Griffin Newman

Because everyone up until that point, especially Totoro, who's been sitting next to him, is like, it's actually alarming how calm he seems to be.

That was the way I read it last night.

I think it's more like we've watched for 15 minutes as this guy is in like accidental vacation mode.

Right.

I'm going to rent a car.

I'm going to stick my head out the window.

I'm going to like park it on the side of the road and just sit with my sunglasses on.

Right.

He's going for it.

That's how I am.

And his college girlfriend, someone he has this like history with but hasn't seen in decades.

Right.

Like none of this is real.

None of these are like real interactions that affect his daily life.

And I think he's like having a really quick adverse reaction to entering a space where everyone is expecting him to be the guy he was before.

And it's sort of like first idea, best idea.

Yeah.

You know, the way if someone's annoying you, you're like, God, I wish I could hit this guy in the fucking face.

And you knock that thought down immediately.

He's like, well, what I'm going to do is hit him in the face.