1 00:01:11,447 --> 00:01:14,143 I told you I don't have time to wait. What is this? 2 00:01:14,216 --> 00:01:17,413 Do you have any idea? What's going on? 3 00:01:23,659 --> 00:01:26,127 I know, honey, I'm on my way, okay? 4 00:01:29,665 --> 00:01:31,895 Hi. I need to check your bag. 5 00:02:07,736 --> 00:02:09,670 Right this way. 6 00:02:15,711 --> 00:02:17,440 Come on, let's go. Get out of the way, now. 7 00:02:20,482 --> 00:02:21,847 Hold it! 8 00:02:24,086 --> 00:02:26,111 Please take the ticket. 9 00:02:27,389 --> 00:02:29,584 Please take the ticket. 10 00:02:30,893 --> 00:02:32,827 Please take the ticket. 11 00:02:45,474 --> 00:02:48,068 Come on! Get in there! 12 00:02:58,153 --> 00:02:59,882 Please insert card. 13 00:03:02,157 --> 00:03:03,852 Please insert card. 14 00:03:06,395 --> 00:03:08,192 Please insert card. 15 00:03:10,399 --> 00:03:12,367 Please insert card. 16 00:03:13,168 --> 00:03:16,535 I can't follow you guys. You drive too slow. 17 00:03:17,239 --> 00:03:19,434 Bernie. Hey. 18 00:03:20,842 --> 00:03:23,242 - Sad, huh? - Tragic. 19 00:03:23,312 --> 00:03:25,473 - Poor Jocelyn. - It's ridiculous. 20 00:03:25,581 --> 00:03:27,242 - Daniel, he was her world. - Hold up. Cat hair. 21 00:03:27,316 --> 00:03:31,150 Oh, that's why I never wear black. Don't even look in the mirror anymore. 22 00:03:31,220 --> 00:03:33,882 Should've thought of it years ago. 23 00:03:33,956 --> 00:03:37,153 We celebrate a very special life 24 00:03:37,226 --> 00:03:42,721 as we lay to rest Jocelyn's cherished companion, Pridey Sahara Morgan. 25 00:04:01,016 --> 00:04:04,474 Honey, we have to stay. She raised him from a puppy. 26 00:04:04,553 --> 00:04:06,953 All I know is that if I'm not back in the office this afternoon, 27 00:04:07,022 --> 00:04:08,751 Monday is gonna be hell. 28 00:04:08,824 --> 00:04:10,917 She went to every one of Allegra's birthday parties. 29 00:04:10,993 --> 00:04:15,259 Oh, come on. Allegra is our actual child. Let's get some perspective here. 30 00:04:15,330 --> 00:04:17,264 Do you think if Jocelyn were married with kids 31 00:04:17,332 --> 00:04:20,460 she'd be giving her dog a state funeral? 32 00:04:20,535 --> 00:04:22,469 This whole thing is warped. 33 00:04:22,537 --> 00:04:25,097 - I find that personally offensive, Dad. - What? 34 00:04:25,173 --> 00:04:27,698 I mean, I may never be married or be a mother. 35 00:04:27,776 --> 00:04:30,006 Yes, some gay women get some version of that, 36 00:04:30,078 --> 00:04:32,308 but we don't all need the same things. 37 00:04:32,381 --> 00:04:34,406 Can we at least agree that 38 00:04:35,050 --> 00:04:36,677 human beings need 39 00:04:37,653 --> 00:04:39,280 human connection? 40 00:04:39,354 --> 00:04:42,585 You know, companionship, conversation, sex. 41 00:04:42,658 --> 00:04:46,560 You get those things from Mom. Jocelyn gets them from her dogs. 42 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:52,962 Can I take your car? 43 00:04:59,174 --> 00:05:00,698 Dad had to go. 44 00:05:03,211 --> 00:05:05,202 We can't let Jocelyn sit home and brood. 45 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:09,546 Maybe we could all take a class. Learn Portuguese. Go to Brazil. 46 00:05:09,618 --> 00:05:12,678 I don't think I could fit one more thing in my week, honestly. 47 00:05:12,754 --> 00:05:16,815 No, no, you're right. You're right. We should make an effort. 48 00:05:16,892 --> 00:05:19,383 She just lives so far away from everything. 49 00:05:25,067 --> 00:05:27,001 Give it back, Trey. 50 00:05:27,069 --> 00:05:29,697 Come on. Give it back. 51 00:05:33,842 --> 00:05:36,037 See ya. 52 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:46,285 Thanks. Take care. 53 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:51,082 Hi. 54 00:05:51,893 --> 00:05:53,554 - Trey. Yeah. - Trey. 55 00:05:54,096 --> 00:05:55,996 Lovers' Guide to Paris. 56 00:05:58,533 --> 00:05:59,557 Food Lovers' Guide. 57 00:05:59,634 --> 00:06:02,865 We're gonna go to Paris. My husband and I. 58 00:06:03,438 --> 00:06:07,431 It's his first time in Paris. Mine, too. 59 00:06:07,509 --> 00:06:09,443 - It's a business trip for him. - Really? 60 00:06:09,511 --> 00:06:11,479 They fly him business class. 61 00:06:11,546 --> 00:06:16,415 So we're just gonna do an exchange so that I can tag along. 62 00:06:16,485 --> 00:06:18,282 - That's pretty thrifty. - Yeah. 63 00:06:18,353 --> 00:06:21,379 I've never been to France. I mean... 64 00:06:23,191 --> 00:06:25,716 I've been to Québec. But that's... 65 00:06:26,728 --> 00:06:29,162 - It's not in... It's in... Okay. - No. 66 00:06:29,231 --> 00:06:32,496 Do you want me to help you carry these to your car? 67 00:06:33,769 --> 00:06:36,397 - No. - Okay. 68 00:06:36,471 --> 00:06:37,802 - Well, have fun. - Okay. 69 00:06:37,873 --> 00:06:39,636 Send me a postcard. 70 00:06:43,011 --> 00:06:44,478 - Hi. - Hey. 71 00:06:44,546 --> 00:06:47,811 Honey, I'm sorry I'm late. I stopped to buy us a present. 72 00:06:47,883 --> 00:06:50,044 Oh, yeah. What do you got? 73 00:06:52,154 --> 00:06:54,884 - What? - Oh, baby. I'm sorry. 74 00:06:54,956 --> 00:06:56,856 I thought I said something. 75 00:06:56,925 --> 00:06:58,415 - Yo, jeez, these guys are terrible. - What? 76 00:06:58,493 --> 00:07:01,223 Been like this all game. This one guy... 77 00:07:01,630 --> 00:07:03,120 Paris is off. 78 00:07:04,065 --> 00:07:06,932 - We're not going to Paris? - Dale's going. 79 00:07:07,002 --> 00:07:12,030 My boss-boss asked me to take the CEO of Consolidated to the NBA playoffs. 80 00:07:12,107 --> 00:07:15,008 I guess the guys at Consolidated are like basketball freaks. 81 00:07:15,076 --> 00:07:17,544 But if it's San Antonio, it'll be over in four. 82 00:07:17,612 --> 00:07:21,173 Unless Tim Duncan gets hit with an asteroid or something. 83 00:07:23,151 --> 00:07:27,247 Anyway, figure I'll be on the road for like a week, maybe eight days. 84 00:07:27,322 --> 00:07:29,654 Maybe 10, just depending on... 85 00:07:33,161 --> 00:07:35,595 Oh, what if your mom came and stayed? 86 00:07:37,032 --> 00:07:39,023 Ten days with my mother? 87 00:07:40,402 --> 00:07:41,630 Prudie. 88 00:07:43,672 --> 00:07:46,641 What, did you want me to say no to my boss? 89 00:07:52,647 --> 00:07:55,343 Always doing something wrong, you know? 90 00:07:57,752 --> 00:08:01,711 I have no idea what I did. I genuinely have no idea. 91 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,798 I was just thinking about something Allegra said 92 00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:16,701 at Jocelyn's the other day. 93 00:08:16,771 --> 00:08:18,966 I don't know if it was just the sadness of the occasion, or... 94 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,405 - Oh, don't make fun, Daniel. - No, I'm not, I'm not. 95 00:08:20,475 --> 00:08:21,965 - That was her dog. - No. 96 00:08:22,043 --> 00:08:24,705 I'm saying it affected me. 97 00:08:24,779 --> 00:08:27,339 - Come on. - Okay, honey. Whatever you say. 98 00:08:27,415 --> 00:08:29,440 Anyway, so Allegra and I are talking about 99 00:08:29,518 --> 00:08:31,543 how we all need to have 100 00:08:33,355 --> 00:08:35,152 connection, you know? 101 00:08:36,191 --> 00:08:38,125 Conversation. Sex. 102 00:08:39,628 --> 00:08:41,061 Companionship. 103 00:08:42,597 --> 00:08:46,033 And Allegra says, "Well, you get all that from Mommy." 104 00:08:46,835 --> 00:08:48,735 I gotta tell you, it really made me sad. 105 00:08:48,803 --> 00:08:51,101 Oh, baby, she'll find somebody. 106 00:08:51,706 --> 00:08:53,640 No, it made me sad for us. 107 00:08:53,708 --> 00:08:56,040 See, 'cause I've been struggling 108 00:08:56,211 --> 00:09:01,080 with whether a marriage can sustain all of that 109 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:06,046 over 20-plus years, 110 00:09:06,121 --> 00:09:10,057 or whether it's just inevitable that after a certain amount of time... 111 00:09:10,125 --> 00:09:11,149 What are you... 112 00:09:11,226 --> 00:09:13,854 Maybe being with someone else can have 113 00:09:15,997 --> 00:09:18,557 a renewing effect, because for me... 114 00:09:23,471 --> 00:09:25,871 I've been seeing a woman at work. 115 00:09:29,144 --> 00:09:30,543 We've been together six months now. 116 00:09:30,612 --> 00:09:32,637 We can't think of this as a failure. 117 00:09:32,714 --> 00:09:35,148 We have had a very successful marriage. 118 00:09:35,216 --> 00:09:38,879 We've had a long marriage, by any standard. We've got three wonderful kids. 119 00:09:38,954 --> 00:09:40,182 They're grown, they're working, they're... 120 00:09:40,255 --> 00:09:43,747 Just open the car door, Daniel, I need a tissue. 121 00:09:53,468 --> 00:09:55,993 The kids, that's... That's all you. You know, you... 122 00:09:57,739 --> 00:10:00,799 You made all the sacrifices with that. I know. 123 00:10:00,875 --> 00:10:03,673 But there's a logic to us quitting while we're ahead. 124 00:10:03,745 --> 00:10:06,737 And I think that they'll be able to see that. 125 00:10:07,882 --> 00:10:10,817 I don't understand a single word of what you're saying, Daniel. 126 00:10:10,885 --> 00:10:12,375 Who is this woman? 127 00:10:14,823 --> 00:10:17,121 Look, I'm tired of lying to you. 128 00:10:17,192 --> 00:10:20,423 I'm tired of making promises to Pam that I can't keep. 129 00:10:20,495 --> 00:10:22,986 She deserves better. And so do you. 130 00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:27,559 And I won't give her up. That's non-negotiable. 131 00:10:39,114 --> 00:10:40,206 Syl. 132 00:10:45,387 --> 00:10:48,720 I really like Edmund in this movie. Have you seen it? 133 00:10:48,790 --> 00:10:50,018 I love this movie. 134 00:10:50,091 --> 00:10:53,754 Oh, I like it, but it's not Mansfield Park. 135 00:10:53,828 --> 00:10:55,557 It's more of an interpretation. 136 00:10:55,630 --> 00:10:57,495 - Do you know the book? - Yes. 137 00:10:57,565 --> 00:11:00,329 And I happen to teach film. 138 00:11:00,402 --> 00:11:02,597 - Do you like this movie? - No. 139 00:11:02,671 --> 00:11:05,834 Do you know it mixes up Fanny Price with the author of the book? 140 00:11:05,907 --> 00:11:08,842 Makes Sir Bertram some kind of slave owner. 141 00:11:08,910 --> 00:11:10,434 Well, it means well. 142 00:11:10,512 --> 00:11:12,139 And a little Jane Austen's better than none at all. 143 00:11:12,213 --> 00:11:15,649 No. No. No. That is how I talk myself into everything. 144 00:11:16,518 --> 00:11:17,985 I'm married to a man 145 00:11:18,053 --> 00:11:22,422 who would cancel our trip to Paris for a basketball game, 146 00:11:22,490 --> 00:11:26,221 which is making me a fraud in front of my students. 147 00:11:26,294 --> 00:11:29,263 A French teacher who's never been to France? 148 00:11:29,330 --> 00:11:30,991 The screenplay is outstanding. 149 00:11:31,066 --> 00:11:35,025 Excuse me. I'd like to talk to you. Come with me. 150 00:11:35,103 --> 00:11:36,900 You seem to know a lot about Jane Austen. 151 00:11:36,971 --> 00:11:38,029 I do. 152 00:11:38,106 --> 00:11:41,098 You know, Prudie, I've been married six times. 153 00:11:41,910 --> 00:11:44,879 You're always happy at first. It's how you feel at the end that counts. 154 00:11:44,946 --> 00:11:49,349 I've been thinking, I'd like to get married again, maybe just once more. 155 00:11:49,984 --> 00:11:54,080 My favorite was Ben Weinberg. And this is Ben. 156 00:11:55,223 --> 00:11:58,681 He produced Fred Astaire movies. Don't underestimate older men. 157 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,228 We lived in a house in Beverly Hills that had a little pond 158 00:12:01,296 --> 00:12:03,127 and a bridge and goldfish. 159 00:12:03,198 --> 00:12:05,132 That's how I met my friend Jocelyn. 160 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,634 - Carlos. - My pleasure. 161 00:12:07,702 --> 00:12:10,000 Ben was her godfather. Her family's loaded. 162 00:12:10,071 --> 00:12:11,834 Who's Jocelyn again? 163 00:12:12,307 --> 00:12:15,401 The one I wanna start the book club for. Lost her dog? 164 00:12:15,477 --> 00:12:18,640 Eat. So, book club. 165 00:12:18,713 --> 00:12:21,443 I can get Jocelyn and maybe Sylvia. 166 00:12:21,516 --> 00:12:23,347 Jocelyn put Sylvia and Daniel together in high school. 167 00:12:23,418 --> 00:12:24,510 They've been together ever since. 168 00:12:24,586 --> 00:12:27,953 Though Sylvia's gonna want Daniel in the book club, 169 00:12:28,022 --> 00:12:29,683 but I think it should be all women. Don't you? 170 00:12:29,758 --> 00:12:32,249 I mean, men, they pontificate and no one can get a word in edgewise. 171 00:12:32,327 --> 00:12:34,056 - Well, I think if you... - And women won't butt in, 172 00:12:34,129 --> 00:12:36,859 but men, they keep monologuing. Yammer, yammer, yammer. 173 00:12:36,931 --> 00:12:39,399 And we keep listening, protecting their feelings. 174 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:41,560 - But if... - And men don't do book clubs. 175 00:12:41,636 --> 00:12:44,434 Women want to share, but men, they hoard what they read, 176 00:12:44,506 --> 00:12:46,599 if they crack open a book. 177 00:12:46,674 --> 00:12:48,574 Does your husband read? 178 00:12:48,643 --> 00:12:50,873 He reads stuff online. 179 00:12:53,681 --> 00:12:56,081 You know, it's gonna be like extracting teeth to get Sylvia, 180 00:12:56,151 --> 00:12:58,779 because she has to read so much already. 181 00:12:58,853 --> 00:13:01,378 She works at the state library. But, oh! Hey, no. Okay. 182 00:13:01,456 --> 00:13:03,151 Now, this is brilliant. 183 00:13:03,224 --> 00:13:05,692 We'll only do books we've already read. Is that inspired? 184 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,955 How do we know what books all of us have read? 185 00:13:08,029 --> 00:13:09,189 Isn't it obvious? 186 00:13:09,264 --> 00:13:14,964 Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion. 187 00:13:15,036 --> 00:13:16,196 - I'm leaving some... - Sense and Sensibility. 188 00:13:16,271 --> 00:13:17,431 And Sense and Sensibility. It's been three years 189 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:20,372 since I've read Sense and Sensibility. I have to pee. 190 00:13:20,441 --> 00:13:21,931 When I get back, hot water and lemon. 191 00:13:22,010 --> 00:13:23,409 And we still have to think of two more people. 