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(screen clatters) (choir humming)

(gentle dramatic music)

(static hissing)

(screen clicks)

(birds chirping)

(liquid sloshing)

(glass thuds)

(birds chirping)

(rain pattering)

- [Jack] When's your flight?

- [Anna] Seven.

I have never flown over the ocean before.

- [Jack] Oh yeah?

- [Anna] Yeah.

(soft somber music)

Uh, do you have the, uh?

(somber music)

- Right.

(soft somber music) (Anna sighing)

(bracelet clinking)

- [Anna] Thank you.

- Sure.

(somber music)

- Are you gonna be okay?

- Don't worry about me. Go get 'em.

(soft somber music) (rain pattering)

What?

- Maybe.

I- I was thinking maybe.

- What?

(rousing somber music)

(Anna sighs)

Do you wanna keep this?

Please?

(thunder rumbling) (melancholic music)

- I thought you were gonna say something else.

- [Anna] What?

- Nothing.

- Tell me.

- Please don't make this harder than it has to be.

(somber music)

- I'm just asking for honesty.

Knowing you, I didn't think that'd be difficult.

- I thought you were gonna ask me to go with you.

(rousing melancholic music)

(rousing poignant music)

(rousing poignant music continues)

(rousing poignant music continues)

(gentle poignant music)

(bracelet clinking)

(radio bleeps) - Cut. Fantastic.

That's a wrap, guys.

Calling all crew to the stage to clear out.

(radio bleeps) Oh, and,

and someone tell Jack he did a great job

before he asks. - There you go.

- [Crew Member] I'm so proud of you.

(crew softly chattering)

- Hey, uh, nice work today.

It was really great working with you.

- You too.

- Um, was what I did okay?

- What?

- Just like, you know, like the, the bans that,

well, you know, like the minimal eye-contact thing.

- Um, yeah, uh, that was good.

I noticed that.

- Yeah, okay. I just wanted to make sure.

- No, yeah, um, the eyes. Smart

- And uh, the, sorry, the, the very end,

it didn't seem like forced or anything?

- I wasn't anywhere near the video village, Jack.

I didn't see anything after I walked away.

So I don't know.

- Right.

- Seemed genuine.

- Genuine? Yeah.

- Yeah.

(crew softly chattering)

(sighs) Um, you never heard back

about the Victor Cross movie?

- No, but you know, I mean, like, I've been,

you know, checking my phone nonstop and, uh.

- [Anna] Well, cool enough you got to audition, right?

You miss every shot you don't take.

- Right.

- Take it easy, Jack.

(crew chattering)

- Please.

Okay? Please.

(car engine cranking)

(Jack sighs)

God, I will try to believe in you

if you just help me out here.

Okay?

(car engine cranking)

Goddamn! (gasps)

(knuckles rapping) - Hey, did you pay?

- Yeah.

- [Carpark Attendant] I don't think you did, man.

- I, 100%. How much was it?

- [Carpark Attendant] It's 35, big dog.

- Yeah, I definitely paid that.

(car engine rumbling)

All right. Yeah, have a good one.

- [Carpark Attendant] Bro, where are you going?

- Okay, so, hold on, the nuggets are 1.75?

- Yes. - Okay, I'll have those.

- [Waiter] All right. Sauces?

- What's my total?

- It's gonna be 4- - Ranch, please.

I'm, I'm sorry?

- [Waiter] It's gonna be 4.88.

(somber music) (Jack sighs)

- Actually, can we take the nuggets off?

- [Waiter] Sure.

- And the, the ranch is free, right?

(somber music)

(birds chirping)

(Jack sighing)

(somber music continues)

(audience applauding)

- [Ruby] Oh my. Oh my.

Thank you. Thank you!

(gasps) How lucky am I to be up here?

My dreams have really come true.

To live every day as an actor is the most beautiful gift.

(chuckles) I feel the need to say something wise,

something inspiring.

I'm sure I'm running out time,

so I'll stop before I say something silly.

Thank you.

(somber music)

- I'm trying, Granny, I'm trying.

(Jack sighs)

(somber music)

(phone thuds)

(Jack sighs) (traffic whooshing)

(solemn music) (birds chirping)

(brooms clattering)

(Jack sighs)

- Hey, Jack.

(rain pattering)

There's a couple having sex, and the other sex.

- Again?

Can you talk to management? This is happening every week.

- (sighs) It's not that big a deal, Jock.

- No, Ella, it is a big deal.

I guarantee you it's because our slogan

is "The best clown in town."

- (sighs) Well, that's your opinion.

I like our slogan, so.

- Can you go stop them?

- No.

- Why not?

Did you walk in on them?

- It was, it's not like I was watching them or anything.

I was just, like, making sure

that they were, like, actually doing something, so.

- What?

(sighs) All right, I'll handle it.

- (sighs) Okay, well, I'll go see if they're still there.

(rain pattering)

(shoes squeak)

(footsteps tapping)

(liquid squishing)

(Jack gasps)

- Oh! (exhales sharply)

(phone buzzing)

Hey, Vivian, what's going on?

- Jack, I've got something big here.

- Okay.

- I kind of can't even believe it.

- Vivian, please, the good news. I'm at work.

- Work? Oh hell, no.

The talented grandson of Ruby Russell

should not be working at some nastyass movie theater.

I mean, really, it's a goddamn crime.

- Just tell me what's going on.

- You know what, go ahead and quit.

- Why?

- Because, my friend, you are going to be

in the next Victor Cross movie.

(gentle dramatic music)

- Really? You're joking.

- I am dead serious.

I talked to the casting director, Kimmy Beaman.

First of all, she loves your grandmother's work

and now she wants to work with you.

- Really? Did they like my audition though?

- Uh, Jack, Victor Cross wants to meet with you,

of course they liked your audition.

And I mean, you've got your grandmother's acting skills

coursing through your veins, don't you?

Here, look, you meet with him

tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, okay?

- All right.

- All right?

Do you realize how big this is?

Like, we are both about to get pay raises.

Oh, and you'll get artistic fulfillment

or whatever it is you're always talking about.

- Yeah, okay, um, I'll be there at 9:00.

- And don't forget, Mr. Cross, Ms. Beaman,

please, and thank you.

And shake hands, let 'em know

they made the right decision by going with you, Jack.

- Okay. Thank you, bye.

(solemn music)

- Hey, Jack?

There's a couple going absolutely primal

on each other in theater one.

(birds chirping)

- (clicks tongue) Well, Jack, you know Victor Cross.

- Of course. I'm a huge fan, it's a pleasure to meet you.

S- sorry. Sorry about that.

- (sighs) Um, Victor and I have been friends for years,

and he's always put his trust in me

to find the best actors for the roles he writes.

For this movie we're having our first disagreement,

if you will. (chuckles)

I personally think it would be historical

to have Ruby Russell's grandson

start his career with Victor.

That's what you're here to prove to him.

So tell us, who are you, Jack?

- Who am I?

Um. Do you want me to do another scene for you?

- No. Answering the question I asked will suffice.

- Of course. Uh.

- (chuckles) Let's move on.

- Please. (sighs)

Do you know how I'm gonna know who's right

to be in my movie?

- Are you asking, um, in an interview.

- It's chemistry.

- Right. Right.

- That is, above all else,

the single most important ingredient

to a Victor Cross film.

Your grandmother is your grandmother.

I'm not gonna hire you because of your name, okay?

I wanna see chemistry.

I don't care about your jawline,

or if you can cry on demand, any of that stuff.

I wanna see a genuine connection

on the screen.

- And I think that your name

could draw in a whole new audience

and take this film to the next level.

With that said, to see if you are right for the role,

we're going to send you and your co-star

on a trip this weekend to get to know each other,

so that on Monday, during your screen test,

we can avoid the awkward starstruck stuttering

that we're very tired of seeing.

