♪ ♪
(indistinct chatter)
(woman laughs)
hey! Big dog's here.
-Hey, james. -Hello! -What's up?
What's up, how's it going?
Uh, sorry, I just got, you know,
s... Uh, stuck at work.
George: Yeah, yeah, my boy james here
has an important new job down at the mit media lab.
Oh! Soon we'll all be working for james, someday.
Woman: Um, more important:
Is he single?
Yes he is. (chuckles)
and lucas is, too. He was just promoted
at his job to manager at the cell phone store.
Biggest cell phone store at the mall.
Look, I don't want to brag.
Um, hey, buddy. You had to work on thanksgiving?
-Yeah. You know how it is. -Do I?
No, I guess I'm-I'm surprised
you know, the lab was open today.
Great. Well, uh, I guess we can eat now, right?
The prodigal son hath returned. (chuckles)
son, hey. Now, we got to say grace first.
Um, all right, check it out, everybody,
annalisa and I are honored that you, uh, graced us
with your presence. Now, typically,
I say the grace, but this year,
my successful second-born son
-will carry on that tradition. -(annalisa laughs)
not that... Uh, hey, 'cause
-I'm proud of lucas, too. I mean, we both are. -Sure.
-Of course, honey, you're... -Dad, I-I'm begging you to stop.
-George: Hey, I see that frown. -Annalisa: Yeah.
Turn it upside down.
I'm just saying that, you know,
god has blessed james
-hallelujah. -This year with that
new coding job, I just think he should do the honors.
-Annalisa: I agree. -George: James.
Annalisa: James.
Now-now? Yep, great.
Grace. Right, grace.
-Okay. -Everyone, stand. Thank you.
(clears throat)
stop.
Buddy. Okay. (short chuckle)
-jesus. My boy, -jesus.
My guy, um...
Thank you so much for this,
-you know, this feast of kings.
-Mm, mm, mm. -Mm!
Y... 'cause we're kings.
-Yes. -Each and every one of us.
We're kings. And, uh, jesus,
-you know, your shit is... -(gasps)
-shit. -You know what? Amen.
-All: Amen. -Lucas: Can I talk to you for a second?
-All right. Okay. This way. -(soft chuckling)
woman: Amen. (short chuckle)
what are you doing?
Praying. Sorry for loving the lord.
-You're drunk. -You're drunk.
Oh, my god. Like, I knew you drank, but today?
Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday,
with all of our relatives around?
Relax. I had, uh, dental surgery.
I can see the flask in your pocket.
I apologize for being a good time.
Okay, you know what, you go lie down
and I'll tell them you're sick, and then
-me and you are gonna talk when you sober up. -Oh, my...
No one can tell. I... (scoffs) relax.
(short chuckle) brother dad. (laughs)
-glad you guys like everything. -Hey.
Hey, every... Oh, sorry.
So lovely, hon.
Hello. Hey, everybody, hello.
George: Dig in. Let's start with this leg.
He's drunk.
No... Wait.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...
That cannot be true.
No one in this family drinks.
Lucas: Okay. I am...
-Intervening. -Wait, what?
It's like the-the show-- intervention, you know?
No, I don't.
Lucas: So, on that show,
everyone tells the person who's drinking
how it's affected their life
and then that person stops.
Hey, james. Uh,
you drink all the time.
Lucas, james cannot drink and keep a job like this.
-Mm. -Annalisa: Yes...
Lucas.
I mean, look at james-- he's fine,
-he's just a little tired, you know? -Yeah.
He's been working really hard at his new job.
Don't... Don't listen to him. He's...
High.
What?! No, I'm not. I don't smoke.
-Are you sure? -I-I'm not...
-James: You smoke so much. -Look at him!
-He can't even sit up straight. -(grunting)
-come on. -Hey, let's eat. -Annalisa: Oh, I love it.
George: Why don't we start by just saying
-what we're thankful for? -Lucas: Okay.
I'm thankful that james didn't die
in that car accident
-where he was drunk driving. -I'll...
-I'll be-I'll be right back. -James, james, don't...
-Sit down, james. -You're not going anywhere.
