Previously on The L Word:
-Generation Q... -[moaning]
[Alice] Do you want to dance with me?
-[Tom] Yeah. -[Alice] Not as friends.
[panting]
Oh... wow.
[Bette] The CAC is mounting a group show.
I pitched the idea of building the show
-around you. -I don't know
if I would survive that journey again.
I will protect you.
Okay, I'm in.
[Dani] You made me feel good.
But then I needed a friend.
-So we're friends? -It's all just too fast.
-[Alice] Hi. -[chuckles] Hi.
-How are you? -Um...
Oh... yeah.
[Maribel] Was I an experiment to you? Just to see
what it would be like to sleep with a woman?
[Micah] I think there was some sort of miscommunication.
[Maribel] Yeah. This definitely
doesn't feel anything like Love & Basketball.
No, it doesn't.
You are the interim CEO
of your family's company.
Have you ever been honest with me?
-I'm sorry. -No, you're not.
Shane.
singers vocalizing
-Can I trust you? -I'd like to think so.
[Dani] 'Cause... I've been hurt.
[Alice] Don't make me tell you why this isn't
-gonna work. -[Nat] But I thought...
You know why.
[Bette] I have a very deep
sense of relief
that you are very bad
-at something. -[Pippa] Wow.
-Not even ashamed. -No.
[panting, moaning]
[Sophie] Are you okay to drive?
-Yeah, I got it, drunkie. -This...
Get in the car.
-[siren whooping] -Oh, shit.
You're okay, right?
I don't find trouble
Yeah, trouble finds me
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[siren whoops]
[Finley] Whoa! My hero!
-Did you bring pizza? -Uh...
No, but... [exhales] I'm glad you're okay.
-Oh, my gosh. -Oh, my... Oh.
You smell good.
Way better than me.
-Can you smell me? -[groans]
I can smell me. That's a bad sign.
Yeah, no, I don't think you need to worry about that right now.
Come on.
You know what they say about dropping the soap in prison?
Not real. No soap.
Yeah, well, I don't think it's supposed to be
a comfortable experience.
Yeah, well, it's not.
I'm starving.
[sighs] I have to take all these classes.
And my license gets a point on it.
It's not a good point. It's a bad point.
-Right, that's-- -I owe
so much fucking money, too.
-It sucks. -Yeah, well,
you were arrested for driving drunk.
Ish. Maybe Shane'll let me walk Mack.
What? I mean, she pays well.
Yeah, but the impound lot was, like...
almost a grand.
Oh, shit. I totally forgot about that.
I will absolutely go halfsies with you.
No, I mean, it's not like we split the DUI.
Yeah, I know. And thank God it was me.
I don't think you'd do well in jail.
Kind of person that needs clean linens, you know?
Well, you got in the driver's seat,
and I thought that you were good, so--
Whatever. It's fine. I just want to go home, take a hot shower
and wash the past 24 hours off of me.
One of my cellmates took a pretty solid nap on my shoulder,
and her drool was, like, 80% saliva, 20% Hot Cheeto dust,
and I would like it 100% off of me.
Please.
Where are you parked?
And every time I pray, I just pray to be free
Guilty love, guilty love
You're my new religion and I'm never gonna give you up
[Bette] What brings us to the CAC?
[Dani] Well, first, I just want to say that...
-you mean so much to me. -[chuckles]
-Dani. -No,
I really do value our friendship.
So do I.
I wanted to talk to you about Gigi.
What the fuck?
Oh, I-I'm... I thought the breakup was mutual.
-I'm sorry. I-- -I don't give a shit about Gigi.
What the hell am I looking at?
That's the other thing I wanted to talk to you about.
I-Is that from you or is that your father?
Me. I thought you'd be happy.
To state the obvious,
a group show of Black artists whose work seeks
to spark a revolution cannot be funded
by a company that has profited from their pain.
That was not at all my intention.
-I-- -Fuck your intention.
That's the reality.
I worked my ass off to make this happen.
You know where I stand.
-You know what I believe in. -Okay,
people are gonna see that name and they're gonna think
of only one thing.
That's my name, too.
You need to fix this.
There's nothing to fix.
Where are you going?
If you think I'm gonna just stand by
and watch you cleanse your father's sins
in the blood, sweat and tears of the Black community,
you are sorely fucking mistaken.
[knocking]
-Hi. -Hi.
-[door closes] -How'd it go with Bette?
Fuck Bette Porter.
- Bullet in the dark -[moaning]
Hammer to the heart
[panting]
Can't stop once I start
One by one, watch 'em run
Make you all come undone
[panting]
I got you wrapped around my little, yeah
I got you wrapped around
My little finger
I got you wrapped around my little
[pants]
Mmm. [kiss]
[panting]
Keep your hands where I can see 'em
Mmm.
