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It's the last day of school, folks.
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And Devi was feeling good.
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She'd moved on from Des,
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and was one step closer to the pinnacle
of human existence, senior year.
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Devi Vishwakumar, we need to chat.
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Oh no. Is this because
I made Mr. Shapiro cry?
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All I did was ask him
how the dating apps are treating him.
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Relax. Relax.
You're not in trouble for once.
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Have you heard
of the Shrubland School?
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Uh, yeah? Maybe? Isn't it like
that fancy boarding school in Colorado?
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Yes, ma'am.
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It is an intensive one-year program
for academically gifted seniors.
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Every year, we nominate
our top junior, and you got in.
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-I did?
-Mm-hmm.
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Whoa. Wait. Can I put
that I got in on my college apps?
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You know what would be even better?
Going there.
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-Yeah.
-Oh.
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Wait. So, like, moving to Colorado?
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Yes. All the Shrubland kids
go to the top colleges.
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This could be your golden ticket
into Princeton, young lady.
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Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
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But just to clarify,
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that means I wouldn't be here
in Sherman Oaks for my senior year?
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No, Devi. Do we need a geography lesson?
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You would have to say goodbye.
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Here you go. Congratulations.
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You! Give me that gun!
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Hmm.
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What is that? Holy shit.
Did you get into Shrubland?
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Sure did.
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Wow, I guess they'll let anyone in.
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Hmm. Someone a little butt hurt
that they weren't even nominated?
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No, I don't need to go
to some bullshit hippie school
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and commune with crystals or whatever.
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I'm happy to get into an Ivy
the old-fashioned way.
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Oh! Using your dad's connections?
Good for you.
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Hmm, any chance you'll leave today?
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I actually haven't decided if I'm going.
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What? What do you mean
you haven't decided?
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Shrubland is the Exeter of the Rockies.
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You just called it
a bullshit hippie school.
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Yeah, out of pettiness. You have to go.
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But do I really want to spend
my last year in a shack in the woods?
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What about prom,
or a senior prank, or hazing freshmen?
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Okay, Animal House.
You can't haze freshmen anymore.
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Trying to get rid of me so you have no
competition for valedictorian next year?
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No, although the thought of being able
to dominate the school in peace
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without you buzzing behind me like
a bloodthirsty mosquito does sound nice.
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-Hmm.
-But for real, David, it's dumb not to go.
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While Ben insisted Devi ditch
her John Hughes dreams of senior year,
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her friends had a very different stance.
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No! You can't leave! Trent is already
abandoning me by graduating.
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I know! Like, how can I miss out
on senior year with you guys?
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I still feel like we have so much
to accomplish together before college.
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I mean, Fabiola and I are still virgins.
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Oh, right. Um…
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Fab, what's that face?
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Okay. So, last week, Addison and I
were watching The Mandalorian,
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and it set a mood,
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and one thing led to another,
and we did it.
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-Fab!
-Oh my God!
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You did? That's frigging amazing!
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Congratulations
on your loverhood.
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Man, I can't believe
you kept that from us.
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I'm sorry. It's just
I'm not as announce-y as you guys are.
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So, how was it with Addison?
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Amazing. I think they awoke
something in me.
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I'm a sensual person now.
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I sext.
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Oh my God.
Do you guys know what this means?
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I'm the only virg left.
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I thought I'd be the first to do it
because I'm competitive and thirsty.
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-Don't worry. It will happen for you.
-Yeah.
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Not if I go to this place.
You think these dorks are porkin'?
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Forget it. I don't want to miss out
on any milestones with you guys,
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and I can't be one of those dusty old nuns
who doesn't lose it until college.
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-I'm staying put.
-Really? Thank God.
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Yes!
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-Yo, yo, yo!
-What up?
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-Oh, hey!
-Happy last day of high school ever.
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-How you feeling?
-Honestly, it's kind of bittersweet.
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I just can't believe that after today
we won't go here anymore.
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I need a drink of water.
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Is he okay?
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No, he's not.
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You guys,
he's in such denial about graduating.
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He won't talk about it.
