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00:00:00I've always described the world in words people moments places all through
00:00:10metaphors and margins okay like my mom self-made stubborn and never wrong
00:00:18I was there you excited for your first day?
00:00:21She calls this a fresh start I call it terrifying
00:00:30You've got this just for yourself that's kind of the problem
00:01:00I wanna say goodbye
00:01:05Morning class
00:01:09And you're not seated because?
00:01:11I don't have a seat
00:01:14Ah a new transfer Alice Keaton right?
00:01:18Let's see
00:01:21No there's a spot next to Charles
00:01:25Charles case sorry
00:01:27Seriously a charity case sitting next to Charles
00:01:30God why is she?
00:01:32Quiet Charles
00:01:37I've always had words for everything
00:01:40But in that moment
00:01:44I forgot them all
00:01:51Charles move your things
00:01:56I'd rather not
00:01:57She'll be a distraction
00:01:59From what?
00:02:00Sleeping
00:02:01From everything
00:02:02If anything Charles
00:02:04Miss Keaton will be a positive influence on you
00:02:06She was top of her class at her previous school
00:02:08With all due respect sir
00:02:11Her previous school was American
00:02:13I highly doubt that
00:02:16That's enough
00:02:19She can sit here
00:02:21It's fine
00:02:24Back to Golding
00:02:25Thank you
00:02:26You got it
00:02:27I'm Sherry Bourne
00:02:28Alice Keaton
00:02:29It's very important that we look at the
00:02:32What he's talking about
00:02:34Their experience of the time
00:02:39Wait
00:02:40You sat next to Charles?
00:02:41She didn't
00:02:42You totally shut her down
00:02:43Oh knew it
00:02:44Don't take it past me
00:02:45He's impossible
00:02:46Can everyone stop acting like the goal is getting into his pants?
00:02:50What?
00:02:51He's hot
00:02:52Everyone
00:02:53Kind of is
00:02:55I
00:02:56I've seen
00:02:57Connor
00:02:58He's not my type
00:02:59You're joking
00:03:00I don't find bullies attractive
00:03:02Hey!
00:03:03Be careful
00:03:04You're talking about the king of Ashford
00:03:06The what?
00:03:07His family basically own the school
00:03:09And the town
00:03:10Maybe even the country
00:03:11Yeah
00:03:12Everyone's tried to get close
00:03:14No one can get past his ego
00:03:16You're not the first to get iced
00:03:18Okay, first of all
00:03:19I wasn't iced
00:03:20It's more like
00:03:21A mutual decision
00:03:23And second
00:03:24I think he's arrogant
00:03:25Cold
00:03:26Thinks he's untouchable
00:03:28But if you really look at Charles
00:03:30He just seems isolated
00:03:32Like he's faking at all
00:03:33Honestly
00:03:34I just think he's lonely
00:03:35And kind of pathetic
00:03:40What?
00:03:41No, go on
00:03:44No, go on
00:03:45No, go on
00:03:46No, go on
00:03:47No, go on
00:03:48No, go on
00:03:49You were saying I'm lonely
00:03:50And pathetic
00:03:55Next time
00:03:56Read the room
00:03:58Before opening your mouth
00:04:00American
00:04:03We're not in Kansas anymore, Alice
00:04:05Hey, how was your first day?
00:04:22Uh, good
00:04:24Anything exciting happen?
00:04:26Not really, super uneventful
00:04:28Really?
00:04:30How was your new job?
00:04:31Yeah, alright
00:04:32Get this
00:04:33They said we can stay in the servant's wing
00:04:35Seriously?
00:04:36Hmm
00:04:37Apparently the young master won't mind the company
00:04:39The young master
00:04:43This is your boss's house
00:04:45Yeah?
00:04:46Isn't that incredible?
00:04:47I mean, I wouldn't call it a house
00:04:49It's
00:04:50A museum
00:04:52With better landscaping
00:04:54Wait here
00:04:55I'll talk to the butler
00:05:06Wow, rich people
00:05:07You've topped yourselves again
00:05:13Stephen King
00:05:15First edition
00:05:16Edition
00:05:26Breaking and entering now
00:05:28How American of you
00:05:29I
00:05:46You can get up now
00:05:52I
00:05:53I'm trying
00:05:54Wait
00:05:57Are you serious?
00:05:58Well, you said you were trying
00:06:01What is wrong with you?
00:06:03Funny
00:06:04I was about to ask you the same thing
00:06:06What are you doing in my house?
00:06:09You
00:06:11Wait
00:06:12Your house
00:06:13My house
00:06:14My house
00:06:15My library
00:06:16And now
00:06:17Apparently
00:06:18My unwanted guest
00:06:21Ah, Master Charles
00:06:23You must be Miss Alice
00:06:24Anne's daughter
00:06:25She said you'd be moving in today
00:06:26She what?
00:06:27There
00:06:28There's been some kind of misunderstanding
00:06:30You see
00:06:31I'm not actually moving in
00:06:33Is that so?
00:06:34Yeah
00:06:35I'm not staying here
00:06:36Like at all
00:06:37That's a shame
00:06:38Your mother seemed quite pleased with the arrangement
00:06:40Well, I just don't think it's appropriate
00:06:43Well, if you're sure then
00:06:44Absolutely not
00:06:48Come on Alice
00:06:50You
00:06:51Must
00:06:52Stay
00:06:53It'll be
00:06:54Fun
00:06:56My dear
00:06:58Classmate
00:07:00I'm dead
00:07:01Like mentally
00:07:02Socially
00:07:03And actually dead
00:07:10Just trying to figure out
00:07:12How exactly my life went off the rails
00:07:15Get it together Alice Keaton
00:07:17You've been through hell
00:07:18I wish you I'd never find someone
00:07:19To make my head spin around
00:07:21No one's ever gonna be the thing I need
00:07:24They all just let me go
00:07:25This is hell
00:07:28Uh
00:07:29Good morning
00:07:37Wow
00:07:40Sir, is that Miss Keaton?
