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00:00:01I've always described the world in words.
00:00:05People, moments, places.
00:00:08But in that moment, I forgot them all.
00:00:12Be careful. We're talking about the king of Ashford.
00:00:15He's cool.
00:00:16I don't find bullies attractive.
00:00:18Good morning!
00:00:19He's lonely and kind of pathetic.
00:00:21Breathe the room before opening your mouth.
00:00:24American.
00:00:26She said you'd be moving in today.
00:00:28There's been some kind of misunderstanding.
00:00:31I'm not staying here.
00:00:32You must stay.
00:00:35I heard you stay to the whole thing for attention.
00:00:39Charles, we need to talk.
00:00:41If you don't do anything about it,
00:00:43it's only going to get worse.
00:00:46You're lying to everyone, including her.
00:00:50You didn't have to come.
00:00:52Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:00:58I've always described the world in words.
00:01:06People, moments, places.
00:01:09All through metaphors and margins.
00:01:12You okay?
00:01:13Like my mom.
00:01:15Self-made, stubborn, and never wrong.
00:01:18Almost there.
00:01:20You excited for your first day?
00:01:21If somebody calls this a fresh start,
00:01:23I call it terrifying.
00:01:31You've got this.
00:01:32Just for yourself.
00:01:34That's kind of the problem.
00:01:36I'm stuck in space.
00:01:37Got a daydream running through my brain every day.
00:01:51Heaven in my dead, I'm...
00:01:55You're not staying.
00:01:56You're okay?
00:01:57You're okay?
00:01:58You're okay.
00:01:59I wanna shake it down.
00:02:03Okay.
00:02:06Morning, class.
00:02:09And you're not seated because...
00:02:11I...
00:02:13Don't have a seat.
00:02:14Ah!
00:02:15A new transfer.
00:02:16Alice Keaton, right?
00:02:18Let's see.
00:02:21No.
00:02:22There's a spot.
00:02:23Next to Charles.
00:02:24Charles hates charity.
00:02:26Seriously?
00:02:27A charity case sitting next to Charles?
00:02:29God.
00:02:30Why is she?
00:02:31Quiet.
00:02:32Charles.
00:02:37I've always had words for everything.
00:02:39But...
00:02:40In that moment...
00:02:43I forgot them all.
00:02:54Charles.
00:02:55Move your things.
00:02:57I'd rather not.
00:02:58She'll be a distraction.
00:02:59From...
00:03:00From what?
00:03:01Sleeping.
00:03:02From everything.
00:03:03If anything, Charles, Miss Keaton will be a positive influence on you.
00:03:07She was top of her class at her previous school.
00:03:10With all due respect, sir.
00:03:12Her previous school was American.
00:03:15I highly doubt that.
00:03:18That's enough.
00:03:19Enough.
00:03:20She can sit here.
00:03:21It's fine.
00:03:25Back to Goldie.
00:03:27You got it.
00:03:28I'm Sherry Vaughn.
00:03:29Alice Keaton.
00:03:30It's very important that we look at the audience and tell you what he's talking about their experience of the time.
00:03:40Wait.
00:03:41You sat next to Charles?
00:03:42She didn't.
00:03:43You totally shut her down.
00:03:44Oh, knew it.
00:03:45Don't take it past me.
00:03:46He's impossible.
00:03:48Can everyone stop acting like the goal was getting into his pants?
00:03:51What?
00:03:52He's hot.
00:03:53Everyone kind of is.
00:03:56I...
00:03:57I've seen Connor.
00:03:58He's not my type.
00:03:59You're joking.
00:04:00I don't find bullies attractive.
00:04:02Hey!
00:04:03Be careful.
00:04:04You're talking about the king of Ashford.
00:04:07The what?
00:04:08His family basically own the school.
00:04:10And the town.
00:04:11Maybe even the country.
00:04:12Yeah.
00:04:13Everyone's tried to get close.
00:04:14No one can get past his ego.
00:04:16You're not the first to get iced.
00:04:18Okay, first of all, I wasn't iced.
00:04:20It's more like a mutual decision.
00:04:23And second, I think he's arrogant, cold, thinks he's untouchable.
00:04:28But if you really look at Charles, he just seems isolated.
00:04:32Like he's faking it all.
00:04:33Honestly, I just think he's lonely and kind of pathetic.
00:04:40What?
00:04:41No, go on.
00:04:42You were saying I'm lonely and pathetic.
00:04:56Next time, read the room before opening your mouth, American.
00:05:02We're not in Kansas anymore, Alice.
00:05:22Hey, how was your first day?
00:05:24Uh, good.
00:05:25Anything exciting happen?
00:05:26Not really.
00:05:27Super uneventful.
00:05:29Really?
00:05:31How's your new job?
00:05:32Yeah, all right.
00:05:33Get this?
00:05:34They said we can stay in the servant's wing.
00:05:36Seriously?
00:05:37Hmm.
00:05:38Apparently the young master won't mind the company.
00:05:40The young master.
00:05:42This is your boss's house.
00:05:46Yeah?
00:05:47Isn't that incredible?
00:05:48I mean, I wouldn't call it a house.
00:05:50It's a museum with better landscaping.
00:05:59Wait here.
00:06:00I'll talk to the butler.
00:06:01Wow.
00:06:07Rich people.
00:06:08You've topped yourselves again.
00:06:14Stephen King.
00:06:16First edition.
00:06:26Breaking and entering now.
00:06:29How American of you.
00:06:30I...
00:06:31You've been paying rent here in my head.
00:06:32Trying to fight it hard.
00:06:53You can get up now.
00:06:54I...
00:06:55I'm trying.
00:06:56Wait!
00:06:58Are you serious?
00:07:00Well, you said you were trying.
00:07:03What is wrong with you?
00:07:05Funny.
00:07:06I was about to ask you the same thing.