- Starstruck?

- Your co-star is going to be Mae Garyn Parker.

(screen crashing) (camera shutters clicking)

- You said?

- Mae Garyn Parker?

- Mm-hmm. (melancholic music)

And we're, we're gonna be taking a trip?

- Right, uh, you'll be staying in Victor's Malibu house.

- With Mae?

- Yes.

(gentle suspenseful music)

- Got it. Ah, that's chill.

- Are you okay?

- Me? - Mm-hmm.

- Oh yeah. (door creaks)

(door thuds)

- [Mae] Sorry, I know I'm late.

- Oh, don't worry, um,

this is who we're looking at to play Charles.

This is Jack.

- Hi. (gentle dramatic music)

(gentle wistful music)

- Jack?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Are you okay?

- Of cour, yeah, I- I'm cool, cool. (hiccups)

Hiccups, I'm sorry.

Um, you said Charles?

(Jack hiccups) - Yes,

that's who you'd be playing in the movie.

Uh, your characters are engaged.

- And that's all you can know.

I want a believable relationship on the screen.

You can't struggle as a couple

if you don't know your partner.

Hence chemistry.

- Yes, we're just filling Jack in

on the trip for this weekend.

You're all set for that?

- Yeah, yeah, Sarah's bringing all my bags

to the house while I do Evie's.

- Oh my God, that's tonight?

- Yeah. Is that okay?

I mean, he can just meet me at the house afterward.

- It's perfect. He can go with you.

(Jack hiccups) - What? To Evie's?

- You can handle it, right?

- Yes, sir. We're talking about the evening show?

- Oh, what time are you on?

- 6:00.

- All right, well, I guess the weekend starts now.

(door rattles) Oh!

- [Calvin] Hey, gang.

(door thuds) - Calvin.

Hi. What are you doing?

- You know what, I thought it'd be nice

to just take a bit of time

and introduce myself to the, uh, competition.

(Calvin chuckles)

- I'm sorry?

- Um, this is our other option.

We're choosing between the two of you for the role.

You know, Calvin Weber.

(screen crashes) (camera shutters clicking)

- [Reporters] Calvin!

- Kim, you're gonna break my heart. Other option?

But I mean, of course, you know,

if he knows Mae, he knows me.

You've, you've seen "Falling in a Dream," right?

(Jack hiccups) Oh, (chuckles) you okay?

You look a little bit nervous.

Look, I get it.

Big table, execs.

Dude, just try not to act nervous,

it's one of those things.

But I mean, of course, you know,

you've heard about this award season buzz, right?

Everybody's heard about it.

We've got the whole dream team here.

I guess these two really do think

that lightning only strikes once.

I mean, come on, guys, are you really this hesitant

to let me and Mae lead another movie?

- We wanna see if we can mix it up.

- Okay, I can respect that.

I trust you to make the right call.

On right call.

Hey, Mae. How are we?

- I know who you are.

- (chuckles) Oh, he does, that's a start.

Ah, what's your name then chap?

- I'm Jack.

- Jack? Yeah?

- Yeah.

- What's your second name?

- Jack Russell.

- Jack. Wait, wait, I've, I've heard that before, haven't I?

- Uh, yeah, you probably heard

of my grandmother, Ruby Russell.

- Ruby Russell, of, (laughs) of course.

- Do you know her? - Yeah, of course.

I'm, I'm so sorry.

Of course, she was in, um.

- She was in "Ticket to the End."

- Yeah. (chuckles) No, I am just taking the piss, man.

I don't watch black-and-white movies.

Anyway, I'm gonna let you guys wrap up here, yeah?

Crack on.

Wait, sorry.

Jack Russell. I've, I have heard that before, haven't I?

(Calvin laughs)

(Calvin imitates dog bark)

(laughs) It's a dog-eat-dog world out here, mate.

I'll see you soon.

Kimmy, Victor, pleasure.

(door rattles) (door creaking)

Lisa, I'm not joking, I need a haircut.

If I can't find you one more time when I need a haircut,

I'm gonna have- - Okay, then.

Um, here's your itinerary for the weekend.

(Jack hiccups)

- (clears throat) Okay, take this.

This is your objective for the weekend.

Now, if I see you completed your objective on Monday,

you'll be back here Tuesday.

Mae, you get one too.

Okay, you go ahead and read these,

and don't show each other.

(air whooshing)

(quirky dramatic music)

(Jack hiccups)

(quirky dramatic music continues)

♪ The sun is burning red ♪

♪ It's raining ash through my car's cracked window ♪

(quirky dramatic music continues)

♪ I check my rearview mirror ♪

♪ To see if I'm still there ♪

♪ Oh, I suppose both sides of you ♪

♪ Notice me constantly screaming ♪

♪ A note ♪

- Did you bring Chloe?

Okay, I'll be in the green room.

Yeah, it's, um. Ah, I forgot her name.

She had that one shot with the duck

or the goose, and the magic.

She'd always say, "Lucky Lucy," something.

Mae Garyn Parker. That's right.

That's right.

- [Announcer] New Royal has proved itself.

- Yeah, I'm sure she could get a picture with her.

- [Announcer] My money.

With the New Royal app- - All right.

And I'll see you soon. Bye-bye.

- [Announcer] And send funds

whenever I wish, with no penalties or fees.

And now with Royal Go Plus-

- You all right there, boss?

- Yeah, I'm good.

- [Announcer] And show the world

what I'm all about without saying a-

- You guys got any gum in here?

- [Announcer] New Royal.

- Um. - Cash where it counts.

- I- actually I don't work here.

- Oh, my bad.

You just, uh, it seemed like you do.

- [Announcer] The movie event of this summer.

- I'm actually here with Mae.

- Really?

You, uh, think you could introduce my niece to her?

- I- I think I can arrange something.

- (sighs) Great. Great.

Apparently she's a big fan. I had no idea.

So used to seeing her in the movies these days,

forgot she had a show of her own way back when, huh?

- Right, right.

- [Announcer] There's no place to hide.

- So what, are you her assistant, or?

- No, I'm a friend.

Well, it's, um, we were, uh,

kind of, you know-

- Dating?

- Nah, no, ah.

- Hey! Nice man.

Why so shy about it?

- I couldn't, I couldn't tell you. (chuckles)

(soft upbeat music)

(crew chattering)

(crew laughing)

(sofa creaking)

(crew chattering)

(upbeat music) (bell ringing)

- [Crew Member] All right!

(crew laughing) (crew chattering)

(upbeat music continues)

(audience applauding and cheering)

- Good evening to all.

I'm Evie Lorraine, and we have a guest

who is the supernova in Hollywood right now.

That's right.

We have "Lucky Lucy" herself, Mae Garyn Parker.

With this year's nominations being announced Monday morning,

we'll check in with Mae to ask her

how she feels about last year's snub.

Tonight we also have an exclusive first peak

at what her next movie will be,

in the first interview since her recorded explosion

on the set of "Falling in a Dream."

- (laughs) Oh, I remember that! That was crazy.

- [Evie] Evening with us-

- She's crazy. - What happened?

- Oh my God, you didn't?

I'm pulling this up.

(bright upbeat music)

- [Mae] Have worked every day,

every single day, full days.

You don't work as hard as I do, and that's the end of it.

I am the reason we are all here!

I'm the fabric.

I am the stitching. (dramatic music)

I am the seamstress.

I do it all!

And I am so sick- - Oh, I'm sorry.

It's, it's, it's so good.

It's, it's kind of poetic, isn't it?

- Yeah.

(soft dramatic music)

(audience applauding)

- Welcome back. Let's get right into it.

Here is Mae Garyn Parker.

- Thank you so much for having me.

- Thank you for being here.

Let's get right into it, Mae.

