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Burning Season, The (2023)

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Burning Season, The (2023)

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[sobs]

[flames crackling]

We can't tell anyone

about this, okay?

Ever.

Promise me.

-I promise.

-Okay.

It's our secret.

[pensive music]

[birds chirping]



[Tom] They'll have one. They

rent cabins, it's what they do.

Yeah, but I'm telling you, all

the cabins are already booked.

-We're too late.

-I get that,

but what if we drank?

We're gonna drink.

It's a wedding.

-I won't drink.

-You're not gonna drink?

I don't think we should be here.

Why are you being weird?

I'm not.

-Okay. Not being weird.

-I'm not being weird.

That's good to know.

Not being weird.

-[Alena] Hi.

-[Tom] Hi.

[soft music playing]

[overlapping chatter, laughter]

[blowing raspberry]

Look at the happy couple!

Hey. JB, you stud.

Bring it in, man.

Okay. Whoa! You-- Organs.

Poppy! Wow.

-You are a vision.

-Thank you.

And that must be Fiona.

-Yeah.

-[Tom] Wow.

She's so beautiful.

Oh, thank you.

Who's up for a c*ck?

Not you, of course. Um...

-Uh, breastfeeding.

-Yeah, of course.

I knew that. And you're

self-designated driver.

Which reminds me,

do you guys have a spare cabin?

[Poppy] Tom, they're all

rented to other guests.

We had an option on the e-vite.

But we were holding

Bluebird for you,

but we gave it away

'cause you didn't click.

We didn't click.

-We didn't click!

-[Poppy] Yeah.

[Tom] Well,

I'm not ashamed to drink alone.

Here I go.

I'm so happy for you guys.

-Thanks.

-Thank you.

[overlapping chatter]

Come here.

-Goodbye.

-Okay, goodbye.

I don't remember--

I don't remember actually...

Hey, man. Thank you.

Take it very easy with that.

-[JB] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-[dealer] Dude, seriously.

sh*t's not the same as it was

when you partied

with Robert Downey Jr.

[chuckles] I miss you, man.

Thank you.

Hey, man.

Maybe you should go easy

on the Grande Cuve.

Hey. Why'd you come?

Why'd you invite me?

[distant thunder rumbling]

And anybody who knows me knows

that I'm not easily scared off.

[guests laughing]

Those years in the city

were tough.

But up here, with you,

-I found my place.

-Mmm.

-[baby fussing]

-Your generosity.

Your humor. Your softness.

I know you don't see yourself

this way, but I do.

I see the real you.

The real me.

-Right.

-Right.

My turn.

My turnsies. [chuckles]

Uh...

[both chuckle awkwardly]

Ah...

[baby crying]

[laughter]

Love. Love.

It's everything, right?

Love is everything.

It's-- it's God.

I mean, it's the universe,

and it's...

it's every particle

that surrounds all of us.

And if you can tap into it,

if you can tap into love,

the reservoir of love?

Whoo!

You could have powers. It gives

you powers. It's powerful.

Ah...

It's a force

that we cannot control,

that has its way with us.

We can't do anything about it.

Am I right, babe?

Right, yeah.

[JB] It's like magnets!

You remember in,

like, uh, middle school,

you play with magnets

in science class.

They have those--

they bring out the two magnets,

the big ones, the big f*ck.

Those big f*ck.

And you try--

if you had the right ones

and you tried to keep them

apart, but the magnets just--

they pull-- the universe

pulls them together.

[baby wailing]

What are you gonna do?

Try to separate the magnets.

Good luck to you,

ladies and gentlemen.

You can't do it.

You can't f*cking do it.

-[hushed] Do you need a break?

-[JB] What?

We can send everybody home.

I don't care.

Do-- do you need a break?

No, yeah, no.

I'm good, I'm good.

I'm good. It's miraculous.

Isn't it, Pops?

Isn't it miraculous?

It's, uh-- it's-- it's...

[baby fussing]

Right, then.

May I have the rings, please?

[sniffing]

[sniffs, exhales]

[upbeat music playing]

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby!

-Hi.

-Hi. Mwah.

You doing okay?

Yeah, I'm amazing!

I'm amazing! You're amazing!

I now pronounce us

amazing and amazing.

And you're the most amazing.

[blows raspberry]

Yes! You're the most amazing.

Mwah.

I love my baby!

-Hey, man.

-Hey, what up? What's up?

[Tom] You good? You okay?

I'm amazing.

-I can tell.

-Yeah!

-Hey, uh--

-Hey, you wanna go for a walk?

-f*ck you, Tom.

-Okay.

-I love my wife, okay?

-Sure you do.

All right? I love my wife.

-That's my wife, my baby.

-Great!

You got that?

That okay with you?

[shouting] Hey, everybody!

I love my wife.

I love my wife, everybody.

-I love my wife.

-[Alena] Oh-- oh, my God.

-[JB] I love my wife.

-[crashing]

-[guests exclaiming]

-Okay, okay.

[music stops]

-[Tom] Hey, man. You okay?

-[JB laughing]

Hey,

why don't you calm down, buddy?

First off, I am calm.

Secondly,

I never asked you to calm down.

I love her, man.

I love her, and I try not to,

but I can't help it.

-Excellent.

-And I love you too, buddy.

[guests gasping]

-f*ck off, man!

-[mocking] "f*ck off, man!"

-[Alena grunts]

-f*cking great.

-[guest 1] Oh, God!

-[guest 2] Christ.

[breathing heavily]

f*ck.

Hello.

You okay?

That's really hard to answer.

"That's really hard to answer."

That's good.

Um... last summer.

That was--

that was a f*ck' lie.

[loudly] Where the f*ck

is my g*dd*mn jacket?

f*ck.

f*ck! [sighs]

Do you love him?

I love you.

That's not what I asked.

I love you. I love you.

I know that!

I f*cking know that.

You don't think I know that?

-I love you.

-Okay.

You know, I-- I can't

look at you right now.

Just... do me a favor and

get the f*ck away from me.

I don't--

I don't wanna

get the f*ck away--

[shouting] Get the f*ck

away from me!

-[Alena sobs]

-Jesus f*ck.

Really?

