1 00:00:15,473 --> 00:00:17,809 Hey, gods. It's Devi Vishwakumar, 2 00:00:17,892 --> 00:00:20,687 your favorite Hindu girl in the San Fernando Valley. 3 00:00:21,146 --> 00:00:22,605 What's a-poppin'? 4 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:25,525 It's the first day of school, and I thought we should have a check in. 5 00:00:25,942 --> 00:00:28,319 I think we can all agree that last year sucked 6 00:00:28,403 --> 00:00:29,738 for a number of reasons. 7 00:00:30,238 --> 00:00:32,532 So I thought of a few ways you guys can make it up to me. 8 00:00:32,615 --> 00:00:36,369 One: I'd like to be invited to a party with alcohol and hard drugs. 9 00:00:36,745 --> 00:00:39,706 I'm not gonna do them. I'd just like the opportunity to say: 10 00:00:39,789 --> 00:00:42,000 "No cocaine for me, thanks. I'm good." 11 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:45,128 Two: I'd love for my arm hair to thin out. 12 00:00:45,587 --> 00:00:46,963 I know it's an Indian thing, 13 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:49,549 but my forearms look like the frigging floor of a barber shop. 14 00:00:50,091 --> 00:00:51,760 And lastly, most importantly, 15 00:00:51,843 --> 00:00:54,554 I'd really, really like a boyfriend, 16 00:00:54,637 --> 00:00:56,890 but not some nerd from one of AP classes. 17 00:00:56,973 --> 00:00:58,516 Like a guy from a sports team. 18 00:00:58,600 --> 00:00:59,851 He can be dumb. I don't care. 19 00:00:59,934 --> 00:01:03,688 I just want him to be a stone-cold hottie, who could rock me all night long. 20 00:01:04,606 --> 00:01:06,733 Thanks for considering. I love you guys. 21 00:01:08,276 --> 00:01:11,404 As she said, this is Devi Vishwakumar. 22 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:15,366 She's a 15-year-old Indian-American girl from Sherman Oaks, California, 23 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:17,619 and it's her first day of sophomore year. 24 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:21,039 And I am legendary tennis player, John McEnroe. 25 00:01:21,122 --> 00:01:23,208 Point to Mr. McEnroe. 26 00:01:28,463 --> 00:01:30,507 Wow, I look great there. 27 00:01:30,924 --> 00:01:32,550 Now, you may be asking yourself: 28 00:01:32,634 --> 00:01:36,054 why is sports icon John McEnroe narrating this tale? 29 00:01:36,137 --> 00:01:38,348 -Dammit! -It'll make sense later, I promise. 30 00:01:38,556 --> 00:01:41,392 Her story starts when her parents, Nalini and Mohan, 31 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:44,312 moved to the United States in September 2001. 32 00:01:44,395 --> 00:01:47,816 Not a super chill time to be a brown person in America. 33 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:53,238 Yes! 34 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:55,365 Devi worshipped her father. 35 00:01:55,907 --> 00:01:59,119 And while he and her mother stayed true to their Indian roots... 36 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:01,121 No, no, no, thank you. We are vegetarians. 37 00:02:01,579 --> 00:02:03,289 ...Devi was all-American. 38 00:02:05,416 --> 00:02:07,460 But shortly after this barbecue, 39 00:02:07,961 --> 00:02:10,672 things got complicated for this little family. 40 00:02:12,090 --> 00:02:13,925 At Devi's spring orchestra concert, 41 00:02:15,927 --> 00:02:17,804 Mohan had a heart attack. 42 00:02:17,887 --> 00:02:20,014 Mohan! 43 00:02:20,098 --> 00:02:21,349 Somebody call 9-1-1! 44 00:02:21,808 --> 00:02:24,561 Somebody call an ambulance. An ambulance, please! 45 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:26,437 Mohan! 46 00:02:26,521 --> 00:02:27,689 He died. 47 00:02:28,815 --> 00:02:31,067 Devi was devastated, 48 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:33,236 but things were about to get even worse. 49 00:02:34,112 --> 00:02:35,321 A week later... 50 00:02:39,450 --> 00:02:40,910 Devi's legs stopped working. 51 00:02:48,126 --> 00:02:52,005 There was no medical reason why, but they were definitely not working. 52 00:02:52,589 --> 00:02:54,507 And now, she was in a wheelchair. 53 00:02:54,966 --> 00:02:57,969 Just because Devi is confined to a wheelchair, 54 00:02:58,052 --> 00:03:00,889 does not make her any less human. 55 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:03,099 As far as we know, it's not contagious. 56 00:03:03,183 --> 00:03:05,602 But she wouldn't have to go through it alone. 57 00:03:05,685 --> 00:03:08,938 Her two best friends took the situation in stride. 58 00:03:09,522 --> 00:03:12,984 Well, maybe not in stride, but definitely in character. 59 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:15,445 One day, you will walk again. 60 00:03:15,528 --> 00:03:18,156 If not, I will build you legs. 61 00:03:18,698 --> 00:03:22,744 This is Fabiola Torres, captain of the high school robotics team. 62 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:26,456 And this is Eleanor Wong, president of the drama club. 63 00:03:26,539 --> 00:03:28,917 This is worse than if it were happening to me. 64 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,753 In protest, I shan't use my legs either. 