Tell us what's next for you?

- Uh, I can't say too much about it right now,

but I will say that I'm working with the same team

as "Falling in a Dream."

(Evie sighs) The dream team.

- (exclaims) The dream team.

I am so happy to hear that, Mae.

Let's talk award season buzz.

- Right. Yeah.

- Do you think the recording of your meltdown

will have any impact on the chances of you being nominated?

- Um, I'll never know for sure, Evie,

but uh, either way, I am just excited to get out there

and knock everybody off their feet this year.

- That's great. I adore the confidence. (chuckles)

So could you walk us through that disastrous recording?

- Yeah, uh. I, it's.

It's a bit difficult for most people to understand,

but uh, sets run hot.

Figuratively, literally, it gets hot,

and I was reaching the end of my rope.

Unfortunately, I aimed that frustration back at my team,

and it's something that'll never happen again.

(audience applauding)

- I'm just happy to see you working again. (chuckles)

Hopefully on Monday morning

you get that first big nomination.

I know I'll be up bright and early to hear those noms.

- Yeah, me too, Evie. My fingers are crossed.

(Evie squeals and laughs)

- Now, before we go to commercial,

I know you're a busy gal, Mae,

but is there any hint you could give us

about who will be co-starring in your next project?

No matter who, it's gonna be tough

to beat Calvin Weber's performance last year.

- Yeah, that's, uh, that's what we're trying

to figure out now actually.

Uh, you know, finding a good fit for this role

has been a total needle-in-a-haystack situation.

- Well, there's more where that came from.

Stay tuned for more exclusive information

from Mae Garyn Parker herself.

- We'll be right back. (audience applauding)

- Hey, that's my line. (giggles)

(crew chattering)

(door clicks)

- (gasps) No way!

- Hi! What's your name?

- Chloe. - Chloe,

it's nice to meet you, I'm Mae.

- I watched "Lucky Lucy" like every day growing up.

- Thank you. That means a lot.

- Do you think you could do the thing for, like, a video?

- Yeah, sure. - Okay, cool.

- Yeah. Okay.

You ready? - Yeah.

- Okay.

- [Both] Lucky Ducky, Lucy Goosey!

- Thank you. - Yeah.

- Can I ask you a question?

- Of course.

- Did you cry when Ducky Goose died?

- Duck, Ducky Goose never died.

- Yeah, she did.

I looked it up and it said she died.

- Holy, imagine that.

Um, yeah. Yeah, I was really sad.

- Yeah.

Do you remember in episode four

when you and Ducky Goose got trapped in that sewer

and you met that leprechaun who could only speak in rhymes?

That's like my favorite episode.

- Yeah, I do.

- Or the crossover episode with Mystic Misty.

I always thought that Mystic Misty

was kind of a rip off on Lucky Lucy.

I'm always Team Lucy.

- Thanks. I appreciate it.

- [Chloe] Do you think there'll be a "Lucky Lucy" reunion?

- Uh, you know, I, I don't think so.

- Oh. Man, that sucks.

Remember in season 11, when you

and Ducky Goose accidentally teleported

to this ice cream shop in Japan, and?

- You did a great job tonight.

- Thanks.

- An interesting way of starting our vacation. Right?

- Right.

- Um, I thought it was a little weird

how, uh, Evie brought up the, well, you,

like, what she called the meltdown?

- How so?

- Don't you think it was a little uncalled for?

Like, she's never gotten angry before?

- Keep moving forward.

- Just bothered me.

- It's fine. Everyone knows she sucks.

How long have you been acting?

- Since middle school.

Yeah, my, uh, (scoffs) my first role

was Reactor Number Four

in my drama teacher's original play called "Cheer Noble."

- "Cheer Noble"?

- Yeah.

Yeah, it was supposed to be an alternate reality

where everyone in Chernobyl did their jobs correctly

and the meltdown never happened.

- That is not real. In middle school?

- (chuckles) It is. It is.

- Did you have any lines?

- Um, my only lines were, "Phew,"

and "Whoa, that was close!"

(both chuckle)

- I don't think I'll ever believe

that was a real production.

- Real is a strong word.

It was more of an attempted production.

(soft solemn music)

I think, uh, I think your first role

was a bit more notable.

- You think so?

- Yeah, I used to secretly watch "Lucky Lucy"

in my bedroom, because my mom thought it was too sassy.

- Too sassy? I never got that.

Uh, I only got letters from angry Bible-thumping parents.

- Why?

- They thought it was witchcraft. Satanism.

The occult. They got creative.

- Yeah, yeah. Right, right, right, right.

Yeah, Lucky Lucy and Ducky Goose were on a mission

to sway the Christian youth to the occult.

- Yeah, wasn't it obvious?

(both chuckle)

(car horn honks)

(car whooshing)

(soft melancholic music)

(insects chirping)

(Mae sighs) - Here you go.

- Thanks.

- You okay?

- Fine. Okay. - Okay.

- How are you? I mean, I'm sure this is like-

- Surreal? Yeah.

Yeah, it's, um, it's very surreal.

It feels like I won a contest or something, you know?

Like, there's a cereal box with your face on it,

and uh, I reached inside and there was a golden ticket.

- Oh, yeah, except you were chosen

out of hundreds of actors

to be in this movie with me, so.

(bottles clink)

(sighs) So your last name is Russell?

- (chuckles) Yeah.

- Jack Russell? - I know. (laughs)

(both laugh)

- I mean, I think it's cool.

- Yeah, no, yeah, my parents think they're hilarious.

- Yeah, no, no, it's, uh, it's definitely not funny.

- Whatever. - Right. (laughs)

Um, okay, Victor wanted us to do this exercise

as, as soon as we got here, so.

- Okay.

- Okay.

"Sit across from each other

and look into the eyes of your partner.

What do you see?"

Easy enough?

- Sure. - Yeah. Okay.

- Um, should we set a timer?

- I think we just break it when it feels right.

- Okay. - Okay.

(Jack clears throat)

(sighs) All right. Three.

- Two.

- One.

(gentle wistful music)

(waves crashing)

(gentle wistful music continues)

You know, I, uh, I think that's good.

- Okay. - Yeah, um.

Um, do you want some chocolate?

- No, thanks.

- It's Belgian.

- What's so good about Belgian chocolate?

- It's all about who makes it.

Recipes that haven't changed for years,

passed down, like generation to generation.

Sometimes it's just best to stick with what works.

- Yeah, that's interesting.

Yeah, I- I didn't know Belgium had a notable chocolate.

I thought it was just Switzerland.

- No, they have, they have good chocolate too.

Yeah, we shot a couple of scenes

of "Strawberry Fever" there, so.

What? Are you gonna make fun of that one?

- W- wasn't a good movie. Sorry.

- Whatever. (Jack laughs)

Please just take some.

- No, I- I can't eat chocolate.

- Why? Are you allergic?

- Uh, no. Actually it gives me nightmares.

- Nightmares.

- Yeah.

- Jack.

- What?

- What, are you like 25?

- Adults can have nightmares.

- Just take some.

(wrapper rustling)

(soft gentle music)

(cloth scraping)

(gentle suspenseful music)

- Hey, mate.

I think you missed a spot.

(Mae and Calvin chuckle)

(suspenseful music)

- [Mae] Jack. Jack!

- (gasps) I'm smart. I'm smart.

- (laughs) I'm sorry, I did not mean to scare you.

(Jack gasps)

- I knocked out last night, huh?

- Uh, yeah, I think chocolate's supposed to

keep you up at night, but it was like popping melatonin.

(Mae chuckles)

- [Mae And Fan] Lucky Ducky, Lucy Goosey.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Of course.

Sorry, continue, your grandmother.

- Right, um, you've seen her stuff before, right?

