1 00:00:01,001 --> 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 --> 00:00:06,923 Thanksgiving is very messy when it comes to my family. 4 00:00:06,923 --> 00:00:09,134 Mom's side of the family is always messy. 5 00:00:09,134 --> 00:00:10,218 Messy, messy, messy. 6 00:00:10,218 --> 00:00:11,678 There's always a judgy aunt. 7 00:00:11,678 --> 00:00:14,014 There's my grandmother, who's asking me 8 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:15,390 when am I gonna have some kids, 9 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:16,850 when am I gonna have a boyfriend. 10 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,601 I have a boyfriend, but she doesn't know that. 11 00:00:18,601 --> 00:00:21,938 We get drunk. You know, we hug, we cry. 12 00:00:21,938 --> 00:00:23,815 So it's... it's a nice balance. 13 00:00:23,815 --> 00:00:26,067 You get the messiness and the calmness. 14 00:00:26,067 --> 00:00:27,444 Comes together. 15 00:00:27,444 --> 00:00:28,695 [plane roaring] 16 00:00:28,987 --> 00:00:31,948 [♪ "You Name It!" by DJ Suede the Remix God playing] 17 00:00:31,948 --> 00:00:35,952 ♪ 18 00:00:35,952 --> 00:00:38,163 {\an8}♪ I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ 19 00:00:38,163 --> 00:00:40,206 {\an8}♪ Lamb, rams, hogs, dogs ♪ 20 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:41,916 {\an8}♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ 21 00:00:41,916 --> 00:00:43,418 {\an8}♪ Chickens, turkeys ♪ 22 00:00:43,418 --> 00:00:44,502 {\an8}♪ You name it! ♪ 23 00:00:44,502 --> 00:00:45,837 {\an8}It's right up there. It's right up there! 24 00:00:46,337 --> 00:00:47,338 {\an8}[thuds] 25 00:00:47,839 --> 00:00:49,632 Leave him! Leave him on the ground! 26 00:00:49,632 --> 00:00:52,093 - [father] Listen to your mother! - ♪ Chicken, turkeys ♪ 27 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:53,845 - ♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ - [laughing] 28 00:00:53,845 --> 00:00:55,055 ♪ Lamb, rams... ♪ 29 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:56,514 {\an8}What do you mean there's no monthly 30 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:58,224 {\an8}O Magazine anymore?! 31 00:00:58,475 --> 00:00:59,809 It's quarterly, ma'am. 32 00:00:59,809 --> 00:01:01,644 ♪ Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes ♪ 33 00:01:01,644 --> 00:01:04,355 What is taking so long? I'm gonna miss my flight! 34 00:01:04,355 --> 00:01:07,108 {\an8}- Be thankful I'm even here. - Be thankful I'm here! 35 00:01:07,108 --> 00:01:08,276 {\an8}Get out. 36 00:01:08,276 --> 00:01:10,070 - ♪ You name it! ♪ - [laughs] 37 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:11,446 {\an8}I said you had to make a reservation! 38 00:01:11,446 --> 00:01:12,614 {\an8}Ma'am! You aren't-- 39 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:13,907 {\an8}Nobody's in the cart! 40 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,200 {\an8}[Patti] I-- Ma'am! 41 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,577 {\an8}♪ 42 00:01:17,577 --> 00:01:19,621 {\an8}♪ DJ Suede the Remix God! ♪ 43 00:01:19,621 --> 00:01:20,872 [echoes] ♪ God ♪ 44 00:01:20,872 --> 00:01:23,458 [♪ song fades out] 45 00:01:23,458 --> 00:01:24,709 [phone buzzes] 46 00:01:25,043 --> 00:01:26,503 [children playing, shouting] 47 00:01:28,338 --> 00:01:29,339 [sighs] 48 00:01:30,298 --> 00:01:32,300 [Sarah Jackson] Are you done, honey? 49 00:01:33,176 --> 00:01:36,179 [flushes toilet] 50 00:01:36,179 --> 00:01:38,890 {\an8}Yep! Yep, coming out. 51 00:01:38,890 --> 00:01:40,600 - [Sarah] Did you light a match? - I did the spray. 52 00:01:41,518 --> 00:01:43,770 {\an8}Wait, hold on. You know what time it is, babe? 53 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:45,855 {\an8}- I don't. - Babe, we gotta hustle. 54 00:01:45,855 --> 00:01:46,981 {\an8}My mom is gonna be here. 55 00:01:46,981 --> 00:01:48,483 {\an8}Come on now. Did you get the sides? 56 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:50,693 {\an8}I doctored them within an inch of their lives. 57 00:01:50,693 --> 00:01:52,654 {\an8}They'll never know it was Boston Market. 58 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,739 {\an8}I cannot believe I'm sitting up here, trying to serve my mama 59 00:01:54,739 --> 00:01:56,449 {\an8}steam table sweet potatoes. She gon' know. 60 00:01:56,449 --> 00:01:58,785 {\an8}[laughs] Yeah, for an emergency Thanksgiving. 61 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:00,370 {\an8}She broke her foot. 62 00:02:00,370 --> 00:02:02,038 {\an8}Should just be happy you stepped up. 63 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:03,581 {\an8}Yeah 'cause I'm the only one with a house 64 00:02:03,581 --> 00:02:05,083 {\an8}and the money to pay for it all. 65 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:07,502 {\an8}- You seen my watch? - [sighs] No. 66 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:10,421 {\an8}- Where's my watch? - Are you gonna talk to Mel? 67 00:02:10,421 --> 00:02:12,132 {\an8}No. No, it's, uh, it's not the right time. 68 00:02:13,925 --> 00:02:16,594 {\an8}She stole your social, Brian. 69 00:02:16,594 --> 00:02:17,846 You need to talk to her. 70 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:19,222 And I said it's not gonna happen today, 71 00:02:19,222 --> 00:02:20,390 alright? 72 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:22,433 'Cause all I want today is a happy Thanksgiving, 73 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:24,310 {\an8}and in order to have a happy Thanksgiving, 74 00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:25,812 {\an8}I gotta have a happy mom. 75 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:27,814 {\an8}And my mom is not going to be happy 76 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:29,816 {\an8}- if I'm screaming at her daughter. - Okay. 77 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:31,526 {\an8}Talking about, "Hey, where's my money 78 00:02:31,526 --> 00:02:33,611 {\an8}that I think you stole" over the turkey. 79 00:02:33,611 --> 00:02:35,321 - Okay, alright! Alright. - Is that what you want? 80 00:02:35,321 --> 00:02:36,698 - Are you on my team? - Yes! 81 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:38,616 {\an8}- Hey-- Ooh! [exhales] Goddamn it. - I'm sorry. 82 00:02:38,616 --> 00:02:39,826 {\an8}Dragon breathing. 83 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:41,953 - Hey, hey. - Okay, okay, I'm breathing. 84 00:02:41,953 --> 00:02:44,497 - [deep breathing] - Deep breaths. 85 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:46,457 Good. It's working, see? 86 00:02:46,457 --> 00:02:48,459 You've been more in control of your anxiety lately. 87 00:02:48,459 --> 00:02:51,004 - That's good. It's okay. - [deep breathing] 88 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:52,380 - [footsteps thumping] - [kids shrieking] 89 00:02:52,380 --> 00:02:54,257 [sighs] Shayna's running around too much. 90 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:56,551 She's gonna sweat out her hair. 91 00:02:56,551 --> 00:02:59,345 Hey, guys! Your grandma's gonna be here. 92 00:02:59,345 --> 00:03:00,680 ♪ Yeah, hey ♪ 93 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,974 ♪ I came to win, no second place ♪ 94 00:03:02,974 --> 00:03:05,643 ♪ One chance to advance, no second takes ♪ 95 00:03:05,643 --> 00:03:06,811 ♪ The clock's ticking... ♪ 96 00:03:06,811 --> 00:03:08,897 I'm sorry, but could you turn on the AC? 97 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:11,357 I know it's winter, but my body does not know it. [laughs] 98 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:16,696 Today, my family's gonna meet the new me for the first time, 99 00:03:16,696 --> 00:03:19,282 and they are a tough crowd. 