192 00:13:23,478 --> 00:13:24,467 Six novels, six people. 193 00:13:24,546 --> 00:13:26,980 We'll each be responsible for one book. 194 00:13:27,048 --> 00:13:29,414 All Jane Austen, all the time! 195 00:13:29,484 --> 00:13:30,644 It's the perfect antidote. 196 00:13:30,718 --> 00:13:32,413 - To what? - To life. 197 00:13:33,988 --> 00:13:36,047 I get Pride and Prejudice. 198 00:13:39,894 --> 00:13:42,727 I called the library and said you had bronchitis. 199 00:13:42,797 --> 00:13:46,062 Anne Marie's moving your indigenous peoples meeting to next week. 200 00:13:46,134 --> 00:13:47,658 I should go in. 201 00:13:47,869 --> 00:13:53,239 Pam Gower did her law degree at Bolt, passed the bar in 2002. 202 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:54,466 She's an infant. 203 00:13:54,542 --> 00:13:59,309 She joined the firm of Perry, Liebman, Avila in 2006. 204 00:13:59,380 --> 00:14:01,780 Says here she was divorced in 2005. 205 00:14:01,850 --> 00:14:03,511 Bitch. She went right for Daniel. 206 00:14:03,585 --> 00:14:04,882 She's 45. 207 00:14:06,187 --> 00:14:07,814 She's not even young. 208 00:14:07,889 --> 00:14:11,689 - Do you think he has a brain tumor? - I think he fell in love. 209 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:13,522 Well, I'm rooting for the brain tumor. 210 00:14:13,595 --> 00:14:16,223 People our age don't fall in love. I mean, I've never even been in love. 211 00:14:16,297 --> 00:14:19,789 - You've never been in love? - I've had sexual partners. 212 00:14:19,868 --> 00:14:23,269 I mean, I don't know. I wouldn't mind falling in love, 213 00:14:23,338 --> 00:14:25,829 but it just all seems like fiction to me, anyway. 214 00:14:25,907 --> 00:14:29,741 Well, for a fiction, he just threw 20 years of marriage away 215 00:14:29,811 --> 00:14:31,301 on an impulse. 216 00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:34,044 Do you think he was thinking, the whole time, 217 00:14:34,115 --> 00:14:35,377 "I can't wait to get out of here?" 218 00:14:35,450 --> 00:14:38,112 - Am I really that uninteresting? - No. 219 00:14:38,186 --> 00:14:41,986 - I can't believe I'm alone at this age. - Mom, you're not alone. 220 00:14:42,056 --> 00:14:44,183 And listen to me. Alone's not the end of the world. 221 00:14:44,259 --> 00:14:47,820 For as many years as you've been married I've been quite happily unmarried. 222 00:14:47,896 --> 00:14:49,761 It's just so unfair. 223 00:14:49,831 --> 00:14:51,890 He can start his life over again. And at this age. 224 00:14:51,966 --> 00:14:55,561 You know, men can do that. Women... It's over. 225 00:14:55,637 --> 00:14:57,070 You're beautiful, Mommy. 226 00:14:57,138 --> 00:14:59,504 Yes, and accomplished and interesting. 227 00:14:59,574 --> 00:15:01,474 You're not without your options, Sylvia. 228 00:15:01,542 --> 00:15:04,705 Daniel's the one with options. He can sleep with anyone. 229 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:08,271 Twenty-year-olds. People will say, "Way to go, Daniel." 230 00:15:08,549 --> 00:15:11,950 If I tried to sleep with someone that age, it'd be pathetic. 231 00:15:12,020 --> 00:15:15,285 Well, yeah, that's 'cause guys my age are lame. 232 00:15:15,356 --> 00:15:18,086 - My body will become a museum. - No, it won't. 233 00:15:18,192 --> 00:15:22,322 We'll get you a membership to my gym. You might even meet somebody. 234 00:15:26,334 --> 00:15:28,996 I don't wanna meet someone. 235 00:15:29,070 --> 00:15:32,801 I wanna pull the covers over my head and read novels. 236 00:15:34,042 --> 00:15:35,304 And eat. 237 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:38,635 I'm starving. 238 00:15:39,948 --> 00:15:42,576 Allegra, mija, go get me a dozen eggs. 239 00:15:43,785 --> 00:15:46,083 - I'm gonna make a flan. - Okay. 240 00:15:47,455 --> 00:15:49,286 Can you stay with her this weekend? 241 00:15:49,357 --> 00:15:51,985 - Actually, I'm moving back in. - Really? 242 00:15:52,493 --> 00:15:57,260 My lease is almost up and, you know, I won't let her be here alone. 243 00:15:57,365 --> 00:16:00,163 Oh, sweetie, that's... Thank you. You're amazing. 244 00:16:00,234 --> 00:16:03,032 See, that's why people have children. 245 00:16:03,104 --> 00:16:07,803 My father left my mom when I was 10. Sylvia was the first person I told. 246 00:16:07,875 --> 00:16:09,968 That's when I knew we were really best friends. 247 00:16:10,044 --> 00:16:12,035 I'm gonna be at Stockton at the Breeders' Convention, 248 00:16:12,113 --> 00:16:13,171 if you need me, okay? 249 00:16:32,233 --> 00:16:35,327 - Are you here for the Buffy conference? - Oh, no. 250 00:16:43,845 --> 00:16:45,176 Excuse me. 251 00:16:49,283 --> 00:16:51,717 My dog has the same exact collar. 252 00:17:05,333 --> 00:17:07,631 - She was invisible. - What? 253 00:17:07,702 --> 00:17:09,431 It's a game. They're vampires. 254 00:17:09,504 --> 00:17:11,563 When you see one of them with their arms crossed like that, 255 00:17:11,639 --> 00:17:12,731 you should pretend you don't see her. 256 00:17:12,807 --> 00:17:15,298 That's why she didn't answer you. Nothing personal. 257 00:17:15,376 --> 00:17:16,604 Thanks. 258 00:17:19,614 --> 00:17:21,343 - My name's Grigg. - Greg? 259 00:17:21,416 --> 00:17:23,281 Grigg, G-R-l-G-G. 260 00:17:26,020 --> 00:17:28,352 Oh. I'm meeting some people, Grigg. 261 00:17:31,392 --> 00:17:32,518 Okay. 262 00:17:49,744 --> 00:17:52,144 Can I have a whiskey straight up? 263 00:18:21,309 --> 00:18:25,040 Excuse me. Could I apologize? I'm Jocelyn. 264 00:18:25,113 --> 00:18:27,013 Your friend isn't coming? 265 00:18:27,081 --> 00:18:29,413 I'm meeting him a little later. 266 00:18:30,685 --> 00:18:34,451 So how do you know so much about the "faux vampire" scene? 267 00:18:34,522 --> 00:18:37,889 That's funny. Well, it's... 268 00:18:37,959 --> 00:18:40,484 I'm here for a sci-fi conference. 269 00:18:40,561 --> 00:18:45,863 So the Buffy contingent is a kind of, you know, offshoot of that. 270 00:18:45,933 --> 00:18:48,094 Yeah. You read much science fiction? 271 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:51,502 I'm more of a Jane Austen, Jane Eyre kind of girl. 272 00:18:51,606 --> 00:18:53,631 Oh, right, yeah. No, I never really... 273 00:18:53,708 --> 00:18:56,404 Read those books? Yeah. Yeah. 274 00:18:57,578 --> 00:19:00,308 So, where do you live? 275 00:19:00,381 --> 00:19:04,784 I just relocated to the Sacramento area. I do tech support at U. 276 00:19:06,020 --> 00:19:09,114 You know who you might like? Ursula Le Guin. 277 00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:11,988 Left Hand of Darkness. Lathe of Heaven. 278 00:19:12,093 --> 00:19:15,585 She's science fiction but she's just a terrific writer. 279 00:19:15,663 --> 00:19:17,062 - Have to check her out. - Yeah. 280 00:19:17,131 --> 00:19:21,067 My sisters love those books. I really think you might like them. 281 00:19:24,705 --> 00:19:27,230 And I'm willing to be directed as well. 282 00:19:27,308 --> 00:19:29,503 Seriously, you know, if you tell me who I should be reading, 283 00:19:29,577 --> 00:19:31,841 I promise to read it. 284 00:19:31,913 --> 00:19:34,108 I'll give you my email. 285 00:19:34,215 --> 00:19:37,548 That's the old one. I'll write those books, too. 286 00:19:37,652 --> 00:19:40,985 You know what I'm actually wondering before I go? 287 00:19:41,055 --> 00:19:43,489 How do you feel about older women? 288 00:19:46,294 --> 00:19:47,693 Great. Yeah. 289 00:19:48,930 --> 00:19:51,990 I have three older sisters, so... 290 00:19:53,467 --> 00:19:55,367 You know, I like all women. 291 00:19:55,436 --> 00:19:57,961 Good. That's great. 292 00:19:59,006 --> 00:20:01,804 - Well, thanks. I'll be in touch. - Oh, okay. 293 00:20:01,876 --> 00:20:02,865 Great. 294 00:20:02,944 --> 00:20:04,605 - Yeah, bye. - Bye. 295 00:20:08,683 --> 00:20:10,514 Oh, good, Prudie, you're here. 296 00:20:10,585 --> 00:20:12,917 Save these tables, okay? Oh, Jocelyn, Prudie. 297 00:20:12,987 --> 00:20:14,511 - Hi, how are you? - Hello. Good. 298 00:20:14,589 --> 00:20:17,752 - So what do you want, Prudie? - A soy cappuccino. 299 00:20:20,161 --> 00:20:22,095 I have to be allowed to miss one meeting out of the six. 300 00:20:22,163 --> 00:20:23,494 I can only do this if there's no pressure. 301 00:20:23,564 --> 00:20:26,124 - Hey. Mom's looking for parking. - Hi. 302 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,100 That's Prudie. Say hi. 303 00:20:29,904 --> 00:20:32,429 We're still only five. Too bad about Daniel. 304 00:20:32,506 --> 00:20:36,966 He could've filled in, although clearly he's never read Jane Austen. 305 00:20:37,044 --> 00:20:40,036 For Prudie's sake, the last thing we need is an Austen virgin. 306 00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:41,877 We need real discussion. 307 00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:45,578 I sort of invited someone. Said he might come, maybe. 308 00:20:45,686 --> 00:20:47,745 - He? - No one I'm interested in. 309 00:20:48,556 --> 00:20:51,923 He's young, compliant, said he might enjoy being in a book club. 310 00:20:51,993 --> 00:20:53,984 I'm sure Daniel's read Jane Austen. 311 00:20:54,061 --> 00:20:55,995 No man who reads Austen would ever dump his wife 312 00:20:56,063 --> 00:20:58,293 because it's better for the other woman. 313 00:20:58,366 --> 00:20:59,731 Chai latte with a shot. 314 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,530 I'm so sorry. I'm really behind. 315 00:21:02,603 --> 00:21:05,003 I got slammed with orders on my website. 316 00:21:05,072 --> 00:21:08,906 I've actually... I've started adding these little dangles at the top here. 317 00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:12,036 - What do you think? - I'm no judge. 318 00:21:12,113 --> 00:21:13,603 I mean, my idea of jewelry 319 00:21:13,681 --> 00:21:17,048 is Coco Chanel's Byzantine oeuvre from the 1920s. 320 00:21:17,718 --> 00:21:20,551 Oh! Definitely. Yeah, I get that. 321 00:21:22,556 --> 00:21:25,548 Being the only child of a woman who gave birth in a commune 322 00:21:25,626 --> 00:21:30,586 after changing her name to Sky Girl, I've come to loathe hippie handicrafts. 323 00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:34,968 There she is. 324 00:21:35,870 --> 00:21:39,397 Actually, I'm not so sure I wanna do this book club. 325 00:21:40,474 --> 00:21:44,205 So, quick, while Sylvia's still in line, how she's doing without Daniel? 326 00:21:44,278 --> 00:21:46,678 She's still stuck in the wounded stage. 327 00:21:46,747 --> 00:21:50,410 - When she's ready for anger, I am so there. - Me, too. 328 00:21:50,484 --> 00:21:51,576 My dad left my mom. 329 00:21:51,652 --> 00:21:54,553 Prudie is no stranger to marital disappointment. 330 00:21:54,655 --> 00:21:56,452 Actually, we're fine now. 331 00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:58,958 You're married? But no ring, huh? 332 00:21:59,927 --> 00:22:02,054 Yeah, it's this hand, and... I teach French. 333 00:22:02,129 --> 00:22:04,597 You teach French, so you wear your wedding ring on the right hand? 334 00:22:04,665 --> 00:22:07,429 - It's a European custom. - Are you European? 335 00:22:07,501 --> 00:22:10,937 So Prudie, you haven't said which book you wanna be responsible for. 336 00:22:11,005 --> 00:22:12,563 Maybe Persuasion. 337 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,905 'Cause I'm increasingly drawn to its elegiac tone. 338 00:22:17,011 --> 00:22:18,945 - Don't think I'm doing the book club. - You're doing it. 339 00:22:19,013 --> 00:22:21,641 You lead one discussion. Pick a book. 340 00:22:22,483 --> 00:22:26,249 Well, I just saw Sense and Sensibility, 341 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,949 and I think, since I'm back living with my mom, 342 00:22:30,024 --> 00:22:33,460 I really get that whole two-women, 343 00:22:33,527 --> 00:22:37,088 tight-relationship, living-together- but-really-opposites thing. 344 00:22:37,198 --> 00:22:39,029 Is it weird living back at home again? 345 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:42,797 I think what Austen is actually writing about is two sisters, 346 00:22:42,870 --> 00:22:46,237 moving separately toward what they each believe to be a perfect love. 347 00:22:46,307 --> 00:22:50,175 Okay, but the point is Marianne and Elinor's relationship... 348 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:52,735 Maybe if you'd read the book instead of watching the movie... 349 00:22:52,813 --> 00:22:55,611 - I thought I might do Emma. - Which leaves what for Sylvia? 350 00:22:55,683 --> 00:22:57,651 Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park. 351 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:00,909 Which one's gonna make her feel better? 352 00:23:00,988 --> 00:23:03,081 Because we're only doing the book club to get her mind off Daniel. 353 00:23:03,157 --> 00:23:05,421 I thought the reason for the book club was for my not going to Paris. 354 00:23:05,493 --> 00:23:07,085 - Exactly. - Northanger Abbey. 355 00:23:07,161 --> 00:23:08,753 No, don't make her do Northanger. 356 00:23:08,829 --> 00:23:11,229 I mean, first you're going off to all these dances, 357 00:23:11,298 --> 00:23:15,564 and then suddenly it's sort of like Nightmare on Northanger Abbey Street. 358 00:23:15,636 --> 00:23:18,230 I'm afraid this isn't the book club that I had in mind. 359 00:23:18,305 --> 00:23:21,672 I mean, I find when someone in the group feels superior to the author, 360 00:23:21,742 --> 00:23:23,437 it just... It sets the wrong tone. 361 00:23:23,511 --> 00:23:24,671 Okay, I'm happy to leave. 362 00:23:24,745 --> 00:23:28,181 - No, Allegra. No. Allegra. No. - Allegra, you can't. You can't. 363 00:23:28,249 --> 00:23:30,740 After this day, I am so happy to be talking about Jane Austen. 364 00:23:30,818 --> 00:23:32,513 - Hi. - Hi. Did we choose the books yet? 365 00:23:32,586 --> 00:23:34,781 Sylvia, Prudie. 366 00:23:34,855 --> 00:23:36,846 Oh, I'm sorry. Sylvia Avila. 367 00:23:36,924 --> 00:23:39,859 - So, how do you feel about Mansfield Park? - My favorite. 368 00:23:39,927 --> 00:23:42,452 - I love Fanny Price. - Stop, Mom, why? 369 00:23:42,530 --> 00:23:43,758 She's such a goodie-goodie. 370 00:23:43,831 --> 00:23:46,095 Six books, five people. We skip Northanger Abbey. 