1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,377 ♪ 2 00:00:02,377 --> 00:00:03,962 [speaker] How do I feel about Thanksgiving? 3 00:00:03,962 --> 00:00:06,924 Thanksgiving is very messy when it comes to my family. 4 00:00:06,924 --> 00:00:10,010 Mom's side of the family is always messy. Messy, messy, messy. 5 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,679 There's always a judgy aunt. There's my grandmother, 6 00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:15,390 who's asking me when am I gonna have some kids, 7 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:16,850 when am I gonna have a boyfriend. 8 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,602 I have a boyfriend, but she doesn't know that. 9 00:00:18,602 --> 00:00:21,939 We get drunk. You know, we hug, we cry. 10 00:00:21,939 --> 00:00:23,815 So it, it's a nice balance. 11 00:00:23,815 --> 00:00:27,444 You get the messiness and the calmness. Comes together. 12 00:00:27,444 --> 00:00:28,529 [plane roaring] 13 00:00:28,529 --> 00:00:31,949 [♪ "You Name It! [#UNameItChallenge]" by DJ Suede the Remix God playing] 14 00:00:31,949 --> 00:00:35,827 ♪ 15 00:00:35,827 --> 00:00:38,163 ♪ I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ 16 00:00:38,163 --> 00:00:40,207 ♪ Lamb, rams, hogs, dogs ♪ 17 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:42,084 ♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ 18 00:00:42,084 --> 00:00:43,252 ♪ Chickens, turkeys ♪ 19 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:44,336 ♪ You name it! ♪ 20 00:00:44,336 --> 00:00:47,005 - It's right up there. It's right up there! - [thuds] 21 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:49,633 Leave him! Leave him on the ground! 22 00:00:49,633 --> 00:00:51,051 [father] Listen to your mother! 23 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:52,135 ♪ Chicken, turkeys ♪ 24 00:00:52,135 --> 00:00:53,846 - ♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ - [laughing] 25 00:00:53,846 --> 00:00:55,055 ♪ Lamb, rams... ♪ 26 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:58,225 What do you mean there's no monthly O Magazine anymore?! 27 00:00:58,225 --> 00:00:59,810 It's quarterly, ma'am. 28 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:01,645 ♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ 29 00:01:01,645 --> 00:01:04,314 What is taking so long? I'm gonna miss my flight! 30 00:01:04,314 --> 00:01:07,109 - Be thankful I'm even here. - Be thankful I'm here! 31 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:08,277 Get out. 32 00:01:08,277 --> 00:01:10,070 - ♪ You name it! ♪ - [laughs] 33 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,614 I said you had to make a reservation! Ma'am! You aren't-- 34 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:15,200 - Nobody's in the cart! - [Patti] I-- Ma'am! 35 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,578 ♪ 36 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:19,705 ♪ DJ Suede the Remix God! ♪ 37 00:01:19,705 --> 00:01:20,873 [echoes] ♪ God ♪ 38 00:01:20,873 --> 00:01:23,333 [♪ song fades out] 39 00:01:23,333 --> 00:01:24,418 [phone buzzes] 40 00:01:25,043 --> 00:01:26,503 [children playing, shouting] 41 00:01:28,338 --> 00:01:29,339 [sighs] 42 00:01:30,299 --> 00:01:32,301 [Sarah Jackson] Are you done, honey? 43 00:01:33,177 --> 00:01:36,180 [flushes toilet] 44 00:01:36,180 --> 00:01:38,849 Yep! Yep, coming out. 45 00:01:38,849 --> 00:01:40,601 - [Sarah] Did you light a match? - I did the spray. 46 00:01:41,518 --> 00:01:43,770 Wait, hold on. You know what time it is, babe? 47 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:44,855 I don't. 48 00:01:44,855 --> 00:01:46,982 Babe, we gotta hustle. My mom is gonna be here. 49 00:01:46,982 --> 00:01:48,483 Come on now. Did you get the sides? 