What do you want to know?
Did you write to her your letter?
I did but I didn't put it in the mail.
- Like I wrote it-- - What do you mean?
What do you mean?!
I wrote it and then I folded it up
and I put it in her fingers of the cut out.
And just sort of said, let's see what happens.
That's not a way to get a message to someone.
Admittedly.
That's like magical thinking gone too far.
Gone terribly wrong.
Gone too far.
Gone terribly astray.
But listen there have been efforts.
There have been overtures.
But ultimately she's a busy, she's a superstar.
Mae: She's a famous superstar.
She's a famous superstar in Germany.
She's gonna come here?
I think that she sort of is like .
She is.
Yeah.
Who's that? Hi.
- Who is that? Mae: Who is that?
Okay well somebody.
That was weird.
Right on.
staff: This is your kingdom.
This is the new kingdom This is it. f.
I woke up with the Moon.
I don't know what that's about s
"Moonlight Sonata-- Moonlight Sonata".
Like I-- I'm trusting there's ice.
Oh no, oh no.
Oh no.
That's fine.
Oh no.
Okay. Imagine we j.
I'm amped you guys.
I'm amped.
Okay.
See at some point we're all .
Here have a lunch and going, how's it going?
And we're gonna be like.
I might be sitting alone.
Let's just take a quick peek.
announcer: Here are Gordeeva and Grinkov
skating to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata".
Oh my god, wow.
Okay.
This is it.
Aisle thirteen.
Oh boy.
That's good for witches though.
Witches like thirteen, that's okay.
Terrifying arena.
Alright.
director: How are you guys doing?
Hey John, how are you feeling about the rink?
This is the finale
get. our big thing is trying to
I think we'll work on it later this afternoon.
When we get back, when we get on this ice.
Okay, confidence, let's go.
- Okay thanks, Jon. - No problem.
I thinI Thanks, Brooke. ,
talk to him about the things I'm scared about.
I think that really bui.
Ekaterina and David's.
Here's mine.
Ah, kinda stinks.
I wish for you audience that you .
It's great.
But this is uh, rink life right?
Okay.
Oof.
Okay, I gotta get out of here.
It's uh, are there other rooms ?
Can anyone else smell this?
Chet's nodding.
You can smell it, you can smell it.
I don't need to breath.
I was upset and then I was upset that I was upset
cause I'm like I don't want to be the person
who's upset with their room.
nt to be uh, chill and make suy
and I'm like well, that's not happening.
So maybe we can start with you.
Five jeans, four t-shirt, just one dress.
I'm nervous, I'm nervous.
The rink feels way bigger .
This is nerve-- racking.
Hi! Look at this, oh my god.
Hello, good to see you.
I'm Mathieu Caron I'm a costume designer.
So I have a proposal for you.
I decided to do Swarovski stones.
Where we have the V can it be sort of sewn in?
We'vee Yeah for sure. .
Now it's red and black.
Carmen dress.
- Once we place it on the head-- So m- We'll know. from.
Then we'll know.
Yeah.
What is that?
So it's for people who don't smoke.
But want to have some air.
It's better in nature where not breathing in like,
a changeroom.
Toy.
Carolyn: No it's good right?
Little loose there.
Yeah.
It's a pressure cooker in here.
It's all these new people and new space.
Oh yeah good that we're tightening it.
Can you do all your things in this?
I can.
Do we want the t-shirt tuck in or--
Uh, if the shirt is untucked .
How do you feel about that?
That's fine. I'd rather out than in.
Let's have it out then.
I wanted David to be in a tough outfit.
It is a bit Kurt Browning right?
Katia: Yeah. Carolyn: .
I love when a skater acts tough d
as a white shirt, ripped jeans, black fedora and a--
a gold chain.
I have to take you for a walk.
The chain has to go.
Carolyn: No but it's great.
It's great for who?
Let's give it a shot, David.
You're laughing.
Carolyn: No but it's a good laugh.
Oh I know.
- It's gonna affect your skate? .
And your self-esteem.
So maybe better to lose it.
Often in pairs figure skating s
and I didn't want that.
We needed something very simple against the red.
Do we have a smaller-- do we-- ?
Longer?
Or just liku Mmm. ?
It was-- yeah is that cool?
Can we get one?
- Okay. - Yeah.
