All language subtitles for still_standing_s03e09_shallow

Hey. Hey.

I thought you were only staying a couple
of days, not moving in.

Sorry, I just travel heavy.

Shut up, Bill.

I just don't see why you have to stay
here. You know, there are plenty of

motels by the airport.

Ah, look who I'm telling.

Hey, there's my new roomie.

What?

Your Aunt Linda needs a place to stay
for a few days while they redo the

in her apartment, so she's bunking with
you and Tina.

It's going to be so much fun.

Like a slumber party.

I brought categories.

Look, it's not fair.

I mean, I already have to share a room
with Tina. Now Aunt Linda, am I ever

going to get any privacy?

Honey, someday you're going to look back
on this and realize how little we care.

I'm still in love with you today because
you make me happy.

Geez, what kind of fun are us girls
going to have tonight?

Oh, well, I was thinking that you could
go hide somewhere and Tina and I could

go to sleep.

Come on. No, no, no, no. I thought we'd
get out the Ouija board and have a

seance. Oh, I'm about to contact the
spirit world right now.

Will I be happy?

All signs point to yes.

Come on. It'll be fun.

You never know.

Contact the other side.

Why'd you scare me?

Because scaring's fun.

Oh.

Okay.

I wouldn't have done that if I were you.
She tends to hold on to things. Ah,

come on. The harmless joke, she'll get
over it.

I don't know. No, she'll be fine. Don't
be such a worrywart.

I guess we're even now, huh? I'll say
when we're even.

What's all that noise?

Just playing a game with Aunt Linda. Oh,
that's sweet, honey.

Hello?

Yeah, hold on a minute. Brian!

Sounds like a girl.

Probably one of the guys from his chess
club.

Who is this calling?

Oh, hold on. It's Brenda.

Gosh, do you think Brian has a new
girlfriend?

Hasn't said anything to me.

They're in an age where they don't want
to talk to you about their

relationships. Except for my gay son.

He wants to share every detail.

Hey, did you know that their third base
is different than ours?

I wonder why he didn't say anything to
us. I'll go talk to the boy. I'm a

salesman. I know how to get stuff out of
people.

You see what I did there?

Yeah, it's like living with a poet.

All right, I'll see you tomorrow.

So, son, Brenda.

Brenda.

Brenda.

Dad, I really don't want to talk about
it. Oh, come on, son. It's me, your old

man. You know I can keep a secret.

Okay, tell me one thing that I've told
you that you haven't blabbed all over

town. That you won those cheerleading
finals?

That's not a secret.

Oh, yes, it is.

Okay, I am kind of seeing someone, but
I'd really rather not discuss it. Oh,

come on, Brian.

You know, we don't mind if she's from a
different ethnic background.

No, it's not that. Well, there's nothing
wrong with it if she is. In fact, there

can be a lot right with it, as we learn
from watching those cheerleading finals.

Listen, it's not that big a deal. It's
just a little embarrassing.

Brenda is this girl in my class who I
kind of made out with behind the garage

a party.

Oh.

Behind the garage, where love blooms.

And a raccoon watches a boy become a
man.

Anyway, Bridget's okay.

I'm just really more interested in her
friend, Caitlin. But, you know, I don't

want to hurt Brenda's feelings. You've
got to handle this very carefully. Women

are a lot more sensitive than we are.

Aw, boo -hoo, dumper.

I think what your mother's so delicately
trying to say is that you don't have to

get all serious with everybody you make
out with.

Look, I kind of got the feeling it might
have been the highlight of her life.

Oh, honey, I doubt that.

Besides, it's meaner to string her
along.

Well, I have a study date with her
tomorrow. I guess I can end it then, but

just not really sure what to say.

Oh, I can help you. I've broken up with
tons of guys.

Good. It's always good to get advice
from a professional.

Your mom may have had a few miles on her
when we met, but she still had that new

girl smell.

You know, the food's already been
killed. You don't need to sneak up on

Brian's in there studying with his
girlfriend.

