- 7/21/2025
The Attraction Test (2022) is a romantic drama about a successful woman who agrees to take part in a relationship experiment designed to explore emotional compatibility. As unexpected feelings begin to surface, she must decide between logic and the possibilities of love. With heartfelt moments and light humor, this modern romance celebrates self-discovery and connection.
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00:00:00Thank you for listening.
00:00:30Good morning, Dr. Carver.
00:00:54Hey, Dr. Carver.
00:00:56Ethan, hi.
00:00:58Did you hear a big news?
00:00:59No.
00:01:00We're engaged.
00:01:01You and Claire?
00:01:02Oh, wow.
00:01:04Congratulations.
00:01:05Well, it's all thanks to you, Dr. Carver.
00:01:06If we hadn't participated in your study, I probably would have never discovered Claire
00:01:10was the one.
00:01:10I'm so happy for you.
00:01:12When's the big day?
00:01:13We haven't set a date yet, but when we do, we hope you can make it.
00:01:16I would be honored.
00:01:16I'm sorry.
00:01:18I have to run.
00:01:19I have media training, but you and Claire are the stars, the first couple in the study
00:01:23to get engaged.
00:01:24Oh.
00:01:25Anyway, congratulations again, and let me know when you pick a date.
00:01:29Well do.
00:01:29Okay, bye.
00:01:30Bye.
00:01:30Bye.
00:01:36Okay, Brooke, it's all very simple.
00:01:38So I will just pretend to be a TV reporter and ask you some questions.
00:01:41That sound okay, Brooke?
00:01:43Great.
00:01:43Fire away, Vince.
00:01:45All right.
00:01:45So, uh, Dr. Carver, your new study is called the dating test.
00:01:48How does it work?
00:01:50Simply put, the dating test helps you find your ideal person, the one.
00:01:54Couples go on a series of dates wearing these watch-like devices that record your heart rate,
00:02:00dopamine levels, pulse ox, and several other indicators.
00:02:04It's called the attraction tracker.
00:02:06But how do you know that they're your ideal match?
00:02:08Like, the one.
00:02:09Your level of attraction to another person is measured on a scale of 0 to 100.
00:02:15Meet someone who scores 95 and above, you've met the one.
00:02:19But is that all that love is?
00:02:20Just a series of chemical reactions on a score sheet?
00:02:24Yes.
00:02:24These physical signals are far more reliable than things like emotions.
00:02:29What about feelings?
00:02:30Feelings are like relatives at Christmas.
00:02:33They come and go.
00:02:34But isn't that how people have found love for, well, forever?
00:02:37Which explains why more than half of marriages end in divorce.
00:02:42How sad.
00:02:45Oh, sorry.
00:02:46Where was I?
00:02:47So, Dr. Carver, has this new study been tested?
00:02:51How do you know that it works?
00:02:52So far, it's only been tested on students.
00:02:54But just this morning, a student of mine told me he's engaged to the person he took the study with.
00:02:59They both scored above 95.
00:03:01Wow.
00:03:03So, uh, Dr. Carver, you've developed quite the reputation for your studies on love.
00:03:07Is the dating test your crowning achievement?
00:03:10Oh, no.
00:03:11This is just the beginning.
00:03:12There's so little research on the science of love.
00:03:15So much to learn.
00:03:17Well, thank you, Dr. Carver.
00:03:18Is there, uh, anything you'd like to add?
00:03:20No.
00:03:21You sure?
00:03:23Oh.
00:03:23And here at Pemberton University, we conduct research with heart.
00:03:30Terrific, Brooke.
00:03:31How did it feel?
00:03:31Great.
00:03:32But I'll have to check the tape.
00:03:34Can't trust feelings, right?
00:03:37Now, I know what you're thinking.
00:03:39Where's the romance?
00:03:41Measuring neurotransmitters isn't exactly the stuff of Jane Austen.
00:03:45Is that what you're really looking for?
00:03:47Drama.
00:03:48Heartache.
00:03:49Corsets.
00:03:50Why rely on some abstract gut feeling about someone when you can have quantifiable results
00:03:57that tell you if that person is the one for you?
00:04:01The dating test takes the guessing work out of it.
00:04:05Rebecca, hi.
00:04:06Hi, Brooke.
00:04:07Practicing for tonight?
00:04:08Yes, but it's fine.
00:04:09Come in.
00:04:10How's the speech coming?
00:04:11Great, I think.
00:04:12I'll just be giving a preview of the study.
00:04:13Oh, well, you don't want to be giving away too much.
00:04:15Want to save it for the big study's release in two weeks?
00:04:18Vince is billing it as a teaser.
00:04:20Ah, perfect.
00:04:21He told me that the practice interview this morning went well?
00:04:24Mm-hmm.
00:04:24Never thought one of my professors would get more TV time than the university's president.
00:04:30Oh, Rebecca, I am not...
00:04:32Oh, Brooke, I'm not complaining.
00:04:34Your research has put this school on the map.
00:04:37We plan on taking full advantage of our newfound notoriety.
00:04:41Have you heard the new branding slogan?
00:04:43Research with heart.
00:04:44Kind of humanizes it, don't you think?
00:04:46Mm-hmm.
00:04:47I mean, it's not just about the data, right?
00:04:50Ah.
00:04:51Oh, Brooke, we are going to ride your coattails.
00:04:55We intend to increase enrollment, funding, maybe even bump up our ranking.
00:05:01Oh, I don't know if my study can do all that.
00:05:04Brooke, don't be modest.
00:05:06My star professor, or should I say dean...
00:05:10Dean?
00:05:13Had a meeting with the board.
00:05:14Edward, we think you'd be a perfect new dean of psychology.
00:05:20But let's revisit it after the launch.
00:05:24Yes, of course.
00:05:25And good luck tonight, I'll see you at the theater.
00:05:28Thanks, Rebecca.
00:05:29Oh, and no pressure, right?
00:05:32She's expecting a boost in donations, enrollment, ranking...
00:05:43All from your study?
00:05:44I know.
00:05:45Hmm, Dr. Frankenstein, you've created a monster.
00:05:47But wait, there's more.
00:05:49She's thinking of naming me department dean.
00:05:52Huh.
00:05:52That'd be kind of weird having you as my boss.
00:05:55Wait.
00:05:56Will you give me tenure?
00:05:58Stop.
00:05:59I'm happy where I am.
00:06:00Come on, psychology dean.
00:06:02More coin, prestige, swanky receptions with that smelly cheese.
00:06:05And less time for research.
00:06:07My first love.
00:06:09Speaking of first love, how's it been since your last love?
00:06:13Logan?
00:06:14I thought it was Landon.
00:06:15Landon was before Logan.
00:06:17Which makes your next boyfriend Lucas?
00:06:18Which makes my next boyfriend no one.
00:06:20I'm done.
00:06:21With guys whose names start with L.
00:06:22With guys, period.
00:06:24With dating, swiping right.
00:06:25Oh, don't be a drama queen.
00:06:26Carly, I am not having my heart stomped on again.
00:06:29But you're the expert on love.
00:06:31Yes, with the science of love.
00:06:33Why the heart races, the pupils dilate, the palms sweat.
00:06:36I thought that was a panic attack.
00:06:37It's why I developed the love test.
00:06:39I want people looking for love to find it.
00:06:42Okay, but what if you meet a guy who scores like a 98 on the attraction tracker?
00:06:47George Clooney's looks with Einstein smarts?
00:06:49Unlikely.
00:06:50Anyway, I don't need men to get my dopamine fix.
00:06:54I have chocolate for that.
00:06:54Uh, no, thanks.
00:06:56I hope to get my dopamine boost tonight.
00:06:59I have a date and...
00:07:00You're doing the test with him.
00:07:01Not the whole thing.
00:07:02Just some questions to see if he, you know, measures up.
00:07:06Good luck.
00:07:07But if the chocolate offer still stands, you know, for later, in case my date's a dopamine
00:07:11diet.
00:07:19Hey, Molly.
00:07:21You in pain today?
00:07:22How's that leg doing?
00:07:24Huh?
00:07:25Still a little tender, huh?
00:07:29How's Molly doing, Dr. Bennett?
00:07:31Good.
00:07:31And she'll be ready for walks soon.
00:07:33When will she be ready for adoption?
00:07:35Oh, I'd say a week, maybe two.
00:07:37Look at that face.
00:07:38She'll be adopted in no time.
00:07:40And to think when I started, we only had five dogs.
00:07:43Oh, I'm sorry, Max.
00:07:45Six dogs.
00:07:46Max, you don't count.
00:07:47You're not up for adoption.
00:07:50You mind taking her back to the kennels?
00:07:52Make sure she's comfortable?
00:07:53Sure, Dr. Bennett.
00:07:54Yeah.
00:07:55Anything else?
00:07:56Uh, yeah.
00:07:56Your advice.
00:07:57My advice?
00:07:58Yeah.
00:07:58I'm going to a talk at the university with Taylor later, and, uh, things have been a
00:08:03little rocky lately.
00:08:05Flowers.
00:08:06Every woman loves flowers.
00:08:07Old school.
00:08:08I like that.
00:08:09Maybe sunflowers.
00:08:10Bright, cheerful.
00:08:11They bring good luck.
00:08:13In that case, maybe I'll get a couple dozen.
00:08:15Good girl.
00:08:16Good girl.
00:08:46All in town.
00:09:01Perfect.
00:09:10Beautiful.
00:09:11Thanks.
00:09:12Way to a woman's heart.
00:09:13And a brain.
00:09:14Sorry?
00:09:15Oh, it's just, when a person receives flowers, it's actually their brain that produces the
00:09:20pleasurable feelings.
00:09:21Hmm.
00:09:22You want to take some romance out of it?
00:09:23No, romantic feelings don't really...
00:09:25Sorry.
00:09:26Don't mean to get all science channel on you.
00:09:29Kind of a buzzkill.
00:09:31My favorite customer.
00:09:33How are you doing?
00:09:34Happy as a sunflower on a sunny day.
00:09:37Speaking of which...
00:09:38Oh, your flowers.