100 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:20,950 My mother's love language is criticism, 101 00:03:20,950 --> 00:03:24,579 and my brother likes to jack off to my failures, but... [laughs] 102 00:03:24,579 --> 00:03:26,331 ...new Mel is gonna show off. 103 00:03:26,331 --> 00:03:27,916 [laughs] You know, she's gonna be like, 104 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:30,001 blazer, bam! 105 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:33,046 [muttering] 106 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,382 Blazer. [giggles] Blow out. 107 00:03:36,382 --> 00:03:38,259 And then, I'm gonna hit them with the, uh, 108 00:03:38,259 --> 00:03:41,554 "My career is advancing exceedingly." 109 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:45,725 - And then, with the little-- - Can we make this a quiet ride? 110 00:03:45,725 --> 00:03:47,977 Mm-hmm. Yep. 111 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:54,025 [softly] It's a luxury vacation to Hawaii. 112 00:03:54,025 --> 00:03:55,652 [weak laugh] 113 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:57,820 - [kids yelling] - Bet you can't catch me! 114 00:03:57,820 --> 00:04:01,407 - Hey! Take it outside. - [Shayna Jackson] Yeah! 115 00:04:01,407 --> 00:04:04,327 - [♪ soft hip-hop music playing] - [door slams] 116 00:04:04,327 --> 00:04:06,537 - [clattering] - [♪ music stops] 117 00:04:06,537 --> 00:04:08,289 [Nathan Jackson] Ooh... 118 00:04:08,289 --> 00:04:09,749 - Pick it up! - You pick it up! 119 00:04:09,749 --> 00:04:12,335 Nope, I was wrong. Bring it inside. 120 00:04:13,211 --> 00:04:15,255 - [Nathan] It wasn't my fault, Dad! - [Shayna] Come on. 121 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:16,631 It's not my fault either! 122 00:04:16,881 --> 00:04:18,758 Okay. Alright. 123 00:04:18,758 --> 00:04:20,551 I'm sorry, super sorry. 124 00:04:20,551 --> 00:04:22,512 Guys, uh, it's okay. 125 00:04:22,512 --> 00:04:24,430 Don't worry about it. Nothing got broken. 126 00:04:24,430 --> 00:04:25,807 Now, you two are lucky, though, 127 00:04:25,807 --> 00:04:27,267 there was no hot oil in that thing, 128 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,811 or you would be spicy chicken nuggets. 129 00:04:29,811 --> 00:04:31,854 - Alright, guys? Go on upstairs-- - Dad, can I have a hug first? 130 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:35,275 Yes, you can have a hug. Come here-- 131 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:36,484 - [gasps] - [turkey clatters] 132 00:04:36,484 --> 00:04:38,278 [stifled groaning] 133 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,863 Okay, it's okay. No, it's cool, it's good. 134 00:04:40,863 --> 00:04:42,949 - I'm telling Mom. - No, no, there's no reason to tell Mom! 135 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,951 Why would you tell Mom? It's cool. See? Boom. 136 00:04:44,951 --> 00:04:46,369 Look at this. No harm, no fowl. 137 00:04:46,369 --> 00:04:47,620 You didn't even catch that pun, did you? 138 00:04:47,620 --> 00:04:49,038 [laughs] We gon' wash it off. 139 00:04:49,038 --> 00:04:51,416 We gon' use Mom's five-second rule, easy. 140 00:04:51,416 --> 00:04:54,460 I thought you said Black people don't do the five-second rule. 141 00:04:54,460 --> 00:04:56,796 I said that? That don't even sound like me. 142 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:58,464 Okay, guys, jackets off. 143 00:04:58,464 --> 00:05:00,675 - Wash your hands. - [sighs] 144 00:05:00,675 --> 00:05:01,926 Okay, what can I do to help? 145 00:05:01,926 --> 00:05:03,678 I'm good. I got it under control. 146 00:05:03,678 --> 00:05:06,806 Actually... propane. You bought it, right? 147 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,099 ♪ 148 00:05:08,099 --> 00:05:09,183 I'll get my keys. 149 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:11,102 - [groans] - No, no, no. I can fix this. 150 00:05:11,102 --> 00:05:13,438 - It's not a big deal. - [doorbell rings] 151 00:05:13,438 --> 00:05:16,190 Yep, I will, uh... [sniffs] ...take care of that, too. 152 00:05:16,190 --> 00:05:18,067 Shit... 153 00:05:18,067 --> 00:05:20,611 [deep breathing] 154 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,990 Hey! Come on now! Looks like the party has arrived! 155 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:25,491 - Oh! My baby! - [laughs] 156 00:05:25,491 --> 00:05:28,202 - [laughs] Help me inside. - Hey, Mama! Come on in here. 157 00:05:28,202 --> 00:05:30,621 - [kiss] You look great! Look at you! - Thank you! 158 00:05:30,621 --> 00:05:33,082 Oh, looking like a Republican party. 159 00:05:33,082 --> 00:05:34,792 [Brian] Wait a second, hold up, hold up, hold up. 160 00:05:34,792 --> 00:05:36,252 Why you gotta show up like that? 161 00:05:36,252 --> 00:05:37,670 Oh, my goodness! 162 00:05:37,670 --> 00:05:39,797 Well, you know I like to be different. 163 00:05:39,797 --> 00:05:41,591 You know, this 22-year-old come up to me and say, 164 00:05:41,591 --> 00:05:43,384 "Where you get that at?" 165 00:05:43,384 --> 00:05:45,386 Said, "I ain't gonna tell you all my secrets!" 166 00:05:45,386 --> 00:05:48,139 - [Brian/Beverly laugh] - Is a mall kiosk a secret? 167 00:05:48,890 --> 00:05:49,891 [sucks teeth] 168 00:05:49,891 --> 00:05:51,476 Ladies, hello? 169 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:54,395 - Hi, Sarah! - [Sarah] How are you? 170 00:05:54,395 --> 00:05:56,397 You look tired. 171 00:05:58,316 --> 00:06:00,276 Right this way, come on in. Have a seat. Please, please. 172 00:06:00,276 --> 00:06:01,861 - I'll take that for you. - Oh, you know what? 173 00:06:01,861 --> 00:06:04,614 Thank you so much for doing all of this! 174 00:06:04,614 --> 00:06:07,283 - Ooh... [laughs] - [Brian Jackson] Alright, alright. 175 00:06:07,283 --> 00:06:09,077 You know I am blessed to have a son 176 00:06:09,077 --> 00:06:12,246 who will pick me up when I fall! Hallelujah! 177 00:06:12,246 --> 00:06:14,916 - [Vanessa] I'm telling you. She-- - Happy to do it. That's my job. 178 00:06:14,916 --> 00:06:18,878 She is feeling really sad about not hosting this year. 179 00:06:18,878 --> 00:06:20,630 - Mama. - Sad? That's your word. 180 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:22,423 - No, it was not my word. - My word was blessed. 181 00:06:22,423 --> 00:06:24,300 Ooh, it is way too early for church, Mama. Please. 182 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:27,553 Oh! You know, I just can't sit here and do nothing! 183 00:06:27,553 --> 00:06:30,181 Is there something that I could do in the kitchen? 184 00:06:30,181 --> 00:06:31,891 I got some Lawry's 185 00:06:31,891 --> 00:06:34,519 and I got some sazón in my bag. 186 00:06:34,519 --> 00:06:36,521 And some salt for Sarah. 187 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:39,232 - [both laugh] - [Brian] Now, you know no amount of tips 188 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:40,858 is gonna keep us from missing your cooking. 189 00:06:40,858 --> 00:06:42,819 - Now, come on. - [Beverly] Oh, God knows 190 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:46,781 that I have never sat down on Thanksgiving. 191 00:06:46,781 --> 00:06:49,784 - Ooh! If I believed in depression... - Mama. 192 00:06:49,784 --> 00:06:51,869 Relax, please. And just... 193 00:06:52,703 --> 00:06:54,831 enjoy being treated like the queen you are. 194 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:57,708 - I ain't no queen! No! - Yes, you are. Well, 195 00:06:57,708 --> 00:06:59,127 then you better stop looking like one. 196 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:00,503 Come on, you got on a diamond boot. 197 00:07:00,503 --> 00:07:02,505 - Your hair is very regal. - Is it? 198 00:07:02,505 --> 00:07:04,173 I love the earrings. I mean, the whole thing. 