00:07:08What are you doing in my house?
00:07:11You...
00:07:12Wait.
00:07:13Your house.
00:07:15My house.
00:07:16My library.
00:07:17And now, apparently, my unwanted guest.
00:07:20Ah, Master Charles.
00:07:21You must be Miss Alice, Anne's daughter.
00:07:22She said you'd be moving in today.
00:07:23She what?
00:07:24There...
00:07:25There's been some kind of misunderstanding.
00:07:26You see, I'm not actually moving in.
00:07:27Is that so?
00:07:28Yeah.
00:07:29I'm not staying here, like, at all.
00:07:30That's a shame.
00:07:31Your mother seemed quite pleased with the arrangement.
00:07:32Well, I just don't think it's appropriate.
00:07:33Well, if you're sure, then absolutely not.
00:07:34Come on, Alice.
00:07:35You must stay.
00:07:36It'll be fun.
00:07:37My dear classmate.
00:07:38I'm dead, like mentally, socially, and actually dead.
00:07:41Well, I just don't think it's appropriate.
00:07:44Well, if you're sure, then absolutely not.
00:07:48Come on, Alice.
00:07:50You must stay.
00:07:54It'll be fun, my dear classmate.
00:08:00I'm dead.
00:08:02Like mentally, socially, and actually dead.
00:08:05Just trying to figure out how exactly my life went off the rails.
00:08:17Get it together, Alice Keaton.
00:08:19You've been through hell.
00:08:23Actually, no.
00:08:26This is hell.
00:08:30Good morning.
00:08:35Wow.
00:08:46Sir, is that Miss Keaton?
00:08:49Well, f***ing doesn't know.
00:08:50That's often closed for months.
00:08:52She's going to be late.
00:08:59Hey, how long is this thing going to take?
00:09:02Maybe I'll just walk?
00:09:03Five miles to school.
00:09:07Okay, if I sprint, maybe I'll make it before first period.
00:09:12Or die of exhaustion on the way.
00:09:17Or die of exhaustion on the way.
00:09:20What are you doing here?
00:09:22Didn't you already leave?
00:09:26Wait.
00:09:27Did you come back for me?
00:09:29Relax.
00:09:32I forgot my textbook.
00:09:34Don't flatter yourself.
00:09:36Wait.
00:09:39Since you're already here,
00:09:41maybe you could be a decent person and give me a ride?
00:09:47No.
00:09:49Seriously?
00:09:49Your car is huge.
00:09:52Yeah.
00:09:53And I'm not a fan of sharing.
00:09:55Says the guy who forced me to live in his house?
00:10:03Unbelievable!
00:10:13Ashford Institute, please.
00:10:16Clooney is that entitled brat anyway.
00:10:22Sir, you called the cab.
00:10:24Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:31Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:33And have the whole school go crazy.
00:10:35She's new.
00:10:37Everybody's already talking.
00:10:39So you're worried about her?
00:10:40You're overthinking.
00:10:41I just don't like drama.
00:10:50Asshole.
00:10:51Hey.
00:10:53Morning, Claus.
00:10:55Back to Golding.
00:10:57Remind me what he's saying through Lord of the Flies.
00:11:04Mr. Kenwood.
00:11:06Care to share what you found so amusing?
00:11:08Not particularly.
00:11:09Oh, I insist.
00:11:11You seem very entertained by Golding.
00:11:14I'm not entertained by Golding, sir.
00:11:17On the contrary.
00:11:18I think his ending is...
00:11:21weak.
00:11:23Wait, wait.
00:11:24You wish you read it?
00:11:25Quiet.
00:11:27That's an interesting take.
00:11:29Explain.
00:11:31He had the setup for something brutal.
00:11:35Something honest.
00:11:36In the end, he backed out.
00:11:38He could have left the boys on the island.
00:11:40Forced them to confront collapsible morality.
00:11:43Let them choose survival.
00:11:44Or death.
00:11:46But instead, he gave them a rescue boat.
00:11:49Slapped a happily ever after on a book about savagery.
00:11:55It's a waste.
00:11:57Don't you think?
00:11:58I'm delightfully surprised, Charles.
00:12:00Didn't think you had such strong literary opinions.
00:12:02I'm always a model student, sir.
00:12:05Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
00:12:09So, a critique of Golding's mercy.
00:12:12Anyone disagree?
00:12:13I think Golding knew exactly what he was doing by ending the book that way.
00:12:32It's not mercy, it's irony.
00:12:35How so?
00:12:38The rescue isn't a happy ending.
00:12:41You don't just walk back into society and forget you're a monster.
00:12:44Golding didn't save them.
00:12:45He left us with the discomfort of pretending they could be saved.
00:12:48That's an interesting take, Miss Keaton.
00:12:50You still think it's a harsh critique?
00:12:53In some ways, but not harsh enough.
00:12:57Yes, it's a critique of toxic masculinity, but still, Golding sympathized with them.
00:13:02And the civilized world?
00:13:04Toxic, violent.
00:13:05He didn't call that out nearly as much.
00:13:07So, yeah, I don't think Golding pushed far enough, but I think it's unfair to call it a happy ending.
00:13:16Thank you, Miss Keaton.
00:13:18Well said.
00:13:19Anyone else?
00:13:22Both opinions are valid.
00:13:24Okay, that's kind of epic.
00:13:25And let's not forget, Golding faced major backlash when he first published the book.
00:13:30Good literature will always divide opinion.
00:13:35What's happening to me?
00:13:42Okay, what is going on?
00:13:44Why is everyone staring at me?
00:13:46Well, you're new.
00:13:48And apparently had a thing with Charles.
00:13:50A what now?
00:13:51You two are in the middle of the most epic feud as you've seen in years.
00:13:55We're not even fighting.
00:13:56Well, according to everyone, you confessed your love on day one, got rejected, begged to sit next to him, got rejected again.