-You're doing this now?

-[JB] I made you your fire.

Lovely ceremony.

Your vows with

the school magnets?

-Classic.

-Thanks.

You can take, uh, a centerpiece

home as a souvenir.

Obviously we can never

see each other again.

Yeah, well,

we always say that, so...

Yeah, well,

this time's different, so...

Yeah.

Have you seen JB?

-[woman] No.

-No?

Oh, no, I, uh...

I took all the drugs.

Uh, they're all...

Yeah, and I-- I dropped

the little baggie in the fire.

That's, uh-- that was bad,

'cause plastic in the fire is--

that's not cool.

Goodbye, JB.

I have to go and

try to save my marriage now.

[Poppy] You should go.

[sobbing] You're a horrible,

selfish person.

You...

with your secrets and your lies?

You f*cking deserve each other!

Why don't you just go f*ck

yourself, JB?

-Just go f*ck yourself, okay?

-[JB] Yeah.

[Poppy] I'm taking Fiona

and I don't wanna see you.

[Tom]

What are you doing down here?

Wow.

Not sure what just happened.

You destroyed this.

Us.

[breathing shakily]



[Alena] Ooh.

What's up with this?

[JB] Uh, you know I don't like

to go anywhere empty-handed.

That is the Krug Grande Cuve--

Oh, yeah, I got it.

[JB] Wow, I can't, uh...

I can't believe you,

uh, actually, uh, did that.

It's pretty f*cking twisted.

Yeah, it's really dark.

Sit.

[Alena clears throat]

Open it!

[both laughing]

["Off The Wagon" by

Blair Hordeski playing]

Right?

Doesn't matter anymore

[Alena humming]

I've been off the wagon

[laughs]

Every day that

you've been gone

[both panting]

[both grunting, moaning]

[chuckling]

-Mmm.

-Mm-hmm.

-Mm-hmm.

-All right.

[Alena chuckles] Mm-hmm.

[gentle music]

Wait, what?

What is that-- what is that?

-[JB] Oh, my God.

-Is this-- is that a thing?

No. I'm good.

I f*cking love you.



[distant birds chirping]

[clock ticking]

Hello.

Hi.

Did I-- did I hear you--

did you say you loved me?

Yeah.

[chuckles]

Do you?

I do.

You love me?

[laughs] Yes.

You do?

I do.

-Is that okay?

-Yeah.

Yes.

I love you.

[both laughing]

I'm gonna leave Poppy.

[Alena] No.

No. No, you're not.

No, you're not.

Why would you leave Poppy?

What is that--

Why-- why?

Why would you do that?

I wanna be with you.

Well, I'm not leaving Tom.

I'm-- I'm never leaving Tom, and

you're not gonna leave Poppy.

You shouldn't leave Poppy.

You know that.

Right?

We've--

Hey, wait, what?

We've talked about this, right?

-We have rules.

-Yeah, I don't remember, um,

saying "I love you" being

covered in any of the rules.

I can love two people.

Oh, really? Are you

making fun of me right now?

Hey, look at me.

-JB, would you please just--

-How can you--

how can you do this? What--

Is there something

wrong with me?

-JB, look at me.

-[JB scoffs]

Could've just stayed away.

This was your idea.

You, uh--

you said that you couldn't

wait another year, and--

Those were words that I said.

Those were things that I said,

and then you called me.

We had no texting,

no calling rules,

and you texted me,

and you-- you sent me a--

a room number, and you--

[shouting]

You f*cking texted me!

Sorry.

Uh, good luck, uh,

with your conference.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[poignant music]

[door slams]

You okay?

-Yeah, yeah.

-How were your meetings?

Let's get married.

Really?

Really.



[birds chirping]

Whew!

[Tom exhales]

You know what I was thinking,

maybe this is the year

I hear about the story

about your dad with the--

Or I get the luggage and you go

to JB's office to check us in.

-Okay.

-Right?

-Yeah.

-Just like every year.

-That sounds good.

-Yeah.

[sighs] I hope they have us

in the same rental.

-Less far to carry the luggage.

-Yeah, we don't have luggage.

-We don't have luggage.

-Classy people have luggage.

-We got, like, bags.

-We have bags.

-We got-- Yeah.

-We have lots of bags.

God, we have so many bags.

Hey.

[clucks tongue]

-[paper thuds]

-Okay.

[loons call distantly]

[Tom] Sometimes I think

it's a satellite.

[Alena] I feel like-- [chuckles]

Do you mean, like, UFO

mistaken for satellite?

-No.

-[sniffs] Oh, it smells good.

Hello?

-Hey, come on in.

-Hey!

Come on in, I'm just

in the middle of a transfer

from uh, Panda Oven,

so make yourself at home here.

Do it! Nice.

-Smells great, man.

-We brought vino.

-[JB] All right.

-Italian for cake.

Oh, whoa. That's good.

That is good cake.

-Get going.

-Oh, uh,

you guys will be drinking

this by yourselves, though.

-I--

-Hey!

-Holy f*ck.

-What the f*ck?

-You're pregnant?

-[Poppy] Yeah.

-Hi, Tom. Hi.

-[Tom] Hi, Poppy!

[Poppy laughs]

Wow, uh, congratulations.

-[JB] Thank you. Thank you.

-Thank you.

-When are you due?

-End of November.

-It's a girl.

-Oh.

[Poppy] Oh, we're telling

people that. Girl!

-Amazing.

-Okay, okay, okay.

-Are we telling people that?

-Well, yeah,

I guess we are telling people.

You just did tell someone.

-[Tom] Oh, it's crazy!

-Hi.

Hey, wow. I thought--

Didn't-- Didn't you tell me

you were never gonna have kids?

Now-- Now you're gonna be

a father.

-[JB] Yeah, this kid is doomed.

-[Tom chuckles]

The first trimester

was kind of rough.

-But--

-Yeah.

But now it's like--

I've heard that can be the case.

Is it something you've ever

wanted to do, or?

Oh, I don't-- I don't know.

I--

I mean, I'll never say no,

but I don't really know

if that's my...

calling in life, you know?

Yeah, I mean,

this is not for everybody.