199 00:07:04,173 --> 00:07:06,092 You couldn't tell that this was a wig? 200 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:07,427 That's a wig? 201 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:09,345 - See what I'm sayin'? - That's not no wig. 202 00:07:09,345 --> 00:07:11,722 You better stop playin' with me! Talkin' about a wig! 203 00:07:11,722 --> 00:07:13,641 Talkin' about a wig! Y'all want some coffee? 204 00:07:13,641 --> 00:07:16,102 - Yes, please. - Put somethin' else in mine. 205 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:18,020 - Mm-hmm. - Oh, I love that boy. 206 00:07:18,020 --> 00:07:19,605 - A little brown liquor in mine. - Mm-mm. 207 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:23,192 [♪ upbeat music playing] 208 00:07:26,028 --> 00:07:27,029 [lid clangs] 209 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:28,990 [phone buzzes] 210 00:07:33,578 --> 00:07:34,579 [phone buzzes] 211 00:07:53,848 --> 00:07:56,934 [♪ soulful music playing] 212 00:08:01,063 --> 00:08:02,398 [Melissa Jackson] Thank you. 213 00:08:05,443 --> 00:08:06,444 [phone buzzes] 214 00:08:24,462 --> 00:08:25,463 [exhales] 215 00:08:26,464 --> 00:08:27,465 [phone buzzes] 216 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:31,677 [♪ music stops] 217 00:08:35,389 --> 00:08:36,390 [scoffs] 218 00:08:36,390 --> 00:08:38,809 Melissa! Wow. You look great. 219 00:08:38,809 --> 00:08:40,603 [weak laugh] 220 00:08:40,603 --> 00:08:42,063 Uh, is everything okay? 221 00:08:42,772 --> 00:08:45,107 Yeah, I just thought I left the whipped cream in the car. [laughs] 222 00:08:45,107 --> 00:08:46,359 Happy Turkey Day! 223 00:08:46,359 --> 00:08:48,736 - Happy Turkey Day! Come on in. [laughs] - Okay. 224 00:08:48,736 --> 00:08:52,532 Brian! Kids! Auntie Mel's here. 225 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:55,284 - Hey, Auntie Mel. - [gasps] Hi! Look who it is! 226 00:08:55,284 --> 00:08:58,955 Hi, guys! Oh, you're getting so big. Let me see you. 227 00:08:58,955 --> 00:09:02,208 - What's that? - We made this in class. 228 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:04,669 It's for the person we're most grateful for. 229 00:09:04,669 --> 00:09:06,254 Oh, a little plant. 230 00:09:06,254 --> 00:09:09,757 "The world's best auntie." Thank you! 231 00:09:09,757 --> 00:09:12,843 Well, you know what? I got you a little something, too. 232 00:09:12,843 --> 00:09:15,054 Gifts not from the airport? 233 00:09:15,054 --> 00:09:17,598 Yep. They're not from the airport. 234 00:09:17,598 --> 00:09:19,809 - Okay! - [Brian] Oh, it's for me? Okay. 235 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:22,395 Alright, take those up, guys. Ah, so good to see you, sis. 236 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:25,773 It's been too long! Come on, make yourself at home. [laughs] 237 00:09:28,150 --> 00:09:30,111 [Beverly, sing-songy] ♪ Melissa! ♪ 238 00:09:30,111 --> 00:09:32,280 - [sighs] - ♪ Come in here and see your mother ♪ 239 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:33,823 [Melissa, sing-songy] ♪ Coming! ♪ 240 00:09:33,823 --> 00:09:36,534 Do you smell anything that smells like food cooking? 241 00:09:36,534 --> 00:09:38,828 - Mm-mm. - I got two words. Boston Market. 242 00:09:40,204 --> 00:09:41,664 Mom, hey! 243 00:09:41,664 --> 00:09:44,083 - Sit right here, baby. Tuchus right here. - Here! 244 00:09:44,083 --> 00:09:46,794 - [Melissa] Okay, alright. - You look brand new in that blazer. 245 00:09:46,794 --> 00:09:49,297 Oh, thank you. You know, I'm just trying to switch it up, 246 00:09:49,297 --> 00:09:51,966 - now that I'm advancing in my career. - Oh! 247 00:09:51,966 --> 00:09:55,303 I didn't even know that Rainbow sold blazers. 248 00:09:55,303 --> 00:09:57,179 Did you go down to the Dominicans? 249 00:09:57,179 --> 00:10:00,349 Yeah, I-I did actually. I-I did, last night. 250 00:10:00,349 --> 00:10:02,852 - Pretty. - Yeah, you always had a tough scalp. 251 00:10:02,852 --> 00:10:05,980 - Yep. [awkward laugh] Right... - Like a cast iron pan. 252 00:10:05,980 --> 00:10:09,317 What, they making you dress up and drive them little carts now? 253 00:10:09,317 --> 00:10:11,319 Actually, I'm happy to report 254 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:14,322 - that I got into a management program. - Oh! 255 00:10:14,322 --> 00:10:17,700 Girl, I almost thought you said you got into a man. [laughs] 256 00:10:17,700 --> 00:10:20,911 - Hilarious. - Everybody, my baby's gonna be 257 00:10:20,911 --> 00:10:23,664 - the CEO of JFK! - Yeah! 258 00:10:23,664 --> 00:10:27,001 It's a-- It's a program, a-and I'm actually feel really-- 259 00:10:27,001 --> 00:10:28,961 Where are your earrings? 260 00:10:28,961 --> 00:10:31,756 Forgot-- Uh, must've forgot them. Um... 261 00:10:31,756 --> 00:10:33,841 I'm going to Hawaii next month. [laughs] 262 00:10:33,841 --> 00:10:36,719 - Hawaii? Good for you! - Yep. That's right. 263 00:10:36,719 --> 00:10:39,138 Oh. Is your friend Rorand taking you? 264 00:10:39,138 --> 00:10:42,558 - That's her rich gay friend. - Uh, Rory, no, he's not. 265 00:10:42,558 --> 00:10:45,645 - I saved up, and I'm taking myself, so... - [Vanessa] Oh. 266 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:47,563 - Ain't you fancy? - Um... 267 00:10:47,563 --> 00:10:49,357 [Beverly] Good thing you going in December. 268 00:10:49,357 --> 00:10:50,733 Why? 269 00:10:50,733 --> 00:10:51,901 [Beverly] 'Cause then this way, 270 00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:53,486 you ain't gotta have your arms out. 271 00:10:54,779 --> 00:10:57,615 I'ma go see if Brian needs some help. Brian! 272 00:10:59,116 --> 00:11:00,618 Your mother is on one. 273 00:11:02,411 --> 00:11:05,122 - A luxury vacay to Hawaii. - [Melissa scoffs] 274 00:11:05,122 --> 00:11:06,582 - Mm. - [container flopping] 275 00:11:08,042 --> 00:11:09,335 Where'd that money come from? 276 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:11,420 How about you don't question how I spend my money, 277 00:11:11,420 --> 00:11:13,631 and I don't question how you spend your time? 278 00:11:13,631 --> 00:11:15,341 What's that supposed to mean? 279 00:11:15,341 --> 00:11:19,178 [deep inhale, clicks tongue] 280 00:11:20,304 --> 00:11:21,931 [deep exhale] 281 00:11:21,931 --> 00:11:24,225 Okay, Chakra Khan, you a meditation girly now? 282 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,143 No, no, just-- [deep inhale] 283 00:11:27,228 --> 00:11:29,230 Sarah taught me an exercise to keep me from going off. 284 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:31,232 [deep exhale] 285 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:32,525 [Melissa] Well, that's cool. 286 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,527 My friend Terrance was in the military 287 00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:36,195 and said that they did that shit, too. 288 00:11:36,195 --> 00:11:38,364 [loudly] What's that? You got a boyfriend? 289 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:39,865 [Beverly] Melissa got a boyfriend? 290 00:11:39,865 --> 00:11:41,784 - [mouthing] - [quietly] Hahaha, don't fuck with me. 291 00:11:41,784 --> 00:11:43,411 ♪ 292 00:11:43,411 --> 00:11:45,287 [loudly] Oh, but wait, he's not a Christian? 293 00:11:45,287 --> 00:11:47,289 Why he don't love Jesus? 294 00:11:47,289 --> 00:11:50,126 - ♪ - [Junebug] Go easy now, easy now. 295 00:11:50,126 --> 00:11:52,378 This bird ain't gonna save your family from a grease fire now. 296 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:54,255 - [Brian] I think it is. - [Junebug] Alright, we'll see. 297 00:11:54,255 --> 00:11:56,424 We will see. I think I did a great job on this. 298 00:11:56,424 --> 00:11:58,259 I'm saying, then why you call me over here, bro? 299 00:11:58,259 --> 00:12:00,302 Ah, you know I ain't wanna keep you from your family, man. 300 00:12:00,302 --> 00:12:02,179 - What time y'all eating? - Oh, we've been ate. 301 00:12:02,179 --> 00:12:04,473 See, we did that overnight turkey. Oh, man, you bugging. 