1 00:00:02,263 --> 00:00:07,877 - ♪ MTV ♪ 2 00:00:07,964 --> 00:00:09,487 - Clare and Rob aren't together. 3 00:00:09,574 --> 00:00:11,750 He is an available, single person. 4 00:00:11,837 --> 00:00:13,883 - And have you asked Clare how she feels about that? 5 00:00:13,970 --> 00:00:15,754 - This was all you. 6 00:00:15,841 --> 00:00:17,626 You set me up. 7 00:00:17,713 --> 00:00:19,193 Hey, what are you doing with that sign? 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:20,585 - Maggie Amato's been canceled. 9 00:00:20,672 --> 00:00:22,544 - If you loved Charles and he proposed to you, 10 00:00:22,631 --> 00:00:24,024 then why aren't you married? 11 00:00:24,111 --> 00:00:26,678 - It's gotta be your terms or it just doesn't work. 12 00:00:26,765 --> 00:00:28,593 - I wanted to have all of you. 13 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,074 - You did have all of me. 14 00:00:31,161 --> 00:00:32,554 Oh, my God, you don't believe me. 15 00:00:32,641 --> 00:00:34,077 - Can you blame me? 16 00:00:40,127 --> 00:00:42,042 [upbeat music] 17 00:00:42,129 --> 00:00:44,218 - Okay, walk, walk, walk. 18 00:00:44,305 --> 00:00:45,610 Give us a twirl. 19 00:00:45,697 --> 00:00:47,221 Yeah, okay. Toss the pony. 20 00:00:47,308 --> 00:00:50,267 Mama is on her way to her solo art show! 21 00:00:50,354 --> 00:00:51,834 - You don't have to gas me up 22 00:00:51,921 --> 00:00:53,705 like I'm going to an actual art show 23 00:00:53,792 --> 00:00:55,272 at a real gallery. 24 00:00:55,359 --> 00:00:57,492 It's a dive bar, Liza. 25 00:00:57,579 --> 00:00:59,233 - But that makes it cool, right? 26 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,496 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:01,583 --> 00:01:03,237 Hey. 28 00:01:03,324 --> 00:01:05,978 Do you remember the first time we met? 29 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:08,764 At your show at that coffee shop in the Village? 30 00:01:08,851 --> 00:01:10,026 - Well. [chuckles] 31 00:01:10,113 --> 00:01:11,419 It was barely a show 32 00:01:11,506 --> 00:01:13,203 or a coffee shop, and just so you know, 33 00:01:13,290 --> 00:01:14,465 they were selling hash there. 34 00:01:14,552 --> 00:01:17,077 - Okay, will you just let me have this? 35 00:01:17,164 --> 00:01:18,861 It might have been a tiny show to you, 36 00:01:18,948 --> 00:01:21,516 but I bought my very first piece of art, 37 00:01:21,603 --> 00:01:22,865 which I still have, 38 00:01:22,952 --> 00:01:25,215 and I met an incredible friend, 39 00:01:25,302 --> 00:01:28,305 which I still have. 40 00:01:28,392 --> 00:01:30,742 Tonight is going to be amazing. 41 00:01:30,829 --> 00:01:32,831 Even if it's not... 42 00:01:32,918 --> 00:01:35,704 exactly what you expected. 43 00:01:35,791 --> 00:01:38,185 - [sighs] All right. 44 00:01:38,272 --> 00:01:39,838 Here we go! - [squeals] 45 00:01:42,014 --> 00:01:44,887 [awkward music] 46 00:01:44,974 --> 00:01:48,195 ♪ ♪ 47 00:01:48,282 --> 00:01:49,500 - Well, 48 00:01:49,587 --> 00:01:50,980 this is exactly what I expected. 49 00:01:51,067 --> 00:01:52,547 - [gasps] Maggie, hi! 50 00:01:52,634 --> 00:01:54,418 Hi, hi, hi. Uh, okay. 51 00:01:54,505 --> 00:01:57,421 It has been a bit difficult getting media to cover you, 52 00:01:57,508 --> 00:01:58,727 what with all the toxic social chatter, 53 00:01:58,814 --> 00:02:00,032 but true heads know. 54 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,164 Okay? - Okay. 55 00:02:01,251 --> 00:02:02,557 - It's gonna be-- - Hey, Mags! 56 00:02:02,644 --> 00:02:04,646 Congrats. This is amazing. 57 00:02:04,733 --> 00:02:06,038 - [chuckles] Whatever. 58 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:07,257 - Oh, um, and Kelsey had to take off early, 59 00:02:07,344 --> 00:02:09,303 but she sends her love and she promised 60 00:02:09,390 --> 00:02:10,782 that she's gonna plug the show at Inkubator. 61 00:02:10,869 --> 00:02:12,436 - Right on. - Ooh, patrons! 62 00:02:12,523 --> 00:02:13,829 [gasps] 63 00:02:13,916 --> 00:02:14,960 They must have seen the social campaign. 64 00:02:15,047 --> 00:02:16,832 Hi, there! - Hey. 65 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,660 Are you the girl with the drink tickets? 66 00:02:18,747 --> 00:02:19,965 - I am she/they. Yes. 67 00:02:20,052 --> 00:02:21,706 Welcome to "Maggie Amato's Who's That Girl: 68 00:02:21,793 --> 00:02:23,882 Deconstructed Identities in the American Simulacrum." 69 00:02:23,969 --> 00:02:25,971 Now, tell me, which of our marketing endeavors 70 00:02:26,058 --> 00:02:27,843 led you to our exhibit? 71 00:02:27,930 --> 00:02:29,758 - Exhibit? Where? 72 00:02:29,845 --> 00:02:31,325 - [chuckles nervously] 73 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,545 - Oh, nice! 74 00:02:34,632 --> 00:02:35,981 Uh, so drinks? 75 00:02:36,068 --> 00:02:38,288 - Yeah, drinks are for guests of the show. 76 00:02:38,375 --> 00:02:40,072 - Got it. Um... 77 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,466 - [whispering] I think-- - Yeah. 78 00:02:42,553 --> 00:02:43,902 We're good. 79 00:02:43,989 --> 00:02:46,035 Thanks. - Okay. 80 00:02:46,122 --> 00:02:47,776 Kay, uh, maybe we should take a group photo. 81 00:02:47,863 --> 00:02:49,430 Okay, everyone cram in real tight. 82 00:02:49,517 --> 00:02:51,171 Make it look like it's packed. [overlapping chatter] 83 00:02:51,258 --> 00:02:52,389 - You guys, you don't have to do this. 84 00:02:52,476 --> 00:02:53,608 - Of course we do. 85 00:02:53,695 --> 00:02:55,044 - I'm, like, officially washed-up. 86 00:02:55,131 --> 00:02:56,567 - You are not washed-up. [camera clicks] 87 00:02:56,654 --> 00:02:58,569 - No, you're right. I am canceled. 88 00:02:58,656 --> 00:03:00,223 You don't have to stay. - [sighs] 89 00:03:00,310 --> 00:03:01,529 - It's okay. - We're not going anywhere. 90 00:03:01,616 --> 00:03:02,834 All right? Will you shut up? 91 00:03:02,921 --> 00:03:03,792 The only place we're going is the bar. 92 00:03:03,879 --> 00:03:05,446 What do you want? 93 00:03:05,533 --> 00:03:07,187 - Oh, I don't know, whatever, you know, 94 00:03:07,274 --> 00:03:08,797 pairs with the edible in my purse. 95 00:03:08,884 --> 00:03:10,059 - Bourbon. Bourbon, neat. 96 00:03:10,146 --> 00:03:12,366 Coming right up. - Okay. 97 00:03:13,715 --> 00:03:15,151 - Oh, no. 98 00:03:15,238 --> 00:03:16,587 Absolutely not. 99 00:03:16,674 --> 00:03:18,894 ♪ ♪ 100 00:03:18,981 --> 00:03:20,243 - Oh, God. - Hi. 101 00:03:20,330 --> 00:03:21,679 I don't know what you're doing here, 102 00:03:21,766 --> 00:03:22,985 but you've got 40 seconds before Maggie notices you 103 00:03:23,072 --> 00:03:24,378 and unsheathes whatever's in her boot. 104 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:25,640 - What? - 35 seconds. 105 00:03:25,727 --> 00:03:27,337 It's usually a switchblade. 106 00:03:27,424 --> 00:03:28,686 But given how comprehensively you've ruined her life, 107 00:03:28,773 --> 00:03:30,253 she may have graduated to something gnarlier. 108 00:03:30,340 --> 00:03:31,472 Serrated. - I'm not here-- 109 00:03:31,559 --> 00:03:32,908 - 25 seconds. - I'm not here-- 110 00:03:32,995 --> 00:03:34,126 - The reason that you're here is irrelevant, 111 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:35,780 because you're leaving as fast as those 112 00:03:35,867 --> 00:03:37,347 shapely little legs can get you to the relative safety 113 00:03:37,434 --> 00:03:38,653 of the back alley there, okay? 114 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:40,350 You've got 25 seconds. 