00:14:04And today in class, you broke down crying about not believing in happy endings and stormed out in tears.
00:14:10You were there, Sherry.
00:14:12You were there, Sherry.
00:14:13That is not what happened.
00:14:16Doesn't matter.
00:14:17People believe what they want to believe.
00:14:19And they want Charles to be flawless, untouchable.
00:14:22Wow.
00:14:23Is misogyny like a rich kid thing or just a British specialty?
00:14:27Honestly, both.
00:14:30But seriously, Alice, some people already see you as a threat.
00:14:33Okay, loaded.
00:14:43Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:14:47Hello?
00:15:04Hello?
00:15:06Is somebody out there?
00:15:08Oh, come on!
00:15:17Fine.
00:15:37Seriously?
00:15:40Oh, shit.
00:15:47What the hell?
00:15:49Anne, I thought you were having dinner with Alice?
00:15:52She hasn't come home.
00:15:53Her phone is off.
00:15:54Maybe you've seen her this evening?
00:15:59Yikes.
00:16:00Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:16:08Shit.
00:16:14Alice!
00:16:15Alice!
00:16:15Mr. Pelton!
00:16:17Charles Kenwood here.
00:16:18I was wondering if I could get the timetable for Alice Keaton.
00:16:21She hasn't come home.
00:16:22I'll have her send her, will you?
00:16:24Check the common room in the library.
00:16:26I'll take the rest.
00:16:28Alice!
00:16:30Alice!
00:16:30Alice!
00:16:43Come on, Alice.
00:16:44Close your eyes and jump.
00:16:48It's fine.
00:16:49You're fine.
00:16:49You're fine.
00:16:51I'm fine.
00:16:57Mother.
00:16:57Hey, Mr. Nonchalant.
00:16:57I'm sorry.
00:17:05But I'll tell her.
00:17:07No.
00:17:07Hey, Mr. Nonchalant
00:17:17Are you happy with how we ended?
00:17:24What are you doing here?
00:17:29Can you get off me first?
00:17:30Oh, so certain
00:17:32Did I ask for two months?
00:17:35Isn't my fault
00:17:39I thought we would probably
00:17:40You're welcome
00:17:41I didn't say thank you
00:17:43I figured saving your life might earn me basic manners
00:17:46Someone just dumped swamp water on me
00:17:49Excuse me if I'm not feeling very polite
00:17:51You smell like a biology experiment
00:17:53Wow
00:17:54You should try falling out of a window into someone's arms
00:17:58And getting insulted for it
00:17:59Wouldn't recommend it
00:18:00You're heavier than you look
00:18:01I hope you pull your shoulder
00:18:05Are you okay?
00:18:12No
00:18:12But I will be
00:18:14Someone did this on purpose
00:18:17What do you think, golden boy?
00:18:20Don't worry, I can handle it
00:18:21You shouldn't have to
00:18:22I'm sorry
00:18:27Sorry
00:18:34Did you just apologize to me?
00:18:42Don't get used to it
00:18:43I wouldn't dream of it
00:18:44Alice?
00:18:48Over here
00:18:49Oh my god
00:18:50You okay?
00:18:55Why are you drenched?
00:18:56Yeah
00:18:57I just
00:18:57Took a weird shower
00:18:59Top exploded
00:19:00Come on
00:19:03Let's go you home
00:19:04Alice Keaton, right?
00:19:15I heard she staged the whole thing for attention
00:19:19I know how this place works
00:19:45If you don't do anything about it
00:19:47If you don't do anything about it
00:19:47It's only going to get worse
00:19:48I'll look into it
00:19:50Charles
00:19:53Good on you
00:19:55How many here would speak up?
00:20:01I can't believe someone actually locked you in
00:20:04That's insane
00:20:05Where the hell was the school when this was happening?
00:20:07Busy protecting their golden boys and trust funds
00:20:10Well, for what it's worth
00:20:12I heard Charles looked pretty freaked out when he ran out last night
00:20:16Please, he just didn't want a lawsuit
00:20:18Being a scholarship student has its perks
00:20:38Like saving a fortune on tuition
00:20:41And getting into schools that normally wouldn't even let you pass the gates
00:20:45Hey, we miss you in Paris
00:20:48Though there are enough Americans to remind us of you
00:20:51But sometimes
00:20:52Being here means standing behind
00:20:55And watching Ashford Elites go on a two-week enrichment program
00:20:58You can never afford
00:21:00Have fun
00:21:03Bring me something overpriced
00:21:06And unnecessary
00:21:08The trip cost 20 grand in pounds
00:21:13Which translates to
00:21:14Mom's salary for half a year
00:21:16So, yeah
00:21:17I didn't go
00:21:38Uh, what are you doing here?
00:21:41Do you not believe in shirts?
00:21:43Do you not believe in dignity?
00:21:45It's comfortable
00:21:46You look like a rejected Ewok
00:21:48This, this is not even your kitchen
00:21:50And this is not even your house
00:21:52And yet you're here
00:21:53Dressed like this
00:21:54Just don't look
00:21:56Go away
00:21:57Hard not to
00:21:58When you're walking around dressed like that
00:22:00What do you guys call it?
00:22:02Um, buzzkill?
00:22:04Cockblock
00:22:05You're insufferable
00:22:07You're the one cosplaying at breakfast
00:22:08You know what?
00:22:10I don't get it
00:22:11Why didn't you go on that tour?
00:22:12I thought rich people live for that kind of thing
00:22:14Why do you think?
00:22:15Where would I go?
