[woman] previously on queen sugar.
I want everything with you.
Blue's iq scores from that little test you had him take.
Got us a little genius on our hands, huh?
Oh, my god!
-How's hollywood? -Emotions all over the place.
So, why don't we just mind our business?
-This ain't you. -Well, it is right now.
[officer] his only job is to be a kid right now.
You still won't let 'em.
Black lives matter!
[charley] I'm not feeling well.
I need help.
[breathing heavily]
[echoing] don't run.
-[sirens wailing] -don't ever run.
-[sirens wailing] -[birds screeching]
stand still, okay?
Remember, let nobody make you move.
-[ralph angel] we own all that property. -[man 1] back up, dawg.
-[officer] turn around. Hey! -[ralph angel] get off, dawg.
-I... -Officer, please.
-I own that. Yeah, I own it. -[officer] yeah, you own it?
You own it? Show me some proof.
Show you some proof?
-[officer] show me some proof. -You think I'm walking around with a deed in my pocket, man?
How you doin', little man?
[sirens continue wailing]
[blue panting]
[ralph angel] blue!
[gasping]
[breathing heavily]
♪ dreams never die take flight as the world turns ♪
♪ keep the colors in the lines take flight ♪
♪ dreams never die ♪
♪ keep the colors in the lines ♪
♪ keep the colors in the lines take flight ♪
[gasps]
[whimpering]
[phone vibrating]
[knocking on door]
[sobs]
I can't.
-[phone continues vibrating] -[knocking continues]
charley, it's davis.
Charley!
[lock rattling]
charley!
Charley!
[charley sobbing]
hey.
You need a mask.
[whimpering]
I think I've got covid.
Shit. Okay. All right.
-[charley whimpering] -hey.
Talk to me, tell me what's happening.
[breath trembling]
[davis] where are you feeling pain?
Are you having trouble breathing?
-Breathing... -Okay. Breathing? Okay.
Uh, are you dizzy?
-No? Okay. -[whimpering continues]
I'm so glad you called me.
Charley, I need you to...
Turn over on your stomach, okay?
-[sobs] -come on.
Charley, I need you to turn on your stomach.
-Okay. [sobs] -yes, you can. Come on, come on.
Come on, help me. Use your body weight.
Come on. [grunts]
there we go. Good.
-[gasps] -here we go.
-[sobbing] -all right. Come on.
There we go. [grunts]
yeah. Good, good, good, good. Keep going.
-On your stomach. Good. -[exhales]
-[charley groaning softly] -[sighs]
[groans]
[sighs in exasperation] come on!
Hey, doc.
Yeah, I'm here.
Uh...
Yes, she got over to her stomach.
And...
Hypoxia.
Okay.
[softly] oh, man.
Yeah, she's...
She's a little clammy.
But she says she's not dizzy.
Mmm.
Hey, charley, have you been coughing?
No, you haven't been coughing?
She says no.
[wheezing]
[davis] okay, yeah. Um, yeah, I'm sure she has... [continues indistinctly]
[continues wheezing]
[davis] how many times?
Stop.
Mother, I'm sorry, but you are out of line, here.
Darla...
I heard you.
You didn't like my surprise gift.
And I'm sorry.
But I will not apologize for wanting the best for my grandson.
Your grandson is my son.
You have no idea what is best for him.
What's best for him is a world class education
befitting his heightened intellectual ability.
That's what's best for him.
The sidwell friends school is one of the best in the nation.
Maybe the world.
It's almost impossible to gain entry.
And not only did I secure an application,
but then the admission.
And then...
A full ride, sweetie.
A full ride.
I mean, how did you even get all that done so fast?
We're in the middle of a racial reckoning.
And that school is like every institution and company,
posting "black live matter" on their twitter handle.
I called them on it.
I have two friends on the board,
and I presented them with a gifted boy
who lives in a rural environment,
without a properly rigorous school
anywhere for 50 miles.
