Z: The Beginning of Everything - Season 1 Edit

A a ahem! I have a toast.

A blank page

A building could be so high?

A chorus girl?

A cigarette.

A famous writer. Yes, so he says.

A fellow has ever had?

A Franklin Touring, slick as all get out.

A girl has to keep her options open.

A happy accident.

A hell of a career.

A Jean Patou suit makes you look like you were born in the city.

A league of your own.

A little hard tonight.

A masterpiece.

A meal?

A must for any Fitzgerald collection.

A professional. There's nothing worse

A real motion picture. Heavens.

A real romantic, aren't you?

A screen test?

A speed?

A thousand chairs couldn't keep us away.

A wedding should be about tradition and family.

A writer that people will remember.

Aberdeen!

About 15 miles on that road.

About anybody, you know?

About everything.

About making that same suit in linen and seersucker.

About that sort of thing than I would.

About the great and the near great."

About the money.

About the new car his daddy just got him.

About two feet above the floor.

About you, Zelda Sayre.

About your conjugal duties.

About your...

Absolutely not.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Action.

Actors, authors.

Actually, uh, I need to freshen up.

Age before beauty.

Ah

Ah, and who are you, young man?

Ah, Greeks bearing gifts, eh?

Ah, he doesn't care much for any boy that comes courting.

Ah, here. You stole from this one, too.

Ah, Mr. Fitzgerald. Man of the hour.

Ah, Professor Gauss.

Ah, shit.

Ah, silk sheets.

Ah, well...

Ah, yeah. The Exhibit of Fitzgerald the Young.

Ah, Zelda, there you are.

Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

Ah. Of course.

Ahem.

Ahem.

Ahh.

Alabama.

All aboard!

All aboard!

All by myself.

All have different kind of accents.

All I truly want is to be young always,

All my ancestors are here.

All of the smart young men are mad over it.

All right, cut.

All right, dear. You let me know.

All right, Goofo.

All right, roll film.

All right, roll film.

All right, then, uh, I guess I will, too.

All right, then.

All right, then.

All right, then.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All the authors Professor Bailey said you borrowed from.

All washed and covered with weepy, watery blue flowers.

All you have to do is talk about

Allow me.

Already?

Although I can't, for the life of me, think why.

Although, the splat is far more indecorous.

Always leave your mouth parted. It's more suggestive.

Am I gonna have to buy you new shoes?

Am I the muse?

An author and his editor have no secrets.

And a bellboy can carry.

And a fetching one at that.

And a motion picture is something

And action.

And again and again and again.

And all the writing I've done,

And all those boys you like will be there.

And as to the advance,

And audition for a new motion picture.

And change the lens, come in for the close up.

And check his bait tanks.

And cigarette smoke all over you.

And clasped hands and doves and angels

And come down and see this.

And consecrate Scott and Zelda

And daddy always gets mad when you're late.

And doesn't want it sold on campus.

And everyone that wrote me off,

And everything will be fine.

And everywhere.

And exactly what kind of clothing

And experience all life could offer.

And gin.

And happening right here in little old Montgomery.

And Harold wouldn't even blink.

And he calls her stupid?

And he cares what I think

And he proposed?

And he said before anything can happen,

And he seems smart and mature,

And he's about to be shipped off to war

And he's going to be a famous writer.

And he's not going to give me another advance.

And here I am standing in front of an insecure little boy.

And here you are a success.

And hieing my capital eyes

And his beautiful bride.

And his best man made the most beautiful speech.

And how much lead time.

And how would that have gone exactly?

And I can show off my, uh,

And I can smell the gin

And I don't think I'll ever forgive you.

And I don't want to hear how modern it all is.

And I had to explain to Tilde.

And I have a brilliant idea.

And I have no idea why you're so worried about it.

And I looked right smart in my spring suit

And I lost myself.

And I need to get to know you better.

And I read your little debut novel, of course

And I take it the money's not gonna run out any time soon.

And I tell her, I say,

And I want to see every bit of it with you...

And I want you to wear me.

And I was just beginning to understand what that meant.

And I will be the perfect wife

And I will never let you fail.

And I write a column for the newspaper.

And I'm doing again.

And I'm gonna love every minute of it.

