1
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<i>It's the last day of school, folks.</i>

2
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<i>And Devi was feeling good.</i>

3
00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:17,767
<i>She'd moved on from Des</i>,

4
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<i>and was one step closer to the pinnacle
of human existence, senior year.</i>

5
00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:24,733
Devi Vishwakumar, we need to chat.

6
00:00:24,816 --> 00:00:27,360
Oh no. Is this because
I made Mr. Shapiro cry?

7
00:00:27,444 --> 00:00:30,447
All I did was ask him
how the dating apps are treating him.

8
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Relax. Relax.
You're not in trouble for once.

9
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Have you heard
of the Shrubland School?

10
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Uh, yeah? Maybe? Isn't it like
that fancy boarding school in Colorado?

11
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Yes, ma'am.

12
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It is an intensive one-year program
for academically gifted seniors.

13
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Every year, we nominate
our top junior, and you got in.

14
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- I did?
- Mm-hmm.

15
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Whoa. Wait. Can I put
that I got in on my college apps?

16
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You know what would be even better?
Going there.

17
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- Yeah.
- Oh.

18
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Wait. So, like, moving to Colorado?

19
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Yes. All the Shrubland kids
go to the top colleges.

20
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This could be your golden ticket
into Princeton, young lady.

21
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Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

22
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But just to clarify,

23
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that means I wouldn't be here
in Sherman Oaks for my senior year?

24
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No, Devi. Do we need a geography lesson?

25
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You would have to say goodbye.

26
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Here you go. Congratulations.

27
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You! Give me that gun!

28
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Hmm.

29
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What is that? Holy shit.
Did you get into Shrubland?

30
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Sure did.

31
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Wow, I guess they'll let anyone in.

32
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Hmm. Someone a little butt hurt
that they weren't even nominated?

33
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No, I don't need to go
to some bullshit hippie school

34
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and commune with crystals or whatever.

35
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I'm happy to get into an Ivy
the old-fashioned way.

36
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Oh! Using your dad's connections?
Good for you.

37
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Hmm, any chance you'll leave today?

38
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I actually haven't decided if I'm going.

39
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What? What do you mean
you haven't decided?

40
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Shrubland is the Exeter of the Rockies.

41
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You just called it
a bullshit hippie school.

42
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Yeah, out of pettiness. You have to go.

43
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But do I really want to spend
my last year in a shack in the woods?

44
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What about prom,
or a senior prank, or hazing freshmen?

45
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Okay, <i>Animal House.</i>
You can't haze freshmen anymore.

46
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Trying to get rid of me so you have no
competition for valedictorian next year?

47
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No, although the thought of being able
to dominate the school in peace

48
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without you buzzing behind me like
a bloodthirsty mosquito does sound nice.

49
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- Hmm.
- But for real, David, it's dumb not to go.

50
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<i>While Ben insisted Devi ditch
her John Hughes dreams of senior year,</i>

51
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<i>her friends had a very different stance.</i>

52
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No! You can't leave! Trent is already
abandoning me by graduating.

53
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I know! Like, how can I miss out
on senior year with you guys?

54
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I still feel like we have so much
to accomplish together before college.

55
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I mean, Fabiola and I are still virgins.

56
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Oh, right. Um...

57
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Fab, what's that face?

58
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Okay. So, last week, Addison and I
were watching <i>The Mandalorian</i>,

59
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and it set a mood,

60
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and one thing led to another<i>,</i>
and we did it.

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- Fab!
- Oh my God!

62
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You did? That's frigging amazing!

63
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Congratulations
on your loverhood.

64
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Man, I can't believe
you kept that from us.

65
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I'm sorry. It's just
I'm not as announce-y as you guys are.

66
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So, how was it with Addison?

67
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Amazing. I think they awoke
something in me.

68
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I'm a sensual person now.

69
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I sext.

70
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Oh my God.
Do you guys know what this means?

71
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I'm the only virg left.

72
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I thought I'd be the first to do it
because I'm competitive and thirsty.

73
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- Don't worry. It will happen for you.
- Yeah.

74
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Not if I go to this place.
You think these dorks are porkin'?

75
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Forget it. I don't want to miss out
on any milestones with you guys,

76
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and I can't be one of those dusty old nuns
who doesn't lose it until college.

77
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- I'm staying put.
- Really? Thank God.

78
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Yes!

79
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- Yo, yo, yo!
- What up?

80
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- Oh, hey!
- Happy last day of high school ever.

81
00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:03,451
- How you feeling?
- Honestly, it's kind of bittersweet.

82
00:04:04,035 --> 00:04:07,455
I just can't believe that after today
we won't go here anymore.

83
00:04:07,538 --> 00:04:08,957
I need a drink of water.

84
00:04:09,999 --> 00:04:11,209
Is he okay?

85
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No, he's not.

86
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You guys,
he's in such denial about graduating.

87
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He won't talk about it.
He won't clean out his locker.

88
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He's just completely shutting down.

89
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Yeah, he's been pretty weird
for the last week.

90
00:04:23,137 --> 00:04:25,056
Like, even weird by Trent standards.

91
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I think he's really scared
he has to go out and find a job.

