WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.899 Okay, so trying to manifest a real -life rom 00:00:02.899 --> 00:00:06.019 -com while attending a massive romance -lit conference 00:00:06.019 --> 00:00:08.460 with a thousand of your closest industry peers, 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:11.740 maintaining a healthy long -term marriage, raising 00:00:11.740 --> 00:00:14.500 two kids who always seem to need snacks, running 00:00:14.500 --> 00:00:16.800 a small business, drinking enough water, eating 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:18.640 enough fiber, doing your squats, remembering 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:20.839 your therapist's advice, calling your aging parents 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:23.879 regularly, and being a supportive sister -slash 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:27.339 -rom -com puppet master is a lot. Like, a lot, 00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:30.960 a lot. So no, I don't always have time to keep 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:33.740 up with social media trends, and I definitely 00:00:33.740 --> 00:00:36.200 wasn't prepared to become one at the conference. 00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:39.439 But what you need to know is that it involved 00:00:39.439 --> 00:00:42.299 that Jake Fisher heartthrob guy. You know the 00:00:42.299 --> 00:00:46.399 one. Six -pack abs, oozes sex appeal, smolders 00:00:46.399 --> 00:00:49.240 for a living. Turns out Claire wasn't the only 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:52.880 one in store for a wild ride. Speaking of Claire... 00:00:53.149 --> 00:00:55.850 I was delighted to find out that she, Tony, and 00:00:55.850 --> 00:00:58.090 the kids had hatched a plan to go to Six Flags 00:00:58.090 --> 00:01:02.270 together. Okay, Dom, you ready for Six Flags? 00:01:02.450 --> 00:01:04.010 Time to roll out and pick up the rest of the 00:01:04.010 --> 00:01:07.489 gang. I could devour you, he whispered, his lips 00:01:07.489 --> 00:01:11.430 hovering over hers, but I'd rather savor you. 00:01:11.890 --> 00:01:17.790 Oh my god, that's legit! Dom, don't tell me you're 00:01:17.790 --> 00:01:20.590 on that phone again. Dad! No, Kev. You have to 00:01:20.590 --> 00:01:28.010 see this. Dom, you know I... Hold up. I know 00:01:28.010 --> 00:01:31.510 that voice. That's my neighbor Shannon. No, that's 00:01:31.510 --> 00:01:36.810 Jake Fisher. Huh? Okay, look. That is Jake Fisher. 00:01:36.950 --> 00:01:39.049 And that's Shannon at the podium in the background. 00:01:39.250 --> 00:01:41.769 Someone caught a clip of him lip -syncing her 00:01:41.769 --> 00:01:44.450 reading at RomanceCon. It's going viral. Like, 00:01:44.489 --> 00:01:48.400 TikTok is seriously gags. Let me see that. Oh, 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:56.260 hell. That's definitely Shannon. And that's definitely 00:01:56.260 --> 00:01:58.799 Jake Fisher. And the banner in the back says 00:01:58.799 --> 00:02:02.120 RomanceCon. Oh, shit. I think Shannon is about 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:04.140 to get her 15 minutes of fame whether she likes 00:02:04.140 --> 00:02:12.960 it or not. Okay, skipping ahead in the lines 00:02:12.960 --> 00:02:15.460 at Six Flags because of this boot feels like 00:02:15.460 --> 00:02:18.419 I'm cheating. My foot barely even hurts. I didn't 00:02:18.419 --> 00:02:20.680 know Claire was such a rule follower. Live a 00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:23.080 little. It's not cheating. It's strategic suffering. 