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[ Loud crunching,
lips smacking ]
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Oh, my gosh.
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Are you eating
shards of glass?
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It's Crunch Berries.
[ Slurps ]
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Well, could you please
chew them a little quieter
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or add some marshmallows?
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I'm working, and I really
need to concentrate.
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Mm! Sorry, we're not all
environmental warriors
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trying to save the world
every second of the day.
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[ Gasps ] Neither are you!
What is this?
[ Groans ]
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Green Swipe?
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"A dating app
for earth lovers"?
Yes.
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I want my lover
to love her mother. Mmm.
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After Charlotte, I don't want
to hide the real me anymore.
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I want any potential ladies
to know the real Edward.
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So I need this profile to be
the epitome of me.
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You should consider it,
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given the fact that
you're always alone
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and watching true crime and
eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
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The drama's as spicy
as the snack.
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And I've been on apps.
They're not for me.
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I mean, seriously,
what do you learn from
somebody by asking them,
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"What are your three items
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you'd bring
to a deserted island?"
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That's... dumb.
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Where your priorities lie,
critical-thinking skills,
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ability to analyze
a disaster scenario?
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Meh.
That's all so complicated.
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Oh, I'm just so glad
I am not in a rush
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to get into
another relationship.
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I'm just relieved to know
that your very arid dry spell's
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a choice
that you're making
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instead of choice that
others are making for you.
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I was beginning to think that
you might be a spinster, Nell.
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How am I a spinster?
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I don't have any cats.
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Okay, I-I-I don't weave
for a living.
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And I-I-I--
I do play bingo,
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but that's only if a drag queen
is calling it.
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Hey!
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Plus, I recently got out
of a very long relationship.
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I guess maybe if you consider
the history of the cosmos,
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it's recent.
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Suck an egg, Edward.
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I'm doing just fine.
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♪
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So, I've just been thinking,
it's time, you know?
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I definitely needed
to take a little while
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to get myself over Phillip,
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but, honestly, he was the last
person I got naked with,
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and that is just
not okay anymore.
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Ooh.
So what is the plan?
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I'm gonna have a fling.
[ Gasps ]
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Well, I'm very supportive
of you getting out there
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and getting some.
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You know, just, uh--
just be careful.
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I mean, you just have
a history of falling
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into relationships
kind of fast.
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Ohh!
Which is a good thing.
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It means you feel
very big feelings.
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I've just never known you
to just hook up with somebody
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and not get attached.
Well, that was the old Nell.
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This is the new Nell--
"Playa' Nell." [ Chuckles ]
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Eh! I'm trying
to get into it. Yeah.
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Well, it's just gonna all be
about hot and steamy sex,
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no strings, no baggage.
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Well, I am here for it.
Mm-mm.
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Ooh, speaking of hot
and steamy... Oh.
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...the sexiest thing
happened last night.
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So, Keith was making
dino nuggets for the kids,
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and this huge fly landed
on the counter.
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Uh-huh.
And so he just-- Bap!
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Oh.
Kicked the oven door
closed with one leg
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while holding a whole tray
of hot nugs.
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He then just killed the fly
with the other hand.
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It was so hot.
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Because you had sex
after that?
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Oh, God no.
We were so exhausted,
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we just fell asleep
in separate rooms
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after we had
put the kids down. Mm.
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And now that I see
that look on your face,
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I am really regretting
sharing that.
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Sorry.
Hey.
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Just e-mailed you
your next obit.
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[ Cellphone chimes ]
Oh.
Oh.
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[ Dog barks ]
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A dog?
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[ Chuckles ]
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Oh, I love this one.
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Scout was a real hero.
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He saved over 200 people
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in his career as
a search-and-rescue dog.
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He even got a medal
for it.
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[ Scout whines ]
Oh.
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Wow. I mean,
all my rescue dog does
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is run into screen doors
and bite my children.
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I'm pretty sure Princess
Mango Chicken is a coyote.
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No.
Yes.
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[ Scout barks ]
[ Gasps ]
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Oh, my God.
Look at you.
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[ Gasps ] Who's a cute,
little baby boy? Yes.
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Look at
that little jacket.
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Who's a handsome boy?
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Well, I guess
that would be me.
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And it's
Banana Republic.
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But, you know,
I really think
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they upped their game
this season.
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No. Oh, I was-- I was
just watching,
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like, an Instagram video
with a dog in it.
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Ah.
[ Chuckles ]
Not you, of course.
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Uh, but I'm sure you do
real well on Instagram.
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[ Both chuckle ]
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Well,
my makeup tutorial page
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has gone viral
a few times.
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[ Laughs ] So I'm in the
presence of a celebrity?
