

Episode #104
8/1/2025 | 43m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Daisy is ecstatic over Griffin's visit, while everyone is tired with Louis's self-pity.
As preparations for the showcase continue, Tippy, Gus, and Daisy all attempt to put Louis back on track following the breakup of his marriage. Nic and Vic look to a spiritual ritual to help with their dreams of a child, but Daisy’s forgetfulness may derail the whole thing. Daisy is overjoyed when Griffin visits, but when he begins an unexpected romance, regretful words are said.
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Episode #104
8/1/2025 | 43m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
As preparations for the showcase continue, Tippy, Gus, and Daisy all attempt to put Louis back on track following the breakup of his marriage. Nic and Vic look to a spiritual ritual to help with their dreams of a child, but Daisy’s forgetfulness may derail the whole thing. Daisy is overjoyed when Griffin visits, but when he begins an unexpected romance, regretful words are said.
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Hey, sorry, mate, can you make me a coffee?
I'll give you some of my walking around money, okay?
It's a gift.
Miss you.
I've got my period.
Oh.
I can't let Vic see me like this.
Is your husband Vic?
He picked me up from the airport yesterday.
He said you were nice.
Louis: If you had a wife and things were a bit wobbly, what would you do to -- to fix that?
I prefer dudes.
You're really beautiful, Daisy.
Oh, shut up.
So your mum... Cheated on Dad.
We were over a long time ago, Louis.
♪♪ Daisy: And another one... [Camera shutter clicks] Uh...yeah, a bit... [Camera shutter clicks] [Sighs] Tippy, look, marketing is very important for our brand.
Uh, uh, we just -- we need to build an online presence, and you -- you're part of that.
It's just I think I need a little more warmth, okay?
So -- So try smiling with your eyes.
Right?
Smize.
Smize.
Like this... "Top Model"?
Tyra Banks?
No?
Alright, let's try something else.
This is a trick that my friend Griffin taught me.
So, you look down, and when I tell you to, you look up, and it's like wow, bam.
Okay?
Look down.
And look up.
And big smile.
[Camera shutter clicks] Okay, it's, you know... Oh, you look amazing.
[Gasps] There it is, there it is!
[Chuckles] Yes, wait, no.
Louis!
Louis, get out of the shot!
Louis!
Oh, for God's sake, move!
Oh, no... That's it, I'm gonna go and talk to him.
I'll be nice.
♪♪ ♪ Let it breathe ♪ ♪ If it doesn't breathe, it's gonna die ♪ ♪ Let us see ♪ ♪ If we let it be, is it gonna fly?
♪ ♪ Set it free, and if it leaves, we say goodbye ♪ ♪ A web we weave, and then we grieve, and then we cry ♪ ♪ I wanna tell you before I forget ♪ ♪ Despite the darkness some of these days ♪ ♪ Wintergreen ♪ ♪ Can't outshine your radiance ♪ ♪ Wintergreen ♪ ♪ I love you more than anything ♪ ♪ Wintergreen ♪ ♪ Despite the darkness some of these days ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, o♪♪ ♪ It's my wine.
It's half your wine, which we need.
I'll drink half of it, then.
[Scoffs] Louis, I have been trying to give you space, but you need to get back on board now.
Enough is enough.
Shame you didn't think about my personal space when you torpedoed my marriage.
I torpedoed your marriage?
You are acting like a child.
You're the child!
Oh, don't be stupid.
Give it back.
Give it to me!
It's mine!
For God's sake, I am sorry your wife left you!
But you can't keep taking it out on us.
You... you can't take it out on me.
Tell me, Daisy... have you ever been in love?
Of course I have... many times.
Oh!
And -- And with whom?
There was, ah, well, there was Chris and David and Peter and Chris and Chris.
Three Chrises?
It's a common name.
And -- And did you feel that you, you know?
Knew them?
I mean, really, really, knew them, to their core?
Look, we have a vineyard that we need to get in serious shape.
I have been working around the clock while you just keep moping around, and I am sick of it, Louis.
Just..get out of the tasting room.
Out!
And stop drinking the Stanley!
♪♪ [Sighs] ♪♪ Oh!
