I'll ring you, okay?The Trip · 2011 — Chapter 1 of 20 · 4'50" · B2
Steve and Rob Set Off, Explained: have someone down as
On the surface this is a send-off, a route plan, and a botched check-in. Underneath, one man is leaving a noisy family morning and the other is driving north without his partner. The only answer on offer is "It's in limbo," and the inn has booked them a single double.
What happens
Steve arrives as Rob's household says good-bye, complete with climbing kit and a joke about alerting the authorities. On the road they choose maps over sat nav, and a four-wheel drive leads to Mischa, who has gone back to America. At the inn only one double is booked under Coogan. Nothing is under Brydon, and the place is fully booked.
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have someone down asget to the bottom ofa short hopin limbo
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have someone down as
to have assumed someone is a certain type
出发路上，罗布看着史蒂夫开来的四驱车，半开玩笑地对他说没想到他会是开这种车的人。
I had her down as a quiet one, but she never stops talking.
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- get to the bottom of
to find out the real cause of something
- a short hop
a short, easy journey
- in limbo
悬而未决、卡在中间没有着落
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Look after mummy. Give me a kiss.If you haven't heard anything from me in five days, alert the authorities.liaison
If you haven't heard anything from me in five days, alert the authorities.I'll send out a search party. Drive safely.I'll send out a search party. Drive safely.I thought we'd go M1, M6, come off at junction 31,liaison
I thought we'd go M1, M6, come off at junction 31,From there, it's a very short hop to Whitewell.Why aren't we using sat nav?When we would go on holiday as kids, my dad would plan the route,would for past habits
When we would go on holiday as kids, my dad would plan the route,to have assumed someone is a certain type
I wouldn't have had you down as having a four-wheel drive.You know, it's not like down south, Rob.It's in limbo, you know? It's in limbo.It's 2010. Everything's been done before.To some extent, that's correct.tag question
Beautiful, isn't it, eh?It's the sort of place you'd shoot a Miss Marple.Should be a reservation under the name "Coogan."should have been
I thought there should have been two rooms booked.I'm sorry, but we're fully booked tonight, sir.Right, I'm gonna call Emma and get to the bottom of this.Okay. All right. I'll try and sort this out.liaison
Okay. All right. I'll try and sort this out.Steve and Rob Set Off, explained
What's really going on
The jokes at the door do real work. Pickax handles, crampons, and "If you haven't heard anything from me in five days, alert the authorities" turn a restaurant tour into a mock expedition. In the car, one of them lingers on childhood holidays, when his dad planned the route on a map. The other is already traveling without Mischa. Asked if it is all over, he will not say yes or no: "It's in limbo." A breakfast stop is rejected before it can become a column that starts by "talking about what real people eat." "It's 2010. Everything's been done before" sounds like a theory of originality, and it also brushes the ordinary aside. At the inn the banter turns practical: one double under Coogan, no room under Brydon, the place fully booked. Sharing is offered and refused in the same breath, and someone goes to call Emma to get to the bottom of it. The trip has barely started, and the two of them are already stuck together.
Theme
FriendshipTwo friends leave a family doorway and keep joking so the drive never goes quiet. Banter is how they stay close without a speech.
HeartbreakAsked if it is all over, the answer will not settle on yes or no, only "It's in limbo."
What you'll learn
- Use in limbo for unresolved relationships
- Hear fully booked as no rooms left
- Get to the bottom of a booking mix-up
Listen for
- heard anything — liaison
- come off at — liaison
- sort this out — liaison
All you can do is do something someone's done before but do it better or differently.The answer to a food idea that has already been used. Here it means stop hunting for a first, and repeat an old approach in a better or different way.
It's 2010. Everything's been done before.A brush-off when someone suggests a review that starts with what ordinary people eat. The date is the punchline: by now every angle is used up.
I wouldn't have had you down as having a four-wheel drive.Surprise at the car. The speaker had classed the other man as someone who would not drive this, and the line admits the guess was wrong.
It's the sort of place you'd shoot a Miss Marple.Said on arrival at a pretty spot. It looks so quaint that a Miss Marple shoot is the comparison that comes to mind.
If you haven't heard anything from me in five days, alert the authorities.A mock-serious good-bye at the door. Five silent days should bring the authorities, inflating a food trip into an expedition. The reply promises a search party.
Questions about this scene
Why isn't Mischa on the trip?
She had to go back to America. The relationship is described as "in limbo." Asked if it is all over, the reply is "No. I don't know. I don't know." The scene leaves it there and changes the subject to breakfast.
Why is there only one room at the inn?
The desk has a single double under the name Coogan and no reservation under Brydon. The inn is fully booked, so another room is impossible. One traveler offers to share, the other refuses, and someone steps away to call Emma and get to the bottom of it.
Why talk about maps instead of using sat nav?
One of them says he has always liked maps. On childhood holidays his dad planned the route and showed it on the map so everyone could follow. He treats the paper map as the better way, and he is pleased once he has found the M1.
Why the pickax handles and the search party?
They are a joke on the way out the door. The handles are passed off as climbing gear, with crampons just in case, and the good-bye escalates to alerting the authorities if there is no word in five days. The reply promises a search party. Nobody treats it as a real rescue plan.
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Chapter 2part of its charmSteve and Rob Share a Room
Chapter 3take a long, hard look in the mirrorThe Michael Caine Impression Duel
Chapter 4in a troughSteve Calls From the Trough
Chapter 5put someone on the back footCalls on the Road to Cartmel
Chapter 6the king of understatementBond Impressions Over Dinner
Chapter 7living the dreamTelling Steve He's Living the Dream
Chapter 8method in my madnessSteve and Rob at Greta Hall
Chapter 9contend withSteve and Rob Rank Their Careers
Chapter 10not unlikeTurned Away at Dove Cottage
Chapter 11at first lightSteve and Rob's Costume Drama
Chapter 12not a lot of people knowThe Michael Caine Impressions
Chapter 13Cut to the chaseSteve Takes His Agent's Call
Chapter 14don't come running to meShushed on the B Roads
Chapter 15a wee bitA Phone Call by the Lake
Chapter 16an albatross around my neckCoogan and Brydon Compare Careers
Chapter 17as empty experiences goDad Phones Joe About Drinking
Chapter 18stick the knife inMock Eulogy at the Grave
Chapter 19if push came to shoveHiring Divers for the Gesture
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