[electro pop music playing]
-Hey, boys. -Hey.
Hi, um, I will have--
He will have a Moscow mule, but with tequila instead of vodka.
-Aw, you know my drink order! -It's been a boozy two weeks, babe.
The guy down there got you these.
Oh! [gasps] It must be one of my students.
I got lots of positive feedback from my Robyn-Rihanna mash-up last week.
Actually, they're for him.
Okay, that man is a stranger and probably crazy.
He is very cute in an anti-depressant commercial kind of way.
Hi. [chuckles]
Hi. Uh…
-Thanks. -Of course.
Marc Miller.
-Hi. I'm Ryan, and, um, this is Tanner. -Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Look, I never do this, but I am such a big fan of your writing on Eggwoke,
and I know I'd be kicking myself if I didn't say hi.
[chuckles] Wow, that's… That's very nice, thank you.
And I'm an actor, so totally understand if you're like, "Who is this crazy person?"
-"Get him away from me." -No! [laughs]
I would-- No, I don't think you're crazy.
Good! [laughs]
Well, just wanted to say hey, and enjoy your drinks.
See y'all out there.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
[rhythmically] He wants to fuck you.
What? No, he doesn't.
♪ No, they won't ever stop us now ♪
♪ Gonna have a good time ♪
[panting and groaning]
-[he chuckles] -[she gasps]
[she gasps]
Oh, I need a sec. [pants]
-[he chuckles] -[she laughs]
-Thank you for your service. -Oh!
-Why, yes. -[she laughs]
You know, anytime.
[she sighs]
Huh?
She comes and then she goes?
I told you this was a drive-by. I got shit to do.
It's Saturday.
Well, what can I say? Content never sleeps.
Right.
Working girl.
I know! It's so crazy.
Women only being able to earn… how much?
Seventy-nine cents on the dollar. And even less for women of color.
-And don't you forget it. -Mm-mm.
[he groans]
[he sighs]
Goodbye.
[sighs]
[Kim] I can't believe I'm delivering a rotisserie chicken at 9:00 a.m.
My high school guidance counselor would be so ashamed.
Shouldn't you, like, go to their door?
[horn blares]
-All right then. -[chuckles]
So the guy I met last night DM'd me. It turns out he's, like, medium famous.
Look.
He was the lead in that Hallmark movie, Menorah Magic.
Oh my God. I almost watched that when I was hungover and my defenses were down.
"Hey, Ryan. I loved meeting you and your BF last night."
Blushy-face emoji.
"Your fans must write you all the time." Oh my God.
He thinks I have fans. What should I write back?
Maybe that your BF already has a BF?
Tanner is basically my boyfriend right now.
Ryan.
What? Richard went to Europe again and has been MIA.
I mean, if you're gonna date someone with a boyfriend,
date someone with a boyfriend who's never home, right?
Okay, look, I'm not gonna be out here shaming open relationships,
'cause they totally work when predicated on communication and trust.
[groans] I love when you get woke on me.
But you really need to be setting boundaries to protect yourself.
That's what I'm doing with Harrison. Keeping it easy-breezy.
I don't need protecting.
What?
I don't know. It's just…
Is a part of you trying to fill a Karen-sized hole with Tanner?
[scoffs] No.
Besides, she's the one that packed up all my shit in a box, so…
You should talk to her.
Jesus!
[Ryan] Hello.
Okay.
He was kinda hot.
Well, I guarantee he's single.
-That'd be an upgrade for you. -Thank you.
[door closes]
Hi, Mom!
Sorry I'm late. It was so crunchy on the 101.
[groans]
Oh God.
[mom] Hi, honey.
Did you get the Milk Bordeauxs?
Dr. Wexler said you can't have those anymore.
[hesitates] Well, Dr. Wexler is a socialist.
Maybe it's time for you to get someone in here to help.
But you-- You're my help, sweetie.
Yeah, but if you had someone, then maybe I wouldn't have to do so much.
Well, why don't you just stick me in a home, then?
-Get rid of me forever? -Mom, that's not what I said.
As soon as your father gets home,
we're gonna have a serious discussion about what you did!
You know what? We'll talk about this later.
[Ryan] Okay!
Chic?
-Or bleak? -I feel like you can still rock them.
Okay, that was a test, and you failed, but moving on.
[laughs] I know.
-You need to be more discerning. -[laughs]
[inhales deeply]
Hey, so, Richard is coming back to town tomorrow,
which means I won't be able to hang out for a while.
