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Time Magazine
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
How Nathan Fielder Pulled Off His Best Stunt Yet in
W arning: This post contains spoilers for The Rehearsal Season 2 finale. Throughout The Rehearsal Season 2—and really, throughout the entirety of his career— Nathan Fielder has proven time and again that he always has another trick up his sleeve. So it really shouldn't come as a surprise that Sunday night's finale of his hit HBO series features what is perhaps his longest and most involved comedy con to date. And yet, it's still pretty difficult to believe he managed to pull this one off. After spending the first five episodes of Season 2 building an argument in support of his thesis that many plane crashes are caused by co-pilots facing difficulty speaking up to their captains when they think something is amiss, the finale flashed back two years earlier to show how Fielder spent months obtaining his commercial pilot license in order to be able to captain a real Boeing 737 plane with real passengers onboard at risk of all the real dangers of flying. However, he first had to learn how to do said flying, which he soon discovered required a skillset that didn't come easily to him. "When I first began this project, I decided there was no better way to understand pilots than by becoming one myself," he explained in a voiceover accompanying clips of himself taking flying lessons. "But it became clear very quickly that I was not a natural at this, especially when it came to landing the plane." While Fielder was told that most students master landings and are able to fly solo after about 10-30 hours of flight time, he still hadn't managed to prove his ability to his instructors' satisfaction by the time he had spent over 120 hours in the air. After witnessing another student pilot and their instructor fatally crash while he was in the sky above an airport for one of his own training sessions, Fielder took a month off to rehearse flying at home as a pilot who wasn't afraid of anything. Following that break, something clicked, and he was finally allowed to fly solo. But the roadblocks interfering with his plan didn't stop there. Considering you need 1,500 hours of flying experience to even be considered as a commercial airline pilot and Fielder had only racked up around 270-280 after two years, he realized he would need to utilize a loophole in the system that would require him to not only complete a FAA-approved 737 training course and obtain his own secondary-market passenger plane (on HBO's dime, of course), but also convince nearly 150 actors to pose as passengers on the flight to avoid regulations surrounding paying customers. Noting that, at the time, he was the least experienced person licensed to fly a 737 in North America, Fielder prepared for the big day by recruiting Aaron, one of the pilots he enlisted as a judge for his "Wings of Voice" singing competition earlier this season, as his co-pilot. He then laid out his objectives for the flight, which was set to take off from the San Bernardino airport and fly east to the Nevada border before looping back around to San Bernardino. "I'm trying to demonstrate how hard it can be for any pilot to say what they're thinking in a cockpit environment. And this dangerous phenomenon that leads to planes crashing I truly believe happens in some form on every single airline flight," he said. "Now, obviously with this flight, I don't want to let anything unsafe happen. So the second I see my co-pilot thinking something that he's not saying, you're going to get to see that. And then I'm going to quickly jump in and ask him about how he's feeling so he can share that with me and be comfortable sharing that. And nothing will be left unspoken." In the end, nothing of real consequence occurred in the cockpit during the flight. But after deplaning to applause and cheers from his group of actor-passengers, Fielder came to the conclusion that since no one sees what goes on in the cockpit anyway, "as long as you get everyone down safely, that's all it takes to be their hero." While Fielder is known for always committing to the bit, making the real-life stakes of his stunts truly bonkers, this time, they have never been higher. But he didn't even stop there, as the closing minutes of the finale revealed that, in his spare time, Fielder has also started working for a company that relocates empty 737s wherever they are around the world. Turns out, despite being a comedian, Fielder does have the capacity to be taken seriously. Or maybe, it simply all boils down to practice. As he put it earlier in the episode, "I've always believed that if you rehearse long enough and hard enough, nothing will be left to chance."
