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[♪ bright pop music playing]
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Robe. Okay?
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- Okay, so you want me to unfold this?
- No, no, no, no, no.
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Best part of goin' to LA:
we don't pack coats.
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Do you think my dad'll like me?
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[chuckles] There's no way
in the world he won't like you, Finn.
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[exhales] I don't know, man.
I'm a, I'm a little anxious.
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- Yeah.
- The last time I saw him was, like...
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- forever ago, so.
- Try to keep an open mind, Finn.
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Your daddy invited you...
so let's just see what he's about.
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Yeah. Okay.
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[Paige Alexander]
Here's what I wanna get into today.
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How do we raise kids
with not-so-great co-parents?
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[chuckles] Right? Like, how do we talk
about the other person's "bad parts"?
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'Cause we know we're not
supposed to say anything negative
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because that person
is half of who our kid is,
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and we don't want our kid to feel bad
about 50% of who they are.
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But the alternative is,
I don't know, to not say anything?
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Is that okay, to just not talk
about the bad behavior?
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Is that gaslighting?
I-I don't know.
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I don't have answers
to any of these questions,
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but I am putting them out there
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because I think that
I'm about to find out.
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- [doorbell rings]
- [clicks tongue]
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- Hey.
- Hey, I brought your dad's travel letter.
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Oh, we were gonna pick it up
on the way to the airport.
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Well, you know, I was thinking,
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and you and your dad
probably have different ideas
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about what constitutes
being on time for a flight.
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That is true,
but he hasn't been to MSP
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since it's been on all
the "Top 10 Airport Travel Lists," so.
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What other airport
has a whole store dedicated
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to the artist previously known
as The Artist, formerly known as Prince?
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- Exactly! Thank you.
- [laughter]
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I'll take the letter.
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- Yeah, yeah, of course.
- Thanks. Thank you.
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- [Mal Kennedy] Oh.
- [Paige] Oh!
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- [Mal] Oh, shit. Sorry.
- Oh. Oh, wow. Okay.
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So, um... yeah, I'm--
I am feeling fine at the moment,
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but I'm-- just am anticipating
some gastrointestinal stuff,
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so [stammers] you know,
I just wanted to be prepared.
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- You know how I am.
- Paige, Paige.
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- Uh-huh?
- It's gonna be okay.
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You got this.
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- Okay? Yeah?
- Yeah, I, I got this.
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- Yeah.
- Yeah.
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- [Paige] Okay.
- [both chuckle]
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Um, okay, I appreciate you.
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- Bye.
- Safe travels.
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Maybe this isn't a good idea.
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Finneas...
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it's normal to be nervous.
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We're Alexanders,
and we don't run from our problems.
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- Mm-hm.
- You understand?
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Plus, I'll be with you
every single step of the way, son.
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[♪ light piano music playing]
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I just don't want Finn to get hurt.
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Yeah, if my baby daddy
was a one-hit wonder
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who went on tour
and basically never came back,
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I'd strangle him with his guitar strap.
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And yet, you gave him the record.
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Esti, I can't-- I c--
I just have this Johnny-sized vault
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where I keep all these feelings
locked up inside.
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When are you planning to tell Finn
the legend of the roller blades?
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[stammers] Never.
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My son does not need
to know his origin story.
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No way! I mean, what kid doesn't
wanna know he was conceived--
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All of them!
All of them don't wanna know, Esti.
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Oh, sister girl,
I am diggin' that new granny fit.
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Thank you!
It's my, uh, K-beauty starter kit.
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- [Edwin Alexander] Oh.
- Finn, I-I know this is a big deal,
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- so I just wanna manage expectations--
- Mom, can you not?
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Honey, I just want you to know that
if it doesn't go exactly the way--
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- Mom!
- Yes?
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- [softly] Boundaries.
- Boundaries?
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That is funny.
When Finn uses therapy against you.
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Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I feel it's funny when Finn
uses therapy against you.
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- [chuckling]
- Is that better?
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[laughs]
Come on, let's go.
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That was really funny.
California!
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- You know...
- California!
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"I-I feel" statements are proven to work.
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- [Edwin] Oh, girl, come on.
- [Paige] It's, it's really--
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[♪ "Heavy, California"
by Jungle playing]
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- [Finn Alexander] Oh, is this it?
- [Paige] This is the address.
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It's a very, uh, swanky crib, though.
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- [Paige] Yeah, I knew that Johnny...
- Jesus Christ.