Wow, she's hot.

She made out with our boy?

Yeah.

How dark was it behind that garage?

Well, it's just as well that he's
breaking up with her. She's more woman

little bri -bri can handle.

He should be driving a station wagon
instead of a convertible whose top can

off at any minute.

Hey, what are you guys studying?

Um, Stonewall Jackson.

Oh, that's great.

Using the character from the Flintstones
to get the kids interested in history.

Wait till you get to the part about
Ulysses S. Granite.

This is my father.

Bill Miller. Nice to meet you. Hi.

You must be Brenda. We've heard a lot
about you.

Um, actually, Mom, this is Caitlin.

Brenda just went to her car for a book.

Oh, uh, here she is. Brenda, this is my
mom and my dad.

Hi. You're Brenda?

Thank God.

Nice to meet you. Oh, it's nice to meet
you, too, isn't it, Bill?

Huh? Oh, yeah. Did you make a thing of
Caitlin?

Yeah. She's been my best friend since
fifth grade.

I just love this outfit.

Doesn't she look great in that color,
Brian?

Uh, yes.

Thanks. Well, uh, we should leave them
alone, Bill. It was lovely meeting you.

Again, nice top.

Your top's nice, too.

What were you thinking, breaking up with
that sweet Brenda? Yeah.

Who's Brenda?

The other girl in the room.

Oh, yeah, the one with the book.

Mom, can you tie this spider onto the
string?

Sure. What's this for?

Playing a game with Aunt Linda. Oh, good
for you, honey.

I just don't want to see him break that
poor girl's heart. She's perfect for

him. Brian, can you come in here,
please?

Plus, I don't think our Brian's ready
for a Caitlin.

Hef's not ready for a Caitlin.

What's going on?

I think you should give Brenda a chance.

What? But yesterday you said I should
dump her.

Shh.

That's because you didn't explain what a
lovely, lovely person she is.

Actually, she's kind of dull.

Oh, and you're Billy Idol?

Who?

It's just not that I've met Linda. I
think she might be the perfect person

you. In fact, she reminds me of a friend
I had in high school who your father

dated, Dina Murphy.

Oh, she was a diamond in the rough.

Okay, I'll think about it. I'll see,
Bill.

We're raising really nice kids.

And one very jittery 38 -year -old.

Are you okay with this, son?

Yeah, I guess. I mean, Brenda's okay.
It's just that I've always kind of had a

thing for Caitlin, even though she's way
out of my league.

Son, son, son. If I dated in my league,
you kids would be a lot less attractive.

Thanks, I guess.

Let me tell you a little story.

Back in high school, there was this
hot... slutty chick that I didn't stand

chance with because she thought I was
really shallow. So I dated her

friend, which made the slutty girl think
I was sensitive.

The first chance I had, I dumped the
wallflower and got the slutty girl.

Wallflower's name?

Dina Murphy.

The slut?

Your mom.

Gee, Dad, what a sweet story.

Yeah, we even made up a name for it.
It's called Pulling a Murphy.

I got another name for it. Horrible.

Son, it's not my proudest moment, but
life taught me early, if you're not one

the pretty boys, you better be one of
the pretty smart boys.

Forget it, Dad. I'm not pulling a
Murphy. That's wrong.

Uh, where's Brenda?

She went to the bathroom.

I just want to say, Brian, I think it's
so great that you two are dating.

Yeah, she's a nice girl.

I'm glad you can see that.

Most boys are such jerks.

I would love to find a guy like you.

Really? A guy like me?

Yeah. Most of the guys in school just
ignore a girl like Brenda.

But not you.

You're deeper than them.

Yeah, you know, sometimes it can be a
curse.

It's not always easy being the guy who
feels too much.

It's so sad that it all has to end when
Brenda moves away.

I mean, I was really thinking... Wait,
wait, wait. She's moving away?

Yeah, she's going to live with her dad
so she can go to that private school in

Deerfield. They have a better program.
Wait, wait, wait.