92
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But I also think he's sad
to be leaving me.

93
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Aw, El!

94
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Yeah. I don't know
what I'm gonna do without him.

95
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Oh, he's coming back.
Someone change the subject.

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Uh, Paxton, I heard you got class speaker.
That's dope.

97
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Oh, yeah. I was really honored
that people voted for me.

98
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No offense, but I don't get why we vote
on who speaks at graduation.

99
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Why don't we just let the valedictorian
talk like at other schools?

100
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Well, I volley your no offense back to you
to say that nerds are boring,

101
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and popular kids are fun and hilarious.

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Word.

103
00:04:55,211 --> 00:04:56,371
<i>Trent wasn't wrong.</i>

104
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<i>The popular kids had given
some memorable speeches.</i>

105
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Shit. I am so drunk.

106
00:05:01,342 --> 00:05:02,844
I love you guys!

107
00:05:02,927 --> 00:05:07,348
And I just want to say
to all you stupid bitches who doubted me,

108
00:05:07,432 --> 00:05:09,017
you're dead to me.

109
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Later losers!

110
00:05:11,352 --> 00:05:12,832
Well, I'm sure you're gonna crush it.

111
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Yeah, I hope so.

112
00:05:14,522 --> 00:05:17,650
Are you talking about your speech?
You should do like a sexy dance.

113
00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:19,944
Uh, I don't think so, Shira.

114
00:05:20,028 --> 00:05:22,905
You have to do something hot.
'Cause that's like what you're known for.

115
00:05:23,489 --> 00:05:24,824
I'm known for more than that.

116
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I mean,
that is what your senior superlative is.

117
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"Paxton Hall-Yoshida.
Most likely to succeed at hotness"?

118
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Yeah.

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So, Devi, how was your last day at school?

120
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Did anything interesting happen?

121
00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:45,845
Mmm, some seniors used some shaving cream
to draw genitalia on the school buses.

122
00:05:45,928 --> 00:05:48,056
Yeah. Terrible.

123
00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:49,724
You're sure shaving cream genitalia

124
00:05:49,807 --> 00:05:51,807
was the most interesting thing
that happened today?

125
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- Mmm.
- Honestly, Devi?

126
00:05:53,770 --> 00:05:55,855
I want to know
about this fancy school you got into.

127
00:05:55,938 --> 00:05:57,607
Principal Grubbs called me.

128
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You think she goes around telling children
about life-changing opportunities

129
00:06:00,777 --> 00:06:03,946
and is like, "Eh, parents don't need
to know"? Get me the brochure.

130
00:06:04,030 --> 00:06:06,866
- It's not that big of a deal.
- It actually is a big deal.

131
00:06:06,949 --> 00:06:10,453
Nobody can get into that school.
I applied to teach there. Rejected.

132
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I'm sorry, sweetheart.

133
00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:15,458
It's for the best. You are too delicate,
Manish, to live at high altitude.

134
00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:18,378
Burn. I thought you liked me now.

135
00:06:18,461 --> 00:06:21,672
I love you, which is why
I worry about how weak you are.

136
00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:23,299
Okay, back to Devi.

137
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I think what we're all trying to say is
we're so impressed you got into Shrubland.

138
00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:30,014
Half of the <i>Scientific American's</i>
20 under 20 went there.

139
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So, uh, you would leave
a year early to go here?

140
00:06:34,102 --> 00:06:37,397
If I were going, yeah. But I already made
up my mind to turn them down.

141
00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:41,234
Are you sure? This school seems like
it could really set you up for success.

142
00:06:41,317 --> 00:06:44,779
Mom, if I needed this school to get
into Princeton, I would go. But I don't.

143
00:06:44,862 --> 00:06:47,365
I have sick grades.
I'm in a billion extracurriculars,

144
00:06:47,448 --> 00:06:50,576
and I have all of my teachers
wrapped around my finger. Right, Mr. K?

145
00:06:50,660 --> 00:06:52,328
- What?
- It's your choice, Devi.

146
00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:54,789
You don't want to go.
I'm not gonna push you.

147
00:06:54,872 --> 00:06:57,500
Really? Um, you're not even
going to go visit?

148
00:06:58,292 --> 00:07:00,878
Honestly, I'm not quite ready
to send her off yet, either.

149
00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:05,216
So, <i>Mami</i>,
what customer service representative

150
00:07:05,299 --> 00:07:06,884
did you scream at today?

151
00:07:11,764 --> 00:07:13,266
Hi, I think we're gonna head out.

152
00:07:13,349 --> 00:07:17,687
Oh, okay. Uh, please thank Manish
for introducing us to TikTok pasta chips.

153
00:07:17,770 --> 00:07:19,564
They were very unique.

154
00:07:19,647 --> 00:07:20,857
I will.

155
00:07:22,817 --> 00:07:24,694
So, listen, I don't wanna interfere,

156
00:07:24,777 --> 00:07:27,029
but I do think
that you should reconsider Shrubland.

157
00:07:27,113 --> 00:07:30,324
I was terrified
to leave my home and my family,

158
00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:32,201
but I'm so thankful that I did

159
00:07:32,285 --> 00:07:36,038
because CalTech has been
this unbelievable opportunity for me.

