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But I had an obligation to these singers

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But I was finding it hard

with everything I'd been learning

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Samouhi.

Quin.

Unfortunately, you will not be advancing.

It was sort of shocking to discover

that no matter what a pilot

talking to a therapist about it

might lead to them losing their license.

So, during breaks in the competition,

I brought in actors posing as crew members

to casually engage co-pilots

You look pretty young to be a pilot.

- Twenty-seven. Yeah.
- Twenty-seven? Okay.

I would have guessed younger, actually.

I thought it might be nice

in case they needed it.

- It's been a year since the breakup?
- Yeah, yeah.

- Maybe a year and a half, yeah.
- Did you guys live together?

- Yeah. For about a year, yeah.
- Oh, wow.

I remember sitting there
in my room, just...

- stunned.
- Yeah.

You know, like, "How could that happen?"

I just want to be clear

This is in no way therapy.

This is just two people talking.

- It's not-- I'm not unhappy...
- Yeah.

...but am I fulfilled?

Would I like to be doing
something different?

- I don't know.
- You don't know?

What would you do if you could
do something different?

Yeah, that's the thing...

But as I listened in

I noticed one co-pilot

who was having an especially hard time

talking about stuff.

- No?
- No.

Yep, that's--

Colin is a First Officer

And when his dating life came up,

Is that like an issue then,

in piloting?
Where you're not able to like--

It's definitely-- Yeah.
It's definitely a common thing.

- Excuse me. Common thing.
- You're good.

- Any dates recently or--
- Nope. Doesn't really work out.

I mean, yeah, that's tough.
That's a tough time to--

And I was curious to find out more.

I couldn't help but overhear you talking

with our boom operator, Lucas,
one of our operators.

- Yep, seems like a nice guy.
- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

You guys were talking
about dating stuff? Or...

- A little bit, yeah.
- What was--

Like, "How do you initiate
a con-- that conversation

- with total strangers" type thing.
- Oh, yeah.

Like, trying to figure out
the wording of it,

'cause in person you have
that one shot and you just do it.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, I don't know.

Yeah.

Not-- It hasn't worked. It didn't work.

But Colin's struggle didn't surprise me.

Whenever I travel now,

I can't help but notice pilots everywhere

just not talking to each other.

Standing in complete silence

hundreds of people through the sky.

Was this really how to start

between two strangers?

What if this time was instead used

To build a relationship

any challenge that comes their way.

But what tools

I've tried things like trying
to be someone you're not,

trying to seem more outgoing
or cooler than you are.

- You've tried that?
- I've tried that.

- How do you--
- I fell right on my face.

- Oh, really? With a girl?
- Yep. Yep.

It's one of those things
where I was kind of, like,

almost humiliated, so I was like,

"Let's get all that information
out of my head."

Colin had recently messaged a woman.

"Hey, do you have any travel tips
for Greenland and Iceland?"

"I saw you've been there a couple times."

- This is just some girl?
- Yeah.

Oh, okay.

You think you'll get a response?

- Maybe.
- Okay.

Cool.

Okay, come on in here.

So this is why I asked you
what you'd be wearing today.

- Okay.
- To send photos.

It's something I've been
working on called The Pack.

- Yep.
- And so I think

it may have the potential to, like,
help change human behavior.

I saw a nature documentary recently

where it said that animals

- Colin.
- Colin.

...'cause it gives each individual animal

the confidence to do things

they'd normally be afraid

- You wanna get a coffee real quick?
- Wanna get a coffee?

- Sure. Yeah.
- All right.

I wondered if that idea applied to humans

would make social interactions

Rehearsing a date scenario

but now with 15 of you

Black coffee, that's pretty hardcore.

- It's normal.
- It's normal.

- It's much easier to do.
- It's much easier to do.

I had a theory

that the start of a romantic relationship

is a great parallel

for two pilots meeting before a flight.

What's the longest you could go
without coffee?

I mean, I could probably
just go without it for a day,

but it definitely helps...

