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Clearly, Christopher has been so shaken up by this whole incident that he doesn’t clock what he’s doing until he’s logged back into Netflix and navigated to the main page, which shows his Watch Again list.It’s essentially just everything they show that Nash stars in.To add insult to injury, a teaser trailer starts playing at the top of the screen and of course it’s for theChristmas at the Clinicseries.

On screen, Nash wears reindeer ears and veterinary scrubs, but let’s be real, hedidlook very handsome when filming this scene.

Nash cackles to himself as he unwraps his Snickers, and Christopher finally seems to realise what he’s done.

‘Oh God.Well.This is rather embarrassing.’

‘Iknewyou knew who I was.This is too good.’

Christopher flushes and rolls his eyes, trying to style it off as though he’s not deeply embarrassed.‘This is totally normal.They’re just good films!’

Nash laughs, almost choking on a peanut.

‘I might have downplayed howawareI was of your work when we first met.I’ll admit that.’He looks sheepish.

‘Christopher, if your Netflix is any indication, I am pretty sure you are singlehandedly supporting my whole career.I’d say thank you for all the residuals if I got residuals.’

‘I’ve just seen a few!’

‘A few?’Nash laughs, reaching for the remote.‘Scroll back up.Go on, search my name!I just want to see how many you’ve liked.’

‘Get off,’ Christopher laughs, playfully slapping his hands away.‘I’m not going to go easy on you just because you’re feeling poorly.’

‘If I were not quite so mentally incapacitated right now, I’d make some kind of innuendo there,’ Nash says.‘You’ll have to imagine it yourself, but be assured it was funny and just a little flirty.’

‘Just a little?’

‘Just a little.’

‘Fine.I might have seen ...all of them.’

‘Of course you have.I’m excellent.Now come on, Kathy Bates, pick something.’

‘What?’

‘Misery?Going to keep me in the basement for your own entertainment?’

‘The point ofMiseryis that she chains him up so he can keep writing.How would you make more films if you were trapped in a basement, which to be clear, I do not have.That would be useless if I wanted to watch more of your movies.’

‘Could be a sexy dungeon basement?’At this Christopher flushes, which makes Nash cackle again.

‘You are very irritating,’ he huffs, resuming his scrolling.

‘I can’t believe I’m running out of obsessed-fan references.What have I used so far?’he says, counting off his fingers.‘All About Eve.Misery.Ingrid Goes West.Ooh, does the second act ofGone Girlcount?’

‘For someone so nervous they’re about to get kidnapped you are very aware of related media.And you missedPerfect Blue.’

Nash leans back to peer at Christopher’strying-to-be-casualface.‘What’s that?’

‘A psychological horror anime about fandom and celebrity through the lens of a pop idol.’

‘Hahaha, you absolute nerd,’ Nash says, kicking Christopher in the thigh.

‘It’s not nerdy to watch foreign films.Wasn’t one of the ones you mentioned before a German film?’

‘Yeah, but anime?And not even Studio Ghibli anime.Come on, Christopher, you’re making it too easy for me even in my post-ictal state.Give me a challenge.’

‘I liked you better when you were quiet,’ he says, which produces the biggest laugh from Nash.