65 00:03:32,587 --> 00:03:34,214 Aside from her friends, 66 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:37,008 there was only one other person who could raise her spirits... 67 00:03:37,675 --> 00:03:39,260 and also her heart rate. 68 00:03:43,097 --> 00:03:47,060 Paxton Hall-Yoshida, the hottest guy at Sherman Oaks High. 69 00:03:47,143 --> 00:03:49,479 I know it's a little weird for me to be saying that, 70 00:03:49,938 --> 00:03:52,232 but come on, look at this kid's jawline. 71 00:03:56,778 --> 00:03:57,987 And as it turned out, 72 00:03:58,071 --> 00:04:00,865 three months after Devi's paralysis set in, 73 00:04:02,367 --> 00:04:06,037 Paxton's chiseled face actually worked a miracle. 74 00:04:07,205 --> 00:04:09,332 Come on, dude. Give me a turn. 75 00:04:12,543 --> 00:04:15,171 Just like that, she could walk again. 76 00:04:16,214 --> 00:04:18,675 So today, Devi returns to high school. 77 00:04:18,758 --> 00:04:20,760 Can she shed her old identity 78 00:04:20,843 --> 00:04:22,887 as the paralyzed Indian girl, 79 00:04:22,971 --> 00:04:25,139 whose dad dropped dead at a school function? 80 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:26,557 It's not likely. 81 00:04:26,641 --> 00:04:28,643 Those things are pretty unforgettable, 82 00:04:28,726 --> 00:04:32,730 but with working legs comes a whole host of new possibilities. 83 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:33,982 So go get 'em, Devi! 84 00:04:41,364 --> 00:04:44,450 Devi, are you still praying? Our gods have other stuff to do, you know? 85 00:04:44,534 --> 00:04:46,286 I was about to ask for good grades. 86 00:04:46,369 --> 00:04:47,912 Now, grab your textbooks. We need to go. 87 00:04:49,163 --> 00:04:50,248 Devi, 88 00:04:50,331 --> 00:04:52,500 that textbook has been blessed. If it touches the ground, 89 00:04:52,583 --> 00:04:54,043 I have to take it back to the priest. 90 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:56,170 I don't have the time to go to Rancho Cucamonga today. 91 00:04:56,254 --> 00:04:58,506 It's fine. I caught it. 92 00:05:02,051 --> 00:05:03,261 Oh, Devi! 93 00:05:03,594 --> 00:05:04,554 I made you a lunch. 94 00:05:04,887 --> 00:05:06,806 {\an8} That's Devi's cousin, Kamala. 95 00:05:06,889 --> 00:05:10,310 {\an8}She moved in after Mohan's passing to complete her PhD at CalTech. 96 00:05:10,852 --> 00:05:12,145 {\an8}Devi is not a fan. 97 00:05:12,228 --> 00:05:14,772 {\an8}I don't bring lunch on Tuesdays. It's square pizza day. 98 00:05:15,606 --> 00:05:17,442 Devi, don't be rude to your beautiful cousin. 99 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:19,110 I'm not that beautiful. 100 00:05:23,656 --> 00:05:25,325 Sorry. Are you a model? 101 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:27,368 Oh, thank you so much. 102 00:05:27,452 --> 00:05:28,995 {\an8}No. I'm a biologist. 103 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:32,040 {\an8}I could never be a model. I'm too curvaceous. 104 00:05:32,498 --> 00:05:35,293 {\an8}I know this sounds crazy, but would you want to get dinner? 105 00:05:35,376 --> 00:05:36,627 {\an8}Hey, buddy, keep it moving. 106 00:05:36,711 --> 00:05:38,671 {\an8}Take your broke-ass bike and get out of here. 107 00:05:38,755 --> 00:05:40,131 This can't keep happening. 108 00:05:40,590 --> 00:05:43,051 {\an8}Our recycling bins can't take much more of this. 109 00:05:46,262 --> 00:05:48,222 How long is Kamala gonna stay with us? 110 00:05:48,306 --> 00:05:51,017 {\an8}As long as it takes for her to finish her studies. Why? 111 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:53,144 {\an8}She's just so... Indian. 112 00:05:53,561 --> 00:05:54,395 {\an8}Like, the other day, 113 00:05:54,479 --> 00:05:57,315 {\an8}she said she was gonna open the TV instead of turn on the TV. 114 00:05:57,398 --> 00:05:59,859 {\an8}Devi, she's family. She's bettering her life. 115 00:05:59,942 --> 00:06:01,527 {\an8}You could actually learn a bit from her. 116 00:06:01,611 --> 00:06:04,614 {\an8}I bet she doesn't let her textbooks fall on the floor. 117 00:06:04,697 --> 00:06:07,241 Oh, my God. It never touched the ground! 118 00:06:13,373 --> 00:06:16,250 {\an8} As Devi walked into school for the first time, 119 00:06:16,334 --> 00:06:19,587 {\an8}it was impossible not to notice everybody staring at her. 120 00:06:20,004 --> 00:06:22,673 {\an8}But it didn't matter, because she had her squad. 121 00:06:22,757 --> 00:06:26,386 {\an8}Have you seen the nurse's new haircut? I love it. 122 00:06:26,469 --> 00:06:28,137 No, I have to check it out. 123 00:06:28,554 --> 00:06:31,933 {\an8}Guys, sophomore year is gonna be our year. I can feel it. 124 00:06:32,016 --> 00:06:34,477 {\an8}Sophomore actually means "wise fool" in Greek, 125 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,145 {\an8}so it can really go either way. 126 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:37,855 {\an8}Oh, my God. I just realized 127 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:40,817 {\an8}that this is our last first day of sophomore year we'll ever have. 128 00:06:40,900 --> 00:06:42,735 {\an8}-I'm gonna cry. -Right. 129 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:45,196 {\an8}This reminds me of a problem I want to talk to you guys about. 