[ THEME SONG PLAYS ]
* I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A MILLION YEARS *
* AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOR A MILLION MORE *
* OH, IT'S LIKE I STARTED BREATHING *
* ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED
* AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I EVER DID BEFORE *
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* AND THERE AIN'T NO NOTHIN' *
* WE CAN'T LOVE EACH OTHER THROUGH *
* OOH-HOO
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* SHA-LA-LA-LA
ELYSE, LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S A PICTURE ANDY DREW AND LEFT ON MY DESK.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A PICTURE OF ANDY HUGGING A DOG.
HE REALLY WANTS A DOG, DOESN'T HE?
BUT HE KNOWS. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
NO DOG.
WHAT'S THAT?
THAT'S A PICTURE OF ME PAYING FOR THE DOG.
STEVEN, WE GOT TO STAND TOUGH ON THIS.
WE CANNOT HAVE A DOG IN THE HOUSE.
MALLORY'S ALLERGIC TO DOGS.
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S A PICTURE OF MALLORY LEAVING HOME.
ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF!
ANDY, ANDY, DOWN, BOY! DOWN, BOY!
ARF!
GOOD BOY.
[ WHINING ]
[ PANTING ]
HE'S BEEN BARKING ALL DAY, DAD.
HE SAYS THE ONLY WAY HE'LL STOP IS IF YOU BUY HIM A DOG.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS A MILLION TIMES.
NO DOGS, NO PETS, PERIOD.
ARRR!
AAH! OW!
UM...WELL, UH, MAYBE, UH, ONE PET.
YAY!
ALEX, DID YOU GET EVERYTHING I NEEDED?
OH, YOU BET, MAL. IT'S ALL IN THE BAG.
WHAT'S GOING ON? MY POETRY-READING GROUP IS MEETING HERE TONIGHT,
AND I FORGOT TO BUY THEM SOMETHING SOPHISTICATED TO EAT.
SO ALEX VOLUNTEERED TO BUY SOME CROISSANTS.
ALEX, THESE AREN'T CROISSANTS.
THESE ARE POP-TARTS.
I KNOW.
I DON'T LIKE CROISSANTS.
I CAN'T SERVE POP-TARTS TO MY POETRY-READING GROUP.
COLIN SPENCER WILL THINK I'M REALLY DUMB.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BLOW YOUR COVER.
WHO'S COLIN SPENCER?
HE'S A GRADUATE STUDENT IN ENGLISH LITERATURE.
HE'S THE LEADER OF THE POETRY GROUP.
THEY HAVE GRADUATE STUDENTS
IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AT GRANT COLLEGE?
WELL, WHAT'S HE WRITING HIS THESIS ON,
"MY TRIP TO THE DAIRY"?
ALEX, FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
COLIN HAPPENS TO BE A SOPHISTICATED
AND CHARMING WORLD TRAVELER.
HE'S LIVED IN PARIS, ROME, CINCINNATI.
Mallory: OH, GREAT.
HI, MALLORY.
HI. UH, MOM, DAD, THIS IS COLIN SPENCER.
HELLO. HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
IT'S A PLEASURE MEETING YOU, COLIN.
MALLORY'S TOLD US SOME WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT YOU.
WELL, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE MAKES EVERY POETRY READING SUCH A JOY.
YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY KNOWN HER FOR A SHORT WHILE,
I CAN HONESTLY SAY SHE'S THE BRIGHTEST STUDENT I'VE MET
IN A LONG TIME.
DON'T GET OUT MUCH, DO YOU, COLIN?
WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO DRINK, COLIN?
SOME TEA, PERHAPS?
OH, YES. SOME LAPSANG SOUCHONG
WOULD BE PERFECT RIGHT NOW.
OOH, DO WE DARE?
Colin: "AND A GRIN OF BITTERNESS SWEPT THEREBY
"LIKE AN OMINOUS BIRD A-WING.
