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♪
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[speaker]
How do I feel about Thanksgiving?
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Thanksgiving is very messy
when it comes to my family.
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Mom's side of the family is always messy.
Messy, messy, messy.
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There's always a judgy aunt.
There's my grandmother,
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who's asking me
when am I gonna have some kids,
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when am I gonna have a boyfriend.
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I have a boyfriend,
but she doesn't know that.
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We get drunk.
You know, we hug, we cry.
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So it, it's a nice balance.
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You get the messiness
and the calmness. Comes together.
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[plane roaring]
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[♪ "You Name It! [#UNameItChallenge]"
by DJ Suede the Remix God playing]
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♪
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♪ I got beans, greens,
potatoes, tomatoes ♪
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♪ Lamb, rams, hogs, dogs ♪
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♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪
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♪ Chickens, turkeys ♪
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♪ You name it! ♪
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- It's right up there. It's right up there!
- [thuds]
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Leave him! Leave him on the ground!
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[father]
Listen to your mother!
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♪ Chicken, turkeys ♪
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- ♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪
- [laughing]
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♪ Lamb, rams... ♪
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What do you mean there's
no monthly O Magazine anymore?!
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It's quarterly, ma'am.
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♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪
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What is taking so long?
I'm gonna miss my flight!
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- Be thankful I'm even here.
- Be thankful I'm here!
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Get out.
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- ♪ You name it! ♪
- [laughs]
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I said you had to make a reservation!
Ma'am! You aren't--
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- Nobody's in the cart!
- [Patti] I-- Ma'am!
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♪
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♪ DJ Suede the Remix God! ♪
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[echoes]
♪ God ♪
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[♪ song fades out]
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[phone buzzes]
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[children playing, shouting]
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[sighs]
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[Sarah Jackson]
Are you done, honey?
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[flushes toilet]
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Yep! Yep, coming out.
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- [Sarah] Did you light a match?
- I did the spray.
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Wait, hold on.
You know what time it is, babe?
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I don't.
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Babe, we gotta hustle.
My mom is gonna be here.
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Come on now. Did you get the sides?
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I doctored them
within an inch of their lives.
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They'll never know it was Boston Market.
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I cannot believe I'm sitting up here,
trying to serve my mama
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steam table sweet potatoes.
She gon' know.
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[laughs] Yeah,
for an emergency Thanksgiving.
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She broke her foot.
Should just be happy you stepped up.
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Yeah 'cause I'm the only one with a house
and the money to pay for it all.
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- You seen my watch?
- [sighs] No.
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- Where's my watch?
- Are you gonna talk to Mel?
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No. No, it's, uh, it's not the right time.
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She stole your social, Brian.
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You need to talk to her.
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And I said it's not gonna happen today, alright?
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'Cause all I want today
is a happy Thanksgiving,
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and in order to have a happy Thanksgiving,
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I gotta have a happy mom.
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And my mom is not going to be happy
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- if I'm screaming at her daughter.
- Okay.
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Talking about, "Hey, where's my money
that I think you stole" over the turkey.
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- Okay, alright! Alright.
- Is that what you want?
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- Are you on my team?
- Yes!
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- Hey-- Ooh! [exhales] Goddamn it.
- I'm sorry. Dragon breathing.
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- Hey, hey.
- Okay, okay, I'm breathing.
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- [deep breathing]
- Deep breaths.
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Good. It's working, see?
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You've been more in control
of your anxiety lately.
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- That's good. It's okay.
- [deep breathing]
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- [footsteps thumping]
- [kids shrieking]
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[sighs]
Shayna's running around too much.
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She's gonna sweat out her hair.
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Hey, guys!
Your grandma's gonna be here.
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♪ Yeah, hey ♪
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♪ I came to win, no second place ♪
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♪ One chance to advance, no second takes ♪
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♪ The clock's ticking... ♪
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I'm sorry, but could you turn on the AC?
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I know it's winter,
but my body does not know it. [laughs]
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Today, my family's gonna meet
the new me for the first time,
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and they are a tough crowd.
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My mother's love language is criticism,
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and my brother likes to jack off
to my failures, but... [laughs]
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new Mel is gonna show off.
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[laughs]
You know, she's gonna be like,
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blazer, bam!
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[muttering]
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Blazer. [giggles] Blow out.
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And then, I'm gonna hit them with the, uh,
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"My career is advancing exceedingly."
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- And then, with the little--
- Can we make this a quiet ride?
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Mm-hmm. Yep.
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[softly]
It's a luxury vacation to Hawaii.
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[weak laugh]
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- [kids yelling]
- Bet you can't catch me!
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- Hey! Take it outside.
- [Shayna Jackson] Yeah!
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- [♪ soft hip-hop music playing]
- [door slams]
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- [clattering]
- [♪ music stops]
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[Nathan Jackson]
Ooh...
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- Pick it up!
- You pick it up!
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Nope, I was wrong. Bring it inside.
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- [Nathan] It wasn't my fault, Dad!
- [Shayna] Come on.
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It's not my fault either!
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Okay. Alright.
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I'm sorry, super sorry.
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Guys, uh, it's okay.
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Don't worry about it.
Nothing got broken.
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Now, you two are lucky, though,
there was no hot oil in that thing,
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or you would be spicy chicken nuggets.
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- Alright, guys? Go on upstairs--
- Dad, can I have a hug first?
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Yes, you can have a hug. Come here--
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- [gasps]
- [turkey clatters]
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[stifled groaning]
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Okay, it's okay. No, it's cool, it's good.
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- I'm telling Mom.
- No, no, there's no reason to tell Mom!
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Why would you tell Mom?
It's cool. See? Boom.
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Look at this. No harm, no fowl.
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You didn't even catch that pun, did you?
[laughs] We gon' wash it off.
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We gon' use Mom's
five-second rule, easy.
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I thought you said Black people don't do
the five-second rule.
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I said that?
That don't even sound like me.
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Okay, guys, jackets off.
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- Wash your hands.
- [sighs]
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- Okay, what can I do to help?
- I'm good. I got it under control.
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Actually... propane. You bought it, right?
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♪
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I'll get my keys.
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- [groans]
- No, no, no. I can fix this.
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- It's not a big deal.
- [doorbell rings]
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Yep, I will, uh, [sniffs]
take care of that, too.
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Shit...
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[deep breathing]
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Hey! Come on now!
Looks like the party has arrived!
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- Oh! My baby!
- [laughs]
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- [laughs] Help me inside.
- Hey, Mama! Come on in here.
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- [kiss] You look great! Look at you!
- Thank you!
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Oh, looking like a Republican party.
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Wait a second, hold up, hold up, hold up.
Why you gotta show up like that?
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- Oh, my goodness!
- Well, you know I like to be different.
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You know, this 22-year-old come up
to me and say, "Where you get that at?"
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Said, "I ain't gonna tell you
all my secrets!"
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- [Brian/Beverly laugh]
- Is a mall kiosk a secret?