371 00:23:46,167 --> 00:23:48,294 - Definitely. - And miss out on Mr. Tilney? 372 00:23:48,369 --> 00:23:50,769 - No, you're right. - He's such a flirt. 373 00:23:50,838 --> 00:23:52,430 We don't have to do all six books, do we? 374 00:23:52,506 --> 00:23:55,373 Doing all six novels is the raison d'etre of the book club 375 00:23:55,443 --> 00:23:57,809 and it is the only reason I'm here. 376 00:23:57,878 --> 00:24:00,608 - Okay. - Do you wanna invite your husband? 377 00:24:11,625 --> 00:24:15,584 My husband has never read Austen and he never will. 378 00:24:15,663 --> 00:24:16,652 Okay, how should we do this? 379 00:24:16,730 --> 00:24:18,630 Just meet once a month at each of our houses, potluck... 380 00:24:18,699 --> 00:24:20,132 Or, you know, pick some central location. 381 00:24:20,201 --> 00:24:21,828 No, I don't think a coffee shop's conducive. 382 00:24:21,902 --> 00:24:23,927 I'll host the first one, we'll start with Emma, at my place. 383 00:24:24,004 --> 00:24:25,437 But let's not get into this competitive cooking thing. 384 00:24:25,506 --> 00:24:26,734 Bakeoffs! 385 00:24:26,807 --> 00:24:28,638 - No, we'll do finger foods. - We're gonna do takeout. 386 00:24:28,709 --> 00:24:31,542 And we have to create the Jane Austen mood. 387 00:24:32,079 --> 00:24:34,047 - Oh, my God. - Hey. 388 00:24:34,114 --> 00:24:35,342 - He came. - Yeah. 389 00:24:35,416 --> 00:24:38,749 Sorry, I sat in the wrong Starbucks for half an hour. 390 00:24:43,557 --> 00:24:46,390 Golly, there are a lot of these places, huh? 391 00:24:46,460 --> 00:24:51,022 But they've got interesting coffee from all over the world, so... 392 00:24:53,567 --> 00:24:56,730 - This is Grigg, everyone. - I'm Bernadette. 393 00:24:57,671 --> 00:24:58,968 - Prudie. - Prudie, and Allegra. 394 00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:00,700 - Sylvia. - Grigg Harris. 395 00:25:02,977 --> 00:25:04,035 Hi. 396 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:07,541 Well, I'm excited. 397 00:25:07,648 --> 00:25:11,049 Never read anything by Jane Austen before. 398 00:25:13,821 --> 00:25:14,845 What is it? 399 00:25:14,922 --> 00:25:17,857 Well, I went to the bookstore to buy a copy of each one of the novels, 400 00:25:17,925 --> 00:25:18,914 and I saw this. 401 00:25:18,993 --> 00:25:20,961 And I thought, "Well, maybe they're all sequels." 402 00:25:21,028 --> 00:25:24,122 So, I figured it might be a good idea to keep them all together in one book, 403 00:25:24,198 --> 00:25:26,826 in case I needed to refer back. 404 00:25:26,901 --> 00:25:28,960 Is this the order that we read them in? 405 00:25:29,036 --> 00:25:32,005 Do you wanna grab a coffee, Grigg? 406 00:25:32,072 --> 00:25:35,564 No, no. No, I'm fine. I had plenty at the other place. 407 00:25:35,643 --> 00:25:39,807 And... I bought this and they filled it up for me, so I'm a little... 408 00:25:41,282 --> 00:25:42,271 Yeah. 409 00:25:42,349 --> 00:25:46,080 Oh, you said in your email there was someone you wanted me to meet? 410 00:25:46,153 --> 00:25:50,180 Yeah. Yeah, all of us, actually. 411 00:25:50,291 --> 00:25:53,089 I thought we might benefit from the perspective of a male in the group. 412 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,560 - A little testosterone. - Right. 413 00:25:55,629 --> 00:25:59,497 - Okay. So, none of you ladies are married? - Prudie. 414 00:26:06,106 --> 00:26:09,598 Right, so we just... What? We just read them chronologically, and... 415 00:26:09,677 --> 00:26:12,612 - We're doing Emma first. - Emma? 416 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,580 Oh. Starting in the middle, huh? 417 00:26:14,648 --> 00:26:17,446 - They're not sequels. - They're not? 418 00:26:17,518 --> 00:26:20,316 Well, great. We just start anywhere. 419 00:26:22,690 --> 00:26:26,182 - What were you smoking? - He's cute. 420 00:26:26,260 --> 00:26:28,956 I thought he'd be a distraction for Sylvia. 421 00:26:29,029 --> 00:26:31,793 She needs an adventure. If he becomes a problem I'll get rid of him. 422 00:26:31,865 --> 00:26:35,028 - What happened, you pull a DUI? - No, no, I pretty much bike everywhere. 423 00:26:35,102 --> 00:26:36,535 Where do you live? 424 00:26:37,538 --> 00:26:40,701 About 20 miles north. Vista Mar. 425 00:26:40,774 --> 00:26:44,107 - You live in what, that development? - Yeah. Yeah. 426 00:26:44,178 --> 00:26:47,670 I had this software company and my accountant says to me, 427 00:26:47,748 --> 00:26:48,976 "You gotta buy a house." 428 00:26:49,049 --> 00:26:51,108 So, we were right by that exit. 429 00:26:51,185 --> 00:26:54,621 And I said, "Pull over." 430 00:26:54,688 --> 00:26:57,156 Got out, went in, pointed, bought a house. 431 00:26:57,224 --> 00:26:59,385 - Like that. - I should sell it, I guess. 432 00:26:59,460 --> 00:27:02,327 Or at least buy some furniture. 433 00:27:02,396 --> 00:27:04,626 Well, I guess I'll have to, if you guys are coming over, right? 434 00:27:05,799 --> 00:27:07,061 Allegra. 435 00:27:07,735 --> 00:27:09,566 - Bye. - Yeah. Sayonara. 436 00:27:12,139 --> 00:27:14,039 You know, I never picked a book. 437 00:27:14,108 --> 00:27:17,077 Could I do that abbey one? 438 00:27:17,144 --> 00:27:19,578 - Perfect. Yeah, it's yours. - Oh, Northanger Abbey. 439 00:27:19,647 --> 00:27:21,638 Great. All right. 440 00:27:21,715 --> 00:27:24,275 - Emma. Starting in the middle. - Yeah. 441 00:27:30,357 --> 00:27:33,292 Well, you gotta hand it to him for taking the dud book. 442 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:34,725 It's the shortest, that's why. 443 00:27:34,795 --> 00:27:37,491 - He's eager to please. - Prudie, see you next time. 444 00:27:37,564 --> 00:27:39,896 He is eager to please. He likes women. 445 00:27:39,967 --> 00:27:42,936 - A welcome quality in a man. - Yes. Yes. 446 00:27:43,003 --> 00:27:47,667 - Do you think Sylvia responded to him? - We let him in. It's done. 447 00:27:47,741 --> 00:27:49,936 - Bye. - Bye. Bye. 448 00:28:08,128 --> 00:28:09,459 You're up. 449 00:28:20,874 --> 00:28:22,171 Go big! 450 00:29:10,791 --> 00:29:12,053 You okay? 451 00:29:15,028 --> 00:29:17,588 Hey. Hey, you. Listen. 452 00:29:17,664 --> 00:29:20,360 Can you make sure they don't call my mother? Please. 453 00:29:20,434 --> 00:29:23,232 Just make sure they don't call my mother. 454 00:29:24,505 --> 00:29:27,269 Mrs. Avila? This is Corinne. 455 00:29:27,341 --> 00:29:31,334 - I'm a friend of Allegra's. - Allegra's. 456 00:29:31,411 --> 00:29:34,107 And she's asked me to call you. 457 00:29:34,181 --> 00:29:36,672 We're up here in Vacaville at a... 458 00:29:36,750 --> 00:29:38,217 - Jewelry show. ...jewelry show. 459 00:29:38,285 --> 00:29:43,120 I was showing her how to use my scooter and she took a little spill. 460 00:29:43,190 --> 00:29:45,590 It's minor. She banged up her wrist. 461 00:29:45,659 --> 00:29:49,390 She doesn't need you to come. It's nothing. We're at the doctor's. 462 00:29:49,463 --> 00:29:51,931 He says she could be a bit sore. 463 00:29:53,567 --> 00:29:57,264 Allegra didn't want you to worry if she's not home tonight. 464 00:29:58,138 --> 00:30:00,902 I'll remind her. Book club Monday night. 465 00:31:22,422 --> 00:31:23,753 I'm sorry. 466 00:31:25,726 --> 00:31:28,695 We don't shop on this side of town, ever. 467 00:31:32,399 --> 00:31:33,627 Sorry. 468 00:31:35,102 --> 00:31:39,095 You can have this Whole Foods. We won't ever use it again. Okay? 469 00:31:49,783 --> 00:31:54,220 So I was getting the wine for book club and I bumped into Daniel. 470 00:31:54,288 --> 00:31:55,312 He was with her. 471 00:31:55,389 --> 00:31:56,879 - Oh, sweetie. - Yeah. 472 00:31:56,957 --> 00:31:59,482 They were going home to make dinner. 473 00:32:00,027 --> 00:32:02,587 He was wearing a jacket with a zipper. 474 00:32:02,663 --> 00:32:05,223 - No. - That's so not Daniel. 475 00:32:06,233 --> 00:32:11,193 I just... I walk around this house, and it's not my home anymore. 476 00:32:11,271 --> 00:32:14,399 I feel like Fanny Price banished from Mansfield Park. 477 00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:18,740 - That woman is living my life. - Honey, she can't live your life. 478 00:32:18,812 --> 00:32:20,643 Are you all right? 479 00:32:20,714 --> 00:32:25,174 I know you like being alone, but don't you ever get Ionely? 480 00:32:30,958 --> 00:32:33,290 So what'd you think about Grigg? 481 00:32:34,628 --> 00:32:36,357 The book club guy. 482 00:32:37,097 --> 00:32:38,462 If you like him, I like him. 483 00:32:38,532 --> 00:32:42,195 - How about those dreamy eyes? - I didn't really notice. 484 00:32:42,269 --> 00:32:43,463 Well, notice. 485 00:32:43,537 --> 00:32:46,529 Can you come early tomorrow since you're bringing the wine? 486 00:32:46,606 --> 00:32:50,064 That's my girls. That's my girls. That's my girls. 487 00:32:50,177 --> 00:32:52,645 It's a smallish world, pedigreed Ridgebacks. 488 00:32:52,713 --> 00:32:56,308 - "Pedigreed" is... - Well, it's breeding. 489 00:32:56,383 --> 00:32:58,943 Certain bloodlines are naturally more valuable. 490 00:32:59,019 --> 00:33:03,285 Mine are out of Queenie of the Serengeti. Gorgeous hound. Gone now. 491 00:33:04,257 --> 00:33:07,886 I bred her to my first really important sire, Pridey. 492 00:33:07,961 --> 00:33:12,159 Sire's the boy dog. Great disposition. Passed away last month. 493 00:33:12,232 --> 00:33:14,223 - I'm sorry. - Thank you. 494 00:33:14,301 --> 00:33:17,737 Miss him. But Queenie was the real star. 495 00:33:17,804 --> 00:33:22,002 Ridgebacks are matriarchal. That's one of their attractive features. 496 00:33:22,075 --> 00:33:24,737 Hey, hey, hey! Sahara, off! 497 00:33:24,811 --> 00:33:26,802 Sorry. Sorry about that. 498 00:33:28,348 --> 00:33:31,442 Sahara I had to have spayed. Thyroid issues. 499 00:33:31,518 --> 00:33:36,148 I still show her, though. She's very competitive in her category. 500 00:33:36,223 --> 00:33:39,192 - Yeah? - Sexually altered bitch. 501 00:33:43,764 --> 00:33:45,163 Well, I got you those books. 502 00:33:45,232 --> 00:33:48,224 You know the ones I suggested? Ursula Le Guin. 503 00:33:48,335 --> 00:33:51,862 Oh, yeah. Thanks, that was thoughtful. 504 00:33:53,140 --> 00:33:56,041 You don't have to bring a hostess gift to these meetings, FYI. 505 00:33:56,109 --> 00:33:57,974 It's just a book club. 506 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,944 Where's the heat between Emma and Mr. Knightley? 507 00:34:03,016 --> 00:34:04,745 There's no animal passion. 508 00:34:04,818 --> 00:34:07,286 Look at Frank Churchill and Miss Fairfax. 509 00:34:07,354 --> 00:34:10,016 You can tell they're really in love because they behave so badly. 510 00:34:10,090 --> 00:34:11,079 And that's good? 511 00:34:11,158 --> 00:34:16,425 Emma and Mr. Knightley, you just never feel the sex. 512 00:34:17,097 --> 00:34:20,089 Still, I think Mr. Knightley's very yummy. Don't you? 513 00:34:20,167 --> 00:34:23,068 He may be my favorite of all the Austen men. 514 00:34:23,136 --> 00:34:25,468 Sans passion I'amour n'est rien. 515 00:34:26,139 --> 00:34:28,903 - That's not Jane's theme, is it? - Jane? 516 00:34:28,975 --> 00:34:30,442 That's cozy. 517 00:34:32,245 --> 00:34:35,976 What we're meant to see is not the lack of passion 518 00:34:36,049 --> 00:34:39,280 so much as the control of it, and the not giving in. 519 00:34:39,352 --> 00:34:41,183 Apres moi, le deluge. 520 00:34:42,556 --> 00:34:45,491 But Prudie's right, it is in all the novels. 521 00:34:45,592 --> 00:34:47,719 Sense and Sensibility, obviously. 522 00:34:47,794 --> 00:34:50,558 Oh, and then there's Maria's infidelity in Mansfield Park. 523 00:34:50,630 --> 00:34:52,860 I forgot there's infidelity in Mansfield Park. 524 00:34:52,933 --> 00:34:54,457 Austen's all about keeping it zipped. 525 00:34:54,534 --> 00:34:59,164 Yeah, but isn't physical attraction one of the ungovernable forces? 526 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:02,106 You know, like gravity. That's what we like about it. 527 00:35:02,175 --> 00:35:07,238 You know, downhill, release the brakes, loosen your grip, and... 528 00:35:07,314 --> 00:35:09,544 Yeah. Love makes people crazy. 529 00:35:09,649 --> 00:35:12,777 - It does not excuse bad behavior. - I agree. 530 00:35:12,853 --> 00:35:16,812 And Mr. Knightley is violently in love. "Violently!" His word. 531 00:35:16,890 --> 00:35:18,949 And yet, he's never anything but a gentleman. 532 00:35:19,025 --> 00:35:21,721 - Yeah, a gentleman who scolds people. - Not everyone. 533 00:35:21,795 --> 00:35:24,423 You know, just Emma, just the woman that he loves. 534 00:35:24,498 --> 00:35:26,728 C'est vrai. C'est typique. 535 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,098 A man can do whatever he likes to the woman he loves. 536 00:35:29,169 --> 00:35:31,034 I don't think that's what Austen's saying. 537 00:35:31,104 --> 00:35:34,267 Actually, Emma stops being crazy when she falls for Mr. Knightley. 538 00:35:34,341 --> 00:35:37,071 It's the event of the book. Love is an act of sanity. 539 00:35:37,144 --> 00:35:40,602 One thing that I noticed about Emma is the sense of menace. 540 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:44,548 The gypsies, Jane Fairfax's boating accident, 541 00:35:44,618 --> 00:35:45,710 Mr. Woodhouse's worries. 542 00:35:45,785 --> 00:35:49,448 Austen's entire thesis is that none of these things are real, Grigg. 543 00:35:49,523 --> 00:35:53,983 I mean, Emma, she acts on the basis of her fantasies. 544 00:35:54,060 --> 00:35:56,620 Yes, Grigg, I'm afraid you've just entirely missed the point. 545 00:35:56,696 --> 00:35:58,425 You know, I've read that the Emma plot, 546 00:35:58,498 --> 00:36:02,127 the humbling of the pretty, know-it-all girl is the most popular plot of all time. 547 00:36:02,202 --> 00:36:04,329 Yes, universally satisfying. 548 00:36:06,072 --> 00:36:08,233 Okay. Well, what bothered me 549 00:36:08,308 --> 00:36:11,505 was how Emma kept forcing her friend Harriet on Mr. Elton. 550 00:36:11,578 --> 00:36:13,239 And then she finds out who Harriet's father is, 551 00:36:13,313 --> 00:36:15,372 and suddenly, "Ew!" She's lucky to get the farmer. 552 00:36:15,448 --> 00:36:18,815 I think Jane was being ironic there. I think some readers might miss that. 553 00:36:18,885 --> 00:36:20,716 - Emma's a snob. - Please. 