1 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:15,849 [CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS] 2 00:00:15,982 --> 00:00:17,617 RECEPTIONIST: Mrs. Wong, 3 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:20,530 thank you for inquiring about the availability 4 00:00:20,186 --> 00:00:22,880 of our penthouse suite. 5 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:25,859 I've reviewed your application, and unfortunately, 6 00:00:27,270 --> 00:00:28,161 me no likey. 7 00:00:30,964 --> 00:00:32,899 [PAPER TEARING] 8 00:00:34,634 --> 00:00:37,504 [♪] 9 00:00:43,910 --> 00:00:44,811 Take a guess. 10 00:00:45,745 --> 00:00:46,946 [SIGHS] 11 00:00:51,851 --> 00:00:52,719 Yes. 12 00:00:52,852 --> 00:00:55,221 [CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] 13 00:00:55,355 --> 00:00:56,222 Thank you. 14 00:01:06,399 --> 00:01:08,568 I'd like to inform you that my husband 15 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:10,437 just purchased this building.[SCOFFS] 16 00:01:10,570 --> 00:01:12,639 An e-mail confirming said purchase should be arriving 17 00:01:12,772 --> 00:01:14,341 in your inbox presently. 18 00:01:14,474 --> 00:01:16,343 [ALERT CHIMES] 19 00:01:16,476 --> 00:01:19,112 I trust you'll see that everything is in order. 20 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:22,982 - Yes, Mrs. Wong. - Now, if you wouldn't mind, 21 00:01:23,116 --> 00:01:25,919 could you please attend to the trash outside? 22 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:27,454 Right away. 23 00:01:27,587 --> 00:01:28,922 [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS] 24 00:01:31,791 --> 00:01:33,259 Happy birthday, Mrs. Wong. 25 00:01:33,393 --> 00:01:35,562 I thought you said money can't buy happiness. 26 00:01:35,729 --> 00:01:38,164 Well, you be the judge of that. 27 00:01:39,265 --> 00:01:42,669 [UPBEAT THEME PLAYING] 28 00:01:42,802 --> 00:01:45,672 [AUDIENCE CHEERING] 29 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:04,157 [DEERHOOF'S "SIT DOWN, LET ME TELL YOU A STORY" PLAYING IN JAPANESE] 30 00:02:15,802 --> 00:02:18,371 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING][PEOPLE CHATTERING] 31 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:21,207 - [GASPS] Hey, guys. - Miko! That was amazing. 32 00:02:21,341 --> 00:02:23,810 - Miko! - Ramon, hey! 33 00:02:23,943 --> 00:02:26,846 Hey! Great job. 34 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:28,214 - Oh, good. - Thank you. 35 00:02:28,348 --> 00:02:30,160 Um, everyone, I want you to meet 36 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:32,652 one of our incredible co-organizers, Miko Higashi. 37 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:34,621 - Hi, guys. - Hi. 38 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,356 Oh, and this is my boyfriend, Ben. 39 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:39,325 Oh, Miko told me you're a filmmaker. What'd you think? 40 00:02:39,459 --> 00:02:41,828 I thought it was a real event. 41 00:02:41,961 --> 00:02:43,430 [CHUCKLES] Agreed. 42 00:02:43,563 --> 00:02:45,198 I can't believe the studio let us screen it. 43 00:02:45,331 --> 00:02:46,366 Wasn't that amazing? 44 00:02:46,499 --> 00:02:48,100 - Yes. - WOMAN: Miko! Congratulations. 45 00:02:48,134 --> 00:02:50,503 - Insane. - Hi, how are you? 46 00:02:50,637 --> 00:02:55,141 Look, bruh, I know it's a little glossy. 47 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:57,877 But it's ours, right? 48 00:02:58,110 --> 00:02:59,979 That's us, baby, right? 49 00:03:00,113 --> 00:03:02,150 [ALL CHEERING] 50 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:07,387 [♪] 51 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,589 So, what did you think? 52 00:03:09,756 --> 00:03:11,157 Well, Miss Higashi, 53 00:03:11,291 --> 00:03:13,793 after some careful consideration of the film, 54 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:18,531 I regret to inform you that me no likey. 55 00:03:18,665 --> 00:03:19,833 [CHUCKLES] 56 00:03:19,966 --> 00:03:22,602 Okay. Okay, I know, I know. 57 00:03:22,769 --> 00:03:24,571 As a community, we've waited a long time 58 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:26,206 to see ourselves reflected in a-- 59 00:03:26,339 --> 00:03:28,541 In a garish, mainstream rom-com 60 00:03:28,675 --> 00:03:31,778 that glorifies the capitalistic fantasy of vindication 61 00:03:31,911 --> 00:03:34,114 - through wealth and materialism? - Okay! 62 00:03:34,247 --> 00:03:36,449 I thought you might be able to see, like, 63 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:38,385 beyond your own snobby tastes. 64 00:03:38,518 --> 00:03:40,520 - Have we just met? - Ha! 65 00:03:40,653 --> 00:03:42,455 Look, the reviews have been incredible, 66 00:03:42,589 --> 00:03:45,725 it's gonna be a massive hit, and that's what makes it great. 67 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:47,594 [DRYLY] Wow. Heh. 68 00:03:47,727 --> 00:03:50,797 Oh, my God. It's a game changer, okay? 69 00:03:50,930 --> 00:03:53,933 Now, when you or some other Asian American filmmaker 70 00:03:54,670 --> 00:03:55,969 wants to make a movie that's more your style, 71 00:03:56,102 --> 00:03:58,738 something cooler or more artsy or whatever, 72 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:00,573 and they're suddenly able to get funding, 73 00:04:00,707 --> 00:04:02,142 they should get down on their knees 74 00:04:02,275 --> 00:04:04,210 and bow down to that garish mainstream hit 75 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:05,979 that cleared the way for them. 76 00:04:06,112 --> 00:04:08,181 BEN: There wasn't a real character in the movie. 77 00:04:08,314 --> 00:04:11,117 - MIKO: What's a real character? - BEN: A human being, with flaws. 78 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:13,687 - MIKO: Okay, so like you? - BEN: Yes, like me! 79 00:04:13,853 --> 00:04:17,424 I'm not talking about you or the festival. 80 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:19,250 I'm just expressing my opinion 81 00:04:19,159 --> 00:04:21,610 about this particular movie that you asked for. 82 00:04:21,194 --> 00:04:22,962 You could've at least faked it with Ramon. 83 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,198 The way you reacted when he asked us how we liked it? 84 00:04:25,331 --> 00:04:27,200 God, Ben, I wanted to die. 85 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:30,270 [CHUCKLING] What? I told him the truth. 86 00:04:30,403 --> 00:04:33,273 - What's wrong with that? - Who are you to criticize? 87 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:36,576 What's that supposed to mean? 88 00:04:36,710 --> 00:04:38,978 [SIGHS] 89 00:04:39,112 --> 00:04:40,613 I'm sorry. That's not-- 90 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,651 Look, if you didn't like the movie, it's fine. 91 00:04:44,784 --> 00:04:46,453 I don't understand why you have to be-- 92 00:04:46,586 --> 00:04:48,688 Because it's depressing to see 93 00:04:48,855 --> 00:04:51,570 a room full of people lose their minds 94 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:54,561 over a movie just because of representation or whatever. 95 00:04:54,694 --> 00:04:58,698 How about the possibility they also just really enjoyed it? 96 00:04:58,865 --> 00:05:01,134 That would be even more depressing. 97 00:05:01,267 --> 00:05:03,870 [SCOFFS] You are too much. 98 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,806 - Or maybe I'm just right, Miko. - Well, you're not. 99 00:05:10,176 --> 00:05:13,460 BEN: I'm still having, like, aftershock cringes. 100 00:05:13,179 --> 00:05:14,948 ALICE: Really? I heard it was great. 101 00:05:15,810 --> 00:05:17,150 The entire theater was going insane. 102 00:05:17,283 --> 00:05:19,953 I thought I was at a BTS concert. 103 00:05:20,860 --> 00:05:22,222 Well, I'm sure Miko really appreciated 104 00:05:22,355 --> 00:05:24,124 your in-depth critique. 105 00:05:24,257 --> 00:05:25,959 In the six years we've been together, 106 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:28,940 she wasn't into any of this shit, 107 00:05:28,228 --> 00:05:30,163 this political, community, whatever. 108 00:05:30,296 --> 00:05:34,300 I got a turkey club and a tofu scrambled crepe. 109 00:05:34,434 --> 00:05:36,736 - That's me. - That's disgusting. 110 00:05:36,903 --> 00:05:39,806 I'm trying. I like your hair, the bangs. 111 00:05:39,973 --> 00:05:41,574 - Really? - Eclectic. 112 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:43,910 For some reason, I thought it'd be a good idea to get drunk 113 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,513 and cut it myself last night.[LAUGHS] 114 00:05:46,646 --> 00:05:49,820 - I should go get it fixed. - No, no way! 115 00:05:49,215 --> 00:05:51,510 - Could I--? - Maybe you can cut my hair. 116 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:53,286 - I'm overdue for a trim. - Sorry, can I get some--? 117 00:05:53,420 --> 00:05:56,890 We could get drunk first if--Ketchup! 118 00:05:58,391 --> 00:06:00,527 Can I get some ketchup, please? 119 00:06:02,950 --> 00:06:04,640 Sure. I'll be right back with that. 120 00:06:06,466 --> 00:06:08,234 Let me know if you need anything else. 121 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:09,936 I will. 122 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:11,371 You bet. 123 00:06:13,506 --> 00:06:15,842 So she got more politically-minded. 124 00:06:16,900 --> 00:06:17,944 I don't get why it's an affront to you. It's not. 125 00:06:18,780 --> 00:06:20,800 She's just doing it because it's trendy. 126 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:21,414 You'd change your tune if you 127 00:06:21,548 --> 00:06:22,982 suddenly woke up in Alabama one day. 128 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:25,850 I was practically the only non-white person 129 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:26,252 in my entire high school. 130 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,787 I showed you the yearbook. 131 00:06:27,954 --> 00:06:30,490 It was like a Mormon modeling agency. 132 00:06:30,623 --> 00:06:33,930 [CHUCKLES] You never felt discriminated against? 133 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:35,428 I did, but not because I was Asian. 134 00:06:35,562 --> 00:06:37,964 Because of your inherent bad personality. 135 00:06:38,980 --> 00:06:41,401 Exactly. I ****ing earned that outcast status. 136 00:06:41,534 --> 00:06:43,870 Mm! Remember that one guy 137 00:06:44,370 --> 00:06:46,973 from our freshman dorms who thought everyone was racist? 138 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:49,442 You're like the opposite of him. 139 00:06:49,576 --> 00:06:51,444 - Yeah. Thanks. - Here you are. 140 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:52,879 God, you're predictable. 141 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:57,417 [IN FRENCH] 142 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,491 Hey, it's getting late. 143 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:05,525 Yeah. 144 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:09,929 Do you wanna go to bed soon? 145 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,732 I'm not really tired yet. I slept in today. 146 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:18,638 Well, you know, we don't have to go to sleep right away. 147 00:07:20,674 --> 00:07:22,142 Yeah, I'll be in in a bit. 148 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:25,211 I just have a couple more discs I wanna check out. 149 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:28,448 Okay. 150 00:07:32,318 --> 00:07:35,922 [IN FRENCH] 151 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:38,958 [♪] 152 00:07:43,596 --> 00:07:45,131 Did you hear the theory that Snowpiercer 153 00:07:45,265 --> 00:07:46,499 is a sequel to Willy Wonka? 154 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:48,335 - I know. I saw the Reddit. - You saw that? 155 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:50,537 It was crazy. Ed Harris is supposed to be Charlie. 156 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:51,671 - Hi. - Hi. 157 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:53,730 GENE: Hey. 158 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:55,709 I'm here to see about the job. 159 00:07:55,842 --> 00:07:56,876 Oh. Oh. 160 00:07:57,430 --> 00:07:59,145 Cool. Cool. 161 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:06,619 Do you have a-a boss or someone I can talk to? 162 00:08:06,753 --> 00:08:07,921 He's upstairs. 163 00:08:15,195 --> 00:08:16,763 - Hello? - Yeah? 164 00:08:19,866 --> 00:08:24,270 Um, the guys downstairs said to talk to you about the job. 165 00:08:26,873 --> 00:08:29,175 Yeah. Yeah. Have a seat. 166 00:08:30,910 --> 00:08:33,246 - How'd that date go? - Not good. 167 00:08:33,380 --> 00:08:34,748 Did she see your ****? 168 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:37,417 Not yet. I wanna tell her about it first. 169 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:39,719 BEN: ...they're on the other side of the concession stand. 170 00:08:39,853 --> 00:08:41,254 Any time you--GENE: Question! 171 00:08:42,756 --> 00:08:43,656 What are you into? 172 00:08:44,691 --> 00:08:47,127 Uh-- Hi, again. What--? 173 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:49,963 That is Gene, and that's Lamont. 174 00:08:50,130 --> 00:08:52,265 - How are you? - Guys, this is Autumn. 175 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:54,267 She's starting this weekend, so please-- 176 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:56,770 Movie-wise, what are you into, baby? 177 00:08:56,903 --> 00:08:57,937 Don't call her "baby." 178 00:08:58,104 --> 00:08:59,472 GENE: I'm into genre auteurs. 179 00:08:59,606 --> 00:09:01,608 In other words, singular filmmakers who-- 180 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:04,100 He's a Christopher Nolan fan, is what he's trying to say. 181 00:09:04,177 --> 00:09:05,879 Well, that's reductive, but nonetheless-- 182 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,415 I'm more into world cinema. 183 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:11,618 Bong Joon-ho, Ruben OÖstlund, Céline Sciamma. 184 00:09:11,751 --> 00:09:13,386 - [COUGHING] Bullshit alert. - Stuff that-- 185 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:14,854 Just ignore him.[WAILS] Bullshit alert! 