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[ Chuckles ]
Yeah, kinda.
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Mm.
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I'm James.
Lexi: Attention!
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Hi, James. Hi.
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I'm-- My name's Nell.
Announcement, everyone!
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I'm Nell. Nell.
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Your leader has an announcement.
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Nice to meet you.
James?
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That's me.
Oh, yes.
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I remember that
from two seconds ago.
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[ Chuckles ]
James?!
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I also have to go, too. Okay.
Okay, after you.
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Everyone, I would like
to introduce James Gorski.
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Man: Hey.
James is a war correspondent
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who has done some freelance work
for the paper over the years.
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And we are so excited to have
him back for a few days.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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[ Sighs ]
Now, that James Gorski,
he could kill a fly.
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You know what I'm saying?
Girl, I'm gonna need you
to raise the bar
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right up off
the floor for me, please.
While James is here,
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we'll be launching
a new on-air segment
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with our local ABC News affiliate.
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And as I have a minor
in film studies,
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and a major in talent,
I will be your director.
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Or auteur,
if you will.
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Shh, Mason.
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That's French
for "Shh."
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Thank you, everyone!
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[ Reports murmuring ]
So, uh,
what about James, huh?
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Could he be my fling?
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Ooh, the world-traveling
Casanova
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whose schedule doesn't allow
for a relationship.
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I would consider it
a betrayal if you didn't.
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Okay, this is great.
In and out, no feelings,
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and then he's gone.
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Amazing.
Mm!
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Byyye!
Happy for us.
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Lexi, I love the idea of
James doing on-air segments,
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but he'll be gone soon.
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And it'd be a shame
if we couldn't keep it up.
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You know,
unless we had a replacement.
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Ah! I see what
you're saying.
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I need to find someone as
talented and charming as James.
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Me! Uh...
[ Clears throat ]
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I'm sorry.
[ Chuckles ]
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I-I meant me.
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Listen, in my second year
of journalism school,
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we had to
choose a track.
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I wanted to do TV,
but my professor recommended
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I do journalism,
so that's what I did.
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Mm.
But I always wondered...
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what would've happened if
I had chosen the other path?
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This is my chance
to find out.
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Like Gwyneth Paltrow
in "Sliding Doors,"
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but with
fewer turtlenecks.
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Oh, that's beautiful.
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I always love hearing about
my employees' dreams.
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Thank you.
Hello? Fake phone call...
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[ Elevator bell dings ]
...to get out
of awkward situations?
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Oh, hi! I was just
going to call you!
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Oh, no, he's not getting
in the elevator.
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Right.
Yes.
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Peas and carrots,
peas and carrots.
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[ Laughs ] Yes.
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Yeah.
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"Rescued from the pound
at the last moment,
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Scout went from
the dog nobody wanted
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to a decorated
search-and-rescue dog
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who was beloved
by his handler
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and the entire
Pasadena community."
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You like it?
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[ Barks ]
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Nice.
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You know, I love how
you reinvented yourself.
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Yeah.
It's very inspiring.
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[ Whines ]
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
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I'm gonna reinvent
myself, too.
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[ Exhales ]
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♪
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Oh, no. Oh, no.
What is happening?
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Oh, God, we were so flirty,
and now I'm freezing.
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♪
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[ Barks ]
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Oh, okay.
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♪
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Man, you really
are a rescue dog.
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I'd give you a treat
if I could.
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[ Grunts ]
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Oh, uh-oh.
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Okay, I appreciate
the suggestion,
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but I think twerking
might be a little too
forward. [ Chuckles ]
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Oh, I-- Tha--
I didn't mean that for you.
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[ Clears throat ]
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♪
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Oh, hey. Hey.
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There you are.
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I, um-- I was worried
you got lost.
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I haven't seen you
around all day.
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Oh, you were looking
for me, huh?
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[ Chuckles ]
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Are you gonna
push the button?
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Uh, yeah.
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I-- Is that
how it works?
Mm.
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I've never actually ridden
in an elevator before.
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[ Chuckles ] Well, you're
gonna be waiting a long time
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unless you learn
how to push the button.
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Hm.
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Here, I'll show you.
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♪
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[ Elevator bell dings ]
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Oh, that was fast.
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Which is out of character
for this elevator.
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I'll keep that in mind.
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♪
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Should we push
the button again?
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Well, that depends.
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Hm?
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Are we still talking
about elevators?
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♪
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[ Whimpers ]
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[ Sighs ]
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Hi.
Hi.
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Hi!
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Hi?
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What are we doing?
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Well,
there's a news update.
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I'm not sure if you heard.