[mellow jazz plays

in background]

What would you do if Poppy

asked you, like,

if she wanted to know

your thoughts

on open relationships?

[laughs] Alena asked you that?

Not-- No, not-- sort of.

I mean, I think...

she was fishing, you know?

Like, feeling it out.

So, do you think you and JB

will, I don't know, get married?

Oh.

He has asked me a few times.

He asked you to marry him?

Yeah, yeah, I mean,

he hasn't, like,

gotten down on one knee

and presented a ring or anything

like that, but he's asked.

She said, "I wanna have

an open relationship?"

No, kind of.

She-- You know, she was like,

"Blah, blah, blah."

And I was like, "I don't know,

it's not my thing."

Mm-hmm.

[sighs] I'm like...

Like, I don't know

if it's just general banging

she's interested in,

Or someone in particular,

you know?

But you-- you said no?

Well-- [laughs]

I don't-- I don't know

how well you really know him,

but he can be a lot.

-And--

-[both laugh]

[Poppy] I really love him.

But forever, that's-- that's--

I just really, I wanna--

I wanna know that I'm ready.

-[Alena] Yeah.

-Yeah.

Well, I, for one, think that'd

be a pretty bitchin' wedding.

[laughs]

Yeah, you know what,

you might be right about that.

[Alena moaning]

[both moaning]

So he said no?

Yeah, he said no.

Right, so, did you ask him about

opening up the relationship

like, because of this?

Are you asking me what

I think you're asking?

What do you think I'm asking?

You're fishing for whether

or not I'm having sex

with anyone besides you and Tom.

I don't get to know how many

sexual partners I've had?

Okay, I think we've been

pretty clear

about what we're doing here, no?

There's us, and then there's all

the other parts of, you know,

our lives that have nothing

to do with each other.

We are each other's

summer person, right?

I don't get to ask how many

people you're f*cking?

Depends on why you're asking.

Why does it depend?

Well, in terms of safe sexual

practices and all that, yeah.

No, I don't give

a sh*t about that.

Yeah, okay, four people,

including you.

That's how many I've got going.

One woman.

That's not true.

Yes, it is.

No, actually,

it's four men, and--

and sometimes they g*ngb*ng me.

You know, this isn't some

consensual,

non-monogamy situation

we've got going.

I just wanna remind you, your

husband doesn't know, right?

My girlfriend doesn't know.

So stop acting like I'm crossing

some sort of ethical line here

in the middle of our illicit

f*cking affair.

[Alena breathing heavily]

[sighs] f*ck.

That's... I'm outta here.

You know what? I'm looking

at you from in there,

realizing what a lucky guy I am,

and I f*cking love this place.

I'm-- I'm gonna take a kayak

out for a paddle.

Wanna come?

I think I'm gonna go for a run.

Okay.

Okay, cool.

All right, enjoy.

-I'll see you in a bit.

-Okay.

-[Tom] Okay.

-Have fun.

[Tom] Yeah.

[birds chirping]

[JB sighs]

-[Poppy] JB?

-Yeah?

[Poppy] You should ask me again.

Ask you what?

[Poppy sighs shakily]

[laughs]

Oh! Right-- like, right now?

Like, whenever you...

whenever it feels right.

Uh...

Yeah, uh...

It's just, like,

right now, Pops, um...

-Oh.

-I'm not, um...

[Alena] JB, you ready?

JB?

[sighs]

Yeah, go ahead, without me,

I'm gonna take a rain check.

Okay.

[Alena panting]

Oh!

[rock music plays in earbuds]

[rock music gets louder]

[sighs heavily]



[door slams]

[sighs]

I'm not having sex

with anyone else.

Thanks for letting me know.

[Alena moans]

[moans]

You think JB has secrets?

Yeah, I think

he probably has many.

He's lived a complicated life,

that boy.

Of course, right? Yeah.

[both laugh]

Yeah, and you're okay

with that, right?

I mean, I think he thinks

if he told me his secrets

that I'd leave.

But he loves me.

I don't need to know everything

he's been through to know that.

You're amazing, Poppy.

[chuckles] Really.

Like, how do you do it?

Like, don't you sometimes think

maybe he's not...

being complete with you

as long as he's holding on

to these things?

Hmm.

I guess everyone has secrets.

[Tom] Yeah.

But, uh...

something happened here.

Like, what do you mean?

With Alena.

And her dad,

when she was a kid, here.

I didn't...

And we don't talk about it.

-[Poppy] Oh.

-Because it's a secret.

Hmm.

You know, and it links people.

You know, you form a bond

or something like that.

But we don't talk about it.

And I just...

I just wish that--

you know what?

I'm starting to realize that

this is getting really awkward.

And I'm just gonna continue

my f*cking walk.

[Poppy] All right.

[Alena moaning]

[both moaning and panting]

Stop, stop, stop, stop.

Stop, oh, f*ck.

Stop.

I can't wait a year

to see you again.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

-Mm! We have to end it.

-[JB moans]

-We have to, we have to.

-No.

[both moaning]

-f*ck!

-Ah!

Sor-- Sorry.

[sighs] f*ck.

[sighs]

Hey.

Hey.

What's happening, guys?

Nothing.

What's, uh, how's it goin'?

What's happening?

What's... what's happening?

I don't know.

You tell me, JB.

What's happening?

[sighs heavily]

I'm a f*ck-up, Tom.

And, um...

I was having a moment,

and she...

thank God she came by

when she did.

She said some pretty

wise things.

Yeah, it's okay.

[sighs]

Yeah.

[chuckles] She's good like that.

-Let's get out of here.

-Oh?

He's okay.

You sure you're all right?

Now I am, yeah.

[Alena] Okay.

He's okay. Uh...

-you sure you're good?

-Yeah, man.

-Hang in there.

-[JB] Thanks.

[melancholy music]



-[Alena laughs]

-[Tom] Oh! Yes.

Ah!

[sighs]

[trunk lid creaks]

Hey there, citiodts.

-[Alena] Oh, hey.

-Bring it in.

If it isn't the salt

of the earth.

-[Poppy] Hi.

-Hi.

Yeah, where's JB at?

[Poppy] He's helping some

guests check out.