302 00:12:04,473 --> 00:12:06,642 Woke up, turkey brunch. 303 00:12:06,642 --> 00:12:08,144 - Yeah? - [laughs] 304 00:12:08,144 --> 00:12:11,313 - Shit, man, that sounds like paradise. - [laughs] 305 00:12:11,313 --> 00:12:13,524 [laughs] Yeah. 306 00:12:13,524 --> 00:12:16,360 Come on, man. You know, how's, uh, divorced life treating you? 307 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,821 Oh, nigga, I'm living that shared custody life, boy. 308 00:12:18,821 --> 00:12:20,406 - Okay. - Two weeks with my girls... 309 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,783 - Right, right, right. - And two weeks for the streets, nigga! 310 00:12:22,783 --> 00:12:24,493 - There it is. Get it. - Bah! Uh! 311 00:12:24,493 --> 00:12:27,580 - [rhythmic grunting] - Get it. Get it. Get it. Oh, my God. 312 00:12:28,247 --> 00:12:29,915 - [laughs] - Sounds like you having a good time 313 00:12:29,915 --> 00:12:32,668 with them high-maintenance aspiring sugar babies. 314 00:12:32,668 --> 00:12:34,378 Yo, that's a stereotype, bruh. 315 00:12:34,378 --> 00:12:36,505 All these girls wanna do is fuck, 316 00:12:36,505 --> 00:12:38,466 go to brunch, and take pics of food, and that's it. 317 00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,968 - Hmm. - [sighs] 318 00:12:40,968 --> 00:12:42,636 You know, I still do miss the married life, though. 319 00:12:43,471 --> 00:12:44,472 Yeah. 320 00:12:44,472 --> 00:12:45,931 - Double income. - Okay. 321 00:12:45,931 --> 00:12:47,892 Chillin' on the couch watching Bar Rescue. 322 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:49,810 - Nigga, farting freely. - Huh? 323 00:12:49,810 --> 00:12:51,729 - Bread that don't go old? You know? - Well... Hmm. 324 00:12:51,729 --> 00:12:53,272 Definitely beats having a standing appointment 325 00:12:53,272 --> 00:12:54,732 at the STD clinic, huh? 326 00:12:54,732 --> 00:12:56,192 [both laugh] 327 00:12:56,192 --> 00:12:57,651 Gotta take care of that now. 328 00:12:57,651 --> 00:12:58,736 [phone buzzes] 329 00:13:01,238 --> 00:13:02,323 Mm... 330 00:13:05,201 --> 00:13:06,494 Okay, good. 331 00:13:07,119 --> 00:13:09,163 So, what we thinking? About three, four hours on this bad boy? 332 00:13:09,163 --> 00:13:11,373 - No, no, about 30, 40 minutes. - What? 333 00:13:11,373 --> 00:13:13,125 It's only a 10-pound bird. You don't need that long. 334 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:16,337 [♪ upbeat music playing] 335 00:13:20,007 --> 00:13:22,134 [Sarah] Forks, knives-- Oh, we need napkins. 336 00:13:22,134 --> 00:13:23,385 [Brian] There we go. 337 00:13:23,886 --> 00:13:25,221 - I don't know. - [Vanessa] I don't get it. 338 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:27,640 - Lord, look at them sweet potatoes. - Are they sweet potatoes? 339 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,099 They might be giant carrots. 340 00:13:29,099 --> 00:13:30,518 You never know what these people do. 341 00:13:30,518 --> 00:13:32,228 [indistinct chatter] 342 00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:34,563 - Everybody! - [Sarah] Nathan, time for dinner, baby. 343 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:37,149 [Beverly] I don't know nothing about no pilgrims, 344 00:13:37,149 --> 00:13:39,401 but I do know about Jesus. 345 00:13:39,401 --> 00:13:41,904 - [sings] ♪ Jesus! ♪ - [sings] ♪ Jesus is... ♪ 346 00:13:41,904 --> 00:13:43,781 And Jesus teaches us to be thankful, 347 00:13:43,781 --> 00:13:45,449 so who wants to start the gratitude circle? 348 00:13:46,242 --> 00:13:47,618 You know what? I will. 349 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:51,163 I wanna thank God for... 350 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:53,541 being alive. 351 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:54,959 - [coughs] - Yes. Mm. 352 00:13:56,085 --> 00:13:58,254 And for the miracle of flight. 353 00:13:58,963 --> 00:14:00,965 You know, for my flight to Hawaii. 354 00:14:02,550 --> 00:14:05,219 I'm thankful for, uh, my fiscal responsibility, 355 00:14:05,928 --> 00:14:09,223 which allowed me to be a source of stability... 356 00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:12,268 for my wife, 357 00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:13,769 um, for my kids, 358 00:14:13,769 --> 00:14:15,563 for my entire family. 359 00:14:15,563 --> 00:14:19,233 Mm. That was beautiful. Are you a poet? 360 00:14:19,233 --> 00:14:20,484 [Vanessa] I am. 361 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:23,404 And I am grateful for... 362 00:14:24,405 --> 00:14:25,948 every little thing. 363 00:14:25,948 --> 00:14:27,867 Sun in the sky, 364 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:29,827 Toni Morrison, 365 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:31,036 - brown liquor. - [mouthing] 366 00:14:31,036 --> 00:14:33,038 - Hey! Yes. Come on. - Come on now. 367 00:14:33,038 --> 00:14:36,125 [clears throat] U-Uh, w-well, I am grateful, 368 00:14:36,125 --> 00:14:37,251 uh, for matriarchs. 369 00:14:37,251 --> 00:14:41,046 Huh? Matriarchs with blonde or black hair 370 00:14:41,046 --> 00:14:43,299 that like to teach young men a little somethin' somethin'. 371 00:14:43,299 --> 00:14:45,175 Lord have mercy. 372 00:14:45,175 --> 00:14:47,219 [both laugh, chatter] 373 00:14:47,219 --> 00:14:48,971 - Who's next? Who's next? - I'm... Yeah. 374 00:14:48,971 --> 00:14:51,223 I'm grateful for our children 375 00:14:51,223 --> 00:14:55,060 - and for my wonderful husband. - [Brian] Mm. 376 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:58,606 I'm grateful for any and all video games I get for Christmas. 377 00:14:58,606 --> 00:15:01,483 - [laughter] - For m-my wonderful family 378 00:15:01,483 --> 00:15:02,902 and TikTok. 379 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,112 Oh. Come on now. What? 380 00:15:05,112 --> 00:15:06,697 - Family. - [whispers] Family. 381 00:15:06,697 --> 00:15:08,532 - Family is everything. - [whispers] Everything. 382 00:15:08,532 --> 00:15:10,492 - Amen. - [Beverly] More than anything, 383 00:15:10,492 --> 00:15:13,704 I am grateful for my son. 384 00:15:14,371 --> 00:15:16,123 Alright. [laughs] I got carried away. 385 00:15:16,123 --> 00:15:18,042 Alright, everybody, we just gon' bow our heads 386 00:15:18,042 --> 00:15:20,085 and bless this-- this-- this food. 387 00:15:21,086 --> 00:15:23,505 Dear Heavenly Father! 388 00:15:23,505 --> 00:15:26,008 Yes, we come before your altar today, Lord, 389 00:15:26,008 --> 00:15:27,551 thanking you for this food. 390 00:15:27,551 --> 00:15:29,219 Bless all the hands that prepared it, 391 00:15:29,219 --> 00:15:31,347 everyone at the Boston Market. 392 00:15:31,347 --> 00:15:33,891 And, yes, I know it's a franchise, 393 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:36,894 but you are able, Father. You can do all things. 394 00:15:36,894 --> 00:15:40,648 You turned water into wine! Yes, you did, Father. 395 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:43,275 - May the strength go to our soul... - [softly] Jesus. 396 00:15:43,275 --> 00:15:46,278 [Beverly] ...and Thy name shall have the praise. 397 00:15:46,278 --> 00:15:49,073 Yes, and Father, please, you told us to ask 398 00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:50,491 and it shall be given unto You. 399 00:15:50,491 --> 00:15:51,784 Seek and ye shall find. 400 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:53,619 Knock and the door shall be opened. 401 00:15:53,619 --> 00:15:55,746 - And the walls came tumbling down... - [♪ church organ playing] 402 00:15:55,746 --> 00:15:57,998 And, Jesus, you are the King of Kings 403 00:15:57,998 --> 00:16:00,250 - and the Lords of Lords. - Lord of Lords! 