Fantasy Island
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Helene: Hey, Dad-vier…
Javier: Noncommittal. That tracks.
Dan: Out of curiosity, are all the fantasies you do here quite so existentially threatening?
Isaiah: Mine was.
Isaiah: My dad, he died of an aneurysm when I was ten. I’ve always believed that I’ll die young too.
Ruby: Quite the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head.
Isaiah: Yeah, I’ve just come to accept it. No long-term plans or commitments.
All I did was everything she asked. I kept our relationship a secret when she wanted to keep it a secret. I learned salsa because she likes to dance. Threw her a prom. Ruby, I made her a chair out of rattan. Do you have any idea how long it takes to make a chair out of rattan?
Javier
Javier: Is everything okay?
Nancy: Fantastic. Yeah, no holds barred therapy. I’m helping people at warp speed.
Javier: Huh. Do they feel helped?
Nancy: Real change is scary. And hard. And often doesn’t feel good at first.
Javier: Can’t argue with that.
The more you paper over the issues, y’know, the more artificial it is.
Oliver
The work can drain the cup. Talking to someone, taking care of my own needs, even just a little. That can help refill it.
Nancy
Ruby: You’re so in love!
Oliver: More than that. I actually like him. Y’know, he’s kind, he’s thoughtful, he’s hilarious, and he has a great sense of direction, which I very much do not. So, complete package.
Elena: Of course, no relationship is perfect.
Oliver: Ours is pretty close. I make sure of that.
Nancy: Look, I believe in therapy. I’m committed to the process. Clients need to find solutions themselves.
Elena: But?
Nancy: But I know more than they do. And I know how that sounds. I promise it’s not conceit. I’ve just been doing this a long time. I know what people need within three minutes.
Elena: Isn’t everyone’s story different?
Nancy: Oh, we all want to think that. We want to believe that we are some rare, beautiful flower.
Elena: What are we?
Nancy: Dandelions. Every one of us. No one has an original problem and I’ve seen it all. The solutions don’t work if clients don’t get there themselves so I have to wait for them to catch up. Y’know, months, years. I just want to help people quickly.
Ross: Do either of you have a better idea?
Frank: No! But I can still hate it because you came up with it.
