FEMALE SINGER: ♪ FOLLOW MY LEAD ♪
♪ MOVE YOUR FEET, 1, 2, 3, DON'T SKIP A BEAT ♪
♪ I WANT TO SEE YOU LIVE OUT LOUD ♪
♪ WHOA, WHOA... ♪
[CLEARS THROAT] WHAT'RE YOU DOING?
TAKING CARE OF JAYMEE'S FIRST LOVE.
JAYMEE'S FIRST LOVE IS AN ORCHID?
LOOK AT YOU.
A MAN THAT KNOWS HIS FLOWERS.
AND YES, THIS ORCHID AND THE REST OF HER PLANTS
ARE THE BONUS KIDS I GAINED WHEN JAYMEE MOVED IN.
DID YOU JUST CALL THOSE PLANTS YOUR KIDS, MAN?
- I DID. - MM-HMM.
- TOO MUCH? - HEH HEH! NO.
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY DAMN IMPRESSIVE.
KNOWING YOUR ROLE IS KEY.
HAPPY BOO, HAPPY YOU. ASHER: HEY, FACTS.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, IS SINGLE YOU A HAPPY YOU?
ALICIA AND I ONLY BROKE UP A COUPLE WEEKS BACK.
- THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER. - OK.
THEN I'M HAPPY I'M NOT HURTING SOMEBODY
I CARE ABOUT NO MORE. THERE WAS A LOT
IN THAT RELATIONSHIP I COULDA HANDLED BETTER.
YEAH, WELL, I'D SAY TAKE THIS TIME TO REALLY FOCUS
ON YOURSELF, BUT KNOWING YOU, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR EYE
ON SOMEONE NEW IN ALL OF, LIKE, TWO SECONDS.
AH, HA HA!
GOOD POINT. WHERE'S JAYMEE AT?
- OK, TOO SOON. - HA HA HA!
HEY, MAN, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JJ?
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GIVE HIM THE SPACE THAT HE ASKED FOR,
BUT MANDATORY PRACTICES START NEXT WEEK.
WELL, I KNOW HE'S STILL AT HIS PARENTS' HOUSE.
KEITH'S O.D. SHOOK HIM UP, MAN. ASHER: YEAH.
THAT NIGHT, HE KEPT SAYING HE DIDN'T RECOGNISE HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE.
WELL, MAYBE THIS TIME AT HIS PARENTS' IS
THE PEACE HE NEEDS TO GET HIS HEAD RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S BEEN A MONTH, SPENCE. WHAT IF IT'S NOT?
[OLIVIA AND GRANDMA WENDY LAUGH]
WENDY: HMM, WELL, SPENCER'S ATTRACTIVE
AND HANDSOME, BUT, OH, MY GOD,
YOU'RE A TOTAL SMOKE SHOW, OLIVIA. [OLIVIA LAUGHS]
OOH, WAIT. GRANDMA WENDY, DID YOU JUST SAY--
SMOKE SHOW? ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN, I'M REALLY CURRENT WITH THE TIMES, YOU TWO.
I EVEN HAVE AN ONLYFANS ACCOUNT.
OLIVIA: OK. DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.
HEH! IT'S JUST FOR LEGAL CONSULTATION.
JORDAN: AH, MAKES SENSE. OLIVIA: AH, THAT'S A SMART MOVE.
YEAH. WENDY: OK.
[OLIVIA AND JORDAN CHUCKLE]
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE TWO OF YOU LAUGHING.
I KNOW THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE
FOR ALL OF YOU, AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED
TO COME BACK AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU.
WENDY: HOW ARE YOU BOTH DOING?
UH, WE'RE TAKING IT A DAY AT A TIME.
JORDAN'S REALLY STEPPED INTO HIS OWN AS MAN OF THE HOUSE.
AND LIV IS WINNING AWARDS,
SHE'S REALLY EMBRACING HER FRESHMAN YEAR,
AND ALSO, UH, APPLIED FOR A CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
WENDY: I'M SO PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU. [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
OH, I HAVE TO TAKE THIS. SORRY.
WENDY: SO HOW IS FOOTBALL GOING? OLIVIA: HELLO.
IT'S GOOD. BRICK BY BRICK.
AND THE LADIES IN YOUR LIFE?
AHA. LADY, ACTUALLY.
LAYLA AND I ARE OFFICIALLY TOGETHER.
LAYLA, WHO USED TO WEAR THE HEADSET?
I FORGOT ABOUT THE HEADSET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AMMO. WENDY: HEH! OK.
HEY. YOU GOOD?
THAT WAS A REP FROM THE CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
AND?
I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED. JORDAN: YES!
WENDY: WOW. CONGRATULATIONS, SWEETHEART.
THAT'S WONDERFUL. JORDAN: THAT'S AMAZING.
NOW, WHERE ARE THEY SENDING YOU, HUH? NEW YORK?
[SOUTHERN ACCENT] TEXAS?
WENDY: HA HA! OLIVIA: LONDON.
JORDAN: LONDON? OLIVIA: YEAH.
WOW, FOR-- FOR HOW LONG?
THE WHOLE SUMMER.
I HAVE A TON OF FRIENDS THERE.
I'LL GET YOU THEIR INFO. OLIVIA: OK.
SO... [SIGHS] HOW DO I LOOK?
LIKE A BOSS. MM. HAPPY FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK, MUM.
NOW, COME HERE 'CAUSE LIV AND I HAVE MADE YOU
FRESH BERRIES AND YOGURT FOR BREAKFAST.
JUST LIKE DAD USED TO MAKE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, MY LOVES.
DO THESE PANTS GO WITH THESE SHOES?
WENDY: EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD WITH PRADA. [JORDAN CHUCKLES]
ARE YOU OK, MUM? I MEAN, I'M NOT USED TO YOU ASKING FOR WARDROBE APPROVAL.
UM, I GUESS I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT GOING BACK TO WORK.
ANYWAY, ONCE I GET THERE, I'LL BE FINE. AND BESIDES,
I'M ONLY DOING A HALF DAY, SO... JORDAN: MM.
OOH, UH, MUM,
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, LIV HAS SOMETHING
THAT SHE WOULD ACTUALLY LOVE TO SHARE.
HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY, MUM.
WE LOVE YOU.
LAURA: I LOVE YOU, TOO. AH. JORDAN: HERE YOU ARE.
LAURA: THANK YOU.
OK. BYE, MUM!
BYE. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
UH, WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT ABOUT, DUDE?
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL MUM ABOUT YOUR NEWS?
I, YOU KNOW, JUST WANTED HER TO HAVE HER MOMENT.
YOU KNOW, HER FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.
AND SO'S GOING TO LONDON.
YEAH, BUT DID YOU GUYS NOT SEE WHAT I JUST SAW?
SHE'S NOT READY FOR ALL OF THESE BIG CHANGES.
I CAN'T BAIL ON HER. JORDAN: HELLO!
MUM HAS ANOTHER KID, WHO IS SLIGHTLY BETTER-LOOKING, BY THE WAY,
AND TOTALLY CAPABLE. I GOT THIS.
WENDY: I AGREE. YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON BEING A STUDENT,
AND TO DO THAT IN LONDON WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE DREAM.
