Previously on "Queen Sugar"...
Vinny, look, you're really sweet, but --
Don't say no yet.
I'm a patient man, Billie Denton.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
How much did you make selling that NFT anyway?
$200K.
But was it worth the price of your mother's tears?
Chase: You think I'ma let some crackhead slut ruin my life?
Darla: He found me. He knows where I live.
You know you're not alone, right?
I know.
You talk to old boy? The cop?
Not since he turned himself in.
You done with that for good?
♪♪
♪ Where do we go to get away?
♪♪
Darla.
So is there anything else we need to go over for today?
'Cause Mrs. Ruffin wants to send her crew home
before the storm hits.
But the storm is headed east.
So I might not have lived outside the city in a long time,
but I'm still a country girl at heart.
Mm.
You hear that?
No bugs. No birds.
No hum of Mother Nature.
And when the animals shelter, so should we.
You're right. Let's get everybody home.
♪♪
♪ Dreams never die
♪ Take flight as the world turns ♪
♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪
♪ Take flight as the world turns ♪
♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪
♪ Take flight
♪ Dreams never die
♪♪
♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪
♪ Take flight
♪ I know that I need to give you a little more attention ♪
Hey, my friend. Why are you so down?
No reason.
Joaquin.
♪ I'm working hard
My mom hasn't called this week,
and Dante keeps asking about her.
I don't want to keep lying to him,
but I don't know where she is.
Baby, your mama's a fighter.
She'll make it.
♪ Trynna live my dreams
And you don't ever have to carry
all of this weight alone.
I am here to talk and listen.
♪ If I can't give you what you need ♪
I don't know how things are gonna be
if they don't come home.
And I don't know how things are gonna be if they do.
I mean, what if only one of them comes home?
And what if they both do, but they've been through so much
they don't get along anymore?
How are they even gonna find work?
Where are we gonna live? All of us?
None of the answers are good.
Oh, baby.
You're right. It's not good.
But it ain't impossible either.
That's where faith comes in.
All this worrying you doing ain't doing nothing.
It actually is hurting you at a time
when you need to stay strong.
You gotta take those worries and just swipe 'em away.
It ain't easy, but that's what you gotta do.
Worrying is a waste of energy.
You gotta take your mind
and put it on what you cando.
Now you -- you can get good grades.
You can be an example for your brother.
You can work hard and stay out of trouble.
That's what you cando.
And that's a lot, baby.
Now, do you think you can handle that?
♪♪
I think I can.
I know you can.
So you wanna tell my why you ain't have Nova pick you up?
It was a weird trip, man.
Avoiding that Nova look, huh?
The lecture that comes with it.
I've had my few share.
What happened in L.A.?
It's a long story.
So it's a weird, long story.
Gotcha.
See your folks while you was out there?
Uh, nah, they were out of town.
That must've been a relief.
Yeah, I saw the GIF.
Whole world saw the GIF.
[ Cellphone rings ]
Uh, I gotta take this.
Out of your business.Yeah, excuse me.
Yo, Zane.
Where are you, man? I've been calling you all day.
My card is maxed out.
You guys ran it up and then got on the jet for Vegas
without signing the bill.
Yo, whatever, man.
I need to cash out of my digital wallet.
What do you mean the servers are down?
Come on, man, I need that money.
Stop playing with me, Zane.
[ Cellphone beeps ]
Jets, digital wallets,
maxed-out credit cards.
Sound like trouble to me.[ Scoffs ]
Yeah, I got it under control, though.
Look, I'm not gonna act like I know your life or your world,
but I've chased money, and it cost me.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
You know, with this storm coming,
I could use your help at the co-op.
I gotta get home.
When's the last time we hung out,
just you and me?
[ Scoffs ] Uncle Rah, I just --
Micah, look, I said just you and me.
Hop in. It'll be fun.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Okay.
Babe, we need to close the shop down early.
Those clouds are getting mighty dark.
Already on it.
Last two customers are leaving.
The "closed" sign is on the door.
Got the generator back-up on?
Back-up is on.
Storm shutters closed?
Yes, my husband.
Joaquin handled that.