554 00:36:20,787 --> 00:36:24,223 People are instinctively drawn to partners who are their near equal in looks. 555 00:36:24,291 --> 00:36:27,124 The pretty marry the pretty, the ugly the ugly. 556 00:36:27,194 --> 00:36:29,560 To the detriment of the breed, in my opinion. 557 00:36:29,629 --> 00:36:32,655 God, you're such an Emma. Isn't she? 558 00:36:32,766 --> 00:36:35,792 You'd love to pair up the whole world, from dogs to people. 559 00:36:35,869 --> 00:36:38,064 Put me together with Daniel. 560 00:36:41,508 --> 00:36:43,806 And you had beautiful children. 561 00:36:46,780 --> 00:36:51,342 Oh, no, don't get up, Jocelyn. I'll get the tea. Sorry. 562 00:36:54,454 --> 00:36:55,682 Mom. 563 00:37:18,411 --> 00:37:20,072 I hope we didn't scare Grigg away. 564 00:37:20,146 --> 00:37:24,344 - Yeah, he sure got out of here fast. - Yeah, we'll toughen him up. 565 00:37:24,417 --> 00:37:25,884 Was the book club a bad idea? 566 00:37:25,952 --> 00:37:29,820 Austen has a way of making you forget that most marriages end in divorce. 567 00:37:29,889 --> 00:37:32,050 Well, she's all about the weddings, Jane. 568 00:37:32,125 --> 00:37:33,990 Yeah, "Jane." Did you catch that? 569 00:37:34,060 --> 00:37:37,359 Oh, Prudie? "Jane and I, we know our themes." 570 00:37:37,430 --> 00:37:39,762 And why did she have to speak in French? 571 00:37:39,833 --> 00:37:43,826 And if so, couldn't she do it in France, where it's less noticeable? 572 00:37:43,903 --> 00:37:47,634 I feel for Prudie. She's married to a complete Neanderthal. 573 00:37:49,776 --> 00:37:53,473 Okay, I will call you when I land in Dallas. You know what? 574 00:37:53,546 --> 00:37:56,037 Let me call you when I check in the hotel if there's time before the game, 575 00:37:56,116 --> 00:37:58,209 - 'cause we're gonna wanna get there early. - Whatever, okay. 576 00:37:58,285 --> 00:38:00,048 Have fun with your mom. 577 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:01,815 - Hey, Sky. Hi. - Hi. 578 00:38:01,888 --> 00:38:04,220 Mom, you were supposed to sit with the car. 579 00:38:04,291 --> 00:38:05,622 I'm gonna get a ticket! 580 00:38:05,692 --> 00:38:07,557 - Yo! - Get some ass! 581 00:38:08,862 --> 00:38:10,887 So... Hey, what're we doing today? 582 00:38:10,964 --> 00:38:13,194 Well, I'm teaching. It's a school day, okay? 583 00:38:13,266 --> 00:38:14,290 So I'm gonna drop you at the house. 584 00:38:14,367 --> 00:38:16,733 Or you can take the car and you can go see a movie or something. 585 00:38:16,803 --> 00:38:19,169 - No, no, I'll hang with you. - No, no, you can't. 586 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:21,070 They don't allow that. 587 00:38:21,141 --> 00:38:23,871 Mom, could you... Oh, my God, please. 588 00:38:25,045 --> 00:38:26,910 Okay, I can't. 589 00:38:28,448 --> 00:38:30,348 Mom, I'm late. Please. Come on. 590 00:38:30,417 --> 00:38:32,317 Oh, ditch them. Blow them off. 591 00:38:32,385 --> 00:38:36,617 Tell them your mother doesn't wanna hang around while you go to work. 592 00:38:39,559 --> 00:38:43,393 What's the story with the clothes? You dress like a flight attendant. 593 00:38:43,463 --> 00:38:47,126 No, I dress like a teacher. Or it gets confusing. 594 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:50,169 Mom, mind your stupid... For everyone. 595 00:38:50,236 --> 00:38:52,431 Why would anyone wanna teach high school? 596 00:38:52,505 --> 00:38:53,972 I hated my teachers. 597 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,270 Well, I'm just gonna settle you at the house. 598 00:38:56,343 --> 00:39:00,109 No, I'll drop you at school and then I'll take the car. 599 00:39:00,180 --> 00:39:02,341 - Should you be driving? - Huh? 600 00:39:04,150 --> 00:39:08,280 Okay, you know what? Just don't forget to come get me at 3:00. 601 00:39:08,355 --> 00:39:10,118 Okay? Don't forget. 602 00:39:20,834 --> 00:39:24,292 I'm in Brigadoon. Would you mind running lines with me? 603 00:39:25,805 --> 00:39:26,931 "Of course I'm all right." 604 00:39:27,006 --> 00:39:29,201 "I'd have died if anything had happened to you. 605 00:39:29,275 --> 00:39:31,266 "I love you so." 606 00:39:31,344 --> 00:39:33,312 "But how can you be sure in just one day?" 607 00:39:33,380 --> 00:39:34,642 "I dinna know, 'tis just 608 00:39:34,714 --> 00:39:38,548 "when a lass falls in and out of love, she knows it right away." 609 00:39:39,986 --> 00:39:42,750 - What? - It's a good accent. 610 00:39:42,822 --> 00:39:44,915 Well, languages are my speciality. I just thought that... 611 00:39:44,991 --> 00:39:46,754 French teacher. 612 00:39:49,963 --> 00:39:51,828 It's your line. 613 00:39:51,898 --> 00:39:53,991 "Do you think you're in love with me?" 614 00:39:54,067 --> 00:39:55,864 "Think? What good does thinking do? 615 00:39:55,935 --> 00:39:57,835 "But what I feel is something else." 616 00:39:57,904 --> 00:40:00,134 "What do ye feel then, Tommy?" 617 00:40:01,775 --> 00:40:03,470 And then we kiss. 618 00:40:05,645 --> 00:40:07,875 Who plays opposite you? 619 00:40:09,282 --> 00:40:10,749 Karen Bhave. 620 00:40:12,652 --> 00:40:17,316 I think she only tried out because she thought we'd hook up during the play. 621 00:40:23,763 --> 00:40:25,924 I saw you watching me in the library. 622 00:40:25,999 --> 00:40:29,059 - I wasn't watching. - You were watching. 623 00:40:29,135 --> 00:40:30,796 No, I was reading. 624 00:40:31,571 --> 00:40:34,267 - You were watching. - I was reading this... 625 00:40:36,009 --> 00:40:37,601 - I was reading this book... - Oh, yeah? 626 00:40:37,677 --> 00:40:40,441 ...about some people in this house called Mansfield Park. 627 00:40:40,513 --> 00:40:41,605 - Austen. - Yeah. 628 00:40:41,681 --> 00:40:45,344 We're doing Mansfield Park for senior seminar, so... 629 00:40:45,452 --> 00:40:49,821 I actually bought the book already. I'm trying to make myself wait, you know? 630 00:40:51,758 --> 00:40:55,387 Delay gratification. That sort of thing. 631 00:40:58,298 --> 00:41:01,699 - So what happens? - Right, well... 632 00:41:01,768 --> 00:41:04,362 Well, they decide to put on a play in the house. 633 00:41:04,437 --> 00:41:08,203 And rehearsing it, it sort of unleashes them. 634 00:41:08,308 --> 00:41:11,072 Two of them actually fall in love, and one... 635 00:41:11,144 --> 00:41:14,477 One of them, Maria Bertram, is set... Stop it. 636 00:41:14,547 --> 00:41:17,038 - Is set to marry someone else. - Or maybe not. 637 00:41:17,116 --> 00:41:19,107 Well, I think... I think... 638 00:41:19,185 --> 00:41:23,178 I think what Austen is trying to say is that play-acting is dangerous. 639 00:41:23,256 --> 00:41:27,556 All of that intimacy backstage, the waiting and the whispering, 640 00:41:27,627 --> 00:41:33,224 and onstage you're gazing at each other, and "I love you." 641 00:41:33,299 --> 00:41:34,630 I mean... 642 00:41:36,069 --> 00:41:37,730 Well, you can see how it happens. 643 00:41:37,804 --> 00:41:41,535 Yeah, I can see it happening, just not with Karen Bhave. 644 00:41:42,909 --> 00:41:45,343 So, do you wanna go over it again? 645 00:42:13,473 --> 00:42:14,667 Hello? 646 00:42:22,015 --> 00:42:23,983 - Yeah. - Hey, Grigg, it's Jocelyn. 647 00:42:24,050 --> 00:42:25,608 - Hi. Hey. - Hi. 648 00:42:26,553 --> 00:42:29,716 - So how's Mansfield Park coming? - Just great. 649 00:42:29,789 --> 00:42:31,154 Am I disturbing you? 650 00:42:31,224 --> 00:42:35,456 I'm just writing an email to my sisters about you, as a matter of fact. 651 00:42:35,528 --> 00:42:37,052 And Ursula Le Guin. 652 00:42:37,130 --> 00:42:40,031 - Did you ever read Left Hand of Darkness? - Not yet. 653 00:42:40,133 --> 00:42:41,623 Hey, listen, Bernadette and I were just saying 654 00:42:41,701 --> 00:42:44,761 we hope Allegra didn't scare you off the book club. 655 00:42:44,837 --> 00:42:47,169 - Which one is Allegra? - Sylvia's daughter. 656 00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:49,606 Really pretty, really passionate, wonderful girl. 657 00:42:49,676 --> 00:42:51,803 Ask him if he can make time today. 658 00:42:51,878 --> 00:42:53,675 You might take Sylvia to lunch today. 659 00:42:53,746 --> 00:42:56,943 Tell him that Sylvia and Daniel are in court this morning over their separation. 660 00:42:57,016 --> 00:42:58,677 She could use the ego boost. 661 00:42:58,751 --> 00:43:01,151 You have Sylvia's number, right? 662 00:43:03,523 --> 00:43:05,957 Would you wanna come, too? 663 00:43:06,025 --> 00:43:08,220 Listen, I know there's a difference in your ages, 664 00:43:08,294 --> 00:43:10,888 but I really think the two of you will hit it off. 665 00:43:10,964 --> 00:43:13,831 Sahara. I gotta go, okay? 666 00:43:21,608 --> 00:43:24,042 This woman I like definitely seems interested, but it's weird. 667 00:43:24,110 --> 00:43:28,877 She's sort of pushing me to date this girl, Allegra, who's way younger than me. 668 00:43:32,919 --> 00:43:36,184 She said I should take this girl's mother to lunch. 669 00:43:42,161 --> 00:43:44,686 Bank assets will be divided equally. 670 00:43:45,565 --> 00:43:48,090 Each individual will keep his or her own car, 671 00:43:48,167 --> 00:43:52,729 and each will be wholly responsible for the attendant payments and insurance. 672 00:43:52,805 --> 00:43:56,605 The house owned by Daniel and Sylvia will be jointly held, 673 00:43:56,676 --> 00:44:01,704 with both parties paying an equal share of property taxes, upkeep and repairs. 674 00:44:01,781 --> 00:44:04,909 Sylvia may live in the house. Daniel will not. 675 00:44:21,801 --> 00:44:24,793 As soon as Daniel hit 50, his wheels fell off. 676 00:44:24,871 --> 00:44:26,395 Here's what I get from Mansfield Park. 677 00:44:26,472 --> 00:44:29,635 That a marriage is only as strong as its weakest partner. 678 00:44:29,709 --> 00:44:32,769 Daniel has always wanted to find his center by wobbling. 679 00:44:32,845 --> 00:44:34,403 This is a pretty big wobble. 680 00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:36,107 Mansfield Park is full of wobblers. 681 00:44:36,182 --> 00:44:40,642 Lady Bertram lying around, letting a houseful of adolescents run riot. 682 00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:42,347 Fanny Price is the rock of that family. 683 00:44:42,422 --> 00:44:45,152 Fanny's cousin Maria, married six months, dumps her husband... 684 00:44:45,224 --> 00:44:47,818 And don't forget Fanny's father, the unemployed alcoholic. 685 00:44:47,894 --> 00:44:50,260 Marry the weak link and you're screwed. That's what she's saying. 686 00:44:50,329 --> 00:44:53,423 No wonder why Austen never married. It's terrifying. 687 00:44:54,367 --> 00:44:57,302 - I think I finally hate him. - Good. 688 00:44:59,405 --> 00:45:03,603 I'm home. I'm going out again. I have book club. 689 00:45:19,325 --> 00:45:22,192 You just missed this guy 690 00:45:22,261 --> 00:45:28,757 who got buried up to his neck in a tank filled with cockroaches. 691 00:45:28,835 --> 00:45:30,700 And they were real. 692 00:45:32,405 --> 00:45:35,238 You'd think it'd be illegal to show stuff like that. 693 00:45:35,308 --> 00:45:37,071 Here, grab a spoon. 694 00:45:39,979 --> 00:45:41,708 You have to leave. 695 00:45:44,150 --> 00:45:48,314 You put your things in your suitcase 'cause I'm booking your flight. 696 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:03,231 - Want me to... - Yeah. 697 00:46:04,570 --> 00:46:06,561 - How did you break it? - I fell. 698 00:46:06,639 --> 00:46:07,901 Which was kind of lucky, actually. 699 00:46:07,974 --> 00:46:12,138 'Cause I met this girl, Corinne, who I've been seeing. She's a writer. 700 00:46:12,211 --> 00:46:13,200 Which, um, 701 00:46:14,614 --> 00:46:16,172 isn't so great, really, 702 00:46:16,249 --> 00:46:18,774 'cause if she had to choose between me and writing, 703 00:46:18,851 --> 00:46:21,581 she'd probably choose writing. 704 00:46:21,654 --> 00:46:24,680 But she doesn't ever have to choose. So you never have to know. 705 00:46:24,757 --> 00:46:28,158 So you're a lesbian. Full-time? 706 00:46:29,629 --> 00:46:32,860 You mean, do I ever slip and accidentally sleep with a man? 707 00:46:32,932 --> 00:46:36,732 No, no, my sister Cat, she goes out with guys and girls. 708 00:46:36,803 --> 00:46:38,100 She lives in Idaho. 709 00:46:38,171 --> 00:46:40,662 Your sister isn't Cat Harris. 710 00:46:40,740 --> 00:46:42,708 - You know her? - Bernadette knows everyone. 711 00:46:42,775 --> 00:46:47,439 I met her through my doctor friend in Laguna Niguel, Bianca Sillman. 712 00:46:47,513 --> 00:46:49,413 You know my sister, Bianca? 713 00:46:49,482 --> 00:46:51,609 I forgot that Bianca and Cat are sisters. 714 00:46:51,684 --> 00:46:54,551 Those are your sisters! 715 00:46:54,620 --> 00:46:56,986 Our world is an English village. 716 00:46:59,458 --> 00:47:02,689 My topic is the long-suffering daughter. 717 00:47:02,762 --> 00:47:05,322 One can't help but see the parallels 718 00:47:05,398 --> 00:47:08,424 between the long-suffering Fanny Price in Mansfield Park 719 00:47:08,501 --> 00:47:10,867 and the long-suffering Anne Eliot in Persuasion. 720 00:47:10,937 --> 00:47:12,404 I hate Fanny Price. 721 00:47:12,471 --> 00:47:16,066 Excuse me, we're not electing the homecoming queen, okay? 722 00:47:16,142 --> 00:47:18,804 I mean, yes, if this were high school, yes, 723 00:47:18,878 --> 00:47:21,574 we all know Elizabeth Bennet would be most popular 724 00:47:21,647 --> 00:47:23,239 and that Fanny would be least. 725 00:47:23,316 --> 00:47:26,376 - Who's Elizabeth Bennet? - Of Pride and Prejudice. 726 00:47:27,787 --> 00:47:30,153 Don't give away too much, 'cause I haven't read that one yet. 727 00:47:30,223 --> 00:47:32,987 - You don't know Pride and Prejudice? - No. 728 00:47:33,059 --> 00:47:35,960 I think I read somewhere that Fanny Price was Austen's favorite. 729 00:47:36,028 --> 00:47:38,292 - Fanny's boring. - She's faithful. 730 00:47:38,364 --> 00:47:41,162 She's Horton Hatches the Egg. 731 00:47:41,234 --> 00:47:43,828 She sits on that nest and she never, ever wavers. 732 00:47:43,903 --> 00:47:46,167 Well, she'd probably be easier to like 733 00:47:46,239 --> 00:47:48,400 if she would just allow some weakness in others. 734 00:47:48,474 --> 00:47:50,499 - She doesn't allow it in herself. - True. 735 00:47:50,576 --> 00:47:53,841 I didn't see what was so bad about Henry Crawford. 