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Falling for the King shortmintz
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00:00:02I've always described the world in words people moments places all through
00:00:09metaphors and margins okay like my mom self-made stubborn and never wrong
00:00:17almost there you excited for your first day she calls this a fresh start I call
00:00:23it terrifying
00:00:30you've got this just for yourself that's kind of the problem
00:01:25I wanna say goodbye
00:01:29god why is she quiet
00:01:32Charles
00:01:36I've always had words for everything but in that moment
00:01:43I forgot them all
00:01:52Charles move your things
00:01:55I'd rather not
00:01:57she'll be a distraction
00:01:59from what sleeping
00:02:01from everything
00:02:02if anything Charles
00:02:03Miss Keaton will be a positive influence on you
00:02:06she was top of her class at a previous school
00:02:09with all due respect sir
00:02:11her previous school was american
00:02:14I highly doubt that
00:02:17that's enough
00:02:19she can sit here it's fine
00:02:24back to golding
00:02:25thank you
00:02:26you got it
00:02:27I'm sherry born
00:02:28Alice Keaton
00:02:29it's very important
00:02:30it's very important
00:02:30that we look at
00:02:31New York's intentions
00:02:32what he's talking about
00:02:33their experience of the time
00:02:38wait
00:02:40you sat next to Charles
00:02:41she didn't
00:02:42you totally shut her down
00:02:43oh
00:02:43knew it
00:02:44don't take it personally
00:02:45he's impossible
00:02:47can everyone stop acting like the goal is getting into his pants
00:02:50what
00:02:51he's hot
00:02:52everyone
00:02:52kind of is
00:02:55I
00:02:55I've seen
00:02:56Hunter
00:02:58he's not my type
00:02:58you're joking
00:02:59I don't find bullies attractive
00:03:02hey
00:03:02be careful
00:03:03you'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
00:03:13no one can get past his ego
00:03:15you're not the first to get iced
00:03:17okay
00:03:18first of all
00:03:18I wasn't iced
00:03:20it's more like a mutual decision
00:03:22and second
00:03:23I think he's arrogant
00:03:25cold
00:03:25thinks he's untouchable
00:03:28but if you really look at Charles
00:03:29he just seems isolated
00:03:31like he's faking out
00:03:32honestly
00:03:33I just think he's lonely
00:03:34and kind of pathetic
00:03:39what
00:03:41no go on
00:03:47you were saying I'm lonely
00:03:49and pathetic
00:03:54next time
00:03:56read the room
00:03:57before opening your mouth
00:03:59American
00:04:02we're not in Kansas anymore
00:04:19Alice
00:04:21hey
00:04:21how was your first day
00:04:22uh
00:04:23good
00:04:24anything exciting happen
00:04:25not really super uneventful
00:04:28really
00:04:30how's your new job
00:04:31yeah all right
00:04:32get this
00:04:33you said we can stay in the servant's wing
00:04:35seriously
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
00:04:46that's not incredible
00:04:48i mean i wouldn't call it a house
00:04:49it's
00:04:51a museum
00:04:53with better landscaping
00:04:58wait here
00:04:59i'll talk to the butler
00:05:05wow rich people
00:05:08you've topped yourselves again
00:05:12stephen king
00:05:15first edition
00:05:25breaking and entering now
00:05:27how american of you
00:05:49you can get up now
00:05:52i i'm trying
00:05:54wait
00:05:56are you serious
00:05:58well you said you were trying
00:06:01what is wrong with you
00:06:03funny i was about to ask you the same thing
00:06:06what are you doing in my house
00:06:09you
00:06:10wait
00:06:12your house
00:06:13my house
00:06:14my library
00:06:15and now apparently
00:06:17my unwanted guest
00:06:20oh master charles
00:06:22you must be miss alice
00:06:23anne's daughter
00:06:24she said you'd be moving in today
00:06:26she what
00:06:27there there's been some kind of misunderstanding
00:06:29you see i'm not actually moving in
00:06:32is that so
00:06:34yeah i'm not staying here like at all
00:06:36that's a shame
00:06:37your mother seemed quite pleased with the arrangement
00:06:39well i just don't think it's appropriate
00:06:42well if you're sure then absolutely not
00:06:47come on alice
00:06:49you must stay
00:06:52it'll be fun
00:06:55my dear classmate
00:06:59i'm dead
00:07:00like 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
00:07:22actually no
00:07:22it won't be the thing you'll need
00:07:24they all just let this is hell
00:07:28uh good morning
00:07:37wow
00:07:44sir is that miss keaton
00:07:47one thing doesn't know
00:07:48that stops been closed for months
00:07:50she's going to be late
00:07:56okay
00:07:57how long is this thing gonna take
00:07:59maybe i'll just walk
00:08:01five miles to school
00:08:05okay if i sprint maybe i'll make it before first period
00:08:09or die of exhaustion on the way
00:08:15or die of exhaustion on the way
00:08:18what what are you doing here didn't you already leave
00:08:23what are you doing here
00:08:24wait did you come back for me
00:08:28relax
00:08:30i forgot my textbook don't flatter yourself
00:08:33wait
00:08:37since you're already here
00:08:39maybe you could be a decent person and give me a ride
00:08:42what are you doing here
00:08:44no
00:08:46seriously your car is huge
00:08:49yeah
00:08:51and i'm not a fan of sharing
00:08:54says the guy who forced me to live in his house
00:08:57will it be put all of mine now it won't and leaves and need tovor
00:09:02and i'll be walking inside my down
00:09:11ashford institute please
00:09:13thank you
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?
00:09:28Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:09:30And 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.
00:09:48Hey.
00:09:50Morning, Klaus.
00:09:52Back to Golding.