And I'm sick of talking about it.

And I'm working myself to the bone.

And I've been drawing

And Isadora Duncan.

And it puts me under too much pressure.

And it takes a hatchet to everything else.

And it's all about this beloved institution.

And it's all ours.

And it's not like the lady's a lady.

And it's not Montgomery, Alabama,

And it's not your decision to make.

And it's old and comfortable now.

And jump in his own creek.

And live off your money?

And Livye.

And lose dentists.

And make this house a beautiful home.

And Mr. Fitzgerald.

And my novel.

And no one would call me a saint.

And no one's taking that away from you.

And not some swamp rabbit.

And not want to strip down

And now I certainly have.

And on the subject of remarkable,

And one generates another book

And perform one of your little ballet solos for the crowd.

And quite different.

And Scott loves me.

And seal this union,

And several candles.

And she just may have mentioned that

And she's no saint, Goldilocks.

And so are you.

And so is Peyton Mathis.

And so you have.

And so, we must continue,

And still managed to graduate with a high B average.

And thank you for picking up my tab tonight.

And that godforsaken suit.

And that my cheek just fit

And that's enough for me.

And the Arch du Triumph or however they say it, but...

And the band just started to play your favorite song.

And the food is aces.

And the next begins.

And then immediately off to France.

And then she refused to go back

And then she says that she's going off to Cotillion

And then some.

And then there's being rich.

And then we're on to the Marne to fight the Huns.

And then you rip him to shreds.

And Theodore Dreiser,

And these lights are so hot.

And they call this journalism.

And think of the magnolias in our garden.

And this door is fantastic.

And thus, you believe that artists are beneath you.

And to curry favor with the wealthiest students

And to feel that my life is my own.

And Townsend's gone to a lot of trouble.

And try not to break anything else on your way out.

And way too fond of his liquor,

And we all know you were wrong.

And we could stay at cottage.

And we would like to get a room.

And we'd so love it if you would come

And we'll come right straight back.

And what does Scott think of it all?

And what does sound "dentisty" to you, Mr. Fitzgerald?

And what's this I hear about a motion picture?

And when he suggested that you might want to pick up a few new things,

And when I got it,

And will do, is in spite of you.

And writing is a real job?

And yet here you are judging my

And yet, knowing that,

And you are pathetic, tragic frauds.

And you be a good Episcopalian, Zelda,

And you did it, Goofo.

And you know what they will remember you for?

And you know you have to have him.

And you thought it was a marvelous idea.

And you, quite often, don't want to see it.

And you, sweet girl, are...

And you, you keep on spending and spending and spending,

And you'll do it again.

And you're all they write about.

And you're as handsome as me.

And you're different?

And you're married.

And you're never gonna run out of money,

And you've always lived that.

And yours should be, too. You're married.

And, even if your mama doesn't, you know

And, uh, I've played hooky

And, well, even then.

Another writer's book?

Any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Any more enbalming fluid, old man?

Anyone can see that and

Anyone reads that novel of yours.

Anything better to talk about?

Anything that wild mind of yours

Anything you ladies would like to try on,

Anything your heart desires.

Anything?

Anytime, darling.

Are from up north, Lieutenant Fitzgerald?

Are such three minute eggs.

Are there any plans for a meal?

Are they not?

Are you happy, baby?

Are you sick, honey?

Are you sure your mama

Armistice, dear. The war's over.

As a judge, I've written more than he has.

As a matter of fact,

As bad publicity, Max,

As I recall, a couple Martinis,

As I said last night, Coney Island is a better choice

As long as we're together,

As soon as Scribner's publishes my first novel.

As the place we met.

At 18 Montgomery Street when they find out.

At 75 years old,

At least the turban gives her a look.

At least they're men, not props.

At long last. Good to see you again, my boy.

At talking my way out of trouble.

At that service station.

At the country club?

At the National Arts Club.

At what?

At your service.

Aw, sure you do.

Awfully small grindstone.

Baby,

Baby, you're not going out.

Baby. You have obligations.

Baby's going to be fine.

Baltimore. Philadelphia.

Be good, Zel

Be good, Zelda.

Beautiful girl.

Because all that came later.

Because dentists recommend them.

Because he doesn't think he's gonna see any money from it.