He won't clean out his locker.
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He's just completely shutting down.
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Yeah, he's been pretty weird
for the last week.
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Like, even weird by Trent standards.
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I think he's really scared
he has to go out and find a job.
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But I also think he's sad
to be leaving me.
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Aw, El!
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Yeah. I don't know
what I'm gonna do without him.
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Oh, he's coming back.
Someone change the subject.
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Uh, Paxton, I heard you got class speaker.
That's dope.
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Oh, yeah. I was really honored
that people voted for me.
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No offense, but I don't get why we vote
on who speaks at graduation.
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Why don't we just let the valedictorian
talk like at other schools?
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Well, I volley your no offense back to you
to say that nerds are boring,
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and popular kids are fun and hilarious.
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Word.
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Trent wasn't wrong.
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The popular kids had given
some memorable speeches.
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Shit. I am so drunk.
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I love you guys!
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And I just want to say
to all you stupid bitches who doubted me,
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you're dead to me.
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Later losers!
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Well, I'm sure you're gonna crush it.
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Yeah, I hope so.
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Are you talking about your speech?
You should do like a sexy dance.
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Uh, I don't think so, Shira.
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You have to do something hot.
'Cause that's like what you're known for.
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I'm known for more than that.
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I mean,
that is what your senior superlative is.
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"Paxton Hall-Yoshida.
Most likely to succeed at hotness"?
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Yeah.
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So, Devi, how was your last day at school?
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Did anything interesting happen?
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Mmm, some seniors used some shaving cream
to draw genitalia on the school buses.
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Yeah. Terrible.
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You're sure shaving cream genitalia
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was the most interesting thing
that happened today?
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-Mmm.
-Honestly, Devi?
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I want to know
about this fancy school you got into.
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Principal Grubbs called me.
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You think she goes around telling children
about life-changing opportunities
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and is like, "Eh, parents don't need
to know"? Get me the brochure.
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-It's not that big of a deal.
-It actually is a big deal.
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Nobody can get into that school.
I applied to teach there. Rejected.
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I'm sorry, sweetheart.
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It's for the best. You are too delicate,
Manish, to live at high altitude.
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Burn. I thought you liked me now.
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I love you, which is why
I worry about how weak you are.
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Okay, back to Devi.
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I think what we're all trying to say is
we're so impressed you got into Shrubland.
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Half of the Scientific American's
20 under 20 went there.
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So, uh, you would leave
a year early to go here?
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If I were going, yeah. But I already made
up my mind to turn them down.
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Are you sure? This school seems like
it could really set you up for success.
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Mom, if I needed this school to get
into Princeton, I would go. But I don't.
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I have sick grades.
I'm in a billion extracurriculars,
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and I have all of my teachers
wrapped around my finger. Right, Mr. K?
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-What?
-It's your choice, Devi.
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You don't want to go.
I'm not gonna push you.
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Really? Um, you're not even
going to go visit?
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Honestly, I'm not quite ready
to send her off yet, either.
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So, Mami,
what customer service representative
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did you scream at today?
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Hi, I think we're gonna head out.
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Oh, okay. Uh, please thank Manish
for introducing us to TikTok pasta chips.
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They were very unique.
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I will.
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So, listen, I don't wanna interfere,
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but I do think
that you should reconsider Shrubland.
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I was terrified
to leave my home and my family,
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but I'm so thankful that I did
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because CalTech has been
this unbelievable opportunity for me.
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I never would've grown so much
if my family hadn't pushed me to come.
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I'm sorry if I'm overstepping.
I just had to say it.
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Okay. Good night.
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Good night, Kamala.
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I appreciate it.
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Of course.
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I want to go back to India.
I hate it here.
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You hate all of America because some moms
at Devi's preschool were rude to you?
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They weren't just rude to me,
they were cruel.
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You should have seen their faces
when I put my korma down at the potluck.
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They treat me like I'm nothing.
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They always act like
they can't understand my accent.
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They talk to me like I'm a child.
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Am I supposed to endure this
until Devi gets to college?
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No, and it will get better.