186 00:09:14,988 --> 00:09:16,489 - Let me talk to her! - Guys. 187 00:09:16,623 --> 00:09:19,459 Let's not scare her off before she's even started. 188 00:09:19,592 --> 00:09:22,295 So get back to work. We open soon, all right? 189 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:23,530 - Sorry. - All right. 190 00:09:25,265 --> 00:09:27,300 Your favorite movies are all Marvel. 191 00:09:27,434 --> 00:09:29,502 - What's wrong with that? - It doesn't challenge you. 192 00:09:29,636 --> 00:09:32,138 Nothing beats the new Spider-Man, all right? 193 00:09:32,272 --> 00:09:33,940 I prefer the Raimi ones. 194 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:36,476 Guess I don't need to explain too much. 195 00:09:36,609 --> 00:09:39,790 Oh. Guess we don't need this. 196 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:41,348 It's just selling tickets 197 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:45,785 and answering questions from confused old people, so... 198 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:47,153 [BOTH CHUCKLE] 199 00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:48,355 - I love it. - Yeah. 200 00:09:49,789 --> 00:09:51,424 I guess I should also mention that we have 201 00:09:51,558 --> 00:09:53,793 a small video camera up there. 202 00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:57,197 We had a problem with the cash box before, so... 203 00:09:57,330 --> 00:09:59,966 Who's gonna be watching me? You? 204 00:10:01,768 --> 00:10:05,105 Yeah, sorry. It's a rule the owners implemented. 205 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:06,806 No, I like being watched. 206 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:10,110 My therapist says I have exhibitionistic tendencies. 207 00:10:11,845 --> 00:10:14,481 Oh. You should come to one of my shows sometime. 208 00:10:16,249 --> 00:10:18,685 I'm part of a collective that does performance art, 209 00:10:18,818 --> 00:10:20,754 spoken word, that sort of thing. 210 00:10:20,887 --> 00:10:22,122 - Cool. - I don't know. 211 00:10:22,288 --> 00:10:23,523 It might be too weird for you. 212 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:25,625 Why would it be weird for me? 213 00:10:25,759 --> 00:10:27,227 [CAR HORN HONKS] 214 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,960 - Oh, uh... Sorry. One second. - Sure. 215 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:33,400 BEN: What are you doing here? 216 00:10:33,533 --> 00:10:35,568 I was having lunch down on Fourth Street, 217 00:10:35,702 --> 00:10:38,905 - so I got you takeout. - With who? You're all dressed up. 218 00:10:39,390 --> 00:10:42,142 Just Ling and Ramon and some of the other festival people. 219 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:44,511 Here, eat before the tempura gets soggy. 220 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,514 Oh, thanks. I should be home around 1. 221 00:10:47,647 --> 00:10:49,490 Okay. I'll try to stay up. 222 00:10:55,555 --> 00:10:57,824 The funny thing is, Lamont's actually right. 223 00:10:57,957 --> 00:11:00,960 Gene's favorite movies are literally all on Disney+. 224 00:11:01,940 --> 00:11:04,898 - Are you serious? - You can't blame him for trying. 225 00:11:05,310 --> 00:11:07,801 Boy, I guess everyone's got the hots for the new girl, huh? 226 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:13,273 - What do you mean, everyone? - I saw her. 227 00:11:13,406 --> 00:11:16,900 [SCOFFS] Ben, I know your type. 228 00:11:16,142 --> 00:11:18,440 What? I don't have a type. 229 00:11:19,946 --> 00:11:21,247 I don't. 230 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:23,850 Then how come you didn't introduce us? 231 00:11:23,983 --> 00:11:27,530 Because unlike you, I like to spare you the pain 232 00:11:27,187 --> 00:11:29,723 of having to interact with my coworkers. 233 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:32,425 Well, you've introduced me to Gene, Lamont, 234 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,280 - the creepy projectionist guy. - Okay, fine. 235 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:37,664 I just didn't know you'd be so interested 236 00:11:37,797 --> 00:11:39,799 in meeting the attention-seeking hipster, 237 00:11:39,933 --> 00:11:41,801 but if you really wanted--Oh, don't overdo it, Ben. 238 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:44,537 - I know what a sucker you are. - Jesus Christ. 239 00:11:44,671 --> 00:11:46,806 - Give me some credit. - No. It's fine. 240 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:47,841 Hey, hey, hey. 241 00:11:49,275 --> 00:11:50,710 You know what my type is? 242 00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:53,713 [♪] 243 00:11:53,847 --> 00:11:55,648 It's you. 244 00:11:55,782 --> 00:11:57,751 Even when you are being an ***hole. 245 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:00,220 [CHUCKLES] Shut up. 246 00:12:06,860 --> 00:12:08,795 Every time another cousin gets married, 247 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:10,296 my parents get all weird on me, 248 00:12:10,430 --> 00:12:12,165 so thanks for doing this. 249 00:12:12,298 --> 00:12:15,735 I'm honored to play a part in your bizarre, ongoing charade. 250 00:12:15,869 --> 00:12:17,370 They're so excited. 251 00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:18,405 When I told them about you, 252 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:20,140 they high-fived and kissed on the lips. 253 00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:21,174 It was weird. 254 00:12:21,307 --> 00:12:22,809 You know, you'd think the fact 255 00:12:22,942 --> 00:12:24,411 that I'm getting a PhD 256 00:12:24,544 --> 00:12:26,546 would be enough to make them happy, but nope. 257 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,448 Why do you have a framed photo of yourself? 258 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,617 Because I'm in love with her. Oh, um-- 259 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:33,953 Don't mention that your last name is Tagawa. 260 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,321 My grandpa will be there. 261 00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:37,323 The Korean one. The Chinese one's dead. 262 00:12:37,457 --> 00:12:40,600 - So? - Does the phrase World War II 263 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:41,327 ring a bell with you? 264 00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:45,650 - Right. That. - No big deal. 265 00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:47,834 Just your people raping and pillaging all of Korea. 266 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:50,303 That wasn't my people, okay? 267 00:12:50,437 --> 00:12:51,538 My people were in America 268 00:12:51,671 --> 00:12:53,306 for two generations when that happened. 269 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,410 My people were getting ****ing 270 00:12:55,175 --> 00:12:57,410 locked up in internment camps. 271 00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:59,779 I think the preferred term is "incarceration camp." 272 00:12:59,913 --> 00:13:01,314 - "Internment" is misleading. - Yeah. 273 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:03,383 - You wanna cancel me now? - Read a book. 274 00:13:03,516 --> 00:13:05,885 - Let's go. We're gonna be late. - Now you wanna be early? 275 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,288 Also, people mistake me for Korean all the time. 276 00:13:08,421 --> 00:13:09,656 [CHUCKLES] You wish. 277 00:13:12,492 --> 00:13:15,562 They'd rather see me with a Japanese guy than a Korean girl. 278 00:13:16,896 --> 00:13:17,764 Alice! 279 00:13:17,897 --> 00:13:20,633 [SPEAKING IN KOREAN] 280 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:23,169 Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad. 281 00:13:25,739 --> 00:13:28,541 [SPEAKING IN KOREAN] 282 00:13:28,675 --> 00:13:32,679 [IN ENGLISH] So we finally get to meet your mysterious boyfriend, huh? 283 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:35,181 [SPEAKING IN KOREAN] 284 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,183 [IN ENGLISH] Yeah, um... Yeah. 285 00:13:38,284 --> 00:13:40,353 Mm. 286 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:41,988 Uh-- Everyone, this is Ben. 287 00:13:42,122 --> 00:13:43,556 Ben Park. 288 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:45,250 - Hello, Ben. - Hi. 289 00:13:46,126 --> 00:13:47,427 Praise Jesus. 290 00:13:49,929 --> 00:13:50,797 Yeah. 291 00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:52,966 Absolutely. 292 00:13:53,990 --> 00:13:55,502 So Alice tells me you're a youth pastor. 293 00:13:58,538 --> 00:14:01,274 [CHUCKLING] Yes. Yes, I am. 294 00:14:04,978 --> 00:14:05,845 Say hi to my... 295 00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:08,381 Good to meet you, sir. 296 00:14:11,170 --> 00:14:12,520 Mm-hm. 297 00:14:12,218 --> 00:14:13,853 Let's go inside. Hm? 298 00:14:13,987 --> 00:14:16,560 ALICE: Yeah, we'll be in there in a second. 299 00:14:16,222 --> 00:14:18,240 [ORGAN PLAYING IN DISTANCE] 300 00:14:22,729 --> 00:14:25,432 - What's wrong with Grandpa? - Shit. He knows. 301 00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:28,100 What? That I'm Japanese, 302 00:14:28,134 --> 00:14:29,235 or that you're ***? 303 00:14:29,369 --> 00:14:30,704 Shut up. 304 00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:33,540 Hey, can I talk to you for a sec? 305 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:34,941 Mm-hm. 306 00:14:36,710 --> 00:14:38,912 So I had to use your computer today-- 307 00:14:39,450 --> 00:14:41,648 - What's wrong with yours? - I left it at work. 308 00:14:43,850 --> 00:14:46,686 You left a few pages open on your desktop. 309 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:54,828 Oh, my God. I've been hacked. 310 00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:58,398 [LAUGHS] 311 00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:00,567 Let's not make a big deal out of this. 312 00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:02,702 And if it bothers you that much-- 313 00:15:02,836 --> 00:15:03,870 What bothers me, Ben, 314 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:05,839 is that all of these girls are white. 315 00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:11,440 - That's what this is about? - That's what this is about. 316 00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:13,980 It's just not true. There's different categories. 317 00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:16,160 So if you're looking for something in particular, 318 00:15:16,149 --> 00:15:18,318 you can--It's not funny, Ben. 319 00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:21,721 It's supposed to be different from reality, okay? 320 00:15:21,855 --> 00:15:22,956 That's the point. I mean, 321 00:15:23,890 --> 00:15:24,724 if you were stranded on a desert island, 322 00:15:24,858 --> 00:15:27,427 you wouldn't sit around dreaming about sand and sun, right? 323 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:28,928 Is that what this feels like to you, 324 00:15:29,620 --> 00:15:31,297 being stranded on a desert island? 325 00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:34,501 It's just, the point is, sand and sun, they're great-- 326 00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:37,103 Do you have any idea why this might offend me? 327 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:40,400 It's like you're obsessed with the typical 328 00:15:40,173 --> 00:15:43,610 Western-media beauty ideal, yet you're settling for me. 329 00:15:43,743 --> 00:15:45,945 Can you not make this political, Miko? 330 00:15:46,790 --> 00:15:47,414 And I'm not settling. 331 00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:49,315 I see what you gawk at when we're out, Ben. 332 00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:50,684 It's always the same white girl-- 333 00:15:50,817 --> 00:15:52,686 Okay! Wow! You're right! 334 00:15:52,819 --> 00:15:54,754 Maybe I have been brainwashed 335 00:15:54,888 --> 00:15:57,757 by some insidious media conspiracy 336 00:15:57,891 --> 00:15:59,492 into believing that blonde-haired, 337 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:01,610 blue-eyed women are attractive. 338 00:16:01,194 --> 00:16:03,596 I guess I should find Margot Robbie disgusting. 339 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,765 But somehow, I've been duped into believing-- 340 00:16:05,899 --> 00:16:07,100 You're a ****ing ****. 341 00:16:08,902 --> 00:16:10,804 Why are you blowing this up into such a thing? 342 00:16:10,937 --> 00:16:12,138 It's not like I'm cheating on you. 343 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:13,673 - Are you sure? - Oh, see? 344 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:16,676 You are the crazy one! What the **** is that? 345 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:18,912 This is what you always do. You act like an ***hole, 346 00:16:19,450 --> 00:16:21,114 then you get angry when I call you on it. 347 00:16:21,247 --> 00:16:23,383 I'm angry because you always assume the worst about me 348 00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:25,819 and then you end up acting crazy over nothing. 349 00:16:25,952 --> 00:16:26,953 It's not nothing. 350 00:16:27,870 --> 00:16:28,588 And I'm not acting crazy, 351 00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:30,657 so stop using that ****ing word! 352 00:16:32,258 --> 00:16:33,226 [FUMES] 353 00:16:35,610 --> 00:16:37,764 See? You're just proving my point. 354 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:40,767 [SCOFFS] 355 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:43,770 [♪] 356 00:17:09,629 --> 00:17:12,632 Hey, about last night... 357 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:16,169 It's okay, don't worry about it. 358 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,612 I think we can both agree-- 359 00:17:25,745 --> 00:17:27,113 [COFFEE BEEPS] Coffee's ready. 360 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:45,650 GENE: Excuse the interruption. 361 00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:48,902 Jesus, Gene. You can't just come up on me like that. 362 00:17:49,350 --> 00:17:52,806 Well, under less urgent circumstances, fine. 363 00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:55,750 But right now, we have a situation. 