The Time It Takes (2021) s01e01 Episode Script

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL LOVE STORY
ONE MINUTE IN THE PRESEN
AND TEN MINUTES IN THE PAS
- You disgust me.
- [man] That's nice.
- You only say hurtful things.
- [woman] At least I talk. You don't.
You act like everything is fine.
- [man] Fuck.
- Why won't you say it, Nico?
You don't love me anymore.
Let's end this shit.
- You're fucking immature.
- No, you are.
You weren't loved as a child
and now I'm paying the price.
[woman] Right, you love me.
Is that why you're cheating?
Or are you looking for an excuse to split?
Lina, maybe the person you fell
in love with doesn't exist anymore.
I can't keep trying to convince you
that this can be fixed.
Nico, that's enough! Admit it.
- I need to hear it from you.
- What do you want me to say?
That I don't love you anymore?
That it's hard to be with you?
That you make me feel shitty?
That you made me waste
nine fucking years of my life?
[gentle acoustic music plays]
Excuse me.
Yes?
Could I get a cup of coffee?
[Lina] Well
If it's too much trouble,
I can make it myself.
You're in luck,
I haven't cleaned the machine yet.
Otherwise, no way.
- How many dolphin cups went missing today?
- [Lina] I don't know, a ton.
People think they're pretty.
I don't get it.
- [crockery clattering]
- I'm thinking of taking one.
Thanks.
[crockery and cutlery clattering]
Need a hand?
Let me help.
What can I do?
Well, hand me the trash.
Thanks.
- [Nico] Is this trash?
- Yeah.
This too?
You always get up early, huh?
[Nico] Yeah.
But the bar is never open.
How many hours
do you spend underwater every day?
About two.
Do you scuba dive?
Me? No way.
It scares me.
What does?
[Lina] I don't know.
Getting trapped down there.
The silence,
the emptiness.
Hearing yourself breathe the whole time
[blows]
You know?
I know what you're afraid of.
What?
It happens to everyone.
What?
You're afraid
of getting the shitty wet suit.
- The shitty wet suit?
- [Nico] Yeah, the shitty one.
The smelly one.
The one someone peed in.
- [laughs] What?
- [Nico] Mm-hmm.
Gross! Now I'm definitely not going.
Hey, what's your name?
Lina.
I'm Nico. Nice to meet you.
What size are you?
Small?
[chuckles]
Yes.
I swear I got a new,
small-sized wet suit yesterday.
- [chuckles]
- [Nico] You'll be the first to wear it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[chuckles]
- These cups are nice.
- [Lina] Don't you dare.
Steal it some other time.
[Nico] How do you like
working the night shift?
[Lina] It's fine.
I'm out of sync with everyone,
but you get used to it eventually.
What about you?
I hate waking up when it's still dark out.
[Lina] I'm the opposite.
I rush to bed
before the sun rises. [chuckles]
- But today you're going diving.
- I'm not gonna scuba dive.
I can't fall sleep after the sun rises.
Mm.
Wanna have breakfast?
Sure.
Come with me.
[gentle acoustic music continues]
- Won't we get caught?
- [chuckles] No.
No one comes in until six.
Here's some Jell-O, yogurt
I'll have some juice.
This one's delicious. It's new.
Help yourself.
Well
Okay.
[cereal pouring]
- I'll have some cereal.
- [Lina chuckles] Okay.
I love chocolate sauce.
- [puts chocolate sauce down]
- [cutlery clatters]
[Nico pours cereal]
And all I wanted was some coffee.
[Lina chuckles]
Surprise.
[with mouth full]
Do you do this every day?
[Lina] Uh-huh.
[both chuckle]
I have breakfast before bed.
Well, that's worse than stealing a cup.
Would you vacation at this hotel?
Hmm. Not in my room.
It overlooks the parking lot. [chuckles]
Well, at least you're here.
I'm in the apartments
on the other side of the beach.
- [Nico] Mm?
- I have five roommates.
Whoa.
The suite with a terrace.
The one with the fish tank.
Mm?
- I'd stay there.
- Mm.
Hey, I have to get going.
I'll come with you, it's on my way.
Cool.
Are you from the island?
No one is from here in the summer.
[chuckles]
- Where are you from?
- I'm from a town on the coast of Valencia.
I came here to make some money,
and then study nursing, I guess.
You guess?
Yeah, I don't know for sure yet.
- Right.
- I have to get accepted first.
What about you?
I'm a biologist.
Well, I just got my degree.
I should be finishing economics.
- [chuckles] Economics? Wow.
- [chuckles] Yes.
Yes. But then I quit
because it just wasn't for me.
I didn't want to do anything
I wasn't sure about.
Of course.
That makes sense.
And why scuba diving?
Well, I've been interested in the sea,
fish and diving since I was a kid.
It started as a hobby,
and now I get paid for it.
Where are you from?
I grew up in Zaragoza.
But there's no ocean there.
I wasn't doing much with my life there.
So, got any plans?
Well, I'll finish this season,
and then we'll see.
Okay, all done.
My buddy can load these onto the boat.
- Ever been to the pier?
- No.
- [Nico] Let's go.
- [Lina] Okay.
Any problems with your ears?
[Lina] Pardon?
Do they hurt when the air pressure changes
or when you're on a plane
or climbing a mountain?
- [Lina] No.
- Okay.
Any breathing problems?
- Asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, anything?
- No.
Do you smoke?
- No.
- Good.
Have you ever had any heart issues?
[Lina] No.
We've finished the survey.
You're ready to dive.
- No, I mean it. I'm not gonna dive.
- Hey.
Hang on.
[chuckles softly]
[seagull squawking]
Here it is. The one that smells brand new.
- It's all yours.
- All right.
[seagull squawking]
How's it going?
Fine.
[laughs softly]
I think it's stuck.
- [Nico] Need some help?
- [laughing] I need help, yeah.
- May I?
- [Lina] I can't
- Of course.
- [Nico] Let's see.
Okay.
Your arm goes here.
Good job.
- Wait.
- The other arm, in here.
- Great.
- My hair.
- Your hair.
- My hair.
That's important.
- [Lina] Done.
- Okay.
And
- That's it.
- Yes.
[chuckles]
You won't be able to fall asleep.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
You're right.
[gentle acoustic music continues]
Great.
So it's over.
I wish we'd never met.
[soft melancholy music plays]
THIS SERIES IS A WORK OF FICTION.
ANY SIMILARITY IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL.
Subtitle translation by: Molly Yurick