1 00:00:05,339 --> 00:00:06,707 Previously on Run the World... 2 00:00:06,741 --> 00:00:08,576 Apparently, he's been floating the entire band, 3 00:00:08,609 --> 00:00:11,579 paying for studio time, equipment, all of it. 4 00:00:11,612 --> 00:00:14,315 -No! My marriage is over. -Okay. Oh, no. 5 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:15,716 Miss Sondi Hill. 6 00:00:15,750 --> 00:00:19,120 She is one of my PhD advisees in African American Studies. 7 00:00:19,153 --> 00:00:20,521 Anderson? 8 00:00:27,428 --> 00:00:29,397 -No. You look good, girl. 9 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:31,732 You lucky I been tryin' to holla at you since we was interns. 10 00:00:31,766 --> 00:00:33,167 Come on. Come on. 11 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,403 -What's wrong? -I got whiskey dick. 12 00:00:35,436 --> 00:00:36,604 Hey, Whitney. 13 00:00:36,637 --> 00:00:38,239 Are you seriously standing me up again? 14 00:00:38,272 --> 00:00:40,207 I'm sorry. I'm still working. 15 00:00:40,241 --> 00:00:43,377 Hey. 16 00:00:43,411 --> 00:00:45,446 I'm not sure I should be getting married. 17 00:00:49,283 --> 00:00:50,718 ♪ Speed off, I'm whippin' ♪ 18 00:00:50,751 --> 00:00:52,553 ♪ Speed off I'm whipping'... ♪ 19 00:00:56,390 --> 00:00:57,792 All right, let's go. 20 00:00:57,825 --> 00:00:59,193 All I'm saying is, 21 00:00:59,226 --> 00:01:00,761 I don't think Dominicans should say the N-word. 22 00:01:00,795 --> 00:01:01,829 It offends me. 23 00:01:02,062 --> 00:01:04,064 It offends my Nigerian Americanness. 24 00:01:04,098 --> 00:01:05,366 I don't have a problem with it 25 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:06,700 as long as there's true commitment. 26 00:01:06,734 --> 00:01:08,335 So you can't just be a nigga at barbecues 27 00:01:08,369 --> 00:01:09,603 and DaBaby concerts 28 00:01:09,637 --> 00:01:12,506 but when police show up, all of a sudden, 29 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:14,809 "Lo siento, no-no speak inglés." 30 00:01:14,842 --> 00:01:16,644 -Stop. You're stupid. What up, y'all? 31 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:18,112 Hey! 32 00:01:18,145 --> 00:01:20,514 Yo. What's good, man? It's good to see you. 33 00:01:20,548 --> 00:01:22,483 You back from the dead? -In the flesh. 34 00:01:23,684 --> 00:01:25,219 Can we get this man a beer? 35 00:01:25,252 --> 00:01:26,253 All right, coming up. -Thank you. 36 00:01:26,287 --> 00:01:27,655 -I heard you were back. -I bet. 37 00:01:27,688 --> 00:01:29,857 Last time I saw your wife, she was giving me the business. 38 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:31,725 Oh, the business is what my future ex-wife does. 39 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:33,627 Oh, man. 40 00:01:33,661 --> 00:01:34,728 Bro, I didn't even know. 41 00:01:34,762 --> 00:01:36,297 -I'm sorry to hear that. -It's all good. 42 00:01:36,330 --> 00:01:38,699 Renee's a little aggressive for my taste, but... 43 00:01:38,732 --> 00:01:40,201 damn it if the girl ain't witty. 44 00:01:40,234 --> 00:01:42,436 It's for the best, man, you know. 45 00:01:42,470 --> 00:01:44,738 Honestly, it's been brewing for a long time. 46 00:01:44,772 --> 00:01:46,674 A lot of hurt feelings, loss of trust. 47 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:48,108 Sometimes you just stop-- 48 00:01:48,142 --> 00:01:49,477 Yo, are we watching football or Dr. Phil? 49 00:01:49,510 --> 00:01:51,545 Man, let this Black man talk about his feelings, bro. 50 00:01:51,579 --> 00:01:52,580 Thank you. I got a lot. 51 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:53,814 I have been listening to every feeling 52 00:01:53,848 --> 00:01:55,749 this Black man has for weeks. 53 00:01:55,783 --> 00:01:56,784 I get the picture. 54 00:01:58,452 --> 00:02:00,488 Oh! 55 00:02:00,521 --> 00:02:02,223 Okay. 56 00:02:03,324 --> 00:02:06,460 ♪ Shorty gon' know ♪ 57 00:02:06,494 --> 00:02:08,596 ♪ She don't roll with me now ♪ 58 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:11,832 ♪ She gon' roll with me Down, down, down, down ♪ 59 00:02:11,866 --> 00:02:14,502 ♪ She gon' ride with me down ♪ 60 00:02:16,504 --> 00:02:17,771 Yo, y'all see what I see? 61 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:19,507 I know. It was a beautiful thing. 62 00:02:19,540 --> 00:02:21,375 I'm getting married. I saw nothing. 63 00:02:21,408 --> 00:02:22,776 Oh, congrats. That's what's up. 64 00:02:22,810 --> 00:02:25,179 -Yo, Black love and all that. 65 00:02:25,212 --> 00:02:28,782 I'm just saying, though, that ass... is a masterpiece. 66 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:31,151 In the words of a very talented man 67 00:02:31,185 --> 00:02:33,821 that we call The-Dream, 68 00:02:33,854 --> 00:02:34,889 "Shawty was a ten." 69 00:02:34,922 --> 00:02:36,156 Cheers to the booty. 70 00:02:36,190 --> 00:02:38,626 -A'ight. 71 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:40,327 Hey, what are y'all getting into this weekend? 72 00:02:40,361 --> 00:02:42,263 You know your girl's birthday is tomorrow night. 73 00:02:42,296 --> 00:02:43,931 I do know this. Is she having a party? 74 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:45,900 Yeah, she's doing a little karaoke thing. 75 00:02:45,933 --> 00:02:46,934 Of course she is. 76 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:49,436 Girl can't sing for shit, but she loves karaoke. 77 00:02:50,638 --> 00:02:52,606 -You going? -Oh, yeah. 78 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:54,308 Oh, nah, I've been excommunicated. 79 00:02:54,341 --> 00:02:57,311 Yeah, me too. 80 00:02:57,344 --> 00:02:58,779 Hey, you-you know they call me Satan? 