115 00:03:40,437 --> 00:03:41,699 - I'm going. 116 00:03:41,786 --> 00:03:44,615 I've seen what I needed to see. 117 00:03:44,702 --> 00:03:48,402 - ♪ Big mood, attitude ♪ 118 00:03:48,489 --> 00:03:52,580 ♪ And I'm positively gonna lose ♪ 119 00:03:52,667 --> 00:03:56,453 ♪ It's a vibe, it's a mood ♪ 120 00:03:56,540 --> 00:03:58,325 ♪ And I'm feeling good, how 'bout you? ♪ 121 00:03:58,412 --> 00:04:00,675 - Wait, wait, wait. - I'm listening. 122 00:04:00,762 --> 00:04:02,416 Are you gonna tell me this is a bad idea again? 123 00:04:02,503 --> 00:04:03,460 - Yeah. 124 00:04:03,547 --> 00:04:07,421 [both chuckling] 125 00:04:07,508 --> 00:04:10,075 - That is a good point. What else? 126 00:04:10,162 --> 00:04:12,643 - Can you just stop being cute? 127 00:04:12,730 --> 00:04:14,341 Seriously, I left my friend's opening 128 00:04:14,428 --> 00:04:17,126 to come and end this, and... 129 00:04:17,213 --> 00:04:18,606 you're making it really hard. 130 00:04:18,693 --> 00:04:19,824 - Kels, 131 00:04:19,911 --> 00:04:22,044 we've been over this a hundred times. 132 00:04:22,131 --> 00:04:24,307 Look, I like spending time with you. 133 00:04:24,394 --> 00:04:27,179 I think that you like spending time with me. 134 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,704 - Yeah. 135 00:04:29,791 --> 00:04:31,575 [chuckles] 136 00:04:31,662 --> 00:04:34,491 - But if dating is too complicated, 137 00:04:34,578 --> 00:04:36,058 I understand. 138 00:04:36,145 --> 00:04:37,929 We can just be friends. - Mm-hmm. 139 00:04:38,016 --> 00:04:40,802 - And you can still come over, and we'll just... 140 00:04:40,889 --> 00:04:42,151 play Monopoly. 141 00:04:42,238 --> 00:04:44,284 - Seriously? 142 00:04:44,371 --> 00:04:45,546 What, are you not getting enough real estate 143 00:04:45,633 --> 00:04:47,199 acquisitions in life? 144 00:04:49,941 --> 00:04:51,639 Oh! - [chuckles] 145 00:04:51,726 --> 00:04:53,118 Yeah, everybody thinks it's such a clever gift 146 00:04:53,205 --> 00:04:54,642 to get a developer. 147 00:04:54,729 --> 00:04:55,686 I just got a Brooks Brothers one, 148 00:04:55,773 --> 00:04:56,992 which they'd probably take back 149 00:04:57,079 --> 00:04:57,993 if they saw what I ordered for dinner. 150 00:04:58,080 --> 00:04:59,864 - [chuckles] 151 00:04:59,951 --> 00:05:01,823 - So pick a board. 152 00:05:01,910 --> 00:05:03,955 And we will have a nice, quiet, 153 00:05:04,042 --> 00:05:05,783 friendly night in. 154 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:08,046 If you want. 155 00:05:08,133 --> 00:05:09,787 - Yeah. 156 00:05:09,874 --> 00:05:12,790 [upbeat music] 157 00:05:12,877 --> 00:05:14,879 ♪ ♪ 158 00:05:14,966 --> 00:05:17,055 - ♪ Coming in hot ♪ - ♪ Ahh ♪ 159 00:05:17,142 --> 00:05:19,057 - ♪ Always on top ♪ - ♪ Always on top ♪ 160 00:05:19,144 --> 00:05:21,016 - ♪ Baby, I'm the boss ♪ - ♪ I'm the boss ♪ 161 00:05:21,103 --> 00:05:22,670 - ♪ Baby, I'm a boss ♪ 162 00:05:22,757 --> 00:05:23,758 - ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 163 00:05:23,845 --> 00:05:26,108 - "Inject Dylan Park into my veins." 164 00:05:26,195 --> 00:05:28,545 "I need more chapters. Now." 165 00:05:28,632 --> 00:05:32,767 "I make $97 an hour working from home." 166 00:05:32,854 --> 00:05:34,246 - What? 167 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:35,422 - Okay, that last one was a bot, 168 00:05:35,509 --> 00:05:38,076 but these comments about the chapter 169 00:05:38,163 --> 00:05:39,556 are glowing. 170 00:05:39,643 --> 00:05:41,602 - Yeah. - You look nauseous. 171 00:05:41,689 --> 00:05:44,996 - Well, I don't want this to peak too soon, you know? 172 00:05:45,083 --> 00:05:47,477 We still don't have a way to get Dylan's book to readers. 173 00:05:47,564 --> 00:05:50,219 - We're doing it online, aren't we? 174 00:05:50,306 --> 00:05:51,699 - We can't just throw it up on a Wix site 175 00:05:51,786 --> 00:05:52,787 and call it a day. 176 00:05:52,874 --> 00:05:54,789 - Totally. What's a Wix site? 177 00:05:54,876 --> 00:05:56,051 - Lauren is helping me 178 00:05:56,138 --> 00:05:57,879 find someone that can built the app. 179 00:05:57,966 --> 00:05:59,359 And hopefully a cheap someone, 180 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:02,579 since I spent all my money on Dylan's advance. 181 00:06:02,666 --> 00:06:04,451 [cell phone chimes] [sighs] 182 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:06,801 - Oh, boy. 183 00:06:06,888 --> 00:06:07,802 - He has been in a mood. 184 00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:09,107 What is going on with him? 185 00:06:09,194 --> 00:06:11,283 - Uh... 186 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:14,069 we got into a little tiff 187 00:06:14,156 --> 00:06:16,332 over the Jonah Rothchild book. 188 00:06:16,419 --> 00:06:17,899 - How little? - I sorta refused 189 00:06:17,986 --> 00:06:19,596 to get into the car with him and took an Uber home. 190 00:06:19,683 --> 00:06:22,599 - [sighs] Oh, Liza. 191 00:06:22,686 --> 00:06:25,297 What, did you think that we needed another obstacle? 192 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:28,300 - Well, he's the one who killed the book, not me. 193 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:31,652 Maybe we should--we should just tell him the app plan. 194 00:06:31,739 --> 00:06:33,305 If he finds out we're hiding something-- 195 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,220 - No, no, no, no. The whole reason 196 00:06:35,307 --> 00:06:37,005 that we're doing it this way is because he doesn't 197 00:06:37,092 --> 00:06:38,659 trust our taste. 198 00:06:38,746 --> 00:06:40,312 So we need receipts. 199 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,967 Like, actual ones, before he knows anything, okay? 200 00:06:43,054 --> 00:06:44,491 So just... 201 00:06:44,578 --> 00:06:46,362 downplay. 202 00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:49,191 [upbeat music] 203 00:06:49,278 --> 00:06:50,758 ♪ ♪ 204 00:06:50,845 --> 00:06:52,368 - I have gotten several phone calls 205 00:06:52,455 --> 00:06:54,805 and emails this morning about 206 00:06:54,892 --> 00:06:57,025 "Empirical's new start-up." 207 00:06:57,112 --> 00:06:59,767 - "Start-up"? No, no. What? 208 00:06:59,854 --> 00:07:01,899 It's just--it's, like, a teensy little forum 209 00:07:01,986 --> 00:07:03,988 for unknown voices. 210 00:07:04,075 --> 00:07:06,774 - That may be, but every news item 211 00:07:06,861 --> 00:07:10,168 mentions that it is run by two Empirical editors. 212 00:07:10,255 --> 00:07:12,127 - We didn't want Empirical 213 00:07:12,214 --> 00:07:14,346 to be completely ignored in this. 214 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:18,046 - Especially with a demographic that we're no longer serving. 215 00:07:18,133 --> 00:07:19,787 - Well, I would appreciate it if you distance the company 216 00:07:19,874 --> 00:07:20,918 from this in the future. 