1 00:00:02,750 --> 00:00:06,686 Ask any mom or dad and they'll tell you with drop-dead certainty 2 00:00:06,823 --> 00:00:11,039 that their child is extraordinary, a genius of some kind, 3 00:00:11,194 --> 00:00:14,690 gifted by the Gods and deserving of great privilege. 4 00:00:14,821 --> 00:00:16,983 One in a million might even be right. 5 00:00:17,067 --> 00:00:20,608 Just try to tell the other couple of hundred thousand they're not. 6 00:00:20,704 --> 00:00:22,013 Wow. 7 00:00:22,102 --> 00:00:25,146 I think Everwood got its own stock exchange. 8 00:00:25,809 --> 00:00:28,407 Since when is college such an ordeal? 9 00:00:28,524 --> 00:00:31,875 No, no. You're dealing with college admissions, raw competition. 10 00:00:32,031 --> 00:00:35,213 From here on out, parents you once carpooled with are the enemy. 11 00:00:35,285 --> 00:00:36,566 They're just juniors, you know. 12 00:00:36,645 --> 00:00:40,670 Just juniors? Don't you know anything about getting into college? 13 00:00:40,822 --> 00:00:43,577 Well, I thought I did until you asked me that. 14 00:00:43,927 --> 00:00:46,021 You have no idea, do you? 15 00:00:46,116 --> 00:00:48,328 You haven't read the guidebooks? School rankings? 16 00:00:48,422 --> 00:00:50,690 Talked to guidance counselors? Anything at all? 17 00:00:50,758 --> 00:00:51,884 Well, I'm here. 18 00:00:51,949 --> 00:00:57,153 Oh, this? This is a chance for actual face time with actual admissions officers. 19 00:00:57,264 --> 00:01:00,399 Even with a candidate as strong as Amy, that takes preparation. 20 00:01:00,534 --> 00:01:04,351 I had her make her priority list weeks ago. Amy? 21 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:06,778 I'm gonna sketch out my game plan. 22 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:07,842 All right. 23 00:01:07,961 --> 00:01:10,853 Only because your son's future hangs in the balance. 24 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,426 Pay attention. 25 00:01:12,653 --> 00:01:16,349 You've got two hours. You're battling a class full of parents. 26 00:01:16,419 --> 00:01:19,517 Give eight minutes per reach school. Six for safeties. 27 00:01:19,579 --> 00:01:22,015 Pick up a bumper sticker for anything on West Coast. 28 00:01:22,101 --> 00:01:25,458 You need me, I'm with the Ivies. 29 00:01:27,358 --> 00:01:28,382 Hey. 30 00:01:29,029 --> 00:01:30,949 I guess I should check this out. 31 00:01:31,632 --> 00:01:32,973 Have fun. 32 00:01:43,811 --> 00:01:47,321 - I thought you were diving in. - I was gonna check out the Tufts kiosk, 33 00:01:47,376 --> 00:01:50,257 but Betsey Baird's mom cross-checked me out of the way. 34 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,252 Survival of the pushiest. 35 00:01:53,620 --> 00:01:55,223 This year is gonna hurt, isn't it? 36 00:01:55,277 --> 00:02:02,079 Mm. Grade polishing. SAT tutoring. Resume stuffing. Parent management. No. 37 00:02:02,262 --> 00:02:05,986 Well, I guess that's the one advantage of having a father who has no idea what's going on. 38 00:02:06,066 --> 00:02:08,749 He's too clueless to become one of the pod parents. 39 00:02:08,869 --> 00:02:11,817 Ephram. Hey, Ephram. Come on down. 40 00:02:11,928 --> 00:02:13,605 Duke's giving away Frisbees. 41 00:02:17,845 --> 00:02:20,575 Oh, God. He's become one of them. 42 00:02:20,747 --> 00:02:22,292 Welcome. 43 00:03:14,992 --> 00:03:16,492 You look tired. 44 00:03:16,586 --> 00:03:19,612 I was up all night with these college books. 45 00:03:19,701 --> 00:03:24,101 You know, in my day, you threw out two or three applications maybe, and you knew you were gonna get in 46 00:03:24,194 --> 00:03:28,552 but now, it's like this whole continent I've never heard of before. 47 00:03:28,619 --> 00:03:29,987 Number of kids applying. 48 00:03:30,062 --> 00:03:33,054 All these extracurricular activities you need to do to stand out. 49 00:03:33,161 --> 00:03:37,014 Newspaper, yearbook, club sports, public service hours. 50 00:03:37,139 --> 00:03:41,024 - You ever done any of this stuff? - Probably, but I don't think I enjoyed any of it. 51 00:03:41,139 --> 00:03:43,471 Well, this is just to get ready to apply next year. 52 00:03:43,530 --> 00:03:46,537 - We are so behind the curve here. - What we, white man? 53 00:03:46,599 --> 00:03:48,783 We always got so many college brochures in the mail, 54 00:03:48,847 --> 00:03:50,760 I assumed they'd be more solicitous. 55 00:03:50,849 --> 00:03:52,441 Look at this. 56 00:03:53,784 --> 00:03:58,679 ''Top 10 universities take 80 percent of their students from the top 5 percent of high-school classes.'' 57 00:03:58,744 --> 00:04:01,058 I guess we know where I'm not going. 58 00:04:01,624 --> 00:04:03,563 Dad, can I wear this shirt? 59 00:04:03,628 --> 00:04:04,875 Sure, why not? 60 00:04:04,995 --> 00:04:07,097 I can't remember if I wore it yesterday. 61 00:04:07,165 --> 00:04:09,656 I don't think it matters in fourth grade, honey. 62 00:04:11,258 --> 00:04:14,434 You and I aren't done talking. We need to work on an academic strategy here. 63 00:04:14,491 --> 00:04:16,801 I have like a year before I have to worry about any of this stuff. 64 00:04:16,863 --> 00:04:19,100 You're a junior, Ephram. This is a big deal. 65 00:04:19,277 --> 00:04:23,087 If you're gonna be competitive, you need to get your grades up, and... 66 00:04:23,181 --> 00:04:25,235 build a better profile. 67 00:04:25,340 --> 00:04:26,646 We need a plan here. 68 00:04:26,719 --> 00:04:31,636 Well, you can help yourself, but we have a shower to take and homework to finish on the bus. 69 00:04:33,256 --> 00:04:36,500 - Wow, I want these. - No way, these are better. 70 00:04:36,638 --> 00:04:37,725 I'll have these. 71 00:04:37,863 --> 00:04:39,122 Amy. 72 00:04:40,106 --> 00:04:41,316 Amy. 73 00:04:42,214 --> 00:04:45,535 Did you know that Woodrow Wilson was the 13th president of Princeton 74 00:04:45,608 --> 00:04:48,513 before he became president of the United States? 75 00:04:48,673 --> 00:04:50,171 I was not aware of that. 76 00:04:50,242 --> 00:04:53,497 Well, you will by tomorrow at 4:30. 77 00:04:54,418 --> 00:04:56,352 Aren't you going to ask me? 78 00:04:56,481 --> 00:04:59,299 - What's tomorrow at 4:30, Dad? - Oh, well. 79 00:04:59,377 --> 00:05:02,868 Only afternoon tea with the admissions rep from Princeton. 80 00:05:02,944 --> 00:05:07,651 She's looping back up through Everwood on her way to Cheyenne and is stopping to meet with us. 81 00:05:07,781 --> 00:05:09,404 Well, meet with you. 82 00:05:09,462 --> 00:05:12,651 Is it okay if I'm not sure that I wanna apply there? 83 00:05:12,964 --> 00:05:14,829 Not want to? 84 00:05:15,023 --> 00:05:18,015 And miss your chance to walk the same halls as Eugene O'Neill, 85 00:05:18,082 --> 00:05:22,190 F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jimmy Stewart, Einstein? 86 00:05:22,284 --> 00:05:26,186 Do you know how many Nobel laureates have graduated from Princeton? 87 00:05:26,702 --> 00:05:28,329 I'm sure I will by tomorrow. 88 00:05:29,986 --> 00:05:31,504 If you would. 89 00:05:31,558 --> 00:05:36,925 I've already downloaded some information just so you can familiarize yourself with school history, 90 00:05:37,035 --> 00:05:39,705 class demographics. 