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In Other Words, I Love You
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00:00:02I've always described the world in words.
00:00:05People, moments, places.
00:00:08But in that moment, I forgot them all.
00:00:12Be careful. You're talking about the king of Ashton's.
00:00:15He's hot.
00:00:16I don't find bullies attractive.
00:00:18Good morning!
00:00:19He's lonely and kind of pathetic.
00:00:22Breathe in room before opening your mouth.
00:00:24American.
00:00:26She said you'd be moving in today.
00:00:28There's been some kind of misunderstanding.
00:00:30I'm not staying here.
00:00:32You must stay.
00:00:35I heard you stay to the whole thing for attention.
00:00:39Charles, we need to talk.
00:00:41If you don't do anything about it,
00:00:44it's only going to get worse.
00:00:46You're lying to everyone, including her.
00:00:50You didn't have to come.
00:00:52Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:01:03I've always described the world in words.
00:01:06People, moments, places.
00:01:09All through metaphors and margins.
00:01:12You okay?
00:01:13Like my mom.
00:01:14Self-made, stubborn, and never wrong.
00:01:18What was there?
00:01:20You excited for your first day?
00:01:21She calls this a fresh start.
00:01:22I call it terrifying.
00:01:30You've got this.
00:01:32Just for yourself.
00:01:34That's kind of the problem.
00:01:42I'm stuck in space.
00:01:45Got a daydream running through my brain every day.
00:01:52Heaven in my dead now.
00:01:55We're on the floor, but I don't know what to do anyway.
00:01:57I wanna say goodbye anyway.
00:02:01I wanna say goodbye.
00:02:03Okay.
00:02:05Morning, class.
00:02:08And you're not seated because?
00:02:11I don't have a seat.
00:02:14Ah, a new transfer.
00:02:16Alice Keaton, right?
00:02:18Let's see.
00:02:22There's a spot next to Charles.
00:02:25Charles' case, Sherry.
00:02:26Seriously?
00:02:27A charity case sitting next to Charles?
00:02:29God, why is she?
00:02:31Quiet, Charles.
00:02:36I've always had words for everything.
00:02:39But in that moment, I forgot them all.
00:02:53Charles, move your things.
00:02:56I'd rather not.
00:02:58She'll be a distraction.
00:02:59From what?
00:03:01Sleeping.
00:03:02From everything.
00:03:03If anything, Charles,
00:03:04Miss Keaton will be a positive influence on you.
00:03:07She was top of her class at her previous school.
00:03:10With all due respect, sir,
00:03:12her previous school was American.
00:03:15I highly doubt that.
00:03:18That's enough.
00:03:20She can sit here.
00:03:21It's fine.
00:03:24Back to Goldie.
00:03:27You got it.
00:03:28I'm Sherry Vaughn.
00:03:29Alice Keaton.
00:03:30It's very important that we look at the UNT2.
00:03:33What do you think about their experience of the time?
00:03:39Wait.
00:03:40You sat next to Charles?
00:03:42She didn't.
00:03:42You totally shut her down.
00:03:44Ah, knew it.
00:03:45Don't take it personally.
00:03:46He's impossible.
00:03:47Can everyone stop acting like the goal is getting into his pants?
00:03:51What?
00:03:52He's hot.
00:03:53Everyone kind of is.
00:03:56I...
00:03:56I've seen...
00:03:57Connor.
00:03:58He's not my type.
00:03:59You're joking.
00:04:00I don't find bullies attractive.
00:04:02Hey!
00:04:03Be careful.
00:04:04We're talking about the king of Ashford.
00:04:06The what?
00:04:07His family basically own the school.
00:04:10And the town.
00:04:11Maybe even the country.
00:04:12Yeah.
00:04:13Everyone's tried to get close.
00:04:14No one can get past his ego.
00:04:16You're not the first to get iced.
00:04:18Okay, first of all, I wasn't iced.
00:04:21It's more like a mutual decision.
00:04:23And second, I think he's arrogant, cold, thinks he's untouchable.
00:04:28But if you really look at Charles, he just seems isolated, like he's faking out.
00:04:33Honestly, I just think he's lonely and kind of pathetic.
00:04:40What?
00:04:40No, go on.
00:04:43No, go on.
00:04:48You were saying I'm lonely and pathetic.
00:04:55Next time, read the room before opening your mouth, American.
00:05:03We're not in Kansas anymore, Alice.
00:05:22Hey, how was your first day?
00:05:24Uh, good.
00:05:25Anything exciting happen?
00:05:27Not really.
00:05:27Super uneventful.
00:05:30Really?
00:05:31How's your new job?
00:05:32Yeah, all right.
00:05:34Get this?
00:05:34They said we can stay in the servants' wing.
00:05:36Seriously?
00:05:37Hmm.
00:05:38Apparently the young master won't mind the company.
00:05:41The young master.
00:05:44This is your boss's house.
00:05:46Yeah?
00:05:47Isn't that incredible?
00:05:48I mean, I wouldn't call it a house.
00:05:51It's a museum with better landscaping.
00:05:59Wait here.
00:06:00I'll talk to the butler.
00:06:06Wow.
00:06:07Rich people, you've topped yourselves again.
00:06:13Stephen King.
00:06:16First edition.
00:06:26Breaking and entering now.
00:06:28How American of you.
00:06:36I...
00:06:52You can get up now.
00:06:53I...
00:06:54I'm trying.
00:06:56Wait!
00:06:58Are you serious?
00:07:00Well, you said you were trying.
00:07:03What is wrong with you?
00:07:05Funny.
00:07:05I was about to ask you the same thing.
00:07:08What are you doing in my house?
00:07:11You...
00:07:12Wait.
00:07:13Your house?
00:07:14My house.
00:07:16My library.
00:07:17And now, apparently, my unwanted guest.
00:07:22Ah, Master Charles.
00:07:23You must be Miss Alice, Anne's daughter.
00:07:26She said you'd be moving in today.