Then you got the whole resort

to yourself again.

-[Tom] Hmm!

-How was the drive?

-Oh. Hmm.

-Yeah.

Ah.

Well, we got you

in Bluebird again.

-I'll go grab the keys.

-[Alena] Oh, thanks.

[hammer thuds]

What the f*ck

are you doing here?

It wasn't me.

Tom insisted.

How am I supposed

to get over you

if you keep coming back here?

Tom wanted to come here.

If I'd said no, he would

have been suspicious.

What-- What was I supposed

to do?

Make some sh*t up.

Stop coming here.

Every summer you leave,

and I start putting myself

back together.

And then these two weeks,

they just keep staring at me

from the f*cking calendar.

And every year you keep

coming back here,

and f*cking up my life!

I can't-- [sighs]

I can't help it.

Get out of my g*dd*mn head.

What, you-- you think

I like this?

What, you-- [scoffs]

Do you think I want this

for myself?

Stay away from me.

This is over now.

[Alena scoffs]

[hammer thuds]

That's fine with me.

[hammer thuds]

[gentle music]

[makes whirring noise]

-Hello.

-Hmm.

Attention, please.

-Hi.

-Hello.

-You're touching my wrinkles.

-Oh.

I've got so many wrinkles,

you know?

They are fractures in glass.

Oh, I like that.

Wait, that means--

are you saying I'm broken?

You are.

-[laughs]

-Yeah, totally.

It's okay, I like

the broken ones.

[laughs] Yeah.

[Poppy chuckles]

Yeah.

Hmm!

Do you wanna maybe get married?

[laughs] Maybe.

One day.

[laughs wryly] But not today.

Not today.

[both laugh softly]

Hmm, but don't stop asking.

Please.

Okay?

-You wanna get married?

-Not today.

-You wanna get married?

-[laughs]

[both laugh]

Don't stop asking.

-Wanna get married?

-Don't stop asking.

I kinda think maybe we should

hang out with JB and Poppy.

Because they might start

to think we don't like them.

We don't want that.

Mm.

Isn't this where

I'm supposed to tell you

if I think you're

being antisocial?

[scoffs]

[sighs heavily]

I know, I...

I was looking forward to, uh,

just us tonight.

Really?

Yeah.

Okay.

[Alena inhales deeply]

[serene music]



[Alena moans]

-Can I unbutton your pants?

-Yes, please.

-[moans]

-Hey.

Can I use my hand

right here?

-My fingers?

-Yeah.

-All right.

-Yeah.

[both moaning]

Did you ever...

-Mm, what?

-Did you ever imagine this?

-[sighs]

-Imagined it, yeah.

Yeah, for 25 years.

-Oh!

-[moans] Me, too.

[both moaning]

-Me, too!

-Oh yeah.

[both moaning and panting]

I used to have this fantasy.

I used to fantasize.

What? Oh, what?

-Nothing. Forget it.

-No, no, no, no, no, no.

You have to tell me.

You have to tell me.

Please tell me.

I want you to tell me.

Ple-- Please.

Oh, okay! Okay!

Okay, I used to imagine-- oh!

With candles and fire,

and f*cking,

and surrounded by flames.

[panting]

-What?

-Oh, just forgot I said that.

Please just forget I said that.

Please forget I said that.

Do you know how super

f*cked-up that is?

I know, it's f*cked up.

I'm sorry. And...

yeah.

Yeah.

[both panting]

[both moaning]

-You lost the sofa?

-What?

-Oh, okay.

-What, what, what, what, what?

Okay.

Okay. Come here.

There.

[clattering crash]

Take off your pants.

Oh!

[moaning] Okay!

-Okay.

-Okay, we're good.

-Hang on.

-Hold on.

-Yeah, sure.

-[both panting]

Wait. New rules.

Only here.

This only ever happens here.

Agreed?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Okay.

Okay. Okay.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Slow. Slow.

[breathing heavily]

[moaning]

[moaning]

[both moaning]

[both breathing heavily]

[Tom] Okay.

Let's get this straight.

What-- what exactly is it

you're trying to say?

[Alena] I'm saying that not

every married couple

is obligated to have kids.

Well, yeah. I get that.

And I'm just not interested

in having some shitty

as*h*le teenager who does

horrible things to me

like I did to my mom.

You know, when you say that,

I-- I need to qualify something.

Are you talking about normal,

hormonal, teenager bullshit?

Or are we talking about true,

heinous, facts of terror?

Because there's a difference,

clearly.

[thunder rumbles]

I'll get the bags.

Ow.

-Hey.

-Hey.

Uh, it's really coming

down out there all of a sudden.

Yeah, it's supposed to clear

up by noon. You came.

Yeah.

Is that okay?

Yeah, yeah, whatever.

I mean, you know, it's--

Uh, it's totally your call,

free country and all that.

[Alena]

What are you doing with that?

-Do you need a hand?

-What?

No, no, I'm good.

Um, that's, I'm gonna,

I'm gonna call my,

I've got a guy.

-[Alena] Okay.

-He's gonna finish--

He'll finish it up.

So, I-- I've started running.

Oh, yeah?

You look good.

Thanks.

Weren't you also thinking

about picking up running?

Me? No. No, I hate running.

Running is boring as f*ck.

Are you sure?

I just thought it was

something we could do together

in the woods while

hanging and talking?

You know what?

It's so weird that you

would say that

because just last week, I was

starting to think that, uh,

that I wanted to start running.

You know,

just as a general, sort of,

health, physical exercise.

-I thought you might say that.

-Yeah.

[Alena] Mm-hmm.

So, um,

you maybe want to meet,

uh,

by the gate at like a

normal route, maybe three-ish?

I know that he wants kids.

And I mean,

he would make a great dad.

I've been

super clear with Poppy.

I do not want kids.

She doesn't even think

she wants them either,

which is great because, I mean,

can you imagine me as a dad?

Seriously. Seriously.

Oh, my God. I'm dying.

Really good to me, you know?

Like, really, truly good.

He gets you. That's the thing.

-Yeah, yeah.

-He gets you, you know?

He gives me space,

but he also holds me close.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Come on, come on, come on.

-Yeah.

-Good?