00:22:23I could practically recite the itinerary in my sleep
00:22:26Florence
00:22:27Walk in the great footsteps of Dante
00:22:30Michelangelo
00:22:31Da Vinci
00:22:31And Titian
00:22:32Or Titian
00:22:33If you want to sound extra pretentious
00:22:36Then Venice
00:22:37Because everybody loves a good canal
00:22:39And getting lost in the most confusing city on earth
00:22:42Next stop
00:22:43Napoli
00:22:44Marvel at Pompeii
00:22:45Pretend you're shocked
00:22:47Ancient people have plumbing
00:22:48The final stop
00:22:49Paris
00:22:51The ultimate city of romance
00:22:54And, naturally
00:22:55Woody Allen's favourite city
00:22:58Outside of New York
00:22:59That's word for word
00:23:03I told you
00:23:04I've done this tour so many times
00:23:06I could run it
00:23:07Okay, but still
00:23:08It's Europe
00:23:09Most people would kill for that chance
00:23:11Most people haven't had their phones stolen in Paris
00:23:13Twice
00:23:15Also, I hate the accommodations
00:23:17Aren't they all five-star hotels?
00:23:20Standard rooms in five-star hotels
00:23:22No, thank you
00:23:24Wow
00:23:25Some were born in Rome, huh?
00:23:27That's unfortunate
00:23:28It's a very chaotic city
00:23:30One word of advice?
00:23:31Shut up
00:23:32It's two words
00:23:33You're weird
00:23:36You're loud
00:23:37You're annoying
00:23:37You're in my kitchen
00:23:38You have three other kitchens
00:23:40And I prefer this one
00:23:41Just for today
00:23:43Come back when you've got a shirt on
00:23:44Come back with normal clothes on
00:23:46You didn't have to come
00:23:47Don't tell me what I have to do
00:23:48Master Charles
00:23:58Roads are flooded
00:23:59Staff won't make it tonight
00:24:01Will you be alright sorting dinner?
00:24:06I've got it sorted
00:24:06Jesus, what are you doing?
00:24:20Relax
00:24:21I'm here to make a deal
00:24:24What deal?
00:24:26You nearly gave me a heart attack
00:24:27You'll survive
00:24:32I'm not selling my body
00:24:35I'm not selling my body
00:24:41Wow
00:24:45I am deeply offended
00:24:48That thought disgusts me
00:24:51Then what are you doing?
00:24:52The staff's off tonight
00:24:53I'm buying dinner
00:24:55Did you seriously think
00:24:59I'd spend a hundred pounds on
00:25:00No, I'm
00:25:01Jesus
00:25:02Wait
00:25:04You think I'm not worth
00:25:06One hundred pounds?
00:25:08I'm not spending
00:25:09One hundred pounds
00:25:10To snort you back up
00:25:11You know what?
00:25:12Dinner's cancelled
00:25:13Are you sure about that?
00:25:19I present to you
00:25:20Meatball spaghetti
00:25:21Stir fried veggies
00:25:22And french fries
00:25:24You're welcome
00:25:25Interesting combo
00:25:26Well, I know we're not in Italy or France
00:25:28But this will do
00:25:29It's
00:25:31Good
00:25:33Was that a compliment?
00:25:41Although
00:25:41I am obliged to inform you
00:25:44Meatball spaghetti isn't Italian
00:25:46It's American
00:25:47And french fries
00:25:48Likely born in South America
00:25:49You should read more
00:25:51Put it down
00:25:54I paid for it
00:25:56You really just have to win
00:25:57Every argument, don't you?
00:25:58To be fair
00:25:59You make it very easy
00:26:01It's only easy
00:26:03Because it costs you
00:26:04A hundred pounds
00:26:05You know, if you'd ask for more
00:26:07I probably would have given it to you
00:26:08I'll make sure you want it
00:26:09Hey Alice
00:26:24It's fine
00:26:25You're fine
00:26:279-1-1
00:26:34What's with your emergency?
00:26:409-1-1
00:26:41What's with your emergency?
00:26:42It's my dad
00:26:43He needs help
00:26:44He just had a stroke
00:26:45Okay, miss
00:26:46Hurricane's constant traffic
00:26:47Shut down
00:26:48We'll get to you
00:26:48As soon as we can
00:26:49I'm crazy
00:26:50He's not well
00:26:50I understand
00:26:51Can you confirm
00:26:53Your address
00:26:53Daddy, yes, I'm right here
00:26:57Hi
00:26:58My daughter
00:27:00Please stay with me, dad
00:27:02Please
00:27:03No
00:27:07Please wake up
00:27:10Dad, please
00:27:15Please don't leave me
00:27:17I'm afraid
00:27:41I'm afraid
00:27:41you what are you doing here
00:27:51you were crying loudly kind of hard to
00:28:01ignore right sorry for the night wait
00:28:06you know snarky come back not tonight i'm
00:28:09too tired if you're here to argue knock
00:28:12yourself out
00:28:15you were calling for your dad right
00:28:18hurricane hit new york power went down
00:28:21traffic froze dad had a stroke but he
00:28:26couldn't get help in time
00:28:30i sat there with a candle while he laid
00:28:34there peaceful but he was asleep but he
00:28:41wasn't
00:28:43so that's why you and your mom moved here
00:28:46this used to be our hometown after dad
00:28:51left we had nowhere else to go what are you
00:29:01doing
00:29:06come on
00:29:10wait i thought the power was out it is we have our own generator wow rich people houses her just for tonight i'll allow it
00:29:33about what you can call this place your house so enjoy it stephen king's first edition alan gisberg's handwritten letters jane austen's notes all yours
00:29:46this is your home
00:29:51this is your home
00:29:53alice keaton
00:29:58careful
00:30:00almost sounded sweet
00:30:02don't push it
00:30:03okay then
00:30:04i have
00:30:09one request
00:30:10what is it
00:30:21are you ever going to make a move
00:30:22wait
00:30:23give me a second i'm thinking
00:30:25you had one wish
00:30:27anything in the world
00:30:28and in the middle of a thunderstorm and in the middle of a thunderstorm inside a literal mansion
00:30:33you chose chess
00:30:36yeah got a problem
00:30:38it's just so cool like
00:30:40spies or genius villains in movies
00:30:42it's literally a board game