91 00:05:39,891 --> 00:05:42,188 Eight percent Latino. 92 00:05:42,335 --> 00:05:46,310 Oh, and if I may be so bold as to make one note on wardrobe, 93 00:05:46,396 --> 00:05:51,425 you would look quite promising in the Burberry skirt that you wore last Founder's Day. 94 00:06:03,355 --> 00:06:05,152 Hey, are you gonna eat these? 95 00:06:05,317 --> 00:06:06,781 Your father has officially deep-ended. 96 00:06:06,836 --> 00:06:10,182 ''The Princeton library carries over 1.2 volumes in the reference section alone.'' 97 00:06:10,236 --> 00:06:13,933 - He wants me to become a tour guide overnight. - I'm sorry. 98 00:06:14,019 --> 00:06:17,691 I wish I could be there to talk Jersey history with your new friend, but I got football practice tonight. 99 00:06:17,777 --> 00:06:21,743 Homecoming grudge match this Friday against the Ben Franklin Poor-Men! 100 00:06:26,988 --> 00:06:28,272 Yeah, I didn't notice. 101 00:06:29,549 --> 00:06:32,672 Uriel Alvarez just graduated. Their new running back totally sucks. 102 00:06:32,758 --> 00:06:36,100 So if I can hold him, we got like the greatest chance to take the playoffs this year. 103 00:06:37,895 --> 00:06:39,420 Don't look now, incoming. 104 00:06:41,214 --> 00:06:43,275 - Ready. - Go, County. 105 00:06:43,419 --> 00:06:45,453 Miners go in long! 106 00:06:45,557 --> 00:06:47,442 Miners go in deep! 107 00:06:47,559 --> 00:06:51,255 Miners do it with helmets on And never go to sleep! 108 00:06:51,396 --> 00:06:52,982 Miners go in long! 109 00:06:53,365 --> 00:06:56,161 Miners go in deep! Miners do it... 110 00:06:56,232 --> 00:06:59,440 - Who is the new girl? - Stacey Wilson. 111 00:06:59,537 --> 00:07:03,542 - It's kind of hard to tell since she... - Since the hooter fairy paid a visit. 112 00:07:03,681 --> 00:07:04,834 Damn. 113 00:07:04,912 --> 00:07:06,983 The wallflower to prom queen in two cup sizes. 114 00:07:07,037 --> 00:07:09,501 Oh, I love puberty. Are you sure she's not new? 115 00:07:09,588 --> 00:07:12,238 Too bad you only know she's alive now that she's stacked. 116 00:07:12,456 --> 00:07:14,981 It's not my fault I'm shallow. It's how God made me. 117 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:16,334 Blame him. 118 00:07:16,699 --> 00:07:18,198 Bright Abbott? 119 00:07:18,323 --> 00:07:21,053 Excuse me, I'm... Mr. Beels, the new guidance counselor. 120 00:07:21,152 --> 00:07:24,151 - Can I borrow you for a second? - Uh, could you wait a minute? 121 00:07:24,229 --> 00:07:26,122 Um, they're about to make the pyramid. 122 00:07:26,185 --> 00:07:30,259 Miners do it with helmets on And never go to sleep! 123 00:07:36,272 --> 00:07:37,696 Is it wrong to have enjoyed that? 124 00:07:37,766 --> 00:07:41,503 Technically, I'm not even the new guidance counselor, it turns out I'm the first. 125 00:07:41,568 --> 00:07:45,611 The school board finally decided that a gym teacher who passed a correspondence course 126 00:07:45,656 --> 00:07:49,495 wasn't the best way to shepherd students on the road to excellence, so.... 127 00:07:49,549 --> 00:07:52,611 Oh. Mrs. Lippman was cool. She got me out of Spanish. 128 00:07:52,697 --> 00:07:55,886 Uh, look, Bright, I hate to be the sheriff on this, 129 00:07:55,993 --> 00:07:58,031 but there's a problem with your math grades. 130 00:07:58,102 --> 00:08:00,188 Oh, right, my... trig thing. 131 00:08:00,262 --> 00:08:03,730 I totally blew the final last spring, but I took it over this summer at ECC. 132 00:08:03,835 --> 00:08:08,892 Yeah, that's the problem. We got your grades back, um, and.... 133 00:08:12,458 --> 00:08:14,329 You failed the class. 134 00:08:15,627 --> 00:08:18,209 Um, I can take it over again, right? 135 00:08:18,306 --> 00:08:20,511 I already worked out a new schedule for you. 136 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:25,632 But here's the part you're not gonna like, you can't play sports until you pass the class. 137 00:08:27,831 --> 00:08:30,595 - What about...? What about football? - It's school policy. 138 00:08:30,650 --> 00:08:34,603 You can't fail a class and play varsity. I'm sorry. 139 00:08:35,605 --> 00:08:39,215 But I'm a senior now. I'm applying to colleges right now. 140 00:08:39,304 --> 00:08:42,001 And I'm hoping to get recruited for football. 141 00:08:43,203 --> 00:08:45,763 How can I apply if I can't play football? 142 00:08:46,811 --> 00:08:49,881 There are other strategies for getting into college. 143 00:08:49,983 --> 00:08:52,005 How do you feel about your grades? 144 00:08:53,854 --> 00:08:56,346 Well, luckily, nothing's broken. 145 00:08:56,544 --> 00:08:59,863 Ice packs tonight and you should keep the weight off it for about a week. 146 00:08:59,941 --> 00:09:02,843 I think we should stay off the top of the pyramid for a while. 147 00:09:02,927 --> 00:09:04,190 Any idea how you fell? 148 00:09:04,283 --> 00:09:08,719 Uh, well, I was having killer cramps all day, but I just got made new co-head cheerleader, 149 00:09:08,782 --> 00:09:10,564 and I didn't wanna miss my first launch rally. 150 00:09:10,637 --> 00:09:13,588 - I just got your message. - Mom, I said you didn't have to come. 151 00:09:13,651 --> 00:09:15,341 I was worried. Is she all right? 152 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:19,202 It's barely even a sprain. He said I'm fine. I'll be out in a second. 153 00:09:19,566 --> 00:09:21,862 We're almost finished here, Mrs. Wilson. You can stay. 154 00:09:22,013 --> 00:09:26,231 You know, Stacey, I could prescribe something for those cramps, if you'd like. 155 00:09:26,351 --> 00:09:28,581 You had cramps or did you have chest pain? 156 00:09:28,668 --> 00:09:31,131 - It's nothing. - It might not be nothing. 157 00:09:31,222 --> 00:09:33,295 She had breast implants put in before summer. 158 00:09:33,366 --> 00:09:38,228 I can't believe you just told him that. Could you just not say anything, please? 159 00:09:39,399 --> 00:09:40,604 You had implants? 160 00:09:40,676 --> 00:09:44,378 I mean, Stacey, you just turned 17, your body's barely done developing. 161 00:09:44,447 --> 00:09:48,187 I offered to buy her a Jetta for her birthday, but she knew what she wanted. 162 00:09:48,326 --> 00:09:51,037 It's not like everybody doesn't have something done anymore. 163 00:09:51,112 --> 00:09:53,726 Demi Moore, and like, half the cast of Friends. 164 00:09:53,792 --> 00:09:57,052 My mom had a peel at the same time. It's totally normal. 165 00:09:59,728 --> 00:10:03,129 Well, I'm concerned that you're still experiencing pain three months after the surgery. 166 00:10:03,206 --> 00:10:05,746 If you don't mind, I'd like to have it looked at. 167 00:10:05,837 --> 00:10:08,043 They said it would be normal for it to hurt for a while. 168 00:10:08,082 --> 00:10:10,824 Yeah, well, you are the new co-head cheerleader. 169 00:10:10,941 --> 00:10:14,081 I mean, you can't afford to take any risks with your health. 170 00:10:23,757 --> 00:10:26,766 Someone told me I could find Ephram Brown here, did I? 171 00:10:26,852 --> 00:10:28,787 Depends how much trouble he's in. 172 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:30,348 I'm James Gellar. 173 00:10:30,434 --> 00:10:34,317 I'm with the App-Fest crowd here, visiting from Juilliard. 