00:09:54Remind me what he's saying through Lord of the Flies.
00:10:01Mr. Kenwood,
00:10:03care to share what you found so amusing?
00:10:05Not particularly.
00:10:07Oh, I insist.
00:10:09You seem very entertained by Golding.
00:10:11I'm not entertained by Golding,
00:10:13sir.
00:10:14On the contrary.
00:10:16I 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.
00:10:32Something honest.
00:10:33But in the end,
00:10:34he backed out.
00:10:35He could have left the boys on the island.
00:10:37Forced them to confront the collapsible morality.
00:10:40Let them choose survival.
00:10:42Or death.
00:10:43But instead,
00:10:45he gave them a rescue boat.
00:10:46Slapped a happily ever after
00:10:48on a book about savagery.
00:10:52It'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 opinion.
00:10:59I think Golding knew exactly what he was doing
00:11:02by ending the book that way.
00:11:03It's not mercy,
00:11:05it's irony.
00:11:06How so?
00:11:09The rescue isn't a happy ending.
00:11:11You don't just walk back into society
00:11:13and forget you're a monster.
00:11:15Golding didn't save them,
00:11:16he left us with the discomfort
00:11:17of pretending they could be saved.
00:11:19That's an interesting take, Miss Keeter.
00:11:21You still think it's a harsh critique?
00:11:23In some ways,
00:11:25but not harsh enough.
00:11:28Yes,
00:11:28it's a critique of toxic masculinity,
00:11:30but still,
00:11:31Golding sympathised with them.
00:11:33And the civilised world?
00:11:35Toxic, violent,
00:11:36he didn't call that out nearly as much.
00:11:38So yeah,
00:11:39I don't think Golding pushed far enough,
00:11:41but I think it's unfair
00:11:42to call it a happy ending.
00:11:47Thank you, Miss Keeter.
00:11:49Well said.
00:11:50Anyone else?
00:11:53Both opinions are valid.
00:11:55Okay,
00:11:55that's kind of epic.
00:11:57Golding faced major backlash
00:11:59when he first published the book.
00:12:01Good literature will always divide opinions.
00:12:06What's happening to me?
00:12:13Okay,
00:12:14what is going on?
00:12:14Why is everyone staring at me?
00:12:17Well,
00:12:17you're new,
00:12:18and apparently had a thing with Charles.
00:12:20A what now?
00:12:22You two are in the middle
00:12:23of the most epic feud
00:12:24I should've seen in years.
00:12:26We're not even fighting.
00:12:27Well,
00:12:27according to everyone,
00:12:28you confessed your love on day one,
00:12:30got rejected,
00:12:32begged to sit next to him,
00:12:33got rejected again.
00:12:35And today in class,
00:12:36you broke down crying about
00:12:38not believing in happy endings
00:12:39and stormed out in tears.
00:12:43You were there, Sherry.
00:12:44That is not what happened.
00:12:46It doesn't matter.
00:12:48People believe what they want to believe.
00:12:50And they want Charles to be flawless,
00:12:52untouchable.
00:12:54Wow.
00:12:55Is massage only like a rich kid thing
00:12:57or just a British specialty?
00:12:58Honestly,
00:12:59both.
00:13:00But seriously,
00:13:01I'll...
00:13:07Fine.
00:13:31What the hell?
00:13:33Anne,
00:13:34I thought you were having dinner with Alice.
00:13:35She hasn't come home.
00:13:37Her phone is off.
00:13:38Maybe you've seen her this evening?
00:13:42Yikes.
00:13:43Looks like the new girl's in
00:13:45for a rough first semester.
00:13:52Shit.
00:13:57Alice!
00:13:58Alice!
00:13:59Mr. Pelton.
00:14:00Charles Kenwood here.
00:14:01I was wondering if I could get the timetable
00:14:03for Alice Keaton.
00:14:04She hasn't come home.
00:14:05I'll have it sent over.
00:14:17Come on, Alice.
00:14:19Close your eyes and jump.
00:14:21It's fine.
00:14:23We're fine.
00:14:24Come on.
00:14:47Hey, Mr. Nonchalant.
00:14:52Are you happy with how we end?
00:14:56Is it warm enough?
00:14:57What are you doing here?
00:15:01Can you get off me first?
00:15:03Oh, so certain.
00:15:05Did I ask the two of mine?
00:15:10Is it my fault?
00:15:12I thought we were part of you.
00:15:13You're welcome.
00:15:15I didn't say thank you.
00:15:17I figured saving your life
00:15:18might earn me basic manners.
00:15:19Someone just dumped swamp water on me.
00:15:22Excuse me if I'm not feeling very polite.
00:15:24You smell like a biology experiment.
00:15:26Wow.
00:15:28You should try falling out of a window
00:15:29into someone's arms
00:15:30and getting insulted for it.
00:15:32Wouldn't recommend it.
00:15:33You're heavier than you look.
00:15:36I hope you pull your shoulder.
00:15:43Are you okay?
00:15:45No.
00:15:46But I will be.
00:15:48Someone did this on purpose.
00:15:50What do you think, golden boy?
00:15:53Don't worry.
00:15:54I can handle it.
00:15:54You shouldn't have to.
00:15:59I'm sorry.
00:16:11Did you just apologize to me?
00:16:14Don't get used to it.
00:16:15I wouldn't dream of it.
00:16:19Alice?
00:16:20Over here.
00:16:21Oh, my God.
00:16:24You okay?
00:16:27Why are you drenched?
00:16:29Yeah, I just took a weird shower.
00:16:32Top exploded.
00:16:35Come on.
00:16:35Let's get you home.
00:16:46Alice Keaton, right?
00:16:49I heard she staged the whole thing for attention.
