1 00:00:01,166 --> 00:00:03,569 This fall, Pops surprised us all 2 00:00:03,601 --> 00:00:06,439 when he said that he was getting married to Lynette. 3 00:00:06,471 --> 00:00:09,908 And as gross as it was to see an old man in love, 4 00:00:09,942 --> 00:00:11,343 we were happy for him. 5 00:00:11,376 --> 00:00:13,745 But then came Christmas... 6 00:00:13,779 --> 00:00:15,115 I love you. 7 00:00:16,615 --> 00:00:18,118 But I need him. 8 00:00:19,118 --> 00:00:22,487 I knew that one hurt, and I felt for Pops, 9 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,157 but I know that he gets through things in his own way. 10 00:00:25,191 --> 00:00:29,462 See, Pops has always had his own version of self-care. 11 00:00:29,494 --> 00:00:32,164 Can't believe I lost my job. 12 00:00:32,197 --> 00:00:33,865 Drinks on me! 13 00:00:35,167 --> 00:00:38,004 I just lost 10 grand on the Buffalo Bills. 14 00:00:38,036 --> 00:00:39,238 What time you get off? 15 00:00:41,206 --> 00:00:42,841 Ohh! 16 00:00:42,874 --> 00:00:44,843 Doctors say something wrong with my heart. 17 00:00:44,877 --> 00:00:46,212 I say road trip! 18 00:00:46,245 --> 00:00:48,014 - Road trip. - Road trip! 19 00:00:48,047 --> 00:00:50,483 As long as I can remember, 20 00:00:50,515 --> 00:00:52,484 Pops has gotten through the dark spells 21 00:00:52,517 --> 00:00:54,953 with a little time, a lot of booze, 22 00:00:54,987 --> 00:00:58,657 and help from his best friends, Loose Craig and Billy Blade. 23 00:00:58,691 --> 00:01:01,493 Why do you want to know how I got the name Loose Craig? 24 00:01:01,526 --> 00:01:02,728 You from the government? 25 00:01:02,761 --> 00:01:05,197 I was born Billy Smith, 26 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:07,566 but they called me Billy Blade. 27 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,834 What does the "Blade" stand for? 28 00:01:09,868 --> 00:01:15,006 Beer, Liquor, And Drugs Everyday. 29 00:01:15,039 --> 00:01:17,309 Pops' buddies were helping him through the pain, 30 00:01:17,342 --> 00:01:19,478 and we were happy to let them. 31 00:01:19,511 --> 00:01:21,646 Well, most of us. 32 00:01:21,679 --> 00:01:24,050 Oh, no. 33 00:01:24,083 --> 00:01:26,252 Okay. 34 00:01:26,285 --> 00:01:27,720 Sir? 35 00:01:27,753 --> 00:01:29,422 Please say he's not dead. 36 00:01:32,258 --> 00:01:33,726 Oh, hello, pretty lady. 37 00:01:35,093 --> 00:01:38,563 I'll have, uh, two eggs and bacon 38 00:01:38,596 --> 00:01:40,399 and some black coffee. 39 00:01:44,246 --> 00:01:47,171 Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx www.addic7ed.com 40 00:01:50,476 --> 00:01:53,578 You need to flip those cushions and set them on fire. 41 00:01:53,612 --> 00:01:56,282 That thing smells like unpaid child support, 42 00:01:56,315 --> 00:01:57,550 and you know it! 43 00:01:57,583 --> 00:01:58,950 Morning, Mama. 44 00:01:58,984 --> 00:02:00,218 Hey, baby. 45 00:02:00,252 --> 00:02:01,387 - Hey, Dre. - Yeah? 46 00:02:01,419 --> 00:02:02,854 When do you think your father's gonna stop 47 00:02:02,887 --> 00:02:05,090 acting like an Arizona State freshman? 48 00:02:05,124 --> 00:02:07,674 We have been very generous with him, 49 00:02:07,699 --> 00:02:08,894 and this morning, 50 00:02:08,926 --> 00:02:12,898 I found his friend Loose Craig sleeping on our couch. 51 00:02:12,930 --> 00:02:15,033 There's gotta be somewhere else for that man to sleep. 52 00:02:15,067 --> 00:02:17,931 - Okay, well, Pops was sleeping in his bed. - Mm-hmm. 53 00:02:17,956 --> 00:02:19,871 All right? Billy Blade was sleeping on Pops' couch. 54 00:02:19,905 --> 00:02:21,806 You can't ask an old Black man to double up. 55 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,209 Okay... 56 00:02:23,241 --> 00:02:24,910 It's not just about the couch, Dre. 57 00:02:29,347 --> 00:02:31,149 Uh... 58 00:02:31,182 --> 00:02:32,384 Eight the hard way. 59 00:02:32,418 --> 00:02:33,619 Play it! 60 00:02:33,651 --> 00:02:34,819 Ronnie wants to know 61 00:02:34,852 --> 00:02:36,755 where the best place around here to throw up is. 62 00:02:36,788 --> 00:02:39,924 Is it cool if I ash my cigar in this cactus? 63 00:02:41,025 --> 00:02:43,262 Damn, Rainbow! Now my money's all wet! 64 00:02:44,263 --> 00:02:46,732 My Pops is just getting over a breakup, okay? 65 00:02:46,764 --> 00:02:49,634 This is how men deal with things. 66 00:02:49,668 --> 00:02:50,903 No, it's not. No... 67 00:02:50,936 --> 00:02:53,572 Look, I love your father, 68 00:02:53,604 --> 00:02:57,810 and I also love grown men who sleep at hotels, 69 00:02:57,842 --> 00:02:59,512 not on my couch. 