81 00:02:58,812 --> 00:03:00,948 -Yeah, they do-they do call you that. -They've been doing that for a long time. 82 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:02,883 Oh, thanks for having my back, man. Appreciate you. 83 00:03:02,917 --> 00:03:05,386 Look, I think you and Ella just need to talk, man. 84 00:03:05,419 --> 00:03:08,923 She wouldn't hate you so much if she didn't still love you. 85 00:03:08,956 --> 00:03:10,891 You should come, shoot your shot. 86 00:03:10,925 --> 00:03:12,226 Fuck that. 87 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:14,828 We are handsome Black men with advanced degrees, 88 00:03:14,862 --> 00:03:16,597 no roommates, and no kids. 89 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:18,966 We are the prize in the Black man sweepstakes. 90 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:20,568 No going back. 91 00:03:20,601 --> 00:03:22,736 Jason, you know I fucks with you, right? 92 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:23,904 Hell, yeah. 93 00:03:23,938 --> 00:03:25,706 But you... you sound a little bitter, bro. 94 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:27,541 You do. You sound bitter, brother. 95 00:03:27,575 --> 00:03:28,576 Little bit. 96 00:03:28,609 --> 00:03:30,277 You sound like a nigga scorned or some shit. 97 00:03:30,311 --> 00:03:31,312 -Scorned? Yeah, brother. 98 00:03:31,345 --> 00:03:33,347 -That's passion. 99 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:34,682 Oh! 100 00:03:43,857 --> 00:03:47,628 ♪ We're running, we're running, we're running ♪ 101 00:03:47,895 --> 00:03:50,364 ♪ We run the world, we run the ♪ 102 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,001 Hey. 103 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:56,937 ♪ Happy birthday ♪ 104 00:03:56,971 --> 00:03:59,940 ♪ To you ♪ 105 00:03:59,974 --> 00:04:01,408 Stop. 106 00:04:02,643 --> 00:04:05,446 -Thank you. -Are you sad-walking on your birthday? 107 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:08,015 At least I choose to feel sorry for myself in private. 108 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:09,883 Get your shit together, 'cause tonight 109 00:04:09,917 --> 00:04:11,352 we got food, we got booze, 110 00:04:11,385 --> 00:04:13,654 and we got over 10,000 songs to choose from, girl. 111 00:04:13,687 --> 00:04:16,390 Thirty-two is just such a non-important number. 112 00:04:16,423 --> 00:04:17,591 And it sounds awful. 113 00:04:17,625 --> 00:04:20,361 "Ella McFair, comma, 32, 114 00:04:20,394 --> 00:04:22,997 "peaked at 29 after a failed attempt at becoming an author. 115 00:04:23,030 --> 00:04:26,367 Spends the rest of her time single, in transition, and drunk." 116 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,535 Yeah, yeah, that sounds depressing. 117 00:04:28,569 --> 00:04:30,638 It's a good thing nobody's writing about you. 118 00:04:30,671 --> 00:04:31,839 Oh, gotta go. 119 00:04:31,872 --> 00:04:34,375 Okay. Bye. 120 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:35,409 Yes, there you go. 121 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:36,577 Good. Good. Good. I wanna see. 122 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:38,345 Smile. Bigger, bigger, bigger. 123 00:04:38,379 --> 00:04:39,780 Abby, 124 00:04:39,813 --> 00:04:42,516 is it possible that she can look slightly less elated? 125 00:04:42,549 --> 00:04:44,418 We're selling yogurt that makes you shit. 126 00:04:44,451 --> 00:04:45,753 It doesn't give you eternal life. 127 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,354 Oh, my God, I was totally thinking that. 128 00:04:47,388 --> 00:04:48,756 No, it's like those depression commercials 129 00:04:48,789 --> 00:04:50,924 where all the women seem so freaking happy. 130 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:53,394 I literally watch them like, "Maybe I should get depressed 131 00:04:53,427 --> 00:04:54,595 "so that I can wear a white dress 132 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:56,397 "and Hula-Hoop with my daughter in the park 133 00:04:56,430 --> 00:04:58,799 and find it blissful instead of exhausting." 134 00:04:58,832 --> 00:05:00,634 Right? And chicks with plaque psoriasis 135 00:05:00,668 --> 00:05:03,937 are living their best life, just flaking everywhere. 136 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:05,673 Blow your mouth. Blow. Blow from mouth. 137 00:05:05,706 --> 00:05:08,409 Ooh, yes, that's it. Ooh. Yeah. 138 00:05:08,442 --> 00:05:10,077 -Hey, Marcos. Mm, there. Ooh. 139 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:11,845 Hey, Marcos. Mm. 140 00:05:11,879 --> 00:05:13,580 Marcos. -Go. 141 00:05:13,614 --> 00:05:16,550 Hi, um, do you think you could tone down the happy a little bit? 142 00:05:21,055 --> 00:05:22,389 Sure, Abby. 143 00:05:22,423 --> 00:05:23,824 It's your campaign. 144 00:05:23,857 --> 00:05:25,693 -That was rude. -Very. 145 00:05:25,726 --> 00:05:27,695 Give me dead face. Dead face. 146 00:05:27,728 --> 00:05:29,830 Oh, by the way, 147 00:05:29,863 --> 00:05:34,101 I'm still interested in the VP of brand strategy role. 148 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:37,104 I mean, Tantric is overlooking a large consumer segment 149 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:39,606 not speaking to AA, and there's a huge uptick 150 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,742 of Black interest in health and wellness. 151 00:05:41,775 --> 00:05:44,611 Renee... 152 00:05:44,645 --> 00:05:46,547 you do not have to pitch me. 153 00:05:46,580 --> 00:05:48,649 You're my day-one number one. 154 00:05:48,682 --> 00:05:50,484 I'm gonna talk to Tom and Peter. 155 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:51,985 Thank you. 156 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:54,855 But are you sure that you're, like, up for that right now 157 00:05:54,888 --> 00:05:56,857 with everything you've got going on? 158 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:58,025 Who, me? 159 00:05:58,058 --> 00:06:00,861 -Yeah. -I'm-I'm great. 160 00:06:00,894 --> 00:06:01,962 I'm-I'm fine. 161 00:06:01,995 --> 00:06:03,831 What, I don't look great? I mean... 162 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:07,367 No, I'm just saying that my first three divorces 163 00:06:07,401 --> 00:06:08,669 were way heavy. 