00:09:40Uh, oh, this nice young man is holding them for you.
00:09:43Oh, uh, actually...
00:09:45There you go, Brooke.
00:09:46All paid for.
00:09:48Oh, thank you, Liz.
00:09:49Mm-hmm.
00:09:49You got the final bouquet.
00:09:51I saved the best for last.
00:09:53Ah, you're the best.
00:09:54They're so beautiful.
00:09:56Ah, that they are.
00:09:57Well, see you next month, Brooke.
00:09:59Bye.
00:09:59Yeah, bye.
00:10:00Uh, hey.
00:10:01Oh, excuse me.
00:10:02Uh, hey.
00:10:03Um, those are my flowers.
00:10:05Oh, I'm sorry, but they're actually mine.
00:10:07I, you saw me.
00:10:08I was, I was holding them.
00:10:09I know, but they're still mine.
00:10:11What, do they have your name on them or something?
00:10:13Actually, we'll do a standing order.
00:10:17Ah.
00:10:17Oh.
00:10:19Uh, what about lavender?
00:10:21Makes a great aromatherapy, very calming.
00:10:23Mm, you don't say.
00:10:25Cures insomnia.
00:10:26Oh, I sleep like a baby.
00:10:27Hair loss.
00:10:28I'm good.
00:10:29Stressed.
00:10:30Getting worse by the moment.
00:10:31Look, I'm sorry, I just, I...
00:10:33Uh, what if we go halfsies?
00:10:35Halfsies?
00:10:35Split them 50-50.
00:10:37Um, what, if not lavender, then what about...
00:10:40You don't understand.
00:10:41I need all the luck I can get.
00:10:43You're right, I don't understand.
00:10:46Anyway, good luck.
00:10:4860-40.
00:10:4970-30.
00:10:51Final offer.
00:11:01Flower thief, we meet again.
00:11:15Ryan, hi.
00:11:17Taylor, hey.
00:11:19Are Sophie and Kyle here?
00:11:20Not yet.
00:11:22What's this?
00:11:23Lavender.
00:11:24Promotes healing.
00:11:25Me, it just promotes sleepiness.
00:11:27Hey, you want to say something really beautiful?
00:11:28Oh, it also, uh, cures hair loss.
00:11:30My new clothing line's out.
00:11:32This is the collection I was talking about, where elegant, modern, and comfort blend into
00:11:36one.
00:11:37Huh.
00:11:39Nice.
00:11:40Nice?
00:11:42Ryan, these are $1,500 outfits.
00:11:44That, what?
00:11:45I...
00:11:46People actually pay that?
00:11:47Yes.
00:11:48People with money.
00:11:50Something you had when you worked with Kyle.
00:11:52Taylor looks like...
00:11:53Hey!
00:11:54Sorry we're late.
00:11:55Nice flowers.
00:11:57Don't get me started.
00:11:58I'm so excited for this.
00:12:00Me too.
00:12:00Me?
00:12:01Three.
00:12:02Me?
00:12:02Uh, who is this woman again?
00:12:04I told you, Ryan, it's that professor who does all his studies on love.
00:12:07She developed this wearable biosensor, and it monitors your body's attraction to another
00:12:10person.
00:12:11What?
00:12:11It gives you, like, an attraction score.
00:12:13I think she calls it a, uh...
00:12:14Attraction tracker.
00:12:15After three dates, you know if you met your perfect match.
00:12:17Isn't that incredible?
00:12:18Incredible.
00:12:18And totally ridiculous.
00:12:20Well, apparently her study's been published in a psychology journal.
00:12:23Oh, more like ladies' home journal.
00:12:25Is everything a joke to you, Ryan?
00:12:26No!
00:12:27It's just...
00:12:27It's just not how it works.
00:12:29Love is a feeling.
00:12:30It's like a giant fireball hitting you.
00:12:32A fireball?
00:12:33Yeah.
00:12:34Like love at first sight.
00:12:35Exactly.
00:12:36It just, you know, doesn't happen on the first date.
00:12:38Forget about it.
00:12:40Ready to go in?
00:12:42Yeah, I'm right behind you.
00:12:45Forget about it?
00:12:47I do.
00:12:47I do.
00:12:51Flowers?
00:12:54It's all your fault!
00:12:55It's all your fault.
00:13:04Ready?
00:13:05Ready as I'll ever be.
00:13:08FYI, we're recording this.
00:13:10We'll use clips for the study's release.
00:13:13Great.
00:13:13Good luck.
00:13:15Dean Carver.
00:13:16Dean Carver.
00:13:19Dean Carver.
00:13:22Does kind of have a ring to it.
00:13:24And so the big question everyone wants to know, can the dating test really help you find
00:13:32the one?
00:13:33Can these physical indicators really tell you if someone is your one true love all in less
00:13:40than a week?
00:13:41And the answer is, yes, it works.
00:13:46Eight out of ten people who scored 95 or above were identified as their partner's ideal match.
00:13:54So now I have a question for you.
00:13:58What are you waiting for?
00:14:00Why wait for the mythical arrow to strike when you can do something to find the love of your
00:14:07life?
00:14:07Two weeks from today, I will be back on this stage to announce the official release.
00:14:23I'd be happy to take a few questions.
00:14:27Yes, you.
00:14:27Oh, it's the man from the flower shop.
00:14:32How are my sunflowers doing?
00:14:34My sunflowers are alive and well, thank you.
00:14:36Do you have a question?
00:14:38Yeah, I was wondering if you've taken this dating test yourself.
00:14:42Researchers don't usually participate in their own studies.
00:14:44So the answer is no?
00:14:45Ryan, stop.
00:14:46Well, yes.
00:14:47I mean, no.
00:14:48I never participated in the study.
00:14:50Well, with all due respect, doctor, you're telling others to try something you're not willing
00:14:54to try yourself.
00:14:55Ryan, sit down.
00:14:56What?
00:14:56People can decide for themselves.
00:15:00Vince, tell her to move on to somebody else.
00:15:02Look, Rebecca wants you to take another question.
00:15:04Another question.
00:15:07Hey.
00:15:08Question, please.
00:15:15Taylor.
00:15:16Taylor, wait.
00:15:17That was so embarrassing.
00:15:18You're never interested in anything that I care about.
00:15:20Taylor.
00:15:20Ever since you left your practice with Kyle, all you care about is your dog rescue center.
00:15:23I care about you.
00:15:24That face of Ryan.
00:15:25It's just, it's not working out.
00:15:27Taylor, come on.
00:15:29What?
00:15:30Taylor, please.
00:15:31What?
00:15:42Sorry about that, Brooke.
00:15:43I didn't like where it was going.
00:15:45I can handle that guy.
00:15:46I know.
00:15:46I just wanted it over.
00:15:48We can edit the video.
00:15:49Great.
00:15:49Fantastic presentation.
00:15:51Congratulations.
00:15:53Maybe we'll skip the Q&A next time.
00:15:57Do you have a question?
00:15:59Yeah.
00:15:59Uh, I was wondering if you have taken the dating test yourself.
00:16:03Researchers don't usually participate in our own studies.
00:16:05So the answer is no.
00:16:07Well, yes.
00:16:08I mean, no, I never participated in a study.
00:16:11With all due respect...
00:16:12Don't worry.
00:16:12We're deleting all that from the video.
00:16:14Not bad.
00:16:15We just can't afford any hiccups right now.
00:16:17There's too much writing on the study's release.
00:16:19Sorry to interrupt, but we have an issue.
00:16:22Researchers don't usually participate in our own studies.
00:16:24So the answer is no.
00:16:25Well, yes.
00:16:26I mean, no, I never participated in a study.
00:16:29Vince, we all saw that.
00:16:30So have 529,006 other people.
00:16:35I'm afraid someone recorded it on their phone.
00:16:37Oh, no.
00:16:38Well, it's getting 1,000 hits a minute.
00:16:40Almost half a million likes.
00:16:42They're referring to Brooke as Dr. Cupid.
00:16:44Oh, the study's credibility.
00:16:46Brooke's reputation.
00:16:48The school's reputation.
00:16:49The new branding campaign.
00:16:51Fundraising.
00:16:52Enrollment.
00:16:53A ranking.
00:16:53This is a disaster.
00:16:54It is.
00:16:58Unless, uh...
00:16:59Yes, of course.
00:17:02I'll take the study.
00:17:03That's it.
00:17:03I'll find a single professor on campus.
00:17:05We'll finish in a week and still have a week to prepare for the launch.
00:17:08But what if you find, you know...
00:17:10What, find my perfect match?
00:17:12Vince, have you seen the eligible bachelors on this campus?
00:17:16All right.
00:17:17They're not all bad.
00:17:19Problem solved.
00:17:21Perfect.
00:17:21Perfect.
00:17:24Eventually, we'll bump up this back wall and make room for more kennels.
00:17:29I gotta hand it to you, buddy.
00:17:31This place looks amazing.
00:17:32Yeah, thanks.
00:17:33Oh, check this out.
00:17:35What's this?
00:17:36This is a plan for the space next door.
00:17:39Wow.
00:17:40You've thought about everything.
00:17:41A lot of official grass, room for the dogs to run around.
00:17:44I love it.
00:17:44I guess this means you're definitely not coming back to the practice?
00:17:48No chance.
00:17:48Wow.
00:17:49Another stake through Taylor's heart.
00:17:51Tell me about it.
00:17:52You heard from her?
00:17:53Nope.
00:17:54No, no.
00:17:55She's pretty upset.
00:17:56She says that I'm not interested in things that interest her.
00:18:00Like the dating test.
00:18:01That's one.
00:18:03Ugh.
00:18:04Oh.
00:18:05Ha, ha, ha.
00:18:05You're not gonna believe this.
00:18:07Some PR guy from that university called me.
00:18:10He said he wants me to take the dating test with that professor.
00:18:13No kidding.
00:18:14What did you say?
00:18:15I said no.
00:18:16Of course.
00:18:16I mean, he hadn't even run it by the professor yet.
00:18:19Well, what if she agreed to do it?
00:18:20I would still say no.