00:17:15I know how this place works.
00:17:17If you don't do anything about it,
00:17:19it's only going to get worse.
00:17:21I'll look into it.
00:17:24Charles?
00:17:26Good on you.
00:17:28How many here would speak up?
00:17:33I can't believe someone actually locked you in.
00:17:36That's insane.
00:17:37Where the hell was the school when this was happening?
00:17:39Busy protecting their golden boys and trust funds.
00:17:42Well, for what it's worth,
00:17:44I heard Charles looked pretty freaked out
00:17:46when he ran out last night.
00:17:48Please, he just didn't want a lawsuit.
00:18:07Being a scholarship student has its perks,
00:18:10like saving a fortune on tuition
00:18:12and getting into schools
00:18:14that normally wouldn't even let you pass the gates.
00:18:17Hey, we miss you in Paris.
00:18:20Though there are enough Americans to remind us of you.
00:18:23But sometimes,
00:18:24being here means standing behind
00:18:26and watching Ashford elites
00:18:28go on a two-week enrichment program
00:18:30you can never afford.
00:18:33Have fun.
00:18:34Bring me something overpriced
00:18:38and unnecessary.
00:18:42The trip cost 20 grand in pounds,
00:18:44which translates to
00:18:45mom's salary for half a year.
00:18:48So, yeah, I didn't go.
00:18:58Ahem.
00:19:09This, this is not even your kitchen.
00:19:11And this is not even your house.
00:19:13And yet, you're here,
00:19:14dressed like this.
00:19:16Just don't look.
00:19:17Go away.
00:19:18Hard not to,
00:19:18when you're walking around dressed like that.
00:19:21What do you guys call it?
00:19:22Um, buzzkill?
00:19:25Cockblock.
00:19:26You're insufferable.
00:19:27You're the one cosplaying at breakfast.
00:19:30You know what?
00:19:30I don't get it.
00:19:31Why didn't you go on that tour?
00:19:32I thought rich people
00:19:33live for that kind of thing.
00:19:35Why do you think?
00:19:41Where would I go?
00:19:43I could practically recite
00:19:44the itinerary in my sleep.
00:19:47Florence,
00:19:47walk in the great footsteps
00:19:49of Dante,
00:19:50Michelangelo,
00:19:51Da Vinci,
00:19:51and Titian,
00:19:52or Tiziano,
00:19:53if you want to sound
00:19:54extra pretentious.
00:19:56Then Venice,
00:19:57because everybody loves a good canal
00:19:59and getting lost
00:19:59in the most confusing city
00:20:01on earth.
00:20:02Next stop,
00:20:03Napoli,
00:20:04marvel at Pompeii,
00:20:05pretend you're shocked
00:20:06ancient people had plumbing.
00:20:08The final stop,
00:20:10Paris,
00:20:12the ultimate city of romance.
00:20:14And, naturally,
00:20:16Woody Allen's
00:20:17favourite city
00:20:18outside of New York.
00:20:21That's
00:20:21word for word.
00:20:23I told you.
00:20:24I've done this tour
00:20:25so many times
00:20:26I could run it.
00:20:27Okay,
00:20:28but still,
00:20:28it's Europe.
00:20:29Most people would kill
00:20:30for that chance.
00:20:31Most people haven't had
00:20:32their phones stolen
00:20:33in Paris.
00:20:34Twice.
00:20:36Also,
00:20:36I hate the accommodations.
00:20:38Aren't they all
00:20:39five-star hotels?
00:20:40Standard rooms
00:20:41in five-star hotels?
00:20:42No thank you.
00:20:45Wow.
00:20:46Some were born in Rome,
00:20:47huh?
00:20:47That's unfortunate.
00:20:48It's a very chaotic city.
00:20:50One word of advice?
00:20:51Shut up.
00:20:52That's two words.
00:20:55You're weird.
00:20:56You're loud.
00:20:57You're annoying.
00:20:57You're in my kitchen.
00:20:58You have three other kitchens.
00:21:00And I prefer this one.
00:21:02Just for today.
00:21:03Come back when you've got a shirt on.
00:21:05Come back with normal clothes on.
00:21:06You didn't have to come.
00:21:07Don't tell me
00:21:08what I have to do.
00:21:17Master Charles,
00:21:18roads are flooded.
00:21:19Staff won't make it tonight.
00:21:20Will you be alright
00:21:21sorting dinner?
00:21:25I've got it sorted.
00:21:38Jesus,
00:21:39what are you doing?
00:21:40Relax.
00:21:42I'm here to make a deal.
00:21:44What deal?
00:21:45You nearly gave me
00:21:46a heart attack.
00:21:50You'll survive.
00:21:52I'm not selling my body.
00:21:58I'm not selling my body.
00:22:03Wow.
00:22:04I am
00:22:05deeply
00:22:06offended.
00:22:08That thought
00:22:08disgusts me.
00:22:09Then what are you doing?
00:22:11The staff's off tonight.
00:22:12I'm buying dinner.
00:22:16Did you seriously think
00:22:18I'd spend a hundred pounds on...
00:22:19No, I...
00:22:20Jesus.
00:22:22Wait.
00:22:23You think
00:22:24I'm not worth
00:22:25one hundred pounds?
00:22:27I'm not spending
00:22:28one hundred pounds
00:22:29to snort you back up.
00:22:30You know what?
00:22:31Dinner's cancelled.
00:22:34Are you sure about that?
00:22:38I present to you
00:22:39meatball spaghetti,
00:22:40stir-fry veggies,
00:22:42and french fries.
00:22:42You're welcome.
00:22:44Interesting combo.
00:22:45Well, I know we're not in Italy
00:22:47or France,
00:22:47but this will do.
00:22:50It's...