Ow!
♪♪ [Sighs] ♪♪ Oh, you're kidding me.
[Sighs] ♪♪ [Cellphone chimes] Griffin: Dais!
Hey!
Are you on your way out?
Yeah.
Just about to meet the girls.
Oh, where you going?
Actually, don't tell me.
No, no, no, do tell me.
You know, the usual school night vino.
Hey, how's Mordor?
Oh, you know, fine.
[Chuckles] You don't sound fine.
You okay?
Not really.
It's hot.
And the marketing campaign's a disaster.
Louis' in the back of all my shots, looking like some homeless superhero.
And Tippy, she won't even smile.
I mean, look down, look up didn't even work.
And I'm boring myself with all my whining.
Sorry.
No, no, no, don't be.
Hey, you want me to come over there and tell Louis to stop being such a muppet?
Yeah, well, more than just about anything.
You know what?
I'm gonna come over.
Don't tease me.
Really?
Yeah, yep.
I'm gonna try and get a flight for tomorrow.
[Gasps] Oh, my God, that would be amazing.
Oh, uh, Griff?
Yeah?
Do you think I'm capable of love?
What kind of question is that?
I mean, you're one of the most loving people I know.
♪♪ Tippy: Okay, Louis, time to get up.
♪♪ It's disgusting in here.
You're existing like a teenage boy.
Gross.
Yeah, once I stayed in bed for nine days, and I grew a beard.
And then I went to shave, and I found a spider living in there.
God!
Go shower.
What would Julian think, eh?
[Gasps] No!
No, Tippy, you can't do that!
Hotter than Satan's armpit in this bloody place.
Come on, let's get you cleaned up.
She took my fan.
I know.
I'll do your washing.
Go have a nice, cold shower.
♪♪ Oh, God.
♪♪ [Sighs] You've got to get it together.
You got people depending on you now.
You are not a spider-bearded derelict.
♪♪ [Horn honks] ♪♪ Aah!
[Laughs] Look at you!
[Laughs] Oh!
Oh!
Oh, so good to see ya.
Missed you.
Why are they so loud?
They're Australian.
Daisy: Everyone, everyone!
This is Griffin Galway, my friend and co-conspirator.
Ah, just call me Griff.
This is Louis and, uh, and Gus and Tippy.
Tippy -- like, ah, like tipsy, right?
[Laughs] That was good.
Yeah, it's a good one.
So -- So you're -- you're the actor?
Yeah, yeah, that's right.
Oh, I've never met, like, a real actor before.
Like, I've seen Sam Neill, like out and about kind of sometimes, but I've always wondered, like, what the premiers are like and you know, like, you get dressed up, 'cause I don't have a lot of different clothes, but he's a winemaker, too.
He's, um, do you like wine?
Uh, yeah, actually, I-I love wine.
Really?
Same.
Oh, we should get him, ah, w-what do you like?
I mean, we -- we could get you, like, a pinot gris or... Oh, I think it's a little bit early, Gus.
Anyway, Griffin's here until the showcase, so there'll be plenty of time to show him everything.
You know, I-I actually know a thing or two about -- about the art of the stage.
Uh, no, I-I-I was an actor once.
Uh, he wasn't.
Well, I was, actually, 'cause I-I-I once played Rosencrantz in -- in Hamlet.
Mm.
Um, and they said I was brilliant.
[Laughs] Who was that?
Your parents?
[Laughs] So it was a school play?
No, it was -- it was a good school.
So... Hmm.
Okay, well, I'm going to get Griff settled, and then we should all get back to work, okay?
Because we are a team, aren't we?
So...
Together: Go team!
Team.
Come on, I'll show you your room.
[Squeals] It's not much yet, but we're getting there.
Oh!
Home sweet home!
[Chuckles] Ahh!
Oh, I've missed you.
Yeah, I miss you, too.
Although, you know, we do talk every day, though.
Yeah, but I miss your person.
You do?
You know, video chat's not the same.
No.
Hey, so that's the infamous Louis, huh?
Mm-hmm.
He looks like a toothbrush.
[Chuckles, scoffs] Hey, meanwhile, Gus -- Mm.
