“In some aspects, this was the best year of my life.”
Por qué es buena
Calling his hardest year the best one lands because he has lived every part of it.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
In some aspects, this was the best term of my school life.
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Andy Toasts Another Year of Adventure, Explained
Be Here Now · 2015
Capítulo 12 de 27 · 2'14"
Home for the holidays after his second round of chemo, Andy toasts his kids: "To another year of adventure." He explains the plan — collect stem cells, hope for remission after Christmas, then a transplant to wipe out the disease — and says this may have been the best year of his life.
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 0:18–0:55
❝ Monólogo · 10 frases Andy Explains the Transplant Plan
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Andy Toasts Another Year of Adventure, explained
What happens
Andy has just finished his second round of chemo and is home for the holidays with his children. He raises a toast to another year of adventure and walks them through the plan: collect stem cells, check for remission after Christmas, then a stem cell transplant to wipe out the disease. He calls it a good year despite everything.
What's really going on
The scene is a New Year toast that doubles as a medical briefing. Andy explains the next steps plainly — stem cells, remission, a transplant that will "wipe out" the disease — and then admits the thing that reframes everything: "In some aspects, this was the best year of my life." The treatment was brutal, but being home with his kids and wife gave him what his career never could. The timing matters too. He says he's excited "about getting through treatment and surviving cancer," which is both a New Year's resolution and a careful way of talking about the future without promising one. The toast isn't denial; it's a choice to name what went right in a year that could easily be remembered only for illness.
Key lines & what they mean
- “In some aspects, this was the best year of my life.”
- The line that flips the scene: a year of cancer and chemo, yet also a year of family and stillness. He isn't being ironic.
- “This is gonna be the end of it.”
- His hopeful reading of the treatment plan — the transplant is meant to finish the disease for good. It's confidence, not a guarantee.
- “With the turning of the new year, I just get excited about getting through treatment and surviving cancer.”
- New Year as a reset: his resolution is simply to come out the other side alive, and he says it with anticipation rather than dread.
- “I came out of the second lot of chemo.”
- Medical shorthand for finishing a round: he's describing where he is in the sequence, right before the transplant.
- “Now, I want to look at all your gorgeous faces.”
- A warm turn from the medical talk. After explaining the plan, he pulls the focus back to the people in the room.
Theme
- Family love — Andy finds more joy at home with his kids and wife than in any career high.
- Survival — The New Year toast frames the coming treatment as a fight he expects to win.
Qué aprendes en este capítulo
Puntos de enseñanza
Repasa justo después de verMi nivel5/6
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
Puntos de lengua
Toca una tarjeta para saltar a ese momentoFrases de oro
Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“This is gonna be the end of it.”
Por qué es buena
Short and certain, it sounds less like hope than a decision already made.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
This is gonna be the end of my late nights.
“With the turning of the new year, I just get excited about getting through treatment and surviving cancer.”
Por qué es buena
The year turns and his hope rises in one breath, without a trace of self-pity.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
With the turning of the new year, I get excited about starting my own business.
“I came out of the second lot of chemo.”
Por qué es buena
Treatment framed as coming out of something: understated progress.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
I came out of the second round of interviews.
“Now, I want to look at all your gorgeous faces.”
Por qué es buena
A gentle roll call that turns the camera from illness back to family.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
Gather round, I want to see all your lovely faces.
Monólogo
Un personaje sostiene la escena: practícalo entero❝ Andy's treatment plan
I came out of the second lot of chemo. And it's not too bad. Like I feel, I feel fine. And I, I look really well. Now, they'll collect stem cells. Here it comes. And sometime after Christmas, I'll go in and, hopefully, I'm in remission. Assuming I am, I'll then do the stem cell transplant. And then the stem cell transplant wipes out any underlying disease. This is gonna be the end of it.
He walks his family through each medical step without a note of self-pity.
Siguiente · 13on the back burnerLa escena: Andy's Long Road to ActingIdeas clave
Lo que te llevas- He jokes about his own treatment to keep his kids at ease.
- Calling a hard year the best one reframes fear as gratitude.
- The New Year toast moves the family from illness to hope.
- Medical words sound softer when a parent says them calmly.
Preguntas frecuentes
La pregunta, luego la fraseWhat is the treatment plan Andy describes?
He'll have stem cells collected, then go back in after Christmas hoping to be in remission, and if so, receive a stem cell transplant to clear the remaining disease.
Why does Andy call it the best year of his life?
Because the illness forced him to be home with his children and wife. He says the downside of treatment came with the joy of being with family, which mattered more than anything.
What is the premiere Andy is asked about?
It's the first public event tied to Spartacus, the show he filmed before getting sick. He says he's excited because it's a first for him.
What does 'in remission' mean?
It means the disease is under control and its signs have largely disappeared, though it isn't the same as a cure. Andy needs remission before the transplant can go ahead.