1 00:00:18,019 --> 00:00:20,730 [Joe] I've always believed in The One. 2 00:00:21,355 --> 00:00:23,399 That there's someone out there for me. 3 00:00:23,483 --> 00:00:27,111 A perfect match, a soulmate. 4 00:00:27,195 --> 00:00:30,615 -And for The One, I would do anything. -[screams] 5 00:00:33,034 --> 00:00:34,911 I've had my heart broken more than once. 6 00:00:34,994 --> 00:00:37,872 Rot in there, you psychotic asshole. 7 00:00:37,955 --> 00:00:40,166 And things haven't always been easy in my life. 8 00:00:40,249 --> 00:00:41,751 [gunshot] 9 00:00:41,834 --> 00:00:42,710 What did you do? 10 00:00:45,505 --> 00:00:50,301 [Joe] But all that felt worth it when I met Love Quinn. 11 00:00:50,384 --> 00:00:51,511 I wolf you. 12 00:00:51,594 --> 00:00:52,804 [Joe] I loved her. 13 00:00:52,887 --> 00:00:55,765 I embraced all of her, even the hard parts. 14 00:00:55,848 --> 00:00:59,185 [Dottie] All you ever have to do is keep your brother safe. You failed. 15 00:00:59,268 --> 00:01:00,144 [shouts] 16 00:01:00,812 --> 00:01:03,606 [Joe] But I was wrong... about Love. 17 00:01:05,108 --> 00:01:07,819 Find a city. When you get there, I'll help you get legal ID, 18 00:01:07,902 --> 00:01:09,695 I will send you money, not abandon you. 19 00:01:09,779 --> 00:01:10,655 Burn in hell. 20 00:01:10,738 --> 00:01:13,366 [Joe] And by then, it was too late. 21 00:01:13,449 --> 00:01:14,867 We can be together now. 22 00:01:14,951 --> 00:01:16,369 I don't think we can. 23 00:01:17,328 --> 00:01:19,747 -[Joe] Really, really, truly. -No, I'm pregnant! 24 00:01:20,873 --> 00:01:24,585 [Joe] And then I realized who I really need to protect. 25 00:01:24,669 --> 00:01:26,212 Our daughter. 26 00:01:26,295 --> 00:01:28,881 For her, I moved to some soulless, 27 00:01:28,965 --> 00:01:30,925 wealthy suburb outside San Francisco. 28 00:01:31,008 --> 00:01:34,011 For her, I'd marry the monster, her mother. 29 00:01:34,095 --> 00:01:38,474 For her, I'd lock myself into this prison. 30 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:41,477 Not sure how I'm ever going to get us both out. 31 00:01:41,561 --> 00:01:47,483 But there's one part of the old me I can't quite shake. 32 00:01:48,109 --> 00:01:50,153 I still believe in The One. 33 00:01:50,987 --> 00:01:55,950 That the right person is out there for me. 34 00:01:59,787 --> 00:02:05,877 I never thought to wonder what happens after boy gets girl. 35 00:02:06,919 --> 00:02:08,462 'Cause we know: 36 00:02:09,672 --> 00:02:11,799 "And they lived happily ever after." 37 00:02:11,883 --> 00:02:14,552 Fade to black, roll credits. 38 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:18,389 I should have asked more questions. 39 00:02:18,472 --> 00:02:21,517 'Cause I've been in some harrowing situations in my life. 40 00:02:21,601 --> 00:02:23,394 -But this? -[baby crying] 41 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,355 I could really use a map. 42 00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:28,274 [Dottie] Joe. Joe. 43 00:02:29,192 --> 00:02:30,568 That's your cue. 44 00:02:31,569 --> 00:02:33,237 It's time to cut the umbilical cord. 45 00:02:33,321 --> 00:02:34,530 [monitor beeping] 46 00:02:35,198 --> 00:02:39,243 [Joe] But I've forged my way in the dark before, I can do it now. 47 00:02:39,327 --> 00:02:40,745 I have to. 48 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:43,706 To protect my daughter. 49 00:02:43,789 --> 00:02:45,791 Congratulations, Dad. It's a boy. 50 00:02:48,794 --> 00:02:50,755 -It's a boy? -Hey. 51 00:02:50,838 --> 00:02:53,007 -Hi. -[Joe] I'm fucked. 52 00:02:54,592 --> 00:02:56,052 And so is he. 53 00:02:56,719 --> 00:02:57,678 [continues crying] 54 00:03:07,146 --> 00:03:10,733 -Careful. Careful. -And what's our future president's name? 55 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,568 Henry. 56 00:03:12,652 --> 00:03:14,278 [nurse] Does he have a middle name? 57 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:17,406 Forty Quinn-Goldberg. 58 00:03:17,490 --> 00:03:19,575 We were told it would be a girl. 59 00:03:19,659 --> 00:03:21,327 [nurse] Oh, probably just shy. 60 00:03:21,410 --> 00:03:24,413 -Kept the goods hidden. -Karma. God owed us a boy. 61 00:03:25,498 --> 00:03:28,334 [Joe] As I was saying, fucked. 62 00:03:28,417 --> 00:03:29,877 [upbeat music playing] 63 00:03:41,931 --> 00:03:43,891 [Joe] Now that the baby's here, 64 00:03:43,975 --> 00:03:47,979 at least our white picket purgatory feels logical. 65 00:03:48,646 --> 00:03:51,899 We moved to Madre Linda for the schools, after all. 66 00:03:52,858 --> 00:03:56,904 When that patented NorCal fog burns off, you can see for miles. 67 00:03:56,988 --> 00:03:59,198 Miles of nosy neighbors, peering suspiciously 68 00:03:59,282 --> 00:04:02,285 from behind lawn care equipment and video doorbells. 69 00:04:03,703 --> 00:04:07,081 But, hey, safest neighborhood in the Golden State. 70 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:09,709 And who wouldn't sell their soul for that? 71 00:04:11,252 --> 00:04:12,837 We have everything. 72 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,381 So he has everything. 73 00:04:15,464 --> 00:04:19,510 The perfect family, funded by Quinn blood money. 74 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:21,637 We wanted to get here all on our own. 75 00:04:21,721 --> 00:04:25,308 You compromise when you have to, when it's for them. 76 00:04:25,391 --> 00:04:26,892 Welcome home, Forty. 77 00:04:26,976 --> 00:04:28,936 Maybe we can use his real name. 78 00:04:32,732 --> 00:04:34,108 We're a family. 79 00:04:34,734 --> 00:04:38,946 [Joe] Me, a boy and his mom, who is usually great 80 00:04:39,030 --> 00:04:41,532 but occasionally murders people with her bare hands. 81 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:42,992 What could go wrong? 82 00:04:43,075 --> 00:04:44,535 ["Buzzkill" playing] 83 00:04:45,953 --> 00:04:49,832 We've barely left the house since that drive home from the hospital. 84 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:52,543 ♪ But this life is shit And I just don't want it... ♪ 85 00:04:52,626 --> 00:04:53,919 [Henry crying] 86 00:04:54,003 --> 00:04:56,464 ♪ I hate to be a buzzkill... ♪ 87 00:04:56,547 --> 00:05:00,843 [Joe] I'd imagined parenthood would feel like an essay by Nicholson Baker. 88 00:05:01,510 --> 00:05:04,430 Tiny moments made magnificent. 89 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:05,514 Yeah. 90 00:05:05,598 --> 00:05:07,850 ♪ "Good things happen To people that are bad" ♪ 91 00:05:09,685 --> 00:05:13,189 [Joe] Or maybe a novel by Louisa May Alcott. 92 00:05:13,272 --> 00:05:17,026 Hard work but rewarding. Noble, even. 93 00:05:17,109 --> 00:05:19,070 -Go, go, go. -Okay, okay, okay. 94 00:05:20,488 --> 00:05:22,656 ♪ I don't wanna be a buzzkill ♪ 95 00:05:26,118 --> 00:05:28,829 ♪ I hate to be a buzzkill... ♪ 96 00:05:28,913 --> 00:05:31,832 [Joe] Turns out, parenthood is Groundhog Day 97 00:05:31,916 --> 00:05:33,918 as written by Jean-Paul Sartre. 98 00:05:34,001 --> 00:05:35,503 [Henry crying over monitor] 99 00:05:36,754 --> 00:05:37,588 Joe. 100 00:05:37,671 --> 00:05:39,673 [Joe] Despite living in some Greek myth 101 00:05:39,757 --> 00:05:43,302 about pushing a boulder of baby poop up a hill, 102 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:46,889 it's incredible, the urge to protect. 103 00:05:47,515 --> 00:05:51,143 I feel it in my bones. I would do anything for him. 104 00:05:51,227 --> 00:05:53,854 "I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out 105 00:05:53,938 --> 00:05:55,856 the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. 