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American Classic - Season 1 - Episode 07: Camelot
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00:12You
00:17Previously on American classic he didn't tell her the truth you can't act you can't act I think I might
00:22have
00:23Yes, now of course oil will pull the plug all this will disappear and I will have broken Miranda's heart
00:28I mean, how would you feel it was your own daughter?
00:31That was the cause of this whole project going arseways
00:34Maybe she should take a gap year after all and I was hoping you would be open to toning down
00:39the casino protests
00:40Are you bribing me right now? I need a place to store 200 theater seats. Oh
00:46God I've got three empty spaces in Main Street. I'm not playing mrs. Webb the best work
00:51I have ever done has been with you. I lost Miranda's college fund at a casino
00:56When do you have a gambling problem? I don't it's a free thing when I went to the casino with
01:00Boyle
01:00Don't let the devil win not this time
01:03Councilman Bean will cast the deciding vote no
01:08Say goodbye to your rain genius
01:17Mom
01:23Got chocolate milk and berries your favorite
01:30Turnout was really good yesterday, you know, like democracy lives. So there's that
01:38Listen, I know you wanted to save the town. It just wasn't the right solution
01:43But you'll find a better one
01:45You're the best mayor of this town has ever had
01:52Shit
01:52Hey, honey
01:55You want to talk about what happened?
01:58Nope
02:00Okay
02:02I just I want to say
02:05You're the best mayor this town has ever had
02:10Shit
02:11Shit
02:12Well-meaning but unqualified
02:16Ineffectual
02:16Miscast mayor this is bullshit. You've worked your ass off for this town. I think they're right
02:38What the hell what what happened
02:46Boyle happened
02:47Boyle?
02:49Sometimes the devil has power to assume a pleasing shape
02:53There's the fella
02:55Come to gloat?
02:56Abso-fucking-lutely
02:58I'm to give you this
02:59A lesson
03:00A donut cost a smidge over 10 cents to me
03:04Now just say you sell that donut for a buck
03:06Even after labor and marketing it's still a profit of 700 percent
03:12Now take your man Stephen Sondheim
03:15He wrote 15 broadway musicals and only three recouped
03:19And he's a fucking genius is he not
03:21So donuts pay
03:22Theater doesn't
03:24Good luck with your show now or whatever's left of it
03:30Holy shit
03:35Boyle paid for all of this
03:38Yeah
03:40Yeah
03:41So when you told that story of the council vote
03:45You know I was fully aware that this might happen
03:51But I was sort of consumed with this need to do the right thing and just um
03:58Out it came
04:02Happens to the worst of us
04:21Richard my sun my star
04:28Dad
04:32Everything's falling apart
04:34We don't have a set
04:36We lost the rain
04:38We lost the soda fountain
04:39We lost the horse
04:40This is good news
04:42Now you'll have to do the play the way it was supposed to be done
04:46Dad I don't think the company's gonna like the new concept
04:50Of course they will
04:52Actors are the most loyal and wonderful people you'll ever meet
04:56They'll go to the ends of the earth for their director
04:59The new concept is we don't pay them
05:01Oh well then they'll probably quit
05:04That's why I work with puppets
05:12Welcome
05:14I have a confession I need to make
05:18I did not pay for this production with my own money
05:23The truth is all the monies for this production were provided by
05:28Connor Boyle
05:29Do not say that man's name to me
05:32He is a huge
05:33Asshole
05:34And yes
05:37I have left him
05:38And now he is taking away horse because you shit in casino
05:42On casino
05:43Yes whatever it is you say
05:46You know I just I cannot
05:48I cannot be with a man who does not appreciate the art
05:51I'm so sorry guys
05:53Now I'm just gonna be staying at the embassy suite
05:57So
05:58Thank you Nadia
05:59So there we are
06:01Well here we are
06:04It is what it is
06:08The scenic elements weren't necessarily necessary but
06:11They were they were there and we're here now
06:17What does that mean?