736 00:47:53,913 --> 00:47:56,677 Yes. Thank you, Grigg. Why does it have to be Edmund? 737 00:47:56,749 --> 00:48:00,014 Well, Austen, she's always suspicious of people who are too charming. 738 00:48:00,086 --> 00:48:02,782 Just once I'd like to pick up Mansfield Park 739 00:48:02,855 --> 00:48:06,154 and see Fanny end up in the sack with Henry Crawford. 740 00:48:06,225 --> 00:48:07,214 Yes! Yes! 741 00:48:07,326 --> 00:48:09,055 You can't read these novels without wondering 742 00:48:09,128 --> 00:48:10,993 if she doesn't have a little thing for the naughty boys. 743 00:48:11,063 --> 00:48:12,360 Well, who doesn't? 744 00:48:12,431 --> 00:48:14,399 Except for Fanny Price. 745 00:48:14,467 --> 00:48:18,631 Okay, look. I love Fanny. She works hard. 746 00:48:18,704 --> 00:48:21,298 - She puts her family's needs above her own. - Mom, it's okay. 747 00:48:21,374 --> 00:48:24,241 And she never, ever stops loving Edmund, ever. 748 00:48:24,310 --> 00:48:26,778 Even when he's stupid enough to do something like 749 00:48:26,846 --> 00:48:29,041 take up with Mary Crawford. 750 00:48:36,422 --> 00:48:37,889 Oh, dear. 751 00:48:38,591 --> 00:48:41,458 I thought Mansfield Park would be safe, didn't you? 752 00:48:41,527 --> 00:48:43,757 I don't think we're gonna get through all six books. 753 00:48:43,829 --> 00:48:47,390 Reading Jane Austen is a freaking minefield. 754 00:48:48,234 --> 00:48:51,101 You're awfully quiet, Grigg. Any thoughts? 755 00:48:52,271 --> 00:48:53,363 Yeah. 756 00:49:07,219 --> 00:49:08,345 Yeah. Yes! 757 00:49:08,421 --> 00:49:11,413 The relationship between Edmund and Fanny. 758 00:49:11,490 --> 00:49:13,924 They seemed like brother and sister. 759 00:49:13,993 --> 00:49:17,622 But then in the end, it's like The Empire Strikes Back, 760 00:49:17,697 --> 00:49:23,397 but it's in reverse. You know? 'Cause in Jedi, Luke Skywalker, 761 00:49:23,469 --> 00:49:26,632 he gets over Princess Leia when she turns out to be his sister. 762 00:49:26,706 --> 00:49:31,905 Edmund gets over Miss Crawford and gets it on with Fanny, who's his first cousin, so... 763 00:49:39,752 --> 00:49:41,845 Did that bother anybody else? 764 00:49:41,921 --> 00:49:44,981 - Weren't you gonna call Sylvia for lunch? - Oh, yeah. 765 00:49:45,057 --> 00:49:47,958 - You know Allegra's gay, right? - Of course. 766 00:49:49,362 --> 00:49:51,796 Oh. I love your furniture, in your house. 767 00:49:51,864 --> 00:49:54,628 And before we do Northanger Abbey, I gotta buy a couch, so... 768 00:49:54,700 --> 00:49:57,498 - Is something going on between these two? - Grigg, you have to... 769 00:49:57,570 --> 00:49:59,936 Would you come with me, help me pick it out? 770 00:50:00,006 --> 00:50:02,338 If you take Sylvia to lunch. 771 00:50:06,545 --> 00:50:07,705 Great. 772 00:50:08,381 --> 00:50:10,110 Good, that's great. 773 00:50:10,583 --> 00:50:12,244 - Okay, see you. - All right, yup, here. 774 00:50:12,318 --> 00:50:14,411 - Take care. - Oh, God. Sorry. 775 00:50:14,954 --> 00:50:17,445 I caught him staring at my titties. 776 00:50:19,825 --> 00:50:21,224 I like that. 777 00:50:26,532 --> 00:50:30,298 - I like this. - That color's difficult. 778 00:50:32,138 --> 00:50:35,198 I like things that are difficult. I'll take it. 779 00:50:37,076 --> 00:50:39,374 Wait, you just don't buy the first one you like. 780 00:50:39,445 --> 00:50:42,209 - You don't even know if it'll fit. - What? It's fine. 781 00:50:42,281 --> 00:50:44,078 You getting hungry? 782 00:50:46,385 --> 00:50:49,877 Grigg, I don't mean to be rude, but may I ask, 783 00:50:50,256 --> 00:50:52,349 do you have a lot of money? 784 00:50:52,892 --> 00:50:55,190 Never know how to answer that. 785 00:50:56,095 --> 00:50:57,960 Yeah, I have enough money. 786 00:50:58,030 --> 00:51:01,022 But, you know, I like working in tech support. 787 00:51:02,134 --> 00:51:03,601 - May I? - Sure. 788 00:51:04,703 --> 00:51:06,568 You should bring Sylvia here. It's so romantic. 789 00:51:06,639 --> 00:51:08,732 You know, she's planning this library fundraiser. 790 00:51:08,808 --> 00:51:10,673 - She's busy. - Call her. 791 00:51:11,310 --> 00:51:13,175 It's hard to be alone. 792 00:51:17,183 --> 00:51:18,980 - Well, maybe her husband will come back. - Maybe. 793 00:51:19,051 --> 00:51:21,212 Jane Austen should write that. 794 00:51:21,287 --> 00:51:23,482 She did. In Persuasion. 795 00:51:23,556 --> 00:51:27,219 Anne Eliot is in love with this guy Wentworth who's in the navy, right? 796 00:51:27,293 --> 00:51:29,261 But her family thinks that he's not good enough. 797 00:51:29,328 --> 00:51:30,659 - Right. - So he leaves. 798 00:51:30,729 --> 00:51:32,560 And when he comes back he's become this wealthy man. 799 00:51:32,631 --> 00:51:36,624 - But he's no longer in love with her. - Okay. Don't tell me any more. 800 00:51:36,702 --> 00:51:42,072 - Oh, so you're enjoying the Austen, I see. - Yeah. And how's the Ursula Le Guin? 801 00:51:44,477 --> 00:51:47,469 - You didn't like Le Guin? - I didn't read them. 802 00:51:47,913 --> 00:51:49,904 How are you gonna know what you like unless you try? 803 00:51:49,982 --> 00:51:51,313 I think at my age I should know what I like. 804 00:51:51,383 --> 00:51:52,509 Age? Come on, age. 805 00:51:52,585 --> 00:51:53,916 Age has nothing to do with anything. 806 00:51:53,986 --> 00:51:57,183 I was willing to read girly books like Jane Austen... 807 00:51:57,256 --> 00:51:58,280 She is not girly. 808 00:51:58,357 --> 00:51:59,949 Which I found out. 809 00:52:00,025 --> 00:52:02,892 So maybe you would find out that science fiction's not just... 810 00:52:02,962 --> 00:52:05,294 - Aliens on rocket ships. - Right. 811 00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:10,796 All right, hurry up and finish. I'm gonna show you something really cool. 812 00:52:10,870 --> 00:52:13,338 What you have to understand is that when I was a kid, 813 00:52:13,405 --> 00:52:17,364 my dad and I were basically surrounded by girls 24l7. 814 00:52:17,443 --> 00:52:20,310 You know, there was my mom, my sisters, and their friends. 815 00:52:20,412 --> 00:52:23,381 So there'd be like 15 girls in the house. It was insane. 816 00:52:23,449 --> 00:52:27,112 My dad would hide out in the shed and no one was allowed back there. 817 00:52:27,186 --> 00:52:31,418 And he'd listen to ballgame, you know, smoke his pipe. 818 00:52:31,557 --> 00:52:34,754 He actually died a couple years ago of mouth cancer. 819 00:52:34,827 --> 00:52:38,354 - I'm so sorry. - Anyway, one day... 820 00:52:38,497 --> 00:52:40,931 I'm like 10 years old, my dad takes me back to the shed 821 00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:45,494 and he shows me some magazines that he keeps back there. 822 00:52:45,604 --> 00:52:49,904 He says, "This is strictly guy stuff. It's top secret. Very private. 823 00:52:49,975 --> 00:52:51,567 "Tell no one." 824 00:52:57,550 --> 00:52:59,381 Yeah, so from then on, it's like... 825 00:52:59,451 --> 00:53:03,182 I don't know... It's like me and my dad and science fiction. 826 00:53:03,856 --> 00:53:06,654 These were like the first books that I fell in love with, 827 00:53:06,725 --> 00:53:08,693 and I never got over it. 828 00:53:09,995 --> 00:53:12,828 Arthur C. Clarke. He's a visionary writer. 829 00:53:13,399 --> 00:53:15,731 Theodore Sturgeon. Amazing. 830 00:53:17,603 --> 00:53:21,972 Philip K. Dick. This was my top-secret all-guy world. 831 00:53:23,909 --> 00:53:26,605 - Andre Norton. - Very manly. 832 00:53:27,146 --> 00:53:30,707 Except, as it turns out, Andrew Norton, a.k.a. Andre Norton, 833 00:53:30,783 --> 00:53:34,480 - a.k.a. Alice Mary Norton. - No way. 834 00:53:34,553 --> 00:53:36,282 - James Tiptree, Jr. - I heard of him. 835 00:53:36,855 --> 00:53:40,291 Real name, Alice Sheldon. Pat Murphy. 836 00:53:40,359 --> 00:53:43,260 - Patrice Anne... - You were still surrounded. 837 00:53:45,030 --> 00:53:47,328 But by that time I liked girls. 838 00:53:57,676 --> 00:54:00,372 You win. I'll read the Le Guin. 839 00:54:02,781 --> 00:54:04,009 Great. 840 00:54:18,430 --> 00:54:20,625 - Tell me a secret. - Your turn. 841 00:54:21,667 --> 00:54:25,228 No. You have better secrets. You can trust me. 842 00:54:29,008 --> 00:54:30,873 Tell me. 843 00:54:33,746 --> 00:54:36,544 Okay, but this is not something I would tell anyone else. 844 00:54:38,550 --> 00:54:41,951 There was this special needs kid in the grade above me, Benny. 845 00:54:42,388 --> 00:54:46,484 He wore his hat squashed down really low, and his ears stuck out. 846 00:54:46,558 --> 00:54:49,118 And he was always carrying around this basketball and going... 847 00:54:52,097 --> 00:54:55,624 And, one day, I was in fourth grade, 848 00:54:56,235 --> 00:55:00,433 I saw that he was holding his penis. 849 00:55:00,539 --> 00:55:03,030 So, I just went back to my friends. 850 00:55:03,876 --> 00:55:06,174 Well, later my dad picked me up. 851 00:55:06,245 --> 00:55:09,214 And he was distracted, just not really listening, and... 852 00:55:09,281 --> 00:55:11,044 And I don't know why, but... 853 00:55:11,116 --> 00:55:15,678 I said, "Dad, this boy at school made me look at his penis." 854 00:55:15,788 --> 00:55:18,222 - Wait. What was his name? - Benny. 855 00:55:18,357 --> 00:55:21,053 We actually got their address and drove to their house. 856 00:55:21,126 --> 00:55:27,531 And Benny's mom answers the door. I mean, she was old. 857 00:55:28,434 --> 00:55:32,200 She has these two long, skinny gray braids. And my dad's yelling. 858 00:55:33,205 --> 00:55:37,369 And she starts crying. "I'm sorry, what do you expect me to do?" 859 00:55:39,511 --> 00:55:43,242 And he says, "I expect you to speak to your son." 860 00:55:43,816 --> 00:55:48,150 And then right behind her is Benny with his stupid basketball, going... 861 00:55:51,190 --> 00:55:55,058 And my dad just stops. 862 00:55:57,730 --> 00:56:01,222 'Cause he had a little brother like that who died. 863 00:56:02,568 --> 00:56:04,001 Oh, my God. 864 00:56:04,069 --> 00:56:08,733 So we get back in the car and my dad is just silent. 865 00:56:12,044 --> 00:56:16,743 And then he says, "I think you knew 866 00:56:17,783 --> 00:56:20,946 "you were leaving out the most important part." 867 00:56:23,222 --> 00:56:25,383 And I just felt horrible. 868 00:56:26,325 --> 00:56:30,318 You know, I didn't really know any of that was gonna happen. 869 00:56:31,730 --> 00:56:35,097 I just wanted his attention. 870 00:56:52,918 --> 00:56:54,351 Have you lost your mind? 871 00:56:54,420 --> 00:56:58,254 I thought about... I thought about calling. 872 00:56:58,323 --> 00:57:03,022 - I... But I didn't wanna wake you. - You can't just show up here, Daniel. 873 00:57:03,095 --> 00:57:04,562 Somebody's gotta mow the lawn. I don't mind. 874 00:57:04,630 --> 00:57:06,461 Well, I'll pay somebody. 875 00:57:06,532 --> 00:57:12,368 You know? I mean, this is my home. You cannot just arrive here without asking. 876 00:57:12,571 --> 00:57:15,062 What if I had somebody staying over? 877 00:57:15,140 --> 00:57:18,906 - Are you seeing someone? - Put the mower away. 878 00:57:18,977 --> 00:57:21,741 I didn't mean that in a weird kind of way. 879 00:57:23,849 --> 00:57:26,784 I just missed hearing what's going on here. 880 00:57:27,085 --> 00:57:32,216 Allegra, she acts like she hates me, and the boys... I mean, Diego and Andy, 881 00:57:32,291 --> 00:57:34,555 they call from school, but they don't say much. 882 00:57:34,626 --> 00:57:36,958 They're ashamed of their father. 883 00:57:40,098 --> 00:57:43,932 So Diego says you told him the handle on the shower's loose? 884 00:57:45,871 --> 00:57:48,271 - Thirty seconds. - I'll deal with it. 885 00:57:49,141 --> 00:57:50,768 Is there something in the house you don't want me to see? 886 00:57:50,843 --> 00:57:52,037 Do you think I'm not taking care of the house? 887 00:57:52,110 --> 00:57:54,806 - No, no... - You wanna do what a husband does? 888 00:57:54,880 --> 00:57:56,677 You wanna fix things? 889 00:57:57,416 --> 00:57:59,179 You can't fix this. 890 00:58:00,085 --> 00:58:01,985 You're not my husband. 891 00:58:03,155 --> 00:58:06,989 - All that's gone now. - Can I call you next weekend? 892 00:58:07,059 --> 00:58:09,994 - No, you cannot call me next weekend. - Okay. 893 00:58:10,362 --> 00:58:12,193 I'll check in with you, okay? 894 00:58:42,027 --> 00:58:44,655 My mom said I could buy a motorcycle if I paid for it myself. 895 00:58:44,730 --> 00:58:47,563 It's her one stipulation, right? 896 00:58:49,167 --> 00:58:50,225 So I work at the mall. 897 00:58:50,302 --> 00:58:52,099 And I have that whole Kerouac thing planned for this summer, 898 00:58:52,170 --> 00:58:54,161 and now it's, "No." 899 00:58:54,806 --> 00:58:58,264 I'm 18 years old. I have the right to buy a motorcycle. 900 00:58:59,011 --> 00:59:01,377 But you had a motorcycle once. 901 00:59:01,446 --> 00:59:03,380 And you ended up hating it. 902 00:59:03,448 --> 00:59:04,915 Remember, Trey? 903 00:59:05,350 --> 00:59:08,319 Remember? You used to park it on the other side of the gym. 904 00:59:08,387 --> 00:59:10,287 It was red and black. And... 905 00:59:10,989 --> 00:59:13,549 You got really tired of taking care of it. 906 00:59:13,625 --> 00:59:15,115 What're you talking about? 907 00:59:15,193 --> 00:59:19,323 That was my mom's technique when I wanted something. 908 00:59:19,398 --> 00:59:23,266 She'd say, "But you had a birthday party last year. 909 00:59:24,269 --> 00:59:26,499 "Remember? We had a big cake 910 00:59:27,339 --> 00:59:30,968 "with pink icing and roses all over it. 911 00:59:31,143 --> 00:59:32,667 "And you hated it." 912 00:59:34,246 --> 00:59:36,612 And she was totally messing with you? 913 00:59:36,682 --> 00:59:38,013 - It got her out of giving me a birthday party. - Wow. 914 00:59:38,116 --> 00:59:42,314 I mean, I have wonderful memories of 915 00:59:42,387 --> 00:59:48,587 balloons and ballerinas and rollercoasters. 916 00:59:52,264 --> 00:59:56,291 And it never happened. That's pretty messed up. 917 00:59:58,236 --> 01:00:03,401 "We certainly can't have a big party like that every year, can we?" 918 01:00:05,811 --> 01:00:08,780 So, when did you finally figure it out? 919 01:00:09,881 --> 01:00:14,215 Well, by then she had this other trick. 