[S5E5] Contract
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Thomas Hobbes talks about the social contract in Leviathan as individuals collectively giving up on some of their natural rights to a sovereign power whose existence can protect them from the insecurity of the state of nature. But he also talks about the individuals having the right to disobey or resist when their lives are in danger. And, unfortunately, we are at that point where people feel that the social contract is not working anymore.
Sorry but I will keep talking about this a bit more since we have just seen the most horrible kind of racism happening in Minneapolis and the protests following that. Thomas Hobbes talks about the social contract in Leviathan as individuals collectively giving some of their natural rights to a sovereign power that can protect them from the insecurity of the state of nature. But he also talks about the individuals having the right to disobey or resist when their lives are in danger. And, unfortunately, we are at the point where the social contract does not seem to work anymore.
\"The Devil and Homer Simpson\"Homer dreams of being a fashion reporter at a doughnut modeling show while doing his rounds at his job, but finds that Carl and Lenny have already eaten all of the real donuts (and chucked the rest at an old mannote Grampa Simpson for fun). Desperate, he claims he'd sell his soul for a donut, and at that instant, the Devil (who surprisingly is Flanders) appears and offers to give him one. Homer signs a contract and is given a donut. But before he finishes it, he realizes that as long as he doesn't do so, the contract is voided. The Devil vows Homer will go to Hell sooner or later before disappearing.
In a parody of The Devil and Daniel Webster, at work, Homer states that he would sell his soul for a donut after finding that Lenny and Carl took all the donuts and threw them at an old man (Grampa) \"for kicks\". The devil, revealed to be Ned Flanders, appears and offers Homer a contract to seal the deal. However, before Homer finishes the donut, he realizes that Ned will not be able to have his soul if he does not eat all of the donut and keeps the final piece in the refrigerator. Unfortunately, while half-asleep and looking for a midnight snack, he eats the final piece of the \"forbidden donut\", and Ned instantly reappears to take possession of Homer's soul. Marge and Lisa plead with Ned, finally getting him to agree to hold a trial the next day. Until then, Homer is sent to spend the rest of the day being punished in Hell. His first punishment is to be strapped down and force-fed \"all the donuts in the world!\" (a contrapasso[2]) but he eats them all eagerly. At the stroke of twelve midnight, Ned brings Homer back to the Simpson household for his trial. Then, when the Simpsons' lawyer, Lionel Hutz, flees after ruining his case, Marge makes a final effort to save Homer by displaying a photo from their wedding day. On the back of the photo, Homer has written that, in return for Marge giving him her hand in marriage, he pledges his soul to her forever; therefore, it was not his property to sell at the time of his deal with Ned. The jury rules in favor of the Simpsons and the presiding judge dismisses the case. Defeated and enraged, Ned frees Homer, but gets his revenge by turning Homer's head into a donut. The next morning, Homer cannot stop eating his own head as the police eagerly wait for him (as their breakfast) to leave the house while holding cups of coffee.
Next day and in court with Harvey and Mike trying to apply a temporary restraining order against Tanners client. Tanner however counters with her birth certificate stating she was only 16 at the time of signing her contract with the company. The judge rules in Tanners favour. Harvey is annoyed and accuses Tanner of blindsiding them again as he has done frequently in the past. Tanner shows that he is trying to do better by showing them a copy of the sexual harassment suit that his client is wanting to pursue but he wont file it if a fair deal can be done.
At The Spectator office, Chuck goes to see Nate to ask how to seduce Dr. Barnes. Nate asks for Chuck's help in finding the courage to cross a line to succeed. Nate advises Chuck to pretend to be interested in Dr. Barnes' interests and Chuck advises Nate to tag along with Charlie to cross the line. Each happy with getting help, Chuck leaves. At the Waldorf's, Blair asks Louis if he told his mother about her decision. He says no, as he thinks they need to talk about things before they made any decisions. However, Sophie and Beatrice walk in on their conversation and Blair tells them her decision anyway. Delighted, Sophie hugs them both. At the VDW's, Rufus and Lily can't decide what to do for dinner. Ivy encourages them to go to the Waldorf's dinner, and they decide to go. She also receives a text from Nate, to which she tells him to come over. Back at the Waldorf's, Beatrice meets Diana. She also reveals to Eleanor that Blair is planning to move to Monaco. However, Eleanor is unfazed as she says it's not like Blair is signing a legally binding contract. Meanwhile, Jane informs Serena that Harvey and Dan are finalizing a deal and they're going to lose the rights. She accuses Serena of being just like she's portrayed in the book. Outside, Alessandra tells Dan that Harvey already has plenty of ideas and wants to fast track the movie to be released next year. However, she gets a phone call from Harvey's office, informing her he's cancelling due to Dan already giving the rights to Jane. Back at the Waldorf's, Beatrice reveals to Diana that she hoped when Louis married Blair, he would permanently be out of the picture. Diana offers to help Beatrice get what she wants, so long as she gives her the inside story about the royal feud. Beatrice agrees.