174 00:10:34,719 --> 00:10:36,206 Oh, you're looking for me? 175 00:10:36,292 --> 00:10:41,946 Well, if you're the kid who played the Schubert Impromptu No. 3 at the Denver Rep teen recital Iast year. 176 00:10:42,026 --> 00:10:46,462 - I heard all about you. - Is it okay if that freaks me out a little bit? 177 00:10:47,271 --> 00:10:50,723 - What's all this? - Oh, just checking out the SAT vocab list. 178 00:10:50,848 --> 00:10:54,832 Turns out there's a lot I don't know. I've been at it two hours and I'm still in the B's. 179 00:10:54,935 --> 00:10:58,367 You know, most performing arts schools don't require SATs. 180 00:10:58,478 --> 00:11:03,644 I like to think of it as time wasted on entrance tests as time that should be spent on your instrument. 181 00:11:03,705 --> 00:11:06,086 Oh, you wanna say that into a tape recorder for my dad? 182 00:11:07,418 --> 00:11:11,224 But, you know, people, they forget how rare this kind of gift is. 183 00:11:11,305 --> 00:11:15,326 I mean, do you even realize the confluence of events required to get one great player? 184 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:19,547 I mean the right ear is... one in a million. 185 00:11:20,365 --> 00:11:23,766 Musical ability to let it all shine, 1 in 50,000. 186 00:11:23,832 --> 00:11:27,498 Now, to bring those two together in one person, do the math. 187 00:11:27,713 --> 00:11:30,563 Well, if I could, I wouldn't have to study for the SATs. 188 00:11:30,675 --> 00:11:33,194 A kid with those kinds of odds shouldn't have to. 189 00:11:34,969 --> 00:11:36,698 Why don't you play for me tomorrow? 190 00:11:36,778 --> 00:11:41,182 Not an audition or anything like that. Just to... let you know where you stand. 191 00:11:41,235 --> 00:11:44,346 - Are you interested? - Sure, yeah. Anything specific? 192 00:11:45,788 --> 00:11:47,280 You know this one? 193 00:11:48,754 --> 00:11:50,375 - Not yet. - Good. 194 00:11:50,461 --> 00:11:52,379 See you tomorrow at 3. 195 00:12:19,724 --> 00:12:21,222 Hey, Ephram. 196 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:23,997 Close your eyes. 197 00:12:24,107 --> 00:12:26,401 - Why? - 'Cause if you don't close, you'll know what it is. 198 00:12:26,476 --> 00:12:28,086 I won't close them anyway. 199 00:12:28,286 --> 00:12:32,331 Remember when I told you we needed a plan and you said, ''Help yourself''? 200 00:12:32,470 --> 00:12:34,289 It's a new regime for college applications. 201 00:12:34,359 --> 00:12:37,202 So we know what needs to be done and by when. What do you think? 202 00:12:37,308 --> 00:12:39,274 I think you got a really good chance of getting into Yale. 203 00:12:39,336 --> 00:12:41,361 Hey, you've got a lot to do this year. 204 00:12:41,546 --> 00:12:44,108 I don't wanna let anything slip past us. 205 00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:46,647 Besides, I don't think you have this normal skill for organization. 206 00:12:46,746 --> 00:12:48,911 They medicate for this much organization. 207 00:12:48,973 --> 00:12:51,108 ''Monday, Chemistry 3:30 to 4:30. 208 00:12:51,209 --> 00:12:53,905 Social Studies 4:30 to 5:00, Sci... '' 209 00:12:54,086 --> 00:12:56,047 I've never even heard of Science League. 210 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:00,124 Well, colleges want kids who are well-rounded and... TV doesn't count, I checked. 211 00:13:00,170 --> 00:13:03,185 And besides, this times out well with your SAT prep class. 212 00:13:03,314 --> 00:13:04,683 Well, I don't think I need any of it. 213 00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:06,233 - Oh, really? - Really. 214 00:13:06,346 --> 00:13:09,965 Conservatories don't even look at SAT scores, piano gets me free. 215 00:13:10,241 --> 00:13:11,179 You don't know that for certain. 216 00:13:11,249 --> 00:13:15,918 I mean, I know that an art school sounds like a great idea right now, but you can't count on that. 217 00:13:15,943 --> 00:13:19,481 What if you change your mind? What if you don't get in? 218 00:13:19,611 --> 00:13:21,544 A BFA doesn't anchor a resume like a BA. 219 00:13:21,630 --> 00:13:25,285 I just wanna make sure that you've got all your options open and that you've got a backup plan. 220 00:13:25,355 --> 00:13:27,256 Well, you didn't have a backup plan when you went to med school. 221 00:13:27,288 --> 00:13:31,258 I didn't have a father who gave a damn what I did. I mean he was done after he taught me to swim. 222 00:13:31,329 --> 00:13:33,388 Well, how do I get on that plan? 223 00:13:33,489 --> 00:13:36,795 Hey, if Science League calls, tell them I'm practicing. 224 00:13:45,489 --> 00:13:47,045 Someone else! Go! 225 00:13:50,748 --> 00:13:54,228 Come on. You're not gonna take that crap, are you? 226 00:13:54,544 --> 00:13:55,841 Coach? 227 00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:58,660 Hey, I heard about what happened. 228 00:13:58,735 --> 00:14:01,944 Sorry they had to bench you. You know, you're one of the best I got out here. 229 00:14:02,026 --> 00:14:04,736 - Thanks. - So how'd your folks take it? 230 00:14:04,829 --> 00:14:06,947 I haven't told them yet. 231 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,846 I tried telling my dad last night, he's emergency-eBaying half of Princeton. 232 00:14:10,943 --> 00:14:12,793 I got no D-line without you. 233 00:14:12,904 --> 00:14:15,732 - You know, I could really use you this week. - I'd really like to be there. 234 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,137 Well, there's nothing I can do about that. 235 00:14:18,242 --> 00:14:23,518 You know, I talked to Mr. Beels, I told him you were a really solid student and all that, but... 236 00:14:23,581 --> 00:14:27,154 they've got the rule and... it's not a bad one. 237 00:14:28,250 --> 00:14:31,447 It's not only just that I wanna play. I mean, I need this. 238 00:14:31,518 --> 00:14:34,248 If I wanna get anywhere worth going next year. 239 00:14:34,792 --> 00:14:37,929 There's gotta be some way I can get back out there. 240 00:14:38,763 --> 00:14:39,956 Well, there is. 241 00:14:40,064 --> 00:14:43,096 I've... been asking around. 242 00:14:43,935 --> 00:14:46,995 You blew the class when things were going rough. 243 00:14:47,071 --> 00:14:49,712 You didn't exactly have the easiest summer there. 244 00:14:49,788 --> 00:14:53,912 The whole thing with Colin, I mean, that hit us all a little hard, but you... 245 00:14:53,990 --> 00:14:55,829 you two were a team. 246 00:14:56,370 --> 00:14:59,237 I don't think it'd be out of line for you to say so. 247 00:15:04,422 --> 00:15:07,328 I don't think I wanna play it like that, coach. 248 00:15:07,458 --> 00:15:12,257 I mean, Colin died, I'm not gonna... use that, you know? 249 00:15:13,236 --> 00:15:15,346 Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say. 250 00:15:16,667 --> 00:15:18,136 Come on. 251 00:15:19,153 --> 00:15:20,601 Well, it's always a gamble, 252 00:15:20,661 --> 00:15:24,685 which is why your breast is still under warranty, if you can believe it. 253 00:15:24,740 --> 00:15:27,575 - But a rupture? - Yep. 254 00:15:27,912 --> 00:15:29,025 Right there. 255 00:15:29,142 --> 00:15:33,106 Probably sustained in the initial surgery which accounts for all the soreness. 