106 00:05:55,940 --> 00:05:59,068 He'd come a long way to this blue lawn, and it--" 107 00:06:02,154 --> 00:06:03,030 It's okay. 108 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:07,451 What I don't feel is connection. 109 00:06:07,535 --> 00:06:08,577 [crying] 110 00:06:08,661 --> 00:06:12,790 The more I try to bond, the more he cries. 111 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:15,793 He knows we don't have it. 112 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:19,463 [crying continues] 113 00:06:23,134 --> 00:06:24,969 -You okay? -I'm fine. 114 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:27,388 [Joe] "I'm fine" is code for "nipples are bleeding, 115 00:06:27,471 --> 00:06:28,848 hormones still a mosh pit, 116 00:06:28,931 --> 00:06:31,600 haven't slept in six months, and have not begun to process 117 00:06:31,684 --> 00:06:33,727 -the death of my brother." -[knocking on door] 118 00:06:33,811 --> 00:06:37,148 I'm here. Where's my perfect boy? 119 00:06:37,773 --> 00:06:39,442 Look what Glamma got Forty. 120 00:06:39,525 --> 00:06:41,819 [Joe] Also not processing Forty's death, 121 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:45,364 Glamma Dottie, who got a condo 30 minutes away. 122 00:06:45,448 --> 00:06:47,783 Mom, his name is Henry. 123 00:06:47,867 --> 00:06:51,245 Well, Henry smells like he needs a change. 124 00:06:51,328 --> 00:06:53,164 I'll do it. If you just, uh... 125 00:06:54,039 --> 00:06:56,041 take a few photos for my feed. 126 00:06:56,876 --> 00:06:58,878 -Okay. -[Joe] Though she is chronicling her grief 127 00:06:58,961 --> 00:07:01,213 extensively on Instagram. 128 00:07:01,297 --> 00:07:05,718 And her shaman officially confirmed that Henry is Forty, reincarnated. 129 00:07:05,801 --> 00:07:08,220 Given how ecstatic he is when she comes around 130 00:07:08,304 --> 00:07:12,141 and how, well, not with me, Dottie's Shaman might be right. 131 00:07:15,186 --> 00:07:16,437 [ominous music playing] 132 00:07:17,688 --> 00:07:22,401 At least I have a small remnant of my former life. 133 00:07:29,575 --> 00:07:31,744 There's no bookstore in this circle of hell, 134 00:07:31,827 --> 00:07:34,246 but I found willing buyers online. 135 00:07:34,914 --> 00:07:37,041 And I send the profits to Ellie... 136 00:07:38,042 --> 00:07:39,585 whenever I hear from her. 137 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:48,427 [Joe] On the rare occasion we do venture into the wild, Forty-- 138 00:07:48,511 --> 00:07:53,432 No, no. Henry inevitably cries before we're handed our lattes. 139 00:07:53,516 --> 00:07:54,600 [Henry crying] 140 00:07:57,853 --> 00:07:58,771 [Sherry] Aw. 141 00:07:59,939 --> 00:08:03,317 My twins had an oral fixation for the record books. 142 00:08:04,860 --> 00:08:06,612 Sherry, by the way. 143 00:08:06,695 --> 00:08:10,616 [Joe] As in, locally famous momfluencer Sherry Conrad. 144 00:08:10,699 --> 00:08:15,079 Her blog slash podcast slash brand, Heart-Shaped Mistakes-- 145 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:18,040 Kill me. --is a mecca of humblebragging and superiority 146 00:08:18,123 --> 00:08:19,959 fronting as hard-earned wisdom. 147 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:22,211 -I'm Love. -Quinn-Goldberg? 148 00:08:22,294 --> 00:08:24,046 -And this is Joe? -[Love] Yeah. 149 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:27,550 And Mr. Handsome here is Forty, is it? 150 00:08:27,633 --> 00:08:30,511 -Henry. It's Henry. -Crazy it's taken months for us to meet. 151 00:08:30,594 --> 00:08:32,972 Yeah. Well, newborn, you know. 152 00:08:33,055 --> 00:08:35,391 Oh, my God. I completely understand. 153 00:08:35,474 --> 00:08:37,810 Glad we're able to run into each other. 154 00:08:37,893 --> 00:08:42,565 We gotta get coffee together, Love. I'll share all my secrets. 155 00:08:42,648 --> 00:08:43,691 [Joe] That tone, 156 00:08:43,774 --> 00:08:47,361 warm with an undertone of Peach-level condescension. 157 00:08:47,444 --> 00:08:49,738 You're doing great. Bye. 158 00:08:49,822 --> 00:08:50,990 Thanks. Bye. 159 00:08:52,032 --> 00:08:54,785 Like I need her approval. What the fuck? 160 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:57,830 She's lucky I didn't stab her in the eye. Let's go. 161 00:08:58,706 --> 00:09:01,542 [Joe] Thing about trying to keep a human infant alive, 162 00:09:01,625 --> 00:09:05,754 you can't afford to think too hard about who you're in the trenches with. 163 00:09:05,838 --> 00:09:07,381 I'm in the trenches with a woman 164 00:09:07,464 --> 00:09:09,508 who jokes about stabbing someone in the eye, 165 00:09:09,592 --> 00:09:12,678 -but is actually perfectly capable of it. -Want some? 166 00:09:12,761 --> 00:09:14,388 Mm. Thank you. 167 00:09:15,848 --> 00:09:20,603 I don't let myself think about who Love is, what she is. 168 00:09:20,686 --> 00:09:24,607 My job is to be a good husband so I can be a good father. 169 00:09:24,690 --> 00:09:25,816 Hey, Natalie! 170 00:09:26,692 --> 00:09:27,776 Hi. 171 00:09:29,028 --> 00:09:30,362 [ominous music playing] 172 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:44,209 [door unlocks] 173 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:49,340 I don't get what her problem is. 174 00:09:49,882 --> 00:09:53,010 -What? Who? -Our neighbor, Natalie. 175 00:09:53,969 --> 00:09:56,889 She didn't give us a housewarming gift, nothing when Forty was born. 176 00:09:56,972 --> 00:09:59,016 Henry. Henry. 177 00:09:59,099 --> 00:10:02,061 Yeah, I think you're right. She seems a little off. 178 00:10:07,066 --> 00:10:09,401 What, did I kiss you wrong? Or... 179 00:10:09,485 --> 00:10:11,904 No, no, I'm just tired. 180 00:10:11,987 --> 00:10:15,574 And this place is a mess. And Sherry just said to my face... 181 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,287 -basically, that I'm a mess. -She's an idiot. Just lie down. 182 00:10:20,371 --> 00:10:22,873 I'll take care of this, take care of him. 183 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:25,834 -[Henry crying] -Shh. 184 00:10:25,918 --> 00:10:29,171 [Joe] And there he goes. Every time I touch him. 185 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,965 Just fucking let me do it, Joe. Joe. Joe. 186 00:10:32,049 --> 00:10:33,050 It's fine. 187 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:36,637 Come on. Let's go. Let's go. 188 00:10:38,222 --> 00:10:39,932 -[Henry stops crying] -Hey, hey, hey. 189 00:10:40,015 --> 00:10:42,059 [Joe] Why does my own child not like me? 190 00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:45,479 You know, babies can tell when your heart's not in it. 191 00:10:45,562 --> 00:10:48,774 -I-- What--? -No. I'm sorry. It's all in my head. 192 00:10:52,236 --> 00:10:54,071 [pensive music playing] 193 00:10:57,950 --> 00:10:59,326 Go fuck yourself. 194 00:11:06,083 --> 00:11:09,545 [Joe] Love's right. My heart's not really in it. 195 00:11:10,421 --> 00:11:14,007 How could it be when you stole it? 196 00:11:14,883 --> 00:11:15,801 Love? 197 00:11:17,928 --> 00:11:18,971 Hey, uh... 198 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:23,726 we're running low on diapers, so I'll be right back. 199 00:11:31,775 --> 00:11:35,863 Honestly, you're what's gotten me through this imprisonment. 200 00:11:38,574 --> 00:11:41,535 The green light at the end of my dock. 201 00:11:43,662 --> 00:11:46,540 Knowing you feel the same as I do. 202 00:11:48,292 --> 00:11:49,918 Hello, neighbor. 