"SINCE THEN, KEEN LESSONS THAT LOVE DECEIVES
"AND WRINGS WITH WRONG
"HAVE SHAPED TO ME YOUR FACE
"AND THE GOD-CURSED SUN
"AND A TREE
AND A POND EDGED WITH GRAYISH LEAVES."
SO, ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS POEM?
PERSONALLY, I THINK HE BLEW IT.
IT DOESN'T RHYME.
IT'S KIND OF DOWN. IF I GOT SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON A CARD,
FRANKLY, I'D THROW IT OUT.
UH, COLIN, I'D SAY THAT HARDY'S
USE OF IMAGES OF DEATH AND GRAYNESS
REFLECT HIS BLEAK EMOTIONS
IN THE FACE OF A DEAD RELATIONSHIP.
MM-HMM. WHAT ABOUT YOU, MALLORY?
UM...IT'S REALLY NEAT,
BUT IT'S REALLY SAD.
YES. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, MALLORY.
YOU'VE CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF THIS POEM.
"IT'S REALLY NEAT,
BUT IT'S REALLY SAD."
THAT'S A VERY PERCEPTIVE COMMENT.
WAIT A MINUTE. NOW, WHAT IS THIS POEM FOR?
A BIRTHDAY? IS IT A GET-WELL CARD? WHAT?
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
Mallory: EXCUSE ME.
HEY, BABE.
OH, NICK, NOT HERE.
MY POETRY-READING GROUP IS HERE.
OH, HEY, HEY, WHY DON'T YOU SKIP OUT?
YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET A COUPLE OF TACOS
AND HIT THE DIRT-BIKE RACES OVER AT THE COLISEUM.
UM, NICK, I CAN'T. I'M HOSTING THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL JUST HANG OUT AND WAIT UNTIL IT'S OVER, HUH?
UM, EVERYONE, THIS IS NICK.
NICK, THIS IS THE POETRY GROUP.
HI, NICK. HI, NICK.
HELLO, GROUP. HEY.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT POEM I'D LIKE TO READ
IS "ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE" BY JOHN KEATS.
"MY HEART ACHES,
[ GULPING ] AND THE --"
WANT SOME?
YEAH?
NICK, CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU, PLEASE?
SURE.
HEY, UH, THIS MILK, IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.
LISTEN, NICK, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD WITHOUT ME?
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BREAK AWAY FROM HERE TONIGHT.
COME ON, BABE, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THOSE DIRT-BIKE RACES,
AND I HATE TO GO WITHOUT YOU.
[ IMITATES ENGINE REVVING ] NICK!
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GO TO THE DIRT-BIKE RACES?
HEY.
SO, WHERE WERE WE?
WELL, LISTEN, WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL IT A NIGHT?
IT'S GETTING LATE. WE CAN DISCUSS THIS POEM NEXT WEEK.
UM, COLIN,
I'M -- I'M REALLY SORRY NICK RUINED THE MEETING.
IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.
ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD.
I WANTED A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU ALONE.
IT'S THE POP-TARTS, RIGHT?
THAT WAS -- THAT WAS ALEX'S IDEA.
I ASKED HIM TO GET CROISSANTS.
NO, NO.
I LOVED THE POP-TARTS.
THEY WERE VERY... REFRESHING.
NO, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I --
I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
HERE. SIT.
IT'S A POEM THAT I BROUGHT.
I WANT TO READ IT TO YOU.
I-I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF IT.
SURE. GO AHEAD.
"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY...
"LIKE THE NIGHT OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES AND STARRY SKIES.
"AND ALL THAT'S BEST OF DARK AND BRIGHT
"MEET IN HER ASPECT AND HER EYES,
"THUS MELLOWED TO THAT TENDER LIGHT
WHICH HEAVEN TO GAUDY DAY DENIES."
WOW.
MALLORY...
WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME?
WOW.
THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT YOU TO EXPERIENCE --
WONDERFUL THOUGHTS, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU NEW YORK,
THE ROMANCE OF PARIS.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE WORLD.
ALL IN ONE DATE?