He fell out of the hot tree and hit every branch on the way down, didn't he?
Yeah.
Must be torture for you.
Why?
Ah, Gus is gay.
[Chuckles] What?!
Yeah, he's super gay.
He's gayer than the rhinestones on Elton John's sunglasses.
Oh, he's not.
Au contraire.
Well, how did I miss that?
Maybe your gaydar needs a little bit of a tune-up.
Everything needs a bit of a tune up.
Well, I mean, this is... Yeah, okay, stop it.
Hey, come on, let's go get some lunch.
What do you think?
Just like old times.
I'll put my straight mask on.
You can be my hot girlfriend.
Yeah?
Okay.
I need to change.
[Chuckles] Go, go, go.
[Chuckles] [Sighs] See you in an hour.
[Laughs] [Bottles clank] ♪♪ Hey, ah, a letter arrived for your sister.
I don't have a sister, Gus.
I'm an only child.
So, uh, right, okay, this is what's happened here.
So, uh, that -- that's my name, Louis, there, and the "S" is silent, you know.
It's a French, ah, thing.
It's not -- It's not -- It's -- It's -- It's -- It's not Louise.
That'll be it then, alright.
Yeah.
Gus, can I just say to you, um, thank you for this morning.
I really mean it.
I think I've been stuck in the past a bit, and I...need to start thinking about my future... or our future, here.
Thank you.
Oh.
Um, I'm heading out with Griff.
We're, ah, we're going to have a meeting about the marketing for Oakley.
Ah, what happened to we're all gonna get to work?
I have been working, Louis.
Okay, Daisy... Look, I know you've done everything and I've done nothing, and...
I just wanted to say... that...
I'm -- I'm s-- I'm sorry.
Ah, what was that?
I'm sorry I blamed you for Simone leaving.
Well... good.
Ah, did you -- did you know that Gus was gay?
Of course.
Didn't you know?
Oh, yes, no, no, I knew.
You didn't know!
Yes, I did.
So should I come to this meeting with you and Griffin?
No, no, no, you just report to Tippy.
I'll see you later.
♪♪ I'm scared of Tippy.
♪♪ Let me guess -- Daisy sent you?
The trees need to be planted.
They're lined up on the driveway.
But this ground's bone dry.
It's full of rocks.
Dig a hole, fill it with compost, plant the tree, cart some water, and water them.
It's a basic job, Louis, and it needs to be done.
♪♪ Tippy, do you think I could have my fan back?
Do you think you deserve your fan back?
♪♪ Okay.
♪♪ Okay, when he comes over, do I know or not know?
Oh.
You absolutely do not know.
Roger that.
Ben: Hey.
Daisy: Hey.
Hey!
How great to see you.
Oh, it's great to be seen.
Ah, this is my best friend from Sydney.
Griffin... Galway.
Yeah, I thought it was you.
Big fan.
Ah, thank you.
Griff's staying for a couple of weeks.
Great.
I'll, ah, I'll get you some menus.
Drinks?
There's a lovely new pinot just come in I think you'll like.
Hmm, sounds perfect.
♪♪ Hmm.
Very nice.
Mm.
Well, between Ben and Robert, the broken-hearted builder, you've been very busy.
Yeah, something about glass houses and stones comes to mind.
No, darling, I'm just -- I'm -- I'm happy for you.
Kicking ass, breaking hearts.
I think I've been a bit hard on Louis, though.
Don't you think?
Oh.
I mean, he's exasperating and he's a gigantic judgmental bore, but I don't think I've been kind enough.
It's just that he's -- he just makes it so hard.
But I should probably be a bit more patient with him.
Well, except he blames me for the whole thing, but, you know, he's going through a rough time, so... Are you done?
Hmm?
Yeah.
But I should talk to him, though, right?
♪♪ Oh, for... ♪♪ Damn it!
You big bloody waste of bloody time!
♪♪ God.
♪♪ What's Gus doing?
What isn't he doing?
Daisy: Can you stop?
No, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
♪♪ Ah, Gus, shouldn't you be doing something else?
Gus: No, I'm just finishing this.
Tippy got Louis to plant some trees, but he's taken off.
