01x09 - Gochugaru

[bunniefuu]

I want to stop.

I'm going to stop.

I feel like I'm... We're stuck.

It's like we've going
through the same thing

for about a year now.

I know I'm not well enough to
get discharged, but I never will.

I have to learn
to live this way.

Thursday, when I left
here, I went to a party.

A friend's of a friend's party.
In the end, she didn't go.

And I met somebody.

I wasn't expecting that. Let
alone liking him for real.

He's...

much older than me. I
don't know, about 15 years.

Maybe 20. I didn't ask.

I really like him.

And he likes me.

He hasn't said so, but I know.

Seeing him is good for me. Last
night, I stayed over at his place.

And he was asleep. I
couldn't fall asleep.

When, as he slept,
he spooned with me.

And he put his hand
on my belly, and...

his breathing
tickled on my neck.

And he kissed my shoulder
while he was sleeping.

It was so nice I started crying.

Then I was afraid he'd wake
up and see me crying, but...

I couldn't stop.

Crying...

Crying because I was okay.

I don't need a therapist.

I need somebody who loves me.

You know very well I don't
agree with your leaving therapy,

but you've made up your mind, and
I feel my opinion doesn't matter.

You wouldn't even discuss it,

and you came late to
have a short session.

That wasn't it. I was late
because of something else,

and of course I care
about your opinion.

You ask when we're two minutes
away from ending the session?

Six years of therapy to
be solved in two minutes?

- You and that damn watch!
- I'm your therapist.

I'm not here to tickle
you on your neck.

Is this a new ending?

I don't know.

It just came out like that.

What do you think?

It's cruel.

But it's okay.

Anyway, I forgot to
say something, right?

I was so caught up in
it I didn't realize.

Did you really like it?

- It was amazing, really.
- Thank you.

I love Diana.

I mean,

he's abusing the emotional dependency
he's created in her, you know?

And I feel like that,

even if she doesn't defend herself,
she should at least realize it,

so we start to see
a process of change.

I think the beach house part

is when she starts to
realize it, you know?

I think the film is about the
process. She has to realize it.

Do you want to talk
it over some beer?

Somebody's picking me up.
Oh, speak of the devil.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Antonio, a friend.
Andy, the film director.

- A pleasure.
- How are you, Andy?

- Fine, you?
- It's a pleasure. Fine, thanks.

So, you're starting with
the falls tomorrow, right?

- Yes, I'm so nervous!
- I'll drop by to see you tomorrow.

- Okay, sure. Bye!
- See you.

- A pleasure.
- Bye.

- How are you?
- Fine, you?

- Fine!
- Need a hand?

No, I'm fine.

- How did it go?
- I'm so happy.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, I think it was really nice.

Are you looking at my butt?

I don't like being stared at.

Behave yourself!

- Why it's called La Condesa?
- Well...

The estate of the third countess
of Miravalle was on these lands.

Let's see if I remember.

Doña María Magdalena Catarina

Dávalos de Bracamonte
y Orozco...

- Espinoza de los Monteros y Castilla.
- Alright!

Damn!

She was a very powerful woman,

famous for her beauty, talent
for poetry, and love affairs.

She was also widowed at an early age.
She had nine children in 15 years.

Really?

She became countess at an early age
and held banquets and gatherings

that became very appealing
for artists and intellectuals.

The neighborhood
hasn't changed a bit.

The countess lived her adulthood
without holding back on her desires.

Just like me.

Her list includes noblemen,
foremen, managers, artists.

And lots of bars at
half-price for white collars.

For what?

- Office workers.
- Office workers.

It also hosts López.

Since the 90s.

After Tulum and wandering
around everywhere,

- I finally stayed here.
- No wonder.

Fortunately inexplicable.

Like most of nice
things in life.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Cheers.

It seems that La Condesa
and the surrounding area

still lives on the
inertia of back then.

- I mean, when boleros...
- And cabaret.

Yes, cabaret and all that

gave it an atmosphere that entertained
the evenings of the middle class.

- Absolutely.
- It was beautiful.

I'm sure you cook
better than me.

Hey!

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Hi. How are you?

- Fine, you?
- Fine.

You already know Caro.
Some Catalan friends.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nadia.

You're the pot neighbor.
It's very good!

No, that's not me.

Would you like to come
along with us to a Meme gig?

Meme?

Yeah... Meme is playing with Martín.
Actually, Martín is playing with Meme.

It was a secret.

Anyway, our Catalan friends here
had a bit too much of mezcal,

and it loosens their
tongues. It's just that.

Can you please bring my
knife? It's in my bag.

Careful. It's really sharp.

Need a hand?

- Do you want to chop the onion?
- Okay.

Okay.

Three garlic cloves?

Should we kiss before?

And this is a b*mb.
It's gochugaru.

You're adding it.

Just a pinch.

Don't you even think about it.

