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You used to work with Gretchen, right?Bombshell · 2019 — Capítulo 10 de 12 · 2'36" · B2
Kayla and Megyn Discuss Roger, Explained: play by old rules
The conversation starts as small talk about Gretchen, then turns when one woman asks the other if Roger is harassing her. What follows is less an exchange of information than a recognition: "We find each other." The real argument is about silence, power, and who is expected to protect whom.
Qué pasa
In a one-on-one conversation, one woman is asked to confirm that her name is Kayla, and the talk moves to Gretchen. One woman then asks the other whether Roger is harassing her. The reply, “How did you know?”, is followed by “We find each other.” One says it happened long ago, and the two argue over reporting him, staying silent, and the old rules.
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nothing but good things to saywanted to ask youfind each otherdrop it
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play by old rules
follow the outdated rules
One side challenges someone with power for still playing by old rules and asks why.
The new hires refused to play by old rules that rewarded silence.
También en esta escena
- nothing but good things to say
only praise
- wanted to ask you
want to ask you something
- find each other
recognize shared experience
- drop it
stop pursuing it
- what your silence would mean
what your silence would imply
Todo lo marcado en esta escena
27 notas en 41 frases
gain a lot from someone
Did you learn a lot from her?have only praise for someone
I have nothing but good things to say about her.Keep 'but' very light and put the beat on 'nothing'.
I have nothing but good things to say about her.find something very interesting
You know, I always find it so interesting who history chooses to do something important.formal object: 'It' holds the place for the real idea in the 'who' clause.
You know, I always find it so interesting who history chooses to do something important.want to ask you something
After the small talk, the speaker uses this soft opener before moving to a much more intrusive question.
Listen, I wanted to ask you...In fast speech, let 'to' lean on the previous word instead of striking it.
Listen, I wanted to ask you...embedded question: The 'if' clause is the thing being asked, not a condition.
I wanted to ask you if Roger is harassing you.recognize shared experience
Instead of explaining how she knows, the speaker uses this line to signal a shared, unspoken experience.
We find each other.Link 'find' straight into 'each' and keep 'each other' smooth.
We find each other.report someone to authorities
You should report Roger.report something to a boss 'It' is the complaint, not a physical object.
I took it to his superior.stop pursuing it
After the complaint goes nowhere, the speaker says this with resignation, not as a physical action.
Nothing happened. I had to drop it.what your silence would imply
The speaker turns silence into a consequence and immediately widens the blame to everyone else.
Did you think what your silence would mean?nominal clause: The 'what' clause is the object of 'think': what would your silence mean?
Did you think what your silence would mean?the others among us
For us? The rest of us?not someone's responsibility
Roger is not my fault.it would have been good if ...
It would've been nice if...no one is assigned to do something
It's nobody's job to protect you, Kayla.follow the outdated rules
One side challenges someone with power for still playing by old rules and asks why.
Why are you still playing by old rules?an over-sensitive person — A political insult; avoid it in formal or professional settings.
Look around, snowflake.get a prime-time show
How do you think a woman gets a prime-time Fox show?embedded question: The real question is 'how does a woman get ...'; 'do you think' is inserted into it.
How do you think a woman gets a prime-time Fox show?Let 'do you' blur into one quick unit in the question.
How do you think a woman gets a prime-time Fox show?have sex with someone
So, you had sex with him?a profane exclamation of frustration — Very strong profanity; not for work or strangers.
Jesus fucking Christ.Kayla and Megyn Discuss Roger, explicado
What's really going on
The scene's surface is a question about harassment, but the pressure sits on what comes after the answer: silence, reporting, and who pays for speaking. The question is not about details; it is simply whether it is happening. One line asks, 'How did you know?' and the reply is 'We find each other,' which turns the exchange into recognition between women who have learned to read the same warning signs. The conflict sharpens when one woman asks what the other's silence meant for others: 'Did you think what your silence would mean?' Then comes 'It's nobody's job to protect you, Kayla,' followed by 'That's all of our job' — first no single person's assignment, then everyone's. The scene keeps returning to power: who has it, who is protected, and who pays for speaking.
Theme
PowerThe scene keeps circling who holds power: 'You have power,' one line says, and the next asks why someone with power still plays by old rules.
DutyOne line says protection is nobody's job, no single person's assignment; the next makes it everyone's: 'That's all of our job.'
Escucha con atención
- nothing but — Keep 'but' very light and put the beat on 'nothing'.
- wanted to — In fast speech, let 'to' lean on the previous word instead of striking it.
- find each other — Link 'find' straight into 'each' and keep 'each other' smooth.
- do you — Let 'do you' blur into one quick unit in the question.
Did you think what your silence would mean?A challenge to someone who stayed quiet: what did that silence mean for the people around her, especially “the rest of us”?
It's nobody's job to protect you, Kayla.A flat statement that no single person is assigned to protect her; the next line widens it to everyone: 'That's all of our job.'
Why are you still playing by old rules?A demand to know why someone with power still follows the old rules instead of using that power to change them.
How do you think a woman gets a prime-time Fox show?A bitter rhetorical question about how a woman reaches a prime-time Fox show; the next line turns it into a direct question about sex.
Preguntas sobre esta escena
Was Roger reported to anyone?
Yes. One line says, “I took it to his superior.” A later line adds that nothing happened and the matter had to be dropped. The scene does not show the superior or anything beyond that.
Why does someone ask “How did you know?”
It answers the question about Roger with no details: nothing has been spelled out, so 'How did you know?' registers surprise that the other woman already knows. The line just before it is 'I wanted to ask you if Roger is harassing you.'
What is the point of the question about silence?
It asks what staying quiet did to other women: "Did you think what your silence would mean?" and then "For us? The rest of us?" The scene treats silence as something with consequences beyond one person.
Does the scene answer the question about sex with Roger?
No. One line asks, "So, you had sex with him?" and the answer is only an exclamation. The dialogue leaves the answer unresolved.
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