The written dialogue couldn’t carry the weight of the actual scene but at least highlighted the heavy usage of the empty filling words in the conversations. I loved watching it and wanted to note it somehow. A loyal evil performance by Greg. It was the moment I discerned the monstrosity of the family decision. Jess’ reaction was also brilliant.
T: Hello.
R: Hey, Tom.
T: Hey.
R: So, call it. You can call it.
S: No!
T: We’re calling it?
R: Yeah. We called Wisconsin, now we’re gonna call Arizona, so we call the election. We call the election?
K: Call it.
R: Call it.
S: No. No, Tom. No. You’re making a terrible mistake. Please don’t.
T: Hey, guys, it’s not my call. It’s not my call.
R: Okay?
T: It’s your call. It’s up to you. If you say so.
R: I say so. Call it. I say so.
S: Fucking Pontius Pilate.
R: No one cares. No one… no one cares.
G: Hey, yeah. Okay.
T: Hey. Tell ’em I’m coming down.
G: Ok.
T: Yes. We’re gonna call it. Yeah, we’re calling for Mencken.
R: All right.
G: Oh.
T: Okay. Tell ’em I’m coming. All right. Okay.
R: Great work, Tom.
T: Thank you
R: Good stuff. Great night.
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G: (sighs) Fuck.
J: You okay?
G: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I, uh… I… I… I have to go, um… tell them, I think… we’re calling it. For Mencken.
J: Whoa.
G: Yeah. So… I should… I should…
J: Right.
G: I should go. I’ll get in trouble if I don’t go.
J: Okay, dude. I mean…
G: Yeah. I mean, it’s not really my choice, right? So…
J: Sure. I mean, right. Yeah.
G: Yeah. I’m just… I’m pressing the button. Or I’m not even pressing
the button, I’m just… I’m asking them to prepare to press the button.
J: Right, and all that does is just, like, launch a nuclear attack. So…
G: It’s not gonna change anything if I don’t go. So…
J: Couple minutes. So, I mean…
G: Right, right.
J: You…
G: But realistically… Wow. Crazy.
J: Yeah.
G: Crazy. crazy one.