130 00:06:45,655 --> 00:06:46,572 {\an8}We're not cool. 131 00:06:46,656 --> 00:06:51,160 Uh, would a not cool person wear... one dangly earring? 132 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:54,455 Was that a choice, or did you lose your earring on the bus? 133 00:06:54,539 --> 00:06:56,749 I didn't ride the bus. I rollerbladed. 134 00:06:56,833 --> 00:06:58,459 {\an8}Who says we're not cool? 135 00:06:58,543 --> 00:07:01,087 {\an8}We're the only students who get to eat in the teachers' lounge. 136 00:07:01,170 --> 00:07:02,630 Yeah, we can't do that anymore. 137 00:07:02,713 --> 00:07:04,298 We need to eat with kids our own age. 138 00:07:04,632 --> 00:07:07,009 Guys, don't you want a better high-school experience? 139 00:07:07,301 --> 00:07:09,762 I mean, last year was a freshmen shit-fest. 140 00:07:09,971 --> 00:07:11,931 Are you saying that 'cause of your mobility issue? 141 00:07:12,014 --> 00:07:14,434 What? No. Nobody even remembers that. 142 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:15,935 'Sup, FDR? 143 00:07:17,019 --> 00:07:19,397 Well, nobody will remember that once we're cool. 144 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,274 Which brings me to my plan. 145 00:07:21,357 --> 00:07:22,650 This year, we're rebranding. 146 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:26,821 We are glamorous women of color, who deserve a sexy high school life. 147 00:07:27,238 --> 00:07:28,823 Fabiola, you are naturally snatched, 148 00:07:28,906 --> 00:07:30,783 but you dress like a helpful Honda guy. 149 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:32,243 What are you talking about? 150 00:07:32,326 --> 00:07:34,871 The janitor said I reminded him of his nephew. 151 00:07:35,246 --> 00:07:36,414 Favorite nephew. 152 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:40,042 Eleanor, could you chill out on your spontaneous show tune singing? 153 00:07:42,795 --> 00:07:45,173 Well, if you refuse to change your personalities, 154 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:47,925 I guess we'll just move onto step two, and get boyfriends. 155 00:07:48,593 --> 00:07:49,969 Boyfriends? 156 00:07:51,012 --> 00:07:53,431 I have chosen attainable, yet status-enhancing people 157 00:07:53,514 --> 00:07:54,807 for each of us to date. 158 00:07:54,891 --> 00:07:56,767 Fabiola, you get Alex Gomez. 159 00:07:57,393 --> 00:07:59,479 - Ugh! - Suck it, Gomez. 160 00:07:59,562 --> 00:08:02,899 I can't go out with Alex Gomez. He's like a foot shorter than me. 161 00:08:02,982 --> 00:08:04,192 Yeah, but he has a hot face. 162 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:05,651 You'll be like Zayn and Gigi. 163 00:08:06,194 --> 00:08:07,945 -Who are they? -Zayn and Gigi. 164 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,740 Are you out of your goddamn mind? Forget it. 165 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:13,826 Eleanor, you are gonna date Boris Kozlov. 166 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:16,537 The Russian exchange student? 167 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:20,166 He's eating an onion. 168 00:08:20,249 --> 00:08:23,044 Yeah. He's international and sexy. 169 00:08:23,127 --> 00:08:24,378 You could write a play about it. 170 00:08:24,462 --> 00:08:25,755 Hmm, intriguing. 171 00:08:25,838 --> 00:08:26,923 Who are you going for? 172 00:08:27,006 --> 00:08:28,090 Jonah Sharpe. 173 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:31,260 Oh, my God, Tiffany. Where did you get that top? I'm gagged. 174 00:08:31,719 --> 00:08:33,513 Uh... Jonah Sharpe is gay. 175 00:08:34,013 --> 00:08:37,099 But technically, he's not out yet, and he's pretty popular, 176 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:39,310 so I'll be his beard until I can springboard off of him 177 00:08:39,393 --> 00:08:40,436 to a straight boyfriend. 178 00:08:40,853 --> 00:08:42,730 You know you sound like a sociopath, right? 179 00:08:42,813 --> 00:08:44,482 Sociopaths get shit done, Fab. 180 00:08:44,565 --> 00:08:47,443 Now, go sit next to your marks, and lock 'em down. 181 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:51,155 Hi. 182 00:08:52,073 --> 00:08:53,074 Hi. 183 00:08:53,157 --> 00:08:55,201 Hey, Jonah. You smell great today. 184 00:08:55,826 --> 00:08:58,162 Thank you. It's Forever by Mariah Carey. 185 00:08:58,246 --> 00:08:59,080 Oh. 186 00:08:59,413 --> 00:09:03,668 This disgusted reaction belongs to Ben Gross, Devi's nemesis. 187 00:09:04,168 --> 00:09:07,296 Because Devi and her friends were an ethnically diverse group 188 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:09,465 of academically-focused, um... 189 00:09:09,590 --> 00:09:11,717 I can't think of a better word for "dorks." 190 00:09:12,176 --> 00:09:16,013 The rest of the school called them the gently racist nickname, the UN. 191 00:09:16,264 --> 00:09:18,683 It was widely known to have been created by Ben. 192 00:09:18,766 --> 00:09:21,185 Do you know when you can't use your legs for no medical reason, 193 00:09:21,269 --> 00:09:22,645 it's called psychosomatic? 194 00:09:22,728 --> 00:09:24,564 Which, my dad says, means fake. 195 00:09:25,022 --> 00:09:28,150 Ben Gross's father, Howard, whom he idolized, 196 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:30,861 was a top entertainment attorney in Beverly Hills. 