404 00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:03,295 [sings] ♪ You are the Alpha and Omega ♪ 405 00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:06,507 ♪ You are the beginning and the end ♪ 406 00:16:06,507 --> 00:16:08,133 ♪ You are from everlasting to everlasting ♪ 407 00:16:08,133 --> 00:16:11,470 ♪ I believe in the resurrection ♪ 408 00:16:11,470 --> 00:16:14,848 ♪ And I just say we pray ♪ 409 00:16:14,848 --> 00:16:17,226 ♪ In Your precious name ♪ 410 00:16:17,226 --> 00:16:19,269 - Let the church say amen. - [Vanessa] Amen. 411 00:16:19,269 --> 00:16:21,105 - Amen! Let's eat. - Amen! Yay! 412 00:16:21,105 --> 00:16:23,440 - [scattered amens] - Amen. 413 00:16:26,068 --> 00:16:27,486 - [football game on TV] - [Sarah] Shayna! 414 00:16:27,486 --> 00:16:29,947 Let's go find a calm activity. 415 00:16:35,619 --> 00:16:38,622 - Aw... - [indistinct chatter] 416 00:16:40,290 --> 00:16:41,792 What's wrong, buddy? 417 00:16:42,543 --> 00:16:44,837 Shayna made fun of me because I was laughing, 418 00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:46,463 - and then I farted. - [snorts] 419 00:16:46,463 --> 00:16:48,590 Then I got angry, then I started screaming, 420 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:49,758 then I farted again. 421 00:16:49,758 --> 00:16:51,760 - [snorts] - [Melissa] You know what? 422 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,804 When I get angry, I fart, too, sometimes. 423 00:16:55,055 --> 00:16:58,058 Did I ever tell you the story about your dad and his baptism? 424 00:16:58,058 --> 00:16:59,143 Mm-mm. 425 00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:00,769 Well, when he got baptized, 426 00:17:00,769 --> 00:17:03,897 every time they dunked him, he farted under the water. 427 00:17:03,897 --> 00:17:05,482 [laughter] 428 00:17:05,482 --> 00:17:07,067 - Ooh, nasty. - [Melissa] "Bloop, bloop." 429 00:17:07,067 --> 00:17:09,570 Son, just so you know, it wasn't a fart. 430 00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,572 And I don't know why you the one telling the story 431 00:17:11,572 --> 00:17:12,948 'cause you weren't born yet. 432 00:17:12,948 --> 00:17:14,408 [Melissa] Oh, why don't you chill? 433 00:17:14,408 --> 00:17:17,786 Your days of carbonating Jesus' Jacuzzi are over. 434 00:17:17,786 --> 00:17:21,623 - Oh, is that what we doing? Okay. - [laughter] 435 00:17:21,623 --> 00:17:24,209 - You ain't gotta do that no more! - Okay. Mama? 436 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:26,628 - [Beverly] Yes, baby? - Do you remember when Mel thought 437 00:17:26,628 --> 00:17:29,423 you had to eat baby corn like it was regular corn? 438 00:17:29,423 --> 00:17:32,676 - [laughs] I remember! - [Brian] Church picnic, remember that? 439 00:17:32,676 --> 00:17:34,094 Your daddy loves this story. 440 00:17:34,094 --> 00:17:35,637 She had that little-bitty cob, 441 00:17:35,637 --> 00:17:37,431 she put that up to her face, and went to town. 442 00:17:37,431 --> 00:17:40,809 - [imitating munching] - [all laughing] 443 00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:44,063 I was thinking, what is wrong with her? 444 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:46,857 What was wrong with me was I was a child, Ma. 445 00:17:46,857 --> 00:17:48,358 Nope! You were 14! 446 00:17:48,358 --> 00:17:50,444 [Brian and Beverly imitating munching] 447 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:52,946 Brian, you should tell them the story of Lion King. 448 00:17:52,946 --> 00:17:54,531 Did your daddy ever tell you that story? 449 00:17:54,531 --> 00:17:56,492 - [Beverly] Lion King? - [Melissa] Oh, Junebug was there. 450 00:17:56,492 --> 00:17:57,785 [Vanessa] Were you there, Junebug? 451 00:17:57,785 --> 00:17:59,244 [Melissa] When we were in high school, 452 00:17:59,244 --> 00:18:00,662 we got snowed in, and they took all the students 453 00:18:00,662 --> 00:18:02,372 and moved us into the gym, 454 00:18:02,372 --> 00:18:04,708 and they put on a movie. Lion King. 455 00:18:04,708 --> 00:18:07,836 But you know, all of the teenagers were doing what teenagers do. 456 00:18:07,836 --> 00:18:09,880 But, not Brian. 457 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:11,965 Oh, no. He was watching... 458 00:18:13,842 --> 00:18:15,344 and weeping. 459 00:18:15,344 --> 00:18:18,013 Weeping is a strong word. It's a strong word to use. 460 00:18:18,013 --> 00:18:21,350 - [Melissa] Real alligator tears! - I-I was affected a little bit. 461 00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:23,727 He couldn't catch his breath! [gasping] 462 00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:25,687 Alright, you need another coffee? 463 00:18:25,687 --> 00:18:27,231 You good? You good? You good? 464 00:18:27,231 --> 00:18:28,607 Yeah, you were weeping though, brother. 465 00:18:28,607 --> 00:18:30,984 - By the way, that's not how it happened. - [wailing] 466 00:18:31,485 --> 00:18:33,112 You entitled to your own memories. You entitled to 'em. 467 00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:34,488 Nigga, you were weeping! 468 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:36,406 - Because that scene is moving as fuck! - [Nathan] Dad. 469 00:18:36,406 --> 00:18:38,826 [Brian] Sorry. Son, cover your ears! 470 00:18:38,826 --> 00:18:40,410 Simba watching his father 471 00:18:40,410 --> 00:18:42,621 get murdered by his de facto uncle! 472 00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:45,082 Come on! Mufasa trampled to death 473 00:18:45,082 --> 00:18:47,126 by wildebeest in front of his son! I mean, 474 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:49,086 it's the single most emotionally affecting 475 00:18:49,086 --> 00:18:50,671 death in cinematic history! 476 00:18:50,671 --> 00:18:52,506 The Lion King is the crown jewel 477 00:18:52,506 --> 00:18:54,466 of American animation! 478 00:18:56,635 --> 00:18:59,388 - [panting] - Is that why you never wanted to watch it? 479 00:18:59,388 --> 00:19:01,849 You think it would be too upsetting for the kids? 480 00:19:01,849 --> 00:19:05,060 - [Brian] Sarah-bear... - Mm, only kids with daddy issues. 481 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:12,985 You know what? [scoffs] 482 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:14,820 Hey, B, don't be like that. We was just playin'. 483 00:19:15,404 --> 00:19:16,989 [sighs] Now, you see what you did? 484 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:18,532 Y-You always go a step above. 485 00:19:18,532 --> 00:19:21,201 - [laughing] - Hm... 486 00:19:21,201 --> 00:19:24,496 [♪ R&B music playing] 487 00:19:30,460 --> 00:19:32,254 - Thank you. - [Sarah] You're welcome. 488 00:19:33,088 --> 00:19:35,924 [sighs] We survived. 489 00:19:35,924 --> 00:19:37,801 - That we did. Barely. - [glasses clink] 490 00:19:37,801 --> 00:19:38,886 [Sarah chuckles] 491 00:19:42,472 --> 00:19:44,516 - Go easy on him. - Oh God... 492 00:19:44,516 --> 00:19:47,352 - He's had a lot of stress at work and-- - You know, 493 00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:49,980 if you wanna leave him, leave him. 494 00:19:49,980 --> 00:19:52,024 [weak laugh] 495 00:19:52,816 --> 00:19:55,861 Look, your issues with Brian are your issues. 496 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:58,906 Not saying that I don't care about how he talks to you. 497 00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:01,700 The way he treats me, 498 00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:03,452 that's who he is. 499 00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:06,455 He is a good man. Come on. 500 00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,665 - Your brother has a big heart. - Hmm. 501 00:20:08,665 --> 00:20:09,833 If you can't see it, 502 00:20:09,833 --> 00:20:11,585 look at him with your niece and nephew. 503 00:20:11,585 --> 00:20:13,795 So, he can treat them nice and treat me like shit? 504 00:20:13,795 --> 00:20:16,298 Okay. Let's just put a pin in this. 505 00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:19,343 - It's not worth it. - No. 506 00:20:19,343 --> 00:20:20,427 Oh. 507 00:20:21,637 --> 00:20:22,679 No, no, no. I'm good. 508 00:20:23,555 --> 00:20:24,765 I'm not pregnant. 