They looked at his records,
his testing,
-and some video I had of him just being himself. -[sighs]
that, along with his legacy ties to the school
through your father,
and all of the philanthropy that we have done over the years,
made it a no-brainer.
So, basically,
he's gifted, he's black,
and they need that.
I don't want that life for him.
Darla, don't me dramatic.
What are you even talking about?
The pressure, the tokenism,
the lack of true connection...
I know that life, I remember it.
Are you really going to deny blue
this extraordinary opportunity, darla?
[sighs]
look, I need to think.
I'll call you back later.
Fine.
Goodbye.
[sighs]
well, I assume they could. I mean... [chuckles]
they had enough practice.
Really, the ring is just a formality
when you've known the person for so long.
I think you're right.
I was talking to him the other day
and asked him how married life was.
And what he said was really beautiful.
What did he say?
That it was everything he hoped it would be.
Now, ain't that beautiful?
[chuckles] it is.
Them kids...
They deserve their happiness.
They've been through it. It has been hard-fought.
-Indeed. -And you?
You and your man talking about getting hitched yet?
You've been booed up there, together, all these months.
It's been discussed.
Kinda.
Kinda? What that mean?
It means "kinda".
-That sounds like you need to get ready for a proposal. -[sighs] no.
I don't think we're there yet.
He's talking about it.
He's ready.
How's hollywood hanging in?
Ups and downs, baby.
Ups and downs, for him and for me.
You wanna talk about it or...
It's all right. We makin' it.
I'll tell you what you always tell me,
as long as you've got each other, you've got everything.
Well, amen to that.
Yes, ma'am. Amen.
All right, baby, I just called to holler at you.
Glad you did.
Gonna let you go.
Thanks for checking on me.
You know I love you.
Love you, aunt vi.
Stay safe out there, all right?
[upbeat music playing]
[sighs]
[grunts] okay.
[beeps]
[beeps rapidly]
[charley whispering indistinctly]
charley?
Mmm-hmm...
Hey, charley, come on.
Come on, let's get you in your bed so you can lay flat and with more support, okay?
Please, please... I'm okay here.
Uh-uh, doctors want you in bed, laying on a firmer surface.
All right? Let's do everything we can and get you feeling better.
Okay?
[raspy breathing]
you're breathing's gotta keep stabilizin'.
Come on. I listen to the professionals. Come on.
-I'm okay, here. I'm okay. -[sighs]
charley...
All right. [grunts]
come on.
-Come on, here. -Okay, I got--
-I can do it. -Charley, it's okay.
I got you. Come on.
Come on, bring your arm up.
Come on. Come on.
Yeah. Yep, yep. There we go.
-[charley sighs] -okay.
-[charley] thank you. -Mmm-hmm.
[music playing]
I missed you.
-I missed you so much. -Now go wash your hands.
Sorry. I got so used to being locked in with you.
-Same. -I was careful on the drive.
When I got home from the airport,
and you weren't here, I kinda panicked a little. [chuckles]
-[calvin] yeah? -I just--
I don't know.
The first time is stressful in a lot of ways.
Some ways are out in the open. Some are beneath the surface.
-They creep up on you. -Well, I'm here now.
Mmm...
-[sighs] -I know we put it off,
but I think we should talk about what you brought up at the farm.
Marriage?
Yeah...
It's hard for you to even say the word, huh?
How do you feel about it?
I mean, that is, do you wanna be like oprah and stedman?
I mean, I'm good with that.
[both laugh]
that, or we could be like latanya and sam.
-I'm good with that too. I mean... -[laughs]
I wanna know!
We can't be either of those, babe. We'd have to be...
Chrissy and john. Or I don't know...
Two people who aren't black.
-[laughs] -I think you know what I mean.
You and I have been together, on and off, for many years now.
I think it's time for us to make some choices.
You wanna be husband and wife?
Or do you wanna be partners?
Do I need to "put a ring on it", like they say?
Paperwork too.
I'm ready.
For any of it and all of it.
[cell phone ringing]
darla.