Uh, Cleo [laughs] and Percy -- they helped out.
I gave 'em each a pie.
You woulda thought that they had won the lotto.
Oh, they are the sweetest men you will ever meet.
The whole family is gold.
Baby, are you socializing of preparing for a storm?
Man, why are you acting like you haven't been through 90 storms?
'Cause climate change is real, a-and these storms are getting
crazier and crazier ever year, that's why.
You ain't wrong. Uh, we're on our way.
Uh-huh. What about them sandbags?
Oh, Lord! That's what I forgot.
Um, Joaquin, go into the office and grab the sandbags
and put them along the front door.
Okay, baby, we'll be home in 20 minutes.
The countdown starts right now.
Got it. Mm-hmm.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Something cooking in them clouds.
You see that?
Lemme see.
Yeah, I saw it. Let me see.
Come on, man.
I thought we were done with all that fighting.
Look, they started it.
I tried doin' what you said.
Be like Bruce Lee.
Being like water didn't work.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Dante, sit down.
[ Sighs ]
All right, now.
To be like water means to go with the flow, right?
We use our wits so that we don't get in trouble.
Look, man, we just need to work on your charm.
I got plenty of charm.
Oh, you do?
[ Thunder crashes ]
Look, when I was your age and I was getting pushed around,
I leaned on my funny bone.
No.
Nah, I don't believe it.
You -- You got -- You got beat up?
Look, I was a runt till tenth grade.
Up until then, man, I was doing my best
to try to be Richard Pryor.
♪♪
You don't know the original king of comedy?
Mnh-mnh.
Oh, no, no. We gotta remedy that, stat.
Mnh-mnh. Allow me to introduce you to greatness.
Come on. It's the perfect thing to watch in a storm.
Keep us laughing 'stead of crying, right?
Yeah.
Now, I'm gonna show you "Live on Sunset Strip,"
but you can't tell Violet I showed it to you, all right?
Why not?
Man, she'll go off on both of us.
I ain't got no time to hear that mouth today.
Come on.
Okay, I have seven minutes to get home
under Hollywood's curfew.
Don't make me spend time worrying about you.
Don't worry, Aunt Vi.
"Don't worry."
I've been telling folks that all day.
But when it comes to you and storms,
youhave given me cause in the past to worry.
I know, and I'm sorry. But really, I'm good.
I'm stocked up. Generator. Water.
I'm just about to go pull these storm windows,
and I'll be all tucked in.
All right, well, you do that.
And be careful.
I'll call you when I'm done.
And you better be home.
[ Chuckles ] Yes, ma'am.
[ Chuckles] Okay.
[ Wind howling ]
♪♪
Hi, Nova.
[ Thunder crashes ]
Hi, Calvin.
♪♪
What are you doing here?
Why?
Why would you come here minutes before a storm?
I was in town.
I drove by just to make sure you had the house closed up.
I had no intention of bothering you.
I just want to help.
That's all.
I don't want you here.
Okay.
I understand.
[ Thunder crashes ]
You just let me hatch down the house for you?
Can I do that?
♪♪
[ Thunder crashes ]
♪♪
[ Wind whistling ]
[ Line ringing]
This is Ralph Angel. Leave a message.
Hi, baby.
I know I said you were overdoing it
with the plywood this morning, but you were right.
Thank you for always taking such good care of us.
I love you.[ Baby coos ]
Please drive safely.
[ Cellphone rings ]
That was fast.
Did you ever get to hear my message?
Chase: No. I haven't received any messages
because you've been ignoring me, Darla.
Stop calling me, Chase.
I am warning you.
If you don't stop calling this number, you'll regret it.
Darla, we need to t--
[ Cellphone clicks ]
♪♪
Them Landrys don't care about nobody but themselves.
Psch. That wood is gonna rot if we don't get it up.
[ Thunder crashes ]
Yo, Unc, this is kinda crazy.
I think we should just go back home.
This ismy home.
Hold that.
♪♪
There.
That's it. All right.
Let's get going.
Might just let this clear up a little bit.
Let's go inside.
Come on.
[ Thunder cracks ]
Not driving in this.