There's a lot of info coming in um,
that I'm going to push down.
Okay.
Right next step is here.
You want me to cross over right away.
That's not why we're early.
We're early probably because we.
Yeah-- yeah-- yeah.I'm chg
they know what they're doing.
(♪♪)
Let's try again.
The part that seems strange,
is just that part you know when you--
you push away from each otk
and you do the-- the head--
you know you come with ys
and you go around her,
just that smile like to really--
I feel like she's exact the same person
as she was on the first day.
Like she gives the same energy.
Very good.
But she understand a lot of things, learn.
It's just the music starts to um,
build up, start to belike oh we're getting ready
for something and this tender moment.d you e
Do this, then--
Then you skate away.
Come back to each other with the momentum of the music
cause the music is now gonna .
Okay.
We're trying to get the Brian Orser head part
in time with the music.
[clapping]
They got a moment that I really wanted right.
We've got like three hours to ,
do whatever and float around.
If you want to pick a herb.
No pressure, I'll just have th.
Okay I'm gonna give you these cards.
I just want you to get your energy on them.
You shuffle them a little bit.
Ah, nettle is receiving.
Noticing all the beautiful thu
and just letting them come in.
He actually needs to learn g
what people give him.
Wow.
This is independe.
Katerina Witt hasn't RSVP'd,
like do you think she will show up?
I think she'll show up.
You think she will.
I don't know if there'.
Well very different women though right.
Like you're so different.
No we're talking about you.
Oh!
David: You are the other diva.
Oh hilarious.
Mr. Pelletier, can you lift yot
that you would in the music for the twist.
Make a mental note of where t.
So you want all four beams hitting--
e Carolyn: Them.Sandra: .
Yeah.
Just when I got comfortable with g
it's like the language of lighting design.
How does that feel down there?
He has to be sensitive to w.
Sandra: Okay.
Oh.
We still have to angle it y
at their eyes.
Will the haze help protect their eyes from being blinded
by the lights kind of thing?
Sandra: No.
Lighting the arena and the rink and the skaters
in a way that's effective .
A new terrifying experi,
trying to follow along and .
That's the scene right.
- Yeah. This is it. - Okay great.
- Take 4. - Take 4.
Guys I keep thinking .
Does anyone else experience that?
I think what happened is I've t
for so long that I just started to think
that maybe she was more than a cutout.
Like maybe she was you know, a human being
who was gonna hop on a plane for fun and adventure.
A chance to see this routine .
A chance to see her friends, ,
a chance to reconnect with Sandra.
Have we heard anythin?
I can't see her just jumping on n
I just can't see that.
You don't see that happening.
No.
She's not like, oh, I'm g-
Oh!
You guys what's happe?
Everybody?
I'm good.
Oh my god.
Carolyn, she's a contradiction.
She's someone who knows exactly what she wants to do
like she materialized this thing out of the air
but then she's also kind of unsure
if she can actually pull it off.
So she's someone who jus,
just a little nudge.
Sandra: Carolyn?
Yeah?
Sandra: Get a grip.
Pardon?
Katia and David need you.
You need to be the pillar now.
Kay.
Sandra: It's not about you.
You got it.
I'm gonna be a pillar now.Yo?
Dude.
Ohhh!
Oh noooo.
Oh no.
Yeah.
This, it feels sick.
Look I brought you a banana.
Oh friend, thank you.
Mae: It's a lot bigger than I expected.
Still don't have the rights to the song.
What are you talking about?
We're so close though.
Remember we were together in my apartment
and Michael Perlmutter said, .
Now we're at like seventy-five like--
You went down to sixty
and now you're at seventy-five.
And these are just numbers now.
The dream is we don't have to use our song.
together: Should have lis.
Oh I love that.
Are we for real for real?
He hated it.
He hated I'm a Pisces you're a Cancer.
Meanwhile our queer friends were like,
that's the the best line of the song.
Mae: The essence of the song.
I left my horses behind.
I can't give up that line I'm sorry.
It's romantic.
That's really nice.
You're a romantic.
Such a romantic yeah.
I think everyone on this show
with a couple of notable e.
This is my poem for you about this process.
Okay.
- Okay. - Okay.
A noble buffoon on an epic quest,
but how did it begin?
When a bolt of inspiration struck,
not from above but from within.
