Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Zoey's Extraordinary Best Friend - full transcript

What the

‐ Mama needs an update.

‐ Please, come on in.

‐ So, what exactly

is the look
we're going for in here?

Third‐grade science fair?

Ooh, white girl
corporate housing?

Or "she was quiet
and kept to herself"?

‐ Uh, I just don't spend a ton
of time in my apartment, and‐‐

‐ I can see why not.
So tell me.

What's the latest
on this musical power of yours?



Hear anybody new
sing their feelings

out loud to you lately?

‐ Thank you for asking, Mo.

I appreciate you
being so concerned.

‐ No, no, don't be flattered.

I view you
more as a social experiment,

Like a rat
running through a maze

or that one time that I
kissed a girl in college.

‐ To be honest, um,

my musical power
isn't going so great.

Because of whatever
this new ability is,

I discovered that all
the programmers at work hate me.

On the other hand, I was able
to communicate with my dad again

and bond with my office crush.



On the other hand,
my office crush has a fiancée,

and my best friend
is in love with me.

Or at least thinks
he's in love with me.

He did say,
"I think I love you,"

when he sang, so hopefully
that'll just blow over.

‐ I'm sorry. I got bored about
three "on the other hands" ago.

‐ There just doesn't
seem to be any rhyme or reason

for when a song happens, Mo,

and I need to figure out
how to control it A. S. A. P.

so that it
doesn't get in the way

of my job
or my sporadic attempts

at something
resembling a social life.

‐ As a resident music expert,

I do have some theories
I'd like to try out.

‐ I don't have time
right now, okay?

I have to go meet
my family, and then

I have to give a big speech
at work this morning.

‐ I get it. You're busy.
I'm busy, too.

I don't just wake up
looking like this.

‐ Can you meet me at
The Golden Gate Grind at lunch?

‐ Mm, sounds bougie. I'm in.

‐ This is literally
the fourth doctor's office

I've been in this week.
I mean, between Dad

and all of Emily's
prenatal exams,

I don't think I've seen
this many physicians

since you were convinced
I had A. D. D. when I was nine.

Oh, I love these things.

‐ That's a cute jacket, Zoey.

Something big
happening at work today?

‐ I'm giving my first speech as
the new manager of engineering.

Wanna look good and be prepared
in case there's any curveballs.

‐ Yeah, like,
forgetting your own name.

I'm not making fun of her.

She actually wrote down,
"Hi. I'm Zoey," on here.

‐ You are gonna do great.
You always do.

Your dad and I
are very proud of you.

Isn't that right, honey?

‐ Oh, check out
that impressive hand movement.

I like to see that, Mitch.

Looks like you brought the whole
beautiful family with you today.

‐ Dr. Hamara,
we've noticed quite a few

positive changes
in Mitch lately,

more facial movement,
more agility in his hands.

It seems like he's getting
a little bit better.

Uh, is that possible?

‐ Let's take a look.

Follow the pen.

Squeeze my hands, will you?

Not so hard.

I've still got other patients
to see today.

And blink for me.

Here's the good news.

Mitch's new meds are working.

It's not a cure, but it might

slow the progressive
supranuclear palsy down,

give him a bit more movement
and dexterity.

I'd take advantage of it
if you can.

‐ Ah, Zoey, just the person
I wanted to see.

‐ I'm not in trouble, am I?

‐ What? No. Why does everyone
keep me asking that?

‐ I think maybe it's
just a tone thing that‐‐

‐ Zoey, not a real question.

Look, since it's
your first week as manager,

I just wanted to check in.
How are you feeling?

And, more importantly,
do you have

any new strategies
you'd like to implement?

‐ Well...

after reading multiple books

and listening
to several popular podcasts

on how to be
an effective leader, I‐‐

‐ Oh, my God.
Bottom line, please.

‐ I think we need
more team spirit.

‐ Okay, as long as you're
not talking about instituting,

like, crazy hat day
or something, in which case,

you should start
sending your résumé around.

‐ No, no, nothing like that.

‐ Look, I'm sure
you've got it all figured out,

but if you want some advice,
here it is.

Be strong, be bold,

and keep your personal life
to yourself.