509 00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:26,183 Thank fuck. 510 00:20:26,183 --> 00:20:27,601 [both laugh] 511 00:20:27,601 --> 00:20:29,311 We are trying, though. 512 00:20:30,270 --> 00:20:31,939 - What? - Brian convinced me. 513 00:20:31,939 --> 00:20:34,274 It's... It's exciting. 514 00:20:34,274 --> 00:20:36,151 It's nerve-racking. 515 00:20:36,151 --> 00:20:37,986 - [Shayna yells] - [phone buzzes] 516 00:20:37,986 --> 00:20:39,863 Hey, guys! Keep it down! 517 00:20:39,863 --> 00:20:42,824 Anyway, we both know he's such a family man, and... 518 00:20:42,824 --> 00:20:45,410 - I'm losing you. - [kids scream] 519 00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:48,330 I gotta get that. I'll be right back. 520 00:20:49,623 --> 00:20:51,625 Shayna! Nathan! No running inside! 521 00:20:51,625 --> 00:20:53,377 [Brian] Somebody better take all these greens home. 522 00:20:53,377 --> 00:20:54,920 [Sarah] Guys, that is enough. 523 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,213 - [glass thuds] - [sighs] 524 00:20:56,213 --> 00:20:58,090 [Sarah] Come on, dinner's done, it's calm time. 525 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,216 [phone buzzes] 526 00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:09,685 So, now you in here fighting with the countertops? 527 00:21:09,685 --> 00:21:11,645 You know, I just needed some space. 528 00:21:11,645 --> 00:21:13,981 I couldn't stay in there without breaking down. 529 00:21:13,981 --> 00:21:15,565 But you did break down. 530 00:21:15,565 --> 00:21:18,026 You broke down, you stormed off, you kicked some stuff, 531 00:21:18,026 --> 00:21:19,945 but all because of some silly little stories? 532 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:21,655 She mocked me for crying about Dad's death. 533 00:21:21,655 --> 00:21:23,115 What was I supposed to do? 534 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:25,701 Be a man. This your house. 535 00:21:25,701 --> 00:21:28,578 You gotta keep it tight. You gotta be a leader. 536 00:21:28,578 --> 00:21:30,872 - You gotta be a father-- - Gotta be a leader, gotta be a father, 537 00:21:30,872 --> 00:21:33,458 a fuckin' bank, a fuckin' perfect husband, 538 00:21:33,458 --> 00:21:34,960 of course, a good goddamn son. 539 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,963 I know you not talking to me. You must be confused. 540 00:21:37,963 --> 00:21:39,047 Ma... 541 00:21:39,047 --> 00:21:41,174 No, no, no. No. 542 00:21:41,174 --> 00:21:42,801 It wasn't what you planned, 543 00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:45,554 but this is the role that you stepped into. 544 00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:47,389 I am not Dad. 545 00:21:47,931 --> 00:21:50,142 I know that. 546 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:52,602 But you did inherit his sensitivity. 547 00:21:52,602 --> 00:21:55,689 [opening box, clinking] 548 00:21:57,357 --> 00:21:59,776 The only difference is... 549 00:21:59,776 --> 00:22:02,362 he was no good. 550 00:22:03,530 --> 00:22:06,033 A no-good man with the nerve to be sensitive. 551 00:22:11,621 --> 00:22:13,623 - What do you want me to do? - [weak laugh] 552 00:22:16,126 --> 00:22:18,378 Want you to take this pie in to your sister 553 00:22:19,588 --> 00:22:21,089 and fix it. 554 00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:31,433 [♪ gentle R&B music playing] 555 00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:35,187 [football game on TV continues] 556 00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,355 [Brian] There you go, big head. 557 00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:38,565 - Thank you, dummy. - Uh-huh. [laughs] 558 00:22:38,565 --> 00:22:40,650 [sighs] 559 00:22:41,276 --> 00:22:42,486 - Who's winning? - [Melissa] No one. 560 00:22:42,486 --> 00:22:44,529 - Here, baby. - Oh, thank you, thank you, 561 00:22:44,529 --> 00:22:46,615 - thank you, thank you. - Oh, thank you, Mama. 562 00:22:46,615 --> 00:22:48,158 [phone buzzes] 563 00:22:48,158 --> 00:22:50,369 [Beverly and Vanessa chattering] 564 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:52,788 - [Melissa laughs] - [Beverly sighs] 565 00:22:53,455 --> 00:22:55,457 ♪ 566 00:23:02,964 --> 00:23:05,092 Hey, uh, Junebug left his vape. 567 00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:08,053 So, I'ma go on ahead and run it over to him. 568 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,471 I'll probably hang out for a little bit. 569 00:23:10,430 --> 00:23:12,682 - Hey, babe, I gotta go see Junebug. - [Beverly] Bye, baby. 570 00:23:12,682 --> 00:23:14,893 Have fun! 571 00:23:17,479 --> 00:23:20,482 [♪ "Life as We Know It" by Aldous Finch & Gunnar Hakkinen playing] 572 00:23:21,274 --> 00:23:26,029 ♪ We're kicking and screaming while we stand against the wall... ♪ 573 00:23:26,029 --> 00:23:29,199 [bar chatter] 574 00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:42,295 [Melissa] Brian Jackson. 575 00:23:43,046 --> 00:23:44,464 [laughs] What a coincidence. 576 00:23:45,882 --> 00:23:48,885 - I got drinks with Junebug. He just left. - [Melissa] Mm. Wow. 577 00:23:48,885 --> 00:23:50,220 Did you follow me here? 578 00:23:50,220 --> 00:23:52,639 No, no, no, no, no. I have a date. 579 00:23:53,181 --> 00:23:55,517 And you do, too, right? 580 00:23:55,517 --> 00:23:57,227 With Tia? 581 00:23:58,562 --> 00:23:59,938 I swear to fucking God-- 582 00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:01,815 Oh, I love couples who get drinks on Thanksgiving. 583 00:24:01,815 --> 00:24:03,942 - It's so chill. [laughs] - Right? [laughs] 584 00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:05,694 I'll have what he's having, but make it a double. 585 00:24:05,694 --> 00:24:07,279 - You bet. - [laughs] 586 00:24:09,865 --> 00:24:11,992 - Does anybody know I'm here? - Just... 587 00:24:11,992 --> 00:24:14,870 me and Tia. By the way, 588 00:24:15,912 --> 00:24:18,915 who cheats on their wife on Thanksgiving? 589 00:24:18,915 --> 00:24:21,543 Who fuckin' catfishes their own brother? 590 00:24:21,543 --> 00:24:24,337 - How'd you even think of this? - Now, that is a good question. 591 00:24:24,337 --> 00:24:27,883 Thank you! See, I was swiping on the apps, like you do, 592 00:24:27,883 --> 00:24:30,385 when I found my cheatin'-ass brother, 593 00:24:30,385 --> 00:24:32,888 and I thought, I'ma fuck with him. 594 00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:35,390 So, I changed my profile to Tia, 595 00:24:35,390 --> 00:24:37,142 used a stock photo as bait, and we match. 596 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:39,102 I mean, it was disturbingly easy. 597 00:24:39,102 --> 00:24:40,312 No, what's disturbing is 598 00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:41,563 you running the risk of seeing my fuckin' nudes. 599 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:42,981 Oh, lucky for me, my brother cheats 600 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:44,232 like a gentleman. 601 00:24:46,526 --> 00:24:49,446 If you tell my wife what you think you know-- 602 00:24:49,446 --> 00:24:52,699 I mean, I'll be real it depends on how this conversation goes. 603 00:24:52,699 --> 00:24:54,701 Oh, you're blackmailing me. 604 00:24:54,701 --> 00:24:56,328 - Are you for real? - Mm, not really. 