164 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:09,937 Divorce can be like a death. 165 00:06:11,438 --> 00:06:13,640 Dorinda Medley says you're not supposed to say that. 166 00:06:13,674 --> 00:06:15,476 But I'm fine, really. 167 00:06:15,509 --> 00:06:17,444 You know, my grandfather always told me 168 00:06:17,478 --> 00:06:20,881 there's only one direction, and that's straight ahead. 169 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:23,450 Also, I still look good in lingerie, 170 00:06:23,484 --> 00:06:25,719 and that gives me peace, okay? 171 00:06:25,753 --> 00:06:27,387 The best way to get over a man 172 00:06:27,421 --> 00:06:29,389 is to get on a private jet with another one. 173 00:06:30,023 --> 00:06:31,925 That's what my grandfather always said. 174 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:34,495 I know that's right. 175 00:06:34,528 --> 00:06:36,096 Is your grandfather single? 176 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,603 Hey, babe, we're doing Nelly and Kelly tonight, right? 177 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:43,771 Yeah, babe. 178 00:06:43,804 --> 00:06:45,773 Babe, you have got me spoiled now. 179 00:06:45,806 --> 00:06:48,609 The hospital lotion doesn't have shit on this. 180 00:06:48,642 --> 00:06:51,745 It's like that stuff intentionally causes ash. 181 00:06:51,779 --> 00:06:54,414 I feel like I need to bring Kiehl's to the masses. 182 00:06:54,448 --> 00:06:56,717 Oh, you wouldn't feel that way if you knew how much it cost. 183 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,052 Hey, I see--you better not be buying more pillows. 184 00:06:59,086 --> 00:07:00,487 I'm not. 185 00:07:00,521 --> 00:07:02,189 I swear I just saw a pillow on that screen. 186 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,524 I'm not buying pillows. 187 00:07:03,557 --> 00:07:05,125 I'm looking for a birthday present for Ella. 188 00:07:05,159 --> 00:07:06,627 Uh-huh. 189 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:09,963 Hey, babe, let's get our registry done. 190 00:07:11,198 --> 00:07:12,533 Yeah, okay. 191 00:07:16,837 --> 00:07:20,474 Ola, you did not seriously register for a treadmill. 192 00:07:20,507 --> 00:07:22,609 That is not something you ask other people to pay for. 193 00:07:22,643 --> 00:07:23,944 Okay, and it's totally normal 194 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:26,513 to ask people to buy us a Dutch oven? 195 00:07:26,547 --> 00:07:28,215 You don't even know what a Dutch oven is. 196 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:30,217 -Mm-mm. 197 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:31,919 No. 198 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:34,855 But I'd like to put my Dutch in your oven. 199 00:07:34,888 --> 00:07:38,192 -Oh. -Come here. 200 00:07:40,994 --> 00:07:42,763 Hey, how about we get some china 201 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:45,933 for Christmas dinners with your parents, my parents, 202 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:48,535 and our four kids? 203 00:07:48,569 --> 00:07:49,570 -Four? -Mm-hmm. 204 00:07:49,603 --> 00:07:51,138 What? 205 00:07:51,171 --> 00:07:52,239 Oh, you don't hear that? 206 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:53,473 Listen. 207 00:07:53,507 --> 00:07:55,709 That's our firstborn son. 208 00:07:56,977 --> 00:08:00,113 He's saying, "Mommy, Daddy, fertilize me." 209 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:02,549 You realize this is not a turn-on. 210 00:08:04,051 --> 00:08:05,185 Okay. 211 00:08:05,219 --> 00:08:07,187 How about this? 212 00:08:07,221 --> 00:08:09,256 Mm-hmm. 213 00:08:12,626 --> 00:08:14,261 -Is that better? -Yeah. 214 00:08:17,731 --> 00:08:18,832 I love you. 215 00:08:20,067 --> 00:08:22,269 I love you. 216 00:08:24,538 --> 00:08:28,008 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 217 00:08:29,209 --> 00:08:31,511 ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ 218 00:08:31,545 --> 00:08:34,214 ♪ I'm so tired of fighting ♪ 219 00:08:34,248 --> 00:08:36,183 ♪ The things That I can't control ♪ 220 00:08:36,216 --> 00:08:39,019 ♪ Could you give me Excitement ♪ 221 00:08:39,052 --> 00:08:41,088 ♪ Before I gotta tell you go ♪ 222 00:08:41,121 --> 00:08:43,991 ♪ 808s for my heartbreak ♪ 223 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:45,959 ♪ And Mary Jane for my soul ♪ 224 00:08:45,993 --> 00:08:49,162 ♪ Only thing I confide in... ♪ 225 00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:50,197 Hey, there. 226 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:51,531 -Come on, man. 227 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:53,300 Don't do me like that. 228 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:54,635 You know I'm humiliated. 229 00:08:54,668 --> 00:08:55,702 Don't be. 230 00:08:55,736 --> 00:08:57,938 You've only been trying to fuck me for, like, eight years. 231 00:08:57,971 --> 00:09:00,807 Well, I'm probably the last person that you wanna see on your birthday, huh? 232 00:09:00,841 --> 00:09:03,243 -How did you know it was my-- -Facebook. 233 00:09:03,277 --> 00:09:04,711 I've got to delete that account. 234 00:09:04,745 --> 00:09:07,547 -So you got big plans? -Yeah, karaoke party tonight. 235 00:09:07,581 --> 00:09:08,782 You should come. 236 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:10,884 Low-key, I fucking love karaoke. 237 00:09:10,918 --> 00:09:12,319 Oh. -But I gotta... 238 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,588 cover this red carpet for Sneaker Pimps. 239 00:09:14,621 --> 00:09:16,189 Boo, red carpet. 240 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:17,224 I know. 241 00:09:17,257 --> 00:09:18,558 Brian. -Hmm? 242 00:09:18,592 --> 00:09:19,993 You're Access Hollywood, right? 243 00:09:20,027 --> 00:09:22,763 We'll be ready for you in about 15. 