7 episodes
Exes for End Times Wondery
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Meet Cute Presents: Exes for End Times. March, 2020. NYC. Rosemary is moving overseas for the career of her dreams. So what’s with this novel coronavirus that keeps delaying her flight? Whatever. She’ll just crash with her ex, Ben, until lockdown blows over. They can stand each other for a few more weeks. It’s only a few weeks, right?
What follows is more than just endless banana bread, but a pinch of old resentments, a huge dollop of competitive Zoom dating, and a good dash of some complicated, lingering feelings.
Exes For End Times is the pragmatism of The Proposal meets the close quarters of The Break Up meets dating in the age of COVID-19
Story by Shannon Looney. Directed and Produced by Ashley Eskew. Sound Design by Ashley Eskew. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Liz Miele, Chris Fore, Dani Colucci, Clayton Farris, Erik Altemus, Andrew Devine, Ashley Eskew, Scott Golden, Janelle Kroll, Laura Schein.
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Part 1
Where it’s March 2020 and the rest, as they say, is history. There’s a lot of history between Rosemary and Ben, who broke up a month ago because Rosemary wasn’t ready to start a family. She was also preparing to leave for grad school in London. Now stuck in NYC due to COVID-19, Rosemary convinces Ben that they should endure lockdown together. Just as friends.
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Part 2
Where Rosemary and Ben live their best pandemic life. It’s all roses and sourdough starters…until Rosemary and Ben begin to remember all the reasons they broke up in the first place. Ben wonders if he can endure this lockdown AND Rosemary.
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Part 3
Where Rosemary and Ben start competitive pandemic dating. Ben’s telling himself he’s persevering with all these terrible Zoom dates to meet the future mother of his children. Rosemary’s telling herself she’s doing it to get excited about grad school by changing her location to London. Really, they’re both doing it to get back at each other.
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Part 4
Where Ben maybe has actually met the mother of his future children. Of course, Rosemary chooses this moment to decide she wants him back.
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Part 5
Where Ben tries to feel hyped about a woman who seems perfect on paper AND over Zoom…but he can’t stop thinking about Rosemary.
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Part 6
Where Ben consults everybody except Rosemary about if they should be together. Fortunately, Rosemary is good at eavesdropping.