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It's 8 p.m. You hear a laugh track. Oh, and there are stereotypes? Yep — you're watching a sitcom. In Episode 3 of "The Real Life Of A Rom-Com Protagonist," Maisie and her roommates try to figure out what she'll do when she's confronted with an incredibly first world problem.

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00:00She's so likable relatable clumsy and adorable not looking for love, but she stumbles upon it. This is the real
00:05life of a rom-com protagonist
00:08Roomies was filmed in front of a live studio audience
00:12Oh, you think you're better than me? No, you work at the nail buffing station at the mall and you're
00:1630. Delete this number
00:20Girl, what's wrong? Do you make chambray with denim? No. Was your basic tea basic? No. Did a girl die
00:25in your vintage dress? No
00:27Mmm. No. Did you pronounce espadrille wrong? No, espadrille. Hey, why'd you turn it off?
00:33They were just about to introduce the sassy roommates. I like the funny one. I like the well-dressed one.
00:38Hmm. I don't know what to do
00:39All right, my best friend from college is getting married. Oh, let me guess the fiancee once hit on you
00:45So you've got to go dramatically stop the wedding that happened one time Judy once then what's wrong?
00:53It's just that the wedding is in Iceland and I'm super broke
00:56I mean, I can't afford a ticket and she'll be crushed. I don't know what to do
01:00Let me tell you guys a story last spring
01:02I wanted to buy a Lanvin jumpsuit, but my bank account was not as fabulous as I was
01:07So I called my dad, but he said I didn't need a third Lanvin jumpsuit. So instead. I just didn't
01:13go home for Thanksgiving
01:15You're right, Sam. Yeah, I can't afford the ticket. I just won't go. Wait what I was just telling a
01:20story
01:21And it doesn't help that I have no credit ever since renting out the top of the Empire State Building
01:25to propose to Jonah
01:25Oh my god, Jonah
01:28Whatever happened to you two? Oh, he died
01:32All right
01:33Okay, how about this? You should donate your eggs online. We'll call it Maisie's fertility
01:38All the genetic benefits and none of the emotional baggage. You have a lot of baggage
01:44Very funny, but not helpful
01:46Thank you for saying I'm funny. You are
01:48Where I come from, we say the wedding is the bride's big day
01:52Okay, but Denise, that's also a saying here, though
01:56So, um, where exactly are you from?
01:59Where I come from, we don't ask people where they're from
02:02Uh, her accent just changed, right?
02:05Where I come from, we have a saying
02:08Wear wooden beaded jewelry
02:11Okay, how about this? I'll donate my eggs online
02:14I've always wanted to be an absentee mom
02:17You can't be serious
02:19I never am
02:20Girl, I know what's going to make us all feel better
02:24Let's go shopping!
02:26Ah, yum!
02:27No, that's like the least helpful
02:28Okay, you guys are just like one thing, you know?
02:32¿Quién quiere chamosas?
02:33What? No, guys, please, focus, help me
02:36We really do want to help you, so guys, let's
02:40Rob a shirt?
02:41We need a blanket
02:42No
02:44Come on, we can do this
02:46Alright, we're going to help Maisie by
02:49Making a big stew
02:50Dance party
02:50No, that's
02:52Okay, guys
02:54We got this, okay?
02:56We're going to help Maisie by
03:00I'm worried I'm not a real person
03:02I'm from Philadelphia
03:03Guys, no, you know what?
03:05I've made a decision
03:06I'm not going to go to Iceland, okay?
03:08I can't afford it
03:09And I've been to Bjork's first two weddings anyway, so
03:13Bjork?
03:14Bjork?
03:16Bjork sounds like fork?
03:18I never realized that
03:20Sounds just like fork
03:22Oh my god
03:23I'm too many
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