70 00:02:59,544 --> 00:03:01,946 He's got to find a more constructive way to deal with his pain. 71 00:03:01,979 --> 00:03:03,249 Bow, that's exactly what he's doing. 72 00:03:03,281 --> 00:03:04,850 I promise you, all right, 73 00:03:04,882 --> 00:03:06,851 we are doing the right thing for Pops. 74 00:03:06,884 --> 00:03:08,787 Look at that. Uh-huh. 75 00:03:08,821 --> 00:03:10,990 Walk of shame. He's doing great. 76 00:03:11,023 --> 00:03:12,591 - Good morning, everybody. - Hey. 77 00:03:12,624 --> 00:03:15,328 Okay, Ishma, feel free to take something for the road, baby. 78 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,197 I would get you an Uber, but I don't know how that works. 79 00:03:18,229 --> 00:03:19,999 Okay. 80 00:03:21,686 --> 00:03:22,927 - Morning. - Talk to your father. 81 00:03:22,952 --> 00:03:24,115 Okay, I will talk to him. 82 00:03:24,140 --> 00:03:25,638 Watch her. She's raiding the good liquor. 83 00:03:25,663 --> 00:03:27,440 - Hey, Pops? - Bye. 84 00:03:27,472 --> 00:03:28,673 How you doing? 85 00:03:29,741 --> 00:03:32,210 How's it look like I'm doing, son? 86 00:03:34,579 --> 00:03:36,448 You see that? Everything's all right. 87 00:03:36,482 --> 00:03:37,682 All right, so please, 88 00:03:37,716 --> 00:03:40,149 don't try to understand this, okay, babe? 89 00:03:40,174 --> 00:03:41,546 Just let Pops have his fun. 90 00:03:41,586 --> 00:03:43,955 And if that means an old dude is sleeping on that couch 91 00:03:43,989 --> 00:03:47,226 a few more weeks, so be it. 92 00:03:47,258 --> 00:03:50,795 Junior, have you seen my purse? 93 00:03:50,829 --> 00:03:52,998 My God, this is the worst day ever. 94 00:03:53,031 --> 00:03:56,035 Pops had some sort of frat party last night, 95 00:03:56,067 --> 00:03:58,237 and now everything's missing or it's sticky. 96 00:03:58,269 --> 00:04:00,038 Oh. Hate to hear that. 97 00:04:00,072 --> 00:04:01,874 Roll of pennies for your thoughts? 98 00:04:01,906 --> 00:04:04,676 No, Junior, I got to take Jack and Diane to school. 99 00:04:04,710 --> 00:04:08,514 And there's this dad, Jeremy, he makes drop-offs a nightmare. 100 00:04:08,547 --> 00:04:10,181 Every start of the week, he's like, 101 00:04:10,215 --> 00:04:12,184 "I got a case of the Mondays. 102 00:04:12,216 --> 00:04:14,352 You got 20 ccs of Friday?" 103 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:16,888 That doesn't sound so bad. 104 00:04:16,922 --> 00:04:19,082 Junior, has anyone ever made your skin crawl? 105 00:04:19,107 --> 00:04:20,725 Have you ever wished that someone didn't exist, 106 00:04:20,758 --> 00:04:22,093 in... in a non-violent way? 107 00:04:22,126 --> 00:04:23,161 - I have. - Yeah. 108 00:04:23,186 --> 00:04:24,662 But I don't want to say who. 109 00:04:24,696 --> 00:04:26,931 Seriously, if you lock eyes with that guy, 110 00:04:26,965 --> 00:04:28,366 he is like the Terminator. 111 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:29,734 I got a late start to work. 112 00:04:29,768 --> 00:04:31,436 Why don't I drop the twins off at school? 113 00:04:31,470 --> 00:04:33,037 Thank you, Junior. 114 00:04:33,071 --> 00:04:34,773 I am gonna go and look for my bag. 115 00:04:34,806 --> 00:04:36,174 You do that. 116 00:04:36,208 --> 00:04:37,342 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! 117 00:04:37,376 --> 00:04:39,277 You be sure to wash your hands, sweetheart. 118 00:04:39,311 --> 00:04:41,080 Pennies are like little toilets. 119 00:04:41,112 --> 00:04:42,514 - You remember that. - Okay. 120 00:04:42,547 --> 00:04:44,115 - That's a tip from Mom. - I will. 121 00:04:44,148 --> 00:04:46,050 I was wondering what was on this one. 122 00:04:46,083 --> 00:04:49,020 That is exactly why I keep none of my real estate 123 00:04:49,054 --> 00:04:52,119 but all of my guns registered in Connor's name. 124 00:04:52,144 --> 00:04:53,062 Mm. 125 00:04:53,087 --> 00:04:54,926 It should be so much easier 126 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,929 to steal the rest of this company from you. 127 00:04:56,962 --> 00:04:58,631 Oh. 128 00:04:58,664 --> 00:05:00,872 Oh, Dre, what's going on, huh? 129 00:05:00,897 --> 00:05:01,918 Let me guess... 130 00:05:01,943 --> 00:05:04,036 you were not fast enough to buy a sneaker 131 00:05:04,068 --> 00:05:05,571 with a 600% markup? 132 00:05:05,604 --> 00:05:06,739 It's 800%. 133 00:05:06,772 --> 00:05:08,073 - Ooh. - All right? 134 00:05:08,105 --> 00:05:11,109 And Bow is mad at how my father is handling his breakup. 135 00:05:11,143 --> 00:05:12,410 How is he handling it? 136 00:05:12,443 --> 00:05:13,545 If it's anything like I do, 137 00:05:13,578 --> 00:05:15,580 he's having a good old-fashioned cry. 138 00:05:15,614 --> 00:05:17,650 You know, just letting it all out in a bathroom 139 00:05:17,683 --> 00:05:19,885 or in a Kia Sorento parked near a beach. 