00:00Part 1
00:01Part 1
00:24We don't reverse the tomography in the next 30 seconds.
00:27Barnaby won't stand a chance.
00:28I know, Wondermath. I'm trying.
00:45Change the plans. There's too many. Get out of there.
00:47Head to the sanctum now.
00:48But what about you?
00:49I can't leave Barnaby to die.
00:51But they'll kill you both.
00:52I don't care!
01:06The Umbera people believe if a soul fails to turn right after death,
01:10it winds up in a dark and treacherous place.
01:13Well, I've been to the void.
01:15I've lived in that screaming silence.
01:20I know what it's like.
01:22I lost whatever part was left in me that makes a person, a person.
01:32Until Barnaby pulled me out.
01:34No one else separate key, but...
01:36Get out!
01:38It's too late for me.
01:40But you can still walk away.
01:43I'm begging you.
01:44Please, just walk away.
01:45I'm begging you.
02:24You got this, man.
02:27You already got the job.
02:30You just got to go out there and crush it.
02:34Just crush it.
02:36One step closer to the top.
02:40Mr. Williams, they're inviting you to set.
02:46Copy.
02:47On our way.
02:48Yeah, David, go ahead.
02:57Yeah, David, go ahead.
02:59Yeah.
03:00What?
03:04Okay, who last had eyes on it?
03:06Hey, Kieran.
03:07Hey, Ashley.
03:09Hey, isn't that for American Horror Story?
03:11Sorry, day players don't get golf carts.
03:14David, where are we with that blood?
03:17Yeah, I just got to set.
03:19Hey, what's the status on that mask?
03:22Oh, beautiful.
03:23Talk soon.
03:24How is it always Mendocino Farms?
03:27Someone on the right is room must own stock.
03:29I hate choosing lunch when I barely had breakfast.
03:31I mean, how am I supposed to know my stomach want?
03:33Personally, I would go for the smoky chicken or Lotte Bowl.
03:36No Kramer.
03:37Hi, I'm Lauren.
03:39You must be Professor Hoppin.
03:40Yeah, I love the Castle Rock, you directly.
03:42Your Sons of Anarchy episodes.
03:43They were the best in the series.
03:45Thanks.
03:45Ashley, I'm a big fan.
03:47Yeah, loved you in the Twilight series.
03:49Absolutely.
03:50Okay, so classes just ended, and Professor Hoppin's packing up his desk at the end of
03:54the night.
03:55And then your colleague, Sarah, enters from here.
03:58You do the first couplet.
04:00How was your trip?
04:01Yada, yada, yada.
04:01Yada, and then Ashley, you cross to about here, and Professor Hoppin says,
04:06You do realize, according to legend, that's where the Aztec god of death, Muglantucutli,
04:12was tricked into giving up the bones that became humanity.
04:16Yeah.
04:17Duh.
04:18Great.
04:19And then Sarah transforms into a monster, and bites off Professor Hoppin's head here.
04:28Any questions?
04:29Yeah.
04:30Should I switch to that a little table?
04:32I know it's sounding pretty good.
04:38Just one thing?
04:39Yeah, of course.
04:43How long have Sarah and I known each other?
04:46Hmm, that's a good question.
04:47What are you thinking?
04:49I was thinking we'd go pretty far back.
04:50Like, maybe we were best friends, but we had a little falling out when she got tenure before
04:54me.
04:56Sure.
04:56What?
04:57Why not?
04:57Right, might add a little layer to the scene.
05:00Totally.
05:00Yeah.
05:01Let's try it.
05:02Yeah.
05:02Great.
05:03Yeah.
05:03Yeah.
05:05So, so maybe I shouldn't say Sarah, right?
05:09What's that?
05:10Well, the script says Sarah, but if I've been secretly jealous of her career, I don't think
05:15I would be so friendly.
05:17You know, maybe I should call her Dr. Johnson instead, you know?
05:21Yeah, let's, let's try both ways.
05:23Okay, great.
05:24Cool.
05:25Let's shoot one.
05:26Oh, and I wouldn't let her get that far.
05:29Who?
05:30Dr. Johnson.
05:31Considering our history, I don't think I let her cross all the way to my desk.
05:36I think Professor Harpin would stop her right about here.
05:39Yeah.
05:41No, no, no, no.
05:42That is interesting.
05:45We're already lit, so I did want your dead body kind of bleeding out in this moonbeam that
05:52we have.
05:52Uh, we can move the moonbeam.
05:54Uh, it'll only take a few minutes.
05:59If you want it.
06:07Let's move the moon.
06:07Yeah.
06:08Yeah.
06:09Yeah.
06:09Move the moonbeam!
06:10More, more.
06:11Right there.
06:12Last looks!
06:39Last looks!