Now get out of here.

‐ Oh.
‐ You have work to do. Jesus.

‐ Thank you, Joan.

‐ Um, guys,

coders, friends.

Hey.

Uh, I realized, as the manager,

I didn't give
a big introductory speech,

so hello,
best programming team ever.

‐ Whoo!
Best programming team ever!

‐ Thanks, Max.

Um, I have lots of ideas

for how to make this
a positive work environment

and for how we can be

a harmonious,
well‐functioning team.

‐ Uh, I thought we were
a well‐functioning team,

hence the "best
programming team ever" part.

‐ Good team can always
be better, can't it?

So, with that in mind,
I have two things to hand out.

First is a tiny memo
with some small suggestions

just to kick things off.

‐ Tiny memo? This thing
has a table of contents.

‐ Mm‐hmm. And the second
are journals that I bought

for everyone
for you to write down

your daily progress,
inspirations.

Pick your color.

I have kept one myself every day

since my first day of the job.

‐ Oh, cool.
I've always wanted a diary.

Are you there, God?
It's me, Tobin.

‐
‐ It's nice to write down

your inspirations and ideas
before they just‐‐

Oh, no.

No, no, no. Not right now.

I'm kinda trying to give
a speech to the troops here.

‐ This really
isn't the best time.

‐ What's obvious?

‐ I'm sorry.
Uh, where was I?

‐ I think you were explaining
what a journal is for.

‐ Right. Um, how about
you read the section

on, um, better work efficiency

and how not to be distracted
in the workplace,

and we'll reconvene later.

Go, team.

‐ Whoo! Go, team!

‐ You're yelling, bro.

‐ Hey.

‐ Hey, friendo.

‐ Great news.

I won the lottery.

‐ What?

‐ Well, the restaurant lottery.

I finally got us into
that fancy farm‐to‐table place.

‐ You got us into Hand‐Picked?

‐ Yeah, Thursday night.
Is it a date?

‐ Is it a date?

‐ What? No.

I just mean like, can you go?
Why are you acting weird?

‐ Am I acting weirder
than normal?

‐ Hard to tell. Anyway,
they're doing this fancy,

uh, 10‐course tasting meal and‐‐

‐ Sounds romantic.
‐ Or delicious.

Do you know that they make
their own butter?

Apparently there's an actual cow
on the premises and‐‐

‐ What's happening over here?

‐ Nothing. Not a thing.

Max, you remember Simon.

‐ Uh, well, we haven't
officially met yet,

but Zoey might have mentioned
your name once or twice.

Or‐‐Well,
it's a very common name.

You know, maybe it
actually wasn't you.

‐ You two must be close.

I feel like I see you
together all the time.

‐ Just close the way
friends are close

when they're friends
with each other.

‐ Yeah. What she said.

‐ Listen, Zoey,
I've got a project for your team

I need to talk to you about.

‐ Great. Let's go talk about it.

Max, let me
just check my schedge,

and I'll get back to you
about that dinner ASAP.

Was that code for

"I've got some heavy
dad stuff to unpack?"

‐ No. This is actually
a real work thing.

‐ Oh.
‐ The marketing team

is gonna throw a party here
at the offices

to get the word out
about the new Sprq Point Watch.

‐ And you want me
to post about it,

'cause my Insta's
blowing up right now.

Pretty sure I've got
at least 12 followers.

‐ Uh, thanks, but we
already sent out beta versions

to various bloggers
and YouTubers and tech titans

months ago,
so I think we're covered.

‐ Okay, well, my followers
are gonna be devastated,

but, you know,
do what you gotta do.

‐ However, here's how
I could use your help.

I talked to Joan,
and she said your team

could send push notifications
on the watch

as an official party invite?

‐ Anything specific?

‐ Blast to all the beta users
with the party details‐‐

time, place, whatnot.
‐ I could do that.

Or...

we could have a little bit
more fun with it instead.

‐ What'd you have in mind?

‐ We could turn the whole thing
into a massive scavenger hunt.

‐ Oh.
‐ Um, we could push live clues

to everyone's watches.

‐ Taking them to different
landmarks all around the city.