What do you mean he's taken off?
Where is he?
Oh, he's sorry, my ass.
Ah, don't worry about Louis.
We got this under control.
Well -- Okay, I'm gonna help you dig those holes.
No, no, you're not.
We've got to go and do the photoshoot.
Oh, oh, after the photos.
Do you know, I might have to kill him.
Well, I'll help you bury the body.
That's what friends are for, right?
I'll be back.
♪♪ Daisy: Now be the wine.
Oh, there it is.
[Camera shutter clicks] Yeah!
And up.
Yeah!
[Camera shutter clicks] Oh, God!
Why are you doing another photoshoot?
I thought we got it yesterday.
Oh, yes, no, we did.
No, I'm just, um...
I'm just trying to balance out the... gender representation.
Well, and the, you know, the celebrity representation.
You know how Insta loves celebrities.
Hmm.
Um, do you know where Louis went?
Yep, and I quote, "Sod this, I'm going to the pub."
I mean, she had me doing things that simply can't be done.
Rowan, I mean, my hands -- they're very nearly blistered.
You just need a tool to break up the ground.
Did you try using a mattock?
Could I have another one of those, please, Rowan?
Another beer for Willy.
Don't call me that!
You don't mind getting dirty, eh?
I grew up on a farm.
Same.
Really?
Was that hard?
You know... with the gay thing?
Yeah, nah, it was sweet.
Nobody really cares who you're in bed with these days anyway.
Hmm.
[Chuckles] So it must be, like... hard to meet people around here.
Hey, thanks for looking after my Daisy.
She's a good woman.
She has a lot of shoes.
She has a lot of shoes.
Louis: And that opens up employment opportunities for immigrants, which is great, but it also has an effect on one's culture and social identity.
Um, I mean, don't -- don't -- don't you think?
Aren't you that naked pom?
Yeah.
I mean, nuclear power is still the cleanest form of mass-produced energy, and when fusion becomes viable, I mean, you know, it's gonna be an absolute game-changer.
Um, I mean, don't -- d-don't you think?
Yeah, nah, got to go, bro.
Bye.
God's sake.
Woman: You do know that fusion reactors won't be commercially available until 2050, right?
Um... Well... might be sooner than that.
Not according to the ITER stats.
So you want to keep popping up uranium-based reactors until then?
Well, it's still the cleanest form of mass produced energy.
Not counting the sun and the wind.
Which only work when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing.
If only we had some kind of storage batteries.
Oh, wait!
[Chuckles] I'm, uh, I-I'm Louis.
Elise.
Hello.
[Laughter] ♪♪ ♪♪ [Chuckles] Daisy!
I've got news.
[Gasps] Oh.
You're pregnant?
No!
Oh.
I'm having a fertility ritual.
Uh, yay!
Wh-Wha-What is it?
Oh, it's a ritual to help facilitate conception.
It's at ours.
Will you come?
Oh, of course I will.
When is it?
Tomorrow at lunchtime.
Can you let everybody else know?
Uh, Hilary says the more people, the better.
Yes, I-I'll bring everyone.
I'll even make Louis come.
We need to collectively channel our sexual psychic energy as a group towards my womb.
I really think this'll work.
[Laughs] Griffin: Oh, yeah, no.
Is this the last one?
Wait.
Is that Griffin Galway?
Yes!
Yes, it is!
He's my bestie from Sydney.
[Gasps] Feel like I've got my old life back.
Do you want to meet him?
Oh, yes!
Oh, no.
Oh.
No.
Yes?
Oh, no, no, God, no.
Look at me.
I'm a mess.
Oh, no.
Ask him to come tomorrow.
Okay.
No, wait, no, don't do that.
Yes, yes, definitely ask him.
He'll be there.
[Chuckles] Oh, wow.
♪♪ Try that.
You try it.
I don't think I can do this.
No, no, have fun.
[Indistinct conversation] Here you go.
♪♪ Um, Griff, can I steal you for a minute?
Yeah.
Sure.
Yeah.
Big cuts.
♪♪ [Door closes] What are you doing?
I just thought we could sear the beef with a little bit of garlic.
With Gus.
