"I just want to watch the game, Alan," Walden sighed, his tall frame slumped on the sofa that used to belong to a very different, much more cynical man.
As the episode started, the familiar theme song filled the room—though the "men" in the intro had changed, the spirit of the chaos remained. On screen, Alan was embroiled in his usual web of lies, trying to sneak around between Lyndsey and her ex-husband, Chris.
The living room of the Malibu beach house felt colder than usual, and not just because of the ocean breeze. Walden Schmidt, the billionaire who had recently bought the house to nurse a broken heart, was staring at the TV remote as if it were a complex piece of alien technology. Watch Two And a Half Men S09E06
"Is this the one where you try to get back with Lyndsey?" Walden asked, already knowing the answer.
"It’s the one where I navigate the complex emotional landscape of a secondary relationship while staying in your guest house!" Alan corrected. "I just want to watch the game, Alan,"
Walden smiled, finally feeling at home. "Bourbon. But only if you don't try to hide the bottle in the closet."
Walden watched, fascinated and slightly horrified. "Alan, why didn't you just tell her the truth?" The living room of the Malibu beach house
Alan Harper hovered behind him, clutching a bowl of low-fat popcorn. "You’re doing it wrong, Walden. You’re hovering over the button. You have to commit to the click."