You become intimately involved

where both people are desperately trying

to read each other,

but the pressure to show

can prevent you from sharing

Yeah, so I think I need

to probably get to the airport, so...

Oh! Oh, you're going straight
to the airport.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Best of luck?
- Yeah, thank you. You, too.

Okay. Take it easy.

- Safe travels.
- Yeah, you, too.

- Have a great rest of your day.
- Thank you.

You sort of said, "Oh, I gotta go.
I'll see you later."

But did you feel like
you gave the impression

that you would want to see her again?

I don't know.

I felt like Colin was gaining confidence

with this Pack.

Yeah, I've had a great time
with you today.

I'd like to do it again sometime
later this week if you're free.

- I'd love that.
- Great.

But of course, this date was all fake.

For me to know if any technique

would actually help

he would need

Nope.

He didn't have

Well...

Sounds-- Seems pretty normal
for just a random person.

- Yeah.
- So after Colin left,

I decided to gather all the actors

So, who here is into Colin?

Into him how?

- Can you define what that means?
- When I say "into,"

I mean you find him cute,

or are attracted to him.

I mean, I think he's kind of charming.

Okay, raise your hand and keep it up

- if you're into him.
- He's kind of cute.

Raise your hand. You? Okay, okay.

So hands--
One, two, three here. Okay.

The rest of you guys can leave.

So what do you guys
like the most about Colin?

He seems like the kind of guy
where once you get to know him,

he's probably funny.

- Yeah.
- But--

He's a little reserved.

I mean, I could be wrong, but--

- He was just really sweet, and--
- Yeah.

He seems to, yeah,
go do a lot of adventures

and things like that, and that's--

You know, I'm not so much
attracted to men physically.

- It's more intellectually.
- He's smart.

- I mean, Colin's really smart.
- I know, and I like--

That's what I like.
To me, that's what turns me on.

You're turned on by his intelligence.

I'm turned on by intelligence.

Like, when I was a little kid,

Einstein was a guy I thought was so sexy.

- Einstein?
- Einstein, yes.

- Really?
- Yeah, and I read his story

and everything. I was like,

"Oh, yeah, this is the kind of man
I would have loved."

Einstein.

And he had a baby
when he was really young.

- Did you know that?
- No.

Y'all don't know? You know,
just when you have a...

I don't want to say that, but--

- What?
- A wet dream, but you know--

- A wet dream?
- Wow.

You had a wet dream about Einstein?

I was turned on to him. Yeah.

What's a wet dream for a woman?

'Cause I know sort of, for...

Well, you can--
Women can get wet, too, you know.

I-- I--

But I'm not saying it's a dream.
I was wide awake when I had it.

- You were wide awake?
- I was wide awake.

- Yeah.
- Is that a wet dream?

- If you're awake?
- But it wasn't really a--

Well, I wasn't asleep...

- Are you saying--
- ...but I was wet.

I mean, I was wet and I was awake.

I was reading his book, his biography.

- His biography?
- His biography.

And when I read about him,

and looked at that E equals MC squared,

I don't know, it was just a turn-on.

- I can't really explain it.
- And you got wet in that moment.

Yeah, I literally got wet in the moment.

So you feel like Colin's
kind of an Einstein?

Well, even, you know--
He's got intelligence.

- That's what I'm saying.
- Yeah.

I wouldn't say he's an Einstein.
Einstein is one of a kind.

It was hard to say

any of these women had in Colin.

Other than like strictly physical,

I mean, just the way
that he holds himself

I think is kind of charming.

But if something real

I knew I couldn't force it.

Ethically speaking, I can't ask you

to pursue Colin,

but if tomorrow
during any one of your breaks,

- you wanna shoot your shot...
- Yeah.

- Let's just say...
- Give it your best shot.

...I'm not gonna stand
in your way.

Yeah.

The door is open. Walk on in.

- Let the games begin.
- Let the games begin.

Colin said he didn't

outside of his job,

so I thought it might be helpful

for him to practice expressing

Anything good on any of those magazines?

No. Just usual trashy fare.