160
00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:39,208
I never would've grown so much
if my family hadn't pushed me to come.

161
00:07:40,168 --> 00:07:42,628
I'm sorry if I'm overstepping.
I just had to say it.

162
00:07:43,212 --> 00:07:44,213
Okay. Good night.

163
00:07:44,297 --> 00:07:45,423
Good night, Kamala.

164
00:07:46,716 --> 00:07:48,259
I appreciate it.

165
00:07:48,342 --> 00:07:49,342
Of course.

166
00:07:55,808 --> 00:07:58,186
<i>I want to go back to India.
I hate it here.</i>

167
00:07:58,895 --> 00:08:03,524
You hate all of America because some moms
at Devi's preschool were rude to you?

168
00:08:04,108 --> 00:08:06,903
They weren't just rude to me,
they were cruel.

169
00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:10,615
You should have seen their faces
when I put my <i>korma </i>down at the potluck.

170
00:08:10,698 --> 00:08:12,366
They treat me like I'm nothing.

171
00:08:12,450 --> 00:08:15,161
They always act like
they can't understand my accent.

172
00:08:15,244 --> 00:08:17,205
They talk to me like I'm a child.

173
00:08:18,456 --> 00:08:21,250
Am I supposed to endure this
until Devi gets to college?

174
00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,127
No, and it will get better.

175
00:08:23,211 --> 00:08:26,422
But the reason we sacrificed
so much to come here

176
00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:27,715
was so that our child

177
00:08:27,798 --> 00:08:30,593
would have every opportunity
to get the best education.

178
00:08:30,676 --> 00:08:33,846
We can't let our needs
stand in the way of that.

179
00:08:37,058 --> 00:08:40,353
In the meantime,
why don't we get on the computer

180
00:08:40,436 --> 00:08:42,480
and subscribe those ladies
to a lot of spam?

181
00:08:55,159 --> 00:08:58,371
If they kill off the Indian character,
I'm writing to Netflix.

182
00:08:58,454 --> 00:08:59,580
Uh, <i>Pati,</i>

183
00:08:59,664 --> 00:09:03,000
I think the whole point of <i>Squid Game</i>
is that a lot of people have to die.

184
00:09:03,793 --> 00:09:05,378
- Devi!
- Oh my God!

185
00:09:05,461 --> 00:09:07,255
We're gonna go visit that school
in Colorado.

186
00:09:07,338 --> 00:09:09,650
I've already booked the tickets.
There'll be no discussion.

187
00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:11,008
Hmm?

188
00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:18,599
Yeah, so she's like demanding
I go to this Colorado school

189
00:09:18,683 --> 00:09:20,977
that's basically
where <i>The Shining</i> happened.

190
00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:22,603
I don't need to see no creepy twins.

191
00:09:22,687 --> 00:09:27,066
All right, well, it sounds like your mom
just wants you to visit the school, Devi.

192
00:09:27,149 --> 00:09:30,486
It's not like she's gonna throw you
off the train in the Rocky Mountains.

193
00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:32,798
But it's still a waste of time.
I'm never gonna go there.

194
00:09:32,822 --> 00:09:33,906
So why do I have to visit?

195
00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:35,575
Because you should give it a chance.

196
00:09:35,658 --> 00:09:38,035
You never know.
It could be an amazing opportunity.

197
00:09:38,119 --> 00:09:41,497
Dr. Ryan, I've been planning
my senior year since I hit puberty.

198
00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:43,457
And it has to happen
at my normal high school

199
00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:47,211
doing normal senior stuff
with my mostly normal friends.

200
00:09:47,295 --> 00:09:50,423
Not in the woods with a bunch
of randos with visible pit hair.

201
00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:53,426
Look, I'm not saying
that you have to attend.

202
00:09:53,509 --> 00:09:57,513
I'm just saying it's important
to be open to new experiences.

203
00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:58,782
- Ugh.
- Devi, look.

204
00:09:58,806 --> 00:10:03,185
When you lock yourself
into a dream of what your life should be,

205
00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:04,729
you limit yourself.

206
00:10:05,229 --> 00:10:10,943
And I know for a fact, you, Devi,
are locked into a very particular dream.

207
00:10:11,027 --> 00:10:13,529
<i>You want to date
the hottest guy in school.</i>

208
00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:18,534
<i>You want to be Miss Popularity,
and you just got to go to Princeton.</i>

209
00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:20,328
I will not budge on Princeton.

210
00:10:20,411 --> 00:10:23,414
All I'm saying is
maybe you've outgrown that dream.

211
00:10:23,497 --> 00:10:27,501
I mean, are you still
the same Devi you were freshman year?

212
00:10:28,544 --> 00:10:29,545
I'm not.

213
00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:32,173
You definitely don't say
"word up" as much.

214
00:10:32,256 --> 00:10:33,591
Come on, Doc.

215
00:10:33,674 --> 00:10:35,718
Just try to be open.

216
00:10:35,801 --> 00:10:37,595
Baby, the world is big.

217
00:10:38,095 --> 00:10:40,681
Sometimes it's good to surprise yourself.