203 00:11:58,510 --> 00:12:00,471 [Joe] I don't want it to happen here like this. 204 00:12:00,554 --> 00:12:03,307 I want you some place luxurious. You deserve that. 205 00:12:03,390 --> 00:12:06,435 The car is fine. Shut up and kiss me. 206 00:12:06,518 --> 00:12:08,061 Did you just read my mind? 207 00:12:08,145 --> 00:12:09,730 [dramatic music playing] 208 00:12:14,318 --> 00:12:15,527 [knocking on glass] 209 00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:23,660 -Hey, neighbor. -Hi, Natalie. 210 00:12:23,744 --> 00:12:27,498 You must be so under-slept. I hear your baby crying all the time. 211 00:12:27,581 --> 00:12:30,375 -Oh. -No, no. Babies cry. Just... 212 00:12:30,459 --> 00:12:34,129 I get why you might be sleeping in a grocery store parking lot. 213 00:12:34,213 --> 00:12:37,007 Here. I thought I'd save you a trip. 214 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:38,926 [Joe] You've been watching me too. 215 00:12:39,009 --> 00:12:41,261 -Thank you. -One more thing. 216 00:12:41,345 --> 00:12:44,890 Don't believe the bullshit about breastfeeding preventing pregnancy. 217 00:12:44,973 --> 00:12:47,184 My sister got knocked up so fast. 218 00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,436 Friends tell friends. So... 219 00:12:52,564 --> 00:12:54,316 [Joe] Are you flirting with me? 220 00:13:01,073 --> 00:13:04,576 [Joe] Sure, the condom thing may be a little joke from a neighbor 221 00:13:04,660 --> 00:13:06,995 with a mild taste for stirring the pot. 222 00:13:07,079 --> 00:13:10,457 Just friendly. Very friendly though. 223 00:13:10,541 --> 00:13:13,627 Exciting as that is, I have to be careful. 224 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:18,382 I can't just walk out of this web. The spider has my child. 225 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:21,260 Also, truth? I've made... 226 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:24,930 mistakes in the past. 227 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:31,937 Would you be a mistake? 228 00:13:33,105 --> 00:13:34,481 Who are you? 229 00:13:37,776 --> 00:13:40,237 -Where are you going? Great, feed Henry. -Oh, just-- 230 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,490 I got winded going up ten stairs. I need to hit a gym. 231 00:13:44,241 --> 00:13:45,075 [Joe] Shit. 232 00:13:49,538 --> 00:13:51,832 Whenever I hang with Henry, I'm reminded of two things. 233 00:13:51,915 --> 00:13:53,417 One, he hates me. 234 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:57,421 Two, I have to protect him at all costs from what happened to me. 235 00:13:57,504 --> 00:13:58,964 [boy 1] Joey! 236 00:13:59,047 --> 00:14:01,884 -Where's your mama now? -[boy 2] Run, you little bitch! 237 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:04,303 -Run, you little bitch! -Come get some. 238 00:14:04,386 --> 00:14:06,054 -What are you scared of? -Get him! 239 00:14:06,138 --> 00:14:07,723 Come on, Joey! 240 00:14:07,806 --> 00:14:09,016 Open the door. 241 00:14:09,099 --> 00:14:11,226 -You freak! -Come get what's coming to you. 242 00:14:11,310 --> 00:14:13,979 -[teacher] Boys! What's going on here? -Teacher! Run! 243 00:14:14,646 --> 00:14:16,189 [woman] Boys! What did--? 244 00:14:21,028 --> 00:14:22,362 [knocking on door] 245 00:14:22,446 --> 00:14:26,158 [Paulie] Hey, hey. Joe, Joe. Let me in. Hey, it's me, it's me. Let me in. 246 00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:30,037 Dude, you okay? 247 00:14:31,079 --> 00:14:33,165 Bro, why do you do this to yourself? 248 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:35,334 -They're the ones who do it. -You asked for it. 249 00:14:37,044 --> 00:14:40,339 -Quit saying your mom's coming back. -She is. 250 00:14:41,298 --> 00:14:43,216 If she cared, would you be here? 251 00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:45,344 -You don't understand. -Fine. 252 00:14:45,969 --> 00:14:47,721 Just shut up about it, okay? 253 00:14:48,972 --> 00:14:50,974 -I don't see why-- -The rest of us are trying to deal 254 00:14:51,058 --> 00:14:53,018 with how no one fucking wants us. 255 00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:58,690 Face it. When our parents gave us up, they threw us away forever, man. 256 00:15:02,027 --> 00:15:04,738 [woman] Natalie! Oh, my God, look at this place! 257 00:15:04,821 --> 00:15:05,656 [Joe] Who are you? 258 00:15:07,449 --> 00:15:10,827 On the surface, a realtor, and you're good at it. 259 00:15:10,911 --> 00:15:13,330 You wanna make things lovelier. 260 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:16,249 You left college early when you met your husband, 261 00:15:16,333 --> 00:15:18,794 tech entrepreneur Matthew Engler, 262 00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:21,338 about whom there is even less to learn 263 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:23,966 unless I wanna take the word of publicists 264 00:15:24,049 --> 00:15:26,385 paid to manicure every inch of his online footprint. 265 00:15:27,803 --> 00:15:29,554 Is this what you wanted? 266 00:15:30,347 --> 00:15:33,600 Marry someone older, busy, never home 267 00:15:33,684 --> 00:15:36,019 while you sell houses to rich assholes 268 00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:40,065 and pick up his dry cleaning? Is that love for you? 269 00:15:40,148 --> 00:15:41,858 Do you love him? 270 00:15:41,942 --> 00:15:45,362 Do you long for something deeper, true? 271 00:15:45,946 --> 00:15:47,155 Like I do. 272 00:15:49,741 --> 00:15:51,410 -[Andrew] I know. -[Kiki] I think someone-- 273 00:15:51,493 --> 00:15:54,496 -Like, I think maybe... -[Sherry] Oh, Love Quinn! 274 00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:56,498 Come hither. [chuckles] 275 00:15:56,581 --> 00:15:59,918 -Hi. -Hi. This is Kiki, and this is Andrew. 276 00:16:00,002 --> 00:16:01,837 -Hi. -Nice to meet you. 277 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,382 Love's gorgeous baby boy is, what, seven months? 278 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:07,134 -[Love] Yeah. -Oh, I miss that age. 279 00:16:07,217 --> 00:16:11,221 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Love, I was glad to see you in class. 280 00:16:11,304 --> 00:16:13,765 -Fucking kicked my ass. -Oh, I know. 281 00:16:13,849 --> 00:16:15,976 That class is for really fit people, 282 00:16:16,059 --> 00:16:18,020 but you'll get used to it. 283 00:16:18,103 --> 00:16:22,399 -I had so much baby weight to lose. -Same. I had quite the journey. 284 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,860 I mean, much worse than yours. 285 00:16:24,943 --> 00:16:26,570 It was. It really was. 286 00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:30,866 Is it just me or is everyone calling me fat? 287 00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:33,243 -Oh, oh, no. -No, no, no. 288 00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:35,662 And would that even be a pejorative? 289 00:16:35,746 --> 00:16:38,707 I mean, beauty doesn't have a size, Love. 290 00:16:39,666 --> 00:16:41,168 Come latte with us. 291 00:16:41,793 --> 00:16:43,045 -Yeah? -Mm-hm. 292 00:16:44,129 --> 00:16:45,213 Okay. 293 00:16:45,297 --> 00:16:48,216 -Yeah, I could go for some coffee. -Amazing. 294 00:16:48,300 --> 00:16:50,177 Great! We got a group. 295 00:16:50,260 --> 00:16:51,303 [Sherry laughs] 296 00:16:58,435 --> 00:17:00,937 [Joe] I might not have solved the mystery of you yet, 297 00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:05,317 but I know one thing: I wasn't wrong to be intrigued. 