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But the reason we sacrificed
so much to come here
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was so that our child
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would have every opportunity
to get the best education.
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We can't let our needs
stand in the way of that.
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In the meantime,
why don't we get on the computer
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and subscribe those ladies
to a lot of spam?
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If they kill off the Indian character,
I'm writing to Netflix.
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Uh, Pati,
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I think the whole point of Squid Game
is that a lot of people have to die.
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-Devi!
-Oh my God!
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We're gonna go visit that school
in Colorado.
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I've already booked the tickets.
There'll be no discussion.
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Hmm?
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Yeah, so she's like demanding
I go to this Colorado school
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that's basically
where The Shining happened.
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I don't need to see no creepy twins.
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All right, well, it sounds like your mom
just wants you to visit the school, Devi.
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It's not like she's gonna throw you
off the train in the Rocky Mountains.
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But it's still a waste of time.
I'm never gonna go there.
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So why do I have to visit?
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Because you should give it a chance.
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You never know.
It could be an amazing opportunity.
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Dr. Ryan, I've been planning
my senior year since I hit puberty.
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And it has to happen
at my normal high school
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doing normal senior stuff
with my mostly normal friends.
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Not in the woods with a bunch
of randos with visible pit hair.
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Look, I'm not saying
that you have to attend.
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I'm just saying it's important
to be open to new experiences.
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-Ugh.
-Devi, look.
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When you lock yourself
into a dream of what your life should be,
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you limit yourself.
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And I know for a fact, you, Devi,
are locked into a very particular dream.
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You want to date
the hottest guy in school.
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You want to be Miss Popularity,
and you just got to go to Princeton.
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I will not budge on Princeton.
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All I'm saying is
maybe you've outgrown that dream.
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I mean, are you still
the same Devi you were freshman year?
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I'm not.
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You definitely don't say
"word up" as much.
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Come on, Doc.
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Just try to be open.
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Baby, the world is big.
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Sometimes it's good to surprise yourself.
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Ah. Look, Trent.
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Paxton picked up his cap and gown.
How about you? Did you go get yours?
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Don't worry about it.
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I am worried about it.
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-You know graduation's in two days, right?
-Totally.
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Babe, I know leaving school is scary,
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but I just saw that Buca di Beppo is
looking for a new pasta associate.
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That could be a really exciting
new adventure for you.
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-Uh-huh.
-Paxton, can you please help?
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If you don't show up to graduation,
I'll tell Marcus he's my best friend.
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I'll be there, bro.
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Great. Now, if you could both take
this conversation outside of my garage,
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I gotta finish my speech.
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How's that coming?
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Do you need me to text Devi for help?
She loves giving speeches,
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although mostly in the form of apologies.
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No. For the first time,
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I think I actually know
exactly what I want to say.
236
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Hmm.
237
00:11:44,037 --> 00:11:47,458
Wow, Devi, look at this place.
238
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Everyone looks so happy and active.
239
00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:54,173
Mmm, it's too outdoorsy. What if a bear
attacks me on my way to class?
240
00:11:54,256 --> 00:11:56,925
You know I smell delicious
because of all the sugar I eat.
241
00:11:57,009 --> 00:11:59,762
We actually do have
a bear family that visit sometimes,
242
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but the only thing they ever attack
is our dumpster.
243
00:12:02,014 --> 00:12:04,224
-Hi, are you the Vishwakumars?
244
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Yes, hi. This is Devi.
I'm her mom, Nalini.
245
00:12:06,810 --> 00:12:08,228
You must be Mr. Ferris?
246
00:12:08,312 --> 00:12:09,480
Oh no, call me Leo.
247
00:12:09,563 --> 00:12:12,232
At Shrublands, students refer
to teachers by their first names.
248
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See, Devi? You love
disrespectful nonsense like this.
249
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We think it's important
to empower young adults
250
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to see themselves
as intellectual equals with teachers.
251
00:12:20,783 --> 00:12:23,869
Sure, until you have to tuck 'em in
for lights out at, like, what,00 p.m.?
