All language subtitles for Head.Of.The.Class.S02E17_2

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Hi, Alan.

[school bell ringing]

Hi.

- Hi.
- Hey, Mr. Moore.

Hey. Excuse me.

[sighs]

Alan, uh, you seem upset.

No, I'm fine, I'm fine, really.

You sure?

No, I'm not fine.

You guys might as well know.

[Alan sobbing]
Martha Cabot and I have..

We aren't..

- We just..
- You broke up?

[sobbing]

I'm sorry, Alan. I'm sorry.

It's-it's okay, I just, I really
need my friends right now.

Hey, Alan, I-I know
what you're going through.

I mean, I'm the poster boy
for rejection.

Please,
just go on with the lesson.

Okay, if you wanna talk about
this after class?

I'll be fine.

Okay.

- So..
- Um, Mr. Moore?

Could you wait a minute, please?

I just have to know
what happened.

- Alan, you're so..
- Yeah!

[indistinct chatter]

Come on, Alan, what went wrong?

Did she find out
you'd experimented

with marijuana in your youth?

- 'Dennis.'
- Oh, come on, Dennis.

Wait a minute, I mean..

Let's show a little concern

for our friend here,
I mean, he's..

...suffering from a heart wound

and we don't need
to rub salt in it.

You know...let's give him
a chance to heal here.

I think he'd appreciate
a little privacy.

- Right.
- Sorry, Mr. Moore.

You're right.

I called her
at least three times a day.

'I'd send her stuff, love notes'

cards, flowers,
cute little gifts.

She said I was smothering her.
I said that was nonsense.

And we argued, and-and as usual

she had two or three
things to shoot down

everything I said.

There was no way I could win,
so I caved.

I told her,
I'd change my personality.

And I was like
a little puppy dog.

Maybe she didn't like you
licking her face.

(Maria)
'Eric.'

And then last night, she phoned

and she said that I was
getting too serious.

And that she just wanted to..

...to be friends.

- Oh.
- Oh!

Yeah, okay, okay,
uh, listen, Alan..

If you'd like to be excused
from class for a few minutes--

No, no, no. I'll-I'll be fine.

You're certain?

Well, maybe if you wouldn't mind
doubling up on my homework.

It might...help take
my mind off of things.

Yeah, sure, sure.

A deal.

Well, um,
all down through history

every time it's been decided
that the end

does justify the means--

[sobbing]
Oh, I was so happy.

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And so we can conclude

that South Korea provoked
North Korea into an invasion.

Alan?

Oh, yes, I suppose that's right.

Right?

He just said South Korea
started the Korean war.

Oh, no, uh, that's wrong.

Debate him.

Oh, well,
we have the UN resolution.

And, uh..

Well, I don't know
the exact one, but we have it.

And, well, it was voted on
by a-a lot of countries, um..

Ours, uh, E-England, France.

Uh, so,
who are you gonna believe?

Him or me?

Alan, what's the matter
with you?

You're not...concentrating.

[sighs]

I'm sorry, uh..
Can I try again, please?

Try again?

It's a debate,
there is no try again.

There's a buzzer,
and you're out of here.

I'll get it together.

[sighs]

I'm sorry, everybody.

I-I know
I'm letting you guys down.

Oh, you'll be okay, Alan.
You'll get your act together.

Oh, y-yes, yes,
we have until Saturday.

- Uh-huh!
- Sure.

The City Debating Championship
is Saturday

and he's out
with sprained brain.

It's Ty-D-Bol time.

He couldn't win
an argument with a parrot.

Alan.

Alan?

Come on, I wanna talk to you.

Darlene, I know
I've been acting childish.

That's not what I was
going to say, Alan.

- What?
- Look at me.

I've seen how much you've been
hurting for the past few days.

And I just want you to know

how much it hurts me
to see you hurt.

Sympathy from you, Darlene?

This isn't like you.

Alan!

Alan, would you listen to me?

How do you know what I'm like?
You never see the real me.

I know I'm to blame,
because for some crazy reason

I always hide the way I feel.

I have just been such a fool.

What do you mean?

Well, I should've told you

how I felt a long time ago,
it's just that..

...we're so alike, you and I.
Afraid to show our emotions.

Yeah.

The truth is, Alan..

...I have always been
attracted to you.

I just thought that you'd laugh
at me if I ever told you.

Darlene, I.. I had no idea.

'Course not.

By the time I got up
the courage to tell you

is when you started seeing her.

Her? That's over.

No, it is not over, Alan.

It's not over

until you put her
out of your mind.

It's not over until
you put her out of your heart.

And, Alan,
I just want you to know..

...that when that time comes..

...I'll be waiting.

- Oh, Darlene.
- Alan.

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[chuckling]

[sighs]
Darlene, you've changed my life.

- I don't know what to say.
- There's nothing to say, Alan.

I know just how you're feeling

because I'm feeling
the same way.

It's just incredible.