Facedown on the floor, slam the door, break the ceiling
Are you crazy? Are you dreaming?
[panting]
Oh, I'm sorry, I can't hear you
- While you're screaming -[laughs]
[moaning]
I got you wrapped around my little finger
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
I got you wrapped around my little
Finger
[Pippa] So, you did...
what?
It was the best bargaining chip I had.
My work is not a bargaining chip.
Okay. Nan Goldin
did the exact same thing at the National Portrait Gallery...
I don't give a fuck what Nan Goldin did.
Do you want to be associated with Nuñez's opioid blood money?
-You used me. -Look, I...
Threatening to remove your work was just a bluff.
Obviously. I'm not gonna do that to you.
The way you're talking about my art
-right now-- -But you know
how I feel about your work.
I thought I did.
[sighs] Pippa,
they don't want to lose you.
Museums run on endowments.
-I know that. -You can't show
work like mine without big money attached to it.
Losing you would be catastrophic for them.
The CAC is still the same museum that hosted Provocations
back in the day, when it was still a radical act.
Yes, of course. I remember that.
-But now you-- -Yes, and so they know
it's the right thing to do.
-[knocking] -They know they're supposed
to take a stand.
I just gave them permission,
-is all. -[knocking]
Can you just give me a moment?
I just have to make sure that that's not Angie.
She's supposed to meet her donor this week,
and she's a bundle of nerves.
Of course.
What's wrong? Is your daughter okay?
Um...
The CAC has decided to pull all of Zakarian artists
-from the show. -I fucking knew it.
No, but it's not over. I still have s...
Um, I-I can call... I can call Peggy, probably.
-I just need to... I just need-- -You gave me your word.
I told you I could not go through this again.
-You told me to trust you. -No, Pippa.
-You told me to trust you. -Come on, it's not over.
P-Pippa.
Pippa!
Fuck! Fuck!
[exhales sharply]
All right, Joaquin. It was good to see you.
I'll see you next week.
Come in.
I'm Micah Lee. I'm-I'm--
I know who you are.
And can I help you with something?
I've been treating Joaquin Delgado,
and he just told me that you recommended leuprolide for him.
With HIPAA, obviously, I can't tell you--
He's a minor. He needs his parents' consent.
And if you actually bothered to consult with me
before you gave him false hope,
you'd know his parents are very far from signing off
on any medical intervention.
Well, it sound like you have your work cut out for you.
Excuse me?
Micah,
with as much professionalism as I can muster,
which is considerably more than you managed to gather
before barging into my office,
I want to remind you that I am a doctor with a medical degree.
I always have my patients' best interest at heart.
I don't disagree with you--
I honestly wouldn't care if you did.
[scoffs]
- "Cult of Me" by MNDR -[camera shutters clicking]
[indistinct chatter]
This is a really big day for her.
Could you just try to stay present?
I'm so sorry. I just...
I can't get anyone from the CAC to return my call.
What about Pippa?
-She won't take my call. -Mm.
[shutters clicking]
And there she is, the lady of the hour.
Oh, stop. Don't, don't, don't.
I mean, obviously don't stop.
That's just what people say.
Here you go. For you, for you.
To you, my friend. We are so proud of you.
Alice, you did it. Congratulations.
-Thank you. Where's Tess? -Cheers.
She's coming.
Hmm. So you two are...?
-[Shane] Jesus Christ. -Dipping your toes
-in the water or...? -Oh, please.
She's loved that girl since the day she met her.
Unfortunately, she fucked her girlfriend,
which sent the wrong message, but...
Can you please not remind me of that?
So you're dating?
-[phone ringing] -Uh, hold on. Uh...
Speak of the devil, she's saving me from this conversation.
-Yep. -Hi.
-Yeah? -[Alice] Oh.
[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, fuck.
I mean,
obviously, you had to know that he was gonna be here.
I mean, he edited your book.
Yeah, but he doesn't know that I slept with Nat
when he was in New York.
-Oh. -And I don't want to tell him,
because, if I tell him, then he's not gonna trust me.
Hmm.
Well, you can risk telling him and lose him or...
not tell him and live with a lie.
So I shouldn't tell him?
That is not at all what I just said.
-Hey, whose night is it? -[chuckles]
Okay, you're right. It is your night,
and I'm here for you.
-Okay. -And-and I'll support
whatever you want to tell him.
-Or not tell him. -Okay.