00:07:28She what?
00:07:29There...
00:07:29There's been some kind of misunderstanding.
00:07:31You see, I'm not actually moving in.
00:07:34Is that so?
00:07:35Yeah.
00:07:36I'm not staying here.
00:07:37Like, at all.
00:07:38That's a shame.
00:07:39Your mother seemed quite pleased with the arrangement.
00:07:41Well, I just don't think it's appropriate.
00:07:44Well, if you're sure, then absolutely not.
00:07:47Come on, Alice.
00:07:50You must stay.
00:07:54It'll be...
00:07:55fun.
00:07:57My dear...
00:07:59classmate.
00:07:59I'm...
00:08:00I'm...
00:08:00I'm dead.
00:08:02Like mentally,
00:08:03socially,
00:08:04and actually dead.
00:08:12Just trying to figure out
00:08:13how exactly my life went off the rails.
00:08:17Get it together, Alice Keaton.
00:08:19You've been through hell.
00:08:20I'd never find someone
00:08:21to make my head spin around.
00:08:24Actually, no.
00:08:26This is hell.
00:08:30Hi.
00:08:31Good morning.
00:08:38Wow.
00:08:46So, is that Miss Keaton?
00:08:49Well, f***ing doesn't know.
00:08:50That's often closed for months.
00:08:52She's going to be late.
00:08:59Okay.
00:08:59How long is this thing gonna take?
00:09:02Maybe I'll just walk?
00:09:04Five miles to school.
00:09:07Okay.
00:09:08If I sprint, maybe I'll make it before first period.
00:09:12Or die of exhaustion on the way.
00:09:17Or die of exhaustion on the way.
00:09:21Wha...
00:09:21What are you doing here?
00:09:22Didn't you already leave?
00:09:26Wait.
00:09:27Did you come back for...
00:09:29me?
00:09:30Relax.
00:09:32I forgot my textbook.
00:09:34Don't flatter yourself.
00:09:36Wait!
00:09:39Since you're already here,
00:09:41maybe you could be a decent person
00:09:43and give me a ride?
00:09:47No.
00:09:48Seriously?
00:09:49Your car is huge!
00:09:52Yeah.
00:09:53And I'm not a fan of sharing.
00:09:56Says the guy who forced me to live in his house!
00:10:03Unbelievable!
00:10:13Ashford Institute, please.
00:10:19Who needs that entitled brat anyway?
00:10:22Sir, you called the cab.
00:10:24Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:31Why not just give Miss Keaton a lift?
00:10:33And have the whole school go crazy?
00:10:35She's new.
00:10:37Everybody's already talking.
00:10:39So you're worried about her?
00:10:40You're overthinking.
00:10:42I just don't like drama.
00:10:50Asshole.
00:10:51Who?
00:10:53Morning, Kloss.
00:10:55Back to Golding.
00:10:57Remind me what he's saying through Lord of the Flies.
00:11:04Mr. Kenwood.
00:11:05Care to share what you found so amusing?
00:11:08Not particularly.
00:11:09Oh, I insist.
00:11:11You seem very entertained by Golding.
00:11:14I'm not entertained by Golding, sir.
00:11:17On the contrary.
00:11:18I think his ending is...
00:11:21weak.
00:11:23Wait, wait.
00:11:24You actually read it?
00:11:25Quiet.
00:11:27That's an interesting take.
00:11:29Explain.
00:11:32He had the set up for something brutal.
00:11:35Something honest.
00:11:36In the end, he backed out.
00:11:38He could have left the boys on the island.
00:11:40Forced them to confront the collapsible morality.
00:11:43Let them choose survival.
00:11:44Or death.
00:11:46But instead, he gave them a rescue boat.
00:11:49Slapped a happily ever after on a book about savagery.
00:11:55It's a waste.
00:11:56Don't you think?
00:11:58I'm delightfully surprised, Charles.
00:12:00Didn't think you had such strong literary opinions.
00:12:03I'm always a model student, sir.
00:12:05Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
00:12:08So, a critique of Golding's mercy.
00:12:12Anyone disagree?
00:12:28I think Golding knew exactly what he was doing by ending the book that way.
00:12:32It's not mercy, it's irony.
00:12:35How so?
00:12:38The rescue isn't a happy ending.
00:12:40You don't just walk back into society and forget you're a monster.
00:12:44Golding didn't save them.
00:12:45He left us with the discomfort of pretending they could be saved.
00:12:48That's an interesting take, Miss Keaton.
00:12:50You still think it's a harsh critique?
00:12:53In some ways, but not harsh enough.
00:12:56Yes, it's a critique of toxic masculinity, but still, Golding sympathized with them.
00:13:02And the civilized world?
00:13:04Toxic, violent.
00:13:05He didn't call that out nearly as much.
00:13:07So yeah, I don't think Golding pushed far enough, but I think it's unfair to call it a happy ending.
00:13:16Thank you, Miss Keaton.
00:13:18Well said.
00:13:19Anyone else?
00:13:22Both opinions are valid.
00:13:24Okay, that's kind of ethic.
00:13:26And let's not forget, Golding faced major backlash when he first published the book.
00:13:30Good literature will always divide opinions.
00:13:35What's happening to me?
00:13:42Okay, what is going on? Why is everyone staring at me?
00:13:46Well, you're new and apparently had a thing with Charles.
00:13:50A what now?
00:13:51You two are in the middle of the most epic feud as you've seen in years.
00:13:55We're not even fighting.
00:13:56Well, according to everyone, you confessed your love on day one, got rejected, begged to sit next to him, got
00:14:03rejected again.
00:14:04And today in class, you broke down crying about not believing in happy endings and stormed out in tears.
00:14:12You were there, Sherry. That is not what happened.
00:14:16Doesn't matter.
00:14:17People believe what they want to believe.
00:14:19And they want Charles to be flawless, untouchable.
00:14:23Wow.
00:14:24Is massage only like a rich kid thing or just a British specialty?
