GLOW (TV Series)

Up, Up, Up (2019)

Kate Nash: Rhonda Richardson

Quotes 

• [Debbie and Ruth are on TV promoting GLOW's opening night in Vegas during the Space Shuttle Challenger's launch] 

  Ruth Wilder : [as Zoya]  What about Yuri? Dog, Laika?

  Debbie Eagan : [as Liberty Belle]  Well, you keep launching your puppies. We are sending school teachers into space, because here in America, we believe in, well, dreaming big. God bless the, uh... what was it? Oh yeah. The U.S. Challenger.

  Ruth Wilder : [as Zoya]  Why you so proud of Challenger? Challenger means second place. Is terrible name.

  [Bash and Rhonda watch the interview in their penthouse suite] 

  Bash Howard : Good one, Ruth.

  Dave the Reporter : Okay, ladies, it's time. Let's go live to the Challenger.

  Bash Howard : Oooh, I love this part.

  Rhonda Richardson : I'm not even sure where they're going.

  Bash Howard : They're going to space.

  Rhonda Richardson : Yeah, but like, where in it?

  [the Space Shuttle Challenger launches] 

  Ruth Wilder : [as Zoya]  Bye-bye. Hope you don't run out of gas.

  Ruth Wilder : [as Liberty Belle]  At least we can afford it. Gosh, would you look at that glorious display of American genius? Soaring across the sky. Hey, it's like a shootin' star.

  Ruth Wilder : [as Zoya]  That puny rocket look like child toy. It's probably not even real. It's pretend, like your Ronald Reagan Star Wars. I spit on this Challenger mission. And who is this Christa? She is high school educator? What's she going to do? She going to chaperone prom on rocket ship? Maybe I Challenge-r crew to chess game, how is that? Then we see who is really superior brain.

  [Debbie stops smiling and nudges Ruth] 

  Debbie Eagan : Ruth.

  Ruth Wilder : What?

  [Ruth sees the TV and covers her mouth] 

  Ruth Wilder : Oh, my God.

  [the Challenger has exploded] 

  Debbie Eagan : Okay, can we... can we cut? We need to cut.

• [a waiter brings in a cake shaped like the Space Shuttle Challenger] 

  Bash Howard : God! Please make that cake go away!

  Rhonda Richardson : Um, can you take this downstairs to the kitchen and ask them to turn it into some trifles?

  Bash Howard : What's a trifle?

  Rhonda Richardson : Oh, it's like mashed-up cake with berries, custard, and cream. Unless... you want them to turn it into a penis cake.

  [Bash covers his face] 

  Rhonda Richardson : [to the hotel staff]  Give us the room, please. Thank you so much.

  [the hotel staff leave] 

  Rhonda Richardson : Look... All you need for a good party is alcohol, drugs, and good people. And we've got all of those.

  Bash Howard : I didn't get any drugs.

  Rhonda Richardson : Well, I did. From the valet. It's all sorted.

  Bash Howard : You didn't have to do that.

  Rhonda Richardson : Well, it's my party too, you know. And it's the first time we're hosting together. It's exciting.

  Bash Howard : These produces I invited tonight, they're... they're, they're legends. Donn Arden, Jeff Kutash, David Saxe, who, by the way, is still in high school and is somehow already a name in this town.

  Rhonda Richardson : Well, maybe they should make a little room for the new kid on the block.

  [Rhonda grabs the latest issue of What's On magazine, with bash on the cover] 

  Rhonda Richardson : They were at the gift shop. I bought ten.

  [Bash grabs the magazine] 

  Bash Howard : My hair looks terrible.

  Rhonda Richardson : You're bonkers. You look very handsome. And you're on the cover. So...

  Bash Howard : I don't know why I'm so nervous. I... I've thrown a million parties, but I don't know these people, and this isn't my house, and I don't have... I... I don't recognize half the names on the guest list.

  Rhonda Richardson : Okay. I love meeting new people.

  Bash Howard : Uh-huh.

  Rhonda Richardson : And I love parties. And... I love you.

  [pause, before Rhonda and Bash kiss] 

  Bash Howard : I thought you weren't sure if you wanted to.

  Rhonda Richardson : Well, I want to.

• Sam Sylvia : [through the intercom]  Ladies, hello. Hello, Gorgeous Ladies of GLOW. It's opening night. And... And listen, you know, I just wanna...

  [clears throat] 

  Sam Sylvia : I just wanna say that, uh, you... you've all worked very hard...

  [Debbie turns off the intercom] 

  Debbie Eagan : Well, I did wanna say something... to all of you. Um... Ooh! I wasn't sure that we could, uh, bounce back after this morning.

  Dawn Rivecca : What happened this morning?

  [everyone looks at Dawn] 

  Debbie Eagan : The Challenger.

  Reggie Walsh : Oh, my God! I forgot about it too.

  Yolanda Rivas : Oh, it's official. We're assholes.

  Debbie Eagan : No, no, no. You were professionals. You were sad, but you pulled it together and you did your jobs. And tonight, thanks to your hard work...

  Ruth Wilder : I'm... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Can... Can we just take a moment of silence? We're so lucky to all be here together. I... I know we're not acknowledging anything in the show, but... can we have a moment? Is that okay?

  Sheila the She-Wolf : Yeah.

  Debbie Eagan : Sure.

  [the Ladies take their moment of silence in memory of the Challenger crew before Rhonda enters the dressing room with some balloons] 

  Rhonda Richardson : Sorry, I need to put these somewhere. Bash doesn't want balloons at the...

  Sheila the She-Wolf : Shh!

  Carmen Wade : We're having a moment of silence for the Challenger.

  Rhonda Richardson : Oh, shit. Sorry.

  [to the hotel staff] 

  Rhonda Richardson : Um, you can just put them in here.

  [the bellboys drop the balloons in the dressing room] 

  Carmen Wade : What's his problem with balloons?

  Rhonda Richardson : Oh, no, no, no! Just... Just leave 'em. Um, they float about, and floating reminds him of the astronauts.

  Melanie Rosen : That makes sense.

  [as the Ladies continue their moment of silence, some of them begin playing with the balloons]