In Broad City S1E7, "Hurricane Wanda", our ladies remind us why there's nothing like a solid dream sequence--and they do so by masterfully pulling one off as the show's Cold Opening. In their irreverent, form-bending style, Abbi and Ilana show us just how elemental the a dream-like setting can be to advancing an episode's character development; establish a fresh and human emotional stake; and draw attention to the construct of the sitcom format as only these two offbeat, luminary writer-actresses can do.

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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.

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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,

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ABBI (cont'd)
maybe you could help me
put up a shelf?

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JEREMY
I'd love to.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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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