00:14:27Honestly, both.
00:14:30But seriously, Alice, some people already see you as a threat.
00:14:41Okay, noted.
00:14:44Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:15:01Hello?
00:15:03Hello?
00:15:04Hello?
00:15:06Is somebody out there?
00:15:09Oh, come on!
00:15:23Fine.
00:15:38Seriously?
00:15:41Oh, shit.
00:15:47What the hell?
00:15:49Anne, I thought you were having dinner with Alice.
00:15:52She hasn't come home.
00:15:53Her phone is off.
00:15:54Maybe you've seen her this evening?
00:15:59Yikes.
00:16:00Looks like the new girl's in for a rough first semester.
00:16:08Shit.
00:16:14Alice!
00:16:15Alice!
00:16:16Alice!
00:16:16Mr. Pelton.
00:16:17Charles Kenwood here.
00:16:18I was wondering if I could get the timetable for Alice Keaton.
00:16:21She hasn't come home.
00:16:22I'll have it sent over.
00:16:24Check the common room in the library.
00:16:26I'll take the rest.
00:16:28Alice!
00:16:30Alice!
00:16:43Come on, Alice.
00:16:46Close your eyes and jump.
00:16:48It's fine.
00:16:50You're fine.
00:16:54You're fine.
00:17:23What?
00:17:25What are you doing here?
00:17:29Can you get off me first?
00:17:40You're welcome.
00:17:42I didn't say thank you.
00:17:44I figured saving your life might earn me basic manners.
00:17:46Someone just dumped swamp water on me.
00:17:49Excuse me if I'm not feeling very polite.
00:17:51You smell like a biology experiment.
00:17:54Wow.
00:17:55You should try falling out of a window into someone's arms and getting insulted for it.
00:17:59Wouldn't recommend it.
00:18:00You're heavier than you look.
00:18:03I hope you pull your shoulder.
00:18:11Are you okay?
00:18:12No.
00:18:13But I will be.
00:18:16Someone did this on purpose.
00:18:17What do you think, golden boy?
00:18:20Don't worry, I can handle it.
00:18:21You shouldn't have to.
00:18:26I'm sorry.
00:18:34Sorry.
00:18:39Did you just apologize to me?
00:18:42Don't get used to it.
00:18:43I couldn't dream of it.
00:18:46Alice?
00:18:48Over here.
00:18:49Oh my God.
00:18:52You okay?
00:18:55Why are you drenched?
00:18:56Yeah.
00:18:57I just took a weird shower.
00:19:00Top exploded.
00:19:02Come on.
00:19:03Let's get you home.
00:19:14Alice's cheetah, right?
00:19:17I heard you staged the whole thing for attention.
00:19:32I heard you staged the whole thing for attention.
00:19:43I know how this place works.
00:19:45If you don't do anything about it, it's only going to get worse.
00:19:49I'll look into it.
00:19:52Charles?
00:19:54Good on you.
00:19:56How many here would speak up?
00:20:01I can't believe someone actually locked you in.
00:20:04That's insane.
00:20:05Where the hell was the school when this was happening?
00:20:07They're busy protecting their golden boys and trust funds.
00:20:10Well, for what it's worth,
00:20:12I heard Charles looked pretty freaked out when he ran out last night.
00:20:16Please, he just didn't want a lawsuit.
00:20:35Being a scholarship student has its perks,
00:20:38like saving a fortune on tuition
00:20:41and getting into schools that normally wouldn't even let you pass the gates.
00:20:46Hey, we miss you in Paris.
00:20:49There are enough Americans to remind us of you.
00:20:52But sometimes, being here means staying behind
00:20:55and watching Ashford Elites go on a two-week enrichment program
00:20:58you can never afford.
00:21:02Have fun.
00:21:03Bring me something overpriced and unnecessary.
00:21:10The trip cost 20 grand in pounds,
00:21:13which translates to mom's salary for half a year.
00:21:16So, yeah, I didn't go.
00:21:40What are you doing here?
00:21:41Do you not believe in shirts?
00:21:43Do you not believe in dignity?
00:21:45It's comfortable.
00:21:46You look like a rejected Ewok.
00:21:48This is not even your kitchen.
00:21:51And this is not even your house.
00:21:52And yet you're here, dressed like this.
00:21:55Just don't look.
00:21:56Go away.
00:21:57Hard not to.
00:21:58And you're walking around dressed like that.
00:22:00What do you guys call it?
00:22:03Buzzkill?
00:22:05Cockblock.
00:22:06You're insufferable.
00:22:07You're the one cosplaying at breakfast.
00:22:09You know what?
00:22:10I don't get it.
00:22:11Why didn't you go on that tour?
00:22:12I thought rich people live for that kind of thing.
00:22:14Why do you think?
00:22:21How would I go?
00:22:23I could practically recite the itinerary in my sleep.
00:22:27Florence.
00:22:28Walk in the great footsteps of Dante, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Titian.
00:22:32Or Titian, if you want to sound extra pretentious.
00:22:37Then Venice, because everybody loves a good canal and getting lost in the most confusing
00:22:41city on earth.
00:22:42Next stop, Napoli.
00:22:44Marvel at Pompeii.
00:22:45Pretend you're shocked.
00:22:47Ancient people have plumbing.
00:22:49The final stop, Paris.
00:22:51The ultimate city of romance.
00:22:54And naturally, Woody Allen's favourite city outside of New York.
00:23:02That's word for word.
00:23:04I told you.
00:23:05I've done this tour so many times, I could run it.
00:23:08Okay, but still, it's Europe.
00:23:09Most people would kill for that chance.
00:23:11Most people haven't had their phones stolen in Paris.
00:23:14Twice.
00:23:16Also, I hate the accommodations.
00:23:18Aren't they all five-star hotels?
00:23:20Standard rooms in five-star hotels?
00:23:23No, thank you.
00:23:25Wow.
00:23:26Some were born in Rome, huh?
00:23:27That's unfortunate.
