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The launch sequence turns technical commands into a test of trust. Cooper leaves Earth while TARS uses calibrated humor to negotiate honesty and emotional distance.
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Chapters 13 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 04:24 1× English only
00:02 You good? ROMILLY: Yeah. 00:04 Okay, thank you. 00:09 Here. Pills. 00:13 So alone. 00:15 We have each other. Dr. Mann had it worse. 00:17 No, I mean them. 00:19 Hm? 00:20 It's a perfect planet , and we won't find another one like her. 00:24 No, it's not like looking for a new condo . 00:28 The human race is going to be... 00:31 ...adrift... 00:32 ...desperate for a rock it can cling to while it catches its breath . 00:36 We need to find that rock . 00:38 And our three prospects are at the edge of what... 00:41 ...might sustain human life. 00:44 Laura Miller's planet is first. 00:46 - Laura started our biology program. COOPER: Mm-hm. 00:53 Uh, Wolf Edmunds is here. - Tell me about Edmunds. 00:57 Oh, uh, Wolf's a particle physicist. 01:03 None of them had families , huh? 01:06 No. No attachments. My father insisted. 01:09 They all knew the odds against ever seeing another human being again. 01:13 I'm hoping we can surprise at least three of them. 01:15 - How about Mann? - Dr. Mann? 01:17 He's remarkable. He's the best of us . 01:19 He inspired 11 people to follow him on the loneliest journey in human history. 01:24 Scientists, explorers. 01:25 That's what I love. You know, out there we face great odds . 01:30 Death, but... 01:33 ...not evil. 01:35 You don't think nature can be evil? 01:37 No. Formidable. Frightening. But... 01:40 ...no, not evil. - Hmm. 01:43 Is a lion evil because it rips a gazelle to shreds? 01:47 Just what we take with us, then. 01:50 Yeah. 01:51 This crew represents the best of humanity. 01:53 Even me, huh? 01:55 You know what? We agreed, 90 percent. 01:57 There you go. 01:58 - Don't stay up. - I'll be there in a minute. 02:01 Just remember, Coop, you are literally wasting your breath . 02:12 Hey, TARS? Let's go over that trajectory one more time. 02:15 Eight months to Mars. 02:17 Counter-orbital slingshot around. Fourteen months to Saturn. 02:20 Nothing's changed on that. 02:22 Just let me ask you something. 02:26 - Dr. Brand and Edmunds... - Why are you whispering? They can't hear you. 02:31 Dr. Brand and Edmunds. They close ? 02:34 I wouldn't know. 02:36 Is that 90 percent "wouldn't know" or 10 percent "wouldn't know"? 02:39 - I also have a discretion setting, Cooper. -Aah. 02:44 But not a poker face, Slick . 02:58 Hey, guys. 03:00 Uh, Dad's about to go down for the long nap. 03:03 So I wanted to give you an update. 03:06 Uh... 03:08 The Earth looks amazing from here. Um... 03:12 You can't see any of the dust. Heh. 03:15 Um, I really hope you guys are doing great. 03:20 I know you'll get this message. Professor Brand's assured me he'll get it to you. 03:24 Know that I love you. 03:28 - Is it him? DONALD: I don't think so, Murph. 03:37 PROF. BRAND: You must be Donald. 03:41 Hello, Murph. 03:43 Why are you in my dad's truck? 03:45 He wanted me to bring it for your brother. 03:48 He sent you a message. 03:54 She's pretty upset with him for leaving. 03:56 If you record any messages, I can get them to transmit it to Cooper. 04:01 Murph is a bright spark. 04:05 Maybe I should fan the flame. 04:07 She's already making fools of her teachers. 04:10 So maybe she should come and make a fool out of you. 04:14 - So where are they? - Heading for Mars. 04:18 The next time you hear from Cooper, they'll be coming up on Saturn. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 18 Collocation 13 Grammar 2 Pronunciation 2 Slang 1
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:20 a perfect planet a perfect planet
a useful phrase from the dialogue It's a perfect planet , and we won't find another one like her. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:24 look for a new condo look for a new condo
a useful phrase from the dialogue No, it's not like looking for a new condo . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:32 catch one’s breath catch one’s breath
a useful phrase from the dialogue ...desperate for a rock it can cling to while it catches its breath . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:36 find a rock find a rock
a useful phrase from the dialogue We need to find that rock . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:03 have a family have a family
a useful phrase from the dialogue None of them had families , huh? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:09 odds against doing something odds against doing something
a useful phrase from the dialogue They all knew the odds against ever seeing another human being again. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:17 the best of us the best of us
a useful phrase from the dialogue He's remarkable. He's the best of us . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:25 face great odds face great odds
a useful phrase from the dialogue That's what I love. You know, out there we face great odds . G Grammar C1 ↩ 01:25 That's what I love. participle phrase: The participial phrase specifies the motive behind the action. That's what I love. You know, out there we face great odds . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:25 That's what Compress “ain’t gonna”; reduce “us” in the phrase. That's what I love. You know, out there we face great odds . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:43 rip something to shreds rip something to shreds
a useful phrase from the dialogue Is a lion evil because it rips a gazelle to shreds? P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:01 waste someone’s breath waste someone’s breath
a useful phrase from the dialogue Just remember, Coop, you are literally wasting your breath . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:31 be close be close
a useful phrase from the dialogue Dr. Brand and Edmunds. They close ? S Pronunciation ↩ 02:44 But not Link “love you” smoothly and stress the end of forever. But not a poker face, Slick . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 02:44 Slick a teasing form of address — Teasing and informal; avoid in formal settings. But not a poker face, Slick . P Collocation A2 ↩ 03:00 be about to do something be about to do something
be on the point of doing something Uh, Dad's about to go down for the long nap. P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:56 get something transmitted get something transmitted
a useful phrase from the dialogue If you record any messages, I can get them to transmit it to Cooper. G Grammar B1 ↩ 03:56 If you record any time clause: Once introduces the condition of becoming a parent. If you record any messages, I can get them to transmit it to Cooper.
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✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:20 perfect planet a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:24 looking for a new condo a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 00:32 catch its breath a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 00:36 find that rock a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:03 had families a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 01:09 odds against a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Phrasal verb B1 ↩ 01:17 best of us a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:25 face great odds a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:43 rips a gazelle to shreds a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 02:01 wasting your breath a useful phrase from this dialogue auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “That's what I love. You know, out there we face great odds.”
Why it's great
It treats honesty as a calibrated setting rather than an absolute virtue.
Use it yourself
Speed is not always the safest choice.
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Takeaways What you walk away with “Stay” is both a command and a plea. Cooper explains science to soften goodbye. Motive matters as much as action.
People also search Questions, then the lines Why does Murph say “Stay”? She is pleading with Cooper not to leave.
What does “for the wrong reason” mean? It questions the motive behind an otherwise correct action.
What is “ain’t gonna”? A very informal form of “isn’t going to.”
What does “figure out” mean here? It means understand or solve the message.
