OK, on to Jules. Rue voiceovers that she used to visit her ex-girlfriend in the city when Jules was in art school, “but it never quite felt like it did in high school.” Also? Rue had relapsed bad — we see a cutaway of her leaving a sobbing voicemail for her mother, asking to come home and lying that she’s clean — and she “hasn’t really been sober since.” Oh honey.
We then jump to the present-ish, a time when Rue just shows up at Jules’ building, lying that she’s “California sober” but “I avoid things that can destroy my life.” Jules fixes her with a look. “And yet, you showed up here?” the blonde asks.
Jules puts on a robe, pours herself a drink, and lights a cigarette. “Were we ever good together?” she wonders. “NO,” I scream from my couch; Rue admits, “Not really.” Jules refers to her “boyfriend,” to which Rue says, “not just a financial agreement?” Jules seems to take offense at that, though under questioning, she confirms that he’s paying for the apartment she lives in, and he’s married.
“I don’t think people are meant to be monogamous,” Jules says, very above it all. “So what you’re saying is, I still have a chance,” Rue responds, because hope — and her propensity to make a bad choice — springs eternal.
At first, Jules seems like she’s shutting it down. “You can’t just show up after all this time and think everything is going to be the same,” she says, stepping into the bathroom to run a bath. But then, a moment later, she reappears in the living area, robe loosened. “You’re not going to keep me company?” she wonders. And around we go again!
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