00:23:28You know, it's a very chaotic city.
00:23:30One word of advice?
00:23:31Shut up.
00:23:32That's two words.
00:23:35You're weird.
00:23:36You're loud.
00:23:37You're annoying.
00:23:37You're in my kitchen.
00:23:38You have three other kitchens.
00:23:40And I prefer this one.
00:23:42Just for today.
00:23:43Come back when you've got a shirt on.
00:23:45Come back with normal clothes on.
00:23:46You don't have to come.
00:23:47Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:23:57After Charles, roads are flooded.
00:24:00Staff won't make it tonight.
00:24:01Will you be all right sorting dinner?
00:24:06I've got it sorted.
00:24:18Jesus, what are you doing?
00:24:20Relax.
00:24:23I'm here to make a deal.
00:24:25What deal?
00:24:26You nearly gave me a heart attack.
00:24:31You'll survive.
00:24:33I'm not selling my body.
00:24:39I'm not selling my body.
00:24:45Wow.
00:24:46I am deeply offended.
00:24:49That thought disgusts me.
00:24:51Then what are you doing?
00:24:52The staff's off tonight.
00:24:54I'm buying dinner.
00:24:58Did you seriously think I'd spend a hundred pounds on...
00:25:00No, I'm...
00:25:01Jesus.
00:25:03Wait.
00:25:04You think I'm not worth one hundred pounds?
00:25:08I'm not spending one hundred pounds to snort Chewbacca.
00:25:11You know what?
00:25:12Dinner's cancelled.
00:25:16Are you sure about that?
00:25:19I present to you.
00:25:21Meatball spaghetti, stir-fried veggies, and french fries.
00:25:24You're welcome.
00:25:25Interesting combo.
00:25:27Well, I know we're not in Italy or France, but this will do.
00:25:31It's...
00:25:32Good.
00:25:39Was that a compliment?
00:25:41Although, I am obliged to inform you.
00:25:44Meatball spaghetti isn't Italian.
00:25:46It's American.
00:25:47And french fries, likely born in South America.
00:25:50You should read more.
00:25:53Put it down.
00:25:55I paid for it.
00:25:56You really just have to win every argument, don't you?
00:25:58To be fair, you make it very easy.
00:26:02It's only easy because it costs you a hundred pounds.
00:26:06You know, if you'd ask for more, I probably would have given it to you.
00:26:08I'll make sure to it next time.
00:26:23Okay, Alice.
00:26:25It's fine.
00:26:26You're fine.
00:26:349-1-1, what's with your emergency?
00:26:409-1-1, what's with your emergency?
00:26:42It's my dad. He needs help. He just had a stroke.
00:26:45Okay, miss. Hurricane's constant traffic. Shut down. We'll get to you as soon as we can.
00:26:49Please, he's not well.
00:26:51I understand. Can you confirm your address?
00:26:55Dad, yes, I'm right here.
00:26:57All right. My daughter.
00:27:01Please, stay with me, Dad. Please.
00:27:07No. Please, wake up.
00:27:14Dad, please. Please don't leave me.
00:27:17Dad, please.
00:27:18Bye.
00:27:29Bye.
00:27:32Bye.
00:27:38Take care.
00:27:39Take care.
00:27:42Bye.
00:27:43Bye.
00:27:45Bye.
00:27:47Bye.
00:27:49You, what are you doing here?
00:27:55You were crying.
00:27:58Loudly.
00:28:00Kind of hard to ignore.
00:28:02Right.
00:28:03Sorry for the noise.
00:28:05Wait, you know Snarky come back?
00:28:08Not tonight, I'm too tired.
00:28:10If you're here to argue, knock yourself out.
00:28:14You were calling for your dad, right?
00:28:18A hurricane hit New York.
00:28:20Power went down, traffic froze.
00:28:24Dad had a stroke.
00:28:25But he couldn't get help in time.
00:28:29I sat there with a candle while he laid there.
00:28:36Peaceful.
00:28:38Like he was asleep.
00:28:40But he wasn't.
00:28:45So that's why you and your mum moved here?
00:28:48This used to be your hometown.
00:28:51After dad left, we had nowhere else to go.
00:29:00What are you doing?
00:29:05Come on.
00:29:07Come on.
00:29:22Wait.
00:29:23I thought the peril was out.
00:29:25It is.
00:29:26We have our own generator.
00:29:27Wow.
00:29:29Rich people houses her.
00:29:30Just for tonight,
00:29:32I'll allow it.
00:29:35Allow what?
00:29:36You can call this place your house.
00:29:38So enjoy it.
00:29:40Stephen King's first edition.
00:29:41Alan Gisberg's handwritten letters.
00:29:43Jane Austen's notes.
00:29:45All yours.
00:29:50This is your home, Alice Keaton.
00:29:59Careful.
00:30:00Almost sounded sweet.
00:30:02Don't push it.
00:30:03Okay, then.
00:30:07I have one request.
00:30:13What is it?
00:30:21Are you ever going to make a move?
00:30:23Wait.
00:30:23Give me a second.
00:30:25I'm thinking.
00:30:26You had one wish.
00:30:28Anything in the world.
00:30:29And in the middle of a thunderstorm,
00:30:32Inside a literal mansion,
00:30:34You chose chess.
00:30:36Yeah.
00:30:37Got a problem?
00:30:38It's just so cool.
00:30:39Like spies or genius villains in movies.
00:30:42It's literally a board game.
00:30:44Says the guy who owns a custom set.
00:30:47Wait.
00:30:48Does the knight go diagonally?
00:30:50For the tenth time,
00:30:51It moves in an L shape.
00:30:54One.
00:30:55Two.
00:30:56Then turn.
00:30:58There.
00:30:59Happy.
00:31:00Ecstatic.
00:31:03You know,
00:31:04That's suicide.
00:31:05Or a brilliant long-term sacrifice.
00:31:07You are playing checkers at a chessboard.
00:31:09Still beating you in sarcasm.