No.
Just garlic.
I don't want things to get complicated.
I'm trying to pull a business together, and the showcase is just around the corner, and... Well, that's why I'm here, isn't it?
No, D-- Nothing's happening.
No, truly, it's, you... Look, you worry too much.
Okay, I've got the cure for you, though.
I've booked us in for a spa day tomorrow.
I was gonna surprise you in the morning.
You...darling, are in desperate need of a mani-pedi.
Come on, just do it.
It'll be fun.
We'll be like Bonnie and Clyde or -- or -- or Sonny and Cher or Thelma and Louise.
I do need a break.
Now, you need some pampering, you know?
Yeah, like the queen you are.
[Chuckles] Yeah?
Come on, come on, your highness, let's go.
[Both laugh] Louis: Christ, here I am, living on the other side of the -- of the bloody world, with an aspiring Nurse Ratched, a-a human bloody Labrador, and a -- and a "Real Housewives of Sydney," ah, and you think, "My God, has it come to this?"
[Laughs] Come home with me.
You know what they say.
The best way to get over somebody is to get under somebody else.
Or on top.
♪ Ooh ♪ Oh, my God!
No, sorry, I got you.
Alright.
♪ Ooh ♪ Uh, what?
Oh!
[Laughs] ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪♪ Uh... Is everything alright?
It's fine.
I'm -- I-I-I'm s-s-sorry about that.
Um, it hasn't happened to me before.
You're very beautiful and very funny... Oh, no, no.
...and very attractive and very smart.
Oh, no, no.
Yeah, no, no, no, it's okay.
I mean, we've had a bit to drink, and... No, I'm -- I'm sorry.
Oh, no, you don't have to go, Louis.
I'm sorry.
No, no, no, we can just relax.
Thank you very much for a lovely time.
Bye.
[Clears throat] ♪♪ [Crickets chirping] [Knock on door] Yeah?
I've got a bone to pick with you.
God, it's like a sauna in here.
Well, Tippy got my fan.
Yes, well, good.
You don't deserve a fan.
You promised me that you were gonna put in some semblance of an effort, Louis.
Well, guess what?
I'm taking some time off tomorrow.
Well, uh, you had time off today.
I was at a meeting!
You couldn't even dig a hole before you buggered off to the pub.
You said you were onboard.
Be onboard.
♪♪ Stupid.
♪♪ Goodnight.
You don't want another glass?
Daisy: Griff!
You coming up?
♪♪ [Sighs] ♪♪ ♪♪ Goodnight.
[Chuckles] Night, Gus.
♪♪ Tippy!
♪♪ Tippy.
Uh, someone seems to have planted all the trees.
Elves, maybe.
Griffin and Gus finished it off yesterday.
Oh, wow.
[Vehicle approaches] Who's that?
Oh, Christ.
Hey.
Hello.
I was wondering if we could have a talk.
Yes, yes, of course.
About last night.
No hard feelings?
Elise, you're a wonderful woman.
I sense a, uh, "but" coming.
But I-I shouldn't have come back to your house last night.
Um...I'm -- I'm still in -- in love with...
Uh, I think.
Um, I'm sorry, I'm just -- I'm just not ready.
I think you should know I'm a very patient woman.
You know where I live.
[Laughs] Hmm.
Bye.
Great chats.
What was that about?
Oh, no.
She was just, um, just dropping off the, uh, the -- the... [Mumbles] Uh, so, I've planted all the trees.
Um, what should I do now?
Clean up.
♪♪ Thank you!
[Gasps] Ah!
Oh!
Surprise.
Thanks!
Chin chin.
Cheers.
Let's go, princess.
Oh, just like old times.
Mm-hmm.
♪♪ Thank you.
♪♪ Ooh!
♪♪ [Indistinct conversation] Mmm.
Mmm.
Hmm.
I know that face.
What have you done?
He kissed me first.
That's the God's honest truth.
Oh, Griff.
Seriously, flirting was one thing.
Gus doesn't strike me as a "wham-bam, thank you" kind of man, and you don't do relationships.
Oh, it was just a kiss, Daisy.
Oh.
You know when I said I missed you, this -- this wasn't what I was referring to.
