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I figure I can decide what I

wanna study while I'm there,

because they have the

very best of everything.

And there's no use in doing anything

unless you can be the very best at it.

Checkmate.

How did...

Welcome to the team, Lucas.

Like he's this really bright kid, you know?

And he, like,

says English is his favorite subject.

He carries a, uh, like a brief case...

like a satchel.

- Wow.

- Yeah.

I just don't know how much attention

he's getting from home, you know?

I think... I think he could use a mentor.

It's nice to see you

so excited about school.

- Yeah, right?

- Yeah.

I know. It feels great.

Yeah.

How about you? How was your day?

Uh,

I microwaved the same

cup of coffee three times.

Still managed to drink it cold.

But I didn't get any

poop on me today, so...

I guess it's a win.

Yeah, it's a win. That's great.

How's uh, how's your application coming?

It's good.

Um, yeah.

It's a lot to fill out,

I know. I was gonna work

on it tonight actually.

- Oh, that's great.

- Yeah.

That's a really good idea.

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

Touch base with you.

- I love you.

- I love you, too.

All right.

Can you turn off the light, babe?

Yeah.

And what do we make of Semyon?

The man Raskolnikov meets in the bar.

He's very pitiful.

Uh, he's got some, uh...

He's got some family problems.

And, uh, what happens to Raskolnikov?

He goes home after the bar,

right? And he gets a letter.

Let's pick the next big

thing that happened...

The Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan.

Chris. May I have a word?

I just couldn't help but notice that

you were speaking a lot during class

and I have to say,

it was disrupting a learning environment.

Are you telling me to shut up?

Oh, I would never use such crude verbiage.

But I would ask that

you refrain from speaking

while class is in session

as a common courtesy

to your lecturer...

- and to your fellow classmates.

- Look.

Lucas, I talk when I wanna talk.

And if you got a problem with that,

- then maybe I should...

- Maybe I should jab my pen

through your windpipe, and staple

your tongue to the roof of your mouth.

Hey, is everything okay, fellas?

Everything's great, Mr. Butler.

Just wishing Chris good

luck on the game tonight.

Oh, yeah. Hey, good luck, Chris.

As we go in to the weekend...

Paige, not now.

I want you to keep in mind

what we talked about earlier, right?

But in the very next scene,

he's like, giving his money away.

He doesn't even have a lot of money, so...

And I want you to... I want

you to really appreciate

Dostoyevsky's structure 'cause

there's a symmetry to it.

And, uh...

Thanks. That's it for

today, but it is Friday.

I know you've been, uh, waiting to

handest in thou Othello papers.

Thank you.

Thanks, Paige. All right. Looks good.

All right, thanks, Jessie.

Becca, oh, very nice.

All right, thanks, Malcolm.

Thanks, guys. Thank you very much.

Chris, good job.

Whoa.

What... are you...

This isn't a paper, Lucas.

This is a dissertation.

Oh, my gosh.

I... I can't wait to read it.

I...

Thank you very much, Mr. Butler.

- See you in chess club?

- I'll see you there, buddy.

Check.

Checkmate.

Wow.

Heck of a game, guys.

That was just exceptional

playing. All around.

You know what? It's getting

late. Let's call it a night.

Can you guys put away the pieces,

put the tables back where they go.

Friday, Glendon High.

First seed, Alex. Second seed, Lucas.

- Third seed, Sammy.

- Excuse me, Mr. Butler.

Did you say I was second seed?

I did, buddy.

You're doing great.

You came up really fast.

- I'm proud of you.

- I'm seeded behind Alex,

even though I just defeated him?

W... uh,

Lucas, you're new to the team,

okay? Alex has more seniority.

And second seed's no joke.

Especially against Glendon.

Right.

- I won't let you down, Mr. Butler.

- Okay.

Fourth seed, Justin.

Fifth seed, Andrew.

Today we are gonna look at

different alkaline metals

under the microscope and take notes

on the differences in their make up.

Now, remember, alkaline

metals are highly reactive,

so proceed with caution.

So, let's partner up and let's get metal.

All right. Uh, first up is,

uh, sodium, which is basically just salt.

But I wouldn't recommend you

putting this in your cafeteria food

because it will not work. Trust me.

That food is horrible.

Next up.

Lithium.

Yes. The stuff Kurt Cobain sang about.

Any Nirvana fans out there?

No?

Well, don't do drugs.

That's all I got to say about that.

Moving on to potassium.

Now, this stuff will make

you bananas, literally.

Right.

Because bananas are a naturally

high source of potassium.

That's why I said that.

Ow!

David, I'm glad I found you.

Jane. What's going on?

Alex Mathews, he's in

your chess club, right?

Yeah. He's my first seed. Wh...

He's fine, but there's been an accident.

He will be out for the

rest of the semester.

Oh, my gosh. Wh... what happened?

We're still trying to figure that out.

But it happened in chemistry.

- Greg's class?

- Mm-hmm.

Something with the slides and an explosion.

Hey, Lucas.

I heard you were with Alex

when the accident happened.

Oh.

It was very unpleasant, Mr. Butler.

But sure Alex will bounce back.

You know, Beethoven composed some

of his best work after he went deaf.

Right.

How are you doing? You okay?

Well, I'll get over it.

I'm just hoping that I can

lead our team to victory now.

God, that poor kid.

- I know.

- I'm really sorry.

And Greg.

He's like, gone.

Jane fired him.

Well,

I mean, to be fair, he deserves it.

I don't know. There's something

weird about the whole thing.

All right.

You know the drill.

Unclip and pass 'em back.

I'm very happy with these results.

I think we got improvements

from almost everybody.

Couple of you still can do a little better.

But, uh, overall, great work, you guys.

All right, see you tomorrow.

You okay, Lucas?

B plus?

Yeah. It's good work.

And yet,

don't see any suggestions

about how I could have

made the essay stronger.

Well, it was well written.

You sure know your SAT words.

But...

your thesis that Iago

was a heroic character,

- it's just a little...

- I feel that

I adequately supported my

argument with textual evidence.

Okay.

Here, let me show you.

Please, enlighten me.

All right.

Okay.

Like this quote from

the end of the first act.

"Hell and night must bring this

monstrous birth to the world's light."

Now you say this is about Iago

exposing Othello as a monster.

That's right.

No, it's not right.

The monster's birth he's talking

about is his own evil plan.

See, he knows he's doing

bad. He just doesn't care.

Othello was a charlatan.

Iago is the only honest character

throughout the entirety of the play.

Actually, "honest Iago"

is used as dramatic irony

because we know that he lies.

Not to himself. Never to

himself. He... he knows who he is.

It's everyone around him who

doubts and questions themselves.

They're weak.

Iago is the only strong

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