S04E09 · SCENE 6/18 · 05:31
The Opera · Davola's Apartment
Elaine Visits Davola

Elaine goes to surprise Joe Davola at his apartment but finds the door open and him acting strange.

05:31→05:48
in the episode · 0m 17s · S04E09
Elaine Visits Davola

What happens

05:31–05:48

Elaine enters Joe Davola's apartment unannounced to surprise him. She finds the door open and Davola sitting in the dark, behaving eerily and stating 'Fear is our most primal emotion.'

WhereDavola's Apartment
DriverElaine
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadOpera Tickets

Key lines

from this scene
05:36

Good. Fear's our most primal emotion.

05:42

I know. I like to encourage intruders.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
obsession0.9
social rule violation0.7
menacing0.7
threat0.6
awkward0.3

Beats

05:36Davola says fear is primal emotion

Scene in the episode

05:31–05:48
A · Davola Threat
B · Elaine/Davola Date
C · Opera Tickets
D · Clown Confrontation

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