00:22:50good.
00:22:57Was that a compliment?
00:22:59Although,
00:23:00I am obliged to inform you.
00:23:02Meatball spaghetti
00:23:03isn't Italian.
00:23:04It's American.
00:23:05And french fries,
00:23:06likely born in South America.
00:23:08You should read more.
00:23:11Put it down.
00:23:13I paid for it.
00:23:14You really just have to win
00:23:15every argument, don't you?
00:23:16To be fair,
00:23:18you make it very easy.
00:23:21It's only easy
00:23:21because it costs
00:23:22two hundred pounds.
00:23:24You know,
00:23:24if you'd ask for more,
00:23:25I probably would have given it to you.
00:23:26I'll make sure
00:23:27the next time.
00:23:41Hey, Alice,
00:23:43it's fine.
00:23:44You're fine.
00:23:52911,
00:23:52look for your emergency.
00:23:58911,
00:23:59what's for your emergency?
00:24:00It's my dad.
00:24:01He needs help.
00:24:02He just had a stroke.
00:24:03Okay, miss.
00:24:04Hurricane's constant traffic.
00:24:05Shut down.
00:24:05We'll get to you
00:24:06as soon as we can.
00:24:07Please, he's not well.
00:24:08I understand.
00:24:09Can you confirm
00:24:10your address?
00:24:12Dad,
00:24:13yes,
00:24:14I'm right here.
00:24:15Hi.
00:24:17My daughter.
00:24:18Please,
00:24:19stay with me, dad.
00:24:20Please.
00:24:24No.
00:24:26Please,
00:24:27please,
00:24:27wake up.
00:24:32Dad,
00:24:33please.
00:24:33Please don't leave me.
00:24:45I'm right.
00:25:06You...
00:25:06What are you doing here?
00:25:10Sorry.
00:25:10Oh.
00:25:12You were crying.
00:25:15Loudly.
00:25:17Kind of hard to ignore.
00:25:19Right.
00:25:20Sorry for the noise.
00:25:22Wait.
00:25:23You know,
00:25:24snarky come back?
00:25:25Not tonight.
00:25:26I'm too tired.
00:25:27If you're here to argue,
00:25:28knock yourself out.
00:25:31You were calling for your dad,
00:25:33right?
00:25:34Okay.
00:25:35Hurricane hit New York.
00:25:37Power went down,
00:25:38traffic froze.
00:25:41Dad had a stroke.
00:25:42But he couldn't get help in time.
00:25:46I sat there.
00:25:48I sat there with a candle
00:25:49while he laid there.
00:25:53Peaceful.
00:25:54Like he was asleep.
00:25:57But he wasn't.
00:26:02So that's why you and your mum moved here.
00:26:05This used to be our hometown.
00:26:08After dad left,
00:26:11we had nowhere else to go.
00:26:17What are you doing?
00:26:22Come on.
00:26:38Wait.
00:26:39I thought the peril was out.
00:26:41It is.
00:26:42We have our own generator.
00:26:44Wow.
00:26:45Rich people houses her.
00:26:47Just for tonight.
00:26:48I'll allow it.
00:26:51Allow what?
00:26:53You can call this place your house.
00:26:55So enjoy it.
00:26:56Stephen King's First Edition,
00:26:57Alan Gisbo's handwritten letters,
00:27:00Jane Austen's notes,
00:27:01all yours.
00:27:06This
00:27:07is your home,
00:27:09Alice Keaton.
00:27:15Careful.
00:27:16Almost sounded sweet.
00:27:19Don't push it.
00:27:20Okay then.
00:27:23I have
00:27:24one request.
00:27:29What is it?
00:27:35inside a literal mansion,
00:27:37you chose chess.
00:27:39Yeah.
00:27:40Got a problem?
00:27:41It's just so cool,
00:27:43like spies or genius villains in movies.
00:27:46It's literally a board game.
00:27:47Says the guy who owns a custom set.
00:27:50Wait,
00:27:51does the knight go diagonally?
00:27:53For the tenth time,
00:27:54it moves in an L shape.
00:27:58One,
00:27:58two,
00:27:59then turn.
00:28:01There.
00:28:03Happy?
00:28:04Ecstatic.
00:28:07No.
00:28:08That's suicide.
00:28:09Or a brilliant long-term sacrifice.
00:28:11You are playing checkers at a chessboard.
00:28:13Still beating you in sarcasm.
00:28:14You literally haven't won any past arguments.
00:28:16Golding disagrees.
00:28:18It's going to be a long night.
00:28:20Oh my,
00:28:21no.
00:28:21Why?
00:28:21You can't do that.
00:28:24Can I do that?
00:28:24Can I do that?
00:28:26You had to shop,
00:28:27but you went about it all wrong.
00:28:29Tied to pull you in close.
00:28:31As we're locked on the phone.
00:28:33All yourself work,
00:28:34cause I'm moving on.
00:28:36Oh, you're
00:28:37showing up at my door.
00:28:42Holding your heart there inside your hands.
00:28:45Maybe,
00:28:46he's not so awful after all.
00:28:56Um,
00:28:56who are you?
00:29:02What are you doing here?
00:29:03Well,
00:29:04your parents said you were still at home.
00:29:05Thank God you skipped that boring grand tour.
00:29:08Who needs Italy and France again,
00:29:10right?
00:29:10When did you get back?
00:29:12Last night.
00:29:13From Zurich.
00:29:14You didn't answer my messages.
00:29:17I missed you.
00:29:19Anyway,
00:29:19thought I'd come surprise you.
00:29:21Apparently,
00:29:22I'm transferring to Ashford.
00:29:24Your parents were so thrilled.
00:29:26They didn't tell me about this.