[ Chuckles ]
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But, um...
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I got Gorski'd.
[ Barks ]
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[ Gasps ]
What are you gonna do next?
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Are you gonna
see him again?
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I have no idea.
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I didn't call him.
We didn't text.
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And I didn't skim
his Instagram, so...
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Welcome to
my renaissance.
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Or re-Nell-aissance.
254
00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:34,597
[ Barks ]
255
00:08:34,597 --> 00:08:36,182
Pretty good, right?
256
00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:38,977
I am genuinely so impressed
with you right now. Mm.
257
00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:41,813
I did not think that you were
capable of having a fling.
258
00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:44,941
And I am so happy
I was wrong.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
259
00:08:44,941 --> 00:08:46,151
Huh.
260
00:08:46,151 --> 00:08:48,528
James, uh,
texted me eye emojis.
261
00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:50,572
Wha-- What d--
What does that mean?
262
00:08:50,572 --> 00:08:52,240
I-- It...
263
00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,742
It means
he's got eyes on you.
264
00:08:53,742 --> 00:08:55,118
And he's looking at you
right now.
265
00:08:55,118 --> 00:08:56,619
Oh, he did the thing
with the eyebrows.
266
00:08:56,619 --> 00:08:58,830
And he is texting.
He's texting. Hm.
267
00:08:58,830 --> 00:08:59,956
[ Cellphone chimes ]
Is he texting you?
He's texting.
268
00:08:59,956 --> 00:09:03,251
He wants to go out
for drinks later.
269
00:09:03,251 --> 00:09:04,044
Sure.
270
00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:05,086
What. Ever.
271
00:09:05,086 --> 00:09:06,713
[ Cellphone chimes ]
272
00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:10,133
You are
"whatevering" that?
273
00:09:10,133 --> 00:09:11,676
I told you,
I'm trying out a thing.
274
00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:13,511
I wish I could have
some of that
275
00:09:13,511 --> 00:09:16,431
"sexy eyes, passionate sex
in the office" sex energy
276
00:09:16,431 --> 00:09:18,475
that you and James
have got going on.
277
00:09:18,475 --> 00:09:19,642
Maybe you guys just need
to get out of the house
278
00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:21,478
and away from the kids a bit,
you know?
279
00:09:21,478 --> 00:09:24,022
Oh, you and Keith can come and
have drinks with James and me.
280
00:09:24,022 --> 00:09:27,275
No. You don't want some of this
boring marriage energy
281
00:09:27,275 --> 00:09:29,110
all over
your sexy non-date.
282
00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:30,653
Come!
[ Exhales softly ]
283
00:09:30,653 --> 00:09:32,447
You helped me get some.
284
00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:34,491
Let me help you get some.
285
00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:37,786
I mean, we have not been on
a grown-up night out in awhile.
286
00:09:37,786 --> 00:09:38,953
No dino nuggets. Oh.
287
00:09:38,953 --> 00:09:40,455
No diaper bags.
288
00:09:40,455 --> 00:09:42,040
Just the four of us
and whatever red wine
289
00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,417
Cricket's got
a special on.
290
00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,711
You know, if it does not
work out with Keith,
291
00:09:46,711 --> 00:09:48,671
I'm genuinely coming
for all of that.
292
00:09:48,671 --> 00:09:50,673
There's a line, baby.
293
00:09:50,673 --> 00:09:51,549
Get in line.
294
00:09:51,549 --> 00:09:52,842
[ Barks ]
295
00:09:54,636 --> 00:09:58,973
So, I'm thinking that we push in
on James, à la Kubrick,
296
00:09:58,973 --> 00:10:01,434
then we cut to
a De Palma-esque low POV--
297
00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:02,769
wide angle, of course.
298
00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,562
I'm thinking
40 millimeter lens.
299
00:10:04,562 --> 00:10:07,273
Boom. Stool explodes,
giant popcorn everywhere.
300
00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:09,484
You're going to be
shooting this on your phone.
301
00:10:09,484 --> 00:10:12,570
Guerilla style,
like Scorsese's "Mean Streets."
302
00:10:12,570 --> 00:10:13,446
I can work with that.
[ Elevator bell dings ]
303
00:10:13,446 --> 00:10:14,906
Great.
304
00:10:14,906 --> 00:10:17,075
Knock, knock!
[ Laughs ]
305
00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:18,743
That's just
a little mime work.
306
00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:20,078
Okay.
307
00:10:20,078 --> 00:10:20,954
Not sure if you guys
are familiar.
308
00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:22,664
Ooh,
those bags are...
309
00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:24,666
Listen, I know you think
I might not be able
310
00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:27,043
to be an on-air personality
once James leaves.