06:18It means I'm trying to avoid telling you what I have to tell you which is
06:23I can't pay any of you anymore
06:27Well that's it then
06:28No no no wait wait wait
06:30Let me finish let me finish
06:32Sorry force of habit
06:35So at this point it's fair to say that this is
06:40Well it's a moment of truth
06:42It's a line in the sand sort of moment
06:45I think
06:46Oh this reminds me of Henry V
06:48The Battle of Agincourt
06:50It was a battle fought between the French and the English in 1415
06:54The French have the English
06:57Completely outnumbered at least five to one
07:00And Henry chooses this moment to address his troops
07:03He tells his cousin Westmoreland who says
07:06Oh that we had a man more from England
07:09He says no no no no no no no
07:10Do not wish one man more
07:13Rather proclaim it Westmoreland through my host
07:16That he that hath no stomach to this fight
07:21Let him depart
07:23We would not die in that man's company
07:26That fears his fellowship to die with us
07:31This day is called the feast of Crispian
07:35He that outlives this day
07:38And comes safe home
07:41Will stand a tiptoe when this day is named
07:45Old men forget but all shall be forgot
07:48But he'll remember with advantages what feats he did that day
07:54Then shall our names familiar in his mouth as household words be freshly remembered
08:03This story shall the good man teach his son
08:07And Crispian Crispian shall ne'er go by
08:10From this day to the ending of the world
08:13But we in it shall be remembered we few
08:19We happy few
08:22We band of brothers
08:26For he today that sheds his blood with me
08:29Shall be my brother
08:33Be ne'er so vile this day shall gentle his condition
08:38And gentlemen in England now abed
08:43Shall think themselves accursed
08:45They were not here and hold their manhoods cheap
08:50Whilst any speaks that fought with us
08:54Upon Saint Crispin's day
09:00Oh enough you queen of drama
09:06I stand with you
09:08Best three weeks of my fucking life
09:10This place made me almost give up drinking
09:12My wife is so proud of me
09:14I just wish I was brave enough to try out the first time around
09:17I'm in
09:18Me too
09:18Oh I'm gonna miss that grub though
09:20I can bring my breakfast
09:21But I'm not going up those stairs
09:26This is happening
09:27You're all okay with the fact that
09:30There's nothing to fall back on but one another
09:33Oh my pet
09:35I think I could do something very interesting darling
09:39With what's left?
09:40Absolutely
09:40And you know there is actually one more thing that this Mr. X
09:45Asshole boyfriend robber guy is not gonna steal from us
09:49He's not gonna take 200 red chairs
09:53Because you know you think I'm so heartbroken I cannot steal a set of keys
10:02All right
10:03All right
10:04Let's all get loose this morning
10:07Hey let's all get loose this morning
10:12Well I'm feeling fine
10:15I'm gonna take until the break of dawn
10:17Hey if you get high
10:20Come go home with me
10:22Well if you get high
10:25Come go home with me
10:48Come see our town at MFT
10:51Come go home with me
10:58I'm feeling fine
11:00Come on
11:00I'm feeling fine
11:01Well let's drink some juice
11:03Let's all get loose this morning
11:05Hey let's drink some juice
11:08Let's all get loose this morning
11:10Well let's drink some juice
11:12Let's drink until the break of dawn
11:14Let's go, man!
11:15Oh!
11:18Well done, rat!
11:19Got it.
11:20Hey, hey!
11:23Let's go, rat!
11:25Get it, get it, get it!
11:27Well, hey, hey, let's go!
11:30Hey, hey, let's go!
11:32Hey, hey, let's go!
11:32Hey, hey, let's go!
11:32That's good, man.
11:33Here you go!
11:34Oh, help yourself!
11:35That's all right!
11:37You can have us over here.
11:39You stood by me.
11:41Through all of this, Hugo, I never even gave you the chance to say no.
11:45I wouldn't have said no.
11:46I believe in what you're doing here.
12:01Kristen.
12:04You're here.
12:09You still need a Mrs. Webb?
12:11Ah!
12:11Yes!
12:25I don't know why I should be crying.
12:30Can I start over?
12:32Of course.
12:41I don't know why on earth I should be crying.
12:45I suppose there's nothing to cry.
12:49I can't, I can't do this.
12:50Yes, you can.
12:51Richard.
12:53Just, hold on.
12:54Just ask everyone to take the rest of the day off, okay?
12:58Thank you all.
12:59Guys, let's call it a day, okay?
13:01Let's go.
13:03Great work.
13:04To be continued.
13:09Uh, where were we?
13:11Take it from wherever you like.
13:12Pick up from where you left off or whatever.
13:15Hm.
13:18I hope her girlfriends have told her a thing or two.
13:22It's cruel, I know, but God.
13:27I'm trying.
13:29I'm really, I am, I am really, I'm really trying.
13:32I know.
13:33Try less.
13:41It's cruel, I know, but I haven't been able...
13:46...to tell her anything.
13:49I went into it blind.
13:54Blind.
13:55Blind as a...
13:57Blind as a bat.
14:02The whole world's wrong.
14:05That's what's the matter.
14:11It's not too much.
14:13It's not too much.
14:13Of course it's too much.
14:15It was always too much.
14:16That's what we loved about it.
14:18That's why we do it.
14:21No, I'm sorry.
14:24This is my agent and he's going to just keep calling if I don't...