JORDAN: YEAH, AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL YOU TALK TO MUM,
SO WOMAN UP.
[TV PROGRAM RUNNING, FRONT DOOR OPENS]
SPENCER: HEY, WHAT UP, Y'ALL? CARTER: HEY.
GRACE: HEY, BABY. DILLON: HEY, DUDE.
YOU WANT SOMETHING TO EAT?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.
AH!
OK, AM I IN THE JAMES HOUSE?
BECAUSE SINCE WHEN CAN WE EAT BREAKFAST IN FRONT OF THE TV?
OH, IT'S ME AND D'ANGELO'S NEW TRADITION.
GRACE: THEY KNOW THE RULES.
COASTERS, NAPKINS,
AND NOT A SINGLE CRUMB. CARTER: NO CRUMBS.
SPENCER: OH. SO YOU SIGNED OFF ON ALL THIS?
'CAUSE WHEN I TRIED TO DO IT WHEN I WAS A KID,
I GOT A WHOOPING...AND I WAS 13. CARTER: DAMN.
WAS WHOOPINGS EVEN LEGAL AT THAT AGE?
AH, HA HA. EVERYBODY GOT JOKES.
KNOW YOU WOULD GET A WHOOPING.
MAN, I WAS CHILLING.
YOU CAN'T TAKE THESE TWO NOWHERE.
I CAN SEE THAT.
YOU STILL NEED ME TO TAKE YOU TO GET A HAIRCUT LATER?
UH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. GOT TO LOOK FRESH.
SUPPOSED TO LINK UP WITH MY GIRL NIKKI TONIGHT.
GIRL AS IN GIRLFRIEND?
DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
GRACE: I DID NOT. DILLON: I THOUGHT YOU TOLD HER.
THAT'S YOUR MUM.
BESIDES, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I'D BE VIOLATING BRO CODE.
DILLON: UM, I'M SORRY, MUM.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING
THAT YOU'RE DOING, DILLON. AS LONG AS YOU
AND YOUR LITTLE FRIEND ARE HAPPY, I AM, TOO.
[FRONT DOOR OPENS, COOP SIGHS]
PATIENCE: COOP?
NOT NOW, PATIENCE. I GOT TO GRAB SOME STUFF FOR WORK.
I'VE BEEN CALLING AND TEXTING YOU FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS NOW.
I'VE BEEN STAYING WITH MY PARENTS.
LOOK, I JUST--I WANT YOU TO KNOW I HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THAT VIDEO OF ME AND SKYE KISSING.
IT DON'T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED.
COME ON. THAT VIDEO WAS DOCTORED.
I SWEAR, I--I PULLED AWAY THE MOMENT IT WENT DOWN.
SO IF--IF YOU PULLED AWAY, THAT MEANS
SKYE'S THE ONE WHO KISSED YOU.
[SIGHS]
I'M SORRY, COOP.
IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION, SHE FELT TERRIBLE RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED.
I DON'T CARE HOW SHE FELT.
DOES LAYLA KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME WEIRDO
SPYING ON FOLKS AT HER STUDIO?
NOPE, NOT YET.
MY ONLY CONCERN HAS BEEN YOU.
IF YOU WERE SO CONCERNED ABOUT ME,
YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY GIRLFRIEND BETRAYED ME
INSTEAD OF LETTING ME GET BLINDSIDED BY THAT VIDEO.
I'M SORRY. IT...
[FOOTSTEPS ASCEND STAIRS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
HEY, COACH, I WAS THINKING...
OH, MY BAD, SHANE. I WAS LOOKING FOR COACH MONTES.
OH, HE'S TALKING TO OUR GROUNDS CREW
ABOUT TOMORROW'S FIRST DAY OF MANDATORY PRACTICE.
WAIT, TOMORROW? WHAT HAPPENED TO STARTING PRACTICE NEXT WEEK?
NAH, COACH COULDN'T WAIT ANOTHER WEEK, SO WE MOVED THINGS UP.
KNOW WHO WE CAN THANK FOR THIS, RIGHT?
ASHER: ME? SHANE: BOOM!
THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN PUSHING THE BOYS THIS OFF SEASON,
I MEAN, YOU EVEN GOT JJ's HEAD BACK IN THE GAME.
BET HE'S CHOMPING AT THE BIT, TOO.
YEAH.
YEAH, HE IS, 100 PERCENT.
WELL, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM ON THE FIELD TOMORROW, BRIGHT AND EARLY.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
YES, SIR.
HEY, UH, UH, UH, LISTEN, I DON'T--I DON'T MEAN
TO BE THAT GUY, BUT-- GRACE: WHAT?
I FOUND CRUMBS ON THE COUCH.
GRACE: OH, LORD. HA HA! SPENCER: I'M JUST SAYIN'.
YOU HAVE VERY SPECIFIC RULES WHEN IT COMES TO THAT COUCH.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PUNISHMENT THAT FITS THE CRIME,
AND DILLON IS 13, SO... GRACE: WHAT?
I'MMA GO AHEAD AND HOLD HIM DOWN, AND YOU CAN COME IN
AND DO WHAT YOU DO BEST, OK? GRACE: WHAT? HA HA!
WOULD YOU STOP?
HA HA HA! OH.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR MOUNTAIN, SON.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT YET,
BUT I'M MAKING PROGRESS,
EMBRACING CHANGE, YOU KNOW? GRACE: MM-HMM.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DOING? EMBRACING CHANGE?
YOU TALKING 'BOUT THAT DAMN COUCH AGAIN?
- NO. NO... - HA HA HA!
I'M TALKIN' BOUT DILLON TELLING CARTER
ABOUT HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND FIRST.
YOU SURE YOU'RE COOL WITH THAT?
IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO KNOW,
BUT I'M FINE.
RIGHT. THAT'S WHY YOU HAD THAT LOOK
ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU FOUND OUT, AND YOU EVEN
HIT DILLON WITH THE "LITTLE FRIEND" COMMENT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT'S BLACK MAMA SHADE 101.
OK, FINE.
MAYBE IT DID STING A LITTLE.
BUT D'ANGELO AND DILLON,
THEY'VE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO
CREATE A BOND, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT
AND I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON THAT.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
I'M SORRY. YOU MIND IF WE TABLE THIS FOR ANOTHER TIME?
THERE IS NOTHING TO TABLE, SON.
I AM PERFECTLY FINE WITH YOUR BROTHER FORMING
A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS STEPFATHER.
WAIT. YOU AND SKYE?
IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, OK?
YOU HAD JUST SIGNED OFF ON MY ACOUSTIC TOUR
AND EMOTIONS WERE RUNNING HIGH,
AND THEN SKYE, SHE JUST KISSED ME.
- OK, WHY WOULD YOU RECORD IT? - I DIDN'T.
WAIT, YOU THINK SOMEBODY HACKED YOUR PHONE?
[SIGHS] I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THEY PUT,
LIKE, SPYWARE ON IT OR SOMETHING.
RIGHT, BUT IN ORDER TO USE SPYWARE, WOULDN'T HE OR SHE NEED ACCESS TO YOUR PHONE?