00:29:27I wanted to deliver the happy news myself.
00:29:29They said it'd be lovely for us to
00:29:31reconnect.
00:29:33You know,
00:29:34considering the engagement
00:29:35and all.
00:29:36Engagement.
00:29:38Oh,
00:29:39did no one tell you?
00:29:41He's promised.
00:29:43Old money stuff.
00:29:44Very retro.
00:29:45I didn't agree to that.
00:29:46You didn't have to.
00:29:47It's never up to us.
00:29:49Where did you find this little toy?
00:29:52Serena.
00:29:53I didn't hear you, you know.
00:29:55Oh,
00:29:56an American.
00:29:57How
00:29:58refreshing.
00:30:02Goodbye.
00:30:04Wait.
00:30:06Wait.
00:30:20Where are you going?
00:30:21You still owe me breakfast.
00:30:23You only paid for dinner.
00:30:25I have homework.
00:30:27Goodbye.
00:30:30Your little toy has quite the temper.
00:30:32Serena,
00:30:33can you please just stop?
00:30:34What?
00:30:35Teasing the help?
00:30:42That's her.
00:30:43That's the one from Kenwood's house.
00:30:46Was she like,
00:30:47the maid or something?
00:31:03Oh my god,
00:31:05what's wrong with people?
00:31:06They're saying you live with Charles.
00:31:08Oh,
00:31:08and Serena.
00:31:09What about her?
00:31:11Well,
00:31:11apparently she told everyone you were caught sneaking into his room.
00:31:14Of course she did.
00:31:28Careful Alice,
00:31:29you're starting to look desperate.
00:31:42Yeah.
00:31:42Can you help me?
00:31:43Yes,
00:31:44I know,
00:31:44it's 1066.
00:31:45Yeah.
00:31:46Come to the music room.
00:31:47Urgent.
00:31:48I just remembered,
00:31:50I need to check something.
00:31:51You guys go ahead.
00:31:52Yeah,
00:31:52okay.
00:31:59Hello?
00:31:59Is someone there?
00:32:01Seriously?
00:32:02This is getting old.
00:32:15Wait,
00:32:17music room,
00:32:18what?
00:32:20James?
00:32:21Was anybody in here earlier?
00:32:23Just Miss Serena.
00:32:24Said she was waiting for you.
00:32:27Sir?
00:32:29Sir,
00:32:29it's raining.
00:32:40Come on,
00:32:41Alice,
00:32:41you're fine.
00:32:44You're not that girl again.
00:32:52Wait,
00:32:52can you remind me one more time?
00:32:54Okay.
00:32:56Rooks move in straight lines.
00:32:58Yeah.
00:32:59Bishops move diagonally.
00:33:01And knights-
00:33:01The knight's the weird one.
00:33:08Rooks.
00:33:10Straight lines.
00:33:12Bishops.
00:33:14Diagonally.
00:33:15Hello?
00:33:16Hello?
00:33:35The text.
00:33:37Are you okay?
00:33:38Are you hurt?
00:33:39I-
00:33:40I'm okay.
00:33:41I-
00:33:41I saw the text
00:33:43and I thought-
00:33:43I didn't see the message.
00:33:45Serena took my phone.
00:33:47I-
00:33:47I didn't know.
00:33:48I'm sorry.
00:33:48I'm-
00:33:49Okay.
00:33:51You're gonna catch a cold.
00:33:53You're freezing.
00:33:54You didn't have to come.
00:33:57Don't tell me
00:33:58what I have to do.
00:34:00Give me hope
00:34:02that feels
00:34:04like hope
00:34:22That wasn't a mistake.
00:34:24If-
00:34:24If that's what you're about to say.
00:34:26I-
00:34:27Wasn't going to.
00:34:29I see the smiles
00:34:33Spreading like a wildfire
00:34:40You're really bad at this, you know.
00:34:43What?
00:34:44Kissing?
00:34:44Hiding feelings.
00:34:46Like-
00:34:47I-
00:34:48I-
00:34:48I-
00:34:52I-
00:34:52I-
00:34:52I-
00:34:52I-
00:35:02I-
00:35:07Dump those Ewok pyjamas.
00:35:10Oh, you wish.
00:35:13Seriously.
00:35:14It's a cock block.
00:35:16You kissed me.
00:35:18That's basically
00:35:20consent to everything.
00:35:26Dangerous words, Keaton.
00:35:28I might hold you to that.
00:35:39You'll be working in pairs on your comparative essays.
00:35:42The list is on the board.
00:35:46One, two, three, four.
00:35:48Paper planes.
00:35:51Paper planes.
00:35:51Are you okay?
00:35:52Fly me to outer space.
00:35:56That's where I'll see your face.
00:36:01And have you with me.
00:36:06It may seem dark.
00:36:10But you always like my spark.
00:36:21You're welcome.
00:36:25They're either enemies or secretly married.
00:36:29Honestly.
00:36:30Both.
00:36:31I was sure I'd never find someone to make my head spin around.
00:36:38No one's ever gonna be the thing I need.
00:36:40They all just let me down.
00:36:42But baby, you saved me.
00:36:45Till I'm brand new.
00:36:48Everything's so different now.
00:36:51So, the night goes in an L shape, right?
00:36:55Why is that the only one you remember?
00:36:57Because it's weird.
00:36:59And I like weird.
00:37:08Check.
00:37:15You're cheating.
00:37:16I'm winning.
00:37:17There's a difference.
00:37:19You are very distracting.
00:37:21And you like it.
00:37:22I will be the fall in your day.
00:37:26I'll be there in the darkest days.
00:37:30I'll hold you in my arms.
00:37:32Charles.
00:37:34We need to talk.
00:37:42I expected poor judgement.