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[sucks teeth]
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Ladies, hello?
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- Hi, Sarah!
- [Sarah] How are you?
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You look tired.
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Right this way, come on in.
Have a seat. Please, please.
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- I'll take that for you.
- Oh, you know what?
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Thank you so much for doing all of this!
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- Ooh... [laughs]
- [Brian Jackson] Alright, alright.
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You know I am blessed to have a son
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who will pick me up
when I fall! Hallelujah!
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- [Vanessa] I'm telling you. She--
- Happy to do it. That's my job.
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She is feeling really sad
about not hosting this year.
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- Mama.
- Sad? That's your word.
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- No, it was not my word.
- My word was blessed.
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Ooh, it is way too early for church,
Mama. Please.
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Oh! You know, I just can't sit here
and do nothing!
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Is there something that I could do
in the kitchen?
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I got some Lawry's
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and I got some sazón in my bag.
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And some salt for Sarah.
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- [both laugh]
- [Brian] Now, you know no amount of tips
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is gonna keep us from
missing your cooking.
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- Now, come on.
- [Beverly] Oh, God knows
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that I have never sat down
on Thanksgiving.
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- Ooh! If I believed in depression...
- Mama.
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Relax, please. And just...
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enjoy being treated
like the queen you are.
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- I ain't no queen! No!
- Yes, you are. Well,
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then you better stop looking like one.
Come on, you got on a diamond boot.
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- Your hair is very regal.
- Is it?
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I love the earrings.
I mean, the whole thing.
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You couldn't tell that this was a wig?
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That's a wig?
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- See what I'm sayin'?
- That's not no wig.
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You better stop playin' with me!
Talkin' about a wig!
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Talkin' about a wig!
Y'all want some coffee?
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- Yes, please.
- Put somethin' else in mine.
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- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, I love that boy.
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- A little brown liquor in mine.
- Mm-mm.
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[♪ upbeat music playing]
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[lid clangs]
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[phone buzzes]
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[phone buzzes]
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[♪ soulful music playing]
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[Melissa Jackson]
Thank you.
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[phone buzzes]
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[exhales]
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[phone buzzes]
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[♪ music stops]
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[scoffs]
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Melissa! Wow. You look great.
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[weak laugh]
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Uh, is everything okay?
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Yeah, I just thought I left
the whipped cream in the car. [laughs]
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Happy Turkey Day!
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- Happy Turkey Day! Come on in. [laughs]
- Okay.
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Brian! Kids! Auntie Mel's here.
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- Hey, Auntie Mel.
- [gasps] Hi! Look who it is!
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Hi, guys! Oh, you're getting so big.
Let me see you.
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- What's that?
- We made this in class.
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It's for the person
we're most grateful for.
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Oh, a little plant.
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"The world's best auntie." Thank you!
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Well, you know what?
I got you a little something, too.
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Gifts not from the airport?
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Yep. They're not from the airport.
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- Okay!
- [Brian] Oh, it's for me? Okay.
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Alright, take those up, guys.
Ah, so good to see you, sis.
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It's been too long!
Come on, make yourself at home. [laughs]
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[Beverly] [sing-songy]
♪ Melissa! ♪
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- [sighs]
- ♪ Come in here and see your mother ♪
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[Melissa] [sing-songy]
♪ Coming! ♪
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Do you smell anything
that smells like food cooking?
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- Mm-mm.
- I got two words. Boston Market.
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Mom, hey!
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- Sit right here, baby. Tuchus right here.
- Here!
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- [Melissa] Okay, alright.
- You look brand new in that blazer.
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Oh, thank you. You know,
I'm just trying to switch it up,
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- now that I'm advancing in my career.
- Oh!
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I didn't even know that
Rainbow sold blazers.
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Did you go down to the Dominicans?
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Yeah, I-I did actually.
I-I did, last night.
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- Pretty.
- Yeah, you always had a tough scalp.
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- Yep. [awkward laugh] Right...
- Like a cast iron pan.
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What, they making you dress up
and drive them little carts now?
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Actually, I'm happy to report
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- that I got into a management program.
- Oh!
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Girl, I almost thought you said
you got into a man. [laughs]
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- Hilarious.
- Everybody, my baby's gonna be
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- the CEO of JFK!
- Yeah!
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It's a-- It's a program,
a-and I'm actually feel really--
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Where are your earrings?
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00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:31,757
Forgot-- Uh, must've forgot them. Um...
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I'm going to Hawaii next month. [laughs]
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- Hawaii? Good for you!
- Yep. That's right.
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Oh. Is your friend Rorand taking you?
246
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- That's her rich gay friend.
- Uh, Rory, no, he's not.
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- I saved up, and I'm taking myself, so...
- [Vanessa] Oh.
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- Ain't you fancy?
- Um...
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[Beverly]
Good thing you going in December.
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Why?
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[Beverly] 'Cause then this way,
you ain't gotta have your arms out.
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I'ma go see if Brian
needs some help. Brian!
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Your mother is on one.
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- A luxury vacay to Hawaii.
- [Melissa scoffs]
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- Mm.
- [container flopping]
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Where'd that money come from?
257
00:11:09,336 --> 00:11:11,421
How about you don't question
how I spend my money,
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and I don't question
how you spend your time?
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What's that supposed to mean?
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[deep inhale, clicks tongue]
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[deep exhale]
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00:11:21,849 --> 00:11:24,226
Okay, Chakra Khan,
you a meditation girly now?
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00:11:24,226 --> 00:11:26,144
No, no, just-- [deep inhale]
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Sarah taught me an exercise
to keep me from going off.
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[deep exhale]
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[Melissa]
Well, that's cool.
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My friend Terrance was in the military
and said that they did that shit, too.
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[loudly]
What's that? You got a boyfriend?
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[Beverly]
Melissa got a boyfriend?
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- [mouthing]
- [quietly] Hahaha, don't fuck with me.
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♪
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[loudly]
Oh, but wait, he's not a Christian?
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Why he don't love Jesus?
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♪
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[Junebug]
Go easy now, easy now.
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This bird ain't gonna save
your family from a grease fire now.
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- [Brian] I think it is.
- [Junebug] Alright, we'll see.
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We will see.
I think I did a great job on this.
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I'm saying, then why you
call me over here, bro?
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Ah, you know I ain't wanna
keep you from your family, man.
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- What time y'all eating?
- Oh, we've been ate.
282
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See, we did that overnight turkey.
Oh, man, you bugging.
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Woke up, turkey brunch.
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- Yeah?
- [laughs]
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- Shit, man, that sounds like paradise.
- [laughs]
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[laughs] Yeah.
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00:12:13,525 --> 00:12:16,361
Come on, man. You know,
how's, uh, divorced life treating you?
288
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Oh, nigga, I'm living that
shared custody life, boy.
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- Okay.
- Two weeks with my girls...
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- Right, right, right.
- And two weeks for the streets, nigga!