140 00:05:19,917 --> 00:05:21,586 Okay, my father is not going to cry. 141 00:05:21,619 --> 00:05:24,222 Black men do not get emotional in public. 142 00:05:24,256 --> 00:05:26,635 Michael Jordan cried once, and it's a meme! 143 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:27,666 - Oh, yeah. - It's true. 144 00:05:27,691 --> 00:05:28,893 When my mom passed, 145 00:05:28,926 --> 00:05:31,496 my dad was so afraid of someone seeing him cry 146 00:05:31,530 --> 00:05:34,099 that he had his tear ducts removed. 147 00:05:34,131 --> 00:05:37,001 When he gets real cold, he bleeds from his eyes now. 148 00:05:37,035 --> 00:05:37,970 Mm. 149 00:05:38,003 --> 00:05:40,005 Still, better than crying. 150 00:05:40,037 --> 00:05:41,407 Word. 151 00:05:41,439 --> 00:05:44,642 Denzel Washington is one of the best actors that we ever had, 152 00:05:44,676 --> 00:05:48,080 and in "Glory," he was only able to drum up one tear. 153 00:05:48,112 --> 00:05:51,583 Now, if my calculations serve me correctly, 154 00:05:51,616 --> 00:05:55,653 he should be able to do a second tear in 2033. 155 00:05:55,686 --> 00:05:56,714 '33? 156 00:05:56,739 --> 00:05:58,307 So if you can't cry, 157 00:05:58,332 --> 00:05:59,592 how do Black men deal with their problems? 158 00:05:59,624 --> 00:06:00,692 Ah. If I may... 159 00:06:00,725 --> 00:06:01,926 - Nope. - No. 160 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,762 Black men deal with their problems one of two ways... 161 00:06:03,794 --> 00:06:05,698 fight or flight. 162 00:06:05,730 --> 00:06:07,532 Mascot in your face? Fight. 163 00:06:07,566 --> 00:06:08,868 Guy does magic in the hood 164 00:06:08,900 --> 00:06:10,301 around you and a bunch of Black guys 165 00:06:10,335 --> 00:06:11,871 and you don't understand what he's doing, 166 00:06:11,903 --> 00:06:14,205 probably think he's in a cult or something. Flight. 167 00:06:14,239 --> 00:06:16,149 You know, Pops is cool, right? 168 00:06:16,174 --> 00:06:18,210 He just needs to party to get it out of his system, 169 00:06:18,242 --> 00:06:20,278 and then he'll be back to normal. 170 00:06:20,311 --> 00:06:22,146 So, what you're saying is that partying 171 00:06:22,179 --> 00:06:24,316 is the Black man equivalent of crying? 172 00:06:24,349 --> 00:06:26,685 Well, it's also how they express 173 00:06:26,717 --> 00:06:29,054 fear, relief, hopelessness, and hunger. 174 00:06:29,087 --> 00:06:32,491 But in this instance, yes, it's crying. 175 00:06:32,523 --> 00:06:34,393 And how many nights a week is your dad partying? 176 00:06:34,426 --> 00:06:36,161 Not a lot. 177 00:06:36,193 --> 00:06:38,396 - Seven. - Oh, Dre. 178 00:06:38,429 --> 00:06:41,066 It sounds like your dad is crying a lot. 179 00:06:43,402 --> 00:06:46,038 You know, Loose Craig has got a real gambling problem. 180 00:06:46,071 --> 00:06:48,306 He tried to get me to throw my soccer game. 181 00:06:48,340 --> 00:06:49,340 I like him. 182 00:06:49,374 --> 00:06:50,542 He gave me a package to hold 183 00:06:50,575 --> 00:06:52,832 and bought my fingerprints for only 20 bucks. 184 00:06:52,857 --> 00:06:55,381 - Okay, let's go, guys. - Where do you think you're going? 185 00:06:55,414 --> 00:06:57,883 Oh, uh, Mom used to walk me to the door, so... 186 00:06:57,915 --> 00:07:00,118 Uh, we ain't you, dawg. 187 00:07:01,587 --> 00:07:03,322 Hey! Where's Bow? 188 00:07:03,354 --> 00:07:04,890 I need my Monday prescription. 189 00:07:04,922 --> 00:07:05,890 Oh. 190 00:07:05,924 --> 00:07:07,560 Uh, she got called in to work early. 191 00:07:07,592 --> 00:07:08,860 - Oh. - Junior. 192 00:07:08,893 --> 00:07:10,528 Jeremy. 193 00:07:10,561 --> 00:07:12,730 You know, I really enjoy talking with her. 194 00:07:12,763 --> 00:07:15,366 One of the things I look forward to on the weekdays. 195 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,237 Not sure if she told you, but I work alone. 196 00:07:18,270 --> 00:07:20,239 Oh. No, she didn't. 197 00:07:20,272 --> 00:07:21,407 I'm divorced, 198 00:07:21,439 --> 00:07:23,274 and my little Alfie's at school all day, 199 00:07:23,308 --> 00:07:26,445 and, uh, most of my family's in South Carolina. 200 00:07:26,477 --> 00:07:28,413 Man, that's got to be tough. 201 00:07:28,446 --> 00:07:31,716 Well, at least I have all my drop-off buddies. 202 00:07:33,217 --> 00:07:34,352 Oh, apple fritter? 203 00:07:34,386 --> 00:07:36,756 Ooh! Don't mind if I do! 204 00:07:38,289 --> 00:07:39,725 Mmm! 205 00:07:39,758 --> 00:07:42,527 Not sure what's sweeter, this apple fritter or you! 206 00:07:44,162 --> 00:07:45,965 The guys at work had me thinking 207 00:07:45,998 --> 00:07:47,967 maybe Pops wasn't okay. 208 00:07:47,999 --> 00:07:50,893 So I decided to do a quick welfare check. 