Newsweek
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 6 Release Date, Schedule, Where To Watch
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Looking for when and where you can watch The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 6? You're in the right place. Scroll down to see the full release timings, as well as episode title and plot synopsis. Episode 6 is called My Controls. It's the season finale of the show, capping off host Nathan Fielder's attempt to transform the aviation industry. Find out whether he gets the job done. The previous episode, Washington, saw Fielder take a test for autism, grapple with his mixed feelings about possibly being neurodivergent, and prepare to give a speech in Washington, DC, to sell Congress members on his methods of preventing future aviation disasters. Nathan Fielder hosts The Rehearsal Season 2 Nathan Fielder hosts The Rehearsal Season 2 HBO In this American docu-comedy series, which is written, directed by and starring Fielder (Nathan For You), he plays a fictionalized version of himself as he helps ordinary people rehearse for life events by recreating the scenario using sets and actors. The first season premiered on July 15, 2022. Such was the positive critical reception, HBO greenlit a second season the following month, on August 19, 2022. Scroll down for all the information you need to avoid missing The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 6. The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 6 Release Date The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 6 premieres at 10:30pm ET on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Each subsequent episode airs Sunday, 10:30pm ET. The Rehearsal Season 2 How to Watch The Rehearsal Season 2 is a Max exclusive. The six-episode season releases weekly and stream on HBO's platform. If you're a UK viewer, however, look for it on Sky Comedy and Sky TV, which is where The Rehearsal Season 1 aired (although there's been no confirmation yet). The Rehearsal Season 2 Synopsis What is The Rehearsal season 2? This is HBO's official synopsis: "Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You, HBO's How To with John Wilson) returns to television for a new series that explores the lengths one man will go to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life. With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life's biggest moments by "rehearsing" them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?" The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode List Here are the titles and release dates of all episodes in The Rehearsal Season 2. Episode 1: Gotta Have Fun - April 20 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 2: Star Potential - April 27 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 3: Pilot's Code - May 4 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 4: Kissme - May 11 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 5: Washington - May 18 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 6: My Controls - May 25 at 10:30 P.M. ET The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 Runtime The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 6 is around 30-50 minutes in length. What Will Happen in The Rehearsal Season 2? Nathan Fielder is back to lend a hand in The Rehearsal Season 2, helping people practice for important events in their life by walking them through complex artificial settings. As shown in the trailer, season 2 revolves around Fielder attempting to decrease fatalities in the airline industry by hosting elaborate roleplays for pilots. This includes the construction of a 1:1 scale airport terminal, as well as a full-size airplane cockpit.
Newsweek
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 4 Release Date, Schedule, Where To Watch
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Looking for when and where you can watch The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 4? You're in the right place. Scroll down to see the full release timings, as well as episode title and plot synopsis. Episode 4 is called Kissme. After the unfiltered absurdity of the previous episode, which sees Fielder try and absorb hero pilot Captain Sully's traits by recreating his upbringing, it seems host Nathan Fielder is leaving nothing off the table. In this American docu-comedy series, which is written, directed by and starring Fielder (Nathan For You), he plays a fictionalized version of himself as he helps ordinary people rehearse for life events by recreating the scenario using sets and actors. Nathan Fielder hosts The Rehearsal Season 2 Nathan Fielder hosts The Rehearsal Season 2 HBO The first season premiered on July 15, 2022. Such was the positive critical reception, HBO greenlit a second season the following month, on August 19, 2022. Scroll down for all the information you need to avoid missing The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3. The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 Release Date Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 4 premieres at 10:30pm ET on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Each subsequent episode airs Sunday, 10:30pm ET. The Rehearsal Season 2 How to Watch The Rehearsal Season 2 is a Max exclusive. The six-episode season releases weekly and stream on HBO's platform. If you're a UK viewer, however, look for it on Sky Comedy and Sky TV, which is where The Rehearsal Season 1 aired (although there's been no confirmation yet). The Rehearsal Season 2 Synopsis What is The Rehearsal season 2? This is HBO's official synopsis: "Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You, HBO's