HOW ABOUT NEXT FRIDAY?
UM...COLIN,
I'M -- I'M REALLY FLATTERED, BUT...
WELL, I'VE BEEN GOING OUT WITH NICK FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER RIGHT AWAY.
JUST...THINK ABOUT IT.
BUT --
BUT NOW...
NOT A WORD.
HEY, A SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO THE PET STORE!
SINCE ANDY CAN'T HAVE A DOG,
WE GOT HIM...
DA-DA-DA!
...A FISH.
A NATURAL SUBSTITUTE.
OH, COME ON, MOM.
A FISH CAN BE JUST AS GOOD A PET AS A DOG.
LOOK AT HIM. HE'S CUTE, HE'S FRISKY, HE'S COLORFUL.
HE'S SLIMY.
YES, BUT A FISH CAN ALSO BE
VERY TRUSTING AND VERY LOYAL.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA NAME HIM, HONEY?
MR. FISH.
NO, NO, WE'RE GONNA NAME HIM KISSINGER.
NO, WE'RE GONNA NAME HIM LASSIE.
COME ON, SWEETHEART.
LET'S TAKE LASSIE UPSTAIRS AND PUT HIM IN THIS BOWL.
OOH, ANDY, HE SAYS HE REALLY WANTS TO SEE HIS NEW HOME.
CAN WE FLUSH HIM DOWN THE TOILET?
HEY, MALLIE. HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
MY DAY WAS LIKE A THOUSAND SUMMERS.
I WALKED THROUGH DAPPLED SUNLIGHT
AS IT DANCED ACROSS MY SHOULDERS.
A MOTLEY-COLORED LEAF FELL SILENT AT MY FEET.
IT WAS MORE LOVELY THAN E'ER YOU COULD IMAGINE.
DID YOU PICK UP MY CLEANING?
ALEX, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
YEAH, SURE. WHAT'S UP?
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE REALLY IN LOVE?
UH, I DON'T KNOW.
I GET, UH... AN INEXPLICABLE DESIRE
TO SPEND MONEY ON A GIRL.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'M REALLY LOST
WHEN I DON'T ASK HER TO PAY IT BACK.
I KNOW, BUT HOW DO NORMAL PEOPLE KNOW
WHEN THEY'RE IN LOVE?
HEY, MAL, WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME THIS?
I'VE GOT A REAL PROBLEM.
IT'S COLIN. HE REALLY LIKES ME.
[ As Nick ] WHAT ABOUT NICK?
I DON'T KNOW, ALEX.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT BE WRONG
TO BE TIED DOWN TO ONE PERSON.
ALEX, COLIN HAS MADE ME REALIZE THAT THERE'S SO MUCH,
SO MANY EXPERIENCES OPEN TO ME NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YEAH?
DELIVERY FOR MALLORY KEATON.
YEAH, THAT'S ME. THANKS.
"OH, MY LOVE'S LIKE A RED, RED ROSE
"THAT'S NEWLY SPRUNG IN JUNE.
"OH, MY LOVE'S LIKE A MELODY
"THAT'S SWEETLY PLAYED IN TUNE.
LOVE, COLIN."
ISN'T THAT SWEET, ALEX?
I SAY YOU DUMP BOTH OF THEM
AND START FRESH IN THE MORNING.
ROLL OVER, LASSIE. ROLL OVER.
GOOD DOG. WHOA!
ANDY, PLEASE.
Elyse: OH.
WELL, WHERE DID YOU GET A DOG BISCUIT?
SKIPPY.
SKIPPY? SKIPPY DOESN'T HAVE A DOG.
WHAT'S HE DOING WITH DOG BISCUITS?
HIS GRANDMOTHER GIVES THEM TO HIM
WHEN HE DOES SOMETHING RIGHT.
WHERE HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN?
ALEX AND I THOUGHT KISSINGER LOOKED A LITTLE LONELY,
SO WE WENT OUT TO THE POND
AND FOUND A LITTLE FISH FRIEND FOR HIM.