Oh. Okay. How long is a while?
Like a month. Maybe less.
All right.
Got it.
I'm sorry, but we agreed not to hook up with other people while he's in town.
Keeps everything less messy.
But, obviously, you should see whoever you want.
You should get out, have some fun.
Maybe I will.
Chic? Or bleak?
Yeah, I don't love it.
Yeah. [sighs]
Me neither.
"Wake and Drake?"
Is that a lot of jumping? 'Cause I have a few issues--
Karen? Is that you?
Oh my God! [laughs]
-Oh my gosh. -Oh my God! Tonya!
Oh my God, you look amazing!
[both exclaim]
-Look at you. -Look at you!
-Beautiful. -Your skin.
I thought you moved to Seattle?
I did! And then Austin, and then I went to Tucson,
and then a place called Truth or Consequences in New Mexico.
And they didn't really get my truth there, but--
Well, what's going on? How's the baby?
Oh! Ba-- He's 27-- Eight. Twenty-eight.
-Holy shit! -Yeah, yeah.
He's his own person.
Well, he's so much of his own person that we're taking a break for--
But, no, it's fine.
Actually, a little space is good for helping to establish new boundaries
and figure out which direction you need to grow.
-Wow. That… -Yeah.
Yeah. Oh, that's… Thank you.
-Mmm. That's the program by Stella. -Oh.
It's incredible. What class are you taking?
I hadn't decided.
You haven't? You're coming with me!
What are you doing? This was meant to be!
[Tonya] Oh my gosh, I got chills. Come on.
-Hey, this is my friend Karen. -[Karen] Hi!
[Tonya] Look at her skin.
[mutters]
[gasps]
Ooh.
Wait.
-[microphone beeps] -Hello, mister!
[microphone beeps]
"Mister." Who says that?
[microphone beeps]
Glad you found me on this garbage app that's destroying lives.
-P.S. Tanner's not my boyfriend. -[microphone beeps]
[gasps]
[message alert tone]
-[microphone beeps] -Uh, I would love that, mister.
-[microphone beeps] -Ew.
Oh fuck. "Mister?"
[quiet groaning]
[cell phone vibrates]
[quietly] Sorry.
[giggles]
[cell phone vibrates]
-Oh. -[cell phone vibrates]
Got it.
[he sighs]
-Popular. [laughs] -Yeah, that's right.
[cell phone vibrates]
[sighs] I'm sorry.
Sorry, one second.
Hey, I-I told you that I was busy tonight.
Well, I can't.
-I gotta take this. -Sure, go ahead.
All right. Okay.
[he groans]
[Harrison] Yeah, hey. [groans]
Hey, Nicki, Nicki, I said that I was sorry.
Don't be mad.
[quietly] Yeah, okay. I will see you tomorrow.
[groans] My bad.
[he chuckles]
[sighs] We, uh…
we got a big, uh, investor presentation tomorrow. Last-minute changes, right?
Totally.
PowerPoint's tricky.
[laughs nervously]
Whoa, w-where are you going? I thought maybe you could spend the night.
You know, it's getting late,
and we've both got a lot goin' on, so…
Have a good meeting! Win big!
What? Uh, you…
[he sighs]
[door opens]
[door closes]
-[gong sounds] -[woman] Breathe in deep.
[inhaling]
-[gentle music playing] -And release.
[exhaling]
Feel connected to the Earth. Grounded, even.
Let her support you.
As we three, two, one…
[all scream]
Cruz, stop the music.
-[music fades] -[screaming stops]
Hi. What's your name?
-Karen. -Karen. It's beautiful.
-You need to be screaming. -You're not screaming.
Oh, I am screaming, emotionally.
[instructor gasps]
You're so blocked, you can't even hear it. Sad.
Sad.
Uh, I'm-- I'm not gonna scream. Thank you, though.
Why not?
[chuckles] Because I-- This is making me really uncomfortable.
Exactly. [laughs]
Cruz.
-[music resumes] -I really don't know how to.
What else don't you know, Karen?
-Oh… -The power of your own voice?
The way the energy shifts when you walk into a room?
The knowledge that everything you need is already inside of you?
That the fucking ice caps are melting!
[shouts] They're fucking melting, Karen!
-[music intensifies] -[screaming]
[screaming]
Isn't it liberating?
[screaming]
-Oh! -[screaming fades]
[Karen screams alone]
[Karen continues screaming]
[music stops]
[she continues screaming]
-Hi! -Oh, hi.
