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Hal (Christopher Abbott) invites Rebecca (Margaret Qualley) into his apartment. She starts asking a series of personal questions. There is a script. She turns out to be his dominatrix.

My biggest hurdle is that I don't see Margaret Qualley as a dominatrix. She's a skinny twenty something who plays flighty characters. It's her big eyes and jittery mannerisms. She can try to be commanding, but that makes me smile. She's cute when she's being tough. Aside from that, Hal isn't the submissive type. I thought submissives are powerful men in their daily lives and they pay to feel something different. Neither of these characters strike me as real. Despite that, I'm willing to go with some inventive writing. If there is a big switch, it has to be him taking control. First, he touches her without permission and it goes from there. I do like her calculating mind, but he's too outmatched. I don't like his weakness. It's not worthy of a good back and forth. Two person plays can be great writing constructions. I just don't like this construction.