217 00:07:21,005 --> 00:07:23,268 And I would remind you 218 00:07:23,355 --> 00:07:26,968 to keep your eye on the ball here. 219 00:07:27,055 --> 00:07:29,449 Meaning your actual paying jobs. 220 00:07:29,536 --> 00:07:30,841 - Of course. 221 00:07:30,928 --> 00:07:32,277 - I'm gonna go call Lottie 222 00:07:32,364 --> 00:07:33,757 and tell her to leave Empirical's name 223 00:07:33,844 --> 00:07:34,932 out of her mouth. 224 00:07:38,588 --> 00:07:40,764 - Lottie is our contact at Vulture. 225 00:07:40,851 --> 00:07:42,244 She's a great gal. 226 00:07:42,331 --> 00:07:44,028 She'll leave you out of this moving forward. 227 00:07:46,553 --> 00:07:49,207 - What else is moving forward here? 228 00:07:49,294 --> 00:07:52,472 - Nothing. 229 00:07:52,559 --> 00:07:55,736 We're releasing more of Dylan's chapters, 230 00:07:55,823 --> 00:07:58,303 some short fiction and poetry by other readers, 231 00:07:58,390 --> 00:08:00,131 and we're beta-testing a podcast. 232 00:08:00,218 --> 00:08:02,177 That's it. Promise. 233 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:05,397 - Kay. [clears throat] 234 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:07,922 - Is this really just about Inkubator? 235 00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:09,314 - [exhales] 236 00:08:09,401 --> 00:08:11,186 Liza, I-- 237 00:08:11,273 --> 00:08:14,929 I am just trying to run my business here. 238 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:17,148 - Well, why don't you come tonight? 239 00:08:17,235 --> 00:08:19,020 Maybe if you saw it up close, 240 00:08:19,107 --> 00:08:20,804 you'd realize that it's not a big deal. 241 00:08:20,891 --> 00:08:22,850 It's-- 242 00:08:22,937 --> 00:08:24,373 it's actually kind of fun. 243 00:08:24,460 --> 00:08:25,766 - [chuckles] Yeah. 244 00:08:25,853 --> 00:08:28,333 I have to--to see if I'm available. 245 00:08:28,420 --> 00:08:30,292 - All right, well, I'll tell you what. 246 00:08:30,379 --> 00:08:34,905 I am just going to write down the address... 247 00:08:34,992 --> 00:08:38,082 and the password for tonight. 248 00:08:38,169 --> 00:08:40,694 And if you can make it... 249 00:08:40,781 --> 00:08:42,739 great. 250 00:08:42,826 --> 00:08:46,134 [upbeat music] 251 00:08:46,221 --> 00:08:48,353 - I am not saying this. 252 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,355 - Oh, yeah, you kind of have to say the password. 253 00:08:50,442 --> 00:08:53,358 Hmm, it's part of the whole gestalt. 254 00:08:53,445 --> 00:08:57,319 ♪ ♪ 255 00:08:57,406 --> 00:08:58,581 - ♪ Whoo ♪ 256 00:08:58,668 --> 00:09:04,544 ♪ ♪ 257 00:09:04,631 --> 00:09:05,849 - I don't even know if he's coming. 258 00:09:05,936 --> 00:09:07,808 But if he does, he'll see how lo-fi it is 259 00:09:07,895 --> 00:09:09,810 and he'll stop stressing. 260 00:09:09,897 --> 00:09:10,811 - You'd better be right. 261 00:09:10,898 --> 00:09:11,986 - It's gonna be okay. 262 00:09:12,073 --> 00:09:13,770 I promise. 263 00:09:13,857 --> 00:09:15,250 [cell phone chimes] 264 00:09:17,992 --> 00:09:19,950 - Hi, Kelsey. 265 00:09:20,037 --> 00:09:21,038 - Clare. 266 00:09:21,125 --> 00:09:22,257 Oh, my God. 267 00:09:22,344 --> 00:09:23,737 Hi. - Hi. 268 00:09:23,824 --> 00:09:25,347 - What are you doing here? - Hi. 269 00:09:25,434 --> 00:09:27,088 Say hello to your new app designer. 270 00:09:28,393 --> 00:09:29,612 - Wow! Oh, my God. 271 00:09:29,699 --> 00:09:32,136 That's so nice. 272 00:09:32,223 --> 00:09:34,051 Can we afford a Google coder? 273 00:09:34,138 --> 00:09:35,662 - Oh, no need. Mama's a cheap date. 274 00:09:35,749 --> 00:09:36,837 You--you know what? You two chat. 275 00:09:36,924 --> 00:09:39,187 I gotta get back to the door anyways. 276 00:09:39,274 --> 00:09:41,450 - It's really not much work, and I don't mind. 277 00:09:41,537 --> 00:09:43,278 I've got a light week, so I started. 278 00:09:43,365 --> 00:09:45,019 I can send you a beta version by tomorrow. 279 00:09:45,106 --> 00:09:46,194 - Wow! 280 00:09:46,281 --> 00:09:47,587 Uh, that's incredible. 281 00:09:47,674 --> 00:09:50,590 And so generous. 282 00:09:50,677 --> 00:09:53,114 Thank you. - I'm happy to help. 283 00:09:53,201 --> 00:09:56,596 You guys have been so supportive since-- 284 00:09:56,683 --> 00:09:58,815 well, we don't need to say his name. 285 00:09:58,902 --> 00:10:02,079 - No. We do not, no. 286 00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:03,864 - Well, I don't have a lot of girlfriends 287 00:10:03,951 --> 00:10:06,127 in the States, so... 288 00:10:06,214 --> 00:10:07,694 it was nice to have someone take me out to brunch 289 00:10:07,781 --> 00:10:09,434 and listen. 290 00:10:09,521 --> 00:10:11,567 Even if I didn't really want to talk. 291 00:10:13,047 --> 00:10:15,310 - What are friends for? - [laughs] 292 00:10:15,397 --> 00:10:17,486 [soft music] 293 00:10:17,573 --> 00:10:19,444 - Uh, you're good. 294 00:10:19,531 --> 00:10:21,664 Next in line. 295 00:10:21,751 --> 00:10:23,361 - [clears throat] 296 00:10:23,448 --> 00:10:24,885 - Mr. Brooks, hello. 297 00:10:24,972 --> 00:10:27,278 Um, you are all set. 298 00:10:27,365 --> 00:10:29,585 I've got you at the bar. - Thank you. 299 00:10:29,672 --> 00:10:31,282 - Mm-hmm, I just need the password. 300 00:10:36,157 --> 00:10:38,072 I'm sorry, I didn't--I didn't quite catch that. 301 00:10:43,425 --> 00:10:45,166 Sir, I--I really can't let you in without the password. 302 00:10:45,253 --> 00:10:46,994 - [boldly] Fussy pussy. 303 00:10:47,081 --> 00:10:49,257 [all cheering] 304 00:10:49,344 --> 00:10:50,998 - Welcome to Inkubator! 305 00:10:51,085 --> 00:10:52,869 Get on in there. 306 00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:54,305 [chuckles] 307 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:56,656 Hi, there. Love that coat. 308 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:59,441 [mid-tempo music playing over speakers] 309 00:10:59,528 --> 00:11:05,012 ♪ ♪ 310 00:11:05,099 --> 00:11:08,015 - I--I didn't order a-- 311 00:11:08,102 --> 00:11:10,539 - Hi. 312 00:11:10,626 --> 00:11:12,497 Hey, everybody! 313 00:11:12,584 --> 00:11:13,934 [all cheering] 314 00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:16,327 Thank you so much for joining us. 315 00:11:16,414 --> 00:11:19,722 The list of readers is officially closed for tonight. 316 00:11:19,809 --> 00:11:22,943 But before we get started, we gotta do-- 317 00:11:23,030 --> 00:11:24,771 all: Shots, shots, shots! 318 00:11:24,858 --> 00:11:26,381 - Readers, you're gonna need it, 319 00:11:26,468 --> 00:11:28,731 and audience, you're probably gonna need it too. 320 00:11:28,818 --> 00:11:30,472 Whoo-hoo! To Inkubator! 321 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:31,865 all: To Inkubator! 322 00:11:31,952 --> 00:11:33,083 - Whoo! 323 00:11:33,170 --> 00:11:34,998 - Okay, whoo! 324 00:11:35,085 --> 00:11:36,347 Let's get started! 325 00:11:36,434 --> 00:11:38,959 All right, first reader is... - [coughs] 326 00:11:39,046 --> 00:11:40,787 - Quite the prankster, apparently. 