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** A visual example, pointed out on the DVD commentary, is that Miles always does the Times crossword puzzle ''in pen''.[[note]] This was an accidental detail; when the cast and crew were looking for a writing utensil for Miles to use when filling out the crossword, a pen was the first one they found. They weren't aware of the InsufferableGenius connotations until after filming the scene.[[/note]]

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** A visual example, pointed out on the DVD commentary, is that Miles always does the Times crossword puzzle CrosswordPuzzle ''in pen''.[[note]] This was an accidental detail; when the cast and crew were looking for a writing utensil for Miles to use when filling out the crossword, a pen was the first one they found. They weren't aware of the InsufferableGenius connotations until after filming the scene.[[/note]]

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* ObliviousToLove: Miles doesn't notice when Maya is coming onto him. Justified because he's depressed and assumes nobody would ever love him.



* {{Subtext}}: Miles and Maya's conversation on the porch about their love of wine. (Or at least Maya's side of the conversation - Miles is talking exclusively about wine and misses all Maya's incredibly strong hints.

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* {{Subtext}}: Miles and Maya's conversation on the porch about their love of wine. (Or at least Maya's side of the conversation - Miles is talking exclusively about wine and misses all doesn't seem to notice Maya's incredibly strong hints.)
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* {{Subtext}}: Miles and Maya's conversation on the porch about their love of wine.

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* {{Subtext}}: Miles and Maya's conversation on the porch about their love of wine. (Or at least Maya's side of the conversation - Miles is talking exclusively about wine and misses all Maya's incredibly strong hints.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Miles's job goes unmentioned until near the end of the film, but when we see a shot of him teaching his class after the road trip is over he looks thoroughly disengaged. (Though it's not clear whether he's always like this in class, or is specifically distracted by the events of the road trip.)
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* MostWritersAreWriters: Are you a sad, melancholic would-be author? Then there's an impossibly gorgeous blonde out there waiting to fall in love with you (and your unpublished magnum opus).

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* MostWritersAreWriters: Are you a sad, melancholic would-be author? Then there's an impossibly gorgeous blonde out there waiting to fall in love with you (and your unpublished unpublished, unappreciated magnum opus).

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* NasalTrauma: Jack gets smashed him in the face by a motorcyle helmet-wielding Stephanie, breaking his nose. He spends the rest of the film wearing a nasal splint, and has to crash Miles' car into a tree to make it look as if they've been in an accident.
* NiceGirl: Both Maya and Stephanie. Even though Stephanie can still bust Jack's nose when she discovers the truth.

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* NasalTrauma: LiarRevealed: Jack gets smashed him in the face by a motorcyle helmet-wielding Stephanie, breaking his nose. He spends the rest most of the film wearing a nasal splint, and has first two acts pretending to crash Miles' car into a tree be single. Needless to make it look as if they've been in an accident.
* NiceGirl: Both Maya and Stephanie. Even though
say, when Stephanie can still bust Jack's nose when finds out he's getting married next weekend, she discovers the truth. doesn't take it well.


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* NasalTrauma: Jack gets smashed him in the face by a motorcyle helmet-wielding Stephanie, breaking his nose. He spends the rest of the film wearing a nasal splint, and has to crash Miles' car into a tree to make it look as if they've been in an accident.


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* NiceGirl: Both Maya and Stephanie. Even though Stephanie can still bust Jack's nose when she discovers the truth.
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* MostWritersAreWriters: Are you a sad, melancholic would-be author? Then there's an impossibly gorgeous blonde out there waiting to fall in love with you.

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* MostWritersAreWriters: Are you a sad, melancholic would-be author? Then there's an impossibly gorgeous blonde out there waiting to fall in love with you.you (and your unpublished magnum opus).
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Implied with Miles after Jack and Stephanie go off on their own. He also drinks wine while [[IReadItForTheArticles reading the articles.]]
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* SommelierSpeak: Miles likes to hold forth on the profile of every wine they drink; Jack's answer is always "tastes pretty good to me."
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* DoubleMeaning: While relaxing on Stephanie's patio, Maya asks Miles why he prefers pinot noir above all others. Miles talks about how pinot noir is so difficult to craft because the namesake grapes are notoriously thin-skinned and "temperamental", but that with enough care and attention, the taste is unlike any other - in essence, he's also describing himself. When he in turn asks Maya how she got into wine, she talks about her fascination with the complexity and ever-shifting tastes of wine in general, that a wine can even be at its best when beyond its peak - which doubles for her affection towards Miles even when he visibly is carrying personal baggage. And in case Miles missed the subtext, Maya reaches out and holds his hand when she makes her point.

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* SexEqualsLove: Miles and Maya.

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* SexEqualsLove: Miles and Maya.Maya, who consummate once their feelings are finally on the same wavelength.
* SexyDiscretionShot: When Maya pulls Miles into her apartment, the camera stays outside and the time of day changes from night to day, with Miles asleep in her bed.

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