the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say 
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS situations)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN dialogue))) (VP (VBP spin) (ADVP (RB hopelessly)) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN control)))))) (, --) (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB say))))))))
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (CC ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))) (VP (VBP ) (ADVP (RB )) (PP (IN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))))) (, ) (S (NP (DT )) (VP (VBZ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ))))))))