00:07:41What thing doesn't know?
00:07:42That's often closed for months
00:07:43She's going to be late
00:07:44Okay
00:07:45How long is this thing gonna take?
00:07:46Maybe I'll just walk?
00:07:47Five miles to school!
00:07:49Okay, if I sprint maybe I'll make it before first period
00:07:51Okay, if I sprint maybe I'll make it before first period
00:07:54Or die of exhaustion on the way
00:08:11Or die of exhaustion on the way
00:08:15What die of exhaustion on the way
00:08:19What are you doing here? Didn't you already leave?
00:08:22Wait, did you come back for me?
00:08:28Relax.
00:08:29I forgot my textbook.
00:08:31Don't flatter yourself.
00:08:34Wait!
00:08:36Since you're already here, maybe you could be a decent person and give me a ride?
00:08:45No.
00:08:46Seriously?
00:08:47Your car is huge!
00:08:49Yeah.
00:08:50And I'm not a fan of sharing.
00:08:54Says the guy who forced me to live in this house!
00:09:01Unbelievable!
00:09:11Ashford Institute, please.
00:09:17Who needs that entitled brat anyway?
00:09:20Sir, you called the cab.
00:09:22Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:09:29Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:09:31And have the whole school go crazy.
00:09:33She's new.
00:09:34Everybody's already talking.
00:09:36So you're worried about her?
00:09:38You're overthinking.
00:09:39I just don't like drama.
00:09:47Asshole.
00:09:48Who?
00:09:49Morning, Kloss.
00:09:52Back to Golding.
00:09:54Remind me what he's saying through Lord of the Flies.
00:09:57Mr. Kenwood, care to share what you found so amusing?
00:10:06Not particularly.
00:10:07Oh, I insist.
00:10:09You seem very entertained by Golding.
00:10:12I'm not entertained by Golding, sir.
00:10:14On the contrary.
00:10:15I think his ending is...
00:10:18Weak.
00:10:20Wait, wait.
00:10:21You actually read it?
00:10:22Quiet.
00:10:25That's an interesting take.
00:10:26Explain.
00:10:29He had the setup for something brutal.
00:10:31Something honest.
00:10:33But in the end, he backed out.
00:10:35He could have left the boys on the island.
00:10:37Forced them to confront the collapse of all morality.
00:10:39Let them choose survival.
00:10:41Or death.
00:10:44But instead, he gave them a rescue boat.
00:10:46Slapped a happily ever after on a book about savagery.
00:10:53It's a waste.
00:10:54Don't you think?
00:10:55I'm delightfully surprised, Charles.
00:10:57Didn't think you had such strong literary opinions.
00:11:00I'm always a model student, sir.
00:11:02Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
00:11:06So, a critique of Golding's mercy.
00:11:09Anyone disagree?
00:11:11I think Golding knew exactly what he was doing by ending the book that way.
00:11:29It's not mercy, it's irony.
00:11:31How so?
00:11:32The rescue isn't a happy ending.
00:11:37You don't just walk back into society and forget you're a monster.
00:11:41Golding didn't save them, he left us with the discomfort of pretending they could be saved.
00:11:45That's an interesting take, Miss Keaton.
00:11:48You still think it's a harsh critique?
00:11:50In some ways, but not harsh enough.
00:11:53Yes, it's a critique of toxic masculinity, but still, Golding sympathised with them.
00:11:59And the civilised world?
00:12:01Toxic, violent, he didn't call that out nearly as much.
00:12:04So yeah, I don't think Golding pushed far enough, but I think it's unfair to call it a happy ending.
00:12:09Thank you, Miss Keaton.
00:12:10Well said.
00:12:11Anyone else?
00:12:12Both opinions are valid.
00:12:13Okay, that was kind of epic.
00:12:14And let's not forget, Golding faced major backlash when he first published the book.
00:12:27Good literature will always divide opinions.
00:12:30What's happening to me?
00:12:39Okay, what is going on? Why is everyone staring at me?
00:12:43Well, you're new, and apparently had a thing with Charles.
00:12:46A what now?
00:12:48You two are in the middle of the most epic feud Ashrod's scene in years.
00:12:52We're not even fighting.
00:12:53Well, according to everyone, you confessed your love on day one, got rejected, begged to sit next to him, got rejected.
00:13:00And today in class, you broke down crying about not believing in happy endings, and stormed out in tears.
00:13:09You were there, Sherry, that is not what happened.
00:13:13Doesn't matter.
00:13:14People believe what they want to believe.
00:13:16And they want Charles to be flawless, untouchable.
00:13:20Wow.
00:13:21Is Miss Sargent like a rich kid thing or just a British specialty?
00:13:24Honestly, both.
00:13:26Yes.
00:13:27But seriously, Alice.
00:13:28Some people already see you as a threat.
00:13:38Okay.
00:13:39Loaded.
00:13:41Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:13:56Hello?
00:13:58Hello?
00:14:01Hello?
00:14:03Is somebody out there?
00:14:05Oh, come on!
00:14:19Fine.
00:14:20otti, tw sponson.
00:14:32Uh-oh.
00:14:34Seriously?
00:14:37Oh, shit.
00:14:43What the hell?
00:14:44Anne, I thought you were having dinner with Alice?
00:14:48She hasn't come home. Her phone is off. Maybe you've seen her this evening?
00:14:55Yikes. Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:15:04Shit.
00:15:05Alice! Alice! Mr Pelton, Charles Kenwood here. I was wondering if I could get the timetable for Alice Keaton. She hasn't come home.
00:15:18I'll have it sent over.
00:15:20Check the common room in the library. I'll take the rest.
00:15:25Alice!
00:15:35Come on, Alice. Close your eyes and jump. It's fine. We're fine.
00:16:05Alice.
00:16:07Alice.
00:16:10Hey, Mr. Nonchalant.
00:16:15Are you happy with how we ended?
00:16:20What...What are you doing here?
00:16:24Can you get off me first?
00:16:28Did I ask for two more?
00:16:30You're welcome.