00:31:11You literally haven't won any past arguments.
00:31:13Golding disagrees.
00:31:14It's going to be a long night.
00:31:16Oh my...
00:31:17No.
00:31:18Why?
00:31:18What's going on with that?
00:31:18You can't do that.
00:31:20No, no.
00:31:21Oh my God.
00:31:23You had to shop a trip and about it all wrong.
00:31:26I'm glad to pull you in close
00:31:27As we're locked on your phone.
00:31:29All yourself open as I'm moving on.
00:31:33Oh, you're
00:31:35Showing up at my door.
00:31:38Holding your heart there inside your hands.
00:31:42Maybe he's not so awful after all.
00:31:52Um, who are you?
00:31:59What are you doing here?
00:32:01Well, your parents said you were still at home.
00:32:03Thank God you skipped that boring grand tour.
00:32:06Who needs Italy and France again, right?
00:32:08When did you get back?
00:32:09Last night.
00:32:10From Zurich.
00:32:11You didn't answer my messages.
00:32:14I missed you.
00:32:16Anyway, thought I'd come surprise you.
00:32:18Apparently, I'm transferring to Ashford.
00:32:21Your parents were so thrilled.
00:32:23They didn't tell me about this.
00:32:24I wanted to deliver the happy news myself.
00:32:26They said it'd be lovely for us to reconnect.
00:32:30You know, considering the engagement and all.
00:32:34Engagement.
00:32:35Oh, did no one tell you?
00:32:38He's promised.
00:32:40Old money stuff.
00:32:41Very retro.
00:32:42I didn't agree to that.
00:32:43You didn't have to.
00:32:44It's never up to us.
00:32:47Where did you find this little toy?
00:32:50Serena.
00:32:50I can hear you now.
00:32:52Oh, an American.
00:32:55How refreshing.
00:33:00Goodbye.
00:33:01Wait.
00:33:17Where are you going?
00:33:19You still owe me breakfast.
00:33:21You only paid for dinner.
00:33:23I have homework.
00:33:24Goodbye.
00:33:28Your little toy has quite the temper.
00:33:30Serena, can you please just stop?
00:33:33Teasing the help.
00:33:40That's her.
00:33:41That's the one from Kenwood's house.
00:33:44Was she like the maid or something?
00:34:01Oh, my God.
00:34:02What's wrong with people?
00:34:04They're saying you live with Charles.
00:34:06Oh, and Serena.
00:34:07What about her?
00:34:08Well, apparently she told everyone you were caught sneaking into his room.
00:34:12Of course she did.
00:34:14Of course she did.
00:34:26Careful, Alice.
00:34:27You're starting to look desperate.
00:34:43Come to the music room.
00:34:46Urgent.
00:34:46I just remembered I need to check something.
00:34:49You guys go ahead.
00:34:50Yeah, okay.
00:34:57Hello?
00:34:58Is someone there?
00:34:59Seriously?
00:35:01They've been getting old.
00:35:13Wait.
00:35:15Music room, what?
00:35:19James?
00:35:20Was anybody in here earlier?
00:35:22Just Miss Serena.
00:35:22Said she was waiting for you.
00:35:25Sir?
00:35:27Sir, it's raining.
00:35:39Come on, Alice.
00:35:41You're fine.
00:35:43You're not that girl again.
00:35:51Wait.
00:35:51Can you remind me one more time?
00:35:54Okay.
00:35:55Rook's moving straight lines.
00:35:57Yeah.
00:35:57Bishops move diagonally.
00:36:00And knights...
00:36:01The knight's the weird one.
00:36:07Rook's...
00:36:08Straight lines.
00:36:11Bishops...
00:36:12Diagonally.
00:36:14Hello?
00:36:16Hello?
00:36:34The text.
00:36:36Are you okay?
00:36:38Are you hurt?
00:36:39I...
00:36:40I'm okay.
00:36:41I...
00:36:41I saw the text and I thought...
00:36:43I...
00:36:43I didn't see the message.
00:36:45Serena took my phone.
00:36:46I didn't know.
00:36:47I'm sorry.
00:36:48I'm...
00:36:49Okay.
00:36:51You're gonna catch a cold.
00:36:52You're freezing.
00:36:53You didn't have to come.
00:36:56Don't tell me what I have to do.
00:36:59Give me hope that feels like hope...
00:37:22That wasn't a mistake.
00:37:24If that's what you're about to say.
00:37:27I...
00:37:27Wasn't going to.
00:37:41You're really bad at this, you know.
00:37:43What?
00:37:44Kissing?
00:37:45Hiding feelings.
00:38:08Dump those Ewok pyjamas.
00:38:10Oh, you wish.
00:38:13Seriously.
00:38:14It's a cock block.
00:38:16You kissed me.
00:38:19That's basically consent to everything.
00:38:27Dangerous words, Keaton.
00:38:28I might hold you to that.
00:38:40You'll be working in pairs on your comparative essays.
00:38:43The list is on the board.
00:38:46One, two, three, four.
00:38:51Are you okay?
00:38:52Fly me to outer space.
00:38:57That's where I'll see your face.
00:39:01And have you with me.
00:39:07It may seem dark.
00:39:11But you always light my spark.
00:39:21You're welcome.
00:39:26They're either enemies or secretly married.
00:39:29Honestly?
00:39:31Right.
00:39:34I was sure I'd never find someone to make my head spin around.
00:39:38No one's ever gonna be the thing I need.
00:39:41They all just let me down.
00:39:43But baby, you saved me.
00:39:46Time been new.
00:39:48Everything's so different now.
00:39:52So, the night goes in an L shape, right?
00:39:56Why is that the only one you remember?
00:39:58Because it's weird.
00:40:00And I like weird.
00:40:09Check.
00:40:15You're cheating.
00:40:17I'm winning.
00:40:18There's a difference.
00:40:19You are very distracting.
00:40:21And you like it.
00:40:23I will be the fall in your day.