327 00:11:40,874 --> 00:11:42,136 [chuckles] 328 00:11:42,223 --> 00:11:44,007 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 329 00:11:44,094 --> 00:11:46,749 National Book Award winner Azealia King. 330 00:11:48,272 --> 00:11:51,101 [chattering] 331 00:11:51,188 --> 00:11:53,451 [intermittent applause] 332 00:11:53,538 --> 00:11:56,367 [soft mid-tempo music] 333 00:11:56,454 --> 00:11:57,499 ♪ ♪ 334 00:11:57,586 --> 00:11:59,327 It's really you. 335 00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:00,894 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 336 00:12:00,981 --> 00:12:03,331 National Book Award winner Azealia King. 337 00:12:03,418 --> 00:12:06,638 [cheers and applause] 338 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,423 [whispering] I am such a big fan. 339 00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:10,773 ♪ ♪ 340 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:11,992 - [sighs nervously] 341 00:12:12,079 --> 00:12:13,950 Golly, goodness. 342 00:12:14,037 --> 00:12:15,691 Aren't you all sweet? 343 00:12:15,778 --> 00:12:18,085 Hello, everyone. 344 00:12:18,172 --> 00:12:19,782 Ah, isn't this terrifying? 345 00:12:19,869 --> 00:12:21,175 - I love you! 346 00:12:21,262 --> 00:12:22,742 - Uh, you wouldn't if you knew me, darling. 347 00:12:22,829 --> 00:12:24,308 I'm a mess! 348 00:12:24,395 --> 00:12:26,702 [laughter] 349 00:12:26,789 --> 00:12:28,835 - So tonight, 350 00:12:28,922 --> 00:12:31,272 let me be somebody else. 351 00:12:31,359 --> 00:12:34,971 Somebody who didn't have one huge book 352 00:12:35,058 --> 00:12:37,669 seven years ago, and then dust, okay? 353 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:40,672 [applause] 354 00:12:42,065 --> 00:12:43,371 - I--I really can't believe this. 355 00:12:43,458 --> 00:12:45,590 - [chuckles] 356 00:12:45,677 --> 00:12:47,810 - Is this a normal night here? 357 00:12:47,897 --> 00:12:50,160 - Definitely not normal. - So now that I'm not me, 358 00:12:50,247 --> 00:12:53,903 you all won't mind that these pages are dogshit. 359 00:12:53,990 --> 00:12:55,557 Here we go. [laughter] 360 00:12:55,644 --> 00:12:57,341 [clears throat] "Elton had never 361 00:12:57,428 --> 00:13:00,127 "followed through on anything in his life. 362 00:13:00,214 --> 00:13:02,477 "He'd always had good intentions, 363 00:13:02,564 --> 00:13:04,914 but they never went anywhere." 364 00:13:09,614 --> 00:13:12,922 [upbeat music] 365 00:13:13,009 --> 00:13:14,924 - This is incredible. 366 00:13:15,011 --> 00:13:17,231 Clare did this in one day? 367 00:13:17,318 --> 00:13:18,449 It's basically done. 368 00:13:18,536 --> 00:13:19,755 - I know, she had a client 369 00:13:19,842 --> 00:13:21,365 who was working on something similar, 370 00:13:21,452 --> 00:13:22,714 so she didn't need to start from scratch. 371 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:24,064 Oh, um, and she's free tonight to go over 372 00:13:24,151 --> 00:13:25,587 any notes you may have. 373 00:13:25,674 --> 00:13:28,416 I am so glad Josh impregnated her into our lives. 374 00:13:28,503 --> 00:13:30,505 [knocking] - Package for Peter Kelsey? 375 00:13:30,592 --> 00:13:32,637 - Close enough. 376 00:13:32,724 --> 00:13:35,336 - Okay, so you're just accepting my mail now? 377 00:13:35,423 --> 00:13:38,078 - Mm-hmm. 378 00:13:38,165 --> 00:13:39,949 Who sent you Monopoly? 379 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:42,169 What? Who is this from? - No one. 380 00:13:42,256 --> 00:13:44,214 I just got high, 381 00:13:44,301 --> 00:13:46,347 and, you know, I was online shopping again. 382 00:13:46,434 --> 00:13:48,566 - Mm. 383 00:13:48,653 --> 00:13:50,003 - Sorry, card was on my clipboard. 384 00:13:50,090 --> 00:13:51,221 - Thanks. 385 00:13:51,308 --> 00:13:52,440 - Uh, Lauren? - Have a good one. 386 00:13:52,527 --> 00:13:53,789 - Don't-- - [clears throat] 387 00:13:53,876 --> 00:13:55,704 "In case you ever actually want to play." 388 00:13:55,791 --> 00:13:57,880 Wink emoticon, "Rob." 389 00:13:57,967 --> 00:13:59,186 Clare's Rob? 390 00:13:59,273 --> 00:14:00,622 Is he still sniffing around? 391 00:14:00,709 --> 00:14:03,364 Ugh, why can't guys just take no for an answer? 392 00:14:04,756 --> 00:14:06,236 [quirky music] 393 00:14:06,323 --> 00:14:07,759 I'm sorry. You did say no, right? 394 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:09,631 You're not dating the ex of the perfect STEM angel 395 00:14:09,718 --> 00:14:11,154 who's doing free labor for you, right? 396 00:14:11,241 --> 00:14:13,374 - Okay, I tried not to like him. 397 00:14:13,461 --> 00:14:14,810 - Kelsey! - Okay--I did! 398 00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:16,246 But he's sweet and funny, 399 00:14:16,333 --> 00:14:18,858 and I don't feel the need to impress him. 400 00:14:18,945 --> 00:14:20,816 I am so sick of dating these guys 401 00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:23,384 who are hypercompetitive and belittle my ambition 402 00:14:23,471 --> 00:14:24,646 and feel the need to crush it. 403 00:14:24,733 --> 00:14:27,692 And with Rob, it's just-- you know, it's... 404 00:14:27,779 --> 00:14:29,042 uncomplicated. 405 00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:31,218 - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Except it's not. 406 00:14:31,305 --> 00:14:33,307 - Well, if it was reversed, 407 00:14:33,394 --> 00:14:34,961 I would tell Clare to go for it. 408 00:14:35,048 --> 00:14:36,571 - That is a very gracious thing 409 00:14:36,658 --> 00:14:38,051 to hypothetically do for Clare. 410 00:14:38,138 --> 00:14:39,008 And you know what? Maybe she'll be 411 00:14:39,095 --> 00:14:40,401 the bigger person, you know? 412 00:14:40,488 --> 00:14:41,881 But not if she doesn't know about it, Kelsey. 413 00:14:41,968 --> 00:14:43,143 You have to tell her about this. 414 00:14:43,230 --> 00:14:44,622 - Okay. - Soon. 415 00:14:44,709 --> 00:14:46,624 - Okay. 416 00:14:46,711 --> 00:14:49,584 [upbeat music] 417 00:14:49,671 --> 00:14:51,803 ♪ ♪ 418 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,327 - I got calls from "The New Yorker," 419 00:14:53,414 --> 00:14:55,372 "The Atlantic," and the "Daily Mail" 420 00:14:55,459 --> 00:14:57,070 about Azealia showing up at Inkubator. 421 00:14:57,157 --> 00:14:58,941 This is huge, Kels! - God, 422 00:14:59,028 --> 00:15:01,204 Well, at least they're calling you instead of Charles. 423 00:15:01,291 --> 00:15:03,076 - [sighs] - The app is almost done. 424 00:15:03,163 --> 00:15:04,860 I just need to-- - Good morning. 425 00:15:04,947 --> 00:15:07,515 - Oh, God. - Hello. 426 00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:09,256 - That was... 427 00:15:09,343 --> 00:15:11,432 very impressive last night. 428 00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:13,521 Um... 429 00:15:13,608 --> 00:15:17,525 how did you manage to get Azealia King to read? 430 00:15:17,612 --> 00:15:18,787 - We didn't actually do anything. 431 00:15:18,874 --> 00:15:19,962 - No. 432 00:15:20,049 --> 00:15:21,572 She just showed up. 433 00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:23,835 - Ah. 434 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:24,836 You're being modest. 435 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:26,186 - Seriously. I mean, 436 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:28,318 we did create a low-stakes safe space 437 00:15:28,405 --> 00:15:30,146 for a blocked writer to try out new material 438 00:15:30,233 --> 00:15:31,800 in a judgment-free environment, 439 00:15:31,887 --> 00:15:33,236 but that's it. Nothing else. 440 00:15:33,323 --> 00:15:34,890 - If you won't take credit, 441 00:15:34,977 --> 00:15:36,892 I hope that you will take me up on dinner. 