[Violet] Ew.
Ugh.
[grunts] Go in.
I got it, I got it, I got it. Hey, I got it.
Thanks.
Wow, you're strong.
You're cute.
It was fun texting you last night.
I guess you're not ghosting me anymore.
No.
Oh, you have something on you.
Is it trash?
Oh, no, no, no.
It's pretty.
Oh, oh.
You're pretty.
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
Maybe we hang out later?
Sure.
♪ ♪
[singer vocalizing]
♪ ♪
[Mandy] Almost there.
[Harrison] Yep.
Still, feeling a little sad about AJ?
Yes.
Yeah, I get it.
But, hey, look at it this way--
you made one friend, and now you can make others.
Okay.
I mean, maybe your next friend can be someone
you have, like, more in common with.
Someone closer to your age
with shared interests--
someone in your circle.
How old are you?
Me? I'm 24.
I'm 25. Almost the same.
Exactly.
Turn right, Mandy. Turn right.
Oh, okay, okay.
That... that's my mailbox.
It looks like a horse, but it's a mailbox.
Are you sure it's not a horse?
[chuckles] I just told you, Mandy.
[chuckles]
Are you excited?
Yeah.
Hi! [gasps]
[Harrison] It's me! I'm home! - Hi, baby!
[Chris] Hey, bud. [Sue] Hi, sweetie.
Hi. Mwah!
[both laughing]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[Lou] So What's my nephew, Daniel, been up to these days?
[Simon] He's coming home, finally.
[Deb] I don't know if you saw it on Facebook,
but he's been working with Doctors Without Borders
for forever.
And he met this lovely girl in Brazil,
a Red Cross volunteer but super bright,
and now they're gonna move in together.
[Simon] Wasn't it Argentina?
Uh, no, the Brazil side
- of the Iguazu Falls. - Iguazu.
You should really go there if you haven't been.
It's just incredible.
Well, you know, maybe when things calm down.
Work's been pretty busy, and...
but Jack--he's been round the clock lately.
He's with this... this big, fancy publishing house.
Wow, that's... that's great. Congratulations, Jack.
I've been on probation for the past six weeks.
Well, you know, that was just a mix-up.
He, uh... he wrote them a, um...
a total computer program
from scratch, isn't that right, Jack?
Yes.
I had to completely dumb it down for my idiot boss,
but it's still, like,
1,000 times better than it was before.
[crunches]
That's wonderful. Are you seeing anyone?
No.
I kissed a girl, though.
You did? Who?
Ewatomi.
Who's Ewatomi?
Your nurse.
That Ewatomi?
[Deb] You have a nurse? What for?
[Lou] Oh, it's nothing. I...
Well, I mean, it's not nothing, but I'm taking care of it.
He has small-cell carcinoma and a 30% chance of survival.
[dramatic music]
Oh, Louie...
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, girl.
Don't talk to me. You didn't come to my party.
Come on, Vi.
We're sorry, okay? We fucked up.
Don't you want your present?
- You got me a present? - [Celeste] Mm-hmm.
You like 'em?
- They're sparkly. - [Tiff] Mm-hmm.
Maybe you can wear them tonight.
I don't know. Maybe for a girls' night out.
[Celeste] Hey.
Really?
Yeah, there's this, uh, new spot we want to check out.
Our friend's working the door.
Yeah, the DJ's supposed to be sick.
- Mm-hmm. - You like dancing, right?
- Yeah, I like dancing. - [Tiff] Okay, okay.
Um, so we'll pick you up later, and wear something hot.
[Celeste] Yeah.
- It's gonna be so hot. - [laughter]
[Tiff] All right, cool, we'll see you.
- You're learning. - Bye.
[laughter, chatter]
Mm.
[knock at door]
[Van] Yeah.
- Hey. - Hey.
Uh, I'm glad you are here.
I wanted to apologize to you about the other night.
Um, I shouldn't talk to you like that.
No one should talk to you like that...
Okay, I'm not talking to you.
I'm just here because of Violet.
Oh.
Okay. What... what happened?
If I tell you, will you promise that you won't out me to her?
Well, if you are worried about something, I need to know.