SHE.
OH, MY GOD. MIKO?
DAMN IT. PATIENCE, YOU WENT BACK TO MIKO
AFTER I REPEATEDLY TOLD YOU TO CUT HER OFF!
I WENT TO GO HAVE A BOUNDARIES CONVERSATION WITH HER.
- OH, OK. - I OWED HER AT LEAST THAT
AFTER SHE HELPED MAKE THE "FIRE AND ICE" VIDEO VIRAL.
WELL, NOW YOU HAVE A BLACKMAIL VIDEO, SO CONGRATS.
I'M SURE THE CONVERSATION MUST HAVE GONE GREAT.
- I CAN TALK TO HER AGAIN, OK? - NO, YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH,
OK, AND CLEARLY I CAN'T TRUST YOU, SO AS YOUR PRODUCER,
I WILL DEAL WITH ALL THINGS MIKO FROM NOW ON.
UH, HERE ARE THE DEPOSITIONS YOU ASKED FOR.
OH, THANK YOU.
[SIGHS] YOU GOOD, MS. BAKER?
'CAUSE YOU HAVEN'T MOVED ALL MORNING.
THAT'S NOT TRUE. I ATE MY BREAKFAST
AND READ SOME EMAILS AND ANSWERED MY PHONE,
ALL FROM THIS RIDICULOUSLY COMFY CHAIR.
MM-HMM.
WHATEVER, COOP. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
[CHUCKLING] WHAT ABOUT ME?
WELL, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HOME IN A FEW WEEKS. YOU WANT TO FILL ME IN?
[SIGHS]
SCHOOL HAS BEEN... A CHALLENGE.
MY PROFESSOR KEEPS COMING FOR ME.
FIRST HE TRIED TO CHECK ME FOR USING TOO MUCH SLANG,
WHICH I WASN'T, AND THEN HE CLAIMED I SLOUCH TOO MUCH.
LAURA: EXCUSE ME? COOP: YEAH,
AND WHEN I CONFRONTED HIM ABOUT IT, HE TOOK ME OFF
AS LEAD SPEAKER OF MY GROUP AND HAS BEEN IGNORING ME EVER SINCE.
THAT'S RETALIATION.
HE CAN'T DO THAT.
SKYE SAID THE SAME THING.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I'M NOT CUT OUT
FOR THIS LAW STUFF AFTER ALL.
SPENCER: YOU REACH OUT TO JJ?
YEAH, I'VE BEEN TEXTING HIM THE PAST HOUR. NOTHING.
WELL, I FINALLY HEARD BACK FROM HIS DAD.
THEY ARE IN LAKE ARROWHEAD, BUT JJ STAYED BEHIND,
INSISTED HE NEEDED SOME TIME ALONE.
SPENCER: AND HIS SOCIALS ARE NO HELP; THEY'VE ALL BEEN SCRUBBED CLEAN.
WELL, I MEAN, UH, HIM GETTING SOME ALONE TIME ISN'T CRAZY,
CONSIDERING EVERYTHING HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH.
WELL, TIME'S UP. LOOK, IF JJ DOESN'T
SHOW UP FOR PRACTICE TOMORROW, HE'S OFF THE TEAM FOR GOOD.
MONTES MADE THAT CLEAR A FEW WEEKS AGO.
OK, I THINK IT'S TIME WE PULL UP AND DO A MENTAL HEALTH CHECK.
WHAT IF HE'S FINE AND IT'S JUST HIS CHOICE?
ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
JJ: MI COMPADRES.
JORDAN: MI COMPADRE. MMM. AH! JJ: HA HA HA!
JORDAN: YOU ARE LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER, JJ.
YOU LOOK HAPPY AND BRONZED
AND ARE COMPLETELY ROCKING THE HELL OUT
OF THAT SMEDIUM-SIZED SHIRT. JJ: WELL, THANK YOU, BRO.
YOU KNOW, TIME AWAY HAS DONE WONDERS FOR MY TEMPLE.
DUDE, I'VE BEEN TEXTING YOU FOR WEEKS.
MY BAD, BRO. YOU KNOW, RECEPTION
OUT HERE IN THE HILLS IS A LITTLE SUS.
ASHER: YOU LEFT ME ON "READ." JJ: UH,
UH, RECEPTION FOR ME, I MEAN, YOU KNOW?
HEH! UH, COME IN,
HUH? HEH!
YOU GOOD?
JJ: EVERYTHING IS ACES, BRO.
SPENCER: YEAH? SO DID YOU GET SOME HELP?
UH, YOU--YOU MEAN, LIKE THERAPY?
SPENCER: YEAH. JJ: HEH HEH!
NO, I DIDN'T NEED TO. I'M FINE.
YOU KNOW, I JUST NEEDED A MINUTE.
GLAD TO HEAR YOU SOUND LIKE YOUR OLD SELF, JJ.
JJ: FEELS GOOD. FUN JJ IS BACK.
UH, NOT SURE IF YOU HEARD,
BUT MANDATORY PRACTICES HAVE BEEN MOVED UP TO TOMORROW.
YEAH, YEAH, ABOUT THAT.
UH, TURNS OUT FOOTBALL ISN'T THE ONLY THING I GOT BEHIND ON THIS OFF SEASON.
I HAVE SOME MAKE-UP WORK FOR MY PSYCHOLOGY CLASS.
IF I DON'T DO IT, IT'S, UH, ACADEMIC PROBATION FOR ME.
OUCH. WHAT'S THE PROJECT ABOUT?
JJ: GET THIS.
THEY WANT ME TO DO A VIDEO THAT SPEAKS TO WHO I AM,
LIKE I DON'T KNOW THAT ALREADY. HEH!
WHAT YOU PLANNING ON DOING ABOUT IT?
I--I'M CIRCLING A FEW THINGS, JUST NOTHING HAS SPOKEN TO ME.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING THAT RECAPS
YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR AT COASTAL.
THE HIGHS, THE LOWS. SPENCER: WE COULD RECORD YOU
TALKING ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES ON CAMERA.
GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH,
NO CAP. LIKE, UH, "I AM ATHLETE."
JJ: YEAH, THAT'S DOPE. HEH! ASHER: YEAH.
BUT HOW ABOUT WE MAKE IT ALL OF US,
YOU KNOW? ASHER: I MEAN, WE'RE DOWN.
JORDAN: HMM. ASHER: RIGHT?
OK, WELL, I NEED TO FIND A ROOM
THAT IS AESTHETICALLY EPIC.
HEH HEH! LET'S GO, BABY!
HEE HEE! JORDAN: THERE HE IS.
JJ: WHOO! JORDAN: NOW, THAT,
THAT IS THE HAPPIEST I'VE SEEN JJ IN A LONG TIME.
YEAH, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO HAPPY.
THAT DUDE COULDN'T EVEN LOOK US IN THE EYE, J.
HE IS PRETENDING. TRUST ME, AS SOMEBODY WHO SPENT
A LONG, LONG TIME FAKING IT LIKE EVERYTHING WAS OK,
THAT DUDE IS IN A FREEFALL.
WE JUST GOTTA FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE HIM SEE IT.
[SIGHS]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
LAURA: LIVVY, WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?