364 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:59,546 Autumn feels it is imperative that she go gets a burrito. 365 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:01,614 But if I go and cover for her, 366 00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:04,840 that's gonna leave Lamont alone at the concession stand-- 367 00:18:04,217 --> 00:18:08,755 Gene! I'm sure Lamont can handle it for a few minutes. Okay? 368 00:18:09,956 --> 00:18:11,558 Hm. 369 00:18:11,691 --> 00:18:12,592 Interesting. 370 00:18:18,331 --> 00:18:22,350 MAN: Where'd you come from? WOMAN: What do you care? 371 00:18:22,168 --> 00:18:23,903 MAN: Where'd you live before you came here? 372 00:18:24,370 --> 00:18:25,372 WOMAN: Socorro. 373 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:27,874 MAN: McDonald. 374 00:18:30,100 --> 00:18:30,877 Oh, yeah. 375 00:18:32,779 --> 00:18:34,748 We have to let these seismic retrofit guys 376 00:18:34,881 --> 00:18:36,950 inspect the theater, and we have to pay for it. 377 00:18:37,830 --> 00:18:38,985 That's annoying. 378 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,655 Hey, do you remember that internship that I applied for? 379 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:44,224 The what? 380 00:18:44,357 --> 00:18:47,494 The Asian American Independent Film Institute? 381 00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:49,129 Maybe. What about it? 382 00:18:49,262 --> 00:18:53,633 Well, I finally heard back from them and I got it. 383 00:18:55,268 --> 00:18:56,236 - Really? - Yeah. 384 00:18:56,369 --> 00:18:58,505 - That's great, right? - Yeah. 385 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:00,640 What does that mean? When do you start? 386 00:19:00,774 --> 00:19:02,409 Well... 387 00:19:02,575 --> 00:19:04,944 the thing is, it's in New York. 388 00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:08,682 Okay, you definitely never told me about this. 389 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:10,684 I did. It's a three-month program, and I'm-- 390 00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:12,819 Three months? Are you kidding me? 391 00:19:12,952 --> 00:19:14,954 I know, but it's an amazing opportunity. 392 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:16,589 I'm really excited about it. 393 00:19:16,723 --> 00:19:18,825 It only seems like an amazing opportunity 394 00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:20,593 because it's in New York. 395 00:19:20,727 --> 00:19:22,929 Yeah, that's part of the reason why I wanted to do it. 396 00:19:23,630 --> 00:19:25,365 Trust me, New York is overrated. 397 00:19:25,532 --> 00:19:27,734 It's so gentrified now. 398 00:19:27,867 --> 00:19:29,636 How many times have you even been there? 399 00:19:29,769 --> 00:19:31,805 - Are we counting layovers? - No. 400 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:35,642 Look, it doesn't matter. 401 00:19:35,775 --> 00:19:37,677 There's no way I'm moving to New York 402 00:19:37,811 --> 00:19:39,112 for three months, all right? 403 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:42,182 I wasn't really asking you to. 404 00:19:47,187 --> 00:19:48,880 What? 405 00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:52,559 So, what does this mean? Are you two broken up? 406 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:54,828 We're taking some time off. 407 00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:56,763 - Those are her words. - Wow. 408 00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:58,665 When does she leave? 409 00:19:58,798 --> 00:20:00,100 Thursday. 410 00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:04,400 And now I have to be all supportive and shit. 411 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:06,973 You? Supportive? That's not really your brand. 412 00:20:07,107 --> 00:20:09,309 Maybe this is a test, you know? 413 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:11,711 She wants you to talk her out of going. Right. 414 00:20:11,845 --> 00:20:13,546 But then I'm the one holding her back, 415 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,482 - extinguishing her dreams. - Yeah. 416 00:20:15,648 --> 00:20:17,283 You're pretty much ****ed either way. 417 00:20:17,417 --> 00:20:18,785 [SIGHS] 418 00:20:22,989 --> 00:20:24,357 Well, this has been fun. 419 00:20:24,491 --> 00:20:26,693 Nina, you didn't charge us for the fries. 420 00:20:26,826 --> 00:20:28,695 I'm not gonna charge you for your fries. 421 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:30,263 - How come? - You know. 422 00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:32,165 You think I'm cute? 423 00:20:32,298 --> 00:20:33,166 Cool. 424 00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:35,669 Cool. 425 00:20:37,370 --> 00:20:38,710 Also, can you let your dad know 426 00:20:38,204 --> 00:20:39,506 that I might be late on rent again? 427 00:20:39,673 --> 00:20:41,441 Oh, it's fine. He's not even thinking about it. 428 00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:44,878 Cool. You really didn't have to drive me. 429 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:48,448 No. I wanted to. Here. Give me this. 430 00:20:48,615 --> 00:20:51,418 You'll probably be excited to have some peace and quiet. 431 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:52,886 Yeah. Maybe. 432 00:20:54,870 --> 00:20:55,488 I think it'll be good for you. 433 00:21:08,835 --> 00:21:10,704 Hey. 434 00:21:10,837 --> 00:21:13,173 I don't think I ever said congratulations 435 00:21:13,306 --> 00:21:14,808 on your internship. 436 00:21:14,941 --> 00:21:16,910 I'm glad you're happy about it, 437 00:21:17,430 --> 00:21:18,778 but I'm gonna miss you. 438 00:21:20,980 --> 00:21:22,382 It's just a few months. 439 00:21:22,515 --> 00:21:24,818 You're gonna love being a bachelor again. 440 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:28,621 Yeah, maybe I'll get back into writing or something. 441 00:21:28,755 --> 00:21:29,689 Yeah. 442 00:21:34,728 --> 00:21:36,296 BEN: Let me know once you get settled, 443 00:21:36,429 --> 00:21:38,164 and I'll see about coming out for a weekend sometime. 444 00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:39,499 [HONK BLARING] 445 00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:41,701 - Yeah. - Hey, hey, hey. What the ****? 446 00:21:41,835 --> 00:21:43,636 You saw that ***hole cut me off right now, right? 447 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:44,938 Ben, relax. 448 00:21:45,710 --> 00:21:46,639 It's all these tech ***holes taking over 449 00:21:46,773 --> 00:21:49,142 with their ****ing McMansions in Hayward 450 00:21:49,275 --> 00:21:50,510 or wherever the **** they live. 451 00:21:50,677 --> 00:21:52,245 It's like, "Get off the ****ing road, 452 00:21:52,379 --> 00:21:54,447 you shithead! Go back to your artisanal--" 453 00:21:58,752 --> 00:22:01,654 [♪] 454 00:22:18,304 --> 00:22:20,440 [LINE TRILLING] 455 00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:26,346 - Hey. - ALICE: Did she actually leave? 456 00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:29,616 Yeah. Yeah, I just got back. So, what's the deal? 457 00:22:29,783 --> 00:22:32,419 You standing on a chair with a noose around your neck? 458 00:22:32,552 --> 00:22:33,687 No. No. 459 00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:36,389 Ben, can I call you later? 460 00:22:36,523 --> 00:22:39,250 Let me guess. The waitress. 461 00:22:39,159 --> 00:22:40,193 Good luck. 462 00:22:40,326 --> 00:22:41,461 Not that I need it. 463 00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:43,763 Hey, ask her if she has any ketchup. 464 00:22:43,897 --> 00:22:45,650 Okay, **** off. Bye. 465 00:23:25,905 --> 00:23:28,341 [FEEDBACK BUZZING] 466 00:23:31,444 --> 00:23:33,646 This next piece is entitled "Asylum." 467 00:23:35,849 --> 00:23:37,584 It's about immigration. 468 00:23:37,751 --> 00:23:39,252 Three, two, one. 469 00:23:39,386 --> 00:23:42,255 [BAND PLAYING DISCORDANTLY] 470 00:23:52,980 --> 00:23:53,666 [SCREAMING] 471 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:02,409 Really? The whole time I was thinking: 472 00:24:02,542 --> 00:24:04,210 "He's totally hating this." 473 00:24:04,344 --> 00:24:08,148 No, no, I was overwhelmed. 474 00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:09,816 It was like a combination of... 475 00:24:11,351 --> 00:24:13,190 performance art and experimental music. 476 00:24:13,153 --> 00:24:14,540 Bye, Autumn. 477 00:24:14,187 --> 00:24:16,523 - Bye, Colorado Rhythm. - So good. 478 00:24:16,656 --> 00:24:18,425 - Wonderful job. - Great. 479 00:24:18,558 --> 00:24:22,280 Yeah, we're trying to combine the physicality of modern dance 480 00:24:22,162 --> 00:24:23,730 and the improvisation of free jazz, 481 00:24:23,863 --> 00:24:26,166 and infuse it with a punk sensibility. 482 00:24:26,299 --> 00:24:28,301 Exactly. 483 00:24:28,468 --> 00:24:29,903 You know, I have to admit, 484 00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:31,671 I didn't really know what to expect, 485 00:24:31,805 --> 00:24:33,840 but that was amazing. 486 00:24:35,375 --> 00:24:36,843 That's so cool. 487 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:38,311 Oh! 488 00:24:38,878 --> 00:24:39,779 Heh. 489 00:24:45,180 --> 00:24:46,753 Something wrong with the usual place? 490 00:24:46,886 --> 00:24:48,655 No. I just wanted to try somewhere new. 491 00:24:48,788 --> 00:24:50,560 Plus, I know this guy, Ji-Hun. 492 00:24:50,190 --> 00:24:52,559 He works here, he'll give us a discount. 493 00:24:52,692 --> 00:24:56,830 Plus, I'm kind of trying to dodge that waitress. 494 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:58,965 Why? I thought you guys were, you know, serious. 495 00:24:59,990 --> 00:25:00,600 She started getting all attached. 496 00:25:00,734 --> 00:25:02,235 You know I can't do that. 497 00:25:02,369 --> 00:25:04,370 You have problems. 498 00:25:04,170 --> 00:25:06,239 Just because I'm not a serial monogamist like you? 499 00:25:06,373 --> 00:25:07,974 - That was the old me. - Right. 500 00:25:08,108 --> 00:25:11,478 Okay, you think I'm gonna sit around pining away for Miko 501 00:25:11,611 --> 00:25:13,880 while she's off traipsing around New York? 502 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:16,182 Wait. I thought you said you guys weren't broken up. 503 00:25:16,316 --> 00:25:17,884 I said we were taking some time off. 504 00:25:18,180 --> 00:25:21,388 I don't understand why that's so confusing for you. 505 00:25:21,554 --> 00:25:24,958 All I'm saying is that while the cat's away, 506 00:25:25,910 --> 00:25:27,360 - the mouse will play. - The mouse will play. 507 00:25:27,527 --> 00:25:29,290 With himself probably. 508 00:25:29,162 --> 00:25:30,597 What if I told you I already met someone? 509 00:25:30,730 --> 00:25:31,731 - Wait, what? - Yeah. 510 00:25:31,865 --> 00:25:33,733 - Who? - Autumn. 511 00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:36,136 She's--The girl from the movie theater? 512 00:25:36,269 --> 00:25:37,971 Ew! How old is she? 513 00:25:38,104 --> 00:25:39,406 Twenty-three, 24, 25. 514 00:25:39,572 --> 00:25:41,307 Probably the same age as your waitress. 515 00:25:41,441 --> 00:25:43,543 - Okay, that's different. - How is that different? 516 00:25:43,677 --> 00:25:47,147 Everything's less creepy without the hetero power dynamics. 517 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,283 Alice. I haven't seen you in a while. Where you been? 518 00:25:50,417 --> 00:25:52,652 At better restaurants.[LAUGHING] 519 00:25:52,786 --> 00:25:54,521 Ji-Hun, this is Ben. 520 00:25:54,654 --> 00:25:56,122 Oh, yeah. She told me about you. 521 00:25:56,256 --> 00:25:58,158 You're the one who's into white girls. 522 00:25:58,291 --> 00:26:00,293 No, I'm-- That's--Hey, hey. It's all good. 523 00:26:00,427 --> 00:26:02,762 I mean, I'm more into the content of one's character, 524 00:26:02,896 --> 00:26:03,963 but you do you, man. 525 00:26:04,970 --> 00:26:05,965 - Respect. - What do you want? 526 00:26:06,990 --> 00:26:08,968 Can I get the cheeseburger with a salad? 527 00:26:09,102 --> 00:26:10,970 - **** it. Give me the fries. - Okay. 528 00:26:11,104 --> 00:26:12,605 Give me all of the fries. 529 00:26:12,739 --> 00:26:14,174 We've had to cancel a few screenings 530 00:26:14,307 --> 00:26:16,343 because they interfered with their schedule. 531 00:26:16,476 --> 00:26:17,911 MIKO [OVER PHONE]: Oh, jeez. 532 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:19,546 How's the internship? 533 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:22,115 You haven't told me much about it. 534 00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:24,451 Well, you know, I've learned not to bore you, 535 00:26:24,617 --> 00:26:26,190 but it's incredible. 536 00:26:26,152 --> 00:26:28,955 That's great. I keep having these moments 537 00:26:29,890 --> 00:26:32,726 where I'll stop and think, like, "Wow, I'm in New York City." 538 00:26:32,859 --> 00:26:36,162 Well, that is where you are. I know, Ben. 539 00:26:36,296 --> 00:26:37,864 You don't have to get all sarcastic 540 00:26:37,997 --> 00:26:39,599 just because I'm enjoying myself. 541 00:26:39,733 --> 00:26:41,134 You started it with the whole 542 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:43,690 "I've learned not to bore you" comment. 543 00:26:43,203 --> 00:26:45,472 "You started it"? What are you, 9? 544 00:26:45,638 --> 00:26:47,474 I'm just trying to act interested. 545 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,175 [SIGHS] And you, you know... 546 00:26:49,309 --> 00:26:51,711 Okay, well, why can't you ever just be genuinely interested? 547 00:26:51,845 --> 00:26:53,580 You really want me to answer that? 548 00:26:55,150 --> 00:26:56,149 You know what? 549 00:26:56,282 --> 00:26:58,685 Maybe we just shouldn't talk for a while. 550 00:26:58,818 --> 00:27:00,153 What? 551 00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:02,550 Miko, come on, I was joking-- 552 00:27:06,159 --> 00:27:07,293 [SIGHS] 553 00:27:07,427 --> 00:27:08,628 [SIGHS] 554 00:27:10,430 --> 00:27:11,464 BEN: Cool bar. 555 00:27:11,631 --> 00:27:13,900 Yeah. It's super gritty. 556 00:27:14,340 --> 00:27:18,204 Yeah. I probably shouldn't have had that last drink. 557 00:27:18,338 --> 00:27:21,241 You mean, that second light beer? 558 00:27:21,374 --> 00:27:24,244 I didn't realize people lived in this building. 559 00:27:24,377 --> 00:27:26,120 Oh, it's totally livable. 560 00:27:26,146 --> 00:27:29,490 I mean, it's not up to code, but, um, it's livable. 