Just tell me.
Okay, she just sent me a bunch of texts,
and I... I wasn't sure what to write back to her.
And it seems like she's getting pretty hot and heavy
with this Julian guy.
So I just don't want her getting in over her head.
Okay.
Okay, don't text her, okay? I'm going to handle it.
Um...
you're doing the right thing.
Thank you. I won't out you.
[sighs]
[light music]
♪ ♪
This, this is my parents' room
where my parents sleep.
Cool.
This is Nicole's room where Nicole sleeps.
[chuckles]
That's the bathroom where we go to the bathroom.
- And this... - Yes.
...is my room. [chuckles]
Do you like it?
[scoffs] I love it.
Oh, my God, look at all these Beanie Babies.
I used to collect these.
- You did? - Yeah.
Chocolate the Moose. My favorite.
- I love him. - Really? Mine, too.
No way.
♪ ♪
- How did this happen to us? - I don't know.
I don't want it to be this way. Dad wouldn't have.
No.
Look, I... I know we've had our ups and downs,
and we didn't always see eye to eye,
but we're family.
And if Simon and I can do anything...
No, I know. Thank you.
It's just I need to figure out the Jack of it all,
I mean, in case things don't go my way.
The Jack of it all?
I don't know who else to turn to.
I'm not sure what you mean, Louie.
He needs a legal guardian.
You want me to be Jack's guardian?
Um, no... no, forget it.
You know, I was just thinking out loud.
I really shouldn't have said anything.
It's just that it's been so long,
and I feel terrible that you're sick, but...
No, no, no. No, no, I said forget it.
I mean, I barely know Jack.
I mean, I barely know you anymore.
Yeah, well, you... you made the choice to distance yourself
and the kids from us.
That's not fair.
Well, Jack needed his cousins growing up.
He had a hard time making friends.
Yeah, well, Jack wasn't the easiest person to be around.
Oh, okay. Okay.
Daniel would come home
from your apartment covered in bruises.
Hey, they were boys. Boys fight.
There was that Halloween
where Alyssa was Gloria Steinem,
and Jack ripped out a chunk of her hair.
It was an accident. He thought it was a wig.
It was scary, Lou. He scared my children.
He made them uncomfortable with his oddities.
And I'm sorry, but at a certain point,
I had to do what was best for them.
Oh, please. You did what was best for you.
You've always been selfish, holier-than-thou.
I mean, Gloria Steinem, for God's sake?
And you've always been the victim.
Oh, everything just happens to you.
Poor Louie abandoned by his wife
and stuck with his autistic son.
[Jack] Uncle Simon says dinner's ready.
I'd be happy to take a plate to go.
I'm full from the veggie chips.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Dude, I can't give out personal information
about our suppliers, but I could hook you up
- with a milkshake. - Come on, John.
- Who is this Julian guy, huh? - Van, what are you doing?
I don't need you checking in on me anymore.
Don't listen to anything he says.
He's not the boss of me anymore.
You're the boss at work. Otherwise, I'm the boss.
I'm 26 now.
Yes. Girl power. I'm gonna go.
Leave. Shoo.
All right.
Look, I don't want to be here either, okay, Violet?
I got stuff to do, all right?
But you just can't go around kissing guys at work.
- Just be professional. - What?
How do you know about that?
I don't know. I just... I just do, okay?
Salena told you! That cunt!
Hey, don't...
You can't say that in public, all right?
Also, don't call her that.
I'm calling her.
Don't call her. Don't call her!
I can do what I want.
No, you can't, okay?
You can't hang out with this Julian guy.
- What? - Well, he comes to work
and shoves his tongue down your throat
and then wants to hang out later?
What do you think that means, huh?
- That he wants to hang out! - No, that's not what it means.
So I can't go on apps, I can't have a real phone,
I can't use my shitty fake phone,
and I can't date a guy I meet IRL?
What?
In real life, Van. I met him in real life.
Okay, I don't care, all right?
I don't care where you met him. You can't date him.
- No, you can't date him. - You don't let me do anything.
How am I supposed to have a normal life?
I don't know, Vi, okay?