00:40:26I'll be the night of the darkest days.
00:40:31I'll hold you in my arms.
00:40:33Charles.
00:40:35We need to talk.
00:40:44I expected poor judgment.
00:40:46But this in my house?
00:40:48It isn't what it looks like.
00:40:50No.
00:40:51Kissing a servant's daughter in the family library.
00:40:54Enlighten me then, Charles.
00:40:56We came back tonight after speaking with Serena.
00:40:59Imagine our surprise walking in on this.
00:41:02She isn't just...
00:41:04You have no right to barge in.
00:41:07On my property.
00:41:10I care about her.
00:41:13I'm not ashamed of that.
00:41:13That's enough.
00:41:17Why do you care?
00:41:18We're protecting our son's future.
00:41:21And our name.
00:41:23You think this protects me?
00:41:25We think she does not belong in your world.
00:41:31Then maybe I don't either.
00:41:35You're ready to give up everything for a girl you barely know?
00:41:41Yes.
00:41:42Then are you sure she's ready?
00:41:52I'm asking you, do you think she's ready to lose everything, regardless of how little that is, just to be
00:41:59with you?
00:42:00What are you talking about?
00:42:02You left us no choice, son.
00:42:03You shouldn't disobey your father.
00:42:07No choice, sir.
00:42:08Pelton, it's Frederick Kenwood.
00:42:11Ah, Mr. Kenwood, how can I help?
00:42:13If a scholarship student were to violate our behavioural code in a public setting with photographic evidence, would that warrant
00:42:22a review?
00:42:23Yes, sir.
00:42:28So, answer me again.
00:42:30Do you think she's ready to lose everything just to be with you?
00:42:45Charles, what happened?
00:42:47Did your parents say something?
00:42:48Are they mad?
00:42:48Is everything okay?
00:42:50Pack your things.
00:42:53You can't stay here anymore.
00:42:55What?
00:42:57My parents fired your mother.
00:42:59She's leaving.
00:43:00So are you.
00:43:01Wait, why?
00:43:03Is it because of us?
00:43:04We can fix this.
00:43:05I'll get a job.
00:43:06Stop, stop it.
00:43:07You don't get it.
00:43:08If I don't walk away from this, they'll cut me off.
00:43:12Okay?
00:43:13No card.
00:43:14No trust.
00:43:15No support.
00:43:17Nothing.
00:43:17Then, then we'll figure it out.
00:43:20We don't need all that.
00:43:22We can...
00:43:22Do you really think I'm going to live like that?
00:43:28So that's what this was?
00:43:30Just fun until it got inconvenient.
00:43:34What did they promise you?
00:43:38Nothing.
00:43:41They just reminded me of what's real.
00:43:47Charles, I'm not stupid.
00:43:49You don't just turn into a cold stranger because of one conversation.
00:43:53What did they threaten you with?
00:44:00What did they threaten you with?
00:44:02This is the difference between me and you.
00:44:04What?
00:44:05You think you know me.
00:44:07Or what I have.
00:44:09You don't, Alice.
00:44:11You're still lying.
00:44:12I'm not, Alice.
00:44:14Look around you.
00:44:15This mansion you thought was a museum.
00:44:18It's my house.
00:44:20My world.
00:44:22I was bored into this.
00:44:24I am not choosing between this.
00:44:28And something I picked up for a moment of fun.
00:44:34Don't do this, Charles.
00:44:36You don't mean it.
00:44:37It was fun.
00:44:38But you?
00:44:41You don't compare to what I own.
00:44:44I'll survive the loss.
00:44:51I should have known.
00:44:54Guys like you don't end up with girls like me.
00:44:59You play with them, then you throw them away.
00:45:03Go to sleep, Alice.
00:45:16This fall is a little more than I expected.
00:45:21In so deep I can barely see myself.
00:45:28Yeah, around me feels so heavy but depleted.
00:45:34But I find this the place to test myself.
00:45:46Oops.
00:46:04Oh, sorry.
00:46:05Didn't see you there.
00:46:07Then again, nobody does.
00:46:09Move, please.
00:46:11Hmm.
00:46:12Try begging.
00:46:18You know what?
00:46:19Keep it.
00:46:25Poor thing.
00:46:26So dramatic.
00:46:29Don't.
00:46:30Excuse me.
00:46:31I warned you.
00:46:33Walk away, Serena.
00:46:36Oh.
00:46:55Last week's group assignments were mostly forgettable.
00:46:59But one pair surprised me in a good way.
00:47:02Charles Kenwood and Alice Keaton.
00:47:05Would you mind giving us a short summary?
00:47:08She loves the sound of her own voice.
00:47:10Better have it.
00:47:11I couldn't stay.
00:47:12I couldn't wait.
00:47:14But I thought that you should know that I would have.
00:47:18Can hang around.
00:47:18Our essay explored what happens when two fundamentally different voices meet.
00:47:24Like logic and chaos.
00:47:25Or silence and noise.
00:47:28Different worlds.
00:47:29Different rules.
00:47:32At first glance, they clash.
00:47:34But what makes the story interesting is what happens next.
00:47:38Confusion.
00:47:40Curiosity.
00:47:41But in the end, some stories aren't about staying.
00:47:44And yes, there is no such thing as a happy ending.
00:47:57And yes, there is no such thing as a happy ending.
00:48:01Is she still talking about the essay?
00:48:06Miss Keaton?
00:48:08Dramatic as always.
00:48:10All right.
00:48:11Thank you, Alice.
00:48:12That was...
00:48:13later.
00:48:16Are you okay?
00:48:16A reminder that good literature always stirs something.
00:48:23Hello?
00:48:25Hi, here's Alice Keaton.
00:48:26This is Whitmore Press.
00:48:27We've been following your work.
00:48:28We'd like to offer you a long-term publishing contract.
00:48:31Name your price.
00:48:32We'll make it work.
00:48:33Sorry, what?
00:48:44That's...
00:48:45kind of...
00:48:46insane.