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...had some success,
but that was, like, 15 years ago.
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[Esti Nelson]
Paige, you need to be asking
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- for a lot more child support.
- Retroactively.
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Okay, come on, let's go.
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[quietly] Hey, Grandpa.
Uh, can you go in first?
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- I know you're nervous.
- No, no, no.
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'Cause, 'cause, 'cause
you can talk to him, right?
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And if it's goin' good, I'll jump in.
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- Okay. Ho-Ho-Ho-H-Hold up.
- Boom, boom, boom, boom.
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You want me to talk to him?
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It's your dad, Finn.
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And I'm standin' here
and I'm feelin' like...
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I'm feelin' like
I shouldn't go in at all.
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But you said that you'd
be there every step of the way.
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But right now,
I feel like I'll be in the way.
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This whole trip, Finn,
is for you to connect with your dad.
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I can't do that for you.
You need to do that on your own.
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And by "on his own,"
I'm assuming you mean "with his mother,"
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because he's not
going in there by himself.
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Uh, can I come?
I-I-I really need to see that kitchen.
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Babygirl, of course.
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Finn, I know you got this.
You can do this.
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It's a big moment for you.
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That's right.
Shoulders back and head up.
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You know who you are?
An Alexander.
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Um, Dad, what are you gonna do?
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Edwin, come with me
to my Korean meetup.
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- I'm not Korean.
- Well, neither am I. Well, sort of.
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Yeah, that's-that's sort of the point.
Come on, let's go.
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- I'ma go with Esti.
- Okay.
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Also, try to keep an open mind.
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That's my man.
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Okay, babygirl.
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You ready?
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- Ready.
- Okay. [exhales]
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[♪ upbeat music playing]
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Mom, this is crazy...
Is it too late to leave?
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No. Honey, take a deep breath.
Okay? It's, it--
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This is--
It's not gonna be bad, maybe.
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- Why are you saying "maybe"?
- Well, because maybe. It's fine.
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- Would you stop saying "maybe"?
- Honey, it's gonna be--
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- It's actually not helping.
- Hey.
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What? Oh!
[chuckles]
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Oh. Your mom has
shockingly excellent reflexes.
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- [Finn chuckles]
- [Paige] Johnny.
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Is it really bad to say
that hot girls drink Celsius, huh?
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- Never mind. It is.
- [Paige] Wow. [chuckles]
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- Sorry. Look, I'm canceled.
- Okay.
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[exhales]
Finn, good to see ya, dude.
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Look, I know wh--
I know what you're thinking with all this,
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but this is actually my wife, Lucy.
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She's a, um, she's a potato chip heiress.
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Yeah, eat one.
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Oh, wow. Yeah, it's hard to stop
once you start eating those.
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[laughs]
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[Johnny]
Hey, Finn, if you come back,
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we should go see
one of their factories.
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It's like, um, it's like
Willy Wonka, but salty.
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- Sounds cool.
- Let's see how today goes.
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Yeah.
[chuckles]
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Shit, I think I'm nervous.
Are you nervous?
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- Kinda.
- [Johnny] Okay, good.
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I mean, not good, but--
Let me think.
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Uhh, how you been?
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Since the last time I saw you?
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- Since, like, third grade?
- [laughs]
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Um, I beat Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
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- That's cool. That's-- No, I--
- [Finn] Um--
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Hey, good job.
Yeah, I like that.
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- I mean--
- And then, um,
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s-- uh, sorry, let me think.
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- In the, uh, in fourth grade--
- Okay. So, when my dad was in prison,
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um, we used to play cards on visiting day.
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So, I brought cards,
just to keep things from getting awkward.
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Paige, I-I-I love how
you're still totally Paige.
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- [chuckles]
- Uh, but this isn't prison
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and also,
things are already awkward.
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Dude, you like video games?
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Johnny, we didn't come
all the way to California--
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- I love video games.
- [Johnny] Mm-hm.
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- Okay. Yeah, yeah. Great.
- He loves video games.
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♪
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What is this again?
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Uhh, it's a meeting with my Facebook group
of trans-racially adopted Koreans.
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- Trans-racially adopted Koreans--
- Uh, basically, we were all adopted
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by white families
in mostly white towns
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and we're not sure
how we feel about it.
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But... now that I'm here,
I'm not sure if this is, uh, like,
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betraying my parents or something.
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[laughs] Betrayal?
This ain't Hamlet, girl.
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Sound to me like you're just
tryna learn more about who you are.