‐ We then merge them into
even bigger groups as they go,

and, once they've converged
into a critical mass,

the final clue will lead them
here for a total rager.

Boo‐yah!
‐

I'm so sorry.

‐ It's okay. Just a major
humanitarian award I won.

Super sentimental.
‐ No biggie.

‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ Believe it or not,

I didn't really play
any sports growing up.

‐ I'm not surprised
by that information.

I gotta say, it is nice
to talk to you about something

other than dead
and dying dads for once.

‐ That reminds me,

I actually got some good news
about my father today.

The new drug he's on seems to be
having some positive effects.

‐ That's amazing, Zoey.
I love that.

What does that mean?

‐ It means
a tiny bit more mobility

and a few more
facial expressions.

We'll take the win.

‐ Pyoo.

All right.

‐ Uh, have your team
start working on the art,

and I'll get
my team on the tech.

It happened again.

I heard Max sing another
love song to me this morning,

and, this time, it seemed way
less ambiguous than last time.

‐ Mm, what song was it?

‐ "Sucker."
‐ Ooh, that song's hot.

How did Max look doing it?
‐ It doesn't matter.

My best friend
is super into me, Mo, and now

he wants me to go to Hand‐Picked
for dinner with him.

‐ He won the lottery? Huh.

So go. He doesn't know
you're aware of how he feels.

‐ But I know,
and I can't unknow it.

And I don't want to talk
about his feelings with him,

and I don't wanna live
in the awkwardness.

With everything
that's going on in my life,

I just want to keep things
exactly how they are between us.

‐ Then, tell him you got sick
or that Hand‐Picked

uses store‐bought arugula
or something.

‐ It's bigger
than just one dinner.

Max is becoming
a major distraction at work.

I can't focus and be the team
leader that I need to be

with him singing heart songs
to me all the time.

‐ Heart songs?
‐ I just coined the phrase.

‐ I'll allow it.
‐

I've got to figure out
how to control this thing

and get Max off me so I
don't lose my mind or my job.

‐ Uh, Zo‐ldilocks, calm down.

I have the answer to all
of your musical‐based problems.

These are the best
noise‐canceling headphones

in the entire world.

I wear them to sleep,
when I'm DJing at the club,

every time an Uber driver says,
"How's your day going?"

They're incredible.

Ooh, check them out.

Looks like they're trying
to make a baby up in here.

‐ Mo, can I try those on?

‐ These headphones are useless.

‐ Wait. Are you hearing
a song right now?

‐ Yes, and the music's
in my head, not my ears,

and I can't just block it out.

‐ Unbelievable.

All I see is a bunch
of mostly white people

drinking overpriced coffee
while you get a whole show?

What song is it?

‐ Uh, I think
it's Whitney Houston.

‐ You think Whit‐‐
This power is wasted on you.

What are they doing now?

‐ Now they're
in the middle of some sort

of emotional dance‐
slash‐instrumental break.

It's actually...

very beautiful.

‐ And you're
still talking to me.

Has this ever happened before?
‐ No.

I've never spoken to anyone

during a song before.
What are you doing?

‐ We want to figure out how
to control this thing, right?

Somebody has to take notes.

‐ And they're back.

‐ Hey, Autumn.

‐ Hey, Zoey. The usual?

‐ Yeah. And, actually,
I think I'll get something to go

for my buddy, Max.

Speaking of Max,
what's your take on Max?

You like his vibe? Appearance?

General outlook? You a fan?

‐ Um, Zoey?
‐ Working here, Mo.

‐ Sure, he's cute and funny,
I guess.

Why are you asking?

‐ Oh, no reason. Just curious.

But, you know, while we're
shooting the breeze,

what do you, uh, think
about farm‐to‐table food?

‐ Oh, I love it.

Have you heard
of this place Hand‐Picked?

Turns out they have
an actual cow on the premises.

How great is that?

‐ So, so great.

Is this weird?

This feels weird.

Are you sure he's cool with it?

‐ Are you kidding?

Max is the coolest.

Come here.

Max.
‐ Hey.