218
00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:47,521
Ah. Look, Trent.

219
00:10:47,605 --> 00:10:51,108
Paxton picked up his cap and gown.
How about you? Did you go get yours?

220
00:10:51,192 --> 00:10:52,192
Don't worry about it.

221
00:10:52,735 --> 00:10:53,944
I am worried about it.

222
00:10:54,028 --> 00:10:56,906
- You know graduation's in two days, right?
- Totally.

223
00:10:56,989 --> 00:10:59,700
Babe, I know leaving school is scary,

224
00:10:59,784 --> 00:11:03,496
but I just saw that Buca di Beppo is
looking for a new pasta associate.

225
00:11:03,579 --> 00:11:06,290
That could be a really exciting
new adventure for you.

226
00:11:06,374 --> 00:11:08,751
- Uh-huh.
- Paxton, can you please help?

227
00:11:08,834 --> 00:11:11,605
If you don't show up to graduation,
I'll tell Marcus he's my best friend.

228
00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:12,546
I'll be there, bro.

229
00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:16,258
Great. Now, if you could both take
this conversation outside of my garage,

230
00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:17,677
I gotta finish my speech.

231
00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:18,886
How's that coming?

232
00:11:18,969 --> 00:11:22,014
Do you need me to text Devi for help?
She loves giving speeches,

233
00:11:22,098 --> 00:11:24,433
although mostly in the form of apologies.

234
00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:26,227
No. For the first time,

235
00:11:26,310 --> 00:11:28,437
I think I actually know
exactly what I want to say.

236
00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:29,689
Hmm.

237
00:11:31,023 --> 00:11:35,528
<i>♪ You threw it away so easy ♪</i>

238
00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:41,617
<i>♪ You don't take it personally... ♪</i>

239
00:11:43,994 --> 00:11:47,415
Wow, Devi, look at this place.

240
00:11:47,498 --> 00:11:50,167
Everyone looks so happy and active.

241
00:11:50,751 --> 00:11:54,130
Mmm, it's too outdoorsy. What if a bear
attacks me on my way to class?

242
00:11:54,213 --> 00:11:56,882
You know I smell delicious
because of all the sugar I eat.

243
00:11:56,966 --> 00:11:59,719
We actually do have
a bear family that visit sometimes,

244
00:11:59,802 --> 00:12:01,887
but the only thing they ever attack
is our dumpster.

245
00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:04,181
Hi, are you the Vishwakumars?

246
00:12:04,265 --> 00:12:06,684
Yes, hi. This is Devi.
I'm her mom, Nalini.

247
00:12:06,767 --> 00:12:08,185
You must be Mr. Ferris?

248
00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:09,437
Oh no, call me Leo.

249
00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,189
At Shrublands, students refer
to teachers by their first names.

250
00:12:12,273 --> 00:12:15,359
See, Devi? You love
disrespectful nonsense like this.

251
00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:17,987
We think it's important
to empower young adults

252
00:12:18,070 --> 00:12:20,656
to see themselves
as intellectual equals with teachers.

253
00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:23,826
Sure, until you have to tuck 'em in
for lights out at, like, what, 8:00 p.m.?

254
00:12:23,909 --> 00:12:25,745
Oh no, we have flexible curfews.

255
00:12:25,828 --> 00:12:28,330
A lot of the study groups
for the college-level courses

256
00:12:28,414 --> 00:12:30,416
meet in the library pretty late.

257
00:12:30,499 --> 00:12:32,752
College-level courses? Whoa.

258
00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:33,878
Let me give you a tour,

259
00:12:33,961 --> 00:12:37,047
and then, Devi, I'd love for you
to sit in on my next class,

260
00:12:37,131 --> 00:12:38,883
Comparative Literature
and Cultural Theory.

261
00:12:38,966 --> 00:12:42,094
Oh. What an impressive long name.

262
00:12:48,267 --> 00:12:51,103
<i>♪ Why's it always raining ♪</i>

263
00:12:51,187 --> 00:12:53,731
<i>♪ In the bedside falling asleep... ♪</i>

264
00:12:53,814 --> 00:12:55,524
- Hey.
- Hey.

265
00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:57,693
Did you accidentally leave your art stuff
behind too?

266
00:12:57,777 --> 00:12:59,320
No, I didn't forget.

267
00:12:59,403 --> 00:13:01,781
I just couldn't fit it
in the basket of my bicycle,

268
00:13:01,864 --> 00:13:03,741
so my dad drove me here
to pick everything up.

269
00:13:03,824 --> 00:13:04,864
Wait, wait, wait. Hold up.

270
00:13:04,909 --> 00:13:07,578
You ride to school on a bicycle
with a little basket on it?

271
00:13:07,661 --> 00:13:09,121
Yeah, what about it?

272
00:13:09,205 --> 00:13:12,500
You just seem like you'd get dropped off
on a Harley by some tatted-up boyfriend.

273
00:13:13,542 --> 00:13:16,962
Nope. No Harley, no boyfriend.

274
00:13:17,546 --> 00:13:19,840
Hmm. So, you're not like punk rock at all?

275
00:13:21,425 --> 00:13:23,427
Uh, you want to know
what my summer job is?