561 00:27:30,316 --> 00:27:32,452 Why don't I get us some drinks? 562 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:34,688 Wow. 563 00:27:37,123 --> 00:27:38,240 What's all this? 564 00:27:39,492 --> 00:27:42,395 This is one of my works in progress. 565 00:27:42,529 --> 00:27:46,499 I wake up every morning, go pee, and then I take a picture. 566 00:27:46,666 --> 00:27:48,201 [SCOFFING] 567 00:27:52,238 --> 00:27:54,700 - You're serious. - Yeah. 568 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:56,576 It's gonna be a huge installation someday. 569 00:27:56,743 --> 00:28:00,800 Right now, the working title is Epistemology. 570 00:28:00,213 --> 00:28:01,581 It's kind of a pun. 571 00:28:01,748 --> 00:28:04,117 How about Urine Sane? 572 00:28:04,250 --> 00:28:05,151 Yeah, right? 573 00:28:05,285 --> 00:28:07,870 [BOTH CHUCKLING] 574 00:28:10,790 --> 00:28:12,250 That wasn't very nice. 575 00:28:13,727 --> 00:28:15,528 No. No, no, no, I was just-- 576 00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:18,898 It's cool, actually. 577 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,935 Yeah. There's actually-- I can-- 578 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:23,269 So much subtext. 579 00:28:23,403 --> 00:28:26,740 I think it's a real commentary on, uh... 580 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:30,310 Consumption and waste. 581 00:28:30,443 --> 00:28:33,980 You nailed it. Yes, exactly, that. 582 00:28:35,281 --> 00:28:36,750 Why don't we go into the kitchen? 583 00:28:36,883 --> 00:28:38,585 I think my roommate might be sleeping. 584 00:28:38,752 --> 00:28:40,553 Oh, sure. 585 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,155 Yeah. 586 00:28:42,288 --> 00:28:45,458 I think I have some soju in here somewhere. 587 00:28:52,432 --> 00:28:53,700 Hey. 588 00:28:53,833 --> 00:28:54,768 Hi. 589 00:28:57,937 --> 00:29:00,974 - Oh! - Oh, I'm so sorry. I-- 590 00:29:01,107 --> 00:29:04,377 - Don't you have a girlfriend? - We're taking some-- 591 00:29:04,511 --> 00:29:07,614 We're basically broken up. She moved to New York. 592 00:29:07,781 --> 00:29:09,150 Oh, I didn't know that. 593 00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:11,418 Yeah. 594 00:29:13,820 --> 00:29:14,921 So... 595 00:29:16,222 --> 00:29:18,158 [GASPS, EXCLAIMS] Um-- 596 00:29:18,291 --> 00:29:20,360 - I-- Sorry. - Sorry, I just-- 597 00:29:20,493 --> 00:29:26,499 I'm just really skittish around germs 598 00:29:26,633 --> 00:29:29,869 and, um, fluids and... 599 00:29:31,471 --> 00:29:33,573 bacteria. 600 00:29:35,742 --> 00:29:37,277 Okay. 601 00:29:37,410 --> 00:29:38,845 - I'm sorry, okay? - No. 602 00:29:38,978 --> 00:29:40,880 No, no, no. I should apologize. 603 00:29:41,140 --> 00:29:42,649 I should have--JEFFREY: Hey, Autumn. 604 00:29:42,716 --> 00:29:44,351 Does he ever wear clothes? 605 00:29:45,552 --> 00:29:46,419 Rude. 606 00:29:49,255 --> 00:29:51,591 It's for the best. How can you even get it up 607 00:29:51,725 --> 00:29:54,361 for someone who does that cringy, bullshit art? 608 00:29:54,494 --> 00:29:56,463 You'd be amazed at what I can overlook. 609 00:29:56,596 --> 00:29:57,764 It's probably not a good look 610 00:29:57,897 --> 00:29:59,199 to be dating an employee anyway, so... 611 00:29:59,332 --> 00:30:00,500 Now you mention that. 612 00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:03,436 You're a very unreliable moral compass. 613 00:30:03,570 --> 00:30:05,338 I don't remember signing up for that job. 614 00:30:05,472 --> 00:30:07,400 God, I'm an idiot. 615 00:30:07,173 --> 00:30:08,475 No, you're just out of practice. 616 00:30:08,608 --> 00:30:10,944 Come with me to this party on Saturday. 617 00:30:11,111 --> 00:30:12,278 You might learn a thing or two. 618 00:30:12,412 --> 00:30:14,447 Like where the clitoris is. 619 00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:22,188 Hi. 620 00:30:22,322 --> 00:30:23,957 Hey. Um... 621 00:30:25,658 --> 00:30:27,427 How was the crowd for the 7:30? 622 00:30:28,728 --> 00:30:31,131 Great. Like eight or nine tickets. 623 00:30:31,264 --> 00:30:32,665 Cool. 624 00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:34,200 Um... 625 00:30:36,670 --> 00:30:39,506 Listen, I just wanted to say I'm so sorry 626 00:30:39,639 --> 00:30:40,974 about the other night. 627 00:30:41,141 --> 00:30:42,475 It's totally cool. 628 00:30:42,609 --> 00:30:44,911 No, I think I misread things, and I-- 629 00:30:45,780 --> 00:30:47,480 No, no, you didn't. I just-- 630 00:30:47,614 --> 00:30:49,616 In the moment, it didn't feel right. 631 00:30:51,518 --> 00:30:53,687 Yeah, that makes sense. I just-- I s-- 632 00:30:53,820 --> 00:30:55,422 Sometimes I think the body 633 00:30:55,555 --> 00:30:57,824 knows better than the mind, you know? 634 00:30:59,325 --> 00:31:01,270 When it comes to ***ual attraction. 635 00:31:02,829 --> 00:31:06,320 And then sometimes the mind is like, "Maybe." 636 00:31:06,199 --> 00:31:07,600 But then the body is like: 637 00:31:09,202 --> 00:31:10,570 "No." Right. 638 00:31:10,704 --> 00:31:13,440 I wasn't always able to be this honest with myself, 639 00:31:13,573 --> 00:31:16,710 but I'm really trying to be more mindful. 640 00:31:16,843 --> 00:31:19,450 That's really great. 641 00:31:19,212 --> 00:31:20,480 Happy for you. 642 00:31:20,613 --> 00:31:22,349 Thank you. Happy for you too. 643 00:31:22,482 --> 00:31:23,550 [GENE SNICKERING] 644 00:31:23,683 --> 00:31:25,352 Keep up the great work. 645 00:31:26,853 --> 00:31:27,854 - You too. - GENE: Lamont! 646 00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:30,190 Yo, Ben tried to ****-- 647 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:32,192 [MOVIE PLAYING IN JAPANESE] 648 00:31:37,731 --> 00:31:38,932 [IN JAPANESE] 649 00:32:16,836 --> 00:32:18,710 So, what do you think? 650 00:32:18,238 --> 00:32:20,240 Do I look like an eligible bachelor? 651 00:32:20,373 --> 00:32:22,742 Yeah. About that... What? 652 00:32:24,377 --> 00:32:27,800 Is this...? You brought me to a *** thing? 653 00:32:27,247 --> 00:32:30,984 Okay, that's a very narrow and exclusionary term, Ben. 654 00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:33,486 - Right, sorry. - But basically, yeah. 655 00:32:33,620 --> 00:32:34,988 What the ****, Alice? 656 00:32:35,121 --> 00:32:38,124 Can you just be a normal person for once 657 00:32:38,291 --> 00:32:40,994 and enjoy a nice social experience 658 00:32:41,127 --> 00:32:43,296 without obsessing over who you're hooking up with? 659 00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:45,231 Oh, my God. Look who's talking. 660 00:32:45,365 --> 00:32:49,202 Just because I'm a hypocrite doesn't mean I'm wrong. 661 00:32:49,336 --> 00:32:53,600 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY] 662 00:32:53,139 --> 00:32:54,441 All right! 663 00:32:54,574 --> 00:32:56,876 Alice Lee has arrived! 664 00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:59,979 [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] 665 00:33:22,268 --> 00:33:24,371 Anyone have a bottle opener? 666 00:33:24,504 --> 00:33:25,672 What for? It's a twist-off. 667 00:33:30,910 --> 00:33:32,120 [GRUNTS SOFTLY] 668 00:33:32,145 --> 00:33:34,800 [LAUGHING] 669 00:33:35,849 --> 00:33:38,151 Sorry, man, I'm just ****ing with you. Here. 670 00:33:43,156 --> 00:33:44,570 Thank you. 671 00:33:51,631 --> 00:33:53,330 [DOOR OPENS] 672 00:33:59,372 --> 00:34:00,874 You must be Alice's friend. 673 00:34:02,409 --> 00:34:03,343 Supposedly. 674 00:34:05,178 --> 00:34:07,130 I overheard some talk of an interloper. 675 00:34:09,482 --> 00:34:10,617 I'm Sasha. 676 00:34:14,540 --> 00:34:15,655 I'm Ben. 677 00:34:15,789 --> 00:34:16,690 Hi. 678 00:34:18,892 --> 00:34:20,660 You know, I bet we have something in common. 679 00:34:20,794 --> 00:34:21,861 And what is that? 680 00:34:21,995 --> 00:34:23,430 We're probably the only two people 681 00:34:23,563 --> 00:34:25,799 at this party that Alice Lee has not seduced. 682 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:28,601 - Really? - Yeah. 683 00:34:28,735 --> 00:34:30,570 You've managed to--Oh, yeah. 684 00:34:30,704 --> 00:34:31,838 Yeah, dodged that bullet. 685 00:34:31,971 --> 00:34:33,740 - No offense. - None taken. 686 00:34:36,710 --> 00:34:39,546 - Do you go to school with--? - Yeah. Yeah. 687 00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:42,782 Comp Lit with a focus on Latin American Marxism. 688 00:34:42,916 --> 00:34:44,217 Wow. 689 00:34:44,384 --> 00:34:46,820 That's actually my favorite kind of Marxism. 690 00:34:46,953 --> 00:34:48,254 I, uh--Seriously? 691 00:34:48,421 --> 00:34:51,558 No. I'm probably the least-informed person here. 692 00:34:51,691 --> 00:34:52,592 I doubt that. 693 00:34:55,261 --> 00:34:56,896 So, what's your deal? 694 00:34:57,300 --> 00:34:59,650 You're, like, Alice's designated driver? 695 00:34:59,199 --> 00:35:02,936 Don't even know what I'm really doing here, to be honest. 696 00:35:03,690 --> 00:35:04,304 ALICE: There you are. 697 00:35:04,471 --> 00:35:05,939 Let's go. 698 00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:07,974 - Hi, Sasha. - Hi, Alice. 699 00:35:08,108 --> 00:35:09,242 I guess we're leaving. 700 00:35:09,409 --> 00:35:11,111 I work at the Berkeley Arts Cinema. 701 00:35:11,244 --> 00:35:13,880 Please stop by for a free movie. 702 00:35:14,140 --> 00:35:14,881 Okay. 703 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:17,617 Popcorn. 704 00:35:17,751 --> 00:35:19,652 Free popcorn. 705 00:35:19,786 --> 00:35:20,887 Cool. 706 00:35:21,210 --> 00:35:22,880 What are you doing? 707 00:35:25,592 --> 00:35:28,161 Trust me, you do not wanna get involved with Sasha. 708 00:35:28,294 --> 00:35:30,230 She's a fence-sitter. 709 00:35:30,397 --> 00:35:32,132 Weren't you the one who gave me a lecture 710 00:35:32,265 --> 00:35:34,667 about narrow exclusionary terms? 711 00:35:34,801 --> 00:35:36,436 I'm allowed. 712 00:35:36,569 --> 00:35:39,739 I'm telling you, she's total bad news. You'll regret it. 713 00:35:39,873 --> 00:35:41,740 She seemed nice to me. 714 00:35:43,410 --> 00:35:44,244 "Free popcorn." 715 00:35:44,411 --> 00:35:45,779 [LAUGHS] 716 00:35:45,912 --> 00:35:46,780 Shut up. 717 00:35:47,947 --> 00:35:49,449 [SIGHING] Oh... 718 00:35:49,582 --> 00:35:50,483 How do you do it? 719 00:35:52,452 --> 00:35:54,354 Spit so much game effortlessly? 720 00:36:00,527 --> 00:36:03,290 So we've got another show coming up pretty soon. 721 00:36:03,163 --> 00:36:04,731 Oh, yeah? That's great. 722 00:36:04,864 --> 00:36:06,733 Yeah, I know how much you loved our last one, 723 00:36:06,866 --> 00:36:10,904 and this one's kind of, like, the same, only more intense. 724 00:36:11,370 --> 00:36:12,872 Wow. What night is it? 725 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:15,175 Because I might not be able to do-- 726 00:36:15,308 --> 00:36:17,177 It's a monthlong residency. 727 00:36:17,310 --> 00:36:20,347 So you could come multiple times. 728 00:36:20,513 --> 00:36:22,615 A month. Perfect. 729 00:36:22,749 --> 00:36:24,818 Yeah. It changes night to night. 730 00:36:24,951 --> 00:36:26,219 It's like jazz, right? 731 00:36:26,353 --> 00:36:28,121 Of course. I will just check-- 732 00:36:29,322 --> 00:36:30,857 Hi. Remember me? 733 00:36:30,990 --> 00:36:33,326 Yeah. Oh, sorry. 734 00:36:33,493 --> 00:36:35,128 Of course. Hey. 735 00:36:35,261 --> 00:36:36,996 I was just passing by. 736 00:36:38,631 --> 00:36:40,133 Do you wanna see a movie? 737 00:36:41,267 --> 00:36:43,470 No. Maybe some other time. 738 00:36:43,603 --> 00:36:45,205 Okay. Uh, don't move. 739 00:36:48,241 --> 00:36:51,110 Hi. I'm hosting a fundraiser to benefit my art. 740 00:36:51,144 --> 00:36:53,480 - She's good. Thanks. Thanks. - Sorry. 741 00:36:53,613 --> 00:36:55,615 - Have you eaten lunch? - I have not. 742 00:36:56,883 --> 00:36:58,752 Wow, this place is so good. 743 00:36:58,885 --> 00:37:01,755 - You've never been here before? - Mm-mm. 744 00:37:01,821 --> 00:37:03,356 And then a vegan. 745 00:37:03,490 --> 00:37:05,125 And then a raw-food vegan. 746 00:37:05,258 --> 00:37:07,694 And now all she eats is dirt.[CHUCKLES] 747 00:37:07,827 --> 00:37:08,962 Yeah, well, needless to say, 748 00:37:09,950 --> 00:37:11,398 places like this were off-limits. 749 00:37:11,531 --> 00:37:13,700 It actually still feels a little transgressive. 750 00:37:13,833 --> 00:37:15,769 [CHUCKLES] Uh-- 751 00:37:15,902 --> 00:37:19,606 So how long ago did you and...?Pilar. 752 00:37:19,739 --> 00:37:21,841 Am I prying here? I don't wanna be intrusive. 753 00:37:21,975 --> 00:37:24,477 No, no, no. It's fine. Um... 754 00:37:24,611 --> 00:37:28,715 I guess we've been broken up for a couple months now. 755 00:37:30,183 --> 00:37:31,918 I should probably say longer, right? 756 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:34,421 Just so it doesn't seem like I'm just jumping from one thing 757 00:37:34,554 --> 00:37:35,855 to another thing. 758 00:37:39,693 --> 00:37:41,610 That's a great thought. 759 00:37:41,194 --> 00:37:43,730 But you say it's too long, then you run the risk of-- 760 00:37:43,863 --> 00:37:46,566 Right. Like, "Hi. I haven't been on a date in three years. 761 00:37:46,700 --> 00:37:48,668 Do you wanna meet my cats?" 762 00:37:48,802 --> 00:37:51,638 - Wait, do you actually have cats? - Maybe. 763 00:37:53,973 --> 00:37:55,508 Okay, what about you? 764 00:37:55,642 --> 00:37:57,444 How long have you been broken up for? 765 00:37:57,577 --> 00:38:00,313 - About ten years. - Oh. 766 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:03,783 No, I am kidding. About the same as you. 767 00:38:04,918 --> 00:38:06,986 Hm. Okay. 768 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:09,456 Do you have to go back to work? 769 00:38:10,890 --> 00:38:12,525 Yeah, unfortunately. 770 00:38:12,659 --> 00:38:15,161 Okay. Well--But tomorrow... 771 00:38:15,295 --> 00:38:17,764 Tomorrow I have off. 772 00:38:17,897 --> 00:38:20,467 - Okay. - I swear, I'm not this desperate. 773 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:24,700 I just-- I'm a little out of practice. 774 00:38:24,204 --> 00:38:25,405 It's clear. 775 00:38:25,538 --> 00:38:26,639 [BOTH CHUCKLE] 776 00:38:28,408 --> 00:38:29,509 SASHA: I'm sorry. It's gotta be fascinating 777 00:38:29,642 --> 00:38:30,944 to listen to me just drone on and on 778 00:38:31,770 --> 00:38:32,946 - about grad-school politics. - No, it's okay. 779 00:38:33,790 --> 00:38:35,582 I stopped listening a long time ago. No. 780 00:38:36,649 --> 00:38:38,685 - I'm joking. - Oh, man. 781 00:38:38,818 --> 00:38:40,253 I just-- I always do this. 782 00:38:40,420 --> 00:38:42,522 I'm, like, hermetically sealed in this bubble. 