00:48:47Who's behind this?
00:48:48Your sponsor wishes to remain anonymous.
00:48:51Can...
00:48:51can I meet them?
00:48:54I want to.
00:48:56Please.
00:48:57Or at least tell me a name.
00:49:03Sorry, they wish to stay in office.
00:49:05So their only interest in words, not the person.
00:49:07I'd really like to meet them.
00:49:08I'm sorry, Miss Keaton.
00:49:09They were very good.
00:49:11I think the most generous offer we've ever given a video on time.
00:49:14I see.
00:49:15Congratulations again.
00:49:21You got the interview.
00:49:22It's just an interview.
00:49:23I haven't gotten it yet.
00:49:24Still, Alice Keaton at Oxford.
00:49:27That's iconic.
00:49:36You okay?
00:49:37Yeah.
00:49:39I'm so excited.
00:49:54It's done, Mr. Kenwood.
00:49:55Miss Keaton signed the contract.
00:49:58Good.
00:49:59It's a generous deal.
00:50:01You sure you don't want it to know?
00:50:03No.
00:50:05No.
00:50:05No, it's better if I stay out of her life.
00:50:16Congratulations, Alice Keaton.
00:50:19Go live the life you were always meant to.
00:50:27Your engagement and announcement should align perfectly with the Foundation Gala.
00:50:33And the Browns already offered to host the London reception.
00:50:38It's all coming together beautifully.
00:50:43I've lost my appetite.
00:50:48I'll go check on him.
00:50:54What's your problem, Charles?
00:51:01Disengagement is not happening.
00:51:03It's not up to you.
00:51:03You know that.
00:51:04Serena, we're not doing this.
00:51:07You've changed.
00:51:12Or maybe I finally just stopped pretending.
00:51:43You're the sponsor.
00:51:45You've been funding Alice Keaton this whole time.
00:51:49So?
00:51:51You lied to everyone, including her.
00:51:54I protected her.
00:51:57You loved her.
00:51:59Still do.
00:52:02Let it go, Serena.
00:52:05There's no point.
00:52:15I need a favour.
00:52:17Find out when the Oxford interview is.
00:52:20And make sure Alice Keaton won't show up.
00:52:27Anything?
00:52:28No?
00:52:30She's not answering.
00:52:31The interview's almost over.
00:52:33Well, shouldn't just not show up.
00:52:35Something's wrong.
00:52:37Where's Alice?
00:52:39When was the last time you heard from her?
00:52:41Last night.
00:52:42She said she was prepping all evening.
00:52:47James, track someone for me.
00:52:51Wait.
00:52:52Where are you going?
00:53:00Chill, okay?
00:53:01It won't hurt you.
00:53:03Yeah.
00:53:04We're just supposed to keep you away from the interview.
00:53:06That's it.
00:53:14Shit.
00:53:15Come back.
00:53:24Come back.
00:53:25Come back.
00:53:27Come back.
00:53:27Come back.
00:53:27Come back.
00:53:28Come back.
00:53:29Come back.
00:53:30Come back.
00:53:31Come back.
00:53:32Come back.
00:53:41Come back.
00:53:42Come back.
00:53:44I remember how it meant
00:53:47Didn't need a second guess
00:53:54Hey, hey, hey, Alice, Alice
00:53:57Alice, stay with me, stay with me, stay with me, Alice
00:54:00Alice
00:54:07You're awake?
00:54:09Where, where am I?
00:54:11A local clinic, passerby brought you in
00:54:15Passerby
00:54:16He found you on the side of the road
00:54:18He had to leave, he didn't leave a name
00:54:21Oh
00:54:24The interview, what time is it?
00:54:26Easy, it's okay
00:54:27Someone already contacted the university
00:54:30And sent in your writing samples
00:54:32They've rescheduled your interview for tomorrow
00:54:34Wait, what, who?
00:54:36No idea, but it's all taken care of
00:54:41What did you say?
00:54:43Nothing
00:54:43I just
00:54:46Had a dream
00:54:58I got him!
00:55:02Oh, I knew it
00:55:05Too bad Charles isn't here to watch you crush it
00:55:08He's not here
00:55:10Oh, you didn't know
00:55:12Know what?
00:55:14He left
00:55:14A few days ago, yeah
00:55:16Everyone doesn't really know where he went
00:55:18Honestly, Asher's been quieter without him
00:55:21It's probably for the best
00:55:22Come on
00:55:28Alice?
00:55:32The summer I met Charles Kenwood was loud
00:55:37Chaotic
00:55:37Unexpected
00:55:41And with his absence
00:55:43Come on
00:55:45It ended quietly
00:55:48Like summers always do
00:56:03And joining us today
00:56:05The decade's most unexpected literary phenomenon
00:56:09Alice Keaton
00:56:10Thank you for having me
00:56:11No, your words moved millions
00:56:14They say your stories feel real
00:56:17Especially the ones about love
00:56:19Thank you
00:56:19Which brings us to the most obvious question
00:56:22How's your dating life like these days?
00:56:25No comment
00:56:25A little bird told me that the past four years
00:56:29Has been just writing and working
00:56:31Not even a single date
00:56:32Let me guess a bird named Sherry
00:56:34She caught me
00:56:35Still no comment
00:56:36All right, all right
00:56:37No matter what you say
00:56:39You write love like someone who's lived it
00:56:43If you're so real
00:56:44Because once I did
00:56:46With someone who felt like chaos and clarity
00:56:48Behind Alice Keaton
00:56:50And no one ever quite matched the light after that
00:56:53And let's give it up for Alice Keaton one more time
00:57:07Congratulations Alice
00:57:08The numbers just came in
00:57:09You broke your own record
00:57:13That's incredible
00:57:14We're thinking celebration
00:57:15Press
00:57:16Photos
00:57:17Maybe tonight
00:57:18Actually
00:57:19There's something I'd rather do
00:57:22I'd like to meet with the person who
00:57:24Believed in me first
00:57:26My sponsor
00:57:28You're sure?