276
00:13:23,511 --> 00:13:26,180
- Mmm.
- I'm working at Build-A-Bear in the mall.

277
00:13:26,263 --> 00:13:27,348
What?

278
00:13:27,431 --> 00:13:28,933
We're open seven days a week.

279
00:13:29,016 --> 00:13:32,561
I wear a tiny apron and tell kids that
a synthetic lump of stuffing loves them.

280
00:13:32,645 --> 00:13:35,272
- You should come by.
<i>- </i>Yeah. I want to see that. I'm there.

281
00:13:35,356 --> 00:13:39,568
It's a date. I mean, it doesn't have
to be, like, a "date" date. Sorry...

282
00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,278
- Uh...
- I'd go on a date.

283
00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:43,071
Oh.

284
00:13:44,073 --> 00:13:46,200
Okay. Cool.

285
00:13:47,159 --> 00:13:49,161
Then we'll go on a date.

286
00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:50,246
Cool.

287
00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:55,960
Oh, well, as fun as it is
silently staring at each other,

288
00:13:56,043 --> 00:14:00,506
I've, uh, got to get back to the car.
My dad overheats easily.

289
00:14:00,589 --> 00:14:02,007
Great. Okay.

290
00:14:03,175 --> 00:14:04,426
Well, I'll call you.

291
00:14:05,761 --> 00:14:10,099
<i>♪ Shake with a fever, I'm a believer ♪</i>

292
00:14:10,182 --> 00:14:13,310
<i>♪ Right in the middle of an omen... ♪</i>

293
00:14:13,394 --> 00:14:15,312
You guys, we have a visitor with us today.

294
00:14:15,396 --> 00:14:18,107
Everyone, say hey to Devi.
She might be joining us next year.

295
00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:22,736
Hi, everyone. Your school is so beautiful
and smells amazing.

296
00:14:22,820 --> 00:14:24,405
Way better than our Glade plugins.

297
00:14:24,488 --> 00:14:25,531
Thank you, Devi.

298
00:14:25,614 --> 00:14:29,827
All right, everyone, I hope you all had
a chance to finish <i>Ficciones</i> last night.

299
00:14:29,910 --> 00:14:30,828
- Yep.
- Oh, yeah.

300
00:14:30,911 --> 00:14:32,955
Okay, so let's do what we do.

301
00:14:33,038 --> 00:14:36,917
I thought it was so interesting how a lot
of his narrators had his own name.

302
00:14:37,001 --> 00:14:41,505
Yeah, I noticed that too. It's like,
they're not him, but they are him.

303
00:14:41,589 --> 00:14:43,316
Yeah, that's exactly right.
Like...

304
00:14:43,340 --> 00:14:45,759
<i>Devi had never been
in a class like this before,</i>

305
00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:47,928
<i>and not because everyone
was sitting on the ground</i>

306
00:14:48,012 --> 00:14:49,972
<i>and talking without raising their hand.</i>

307
00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:52,683
<i>It was that everyone
had actually done their homework</i>

308
00:14:52,766 --> 00:14:54,476
<i>and cared about learning something.</i>

309
00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,688
Also, did you notice
the labyrinth motif kept coming up?

310
00:14:58,188 --> 00:15:00,858
That really felt like
a commentary on free will.

311
00:15:01,775 --> 00:15:03,485
What do labyrinths
make you think of, Devi?

312
00:15:04,361 --> 00:15:07,948
Oh, um, I actually haven't read
the book. Sorry.

313
00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:09,950
Oh, don't be sorry.
I know you haven't read it.

314
00:15:10,034 --> 00:15:11,869
I'm just trying to pick your brain.

315
00:15:11,952 --> 00:15:14,997
Mazes, labyrinths.
What do they signify to you?

316
00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,458
Oh. Uh...

317
00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:21,420
That there's no one straight path in life?

318
00:15:21,503 --> 00:15:26,842
That we have choices
and some can lead us to dead ends,

319
00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:31,096
but others can take us to places
we never thought we'd go.

320
00:15:32,139 --> 00:15:34,433
Wow. I love it. Thank you, Devi.

321
00:15:34,516 --> 00:15:35,516
Okay.

322
00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,734
And, like, you can talk
and express yourself,

323
00:15:43,817 --> 00:15:45,277
and it's cool to be smart.

324
00:15:45,361 --> 00:15:46,445
As it should be.

325
00:15:46,528 --> 00:15:48,948
And there's no UN or Hot Pocket.

326
00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:50,741
Everyone's kind of a nerd.

327
00:15:50,824 --> 00:15:52,618
I think I actually might fit in.

328
00:15:53,535 --> 00:15:55,871
Do either of you want
to switch seats with me

329
00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:58,248
since you're talking
to each other so much?

330
00:15:58,332 --> 00:16:00,501
- No, no. We don't like the middle seat.
- Mm-mm.

331
00:16:00,584 --> 00:16:01,584
Okay, and then?

332
00:16:02,211 --> 00:16:05,130
Mom, I think I want to go.

333
00:16:05,214 --> 00:16:06,548
- You do?
- Mm-hmm.