209 00:07:50,918 --> 00:07:53,238 ...doing pull-ups, they flipping truck tires. 210 00:07:53,270 --> 00:07:54,872 The sign says "gym," 211 00:07:54,905 --> 00:07:56,874 but I know a White militia when I see one. 212 00:07:56,907 --> 00:07:58,544 Good looking out. 213 00:07:58,576 --> 00:08:00,278 Hey, Dre. What you doing here? 214 00:08:00,311 --> 00:08:02,114 Uh, I thought I'd just pop up, you know, 215 00:08:02,147 --> 00:08:03,414 maybe buy the next round. 216 00:08:03,448 --> 00:08:04,817 - All right. - Okay. 217 00:08:04,850 --> 00:08:06,585 Ah, look at this, Pops. 218 00:08:06,617 --> 00:08:08,886 Sports on TV, good friends, 219 00:08:08,919 --> 00:08:11,456 a bar with a B health grade. 220 00:08:11,489 --> 00:08:13,324 Ha! Life is good, huh? 221 00:08:13,357 --> 00:08:14,727 Could be worse. 222 00:08:15,794 --> 00:08:17,952 - Earl, your horse is winning. - Look! 223 00:08:17,977 --> 00:08:19,048 - It's what? - Look! 224 00:08:19,073 --> 00:08:20,602 - What? - He's got the lead! 225 00:08:20,626 --> 00:08:22,567 Hey! 226 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:23,901 - Run! - Run, pony! 227 00:08:23,934 --> 00:08:25,903 - Hell yeah! - Run, pony! Come on! 228 00:08:25,936 --> 00:08:27,573 Your horse just won! 229 00:08:29,941 --> 00:08:32,244 What you win, Pops? 20, 30 bucks? 230 00:08:32,277 --> 00:08:34,013 Try $4,500. He hit the trifecta. 231 00:08:34,046 --> 00:08:35,414 - Mm-hmm. - What? 232 00:08:35,446 --> 00:08:36,581 Pops, that's incredible! 233 00:08:36,614 --> 00:08:38,417 Yeah, you don't hit the trifecta every day. 234 00:08:38,450 --> 00:08:40,085 Hey... so, what are you gonna do? 235 00:08:40,118 --> 00:08:41,085 I don't know. 236 00:08:41,119 --> 00:08:42,354 Hold up! 237 00:08:42,387 --> 00:08:44,657 My Pops should be on top of this bar right now. 238 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:46,992 Something's off. 239 00:08:47,024 --> 00:08:49,027 Why isn't this making him happy? 240 00:08:49,061 --> 00:08:51,397 Uh, I gotta go use the head. I-I'll be right back. 241 00:08:52,697 --> 00:08:53,831 Oh, man. 242 00:08:53,864 --> 00:08:55,900 Pops is struggling. 243 00:08:57,969 --> 00:09:00,172 You look like you need a drink. 244 00:09:00,205 --> 00:09:02,279 Give me your credit card and your mother's maiden name. 245 00:09:02,304 --> 00:09:03,207 I'll take care of it. 246 00:09:07,765 --> 00:09:10,381 - Hey, what's going on? - Hmm? 247 00:09:10,415 --> 00:09:13,551 Pops won almost 5 grand, and nothing? 248 00:09:13,585 --> 00:09:14,887 So? 249 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,222 So, h-how do you think he's doing 250 00:09:17,254 --> 00:09:18,823 after this whole Lynette thing? 251 00:09:19,990 --> 00:09:21,359 What Lynette thing? 252 00:09:21,393 --> 00:09:22,728 She broke up with him. 253 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:23,895 She did? 254 00:09:23,928 --> 00:09:25,229 When? This morning? 255 00:09:25,263 --> 00:09:26,364 Christmas! 256 00:09:27,398 --> 00:09:28,866 This Christmas? 257 00:09:28,899 --> 00:09:30,201 Yes! 258 00:09:30,234 --> 00:09:31,470 Oh. Hmm. 259 00:09:31,503 --> 00:09:33,071 - Well, that's news to us. - Mm-hmm. 260 00:09:33,104 --> 00:09:35,514 The hell you mean it's news to you guys? 261 00:09:35,539 --> 00:09:38,342 I mean, you took a road trip to Detroit and back. 262 00:09:38,367 --> 00:09:39,545 What the hell did you talk about? 263 00:09:39,577 --> 00:09:41,412 Sports. 264 00:09:41,446 --> 00:09:42,648 Gas prices. 265 00:09:42,681 --> 00:09:44,650 Y-You remember that one station in Oklahoma? 266 00:09:44,682 --> 00:09:46,085 Shoot, how could I forget? 267 00:09:46,118 --> 00:09:49,188 Premium, only $2.25 a gallon! 268 00:09:49,220 --> 00:09:50,922 - Mm. - Look... 269 00:09:50,955 --> 00:09:54,026 Pops needs someone to talk to about how he's feeling. 270 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,262 I guess he could talk to the bartender when we leave. 271 00:09:57,295 --> 00:09:58,597 No. 272 00:09:58,629 --> 00:10:01,100 He needs to talk to you two. You're his closest friends. 273 00:10:01,133 --> 00:10:03,701 Yeah, you're right. 274 00:10:03,734 --> 00:10:06,404 But I-I... I think I'm gonna pretend like you never told us. 275 00:10:06,437 --> 00:10:07,905 - What? - Look, I'm sorry, 276 00:10:07,939 --> 00:10:09,241 but if we talk about it once, 277 00:10:09,273 --> 00:10:11,042 that means we got to check back in with him again. 