --> 00:14:01,965 I think I could just... I could be happier. 255 00:14:02,425 --> 00:14:05,719 Uh-huh, and I also sense academia is challenging for you. 256 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:08,388 Academia is not totally natural for me. 257 00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:10,390 I thrive on the streets. I always have. 258 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:16,146 Okay, listen. Iowa is a specific place for a very specific kind of writer. 259 00:14:16,314 --> 00:14:19,107 No, I know. What do you mean? 260 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:20,859 It's not for everybody. 261 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:24,071 Okay, am I getting kicked out? 262 00:14:24,239 --> 00:14:26,156 No, you're not getting kicked out. 263 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:28,283 You know what you'd have to do to get kicked out? 264 00:14:28,368 --> 00:14:29,368 What? 265 00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:31,995 You'd have to be extremely violent with another student. 266 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,165 Not just a little violent, but extremely violent. 267 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:40,128 Everyone here is an adult and can make their own choices. 268 00:14:41,923 --> 00:14:44,550 Okay, 'cause for a second I thought 269 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:47,803 I was getting kicked out and I was so happy. 270 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:51,473 Closer 271 00:14:52,350 --> 00:14:53,684 Closer 272 00:14:54,769 --> 00:14:57,521 Stars are stories 273 00:14:59,148 --> 00:15:00,774 Closer 274 00:15:01,484 --> 00:15:03,151 Closer 275 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:06,238 Pain is glory 276 00:15:07,991 --> 00:15:10,701 I've seen all you've been through 277 00:15:11,536 --> 00:15:12,744 And all I want... 278 00:15:12,829 --> 00:15:13,829 What? 279 00:15:14,789 --> 00:15:15,789 What's going on? 280 00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:17,833 Nothing. 281 00:15:19,002 --> 00:15:23,130 You know, Marnie, things don't have to be weird between us. 282 00:15:23,673 --> 00:15:25,299 It's not weird. 283 00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:28,302 Okay, but if things are weird, let's, like, acknowledge it. 284 00:15:28,678 --> 00:15:31,096 There's nothing to acknowledge, okay? 285 00:15:31,556 --> 00:15:35,934 - Really? - It's all good, so let's just keep working. 286 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:39,271 You know, I'm happy to apologize to you again, 287 00:15:39,355 --> 00:15:40,564 if you think that will be helpful. 288 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:41,773 What the fuck? 289 00:15:42,817 --> 00:15:46,486 Nothing's weird. I'm fine. I moved on. This is our relationship now. 290 00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:48,864 - Okay. - So let's just get back to it, please. 291 00:15:49,032 --> 00:15:51,033 And this time, actually play, please. 292 00:15:51,743 --> 00:15:55,203 She hated everything and everyone, especially me. 293 00:15:55,872 --> 00:15:58,165 Mom never told me she tried to write a book. 294 00:15:59,083 --> 00:16:00,292 She's always saying, you know, like, 295 00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:03,253 "An unbiased reader is the greatest gift to literature" 296 00:16:03,338 --> 00:16:05,964 and, "Reading is the Godliest profession" and blah, blah, blah. 297 00:16:06,049 --> 00:16:08,258 - She wrote a book? - It was so long ago. 298 00:16:09,594 --> 00:16:13,221 - What happened? - She was miserable, so she quit. 299 00:16:13,723 --> 00:16:17,809 Suddenly she could enjoy herself. We cooked, watched TV. 300 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:20,228 She started swimming. 301 00:16:21,731 --> 00:16:23,148 So are you saying I should quit lowa? 302 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,067 No, no, not at all. 303 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:26,693 I was just trying to talk about her. 304 00:16:26,778 --> 00:16:29,237 - You're different. - Yeah, but what if I'm not? 305 00:16:29,697 --> 00:16:31,323 You got into this great program. 306 00:16:31,407 --> 00:16:33,909 That's a big vote for you, for what you do. 307 00:16:35,078 --> 00:16:36,244 Yeah, but I feel so trapped. 308 00:16:36,371 --> 00:16:38,538 I feel so trapped, 309 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:43,543 and there's no way I can leave even if I want to because of what everyone will say. 310 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:45,253 'Cause no one leaves. 