442 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:40,548 My schedule's kind of hectic these next few days, 443 00:15:40,635 --> 00:15:42,942 but I would love to talk more about this. 444 00:15:43,029 --> 00:15:45,770 So, uh, tomorrow night okay? 445 00:15:45,857 --> 00:15:48,686 - That would be great. - I'm gonna have to check. 446 00:15:48,773 --> 00:15:50,297 - Oh, um... 447 00:15:50,384 --> 00:15:52,473 we'll email you to confirm. 448 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,563 - Okay. 449 00:15:55,650 --> 00:15:57,043 Great work. 450 00:15:57,130 --> 00:15:58,000 Really. 451 00:16:00,263 --> 00:16:01,525 - [scoffs] 452 00:16:01,612 --> 00:16:02,831 If I had have been within arm's reach, 453 00:16:02,918 --> 00:16:04,789 he would've patted me on the head. 454 00:16:04,876 --> 00:16:07,444 And now we have to go dinner and listen to him mansplain 455 00:16:07,531 --> 00:16:08,793 why Inkubator's a good idea? 456 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,621 We know. We created it! 457 00:16:10,708 --> 00:16:13,537 - Or he's ready to start publishing Inkubator authors. 458 00:16:13,624 --> 00:16:16,062 - Yeah, so long as they're already famous. 459 00:16:16,149 --> 00:16:19,717 He's gonna poach Azealia and then keep ignoring us. 460 00:16:19,804 --> 00:16:22,938 Just let me finish the app with Clare tonight. 461 00:16:23,025 --> 00:16:25,593 I really wanna see this through. 462 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,247 - It is so nice of her to help us with this. 463 00:16:27,334 --> 00:16:28,988 - I know. She's the best. 464 00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:31,947 [mid-tempo music] 465 00:16:32,034 --> 00:16:38,649 ♪ ♪ 466 00:16:40,347 --> 00:16:42,914 [rock music playing over speakers] 467 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:45,134 ♪ ♪ 468 00:16:45,221 --> 00:16:47,049 - Yep, so this is how it ends. 469 00:16:47,136 --> 00:16:48,398 Death in exile. 470 00:16:48,485 --> 00:16:50,052 - Oh, stop. You're being dramatic. 471 00:16:50,139 --> 00:16:52,402 You are still a vibrant and relevant artist. 472 00:16:52,489 --> 00:16:53,838 - I'm a cautionary tale. 473 00:16:53,925 --> 00:16:55,318 - Oh, God. 474 00:16:55,405 --> 00:16:56,624 You will not believe who's here. 475 00:16:56,711 --> 00:16:57,973 - Twitter trolls? - No, zshuzsh your hair 476 00:16:58,060 --> 00:16:59,757 and look over there. 477 00:16:59,844 --> 00:17:02,325 - Clive Wexler? Oh, my God. 478 00:17:02,412 --> 00:17:03,935 - Whoa, wow, this is so exciting. 479 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:05,154 Who's Clive Wexler? 480 00:17:05,241 --> 00:17:06,416 - What? He's an iconic. 481 00:17:06,503 --> 00:17:08,636 Like--like, definitionally iconic, 482 00:17:08,723 --> 00:17:10,029 not millennials-stanning- Kombucha-Girl iconic. 483 00:17:10,116 --> 00:17:11,508 Art critic, all right? 484 00:17:11,595 --> 00:17:12,683 He wouldn't be here if this weren't important. 485 00:17:12,770 --> 00:17:15,295 - Or he's here to shit on my grave. 486 00:17:15,382 --> 00:17:16,948 - Is that a saying now? 487 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:18,602 - Hey, Clive. 488 00:17:18,689 --> 00:17:21,301 Have you been demoted to obituaries? 489 00:17:21,388 --> 00:17:23,738 - Maggie Amato. Long time. 490 00:17:23,825 --> 00:17:24,956 - Of course you two know each other. 491 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,828 You are so effing cool. 492 00:17:26,915 --> 00:17:29,309 - Hmm, I reviewed her show that shall not be named 493 00:17:29,396 --> 00:17:31,311 for "The Voice" in '94. 494 00:17:31,398 --> 00:17:33,182 - So now I'm Voldemort? 495 00:17:33,269 --> 00:17:34,836 - You haven't changed a bit. 496 00:17:34,923 --> 00:17:36,925 You're still as combative and chaotic 497 00:17:37,012 --> 00:17:39,101 as when I first saw you. 498 00:17:39,188 --> 00:17:41,843 She pasted my face on a Mapplethorpe print 499 00:17:41,930 --> 00:17:43,932 and blanketed my neighborhood with photocopies. 500 00:17:44,019 --> 00:17:45,760 - That's right. - But at least now 501 00:17:45,847 --> 00:17:46,978 you're channeling it into your work. 502 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,589 I am impressed. 503 00:17:48,676 --> 00:17:50,591 - Really? You like my show? 504 00:17:50,678 --> 00:17:53,072 - So far, yes. Very much. 505 00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:54,464 Can I see the rest of it? 506 00:17:54,551 --> 00:17:56,597 Or, uh, do you wanna heckle me some more? 507 00:17:56,684 --> 00:17:58,599 - No, no, no, no, no. Please, go ahead. 508 00:17:58,686 --> 00:18:00,470 - Thank you. - Yeah. 509 00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:04,909 - Just deep breathe, deep breathe, it's good. 510 00:18:04,996 --> 00:18:07,347 [upbeat music] 511 00:18:07,434 --> 00:18:09,218 ♪ ♪ 512 00:18:09,305 --> 00:18:11,525 - This little panda bear could barely keep her eyes open 513 00:18:11,612 --> 00:18:13,048 during bath time. 514 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:14,441 - Night, baby girl. 515 00:18:14,528 --> 00:18:16,704 - Say goodnight, Gemma. - Mommy loves you. 516 00:18:16,791 --> 00:18:18,097 - Aww. 517 00:18:19,837 --> 00:18:22,405 - Okay, now that I've got a baby endorphin rush, 518 00:18:22,492 --> 00:18:24,712 let's launch the app again. 519 00:18:24,799 --> 00:18:26,757 Um, phone please? 520 00:18:26,844 --> 00:18:28,585 - Oh. 521 00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:31,066 - Thank you. Okay. 522 00:18:31,153 --> 00:18:33,547 - Hey, Clare. 523 00:18:33,634 --> 00:18:36,419 While we wait, um... 524 00:18:36,506 --> 00:18:37,768 there's something I wanted to talk to you about. 525 00:18:37,855 --> 00:18:39,161 - Success! - What? 526 00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:40,771 - Yes. - Wait, it worked? 527 00:18:40,858 --> 00:18:42,469 We have an app? - We have an app! 528 00:18:42,556 --> 00:18:44,253 - Ah! - [squeals] 529 00:18:44,340 --> 00:18:45,994 Uh, okay. I just need to give you 530 00:18:46,081 --> 00:18:47,778 administrator access on your laptop 531 00:18:47,865 --> 00:18:50,129 so you don't have to always log in on your phone. 532 00:18:50,216 --> 00:18:51,521 - Okay. - Uh, oh. 533 00:18:51,608 --> 00:18:53,044 Can you log in? - Yeah. 534 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,525 Oh, my God. Thank you. 535 00:18:55,612 --> 00:18:57,484 I really don't deserve all of this. 536 00:18:57,571 --> 00:18:59,225 - It really was no big deal. 537 00:18:59,312 --> 00:19:00,965 I was happy to help a friend. 538 00:19:01,052 --> 00:19:02,619 [cell phone chimes] 539 00:19:04,012 --> 00:19:06,057 Ooh. [cell phone chimes] 540 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,842 Who's Rob? - [chuckles] 541 00:19:07,929 --> 00:19:09,496 - It's not my Rob. - What? 542 00:19:09,583 --> 00:19:11,628 No--oh, no, it's just a Rob. 543 00:19:11,715 --> 00:19:14,327 [cell phone chimes] 544 00:19:14,414 --> 00:19:17,025 - No, that's Rob. That's my ex Rob. 545 00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:17,895 [cell phone chimes] 546 00:19:17,982 --> 00:19:19,549 The Hudson? 