00:16:37I didn't say thank you.
00:16:39I figured saving your life might earn me basic manners.
00:16:41Someone just dumped swamp water on me.
00:16:44Excuse me if I'm not feeling very polite.
00:16:46You smell like a biology experiment.
00:16:49Wow.
00:16:50You should try falling out of a window into someone's arms and getting insulted for it.
00:16:54Wouldn't recommend it.
00:16:55You're heavier than you look.
00:16:56I hope you pull your shoulder.
00:17:05Are you okay?
00:17:07No.
00:17:08But I will be.
00:17:10Someone did this on purpose.
00:17:12What do you think, golden boy?
00:17:15Don't worry, I can handle it.
00:17:16You shouldn't have to.
00:17:20I'm...
00:17:21Sorry.
00:17:26Did you just apologize to me?
00:17:36Don't get used to it.
00:17:37I wouldn't dream of it.
00:17:41Alice?
00:17:42Over here.
00:17:44Oh my god.
00:17:46You okay?
00:17:47Why are you drenched?
00:17:51Yeah, I just took a weird shower.
00:17:54Top exploded.
00:17:57Come on, let's get you home.
00:18:09Alice Keaton, right?
00:18:10I heard you staged the whole thing for attention.
00:18:14I know how this place works.
00:18:39If you don't do anything about it, it's only going to get worse.
00:18:42Alice, I'll look into it.
00:18:46Charles?
00:18:48Good on you.
00:18:50Not many here would speak up.
00:18:55I can't believe someone actually locked you in.
00:18:58That's insane.
00:18:59Where the hell was the school when this was happening?
00:19:01Busy protecting their golden boys and trust funds.
00:19:04Well, for what it's worth,
00:19:06I heard Charles looked pretty freaked out when he ran out last night.
00:19:10Please, he just didn't want a lawsuit.
00:19:12Being a scholarship student has its perks,
00:19:32like saving a fortune on tuition
00:19:34and getting into schools
00:19:36that normally wouldn't even let you pass the gates.
00:19:39Hey, we miss you in Paris.
00:19:42Though there are enough Americans to remind us of you.
00:19:45But sometimes,
00:19:46being here means staying behind
00:19:48and watching Ashford Elites
00:19:50go on a two-week enrichment program
00:19:52you can never afford.
00:19:53Have fun.
00:19:57Bring me something overpriced
00:20:00and unnecessary.
00:20:04The trip cost 20 grand in pounds,
00:20:06which translates to
00:20:08mom's salary for half a year.
00:20:10So, yeah,
00:20:11I didn't go.
00:20:12What are you doing here?
00:20:34Do you not believe in shirts?
00:20:36Do you not believe in dignity?
00:20:38It's comfortable.
00:20:39You look like a rejected Ewok.
00:20:41This,
00:20:42this is not even your kitchen.
00:20:43And this is not even your house.
00:20:45And yet,
00:20:45you're here,
00:20:46dressed like this.
00:20:48Just don't,
00:20:49look,
00:20:49go away.
00:20:50Hard not to
00:20:51when you're walking around
00:20:52dressed like that.
00:20:53What do you guys call it?
00:20:55Um,
00:20:56buzzkill?
00:20:58Cockblock.
00:20:59You're insufferable.
00:21:00You're the one cosplaying at breakfast.
00:21:02You know what?
00:21:03I don't get it.
00:21:04Why didn't you go on that tour?
00:21:05I thought rich people
00:21:06live for that kind of thing.
00:21:07Why do you think?
00:21:14Where would I go?
00:21:15I could practically recite
00:21:16the itinerary in my sleep.
00:21:19Florence,
00:21:20walk in the great footsteps
00:21:21of Dante,
00:21:22Michelangelo,
00:21:23da Vinci,
00:21:24and Titian,
00:21:25or Tiziano,
00:21:26if you want to sound
00:21:27extra pretentious.
00:21:29Then Venice,
00:21:30because everybody
00:21:30loves a good canal
00:21:31and getting lost
00:21:32in the most confusing city
00:21:33on earth.
00:21:35Next stop,
00:21:36Napoli,
00:21:36marvel at Pompeii,
00:21:38pretend you're shocked
00:21:39ancient people had plumbing.
00:21:41The final stop,
00:21:43Harry,
00:21:44the ultimate
00:21:45city of romance.
00:21:46And naturally,
00:21:48Woody Allen's
00:21:49favourite city
00:21:50outside of New York.
00:21:53That's
00:21:54word for word.
00:21:56I told you,
00:21:57I've done this tour
00:21:58so many times
00:21:59I could run it.
00:22:00Okay,
00:22:00but still,
00:22:01it's Europe.
00:22:02Most people would
00:22:02kill for that chance.
00:22:04Most people haven't
00:22:04had their phones stolen
00:22:05in Paris.
00:22:07Twice.
00:22:08Also,
00:22:09I hate the accommodations.
00:22:11Aren't they all
00:22:11five-star hotels?
00:22:13Standard rooms
00:22:13in five-star hotels.
00:22:15No thank you.
00:22:17Wow.
00:22:18Some were born in Rome,
00:22:20huh?
00:22:20That's unfortunate.
00:22:21It's a very chaotic city.
00:22:22One word of advice?
00:22:24Shut up.
00:22:24That's two words.
00:22:28You're weird.
00:22:29You're loud.
00:22:29You're annoying.
00:22:30You're in my kitchen.
00:22:31You have three other kitchens.
00:22:32And I prefer this one.
00:22:34Just for today.
00:22:36Come back when you've got a shirt on.
00:22:37Come back with normal clothes on.
00:22:39You didn't have to come.
00:22:39Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:22:41I've got it sorted.
00:22:58Jesus, what are you doing?
00:23:12Relax.
00:23:15I'm here to make a deal.
00:23:17What deal?
00:23:17You nearly gave me a heart attack.
00:23:23You'll survive.
00:23:25I'm not selling my body.
00:23:28I'm not selling my body.
00:23:36Wow.