-[groans] -[Tom] So,
in about an hour, the photographer
will take candids of you signing the book.
Oh, my God. I pre-signed, like, a hundred of those last night.
My hand's stuck in a lobster claw. [chuckles]
-Oh! -[chuckles]
I often think of 'em.
-Oh, do you think they're okay? -Absolutely.
They had each other.
Hey, do you feel like your lobster claw can sign one more?
Absolutely.
Make it out to Tom Walter Maultsby.
A key? What is this?
A week in New York seemed like a really long time
being away from you, so I convinced the publisher
to spring for a fancy hotel room tonight.
[chuckles]
Tom...
Let me tell you something right now.
I like my beds the way I like my candy bars.
King-size.
Which means we're gonna have a lot of room to do it
all night long. [chuckles]
I just feel like there's-there's something I need to tell you.
-Is everything all right? -[Finley] Raise your hand
if your boss is a boss!
-[laughs] -Hey!
It's my favorite people. Hi.
-Oh! -Hi, Tom. How are you?
-Oh, she's still hugging. Okay. -Soak it in.
-Sup, Tommy? -Hey, hey.
Congrats, Alice.
[exhaling]
-Wow. -I see you.
-Yeah.
-[chuckles] -How you doing?
Uh, I caught a nasty dewey,
but I'm, uh, clawing my way back.
It's a fun way to say "DUI."
H-He doesn't need to hear about that.
Oh, come on. He loves it. I've-I've met
some wild people in my life.
But jail people? [exhales]
Whole nother thing.
But, hey, bad night, great story, right?
[chuckles]
[Dani] Okay.
If-if that's where we're at, then okay.
Yeah.
Okay. I'll be there soon.
Yeah. Bye.
Fuck.
Hi. Sorry. That was my dad.
We are officially in crisis mode over the CAC endowment.
I got to go run to meet the legal team.
You're in crisis mode or he's in crisis mode?
Well, the endowment was my initiative,
and it's blowing up in my face, so I-I just...
I have to go sort it out before things get worse, okay?
Do you ever say no to him?
That's not an option right now.
Is it ever?
Okay.
I wish I wasn't in this situation, but I am.
Okay. I didn't mean to offend you.
-I'm just-- -Okay. I-I have to go.
He's expecting me, okay? So, mm.
I just...
Good luck.
[door closes]
Hey, Claudia, wait up.
-Can we talk? -Sure.
I need to apologize for-for lashing out at you.
-Um... -Yeah, you really came in hot.
I know. I know. It's just, you know, with Joaquin--
You care.
Me, too.
Look, but, also... [sighs]
I was Joaquin.
I had a well-meaning pediatrician
who said I could start blockers
and a mom who disagreed.
Mm.
I fell into a really deep depression after that.
It took me 30 years
to screw up the courage and go to a doctor and ask for HRT.
I wish more than anything I would've started sooner.
[phone chimes and buzzes]
Shit. I'm late for a lunch.
That's okay. Um...
But I'd love to keep talking.
Me, too.
Do you want to grab dinner?
Apologies and a dinner invite?
Are you the perfect man?
-Definitely not, no. Um... -[chuckles]
Can you cook?
A little.
Cute.
Text me your address.
I'll see you later.
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You the man
- You the man - You the man
You the man
-It's not looking good. -We've worked hard
to rehab our image.
The goal was to allow people to forget
the less favorable associations.
Of course I know that.
I asked you to lay low, Daniela.
That wasn't the right strategy.
In hindsight, it probably was.
[Rodolfo] Yeah, because now the spotlight
is on us. People are talking.
Our intel tells us that Bette is formidable
at best and destructive at worst.
[Gerald] And if she gets the museum to pull the name,
-well, we could be blacklisted. -That's exactly what happened
to the Sacklers.
Do you understand what that means?
That's not going to happen.
So what is your strategy? That's why we're here,
to figure out how to move forward.
We can double the endowment.
Earmark it for BIPOC artists based in L.A.
They won't say no.
-I hope you're right. -[scoffs] If I'm not,
I can always sell the company off in pieces
to the highest bidder.
The offers are rolling in.
This isn't a joke, Dani.
You need to clean up the mess you made.
-[Dani] Excuse me? -Yeah.
You tried to do too much too soon--
No, no, no, no, no. This is your fucking mess.
[Rodolfo speaks Spanish]
My entire life, I have cleaned up your bullshit.
This isn't my fault. It's yours.
If you just had listened to me--
"Listened"?! I tried to do something good.
Tried to bring some pride back to our family name.
We are in this situation because of you,
-not me. -Vale, vale.
There's no need to get emotional.