-I want you to talk to me. -James, baby, sit back down.
-George: Hey. Boys. -George?
-Boys! -Boys. -Annalisa: George.
-Dude. -Hey, stop! -Wait...
Get off!
("uptown girl" by the beths playing)
♪ I feel it happening... ♪
another one?
Yesiree.
Giving you happy hour prices on that one 'cause of thanksgiving.
Oh, have I mentioned that I love you, ronnie?
-You have, you have. So many times, -mm-hmm.
All right?
♪ I thought we were friendly... ♪
he has arrived.
♪ you had always been someone ♪
-♪ I'd take a hit for ♪ -(grunting)
who's this bozo?
I've never seen him in my life.
James: Nurse.
May I have some medical assistance,
-please. -Yes?
-I'll have a piña colada. -Yeah,
we're not a blender type of establishment.
Well, then I'll have a piña colada neat, then.
Okay.
Hey. You want one?
It's on your boy.
A milkshake? No thanks.
Okay. Barkeep, did you know that this woman hates free things?
Come on, it's not technically free.
I'd feel like I owe you something,
like, even a smile,
and I don't want to do that, so...
(blows raspberry) no.
Ah. Thank you very much.
(exhales)
oh! My god, that's good.
You, sir-- you got
a great future ahead of you, did you know that?
-("pony" by ginuwine begins playing) -oh!
(laughs, groans)
(muttering, grunting)
(grunts) yeah.
(laughs)
yeah. (grunting)
♪ I'm just a bachelor... ♪
you got to respect the commitment,
but I don't want to watch this anymore. Hey, bud.
Smile, let me buy you a drink.
♪ who knows how to ride... ♪
let me guess. Cosmo.
Espresso martini, thank you.
Ugh. Hey, ronnie, will you please get a drink
for me and my friend...
-Uh, james. -...James
here a, uh... What do you want?
An espresso martini, please. And thank you...
Oh, katrina.
Oh, like the hurricane.
Yeah. Well, happy goddamn thanksgiving,
-james. -Uh, y... Yeah.
-And to you, good sir. -Mm-hmm.
♪ waitin', come and... ♪
-listen. -What?
Just because you bought me a drink
doesn't mean that you can take advantage of me.
What kind of monster do you think I am?
("connection" by elastica playing)
oh! Wait, wait, wait. You're very drunk,
so I just want to make sure I have your consent.
-Oh, no, you got it. -Okay.
Do I have yours?
Oh, yeah. I'm not even that drunk, so...
-Okay. -(groaning)
okay, okay, wait. What if we did, like, a vow?
-You mean like praying? -No, not like a prayer.
Repeat after me:
I, katerina, do consent to one james
in front of god and everyone here
forever and ever in perpetuity.
That sounds a lot like a prayer, man.
Here we go. I, katrina, vow to g...
To god and the... I say yes to the dress. Amen.
Yes.
Onward, christian soldier.
(chuckles)
-that was fun. -Oh, yeah. Yeah, it was my first time doing that, so...
Yeah, yeah, same. Obviously.
(whispering): Hey, listen, I'm gonna go out first.
You have to wait a second so no one notices.
Ronnie!
This was on the floor when I got in there.
Can you believe that? I mean,
you got to tighten up your shit, man.
-That's embarrassing for you. -James: Oh, yeah.
No, I-I... I'll get on those apps
and, uh, code away, man. I got you.
-Hey. -Mm.
I thought you went home.
I was looking all over for you.
I'm sorry, sam, you got to go.
-Huh? -You have to go.
I have told you multiple times
not to fornicate in my bathroom, all right?
It violates health code. Mark
just pissed in a corner. You got to go.
-No... (sighs) we were just vaping. -I have
no idea what you're talking about.
-God, get out. -Samantha: You know what?
This is bullshit, ronnie.
I'm gonna find a new local,
-all right? -Okay.
-See you tomorrow. -Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow, ron!
(james mumbles)
♪ ♪
hey, you are a little liar, katrina.
Oh, sorry, okay? I didn't want to be traceable, you know?
I didn't know if you were a creep. Safety first.
-I still might be a creep. -Are you?