- Of course. Yeah, no, uh, "Ticket to the End"?

One of the best performances ever.

Yeah, no, I would definitely say

she's an inspiration of mine.

- Really?

- Totally. You never met her?

- I saw her a few times.

- [Mae] Any, uh, Hollywood stories?

- None that I can remember.

I'm sure she'd tell me all kinds of stories now.

So what do you wanna do today?

- Well, uh, we have dinner with one of the execs tonight.

- What's her name?

- Diana Corbin.

- [Jack] Actually, weirdly have heard that name before.

- Yeah, she won a couple of years ago

for "Learning To Love The Sun."

She was the one that actually fell up the stairs

on her way to give her speech, so.

- Right, right. (chuckles)

- [Mae] Yeah.

- That's exactly how I know her.

- Yeah. (Jack chuckles)

- Excuse me.

Mae Garyn Parker, I'm, I'm Oliver, I'm such a huge fan.

Is it cool if I get a video with you?

- Sure, Oliver.

- Awesome. Thank you so much.

- [Mae] Yeah.

- [Oliver] Um, here, if you could, yeah, just, uh.

- Sure. - Awesome.

Um, okay, can you say, "Hi, John and Donna,

congrats on getting married"?

- Yeah. Okay.

- My buddy's getting married, so.

- Hi, John and Donna- - Hi, John and Donna-

- Congrats on getting married. - Congrats on getting married.

Awesome. Oh my God, oh my God.

Uh, okay, and can you say, um, another one

saying, "Hi, Mary, uh, sorry about your leg.

Hope you're gonna get better soon,"

or something like that?

- Yeah, yeah. Okay. - Yeah? Okay.

- Uh, hi, Mary, sorry about your leg. Get well soon.

- Awesome. Oh my God, my heart's racing.

I- I just directed Mae Garyn Parker, dude.

This is like an insane day.

Okay, um, well, we have to get Lucky Ducky.

- She's not a puppet, man. You got your video.

(birds chirping)

- No, it's fine. We can do the video.

- Is that okay?

- Yeah, of course.

- Yeah. - Is he like your driver,

or something? - No, you're fine. Okay.

- Okay. - Let's do it.

- Um. - All right, buddy.

- [Both] Lucky Ducky, Lucy Goosey.

- Okay. - Wow.

- Okay. - That is.

I'll take that. Thanks, bro.

Awesome. Uh, yeah, I hope you guys have a good day.

- [Mae] Yeah, have a good day.

- [Oliver] Safe driving.

Uh, yeah. Thanks guys.

- [Mae] Cool.

(birds chirping)

- Do you enjoy doing that?

- I have to.

- I'm sorry, it's just, it's weird to see people

who treat you like you're a Hallmark card.

- It comes with the life.

It's not for everyone.

When are you gonna ask me for my picture?

- I'll do it when you least expect it.

(gentle wistful music)

(gentle wistful music continues)

(gentle wistful music continues)

I couldn't tell you, honestly.

- Jack, this is happening. You're telling me.

(Jack sighs)

- [Jack] Hmm, I've been on too many.

- The worst date. The date that could have ended them all.

- I guess it was prom then. If that counts?

- Yes, it counts. What was her name?

What happened? - Rachel.

(both chuckle)

Yeah, her name was Rachel.

And yeah, I, you know, she used to run track and field,

so I wrote a little note on a baton

that said, you know, "Prom?"

Yeah, she said yes.

But uh, as soon as we got there,

she just got out of the car and disappeared.

And then I saw her later that night

hanging out with her friends.

Well, I just hung out by the chocolate fountain

and watched everyone dance.

- Jack. (laughs)

- [Jack] Yeah.

- I- I never went to prom.

- Lucky you

- Not lucky me.

No, experiences like yours build character.

See, nobody wants to hang out with anybody

that's never had a bad date

or a bad birthday or bad sushi.

Yeah, I think we're actors

and we love complex characters, right?

- Complex? You want complex?

- Yes.

- Now if I tell you,

you have to promise it won't change a thing.

Promise?

- [Mae] I promise.

- I have never and will never eat a strawberry.

I just can't.

- The texture. - Jack, come on.

- It's bumpy. It reminds me of blackheads.

(laughs) No, I'm just playing.

- You're gonna whisper? Okay.

(wind whooshing) (insects chirping)

Mm-hmm.

(Mae laughing)

(wind continues whooshing)

(paper rustling)

(wind continues whooshing)

- [Jack] "Baby Doll Club."

You say you've never been to prom, huh?

- Nope. No. (laughs)

- Will you go to prom with me?

- At the Baby Doll Club?

- Literally nowhere else I'd rather be.

(insects chirping)

(both chuckle)

(footsteps crunching)

(wind whooshing)

(muffled jaunty upbeat music)

(jaunty upbeat music)

(jaunty upbeat music continues)

- I'm freaking out now.

- What? Why?

- What if someone sees me, records me.

I don't know.

- Mae, we're literally the only ones here.

- Yeah.

(jaunty upbeat music continues)

- My name is Dorek.

Tonight I'll be your dancer guide and yours?

- Jesus Christ.

- I'm Jack.

- Jack! Jack Strong, and you?

- Oh, you don't? - You don't know her?

- [Dorek] No! Tell me.

- I'm Mae.

- Oh, Mae, like the beautiful month of summer.

What's up?

- Well, we were just talking

about how terrible Jack's prom experience was.

- No, no, no. We can fix that.

Believe it or not, I have a special procedure

to help you two.

- Well, Mae has actually never had a prom.

- (gasps) No! That's not true.

Well, I didn't really have a prom either,

so tonight we'll have a grand prom.

(jaunty upbeat music) (footsteps tapping)

- Can I tell you my concern now?

- What?

- I don't dance.

- Why'd you ask someone to prom if you don't dance?

- I was 16. I don't know.

- Jack, you literally just asked me

to prom five minutes ago.

- Yeah.

(lilting upbeat music)

- Whoo-hoo, let' dance!

- He's a little shy.

- Shy? Come on, big guy.

You're never-ending, my friend.

Infinity, I will call you Jack Infinity.

- Jack Infinity doesn't how to dance.

- You must introduce yourself to dance.

Let her take you away.

Come on, Jack Infinity.

Say, "Hi, dance. Take me away."

- Hi, dance. I'm Jack.

- Not to Mae. To dance.

Say it to dance.

- Uh, right. Um, hey, dance, uh, my name's Jack.

Uh, please take me away.

- Dance sees you, Jack, and she'll teach you good.

What's up mate?

Oh-oh. Start from here.

A knight in armor.

(lilting upbeat music)

(Mae clapping)

(Jack clapping)

- I think we got him.

- Yeah, you fell into the trap of the groove, my angel boy.

Now Mae, to ask for his permission to dance,

extend your hand like so.

(energetic bright upbeat music)

(energetic bright upbeat music continues)

(Dorek clapping)

(energetic bright upbeat music continues)

(energetic bright upbeat music continues)

(cymbals crashing) (upbeat music)

- (giggles) You're being modest.

- No.

- Look at him blushing.

- All right, whatever. (Mae laughing)

- You can groove, my friend,

good luck denying facts.

- Did you have a good prom?

- I did.

- Me too! I had the best birthday ever!

- It's your birthday?

- Happy birthday.

- Thank you!

- Shit! Diana's!

Dorek, I am so sorry.

We have to go to dinner with somebody.

- No, no. No, apology necessary.

Thank you so much for coming to my little club.

- I- I wish I had money, I'd give you-

- No, no, but we have the studio's card.

- No, no, no. No payment necessary.

This time was priceless.

(gentle upbeat music)

- Take it easy, okay, Dorek?

- [Dorek] You too.

(gentle upbeat music)

- I really appreciate what you did tonight.

- Jack. Come here, come here.

