Scene:
Rory and Paris are at Luke's, they can't help but overhear what the thirty-somethings group at the next table are talking about.
"Ryan Gosling is so fabulous as Dale…"
"Totes better than The Notebook!"
"Boy, it was a hit, huh?" "Everyday. This is my life now. And i'm prettier than Emma Stone right? They didn't even find a blonde, i'd have settled for Jennifer Lawrence or that new one, with the eyes.." "Imogen Poots? She is everywhere. And very blonde." agreed Rory. They were talking about Doyle's latest. A total game-changer. A rom-com inspired by Rory's book. Write what you know, she said. And he did. "And the sex scenes were terrible!" "They've got great chemistry, Paris. With a captial C. They're the millennial Bogart and Bacall." "Meh. We've had better." "That's what she said.", Rory quipped.
6 months earlier:
Doyle and Paris are on the phone.
"...so you read it?"
"I have some notes."
"Wait. So you're okay with it and don't want to sue me?"
"My idiot-lawyer made plenty in the divorce."
"Oh. Okay then."
"The notes."
"Taking them down. Pen at the ready."
"No need, i made edits. Check your email."
"Great. Anything else?"
"Who do you think'll play me?"
"Jessica Chastain?"
"I may sue you after all."
"Bye, Paris! I'll see you when i pick up the kids."
Scene:
Back to 2017. Interior, Ryan Gosling's trailer.
Paris and Doyle are Rory and Logan in Vegas aka London-ing it while Paris is in LA for a conference.
"I can't believe there's going to be a sequel."
"Didn't I tell you? It's a tv show now. We are living in the golden age of television and all that. Ryan's very excited."
"It's still them? Isn't this the perfect time to recast? Use your clout. You have clout. And snooker with Michael Bay."
"That only get's you so far. I've basically lost all control. They're turning it into an ensemble piece a la New Girl."
"I am not Zooey Deschanel."
"Thank god! She's a handful."
Which was the moment when Paris realised she was in trouble. She was completely totally in love with her ex-husband. Ryan Gosling Shmozling. Terrible Casting. And they're calling it a modern classic. Pfft.