256 00:15:34,051 --> 00:15:38,172 The good news is that with saline, there's no danger of toxicity, 257 00:15:38,265 --> 00:15:40,612 and the tear is actually quite miniscule. 258 00:15:40,674 --> 00:15:43,350 - So I'm not gonna deflate or anything? - Not today. 259 00:15:43,428 --> 00:15:45,856 But you are gonna have to have the implant taken out soon. 260 00:15:45,921 --> 00:15:48,588 - But they can replace it right away, right? - Of course they can, but... 261 00:15:48,634 --> 00:15:51,667 But what? It's your fault I have to get the surgery again. 262 00:15:51,689 --> 00:15:55,084 - You practically made me get them in the first place. - Made you? 263 00:15:55,173 --> 00:15:58,506 You begged me for those for a year. You picked out the doctor. 264 00:15:58,637 --> 00:16:01,926 I wanted to wait. I wanted to buy you the car. 265 00:16:02,413 --> 00:16:05,041 Well, you know, you can always get it replaced, Stacey. 266 00:16:05,075 --> 00:16:08,344 But you could also see this as a chance to correct your decision 267 00:16:08,394 --> 00:16:10,381 and have both implants removed permanently. 268 00:16:10,465 --> 00:16:13,309 I can't go back to school flat again. 269 00:16:13,426 --> 00:16:16,158 Everyone will know. I'll be just like Karen Fenmore. 270 00:16:16,283 --> 00:16:18,046 She got her nose done before she went to Brown, 271 00:16:18,083 --> 00:16:20,907 and now anytime you ask anyone what she's doing, all they ever say is: 272 00:16:20,954 --> 00:16:24,234 ''Oh, I hear she got a nose job.'' not ''I hear she got a Fulbright.'' 273 00:16:24,304 --> 00:16:29,491 Well, I understand the pressure or the rewards of looking a certain way, 274 00:16:29,516 --> 00:16:31,460 but there are certain complications here. 275 00:16:31,507 --> 00:16:35,599 There's capsular contracture, infection, nodules. 276 00:16:35,713 --> 00:16:37,044 Plus the added recovery time. 277 00:16:37,128 --> 00:16:40,951 - It is something to think about, sweetie. - Oh, we're gonna listen to him? 278 00:16:48,059 --> 00:16:49,833 I'll be in the car. 279 00:16:56,030 --> 00:16:57,190 I'm sorry. 280 00:16:57,364 --> 00:17:01,570 It might be hard to get her to listen to you after all that happened with Colin. 281 00:17:02,503 --> 00:17:05,063 You might wanna get a second opinion. 282 00:17:05,239 --> 00:17:07,366 Maybe she'll listen to someone else. 283 00:17:52,413 --> 00:17:54,412 (Have) you ever played that piece before? 284 00:17:54,474 --> 00:17:56,690 Not really, but I like it. 285 00:17:58,535 --> 00:18:01,054 Well, that was... 286 00:18:01,647 --> 00:18:03,283 What? That was what? 287 00:18:05,366 --> 00:18:07,197 I don't know... 288 00:18:07,368 --> 00:18:09,490 how much I should disappoint you. 289 00:18:11,406 --> 00:18:16,012 - Well, I was hoping not too much, but... - It's clear. You have the ear. 290 00:18:16,162 --> 00:18:20,956 And you bring a genuinely remarkable dynamics and phrasing, but... 291 00:18:21,115 --> 00:18:23,601 God, you're a mess of bad habits. 292 00:18:23,717 --> 00:18:26,124 Why, your wrists are stiff, your posture's hollow, you... 293 00:18:26,186 --> 00:18:30,738 you utterly refuse to move your carriage to the music, but that's not what gets me. 294 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:32,512 All that I can stand. 295 00:18:33,327 --> 00:18:34,932 You don't sight read very well. 296 00:18:34,995 --> 00:18:37,752 - I mean, you barely even looked at the music. - I learned it. 297 00:18:37,807 --> 00:18:40,920 Yet still, you must always look at the music. 298 00:18:41,013 --> 00:18:43,914 The sheet is like a movie you've watched 10 times. 299 00:18:43,959 --> 00:18:47,802 You may know it by heart, but you find something new in it every time. 300 00:18:47,975 --> 00:18:52,029 You've been getting by on that ear and muscle memory and... 301 00:18:52,713 --> 00:18:56,105 - It's a problem. - Well, I'm allowed to make a mistake, right? 302 00:18:56,167 --> 00:18:59,102 As long as I have the ear and the mechanics. 303 00:18:59,820 --> 00:19:01,597 You need the eye too. 304 00:19:01,714 --> 00:19:04,559 You haven't been putting in your three hours a day. 305 00:19:05,175 --> 00:19:06,495 Look... 306 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:12,263 if you wanna be the best lounge player in Denver, that's great. 307 00:19:12,933 --> 00:19:14,995 But if you wanna get into Juilliard, 308 00:19:15,036 --> 00:19:21,004 if you wanna sit in the center, command performances, 309 00:19:21,187 --> 00:19:23,841 Ah, it's all too ordinary, really. 310 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:29,409 It's an unfortunate combination of bad habits, bad teachers that let you get away with it. 311 00:19:29,559 --> 00:19:33,290 Well, now I know what to work on through the year, right? 312 00:19:33,847 --> 00:19:36,422 If I wanted to be nice, I would say yes. 313 00:19:36,499 --> 00:19:41,425 But I'm afraid too many people have done you a disservice by trying to be nice. 314 00:19:42,062 --> 00:19:47,003 Sheet music is like a language, Ephram. The acquisition's the same. 315 00:19:47,028 --> 00:19:51,337 If you're not fluent by the time you're 8, it'll always be a foreign language, always a struggle. 316 00:19:51,438 --> 00:19:56,633 But to play concert level, it must be your primary mode of communication. 317 00:19:56,744 --> 00:19:58,174 I'm sorry. 318 00:20:00,101 --> 00:20:04,063 No, I mean, that can't be it. Come on. There's gotta be something I can do. 319 00:20:06,153 --> 00:20:08,463 How are you doing with your vocabulary? 320 00:20:29,543 --> 00:20:33,138 I hear wonderful things about your women's studies program. 321 00:20:37,851 --> 00:20:41,343 - I'm sure Amy will be here shortly. - I'm sure. 322 00:20:41,789 --> 00:20:45,384 So your mother served tea, we had some little cucumber sandwiches, 323 00:20:45,481 --> 00:20:49,702 after which I went brought out the photo albums, so at least she would know what you look like. 324 00:20:49,861 --> 00:20:53,976 Oh, the ones from your seventh grade gymnastics tournament really took the cake. 325 00:20:54,068 --> 00:20:58,043 It wasn't just embarrassing, it was insulting to her. 326 00:20:58,128 --> 00:21:01,394 - I said I was sorry. - We don't ask that much of you. 327 00:21:01,775 --> 00:21:05,059 But everyone in this family does their part. I mean your father and I go to work. 328 00:21:05,133 --> 00:21:07,316 Bright goes to football practice. 329 00:21:07,381 --> 00:21:11,935 No one needs to be reminded 10 times. No one needs to have a cattle prod. 330 00:21:12,901 --> 00:21:18,066 To look at you, I'd guess you don't have the slightest concern about your future. 331 00:21:18,225 --> 00:21:19,709 Well, I don't. 332 00:21:23,634 --> 00:21:25,333 - Can I be done here, please? - Absolute... 333 00:21:25,388 --> 00:21:26,722 Rose. 334 00:21:28,399 --> 00:21:29,832 Yes. 335 00:21:29,970 --> 00:21:31,369 Go ahead. 336 00:21:32,740 --> 00:21:35,063 Now, hold on! 337 00:21:35,669 --> 00:21:38,506 I know this is hard. I do. 338 00:21:38,645 --> 00:21:41,767 But you can't just forget about everything that was important to you. 339 00:21:41,849 --> 00:21:42,941 Rose. 340 00:21:43,484 --> 00:21:45,468 We don't have to do this now. 341 00:21:45,619 --> 00:21:46,900 Go on. 342 00:21:51,751 --> 00:21:53,118 Excuse me? 343 00:21:54,735 --> 00:21:57,381 We're angry. She knows it. 344 00:21:57,458 --> 00:21:59,050 That's enough. 