Sorry, am I totally late, or--
No, no. I just finished filming early.
Oh, good, good.
Okay.
[inhales] It's nice to see you.
-Yeah, nice to see you too. -[chuckles]
Um, full disclosure, uh, I read your entire IMDb page.
Oh! [chuckles]
Only fair.
I did not know one person could play so many handsome hometown boyfriends.
It's very impressive.
Well, it's not Broadway, but it bought me a house in Studio City.
Oh. Get that Hallmark money, honey.
Mm-hmm! [chuckles]
Oh… After you.
[Ryan] Oh, thank you.
[Ryan clears his throat]
Sorry. [chuckles nervously]
So sorry. Oh.
You know what? This isn't gonna work. We'll take this one.
-[sighs] Thank you. -Of course.
Thanks.
Ah, saved by the booth.
[both laugh]
So, um, do you come here often?
Uh, I'm actually one of the co-owners.
-You co-own a restaurant? -Mm-hmm.
Okay, are you aware that you're, like, out of my league or something?
[scoffs] What? No, I think it's the other way around.
I read that piece you wrote about your disability. It was incredible.
Oh, come on. That's not a big deal.
I think it's brave, actually.
Was it hard? Growing up with CP?
Um… I mean, I wouldn't recommend it.
Really?
Yeah, I mean, you know, all the surgeries and physical therapy and leg braces.
Oh.
You wore leg braces.
Yep. Real sexy, huh? [chuckles]
[laughs softly]
Anyway, why don't we talk about the fact that you've played a small bookstore owner
not once, but twice.
[Ryan] Say it again!
-[Marc] Again? -Yes.
Christmas. It always feels like comin' home.
Oh God, I felt that. I really felt that.
You are so freaking cute. How are you still single?
I don't know.
I'll call you tomorrow. We'll get drinks.
That'd be great.
-Okay. -Okay.
-Night. -[chuckles]
[Marc] Okay. Bye.
Bye-bye!
Marc loves to act, but his real passion is food.
Which is why he wants to open up another Asian fusion restaurant. Isn't that cool?
Dating two guys at once. Okay! Get it!
And one of them doesn't disappear for months at a time.
Kim, come on. Their rule makes sense.
Hmm, yeah, for them. But what about you?
Also, why didn't he tell you this important piece of info earlier?
Kim, the machine says, "Resume workout," but I'm on it, working out.
You gotta pick up the pace if you want the heart-healthy benefits of exercise.
[grunting]
[Ryan] Ooh, wait!
Me, Marc, you, Harrison, we should go on a double date.
Ugh, double no. I'm breaking things off with Harrison tonight.
What? But you told me his penis was pretty.
Like, really pretty.
It really is, but he's too messy.
He took a call from another girl last night,
mid-hookup, and had the gall to lie about it.
How do you know?
The look on his face, the tone of his voice,
my lived experience as a woman in a culture designed to gaslight us!
Okay, even if that is true, isn't the whole point of what we're doing
is to keep it simple, fuck our hearts out, etcetera, etcetera?
Yeah. No, I know.
Gosh, Kimberly,
it sounds like your feelings are hurt that he's hooking up with someone else.
Ew, no. It's just…
I think side pieces should never overlap. It's just a principle thing.
Boom! I'm the captain now, bitch!
-Get me a water. -Okay.
What's up, scream queen?
-Tonya, hi. What are you doing here? -You didn't show up to class.
-I wanted to check on you. -That's so sweet.
But, uh, the program just isn't for me.
I really don't like being put on the spot like that.
Which is why I thought we could get a strong buzz going and reconnect
in the privacy of your own home, right?
Oh, um… Oh, sure, come in. Yeah.
[gentle music playing]
W-w-wait. I came here to do something.
-Yeah, have sex. -No.
Break up with you.
That took a turn.
Look, I'm totally cool with you sleeping with other people,
but it shouldn't bleed into our time.
-That's poor scheduling. -What are you talking about?
That call from Nicki.
[scoffs] Okay.
Yes.
I did lie to you about that.
Nicki is my sister.
She wants me to give more money to our dad, but…
[sighs]
Things between our family have gotten really weird ever since I sold my company
and jumped like two and a half classes.
I don't really like to talk about it.
You used to be poor?
I love that.
It was terrible. I…
I remember reading those Boxcar Children books growing up.
I was like, "Shit. It me."
[chuckles softly]
I just kind of assumed you were born some rich Palisades bro.
Look, Kim.