OLIVIA: I BROUGHT YOU LUNCH. LAURA: EXCEPT THAT YOU KNEW
I WAS ONLY DOING A HALF DAY, SO TRY AGAIN.
JORDAN RAN HIS MOUTH ALREADY, DIDN'T HE?
HE MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD SOMETHING TO TELL ME
BEFORE YOU RUSHED ME OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING.
SO SIT.
I WANT ALL THE TEA.
WELL, IT'S--HEH!--FUNNY THAT YOU MENTION TEA
BECAUSE THE PLACE THAT I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT IS KIND OF OBSESSED WITH IT.
[GASPS] ARE YOU GOING TO LONDON?
IS THAT WHERE THE CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM PLACED YOU?
OLIVIA: IT IS. LAURA: OH, MY GOD!
THAT'S SO AMAZING!
SO PROUD OF YOU.
WHEN DO YOU LEAVE?
WELL, THAT'S THE THING.
UH, NO. MM-MM. DON'T EVEN TRY IT. YOU'RE GOING, KIDDO.
MUM, YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE AND BE OK,
BUT HOW--HOW CAN I DO THAT WHEN I KNOW YOU'RE NOT?
LAURA: LIV, I'M FINE. OLIVIA: REALLY?
SO YOU DIDN'T SPEND ALL DAY TODAY THINKING
THAT YOU CAME BACK TO WORK TOO SOON?
OK,
YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT ABOUT THAT,
BUT I NEED THE TIME OUT OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY I'M GOING TO FIND MY LIFE AGAIN.
FINDING YOUR LIFE AGAIN I GET,
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT COMING BACK TO WORK
IS THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
AND YOU THINK YOU BEING HERE INSTEAD OF LONDON
IS THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO FIND YOU?
MAYBE IT'S TIME WE BOTH TAKE AN HONEST LOOK
AT WHAT'S BEST FOR BOTH OF US.
OK, SO HOW ARE WE GONNA CONVINCE JJ TO OPEN UP?
WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
WE ALL SPEAK THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR FRESHMAN YEAR,
WE HOLD NOTHING BACK, AND THEN, FINGERS CROSSED,
BY HIS TURN, HE'LL DO THE SAME.
HMM.
ALL RIGHT, HUH?
WHO'S UP FIRST?
I'LL TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.
PROFESSOR HILL: SO, TODAY, WE'LL DISCUSS
THE "KERN VS. TARZANA" SCHOOL CASE.
AN 18-YEAR-OLD BY THE NAME OF TERI KERN WAS ARRESTED
FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE.
SHE CLAIMED THAT THE ILLEGAL SEARCH OF HER PURSE
WAS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF WHICH AMENDMENT...
KURT?
[QUIETLY] THE FOURTH AMENDMENT.
WHAT'S THAT, KURT?
LAURA: UH, THE FOURTH AMENDMENT.
SORRY. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OBSERVING QUIETLY,
BUT BEING IN THIS SETTING, I WAS
GETTING FLASHBACKS OF BEING A LAW STUDENT.
FORMER, UH, D.A. BAKER, TO WHAT DO WE OWE THE PLEASURE?
LAURA: PROFESSOR JACOBS WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A TOUR
OF THE BUILDING, AND I HEARD YOU FROM THE HALLWAY.
DO YOU MIND IF I SIT IN?
[CHUCKLING] OH, NOT AT ALL. PLEASE, UH, BE MY GUEST.
LAURA: THANK YOU.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES] DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE YOUR SEAT?
STUDENT: SURE. LAURA: THANK YOU.
GIVE ME ONE WORD TO SUM UP YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR.
GROWTH.
I STARTED THIS SEASON ON THE BENCH,
AND THEN I MADE A GAME-SAVING PLAY ON SPECIAL TEAMS,
AND THEN I WENT FIRST-TEAM ALL-FRESHMAN.
WOW. WHOLE SEASON WAS A MOVIE.
IF THAT WAS A MOVIE, THEN THE OFF SEASON WAS A BAD SEQUEL.
I BROKE UP WITH TWO GIRLFRIENDS.
JORDAN: EH, TECHNICALLY ONE,
OK? THE OTHER ONE BEAT YOU TO IT.
THANKS FOR KEEPING ME HUMBLE, J. UH, HEH!
MAKING DECISIONS FOR OTHER PEOPLE
INSTEAD OF LETTING THEM MAKE IT THEMSELVES
IS SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS HAUNTED ME.
AND THEN I LOST THE GREATEST MAN I EVER KNEW...
BUT, IN SPITE OF ALL THAT PAIN AND REGRET,
I LEARNED HOW TO ASK FOR HELP,
HOW TO LEAN ON MY VILLAGE.
I LEARNED THAT IT'S OK FOR THE STRONG FRIEND TO BE VULNERABLE.
OR IN YOUR CASE, THE FUN FRIEND.
THOSE WALLS AIN'T ALWAYS GOT TO BE UP, JJ.
UH, UH, APPRECIATE THAT, BUT WE'RE FOCUSED ON YOU, SPENCE.
AND PLUS, THAT DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TO ME.
NOW, C'MON, BRUH,
ALL THE BIG ENERGY, ALL THE JOKES,
IT'S BECOME A CRUTCH FOR YOU, MAN,
A MASK FOR YOU TO HIDE BEHIND.
LOOK, REAL TALK, THIS YEAR'S BEEN TOUGH FOR YOU, TOO.
NOW, I FOUND SAFETY IN MY VILLAGE.
YOU CAN FIND SAFETY IN US, TOO,
BUT YOU GOT TO TALK TO US.
LOOK, I KNOW IT SOUNDS CORNY,
BUT DR. SPEARS ALWAYS SAYS, MAN,
YOU CANNOT HEAL
UNTIL YOU FEEL. JJ: YEAH, WELL,
DOC McSTUFFINS WOULD DIAGNOSE WHAT YOU JUST SAID
AS OVER-REACT-ITIS. HEH HEH!
YO, REALLY, JJ? AFTER EVERYTHING SPENCE JUST SAID,
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT? JJ: CHILL. IT WAS A JOKE.
YEAH, BUT THIS AIN'T, OK?
[SIGHS]
WE TRYING TO BE HERE FOR YOU. [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
YEAH, GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT.
SPENCER: IT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S JUST DILLON.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE HIM TO GET A HAIRCUT, BUT I CAN PUSH THAT BACK.
NO, YOU SHOULD GO NOW.
YEAH, I MEAN--HEH!--
DONE WITH YOUR PART ANYWAY.
[QUIETLY] WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?
[QUIETLY] I FELT THE NEED TO BE NOSTALGIC.
HOW'S IT GOING WITH YOUR PROFESSOR?
I'M GOOD, ALL RIGHT? I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP FIGHTING THIS.
OK, BUT HOW DO I FIGHT THIS?
I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, COOP.
IF I AIR HIM OUT FOR IGNORING ME,
HE'S GONNA KICK ME OUT OF CLASS FOR GOOD.
SO MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU EXPLAIN TO HIM
WHY RETALIATION IS JUST ANOTHER FORM OF BULLYING.
OH, WE GOT IT.