- Yeah, I bet.
- Yeah, I bet.

But I was most curious to see if

would help Colin form real chemistry

once everyone was off the clock.

Did you go to school in...

- Alabama?
- Yeah. I went to high school

about half an hour south
of Huntsville.

- Oh, okay.
- I was going to go to Ireland,

and then my-- One
of my bartender friends said,

"Hey, dummy,
Oktoberfest is happening!"

- So, I changed plans.
- "Go there!" Oh, my God.

Two days later,
I was on the flight to Munich.

- And how was that?
- Awesome.

- That was probably insane.
- Yeah.

So, yeah, I travel places,

but my list never gets any shorter.

See, well, what do you have
on the list, though?

Like, I've got-- I do eventually,
like, want to climb Kilimanjaro.

Need to explore more of Europe.

Okay.

Like I said, I need to finish--

Yeah.

No, you're good.

Yeah.

I'm gonna head back,
but yeah. Definitely Seoul.

- Yeah.
- You gotta go there.

- It's on the list.
- Yes, top of the list.

But it was pretty unclear to me

if anything came from these conversations.

So later, I checked in with Colin.

So, how's it going?

Seems to be good.

Did you get any responses
to those messages you sent out?

- Nope.
- Nothing?

Nothing.

Sorry.

It is what it is. But...

like...

I got some good travel ideas
from one of the actresses, Emma.

- Oh, yeah?
- So we might try and bounce ideas

off of each other
over a cup of coffee or something.

Bounce ideas?

- Yep.
- Good.

You know, she actually told me

that she has a bit of a crush on you.

Interesting.

You ask her out, or she ask you out?

- Little of both.
- Little of both?

Nice. Well,
let the games begin, I guess.

Yeah, we'll see.

I hear you and Colin might be going out

or have a plan?

Yeah, maybe some coffee,
but I don't know where.

And you... You really like him?

I mean, yeah. Like, I...

I...

want to get to know him more.

- And your intentions are pure?
- I would say so.

- Yeah.
- I'm not-- Trust me, I'm not--

I'm only saying, you know,
Collin is just such a sweet guy.

- Yeah.
- So I would hate if anyone had...

you know, didn't have
the best intentions

in terms of pursuing him, but--

I wouldn't say I'm that person,
and I-- because I literally...

This is too hard for me to even do.

It seemed like the foundation

for a genuine connection was there.

But just because you're going

it doesn't mean two people

- Where are you from, brother?
- Indianapolis.

Oh, sick. You a Colts fan?

I know that in any relationship,

the challenges are specific

Does your, like, whole family
live out there, too?

Yeah, I live with my grandma
and my family right now.

So before Colin and Emma left that day,

I had five female actors

and also had five male actors study Colin.

When you're not flying,
what do you like to do?

Hiking, trivia.

- Playing Irish folk music.
- Wha-- Irish folk music?

- Playing Irish folk music?
- Yeah.

These actors needed to learn everything

about this blossoming couple,

because I had a plan

designed specifically

the best chance of success.

Oh, wow. Yeah, nice.

So, these are saltwater fish,
and the one that looks like--

With five exact replicas

and five fake versions

I could use this as a predictive tool

that would hopefully reveal

a new couple might face,

allowing Colin to have

The actors were able to choose

their own scene partner

based on who they felt

as their real selves.

Oh, yeah?

This was because I wanted them

how the relationships

I actually get a little nervous
sometimes when I fly.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

- It can be a little nerve-wracking.
- Do you see...

That way, I could observe the challenges

the actors were encountering

what Colin would

- How's it been going?
- I think it's been going good.

I think he's trying to...

I think he's a little nervous.

I tried to give him, like, the eye,
and he wasn't taking the hint.

- Okay. "The eye," you said?
- Yeah, like, "the eye."

You know, when you look at one eye,

look at the lips, look back up.

- You know, the little trick?
- What is that?

It's a little flirty trick women do.

And what's the trick?

It's kind of supposed to be
like a subconscious code

for like, "Hey, you wanna kiss me?"