She's moving far away.

Oh, my God. I thought she told you.

You're moving far away and soon?

I hope you're not mad.

Oh, well, we'll just have to make the
most of the time we have left.

I just don't know what Caitlin and I are
going to do when you're gone.

No, I think she went over to a friend.
Oh, thank God.

Okay, I'm going to go to the store. Do
you need anything?

Um, I think Mom said that we needed some
cleaning supplies, but I'm not sure

which ones. You better check.

Okay.

I'm not getting on her bad side.

Uh, Caitlin, I have to call you back.

Oh, Caitlin, huh?

The one who was out of your league?

Yes, sometimes Caitlin has things she
wants to talk to me about because I'm

sensitive. But you're still seeing
Brenda.

Yeah. You're pulling a Murphy.

I am not. I just happen to be friends
with Caitlin as well as Brenda.

A .K .A. a Murphy.

I'm allowed to be friends with two girls
at once. Murphy, Murphy, Murphy.

Okay, I'm pulling a Murphy.

I couldn't help myself.

Welcome to Club Murphy, where the
appetizers are kind of bland, but the

are really hot.

You're right, Dad. Ever since I've been
dating Brenda, Ken thinks I'm the

greatest guy ever, and I wasn't going to
pull the Murphy until I found out she's

moving away.

She's moving away?

Yeah, so now I don't even have to break
up with her.

Wow.

A Murphy with a built -in escape hatch.

You've achieved the perfect Murphy.

That's it. Your picture's going back in
my wallet.

Thanks, Dad.

Hey, Brian, is that sweet Brenda coming
over to study? I bought cookies for you,

too. Does she like oatmeal?

Uh, actually, Brenda's allergic to sugar
and flour and oatmeal.

Allergies, huh?

It's like you two were made for each
other.

Is she afraid of birds, too? I'm not
afraid of birds.

A crow flew into my bedroom.

Anyone would have screamed like that.

You know, Bill, seeing Brian and Brenda
together reminds me of how sweet you

were with my friend, Dina Murphy.

You may not know this, but it was one of
the first things that attracted me to

you. Really? Because I was just
following my heart.

Maybe after the kids go to bed tonight,
I could be sweet to you. Oh, Jimmy,

you're sweet to me every second of the
day.

How about 10 o 'clock? Where are you
ready?

It's probably Brenda.

Yeah, it's just so sad it's going to end
soon, right, son?

It sure is, Dad.

What's going to end soon?

Uh, Brenda's moving.

That's terrible.

Yeah, Brian's pretty heartbroken.

We'll just have to make the most of the
time we have left.

Anyway.

Hi, Brenda.

Hey, Brian.

Guess what? I'm not moving.

What?

What? It didn't work out with that
private school.

So anyway... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. So what exactly didn't work out?

Well, that school in Deerfield isn't
accepting any new students right now.

you're taking no for an answer.

The good news is you two can keep seeing
each other.

Yes, yes, we can.

Isn't that great, Dad? Isn't that great?

Don't you ever think of moving to
Deerfield anyway?

Well, thanks a lot, Dad. Now, Brenda's
not moving, and she likes me even more.

And if I break up with her, Caitlin's
just going to think I'm a big jerk.

Yeah, you can't have the hot girl
thinking you're a jerk.

At least not until after the wedding.

I never should have listened to you. No,
no, no. Hold on, son. There's got to be

a way out. Okay, I'm here. I'm here.

My wife gave me the message. What is so
urgent?

Did you run all the way here?

No, just up the stairs.

Did you add any?

Help me out here. Back in high school,
when I pulled the Murphy, how did I

up with Dina so Judy didn't think I was
a jerk?

Oh, the Murphy. I remember.

First, you waited till after your
birthday.

And then you told her that your parents
were getting a divorce and you needed a

little alone time.

That's right.

It was such a good lie. My parents got
wind of it, thought it was a great idea,

and eventually got divorced.

So it all worked out? Yeah. Yeah, now
all we have to do is come up with your

lie. Lie? What lie?