298 00:17:07,611 --> 00:17:10,655 Forgive the pun. This speaks volumes about you. 299 00:17:10,739 --> 00:17:13,825 I didn't even know this hell-burb had a library. 300 00:17:20,499 --> 00:17:25,170 Libraries represent the very best of civilized society, 301 00:17:25,253 --> 00:17:29,299 the housing of an egalitarian access to knowledge. 302 00:17:30,050 --> 00:17:32,260 It's what separates us from the apes. 303 00:17:34,346 --> 00:17:38,850 And yet, it physically hurts to see the condition of most of these books. 304 00:17:38,934 --> 00:17:41,853 Mr. Mooney once said the way a society treats its books 305 00:17:41,937 --> 00:17:43,563 is the most accurate harbinger of its fate. 306 00:17:43,647 --> 00:17:45,232 You see enough broken bindings, 307 00:17:45,315 --> 00:17:48,735 you know that Rome's burning or will be soon enough. 308 00:17:49,861 --> 00:17:53,907 But there's still something to fight for in this wretched world. 309 00:17:54,950 --> 00:17:56,785 Oh, what's little man's name? 310 00:17:56,868 --> 00:18:00,664 -Oh, it's Henry. -I dated a Henry. 311 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:04,292 -Henrys are great. -Well, Henry thanks you. 312 00:18:04,376 --> 00:18:05,544 Excuse us. 313 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,879 Hard to be invisible with the greatest lady magnet 314 00:18:07,963 --> 00:18:10,632 in the history of the species strapped to you. 315 00:18:16,346 --> 00:18:19,474 The Fifth Season, Gone Girl, Seabiscuit. 316 00:18:19,558 --> 00:18:22,435 Okay, I'm stumped. Why those? 317 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:24,062 -Who are you? -[Henry crying] 318 00:18:24,771 --> 00:18:26,106 Oh, Henry, okay. 319 00:18:37,409 --> 00:18:39,244 All right, it's okay. Shh, shh, shh. 320 00:18:39,327 --> 00:18:40,370 [Henry stops crying] 321 00:18:45,125 --> 00:18:47,419 -Hi. -So are you gonna chase after her, 322 00:18:47,502 --> 00:18:50,046 -or could I help you with something? -Yeah. 323 00:18:50,130 --> 00:18:54,009 -I'd like to apply for a library card. -You've come to the right place. 324 00:18:54,092 --> 00:18:55,218 Good. 325 00:18:56,428 --> 00:18:57,679 Fill that out for me. 326 00:18:58,555 --> 00:19:01,850 We have a great kids section just in the corner. 327 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:05,770 And... you can take that home with you. 328 00:19:07,189 --> 00:19:09,274 Natalie picked it out for you. 329 00:19:13,195 --> 00:19:15,780 [Joe] You are flirting with me. 330 00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:17,365 -Thank you. -Mm-hm. 331 00:19:22,287 --> 00:19:25,999 When they start to crawl, it's a miracle anyone survives. 332 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:29,377 I'm so blessed we have three incredible nannies. 333 00:19:29,461 --> 00:19:32,547 Oh, my God. It's twice as insane with twins. 334 00:19:32,631 --> 00:19:34,966 It's kind of why I started writing. To just share. 335 00:19:35,050 --> 00:19:38,845 So others won't make the mountain of mistakes I did. 336 00:19:38,929 --> 00:19:41,306 Yeah. What is the name of your blog again? 337 00:19:41,389 --> 00:19:43,475 [Kiki] Oh, she's Heart-Shaped Mistakes. 338 00:19:43,558 --> 00:19:45,769 -You seriously haven't read it? -No. 339 00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:48,271 -It's small. -She invented momfluencing. 340 00:19:48,355 --> 00:19:49,981 -Don't be humble. -No. It's fun. 341 00:19:50,065 --> 00:19:53,860 I can stay home with my twins. What do you do for work? 342 00:19:56,112 --> 00:20:01,409 -Well, I used to-- I'm trained as a chef. -Oh. 343 00:20:02,118 --> 00:20:03,703 Yeah, and I, uh... 344 00:20:04,996 --> 00:20:07,707 I haven't really had much time since he was born, I guess. 345 00:20:07,791 --> 00:20:10,502 -Well, yes. -Your job right now is to connect 346 00:20:10,585 --> 00:20:12,003 with your baby and your man. 347 00:20:12,087 --> 00:20:15,757 So easy for you to say. Has your vagina even recovered yet? 348 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,469 -Oh, my God. You're embarrassing her. -Don't be vagina-phobic. 349 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:25,141 God! I wish someone would've told me. Sex is hard to get back into. 350 00:20:25,684 --> 00:20:29,396 -But connecting intimately? So crucial. -[Andrew] Mm-hm. 351 00:20:29,479 --> 00:20:32,857 Endorphins, oxytocin, it's incredible for the breast milk. 352 00:20:32,941 --> 00:20:35,652 In fact, if you're not orgasming, 353 00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:39,281 your breast milk isn't doing it for your baby's precious growing brain. 354 00:20:40,365 --> 00:20:43,201 -Well, we're all over that, so... -Oh. 355 00:20:43,285 --> 00:20:44,119 Okay. 356 00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:52,544 [Joe] Tender Is the Night is widely considered Fitzgerald's darkest work. 357 00:20:52,627 --> 00:20:54,713 It's about marriage and infidelity. 358 00:20:55,297 --> 00:20:57,132 Invitation? Or a warning? 359 00:20:57,215 --> 00:20:59,634 -Okay. I finally got him down. -Mm. Good work. 360 00:21:00,844 --> 00:21:03,555 And I got you... 361 00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:06,808 a pain au chocolat. 362 00:21:07,517 --> 00:21:10,312 [Joe] Don't get me wrong. This isn't some German fairy tale 363 00:21:10,395 --> 00:21:13,815 where a witch keeps me locked up till it's time to eat me. 364 00:21:14,399 --> 00:21:16,735 Love is nice, giving. 365 00:21:17,694 --> 00:21:21,156 I fell in love with a certain version of her. 366 00:21:23,533 --> 00:21:24,617 What do you think? 367 00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:32,959 -It's okay. -Exactly. This is the best bakery in town? 368 00:21:33,043 --> 00:21:35,628 Shoddy lamination. Too sweet. 369 00:21:35,712 --> 00:21:38,882 -Definitely didn't use French butter. -Yeah. Yeah, banish them. 370 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:41,217 Off with their heads. Done. 371 00:21:53,146 --> 00:21:55,065 -Hi. -Hi. 372 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,118 Am I interrupting your reading? 373 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,205 -No, no. No, you're not. -Seems like I am. 374 00:22:10,288 --> 00:22:12,123 -Just come back. Come back, Love. -Fuck. 375 00:22:12,207 --> 00:22:13,875 -Stay. Stay. -No, Joe. Why? 376 00:22:16,753 --> 00:22:19,297 -Why won't you talk to me? -What? We talk-- 377 00:22:19,381 --> 00:22:21,716 Something is going on. You're always distracted. 378 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,843 -I'm not distracted. -Why won't you tell me? 379 00:22:24,636 --> 00:22:26,054 [Henry crying over monitor] 380 00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:28,973 I've got him. 381 00:22:34,187 --> 00:22:36,314 I'm gonna take him to his grandma's. 382 00:22:36,398 --> 00:22:38,608 -Love. -No, don't worry about it, Joe. 383 00:22:39,651 --> 00:22:40,652 Enjoy the quiet. 384 00:22:57,585 --> 00:22:59,337 [Joe] Where are you? 385 00:22:59,421 --> 00:23:00,547 [cell phone buzzing] 386 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:15,728 -Hello. -[Natalie] Hey, neighbor. 387 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:17,230 Care for a drink? 388 00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:20,859 How'd you get my number? 389 00:23:21,401 --> 00:23:23,486 My husband, Matthew, works in tech. 390 00:23:25,655 --> 00:23:26,531 So... 391 00:23:27,407 --> 00:23:29,742 not at all invasive tech. 392 00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:32,245 Why are you nervous? 