345 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,606 That is hardly enough. 346 00:22:05,719 --> 00:22:09,089 It was a united front that got us this far with them, Harold. 347 00:22:09,249 --> 00:22:12,210 - If we intend to get anywhere with her now... - There's nowhere to go, Rose. 348 00:22:12,249 --> 00:22:15,585 Not now. Can't you see she's hurting with good reason? 349 00:22:15,725 --> 00:22:19,070 - I can't punish that. - Well, we don't have to punish it. 350 00:22:19,170 --> 00:22:22,184 But I cannot let her continue in this void. 351 00:22:22,460 --> 00:22:25,447 Of course I can see she's hurting. She doesn't eat, Harold. 352 00:22:25,526 --> 00:22:29,327 She's up half the night with the TV on. It's not normal. 353 00:22:29,398 --> 00:22:32,026 She's not supposed to be normal. 354 00:22:32,366 --> 00:22:35,105 You know, Amy's not just grieving for Colin, she's... 355 00:22:35,235 --> 00:22:39,118 she's grieving for the life that she wanted and expected. 356 00:22:39,439 --> 00:22:42,213 I met you when I was Colin's age. 357 00:22:42,319 --> 00:22:46,144 Right now, the rest of her life is like a second choice. 358 00:22:46,313 --> 00:22:48,406 She's becoming someone I don't even recognize. 359 00:22:48,506 --> 00:22:51,159 I miss her. I miss her life. 360 00:22:51,269 --> 00:22:56,989 All I have now are eggshells everywhere and this fear that I'll say something wrong to remind her. 361 00:22:57,099 --> 00:23:01,540 - Am I really supposed to just do nothing? - Yes, you are. 362 00:23:01,588 --> 00:23:04,082 Be thankful that you have the easier job. 363 00:23:13,195 --> 00:23:16,587 Dr. Brown said he could send over the MRI if need be, 364 00:23:16,627 --> 00:23:19,289 but the rupture was pretty clear. 365 00:23:19,486 --> 00:23:23,408 - The only question... - The only question is when I'm gonna get it replaced. 366 00:23:23,472 --> 00:23:26,179 I don't know why we're still talking about this. 367 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:29,658 - And how old are you, Stacey? - Seventeen. 368 00:23:30,148 --> 00:23:31,692 Seventeen. 369 00:23:33,125 --> 00:23:36,771 What was Dr. Brown's assessment, if you don't mind me asking? 370 00:23:37,256 --> 00:23:40,521 He said that getting it replaced probably wasn't the best idea. 371 00:23:40,566 --> 00:23:42,626 Like after 7 grand and a week of drainage tubes, 372 00:23:42,695 --> 00:23:45,370 I'm gonna take them out and use them as a paperweight? 373 00:23:45,497 --> 00:23:49,055 I don't know why I went to Dr. Brown in the first place. I'm lucky I came out alive. 374 00:23:51,837 --> 00:23:54,601 And I assume you let him know how you feel? 375 00:23:56,308 --> 00:23:58,925 I didn't tell him anything he didn't already know. 376 00:24:00,098 --> 00:24:02,453 He suggested we get a second opinion. 377 00:24:05,165 --> 00:24:06,433 I see. 378 00:24:06,542 --> 00:24:09,087 Well, I'm afraid I can't offer you one. 379 00:24:09,818 --> 00:24:11,637 - You don't have an opinion? - None. 380 00:24:11,684 --> 00:24:15,737 None whatsoever. No opinions here. Fresh out. Tabula rasa. 381 00:24:16,593 --> 00:24:19,061 Wait, doctor. It wasn't exactly easy to get her to come in. 382 00:24:19,105 --> 00:24:22,921 Oh, I'm sure it wasn't. Good day. And good luck with your breast. 383 00:24:39,815 --> 00:24:40,764 Yeah? 384 00:24:40,795 --> 00:24:44,207 Generally, I'm thrilled to take in refugees from your inferior medicine. 385 00:24:44,270 --> 00:24:49,184 Truth be told, I'm surprised patients don't flee across the street from your office more often. 386 00:24:49,259 --> 00:24:52,663 But when you give them good reason to run, you take all the fun out of it. 387 00:24:52,714 --> 00:24:57,801 I just met with your patient, the... the adolescent implant case. 388 00:24:58,020 --> 00:25:01,565 Well, they needed a second opinion from someone who wasn't a plastic surgeon. 389 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:03,524 Should I not send people your way? 390 00:25:03,605 --> 00:25:05,824 Well, I expect a minimum of discretion. 391 00:25:05,911 --> 00:25:10,750 Any idiot would know that that girl has no business getting more plastic surgery. 392 00:25:10,882 --> 00:25:13,035 She should have never gotten any in the first place. 393 00:25:13,120 --> 00:25:16,957 It became very clear very quickly that she didn't wanna hear that from me. 394 00:25:17,077 --> 00:25:19,376 And since when does that stop you? 395 00:25:19,652 --> 00:25:22,436 Ever since you moved here, all you've done is make people listen to you. 396 00:25:22,461 --> 00:25:23,696 You're Andy Brown! 397 00:25:23,782 --> 00:25:27,581 You meddle, you push, you enmesh and embroil, 398 00:25:27,674 --> 00:25:30,350 irritate till you get your way. You're like pestilence. 399 00:25:30,460 --> 00:25:33,399 Look, if they don't trust me, if they look at me 400 00:25:33,461 --> 00:25:37,406 and all they see is Colin Hart's memorial photo in the year book, there's not much I can do about it. 401 00:25:37,453 --> 00:25:42,999 Well, you're not gonna win their trust back by sending anything more complicated than a bagel wound to me. 402 00:25:43,987 --> 00:25:49,214 Forgive my saying so, but this whole attempt at rule-abiding good behavior 403 00:25:49,287 --> 00:25:53,951 makes you painfully ordinary and quite frankly, you have no talent for it. 404 00:25:55,527 --> 00:25:59,122 You know, that ring takes all the authority out of everything you just said. 405 00:25:59,297 --> 00:26:01,748 Hello, Rose. What? 406 00:26:02,934 --> 00:26:06,481 What? No, no, I'll be right home. 407 00:26:20,052 --> 00:26:21,676 At least fake it. 408 00:26:23,021 --> 00:26:26,053 If you're here for the SAT prep class, you're about two weeks late. 409 00:26:26,105 --> 00:26:26,945 Traffic. 410 00:26:26,977 --> 00:26:28,689 - Will you be joining us? - Looks that way. 411 00:26:28,745 --> 00:26:31,887 You can pay for the book next time. We'll see how you do. 412 00:26:41,188 --> 00:26:43,839 Am I about to be as bored as I think I'm about to be bored? 413 00:26:43,942 --> 00:26:46,423 And paying for the privilege. 414 00:26:48,944 --> 00:26:52,161 And what, you've known how long? You didn't even bother to tell us? 415 00:26:52,234 --> 00:26:55,145 I had to hear it from Evanston Keller at the Readersmart. 416 00:26:55,220 --> 00:26:58,048 I mean, why didn't you just tell us you'd been kicked off the team? 417 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,718 - Did you think we'd be that mad? - 'Cause we are. 418 00:27:00,792 --> 00:27:02,654 Well, I figured you had enough going on without me. 419 00:27:02,709 --> 00:27:07,050 Oh, just because Amy's having a rough time, it doesn't mean you get to hide things from us. 420 00:27:07,113 --> 00:27:08,475 Yes, it does. 421 00:27:08,718 --> 00:27:11,065 You don't wanna hear it from me. You never do. 422 00:27:11,153 --> 00:27:14,819 Everything is always about Amy and her problems, Amy and her schoolwork. 