If you can dance, you can live.

Don't let anything ever, ever stop you from dancing.

Whenever life does not go your way? You dance!

You dance in the cold. You dance in the rain.

Dance in the fire, Jack! You hear me?

- Yeah.

- Dance away, Jack Infinity, dance away!

(soft upbeat music)

(doorbell ringing)

- I don't hear anything. She's not home.

- Do you think she forgot?

Maybe she's out getting ingredients or something.

- Uh, maybe.

We might as well wait for a while.

(insects chirping) (traffic rumbling)

(traffic whooshing)

(Mae sighs)

(Jack sighs)

(insects chirping)

- What?

- I'm having a really good time.

- I am too.

- And I think you're handling this really well.

- You think so?

- You're a natural.

- You know, before you came into the room yesterday,

Kimmy asked me, "Who are you?"

And I blanked and I panicked.

And I guess I am

still sort of panicking.

- I mean, that's a loaded question,

and you can answer it in about a million different ways.

- Yeah, but I couldn't think of a single one.

And that's what scares me.

I had this dream a couple months ago,

and it's still so vivid to me.

I was standing outside of a movie theater

and I was looking at show times,

and I don't know who I was with,

but it was someone I knew deeply.

You ever have that in a dream?

It's like you don't know who they are on the outside,

but you kind of know who they are on the inside.

I knew her so well, but I didn't recognize her.

And she turns to me,

she looks me in my eyes.

And as I look into hers,

I have this revelation.

She told me something through her eyes.

(slow pensive music)

And then suddenly I'm in this big red house

and I see my grandma sitting on the sofa.

And so I kneel in front of her

and I, I tell her this revelation I had.

(gentle melancholic music)

I said, "I- I can't do this.

I'm sorry, but I can't do this."

- What did she say?

(gentle melancholic music)

- Nothing.

She cried.

She didn't try to change my mind or tell me otherwise.

I just, I made her cry.

And you know, I wish I could say

that I- I woke up that night

and, and thought it was a, a stupid dream,

but I- I lay there that night thinking the opposite.

(slow poignant music)

I thought that was a sign.

(slow poignant music continues)

- Uh, maybe it is.

As an actor you can use this as fuel. Right?

Okay, when you can access that,

it's only going to make your performance better.

That is what's so great about our art form.

Okay, it's, uh, it's complex and it's difficult,

but it's whatever you want it to be.

Okay? Get irritated.

Cry, and get your heart broken.

Hate yourself, hate your life. Okay?

I promise it will only make you better at what you're doing.

(slow poignant music)

- How the hell do you do this?

I know you say it's not for everyone,

but what keeps you afloat?

- I have drowned so many times.

I sink and I feel horrible

and I never wanna come outside again.

I want to wait until the spotlight moves on from me,

and I want everybody to know

who I am and not what I've been.

(slow poignant music)

But then I think about my goals

and think about how far I've come,

from a kid's TV show

to awards season buzz.

And little Mae would be so mad at me,

so mad, if she knew I even thought about giving up.

She started this dream and big Mae has to finish it.

(slow poignant music)

- You're gonna get nominated tomorrow.

You're gonna win.

And you won't be able to stop winning.

(slow poignant music)

(slow poignant music continues)

- I'm starting to think we're at the wrong house.

- We should check the packet.

(paper rustling)

(insects chirping)

(wind whooshing)

(soft slow bright music)

- (clicks tongue) Wanna play a game?

- Sure.

- Okay, so we assign each other

a dumb word that we have to say tonight.

- Okay.

- So your word is bozo.

- Okay, well, then, um, yours is diarrhea.

- Oh God. (Jack laughs)

- Okay, you're on.

- How about some wine to start us off?

- Yes, please.

- Sure. Thanks.

- Mm, it's actually the Mae Garyn Parker

sitting at my dining room table.

(chuckles) Is this real?

- It's nice to see you again.

- Oh, psh, again.

I was hammered that night, honey.

The, uh, after-party? (laughs)

Remember that? (giggles)

'Cause I don't remember a thing.

(wine sloshing)

Who's this again?

- Uh, Jack Russell.

- Your name is Jack Russell?

That's what it's going to say in the movie credits

of a movie that I'm producing?

- Yes, ma'am.

(Diana imitates dog bark and laughs)

- Come on, sit, sit. (chuckles)

Oh, Mae, I really can't put into words

how much I respect your work.

It's absolutely wondrous.

- Thank you. That means a lot. (gasps)

- You know what you do that is so utterly impressive?

And this is going to sound so generic,

but you absolutely transform.

Acting is the most complex art form. It really is.

You, you share your body

and your soul with another being that isn't even there.

It's, hm, you make it look so easy.

You really do. (chuckles)

- Thank you. (gasps)

- Ooh, "Widow Escapes."

My favorite performance of yours.

Oof, incredible. (chuckles) Have you seen it, Jack?

- I have. Yeah, it's amazing.

- Oh, but this is the year.

"Falling in a Dream" is you at your absolute best.

The nominees come out tomorrow morning, don't they?

You'll have one in no time.

- Uh, I know that you have one.

- (clicks tongue) That's right.

You saw me fall up the stairs, didn't you?

- Oh no, that's not, I.

- It's okay. I think it's hilarious.

(Diana and Jack laugh)

- You do?

- Sweetie, if you're afraid of falling,

how could you walk or, or dance?

Let me tell you, I probably embarrassed myself

at that after-party with a big old award in my hands.

Actually, I know I embarrassed myself. Right, Mae?

- No, you were fine.

- (sighs) Oh, Lord,

all of this award talk has gotten me hot. (chuckles)

I could talk about this stuff all night.

Once I start, I just can't stop. (giggles)

- Kinda like diarrhea.

(soft slow bright music)

(Diana laughing)

- Funny! Oh, exactly like diarrhea.

(laughing) You're funny.

- That was good. I can't lie.

- Thank you. (chuckles)

- (exclaims) Isn't it beautiful?

- May I?

- Of course.

(soft slow bright music)

(Jack chuckles)

- Wow, that's heavy.

- [Diana] Eight pounds.

- It's heavier than it looks.

- Huh, that's funny.

Exactly what Calvin said, remember?

What? E- everyone says that.

- It's, um. It's.

- Anyway, Mae, have you read the script for this movie yet?

- Uh, I haven't. No.

- Jack? - Uh, no, I have not.

- I think it's Victor's best work.

And I know what it's called too.

Do you wanna know?

"Bismere Aghast." (chuckles)

It's, (scoffs) Lord, let me go and get it.

- Well, I feel like a bozo.

(soft slow bright music)

- To continue show-and-tell,

I bring you Victor Cross's new project.

- Is, is something, is something burning?

(alarm beeping)

- [Diana] Oh geez. Can I get some help in here?

- Christ.

(alarm continues beeping)

(soft slow bright music)

(air rumbling)

(air continues rumbling)

(alarm beeping)

- Okay. How do we feel about ordering in tonight?

(crowd chattering)

- You good?

- I'm great.

- And she's a character, isn't she?

Probably had an interesting prom.

- Definitely.

(soft gentle upbeat music)

Just say it.

- I wasn't supposed to tell you

about doing this trip with Calvin.

(soft gentle upbeat music)

- It's okay.

It's business. I get it.

- You don't mean that.

- No, I do.

Don't say things I don't mean.

(soft gentle upbeat music)

- What are they doing?

- Great. We're good then, always genuine.

- Right.

- [Calvin] Pardon me, guys.

Anyone seen a beautiful lady and a mutt?

Ah, nevermind. - Shit.

- I thought that was you. (imitates dog bark)

Oh, I'm sorry, that was a little too chihuahua,

not quite Jack Russell, wasn't it?

Hey, Mae. How we doing?