OK, ANYBODY CARE TO WEIGH IN ON THE MERIT
OF TERI KERN'S DEFENCE?
[SIGHS]
YOU'VE SHARED PLENTY IN THE PAST, MS. COOPER.
JUST TRYING TO GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE A CHANCE.
COOP: OF COURSE.
BECAUSE ANY OTHER REASON COULD BE CONSIDERED RETALIATION,
WHICH, UNDER TITLE 9, GOES AGAINST THE SCHOOL POLICY.
A PROFESSOR CANNOT PREVENT A STUDENT FROM PARTICIPATING
IN AN ACTIVITY OR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS IN CLASS.
[CHUCKLING] WELL, SINCE, UH,
NO ONE ELSE IS INCLINED TO WEIGH IN
ON THE KERN DEFENCE, YOU MAY ANSWER, MS. COOPER.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ BE QUIET, GOT IT CAPPING ♪
♪ OUT THE MOUTH, STAY LYING, TRY AND WATCH HOW I... ♪
[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
UM... WHERE'S PATIENCE?
HEH! I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH BOTH OF YOU.
AND DISCUSS WHAT? HOW YOU'RE A TOTAL CREEP WHO PUT SPYWARE
ON HER PHONE TO TRACK HER EVERY MOVE?
OH, SO I'M THE REASON SHE GOT SLOPPY WITH SKYE?
THE GIRL YOU HIRED, WHO WAS CLEARLY CRUSHING
ON PATIENCE, BUT YOU WERE TOO PREOCCUPIED TO NOTICE?
AND YOU KNOW THAT HOW? OH, RIGHT,
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN STALKING HER.
[MIKO SIGHS] WOMAN: KAMIKO SCOTT?
YEAH?
YOU'VE BEEN SERVED.
MIKO: A RESTRAINING ORDER? LAYLA: YOU ARE NO LONGER
TO COME WITHIN 50 FEET OF PATIENCE.
DOESN'T MATTER IF THAT'S HERE, HER CONCERT, MY HOME.
EVERYTHING IS OFF LIMITS, AND I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU NOT TO TRY ME.
SO, WAIT, YOU'RE PUNISHING ME FOR LOOKING OUT FOR MY GIRL?
- SHE'S NOT YOUR GIRL, MIKO. - 'COURSE SHE IS!
I'M THE ONE LEADING HER MOST POPULAR FAN PAGE, THE REASON
HER "FIRE AND ICE" VIDEO JUST HIT 8 MILLION VIEWS, THE REASON HER FANS LOVE
PATIENCE NO MATTER WHAT SHE DOES. ME, LAYLA.
NOT SKYE.
NOT GIA,
ME.
AND THE BEST PART IS I DO IT FOR FREE.
BECAUSE I LOVE HER.
FOR THE LAST TIME,
IF YOU COME NEAR PATIENCE AGAIN, YOU WILL BE ARRESTED.
I WAS 6 YEARS OLD WHEN I KNEW I WAS DESTINED TO BE A QUARTERBACK.
JJ: YEAH? HOW?
I THREW A PASS THAT BROKE
THE FRONT WINDOW OF OUR HOUSE, SO...
WAIT. I REMEMBER THAT. YOU BLAMED LIV.
JORDAN: I DID. OH, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL
MY DAD PRAISED LIV FOR HAVING SUCH A GREAT ARM
THAT I ADMITTED IT WAS ME.
MY DAD'S REACTION TO THAT WAS EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT HOUR, HE WOULD JUST SCRATCH HIS NECK
AND SAY, "OK, OK, OK."
I SPENT THE NEXT 12 YEARS CHASING THAT REACTION.
AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I-- I LANDED AT GAU
AS A PREFERRED WALK-ON THAT I-- I REALIZED I COULD THRIVE
WITHOUT HIM AS MY COACH, WHICH WAS...BITTERSWEET.
AND THEN YOU BECAME QB1.
I DID, WHICH WAS AWESOME.
AND THEN MY WORLD CAME CRASHING DOWN.
AND IT SUCKS THAT--THAT IT TOOK LOSING MY DAD
TO FIND MY OWN IDENTITY, MY OWN VERSION OF A BAKER MAN.
BUT IT'S THE BLESSING THAT CAME OUT OF THE WORST TIME OF MY LIFE.
AND I GOT THERE
WITH THE HELP OF MY FAMILY,
OUR VORTEX,
AND THE BEST GIRLFRIEND A GUY COULD ASK FOR.
ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR.
MATURITY.
YEAH, I AM PROOF THAT GROWTH IS POSSIBLE,
NO MATTER HOW MESSY YOUR LIFE CAN GET.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, JJ? WHAT IS YOUR WORD?
C'MON, MAN. FIRST SPENCE, NOW YOU?
LOOK, I'M JUST SAYIN', THINGS GOT REALLY REAL FOR YOU THIS YEAR.
I MEAN, THAT HAD TO MESS WITH YOUR HEAD A LITTLE BIT, NO?
JJ: YEAH. JORDAN: J--
ASHER: DUDE.
YO, I APPRECIATE YOU FOR TAKING ME TO THE BARBER SHOP.
OH, MAN, YOU KNOW I GOT YOU, JUST LIKE
I WOULD HAVE HAD YOU IF YOU CAME TO ME FOR ADVICE
ABOUT YOUR NEW GIRL.
- YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, RIGHT? - I DO.
BUT THERE'S NO WAY I'M ASKING YOU FOR GIRL ADVICE.
THAT VORTEX YOU GOT GOING ON IS MESSY, BRUH.
WHAT? M--
- EXACTLY. SUPER MESSY. [SCOFFS] - IT IS KIND OF MESSY.
BUT I GOT TO GET READY, THOUGH.
D'ANGELO IS TAKING US TO THE ARCADE TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, RIGHT?
- I DO. - AND I'M REALLY DIGGING
WHAT YOU AND CARTER ARE BUILDING.
I AIN'T HAVE NOTHING LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS
YOUR AGE, BUT BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
MUMS IS FEELING KINDA LEFT OUT.
- FOR REAL? - SHE'LL NEVER SAY ANYTHING,
BUT...YEAH.
LOOK, I KNOW IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL,
BUT YOU GOT TO TRY TO KEEP IN MIND, MAN,
YOU AND ME, FOR THE LONGEST TIME,
WE WERE THE CENTRE OF EVERYTHING FOR HER.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A PART OF ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF,
LIKE A FIRST GIRLFRIEND...
THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO HER,
AND IT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME, TOO.
NAH, YOU RIGHT. I FEEL YOU.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
YOU GOOD?
YEAH. LOOKS LIKE THE GUYS WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO JJ.
HE STILL AIN'T TALKING TO THEM.
THEN MAYBE FIND SOMEONE HE WILL TALK TO,
LIKE SOMEONE HE OWES EXPLANATION TO
OR SOMEONE THAT IT'LL MEAN SOMETHING TO IN A BIGGER WAY.
HMM.
PROFESSOR HILL: SO YOU'RE SAYING TERI KERN WAS WITHIN HER RIGHTS TO SUE HER HIGH SCHOOL,
EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS THE ONE ARRESTED FOR NARCOTICS.