00:18:22Although he did offer me a stipend.
00:18:24Really?
00:18:25How much?
00:18:26A lot.
00:18:27I think you should do it.
00:18:29It's like a week.
00:18:31That's a week I'll never get back.
00:18:32But maybe you'd get Taylor back.
00:18:35What are you talking about?
00:18:37Look, Taylor wants you to take this test thing seriously, right?
00:18:40Yeah.
00:18:41Okay, so, stay with me here.
00:18:43You take the dating test with the professor to convince Taylor that you're taking it seriously.
00:18:48And then I get a cut of your stipend.
00:18:52I mean, it wouldn't pay for a lot of artificial grass.
00:18:55That too.
00:18:57All right, let's do it.
00:18:58Yes.
00:18:59How do we tell Taylor?
00:19:00Ah.
00:19:01Ooh, you can bet if I tell Sophie.
00:19:03Oh, yeah, she's gonna tell Taylor.
00:19:05Exactly.
00:19:05What about a plan B?
00:19:07For what?
00:19:08How to tell Taylor?
00:19:09No, what if the dating test works and you fall madly in love with her?
00:19:13I would have felt something on the first time that we met.
00:19:16No giant fireball?
00:19:17Not even a flicker.
00:19:18Then we got nothing to worry about.
00:19:20Okay.
00:19:21Let me see if I understand correctly.
00:19:27You want me to date you for a week.
00:19:29That's right, Dr. Matthews.
00:19:30We'll finish in a week.
00:19:32Okay.
00:19:32Oh, great, great.
00:19:33Any chance you can start tomorrow?
00:19:36I need to check with my wife.
00:19:37You need to ask your wife.
00:19:39Yeah, um, never mind.
00:19:41I thought...
00:19:41Honey, there's a professor on the phone.
00:19:45Good news.
00:19:46The search is over.
00:19:48Vince has found you the perfect man to take the test with.
00:19:51He's a doctor.
00:19:52Really?
00:19:52Because I think I've asked almost every professor on campus.
00:19:55Hello again.
00:19:57Uh, Brooke, meet Dr. Ryan Bennett.
00:20:02You're joking.
00:20:04Dr. Bennett has...
00:20:06Oh, hey, Ryan, please.
00:20:07Uh, Ryan has graciously agreed to take the test with you.
00:20:11Ha!
00:20:12You're not joking.
00:20:13Brooke, we think this is exactly what's needed to get ahead of the viral video.
00:20:17But...
00:20:18Him?
00:20:19Yes, me.
00:20:21The guy from the flower shop.
00:20:22Oh, sorry.
00:20:24I thought you were the guy who was asking snarky questions.
00:20:27Snarky.
00:20:27Would you prefer rude?
00:20:29I prefer informed.
00:20:31Are you even a real doctor?
00:20:32Look who's asking snarky questions now.
00:20:34I prefer informed.
00:20:36If the dating test can get these two to fall in love, it can get anyone to fall in love.
00:20:41So, aren't you going to ask me my astrological sign?
00:20:44Oh, he's cute.
00:20:50Who?
00:20:51The guy or the dog?
00:20:53Oh, come on, Brooke.
00:20:54A cute vet who runs Jolly Rovers Rescue?
00:20:57He can't be all bad.
00:20:59No?
00:21:00I can grin and bear it for a week.
00:21:03And your first date this evening?
00:21:05Date.
00:21:08Wow.
00:21:09Who's that?
00:21:10He didn't say he had a girlfriend.
00:21:12Probably who the flowers are for.
00:21:14Doesn't matter.
00:21:15It's all for show.
00:21:15Brooke, you saw him in the flower shop just before your speech.
00:21:19It's fate.
00:21:20More like a fluke.
00:21:21Anyway, a week from now, I can say I did the test and move on.
00:21:25Unless it turns out to be your perfect match.
00:21:27That guy?
00:21:29More like a dog.
00:21:33Okay.
00:21:34Born and raised in Muncie, Indiana.
00:21:37Indiana.
00:21:39University of Chicago, Columbia, PhD in social psychology.
00:21:46Pioneering studies in the science of love.
00:21:48More like pseudoscience.
00:21:53Hmm.
00:21:54Wish my college professors looked like that.
00:21:57What do we have in here?
00:22:04Okay, it's ready.
00:22:06Neurological studies of interpersonal closeness.
00:22:10My dissertation.
00:22:12So romantic.
00:22:13So I did a spreadsheet to...
00:22:16Wait, wait, wait.
00:22:16We have spreadsheets?
00:22:19Yes.
00:22:20To plot out the times, places, and objectives of our dates this week.
00:22:24Our dates have objectives?
00:22:26Yes.
00:22:27Didn't you read the background before I sent you?
00:22:28Uh, yeah.
00:22:29But yeah, I skimmed.
00:22:31Which is why I brought you this.
00:22:32Wow.
00:22:33Well, I hope this is a take-home test.
00:22:34It includes a complete study, list of questions, types of dates, and appendices.
00:22:39You'll need this.
00:22:40Oh, Dr. Carver, you shouldn't have.
00:22:42I didn't get you anything.
00:22:44The biosensor monitors your heart rate, pulse ox, and a bunch of other things.
00:22:48Hmm.
00:22:48And who monitors the monitor?
00:22:50Me.
00:22:51I'll record the scores after each date.
00:22:53Wow.
00:22:53If I knew you were keeping score, I would have shaved.
00:22:56We go on three different types of dates to compare our compatibility in different settings.
00:23:02Hmm?
00:23:02What?
00:23:03It's in your folder.
00:23:05I'm sure.
00:23:06After tonight's introductory date, we go on a stress-inducing date followed by a romantic date.
00:23:13We'll finish in a week.
00:23:14Do you want to go first?
00:23:15Uh, for what?
00:23:18The list of questions.
00:23:19It's in your folder.
00:23:21Hmm.
00:23:22Uh, well, I, you know what?
00:23:23I thought we'd just get to know each other a little bit before we...
00:23:26You were born and raised in New Hampshire, youngest of three, father a teacher, mother a nurse, undergrad UConn, Cornell Veterinary School.
00:23:33Ten months ago, you opened Jolly Rover's Rescue, and based on your social media posts, you have a very attractive girlfriend.
00:23:42Impressive.
00:23:43Thanks.
00:23:44Not so sure about the girlfriend right now.
00:23:47You were born in Muncie, Indiana.
00:23:49Younger brother in Texas, mother and father both college professors, University of Chicago undergraduate, Ph.D. at Columbia.
00:23:56with a focus on social psychology, known for your pioneering studies on the science of love.
00:24:03Touché.
00:24:05Hmm.
00:24:06Now, the list of questions.
00:24:09Where's your folder?
00:24:10On here.
00:24:11Oh, well, of course it is.
00:24:14Ah, yay.
00:24:20Ah.
00:24:21Hmm.
00:24:23Hmm.
00:24:26All right.
00:24:26Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.
00:24:29Uh, we're both human.
00:24:31I think that's cheating.
00:24:32Okay.
00:24:33Uh, we both live in the same city.
00:24:35What?
00:24:36We're both doctors.
00:24:37Two.
00:24:38We both...
00:24:39Let's see, we both...
00:24:41We both are stumped on the third thing that we have in common.
00:24:45Good enough.
00:24:45Okay.
00:24:46Uh, name something you consider to be a positive trait in your partner.
00:24:49Next.
00:24:54Next.
00:24:57Oh, I got one here.
00:24:59When did you last sing to yourself?
00:25:01Never.
00:25:02You never sing to yourself?
00:25:03Never.
00:25:04So what, you've never done karaoke?
00:25:06Once.
00:25:07Which also answers question 16.
00:25:10Share an embarrassing moment in your life.
00:25:13Hmm.
00:25:13Well, I sing to myself from time to time around the house.
00:25:19Had to be you.
00:25:21It had to be you.
00:25:24Huh?
00:25:25Yeah.
00:25:26Why don't you sing to yourself?
00:25:28That's why.
00:25:28Ho, ho, ho!
00:25:30Okay.
00:25:31For the jugular on the first date.
00:25:33Okay.
00:25:34Why don't we just do this or that questions?
00:25:37Sure.
00:25:38Cat or dog?
00:25:40That's a gimme.
00:25:41TV or book?
00:25:43Book.
00:25:45Cake or pie?
00:25:47Cake.
00:25:49Hmm.
00:25:50Ugh.
00:25:51I'm gonna roll here.
00:25:56Okay.
00:25:58Um, passenger or driver?
00:26:00Passenger.
00:26:01You get to see more things.
00:26:02Driver?
00:26:03You're more in control.
00:26:05Winter or summer?
00:26:07Winter.
00:26:07Summer.
00:26:08Baseball or football?
00:26:10Football.
00:26:10I don't do sports.
00:26:11Lions or bears?
00:26:13Lions.
00:26:13Bears by six points.
00:26:17Oh, you really don't do sports.
00:26:21Oh.
00:26:23Excuse me.
00:26:25Oh, no.
00:26:27I have an emergency.
00:26:28Uh, a dog has, uh, obstructed airway.
00:26:31Oh, you have to go?
00:26:32Afraid so.
00:26:33Uh, well, I understand.
00:26:34Uh, maybe we can reschedule.
00:26:36Maybe not.
00:26:36You can come with me.
00:26:37To the dog rescue?
00:26:39Dog adoption center.
00:26:41Yeah.
00:26:41This is a quick procedure, and then we can pick up afterwards.
00:26:44Okay.
00:26:44Hate to see you.
00:26:45Revise your spreadsheets.
00:26:55Okay.
00:26:57How long has he been breathing like this?
00:26:58Since he came in.
00:26:59Okay.
00:27:00All right, buddy.
00:27:02Let me see.
00:27:04Okay.
00:27:05Okay.
00:27:06Ow.
00:27:07Yeah.
00:27:08Yeah.
00:27:08It's obstructing his airway.
00:27:10It's really far in, though.
00:27:12Should I sedate him for an extraction?
00:27:13No, I don't think there's time.