50 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:50,694 I doctored them within an inch of their lives. 51 00:01:50,694 --> 00:01:52,654 They'll never know it was Boston Market. 52 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,740 I cannot believe I'm sitting up here, trying to serve my mama 53 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:56,450 steam table sweet potatoes. She gon' know. 54 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:58,785 [laughs] Yeah, for an emergency Thanksgiving. 55 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:02,039 She broke her foot. Should just be happy you stepped up. 56 00:02:02,039 --> 00:02:05,083 Yeah 'cause I'm the only one with a house and the money to pay for it all. 57 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:07,503 - You seen my watch? - [sighs] No. 58 00:02:07,503 --> 00:02:10,422 - Where's my watch? - Are you gonna talk to Mel? 59 00:02:10,422 --> 00:02:12,216 No. No, it's, uh, it's not the right time. 60 00:02:13,926 --> 00:02:16,595 She stole your social, Brian. 61 00:02:16,595 --> 00:02:17,846 You need to talk to her. 62 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:20,390 And I said it's not gonna happen today, alright? 63 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:22,434 'Cause all I want today is a happy Thanksgiving, 64 00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:24,311 and in order to have a happy Thanksgiving, 65 00:02:24,311 --> 00:02:25,812 I gotta have a happy mom. 66 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:27,814 And my mom is not going to be happy 67 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:29,816 - if I'm screaming at her daughter. - Okay. 68 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:33,612 Talking about, "Hey, where's my money that I think you stole" over the turkey. 69 00:02:33,612 --> 00:02:35,322 - Okay, alright! Alright. - Is that what you want? 70 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:36,698 - Are you on my team? - Yes! 71 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:39,826 - Hey-- Ooh! [exhales] Goddamn it. - I'm sorry. Dragon breathing. 72 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:41,954 - Hey, hey. - Okay, okay, I'm breathing. 73 00:02:41,954 --> 00:02:44,498 - [deep breathing] - Deep breaths. 74 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:46,458 Good. It's working, see? 75 00:02:46,458 --> 00:02:48,460 You've been more in control of your anxiety lately. 76 00:02:48,460 --> 00:02:51,004 - That's good. It's okay. - [deep breathing] 77 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:52,381 - [footsteps thumping] - [kids shrieking] 78 00:02:52,381 --> 00:02:54,258 [sighs] Shayna's running around too much. 79 00:02:54,258 --> 00:02:56,552 She's gonna sweat out her hair. 80 00:02:56,552 --> 00:02:59,346 Hey, guys! Your grandma's gonna be here. 81 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:00,681 ♪ Yeah, hey ♪ 82 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:02,975 ♪ I came to win, no second place ♪ 83 00:03:02,975 --> 00:03:05,644 ♪ One chance to advance, no second takes ♪ 84 00:03:05,644 --> 00:03:06,812 ♪ The clock's ticking... ♪ 85 00:03:06,812 --> 00:03:08,897 I'm sorry, but could you turn on the AC? 86 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:11,358 I know it's winter, but my body does not know it. [laughs] 87 00:03:12,693 --> 00:03:16,697 Today, my family's gonna meet the new me for the first time, 88 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:19,283 and they are a tough crowd. 