-[clicks] -hey, darla.
-Miss violet. -What's wrong?
-It's my mother. -What's going on, baby?
She went behind my back and got blue into a dc private school.
His iq results, his tests scores,
and the fact that he's black
are all things they needed and wanted right now, and so he got in.
Well, what are you saying? You saying you thinking about letting him go?
No, no, no, no, no. I would never... [inhales]
I would never put him in a place like that, but I...
I'm just so angry. I'm upset that she would do this.
[sighs] I just...
I think ralph angel is actually considering this.
[laughs] baby, ralph angel loves that boy to the moon and back.
He is not about to let him go nowhere out of his sight.
[darla over phone] I know. But I think he's really thinking about it.
As something that might be good for blue.
Well, what's best for blue is for blue to be with his family.
You know that. Ralph angel knows that.
He's just thinking, that's all.
He always wants to think things through, that's good.
But this ain't even in the realm of possibility.
I'll talk to him. And I'll talk to your mother.
It'll be fine. Okay?
Okay. Thank you, vi.
I think I just needed to hear that.
You're right. This'll all be over and we'll be fine.
Yes, baby.
All right, bye.
Bye.
[sighs]
-lord, have mercy. -He'll work it out.
I'mma help him work it out.
I thought we was talking about letting her alone?
I know what I said.
But we're talking about blue, so...
All of that other stuff is gonna have to take a rain check on it.
[violet sighs]
how'd we get here?
I loved you so much.
I gave you every ounce...
Of everything inside me.
Every dream.
Everything.
You were the world...
And every star in the sky to me.
Unconditionally.
We all make our choices, don't we?
Okay.
[groans]
[thermometer beeps]
-you just checked. -I know.
Was an hour ago. I'm checking every hour.
Still.
[rapid beeping]
what is it?
It's a little high, but not enough to go to the hospital.
I can't go to the hospital.
What?
I need to make sure those beds are available for...
Charley, let me be clear with you here.
If you don't continue to improve, we're going. Period.
There's no shame in it.
There aren't enough doctors and beds.
There are people who are worse
-than-- than me. -Okay.
Like I said...
We can keep monitoring you from here, for now.
I got three doctors on standby, walking me through everything.
Remote monitoring as much as we can.
You're stable, right now, charley.
But if anything slips, I will not hesitate to get you what you need.
Even if I have to build a damn bed myself.
You did this?
The ponytail? Mm-hm.
Is it okay? Just to keep it out of your face a little.
Yeah, thanks.
Mmm-hmm.
Has micah called?
-He texted you. -Wait, you didn't--
you didn't text him back, did you?
You said not to.
And I really don't agree with that.
But I respected your wishes not to let him know what's going on.
Mmm.
[charley] he's happy. Living his life.
It's important, what he's doing. I don't wanna slow him down.
Well, if he had a choice, he'd be here with you.
When you love someone, you show up.
And he should have that choice, charley.
You wouldn't want something like this kept from you,
if the shoe was on the other foot.
I'm gonna go make a little broth.
Doctor says we should try to push fluids.
[darlene over phone] hello!
What is this nonsense about you trying to take my blue from his family?
And hello to you too, violet.
I'm not trying to take blue away.
I'm just trying to give him what he deserves.
Which is a first class education.
Besides, it's a flow of conversation. We just started talking.
Well, stop talking.
It's an unnecessary conversation
and you're just getting these kids all riled up for nothing.
Now you have proved your point.
Boy is smart as a whip.
And they need to get some stronger education options for him here.
Agreed.
But blue is not moving anywhere.
Especially to dc.
You're his grandmother, but we are his world.
With all due respect,
who are you to say this?
Who am I?
I'm the woman who practically raised him when you didn't.
Or couldn't. Or wouldn't. You pick.
I sent money.
Yes, and thank you for that.
And I gave time.
You can make more money, you can't make more time.
You did assist in the raising of blue.
And I'm appreciative.
But you didn't give birth to him. My daughter did.