00:27:15Um, I have an idea.
00:27:16It's not conventional, but it works.
00:27:18Okay.
00:27:19Uh, Brooke, you might want to back up a little bit.
00:27:21Oh, okay.
00:27:22Okay, buddy.
00:27:24Yeah.
00:27:25Ready?
00:27:26Three.
00:27:28Two.
00:27:29One.
00:27:32There you go, buddy.
00:27:34Good job.
00:27:35Why?
00:27:36Oh, okay.
00:27:38Good job.
00:27:40Oh, boy.
00:27:41So, why a vet?
00:27:49Why not a people doctor?
00:27:51Well, other than cheaper malpractice premiums?
00:27:53I don't know.
00:27:54Just always loved animals.
00:27:58A vet that runs a dog adoption business.
00:28:02Right.
00:28:03Before that, I was in a private practice with a business partner.
00:28:06Why'd you give it up?
00:28:07Well, I still practice veterinary care, but running a dog adoption center has always been
00:28:13a lifelong dream.
00:28:15Nice.
00:28:16Being a scientist was always my lifelong dream.
00:28:19What do you know?
00:28:20What?
00:28:22That's the third thing we have in common.
00:28:24Both in our dream jobs.
00:28:26Hmm.
00:28:29It's my stop.
00:28:31Mm-hmm.
00:28:31So, about tomorrow's date, choose an activity that induces high levels of stress.
00:28:37Oh, I know mine.
00:28:40I know mine.
00:28:41I'll text you.
00:28:42I'll text you back.
00:28:44So, one down.
00:28:46Two to go.
00:28:47Is that the weirdest date ever?
00:28:49Absolutely.
00:28:49Who plans their dates with spreadsheets?
00:28:51I meant the choking dog.
00:28:54Yeah, that too.
00:28:55Well, good night, Dr. Carver.
00:29:05Good night, Dr. Bennett.
00:29:11So, how was your date?
00:29:14It went fine, until a dog spit rawhide at me.
00:29:18What?
00:29:19In the restaurant?
00:29:19No, I went with him on an emergency call.
00:29:22He gave the Heimlich to a dog choking on one of those rawhide things.
00:29:26It was pretty funny, actually.
00:29:28I don't know, Brooke.
00:29:29Sounds to me like you did more than grin and bear it.
00:29:31Oh, stop, Carly.
00:29:33Warrior two.
00:29:36What was the score?
00:29:38Actually, I think I need to recalibrate the measurements.
00:29:4288.
00:29:43Wow, impressive for a first date.
00:29:45Sometimes multivariant data.
00:29:47And your score?
00:29:4989.
00:29:51You two are approaching ideal match territory.
00:29:53It's probably just an anomaly.
00:29:56Now, for someone who isn't data, we trust tattooed on her.
00:29:58Stop.
00:30:00How was your date?
00:30:01Ugh, disaster.
00:30:03Never made it past the second question.
00:30:05What, name the last book you read?
00:30:06He said War and Peace.
00:30:08I mean, no one actually reads War and Peace.
00:30:10He might have.
00:30:11Have you read it?
00:30:12I started it.
00:30:14Exactly.
00:30:15He was just trying to impress me.
00:30:17Okay, well, you should actually do all of the questions.
00:30:21I'm taking the speed dating route.
00:30:22Only asking three questions.
00:30:24Name a cheesy song you love, who would be your ideal dinner guest, and what's the most beautiful
00:30:28view you've ever seen.
00:30:29And that's your plan to finding your perfect match?
00:30:32Yes.
00:30:32I want a guy who reads poetry and loves sappy love songs.
00:30:36Who wants to have dinner with Play-Doh, not J-Lo.
00:30:38What about Vince?
00:30:41What about Vince?
00:30:43You don't notice the way he looks at you with that shy, boyish smile?
00:30:48Brooke, he looks at everyone with that shy, boyish smile.
00:30:51Mm-hmm.
00:30:52If you say so.
00:30:53So, what's your big date tonight?
00:30:56The stress-inducing date.
00:30:59Oh.
00:31:00Downward dog.
00:31:05That's your downward dog?
00:31:06No, this is my tired dog.
00:31:22I can't do this.
00:31:25You haven't bowled yet.
00:31:27I know, but...
00:31:28Brooke, it's just a game.
00:31:30Oh, no.
00:31:31This game is evil.
00:31:32It's sole purpose.
00:31:33It's torment, ridicule, and grade.
00:31:35Leaving people without a scrap of dignity.
00:31:39Bowling.
00:31:40Everyone watching you and you're making a fool of yourself.
00:31:43I mean, that's the fun of it.
00:31:47Do I look like I'm having fun?
00:31:51Uh, okay.
00:31:52Um...
00:31:53I won't look.
00:31:57Very chivalrous of you.
00:31:59Okay, don't look.
00:32:03I'm not.
00:32:04I'm not looking.
00:32:04I won't.
00:32:22Well, that didn't sound, uh, great.
00:32:24Looked even worse.
00:32:27Can I look now?
00:32:28Nope.
00:32:29Let me go again.
00:32:37That sounded better.
00:32:40Really are a terrible liar.
00:32:42Just go.
00:32:45Hey, that wasn't easy.
00:32:46I should get bonus points or something.
00:32:48I mean, it's not surprising when you're bowling with these on your wrists.
00:32:50It's really not that hard.
00:32:53Can I just show you one thing?
00:32:54Sure.
00:32:55Okay.
00:33:03Alright.
00:33:04Now.
00:33:06You want to swing your arm back.
00:33:08Your wrist straight.
00:33:10And as you swing forward,
00:33:13release the ball.
00:33:13But remember, keep your wrist straight.
00:33:15Okay.
00:33:16Right?
00:33:16I think I have it.
00:33:19Okay.
00:33:19Great.
00:33:22Okay.
00:33:23Wrist straight.
00:33:25Straight.
00:33:25See?
00:33:46It's all in the wrist.
00:33:47Yeah.
00:33:48Thanks.
00:33:49Your turn.
00:33:54Alright.
00:33:54It's all in the wrist.
00:34:18Hell of a...
00:34:19Well, I survived.
00:34:23Well, more than survived,
00:34:25you bowled a perfectly respectable 63.
00:34:28So what if somebody scored a 63 on your attraction track?
00:34:31Only a 63?
00:34:32Probably not a keeper,
00:34:33but that's why we go on three dates.
00:34:36I take the average.
00:34:37Hmm.
00:34:37Curious.
00:34:38What was my score after the first date?
00:34:41I only reveal the scores at the end.
00:34:43No exceptions?
00:34:46You're above 63.
00:34:47Oh, yes.
00:34:49I'm perfectly respectable.
00:34:50So what is it with you and bowling?
00:34:54Childhood trauma.
00:34:55Well, it left a scar.
00:34:57On me and almost on several eight-year-old boys.
00:35:01Wow.
00:35:02There's a story there.
00:35:03My brother's eighth birthday.
00:35:04I was ten.
00:35:06We had a bowling party.
00:35:08I was warming up, you know, getting the old arm limber and holding on to my ball and
00:35:13swinging my ball back and forth and back and forth and it slipped.
00:35:18This can't end well.
00:35:20Ball flew out of my hand, took out the birthday boy, three of his friends, and the party clown.
00:35:24That clown probably had it coming.
00:35:26No one got hurt, but the ball didn't stop rolling until it smashed into the snack bar.
00:35:32I can still see the look on that little boy's face as I saw it coming towards him.
00:35:36His loaded notches went everywhere.
00:35:37That's dramatic.
00:35:39Expensive, too.
00:35:40I mean, insurance only covers so much.
00:35:41Right.
00:35:42So what makes your half of tonight's date so stressful?
00:35:46Oh, you'll see.
00:35:47Did we get through all those questions?
00:35:49Uh, there's still a few more.
00:35:52Oh, here's a good one.
00:35:53Describe a perfect day you've had.
00:35:55Uh.
00:35:56I don't mind.
00:35:58Go for it.
00:35:59Well, it's mostly perfect because it started off so imperfectly.
00:36:04When I was a little girl, I was at my cousin's wedding and I lost Screech.
00:36:11Screech?
00:36:12My stuffed snowy owl.
00:36:14I was devastated, inconsolable.
00:36:16Well, I was the flower girl and I was supposed to carry white lilies.
00:36:21Nice.
00:36:21But when I got to the church, Bride handed me this huge bouquet of sunflowers.
00:36:29I hear you're fond of those.
00:36:31She said they would brighten even the darkest day.
00:36:35And they did.
00:36:36It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.
00:36:39More beautiful than a snowy owl?
00:36:40Definitely.
00:36:42But not as cuddly.
00:36:43Still, it cheered me up.
00:36:45And even today, whenever I need a pick-me-up...
00:36:47You buy sunflowers standing order.
00:36:49They're just happy flowers.
00:36:51Well, sounds pretty perfect.
00:36:53So what about you?
00:36:55That's gonna have to wait because it's time for my stress-inducing date.
00:36:59More stressful than bowling.
00:37:00Mmm, yes.
00:37:02And for you, definitely more painful.
00:37:18I warned you.
00:37:24You're not that bad.
00:37:25Ah, you're a worse liar than me.
00:37:33Oh!
00:37:34Sorry.
00:37:35Sorry.
00:37:36We should...
00:37:36This is a bad idea.
00:37:38It's no worse than bowling.
00:37:39And that ended okay.
00:37:41True, except bowling was only stressful for one of us.
00:37:44This isn't stressful for me.
00:37:45Painful, maybe.
00:37:58I feel like I'm back in high school.
00:38:01You went to your high school dances?
00:38:03A few.
00:38:04What, you didn't?
00:38:06A few.
00:38:09Oh!
00:38:12Let me guess.
00:38:12You're the shy girl at the back of the gym.
00:38:16Yep.
00:38:17Big thick glasses before you got your contacts?
00:38:20Yep.
00:38:22Hoping that that weird, annoying kid in science class didn't ask you to dance?
00:38:27Ken Friss.
00:38:29Kid was a wizard with a paper dish.