This is exactly why I can't testify for you.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I think we should all discuss this.
If I take the stand, I'm gonna tell the truth.
And I'm pretty fucking sure you don't want to hear
what I think about him.
low, ominous music
[sighs]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Yeah, I'm just tryin' to have a good time
Gimme, gimme some, gimme, gimme...
Hey.
Here you go.
Gimme, gimme some, gimme, gimme...
Where's Tess?
Well, she had to run back to Vegas.
Take care of her mom.
Oh.
Sorry.
Yeah, maybe next time, huh?
[Carl] [clears throat] Hello, everyone. Um...
Okay, I promise I'll be brief.
My name is Carl Hanes,
and I'm the owner of Hannafin House Publishing.
And we are so very proud
to add this book to our esteemed list.
Hey. I, uh... I feel like I overstepped.
When?
My "king-size" expectations.
Oh. Mm.
Yeah, but I could tell it didn't sit well with you.
Uh, your face is loud even when you're not speaking.
[stammers]
That's a compliment, so...
Um, yeah, no, that wasn't... That's not quite it.
-No? -Mm-mm.
'Cause I can get overexcited.
All you got to do is tell me, you know, calm down.
I get it. This is your place of work,
and I don't want to disrespect that.
-Yeah. Um, I just-- -Look at that.
[chuckling] Ooh...!
Mmm.
It's delicious. You want some?
Tom, I slept with Nat.
[coughing]
Okay, but, like, we just ran into each other. It was very...
-It didn't mean anything, okay? -[groans]
It... Right? It just, um, you know,
-sort of happened. -Mm-hmm. Mm.
And I just felt like I really needed to tell you.
-Anyway... -Mm-hmm.
Uh-huh. [sniffles]
I mean, it's not like you and I said we were exclusive.
-Right? -That's true. That's true.
Uh, technically.
Technically, yeah.
But isn't there a thing where you, uh...
clarify that before you go ahead and sleep with someone?
Yeah, but...
it just kind of happened.
One time?
A few times.
"Kind of happened" is a bit of a mislead then, don't you think?
Well, did you hear the part about where I said
-it didn't mean anything? -Yeah, I did.
It's kind of making it worse.
All right. I'm sorry.
Alice, I thought we were...
I thought we were doing something.
We are. I just...
It's, like, really confusing,
this whole thing.
What is? What?
Tom, I have not been in a relationship with a guy
since I was in my 20s.
I don't know if I'm allowed to say this,
but that's straight-up bullshit.
That's bullshit.
-It's not. -The rules should be
the same for women as it is for men.
Yeah, okay. Yeah.
-Yeah. -That makes sense.
I can't believe you... [chuckles]
Wow. Right before I got to go onstage
in front of a ton of people and tell them how great you are.
Wow. [clicks tongue]
-You know, um... -I'm sorry.
Yeah. Me, too. [sniffles]
I need a minute to collect my thoughts.
And she really knocked it out of the park.
[laughter]
You know, I have to admit, at the outset,
I was relatively, uh, new to Alice's work.
But I was quickly assured by a cadre
of much younger, cooler employees
-and my two extremely... -Here you go.
This fucking guy's still talking, huh?
Poor thing. It's like the opening act
of a cruise ship, you know?
No one's here for that. [chuckles]
[Carl] And I got to say, I wasn't always entirely able
to keep up with her. [chuckles]
-[Finley] You okay? -But, thankfully...
-Yeah, I'm okay. -our incredibly talented editor
Tom was, and he did. [chuckles]
Seeing the working relationship that blossomed between these two
was just such a thrill.
-[Alice] Tom? -Hmm?
Tom.
Would you look at me?
Yeah.
I don't want you to go onstage angry.
-Yeah, all right... -[Carl] Without further ado,
the editor of Don't Ask Alice...
Oh, my God.
...Tom Maultsby. [chuckles]
[cheering and applause]
Oh, thanks so much.
[sighs, chuckles]
I think we all know who Alice is.
Or...
at least who she wants us to think she is.
She's honest.
She's caring.
Wickedly funny.
But there's another side to Alice,
a side that's...
emotional
and empathetic.
I mean, she can't watch an episode of Dr. Pimple Popper
without crying.
-And who can blame her? -[laughter]
As you read her book,
you'll come to know the Alice I know,
who's far and away
one of the most amazing people
I've ever had the pleasure to work with.
So, without further ado...
...put your hands together
for Alice Pieszecki.
[cheering and applause]
You go, Al!
[cheering continues]
[whoops]
That was nicer than it should have been, Tom.
Thank you.
Hi. [chuckles]
[sighs]
All right, well, I-I guess I'll dive right in. Um...