393 00:23:32,328 --> 00:23:34,706 Got some checkered past you're trying to hide? 394 00:23:36,499 --> 00:23:38,585 No, I'm not worried about me so much as... 395 00:23:40,086 --> 00:23:42,922 you know, the future of civilization. 396 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:44,424 Ah. 397 00:23:45,008 --> 00:23:47,260 Well, that's a lost cause. 398 00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:51,347 You know, I feel I should warn you. 399 00:23:52,223 --> 00:23:55,059 There's no such thing as privacy in Madre Linda. 400 00:23:55,143 --> 00:23:56,561 Including here. 401 00:23:57,729 --> 00:23:58,688 See. 402 00:23:59,731 --> 00:24:01,774 All the cameras in my house. 403 00:24:02,734 --> 00:24:06,696 One out here is broken. That's why I spend so much time by the pool. 404 00:24:07,572 --> 00:24:11,993 It's the only place in this entire town I don't feel like I'm being watched. 405 00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:14,245 Boop. Boop. 406 00:24:15,413 --> 00:24:16,414 There. 407 00:24:16,498 --> 00:24:17,957 [Joe] You want us to be alone? 408 00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:19,626 Even that's not really privacy. 409 00:24:19,709 --> 00:24:22,086 Matthew will see I turned them off and wonder why. 410 00:24:23,379 --> 00:24:26,382 It's so weird, I don't remember putting on a leash, 411 00:24:26,466 --> 00:24:27,467 just kind of... 412 00:24:28,259 --> 00:24:30,345 slipped around my neck at some point. 413 00:24:30,428 --> 00:24:32,472 [Joe] You're a prisoner too. 414 00:24:32,555 --> 00:24:35,642 I guess marriage isn't really built for secrets. 415 00:24:35,725 --> 00:24:38,228 Or people aren't really built for marriage. 416 00:24:41,356 --> 00:24:42,190 Come with. 417 00:24:43,024 --> 00:24:44,275 I need another drink. 418 00:24:57,288 --> 00:24:58,414 To new friends. 419 00:24:59,916 --> 00:25:03,628 "Who can often have a better time together than old." 420 00:25:03,711 --> 00:25:05,672 -You got my book. -Hmm. 421 00:25:06,631 --> 00:25:08,049 -Oh, shit. -Whoa. 422 00:25:09,884 --> 00:25:11,844 Here. Is that okay? Can I see it? 423 00:25:14,013 --> 00:25:18,268 Aye. Just put pressure on it. That should stop the bleeding. 424 00:25:22,939 --> 00:25:24,732 Do you have a first aid kit? 425 00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:26,401 Yeah. 426 00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:30,071 [Joe] It feels right. 427 00:25:30,154 --> 00:25:31,698 Taking care of you. 428 00:25:32,615 --> 00:25:35,410 There. I think you'll live. 429 00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:39,080 -Does it hurt? -Nothing more wine won't cure. 430 00:25:50,258 --> 00:25:51,759 You feel it too, don't you? 431 00:25:51,843 --> 00:25:52,844 What? 432 00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:57,265 That feeling when you're first with someone. 433 00:25:57,348 --> 00:26:00,310 All the tension, possibility... 434 00:26:00,393 --> 00:26:02,061 I wish I could bottle it. 435 00:26:03,688 --> 00:26:05,231 It's better than anything. 436 00:26:05,315 --> 00:26:06,232 [Joe] I feel it. 437 00:26:09,235 --> 00:26:12,196 I thought it would stay, with Matthew. 438 00:26:14,282 --> 00:26:16,618 Do you think it inevitably goes away? 439 00:26:16,701 --> 00:26:18,119 I think if it's right... 440 00:26:20,121 --> 00:26:21,247 it stays. 441 00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:25,293 So how long did it stay with you and Love? 442 00:26:27,545 --> 00:26:29,339 It's hard to say. Um... 443 00:26:29,964 --> 00:26:31,674 I didn't know the real her... 444 00:26:33,009 --> 00:26:34,385 when I fell in love. 445 00:26:34,469 --> 00:26:36,554 -I know how that feels. -I got swept up. 446 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:38,473 By the time I realized, it was too late. 447 00:26:41,643 --> 00:26:43,811 I couldn't leave. I couldn't leave her. 448 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:46,814 People leave all the time. 449 00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:52,195 Not Love. 450 00:26:53,363 --> 00:26:56,240 Our daughter-- We thought we were gonna have a little girl. 451 00:26:56,324 --> 00:26:57,450 Anyway... 452 00:26:58,993 --> 00:27:00,036 I'm in it now... 453 00:27:01,037 --> 00:27:01,871 with Love. 454 00:27:02,580 --> 00:27:03,414 Are you? 455 00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:08,461 Kids aren't handcuffs. 456 00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:11,547 Matthew has a stepson. 457 00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:16,219 -We don't see him much. -That sounds terrible, for the kid. 458 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:17,970 It's fine, actually. 459 00:27:18,054 --> 00:27:19,097 You know why? 460 00:27:19,180 --> 00:27:21,849 People are happier when they aren't lying to themselves... 461 00:27:23,101 --> 00:27:24,268 and everyone else. 462 00:27:24,352 --> 00:27:26,020 So, what are you doing here? 463 00:27:27,897 --> 00:27:28,773 [groans] 464 00:27:30,149 --> 00:27:32,568 -I can't leave him either. -Oh! 465 00:27:34,779 --> 00:27:36,447 I can't do that to him. 466 00:27:37,990 --> 00:27:40,284 Even if it means I stay in this... 467 00:27:40,952 --> 00:27:45,623 Dwell Magazine, Twilight Zone fucking purgatory forever. 468 00:27:46,374 --> 00:27:48,501 -Is it that bad here? -Ha. 469 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:50,753 If you're not careful, 470 00:27:51,671 --> 00:27:54,966 you'll start caring about private schools, 471 00:27:55,049 --> 00:27:57,927 stock portfolios, start reading on a Kindle. 472 00:27:58,010 --> 00:27:58,845 Fuck. 473 00:27:58,928 --> 00:27:59,971 [Natalie chuckles] 474 00:28:07,437 --> 00:28:09,230 You wanna see my reading room? 475 00:28:16,195 --> 00:28:18,489 We've always slept in separate rooms. 476 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,324 I'm an insomniac. 477 00:28:20,950 --> 00:28:23,202 Also, a slob. 478 00:28:26,748 --> 00:28:30,585 [Joe] Everything suddenly feels real. 479 00:28:30,668 --> 00:28:34,213 I'm married but to the wrong person. What if you're the right one? 480 00:28:34,297 --> 00:28:36,048 Hey, where'd you go? 481 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:38,301 Get out of your head. 482 00:28:40,011 --> 00:28:41,262 Come here. 483 00:29:02,158 --> 00:29:04,452 [Joe] No. Husband, father. I can't. 484 00:29:04,535 --> 00:29:05,369 I'm sorry. 485 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:07,872 I gave you the wrong impression. 486 00:29:08,873 --> 00:29:10,875 -I'm pretty sure you didn't. -No. 487 00:29:13,127 --> 00:29:14,921 I'm just looking for a friend. 488 00:29:16,506 --> 00:29:17,507 Shit. 489 00:29:24,305 --> 00:29:25,973 [Joe] No, never again. 490 00:29:26,057 --> 00:29:29,268 -I promised myself I would do this right. -[door closes] 491 00:29:29,352 --> 00:29:31,687 Love. Hey, I thought-- 492 00:29:31,771 --> 00:29:33,439 I got there... 493 00:29:34,607 --> 00:29:36,984 and then I thought about seeing my mom, 494 00:29:37,068 --> 00:29:39,862 and I went and got Häagen-Dazs instead. 495 00:29:41,656 --> 00:29:44,367 Are you okay? You look a little flushed. 496 00:29:45,576 --> 00:29:47,328 I just had a drink with the neighbor. 497 00:29:47,411 --> 00:29:49,288 -Hmm. [chuckles] -You're right. She's crazy. 498 00:29:49,831 --> 00:29:52,875 Look, I'm sorry for running off. 499 00:29:52,959 --> 00:29:53,960 I just-- 500 00:30:02,426 --> 00:30:04,512 I was just thinking about our vows. 501 00:30:05,847 --> 00:30:07,598 Oh. Yeah. 502 00:30:08,224 --> 00:30:11,602 The ones we wrote on In-N-Out bags on the way to the courthouse. 