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Hamlet would probably be less drama.
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You ain't got to go in there by yourself.
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This'll be good practice for me.
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You know, your sister,
and it's understandable,
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she doesn't always let me be her dad.
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Ooh, you're like my temp daddy.
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I think the technical term
is "wing daddy." [laughs]
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- [laughter]
- Let's go!
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- Okay. What do I do?
- Just shoot.
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- Okay.
- Here we go. Go.
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- Like that?
- Yeah.
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Look at you! Yes!
Get this boy some camo.
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[Finn] I mean, I-I don't really
play shooters, but this is sick.
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- Oh, yeah! You saw that?
- Dude, you're good!
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Hey, you know what we should do?
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We should hit up the barcade.
They've got all the good games.
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- How long you here?
- Oh, we leave tomorrow morning.
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- Oh, damn.
- [Paige] Yeah.
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Yo, what are you doing
for spring break?
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Maybe you can come back,
stay with us.
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- What?
- Yeah.
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- That would be awesome!
- Yes! Okay, good. We're doin' it.
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- [Finn] Okay. Alright.
- [Johnny] Alright. Alright, we're back in.
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- Right there. Higher, higher, higher.
- Okay.
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- [guns shooting in video game]
- [clears throat] Johnny, um...
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- [Johnny] Reload, reload.
- ...where's your bathroom?
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Oh, uh, [stammers]
through the kitchen and then go left.
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- It's not working. How do I reload?
- [Johnny] Right here. This button.
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- [Finn] How do I reload? Oh, shit.
- [Johnny] That button.
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- [Finn mimics gunfire]
- Oh, o-okay!
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- Right there, right there, right there...
- Mom, get out of the way. Bop!
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- Bop, bop, bop!
- Okay. You're good,
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but you still have a lot to learn.
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Hit this--
That's how you reload...
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- [♪ quiet upbeat music playing]
- [indistinct chatter]
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[Hope]
So, you're a newborn.
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Uh, actually,
I'm a full-grown adult,
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but that new retinoid in my skincare
routine's obviously working.
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"Newborn" is what we call it
when you're just starting the shitshow.
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You don't have to do
the Korean identity crisis alone.
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I am questioning everything
I thought was me.
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Like, do I like kimchi
or am I from Minnesota?
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- Yes. [laughs]
- Oh, that's good.
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- Are you thinking of a name change?
- Should I be?
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[Seong-Ho]
Yes, I used my middle name.
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00:10:05,607 --> 00:10:08,443
I didn't go to medical school
just to spend my whole career being called
226
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"Mister Doctor White People Name."
227
00:10:10,445 --> 00:10:14,032
Uh, you know, if, if I changed my name,
my parents would die.
228
00:10:14,032 --> 00:10:17,869
Totally. I mean, my parents
were not prepared to raise this face.
229
00:10:17,869 --> 00:10:20,455
But your parents did alright.
230
00:10:20,455 --> 00:10:22,290
I mean, you're a doctor.
231
00:10:22,290 --> 00:10:24,626
That pocketbook,
that seems pretty fancy.
232
00:10:24,626 --> 00:10:26,628
- Thank you, uh--
- [Edwin] What I'm sayin' is
233
00:10:26,628 --> 00:10:30,090
y'all turned out great,
so maybe your parents did alright.
234
00:10:30,924 --> 00:10:32,926
The Nelsons,
they did alright by you.
235
00:10:32,926 --> 00:10:36,888
Yes, my parents were great.
Like, seriously awesome people,
236
00:10:36,888 --> 00:10:42,769
so... why do I still feel... bad?
237
00:10:43,895 --> 00:10:48,358
But it's about showin' gratitude
for what we do have... right?
238
00:10:49,234 --> 00:10:51,319
You are lucky they don't know
how to speak Korean
239
00:10:51,319 --> 00:10:53,405
or they'd be talking shit
about you right now.
240
00:10:53,405 --> 00:10:57,826
- Oh, shit. Okay, okay, okay.
- [laughter]
241
00:10:57,826 --> 00:11:00,787
Edwin just stepped in it, right?
242
00:11:00,787 --> 00:11:03,873
- [♪ mellow music playing]
- [Johnny] Looks good on you, man.
243
00:11:05,417 --> 00:11:08,962
Alright, hold on.
You wanna know the easiest chord?
244
00:11:08,962 --> 00:11:11,673
E minor.
Two fingers right here.
245
00:11:11,673 --> 00:11:13,174
Boom, now hit it.