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- There it is. Get it.
- Bah! Uh!
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- [rhythmic grunting]
- Get it. Get it. Get it. Oh, my God.
293
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- [laughs]
- Sounds like you having a good time
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with them high-maintenance
aspiring sugar babies.
295
00:12:32,711 --> 00:12:34,505
Yo, that's a stereotype, bruh.
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All these girls wanna do is fuck,
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00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:38,592
go to brunch, and take pics of food,
and that's it.
298
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- Hmm.
- [sighs]
299
00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:42,804
You know, I still do miss
the married life, though.
300
00:12:43,514 --> 00:12:44,598
Yeah.
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- Double income.
- Okay.
302
00:12:46,058 --> 00:12:48,018
Chillin' on the couch watching Bar Rescue.
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Nigga, farting freely.
304
00:12:49,353 --> 00:12:51,855
- Huh? Bread that don't go old? You know?
- Well... Hmm.
305
00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:54,858
Definitely beats having a standing
appointment at the STD clinic, huh?
306
00:12:54,858 --> 00:12:56,318
[both laugh]
307
00:12:56,318 --> 00:12:57,903
Gotta take care of that now.
308
00:12:57,903 --> 00:12:58,987
[phone buzzes]
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00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,324
Mm...
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Okay, good.
311
00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,164
So, what we thinking?
About three, four hours on this bad boy?
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00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:11,375
- No, no, about 30, 40 minutes.
- What?
313
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It's only a 10-pound bird.
You don't need that long.
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[♪ upbeat music playing]
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[Sarah]
Forks, knives-- Oh, we need napkins.
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[Brian]
There we go.
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- I don't know.
- [Vanessa] I don't get it.
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- Lord, look at them sweet potatoes.
- Are they sweet potatoes?
319
00:13:27,766 --> 00:13:30,644
They might be giant carrots.
You never know what these people do.
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[indistinct chatter]
321
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Everybody!
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[Sarah]
Nathan, time for dinner, baby.
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[Beverly]
I don't know nothing about no pilgrims,
324
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but I do know about Jesus.
325
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- [sings] ♪ Jesus! ♪
- [sings] ♪ Jesus is... ♪
326
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And Jesus teaches us to be thankful,
327
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so who wants to start
the gratitude circle?
328
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You know what? I will.
329
00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:51,164
I wanna thank God for...
330
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being alive.
331
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- [coughs]
- Yes. Mm.
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And for the miracle of flight.
333
00:13:58,964 --> 00:14:00,966
You know, for my flight to Hawaii.
334
00:14:02,551 --> 00:14:05,304
I'm thankful for, uh,
my fiscal responsibility,
335
00:14:05,929 --> 00:14:09,308
which allowed me to be
a source of stability...
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00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:12,311
for my wife,
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00:14:12,311 --> 00:14:13,812
um, for my kids,
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00:14:13,812 --> 00:14:15,606
for my entire family.
339
00:14:15,606 --> 00:14:19,318
Mm. That was beautiful.
Are you a poet?
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00:14:19,318 --> 00:14:20,485
[Vanessa] I am.
341
00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,405
And I am grateful for...
342
00:14:24,406 --> 00:14:25,949
every little thing.
343
00:14:25,949 --> 00:14:27,868
Sun in the sky,
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00:14:27,868 --> 00:14:29,870
Toni Morrison,
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00:14:29,870 --> 00:14:31,038
- brown liquor.
- [mouthing]
346
00:14:31,038 --> 00:14:33,040
- Hey! Yes. Come on.
- Come on now.
347
00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,126
[clears throat]
U-Uh, w-well, I am grateful,
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00:14:36,126 --> 00:14:37,294
uh, for matriarchs.
349
00:14:37,294 --> 00:14:41,048
Huh? Matriarchs with blonde or black hair
350
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that like to teach young men
a little somethin' somethin'.
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00:14:43,342 --> 00:14:45,219
Lord have mercy.
352
00:14:45,219 --> 00:14:47,262
[both laugh, chatter]
353
00:14:47,262 --> 00:14:48,972
- Who's next? Who's next?
- I'm... Yeah.
354
00:14:48,972 --> 00:14:51,433
I'm grateful for our children
355
00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:55,062
- and for my wonderful husband.
- [Brian] Mm.
356
00:14:55,062 --> 00:14:58,607
I'm grateful for any and all video games
I get for Christmas.
357
00:14:58,607 --> 00:15:01,485
- [laughter]
- For m-my wonderful family
358
00:15:01,485 --> 00:15:02,945
and TikTok.
359
00:15:02,945 --> 00:15:05,113
Oh. Come on now. What?
360
00:15:05,113 --> 00:15:06,698
- Family.
- [whispers] Family.
361
00:15:06,698 --> 00:15:08,575
- Family is everything.
- [whispers] Everything.
362
00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,536
- Amen.
- [Beverly] More than anything,
363
00:15:10,536 --> 00:15:13,789
I am grateful for my son.
364
00:15:14,373 --> 00:15:16,166
Alright. [laughs] I got carried away.
365
00:15:16,166 --> 00:15:18,043
Alright, everybody,
we just gon' bow our heads
366
00:15:18,043 --> 00:15:20,170
and bless this-- this-- this food.
367
00:15:21,213 --> 00:15:23,507
Dear Heavenly Father!
368
00:15:23,507 --> 00:15:26,009
Yes, we come before
your altar today, Lord,
369
00:15:26,009 --> 00:15:27,594
thanking you for this food.
370
00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:29,263
Bless all the hands that prepared it,
371
00:15:29,263 --> 00:15:31,390
everyone at the Boston Market.
372
00:15:31,390 --> 00:15:33,934
And, yes, I know it's a franchise,
373
00:15:33,934 --> 00:15:36,895
but you are able, Father.
You can do all things.
374
00:15:36,895 --> 00:15:40,691
You turned water into wine!
Yes, you did, Father.
375
00:15:40,691 --> 00:15:43,277
- May the strength go to our soul...
- [softly] Jesus.
376
00:15:43,277 --> 00:15:46,321
[Beverly]
...and Thy name shall have the praise.
377
00:15:46,321 --> 00:15:49,074
Yes, and Father, please,
you told us to ask
378
00:15:49,074 --> 00:15:50,492
and it shall be given unto You.
379
00:15:50,492 --> 00:15:51,785
Seek and ye shall find.
380
00:15:51,785 --> 00:15:53,620
Knock and the door shall be opened.
381
00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:55,747
- And the walls came tumbling down...
- [♪ church organ playing]
382
00:15:55,747 --> 00:15:58,000
And, Jesus, you are the King of Kings
383
00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,252
- and the Lords of Lords.
- Lord of Lords!