When I first started writing this book,
I wanted to talk about myself,
-like usual. -[chuckling]
But it was my...
friends and...
collaborators who really pushed me to go deeper.
[exhales]
It was scary. I didn't want to.
But I thought to myself, "Well, if I tell my truth...
maybe I could help someone out there not feel...
so lonely in the world."
Because, as you'll read,
if there is something...
crazy or stupid to say...
or do... I have done it.
[laughter]
But I'm still here.
Okay.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. [chuckles]
Um...
I'd like to read from my favorite chapter in the book,
titled "Dana."
"'You Are My Sunshine'
is, without doubt,
the most annoying song ever written."
[laughter]
"But Dana loved it.
And as much as I hate to admit it,
those grating lyrics rang more and more true
as I fell for her."
"She was my sunshine.
Slight hitch: um, she was also someone else's sunshine.
[chuckles] And I told her I loved her for the first time
at her engagement party...
to that someone else.
My timing was bad."
"Timing, as it turned out,
would continue to work against us in our relationship."
[inhales]
"When Dana was sick,
I made her hospital room my home."
"One day, a nurse convinced me to take a break,
so...
I left her side."
"I ran down to the gift shop.
I passed the gendered congratulatory teddy bears."
[chuckling]
"The 'I survived a heart attack
and all I got was this' T-shirts."
"And then I found it:
a weird, cheap plastic plant that played...
you guessed it... 'You Are My Sunshine.'"
[crowd chuckles]
"I was standing there,
buying that stupid thing when Dana died."
"My timing
was tragically off..."
"...and I missed her go."
"For a long time, I wondered if she had planned it that way.
Waited for me to leave the room so that...
I wouldn't watch her take her last breath."
"Maybe she spared me."
"But I still regret not being there."
"I would have held her. [inhales]
I would have told her it was okay to let go."
"Or I hope I would have, anyway,
because I didn't want her to."
"I still reach for the phone
to call her when something incredible happens."
[sniffles]
"When I sold my talk show,
she's the one I wanted to tell.
And as I'm writing this book,
I want her to read it,
to let me know if she thinks it's any good."
[sniffles]
"Through all that regret, though, I did learn something."
"I always tell the people I love that I love them."
"Dana has shown me that love moves across time and space."
"Because even though she's not here,
her love is still in me.
Her laugh is still close."
"That terrible song is still stuck in my head."
[sniffles]
"In celebrating her memory,
in writing about her here,
I hope she becomes someone that you know, too."
I swear there's some funny stuff in this book, too.
I mean, I wrote a whole chapter on...
how to judge a lesbian by her cat.
-[chuckles] -[laughter]
But I just wanted you to hear
a little snippet from my favorite chapter.
Thank you.
[applause]
[cheering]
Thank you.
[sniffles]
-Ah, let's go. Come on. -Yeah.
I can do it...
[Shane] Hey!
-[Bette] Hey! -I mean, come on.
-Seriously. [laughs] -Oh, my God.
I'm so proud of you.
Guys, okay, you know, she'd make fun of us right now,
-if she saw us here. -Oh, of course she would.
Oh, my God, you captured her spirit so perfectly.
-Thanks, Bette. -And the love you two had
-was so special. -Yeah.
And now everyone who reads your book
has a little piece of her.
Really means a lot. Thank you.
-Yeah. -I got to go... get Tess.
-You okay? -No shit.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Hey, if you go straight to the airport,
I can make sure there's a ticket waiting for you.
-Oh, really? Oh, look at you. -Oh, really.
-Uh-huh. -Okay.
I have to go see Tom.
And I got to call Pippa again. And again.
-And again. -Well, then let's go. Come on.
You guys want to do, like, a "one, two, three, cheers"?
-[Shane and Bette] No. -Oh.
Okay, we'll do it next time.
-[sighs] -[Finley] God,
that was intense, huh?
Yeah. It was... [clears throat]
so sad.
I can't imagine losing someone like that, you know?
Oh, no, me either.
[exhales]
I know how to move it, whoa
[sighs]
I know how to move it...
I love you like that, you know.
The way she loved Dana.
What I'm up against
I'm giving it what I got...
Are you drinking?
What?
Are you drinking right now?
You know, I just thought, um,
after the other night, that, you know...
What are you, the police?
We took a Lyft here, Sarge. It's fine.
No, I'm your girlfriend.
Dude, we got unlucky.
Shit sucks, but it happens.
No, actually, I don't think that it does happen.
-I have never-- -I have no plans
to get behind any wheels.
No, I know that, but--
Plus, I'm having water between bevs.