Sure it wasn't.
Does he even know that you're in the... Spa?
No, I didn't tell him.
[Laughs] Just behave yourself.
So I've, ah, cleaned up the driveway.
Ooh, off to the pub again, then?
No, I was wondering if there's anything else you'd like me to do.
What's that?
What you doing there?
I'm checking the grapes to see how far off harvest is.
How do you know when it's time?
The beaume.
What's a beaume?
The beaume is the measure of sugars.
I'll measure the sweetness and the acidity and the TA.
Yeah, TA is...?
The TA is the titratable acid.
It tells you whether the grapes are ripe and whether they're gonna keep ripening.
You take a ten-mil sample of the juice and you titrate it with the concentration 0.1 of sodium hydroxide to a pH of 8.2.
And then you multiply the amount of sodium hydroxide used by 0.75 to get the measure of titratable acid.
Does that make sense?
[Chuckles] Wow.
I-I thought you sort of just tasted them, and if they tasted okay, then you were kind of good to go.
Yeah, I do that, too.
♪♪ ♪♪ No!
Don't eat that!
We need it for the ceremony.
Put it back.
Where are they?
Nic said they were coming.
Daisy promised.
Should we get started?
♪♪ Daisy: Aah!
Oh, I can't tell you how much I've missed this.
[Gasps] Oh!
Can we go window shopping after this?
A-And maybe have lunch?
I just -- I don't want this day to end.
Oh, amen to that.
[Chuckles] [Sighs] You know, I, uh, I spent the weekends in the countryside when I was a boy.
I'm sorry if this isn't bringing back idyllic memories of your childhood.
[Scoffs] I hated it.
Nothing to do, never catching up with my friends in the city, and never making any in the country.
Seems like you made one last night.
That was a mistake.
You know, you remind me of him.
Of who?
Stanley.
Intelligent.
Passionate.
******* crazy.
[Chuckles] Stanley never really got over Daisy's mum.
Some men just have to be with that one woman, you know?
Nah, it's not all bad.
You get to drink yourself into an early grave.
Great pep talk, Tippy.
Thanks.
♪♪ Maybe they got held up.
H-Have you called them?
She's not answering.
You did tell them it was today.
Yeah, of course.
Maybe something's happened?
Should we go round there?
Nic, I don't think they're coming.
What?
♪♪ Let's pack up.
It was a stupid idea anyway.
♪♪ Ah!
Thank you.
[Brakes squeal] Ooh!
Yay!
[Engine shuts off] Daisy.
Hey, Vic.
[Inhales sharply] I have to say... Oh, hello.
I'm Vic.
I'm Griff.
Nice to meet you, mate.
Nice to meet you, Griff.
Yeah.
I have to say, I thought we were friends.
Nic thought that we were friends.
We all thought that we were, you know, friends.
What are you talking about?
Of course we're friends.
I mean, I'm not perfect, either -- far from it -- but I nearly ate the apple.
I nearly ate it, but I didn't.
But you... Do you know what?
I'm actually quite... [Sighs] There.
I've said it.
Hope you had a nice time.
That was interesting.
Oh.
[Car door slams] [Gasps] [Engine starts] Oh, no, the fertility ceremony.
The what now?
Oh, it's, oh -- Vic?
Can I take the...?
Ah, yeah, no, go.
Go.
Could you follow that truck, please?
[Engine starts] So this is my house.
Uh, this is my, um, my wardrobe.
I hang my clothes up in there.
These are my windows, so kind of -- just so I can see everything.
My bed.
I sleep there.
I don't do one-night stands.
I'm here for more than one night.
I really like you.
Where have you been hiding?
South Island.
New Zealand.
Oh, Nic.
I'm -- I'm so sorry.
I feel terrible.
It's just, I-I've got a lot on my plate at the moment, and I know that's no excuse, but I just -- I totally forgot.
It's fine!
It's -- It's fine.
It's totally fine.
I don't know why I thought that this would work.
I mean, nothing else has.
Oh.
You were better off, going shopping and having a nice time.
No, I get it!
He's a celebrity, and he's so much more exciting than I am.