-Yeah.

He loves you. He loves

you beautifully, huh?

You got secrets

And he doesn't ask.

He just-- He lets you.

He lets you have them.

Yeah. He's confident.

He's confident in love.

[Alena] She's younger.

She obviously adores you.

[JB] You're saying these things

like they're not good things.

[Alena] Oh, it's just a little

easy, don't you think?

Well, yeah,

it's extremely easy with her.

But that kiss last year.

What about it?

Come on, it was a little

performative, don't you think?

I-- I'm sorry.

Do you think that

every choice I make

has something to do with you?

Not every choice.

Maybe just that one.

I've been thinking about kissing

Poppy for a very long time.

So, do you talk to her about

your past?

She knows stuff.

Does she know about

your accidental overdose?

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

hold on, hold on.

What's, what-- what--

what's that?

You're meticulous.

You know the exact amount

of everything

to give everyone,

from caviar to cocaine.

So, you're just telling me

you accidentally took too much.

Well...

I guess different people deal

with trauma in different ways.

We have just enough eggs

for tomorrow morning.

Yeah, I'd have eggs.

Oh, you gotta remind me to go to

the office

and tell Poppy about

this place next year

or we're never gonna get it.

I don't think

we should come back.

Why?

Mom's been reunited

with her great love

and I've made peace

with this place

so I think my work here is done.

But I love it here.

I mean, I love you here.

I love us here.

Don't you?

-Hm?

-We'll talk about it.

[Alena] I can't.

I can't do this to Tom.

He doesn't deserve it.

Maybe this isn't about Tom.

That's-- that's naive.

And really shitty to Poppy, too.

It's not like we're f*cking.

We've been very

well-behaved since that kiss.

I can't keep coming up here.

This thing, it's...

It's so dark. It's so f*cked

up. You know that, right?

-Nobody knows me like you do.

-Stop it, stop it.

Stop that.

I mean it, no more of that.

-I'm not coming back here.

-That's bullshit.

-I'm going.

-I'll see you next summer.

Tom already

booked it with Poppy.

-I'm not coming.

-Yeah, you always say that.

Okay, goodbye, Benny. I mean it.

[soft orchestral instrumental]

[Tom] It's so f*cking beautiful.

It's unbelievable.

[JB]

Hey, welcome to Luna Lake.

Hey, man.

Tom Shehud,

I was here last summer.

-I had to leave early.

-[JB] Oh, yeah.

I remember, I remember.

I'm JB.

This is Alena.

You guys had that crazy

bat situation, remember?

-Yeah.

-Right, how could I forget?

I didn't think you'd show up.

Why?

Well, because

we have reservations

cancel all the time.

Especially this time of year.

Two weeks is a long time to be

away from the, uh, the city.

You're a busy guy, right?

-Well, we're here.

-Because you have phone calls.

Here we are.

[Poppy]

Hey, welcome back, you two.

Got you in the same cabin again.

Bluebird.

Poppy. Nice to see you.

You know what? Alena spent

the summer here as a kid.

-Really?

-[Tom] Yeah.

I didn't know that.

Has it changed much?

Uh, not really, no.

Maybe a little. I don't know.

Well, you know,

that's JB for you.

Always trying to fix up the

place without getting anywhere.

I can hear you. I'm like

standing right next to you.

-Mm-hmm.

-I love this place.

-I wouldn't change a thing.

-Thanks, Tom. That's nice.

Do you guys have any champagne

here for the newlyweds?

Oh my gosh, congrats.

That's great.

Oh, yeah. Hey, yeah, congrats,

guys.

-It's, uh, that's amazing.

-Yeah.

Yeah, actually, I, uh,

I do have champagne.

I have the finest champagne

on the planet, actually.

Do you guys wanna, you know,

you guys should come,

you guys,

you wanna come for dinner?

I'll make you guys dinner

in my cabin

and we'll have champagne

for the newlyweds.

-What do you say?

-That's great.

Yeah, Poppy, you should join us.

So, can we get some details?

Well, I wore her down.

-That's what happened.

-Stop.

No, she-- I did. She never

wanted to get married.

But, you know,

she accepted something

for herself that

she never wanted

for me.

And she did that for me.

I actually think last summer

was a turning point for us.

I had to leave and

when we got

back together in the city,

she said yes.

[bottle popping]

[JB]

Haha. All right.

This is gonna change your lives.

This is

called Krug Grande Cuve.

Oh, that's some crazy

a*s expensive sh*t.

No, please, Tom,

let's not be crass, shall we?

[Poppy]

Like, how much is a bottle?

You guys always eat like this?

No idea. This is my first time

inside JB's place.

Oh, well, listen, I work hard.

When I have my friends over

for dinner,

I like to do it right. Okay.

All right, I'm gonna make

a toast to the newlyweds, okay.

So-- so, let's all make eye

contact with the person

sitting directly across

the table from us.

All right, eye contact, now.

Okay?

Love.

It's, well, it's everything.

It's God and...

...the universe and...

...it's every particle

that surrounds us.

How long are we doing this for?

All right,

so now we look at the person

sitting diagonally from us.

That's here.

-Buddy, eye contact.

-Hey.

And finally,

look at the person next to you.

-Hey.

-[Tom exhaling]

You, would you be

okay if I kissed you?

Right now?

[Poppy laughing]

Yeah, okay.

So, like, can we drink this?

All right, impatient.

Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers, everybody.

Cheers to you.

There we go, there we go.

[JB]

All right.

Oh, man. Holy sh*t.

Yeah, the champagne's

pretty much champagne,

but it's--

it's-- it's very nice.

Damn, that's good.

Oh, damn.

Right? So, I have two cases

of that in a cellar.

Yeah, that's from

a previous life.

JB used to run this fancy

private club for rich people.

He did the food and beverage.

Yeah, and the cocaine. Don't

forget the coke. I used to--

Hey, JB, the whole thing,

really, with the drinking is

never again for the rest

of your life, right?

The idea is forever.

I'm sorry. I just think--

-I think it's amazing.

-Thank you.

It's a day-to-day thing.

-[Tom] It's day-to-day.

-[JB] Yep.

[Tom]

For the rest of your life.

