All language subtitles for Younger.S07E02.WEBRip.x264-ION10

- Previously on "Younger"...

- We don't have to rush.

I'm not going anywhere.

- I can be impatient
when I know what I want.

- The question is out there.

- There's something I think
you should know; it's big.

- Will you marry me?
- Oh, my God.

- Did she say yes?
Are they engaged?

- We just lost Millennial.
- What?

- Everything that we've
worked for, it's gone.

- Relationships don't have
to be defined, right?

- I want to be happily
unmarried to you.

- I do know what I want,

and it's not some kind
of fantasy.

[dramatic music]

- I didn't want things
to end.

I just don't want
to get married,

but I guess
that's a deal-breaker for him.

- I'm impressed
at Chaz's passion.

I mean, I basically thought
he was a man-shaped building

with a good haircut,

and then
you brought him to life.

- Just in time to see him
walk out of mine.

- Oh, please.
He's not going anywhere.

You're gonna see him every day,
and he's going to see you

doing all the things
that turn him on

like wearing reading glasses
or chewing on pencils.

He'll come running back.
This is just hurt pride.

- I tried calling him
three times last night,

and he just
let me go to voicemail.

I didn't think he'd be this--
- No.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You want me to trash him,

and then the two of youse
are going to get back together,

and I'll be as welcome as that
short hair in a bar of soap.

Uh-uh. No. No.

He's great. You're great.
This is gonna blow over.

- I'm not going to change
my mind about this, Maggie.

- ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ I made you look last night,
oh, yeah ♪

♪ Last night
I made you look last night ♪

♪ Made you, made you look ♪

- Liza Miller?

- [gasps] It's happening!

No, no, but she's
one of my people.

Yeah, yeah, I can take those.
Thank you.

Oh, boy. Looks like someone
got the answer you wanted.

- Ooh. Who are those for?
- They're for Liza.

Can you go give those to her?
I can't say any more.

- Ah. I don't work for you,
and more about what?

- Kelsey.
I am in a circle of trust here

that you are not
a part of, okay?

And I'm gonna make sure the
shit gets celebrated properly.

10:30. Conference room.
All will be revealed.

- Oh, my God.

Charles again?

God, what will florists do
when all the Boomers die?

- "Some people care too much.
I think it's called love."

It's Winnie the Pooh.
It's sweet, huh?

Oh, it's not from Charles.

It's from the benefit
this weekend.

"Thank you for your support,
table sponsor.

See you Saturday."

Children's Literacy Fund.
You know, CLIT.

- That's the name? C-L-I-T?

[huffs]

They better hope
those kids don't read!

- Oh, God. You're right!

- Mm.
- Hey...

do you have a minute to talk
before the morning meeting?

- Me first. Check this out.

- Shame on you, big shots.

You have ruined the world.

Example--microphone
for each person is waste,

and ice in glass! Why?

Much energy dies
to make these cubes.

- That is Fupa Grunhof,

the 16-year-old Austrian
climate change doomsayer

in Washington taking on the
House Committee on Environment,

and she's in town right now.

- She's amazing.

16 and speaking truth
to power like that?

- Everyone wants to publish
a book by her,

and she's turned them all down.

But I think
that we're different!

We're like her. We're women.
We are fighters.

We haven't lost our hope
that things can get better.

Oh, Charles is here.
That "Arabian Sea" book

that Zane left me with
is just blowing up,

and I have to go pretend
to be happy about it.

Okay.

[light music]

♪ ♪

- Good news, everyone.

"Arabian Sea" just hit
the "Times" best-seller list

at number eight.

- Wow. Oh, we're so happy
about that.

Super happy!

- Hi. Crazy morning, sorry.
What'd I miss?

- Just congratulating the team
on the McCoy book.

- Oh, thank you so much.
Yeah, I'm just doing my job.

I did get the author
on "New Day USA"

in the prime first-hour slot
on Wednesday.

- Oh, that's confirmed?
- Uh-huh. Yeah.

I reached out to Rebecca,
the booker, last night.

Well, reached over,
but same diff.

- Oh, that's nice.
- Thank you.