So I got it.
I'm pushin' through it
You know I move it
Move it, each step is showin' I can do it
Okay.
I'm workin', you know I'm-a prove it...
You want to go find Alice?
Um, no, actually, I...
Um, I think I'm gonna go home.
Come on. It's early.
-I'm gonna go. -Hey. Hey.
I'm having fun. Come on. Have fun with me.
Move it
I don't think that this is fun for me.
What the fuck, dude?
Come on... Soph.
Another round?
Uh...
Yeah. Thanks, man.
You got it.
soft, ambient music
[Micah] I mean, I loved teaching, but,
you know, I also wanted to get a doctorate, so I can get tenure.
-Um... -Bougie.
You should see my student loans. They...
Same.
You know, but then, uh, I heard the center
was looking for a trans therapist,
and, I don't know, I thought it would be kind of cool
to work with my own community, but--
Uh-uh. It's just as political as academia.
Oh, God, you feel it, too?
Oh, yeah. I was the center's first trans MD on staff.
Really?
Yeah. And I made it my mission
to make sure I wasn't the only trans MD.
Just the first.
I like that.
Uh, all right, I, uh... I think it's ready.
I-I'm way better on a grill than... this,
but you kind of questioned my culinary skills, so I had to--
You had to overachieve?
You're a Virgo, right?
Mm-hmm. I got that vibe from you.
Thanks.
[smoke detector beeping]
Oh, shit. I'm sorry.
-That's... really annoying. -Oh.
[laughs] I can help.
What? Really? It's just... Be careful, okay?
Oh, man.
No, this isn't,
this isn't actually doing anything. Um...
-Do you have a rag or something? -Uh, a-a rag,
-like a, like a dish rag? -Yeah.
-Yeah. [laughs] -Yes. I do, I do, I do, I do.
-Uh... okay. -Anything.
Here.
Uh, no.
Still not-not doing anything. Um...
[muttering] Here, okay, try this.
-[laughs] -Okay.
All right, here we go. What?
I'm sorry. This is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
Seriously? I'm dying.
My heart is about to explode here.
-You're fine. You're good. -Oh, God.
-[chuckles] -Shit. Shit.
It's burning. I'm burning. Oh, my God. It's on fire.
-Fuck. Uh... -Don't light the house on fire.
Shit, shit, shit. Okay, wait.
-Oh, my. -Here.
No, no, look.
-Okay. No, I'm just gonna... -[laughs]
-Yep, did it, did it. -Oh, my God.
-We did it. We're good. -[alarm stops]
-Yeah. [chuckles] -[chuckles]
Thank you.
Uh, I'm-I'm really sorry about the steaks.
Fuck the steak.
Um, how do you, uh...
how do you feel about quesadillas?
I love 'em.
[chuckles softly]
Hang on, hang on.
I put this museum on the map,
and you can't humor me with a counteroffer?
[Malik] In my experience,
you-you mean what you say.
Don't weaponize my ambition.
I took your threat at face value,
knowing you would follow through.
It was a classic negotiation tactic.
And it blew up in your face.
Malik.
I made a mistake.
That is something you will rarely hear me say.
But...
Pippa Pascal...
her work means everything to me.
Do you understand? Everything.
[Malik] What would you do if you were in my position?
I would throw me under the bus.
I am perfectly prepared to be publicly humiliated.
But don't punish her.
And don't punish the people who need to see her work.
I'll see what I can do,
but I can't guarantee you anything.
I'm not about to lose my job for this.
So, everything?
Yes.
Everything.
I was thinking...
[exhales]
I got so...
wrapped up in what I thought was my legacy.
But it was just this legacy of revenge.
I just... I wanted to take down anyone who had ever wronged me.
Who had ever wronged my family.
And you.
Well, I definitely understand
the appeal of wanting to blow some shit up.
But under no circumstances
is it okay for you to be the collateral damage.
And I lost sight of that.
And I'm very sorry.
Yeah, I heard that.
I think I'm better off...
leaving a legacy of love rather than of destruction.
You taught me that.
soft, gentle music
[knocking]
-Hey. -Hey.
I ordered Chinese.
Might be cold.
Um, I thought you were gonna come back to my place.
One of my clients hit a glitch in escrow.
Or you just didn't want to see me.
I didn't want you to snap at me again. That's true.
Here.
Please take this.
Is this your way of apologizing?
'Cause it could use some work.
I've found most things can be fixed with beef noodles.
[chuckles]
I'm sorry.
I don't do well with the whole...
hot-and-cold thing.
Yeah.
Um...
Stuff with my dad,
it's, um...
it's hard for me.