Hey there. Come on in.
Oh. Hi! Hi.
It's nice and warm in here.
Yeah, I got gumbo on the stove for while we have power.
I've got sandwiches and slaw made up for when we don't.
And I'm so glad you came.
[ Chuckles ] Of course.
I'm just glad Daddy missed all this mess.
He picked a perfect weekend to visit his old buddy.
But I sure wish he was here.
I know. But I'm here with you.
Mm. Yes. [ Chuckles ]
And you've battened down the hatches.
But the only thing I didn't do was get that generator ready.
[ Door opens ]Right.
But your Daddy called Benny to handle it.
Hey. Hi.
I thought you was in New Orleans.
Yeah. My -- My, um --
My dad made me promise to stay with Sandy
until he got back into town, so...
Same.
It's good to see you.
It's been a minute.
Yep.
Well, Benny, you might as well make yourself cozy, hon.
Take that jacket off and come on in
and get you a bowl of gumbo.
Yes, ma'am. You ain't got to tell me twice.
All right.
Come on.[ Sighs ]
[ Television playing, Dante laughing ]
[ Thunder crashes ]
Hollywood: Oh, here's my favorite part right here.
[ Laughs ]
What's the matter, Youngblood?
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Joaquin doesn't do too good in storms.
Oh, man, I'd bet on Joaquin any day over any storm.
[ Thunder crashes ]
♪♪
Hey. Hey, hey.
Breathe.
Come on.
Good.
I'm sorry.
It wasn't always this bad.
It started a few years ago,
after my uncle died.
I remember.
On our farm.
It was a terrible, tragic thing.
It was so bad that night.
My dad was so scared.
I'd never seen him so worried before.
He had to go look for him.
That should never have happened.
It was a tragedy.
One that none of us will ever forget, ever.
But we are gonna weather this storm tonight.
Also, the Bordelons are gonna be here
for whatever storm comes to your life.
And when your parents get back,
one of them or both of them are gonna be right here.
And where will they live? Well...
We're gonna work that out.
Our lives were intertwined the night of that storm.
Horrible, horrible things happened.
But God also gave us
some beautiful things to come from it.
Got it?
Yeah.
Good.
♪♪
[ Thunder rumbles ]
♪♪
I like what you've done with the place.
I moved some things around.
Like I wasn't even here.
Sorry. I didn't mean it like that.
You did.
And to be honest,
that's not a conversation I want to have.
You mean a conversation about us.
Yes. A conversation about us.
Why not?Because there is no us.
There's no us anymore.
We've done this before.
The moment after we see each other for a long time,
and the world stops and we fall into each other's arms,
after I forgive you or you forgive me.
No, my world stops when I see you.
♪♪
Please don't give up.
Give up?!
It's already done. We can't make it.
We tried. And we tried.
Okay --And then we tried some more.
If we just -- It's --
[ Cellphone rings ]
It's Aunt Vi.
Hi, Aunt Vi.
Violet: You said you'd call if you got everything done.
You good?
Yes, Aunt Vi, everything is fine.
All right. Holler if you need anything.
Yes, I will.
I miss you.
Do you miss me?
Ever?
♪♪
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Yes.
♪♪
Oh. Ugh.
That's not good.[ Baby babbles ]
You got any suggestions?
Wow. [ Babbles ]
Oh, really?
Well, I think that's a great idea.
Let's try that.
♪♪
We come from a long line of strong, powerful women.
We got this.
[ Thunder crashes ]
This is your first storm, baby.
Don't be scared. We're gonna be okay.
[ Cellphone rings ]
Ralph Angel. Where are you?
Check me out.
How?
Drove by on the way home and the boards wasn't up.
Me and Micah fixed it, but now we stuck.
Sorry I ain't there with y'all.
[ Chuckles ]
Well, that's the smiling-est "I'm sorry" I've ever seen.
[ Chuckles ] I mean, I'm home.
Feels like heaven.
Even for a few hours.
Can't explain it, really.
You don't have to.
I completely get it, and I'm really happy for you.
Take it in.
You needed this.
Let it fuel you.
Thank you, baby.