Guess what?
I used Dijkstra's algorithm

to find the shortest paths
between all the hunt locations

so we can make sure our guests
get to where the‐‐Hi.

‐ Max, you remember Autumn

from our favorite place,
The Golden Gate Grind.

‐ Yeah. Hi, Autumn.

Uh, did we win free coffee
or something?

‐ Better than that.

So, turns out I got
a family thing Thursday night.

‐ Oh. What?
‐ But Autumn is a huge foodie,

and she would love
to go to dinner in my place.

‐ But only
if you're cool with it.

I promise I will still
serve you your black coffee

every morning if you say no.

‐ You remember my drink order?

‐ I remember everyone's order.

People say I have
a foam‐o‐graphic memory.

Well, yeah.

Um, I mean, I can't
really think of anyone else

I would take at the moment,
because, I mean,

I just ended things with, like,
four girls last week, so...

‐ Their loss.

‐ Yeah.

‐ I gotta say
I am loving the energy.

So, I am gonna leave it
to you two

to sort out the details.

‐ Okay.

‐ Hello?
‐ Hey, you remember

that old game
we used to play, Taboo?

You remember that?
‐ Uh, I remember Dad and I

crushing you and Mom at it. Why?

‐ Yeah, okay, so check this out.

One buzz for yes.
Two buzzes for no.

Watch this. Hey, Dad,
do you like talking like this?

‐

‐ Would you rather watch TV?

‐

‐ Do you find that sound just
to be a little bit annoying?

‐

‐ All right, Zoey, you try.

‐ Okay, uh, Dad,
are we going too fast?

‐

‐ Do you want me
to come over later?

‐

‐ Do you like me more than Zoey?
‐

‐ I am really sorry
you had to find out like this.

Isn't this awesome?
I‐‐This is the first time

we've been able to really
communicate with him in months.

I can't wait to show Mom.

‐ Hey.
‐ Looks good.

‐ Hey, Zo‐‐

Will you tell me the truth?

Why didn't you want to go
to dinner with me?

‐ What are you talking about?
‐ Don't do that.

You tried to set me up
with our barista.

Ever since
I mentioned Hand‐Picked,

it's like
you haven't been into it.

‐ I have a lot going on, Max.

‐ I know, I know, but,
you know, something just feels

a little bit different
between us all of a sudden.

Is this because
of your new power?

‐ Um, come here for a second.

‐ Okay.

‐ My new power?
‐ Yes.

Your new power over me
as my boss.

Is that what this is about?

‐ Yes, that is exactly...

what this is about.
‐ Okay.

‐ As your boss,
I feel it's necessary

to create some boundaries
between the two of us,

and I guess I‐I don't think
it's quite appropriate for us

to be dining at fancy
foodie restaurants right now.

‐ And what's the fear, exactly?

That we eat some pickled beets
out of a Mason jar

and I end up with stock options?

‐ This is all new to me,
and I'm figuring it out

as I go, so please respect that.
‐ Okay,

but I just think that you're
seriously overreacting.

Everyone knows we're friends.
We've been friends

since the day we met
at company orientation.

You becoming team manager
shouldn't change any of that.

‐ And, yet, it does.
It changes everything, Max,

because, when people look at us,
they don't see two friends.

They see a boss and an employee

who look like they're
in the middle of a...

lovers' quarrel.

‐ I'm pretty sure nobody cares,

but if you need to create some
boundaries between us, fine.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I should go back to work

before my boss
starts yelling at me again.

‐
‐ Oh, God.

What about, um, this?
‐

‐ What is going on,
you crazy kids?

I leave you alone
for two minutes.

‐ Oh, I can't even
joke about this.

Your father has been trying to
tell me something all afternoon,

and I don't know what it is.

Mitch, is it like...
‐

‐ I've taken everything
out of the cupboards,

everything out of the fridge.

I've gone through
eight different photo albums.

I even tried on
that old hula skirt

when I thought maybe Hawaii
was leading us somewhere.

Nothing.
Apparently it's a lot harder

to communicate with
yes‐no answers than we thought.

‐ That must be
really frustrating.

‐

‐ It is.

But on the bright side,
the hula skirt still fits.

You know what?
I'm gonna clean all this up.