At the dinner, Eleanor walks in on Cyrus, Blair, and Louis going over a contract Sophie drew up about the upbringing of the baby. Blair isn't concerned until Cyrus begins to read over some of the more outrageous terms, such as not being able to go to New York for more than 48 hours at a time and if she does, she'll lose custody of her child. Meanwhile at the VDW's, Ivy is trying to break into Lily's safe. She's unable to, until Nate gets the code from Chuck and they get in and retrieve the files. Dan goes to see Serena at Jane's office, and Jane excitedly introduces herself to him. He angrily asks her why she had Serena leak that they had the rights. Confused, Jane says she instructed Serena to do no such thing, as false leaks are for amateurs. Serena arrives and admits that sabotaging Dan's deal was her own idea. Back at the Waldorf's, Louis tells Beatrice about the contract. He then confronts Sophie about it, and she defends herself, saying it's a simple custody agreement. Louis tells her she has no right to take their child away if she doesn't like Blair's actions. Sophie becomes confused, saying she put no such clause into the agreement. She then realizes Beatrice had the clause put in behind her back. She admits to doing it, saying it's because Blair has no respect for the monarchy or their traditions. Blair tells Sophie to remove the clause, but Sophie, seeing a point to Beatrice's concerns, decides it should stay. She explains to the couple that if they don't sign the contract, she will not acknowledge Louis or their child as her heir. Louis replies that she doesn't have that right anymore, as it's the child's right to acknowledge her.
Later, Louis tells Sophie he wants her to not make the mistake. She replies that he's mistaken, and he shouldn't abandon his family for Blair. Louis says he trusts Blair, but Sophie says that she hopes that that is true and she leaves, but not before she tells Beatrice she will no longer be overlooked. Before they leave, Beatrice and Diana smile at each other, as their plan worked. At the VDW's, Nate realizes he made a moral mistake crossing the line and tells Ivy they need to put the files back. She tells him that unless he is willing to bend the rules, he'll never get anywhere. He asks her why she's acting like she doesn't even know her family, and she tells him she's going to put the files back. Outside the church, Chuck meets up with Dr. Barnes. She gives him her professional opinion on his actions, telling him that he acts out like a child because he never had a childhood and has a long way to go before he can live a happy and normal life. She wishes him all the best and walks away. Back at Jane's, Serena thanks Dan for waiting for her. He tells her he's mad because now no one wants the book, thanks to her. But he explains that the girl in the book has parts of Serena but it isn't speaking to some deeper truth about her. Sadly, Serena tells Dan that she always thought he was the love of her life and she always thought she was his too. At Diana's, The Spectator website launches. Nate tells Ivy that Diana found something on her own and he's glad they didn't have to cross lines to succeed. Diana then tells Charlie to come back to her office later. Back at the Waldorf's, Eleanor admits to Blair that she gave Beatrice the idea to have a contract. She emotionally tells Blair she will make an amazing mother, and gives her advice on raising children. Rufus and Lily overhear, and he decides to call Dan back. Serena arrives home and asks Blair if they can talk. Upstairs, she apologizes for earlier and says she was jealous because Blair is the star of Dan's book. Blair accepts her apology and reminds her that the book is pure fiction. In Diana's office, she returns the files to Ivy, revealing she took them anyway. She tells her that she found nothing interesting in them, and tells her to return them before anyone noticed them missing. When Ivy walks away, Diana removes something from Bart's file and then returns the file to her. Later, Serena receives a call from Dan. They talk, and he tells her he's giving her the book rights because she inspired the book in the first place. Rufus calls, interrupting their conversation, and they agree to talk later. Meanwhile, Chuck leaves a message for Dr. Barnes saying she was right, that he does need help, and he's ready to get it. She gets to the phone too late, after he's already hung up. Diana takes the thing she removed from Bart's file, a photo of a girl that resembles her, and burns it in her office. Blair apologizes for making Louis choose between her and his mother. He replies that she is his only family now, and when Blair goes to take a bath, it's revealed that he found her DNA test results. He calls Dr. Barnes, and says he has a problem he needs to discuss with her. 59ce067264
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