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:25.120 You earned this fast pass. We're not going to 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:27.699 get in trouble, are we, Tony? I don't really 00:02:27.699 --> 00:02:29.900 want to get kicked off my first roller coaster. 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:32.300 No, no. It's okay, Jonathan. We're not going 00:02:32.300 --> 00:02:33.800 to get in trouble. Don't worry about it, buddy. 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:37.240 Dad! Update from the top. The video has over 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:39.919 a million views now. What has a million views? 00:02:40.340 --> 00:02:43.680 Uh, nothing, Samantha. Wait, Tony. What is it? 00:02:43.879 --> 00:02:46.180 Uh... I didn't really want to say anything, but 00:02:46.180 --> 00:02:48.919 there's this TikTok that's going viral with Shannon's 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:53.639 voice from her live reading. What? Where? Speak 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:58.860 of the devil. Shannon, hey. Yeah, Dominique just 00:02:58.860 --> 00:03:06.759 told me. Wait, what? Jake Fisher what? Oh, he 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:08.879 posted a video of himself lip syncing your reading 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:12.780 of the Rare Panther book? No, people know it's 00:03:12.780 --> 00:03:16.979 not his real voice. It's trending audio. No, 00:03:17.020 --> 00:03:19.960 that's a good thing. Just breathe. It's the internet. 00:03:20.219 --> 00:03:23.659 You might actually get more followers. Gotta 00:03:23.659 --> 00:03:26.580 go. We're getting on a roller coaster. Bye. You 00:03:26.580 --> 00:03:29.560 need a hand there? I'm good. I've got one working 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:33.400 foot, zero dignity. But still, both hands. Thanks, 00:03:33.419 --> 00:03:35.780 though. Push down on your restraints and fasten 00:03:35.780 --> 00:03:38.759 your seatbelt. So what did Shannon say? What 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:42.969 I'm gathering is... Whoa, no warning. Before 00:03:42.969 --> 00:03:46.550 this thing really gets going, Jake Fisher lip 00:03:46.550 --> 00:03:48.449 -synced her voice during that Midnight Darkness 00:03:48.449 --> 00:03:51.310 reading, the Bear Panther one, and now BookTok 00:03:51.310 --> 00:03:54.210 is unhinged. Her voice is now trending audio. 00:03:54.849 --> 00:03:57.169 TikTokers are doing what they do best, making 00:03:57.169 --> 00:03:59.949 thirst traps with it. I will never understand 00:03:59.949 --> 00:04:03.530 TikTok. Because you're old. It's okay. Just know 00:04:03.530 --> 00:04:06.729 this. Hot celebrity plus horny audiobook scene. 00:04:06.969 --> 00:04:11.259 Yada, yada, yada. The algorithm explodes. I mean, 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:13.340 why can't people create their own content instead 00:04:13.340 --> 00:04:18.120 of this trending audio BS? Oh man, this is really 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:22.040 high up. Tony, are you afraid of heights? Yes, 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:25.540 but I also love roller coasters. Both can be 00:04:25.540 --> 00:04:29.620 true. Please stop talking. That actually is kind 00:04:29.620 --> 00:04:42.139 of adorable. You think I'm adorable? This place 00:04:42.139 --> 00:04:48.000 is so Y2K. It's a vibe. Does it have, um, Riz? 00:04:49.579 --> 00:04:53.459 Cringe. Seriously, thanks for doing the go -karts 00:04:53.459 --> 00:04:56.100 with me, Dad. Hopefully this line won't be too 00:04:56.100 --> 00:04:59.819 long. Are you kidding me? I love go -karts. Believe 00:04:59.819 --> 00:05:02.019 me, if Jonathan made me do another one of those 00:05:02.019 --> 00:05:04.759 spinny rides, I was going to puke up my slushie. 