384
00:16:00,252 --> 00:16:03,338
[sings]
♪ You are the Alpha and Omega ♪
385
00:16:03,338 --> 00:16:06,508
♪ You are the beginning and the end ♪
386
00:16:06,508 --> 00:16:08,177
♪ You are from everlasting
to everlasting ♪
387
00:16:08,177 --> 00:16:11,513
♪ I believe in the resurrection ♪
388
00:16:11,513 --> 00:16:14,892
♪ And I just say we pray ♪
389
00:16:14,892 --> 00:16:17,269
♪ In Your precious name ♪
390
00:16:17,269 --> 00:16:19,313
- Let the church say amen.
- [Vanessa] Amen.
391
00:16:19,313 --> 00:16:21,148
- Amen! Let's eat.
- Amen! Yay!
392
00:16:21,148 --> 00:16:23,525
- [scattered amens]
- Amen.
393
00:16:26,069 --> 00:16:27,487
- [football game on TV]
- [Sarah] Shayna!
394
00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:29,948
Let's go find a calm activity.
395
00:16:35,621 --> 00:16:38,624
- Aw...
- [indistinct chatter]
396
00:16:40,292 --> 00:16:41,793
What's wrong, buddy?
397
00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:44,838
Shayna made fun of me
because I was laughing,
398
00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:46,465
- and then I farted.
- [snorts]
399
00:16:46,465 --> 00:16:48,592
Then I got angry,
then I started screaming,
400
00:16:48,592 --> 00:16:49,718
then I farted again.
401
00:16:49,718 --> 00:16:51,720
- [snorts]
- [Melissa] You know what?
402
00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,805
When I get angry, I fart, too, sometimes.
403
00:16:55,057 --> 00:16:58,060
Did I ever tell you the story
about your dad and his baptism?
404
00:16:58,060 --> 00:16:59,144
Mm-mm.
405
00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:00,729
Well, when he got baptized,
406
00:17:00,729 --> 00:17:03,857
every time they dunked him,
he farted under the water.
407
00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:05,442
[laughter]
408
00:17:05,442 --> 00:17:07,027
- Ooh, nasty.
- [Melissa] "Bloop, bloop."
409
00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:09,530
Son, just so you know, it wasn't a fart.
410
00:17:09,530 --> 00:17:11,532
And I don't know why you
the one telling the story
411
00:17:11,532 --> 00:17:14,368
- 'cause you weren't born yet.
- [Melissa] Oh, why don't you chill?
412
00:17:14,368 --> 00:17:17,746
Your days of carbonating
Jesus' Jacuzzi are over.
413
00:17:17,746 --> 00:17:21,583
- Oh, is that what we doing? Okay.
- [laughter]
414
00:17:21,583 --> 00:17:24,211
- You ain't gotta do that no more!
- Okay. Mama?
415
00:17:24,211 --> 00:17:26,630
- [Beverly] Yes, baby?
- Do you remember when Mel thought
416
00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:29,383
you had to eat baby corn
like it was regular corn?
417
00:17:29,383 --> 00:17:32,636
- [laughs] I remember!
- [Brian] Church picnic, remember that?
418
00:17:32,636 --> 00:17:34,096
Your daddy loves this story.
419
00:17:34,096 --> 00:17:35,639
She had that little-bitty cob,
420
00:17:35,639 --> 00:17:37,391
she put that up to her face,
and went to town.
421
00:17:37,391 --> 00:17:40,811
- [imitating munching]
- [all laughing]
422
00:17:42,145 --> 00:17:44,022
I was thinking, what is wrong with her?
423
00:17:44,022 --> 00:17:46,817
What was wrong with me
was I was a child, Ma.
424
00:17:46,817 --> 00:17:48,318
Nope! You were 14!
425
00:17:48,318 --> 00:17:50,445
[Brian and Beverly imitating munching]
426
00:17:50,445 --> 00:17:52,948
Brian, you should tell them
the story of Lion King.
427
00:17:52,948 --> 00:17:54,491
Did your daddy ever tell you that story?
428
00:17:54,491 --> 00:17:56,743
- [Beverly] Lion King?
- [Melissa] Oh, Junebug was there.
429
00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:59,329
- [Vanessa] Were you there, Junebug?
- [Melissa] When we were in high school,
430
00:17:59,329 --> 00:18:02,374
we got snowed in, and they took all
the students and moved us into the gym,
431
00:18:02,374 --> 00:18:04,668
and they put on a movie. Lion King.
432
00:18:04,668 --> 00:18:07,796
But you know, all of the teenagers
were doing what teenagers do.
433
00:18:07,796 --> 00:18:09,882
But, not Brian.
434
00:18:09,882 --> 00:18:11,967
Oh, no. He was watching...
435
00:18:13,844 --> 00:18:15,304
and weeping.
436
00:18:15,304 --> 00:18:18,015
Weeping is a strong word.
It's a strong word to use.
437
00:18:18,015 --> 00:18:21,310
- [Melissa] Real alligator tears!
- I-I was affected a little bit.
438
00:18:21,310 --> 00:18:23,687
He couldn't catch his breath! [gasping]
439
00:18:23,687 --> 00:18:27,191
Alright, you need another coffee?
You good? You good? You good?
440
00:18:27,191 --> 00:18:29,943
- Yeah, you were weeping though, brother.
- By the way, that's not how it happened.
441
00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:31,153
[wailing]
442
00:18:31,153 --> 00:18:33,071
You entitled to your own memories.
You entitled to 'em.
443
00:18:33,071 --> 00:18:34,448
Nigga, you were weeping!
444
00:18:34,448 --> 00:18:36,366
- Because that scene is moving as fuck!
- [Nathan] Dad.
445
00:18:36,366 --> 00:18:38,827
[Brian]
Sorry. Son, cover your ears!
446
00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:42,623
Simba watching his father get murdered
by his de facto uncle!
447
00:18:42,623 --> 00:18:45,042
Come on! Mufasa trampled to death
448
00:18:45,042 --> 00:18:47,127
by wildebeest in front of his son! I mean,
449
00:18:47,127 --> 00:18:50,672
it's the single most emotionally
affecting death in cinematic history!
450
00:18:50,672 --> 00:18:54,426
The Lion King is the crown jewel
of American animation!
451
00:18:57,095 --> 00:18:59,389
- [panting]
- Is that why you never wanted to watch it?
452
00:18:59,389 --> 00:19:01,808
You think it would be
too upsetting for the kids?
453
00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:05,062
- [Brian] Sarah-bear...
- Mm, only kids with daddy issues.
454
00:19:11,235 --> 00:19:12,986
You know what? [scoffs]
455
00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:14,821
Hey, B, don't be like that.
We was just playin'.
456
00:19:15,405 --> 00:19:18,492
[sighs] Now, you see what you did?
Y-You always go a step above.
457
00:19:18,492 --> 00:19:21,203
- [laughing]
- Hm...
458
00:19:21,203 --> 00:19:24,498
[♪ R&B music playing]
459
00:19:30,462 --> 00:19:32,256
- Thank you.
- [Sarah] You're welcome.
460
00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:35,884
[sighs] We survived.