783 00:38:42,655 --> 00:38:44,657 - It's just tiresome. - No. It's good. 784 00:38:44,791 --> 00:38:48,280 I-- I'm actually reminded why I dropped out. 785 00:38:48,161 --> 00:38:50,330 [CHUCKLES] Oh. 786 00:38:50,497 --> 00:38:52,499 Yeah, what were you studying, again? 787 00:38:52,632 --> 00:38:53,700 Film. 788 00:38:53,833 --> 00:38:56,436 Yeah, I got through two years, 789 00:38:56,569 --> 00:39:00,206 had this epiphany that academia is the enemy of art. 790 00:39:00,340 --> 00:39:04,344 I need to stop studying and start creating. 791 00:39:04,511 --> 00:39:06,312 - And? - Should've kept studying. 792 00:39:06,479 --> 00:39:07,814 [BOTH CHUCKLE] 793 00:39:10,750 --> 00:39:14,387 Yeah. So wrote a script and did the whole 794 00:39:14,554 --> 00:39:16,823 maxing-out-the-credit-card thing, 795 00:39:16,956 --> 00:39:18,692 rented a bunch of equipment, 796 00:39:18,825 --> 00:39:21,194 roped a bunch of friends into helping me. 797 00:39:21,327 --> 00:39:23,930 - What happened? - It was a ****ing disaster. 798 00:39:26,866 --> 00:39:31,738 I was trying to be the next Eric Rohmer or something. 799 00:39:31,871 --> 00:39:35,575 But I had to accept eventually that I was just a... 800 00:39:37,310 --> 00:39:39,279 current Ben Tagawa. 801 00:39:43,490 --> 00:39:44,984 That's the saddest thing I've ever heard. 802 00:39:46,886 --> 00:39:48,955 - Thank you for agreeing with me. - Okay. 803 00:39:49,890 --> 00:39:52,225 - That's very nice of you. - Wait. What was I supposed--? 804 00:39:55,829 --> 00:39:57,230 - There you go. - Thank you. 805 00:40:01,568 --> 00:40:03,570 Okay, relax. 806 00:40:03,703 --> 00:40:04,604 Oh, my God. 807 00:40:06,390 --> 00:40:06,906 Oh, no, what? 808 00:40:08,408 --> 00:40:10,877 You have the softest skin I've ever felt. 809 00:40:11,110 --> 00:40:14,614 It's due to a lifetime of work avoidance. 810 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:21,354 Do you think we should...? 811 00:40:23,556 --> 00:40:24,424 Can I kiss you? 812 00:40:25,725 --> 00:40:26,760 - Ben. - Sorry. 813 00:40:26,893 --> 00:40:28,962 - That was not good. - No. 814 00:40:29,950 --> 00:40:31,310 No, no, no. Um... 815 00:40:31,164 --> 00:40:33,833 Yes. Consent granted. 816 00:40:33,967 --> 00:40:36,436 - Are you sure? - Yeah. It's much appreciated. 817 00:40:36,603 --> 00:40:38,380 Thank you and great job. 818 00:40:40,540 --> 00:40:42,175 [♪] 819 00:40:42,909 --> 00:40:44,744 Ew! Are you serious? 820 00:40:44,911 --> 00:40:46,279 Oh, my God. 821 00:40:46,413 --> 00:40:49,315 You're actually jealous of me for once. 822 00:40:49,449 --> 00:40:50,316 Oh, please. 823 00:40:50,450 --> 00:40:51,351 You think I give a shit 824 00:40:51,484 --> 00:40:52,919 about some trendy dabbler? 825 00:40:53,530 --> 00:40:56,856 Jesus. Can I bask in my glory for one ****ing minute? 826 00:40:57,230 --> 00:40:59,659 Sorry. I'm just in a shitty mood. 827 00:40:59,793 --> 00:41:01,270 Yeah, I can tell. 828 00:41:01,161 --> 00:41:03,463 I was gonna regale you with details too. 829 00:41:03,596 --> 00:41:06,166 I got kicked out of school. What? 830 00:41:06,299 --> 00:41:08,101 What do you mean? 831 00:41:08,234 --> 00:41:11,710 Can you just come over when you can? 832 00:41:12,672 --> 00:41:14,307 Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there. 833 00:41:16,476 --> 00:41:18,712 Remember when I took you to that stupid party? 834 00:41:18,845 --> 00:41:21,140 The fateful night. It all began there. 835 00:41:21,147 --> 00:41:24,517 Yeah. I got into an argument with Nina's ****ing roommate. 836 00:41:24,651 --> 00:41:27,354 Nina? The waitress with the ****ing bangs? 837 00:41:27,487 --> 00:41:28,788 The one you ghosted 838 00:41:28,955 --> 00:41:30,724 because she was allowing the relationship 839 00:41:30,857 --> 00:41:32,192 to progress in a mature way. 840 00:41:32,325 --> 00:41:34,694 Whatever. So I bump into the roommate on campus, 841 00:41:34,828 --> 00:41:37,397 and she ****ing got all up in my face and kept talking shit! 842 00:41:37,530 --> 00:41:39,199 So I kicked her in the *****. 843 00:41:39,332 --> 00:41:41,101 [SPITS] 844 00:41:41,234 --> 00:41:43,670 - What the ****, Alice? - I warned her, okay? 845 00:41:43,803 --> 00:41:45,105 All she had to do was back off. 846 00:41:45,238 --> 00:41:46,906 Did she go to the hospital? Is she okay? 847 00:41:47,730 --> 00:41:48,975 No, she didn't go to the hospital, okay? 848 00:41:49,109 --> 00:41:51,211 It wasn't like that. I was just-- I was sitting, 849 00:41:51,344 --> 00:41:54,214 and she was coming at me, and I just stopped her. 850 00:41:54,347 --> 00:41:58,385 I put my foot out and it just landed on her *****. 851 00:41:58,518 --> 00:41:59,986 [SCOFFS] 852 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:02,422 Alice. She filed a report with the campus police 853 00:42:02,555 --> 00:42:04,357 and now I'm temporarily banned. 854 00:42:08,294 --> 00:42:11,564 I mean, there's obviously something wrong with me, right? 855 00:42:13,199 --> 00:42:14,100 Mm... 856 00:42:15,435 --> 00:42:18,505 I'm gonna go to New York for a while, 857 00:42:18,638 --> 00:42:21,107 just to get my head together. 858 00:42:21,241 --> 00:42:23,543 I have some friends I can stay with, so... 859 00:42:23,677 --> 00:42:25,378 Unbelievable. 860 00:42:25,512 --> 00:42:30,150 Does everyone in Berkeley just have a hard-on for New York? 861 00:42:30,283 --> 00:42:32,919 Like, why doesn't the entire Bay Area pack up 862 00:42:33,860 --> 00:42:36,222 and move over to New York City and call it a day? 863 00:42:38,158 --> 00:42:39,826 That's your takeaway? 864 00:42:41,194 --> 00:42:43,363 After everything I just said? 865 00:42:43,496 --> 00:42:44,864 - Sorry. - Listen, 866 00:42:45,310 --> 00:42:47,534 maybe you could come with me. 867 00:42:47,667 --> 00:42:50,236 It could be good for us. We could start fresh. 868 00:42:51,871 --> 00:42:54,407 You're not really going. I can tell, you're just drunk. 869 00:42:54,541 --> 00:42:55,775 I already booked my flight. 870 00:42:58,211 --> 00:42:59,245 I leave on Tuesday. 871 00:43:02,515 --> 00:43:05,652 I'm sorry. It sucks. I know you guys are really close. 872 00:43:05,785 --> 00:43:06,920 Yeah. 873 00:43:07,870 --> 00:43:08,188 But at least it's not like she's-- 874 00:43:08,321 --> 00:43:10,824 I think she's making a mistake, you know? 875 00:43:10,957 --> 00:43:13,426 She runs away from shit. That's her thing. 876 00:43:17,797 --> 00:43:19,566 You see the way that guy looked at us? 877 00:43:19,699 --> 00:43:22,168 Who, what? What are you talking about? 878 00:43:22,302 --> 00:43:23,903 Guy over there. Did you see that? 879 00:43:24,700 --> 00:43:26,406 He's, like, openly judging me. 880 00:43:26,539 --> 00:43:27,741 Judging you? For what? 881 00:43:28,875 --> 00:43:30,543 You know, us. 882 00:43:31,544 --> 00:43:32,412 Come on. 883 00:43:32,545 --> 00:43:34,447 This isn't 1949. 884 00:43:34,581 --> 00:43:37,217 Okay, either that or he had "white girl envy." 885 00:43:37,350 --> 00:43:40,987 Maybe it was more like, "Good job." 886 00:43:41,154 --> 00:43:42,989 - Ew. - I'm joking. 887 00:43:43,156 --> 00:43:44,691 Who the hell knows why he was looking at us? 888 00:43:44,824 --> 00:43:47,270 Is that what I am? 889 00:43:47,193 --> 00:43:49,195 - What? - A "white girl"? 890 00:43:49,329 --> 00:43:51,898 Well, not just that.[SCOFFS] 891 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:54,868 Look, I'm sorry, okay? I was just-- 892 00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:56,369 Just what? 893 00:43:58,438 --> 00:44:01,107 You are so incredibly beautiful. 894 00:44:01,241 --> 00:44:04,878 I just assume that every guy we pass hates my ****ing guts. 895 00:44:08,214 --> 00:44:09,482 [BOTH CHUCKLE] 896 00:44:09,616 --> 00:44:11,217 Okay. 897 00:44:11,351 --> 00:44:13,219 - That was pathetic, Ben, really. - It's true. 898 00:44:13,353 --> 00:44:14,888 Yeah, yeah. Okay. 899 00:44:15,210 --> 00:44:17,557 ACTRESS: You say you'd just let it all go, 900 00:44:17,691 --> 00:44:20,600 and didn't we have a good time? 901 00:44:20,226 --> 00:44:22,696 You liked making love to me, didn't you? 902 00:44:22,829 --> 00:44:24,300 Yes, I did. 903 00:44:24,197 --> 00:44:26,366 So you see there, that's good, isn't it? 904 00:44:26,499 --> 00:44:28,668 And I thought you were crazy, didn't I? 905 00:44:28,802 --> 00:44:31,171 [MOVIE CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] 906 00:44:31,304 --> 00:44:33,673 [♪] 907 00:44:49,456 --> 00:44:50,990 [LINE TRILLING] 908 00:44:53,159 --> 00:44:55,528 MIKO: Moshi-Moshi. This is Miko. Leave me a message. 909 00:45:03,937 --> 00:45:05,705 So I'm sure you're all wondering 910 00:45:05,839 --> 00:45:08,441 why I've asked you to gather here. 911 00:45:08,575 --> 00:45:11,211 I'm afraid I have some disappointing news. 912 00:45:11,344 --> 00:45:14,470 [SQUEAKING] 913 00:45:17,217 --> 00:45:18,952 The... AUTUMN: Sorry! 914 00:45:19,850 --> 00:45:24,424 ...inspectors have deemed the building structurally unsound, 915 00:45:24,557 --> 00:45:28,661 and as you are probably aware, 916 00:45:28,795 --> 00:45:32,699 ticket sales haven't really been what they used to be. 917 00:45:32,832 --> 00:45:36,970 So it looks like we're gonna have to shut down. 918 00:45:37,103 --> 00:45:39,572 Can you put your phone away? 919 00:45:40,840 --> 00:45:42,208 [SIGHS] 920 00:45:43,710 --> 00:45:44,944 I'm really sorry, guys. 921 00:45:47,447 --> 00:45:49,716 I know how much this place means to all of us. 922 00:45:51,251 --> 00:45:52,619 So when we find out 923 00:45:52,752 --> 00:45:55,550 when our last day's gonna be, I will-- 924 00:45:56,756 --> 00:45:58,425 Yeah, Gene. 925 00:45:58,558 --> 00:46:00,694 [GENE CLEARS THROAT] 926 00:46:00,827 --> 00:46:02,362 Greetings, everyone. 927 00:46:02,495 --> 00:46:03,697 I just wanted to let you all know 928 00:46:03,830 --> 00:46:05,532 that I have recently accepted a job 929 00:46:05,665 --> 00:46:08,768 as assistant manager at the E-Flix Multiplex. 930 00:46:08,902 --> 00:46:13,306 And more to the point, we are currently hiring. 931 00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:14,941 Danny, we're looking for a projectionist. 932 00:46:15,750 --> 00:46:16,476 - I'm in. - BEN: Okay, yeah-- 933 00:46:16,609 --> 00:46:18,978 Unh! If anyone else has any interest 934 00:46:19,112 --> 00:46:21,314 and/or further query about the job, 935 00:46:21,448 --> 00:46:23,616 I will be out in the lobby imminently. 936 00:46:28,288 --> 00:46:30,357 AUTUMN: Lamont, are we gonna keep hanging out? 937 00:46:30,490 --> 00:46:31,791 LAMONT: Yeah. I'm gonna work for Gene. 938 00:46:31,925 --> 00:46:32,792 AUTUMN: I would work for Gene. 939 00:46:40,767 --> 00:46:42,535 Um... 940 00:46:42,669 --> 00:46:44,738 Okay, so hey. I, um... 941 00:46:46,106 --> 00:46:47,173 need to talk to you. 942 00:46:48,842 --> 00:46:51,511 Whenever someone says that, it always means: 943 00:46:51,644 --> 00:46:53,613 "I'm about to really bum you out." 944 00:46:53,747 --> 00:46:55,615 Yeah. Maybe. 945 00:46:56,483 --> 00:46:58,651 Um-- It's about Pilar. 946 00:47:00,687 --> 00:47:02,389 What about her? 947 00:47:02,522 --> 00:47:05,392 Well, she's been doing research in Ecuador, 948 00:47:05,525 --> 00:47:10,300 and I wasn't exactly sure where we stood when she left. 949 00:47:10,163 --> 00:47:13,166 And now she's back. 950 00:47:13,333 --> 00:47:14,200 Yeah. 951 00:47:16,803 --> 00:47:17,871 [SCOFFS] 952 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:21,708 What? 953 00:47:23,443 --> 00:47:26,479 Just seems kind of deceptive. 954 00:47:26,613 --> 00:47:29,349 You had made it clear that you two had broken up. 955 00:47:29,482 --> 00:47:31,918 It would've been nice to know I was the backup plan. 956 00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:33,386 Yeah. I know. 957 00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:37,390 I'm sorry. It's like a-- It's a problem of mine. 958 00:47:37,524 --> 00:47:39,693 I'm not very good at being alone. 959 00:47:39,826 --> 00:47:42,629 Really? That's strange 'cause I love being alone. 960 00:47:42,762 --> 00:47:44,264 Only thing I love more than being alone 961 00:47:44,431 --> 00:47:47,400 - is getting strung along. - Okay, wow. Ben, 962 00:47:47,534 --> 00:47:49,736 it's been, like, a few weeks, all right? 963 00:47:49,869 --> 00:47:52,439 You didn't, like, waste your whole life on me. 964 00:47:53,840 --> 00:47:55,642 That's great. 965 00:47:55,775 --> 00:47:58,178 Have fun back on the other side of the fence. 966 00:48:03,249 --> 00:48:04,184 I should go. 967 00:48:07,420 --> 00:48:09,622 Hey. Maybe quit smoking too. 968 00:48:11,224 --> 00:48:12,559 I mean, who still smokes? 969 00:48:16,262 --> 00:48:17,630 Listen, Ben, 970 00:48:17,764 --> 00:48:19,990 I know you're gonna want to blame this 971 00:48:22,502 --> 00:48:24,471 that this really is just about you. 972 00:48:30,410 --> 00:48:31,978 [DOOR OPENS] 973 00:48:32,112 --> 00:48:35,749 [SONNY & THE SUNSETS' "TOO YOUNG TO BURN" PLAYING] 974 00:48:41,921 --> 00:48:45,158 ♪ When I was just a kid ♪ 975 00:48:45,291 --> 00:48:50,764 ♪ They said "Kid, don't you cry" ♪ 976 00:48:50,897 --> 00:48:55,802 ♪ I am older now I say... ♪ 977 00:48:55,935 --> 00:48:58,938 Moshi-Moshi. This is Miko. Leave me a message. 978 00:48:59,720 --> 00:49:02,776 ♪ Every tear rolling down ♪ 979 00:49:02,909 --> 00:49:06,546 ♪ Is a lesson learned ♪ 980 00:49:07,847 --> 00:49:11,351 ♪ Are you too old to turn? ♪ 981 00:49:11,518 --> 00:49:15,755 ♪ ♪Are you too young to burn? ♪ 982 00:49:15,889 --> 00:49:17,991 Moshi-Moshi. This is Miko. Leave me a message. 983 00:49:21,528 --> 00:49:25,231 ♪ Too young to burn ♪ 984 00:49:25,365 --> 00:49:26,299 BEN: ****! 985 00:49:26,466 --> 00:49:30,904 ♪ Too young, too young ♪ 986 00:49:31,370 --> 00:49:33,139 Moshi-Moshi. This is Miko. Leave me a message. 987 00:49:34,341 --> 00:49:38,110 Hi. It's me. Again. Um-- 988 00:49:38,144 --> 00:49:39,679 I don't know if there's a problem 989 00:49:39,813 --> 00:49:41,381 with your voicemail or something, 990 00:49:41,548 --> 00:49:43,783 but if you get this, can you give me a call? 991 00:49:43,917 --> 00:49:45,485 Let me know if you're okay, maybe. 992 00:49:47,954 --> 00:49:49,723 I actually know that you're okay 993 00:49:49,856 --> 00:49:51,658 because you keep posting pictures 994 00:49:51,791 --> 00:49:55,280 of all the ****ing delightful food you're eating. 995 00:49:55,161 --> 00:49:56,763 So if you could do me the courtesy 996 00:49:56,896 --> 00:49:59,990 of calling me back, you know, just-- 997 00:49:59,232 --> 00:50:01,134 That would be greatly appreciated. 998 00:50:04,471 --> 00:50:05,338 Anyway... 