00:23:37I am deeply offended.
00:23:40That thought disgusts me.
00:23:42Then what are you doing?
00:23:43The staff's off tonight.
00:23:45I'm buying dinner.
00:23:49Did you seriously think
00:23:50I'd spend a hundred pounds on...
00:23:51No, I...
00:23:52Jesus.
00:23:54Wait.
00:23:55You think I'm not worth
00:23:57one hundred pounds?
00:23:59I'm not spending one hundred pounds
00:24:01to snort Chewbacca.
00:24:02You know what?
00:24:03Dinner's cancelled.
00:24:07Are you sure about that?
00:24:10I present to you
00:24:11meatball spaghetti,
00:24:13stir-fried veggies,
00:24:14and french fries.
00:24:15You're welcome.
00:24:16Interesting combo.
00:24:17Well, I know we're not in Italy
00:24:19or France,
00:24:20but this will do.
00:24:22It's...
00:24:22good.
00:24:29Was that a compliment?
00:24:31Although,
00:24:32I am obliged to inform you,
00:24:34meatball spaghetti
00:24:35isn't Italian.
00:24:37It's American.
00:24:38And french fries,
00:24:39likely born in South America.
00:24:41You should read more.
00:24:42Put it down.
00:24:45I paid for it.
00:24:47You really just have to win
00:24:47every argument,
00:24:48don't you?
00:24:49To be fair,
00:24:50you make it very easy.
00:24:53It's only easy
00:24:54because it costs you
00:24:54a hundred pounds.
00:24:56You know,
00:24:57if you'd ask for more,
00:24:57I probably would have
00:24:58given it to you.
00:24:59I'll make sure that.
00:24:59Okay, Alice.
00:25:15It's fine.
00:25:17You're fine.
00:25:24911,
00:25:25what's for your emergency?
00:25:29It's my dad.
00:25:33He needs help.
00:25:34He just had a stroke.
00:25:35Okay, miss.
00:25:36Hurricane constant traffic
00:25:37shut down.
00:25:38We'll get to you
00:25:38as soon as we can.
00:25:39Please, you're not well.
00:25:40I understand.
00:25:42Can you confirm
00:25:43your address?
00:25:45Dad, yes,
00:25:46I'm right here.
00:25:47Hi.
00:25:49My daughter.
00:25:50Please, stay with me,
00:25:51Dad.
00:25:52Please.
00:25:57No.
00:25:58Please.
00:25:59Please, wake up.
00:26:04Dad, please.
00:26:06Please don't leave me.
00:26:28Dad.
00:26:28you what are you doing here
00:26:40you were crying
00:26:45loudly
00:26:47kind of hard to ignore
00:26:50right sorry for the noise
00:26:53wait you know snarky come back
00:26:57not tonight I'm too tired
00:26:59if you're here to argue knock yourself out
00:27:02you were calling for your dad
00:27:05right
00:27:06hurricane hit New York
00:27:09power went down traffic froze
00:27:11dad had a stroke
00:27:14but he couldn't get help in time
00:27:16I sat there with a candle
00:27:21while he laid there
00:27:23peaceful
00:27:25but he was asleep
00:27:28but he wasn't
00:27:32so that's why you and your mum moved here
00:27:36this used to be our hometown
00:27:39after dad left
00:27:41we had nowhere else to go
00:27:44what are you doing
00:27:51come on
00:27:55wait I thought the peril was out
00:28:13it is
00:28:14we have our own generator
00:28:16wow
00:28:17rich people houses her
00:28:19just for tonight
00:28:20I'll allow it
00:28:22allow what
00:28:24you can call this place your house
00:28:26so enjoy it
00:28:28Stephen King's first edition
00:28:29Alan Gisberg's handwritten letters
00:28:31Jane Austen's notes
00:28:33all yours
00:28:34this is your home
00:28:41Alice Keaton
00:28:42careful
00:28:48almost sounded sweet
00:28:50don't push it
00:28:52okay then
00:28:52I have
00:28:56one request
00:28:59what is it
00:29:02are you ever going to make a move
00:29:10wait
00:29:11give me a second
00:29:12I'm thinking
00:29:13you had one wish
00:29:15anything in the world
00:29:17and in the middle of a thunderstorm
00:29:19inside a literal mansion
00:29:21you chose chess
00:29:24yeah
00:29:24got a problem
00:29:25it's just so cool
00:29:27like spies or genius villains in movies
00:29:30it's literally a board game
00:29:32says the guy who owns a custom set
00:29:34wait
00:29:35does the night go diagonally
00:29:38for the tenth time
00:29:39it moves in an L shape
00:29:41one
00:29:42two
00:29:43then turn
00:29:45there
00:29:46happy
00:29:48ecstatic
00:29:49you know
00:29:52that's a suicide
00:29:53or a brilliant long term sacrifice
00:29:55you are playing checkers at a chessboard
00:29:57still beating you in sarcasm
00:29:58you literally haven't won any past arguments
00:30:00Golding disagrees
00:30:02it's going to be a long night
00:30:04oh my
00:30:05no
00:30:05why
00:30:06what's wrong with that
00:30:07you can't do that
00:30:07no
00:30:08no
00:30:08oh my
00:30:09can't do that
00:30:10no
00:30:10oh my
00:30:11you had to stop a trip
00:30:12went about it all wrong
00:30:14tried to pull you in close
00:30:15as we're locked on your phone
00:30:17buy yourself outwork
00:30:18cause I'm moving on
00:30:20oh you're
00:30:22showing up at my door
00:30:25holding your heart there
00:30:28inside your hands
00:30:29maybe
00:30:30he's not so awful after all
00:30:32oh my
00:30:34oh my
00:30:35oh my
00:30:35oh my
00:30:36oh my
00:30:37oh my
00:30:37oh my
00:30:38oh my
00:30:38oh my
00:30:39oh my
00:30:39oh my
00:30:40um
00:30:40who are you
00:30:41what are you doing here
00:30:47well your parents said you were still at home
00:30:49thank god you skipped that boring grand tour
00:30:52who needs italy and france again right
