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00:00:01I've always described the world in words, people, moments, places, but 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.
00:00:25She 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, it's only going to get worse.
00:00:46You're right to everyone, including her.
00:00:49You 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, people, moments, places, all through metaphors and margins.
00:01:12You okay?
00:01:13Like my mom, self-made, stubborn, and never wrong.
00:01:18Almost there.
00:01:19You excited for your first day?
00:01:21If she calls this a fresh start, I call it terrifying.
00:01:31You've got this.
00:01:32Just be yourself.
00:01:34That's...
00:01:35Kind of the problem.
00:01:36I'm stuck in space.
00:01:37Got a day dream running through my brain every day.
00:01:51Heaven in my dead now.
00:01:55I'm stuck in space.
00:01:56You want to stay, I'm stuck in space anyway.
00:02:02I wanna stay here anyway, okay?
00:02:06Morning, class.
00:02:07And you're not seated because...?
00:02:11I...
00:02:12don't have a seat.
00:02:14Ah!
00:02:16A new transfer.
00:02:18Let's see.
00:02:22There's a spot next to Charles.
00:02:25Charles' case, Sherry.
00:02:27Seriously? A charity case sitting next to Charles?
00:02:30God, why is she?
00:02:32Quiet, Charles.
00:02:37I've always had words for everything.
00:02:40But in that moment,
00:02:43I forgot them all.
00:02:48Charles, move your things.
00:02:56I'd rather not.
00:02:58She'll be a distraction.
00:03:00From what? Sleeping.
00:03:02From everything.
00:03:04If 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.
00:03:20She can sit here. It's fine.
00:03:24Back 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. You sat next to Charles?
00:03:42She didn't. You totally shut her down.
00:03:44Oh, knew it. Don't take it personally. He's impossible.
00:03:48Can everyone stop acting like the goal is getting into his pants?
00:03:51What?
00:03:52He's hot.
00:03:53Everyone kind of is.
00:03:56I... I've seen hotter.
00:03:58He's not my type.
00:03:59You're joking.
00:04:00I don't find bullies attractive.
00:04:02Hey, be careful.
00:04:03You're talking about the king of Ashford.
00:04:06The what?
00:04:07His 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.
00:04:21It's more like a mutual decision.
00:04:24And second, I think he's arrogant, cold, thinks he's untouchable.
00:04:29But if you really look at Charles, he just seems isolated, like he's faking it all.
00:04:34Honestly, I just think he's lonely and kind of pathetic.
00:04:41What?
00:04:42No, go on.
00:04:48You were saying I'm lonely and pathetic.
00:04:56Next time, read the room before opening your mouth, American.
00:05:04We're not in Kansas anymore, Alice.
00:05:18Hey, how was your first day?
00:05:24Uh, good.
00:05:26Anything exciting, Cap'n?
00:05:27Not really. Super uneventful.
00:05:30Really?
00:05:32How was your new job?
00:05:33Yeah, all right.
00:05:34Get this? They said we can stay in the servants' wing.
00:05:37Seriously?
00:05:38Apparently the young master won't mind the company.
00:05:41The young master.
00:05:44This is your boss's house.
00:05:46Yeah?
00:05:48Isn't it incredible?
00:05:49I mean, I wouldn't call it a house.
00:05:51It's a museum with better landscaping.
00:06:00Wait here, I'll talk to the butler.
00:06:02Wow.
00:06:07Rich people.
00:06:09You've topped yourselves again.
00:06:14Stephen King.
00:06:16First edition.
00:06:27Breaking and entering now.
00:06:29How American of you.
00:06:30I...
00:06:53You can get up now.
00:06:55I... I'm trying.
00:06:57Wait!
00:06:59Are you serious?
00:07:01Well, you said you were trying.
00:07:04What is wrong with you?
00:07:06Funny.
00:07:07I was about to ask you the same thing.
00:07:09What are you doing in my house?
00:07:11You...
00:07:13Wait.
00:07:14Your house.
00:07:16My house.
00:07:17My library.
00:07:18And now, apparently,
00:07:20my unwanted guest.
00:07:21Oh, Master Charles.
00:07:23You must be Miss Alice, Anne's daughter.
00:07:26She said you'd be moving in today.
00:07:28She what?
00:07:29There...
00:07:30There's been some kind of misunderstanding.
00:07:32You see, I'm not actually moving in.
00:07:34Is that so?
00:07:36Yeah, I'm not staying here.
00:07:38Like, at all.
00:07:39That's a shame.
00:07:40Your mother seemed quite pleased with the arrangement.
00:07:41Well, I just don't think it's appropriate.
00:07:44Well, if you're sure, then absolutely not.
00:07:49Come on, Alice.
00:07:51You must stay.
00:07:54It'll be...
00:07:56fun.
00:07:57My dear...
00:07:59classmate.
00:08:01I'm dead.
00:08:02Like mentally,
00:08:04socially,
00:08:05and actually dead.
00:08:12Just trying to figure out
00:08:14how exactly my life went off the rails.
00:08:17Get it together, Alice Keaton.
00:08:20You've been through hell.
00:08:24Actually, no.
00:08:27This is hell.
00:08:30Hey.
00:08:31Good morning.
00:08:39Wow.
00:08:46So, is that Miss Keaton?
00:08:49Well, f***ing doesn't know.
00:08:51That's often closed for months.
00:08:53She's going to be late.
00:08:58Okay.
00:09:00How long is this thing going to take?