COOP: YES.
JUST BECAUSE SHE HAD IT IN HER PURSE DOESN'T MEAN SHE WAS GONNA SELL IT.
- WHY EVEN HAVE IT, THEN? - BECAUSE SHE WAS HOLDING IT
FOR HER GRANDFATHER, WHO SMOKED MARIJUANA
TO HELP WITH HIS GLAUCOMA. BUT AT THE TIME, WEED WAS
ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA, SO SHE HAD TO TAKE THE FALL.
NOBODY EVER TOOK THE TIME TO ASK HER WHY SHE HAD IT.
THEY JUST THREW HER IN THE COUNTY JAIL, WHERE SHE STAYED FOR TWO YEARS.
[STUDENTS GROAN] PROFESSOR HILL: MRS. BAKER,
YOU WERE A D.A. TOUGH ON DRUGS. THOUGHTS?
I ACTUALLY WORKED ON THIS CASE AS A YOUNG ATTORNEY,
AND WE PUSHED FOR AN APPEAL AND GOT TERI RELEASED.
HAD HER PREVIOUS ATTORNEYS DONE WHAT
TAMIA JUST RECOMMENDED, SHE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN JAILED.
SO WHO'S TO BLAME FOR THIS?
COOP: A SYSTEM THAT THRIVES ON UNCONSCIOUS BIAS.
PROFESSOR HILL: YEAH, BUT THAT ARGUMENT
WILL NEVER HOLD UP IN A COURT OF LAW.
YES, IT WILL, THE MORE WE NORMALISE IT
AND MAKE IT A PART OF THE BIGGER CONVERSATION.
LAURA: TAMIA'S RIGHT. TIMES ARE CHANGING, PROFESSOR HILL.
ATTORNEYS WHO LOOK AND SOUND LIKE TAMIA GOT NEXT.
SHE'S THE DISRUPTOR THAT THIS SYSTEM NEEDS,
SO YOU EITHER GET ON BOARD OR GET RUN OVER.
WENDY: HERE YOU GO, SWEETIE.
OH. WHAT'S THIS?
CONTACT INFO FOR MY FRIENDS IN LONDON.
AND BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, THEY KNOW KIDS YOUR AGE.
THAT IS VERY SWEET, GRANDMA. THANK YOU.
OF COURSE. SO WHEN'RE YOU LEAVING?
I'M STILL SORTING THAT OUT.
WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SORT OUT?
UH, Y'KNOW, JUST MAKING SURE THEIR SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM IS THE RIGHT FIT FOR ME.
IF IT WASN'T THE RIGHT FIT, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE APPLIED.
SO WHAT'S THE REAL HOLD UP?
IS IT SPENCER?
I SAW THE WAY THE TWO OF YOU LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE FASHION SHOW.
YEAH, OUR THING IS, UM...
COMPLICATED.
ARE YOU WAITING FOR HIM TO COME BACK TO YOU?
NOT WAITING, JUST...
WONDERING.
THAT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING.
AND THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, US FINE WOMEN
DON'T WAIT OR WONDER.
LISTEN, IT'S OK
TO BE A LITTLE SELFISH AND FOCUS ON YOURSELF,
WHICH IS WHAT FATE IS TELLING YOU TO DO, LIV.
OLIVIA: HMM. WENDY: AND IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD LISTEN TO FATE.
SHE CAN BE A PUSHY BITCH.
OLIVIA: HEH! [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
WENDY: IN ALL SERIOUSNESS,
YOU NEED TO BE WHOLE BEFORE YOU CAN GIVE ALL OF YOURSELF
TO SPENCER, AND I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE THERE YET, SWEETIE.
[ASHER SIGHS]
[SCOFFS] YOU GUYS ARE STILL HERE?
LOOK, IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP TO US, AND THAT'S COOL.
WE PROMISED TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR PSYCH PROJECT, SO I STAYED TO DO JUST THAT.
I'M UP, RIGHT? JJ: YEAH, BUT...
I DON'T NEED YOU AMBUSHING ME WITH FAKE THERAPY WHATEVER.
NO AMBUSH. GONNA SHOOT STRAIGHT.
AHEM.
YOU'RE UP, ASH.
OK.
MY FRESHMAN YEAR WAS...
DIFFERENT.
IT'S BEEN EXCITING AND UNPREDICTABLE,
BUT I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT MY FRESHMAN YEAR.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT YOURS, SINCE YOU WON'T.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
BEING STRAIGHT UP LIKE I SAID I WOULD.
FRESHMAN YEAR FOR JJ PARKER. LET'S SEE.
YOU WERE ARRESTED FOR SCOOTERING WHILE DRUNK,
BUT THAT'S LIGHT IN COMPARISON TO THE BLACKOUTS
AND THE DAY PARTIES AND, OH,
THE WHISKEY RAGER, WHERE I'M NOT SURE YOU
EVER APOLOGIZED TO JORDAN FOR ALL
THE DISRESPECTFUL CRAP YOU SAID ABOUT LAYLA.
BUT THE PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE
IS WHEN YOU SHOWED UP TO COACH BAKER'S REPAST HAMMERED.
HAMMERED, JJ!
FOR A MAN WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR YOU,
SPITTING IN THE FACE OF LIV'S PAIN AND SOBRIETY!
ASH.
CHILL.
BUT WHEN WE NEEDED HELP TO RAISE MONEY FOR JAYMEE'S MEDICAL BILLS,
YOU--YOU SHOWED UP IN THE CLUTCH,
PLUS THE MANY OTHER TIMES YOU'VE HAD OUR BACKS.
WE JUST WANNA HELP YOU, DUDE, THAT'S IT.
- I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP! - THERE IT IS!
THAT IS THE FIRST HONEST EMOTION THAT WE'VE SEEN, JJ!
YOU KNOW WHAT, SCREW YOU, ASH.
AND SCREW THIS PROJECT. I'M DONE.
I'M ALSO DONE WITH YOU GUYS TRYING TO PLAY SHRINK LIKE I OWE YOU THAT.
I DON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING!
BUT YOU OWE ME, DON'T YOU?
YOU OWE ME AN APOLOGY, AT THE VERY LEAST.
BUT, AS YOUR FRIEND,
I'M STANDING HERE OFFERING YOU A CHANCE TO DO MORE.
A CHANCE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
GOT YOU A NEW PHONE.
OH, THANK YOU. [CHUCKLES]
- OH. - UH, HOW WAS MIKO?
I, UH, FILED A RESTRAINING ORDER
AGAINST HER; SHE CAN'T COME WITHIN 50 FEET OF YOU,
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE. PATIENCE: OH, OK.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, TOO. LAYLA: YEAH.
- LOOK, I KNOW I MESSED UP. - YES, YOU DID.
BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME DOWN ON YOU SO HARD.
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE SAFE.
AND I WILL. I--I GET IT NOW.
SHE TOTALLY REMINDS YOU OF CARRIE, SO...
NO.
WITH CARRIE,
EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF HER BREAKDOWN,
THERE WAS STILL HUMANITY IN HER EYES.
THAT'S WHY I KNEW I COULD GET THROUGH TO HER.