All set.

Kimchi-jjigae soup.

- Kim... Kimchi...
- Jjigae.

- How spicy is it?
- Five.

Out of five.

Drum roll. Okay...

It smells delish.

Okay...

Damn! This is so hot!

Don't post that. I don't
want Martín to see it.

How did you like it?

It's hot, but good.

You know I don't like speaking.

But I have to make an exception
because there's a story behind.

The fact we're playing music has
a great deal to do with our guest.

We fell in love the moment we
listened to his first record.

A CD my brother Lorenzo
gave to me. Thanks, dude!

My hands are shaking.

Please make some noise
for the great Meme!

Bravo!

Meme!

I wanna see

You laughing all day long

Listen

To the melody of your voice

I'd like to be the
glow in your eyes

The comb undressing
your radiance

The corner seeing you walk by

The shape of your lips

And I wanna be

Your last pain

I ask you to heal
this wound of mine

I know well it's not your duty

If you only cushion my fall

It'll save me

I promise I'll try
not to harm you

I promise I'll give you all I

I promise I'll
give my heart away

To you

I promise I'll try
not to harm you

I promise I'll give you all I

I promise I'll
give my heart away

To you

Bravo!

- Bravo!
- Meme!

The character is called Diana,

and has serious
stability issues.

She gets tests run everywhere

without ever finding
answers to her questions.

It's as if she looked for
reasons, but she can't find any.

But that's what rocks about it.

It's like falling without
a false ring to it.

It's like comedy, but subtle.

It's all in the subtlety.

Okay, then. Collapse.

- What? No!
- Yeah, come on.

- Collapse. I want you to collapse.
- Turn around.

- Turn around.
- I'm not turning around. Okay?

Okay, okay, okay.

No!

- This is a flop.
- No, no. Look here.

You look so handsome.

- See? I sucked at it.
- I think you should try again,

but move your arms
less this time.

Okay, okay, okay. One, two...

- I said less!
- Hang on, hang on.

Let's see...

- Okay, okay, okay. For real this time.
- Come on.

- One more time, come on.
- Okay, I'm doing it again.

- But hold me, okay?
- Sure.

You're gonna drop that
mezcal over me. Put it down.

Okay, hang on.

- Okay. All set.
- What? Don't you...?

Are you okay?

That sounded terrible.

- Was it good?
- Very good.

Who are you?

Don't let Amsterdam see you.

Let's have a toast.

- Cheers.
- Congratulations.

- It was amazing.
- To Playlist.

- Cheers.
- To Playlist.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- You really rocked it this time!
- Cheers.

- Cheers.
- To Playlist.

- To your little brother, baby.
- I'd k*ll you if you didn't invite me.

I know! It was all amazing.

I still can't believe it myself.

I wasn't expecting that at all.

Let me try.

- Are you okay?
- I'm okay, I'm okay.

Good morning.

Are you gonna prepare
coffee for me?

Or are you like all
those suckers in my life?

What am I gonna do with Antonio?

I wish I could be one of those people
who change partners just like that,

but I can't.

Falling for Antonio scares me.

Or even worse... What
if he falls in love?

We're going too fast.

Maybe we're going nowhere.

I don't like it when he stares at
me with that silly look in his eyes.

I don't know whether it makes
me uncomfortable or scared.

There was a silence yesterday.

I thought, "Now he's gonna
pop an 'I love you, '"

but he didn't.

He's no fool.

Martín is still on my mind.

I even miss what I hated.

What's worse, you
remind me of him.

Lazy.

Quiet.

Cute.

Did you just fart, Amsterdam?

See? Just like him!

You ruin everything!

- Hi, Marcos.
- Ms. Laura.

Hi.

Sir. Please fill this in.

- What sauce should we use?
- Whichever you want.

- Okay.
- Just a regular one.

- I'll put this away and I'll be ready.
- Alright.

- Should I heat up the...?
- Hi.

Yeah, sure.

How is he breathing?

Slowly?

What else?

Okay. Let me get an Uber,
and I'll come pick you up.

Yeah, see you.

- What happened?
- It's Amsterdam.

- What is it?
- He's sick.

How is he?

It seems he's not breathing well,
and he won't get out of bed either.

- Should I go over and check on him?
- No, that's not a good idea.

Nadia already knows about us.

- Did you tell her?
- No. I don't know how she found out.

If she already knows,
why don't I come over?

No, I really appreciate it.
It's gonna be very awkward.

Why don't you better give
me an emergency contact?

- Okay, then.
- Yeah, I'll get a contact.

- Bye.
- I'll keep you posted.

Sure.

This is it.

You're gonna be fine.

- Hi.
- Martín.

- Let's go.
- Do you know where to take him?

Yeah, I do.

- Help me carry him.
- Sure.

There, there. That's it.

- There.
- That's it.

- Thanks.
- Don't worry, Nadia.