920 01:00:17,923 --> 01:00:22,587 So suggest something to me. Something you'd like to do. 921 01:00:22,661 --> 01:00:24,356 Okay. Um... 922 01:00:27,833 --> 01:00:29,494 Let's get a room. 923 01:00:30,769 --> 01:00:33,567 Let's not get a room and just say we did. 924 01:00:34,773 --> 01:00:36,365 Then we give up? 925 01:00:41,146 --> 01:00:43,614 You weren't a very persistent kid, were you? 926 01:00:43,682 --> 01:00:46,173 - Trey, you really shouldn't come on to me. - Why? 927 01:00:46,251 --> 01:00:48,242 Because you're a teacher? 928 01:00:58,563 --> 01:01:00,463 I... We can't do this. 929 01:01:09,841 --> 01:01:11,706 Let's get out of here. 930 01:01:13,345 --> 01:01:15,245 We'll go back to my place. We'll just talk. 931 01:01:15,313 --> 01:01:17,611 Let's not and just wish we did. 932 01:01:20,452 --> 01:01:22,317 I don't wanna pretend. 933 01:01:30,128 --> 01:01:31,652 Um, we're late. 934 01:01:35,167 --> 01:01:37,032 Just give me a second. 935 01:01:39,271 --> 01:01:40,363 God. 936 01:02:14,072 --> 01:02:16,870 - Does this place seem creepy? - It's quiet. 937 01:02:19,544 --> 01:02:21,842 - Wow, Sylvia, you look great! - Hottie! 938 01:02:21,913 --> 01:02:24,006 It's the new me. 939 01:02:24,082 --> 01:02:26,448 - Hey, how's Corinne doing? - Great. 940 01:02:26,518 --> 01:02:29,612 So, are we up for Grigg's amazing insights on Northanger Abbey? 941 01:02:29,688 --> 01:02:31,121 Stop it. He might surprise you. 942 01:02:31,189 --> 01:02:34,181 - I hope his couch has arrived. - Oh, I don't mind sitting on the floor. 943 01:02:34,259 --> 01:02:37,490 - Passing around cans of aerosol cheese? - Stop it. Fine. 944 01:02:37,562 --> 01:02:40,861 Grigg is a grownup. I'm sure he's made it very nice. 945 01:02:41,433 --> 01:02:42,900 All right. 946 01:02:44,035 --> 01:02:46,503 Welcome. Please come in. 947 01:02:46,571 --> 01:02:50,200 - Whoa. - Grigg? Whoa! 948 01:02:50,342 --> 01:02:53,038 Apparently, he thinks it's Hallowe'en. 949 01:02:57,215 --> 01:03:01,584 - No, it's Northanger Abbey! It's Gothic! - Right! 950 01:03:07,025 --> 01:03:09,653 No one gets out alive! 951 01:03:10,796 --> 01:03:13,492 - I don't like this. I don't like this. - Sylvia, Sylvia! 952 01:03:13,565 --> 01:03:16,363 - Grigg? Grigg? Grigg? - Sylvia, it's a joke. 953 01:03:18,603 --> 01:03:20,503 - He's just having fun... - Oh, Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia! 954 01:03:20,572 --> 01:03:23,006 It's okay. It's all right. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 955 01:03:23,074 --> 01:03:26,908 - Look. - It's a send-up of Northanger. 956 01:03:29,080 --> 01:03:30,911 - It's a program. - Bernadette, that's your phone. 957 01:03:30,982 --> 01:03:34,179 This is my remote. And everything's on sensors. 958 01:03:34,252 --> 01:03:38,120 Prudie? Oh, hi, Dean. Is Prudie running late? 959 01:03:38,190 --> 01:03:40,658 - What do you do on Hallowe'en? - Oh, Hallowe'en is big. 960 01:03:40,725 --> 01:03:43,523 Hallowe'en is much, much bigger. You should come over for Hallowe'en. 961 01:03:43,595 --> 01:03:45,256 - Wait. - Oh, that's terrible. 962 01:03:45,330 --> 01:03:47,628 I got inspired reading The Mysteries of Udolpho. 963 01:03:47,699 --> 01:03:51,362 You know, the book in Northanger Abbey that Catherine's obsessed with reading? 964 01:03:51,436 --> 01:03:53,336 - You read The Mysteries of Udolpho? - Food! 965 01:03:53,405 --> 01:03:56,602 - Hey, Grigg, that color almost works. - When did you... 966 01:03:56,675 --> 01:03:58,836 - He read The Mysteries of Udolpho. - Wow. 967 01:03:58,910 --> 01:04:01,708 Wait, that book they were reading in the book? That's a real book? 968 01:04:01,780 --> 01:04:04,374 Yeah, with the black veils and Laurentina's skeleton. 969 01:04:04,449 --> 01:04:08,317 - Didn't you think that sounded great? - Yeah, it sounded awesome. 970 01:04:08,386 --> 01:04:11,378 Dean, I'm so sorry. Prudie must be devastated. 971 01:04:11,590 --> 01:04:12,750 Prudie said to ask you. 972 01:04:12,824 --> 01:04:15,452 She's supposed to talk or something, about some book? 973 01:04:15,527 --> 01:04:16,892 Persuasion. 974 01:04:17,462 --> 01:04:20,590 We don't know how long we're gonna be down in San Diego, so... 975 01:04:20,665 --> 01:04:21,825 She may have to cancel. 976 01:04:21,900 --> 01:04:23,834 Tell her we'll save Persuasion for the end. 977 01:04:23,902 --> 01:04:27,167 It's better to do it last, anyway. It was Austen's final book. 978 01:04:27,239 --> 01:04:29,332 I thought Northanger Abbey was the final book. 979 01:04:29,407 --> 01:04:32,171 - Written first. Published last. - That makes much more sense. 980 01:04:32,244 --> 01:04:34,109 - Why? - What happened with her? 981 01:04:34,179 --> 01:04:35,806 'Cause it's a novel about novels. 982 01:04:35,881 --> 01:04:40,045 You know? You see Austen as the young writer, questioning herself. 983 01:04:40,118 --> 01:04:43,212 "Who's a heroine? What makes a good story? 984 01:04:43,288 --> 01:04:46,485 "Are novels a waste of time? Am I gonna write? What should I write about?" 985 01:04:46,558 --> 01:04:49,959 - I like that. - That's actually very perceptive, Grigg. 986 01:04:50,528 --> 01:04:51,722 Thanks. 987 01:04:52,731 --> 01:04:54,062 Prudie's mother died. 988 01:04:54,132 --> 01:04:55,599 - What? - Jesus. 989 01:04:57,969 --> 01:05:01,063 She got into her car yesterday, this was in San Diego. 990 01:05:01,940 --> 01:05:06,104 She made a left coming out of a parking lot into oncoming traffic. 991 01:05:06,177 --> 01:05:07,838 - Jesus. - Terrible. 992 01:05:07,979 --> 01:05:11,437 - Were Prudie and her mom close? - Well, there was tension. 993 01:05:16,621 --> 01:05:19,784 What do we think? Is Persuasion too depressing to take on right now, 994 01:05:19,858 --> 01:05:21,587 with the dead mother and everything? 995 01:05:21,660 --> 01:05:23,594 She doesn't die on the page. 996 01:05:23,662 --> 01:05:26,460 Even Sense and Sensibility, the dad dies. 997 01:05:26,731 --> 01:05:28,096 What about Pride and Prejudice? 998 01:05:28,166 --> 01:05:32,762 I could use a little encounter in the woods with Mr. Darcy right now. 999 01:05:32,871 --> 01:05:35,362 - Are we all up for a little romance? - Ready. 1000 01:05:35,440 --> 01:05:39,103 I think we're all overdue. And it'll be better for Prudie. 1001 01:05:40,512 --> 01:05:44,175 I still can't believe you read The Mysteries of Udolpho, Grigg. 1002 01:05:44,249 --> 01:05:47,912 - Bravo, Grigg. Bravo. - Yay for the grilled artichokes. 1003 01:05:47,986 --> 01:05:52,286 - You can move in with us any time, Grigg. - Please, don't bring skeletons. 1004 01:05:53,425 --> 01:05:55,052 She loves these. 1005 01:05:56,494 --> 01:05:59,019 Are you and Grigg seeing each other? 1006 01:05:59,097 --> 01:06:03,625 No. He's interested in Sylvia, obviously. That was the plan, right? 1007 01:06:33,264 --> 01:06:34,288 I don't wanna fight, okay? 1008 01:06:34,366 --> 01:06:36,630 I don't know why you didn't just take her back to the car 1009 01:06:36,701 --> 01:06:40,068 and have sex with her. I mean, clearly you wanted to. 1010 01:06:41,072 --> 01:06:43,836 I talked to her... I talked to her for like five minutes. 1011 01:06:43,908 --> 01:06:45,671 Longer. Longer, Dean. 1012 01:06:45,744 --> 01:06:49,737 And with those ridiculous plastic boobs. Is that what you go for? 1013 01:06:52,250 --> 01:06:54,878 Prudie, you know, I was just trying to be nice to your friend. 1014 01:06:54,953 --> 01:06:58,047 Okay. Chloe Baher is not my friend, Dean. 1015 01:06:58,123 --> 01:07:03,060 Chloe Baher came to my mother's funeral to gloat. "Ha-ha! Your mother's dead." 1016 01:07:03,128 --> 01:07:04,527 And you hit on her! 1017 01:07:04,596 --> 01:07:06,496 - I do... I do... - You hit on her! 1018 01:07:06,564 --> 01:07:08,759 I was not hitting on her. 1019 01:07:24,149 --> 01:07:26,743 You know, when I was in the 10th grade, 1020 01:07:26,818 --> 01:07:31,414 I wrote an entire paper on Julius Caesar in iambic pentameter. 1021 01:07:31,489 --> 01:07:37,894 And Chloe Baher removed it from my locker and she read it aloud to the whole class. 1022 01:07:38,696 --> 01:07:41,290 And everyone laughed at me. 1023 01:07:43,468 --> 01:07:45,459 Baby, high school's over. 1024 01:07:46,638 --> 01:07:48,629 High school's never over. 1025 01:07:58,883 --> 01:08:01,784 "And turning 'round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth 1026 01:08:01,853 --> 01:08:05,516 "till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, 1027 01:08:05,590 --> 01:08:09,356 "'She is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt me. 1028 01:08:09,427 --> 01:08:12,954 "'I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies 1029 01:08:13,031 --> 01:08:14,862 "'who are slighted by other men. 1030 01:08:14,933 --> 01:08:17,902 "'You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, 1031 01:08:17,969 --> 01:08:20,665 "'for you are wasting your time with me."' 1032 01:08:24,242 --> 01:08:26,301 You know, I don't know if we can do Pride and Prejudice next week, 1033 01:08:26,377 --> 01:08:27,810 because it's the library dinner. 1034 01:08:27,879 --> 01:08:30,643 Well, we need to go for Sylvia. Daniel's bringing Pam. 1035 01:08:30,715 --> 01:08:33,240 - That's so unnecessary. - Tell me about it. 1036 01:08:33,318 --> 01:08:35,878 - His firm's buying a table. - Well, then we should buy one. 1037 01:08:35,954 --> 01:08:37,546 All of us, the book club. 1038 01:08:37,622 --> 01:08:39,419 - Show up in force. - Yes. 1039 01:08:39,491 --> 01:08:44,554 "The Central Valley River City All Jane Austen, All The Time Book Club," 1040 01:08:44,629 --> 01:08:45,994 is what Grigg calls it. 1041 01:08:46,064 --> 01:08:48,464 He's so funny. I'm so glad he finally made a date with Sylvia. 1042 01:08:48,533 --> 01:08:50,091 He's taking her to lunch. 1043 01:08:50,168 --> 01:08:53,160 I sure hope there's some dancing in this thing. 1044 01:08:53,238 --> 01:08:54,967 I'm trying to diet. 1045 01:08:56,107 --> 01:08:59,167 My husband is bringing a date to my fundraiser. 1046 01:09:00,278 --> 01:09:02,178 Yeah, re-reading Pride and Prejudice again, 1047 01:09:02,247 --> 01:09:04,238 I keep thinking, "You know, courtship is easy." 1048 01:09:04,315 --> 01:09:07,443 - Where's Austen's novel on divorce? - I wouldn't say it was easy. 1049 01:09:07,519 --> 01:09:10,113 Depends who you're courting, I guess. 1050 01:09:10,688 --> 01:09:16,092 - Does Jocelyn ever go out with anyone? - Occasionally. 1051 01:09:16,928 --> 01:09:18,759 She used to date my husband in high school. 1052 01:09:18,830 --> 01:09:21,799 Then she sort of gave him to me. 1053 01:09:22,333 --> 01:09:25,496 Daniel's the one that first bought Jocelyn a dog. 1054 01:09:25,904 --> 01:09:31,035 - She traded your husband for a dog? - Look, I adore Jocelyn, but... 1055 01:09:31,643 --> 01:09:34,009 If loving is letting go, 1056 01:09:34,078 --> 01:09:39,516 then whoever wants Jocelyn is going to have to pry her fingers loose, one by one. 1057 01:09:52,997 --> 01:09:55,522 - Hey. - Hi. 1058 01:09:55,600 --> 01:09:56,624 Hey. 1059 01:09:56,701 --> 01:09:57,963 Do you know Lynne from my writing group? 1060 01:09:58,036 --> 01:10:00,095 - I don't, actually. Allegra. - Hey. 1061 01:10:00,171 --> 01:10:03,038 Listen, I just have to say, you have been so good for Corinne. 1062 01:10:03,107 --> 01:10:05,803 Ever since you two have been together, she's been writing nonstop. 1063 01:10:05,877 --> 01:10:08,209 Didn't you just love that story that she wrote last week? 1064 01:10:08,279 --> 01:10:12,181 Well, Allegra and I don't discuss what I'm working on. 1065 01:10:14,085 --> 01:10:15,177 Okay. 1066 01:10:22,660 --> 01:10:24,685 "Dear Ms. Corinne Mahern, we regret 1067 01:10:26,231 --> 01:10:29,598 "that we must decline to publish the three short stories you sent us. 1068 01:10:29,667 --> 01:10:32,636 "Benny's Basketball" is strong narratively, 1069 01:10:32,704 --> 01:10:38,108 "but the depiction of your penis-waving retarded boy felt a little unkind. 1070 01:10:38,743 --> 01:10:43,077 "And isn't the title "Separating Eggs For Flan" a bit obvious 1071 01:10:43,147 --> 01:10:45,308 "as a metaphor for your parents' divorce? 1072 01:10:45,383 --> 01:10:48,477 "Yet we confess that "Skydiver" puzzled us most. 1073 01:10:49,254 --> 01:10:53,588 "Why would a beautiful, self-centered young lesbian jump out of a plane?" 1074 01:11:02,934 --> 01:11:05,368 I thought we could drive together. 1075 01:11:05,503 --> 01:11:08,165 We should hurry. I don't want Sylvia sitting there alone. 1076 01:11:08,239 --> 01:11:10,230 - Sahara, off. - Sylvia's already at the library. 1077 01:11:10,308 --> 01:11:13,641 - She said she had to get there early. - So you offered her a ride first. 1078 01:11:13,711 --> 01:11:16,441 No, she happened to mention it at lunch. 1079 01:11:18,016 --> 01:11:19,813 That's a great dress. 1080 01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:23,646 Stay. 1081 01:11:23,955 --> 01:11:28,289 I converted it to biodiesel. So it basically runs on donut grease. 1082 01:11:31,529 --> 01:11:34,362 This is so great. I never get to drive it. 1083 01:11:36,367 --> 01:11:38,358 Or vacuum it, apparently. 1084 01:11:43,074 --> 01:11:44,701 I like your hair. 1085 01:11:46,411 --> 01:11:49,073 You need to dance with Sylvia tonight. 1086 01:11:50,281 --> 01:11:53,045 - You do know how to dance, don't you? - Of course I do. 1087 01:11:53,117 --> 01:11:55,881 I have three older sisters. I can dance. 1088 01:11:56,087 --> 01:11:58,612 Wait, if we stay in this lane, we're gonna be late. 1089 01:11:58,723 --> 01:12:01,283 Given that I have to convert donut grease into biofuel 1090 01:12:01,359 --> 01:12:04,817 every time I fill up the tank, I just try not to drive very fast. 1091 01:12:04,896 --> 01:12:06,659 We're barely moving. 1092 01:12:08,700 --> 01:12:11,760 You ever read those Le Guin books I bought you? 1093 01:12:11,869 --> 01:12:14,269 I prefer books about real people. 1094 01:12:15,840 --> 01:12:20,800 Okay, so Elizabeth Bennet is real and people in science fiction aren't. 1095 01:12:20,878 --> 01:12:22,004 Is that it? 1096 01:12:22,080 --> 01:12:25,174 Science fiction books have people in them, but they're not about the people. 1097 01:12:25,249 --> 01:12:26,614 Real people are complicated. 1098 01:12:26,684 --> 01:12:28,311 Well, there's all kinds of science fiction. 