89 00:03:19,283 --> 00:03:20,951 My mother's love language is criticism, 90 00:03:20,951 --> 00:03:24,580 and my brother likes to jack off to my failures, but... [laughs] 91 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:26,331 new Mel is gonna show off. 92 00:03:26,331 --> 00:03:27,916 [laughs] You know, she's gonna be like, 93 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:30,002 blazer, bam! 94 00:03:31,712 --> 00:03:33,046 [muttering] 95 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,383 Blazer. [giggles] Blow out. 96 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,260 And then, I'm gonna hit them with the, uh, 97 00:03:38,260 --> 00:03:41,555 "My career is advancing exceedingly." 98 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:45,726 - And then, with the little-- - Can we make this a quiet ride? 99 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:47,978 Mm-hmm. Yep. 100 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:54,026 [softly] It's a luxury vacation to Hawaii. 101 00:03:54,026 --> 00:03:55,652 [weak laugh] 102 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:57,821 - [kids yelling] - Bet you can't catch me! 103 00:03:57,821 --> 00:04:01,408 - Hey! Take it outside. - [Shayna Jackson] Yeah! 104 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:04,328 - [♪ soft hip-hop music playing] - [door slams] 105 00:04:04,328 --> 00:04:06,538 - [clattering] - [♪ music stops] 106 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:08,290 [Nathan Jackson] Ooh... 107 00:04:08,290 --> 00:04:09,750 - Pick it up! - You pick it up! 108 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:12,336 Nope, I was wrong. Bring it inside. 109 00:04:13,212 --> 00:04:15,255 - [Nathan] It wasn't my fault, Dad! - [Shayna] Come on. 110 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:16,632 It's not my fault either! 111 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:18,759 Okay. Alright. 112 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:20,552 I'm sorry, super sorry. 113 00:04:20,552 --> 00:04:22,513 Guys, uh, it's okay. 114 00:04:22,513 --> 00:04:24,431 Don't worry about it. Nothing got broken. 115 00:04:24,431 --> 00:04:27,267 Now, you two are lucky, though, there was no hot oil in that thing, 116 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,728 or you would be spicy chicken nuggets. 117 00:04:29,728 --> 00:04:31,897 - Alright, guys? Go on upstairs-- - Dad, can I have a hug first? 118 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:35,275 Yes, you can have a hug. Come here-- 119 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:36,485 - [gasps] - [turkey clatters] 120 00:04:36,485 --> 00:04:38,278 [stifled groaning] 121 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,864 Okay, it's okay. No, it's cool, it's good. 122 00:04:40,864 --> 00:04:42,950 - I'm telling Mom. - No, no, there's no reason to tell Mom! 123 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:44,952 Why would you tell Mom? It's cool. See? Boom. 124 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:46,411 Look at this. No harm, no fowl. 125 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:49,039 You didn't even catch that pun, did you? [laughs] We gon' wash it off. 126 00:04:49,039 --> 00:04:51,416 We gon' use Mom's five-second rule, easy. 127 00:04:51,416 --> 00:04:54,461 I thought you said Black people don't do the five-second rule. 128 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:56,797 I said that? That don't even sound like me. 129 00:04:56,797 --> 00:04:58,465 Okay, guys, jackets off. 130 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:00,676 - Wash your hands. - [sighs] 131 00:05:00,676 --> 00:05:03,679 - Okay, what can I do to help? - I'm good. I got it under control. 132 00:05:03,679 --> 00:05:06,598 Actually... propane. You bought it, right? 