HE'S IN A BUCKET IN THE KITCHEN.
AND, ANDY, THIS NEW FISH WE'RE GOING TO CALL BUBBLES.
NO, I ALREADY NAMED THE NEW FISH --
AGNEW.
COME ON, ANDY. LET'S GO MEET THE NEW FISH.
DO I HAVE TO?
OH, COME ON.
ELYSE, JEN, JUST GO IN AND SAY HI.
DO I HAVE TO? DO I HAVE TO?
I'LL JUST GO IN AND TELL POOR LITTLE BUBBLES
YOU'RE TOO BUSY TO WELCOME HIM TO HIS NEW HOME.
HEY, MAL. HOW'S IT GOING?
THE LIGHT BROKE LIKE A BURNING RAY
UPON MY SOUL.
NOISES FILTERED FROM BEYOND.
POURQUOI?
LET'S GO LOOK AT THE FISH.
I'M WITH YOU.
IT'S A NEW POEM I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
IT'S CALLED "POURQUOI."
IT'S FRENCH, I THINK.
IT IS FRENCH.
AND THAT MAKES YOU ILLITERATE IN TWO LANGUAGES.
COLIN SAYS I HAVE AN UNCOMMON GIFT FOR SYNTAX.
YOU'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF COLIN, HAVEN'T YOU?
HE'S JUST CHANGED THE WAY I LOOK AT THINGS, THAT'S ALL.
I MEAN, NO ONE LIKE HIM EVER TOOK ME SERIOUSLY BEFORE.
IT'S SO NICE TO BE RESPECTED
FOR YOUR MIND AND YOUR TALENT.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
OH, WHAT HO! THE DOOR.
BUT POURQUOI?
HI.
HEY.
UM... HEY.
HEY, UH, NICE FLOWERS.
OH, WELL, WE GROW THESE IN THE BACKYARD, RIGHT, ALEX?
RIGHT, RIGHT.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE.
NEXT YEAR, I'M PLANTING BEGONIAS.
"LOVE, COLIN"?
THAT'S THE AMAZING THING.
THEY CAME UP WITH THAT CARD.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T GROW THEM IN THE BACKYARD.
THEY'RE FROM COLIN.
THE POETRY WIMP?
HE'S NOT A WIMP.
HE'S -- HE'S SOPHISTICATED, INTELLIGENT, AND CHARMING.
IF YOU LIKE HIM, I LIKE HIM.
NICK...
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT LIFE AND LITERATURE
AND HOW LANGUAGE ALTERS OUR PERCEPTION OF REALITY?
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
OKAY, NICK. LOOK, LATELY, SINCE I'VE BEEN AT SCHOOL...
MY VIEWS ARE CHANGING,
AND I'M -- I'M BEING INTRODUCED TO NEW IDEAS,
AND I'M MEETING NEW PEOPLE.
LIKE THIS COLIN GUY.
FOR ONE.
THAT'S COOL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO MEET A COUPLE OF WIMPS.
NICK, HE ASKED ME OUT.
AND YOU TOLD HIM NO, RIGHT?
NOT YET.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "NOT YET"?
I MEAN, I'M CHANGING, AND I'M GROWING,
AND I NEED SOME ROOM RIGHT NOW.
HEY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OKAY. I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU KNOW, I'M AN ARTIST.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRAW ME A PICTURE.
OKAY, LET ME EXPLAIN.
NO, IT'S OKAY.
NO, NICK -- NO, MAL.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
YOU WANT ROOM?
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE ROOM IN THE WORLD, ALL RIGHT?
LATER.
"SO IN MY VEINS RED LIFE MIGHT STREAM AGAIN,
"AND THOU BE CONSCIENCE CALMED.
"SEE? HERE IT IS.
I HOLD IT TOWARDS YOU."
I HATE TO KEEP HARPING ON THIS ONE POINT,
BUT THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE NON-RHYMERS.
