No Longer Waiting for Your Return Episode 1

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Episode 1 recap

Evelyn Reed comes home and listens outside the door as Julian talks to Mark on the phone. Julian reveals he secretly took a position at CERN in Geneva to follow Clara. He expects Evelyn to drop her Silicon Valley CTO offer. Evelyn quietly leaves. A month later, she lands at LAX in California. Julian calls to ask if she reached Geneva. Outside the Nexgen entrance, Evelyn remembers Julian telling Mark she would sacrifice her career again.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Overhearing Julian in the Hallway

    Evelyn returns home to her Cambridge hallway and stops. She listens to Julian on the phone with Mark. Julian explains he accepted a job at CERN to follow Clara and expects Evelyn to drop her CTO position. Evelyn turns and leaves without a word.

  2. 00:52: Arrival at Los Angeles Airport

    One month passes, and Evelyn steps into the bright California sunlight at LAX. Julian rings her phone and asks if she has reached Geneva yet. Evelyn speaks into the phone and gives him an ambiguous response, saying she arrived long ago.

  3. 01:08: Confronting the Memory Outside Nexgen

    Standing outside Nexgen's office entrance, Evelyn flashes back to the Cambridge hallway confrontation between Julian and Mark. Julian tells Mark that because Evelyn gave up SpaceX for him in the past, she will readily sacrifice her career for him again.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Evelyn loves me. Once she knows I've made up my mind, she'll naturally come to Switzerland with me.”

Julian · Julian says this to Mark on the phone while Evelyn listens outside the door.

“Eve, have you arrived in Geneva?”

Julian · Julian calls Evelyn as she steps out into the terminal at LAX.

“I arrived a long time ago.”

Evelyn Reed · Evelyn answers Julian after landing in California instead of taking a flight to Switzerland.

“Evelyn gave up SpaceX for me back then. If I ask her to give up one more thing, she'll listen.”

Julian · Julian argues with Mark about Evelyn's willingness to give up her career goals.

How Episode 1 Ends

The episode closes on the memory of Julian talking to Mark, completely sure that Evelyn will abandon her ambitions for him once again. He still believes she landed in Switzerland. How will Julian react when he discovers Evelyn went to California instead of joining him in Geneva?