(Alan)
'Yeah, it is incredible.'

I mean, just a few days ago,
I was...crushed.

- And now, thanks to you--
- Shh.

People are watching.

I don't care.

Not here, Alan.
I'll see you in class.

I guess so.

- Darlene?
- Huh?

You and Alan?

I didn't realize
you were that lonely.

You can't be serious.

- Of course, I'm serious.
- But Alan?

- I mean, he's so-so--
- So starched? I know.

But do you know what really
attracts me to him, Simone?

It's the way
he's always trying so hard

to hide his vulnerability.

Oh, come on, Darlene.

You and Alan
have always been rivals.

- Yeah.
- Hmm.

Love shows itself in funny ways.

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Let's talk about the civilian-
military confrontation of 1951.

The big one.

President Truman
fired General MacArthur.

Was he right? Was he wrong?

Um, any ideas? Arvid?

Uh, Truman said, and I quote

"I fired him because he wouldn't

"respect the authority
of the president.

"I didn't fire him,
because he was a dumb SOB.

Although, he was."

That's good, Arvid.

Uh, Alan?

Well, I, uh, I, uh..

Oh, give it up, Mr. Moore.
The boy's a vegetable.

No, he's not. Tell them, honey.

Okay, I will.

A World War I army major,
Harry S. Truman

told a five-star
General Douglas MacArthur

how to run a war.

Now, we did it in Korea
and we did it again in Vietnam.

Now, it seems to me,
that if we are going

to commit ourselves to a war..

...then we ought
to make a final commitment.

And that is to win.

That's the Alan I know!

It's, uh, the one I know, too.

Distorting facts in support
of a questionable point.

But...done very convincingly.

Thank you.

Alan, that was
a marvelous performance.

Yours was
pretty impressive, too.

[school bell ringing]

- See you tomorrow.
- Alrighty.

- Do we have homework?
- Yeah.

Uh, Darlene?

Can I talk to you for a moment?

Sure.

Be right with you, baby.

[clears throat]

- Listen, about you and Alan.
- I know.

You've watched us,
day after day

fighting like cats and dogs.

Nothing in common,
except our mutual distaste

for one another's point of view.

And then suddenly,
we're in love.

And you think it's strange.

No, I don't think it's strange.

I mean, just before
the big debate, uh..

Alan's had his ego crushed

because his girlfriend
has dumped him, and..

...yet, your love for him
is rejuvenating his, uh..

...his powers of elocution.

I-I don't find that
strange at all.

Do you remember
Alan's philosophy?

"The end justifies the means."

- Yeah, situational ethics.
- Exactly.

I'm just doing
what I have to do.

Love him till we win the debate.

What about post-debate let-down,
I mean..

It could be sort
of painful for Alan.

Mr. Moore, don't worry,
I'll let him down easy.

It's my specialty.

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And as Dwight D. Eisenhower
once said

"It is hard for a mere man

to believe that a woman doesn't
already have equal rights."

Mere man is afraid,
that if women

were made equal to him,
she'd be his superior.

And that's not Eisenhower,
that's Socrates.

Thank you, girls.

We'll take five minutes
before the next event.

Hi, Bernadette, how's it going?

Hi! What're you doing here
on a Saturday?

Well, I just wanna see
how the team is doing.

You know, I think, sometimes
these things produce surprises.

Well, there's always something
surprising at these debates.

They're scored
just like a track meet.

Each team competes in eleven
events throughout the school.

- Individual and team debates.
- Right.

Expository, that's a prepared
speech with props and charts.

Advocacy, arguing
about a governmental position.

Extemporaneous, with notes
impromptu, without notes.

Believe it or not, Bernadette

uh, we had debating in-in Idaho.

There's our first surprise.

- Ms. Meara, how's the score?
- Excuse me.

We're doing great in Advocacy.

We're falling behind
in Extemporaneous.

In plain English,
we're getting murdered.

No way, Dr. Samuels.

Thanks to Darlene here

we just won another first.

- Erasmus just won Elocution.
- We're tied.

It's us and them
for all the marbles.

Go get it, tiger.

Oh, no. That means
we'll be debating Martha Cabot.

Alan..

I'm here, remember?

Right, let's get 'em.

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There's Martha.

What am I doing here?
I am not gonna be any good.

Alan, look at me.
you are strong

you are brilliant,
you are a winner.

And there just happens to be

a very beautiful young woman
in love with you.

- There is? Who?
- Alan.

Right.

I'm sorry, I'm fine.

Alan, you're more than fine.

You are a speech
and debate stud.

Let's get started, please.

Alan.

- Nice to see you again, Martha.
- Wrong.

I know you're uncomfortable
after what I did to you.

- I'm handling it.
- I don't think so.

Your eyes are bloodshot,
your hair has lost its luster

and that is the worst Windsor
knot I have ever seen.

Well, I, uh, I-I..

You're stammering.