246
00:11:13,174 --> 00:11:14,718
[strums chord]
247
00:11:14,718 --> 00:11:17,012
- Nice.
- Oh, that's so dope.
248
00:11:19,681 --> 00:11:21,516
So, how's your mom?
249
00:11:22,100 --> 00:11:23,935
She's good. Yeah.
250
00:11:25,395 --> 00:11:27,606
Yeah, I really loved her, you know?
251
00:11:28,899 --> 00:11:29,900
Okay.
252
00:11:31,192 --> 00:11:32,819
So, Finn, is there anythin'
you wanna ask me
253
00:11:32,819 --> 00:11:36,698
or... or know about or... say?
254
00:11:36,698 --> 00:11:39,576
I mean, even if it's, like, rage.
255
00:11:39,910 --> 00:11:41,536
- No. No, not really.
- No? Okay.
256
00:11:42,787 --> 00:11:44,789
Okay, well, uh,
maybe, maybe one thing.
257
00:11:45,498 --> 00:11:49,544
- Yeah, go.
- Um, do people ever, like, stress you out?
258
00:11:51,129 --> 00:11:53,965
You mean, like, where, somehow,
everyone else has the handbook for life
259
00:11:53,965 --> 00:11:55,884
that you can't seem to download?
260
00:11:55,884 --> 00:11:58,178
Yeah, because, like,
my WiFi isn't fast enough.
261
00:11:58,178 --> 00:12:00,847
[laughs] Bro, yeah. I mean,
why do you think I'm on stage every night?
262
00:12:00,847 --> 00:12:04,809
I get to be loved
without having to interact with anyone.
263
00:12:04,809 --> 00:12:08,480
- Damn. Cool hack.
- But really, I'm on Lexapro now,
264
00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,774
so it makes it possible for me to...
265
00:12:13,401 --> 00:12:15,403
You know, actually,
I'm still not really into people.
266
00:12:16,363 --> 00:12:17,364
[Finn]
Hm.
267
00:12:17,989 --> 00:12:20,408
[Young Paige]
How's your Johnny-sized vault holdin' up?
268
00:12:20,408 --> 00:12:22,702
Can you believe this fool?
269
00:12:22,702 --> 00:12:24,621
[mimics Johnny]
"When's your spring break?"
270
00:12:24,621 --> 00:12:27,958
I know.
I just don't feel like I can say anything.
271
00:12:27,958 --> 00:12:32,379
I am not gonna listen to this man
build up all these expectations.
272
00:12:32,379 --> 00:12:33,838
You need to stop him.
273
00:12:33,838 --> 00:12:37,676
No, Finn needs to figure out
for himself who his dad really is.
274
00:12:37,676 --> 00:12:39,177
Does he, though?
275
00:12:39,177 --> 00:12:41,805
I mean, isn't that
the whole purpose of moms?
276
00:12:41,805 --> 00:12:43,515
To tell people
what the fuck is what?
277
00:12:44,975 --> 00:12:46,393
[sighs]
278
00:12:47,519 --> 00:12:48,728
[mimics gunshot]
279
00:12:49,646 --> 00:12:51,648
[Johnny] Dude, you-you gotta
come to one of my shows.
280
00:12:51,982 --> 00:12:54,818
Backstage, kid.
It'll be awesome.
281
00:12:54,818 --> 00:12:57,404
Yeah. Yeah. Alright.
That sounds cool, I guess.
282
00:12:57,404 --> 00:12:59,573
Maybe you can even
just, uh, come on tour with us.
283
00:12:59,573 --> 00:13:00,657
- [Finn] Really?
- [Johnny] Yeah.
284
00:13:00,657 --> 00:13:01,950
- Wow.
- I mean, I'm sure your mom
285
00:13:01,950 --> 00:13:04,411
- won't let that happen.
- [all laughing]
286
00:13:04,411 --> 00:13:07,747
No, actually, I would never stop
your dad from seeing you.
287
00:13:07,747 --> 00:13:09,457
So, does that mean I can go?
288
00:13:09,457 --> 00:13:12,586
- Mm, well, you have school, so--
- Oh, that's just like you, Paige.
289
00:13:12,919 --> 00:13:14,838
The kid is 17 years old now, right?
290
00:13:14,838 --> 00:13:17,507
I mean, he can miss
a couple days of school.
291
00:13:17,507 --> 00:13:19,009
Some things never change, I guess.