I like you, and I am not seeing anybody else,
but I'm getting the feeling that maybe you don't like me?
You never sleep over, even though my sheets have an insanely high thread count.
It's like sleeping on a fucking cloud.
[Harrison sighs]
I do like you, okay?
And your sheets. It's just…
My life is chaotic right now.
I have two other jobs to do before my actual job.
[sighs]
I didn't know that super-popular bloggers needed side hustles.
Well, the ones with tons of credit card debt do.
I'm sorry.
It's just kinda messy right now.
These aren't even real Loubs. I painted 'em!
[laughs] Shit!
[hesitates] Look, I fell for it.
Look.
Everybody has their shit.
I would never, never judge you for that.
But I will judge you for breaking up with me, though. Very, very, very harshly.
[chuckles]
Well, don't worry.
Think you just bought yourself lots of time.
Oh, okay.
Oh, Kare, your place looks so great.
Aw!
Well, it hasn't changed much since the last time you were here.
We were such unevolved messes back then, huh, weren't we?
You were my rock.
I don't think I could've taken care of Ryan
and finished nursing school without your help.
Please, that's what you do. We lift each other up.
God, it's been so quiet without Ryan here.
I'd forgotten what it was like to hear someone else's voice.
[sniffles] Oh, sorry. Sorry.
You are allowed to admit that things aren't perfect, you know.
-Or that your needs aren't getting met. -It's… It's just hard.
-I get it. -[Karen sniffles]
I was living with my fiancé, but he was just so emotionally blocked that when I…
I just very lightly suggested that he go back to therapy, and then he dumped me.
[gasps]
So now I'm living in a… an Airbnb Airstream in Echo Park.
Huh.
Radical honesty, Tonya.
[inhales deeply]
It's actually a regular trailer in Historic Filipinotown.
[gasps] I am so sorry.
Not-- not about Filipinotown, 'cause I'm sure that's lovely.
Yeah, being with Rosti, just so all-consuming.
I let all my friendships fall to the wayside.
And now it is tough to find people who understand what it takes to stay afloat,
you know, especially as women our age.
Well, you're welcome to stay in Ryan's old room until you get back on your feet.
Oh…
Oh God, that's so generous of you. No, no, no, no, no.
-Oh! -No.
-I mean it! -No, no, no.
You… You helped me during a difficult time.
I would like to return the favor.
Besides, it would be nice to have you in the house again.
Okay. I'll do it for you.
-I'll do it for you. -Oh God. Oh gosh!
You're just a hugger. I forgot.
[Marc chuckles]
Can I come inside?
Maybe have a nightcap?
Oh, I don't actually have any alcohol.
I don't care.
Great. I don't care either.
-Great! -[both laugh]
[Marc] Oh my God.
You have such a unique body.
Okay.
Can I please fuck you?
[chuckles] Yes. You may.
-Yeah? -Yeah! [laughs]
Oh God, you're so fucking hot.
[Marc] Look who's talking.
Oh, wow.
-Just let me know if it hurts, okay? -Yeah, that might hurt. [laughs]
I'll be gentle.
Oh, are you sure? I can-- I can really just--
Oh, no, no, no. I got you, boo.
Okay, okay.
Oh God. I've been fantasizing about this ever since I first saw you at the bar.
Me too.
Damn, you're beautiful.
You're beautiful.
[groaning]
-Slide down. -Okay.
[Marc exhales]
I know you were joking, but I think it's so sexy you used to wear leg braces.
Oh… Okay.
And I know it's weird,
but I'm just really into disabled guys.
You all are so hot to me.
-Thanks. -[groans]
I'm sorry. Is that okay?
Yeah, it's fine.
And…
Your… Damn, your…
Your scars, your…
Your limp,
it just gets me so fucking hard.
[both gasp]
[groaning]
[soft moaning]
Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Eyes on me.
-Yeah. -I'm right here with you.
Okay.
Yeah.
[Marc] Well, that was great.
-Thank you. -Yeah, sure.
Would you wanna do this again?
-Definitely. -Great.
Later.
Bye.
[breathes deeply]
[Tanner] If you still leave voicemails, you're a psycho.
-But leave your truth at the beep. -[beep]
[message alert tone]
[dream pop music playing]
♪ He would never sleep ♪
♪ Said I didn't mind it at all ♪
♪ Made me feel quite cheap ♪
♪ Looking back on it all ♪
♪ Then there was this kiss ♪
♪ He said that he couldn't resist ♪
♪ And was I aware of what I missed? ♪