How To with John Wilson) returns to television for a new series that explores the lengths one man will go to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life. With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life's biggest moments by "rehearsing" them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?" The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode List Here are the titles and release dates of all episodes in The Rehearsal Season 2. Episode 1: Gotta Have Fun - April 20 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 2: Star Potential - April 27 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 3: Pilot's Code - May 4 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 4: Kissme - May 11 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 5: Washington - May 18 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 6: My Controls - May 25 at 10:30 P.M. ET The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 Runtime The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 4 is around 30-50 minutes in length. What Will Happen in The Rehearsal Season 2? Nathan Fielder is back to lend a hand in The Rehearsal Season 2, helping people practice for important events in their life by walking them through complex artificial settings. As shown in the trailer, season 2 revolves around Fielder attempting to decrease fatalities in the airline industry by hosting elaborate roleplays for pilots. This includes the construction of a 1:1 scale airport terminal, as well as a full-size airplane cockpit.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Rehearsal's Latest Episode Had Us Literally Screaming at the Screen
The post The Rehearsal's Latest Episode Had Us Literally Screaming at the Screen appeared first on Consequence. [Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for The Rehearsal, Season 2 Episode 3, 'Pilot's Code.'] I know you can say this after pretty much every episode of The Rehearsal, but emphatically, what the actual fuck?? The first two episodes of The Rehearsal Season 2 already have presented plenty of jaw-dropping moments. From the season opener's 'friendship flowers' incident to last week's callout of Paramount+ for removing the Summit Ice episode of Nathan for You, there's been a lot to digest. And yet, this week's episode, 'Pilot's Code,' easily ranks amongst the wildest shit Nathan Fielder has done onscreen yet — and that is saying a lot. The episode opens with an interesting, though relatively lightweight, primer as Fielder attempts to perform a personality transfer on a cloned dog. It's ultimately a bit of failure, as even though one clone has a single breakthrough moment, none of the subjects truly take to the original pet's personality. That's when Fielder decides it's time to test out his theories on himself… and when the real fireworks start. After studying one of the most famous pilots of recent times — Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger, who's best known for landing a plane in the Hudson River — Fielder decides to see if he can absorb Sully's traits by recreating his upbringing. 'Look, what you're about to witness is going to seem weird,' Fielder warns before the grand reveal. That reveal? Fielder walking into an oversized room completely shaved and dressed as a baby. †From there, it's a surreal nightmare as he speed-runs Sully's life, complete with monstrous puppet parents, breastfeeding simulations, and Fielder straight-up masturbating in the cockpit of a plane. (When I tell you I full-on screamed at the screen more than once, I am honestly downplaying my reaction.) This isn't the first time Fielder has turned his absurd ideas on himself: He did so repeatedly on Nathan for You (most notably with the 'Claw of Shame') and in Season 1 of The Rehearsal. This time, however, he takes it further than ever before. One of the most ridiculous, though shockingly believable, revelations Fielder has as a result of his experimentation directly relates to Sully's claim to fame, the Hudson River emergency landing. In the latter parts of his memoir, Sully begins to consistently reference different songs. However, there's one band, Fielder notices, that Sully seems to come back to particularly often — Evanescence. According to his own writing, the airline captain had something of an infatuation with the emo hitmakers. Fielder relates this to pilots' tendencies to keep their emotional struggles to themselves, as feelings of anxiety or depression can result in one losing one's aircraft license. After 'living as him for so long' and simulating the landing in the Hudson, Fielder takes it one step further by suggesting that Evanescence may secretly be the reason Sully was able to pull off such a remarkable feat. As presented in The Rehearsal, there's a 23-second gap during the emergency landing where Sully doesn't speak a word. It just so happens, Fielder explains, that the chorus to Evanescence's beloved track 'Bring Me to Life' is also 23 seconds long — and Sully's iPod was found in the plane wreckage. Is it possible Sully spent that third of a minute listening to 'Bring Me to Life,' and that's what gave him the strength to ask his co-pilot for help and ultimately avert disaster? Fielder thinks so. But, hold on, did Sully actually listen to 'Bring Me to Life' while landing US Airways Flight 1549? Short of Sully himself confirming one way or the other, it's impossible to know. Though, we can at least check to see if Fielder's math truly adds up. Firstly, let's address the facts that The Rehearsal unequivocally gets correct. For one, Sully's iPod was indeed recovered in the wreckage, as confirmed in his