14:27It's okay, take it.
14:29Okay.
14:30Alvie, why do you persist in calling me?
14:32I am trying to rehearse.
14:34Because I have some news I thought you might want to hear, King Lear.
14:38Alvie, Alvie, I'm not coming back to New York.
14:41Fair enough, but what about London?
14:45King Lear at the Barbican?
14:47It's the dream, Richard.
14:49All first class, huh?
14:52Deluxe room at the Savoy.
14:54This is it.
14:55This is it.
14:57I worked my ass off on this.
14:59And now you redeem yourself.
15:02Alvie, I'm...
15:04I'm staying in Millersburg.
15:06Why the fuck would you do that?
15:08Maybe, uh...
15:10Because I'm needed here.
15:11Oh, I'm sure you're not.
15:13Well, I'm doing something that matters.
15:16To whom?
15:18Oh...
15:19To me.
15:20To the town.
15:22To my family.
15:24The world at large.
15:26Okay?
15:27I'm just gonna...
15:28Just...
15:29Just thank the producers very much and tell them no.
15:32No way!
15:33Wait a second! No, no!
15:38So, where were we?
15:48Hello?
15:50In here.
16:00What you doing?
16:02Oh, I'm just doing the, uh, program notes.
16:05Do you wanna help?
16:06I just came by to say that it's totally fine if you don't want me to play Mrs. Webb.
16:12Oh...
16:12Look, I'm letting you off the hook here.
16:15I mean, I obviously, I'm not at the top of my game.
16:18Not that I even had a game.
16:20But I'm not...
16:21I just, I'm very in my head about things.
16:25And I just, I started, I started having all kinds of feelings.
16:31Just yuck.
16:32So, I...
16:35Just wanted to say thank you for being so kind about it all.
16:38It's nerves.
16:39That's all it is, Kristen.
16:41It's just nerves.
16:42You're gonna be a wonderful Mrs. Webb.
16:46I know things haven't been great between us.
16:50But, uh, we're getting better, aren't we?
16:56Can I ask you a favor?
16:58Of course.
16:59Anything.
17:03I don't know what your plans are after the show closes, but I would, I was wondering if you could
17:10leave.
17:12Leave?
17:13Millersburg.
17:15Not that we don't love having you here, but it's complicated.
17:20Hmm.
17:21Yeah.
17:21Right?
17:24I mean, you and I, we were...
17:27I mean, not that you were even thinking about staying.
17:30I mean, I don't know why you wouldn't...
17:31I don't know why you wouldn't stay here.
17:34No, I understand.
17:38You're abandoning me.
17:39What?
17:41You're abandoning me.
17:42That's what you did in New York when we were together.
17:45And now we're not even together and you're abandoning me.
17:47You left me.
17:47No.
17:49Kristen.
17:51We were living together in New York.
17:53You left and came back here.
17:55I stayed in New York.
17:57That's you leaving me.
17:59You were never there.
18:00You were just getting cast in everything.
18:03I lost you to your success.
18:05I mean, you were drunk with it, Richard.
18:08God, all that time I was thinking you'd just lost interest in me, which...
18:14I couldn't understand that at all.
18:17I didn't lose interest in you.
18:20I lost interest in myself sitting around New York waiting for you.
18:25I was alone and there was no place for me in the theater there or with you.
18:29So yes, I packed up. I came home.
18:34We abandoned each other.
18:39I guess we did.
18:45Anyway, I should go.
18:47Sure.
18:49Yeah.
18:51You weren't actually going to stay in Millersburg after the show, were you?
18:55No.
18:55I have a life.
18:57Okay.
18:58Well, now I feel dumb.
19:00But anyway, thank you for today.
19:03And...
19:04I'll try not to cry so much tomorrow.
19:08Okay.
19:22Alvy Estrich here, leave your message.
19:24Yeah, Alvy, it's Richard.
19:27The Lear in London, have you spoken to them yet?
19:30If you haven't, turns out I'm completely available.
19:38Why aren't you in bed?
19:41I don't know.
19:42I just can't sleep, Papa.
19:46The moonlight is so wonderful.
19:48And the smell of Mrs. Gibbs' heliotrope.
19:51Can you smell it?
19:56John?
19:57What?
19:58Oh, that's me. I'm sorry.
19:59Okay.
20:00No, I'm just...
20:02I'm just very happy to be here.
20:03Okay.
20:03Sorry.
20:06And the smell of Mrs. Gibbs' heliotrope.
20:08Can you smell it?
20:10Yes.
20:12Haven't any troubles on your mind, have you, Emily?
20:15Troubles, Papa?
20:18Sorry.