292
00:13:19,009 --> 00:13:20,594
[Paige]
What does that mean, Johnny?
293
00:13:20,594 --> 00:13:23,221
That I'm still
the only responsible parent?
294
00:13:23,221 --> 00:13:24,764
And a humble one, too.
295
00:13:24,764 --> 00:13:26,474
You know, I have never ever said
296
00:13:26,474 --> 00:13:29,269
a single bad word
about you to him, ever.
297
00:13:29,269 --> 00:13:31,229
But... fuck it.
298
00:13:31,229 --> 00:13:32,355
- Mom--
- [Paige] No.
299
00:13:32,355 --> 00:13:36,860
Johnny... you are so fucking selfish.
300
00:13:36,860 --> 00:13:39,154
You're irresponsible, you're immature.
301
00:13:39,154 --> 00:13:41,990
You are promising
the whole world to this kid.
302
00:13:41,990 --> 00:13:43,700
- And Finn is not--
- I'm fine.
303
00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:46,870
No, you're not fine, Finn!
I'm sorry, but you are not.
304
00:13:46,870 --> 00:13:50,206
You're anxious,
and you just totaled the car,
305
00:13:50,206 --> 00:13:51,875
and you have no idea
what you're doing for college.
306
00:13:51,875 --> 00:13:54,961
But some of that is on him
because you weren't here, Johnny!
307
00:13:54,961 --> 00:13:56,546
Paige, hey.
We broke up, right?
308
00:13:56,546 --> 00:13:58,256
- [Paige] Yeah.
- Yeah. You came to my house
309
00:13:58,256 --> 00:14:00,175
and fucked me one more time
with your roller blades on.
310
00:14:00,175 --> 00:14:01,593
- Oh, God.
- [Johnny] Mm-hm, yeah...
311
00:14:01,593 --> 00:14:04,888
- What?
- ...you literally skated away with a baby.
312
00:14:04,888 --> 00:14:07,766
- And I'm the irresponsible one?
- Johnny! You are-- [stammers]
313
00:14:07,766 --> 00:14:10,560
What? We got back together.
We could've made it work.
314
00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:13,855
No, Paige, you...
could've made it work, maybe.
315
00:14:13,855 --> 00:14:15,774
But you had to know that I couldn't.
316
00:14:16,524 --> 00:14:18,610
Just admit that.
317
00:14:18,610 --> 00:14:19,736
[sighs]
318
00:14:21,404 --> 00:14:24,282
Well, I think we should go. Yeah.
319
00:14:25,283 --> 00:14:26,326
Sure. Whatever.
320
00:14:30,413 --> 00:14:31,998
- Thank you.
- [Johnny] Yeah.
321
00:14:34,334 --> 00:14:36,753
- Did it with roller blades on?
- I'm not taking questions.
322
00:14:42,676 --> 00:14:44,427
Girl, you didn't talk
the whole way here.
323
00:14:44,427 --> 00:14:47,472
[inhales]
I'm, I'm not ungrateful.
324
00:14:48,390 --> 00:14:51,184
- Okay.
- I-I have gratitude,
325
00:14:51,184 --> 00:14:56,064
but I think I figured out how I feel
about being adopted by my parents.
326
00:14:56,064 --> 00:14:58,358
- How is that?
- Mad.
327
00:14:59,067 --> 00:15:02,821
But it's not their fault,
so I also feel guilty,
328
00:15:02,821 --> 00:15:04,531
but I'm still pissed.
329
00:15:04,531 --> 00:15:06,449
You have a right to be pissed, girl.
330
00:15:07,325 --> 00:15:09,661
I mean, you probably have
a whole bunch of questions
331
00:15:09,661 --> 00:15:11,371
you'll never get answers to.
332
00:15:11,371 --> 00:15:13,290
Yeah.
Like, who are my birth parents?
333
00:15:13,290 --> 00:15:15,166
Oh, what if I need a kidney someday?
334
00:15:17,544 --> 00:15:19,963
Yeah, I feel you, I feel you.
335
00:15:19,963 --> 00:15:23,675
[sighs] That meetup felt like
going to a funeral of my white parts.
336
00:15:23,675 --> 00:15:27,804
Like, RIP hiking,
RIP Wes Anderson movies.
337
00:15:28,388 --> 00:15:31,433
- Mm.
- Thank you for coming with me.
338
00:15:31,433 --> 00:15:33,643
You are welcome.
