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What, don't you go

on try-outs?

You mean auditions?

Yeah, whatever.

I mean...

You live in New York.

You should...

have plenty of

opportunities, right?

I'm still hungry.

You know, I had a crush

on you in high school.

- No, you didn't.

- Mmm.

And you just

weren't interested.

You did not have a crush

on me in high school.

Mm. I did.

All the girls in Drama did.

You were the cute, quiet guy

who ran the light port.

Oh. Sounds really sexy.

It was.

I don't even know how to

deal with these feelings.

What are these feelings?

Regret. It's pure regret.

I wanna get ahold

of Dr. Schultz,

and I wanna get ahold

of his time machine.

All right.

You get his time machine.

What do you do?

Travel back in time,

get laid before I turn 22.

I said I had

a crush on you,

not that I would

sleep with you.

You're right.

I took that hypothetical

situation too far.

Yeah, well, I mean, I just

can't give it up to every guy

that defies the laws of

physics for me.

I totally understand.

And that's what I love

about you.

Is that you don't just

settle for any time traveler,

like every other girl does.

Whoa! Oh, God,

it's getting late.

I should get home.

Try-outs tomorrow.

Yeah. You gotta...

do those try-outs.

This should be my Uber.

Well, it was good

seeing you.

It was good

seeing you.

Yeah.

Oh, this is yours.

Thank you.

Of course.

I'll get your door for ya.

Thanks.

- Good night.

- Yeah, good night.

["Love Is Not Allowed" playing]

Quick, before your

Nose begins to drip

Allow the heart

To take another sip

Out of the f***ing way.

Quick, before my mind

Begins to slip

Deny the urge to make

Another grip

Love is not allowed

To those who run

Nor is it the power

Of the one

Put your cares a

And hopes away

And save them

For a rainy day

Until the world is

Swallowed by the sun

Love is not allowed

To those who run

Nor is it the power

Of the one

Put your cares

And hopes away

And save them

For a rainy day

Until the world is

Swallowed by the sun

[phone chimes]

[sighs]

[phone chimes]

[Tasha] So I did some

research and I think I found

the Broadway director

that we need to target.

He's up and coming,

he interacts with

most of his posts,

and he has a play day

viewing in three months.

So he's likely to be

casting right now.

Got it.

Are you sure you

wanna do this?

What's the point in

having all these followers?

[Tasha] Amen!

[Jed] "Congrats on

all your success,

but you will regret

not casting

@frankydonegan in

your next show."

Hashtag discover Franky?

["Too Late" playing]

You ask me to wait

But we have to escape

No time to take it slow

"@JedTriplett, no one cares about

your girlfriend's terrible acting."

"@frankydonegan was supposed

to audition for his last play,

but couldn't because

her grandma got sick.

She deserves a shot."

Hashtag, discover Franky.

We're off and away

And we're off and away

And we're off and away

My love will dream

In the water

Two hearts out of control

For so long we could have

Been better

It's too late

It's too late, I know

My love will dream

In the water

Two hearts out of control

For so long we could have

Been better

It's too late

It's too late, I know

[phone chimes]

It's too late

To let you go

He responded.

"That Franky D must be

something special.

Hopefully she's

in the tri-state area.

My casting people

will reach out."

[cell phone vibrating]

It's... She's call...

She's calling me.

Oh, God...

Hey.

Did you start

a Twitter war for me?

You're like the Helen of Troy

of social media.

Jed, I... I don't

know what to say.

- I mean, thank you. I...

- Well, I can't...

I can't believe it worked.

But you totally deserved it.

I mean, I remember

watching you in high school,

and you were

so captivating...

I was wondering maybe...

We should get a drink

some time soon.

You know, like,

maybe after the audition.

Um, to celebrate.

Yeah, that sounds like fun.

[Franky] "But every time I

spread my legs, don't you know,

I'm the one with the power?

I...

I'm the one with the power.

I'm the one with the power.

I'm the one with the power."

[exhales heavily]

[gibbering vocal exercises]

"Do I sleep with men

for money?

Sure.

But every time I do it, don't you

know that I'm the one with the power?

I'm the one with the power."

This looks nice.

What's the occasion?

[clears throat]

There's no occasion.

I just read an article

that says if you want your

husband to mow the lawn,

you have to do the dishes.

So this is me

doing the dishes.

Oh, but not really, because

you'll be doing those later.

Oh, you think so, huh?

No! Is this the dish

from Bologna?

Maybe.

I love you.

I love you.

[laughs incredulously] Wow!

So, uh, what were you

working on when I came in?

Oh. Um, I have

an audition next week.

Mm. I didn't think

that they, uh...

started up until the fall.

It's for another

theater company.

There's more than one?

It's in the city.

So why are you

going in?

You're right.

I thought we

talked about this.

We did.

We did.

When we lived in the city and I

wouldn't get a part, it was...

it was like someone else was

telling me I'm not good enough.

But here it's...

It's me. It's like I'm telling

myself I'm not good enough.

I'm not gonna get it.

If I did, you know, I'd...

want to make it work.

How long would

the play run?

These things are indefinite.

It could be three months,

could be three years.

So you're going to deliver

our child mid-performance?

I'm not even pregnant yet.

Can you just be

supportive of me?

Franky, I've been supportive

for six very long years.

I mean, acting? Really?

Is it so important?

It's just so vain.

And I'm sorry that it didn't

happen before, but it didn't.

So can we just get on

with our lives?

So just because you say

I didn't make it,

I should just give up

and just walk away?

No, no.

You're changing priorities.

And don't make me out to seem

like some sort of a**hole

for saying "What the f***"

right now,

because of a decision

that we made together.

It was your decision.

My idea, our decision.

- Then I made a mistake.

- Oh, isn't that convenient?

You don't think you could have come to

that conclusion, like, two years ago?

You know what? You don't

have to be so selfish.

"Selfish"?

I'm shaping the minds

of America,

and you have your head

wrapped up in some sort of

failed fantasy.

You teach humanities

at a state college, Phil.

You're not

f***ing Hawking!

[sighs]

- That wasn't cool.

- [cutlery clatters]

Kombucha, on tap.

You're welcome.

Hey, Oakley.

Oof. That is bad.

Come see this.

Three million plus

on Twitter.

One million plus

Instagram

Whoa! Four million on Facebook.

Who is this?

Nobody.

Just a regular guy.

So this is a Kevin?

Exactly.

Trying to prove me

wrong, huh?

Where are you taking this?

You'll see.

Good work, Tash.

[coughs]

Sorry, I'm still trying to train myself

to drink kombucha without gagging.

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