00:30:44says the guy who owns a custom set
00:30:47wait does the night go diagonally
00:30:50for the tenth time
00:30:52it moves in an l-shape
00:30:54one
00:30:55two
00:30:56then turn
00:30:58there
00:30:59happy
00:31:00ecstatic
00:31:01you know
00:31:04that's suicide
00:31:05or a brilliant long-term sacrifice
00:31:07you are playing checkers at a chess board
00:31:09still beating you in sarcasm
00:31:10you literally haven't won any past arguments
00:31:12golding disagrees
00:31:14it's going to be a long night
00:31:16oh my no
00:31:17why what's going to do that
00:31:19you can't do that
00:31:20can i do that as well
00:31:21can i not do that
00:31:22no
00:31:23you had to shop a trip when about it all wrong
00:31:26tried to pull you in close as we're locked on your phone
00:31:30all yourself up cause i'm moving on
00:31:33oh you're showing up at my door
00:31:38holding your heart there inside your hands
00:31:42maybe he's not so awful after all
00:31:45who are you
00:31:55what are you doing here
00:32:00what are you doing here
00:32:01well your parents said you were still at home
00:32:03thank god you skipped that boring grand tour
00:32:06who needs italy and france again right
00:32:08when did you get back
00:32:09last night
00:32:10from zurich
00:32:11you didn't answer my messages
00:32:13i missed you
00:32:14i missed you
00:32:15anyway
00:32:16thought i'd come surprise you
00:32:18apparently
00:32:19i'm transferring to ashford
00:32:21your parents were so thrilled
00:32:23they didn't tell me about this
00:32:24i wanted to deliver the happy news myself
00:32:27they said it'd be lovely for us to
00:32:29reconnect
00:32:30you know
00:32:31considering the engagement
00:32:32and all
00:32:33engagement
00:32:35oh
00:32:36did no one tell you
00:32:38he's promised
00:32:39old money stuff
00:32:41very retro
00:32:42i didn't agree to that
00:32:43you didn't have to
00:32:44it's never up to us
00:32:46where did you find this little toy
00:32:49serena
00:32:50i can hear you you know
00:32:51oh
00:32:52an american
00:32:54how
00:32:55refreshing
00:33:00goodbye
00:33:01wait
00:33:13where are you going
00:33:19you still owe me breakfast
00:33:20you only paid for dinner
00:33:22i have homework
00:33:24goodbye
00:33:25your little toy has quite the temper
00:33:30serena can you please just stop
00:33:32what
00:33:33teasing the help
00:33:40that's her
00:33:41that's the one from kenwood's house
00:33:42was she like the maid or something
00:34:01oh my god
00:34:02what's wrong with people
00:34:03they're saying you live with charles
00:34:05oh and serena
00:34:07what about her
00:34:08well apparently she told everyone you were caught sneaking into his room
00:34:11of course she did
00:34:13of course she did
00:34:26careful alice you're starting to look desperate
00:34:28yeah
00:34:29can you help me write one day i know it's 1066
00:34:43yeah
00:34:44come to the music room
00:34:45urgent
00:34:46i just remembered i need to check something you guys go ahead
00:34:49yeah
00:34:50okay
00:34:51hello is someone there
00:34:55seriously
00:34:56this is getting old
00:34:57hello
00:34:58is someone there
00:34:59seriously
00:35:00this is getting old
00:35:14wait
00:35:15music room what
00:35:16james
00:35:19james
00:35:20is anybody in here earlier
00:35:21just miss serena
00:35:22said she was waiting for you
00:35:23sir
00:35:24sir
00:35:25sir it's raining
00:35:27sir it's raining
00:35:28come on alice you're fine
00:35:42you're not that girl again
00:35:44wait can you remind me one more time
00:35:52okay
00:35:53rooks move in straight lines
00:35:56yeah
00:35:57bishops move diagonally
00:35:59and knights
00:36:00the knights
00:36:01the knights the weird one
00:36:03rooks
00:36:05straight lines
00:36:09bishops
00:36:11diagonally
00:36:12hello
00:36:13the text
00:36:35are you okay
00:36:37you
00:36:38it hurts
00:36:39i
00:36:40i'm okay
00:36:41i saw the text and i thought
00:36:43i didn't see the message
00:36:44serena took my phone
00:36:46i didn't know
00:36:47i'm sorry
00:36:48i'm
00:36:49okay
00:36:50you're gonna catch a cold
00:36:52you're freezing
00:36:53you didn't have to come
00:36:54don't tell me
00:36:58what i have to do
00:36:59give me hope that feels like hope
00:37:05that wasn't a mistake if that's what you're about to say
00:37:22that wasn't a mistake if that's what you're about to say
00:37:25i
00:37:27wasn't going to
00:37:29really bad at this you know
00:37:43what kissing
00:37:44hiding feelings
00:37:45hiding feelings
00:37:46all right
00:37:47back
00:38:08dump those ewok pajamas
00:38:10oh
00:38:11oh
00:38:12you wish
00:38:13seriously
00:38:14it's a cock block
00:38:16you
00:38:17kissed
00:38:18me
00:38:19that's basically
00:38:20consent
00:38:21to
00:38:22everything
00:38:27dangerous words
00:38:28keaton
00:38:29i might hold you to that
00:38:30you
00:38:37you
00:38:39you'll be working in pairs on your comparative essays
00:38:43the list is on the board
00:38:45one
00:38:47two
00:38:48three
00:38:49four
00:38:50paper planes
00:38:52are you okay
00:38:53fly me to outer space
00:38:57that's where i'll see your face
00:39:01and have you with me
00:39:04it may seem dark
00:39:10but you always like my spark
00:39:15in my heart
00:39:18since the spark
00:39:22you're welcome
00:39:26they're either enemies we secretly married
00:39:30honestly
00:39:31brave
00:39:34i was sure i'd never find someone to make my head spin around
00:39:38no one's ever gonna be the thing i need they all just let me down
00:39:42down
00:39:43but baby
00:39:44you saved me
00:39:45until i'm pale new
00:39:48everything's so different now
00:39:52so
00:39:53the night goes in an l shape right?
