It's Probably Nothing

Luisa finally makes it to class! For our first proper episode, everyone got a film from someone else. Yuko took on tick, tick... BOOM! (2021), Sam got Jerry Maguire (1996), Kaye finally watched A Star Is Born (2018), Luisa revisited Sunny (2011), and Froilan rewatched The Worst Person in the World (2021).

Then the argument started. Was Jonathan Larson rushing his life before thirty, or racing a clock that was actually ticking? Was Julie finding herself, or just stalling? Somewhere between “everyone’s on their own timeline” and “that’s just an excuse,” we didn’t quite agree. Also, somebody quit their job because of a musical, and somebody thought Jerry Maguire was a rom-com.

Spoilers ahead, especially for The Worst Person in the World.

Running late or right on time? Depends who you ask. It’s probably nothing.

Welcome to orientation! Before the assignments begin, Froilan, Kaye, Yuko, and Sam sit down to explain what this show is and how five college friends from Manila ended up here. (Luisa’s stuck at work. Attendance is optional, after all.) We revisit the podcast that died in 2020 and who’s to blame for it, break down how the assignments work, and ask how hopeful we really were when we graduated in 2014. Then we play Core Four, the four things that carried us from then to now, featuring Phantom of the Opera, Toy Story 3, Good Will Hunting, way too many sitcoms, and one wrecking ball.

It’s the longest trailer in history. We know. Pull up a chair anyway. It’s probably nothing.