547 00:19:19,636 --> 00:19:20,681 - Oh, my God. 548 00:19:20,768 --> 00:19:21,638 Why can't I turn this sound off? 549 00:19:21,725 --> 00:19:23,901 [cell phone chimes] 550 00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:26,904 [dramatic music] 551 00:19:26,991 --> 00:19:29,080 ♪ ♪ 552 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,344 [cell phone chiming] 553 00:19:33,563 --> 00:19:35,086 - What's going on? 554 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:36,871 - I've been trying to talk to you about this, 555 00:19:36,958 --> 00:19:40,701 and I didn't exactly know how to broach it. 556 00:19:40,788 --> 00:19:44,008 Rob and I are seeing each other. 557 00:19:44,095 --> 00:19:46,446 Casually. 558 00:19:46,533 --> 00:19:48,752 Well, not casually, but not formally. 559 00:19:48,839 --> 00:19:49,971 - [scoffs] 560 00:19:50,058 --> 00:19:51,929 Oh, my God. 561 00:19:52,016 --> 00:19:53,627 - I know that it might seem odd to you, 562 00:19:53,714 --> 00:19:55,629 but you guys have been broken up for a while, 563 00:19:55,716 --> 00:19:58,109 and you said that it was amicable. 564 00:19:58,197 --> 00:19:59,198 - [laughs] - Clare? 565 00:19:59,285 --> 00:20:01,809 Clare! Clare? 566 00:20:01,896 --> 00:20:03,376 - Hey, hey, hey. 567 00:20:03,463 --> 00:20:04,420 She was almost sleeping. 568 00:20:04,507 --> 00:20:05,465 What's going on? Where's Clare? 569 00:20:05,552 --> 00:20:07,249 - She left when I told her 570 00:20:07,336 --> 00:20:09,338 I was seeing Rob. 571 00:20:09,425 --> 00:20:10,557 - Clare's Rob? 572 00:20:10,644 --> 00:20:12,254 - Why does everyone call him that? 573 00:20:12,341 --> 00:20:13,908 They had a clean break. 574 00:20:13,995 --> 00:20:17,128 - No, she definitely took it pretty hard. 575 00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:19,392 - Well, that would've been good information to have. 576 00:20:19,479 --> 00:20:21,132 - So would've the fact that you're dating him. 577 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:22,264 [door clicks] 578 00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:23,657 - How long? 579 00:20:23,744 --> 00:20:24,745 Were you screwing him when you were 580 00:20:24,832 --> 00:20:26,225 holding my hand at brunch? 581 00:20:26,312 --> 00:20:27,704 - Clare, Gemma's trying to sleep right now. 582 00:20:27,791 --> 00:20:30,011 - Did you know about this? - No, of course not. 583 00:20:30,098 --> 00:20:31,752 - Or was it going on before that? 584 00:20:31,839 --> 00:20:33,580 Are we true tunnel sisters now? 585 00:20:33,667 --> 00:20:34,972 - I don't think tunnel sisters 586 00:20:35,059 --> 00:20:37,018 has a temporal requirement. [baby fussing] 587 00:20:37,105 --> 00:20:39,020 - No, you said it was a mature breakup. 588 00:20:39,107 --> 00:20:40,935 - That's just a thing you say! 589 00:20:41,022 --> 00:20:42,328 It's not a-- - Clare, shh. 590 00:20:42,415 --> 00:20:44,373 - It's not a green light to every blond woman 591 00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:46,941 in the tri-state area to begin the hunt! 592 00:20:47,028 --> 00:20:48,334 - Okay. 593 00:20:48,421 --> 00:20:49,596 - That's not fair. 594 00:20:49,683 --> 00:20:51,511 - Is that why you took me out to brunch? 595 00:20:51,598 --> 00:20:53,643 To see how long you were gonna have to wait? 596 00:20:53,730 --> 00:20:55,428 - No, I was trying to be friendly. 597 00:20:55,515 --> 00:20:57,604 [baby fusses] - You are not my friend. 598 00:20:57,691 --> 00:20:59,475 - I'm gonna get her. - No, I will! 599 00:20:59,562 --> 00:21:02,522 No, I--I am not comfortable leaving her here right now. 600 00:21:02,609 --> 00:21:03,697 I need to trust the people my daughter's around. 601 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:04,785 - Clare. - No. 602 00:21:04,872 --> 00:21:06,656 - Oh, my God. I'll--I'll leave. 603 00:21:06,743 --> 00:21:08,310 - Where are you going? - I don't know. 604 00:21:08,397 --> 00:21:09,964 Maggie's. 605 00:21:10,051 --> 00:21:12,358 [sighs] 606 00:21:12,445 --> 00:21:15,317 [solemn music] 607 00:21:15,404 --> 00:21:17,145 ♪ ♪ 608 00:21:17,232 --> 00:21:19,016 - ♪ See it in your eyes ♪ 609 00:21:19,103 --> 00:21:21,454 - Clare? Clare. 610 00:21:21,541 --> 00:21:23,064 - ♪ Ooh, my blood runs cold ♪ 611 00:21:23,151 --> 00:21:25,719 - I'm sorry. 612 00:21:25,806 --> 00:21:27,242 I know that you're not gonna believe me, 613 00:21:27,329 --> 00:21:29,331 but I didn't mean to hurt you. 614 00:21:29,418 --> 00:21:32,203 - ♪ Wanna see you fight ♪ 615 00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:34,031 - I'm sorry. 616 00:21:34,118 --> 00:21:35,468 - ♪ Or you'll sink like a stone ♪ 617 00:21:35,555 --> 00:21:38,471 ♪ In the darkest night ♪ 618 00:21:38,558 --> 00:21:41,691 ♪ In the darkest night ♪ 619 00:21:41,778 --> 00:21:44,738 ♪ My blood runs cold ♪ 620 00:21:49,046 --> 00:21:51,048 [upbeat music] 621 00:21:51,135 --> 00:21:53,486 ♪ ♪ 622 00:21:53,573 --> 00:21:55,401 - Here. How'd you sleep? 623 00:21:55,488 --> 00:21:57,054 - [sighs] 624 00:21:58,708 --> 00:22:01,189 About as terrible as, uh... 625 00:22:01,276 --> 00:22:03,365 someone that Clare considers to be a threat to her baby. 626 00:22:03,452 --> 00:22:04,584 - Oh, you poor thing. 627 00:22:08,936 --> 00:22:10,285 - You should've seen the way Josh looked at me. 628 00:22:10,372 --> 00:22:13,027 It was-- 629 00:22:13,114 --> 00:22:15,246 [sighs] 630 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,597 I felt so guilty. 631 00:22:19,207 --> 00:22:20,426 And I'm gonna feel that way every time 632 00:22:20,513 --> 00:22:22,297 she comes over for Gemma. 633 00:22:22,384 --> 00:22:24,212 - Well, maybe it's time for you to get your own place. 634 00:22:24,299 --> 00:22:25,692 You've been looking. 635 00:22:25,779 --> 00:22:28,695 - With what money? 636 00:22:28,782 --> 00:22:31,741 I spent my down payment on Dylan. 637 00:22:31,828 --> 00:22:34,527 When did I screw my life up this bad? 638 00:22:34,614 --> 00:22:35,789 I was just publisher ten minutes ago. 639 00:22:35,876 --> 00:22:36,964 Now I'm sleeping on someone's couch? 640 00:22:37,051 --> 00:22:38,618 I'm almost 30! 641 00:22:38,705 --> 00:22:39,880 What happened? 642 00:22:39,967 --> 00:22:41,011 - Well, look on the bright side. 643 00:22:41,098 --> 00:22:43,710 I was 40 when I sought asylum here. 644 00:22:43,797 --> 00:22:44,667 You have a full decade before you need 645 00:22:44,754 --> 00:22:45,929 to create a new identity. 646 00:22:46,016 --> 00:22:47,583 - [laughs] 647 00:22:50,934 --> 00:22:53,154 I'm gonna start looking for a sublet tonight. 648 00:22:53,241 --> 00:22:54,503 - We have that dinner with Charles tonight. 649 00:22:54,590 --> 00:22:55,939 - [sighs] 650 00:22:56,026 --> 00:22:58,333 - Which I will handle on my own. 651 00:22:58,420 --> 00:22:59,595 - Thank you. - Mm-hmm. 652 00:22:59,682 --> 00:23:00,857 - There's no reason to rush. 653 00:23:00,944 --> 00:23:02,468 You can stay as long as you need to. 654 00:23:02,555 --> 00:23:03,817 'Cause this one? 655 00:23:03,904 --> 00:23:05,471 She's never leaving. - Oh. 656 00:23:05,558 --> 00:23:07,081 - I mean, so what's wrong with another sister-wife? 657 00:23:07,168 --> 00:23:09,039 - Hey! 658 00:23:09,126 --> 00:23:10,563 A few years with no sex, and you're bringing in a third. 