Lie down, right, Fitz?

Oh, yeah.

Bill and I were just going to take a
nap.

Well, go ahead. Don't let me stop you.

are you going to do this?

Well, just 30 minutes. Any longer, I'm
groggy for the rest of the day.

What's going on?

Don't look at that, and there's no
answers there.

Okay, well, I only kept dating Brenda so
that Caitlin would think I'm a

sensitive guy, and then once Brenda
moved away, I could ask Caitlin out.

That's terrible. What kind of dumb girl
would fall for that?

According to Dad, you.

Ah!

Sorry, bad dream.

What are you talking about?

In high school, when Dad dated Dina
Murphy, he only did that to get you to

he was sensitive.

Is that true, Bill?

You used that sweet girl who had such a
crush on you to get to me?

Judy, this is really important, and I
think we need to talk about it.

How about a week from Wednesday? I'll go
put it on my calendar.

Bill.

Don't worry, Judy. We got this whole
Bryant thing covered.

Yeah, we told him to tell Brenda that he
needs a little alone time because you

and Bill are getting a divorce.

Oh, good. So I get a little something
out of this, too.

Brian, it's not right to use people.

You need to tell her the truth, and
don't be rude. Call her on the phone,

her you're coming over there, and do it
in person.

Actually, she's still downstairs.

What? Why the hell are we all up here?
Get downstairs and tell her how you

really feel.

So, 10 o 'clock, red bra, like we said?
You really want to be naked around me

right now?

No.

Kind of.

I just came over, well, to nap with
Bill.

So, are we going to finish our homework?

Um, yeah, but there's something I need
to say to you first.

What? Is everything okay?

Yeah, yeah, it's fine. It's just, uh,
you know what? I'm not really sure how

say this.

It's all right, Brian.

You can tell me anything.

Well, Brian's dad and I are getting a
divorce.

Yeah, it's terrible.

It's a crazy time for all of us.

Oh.

Does it have anything to do with that
man Mr. Miller was napping with?

A little bit.

The main thing is Brian's going through
a very confusing time.

Mom, no, I'm not. See that?

He's in denial because of all the
trauma. Excuse us.

I was just about to tell her the truth.

I'm sorry.

I was looking at her sweet little face
and I couldn't help myself.

So, we all agree, lying is the answer.

No. I was just trying to spare poor
Brenda's feelings. We need to find a way

let her down easy.

I once threw myself down the stairs to
get out of a relationship.

Then the priest said, get back up on the
altar, son. You're getting married.

Okay, you're all nuts. I'm going to go
in there, and I'm going to tell her the

truth like I wanted to in the first
place.

Now, what is the truth again?

The truth is you're an idiot.

Oh, yeah. Thanks.

I can't believe you are so shallow that
you would use Dina, my best friend.

What's going on? Remember Dina Murphy?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, well, Bill went out with
her, so I think he was sensitive. He

used her to get to me.

Well, Judy, to be fair, you used her,
too.

What are you talking about?

was a dud. You only hung out with her
because you were hot for her older

brother. What?

Judy, Jake Murphy.

Jake. Ah,

Jake Murphy.

You used to invite yourself over for
sleepovers so you could prance around.

Well,

well, well.

Welcome to the shallow end of the pool.

Well, it's over.

Yeah, she's fine. She broke up with me.
What?

Yeah, she dumped me. She thinks I'm
weird, my family's weird, and I'm a

kisser. Plus, we've been seeing a guy
from the swim team who apparently

she was sensitive for dating me.

Wow.

Brenda pulled a Miller.

I'd like to say it was a nice day, but I
can't. My nerves are rattled. My skin's

broken out.

I fucked him three nights and thanked it
to Tina. So, I couldn't tell that

little monster of yours I said goodbye.

I cannot wait to get back to my
apartment and just unpack and finally

Tina's in the big suitcase, right?

I'd hit her in.

I

wouldn't have

it any other way.

Cause you make me happy