02x12 - Social Discontent

[bunniefuu]

So I wanted to remind everybody

that there's going to be
some filming happening

in the tavern over the next day or two.

[GASPS] Is it a true-crime show?

I'm talking about our new
social-media campaign.

[IMITATES TRUMPET FANFARE]

I'm not good at trumpet sounds.

We already have customers.

Why do we need a social-media campaign?

To expand our customer base,

which will lend itself
to cross-promotion

for when we eventually
open the speakeasy.

What?

All right, what are we looking for...

day-in-the-life content,
getting-ready-with-me content,

or just feet stuff?

I'm out.

OK, I know you don't like this,

but we need everybody involved.

Sorry, I'm a little late, Isabella,

but I am camera-ready. [CHUCKLES]

Hold on. Isn't that my bandanna?

Tennessee is a finders-keepers state.

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

All right, who's ready
to make some content?

Oh, me.

I want to become an influencer
and prove my mom wrong.

Strangers do like me.

My wife says I have a
really great voiceover voice.

Oh, really? Do it.

I am.

OK.

We really want to
capture the unique magic

of Happy's Place.

Wait, wait, wait, who's this "we"?

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

What a bad producer I am.

I forgot to introduce our director.

I will be attempting to unlock the truth

in each and every one of you.

I'm out.

♪ Sometimes it feels
like a big ol' fight ♪

♪ To get through the day ♪

♪ And sleep on through the night ♪

♪ But here you'll find a place ♪

♪ That'll surely lift your spirits ♪

♪ You belong at Happy's Place ♪

OK, we're going to start

with you welcoming
everyone to the tavern.

OK, great, great.

Listen, um...

sh**t me only from
the left or above, OK?

I think he meant me.

Oh, sure.

Um, all right, then.

Uh, if you need me,
I will be in my trailer.

Mm-hmm.

And by trailer, I mean the ladies' room.

OK.

OK, Bobbie, your name is Bobbie.

You're a tavern owner.

You're going to say "Hi, I'm Bobbie.

Welcome to my tavern."

- Ready when you are.
- Settle!

And action.

Hi, I'm Bobbie.

Welcome to Happy's Place.

Isabella, can I talk
to you for a second?

There's something wrong with the camera.

Of course, yes.

- Excuse us.
- Oh, sure.

I'll just be over there
rehearsing my one line.

[CHUCKLES]

[TRILLING LIPS]

I think I know what's
wrong with the camera.

Yeah, it's what's on the camera.

[TRILLING LIPS]

Listen, you're the director.

It's your responsibility

to get a decent performance out of her.

And you're the producer.

Apparently, your only
job is to point out problems

that I alone must solve.

Um, Bobbie, can we
get another shot of you?

Oh, of course you can.

Uh, is there anything
else you want me to do?

I mean, I can make it happier?

Wow!

Happier than that?

Yeah, yeah.

Maybe just pour a beer.

And, um, don't look at the camera.

Just act natural, like
a... like a... like a human.

OK.

And...

action.

[HUMMING]

Wow, that was great.

We need to recast Bobbie.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

Hey, how's it going with Gabby?

Please tell me we're
getting some usable stuff.

Well, I haven't been able to
sh**t anything yet because...

OK, I think I found the one.

Gabby's been trying on hats.

Only because Steve said "no capes."

I need my producer to help me,

uh, you know, produce.

On it.

OK, so, Gabby,

this is just a simple,
behind-the-scenes look

at how we make our
most signature c*ck.

- Any questions?
- Yeah.

I hear you're looking to recast Bobbie.

And I just want to tell you
that she is my best friend.

And no one can play her like me.

Let's just see how
this drink tutorial goes.

OK. But once you see me in action,

there will be no way to
deny how magnetic I am.

OK, play everything right to me.

And action.

Hi, I'm the bartender here at Happy's.

Come on, watch me
make my signature c*ck,

- the mojito margar...
- Emmett!

- Come on!
- [GROANS]

You just ruined our
first usable take all day.

"Usable."

What'd I tell you?

My mistake for trying to work at work.

You know what? I'm glad we stopped.

I'm going to try a tracking shot.

Maybe we keep the shots regular

until we actually get something.

Alfonso Cuarón didn't
become Alfonso Cuarón

by not taking risks.

No, he did it by going to film school.

Action!

Oh, hi, there.

Come on, take a journey with
me to my signature c*ck.

Ah. Oh, I hope I can muddle through it.

- [LAUGHS]
- [BOTH GROAN]

- Emmett!
- God, Emmett!

- Come on!
- What?

You're ruining our content.

Well, I'm making content
our customers actually like,

the kind you can eat.

Does that mean we can
finally get a tour of your kitchen?

You bring that thing into my kitchen,

and my foot will get
a tour of your butt.

Hey, Bobbie, uh, do you have a second

to talk about the social-media campaign?

Sure I do.

Honey, I am so proud of you
for coming up with that idea,

and I'm having a
blast being a part of it.

That's actually what I
wanted to talk to you about.

You know when someone who is so, so good

at so many things...

is not so good at one thing?