659 00:23:10,650 --> 00:23:12,739 - No sex, no cooking. 660 00:23:12,826 --> 00:23:13,827 Someone's gotta pick up your slack. 661 00:23:13,914 --> 00:23:15,394 - Well, I don't see a ring on this finger. 662 00:23:15,481 --> 00:23:16,525 - Oh, now she wants a ring? - I think I'm gonna... 663 00:23:16,612 --> 00:23:19,180 take the day off to look too. 664 00:23:19,267 --> 00:23:20,790 - ♪ Out of the hurt and into the light ♪ 665 00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:23,097 ♪ Nothing can stop me, baby ♪ 666 00:23:23,184 --> 00:23:25,099 ♪ Out on the street or chasing the high ♪ 667 00:23:25,186 --> 00:23:27,667 ♪ Everybody feeling lazy ♪ 668 00:23:27,754 --> 00:23:30,844 [upbeat music] 669 00:23:30,931 --> 00:23:32,280 - Oh, my God! There you are! 670 00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:33,412 Wait, you have to come in here and see this. 671 00:23:33,499 --> 00:23:35,065 Come. - Okay. 672 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:39,679 [upbeat music playing over speakers] 673 00:23:39,766 --> 00:23:41,202 ♪ ♪ 674 00:23:41,289 --> 00:23:42,856 Lauren? 675 00:23:42,943 --> 00:23:44,510 I mean... 676 00:23:44,597 --> 00:23:46,860 [chuckles] What happened? 677 00:23:46,947 --> 00:23:49,340 - Um, Clive Wexler raved about you 678 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:50,777 on his Instagram. 679 00:23:50,864 --> 00:23:52,996 - Clive Wexler's on Instagram? 680 00:23:53,083 --> 00:23:54,998 - Maggie, he's huge, and some of his followers 681 00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:56,522 might actually buy your work. 682 00:23:56,609 --> 00:23:59,133 I mean, look at the generational wealth in here. 683 00:23:59,220 --> 00:24:00,351 I'm--I'm gonna go work the room. 684 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:01,701 - Okay, okay. 685 00:24:01,788 --> 00:24:04,747 ♪ ♪ 686 00:24:04,834 --> 00:24:07,054 - I won't stay if you don't want me to. 687 00:24:07,141 --> 00:24:09,665 I just came to say how very sorry I am 688 00:24:09,752 --> 00:24:11,580 for the way I behaved. 689 00:24:11,667 --> 00:24:13,277 I don't know what came over me. 690 00:24:13,364 --> 00:24:14,670 - Well... [chuckles] 691 00:24:14,757 --> 00:24:16,411 It wasn't your wife, that's for damn sure. 692 00:24:16,498 --> 00:24:18,500 - For the record, ex-wife. We're separating. 693 00:24:18,587 --> 00:24:20,284 - Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 694 00:24:20,371 --> 00:24:21,764 - You know, I'm not. 695 00:24:21,851 --> 00:24:23,984 I was so focused on trying to make her happy, 696 00:24:24,071 --> 00:24:26,334 I never questioned whether I was happy myself. 697 00:24:26,421 --> 00:24:28,249 - Mm, well, were you? 698 00:24:28,336 --> 00:24:31,644 - Oh, I'm miserable. 699 00:24:31,731 --> 00:24:33,776 Why does everybody want to date younger women? 700 00:24:33,863 --> 00:24:35,822 It's so draining! 701 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:37,998 No offense. Your Lauren's great. 702 00:24:38,085 --> 00:24:40,740 - [chuckles] Lauren is great, but, um... 703 00:24:40,827 --> 00:24:42,481 she's not mine. 704 00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:44,221 - Oh. - Yeah. 705 00:24:44,308 --> 00:24:45,484 - Wow. Okay. 706 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:48,095 Well, you got a hot show, 707 00:24:48,182 --> 00:24:50,750 you got a rave from Clive Wexler, 708 00:24:50,837 --> 00:24:53,666 and you're single. 709 00:24:53,753 --> 00:24:54,884 I hope you clipped your fingernails. 710 00:24:54,971 --> 00:24:55,929 - [chuckles] - I'm so sorry. 711 00:24:56,016 --> 00:24:57,974 That was so stupid. Um... 712 00:24:58,061 --> 00:25:01,108 congratulations on the review. That's huge. 713 00:25:01,195 --> 00:25:02,588 - Well, I mean, it's just an Instagram post. 714 00:25:02,675 --> 00:25:03,763 You know? - Well, I think he knew 715 00:25:03,850 --> 00:25:05,199 that would bring attention quicker. 716 00:25:05,286 --> 00:25:06,896 He's a smart guy. 717 00:25:06,983 --> 00:25:10,204 He told me to date women my own age long before... 718 00:25:10,291 --> 00:25:11,248 well, you know. 719 00:25:11,335 --> 00:25:12,423 - Wait, um, 720 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:14,295 you're friends with Clive Wexler? 721 00:25:14,382 --> 00:25:15,862 So did you, like-- 722 00:25:15,949 --> 00:25:18,952 - I just came to see the show. 723 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:21,302 Congratulations, Maggie. 724 00:25:21,389 --> 00:25:24,261 [bright mid-tempo music] 725 00:25:24,348 --> 00:25:31,660 ♪ ♪ 726 00:25:31,747 --> 00:25:33,967 - Be honest. - [chuckles] 727 00:25:34,054 --> 00:25:36,273 - You stacked the lineup the night that I came to Inkubator. 728 00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:38,841 - You did hear the girl that read the lyrics 729 00:25:38,928 --> 00:25:40,321 to her "Queen's Gambit" musical, right? 730 00:25:40,408 --> 00:25:41,975 - [laughs] Yeah. 731 00:25:42,062 --> 00:25:44,760 Yes, I did, but you also brought her 732 00:25:44,847 --> 00:25:45,935 to make everybody else look better. 733 00:25:46,022 --> 00:25:47,154 - No, no. - I know you did. 734 00:25:47,241 --> 00:25:48,285 - The draw is completely random. 735 00:25:48,372 --> 00:25:50,026 - Oh, come on. 736 00:25:50,113 --> 00:25:51,375 - We can't stack it because we don't know 737 00:25:51,462 --> 00:25:53,508 what we're looking for until we hear it. 738 00:25:53,595 --> 00:25:55,771 I mean, that's what makes it exciting. 739 00:25:55,858 --> 00:25:58,339 We're not looking for something marketable. 740 00:25:58,426 --> 00:26:00,167 We're just... 741 00:26:00,254 --> 00:26:03,039 waiting for something to inspire us. 742 00:26:03,126 --> 00:26:04,258 You know? 743 00:26:04,345 --> 00:26:05,476 - I do. 744 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:08,088 Or I used to. 745 00:26:08,175 --> 00:26:11,831 Publishing has been so fragile for so long, 746 00:26:11,918 --> 00:26:14,573 and I've had to focus too much lately 747 00:26:14,660 --> 00:26:17,140 on blockbusters and safe bets 748 00:26:17,227 --> 00:26:19,055 just to keep the lights on. 749 00:26:19,142 --> 00:26:20,013 It is... 750 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:21,580 not quite as romantic 751 00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,973 as your Brooklyn roundtable. 752 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:25,279 - Well, you're running a business. 753 00:26:25,366 --> 00:26:27,542 You have to lead with your head, not your heart. 754 00:26:27,629 --> 00:26:29,849 We have a freedom that you don't, because... 755 00:26:29,936 --> 00:26:32,373 Inkubator isn't a-- isn't a business. 756 00:26:32,460 --> 00:26:33,940 - Yeah. 757 00:26:34,027 --> 00:26:36,899 But I think that it could be. 758 00:26:36,986 --> 00:26:39,380 Empirical is on solid footing, 759 00:26:39,467 --> 00:26:42,252 and I think that we've earned a little leeway 760 00:26:42,339 --> 00:26:45,865 from our investors to follow our heart more. 761 00:26:47,562 --> 00:26:48,998 - What are you saying? 