00:05:05.149 --> 00:05:09.629 Bruh, you have no chill. No chill? Please, I'm 00:05:09.629 --> 00:05:12.089 the chillest dad ever. Do you want your sneakers 00:05:12.089 --> 00:05:14.370 to be slushy vomit blue instead of that pristine 00:05:14.370 --> 00:05:18.970 white? Who you calling bruh, bruh? Dad, I like 00:05:18.970 --> 00:05:21.709 my sneakers clean. That's what's in right now. 00:05:21.990 --> 00:05:25.009 Not like you and your grunge friends. Seriously, 00:05:25.310 --> 00:05:28.750 nobody wears Converse anymore. Tom, that's what's 00:05:28.750 --> 00:05:31.370 in right now. Come on, I have to maintain my 00:05:31.370 --> 00:05:35.899 rock star image. Oh. When was the last time you 00:05:35.899 --> 00:05:39.040 played a show again? Ooh, burn. Ouch, that hurts. 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:41.519 Hey, warn me before you come at me like that 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:44.980 next time. But don't you miss it, though? I could 00:05:44.980 --> 00:05:49.480 never just stop playing piano. Waking up hungover 00:05:49.480 --> 00:05:51.180 at two in the afternoon and sleeping on a tour 00:05:51.180 --> 00:05:53.800 bus with a bunch of smelly dudes? No, I'm good. 00:05:54.939 --> 00:05:59.040 No, like, seeing the crowd out there just vibing 00:05:59.040 --> 00:06:04.060 with the music that you are making. Well... You 00:06:04.060 --> 00:06:07.779 are wise beyond your years. Yeah. Yeah, I miss 00:06:07.779 --> 00:06:13.220 that a lot. Not like these guys. What the hell 00:06:13.220 --> 00:06:16.720 is this music? What in the AI bullshit is this 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:20.420 song? There's no way a human wrote this. But 00:06:20.420 --> 00:06:24.079 Summer is here and it's out of sight. Dude is 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:26.519 weird. He says we can take it slow, but then 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:29.199 he offers her a drink because he's ready to go. 00:06:29.240 --> 00:06:31.839 No, Dad! He's a nice guy. He just wants to go 00:06:31.839 --> 00:06:35.839 surfing in the summer sun. Okay, so you're defending 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:43.800 it now. The sun is playing again. Okay, wait. 00:06:44.019 --> 00:06:47.139 Are they going to hit the beach with a prosthetic 00:06:47.139 --> 00:06:49.939 fin because they're reenacting Jaws? Come on. 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:53.819 Maybe their version of summer fun is terrorizing 00:06:53.819 --> 00:06:57.959 tourists. Wait, wait. What did he... Did he just 00:06:57.959 --> 00:07:01.259 say, we can beat the heat or beat the meat that 00:07:01.259 --> 00:07:04.779 time? See, I'm telling you, he's a pervert. Dad, 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:07.699 gross. I don't think you're supposed to make 00:07:07.699 --> 00:07:11.180 jokes like that with your kid. Okay, okay, so 00:07:11.180 --> 00:07:14.379 now you complain after what you see online? We've 00:07:14.379 --> 00:07:17.100 been in this line for 20 minutes. Please, please 00:07:17.100 --> 00:07:18.779 tell me they aren't going to play it the whole 00:07:18.779 --> 00:07:27.959 time. We can take it slow, let's beat the heat, 00:07:28.060 --> 00:07:35.100 cause I'm ready to go. And it's all out of sight. 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:39.660 Ignore him. Okay folks, you go to lane one and 00:07:39.660 --> 00:07:46.800 you to lane two. Dad, you drive like an old man. 