What, what is that? Can I try? (scoffs)

What? Oh, you've gotta change it up, come on.

Same old mango margarita, Mae.

I told you to try the mule gin.

- Calvin, please.

- Am I interrupting something,

'cause I kinda need to have a chat

with gasoline brother over here.

Alone.

(soft upbeat music)

Thank you, cheers. I miss you.

(Calvin sighs)

How are we doing, mate?

- What do you want?

- Yeah, what's the attitude for? I'm just checking in, mate.

- Cut the shit, mate. What do you want?

- I'm gonna cut you a deal.

So my mother is the CFO of New Royal.

- Cool.

- (scoffs) So here's what I'm gonna offer you.

Drop the role, walk away, give it to me,

and my family will pay you 100K.

Simple.

- What?

- Just back off.

I mean, think about it.

You'll be set for a long time.

You can think about what you wanna do with all that money.

It's kind of like what you Americans

would call a no-brainer.

- You scared I'm gonna get it?

- (laughs) No.

But it's better safe than sorry though, right?

- I'll pay you to leave right now.

- (chuckles) With what money?

Your cum-thumb-movie-theater cash?

Don't correct me, 'cause I know I'm not wrong.

You seem a little nervous about this entire situation.

- The role's mine.

- Oh, this little dog's got a bite. That's cute.

See, I don't think it is.

And here's why.

Mae and I, we, uh, we had a pretty good time with it.

(chuckles) It's a bit strange that Mae and I

were in that exact same bed and.

God, I hope you changed the sheets,

'cause if you didn't that's,

that's kind of gross.

- You're gross.

- Lemme just say this.

She spilled when she was with me, mate.

(chuckles) At all times.

Of course, you know all about her addiction, right?

- Yeah, everybody does. That came out years ago.

- Years ago?

(chuckles) No, mate, she's been snorting again.

Oh, what, she, she didn't tell you?

Ah, surprising.

Yeah, but see that's what happens

when your fans treat you like a dancing monkey.

I mean.

- Calvin, you need to leave.

- Oh, of course, you know about the gun incident, right?

(soft upbeat music) (crowd chattering)

- Ugh, it's gonna be dead. I don't wanna go.

- Well, I'm not going to your place to pop pills

and drool on your floor-

- Oh, shut up!

Who you trying to press at the party?

- Nobody.

- Bullshit!

Hi, there!

- Hi. Sorry.

- Wait, wait, wait.

Where are you going? - Come here.

- What's your name? I'm Nicole.

- I'm Gabi.

- I'm, uh, Georgia.

(crowd chattering)

- [Friend] I just saw Mae Garyn Parker.

- I did too.

- [Friend] I'm gonna go see if I can find her again.

- You know about that?

(scoffs) Man, you're way behind.

Do, do you want me to tell you?

- No, I prefer if she told me.

- (chuckles) But see, that won't happen

because you guys aren't clicking the way that we were.

There's not nearly enough, um,

help me out here.

What's the, what's the word I'm looking for? Chemistry.

Okay, story time. (chuckles)

So Mae was at a party once, right?

And she was with her friend sitting opposite,

talking to this guy, I- I don't know, a random guy.

And you know, this guy tells, oh, what was her name?

I'm sorry, uh, um, I've forgotten her name.

It doesn't matter.

We'll call her, we'll call her Clara, right?

This guy, he tells Clara that he found a gun

in one of the rooms in the house

and he shows it to her.

And she takes it and she's examining it,

but Clara, she's, she's a city girl,

so she's never held a gun or anything before, right?

So she drunkenly says, "Safety is on, right?"

(laughs) And he tells her not to worry, you know,

says the gun isn't even loaded.

Meanwhile, keep in mind, Mae, kind of like us,

is just sitting across the table, smiling.

And so just thinks,

she's just happy to see a friend happy.

I think they grew up together. Mae's nice like that.

So then, not thinking the gun's loaded,

(scoffs) she puts the gun up to her head like this.

Boom. (scoffs) Blows her head off right in front of Mae.

(soft upbeat music)

- [Gabi] No! No, don't-

- Do not! - 180 degree turnaround.

Then she put an imaginary mic to her mouth.

Every time she gets drunk she turns into an MC,

and she went, "Everybody watch me throw up!"

And then it just, (grunts)

I mean, full on fire hose onto the floor.

- All right, well, I mean like, if you're gonna do it,

you know, might as well get a kick out of it.

(Mae laughs)

- Speaking of events, maybe you can help us out here.

- [Mae] What's up?

- I wanna go to a party tonight,

but Nicole here- - No!

I think we should go now.

Only if Georgia comes with us.

We'll make an event of it.

- Party?

- [Gabi] You down?

- I don't know.

It's getting kinda late.

- You got somewhere you gotta be tomorrow?

- (scoffs) Look, I'm sure you're a nice guy, Jack,

but you're up against the wrong person for this role.

Stars just didn't align, or maybe they can.

(soft upbeat music) (crowd chattering)

Oh, oh, come on. Well, where are you going?

- You can keep your card, man.

I don't need it.

- Okay, I guess you won't mind going back

to the Vintage Multi.

W- what did they call it?

"The Best Clown In Town"?

(soft upbeat music)

Let the stars align, Jack.

By Monday.

(soft upbeat music)

(crowd chattering)

- [Nicole] You've got to come with us, Georgia!

- Please.

- Please!

- Okay, I guess I can go with you.

- [Both] Yes!

- Your vibe is like so there!

- So there.

- You're gonna have fun!

- Okay, I just have to go get my friend Jack.

- All right. - Okay?

- Let's go!

(soft upbeat music) (crowd chattering)

- Made some friends?

- Where's Jack?

- Well, we chatted for a bit.

He got up and left with someone.

- With who?

- I don't know.

I mean, he's not a great actor,

but he's got to have some common sense, I'll tell you that.

- He just left?

- (scoffs) Yeah. Oh, and he said I could have the role.

Something about the movie star life not being for everyone.

- He said that?

- Oh, and um, I gave him this card to collect some cash.

He'll be fine. I'll see you Tuesday.

(crowd chattering) (soft upbeat music)

(knuckles rapping)

(footsteps tapping)

(door clicks and creaks)

- Rachel?

- (sighs) Hi, I'm so sorry,

I realized how weird this was

the second I knocked on the door.

- Wait, how did you?

- I saw you at the bar

and you left and I kinda like followed you out.

I don't know, and I lost you for a second,

but then I saw you come into the house,

and I thought I would say hi.

And um, saw that you were with Mae Garyn Parker.

- Yeah.

(insects chirping)

- I am so stupid. I, you're probably so busy.

Um, do you have, uh, plans tomorrow, or?

I can come back.

- No, no, no, no. It's, it's okay.

Um, come on in.

I just have a quick phone call to make.

- Okay.

(soft upbeat music)

- [Friend] All right. Walking.

Mm! - Okay, all right, all right.

I'm gonna redeem this sticker.

- Yes, it's up to you, my f.

- (gasps) Okay. - Hey! Shh, st!

(soft gentle upbeat music)

♪ Why are you not by my side ♪

♪ Maybe I should settle it all ♪

♪ Find a way to love you, baby ♪

♪ I just loved you, I just can't explain ♪

- You want a drink?

- [Mae] Please.

♪ You are my vibe ♪

♪ I shouldn't have left you ♪

- Hi, uh, I saw you from over there,

and uh, I just wanted to introduce myself.

I- I'm Brent.

- I'm, uh, I'm Georgia.

- Georgia, right? Like, like Georgia?

- What?

- Wait, what?

Like, like Georgia?

- [Mae] Right.

- Yeah.

Well, okay, that's, that's fine.

Uh, yeah.

- Cool.

♪ Shouldn't have left and now we go ♪

- This place is super nice. (chuckles)

- Thanks. (sighs) Yeah, it's, um, not mine.