00:39:56why is that the only one you remember?
00:39:58because it's weird
00:40:00and i like weird
00:40:09check
00:40:12you're cheating
00:40:17i'm winning
00:40:18there's a difference
00:40:19you are very distracting
00:40:21and you like it
00:40:23i will be there for you all day
00:40:26i'll be there for your darkest days
00:40:31i'll hold you in my arms
00:40:33charles
00:40:35we need to talk
00:40:37i expected poor judgement
00:40:46but this in my house
00:40:48it isn't what it looks like
00:40:49no
00:40:50kissing a servant's daughter in the family library
00:40:54enlighten me then charles
00:40:56we came back tonight after speaking with serena
00:40:59imagine our surprise walking in on this
00:41:02this
00:41:03she isn't just
00:41:04you have no right to barge in
00:41:06on my property
00:41:11i care about her
00:41:13i'm not ashamed of my life
00:41:14that's enough
00:41:17why do you care?
00:41:18we're protecting our son's future
00:41:21and our name
00:41:23you think this protects me?
00:41:24we think
00:41:25she does not belong in your world
00:41:31then maybe i don't either
00:41:34you're ready to give up everything
00:41:36for a girl you barely know?
00:41:41yes
00:41:43then
00:41:44are you sure
00:41:45she's ready?
00:41:46she's ready?
00:41:52i'm asking you
00:41:54do you think she's ready?
00:41:55to lose everything
00:41:56regardless of how little
00:41:57that is
00:41:58just to be with you?
00:42:00what are you talking about?
00:42:02you left us no choice son
00:42:03you shouldn't disobey your father
00:42:08helton
00:42:09it's frederick kenwood
00:42:11ah mr kenwood
00:42:12how can i help?
00:42:13if a scholarship student
00:42:15were to violate our behavioural code
00:42:18in a public setting
00:42:19with photographic evidence
00:42:21would that warrant a review?
00:42:23yes sir
00:42:27so
00:42:29answer me again
00:42:31do you think she's ready
00:42:32to lose everything
00:42:33just to be with you?
00:42:45charles
00:42:46what happened?
00:42:47did your parents say something?
00:42:48are they mad?
00:42:49is everything okay?
00:42:51pack your things
00:42:53you can't stay here anymore
00:42:55what?
00:42:57my parents fired your mother
00:42:59she's leaving
00:43:01so are you
00:43:02wait what?
00:43:03why?
00:43:04is it because of us?
00:43:05we can fix this
00:43:06i'll get a job
00:43:07if you don't get it
00:43:09if i don't walk away from this
00:43:10they'll cut me off
00:43:12okay?
00:43:13no card
00:43:14no trust
00:43:15no support
00:43:17nothing
00:43:18then
00:43:19then we'll figure it out
00:43:20we don't need all that
00:43:21we can
00:43:23do you really think i'm going to live like that?
00:43:28so that's what this was
00:43:30just fun until it got inconvenient
00:43:33what did they promise you?
00:43:38nothing
00:43:41they just reminded me of what's real
00:43:47charles i'm not stupid
00:43:50you don't just turn into a cold stranger because of one conversation
00:43:53what did they threaten you with?
00:43:55this is the difference between me and you
00:43:56what?
00:43:57you think you know me
00:43:59or what i have
00:44:00you don't
00:44:01Alice
00:44:02you're still lying
00:44:03i'm not
00:44:04Alice
00:44:05look around you
00:44:06this mansion you thought was a museum
00:44:07it's
00:44:08my
00:44:09house
00:44:10my
00:44:11world
00:44:12i was bored into this
00:44:13i am not choosing
00:44:15this mansion you thought was a museum
00:44:17it's
00:44:18my
00:44:19house
00:44:20my
00:44:21world
00:44:22i was bored into this
00:44:23i am not choosing
00:44:24i am not choosing
00:44:25between this
00:44:29and something i picked up for a moment of fun
00:44:34don't do this charles
00:44:35you don't mean it
00:44:37it was fun
00:44:39but you
00:44:41you don't compare to what i own
00:44:45i'll survive the loss
00:44:49right
00:44:50i should have known
00:44:52guys like you don't end up with girls like me
00:44:59you play with them then you throw them away
00:45:03go to sleep Alice
00:45:04this
00:45:05this fall is a little more than i expected
00:45:20in so deep i can barely see myself
00:45:25you
00:45:28you
00:45:29around me feel so heavy but depleted
00:45:31but i find this the place to test myself
00:45:36well
00:45:37that's
00:45:38that's
00:45:39that's
00:45:44it's
00:45:45that's
00:45:46terrible
00:45:47i think i'm the only one is
00:45:48i think i would say
00:45:49to be honest
00:45:50oh sorry didn't see that then again nobody does move please try begging
00:46:13you know what keep it
00:46:20poor thing so dramatic don't excuse me i warned you walk away serena
00:46:43last week's group assignments were mostly forgettable but one pair surprised me in a good
00:47:01way charles kenwood and alice keaton would you mind giving us a short summary she loves the sound of
00:47:09her own voice better habits i couldn't stay i couldn't wait i thought that you should know that
00:47:16i would have can hang our essay explored what happens when two fundamentally different voices
00:47:23meet like logic and chaos or silence and noise different worlds different rules
00:47:32at first glance they clash but what makes the story interesting is what happens next
00:47:38confusion curiosity but in the end some stories aren't about staying
00:47:44and yes there is no such thing as a happy ending
00:47:57and yes there is no such thing as a happy ending is she still talking about the essay
00:48:03miss keaton dramatic as always all right thank you alice that was later
00:48:14are you okay that good literature always stirs something
00:48:24hello hi this is alice keaton this is we're more friends we've been following your work
00:48:28we'd like to offer you a long-term publishing contract name your price we'll we'll make it work
00:48:33sorry what
00:48:44that's kind of insane who's behind this your sponsor wishes to remain anonymous can can i meet them
00:48:53i want to please or at least tell me a name
00:49:03sorry they wish to stay in office so they're only interested in words not the person i'd really
00:49:07like to meet them i'd like to meet them i think the most generous work we've ever given
00:49:12a disney writer i see congratulations again
00:49:16you got the interview it's just an interview i haven't gotten it yet
00:49:24still alice keaton at oxford that's iconic
00:49:28for your love
00:49:36you okay
00:49:54it's done mr kenwood miss keaton signed the contract
00:49:58good
00:49:59it's a generous deal you sure you don't want it to know
00:50:03no no it's better if i stay out of her life
00:50:16congratulations alice keaton go live the life you were always meant to
00:50:28your engagement announcement should align perfectly with the foundation gala
00:50:33and the browns already offered to host the london reception
00:50:38it's all coming together beautifully
00:50:41i've lost my appetite
00:50:48i'll go check on him
00:50:54what's your problem charles
00:51:00this engagement
00:51:00it's not happening it's not up to you you know that serena we're not doing this
00:51:07you've changed
00:51:08or maybe i finally just stopped pretending
00:51:21I don't know.