07:10Does it?
07:12Should we check with a writer just to be safe?
07:22Who is this, Bozo?
07:24We had a great audition.
07:26Yeah, but at this rate, we're never going to make our day.
07:29Can you get Ryan on the phone?
07:30Yes, ma'am.
07:31And the interesting thing is, it's all here in your words, if you really look at it.
07:36You think so?
07:36I do.
07:38Professor Harpin's history with Professor Johnson is what makes his death at her hands
07:42all the more tragic.
07:44Honestly, I never thought of it that way.
07:46But it's here.
07:46Yeah.
07:47In subtext.
07:47I see that.
07:48You found something really interesting.
07:49Simon.
07:50Hi, Linda Cox.
07:51Hey.
07:52Hi, really nice to meet you.
07:53I'm a big fan.
07:54Oh, thank you.
07:55Love all the thoughts that you're bringing to this role.
07:58Yeah, thank you.
07:59The showrunner just called, and he is rethinking this episode, and he's worried about Professor
08:05Harpin's scenes being a remnant of an earlier version of Ashley's arc.
08:09A remnant?
08:09So he's cutting your character from the show.
08:15Thank you so much for all your hard work today.
08:21That's a series rough on Simon Williams!
08:31They're going to put me in the movies They're going to make a big star out of me
08:41We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely And all I gotta do is act naturally
08:51Well, I'll bet you I'm going to be a big star out of me
08:58Well, I'll bet you I'm not gonna be a big star out of me
09:06I'm not gonna be a big star out of me
09:08I'm not gonna be a big star out of me
09:18Night when a monster you can't ever kill
09:25I'm not gonna be a big star out of me
09:38We'll make a scene about a man that's sad and lonely And baking down upon his spindly knee
09:48I'll play the part, but I won't need rehearsing
09:54All I'll have to do is act naturally
10:08What the hell?
10:17You're moving out?
10:21I thought you wrapped in five
10:25So you're sneaking out?
10:32I'm just trying to prevent this from becoming a thing
10:36Weren't you showing me pictures of rescue dogs last week and complaining I wouldn't commit?
10:40Yeah, I'm sorry
10:43I'm just not happy, Simon
10:44I know, I just think you need to book something
10:48Things will turn around
10:50Come on, Vivian, we're good together
10:54You never let me in, Simon
10:57Not really
10:58It's a little late to start caring about this relationship
11:06What a shit
11:07I'm so sorry
11:08Just romantic
11:09I need to have a hanian
11:09Hey
11:31Why did you want to be staying positive for me?
11:43well that's because jerry wasn't there and i was i remember yeah it was a python a giant bloody
11:52python i don't know if it was burmese or not love i can't speak to that it was in the
11:58pool
11:58that's what bloody matters maybe it had been somebody wasn't looking for cuddles oh sorry
12:06love i can't today auditions this afternoon damn right it's big biggest bloody movie of the year
12:12is all hey man do you mind give my love to uma smooches i'd never talked to you in the
12:20actual
12:20film don't fret hey i'm sorry um aren't you oh yes
12:30i play the mandarin but that was all bloody 10 years ago and i was just a puppet and whatever
12:34theories you've seen on reddit are totally false i had nothing to do with pizzagate i'm not a member
12:39of the illuminati and i did not have my hands replaced with baby hands first of all i always
12:46dug your performance as the mandarin but i remember you from that omnibus episode you did in the 70s
12:52you played edgar allen pope the need for nightmare well well well not too many people remember that
12:59old gem including me how was i stole the episode and i should know i'm also an actor you don't
13:06say
13:07yeah yeah do you mind movie's about to start
13:14i'll take the tent but when i take you over to see mr o daniel i'm gonna have to have
13:19another
13:20tent just a couple expenses all right uh come on i'll buy you school after you don't think
13:25break away from old habits take a word of advice yeah that's what i'll do okay rico rico
13:41go
13:51you
13:53you
14:11It's heartbreaking.
14:14Never tired of re-watching that one.
14:17It's authentic.
14:19Moving.
14:22Really captures being an outsider on the fringe.
14:27And it's a little trippy, which is always nice.
14:31You know, Schlesinger didn't even think Hoffman was right for Ratso,
14:35even though he'd just come off the graduate.
14:39Apparently, Hoffman convinced him by showing up dressed in rags
14:42to their first meeting on the street corner.
14:44He was begging for change, and Schlesinger didn't even recognize him.
14:47I was fortunate enough to attend Schlesinger's production of Time and of Athens
14:51with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sublime.
14:55Pity I was blind drunk.
14:58So, uh, what's this?
15:02Big audition you were talking about.
15:07Look, man, I'm not a weirdo, and I'm not desperate.
15:10I'm just curious.