I want a normal life, too. Just join the club.
[Chris] Oh!
[Nicole] Boardwalk with a hotel!
Suck it! Suck it!
You're a goner, dude. You're a... [grunts]
[all chuckling]
Give me a loan. You're loaded.
No, I'm not going to give you a loan.
Family rules--no loans. This is sweet revenge.
He literally beats me every single time.
Fine, I'm out.
Ugh, let's play again.
Okay, but you might want to check out Nicole's car.
- [Sue] Ooh. - [Nicole] Yes.
- You got a car? - I did get a car.
Let's go check out the car.
- [Sue] Wow. - [Mandy] Oh, my goodness.
[sighs]
I know we seem a little indulgent.
- We play a lot of games. - [door closes]
It's how we've always found common ground as a family.
I think you guys are so awesome,
but I will never play Monopoly with you again.
Smart. Smart girl. Um...
anyway, Mandy, uh, we want to talk to you about something.
We want to make this a more full-time job.
- [Sue] Yeah. - Oh, you do?
Yeah, uh, after Nicole graduates,
Chris and I have decided to move to Montana,
and, um, we want Harrison to stay here in the apartment.
Wow. Wow.
Um, does Harrison know?
[Sue] No, no, uh, not yet.
We just... we want to get through the graduation,
you know, make that, like, a really special day for her.
[Chris] So we still have to talk to Lou and Van,
but we would cover the additional costs,
'cause we know Harrison requires more of your time.
Um... I just...
Joel and I are gonna try long distance for a little while,
and I still haven't given up on the MCATs.
Look, the last thing we want is for you
to give up on your dream,
but maybe this next year becomes about, you know,
working with the guys and retaking the MCAT.
[Chris] Yeah, we can make sure
to carve out time for you to study.
What if we say one more year, and then we re-evaluate?
[Nicole] Put the button up the other way,
and the seat goes back up again.
[chuckles]
- Your turn. - [Nicole] Okay, okay.
[seat whirring]
- Okay, my turn. - [Nicole] Okay.
[sighs] Hey, um...
you know I'm graduating soon, right?
Yeah. You're having a party.
- Mm-hmm. - [Harrison] I'm coming.
Mom said there's gonna be a chocolate fountain.
Yeah, I know. I know. It's gonna be amazing.
They better get to that before Aunt Bertie does.
[laughs] Um...
but, uh, you know, after the party,
I am going to college.
Mm.
I'm gonna be in San Diego for a little while.
- The place with the zoo? - Yes, but it's not at the zoo.
I'm not going to be at the zoo.
It's just gonna be in the same city.
We literally don't ever have to go to the zoo ever again.
The big elephant yelled at me.
I know. I know.
That was not chill. No.
Isn't the zoo far away?
Yeah, um, it's definitely a couple hours.
But, uh, that's why I have this new car, you know,
is so I can come visit you all the time.
And, um, we can FaceTime, like, all the time from my dorm room.
S... so you won't live here anymore?
No.
But you know that I love you, right?
Like, no matter where I am.
And... and... and so do Mom and Dad.
And if you need anything while I'm gone,
Mandy has totally got your back.
Like, she... she is so awesome,
and she will totally take care of you, okay?
- She is awesome. - [Nicole] Yeah.
[car door opens]
Hey, babe.
Hey, um, I got you something.
They didn't have banana, so I got you dark chocolate,
which I heard are really good.
Cupcakes. You love cupcakes.
Uh-huh
Um, also... [sighs]
I kind of might've accidentally outed you
- to Violet. - Mm-hmm.
- [Van] Yeah. - Yeah.
No problem. Violet already let me know.
She took it really well, by the way.
Okay, I'm sorry.
No, thanks for the cupcakes,
but can we just have a real conversation about this?
- About... about what? - About why you are so upset.
I... I couldn't make it to the party.
Violet got pissed. It's normal shit.
I mean, she's an adult. Just let us deal with it.
You can't always coddle her all the time.
Coddle her? I can't always coddle her?
- Yeah. - Seriously?
No, I just... You know what I mean...
Okay, you weren't there, Salena.
You didn't see her epic meltdown
in front of the whole entire party.