311 00:16:45,588 --> 00:16:47,631 You can't think of what anyone else has to say. 312 00:16:47,715 --> 00:16:49,257 You just have to do what's right for you. 313 00:16:50,426 --> 00:16:52,386 No matter what happens to anyone else. 314 00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:55,138 What do you mean, "No matter what happens to anyone else"? 315 00:16:55,223 --> 00:16:57,683 I don't know. I'm just... I'm upset because you're upset. 316 00:16:57,767 --> 00:16:59,184 Yeah, but now you seem way more upset than me 317 00:16:59,268 --> 00:17:01,561 when I'm the one who should actually be really upset. 318 00:17:02,397 --> 00:17:03,897 All I'm saying is just that sometimes 319 00:17:03,981 --> 00:17:07,275 the stupidest fucking decision in the world is the right decision for you. 320 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:10,612 I don't know, I've made a lot of stupid decisions, so... 321 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,406 Well, no one else has to live in your mind. 322 00:17:13,783 --> 00:17:14,825 Only you. 323 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,327 Okay? 324 00:17:18,913 --> 00:17:20,288 It's tiring. 325 00:17:23,292 --> 00:17:25,877 Wait, why are we going to Forest Hills? 326 00:17:25,962 --> 00:17:29,297 I get my boxers and my T-shirts at a specific department store 327 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:30,882 and that's where it's located. 328 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:33,385 That's literally the saddest thing I've ever heard in my life. 329 00:17:33,469 --> 00:17:36,555 It's a ritual, Shosh, okay? It calibrates me. 330 00:17:36,639 --> 00:17:38,140 It's very uplifting. You should try it. 331 00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:39,641 No. No. 332 00:17:40,101 --> 00:17:42,978 No, I'm putting my foot down. We are not going to Forest Hills. 333 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:48,567 This is a beautifully constructed T-shirt. 334 00:17:49,318 --> 00:17:50,652 Are you fucking kidding me? 335 00:17:50,945 --> 00:17:54,114 - Yeah, the stitchwork is really wonderful. - $70 for a fucking T-shirt? 336 00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:55,949 Do you know how much my T-shirts cost? 337 00:17:56,033 --> 00:17:58,368 - I don't want to know how much... - I get a four-pack for $12. 338 00:17:58,453 --> 00:18:00,912 - Okay, how long do they last? - It's not supposed to last very long. 339 00:18:00,997 --> 00:18:02,330 It's supposed to breathe and wear down. 340 00:18:02,498 --> 00:18:04,249 If you're being honest with yourself from your inside, 341 00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:05,625 does it feel different than your other T-shirts? 342 00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:09,921 I just want a six-pack of cotton boxers. That's all I want. 343 00:18:10,006 --> 00:18:12,299 Ray, you have been wearing the wrong T-shirts for years, 344 00:18:12,383 --> 00:18:16,219 and a T-shirt, a T-shirt says who you are to the world. 345 00:18:16,637 --> 00:18:18,096 Your entire life, you have been telling the world 346 00:18:18,181 --> 00:18:19,639 that you are a loser who doesn't care. 347 00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:21,892 And that's not true anymore. I watched that happen. 348 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:24,019 You made that happen. 349 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:30,442 Um... 350 00:18:32,737 --> 00:18:33,945 So, Ray... 351 00:18:36,741 --> 00:18:39,659 I've been following you around all day waiting to tell you something. 352 00:18:39,869 --> 00:18:41,787 I thought you were following me around 'cause you're unemployed 353 00:18:41,913 --> 00:18:42,913 and you're restless. 354 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:44,372 Uh, well, yes. 355 00:18:44,707 --> 00:18:47,459 Uh, but I've also been wanting to tell you something for a while, 356 00:18:47,543 --> 00:18:50,462 and, um, I keep trying to tell you in all these different ways 357 00:18:50,546 --> 00:18:54,716 and it just keeps coming out wrong instead, like, in stupid ways. 358 00:18:57,762 --> 00:18:59,387 Okay, try me. 359 00:19:01,390 --> 00:19:02,849 I'm the reason that our relationship ended. 360 00:19:03,768 --> 00:19:06,812 I wasn't ready, and I was unkind and very rude, 361 00:19:07,230 --> 00:19:10,232 and generally acted in a way that I, um, 362 00:19:10,525 --> 00:19:12,567 don't want to be remembered after I die. 363 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:15,737 And, um, you were a good boyfriend, 364 00:19:15,947 --> 00:19:17,739 and, um, I did love you. 365 00:19:17,865 --> 00:19:19,241 I was in love with you. 366 00:19:20,243 --> 00:19:21,910 And people always talk about how love is like, you know, 367 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:23,662 the strongest emotion, but I was scared, 368 00:19:23,746 --> 00:19:26,998 and sometimes that's even stronger for some people. 