00:30:54when did you get back
00:30:56last night
00:30:57from zurich
00:30:58you didn't answer my messages
00:30:59i missed you
00:31:02anyway
00:31:03thought i'd come surprise you
00:31:05apparently i'm transferring to ashford
00:31:08your parents were so thrilled
00:31:10they didn't tell me about this
00:31:11i wanted to deliver the happy news myself
00:31:13they said it'd be lovely for us to reconnect
00:31:16you know considering the engagement and all
00:31:20engagement
00:31:21oh
00:31:23did no one tell you
00:31:25he's promised
00:31:26old money stuff
00:31:28very retro
00:31:29i didn't agree to that
00:31:30you didn't have to
00:31:31it's never up to us
00:31:32where did you find this little toy
00:31:37serena
00:31:37i didn't hear you you know
00:31:38oh
00:31:39an american
00:31:41how
00:31:42refreshing
00:31:44goodbye
00:31:47wait
00:31:48where are you going
00:32:05you still owe me breakfast
00:32:06you only paid for dinner
00:32:08i had homework
00:32:10goodbye
00:32:14your little toy has quite the temper
00:32:16serena can you please just stop
00:32:18what
00:32:19teasing the help
00:32:26that's her
00:32:27that's the one from kenwood's house
00:32:29was she like the maid or something
00:32:31oh my god what's wrong with people they're saying you live with charles oh and serena
00:32:41what about her
00:32:51apparently she told everyone you were caught sneaking into his room
00:32:55of course she did
00:32:59careful alice you're starting to look desperate
00:33:05you're starting to look desperate
00:33:15i don't know
00:33:16that's
00:33:17i think
00:33:18i think
00:33:19i know
00:33:21what theory
00:33:23is it
00:33:25it's not going to go
00:33:27Yes, I know. It's 1066.
00:33:29Come to the music room. Urgent.
00:33:32I just remembered. I need to check something.
00:33:35You guys go ahead.
00:33:36Yeah, okay.
00:33:43Hello? Is someone there?
00:33:45Seriously!
00:33:47This is getting old!
00:33:57Wait. Music room? What?
00:34:04James?
00:34:05Is anybody in here earlier?
00:34:07Just Miss Serena. Said she was waiting for you.
00:34:11Sir?
00:34:13Sir, it's raining!
00:34:25Oh, nice. You're fine.
00:34:27You're not that girl again.
00:34:36Wait. Can you remind me one more time?
00:34:39Okay. Rooks move in straight lines.
00:34:42Yeah.
00:34:43Bishops move diagonally.
00:34:45And knights...
00:34:46The knight's the weird one.
00:34:52Rooks.
00:34:54Straight lines.
00:34:56Bishops.
00:34:57Diagonally.
00:35:00Hello?
00:35:06The text.
00:35:20Are you okay?
00:35:22Are you hurt?
00:35:23I...
00:35:24I'm okay.
00:35:25I...
00:35:25I saw the text and I thought...
00:35:27I... I didn't see the message.
00:35:30Serena took my phone.
00:35:31I... I didn't know.
00:35:32I'm sorry.
00:35:33I'm...
00:35:33Okay.
00:35:35You're gonna catch a cold.
00:35:37You're freezing.
00:35:38You didn't have to come.
00:35:41Don't tell me
00:35:42what I have to do.
00:35:44Give me hope that feels like hope...
00:35:50I see the smiles...
00:36:02Spreading like a wildfire...
00:36:07If that's what you're about to say.
00:36:10I...
00:36:11Wasn't going to.
00:36:13I'm really bad at this, you know.
00:36:27What?
00:36:28Kissing?
00:36:29Hiding feelings.
00:36:29Dump those Ewok pyjamas.
00:36:53Oh, you wish.
00:36:57Seriously.
00:36:58It's a cock block.
00:37:00You kissed me.
00:37:03That's basically consent to everything.
00:37:10Dangerous words, Keaton.
00:37:12I might hold you to that.
00:37:14You'll be working in pairs
00:37:24on your comparative essays.
00:37:26The list is on the board.
00:37:30One, two, three, four.
00:37:35Are you okay?
00:37:36Apply me to outer space.
00:37:39That's where I'll see your face
00:37:44And have you with me
00:37:48It may seem dark
00:37:54But you always like my spark
00:37:58In my heart
00:38:03Since the start
00:38:05You're welcome.
00:38:09They're either enemies
00:38:11Or secretly married.
00:38:13Honestly?
00:38:15Both.
00:38:35So...
00:38:36The night goes in an L shape, right?
00:38:39Why is that the only one you remember?
00:38:41Because it's weird
00:38:42And I like weird
00:38:45Check
00:38:53You're cheating
00:39:00I'm winning
00:39:01There's a difference
00:39:02You are very distracting
00:39:04And you like it
00:39:06I know it before you
00:39:08I'll be in the dark
00:39:12And slice
00:39:13I'll hold you in my arms
00:39:16Charles!
00:39:18We need to talk
00:39:20I expected poor judgment
00:39:28But this in my house
00:39:31It isn't what it looks like.
00:39:32No.
00:39:34Kissing a servant's daughter in the family library.
00:39:37Enlighten me then, Charles.
00:39:39We came back tonight after speaking with Serena.
00:39:42Imagine our surprise walking in on this.
00:39:45She isn't just...
00:39:47You have no right to barge in.
00:39:49On my property.
00:39:53I care about her.
00:39:55I'm not ashamed of her.
00:39:56That's enough.
00:39:57Why do you care?
00:40:01We're protecting our son's future.
00:40:04And our name.
00:40:06You think this protects me?
00:40:08We think she does not belong in your world.
00:40:14Then maybe I don't either.
00:40:17You're ready to give up everything.
00:40:20For a girl you barely know.
00:40:24Yes.
00:40:24Then, are you sure she's ready?
00:40:34I'm asking you.
00:40:36Do you think she's ready?