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:50.360 I'm totally gonna win this. Oh, what? Okay, you're 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:57.970 totally going down. We'll see about that. Listeners, 00:07:57.970 --> 00:08:00.410 hey, it's Shannon here. Doing the thing where 00:08:00.410 --> 00:08:02.209 I'm breaking the fourth wall, like I'm interrupting 00:08:02.209 --> 00:08:04.389 the scene to talk straight to the camera, or 00:08:04.389 --> 00:08:07.389 the microphone in this case. Whatever. I just 00:08:07.389 --> 00:08:09.970 had a great idea. What kind of rom -com would 00:08:09.970 --> 00:08:13.209 this be if we didn't throw in a montage? I love 00:08:13.209 --> 00:08:20.850 a good montage. Okay, starting now. Can you write 00:08:20.850 --> 00:08:24.509 that one again? That was so fun. No, throw the 00:08:24.509 --> 00:08:30.220 lemonade next. I'm with Samantha. Let's do that 00:08:30.220 --> 00:08:34.539 one again. No, no, no. Superman was the best 00:08:34.539 --> 00:08:40.659 one. Whoa. Did you see that pigeon carrying a 00:08:40.659 --> 00:08:44.399 whole hamburger? Oh, hamburgers. Aunt Claire, 00:08:44.539 --> 00:08:47.740 can we pretty please get hamburgers? Finish that 00:08:47.740 --> 00:08:54.179 corn dog you're holding. Then we'll talk. Oh, 00:08:54.240 --> 00:08:58.100 no, no, no, no. Nope. Not doing the Skylip. I 00:08:58.100 --> 00:09:00.919 will gladly walk across the whole park. Dad, 00:09:01.100 --> 00:09:08.860 come on. Just one time. It's so hot. Let's do 00:09:08.860 --> 00:09:11.980 a water ride next. I don't want to mess up my 00:09:11.980 --> 00:09:15.039 hair. Too late for that. You're all ready, Frizzy. 00:09:15.139 --> 00:09:23.019 Dad. My feet are dying. You should try it in 00:09:23.019 --> 00:09:25.769 a boot. Sam and I took this tie lift like smart 00:09:25.769 --> 00:09:28.750 people. Yeah, but you missed Tony spraying soda 00:09:28.750 --> 00:09:32.730 out of his nose. No! How could we miss that? 00:09:32.889 --> 00:09:36.169 Oh, my gosh. What can I say? The kid's funny. 00:09:38.610 --> 00:09:42.669 I could devour you, he whispered, his lips hovering 00:09:42.669 --> 00:09:45.809 over hers. Oh, my God. But I'd rather save you. 00:09:45.809 --> 00:09:48.669 Put the phone away, Dom. Wait, Kiki Palmer just 00:09:48.669 --> 00:09:52.429 used Shannon's audio. This is blowing up. Wait, 00:09:52.490 --> 00:09:56.190 let me see. Wow. Shannon's gonna lose her shit. 00:09:56.470 --> 00:10:01.029 Aunt Claire said shit. Jonathan, don't say shit. 00:10:01.970 --> 00:10:06.169 Oh, here she is. It's Shannon. Hey, Barrel Queen. 00:10:06.269 --> 00:10:10.690 What is up? What the hell is happening? I don't 00:10:10.690 --> 00:10:13.610 even have TikTok. People at this conference are 00:10:13.610 --> 00:10:16.590 losing it. Dude, this can only be a good thing 00:10:16.590 --> 00:10:20.049 for you. Just ride the wave, babe. Has the author 00:10:20.049 --> 00:10:23.110 said anything? Hang on. Somebody's at the door. 00:10:23.610 --> 00:10:29.870 One sec. Oh. Oh, God. It's Jake goddamn... It's 00:10:29.870 --> 00:10:33.210 Jake goddamn Fisher. You're Jake Fisher. Hi, 00:10:33.230 --> 00:10:37.330 I'm Jake. I love your work. Claire, it's Jake 00:10:37.330 --> 00:10:42.230 goddamn Fisher at my door. Is he closed? Yes. 00:10:42.490 --> 00:10:48.149 Bummer. Okay, go talk to him. Hi, I'm Shannon. 00:10:48.590 --> 00:10:53.399 Claire, I gotta let you go. Well, Shannon's day 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:56.600 just took a turn. What did she say? So apparently 00:10:56.600 --> 00:10:58.879 Jake Fisher knocked on her hotel room door and 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:02.059 she answered and hung up on me. She met Jake 00:11:02.059 --> 00:11:08.179 Fisher? Did you guys have fun today? Yes. Can 00:11:08.179 --> 00:11:11.320 we please go back? Yes, yes, yes. Yeah, that 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:14.679 was awesome. Gosh, I haven't done anything like 00:11:14.679 --> 00:11:17.799 that in so long. And weren't you supposed to 00:11:17.799 --> 00:11:20.519 work today? I was inspired to live a little. 