And she will be the ultimate say in this matter.
Your daughter who confided in me?
Asked me for my help, that daughter?
Blue is not going to dc.
Not while I'm living, and maybe even not when I'm dead.
Don't try me on this.
Okay, you know what?
-I have tried-- -you will have tried the wrong one.
Okay, goodbye, violet.
-You do not hang up on me! -Violet!
This woman is likely to put a restraining order on you.
Baby, you are here fighting battles that aren't even yours.
What's really going on?
I'm not having it.
I won't have it, hollywood! I won't have it!
-Been thinking about blue's acceptance letter. -Yeah?
Feels good, but it's poison.
You cannot seriously be considering
sending our little boy thousands of miles away.
I mean, I don't want to.
I wanna keep him here as long as we can, but...
I can't protect him.
Not forever.
Maybe it's best to prepare him.
We can do that right here.
We can teach him everything he needs to know.
-Do you really want him under my mother's influence? -[chuckles]
look, blue is a smart kid.
He's kind.
Got a good head on his shoulder.
Ain't nothing your mama could do to change that.
I just want him to have options.
Look, I just don't wanna put no limits on our boy.
I think that's the most we can give to him.
That's the least what he deserves, don't you think?
The best doesn't have to be somewhere else.
I'm sure there are other options locally.
Like, in new orleans, maybe.
That can challenge blue.
Give him the education he needs without having to leave home.
Yeah, but the obama girls didn't go to them schools.
I'm just saying...
The names of those schools ain't...
That ain't stopping nobody in their tracks, dawg.
That's just pride talking, ralph angel.
-We are proud that he got in, yes. -[sighs]
proud that he is that bright.
We should feel it, embrace it.
-But the boy's not going anywhere. -Okay.
[scoffs]
[coughing]
[davis] charley... You okay?
Oh, okay, okay. Give me a second.
-Give me a second. -[tap running]
all right. Here you go. Here you go, take this.
There you go.
Okay. You got it.
[coughing continues]
I'm coughing on you.
-I'm coughing on you. -No, no, no. You're-- you-- you're okay.
You're all right.
I've been here in this house for days now, it's okay.
What will be, will be.
-It's okay. -[sobbing]
just keep trying to breathe, okay?
It's okay.
-[sobbing continues] -it's gonna be okay.
Okay.
-[coughs] -just breathe. Relax.
[sobbing]
[pours drink]
[ralph angel] now that's my kinda wedding gift. Mmm-hmm.
-What we got here, wood? -Kentucky bourbon, baby!
Aged 14 years in a charred oak barrel.
To married life. [laughs]
-keeping our wives happy. -[laughs] and that part...
[exhales sharply]
got a little bite. Smooth finish though.
-I like that. -Oh, just like I like my women.
-[laughs] -don't be talking about my auntie like that.
[laughing]
whoa, slow down, bruh. This ain't no cognac!
It's likely to sneak up on you.
Yeah, story of my life, one thing after another.
I'm a big boy, I can handle it.
Hey, man. You ain't never lie.
My mama used to always say,
"stay awake," before "woke" was the term.
Okay, why not?
To the black women in our lives.
That hold us down constantly.
All while building us up
and driving us crazy.
'cause good god, your aunt vi on one right now.
[both laugh]
I say, I need more of this in my life.
-What's that, liquor? -Uh, fellowship with the fellas.
I love vi.
She's an amazing woman and then some.
You ain't lying.
And darla too, she amazing.
The best decision I have made in my life.
But I feel you. Can't run-in with darla about everything.
Real talk.
You know, it's a shame?
We never got to launch the real spot.
Maybe when all this covid thing is slowed down,
we gonna make that happen. We need it.
Yeah.
-Yeah, maybe. -[pours drink]
cheers, congratulations.
One more.
[violet] now to your left. Left, left, left.
Left, left, I got you. All right, all right.
You know I can hardly see in this thing.
Well, that's the whole point of being blindfolded, my love.