00:38:32He's an annoying man.
00:38:37I bet you were the guy all the girls wanted to dance with.
00:38:41Uh, no, no.
00:38:42I was more like your buddy Ken.
00:38:43I was just trying to work up the courage to ask that shy girl with big thick glasses to dance.
00:38:53I always went for the strong silent day.
00:38:54I think we should just stop.
00:39:04Come on, you two.
00:39:05You could drive a truck through there.
00:39:07Get closer.
00:39:08Ooh!
00:39:09Thanks.
00:39:10Isn't that better?
00:39:10And a little bit less swaying.
00:39:14You look like drunk sailors.
00:39:16Remember, it's one, two, three.
00:39:18And back.
00:39:19One, two, three.
00:39:20Try it.
00:39:21One, two, three.
00:39:22Oh, sorry.
00:39:27Sorry.
00:39:30Okay.
00:39:31Um, what if I try leading?
00:39:33That wouldn't wound your ego?
00:39:35No.
00:39:36Better than wounding you.
00:39:37Okay.
00:39:39Shall we take it from the top?
00:39:41Mm-hmm.
00:39:41I'm dancing without maiming anybody.
00:39:58I'm dancing without maiming anybody.
00:40:02Because lately I'm starting to believe And now I think maybe nothing is impossible
00:40:19And lately I'm starting to believe And now I think maybe nothing is impossible
00:40:31So other than proving that you're as bad at bullying as I am at dancing, what was the
00:40:35purpose of tonight?
00:40:38Relationships aren't all wine and roses.
00:40:40People need to see how they react to each other during times of stress.
00:40:44Biosensor tells you that?
00:40:45It measures norepinephrine, the stress hormone.
00:40:48Mm.
00:40:49Can love really be explained so scientifically?
00:40:51I mean, there's no room for mystery and magic.
00:40:54Only in fairy tales.
00:40:55Not for me.
00:40:56I'm a love and first sight kind of guy.
00:40:57You don't think you can grow to love someone?
00:40:59Not if you don't feel that lightning bolt the first time you meet.
00:41:03I mean, it's such an amazing feeling.
00:41:07It's like your heart's about to burst.
00:41:10It's very romantic.
00:41:12And messy.
00:41:16Ryan, there's some...
00:41:17Sorry.
00:41:19Here you go.
00:41:21I want to be clear with you.
00:41:23I'm only doing the test with you to say I did the test.
00:41:28No, I figured.
00:41:30Yeah, I saw your video on social media, Dr. Cupid.
00:41:35Truthfully, I'm done dating.
00:41:38I mean, actual dating.
00:41:38My history with men is a joke, and I'm always the punchline.
00:41:44Mm.
00:41:45I'm not having my heart broken again.
00:41:48I thought you didn't believe in broken hearts.
00:41:49I don't, but it sounds better than a precipitous drop.
00:41:54Oxytocin levels.
00:41:57Well, I guess you should know that I'm only doing this to win back my girlfriend.
00:42:00How will this help you win her back?
00:42:04Well, Taylor and I came and saw her talk night, and after, she wanted to take the test, and
00:42:10I kind of made fun of her.
00:42:12I like her already.
00:42:14Well, I'm just, I'm trying to do this to ensure that I'm taking it seriously, taking
00:42:19her seriously, you know, impress her.
00:42:21So, let's impress her.
00:42:23Let's show her you wooing the socks off of me, and only the socks.
00:42:28Uh, how?
00:42:29Well, the university wants me to do a video tomorrow night, talk about how I'm doing the
00:42:32study with you.
00:42:33You know, strange bedfellas and all that.
00:42:35Okay.
00:42:35They think it'll diffuse the viral video.
00:42:37Hmm.
00:42:38So, why don't you be in the video, too?
00:42:41We just have to make sure Taylor's there.
00:42:43Yeah, I can probably arrange that.
00:42:45And I'll act all, you know, charmed by your witty repartee?
00:42:50Well, maybe you could do, like, a hair flick thing.
00:42:52Oh, you mean like this?
00:42:53Oh, very convincing.
00:42:56Great.
00:42:57I'll text you the details.
00:42:58Great.
00:42:59And then, tomorrow's our last date.
00:43:01The romantic date with gifts.
00:43:03Then we're done.
00:43:04Perfect.
00:43:06Oh.
00:43:07Do you know that hair flick thing one more time?
00:43:10Save it for tomorrow.
00:43:11Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, what do you mean, spark?
00:43:22When we were dancing.
00:43:24Do you mean like a spark or like a love at first sight kind of thing?
00:43:27Definitely not a, it was more like a flicker, you know?
00:43:31It was like a warm tingle.
00:43:32Okay.
00:43:33That sounds serious.
00:43:34That's just nothing like I expected, you know?
00:43:38She's more flexible and self-deprecating.
00:43:43She's funny.
00:43:44Hold on, time out.
00:43:45Are you talking about spreadsheet woman?
00:43:46Yes.
00:43:47She's got a whole other side.
00:43:49It's a fun side, you know?
00:43:51I mean, you should have seen her bowling.
00:43:52She was great.
00:43:54She was funny.
00:43:55She's just fun.
00:43:57What?
00:43:58The look on your face?
00:44:00Like a lovesick puppy.
00:44:02Yeah, well, she also said that she's only doing it so that she can say that she did it, you
00:44:06know?
00:44:06It's a PR thing for her.
00:44:08Well, that's fair.
00:44:08You're only doing it to impress Taylor.
00:44:10I told her that.
00:44:11Really?
00:44:11What did she say?
00:44:12She said that she wants to help me woo Taylor.
00:44:15Seriously?
00:44:16How?
00:44:18Okay.
00:44:19I need you to bring Taylor to the theater at Pemberton, 730.
00:44:23Tonight.
00:44:23What for?
00:44:25I'm going to do a video with Brooke, okay?
00:44:28Huh?
00:44:28The university thinks it's going to take some air out of this viral video,
00:44:31and I think it's going to show Taylor that I'm taking her seriously.
00:44:34Ah, I get it.
00:44:35Now, but don't tell Taylor that I'm in the video.
00:44:38You're surprising her?
00:44:39Okay.
00:44:39What do you want me to say?
00:44:41Anything.
00:44:41Just make sure she's there at 730, okay?
00:44:43Got it.
00:44:51Hey, so, listen, I need a favor.
00:45:01I understand we have a special guest tonight.
00:45:06Yes, I invited Ryan.
00:45:08Pure genius, Brooke.
00:45:09And we'll link tonight's video with the one that went viral.
00:45:12People will see you're taking the test with him, and...
00:45:14The price is averted.
00:45:15We'll do our best.
00:45:16And I'm sorry you're just seeing this now, Brooke.
00:45:18I had to revise it when I heard about Ryan.
00:45:20A script?
00:45:22Vince, I can't memorize this in time.
00:45:24Oh, no worries.
00:45:25It'll be on prompters.
00:45:26We just want to play it safe.
00:45:28No more surprises.
00:45:29Well, break a leg.
00:45:32Oh, sorry, Vince.
00:45:33Oh, Carly, hi.
00:45:35So, I'll be in the back.
00:45:37You are going to crush this.
00:45:39Thanks, Carly.
00:45:42Looks like you two are falling in love.
00:45:44Oh, um, the scores are surprising,
00:45:47but it's still the average that counts.
00:45:50You remind me of myself when I was your age.
00:45:52A rising scientist, thinking I could save the world with data.
00:45:56When it came to dating, I had a checklist.
00:45:58Wanted to meet the perfect man.
00:46:00Eventually, I met someone who checked off all the boxes.
00:46:03Did you marry him?
00:46:04Yes.
00:46:05And I was miserable.
00:46:07He had everything I thought I wanted,
00:46:10but nothing I truly needed.
00:46:13Affection, acceptance, forgiveness,
00:46:16and a heck of a lot of fun.
00:46:18Oh, I'm sorry, Rebecca.
00:46:20I always thought you were happily married.
00:46:22Oh, happily remarried?
00:46:24Oh, I ditched the checklist.
00:46:26Followed my art.
00:46:28Good luck tonight.
00:46:29Kyle, why are we here again?
00:46:43I told you, Dr. Carver invited you to the recording of her new video.
00:46:47But why me?
00:46:48Well, she, uh...
00:46:49It's Dr. Carver's way of apologizing for how Ryan acted the other night.
00:46:52Exactly.
00:46:53But I don't even know the woman.
00:46:54Well, she knows that you...
00:46:57She found you on Ryan's social media.
00:46:59Exactly.
00:47:00And as a woman, she knows what it's like to be with a guy who thinks he knows absolutely everything.
00:47:04Exactly.
00:47:05Come on, we're gonna be late.
00:47:12Hey there.
00:47:12Hey.
00:47:13She's here, Taylor.
00:47:14Great.
00:47:15I've been practicing.
00:47:17Perfect.
00:47:18About the script.
00:47:19I didn't know.
00:47:20Yeah, Vince gave it to me.
00:47:21I thought we'd just wing it, you know?
00:47:23Let her natural charm flow.
00:47:25They don't want any surprises.
00:47:26This surprise is how lame this is.
00:47:28Come on.
00:47:29What happened to our witty repartee?
00:47:31He means well.
00:47:32I know, though.
00:47:33We should go.
00:47:34You're a hacker.
00:47:59So, yes, it's official.
00:48:01I am doing the test.
00:48:02And while I've never participated in one of my own studies before, I have to say it's been, well, interesting.
00:48:10But what's really been interesting is who I'm doing the test with.
00:48:14You may recognize my study participant, veterinarian from Jolly Rover's Rescue, Dr. Ryan Bennett.
00:48:22Hello, Dr. Carver.
00:48:24Hello, Dr. Bennett.
00:48:26Yes, it has been interesting dating you.
00:48:29Yes, indeed.
00:48:31You were a real thorn in my side that night.
00:48:34And now every night I'm by your side.
00:48:38I wrote that.
00:48:40No, you certainly are.
00:48:42We just have to survive one more date to...
00:48:44So what's been your favorite date so far?