605 00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:57,454 Well, what the fuck do you want? 606 00:24:57,454 --> 00:24:59,664 You know, having the tangible evidence 607 00:24:59,664 --> 00:25:01,500 that you're a hypocritical piece of shit... 608 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,376 - Mm-hmm. Mm. - ...you know, that feels good. 609 00:25:03,376 --> 00:25:05,712 The catfishing, that was just me having fun. [giggles] 610 00:25:05,712 --> 00:25:08,465 I can't believe you're sittin' in my motherfuckin' house, 611 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:10,133 eatin' my food... 612 00:25:10,133 --> 00:25:13,136 - Boston Market. Mm. - ...in my house that I paid for. 613 00:25:13,136 --> 00:25:16,223 You were talking to my wife and my kids in my house. 614 00:25:16,223 --> 00:25:18,808 You were messaging another woman. 615 00:25:18,808 --> 00:25:21,353 In your own home. In front of your wife. 616 00:25:21,353 --> 00:25:23,855 Your kids. That's on you. 617 00:25:23,855 --> 00:25:26,483 You know what it is? You just wish you had something to lose. 618 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:28,527 - The pressure that I am under. - [grunts] 619 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,904 The responsibility that's on my fuckin' back. 620 00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:33,031 Will you stop? You are not the only man 621 00:25:33,031 --> 00:25:34,783 in the world with responsibilities, okay? 622 00:25:34,783 --> 00:25:37,619 Y-You gotta come back down to earth 623 00:25:37,619 --> 00:25:38,954 instead of letting Mom gas you up. 624 00:25:38,954 --> 00:25:40,956 Ah! That's it. Yep. You just trying to get me 625 00:25:40,956 --> 00:25:42,707 back for Mom putting me on a pedestal. 626 00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:44,042 - Uh-uh. - That's some petty bullshit. 627 00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:45,835 - You know what? - I'm not the one that did the shit. 628 00:25:45,835 --> 00:25:48,088 No, she never put you on a pedestal. 629 00:25:48,088 --> 00:25:50,632 She just made sure I was low enough, 630 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:52,259 so you had someone to look down on. 631 00:25:53,009 --> 00:25:55,136 But the truth is, you're just a regular nigga 632 00:25:55,136 --> 00:25:58,431 who thinks he's extraordinary for existing. 633 00:25:59,766 --> 00:26:00,892 So, that's how you feel? 634 00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:02,727 Oh, it's not just how I feel. Those are facts. 635 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:05,230 - Perfect. I love facts. - Mm! 636 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:07,357 - I got a few of my own. - Oh, can't wait. 637 00:26:07,357 --> 00:26:09,192 - My sister... - Mm-hmm. 638 00:26:09,192 --> 00:26:11,403 ...is a 35-year-old woman... 639 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:13,446 - Here we go. Mm. - ...with a dead-end job 640 00:26:13,446 --> 00:26:15,949 and no friends to pick her up from the hospital. 641 00:26:15,949 --> 00:26:17,450 - Mm. - She is so broke 642 00:26:17,450 --> 00:26:21,162 and so dishonest that she stole my identity. 643 00:26:29,879 --> 00:26:33,216 I... I needed a guarantor to pay my hospital bill. 644 00:26:33,216 --> 00:26:35,635 - Mm. - I mean, it's not identity theft. 645 00:26:35,635 --> 00:26:37,554 - I'm making payments-- - How are you paying for Hawaii? 646 00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,307 That's none of your business. 647 00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:42,809 How in the fuck are you paying for it? 648 00:26:42,809 --> 00:26:45,103 Why are you so pressed? I didn't take your money. 649 00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:47,022 So, you did take someone else's? 650 00:26:48,481 --> 00:26:50,734 [sighs] For fuck's sake. 651 00:26:52,527 --> 00:26:54,529 The hospital switched my belongings up 652 00:26:54,529 --> 00:26:56,239 with the woman who died in my room. 653 00:26:56,239 --> 00:26:58,283 I used her card. 654 00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:03,663 Goddamn! 655 00:27:03,663 --> 00:27:05,081 No one got harmed! 656 00:27:05,081 --> 00:27:06,708 - You are fucked up! - After all that I had been through, 657 00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:09,044 I felt like I deserved to do something for me! 658 00:27:09,044 --> 00:27:10,378 No, yeah, you're right. You know, 659 00:27:10,378 --> 00:27:12,380 stealing a dead lady's credit card is self-care. 660 00:27:13,256 --> 00:27:14,924 [laughing] 661 00:27:14,924 --> 00:27:18,470 Jesus. You, you really... 662 00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:21,431 don't have empathy for me, do you? 663 00:27:21,431 --> 00:27:23,642 - None at all. - [Melissa] Wow. 664 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:27,479 It is always the fuckin' same thing with you. 665 00:27:27,479 --> 00:27:29,522 - [scoffs] - Working shitty jobs, 666 00:27:29,522 --> 00:27:32,233 asking for money, complaining about your life, 667 00:27:32,233 --> 00:27:35,070 and it just goes on and on and fuckin' on, 668 00:27:35,070 --> 00:27:36,696 and it's been going on like that 669 00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:38,948 for way too fuckin' long, Melissa. 670 00:27:38,948 --> 00:27:41,701 Look me in my eyes and you ask me 671 00:27:41,701 --> 00:27:44,621 to have empathy for you scamming. 672 00:27:45,872 --> 00:27:47,874 This is a new low for you. 673 00:27:47,874 --> 00:27:49,876 You love my lows, Brian! 674 00:27:50,418 --> 00:27:51,795 You fucking love my lows. 675 00:27:51,795 --> 00:27:53,963 That's the only shit you show up for. 676 00:27:53,963 --> 00:27:56,800 - Never my highs. Never. You-- - Mel... 677 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,426 [wheezes] 678 00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:02,430 - You don't even know me. - [♪ gentle R&B music playing] 679 00:28:02,430 --> 00:28:06,184 I'm different now, Brian. I am killing it at my job. 680 00:28:06,184 --> 00:28:08,812 I have friends th-that are... 681 00:28:09,646 --> 00:28:12,649 lovely and supportive. 682 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:15,777 I'm a morning person. 683 00:28:15,777 --> 00:28:18,446 I get up, a-and I take the dog out. 684 00:28:18,446 --> 00:28:21,324 I know it's not a big deal to you, but that's huge for me. 685 00:28:21,324 --> 00:28:23,368 H-Hold on. Thought you were scared of dogs. 686 00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:24,661 No, you're scared of dogs. 687 00:28:25,161 --> 00:28:27,247 If there's a dog in my house, I am scared it's gonna take a shit. 688 00:28:27,247 --> 00:28:29,624 [both laugh] 689 00:28:29,624 --> 00:28:32,210 [customer 1] How Am I Supposed to Live Without You. No contest! 690 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:34,212 [customer 2] Hands down, When a Man Loves a Woman. 691 00:28:34,212 --> 00:28:35,463 [customer 1] No. What? [laughs] 692 00:28:35,463 --> 00:28:37,298 - Do you remember that song? - Come on. Do I? 693 00:28:37,298 --> 00:28:39,676 Infomercials were my favorite show. 694 00:28:39,676 --> 00:28:42,554 Oh, my God, I didn't even know they were disparate songs. 695 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,514 - Stop it. [laughs] - I thought it was one long song! 696 00:28:44,514 --> 00:28:46,224 One long song with a lot 697 00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:48,143 - of different singers on it. - Oh, we used to tear that shit up! 698 00:28:48,143 --> 00:28:51,438 [sings] ♪ Tell me how am I supposed ♪ 699 00:28:51,438 --> 00:28:54,232 - ♪ To live without you? ♪ - [laughs] 700 00:28:54,232 --> 00:28:57,944 [sings] ♪ Somewhere out there ♪ 701 00:28:57,944 --> 00:29:00,363 - ♪ Here and now ♪ - [laughs] 702 00:29:00,363 --> 00:29:02,157 - Hoo! - Hoo! 703 00:29:02,157 --> 00:29:04,743 ♪ Have I told you lately ♪ 704 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,828 - ♪ that I love you ♪ - [grunts] 705 00:29:06,828 --> 00:29:09,497 - ♪ It must've been love ♪ Come on! - Hey! Yeah! 706 00:29:09,497 --> 00:29:12,250 [both] ♪ But it's over now ♪ 707 00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:15,920 Oh, gosh. That is not the correct note, uh, Brian. 