I DID NOT SEE THAT TODAY WITH MIKO.
PATIENCE, SHE'S SERIOUSLY UNWELL.
HMM.
LOOK, WE'RE STILL, UH,
WE'LL STILL DO YOUR LIVE IN A FEW TO PROMOTE THE ACOUSTIC TOUR.
I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD TO GET YOUR MIND OFF THINGS.
UM...TSK. YEAH, I'M GONNA GET READY.
OK.
[FOOTSTEPS RETREATING]
THANK YOU FOR TODAY, OK?
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SHOW UP.
I AM A QUEER BLACK WOMAN, AND I DEAL
WITH THIS KINDA NONSENSE EVERY DAY.
DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.
BESIDES, I SHOULD BE THANKING YOU.
BEING IN THAT CLASSROOM
FED MY SOUL IN A WAY I DID NOT EXPECT.
I COULD TELL. I MEAN, IT FELT LIKE YOU WERE AT HOME.
YEAH, I WAS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT AS A STUDENT.
OH, COME ON, COOP.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ME TO BE A PROFESSOR.
I HAVE A DAY JOB. WE HAVE A DAY JOB.
HEY, I'M JUST SAYING, IT'S JUST--IT'S BEEN
A WHILE SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU THAT HAPPY,
AND IF I'M BEING COMPLETELY HONEST,
IT'S THE PROFESSORS WHO LOOK, LISTEN,
AND SOUND LIKE YOU WHO SHOULD HAVE NEXT.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
BUT JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
OK, EXCUSE ME.
I'M SORRY, LIV.
I WISH I COULD MAKE UP FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT COACH BAKER'S REPAST,
AND ALL THE OTHER TIMES I FUMBLED MY CHOICES.
YOU CAN. YOU START BY BEING HONEST.
I JUST WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE REAL YOU.
YOU WANT HONEST?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE REAL ME IS.
[BREATH TREMBLING]
YOU CAN TURN ON THE CAMERA.
I WANT TO RECORD IT.
WHO KNOWS IF I'LL EVER BE ABLE TO SAY IT ALL AGAIN.
YES, PAYBAE1250, UM,
THE ACOUSTIC TOUR IS STILL HAPPENING.
BUT BEFORE I GET INTO ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THAT,
UH, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT'S BEEN REALLY HEAVY ON MY HEART.
FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE YOU GUYS.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT MY PATIENCE-ZEROES.
BUT...IF I TAKE A SELFIE WITH YOU,
OR I SIGN AN AUTOGRAPH,
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY.
TSK. UM...
SO SOMEBODY THAT I LOVE,
THAT, LIKE, MEANS THE WORLD TO ME,
WAS REALLY HURT BY SOMETHING THAT ONE OF MY FANS DID.
AND I--I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.
TSK.
THIS BITCH.
OH, MY GOD! CAN YOU STOP ALREADY?
OK, YOU KNOW WHAT?
Y'ALL WANT TO LOOK FOR SOMEBODY TO TROLL,
WHY DON'T Y'ALL LOOK UP
MIKOó_AZERO4EVA.
SHE'S THE FAN WHO VIOLATED MY PRIVACY IN A WAY THAT--
THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. OR FORGIVE.
SO, YEAH, DRAG HER WITH AS MANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS AS POSSIBLE,
AND THEN UNFOLLOW HER, AND THEN BLOCK HER ASS IMMEDIATELY.
HOW'S THAT FOR BOUNDARIES, MIKO?
IT'S LIKE MY LIFE IS LIKE A COIN.
FUN JJ ON ONE SIDE AND...
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S ON THE OTHER.
GUESS I WAS TOO AFRAID TO REALLY LOOK.
WHEN DID YOU START BEING FUN?
YOU KNOW HOW MY PARENTS ARE REALTORS
FOR SOME OF THE MOST BALLER CLIENTS? [SCOFFS]
THEY USED TO THROW THESE EPIC PARTIES AT OUR HOUSE
FOR THEIR CLIENTS, AND I'D BE THE ONLY KID THERE. HEH!
AND I--I WAS A CHUBBY KID WHO LOOKED LIKE CHUNK.
WAIT, LIKE CHUNK FROM "THE GOONIES"?
HEH! AND IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, MY VERSION OF CHUNK'S
"TRUFFLE SHUFFLE" DANCE WAS KILLER. HEH!
I DID IT FOR ONE OF MY PARENTS' CLIENTS.
HE LAUGHED FOR AN HOUR STRAIGHT. HEH!
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER REALISED MY FUNNY HAD VALUE.
MY PARENTS LOVED IT, SO IT BECAME A THING I DID--[SNIFFLES]--
TO GET LAUGHS FROM THE RENTS, THE CLIENTS, EVERYONE.
BEING FUN JJ GOT YOU THEIR ATTENTION.
AND THEN ATTENTION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND HIGH SCHOOL.
IT BECAME THE THING THAT DEFINED ME.
IT WAS ALL I KNEW. BUT SOMEWHERE,
DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR, IT GOT OUT OF HAND.
YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY TRYING TO BE THAT EVERY DAY...
AND THEN COACH BAKER PASSED,
AND THEN KEITH ALMOST OD'D.
THE FUN WAS NO LONGER FUN. [BREATH CATCHES]
AND ONCE I LOST THAT...
YOU THOUGHT YOU LOST YOU.
JJ: YEAH. OLIVIA: BUT THE TRUTH IS,
IS YOU HAD JUST FINALLY GOT A GLIMPSE AT THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE COIN, THE REAL YOU.
THE ONE THAT WE'VE KNOWN ALL ALONG.
HOW, IF I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HIM?
'CAUSE HE WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME.
FUN JJ WAS JUST A PART. LIKE, IT WASN'T FUN JJ
THAT CONVINCED HIS 3 BEST FRIENDS TO RENT A BEACH HOUSE
JUST SO HE COULD KEEP THIS VORTEX FAMILY TOGETHER.
MM-MM. THAT WAS THE REAL ONE.
JORDAN: THE WAY THAT YOU SHOWED UP FOR ME AFTER
MY CONCUSSION... REAL JJ.
ASHER, CHUCKLING: THE GUY THAT THREW THE HALLOWEEN MURDER MYSTERY PARTY...
SPENCER: MM.
ASHER: TO REMIND US THE IMPORTANCE
OF WHAT WE BUILT AS FRIENDS...REAL JJ.
OLIVIA: AND YES, THEY WERE FUN
AND SOMETIMES MESSY, BUT... [JJ CHUCKLES]
THESE EPIC MOMENTS OF THE VORTEX'S HISTORY,
THEY WERE INSPIRED BY A GUY WHO DOES
WHAT HE DOES AS AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE.
I MEAN, THE VORTEX WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS
WITHOUT THE LOVE THAT YOU POURED INTO IT, JJ.
INTO EACH ONE OF US.
ASHER: THAT'S WHO THE REAL JJ IS.
HE'S LOVE, AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY GREAT
YOU'RE FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO MEET HIM.
OLIVIA: ACCEPTING HIM
AND UNPACKING ALL THE SIDES OF JJ,
IT'S NOT GONNA ALWAYS BE EASY AND COMFORTABLE.