- Oh, really?
- I don't know, I tried to get him

to kiss-- I don't know,
I've tried it before and it worked.

- I got told that once. Yeah.
- Oh, really?

Can you just show me--
show me what you did?

'Cause I was like...

And the guy's supposed to know

- from that--
- Hopefully they get the hint.

I've talked with girls.

- It's a thing.
- Yeah, yeah.

- Yeah.
- Let me see it again.

All right, yeah.

I sort of see, it's like-- Yeah, yeah.

- All right. All right.
- I get it.

Okay. All right, cool.

- I'll let you get back to it.
- All right, cool.

- Thank you.
- Okay. Thanks, yeah.

So, this is so we can predict
any issues that might arise for you.

I felt it was finally time

What do you think?

Very interesting.

But what I was really curious about

was seeing how things were going

So how was your date?

- Good.
- Good?

- It went well.
- Was there any...

Kiss action?

- Nope.
- No.

Did-- Do you feel
like she wanted to or...

Didn't notice any hints
that indicated it this time.

- Okay.
- So, if it was, it was very subtle.

Yeah, well, it can be
subtle sometimes, right?

- Yep.
- It's sort of hard to tell.

Did she look-- Did she stare
at you for a while ever?

A couple times.

How do you know that wasn't it?

Good question.

Did she look at your eyes,

then to your lips,
and then back to your eyes?

If she did, I didn't notice it.

I mean, but it's not a bad thing. Like...

- Yeah.
- ...'cause these things are hard

and that's why we have the Pack, right?

- Which was helpful, no?
- Yep.

So maybe let's work on it, huh?

Did you just look at me?

- Oh, I was looking that way.
- Oh, okay.

- I thought you looked over at me.
- I was kind of glancing.

Like kind of scanning the entire thing.

Yeah. Didn't know
if you were looking at my face.

- Wow.
- Welcome.

This is a really nice place.

- Yeah.
- I like it.

- What is that?
- That is a...

like a ceremonial spear from Tanzania.

One great thing about the Pack

is that it can make a co-pilot feel

like his struggles

and that you're not alone

So what do you want to do?

That's a good question.

I've got the fish tank over there
if you want to learn about fish.

- I can be that nerd.
- Yeah, I--

It looks like those two
were kissing for a second.

Yeah, they definitely--

They tend to pair up
and then do their own thing.

- Kind of funny sometimes.
- Yeah.

But I was starting to notice

How's everything going with Colin?

I think, yeah, good.

- Good?
- Yeah, yeah!

Like, he'd tell me about his flying thing.

I'd kind of, like, do a joke or something.

And at least he laughed.
Like, I wasn't just, you know...

It went good.

Has he kissed you yet?
Tried to kiss you?

- No.
- Oh, okay.

Is that something you would want?

Yeah. I mean, yeah.

Oh, okay. Sure. Nice.

But, like, maybe it's my--
I'm not giving out the right signals.

- You think that's it?
- No, I don't know.

Like, how do you, like...

- How would I signal to him?
- What signals do you give?

Like, it's just in the eyes.
Like, you give signals that way.

- You're looking at his eyes?
- Yeah.

I did it multiple times.

Like, "Are you gonna kiss me or what?"

Whatever Colin practiced with his Pack

didn't seem to be changing

But we worked really hard

You know a lot about fish.

- Yeah.
- That's cool.

- Yep.
- Yep.

Well, I mean...

So when I found out where Colin's

I was sure to be watching from afar.

- Yes!
- From what I could see,

that high-five was the only

while they were playing.

A little more power there, bud.
A little more.

That's my line.

But I knew that the classic moment

is when you say goodbye.

I can do the concertina,
which is using every single finger...

- Yeah, yeah.
- ...including the pinkies,

which are useless,

- but can't do string.
- No?

Well, the-- I mean, guitar is not too bad.

That's like the only one.

But like I could not do cello. Violin?

- That-- No. That's too hard.
- Yeah.