423 00:27:14,906 --> 00:27:18,306 - I always figure everything out on my own. - Well, not this time. 424 00:27:18,398 --> 00:27:20,278 I mean, to get you back on that team and soon. 425 00:27:20,364 --> 00:27:24,246 Your guidance counselor may think otherwise but this battle is far from over. 426 00:27:24,321 --> 00:27:26,189 You've worked too hard. 427 00:27:26,422 --> 00:27:29,810 - I'm not getting back on the team. - I've taken on the administration before. 428 00:27:29,869 --> 00:27:33,217 Your mother is not without some influence. We'll convince them. 429 00:27:33,291 --> 00:27:35,299 There has to be something that we can do. 430 00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:36,850 Yeah, there is. 431 00:27:37,028 --> 00:27:41,589 Coach Olsen told me all I need to do is say I had problems with my classes because of Colin. 432 00:27:42,467 --> 00:27:43,832 Oh. 433 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,794 Well, then that's what you'll tell them, then. 434 00:27:47,915 --> 00:27:50,804 - First thing tomorrow, we're making a call. - No, we're not. 435 00:27:50,867 --> 00:27:52,628 I'm not gonna cash in on that. 436 00:27:52,711 --> 00:27:55,165 Bright, it might seem distasteful. 437 00:27:55,251 --> 00:27:59,589 But you shouldn't underestimate just how much losing him may have affected your performance. 438 00:27:59,684 --> 00:28:03,697 You deserve to be back on that team, Bright. You deserve a chance at a football scholarship. 439 00:28:03,775 --> 00:28:05,510 Well, you think I wanna be benched? 440 00:28:05,589 --> 00:28:09,970 You think I like having everyone know I'm off the team 'cause I failed some class no one else has a problem with? 441 00:28:10,087 --> 00:28:13,113 - So then why don't you tell them? - Because I blew the class. 442 00:28:13,167 --> 00:28:17,061 And it wasn't because of Colin. I failed because I screwed up. 443 00:28:17,169 --> 00:28:18,992 You know, I shouldn't play. 444 00:28:19,074 --> 00:28:22,176 I wanna go to college, but I wanna make it on my own. 445 00:28:23,882 --> 00:28:27,923 Well, we have always assumed the strategy of packaging you as a student-athlete, 446 00:28:27,972 --> 00:28:30,073 so it's a little late to change that. 447 00:28:30,143 --> 00:28:33,852 I mean, making it on your own includes all of your strengths. 448 00:28:34,352 --> 00:28:37,891 My best friend's death is not one of my strengths. 449 00:28:40,622 --> 00:28:42,440 So do you even wanna go to college? 450 00:28:42,465 --> 00:28:45,324 - Harold, that's not... - No, no, no. Let me finish, do you? 451 00:28:45,481 --> 00:28:50,769 All right, it's my job as your parent not to let your personality stand in the way of your success. 452 00:28:50,866 --> 00:28:54,399 So you will do whatever you have to do to get back on that team. 453 00:28:54,503 --> 00:28:56,971 You wanna be mad at me about it, fine, fine. 454 00:28:57,108 --> 00:28:59,723 Let this be my fault. Blame me. 455 00:28:59,789 --> 00:29:04,030 Be mad at me the whole time that you are in the college of your choice. 456 00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:08,343 If the only way that I can get into college is by guilting somebody, then I shouldn't get in. 457 00:29:08,446 --> 00:29:12,423 - And I won't go that way. - So how will you go then, huh? 458 00:29:12,566 --> 00:29:14,227 You know, this isn't petty rebellion time. 459 00:29:14,284 --> 00:29:17,492 This isn't some cute wing-stretching opportunity. 460 00:29:17,624 --> 00:29:20,477 This is your future, Bright. You need a football scholarship. 461 00:29:20,532 --> 00:29:22,456 How do you plan to get to college without football? 462 00:29:22,515 --> 00:29:26,509 I'll work my ass off. I'll study harder. I'll work harder. You always push me to play. 463 00:29:26,579 --> 00:29:29,180 You don't push me to work. Maybe I'll be good at it. 464 00:29:29,261 --> 00:29:32,047 It's not like we're hurting so much for this tuition I can't get into a school without a scholarship. 465 00:29:32,094 --> 00:29:35,390 It's not the money. They won't accept you without football. 466 00:29:35,453 --> 00:29:38,809 - Why? Why not? - Because you're not smart enough. 467 00:29:45,957 --> 00:29:48,619 I... I didn't mean... 468 00:30:05,609 --> 00:30:06,885 That is correct. 469 00:30:06,978 --> 00:30:08,445 Hey. 470 00:30:08,613 --> 00:30:12,991 You know, I was hoping this would be stew by the time you got home, but... 471 00:30:13,084 --> 00:30:15,385 Okay, we're having soup tonight. 472 00:30:15,909 --> 00:30:17,399 You're back late. 473 00:30:17,476 --> 00:30:19,399 - I added a new class. - Oh, really? 474 00:30:19,478 --> 00:30:21,691 - Which one? - SAT prep. 475 00:30:22,075 --> 00:30:25,977 - I'm sorry? - SAT prep, okay? 476 00:30:26,131 --> 00:30:28,836 The one you had no interest in? When did that happen? 477 00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:32,136 I woke up this morning and thought, ''How can I make my life more bleak?'' 478 00:30:32,186 --> 00:30:34,586 Oh, I thought conservatories didn't care about the SATs. 479 00:30:34,657 --> 00:30:37,674 - I thought piano took you out of all that. - Well, piano's not taking me anywhere. 480 00:30:37,745 --> 00:30:39,742 - That plan's retired. - Wait a minute, I don't understand. 481 00:30:39,788 --> 00:30:42,473 Yesterday, you were playing Lincoln Center. 482 00:30:42,580 --> 00:30:45,242 Wel, I don't think my life's gonna turn out the way I hoped. 483 00:30:45,349 --> 00:30:49,870 - Well, if it's about the charts, I've already recycled them. - It's not the charts, okay? You were right. 484 00:30:49,971 --> 00:30:52,423 Look, this guy from Juilliard, he came for App-Fest. 485 00:30:52,488 --> 00:30:55,835 He watched me play and gave me a critique. And guess what? I'm a lounge player. 486 00:30:55,898 --> 00:30:59,085 If I'm lucky, maybe second keyboard in a bar-mitzvah band. 487 00:30:59,146 --> 00:31:01,996 Looks like your backup BA plan's been pushed to first position. 488 00:31:02,051 --> 00:31:05,256 Wait a minute. Hold on a second. You met with somebody from Juilliard? 489 00:31:05,332 --> 00:31:07,933 - When did this happen? - You're not listening, all right? He said I sucked. 490 00:31:08,011 --> 00:31:10,854 My technique is ass, and there's nothing I can do about it. It's too late. 491 00:31:10,938 --> 00:31:13,101 Now I get to spend the rest of my life knowing I blew it. 492 00:31:13,158 --> 00:31:15,341 On the plus side, you get to spend the rest of your life gloating about 493 00:31:15,409 --> 00:31:17,398 how you always begged me to take playing more serious. 494 00:31:17,423 --> 00:31:18,953 I bet you really love this. 495 00:31:19,032 --> 00:31:22,296 Love this? I don't even know what just happened. I was making soup. 496 00:31:22,456 --> 00:31:25,187 - You'd always rather be right than have me do well. - That's not true. 497 00:31:25,212 --> 00:31:27,188 I always pushed you to study more just in case... 498 00:31:27,237 --> 00:31:30,410 but of course I'd rather you be happy doing something you love. 499 00:31:30,528 --> 00:31:32,765 Well, lucky for you, that's not an option. 500 00:31:50,992 --> 00:31:55,190 I think that's the longest we've ever gone without an insult. 501 00:31:55,897 --> 00:31:58,832 Today is a special day for all. 502 00:31:59,133 --> 00:32:01,328 Well, I'm not so sure about that. 503 00:32:01,487 --> 00:32:04,366 I'm seeing Stacey Wilson again today. 