461
00:19:35,884 --> 00:19:37,803
- That we did. Barely.
- [glasses clink]
462
00:19:37,803 --> 00:19:38,887
[Sarah chuckles]
463
00:19:42,474 --> 00:19:44,518
- Go easy on him.
- Oh God...
464
00:19:44,518 --> 00:19:47,312
- He's had a lot of stress at work and--
- You know,
465
00:19:47,312 --> 00:19:49,940
if you wanna leave him, leave him.
466
00:19:49,940 --> 00:19:52,025
[weak laugh]
467
00:19:52,818 --> 00:19:55,863
Look, your issues with Brian
are your issues.
468
00:19:55,863 --> 00:19:58,866
Not saying that I don't care
about how he talks to you.
469
00:19:58,866 --> 00:20:01,702
The way he treats me,
470
00:20:01,702 --> 00:20:03,412
that's who he is.
471
00:20:03,412 --> 00:20:06,415
He is a good man. Come on.
472
00:20:06,415 --> 00:20:08,792
- Your brother has a big heart.
- Hmm.
473
00:20:08,792 --> 00:20:11,545
If you can't see it,
look at him with your niece and nephew.
474
00:20:11,545 --> 00:20:13,755
So, he can treat them nice
and treat me like shit?
475
00:20:13,755 --> 00:20:16,300
Okay. Let's just put a pin in this.
476
00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:19,344
- It's not worth it.
- No.
477
00:20:19,344 --> 00:20:20,429
Oh.
478
00:20:21,597 --> 00:20:22,681
No, no, no. I'm good.
479
00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:24,766
I'm not pregnant.
480
00:20:25,142 --> 00:20:26,143
Thank fuck.
481
00:20:26,143 --> 00:20:27,603
[both laugh]
482
00:20:27,603 --> 00:20:29,313
We are trying, though.
483
00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:31,899
- What?
- Brian convinced me.
484
00:20:31,899 --> 00:20:34,234
It's... It's exciting.
485
00:20:34,234 --> 00:20:36,111
It's nerve-racking.
486
00:20:36,111 --> 00:20:37,946
- [Shayna yells]
- [phone buzzes]
487
00:20:37,946 --> 00:20:39,865
Hey, guys! Keep it down!
488
00:20:39,865 --> 00:20:42,826
Anyway, we both know
he's such a family man, and...
489
00:20:42,826 --> 00:20:45,412
- I'm losing you.
- [kids scream]
490
00:20:45,954 --> 00:20:48,332
I gotta get that. I'll be right back.
491
00:20:49,625 --> 00:20:51,627
Shayna! Nathan! No running inside!
492
00:20:51,627 --> 00:20:53,378
[Brian] Somebody better take
all these greens home.
493
00:20:53,378 --> 00:20:54,922
[Sarah]
Guys, that is enough.
494
00:20:54,922 --> 00:20:56,215
- [puts down glass]
- [sighs]
495
00:20:56,215 --> 00:20:58,050
[Sarah]
Come on, dinner's done, it's calm time.
496
00:20:58,050 --> 00:20:59,134
[phone buzzes]
497
00:21:07,684 --> 00:21:09,686
So, now you in here
fighting with the countertops?
498
00:21:09,686 --> 00:21:11,647
You know, I just needed some space.
499
00:21:11,647 --> 00:21:13,982
I couldn't stay in there
without breaking down.
500
00:21:13,982 --> 00:21:15,567
But you did break down.
501
00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:18,028
You broke down, you stormed off,
you kicked some stuff,
502
00:21:18,028 --> 00:21:19,947
but all because of some
silly little stories?
503
00:21:19,947 --> 00:21:21,657
She mocked me for crying
about Dad's death.
504
00:21:21,657 --> 00:21:23,075
What was I supposed to do?
505
00:21:23,075 --> 00:21:25,702
Be a man. This your house.
506
00:21:25,702 --> 00:21:28,580
You gotta keep it tight.
You gotta be a leader.
507
00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:30,832
- You gotta be a father--
- Gotta be a leader, gotta be a father,
508
00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:34,920
a fuckin' bank, a fuckin' perfect husband,
of course, a good goddamn son.
509
00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,923
I know you not talking to me.
You must be confused.
510
00:21:37,923 --> 00:21:39,007
Ma...
511
00:21:39,007 --> 00:21:42,803
No, no, no. No.
It wasn't what you planned,
512
00:21:42,803 --> 00:21:45,514
but this is the role
that you stepped into.
513
00:21:45,514 --> 00:21:47,391
I am not Dad.
514
00:21:47,933 --> 00:21:50,143
I know that.
515
00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:52,604
But you did inherit his sensitivity.
516
00:21:52,604 --> 00:21:55,691
[opening box, clinking]
517
00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:59,778
The only difference is...
518
00:21:59,778 --> 00:22:02,364
he was no good.
519
00:22:03,532 --> 00:22:06,034
A no-good man with the nerve
to be sensitive.
520
00:22:11,623 --> 00:22:13,625
- What do you want me to do?
- [weak laugh]
521
00:22:16,128 --> 00:22:18,380
Want you to take this pie
in to your sister
522
00:22:19,590 --> 00:22:21,091
and fix it.
523
00:22:28,432 --> 00:22:31,435
[♪ gentle R&B music playing]
524
00:22:31,435 --> 00:22:35,189
[football game on TV continues]
525
00:22:35,189 --> 00:22:36,356
[Brian]
There you go, big head.
526
00:22:36,356 --> 00:22:38,567
- Thank you, dummy.
- Uh-huh. [laughs]
527
00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:40,652
[sighs]
528
00:22:41,278 --> 00:22:42,487
- Who's winning?
- [Melissa] No one.
529
00:22:42,487 --> 00:22:44,531
- Here, baby.
- Oh, thank you, thank you,
530
00:22:44,531 --> 00:22:46,617
- thank you, thank you.
- Oh, thank you, Mama.
531
00:22:46,617 --> 00:22:48,160
[phone buzzes]
532
00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,370
[Beverly and Vanessa chattering]
533
00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:52,831
- [Melissa laughs]
- [Beverly sighs]
534
00:22:53,457 --> 00:22:55,459
♪
535
00:23:02,966 --> 00:23:05,093
Hey, uh, Junebug left his vape.
536
00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:08,055
So, I'ma go on ahead
and run it over to him.
537
00:23:08,055 --> 00:23:09,515
I'll probably hang out for a little bit.
538
00:23:10,432 --> 00:23:12,684
- Hey, babe, I gotta go see Junebug.
- [Beverly] Bye, baby.
539
00:23:12,684 --> 00:23:14,978
Have fun!
540
00:23:17,787 --> 00:23:20,526
[♪ "Life as We Know It" by Aldous Finch
& Gunnar Hakkinen playing]
541
00:23:21,276 --> 00:23:26,031
♪ We're kicking and screaming while
we stand against the wall... ♪
542
00:23:26,031 --> 00:23:29,201
[bar chatter]
543
00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:42,339
[Melissa]
Brian Jackson.