339
00:15:34,978 --> 00:15:38,064
Ya know, it's still too risky for Paige
to let me be there for her
340
00:15:38,064 --> 00:15:40,567
the way you just
let me be there for you.
341
00:15:41,735 --> 00:15:43,403
It meant a lot to me, girl.
342
00:15:44,613 --> 00:15:48,283
And we will find you a kidney
if, God forbid, it ever gets to that.
343
00:15:48,283 --> 00:15:50,368
'Cause I know a dude
who knows a dude.
344
00:15:50,368 --> 00:15:53,663
- [both laughing]
- Oh, you're not kidding.
345
00:15:55,248 --> 00:15:57,751
- [front door opens]
- Uh-oh.
346
00:16:01,546 --> 00:16:03,590
[Johnny]
Hey, Finn.
347
00:16:05,342 --> 00:16:07,677
It was, uh, it was,
it was good seeing you.
348
00:16:07,677 --> 00:16:09,721
- Yeah, you too.
- Yeah.
349
00:16:10,513 --> 00:16:11,598
Come here.
350
00:16:11,598 --> 00:16:12,974
- Oh, okay.
- Oh.
351
00:16:12,974 --> 00:16:16,102
Okay. Thank you.
[groans]
352
00:16:18,897 --> 00:16:22,984
Hey, uh, Johnny...
can I talk to you for a sec?
353
00:16:22,984 --> 00:16:25,362
Edwin. Lookin' good, man.
354
00:16:26,029 --> 00:16:28,156
You do not age. I mean, what?
355
00:16:28,156 --> 00:16:30,200
I'ma blow past the niceties, Johnny,
356
00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,827
'cause I got somethin'
really important I gotta tell you.
357
00:16:32,827 --> 00:16:35,413
Now, you know that I know what it's like
358
00:16:35,413 --> 00:16:37,624
- to be a father who isn't fathering.
- Wow. Really?
359
00:16:37,624 --> 00:16:39,501
- Okay, no, no judgment.
- Really?
360
00:16:39,501 --> 00:16:43,380
I'm just saying, you got
a really beautiful son right there
361
00:16:43,380 --> 00:16:45,048
who needs you.
362
00:16:45,298 --> 00:16:49,302
You know, there is just some things
you can only get from your daddy.
363
00:16:50,053 --> 00:16:52,389
So, you don't step up...
364
00:16:52,389 --> 00:16:55,016
there'll be a part of Finn
that's always missing, man.
365
00:16:55,016 --> 00:16:56,393
Yeah. No, I-I get it, alright?
366
00:16:56,393 --> 00:16:58,478
But you-you got outta prison,
what, like, five minutes ago?
367
00:16:58,478 --> 00:17:00,605
Are you really the one
who should be tellin' me this?
368
00:17:00,605 --> 00:17:01,898
Yeah, I am.
369
00:17:02,649 --> 00:17:05,402
'Cause I just spent some time
with a whole lotta people
370
00:17:05,402 --> 00:17:08,863
who didn't know their parents,
and they're all fucked up about that.
371
00:17:09,906 --> 00:17:13,910
And I fucked up my own daughter
bein' away so long.
372
00:17:15,870 --> 00:17:18,540
Don't fuck up Finn, bruh.
373
00:17:18,540 --> 00:17:21,918
[♪ "Solid Ground"
by Michael Kiwanuka playing]
374
00:17:21,918 --> 00:17:25,964
Okay... I'll-I'll come
to Minneapolis at Christmas.
375
00:17:25,964 --> 00:17:28,091
- How's that?
- Yeah, that'd be a good start.
376
00:17:28,091 --> 00:17:29,843
Great. Fine. Hey, done.
377
00:17:29,843 --> 00:17:32,137
You know what?
Don't tell me.
378
00:17:33,471 --> 00:17:34,890
Tell Finn.
379
00:17:35,432 --> 00:17:39,144
♪ I don't understand ♪
380
00:17:39,144 --> 00:17:41,688
♪ Is it over? ♪
381
00:17:41,688 --> 00:17:45,901
♪ Am I losing solid ground? ♪
382
00:17:45,901 --> 00:17:48,820
♪ Solid ground ♪
383
00:17:53,575 --> 00:17:55,994
[♪ smooth R&B music playing]
384
00:17:58,663 --> 00:17:59,664
Hey.
385
00:17:59,664 --> 00:18:01,082
Kimchi margaritas!
386
00:18:01,082 --> 00:18:04,920
Oh! Because cocktails are the best way
to start reclaiming your roots?