00:48:46Oh, um...
00:48:49Hmm?
00:48:51How about the time we went bowling?
00:48:53Uh...
00:48:54Yeah.
00:48:55She's the only person I know who can turn bowling into a contact sport.
00:48:59Good one, Vincent.
00:49:01Oh, what about our dancing date?
00:49:03Last time I wore open-toe heels with him.
00:49:05Oh, shit.
00:49:05And don't ever agree to help him treat a choking dog.
00:49:09I told you to stand back.
00:49:10Dog.
00:49:10He pushed on that dog's stomach and whooshed.
00:49:12This slobbery thing shoots right past my face.
00:49:14Nearly hits me.
00:49:15Well, that's a small price to pay for saving a life.
00:49:17Oh, easy for him to say.
00:49:18He wasn't covered in dog drool.
00:49:20Well, we did have our romantic moments.
00:49:25Oh, really?
00:49:26Where was I?
00:49:27I'm sure I was.
00:49:27On the dance floor?
00:49:28When...
00:49:29I mean, I remember seeing stars in your eyes.
00:49:31Ha!
00:49:32From you stepping on me.
00:49:34What?
00:49:34They're going off-strapped ad-libbing.
00:49:36I know.
00:49:36Isn't it great?
00:49:38Okay, well, I admit that I felt something.
00:49:40Yeah, I always used to laugh at my friends
00:49:42who would tell me about this feeling,
00:49:45this warm glow they got when they slowly get to know somebody.
00:49:48But it's true.
00:49:50It's the best feeling.
00:49:53It's like this heavy blanket on a cold morning.
00:49:58It's warm and safe,
00:50:01and you just don't want to be anywhere else.
00:50:04It just feels right and easy.
00:50:08And a little scary.
00:50:09But not as scary as her bowling.
00:50:16Or as painful as his dancing.
00:50:19Hmm.
00:50:24Brooke, now, I'll admit, some of that was actually quite funny,
00:50:28and at times, even touching.
00:50:30But I thought we agreed to stick to the script.
00:50:32And I admire someone who takes chances.
00:50:35Oh.
00:50:35Well, um, well, it was pretty funny.
00:50:38Choking dog.
00:50:39I'm sorry, Rebecca.
00:50:43I just got caught up and...
00:50:45No need for apologies.
00:50:46Good on you for taking a risk.
00:50:48It's a quality I'll be looking for in the next psychology dean.
00:50:51And I know this wasn't part of the plan,
00:50:54but you two make a really great couple.
00:50:56I just love that when you're moving some messages...
00:51:05Hey!
00:51:07Sophie said that you did this for me.
00:51:10I did.
00:51:12I'm surprised.
00:51:14Only that you wanted me to watch you flirt with a pretty professor.
00:51:17Flirt? No.
00:51:18No, no.
00:51:18That was an act.
00:51:20You could have fooled me.
00:51:23I was doing this to, you know,
00:51:25show you that I'm taking it seriously, you know, impress you.
00:51:27You want to impress me?
00:51:28Go back to your private practice with Kyle.
00:51:30Taylor.
00:51:30Ryan, I really think it's about time
00:51:32that you give up this whole dog adoption thing.
00:51:36This dog adoption thing is my life's dream.
00:51:38Can it be more, you know, a hobby?
00:51:47Have we always been this far apart in what we want in life?
00:51:55Yeah.
00:51:58You just couldn't see it.
00:51:59That fireball you felt when we met,
00:52:01it took time for the smoke to clear.
00:52:06Goodbye, Ryan.
00:52:17Hey.
00:52:18Was she surprised?
00:52:19Uh, yes.
00:52:21So the plan worked.
00:52:23Yes, you were, you were really great.
00:52:25You were very, very convincing.
00:52:28Well, I mean, you too.
00:52:29I mean, the look on your face
00:52:30when you went on about our moment on the dance floor
00:52:33is Oscar worthy.
00:52:35Yeah.
00:52:38What?
00:52:39Nothing.
00:52:41Well, good night then.
00:52:44And again, great acting job.
00:52:46You too.
00:52:46Oh, you forgot about the...
00:52:49Oh, right.
00:52:51Um, well, I'll save it.
00:52:53In case you guys break up again.
00:52:55Smart.
00:52:57Well, good night.
00:52:59Good night.
00:53:00It's true.
00:53:16It's, it's the best feeling.
00:53:18It's like this heavy blanket on a cold morning.
00:53:23It's warm and safe
00:53:26and
00:53:27you just don't want to be anywhere else.
00:53:30It just feels,
00:53:31it feels right and easy.
00:53:38Alice.
00:53:39Get it together, Brooke.
00:53:42I am the prize, girl.
00:53:43You're only doing this for damage control.
00:53:46Not to find your...
00:53:48I can't even convince myself.
00:54:09How's that?
00:54:10Any pain, girl?
00:54:11She's been walking fine.
00:54:12Well, I think she's good to go.
00:54:14Can I put her on the adoption list?
00:54:15Yep.
00:54:16She's ready.
00:54:17Oh, you hear that, Molly.
00:54:18You're gonna have a new home.
00:54:20Yeah.
00:54:20Probably sooner than later.
00:54:22I'm gonna miss you, Molly.
00:54:23Meow.
00:54:27Hey, Jen, you mind closing up tonight?
00:54:30Sure, Dr. Bennett.
00:54:31Going out with Taylor?
00:54:33Nope.
00:54:34We, uh, broke up, actually.
00:54:36For good this time.
00:54:37I'm sorry.
00:54:38Thanks, but, uh,
00:54:39she was never on board
00:54:40with this whole dog adoption thing.
00:54:41I see.
00:54:43What does Dr. Carver think?
00:54:45Brooke?
00:54:46Yeah.
00:54:46Yeah, she's on board with it.
00:54:48It's actually one of the things
00:54:49we had in common.
00:54:50Both in our dream jobs.
00:54:51I don't mean to pry Dr. Bennett,
00:54:53but seeing you and Dr. Carver
00:54:55in that new video.
00:54:56The one from last night,
00:54:57that's up?
00:54:58Mm-hmm.
00:54:59You two are so cute together.
00:55:01Maybe things will work out with her.
00:55:02Uh, doubtful.
00:55:04Uh, this is our last date tonight,
00:55:06but, uh, thank you.
00:55:08Mm-hmm.
00:55:09So, this is it.
00:55:22Our romantic date.
00:55:24Oh, I can tell.
00:55:25Candlelight?
00:55:26White tablecloth?
00:55:27Overpriced wine?
00:55:29Hey, all this romance
00:55:30doesn't come cheap.
00:55:31Not for you at all.
00:55:33Not true.
00:55:34I do believe that people
00:55:35feel something
00:55:37that they call romance.
00:55:39And you call?
00:55:40A rush of feel-good neurochemicals
00:55:41that flood the brain
00:55:42producing a wave of euphoria.
00:55:43Hmm.
00:55:44You know what?
00:55:45I think I'll just stick with
00:55:46good old-fashioned romance.
00:55:47Mm.
00:55:48suit yourself.
00:55:49Did you bring the gift?
00:55:51You?
00:55:55You first.
00:55:56Okay.
00:56:07As long as you're dancing,
00:56:09nothing can hurt you.
00:56:10Aw, just what I wanted.
00:56:11Dance lessons.
00:56:12For the man who has everything.
00:56:14Including two left feet.
00:56:15Mm.
00:56:15Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:56:16You're not, you know,
00:56:20offended.
00:56:21Not at all.
00:56:22No, thank you.
00:56:24Ha, ha, ha.
00:56:26I'll think about you
00:56:27every time I
00:56:28step on my partner's toes.
00:56:30Ha, ha, ha.
00:56:34Okay.
00:56:35Your turn.
00:56:40Oh, it's very light.
00:56:42It's definitely not a book.
00:56:43No, I saw your office.
00:56:45You have more books
00:56:46than a school library.
00:56:48It's not jewelry.
00:56:49Mm, that's far too romantic.
00:56:51Hmm.
00:56:51I'd hate to see you
00:56:52hit by a rogue wave
00:56:53of neurochemicals.
00:56:54Mm.
00:56:55Uh, well,
00:56:57how about...
00:56:58Just open it.
00:56:58Uh, okay, okay.
00:57:00Okay.
00:57:04Ah!
00:57:06Screech!
00:57:07I hope it's okay.
00:57:08It's perfect.
00:57:09It's just like the one
00:57:10I had when I was growing up.
00:57:12Oh.
00:57:14I'm just as cuddly.
00:57:17Oh.
00:57:20You're very welcome.
00:57:20Um.
00:57:22Um.
00:57:23Oh.
00:57:23Oh.
00:57:30Oh.
00:57:45So, our last date.
00:57:47It is.
00:57:49Is there a formal way to end the study?
00:57:50Uh, you know, say goodbye.
00:57:54It's been fun. Keep in touch.
00:57:57You know, catch you on the flip side.
00:57:59I don't think anybody says that anymore.
00:58:01I say that.
00:58:01Okay.
00:58:03Hey, what if, uh...
00:58:05What?
00:58:05What if I wanted to have, I don't know, one more date?
00:58:10To show Taylor that this is something you're really invested in?
00:58:14Uh...
00:58:17I'd do another date.
00:58:20You too.
00:58:22I mean, we could go on one of the bonus dates.
00:58:24Bonus dates?
00:58:25It's in your folder, Appendix B.
00:58:26There's a artsy date, an exercise date, a new experiences date.
00:58:32Yeah, what's that?
00:58:34Something neither of us has done before.
00:58:36So, one more date.
00:58:39One more date.
00:58:40It had to be you.
00:58:48It had to be you.
00:58:52I wandered around.
00:58:55Finally found.
00:58:58Somebody who...
00:59:00You're singing.
00:59:01Oh, sorry. Was I interrupting you?
00:59:03No, no. It's great.
00:59:05Okay.
00:59:06You've been really happy lately.
00:59:07Happier than I've seen you in a very long time.
00:59:09Harley, I know where you're going with this, and it has nothing to do with Ryan.
00:59:15Really?