00:57:29Yeah
00:57:29Just once
00:57:32Tonight
00:57:327pm
00:57:43Good evening
00:57:48Good evening
00:57:52May I sit?
00:57:58Hey Mr. Nonchalant
00:58:03Hi
00:58:04Hi
00:58:07You look well
00:58:11And you look like you just stepped out of a GQ cover
00:58:14You always did
00:58:16You were expecting someone else
00:58:19I was
00:58:21Open
00:58:23But I guess I always knew
00:58:25I didn't come here to confuse you
00:58:28Or to reopen anything
00:58:31I just wanted to say congratulations
00:58:35Oh
00:58:35Thank you
00:58:39Didn't know you're still reading
00:58:41You're rich enough not to do so
00:58:44Always
00:58:46Either way
00:58:47Your sponsorship started my career
00:58:49So
00:58:50No
00:58:50No
00:58:51You earned everything
00:58:56Every word
00:58:57Every page
00:59:00Every reader
00:59:02That's what I came to say
00:59:07It was good to see you again
00:59:09I hope
00:59:10Charles
00:59:12Can you just
00:59:14Wait a little longer
00:59:22I think I knew it was you
00:59:25There was one email
00:59:28You said something
00:59:30It felt familiar
00:59:31Really?
00:59:32Kind of had that
00:59:33Rich asshole with a conscience energy
00:59:35Very on brand
00:59:38I should have anonymized my grammar
00:59:40Too late
00:59:40Your semicolon usage gave you away
00:59:43Still the only girl I know
00:59:45Who flirts through punctuation
00:59:46Still the only guy I know
00:59:48Who uses wilds unironically
00:59:52You've changed
00:59:54But
00:59:56Not really
00:59:58You haven't changed
01:00:01But
01:00:01Maybe you've grown into who you really were
01:00:06Anyway
01:00:07I wanted to say
01:00:09Thank you
01:00:11And
01:00:13Thanks for being here tonight
01:00:15You didn't have to come
01:00:17Don't tell me what I have to do
01:00:19You didn't have to come
01:00:24Don't tell me
01:00:26What I have to do
01:00:46If you could go back
01:00:48If you had the chance
01:00:49To do it all again
01:00:50Would you do anything differently
01:00:57No
01:01:03No
01:01:03No
01:01:07I see
01:01:12I know my answer now
01:01:13I didn't have the power
01:01:14I didn't have the power back then
01:01:15Not enough to protect you
01:01:17I couldn't watch you get crushed because of me
01:01:21Because of my name
01:01:22My family
01:01:25I didn't want to be the reason you lost everything
01:01:28So you just disappeared
01:01:29Without a word
01:01:34If you had the chance to see the world
01:01:36Without me weighing you down
01:01:38If you still chose me after that
01:01:44You keep saying you wanted to give me a choice
01:01:47But you made a choice for me
01:01:51Did it ever cross your mind that maybe
01:01:56I would have chosen you anyway
01:02:04I didn't think I was the smart choice
01:02:06You weren't
01:02:09But
01:02:10I never claimed to be that smart
01:02:20This is me
01:02:22Right
01:02:30I'm still mad at you, you know
01:02:34I'm still in love with you, you know
01:02:44Do you want to come in for a bit?
01:02:48You're asking your ex
01:02:50Who you haven't seen in four years
01:02:51To come into your hotel
01:02:53At approximately 11pm
01:02:57You were right
01:02:58You never were that smart
01:03:01You don't have to come
01:03:02Don't tell me what I have to do
01:03:33It's almost like you say
01:03:34Still is
01:03:36You're lucky you're a good kisser
01:03:41That is cute to me
01:03:42Don't you dare quote poetry
01:03:45I wasn't going to
01:03:46I forgot all of it the day you left
01:03:48Then shut up
01:03:50And prove it
01:03:58I still can't believe this is happening
01:03:59I told you
01:04:01They're either worst enemies or secretly married
01:04:03And I told you
01:04:26And I told you
01:04:33They're both
01:04:33Tell you the truth
01:04:34Except for when you ask how your cooking was
01:04:37Then I lie
01:04:39Respectfully
01:04:41I vow to keep choosing you
01:04:44Loudly
01:04:46Quietly
01:04:48Always
01:04:49Even when you forget to do the laundry
01:04:53Is he actually good at this?
01:04:55For me
01:04:56He did beat her at song
01:04:57I love it
01:05:01I vow to argue with you at least twice a week
01:05:03Especially over Shakespeare
01:05:06I vow to write you into every story
01:05:09Even when I say I didn't
01:05:11You will always be part of my life
01:05:14If she quotes Austen in this toast
01:05:16I'm out
01:05:17No you're not
01:05:17You're going to cry harder
01:05:18For the rest of life
01:05:23For the rest of your life
01:05:36I can't believe you picked Paris
01:05:44It's such a cliche honeymoon destination
01:05:48Guard your phone
01:05:49Relax
01:05:50Just don't dress like a walking inheritance
01:05:52And you'll be fine
01:05:56You are not wearing that on our honeymoon
01:05:59Please, Alice, go change
01:06:02Don't tell me what I have to do
01:06:07No
01:06:08No
01:06:09No, no, no, no
01:06:10That is not an invitation
01:06:11Do not take off these clothes
01:06:13You're overruled
01:06:13You look much better without them
01:06:21To the ones who loved in silence
01:06:23In chaos
01:06:24In chapters
01:06:27You will find your way home
01:06:31Sometimes I want to be on my own
01:06:34But I don't want to die alone
01:06:37No
01:06:38No
01:06:41No
01:06:42No
01:06:42No
01:06:43No
01:06:44No
01:06:46No
01:06:46No
01:06:47No
01:06:47No
01:06:49No
01:06:50No
01:06:50No
01:06:50No
01:06:50No
01:06:51No
01:06:51No
01:06:51No
01:06:52No
01:06:52No
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