387
00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,088
No, because since we've left Johnny's,
388
00:18:07,088 --> 00:18:09,591
you've had an "I need tequila" look
stuck on your face.
389
00:18:09,591 --> 00:18:13,386
[groans] Oh, because my Johnny vault
cracked wide open.
390
00:18:13,386 --> 00:18:15,722
I said horrible things in front of Finn.
391
00:18:15,722 --> 00:18:17,933
Maybe Finn needs to hear
what you really think.
392
00:18:17,933 --> 00:18:19,851
I don't know.
I do know that what I saw
393
00:18:19,851 --> 00:18:23,521
confirms that Johnny will never,
ever, ever be the kind of dad
394
00:18:23,521 --> 00:18:24,814
that Finn really needs.
395
00:18:24,814 --> 00:18:27,859
Finn is fine now,
but one day in his 40s,
396
00:18:27,859 --> 00:18:29,945
he will cry his eyes out
during Finding Nemo
397
00:18:29,945 --> 00:18:32,239
- and have no idea why.
- [both laugh]
398
00:18:32,822 --> 00:18:34,866
I'm glad we went... I think.
399
00:18:35,408 --> 00:18:37,285
Maybe? I don't know. Am I glad?
400
00:18:37,285 --> 00:18:42,707
I'm glad a real-life doctor thinks
I'm cute and wants to date me.
401
00:18:42,707 --> 00:18:44,584
And he's long distance,
so it's perfect for me.
402
00:18:44,584 --> 00:18:46,211
That is perfect.
403
00:18:46,211 --> 00:18:49,589
How does one say, "Get it, girl,"
in Korean?
404
00:18:50,257 --> 00:18:51,466
- I don't know.
- [both laugh]
405
00:18:51,466 --> 00:18:53,969
- Well, that's your homework.
- Okay.
406
00:18:57,222 --> 00:18:59,849
You haven't said much about how
your visit with your daddy went.
407
00:18:59,849 --> 00:19:03,019
It was good. Mom got really mad,
which was kinda funny.
408
00:19:03,019 --> 00:19:06,106
[laughs] Yeah, I thought I saw
steam comin' out her ears.
409
00:19:06,106 --> 00:19:07,816
I don't think I've
ever seen her like that.
410
00:19:07,816 --> 00:19:09,150
[Edwin laughs]
411
00:19:09,568 --> 00:19:10,986
Hey, Finn?
412
00:19:11,903 --> 00:19:13,321
Your mama...
413
00:19:13,738 --> 00:19:16,199
she really, really loves you, man.
414
00:19:16,199 --> 00:19:17,784
Think your dad does too.
415
00:19:17,784 --> 00:19:20,495
- I did what you said.
- What's that?
416
00:19:21,079 --> 00:19:23,707
- I kept an open mind.
- Mm.
417
00:19:23,707 --> 00:19:26,001
And, um, you were right.
418
00:19:27,210 --> 00:19:29,296
I guess I do miss having a dad around.
419
00:19:32,883 --> 00:19:36,928
I hope that dude
finally steps up for you, man.
420
00:19:39,431 --> 00:19:42,267
- Better late than never, huh?
- Yeah.
421
00:19:46,146 --> 00:19:48,523
[softly]
There's just one thing that I don't get.
422
00:19:50,358 --> 00:19:52,152
Why'd my mom
wanna have a baby with a guy
423
00:19:52,152 --> 00:19:53,987
that she knew wouldn't be around?
424
00:19:56,823 --> 00:19:58,825
Why don't you go ask her?
425
00:19:58,825 --> 00:20:01,703
[♪ "Learn to Love"
by anaiis & Azekel playing]
426
00:20:04,497 --> 00:20:06,666
- [knock on door]
- [Finn] Hey, Mom.
427
00:20:06,666 --> 00:20:08,585
Uh, can I ask you a question?
428
00:20:08,585 --> 00:20:10,754
Sure, is it about your dad?
429
00:20:10,754 --> 00:20:12,672
No, it's about you.
430
00:20:12,923 --> 00:20:14,132
O-kay.
431
00:20:15,467 --> 00:20:18,011
Why'd you wanna have a baby with him?
432
00:20:19,721 --> 00:20:21,348
I mean, you guys are so different.
433
00:20:21,348 --> 00:20:23,642
That's a really good question.
434
00:20:24,851 --> 00:20:26,895
That's what you said
when I asked where babies come from.