You didn't see her lock herself inside her closet.
Look, you... you've known... you've known Violet
for, like, a week.
Please, don't tell me how to deal with my sister.
Okay. I'm sorry.
It's all right. Look, I'm...
[sighs]
Violet has now fucked up three relationships for me.
I just want her out of our relationship.
That's... that's it.
Yeah, sure.
Thank you.
Yeah, we'll just... you know, we'll keep things casual.
You can just disappear for three weeks
and then show up when you're horny.
- Okay, why would you say that? - Just like the good old days.
Why are you attacking me now?
The truth is none of this has anything to do
with your sister.
You are fucking shut down, and she's your excuse.
That's it. I'm...
I'm done.
[cell phone ringing]
You should take that.
I'm done.
[cell phone continues ringing]
Hello?
[Violet] You need to find Mandy.
Her phone went to voice mail,
and she said she'd be home by seven, but she's not.
She's not here, Van.
[Van] Violet, I can't do this right now, okay? I'm sorry.
I just need a moment, okay? I'm sure she'll be home soon.
But it's urgent,
and your girlfriend is a lying cunty bitch, so I need Mandy.
Violet...
I need Mandy to help me with my makeup now.
Right now, Van, not later.
Violet, I can't...
Van, Van, Van, you have to... you have to call...
Bye, Violet.
[♪ Hajk: "Dancing Like This"]
♪ ♪
♪ I just close my eyes ♪
♪ And I pretend that I am somewhere else ♪
♪ I close my eyes and breathe ♪
♪ I'd give up everything ♪
♪ If I just could be dancing like this when you're here ♪♪
[vocalizing]
[Jack] I don't need a guardian. I can take care of myself.
- I'll be fine when you die. - Oh.
Can we talk about this later? I'm not feeling so good.
No, we can't talk about it later.
I'm not like Violet and Harrison.
I'm independent.
Independent?
How about all the credit cards you maxed out
that I... I had to bail you out?
Or the, uh, 20 job interviews
you had before you finally got a job?
Or the fact that I... I have to tell you ten times
to do your laundry?
Or... or when your license was revoked
and I became your personal chauffeur?
Oh, shit.
[dramatic music]
[retching violently, coughing]
♪ ♪
[laughter outside]
♪ ♪
[Mandy] He's doing so good.
Oh, hey, honey. Yeah, I... I know he is.
I'm sorry. It's not that.
Um...
um...
when we told you we were moving,
I... I could feel you judging me about abandoning Harrison.
Oh, my God, no. [sighs]
Not at all.
I just... [sighs]
It's my job to think about him, you know?
I'm sorry.
No, um...
You know, Chris and I never pictured ourselves
ending up in L.A.
We're both from really small towns,
and we had Harrison, and things just got so hard.
And...
[voice breaking] Chris turns 60 this year.
And I know it's... it's gonna sound incredibly selfish
to an incredibly selfless person like you,
but we just... we need a chance.
We need a chance for us...
you know, to... to have our life
and... and do things while we still can.
That's not selfish, Sue. It's not.
[sighs]
I mean, I can't even sleep at night.
I mean, nothing breaks me
more than the idea of leaving Harrison.
I just... I keep going back and forth.
You know, maybe I should just take him with us.
But Chris is right.
We just do whatever he wants, like, all day.
We play Monopoly all day, Ping-Pong.
We've been... we've been to California Pizza Kitchen
1,000 times.
I just...
I think our biggest mistake was...
was letting him live with us for so long, you know?
It's just we do whatever he wants.
We... we can't say no to him. He's my baby.
[sniffles]
To be fair, he's really hard to say no to.
I know, he is, right?
He's really is. [chuckles]
Yeah, but you can do it.
- Uh, uh... - You can.
You... you... you got him going to drama club
and exercising, on buses, which...
That was... that was a disaster.
I know, but he's open to it.
He's open to try new things.
It's... it's amazing what you've done.
You have no idea.
If... if... if he's ever gonna have an independent life,
I think...
I think the best chance is here in the apartment with you.
And I'm sorry. I'm... I'm...