Yeah, the idea is, it's forever.

[Tom]

That was crazy.

Their first kiss right in front

of us. Epic. Weird, but epic.

[Alena] Mm-hmm.

They're good together.

-Oh, sh*t.

-What?

I forgot the wine.

Okay.

Can you go get it?

Because I'll look cheap

if I go back.

-What?

-Please.

-Okay.

-Thanks.

Sure, you go relax.

-Jerk off in a hammock.

-I can do that.

I don't need any reason.

-Hey.

-Oh.

I can't believe

you came back here.

What? Tom made the reservation,

so you knew we were coming.

Yeah. I thought you were

gonna get out of it, though.

Why would you think that?

Because you said you

weren't gonna come back.

And I thought--

I thought you'd make up an

excuse or something.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm not.

Yes, I am. I am.

I thought about you

every day.

Did you drink?

No.

I had to see you.

And I thought if I brought Tom,

I'd be safe.

Why? Because he's your husband.

Because you married him.

You told me I should.

Uh, I didn't mean it.

I shouldn't have come back here.

[JB]

Wait a second-- Hey!

You should take this wine.

We didn't open it.

[JB]

Oh, yeah.

-Here, take it.

-Thanks.

It was a really nice night.

-Yeah, thanks.

-You two are adorable together.

Oh, I mean, it's just a kiss.

Okay, see ya, see ya.

See ya later.

[soft piano instrumental]

[Tom]

Ready? You're not ready. Ready?

-[Alena] Yes.

-Come on. [grunting]

-Oh!

-You gotta eat that.

I don't wanna.

Because you have three queens,

there's too many queens.

What does that mean?

I've already eaten two bananas.

-Throw it in the blender.

-There you go.

That doesn't make any sense.



Where's Tom?

He fell asleep after dinner.

Where's Poppy?

I don't know.

So you're leaving

tomorrow, huh?

I miss you.

Hanging out with you.

Talking to you.

You're not mad at me for coming?

Please come back next summer.

[contemplative

orchestral instrumental]

[Tom]

Oh, wow. This place is amazing.

It doesn't seem so bad.

Is this what it was like?

Oh.

Oh, sh*t. Um...

You okay?

You need anything?

Hold your hands. Yodel?

I can yodel.

You can yodel here for sure.

I'm okay so far.

Okay.

[JB]

Hey, welcome to Luna Lake.

Checking in?

Benny?

No, I'm JB.

Benny, it's me.

[Tom]

Hey, man.

Tom Shehud.

We got a reservation

for two weeks.

Yes. The early fall.

That's the best time

to come here.

You pretty much have

the whole place to yourselves.

Fantastic. Um, listen,

you guys have cell service?

Well, it's spotty, but there's

a rock.

You can stand on it.

Rock? All right.

-I gotta call the office, so.

-Okay.

You good?

I'll be back. All right.

-Benny.

-I don't go

by that name anymore.

Come here.

I can't believe it's you.

-If I knew you were here--

-You wouldn't have come.

Of course,

I wouldn't have come.

Yeah.

I even looked at

the website for your name,

but there's no Benny, no Lillian

or Russ, so I figured--

You figured

there's a new owner named JB.

Why are you here?

My mom died last month.

Cancer.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, well, she wanted her

ashes scattered with Dad, so.

Yeah, right.

[Tom] Alena!

[JB]

Hey, wait, wait, just wait.

Does he know what we did?

No, I never told anyone.

Did you?

No, of course not.

His family owned the place.

Something happened

to your dad,

he would've known about it.

No, Tom.

Too many questions. I get it.

Like, way too many.

You okay?

-Yeah.

-Sure?

-Yeah, I'm good.

-Okay.

Let's go right here

on the floor.

Oh, yeah, totally.

Whoa.

Are you getting anything?

[Tom] No.

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait.

I got a bar.

You have to go today.

Everything's f*cked.

It's a mess.

I can make it

to Pearson by eight.

-Please-- please don't--

-Get the last flight.

I just really, I don't. Please

don't go.

I need you here.

And I wouldn't say that

if it wasn't real.

I can't be here without you.

If you need to go,

I'll just come with you.

No. No. You know what?

I came here with you

to spread the ashes.

And so, I'm gonna be here.

Just tell him

I can't f*cking come.

What? No, no, no,

no, no, no, no, no.

Don't. It's okay.

You don't have to do that.

-I got it. It's simple.

-No, no, no.

You-- you should go.

It's important. And I get it.

I really do.

I think you should go.

I'll be okay.

-Alena.

-I-- I'm fine. This is,

it's something I need to do.

[JB] All right,

it's a bit old school,

but I keep everything

right here in the ledger.

So, you're gonna mark it

on the ledger.

And then once in a while,

I back it up on the computer.

But really, it's--

it's all about the ledger.

Okay. Do I need

a password or?

The ledger.

For the ledger?

-The computer.

-No, it's just open.

You serious?

Yeah.

That seems unwise.

[Alena] Hey, sorry.

We need to rent a car.

Tom's been called away

for a work emergency.

So he's leaving, um,

our car here for me.

Okay. So you-- and you'll stay?

Looks like, yeah.

All right.

Hi.

Hi, I'm Poppy.

I work here.

It's my first day.

I'm a little bit nervous.

I talk too much

when I'm nervous.

I'm-- I'm talking too much.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Alena.

Okay, I can get a car here

for you in an hour.

-Thanks.

-Okay.

[bird chirps]

-[Tom] Okay.

-[Alena] Okay.

-[Tom indistinct]

-Mm-hmm.

[playing rock music

on headphones]

Hey!

-Do you need anything?

-Um, yes.

Courage, closure.

[scoffs]

Uh, [indistinct] how much

the world has changed.

The last time you were here

it was a discman. Right?

You remember that?

Yeah, I remember everything.

Do you want some?

I'm sober.

Yeah, so was I,

fifteen minutes ago.

No, I mean,

I'm completely sober.

Oh.

Well, let me just

get this out of the way then.

What happened to you?

Afterwards.

It was hard.

I survived.

Yeah.

I thought about you.

[indistinct]

Thought about...

tracking you down,

finding you.