00:09:02Maybe I'll just walk?
00:09:04Five miles to school!
00:09:07Okay.
00:09:08If I sprint, maybe I'll make it before first period.
00:09:12Or die of exhaustion on the way.
00:09:18Or die of exhaustion on the way.
00:09:20What...
00:09:22What are you doing here?
00:09:23Didn't you already leave?
00:09:27Wait.
00:09:28Did you come back for...
00:09:29me?
00:09:31Relax.
00:09:33I forgot my textbook.
00:09:34Don't flatter yourself.
00:09:36Wait!
00:09:40Since you're already here,
00:09:41maybe you could be a decent person and give me a ride?
00:09:47No.
00:09:49Seriously?
00:09:50Your car is huge!
00:09:52Yeah.
00:09:54And I'm not a fan of sharing.
00:09:56Says the guy who forced me to live in his house!
00:10:03Unbelievable!
00:10:04Asher Institute, please.
00:10:20Clooney is that entitled brat anyway.
00:10:23Sir, you called the cab.
00:10:25Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:26Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:32Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:34And have the whole school go crazy.
00:10:36She's new.
00:10:37Everybody's already talking.
00:10:39So you're worried about her?
00:10:41You're overthinking.
00:10:43I just don't like drama.
00:10:50Asshole.
00:10:52Who?
00:10:54Morning class.
00:10:56Back to Golding.
00:10:58Remind me what he's saying through Lord of the Flies.
00:11:05Mr Kenwood.
00:11:06Care to share what you found so amusing?
00:11:09Not particularly.
00:11:11Oh, I insist.
00:11:12You seem very entertained by Golding.
00:11:15I'm not entertained by Golding, sir.
00:11:18On the contrary.
00:11:20I think his ending is...
00:11:22Weak.
00:11:24Wait, wait.
00:11:25You actually read it?
00:11:27That's an interesting take.
00:11:29Explain.
00:11:32He had the set up for something brutal.
00:11:35Something honest.
00:11:37In the end, he backed out.
00:11:38He could have left the boys on the island.
00:11:40Forced them to confront the collapsible morality.
00:11:43Let them choose survival.
00:11:45Or death.
00:11:47But instead, he gave them a rescue boat.
00:11:49He slapped 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.
00:12:03I'm always a model student, sir.
00:12:04Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
00:12:05Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
00:12:06So.
00:12:07A critique of Golding's mercy.
00:12:08Anyone disagree?
00:12:10I think Golding knew exactly what he was doing by ending the book that way.
00:12:19It's not mercy, it's irony.
00:12:20How so?
00:12:22How so?
00:12:24The rescue isn't a happy ending.
00:12:29You don't just walk back into society and forget you're a monster.
00:12:32Golding didn't save them, he left us with the discomfort of pretending they could be saved.
00:12:36That's an interesting take, Miss Keaton.
00:12:38The rescue isn't a happy ending. You don't just walk back into society and
00:12:43forget you're a monster. Golding didn't save them, he left us with the discomfort
00:12:46of pretending they could be saved. That's an interesting take, Miss Keaton. You still
00:12:51think it's a harsh critique? In some ways, but not harsh enough. Yes, it's a
00:12:58critique of toxic masculinity, but still, Golding sympathized with them. And the
00:13:03civilized world? Toxic, violent, he didn't call that out nearly as much. So
00:13:07yeah, I don't think Golding pushed far enough, but I think it's unfair to call
00:13:11it a happy ending. Thank you, Miss Keaton. Well said. Anyone else? Both opinions are
00:13:24valid. Okay, that was kind of epic. And let's not forget, Golding faced major backlash when
00:13:28he first published the book. Good literature will always divide opinion. What's happening to me?
00:13:37Okay, what is going on? Why is everyone staring at me? Well, you're new and apparently had a thing
00:13:49with Charles. A what now? You two are in the middle of the most epic feud I should have seen in years.
00:13:55We're not even fighting. Well, according to everyone, you confessed your love on day one,
00:14:00got rejected, begged to sit next to him, got rejected again. And today in class, you broke down crying about
00:14:07not believing in happy endings and stormed out in tears. You were there, Sherry. That is not what
00:14:14happened. Doesn't matter. People believe what they want to believe. And they want Charles to be
00:14:21flawless, untouchable. Wow. Is misogyny like a rich kid thing or just a British specialty?
00:14:28Honestly, both. But seriously, Alice, some people already see you as a threat.
00:14:34Okay. Loaded. Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:14:47Hello? Hello? Is somebody out there? Oh, come on!
00:15:17Fine. Seriously? Oh, shit.
00:15:47What the hell? Anne, I thought you were having dinner with Alice?
00:15:52She hasn't come home. Her phone is off. Maybe you've seen her this evening?
00:15:59Yikes. Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:16:08Shit.
00:16:14Alice! Alice!
00:16:16Mr. Pelton, Charles Kenwood here. I was wondering if I could get the timetable
00:16:20for Alice Keaton. She hasn't come home.
00:16:22I'll have a sent over.
00:16:24Check the common room in the library. I'll take the rest.
00:16:28Alice!
00:16:30Alice!
00:16:30Alice!
00:16:39Come on, Alice.
00:16:44Close your eyes and jump.
00:16:48It's fine.
00:16:50You're fine.
00:16:56Hey!
00:16:57Hey!
00:16:57Hey!
00:17:01Hey!
00:17:02Hey!
00:17:03Hey!