244 00:09:22,796 --> 00:09:24,131 What outlet are you with? 245 00:09:24,164 --> 00:09:25,699 Hot Tea Digest. 246 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:27,601 Oh. 247 00:09:27,634 --> 00:09:28,635 Right. 248 00:09:28,669 --> 00:09:30,904 So it looks like your slot isn't until 10:30, 249 00:09:30,938 --> 00:09:33,774 but we're running late, so, like, closer to 11:15. 250 00:09:33,807 --> 00:09:36,777 Online outlets go last, after TV... 251 00:09:36,810 --> 00:09:38,011 and print. 252 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:39,246 I'm aware. 253 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:48,322 All right, men's group meets at FCDC on Tuesday nights. 254 00:09:48,355 --> 00:09:50,724 Cool. I'll be there. 255 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,796 Uh, hello. 256 00:09:55,829 --> 00:09:57,030 Can I get a hello? 257 00:09:57,064 --> 00:09:58,632 Well, you're always talking 258 00:09:58,665 --> 00:10:00,600 about being more discreet. 259 00:10:00,634 --> 00:10:01,868 Okay, well, saying hello 260 00:10:01,902 --> 00:10:05,005 isn't exactly straddling your face in the cafeteria. 261 00:10:05,038 --> 00:10:08,308 Okay, fine, I'll say hello next time. 262 00:10:08,342 --> 00:10:09,343 Hello. 263 00:10:10,143 --> 00:10:13,013 I confirmed my interviews 264 00:10:13,046 --> 00:10:14,915 with those East New York high-school boys. 265 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:17,017 Eighty-five percent of these kids' fathers 266 00:10:17,050 --> 00:10:19,152 and grandfathers have done serious time. 267 00:10:19,186 --> 00:10:22,622 A bunch of them checked life expectancy under 25. 268 00:10:22,656 --> 00:10:24,191 You know, maybe I should join you for this discussion. 269 00:10:24,224 --> 00:10:25,993 No. I got this. 270 00:10:26,026 --> 00:10:28,762 But are you still coming with me to Ella's tonight? 271 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:31,932 Yes, I'm coming, although I still don't quite understand 272 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:33,934 how all of a sudden, you're cool with us 273 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,402 gallivanting in the New York streets 274 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:36,636 on a Friday night. 275 00:10:36,670 --> 00:10:40,140 We're gonna be in a tiny room in some sketchy building in Koreatown. 276 00:10:40,173 --> 00:10:41,341 I hardly call that gallivanting. 277 00:10:41,375 --> 00:10:42,843 Yeah, I still think we could avoid 278 00:10:42,876 --> 00:10:44,978 a lot of this stupid sneaking-around nonsense 279 00:10:45,012 --> 00:10:48,148 if we just disclose our relationship to the university. 280 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:51,151 -You could finally move in. -Matthew. 281 00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:52,753 You know what people are gonna say. 282 00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:54,154 You're a freaking Fulbright Scholar, 283 00:10:54,187 --> 00:10:55,389 for God's sake. 284 00:10:55,422 --> 00:10:57,224 You were well on your way before you ever met me. 285 00:10:57,257 --> 00:11:00,327 I know who I am, and I know how I got here. 286 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,696 But as soon as this comes out, 287 00:11:02,729 --> 00:11:04,331 people are going to think that you're the reason. 288 00:11:04,364 --> 00:11:06,900 Okay, and do you know what's gonna happen to me? 289 00:11:06,933 --> 00:11:09,703 Shit, I'll be lucky if it doesn't affect my getting tenure. 290 00:11:09,736 --> 00:11:12,873 But bottom line, I'm willing to risk that for you. 291 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:14,441 Sondi, I love you. 292 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:15,876 You love me. 293 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:17,244 We're in a committed relationship. 294 00:11:17,277 --> 00:11:19,312 There's nothing wrong with that. 295 00:11:19,346 --> 00:11:21,248 Okay, I hear you. 296 00:11:21,281 --> 00:11:23,350 I do. I do. 297 00:11:23,383 --> 00:11:25,118 And I promise you, 298 00:11:25,152 --> 00:11:29,189 I'm almost ready to blow up my entire life for you. 299 00:11:29,222 --> 00:11:33,293 But right now I'm simply asking you 300 00:11:33,326 --> 00:11:37,697 to come to karaoke with me tonight and be the Pip to my Gladys. 301 00:11:37,731 --> 00:11:39,132 -Can you do that? -Oh, yeah. Watch. 302 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:40,901 -I've been practicing. -Oh, really? 303 00:11:40,934 --> 00:11:42,369 ♪ Shoo-doop, doo ♪ 304 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:43,937 Ooh, hey. 305 00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:46,907 -♪ Shoo-doop, doo ♪ -Hey, we got the steps. 306 00:11:49,176 --> 00:11:50,977 You don't have to wait. 307 00:11:51,011 --> 00:11:52,946 Oh, it's the least I can do for your birthday. 308 00:11:52,979 --> 00:11:55,982 -What'd you think about the movie? -I thought it was reductive. 309 00:11:56,016 --> 00:11:57,284 Single woman freezes her eggs 310 00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:59,886 and accidentally falls in love with her sperm donor 311 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:02,022 at a coffee shop, blah, blah, blah. 312 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:04,224 And the whole "successful Black woman 313 00:12:04,257 --> 00:12:05,826 "who has a closet full of Louboutins 314 00:12:05,859 --> 00:12:08,395 and can't get a man" thing is so played out. 315 00:12:08,428 --> 00:12:09,930 Don't know about any of that, 316 00:12:09,963 --> 00:12:12,466 but I have had a crush on Ilfenesh since Baywatch. 317 00:12:12,499 --> 00:12:14,868 Of course you saw the new Baywatch. 318 00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:16,236 Okay, uh, Hot Tea whatever, 319 00:12:16,269 --> 00:12:17,804 we're-we're ready for you, okay? 320 00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:23,009 Take it easy on her, slugger. 