- Oh. Your parents'?

- It's, um, Victor Cross's.

- You serious? You're working with Victor Cross?

(Jack scoffs)

- I'm gonna make this call now.

- Well, I always knew that you were gonna make it.

- Sorry, what'd you say?

- Um, I just thought you were

always gonna make it in Hollywood. (chuckles)

(soft melancholic music)

- You still wanna go to vet school?

- Yeah, that's a plan.

I just kinda gotta get the funding.

- Yeah, that's, that's good.

I'm glad you're still, still wanting to do that.

(soft melancholic music)

- You good?

- You ever think about giving up?

(soft melancholic music)

- All the time. (chuckles)

- [Jack] Really?

- Mm-hmm.

Have you ever thought about punching someone?

- Yeah, definitely.

- Well, did you do it?

- No.

- [Rachel And you know now it's better

that you didn't punch that person,

even though you were thinking about it.

- Yeah.

- Hm.

Ah, yeah, I think about, about quitting,

but I know that if I did, it would be a mistake.

(soft poignant music)

I mean, you can't just punch your dreams in the face, Jack.

Right? (laughs) I mean, you have this legacy.

- This legacy doesn't mean anything,

and it doesn't make it any easier.

And, and it shouldn't.

I- I wanna do this

'cause people believe in me,

not because my grandma did it before me.

- You're writing your own story.

Right, I mean, my mom is a full-on veterinarian

and literally will not help me become one.

She wrote her story. I gotta write mine.

What is up?

- I just can't do it.

- Okay, well, do you expect me to believe that

when we're sitting in Victor Cross's house?

- It doesn't mean anything.

- But it does.

(chuckles) Oh my God, you gotta give yourself

more credit, Jack.

You are, (scoffs) you are already flying.

- Yeah.

(gentle upbeat music)

♪ I remember flying but you ♪

(vocalist singing faintly)

- You having fun?

- Uh, trying to.

- Throw that back.

So when are we gonna address the elephant in the room?

- What?

- Don't make this difficult.

- I- I have no idea what you're talking about.

- Georgia, come on.

It's sitting on us. I'm suffocating here.

- Nicole, I- I- I really,

I don't know what you're talking about.

- All right, here comes Samson Nicole.

Hey, everybody, listen up!

Stop the music.

- [Nicole And Gabi] Stop the music.

- Come here. Gather around, gather around.

We have a special guest with us here tonight.

Who remembers "Lucky Lucy"?

- [Crowd] Yeah!

- All right. All right.

The girl who shaped most of our childhoods is here.

She said those four words that have ringed in our heads,

and will continue to ring in our children's heads.

Let's give it up for Mae Garyn Parker!

(crowd cheering)

(Nicole laughing) - I knew it.

Nobody's named Georgia. Georgia's a state.

(slow suspenseful music)

- Is she gonna do the Lucky Lucy bit or what?

- I should go.

- No! Come on, do it! - Come on, say it!

- Say the thing!

- [Party Goer] Yeah, do the thing, do the thing!

- Do the thing! - Do it now!

- Yeah! - Do it!

(crowd laughs)

- Do the thing! - Do the thing!

Do the thing!

- [Nicole] Listen to them. Do it!

- Do the thing! - I'm gonna go.

I'm gonna go. - Do the thing!

- If you embarrass me right now,

we're gonna have a problem, do it!

- [Crowd] Do the thing! Do the thing!

Do the thing! - Be careful everybody,

she's gonna have another meltdown!

- [Crowd] (laughs) I am the fabric!

I am the stitching! I am the seamstress!

- Oh my God, shut up!

Do you wanna know where Ducky Goose is?

She's dead! And so is Lucy!

Okay, I am a person! Okay?

I have had my heart broken.

I have been scared. I have fallen down!

I am, I am you!

But no matter how many of you I surround myself with,

I will always be alone.

Okay, and you shine your lights in my face,

so I can only see shadows of people

who keep telling me to repeat the same line

that I didn't even write!

God, one line that I can't escape from!

I am 25 years old and I am still trying to grow up.

And none of you have any idea

what it's like to live your dream

and to wish it was just that!

A dream.

My name is Mae and I'm a person,

and you all know that.

And you still sit here

and you choose to treat me like a puppet.

And I'm done.

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Not the party trick you were expecting.

(crowd jeering)

- [Party Goer] Bummer.

- (sighs) Who needs a shot?

- [Party Goer] Yeah. (laughs)

- Shots. - Shots.

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- Can I have your autograph?

- You're serious? - Yeah, I have a pen.

(Jack laughs)

(Jack chuckles)

- [Jack] It's so dumb.

(Jack chuckles)

- Oh my God!

I cannot wait to brag

to everybody when you're on the big screen.

I'm gonna be like, "I went to prom with that guy!" (laughs)

That baton idea was so clever too.

- Then why'd you leave?

- Why did I leave? You left!

We were getting out of the car,

and something happened with my shoe, it came undone,

and I had to stop and fix it,

and you just kept going, and I was calling after you

and everything and you just never stopped.

- I didn't hear you. Oh! (chuckles)

So you want, you wanted to?

- To dance with you? Yeah!

But you were kind of invested in the chocolate fountain, so.

- You were really invested in your friends.

- Wow. Probably should have said something to each other.

- We could have danced.

- I know we could have.

(Jack chuckles)

Well. (paper rustles)

I'm gonna get outta your hair.

(Jack sighs) Proud of you.

- [Jack] I'm proud of you too.

- Hm!

Oh, and um, my first patient was a Jack Russell.

I know.

Bye! - Bye.

(paper rustles)

(Mae sighs)

- [Driver] Do you mind if I got a quick photo with you?

- I will spike your phone into the ground.

Jack, where the hell did you go?

Why did you leave?

- [Jack] "Victor.

I never thought you could beat 'Falling in a Dream,'

but you did it with 'Bismere Aghast.'

Charles and Minnie Bismere are an incredibly dynamic couple,

casting them will be a challenge.

When I read it, I automatically think of Mae for Minnie,

however, casting Charles will be tricky."

- Jack!

- "Simon is a fascinating villain.

He's the jester of the story.

Tricky, deviant and smart.

His goal of trying to split Minnie from Charles

for his own benefit is devastating.

Simon uses his wit to trick Charles into thinking

that she's not in love with him,

and that is powerful.

It really killed me when Simon tempted Charles

to leave his life behind and move away for money.

Casting is gonna be everything for this movie.

You're really gonna have to make sure your cast

really takes his film beyond the page."

Interesting.

- Why did you take that?

- Beyond the page?

You want me to spell it out for you?

- Please!

- This isn't real! None of this is happening.

I- I'm, I'm living this. We're living this!

You're Minnie, I'm Charles.

Calvin isn't even fighting for my role,

he's just playing Simon.

- So what, Victor's just testing you?

- [Jack] Exactly

- What?

- Oh, do you just expect me to believe

that you're the only one

that got left out of this little scheme?

- I was left out of this little scheme.

- How do you expect me to believe you?

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(Mae gasps)

- Oh, you really took his card.

- I mean, (sighs) yeah.

- Jack! - I need the money, Mae!

- When has this ever been about money?

- And he told me all this stuff that you two talked about,

and he just made me realize

we're not on the same level you two were,

or I don't know.

I don't know. - You're gonna give up?

- I thought you left, Mae!

- I thought you left.

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You know, he's right.

Our relationship is not on the same level

as mine and Calvin's,

because I really, really like you.

- I can't tell if you're being genuine, Mae.

- Of course I'm being genuine.

Jack, you're, you're the only person

that makes me feel like a regular human being.

The only one.

And that seems like some weird, bare-minimum thing.

Does that make sense?