15:12Would love to know what you're up to.
15:15Well, uh, between you and me,
15:18it's a huge opportunity.
15:21I'm auditioning for Wonder Man.
15:23Anyway, nice meeting you.
15:25Wait, uh,
15:27someone's actually remaking Wonder Man?
15:29Not someone.
15:31Von Kovec.
15:49Hey, I'm all good.
15:53Lucky was a walkin' down the street
15:57Lookin' fine as she could be
16:01Hey, hey,
16:03I was here on the walkin' down the street
16:07Jeanette!
16:10Did you hear about Wonder Man?
16:12You didn't tell me Von Kovec was directed?
16:15A superhero remake.
16:16Not exactly what we'd expect from an Oscar-winning director.
16:19Finding inspiration in another movie is not a crime.
16:25Look at what Kovec did with the flyer.
16:28Silly big picture.
16:30He made it personal,
16:33grounded it in modern science,
16:36and discovered new unthinkable horrors.
16:41Why not Wonder Man?
16:44Human and spectacular.
16:47That's where this film needs to live.
16:50Superheroes are part of our lives now.
16:54So, what we will find when we look at Wonder Man today,
16:59what can he teach us about ourselves?
17:06Sounds good.
17:07I need to be in this movie.
17:10Sorry, you crazy.
17:12I was born to play this character.
17:14Are you serious?
17:16Boo, they are already talkin' to Leo.
17:18No, no.
17:19Deadline said they're lookin' for a new face.
17:21I have a new face.
17:22Mm-mm.
17:23It's too late.
17:23Today was the last day of auditions.
17:25Well, couldn't you work a little bit of your magic?
17:28No one can say no to you.
17:30Not when you put on that charm.
17:32I know you're not doin' this right now.
17:34Mister, I got fired from American Horror Story this morning.
17:36Yeah, they told me you couldn't even lay in blood, Simon.
17:39How hard is that?
17:40You just sit there.
17:41You just lay.
17:42Then you storm into this meeting with my colleagues,
17:45acting like you own the place,
17:47and now you're tryin' to work me?
17:48You know what?
17:48You got some nerve.
17:50I just need you to believe in me, Janelle.
17:53You know I believe in you.
17:56I think you're one of the most talented people that I know.
17:59But there's a lot of talented people out here
18:02who are not pains in their ass.
18:03Do you feel me?
18:07All right.
18:08We can talk about American Horror Story
18:10first thing tomorrow morning.
18:12Nandi will validate you.
18:18And maybe have an early dinner,
18:19so I'll be gone, okay?
18:20Mm-hmm.
18:40Hey, girl, this is Imani from Hanover Agency.
18:43I got Janelle Jackson for Ruth.
18:46She's in session, but I can have her return.
18:48She's in on Wonder Man, huh?
18:50Yeah, till 6 tonight.
18:53Oh, no, that is not good.
18:55Nandi is gonna be in so much trouble.
18:58Why? What's wrong?
18:59Well, Nandi is out sick.
19:00You know, she got that stomach bug that's going around.
19:03You better make sure you wash your hands, girl.
19:05You know I do.
19:07Anyway, I'm coming for her,
19:08and she just texted me
19:09because she forgot to get Simon Williams in
19:11on Wonder Man for Janelle.
19:14And now, see, the session's already started,
19:15and today's the last day.
19:17So when Janelle finds out,
19:18she is going to go ballistic.
19:20Can you still make it in?
19:21I can put him on the list.
19:22Oh, my God.
19:24Girl, you are an angel.
19:25I'm gonna call him right now, okay?
19:37Hey, Simon Williams.
19:39Sorry, I'm late.
19:40I'm assuming you're a Wonder Man and not a Barnaby?
19:43Correct.
19:44I just need you to sign this NDA.
19:48Also, I don't have a doorman waiver on file for you,
19:50so I'm gonna need you to sign this.
19:53Assuming, of course, you don't have superpowers.
19:59Okay, you're all set?
20:06Come up, I keep...
20:07I guess so.
20:10I feel Barney even told me, uh, no one else to turn right after death.
20:23I know.
20:26I know.
20:27I know.
20:28I know.
20:30I know.
20:32I know.
20:34I know.
20:36I know.
20:37I know.
20:38I know.
20:39Don't say that.
20:40I know.
20:42Nothing kills.
20:43I know.
20:49I know!
21:08Ask Damien how things went.
21:10Oh, that's right, you can't, because he's dead.
21:14You guys are killing it in there, bro.
21:16Oh, and please tell Mr. Von Kovac
21:18that if he'd prefer a Cockney accent,
21:21I can throw one in and now it's for charge, all right?
21:25Where have you seen him before?
21:27Pretty sure he used to be a terrorist.
21:40Come with me.