369 00:19:27,083 --> 00:19:28,166 Like, people like me. 370 00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:31,962 Look, I know I'm not easy, okay? You don't have to say all this. 371 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:33,880 Well, no, I mean, you're not easy. 372 00:19:33,965 --> 00:19:36,508 No, you're, like, actually kind of awful sometimes 373 00:19:36,592 --> 00:19:39,344 and really hard to take and maybe even a tiny bit mentally ill. 374 00:19:39,428 --> 00:19:40,512 - Thanks. - I don't know. 375 00:19:40,596 --> 00:19:42,973 But I hope that someday I can show you how much I did love you. 376 00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:45,600 I mean, like, without getting back together 'cause that ship has sailed. 377 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:47,686 - Yeah, Shosh... - No, I mean, like, that ship has sailed. 378 00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:49,104 Like, that ship left the harbor. 379 00:19:49,605 --> 00:19:50,814 Um, I just... 380 00:19:51,774 --> 00:19:53,608 You know, I like knowing that I did love you, 381 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:54,693 'cause it makes me think that 382 00:19:54,777 --> 00:19:57,237 I might be capable of something else great someday. 383 00:19:58,114 --> 00:20:00,115 And for now, I would like to offer myself to you 384 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:01,867 as your true and unyielding friend. 385 00:20:01,951 --> 00:20:04,452 And friends do not let other friends buy underwear in Forest Hills. 386 00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:13,461 What? 387 00:20:15,006 --> 00:20:18,091 I just don't want to go back in there and back to my life. 388 00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:19,175 Then don't. 389 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:24,431 Come away with me and we'll get on a plane, go somewhere we've never gone before. 390 00:20:24,932 --> 00:20:26,141 What? 391 00:20:26,601 --> 00:20:28,476 Dad, ew. Weird. 392 00:20:28,895 --> 00:20:32,522 I'm kidding, Banana. It was a bad joke. 393 00:20:34,859 --> 00:20:38,278 Just, like, how do you know if you've made the right decision? 394 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:40,572 I want to make the right decision. 395 00:20:42,783 --> 00:20:44,326 You'll know when you know. 396 00:20:45,703 --> 00:20:46,703 You know? 397 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:51,833 Thanks for dinner. 398 00:20:54,003 --> 00:20:55,712 - I love you. - Love you. 399 00:20:56,631 --> 00:20:58,506 - I'll call you tomorrow. - Okay. 400 00:20:59,175 --> 00:21:00,175 Bye. 401 00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,978 The neck of the shirt is so loose. 402 00:21:12,063 --> 00:21:15,398 I feel the breeze rustling every hair on my chest. 403 00:21:15,524 --> 00:21:19,027 Ew. So, you don't think that I'm too simplistic? 404 00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:21,112 No, I think you're the perfect amount of simplistic. 405 00:21:21,197 --> 00:21:22,530 And you don't think that I'm too blunt, right? 406 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:23,823 You would tell me if you thought I was too blunt? 407 00:21:23,908 --> 00:21:26,993 Or is asking someone if you're too blunt being too blunt? 408 00:21:27,078 --> 00:21:28,620 Why are you asking me all these questions? 409 00:21:28,704 --> 00:21:32,207 I'm sorry, I'm just feeling a little insecure about all this job rejection. 410 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:35,085 Look, you'll find the right job when it's right, okay? 411 00:21:35,169 --> 00:21:37,212 You do things in your own time, Shosh. 412 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:38,588 You always have. 413 00:21:41,175 --> 00:21:42,342 Okay. 414 00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:45,261 I'm not gonna scream in front of you, okay? 415 00:21:45,471 --> 00:21:48,056 That's something that I do in private, with them. 416 00:21:49,266 --> 00:21:51,434 I just feel like my path towards a breakdown 417 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:53,478 is lubricated with every individual honk, you know? 418 00:21:53,562 --> 00:21:56,272 And I don't know where all this anger comes from. 419 00:21:56,357 --> 00:21:58,733 You've always been that angry. It's like your essential nature. 420 00:21:58,859 --> 00:22:00,485 Oh. 421 00:22:01,445 --> 00:22:03,780 Maybe you should do something instead of just screaming, you know? 422 00:22:03,864 --> 00:22:06,324 Like, I don't know, talk to de Blasio. 