The Dream-State Opener

In Broad City S1E7, "Hurricane Wanda", our ladies remind us why there's nothing like a solid dream sequence cold opening! In their irreverent, form-bending style, Abbi and Ilana demonstrate just how instrumental the a dream-like setting can be to advancing an episode's character development; establish a fresh and nuanced emotional stake; and draw attention to the sitcom-as-constuct format as only these two luminary writer-actresses can. Follow along for a play-by-play.

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ABBI

What?!

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ABBI (cont'd)

How am I getting shorter?

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[knocking]

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ABBI

Jeremy.

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JEREMY

Hey Ab.

ABBI

Hey.

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JEREMY Locked out of my apartment. You have a spare, right?

ABBI

No, I don't, I don't.

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I would totally remember

if I had, um, one of your keys.

JEREMY

That's weird.

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JEREMY (cont'd)

You'd be the person I'd pick

if I gave someone a spare,

so I just assumed you had one.

00:32

ABBI I would be?

I mean I would take one.

If we want to go through that,

and that commitment,

I would have it with me whenever.

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ABBI (cont'd) Um.... While you're here, inside my apartment,

00:41

ABBI (cont'd)

maybe you could help me

put up a shelf?

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JEREMY

I'd love to.

00:46

ABBI

Let's do that then.

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♪ Blade of grass to look like

something new ♪

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[crashing]

ABBI It's this guy.

It won't stay on the wall.

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ABBI

Crazy.

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JEREMY

Do you mind if I take off my shirt?

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ABBI

Wow...

Um.

Sure.

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ABBI

Where'd you get all that oil from?

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JEREMY

Now I can put up that shelf.

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ABBI

You're so... slippery.

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JEREMY

Wow. That was a hot dream.

My neighbor Abbi is so sexy and now

I have this great big humungous boner.

1:34

ABBI

Oh my God.

[breathing heavily]

So intense.

BEVERS

Hey sleepy head.

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BEVERS (cont'd) Someone had a sexy dream, huh?

ABBI

Shut up Bevers.

Shut your stupid face.

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[groaning]

ILANA

Yeah girl, get it!

1:51

ABBI

Ilana. I'm so happy you're here.

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ABBI (cont'd)

I was thinking maybe we could

masturbate next to each other.

1:56

ILANA

Really?

I'm always trying to get you to

parallel play. You're never into it.

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ABBI

It's because I want to,

so badly.

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[gasping]

ILANA

Oh my God.

What a way to start the day.

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NICOLE

It's 5 pm.

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ILANA

Great--Closing time.

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ILANA (cont'd)

Have a good night.

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