Because I could tell by the sound of your ring.

Because I don't have anything to show.

Because I find myself inordinately concerned

Because I'm heartbroken, Zelda.

Because it can.

Because no matter where we are,

Because once I wanted something and got it.

Because one says "no" to the Bankheads.

Because that's not the man I thought you were.

Because you seem to forget that you're still living under my roof,

Because you two are off to the races.

Because you're not gonna find two more amusing fellas

Been here one month,

Before my wedding night

Before the toll booth guy comes looking for us.

Before they"

Before we go.

Besides ride your father's coattails?

Besides what he's told you?

Besides,

Besides, the war industries board

Better call after 9

Biscuits?

Bitty, who's the actor here?

Bless your heart for your concern,

Blowy clean.

Both grandfathers.

Both of us.

Boys, I am never going to remember all your names,

Bravo, Tom, bravo.

Bravo.

Buddy Hollingsworth and Nita McCormick

Bunny, I hear you're climbing the ladder

Burton Rascoe. Heywood Broun.

But but, darling,

But acting in them?

But as I always say,

But being late for supper is disrespectful to me

But Broun hates me.

But can't we have a little fun?

But Eleanor Boardman is not one of them.

But her daddy thought the profession unseemly,

But honestly, I'm looking for something a bit more au courant.

But I ain't gonna do that.

But I can't finish it

But I can't for the life of me imagine what it is.

But I can't stop now,

But I guess they went back to Tilde's.

But I have to do both.

But I knew he smelled like the damp grass

But I like Landon.

But I plan on getting paid a lot for it some day.

But I say let's drink to your brilliant book.

But I would love to see you in a number like this.

But I'm not beneath you, Harvey tire and rubber.

But I'm not going to be stationed here forever,

But I'm struck with this sudden and ferocious need to copulate.

But instant success.

But it might as well have been about me.

But it seems after all,

But it's a benefit for our boys.

But it's better to perform them in the dark.

But it's important for a wife not to...

But it's late, and we

But it's not a book that any of you will ever assign or value.

But life can be so awfully distracting.

But no getting handsy.

But not for me.

But not nearly as cold as Saint Paul.

But not now.

But she won't hear of it, she just wants to talk fish.

But some are complaining of a draft.

But somehow this one's different, isn't it, baby?

But that is the most deliciously sad story

But that's not the way life works.

But the meat's too damn tender.

But then, all of a sudden,

But then, you're so often wrong

But there's clearly no one here.

But there's more to be done.

But there's no reason you can't.

But they don't have the faintest idea

But this novel will put Paradise to shame.

But tonight's a different story.

But until then...

But we were just talking.

But you don't even like him.

But you will, baby.

But you'll end up the same as Monty,

But Zelda and I, we participated in the war effort.

But, Mama...

Butter beans, dear?

By all means, take a look.

By curating a collection of fine literature.

By going to dances every night and staying out to all hours?

By the look of it, I can't disagree.

By the name of Sinclair Lewis?

Bye, Ellie.

Bye, Mama.

Bye, now.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Can conceive of.

Can we just maybe pick this up tomorrow?

Can we keep him?

Can you believe it?

Can you blame him?

Can you imagine the two of us

Can you make me one of your tomato sandwiches?

Can you tell Scott I'll be right back?

Can't a fellow enjoy his success?

Can't do this anymore.

Can't keep the boys waiting.

Can't miss it.

Can't say that I do.

Careful, Alfredo.

Carry on. A ha!

Center of everything.

Certainly not worth squabbling over.

Cheyenne.

Chicago.

Chin up.

Chin up.

Chocolate this time.

Christ Almighty, Zelda.

Class of '22.

Class of 70

Clear my head.

Close the door, Bunny!

Come in.

Come in.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

Come on, Fitzgerald, let's go.

Come on, Goofo.

Come on, Scott.

Come on, you little bearcat.

Come on, Zelda.

Come on, Zelda. Just do it.

Come on!

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on. Ah!

Come on. Let's scoot before we get comfortable.

Coming home.

Congratulations on your tremendous success with the book.

Congratulations, both of you.

Congratulations!

Cooing like a pigeon. Ooh, ooh.

Cost more than $3,000.