252
00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:25,788
Oh no, we have flexible curfews.
253
00:12:25,871 --> 00:12:28,373
A lot of the study groups
for the college-level courses
254
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meet in the library pretty late.
255
00:12:30,542 --> 00:12:32,795
College-level courses? Whoa.
256
00:12:32,878 --> 00:12:33,921
Let me give you a tour,
257
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and then, Devi, I'd love for you
to sit in on my next class,
258
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Comparative Literature
and Cultural Theory.
259
00:12:39,009 --> 00:12:42,137
Oh. What an impressive long name.
260
00:12:53,857 --> 00:12:55,567
-Hey.
-Hey.
261
00:12:55,651 --> 00:12:57,736
Did you accidentally leave your art stuff
behind too?
262
00:12:57,820 --> 00:12:59,363
No, I didn't forget.
263
00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:01,824
I just couldn't fit it
in the basket of my bicycle,
264
00:13:01,907 --> 00:13:03,784
so my dad drove me here
to pick everything up.
265
00:13:03,867 --> 00:13:04,868
Wait, wait, wait. Hold up.
266
00:13:04,952 --> 00:13:07,621
You ride to school on a bicycle
with a little basket on it?
267
00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:09,164
Yeah, what about it?
268
00:13:09,248 --> 00:13:12,543
You just seem like you'd get dropped off
on a Harley by some tatted-up boyfriend.
269
00:13:13,585 --> 00:13:17,005
Nope. No Harley, no boyfriend.
270
00:13:17,589 --> 00:13:19,883
Hmm. So, you're not like punk rock at all?
271
00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:23,470
Uh, you want to know
what my summer job is?
272
00:13:23,554 --> 00:13:26,223
-Mmm.
-I'm working at Build-A-Bear in the mall.
273
00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:27,391
What?
274
00:13:27,474 --> 00:13:28,976
We're open seven days a week.
275
00:13:29,059 --> 00:13:32,604
I wear a tiny apron and tell kids that
a synthetic lump of stuffing loves them.
276
00:13:32,688 --> 00:13:35,315
-You should come by.
Yeah. I want to see that. I'm there.
277
00:13:35,399 --> 00:13:39,611
It's a date. I mean, it doesn't have
to be, like, a "date" date. Sorry…
278
00:13:39,695 --> 00:13:41,321
-Uh…
-I'd go on a date.
279
00:13:42,114 --> 00:13:42,948
Oh.
280
00:13:44,116 --> 00:13:46,243
Okay. Cool.
281
00:13:47,202 --> 00:13:49,204
Then we'll go on a date.
282
00:13:49,288 --> 00:13:50,289
Cool.
283
00:13:51,999 --> 00:13:56,003
Oh, well, as fun as it is
silently staring at each other,
284
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I've, uh, got to get back to the car.
My dad overheats easily.
285
00:14:00,632 --> 00:14:02,050
Great. Okay.
286
00:14:03,218 --> 00:14:04,469
Well, I'll call you.
287
00:14:13,437 --> 00:14:15,355
You guys, we have a visitor with us today.
288
00:14:15,439 --> 00:14:18,150
Everyone, say hey to Devi.
She might be joining us next year.
289
00:14:19,026 --> 00:14:22,779
Hi, everyone. Your school is so beautiful
and smells amazing.
290
00:14:22,863 --> 00:14:24,448
Way better than our Glade plugins.
291
00:14:24,531 --> 00:14:25,574
Thank you, Devi.
292
00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:29,870
All right, everyone, I hope you all had
a chance to finish Ficciones last night.
293
00:14:29,953 --> 00:14:30,871
-Yep.
-Oh, yeah.
294
00:14:30,954 --> 00:14:32,998
Okay, so let's do what we do.
295
00:14:33,081 --> 00:14:36,960
I thought it was so interesting how a lot
of his narrators had his own name.
296
00:14:37,044 --> 00:14:41,548
Yeah, I noticed that too. It's like,
they're not him, but they are him.
297
00:14:41,632 --> 00:14:43,300
Yeah, that's exactly right.