I swear I'm not trying to change your mind, okay?
I'm not. I just... I... I want you to know
what a profound effect you've had on our son,
on our entire family.
Thank you.
- Thank you. - Sue... [sniffles]
He's amazing.
[Celeste] Ready? [Violet] Yes.
[Tiff] Finally.
[Celeste] You look so fucking hot.
[indistinct chatter]
[♪ Suzi Wu: "Eat Them Apples" playing over club speakers]
♪ ♪
[Celeste] You want a drink? [Tiff] Yes, I need a G&T.
[Celeste] Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go right here.
What's your name, gorgeous?
Violet. What's yours?
Trent.
That's such a cool name.
This is my first time in a club.
- Get out. - She's fucking with you.
This is the hippest girl I know.
Plus, it's her birthday!
[all cheering]
Happy birthday, Violet.
Oh, for sure, yeah.
[Trent] Cheers! [Tiff] Happy birthday!
- [all cheering] [Celeste] One big gulp.
Mm! Mm!
I got you, I got you, I got you.
Uh, G&T and an Amaretto Sour.
- Extra lime for the G&T. - Don't worry about that.
And more shots.
- Trent is so cute. - Mm-hmm.
He's okay. We could do way better, okay?
The night is young. [giggles]
[Celeste] Yeah. Thank you.
[Tiff] All right. Happy birthday, Violet.
[Trent and Celeste] Happy birthday, Violet.
- Cheers. - [giggles]
♪ ♪
Thanks.
Mm.
I, um...
I got to hang out for a little while, okay?
Okay.
I, um... I... I don't know what you heard with Deb...
A lot. You're both unnecessarily loud.
That's why I stopped going to the movies with you.
Look, uh, your cousins, they were very young and...
It's fine.
I knew they hated me. I hated them, too.
It's the only thing we had in common.
We were never going to be friends
Well, still, Deb could've tried a little fucking harder.
[soft music]
Jack, I know you have your blind spots,
just like all of us.
That's why I went to Aunt Deb.
But I never want you to think I don't believe in you.
I do.
Y... you've got more going for you than most people I know.
♪ ♪
Did you hear what I just said?
- Yes. - [groans, coughing violently]
Do you need to go to the hospital?
No, it's, uh... it's the chemo.
I, um...
I'll be okay.
Well, please don't die.
I... I won't.
You ever had an edible?
Yes.
You want one?
What flavor is it?
Sweet melon.
- What kind of Sweet Melon? - Oh, for Christ's sake.
[patrons cheering]
[♪ Afrojack & SAYMYNAME: "Hot" playing over club speakers]
♪ ♪
Hi, I'm Violet.
[cell phone chimes]
♪ ♪
[Lou laughing]
What? You're being loud.
You kissed Ewatomi! [laughs]
- Ewa... Ewatomi. - Ewa...
[babbling] You kissed her.
I kissed Ewatomi at a bus stop.
[both laughing]
At a bus stop!
[both continue laughing]
Aunt Deb's right.
I do scare people.
I freak them out. I'm weird.
Oh, Jack.
It's pointless to argue. It's a fact.
I am weird.
Well, Aunt Deb is a bitch.
[laughing]
- Give me some of that. - No. you have your own.
- No, stop, stop. - Come on!
Dad, no, you have your own. Stop! Stop!
[hopeful music]
♪ ♪
You can open.
Wow.
[laughs] That is...
Wow!
It was $16.
I'll bet.
I got the extra gummy worms, too.
Nicole always gets extra gummy worms.
Oh, I like her style.
Hey, what's going on?
You can talk to me.
Nicole's gonna live in a dorm.
It's a small apartment by the zoo.
Harrison.
When I go home, she won't be there.
Hey, I'm always here for you, okay?
[heartwarming music]
I love you.
I love you, too.
♪ ♪
All right, are you gonna help me with this or what?
- [Harrison] Sure. - [chuckles]
♪ ♪
[singer vocalizing]
♪ ♪
You want to get out of here?
♪ ♪
You good?
Do you think I'm normal?
I think you're as normal as anyone.
You're beautiful.
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
[singer vocalizing]
♪ ♪