321 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:27,013 Hope you have an amazing day, Ella McFair. 322 00:12:27,047 --> 00:12:28,181 I'm trying. 323 00:12:28,215 --> 00:12:31,485 Hi, I'm Ella McFair with Hot Tea Digest. 324 00:12:31,518 --> 00:12:33,820 I really enjoyed you in the film. 325 00:12:33,854 --> 00:12:35,355 I guess I wanna start by asking, 326 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:36,790 do you think that we're promoting 327 00:12:36,823 --> 00:12:38,792 a little bit of hysteria with all this talk 328 00:12:38,825 --> 00:12:41,294 about egg freezing and sperm stealing? 329 00:12:41,328 --> 00:12:42,996 For centuries, women have been ashamed 330 00:12:43,029 --> 00:12:44,965 to discuss fertility at all. 331 00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:47,767 I think by bringing these conversations into the open, 332 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:50,170 we allow women to see that they have options. 333 00:12:50,203 --> 00:12:51,872 Totally get that. 334 00:12:51,905 --> 00:12:53,073 But don't you think that the film 335 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:55,242 is reinforcing the notion 336 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:58,478 that Black women who are ambitious 337 00:12:58,512 --> 00:13:00,147 are incapable of finding love? 338 00:13:00,180 --> 00:13:01,982 Can I ask how old you are? 339 00:13:02,015 --> 00:13:03,483 Thirty-two today, actually. 340 00:13:03,517 --> 00:13:05,285 Happy birthday! 341 00:13:05,318 --> 00:13:08,388 But do you know there are women our age who are perimenopausal? 342 00:13:08,421 --> 00:13:11,224 I met one who only had five eggs left. 343 00:13:11,258 --> 00:13:12,526 When it comes to our bodies, 344 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,862 we can't just close our eyes and hope for the best. 345 00:13:15,896 --> 00:13:17,364 We have to be able to step back 346 00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:20,567 and take an honest look at the state of Black women. 347 00:13:28,175 --> 00:13:30,544 Am I in a state? 348 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,279 Like, right now or generally? 349 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,447 I mean are Black women in a state? 350 00:13:34,481 --> 00:13:37,217 Is there a state of Black women? 351 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:39,219 Well, I'm trying to be in a state of relaxation, 352 00:13:39,252 --> 00:13:40,921 and you're killing my vibe. 353 00:13:40,954 --> 00:13:42,923 Are you guys thinking about freezing your eggs? 354 00:13:42,956 --> 00:13:44,925 You know I don't want kids. 355 00:13:44,958 --> 00:13:46,960 And plus, that shit costs a billion dollars. 356 00:13:46,993 --> 00:13:49,496 Yeah, I plan on making babies the old-fashioned way, 357 00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:51,565 -by fucking. 358 00:13:51,598 --> 00:13:53,600 -What if you can't? -I'm not worried about it. 359 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:56,102 My grandma had my mom when she was, like, 40. 360 00:13:56,136 --> 00:13:58,038 That's my timeline. I am in no rush. 361 00:13:58,071 --> 00:13:59,940 You know Ola plays with strangers' kids 362 00:13:59,973 --> 00:14:01,208 in grocery stores, right? 363 00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:03,476 And remember a few weeks ago when we spent an entire day 364 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:05,612 assuring you that having cold feet is totally normal 365 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:08,548 and you're definitely gonna marry Ola because he's the love of your life 366 00:14:08,582 --> 00:14:10,884 and thinks the sun rises inside your asshole? 367 00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:12,852 We're still there, right? 368 00:14:12,886 --> 00:14:15,021 We are. 369 00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:17,557 Obviously, I was struggling with some premarital jitters, 370 00:14:17,591 --> 00:14:19,392 which have since subsided. 371 00:14:19,426 --> 00:14:21,127 So I'd appreciate it if we could all move on 372 00:14:21,161 --> 00:14:22,162 like it never happened. 373 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:24,130 That said, getting married 374 00:14:24,164 --> 00:14:25,932 does not mean kids are immediately next. 375 00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:27,934 Are we old? I feel old. 376 00:14:27,968 --> 00:14:29,336 I'm not old. 377 00:14:29,369 --> 00:14:30,971 I mean, y'all can be old if you want to, but... 378 00:14:31,004 --> 00:14:32,872 I'm not signing up for that. 379 00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:33,974 It's my birthday, 380 00:14:34,007 --> 00:14:35,609 and we're talking about delayed fertility. 381 00:14:35,642 --> 00:14:38,511 No, you're talking about delayed fertility. 382 00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:40,914 We are trying to relax. 383 00:14:40,947 --> 00:14:42,515 I'm just saying, I want my life romcom 384 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,018 to be about the guy who follows you around the world, 385 00:14:45,051 --> 00:14:47,454 not the cryo center that stores his sperm. 386 00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:48,922 Can you keep the sperm talk down? 387 00:14:48,955 --> 00:14:50,257 'Cause we have an audience. 388 00:14:50,290 --> 00:14:51,992 Girl, ain't nobody thinking about them. 389 00:14:52,025 --> 00:14:55,595 -Sperm! 390 00:14:55,629 --> 00:14:58,331 Okay, Ella, stop birthday freaking out. 391 00:14:58,365 --> 00:14:59,599 It is beneath you. 392 00:14:59,633 --> 00:15:01,635 Happy birthday. I love you. 393 00:15:01,668 --> 00:15:03,570 -You are not old. -Your eggs are. 394 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:05,038 Shut up, Renee. 395 00:15:06,473 --> 00:15:08,642 Happy birthday, Ella. Cheers. 