00:40:37To lose everything, regardless of how little that is, just to be with you?
00:40:42What are you talking about?
00:40:44You left us no choice, son.
00:40:45You shouldn't disobey your father.
00:40:50Pelton.
00:40:51It's Frederick Kenwood.
00:40:52If a scholarship student were to violate our behavioural code in a public setting with photographic evidence,
00:41:02would that warrant a review?
00:41:06Yes, sir.
00:41:09So, answer me again.
00:41:13Do you think she's ready to lose everything just to be with you?
00:41:16Charles, what happened?
00:41:28Did your parents say something?
00:41:29Are they mad?
00:41:30Is everything okay?
00:41:32Pack your things.
00:41:34You can't stay here anymore.
00:41:35What?
00:41:38My parents fired your mother.
00:41:41She's leaving.
00:41:42So are you.
00:41:42Wait, what, why?
00:41:44Is it because of us?
00:41:46We can fix this.
00:41:46I'll get a job.
00:41:47Stop, stop it.
00:41:48You don't get it.
00:41:50If I don't walk away from this, they'll cut me off.
00:41:53Okay?
00:41:54No card.
00:41:55No trust.
00:41:56No support.
00:41:58Nothing.
00:41:58Then, then we'll figure it out.
00:42:02We don't need all that.
00:42:03Do you really think I'm going to live like that?
00:42:09So that's what this was.
00:42:11Just fun until it got inconvenient.
00:42:15What did they promise you?
00:42:20Nothing.
00:42:23They just reminded me of what's real.
00:42:28Charles, I'm not stupid.
00:42:31You don't just turn into a cold stranger because of one conversation.
00:42:34What did they threaten you with?
00:42:41What did they threaten you with?
00:42:43This is the difference between me and you.
00:42:45What?
00:42:46You think you know me.
00:42:48Or what I have.
00:42:50You don't, Alice.
00:42:52You're still lying.
00:42:53I'm not, Alice.
00:42:55Look around you.
00:42:56This mansion you thought was a museum.
00:42:59It's my house.
00:43:01My world.
00:43:03I was bored into this.
00:43:04I am not choosing between this
00:43:06and something I picked up for a moment of fun.
00:43:15Don't do this, Charles.
00:43:16You don't mean it.
00:43:18Look, it was fun.
00:43:20But you,
00:43:20you don't compare to what I own.
00:43:23I'll survive the loss.
00:43:29Right.
00:43:32I should have known.
00:43:35Guys like you don't end up with girls like me.
00:43:40You play with them,
00:43:41then you throw them away.
00:43:44Go to sleep, Alice.
00:43:45This fall is a little more
00:43:58than I expected
00:44:00In so deep I can barely see myself
00:44:06Yeah, around me feels so heavy
00:44:11but depleted
00:44:12But I find that's the place
00:44:17to test myself
00:44:18Oops.
00:44:28Oh, sorry.
00:44:46Didn't see you there.
00:44:47Then again,
00:44:48nobody does.
00:44:49Move, please.
00:44:51Hmm.
00:44:52Try begging.
00:44:59You know what?
00:44:59Keep it.
00:45:05Poor thing.
00:45:06So dramatic.
00:45:07Don't.
00:45:10Excuse me.
00:45:11I warned you.
00:45:13Walk away, Serena.
00:45:14Last week's group assignments were
00:45:36mostly forgettable
00:45:38but one pair surprised me
00:45:40in a good way.
00:45:42Charles Kenwood
00:45:43and Alice Keaton.
00:45:44Would you mind giving us
00:45:46a short summary?
00:45:48She loves the sound
00:45:48of her own voice.
00:45:49Better have it.
00:45:58Our essay explored
00:46:00what happens
00:46:00when two fundamentally
00:46:01different voices meet
00:46:03like logic and chaos
00:46:05or silence and noise
00:46:06Different worlds
00:46:09different rules
00:46:10At first glance
00:46:13they clash
00:46:14but what makes the story
00:46:16interesting
00:46:16is what happens next
00:46:17Confusion
00:46:19Curiosity
00:46:20But in the end
00:46:21some stories
00:46:22aren't about staying
00:46:23And yes
00:46:24there is no such thing
00:46:26as a happy ending
00:46:26And yes
00:46:36there is no such thing
00:46:38as a happy ending
00:46:38Is she still talking
00:46:41about the essay?
00:46:42Miss Keaton
00:46:45Dramatic as always
00:46:48Dramatic as always
00:46:48All right
00:46:49Thank you Alice
00:46:50That was
00:46:52late
00:46:53Are you okay?
00:46:55A reminder
00:46:56that good literature
00:46:58always stirs something
00:47:00Hello?
00:47:03Hi
00:47:04Here's Alice Keaton
00:47:05This is Whitmore Press
00:47:06We've been following your work
00:47:07We'd like to offer you
00:47:08a long-term publishing contract
00:47:09Name your price
00:47:10We'll make it work
00:47:12Sorry, what?
00:47:16That's
00:47:17kind of
00:47:18insane
00:47:19Who's behind this?
00:47:21Your sponsor
00:47:21wishes to remain
00:47:22anonymous
00:47:22Can
00:47:23Can I meet them?
00:47:27I want to
00:47:28Please
00:47:29Or at least
00:47:31tell me a name
00:47:31Sorry
00:47:35They wish to stay in office
00:47:36So they're only interested
00:47:37in work
00:47:38not the person
00:47:38I'd really like to meet them
00:47:40I'm sorry
00:47:40but keep them
00:47:41They were very good
00:47:42I think the most generous
00:47:43offer we've ever given
00:47:44a Disney World
00:47:45I see
00:47:46Congratulations again
00:47:48You got the interview?
00:47:53It's just an interview
00:47:54I haven't gotten it yet
00:47:56Still
00:47:56Alice Keaton
00:47:57at Oxford
00:47:58That's iconic
00:48:00You okay?