311
00:10:27,043 --> 00:10:30,588
But allow me to
change... your... mind.
312
00:10:30,588 --> 00:10:32,757
Oh, boy.
Good evening.
313
00:10:32,757 --> 00:10:35,468
In a sleepy cul-de-sac
in Altadena,
314
00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:37,053
there sits a cat...
315
00:10:37,053 --> 00:10:38,304
Dennis,
I already told you.
316
00:10:38,304 --> 00:10:41,391
...with no tags
and no collar,
317
00:10:41,391 --> 00:10:44,060
just a cute face
and a single whisker.
318
00:10:44,060 --> 00:10:46,855
A local southbound train
just crashed into an oil tanker.
319
00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:47,897
Go.
320
00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:49,315
I'm-- I'm sorry.
What?
321
00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:50,692
If you want to be
an on-air personality,
322
00:10:50,692 --> 00:10:51,985
you have to be ready
for anything.
323
00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:53,194
Now, come on, Dennis.
324
00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:55,029
There's bodies, there's oil,
there's feathers.
325
00:10:55,029 --> 00:10:56,531
Where-- Where did
the feathers come from?
326
00:10:56,531 --> 00:10:58,908
I don't know. You tell me.
I mean, you're on the scene.
327
00:10:58,908 --> 00:11:00,243
Yes, okay.
[ Clears throat ]
328
00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:02,120
Uh, this just in
from downtown--
329
00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,622
a collision between a train
and an oil tanker
330
00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:07,375
and a... chicken.
331
00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:09,335
Hot Dog Hut just had
a Listeria outbreak,
332
00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:11,045
and people are defecating
in the streets.
333
00:11:11,045 --> 00:11:13,256
Oh!
This just in from,
334
00:11:13,256 --> 00:11:15,925
uh, uh,
Northern Hollywood.
335
00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:19,262
There's all kinds of
slippery situation there
336
00:11:19,262 --> 00:11:21,181
between people
and their--
337
00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:23,474
Uh-oh, earthquake!
Uh, yes.
338
00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:26,686
Breaking, a 6.2 earthquake
with an epicenter at chicken--
339
00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,062
D-Damn it!
340
00:11:28,062 --> 00:11:30,231
[ Sighs ]
[ Sighs ]
341
00:11:30,231 --> 00:11:33,693
Bro.
Big yikes.
342
00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:36,154
Double yikes.
343
00:11:36,154 --> 00:11:37,197
Thank you
for your time.
344
00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:42,076
♪
345
00:11:42,076 --> 00:11:43,328
Edward: Why do
these dating apps
346
00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:45,163
put a word limit
on their prompts?
347
00:11:45,163 --> 00:11:47,081
It's asking,
do you like sushi?
348
00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:48,791
[ Sighs ] Yeah,
but I need to be thorough.
349
00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:50,460
There's a lot of different
kinds of sushi.
350
00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:51,753
You know, there's nigiri,
there's sashimi,
351
00:11:51,753 --> 00:11:53,046
there's chirashi.
352
00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:55,089
Do they put vinegar
in the rice?
Mm-hmm.
353
00:11:55,089 --> 00:11:57,926
I also would like to share
my opinions on imitation crab.
354
00:11:57,926 --> 00:12:00,178
News flash--
They're negative.
355
00:12:00,178 --> 00:12:02,972
Don't you want to leave just
a little something for mystery?
356
00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:04,933
Hey, Cricket.
Could I grab a few more candles?
357
00:12:04,933 --> 00:12:06,559
I just want to set the mood.
See?
358
00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:10,188
Now, this-- this is
how romance is done. Mnh!
359
00:12:10,188 --> 00:12:12,857
Nell is gonna go out there
with that Adonis,
360
00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:14,275
and they're gonna look
in each other's eyes
361
00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:15,485
and drink some wine
362
00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:18,238
and peel back the layers
in real time.
363
00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:19,864
Oh, no.
This is not actually a date.
364
00:12:19,864 --> 00:12:21,366
No layers to peel.
365
00:12:21,366 --> 00:12:23,368
I'm just trying to get Sam
to have sex with her husband.
366
00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:25,912
You know,
there's an app for that.
367
00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:27,956
[ Laughter ]
368
00:12:27,956 --> 00:12:29,457
Wait, wait, so-- so how old
are your kids?
369
00:12:29,457 --> 00:12:30,959
Oh, they're--
370
00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:32,627
No, we are not gonna talk
about kids tonight.
371
00:12:32,627 --> 00:12:33,628
- Mm-hmm.
- Ah.
372
00:12:33,628 --> 00:12:34,671
Yes, thank you so much.