396 00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:28,128 It's a bit claustro, isn't it? 397 00:15:28,161 --> 00:15:31,197 I mean, we used to do karaoke in bars 398 00:15:31,231 --> 00:15:33,366 where everybody could see you. 399 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,669 That's why you only invited your white friends, 400 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:38,305 'cause the blacks, they all had hidden singing skills. 401 00:15:38,338 --> 00:15:40,307 When your little friends coming? 402 00:15:40,340 --> 00:15:42,942 I don't know. 403 00:15:46,146 --> 00:15:47,714 Oh, oh! 404 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:50,050 Now I'ma show you. Let-let me do this. 405 00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:52,152 Move out the way. Move out the way. 406 00:15:52,185 --> 00:15:54,587 Let's go. Watch and learn. 407 00:15:54,621 --> 00:15:56,022 Yeah, that long buildup. 408 00:15:56,056 --> 00:15:57,290 Come on. Here we go. 409 00:15:57,324 --> 00:15:59,693 ♪ Every time you come around ♪ 410 00:15:59,726 --> 00:16:04,664 ♪ I feel my world Starts turning topsy-turvy ♪ 411 00:16:04,698 --> 00:16:08,301 ♪ And I just can't fight The spin ♪ 412 00:16:08,335 --> 00:16:10,203 ♪ Baby, won't you listen... ♪ 413 00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:11,504 Hey! 414 00:16:11,538 --> 00:16:13,106 Oh, thank God! 415 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:14,441 I thought no one was gonna show up. 416 00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:15,575 What? 417 00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:19,612 ♪ And I don't know Where to begin ♪ 418 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:21,181 Whoo! Come on. 419 00:16:21,214 --> 00:16:22,482 Barb. 420 00:16:22,515 --> 00:16:24,117 -Hey, what's up, girl? -What's up, girl? 421 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,318 What's up, girl? 422 00:16:25,352 --> 00:16:27,987 All right, all right, bye. Thank you. 423 00:16:28,021 --> 00:16:30,223 -She's living her best life. -She is. 424 00:16:30,256 --> 00:16:32,625 ♪ Got me singing... ♪ 425 00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:34,260 -Hey, happy birthday! -Hey! 426 00:16:34,294 --> 00:16:36,229 Happy birthday! 427 00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:39,733 ♪ Ooo, la, la, la ♪ 428 00:16:39,766 --> 00:16:43,203 Oh, my God. You guys look so good. 429 00:16:43,236 --> 00:16:45,305 ♪ Ooo, la, la, la, la ♪ 430 00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:47,540 ♪ La, la, la-la-la-la ♪ 431 00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:48,575 What is happening? 432 00:16:48,608 --> 00:16:51,077 -Uh, we got next. 433 00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:53,346 -Kelly Rowland is in the house. -She's here. She's here. 434 00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:56,583 This generation really does have something wrong with it. 435 00:16:56,616 --> 00:16:58,418 ♪ I love you ♪ 436 00:16:58,451 --> 00:17:00,253 Ow! 437 00:17:00,286 --> 00:17:01,654 ♪ I need you ♪ 438 00:17:01,688 --> 00:17:04,457 ♪ Nelly, I love you ♪ 439 00:17:04,491 --> 00:17:06,059 ♪ I do need you ♪ 440 00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:08,061 ♪ Uh, check it, check it, uh ♪ 441 00:17:08,094 --> 00:17:10,296 ♪ No matter what I do ♪ 442 00:17:10,330 --> 00:17:12,665 ♪ All I think about is you ♪ 443 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:15,135 -Thank you for coming. -Oh, you're welcome. 444 00:17:15,168 --> 00:17:17,137 I just want the record to show that I love you enough 445 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:19,172 to go below 110th on a Friday night 446 00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:23,576 and go to my first karaoke party since 2002. 447 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:25,245 And I just want the record to show 448 00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:28,214 that in 2002, I was 14. 449 00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:30,650 Oh, come on, you're killing me with this shit. 450 00:17:30,683 --> 00:17:31,751 ♪ I like your steez Your style ♪ 451 00:17:31,785 --> 00:17:33,353 ♪ Your whole demeanor ♪ 452 00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:34,521 ♪ The way you come through And holla... ♪ 453 00:17:35,622 --> 00:17:37,557 ♪ That's gangsta ♪ 454 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:40,527 ♪ And I got special ways To thank ya ♪ 455 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,128 ♪ Don't you forget it But, uh ♪ 456 00:17:42,162 --> 00:17:43,430 ♪ It ain't that easy for you ♪ 457 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:44,764 ♪ To pack up and leave him But, uh ♪ 458 00:17:44,798 --> 00:17:47,167 ♪ You and dirty got ties for different reasons ♪ 459 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,102 ♪ I respect that And right before I turn ♪ 460 00:17:49,135 --> 00:17:50,370 ♪ To leave, she said ♪ 461 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:53,306 ♪ You don't know What you mean to me ♪ 462 00:17:53,339 --> 00:17:55,375 ♪ No matter what I do... ♪ 463 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:57,210 -That's incredible. -Yeah. 464 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:58,578 Who's gonna follow that? 465 00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:00,747 ♪ Honey, check it out You got me mesmerized ♪ 466 00:18:00,780 --> 00:18:03,283 ♪ With your black hair and your fat-ass thighs ♪ 467 00:18:03,316 --> 00:18:05,552 ♪ Street poetry Is my everyday ♪ 468 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:08,421 ♪ But yo, I gotta stop When you trot my way ♪ 469 00:18:08,455 --> 00:18:10,490 ♪ If I was working at The club, you would not pay ♪ 470 00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:13,226 ♪ Ey, yo, my man Phife Diggy, He got something to say ♪ 471 00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:15,528 ♪ I like 'em brown, yellow Puerto Rican, or Haitian ♪ 472 00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:18,131 ♪ Name is Phife Dawg from the Zulu Nation ♪ 473 00:18:18,164 --> 00:18:20,400 ♪ Told you in the jam that we could get down ♪ 474 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:22,702 ♪ Now let's knock the boots Like the group H-Town ♪ 475 00:18:22,735 --> 00:18:24,871 ♪ You got BBD All on your bedroom wall ♪ 476 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,506 ♪ But I'm above the rim... ♪ 477 00:18:26,539 --> 00:18:28,274 -What is he doing here? -I invited him. 478 00:18:28,308 --> 00:18:29,676 What were you thinking? 