278 00:10:11,075 --> 00:10:13,378 - We like to keep a respectful distance. - Mm-hmm. 279 00:10:13,411 --> 00:10:15,214 I didn't know he had a son till recently. 280 00:10:15,247 --> 00:10:16,615 Oh, I still don't know. 281 00:10:16,648 --> 00:10:19,450 You've known him for 40 years! 282 00:10:19,484 --> 00:10:22,220 Look, Dre, you need to bounce. 283 00:10:22,253 --> 00:10:24,188 - What? - You look like you're about to tell Earl 284 00:10:24,221 --> 00:10:26,225 - that you told us about Lynette. - Mm-hmm. 285 00:10:26,258 --> 00:10:28,727 No wonder you ain't got no wives. 286 00:10:28,759 --> 00:10:31,729 - Marriage is a tool of the patriarchy. - Mm. 287 00:10:33,665 --> 00:10:36,145 So, how did it go with Jeremy? 288 00:10:36,170 --> 00:10:39,403 Did he sound sick and blame it on his allergies? 289 00:10:39,436 --> 00:10:41,273 Don't you think you're being a little harsh? 290 00:10:41,306 --> 00:10:42,740 Harsh? No. 291 00:10:42,773 --> 00:10:44,475 I really feel like you're the one 292 00:10:44,508 --> 00:10:46,077 who's not giving him a chance. 293 00:10:46,110 --> 00:10:47,412 What? 294 00:10:47,445 --> 00:10:49,747 He's just a lonely guy going through a tough time. 295 00:10:50,630 --> 00:10:52,083 You do always see the worst in people, Mom. 296 00:10:52,117 --> 00:10:53,619 And that's coming from Diane. 297 00:10:53,652 --> 00:10:55,454 Okay, what are you guys talking about? 298 00:10:55,486 --> 00:10:57,222 We're only stating facts. 299 00:10:57,247 --> 00:10:59,091 Remember when I was little and you wouldn't let me 300 00:10:59,124 --> 00:11:01,560 be friends with Eric because you hated his mom? 301 00:11:01,593 --> 00:11:04,797 Uhh, she had bad vibes, Junior. 302 00:11:04,830 --> 00:11:06,131 - Bad vibes? - Yes. 303 00:11:06,163 --> 00:11:08,299 I did not learn math on the commune, 304 00:11:08,332 --> 00:11:10,301 but I learned how to read vibes. 305 00:11:10,335 --> 00:11:12,905 I really feel like you're closing yourself off 306 00:11:12,937 --> 00:11:15,907 to opportunities to make real connections with people... 307 00:11:15,941 --> 00:11:17,975 people who may surprise you, 308 00:11:18,008 --> 00:11:20,979 the way Jer-Bear surprised me with an apple fritter. 309 00:11:21,946 --> 00:11:23,514 He never gave me an apple fritter. 310 00:11:23,547 --> 00:11:25,650 Did you ever give him a reason to? 311 00:11:26,685 --> 00:11:27,652 No. 312 00:11:27,686 --> 00:11:28,821 Mm-hmm. 313 00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:30,989 Why don't we both go to the next drop-off? 314 00:11:31,022 --> 00:11:32,590 Open your mind a little. 315 00:11:32,624 --> 00:11:33,715 It's never too late 316 00:11:33,739 --> 00:11:35,481 - ...to turn over a new leaf. - Okay. 317 00:11:35,506 --> 00:11:37,695 Let me show you that Jeremy's not such a bad guy. 318 00:11:37,729 --> 00:11:39,503 I guess there's no harm in trying. 319 00:11:39,528 --> 00:11:41,432 Wait, while you're being so open-minded, 320 00:11:41,465 --> 00:11:43,368 can we please revisit me getting a tat? 321 00:11:43,401 --> 00:11:44,803 No! 322 00:11:44,835 --> 00:11:46,370 That's, like, a hard no, buddy. 323 00:11:47,906 --> 00:11:50,709 Well, Pops isn't getting over Lynette, 324 00:11:50,742 --> 00:11:52,878 and his friends are no help, either. 325 00:11:52,911 --> 00:11:54,446 Aww. 326 00:11:54,479 --> 00:11:56,382 They didn't even know that he had broken up with her. 327 00:11:58,249 --> 00:11:59,884 Dre, I think maybe it's time 328 00:11:59,917 --> 00:12:02,653 to have a real conversation about his options. 329 00:12:02,686 --> 00:12:04,156 Okay. 330 00:12:04,189 --> 00:12:05,724 Maybe he should try therapy. 331 00:12:06,691 --> 00:12:08,460 If you're not gonna offer any real solutions, 332 00:12:08,493 --> 00:12:10,796 I might as well go in the house and talk to Jack about this. 333 00:12:10,829 --> 00:12:14,166 Okay, well, maybe his doctor 334 00:12:14,199 --> 00:12:15,834 could prescribe him some medication. 335 00:12:15,867 --> 00:12:18,737 Unless there's a scotch with his medication blended in, 336 00:12:18,769 --> 00:12:20,037 it ain't gonna happen. 337 00:12:20,071 --> 00:12:21,505 Okay. 338 00:12:21,538 --> 00:12:22,740 Here's another idea. 339 00:12:22,773 --> 00:12:23,875 Mm-hmm? 340 00:12:23,908 --> 00:12:26,378 - I could dig a hole... - Yes. 341 00:12:26,411 --> 00:12:29,248 ...and scream my medical advice into that. 342 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:31,316 You know, I'm starting to realize 343 00:12:31,349 --> 00:12:34,753 that there is only one thing left to do. 344 00:12:34,786 --> 00:12:35,888 Please don't say it. 345 00:12:35,921 --> 00:12:37,155 I'll fix it myself. 