Order in the court! Anna Kendrick steps inside the judge's bench to help real people with some of their petty drama. Anna hears both sides, judges the case and settles the beef for good. Who is in the wrong? Find out!WOMAN OF THE HOUR starring and directed by Anna Kendrick premieres on Netflix October 18, 2024. http://www.netflix.com/womanofthehour
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00:00Yes, it is my professional recommendation that you lie to your partner.
00:04Get better at deception.
00:13Hi, I'm Anna Kendrick and today I will be settling some petty disputes
00:16because I do know everything about everything.
00:19I think I'm uniquely qualified to be a judge because I'm very opinionated
00:23and I really can't help it if those opinions are constantly right.
00:27Alright, let's begin. Order in the court.
00:29I don't own this desk.
00:34My sister always tries to harmonize with songs on the radio when we're in the car together
00:38and she has an objectively terrible singing voice.
00:42She cannot match the pitch.
00:44I think this is rude to both me and the artist whose song she's butchering.
00:47It's driving me insane.
00:50We're starting off strong. This one hits home right to the trauma center.
00:55I am an impartial judge and I will hear both sides,
00:59but I confess my skin is crawling. Let's hear the other side.
01:04There's no way she's that annoyed by my singing.
01:07Maybe if she sang along with me, she'd loosen up and have more fun.
01:10Also, she's exaggerating and I think my voice sounds quite nice.
01:15Okay, we're going with the uptight argument.
01:18It's a strong one. It's a classic.
01:20It is difficult to say from these two recordings
01:25whether or not this person has an objectively terrible voice.
01:28You know what? Here's the dividing line.
01:30I don't mind someone who is a terrible singer singing with joy.
01:38The rub comes when they think they're a really good singer.
01:43So, I think we're lacking in evidentiary substance here.
01:52Uptight as an argument is strong, but overused.
01:57Hear, hear.
02:00Innocent on all charges.
02:02On to the next drama.
02:04My fiancé and I watch the same TV show together every week
02:07and I found out that while I was gone on a work trip,
02:09she caught up without me and watched the latest episode.
02:12She said she'd rewatch it with me, but it's not the same
02:15because I know she'll be looking at her phone and not as invested.
02:19She fucked up. How can I punish her?
02:22Oh my God!
02:25That went crazy.
02:26I knew where that was going the second he said that there's a show.
02:29I was like, ooh, she better not.
02:31But wow, there's some real aggression in there and I get that.
02:37I'm not going to lie, there's part of me that's like,
02:40I think this is punishable by death.
02:42Like, I hope you rot. This is terrible.
02:45This is a massive betrayal.
02:46I'd be hard pressed to side with the show watcher,
02:51but I'm willing to hear the other side.
02:53I don't see what the big deal is.
02:55I said I'd watch it again with him and I won't spoil anything.
02:58I feel like he needs to get some more hobbies
03:00if he's this upset by me watching a TV show.
03:04You two should break up.
03:06There's so much hatred.
03:08I mean, I kind of love it, but wow.
03:10I mean, maybe they have great makeup sex,
03:12but this is some strong language.
03:14I think we're cutting below the belt with the you need more hobbies.
03:18We're not, ma'am, don't deflect.
03:20We're not deflecting.
03:21We're staying on the subject.
03:23And I think that if you do this kind of thing,
03:25you have to take that to your grave.
03:27If you secretly watch a show without your partner or your bestie or whatever,
03:32you just have to lie.
03:34So you can't be on your phone and be very, very surprised when all the twists come.
03:38It is my professional recommendation that you lie to your partner.
03:42Get better at deception.
03:44Unacceptable.
03:46Let's move on to the next case.
03:48On a recent flight, my girlfriend randomly got bumped up to first class
03:52while I had to stay and coach.
03:54I wanted her to stay back and sit next to me
03:56because sometimes I get anxious when I fly.
04:00She decided to ascend to first class and abandoned me in 38D,
04:04which is next to the toilet.
04:07Oh, sir.
04:09I'm very sorry for this man's anxiety, but this is a little funny.
04:14I hope she sends you a note.
04:15Back to economy.
04:17How's the leg room?
04:19Hi, poor.
04:20I don't know if that's appropriate with this couple.
04:24Maybe she'll convince me she's a terrible person and I'll change my mind.