00:48:10Yeah
00:48:10I'm so excited
00:48:13It's done, Mr. Kenwood
00:48:26Miss Keaton signed the contract
00:48:28Good
00:48:30It's a generous deal
00:48:32You sure you don't want it to know?
00:48:35No
00:48:35No, it's better if I stay out of her life
00:48:39I will be fine
00:48:41I'll be there in the darkest days
00:48:47Congratulations, Alice Keaton
00:48:50Go live the life
00:48:52you were always meant to
00:48:54Your engagement and advancement
00:49:00should align perfectly
00:49:01with the Foundation Gala
00:49:02And the Browns already offered
00:49:05to host the London reception
00:49:07It's all coming together
00:49:10beautifully
00:49:11I've lost my appetite
00:49:15I'll go check on him
00:49:20What's your problem, Charles?
00:49:30This engagement
00:49:31is not happening
00:49:33It's not up to you
00:49:34You know that
00:49:34Serena, we're not doing this
00:49:36You've changed
00:49:39Or maybe I finally just stopped
00:49:44pretending
00:49:44You know that
00:49:45I think it's not-
00:49:46I'm just...
00:49:48I'm just...
00:49:48I'm just...
00:49:49I'm just...
00:49:50I'm just...
00:49:51I'm just...
00:49:51I'm just...
00:49:52You know that
00:49:53Tals, you're the sponsor.
00:50:14You've been funding Alice Keaton this whole time.
00:50:19So?
00:50:20You lied to everyone, including her.
00:50:23I protected her.
00:50:27You loved her.
00:50:29Still do.
00:50:31Let it go, Serena.
00:50:35There's no point.
00:50:44I need a favour.
00:50:46Find out when the Oxford interview is.
00:50:49And make sure Alice Keaton won't show up.
00:50:53Anything?
00:50:57No?
00:50:58She's not answering.
00:51:00The interview's almost over.
00:51:02Well, she won't just not show up.
00:51:04Something's wrong.
00:51:06Where's Alice?
00:51:08When was the last time you heard from her?
00:51:10Last night.
00:51:11She said she was prepping all evening.
00:51:12James, track someone for me.
00:51:20Wait, where are you going?
00:51:29Chill, okay?
00:51:30We won't hurt you.
00:51:31Yeah, we're just supposed to keep you away from the interview.
00:51:35That's it.
00:51:43Shit!
00:51:44Come back!
00:51:45My god!
00:51:53I changed her story.
00:51:57What!
00:51:58I changed her story.
00:52:02Oh!
00:52:03I changed her story.
00:52:03Close our time.
00:52:04I remember how we met, didn't need a second guess.
00:52:19Hey, hey, hey, Alex, Alex.
00:52:24Alex, stay with me, stay with me, stay with me, Alex.
00:52:28You're awake.
00:52:36Where, where am I?
00:52:38Local clinic. Passerby brought you in.
00:52:41Passerby?
00:52:43He found you on the side of the road. He had to leave, he didn't leave a name.
00:52:48Oh.
00:52:51The interview, what time is it?
00:52:53Easy, it's okay. Someone already contacted the university.
00:52:57And sent in your writing samples. They've rescheduled your interview for tomorrow.
00:53:01Wait, what, who?
00:53:03No idea, but it's all taken care of.
00:53:08What did you say?
00:53:10Nothing. I just... had a dream.
00:53:15I got him!
00:53:25Oh, I knew it.
00:53:30Too bad Charles isn't here to watch you crush it.
00:53:34He's not here.
00:53:36Oh, you didn't know?
00:53:39Know what?
00:53:40He left.
00:53:41A few days ago, yeah, everyone doesn't really know where he went.
00:53:45Honestly, Astra's been quieter without him.
00:53:47It's probably for the best. Come on.
00:53:49Come on.
00:53:50I couldn't stay. I couldn't wait.
00:53:54I thought that you should know what I would have and hang around.
00:53:59The summer I met Charles Kenward was loud.
00:54:02Chaotic.
00:54:04Unexpected.
00:54:06And with his absence...
00:54:09Come on!
00:54:10It ended quietly.
00:54:12Like summers always do.
00:54:17And joining us today, the decade's most unexpected literary phenomenon, Alice Keaton.
00:54:35Thank you for having me.
00:54:37Now, your words moved millions.
00:54:40They say your stories feel real.
00:54:43Especially the ones about love.
00:54:46Which brings us to the most obvious question.
00:54:48How's your dating life like these days?
00:54:50No comment.
00:54:52A little bird told me that the past four years has been just writing and working.
00:54:57Not even a single date.
00:54:58Let me guess a bird named Shiri.
00:55:00She caught me.
00:55:01Still no comment.
00:55:02Alright, alright.
00:55:03No matter what you say, you write love like someone who's lived it.
00:55:09If you're so real...
00:55:10Because once, I did.
00:55:11That's why today we're here sharing the story behind Alice Keaton's...
00:55:16And no one ever quite matched the light after that.
00:55:19And let's give it up for Alice Keaton one more time.
00:55:33Congratulations, Alice.
00:55:34The numbers just came in.
00:55:35You broke your own record.
00:55:37That's...
00:55:39Incredible.
00:55:40We're thinking celebration?
00:55:41Press?
00:55:42Photos?
00:55:43Maybe tonight?
00:55:44Actually...
00:55:45There's something I'd rather do.
00:55:47I'd like to meet with the person who believed in me first.
00:55:52My sponsor.
00:55:54You sure?
00:55:55Yeah.
00:55:56Just once.
00:55:57Tonight.
00:55:587pm.
00:55:59Yeah.
00:56:10Good evening.
00:56:15Good evening.
00:56:18May I sit?
00:56:19Hi.
00:56:20Hi.
00:56:21Hi.
00:56:22You look well.
00:56:23And you look like you just stepped out of a GQ cover.
00:56:40You always did.
00:56:42You were expecting someone else.
00:56:44I was...
00:56:46Hoping.
00:56:48But I guess I always knew.
00:56:51I didn't come here to confuse you.
00:56:53Or to reopen anything.