346 00:12:37,187 --> 00:12:39,390 You know what? 347 00:12:39,423 --> 00:12:41,525 - I'll talk to Pops tomorrow. - Yeah. 348 00:12:41,558 --> 00:12:44,228 Dre, you can't find a ladder 349 00:12:44,262 --> 00:12:45,898 to fix the porch light bulb. 350 00:12:45,931 --> 00:12:48,032 What makes you think that you can fix 351 00:12:48,066 --> 00:12:50,768 Pops' deep emotional trauma? 352 00:12:50,801 --> 00:12:51,869 Okay. 353 00:12:51,902 --> 00:12:53,739 Look at me. 354 00:12:53,772 --> 00:12:54,907 I love you. 355 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:55,907 Mm-hmm. 356 00:12:55,941 --> 00:12:57,276 But you have no skills. 357 00:12:57,308 --> 00:12:58,943 Ha! 358 00:13:00,045 --> 00:13:01,546 - You know what? - Hmm? 359 00:13:01,579 --> 00:13:04,181 You know who else couldn't change a light bulb? 360 00:13:04,215 --> 00:13:05,716 No. Who? 361 00:13:05,749 --> 00:13:07,251 - Gandhi. - Ah. 362 00:13:07,284 --> 00:13:09,888 Instead, he changed the world. 363 00:13:11,089 --> 00:13:12,357 Oh... 364 00:13:12,389 --> 00:13:13,958 Ohhh. 365 00:13:18,128 --> 00:13:19,730 Here comes Jeremy. 366 00:13:19,763 --> 00:13:21,733 You don't have to do this, Rainbow. 367 00:13:21,766 --> 00:13:23,568 Making snap judgments about other people 368 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,604 is one of the few things I respect about you. 369 00:13:25,637 --> 00:13:27,606 Guys, just go to class. 370 00:13:27,638 --> 00:13:29,240 Have a great day, kids. 371 00:13:29,273 --> 00:13:30,975 Okay, you can do this. 372 00:13:31,008 --> 00:13:31,943 Yes. 373 00:13:31,976 --> 00:13:33,144 There he is. 374 00:13:33,177 --> 00:13:35,446 In a jacket covered in pins 375 00:13:35,479 --> 00:13:37,114 for bands he never listened to. 376 00:13:37,148 --> 00:13:39,551 - Name one other Foo Fighter! - Mom. 377 00:13:39,584 --> 00:13:41,585 - Okay, sorry. I'm being superficial. - Mm-hmm. 378 00:13:41,619 --> 00:13:42,988 I will give him a chance. 379 00:13:43,021 --> 00:13:44,089 - Hey, Bow. - Hey! 380 00:13:44,122 --> 00:13:45,457 Nice to see you again. 381 00:13:45,489 --> 00:13:46,390 You, too. 382 00:13:46,423 --> 00:13:48,059 Are... Are those pajamas, or...? 383 00:13:48,093 --> 00:13:49,895 Yes. 384 00:13:49,927 --> 00:13:53,465 So, Jeremy, I have been meaning to ask you, 385 00:13:53,498 --> 00:13:56,734 what's happening with the whole "Game of Thrones" case, huh? 386 00:13:56,768 --> 00:13:59,503 - Ohh. You... - I mean, is that judge still out to get you? 387 00:13:59,537 --> 00:14:00,739 What? 388 00:14:00,772 --> 00:14:03,575 Oh, my God. Oh! I'm sorry. I gotta go. I gotta run. 389 00:14:03,608 --> 00:14:05,577 But I'm sure Junior would love to hear about it. 390 00:14:05,609 --> 00:14:06,811 - Just tell him everything. - Th... 391 00:14:06,845 --> 00:14:08,513 Yeah, I'm gonna get in the car. 392 00:14:09,681 --> 00:14:11,483 - Yeah, "Game of Thrones" was stolen... - Oh! S... 393 00:14:11,516 --> 00:14:13,785 from my original series of eight fantasy novels, 394 00:14:13,817 --> 00:14:16,754 except mine had more nudity, more dragons, 395 00:14:16,787 --> 00:14:17,955 and more... 396 00:14:17,989 --> 00:14:19,991 - How old are you? - 19. 397 00:14:20,024 --> 00:14:22,360 ...more dragon nudity. 398 00:14:22,393 --> 00:14:25,864 See, the story begins in the kingdom of Fazenrock, 399 00:14:25,897 --> 00:14:28,934 when Lord Jeremiah Dragonbone is born. 400 00:14:28,966 --> 00:14:31,002 Dragons are doing it everywhere. 401 00:14:34,839 --> 00:14:36,874 Hey. Got a minute, Pops? 402 00:14:36,907 --> 00:14:38,476 Oh, your timing's perfect! 403 00:14:38,509 --> 00:14:40,979 I'm looking to, uh, invest my winnings. 404 00:14:41,012 --> 00:14:42,314 What do you think the best way is 405 00:14:42,346 --> 00:14:44,850 to get a 200% return in about six hours? 406 00:14:44,883 --> 00:14:46,884 Uh, scratchers or illegal street racing? 407 00:14:46,917 --> 00:14:48,619 Trust your gut. 408 00:14:48,652 --> 00:14:50,455 But you know what, Pops? Uh... 409 00:14:50,488 --> 00:14:52,300 I want to talk to you for a second. 410 00:14:52,325 --> 00:14:53,367 - Uh... - All right. 411 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:54,976 You know, I just wanted to come over here 412 00:14:55,001 --> 00:14:56,492 and make sure you were good, you know, 413 00:14:56,517 --> 00:14:59,796 because, you know, the breakup with Lynette was tough. 414 00:14:59,821 --> 00:15:01,332 Oh. 415 00:15:01,365 --> 00:15:03,367 Yeah, but... 416 00:15:03,401 --> 00:15:04,569 What you gon' do? 417 00:15:04,601 --> 00:15:05,836 Yeah, true. True. 418 00:15:05,869 --> 00:15:08,739 But you do know everything's gonna be all right? 