544
00:23:43,048 --> 00:23:44,508
[laughs] What a coincidence.
545
00:23:45,884 --> 00:23:48,887
- I got drinks with Junebug. He just left.
- [Melissa] Mm. Wow.
546
00:23:48,887 --> 00:23:50,389
Did you follow me here?
547
00:23:50,389 --> 00:23:52,641
No, no, no, no, no. I have a date.
548
00:23:53,183 --> 00:23:55,519
And you do, too, right?
549
00:23:55,519 --> 00:23:57,229
With Tia?
550
00:23:58,397 --> 00:23:59,940
I swear to fucking God--
551
00:23:59,940 --> 00:24:01,817
Oh, I love couples who
get drinks on Thanksgiving.
552
00:24:01,817 --> 00:24:03,944
- It's so chill. [laughs]
- Right? [laughs]
553
00:24:03,944 --> 00:24:05,696
I'll have what he's having,
but make it a double.
554
00:24:05,696 --> 00:24:07,281
- You bet.
- [laughs]
555
00:24:09,867 --> 00:24:11,994
- Does anybody know I'm here?
- Just...
556
00:24:11,994 --> 00:24:14,872
me and Tia. By the way,
557
00:24:15,914 --> 00:24:18,917
who cheats on their wife on Thanksgiving?
558
00:24:18,917 --> 00:24:21,545
Who fuckin' catfishes their own brother?
559
00:24:21,545 --> 00:24:24,339
- How'd you even think of this?
- Now, that is a good question.
560
00:24:24,339 --> 00:24:27,885
Thank you! See,
I was swiping on the apps, like you do,
561
00:24:27,885 --> 00:24:30,387
when I found my cheatin'-ass brother,
562
00:24:30,387 --> 00:24:33,265
and I thought, I'ma fuck with him.
563
00:24:33,265 --> 00:24:37,144
So, I changed my profile to Tia,
used a stock photo as bait, and we match.
564
00:24:37,144 --> 00:24:39,104
I mean, it was disturbingly easy.
565
00:24:39,104 --> 00:24:41,648
No, what's disturbing is you running
the risk of seeing my fuckin' nudes.
566
00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:44,276
Oh, lucky for me,
my brother cheats like a gentleman.
567
00:24:46,528 --> 00:24:49,448
If you tell my wife
what you think you know--
568
00:24:49,448 --> 00:24:52,701
I mean, I'll be real it depends on how
this conversation goes.
569
00:24:52,701 --> 00:24:54,703
Oh, you're blackmailing me.
570
00:24:54,703 --> 00:24:56,330
- Are you for real?
- Mm, not really.
571
00:24:56,330 --> 00:24:59,666
- Well, what the fuck do you want?
- You know, having the tangible evidence
572
00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:01,502
that you're a hypocritical
piece of shit...
573
00:25:01,502 --> 00:25:03,378
- Mm-hmm. Mm.
- ...you know, that feels good.
574
00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:05,714
The catfishing,
that was just me having fun. [giggles]
575
00:25:05,714 --> 00:25:08,467
I can't believe
you're sittin' in my motherfuckin' house,
576
00:25:08,467 --> 00:25:10,135
eatin' my food...
577
00:25:10,135 --> 00:25:13,138
- Boston Market. Mm.
- ...in my house that I paid for.
578
00:25:13,138 --> 00:25:16,433
You were talking to my wife and my kids
in my house.
579
00:25:16,433 --> 00:25:18,852
You were messaging another woman.
580
00:25:18,852 --> 00:25:21,355
In your own home. In front of your wife.
581
00:25:21,355 --> 00:25:23,857
Your kids. That's on you.
582
00:25:23,857 --> 00:25:26,485
You know what it is?
You just wish you had something to lose.
583
00:25:26,485 --> 00:25:28,529
- The pressure that I am under.
- [grunts]
584
00:25:28,529 --> 00:25:30,906
The responsibility
that's on my fuckin' back.
585
00:25:30,906 --> 00:25:34,785
Will you stop? You are not the only man
in the world with responsibilities, okay?
586
00:25:34,785 --> 00:25:37,621
Y-You gotta come back down to earth
587
00:25:37,621 --> 00:25:38,997
instead of letting Mom gas you up.
588
00:25:38,997 --> 00:25:42,709
Ah! That's it. Yep. You just trying to get
me back for Mom putting me on a pedestal.
589
00:25:42,709 --> 00:25:44,044
- Uh-uh.
- That's some petty bullshit.
590
00:25:44,044 --> 00:25:45,838
- You know what?
- I'm not the one that did the shit.
591
00:25:45,838 --> 00:25:48,090
No, she never put you on a pedestal.
592
00:25:48,090 --> 00:25:50,634
She just made sure I was low enough,
593
00:25:50,634 --> 00:25:52,302
so you had someone to look down on.
594
00:25:53,011 --> 00:25:55,138
But the truth is,
you're just a regular nigga
595
00:25:55,138 --> 00:25:58,475
who thinks he's extraordinary
for existing.
596
00:25:59,893 --> 00:26:00,894
So, that's how you feel?
597
00:26:00,894 --> 00:26:02,729
Oh, it's not just how I feel.
Those are facts.
598
00:26:02,729 --> 00:26:05,232
- Perfect. I love facts.
- Mm!
599
00:26:05,232 --> 00:26:07,359
- I got a few of my own.
- Oh, can't wait.
600
00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,194
- My sister...
- Mm-hmm.
601
00:26:09,194 --> 00:26:11,446
...is a 35-year-old woman...
602
00:26:11,446 --> 00:26:13,448
- Here we go. Mm.
- ...with a dead-end job
603
00:26:13,448 --> 00:26:15,951
and no friends to pick her up
from the hospital.
604
00:26:15,951 --> 00:26:17,452
- Mm.
- She is so broke
605
00:26:17,452 --> 00:26:21,164
and so dishonest
that she stole my identity.
606
00:26:29,798 --> 00:26:33,218
I... I needed a guarantor
to pay my hospital bill.
607
00:26:33,218 --> 00:26:35,554
- Mm.
- I mean, it's not identity theft.
608
00:26:35,554 --> 00:26:37,472
- I'm making payments--
- How are you paying for Hawaii?
609
00:26:39,099 --> 00:26:40,309
That's none of your business.
610
00:26:40,309 --> 00:26:42,686
How in the fuck are you paying for it?
611
00:26:42,686 --> 00:26:44,938
Why are you so pressed?
I didn't take your money.
612
00:26:44,938 --> 00:26:46,899
So, you did take someone else's?
613
00:26:48,483 --> 00:26:50,694
[sighs] For fuck's sake.
614
00:26:52,738 --> 00:26:56,241
The hospital switched my belongings up
with the woman who died in my room.
615
00:26:56,241 --> 00:26:58,160
I used her card.