479 00:18:29,709 --> 00:18:32,545 I was thinking I'm newly single and could use some sex. 480 00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:35,114 And since I've already fucked him, it's economical. 481 00:18:35,148 --> 00:18:37,383 Keeping my body count down. 482 00:18:37,417 --> 00:18:39,185 I never forget a face. 483 00:18:39,219 --> 00:18:40,587 You, uh--you Eagles, right? 484 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:42,789 Uh, yeah, yeah, man. Black love. 485 00:18:42,822 --> 00:18:45,158 -Hey. 486 00:18:45,191 --> 00:18:46,192 Small world, man. 487 00:18:46,226 --> 00:18:47,527 Yeah, too small. 488 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:56,169 Um... 489 00:18:56,202 --> 00:18:57,637 I fucked that guy. 490 00:18:57,670 --> 00:18:58,805 You fucked what? 491 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:00,807 I fucked that community peen guy 492 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:02,242 after the Soulja Boy party. 493 00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:03,443 Well, don't look at me like that. 494 00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:04,577 I'm sorry. 495 00:19:04,611 --> 00:19:05,778 I don't even know what look I'm making. 496 00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:07,313 I lost control of my face. 497 00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:08,548 Well, I don't need your judgment 498 00:19:08,581 --> 00:19:09,616 'cause I already feel like a piece of shit. 499 00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:10,917 So what do you want me to do? 500 00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:12,619 I don't-- 501 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:13,820 I'm sorry. It's your birthday. 502 00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:14,888 I shouldn't have told you. 503 00:19:14,921 --> 00:19:17,557 Probably not tonight, no. 504 00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:28,568 ♪ You're a part of me ♪ 505 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:32,205 ♪ And you don't even know it ♪ 506 00:19:32,238 --> 00:19:34,741 ♪ I'm what you need ♪ 507 00:19:34,774 --> 00:19:36,876 ♪ But I'm too afraid To show it ♪ 508 00:19:36,910 --> 00:19:43,349 ♪ If I were your woman ♪ 509 00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:45,652 ♪ If I were your woman... ♪ 510 00:19:45,685 --> 00:19:47,253 So how you been? 511 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:50,456 Hi... 512 00:19:51,291 --> 00:19:53,726 -Chris. -Chris. Right. 513 00:19:55,361 --> 00:19:56,629 You remember me. 514 00:19:56,663 --> 00:19:58,865 Uh... 515 00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:02,268 um, that never should have happened, so... 516 00:20:02,302 --> 00:20:04,404 forget you ever met me, I beg of you. 517 00:20:04,437 --> 00:20:06,940 This one goes out to my beautiful fiancée, 518 00:20:06,973 --> 00:20:08,641 the Kelly to my Nelly. 519 00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:13,746 Whitney, baby, 520 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:15,615 I knew from the moment I met you 521 00:20:15,648 --> 00:20:18,217 that if I ever got you, 522 00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:19,586 I'd never let you go. 523 00:20:19,619 --> 00:20:21,854 Oh, God, what a sap. 524 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:24,891 ♪ I hope that you're the one ♪ 525 00:20:26,826 --> 00:20:28,895 ♪ If not ♪ 526 00:20:28,928 --> 00:20:32,565 ♪ You are the prototype ♪ 527 00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:37,437 ♪ And we'll tiptoe To the sun ♪ 528 00:20:37,470 --> 00:20:39,372 ♪ Yeah ♪ 529 00:20:39,405 --> 00:20:42,475 ♪ And do things ♪ 530 00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:44,777 ♪ I know you like ♪ 531 00:20:44,811 --> 00:20:48,948 ♪ I think I'm in love ♪ 532 00:20:48,982 --> 00:20:50,550 ♪ Again ♪ 533 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:52,418 Come on, let me see them hands, y'all. 534 00:20:53,519 --> 00:20:55,388 Ow! 535 00:20:59,492 --> 00:21:02,528 ♪ You are the prototype ♪ 536 00:21:02,562 --> 00:21:04,497 ♪ Do something Out of the ordinary ♪ 537 00:21:04,530 --> 00:21:08,368 ♪ Like a matinee, baby ♪ 538 00:21:08,401 --> 00:21:11,871 ♪ Don't walk away, boy... ♪ 539 00:21:11,904 --> 00:21:12,905 Go ahead, baby. 540 00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:14,474 Yeah, we see you. We see you. 541 00:21:14,507 --> 00:21:16,576 -Yeah! -Yeah! 542 00:21:17,844 --> 00:21:21,848 ♪ Don't walk away, boy ♪ 543 00:21:21,881 --> 00:21:26,686 ♪ I'll be right there For you ♪ 544 00:21:26,719 --> 00:21:27,854 Let's do Ace of Base. 545 00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:32,892 Hey, thank you for inviting me to this. 546 00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:34,360 I actually had a lot of fun. 547 00:21:34,394 --> 00:21:36,462 No, you guys can't leave yet. 548 00:21:36,496 --> 00:21:38,364 Yes, boo. 549 00:21:38,398 --> 00:21:40,299 It's sleepy time. 550 00:21:41,034 --> 00:21:42,935 -So much fun. -So fun. 551 00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:48,408 Anderson? 