999 00:50:07,574 --> 00:50:10,810 Uh... I know you're probably busy. 1000 00:50:10,944 --> 00:50:15,849 So give me a call back when you can. 1001 00:50:17,350 --> 00:50:18,685 Love you. 1002 00:50:18,818 --> 00:50:20,520 [GROANING] 1003 00:50:20,653 --> 00:50:21,554 ****! 1004 00:50:21,688 --> 00:50:23,590 [PHONE RINGING] 1005 00:50:29,562 --> 00:50:31,197 What? 1006 00:50:31,331 --> 00:50:33,833 ALICE: Nice to hear from you too, ***hole. 1007 00:50:33,967 --> 00:50:35,368 Sorry. 1008 00:50:35,535 --> 00:50:37,737 What's up? I had, like, three minutes 1009 00:50:37,871 --> 00:50:40,607 with nothing to do, so I thought I'd give you a call. 1010 00:50:41,808 --> 00:50:44,744 Well, here I am. 1011 00:50:44,878 --> 00:50:46,713 Oh, my God. You sound so sad. 1012 00:50:46,846 --> 00:50:48,248 Did you scratch one of your DVDs? 1013 00:50:48,381 --> 00:50:49,315 Listen... 1014 00:50:51,551 --> 00:50:52,752 if I came out there... 1015 00:50:55,880 --> 00:50:57,891 could I maybe stay with you for a little while? 1016 00:50:58,240 --> 00:51:00,760 Holy shit. Is this your rock bottom? 1017 00:51:02,228 --> 00:51:03,997 - High school was my rock bottom. - Right. 1018 00:51:04,130 --> 00:51:06,766 And you had nowhere to go but up. Ha, ha. 1019 00:51:06,900 --> 00:51:10,770 [♪] 1020 00:51:25,819 --> 00:51:26,753 Hey. 1021 00:51:29,122 --> 00:51:30,323 Are you serious? 1022 00:51:32,759 --> 00:51:35,495 I can't believe you're actually in New York, your personal hell. 1023 00:51:35,662 --> 00:51:37,430 - I hate it already. - Oh! 1024 00:51:37,597 --> 00:51:39,165 Before I forget. 1025 00:51:39,299 --> 00:51:41,668 Front door and apartment door. 1026 00:51:41,801 --> 00:51:43,636 Yeah, Meredith wants you to feel free 1027 00:51:43,770 --> 00:51:45,638 to come and go at your leisure. 1028 00:51:45,772 --> 00:51:47,741 - Who? - Meredith. 1029 00:51:49,142 --> 00:51:52,312 Meredith Ames? Come on, I told you about her! 1030 00:51:52,445 --> 00:51:53,947 I--It's her apartment. 1031 00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:55,982 I thought you came out here to clear your head. 1032 00:51:56,116 --> 00:51:57,283 I did. 1033 00:51:57,417 --> 00:52:00,153 And then I went to a party and met Meredith 1034 00:52:00,286 --> 00:52:02,922 and went home with her, and I've been there ever since. 1035 00:52:03,560 --> 00:52:03,957 Unbelievable. 1036 00:52:07,193 --> 00:52:09,950 So when are you gonna call her? 1037 00:52:10,296 --> 00:52:11,164 Who? 1038 00:52:11,297 --> 00:52:12,665 [SCOFFS] 1039 00:52:12,799 --> 00:52:13,700 "Who." 1040 00:52:14,667 --> 00:52:16,670 - Yeah, who? - Ha! 1041 00:52:17,637 --> 00:52:19,472 Babe? We're home. 1042 00:52:19,639 --> 00:52:21,841 MEREDITH: Hey! I'll just be out in a second. 1043 00:52:25,478 --> 00:52:26,846 - Nice place. - I know. 1044 00:52:26,980 --> 00:52:28,782 It's like a grown-up lives here, right? 1045 00:52:28,915 --> 00:52:32,850 Hi. This must be the infamous Ben Tagawa. 1046 00:52:32,218 --> 00:52:34,387 - Hi. Great to meet you. - Oh, please. 1047 00:52:34,521 --> 00:52:35,955 Feel like I know you already. 1048 00:52:36,890 --> 00:52:37,424 She talks about you incessantly. 1049 00:52:37,557 --> 00:52:38,458 Oh, God. 1050 00:52:38,625 --> 00:52:39,959 - She does. - Yeah, I do. 1051 00:52:40,930 --> 00:52:41,828 To be honest, I probably know a lot more 1052 00:52:41,961 --> 00:52:43,897 about you than I should. She told me-- 1053 00:52:44,300 --> 00:52:46,533 I'm actually attracted to women of all races. 1054 00:52:49,502 --> 00:52:51,471 - Good to know. - No, wait. No, I'm-- 1055 00:52:51,638 --> 00:52:53,206 I'm sorry. I thought that's what she-- 1056 00:52:53,340 --> 00:52:54,741 It's really funny when he flails. 1057 00:52:54,874 --> 00:52:56,309 I'm sorry I don't have a room for you, Ben, 1058 00:52:56,443 --> 00:52:57,811 but the sofa's pretty comfy. 1059 00:52:57,944 --> 00:52:59,312 No, no. That's fine. 1060 00:52:59,446 --> 00:53:01,414 I could actually easily stay at a hotel. 1061 00:53:01,548 --> 00:53:03,416 - You can't afford that. - I don't wanna impose. 1062 00:53:03,550 --> 00:53:06,186 The more, the merrier. It'll be like a slumber party. 1063 00:53:06,319 --> 00:53:07,787 Oh, babe, don't say that. 1064 00:53:07,921 --> 00:53:10,290 He'll think he's getting some hot three-way action. 1065 00:53:10,423 --> 00:53:11,291 Oh, God. 1066 00:53:11,424 --> 00:53:12,926 No. I--Yeah. I know. 1067 00:53:13,590 --> 00:53:15,261 I'm not-- I don't-- I'm very--Yeah. 1068 00:53:15,395 --> 00:53:17,530 He wants it. All men are trash. 1069 00:53:17,697 --> 00:53:20,100 [MEREDITH & ALICE LAUGH] The couch is wonderful. 1070 00:53:21,534 --> 00:53:23,103 ALICE: You brought out the fancy shit. 1071 00:53:23,236 --> 00:53:24,838 Which one is this? 1072 00:53:24,971 --> 00:53:27,374 Okay. So this is a goat Gouda, 1073 00:53:27,507 --> 00:53:30,110 and this is a Delice de Bourgogne. 1074 00:53:30,243 --> 00:53:35,810 Ooh! Delice de okay. To the gracious hostess. 1075 00:53:35,215 --> 00:53:38,118 Thank you. It's good to be here. 1076 00:53:38,251 --> 00:53:41,540 So Alice tells me you're involved in the theater. 1077 00:53:42,355 --> 00:53:44,157 Oh, is that--? 1078 00:53:44,290 --> 00:53:47,160 I manage a crappy movie theater. Or at least, I used to. 1079 00:53:47,293 --> 00:53:50,960 Right. Sorry, I knew that. Not that it's crappy. 1080 00:53:50,230 --> 00:53:51,364 I knew it was a movie-- 1081 00:53:51,498 --> 00:53:52,966 Meredith is working on her novel. 1082 00:53:53,990 --> 00:53:54,834 Well, I mean, that's what I say 1083 00:53:54,968 --> 00:53:56,403 to avoid the very real possibility 1084 00:53:56,536 --> 00:53:57,771 that I might just be a teacher. 1085 00:53:57,904 --> 00:54:00,240 Well, a professor at Barnard. 1086 00:54:00,373 --> 00:54:02,420 You're really trading up. I'm impressed. 1087 00:54:02,175 --> 00:54:03,843 Yeah, I did. Listen to her. 1088 00:54:03,977 --> 00:54:05,979 It's like living with Mary Poppins. 1089 00:54:07,313 --> 00:54:10,383 What do you guys have planned for tomorrow? I've got to work. 1090 00:54:10,550 --> 00:54:14,200 Well, Ben's here basically to stalk his ex-girlfriend, so... 1091 00:54:14,154 --> 00:54:16,756 Not my ex-girlfriend. We're just taking some time off. 1092 00:54:16,890 --> 00:54:18,692 If you were in a dysfunctional, long-term relationship... 1093 00:54:18,825 --> 00:54:20,193 Please don't call it that. 1094 00:54:20,326 --> 00:54:23,263 ...and your partner says she's "taking some time off" 1095 00:54:23,396 --> 00:54:25,765 and moves across the country... For an internship. 1096 00:54:25,899 --> 00:54:28,902 ...you'd assume-- I mean, that's a breakup, right? 1097 00:54:29,350 --> 00:54:31,204 - How were things when she left? - Terrible. 1098 00:54:31,338 --> 00:54:32,572 No, not terrible. 1099 00:54:32,706 --> 00:54:34,207 We were drifting apart a little bit, 1100 00:54:34,341 --> 00:54:35,608 and we were... 1101 00:54:36,676 --> 00:54:38,111 definitely fighting a lot. 1102 00:54:39,579 --> 00:54:41,548 You know, otherwise... 1103 00:54:41,681 --> 00:54:43,683 I think the drifting is worse than the fighting. 1104 00:54:45,785 --> 00:54:49,122 Uh... I think I'd remember if she did. 1105 00:54:49,289 --> 00:54:50,423 ALICE: Just ignore him. 1106 00:54:50,557 --> 00:54:52,492 That's a pretty heavy thing to say. 1107 00:54:52,625 --> 00:54:54,861 No! No, no. That's not my phrase. 1108 00:54:54,994 --> 00:54:57,163 That's actually something she said when she got mad-- 1109 00:54:57,330 --> 00:54:58,298 ALICE: Let it go, Ben. 1110 00:55:11,578 --> 00:55:12,612 Anything you wanna say? 1111 00:55:16,516 --> 00:55:18,818 The bagels in New York are really better. 1112 00:55:21,454 --> 00:55:24,691 Sorry. I guess she doesn't really get our sense of humor. 1113 00:55:24,824 --> 00:55:26,626 - Not about her. - I just went out on a limb-- 1114 00:55:26,760 --> 00:55:29,696 Let me clarify. This is different. 1115 00:55:31,865 --> 00:55:32,732 Okay. 1116 00:55:37,570 --> 00:55:40,440 - You're more fun in California. - You're about the same. 1117 00:55:45,145 --> 00:55:47,480 See, you can't even tell anything from this. 1118 00:55:47,614 --> 00:55:48,748 It's, like, food... 1119 00:55:49,949 --> 00:55:51,651 more food. 1120 00:55:51,785 --> 00:55:52,652 Let me see. 1121 00:55:56,556 --> 00:55:58,358 Who's LeonDesigns212, 1122 00:55:58,491 --> 00:56:00,493 and why's he liking all of her pics? 1123 00:56:03,630 --> 00:56:05,265 Holy shit! 1124 00:56:05,398 --> 00:56:06,466 What the ****? 1125 00:56:10,700 --> 00:56:12,138 It's definitely her, right? 1126 00:56:12,305 --> 00:56:14,507 I mean, I know all Asian girls look the same to you. 1127 00:56:14,641 --> 00:56:18,345 Will you shut up for a minute while I try to process this? 1128 00:56:19,813 --> 00:56:22,482 God, I had no idea how hot she was. 1129 00:56:22,615 --> 00:56:24,317 - Dude, you ****ed up. - I said, shut up. 1130 00:56:31,257 --> 00:56:32,692 Can I help you? 1131 00:56:32,826 --> 00:56:35,395 We were just curious about the photos in the window. 1132 00:56:35,528 --> 00:56:38,531 Aren't they totally amazing? 1133 00:56:38,665 --> 00:56:42,135 Yeah. You know anything about them? Where they came from? 1134 00:56:42,302 --> 00:56:45,380 Oh, Leon handles all the promo himself. 1135 00:56:45,171 --> 00:56:47,307 And Leon is...? 1136 00:56:47,440 --> 00:56:49,709 Leon Alexander. 1137 00:56:50,777 --> 00:56:52,112 He designs the clothes. 1138 00:56:53,847 --> 00:56:55,482 This is his boutique. 1139 00:56:57,117 --> 00:56:58,985 ALICE: Ah. Humility. 1140 00:56:59,119 --> 00:57:01,210 Uh-- 1141 00:57:01,154 --> 00:57:03,289 What about the model on the screen? 1142 00:57:03,423 --> 00:57:05,250 Do you know anything about her? 1143 00:57:05,158 --> 00:57:06,793 He finds them from all over. 1144 00:57:06,926 --> 00:57:09,290 He found his last model at a Chipotle. 1145 00:57:09,162 --> 00:57:10,497 How many are there? 1146 00:57:10,630 --> 00:57:12,565 Do you have questions about the clothes? 1147 00:57:12,699 --> 00:57:14,200 Is this a cult? 1148 00:57:16,469 --> 00:57:17,704 ALICE: How are you not mad right now? 1149 00:57:17,837 --> 00:57:19,806 So she wanted to try modeling or whatever. 1150 00:57:19,939 --> 00:57:21,541 She probably thought I wouldn't be supportive 1151 00:57:21,675 --> 00:57:23,710 - if she told me about it. - And she'd be wrong? 1152 00:57:23,843 --> 00:57:26,790 No, I would've been a total prick about it. 1153 00:57:26,212 --> 00:57:28,415 In a way, I forced her to lie. 1154 00:57:28,548 --> 00:57:30,417 It's just so weird to think of her doing that. 1155 00:57:30,550 --> 00:57:33,153 It's like if I found out you were a mime. 1156 00:57:33,319 --> 00:57:35,755 Don't knock mimes. Chaplin was a mime. 1157 00:57:35,889 --> 00:57:38,258 When are you gonna see her? You did come to see her, right? 1158 00:57:38,425 --> 00:57:41,895 - I have a plan for tomorrow. - Oh, really? This, I gotta see. 1159 00:57:42,280 --> 00:57:44,431 [♪] 1160 00:57:47,801 --> 00:57:50,700 - This is so unlike you. - That's the point. 1161 00:58:02,148 --> 00:58:03,490 Hi. 1162 00:58:05,685 --> 00:58:06,986 You shouldn't have. 1163 00:58:07,120 --> 00:58:09,522 Uh, I'm-- I'm here to see Miko. 1164 00:58:10,924 --> 00:58:13,960 Who? Miko Higashi. She's an intern here. 1165 00:58:14,940 --> 00:58:16,596 I'm the only intern here right now. 1166 00:58:16,730 --> 00:58:19,650 Okay, do you know when she's gonna be back? 1167 00:58:19,199 --> 00:58:23,360 [SIGHS] Look, there is only one intern working here 1168 00:58:23,169 --> 00:58:26,720 at this point in time, and you're looking at him. 1169 00:58:26,206 --> 00:58:28,108 I hope you're not being catfished. 1170 00:58:28,241 --> 00:58:29,676 That would suck. 1171 00:58:29,809 --> 00:58:33,279 Can you check if she maybe worked here before you? 1172 00:58:33,446 --> 00:58:35,782 I'm not supposed to give out that kind of information. 1173 00:58:35,915 --> 00:58:37,450 Please. 1174 00:58:37,584 --> 00:58:39,719 Actually, what the **** do I care? 1175 00:58:45,959 --> 00:58:46,893 No. 1176 00:58:50,196 --> 00:58:51,598 ****! 1177 00:58:51,731 --> 00:58:52,799 What? Ben. 1178 00:58:55,635 --> 00:58:57,337 Well, so much for my big move. 1179 00:58:57,504 --> 00:58:59,305 - ****ing lying *****. - Don't. 1180 00:59:00,607 --> 00:59:02,509 So now what? 1181 00:59:02,642 --> 00:59:03,643 Can I use your phone? 1182 00:59:04,577 --> 00:59:05,812 What's wrong with yours? 1183 00:59:05,945 --> 00:59:07,313 I tried that. 1184 00:59:09,616 --> 00:59:11,484 [LINE TRILLING] 1185 00:59:11,618 --> 00:59:13,520 [PHONE RINGING] 1186 00:59:17,490 --> 00:59:19,893 - Hello? - BEN: Hey, it's me. 1187 00:59:20,894 --> 00:59:22,929 Oh. Hi. 1188 00:59:23,630 --> 00:59:25,131 What's this number you're calling from? 1189 00:59:25,265 --> 00:59:29,469 Oh, right. I'm out with Alice, and I forgot my phone at home. 1190 00:59:29,602 --> 00:59:31,771 [SIGHS] I'm sorry. 1191 00:59:31,905 --> 00:59:34,874 I should've called. I just... 1192 00:59:35,800 --> 00:59:36,509 I felt like we weren't communicating very well 1193 00:59:36,643 --> 00:59:38,144 over the phone and-- 1194 00:59:38,278 --> 00:59:41,810 No, no, no, it's fine. I know you're busy. 1195 00:59:42,882 --> 00:59:44,751 Well, we should talk. 1196 00:59:44,884 --> 00:59:47,687 I'm in the middle of something at work right now, 1197 00:59:47,821 --> 00:59:49,422 but-- You mean, the internship? 1198 00:59:49,589 --> 00:59:50,990 Uh-huh.[SCOFFS] 1199 00:59:51,124 --> 00:59:53,693 I will call you later tonight. 1200 00:59:53,827 --> 00:59:55,762 Cool. Actually, wait. 1201 00:59:55,895 --> 00:59:57,597 The reason I called is because 1202 00:59:57,731 --> 00:59:59,599 we're at the post office right now. 1203 00:59:59,733 --> 01:00:02,680 You got some important-looking mail, some tax stuff. 1204 01:00:02,202 --> 01:00:03,837 And I wanted to forward it, 1205 01:00:03,970 --> 01:00:06,720 but I didn't know where to send it to. 1206 01:00:07,574 --> 01:00:08,842 Yeah, I got a pen. 1207 01:00:10,710 --> 01:00:12,178 Yeah, got it. 1208 01:00:12,312 --> 01:00:14,180 [♪] 1209 01:00:16,883 --> 01:00:19,586 ALICE: I can't believe she can afford to live around here. 1210 01:00:19,719 --> 01:00:22,355 Yeah, she must be really dipping into that old trust fund. 1211 01:00:22,522 --> 01:00:25,158 God, I'd give anything to have a rich, absent, alcoholic dad 1212 01:00:25,291 --> 01:00:26,760 that tries to buy my love. 1213 01:00:26,893 --> 01:00:30,296 - Well, which one is it? - Relax. Got it all staked out. 1214 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:35,735 So listen. 1215 01:00:35,869 --> 01:00:40,400 I'm thinking about maybe not going back to school. 