[sighing] But you didn't.

And I didn't either.

Yeah.

Um, hey.

If Tom doesn't know, what'd

you tell him about your dad?

Tom knows something happened.

And he knows we're

never talking about it.

And neither are we, Benny.

Okay.

Seriously,

it's not Benny, it's JB.

[knocks on door]

There's an animal in my cabin.

I'm afraid of outside animals.

Outside animals?

I'm not afraid of them

if they're outside,

I just don't like

it when they get inside.

[metal rattles]

-The lampshade.

-Hmm.

-Whoa! Oh my God!

-[screaming]

[wings flap]

See? It's a flying f*ck rat.

All right. I don't think this

is f*ck rat country.

Yeah.

It's a bat.

Are you gonna do something?

What? Yeah,

I mean, I'm doing it.

I'm being still and quiet.

Shh, be quiet.

-[bat chirping]

-Oh! Okay.

-Okay.

-[Alena] Okay.

[JB] Okay, so could you, um,

could you go and open the door?

And leave it, just hold it open.

And, uh...

[door opens]

Um...

-[bat chirping]

-[gasping] Oh! Okay, okay.

-It's over here.

-Come on, okay.

I got it, I got it,

I got it, okay.

-What do I do?

-Get the f*ck out of here.

-[screaming]

-Okay, okay.

Ah!

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay!

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay!

Why are you laughing?

Why are you making that sound?

-Come on, oh!

-Oh my God!

-[grunting]

-Ooh! Oh!

Oh, sh*t.

Uh,

maybe it was a bad bat,

and it deserved to die.

Yeah, or maybe

it was a good one.

The kind that goes

to bat for his friends.

You're better than that joke.

You know what? I did everything

I could to do this humanely.

I'm not gonna feel bad

about this.

I'm not gonna bat an eyelash.

Can you,

uh, pull the lid off of this?

Yeah.

-It's a miracle.

-Did you see that?

The way it was, like,

twirling when it was flying

away and sh*t?

Well, that was an acrobat.

Nice.

[Alena] Tom and me?

Six months.

This is our first trip together.

-Step!

-Yeah, how's it going so far?

[Alena] Well, it's like

he's not even here.

[JB chuckling]

So, hey,

what's the longest relationship

you've ever had?

[Alena]

Uh, that would be six months.

-[JB] Aha.

-[Alena] You?

[JB] Oh, I don't know,

but it wasn't anywhere close

to six months.

That's an eternity.

I'm not-- that is not among--

that is not in my capabilities.

[Alena] So, I can't let

there be an elephant

in the room without popping it.

You might be mixing

metaphors in there.

I'm gonna be here for a while,

so I think we should hang

and be fun and flirty, but draw

some, some lines, some rules.

-Like as opposed to what?

-Hooking up.

We're not hooking up.

That is very presumptuous

of you.

What makes you think

I want to hook up with you?

No, no, no sex.

Whoa.

Okay. Okay, yeah,

I get it, because when,

when we had sex,

very bad things happened.

I'm with Tom, and Tom wouldn't

be cool with us f*cking.

I'm serious.

We're very good at keeping

[indistinct], right?

Okay, you're welcome.

Are you-- you're, you're,

you're sure it's here?

It's just, it--

it looks different in my mind.

You know, it doesn't--

You sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

How often do you come here?

Are you kidding me?

I told you I don't come here.

25 years I haven't walked

past that tree line.

Okay, don't yell at me.

Don't yell at me.

I'm trying to say

goodbye to my mother.

[exhaling]

Wait, will you stay with me

for a sec, please?

You can't even pretend

to pull your sh*t together

for a second for my benefit?

Seriously,

I don't come out here.

Wait.

I need you to do

something for me.

Every year on this day,

I need you to make a fire here.

Can you do that for me?

No.

Please.

I'm sorry that you're

dealing with all your grief

and everything, but...

I can't be here, okay?

I can't be here.

I can't make you a fire

once a year or ever.

No f*cking way.

f*ck.

I'm quitting.

It's my last one.

I'm sorry.

That wasn't cool back

there with the fire.

What are you trying to stir up

with all this sh*t, huh?

Buried stuff should stay buried.

f*ck.

Oh, yeah?

How's that going for you?

Because it's been going

f*cking awful for me.

Five years ago, I, uh...

accidentally OD.

Ended up in the ICU.

That was...

That was bottom for me.

I have a long list of

bottoms to choose from.

f*ck.

You shouldn't have come here.

You thought, what,

I wouldn't follow you in here?

I can be in here.

It doesn't trigger me.

Is this like some sort

of f*cking competition to you?

Like, which one of us

is the most messed up?

Like, who's coping

the shittiest?

-Is that what this is to you?

-What the hell is that?

It's a bo...

It's mac and cheese.

It's a box of mac and cheese.

That sh*t's really gross.

See, everybody

f*cking says that.

And so I gotta keep it in here

because if it was in my kitchen,

it's embarrassing.

But it's delicious.

[sighing]

[emotional music]

-[music stops]

-I'm sorry.

No, I'm not.

Yes, I am.

What about Tom?

He's the best thing

that's happened to me.

Ever.

You love him?

[scoffs]

If I say yes,

what are you gonna say?

If you love him,

marry him.

You don't have any idea

of what I mean

when I say I love someone.

No, I... Wait, wait.

If you love him,

you should marry him.

Maybe I'll see you next summer.

That would be a very bad idea.

["Reunion Souvenirs"

by The Details]

It's too easy to separate

It's too easy

to separate

It's too easy to separate

It's too easy

to separate

When you've held us all back

In 1968

When you were standing

on that beach

There is nothing in this

distance that I fear

Cause there is one thing that

will draw us all back here

Reunion souvenirs

Reunion souvenirs

-[music stops]

-Always with these things?

Henry.

Are you making an effort?

Yes. Right.

[Alena] Is there a pool?

I'll grab the one in the back.

-Hey. Is there a pool?

-There's a lake.

Ew.

-[Lillian] I'm Lillian.

-[Rita] Oh, hi.

[Lillian] Please welcome.

[Lillian indistinct]

Uh, Benny?

I'm going inside

to do the check in.