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:22.600 You guys should have gone to the go -karts with 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:25.500 us. It was really fun. No way. You should have 00:11:25.500 --> 00:11:28.240 seen Jonathan's face on the spinning ride. Yes. 00:11:28.379 --> 00:11:32.500 That was awesome. Hey, Claire, you want to see 00:11:32.500 --> 00:11:35.720 what I've done with the treehouse? Sure. I haven't 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:42.440 gotten the tour yet. The sun's starting to go 00:11:42.440 --> 00:11:49.639 down already. Okay, come on up. Whoa, twinkle 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:53.419 lights. Tony, this is amazing. So much detail. 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:57.960 Oh, thanks. You know, I keep thinking of stuff 00:11:57.960 --> 00:12:01.340 to add. Like a fireman's pole here, secret escape 00:12:01.340 --> 00:12:04.720 hatch. Basically turning it into my boyhood fantasy. 00:12:05.620 --> 00:12:08.460 Um, with fewer booby traps. It's a shame the 00:12:08.460 --> 00:12:09.720 kids didn't have this when they were little. 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:12.440 I asked Shannon why she wanted it now. They're 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:16.399 gonna outgrow it soon. Oh, you don't really outgrow 00:12:16.399 --> 00:12:21.220 a treehouse. Not if you're lucky. Yeah, you're 00:12:21.220 --> 00:12:22.879 right. This will be their hideout as teenagers. 00:12:23.240 --> 00:12:25.100 Bet I'll catch Samantha up here with some boy 00:12:25.100 --> 00:12:29.039 with a guitar someday. Mm -hmm. Could happen. 00:12:29.139 --> 00:12:32.860 It's a pretty solid makeout spot. Oh, totally. 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:36.460 I would have 100 % made out up here. Really? 00:12:36.580 --> 00:12:39.940 You would? Not now. I mean, if I were 16 and 00:12:39.940 --> 00:12:42.059 there was less adult supervision and there was 00:12:42.059 --> 00:12:46.080 a boy with a guitar. I'm going to stop talking. 00:12:47.649 --> 00:12:52.309 It's fine. I would have made out here too. Listen, 00:12:52.509 --> 00:12:56.230 Claire, today was great. I feel like Dom and 00:12:56.230 --> 00:12:59.210 I are finally clicking again. It's really hard 00:12:59.210 --> 00:13:02.070 being in different cities, especially now. I 00:13:02.070 --> 00:13:05.970 bet. And that was probably the most fun I've 00:13:05.970 --> 00:13:08.610 had in a long time. It was just nice, you know, 00:13:08.610 --> 00:13:12.509 kind of doing the family thing again. Same. I 00:13:12.509 --> 00:13:15.169 mean, I'm exhausted, but somehow more energized 00:13:15.169 --> 00:13:17.639 than I felt in weeks. Well, you know what they 00:13:17.639 --> 00:13:22.220 say. Laughter feeds the soul. Look at you. Dropping 00:13:22.220 --> 00:13:25.559 wisdom again. I don't know. I might be full of 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:28.899 crap. Well, I work in advertising. I'm fluent 00:13:28.899 --> 00:13:33.620 in crap. Listen, I'm sorry if I was harsh before. 