1099 01:12:28,386 --> 01:12:32,117 When you've read some, I will be interested in your opinion. 1100 01:12:32,790 --> 01:12:36,351 - Why are you getting off here? - I enjoy seeing the river. 1101 01:12:36,694 --> 01:12:37,956 What are you, Mark Twain? 1102 01:12:38,029 --> 01:12:40,827 Now we're gonna get stuck at every light. 1103 01:12:48,840 --> 01:12:51,172 Look at the talent in this room. 1104 01:12:51,676 --> 01:12:54,008 Half the Silicon Valley is here. 1105 01:12:56,114 --> 01:12:57,411 To romance. 1106 01:12:57,482 --> 01:12:58,847 - Hi. - Hello. 1107 01:13:01,152 --> 01:13:03,814 I'm planning on meeting a software baron and moving to Pemberley. 1108 01:13:03,888 --> 01:13:07,324 Well, everyone knows a rich man is eventually going to want a new wife. 1109 01:13:09,560 --> 01:13:11,118 - Hi. - Hi. 1110 01:13:12,263 --> 01:13:13,355 I'm Dean. 1111 01:13:13,431 --> 01:13:15,160 Yeah, he's not doing book club with us. 1112 01:13:15,233 --> 01:13:17,463 Uh, moral support. She's had a rough couple of weeks. 1113 01:13:17,535 --> 01:13:21,631 - Well, you're welcome to join in, Dean. - Nah, that's okay. 1114 01:13:21,706 --> 01:13:25,164 I think I'll just head to the bar. Let you ladies talk. 1115 01:13:25,243 --> 01:13:28,110 There is no bar. It's a library. 1116 01:13:28,179 --> 01:13:30,647 - Serving liquor. - Well, that'll work. 1117 01:13:30,715 --> 01:13:32,615 You guys need anything? 1118 01:13:34,152 --> 01:13:37,053 We had this big fight on the way over here. 1119 01:13:37,855 --> 01:13:39,846 - Have some champagne. - Mom? 1120 01:13:42,226 --> 01:13:44,217 I broke up with Corinne. 1121 01:13:45,163 --> 01:13:46,790 Oh, my God. Honey. 1122 01:13:48,933 --> 01:13:53,370 - Nice. - We have plenty of time. 1123 01:14:11,489 --> 01:14:14,515 Honey, whatever happened between you and Corinne, you don't just walk out. 1124 01:14:14,592 --> 01:14:17,891 - You don't even know what she did. - Did she hit you? 1125 01:14:19,030 --> 01:14:21,021 Did she say cruel things? 1126 01:14:21,966 --> 01:14:25,265 You are so quick to love. You're too quick. 1127 01:14:25,837 --> 01:14:29,739 You jump in, you jump out. That's Daniel in you. Quick to act. 1128 01:14:29,807 --> 01:14:33,174 "It's not working? Well... Fix it. Or break it. Who cares?" 1129 01:14:33,244 --> 01:14:38,307 We don't just dispose of people we love. You stay. You repair. 1130 01:14:38,382 --> 01:14:41,010 Okay, you know what? This is not you and Daddy. 1131 01:14:41,085 --> 01:14:44,020 This is Corinne. The difference being that Daddy actually loves you. 1132 01:14:44,088 --> 01:14:46,283 So you go repair. Power on. 1133 01:14:46,357 --> 01:14:48,985 Maybe Daddy'll give up this woman he's been fucking. 1134 01:14:49,093 --> 01:14:52,085 - Allegra. - But Corinne, I'm dumping the bitch. 1135 01:14:56,234 --> 01:14:59,533 - We're gonna be so late. - I'll call a cab. 1136 01:14:59,604 --> 01:15:03,040 I will not let Sylvia be alone when Daniel walks into that library with Pam. 1137 01:15:03,107 --> 01:15:04,836 You got your phone? 1138 01:15:09,013 --> 01:15:11,004 I'll find a payphone. 1139 01:15:11,082 --> 01:15:13,209 Are you attracted to Sylvia? 1140 01:15:14,785 --> 01:15:17,845 Yeah, she's, um... She's nice. 1141 01:15:18,222 --> 01:15:21,123 She's more than nice. She's smart and funny... 1142 01:15:21,192 --> 01:15:25,356 - And she's in love with her husband. - Well, she needs to get over that. 1143 01:15:27,698 --> 01:15:30,667 Why don't you stop interfering? Let Sylvia work out her own life. 1144 01:15:30,735 --> 01:15:32,327 It's interfering to want my best friend to be happy. 1145 01:15:32,403 --> 01:15:35,304 If that's interfering, I hope I never stop. 1146 01:15:35,640 --> 01:15:37,972 What about me? Am I your friend? 1147 01:15:38,142 --> 01:15:42,772 Or am I just some widget to help you make Sylvia feel better about herself? 1148 01:15:43,447 --> 01:15:45,438 Why did you invite me to be part of your book club? 1149 01:15:45,516 --> 01:15:47,643 What went through your mind the first time you saw me? 1150 01:15:47,718 --> 01:15:51,313 "There's a man who is dying to read every book Jane Austen ever wrote." 1151 01:15:51,389 --> 01:15:53,016 - Is that what you thought? - No. 1152 01:15:53,090 --> 01:15:57,049 But I thought, "What a beautiful woman. I hope she looks over at me." 1153 01:15:57,795 --> 01:16:00,195 I thought if I read your favorite books that you would read mine. 1154 01:16:00,264 --> 01:16:02,994 But, no, no, no. You just wanna be obeyed. 1155 01:16:05,636 --> 01:16:07,627 That's why you have dogs. 1156 01:16:10,341 --> 01:16:13,310 For such a famously romantic story, 1157 01:16:13,377 --> 01:16:17,040 Pride and Prejudice is a parade of bizarre marriages. 1158 01:16:17,114 --> 01:16:19,480 I've had every marriage in this book. 1159 01:16:20,518 --> 01:16:23,885 My first husband was a politician. He was embarrassed by every move I made. 1160 01:16:23,955 --> 01:16:26,446 He said I was rude and loud. 1161 01:16:26,524 --> 01:16:30,051 "Stop pointing your breasts everywhere," he'd say to me. 1162 01:16:31,462 --> 01:16:34,090 I was 17. I was Charlotte Lucas. 1163 01:16:34,165 --> 01:16:36,861 I married the first man who looked at me. 1164 01:16:36,934 --> 01:16:39,528 Tout le monde est sage apres le coup. 1165 01:16:41,739 --> 01:16:45,038 You don't see your own marriage until it's too late. 1166 01:16:45,977 --> 01:16:51,313 So, um... I actually thought that Charlotte Lucas was gay. 1167 01:16:52,149 --> 01:16:56,745 Really, I think that when she tells Lizzie she's not as romantic as she is, 1168 01:16:56,821 --> 01:16:58,049 I think that's what she means. 1169 01:16:58,122 --> 01:17:02,183 Charlotte Lucas is not gay. She's not. She just... She just has no options. 1170 01:17:02,259 --> 01:17:04,784 Wait. Austen meant Charlotte to be gay 1171 01:17:04,862 --> 01:17:07,296 or Charlotte is gay and Austen is not aware of it? 1172 01:17:07,365 --> 01:17:11,392 I just love the idea of a character having a secret life 1173 01:17:11,469 --> 01:17:12,936 that the author doesn't even know about. 1174 01:17:13,004 --> 01:17:15,939 You know, frankly, I kind of admire Charlotte 1175 01:17:16,007 --> 01:17:18,908 for looking at her situation and deciding to marry Mr. Collins. 1176 01:17:18,976 --> 01:17:22,468 I mean, yes, yes, she knows he'll never be the "love of her life," 1177 01:17:22,546 --> 01:17:24,036 but that's okay. 1178 01:17:24,115 --> 01:17:26,345 That is exactly the reason that Jocelyn would hate her. 1179 01:17:26,417 --> 01:17:27,816 Jocelyn has contempt for anyone 1180 01:17:27,885 --> 01:17:29,853 who settles for anything less than the perfect love. 1181 01:17:29,920 --> 01:17:33,117 You know, it's probably why Jocelyn has never married. 1182 01:17:33,190 --> 01:17:35,158 My apologies, everybody. 1183 01:17:37,094 --> 01:17:38,891 - Hello. - Hi. 1184 01:17:41,832 --> 01:17:43,925 We ran out of donut grease. 1185 01:17:46,871 --> 01:17:48,702 - Grigg Harris. - Dean Drummond. 1186 01:17:48,806 --> 01:17:51,206 - Wait, Grigg... Grigg from the book club? - Yeah. 1187 01:17:52,410 --> 01:17:56,403 No, it's just Prudie would say "Grigg," and I just didn't picture it as a guy. 1188 01:17:56,480 --> 01:17:58,812 So you thought Grigg was a girl? 1189 01:18:00,651 --> 01:18:04,314 Dean thinks "Austen" is the capital of Texas. 1190 01:18:06,524 --> 01:18:07,616 Wow. 1191 01:18:09,493 --> 01:18:11,791 You'll notice that Jane, 1192 01:18:12,329 --> 01:18:15,423 she never shows what happens after the wedding. 1193 01:18:16,167 --> 01:18:19,398 Maybe Elizabeth and Darcy start hating each other. 1194 01:18:20,271 --> 01:18:22,205 Maybe Lizzie went off to Pemberley, 1195 01:18:22,273 --> 01:18:25,606 and she turned into this crazy person, like her mom, 1196 01:18:25,676 --> 01:18:28,110 because our mothers are like time bombs. 1197 01:18:28,179 --> 01:18:31,376 They just... They tick away inside of us. 1198 01:18:31,449 --> 01:18:35,146 Let's not give Mrs. Bennet more importance than she deserves. 1199 01:18:37,321 --> 01:18:40,779 - You know, I mean, what about the father? - What father? 1200 01:18:41,492 --> 01:18:45,690 You know, my mom showed me a picture of a guy in uniform. 1201 01:18:46,497 --> 01:18:48,522 Well, maybe she made him up. 1202 01:18:49,100 --> 01:18:52,035 Or maybe she bought it at a garage sale. 1203 01:18:52,603 --> 01:18:55,902 And I kept it in my room, this... 1204 01:18:59,477 --> 01:19:01,672 I kept it in my room. 1205 01:19:03,948 --> 01:19:05,848 Let's not do this now, okay? 1206 01:19:19,430 --> 01:19:20,954 Dean, I got it. 1207 01:20:01,405 --> 01:20:02,736 Bernadette. 1208 01:20:02,940 --> 01:20:04,601 Daniel never came. 1209 01:20:06,243 --> 01:20:07,369 Good. 1210 01:20:25,996 --> 01:20:28,556 I'm in love with one of my students. 1211 01:20:32,369 --> 01:20:36,237 But I mean, nothing's happened. Much. 1212 01:20:37,241 --> 01:20:38,708 But it could. 1213 01:20:40,177 --> 01:20:42,042 It could, if I let it. 1214 01:20:44,648 --> 01:20:47,640 I fantasize about him constantly. 1215 01:20:48,152 --> 01:20:51,383 Sweetie, your mother died. This is grief. 1216 01:20:52,957 --> 01:20:59,863 He looks at me like he's the spoon, and I'm the dish of ice cream. 1217 01:21:04,268 --> 01:21:07,738 It's a good thing we're reading Sense and Sensibility next. 1218 01:21:24,188 --> 01:21:27,589 - I love you so. - But how can you be sure in just one day? 1219 01:21:27,658 --> 01:21:32,857 I do not know. 'Tis just when a lass falls in or out of love, she knows it right away. 1220 01:21:34,498 --> 01:21:38,662 - You think you're in love with me? - Think? 1221 01:21:38,736 --> 01:21:42,866 What good does thinking do but what I feel is something else? 1222 01:22:12,036 --> 01:22:13,469 - Hey, you got your cast off. - Yeah. 1223 01:22:13,537 --> 01:22:15,164 - How does it feel? - Great. 1224 01:22:15,239 --> 01:22:19,141 You can reach it. Just really stretch your arm out. 1225 01:22:20,311 --> 01:22:23,769 There you go. Just give the rope a little bit of a shake. 1226 01:22:25,015 --> 01:22:27,040 You can do it, there... Can you put your... 1227 01:22:27,117 --> 01:22:30,109 Can you put your right foot in that blue thing? 1228 01:22:30,187 --> 01:22:31,779 It's gonna be fine. 1229 01:22:31,855 --> 01:22:34,585 - Here, hang on. - You can reach it. 1230 01:22:34,658 --> 01:22:36,319 - Just reach up. - It's caught. 1231 01:22:36,393 --> 01:22:38,759 It's okay. You're doing good. 1232 01:22:49,740 --> 01:22:53,699 I'm totally okay. I'm not even hurt. It's nothing. 1233 01:22:53,777 --> 01:22:55,677 I'm sorry, I have to stop you here. 1234 01:22:55,746 --> 01:22:58,146 It's not likely to be anything more than a concussion. 1235 01:22:58,215 --> 01:23:01,616 I'd like to keep Allegra under observation for a few days, okay? 1236 01:23:01,685 --> 01:23:04,483 And if you need to reach me, I'm Dr. Yep. 1237 01:23:08,892 --> 01:23:12,055 How many times have we had to come here to get her stitched up? 1238 01:23:12,262 --> 01:23:14,196 - It's always Allegra, never the boys. - Well, she's the one 1239 01:23:14,264 --> 01:23:18,667 who goes mountain climbing and skateboarding and snowboarding. 1240 01:23:18,736 --> 01:23:21,671 It's a miracle she never tried parachuting. 1241 01:23:23,307 --> 01:23:24,968 She's so extreme. 1242 01:23:27,711 --> 01:23:30,339 One minute she's crazy in love with Corinne, 1243 01:23:30,414 --> 01:23:33,474 the next minute she's never hated anybody more. 1244 01:23:37,488 --> 01:23:39,922 - She's gonna be okay, right? - She's fine. 1245 01:23:39,990 --> 01:23:42,891 She just took a knock on the noodle. 1246 01:23:45,562 --> 01:23:48,793 This is gonna sound, probably, horrible, considering the fact that 1247 01:23:48,866 --> 01:23:52,825 she's got this lump on her head, but... It's just... 1248 01:23:53,337 --> 01:23:56,306 It's great to have us all in the same room again. 1249 01:23:57,474 --> 01:24:01,467 Just feels so normal. 1250 01:24:05,249 --> 01:24:06,716 Normal, yeah. 1251 01:24:16,126 --> 01:24:19,960 You know, I haven't been seeing Pam for a couple of months now. 1252 01:24:20,964 --> 01:24:23,455 So, that must be a big change. 1253 01:24:25,335 --> 01:24:27,235 You know, I was thinking just this morning 1254 01:24:27,304 --> 01:24:30,671 about this book club that we're in, Allegra and me. 1255 01:24:31,575 --> 01:24:33,634 The first meeting was... 1256 01:24:34,945 --> 01:24:39,041 Yeah, we had just been separated. 'Cause Allegra had just moved in. 1257 01:24:39,650 --> 01:24:44,485 And I was realizing how different I feel. 1258 01:24:46,824 --> 01:24:48,758 I don't think I'm the same woman that you left. 1259 01:24:48,826 --> 01:24:51,454 I can see that. I so see that. 1260 01:24:51,528 --> 01:24:54,122 Well, it's probably the same for you. 1261 01:24:54,398 --> 01:24:57,458 I guess that's what happens when you let go. 1262 01:25:00,304 --> 01:25:04,001 We did a good job taking things apart. 1263 01:25:06,376 --> 01:25:08,241 I'm kind of proud of us. 1264 01:25:11,014 --> 01:25:14,211 I'm warning you, if Grigg starts making little remarks, I'm gonna walk out. 1265 01:25:14,284 --> 01:25:17,185 You two just keep it together for one more book. 1266 01:25:17,254 --> 01:25:19,950 I wish he'd just drop out of the group. 1267 01:25:22,793 --> 01:25:26,729 Austen sets up this juicy triangle between Elinor, Edward and Lucy Steele. 1268 01:25:26,797 --> 01:25:30,164 And then at the end, she practically has to whip a rabbit out of a hat 1269 01:25:30,234 --> 01:25:32,600 to make Lucy Steele run off with Edward's brother? 1270 01:25:32,669 --> 01:25:35,467 - Yeah, that requires some hand-waving. - I think the ending's well-plotted. 1271 01:25:35,539 --> 01:25:40,636 To me, the part that seems forced is Marianne ending up with Colonel Brandon. 1272 01:25:40,711 --> 01:25:43,305 - Anyone else feel that? - Oh, I have no problem with that. 1273 01:25:43,380 --> 01:25:49,376 He rides up on a big stallion, sweeps her into his arms. I'm there. 1274 01:25:50,087 --> 01:25:52,419 From the time Colonel Brandon meets Marianne, 1275 01:25:52,489 --> 01:25:54,218 he just lavishes all this attention on her. 1276 01:25:54,291 --> 01:25:56,657 And meanwhile, she's throwing herself at Willoughby. 1277 01:25:56,727 --> 01:25:58,217 Willoughby is a player. 