00:17:05Hey!
00:17:07Hey!
00:17:09Hey!
00:17:11Mr. Noncalan.
00:17:15Hey, Mr. Noncalan.
00:17:19Are you happy with how we end?
00:17:24Is it warm enough?
00:17:25What are you doing here?
00:17:27Can you get off me first?
00:17:40You're welcome.
00:17:42I didn't say thank you.
00:17:44I figured saving your life might only be 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.
00:17:54Wow.
00:17:54Well, you should try falling out of a window into someone's arms and getting insulted for it.
00:17:59I wouldn't recommend it.
00:18:00You're heavier than you look.
00:18:03I hope you pull your shoulder.
00:18:11Are you okay?
00:18:12No, but I will be.
00:18:16Someone 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.
00:18:24I'm sorry.
00:18:34Sorry.
00:18:39Did you just apologize to me?
00:18:42Don't get used to it.
00:18:43I wouldn't dream of it.
00:18:47Alice?
00:18:48Over here.
00:18:49Oh my God.
00:18:50You okay?
00:18:55Why are you drenched?
00:18:56Yeah, I just took a weird shower.
00:19:00Tap exploded.
00:19:02Come on, let's go.
00:19:03Let's go.
00:19:03Alice 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, it's only going to get worse.
00:19:50I'll look into it.
00:19:52Charles?
00:19:54Good on you.
00:19:56How many here would speak up?
00:19:57I 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?
00:20:08Busy 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,
00:20:39like 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.
00:20:49Though there are enough Americans to remind us of you.
00:20:52But sometimes, being here and me standing behind
00:20:55and watching Ashford elites go on a two-week enrichment program
00:20:59you can never afford.
00:21:02Have fun.
00:21:03Bring me something overpriced and unnecessary.
00:21:08The trip cost 20 grand in pounds,
00:21:13which translates to mom's salary for half a year.
00:21:17So, yeah, I didn't go.
00:21:19Uh, what are you doing here?
00:21:42Do 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.
00:21:51And this is not even your house.
00:21:52And yet, you're here, dressed like this.
00:21:55Just don't look. Go away.
00:21:57Hard not to, when you're walking around dressed like that.
00:22:00What do you guys call it?
00:22:02Um, buzzkill?
00:22:05Cockblock.
00:22:06You're insufferable.
00:22:07You're the one cosplaying at breakfast.
00:22:09You know what? I don't get it.
00:22:11Why didn't you go on that tour?
00:22:12I thought rich people lived for that kind of thing.
00:22:15Why do you think?
00:22:18How would I go?
00:22:22I could practically recite the itinerary in my sleep.
00:22:27Florence.
00:22:28Walk in the great footsteps of Dante, Michelangelo, Da Vinci and Titian.
00:22:32Or Tiziana, if you want to sound extra pretentious.
00:22:37Then Venice, because everybody loves a good canal and gets lost in the most confusing city on earth.
00:22:42Next stop, Napoli, marvel at Pompeii, pretend you're shocked, ancient people have plumbing.
00:22:49The final stop, Paris, the ultimate city of romance.
00:22:54And naturally, Woody Allen's favourite city outside of New York.
00:22:59That's word for word.
00:23:04I told you.
00:23:05I've done this tour so many times, I could run it.
00:23:08Okay, but still, it's Europe.
00:23:10Most people would kill for that chance.
00:23:11Most people haven't had their phones stolen in Paris.
00:23:14Twice.
00:23:16Also, I hate the accommodations.
00:23:18Aren't they all five-star hotels?
00:23:20Standard rooms in five-star hotels.
00:23:23No thank you.
00:23:24Wow, some were born in Rome, huh?
00:23:28That's unfortunate, it's a very chaotic city.
00:23:30One word of advice, shut up.
00:23:32That's two words.
00:23:35You'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.
00:23:42Just for today.
00:23:43Come back when you've got a shirt on.
00:23:45Come back with normal clothes on.
00:23:46You didn't have to come.
00:23:47Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:23:54After Charles, roads are flooded.
00:24:00Staff won't make it tonight.
00:24:01Will you be alright sorting dinner?
00:24:06I've got it sorted.
00:24:19Jesus, what are you doing?
00:24:21Relax.
00:24:24I'm here to make a deal.
00:24:25What deal?
00:24:26You nearly gave me a heart attack.
00:24:31You'll survive.
00:24:33I'm not selling my body.
00:24:39I'm not selling my body.
00:24:45Wow.
00:24:46I am deeply offended.
00:24:49That thought disgusts me.
00:24:51Then what are you doing?
00:24:52The staff's off tonight.
00:24:54I'm buying dinner.
00:24:58Did you seriously think I'd spend 100 pounds on...
00:25:00No, I'm...
00:25:01Jesus.
00:25:03Wait.
00:25:04You think I'm not worth 100 pounds?
00:25:08I'm not spending 100 pounds to snort you back up.
00:25:11You know what?
00:25:12Dinner's cancelled.
00:25:13Are you sure about that?
00:25:16Are you sure about that?
00:25:17Are you sure about that?
00:25:20I present to you.
00:25:20Meatball spaghetti, stir-fried veggies, and french fries.
00:25:24You're welcome.
00:25:25Interesting combo.
00:25:27Well, I know we're not in Italy or France, but this will do.
00:25:29Well, it's...
00:25:31It's...
00:25:31Good.
00:25:33Was that a compliment?
00:25:41Although, I am obliged to inform you.