00:13:33.980 --> 00:13:37.600 You know, about ad people. You mean when you 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:42.299 said I was the problem? Yikes. Did I? Wow, I'm 00:13:42.299 --> 00:13:45.919 fun. It's okay. I've been called worse. And I 00:13:45.919 --> 00:13:47.820 understand why it seems like advertising is all 00:13:47.820 --> 00:13:51.539 about money. But it's also about creating, collaborating, 00:13:51.679 --> 00:13:54.220 and understanding people. Like, I think about 00:13:54.220 --> 00:13:57.379 humans all day. What will make them laugh and 00:13:57.379 --> 00:14:00.600 cry, change their minds, whatever. It is art. 00:14:00.840 --> 00:14:03.259 There's just a lot of corporate money attached 00:14:03.259 --> 00:14:06.600 to it, yeah. Yeah, well, that makes a lot of 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:11.080 sense. I'm sorry I was a jerk. I had some assumptions, 00:14:11.139 --> 00:14:15.309 and that's on me. Thanks. I don't think you're 00:14:15.309 --> 00:14:18.929 a jerk. I think you're kind of fascinating, actually. 00:14:20.649 --> 00:14:27.149 Multifaceted. Wow. Multifaceted, huh? Okay. Um, 00:14:27.230 --> 00:14:31.009 listen, Claire. I'm just gonna... I'm just gonna 00:14:31.009 --> 00:14:35.970 say it. I like you. And I would like to ask you 00:14:35.970 --> 00:14:39.830 out sometime. But not right now. Not while Dom 00:14:39.830 --> 00:14:44.500 is staying with me. Oh. Okay. I missed too much 00:14:44.500 --> 00:14:46.960 when she was younger. I'm not missing this, so 00:14:46.960 --> 00:14:51.019 I'm in full -on dad mode right now. That's totally 00:14:51.019 --> 00:14:56.340 understandable. But, uh, you know, should I ask 00:14:56.340 --> 00:15:00.820 you out at some point in the future? Well, yes. 00:15:01.220 --> 00:15:06.360 Okay. Okay. It's a date, then. Well, eventually. 00:15:07.179 --> 00:15:15.909 Right. Right. But, um... Until then? Until then. 00:15:21.350 --> 00:15:27.690 Oh, crap! Kids! Yeah, pretty solid make -out 00:15:27.690 --> 00:15:33.289 treehouse, I'd say. Dangerously so. Okay, let's 00:15:33.289 --> 00:15:43.490 go check on the kids. Yeah, let's. Hello? Brian, 00:15:43.649 --> 00:15:47.690 guess who I met? Jake effing Fisher. That's what 00:15:47.690 --> 00:15:50.210 I'm calling him now. Full name, no notes. Wow, 00:15:50.389 --> 00:15:54.070 big moment. Do I need to be worried? He came 00:15:54.070 --> 00:15:57.149 to my hotel room to tell me how much he loves 00:15:57.149 --> 00:16:00.649 my audiobooks. Of course he did. You're amazing. 00:16:01.269 --> 00:16:03.769 Hot famous men are just realizing what I already 00:16:03.769 --> 00:16:08.250 know. He's a fan, Brian, of me. What timeline 00:16:08.250 --> 00:16:11.440 is this? Okay, what was he like? And please say 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:13.200 awkward and shorter than he looks on camera. 00:16:13.440 --> 00:16:17.700 Nope. Polite. Disarmingly gorgeous. Told me to 00:16:17.700 --> 00:16:20.620 call him Jake. And I was like, sir, your left 00:16:20.620 --> 00:16:24.679 pec is Jake. Your entire existence, Jake effing 00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:28.580 Fisher. I'm going to assume I'm still your number 00:16:28.580 --> 00:16:31.899 one objectified man. Obviously. But only one 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:36.009 of you just made my voice go viral. Wait. What? 00:16:36.169 --> 00:16:39.090 The TikTok. Jake posted a clip for my reading, 00:16:39.169 --> 00:16:42.509 and then some music people turned it into a remix, 00:16:42.750 --> 00:16:46.889 and that's going viral now too. Okay, okay. Let 00:16:46.889 --> 00:16:49.769 me get this straight. Jake effing Fisher attends 00:16:49.769 --> 00:16:52.870 your session. Yes. Posts a TikTok with your voice. 00:16:52.950 --> 00:16:56.370 Yes. That goes viral. Correct. Then it gets remixed. 