503 00:30:12,353 --> 00:30:16,190 You said you would always share a bite of your pastry with me. 504 00:30:16,732 --> 00:30:18,860 That's-- That's so generous. 505 00:30:19,944 --> 00:30:22,655 -I am generous. -You really are, and I'm an asshole. 506 00:30:22,738 --> 00:30:26,367 -No, you're not. You're just-- -I am. And it's been so crazy. 507 00:30:27,994 --> 00:30:30,371 And I was just thinking about that bite. 508 00:30:33,374 --> 00:30:34,667 And you were hungry? 509 00:30:36,794 --> 00:30:38,212 -Yeah. -Me too. 510 00:30:38,296 --> 00:30:39,672 [dramatic music playing] 511 00:30:47,305 --> 00:30:49,098 [Joe] That feeling you wanna bottle, 512 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:51,434 turns out, it can come back. 513 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:53,895 Maybe this is what we were looking for in each other, Natalie. 514 00:30:53,978 --> 00:30:55,563 What I needed from you. 515 00:30:55,646 --> 00:30:58,232 A way back to Love. 516 00:30:58,316 --> 00:31:00,610 Maybe, thanks to you, 517 00:31:00,693 --> 00:31:02,361 I can make this work. 518 00:31:06,282 --> 00:31:07,325 [moaning] 519 00:31:16,709 --> 00:31:19,420 I should have told Sherry we were busy. This is gonna suck. 520 00:31:19,503 --> 00:31:21,964 Something tells me she's not someone you say no to. 521 00:31:22,757 --> 00:31:23,591 It'll be fine. 522 00:31:24,342 --> 00:31:25,927 -[doorbell rings] -I have you... 523 00:31:27,011 --> 00:31:28,054 and pie. 524 00:31:29,764 --> 00:31:31,223 -Quinn-Goldbergs. -[Love] Hey. 525 00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:34,477 -Step right on up. -Here you go. This is for you. 526 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,270 -It's gluten-free. -Oh, great. 527 00:31:36,354 --> 00:31:37,188 Yes. 528 00:31:37,939 --> 00:31:40,441 [Joe] Fun fact, Sherry had to post an apology video 529 00:31:40,524 --> 00:31:42,318 in August 2020 after it was discovered 530 00:31:42,401 --> 00:31:45,112 that she had a massive party while the rest of us were home, 531 00:31:45,196 --> 00:31:47,031 clutching hand sanitizer. 532 00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:50,159 Rumor was, the whole neighborhood got a secret vaccine 533 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:53,537 manufactured for the Queen of England and were thus immune to COVID. 534 00:31:54,038 --> 00:31:56,123 I don't believe in conspiracies, 535 00:31:56,207 --> 00:31:59,418 except when they're about unfair advantages of being rich. 536 00:31:59,502 --> 00:32:02,213 Those are true. Trust me, I married a Quinn. 537 00:32:02,296 --> 00:32:05,883 Go get you some Pinot. It's from my friends' winery. 538 00:32:05,967 --> 00:32:08,386 They 3D-print their wine barrels. 539 00:32:09,804 --> 00:32:10,638 Hi. 540 00:32:11,222 --> 00:32:12,807 [indistinct chatter] 541 00:32:15,893 --> 00:32:16,978 Thank you. 542 00:32:17,853 --> 00:32:20,982 Oh, that's Kiki and her husband, Brandon. 543 00:32:21,691 --> 00:32:25,444 And there's Andrew and his lawyer husband. 544 00:32:25,528 --> 00:32:27,071 I can't remember his name. 545 00:32:27,571 --> 00:32:28,572 Jackson. 546 00:32:33,119 --> 00:32:35,997 Andrew, Jackson. Now, that is unfortunate. 547 00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:37,832 Oh, my God. 548 00:32:40,084 --> 00:32:41,877 -How could I forget? -They seem okay, 549 00:32:41,961 --> 00:32:44,588 if you discount the obscene one-percenter bubble they live in. 550 00:32:44,672 --> 00:32:48,801 Mm. I have to discount that or we'd have to guillotine both of us too. 551 00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:50,636 Then they're a nice couple. 552 00:32:51,595 --> 00:32:52,680 [Sherry laughing] 553 00:32:53,556 --> 00:32:55,349 Contrary to our gracious host. 554 00:32:55,433 --> 00:32:57,059 [Joe] Never trust a queen bee. 555 00:32:57,143 --> 00:32:59,186 Let me show you around, Love. 556 00:32:59,270 --> 00:33:00,896 -Oh, thank you. -Yeah. 557 00:33:01,731 --> 00:33:03,232 [Cary] Ah, you must be Joe. 558 00:33:04,191 --> 00:33:05,985 Finally, we meet. Cary Conrad. 559 00:33:06,527 --> 00:33:11,449 'Cause is your life even a brand without a perfectly imperfect soulmate? 560 00:33:11,532 --> 00:33:12,742 Oh, my God. 561 00:33:13,826 --> 00:33:16,704 Mission accomplished. I cannot tell who the bigger douchebag is. 562 00:33:16,787 --> 00:33:19,790 -Nice to meet you. -Let me show you the grill setup. 563 00:33:20,374 --> 00:33:21,375 Okay. 564 00:33:23,210 --> 00:33:27,256 A sea of awkward nerds made good. Tech made the money, wives did the rest. 565 00:33:27,339 --> 00:33:28,883 Clothes, hair, Barry's Bootcamp, 566 00:33:28,966 --> 00:33:33,429 and they go from kid-stuffed-in-locker to 21st-century master of the universe. 567 00:33:33,512 --> 00:33:36,307 -It's kind of sweet. -Kiki tells Dakota, "Don't bother Daddy. 568 00:33:36,390 --> 00:33:39,560 He's micro-dosing ketamine. It's his special time." 569 00:33:39,643 --> 00:33:42,021 [Joe] If you overlook the haze of narcissistic delusion 570 00:33:42,104 --> 00:33:43,314 that just the right biohack, 571 00:33:43,397 --> 00:33:44,607 you'll live forever. 572 00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:47,985 It's all paleo. Well, keto, really. 573 00:33:48,069 --> 00:33:51,405 I find when I I.F., I'm good on any amount of fats. 574 00:33:51,489 --> 00:33:53,449 -I.F.? -Intermittent fasting. 575 00:33:54,408 --> 00:33:55,242 You don't? 576 00:33:55,785 --> 00:34:00,623 Well, I mean, obviously you must not because you're genetically blessed. 577 00:34:01,749 --> 00:34:02,958 Let me get in there. 578 00:34:03,709 --> 00:34:04,543 Oh, yeah. 579 00:34:05,169 --> 00:34:06,796 Lucky. Super high metab. 580 00:34:07,421 --> 00:34:10,925 The guys come and train with me. I'm a monster. You'll love it. 581 00:34:11,008 --> 00:34:14,345 [Joe] Is he flirting with me or inviting me to join Fight Club? 582 00:34:14,428 --> 00:34:15,888 Help yourself to meat. 583 00:34:15,971 --> 00:34:17,098 I'll be back. 584 00:34:20,810 --> 00:34:23,270 I didn't know Lena and Chris were back from Paris. 585 00:34:23,354 --> 00:34:27,024 Oh, and apparently had the best time. 586 00:34:27,108 --> 00:34:29,276 -They're open, the marriage. -[Love] Oh. 587 00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:32,238 No judgment from me. 588 00:34:33,030 --> 00:34:33,864 Really? 589 00:34:34,657 --> 00:34:36,784 -None? -I spent my summers growing up 590 00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:39,995 on a commune, so I got a big dose of all that. 591 00:34:40,079 --> 00:34:41,789 Whatever works, right? 592 00:34:42,706 --> 00:34:45,584 You are such a breath of fresh air, Love. 593 00:34:45,668 --> 00:34:47,086 I'm glad you moved here. 594 00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:51,382 -My pleasure. -Oh. 595 00:34:51,465 --> 00:34:52,508 Hi. 596 00:34:52,591 --> 00:34:54,677 Natalie and Matthew Engler. 597 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,180 -Oh, she looks amazing. -She is a bad person. 598 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,144 Matthew was married to this incredible woman named Mimi, 599 00:35:03,227 --> 00:35:06,147 mother of his child, and then, well-- 600 00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:07,731 He met Natalie, and-- 601 00:35:07,815 --> 00:35:11,443 We're far too feminist to ever say a woman stole a man. 602 00:35:11,527 --> 00:35:15,698 She's nice enough. Great realtor, you know. A cheater. 