373
00:12:34,671 --> 00:12:36,214
Why don't you, um,
tell them about
374
00:12:36,214 --> 00:12:37,799
one of your reportings
from, like,
375
00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:39,342
an erupting volcano
or something.
376
00:12:39,342 --> 00:12:40,927
Ah, well, actually,
I did do that.
377
00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:43,221
What?
Yeah. No, Fiji 2021.
378
00:12:43,221 --> 00:12:44,722
You guys, remember?
I actually, um--
379
00:12:44,722 --> 00:12:46,516
I had to get choppered
out of that thing.
380
00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:49,310
Huh.
We have very similar lives.
381
00:12:49,310 --> 00:12:51,312
Yeah?
We've seen "Moana"
like 37 times.
382
00:12:51,312 --> 00:12:53,106
The songs are on
a constant loop in my mind.
383
00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,691
No, no.
No, no.
384
00:12:54,691 --> 00:12:56,359
"Moana" is not welcome here.
We're adults.
385
00:12:56,359 --> 00:12:57,527
Come on,
pick up your glasses.
386
00:12:57,527 --> 00:12:58,736
Yay! Cheers!
387
00:12:58,736 --> 00:12:59,696
[ Glasses clink ]
388
00:12:59,696 --> 00:13:01,656
Nell:
Oh, no, no, no, no. No.
389
00:13:01,656 --> 00:13:03,700
We're adults
having a sexy time.
390
00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:04,826
W-We cut our own food.
391
00:13:04,826 --> 00:13:05,827
Cheers!
392
00:13:05,827 --> 00:13:06,619
[ Glasses clink ]
393
00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,454
[ Both yawn ]
394
00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:09,664
Oh, no.
No, no.
395
00:13:09,664 --> 00:13:10,707
No yawning.
More wine.
396
00:13:10,707 --> 00:13:12,333
Come on. Cheers!
397
00:13:12,333 --> 00:13:13,918
[ Glasses clink ]
398
00:13:13,918 --> 00:13:16,212
You look really beautiful
in all this candlelight.
399
00:13:16,212 --> 00:13:18,840
You know, we haven't
lit a candle
400
00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,133
in a very long time.
401
00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,802
Oh. Open flames
around children...
402
00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:24,262
So dangerous.
403
00:13:26,097 --> 00:13:27,724
[ Cellphones chiming ]
404
00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:29,142
- Oh, no.
- Oh...
405
00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,560
You've gotta
be kidding me.
406
00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:31,936
What?
Tilly got her hand stuck
in the toilet again.
407
00:13:31,936 --> 00:13:33,146
What?
This keeps happening.
408
00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:34,439
I don't know
what she's looking for.
409
00:13:34,439 --> 00:13:36,190
No, no, no, no! Stay!
410
00:13:36,190 --> 00:13:38,151
She's in a safe place,
and she has plenty of water!
411
00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:40,611
I just wanted to say,
I don't think men should be
412
00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:42,071
afraid to compliment
other men.
413
00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:43,114
You're very handsome.
He's very handsome.
414
00:13:43,114 --> 00:13:44,449
Okay, let's go.
James: Thank you.
415
00:13:44,449 --> 00:13:45,533
Keith: Such a pleasure.
416
00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:47,243
Well,
that was a total bust.
417
00:13:47,243 --> 00:13:48,745
Oh, I don't know.
I had a pretty good time.
418
00:13:48,745 --> 00:13:50,705
Yeah. No, yeah, for sure,
of course.
419
00:13:50,705 --> 00:13:52,957
It just-- Meh.
420
00:13:52,957 --> 00:13:55,543
Oh! So, do want to,
I don't know,
421
00:13:55,543 --> 00:13:57,045
go make out
in the ladies room?
422
00:13:57,045 --> 00:13:59,922
[ Chuckles ]
Or we could go back
to your hotel room.
423
00:13:59,922 --> 00:14:04,427
Or we could, um,
stay here and talk.
424
00:14:04,427 --> 00:14:05,970
Get to know each other better.
425
00:14:05,970 --> 00:14:08,139
It's pretty beautiful out
right now.
426
00:14:08,139 --> 00:14:10,641
Is it?
I mean...
427
00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:12,560
These, like, metal chairs
get really cold.
428
00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:13,728
And the smell from
the trash in the alley,
429
00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:15,480
it's really funky.
430
00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,982
Look, I know it's
only been a minute.
431
00:14:17,982 --> 00:14:19,776
I mean, I don't know
if it's all this wine
432
00:14:19,776 --> 00:14:22,445
or this super sweet playlist,
but, um...