435
00:20:26,895 --> 00:20:28,480
- It is?
- Yep, which, I guess,
436
00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,981
is kind of what I'm asking right now.
437
00:20:29,981 --> 00:20:31,691
Oh, man.
438
00:20:32,651 --> 00:20:36,404
I will never forget the day
that I sat in Esti's apartment
439
00:20:36,404 --> 00:20:40,200
in her pink-tiled bathroom
and peed on that stick--
440
00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,453
- Whoa. What? Mom. Whoa.
- Y-- Oh, no, no, no. No, no, listen.
441
00:20:43,453 --> 00:20:45,664
From the moment
that plus sign appeared,
442
00:20:45,664 --> 00:20:47,457
and I mean the very moment,
443
00:20:47,457 --> 00:20:52,128
I knew that I wanted
that kid more than anything.
444
00:20:54,130 --> 00:20:59,761
I knew that I wanted you,
Finn, more than anything.
445
00:21:01,304 --> 00:21:02,889
And after you were born,
446
00:21:02,889 --> 00:21:06,601
your dad and I,
we did try to make it work...
447
00:21:07,394 --> 00:21:10,814
but, I guess, I kinda always knew
that it wasn't gonna last.
448
00:21:10,814 --> 00:21:12,816
I mean, the guy carries a wallet chain.
449
00:21:12,816 --> 00:21:15,110
Right? Is he scared
of pickpockets or somethin'?
450
00:21:15,110 --> 00:21:19,030
- I mean, he's scared of a lot. [laughs]
- What a weird guy.
451
00:21:19,030 --> 00:21:21,116
♪
452
00:21:22,826 --> 00:21:25,579
I'm sorry that I kinda lost it.
453
00:21:25,579 --> 00:21:27,539
No, it was awesome.
454
00:21:27,831 --> 00:21:29,916
- Awesome?
- You're the GOAT,
455
00:21:29,916 --> 00:21:32,586
but, um, maybe things could be different.
456
00:21:36,798 --> 00:21:38,008
Maybe.
457
00:21:38,466 --> 00:21:40,218
I love you, Mom.
458
00:21:40,635 --> 00:21:43,138
- I love you, too.
- And I'm going to bed.
459
00:21:43,138 --> 00:21:47,225
Okay. Good night. Good chat.
460
00:21:47,225 --> 00:21:49,728
- Good chat. Good night.
- Goodbye. [laughs]
461
00:21:53,607 --> 00:21:55,942
- Don't say it.
- I didn't say anything.
462
00:22:00,071 --> 00:22:01,698
Okay, fine, say it.
463
00:22:02,198 --> 00:22:05,410
You picked a man who did
what you think all men do.
464
00:22:06,077 --> 00:22:08,830
- What? Leave?
- Oof.
465
00:22:08,830 --> 00:22:09,915
- Fail?
- Yep.
466
00:22:09,915 --> 00:22:13,168
- Disappoint spectacularly?
- Bingo.
467
00:22:13,168 --> 00:22:14,461
[sighs]
468
00:22:15,754 --> 00:22:18,256
I choose wrong every time.
469
00:22:18,256 --> 00:22:19,966
Not every time.
470
00:22:22,344 --> 00:22:24,054
Scroll down to the M's.
471
00:22:25,430 --> 00:22:28,266
[chuckles]
You'll thank me later.
472
00:22:29,226 --> 00:22:32,229
[♪ "My Old Flame"
by Billie Holiday playing]
473
00:22:36,191 --> 00:22:41,029
♪ My old flame ♪
474
00:22:41,988 --> 00:22:47,410
♪ I can't even think of his name ♪
475
00:22:47,410 --> 00:22:50,705
♪ But it's funny now and then ♪
476
00:22:50,705 --> 00:22:55,460
♪ How my thoughts
go flashing back again ♪
477
00:22:55,460 --> 00:23:00,382
♪ To my old flame ♪
478
00:23:01,258 --> 00:23:04,678
♪ But I'll never be the same ♪
479
00:23:04,678 --> 00:23:09,182
♪ Until I discover what became ♪
480
00:23:09,182 --> 00:23:15,897
♪ Of my old ♪
481
00:23:16,481 --> 00:23:20,819
♪ Flame ♪
482
00:23:20,819 --> 00:23:22,487
[song fades out]
483
00:23:22,487 --> 00:23:24,573
[spray paint can hisses]
484
00:23:25,532 --> 00:23:27,534
[speaker]
Woo-hoo!