Rolling Stone - Let It Be
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: D.R. Cobb
Based on the Rolling Stone magazine
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aimee Teegarden, Karl Glusman, James Urbaniak, Alicia Witt, Ross Butler Lou Taylor Pucci, Frances Conroy, Dora Madison Burge, Matthew Perry, Dan Fogler and Maria Thayer
Plot: March 1971. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) is at the Rolling Stone offices when he is pulled into the supply closet by office manager Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt). She begins kissing him. Brady goes along for a moment, kissing Kylee back, before he finally musters up the ability to stop her. He explains to her that he's been meaning to talk to her about their situation. Kylee listens, confused. Brady tells her that due to his relationship with Celeste getting more serious, he feels like he needs to end the no strings attached situation the two of them have together. Kylee assures Brady that she understands and wishes him luck with Celeste. Brady steps out of the supply closet. Kylee is clearly bothered by Brady ending their relationship. She takes a moment in the closet to collect herself before returning to the office floor.
Jimmy Conroy (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Lexi Davenport (Dora Madison Burge) are having sex in a tipi. Afterwards, they lay naked underneath a blanket. Jimmy comments how crazy it is that just one year prior he was behind bars, and now he is there with Lexi - completely free. Jimmy and Lexi get dressed and exit the tipi. They are in the middle of a hippie commune, with tipis, tents, vans and huts all around. They continue walking through the commune and over to an area where many are preparing food for the people living there. Brady and Jimmy's mother, Colleen Conroy (Frances Conroy), is there preparing a large salad. Jimmy comments that it's still crazy that Colleen decided to join them on the commune, but Colleen tells her that she simply likes being around such happy, free people.
Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) is sitting in a journalism class, but finds herself feeling restless at the professor's lecture on proper punctuation for periodical publications. Celeste gets up and leaves the lecture hall. She wanders through the building's halls until she stumbles across a creative writing class. She sneaks into the classroom where she listens to the students read their creative works to the rest of the class. The class' instructor, Professor Leonard (Matthew Perry) then leads the class in a discussion of the piece. At the end of the class, Professor Leonard asks Celeste, who he refers to as the class' lookie-loo, what she thought. Celeste says she found it interesting and enlightening before she leaves the classroom.
At the Rolling Stone offices, Brady is in a meeting with Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman), Ralph J. Gleason (James Urbaniak) and Ben Fong-Torres (Ross Butler). Kylee comes into the conference room to drop off some papers and greets everyone in the room except for Brady. Gleason notices Kylee's coldness toward Brady, and pulls him aside after the meeting. Gleason implores Brady to find a way to smooth things over with Kylee so that it doesn't affect the rest of the office. Brady leaves the conference room and goes up to Kylee. They go into the supply closet, but instead of having sex, the two have a conversation. Brady tells Kylee that he didn't want anything to get confusing between the two of them. Kylee says she didn't either, but that she didn't expect to develop feelings for him. Brady says that while he is committing himself to Celeste romantically, he would still like to remain friends and co-workers with Kylee. They agree and hug. Just then Fong-Torres opens the supply closet and is surprised to see Kylee and Brady in there hugging. He then closes the door and walks away, befuddled.
Jimmy and Colleen are sharing a joint together while Colleen tells her son stories about how she fell in love with Jimmy's late father. Jimmy gives his mother a hug and then tells her that he's going to find Lexi and will give her some space for a little while. Jimmy asks around the commune to see if anyone's seen Lexi and is eventually pointed toward a tipi toward the edge of the land. When he enters the tipi he sees the well-known hippie clown Wavy Gravy (Dan Fogler) watching Mary Jane (Maria Thayer) and Lexi having sex with each other in the middle of the tipi. Wavy Grazy passes Jimmy a bong and invites him to have a seat and watch. Lexi notices Jimmy and stops for a moment, before continuing her passionate experience with Mary Jane. Wavy Gravy introduces himself to Jimmy and asks Jimmy about himself. Wavy Gravy tells Jimmy that he knows another "Conroy" a writer for Rolling Stone Magazine. Jimmy laughs, and explains that Conroy is his brother. Jimmy pulls out a camera and asks if anyone minds if he takes some pictures. Mary Jane and Lexi both agree and continue with their lovemaking while Jimmy circles them, taking pictures of their coitus.
Brady is teaching a class at UC-Berkeley, but finds the lecture hall not as crowded as it had been the previous semester. He continues on with his lecture, but the students don't seem to be very engaged. Brady then changes course and begins telling the students about the time he went to interview Ken Kesey for Rolling Stone magazine and ended up having a threesome with his girlfriend and a hippie while high on acid. One of the students asks what that has to do with journalism. This question surprises Brady and he has to think about the answer himself for a moment. He admits that he was trying to get the class' attention back, but that a journalist will never know what could happen out in the field. It could be dodging bullets in a war zone, getting harassed by subjects, and they could even be lucky enough to find themselves in a situation like he described to them - it's all in the job.