197 00:09:31,112 --> 00:09:33,447 This allowed Ben Gross to dine out for years 198 00:09:33,531 --> 00:09:36,033 on the fact that Blake Griffin was at his Bar Mitzvah. 199 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:39,662 And he and Devi had been vying for the number one spot in the class 200 00:09:39,745 --> 00:09:41,581 every year since the first grade. 201 00:09:41,664 --> 00:09:44,333 You might call them the John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors 202 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,043 of Sherman Oaks High School. 203 00:09:46,127 --> 00:09:47,878 Not to make this about me. 204 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:54,010 Good morning, you young, brilliant minds. 205 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:56,053 Welcome to Facing History... 206 00:09:57,054 --> 00:09:58,306 and Ourselves. 207 00:09:58,389 --> 00:10:00,641 This is not gonna be your typical history class. 208 00:10:00,725 --> 00:10:03,978 We are going to be unpacking some very difficult subjects... 209 00:10:04,478 --> 00:10:06,522 like, uh... slavery, 210 00:10:07,356 --> 00:10:08,357 and the Holocaust. 211 00:10:09,025 --> 00:10:11,652 Think of this as a ride on a tour bus 212 00:10:11,777 --> 00:10:14,280 through some of the darkest moments of our history. 213 00:10:14,655 --> 00:10:18,659 Just then, the high school gods chose to smile down on Devi. 214 00:10:22,663 --> 00:10:25,916 Thanks to Paxton's extreme apathy toward school, 215 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,129 he was forced to retake this class, which he failed as a sophomore. 216 00:10:30,212 --> 00:10:32,757 Maybe this year was looking up after all. 217 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:34,592 Damn. 218 00:10:36,052 --> 00:10:40,890 "Damn" is right, Devi. This is some really heavy stuff. 219 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:43,434 Genocide is not 100. 220 00:10:43,893 --> 00:10:46,937 And systemic racism is not litty. 221 00:10:47,021 --> 00:10:52,068 As we travel through all of humanity's most horrific atrocities, 222 00:10:52,526 --> 00:10:53,944 I want you to feel shooketh. 223 00:10:54,737 --> 00:10:55,780 Thank you. 224 00:10:56,447 --> 00:10:57,281 Trust. 225 00:11:00,910 --> 00:11:04,455 But even though she told her friends that Jonah was the one she was after, 226 00:11:05,164 --> 00:11:08,292 Paxton Hall-Yoshida just seemed so much more, 227 00:11:08,376 --> 00:11:09,960 I don't know... hot? 228 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:18,177 Devi, Ben. Can you come back in here, please? 229 00:11:20,805 --> 00:11:24,016 I am honored to have powerful voices in my class, 230 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:26,435 but in the past, the competition between the two of you 231 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:30,731 has not been... useful to the learning environment of others. 232 00:11:31,315 --> 00:11:33,943 Devi has, what you might consider, a short fuse, 233 00:11:34,026 --> 00:11:36,654 and sometimes, she's a straight up psycho, 234 00:11:37,154 --> 00:11:38,406 which I find pretty admirable. 235 00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:43,577 So do you think you can set aside your rivalry 236 00:11:43,661 --> 00:11:45,579 for the good of the class? 237 00:11:45,663 --> 00:11:47,373 Well, of course, Mister Shapiro. 238 00:11:47,456 --> 00:11:48,791 A great idea, as always. 239 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:52,878 I agree. In fact, I liked your idea even more than he did. 240 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:56,549 Okay. 241 00:11:57,717 --> 00:12:00,094 Man, David, watching you flirt with Jonah 242 00:12:00,177 --> 00:12:02,680 was just about the saddest thing I've ever seen, 243 00:12:02,763 --> 00:12:04,515 and I saw my dad run over our cat. 244 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:05,683 You know he's gay, right? 245 00:12:05,766 --> 00:12:07,476 Your cat? No, I didn't. 246 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:08,769 That's so cool. 247 00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:11,105 Word of advice: just give up. 248 00:12:11,188 --> 00:12:13,023 Plenty of amazing people have died as virgins. 249 00:12:13,107 --> 00:12:14,900 You and the rest of the UN are in good company. 250 00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:16,485 You know? You shouldn't call us the UN. 251 00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:18,696 -It's racist, and offensive, and-- -What? 252 00:12:19,321 --> 00:12:20,823 Oh, like the United Nations? 253 00:12:21,115 --> 00:12:23,951 No. We call you the UN, because you are unfuckable nerds. 254 00:12:31,083 --> 00:12:32,752 Can you believe he said that? 255 00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:35,004 What do you think, Doctor Ryan? Do you agree with him? 256 00:12:35,087 --> 00:12:37,882 This is Doctor Jamie Ryan, a child psychologist 257 00:12:37,965 --> 00:12:39,759 from Toluca Lake, California. 