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what an incredible meal, elyse. thanks, julia. someday i'll write a cooking article. should i learn to cook first? not necessarily. you wrote about eskimo mating rituals without-- bad example. you know, mom, i'm really jealous. since we'veseen them last, they've been toalaska, russia,china, tibet. what's our next trip? well, in june, cousin harold's getting married in pittsburgh. wow. we better get our passports ready. the projector's set up. where are the slides? they're in my bag. alex will be so excited to find you here. excited or panicked? alex was intimidated by you when he was younger, but he's over that. i bet he's stillterrified of her. who's supposed to do dishes tonight?

who's on back-up? mallory. jennifer. we have two winners tonight-- jennifer and mallory. so where's alex? why isn't he home yet? i don't usually worryabout that sort of thing. apparently you're as close as ever. i've never understoodwhy you're attracted to him. neither have i. that's its beauty. what do you possibly see in him? i like knowing i can beat him up. we all do. i love it when carrieand her mom are here. it's like my dinner with andre. with who? it's a movie. oh. alex, wherehave you been?you missed dinner. i was arguing with dr. schulte about the school dress code.

it does now. i wouldn'twear that to schoolif i were you. you think you're hot stuff. pretty hot, yeah. remember carrie newman? uh, c-carrie newman. what does she have to do with anything? she's in the living room. uh...c-carrie newman is in this house now? oh, my god. he's so cutewhen he falls apart. she's always had you running around in circles. i love it. jennifer, let's get the rest of the dishes. don't leave me. uh... all right. all right, don't panic. you're older now. you're more mature. you can handle this. i'm getting out of here. hi, alex. carrie.i was just coming in.

i'm breaking ina new pair of shoes. uh...youlook great, carrie. that's quite an outfit. thanks. i found it in a flea market in brazil. it belonged to an amazon woman who had many male slaves. you don't look bad yourself. oh, thanks. uh, j.c. penney's,toledo. never wornby anyone else. uh, c-c-carrie,don't try anything, ok? my parentsare in the next room. take it easy, alex. all i want is a friendly hello hug. how about a friendlyhello wave? mom. you don't hug easy, alex. so, uh... how long are you and your mom in town for? overnight? a couple of days? we'reback for good.

julia took a job as regional correspondentfor newsweek. we're staying with youuntil our house is ready. uhh... alex, you'rehyperventilating. there's nothing hyper about this ventilating. the last timei saw you, you wore a blond wigand pinafore. that whole thing was your idea. remember, you wanted to paint my picture? alex in wonderland. let's go outtomorrow night. out of the question. it's the man's responsibility to make the advances, and it's the woman's duty to fight him off. anyway, if we were to go out, i should ask. ok. ask. i can't ask if you're telling me to ask. that's the same as you asking me. i am the man. i call the shots. mom.

carrie and alex taking a bath. can we speed it up a little, please? ah! ah! sorry. last slide. well, those were great! thanks, julia. you're welcome. carrie developed the recent ones herself. i've got a darkroom in the house. i'll bet you do. [doorbell rings] hi. yeah. sure. victor! want to meetsome of my friends? no. i mean, i can't. my motor's running. yeah, i can see that. victor, so nice to see you. see you all later. have fun. nice almostmeeting you. yeah. sure. victor's a real hunk.where'd she meet him?

parole officer? how can you let her date a guy like that? i trust carrie. i'm opposed to this date! i just want to say for the record, i am opposed to this. so recorded. this is my fault. if i had gone out with carrie, she wouldn't have to go out with societal dregs. you don't have the gutsto go out with her. no, you're wrong. i'm going to ask her out, but not because i want to. i'll do it because duty calls me. i owe it to carrie to save her from herself. i'll be strong for both of us. she's a ship that has lost her way in the night, and i'm her lighthouse.

if i succeed, we'll both be better human beings... and better citizens. sounds like a fun date. i thought you went to bed. where could she be? carrie is headedfor trouble. someoneshould show her how a properyoung lady acts. let me guess who that someone should be. i've got our date planned. it will be a wholesome evening. we'll start with a trip through the art museum. they're having an exhibiton the renaissance nude. probably wouldn't have been time anyway. first we'll go to the red cross, donate blood. then, uh... if time permits, we'll go to the orphanage, pass out lollipops. you don't goto these places.

i'm doing this for carrie. admit youwant to date her because you like her. like her? mom, i am doing this because i'm her friend. i am not romantically attracted to her at all. hi, alex. hi, carrie. nope. no attraction there. well, it's late. i think we shouldgo up now, don't you? come on, elyse. they don't need ushers. kids... why did you wait up for me, alex? i didn't wait up. i'm always up at this hour. i happen to be a night owl. i move by the rhythms of the night. where were you?