133 00:05:06,598 --> 00:05:08,141 ♪ 134 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:09,226 I'll get my keys. 135 00:05:09,601 --> 00:05:11,103 - [groans] - No, no, no. I can fix this. 136 00:05:11,103 --> 00:05:13,438 - It's not a big deal. - [doorbell rings] 137 00:05:13,438 --> 00:05:16,191 Yep, I will, uh, [sniffs] take care of that, too. 138 00:05:16,191 --> 00:05:18,068 Shit... 139 00:05:18,068 --> 00:05:20,654 [deep breathing] 140 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:24,157 Hey! Come on now! Looks like the party has arrived! 141 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:25,492 - Oh! My baby! - [laughs] 142 00:05:25,492 --> 00:05:28,203 - [laughs] Help me inside. - Hey, Mama! Come on in here. 143 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,622 - [kiss] You look great! Look at you! - Thank you! 144 00:05:30,622 --> 00:05:33,083 Oh, looking like a Republican party. 145 00:05:33,083 --> 00:05:36,253 Wait a second, hold up, hold up, hold up. Why you gotta show up like that? 146 00:05:36,253 --> 00:05:39,798 - Oh, my goodness! - Well, you know I like to be different. 147 00:05:39,798 --> 00:05:43,385 You know, this 22-year-old come up to me and say, "Where you get that at?" 148 00:05:43,385 --> 00:05:45,387 Said, "I ain't gonna tell you all my secrets!" 149 00:05:45,387 --> 00:05:48,140 - [Brian/Beverly laugh] - Is a mall kiosk a secret? 150 00:05:48,891 --> 00:05:49,892 [sucks teeth] 151 00:05:49,892 --> 00:05:51,476 Ladies, hello? 152 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:54,396 - Hi, Sarah! - [Sarah] How are you? 153 00:05:54,396 --> 00:05:56,440 You look tired. 154 00:05:58,317 --> 00:06:00,277 Right this way, come on in. Have a seat. Please, please. 155 00:06:00,277 --> 00:06:01,862 - I'll take that for you. - Oh, you know what? 156 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:04,615 Thank you so much for doing all of this! 157 00:06:04,615 --> 00:06:07,284 - Ooh... [laughs] - [Brian Jackson] Alright, alright. 158 00:06:07,284 --> 00:06:09,077 You know I am blessed to have a son 159 00:06:09,077 --> 00:06:12,247 who will pick me up when I fall! Hallelujah! 160 00:06:12,247 --> 00:06:14,917 - [Vanessa] I'm telling you. She-- - Happy to do it. That's my job. 161 00:06:14,917 --> 00:06:18,879 She is feeling really sad about not hosting this year. 162 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:20,631 - Mama. - Sad? That's your word. 163 00:06:20,631 --> 00:06:22,424 - No, it was not my word. - My word was blessed. 164 00:06:22,424 --> 00:06:24,301 Ooh, it is way too early for church, Mama. Please. 165 00:06:24,301 --> 00:06:27,554 Oh! You know, I just can't sit here and do nothing! 166 00:06:27,554 --> 00:06:30,182 Is there something that I could do in the kitchen? 167 00:06:30,182 --> 00:06:31,892 I got some Lawry's 168 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:34,520 and I got some sazón in my bag. 169 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,522 And some salt for Sarah. 170 00:06:36,522 --> 00:06:39,233 - [both laugh] - [Brian] Now, you know no amount of tips 171 00:06:39,233 --> 00:06:40,859 is gonna keep us from missing your cooking. 172 00:06:40,859 --> 00:06:42,819 - Now, come on. - [Beverly] Oh, God knows 173 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:46,782 that I have never sat down on Thanksgiving. 174 00:06:46,782 --> 00:06:49,785 - Ooh! If I believed in depression... - Mama. 175 00:06:49,785 --> 00:06:51,870 Relax, please. And just... 176 00:06:52,704 --> 00:06:54,873 enjoy being treated like the queen you are. 177 00:06:55,791 --> 00:06:57,709 - I ain't no queen! No! - Yes, you are. Well, 178 00:06:57,709 --> 00:07:00,504 then you better stop looking like one. Come on, you got on a diamond boot. 179 00:07:00,504 --> 00:07:02,506 - Your hair is very regal. - Is it? 180 00:07:02,506 --> 00:07:04,174 I love the earrings. I mean, the whole thing. 181 00:07:04,174 --> 00:07:06,093 You couldn't tell that this was a wig? 182 00:07:06,093 --> 00:07:07,427 That's a wig? 183 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:09,346 - See what I'm sayin'? - That's not no wig. 184 00:07:09,346 --> 00:07:11,723 You better stop playin' with me! Talkin' about a wig! 185 00:07:11,723 --> 00:07:13,642 Talkin' about a wig! Y'all want some coffee? 