The Bold Type
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Jane: Things are going horribly. I’m supposed to prove to Addison that I can be her Jacqueline and I’m failing, so you’re welcome.
Andrew: OK, when I first joined drag choir, I was replacing a really legendary queen, and I really wanted to prove I could fill her shoes, but I couldn’t hit a high C. I tried and tried until my throat hurt and my roommate threatened to move out. Anyway, the night before the show, you know what happened?
Jane: You hit the note?
Andrew: No, I admitted the queens it was out of my range, and honestly, it was one of the most liberating things I’ve ever done. No matter how hard we try, sometimes, we’re gonna struggle. And being honest doesn’t make you weak. It actually makes you strong.
Jacqueline: Nick at security told me you came in at 4:30.
Jane: Yes, I have a lot to do. I want to make sure we’re still cranking out material and the rest of the troops are producing.
Jacqueline: How’s Addison?
Jane: She is great. We just had a good one-on-one, trying to be involved and supportive and inspiring like you. Anything else?
Jacqueline: Jane…
Jane: Jacqueline, that’s really sweet, but I’m not going to cry. I admit I was a little blindsided by the reviews, but I’m feeling great. I’m not gonna cry.
Jacqueline: OK. Your pen is leaking. I have a great idea. I want you to go home right now and take tomorrow off also. You have been pressing since the reviews, working nonstop, and I think you need to relax. Just reset. Try a meditation app.
Jane: Jacqueline, I can’t because I have my vertical and my employees…
Jacqueline: Which will all benefit if you do this. You know that I want what’s best for you, right? Trust me.
Jane: I wish there was some magic potion that would take me out of my head and put me into hers.
Kat: There is.
Sutton: Besides wine?
Jane: Well, by all means don’t tell us. I don’t care.
Kat: Microdosing. According to some people, small amounts of mushrooms just opens your mind, helps with creativity, self-confidence, vision. It’s still illegal in New York, but it’s growing in psychotherapy.
Jane: What are you doing?
Sutton: I love this poof. It’s like a furry little planet that loves and supports me.
Jane: OK, Sutton, I think we took too much. Andrew’s caramel tart literally had a heartbeat.
Sutton: This feels so good on my lips.
Jane: We’re tripping balls.
Jacqueline: While I’m gone, I’m planning to ask Jane to be the interim editor-in-chief, and I would love it if you would be a steadying influence for her.
Oliver: Of course. That’s why she was in the layout meeting.
Jacqueline: Yeah, I’ve been trying to ease in some new things for her, and if I do this, I’ll start some more intensive training soon.
Oliver: If you do this?
Jacqueline: Jane has enormous potential, but leading a place like Scarlet, you really have to be able to inspire people, bring out their best.
Oliver: That’s the toughest part of the job.
Jacqueline: Jane got critical reviews from Addison. Before I pull the trigger, I just want to see how she handles that.
Kat: Jane needs a little help.
Andrew: She needs an armory of help.
Kat: So that’s still happening. What’s that about?
Andrew: Me and Jane? I don’t know. She’s got that try hard, overachiever, obsessed with Jacqueline thing. It’s just a little annoying.
Kat: So you hate each other because you’re the same person.
Andrew: Excuse me? What?
Kat: Andrew, it’s OK. Sometimes I think people, relationships, they hold up a metaphorical mirror into our souls. They make us uncomfortable, but if you embrace it, I think you might find you two actually really relate.
Sutton: I still think Villadar is ruining the planet, but I didn’t have to go about it that way. It’s just that it’s been a crazy year for me, and so much is changing, but fashion’s always been my constant. Then when I realized we were supporting a brand that was bad, I kind of felt even more lost. You know?
Oliver: We’re reconsidering our ties to Villadar…
Sutton: That’s amazing.
Oliver: But, I am also reconsidering this hands-off approach I’ve had with you.
Sutton: What do you mean?
Oliver: The drinking at work.
Sutton: Oliver it was a glass.
Oliver: And the retreat. You don’t think I know what really happened, do you? You were drunk. Why do you think I was calling yesterday to check on Carly and Jasper?
Sutton: Because you miss being with them?
Oliver: I was also calling to check on him, make sure a glass of wine at lunch doesn’t turn into six. Yes, Jasper is doing better, and maybe, I shouldn’t worry about him, but I still do. I know how dangerous substance abuse can be, and I think that you know better than anybody else to watch someone that you love have to go through that. So I was worried about it, and I’m worried about you.
Sutton: What the hell am I doing with my life? I put everything into my career, everything. It’s why I didn’t start dating Richard sooner. It’s part of the reason I don’t have to have children. Companies like Villadar are killing the planet, and do I want to be involved with that? What does that say about me as a person? Why are looking at yourself in the mirror like that?
Kat: I look weird, right?
Sutton: What are you talking about?
Kat: I look like washed out, flat. Does I always look like this? Who am I?
Sutton: I thought this was supposed to help us, not make us question literally everything.
Kat: OK, hold on. Sometimes questioning things is good, you know. Maybe we need to shed who we are now to become who we’re supposed to be, or maybe it’s just a bad trip.
Sutton: That can happen?
Kat: Oh yeah, if you’re in a bad headspace, it can get pretty gnarly.
Sutton: How do we know if that’s what’s happening?
Kat: We get to the end.
Sutton: I’m gonna need help getting there with some white wine.
Oliver: I am meeting Jasper tonight, and it’s a big deal because I used to love him a lot. And now that he sees Carly, which means that he’s back in my life, and I can't stay mad at him forever.
Sutton: I’m really glad that you’re meeting him.
Oliver: It’s at the same time as your divorce party.
Sutton: It’s fine.
Oliver: I was actually wondering if I could bring him.
Sutton: That would make me so happy.
Jane: Look, I’m sorry. I know that the pitch meeting was weird. I was just trying that you felt heard.
Addison: By silencing your favorite writer?
Jane: Scott? He’s not my favorite writer.
Addison: Well, he’s worked on some big stories with you, and sometimes I don’t hear back from you on my pitches, which doesn’t feel great. I’m not even sure you like my writing.
Jane: Of course I like your writing. I’m so sorry I made you feel that way. You were a big get for me. I want you on my team, Addison.
Addison: I put the feelers out for a new job and got an offer from YesGirl.
Jane: Look, Addison, I really value for voice and your perspective, and I know that I’ve made some mistakes, but I really want to keep you, so how can I do that?
Addison: I just want what you had Jane, a mentor, a Jacqueline Carlyle. That’s why I took the job.
Jane: OK, give me another chance to be that for you.
Addison: I have to let YesGirl know in a week.
Jane: Great, then give me a week.
Addison: I don’t know.
Jane: I’ll do whatever it takes.
Jacqueline: Andrew, I can’t help if I don’t know what’s going on.
Andrew: I had to take a second job. One of my roommates moved back home, and even though there are three of us living in the apartment, the rent difference has made things a lot harder, so I work nights after a full day here.
Jacqueline: Andrew, why didn’t you say something?
Andrew: I don’t want you to think that I’m not grateful because I am. It’s just that… look, assistants don’t get paid enough here.
Jacqueline: Really? I’m sorry. I didn’t know that.
Andrew: I know I always manage to look so amazing, but it’s really hard work because I really love my job.
Jacqueline: I know you do. I’m really glad you finally spoke up, and I’m gonna get you the raise you deserve.
Jane: Addison gave me a bad review, which I shouldn’t even be telling you, but that’s why I asked her to lead the meeting, and I just wanted her to feel heard.
Scott: I get that, but she just seemed more confused than anything.
Jane: Yeah, I know. I should probably go talk to her.