-Nah. -Whew.
You know what,
-this is better than a bar. -Right? Right?
We're outside, we got fresh air, it's beautiful out.
-I miss the bar. -Ugh! Me too!
-I miss it so much. -God, what do people do on walks?
James: I hate walking. It's like,
why do you even have to work out to stay in shape?
Like, why can't I just be fit?
-I just want to be in shape so bad. -Yeah. Right. Totally agree.
Uh, we have a lot in common.
Yeah, we really do.
Do you have to be anywhere, like,
for-for thanksgiving or anything like that?
It's not even dark out. I'm good.
♪ ♪
so, what brought you out in the first place, anyway?
I am celebrating the great day I had with my family.
-Mm. -Doesn't everybody do that?
I have no idea, I haven't seen my family yet.
I took the train from new york and went straight to the bar
and I pregamed.
-Always a very good idea with my mother. -Yeah.
Do you know what time it is?
-No. Oh. -Aw. Mm-hmm.
-She is gonna be so pissed at me. -Yeah, she is.
She can add it to the list of things
she's already mad at me for.
-Ooh! -If you could make money
from pissing off your parents, I would
-be very rich. -Oh.
-You should look into the chosen family thing. -Oh, yeah.
Yeah. That's probably my next move.
Actually, I think your next move should be
-going home, because I am a monster. -Mm. No.
I got kicked out of my family
the day of thanksgiving.
So, we can be monsters together.
-Okay. -Mm-hmm.
-(gasps) it's our turn. Yep. -It's our turn, it's our turn.
Hi, good evening.
I would love a cheeseburger with fries
and a coke and a shake and an ice cream sundae.
Thank you so much.
And I'll have everything that she had,
but just with, like, one more.
Respect.
-Right? -Woman: I can't serve you
without a car.
You can't... You... We-we can't walk up?
-Hence the name "drive-through." -never doing it.
Oh, I'm so sorry for the confusion. We are in a car.
Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, we are. Um,
-turn on the radio, sweetheart. -Oh, you've got it, honey bear.
-I'd love to turn on the radio. -Boop, boop.
And the lord said... (chuckles)
that jesus,
(chuckles) he was, uh, his only son
of me and my wife and...
-Samantha: Different channel. -They just... Okay.
And this is, uh,
1450 real talk radio.
-Ooh. -(chuckles)
-(chuckles) vroom, vroom, vroom. -Vroom, vroom.
Did you get that order, ma'am?
I can literally see you on the camera.
-I need you to leave right now. -What?
Don't make me call whoever you call in this situation.
Okay, ok-okay-- get me...
It's thanksgiving, you assholes!
Oh, you are a genius.
("tu m'as trop menti" by chantal goya playing)
(indistinct chatter)
♪ ♪
was that the best meal you've ever had?
-Oh, my god, it's a feast. -Mmm.
-Oh,
-should we say what we're thankful for? -Uh,
okay. I'm thankful I don't live in this shit town anymore.
Ouch. I still live here.
Oh, yeah? Fight me.
No, I got a new job. It's in coding.
-Sure. Don't know what that means. -Doesn't matter,
because I got a big promotion.
-Wow. Congratulations. -Ah.
And you even like it. Hot twist.
-I like that I got it, I don't know if I like doing it yet. -Ugh.
-Now, that I can get behind. I hate work. -Mm.
Okay, no, I don't hate it.
It's just, I got thrown into the deep end.
It's kinda depressing, obsessing over this thing,
you know, you go out, you get it,
and it's too much.
I'm definitely gonna screw it up.
No, you're not, come on.
It sounds like you just have imposter syndrome.
Hey, I thought I had that, but then
it turns out that I was right about everything
I thought I couldn't do, which is everything. -(laughing)
-no way. -Uh-huh. Seriously,
I get in trouble, like, all the time.
I feel like a preschooler, I get scolded a lot. Like,
they're always like, "you're a mess"
or "you're rude to your co-workers"
no, no, I don't buy it.
-You're not like that. -(sighs) well... No, I know
it seems like I have my shit together but, like,
I do do those things.
All the time, and I-I honestly, like, don't even know why.