[mock laughs] you got all the jokes now, huh?
-Now, to your right. To your right. -Okay.
-To your right. -All right.
-Where are we going? -[laughs]
-we're almost there. -All right.
-Got it? -Mmm-hmm.
Okay.
-Okay, so can I take this thing off now? -Just hold on.
All right, go ahead.
[sighs]
oh...
Baby, this is...
Oh, baby, this is...
This is so cute. Look at you!
What is it for?
Hmm... Well, you sit down, and I'll explain.
Oh, it's sadie hawkins' day up in here.
I just wanna show my man some appreciation.
So...
I got fried catfish.
-Oh, you know I love catfish. -[laughs]
we got fresh and delicious sauteed kale.
-Slow cooked red beans and rice. -Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
All right, all right.
And then that three-cheese mac that you like so much.
Oh, wow. What's the three cheeses?
Sharp cheddar, gouda and pepper jack.
That's just like how my mama used to.
No...
It's exactly how your mama made it.
Thank you.
So, I know you've been feeling all kinds of ways, these past few months.
With willa mae going to glory and...
The real spot not getting a fighting chance.
I'm all right. Ain't nothing wrong with me.
[chuckles]
you don't have to do that with me.
Truth is, you ain't all right.
You right.
I ain't.
This whole damn year feels like somebody's bad dream.
Yes, it does.
We can wake up though.
Open our eyes to our blessings.
Try to get right with our hearts.
Our spirits.
We can work on stuff that matters.
Our businesses. This election.
Keep ourselves busy with good trouble.
Like congressman lewis said.
Well, I'll get into any kinda trouble with you.
-Will you? -Yes, I will.
Well, then...
Here is to us
-getting into some good trouble. -Oh...
[r & b music playing]
♪ I can't stand it ♪
♪ I can't, I can't stand it ♪
♪ I can't stand it ♪
♪ seeing us this way ♪
♪ I can't stand it ♪
♪ seeing us this way ♪
♪ black kings and black queens ♪
♪ we are worthy of heaven and everything in between ♪
♪ black is timeless black is excellence ♪
♪ I know you searching for the truth about your history ♪
♪ but they embracing it, so they whipped us hard ♪
♪ and beating this down ♪
[chimes]
♪ it's okay to cry for the love, but I'm still sad
♪ 'cause killin' anybody isn't right, and they should see that ♪
♪ change love ♪
♪ what is it to you? ♪
♪ for me it's equality for me it's justice ♪
♪ black lives matter ♪
[violet] all right, goodnight, baby.
-Was that darla? -It was.
And she told me it's not happening.
Mmm.
Blue is staying right here, where he belongs.
That's good news.
Yeah, ralph angel didn't say much about it when we talked.
Just seemed to do him good, just having somebody to talk to.
That is good to hear.
You know, I've been thinking about keeping it going.
The fellas. Talking.
I know we can't do it in person, but why don't I just get it going anyway?
Online? Zoom or whatever?
It was real cool facetiming with ra. It was real fine.
So... The real spot, online?
That sounds stupid?
No.
Sounds good actually.
That's a good idea.
People need to connect now, more than ever.
I got this. [chuckles]
baby, I noticed
you went real hard on-- on darlene, the other day.
Harder than you have in a long time.
I ain't saying she don't deserve it...
Well, she's trying to uproot our blue.
Of course she deserves it.
But baby, whenever you're ready to talk about what really took you there,
I'm here for it, I hope you know that.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
[clears throat]
[charley] I'll fix it.
-[chanting] -[woman] respectfully, this is not only going to be...
...Underlying conditions,
but we're seeing widespread infection across many segments...
[overlapping chatter]
[chatter stops]
[yawns]
oh... [grunts]
[grunts] hey...
You okay?
I'm not sure yet.
[sighs] hope so.
Well, all of the signs point to improvement.
Breathing's getting more solid, less labored.
[yawning] so much so...
[grunts] I was relaxed enough to get a few winks in.