1278 01:25:58,295 --> 01:25:59,660 Women never go for the nice guy. 1279 01:25:59,763 --> 01:26:02,823 Please. Men say that, but you get to know some of these men who complain the most, 1280 01:26:02,900 --> 01:26:06,859 you find out they're not as nice as they like to think they are. 1281 01:26:06,937 --> 01:26:08,666 Okay. You know what struck me? 1282 01:26:08,739 --> 01:26:12,675 Is that Colonel Brandon is only a few years younger than Mrs. Dashwood. 1283 01:26:12,743 --> 01:26:14,836 Well, why does he take up with the daughter and not the mother? 1284 01:26:14,912 --> 01:26:16,607 Yeah, why not Mrs. Dashwood? 1285 01:26:16,680 --> 01:26:19,547 Maybe Mrs. Dashwood won't give him the time of day. 1286 01:26:19,616 --> 01:26:22,676 - The book is about the young people. - Yeah, because Jane Austen thinks 1287 01:26:22,753 --> 01:26:25,313 that nothing interesting can happen to a woman over 25. 1288 01:26:25,389 --> 01:26:30,884 When actually, a novel about a woman seducing a slightly younger man 1289 01:26:31,361 --> 01:26:33,352 just yields so much more. 1290 01:26:34,164 --> 01:26:37,133 Well, then maybe Mrs. Dashwood should go for Willoughby. 1291 01:26:37,201 --> 01:26:38,498 Why not? 1292 01:26:39,703 --> 01:26:41,330 It's a long, hot summer. 1293 01:26:41,405 --> 01:26:43,464 Maybe Mrs. Dashwood has more sense than that. 1294 01:26:43,540 --> 01:26:46,407 Okay, can I just point out, she's hardly in the story. 1295 01:26:46,476 --> 01:26:48,205 Sex is messy. 1296 01:26:48,278 --> 01:26:51,145 Maybe Mrs. Dashwood prefers a more well-ordered life. 1297 01:26:51,215 --> 01:26:54,707 Maybe that's why she's such a minor character. 1298 01:26:54,785 --> 01:26:57,185 - I think if you read Austen's novels... - Oh, I have. 1299 01:26:57,254 --> 01:26:58,380 You wanted me to, and I did. 1300 01:26:58,455 --> 01:27:02,915 I think you'll see she always writes in favor of order and self-control. 1301 01:27:02,993 --> 01:27:05,257 - Nothing unwise. - Nothing in haste. 1302 01:27:05,329 --> 01:27:08,298 Okay, so, this is... This is what, this is a rulebook? 1303 01:27:08,365 --> 01:27:09,457 We could do worse. 1304 01:27:09,533 --> 01:27:12,502 I think Jane Austen wrote about women falling in love because she was Ionely. 1305 01:27:12,569 --> 01:27:14,764 Oh, you couldn't be more wrong. 1306 01:27:14,838 --> 01:27:18,069 Austen lived a very full life. She could've gotten married anytime. 1307 01:27:18,141 --> 01:27:19,768 - She almost did. - That's right. 1308 01:27:19,843 --> 01:27:23,802 - But she decided not to. - Why, too messy? Too out of control? 1309 01:27:27,451 --> 01:27:31,649 His name was Harris Bigg-Wither, and they were engaged for one night. 1310 01:27:31,722 --> 01:27:35,556 "Oh, Harris Bigg-Wither!" I can't believe you know that. 1311 01:27:36,493 --> 01:27:39,929 I understand why Colonel Brandon goes for Marianne. 1312 01:27:39,997 --> 01:27:41,726 And it's not 'cause she's young. 1313 01:27:41,798 --> 01:27:46,565 It's because she's generous with herself. 1314 01:27:48,272 --> 01:27:52,641 She's willing to risk her heart. No rules, no fear. 1315 01:27:54,578 --> 01:27:58,446 - And Willoughby tramples her. - She just picked the wrong guy. 1316 01:27:59,916 --> 01:28:01,577 No rules, no fear. 1317 01:28:03,787 --> 01:28:05,186 I like that. 1318 01:28:34,318 --> 01:28:37,253 - Hi. - You're wearing that to your book club? 1319 01:28:37,321 --> 01:28:41,621 It's Bernadette's idea to do this beach day, 1320 01:28:41,692 --> 01:28:44,252 'cause in the novel they all go to Lyme, 1321 01:28:44,328 --> 01:28:47,957 which is, you know, like, the beach in England. 1322 01:28:48,065 --> 01:28:49,930 This is your last one, right? 1323 01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:53,492 I think we're gonna do some more books after this one. 1324 01:29:18,962 --> 01:29:23,194 Prudie's gonna be hours late and Grigg called. He's bringing a woman. 1325 01:29:24,735 --> 01:29:26,225 Thank God it's the last meeting. 1326 01:29:26,303 --> 01:29:29,101 Yes, there's getting to be a little too much plot. 1327 01:29:29,172 --> 01:29:30,332 Not that I blame Grigg. 1328 01:29:30,407 --> 01:29:35,435 Something about reading Austen sort of makes you wanna get it on. 1329 01:29:35,512 --> 01:29:36,536 Hi. 1330 01:29:38,615 --> 01:29:41,982 Started reading it with Allegra at the hospital. This is a great book. 1331 01:29:42,119 --> 01:29:44,417 Are you joining our discussion? 1332 01:29:45,455 --> 01:29:48,015 - Am I? 'Cause I'd like to. - Hi. 1333 01:29:48,759 --> 01:29:51,489 - Daniel wants to join us. - Well he's not in the club, is he? 1334 01:29:51,561 --> 01:29:54,655 Oh, come on, this is my favorite Austen. So far. 1335 01:29:56,867 --> 01:29:59,768 It's all about mistakes and second chances. 1336 01:30:02,105 --> 01:30:03,834 Yeah, you can stay. 1337 01:30:06,109 --> 01:30:07,133 Glass of wine? 1338 01:31:19,816 --> 01:31:23,252 I can't believe he brought a date to our last meeting. 1339 01:31:24,554 --> 01:31:29,958 - I kinda had him in mind for you, as a fling. - For me? 1340 01:31:30,894 --> 01:31:33,192 Honey, I took your boyfriend away from you in high school. 1341 01:31:33,263 --> 01:31:35,561 Look how that turned out. 1342 01:31:36,967 --> 01:31:38,366 - Hi. - Hey. 1343 01:31:38,435 --> 01:31:40,528 - How ya doing? - Guys, this is Cat. 1344 01:31:40,604 --> 01:31:43,664 - Hello. - I'm Grigg's big sister. 1345 01:31:43,740 --> 01:31:49,235 Oh, God, that's wonderful. That's so... I'm... God, that's wonderful. 1346 01:31:49,312 --> 01:31:51,371 You're Grigg's sister. I'm Jocelyn. This is Sylvia. 1347 01:31:51,448 --> 01:31:52,574 - How are you? - Hi. 1348 01:31:52,649 --> 01:31:54,640 - Good, thank you. - Hi. Bernadette. 1349 01:31:56,686 --> 01:31:59,814 - I don't believe it. - Look at you! 1350 01:31:59,890 --> 01:32:01,755 - You look great. - Good to see you. 1351 01:32:01,825 --> 01:32:03,452 Thank you. 1352 01:32:03,527 --> 01:32:05,995 - Wow, are you visiting from Idaho? - Yeah, yeah. 1353 01:32:06,062 --> 01:32:10,089 We kept seeing these emails. And we said, "What kind of strange power 1354 01:32:10,166 --> 01:32:14,000 "do these women have that they got Grigg to read Jane Austen?" 1355 01:32:14,571 --> 01:32:18,598 Just thought I'd check it out. You wanna take a walk? 1356 01:32:19,609 --> 01:32:20,974 Well, sure. 1357 01:32:23,280 --> 01:32:24,611 Excuse me. 1358 01:32:31,521 --> 01:32:34,354 Bernie! Mom! Hey. Hey! 1359 01:32:35,025 --> 01:32:38,324 - Hi. - Dr. Yep? 1360 01:32:38,395 --> 01:32:40,829 Samantha. Thank you for inviting me. 1361 01:32:40,897 --> 01:32:45,561 - I'm sorry we're late. - Oh. Yeah. Well, Prudie's not even here yet. 1362 01:32:45,635 --> 01:32:47,034 Is that Dad? 1363 01:32:50,040 --> 01:32:51,803 - Let's say hi. - Okay. 1364 01:32:53,843 --> 01:32:55,105 A doctor. 1365 01:32:57,581 --> 01:32:59,242 Nothing in haste. 1366 01:32:59,449 --> 01:33:02,145 - Dad! Hi! - Hey. 1367 01:33:10,594 --> 01:33:12,562 Would you do me a favor? 1368 01:33:13,863 --> 01:33:15,626 Would you read this? 1369 01:33:16,600 --> 01:33:18,500 Please. Right now. 1370 01:33:19,803 --> 01:33:23,102 Isn't that what your special little book club's for? 1371 01:33:25,275 --> 01:33:27,470 I really want you to read it. 1372 01:33:29,145 --> 01:33:30,635 Please, Dean. 1373 01:33:36,086 --> 01:33:38,213 It doesn't... They don't... 1374 01:33:38,755 --> 01:33:41,883 Prudie, I feel like you want me to be something that I'm not. 1375 01:33:41,958 --> 01:33:45,689 I just walk around being me. I don't pretend to be anything else. 1376 01:33:45,762 --> 01:33:47,593 I'm the guy who thinks "Austen" is a city in Texas. 1377 01:33:47,664 --> 01:33:50,224 I shouldn't have said that. That was mean. 1378 01:33:50,300 --> 01:33:52,359 You just set me up for a test that you don't want me to pass. 1379 01:33:52,435 --> 01:33:56,201 No, no. This is not a test. 1380 01:33:56,272 --> 01:33:57,967 This is something to share. 1381 01:33:58,041 --> 01:34:00,942 Why don't you just tell me what it's about? 1382 01:34:02,545 --> 01:34:08,711 It's about these two people who used to love each other. 1383 01:34:09,653 --> 01:34:11,553 And they don't anymore. 1384 01:34:12,656 --> 01:34:16,456 And it's how they persuade themselves to give it another try. 1385 01:34:17,694 --> 01:34:21,630 Look, I can get you started off. Okay? 1386 01:34:21,698 --> 01:34:23,131 - "Sir Walter Eliot... - Prudie. 1387 01:34:23,199 --> 01:34:25,997 "...of Kellynch Hall in Somersetshire was a man who... 1388 01:34:26,069 --> 01:34:28,663 "for his own amusement, never took up any book but the..." 1389 01:34:28,738 --> 01:34:32,469 Come on, you're really not gonna read all of this out loud. 1390 01:34:38,848 --> 01:34:40,440 One page. 1391 01:34:41,951 --> 01:34:45,887 "There he found occupation for an idle hour 1392 01:34:45,989 --> 01:34:48,150 "and consolation in a distressed one." 1393 01:34:48,425 --> 01:34:49,824 - Come on. - So I've been trying to figure out 1394 01:34:49,893 --> 01:34:53,329 that moment in Persuasion when Wentworth and Anne 1395 01:34:53,430 --> 01:34:55,762 just began to stop hating each other. 1396 01:34:57,200 --> 01:34:59,430 Maybe it's when they went with everyone to Lyme. 1397 01:34:59,502 --> 01:35:01,436 After Louisa Musgrove fell. 1398 01:35:01,504 --> 01:35:04,166 After Wentworth used her to make Anne jealous. 1399 01:35:04,240 --> 01:35:05,832 You think he was using Louisa? 1400 01:35:05,909 --> 01:35:08,241 Yeah. That's one interpretation. 1401 01:35:09,713 --> 01:35:12,910 - I think the guy was just trying to feel... - Valued again. 1402 01:35:12,982 --> 01:35:14,745 It was a bonehead move. 1403 01:35:14,818 --> 01:35:16,683 I mean, he knows he's nothing without Anne. 1404 01:35:16,753 --> 01:35:19,278 He loved her then, he loves her now. 1405 01:35:19,956 --> 01:35:22,982 I like how Austen always lets the men explain themselves. 1406 01:35:23,059 --> 01:35:25,550 Darcy writes a letter to Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, 1407 01:35:25,628 --> 01:35:26,993 and Frank writes to Emma. 1408 01:35:27,063 --> 01:35:30,931 Yeah, in Persuasion, everything hangs on Wentworth leaving her that note 1409 01:35:31,000 --> 01:35:34,868 - when everybody's talking all around them. - Yeah. Yeah. Sneaky. 1410 01:35:36,573 --> 01:35:39,371 No, smart guy. Perfect timing. 1411 01:35:39,876 --> 01:35:40,968 Yeah. 1412 01:35:42,679 --> 01:35:46,547 Let us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter. 1413 01:35:47,751 --> 01:35:50,242 Grigg has always loved dogs. 1414 01:35:50,320 --> 01:35:52,845 You know, we were never allowed to have one when we were kids. 1415 01:35:52,922 --> 01:35:55,720 Dogs and books. That's our Grigg. 1416 01:35:56,459 --> 01:36:00,225 Okay, he'd kill me for saying this, but my brother likes you. 1417 01:36:00,296 --> 01:36:04,198 I'm figuring he'll never tell you. And this way it's up to you. 1418 01:36:04,834 --> 01:36:08,964 My sisters and me, I wouldn't say we ruined him, 1419 01:36:09,038 --> 01:36:12,997 but he's just way too considerate to make the first move. 1420 01:36:14,410 --> 01:36:16,139 - Hey. - Hey. 1421 01:36:16,212 --> 01:36:20,615 I was just wishing that Austen had written a bunch more books, you know? 1422 01:36:21,351 --> 01:36:23,114 I'm gonna miss this. 1423 01:36:23,319 --> 01:36:26,618 "All of the ladies were contented to pass quietly and carefully down the steep flight, 1424 01:36:26,689 --> 01:36:27,781 "excepting Louisa. 1425 01:36:27,891 --> 01:36:30,382 "She must be jumped down them by Captain Wentworth. 1426 01:36:30,460 --> 01:36:33,156 "She was safely down and instantly, to show her enjoyment, 1427 01:36:33,229 --> 01:36:35,163 "ran up the steps to be jumped down again. 1428 01:36:35,231 --> 01:36:37,893 "He advised her against it, but no..." 1429 01:38:10,159 --> 01:38:11,319 Shoot. 1430 01:39:09,052 --> 01:39:12,749 I'm so sorry. I should've called first. I read these books. 1431 01:39:13,756 --> 01:39:15,087 I love them. 1432 01:39:15,158 --> 01:39:16,250 I couldn't stop reading. 1433 01:39:16,326 --> 01:39:20,057 I went to the all-night newsstand on State Street to buy Searoad, the next one, 1434 01:39:20,129 --> 01:39:23,565 - but they didn't have it, and... - Do you wanna borrow Searoad? 1435 01:39:23,633 --> 01:39:26,193 I mean, I have... You know, there... 1436 01:39:27,470 --> 01:39:30,405 There are other writers that you might like. 1437 01:40:02,905 --> 01:40:03,963 Hey. 1438 01:40:05,475 --> 01:40:06,840 Hi, honey. 1439 01:40:07,510 --> 01:40:09,910 I didn't expect you back so soon. 1440 01:40:23,559 --> 01:40:25,186 Wait, wait, wait. 1441 01:41:01,431 --> 01:41:04,298 Hey, has anyone read those Patrick O'Brian novels? 1442 01:41:04,367 --> 01:41:07,234 - British Navy. - Yeah. Jane Austen's navy, 1805. 1443 01:41:07,303 --> 01:41:09,294 Yeah. But aren't there, like, 20 of them? 1444 01:41:09,372 --> 01:41:11,704 - There's more of us now. - I'm in. 1445 01:41:14,811 --> 01:41:18,440 - Oh, my God, is that Bernadette? - I thought she was in Costa Rica. 1446 01:41:18,514 --> 01:41:22,951 Buenas noches, everyone. This is Senor Obando. 1447 01:41:23,019 --> 01:41:24,919 - Hola. - Hello. 1448 01:41:24,987 --> 01:41:28,252 - Hello. - He's working on his English. 1449 01:41:28,324 --> 01:41:30,724 - I'm working on my Spanish. - Hello. 1450 01:41:32,762 --> 01:41:35,458 And so far I have te amo. 1451 01:41:36,699 --> 01:41:37,791 And mi esposo. 1452 01:41:37,900 --> 01:41:39,595 - Oh, my God! - Congratulations! 1453 01:41:39,669 --> 01:41:43,503 - That's incredible! - That's incredible. Congratulations! 1454 01:41:43,573 --> 01:41:45,370 - Oh, it's gorgeous. - Thank you. 1455 01:41:45,441 --> 01:41:46,499 - I'm so happy for you. - Congratulations. 1456 01:41:46,576 --> 01:41:50,273 - Dad, check it out. - Well, let's get you a drink, Mr. Darcy. 1457 01:41:55,084 --> 01:41:57,484 - Don't be gone too long. - Yikes. That makes seven. 1458 01:41:57,553 --> 01:41:58,952 - What? - Yeah. 1459 01:42:02,925 --> 01:42:04,688 Hey, guys. Guys. 1460 01:42:04,760 --> 01:42:07,092 He hasn't read a word of Austen. 1461 01:42:09,499 --> 01:42:10,966 Oh, poor man. 1462 01:42:11,734 --> 01:42:14,703 Ah, yeah. We'll fix that. 1463 01:42:17,140 --> 01:42:18,767 - Cheers! - Cheers!