Why don't you talk to him?

Maybe you can have
better luck than I did.

‐ Hey, Dad.

Any desire to tell me
what this is all about?

Take your time.

While you gather your thoughts,
I'm just gonna vent.

I'm fighting with Max.

I don't know how I'm supposed
to be his boss while also...

‐ Remember how
I told you I could hear

people's innermost feelings
expressed through song?

‐

‐ Well‐‐

I just heard you
sing a song to Mom

that I've never heard before,

but it definitely had the word
"moon" in it multiple times.

Does what you want to say to Mom

have something
to do with that song?

‐

‐ Good. We're getting somewhere.

Now, why the moon song, Dad?

‐

‐ Right. Not yes or no.

‐

‐ Okay, don't despair.

I'm gonna go do some research
on this and get back to you.

Thank you for getting those.

Oh, I just wasn't in the mood

for another over‐the‐top
song‐and‐dance number

by lonely,
overcaffeinated people again.

‐ Huh. Understood.

Having to witness
amazing private concerts

throughout the day
must be incredibly tedious.

My heart breaks for you.

So, since we really want

figure this thing out,
I have some new ideas.

Seems to me, since you're
hearing people's inner thoughts,

we need to go where their
inner thoughts are the loudest.

‐ I got bigger fish to fry
right now,

like trying to figure out
why my father sang "Moondance"

to my mother
in front of me last night.

You don't know
that song, do you?

‐ Of course I know that song.

It's a very famous song.
Do you know that song?

‐ Not until last night.
‐ Oh, Jesus, take the wheel.

‐ I've been racking my brain,

trying to figure out
why that song,

and after going home
and googling the lyrics,

I think that maybe‐‐

‐ Your daddy wants
to get it on with your mama.

‐ Does he, though?
‐ Mm.

‐ That's not open
to interpretation?

‐ "Well, I want to make love
to you tonight.

I can't wait
till the morning has come."

It doesn't
get more clear than that.

‐ We didn't quite get
to that verse when he sang it.

Fine. Guess I have no choice,

but to talk to my mom
about my parents' sex life.

‐ Mm, with great power

comes a whole lot of nasty stuff
don't nobody want to do.

Hi, Daddy.

‐

I don't get it, guys.

I told you to establish a model

for how fast each leg
of the scavenger hunt will go.

I gave you all the parameters.

I told you I'd be
checking your progress.

The project needs to be done
by tomorrow morning.

I couldn't have been clearer,
so can somebody tell me

why isn't the work getting done
and getting done properly?

‐ Maybe we're
just not used to someone

standing over our shoulder
every five minutes.

‐ He's right. I haven't felt
this kind of stress

since I got into
both MIT and Harvard.

"What are you gonna do, Tobin?
What are you gonna do?"

Hack into the CIA and go to
prison for three years instead.

What?
‐ I think I need to sit down.

My sciatic is acting up.
‐ Now?

You've been at a standing desk
for years.

Are these actual complaints,

or are you guys
just messing with me?

Okay, forget about it.

It was my idea.
I have the vision.

I'll just do
the entire project myself.

‐ Wait.

What am I doing wrong?

Am I being too hard
on everybody?

‐ I don't know.
I'm just following orders

and trying my best
to please you.

‐ Right.

‐ I'll text you some pictures
of the food at Hand‐Picked,

unless you think that's
crossing another boundary.

‐ No, that would be nice.

‐ Well, um,
I hope you and your work

have a lovely evening together.

‐ Are you all right?

‐ Yeah. Hi. What's going on?

‐ Well, everyone's waiting
in the conference room

to see our final presentation.

Should we do it later, or...

‐ Oh, no, uh‐uh.

I finished it. Let's do this.

‐ Wait. Oh, wait.
You have a little...

‐ Hmm.
‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ Okay.

I'm not not mortified right now.

‐ Don't worry.

Ohh! Oh.

‐ And once all the influencers
are grouped together,

the last clue
will lead them all here

to our offices
for one big rocking shindig.

This is a seamless integration
of Simon's marketing department

and my‐‐well,
our engineering skills.

Yes, team, we've done it again.