WELL, I THINK AFTER MR. HANDELMAN'S BRILLIANT DISPLAY,
ANY OTHER INSIGHTS WOULD BE ANTICLIMACTIC.
WE'LL MEET NEXT THURSDAY AT DANA'S LOFT.
UH, MALLORY, WOULD YOU MIND STAYING FOR A WHILE?
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
SURE.
UH, COLIN, THERE'S STILL SOMETHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND HERE.
SOMEHOW THAT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.
SO, I GUESS YOU'RE THIS YEAR'S CHOICE, HUH, MALLORY?
CONGRATULATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WELL, YOU SEE, EVERY YEAR, COLIN PICKS A NEW FRESHMAN GIRL
TO SWEEP OFF HER FEET, TO MAKE A STAR OF.
AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF ROMANCE, HE DUMPS HER.
AND, MALLORY, YOU'RE THIS YEAR'S MODEL.
JOYCE, YOU COULDN'T BE MORE WRONG ABOUT COLIN.
TAKE IT FROM LAST YEAR'S MODEL.
AS SOON AS YOU'RE ALONE,
HE'LL DIM THE LIGHTS.
THEN HE'LL TAKE OUT THAT BOOK OF POETRY
THAT HE FOUND IN THIS...
EVER-SO-CHARMING SHOP OUTSIDE OF LONDON.
THEN HE'LL GET THAT MANDOLIN HE FOUND IN VENICE
AND START SINGING SOME RIDICULOUS LOVE SONG
LIKE "I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY."
HE'LL PLAY A WHILE,
MISS A NOTE,
LAUGH IN THAT SELF-DEPRECATING LITTLE WAY HE HAS --
[ CHUCKLES ]
HE'LL PUT THE MANDOLIN DOWN
AND SAY, "JOYCE..."
OR IN YOUR CASE,
"MALLORY...
"YOU'VE TOUCHED MY SOUL,
AND I ONLY FEEL COMPLETE WHEN I'M WITH YOU."
BETTER GO.
LAPSANG SOUCHONG?
OH, I'D LOVE SOME.
HERE.
TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU.
WELL, THANK YOU.
COME ON, MALLORY, LET'S GO.
UM, SKIPPY, I CAN'T.
MALLORY'S GONNA BE STAYING FOR A WHILE, SKIP.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, TUTORING SESSION.
WELL, GREAT. I'LL STAY, TOO.
I COULD ALWAYS USE A LITTLE TUTORING.
I'LL JUST CALL HOME AND HAVE MY MOM FEED MY TURTLES.
THIS IS A PRIVATE TUTORING SESSION, SKIP.
WELL, THEN, HOW COME SHE GETS TO STAY?
GOOD NIGHT, SKIPPY.
WAIT, WAIT. MALLORY DROVE ME HERE.
OH, THIS IS A GREAT APARTMENT, COLIN.
AH, THANKS.
I GOT A LOT OF THIS STUFF TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD.
AND EVERY TIME I LOOK AT ONE OF THEM,
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE I FOUND IT.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
EVERY TIME I PUT ON THESE SHOES,
I THINK OF THE MALL.
HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF MY FAVORITES.
OH.
IT'S A BOOK OF POETRY I GOT IN THIS...
EVER-SO-CHARMING SHOP JUST OUTSIDE OF LONDON.
IT'S LOVELY.
AND WHEN I WAS IN VENICE,
I FOUND THIS FANTASTIC MANDOLIN.
* I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY
* THAT HAD NO STONE
[ OFF-KEY ] * I GA--
[ CHUCKLES ]
MALLORY, IN SOME REAL WAY,
I FEEL YOU'VE TOUCHED MY SOUL,
AND I ONLY FEEL COMPLETE WHEN I'M WITH YOU.
REALLY? REALLY.
UH, MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S
TOUCHING OF THE SOULS WITH JOYCE?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M SO STUPID!
I ACTUALLY CONVINCED MYSELF
YOU THOUGHT I WAS SPECIAL.
MALLORY -- THAT I HAD SOMETHING TO OFFER.