But that is so OK.

No clue what you're talking about.

We had to recast you.

What?

I was doing so good!

I'm sorry, it's just

something happens to
you when you're on camera.

It's like a person who's
never met a person

trying to be a person.

I don't think that's true at all.

Oh, my gosh.

What am I doing with my teeth?

I don't know, Bobbie. No one knows.

Look, I'm sorry, but I
really need this to work.

I understand.

And if that's my resting face,
when I die, closed casket.

Yes.

Bobbie, I heard that they
are going to recast you.

And I won't let them unless it's me.

I would, but you're tall,
blonde, and a total diva.

I swear, you are going to
love who we found to play you.

Kenzie's a local actress and influencer

who has a huge social-media following.

And she was on an
episode of "Law & Order."

- Stop.
- Well, that doesn't mean she can play me.

I mean, I've never been
a lawyer or a dead body.

I'm here for the sh**t.

Whoa.

You could be my daughter.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

OK, I'm confused.

You say you're an
actress and an influencer?

So which one is it?

Well, influencing is my hobby.

Acting is my passion, and
my day job is real estate.

Aren't you a little
young to be playing me?

Not with my range.

On "Law & Order," I played
a 50-year-old dead body.

I was 20.

Wow.

Bobbie, since the content we're getting

is for social media, it's OK
that our new Bobbie is younger

because the online audience is younger.

Oh, whoa, Kenzie, you
have quite a following.

You know, I'm a
aspiring influencer myself.

I hit the Gram.

I dance on the Tok.

And once, I even finished the Wordle.

OK.

Kenzie, uh, we won't need
you for very long today.

Just got to grab a few quick videos

of you as Bobbie in action.

Ah, that's my favorite word, "action."

[LAUGHS] O-OK, hang on just a second.

If you're going to be playing me,

shouldn't I tell you what I do?

Oh, no, no, no, no.
No, I need to observe you.

It'll be like Julia Roberts
shadowing Erin Brockovich...

Ooh.

Or Meryl Streep shadowing
Margaret Thatcher.

I like the first one.

Hey, Kenzie,

OK, while you shadow
Bobbie, I will shadow you.

Why?

Yeah, why?

OK, I didn't exactly budget
for all this shadow time.

OK, OK.

I am just going to take
Kenzie here for a little rundown.

[SOUTHERN ACCENT] A little rundown.

A little rundown.

[NORMAL VOICE] I'm
just getting your inflections.

[CHUCKLES] Do I really sound like that?

[SOUTHERN ACCENT]
Do I really sound like that?

That?

ALL: [SOUTHERN ACCENT] That?

- Do I really sound like that?
- BOTH: That?

Good Lord, help me.

Good Lord, help me.

Good Lord, help me.

Ay, Dios mío.

OK, all you need to do

is deliver this order
slip to the kitchen.

And people will watch
because it's exciting?

Eh, social media is tricky.

It's hard to know what's going to pop,

so we're getting as much
behind-the-scenes content

as we can.

Please don't talk to my actors.

Takoda, remember, you're not
just dropping off a food order.

You're a lifeline of nourishment

for the hardworking customers

who rely on you.

And... and action.

In a world where one waiter
stands between you and lunch.

Cut!

You don't yell "cut." I yell "cut."

Cut!

And, Emmett,

could you please turn
down the fan on that stove?

I can barely hear myself think.

I'm sorry.

Can you hear yourself over this?

Get out of my kitchen!

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Good morning.

- Hi, there.
- Hi, there.

Hi, there.

Oh.

Is that my bandanna?

[NORMAL VOICE] Oh, yeah,
I saw you wearing it earlier.

I put it on because I feel
like people's personal items

can soak up some of their essence.

I do that with my hat work.

OK, you can steal my accent,

but you can't steal my bandanna.

Give it back.

Kenzie, how's the character study going?

- Ah.
- Are you ready to be Bobbie?

- Oh, I wish.
- [BOBBIE CHUCKLES]

This woman has layers.

- Mm-hmm.
- She's like...

An onion?

An onion.

Oh, where does it come from?

I just want to be in here with her.

Not right now, you don't.

Oh, she's great, isn't she?

#OneOfAKind, #RedThunder.

Um, listen, Kenzie,

how useful are hashtags
to new influencers?

I'm not really wearing my
influencer hat right now.

Ah, damn it. It's the
only hat I don't have.

[CHUCKLES] Kenzie, Kenzie...

- Gabby.
- Yeah?

Maybe you could
finish your drink tutorial

while Kenzie finishes
shadowing Bobbie, yeah?

Um, no.

I am shadowing Kenzie, OK?

I don't think you know how
hard it is to shadow a shadow.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

Emmett, do you mind if we
get some food-prep content?

All I need you to do is just...

keep the shutters open.

Wow, you've officially lost
control of this production.

- [SCOFFS] I've lost control?
- Uh-huh.

You're supposed to be the director.

Steve, all I needed
here was some content.

This is my debut.

It has to be perfect!

Guys, remember...

when hope was a
thin line on the horizon.