504 00:32:05,057 --> 00:32:07,857 Seems like I've had this day before. 505 00:32:09,711 --> 00:32:11,476 Do yourself a favor. 506 00:32:11,579 --> 00:32:18,511 If I offer any more unsolicited advice on that subject or any other, do the opposite. 507 00:32:18,967 --> 00:32:20,240 Wow. 508 00:32:21,823 --> 00:32:25,589 I've never heard you admit that you were wrong preemptively before. 509 00:32:26,060 --> 00:32:29,639 Matter of fact, I've never heard you admit that you were wrong. 510 00:32:30,498 --> 00:32:33,711 It is, I'm sure, a feeling I'll get used to. 511 00:32:34,335 --> 00:32:41,104 Uh, you have experience having a son who hates you with good reason. 512 00:32:41,276 --> 00:32:43,176 Is there anything I should be doing? 513 00:32:43,231 --> 00:32:47,280 Or is it all just pretty much shouting and regret? 514 00:32:47,448 --> 00:32:49,539 How bad was it? 515 00:32:51,609 --> 00:32:55,254 My fight with Ephram yesterday was about a five, maybe a six. 516 00:32:55,356 --> 00:32:57,093 Nine point five, easy. 517 00:32:57,158 --> 00:32:59,031 - Oh. - Yeah. 518 00:32:59,494 --> 00:33:01,751 Yeah. Huh. 519 00:33:02,564 --> 00:33:05,328 I don't suppose there's any way out. 520 00:33:06,167 --> 00:33:08,172 Well, I find that contrition works pretty well. 521 00:33:08,211 --> 00:33:11,466 You know, you just keep telling him what an idiot you are. They like that. 522 00:33:11,508 --> 00:33:14,561 - Mm. - But 9.5? 523 00:33:17,011 --> 00:33:20,656 - Yeah, I called you as soon as I saw it. - You're sure her wrist is broken? 524 00:33:20,701 --> 00:33:23,784 - How can you have not noticed before? - Well, it's a hairline fracture. 525 00:33:23,831 --> 00:33:28,112 It's very, very subtle, but it could take a long, long time to heal. 526 00:33:28,336 --> 00:33:31,635 It's right there, see? 527 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:34,279 That's not a fracture, that's a hair. 528 00:33:34,362 --> 00:33:35,420 Oh. 529 00:33:36,220 --> 00:33:37,855 Wow. 530 00:33:38,666 --> 00:33:40,412 So it is. Ha, ha. 531 00:33:40,468 --> 00:33:42,796 - One of mine. - So my wrist isn't broken? 532 00:33:43,237 --> 00:33:44,397 I guess not. 533 00:33:44,441 --> 00:33:47,731 But while we're here, I thought maybe we could talk about some of your surgery options. 534 00:33:47,809 --> 00:33:51,404 Really? We've heard plenty from you doctors after plenty of visits lately. 535 00:33:51,429 --> 00:33:53,671 - I don't need to listen. - Oh, I think you do. 536 00:33:53,740 --> 00:33:58,312 And the proof is in those two leaky bags of salt water you had hard-pressed into your chest. Sit down. 537 00:34:04,892 --> 00:34:06,130 Now look. 538 00:34:06,199 --> 00:34:09,617 I don't knock cosmetic surgery. I've seen it save lives, 539 00:34:09,727 --> 00:34:12,030 and not just in the cleft palates and reconstructions, 540 00:34:12,117 --> 00:34:15,067 but those were adults who had had time to think about it. 541 00:34:15,136 --> 00:34:19,274 You're a girl who woke up one morning and decided to buy a woman's body. 542 00:34:19,905 --> 00:34:22,559 At your age, everybody thinks there's something wrong with the way they look. 543 00:34:22,629 --> 00:34:25,781 That's why most surgeons will make you wait until you're at least 18. 544 00:34:25,839 --> 00:34:29,627 Like waiting another year is gonna make a difference. I'm old enough to decide now. 545 00:34:29,683 --> 00:34:33,752 Hey, if your biggest concern when you find out you have to have your implants replaced 546 00:34:33,777 --> 00:34:37,888 is your friends in school are gonna find out that you've got them, then you're not old enough have 'em. 547 00:34:37,959 --> 00:34:41,122 And don't think I just blame you, Stacey, you're not the only one who's at fault here. 548 00:34:41,169 --> 00:34:42,819 I was just giving her what she wanted. 549 00:34:42,866 --> 00:34:45,898 I kept thinking about how much better she'd feel about herself. 550 00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:49,048 - It wasn't supposed to be this complicated. - Well, now it is. 551 00:34:49,164 --> 00:34:53,288 By giving in to your daughter, you've consigned her to a lifetime of invasive surgeries. 552 00:34:53,408 --> 00:34:56,343 If you're lucky, breast inplant's gonna give you trouble every now and again. 553 00:34:56,386 --> 00:34:58,809 And so far, you're not so lucky. 554 00:34:58,896 --> 00:35:02,627 You are 17 years old, Stacey. 555 00:35:02,817 --> 00:35:06,354 You're gonna be living in that body of yours for a very long time. 556 00:35:06,467 --> 00:35:10,224 Why don't you just spend some time in it and see how it makes you feel? 557 00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:13,225 And then make any changes that you want. 558 00:35:13,661 --> 00:35:14,889 Now... 559 00:35:15,063 --> 00:35:19,159 if you will please join us, we can talk about some of our options? 560 00:35:30,411 --> 00:35:32,261 You're in Amy's spot. 561 00:35:32,580 --> 00:35:35,308 Yeah, well, it always worked for her. 562 00:35:36,017 --> 00:35:37,722 I have a quiz tomorrow. 563 00:35:38,219 --> 00:35:40,551 It's that many books for a quiz? 564 00:35:40,978 --> 00:35:43,792 I've got, like, three years to make up. 565 00:35:49,078 --> 00:35:52,013 - Look, Bright... - You can save it. 566 00:35:52,102 --> 00:35:55,123 You're not gonna have a star football player in the house anymore, 567 00:35:55,236 --> 00:35:57,337 just a mediocre student. 568 00:35:57,505 --> 00:36:01,566 - I never said you were mediocre. - No, no, just dumb. 569 00:36:01,914 --> 00:36:07,061 You failed a class, and you got kicked off the football team, and you didn't tell us. I got angry. 570 00:36:07,821 --> 00:36:11,549 If I'd known you were having that hard a time, I wouldn't have come down on you hard. 571 00:36:11,666 --> 00:36:13,315 You could have told us. 572 00:36:13,488 --> 00:36:15,315 You could have said something. 573 00:36:16,023 --> 00:36:18,346 We don't talk about that kind of stuff. 574 00:36:18,803 --> 00:36:20,315 Of course we do. 575 00:36:20,397 --> 00:36:21,852 We talk all the time. 576 00:36:21,983 --> 00:36:24,375 No, I mean, tests and grades. 577 00:36:24,469 --> 00:36:26,662 I mean, we talk about what's going on in my life. 578 00:36:26,727 --> 00:36:28,866 We talk about the game, but... 579 00:36:28,943 --> 00:36:32,320 Well, that doesn't mean that I'm not interested in your schoolwork. 580 00:36:32,389 --> 00:36:33,826 Well, you're not. 581 00:36:34,208 --> 00:36:37,051 What? Is that why we went to App-Fest? 582 00:36:37,334 --> 00:36:40,257 Looked at all those brochures together, you and I? 583 00:36:40,748 --> 00:36:42,850 No, it's all stuff you do with Amy. 584 00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:46,142 And she's always better at the stuff that you were better at, 585 00:36:46,228 --> 00:36:48,207 you paid more attention to her. 586 00:36:48,489 --> 00:36:50,122 You never knew when I had a test. 587 00:36:50,175 --> 00:36:54,635 Or made sure I studied or asked me how I did. 588 00:36:55,797 --> 00:36:59,733 Pick me up from football practice make sure I'd ice my shoulder, but... 589 00:36:59,850 --> 00:37:01,841 school's not our thing. 590 00:37:02,003 --> 00:37:03,630 It never was. 591 00:37:07,184 --> 00:37:10,343 So you really think I won't get into college without football? 