- Really, but Liza and I
actually have an idea

that we would love to pursue.

It is a nonfiction,
current-issue book,

and it could be
a publishing event.

It's--
- Oh, my God, hey!

Speaking of publishing events,
could I jump in

with a pitch of my own?

It's a love story

set in a glamorous arena
very close to home.

Liza, can you get the lights?

Thank you.
[ahem]

Okay. Let me set the stage
with the characters.

[Berlin's "Take my Breath
away" plays]

- Love isn't just for the young
and obviously desirable, right?

I mean, even with people
ripening in the September

and early Octobers
of their years,

love can find a way.

Love, say, between
a publishing titan

with very big hands
and shoes

and a housewife
from New Jersey

who moved to New York
to impersonate young people

and learn about memes
and Snapchat lenses.

- Lauren, I don't think
that's necessarily--

- Actually, can we--
- And this lovable,

kitten-eared impostor
soon won the heart

of the boss/slash/hero

who, incidentally, believes
in promoting from within,

and he summoned up the courage
to--you know what?

I believe that he can say this
far better than I can.

- Will you marry me?

- Oh, my God.

- ♪ You take my breath away ♪

- Okay. Now, we didn't get
her answer here on video,

but he got it, obvi,

and therefore,
it brings me great pleasure

to present to you,
our Empirical family,

the future Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Brooks!
- Lauren--Lauren!

Uh...

Lauren, we're not, um...

we're not getting married.
- ♪ Never hesitatin' to... ♪

- We're not engaged.
It's not...

it's not happening.

[click]
[music stops]

- Wait, he proposed to you
at Diana's wedding?

- Uh, yes, I did,
and I got my answer.

- Charles, I love you.

I just don't need
a piece of paper to prove it.

- And I love you, and I never
thought of marriage

as just a piece of paper but if
that's what it means to you--

- So it's your way
or the highway?

- I just--I--
- [gasps]

[Mendelssohn's
"Wedding March" plays]

- Oh, my God!
Oh, right, the cake

for the "Arabian Sea" success.

Ha, ha! To the kitchen, please.
Thank you. So, so thoughtful.

- My apologies for everyone
having to hear this, um...

Excuse me.

- Oh, my God.
Liza, Liza, I am so sorry.

I-I got--I got this
really wrong.

I just--you know, I wanted
to make a big fuss over you.

- I know. It would have been
fun if I'd said yes.

- This is what you wanted
to tell me.

- Yeah, for days now, yeah,

but you were going through
own heartache with Zane.

I couldn't pile on.

So what do I do?

- The same thing that I do when
my life blows up in my face.

- Kels,
I don't want to day drink.

- Not drink. Work.

Come on.
We've got a writer to sign.

[soft music]

- He just left me
on the carousel.

I must have ridden that thing
for an hour in shock.

- Well, clearly his ego just
couldn't handle the rejection.

- But I didn't reject him!
You get it, right?

- No, no, no.

I get that, but I'm not
the one that needs to.

- Ugh. Wait, where are we?
- Fupa Grunhof's Insta

says she's holding
a composting rally near here.

Ooh. Mina Soul Food.

- I don't think I can handle

chicken and waffles
right now, Kels.

- Mmm, you're going to have to.
Like, literally.

Let's just hope
their dumpster's full.

Come on!

[upbeat music]

- If you want to get into
the meet and greet,

you've got to donate,

so we basically have
our VIP passes for free.

- Well, my VIP pass is leaking
chicken guts all over my shoes.

Oh, my God. Is that a beak?

- Oh, look!
There she is. It's Fupa!

[applause]

- Food waste is 1/3rd
of all garbage

here in New York City.

We can use it
to save valuable wetlands

that are being consumed
by landfill dumps.

[applause]

- Whoo!
- Whoo!

- Stop patting yourselves
on the back for this!

This is nothing.
I've seen your portions here.

Stop eating so much.
- Ha.

- Supersize is a sin, and why
are there triple patties?

Are there three mouths
in one face? You are idiots!

- Wow, she's incredible.

She's like one of the von
Trapp children but hangry.