I-I'd love to keep him separate from the rest of my life, but--
That would never work.
No. But it would be nice.
He would get between me and Sophie.
A lot.
It felt like...
every single decision I was making was like...
choosing between him or her, you know?
Yeah.
My dad used to make me feel like that with Nat.
Really?
Yeah.
I mean, we were so young when we met, and...
he wanted what was best for me.
-But-- -Of course, of course.
My dad, too.
He had a pretty fucked up way of showing it.
Yeah.
Same.
I was really embarrassed that you saw how I let him treat me.
I hope I didn't do anything to make you feel that way.
No. No, it's not you.
It's him. And-and me.
But I actually stood up for myself.
Because of you.
How did it feel?
Really fucking good.
[both chuckle]
And...
I think everything is gonna work out with the CAC, actually.
Bette backed off.
What?
Yeah.
-That's huge. -[laughs] Yeah.
I know. I-I'm gonna give her a couple days to cool off
before I reach out, but...
I think I won.
soft, gentle music
I sure do like you.
Wow.
So I wasted $27.50 on these noodles?
No. The noodles pushed you over the edge.
[laughs]
Let's eat.
[Micah] And I kept my lip over my teeth
for, like, I don't know, a week, 'cause I thought
that if my mom noticed I chipped my first real adult front tooth,
that she would for sure kill me.
Show me.
[laughs]
It's not great.
But, I mean, obviously, she noticed,
and she took me to the dentist.
Uh, but, um, my-my first grade photo is very bad.
Well, I think you have a beautiful smile.
And I had a really good time tonight.
-Yeah? -I mean, it started out
a little rocky, but you came through with the quesadilla.
-[chuckles] -Yeah, I was hoping.
Well, I had a good time, too.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Uh, um...
-I'm sorry. -Did I hit your bad tooth?
No. No, it's, um...
It's not you. It's-it's me.
Um... it's someone else.
Oh.
Okay.
You're great. You are.
-Um-- -Yeah, well,
I don't feel so great.
I just... I didn't realize until tonight how I felt about her.
-So it's kind of-- -[scoffs]
Wow.
Well, I'm glad I was able to push you
in the arms of someone else.
-That's-- -That's not...
that's not what I meant. No, Claudia, I'm really sorry...
I'm gonna head out, if that's okay.
I'm sorry. I'm...
Claudia, I'm-I'm so sorry.
-Claudia-- -Good night, Micah.
[door closes]
Yeah, work's gonna be real awkward. [sighs]
soft, gentle music
[beep, click]
Hello?
[door closes]
Tom?
It's not stealing if it's free.
I know.
[inhales]
You should've called.
You gave me a key.
Forgot about that.
Um...
I, uh...
I like you.
A lot.
I don't play games, Alice.
I'm too tired, and I'm-I'm old.
-You're not old. -Yeah, I am.
I got back issues. My hearing's starting to go.
My eyes... I can't see
-from far away. -I'm-I'm so sorry.
I really, really wish I could take it all back.
It hurt. A lot.
Fair.
Made me want to eat a whole pizza.
Well, I want to...
I want to eat that pizza with you.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
You're a really scary room for me.
You know? But... [inhales]
I want to see what's inside.
That's a quote from your book.
It is.
I think I wrote that.
-You did. -Huh.
[chuckles softly]
Do you want to, like, order room service or...?
They don't have room service here.
There's only the number to Domino's on the back of the...
Mm. I thought you said they were, like,
splurging for a fancy room.
Well, this-this is a splurge.
Mm.
They got a breakfast in the lobby in the morning.
It's free.
Well, I'm really looking forward to that.
Uh-huh.
sensual synth music
Ooh
[chuckles]
-Hey! -Hi.
Oh, you look, uh, you look good.
-[chuckles] -Oh, thanks.
Oh. [coughs] Wow.
It smells terrible in here.
Yeah, sorry. I kind of almost burned the kitchen down earlier.
-Oh, God. -Um... No.
No, don't worry about it. It's okay.
Look, okay, I know the last time that we saw each other,
things didn't end well. Um...
You know, but it doesn't have to be the end, right?
Like, I-I don't want it to be the end.
Okay.
[exhales]
I've watched Love & Basketball,
I don't know, six times since I last saw you, and...
I don't know, I-I think we're as good as them.
-No, we're not. Nobody is. -[chuckles]
Maribel...
I love you.
And I-I know you love me, too.
[chuckles softly]
Would you bet on it?
I would bet my whole heart.
[chuckles softly]
soft, gentle music
Yes, I did.
I went to a meeting before I saw my mom,
and then I actually went to... [chuckles]
another one after.