258 00:12:39,842 --> 00:12:41,343 She's Devi's therapist, 259 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:43,554 and this morning, the woman Devi is shouting at. 260 00:12:44,221 --> 00:12:48,392 Wait, you're asking me to tell you if I think you're bangable? 261 00:12:48,476 --> 00:12:50,978 -Yeah. -Devi, I can't do that. 262 00:12:51,061 --> 00:12:54,690 Ethically, legally, and most importantly, it's creepy. 263 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:56,942 So you agree with Ben Gross and the whole school 264 00:12:57,026 --> 00:12:58,611 and think I'm a disgusting troll? 265 00:12:58,694 --> 00:13:02,490 Hey, I am not going to tell you I think you're sexy. 266 00:13:02,573 --> 00:13:05,659 I will tell you that kid sucks, and you should ignore him. 267 00:13:05,743 --> 00:13:08,704 Doctor Ryan, you know how much trouble I have taking the high road. 268 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:11,165 I do. Why don't you sit down? 269 00:13:12,249 --> 00:13:14,376 So, you're back up on your feet. 270 00:13:15,002 --> 00:13:16,170 That's gotta feel good. 271 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:18,506 Yeah. That part was good. 272 00:13:18,756 --> 00:13:20,549 It was so nice not to be in a wheelchair, 273 00:13:21,091 --> 00:13:23,135 but people were still staring at me. 274 00:13:23,219 --> 00:13:25,679 They all think I was faking being paralyzed. 275 00:13:26,013 --> 00:13:27,139 Why would I fake that? 276 00:13:27,223 --> 00:13:28,808 Because it's such a cool look 277 00:13:28,891 --> 00:13:30,976 to have your cousin help you onto the toilet? 278 00:13:32,311 --> 00:13:35,856 Listen, I think I've got something that could really help you. 279 00:13:36,315 --> 00:13:39,026 Paxil, Lexapro, Xanax, Zoloft? I'll try anything. 280 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,446 Whoa! Knock it off, wannabe pill popper. 281 00:13:42,988 --> 00:13:44,114 It's a grief journal. 282 00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:47,535 Sometimes, the pain we feel is too hard to say out loud. 283 00:13:47,618 --> 00:13:50,412 This way, you don't actually have to say it. 284 00:13:51,205 --> 00:13:54,458 And if this doesn't work, you can always prescribe me some Klonopin. 285 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:56,043 Girl, bye. 286 00:13:58,796 --> 00:14:00,589 Devi, how was your first day at school? 287 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:02,508 I'll be honest. It was mixed. 288 00:14:02,591 --> 00:14:04,134 I got all the classes I wanted. 289 00:14:04,218 --> 00:14:07,304 Prime locker location. Ben Gross is still a dick. 290 00:14:07,763 --> 00:14:09,056 Are we allowed to say "dick" now? 291 00:14:09,139 --> 00:14:11,058 No one can say "dick" in this house. 292 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:14,144 Why do let that Ben Gross rile you up so much? He's like 5'2". 293 00:14:14,603 --> 00:14:16,772 Damn, Mom! That was savage. Up top. 294 00:14:17,898 --> 00:14:19,817 Ah, okay. I do not like high-fiving. It's violent. 295 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:21,193 Can we please not do that again? 296 00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:23,112 On a more civilized note, 297 00:14:23,195 --> 00:14:25,739 I received some very exciting information today. 298 00:14:25,823 --> 00:14:29,577 Kamala, your parents have found you a match... 299 00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:30,494 for marriage. 300 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:32,037 They did? 301 00:14:32,121 --> 00:14:34,623 Yes! His name is Prashant. He's an engineer. 302 00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:36,166 Isn't that fantastic? 303 00:14:36,250 --> 00:14:38,794 Kamala was expected to have an arranged marriage 304 00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:40,838 after she finished her studies abroad, 305 00:14:41,088 --> 00:14:44,133 but she felt less than enthusiastic about this idea. 306 00:14:44,216 --> 00:14:45,342 Oh, that's so wonderful. 307 00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:48,429 A husband from India? Someone I've never met before. 308 00:14:48,512 --> 00:14:50,598 Perfect stranger. How exciting. 309 00:14:50,681 --> 00:14:51,765 I know! 310 00:14:51,849 --> 00:14:54,560 Finally, some good news for this family. 311 00:14:54,643 --> 00:14:56,145 Yeah. That's frigging great. 312 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:58,647 Kamala does nothing and gets a full husband in the mail. 313 00:14:59,148 --> 00:15:02,192 Meanwhile, I'm trying to trick a gay guy into going to Johnny Rockets with me. 314 00:15:02,651 --> 00:15:05,029 You know what? I'm just too jealous to eat with you right now. 315 00:15:05,654 --> 00:15:06,530 Devi... 316 00:15:19,877 --> 00:15:20,920 Devi. 317 00:15:24,214 --> 00:15:26,342 Devi, come here. 318 00:15:29,553 --> 00:15:31,764 -Dad? -Come, come. Sit down. 319 00:15:31,847 --> 00:15:33,140 I want to show you something. 320 00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,439 This is John McEnroe. 321 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,067 He is my favorite player of all time. 322 00:15:43,525 --> 00:15:45,444 Hey, look at that! It's me. 323 00:15:45,569 --> 00:15:47,321 I told you it would all make sense. 