00:25:44Meatball spaghetti isn't Italian.
00:25:46It's American.
00:25:47And french fries, likely born in South America.
00:25:50You should read more.
00:25:51Put it down.
00:25:55I paid for it.
00:25:56You really just have to win every argument, don't you?
00:25:58To be fair, you make it very easy.
00:26:02It's only easy because it costs 200 pounds.
00:26:06You know, if you'd ask for more, I probably would have given it to you.
00:26:08I'll make sure of it.
00:26:09I don't know.
00:26:09Okay, Alice, it's fine.
00:26:26You're fine.
00:26:34911, look for your emergency.
00:26:39911, what's with your emergency?
00:26:43It's my dad.
00:26:43He needs help.
00:26:44He just had a stroke.
00:26:45Okay, miss.
00:26:46Hurricane's constant.
00:26:47Traffic's shut down.
00:26:48We'll get to you as soon as we can.
00:26:49Please, he's not well.
00:26:51I understand.
00:26:52Can you confirm your address?
00:26:55Dad, yes, I'm right here.
00:26:57Hi.
00:26:59My daughter.
00:27:01Please, stay with me, Dad.
00:27:02Please.
00:27:07No.
00:27:07Please, wake up.
00:27:14Dad, please.
00:27:16Please don't leave me.
00:27:17Please.
00:27:18Please, wake up.
00:27:28Please, wake up.
00:27:29Please, wake up.
00:27:30Please, wake up.
00:27:30Please, wake up.
00:27:31Please, wake up.
00:27:31Please, wake up.
00:27:32Please, wake up.
00:27:32Please, wake up.
00:27:33Please, wake up.
00:27:33Please, wake up.
00:27:34Please, wake up.
00:27:34Please, wake up.
00:27:35Please, wake up.
00:27:35Please, wake up.
00:27:36Please, wake up.
00:27:36Please, wake up.
00:27:37Please, wake up.
00:27:37Please, wake up.
00:27:38Please, wake up.
00:27:38Please, wake up.
00:27:39Please, wake up.
00:27:40Please, wake up.
00:27:41Please, wake up.
00:27:42Please, wake up.
00:27:43Please, wake up.
00:27:44Please, wake up.
00:27:45Please, wake up.
00:27:46Please, wake up.
00:27:47You... What are you doing here?
00:27:55You were crying. Loudly. Kind of hard to ignore.
00:28:01Right. Sorry for the noise.
00:28:04Wait. No snarky comeback?
00:28:07Not tonight. I'm too tired. If you're here to argue, knock yourself out.
00:28:14You were calling for your dad, right?
00:28:17A hurricane hit New York. Power went down. Traffic froze.
00:28:23Dad had a stroke. But he couldn't get help in time.
00:28:29I sat there with a candle while he laid there.
00:28:35Peaceful. Like he was asleep. But he wasn't.
00:28:42So that's why you and your mum moved here?
00:28:47This used to be our hometown.
00:28:50After dad left, we had nowhere else to go.
00:28:54What are you doing?
00:29:00Come on.
00:29:05Come on.
00:29:22Wait. I thought the peril was out.
00:29:24It is. We have our own generator.
00:29:27Wow. Rich people houses her.
00:29:30Just for tonight, I'll allow it.
00:29:34Allow what?
00:29:35You can call this place your house.
00:29:37So enjoy it.
00:29:38Stephen King's first edition.
00:29:40Alan Gisberg's handwritten letters.
00:29:42Jane Austen's notes.
00:29:44All yours.
00:29:49This is your home, Alice Keaton.
00:29:53Careful.
00:29:54It almost sounded sweet.
00:29:56Don't push it.
00:29:57Okay then.
00:29:58I have one request.
00:29:59What is it?
00:30:00Are you ever going to make a move?
00:30:01Wait.
00:30:02Give me a second.
00:30:03I'm thinking.
00:30:04You had one wish.
00:30:05Anything in the world.
00:30:06And in the middle of a thunderstorm,
00:30:07inside a literal wall of the sun.
00:30:09When you are going to make a move,
00:30:10there's something that is a miracle that you can do.
00:30:11What are you doing?
00:30:12To protect you.
00:30:13Do not push it.
00:30:14I have one request.
00:30:15What is it?
00:30:17Are you ever going to make a move?
00:30:21Wait.
00:30:22Give me a second, I'm thinking.
00:30:23You had one wish.
00:30:24Anything in the world.
00:30:25There's something that I'm thinking.
00:30:26You had one wish.
00:30:27Anything in the world.
00:30:28You had one wish.
00:30:29Anything in the world.
00:30:30of a thunderstorm inside a literal mansion you chose chess yeah got a problem it's just so cool
00:30:39like spies or genius villains in movies it's literally a board game says the guy who owns
00:30:45a custom set wait does the knight go diagonally the tenth time it moves in an l shape one two
00:30:55and turn there happy ecstatic
00:31:04that's suicide or a brilliant long-term sacrifice you are playing jackass at a chess board still
00:31:09beating you in sarcasm you literally haven't won any past arguments golding disagrees it's going to be a
00:31:15long night oh my no you you can't do you can't do that
00:31:29all yourself opens i'm moving on oh you're showing up at the world holding your heart
00:31:39there inside your hands maybe he's not so awful after all
00:31:52um who are you
00:31:59what are you doing here well your parents said you were still at home
00:32:03thank god you skipped that boring grand tour who needs italy and france again right when did you
00:32:08get back last night from zurich you didn't answer my messages i missed you anyway thought i'd come
00:32:17surprise you apparently i'm transferring to ashford your parents were so thrilled they didn't tell me
00:32:24about this i wanted to deliver the happy news myself they said it'd be lovely for us to reconnect
00:32:30you know considering the engagement and all engagement oh did no one tell you
00:32:39he's promised old money stuff very retro i didn't agree to that you didn't have to it's never up to us
00:32:45where did you find this little toy serena you know oh an american how refreshing
00:32:57goodbye
00:33:01wait
00:33:05Where are you going?