423 00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:08,410 Yeah, I'll just stroll into the mayor's office at City Hall 424 00:22:08,494 --> 00:22:10,745 and be like, "Hey, Billy, you don't know me. I'm Ray Ploshansky. 425 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:13,248 "I'm being sonically groped for about 18 hours a day. 426 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:14,332 "Can we do something 427 00:22:14,417 --> 00:22:17,168 "about the monumentally fucked-up traffic pattern in my neighborhood, please?" 428 00:22:17,420 --> 00:22:18,712 Okay, whatever, Ray. 429 00:22:18,796 --> 00:22:20,714 I don't know, like, go to a city council meeting 430 00:22:20,798 --> 00:22:22,090 like on those boring C-SPAN shows 431 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,175 where everyone has bad hair and wears polyester. 432 00:22:24,468 --> 00:22:26,428 You're smart. Use your brain. 433 00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:29,014 Put it into action and you could totally enact some change. 434 00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:31,975 - Shosh. - Yeah? 435 00:22:32,059 --> 00:22:34,519 - I really hate this T-shirt. - I hate that T-shirt so much. 436 00:22:34,603 --> 00:22:35,854 - It's awful. - It's so bad. 437 00:22:36,313 --> 00:22:37,856 - All right, thanks for shopping with me. - Yeah. 438 00:22:41,444 --> 00:22:43,111 Marnie? 439 00:22:45,156 --> 00:22:46,656 We need to talk, Marn. 440 00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:49,117 Marnie! 441 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,244 - Let me in. - Desi? 442 00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:54,122 - Coming. Yeah, I'm coming. - Yeah. 443 00:22:59,295 --> 00:23:01,379 - Marn! - Okay, I'm right here, I'm right here. 444 00:23:05,468 --> 00:23:07,260 - What's wrong? - I did it. 445 00:23:08,429 --> 00:23:10,180 I fucking... I fucking did it. 446 00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:15,101 You did what? 447 00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:17,353 Oh, man. 448 00:23:18,189 --> 00:23:20,231 I told Clementine about us. 449 00:23:20,316 --> 00:23:22,525 I broke up with her. I fucking did it. 450 00:23:36,165 --> 00:23:37,540 Oh, my God! 451 00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:39,000 What happened? 452 00:23:40,336 --> 00:23:41,669 What happened? 453 00:23:45,007 --> 00:23:47,592 Sweetie, I don't know what you're saying. 454 00:23:48,719 --> 00:23:53,139 It was the most difficult thing I ever did. 455 00:23:54,475 --> 00:23:56,893 Oh, my gosh, this is so amazing. 456 00:23:56,977 --> 00:23:58,686 That's so beautiful. 457 00:23:59,188 --> 00:24:02,732 You're so emotional. This is so intense for you. 458 00:24:04,068 --> 00:24:06,653 This is so... It's okay, it's okay. 459 00:24:07,488 --> 00:24:09,280 What made you decide to do this? 460 00:24:09,365 --> 00:24:10,907 Because she... 461 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:13,284 It's okay. 462 00:24:16,372 --> 00:24:17,413 I'm here. Shh. 463 00:24:17,540 --> 00:24:20,125 - She told me... - Yeah? 464 00:24:20,209 --> 00:24:23,503 ...that she was thinking about this guy sexually, 465 00:24:23,712 --> 00:24:26,548 and I think that she's already fucked him. 466 00:24:34,390 --> 00:24:37,892 So, I'm confused. Did she dump you? 467 00:24:38,561 --> 00:24:40,854 - It sounds like she dumped you. - No, I dumped her. 468 00:24:40,938 --> 00:24:43,940 I definitely, definitely dumped her. 469 00:24:44,024 --> 00:24:46,526 Can we not use that word? It's so violent, you know? 470 00:24:48,863 --> 00:24:51,364 But, so, then maybe you dumped her preemptively 471 00:24:51,448 --> 00:24:54,367 because you knew that she was eventually gonna dump you. 472 00:24:55,953 --> 00:24:57,370 My Marnie. 473 00:24:59,582 --> 00:25:00,582 Oh... 474 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:07,630 Oh, my God, I love you. 475 00:25:08,299 --> 00:25:11,843 I love only you. I love you so much. 476 00:26:15,157 --> 00:26:16,199 Hi. 477 00:26:16,784 --> 00:26:18,534 Hi. Who are you? 478 00:26:19,161 --> 00:26:20,453 I'm Mimi-Rose. 479 00:26:20,996 --> 00:26:22,163 Can I help you with something? 480 00:26:22,790 --> 00:26:23,915 Okay. 481 00:26:24,291 --> 00:26:25,291 Um... 482 00:26:25,376 --> 00:26:27,669 Wait, are you Hannah? 483 00:26:28,128 --> 00:26:29,170 How do you know my name? 484 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:31,464 Oh, hey. 485 00:26:31,674 --> 00:26:32,840 Hey. 486 00:26:33,384 --> 00:26:34,676 Hi. 487 00:26:35,427 --> 00:26:36,886 - Hey. - Hi. 488 00:26:39,139 --> 00:26:41,015 That was a stiff hug. I feel, um... 489 00:26:44,186 --> 00:26:45,520 Disoriented. Is, um... 490 00:26:47,231 --> 00:26:53,361 My couch is gone. My television as well. Is this your roommate? 491 00:26:54,738 --> 00:26:56,281 No, no.