04:29Here's the thing.
04:30I've never flown first class before, and the flight was only two hours long.
04:33I thought he'd be okay on his own just this once.
04:36And guess what?
04:37He was.
04:39I feel like this was maybe even a lesson he needed to learn.
04:45Wow.
04:47I'm kind of amazed that I just guessed her personality
04:50before even hearing her side of the story.
04:52I don't think that first class on a two-hour flight is probably that life-changing,
04:59but she pulled the good straw.
05:02Sorry.
05:03And, yeah, you know, she'd never experienced first class before.
05:07Don't deny the lady her riches.
05:10He should probably take half his annex before flying.
05:13And, uh, get over it.
05:16Next case.
05:18So I helped organize a group vacation for a bunch of our friends,
05:22and when we checked into the rental house,
05:24one of my friends immediately claimed the best room for herself.
05:27She did not participate in the group chat or help with any of the logistics.
05:32What do you think I should do?
05:35As someone who has been known to not participate in the planning,
05:40in the group chat,
05:41I've never been great at that side of group activities.
05:46You'll take what's given to you, and you'll be happy about it.
05:49Right?
05:50That's the cross you have to bear if you're a non-group texting replier like I am.
05:56Let's hear the other side.
05:58You should see this group chat.
06:00It's out of control.
06:01Dozens of messages a day.
06:02I can't keep up with that.
06:03I obey the law of dibs, and I took the room that looked best to me.
06:07I promise to help out in any way if asked.
06:11Yeah, again, I relate.
06:14I relate.
06:15I have been known to mute, not block, not delete, but mute a group text.
06:19So, again, I relate to opting out, but that means you also opt out of dibs.
06:25I'm going to rule in favor of the plaintiff, if that's the right word.
06:35I will say that I am the person in the group chat where if you get arrested,
06:42I'm the person.
06:43I've already got my shoes on.
06:44I'm going down.
06:45We're getting you out of jail tonight.
06:46I'm going to bail you out, but if you need help picking the font of the e-card,
06:53I'm going to freeze up and just not really have an opinion.
06:58Extra guilty.
07:00Last one.
07:01Let's go.
07:02I work at an office with people I usually get along with.
07:05It recently came to my attention, however, that one of my coworkers tweets snarky things
07:09that I'm pretty sure are about me.
07:11Maybe I'm being paranoid or too sensitive.
07:13He should probably make his profile private.
07:16Ooh, that's juicy.
07:17That's really juicy.
07:19I mean, I want to see the tweets because, I don't know, maybe you're annoying.
07:23Let's hear messy Twitter guy's side.
07:26Those tweets are definitely about him, but I tweet about all sorts of things.
07:31I sort of use it as my diary.
07:33This guy's my friend, and it's very gentle teasing.
07:36I've been really growing a following on there, so I can't stop now.
07:40Also, it's not called Twitter.
07:43It's called X.
07:44You're my enemy, sir.
07:47Mostly that recording started strong.
07:49It started really strong because, you know, this guy's leaning into the mess of it all,
07:54and I appreciate that.
07:55Then it got weirder.
07:57Saying that it is about him but it's gentle teasing, then why are you subtweeting?
08:01You know?
08:02If it's gentle teasing, tag.
08:04Tag the guy.
08:05So you know you're doing something wrong.
08:07But also, like, I want to see the tweets.
08:09Maybe make your profile private after you show me the tweets.
08:12Subject matter jurisdiction.
08:14I don't know what that means.
08:16And then to say you're building a following.
08:19Sir, what are we doing?
08:21It sounds like you already have a job, and building a following shouldn't be your priority.
08:25And then, no, we're not calling it X.
08:28I'm not going to do that, and you can't make me.
08:30You can't make me.
08:31I feel like Simone Biles.
08:32You know that?
08:34There are frequently times in my life where I think I have a different calling.
08:38One is to be the first assistant director on a film set because you do get to kind of yell at everybody.
08:44And to be a lawyer because I do get to just listen to the sound of my own voice and act like I'm the smartest person in the room.
08:52Which clearly is the only thing I'm good at.
08:56In closing, I'd like to say that this was very rewarding.
08:59And if you have other petty disputes, please at me because I love mess.
09:08I love mess.