334
00:16:10,302 --> 00:16:12,596
- Do you want the popcorn?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ooh.

335
00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,515
- I got, uh, smoked almonds. Do ya...
- Yeah.

336
00:16:18,268 --> 00:16:20,270
But I thought you said
you didn't want to go!

337
00:16:20,354 --> 00:16:22,940
I know, but once I got there, I liked it.

338
00:16:23,023 --> 00:16:25,025
The competitive part
of me really kicked in.

339
00:16:25,109 --> 00:16:26,860
But what about the horny part of you?

340
00:16:26,944 --> 00:16:29,238
Remember, there are
no sexual prospects there

341
00:16:29,321 --> 00:16:30,948
because they're all crunchy uggos.

342
00:16:31,031 --> 00:16:33,951
Well, then I guess I'll have
to be cool being the sad sack

343
00:16:34,034 --> 00:16:35,411
who goes to college as a virgin.

344
00:16:35,494 --> 00:16:38,539
But, hey, maybe I'll lose it
to a sexy professor

345
00:16:38,622 --> 00:16:40,666
that'll educate me in more ways than one.

346
00:16:40,749 --> 00:16:43,293
All right, it's hard to argue
with that fantasy.

347
00:16:43,377 --> 00:16:48,716
Guys, I know this screws up our plans
for senior year, but I'll be back.

348
00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:52,302
I mean, you both already have
so many cool things going on anyway.

349
00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:55,764
Eleanor, you have your
fancy Hollywood agent and Trent.

350
00:16:55,848 --> 00:16:58,225
And, Fabiola, you're with Addison now.

351
00:16:59,351 --> 00:17:00,978
You guys won't notice that I'm gone.

352
00:17:01,061 --> 00:17:03,605
Not true. But regardless,
you don't leave until the fall.

353
00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:04,898
We still have the summer.

354
00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:06,775
We don't need to be
sad about it right now.

355
00:17:07,735 --> 00:17:09,695
- Oh. We should sit down.
- Yep.

356
00:17:14,783 --> 00:17:17,619
Trent, what are you doing?
Get up there with your class.

357
00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:18,996
They're not my class.

358
00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:20,456
Yes, they are. Go!

359
00:17:20,539 --> 00:17:21,623
No, they're not.

360
00:17:22,207 --> 00:17:23,542
Eleanor, I failed.

361
00:17:24,251 --> 00:17:27,087
I failed senior year,
and now I have to repeat it.

362
00:17:27,755 --> 00:17:28,797
You failed?

363
00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,299
I'm so embarrassed.

364
00:17:30,382 --> 00:17:31,633
I didn't want to tell you

365
00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:34,595
'cause I couldn't bear
to see the disappointment in your face.

366
00:17:35,596 --> 00:17:38,557
I'm not disappointed. I'm thrilled.

367
00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:43,353
We get to be together for another year.
Thank God you're so terrible at school.

368
00:17:51,945 --> 00:17:53,238
Thank you, Mr. Wadsworth,

369
00:17:53,322 --> 00:17:55,908
for that riveting discussion
on men's rights.

370
00:17:55,991 --> 00:17:57,951
Shawna, next year I'm gonna need to see

371
00:17:58,035 --> 00:18:00,245
the alumni speech
ahead of time, okay? All right.

372
00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:03,248
Alrighty, class of 2022.

373
00:18:03,832 --> 00:18:06,794
Ah. I think you're gonna be very excited
about our next speaker

374
00:18:06,877 --> 00:18:08,420
because you voted for him.

375
00:18:08,504 --> 00:18:11,173
So please welcome Mr. Paxton Hall-Yoshida.

376
00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:16,804
That's my best friend!

377
00:18:19,681 --> 00:18:21,183
- Hi.
- I'm in love with you!

378
00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:22,851
Thank you.

379
00:18:22,935 --> 00:18:26,230
So, listen, I know
you're all expecting me to, like,

380
00:18:26,313 --> 00:18:29,650
take a shot on stage
or do a sexy dance or whatever.

381
00:18:34,530 --> 00:18:35,864
But I'm not gonna do that.

382
00:18:36,365 --> 00:18:39,284
Instead, I'm gonna talk about hard work.

383
00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,370
- Boo!
- Trent. Come on, man.

384
00:18:41,453 --> 00:18:43,831
Sorry. Reflex. I love you, bro.

385
00:18:49,503 --> 00:18:52,798
For the longest time,
I never really had to work that hard.

386
00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:56,552
And honestly,
things came really easily for me

387
00:18:56,635 --> 00:18:59,680
because I was dope at swimming,
and according to the yearbook,

388
00:18:59,763 --> 00:19:01,056
I'm kind of pretty.

389
00:19:05,477 --> 00:19:08,522
But then someone
showed me how to push myself.

390
00:19:09,022 --> 00:19:11,650
<i>Whoa.
He's talking about you, Devi.</i>

391
00:19:11,733 --> 00:19:13,610
<i>That's kind of romantic, right?</i>

392
00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:17,489
And that person made me
try things that I was bad at.

393
00:19:17,573 --> 00:19:21,994
Like studying. And it sucked so bad.