592 00:37:15,183 --> 00:37:17,151 I don't know what to tell you. 593 00:37:17,318 --> 00:37:20,103 The school's that you're looking at, it'll be tough. 594 00:37:20,221 --> 00:37:21,742 You don't have the grades. 595 00:37:21,844 --> 00:37:25,726 Well, what if I study now? I mean, what about your senior year? Don't... 596 00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:29,593 Don't they notice if people are trying to improve or...? 597 00:37:29,764 --> 00:37:31,133 Maybe. 598 00:37:31,632 --> 00:37:34,396 - Maybe they do. - All right, well, I'll try. 599 00:37:37,939 --> 00:37:39,133 Want some help? 600 00:37:39,232 --> 00:37:43,256 I do know a bit about the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, the... 601 00:37:43,344 --> 00:37:47,460 the successful follow-up to the Dingley Act, if I recall correctly. 602 00:37:49,684 --> 00:37:51,065 I got it. 603 00:37:57,592 --> 00:37:58,923 Well.... 604 00:38:11,380 --> 00:38:13,482 - Ephram? - Mm-hm. 605 00:38:13,797 --> 00:38:15,656 I think your dad's here. 606 00:38:15,722 --> 00:38:19,133 No, impossible. My dad would never show up in school. You know I'd kill him. 607 00:38:19,215 --> 00:38:21,518 No, I really think it's him. 608 00:38:25,145 --> 00:38:27,483 Oh, please, God, no. 609 00:38:29,046 --> 00:38:32,605 - Hi, can I see Ephram for a minute? - Uh, yeah, sure. 610 00:38:43,742 --> 00:38:44,603 Everything okay? 611 00:38:44,651 --> 00:38:46,615 Who's the best piano player of all time? 612 00:38:46,670 --> 00:38:48,696 - What? - The greatest pianist ever? 613 00:38:48,776 --> 00:38:51,037 - Franz Liszt. - Remember how he got there? 614 00:38:51,139 --> 00:38:54,443 1830, he locked himself in his room to practice, didn't even break for food. 615 00:38:54,468 --> 00:38:57,104 1838, he comes out and invents the concert piano. 616 00:38:57,218 --> 00:38:58,994 You got work to do. Let's go. 617 00:38:59,060 --> 00:39:01,637 - Well, I have class. - No, you don't. I'm taking you out. 618 00:39:01,704 --> 00:39:03,823 The schools you're applying to don't require SATs. 619 00:39:03,886 --> 00:39:05,603 This is time you should spend practicing. 620 00:39:05,660 --> 00:39:07,890 Oh, maybe you didn't hear, but I'm not good enough to get into a conservatory. 621 00:39:07,915 --> 00:39:10,155 Not yet, but you will be. 622 00:39:10,331 --> 00:39:13,865 - Now you know more than Juilliard? - I know that you can't let one person derail you. 623 00:39:13,924 --> 00:39:15,687 You're gonna meet a lot of these guys. 624 00:39:15,729 --> 00:39:18,600 My father tried to do it with me when I told him I wanted to be a doctor. 625 00:39:18,634 --> 00:39:20,900 And I'm not about to let this guy do it with you. 626 00:39:21,075 --> 00:39:24,567 I don't know what he told you. And I don't doubt he had a point about your playing. 627 00:39:24,645 --> 00:39:27,073 But I saw how you blew up at me yesterday. 628 00:39:27,135 --> 00:39:29,109 I blow up at you all the time, like twice a week. 629 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:33,151 No, you were angry because someone tried to take your music away. 630 00:39:33,321 --> 00:39:35,139 I know how that feels. 631 00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:36,373 You know, ever since Colin died, 632 00:39:36,412 --> 00:39:40,258 I've been doing my best imitation of a normal doctor, but I'm not. 633 00:39:40,761 --> 00:39:42,684 And you're not a normal kid. 634 00:39:42,797 --> 00:39:44,355 I'm sorry. 635 00:39:44,532 --> 00:39:47,434 You have a gift and it's weird and I don't understand it yet, 636 00:39:47,543 --> 00:39:49,297 but it'll always be true. 637 00:39:49,634 --> 00:39:53,122 And it may not take you to Juilliard, I don't know where it'll take you. 638 00:39:53,218 --> 00:39:57,611 But medicine took me around the world and that was pretty cool. 639 00:39:58,041 --> 00:40:00,053 Offer expires when I get to the car. 640 00:40:02,483 --> 00:40:04,678 Can you break me out of gym tomorrow? 641 00:40:11,695 --> 00:40:14,027 What are you watching? 642 00:40:14,421 --> 00:40:16,631 I'm not sure. 643 00:40:16,712 --> 00:40:19,299 Does anyone really need that much turkey jerky? 644 00:40:22,374 --> 00:40:23,770 Do you need anything? 645 00:40:23,866 --> 00:40:27,044 You're not hungry? You didn't eat too much at dinner. 646 00:40:27,231 --> 00:40:29,204 No, I'm good, thanks. 647 00:40:36,137 --> 00:40:38,551 - Can I have that back, please? - No. 648 00:40:38,695 --> 00:40:41,129 Maybe you don't need a TV in your room anymore. 649 00:40:41,259 --> 00:40:42,440 Fine. 650 00:40:45,149 --> 00:40:47,174 Aren't you angry? 651 00:40:47,312 --> 00:40:50,674 Don't you wanna get mad? Yell a little? Do something? 652 00:40:50,767 --> 00:40:53,395 We used to fight. We were good at it. 653 00:40:53,677 --> 00:40:55,796 Do you remember when I tried to take the phone out of your room? 654 00:40:55,848 --> 00:40:59,591 You had a hissy fit all night till I changed my mind. 655 00:40:59,695 --> 00:41:03,603 I said you were tying up the line and you said, ''Well, that's not fair'', 656 00:41:03,677 --> 00:41:06,407 or something childish, and I said something childish back to you, 657 00:41:06,468 --> 00:41:10,175 and then we went at it back and forth like hyenas for about an hour. 658 00:41:10,232 --> 00:41:13,071 We were absolute brats, both of us. 659 00:41:13,220 --> 00:41:14,973 It was so much fun. 660 00:41:17,691 --> 00:41:20,154 You're not doing well, you know that. 661 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:22,946 I guess. 662 00:41:25,232 --> 00:41:27,797 Do you wanna talk to me about it? 663 00:41:28,536 --> 00:41:32,241 - Not really. - Would you at least talk to someone? 664 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:33,986 What, like a therapist? 665 00:41:34,041 --> 00:41:37,067 Like anyone you think might help. 666 00:41:41,428 --> 00:41:42,238 Okay. 667 00:42:00,534 --> 00:42:02,587 It's overwhelming, really. 668 00:42:02,670 --> 00:42:06,524 So much purports to be extraordinary everywhere you go, 669 00:42:06,574 --> 00:42:10,237 it's hard to say what really is anymore. 670 00:42:15,516 --> 00:42:20,939 But like an elegantly articulated brushstroke or a perfect piece of music, 671 00:42:21,021 --> 00:42:24,621 or even a flawed one, you know it when you see it. 672 00:42:24,725 --> 00:42:26,863 It fills you with a flush. 673 00:42:26,927 --> 00:42:29,147 It holds your breath for you. 674 00:42:47,554 --> 00:42:49,579 You realize it's 7? 675 00:42:53,985 --> 00:42:56,147 You realize it's Saturday? 676 00:42:56,357 --> 00:42:59,556 You don't have to be up for school for about two days. 677 00:43:02,730 --> 00:43:04,644 Are you punishing him? 678 00:43:07,301 --> 00:43:08,774 No, honey. 679 00:43:09,470 --> 00:43:11,595 He's just practicing. 680 00:43:13,741 --> 00:43:15,834 Let's go back to bed. 681 00:43:18,761 --> 00:43:20,991 I'm glad I'm not a genius. 682 00:43:21,108 --> 00:43:23,804 I can sleep till noon. 683 00:43:30,589 --> 00:43:35,209 You know you're in the presence of extraordinary when there's just no guessing. 684 00:43:35,296 --> 00:43:41,513 And the only thought you can carry is a determination to do even better yourself.