00:37:45But this in my house?
00:37:47It isn't what it looks like.
00:37:48No.
00:37:50Kissing a servant's daughter in the family library.
00:37:53Enlighten me then, Charles.
00:37:55We came back tonight after speaking with Serena.
00:37:58Imagine our surprise walking in on this.
00:38:02She isn't just...
00:38:03You have no right to barge in.
00:38:05On my property.
00:38:09I care about her.
00:38:11I'm not ashamed of her.
00:38:12That's enough.
00:38:16Why do you care?
00:38:17We're protecting our son's future.
00:38:20And our name.
00:38:22You think this protects me?
00:38:23We think she does not belong in your world.
00:38:30Then maybe I don't either.
00:38:33You're ready to give up everything.
00:38:35For a girl you barely know.
00:38:40Yes.
00:38:41Then are you sure she's ready?
00:38:50I'm asking you.
00:38:52Do you think she's ready to lose everything, regardless of how little that is, just to be with you?
00:38:58What are you talking about?
00:39:00You left us no choice, son.
00:39:02You shouldn't disobey your father.
00:39:06No choice, sir.
00:39:06Helton.
00:39:07It's Frederick Kenwood.
00:39:09Ah, Mr. Kenwood.
00:39:11How can I help?
00:39:11If a scholarship student were to violate our behavioral code in a public setting with photographic evidence,
00:39:19would that warrant a review?
00:39:21Yes, sir.
00:39:26So, answer me again.
00:39:28Do you think she's ready to lose everything just to be with you?
00:39:43Charles, what happened?
00:39:44Did your parents say something?
00:39:45Are they mad?
00:39:46Is everything okay?
00:39:48Pack your things.
00:39:50You can't stay here anymore.
00:39:52What?
00:39:55My parents fired your mother.
00:39:57She's leaving.
00:39:58So are you.
00:39:59Wait, what?
00:39:59Why?
00:40:00Is it because of us?
00:40:02We can fix this.
00:40:03I'll get a job.
00:40:03Stop, stop it.
00:40:04You don't get it.
00:40:06If I don't walk away from this, they'll cut me off.
00:40:09Okay?
00:40:10No card.
00:40:12No trust.
00:40:13No support.
00:40:14Nothing.
00:40:15Then, then we'll figure it out.
00:40:18No, we don't need all that.
00:40:19We can...
00:40:20Do you really think I'm going to live like that?
00:40:25So that's what this was?
00:40:28Just fun until it got inconvenient?
00:40:31What did they promise you?
00:40:36Nothing.
00:40:39They just reminded me of what's real.
00:40:45Charles, I'm not stupid.
00:40:47You don't just turn into a cold stranger because of one conversation.
00:40:51What did they threaten you with?
00:40:57What did they threaten you with?
00:40:59This is the difference between me and you.
00:41:01What?
00:41:02You think you know me.
00:41:04Or what I have.
00:41:06You don't, Alice.
00:41:08You're still lying.
00:41:09I'm not, Alice.
00:41:11Look around you.
00:41:12This mansion you thought was a museum.
00:41:15It's my house.
00:41:17My world.
00:41:18I was bored into this.
00:41:21I am not choosing between this
00:41:25and something I picked up for a moment of fun.
00:41:31Don't do this, Charles.
00:41:33You don't mean it.
00:41:34Look, it was fun.
00:41:35But you?
00:41:38You don't compare to what I own.
00:41:41I'll survive the loss.
00:41:45Right.
00:41:48I should have known.
00:41:51Guys like you don't end up with girls like me.
00:41:56You play with them, then you throw them away.
00:42:00Go to sleep, Alice.
00:42:12This fall is a little more than I expected
00:42:18In so deep I can barely see myself
00:42:25Yeah, around me feels so heavy but depleted
00:42:30But I find that's the place to test myself
00:42:43Oops.
00:42:47Oops.
00:42:50Oops.
00:42:51Oops.
00:43:00Oh, sorry.
00:43:02Didn't see that.
00:43:03Then again, nobody does.
00:43:06Move, please.
00:43:08Try begging.
00:43:15You know what?
00:43:16Keep it.
00:43:21Poor thing.
00:43:23So dramatic.
00:43:25Don't.
00:43:26Excuse me.
00:43:28I warned you.
00:43:29Walk away, Serena.
00:43:50Last week's group assignments were mostly forgettable
00:43:54But one pair surprised me
00:43:56In a good way
00:43:58Charles Kenwood
00:43:59And Alice Keaton
00:44:01Would you mind giving us a short summary?
00:44:04She loves the sound of her own voice
00:44:05Let her have it
00:44:07I couldn't stay
00:44:07I couldn't wait
00:44:09But I thought that you should know that I would have
00:44:13Can hang around
00:44:14Our essay explored what happens when two fundamentally different voices meet
00:44:19Like logic and chaos
00:44:21Or silence and noise
00:44:24Different worlds
00:44:25Different rules
00:44:28At first glance, they clash
00:44:31But what makes the story interesting is what happens next
00:44:34Confusion
00:44:35Curiosity
00:44:37But in the end, some stories aren't about staying
00:44:40And yes, there is no such thing as a happy ending
00:44:52And yes, there is no such thing as a happy ending
00:44:56Is she still talking about the essay?
00:45:01Miss Keaton
00:45:03Dramatic as always
00:45:05Alright, thank you, Alice
00:45:07That was
00:45:09Layered
00:45:11Are you okay?
00:45:12A reminder
00:45:13That good literature
00:45:15Always stirs something
00:45:19Hello?
00:45:20Hi, this is Alice Keaton
00:45:21This is Whitmore Press
00:45:22We've been following your work
00:45:23We'd like to offer you a long-term publishing contract
00:45:26Name your price
00:45:27We'll make it work
00:45:28Sorry, what?