Gingerly you ventured forth .
Would triumph, luck and victory come?
Would you lose your mind?
On the ice you waddled, slipped, .
But when your dignitd
that was when you shone.
At times my friend you faltered resisted destiny's call
but learned you'd never get the .
We know that metals tarnish.
We know that glory fades.
Now win or lose remember the passion,
the love, it's Taylor made.
You didn't like the pun at the end?
I thought we were going to blades.
Okay sorry I didn't go to blades.
I really thought it was good, that was epic.
Okay let's end it with blades.
That would be odd.
No-- no.
Passion, the love, the ice, the blades?
No. No.
Taylor made.
- The passion, the love, the ice-- - Taylor's blades.
And Taylor's blades?
No that's horrible.
No let's get Orin down here to critique it.
He'll hate it.
We've come this far, we're going!
How do you get more haze like -
If we had a ton more haze it would give us mood
that would mask a multitude of sins.
I can't be going all these places
and have to do all these things.
I need to ground.
Your hands in my hair re.
Like I'm like a cat.
staff: We're supposed to fi.
Sandra's on the ice.
I want to say hi now. I w.
Just peek. Just peek.
Mae: She's so elegant in her pink gloves.
No now's not the time.
No alright.
- I want to just meet her-- - I understand.
I'm just so-- I'm shy.
It's the day before the show, the busiest day.
We don't have the song rights.
No it's like I'm gonna take 45 minutes
and re-record with Mae.
Orin: Here's what I'm calling "Don't Crush my Heart".
Yes.
And we're calling "Love is Pain".
Okay.
Quick note from Sandr.
Do you want me to do this song on my own?
No we have to do it fast.
Mae: Yeah.
Yeah, we have to do this.
"On my way soon. Re-recording the song."
We haven't even started.
She loves the song. I know.
Mae: I assume we'll be-- - She'll understand.
We're cleaning up all the lighting cues.
It's just a jam-- packed day.
There's so much to do.
Profesh recording.
Yeah.
Profesh recording here we are.
In the skating arena. The vis is big.
Carolyn: The vis is big.
Mae: The vis is big. Why ?
[guitar]
together: Love is pain that's what my father said--
Chet you choose a card, run your hand over it.
Chet: Moon flower.
Moon flower death and rebirth.
That's you today. We'll look at it after.
'Kay, I'm gonna put my skates on.
Hi.
Oh my god.
- We finally meet. - Finally.
Welcome to the ice rink.
Hi how are you?
(♪♪)
Yes.
I googled you cause I wanted to know
who Carolyn was spending all--
I've googled you too, true confessions.
Of course I have.
Right.
We have a lot to discuss.
Lig about it and flown back.
cause I was, like I'm obsessed.
I have to see how it all pans out.
Had to meet you.
I have to.
Um, thank you.
I had to meet you too.
I'm getting all blushy.
Normally commentators sit in the booth.
I did commentary for NBC for like 25 years.
Mae: Really?
Well you didn't googl.
And what they would like to do
is finish in the top four places.
So in order for that to happen
they have to skate their very best
and what that will mean is they t
and therefore, a shot at the medal.
And we're waiting for Carolyn our--
Our star ce to the ice.
She's pacing.
Yeah and she's got her choreographer sweater.
She'swith David and Katia.le dad
So we're gonna rehear.
Okay Dave, the four clicks please.
(♪♪)
You know in the spot where ?
Let's not do that there.
It's not looking right there.
(♪♪)
There's some tension going on.
You know in those moments whe"
in that moment it it looks too much like--else
To really come back--
Sandra: Carolyn tends to talk .
But then it actually-- Wid
she needs to start pulling back.
And-- and not releasing her anxiety
or sharing her anxiety with them.
She needs to be the pillar and she has to be quiet.
Carolyn: Yes, way better.
I love that move.
That's all so good you, guys.
Sandra: Do you thinf ?
She's a pretty distinct presence.
Commanding.
She's a commanding presence.
So chair gets deposited, stands there,
hat gets tossed and then he takes the chair off.
Katia, are you ready?
(♪♪)
Oh make sure we get them to t.
It was the moment that they ac.
Was seven years ago.
We were uh--
- Asked to-- - to do a show.
To do a show together.
While we were training uh,
we went to the cafeteria to eat on a break.