394
00:19:22,786 --> 00:19:24,371
But I am so grateful.

395
00:19:25,789 --> 00:19:29,168
Because now I know
that I'm more than just the hot guy

396
00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:30,627
or the popular guy.

397
00:19:31,336 --> 00:19:35,632
I'm actually a really nice guy
and a sort of smart guy.

398
00:19:36,925 --> 00:19:39,386
My advice to you is
to push yourself out there,

399
00:19:39,887 --> 00:19:41,722
defy other people's expectations of you,

400
00:19:42,222 --> 00:19:44,349
and don't ever let a label define you.

401
00:19:46,059 --> 00:19:49,730
And with that, I would like
to hand the mic over to someone who

402
00:19:50,397 --> 00:19:55,068
actually really earned the right to speak,
our valedictorian Brenda Kang.

403
00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:03,911
<i>Hold up.
Devi, why isn't your stomach in knots?</i>

404
00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:08,332
<i>Paxton H-Y basically gave a speech
about you to the entire school.</i>

405
00:20:08,415 --> 00:20:09,750
<i>Do you feel okay?</i>

406
00:20:09,833 --> 00:20:10,876
<i>Are you drunk?</i>

407
00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:16,089
Oh my God.
I am so happy Trent has to stay back.

408
00:20:16,173 --> 00:20:18,467
I don't think
I could handle losing the both of you

409
00:20:18,550 --> 00:20:20,510
now that you're going to Colorado, Devi.

410
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:21,595
You're going?

411
00:20:22,179 --> 00:20:25,599
Hey, uh, yeah. I just decided.

412
00:20:26,558 --> 00:20:27,726
Okay.

413
00:20:28,352 --> 00:20:29,937
We'll call you later.

414
00:20:30,020 --> 00:20:31,020
O-Okay.

415
00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:34,441
Then I guess I should congratulate you.

416
00:20:34,524 --> 00:20:35,984
Mmm. And I, you.

417
00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:38,654
Now the school's all yours.
Enjoy your reign of terror.

418
00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:39,738
Yeah, right.

419
00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:45,535
It's just that, uh,
I don't want you to go, David.

420
00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:47,037
Sure. Sure, sure, sure.

421
00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:50,374
'Cause you need my annoying personality
to fuel your competitive drive.

422
00:20:50,457 --> 00:20:52,376
I don't think
your personality is annoying.

423
00:20:52,459 --> 00:20:54,920
Hey, I... I like your personality.

424
00:20:55,003 --> 00:20:57,673
- You call me annoying twice a day.
- Yeah, as a joke.

425
00:20:57,756 --> 00:21:00,801
Okay,
then why don't you want me to go?

426
00:21:02,177 --> 00:21:03,177
Because...

427
00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:05,847
I'll miss you.

428
00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:08,641
A lot.

429
00:21:09,518 --> 00:21:12,646
<i>Wait, there's the stomach knots.</i>

430
00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,652
Lil' D!

431
00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:21,154
Medium B!

432
00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:24,658
Wow, you did so good up there.

433
00:21:24,741 --> 00:21:26,994
And you made Trent cry.
So mission accomplished.

434
00:21:27,077 --> 00:21:29,288
Yeah, excellent work, bro.

435
00:21:29,371 --> 00:21:30,414
Thanks, guys.

436
00:21:30,497 --> 00:21:33,137
There were a few girls in the front row
who seemed genuinely pissed

437
00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:34,543
I didn't do a sexy dance,

438
00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:36,378
but otherwise, I felt good.

439
00:21:36,461 --> 00:21:37,713
Nice.

440
00:21:38,463 --> 00:21:41,300
Okay, uh, I got to run,
but, uh, congrats, Paxton.

441
00:21:41,383 --> 00:21:42,467
Thanks, man.

442
00:21:48,265 --> 00:21:50,434
So, did you hear my shoutout to you?

443
00:21:51,184 --> 00:21:53,353
I did. Thank you for that.

444
00:21:53,437 --> 00:21:54,521
Yeah.

445
00:21:54,604 --> 00:21:57,065
Well, I owe you a lot, Devi.

446
00:21:57,816 --> 00:21:59,484
I know we've had some ups and downs,

447
00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:02,738
but I probably wouldn't be going
to college if it weren't for you.

448
00:22:04,114 --> 00:22:08,035
Well, I actually have
a lot to thank you for too.

449
00:22:08,618 --> 00:22:12,789
This is a weird thing to say,
and I don't want to creep you out,

450
00:22:14,041 --> 00:22:15,041
but...

451
00:22:17,085 --> 00:22:19,838
...you kind of got me
through the death of my dad.

452
00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:23,342
I did? How?

453
00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:27,304
By being a dream.

454
00:22:30,807 --> 00:22:33,560
Well, hey, you should come visit me
in Arizona some time.

455
00:22:33,643 --> 00:22:35,603
I'll let you do
some of my college-level homework.

456
00:22:35,645 --> 00:22:37,898
- Yeah. Ow! Okay.
- Ah. Seriously?

457
00:22:37,981 --> 00:22:38,857
Paxton!

458
00:22:38,940 --> 00:22:39,940
Dad!