00:33:19You still owe me breakfast.
00:33:21You only paid for dinner.
00:33:23I have homework.
00:33:25Goodbye.
00:33:28Your little toy has quite the temper.
00:33:30Serena, can you please just stop?
00:33:32What?
00:33:33Teasing the help.
00:33:35That's her.
00:33:41That's the one from Kenwood's house.
00:33:44Was 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.
00:34:06Oh, and Serena.
00:34:07What about her?
00:34:09Well, apparently she told everyone you were caught sneaking into his room.
00:34:12Of course she did.
00:34:13Careful, Alice.
00:34:27You're starting to look desperate.
00:34:29Come to the music room.
00:34:45I just remembered I need to check something.
00:34:49You guys go ahead.
00:34:50Yeah, okay.
00:34:57Hello!
00:34:58Is someone there?
00:34:59Seriously!
00:35:01This is getting old!
00:35:02Wait.
00:35:14Music room?
00:35:16What?
00:35:19James?
00:35:19Is anybody in here earlier?
00:35:22Just Miss Serena.
00:35:23Said she was waiting for you.
00:35:26Sir?
00:35:26Sir, it's raining!
00:35:28Come on, Alice, you're fine.
00:35:43You're not that girl again.
00:35:51Wait, can you remind me one more time?
00:35:54Okay.
00:35:55Rooks moving straight lines.
00:35:57Yeah.
00:35:57Bishops move diagonally, and knights...
00:36:01The knight's the weird one.
00:36:06Rooks.
00:36:09Straight lines.
00:36:11Bishops.
00:36:13Diagonally.
00:36:14Hello?
00:36:27The text.
00:36:36Are you okay?
00:36:38Are you hurt?
00:36:38I'm okay.
00:36:41I saw the text, and I thought...
00:36:43I didn't see the message.
00:36:45Serena took my phone.
00:36:46I didn't know.
00:36:47I'm sorry.
00:36:48I'm okay.
00:36:51You're gonna catch a cold.
00:36:53You're freezing.
00:36:53You didn't have to come.
00:36:57Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:36:59Give me hope that feels like hope...
00:37:08That wasn't a mistake.
00:37:23If that's what you're about to say.
00:37:26I...
00:37:27Wasn't going to.
00:37:29I see the smiles.
00:37:32Yeah.
00:37:32I'm really bad at this, you know.
00:37:43What?
00:37:44Kissing?
00:37:45Hiding feelings.
00:37:46Dump those Ewok pyjamas.
00:38:11Oh, you wish.
00:38:13Seriously.
00:38:15It's a cock block.
00:38:16You kissed me.
00:38:19That's basically consent to everything.
00:38:27Dangerous words, Keaton.
00:38:29I might hold you to that.
00:38:40You'll be working in pairs on your comparative essays.
00:38:43The list is on the board.
00:38:44One, two, three, four.
00:38:51Are you okay?
00:38:52Fly 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, but you always like my spark in my heart.
00:39:17You're welcome.
00:39:26They're either enemies we secretly married.
00:39:29Honestly.
00:39:30Honestly.
00:39:30Right?
00:39:32I 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.
00:39:41They all just let me down.
00:39:42But baby, you saved me.
00:39:45So, the night goes in an L shape, right?
00:39:55Why is that the only one you remember?
00:39:58Because it's weird.
00:40:00And I like weird.
00:40:02You'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 a young day.
00:40:27I'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.
00:40:36I expected poor judgment.
00:40:46But this, in my house?
00:40:48It isn't what it looks like.
00:40:50No.
00:40:51Kissing a servant's daughter in the family library.
00:40:55Enlighten me then, Charles.
00:40:56We came back tonight after speaking with Serena.
00:40:59Imagine our surprise walking in on this.
00:41:03She isn't just...
00:41:04You have no right to barge in.
00:41:07On my property.
00:41:11I care about her.
00:41:13I'm not ashamed of that.
00:41:13That's enough.
00:41:17Why do you care?
00:41:19We're protecting our son's future.
00:41:21And our name.
00:41:23You think this protects me?
00:41:25We think she does not belong in your world.
00:41:28Then maybe I don't either.
00:41:35You're ready to give up everything?
00:41:37For a girl you barely know?
00:41:41Yes.
00:41:43Then, are you sure she's ready?
00:41:47I'm asking you, do you think she's ready to lose everything, regardless of how little
00:41:58that is, just 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.
00:42:08Pelton, it's Frederick Kenwood.
00:42:11Ah, Mr. Kenwood.
00:42:13How can I help?
00:42:13If a scholarship student were to violate our behavioural code in a public setting with
00:42:20photographic evidence, would that warrant a review?
00:42:24Yes, sir.
00:42:27So, answer me again.
00:42:31Do you think she's ready to lose everything just to be with you?
00:42:34Charles, what happened?
00:42:47Did your parents say something?