00:51:51I lied to everyone, including her.
00:51:54I protected her.
00:51:57You loved her.
00:51:59Still do.
00:52:02Let it go, Serena.
00:52:05There's no point.
00:52:15I need a favour.
00:52:17Find out when the Oxford interview is.
00:52:18And make sure Alice Keaton won't show up.
00:52:27Anything?
00:52:28No?
00:52:29She's not answering.
00:52:31The interview's almost over.
00:52:33Well, she won't just not show up.
00:52:35Something's wrong.
00:52:35Where's Alice?
00:52:39When was the last time you heard from her?
00:52:41Last night.
00:52:42She said she was prepping all evening.
00:52:47James, track someone for me.
00:52:51Wait.
00:52:52Where are you going?
00:52:52Chill, okay?
00:53:01It won't hurt you.
00:53:03Yeah.
00:53:04We're just supposed to keep you away from the interview.
00:53:06That's it.
00:53:14Shit!
00:53:15Come back!
00:53:16I remember how we met.
00:53:32I remember how we met.
00:53:34I didn't need a second guess.
00:53:54Hey, hey, hey, Alice.
00:53:56Alice?
00:53:56Alice, hey, hey, hey.
00:53:58Stay with me.
00:53:59Stay with me.
00:53:59Stay with me, Alice.
00:54:00Alice!
00:54:00You're awake.
00:54:09Where...
00:54:09Where am I?
00:54:11Local clinic.
00:54:12Passer-by brought you in.
00:54:14Passer-by?
00:54:16He found you on the side of the road.
00:54:18He had to leave.
00:54:19He didn't leave a name.
00:54:21Oh.
00:54:24The interview!
00:54:25What time is it?
00:54:26Easy.
00:54:27It's okay.
00:54:28Someone already contacted the university.
00:54:29And sent in your writing samples.
00:54:32They've rescheduled your interview for tomorrow.
00:54:34Wait, what?
00:54:34Who?
00:54:35No idea.
00:54:36But it's all taken care of.
00:54:41What did you say?
00:54:43Nothing.
00:54:44I just...
00:54:45had a dream.
00:54:47I got him!
00:54:59Oh, I knew it!
00:55:05Too bad Charles isn't here to watch you crush it.
00:55:08He's not here.
00:55:09Oh, you didn't know?
00:55:12Know what?
00:55:14He left.
00:55:15A few days ago, yeah, everyone doesn't really know where he went.
00:55:19Honestly, Astra's been quieter without him.
00:55:21It's probably for the best.
00:55:22Come on.
00:55:28Alice?
00:55:29The summer I met Charles Kenwood was loud.
00:55:37Chaotic.
00:55:38Unexpected.
00:55:41And with his absence...
00:55:43Come on!
00:55:45It ended quietly.
00:55:48Like summers always do.
00:55:51And joining us today, the decade's most unexpected literary phenomenon, Alice Keaton.
00:56:10Thank you for having me.
00:56:11No, your words moved millions.
00:56:14They say your stories feel real, especially the ones about love.
00:56:19Which brings us to the most obvious question.
00:56:22How's your dating life like these days?
00:56:24No comment.
00:56:26A little bird told me that the past four years has been just writing and working, not even
00:56:31a single date.
00:56:32Let me guess, a bird named Sherry.
00:56:34She caught me.
00:56:35Still no comment.
00:56:36All right, all right.
00:56:37No matter what you say, you write love like someone who's lived it.
00:56:43If you're so real...
00:56:44Because once, I did.
00:56:46That's why today we hear Sherry's story behind...
00:56:49And no one ever quite matched the light after that.
00:56:53And let's give it up for Alice Keaton one more time.
00:56:56Congratulations, Alice.
00:57:08The numbers just came in.
00:57:10You broke your own record.
00:57:13That's...
00:57:13incredible.
00:57:14We're thinking celebration, press, photos, maybe tonight.
00:57:18Actually, there's something I'd rather do.
00:57:23I'd like to meet with the person who believed in me first.
00:57:27My sponsor.
00:57:28You're sure?
00:57:29Yeah.
00:57:30Just once.
00:57:32Tonight, 7 p.m.
00:57:33Good evening.
00:57:49Good evening.
00:57:52May I sit?