324 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:50,115 He doesn't let anyone push him around. 325 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:53,202 Look at him, giving it back to that umpire. 326 00:15:53,285 --> 00:15:55,537 He's a firecracker... just like you. 327 00:15:58,207 --> 00:15:59,124 Kanna, what is it? 328 00:16:00,417 --> 00:16:02,252 Dad, am I ugly? 329 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:05,631 What nonsense. I'm looking at you right now. 330 00:16:05,714 --> 00:16:07,508 You're the most beautiful girl in the world. 331 00:16:07,591 --> 00:16:10,135 No. Kamala is beautiful, 332 00:16:10,219 --> 00:16:13,389 and a boy at school said that I was an un-- 333 00:16:14,932 --> 00:16:16,392 He said something mean to me. 334 00:16:17,017 --> 00:16:19,603 This boy is clearly an idiot, like this umpire. 335 00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:22,147 Do you think John McEnroe would let that umpire tell him 336 00:16:22,231 --> 00:16:23,440 that he's not beautiful? 337 00:16:23,774 --> 00:16:26,026 No. He would stand up for himself. 338 00:16:27,069 --> 00:16:28,737 So I should beat up Ben Gross? 339 00:16:29,154 --> 00:16:30,406 What? No, no, no. 340 00:16:30,489 --> 00:16:32,950 You fight back with your spirit, little one. 341 00:16:33,033 --> 00:16:35,327 You stand up for yourself, just like him. 342 00:16:36,078 --> 00:16:39,540 Answer my question! The question, jerk! 343 00:16:42,334 --> 00:16:44,378 Thanks, Dad. I'll try. 344 00:16:51,427 --> 00:16:53,095 Wait. What are you doing here? 345 00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:55,472 This is my living room. 346 00:16:55,556 --> 00:16:58,392 No, I mean, you died. 347 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:00,894 Oh, that? I'm better now. 348 00:17:21,081 --> 00:17:24,001 So the next morning, Devi took her dad's advice 349 00:17:24,084 --> 00:17:29,089 and decided to fight back with her spirit, AKA she would be serving a damn look. 350 00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:32,342 Ben Gross better get ready to eat his words. 351 00:17:41,977 --> 00:17:45,898 Woah, Devi, you look like an Indian Kardashian. 352 00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:48,484 Thanks, Fab, but I thought we were dressing hot today. 353 00:17:48,984 --> 00:17:51,904 This is my boys' medium polo instead of my usual large. 354 00:17:51,987 --> 00:17:54,239 -The janitor said-- -No. Just, no. 355 00:17:54,323 --> 00:17:56,450 - Stop. - Well, I know I did a good job. 356 00:17:56,867 --> 00:17:59,161 Get a load of sexy flapper girl. 357 00:17:59,244 --> 00:18:01,747 My grandmother died in this dress. 358 00:18:02,664 --> 00:18:04,458 Okay. Let's just stick to the plan. 359 00:18:04,833 --> 00:18:06,043 What's our goal for today? 360 00:18:06,126 --> 00:18:07,544 - To make conversation. - Right. 361 00:18:07,628 --> 00:18:08,837 We're talking to the boys. 362 00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:12,299 I'm gonna ask Jonah to come over and watch unreleased Ariana Grande footage. 363 00:18:12,382 --> 00:18:15,719 Before you know it, we'll all be boinking at prom. Okay. 364 00:18:16,678 --> 00:18:18,263 Boyfriend, here I co-- 365 00:18:22,601 --> 00:18:23,519 Hey, Jonah. 366 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:25,729 Ew, you're bleeding. 367 00:18:25,813 --> 00:18:28,482 You're getting knee blood on the chair. It's unsanitary. 368 00:18:28,565 --> 00:18:29,399 You could have AIDS. 369 00:18:29,483 --> 00:18:31,819 I thought no one would bang me. How could I have AIDS? 370 00:18:31,902 --> 00:18:33,153 Easy. Blood transfusion. 371 00:18:33,237 --> 00:18:34,238 Or sharing needles. 372 00:18:34,321 --> 00:18:36,657 You wish you were cool enough for intravenous drugs. 373 00:18:36,740 --> 00:18:39,076 Oh. Drugs are, like, cool now? I didn't realize 374 00:18:39,159 --> 00:18:41,453 you were a hillbilly tweaker. I guess you're skinny enough. 375 00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:43,455 Uh, I'm not skinny. I'm jacked. 376 00:18:43,539 --> 00:18:45,999 Hmph, for now, until you morph into your big fat dad. 377 00:18:46,083 --> 00:18:47,042 Shut up. My dad's hot. 378 00:18:47,501 --> 00:18:50,504 You've no idea what he's been through. He has thyroid issues. 379 00:18:50,587 --> 00:18:52,756 Enough! We talked about this yesterday. 380 00:18:53,465 --> 00:18:58,637 How can we mend the conflict of our past when the conflict of our present rages on? 381 00:18:59,388 --> 00:19:01,056 -Boo. -That doesn't mean anything. 382 00:19:01,723 --> 00:19:03,392 Those responses were very hurtful. 383 00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:04,935 Go to the principal's office. 384 00:19:07,729 --> 00:19:10,566 Look who it is. Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Idiot. 385 00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:13,944 You will both report here after school to do some unpaid labor in the office. 386 00:19:14,027 --> 00:19:15,195 Like an internship? 387 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:16,989 No. Like a punishment. 388 00:19:17,072 --> 00:19:17,990 You're in trouble! 