21:50You're a bloody mess.
21:52You can't go in like this.
21:56You're trying to get her in my hair.
21:59I'm trying to help you, love, you know.
22:01Some of us actually believe in supporting each other.
22:04Take it from someone who's eaten shit on stage
22:05more times than eating count.
22:07Not literally, mind you, you can still turn this around.
22:09It's not too late, I know.
22:11There's a lot to memorize.
22:12No, but my memory isn't the problem.
22:14So what's wrong?
22:21I can't get old of the character.
22:24I've seen the original too many times.
22:26And I'm trying to come up with a backstory
22:28for his relationship with Barnaby,
22:29but it's not making sense.
22:31Well, trust the words, just show up and say them.
22:33Be present.
22:35No, it's not my process.
22:37Well, the process can go blow a spider.
22:39Do you mind?
22:39Let me see this.
22:43Oh.
22:45Oh, this is your problem.
22:46You see, these nodes are garbage.
22:47Sorry.
22:48No, it's how I learned it.
22:49It's how I make my choices.
22:51Well, your choices are getting in the way.
22:53No one gives a fart about the subtext
22:55of the tales of the Invera people.
22:58We've got to get you out of your head.
23:01Then how do we do that?
23:03When you're in there,
23:04blow every last bit of air out of your lungs hard and fast.
23:07With no air in your lungs,
23:08your body will go into shock,
23:09shut down your frontal lobes,
23:10so no more logic getting in the way.
23:12Then your amygdala kicks in
23:13and you'll be left with instinct.
23:15Simon Williams?
23:16Here.
23:19Don't think.
23:42You can slate whenever you're ready.
23:44Simon Williams.
23:46Reading for Wonder Man.
23:54Everything okay?
24:13The Invera people believe
24:15if a soul fails to turn right after death,
24:18it ends up in a dark and treacherous place.
24:25Well,
24:29I've been to the void.
24:35I lived in that screaming silence.
24:40I know what it's like.
24:45I lost whatever part was left in me
24:48that makes
24:50a person
24:51a person.
24:56Until Barnaby pulled me out.
25:00No one else ever gave a damn.
25:03No one.
25:06It's too late for me.
25:09But you can still walk away.
25:14I'm asking you nicely.
25:16Just walk away.
25:20It's a wonderful thing.
25:22I'm not thinking too much.
25:24It served me well most of my life.
25:26I'm not sure I'd do it again.
25:28Why not?
25:29John Gilgood used to have me
25:31whipping with a belt across his bare ass
25:33every night before curtain up
25:34and that was before we were friends.
25:37Then things got weird.
25:39Ayashi Neat
25:40and a Virgin Mary
25:41with extra horseradish.
25:43Thirteen years sober.
25:44Congrats.
25:45But
25:46an actor
25:48needs to think
25:50to do the work.
25:51You have to fill in the backstory
25:53and the character's psychology.
25:55If you don't understand it,
25:56how can you perform it?
25:59When we are born,
26:01we cry that we are come to this
26:03great stage of fools.
26:06Can you live?
26:07We'll spot it.
26:10I had a run of it in Croydon
26:11back in the 80s.
26:13I really struggled with her all at first.
26:16Then
26:17I remembered that great speech from Hamlet.
26:20The purpose of playing
26:24is to hold us to the mirror
26:27up to nature.
26:29Never forget that.
26:31Nature, that's our job.
26:33To understand
26:35the world around us
26:36and ourselves within it.
26:40The real work
26:41isn't digging for subtext
26:43or passing a writer's intent.
26:47The real work is living.
26:55Let's probably get going.
26:57Of course.
26:58You're a young man
26:59with friends to see
27:01and important things to do.
27:02This one's on me.
27:04I think I'm gonna do
27:05the wedge salad.
27:08Hey, let's keep in touch.
27:10Of course.
27:11Oh, Simon.
27:14I have a good feeling
27:15about today.
27:17Something faithful in the air.
27:44Is Trevor Slatter it?
27:46How are drinks?
27:48Fifteen dollars
27:48for a Virgin Mary's
27:49bloody criminal.
27:50Trevor.
27:52Third contact was established.
27:53We don't call it
27:54third contact.
27:55He was at the matinee?
27:56Yes.
27:57And then you ran
27:58into each other
27:59at the audition?
28:00And then we had drinks.
28:02Third contact.
28:04Trevor,
28:05you need to take this seriously.
28:07Simon Williams
28:08is super-powered,
28:09he's unstable
28:10and incredibly dangerous.
28:12This country isn't safe
28:14until he's in my custody.
28:15You sure he's behind the act?
28:18Don't fret.
28:19I've got him right
28:20where I want him.
29:13I'm not going where he's dispending.
29:14He's a MD.
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