433
00:14:22,445 --> 00:14:23,029
[ Chuckles softly ]
434
00:14:24,906 --> 00:14:28,493
I like you, Nell.
435
00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:29,660
I think
we have a connection.
436
00:14:31,329 --> 00:14:33,206
Like a parts-to-parts
connection?
437
00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:36,375
[ Chuckles ]
No, like a real one.
438
00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:38,002
Oh.
439
00:14:40,254 --> 00:14:42,048
No, something
definitely smells bad.
440
00:14:45,301 --> 00:14:48,137
So, James wanted more.
How did you break it to him?
441
00:14:48,137 --> 00:14:50,389
Nell: Oh. [ Scoffs ]
Well, you know,
442
00:14:50,389 --> 00:14:52,141
as a mature
and healthy woman,
443
00:14:52,141 --> 00:14:54,060
I told him that we were
just in different places,
444
00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:56,270
and although I've enjoyed
his company,
445
00:14:56,270 --> 00:14:57,772
I just don't share
his feelings.
446
00:14:57,772 --> 00:14:59,732
Wow, really?
No.
447
00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:01,567
I faked having a bad reaction
to the cheese plate,
448
00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:02,485
and I got the hell
out of there.
449
00:15:02,485 --> 00:15:04,028
Ah, there she is.
That tracks.
450
00:15:04,028 --> 00:15:06,614
He was supposed to be just,
like, a fun thing, you know?
451
00:15:06,614 --> 00:15:08,032
And I almost
got out clean,
452
00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:10,409
and then he suddenly, you know,
started "feeling something."
453
00:15:10,409 --> 00:15:12,120
You know, I feel like
the gravitational pull
454
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,497
of our unsexiness
just was way too strong,
455
00:15:14,497 --> 00:15:17,792
and we just sucked James
into our boring domestic orbit.
456
00:15:17,792 --> 00:15:20,670
Wow, you're making a great case
for being a parent.
457
00:15:20,670 --> 00:15:23,881
It's fine. You know, just
18 years of celibacy, per kid.
458
00:15:23,881 --> 00:15:24,757
[ Scout barks ]
459
00:15:26,008 --> 00:15:27,635
Oh, no.
Sam: What?
460
00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:29,804
He's putting flowers
on my desk.
[ Gasps ]
461
00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:31,305
Looks like you broke
James Gorski.
462
00:15:31,305 --> 00:15:33,057
Oof.
Okay, so, um...
463
00:15:33,057 --> 00:15:34,225
[ Scout whines ]
...the obvious solution here
464
00:15:34,225 --> 00:15:36,352
is that I'm going
to live in this office
465
00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:38,146
until James leaves town
and stop texting him
466
00:15:38,146 --> 00:15:39,021
until he
eventually gives up.
467
00:15:39,021 --> 00:15:40,940
Right?
[ Barks ]
468
00:15:41,899 --> 00:15:43,568
Fine,
I'll go talk to him.
469
00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:45,778
Uh, no, I was gonna say
you can sleep under the desk
470
00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,238
and pee in the trash as long
as you empty it in the morning.
471
00:15:47,238 --> 00:15:49,031
But, no, sure,
go be an adult.
472
00:15:51,033 --> 00:15:52,952
So I went back and forth
about the flowers.
473
00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,620
But then I realized
that going back and forth
474
00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:56,414
about the flowers
meant that I cared.
475
00:15:56,414 --> 00:15:58,541
And so I just--
I-I bought 'em to show
476
00:15:58,541 --> 00:15:59,834
that I don't--
I don't care.
477
00:15:59,834 --> 00:16:01,627
[ Chuckles ]
So here we are.
478
00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:03,963
Aw, James Gorski.
479
00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:07,425
Uh-oh.
I got full-named.
480
00:16:07,425 --> 00:16:09,719
That's not good.
481
00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,929
I'm sorry.
482
00:16:11,929 --> 00:16:14,765
I just wanted to have
fun and get myself back
out there for a second,
483
00:16:14,765 --> 00:16:18,519
and, please, please, don't take
this the wrong way, but I--
484
00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:21,272
I thought that you'd be
the perfect guy for it.
485
00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:25,818
No, I get it.
I-I get it.
486
00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:28,571
I'm single.
I travel for work.
487
00:16:28,571 --> 00:16:30,656
My eyes
naturally sparkle.
488
00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:31,782
They do. Yeah.
489
00:16:31,782 --> 00:16:33,326
[ Chuckles ]
490
00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:35,328
But, um...
[ Scoffs ]
491
00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:38,789
...honestly, I think
I'm getting tired of it.