Them boards is good, so y'all should be straight.
Yep, we are very prepared.
Um, Tru and I are going to lie down
and listen to the rain and wait it out together.
There my ladies go.
That's real heaven right there.
I love you, baby.
I love you. [ Fusses ]
No, it's okay. It's okay.
[ Thunder crashes ]It's just a storm.
I swear to it.
He was sweet on me.
And I told him I was not that type of girl.
[ Laughs ] Sandy.I was already married.
You could write a tell-all.
[ Door closes ]
Ooh. Generator's still stuck.
Taking little longer than I thought,
but I should have you up and running in no time.
Well, thank you kindly, Benny.
Yes, ma'am.
Ah.
[ Door opens ]
You're sweet on him.[ Door closes ]
What?
I saw how you was looking at him.
[ Both laugh ]
All right, maybe a little bit.
[ Both chuckle ]
I mean, he's cute and everything,
but I need to focus on me, all right?
That's my priority -- myself.
Yeah. I understand.
[ Thunder crashes ]
I will never get used to this weather.
I mean, I would rather shovel snow in Chicago than this.
[ Chuckles ]How do you stay so calm?
Here. Let me show you.
Listen.
[ Rain pattering ]
My mother used to do this, too.
She would, um, say that she was listening to God
and that the rain held secrets.
And what do you hear?
Rain.
[ Chuckles ]
She could hear from God, but she couldn't hear me.
Everything I told her seemed to go in one ear
and out the other.
You talk.
I'll listen.
I just wish that she could have heard me
when I told her about Jimmy Dale.
Things would have been different.
I never would have left.
I would have stayed,
and we could have had more time together.
I miss her. I do.
But I am still so damn mad at her.
People do the best they can.
And we all fall short.
Even the best of us.
Let her beautiful qualities lead your thoughts about her.
The laughter.
Even the things you use today that she taught you,
about listening to God in the rain.
The beautiful things.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Yeah.
Thank you.
There's something I wanted to ask you.
Mm-hmm?
About the wedding.
I was never blessed to have children.
Both my parents are gone.
I would love for you to be the maid of honor.
Really?
Yeah, of course.
I'd be honored to be your maid of honor.
Yes.
Thank you.
I'm glad we have each other, Billie.
I really am. [ Chuckles ]
[ Thunder crashes ]
♪♪
How these boys can sleep through all of this --
it's beyond me.[ Chuckles ]
Yeah, well, Joaquin had a very emotional day.
What happened?
You know, just worrying about all the unknowns,
about his folks,
about when or if they come back.
Just a bunch of hard questions.
Poor baby.
And then...
he brought up his uncle dying on the farm.
Oh, man, baby, every time I think about that...
I know. I know.
You know, it just proves to me
that us being in those boys' life --
it's a part of our destiny, you know?
Like, something like that just don't happen
if it's not for a bigger picture.
You right, baby.
I basically told him the same thing.
What'd he say?
Well...
I think he felt my heart.
I hope he did, anyway.
Baby, it is impossible,
if you are loved by one Violet Bordelon-Desonoir,
notto feel her heart.
Mm.
Thank you, baby.
Mm.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
I needed that.
I did, too.
I need more things, too.
There is a full-on storm going on outside.
Hmm.
Perfect.
Now I can make as much noise as I want with my husband.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Romantic music plays ]
Hey. [ Chuckles ]
[ Thunder crashes ]
I heard about the farm. I'm sorry.
Well, it's not lost forever.
I have faith that we'll get it back again.
But I appreciate it.
I wanted to call, but I wasn't sure if I'd be welcomed.
Would I have been?
Probably not.
And I'm not saying that to hurt you.
I'm just telling you the truth.
Yes, I miss you.
Yes, I think of you now and then,
of what we had.
But I had to face the facts --
that we loved each other for a time,
that we tried to turn our love into an actual life together,
more than once, more than twice...
...but that we just aren't meant to be that for each other.
And...
that's okay.
I've made peace with it.
I have this reoccurring dream...
...of you and I sitting on an old porch swing...
...old and gray and still in love.
I don't think I can make peace with that.