Oh!

- Oh, my God, the smell.

I can feel myself
turning vegan.

- You are all dilettantes.
Get your hands dirty.

Like that person there!
Hurrah!

Come here, filthy one!

Come here. Yes. Show them.

It is not about looking good.

It is about doing good
for the planet.

- Fupa!
Kelsey Peters, Empirical Press.

This is Liza Miller.
Do you have a minute?

- Of course I don't.
No one does.

The planet's dying.

It's a time bomb with
a few nice beaches. That's it.

- Well, that's why a book
by you

could do so much good
in sounding the alarm.

- I get a dozen offers
from publishers a day.

They just care about money.
- I know.

They're terrible
vultures, but--

- I love vultures.

Nature's recyclers,
but these book people,

they know nothing
about glaciers

or carbon impacts
or composting.

- Well, I love composting.
Eggshells, coffee grounds.

I have a daughter.

She's in college,
and we compost together.

I worry about her future.

That's why your voice
is so important.

- They're here!
The worms are here!

- No, no, no. We're not worms.

We have a true passion
for what you're doing.

- Oh, no.
I think she means worm worms.

For the compost. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.

- Hi.
- I hate worms.

Just the sight of them
makes me want to--[gasps]

- They look really angry.
- No, they are beautiful.

They are our saviors, turning
our waste into liquid gold.

- Ah, yeah. They're great.
You don't even have to

look at them
to know how great they are.

- My fellow composter,
I want you to do the honors.

- Oh.

- Into the box! Pick them up.

- Go ahead.

- And now dump the whole thing,

the whole box,
into the compost bin.

- God.

- Now, mix. Get in there.

- It feels like they could
just do it on their own

if you just
give them some space.

- Let me show you.

- Oh, my God.

- Oh. See it's fun.
- Yeah.

- Sometimes they break in the
middle, but they don't care.

- Uh-huh.
Ugh.

- No, no, no, no, my God!
My bracelet, it slipped off!

- Well, you know what?
We can get you a new bracelet,

like a signing bonus
kind of thing.

- No, no you don't understand!
It was given to me by Al Gore

and blessed
by Baby Yoda's main puppeteer.

It's everything to me!

- Really? Oh, okay. I'll get
it. I'll get it.

Oh, God. Oh!

Oh--

- Danke, mein Engel!

- Oh, anything for you, Fupa.

That's how much we believe
in your message.

- I like you, Liesl.

We must talk
about this book you want.

It's good news, right?

You look like you want
to, uh... kotzen.

- No, it's great.
I'll kotzenlater.

- I can't believe
she's coming in

for a pitch tomorrow with us.

We beat out everyone
in New York City.

Ah! Today is a good day.

- Yeah, it's great.

- You know what, Liza?

All I heard
is that Charles Brooks

said he loves you
in front of all of us.

That's what happened today.

- He did. You're right.

Thank you.
That feels better.

- Great.
You've got a worm in your hair.

- What? Shit! Oh, my God!
Get it out!

[Kelsey laughing]

- Guten morgen.
- Fupa!

- I'm sorry I'm late.
We had to stop the car

and take a straw
out of a child's juice box.

Oh, this is my handler.
Don't worry. She won't speak.

Right, Mutter?
- Ja, liebling.

- Oh, this is your mother?
- Yes.

Is handy for buying drinks
and voting.

Are we ready?
Time is a resource, too.

- Well, we are
all very passionate

about conserving
resources here,

and so are our readers,
thanks in large part to you.

- Yeah, I actually
only shop organic.

This foundation
is, in fact, moss-based,

and you should check out
my Insta.

I'm mostly barefoot.

- Yech, performative activism.

Posting and retweeting,
so difficult.

Millennials do not want
to do the hard work.

And books! All that paper.

It's like tree murder.
Is it really worth it?

- Of course we will
heavily promote

the digital and audio versions,
but books reach older people,

and those are the minds
you have to sway.

- Is true.

Old oaks must fall
so young saplings can thrive.

- And this young sapling got
one of our authors booked

on "New Day USA" tomorrow.