419 00:15:08,773 --> 00:15:09,907 Yeah. 420 00:15:09,941 --> 00:15:11,243 I also wanted to let you know 421 00:15:11,276 --> 00:15:12,844 that I'm here for you, day or night. 422 00:15:12,877 --> 00:15:14,346 You know, whether you want to talk about this 423 00:15:14,378 --> 00:15:16,914 or anything but this, I got you, Pops. 424 00:15:16,947 --> 00:15:18,549 Hey. 425 00:15:18,582 --> 00:15:20,118 You are not alone. 426 00:15:21,619 --> 00:15:23,088 I know. 427 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:24,255 All right. 428 00:15:24,288 --> 00:15:25,389 Hey. 429 00:15:25,422 --> 00:15:27,691 I'm glad we did this. 430 00:15:27,725 --> 00:15:30,528 It has been harder than I thought it would be, though. 431 00:15:30,561 --> 00:15:33,764 I thought I'd be all right by now, but I'm not. 432 00:15:33,797 --> 00:15:36,368 Matter of fact, every day I wake up, 433 00:15:36,401 --> 00:15:37,602 I feel worse. 434 00:15:38,936 --> 00:15:40,604 I'm not gonna lie, son. 435 00:15:40,638 --> 00:15:43,407 I don't even think I'm in the middle of it yet. 436 00:15:43,441 --> 00:15:44,910 Oh. 437 00:15:44,942 --> 00:15:45,876 Okay. 438 00:15:45,909 --> 00:15:47,711 Well, uh, you know, if, uh... 439 00:15:47,744 --> 00:15:49,080 if ever you want to talk about it, just... 440 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:51,550 Just, like, this whole thing has got me thinking back on my life 441 00:15:51,582 --> 00:15:54,952 and all the things I've done wrong, 442 00:15:54,985 --> 00:15:57,888 the chances I've blown. 443 00:15:57,922 --> 00:15:59,724 Now I'm getting close to the end, 444 00:15:59,757 --> 00:16:02,594 and I can't help but realize... 445 00:16:04,729 --> 00:16:06,230 ...I wasted my life. 446 00:16:18,008 --> 00:16:19,143 Dre? 447 00:16:23,915 --> 00:16:25,450 How'd it go? 448 00:16:25,483 --> 00:16:26,910 Good. Good. 449 00:16:26,935 --> 00:16:28,869 - Oh. Okay. - He opened up to me. 450 00:16:28,894 --> 00:16:30,821 - Oh! That's great. You had a breakthrough. - Mm-hmm. 451 00:16:30,854 --> 00:16:33,291 Yeah. Yeah, he had a breakthrough. 452 00:16:33,324 --> 00:16:34,726 He, uh... 453 00:16:34,758 --> 00:16:38,025 He started crying, Bow, and told me he wasted his life. 454 00:16:38,050 --> 00:16:39,397 Ohhh. 455 00:16:39,430 --> 00:16:41,333 What did you do when he told you that? 456 00:16:41,365 --> 00:16:43,067 Oh, I went to Señor Sub, you know, 457 00:16:43,092 --> 00:16:45,402 got a carnitas footlong. 458 00:16:45,436 --> 00:16:46,805 What? 459 00:16:46,838 --> 00:16:49,307 What was I supposed to do, Bow? It's like I saw him naked. 460 00:16:49,340 --> 00:16:51,442 And I did what I would've done had I saw him naked... 461 00:16:51,475 --> 00:16:52,643 I ran away. 462 00:16:53,610 --> 00:16:56,814 I-I'm trying to think of a worse possible response, 463 00:16:56,848 --> 00:16:58,250 but there's nothing. 464 00:16:58,282 --> 00:17:00,619 - Bow, he let down his walls. - Mm-hmm. 465 00:17:00,652 --> 00:17:03,287 Which means I have to let down my walls... 466 00:17:03,321 --> 00:17:04,789 to comfort him, and I'm like, 467 00:17:04,821 --> 00:17:06,625 "No. I'm not tearing down these walls." 468 00:17:06,657 --> 00:17:08,493 Hell, it took me too long to build these! 469 00:17:08,525 --> 00:17:12,263 Breaking down walls is how you create intimacy, 470 00:17:12,296 --> 00:17:14,698 and ultimately, that's what you want from your dad. 471 00:17:14,732 --> 00:17:16,568 It's what you've always wanted. 472 00:17:17,968 --> 00:17:18,969 I... 473 00:17:19,003 --> 00:17:20,505 Okay. All right. 474 00:17:23,140 --> 00:17:24,208 I know that it's easy 475 00:17:24,242 --> 00:17:25,976 to talk sports and traffic with your dad, 476 00:17:26,010 --> 00:17:28,146 but he really needs you right now. 477 00:17:28,178 --> 00:17:31,815 So if he wants to go deep, then you gotta go deep, Dre. 478 00:17:31,849 --> 00:17:33,284 I know. 479 00:17:33,318 --> 00:17:35,408 Sounds like you got a good angle on this. 480 00:17:35,433 --> 00:17:36,655 You want to take a crack at it? 481 00:17:36,687 --> 00:17:37,955 Go. 482 00:17:37,988 --> 00:17:40,040 Go. Go. Go. 483 00:17:40,065 --> 00:17:41,525 Be there for your dad, Dre. 484 00:17:41,559 --> 00:17:43,695 And maybe it'll fill that dad-sized hole 485 00:17:43,727 --> 00:17:45,830 you're trying to stuff with sneakers. 486 00:17:49,766 --> 00:17:51,369 - Hey. - Hey. 487 00:17:51,401 --> 00:17:54,004 Uh... 488 00:17:54,038 --> 00:17:55,307 who's playing? 489 00:17:55,340 --> 00:17:57,375 - Hobart and Ithaca. - Oh. 490 00:17:57,407 --> 00:17:58,743 You got money on the game? 491 00:17:58,775 --> 00:18:01,345 This is Division Three College Lacrosse. 