00:45:33That's kind of insane
00:45:35Who's behind this?
00:45:37Your sponsor wishes to remain anonymous
00:45:39Can
00:45:41Can I meet them?
00:45:43I want to
00:45:45Please
00:45:46Or at least tell me a name
00:45:51Sorry, they wish to stay in office
00:45:53Since they're only interested in work, not the person
00:45:55I'd really like to meet them
00:45:56I'm sorry Miss Keaton
00:45:57Name was very soon
00:45:58I think the most generous one we've ever given is a new answer
00:46:02I see
00:46:04Congratulations again
00:46:09You got the interview
00:46:10It's just an interview
00:46:11I haven't gotten it in yet
00:46:12Still, Alice Keaton at Oxford
00:46:17Are you okay?
00:46:19Yeah
00:46:20I'm so excited
00:46:35It's done, Mr. Kenwood
00:46:36Miss Keaton signed the contract
00:46:39Good
00:46:41It's a generous deal
00:46:42You sure you don't want it to know?
00:46:44No
00:46:46You know, it's better if I stay out of her life
00:46:49I will be there for you, babe
00:46:53I'll be there in your darkest days
00:46:58Congratulations, Alice Keaton
00:47:00Go live the life you were always meant to
00:47:07Your engagement announcement should align perfectly with the Foundation Gala
00:47:12And the Browns already offered to host the London reception
00:47:18It's all coming together beautifully
00:47:23I've lost my appetite
00:47:28I'll go check on him
00:47:34What's your problem, Charles?
00:47:40Disengagement
00:47:41It's not happening
00:47:42It's not up to you
00:47:43You know that
00:47:44Serena, we're not doing this
00:47:47You've changed
00:47:51Or maybe I finally just stopped pretending
00:48:11What's your problem, Charles?
00:48:22You're the sponsor
00:48:24You've been funding Alice Keaton this whole time
00:48:29So?
00:48:30You lied to everyone
00:48:31Including her
00:48:33I protected her
00:48:36You loved her
00:48:38Still do
00:48:41Let it go, Serena
00:48:44There's no point
00:48:54I need a favour
00:48:55Find out when the Oxford interview is
00:48:59And make sure Alice Keaton won't show up
00:49:06Anything?
00:49:06No?
00:49:08She's not answering
00:49:09The interview's almost over
00:49:11Well, she won't just not show up
00:49:13Something's wrong
00:49:16Where's Alice?
00:49:18When was the last time you heard from her?
00:49:19Last night
00:49:20She said she was prepping all evening
00:49:26James, track someone for me
00:49:29Wait, where are you going?
00:49:38Chill, okay
00:49:39It won't hurt you
00:49:41Yeah, we're just supposed to keep you away from the interview
00:49:44That's it
00:49:52Shit
00:49:53Come back
00:50:22I remember how a man
00:50:26Didn't need a second guess
00:50:32Hey, hey, hey
00:50:33Alice, Alice
00:50:35Alice, stay with me
00:50:36Stay with me
00:50:36Stay with me, Alice
00:50:37Alice
00:50:44You're awake
00:50:46Where
00:50:47Where am I?
00:50:48Local clinic
00:50:50Passerby brought you in
00:50:52Passerby
00:50:53He found you on the side of the road
00:50:55He had to leave
00:50:56He didn't leave a name
00:50:59Oh
00:51:01The interview
00:51:02What time is it?
00:51:03Easy
00:51:03It's okay
00:51:05Someone already contacted the university
00:51:07Anne sent in your writing samples
00:51:09They've rescheduled your interview for tomorrow
00:51:11Wait, what?
00:51:12Who?
00:51:13No idea
00:51:13But it's all taken care of
00:51:18What did you say?
00:51:20Nothing
00:51:21I just
00:51:23Had a dream
00:51:34I got him
00:51:35Oh, I knew it
00:51:41Too bad Charles isn't here to watch you crush it
00:51:44He's not here
00:51:46Oh, you
00:51:47Didn't
00:51:48Know
00:51:48Know what?
00:51:50He left
00:51:51A few days ago
00:51:53Yeah, everyone
00:51:53Doesn't really know where he went
00:51:55Honestly, Ashra's been quieter without him
00:51:57It's probably for the best
00:51:58Come on
00:52:05Alice
00:52:09The summer I met Charles Kenwood was loud
00:52:13Chaotic
00:52:14Unexpected
00:52:18And with his absence
00:52:19Come on
00:52:21It ended quietly
00:52:25Like summers always do
00:52:38And joining us today
00:52:41The decade's most unexpected literary phenomenon
00:52:45Alice Heaton
00:52:46Thank you for having me
00:52:47No, your words moved millions
00:52:50They say your stories feel real
00:52:53Especially the ones about love
00:52:55Thank you
00:52:55Which brings us to the most obvious question
00:52:58How's your dating life like these days?
00:53:00No comment
00:53:01A little bird told me that the past four years
00:53:04Has been just writing and working
00:53:07Not even a single date
00:53:08Let me guess a bird named Sherry
00:53:10She caught me
00:53:10Still no comment
00:53:12All right, all right
00:53:13No matter what you say
00:53:14You write love
00:53:16Like someone who's lived it
00:53:19If you're so real
00:53:20Because once
00:53:21I did
00:53:22With someone who felt like chaos and clarity
00:53:24Behind Alice Heaton
00:53:26And no one ever quite matched the light after that
00:53:28And let's give it up for Alice Heaton one more time
00:53:43Congratulations Alice
00:53:44The numbers just came in
00:53:45You broke your own record
00:53:48That's incredible
00:53:50We're thinking celebration
00:53:51Press
00:53:52Photos
00:53:53Maybe tonight
00:53:54Actually
00:53:55There's something I'd rather do
00:53:58I'd like to meet with the person who believed in me first
00:54:02My sponsor
00:54:03You're sure?