Could the kitchen make me some tomato finger sandwiches?

Could you perhaps knock?

Could you post this for me?

Couldn't have gone worse.

Cured? Was I sick?

Daddy, this isn't a deposition.

Daddy's r'aring to go.

Damn!

Damn.

Darling girl, I need your help.

Darling, can we just talk?

Darling, it's time.

Darling, they

Darling.

Darling.

Darling.

Daylight. Fitzgerald, always jump in the daylight.

Deadly accurate.

Dear friends, we've come together

Dear God. I have neither.

Dear Mr. Fitzgerald, I'm not much of a reader.

Dear, he's young.

Dearest Scott, the rally was ever so amazing.

Dentists recommend them.

Depends on which magazines.

Despite all that,

Diary Of a Popular Girl.

Did all of Europe grow tired of your opinions,

Did we order something already?

Did you not see this?

Did you see his face?

Did you see your Yankee again last night?

Didn't let you go to the dances,

Do any two people work better together

Do excuse us.

Do washed up writers get letters

Do you have any idea how big this is gonna be?

Do you have the ring?

Do you have to make such a fuss?

Do you hear a baby crying?

Do you hear what I'm contending with?

Do you know a young author

Do you need something, Mrs. Fitzgerald?

Do you really think that I'm ready

Do you take Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Do you take Zelda Sayre for your lawful wife,

Do you think you could wait for a fella like me?

Do you think you're doing?

Do you want to come, Tootsie?

Does anybody call you Luddy?

Does everyone in town know you?

Does he have to be so perfect?

Does he think I can't do it without him?

Doesn't know why you're spending so much time

Doesn't mean I can't correspond, does it?

Doesn't sound very "dentisty."

Doesn't this take the cake?

Don't be in too big a hurry.

Don't forget your hat this time, Mr. Fitzgerald.

Don't I know it.

Don't know what you're trying to say, fancy pants.

Don't know you at all.

Don't make fun.

Don't take any guff from the operator.

Don't they realize that you're from

Don't you dare. You promised me a church wedding.

Don't you ever lose it.

Don't you push me, Zelda Sayre.

Don't you think?

Don't you two have

Door was open.

Doug Fairbanks, Barrymore.

Draws a much bigger crowd.

Drive on, Firestone.

Drunk on the idea that love can fix everything.

Dutch!

Dying moons and shadows."

Easier. More American.

Easy for you to say, he liked you.

Eat.

Eddie Timpson told me she was dancing cheek to cheek

Edna St. Vincent Millay, the poet.

End. Stop."

Entrancing Zelda.

Especially not the people.

Eugenia.

Evelyn's smile isn't glorious.

Even at Princeton, Scott was famous for going for girls

Even Daddy? You think he'd come?

Even one as well practiced as yours.

Even redouble our efforts

Even smells the same.

Even to the yellowish moss.

Even to the yellowish moss."

Evening, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver.

Evening, Zelda.

Ever since the book came out.

Every magazine is clamoring for your next short story.

Every man has his own set of expectations,

Everybody does. I'm a rare breed.

Everybody knows everybody else's business.

Everyone says you're nothing if not persistent.

Everyone, period,

Everything is under control.

Everything looks the same,

Everything that's ever gone bad for me at Princeton

Everything's come undone.

Everything's old here, too.

Everything's old here.

Everywhere you look.

Exactly. You're one better.

Excellent. I have just the piece.

Except for one's own obituary,

Except for that damn flute.

Excuse me, Alfredo.

Excuse me, Miss Hunnicutt.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Excuse me. Thank you.

Fail, mostly.

Fallin' in love?

Falls In a Fountain."

Far out of his league.

Faster, sister.

Feels the same,

Fingers.

First round's on me.

Fitzgerald, have you met Heywood Broun?

Fitzgerald, I don't think this is the time.

Fitzgerald, move your ass up.

Fitzgerald, people came to see the girls

Fitzgerald!

Flash the lights, honk the horn.

Food, sustenance, a must.

For a few months.

For a little while.

For a man braver than yourself to attempt greatness,

For better or worse,

For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,

For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,

For heaven's sake.

For I believe this is the moment in the meeting

For I'm much too lazy to care

For Mama and Daddy to see us off the bottle for once.