762 00:26:49,085 --> 00:26:51,305 - I'm saying that I want to bring Inkubator 763 00:26:51,392 --> 00:26:53,786 into the company. 764 00:26:53,873 --> 00:26:55,744 Maybe it is an imprint, 765 00:26:55,831 --> 00:26:58,921 maybe it's just a talent magnet. 766 00:26:59,008 --> 00:27:01,881 But you have proven it's valuable. 767 00:27:01,968 --> 00:27:04,100 And with Azealia King on the roster, 768 00:27:04,187 --> 00:27:07,887 I think we can convince Chicago to get on board. 769 00:27:07,974 --> 00:27:10,629 - This is... 770 00:27:10,716 --> 00:27:12,543 wow, I--I--really, 771 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,198 I don't know what to say. 772 00:27:15,285 --> 00:27:17,940 I haven't talked to Azealia yet. 773 00:27:18,027 --> 00:27:19,550 I mean, I don't even know if she wants 774 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:20,813 to write another book. 775 00:27:22,684 --> 00:27:26,645 - You got her to read her first new work in years, 776 00:27:26,732 --> 00:27:29,169 and you weren't even trying. 777 00:27:29,256 --> 00:27:31,214 Liza, I know she has another book in her. 778 00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:32,520 And... 779 00:27:32,607 --> 00:27:34,391 she'll have you to help her 780 00:27:34,478 --> 00:27:35,784 when she gets stuck. 781 00:27:38,221 --> 00:27:41,224 - You think I could edit Azealia King? 782 00:27:41,311 --> 00:27:43,096 - Yeah. 783 00:27:43,183 --> 00:27:45,185 I think that she would be lucky to have you. 784 00:27:51,974 --> 00:27:55,499 - Uh, what's Quinn up to tonight? 785 00:27:55,586 --> 00:27:57,110 - Uh, she is, uh-- 786 00:27:57,197 --> 00:28:00,026 she's at home in San Francisco. 787 00:28:00,113 --> 00:28:02,071 She's actually trying to get me to join her out there. 788 00:28:02,158 --> 00:28:05,771 Said she would send a jet. 789 00:28:05,858 --> 00:28:07,947 As if it's that easy. 790 00:28:08,034 --> 00:28:10,863 - Well, isn't it? If you want it to be? 791 00:28:10,950 --> 00:28:12,647 - I don't know what I want. 792 00:28:12,734 --> 00:28:13,779 - I'm so sorry. I just-- 793 00:28:13,866 --> 00:28:15,128 uh, it's none of my business. 794 00:28:15,215 --> 00:28:17,086 - No, I just--don't apologize. 795 00:28:17,173 --> 00:28:19,393 - No, I just made it weird. 796 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,003 - No, you didn't. - No, I just-- 797 00:28:21,090 --> 00:28:23,266 I only meant... 798 00:28:23,353 --> 00:28:26,487 that--do... 799 00:28:26,574 --> 00:28:28,489 whatever makes you happy. 800 00:28:28,576 --> 00:28:30,099 That's all I want. 801 00:28:30,186 --> 00:28:32,232 It doesn't matter how you get there. 802 00:28:33,407 --> 00:28:35,365 - Thank you. 803 00:28:37,193 --> 00:28:38,499 - Totally still weird. - [chuckles] 804 00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:39,892 No, it's not. 805 00:28:39,979 --> 00:28:41,284 - How are we doing? 806 00:28:41,371 --> 00:28:42,808 Would you like to see a dessert menu? 807 00:28:42,895 --> 00:28:45,288 - Oh, no, it's okay. - Um, we would love that. 808 00:28:46,376 --> 00:28:48,291 Oh, uh, unless you want to call it a night. 809 00:28:48,378 --> 00:28:49,771 - No, no. 810 00:28:49,858 --> 00:28:51,164 Let's stay. 811 00:28:51,251 --> 00:28:53,993 This is fun. I've--I've missed it. 812 00:28:54,907 --> 00:28:56,430 - Yeah. 813 00:28:56,517 --> 00:28:58,388 Yeah, me too. 814 00:28:58,475 --> 00:29:00,477 Um, so, we will have another round... 815 00:29:00,564 --> 00:29:02,088 - [laughs] Okay. - And we will look 816 00:29:02,175 --> 00:29:03,959 at the dessert menu. - Excellent. 817 00:29:04,046 --> 00:29:06,222 No harm in looking, right? 818 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:14,753 - Ha! I don't think so. 819 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,103 [both chuckling] 820 00:29:18,844 --> 00:29:19,975 - Do you need a ride anywhere? 821 00:29:20,062 --> 00:29:21,890 - Oh, no. My train is, um-- 822 00:29:21,977 --> 00:29:23,631 is a block away. 823 00:29:23,718 --> 00:29:25,459 But thank you. 824 00:29:25,546 --> 00:29:27,548 And thank you for dinner. 825 00:29:27,635 --> 00:29:30,159 - [chuckles] 826 00:29:30,246 --> 00:29:32,205 Thank you 827 00:29:32,292 --> 00:29:35,425 for reminding me why I got into publishing 828 00:29:35,512 --> 00:29:36,905 in the first place. 829 00:29:36,992 --> 00:29:38,124 - [laughs] 830 00:29:38,211 --> 00:29:40,387 You're exaggerating. 831 00:29:40,474 --> 00:29:41,910 And drunk. 832 00:29:41,997 --> 00:29:44,652 - [chuckles] 833 00:29:44,739 --> 00:29:47,742 Just, uh, means I'm telling the truth. 834 00:29:50,571 --> 00:29:55,228 God, you are a remarkable woman, Liza Miller. 835 00:29:56,838 --> 00:29:59,710 You have a way of making me see things 836 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:02,844 in a completely different way. 837 00:30:04,411 --> 00:30:06,674 I'm sorry I didn't see it sooner. 838 00:30:06,761 --> 00:30:09,808 [soft music] 839 00:30:09,895 --> 00:30:12,419 ♪ ♪ 840 00:30:12,506 --> 00:30:14,247 - Excuse me, sir? Mr. Brooks? 841 00:30:14,334 --> 00:30:16,858 You left your card on the table. 842 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:19,818 - Um...thank you. 843 00:30:19,905 --> 00:30:20,862 - Take care. - [chuckles] 844 00:30:20,949 --> 00:30:23,299 - ♪ How'd we get here? ♪ 845 00:30:23,386 --> 00:30:24,866 - [sighs] 846 00:30:24,953 --> 00:30:26,650 - ♪ Say it's not real ♪ 847 00:30:26,737 --> 00:30:28,739 - [clears throat] 848 00:30:28,827 --> 00:30:30,611 - Good night. 849 00:30:30,698 --> 00:30:32,656 ♪ ♪ 850 00:30:32,743 --> 00:30:34,223 - Yeah. 851 00:30:34,310 --> 00:30:37,052 Ah, good night, Liza. 852 00:30:37,139 --> 00:30:40,534 - ♪ Say it isn't too late ♪ 853 00:30:40,621 --> 00:30:42,623 ♪ ♪ 854 00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:45,800 ♪ Say ♪ 855 00:30:45,887 --> 00:30:50,283 ♪ We will find a way ♪ 856 00:30:50,370 --> 00:30:55,854 ♪ To the other side of heartbreak ♪ 857 00:31:02,469 --> 00:31:03,774 - Next time, on "Younger"... 858 00:31:03,905 --> 00:31:05,951 - You broke up with Claire pretty easily. 859 00:31:06,081 --> 00:31:07,343 You plan on being a little more careful 860 00:31:07,474 --> 00:31:08,867 with Kels, yeah? 861 00:31:08,997 --> 00:31:10,520 - That's not really a question. 862 00:31:10,651 --> 00:31:11,652 - It's not, really. 863 00:31:11,782 --> 00:31:13,045 - Liza. 864 00:31:13,175 --> 00:31:14,263 - Pauline? 865 00:31:14,394 --> 00:31:15,961 - He's still in love with you. 866 00:31:16,091 --> 00:31:17,571 - Charles and I are actually going to Mystique 867 00:31:17,701 --> 00:31:18,702 for a long weekend. 868 00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:20,748 - I didn't realize that, um, 869 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,445 Charles was taking time off from work. 870 00:31:22,576 --> 00:31:23,838 - Oh, don't worry, I'll bring him back. 871 00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:25,144 Eventually. 872 00:31:25,274 --> 00:31:26,667 - I love him, Maggie. 873 00:31:26,797 --> 00:31:28,451 It's not right to stand in his way. 874 00:31:28,582 --> 00:31:30,149 - I think he's having a heart attack. 875 00:31:34,327 --> 00:31:37,286 [upbeat music] 876 00:31:37,373 --> 00:31:43,989 ♪ ♪