00:42:48Are they mad?
00:42:48Is everything okay?
00:42:50Pack 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.
00:43:01Wait, what, why?
00:43:03Is it because of us?
00:43:04We can fix this.
00:43:05I'll get a job.
00:43:06Stop, stop it.
00:43:07You don't get it.
00:43:09If I don't walk away from this, they'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, then we'll figure it out.
00:43:20We don't need all that.
00:43:22We can...
00:43:22Do you really think I'm going to live like that?
00:43:25So that's what this was.
00:43:30Just fun until it got inconvenient.
00:43:34What 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?
00:44:00What did they threaten you with?
00:44:02This is the difference between me and you.
00:44:04What?
00:44:05You think you know me.
00:44:07Or what I have.
00:44:09You don't, Alice.
00:44:11You're still lying.
00:44:12I'm not, Alice.
00:44:14Look around you.
00:44:15This mansion you thought was a museum.
00:44:18It's my house.
00:44:21My world.
00:44:22I was bored into this.
00:44:24I am not choosing between this
00:44:26and something I picked up for a moment of fun.
00:44:32Don't do this, Charles.
00:44:36You don't mean it.
00:44:37It was fine.
00:44:39But with you,
00:44:41you don't compare to what I own.
00:44:45I'll survive the loss.
00:44:49Right.
00:44:51I should have known.
00:44:54Guys like you don't end up with girls like me.
00:44:56You play with them,
00:45:00then you throw them away.
00:45:03Go to sleep, Alice.
00:45:04This fall is a little more
00:45:18than I expected.
00:45:22In so deep,
00:45:23I can barely see myself.
00:45:28Yeah, around me
00:45:29feels so heavy,
00:45:31but depleted.
00:45:31But I find
00:45:35that's the place
00:45:36to test myself.
00:45:46Oops.
00:46:01Oh, sorry.
00:46:06Didn't see you there.
00:46:07Then again,
00:46:08nobody does.
00:46:09Move, please.
00:46:11Hmm.
00:46:12Try begging.
00:46:18You know what?
00:46:19Keep it.
00:46:25Poor thing.
00:46:26So dramatic.
00:46:29Dance.
00:46:29Excuse me?
00:46:31I warned you.
00:46:33Walk away, Serena.
00:46:34Last week's group assignments were
00:46:57mostly forgettable.
00:46:59But one pair surprised me
00:47:01in a good way.
00:47:02Charles Kenwood
00:47:03and Alice Keaton.
00:47:06Would you mind giving us
00:47:06a short summary?
00:47:08She loves the sound
00:47:09of her own voice.
00:47:10Better have it.
00:47:11I couldn't stay.
00:47:12I couldn't wait.
00:47:14I thought that you should know
00:47:16that I would have.
00:47:18Can hang around.
00:47:19Our essay
00:47:19explored what happens
00:47:21when two fundamentally
00:47:22different voices meet.
00:47:24Like logic and chaos
00:47:25or silence and noise.
00:47:28Different worlds,
00:47:29different rules.
00:47:30At first glance,
00:47:34they clash.
00:47:35But what makes
00:47:36the story interesting
00:47:37is what happens next.
00:47:39Confusion.
00:47:40Curiosity.
00:47:41But in the end,
00:47:42some stories
00:47:43aren't about staying.
00:47:44And yes,
00:47:45there is no such thing
00:47:46as a happy ending.
00:47:47And yes,
00:47:58there is no such thing
00:47:59as a happy ending.
00:48:01Is she still talking
00:48:02about the essay?
00:48:06Miss Keaton,
00:48:07dramatic as always.
00:48:10All right.
00:48:11Thank you, Alice.
00:48:12That was
00:48:13later.
00:48:14Are you okay?
00:48:16A reminder,
00:48:18that good literature
00:48:19always stirs something.
00:48:24Hello?
00:48:25Hi, here's Alice Keaton.
00:48:26This is Whitmore Press.
00:48:27We've been following your work.
00:48:28We'd like to offer you
00:48:29a long-term publishing contract.
00:48:31Name your price.
00:48:32We'll make it work.
00:48:33Sorry, what?
00:48:34That's kind of insane.
00:48:47Who's behind this?
00:48:48Your sponsor
00:48:49wishes to remain anonymous.
00:48:51Can...
00:48:51Can I meet them?
00:48:55I want to.
00:48:56Please.
00:48:57Or at least
00:48:58tell me a name.
00:48:59Sorry,
00:49:04they wish to stay in office.
00:49:05So they're only interested
00:49:06in words,
00:49:06not the person.
00:49:07I'd really like to meet them.
00:49:08I'm sorry,
00:49:09but you didn't.
00:49:09They were very good.
00:49:11I think the most generous
00:49:11talk we've ever given
00:49:12is in your own time.
00:49:14I see.
00:49:16Congratulations again.
00:49:21You got the interview.
00:49:22It's just an interview.
00:49:23I haven't got an interview yet.
00:49:24Still,
00:49:25Alice Keaton
00:49:26at Oxford.
00:49:27That's iconic.
00:49:28For your love,
00:49:30I'll be
00:49:30called by one man.
00:49:36You okay?
00:49:38Yeah.
00:49:40I'm so excited!
00:49:54It's done,
00:49:54Mr. Kenwood.
00:49:55Miss Keaton signed the contract.
00:49:58Good.
00:50:00It's a generous deal.
00:50:01You sure you don't want it to know?