If it has frets, you know where to go.

Yeah, at least
you can play around with it,

but that's like you gotta do, like...
There's such a little window.

- Yeah.
- So, I don't know.

Yeah.

- Is that you? Is that your ride?
- No.

I was about to say, if it is, I'm late.

Yep, there's your Uber. Oh, my God.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Very pretty night.

- Well, it was very nice seeing you.
- Yeah, it was nice seeing you, too.

- Thank you, it was fun.
- Yeah.

- Drive safe.
- You too.

- And, yeah.
- I'll see you soon.

See you soon.

Maybe a man's Pack

I can wear my pilot outfit
and be your butler.

- Nice.
- And you can have a bell.

Some of these fake relationships

were so far ahead

they bore almost no resemblance.

But the actor's choice of how and when

to become intimate intrigued me.

Before the experiment began,

I had given the actors the freedom

if they felt they had

Yeah, I guess I should ask you guys

if either of you are
in a relationship or anything

and you would want to opt out of this
because of that.

- I don't know if that's something--
- Oh, no--

Are either of you in a relationship?

- I'm not.
- You're not?

- I am. Yeah.
- Oh, you are?

- Okay, is that okay?
- No, but this is--

- Yeah, totally fine. Yeah.
- Okay.

But one of the actresses

When I'm like approaching,
like, a love scene,

obviously I know it's not "real" real,

but, like, it was real

for like a minute. You know what I mean?

It's real for you when you're doing it?

Yeah, like it's happening
while it's happening.

- But it's not "real" real.
- Does that make sense? Yeah.

- Like the emotions feel real.
- Yeah.

It feels like it's-- I'm like,
"Oh, I really, like...

I feel this way
about this person right now."

- Like feel love?
- Yeah.

And your boyfriend's
like cool with all that?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

- It's good that he understands.
- Yeah.

He would get fired otherwise.

This was confusing to me.

I recently acted in a dramatic series

a network with some

In the show,

who was deeply in love with his wife.

- I'm so happy.
- You are.

You are happy.

But even though I was mimicking

inside my head,

I didn't feel that at all

I was basically

of other people in love

So I didn't understand how an actor

in a completely fake relationship.

We had an intimacy coordinator on set

that the actors were free to consult with

before doing anything with each other.

So what did they say they wanted to do?

Well, they said that
they've already kissed a lot,

so that's obviously okay with them.

Like, physically, they seem like
they're really... comfortable.

You know she has a boyfriend, right?

In real life?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

She didn't mention it.

Oh, no, but I'm just saying, like...

Yeah.

It's weird, isn't it?

But it's one of those things
that like actors get to do.

I know.

Because this wasn't

in an effort

I encouraged the actors to invite

any significant others they might have

to come observe everything

- She's pretty talented, huh?
- Yeah. Look at her go.

How long you guys been together?

A year and a half.

- Oh, nice.
- Yeah.

But we've known each other
for longer than that.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

You cool with all this?

She's an actress.

I was realizing there's

when people say that they're acting.

For these guys...

could you ask them how far
they'd be comfortable going

in terms of intimacy?

So part of that is up to you,

like, in terms of--
'cause you're the director, like...

What is the story that you want
to tell through the intimacy?

I'd like to leave it up to them...

- if that's okay.
- Okay. Okay.

Take it off.

I mean, it's not like
my favorite thing to see

but it doesn't feel like I'm watching

my girlfriend get intimate
with another man.

It feels like... I'm watching
the character she's created.

Like, she's assumed a character,
and I assume so has he.

So, it's...

It's in a weird way
like removed from themselves.

It was like the concept of acting itself

disarmed everyone in its presence.

- Oh, hi!
- How's it going?

And the actor gets a free pass

Everything I'd been trying to do

just comes down

to both act on their true feelings.

Either speaking up about their fears,

or admitting to your co-pilot

These are feelings

but many struggle to act upon

because they fear the consequences.

Could the concept of acting

to do the things they're most afraid of?

So have you ever acted before?

No, I haven't.