708 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,338 Yeah, I don't think those are them. 709 00:29:17,338 --> 00:29:18,715 - I don't think-- - I'm telling you. 710 00:29:18,715 --> 00:29:21,634 - Maybe I-- I'ma look into that... - Yeah. 711 00:29:21,634 --> 00:29:24,637 [♪ soft R&B music playing] 712 00:29:24,637 --> 00:29:26,639 ♪ 713 00:29:29,142 --> 00:29:30,310 Brian, you have everything. 714 00:29:31,728 --> 00:29:34,481 And I-I'm just trying to understand 715 00:29:34,481 --> 00:29:37,650 - why are you doing this. - If I knew that, I wouldn't be doing it. 716 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:41,279 I love her. I've never stopped loving her, 717 00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:42,697 but, you know, marriage is weird. 718 00:29:42,697 --> 00:29:44,240 Every few years, a different dynamic. 719 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,909 Right now, we're co-workers, 720 00:29:45,909 --> 00:29:48,203 and I'm not gonna sit here and pretend that cheating's gon' fix that. 721 00:29:48,203 --> 00:29:49,913 Neither is a baby. 722 00:29:50,497 --> 00:29:52,957 Yeah, Sarah told me. A baby, Brian. Come on. 723 00:29:52,957 --> 00:29:55,960 Well, you know, we are at our best when we're pregnant. 724 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,712 We get to be in our own world. 725 00:29:57,712 --> 00:30:00,006 - Oh my God, we're kinder. - So you're gonna be wrapped up 726 00:30:00,006 --> 00:30:02,175 in having this baby and magically stop cheating? 727 00:30:02,175 --> 00:30:04,761 - I... - [scoffs] I mean, 728 00:30:04,761 --> 00:30:08,097 - have you tried... talking to her? - [Brian] No, not really. 729 00:30:09,182 --> 00:30:11,351 I mean, Sarah's dealing with it by reading Brené Brown 730 00:30:11,351 --> 00:30:13,478 or whatever bullshit white women read. 731 00:30:13,478 --> 00:30:15,855 - [giggles] A Becky Book Club. - I knew you were gonna say that. 732 00:30:15,855 --> 00:30:17,857 You know I love her. Mom, on the other hand. 733 00:30:17,857 --> 00:30:20,693 She's mad you didn't marry somebody like her. 734 00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:24,239 [♪ R&B continues playing] 735 00:30:29,452 --> 00:30:31,162 What's going on over there? 736 00:30:31,162 --> 00:30:32,664 I forgot this thing. 737 00:30:33,790 --> 00:30:35,416 You know, Sarah and I went to this, uh, 738 00:30:35,416 --> 00:30:36,793 gala thingy for 739 00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:39,379 like, Black History Month. We had a real good time. 740 00:30:39,379 --> 00:30:41,714 - [chuckles] - And then, the DJ got on the microphone. 741 00:30:41,714 --> 00:30:44,551 He was like, "Yo, I want all my Black couples 742 00:30:44,551 --> 00:30:45,969 to come on down to the dance floor, 743 00:30:45,969 --> 00:30:48,012 so we can celebrate Black love!" 744 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:50,849 And like-- And I was sitting at my table... 745 00:30:52,892 --> 00:30:56,729 and I was watching it, and I was like, "Damn. 746 00:30:59,899 --> 00:31:01,734 I'm never gonna have that again." 747 00:31:01,734 --> 00:31:03,236 So... 748 00:31:04,404 --> 00:31:05,822 the women you cheat with-- 749 00:31:05,822 --> 00:31:07,782 - Oh, they're all Black. - [Melissa scoffs] 750 00:31:07,782 --> 00:31:09,325 I mean, you know, sometimes I just like 751 00:31:09,325 --> 00:31:11,327 to talk to somebody who looks like me. 752 00:31:11,327 --> 00:31:13,371 That's icky, Brian. You're using these women. 753 00:31:13,371 --> 00:31:15,123 That's fucked up. 754 00:31:15,123 --> 00:31:18,877 - Why not talk to Mom or me? - Oh, I can't. 755 00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:21,462 - Why not? Why not? - Because you're my dependents. 756 00:31:26,009 --> 00:31:27,302 - I miss Dad. - Hmm. 757 00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:31,139 And I really need to talk to him. 758 00:31:32,265 --> 00:31:34,934 I wish he did better by us on the way out. 759 00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:37,770 Nah. 760 00:31:38,813 --> 00:31:42,233 Becoming a father is the only thing 761 00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:44,319 that allowed me to... 762 00:31:44,319 --> 00:31:46,029 open a little bit of room in my heart, 763 00:31:46,029 --> 00:31:49,073 see Dad and forgive him. 764 00:31:50,158 --> 00:31:52,243 You know, I wish we experienced the same dad. 765 00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:53,786 You got his good years, and, 766 00:31:53,786 --> 00:31:57,790 to me, he's just the first man to not want me. 767 00:31:57,790 --> 00:31:59,208 - The first of many. - Okay, which is it? 768 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:00,960 See, you're real good at picking and choosing 769 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,338 when you're changed and when you're hopeless. 770 00:32:03,338 --> 00:32:06,132 I am different. 771 00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:10,428 There's a lot of shit I don't have control over. 772 00:32:11,804 --> 00:32:14,891 Some of us don't get to have the house... 773 00:32:15,683 --> 00:32:17,101 or the family... 774 00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:22,273 - [crying] ...or the love of their lives. - Bullshit! You do! You get that. 775 00:32:22,273 --> 00:32:24,317 You get to have all of that. 776 00:32:24,317 --> 00:32:26,402 Baby, you gon' have all of that. 777 00:32:27,528 --> 00:32:29,030 You know what your problem is? 778 00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:31,824 Your dumb ass is not paying attention, okay? 779 00:32:31,824 --> 00:32:33,993 Because I promise you, 780 00:32:33,993 --> 00:32:36,329 if you would just look up, 781 00:32:36,329 --> 00:32:39,832 you would be surprised at how many people love you. 782 00:32:39,832 --> 00:32:43,378 ♪ 783 00:32:43,378 --> 00:32:46,005 - You gonna cry? - [sniffles] I'm already crying! 784 00:32:46,005 --> 00:32:47,715 Okay. Alright. 785 00:32:51,135 --> 00:32:53,721 [exhales] Fuck me. 786 00:32:53,721 --> 00:32:56,349 - Can I get another one of these, please? - [server] Be right there. 787 00:32:56,349 --> 00:32:58,309 [mouthing] Don't do that. 788 00:32:58,309 --> 00:33:00,186 ♪ 789 00:33:00,186 --> 00:33:01,771 So, after all this... 790 00:33:03,898 --> 00:33:05,858 [baby voice] ...you think we can be friends? 791 00:33:05,858 --> 00:33:08,319 - [laughs] Nope! - [laughs] 792 00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:11,781 To my face, my whole face. You said it with your chest. 793 00:33:11,781 --> 00:33:13,282 I wanted to make sure I had your attention. 794 00:33:13,282 --> 00:33:15,827 - Yeah, you did. [laughs] - You know what? 795 00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:18,788 Let's get outta here before I get my ass in more trouble. 796 00:33:18,788 --> 00:33:21,582 After you. Mm-hmm. 797 00:33:24,544 --> 00:33:28,464 ♪ And the whole world will be saying ♪ 798 00:33:28,464 --> 00:33:30,299 - Oh, shit, come on now. - God! [laughs] Shit. 799 00:33:30,299 --> 00:33:32,885 Look at me. See, I saved your baby corn ass again. 800 00:33:32,885 --> 00:33:36,222 [Melissa] Oh, but you couldn't save Mufasa. 801 00:33:36,222 --> 00:33:38,975 - [laughs] - [Brian] Bruh, you know what? 802 00:33:38,975 --> 00:33:42,395 ♪ When you moan, you don't know what you be moaning about now ♪ 803 00:33:42,395 --> 00:33:45,481 [vocalizing] 804 00:33:48,276 --> 00:33:49,819 [vocalizing] 805 00:33:49,819 --> 00:33:51,904 ♪ 806 00:33:56,993 --> 00:33:58,995 [vocalizing] 807 00:34:02,290 --> 00:34:04,292 [vocalizing] 808 00:34:05,918 --> 00:34:10,339 ♪ I, I can hear the whole world sing, yeah ♪ 809 00:34:10,965 --> 00:34:12,967 [vocalizing] 810 00:34:19,849 --> 00:34:22,518 ♪ Start livin' it up, livin' it up... ♪ 811 00:34:33,905 --> 00:34:36,699 [♪ fanfare playing]