00:50:03No.
00:50:05No,
00:50:05it's better
00:50:06if I stay out of her life.
00:50:08I will be for you, babe.
00:50:12I'll be there
00:50:13in your darkened space.
00:50:17Congratulations,
00:50:18Alice Keaton.
00:50:20Go live the life
00:50:21you were always meant to.
00:50:22Your engagement announcement
00:50:30should align perfectly
00:50:31with the Foundation Gala.
00:50:33And the Browns
00:50:34already offered
00:50:35to host
00:50:35the London reception.
00:50:38It's all coming together
00:50:40beautifully.
00:50:43I've lost my appetite.
00:50:45I'll go check on him.
00:50:55What's your problem,
00:50:56Charles?
00:51:00Disengagement
00:51:01is not happening.
00:51:03It's not up to you.
00:51:04You know that.
00:51:04Serena,
00:51:05we're not doing this.
00:51:08You've changed.
00:51:09Or maybe I finally
00:51:13just stopped
00:51:14pretending.
00:51:14You've changed.
00:51:44You've been funding
00:51:46Alice Keaton
00:51:46this whole time.
00:51:50So?
00:51:51You lied to everyone,
00:51:53including her.
00:51:54I protected her.
00:51:58You loved her.
00:52:00Still do.
00:52:02Let it go,
00:52:04Serena.
00:52:05There's no point.
00:52:14I need a favour.
00:52:17Find out when
00:52:18the Oxford interview is.
00:52:20And make sure
00:52:21Alice Keaton
00:52:22won't show up.
00:52:27Anything?
00:52:28No?
00:52:30She's not answering.
00:52:31The interview's
00:52:32almost over.
00:52:33Well, she won't just
00:52:33not show up.
00:52:35Something's wrong.
00:52:37Where's Alice?
00:52:39When was the last time
00:52:40you heard from her?
00:52:41Last night.
00:52:42She said she was
00:52:42prepping all evening.
00:52:48James,
00:52:48track someone for me.
00:52:51Wait,
00:52:52where are you going?
00:53:00Chill,
00:53:01okay?
00:53:01We won't hurt you.
00:53:03Yeah,
00:53:04we're just supposed to
00:53:05keep you awake
00:53:05from the interview.
00:53:06That's it.
00:53:06Shit!
00:53:15Come back!
00:53:16Come back!
00:53:16I
00:53:18I
00:53:44Remember how
00:53:46Didn't need a second guess
00:53:50Hey, hey, hey, Alice, Alice
00:53:56Alice, hey, hey, stay with me
00:53:59Stay with me, stay with me, Alice
00:54:00Alice
00:54:01You're awake
00:54:08Where, where am I?
00:54:11A local clinic
00:54:12Passerby brought you in
00:54:14Passerby
00:54:15He found you on the side of the road
00:54:18He had to leave, he didn't leave a name
00:54:20Oh
00:54:22The interview, what time is it?
00:54:26Easy
00:54:26It's okay
00:54:27Someone already contacted the university
00:54:30And sent in your writing samples
00:54:32They've rescheduled your interview for tomorrow
00:54:34Wait, what, who?
00:54:36No idea, but it's all taken care of
00:54:37What did you say?
00:54:42Nothing
00:54:43I just
00:54:45Had a dream
00:54:47I got him!
00:54:59Oh, I knew it
00:55:04Too bad Charles isn't here to watch you crush it
00:55:07He's not here
00:55:09He's not here
00:55:09Oh, you didn't know
00:55:12Know what?
00:55:13He left
00:55:15A few days ago, yeah, everyone doesn't really know where he went
00:55:18Honestly, Astra's been quieter without him
00:55:21It's probably for the best
00:55:22Come on
00:55:23Alice?
00:55:29The summer I met Charles Kenwood was loud
00:55:35Chaotic
00:55:37Unexpected
00:55:39And with his absence
00:55:43Come on
00:55:43It ended quietly
00:55:46Like summers always do
00:55:51And joining us today
00:56:05The decade's most unexpected literary phenomenon
00:56:09Alice Keaton
00:56:10Thank you for having me
00:56:11No, your words moved millions
00:56:14They say your stories feel real
00:56:17Especially the ones about love
00:56:19Thank you
00:56:20Which 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 a single date
00:56:32Let me guess, a bird named Sherry
00:56:34She caught me
00:56:35Still no comment
00:56:36Alright, alright
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
00:56:46With someone who felt like chaos and clarity
00:56:48Behind Alice Keaton
00:56:50And no one ever quite matched the light after that
00:56:53And let's give it up for Alice Keaton one more time
00:56:57Congratulations Alice, the numbers just came in
00:57:09You broke your own record
00:57:11That's incredible
00:57:14We're thinking celebration, press, photos, maybe tonight
00:57:18Actually, there's something I'd rather do
00:57:21I'd like to meet with the person who believed in me first
00:57:26My sponsor
00:57:28You're sure?
00:57:29Yeah
00:57:30Just once
00:57:31Tonight, 7pm
00:57:33Good evening
00:57:45Good evening
00:57:50May I sit?
