If this is what a good host is, I'm kind of worried about what a bad one is like.

[there's a levity to his tone; he does, in the end, like Astoria, even if he doesn't care for her methods.]

She has a lot on her mind right now, but if she's willing to meet us halfway and let us have a say in what's going on, then she might be able to send us home once we work a few things out. I'd settle for just being able to send a message home, honestly.