I WAS NOTHING BUT A PLAYTHING TO YOU!
MALLORY, WHY DON'T WE SIT DOWN, HAVE SOME TEA,
AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS?
I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF, COLIN, I DO,
'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING --
I LEARNED MORE TONIGHT THAN I EVER DID
IN YOUR STUPID POETRY CLASS!
YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST LEARNED A NEW SONG!
ELYSE. HMM?
BAD NEWS.
MR. FISH IS MISSING.
MISSING?
THE NEW FISH IS THERE, BUT HE'S NOT TALKING.
DAD.
HMM?
I WANT YOU TO BRACE YOURSELF.
AGNEW ATE KISSINGER.
IT WAS REALLY COOL, DAD.
BUBBLES JUST SWALLOWED HIM WHOLE.
JENNIFER, TAKE HIM AWAY.
ALL RIGHT, DAD, I SAY WE SKIP THE TRIAL.
I SAY WE FILLET BUBBLES NOW.
BUBBLES!
GET HIM!
HEY, HONEY.
HOW DID THE POETRY READING GO?
IT DIDN'T.
WHAT HAPPENED?
MOM, I THOUGHT COLIN REALLY LIKED ME.
AND I THOUGHT THAT I REALLY LIKED HIM.
ALL HE WANTED WAS FOR ME TO BECOME
ONE OF THE PRECIOUS THINGS HE'S COLLECTED ON HIS TRAVELS.
I'M SORRY, HONEY.
HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?
I DIDN'T BELONG IN THAT POETRY GROUP.
NOW --- NOW, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YOU BELONG THERE JUST AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE.
YOU WERE REALLY ENJOYING THAT GROUP,
AND YOU WERE DOING WELL, TOO.
"POURQUOI" WAS A GOOD POEM.
YOU KNOW, MOM, BEFORE I STARTED AT GRANT,
I WAS REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT FITTING IN.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M WITH THIS GROUP
AND I'M HAVING INTELLECTUAL TALKS
WITH SOMEONE LIKE COLIN.
AND IT MADE ME FEEL SMART.
IT MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL.
[ SIGHS ] I WANTED TO BE THAT PERSON SO BADLY,
I WAS JUST READY TO TURN MY BACK ON WHO I AM.
YOU ARE GROWING UP, HONEY.
THERE ARE GONNA BE A LOT OF FALSE STARTS, YOU KNOW?
A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENTS, A LOT OF PAIN, BUT...
BUT THESE...DETOURS,
THEY MAKE UP THE TEXTURE OF YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW?
THEY TELL YOU WHAT ALL YOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS ARE,
ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN BECOME.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HANDLE IT, MOM.
OH, HONEY, EVERY WOMAN'S GOT A COLIN SPENCER IN HER PAST.
DO YOU?
YEAH, I...
MINE'S NAME WAS GRANVILLE MITCHELL.
I MET HIM IN BALLET CLASS.
HE WAS A SENIOR. I WAS A FRESHMAN.
HE TOLD ME I COULD DANCE LIKE ISADORA DUNCAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?
SORRY.
THE POINT IS THAT OUT OF THAT DISASTER
DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR DANCE
THAT STAYED WITH ME THE REST OF MY LIFE.
NOW, YOU -- YOU HAVE A NEW INTEREST IN POETRY.
DON'T GIVE IT UP JUST BECAUSE OF COLIN SPENCER.
YOU KNOW, MOM, THE WORST PART IS THAT I REALLY HURT NICK.
HE'S ALWAYS LOVED ME FOR WHO I AM
AND I NEVER HAVE TO PUT ON AN ACT.
YOU KNOW, I NEVER HAVE TO PRETEND I'M SOMETHING I'M NOT.
NICK'S SPECIAL THAT WAY.
COME ON. LET'S GO UP.
YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL BE UP IN A MINUTE.
OKAY.
NICK?
HI, IT'S ME.
DO YOU WANT TO GO GET SOME TACOS?