Go Sprq Point and Sprq Point
and Sprq Point!

Whoo!

‐ Hey, Zoey, um...

good work on the app,
but what is going on?

Your hair is a mess, and you're
wearing leftover clothes

from the company
volleyball tournament.

That presentation
was like a talk of shame.

‐ Oh, wow,
that is not good at all.

‐ No.
‐ But, still, are we only

talking about my appearance?
'Cause if I was a guy‐‐

‐ No, no, you smell bad, too.
Listen, as talented as you are,

you can't take on these projects
all by yourself.

It's unsustainable,
so go home, get some rest,

and, remember,
the swag is for the interns.

It keeps them happy
so we don't have to pay them.

‐ Please tell me your day
was better than mine

and you finally solved the case
of the mystery Taboo buzzer.

‐ Sadly, no.

I thought for a moment we
got back a tiny bit of control

over this thing, and then‐‐
Is it possible

that nonverbal communication
was almost easier?

‐ You really
don't know what he wants

or what he's trying to say?
‐ No.

‐ Okay. Okay.

Well, um,
I am just spitballing here,

but have you
ever thought that maybe,

just maybe...

he wants to have...

sex with you?

‐

Sweetheart,
it is very kind of you

to be worried
about our love life,

but we're doing just fine
in that department,

thank you very much.

‐ You are?

Do you know
the song "Moondance"?

‐ Yes. Why?

‐ Because I was just watching
a show with Dad the other day,

and his face lit up
when that song came on,

and he kept pressing
the buzzer over and over again,

almost like he wanted
to sing along or something.

‐ Uh, when we were dating...

your dad and I went
to a Van Morrison concert.

Do you know who that is?

‐ Um, yes. I have recently

become quite acquainted
with his body of work.

‐ Sorry.

And, in the middle
of that exact song,

your dad turned to me
and gave me the biggest kiss

and said, "I love you,"
for the very first time.

‐ Mom, then maybe that's
what he's trying to say...

that he loves you.

‐

‐ And he wishes he could
go back to that night with you.

Are you expecting somebody?

‐ Mm‐mm.

‐ Max. What are you doing here?

‐ Oh, I was just
dropping this off for your dad.

I didn't think you'd be here.

After the all‐nighter
you pulled last night,

I thought that you'd be
at your place sleeping.

‐ Mm, I power napped,
and then I had to talk

to my mom
about my parents' sex life.

What's in the bag?

‐ Oh, Hand‐Picked has this

incredible butterscotch pudding,
and I remember you saying

that your dad
can only swallow soft food,

so I thought
maybe he'd want to try some.

‐ That's really nice of you.

Uh, come on in.

‐ Yeah, well, your dad's
always been so nice to me,

letting me crash holiday dinners

and birthdays
and barbeques in the summer.

And you know I don't have
that same dynamic

with my own dad,
so it's always meant a lot.

‐ It was really hard
not asking you to stay at work

and help me last night.

‐ Yeah, it was really hard

to see you all alone
and not stay.

Here.

‐ And Hand‐Picked was?

‐ Was fantastic. Yeah.

You really missed out.

‐ And how was Autumn?

‐ She was also good.

‐ I know I didn't handle
the work thing well.

‐ Yeah, well,
that makes two of us.

‐ Oh, um,
do you want to see him?

‐ Can I?

‐ Yeah, of course.

Um, just prepare yourself,

'cause it's been a few months,

and he might not be
exactly how you remember him.

‐ Okay.

‐ Dad, Max is here.

‐ Hey, Mitch.

How you doing?

I see you're
in your favorite chair.

That hasn't changed.

Remember when I spilled soda
all over this chair

and Maggie got so mad
and you didn't care at all?

‐

‐
‐ It's good to see you.

And she's back.

Do I need to hide
all of my breakables?

‐ Nah, I think you're safe.

This QB is hanging up
his jersey.

Um, can I ask you something?
‐ Hmm?

‐ You manage a whole team

of people just like me, right?
‐ Yeah.

‐ How are you out of here
at 6:00 every night?

'Cause I've read
a bunch of books‐‐

‐ I‐I never did any of that.
‐

‐ It's actually something
my pops taught me.