616
00:27:00,454 --> 00:27:03,498
Goddamn!
617
00:27:03,498 --> 00:27:04,958
No one got harmed!
618
00:27:04,958 --> 00:27:06,919
- You are fucked up!
- After all that I had been through,
619
00:27:06,919 --> 00:27:08,879
I felt like I deserved
to do something for me!
620
00:27:08,879 --> 00:27:12,382
No, yeah, you're right. You know, stealing
a dead lady's credit card is self-care.
621
00:27:13,091 --> 00:27:14,927
[laughing]
622
00:27:14,927 --> 00:27:18,472
Jesus. You, you really...
623
00:27:19,139 --> 00:27:21,266
don't have empathy for me, do you?
624
00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:23,644
- None at all.
- [Melissa] Wow.
625
00:27:23,644 --> 00:27:27,314
It is always the fuckin'
same thing with you.
626
00:27:27,314 --> 00:27:29,525
- [scoffs]
- Working shitty jobs,
627
00:27:29,525 --> 00:27:32,069
asking for money,
complaining about your life,
628
00:27:32,069 --> 00:27:35,072
and it just goes on and on and fuckin' on,
629
00:27:35,072 --> 00:27:38,784
and it's been going on like that
for way too fuckin' long, Melissa.
630
00:27:38,784 --> 00:27:41,537
Look me in my eyes and you ask me
631
00:27:41,537 --> 00:27:44,623
to have empathy for you scamming.
632
00:27:45,874 --> 00:27:47,793
This is a new low for you.
633
00:27:47,793 --> 00:27:49,878
You love my lows, Brian!
634
00:27:50,420 --> 00:27:53,799
You fucking love my lows.
That's the only shit you show up for.
635
00:27:53,799 --> 00:27:57,135
- Never my highs. Never. You--
- Mel...
636
00:27:57,135 --> 00:27:58,220
[wheezes]
637
00:28:00,222 --> 00:28:02,432
- You don't even know me.
- [♪ gentle R&B music playing]
638
00:28:02,432 --> 00:28:06,144
I'm different now, Brian.
I am killing it at my job.
639
00:28:06,144 --> 00:28:08,814
I have friends th-that are...
640
00:28:09,648 --> 00:28:12,651
lovely and supportive.
641
00:28:14,528 --> 00:28:15,612
I'm a morning person.
642
00:28:15,612 --> 00:28:18,282
I get up, a-and I take the dog out.
643
00:28:18,282 --> 00:28:21,326
I know it's not a big deal to you,
but that's huge for me.
644
00:28:21,326 --> 00:28:23,704
H-Hold on.
Thought you were scared of dogs.
645
00:28:23,704 --> 00:28:24,913
No, you're scared of dogs.
646
00:28:24,913 --> 00:28:27,291
If there's a dog in my house,
I am scared it's gonna take a shit.
647
00:28:27,291 --> 00:28:29,459
[both laugh]
648
00:28:29,459 --> 00:28:32,212
[customer 1] How Am I Supposed
to Live Without You. No contest!
649
00:28:32,212 --> 00:28:34,214
[customer 2] Hands down,
When a Man Loves a Woman.
650
00:28:34,214 --> 00:28:35,299
[customer 1]
No. What? [laughs]
651
00:28:35,299 --> 00:28:37,301
- Do you remember that song?
- Come on. Do I?
652
00:28:37,301 --> 00:28:39,678
Infomercials were my favorite show.
653
00:28:39,678 --> 00:28:42,556
Oh, my God, I didn't even know
they were disparate songs.
654
00:28:42,556 --> 00:28:44,516
- Stop it. [laughs]
- I thought it was one long song!
655
00:28:44,516 --> 00:28:45,601
One long song
656
00:28:45,601 --> 00:28:48,145
- with a lot of different singers on it.
- Oh, we used to tear that shit up!
657
00:28:48,145 --> 00:28:51,440
[sings]
♪ Tell me how am I supposed ♪
658
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,234
- ♪ To live without you? ♪
- [laughs]
659
00:28:54,234 --> 00:28:57,946
[sings]
♪ Somewhere out there ♪
660
00:28:57,946 --> 00:29:00,699
- ♪ Here and now ♪
- [laughs]
661
00:29:00,699 --> 00:29:01,783
- Hoo!
- Hoo!
662
00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:05,579
♪ Have I told you lately that I love you ♪
663
00:29:05,579 --> 00:29:06,663
[grunts]
664
00:29:06,663 --> 00:29:09,499
- ♪ It must've been love ♪ Come on!
- Hey! Yeah!
665
00:29:09,499 --> 00:29:12,252
[both]
♪ But it's over now ♪
666
00:29:12,252 --> 00:29:15,756
Oh, gosh. That is not
the correct note, uh, Brian.
667
00:29:15,756 --> 00:29:17,341
Yeah, I don't think those are them.
668
00:29:17,341 --> 00:29:18,550
- I don't think--
- I'm telling you.
669
00:29:18,550 --> 00:29:21,637
- Maybe I-- I'ma look into that...
- Yeah.
670
00:29:21,637 --> 00:29:24,640
[♪ soft R&B music playing]
671
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,892
♪
672
00:29:29,144 --> 00:29:30,437
Brian, you have everything.
673
00:29:31,730 --> 00:29:34,566
And I-I'm just trying to understand
674
00:29:34,566 --> 00:29:37,653
- why are you doing this.
- If I knew that, I wouldn't be doing it.
675
00:29:38,779 --> 00:29:42,699
I love her. I've never stopped loving her,
but, you know, marriage is weird.
676
00:29:42,699 --> 00:29:44,326
Every few years, a different dynamic.
677
00:29:44,326 --> 00:29:45,911
Right now, we're co-workers,
678
00:29:45,911 --> 00:29:48,413
and I'm not gonna sit here and pretend
that cheating's gon' fix that.
679
00:29:48,413 --> 00:29:50,040
Neither is a baby.
680
00:29:50,499 --> 00:29:52,960
Yeah, Sarah told me.
A baby, Brian. Come on.
681
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,046
Well, you know, we are at our best
when we're pregnant.
682
00:29:56,046 --> 00:29:57,798
We get to be in our own world.
683
00:29:57,798 --> 00:30:00,092
- Oh my God, we're kinder.
- So you're gonna be wrapped up
684
00:30:00,092 --> 00:30:02,261
in having this baby
and magically stop cheating?
685
00:30:02,261 --> 00:30:04,847
- I...
- [scoffs] I mean,
686
00:30:04,847 --> 00:30:08,225
- have you tried... talking to her?
- [Brian] No, not really.
687
00:30:09,184 --> 00:30:11,353
I mean, Sarah's dealing with it
by reading Brené Brown
688
00:30:11,353 --> 00:30:13,564
or whatever bullshit white women read.
689
00:30:13,564 --> 00:30:15,941
- [giggles] A Becky Book Club.
- I knew you were gonna say that.