memoir, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, and an essay titled 'What I Got Back.' He also does write about about Evanescence in his memoir and has mentioned the band in passing throughout the years, like in this interview with Runner's World. Where Fielder's theory gets a little hazier, though, is when it comes to the exact numbers — the period of time Sully remained silent in the cockpit and the length of the 'Bring Me to Life' chorus. According to the official transcript, Sully actually stayed mum from 3:29:45 to 3:30:11, meaning he kept to himself for 26 seconds rather than 23. As far as the epic hook of 'Bring Me to Life,' it's a little more subjective. There's some wiggle room depending on when exactly you consider the chorus to have started and ended, as well as which one of the several instances of the chorus you're specifically looking at. By my count, however, the first chorus lasts about 21 seconds, and the next two last about 25 seconds. Not far off, perhaps even within the margin of subjectivity, though different enough to warrant mentioning. Of course, we're splitting hairs here. As mentioned, certain details are up to interpretation. Plus, who's to say that Sully needed to listen to the entirety of the chorus? Or how long it took him to find his iPod, put in his earbuds, pull up the song, scroll to the chorus, and hit play? Or if, perhaps, he simply recalled the chorus mentally, leading to a slight variation in tempo and, as a result, length? So, no, in all likelihood, Sully did not listen to 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence while performing what might be the most famous plane landing of all time. But that's just it… 'in all likelihood.' The fact that there is enough coincidence to not fully rule out the possibility is, admittedly, insane. And as we learned in The Rehearsal Season 1 Episode 3, maybe the illusion is enough. I, for one, think it's a whole lot more fun to believe that Fielder's recreation is exactly what went down on that fateful day. New episodes of The Rehearsal premiere Sundays on HBO and Max. 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Newsweek
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 Release Date, Schedule, Where To Watch
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Looking for when and where you can watch The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3? You're in the right place. Scroll down to see the full release timings, as well as episode title and plot synopsis. Episode 3 is called Pilot's Code. It continues show host Nathan Fielder's attempts to optimize the commercial flight experience, deftly treading the line between absurdist comedy and heightened documentary. In this American docu-comedy series, which is written, directed by and starring Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You), Fielder plays a fictionalized version of himself as he helps ordinary people rehearse for life events by recreating the scenario using sets and actors. Nathan Fielder hosts The Rehearsal Season 2 Nathan Fielder hosts The Rehearsal Season 2 HBO The first season premiered on July 15, 2022. Such was the positive critical reception, HBO greenlit a second season the following month, on August 19, 2022. Scroll down for all the information you need to avoid missing The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3. The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 Release Date Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 premieres at 10:30pm ET on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Each subsequent episode airs Sunday, 10:30pm ET. The Rehearsal Season 2 How to Watch The Rehearsal Season 2 is a Max exclusive. The six-episode season releases weekly and stream on HBO's platform. If you're a UK viewer, however, look for it on Sky Comedy and Sky TV, which is where The Rehearsal Season 1 aired (although there's been no confirmation yet). The Rehearsal Season 2 Synopsis What is The Rehearsal season 2? This is HBO's official synopsis: "Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You, HBO's How To with John Wilson) returns to television for a new series that explores the lengths one man will go to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life. With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life's biggest moments by "rehearsing" them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?" The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode List Here are the titles and release dates of all episodes in The Rehearsal Season 2. Episode 1: Gotta Have Fun - April 20 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 2: Star Potential - April 27 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 3: Pilot's Code - May 4 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 4: Kissme - May 11 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 5: Washington - May 18 at 10:30 P.M. ET Episode 6: My Controls - May 25 at 10:30 P.M. ET The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3 Runtime There is no runtime yet for The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 3. However, episode 2 is 44 minutes long, as per IMDb. What Will Happen in The Rehearsal Season 2? Nathan Fielder is back to lend a hand in The Rehearsal Season 2, helping people practice for important events in their life by walking them through complex artificial settings. As shown in the trailer, season 2 revolves around Fielder attempting to decrease fatalities in the airline industry by hosting elaborate roleplays for pilots. This includes the construction of a 1:1 scale airport terminal, as well as a full-size airplane cockpit.