1216 01:00:41,975 --> 01:00:42,909 What? 1217 01:00:43,430 --> 01:00:44,477 When I'm honest with myself, 1218 01:00:44,644 --> 01:00:46,479 there's only one reason why I even wanted 1219 01:00:46,646 --> 01:00:48,815 to go to grad school to begin with. 1220 01:00:48,948 --> 01:00:49,949 The poon. 1221 01:00:50,830 --> 01:00:51,384 No, idiot. 1222 01:00:51,551 --> 01:00:52,719 My parents! 1223 01:00:52,852 --> 01:00:55,555 "The poon"? How old are you? 1224 01:00:57,230 --> 01:00:58,658 I've just been living my whole life, 1225 01:00:58,792 --> 01:01:00,560 thinking it's possible to placate them, 1226 01:01:00,694 --> 01:01:02,796 but it's obviously not. 1227 01:01:02,929 --> 01:01:06,599 So your solution is to give up and hide out here in New York? 1228 01:01:06,733 --> 01:01:07,634 Maybe. 1229 01:01:09,569 --> 01:01:11,771 At least I'd be happy. 1230 01:01:11,905 --> 01:01:15,275 You could maybe just be honest with them. 1231 01:01:16,242 --> 01:01:17,510 Ha! 1232 01:01:18,345 --> 01:01:19,245 Sorry. 1233 01:01:20,780 --> 01:01:22,248 What? 1234 01:01:22,382 --> 01:01:23,983 No. 1235 01:01:24,117 --> 01:01:25,418 No, never. 1236 01:01:26,519 --> 01:01:27,420 Oh, shit. 1237 01:01:28,922 --> 01:01:30,423 Are you ****ing with me? What do we do? 1238 01:01:30,590 --> 01:01:32,250 - Shit. - What do we do? 1239 01:01:32,158 --> 01:01:33,993 ALICE: It's that designer prick. Come on. 1240 01:01:34,127 --> 01:01:35,628 - Wait. - Come on. Come on. 1241 01:01:35,762 --> 01:01:38,131 [♪] 1242 01:01:45,739 --> 01:01:47,874 ALICE: He's too tall, way too tall. 1243 01:01:51,745 --> 01:01:53,880 Hey, how y'all doing? 1244 01:01:54,140 --> 01:01:56,116 BEN: What the **** is she doing with that guy? 1245 01:02:01,454 --> 01:02:03,323 - You look beautiful. - Nice. 1246 01:02:05,125 --> 01:02:06,292 Go, go, go. 1247 01:02:12,832 --> 01:02:14,670 What are they doing? 1248 01:02:14,200 --> 01:02:15,402 [SCOFFS] 1249 01:02:15,535 --> 01:02:17,270 They're being ****ing adorable. 1250 01:02:21,740 --> 01:02:22,475 Shit. 1251 01:02:22,642 --> 01:02:23,510 Let's go. 1252 01:02:43,830 --> 01:02:44,998 Wow. 1253 01:02:48,968 --> 01:02:54,741 [BOTH SPEAKING IN JAPANESE] 1254 01:02:54,874 --> 01:02:57,677 - What are they saying? - How the **** would I know? 1255 01:02:59,779 --> 01:03:02,515 I can't believe she's with a ****ing rice king. 1256 01:03:02,682 --> 01:03:05,719 We don't necessarily know--He was speaking Japanese. 1257 01:03:05,852 --> 01:03:10,857 He was a white guy with a big beard who was speaking Japanese. 1258 01:03:10,990 --> 01:03:12,192 What does the big beard 1259 01:03:12,325 --> 01:03:13,827 - have to do with anything? - I don't know! 1260 01:03:13,960 --> 01:03:15,228 MEREDITH: I can see why you're upset, 1261 01:03:15,362 --> 01:03:16,563 but there's nothing wrong 1262 01:03:16,730 --> 01:03:17,831 with someone having a type. 1263 01:03:17,964 --> 01:03:19,432 If there's real love between two people-- 1264 01:03:19,566 --> 01:03:24,104 Yeah, yeah. But can we be honest, between us, right? 1265 01:03:24,237 --> 01:03:26,339 You see a white guy with an Asian girl, 1266 01:03:26,473 --> 01:03:28,274 - and what do you think? - Oh, boy. 1267 01:03:28,408 --> 01:03:30,760 And when you see an Asian man 1268 01:03:30,210 --> 01:03:31,878 with a white woman, you think...? 1269 01:03:32,120 --> 01:03:33,346 Good for him. 1270 01:03:33,480 --> 01:03:34,948 Good for both of them. 1271 01:03:35,810 --> 01:03:38,510 And you don't second-guess that relationship. 1272 01:03:38,184 --> 01:03:40,520 You're like, "Wow, he must be a really cool guy, 1273 01:03:40,653 --> 01:03:43,256 and she is really evolved." 1274 01:03:45,558 --> 01:03:48,261 Jesus. What year is he living in? 1275 01:03:48,395 --> 01:03:50,563 I just think there's something creepy 1276 01:03:50,730 --> 01:03:54,601 about an older white guy who's horny for skinny Asian girls. 1277 01:03:54,768 --> 01:03:56,770 I mean, what's that all about? 1278 01:03:56,903 --> 01:03:58,838 I actually don't think it's about anything. 1279 01:03:58,972 --> 01:04:00,473 Oh, come on, Meredith. 1280 01:04:00,607 --> 01:04:02,742 If you're implying an undercurrent of what? 1281 01:04:02,876 --> 01:04:04,577 Fetishism? Pedophilia? 1282 01:04:04,744 --> 01:04:06,813 Then what's the flip side to that line of thinking? 1283 01:04:06,946 --> 01:04:08,348 I don't know what. 1284 01:04:08,481 --> 01:04:10,517 Is your attraction to white women 1285 01:04:10,650 --> 01:04:12,419 a sublimated form of assimilation? 1286 01:04:12,552 --> 01:04:15,522 Are you trying to elevate yourself in society's eyes by--? 1287 01:04:15,655 --> 01:04:17,357 - Where'd that come from? - Sorry, dude. 1288 01:04:17,490 --> 01:04:19,325 Don't turn this into a personal attack on me. 1289 01:04:19,459 --> 01:04:21,327 No, no, no. It's not an attack. 1290 01:04:21,461 --> 01:04:23,163 I just think it gets tricky 1291 01:04:23,296 --> 01:04:25,331 when you start making moralistic generalizations 1292 01:04:25,465 --> 01:04:27,600 based on your own wounded ego. 1293 01:04:28,702 --> 01:04:29,936 You don't even know me. 1294 01:04:30,700 --> 01:04:31,971 Babe, he's had a hard day, you know? 1295 01:04:32,105 --> 01:04:33,773 I know. I know. And I'm sorry. 1296 01:04:33,907 --> 01:04:36,760 I just don't know if it's appropriate for someone, 1297 01:04:36,209 --> 01:04:37,777 particularly a cishet male, 1298 01:04:37,911 --> 01:04:40,513 to ascribe negative implications to other people's ***uality. 1299 01:04:40,647 --> 01:04:43,316 To be clear, I'm 100% 1300 01:04:43,450 --> 01:04:46,119 just talking about rice kings, okay? I'm not-- 1301 01:04:46,252 --> 01:04:48,988 I know you think you're being funny or whatever, 1302 01:04:49,122 --> 01:04:50,990 but there's a long history of pejorative slang 1303 01:04:51,124 --> 01:04:53,493 used to demean the ***uality of "the other." 1304 01:04:53,626 --> 01:04:56,563 Meredith's dad is white, so--But that's beside the point. 1305 01:04:56,696 --> 01:04:58,264 BEN: How is that beside the point? 1306 01:04:58,398 --> 01:05:00,500 You don't wanna have to think about your white dad 1307 01:05:00,633 --> 01:05:02,202 and your Asian mom getting it on. 1308 01:05:02,335 --> 01:05:05,171 His fetish-- I'm very close to throwing this in your face. 1309 01:05:05,305 --> 01:05:06,906 Babe. 1310 01:05:07,400 --> 01:05:09,142 - What the ****? - MEREDITH: I'm sorry. 1311 01:05:11,711 --> 01:05:13,460 For a second there, I thought 1312 01:05:16,160 --> 01:05:16,850 ALICE: Meredith! 1313 01:05:19,119 --> 01:05:20,320 [HUFFS] 1314 01:05:22,689 --> 01:05:24,570 ALICE: Just because I laugh at something 1315 01:05:24,190 --> 01:05:25,625 doesn't mean I endorse it. 1316 01:05:25,759 --> 01:05:27,527 I hate to say it, but you are kind of rigid-- 1317 01:05:27,660 --> 01:05:29,996 - MEREDITH: So it's my problem? - I did not say that. 1318 01:05:30,130 --> 01:05:32,565 MEREDITH: He can rant and spew all that toxic bullshit 1319 01:05:32,699 --> 01:05:33,700 and I am too rigid? 1320 01:05:49,883 --> 01:05:52,786 [♪] 1321 01:06:19,779 --> 01:06:22,282 Hey! Did you **** her in my bed? 1322 01:06:22,415 --> 01:06:24,284 Oh, my God, Ben, are you crazy? 1323 01:06:24,417 --> 01:06:26,353 Did you take the shitty photos first 1324 01:06:26,486 --> 01:06:27,887 and then **** her in my bed? 1325 01:06:28,540 --> 01:06:29,522 Or did you **** her in my bed 1326 01:06:29,656 --> 01:06:30,990 and then take those shitty photos? 1327 01:06:31,157 --> 01:06:33,293 [SPEAKING IN JAPANESE] 1328 01:06:33,426 --> 01:06:35,295 He doesn't understand. 1329 01:06:35,428 --> 01:06:36,996 [IN ENGLISH] Oh, God. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed. 1330 01:06:37,163 --> 01:06:39,232 - But you did. - I did. 1331 01:06:39,366 --> 01:06:41,101 I did. There's no excuse. 1332 01:06:41,234 --> 01:06:43,370 What is this? You come all the way here to spy on me? 1333 01:06:43,503 --> 01:06:44,738 Are you that much of an ***hole? 1334 01:06:44,871 --> 01:06:46,373 Yeah, I am that much of an ***hole. 1335 01:06:46,506 --> 01:06:48,141 LEON: You're not an ***hole. 1336 01:06:48,274 --> 01:06:51,578 I understand that this is an awkward situation for all of us. 1337 01:06:51,711 --> 01:06:53,613 We're not meeting under the best of terms now. 1338 01:06:53,747 --> 01:06:56,416 Yeah, I prefer a more formal introduction 1339 01:06:56,549 --> 01:06:59,352 to the guy who's ****ing my girlfriend. 1340 01:06:59,486 --> 01:07:01,654 Okay, let's just take a breath. 1341 01:07:01,788 --> 01:07:03,490 Look, Ben--Don't ****ing touch me! 1342 01:07:03,623 --> 01:07:07,961 Oh, really? You're gonna do Tai Chi on me? 1343 01:07:08,128 --> 01:07:09,496 Look, I'm sorry. 1344 01:07:09,629 --> 01:07:11,631 That's just instinct. It's just a reflex. 1345 01:07:11,765 --> 01:07:14,300 It's decades of training, and I'm sorry. 1346 01:07:14,434 --> 01:07:16,336 A martial arts guy? Really, Miko? 1347 01:07:16,469 --> 01:07:18,471 Okay, just stop it, Ben. Just stop! 1348 01:07:18,605 --> 01:07:20,540 You know what? You wanna go? Let's go. 1349 01:07:20,674 --> 01:07:23,710 I'm sure you're dying to do your version of that Tarantino movie. 1350 01:07:23,843 --> 01:07:25,512 - What? - That scene, you know, 1351 01:07:25,645 --> 01:07:27,247 where Brad Pitt kicks Bruce Lee's ***. 1352 01:07:27,380 --> 01:07:29,916 Oh, my God. I'm sure that's your wet dream, isn't it? 1353 01:07:30,500 --> 01:07:33,787 No. I mean, overall, yes, I thought it was a great film. 1354 01:07:33,920 --> 01:07:35,822 But I despise the idea of aggrandizing 1355 01:07:35,955 --> 01:07:37,357 a fictional white protagonist 1356 01:07:37,490 --> 01:07:40,126 by denigrating a real Asian American icon. 1357 01:07:40,260 --> 01:07:42,362 Yes, I understand there are some aspects of it 1358 01:07:42,495 --> 01:07:43,630 that were based on true-- 1359 01:07:43,763 --> 01:07:45,765 Can you shut the **** up? 1360 01:07:45,899 --> 01:07:49,536 Ben, look, man, I understand--I said, don't! 1361 01:07:49,669 --> 01:07:51,871 - Oh, here he goes. - I did it again. I did it again. 1362 01:07:52,500 --> 01:07:55,508 LEON: I get the feeling that I'm not making anything better here. 1363 01:07:55,642 --> 01:07:57,344 So I'm gonna step away. 1364 01:07:57,477 --> 01:08:01,470 Why don't you go up to my place, have a drink, kitchen's yours. 1365 01:08:01,214 --> 01:08:04,918 - Call me if you need anything. - Okay, I'm gonna call you. 1366 01:08:05,510 --> 01:08:08,521 [♪] 1367 01:08:08,655 --> 01:08:09,989 Sayonara. 1368 01:08:10,156 --> 01:08:13,827 Oh, that's good Japanese. You're on your way. 1369 01:08:13,960 --> 01:08:14,961 Oh, shut up. 1370 01:08:40,787 --> 01:08:41,888 So this is his place. 1371 01:08:43,723 --> 01:08:44,624 Yep. 1372 01:08:46,192 --> 01:08:47,193 Nice. 1373 01:08:51,331 --> 01:08:54,267 I see that he really likes his Oriental accessories. 1374 01:08:55,735 --> 01:08:58,204 So you never even had your own place out here. 1375 01:08:58,338 --> 01:09:02,642 Does he make you pay rent, or do you just walk on his back? 1376 01:09:02,776 --> 01:09:04,744 Come on, Ben. What are you doing here? 1377 01:09:04,878 --> 01:09:07,414 You basically came out here to be with him, right? 1378 01:09:08,948 --> 01:09:11,584 Okay, look. I owe you an apology, but-- 1379 01:09:11,718 --> 01:09:17,691 No, no, no. How does one cross paths with a Leon Alexander? 1380 01:09:18,958 --> 01:09:21,828 - He was visiting a friend. - Excuse me? 1381 01:09:21,961 --> 01:09:25,980 He was visiting someone who had a film in the festival. 1382 01:09:26,466 --> 01:09:29,436 - Oh. - We met for coffee a few times 1383 01:09:29,569 --> 01:09:31,137 while he was in town, but it was nothing. 1384 01:09:31,304 --> 01:09:32,972 Can you stop bullshitting? 1385 01:09:33,106 --> 01:09:34,507 I saw the photos. 1386 01:09:34,641 --> 01:09:37,310 I think I can recognize our own ****ing bed! 1387 01:09:37,444 --> 01:09:38,912 We took a few photos, but that's it. 1388 01:09:39,450 --> 01:09:41,581 We agreed to wait until I'd resolved things with you. 1389 01:09:41,715 --> 01:09:43,717 So are you still waiting? 1390 01:09:43,850 --> 01:09:46,720 Because I don't feel resolved, do you? 1391 01:09:46,853 --> 01:09:50,900 Holy shit. Poor Leon. The blue balls on that guy. 1392 01:09:50,223 --> 01:09:52,225 Ben, we were taking some time off. You knew this. 1393 01:09:52,392 --> 01:09:54,894 I just didn't realize taking some time off 1394 01:09:55,280 --> 01:09:57,630 meant ****ing other people! 1395 01:09:58,431 --> 01:10:00,433 [SCOFFS] 1396 01:10:00,567 --> 01:10:02,168 You sure about that? 1397 01:10:02,335 --> 01:10:03,436 What are you talking about? 1398 01:10:03,570 --> 01:10:05,805 My friend Koji saw you holding hands 1399 01:10:05,939 --> 01:10:07,307 with someone at the flea market. 1400 01:10:07,440 --> 01:10:08,675 She sounded like your type too. 1401 01:10:08,808 --> 01:10:10,377 Stop trying to turn this around on me. 1402 01:10:10,510 --> 01:10:12,545 All right, look, Ben, it's fine. 1403 01:10:12,679 --> 01:10:14,714 I think it's obvious that this has been 1404 01:10:14,848 --> 01:10:16,716 such a good change for both of us. 1405 01:10:16,850 --> 01:10:19,119 We went about it in a stupid way, 1406 01:10:19,252 --> 01:10:21,721 but somehow it all worked out for the best. 1407 01:10:21,855 --> 01:10:23,957 But of all people... 1408 01:10:24,900 --> 01:10:26,526 Miko, a white guy is one thing, but he-- 1409 01:10:26,659 --> 01:10:29,529 He is so clearly an Asian fetishist. 1410 01:10:29,662 --> 01:10:32,665 Do you realize how insulting that is to me, Ben? 1411 01:10:32,799 --> 01:10:34,670 That the only reason someone 1412 01:10:34,200 --> 01:10:35,668 could possibly be attracted to me 1413 01:10:35,802 --> 01:10:37,671 is because of some objectifying abnormality? 1414 01:10:37,804 --> 01:10:39,406 I didn't say that was the only reason. 1415 01:10:39,539 --> 01:10:41,875 That says a lot more about you than it does about me. 1416 01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:44,778 I'm criticizing him, not you. Can you just not twist my words? 1417 01:10:44,911 --> 01:10:46,880 I know that you think you're in this position 1418 01:10:47,130 --> 01:10:48,982 to always be judging people, but you know what? 1419 01:10:49,115 --> 01:10:50,884 You don't know anything about him. 1420 01:10:51,170 --> 01:10:54,154 And if it really matters to you, Ben, he's not white. 1421 01:10:55,822 --> 01:10:58,191 What? We're talking about the same guy? 1422 01:10:59,926 --> 01:11:02,195 He's Jewish and Indigenous American. 1423 01:11:04,230 --> 01:11:05,532 [LAUGHING] 1424 01:11:07,734 --> 01:11:08,702 Okay. 1425 01:11:08,835 --> 01:11:10,360 Oh, wow. 1426 01:11:10,170 --> 01:11:13,239 - That-- That is hilarious. - Hilarious. 