BOTH: No.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

How did you manage to sh**t all day

and get no usable footage?

Hey, I put my heart
and soul into this project.

I created a mood
board, a playlist for tone.

I even drew little stick figures

to block the actors in flattering light.

Steve, this is not "Citizen Kane."

How could it be,

with the cast that you
gave me to work with?

All I needed from you
were just a few fun pops

of a typical day at Happy's.

Unfortunately, a typical day at Happy's

is mostly just Emmett
yelling, which is a shame,

because the shots I did
manage to get of him are great.

- Get out of my kitchen!
- [BOTH LAUGHING]

He's kind of funny when he's angry.

My foot is gonna
get a tour of your butt.

You want to watch me
cook a London broil?

Steve...

I was wrong about your directing.

Maybe this is your "Citizen Kane."

Do you seriously think

it's going to help you
understand me better

by watching me order bar napkins?

Absolutely.

Everything is leading
me to the real Bobbie.

[SIGHS] You know...

I don't want to hurt your feelings,

but, um, I think being
an actress is crazy.

Shakespeare, he once said...

"All the world is a stage."

And then he said a whole
bunch of other stuff about that.

Well, I don't understand what you meant

about "the real Bobbie."

- What you see is what you get.
- Oh, I thought that at first.

You know, you're fun, you're energetic.

You have that goofy, charming accent.

[LAUGHS] Oh, honey, this is Tennessee.

You're the one with the accent.

But then I realized that
something's weighing you down.

Yeah, I think her name is Kenzie.

[CHUCKLES]

Steve's a friend of mine.

And I support this "director" thing.

But if he comes in my
kitchen one more time,

I'm going to take that phone,

and I'm going to throw
it in a big hot pot of chili.

Ah!

Get your mitts off that bandanna.

And no iPhones in the chili,

or we're going to have to raise prices.

- Oh.
- [CHUCKLES]

"Oh"?

You're very protective of that bandanna.

No, I'm not.

That isn't just a bandanna, is it?

You're right.

It's a magic carpet.

And I have to hold on
to it so it won't fly away.

How long were you two together?

"Together"? What makes you...

Three months.

And you broke up with him, right?

Yeah.

Breakups are hard.

My parents got divorced.

My dad left my mom
for his dental hygienist.

I'm... I'm sorry to hear that.

But to be honest...

It sounds like a richly
comedic situation.

So you're willing to give up the man.

Why aren't you willing
to give up the bandanna?

I guess I'm just used to it.

The longer you hold on to things,

the heavier they get.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

- Premiere time.
- [IMITATES TRUMPET FANFARE]

No.

Everybody, gather around.

Oh, I cannot wait to
see myself in action.

Which hat did you go with?

Actually, we went in
a different direction.

Of course you did.

And that direction was the voice.

OK, let me see what you got.

Thank you all for going
on this journey with us.

At first, we struggled.

Struggled mightily.

At one point, we wanted to call it off.

But why? The camera was perfect.

The lighting was right.

So what? What was missing?

Character.

We needed character.

Which I gave you.

Um, hats.

And sometimes you find a character

right under your nose.

We give you...

BOTH: Grumpy Chef!

Get out of my kitchen!

You bring that thing in my kitchen,

my foot's gonna get a tour of your butt.

You want to watch me
cook a London broil?

Too bad. Get out of my kitchen!

[LAUGHTER]

- Oh, he should've wore a hat.
- [BOBBIE LAUGHS]

Nice work, director.

I couldn't have done
it without my producer.

Good job.

Angry Emmett is exactly
the kind of character

the Internet loves.

He's blowing up.

Wow. Would you look at that?

I hate that I love it so much.

- [BOBBIE LAUGHS]
- Wait, where are you going?

We have a bunch more clips to show you.

Oh, I'll look at them later.

I'm going to go congratulate
Happy's new star.

- [KNOCKS ON DOOR]
- Hey, you got a second?

You bet. What is it?

Um...

I... I was just wondering if, uh...

can I have your autograph?

Goodbye, Bobbie.

Oh, no, your catchphrase
is "get out of my kitchen!"

I don't want to be on social media

or be an influenza or whatever.

This might make it better.

Finally.

What made you change your mind?

Mm, it was heavier than I thought.

Around my neck.

Thank you.

- Welcome home, buddy.
- [CHUCKLES]

But, seriously, can I
have your autograph?

Get out of my kitchen!

[LAUGHS] Attaboy!

[LAUGHS, SIGHS]

[SOFT MUSIC]

So, Emmett, how
does it feel to be viral?

When I was growing up,
viral wasn't a good thing.

You know, I'm OK
not being an influencer.

You know, to be honest,
the power scares me.

That's how I feel

about the voice.

OK, Kenzie says she's just about ready.

- [STEVE GASPS]
- Steve, this is so exciting.

We're drowning in content.

My own cinematic universe.

Oh, Bobbie.

It's your time to shine.

And action.

[SOUTHERN ACCENT] Hi, I'm Bobbie.

And welcome to Happy's Place.

Oh, good Lord.

She nailed it.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]