603 00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:17,950 Good to know when a person lives next door. 604 00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:18,868 [Kiki] Mm-hm. 605 00:35:18,951 --> 00:35:22,621 Oh, I must say hello to Les. He's sourcing us a French bulldog. 606 00:35:22,705 --> 00:35:24,748 -I'm empty. I'm gonna go fill up. -Okay. 607 00:35:29,837 --> 00:35:32,423 [Joe] You're here, with him? 608 00:35:32,506 --> 00:35:34,300 Looking perfectly content. 609 00:35:34,967 --> 00:35:38,137 Was our evening nothing? A mistake for us both? 610 00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:43,475 Ever sat in a virtual reality pod? 611 00:35:43,976 --> 00:35:46,020 -Joe? -No, I can't say that I have. 612 00:35:46,103 --> 00:35:49,356 Oh, Cary's got one in his garage. It's insane. 613 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:53,194 Not even just for porn. But also the porn is spectacular. 614 00:35:54,445 --> 00:35:56,739 [Joe] We as a species deserve to go extinct. 615 00:35:58,324 --> 00:35:59,658 [women laughing] 616 00:36:00,534 --> 00:36:02,870 So my friend Rachel in L.A., 617 00:36:03,454 --> 00:36:07,833 she said the brother's a crackhead who got himself killed. 618 00:36:07,917 --> 00:36:11,503 And the dad's shady too. Apparently, Anavrin is a front. 619 00:36:11,587 --> 00:36:13,797 Money just papers over that garbage fire. 620 00:36:13,881 --> 00:36:18,093 And, of course, she took her daddy's cash, bought a whole new life here, 621 00:36:18,177 --> 00:36:20,888 where the rest of us work for what we have. 622 00:36:20,971 --> 00:36:22,473 -[Kiki] Amen. -[Sherry] Amen. 623 00:36:22,556 --> 00:36:23,390 Hi. 624 00:36:24,433 --> 00:36:25,851 Can I top off your wine? 625 00:36:26,936 --> 00:36:28,604 -Hi. -[Sherry] Oh, my God! 626 00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:29,521 Okay. 627 00:36:32,900 --> 00:36:37,112 May I state the obvious? Sherry Conrad is a terrible person. 628 00:36:38,489 --> 00:36:42,076 -Can you fucking believe that? -Who runs this town, so... 629 00:36:43,118 --> 00:36:45,871 you kind of can't get righteously indignant 630 00:36:45,955 --> 00:36:48,791 unless you also wanna be lonely. 631 00:36:50,251 --> 00:36:52,544 Well, I have friends. 632 00:36:53,254 --> 00:36:54,630 Where, in L.A.? 633 00:36:56,090 --> 00:36:57,967 You need some here too. 634 00:36:58,801 --> 00:37:01,053 I assume you came here for the schools? 635 00:37:01,553 --> 00:37:04,056 Well, now, you know those come at a cost. 636 00:37:04,598 --> 00:37:05,891 Pinot, please. 637 00:37:07,893 --> 00:37:09,812 Look, they hate me. 638 00:37:10,479 --> 00:37:14,275 Think I stole Matthew from their friend, who by the way, was cheating first, but... 639 00:37:15,317 --> 00:37:16,944 Point is, 640 00:37:17,027 --> 00:37:19,947 everyone has to find their way in Madre Linda. 641 00:37:21,865 --> 00:37:24,368 You mean, around Sherry and her mafia? 642 00:37:24,451 --> 00:37:27,538 It'll be easier if you can get them to accept you. 643 00:37:27,621 --> 00:37:31,458 They just called my family a garbage fire. I don't really see that happening. 644 00:37:31,542 --> 00:37:32,668 Okay. Fair. 645 00:37:34,837 --> 00:37:37,715 So do what I do. Get her to respect you. 646 00:37:37,798 --> 00:37:40,467 Authenticity scares the shit out of her. 647 00:37:40,551 --> 00:37:45,139 Do you, no apology, loud and proud, and you'll cow her into, 648 00:37:45,222 --> 00:37:49,184 if not submission, at least basic fake friendship. 649 00:37:50,060 --> 00:37:54,356 Okay, great. One problem. I don't really know who I am these days. 650 00:37:58,944 --> 00:38:00,821 I just had a baby, 651 00:38:01,697 --> 00:38:02,906 and everything's a-- 652 00:38:03,782 --> 00:38:07,202 There's nothing authentic or intimidating about me. 653 00:38:07,286 --> 00:38:09,872 I'm just a stay-at-home mom going insane. 654 00:38:13,834 --> 00:38:15,210 I guess there's some... 655 00:38:16,545 --> 00:38:18,088 things I need to figure out. 656 00:38:18,756 --> 00:38:20,549 So if you could do anything, 657 00:38:21,592 --> 00:38:22,843 what would you do? 658 00:38:22,926 --> 00:38:23,802 Just for fun? 659 00:38:25,387 --> 00:38:26,221 Okay. 660 00:38:27,514 --> 00:38:28,891 So this is stupid. 661 00:38:30,434 --> 00:38:33,103 But I have this fantasy of opening a bakery. 662 00:38:33,937 --> 00:38:36,148 I'm a trained pastry chef in another life, 663 00:38:36,231 --> 00:38:39,568 and feels ridiculous to think about in a town where nobody eats gluten. 664 00:38:39,651 --> 00:38:40,694 I eat gluten. 665 00:38:40,778 --> 00:38:41,779 Seriously? 666 00:38:43,489 --> 00:38:44,406 You know what? 667 00:38:45,491 --> 00:38:47,951 There's a space available that might be perfect. 668 00:38:48,494 --> 00:38:49,495 Could be wrong. 669 00:38:50,162 --> 00:38:52,289 Or this was fate. 670 00:38:52,373 --> 00:38:54,416 Call me if you ever wanna see it. 671 00:38:55,709 --> 00:38:56,835 Thank you. 672 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:02,424 It's really nice to have an actual conversation. 673 00:39:02,508 --> 00:39:04,968 I can't believe we've been living next door for months. 674 00:39:05,594 --> 00:39:07,554 Joe's seen more of you than I have. 675 00:39:07,638 --> 00:39:09,098 Oh, not really. 676 00:39:09,932 --> 00:39:13,685 I keep telling Matthew, I'd love to have you both over for a drink sometime. 677 00:39:14,561 --> 00:39:16,980 It's crazy, we haven't had either of you at the house yet. 678 00:39:17,064 --> 00:39:18,357 We'll do it soon. 679 00:39:20,401 --> 00:39:22,277 Yeah, that sounds great. 680 00:39:23,529 --> 00:39:24,363 Definitely. 681 00:39:25,364 --> 00:39:26,198 [Joe] What is wrong? 682 00:39:26,281 --> 00:39:28,409 I have been doing everything for this family, 683 00:39:28,492 --> 00:39:30,285 and you've been fucking the neighbor. 684 00:39:30,369 --> 00:39:34,331 -What? Wait, what are you talking about? -I'm not an idiot, Joe! 685 00:39:34,415 --> 00:39:35,707 I'm not having an-- 686 00:39:35,791 --> 00:39:39,253 Look, I don't know what she said, but I told you the truth. 687 00:39:39,336 --> 00:39:42,464 We had a drink. She started acting a little crazy. I left. 688 00:39:42,548 --> 00:39:45,884 Then you came home and fucked me for the first time in six months. 689 00:39:45,968 --> 00:39:48,429 -What is that? A coincidence? -Fine. I like that she flirted. 690 00:39:48,512 --> 00:39:50,722 Is that what we're doing now? Policing each other's minds? 691 00:39:50,806 --> 00:39:53,434 -Are we not allowed to have a fantasy? -Don't give me that. 692 00:39:53,517 --> 00:39:56,562 There's nothing simple about it when somebody gets stuck in your mind. 693 00:39:56,645 --> 00:39:58,730 -I don't care if you fucked her. -Sounds like you care. 694 00:39:58,814 --> 00:40:00,065 Are you obsessed with her? 695 00:40:01,859 --> 00:40:03,360 -It's not like that. -Really? 696 00:40:03,444 --> 00:40:05,154 -Yeah. -You sure? 697 00:40:05,237 --> 00:40:08,699 I'm sure. Because it was like that with you, Love! I married you. 698 00:40:08,782 --> 00:40:11,452 The man I fell in love with would do anything for the ones he loves. 699 00:40:11,535 --> 00:40:13,787 I still would. I moved here. 700 00:40:13,871 --> 00:40:17,166 We're in this fake, plastic suburban hell. 701 00:40:17,249 --> 00:40:21,587 -We moved here for the baby. -He was supposed to be a girl. 702 00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:24,798 What does that fucking matter? 703 00:40:24,882 --> 00:40:27,426 I don't even-- I-- I don't-- It doesn't. 704 00:40:27,509 --> 00:40:30,179 It feels so emblematic of getting it wrong, 705 00:40:30,262 --> 00:40:33,557 of feeling like I am gonna fuck him up. Like he knows. 