00:57:54Hey, Mr. Nonchalant.
00:58:03Hi.
00:58:05Hi.
00:58:07You look well.
00:58:11And you look like you just stepped out of a GQ cover.
00:58:14You always did.
00:58:16You were expecting someone else.
00:58:18I was...
00:58:21Hoping.
00:58:23But I guess I always knew.
00:58:25I didn't come here to confuse you.
00:58:28Or to reopen anything.
00:58:31I just wanted to say congratulations.
00:58:35Oh.
00:58:39Didn't know you're still reading.
00:58:41You're rich enough not to do so.
00:58:44Always.
00:58:45Either way, your sponsorship started my career, so...
00:58:50No.
00:58:51No, you...
00:58:52You earned everything.
00:58:56Every word.
00:58:58Every page.
00:59:00Every reader.
00:59:02That's what I came to say.
00:59:07It was good to see you again.
00:59:09I hope.
00:59:10Charles.
00:59:12Can you just...
00:59:13Wait a little longer.
00:59:21I think I knew it was you.
00:59:25There was one email.
00:59:29You said something.
00:59:30It felt familiar.
00:59:31Really?
00:59:32Kind of had that...
00:59:33Rich asshole with a conscience energy.
00:59:36Very on brand.
00:59:38I should have anonymized my grammar.
00:59:40Too late.
00:59:41Your semicolon usage gave you away.
00:59:43Still the only girl I know who flirts through punctuation.
00:59:46Still the only guy I know who uses wiles unironically.
00:59:52You've changed.
00:59:54But...
00:59:56Not really.
00:59:58You haven't changed.
01:00:01But maybe you've grown into who you really were.
01:00:03Anyway.
01:00:07I wanted to say...
01:00:12And...
01:00:13Thanks for being here tonight.
01:00:15You didn't have to come.
01:00:17Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:00:19You didn't have to come.
01:00:23Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:00:27Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:00:27If you could go back, if you had the chance to do it all again, would you do anything differently?
01:00:51No.
01:01:03No.
01:01:03No.
01:01:04I see.
01:01:12I know my answer now.
01:01:13I didn't have the power back then.
01:01:15Not enough to protect you.
01:01:17I couldn't watch you get crushed because of me.
01:01:20Because of my name, my family.
01:01:25I didn't want to be the reason you lost everything.
01:01:28So you just disappeared, without a word.
01:01:34If you had the chance to see the world, without me weighing you down.
01:01:38If you still chose me after that.
01:01:44You keep saying you wanted to give me a choice.
01:01:47But you made a choice for me.
01:01:51Did it ever cross your mind that maybe...
01:01:55I would have chosen you anyway?
01:02:04I didn't think I was the smart choice.
01:02:06You weren't.
01:02:09But I never claimed to be that smart.
01:02:20This is me.
01:02:22Right.
01:02:22Right.
01:02:22I'm still mad at you, you know.
01:02:34I'm still in love with you, you know.
01:02:35Do you want to come in for a bit?
01:02:48You're asking your ex, who you haven't seen in four years,
01:02:52to come into your hotel at approximately 11pm.
01:02:57You were right.
01:02:59You never were that smart.
01:03:01You don't have to come.
01:03:02Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:03:05It's almost like you say,
01:03:09where's things going to go?
01:03:19Stop quoting yourself.
01:03:20I recycle.
01:03:21It saves energy.
01:03:23This feels wildly irresponsible.
01:03:26You sound like a disclaimer.
01:03:28You're the one who once called romance a distraction.
01:03:30I said that.
01:03:31Yeah, before calling Wuthering Heights overrated.
01:03:34Still is.
01:03:36You're lucky you're a good kisser.
01:03:41That is cute to me.
01:03:43Don't you dare quote poetry.
01:03:45I wasn't going to.
01:03:46I forgot all of it the day you left.
01:03:49Then shut up.
01:03:51And prove it.
01:03:52I still can't believe this is happening.
01:04:00I told you they're either worst enemies or secretly married.
01:04:03And I told you they're both.
01:04:05I vow to always tell you the truth.
01:04:34Except for when you ask how your cooking was.
01:04:37Then I lie.
01:04:39Respectfully.
01:04:41I vow to keep choosing you.
01:04:44Loudly.
01:04:46Quietly.
01:04:48Always.
01:04:48I vow to argue with you at least twice a week.
01:05:04Especially over Shakespeare.
01:05:05I vow to write you in your every story.
01:05:09Even when I say I didn't.
01:05:11You will always be part of my life.
01:05:13If she quotes Austen in this toast, I'm out.
01:05:17No you're not.
01:05:17You're going to cry harder.
01:05:18For the rest of my life.
01:05:23For the rest of my life.
01:05:27I can't believe you picked Paris.
01:05:44It's such a cliche honeymoon destination.
01:05:48Guard your phone.
01:05:50Relax.
01:05:50Just don't dress like a walking inheritance and you'll be fine.
01:05:56You are not wearing that on our honeymoon.
01:05:59Please, Alice, go change.
01:06:02Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:06:03No.
01:06:09No.
01:06:09No, no, no, no.
01:06:10That is not an invitation.
01:06:11Do not take off these clothes.
01:06:13No, I'm overruled.
01:06:14You look much better without them.
01:06:21To the ones who loved in silence, in chaos, in chapters,
01:06:26you will find your way home.
01:06:28To the ones who loved in silence, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos, in chaos.
01:06:37I'm not a man.
01:06:38I'm not a man.
01:06:39I'm not a man.
01:06:45I'm not a man.
01:06:49Oopsie.
01:06:49So rough.
01:06:50Damn.
01:06:51My king.
01:06:55Okay.
01:06:56Okay.
01:06:56Okay.
01:06:57Okay.
01:06:58it's up to us to make sure that we can gain what's been passed through these books
01:07:08help us develop learn and grow
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