492
00:16:38,789 --> 00:16:41,292
You know, moving around
from places and people,
493
00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:42,919
never having anything
to hold onto.
494
00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:45,296
I don't know,
it made me think maybe I...
495
00:16:45,296 --> 00:16:48,007
want someone that I could,
you know,
496
00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:49,550
watch "Moana"
37 times with.
497
00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:51,552
[ Chuckles ]
498
00:16:51,552 --> 00:16:55,848
Ironically, I am the queen of
those kind of relationships.
499
00:16:55,848 --> 00:16:58,809
Mm.
Yeah, my last one
with Phillip,
500
00:16:58,809 --> 00:17:02,063
I was all in,
until I wasn't.
501
00:17:02,063 --> 00:17:04,440
And, I mean,
in normal circumstances,
502
00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,026
you are-- you're probably
my type.
503
00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:07,944
You know... Oh.
504
00:17:07,944 --> 00:17:09,779
...you're amazing
and beautiful
505
00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:12,949
and very, very tall.
506
00:17:12,949 --> 00:17:16,202
And we have chemistry.
507
00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:18,579
But you're just
not feeling it?
508
00:17:18,579 --> 00:17:20,164
I mean, honestly,
509
00:17:20,164 --> 00:17:22,792
I'm not feeling
much of anything these days.
510
00:17:24,168 --> 00:17:25,920
Hmm.
511
00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,006
Uh, wow.
So I should, um,
512
00:17:29,006 --> 00:17:31,342
I should probably take
a closer look at that.
513
00:17:31,342 --> 00:17:33,761
No, don't.
I totally get it.
514
00:17:33,761 --> 00:17:35,972
I've been there,
not feeling things.
515
00:17:35,972 --> 00:17:37,473
Huh.
[ Chuckles ]
516
00:17:37,473 --> 00:17:40,768
If-- If I can give you
a little bit of advice?
517
00:17:40,768 --> 00:17:44,855
♪
518
00:17:44,855 --> 00:17:46,065
Don't stay there
too long.
519
00:17:48,442 --> 00:17:50,736
[ Clicks tongue ]
520
00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:52,363
I'll try not to.
521
00:17:52,363 --> 00:17:53,531
Good.
522
00:17:53,531 --> 00:17:54,949
Okay.
523
00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:58,869
Alright, uh...
524
00:17:58,869 --> 00:18:00,329
It was great
meeting you.
525
00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:02,331
Same.
I'm gonna go now.
526
00:18:02,331 --> 00:18:03,457
Okay.
527
00:18:03,457 --> 00:18:05,418
Um, but don't you
watch me walk away,
528
00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:06,752
'cause you haven't
earned that at all.
529
00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:08,504
Oh!
Okay? You haven't.
530
00:18:08,504 --> 00:18:10,715
Today was leg day,
too, so...
531
00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:15,886
♪
532
00:18:15,886 --> 00:18:18,806
[ Exhales deeply ]
533
00:18:18,806 --> 00:18:21,309
♪
534
00:18:21,309 --> 00:18:23,978
Edward:
Nell, I got one match.
535
00:18:23,978 --> 00:18:25,313
I am so sorry.
536
00:18:25,313 --> 00:18:26,731
No, it's great.
537
00:18:26,731 --> 00:18:29,233
She's a social activist/
video game designer
538
00:18:29,233 --> 00:18:31,068
with a lot of
opinions on sushi,
539
00:18:31,068 --> 00:18:32,695
which she wants
to discuss with me,
540
00:18:32,695 --> 00:18:35,197
incidentally,
over Italian food.
541
00:18:35,197 --> 00:18:36,574
That's great.
542
00:18:36,574 --> 00:18:38,242
I'm really happy for you, Edward.
543
00:18:38,242 --> 00:18:39,577
[ SYML's "Where's My Love"
plays ]
544
00:18:39,577 --> 00:18:45,499
♪ Ooh, does she know
that we bleed the same? ♪
545
00:18:47,168 --> 00:18:48,753
Well, I guess
this is our final walk
546
00:18:48,753 --> 00:18:51,047
before you chase that
giant tennis ball in the sky.
547
00:18:51,047 --> 00:18:53,633
So, go ahead,
do what you want.
548
00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:56,594
Lift that little ghost leg up
on anything you like.
549
00:18:58,346 --> 00:19:00,806
I'm gonna miss you.
550
00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,558
You're a good
little wingman.
551
00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:05,436
Easy to talk to, you give
excellent flirting advice.
552
00:19:05,436 --> 00:19:07,605
♪ Where's my love? ♪
553
00:19:07,605 --> 00:19:09,565
I just wish you can
stick around long enough
554
00:19:09,565 --> 00:19:10,900
to help me figure out
why I haven't
555
00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:13,861
felt anything for anyone
in so long.