Wait, you didn't stay up with me all night, did you?
-Hmm? -Oh, my god.
I'm so sorry. I was so out of it, davis.
I kept an eye on you.
It's no big deal needing help sometimes.
-Yeah.[sighs] -[davis yawns]
hey, look.
Just know this, all right? And feel good about it.
You're better than last night, you're better than this morning.
You're improving.
[sighs]
you're gonna be okay.
Okay?
I was scared.
I know. [sniffs] I was too.
[sighs] you want me to call your aunt vi? Nova? Ralph angel?
They all have a lot on their plates.
Charley, they'd wanna know.
I'd actually appreciate it if, um...
All of this was just kept between us.
Finding me like this.
Calling you in the first place, just...
Everything.
I just-- I can't deal with...
[sighs] any of their questions, the concerns, just...
I just wanna sleep.
All right.
Yeah, I... Say no more.
Rest.
Well, you too. You need to sleep too.
Yeah, okay. [grunts]
let's take a nap.
You first.
Sir, do not challenge me to a nap.
-Right about now, I'll beat you hands down. -[chuckles]
good.
[ralph angel chuckles] look at her.
Don't drop it, don't drop it.
-Don't mess up... -[all exclaiming]
-yes, I am winning. [singsong] I'm winning. -Nice. Not bad.
-Not bad. -I could have done that. That's ain't nothing.
Watch out, pops. You know what aunt vi says the good book says.
What did aunt vi say the good word is, blue?
It ain't bragging if you can back it up.
"ain't bragging if you can back it up."
well, guess what, I could back it up
-but that's not in the bible though. -Doesn't matter.
I'mma see you make me.
-[giggles] don't! -That wasn't me.
-[laughs] stop. -You about to drop it.
-Stop. Stop it. -I was-- I was paying attention.
-[giggling] -that wasn't me.
Pay attention, blue. That wasn't me.
-Oh, nice. -That was a easy one.
-That was very easy. -I'll show both of y'all how it's done.
-Go ahead. -Yeah, I will go ahead.
Look at me. I'm like a chemist with this thing.
-Uh... You mean structural engineer? -Come on...
I would doubt it.
I didn't even finish yet. Can I...
Move? Y'all are some haters, bruh.
Ah! That's the jenga master, baby! Look... [humming]
-[laughs] you're a fool. You're gonna-- -[scatting]
-oh! -[laughing]
pops! [continues laughing]
my bad.
I'm too good, so it's my bad.
-So you had to drop? -I told you he was gonna mess it up.
-He'll mess it up. -I knew it!
-I said he's gonna mess it up! But not to this level! -I know, I know. Felt it.
Y'all better be happy I knocked down them blocks. You ready for round two, blue?
[blue speaking indistinctly]
-[sighs] -[microwave beeps]
[darla and blue chattering]
[sighs]
oh, what did I do?
Came in here for round two, huh?
This is nice.
I was thinking the same thing.
[sighs]
doesn't it feel like we're just getting started?
Like, as a family? Feels like that to me.
[sighs]
gosh. I missed out on so much.
We all missed out on so much.
Like, having you around.
I don't wanna feel that ever again.
I don't wanna see no house without blue neither.
-I mean, we could get his education handled here. -Yup.
-Everything. Make sure he's challenged. -Mmm-hmm.
We got everything we need to make sure our little man succeeds.
We do. I mean... Blue doesn't need to go anywhere.
Between you and me, and the family...
Blue's got everything he needs.
-Looks like I got everything I need. -Aw.
-So sweet. -You know I beat your butt at jenga--
it's game time, y'all. Come on.
-You built 'em blocks up? -I did.
-Ready to lose again? -You better not knock them down.
-[mocking] "you better not knock them down." -[mocking]
what did I tell you, boy. Don't be rushing to get that butt beat.
You wanna get the popcorn?
-But first... Mmm. -Mmm.
-That's our blue. We're keeping with us. -Mmm-hmm.
[music playing]