I don't know how to.
The story keeps repeating in my head.
[ Cellphone chimes and vibrates ]
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
You seeing somebody?
Yes, I am.
Is he good to you?
Yes, he is.Do you love him?
I do.
As much as I love you?I can't do this with you.
Just tell me to leave and I'll walk out the door.
Well, I can't exactly send you into a storm.
I'm sorry.
I, um...
I'm not prepared for these conversations...
these feelings. I don't want them.
I've moved on.
♪♪
Help me...
...move on. I don't know how to do it.
♪♪
Help me move on.
Help me.
♪♪
[ Thunder crashes ]
[ Sighs ]
The storm's only getting worse.
Might just have to stay here for tonight.
All right.
Yo, it's been a while since I actually stopped
to look at this thing.
I was hoping to make it back before Tru's first birthday.
Yeah.
Charlie said y'all ain't talk yet.
Mm.
This ain't a lecture. Just asking.
[ Sighs ] Man, what do I even say?
Sorry.
My mom is just never gonna forgive me for this.
You're her son.
She don't have no choice.
Definitely got a lotta ass-kissing...
[ Chuckles ] Right.
...in your very near future.
[ Knock on door ]Man: Hello? Anyone there?
Sh-Should we see who it is?
Man, we're not even supposed to be here.
Hello? Anyone?Who is it?
I-I'm not from around here. Please.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Hold on.
Not from around here?
Put this light out.
♪♪
By yourself?Man: It's just me.
Come on.
Thank you.
It's insane out there.
Thank God I saw your truck.
You live her or...?
No, we're just --No, we're just sheltering.
Yeah.
[ Chuckles ] Lucky me.
I'm Chase.
[ Thunder crashes ]
♪♪
You have to let me go.
[ Voice breaking ] I can't.
You can.
You have to.
For both of us.
We're better together.
That's a story you're telling yourself.
You have to tell another story.
Nova, I'm not gonna rewrite us.
That's what you're doing now -- rewriting us like some fantasy,
when, in actuality,
for every gorgeous day together,
there were 10 horrible ones.
Nova, when I see you, my heart starts racing.
I'm not trying to make you feel uncomfortable,
but do you feel that?
You feel that, right?
[ Voice breaking ] Yes, I feel it.
I've always felt it. What do you want me to say?
Say what you feel.
You want to know how I feel?
Yes.
It isn't easy to look at you.
Looking at you stirs things in me.
Always has.
To pack up your things...
...and to get over you.
But I did.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
I read your book every day, over and over.
It got me through my worst days, and you --
you said I was the love of your life.
Did you mean it?
I did.
Then why didn't you call?
I waited for you every day.
♪♪
I wrote that before I knew what you did.
♪♪
When I look at you now,
that's all I see.
You see the worst days when you look at me?
Yes.Not our years together?
♪♪
If I would have told you on our first date
what happened that night when I was a rookie
and something that I have regretted every day since...
...would we have still had our time together?
♪♪
No.
♪♪
Then I don't regret keeping it.
'Cause I'm grateful...
for the love you shared with me and the time that I got.
♪♪
Ah! Look.
Look.
Blue left Kenya here to look after us.
She's here to protect you. You see her?
We're gonna put her right down here.
Do you want to hear
your brother's favorite bedtime story?
Okay. Once upon a time,
there was a girl named Olivia and a boy named Oscar.
And they were the best of friends.
And one day, Oscar and Olivia,
on a stormy night just like this,
found a beautiful, magical toy in the forest.
[ Coos ][ Chuckles ] Yeah.
And the toy giggled just like you
and loved them very much.
But Oscar had to go on a long vacation.
While he was away,
Olivia didn't take very good care of the toy...
or herself.
And when Oscar came back,
he was very angry with Olivia for what she'd done,
and Olivia thought she may lose the toy and Oscar forever.
[ Thunder rumbles ]
And an evil man came calling.
But Olivia would never, ever let him near their toy.
Oscar loves Olivia,
and Olivia loves Oscar with all of her heart.
And no matter what anyone says,
it is theirtoy.
And in time...
Oscar and Olivia got another toy.