I just naturally put my a,
took a step over a cliff, see what happened.
When she put her head on my arms I knew it was,
it was safe.
Saved him from falling from the cliff.
I see that, I don't know if a
or not.
Mae: Which is that sort of ?
It's not--
No you don't eat on the ice.
You don't eat on the ice.Wel.
She's been eating on the ice.
We've kind of let it go.
Hussein Bolt, he eats fifteen bananas a day.
Does he really?
But he's burning off that potassium.
Carolyn she could overdose.
She could overdose in potassium.
Yeah.
Huh.
Uh, well why don't we take,
"I don't need to look very much further"
This is just literally the lead in to get us.
Follow.
And then they get to do the follow
which is a really good moment.
Maybe we can nail it here.
I've had this intimate time with them
and worked so closely with them
and found this choreography e
and suddenly it's like bubble gone.
There's tons of crew and cameras and rigs
and people I've never met w.
I wonder is the lipstick too red,
- like is it-- - I agree with you.
She needs to look like her.
I think the effort to refle.
We can take it, take it down a bit.
I really want to, I think we should.
I like it better. How do you feel?
I feel good.
Feels like it's gonna stay out of your face.
So now it feels sexy.
I loveall coming alive.ight ups
We e This is looking good. ,
who knows.
See what happens.
I don't know.
This is insane.
Nothing, nothing, nothing twist--
Nothing, nothing, nothing twist.
- Yeah. - And then up.
Has everybody forgotten
at Carolyn is not a figure skati?
Well see if I would have talked o
you would have looked at me and your eyes--
And now I follow the geography.
And now you're like yeah I totally get it.
Mapping.
It's like if I had a dream that I married Bruce Willis
and then I somehow, and then I end--
and then I'm at-- I'm marrying Bruce
Willis and everyone's going, yep.
Yeah cool.
Did we get the flowers for the wedding?
And did we get the champagne?
And it's like this isn't real.
How are we doing for tim-
We're just waiting on the costume.
Sandra: Okay, okay.
Carolyn: We're just waiting on the costume.
and we're just--. Yeah ey
David, David you're good? S.
Mae: I'm great. Are you on Instagram?
Yeah.
I'm gonna add you right now.
I've gotta get back on Instagram.
- Okay I'll check on the costumes. You gott- Yeah, okay. Instagram.
(♪♪)
Okay, here we go.
Carolyn has taken such a deep dive
into the figure skating world.
I mean she's got Sandra who's deadly serious.
She has literally forgotten that she is a comedian
with no experience as a skater, no knowledge.
She's lost her sense of hum.
She is in it.
So I want to say we've got the lift.
That was good for David and Katia
just to get it out of their system.
And for us to look at the dress, the hair,
all of that stuff.
It looks great.
[alarm]
This is the morning of the big skate.
It's a huge day.
I can't believe today's the day.
Like did I just wake up from that dream?
I feel like I may have just .
So here we are, this is it.
Oh my god, okay.
It's the big day and I feel a little on edge.
And I want it all to come tog.
So I'm gonna go in and try to do that.
Feels like the day where dream -
like coming together.
[cheering]
This is the last time I'l.
Uh.
You're needed in hair and makeup.
Hair and makeup okay.
Okay here we go.
I hope Katia and David are okay
e they really need to chill an.
Sandra: So Carolyn?
Yeah.
In the real world the choreogrr
and makeup.
We are all being princesses right now.
It feels nice to be a princess right now.
Sandra: It's wonderful.
announcer: So what you see out there warming up there
the first group in the Ol.
John what does it look like if -
like these pillars for a second,
then it has more of a sense of darkness, show.
Yeah.
I am already happier when we lose those.
Great.
I feel pulled in many directions.
If you do this dries your hair.
I didn't have a hairdryer my hair with my hands.iterag
Can I come in?
Yes please.
Kurt you being here, you, you, this actually this,
anyway, just having a mushroom moment.
You've done mushrooms?
Carolyn: Not in a long time but I sure have.
You ever had a mouse poo in your skate?
Twice.
Same mouse.
Does that count?
Mae: Yeah.
Michael Perlmutter is calling.
Michael do you have good news?
Michael on the phone: How are you feeling?
Well I feel really nervous now that you're calling.
Last time we talked we w.
