Conversations With Friends
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The whole thing is very high stakes and has Melissa a bit stressed out.
The outing of any illicit trysts?
Some uncontrollable burst of communism from fair Frances?
A deliberately shit-stirring comment from Bobbi?
Only one way to find out!
Melissa envies Francess youth and how it makes her hangoverproof.
Sheknowstheir marriage has survived multiple affairs.
This information hits Frances like a sucker punch to the stomach.
She asks when Nick stopped being in love with Melissa a presumptuous question!
To which he replies, I dont think I did stop.
Frances isstunnedto hear that Nick can both love his wife and have sex with his sidepiece.
Frances spends the rest of the morning choking back tears.
I feel for her I do!
Even as I am scream-typing, What did you expect???
Bobbi and Frances have it out (barely, honestly) about Bobbis rude behavior the night before.
This does, however, give Frances an opportunity to learn more about Valerie and Melissa.
Nick tells the friend that Melissa fears Valerie isnt into her anymore and maybe Im the problem, again.
Frances cannot imagine a world where Nick (boring, cheating on his wife) is a problem.
Thank you again to this human prop for her contribution to the proceedings!
Back at the house, Bobbi warns everyone that Melissa is on edge.
Melissa is calmer and joins for a swig, then summons Nick to assist in the kitchen.
Frances sees the easy tenderness between them and probably wants to curl up on the Croatian cobblestones and die.
Once theyre alone, Frances tells Bobbi, sadly, Im pretty sure hes in love with his wife.
is like, Yes, nothing like a little ethnic cleansing to bump up tourism.
Like, Bobbi, if thats really how you feel … why are you here?
Its not like you didnt know the house was in Croatia!
Stronggirl you wish you hadnt started a conversation with at a partyenergy.
People scatter for a smoke and leave Valerie, Melissa, and Frances alone at the table.
Melissa says, Nick had a bit of a rough time last year.
A rude thing to say but, again, really not Francess business.
Not an incorrect observation, but should she have said it?
She immediately regrets it.
(Jemima Kirke is excellent in all of these scenes.)
Frances flees and finds Bobbi, also in exile for her outburst.
The mood has shifted.
Frances says, Fuck everything, and Bobbi is, naturally, supportive of Francess behavior.
Overwhelmed and exhausted by their status as grateful guests, they exhale and hold hands.
Listen closely, and you could probably hear Frances asking herself, Can you love two people at once?
And then she asks, Theres nothing else I should know about with Nick, is there?Hmmm.
What does she know?!
Later that night, Nick comes to Francess room.
Frances seems devastated to report that Melissa seems like a good person deep down.
Probably shes not an absolute piece of shit …
I know thats a crushing disappointment.
It is dawning on her that their actions exist in reality and will have consequences.
Again, she is working with an undeveloped brain, but Nick knew all of this!