And I just realized
I'm taller than you are.

That's it,
my knees are turning to fudge.

Alan, you can do it!

Today's final event is the SPAR.

Two speakers from each team.

The topic is

'"Government's right to secrecy'

'is more important than
the people's right to know."'

What, do I agree with that?
We're gonna kill 'em.

'Erasmus
will speak for the motion.'

'Fillmore, against.'

Against!

You have one minute to prep.

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This country is free, yes

but if we have to give up

a little of that freedom,
temporarily

so that we may remain
eternally free

then I say, amen.

Oh, that's wonderful.

[applauding]

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In a democracy, the people's
right to know is fundamental.

Secrecy breathes tyranny.

Now, some take
the opposite view I know.

'One such person said'

'"It is the absolute right
of the state'

to supervise the formation
of public opinion."

The speaker was Joseph Goebbels.

The place, Nazi Germany.
Thank you.

- Whoo!
- Alan.

[applauding]

Quiet, please.

Will the judges
hand in their slips?

I can't believe
I made such a great speech

on something
I don't even believe in.

(female #1)
'The silver medal
goes to Erasmus High.'

'The gold to Fillmore.'

[cheering]

- Alright, captain, very nice.
- Congratulations

Well, thanks to the love
of a good woman

I was able to pull
myself together.

Yeah.

Alan, can I speak to you
for a moment?

- In the hall?
- Sure, honey cakes.

[sighs]

(Martha)
'Alan.'

You weren't half bad.

- I was good and you know it.
- Wrong, but good.

You were even
moderately...exciting.

Well, listen, maybe
we could get together.

- And you could buy me dinner.
- Maybe.

Just as long as it's not that
horrible Thai food you like.

[sighs]

- She's tough, but fair.
- Yeah!

I don't know, Mr. Moore,
she hurt me once.

Do you think I could live
through that kind of

rejection again?

Actually, uh..

...if you feel like talking

after your conversation
with Darlene, um

I'll be around.

Okay, thanks,
I might take you up on it.

Sure.

It all depends
on how Darlene handles it.

How Darlene handles what?

Well, come on, Mr. Moore,
you've seen her.

I mean, she's hopelessly
in love with me.

Head over heels time.
Can't say that I blame her.

[chuckles]
Yeah, well, uh..

It may not be that
head over heels, you know.

I wish that were true.

The fact is
I'm not that interested in her.

I mean, sure,
it was just what my ego needed

after the Martha disaster,
but, uh..

I haven't had
the heart to tell her

until after
the debate was over.

I mean, she could've
completely crumbled.

- I had to think of the team.
- Yeah.

Come with me.

Well, you know..

...that's terrific, you two..

You really deserve each other.

- Yeah, we're both winners.
- Yeah.

- Tell him. Tell him.
- Tell him what?

Okay.

Alan, I told you
that I loved you

so you would get over Martha
and be able

to function at the debate.

You did that to me?

Well, Alan, I had to,
I couldn't risk us losing.

Tell her.

That was cold.

Tell her.

Darlene, I pretended
to be in love with you.

Until after the debate was over.

- You pretended?
- I had to.

I figured, if I told you
the truth, you'd lose it.

Well, that was low, Alan.

Okay, um, so, you deceived him.

You manipulated her.

But...we won the debate.

Yeah, situational ethics.

Yeah,
but what did you really win?

I mean, what do you know
about each other now?

Well, I know
how I feel about Darlene.

You're a Machiavellian reptile.

That's beautiful coming from
an amoral, sadistic slimeball.

Are we saying, that, uh..

"The end doesn't always
justify the means?"

I'm gonna leave the two of you

to work this out
between yourselves.

I just wanna congratulate you
on your personal triumphs today.

So?

So?

Okay, I guess, maybe
I shouldn't've led you on.

Maybe I shouldn't have pretended
it was working.

You know,
it's kinda nice you and me

being friendlier for a change.

Yeah. It was nice.

The debate was great, wasn't it?

Yeah.

- You were ruthless.
- You were vicious.

- You were acid.
- You were ice.

I just love the way you made
that guy from Midwood cry.

[laughing]
Yeah.

Dinner tonight?

I'd love to.

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[Dennis crying]

Dennis, are you alright?

(Dennis)
I'm fine.

- Dennis, you're crying.
- Will you just go away?

I don't want anybody
to see my feminine side.

Oh, my God, I had no idea

that you could be
this vulnerable.

[sobbing]
No one does.

Everybody around here just
thinks of me as a class clown.

Well, Dennis, is there anything
that I could do to help you?

No.

I..

I was dating this girl..

...and she just dumped me.

Just, just out and out
dumped me for no reason.

And I wouldn't even care
for myself, it's just..

I got everybody countin' on me

for the academic meet
next week..

...and I'm just afraid
I'm gonna let everybody down.

If, if I could
just feel...loved..

- Oh, Dennis..
- Huh?

No way!

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