Michael on the phone: Thert
is kind of owned by another publisher
so that's the one that has been lagging.
Just trying to catch my breath--
uh, you're using the song tonight though.
You're not using that other song.
Well I'm not-- we're using the song,
it's not we're, we're not we're .
Like we're using the song-- we can't use--
We can't use our song.
- No. - Michael.
together: I'm a cowboy, you're a dancer,
I'm a Pisces, you're nothing!
No that's not an option.
Right now no we're not doing that song.
Michael on the phone: And you've choreographed everything
to to the Whitney song?
Yes Michael that's what I've been doing.
Michael rip the band aid off and .
Michael on the phone: Wel.
Oh thank god!
- Oh my god-- - Oh my god.
That's just-- oh Michael.
You mean David and Linda.
This is for real.
Oh my god.
Michael, you did it!
Michael on the phone: I did.T.
Seethat scotch again.eld weu
Sorry I drank your scotch. Okay.
Wait, really got to go.
Okay.
Okay bye.
It's happening.
That's right. Oh boy, oh boy.
Still have the skate to do.
How's your adrenaline?
Pumping.
I feel like the Olympians though,
do you get trained in how to stay calm?
You train how to handle your adrenaline
and use it in the right direction.
Yyou use it physically.? Itn
You flush it out.
Like ze-- zebras if they're being hunted and they--
they get away they collapse onto the ground
and they like convulse
just to get the adrenali.
But we as humans don't do that.
So for us we just go skate and !
Coming out.
I'll help you shake it off.
Okay.
Like Ie a blade that I'm riding
it's like one-fifteen,
I'm like its still all possible.
Still only one-fifteen.
It's good, good.
Really dim it down.
Is that possible when we're lighting audience?
Yeah.
Get rid of the wash lights from centre point.
Carolyn: Yeah, that's already better.
is David evacuating the chair at some point?
You catch the fedora, put it on your head,
you take the chair safely off the ice.
Now we know the ice is clear and .
Kurt Browning, one of the most famous figure skaters
of all time.His role .
I need you to be the one
to cross the the barrier between David and yourself.
The current reality and the past.
He's gonna toss you the hat and a
and you're gonna take the chair.
That's what, okay I kind o.
Okay cool.
Do you have a white t-shirt and like a gold chain
and ripped jeans you could wear?
- I wish I wish I did. - Oh my god!
I just wish I did.
- Holy shit. - I know.
Okay so you're gonna be that person.
- I can do it. - You can do it.
Thank you forever.
Hope I don't drop the hat.
Oh jeez.
I'm David Pelletier's echo still.
David Pelletier wannabe.
But that, I'm okay with that.
I mean there's worse things.
When are we all going to wake up from this dream?
I don't know if it's too it
- Katerina Witt like right here-- Kurt: For the show?
For the show.
Might feel a bit strange.
We gotta make sure we keep Carolyn busy.
whicg Right now it's 5:53 .
It feels like there's no stopping it now
is what it feels like.
[crowd murmuring] - Ah, okay.
There's too many people.
I just want to hide now.
I just like, I feel like oh.
Sandrd to be in my spot?
Only when I get to mine.
You should be there already.
Okay.
So maybe top of the show.
Its interesting to see how .
Taught Carolyn how to skate .
It's gonna be okay.
You sure?
staff: Slap her Sandra.
Slap her?
staff: Slap her!
It has been a stressful few months.
Lot of emails.
Michael flashback: Love, sincerely,
you better get back to me.
Carolyn flashback: No-- no-- no.
There were a few sleepless nights.
- Okay. staff: Where?
I don't know where I'm going to do my Joan.
Are you doing anything wit?
I already did.
This is like the 80s class of skaters.
Seeing how this process has all come together.
w You kfar she's come.ally,
Ringer off. Oh it's seven o'clock.
Oh my god Mae!
Dude, are you going now to sit down?
I'm going to go sit down.
I feel sick.
s Dad being such a big fan of the
this would definitely be a .
It's la piece of iceeunion.Thy
waiting for something to happen when we get together.
Sandra: Paul, where are Katia and David?
Right there. They're back there.
SaIt's gonna be a very interesting
as to what happens this evening.
I need to get my skates.
Can you run, Chet?
Oh boy.
Do you guys want to see what's in my head?
Do you want to see a verse?
I don't like elevators.e th.