186 00:07:13,642 --> 00:07:16,103 - Yes, please. - Put somethin' else in mine. 187 00:07:16,103 --> 00:07:18,021 - Mm-hmm. - Oh, I love that boy. 188 00:07:18,021 --> 00:07:19,606 - A little brown liquor in mine. - Mm-mm. 189 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:23,193 [♪ upbeat music playing] 190 00:07:26,071 --> 00:07:27,072 [lid clangs] 191 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:28,991 [phone buzzes] 192 00:07:33,579 --> 00:07:34,580 [phone buzzes] 193 00:07:53,849 --> 00:07:56,935 [♪ soulful music playing] 194 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:02,399 [Melissa Jackson] Thank you. 195 00:08:05,444 --> 00:08:06,445 [phone buzzes] 196 00:08:24,463 --> 00:08:25,464 [exhales] 197 00:08:26,465 --> 00:08:27,466 [phone buzzes] 198 00:08:30,177 --> 00:08:31,678 [♪ music stops] 199 00:08:35,390 --> 00:08:36,391 [scoffs] 200 00:08:36,391 --> 00:08:38,810 Melissa! Wow. You look great. 201 00:08:38,810 --> 00:08:40,604 [weak laugh] 202 00:08:40,604 --> 00:08:42,147 Uh, is everything okay? 203 00:08:42,773 --> 00:08:45,275 Yeah, I just thought I left the whipped cream in the car. [laughs] 204 00:08:45,275 --> 00:08:46,360 Happy Turkey Day! 205 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,737 - Happy Turkey Day! Come on in. [laughs] - Okay. 206 00:08:48,737 --> 00:08:52,533 Brian! Kids! Auntie Mel's here. 207 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:55,285 - Hey, Auntie Mel. - [gasps] Hi! Look who it is! 208 00:08:55,285 --> 00:08:58,956 Hi, guys! Oh, you're getting so big. Let me see you. 209 00:08:58,956 --> 00:09:02,209 - What's that? - We made this in class. 210 00:09:02,209 --> 00:09:04,670 It's for the person we're most grateful for. 211 00:09:04,670 --> 00:09:06,255 Oh, a little plant. 212 00:09:06,255 --> 00:09:09,758 "The world's best auntie." Thank you! 213 00:09:09,758 --> 00:09:12,886 Well, you know what? I got you a little something, too. 214 00:09:12,886 --> 00:09:15,055 Gifts not from the airport? 215 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:17,599 Yep. They're not from the airport. 216 00:09:17,599 --> 00:09:19,810 - Okay! - [Brian] Oh, it's for me? Okay. 217 00:09:19,810 --> 00:09:22,396 Alright, take those up, guys. Ah, so good to see you, sis. 218 00:09:22,396 --> 00:09:25,774 It's been too long! Come on, make yourself at home. [laughs] 219 00:09:28,151 --> 00:09:30,112 [Beverly] [sing-songy] ♪ Melissa! ♪ 220 00:09:30,112 --> 00:09:32,281 - [sighs] - ♪ Come in here and see your mother ♪ 221 00:09:32,281 --> 00:09:33,824 [Melissa] [sing-songy] ♪ Coming! ♪ 222 00:09:33,824 --> 00:09:36,535 Do you smell anything that smells like food cooking? 223 00:09:36,535 --> 00:09:38,871 - Mm-mm. - I got two words. Boston Market. 224 00:09:40,205 --> 00:09:41,665 Mom, hey! 225 00:09:41,665 --> 00:09:44,084 - Sit right here, baby. Tuchus right here. - Here! 226 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:46,795 - [Melissa] Okay, alright. - You look brand new in that blazer. 227 00:09:46,795 --> 00:09:49,298 Oh, thank you. You know, I'm just trying to switch it up, 228 00:09:49,298 --> 00:09:51,967 - now that I'm advancing in my career. - Oh! 229 00:09:51,967 --> 00:09:55,304 I didn't even know that Rainbow sold blazers. 230 00:09:55,304 --> 00:09:57,181 Did you go down to the Dominicans? 231 00:09:57,181 --> 00:10:00,350 Yeah, I-I did actually. I-I did, last night. 232 00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:02,853 - Pretty. - Yeah, you always had a tough scalp. 