Like…
298
00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:45,802
Devi had never been
in a class like this before,
299
00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:47,971
and not because everyone
was sitting on the ground
300
00:14:48,055 --> 00:14:50,015
and talking without raising their hand.
301
00:14:50,098 --> 00:14:52,726
It was that everyone
had actually done their homework
302
00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:54,519
and cared about learning something.
303
00:14:54,603 --> 00:14:57,731
Also, did you notice
the labyrinth motif kept coming up?
304
00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:00,901
That really felt like
a commentary on free will.
305
00:15:01,818 --> 00:15:03,528
What do labyrinths
make you think of, Devi?
306
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:07,991
Oh, um, I actually haven't read
the book. Sorry.
307
00:15:08,075 --> 00:15:09,993
Oh, don't be sorry.
I know you haven't read it.
308
00:15:10,077 --> 00:15:11,912
I'm just trying to pick your brain.
309
00:15:11,995 --> 00:15:15,040
Mazes, labyrinths.
What do they signify to you?
310
00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:17,501
Oh. Uh…
311
00:15:19,211 --> 00:15:21,463
That there's no one straight path in life?
312
00:15:21,546 --> 00:15:26,885
That we have choices
and some can lead us to dead ends,
313
00:15:26,969 --> 00:15:31,139
but others can take us to places
we never thought we'd go.
314
00:15:32,182 --> 00:15:34,476
Wow. I love it. Thank you, Devi.
315
00:15:34,559 --> 00:15:35,519
Okay.
316
00:15:41,525 --> 00:15:43,777
And, like, you can talk
and express yourself,
317
00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:45,320
and it's cool to be smart.
318
00:15:45,404 --> 00:15:46,488
As it should be.
319
00:15:46,571 --> 00:15:48,991
And there's no UN or Hot Pocket.
320
00:15:49,074 --> 00:15:50,784
Everyone's kind of a nerd.
321
00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:52,661
I think I actually might fit in.
322
00:15:53,578 --> 00:15:55,914
Do either of you want
to switch seats with me
323
00:15:55,998 --> 00:15:58,291
since you're talking
to each other so much?
324
00:15:58,375 --> 00:16:00,544
-No, no. We don't like the middle seat.
-Mm-mm.
325
00:16:00,627 --> 00:16:01,461
Okay, and then?
326
00:16:02,254 --> 00:16:05,173
Mom, I think I want to go.
327
00:16:05,257 --> 00:16:06,591
-You do?
-Mm-hmm.
328
00:16:10,345 --> 00:16:12,639
-Do you want the popcorn?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ooh.
329
00:16:12,723 --> 00:16:14,558
-I got, uh, smoked almonds. Do ya--
-Yeah.
330
00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:20,313
But I thought you said
you didn't want to go!
331
00:16:20,397 --> 00:16:22,983
I know, but once I got there, I liked it.
332
00:16:23,066 --> 00:16:25,068
The competitive part
of me really kicked in.
333
00:16:25,152 --> 00:16:26,903
But what about the horny part of you?
334
00:16:26,987 --> 00:16:29,281
Remember, there are
no sexual prospects there
335
00:16:29,364 --> 00:16:30,991
because they're all crunchy uggos.
336
00:16:31,074 --> 00:16:33,994
Well, then I guess I'll have
to be cool being the sad sack
337
00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:35,454
who goes to college as a virgin.
338
00:16:35,537 --> 00:16:38,582
But, hey, maybe I'll lose it
to a sexy professor
339
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,709
that'll educate me in more ways than one.
340
00:16:40,792 --> 00:16:43,336
All right, it's hard to argue
with that fantasy.
341
00:16:43,420 --> 00:16:48,759
Guys, I know this screws up our plans
for senior year, but I'll be back.
342
00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:52,345
I mean, you both already have
so many cool things going on anyway.
343
00:16:52,429 --> 00:16:55,807
Eleanor, you have your
fancy Hollywood agent and Trent.
344
00:16:55,891 --> 00:16:58,268
And, Fabiola, you're with Addison now.