So do you guys want to see the routine?
[cheering]
You're not gonna know until y?
[cheering]
Sorry I need to get to my seat.
[clapping]
There's one more person, he.
I mean, what I want to say .
[cheering]
Katerina Witt.
[cheering]
The moment you have been waiting for.
(♪♪)
[cheering]
You guys!
Ahh!
You guys were so beautiful. I'm so happy.
You guys were so good.
These guys!
[cheering]
The skate was amazing.
- The skate-- - They were flawless.
They were on-- on-- on-- on.
- They were perfect. - It was.
Will she ever come out of this world?
Or is she just a-- is this her now?
Oh my god!
Oh my god thanks for coming you guys.
Thanks for coming out.
Thank you so much.
Thanks for coming you guys.
Oh-- man!
It was at Thank you. .
Like this, David Pelletier was .
Yeah the crowd was really into it
and they gave us all they had.
They got it and I had another beautiful night
with my husband on the ice.
Oh my god, did you have fun?
Yes.
So fun.
Unbeknownst to you
ke look what you've done to peo.
Oh.
And how lasting it is.
Yeah oh my god, yes.
Did I mention again that it's now 35 years ago.
You did it!
There's a party upstairs. Come-- come.
I love Barb and Paul's movements.
Pocket, pocket.
Its so cool to know where its all started
and then how you know, sh.
It was stunning.
It was absolutely just gave me chills.
So I've got the bug.
Yeah.
I don't want to get off the ice.
No and there is no cure.
Welcome to the family.
No honestly.
I'm very sad it's over.
I'd like for this to las.
[celebrating, chattering]
The leg yes, and then .
Very good here.
Look, I'm with the king.
How you doing?
[chattering]
I've been in the party.
It's awesome.
Everyone's been amazing.
Everyone's buzzing.
Where's Katerina Witt?
Has she gone back to Germany or something?
Did she ever leave Germany?
She was sitting beside you.
No dude.
Whatand some other woman.ing--a
It was not Katerina Witt. N.
- Are you okay? - Are?
I would know if I've seen her.
I've seen her picture.
It's okay.
's not, not a success because she wasn't here.
Carolyn: But she was here.
For you maybe.
For me.
Maybe.
Is this a computer simulation?
Maybe.
I need a minute, then.
Katerina Witt around?oke, n
Katerina...the-- the cutout?
No, no not the cutout.
In the front row with-- by.
Katerina Witt is she a f?
Reality is slippery
and so I think it's important for viewers
themselves what-- what is reall
and you know, temper-- temper that sometimes.
Have you seen Katerina Witt?
No.
Anybody?
It feels like a bit of a dream,
like a bit of a Midsummer Night's Dream.
What happened?
Did we all walk into the forest
and did some strange magic l?
Did we all just engage in this strange dream role play
where the rules were different a?
And then it feels like oh, you get on a plane
and people leave and you leave the forest.
And you wonder what happened in-- did did--
were we all together in this altered reality?
Ahh!
Did that really happen?
staff: I still don't know.
up from a dream eh?: It'se
[sigh].
Paul flashback: Now you go back.
Carolyn flashback: That's the song.
Clarence flashback: Oh-ah-ah.
What do you want out of this?
Trudi flashback: They do get you the colour red.
You with me?
Sandra flashback: Woo-hoo!
(♪♪)
[sigh]
Mae: How Carolyn will evaluate t
is totally subjective to her
cause it's just her inner fantasy.
Carolyn, you know that this is real.
For real.
In a way, none of this is real.
It's all a figment of her mind .
And it's really, really cold.
So cold.
Someone literally will have .
Oh no.
Just don't' leave me like this.
So there was something ab.
Carolyn: Oh right.
(♪♪)
Mae and Carolyn singing: Love is pain.
That's what my father said.
He said stay locked inside .
Now I'm grown I can see he was wrong.
Should have listened to my mom instead.
She knew how to love.
I don't really think m.
I don't like to hear too many voices.
I just want to dance into my lover.
I'm a cowboy, you're a dancer, I'm a Pisces,
you're a Cancer.
Don't fuck me up please be kind.
I left my horses behind.
Stay in my world if you care.
You hurt me, that ain't fair.
Turn off the light when you leave.
You give everything-- everything--
everything for a girl like me.