‐ Oh. Well, then,
we don't have‐‐

‐ No, no, it's a good story.

So, growing up,
my dad owned a small chain

of electronic stores
in Michigan.

Uh, had a lot of stress,
lots of employees,

but every Friday
was "Let's eat" day.

He'd make a giant vat of chili
or cinnamon rolls or spaghetti

and go from location to location
and serve everyone.

It's just a small personal touch
he'd bring to the table...

just to let everyone know
he cared about 'em.

And that one thing made everyone

want to work
that much harder for him.

‐ I...

can't cook.
‐

‐ You should see
the inside of my fridge.

Just mustard and baking soda
and several science experiments

growing out
of an old chow mein.

‐ Then, find another way to let
them know you care about them.

‐ But what if I don't?

‐ Is that really true?

There's nothing good
about those guys?

‐

I want to read
you all something.

‐ If it's from "Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants,"

please don't spoil the ending.

‐
‐ It's, uh, my journal

that I've kept
since my first day on the job.

Thought maybe you'd like to hear

my initial impressions
of everyone.

"Wow, I can't believe
I get to work at Sprq Point

"with all these
incredibly smart,

"talented, and impressive men.

"Please don't say
anything stupid.

Andy Howard is‐‐"

Oh, wait.
He works at Google now.

Sorry.

"Chin Wu‐‐" Got fired.

"JP Feakins‐‐"
He had a nervous breakdown.

Okay. Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Here's one. Um...

"Has there ever been a bigger
genius than Leif Donnelly?

‐

‐ "I'm intimated
to even be in the same room

as him and his dope cardigans."

‐ Yeah, hey.

‐ "And Tobin Batra?

"This dude's a legend
in the hacking community,

"and now he actually
knows my name?

"I think I might be dreaming.

"And Max Richman.

Is it too early to say,
'Friend for life?'"

Look, I know
not everyone is thrilled

to have me as their boss,
but believe me when I say

I know how good
you are at your jobs,

so I'm gonna try to let go
and trust you more,

and, in return, all I ask
is that you trust me back.

Understood?

‐ Yeah.
‐ Yep.

‐ Yeah.
‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ Now get back to work.

‐

‐ Yo, Zo.

‐ Uh, okay. Wow.

I guess we've just breezed
right past the whole knocking

and waiting for the other person
to answer phase.

‐ When I get inspired,
no doors will stand in my way.

Now, I got
a whole bunch of new ideas

for us to try
to test your musical powers.

First one,
sensory deprivation tank.

"I can't see anything.
I can't hear anything.

But is there music?
I don't know. Let's find out."

Number two, we put you in a room
with a whole bunch of mimes.

My worst nightmare may be
your musical breakthrough.

‐ Creative.

Absolutely terrifying.

‐ Oh, praise God. Hoo!

Number three,
we go to karaoke,

see if people sing you
their inner song

at the same time they sing
the crowd their outer songs.

Eh, could be cool.
Could be confusing.

Could be both. Let's see.

‐ Look, we can keep
looking for ways

to control my new ability.

But what if there are no ways?

‐ I don't like that attitude.
‐ Nope.

Listen, it has
happened enough times

that we have actual
research and data now.

Some songs go by in a blip,
as if no time has elapsed.

Other songs, I'm able
to talk to you the entire time.

Some songs are sung to me
by complete strangers,

others by my closest friends
and family.

Songs never happen
when I want them to...

only when I'm
meant to hear them.

‐ Then, what do we do about it?

‐

As a kid who took apart
my parents' broken VCR

and put it back together
when I was five,

I can't believe
I'm saying this, but...

nothing?

I think
I'm just gonna have to live

with my new musical power
for a bit and...

see what the universe brings.

Did I really
just say that out loud?

‐ Yeah, you did, and I'm
kind of obsessed with you

and inspired to paint
right now. Mm.

‐ Silver lining in all of this,
at least it's got us talking

and invading
each other's personal spaces.

‐ Door's always open, honey.

Unless I have
a gentlemen caller over,

so if you hear Sade playing,
I'd keep my distance.

You do know who Sade is, right?