389 00:19:18,073 --> 00:19:19,283 I can't. 390 00:19:19,366 --> 00:19:21,952 I'm supposed to go cheer on my girlfriend's field hockey practice. 391 00:19:22,035 --> 00:19:23,537 You know, I support women. 392 00:19:24,037 --> 00:19:25,664 Is that why, Mister Feminist? 393 00:19:26,081 --> 00:19:28,333 Or is it to watch a bunch of teenage boobs bounce around? 394 00:19:29,626 --> 00:19:30,961 Field hockey is a beautiful sport. 395 00:19:31,044 --> 00:19:32,212 Busted. You're a perv. 396 00:19:32,296 --> 00:19:34,631 And what are you laughing at, Erin Brockovich? 397 00:19:35,048 --> 00:19:36,842 Is that a skirt or a headband? 398 00:19:36,925 --> 00:19:38,468 You know, get your acts together, 399 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:42,181 or I will personally call all the Ivies and tell them not to admit you. 400 00:19:42,264 --> 00:19:46,185 Get ready to get your online degree at StDoofusUniversity.com. 401 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:49,188 You're dismissed. 402 00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:56,737 Your stupid heels are slowing us down. Take them off. 403 00:19:56,820 --> 00:19:59,198 Yeah, I'm sure you'd like to see my bare feet, sicko. 404 00:19:59,281 --> 00:20:00,240 Foot fetish much? 405 00:20:11,293 --> 00:20:12,961 Oh, my God! Oliver Martinez? 406 00:20:13,503 --> 00:20:14,755 Stop molesting my friend! 407 00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:17,299 He's not molesting me. He's caressing me. 408 00:20:17,674 --> 00:20:18,634 He's my boyfriend. 409 00:20:19,301 --> 00:20:20,969 Wait. You have a boyfriend? 410 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:22,638 We had to keep it a secret. 411 00:20:22,721 --> 00:20:25,766 I mean, can you imagine the shock waves it would send through drama club? 412 00:20:25,849 --> 00:20:27,392 An actress dating tech crew? 413 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:31,521 I just... I didn't want to upstage you 414 00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:33,690 while you were trying to get a boyfriend of your own. 415 00:20:33,774 --> 00:20:35,817 I can't believe you didn't tell me and Fabiola. 416 00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:37,986 Fabiola knows. 417 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,112 Wow. 418 00:20:39,196 --> 00:20:42,282 I guess I was wrong when I said no one would date anyone in the UN. 419 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:43,408 They just won't date you. 420 00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:44,826 -Shut up, Ben! -Ow. 421 00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,119 I'm sorry. I just didn't know 422 00:20:46,203 --> 00:20:48,163 how you would react with your legs and everything. 423 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:49,539 I didn't want to upset you. 424 00:20:49,623 --> 00:20:51,250 Me? Upset? 425 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:54,544 No. You should be upset for your weird taste in men. 426 00:20:54,628 --> 00:20:56,713 Me? I'm cool. Cool as ice. 427 00:20:57,673 --> 00:20:58,548 Peace. 428 00:21:03,595 --> 00:21:06,181 You guys saw her hit me, right? You know, my dad's a lawyer. 429 00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:09,184 When you're a normal person 430 00:21:09,268 --> 00:21:11,520 with genuinely balanced reactions to things, 431 00:21:11,603 --> 00:21:15,065 it may be hard to understand why we hotheads fly off the handle. 432 00:21:15,148 --> 00:21:16,775 For me, it's a reasonable reaction 433 00:21:16,858 --> 00:21:19,486 to the general blindness of most tennis umpires. 434 00:21:19,569 --> 00:21:21,613 For Devi, it's a logical response 435 00:21:21,697 --> 00:21:23,949 to being betrayed by her supposed best friends. 436 00:21:24,032 --> 00:21:26,868 How could Eleanor have a boyfriend and not tell her about it? 437 00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:28,578 And why would she tell Fabiola? 438 00:21:28,662 --> 00:21:30,747 Does she think Devi's too unhinged to handle it? 439 00:21:30,831 --> 00:21:32,332 Or that Devi would be jealous of her? 440 00:21:32,416 --> 00:21:33,959 Do both of her friends think 441 00:21:34,042 --> 00:21:37,713 she's just a pitiful, lonely, wheelchair girl without a freaking dad? 442 00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:39,589 What the hell? 443 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,260 {\an8}And that's how it happens, folks. 444 00:21:43,343 --> 00:21:45,137 That's how we hotheads boil over. 445 00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:48,265 What was that? What happened to the window? 446 00:21:48,348 --> 00:21:49,516 A bird hit it. 447 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:50,434 Bird? 448 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:53,520 This is my fault for keeping the windows so clean. 449 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:54,855 Where is the poor bird? 450 00:21:54,938 --> 00:21:56,064 It flew away. 451 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:57,316 It flew away? 452 00:21:57,774 --> 00:21:59,860 After breaking the window with its body? 453 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:04,990 Devi, that book was blessed by God! 454 00:22:05,407 --> 00:22:06,783 The bird must have done it. 455 00:22:07,326 --> 00:22:09,411 Devi, you are lying to your mother, 456 00:22:09,494 --> 00:22:11,997 and then bringing shame on an innocent bird? 457 00:22:12,539 --> 00:22:13,707 Just leave me alone! 