20:19It's just so cool doing this with my dad.
20:22All right.
20:23All right.
20:23We can do this.
20:24Yep.
20:25Okay.
20:25Focus.
20:26We can do this.
20:26Focus.
20:30Troubles, Papa?
20:31No?
20:32Well, enjoy yourself.
20:34Just don't let your mother catch you.
20:35Good night, Emily.
20:37You guys, we open in two days.
20:39I'm sorry.
20:40I won't be laughing on the day.
20:41Oh, that's encouraging.
20:42I'm so happy.
20:44Okay.
20:44Ready?
20:47Well, enjoy yourself, but don't let your mother...
21:05Oh, Boyle.
21:06Bean.
21:08Am I bothering you?
21:09Why, yes.
21:11Well, I was just wondering if you might be able to give these to Nadia.
21:14It's her special skin lotions.
21:17Well, she's staying at the Embassy Suites.
21:20You can give them to her yourself.
21:22She won't see me.
21:24She's not talking to me.
21:26And, uh...
21:28Well, I love that girl, you know.
21:30And, uh, well, I just knew you'd understand.
21:33Uh, so it's, uh, it's the Snow Mushroom Dew and some things, uh, stem cells.
21:39And, oh, yeah, and the mist of the Hungarian Queen or some shite.
21:42But, you know, it's a few grand's worth of her favorite lotions and oils.
21:46So if you could just, um...
21:48You know, uh, she turns out to be quite a good actress.
21:51You should come see her.
21:53Wait, wait.
21:53Are you still going on with the show?
21:56Oh, yeah.
21:57Well, none of your bells and none of your whistles.
21:59I thought I took that away.
22:01Oh, you did.
22:01But we still have the play.
22:04And the actors.
22:06And something...
22:08Way down deep.
22:10That's eternal.
22:12In every human being.
22:16Fuck me.
22:17I think I need a drink.
22:19Come here.
22:22Here you there.
22:24Sure. Alright.
22:25Cheers.
22:26Sure.
22:47I can't believe Boyle's been paying for Richard's production this entire time.
22:53I mean, I'm not proud of this, but at one point, at one very low point,
23:01I actually thought about dipping into Miranda's college fund to pay him off.
23:10Well, you know, I understand what you're saying about Boyle.
23:14You do.
23:15I do.
23:18In fact...
23:19Okay.
23:20Hey!
23:20Yeah, no, um...
23:22Am I interrupting a romantic moment?
23:25No, no, no, come.
23:27Come here.
23:28No, not at all.
23:29Hey.
23:30Hi.
23:31Are you guys excited we open so soon?
23:35Very nervous.
23:36Just slightly terrified.
23:42So, I actually wanted to talk to you guys
23:45because I was looking into Penn's theater program,
23:50and, well, it's kind of cool.
23:53It's all extracurricular, so...
23:55College.
23:56Yeah, you can kind of design it yourself.
23:57Yeah?
23:58I'm not saying I want to go there, but I'm not ruling it out.
24:02Good.
24:03Good.
24:03Good for you.
24:04Good.
24:04Isn't that great?
24:05What?
24:05Oh, yes.
24:06No.
24:07Yes.
24:08College is great.
24:10Of course it's great.
24:12It's...
24:13Can I get you something?
24:15No, I'm good.
24:16Yeah?
24:16You want...
24:17No, no, no.
24:18I can get you something.
24:18No, no, I'm good.
24:19But I'm going to get a little something.
24:20I'm just going to get a little...
24:23Be right.
24:24Like that.
24:31Hi, guys.
24:32Big day.
24:34You do not have a big day.
24:36Hey.
24:37Where's Dad?
24:38Oh, he's prepping the opening night party.
24:40Okay.
24:41All right, everyone.
24:43Let's begin.
24:46Oh, hello.
24:47It's our opening night.
24:48Yes.
24:50It's my 110th opening night.
24:54Wow.
24:55Wow.
24:57So I thought we'd do one last circle of truth
25:00and then speed through
25:01and then take the rest of the afternoon
25:04for ourselves to prepare.
25:06But not over-prepare.
25:08Kristen, do you want to start?
25:09What?
25:10Oh, the...
25:10Oh.
25:11Nope.
25:12Come on.
25:12All good.
25:13All good.
25:15All good.
25:15Oh.
25:17I never thought I'd have such a good time
25:20with my parents.
25:21Oh.
25:23That's sweet.
25:24Even though I'm hating him still right now,
25:26I do wish that Connor could see me up on the stage
25:30and see this beautiful thing
25:32that we make it together.
25:34You all know me.
25:36I get nervous.
25:38But I know you all got my back.