Is it something you'd be interested
in giving a try?

Possibly.

So this scene will be mostly improv,

and your character
is named Captain Powers

- in this, okay?
- All right.

- A little funny, right?
- Yeah.

And he's called that
because he actually has a power,

which is that every date he goes on,

he has no problem asking for a kiss
and then doing it. Okay?

And the other character
is named Jennifer Kissme.

And Jennifer will be played by Emma.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Who's an actress, as you know.
- Yeah.

All right. Well, let me go get
your scene partner then.

Okay.

For your character, just think about

where you're coming from,

what you're doing now,

Okay, I'm inviting this person

Like, how do you feel about me
as the character?

- Like, think about that.
- Yep.

It's not that bad.

It's literally like, it's nothing, dude.

It's... It's-- I could not fly a plane.

You can act. Like, anybody can...

- You're just being yourself. So...
- Okay.

Wow. Yeah, it's really nice.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

A little bit cluttered, but...

- Really good picture.
- Yeah, that was about 9,000 feet

descending into Indianapolis.

What camera do you have?

- That was just an iPhone.
- Can I sit down?

- Oh yeah, of course.
- Yeah?

Yeah, that's really cool.

Yeah, I don't know
where I got the eye for photography

'cause neither of my parents
are good at it.

- Really?
- Yeah.

And then I can use the tipper here and...

They are very well known
for their red wines.

- Okay.
- Like the Malbecs.

Well, what's the best one,
have you noticed?

I think overall my favorites
are from Portugal.

- Yeah?
- For such a small country,

they've got a pretty wide variety
of climates to grow.

So you get subtle differences
depending on where you get it.

If you get it from the north side
or from the south side.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Yeah.

Can I kiss you?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I don't know.

You don't know?

We could open up one of
those bottles of wine, if you like.

Sure.

Maybe we all need

and we're just looking for permission.

I'm trying to be like, "Portugal,"

- or like, "Yeah, yeah."
- No.

Yeah, it's good.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Yeah.

It was hard to know

on someone's cheek.

But if this allowed a co-pilot to act

maybe I was actually onto something.

You actually did really good.

- I didn't think-- I mean, I was--
- Thank you.

Yeah, that tip you gave me
about figuring out where--

like, where we came from
rather than just, you show up...

- Yeah.
- ...was very helpful.

Oh, wow.

So HBO is paying for all this,

and they basically gave me,
you know, a blank check

as long as I don't go over budget.

Wow.

Yeah, the only requirement is that...

everything I'm doing
related to aviation safety

has to be
somewhat entertaining, I guess.

Right. That's what sells.

- You recognize this?
- Yeah, I do.

I knew that the only place

to make real change happen

That's what former NTSB member

And he said

to this cockpit communication issue

we could work together

of lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

This is some footage I've captured.

These are real pilots.

They're not saying
a single word to each other.

Right. I see it all over.

- You see it?
- Yeah.

In my research, I'm finding out
all these pilots--

there's all this time before the flight

where they're hanging out

in the pilot's lounge
or in different situations,

and they're just sitting apart.

Yep, I see that, too.

- You do?
- Yes.

So, I'm thinking it's less about,
you know, this critical moment

where you might need
to take over the controls

and assert yourself,

and more about trying
to establish a relationship

from the very start so there's no friction

when an emergency actually happens.

- Right, right.
- Does that make sense?

That does make sense.

I don't think anybody's focused in
on that part of it. The--

Most of the programs
have been focused in the cockpit,

and they're not looking
outside the cockpit.

And I think there's some low-hanging fruit

outside the cockpit.

Why am I the only one talking about this?

I don't think the airlines

Congress can be motivated,

but Congress is a difficult place

But I think you're onto something.

Sorry, give me one sec here.

Chairs don't move that easily, I guess.

Amazing grace!

How sweet the sound

Amazing grace!

I once was lost but now I'm found

Was blind but now I see

Amazing grace!

I once was lost

But now I'm found

Was blind but now I see

Amazing grace

How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

- Me