690
00:30:15,941 --> 00:30:17,943
You know I love her.
Mom, on the other hand.
691
00:30:17,943 --> 00:30:20,696
She's mad you didn't
marry somebody like her.
692
00:30:21,905 --> 00:30:24,283
[♪ R&B continues playing]
693
00:30:29,454 --> 00:30:31,081
What's going on over there?
694
00:30:31,081 --> 00:30:32,666
I forgot this thing.
695
00:30:33,792 --> 00:30:36,879
You know, Sarah and I went to this,
uh, gala thingy
696
00:30:36,879 --> 00:30:39,464
for, like, Black History Month.
We had a real good time.
697
00:30:39,464 --> 00:30:41,717
- [chuckles]
- And then, the DJ got on the microphone.
698
00:30:41,717 --> 00:30:44,553
He was like,
"Yo, I want all my Black couples
699
00:30:44,553 --> 00:30:46,054
to come on down to the dance floor,
700
00:30:46,054 --> 00:30:48,098
so we can celebrate Black love!"
701
00:30:48,098 --> 00:30:50,851
And like--
And I was sitting at my table...
702
00:30:52,895 --> 00:30:56,732
and I was watching it,
and I was like, "Damn.
703
00:30:59,902 --> 00:31:01,820
I'm never gonna have that again."
704
00:31:01,820 --> 00:31:03,238
So...
705
00:31:04,573 --> 00:31:05,908
the women you cheat with--
706
00:31:05,908 --> 00:31:07,784
- Oh, they're all Black.
- [Melissa scoffs]
707
00:31:07,784 --> 00:31:11,413
I mean, you know, sometimes I just like
to talk to somebody who looks like me.
708
00:31:11,413 --> 00:31:13,457
That's icky, Brian.
You're using these women.
709
00:31:13,457 --> 00:31:15,125
That's fucked up.
710
00:31:15,125 --> 00:31:18,962
- Why not talk to Mom or me?
- Oh, I can't.
711
00:31:18,962 --> 00:31:21,590
- Why not? Why not?
- Because you're my dependents.
712
00:31:26,011 --> 00:31:27,304
- I miss Dad.
- Hmm.
713
00:31:29,556 --> 00:31:31,266
And I really need to talk to him.
714
00:31:32,267 --> 00:31:35,062
I wish he did better by us on the way out.
715
00:31:36,730 --> 00:31:37,773
Nah.
716
00:31:38,815 --> 00:31:42,236
Becoming a father is the only thing
717
00:31:42,236 --> 00:31:44,321
that allowed me to...
718
00:31:44,321 --> 00:31:46,031
open a little bit of room in my heart,
719
00:31:46,031 --> 00:31:49,117
see Dad and forgive him.
720
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,329
You know, I wish
we experienced the same dad.
721
00:31:52,329 --> 00:31:53,872
You got his good years, and,
722
00:31:53,872 --> 00:31:57,793
to me, he's just the first man
to not want me.
723
00:31:57,793 --> 00:31:59,294
- The first of many.
- Okay, which is it?
724
00:31:59,294 --> 00:32:00,963
See, you real good
and picking and choosing
725
00:32:00,963 --> 00:32:03,423
when you're changed
and when you're hopeless.
726
00:32:03,423 --> 00:32:06,134
I am different.
727
00:32:07,928 --> 00:32:10,430
There's a lot of shit
I don't have control over.
728
00:32:11,807 --> 00:32:14,893
Some of us don't get to have the house...
729
00:32:15,686 --> 00:32:17,104
or the family...
730
00:32:19,189 --> 00:32:22,276
- [crying] or the love of their lives.
- Bullshit! You do! You get that.
731
00:32:22,276 --> 00:32:24,319
You get to have all of that.
732
00:32:24,319 --> 00:32:26,405
Baby, you gon' have all of that.
733
00:32:27,531 --> 00:32:29,032
You know what your problem is?
734
00:32:29,032 --> 00:32:31,827
Your dumb ass is not
paying attention, okay?
735
00:32:31,827 --> 00:32:33,996
Because I promise you,
736
00:32:33,996 --> 00:32:36,331
if you would just look up,
737
00:32:36,331 --> 00:32:39,918
you would be surprised
at how many people love you.
738
00:32:39,918 --> 00:32:43,380
♪
739
00:32:43,380 --> 00:32:46,091
- You gonna cry?
- [sniffles] I'm already crying!
740
00:32:46,091 --> 00:32:47,843
Okay. Alright.
741
00:32:51,221 --> 00:32:53,724
[exhales] Fuck me.
742
00:32:53,724 --> 00:32:56,351
- Can I get another one of these, please?
- [server] Be right there.
743
00:32:56,351 --> 00:32:58,353
[mouthing] Don't do that.
744
00:32:58,353 --> 00:33:00,189
♪
745
00:33:00,189 --> 00:33:01,773
So, after all this...
746
00:33:03,901 --> 00:33:05,861
[baby voice]
you think we can be friends?
747
00:33:05,861 --> 00:33:08,322
- [laughs] Nope!
- [laughs]
748
00:33:08,322 --> 00:33:11,783
To my face, my whole face.
You said it with your chest.
749
00:33:11,783 --> 00:33:13,285
I wanted to make sure
I had your attention.
750
00:33:13,285 --> 00:33:15,829
- Yeah, you did. [laughs]
- You know what?
751
00:33:15,829 --> 00:33:18,790
Let's get outta here before I get my ass
in more trouble.
752
00:33:18,790 --> 00:33:21,585
After you. Mm-hmm.
753
00:33:24,546 --> 00:33:28,467
♪ And the whole world will be saying ♪
754
00:33:28,467 --> 00:33:30,302
- Oh, shit, come on now.
- God! [laughs] Shit.
755
00:33:30,302 --> 00:33:32,888
Look at me.
See, I saved your baby corn ass again.
756
00:33:32,888 --> 00:33:36,225
[Melissa]
Oh, but you couldn't save Mufasa.
757
00:33:36,225 --> 00:33:38,977
- [laughs]
- [Brian] Bruh, you know what?
758
00:33:38,977 --> 00:33:42,397
♪ When you moan, you don't know what
you be moaning about now ♪
759
00:33:42,397 --> 00:33:45,484
[♪ vocalizing]
760
00:33:48,278 --> 00:33:49,821
[♪ vocalizing]
761
00:33:49,821 --> 00:33:51,907
♪
762
00:33:56,995 --> 00:33:58,997
[♪ vocalizing]
763
00:34:02,292 --> 00:34:04,294
[♪ vocalizing]
764
00:34:05,963 --> 00:34:10,342
♪ I, I can hear the
whole world sing, yeah ♪
765
00:34:10,968 --> 00:34:12,970
[♪ vocalizing]
766
00:34:19,852 --> 00:34:22,521
♪ Start livin' it up, livin' it up... ♪
767
00:34:33,907 --> 00:34:36,785
[♪ fanfare playing]