1427 01:11:13,406 --> 01:11:15,175 Did he put that on his college application? 1428 01:11:15,308 --> 01:11:16,543 I think you should go now. 1429 01:11:20,146 --> 01:11:22,315 How's the internship, by the way? 1430 01:11:23,216 --> 01:11:24,150 It's great. 1431 01:11:26,553 --> 01:11:28,722 Sticking with your story. That's nice. 1432 01:11:33,193 --> 01:11:34,160 Ben, wait. 1433 01:11:37,630 --> 01:11:40,834 I should've been more direct with you a long time ago, and... 1434 01:11:42,235 --> 01:11:44,571 And I apologize for not doing that. 1435 01:11:46,740 --> 01:11:51,745 But even at my most frustrated, I felt a lot of pity for you. 1436 01:11:51,878 --> 01:11:54,848 And I realized that that's how you kept me trapped. 1437 01:11:54,981 --> 01:11:56,616 [SCOFFS] 1438 01:11:56,750 --> 01:11:59,850 Stop trying to play the victim now, Miko. 1439 01:11:59,219 --> 01:12:00,653 It's ****ing embarrassing. 1440 01:12:00,787 --> 01:12:03,356 You wanna know what's embarrassing, Ben? 1441 01:12:03,523 --> 01:12:04,791 Trying to hold on to something 1442 01:12:04,924 --> 01:12:07,127 because you are pathologically afraid of change. 1443 01:12:07,260 --> 01:12:08,595 That's what you do, Ben. 1444 01:12:08,728 --> 01:12:10,563 And it felt like ****ing death to me. 1445 01:12:10,697 --> 01:12:12,432 So that's my big crime, huh? 1446 01:12:12,565 --> 01:12:15,769 I don't like to give up? Oh, what a monster I am. 1447 01:12:15,902 --> 01:12:18,905 No, I also think you have problems with anger, depression, 1448 01:12:19,390 --> 01:12:20,740 your weird self-hatred issues, 1449 01:12:20,874 --> 01:12:23,677 and just the relentless negativity, Ben! 1450 01:12:23,810 --> 01:12:25,612 You could benefit from a little self-hatred. 1451 01:12:25,745 --> 01:12:27,981 Your resistance to grow, to change, 1452 01:12:28,114 --> 01:12:29,315 the way you just give up 1453 01:12:29,482 --> 01:12:31,251 on any sort of career, it's hostile! 1454 01:12:31,384 --> 01:12:33,486 It's all me doing this to you? 1455 01:12:33,620 --> 01:12:35,655 'Cause you're not at all self-centered 1456 01:12:35,789 --> 01:12:37,223 or entitled or deceptive. 1457 01:12:37,357 --> 01:12:38,258 Listen to me. 1458 01:12:39,759 --> 01:12:42,929 You never did anything to make me wanna stay. 1459 01:12:43,630 --> 01:12:45,231 You never even asked me not to go. 1460 01:12:45,365 --> 01:12:46,800 You just said nothing. 1461 01:12:46,933 --> 01:12:50,303 - And then you resent me for it. - Are you done? 1462 01:12:50,470 --> 01:12:52,939 Are you done ****ing rationalizing? 1463 01:12:53,730 --> 01:12:54,808 God, because if you are, 1464 01:12:54,941 --> 01:12:56,810 maybe we could actually have a conversa-- 1465 01:13:00,460 --> 01:13:00,914 What? 1466 01:13:03,717 --> 01:13:04,684 Nothing. I just... 1467 01:13:05,752 --> 01:13:07,287 I had the best thought. 1468 01:13:08,880 --> 01:13:09,489 What? 1469 01:13:09,622 --> 01:13:12,559 I never have to listen to this shit again. 1470 01:13:15,829 --> 01:13:17,970 [LAUGHS] 1471 01:13:19,432 --> 01:13:21,901 Wait, wait, Miko. Miko, Miko. Wait, wait. 1472 01:13:22,350 --> 01:13:23,670 - I need you to go. - Wait. Okay? 1473 01:13:23,803 --> 01:13:25,380 We just-- We do this. 1474 01:13:25,171 --> 01:13:27,207 We get caught up in the moment, all right? 1475 01:13:27,340 --> 01:13:30,643 - Can we just take a breather? - No, Ben. You need to go now. 1476 01:13:30,777 --> 01:13:33,680 [♪] 1477 01:13:41,454 --> 01:13:42,622 Don't do this to me. 1478 01:14:28,768 --> 01:14:31,271 ALICE: ...because everything is about him! 1479 01:14:32,872 --> 01:14:34,474 ...he has opinions. 1480 01:14:34,641 --> 01:14:36,910 MEREDITH: I don't care about his stupid opinions. 1481 01:14:37,430 --> 01:14:39,479 I'm talking about what he's doing to us. 1482 01:14:39,646 --> 01:14:41,648 ALICE: Just ignore him. He's going through a rough time. 1483 01:14:41,781 --> 01:14:44,718 And he wants to blow us up, so you'll go back home with him. 1484 01:14:44,851 --> 01:14:45,785 [SCOFFS] Are you serious? 1485 01:14:49,589 --> 01:14:51,324 Meredith's right. 1486 01:14:51,458 --> 01:14:54,940 - What? - She's right. 1487 01:14:55,261 --> 01:14:57,797 So I'm gonna do 1488 01:14:57,931 --> 01:15:00,300 the most helpful thing I can think of. 1489 01:15:00,433 --> 01:15:02,102 What are you doing? 1490 01:15:02,235 --> 01:15:05,972 Changing my flight. I'm gonna go home. 1491 01:15:06,106 --> 01:15:08,808 Ben, no. What? I don't want you to misunderstand-- 1492 01:15:08,942 --> 01:15:10,777 No, there's no misunderstanding. 1493 01:15:13,680 --> 01:15:15,648 Meredith, I'm sorry you had 1494 01:15:15,782 --> 01:15:17,650 to meet me at this point in my life. 1495 01:15:19,219 --> 01:15:21,121 I mean, I'm sure you would've hated me anyways. 1496 01:15:21,254 --> 01:15:23,223 - No. - No, you definitely would've. 1497 01:15:23,356 --> 01:15:24,624 It's true. 1498 01:15:24,758 --> 01:15:27,560 You happened to catch me at my absolute... 1499 01:15:29,562 --> 01:15:31,498 - Nadir. - I think it's pronounced "nadir." 1500 01:15:31,664 --> 01:15:33,366 MEREDITH: Well, it's, um... 1501 01:15:34,667 --> 01:15:36,403 - Sure. Yeah. - Right. 1502 01:15:36,536 --> 01:15:38,405 Yeah. No. Sorry. 1503 01:15:39,539 --> 01:15:40,473 Did you see her? 1504 01:15:49,549 --> 01:15:51,251 What's with all the ****ing balloons? 1505 01:15:52,419 --> 01:15:56,890 [PEOPLE CHEERING] 1506 01:15:56,222 --> 01:15:59,325 - WOMAN: Speech. - MAN: Speech it up! 1507 01:15:59,459 --> 01:16:01,461 [CHANTING] Speech! Speech! Speech! 1508 01:16:01,594 --> 01:16:03,163 What? Okay, okay, okay. 1509 01:16:03,296 --> 01:16:05,131 [ALL WHOOPING] 1510 01:16:05,265 --> 01:16:08,468 Okay. Thank you for being here. 1511 01:16:08,601 --> 01:16:10,336 I don't know if getting another year older 1512 01:16:10,470 --> 01:16:12,472 is really something to celebrate at this point, 1513 01:16:12,605 --> 01:16:16,109 but I will still allow you to buy me drinks. 1514 01:16:16,242 --> 01:16:18,678 So last month, 1515 01:16:18,812 --> 01:16:21,881 I got dragged to a party I didn't really want to go to. 1516 01:16:22,150 --> 01:16:24,918 And I got introduced to Alice, 1517 01:16:25,510 --> 01:16:26,920 friend of a friend from California. 1518 01:16:27,530 --> 01:16:29,422 Even though I didn't really wanna be introduced to anyone, 1519 01:16:29,556 --> 01:16:31,691 least of all someone from California. 1520 01:16:31,825 --> 01:16:33,860 [ALL LAUGH] Now, I'm gonna say something 1521 01:16:33,993 --> 01:16:36,262 I don't say very often. 1522 01:16:36,396 --> 01:16:37,597 I was wrong. 1523 01:16:37,764 --> 01:16:39,232 I was wrong about the party. 1524 01:16:39,366 --> 01:16:42,502 I was wrong about getting introduced. 1525 01:16:42,635 --> 01:16:45,380 And as most of you know, 1526 01:16:45,171 --> 01:16:47,700 I've since fallen head over heels for her. 1527 01:16:47,140 --> 01:16:49,900 Not true. You don't wear heels. 1528 01:16:49,142 --> 01:16:50,477 [ALL LAUGH] 1529 01:16:50,610 --> 01:16:52,450 No, but listen, 1530 01:16:52,178 --> 01:16:55,582 she's just told me that's she's moving here, 1531 01:16:55,749 --> 01:16:58,651 and that's honestly the best present I could imagine. 1532 01:16:58,818 --> 01:16:59,953 [ALL CHEERING] 1533 01:17:00,860 --> 01:17:02,956 Your loss, California. 1534 01:17:03,890 --> 01:17:05,859 So keep buying me drinks, but buy Alice a drink too 1535 01:17:05,992 --> 01:17:08,361 and welcome her to her new home. 1536 01:17:08,495 --> 01:17:09,362 ALL: Yeah! 1537 01:17:10,530 --> 01:17:11,431 Yes! 1538 01:17:15,368 --> 01:17:18,238 [LOUD MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY] 1539 01:17:26,212 --> 01:17:28,381 [INAUDIBLE] 1540 01:17:49,690 --> 01:17:52,172 Hey. Where you going? 1541 01:17:52,305 --> 01:17:54,808 I'm gonna go back to the apartment and get packed up. 1542 01:17:56,876 --> 01:17:59,446 I'm not moving just for her, you know. 1543 01:17:59,579 --> 01:18:02,949 Whatever happens, I'll still be in the best city in the world. 1544 01:18:03,830 --> 01:18:04,984 Okay. I mean, I disagree. 1545 01:18:05,118 --> 01:18:06,119 Of course you do. 1546 01:18:07,554 --> 01:18:10,790 Look, I'm glad you're giving it a shot. 1547 01:18:10,924 --> 01:18:14,527 I'll be back next month, you know, to get my stuff. 1548 01:18:15,562 --> 01:18:16,796 Start planning now. 1549 01:18:16,930 --> 01:18:18,732 We can get a U-Haul and road trip... 1550 01:18:18,898 --> 01:18:21,134 I don't think I'm gonna move 3000 miles 1551 01:18:21,267 --> 01:18:24,300 for someone I'm not having intercourse with. 1552 01:18:25,105 --> 01:18:26,706 Right. 1553 01:18:26,873 --> 01:18:29,943 Speaking of people you're not having intercourse with... 1554 01:18:31,444 --> 01:18:32,645 is it officially over? 1555 01:18:36,249 --> 01:18:37,450 Yeah. 1556 01:18:37,584 --> 01:18:39,520 So you're not gonna do that thing 1557 01:18:39,185 --> 01:18:40,687 where you run through the city 1558 01:18:40,854 --> 01:18:43,690 to make one last heartfelt gesture to win her back? 1559 01:18:43,857 --> 01:18:45,580 No. No. 1560 01:18:52,320 --> 01:18:55,969 Anyway... Yeah, I should get back in there. 1561 01:18:56,102 --> 01:18:58,471 - See you in the morning. - Yeah. 1562 01:19:08,648 --> 01:19:14,320 ♪ Is my confidence In you unwise? ♪ 1563 01:19:14,454 --> 01:19:17,557 [TANUKICHAN'S "THIS TIME" PLAYING] 1564 01:19:17,691 --> 01:19:23,530 ♪ But I think I see it In your eyes ♪ 1565 01:19:26,800 --> 01:19:33,673 ♪ Oh, I know I can be so blind ♪ 1566 01:19:43,683 --> 01:19:49,220 ♪ What exactly Did you have in mind? ♪ 1567 01:19:52,258 --> 01:19:58,198 ♪ Telling me to change And it'd be fine ♪ 1568 01:19:58,331 --> 01:20:00,667 ♪ Oh ♪ 1569 01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:07,707 ♪ But I know You can be so kind ♪ 1570 01:20:09,876 --> 01:20:15,882 ♪ Maybe I could forgive This time ♪ 1571 01:20:19,886 --> 01:20:22,255 [INAUDIBLE] 1572 01:20:44,544 --> 01:20:46,813 How you doing? Where you going? JFK. 1573 01:21:00,930 --> 01:21:00,960 Hey. 1574 01:21:02,796 --> 01:21:04,970 Is anyone sitting here? 1575 01:21:06,966 --> 01:21:07,834 No. 1576 01:21:24,617 --> 01:21:26,986 [SOFT CRYING] 1577 01:21:40,266 --> 01:21:43,136 [♪] 1578 01:21:48,975 --> 01:21:51,478 ALICE: Hey. I think you're still up in the air, 1579 01:21:51,644 --> 01:21:54,247 so I wanted to leave you a message. 1580 01:21:54,381 --> 01:21:58,385 I got your text, and I just wanted to say that 1581 01:21:58,551 --> 01:21:59,953 I'm proud of you. 1582 01:22:01,654 --> 01:22:03,323 I mean, sure. 1583 01:22:03,456 --> 01:22:06,226 Things may not have worked out the way you wanted, 1584 01:22:06,359 --> 01:22:08,862 but at least you took a chance, right? 1585 01:22:09,620 --> 01:22:11,498 Maybe try new things like 1586 01:22:11,631 --> 01:22:16,302 kindness, warmth, basic acts of human decency. 1587 01:22:16,436 --> 01:22:19,205 Just stop being such a piece of shit, Ben. 1588 01:22:19,339 --> 01:22:21,174 [LAUGHS] 1589 01:22:22,175 --> 01:22:25,679 [SIGHS] Sure, you have no job, 1590 01:22:25,845 --> 01:22:28,481 you're broke, you have no girlfriend, 1591 01:22:28,615 --> 01:22:30,483 and you probably have to move out 1592 01:22:30,617 --> 01:22:33,720 of that gorgeous apartment her dad owns. 1593 01:22:33,887 --> 01:22:36,156 Dude, you're ****ed. Ha, ha. 1594 01:22:36,289 --> 01:22:37,590 I'm kidding. 1595 01:22:37,724 --> 01:22:39,559 Learn to take a ****ing joke, Ben. 1596 01:22:43,563 --> 01:22:46,666 Change is hard for ***holes like us. 1597 01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:49,936 But for what it's worth, I believe in you. 1598 01:22:50,700 --> 01:22:52,405 I'm always here for you if you need me. 1599 01:22:52,539 --> 01:22:54,207 And... 1600 01:22:54,341 --> 01:22:55,208 I love you. 1601 01:22:57,477 --> 01:22:59,679 Anyway, I gotta go. 1602 01:22:59,813 --> 01:23:02,349 Okay, **** off. Bye. 1603 01:23:02,482 --> 01:23:03,717 [LINE CLICKS] 1604 01:23:13,526 --> 01:23:17,397 [THAO'S "GORGEOUS THING" PLAYING] 1605 01:23:22,669 --> 01:23:28,108 ♪ Turn you over In my mind ♪ 1606 01:23:28,241 --> 01:23:32,545 ♪ Like you're still In my hands ♪ 1607 01:23:32,679 --> 01:23:37,517 ♪ Don't touch you anymore ♪ 1608 01:23:39,386 --> 01:23:44,224 ♪ And I smooth over hair And foothills ♪ 1609 01:23:44,357 --> 01:23:48,528 ♪ Looking like I'm not looking for you ♪ 1610 01:23:48,661 --> 01:23:50,830 ♪ But I am ♪ 1611 01:23:52,565 --> 01:23:55,468 ♪ Oh, I am ♪ 1612 01:23:55,602 --> 01:23:59,205 ♪ I know those eyes ♪ 1613 01:23:59,339 --> 01:24:03,443 ♪ So sorry can't hide ♪ 1614 01:24:03,576 --> 01:24:05,745 ♪ You don't want me ♪ 1615 01:24:05,879 --> 01:24:07,747 ♪ Did you think ♪ 1616 01:24:07,881 --> 01:24:13,353 ♪ I'd forget how to tell ♪ 1617 01:24:13,486 --> 01:24:19,459 ♪ Twice bounced And hurdling over you again ♪ 1618 01:24:19,592 --> 01:24:23,797 ♪ A spot in the light I did not want in ♪ 1619 01:24:23,963 --> 01:24:28,368 ♪ And I tap the glass But I do not touch ♪ 1620 01:24:28,501 --> 01:24:30,670 ♪ You gorgeous thing ♪ 1621 01:24:30,804 --> 01:24:35,275 ♪ You cost too much ♪ 1622 01:24:49,923 --> 01:24:52,559 ♪ I take back my little words ♪ 1623 01:24:52,692 --> 01:24:55,610 ♪ That played at your heart ♪ 1624 01:24:55,195 --> 01:24:57,230 ♪ Banged on your doors ♪ 1625 01:24:57,364 --> 01:24:59,466 ♪ Playing deaf Playing smart ♪ 1626 01:24:59,599 --> 01:25:02,235 ♪ How much do you get ♪ 1627 01:25:03,370 --> 01:25:06,239 ♪ How much do you get ♪ 1628 01:25:08,141 --> 01:25:09,209 ♪ You make me wise ♪ 1629 01:25:09,342 --> 01:25:10,477 ♪ You make me tired ♪ 1630 01:25:10,610 --> 01:25:12,450 ♪ You've made the last of me ♪ 1631 01:25:12,178 --> 01:25:18,451 ♪ I have decided I-- I am gone ♪ 1632 01:25:21,354 --> 01:25:25,558 ♪ Just one more thing to pack ♪ 1633 01:25:25,692 --> 01:25:30,196 ♪ Just one more thing To get past ♪ 1634 01:25:30,330 --> 01:25:34,467 ♪ Just one more fight In the battle ♪ 1635 01:25:34,601 --> 01:25:37,404 ♪ Of who wants less ♪ 1636 01:25:37,537 --> 01:25:40,640 ♪ I know those eyes ♪ 1637 01:25:40,774 --> 01:25:44,711 ♪ So sorry can't hide ♪ 1638 01:25:44,844 --> 01:25:47,800 ♪ You don't want me ♪ 1639 01:25:47,213 --> 01:25:49,349 ♪ Did you think ♪ 1640 01:25:49,482 --> 01:25:54,754 ♪ I'd forget how to tell ♪ 1641 01:25:54,888 --> 01:26:00,460 ♪ Twice bounced And hurdling over you again ♪ 1642 01:26:00,593 --> 01:26:04,764 ♪ A spot in the light I did not want in ♪ 1643 01:26:04,898 --> 01:26:07,670 ♪ And I tap the glass ♪ 1644 01:26:07,200 --> 01:26:09,335 ♪ But I do not touch ♪ 1645 01:26:09,469 --> 01:26:12,172 ♪ You gorgeous thing ♪ 1646 01:26:12,305 --> 01:26:16,309 ♪ You cost too much ♪ 1647 01:26:39,532 --> 01:26:42,402 [♪]