And this time, they promised
that they would take better care of them.
And so, with that promise and a whole lot of love,
they lived happily ever after.
♪♪
Chase: So you were in a frat?
Micah: Yeah. I, uh, rushed my freshman year.
Oh, man. Takes me back.
I loved being in the frat.
Hey, we just trading war stories.
What kind of damage you do in college?
I didn't go to college.
It's not for everyone.
But I know you had to have your pick of country tail
looking like you do.
I ain't move like that, bro.
My bad. No disrespect.
I played it pretty fast and loose, you know,
but wouldn't advise that now,
not with all this "Me Too" stuff in the zeitgeist.
What you mean?
There's no more passion,
no more heat of the moment.
Look, check it.
You could go to a party, find a bunch of drunk girls,
and go home with one of them.
[ Scoffs ] Them days is long gone.
I mean, look at me. I went to the right schools.
I got the wife. I got the kid.
I shook the right hands.
And now as I'm running for office,
this girl I hooked up with one time going around
talking about I raped her and her kid is mine.
Like all of Georgetown didn't sleep with her at one time.
You feel me?Micah: No.
Who you talking about?
The one who said you raped her?
What you mean?
Is her name Darla?
Whoa. Whoa, whoa. What's going on?
H-Hey.
Hey, man, just -- just let me explain, all right?
What's going on?
This is the piece of shit that raped Darla.
No, no, no, I didn't. She was --
Oh!
Micah: Hey, stop! Stop!
Stop! Stop! Stop!
♪♪
Uncle Rah, you're gonna kill him!
-[ Shouts indistinctly ] -You're gonna kill him!
[ Chase gasps ]
He's...For what?
What if you get locked up again?!
Think about Blue! Think about Tru!
I didn't. I didn't --You didn't what?!
I didn't!Stop.
What? Stay out of it!
Hey, I just want to talk to her!
Talk about what?!
She's accusing me about this kid, man.
I don't know what else I'm supposed to do besides --
Don't you dare talk about him!
Uncle Rah!Don't mention Blue!
Don't you mention him.Uncle Rah!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Chase: I just want to talk to her!
Talk to her about what?
Anything you want to say to her, you can say to me.
I just want to clear things up, all right?
You want to clear what up?
[ Dramatic music plays ]
You're not from around here, right?
No.
Well, these fields -- they deep.
There's water.
It's real cold.
Micah: Uncle Rah, it's not worth it.
It's not worth it.
Look, I just need to talk to her.
Shut up! Shut up!
Get your ass out of here.
[ Grunts ][ Thud ]
O-Okay, o--
♪♪
I knew something was off when she came back.
I knew it!
How she not gonna tell me?
Well, maybe she was trying to protect you.
Protect me from what, Micah?
That man knows my son!
What if he take Blue from me, huh?
Then what?
[ Grunts ]
♪♪
The storm is certainly over.
And the sun is shining, as she does.
As she does.
[ Sighs ]
I have a new story.
Tell me.
I met and fell in love with this incredible woman --
the most remarkable woman that I have ever known.
She opened her heart. She loved me, too.
We didn't know it, but we were on borrowed time.
And despite the ticking clock,
we lived a life together for many years.
We were holding hands through many storms,
and some sunny days, too.
[ Chuckles ]
And as time disappeared, I was heartbroken.
I didn't believe that I could go on without her.
But I realized that her time in my life was like her name.
She was an astrological event.
She was a shiny, bright, and bold star.
She lit up my universe
before she was gone.
And I realized how lucky I am to have seen it.
To have held it.
♪ I don't know
♪ Just to feel somethin' more
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
That might be the best story I've ever heard.
♪♪
♪ Waiting for a spark Hmm.
♪ Just to light up the cold
♪ Wait on the edge of the dark, can't get enough ♪
♪ Sittin' here watching you
♪ Wait on the edge of the dark, thinkin' about us ♪
♪ Sittin' here watching you
♪ Fade into the morning
♪ As silence lays over you
♪ Ooh, ooh, wait on the edge of the dark ♪
♪ Thinkin' about us, sittin' here watching you ♪
♪♪