345
00:16:59,394 --> 00:17:01,021
You guys won't notice that I'm gone.
346
00:17:01,104 --> 00:17:03,648
Not true. But regardless,
you don't leave until the fall.
347
00:17:03,732 --> 00:17:04,941
We still have the summer.
348
00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:06,818
We don't need to be
sad about it right now.
349
00:17:07,778 --> 00:17:09,738
-Oh. We should sit down.
-Yep.
350
00:17:14,826 --> 00:17:17,662
Trent, what are you doing?
Get up there with your class.
351
00:17:17,746 --> 00:17:19,039
They're not my class.
352
00:17:19,122 --> 00:17:20,499
Yes, they are. Go!
353
00:17:20,582 --> 00:17:21,666
No, they're not.
354
00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:23,585
Eleanor, I failed.
355
00:17:24,294 --> 00:17:27,130
I failed senior year,
and now I have to repeat it.
356
00:17:27,798 --> 00:17:28,840
You failed?
357
00:17:28,924 --> 00:17:30,342
I'm so embarrassed.
358
00:17:30,425 --> 00:17:31,676
I didn't want to tell you
359
00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,638
'cause I couldn't bear
to see the disappointment in your face.
360
00:17:35,639 --> 00:17:38,600
I'm not disappointed. I'm thrilled.
361
00:17:38,683 --> 00:17:43,396
We get to be together for another year.
Thank God you're so terrible at school.
362
00:17:51,988 --> 00:17:53,281
Thank you, Mr. Wadsworth,
363
00:17:53,365 --> 00:17:55,951
for that riveting discussion
on men's rights.
364
00:17:56,034 --> 00:17:57,994
Shawna, next year I'm gonna need to see
365
00:17:58,078 --> 00:18:00,288
the alumni speech
ahead of time, okay? All right.
366
00:18:00,372 --> 00:18:03,291
Alrighty, class of 2022.
367
00:18:03,875 --> 00:18:06,837
Ah. I think you're gonna be very excited
about our next speaker
368
00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,463
because you voted for him.
369
00:18:08,547 --> 00:18:11,216
So please welcome Mr. Paxton Hall-Yoshida.
370
00:18:15,679 --> 00:18:16,847
That's my best friend!
371
00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:21,226
-Hi.
-I'm in love with you!
372
00:18:21,309 --> 00:18:22,894
-Thank you.
373
00:18:22,978 --> 00:18:26,273
So, listen, I know
you're all expecting me to, like,
374
00:18:26,356 --> 00:18:29,693
take a shot on stage
or do a sexy dance or whatever.
375
00:18:34,573 --> 00:18:35,907
But I'm not gonna do that.
376
00:18:36,408 --> 00:18:39,327
Instead, I'm gonna talk about hard work.
377
00:18:39,411 --> 00:18:41,413
-Boo!
-Trent. Come on, man.
378
00:18:41,496 --> 00:18:43,874
Sorry. Reflex. I love you, bro.
379
00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:52,841
For the longest time,
I never really had to work that hard.
380
00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:56,595
And honestly,
things came really easily for me
381
00:18:56,678 --> 00:18:59,723
because I was dope at swimming,
and according to the yearbook,
382
00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:01,099
I'm kind of pretty.
383
00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,565
But then someone
showed me how to push myself.
384
00:19:09,065 --> 00:19:11,693
Whoa.
He's talking about you, Devi.
385
00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:13,653
That's kind of romantic, right?
386
00:19:14,154 --> 00:19:17,532
And that person made me
try things that I was bad at.
387
00:19:17,616 --> 00:19:22,037
-Like studying. And it sucked so bad.
388
00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:24,414
But I am so grateful.
389
00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:29,211
Because now I know
that I'm more than just the hot guy
390
00:19:29,294 --> 00:19:30,670
or the popular guy.
391
00:19:31,379 --> 00:19:35,675
I'm actually a really nice guy
and a sort of smart guy.
392
00:19:36,968 --> 00:19:39,429
My advice to you is
to push yourself out there,
393
00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:41,765
defy other people's expectations of you,
394
00:19:42,265 --> 00:19:44,392
and don't ever let a label define you.