556
00:19:13,861 --> 00:19:15,696
But I guess you can only do
so much rescuing, huh?
557
00:19:15,696 --> 00:19:17,365
[ Whimpers ]
558
00:19:17,365 --> 00:19:20,451
♪ Ooh, don't wanna cry,
but I break that way ♪
559
00:19:20,451 --> 00:19:21,827
Oh.
560
00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:23,621
I guess we're walking.
561
00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:24,747
♪
562
00:19:24,747 --> 00:19:26,707
Hey! Hey, buddy.
♪ If you ran away ♪
563
00:19:26,707 --> 00:19:28,709
I-- I don't think any of
these restaurants are open.
564
00:19:28,709 --> 00:19:31,379
I guess I can buy you a steak
and let you smell it.
565
00:19:31,379 --> 00:19:32,588
Hey!
566
00:19:32,588 --> 00:19:35,216
♪ Just come home ♪
567
00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:38,260
♪
568
00:19:38,260 --> 00:19:39,679
Phillip?
569
00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:43,641
♪
570
00:19:43,641 --> 00:19:45,935
Oh, I felt that.
571
00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:48,104
[ Breathing shakily ]
572
00:19:50,731 --> 00:19:53,067
No, we don't want to miss out
on this opportunity.
573
00:19:53,067 --> 00:19:53,984
We have a replacement
coming in right this--
574
00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:55,069
He's here now.
He's here now.
575
00:19:55,069 --> 00:19:56,946
Um, uh, okay.
What-- What is happening?
576
00:19:56,946 --> 00:19:59,365
James left. Apparently, he had
some war to go to or something.
577
00:19:59,365 --> 00:20:01,200
So today is
your lucky day.
578
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,201
Uh, okay.
579
00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:03,869
Oh. O-kay.
580
00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:05,913
Um, how long do I have?
581
00:20:05,913 --> 00:20:06,997
And we're live
in three...
582
00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:08,999
Smile.
...two...
583
00:20:08,999 --> 00:20:12,044
Joining us now, an editor
with the SoCal Independent,
584
00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:13,629
Dennis Simbeaux-Jones.
585
00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:17,425
Dennis, do you think the rise
in oil prices around the globe
586
00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:21,262
will blunt consumer confidence
here in this country?
587
00:20:21,262 --> 00:20:22,722
[ Whispering ]
Dennis, say something.
588
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:23,848
Say anything.
589
00:20:23,848 --> 00:20:26,267
Um, yes, great question.
590
00:20:26,267 --> 00:20:29,437
Uh, "blunt" makes me think
of Emily Blunt,
591
00:20:29,437 --> 00:20:33,274
which makes me think of
"The Devil Wears Prada."
592
00:20:33,274 --> 00:20:34,817
L-Let me get this straight.
593
00:20:34,817 --> 00:20:37,862
Did you just compare
the rise of crude oil prices
594
00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:39,447
to an Anne Hathaway film?
595
00:20:39,447 --> 00:20:41,323
In fact, Colleen, I did.
596
00:20:41,323 --> 00:20:43,617
Just as Ms. Hathaway's Andy
597
00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:46,078
does not understand
how Oscar de la Renta's
598
00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:48,164
choice of cerulean in 2002
599
00:20:48,164 --> 00:20:50,374
leads her to wearing
a lumpy blue sweater
600
00:20:50,374 --> 00:20:51,250
four years later,
601
00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,419
neither does
the average consumer
602
00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:56,505
understand how market trends
at the global level
603
00:20:56,505 --> 00:20:58,966
affect what they're paying
at the pump.
604
00:20:58,966 --> 00:21:00,843
There you have it.
605
00:21:00,843 --> 00:21:02,261
Dennis Simbeaux-Jones,
606
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:05,055
an editor with
the SoCal Independent.
607
00:21:05,055 --> 00:21:08,017
Thoughtful,
enigmatic, relatable.
608
00:21:08,017 --> 00:21:10,352
You have certainly given us
food for thought.
609
00:21:10,352 --> 00:21:12,354
Will you be joining us
next week?
610
00:21:12,354 --> 00:21:13,731
I certainly will, Colleen.
611
00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:16,358
And we're clear.
[ Chuckles ]
612
00:21:16,358 --> 00:21:18,486
Wow, Dennis, I had no idea
613
00:21:18,486 --> 00:21:19,904
you could be
so confident under fire.
614
00:21:19,904 --> 00:21:20,905
[ Chuckles ]
615
00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:23,449
I did.