That's the kind of reach
Empirical can provide.

- Tomorrow?
I will be on that show, too.

- That's great!

Maybe you could mention
in the interview

that you're going to be
doing a book with us.

- Yes. Okay.

Bring the contracts.

Maybe I will sign them before
I leave for Davos Thursday.

- So soon?
Isn't Davos a month away?

- I will be traveling there
in a zero-emission sailboat.

It takes time.
Anyway, tomorrow.

Oh, and one more thing.
A gift for you.

- Your bracelet?
From yesterday?

But that's your most
valuable possession.

- [laughing]

- I do not care about
this bracelet.

Is a cheap souvenir.

I was playing little joke
on you yesterday.

"Save it! Save it!"

So fun. The book will be
full of my humor.

You make me laugh, worm girl.

[chuckling]

- Got a minute?
- Uh, yeah, come in.

Unless you have a slideshow.

- Oh, God.
That was horrible yesterday.

- Yeah. I'm sorry.

I usually don't let my emotions
get the best of me.

- Silver lining.
We said a lot of nice things.

Well, shouted
a lot of nice things.

- We're never gonna say
bad things

about each other, are we?

- No.

But how do we manage
around here?

We can't have a scene
like that again.

I've got some
vacation saved up.

Maybe I should take it now.

- We can find a way to work
together,

regardless of what's
happening between us.

And you're needed around here.
Not just by me.

- I just--I don't know
what the rules are.

Are we allowed
to have lunch together?

Dinner? Free tonight?

Now, for instance?

- Uh, I am seeing
Bob and Julia tonight.

- Oh.

Well, tell them I said hi.

- I will.

But Saturday is
the Children's Literacy Fund.

We still have a table, right?

- Yes.

- The girls have it
on the kitchen calendar.

So we'll see you there.

- Oh, great. Good.

Okay.
[small laugh]

Well, good night.

- Good night.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- Not to say that women
aren't important.

I like women,
and I write them well.

So I've been told by women.
- Wow.

Not every guy can manspread
and mansplain at the same time.

- Oh, my God. I know.

He needs some kind of award
like a Manny.

Oh, my God, no. A Teste.

- I insist on very small print,
understand?

To save trees.

On paperback only.
Easy to ship. You put that in?

- Absolutely.

- Ah, Liesl.

I can tell you have
a deep sadness, no?

I like sad people because
they know we are doomed.

Oh, is this your author?

- A plucky, waterfront
prostitute who sacrifices--

- Yeah, this is Josiah McCoy,
"Arabian Sea."

- Ah, is oceanographer.
Let me see.

- Now, some reviewers
are commenting

on the timeliness of this book
because the rise of piracy

can be traced
to climate change, right?

Warming waters
impacting fishing economies,

forcing coastal populations
to pursue a life of crime

on the high seas.

- Climate change? Please.
Not proven.

It's just weather, pal.
It means nothing.

Climate change is a myth,

a left-wing conspiracy
theory--

- You know what?
I saw some responsible,

low-emission snacks back--

- This is what your company
promotes?

I will be in bed with him?
- No, I sent him bullet points.

He's going rogue.
- You know, Fupa,

why don't we go
to the green room,

and we can sign the contract?

- You are a bad, bad man.
- Who the hell is this?

- Hello, America.

Do not buy this book,
good peoples.

But if you've bought it
already, don't burn it.

That's pollution. There is use
for this paper, yes?

You know what I'm saying.

This is perfect for
toilettenpapier!

For the number two!

- Did she really just say,
"Don't buy this book"?

I mean, great. We had
a golden goose in our driveway,

and then she backed over it.

- We're roadkill.

[upbeat pop music]

- ♪ Call me Lady Renegade ♪

♪ Renegade ♪

♪ Call me Lady Renegade...♪
- Fupa isn't responding

to any of my texts.

- Wait, I'm sorry.
You still want to sign her

after she just crashed
our biggest moneymaker?

- Relax. I highly doubt she
still wants to sign with us.

- Maybe if we promise to donate

the profits of her book
to her foundation.

- We can't bribe authors
to publish with us.