00:59:16Mm-hmm.
00:59:16Hmm.
00:59:19Wow.
00:59:20You're up to six.
00:59:22So much for one more date.
00:59:24Now the study has more variables to ascertain...
00:59:27Oh, Brooke, would you listen to yourself?
00:59:29Human emotions do not compute.
00:59:31I am equipped with a data-driven heart.
00:59:34Boop, boop, boop, boop.
00:59:36Are you finished?
00:59:37Boop.
00:59:38It's obvious.
00:59:42You've fallen for him.
00:59:44What?
00:59:46No.
00:59:46He is your screensaver.
00:59:49No.
00:59:50We saw an old photo booth at the bowling alley.
00:59:52Oh.
00:59:53Cute stuffed toy?
00:59:54We had a gift-giving date.
00:59:56Flowers.
00:59:57I bought those.
00:59:58Still two out of three.
00:59:59Better than my average lately.
01:00:01Your dates?
01:00:01What?
01:00:02The three-question thing isn't working out for you?
01:00:03Oh, train wreck.
01:00:05Every guy.
01:00:06Oh, I'm sorry.
01:00:07Like, I asked one guy, name a cheesy song.
01:00:10He goes, I don't know any songs about cheese.
01:00:13Oh, think that's bad?
01:00:15Two guys said that their ideal dinner guest would be Kim Kardashian.
01:00:18Oh, gosh.
01:00:20Hmm.
01:00:20Should have just skipped the third question.
01:00:21What's the most beautiful view you've ever seen?
01:00:25Wait.
01:00:25Don't tell me.
01:00:27Kim Kardashian.
01:00:28So, no poetry and sappy love songs.
01:00:31The last guy scored negative seven.
01:00:33I'm so sorry, Carly.
01:00:35Whatever.
01:00:35But you two clearly have something going on.
01:00:39Your scores are in the 90s.
01:00:41The study's goal is 95.
01:00:43But how did he score where it counts?
01:00:45Here.
01:00:47The study doesn't have a protocol.
01:00:49Oh, and the robot is back.
01:00:51Oh, okay.
01:00:52You're right.
01:00:53Ryan is great and funny and charming and kind of sweet.
01:00:59I knew it.
01:01:00Who's trying to get back with his girlfriend.
01:01:02By going on more dates with you.
01:01:04To show her he's invested.
01:01:05Brooke, okay.
01:01:06I have seen you with Logan, with Landon, with Lucas.
01:01:10There was no Lucas.
01:01:11And now I've seen you with Ryan.
01:01:13And I've never seen you so happy.
01:01:16I mean, you are singing.
01:01:20Okay.
01:01:21But the thing is, Carly, I was happy with Logan and Landon
01:01:25and pretty much every guy I've ever dated.
01:01:27But I can't expose my heart again and watch it crumble
01:01:32into a sad pile of rubble.
01:01:34Okay.
01:01:35I'll let it go.
01:01:36For now.
01:01:39Look, we have one more date Saturday night
01:01:43and then I will thank him for doing the dating test
01:01:45and say bye and never see him again.
01:01:51Except on your screensaver.
01:01:53Oh, right.
01:01:54Just like that.
01:01:55Ready for a new experience?
01:02:12Okay.
01:02:18Are you sure about this?
01:02:20Yes.
01:02:20Neither of us is baked for it.
01:02:21This is going to be fun.
01:02:23Hmm.
01:02:23You said the same thing about bowling.
01:02:25So, what are we making?
01:02:27You like chocolate?
01:02:28Oh, of course.
01:02:30In fact, studies show that nine out of ten women like chocolate,
01:02:33the tenth is lying.
01:02:34Whoa-ho, butt-dum-ching.
01:02:39Okay, so, chocolate white mousse?
01:02:42Ooh, la-la, you do set the bar high.
01:02:44Cake?
01:02:45Mmm, that requires layers lower.
01:02:48Brownies?
01:02:49Lower.
01:02:50If we go any lower, we'll be licking batter off our fingers.
01:02:53Well, that does sound weirdly appealing, but no.
01:02:56How do triple threat chocolate fudge cookies sound?
01:03:01Threatening.
01:03:01What's in them?
01:03:02Uh, dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips,
01:03:05chocolate-covered walnuts with a chocolate drizzle.
01:03:08That would actually be a quadruple threat.
01:03:10Wow.
01:03:10Only you would count.
01:03:12So, where's the recipe?
01:03:13No recipe.
01:03:14It's going to be an adventure.
01:03:17It'll be inedible.
01:03:18We need a recipe.
01:03:23Okay, come on.
01:03:24Let's cook from here.
01:03:26Romantic, but not practical.
01:03:28We need a recipe.
01:03:29Brooke, where is your adventurous spirit?
01:03:33Okay, then.
01:03:35Let the fun begin.
01:03:37Okay.
01:03:39That is the spirit.
01:03:48Let's cook from here.
01:03:49Let's cook from here.
01:03:49Let's cook from here.
01:03:50Let's cook from here.
01:03:51Let's cook from here.
01:03:51Let's cook from here.
01:03:52Let's cook from here.
01:03:53Let's cook from here.
01:03:53Let's cook from here.
01:03:54Let's cook from here.
01:03:54Let's cook from here.
01:03:55Let's cook from here.
01:03:55Let's cook from here.
01:03:56Let's cook from here.
01:03:56Let's cook from here.
01:03:57Let's cook from here.
01:03:57Let's cook from here.
01:03:58Let's cook from here.
01:03:58Let's cook from here.
01:03:59Let's cook from here.
01:04:00Let's cook from here.
01:04:00Let's cook from here.
01:04:01Let's cook from here.
01:04:02Let's cook from here.
01:04:03Let's cook from here.
01:04:04Let's cook from here.
01:04:05Let's cook from here.
01:04:36Moment of truth?
01:04:40Please, ladies first.
01:04:41You're either very chivalrous or very cowardly.
01:04:45Let's try them at the same time.
01:04:47Okay.
01:04:58That was not bad.
01:05:00Not bad at all, considering we didn't use a recipe.
01:05:02You see?
01:05:04Is this your I told you so moment?
01:05:06No.
01:05:07Just shows that you can use this instead of this.
01:05:09I'd rather use this.
01:05:12I'm just saying that, you know, not everything needs to be measured and quantified.
01:05:17Definitely, and I told you so moment.
01:05:19Bottom line, these are great.
01:05:22Perfect.
01:05:23Uh, speaking of which, you never answered question 11.
01:05:31Describe a perfect date you've had.
01:05:33Uh, well, lately that would be every day.
01:05:36How so?
01:05:39Rather than tell you, why don't I show you?
01:05:43Uh, what, now?
01:05:44Yeah.
01:05:45Yeah, right now.
01:05:46Okay.
01:05:48Can we bring the cookies?
01:05:49Sure.
01:05:49Okay.
01:05:51As long as you're willing to share.
01:06:03My perfect day would start here.
01:06:05At work.
01:06:07Well, it's not work to me.
01:06:09Do I get the full tour this time?
01:06:11Sure.
01:06:11Better leave the cookies here, though.
01:06:13Okay, let's go.
01:06:20Over here.
01:06:22These are all of our dogs.
01:06:24Oh, I gotta adopt them all.
01:06:26Well, that can be arranged.
01:06:30Here's a cutie.
01:06:32Hello.
01:06:34Molly, this is Brooke.
01:06:36Hi, Molly.
01:06:41Oh, she says hi.
01:06:42Oh, what a smart dog.
01:06:44She says adopt me.
01:06:46Aw, I wish.
01:06:47But if I ever do.
01:06:49Uh-oh.
01:06:50Oh, no.
01:06:51Uh-oh, someone's jealous.
01:06:53This is Max, my dog.
01:06:55Hello, Max.
01:06:57Oh, you're beautiful, too.
01:06:59What do you think?
01:06:59Should we take him for a walk?
01:07:03That's a yes.
01:07:06Yes.
01:07:06So how did I score on the test?
01:07:13Oh, uh, Thursday night, I'm giving a speech to release a study, and I'll reveal the scores.
01:07:20Hmm.
01:07:21How do I do?
01:07:22Oh, you've been replaced.
01:07:25Hi.
01:07:27Choice.
01:07:30Hey, Molly.
01:07:31Come here.
01:07:32Molly, come here.
01:07:38Well, that works.
01:07:44Well, admit it, you're in love.
01:07:48Right.
01:07:49With Molly.
01:07:51I mean, she is definitely in love with you.
01:07:55Oh, and how do you know that?
01:07:58Dr. Bennett?
01:07:59Well, the way she looks at you.
01:08:02I mean, checking on you.
01:08:04Those eyes.
01:08:05She's up for adoption.
01:08:06Just saying.
01:08:08I'll keep that in mind.
01:08:11So what about people, Dr. Carver?
01:08:12How do you tell when they're in love?
01:08:15Well, you know, the usual.
01:08:16Just dilated pupils, racing heart, sweaty palms.
01:08:20I should get these guys inside.
01:08:29Come on.
01:08:30Let's go.
01:08:31Let's go.
01:08:32Let's go.
01:08:32Let's go.
01:08:33So, that was my perfect day.
01:08:51Thank you for sharing it with me.
01:08:54My pleasure.
01:08:55So, I was reading Appendix B, and it says that this was our last promest date.
01:09:04Yes, it is.
01:09:07Oh, no.
01:09:08Um, oh, no.
01:09:10It's a big day tomorrow.
01:09:12I just, I'm polishing a script and rehearsing all day.
01:09:15I could help you rehearse if you want.
01:09:16Yeah, thanks, thanks.
01:09:17But it's, I should go.
01:09:20Right.
01:09:22Um, it's been great.
01:09:25It's been really great.
01:09:27Thank you for everything.
01:09:30Uh, give Molly a big hug for me.
01:09:32Yeah, I will.
01:09:34So, I guess this is goodnight.
01:09:36And goodbye.
01:09:39Yeah.
01:09:42Um, oh, uh, this is your device.
01:09:48Thank you, Dr. Bennett.