- Oh good, because I really like you too, Mae.

I think it was the moment you sat next to me,

despite me almost throwing up, I was in.

(Mae giggles)

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What happened tonight?

Are you okay?

- No, I'm fine.

Uh, I went to a party and they, they tried to get me

to do the "Lucky Lucy" line.

- Did you do it?

- No. Not anymore.

- Good. (both chuckle)

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- Jack, you know the, the meltdown I had?

- Yeah.

- Uh, I was rehearsing for a scene

that got cut out of the movie.

Wasn't me.

- Why don't you tell people that?

- Nobody listens.

I told you this business is not for everybody.

But only the people that matter know the truth.

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I'm gonna go shower so I don't look like a wreck.

(phone buzzing)

Hello? Oh my God!

- [Sarah] Mae, how could you have forgotten?

This is the biggest moment of your life.

We need to be realistic here.

If you're not nominated, we have to do a full reevaluation

of your team and we're firing David,

I've told you a million times.

He is the worst publicist in the world.

- Yeah, how about we just cross that bridge

when we get there, or if we get there.

- [Sarah] Okay, okay.

They're calling lead actress right now.

Good luck!

- All right. Thanks, Sarah.

(phone line beeping)

- [Announcer] This past year, we had

so many amazing performances from leading women.

And if it were up to me, I'd give all of them an award,

but we can only nominate five, so with that said,

here are the nominees for Most Outstanding Performance

by an Actress in a Leading Role.

Bethany Atkins for "The Crying Trees."

(screen whooshes)

Celia Chen for "Now is Now."

(screen whooshes)

Tiffany Jansen for "Treading Again."

(screen whooshes)

Kira Lee for "Tale of the Fox."

(screen whooshes)

And Mae Garyn Parker for "Falling in a Dream."

Congratulations to our nominees.

(Mae gasps) - You did it.

You did it! You're nominated!

- Oh my God.

(Jack chuckles)

Oh my. - I'm gonna take

that picture now.

- Right now? - Yeah!

(Mae chuckles)

The moment Mae Garyn Parker was nominated.

(Jack imitates camera shutter clicking)

- Not a mental picture. That is so corny.

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I still need to take a shower.

- Oh, go on. (both chuckle)

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(Jack sighs)

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(insects chirping) (footsteps crunching)

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(tea sloshing)

- Hun, please.

- Sorry.

- You did just get your first nomination.

Why do you look like you just saw a puppy die?

- I'm happy. I just need to sleep in my own bed.

- How was your weekend?

- Yeah.

- Everything went smooth?

Good times? Make a friend?

- Yeah.

- (sighs) Tell me what's wrong.

- I just, uh, I didn't get much sleep last night.

(door rattles and squeaks)

(door thuds)

- He here yet? - No.

- (sighs) Quit biting your nails, man. It's disgusting.

- I'll bite whatever I want.

- We're in a mood today.

- We got six nominations, Mae.

Where's your energy?

- It's coming.

- What does that mean?

(Victor sighs)

Everything go well over the weekend?

- Best weekend of my life.

- Great.

You know it's what you say, not how you say it.

So as long as you tell me what I wanna hear,

it can be in Japanese, for all I care.

- Anyone want some tea or something? (chuckles)

- I'll take some tea.

(door clicks)

- Here I am. Let's get this shit over with.

- Is that how this is gonna go?

- I don't wanna hear a thing from you!

First of all, how batshit insane are all of you?

Was the goal to just torture me as hard as you could?

And two, why are we impressed with Mae's objective?

You really think she wouldn't be able

to make me fall for her?

Really?

And Mae?

How absolutely nutty do you have to be

to do that to someone who genuinely cared about you?

Didn't you say that I was the only one

who made you feel like an actual normal person?

Was that real or was that a lie?

Got it. Got it.

Okay, so I was 100% played.

I don't even know you, Mae!

Everything we did was a lie. All of it.

How can you sit there and not feel anything?

You weren't genuine.

- Don't say that.

- What? Genuine?

- I hate that word.

- Oh, that's a scary thing to hear.

Genuine isn't supposed to be a scary word.

- This is more complicated

than being genuine or not genuine.

- [Jack] Is it?

- What do you want?

Okay, when we leave this room in the regular world?

No movie, no chemistry test. What do you want?

- Why are you asking me that?

I'm blowing the biggest role I've ever been offered for you.

So that's my answer, that's my answer. You.

- Well, I don't know what to tell you.

- Did you and Calvin actually spend time together?

He told me a story how your best friend killed herself

because someone told her the safety was on.

Was that real?

- We, we talked about it, yeah.

- So you did spend the weekend together.

- It was only a night.

- (sighs) Oh! Oh!

- He didn't even tell the story right.

- What does that mean?

- It was, it was me.

I told her the safety was on.

(Mae scoffs)

- That makes sense.

No, no, no, no, no, of course you told her

the safety was on- - Stop!

- Because that's what you do.

- Stop!

- You mess things up and you mess people up,

and you quite literally mess with people's heads.

Well? You're a killer.

(chair creaks)

And congrats on the nomination.

Yeah. (claps)

Must be nice having your bullshitting commended.

(hands thud)

(door squeaks)

- Jack!

Who are you?

- I'm your fucking lead.

(door creaks) (door thuds)

(hand bangs)

(Jack sighs)

(Jack whispering)

(water sloshing)

(Jack panting)

(Jack inhales sharply)

(Jack exhales deeply)

(Jack panting)

Jesus Christ.

(Mae sniffles)

(Victor sighs)

- Kimmy.

- Yeah?

- That's all for today.

(sighs) Good work today, Mae.

- You can't just treat us like we're an experiment, Victor.

(Victor scoffs)

- Every choice you made was your own.

(door squeaking)

(door thuds) (Mae sniffles)

(door clicks)

(door thuds)

I see a lot of your grandmother in you.

Jack.

- [Jack] Yes, sir?

- You understand there is no art

without a little bit of torture, right?

- I do know.

- Explosion like that?

(chuckles) That takes a strong chemical reaction.

(sighs) I'll see you two tomorrow.

(door clicks)

(Jack sighing)

(air whooshing)

(clothing trolley rattling)

(air whooshing)

(clothing trolley rattling)

- No kidding. I never saw it, man.

I didn't even know it came out, to be honest.

I did like the first one.

So saying that, I'll have to give it a watch.

And wait, wait.

Jack.

How you doing, man?

- I'm, I'm doing good, man. How about you?

- Yes, I'm doing good, man. It's good to see you.

Like I'm excited to see what you bring to set.

- Thank you. Yeah, dude, you got me.

Your mom isn't the CFO of New Royal,

is she? - Oh! No. (laughs)

You know, man, you know, she's, she's actually

a yoga instructor and she did raise me

to be a decent human being.

No, I'm not, like, a complete tool.

(snorts) You know, Victor, he's got a,

he's got a strange casting method, doesn't he?

- Yeah, that's putting it lightly. (chuckles)

- (chuckles) Are, are you okay though?

'Cause like, it sounded kinda loud in there.

- Yeah, I'm good. Yeah, everything's good.

- All right, perfect, man.

I mean, just look around, look where we are.

Like this is, this is your life now.

You, you deserve this.

See you on set, man.

Oh, and, and Jack, you know,

I do watch black-and-white movies.

- Yeah? - Yeah, of course, man.

Ruby Russell was a legend.

I'm just, I'm honored to be a small part of your legacy.

All the best, man.

(Jack sighs)

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- [Ruby] Something inspiring.

I'm sure I'm running out of time,

so I'll stop before I say something silly.

Thank you.

(audience applauding)

Actually, I will say something rather silly.

If you want to wow the world,

do whatever you can to knock them on their feet.

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Push them over, if you have to.

(audience applauding)

Goodbye.

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