395
00:19:46,102 --> 00:19:49,773
And with that, I would like
to hand the mic over to someone who
396
00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:55,111
actually really earned the right to speak,
our valedictorian Brenda Kang.
397
00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:03,954
Hold up.
Devi, why isn't your stomach in knots?
398
00:20:04,037 --> 00:20:08,375
Paxton H-Y basically gave a speech
about you to the entire school.
399
00:20:08,458 --> 00:20:09,793
Do you feel okay?
400
00:20:09,876 --> 00:20:10,919
Are you drunk?
401
00:20:11,586 --> 00:20:16,132
Oh my God.
I am so happy Trent has to stay back.
402
00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:18,510
I don't think
I could handle losing the both of you
403
00:20:18,593 --> 00:20:20,553
now that you're going to Colorado, Devi.
404
00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:21,638
You're going?
405
00:20:22,222 --> 00:20:25,642
Hey, uh, yeah. I just decided.
406
00:20:26,601 --> 00:20:27,769
Okay.
407
00:20:28,395 --> 00:20:29,980
We'll call you later.
408
00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:30,897
O-Okay.
409
00:20:32,691 --> 00:20:34,484
Then I guess I should congratulate you.
410
00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,027
Mmm. And I, you.
411
00:20:36,111 --> 00:20:38,697
Now the school's all yours.
Enjoy your reign of terror.
412
00:20:38,780 --> 00:20:39,781
Yeah, right.
413
00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:45,578
It's just that, uh,
I don't want you to go, David.
414
00:20:46,162 --> 00:20:47,080
Sure. Sure, sure, sure.
415
00:20:47,163 --> 00:20:50,417
'Cause you need my annoying personality
to fuel your competitive drive.
416
00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:52,419
I don't think
your personality is annoying.
417
00:20:52,502 --> 00:20:54,963
Hey, I… I like your personality.
418
00:20:55,046 --> 00:20:57,716
-You call me annoying twice a day.
-Yeah, as a joke.
419
00:20:57,799 --> 00:21:00,844
Okay,
then why don't you want me to go?
420
00:21:02,220 --> 00:21:03,096
Because…
421
00:21:04,848 --> 00:21:05,890
I'll miss you.
422
00:21:07,684 --> 00:21:08,560
A lot.
423
00:21:09,561 --> 00:21:12,689
Wait, there's the stomach knots.
424
00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:18,695
Lil' D!
425
00:21:19,362 --> 00:21:21,197
-Medium B!
426
00:21:23,158 --> 00:21:24,701
Wow, you did so good up there.
427
00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:27,037
And you made Trent cry.
So mission accomplished.
428
00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,331
-Yeah, excellent work, bro.
429
00:21:29,414 --> 00:21:30,457
Thanks, guys.
430
00:21:30,540 --> 00:21:33,126
There were a few girls in the front row
who seemed genuinely pissed
431
00:21:33,209 --> 00:21:34,586
I didn't do a sexy dance,
432
00:21:34,669 --> 00:21:36,421
but otherwise, I felt good.
433
00:21:36,504 --> 00:21:37,756
Nice.
434
00:21:38,506 --> 00:21:41,343
Okay, uh, I got to run,
but, uh, congrats, Paxton.
435
00:21:41,426 --> 00:21:42,510
Thanks, man.
436
00:21:48,308 --> 00:21:50,477
So, did you hear my shoutout to you?
437
00:21:51,227 --> 00:21:53,396
I did. Thank you for that.
438
00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:54,564
Yeah.
439
00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:57,108
Well, I owe you a lot, Devi.
440
00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:59,527
I know we've had some ups and downs,
441
00:21:59,611 --> 00:22:02,781
but I probably wouldn't be going
to college if it weren't for you.
442
00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:08,078
Well, I actually have
a lot to thank you for too.
443
00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:12,832
This is a weird thing to say,
and I don't want to creep you out,
444
00:22:14,084 --> 00:22:14,918
but…
445
00:22:17,128 --> 00:22:19,881
…you kind of got me
through the death of my dad.