492 00:18:01,378 --> 00:18:03,180 I got Ithaca minus two. 493 00:18:03,214 --> 00:18:04,522 Yeah, okay. 494 00:18:04,547 --> 00:18:05,583 Come on, Logan! 495 00:18:05,617 --> 00:18:07,985 You gotta pass to Blake if you ain't got the shot! 496 00:18:08,019 --> 00:18:09,854 Hey, you, uh... 497 00:18:09,887 --> 00:18:11,856 mind if I sit and watch with you for a bit? 498 00:18:11,888 --> 00:18:13,425 Oh, yeah. Sit down. 499 00:18:19,930 --> 00:18:22,066 Hey, uh, about what I said before? 500 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:23,234 Hmm? 501 00:18:23,267 --> 00:18:26,003 I-I didn't really mean that I wasted my life. 502 00:18:26,036 --> 00:18:27,204 I just... 503 00:18:27,237 --> 00:18:29,607 I let things, you know, pile up. 504 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,575 No. No, Pops, you opened up to me, 505 00:18:31,609 --> 00:18:33,378 which was a big moment for us, 506 00:18:33,410 --> 00:18:35,279 and... I screwed it up. 507 00:18:35,312 --> 00:18:36,747 You didn't screw it up. 508 00:18:36,781 --> 00:18:38,883 I would've done the same thing. 509 00:18:38,916 --> 00:18:40,885 Men crying is like sitting down to pee. 510 00:18:40,917 --> 00:18:42,887 I shouldn't have been weak like that in front of you. 511 00:18:42,919 --> 00:18:46,190 Hey, come on, Pops. You gotta stop thinking like that, okay? 512 00:18:48,091 --> 00:18:50,961 When Bow and I were separated, uh... 513 00:18:50,994 --> 00:18:52,464 Man, that really messed me up, 514 00:18:52,496 --> 00:18:57,067 and I was too proud to talk to anybody about it. 515 00:18:57,092 --> 00:18:58,802 I'd stay up till 2:00, 3:00 in the morning 516 00:18:58,836 --> 00:19:00,605 walking around that empty house, 517 00:19:00,638 --> 00:19:03,041 listening to old voicemails that she left me. 518 00:19:03,073 --> 00:19:04,575 Really? 519 00:19:04,609 --> 00:19:06,578 Yeah. I would talk back to them, too. 520 00:19:06,610 --> 00:19:08,412 I ugly-cried a lot. 521 00:19:08,446 --> 00:19:10,982 I hugged a pizza delivery guy 522 00:19:11,014 --> 00:19:12,883 and asked him if I would be okay. 523 00:19:12,917 --> 00:19:15,753 Then you killed him so nobody would ever know what happened, right? 524 00:19:15,786 --> 00:19:17,087 Come on, Pops, I'm trying to be 525 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:18,956 just as vulnerable with you as you were with me 526 00:19:18,990 --> 00:19:20,725 to let you know that I'm on your side. 527 00:19:20,757 --> 00:19:22,193 I'm right here with you. 528 00:19:24,262 --> 00:19:26,264 Yeah, I-I know. I know. 529 00:19:27,197 --> 00:19:28,565 And I mean it. 530 00:19:28,599 --> 00:19:30,601 You know, we're gonna be vulnerable with each other, 531 00:19:30,635 --> 00:19:33,104 and it might be uncomfortable, 532 00:19:33,137 --> 00:19:34,839 but it'll definitely do more for you 533 00:19:34,871 --> 00:19:37,074 than booze, gambling, and women. 534 00:19:37,108 --> 00:19:38,576 Yeah, you're right about that. 535 00:19:39,711 --> 00:19:43,080 Last week, I fell asleep in the strip club. 536 00:19:43,113 --> 00:19:44,415 You know they charge you for that? 537 00:19:47,118 --> 00:19:48,953 Thank you, son. 538 00:19:48,985 --> 00:19:50,688 I'm ready for things to get better. 539 00:19:50,722 --> 00:19:52,991 You know it's not just me, right, Pops? 540 00:19:53,991 --> 00:19:56,860 Everyone in this family loves you. 541 00:19:56,894 --> 00:20:00,732 And our door is always open, day or night. 542 00:20:02,399 --> 00:20:04,335 I might just take you up on that. 543 00:20:06,404 --> 00:20:08,707 I-I don't know how much of this is too much, 544 00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:10,508 but this here feels like enough. 545 00:20:11,576 --> 00:20:12,877 I got you. 546 00:20:12,909 --> 00:20:14,311 Why don't you go on inside? 547 00:20:14,344 --> 00:20:16,681 I'm gonna sit here and watch these White boys play grass hockey. 548 00:20:17,849 --> 00:20:19,016 All right, Pops, you do that. 549 00:20:19,050 --> 00:20:20,018 Mm-hmm. 550 00:20:23,487 --> 00:20:26,890 It took a lot more for me to open up to Pops. 551 00:20:32,562 --> 00:20:37,034 And it took even more for him to be vulnerable. 552 00:20:40,003 --> 00:20:42,206 I didn't fool myself into thinking 553 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,576 that moving forward would be easy. 554 00:20:46,444 --> 00:20:49,047 But at least Pops knew that there was somebody 555 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,349 he could always rely on. 556 00:20:59,689 --> 00:21:01,025 You up? 557 00:21:10,534 --> 00:21:11,902 Mm-hmm. 558 00:21:14,934 --> 00:21:19,934 Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx www.addic7ed.com