- Uh, guys, "it's just weather,
pal" is trending on Twitter,

and Tucker Carlson
just retweeted it

with a link to our website.

- What?
- I mean,

this will mean
a fifth printing for the book.

Hey, I'm just trying
to do my job over here.

At least we don't
have to cry over losing Fupa.

- Oh, no. No. I had my arm
in a barrel of manure.

I had a worm in my armpit.
I'm not letting this go.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- There is no point
to this, Liesl.

You publish him,
you can't publish me.

- Fupa. Fupa, please.

Look, I love
how strong you are,

but sometimes,
those strong principles,

they push people away,

the very people
that you are trying to reach.

Empirical
can reach those people.

They'll come to buy McCoy,

and your book will be right
next to his on our website,

on our shelves,
like a little stealth bomb.

- I am also against bombing.

But maybe you are right.

I do get tried sometimes,

always having better principles
than everybody else.

Okay. I will bend
to have my voice heard.

That is good advice, Liesl.

- I am so glad. So--

- But I will give you
small wisdom, too.

Adults give me advice
all the time, and usually--

no, always, it is advice
they need to hear themselves.

Maybe you don't bend, too?

Ah, but what do I know?

I'm just a 16-year-old girl
who's saving the world.

Mutter!
The pink suitcase goes on top!

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- Poor Liza. Poor Charles.

He told us the whole story
the other night at dinner.

- Oh? What did he say?

- That you two
wanted different things.

We're so sorry.

Oh. Bob is waving me over.
We'll talk later.

- Okay, you can look that sad
at a CLIT party.

- She's one of Charles'
best friends,

and she thinks it's over.

- What do you think?
- Well, look at him.

He's here,
and I think he's still...

Maybe I'm wrong,
but I'm an editor.

I know endings, and it doesn't
seem like that's where we are.

At the end.

- Go turn the page,
and find out.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Thanks for being here.

- Lucky me.

I won everything that I bid on
at the silent auction.

- You overbid. You always do
at these charity things.

It's 'cause you're one
of the good guys.

- Hm.

- Charles.

Can we compromise
on the whole marriage thing?

- Compromise how?

- I think I was wrong
to say never.

It's how I feel now,
but who knows?

In time,
maybe I change my mind,

or maybe you do,

but let's give ourselves
that time.

And if we each bend a little...
- Liza.

I've had to bend a lot to be
with you ever since we met.

You never asked me to,

but I walked away
from my company for you,

and I had to bend
on the custody agreement,

time with my girls,

'cause Pauline was so upset
about your lie.

So if I bend any more,
I'm gonna break.

- That's not what I'm asking.

- We just want
different things.

I realize that now,
and there are no villains here.

Hard as it is,
it's best we both move on.

With respect, not with anger.

- But if we still love
each other--

[footsteps approach]

- I found her. We can go.

- Can you come spend the night,
Liza?

You can make pancakes tomorrow.
Daddy's aren't as good.

- You know I would love
to see you.

- See, Daddy?
She wants to come.

You're just being mean.

- He's not being mean. I mean,
he brought us here, didn't he?

He didn't want to come,

but you begged him,
so he's not being mean.

- I couldn't come anyway.
I have things tomorrow.

- Come on, girls.
Goodbye, Liza.

- Wait!

We didn't say goodbye.
Come here.

Okay. Promise me if you come
to the office,

you'll come say hi, okay?

And the secret to the batter
is the chocolate chips.

I hid a bag behind the flour.

- See you Monday.

[moody music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Ah ah ah ah ♪

♪ ♪

- Liza.

- ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

- Next time on "Younger"...

- I just can't believe
it's really over.

[dramatic music]

- I am blown away.

- Surf legend Kai Manning.

He said he wants to hang.

- Liza can hang with him.
- What?

♪ ♪

- Liza, what do you think?
- I don't know what to think.

- Hasn't anyone told you?

- Don't ask me if I'm okay.
I'm gonna scream my head off.

- Isn't it true
that with every loss

comes unexpected opportunity?

- What--what is she doing here?

No way.

[energetic music]

♪ ♪