459
00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:42,652
- I'll see ya.
- Oh!

460
00:22:43,153 --> 00:22:45,113
Oh.

461
00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:48,241
Your dad's been crying
since the moment you got on the stage.

462
00:22:48,325 --> 00:22:49,993
I'm just so proud of you.

463
00:22:50,577 --> 00:22:51,912
You were amazing.

464
00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:55,040
- Thanks, Dad.
- Okay, my turn.

465
00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:00,796
<i>As Devi walked home,</i>

466
00:23:00,879 --> 00:23:03,673
<i>she realized that she had spent
so much of her young life</i>

467
00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:05,592
<i>obsessed with the future.</i>

468
00:23:05,675 --> 00:23:08,053
<i>A future where she would finally fit in.</i>

469
00:23:09,012 --> 00:23:12,766
<i>But if today taught her anything,
it was that she already fit in.</i>

470
00:23:12,849 --> 00:23:16,728
<i>And as her father proved,
there are no guarantees in this life.</i>

471
00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:20,774
<i>Suddenly, she felt like the present
was a very precious thing,</i>

472
00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:23,026
<i>and she did not want to waste it.</i>

473
00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:38,959
Mom.

474
00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:42,671
Devi? Are you okay?

475
00:23:42,754 --> 00:23:43,797
I don't want to go.

476
00:23:44,756 --> 00:23:46,758
Uh, you don't want to go where?

477
00:23:46,842 --> 00:23:48,802
To the Shrubland School.

478
00:23:48,885 --> 00:23:52,013
Of course you're going.
We decided.

479
00:23:52,097 --> 00:23:54,516
No, I don't want to leave you yet.

480
00:23:57,644 --> 00:23:58,854
Devi, you have to.

481
00:23:59,479 --> 00:24:02,482
It's for your future.
It's what your father would have wanted.

482
00:24:02,566 --> 00:24:05,193
But I have memories of Dad too,

483
00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:07,404
and he would want us to be together.

484
00:24:08,321 --> 00:24:11,450
I just... I need one more year with you.

485
00:24:13,618 --> 00:24:15,745
We don't know what's gonna happen.

486
00:24:15,829 --> 00:24:16,913
Okay? Look at Dad.

487
00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:20,917
I just... I need more time with you.

488
00:24:22,752 --> 00:24:23,837
Is that okay?

489
00:24:28,008 --> 00:24:31,303
Yeah. It's okay, <i>kanna</i>.

490
00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:41,271
But only one more year.

491
00:24:41,354 --> 00:24:43,398
You can't be like Carol's son
from down the street

492
00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:45,233
who's still living with his mother at 50.

493
00:24:49,905 --> 00:24:52,699
<i>Devi had listened
to Dr. Ryan's advice.</i>

494
00:24:52,782 --> 00:24:53,782
<i>She'd been open,</i>

495
00:24:53,825 --> 00:24:57,078
<i>and even though she was staying
in Sherman Oaks for senior year,</i>

496
00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:58,580
<i>her dream had evolved.</i>

497
00:25:03,752 --> 00:25:07,380
<i>OMG! That sext was meant
for Addison. I'm so sorry!</i>

498
00:25:07,464 --> 00:25:08,464
Hmm.

499
00:25:13,094 --> 00:25:14,094
Hmm?

500
00:25:14,638 --> 00:25:17,015
<i>But there was maybe one part
of the old dream</i>

501
00:25:17,098 --> 00:25:18,934
<i>that still interested her,</i>

502
00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:23,021
<i>and per Dr. Ryan,
she was about to surprise herself.</i>

503
00:25:31,404 --> 00:25:33,657
Hi. Patty let me in.

504
00:25:33,740 --> 00:25:35,825
Okay. What can I help you with?

505
00:25:35,909 --> 00:25:38,870
<i>♪ I was eager, young and abandoning ♪</i>

506
00:25:40,121 --> 00:25:42,666
<i>♪ I would force you to love me ♪</i>

507
00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:46,920
<i>♪ I would force you to stay ♪</i>

508
00:25:48,088 --> 00:25:50,674
<i>♪ I would force you to love me ♪</i>

509
00:25:51,925 --> 00:25:55,345
<i>♪ I would stand in your way ♪</i>

510
00:25:56,596 --> 00:26:02,769
<i>♪ And you can't take off without me now ♪</i>

511
00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:10,902
<i>♪ And you can't take off without me now ♪</i>

512
00:26:12,153 --> 00:26:18,159
<i>♪ And you can't take off without me now ♪</i>

513
00:26:19,995 --> 00:26:26,334
<i>♪ And you can't take off without me now ♪</i>

514
00:26:27,460 --> 00:26:29,879
<i>♪ Traveled to the older spaces ♪</i>

515
00:26:29,963 --> 00:26:34,259
<i>♪ To find you there in the golden places ♪</i>

516
00:26:35,343 --> 00:26:37,846
<i>♪ We made out in Chicago, baby ♪</i>

517
00:26:37,929 --> 00:26:39,472
<i>♪ You grabbed my face ♪</i>

518
00:26:39,556 --> 00:26:45,729
<i>♪ And you can't take off without me now ♪</i>