Yes, I did.
I talked to both of my sponsees.
They're both doing great.
Me?
I... [sighs]
Yeah, I think I'm doing okay, you know,
considering everything
-that's happening. -[knocking]
Oh, you know what? I asked for, um, extra towels,
and I think that they just got here.
I'll call you tomorrow?
Okay.
Thank you.
Bye.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
Look, I, uh...
I'd like to...
be here with you.
I just, I'd like to be your partner.
And that... scares me to say.
I know that sounds kind of...
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh
Oh...
If you're ready, go and get it
Let's find the light that we lit up in the first place
Don't back out, we're so close to it now
We go up a little higher, up a little higher
[panting]
We're reaching out
Into the unknown
'Cause what is there to know
When we haven't seen it all
-[moaning] - To take on all the world
And to take it on as one
It's time to break away
From who we thought we were
Oh, we're changing now
-[panting] - Before the Earth falls down
We're changing now
If you're ready, go and get it
Let's find the light that we lit up in the first place
Don't back out, we're so close to it now
We go up a little higher, up a little higher
If you're ready, go and get it
Let's find the light that we lit up in the first place
Don't back out, we're so close to it now
We go up a little higher, up a little higher
If you're ready, go and get it
Let's find the light that we lit up in the first place
Don't back out, we're so close to it now
We go up a little higher, up a little higher
If you're ready, go and get it
Don't back out, we're so close to it now
We go up a little higher
And now we're far
Into the unknown
We take on all the world
We take it on as one
[grunts softly, exhales]
[whispers] Fuck.
[breathing heavily]
Hi.
Mmm. Are you awake?
I'm sorry.
-Please don't. -Mm.
You're drunk.
Are you mad at me?
Fuck.
No, I just don't want to be near you right now.
Don't go. Come on.
We don't have to do anything. Let's just talk.
I'm-I'm sorry I didn't pay you back for the car thing, okay?
That was stupid. I didn't...
Look, it's not about that.
I just don't want to talk to you when you're drunk.
I get it. I'm a piece of shit.
Don't do that.
No, I know I am.
Don't put that on me.
I'm not. I'm sorry.
I feel like I spent the entire day babysitting you.
Really?
That's what it feels like?
Yes.
Fuck, that's so fucking embarrassing.
Oh, God.
So fucking embarrassing.
It's much worse than that, okay?
It's-it's scary.
You scare me.
What? I scare you?
-Yes. -Come on.
How can I scare you? I love you.
-Come here. -No, 'cause you're not you.
I'm me. I'm me.
No, you're not.
It's like your light goes out and nobody's home.
And it's the scariest, loneliest feeling.
Okay. Fuck.
Um...
I mean, what do you want? You want me to leave?
No, I'm just gonna sleep on the couch.
No, I'm gonna go, okay? I'm going.
Fuck.
soft, somber music
[siren wailing in distance]
I've walked these roads alone
And I've fought with my heart and soul
Beaten down and crawled back home...
I've been thinking.
[Bette] Hmm?
About?
Have you considered
that it's possible to burn shit down
and still leave something standing?
'Cause in you I found my home...
-Yeah. -Mm.
I'm not alone
When there's no hope left
You want to do it together?
- At least I'm not alone - I'm not alone
I'm not alone
- I'm not alone - I'm not alone
Alone
[chuckles softly]
[chuckles]
Hi, cutie.
Hi.
[chuckles]
I like waking up with you.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
So is this gonna be a problem for work?
Oh, um...
Yeah, we should probably tell HR, huh?
I am HR.
Yeah, you are.
-Yeah, I am. -[chuckles]
soft, sexy music
[birds chirping]
contemplative pop
[sighs]
What did I do
- To break this? -[line ringing]
What did I say...
[recorded] Hey, it's Finley. Text me.
Staring at the space you left, my bed, my head
How many times can we start again?
What can I do to save this?
[line ringing]
[recorded] Hey, it's Finley. Text me.
One step too far
Finley?
Don't know where we are
Did I push us too hard?
Fin?
Finley?
One step too far
Don't know where we are
Did I push us too hard?
What if I told you I don't want to live without you?
Every high, every low, it was only for you
I need you to stay, tell me what can I do?
I would do it for you, I would do it for you
What if I told you I don't want to be without you?
Would it change anything if you knew what I knew?
I need you to stay, tell me what can I do?
I would do it for you, I would do it for you
You
I would do it for you
What if I told you I don't want to be without you?
Would it change anything if you knew what I knew?
I need you to stay, tell me what can I do?
I would do it for you, I would do it for you