no dance clubs are open now. streets are open.parks are open. you can dancewherever you are. even in the kitchen. ok. you can lead. i don't want to dance. i want to talk. we can danceand talk. i'd have to dance-talk in another count. ok, alex.what is it? i'd like to offer you a unique experience with me that will change your life. i like a manwith confidence. uh...carrie... i think that you and i should go out. it's late, butwhat the hell, let's go. no, not now. tomorrow night. ok. i'm freetomorrow night. you knowwhat would be wild-- i am planning this date. i decide what we do

and how much we enjoy it. all you have to do... is, um... be ready when i pick you up. which room do youwant to pick me up in? right. i forgot. we're staying in the same house. in the next room. i better rest upfor tomorrow night. good night, alex. "unique experience that will change my life."

mallory, get outof the bathroom! you've been in there for the better partof the century. sorry, alex. next time i'll just take a sponge bath.

i've got a date. when? 8:00. just under three hours. if you hurry, you'll make it. aah! sorry, alex. i didn't knowanybody was in there. the shower curtain was closed. the water was running. how could you tell? my mind must havebeen somewhere else. go ahead.finish your shower. i'm too tense now. i might drown. we can take one together. then i can save youif you start to drown. carrie, will you go in and take your shower?

ok, ok. don't bother to change.you look great. alex. are there any more women coming upstairs, or is this it? should i callmy brownie troop? why not? w-w-why not? i have no dignity left. you didn't start out with much. alex! i forgot to give you your robe. uh, yeah, this is my robe, all right. alex, i'm shocked.

of the world's mostwholesome date to me. aah. aaaah! aaaah! hey, this is quite a place,don't you think? it's everything i thought it would be, alex. where's donny and marie? hi. i'm your waitress sherry. hi. i'm your customer alex. uh, this is carrie. oh, wow! sherry and carrie. isn't that cute? our names almost rhyme. it's staggering. i... imagine the odds. so, what will the gang be having?

no, wait. actually, make thatone glass of milk, two straws. i hope i'm notbeing forward. you cad. i'll be right back. don't miss me. we won't. it's really niceto be here with you. thank you. it's nice to be with you. i was kind of hoping we could go somewhere with a little more ambiance... more romantic. i want to get crazy with you, alex. don't you want to get crazy with me? yeah. i mean, no.no, we can't. why not? because it defeatsthe whole purposeof this night. we can have funwithout...having fun.

the purpose of tonight wasn't havinga normal date. well, you've succeeded there. this is not the alex that i wanted to go out with. my alex made me laugh. he made me feel special, and i can make him laugh and feel special. where is he tonight? that alexhas no place here. i'm here instead. carrie,i'm worried about you. what are you talking about? you know whati'm talking about. i'm talking aboutthe way you act,dress, and talk. you don't actlike a girl should act. you should bemore like... sherry? what is wrongwith sherry? you put a brainin that head,

tonight's about showing me how to be a good little girl? settle down beforeyou do some damage. i just want youto have some pride,some self-respect, to see that thereare other options. you're right. there are other options, and i'm going to exercise one of them right now. see you around, alex. hi, alex. hi, dad. up late, aren't you? to be honest, i'm waiting up for mallory. i know it's old-fashioned, but every time she dates a new boy, i can't help worrying a little. i didn't know that. that's because i usually worry upstairs. there's more worryingwith girls than with boys,isn't there? not more worries, just, uh... different ones.

worry more abouther reputation,her demeanor, how she acts in public. where's carrie? she walked out on me. i was onlytrying to help her. maybe she didn't want to be helped. maybe she's happy the way she is. maybe she's happy with it,but i'm not. i guess that'sthe real problem, isn't it? mm-hmm. why am i drivingmyself crazy? i mean, she's notgoing to change. not likely. i guess i better just... forget about her, huh? that would solve the problem. yeah. you're right.it would. thanks, dad. good night. good night, alex.

because you wantto be with her. when carrie and i are together, i feel like an astronaut who never went through the training program. i'm in some other world and i don't know how to fly the ship. then you're lucky to bewith someone who does. yeah. i guess you're right. i am lucky. it's pretty amazing out there. i know. i married an astronautmyself. dad, if boys and girls are supposed to be treated the same, how come you're waiting up for mallory? 'cause you'realready home. uh, well, uh...

i just want to say i don't knowwhy i came back. i think i do. you wanted to tell me what a jerk i was, how rude i was, how obnoxious, presumptuous, manipulative... keep going. i thinkyou're onto something. carrie, i-- i am sorry. boy, this evening really backfired. i wanted to reform you, to turn you into a real lady, and instead-- instead what? i think maybe you already are a lady. it's just you're a different kind of lady from ladies i think about when i think about ladies. what if i decided to becomethe good little girlyou want me to be?

either of uswould be happy? i don't know. carrie, we're so different. why do we like each other so much? because we areso different. because we seein each other something that'snot in ourselves. that's what it'salways been about, alex. what are we going to do? what do youwant to do? i'm glad i asked. will you go out with me tonight? i already did. i mean again. it's still early. i know a real romantic place. great ambiance.