-[Henry] Awesome.

-[Lillian] Okay.

I'll get your mockingbird bed.

sh*t, you're on a tight leash.

It's beautiful [indistinct].

[playing rock music

on headphones]

-Hey!

-What the f*ck?

Seriously, dude,

where did you just come from?

I grew up around here.

I know all the secret passages.

You're weird.

I'm Benny.

Alena.

Is that supposed to impress me?

Come on. You're impressed.

What gave it away?

Oh, sh*t. [indistinct]

Hey, hold your breath.

Now, start breathing.

Take slow, smooth breaths.

And keeping your hand over

your mouth.

Over here. Let me--

My turn.

What's your favorite music?

-Country western.

-No way.

Me-- Me too.

Wait, dude, I'm kidding.

Oh my God, seriously?

You like country western

music for real?

What? No. Of course not.

-You'll be okay.

-It's nothing.

If you tell anybody,

I will k*ll you.

Again with this kid?

-Oh, come on.

-All week.

-It's enough already.

-Leave them alone.

Let's go.

Come on.

Alena. Time to lunch.

I'll be there soon.

Please?

Explain something to me.

When we said we needed

this time together and we spent

three grand on this trip,

what was that for exactly?

Alena, now, goddammit,

I mean it.

Dad, you're being a psycho.

[Alena]

God, he's f*cking crazy.

I-- I'll wait here for you.

I'll eat lunch,

you'll just wait here?

Yeah.

Okay.

[Alena] They almost got

a divorce

because he's

a f*cking alcoholic.

He's such a loser.

Why won't he just

leave me alone?

I can't wait until I'm 18.

I'm so out of here.

Eighteen is an arbitrary number

that somebody just decided

was the age of independence.

I mean, whatever.

I could totally take care

of myself right now.

If I wanted to I could...

get a job.

Could clean.

Could cook.

Fix sh*t.

Sort of.

Are you suggesting what

I think you're suggesting?

What if I was?

Why, sir, I barely know you.

What kind of girl

do you think I am?

We could run away together.

Yeah, that'd be--

that'd be cool.

[sweeping instrumental]

[Benny] You got me.

Okay, all right.

I don't appreciate that.

[laughing]

Hey.

Who...

are you, really, though?

I'm...

just Alena.

But, I mean,

what's been

going on here this whole week?

It's...

'Cause...

Yeah, I know.

-It's just like...

-I don't...

I don't, um...

usually like people.

[chuckles]

Yeah?

Yeah.



Is there somewhere we can go?

[Benny] You mean...

Yeah.

Because I've never...

Me neither.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Alena?

Get off of her!

Dad, what the f*ck?

-What are you doing to her?

-Dad!

Get some clothes on.

You get some--

Ow! What are you doing?

We're going to see

your parents right now.

-Okay!

-Right now!

-Dad, get out!

-Okay!

Your son r*ped my daughter.

-Dad, that's f*cking insane.

-You need to stop saying that.

Do you know how crazy you are?

She's saying she initiated it.

She's never

even had a boyfriend.

-He was on top of her.

-Stay calm, please.

There's gonna be

a police report.

-You can bet your a*s on that.

-Get up to your room.

Stay in there.

Don't come out.

-But, Mom, I didn't--

-You hear me?

-Benny, can you wait?

-Pack your sh*t.

-We are leaving.

-I...

f*cking hate you.

I have no love for you.

Do you get that?

-None!

-Talk to her.

-Why can't you--

-It's impossible to talk to her.

-...just once in your life--

-No matter what I do.

No matter what I do for her,

she is completely irrational.

Do you think that

I will ever see you

as anything other than

a f*cking drunk?

[Rita] Oh, both of you,

just stop talking.

I wish you were dead.

Oh, my God.

Do you have an extra cabin

for Alena and I tonight?

-What?

-Don't.

Yes, of course.

To talk to him like that?

To say those things?

Unacceptable.

And you?

You need to do better.

You can stay in Hummingbird.

Thank you. Let's go.

Go.





[sobbing]



[breathing heavily]



[knocking lightly]

I told him. I told him

you didn't do anything wrong.

No, I know. It doesn't matter.

No, no, no. He's gonna go

to the police tomorrow.

He'll say you r*ped me.

Oh, come on.

We gotta go right now.

My-- my stuff is in

the other cabin.

-We can't--

-He's passed out

on the floor of his room.

He's wasted.

He won't hear us.

I promise.

I have to get changed.

[glass clinking]

[lighter clicking]

We should burn him

to the ground.

Set my mom free.

But...

you mom loves him, right?

Hmm?

That's the problem.

She doesn't see who he truly is.

But I know she'd be

much better off without him.

He's a coward and a drunk.

It'd be so easy.

It'd be pretty badass.

We'd be real fugitives.

You're legit crazy.

You know that, right?

-Do you dare me?

-Alena...

Drop it, [indistinct]!

There was a fire here.

[JB] Wait, what?

What are you doing?

That's why I...

I spread my

mom's ashes right here.

There was a giant fire.

And it destroyed everything.

[Benny] Hey, get out of

here now! There's a fire!

Hey, you're gonna die here!

Come on!

Hey! [indistinct]

[coughing]

[indistinct] die here!

-Let's get out of here!

-Dad, no!

[indistinct shouting]

[Alena sobbing]

[coughing]

I k*lled my dad.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

[Benny] We just k*lled him...

What are we gonna do?

We were gonna travel.

We were gonna see the world.

We were gonna

do things together.

We were gonna have a life.

Everything's gone now.

What the f...

What the f*ck?!

No!

No.

Hey.

-Hey.

-No, it's done, and we're done.

-Everything's f*cking gone!

-Look at me. No.

Look at me. Look at me.

I f*cking love you.

Here's the story, okay?

We were in...

my room at my mom's cabin.

We saw the flames.

We came out here,

and we watched it burn.

We couldn't...

[sobbing]

We couldn't save him.

And...

He died alone.

And I loved him.

[JB] I had to pull her out.

She wanted to stay.

She wanted to stay and save him.

I pulled her out.

And I let him burn.

I let him burn.

I wanted you to know, Tom.

I'm so...

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.