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE US.
MALE SINGER: ♪ KEEP HOLDING ON, HOLDING ON ♪
JJ, SOBBING: WOW. THANK YOU, GUYS.
SPENCER: AND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE
A SAFE SPACE FOR YOU BACK AT THE BEACH HOUSE, BRO.
YOUR ROOM IS WAITING, A'IGHT?
SINGER: ♪ KEEP HOLDING ON, HOLDING ON... ♪
SPENCER: HEY, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER. [JJ LAUGHING]
[ALL LAUGHING] SINGER: ♪ KEEP HOLDING ON ♪
♪ HOLDING ON FOR BRIGHTER DAYS ♪
JORDAN: OH! JJ: HA HA!
CARTER: GOT YOU 2 PIECES? DILLON: YES, SIR.
MAN, YOU GOT ALL THE BIG ONES. GRACE: HEY, IS THIS FROM HAL'S?
DILLON: YES, MA'AM, YOUR FAVOURITE BREAKFAST SPOT.
SPENCER: OH, YOU JUST-- GRACE: WAIT! OH, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WE CAN SIT ON THE COUCH. SPENCER: EVEN ME?
HA HA HA! GRACE: BOY, IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR BUTT OVER THERE.
[GRACE AND SPENCER LAUGH]
SO, HOW DID YOUR DATE GO WITH YOUR LITTLE FRIEND--
I MEAN...NIKKI?
DILLON: YEAH, UH, SHE STOOD ME UP LAST NIGHT.
SHE WHAT?
I WANTED TO GO TO THE ARCADE, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN, SO...
SPENCER: YOU KNOW THERE'S OTHER THINGS TO DO THERE, RIGHT?
CARTER: MINIATURE GOLF. SPENCER: BATTING CAGES.
CARTER: OR YOU COULD WIN HER ONE OF THOSE STUFFED ANIMALS.
GRACE: OR, OR YOU COULD'VE JUST ASKED
NIKKI WHAT DOES SHE WANT TO DO.
DILLON: OK, UH, I MEAN, SHE LIKES MOVIES.
WELL, THEN TAKE HER TO SEE ONE THEN.
BUT THE MOVIES AIN'T REALLY IT, LIKE,
WE CAN'T EVEN TALK IN THERE.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ABOUT TALKING.
IT'S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE TOGETHER,
TIME TOGETHER,
AND GROWTH TOGETHER.
IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A RELATIONSHIP WORK, BABY.
DON'T FORGET THAT.
DILLON: WOULD YOU MIND
CHAPERONING ON OUR MOVIE DATE?
[CARTER AND SPENCER CHUCKLE] GRACE: HA HA HA!
I WOULD LOVE TO. DILLON: THANKS,
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T LEARN ANYTHING
ABOUT THE LADIES FROM THESE TWO.
[GRACE LAUGHS]
SPENCER: MAN, IF I WASN'T SO SCARED OF SPILLING ANYTHING,
I'D WHUP YOU. [CARTER AND GRACE LAUGH]
JJ: HEY.
YO, WELCOME BACK, MAN. YOU GOOD?
I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR COACH MONTES,
UH, BUT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY HEAR FIRST.
UM, AFTER TALKING TO YOU GUYS LAST NIGHT, I REALISED
I NEED TO STEP AWAY FROM THE TEAM.
NOW, IF YOU DO THIS, JJ...
YOU KNOW THAT MEANS YOU'RE OFF THE ROSTER, RIGHT?
I DO. BUT I NEED TIME TO GET THINGS RIGHT WITH ME
AND MY MENTAL HEALTH, YOU KNOW,
DO MORE WORK ON THE REAL JJ.
ONCE I'M IN A BETTER PLACE, I'D LOVE A CHANCE TO EARN MY SPOT BACK,
BUT, UH, UNTIL THEN... SORRY, ASH.
NO, NO. DON'T BE, DUDE.
I'M JUST PROUD THAT YOU'RE DOING THE WORK. AND LISTEN,
I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR SPOT ON THE TEAM
IN THE FUTURE, BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU
THAT WE GOT YOUR BACK EVERY STEP OF THE WAY,
ALL RIGHT?
ASHER: I'M PROUD OF YOU, BRO.
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING LAST NIGHT.
I DUNNO.
LIKE, I REALLY WENT IN ON MIKO.
[SIGHS] WELL,
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DID IT FOR ME.
TSK. WHATEVER. I DIDN'T DO IT FOR YOU.
- HA HA! YES, YOU DID. - NO, I DIDN'T.
I GOT THE RECEIPTS IF YOU WANNA SEE IT.
- SHUT UP. - SHOOT.
I REALLY AM SORRY
THAT MIKO MESSED WITH YOUR LIFE.
- [SIGHS] - HOW'RE YOU AND SKYE?
[SIGHS] WHO KNOWS?
BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING MY BACK,
MY SIDE, MY EVERYTHING.
C'MON, GIRL. YOU KNOW I GOT YOU.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
JORDAN: THERE HE IS. JJ: HEH HEH HEH!
JORDAN: WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
I, UH, I HAD TO MAKE A STOP AT COASTAL.
LIV OFFERED TO COME ALONG FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.
SPENCER: YOU TURN IN YOUR VIDEO? JJ: YUP.
AND IF IT'S COOL WITH Y'ALL, UH, I WANT TO POST IT TO MY SOCIALS, TOO.
OH, INTRODUCING THE WORLD TO THE REAL YOU, HUH?
I JUST FIGURED IT'D BE GOOD FOR THE FUN FRIEND OR STRONG FRIEND
OR ANY OTHER FRIEND WHO'S AFRAID TO FLIP THAT COIN TO HEAR OUR STORIES.
THAT IS AWESOME. YOU KNOW WHAT,
LET ME HELP YOU OUT WITH YOUR BAGS UP TO YOUR ROOM. COME ON.
TAKE THEM UPSTAIRS. JJ: HEH HEH!
OH, IGNORE THE GIRAFFES ON THE WALL. JUST...
WAIT, YOU GUYS TURNED MY ROOM INTO A NURSERY?
UH, TECHNICALLY, ASHER AND JAYMEE DID,
BUT DON'T YOU WORRY, ALL RIGHT?
THERE IS NOTHING 3 COATS OF PAINT CAN'T FIX, RIGHT?
JJ: HEH HEH! [JORDAN MAKES BRUSHING SOUNDS]
[CHUCKLES]
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP YESTERDAY.
JJ WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOU.
AND I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT HIM.
HEARING HIM SPEAK HIS TRUTH TO ASHER,
IT--IT REALLY HIT HOME FOR ME.
GOOD. OK.
SO...
TSK.
I, UH,
GOT INTO THIS CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
FOR REAL?
YEAH.
IT'S, UH...IT'S A THREE-MONTH INTERNSHIP...
AND IT'S IN LONDON.
AND I'M GOING.
THAT IS DOPE. [CHUCKLES]
THAT'S SO DOPE. [OLIVIA CHUCKLES]
AND WELL-DESERVED. HEY, I'M PROUD OF YOU, GIRL.
- THANK YOU. - HA HA!
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. OLIVIA: THANK YOU.
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.