458 00:22:29,014 --> 00:22:29,848 Doctor Ryan? 459 00:22:30,891 --> 00:22:32,893 Devi, we don't have an appointment. 460 00:22:33,226 --> 00:22:34,686 I know, but I need your help. 461 00:22:35,103 --> 00:22:36,646 Wait. Why do you look hot? 462 00:22:37,064 --> 00:22:38,023 Do you have a date? 463 00:22:38,106 --> 00:22:40,901 Uh... yes, I do. And don't look so shocked. 464 00:22:40,984 --> 00:22:43,612 I do have a life outside of being your therapist. 465 00:22:43,695 --> 00:22:45,947 Not right now, you don't. I need your help. 466 00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:47,824 Okay. 467 00:22:48,617 --> 00:22:49,534 What's going on? 468 00:22:50,118 --> 00:22:51,453 Eleanor has a secret boyfriend 469 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:53,538 that her and Fabiola have been keeping from me, 470 00:22:53,622 --> 00:22:56,541 because they thought I was unhinged and would have a nervous breakdown. 471 00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:57,876 Which, it seems like you are. 472 00:22:57,959 --> 00:22:59,586 Yeah, I'm losing it, Doc. 473 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:03,090 Okay. All right. 474 00:23:05,509 --> 00:23:09,137 Talk to me. How does their lie make you feel? 475 00:23:09,596 --> 00:23:11,473 It doesn't matter how it makes me feel. 476 00:23:11,556 --> 00:23:12,808 It matters how it makes me look. 477 00:23:12,891 --> 00:23:15,102 Well, all right. How do you want to look? 478 00:23:15,811 --> 00:23:19,356 Normal. I just want to be a normal girl, who isn't called mean names, 479 00:23:19,439 --> 00:23:21,274 and could actually have a boyfriend. 480 00:23:21,608 --> 00:23:24,778 I don't even care who he is, as long as he wanted to be with me. 481 00:23:27,864 --> 00:23:31,159 Devi, look, can I be honest with you? 482 00:23:31,618 --> 00:23:35,122 Having just any boyfriend, no matter who he is, 483 00:23:35,205 --> 00:23:39,251 is not gonna make you happier or change who you are. 484 00:23:39,334 --> 00:23:42,504 Trust me, but after all you've been through, 485 00:23:42,587 --> 00:23:45,632 maybe you shouldn't be so focused on having a boyfriend. 486 00:23:46,133 --> 00:23:50,095 I mean, do you really think you'd make a good girlfriend right now? 487 00:23:51,847 --> 00:23:52,889 Probably not. 488 00:23:53,515 --> 00:23:54,474 Okay. 489 00:23:54,558 --> 00:23:58,895 So what is it you can do this year to succeed at something 490 00:23:58,979 --> 00:24:00,647 that would actually make you happy... 491 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:02,941 and make you feel good about yourself? 492 00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:08,363 I think I know what I need to do. 493 00:24:09,531 --> 00:24:11,741 All right. My girl. 494 00:24:11,825 --> 00:24:14,161 Now get to gettin'. I got a hot date. 495 00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:16,163 Good luck on your date. 496 00:24:24,254 --> 00:24:25,088 Later, man. 497 00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:30,844 Hi, Paxton. 498 00:24:33,096 --> 00:24:35,807 You don't know me, but my name is Devi Vishwakumar. 499 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:36,808 I'm a sophomore. 500 00:24:37,726 --> 00:24:39,102 I sit behind you in history class. 501 00:24:40,562 --> 00:24:42,147 I was also paralyzed last year? 502 00:24:43,565 --> 00:24:45,567 Oh, okay, great. You are familiar with that. 503 00:24:46,067 --> 00:24:46,902 So here's the thing. 504 00:24:47,819 --> 00:24:48,695 I'm into you. 505 00:24:50,447 --> 00:24:54,451 Like, I could name every class you've had for the last two years. 506 00:24:56,912 --> 00:24:57,996 But I won't do that. 507 00:24:58,497 --> 00:24:59,998 And I know you'd never be my boyfriend, 508 00:25:00,081 --> 00:25:02,626 because you're you, and I'm me, 509 00:25:03,251 --> 00:25:06,213 but I was wondering if you would ever consider... 510 00:25:08,298 --> 00:25:10,425 h--having sex with me? 511 00:25:13,553 --> 00:25:16,306 Oh, my God. I'm such an idiot. I'm so sorry. 512 00:25:16,389 --> 00:25:18,350 -I can't believe I just did that. -Yeah. 513 00:25:19,392 --> 00:25:20,227 Okay. 514 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:22,020 What? 515 00:25:22,103 --> 00:25:24,397 What? That actually worked? 516 00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:26,024 Just sex, right? 517 00:25:26,399 --> 00:25:27,275 Just sex. 518 00:25:27,984 --> 00:25:30,946 I'm down, but I can't tonight. 519 00:25:32,197 --> 00:25:33,782 Wow, okay! 520 00:25:33,865 --> 00:25:36,117 Twist. This is surprising. 521 00:25:36,576 --> 00:25:37,744 Looking forward to it. 522 00:25:37,827 --> 00:25:39,746 Will circle back about it. 523 00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:49,130 Okay! 524 00:25:49,631 --> 00:25:51,091 Devi couldn't believe it. 525 00:25:51,174 --> 00:25:55,345 For the first time, she had something she wanted to write in her grief journal.