446
00:22:21,633 --> 00:22:23,385
I did? How?
447
00:22:25,345 --> 00:22:27,347
By being a dream.
448
00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:33,603
Well, hey, you should come visit me
in Arizona some time.
449
00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:35,605
I'll let you do
some of my college-level homework.
450
00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:37,941
-Yeah. Ow! Okay.
-Ah. Seriously?
451
00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:38,900
Paxton!
452
00:22:38,983 --> 00:22:39,901
Dad!
453
00:22:40,485 --> 00:22:42,695
-I'll see ya.
-Oh!
454
00:22:43,196 --> 00:22:45,156
-Oh.
455
00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,284
Your dad's been crying
since the moment you got on the stage.
456
00:22:48,368 --> 00:22:50,036
I'm just so proud of you.
457
00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:51,955
You were amazing.
458
00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:55,083
-Thanks, Dad.
-Okay, my turn.
459
00:22:55,166 --> 00:22:57,377
"
by AURORA playing]
460
00:22:59,337 --> 00:23:00,839
As Devi walked home,
461
00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:03,716
she realized that she had spent
so much of her young life
462
00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,635
obsessed with the future.
463
00:23:05,718 --> 00:23:08,096
A future where she would finally fit in.
464
00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:12,809
But if today taught her anything,
it was that she already fit in.
465
00:23:12,892 --> 00:23:16,771
And as her father proved,
there are no guarantees in this life.
466
00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:20,817
Suddenly, she felt like the present
was a very precious thing,
467
00:23:21,401 --> 00:23:23,069
and she did not want to waste it.
468
00:23:38,001 --> 00:23:39,002
Mom.
469
00:23:40,295 --> 00:23:42,714
Devi? Are you okay?
470
00:23:42,797 --> 00:23:43,840
I don't want to go.
471
00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:46,801
Uh, you don't want to go where?
472
00:23:46,885 --> 00:23:48,845
To the Shrubland School.
473
00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:52,056
Of course you're going.
We decided.
474
00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:54,559
No, I don't want to leave you yet.
475
00:23:57,687 --> 00:23:58,897
Devi, you have to.
476
00:23:59,522 --> 00:24:02,525
It's for your future.
It's what your father would have wanted.
477
00:24:02,609 --> 00:24:05,236
But I have memories of Dad too,
478
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,447
and he would want us to be together.
479
00:24:08,364 --> 00:24:11,493
I just… I need one more year with you.
480
00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:15,788
We don't know what's gonna happen.
481
00:24:15,872 --> 00:24:16,956
Okay? Look at Dad.
482
00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:20,960
I just… I need more time with you.
483
00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:23,880
Is that okay?
484
00:24:28,051 --> 00:24:31,346
Yeah. It's okay, kanna.
485
00:24:40,063 --> 00:24:41,314
But only one more year.
486
00:24:41,397 --> 00:24:43,441
You can't be like Carol's son
from down the street
487
00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:45,276
who's still living with his mother at 50.
488
00:24:49,948 --> 00:24:52,742
Devi had listened
to Dr. Ryan's advice.
489
00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:53,785
She'd been open,
490
00:24:53,868 --> 00:24:57,121
and even though she was staying
in Sherman Oaks for senior year,
491
00:24:57,205 --> 00:24:58,623
her dream had evolved.
492
00:25:03,795 --> 00:25:07,423
OMG! That sext was meant
for Addison. I'm so sorry!
493
00:25:07,507 --> 00:25:08,424
Hmm.
494
00:25:13,137 --> 00:25:14,097
Hmm?
495
00:25:14,681 --> 00:25:17,058
But there was maybe one part
of the old dream
496
00:25:17,141 --> 00:25:18,977
that still interested her,
497
00:25:19,060 --> 00:25:23,064
and per Dr. Ryan,
she was about to surprise herself.
498
00:25:31,447 --> 00:25:33,700
Hi. Patty let me in.
499
00:25:33,783 --> 00:25:35,868
Okay. What can I help you with?