Plot: March 1971. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) is at the Rolling Stone offices when he is pulled into the supply closet by office manager Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt). She begins kissing him. Brady goes along for a moment, kissing Kylee back, before he finally musters up the ability to stop her. He explains to her that he's been meaning to talk to her about their situation. Kylee listens, confused. Brady tells her that due to his relationship with Celeste getting more serious, he feels like he needs to end the no strings attached situation the two of them have together. Kylee assures Brady that she understands and wishes him luck with Celeste. Brady steps out of the supply closet. Kylee is clearly bothered by Brady ending their relationship. She takes a moment in the closet to collect herself before returning to the office floor.
Jimmy Conroy (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Lexi Davenport (Dora Madison Burge) are having sex in a tipi. Afterwards, they lay naked underneath a blanket. Jimmy comments how crazy it is that just one year prior he was behind bars, and now he is there with Lexi - completely free. Jimmy and Lexi get dressed and exit the tipi. They are in the middle of a hippie commune, with tipis, tents, vans and huts all around. They continue walking through the commune and over to an area where many are preparing food for the people living there. Brady and Jimmy's mother, Colleen Conroy (Frances Conroy), is there preparing a large salad. Jimmy comments that it's still crazy that Colleen decided to join them on the commune, but Colleen tells her that she simply likes being around such happy, free people.
Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) is sitting in a journalism class, but finds herself feeling restless at the professor's lecture on proper punctuation for periodical publications. Celeste gets up and leaves the lecture hall. She wanders through the building's halls until she stumbles across a creative writing class. She sneaks into the classroom where she listens to the students read their creative works to the rest of the class. The class' instructor, Professor Leonard (Matthew Perry) then leads the class in a discussion of the piece. At the end of the class, Professor Leonard asks Celeste, who he refers to as the class' lookie-loo, what she thought. Celeste says she found it interesting and enlightening before she leaves the classroom.
At the Rolling Stone offices, Brady is in a meeting with Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman), Ralph J. Gleason (James Urbaniak) and Ben Fong-Torres (Ross Butler). Kylee comes into the conference room to drop off some papers and greets everyone in the room except for Brady. Gleason notices Kylee's coldness toward Brady, and pulls him aside after the meeting. Gleason implores Brady to find a way to smooth things over with Kylee so that it doesn't affect the rest of the office. Brady leaves the conference room and goes up to Kylee. They go into the supply closet, but instead of having sex, the two have a conversation. Brady tells Kylee that he didn't want anything to get confusing between the two of them. Kylee says she didn't either, but that she didn't expect to develop feelings for him. Brady says that while he is committing himself to Celeste romantically, he would still like to remain friends and co-workers with Kylee. They agree and hug. Just then Fong-Torres opens the supply closet and is surprised to see Kylee and Brady in there hugging. He then closes the door and walks away, befuddled.
Jimmy and Colleen are sharing a joint together while Colleen tells her son stories about how she fell in love with Jimmy's late father. Jimmy gives his mother a hug and then tells her that he's going to find Lexi and will give her some space for a little while. Jimmy asks around the commune to see if anyone's seen Lexi and is eventually pointed toward a tipi toward the edge of the land. When he enters the tipi he sees the well-known hippie clown Wavy Gravy (Dan Fogler) watching Mary Jane (Maria Thayer) and Lexi having sex with each other in the middle of the tipi. Wavy Grazy passes Jimmy a bong and invites him to have a seat and watch. Lexi notices Jimmy and stops for a moment, before continuing her passionate experience with Mary Jane. Wavy Gravy introduces himself to Jimmy and asks Jimmy about himself. Wavy Gravy tells Jimmy that he knows another "Conroy" a writer for Rolling Stone Magazine. Jimmy laughs, and explains that Conroy is his brother. Jimmy pulls out a camera and asks if anyone minds if he takes some pictures. Mary Jane and Lexi both agree and continue with their lovemaking while Jimmy circles them, taking pictures of their coitus.
Brady is teaching a class at UC-Berkeley, but finds the lecture hall not as crowded as it had been the previous semester. He continues on with his lecture, but the students don't seem to be very engaged. Brady then changes course and begins telling the students about the time he went to interview Ken Kesey for Rolling Stone magazine and ended up having a threesome with his girlfriend and a hippie while high on acid. One of the students asks what that has to do with journalism. This question surprises Brady and he has to think about the answer himself for a moment. He admits that he was trying to get the class' attention back, but that a journalist will never know what could happen out in the field. It could be dodging bullets in a war zone, getting harassed by subjects, and they could even be lucky enough to find themselves in a situation like he described to them - it's all in the job.
In an episode that explores the 70's culture more than ever before on the series, the real star is surprisingly Lou Taylor Pucci, who plays Brady's brother with a crazyness and energy that outshines everybody else during the episode.
The way this season is shaping up, we seem to be in another enjoyable ride, keeping the momentum of the second season alive. It really is a testament to D.R. Cobb's writing to be able to do that for three consecutive seasons.
Rolling Stone is not really about the activities of the Rolling Stone magazine anymore, but more about the intricate relationships of its staff members, and frankly, it is more interesting that way. From Brady to Colleen, most of the characters seem very much alive. Sure there are a few characters who aren't really fleshed out, but it is still a well-made show.
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