- He's gonna be fine.
- Okay.

Call me if anything comes up.

- No matter the time. It's okay.
- Thanks.

Hi. We have an emergency.

Something's wrong with my
dog. I need a vet to see him.

Thanks.

FRONT DESK

Tell me what happened.

He was fine this
morning. I went to work.

When I came back,
he was all droopy.

He had diarrhea on the backyard. He
vomited. That had never happened.

It scared me because he's
usually pretty energetic, and...

Do you know whether he ate
something out of the ordinary,

something he shouldn't have,
but which was in his reach?

I gave him his treats in the
morning, but he didn't touch them.

Something he might have stolen?

We need to run some blood tests.

We're gonna keep him hydrated,

and an ultrasound scan will
tell us what is going on.

Actually, I had Korean for
dinner. It was rather spicy.

He may have stolen some of it.

It's very likely. But now
we should run the tests.

My assistant will be with
you while I get him prepared.

- Okay.
- Sure.

Thanks.

He's gonna be okay. Don't worry.

He'll get better.

Isn't that right, Amsterdam?

Hey. It's not your
fault. Don't worry.

He's gonna be okay.

Was that Korean food
any good, at least?

It's not my thing.

Even I'm getting a stomachache.

I never thought I'd be
like this because of a dog.

Remember the date when
we ended up at the ER?

The second one.

- No, it wasn't the second one.
- Yes, it was. I remember it perfectly.

- No way.
- I'm adamant.

I even thought, "What's with this
guy? Drama from the very second date."

- Well, I did hit my head really hard.
- While f*cking.

Against the headboard.

From the bed to the ER.

You even convinced the
doctor to do a CT scan.

- The weirdest date I've had.
- I was so crazy back then.

Such a hypochondriac.

- You helped me to relax.
- Late acknowledgment.

- The story of my life.
- You're not even 30 yet.

When is my birthday?

So you're testing me?

July, 11th.

Cancer.

How could I forget?

By the way, your birthday
phone call was very nice.

I wanted to call because I know how
sensitive you are about birthdays.

I thought, "He must be so
depressed, without Amsterdam,

with Cherny."

That's when everybody started
sending the picture with Marina.

I felt like an idiot.

What did you want me to do?

I was with her, but it
was just that one night.

And I was never with her
while you and I were together.

Never.

Besides, it won't happen again.

It was... an accident.

A mistake.

For real.

Thanks.

How was the gig with Meme?

Amazing.

I still can't believe it.

- How did you pull that off?
- It was Cherny.

You know, Cherny is great
for that kind of thing.

That dude is one
successful b*stard.

We live with our heads in
the clouds. Check this out.

I love this song.

Lend me your headphones.

Here.

I'd like to be the
glow in your eyes

The comb undressing
your radiance

The corner seeing you walk by

The shape of your lips

LAURA - MESSAGE

Your... girlfriend,
worried about her stepdog.

- She's not my girlfriend.
- Does she know that?

Answer. She's gonna be worried.

He's still a bit sedated, but
he's gonna wake up feeling better.

Feed him as usual. If he feels like
eating, good. If not, no problem.

Alright? Bring him over
if anything comes up.

- Questions?
- Thanks.

Thank you. Good.

- Here is fine.
- Okay.

Here we go.

That's it.

Easy, Amsterdam.

You gotta get better.
Lie down, sweetie.

Lie down. Yes, yes, yes.

Would you like some tea?

I don't have a lot to offer.

I would.

May I?

How's your mom
doing with the CBD?

She says she's doing great, but
she seems as anxious as always.

Anyway, it turns
out I'm the same.

I'm so afraid of
being like my dad.

Let alone after your message.

You're not at all
like her. At all.

What about the film?

- Will it be shot?
- I hope so.

I'm worried it may not happen,

because they're pulling some strings,
calling in favors, and whatnot.

The part is so cool.
She's a girl...

who happens to be super anxious,

but she's always unsatisfied
and super sexual.

Besides, she's got this thing...

When she's walking, she
loses control of her ankle.

She's always falling.
She's got delicate ankles.

So, I thought that she
should be Aquarius,

because ankles...

are the anatomically
weak part of Aquarius.

Amazing. Great part, right?

This is so spicy.

- This guy does cook very well.
- Don't start.

You've spoken more to me today
than in the last two years.

Are you guys going steady?

I want to spend
time with myself,

focus on the film, the plays,

see Majo and Paty more
often. My friends...

I'm not down for
anything serious.

You should have stayed with me.

I missed your... Your
weird sense of humor.

I miss you.

Last night, I thought
a great deal about you.

I wanted you to be there.

HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMSTERDAM?

WILL YOU LET ME KNOW?

NADIA, HOW ARE YOU? DO
YOU WANNA DO SOMETHING?

Did you bring any condoms?

No animals were harmed in
the making of this series