00:54:05Yeah
00:54:05Just once
00:54:08Tonight
00:54:087pm
00:54:20Good evening
00:54:21Good evening
00:54:27I think I knew it was you
00:54:30There was one email
00:54:33You said something
00:54:34It felt familiar
00:54:35Really?
00:54:36Kind of had that
00:54:37Rich asshole with a conscience energy
00:54:40Very on brand
00:54:42I should have anonymized my grammar
00:54:44Too late
00:54:45Your semicolon usage gave you away
00:54:48Still the only girl I know
00:54:49Who flirts through punctuation
00:54:50Still the only guy I know
00:54:52Who uses wiles unironically
00:54:56You've changed
00:54:58But
00:55:00Not really
00:55:03You haven't changed
00:55:05But
00:55:05Maybe you've grown into who you really were
00:55:10Anyway
00:55:11I wanted to say
00:55:13Thank you
00:55:16And
00:55:17Thanks for being here tonight
00:55:19You didn't have to come
00:55:22Don't tell me what I have to do
00:55:23I do
00:55:26You didn't have to come
00:55:29Don't tell me
00:55:30What I have to do
00:55:50If you could go back
00:55:52If you had the chance to do it all again
00:55:54Would you do anything differently
00:56:01No
00:56:06No
00:56:06No
00:56:11I see
00:56:15I know my answer now
00:56:16I didn't have the power back then
00:56:19Not enough to protect you
00:56:21I couldn't watch you
00:56:22I couldn't watch you get crushed because of me
00:56:24Because of my name
00:56:26My family
00:56:29I didn't want to be the reason you lost everything
00:56:31So you just disappeared
00:56:33Without a word
00:56:37If you had the chance to see the world
00:56:39Without me weighing you down
00:56:42If you still chose me after that
00:56:47You keep saying you wanted to give me a choice
00:56:51But you made a choice for me
00:56:55Did it ever cross your mind that maybe
00:56:59I would have chosen you anyway
00:57:06I didn't think I was the smart choice
00:57:09You weren't
00:57:12But I never claimed to be that smart
00:57:23This is me
00:57:25Right
00:57:32I'm still mad at you, you know
00:57:37I'm still in love with you, you know
00:57:46Do you want to come in for a bit?
00:57:51You're asking your ex
00:57:52Who you haven't seen in four years
00:57:55To come into your hotel
00:57:56At approximately 11pm
00:58:00You were right
00:58:01You never were that smart
00:58:03You don't have to come
00:58:05Don't tell me what I have to do
00:58:21Stop quoting yourself
00:58:22I recycle
00:58:23It saves energy
00:58:26This feels wildly irresponsible
00:58:28You sound like a disclaimer
00:58:29You're the one who once called romance a distraction
00:58:32I said that
00:58:33Yeah, before calling Wuthering Heights overrated
00:58:36Still is
00:58:38You're lucky you're a good kisser
00:58:43That is cute to me
00:58:45Don't you dare quote poetry
00:58:47I wasn't going to
00:58:48I forgot all the other day you left
00:58:51Then shut up
00:58:53And prove it
00:58:59I still can't believe this is happening
00:59:01I told you
00:59:02They're either worst enemies
00:59:04Or secretly married
00:59:05And I told you
00:59:05They're both
00:59:33I vow to always tell you the truth
00:59:34I vow to always tell you the truth
00:59:36Except for when you ask how your cooking was
00:59:38Then I lie
00:59:41Respectfully
00:59:43I vow to keep choosing you
00:59:46Loudly
00:59:47Quietly
00:59:49Always
00:59:51I vow to always be a part of my life
00:59:51Even when you forget to do the laundry
00:59:53Even when you forget to do the laundry
00:59:55Is he actually good at this?
00:59:57I mean, he did beat her at sarcasm
01:00:03I vow to argue with you at least twice a week
01:00:05Especially over Shakespeare
01:00:08I vow to write you into every story
01:00:10Even when I say I didn't
01:00:12You will always be a part of my life
01:00:16If she quotes Austen in this toast
01:00:18I'm out
01:00:18No you're not
01:00:19You're going to cry harder
01:00:43I can't believe you picked Paris
01:00:45Such a cliché honeymoon destination
01:00:49Guard your phone
01:00:50Relax
01:00:51Just don't dress like a walking inheritance
01:00:53And you'll be fine
01:00:57You are not wearing that on our honeymoon
01:01:00Please, Alice, go change
01:01:03Don't tell me what I have to do
01:01:08No
01:01:09No
01:01:10No, no, no, no
01:01:11That is not an invitation
01:01:12Do not take off these clothes
01:01:14Overruled
01:01:14You look much better without them
01:01:22To the ones who loved in silence
01:01:24In chaos
01:01:25In chapters
01:01:27You will find your way home
01:01:34You'll be on my own
01:01:35but I don't wanna die alone
01:01:38Cuss
01:01:39Cuss
01:01:39Cuss
01:01:39Cuss
01:01:40Cuss
01:01:40Cuss
01:01:40Cuss
01:01:41Cuss
01:01:41Cuss
01:01:43Cuss
01:01:43Cuss
01:01:44Cuss
01:01:45Cuss
01:01:56I can't
01:01:57Cuss
01:01:57Cuss
01:01:58Cuss
01:02:01Cuss
01:02:03It's up to us to make sure that we can gain what's been passed through these books.
01:02:09Help us develop, learn and grow.
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