No, it's not that at all.
It's just that I've...
I've missed him and my life so much and... Mm-hmm.
I just -- I got carried away.
I'm sorry.
These goats are a stupid idea.
The whole bloody thing was a stupid idea!
No, please, please don't give up hope.
But sometimes, hope hurts.
♪♪ Do you know what?
We are going to do the fertility ritual, and it will work.
And your goats are unique and wonderful... just like you.
♪♪ Now, I'm going to organize everyone.
You just need to show up.
Alright?
Okay.
♪♪ Okay.
♪♪ Daisy, look, Tippy's been teaching me about blending.
Oh, um, Louis, I need you to come with me.
We're going to Nic's fertility ritual.
It's extremely important to Nic and Vic.
Fertility?
Oh, my God, is this some witchy, voodoo scheme of Hilary's?
What's your point?
Daisy, the only dark art I'm currently interested in is red wine.
[Sighs] No kidding.
Daisy, I'm essentially a man of science.
[Scoffs] Alright?
I'm not in the habit of wafting around in the woods, waving incense about, hoping for the best.
Listen, this means something to them.
You -- we -- have been really selfish lately.
I've let them down, and you have let me down.
We're in this together, and we're going.
So hurry up.
Right.
♪♪ Off we go.
[Cat meows] ♪♪ They're here.
♪♪ No, don't.
Griffin Galway.
Yeah, just call me Griff.
Daisy.
Hmm?
I just want to apologize for my outrageous outburst earlier today.
I admit I saw red and I completely overreacted, but sometimes, my temper gets the better of me.
That's -- That's -- No apology necessary.
Listen up.
I have instructions for you all.
This is a very important ritual, and I need you all to take it seriously and call upon the earth mother within you to provide us with divine guidance.
Firstly... you must all get naked.
[Laughs] No, no, no, no, no, no, love.
I don't need to see your meat and two veg.
No!
[Chuckles] You'll be wearing robes.
Commando-style.
Hail to the powers of the elements.
I call forth the native hawk.
May you connect with the celestial bodies and bring us new life.
Take the apple and the banana.
♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ Right.
Ready?
Now, chop them up and place the combined fruit into this bowl.
♪ Ooh ♪ So basically, we're making a fruit salad.
I call forth the power of the waters.
Wash over us and pass this new light gently into the waiting arms of this couple.
I call forth the powers of the North Wind and the spirit of the earth... [Speaking indistinctly] ♪♪ ...that which you bring to the circle returns to you.
Now join hands.
♪♪ As their friends, to visualize, with love and joy... Stop it.
...the role that you will play in this child's life.
The beauty of closeness.
The power of touch.
We ask the Gods and the Goddesses, the spirits and the guides, to bless this working... and so it is.
[Birds chirping] I feel like something's changed.
Oh, mate, I...
I'm an actor.
I've got a lot of gigs coming up.
You know I live in Sydney, and it's...
I can't -- I can't just drop everything.
You're not out, are you?
Well, you should be.
I mean, it's awesome out here.
Yeah, you don't get it.
Look, I know it's gonna be hard, but it will be okay.
I mean, don't you just want to be yourself?
Gus, I choose to be in the closet.
I mean, you say that people don't care and it doesn't matter, but it does.
It does matter.
I mean, yeah, it might not matter in some tumbledown vineyard in the ass end of nowhere, but there's a ******** of people in the world who -- who it matters to.
You know, millions of people voted against marriage equality in my own country.
I get it.
But... you're just scared.
And -- And sometimes when you're scared, you just need to jump off anyway, and then you realize that it's not that scary.
Yeah, Gus, I'm not scared.
I'm not scared.
I'm putting my career first.
If I lose my audience...
I lose my life.
Nah... You get your life back.
Well...that was an interesting day.
[Chuckles] Yeah, I thought it was great.
I mean, different.
I think we should be open to new experiences, don't you?
Oh, yes.
Absolutely.
Do you know I thought I was gonna lose it when you made that comment about the fruit salad.
[Both laugh] Well, what on earth was that all about?
What were we supposed to do, eat it?
Well, fruits of the womb.