552 00:21:48,441 --> 00:21:49,709 Good to see you. What's up? 553 00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,077 What's good, bro? 554 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:52,412 Y'all heading out? -Yeah, yeah. 555 00:21:52,445 --> 00:21:54,814 -They're still in there, though. -A'ight, bet. 556 00:21:54,847 --> 00:21:56,516 I guess I'll see you soon. 557 00:21:57,383 --> 00:21:59,452 Yeah. See you soon. 558 00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:04,924 Okay, I know he couldn't have been invi-- 559 00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:06,492 Is he supposed to be here? 560 00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:08,461 No. 561 00:22:08,494 --> 00:22:11,097 He's supposed to be in his assigned seat in purgatory. 562 00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:15,802 ♪ I want you to know ♪ 563 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:20,573 ♪ That I'm happy for you ♪ 564 00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:24,844 ♪ I wish nothing but ♪ 565 00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:27,814 ♪ The best for you both ♪ 566 00:22:30,717 --> 00:22:33,386 ♪ Is she perverted like me? ♪ 567 00:22:33,419 --> 00:22:36,789 ♪ Would she go down on you In a theater? ♪ 568 00:22:36,823 --> 00:22:38,091 Go, girl. 569 00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:39,792 ♪ Does she speak eloquently ♪ 570 00:22:39,826 --> 00:22:42,462 ♪ And would have your baby ♪ 571 00:22:42,495 --> 00:22:45,832 ♪ I'm sure she'd make A really excellent mother... ♪ 572 00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:47,500 Oh, hell, no. 573 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,035 Satan, what the hell are you doing here? 574 00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:51,437 I was in the neighborhood. 575 00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:53,706 ♪ ...for you to be open wide ♪ 576 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:55,007 Hey. 577 00:22:55,041 --> 00:22:56,609 You made it. What's good? 578 00:22:56,642 --> 00:22:57,910 Did you do this? 579 00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:00,980 -Jesus, Ola. -What? 580 00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:03,549 ♪ ...until you died Till you died ♪ 581 00:23:03,583 --> 00:23:05,084 ♪ And you're still alive ♪ 582 00:23:05,118 --> 00:23:09,756 ♪ And I'm here to remind you ♪ 583 00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:14,727 ♪ Of the mess you left When you went away ♪ 584 00:23:14,761 --> 00:23:18,898 ♪ It's not fair to deny me ♪ 585 00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:22,935 ♪ Of the cross I bear That you gave to me ♪ 586 00:23:22,969 --> 00:23:26,639 ♪ You, you, you oughta know ♪ 587 00:23:26,672 --> 00:23:31,043 ♪ You seem very well ♪ 588 00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:35,681 ♪ Things look peaceful ♪ 589 00:23:35,715 --> 00:23:39,652 ♪ I'm not quite as well ♪ 590 00:23:39,685 --> 00:23:43,856 ♪ I thought you should know ♪ 591 00:23:43,890 --> 00:23:46,192 ♪ Did you forget about me ♪ 592 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,928 ♪ Mr. Duplicity? ♪ 593 00:23:56,068 --> 00:23:57,737 I'm starving. 594 00:24:08,147 --> 00:24:10,082 Hey, hey, you two. 595 00:24:18,624 --> 00:24:21,561 Hey, it's been a minute since y'all have been here. 596 00:24:21,594 --> 00:24:23,129 Now, Ella, 597 00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:25,765 I hear it's your birthday. 598 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:26,799 It's over now, 599 00:24:26,833 --> 00:24:29,836 but I am officially well into my 30s. 600 00:24:37,009 --> 00:24:40,913 Well, you're lucky, uh, your boy hit me up, 'cause... 601 00:24:40,947 --> 00:24:42,882 that was our last plate. 602 00:24:44,650 --> 00:24:45,651 Mmm! 603 00:24:47,687 --> 00:24:51,657 Mmm. Oh, my God. I love you so much right now. 604 00:24:52,592 --> 00:24:54,861 Him, not you. 605 00:24:56,128 --> 00:24:57,930 Mmm. 606 00:24:58,965 --> 00:25:00,566 I'd like to see if I can get you 607 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:01,934 to hate me a little less. 608 00:25:01,968 --> 00:25:04,604 You should have thought about that before you left me. 609 00:25:04,637 --> 00:25:06,072 Ella, 610 00:25:06,105 --> 00:25:08,241 South Africa was a great opportunity for me. 611 00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:10,676 You told me seven days before you left, 612 00:25:10,710 --> 00:25:12,979 a whole seven fucking days. 613 00:25:13,012 --> 00:25:14,580 I know. 614 00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:15,781 And that wasn't cool. 615 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:17,950 But you were so depressed 616 00:25:17,984 --> 00:25:19,285 after your publishers dropped you, 617 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:20,853 I didn't wanna make it worse. 618 00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:23,556 You think what you did was better? 619 00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:26,759 "Hey, I'm out tomorrow. I'm leaving you forever." 620 00:25:26,792 --> 00:25:29,629 It was a summer job. I was coming back. 621 00:25:29,662 --> 00:25:31,764 So why did you stay for two years? 622 00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:32,899 Because they asked me to 623 00:25:32,932 --> 00:25:34,934 and I loved the work that I was doing. 624 00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:36,836 And you stopped answering my calls. 625 00:25:38,771 --> 00:25:40,940 What was I rushing home for? 626 00:25:40,973 --> 00:25:42,108 For me. 627 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:45,144 You could have come home for me. 628 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:48,147 Ella, 629 00:25:48,180 --> 00:25:49,849 what do you think I'm doing here? 630 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:52,852 All right, all right. 631 00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:55,655 Here you go, birthday girl. 632 00:25:57,723 --> 00:25:59,191 Happy birthday. 633 00:26:00,826 --> 00:26:02,628 Make a wish, baby.