For membership and productivity.

For novelty rides, Fitzgerald.

For the life of me,

For the naked eye,

For the quality of the tobacco,

For the rest of my life.

For the whole world to read?

For what, stains?

For your infinite good taste.

For your lawful husband,

For your new home.

For your quick thinking and cat like reflexes.

Forgive the spelling. It's not my strong suit.

France?

Francis Scott Fitzgerald,

Frankly, I think it's extremely inconsiderate of her

Fred Niblow wants to meet me.

Fred was in town.

Free love?

From H.L. Mencken, who, as is to be expected,

From her first day at Childan Elementary.

From high school nearly every day

From Mama's wedding dress.

From now on, we'll be three:

From spinning out of control.

From the automatic writing that you do in your diary.

From the cold, hard ground.

From the Japanese Reliable Employment Agency.

From the Modern Languages department at Princeton?

From your husband, then.

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

Fuck.

Full of hope and potential,

Gentlemen, may I introduce...

Get

Get in line, boys. Sister.

Get in the car.

Get on out of bed

Get your predatory hands off my wife.

Ginger tea, plain crackers.

Give Bunny something to fantasize about.

Give me a cigarette.

Give me that baby, Tildy.

Give me that bottle.

Give my love to Katie and Daddy.

Given how busy you must be

Gives me a reason to live.

Glad one of you is.

Glass front display, lobby of Scribner's.

Gloria Seymour, Scott's mistress.

Gloria.

Go on.

Go with the singular.

God bless Scott for knowing something clothing.

Goddamn bottom feeder.

Gonna notice when you disappear.

Good afternoon.

Good evening, everyone. I'm Harold Ober.

Good evening, Mrs. Fitzgerald.

Good evening. We'd like a room.

Good God, Ober, is that the best you got.

Good God.

Good Lord, Zelda,

Good luck in France, Landon.

Good morning, everyone.

Good night. They'll be carrying on

Good.

Goodnight, Zelda Sayre.

Goofo, I'm losing my mind.

Gosh.

Grabbin' at his backside,

Great.

Greatest book I've read in ages.

Greetings, my jellies.

Guess what. Guess what.

H.L. Mencken.

Ha ha. Of course.

Ha!

Hand me another cookie.

Hand me that gin bottle in the back there.

Happy birthday to you.

Hard to see the correlation.

Harold, I really can't.

Harvey and his ilk.

Harvey, Harvey

Harvey, Harvey, Harvey

Harvey, Harvey, Harvey,

Harvey. Harvey,

Has been entirely my fault.

Have a seat.

Have I really been gone so long

Have practically taken over the whole backyard.

Have you begun writing yours?

Have you ever seen her dance?

Have you seen the trench they've been working on?

Haven't we just left?

He already has his own business.

He basically married the heroine of his stories.

He believes in you.

He came out of nowhere.

He can do what he does without you.

He can't be more than 14.

He did all this for me.

He doesn't like my knickerbockers.

He doesn't want me distracted.

He enlisted. He's down in El Paso.

He had a talent for disappointment

He had some character say that.

He has money. He's buying it.

He just doesn't like the idea

He knows who he is and what he wants.

He might be interesting now.

He might not always know how to deal with that.

He must be some kind of a genius or something.

He must have said a dozen times the suit had to be a Jen Patou.

He never really fit in here, did he?

He never stops moving,

He never took any of this movie talk seriously.

He said you haven't been to ballet class in a couple of weeks.

He says you need help.

He thinks I have something.

He wants just so desperately to please everyone.

He wants me to audition for his new picture.

He was a millionaire.

He was never much good at it.

He was the one professor there that was worth a damn.

He went gangbusters for our girl.

He'd be lost without you.

He'd better learn.

He'd jump up all wiggly and squirmy,

He'd probably say, "Gesundheit."

He'll take the lead, of course,

He's a good kisser.

He's a rooster anyway.

He's an Irish Yankee hellraiser

He's been after you ever since he met you.

He's confident and fearless.

He's done well for himself.

He's going to give up.

He's intelligent and caring and a gentleman.

He's invited me to speak.

He's just angling for an easy sell,

He's just gonna die when he sees you.