00:57:54Hey, Mr. Nonchalant
00:58:00Hi
00:58:04Hi
00:58:05You look well
00:58:09And you look like you just stepped out of a GQ cover
00:58:13You always did
00:58:15You were expecting someone else
00:58:18I was
00:58:20Hoping
00:58:22But I guess I always knew
00:58:25I didn't come here to confuse you
00:58:27Or to reopen anything
00:58:29I just wanted to say congratulations
00:58:34Oh
00:58:35Thank you
00:58:37Thanks for keeping us
00:58:39Didn't know you're still reading
00:58:41You were rich enough not to do so
00:58:43Always
00:58:45Either way
00:58:47Your sponsorship started my career
00:58:49So
00:58:50No
00:58:50No, you earned everything
00:58:53Every word
00:58:57Every page
00:58:59Every reader
00:59:01That's what I came to say
00:59:03It was good to see you again
00:59:09I hope
00:59:10Charles
00:59:10Can you just
00:59:13Wait a little longer
00:59:16I think I knew it was you
00:59:24There was one email
00:59:27You said something
00:59:30It felt familiar
00:59:31Really?
00:59:32Kind of had that
00:59:33Rich asshole with a conscience energy
00:59:35Very on brand
00:59:37I should have anonymized my grammar
00:59:40Too late
00:59:40Your semicolon usage gave you away
00:59:43Still the only girl I know
00:59:45Who flirts through punctuation
00:59:46Still the only guy I know
00:59:48Who uses wiles unironically
00:59:49You've changed
00:59:53But
00:59:55But
00:59:55Not really
00:59:57You haven't changed
01:00:00But maybe you've grown into who you really were
01:00:04Anyway
01:00:06I wanted to say
01:00:08Thank you
01:00:10And
01:00:12Thanks for being here tonight
01:00:14You didn't have to come
01:00:17Don't tell me
01:00:18Don't tell me
01:00:18What I have to do
01:00:19You didn't have to come
01:00:23Don't tell me
01:00:26What I have to do
01:00:27If you could go back
01:00:48If you had the chance to do it all again
01:00:50Would you do anything differently
01:00:52Would you do anything differently?
01:00:57No
01:00:58No
01:01:02No
01:01:03I see
01:01:08I know my answer now
01:01:13I didn't have the power
01:01:14Back then
01:01:15Not enough to protect you
01:01:17I couldn't watch you get crushed
01:01:19Because of me
01:01:19Because of my name
01:01:22My family
01:01:23I didn't want to be the reason
01:01:27You lost everything
01:01:27So you just disappeared
01:01:29Without a word
01:01:31If you had the chance
01:01:35To see the world
01:01:36Without me weighing you down
01:01:37If you still chose me
01:01:40After that
01:01:40You keep saying
01:01:45You wanted to give me a choice
01:01:46But you made a choice for me
01:01:49Did it ever cross your mind
01:01:53That maybe
01:01:54I would have chosen you anyway
01:01:58I didn't think I was the smart choice
01:02:06You weren't
01:02:07But I never claimed to be that smart
01:02:12This is me
01:02:21Right
01:02:22I'm still mad at you, you know
01:02:31I'm still in love with you
01:02:35I'm still in love with you, you know
01:02:36Do you want to come in for a bit?
01:02:45You're asking your ex
01:02:49Who you haven't seen in four years
01:02:52To come into your hotel
01:02:53At approximately 11pm
01:02:56You were right
01:02:58You never were that smart
01:03:00You don't have to come
01:03:02Don't tell me
01:03:03What I have to do
01:03:05It's almost like you say
01:03:08It's almost like you say
01:03:09The last thing is where you go
01:03:12Stop quoting yourself
01:03:20I recycle
01:03:21It saves energy
01:03:22This feels wildly irresponsible
01:03:26You sound like a disclaimer
01:03:27You'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
01:03:35You're lucky you're a good kisser
01:03:37That 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
01:03:48Then shut up
01:03:50And prove it
01:03:52I still can't believe this is happening
01:04:00I told you
01:04:01They're either worst enemies
01:04:02Or secretly married
01:04:03And I told you
01:04:04They're both
01:04:05I vow to always tell you the truth
01:04:35Except for when you ask how your cooking was
01:04:37Then I lie
01:04:38Respectfully
01:04:40I vow to keep choosing you
01:04:43Loudly
01:04:45Quietly
01:04:46Always
01:04:48Even when you forget to do the laundry
01:04:51Is he actually good at this?
01:04:55I mean, he did beat her at song
01:04:57I vow to argue with you at least twice a week
01:05:03Especially over Shakespeare
01:05:05I vow to write you into every story
01:05:08Even when I say I didn't
01:05:10It will always be a part of my life
01:05:13If she quotes Austen in this toast
01:05:16I'm out
01:05:17No you're not
01:05:17You're going to cry harder
01:05:18For the rest of life
01:05:23For the rest of life
01:05:27I can't believe you picked Paris
01:05:44Such a cliche honeymoon destination
01:05:47Guard your phone
01:05:49Relax
01:05:50Just don't dress like a walking inheritance
01:05:52And you'll be fine
01:05:53You are not wearing that on our honeymoon
01:05:58Please, Alice, go change
01:06:01Don't tell me what I have to do
01:06:04No
01:06:08No
01:06:09No, no, no, no
01:06:10That is not an invitation
01:06:11Do not take off these clothes
01:06:13I'm overruled
01:06:14You look much better without them
01:06:16To the ones who loved in silence
01:06:24In chaos
01:06:25In chapters
01:06:26You will find your way home
01:06:28Sometimes I want to be on my own
01:06:35But I don't want to die alone
01:06:37It's up to us
01:07:04to make sure that we can gain what's been passed through these books.
01:07:09Help us develop, learn, and grow.
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