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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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00:00 Go for main engine start. T-minus 10... 00:02 - Dad! - ...nine... 00:04 Dad! 00:06 ...eight... 00:08 ...seven... 00:09 Dad! 00:11 ...six... 00:13 ...five, main engine start, four... 00:18 ...three... 00:19 ...two... 00:21 ...one. Booster ignition and... 00:33 All engines look good . Beginning roll program. 00:40 Prepare for stage one separation. 00:43 Stage one. 00:50 There is Mach 1. 00:53 Everybody good? Plenty of slaves for my robot colony ? 00:58 They gave him a humor setting so he'd fit in better with his unit. 01:02 He thinks it relaxes us. 01:04 A giant sarcastic robot. 01:07 What a great idea! 01:09 I have a cue light I can use when I'm joking if you like. 01:12 That'd probably help. 01:13 You can use it to find your way back to the ship after I blow you out the airlock. 01:18 - What's your humor setting, TARS? - That's 100 percent. 01:21 Let's bring it on down to 75, please. 01:23 Stage two separation. 01:36 All feeds going manual . 01:38 Going manual. 01:42 Deactivate probe heater one, two and three. 01:44 Check. 01:51 - Taking control. TARS: This is handover to you . 01:58 A.D.F. check. COOPER: Over. 02:00 Pull thrusters back. Fuel cells one, two, three. 02:04 One hundred percent. 02:06 Ex-mites. 02:17 It's hard leaving everything . 02:19 My kids. Your father. 02:22 We're going to be spending a lot of time together. 02:24 - We should learn to talk . - And when not to. 02:30 Just being honest. 02:31 I don't think you need to be that honest. 02:34 Hey, TARS, what's your honesty parameter ? 02:37 Ninety percent. - Ninety percent? 02:40 Absolute honesty isn't always the most diplomatic , nor the... 02:43 ...safest form of communication with emotional beings. 02:46 Okay. 02:48 Ninety percent it is, Dr. Brand. 02:54 We are coming up on the Endurance. Twelve minutes out . Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 17 Collocation 12 Grammar 2 Pronunciation 2 Slang 1
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:33 look good look good
a useful phrase from the dialogue All engines look good . Beginning roll program. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:53 a robot colony a robot colony
a useful phrase from the dialogue Everybody good? Plenty of slaves for my robot colony ? S Pronunciation ↩ 00:53 Everybody good? Compress “ain’t gonna”; reduce “us” in the phrase. Everybody good? Plenty of slaves for my robot colony ? ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:53 slaves slaves, used jokingly — Dark humor; avoid in formal settings. Everybody good? Plenty of slaves for my robot colony ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:58 fit in better fit in better
a useful phrase from the dialogue They gave him a humor setting so he'd fit in better with his unit. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:09 a cue light a cue light
a useful phrase from the dialogue I have a cue light I can use when I'm joking if you like. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:13 find your way back find your way back
a useful phrase from the dialogue You can use it to find your way back to the ship after I blow you out the airlock. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:36 go manual go manual
a useful phrase from the dialogue All feeds going manual . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:51 handover to someone handover to someone
a useful phrase from the dialogue - Taking control. TARS: This is handover to you . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:17 leave everything leave everything
a useful phrase from the dialogue It's hard leaving everything . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:24 learn to talk learn to talk
a useful phrase from the dialogue - We should learn to talk . - And when not to. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:34 honesty parameter honesty parameter
a useful phrase from the dialogue Hey, TARS, what's your honesty parameter ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:40 the most diplomatic the most diplomatic
a useful phrase from the dialogue Absolute honesty isn't always the most diplomatic , nor the... G Grammar C1 ↩ 02:40 Absolute honesty isn't always the participle phrase: The participial phrase specifies the motive behind the action. Absolute honesty isn't always the most diplomatic , nor the... S Pronunciation ↩ 02:40 Absolute honesty Link “love you” smoothly and stress the end of forever. Absolute honesty isn't always the most diplomatic , nor the... G Grammar B1 ↩ 02:43 ...safest form of communication with time clause: Once introduces the condition of becoming a parent. ...safest form of communication with emotional beings. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:54 be minutes out be minutes out
be a few minutes away We are coming up on the Endurance. Twelve minutes out .
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:33 engines look good a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 00:53 slaves for my robot colony a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 00:58 fit in better with his unit a phrase used in this scene 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 cue light a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 01:13 find your way back a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 01:36 going manual a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 01:51 handover to you a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 02:17 leaving everything a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 02:24 learn to talk a phrase used in this scene 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 ↩ 02:34 honesty parameter a phrase used in this scene 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 “Absolute honesty isn't always the most diplomatic, nor the...”
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.
