The Break-Up: A fight for lemons (HD CLIP)

Dinner-Party Dispute

Brooke and Gary bicker over lemons for a dinner-party centerpiece. Brooke needs 12, but Gary has brought home only three. He suggests using a drinking glass instead, then argues that the chicken could use the lemons more than a decorative display. Brooke is not amused.

After listing everything she has done—worked, shopped, cleaned, and cooked—Brooke asks Gary to set the table. He says she has already done a great job and can finish it herself, prompting her to compare the task to Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel. Gary mangles the name, and Brooke fires back that Michelangelo probably got all 12 brushes he asked for, not just three.

Brooke then pleads with Gary to shower before the guests arrive so she will not have to answer the door while cooking. He promises to go after the baseball inning ends, insisting his showers take only four minutes. But when the doorbell rings, he leaves Brooke to greet everyone and rushes off to shower anyway.

Brooke makes a strained toast about both families getting to know each other, while a guest praises the apartment’s feng shui and “balanced” energy.

Personalities

Brooke, Gary, and the dinner guests, including their families.