00:56:57I just wanted to say congratulations.
00:57:00Oh.
00:57:04I didn't know you were still reading.
00:57:06You were rich enough not to do so.
00:57:10Always.
00:57:11Either way...
00:57:13Your sponsorship started my career.
00:57:14So...
00:57:15No.
00:57:16No.
00:57:17You've...
00:57:18You earned everything.
00:57:21Every word.
00:57:23Every page.
00:57:26Every reader.
00:57:27That's what I came to say.
00:57:33It was good to see you again.
00:57:34I hope.
00:57:35Charles.
00:57:37Can you just...
00:57:40Wait a little longer.
00:57:47I think I knew it was you.
00:57:50There was one email.
00:57:53You said something.
00:57:54It felt familiar.
00:57:56Really?
00:57:57Kinda had that rich asshole with a conscience energy.
00:58:01Very on brand.
00:58:03I should have anonymized my grammar.
00:58:04Too late.
00:58:05Your semicolon usage gave you away.
00:58:08Still the only girl I know who flirts through punctuation.
00:58:11Still the only god I know who uses wiles unironically.
00:58:17You've changed.
00:58:19But...
00:58:21Not really.
00:58:22You haven't changed.
00:58:25But...
00:58:26Maybe you've grown into who you really were.
00:58:31Anyway...
00:58:32I wanted to say...
00:58:36And...
00:58:38Thanks for being here tonight.
00:58:40You didn't have to come.
00:58:42Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:58:43I do.
00:58:47You didn't have to come.
00:58:49Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:58:51Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:59:11If you could go back.
00:59:13If you had the chance to do it all again.
00:59:15Would you do anything differently?
00:59:16No.
00:59:26No.
00:59:31I see.
00:59:35I know my answer now.
00:59:37I didn't have the power back then.
00:59:39Not enough to protect you.
00:59:41I couldn't watch you get crushed because of me.
00:59:44Because of my name.
00:59:46My family.
00:59:49I didn't want to be the reason you lost everything.
00:59:52So you just disappeared.
00:59:54Without a word.
00:59:58If you had the chance to see the world.
01:00:00Without me weighing you down.
01:00:02If you still chose me after that.
01:00:08You keep saying you wanted to give me a choice.
01:00:11But you made a choice for me.
01:00:14Did it ever cross your mind that maybe.
01:00:16I would have chosen you anyway.
01:00:18I didn't think I was the smart choice.
01:00:19You weren't.
01:00:20But I never claimed to be that smart.
01:00:22This is me.
01:00:23Right.
01:00:25I didn't think I was the smart choice.
01:00:27I didn't think I was the smart choice.
01:00:28You weren't.
01:00:29You weren't.
01:00:31But I never claimed to be that smart.
01:00:34I am to be that smart.
01:00:44This is me.
01:00:45Right.
01:00:46I am still mad at you.
01:00:47You know.
01:00:48I am still in love with you.
01:00:49You know.
01:00:50I'm still mad at you, you know.
01:00:57I'm still in love with you, you know.
01:01:07Do you want to come in for a bit?
01:01:11You're asking your ex, who you haven't seen in four years,
01:01:15to come into your hotel at approximately 11 p.m.
01:01:20You were right. You never were that smart.
01:01:24You don't have to come.
01:01:25Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:01:41Stop quoting yourself.
01:01:43I recycle. It saves energy.
01:01:46This feels wildly irresponsible.
01:01:48You sound like a disclaimer.
01:01:50You're the one who once called romance a distraction.
01:01:52I said that?
01:01:54Yeah, before calling Wuthering Heights overrated.
01:01:57Still is.
01:01:58You're lucky you're a good kisser.
01:02:04That is cute to me.
01:02:05Don't you dare quote poetry.
01:02:07I wasn't going to.
01:02:09I forgot all of it the day you left.
01:02:11Then shut up.
01:02:13And prove it.
01:02:14I still can't believe this is happening.
01:02:22I told you they're either worst enemies or secretly married.
01:02:25And I told you they're both.
01:02:26I vow to always tell you the truth.
01:02:55Except for when you ask how your cooking was.
01:02:59Then I lie.
01:03:01Respectfully.
01:03:03I vow to keep choosing you.
01:03:06Loudly.
01:03:07Quietly.
01:03:09Always.
01:03:11Even when you forget to do the laundry.
01:03:13I vow to argue with you at least twice a week.
01:03:25Especially over Shakespeare.
01:03:28I vow to write you in your every story.
01:03:31Even when I say I didn't.
01:03:33You will always be part of my life.
01:03:34If she quotes Austen in this toast.
01:03:38I'm out.
01:03:38No you're not.
01:03:39You're going to cry harder.
01:03:40I vow to ruin you.
01:03:58I vow to be part of my life.
01:04:02I can't believe you picked Paris. Such a cliché honeymoon destination.
01:04:08Guard your phone.
01:04:10Relax, just don't dress like a walking inheritance and you'll be fine.
01:04:16You are not wearing that on our honeymoon.
01:04:20Please, Alice, go change.
01:04:22Don't tell me what I have to do.
01:04:24No. No, no, no, no. That is not an invitation. Do not take off these clothes.
01:04:33You're overruled. You look much better without them.
01:04:42To the ones who loved in silence, in chaos, in chapters, you will find your way home.
01:04:54I'm not.
01:04:55It's very nice.
01:04:56But I don't wanna die alone.
01:04:58Cut.
01:04:59Cut.
01:05:00I'm sorry.
01:05:01I'm sorry.
01:05:02I'm sorry.
01:05:03I'm sorry.
01:05:09Oopsie.
01:05:10I'm sorry.
01:05:11I'm sorry.
01:05:12I'm sorry.
01:05:13I'm sorry.
01:05:14Okay.
01:05:15Okay.
01:05:16Okay.
01:05:17Okay.
01:05:18Now.
01:05:23It's up to us to make sure that we can gain what's been passed through these books.
01:05:29Help us develop, learn, and grow.
01:05:39Wow, that's fantastic.
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