You know, she's as mad as two cut snakes, but I-I think she knows her stuff.
I think -- I think we know our stuff.
Oh, we're learning, aren't we?
Hmm.
Alright, Daisy, I admit it, you've been right all along.
[Gasps] Oakley could be brilliant.
Wow.
Never thought I'd hear you say that.
Maybe I should take you to fertility rituals more often.
No.
I don't think so.
[Laughs] Still, I mean, new -- new life.
New experiences.
Nothing wrong with that, is there?
No.
[Chuckles] [Cellphone chimes] Well... to Oakley, my mutual sole heir.
To Oakley.
Oh, hey.
Do you want to join us?
Uh...no, I'm exhausted.
I'm just gonna go to bed.
I'll see you two in the morning.
Okay.
Alright.
[Clears throat] Um...
I should -- I should probably... Yeah.
Yeah.
♪♪ Night, Louis.
Night.
Sleep well.
♪♪ ♪♪ [Knock on door] ♪♪ You like her.
Who?
Daisy.
Oh.
Don't be ridiculous, Tippy.
No.
Maybe you're not like Stanley after all.
Maybe there is more than one woman for you.
Just... be careful.
♪♪ Morning, sunshine.
Griff!
What are you all dressed up for?
I have to go.
Go where?
Sydney.
What?!
Yeah, yeah, my US agent called.
I got this big recall audition.
It's been put forward, so... Yeah, flight leaves in a couple of hours.
I'm all packed up.
Yeah, but I mean, it's -- it's exciting.
You're lying.
You can't lie to me, Griff.
What's happened?
Okay, you were right.
Gus wants more.
Oh, geez.
Oh, what, so you're just gonna run off into the night?
Morning, whatever.
What, have you -- have you -- have you told him you're leaving?
No, but I thought, like, could -- could you?
Oh, Griff... [Sighs] I warned you not to get involved with Gus.
This is my home now.
I-I-I live with these people.
They work for me... and they're my friends.
God, you always do this.
Wait.
Do what, exactly?
You just come crashing into people's lives.
You -- You make a mess of everything, you break people's hearts, and then you just bugger off again.
Oh, my God, you can talk.
I mean, you've never been in a meaningful relationship in your life.
You've been engaged what, five -- five times?
No, don't -- don't turn this back on me.
We're not talking about me.
Okay, well, maybe, Daisy, we should put that back on you.
I mean, I love you, but God damn it, you're -- you're a hot mess.
[Laughs] I mean, you're so flaky, you can't commit to anything.
Oh, really?
Well, I've committed to Oakley, haven't I?
Yeah, because Oakley can't love you back.
Look, what I did to Gus, you've done that before.
You're gonna do it to Ben.
You'll probably do it to poor Louis.
Louis?
What's Louis got to do with anything?
Come on, Daisy, open your eyes.
Louis is the last person on earth that I would be with.
No, he -- he's -- he's infuriating and he drinks too much and -- and he's old.
Okay, you know what?
I'm not doing this.
I have to go.
Well, don't expect me to back you on this because I won't.
No, don't worry.
You've made yourself perfectly clear.
♪♪ Morning.
Good morning.
♪♪ Oh, Jesus.
♪♪ ♪ I know I tried ♪ ♪ But this ain't right ♪ ♪ I'm all torn up ♪ ♪ On the inside ♪ ♪ Can you say it aloud?
♪ ♪ Can you tell it straight?
♪ ♪ If I keep holding on ♪ ♪ How will this play?
♪ ♪ Don't ♪ ♪ Turn off your phone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You've got your pride ♪ ♪ And I've got mine ♪ ♪ I'm all torn up ♪ ♪ On the inside ♪ ♪ Can you say it aloud?
♪ ♪ Can you tell it straight?
♪ ♪ When the dust settles down ♪ ♪ How will it lay?
♪ ♪ Don't ♪ ♪ Turn off your phone ♪ ♪ Don't leave me alone ♪ ♪ Will it be okay ♪ ♪ If I just let go?
♪ ♪ If I just let go ♪ ♪ If I just let go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ If I just let go?
♪ ♪ Go ♪ ♪ If I just let go ♪ ♪♪
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