Meet Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey), single, late thirties, successful in her career, but childless. She loves children and wants a child but does not want to take chances with a pregnancy at her age. Kate enlists the help of Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler) from South Philadelphia to act as her surrogate mother. Former attorney, now Super Fruity Fruit Smoothies owner, Rob Ackerman (Greg Kinnear) enters the scene and begins dating Kate. Angie becomes pregnant but it is not clear whether the child is Kate’s or Angie’s. The complex, intertwined relationships and social interactions create an enjoyable comedy experience.

Emotional Intelligence: Some Observations
These sequences appear at two different places in the film. A title screen appears between the two scenes.

The first scene appears at the end of DVD Chapter 12, “Deal Breaker.” It follows the scene of Kate talking to Rob in his shop. Angie walks along the sidewalk and says “Hi, Carl.” Carl Loomis (Dax Shepherd) leans against his car while pretending to read a newspaper (it is inverted and in an Asian language). This scene ends as Carl speeds away. Angie shrugs her shoulders and sighs.

The second scene appears within DVD Chapter 16, “Party’s Over.” It begins with a night shot of Kate’s car parked in front of a Marriott Hotel. The scene follows Kate’s discussion with Chaffee Bicknell (Sigourney Weaver) about Angie possibly not carrying Kate’s baby. Kate says to Angie, “I booked you a room here, until we sort this out.” This scene ends after Angie leaves the car. Kate sighs and lays her head on the steering wheel.
1.    Assess the emotional intelligence of each of the three characters shown in these scenes. What level of emotional intelligence does Carl exhibit? Assess him on self-awareness, empathy, and self-control.
2.    What level of emotional intelligence does Angie show? Assess her on self-awareness, empathy, and self-control.
3.    What level of emotional intelligence does Kate exhibit? Assess her on self-awareness, empathy, and self-control.