00:16:56.549 --> 00:17:00.570 Yep. And then that goes viral? We are very online, 00:17:00.789 --> 00:17:05.509 babe. We are also very old. Incredibly. Yeah, 00:17:05.569 --> 00:17:08.849 oh, hold on. I got another call coming in. Might 00:17:08.849 --> 00:17:11.769 be your new boyfriend. You should take it. Oh, 00:17:11.769 --> 00:17:14.430 but I want to hear about your conference. Take 00:17:14.430 --> 00:17:17.730 the call. I'll still be here, disassociating 00:17:17.730 --> 00:17:20.130 after dealing with people all day. Okay, okay, 00:17:20.190 --> 00:17:25.849 hold on. Hello? Yes, this is Shannon. You're 00:17:25.849 --> 00:17:31.150 kidding! The Today Show? Yes! Yes, I can be there! 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:36.319 That's right, folks. Jake effing Fisher. I met 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.680 him. And, spoiler alert, we were invited to go 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:43.039 on the Today Show together. What is my life? 00:17:43.220 --> 00:17:45.700 They wanted to do a feature on us and the dumb 00:17:45.700 --> 00:17:49.319 viral TikTok song. I had somehow become an internet 00:17:49.319 --> 00:17:52.299 sensation despite having no knowledge of TikTok. 00:17:53.180 --> 00:17:56.880 But now I can't get that you smell like danger 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:02.359 and strawberries out of my head. Meanwhile, I 00:18:02.359 --> 00:18:05.579 had zero idea what was happening back home. I 00:18:05.579 --> 00:18:07.880 was so consumed with the Jake Fisher drama that 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:10.119 every time I talked to Claire, I forgot to ask 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:13.359 how things were going. Were the kids alive? Had 00:18:13.359 --> 00:18:16.220 they eaten any vegetables? Or did they survive 00:18:16.220 --> 00:18:19.680 on pizza and vibes? Had Claire and Tony reached 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:21.859 for the same zucchini at the farmer's market 00:18:21.859 --> 00:18:25.039 and somehow made it weirdly sensual? No clue. 00:18:25.589 --> 00:18:28.029 Some kind of all -knowing narrator I am when 00:18:28.029 --> 00:18:30.430 I wasn't even sure if the kids survived Six Flags, 00:18:30.490 --> 00:18:32.630 much less if any sparks started flying between 00:18:32.630 --> 00:18:35.890 Tony and Claire. My carefully constructed rom 00:18:35.890 --> 00:18:39.430 -com plot was completely out of my hands. Terrifying. 00:18:39.609 --> 00:18:42.970 And honestly, kind of thrilling. And even if 00:18:42.970 --> 00:18:45.750 I was on it, nothing could have prepared me for 00:18:45.750 --> 00:18:49.400 what was about to come next. The rom -com formula 00:18:49.400 --> 00:18:52.019 was created, directed, produced, and written 00:18:52.019 --> 00:18:54.819 by Susan Cooper. Co -produced by Micah Caldwell 00:18:54.819 --> 00:18:58.000 and co -written by Micah Caldwell, Rozzy Shadmery, 00:18:58.000 --> 00:19:01.000 and Scythe Sullyperm. Co -starring Susan Cooper 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:04.140 as Shannon, Micah Caldwell as Claire, and Matt 00:19:04.140 --> 00:19:07.400 Fogarty as Tony. Joined in this episode by an 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:09.980 ensemble cast that includes Francisco Almenara 00:19:09.980 --> 00:19:13.299 as Brian, Alexis Campbell as Dominique, Matilda 00:19:13.299 --> 00:19:16.019 Cooper as Samantha, Oliver Clearfield as Jonathan, 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:19.359 Tim Morgan as Jake Fisher, Renee Payne as ride 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:22.059 operator, and Tom Antonellis as go -kart ride 00:19:22.059 --> 00:19:25.240 attendant. Series edited by Doug Lehman with 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:27.279 post -production provided by Rosebank Picture 00:19:27.279 --> 00:19:30.200 & Sound. 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