01:09:55Catch you on the flip side.
01:10:01I love it.
01:10:02Great job.
01:10:03Real nice speech, Brooke.
01:10:04Oh, this is going to be a huge boon to the university.
01:10:07The visibility we'll get from this.
01:10:09Well, I invited local media to cover.
01:10:11Now, it's important, Brooke, that you don't reveal the attraction tracker score until tomorrow
01:10:15night.
01:10:15Yeah, and please don't tell anyone the real reason you did the test.
01:10:18What do we say to people when they see they didn't fall in love?
01:10:22Well, that actually can lend some credibility to the study.
01:10:24There simply wasn't much attraction between Brooke and Ryan.
01:10:27We can't say that.
01:10:29I mean, look at the scores.
01:10:30Well, then, maybe there simply wasn't enough attraction.
01:10:33That sound good to you, Brooke?
01:10:36Yes, of course.
01:10:38I mean, if study participants don't reach 95, then it's time to move on.
01:10:43Okay, tell me.
01:10:59Kyle, I told you.
01:11:01I signed an 18-page contract agreeing not to say anything until the study's released.
01:11:05Come on, you don't need a score to tell you how you feel.
01:11:08Is Brooke the one?
01:11:11Kyle.
01:11:12Come on.
01:11:13Is she the one?
01:11:17Yes.
01:11:23I knew it.
01:11:25I knew it.
01:11:26The way you talked about her, it was never like this with Taylor.
01:11:29Don't say anything, okay?
01:11:29Not even to Sophie.
01:11:30Okay.
01:11:31What about Brooke?
01:11:32How does she feel?
01:11:33I'm not sure.
01:11:35Not that it matters.
01:11:36Of course it matters.
01:11:37That's kind of how love works.
01:11:39Well, not when one of us was vowed never to fall in love again.
01:11:41Brooke.
01:11:43Right?
01:11:44No, me.
01:11:44Yes.
01:11:45Brooke.
01:11:46She said she's done with dating.
01:11:48Well, that's what Sophie said.
01:11:50And three months later, we were engaged.
01:11:53She's just tired of dealing with heartbreak.
01:11:56Maybe this time she won't have to.
01:11:59Yeah, maybe, but...
01:12:02She likes numbers, you know?
01:12:04Not feelings.
01:12:05She wants love plotted out like data points on a graph.
01:12:09You know what I think?
01:12:11I think you should tell her how you feel.
01:12:15I don't know.
01:12:17She might be a scientist, but she still has feelings.
01:12:19So, at this point, I'm going to reveal the scores.
01:12:30So, I'll cross to the stage, and behind me will be a graphics showing...
01:12:37Ryan.
01:12:39I was told that I might find you here.
01:12:43Lou, can we take a quick break?
01:12:45Great, thanks.
01:12:51Hey, what's up?
01:12:53I know you're busy.
01:12:54I won't be long.
01:12:55Oh, it's okay.
01:12:56What's wrong?
01:12:57I've never seen your serious face before.
01:13:01This?
01:13:02Yeah, I know.
01:13:03I only bring it up for funerals and breakup speeches.
01:13:07Which is this?
01:13:08Neither.
01:13:09Although I did break up with Taylor.
01:13:11Oh.
01:13:12I'm sorry.
01:13:14When?
01:13:15Uh, like last week.
01:13:17Last week?
01:13:19Yes, I should have told you.
01:13:21We went on all those bonus dates.
01:13:23I know.
01:13:25I know.
01:13:26And I didn't go on them to impress Taylor.
01:13:28I went on them to...
01:13:30Because...
01:13:33Well, I think I'm in love with you.
01:13:38What?
01:13:42And so, I'm here, you know, to see if maybe you feel the same way.
01:13:49Um, what happened to love at first sight?
01:13:53I was wrong.
01:13:56When we danced, I felt this flicker, and that flame, it just seems to grow brighter.
01:14:01Every time that I see you.
01:14:06Um, Ryan, my big speech is tomorrow.
01:14:10I know.
01:14:10And I, I mean, there's a lot riding on this.
01:14:12Donations, enrollment, ranking, the president wants to make me dean.
01:14:16I just thought...
01:14:17I mean, yes, there was some attraction, as reflected in our scores.
01:14:23Scores.
01:14:24Stop with the, stop with the scores.
01:14:26Come on, what are your, what are your feelings?
01:14:28Feelings?
01:14:29I, I shut those down a while ago.
01:14:31Brooke, I felt something from you.
01:14:36I'm sorry.
01:14:37I, I never should have let it slip out.
01:14:39Slip out, Brooke.
01:14:41What are you...
01:14:42Ryan, I can't do this.
01:14:44Please, please just try to understand, I, I've had my heart broken so many times.
01:14:52As if I lost part of it somewhere along the line.
01:14:57I'm sorry.
01:14:58And after the three required dates, we decided to try some bonus dates.
01:15:15We visited an art museum, rode a tandem bike.
01:15:19I even learned to bake cookies without using a recipe.
01:15:23A sweet adventure.
01:15:25All the while, waiting to see if Cupid's arrow would strike.
01:15:29Ugh, enough about Cupid.
01:15:33All the while, waiting to see if a spark would ignite a flame within our hearts.
01:15:39Nope, sounds like heartburn.
01:15:43Blah, blah, blah.
01:15:45And now, for the big reveal.
01:15:48The question everyone wants to know.
01:15:49Did I fall in love?
01:15:52Find the one.
01:15:58There you are.
01:15:59Oh.
01:16:01My favorite flower.
01:16:03Good.
01:16:04As there's a long trail, I'm going to lead into your office.
01:16:06Yes.
01:16:32Yes.
01:16:33Oh.
01:16:34Oh.
01:16:34They must be from Ryan.
01:16:50What a funny, charming, kind of sweet guy.
01:17:04I think he still wants to get back with his girlfriend.
01:17:20Dear Brooke, I want you to know how much I enjoyed my time with you.
01:17:27I will truly miss you.
01:17:29Your smile, your adventurous baking, your crazy bowling skills.
01:17:42I know you've had your heart broken one too many times, but I hope you don't give up on finding love.
01:17:49You have a warm, beautiful heart that deserves to be shared by some lucky guy.
01:17:53Anyway, please accept this parting gift to help make your day a little more perfect.
01:18:00Your devoted study partner, Ryan.
01:18:27You coming?
01:18:30What's going on?
01:18:31Ah, not going.
01:18:34Uh, isn't Brooke giving the dating test results in like 20 minutes?
01:18:38Yeah, but it doesn't matter. The results, they don't mean anything.
01:18:46Actually, I mean, I tried.
01:18:47I tried to get through to her, but she just, she doesn't feel the same way.
01:18:52There she is, looking every bit the star.
01:19:05There she is, looking every bit the star.
01:19:19Thanks, Rebecca.
01:19:20You look great, Brooke.
01:19:21Thanks, Vince.
01:19:22Uh, Vince, can you give us a second, please?
01:19:24Oh, of course, yeah.
01:19:25Brooke, I don't know if you've had time to think about the dean of psychology position.
01:19:29I have, yes.
01:19:30Oh, good. I can't say this publicly, but you'd be at the top of my list.
01:19:35Thank you, Rebecca, but I won't be applying.
01:19:40What? Why not?
01:19:41Being dean wouldn't leave enough time for my research.
01:19:44That's why I became a scientist. That's where my heart is.
01:19:47Oh, I see.
01:19:50Well, I can't say I'm not disappointed, but I respect your decision.
01:19:56A woman who follows her heart.
01:19:58And I trust you're applying that in your love life as well.
01:20:02It's showtime.
01:20:04Oh, and, uh, for tonight, maybe it's best if you...
01:20:06Stick to the script. Got it.
01:20:07Yeah.
01:20:08And you'd think after the bowling and the dancing, we'd call it quits, but no.
01:20:18After the three required dates, we decided to try some bonus dates.
01:20:22We visited an art museum, rode a tandem bike.
01:20:26I even learned to bake cookies without using a recipe.
01:20:30A sweet adventure.
01:20:31All the while waiting for a spark to ignite a flame within our hearts.
01:20:38And it did.
01:20:41In mine, at least.
01:20:43Her name is Molly, and she is the most adorable rescue dog ever.
01:20:49So now for the big reveal.
01:20:51Excuse me, I had a question.
01:20:53Ah, yes, there'll be time for questions at the end.
01:20:58Ah, I was just wondering if you fell in love.
01:21:02You know, found the one.
01:21:08Yes.
01:21:11Yes, I did.
01:21:12I did fall in love, but I was afraid to tell the man that I fell in love with.
01:21:18It's the story of my life, really.
01:21:20Turns out there's more to learn from my research.
01:21:23Love is infinite, mysterious, and goes much deeper than data.
01:21:32You see, I had given up on love, afraid my heart would take another beating.
01:21:36But to be in love, even just for a short time, it's worth the heartbreak.
01:21:44Oh, that's so sweet.
01:21:52Cue the romantic music, right?
01:21:53A good cheesy love song.
01:21:55Cheesier the better.
01:21:58Um, random question, but who would be your ideal dinner guest?
01:22:02Oh, Frost.
01:22:04Dickinson.
01:22:05No, Whitman.
01:22:06I, uh, like poetry.
01:22:08Two out of three.
01:22:09Two out of three?
01:22:10And, um, what's the most beautiful view you've ever seen?
01:22:15The one I'm looking at?
01:22:20Sorry to interrupt, folks.
01:22:23But in case you didn't know, our new marketing slogan is Research with Heart.
01:22:28Heart, which is exactly what Dr. Carver showed tonight.
01:22:34Heart.
01:22:35So I have decided to postpone our study's release.
01:22:39Sounds like some revisions are in order.
01:22:43That okay with you?
01:22:47Remember, Brooke, follow your heart.
01:22:50Thanks for the flowers.
01:23:01The way to a woman's heart.
01:23:03Oh, like I said, just trying to make your day a little more perfect.
01:23:08Well, there is one thing that can make it more perfect.
01:23:11Yes!
01:23:24That's wonderful.
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