233 00:10:02,853 --> 00:10:05,981 - Yep. [awkward laugh] Right... - Like a cast iron pan. 234 00:10:05,981 --> 00:10:09,318 What, they making you dress up and drive them little carts now? 235 00:10:09,318 --> 00:10:11,320 Actually, I'm happy to report 236 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,323 - that I got into a management program. - Oh! 237 00:10:14,323 --> 00:10:17,701 Girl, I almost thought you said you got into a man. [laughs] 238 00:10:17,701 --> 00:10:20,913 - Hilarious. - Everybody, my baby's gonna be 239 00:10:20,913 --> 00:10:23,665 - the CEO of JFK! - Yeah! 240 00:10:23,665 --> 00:10:27,002 It's a-- It's a program, a-and I'm actually feel really-- 241 00:10:27,002 --> 00:10:28,962 Where are your earrings? 242 00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:31,757 Forgot-- Uh, must've forgot them. Um... 243 00:10:31,757 --> 00:10:33,842 I'm going to Hawaii next month. [laughs] 244 00:10:33,842 --> 00:10:36,720 - Hawaii? Good for you! - Yep. That's right. 245 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,139 Oh. Is your friend Rorand taking you? 246 00:10:39,139 --> 00:10:42,559 - That's her rich gay friend. - Uh, Rory, no, he's not. 247 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,646 - I saved up, and I'm taking myself, so... - [Vanessa] Oh. 248 00:10:45,646 --> 00:10:47,564 - Ain't you fancy? - Um... 249 00:10:47,564 --> 00:10:49,358 [Beverly] Good thing you going in December. 250 00:10:49,358 --> 00:10:50,734 Why? 251 00:10:50,734 --> 00:10:53,111 [Beverly] 'Cause then this way, you ain't gotta have your arms out. 252 00:10:54,780 --> 00:10:57,658 I'ma go see if Brian needs some help. Brian! 253 00:10:59,117 --> 00:11:00,661 Your mother is on one. 254 00:11:02,412 --> 00:11:05,123 - A luxury vacay to Hawaii. - [Melissa scoffs] 255 00:11:05,123 --> 00:11:06,708 - Mm. - [container flopping] 256 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:09,336 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, 258 00:11:11,421 --> 00:11:13,632 and I don't question how you spend your time? 259 00:11:13,632 --> 00:11:15,342 What's that supposed to mean? 260 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:19,221 [deep inhale, clicks tongue] 261 00:11:20,222 --> 00:11:21,849 [deep exhale] 262 00:11:21,849 --> 00:11:24,226 Okay, Chakra Khan, you a meditation girly now? 263 00:11:24,226 --> 00:11:26,144 No, no, just-- [deep inhale] 264 00:11:27,229 --> 00:11:29,231 Sarah taught me an exercise to keep me from going off. 265 00:11:29,231 --> 00:11:31,233 [deep exhale] 266 00:11:31,233 --> 00:11:32,442 [Melissa] Well, that's cool. 267 00:11:32,442 --> 00:11:36,196 My friend Terrance was in the military and said that they did that shit, too. 268 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,365 [loudly] What's that? You got a boyfriend? 269 00:11:38,365 --> 00:11:39,867 [Beverly] Melissa got a boyfriend? 270 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:41,618 - [mouthing] - [quietly] Hahaha, don't fuck with me. 271 00:11:41,618 --> 00:11:43,412 ♪ 272 00:11:43,412 --> 00:11:45,289 [loudly] Oh, but wait, he's not a Christian? 273 00:11:45,289 --> 00:11:47,291 Why he don't love Jesus? 274 00:11:47,291 --> 00:11:48,750 ♪ 275 00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:50,127 [Junebug] Go easy now, easy now. 276 00:11:50,127 --> 00:11:52,379 This bird ain't gonna save your family from a grease fire now. 277 00:11:52,379 --> 00:11:54,256 - [Brian] I think it is. - [Junebug] Alright, we'll see. 278 00:11:54,256 --> 00:11:56,425 We will see. I think I did a great job on this. 279 00:11:56,425 --> 00:11:58,260 I'm saying, then why you call me over here, bro? 280 00:11:58,260 --> 00:12:00,304 Ah, you know I ain't wanna keep you from your family, man. 281 00:12:00,304 --> 00:12:02,181 - What time y'all eating? - Oh, we've been ate. 282 00:12:02,181 --> 00:12:04,474 See, we did that overnight turkey. Oh, man, you bugging. 283 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:06,643 Woke up, turkey brunch. 