25:40Yes.
25:41Absolutely.
25:42You know what?
25:43I don't miss the rain.
25:45I don't miss the horse.
25:47You don't?
25:47What?
25:48I'm allergic.
25:49I just want to say thank you, Richard Bean,
25:52for believing in us.
25:53Yes.
25:56Thank you for believing in you.
25:59And what about you, Mr. Bean?
26:02What about me?
26:03Well, you haven't shared.
26:06You're right.
26:08I guess, well, I think I, yeah, I should do that.
26:13I will share a truth.
26:22The fact is, I've come to realize recently that I'm lonely.
26:35I know it's boring to hear a famous person complain,
26:40but, yeah, I've been lonely and isolated and, well,
26:50and it's my own doing.
26:51I've pushed a lot of people away, a lot of friends and family, even.
26:58And, um, I think I traded family for fame.
27:06Uh, but being with you all for the last few weeks,
27:10I've come to realize that family is important to me.
27:15Not only my theater family, which we all have become,
27:20but, um, my real family.
27:22My dad and, uh, John, Kristen.
27:26I look at you, Miranda, and I think
27:32how happy I would have been to be a father
27:35to a beautiful young woman like you.
27:39I think that would have been a profound experience,
27:41being your father.
27:43Yes.
27:44To come home and hear you say,
27:46Daddy.
27:47Oh, Daddy.
27:48What'd you bring me?
27:49Hey, Richard.
27:50Your home.
27:51That sort of thing.
27:52Richard.
27:53What?
27:54Stop.
27:55It's just, it's a lot.
27:56I didn't say.
27:57Well, no, it's just a lot.
27:58And I think, I think, no, I know,
27:59but I think you're making Miranda uncomfortable.
28:01No, he isn't.
28:02I don't think she's, she's, I'm her father.
28:04I'm saying I'm...
28:05Hey, Richard.
28:06She...
28:06Richard, stop.
28:07Mom.
28:07Stop.
28:11Why are you laughing like that?
28:14Opening night jitter.
28:17Families are complex.
28:19I found out that my dad wasn't my dad when I was 40.
28:23Oh, God.
28:24Oh, God.
28:25Oh, my God.
28:25It was, um, our next-door neighbor,
28:28the guy who owned that fumigation company.
28:30Ed Hitch.
28:30Ed?
28:31Yes.
28:32Oh, I see that now.
28:34Yeah, it's the nose.
28:35That guy asked out my mom once,
28:38could he be my dad?
28:39You know, many people's fathers aren't who they think they are.
28:41Mm-hmm.
28:42It's just a fact.
28:43Mm-hmm.
28:45You okay?
28:46Yep.
28:46Do you want some water?
28:47No, no, no, I'm just, you know, I'm just, I'm so happy to be back on stage.
28:53I just, I didn't realize how much I had, you know, I had, I had missed it.
28:57Yeah.
28:58And, you know, and, and I think we are one big, one big happy family.
29:04So, there, I've shared.
29:06So, anybody else want to go?
29:09Oh, I get it.
29:11Get what?
29:11No, he doesn't get anything.
29:12He doesn't get anything.
29:13What are you talking about?
29:14It's what?
29:15Holy cow.
29:16Are you saying what I think you're saying?
29:17No, no, no, he isn't.
29:18So, mm-mm, mm-mm.
29:20You and Richard and...
29:21Okay, Kenny, Kenny, Kenny, stop.
29:23You and Richard what?
29:24Oh, oh.
29:26What did we do?
29:27Oh, my God.
29:29You what?
29:30Wait, so...
29:32Everybody.
29:33Stop.
29:45Miranda.
29:45Miranda?
29:48Miranda!
29:49Oh, my God.
29:52Miranda.
29:54Miranda.
29:55Miranda!
29:58Miranda!
30:01Where is she?
30:02I don't know.
30:03Gone.
30:05I cannot believe you.
30:07Would you mind telling me what is going on?
30:09God, you don't see?
30:10There's a very good chance you are Miranda's father.
30:13How?
30:14I think you know how.
30:15Well, I understand the biology, of course, but...
30:18Okay, think back with me, will you?
30:19It was the last time I came to see you in a show in New York.
30:22When was that?
30:23Oh, I don't know.
30:24Maybe it was nine months before Miranda was born.
30:26I was in a fight with John, and you were playing Arthur in Camelot.
30:30Oh, Camelot!
30:32Yes, that was a big hit.
30:34And you...
30:35Wait a minute.
30:39Oh, yeah.
30:42Oh, oh.
30:44Oh, dear.
30:49Okay.
30:51Oh, fuck!
30:52Oh, fuck!
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