706 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,642 He looks at me like I'm a monster. 707 00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:38,395 How do you think I feel? 708 00:40:39,062 --> 00:40:42,774 You remember what Forty said. Five seconds before he died. 709 00:40:44,735 --> 00:40:47,488 That I'd be crazy if I ever thought I could be a good mother. 710 00:40:48,614 --> 00:40:50,699 Well, he was out of his mind. 711 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:54,620 Maybe he wasn't. 712 00:40:59,374 --> 00:41:00,209 We... 713 00:41:02,169 --> 00:41:03,003 both... 714 00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:05,881 have done bad things. 715 00:41:08,759 --> 00:41:10,677 I wanted to move here so that... 716 00:41:11,929 --> 00:41:13,180 we could start new... 717 00:41:14,056 --> 00:41:17,851 be safe and never have to do anything bad ever again. 718 00:41:19,269 --> 00:41:20,562 We get to choose. 719 00:41:20,646 --> 00:41:22,648 We get to choose. We are safe now. 720 00:41:23,232 --> 00:41:24,149 We're together. 721 00:41:24,775 --> 00:41:26,151 I promise, no more. 722 00:41:27,277 --> 00:41:30,989 No more bad things ever again, okay? 723 00:41:32,324 --> 00:41:34,701 While we're telling the truth, 724 00:41:34,785 --> 00:41:37,162 you are a great mother. 725 00:41:38,789 --> 00:41:39,623 Thanks. 726 00:41:45,045 --> 00:41:48,340 Does that mean I can stop reading Sherry's shitty blog? 727 00:41:54,179 --> 00:41:56,306 There's still time to bond with him. 728 00:41:57,891 --> 00:42:01,520 Try reading him something other than Fitzgerald. He is a baby. 729 00:42:04,481 --> 00:42:06,024 Yeah, I'll give it a shot. 730 00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:11,947 Should we go home? 731 00:42:13,031 --> 00:42:14,366 Yeah, let's go home. 732 00:42:24,626 --> 00:42:26,044 -[Henry crying] -[humming] 733 00:42:27,629 --> 00:42:29,590 -Hey, are we okay? -Hey. 734 00:42:29,673 --> 00:42:31,550 -He's been great all night. -Okay. 735 00:42:31,633 --> 00:42:34,970 Go get some rest. I got him. Really. I got him. I got him. 736 00:42:35,053 --> 00:42:36,680 -Thank you, thank you. -Good night. 737 00:42:36,763 --> 00:42:38,390 -Thank you, thank you. -I love you, Forty. 738 00:42:38,473 --> 00:42:39,474 Oh. 739 00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:41,560 You're okay, Henry. 740 00:42:43,103 --> 00:42:46,481 "Happily ever after" looks a lot different than I thought. 741 00:42:52,029 --> 00:42:54,531 And a family, the reality of one, 742 00:42:54,615 --> 00:42:56,283 might not be for everyone... 743 00:42:58,035 --> 00:43:00,537 but it's all I've ever wanted. 744 00:43:01,705 --> 00:43:04,875 So I'm gonna make this work. No matter what it takes. 745 00:43:09,588 --> 00:43:11,214 Goodbye, you. 746 00:43:18,847 --> 00:43:20,098 [upbeat music playing] 747 00:43:24,811 --> 00:43:27,314 [man] Nineteen bucks? It's crazy. I'll give you 2 bucks. 748 00:43:27,397 --> 00:43:31,318 This isn't a pawnshop, sir. We don't negotiate late fees. 749 00:43:31,401 --> 00:43:34,196 Manager. I wanna speak to a manager. 750 00:43:55,967 --> 00:43:56,802 [sighs] 751 00:43:59,012 --> 00:44:00,389 Hi, Natalie. 752 00:44:02,140 --> 00:44:02,974 Yep. 753 00:44:03,809 --> 00:44:07,813 Yeah, I wanted to see that place you were talking about for a bakery. 754 00:44:11,525 --> 00:44:12,359 Amazing. 755 00:44:13,193 --> 00:44:17,781 "But he could not think of a story to tell Frog. 756 00:44:18,615 --> 00:44:19,491 Then... 757 00:44:19,574 --> 00:44:20,575 Uh... 758 00:44:21,326 --> 00:44:24,746 Toad poured a glass of water over his head." 759 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:32,003 Am I the asshole here? I'm sorry. That's a bad word. 760 00:44:33,630 --> 00:44:34,631 Is it me? 761 00:44:37,384 --> 00:44:38,593 I'm trying. 762 00:44:40,554 --> 00:44:42,389 I'm in over my head. 763 00:44:43,098 --> 00:44:45,976 He said, using an idiom his son will never understand 764 00:44:46,059 --> 00:44:48,478 because it's impossible to communicate with babies. 765 00:44:48,562 --> 00:44:49,438 [coos] 766 00:44:50,439 --> 00:44:51,940 Yeah, right. Exactly. 767 00:44:52,023 --> 00:44:53,275 [babbling] 768 00:45:01,241 --> 00:45:03,368 How are we supposed to understand each other? 769 00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:07,205 How am I supposed to do this right? 770 00:45:09,207 --> 00:45:11,168 I wanna do this right, Forty-- 771 00:45:11,251 --> 00:45:12,878 Henry. Henry. 772 00:45:12,961 --> 00:45:13,962 Henry, you see? 773 00:45:14,963 --> 00:45:16,798 You're getting into my head. 774 00:45:21,136 --> 00:45:23,013 I'm gonna do everything I can. 775 00:45:26,516 --> 00:45:29,144 I just don't know what that means yet. 776 00:45:29,770 --> 00:45:30,604 I... 777 00:45:32,731 --> 00:45:33,982 [laughing] 778 00:45:41,865 --> 00:45:43,825 So wait, you don't hate me? 779 00:45:43,909 --> 00:45:45,202 [babbles] 780 00:45:49,790 --> 00:45:51,792 Yeah, same here. 781 00:45:52,667 --> 00:45:53,668 Same here. 782 00:45:54,252 --> 00:45:55,962 Okay. Yeah, it's a good talk. 783 00:45:56,713 --> 00:45:57,589 [clearing throat] 784 00:45:57,672 --> 00:45:59,174 Yeah, let's keep reading. 785 00:46:00,217 --> 00:46:01,092 Uh... 786 00:46:01,676 --> 00:46:04,179 "'Why are you pouring water over your head?' asked Frog. 787 00:46:05,639 --> 00:46:10,352 'I hope that if I pour water over my head, it will help me to think of a story.'" 788 00:46:18,401 --> 00:46:19,653 It's cute, right? 789 00:46:19,736 --> 00:46:22,197 Build-out's already mostly done for you. 790 00:46:25,909 --> 00:46:28,995 And the tenant left all the appliances? 791 00:46:29,830 --> 00:46:31,164 Kind of had to. 792 00:46:31,915 --> 00:46:33,333 Look, I'm not gonna lie. 793 00:46:33,416 --> 00:46:36,086 This town isn't exactly the easiest market. 794 00:46:36,169 --> 00:46:38,129 Your stuff has to be good. 795 00:46:38,672 --> 00:46:41,591 -That, I'm not worried about. -Then nothing to worry about. 796 00:46:42,425 --> 00:46:44,761 Except landlord has another offer. 797 00:46:46,012 --> 00:46:51,059 But he loves me, so sign a 3-year lease today and you're golden. 798 00:46:52,769 --> 00:46:55,105 I already sent you papers to e-sign. 799 00:46:58,733 --> 00:47:02,112 -Can I--? Can I see downstairs? -Yeah, let's go. 800 00:47:32,017 --> 00:47:34,311 Okay, so I know how it looks, 801 00:47:34,394 --> 00:47:37,188 but I was told this is the best walk-in freezer on the market. 802 00:47:39,065 --> 00:47:40,859 Let me show you the other storage room. 803 00:47:55,665 --> 00:47:56,958 Permits are easy. 804 00:47:57,042 --> 00:48:00,128 So you can have this place up and running crazy fast. 805 00:48:13,767 --> 00:48:14,935 [moaning] 806 00:48:15,018 --> 00:48:16,269 [dramatic music playing] 807 00:48:43,755 --> 00:48:47,926 Bottom line, in the right hands, this place could be a raging success. 808 00:48:48,009 --> 00:48:50,512 So, what do you think? [gasps] 809 00:48:54,975 --> 00:48:56,685 This is just the beginning, Henry. 810 00:48:56,768 --> 00:48:59,688 Frog and Toad are great. But wait until you meet Pippi Longstocking. 811 00:48:59,771 --> 00:49:01,314 -[cell phone buzzing] -You'll freak out. 812 00:49:01,398 --> 00:49:03,191 I'm just leaving the library. What's up? 813 00:49:03,274 --> 00:49:04,693 [Love sobbing] 814 00:49:06,987 --> 00:49:08,989 Hey, Love. You okay? 815 00:49:09,990 --> 00:49:12,534 Um, Joe. 816 00:49:13,785 --> 00:49:14,911 What's wrong? 817 00:49:15,412 --> 00:49:17,455 I think we need to go to couples' therapy. 818 00:49:33,763 --> 00:49:35,598 [theme music playing]