284 00:12:06,643 --> 00:12:08,145 - Yeah? - [laughs] 285 00:12:08,145 --> 00:12:11,315 - Shit, man, that sounds like paradise. - [laughs] 286 00:12:11,315 --> 00:12:13,525 [laughs] Yeah. 287 00:12:13,525 --> 00:12:16,361 Come on, man. You know, how's, uh, divorced life treating you? 288 00:12:16,361 --> 00:12:18,947 Oh, nigga, I'm living that shared custody life, boy. 289 00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:20,532 - Okay. - Two weeks with my girls... 290 00:12:20,532 --> 00:12:22,743 - Right, right, right. - And two weeks for the streets, nigga! 291 00:12:22,743 --> 00:12:24,494 - There it is. Get it. - Bah! Uh! 292 00:12:24,494 --> 00:12:27,748 - [rhythmic grunting] - Get it. Get it. Get it. Oh, my God. 293 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:30,042 - [laughs] - Sounds like you having a good time 294 00:12:30,042 --> 00:12:32,711 with them high-maintenance aspiring sugar babies. 295 00:12:32,711 --> 00:12:34,505 Yo, that's a stereotype, bruh. 296 00:12:34,505 --> 00:12:36,507 All these girls wanna do is fuck, 297 00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:38,592 go to brunch, and take pics of food, and that's it. 298 00:12:38,592 --> 00:12:40,969 - 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. 301 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,058 - Double income. - Okay. 302 00:12:46,058 --> 00:12:48,018 Chillin' on the couch watching Bar Rescue. 303 00:12:48,018 --> 00:12:49,353 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] 309 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,324 Mm... 310 00:13:05,452 --> 00:13:06,495 Okay, good. 311 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,164 So, what we thinking? About three, four hours on this bad boy? 312 00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:11,375 - No, no, about 30, 40 minutes. - What? 313 00:13:11,375 --> 00:13:13,252 It's only a 10-pound bird. You don't need that long. 314 00:13:13,252 --> 00:13:16,338 [♪ upbeat music playing] 315 00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:22,344 [Sarah] Forks, knives-- Oh, we need napkins. 316 00:13:22,344 --> 00:13:23,428 [Brian] There we go. 317 00:13:23,428 --> 00:13:25,222 - I don't know. - [Vanessa] I don't get it. 318 00:13:25,222 --> 00:13:27,766 - 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. 320 00:13:30,644 --> 00:13:32,229 [indistinct chatter] 321 00:13:32,229 --> 00:13:33,313 Everybody! 322 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:34,690 [Sarah] Nathan, time for dinner, baby. 323 00:13:34,690 --> 00:13:37,276 [Beverly] I don't know nothing about no pilgrims, 324 00:13:37,276 --> 00:13:39,528 but I do know about Jesus. 325 00:13:39,528 --> 00:13:41,905 - [sings] ♪ Jesus! ♪ - [sings] ♪ Jesus is... ♪ 326 00:13:41,905 --> 00:13:43,782 And Jesus teaches us to be thankful, 327 00:13:43,782 --> 00:13:45,617 so who wants to start the gratitude circle? 328 00:13:46,243 --> 00:13:47,619 You know what? I will. 329 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:51,164 I wanna thank God for... 330 00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:53,667 being alive. 331 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:54,960 - [coughs] - Yes. Mm. 332 00:13:56,128 --> 00:13:58,338 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... 336 00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:12,311 for my wife, 337 00:14:12,311 --> 00:14:13,812 um, for my kids, 338 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? 340 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, 344 00:14:27,868 --> 00:14:29,870 Toni Morrison, 345 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, 348 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 00:14:41,048 --> 00:14:43,342 that like to teach young men a little somethin' somethin'. 351 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]