I think that, um, I may be just an asshole,
you know, like, genetically.
("13 jours en France (choeurs)" by francis lai playing)
that was romantic.
(scoff) yeah, well, I'm very romantic.
-Ask anybody. -(laughs)
-(clears throat) -oh.
-Yeah. Are we in before sunrise? -Yeah.
You know what, we could, like, not exchange info and then
just meet at good time sally's again next thanksgiving.
-Yes. -Yeah.
-I love that idea. -Mm-hmm.
Maybe we do it every year.
Well, I don't know, let's see how the rest
of the night goes first. But, so far, a-plus date.
So this is a date now?
-Yeah. -Okay.
-It's longer than most dates I've had. -Okay.
Ou doing? -I got it, it's okay.
(giggles) come on, come on, come on, come on.
-Shh, shh. -Oh... Okay... -Ronnie: Hey!
-Samantha: What? -Are you joking with me right now?
No, no, listen, listen, listen, I'm only back because
-I forgot my bag. -As god is my witness,
-she left her bag. -But hear me out, okay?
'cause we're already here, so, like, maybe we just
-have one drink? Come on. -No.
Oh...
Come here, man.
-Listen, help me out, please. I mean, -please.
This girl's amazing, and she deserves
a really good thanksgiving.
-One drink. -Yes!
Ronnie: Stay out of the bathroom.
♪ ♪
yeah, you know, thanksgiving used to be fun at my house,
'cause we'd have, like, a lot of family over
and my mom and I could sit several seats apart, and it...
It was normal-ish, you know?
I used to call it "fooling the public."
but now it's just us, and last year was brutal.
-It was brutal. -Okay.
But this thanksgiving--
like, the one I just had today--
-was the worst. -No, no, no.
Picture my mom-- a mom--
sitting up all night,
waiting for me to come home.
That's awful. That is pretty bad.
-(laughing): Thank you. I know, it's so bad. -It is.
Okay, but my family probably spent
the entire night worrying about me.
Why? You seem so great.
I... I don't know.
My job. My drinking. Name it.
Yeah, but you've got a great job, you don't drink that much.
You can't have a job like that if you're a drunk.
Yeah.
-Uh, maybe. -Take my word for it. I've got, like,
a big job, all things considered, and I'm thriving.
Closing! You don't have to go home...
-But we can't stay here. -Oh. Wait.
No.
Oh, yes.
No, come on, one more drink, ronnie.
No. First of all, it's massachusetts state law,
and secondly, you've had enough to drink.
(laughs) please.
I could drive a school bus.
(coughing, retching)
and that, my friend,
is why I bought the mints and the...
-The toothbrush. And the gum. -Mm.
I think you might be, like,
-my personal guru. -(chuckles)
(coughs) see, I'd join your cult.
-I would be such a good cult leader. -Mm.
No, seriously, I think about it, like, all the time.
'cause those things dissolve into murder
and money laundering,
but it doesn't have to.
Why can't we just
live off the land and have all the sex?
And it'd be so fun.
All right, we can be the one good-guy cult,
with all the good of the cult but without, like,
the legal mess and whatnot.
-Yeah, yeah. -I'm 100% in and I think
-we would make bank. -(laughs)
okay, so what's next? Maybe we go to fenway.
-Break in there? -Uh-uh. I'm getting tired.
-Or, like, a roller skate or something like... -Okay, hang on a second.
I think you're trying to trick me into exercise again.
Oh, ha. Gross.
I didn't even mean to.
Oh, god, it's so late.
Uh, actually, I kinda think that, like...
I should go home.
Oh, no. No way. Come o... We...
It's not even light out.
Right? Like, we just got here.
-Come... -Where?
Right here. Y...
Where we're, uh, standing.
Uh... (sighs)
uh, come on, come on, come on. We've had such a great night.
Like, it can't end here.
I don't... I don't know.
Please, please. I really...
I can't go home.
I know-- what if we just walked into the street,
waited for a car to come,
and then just got out of the way right before it came?
-Yeah. Yeah. For real, -like in the notebook.
Can you imagine? -Yeah. Yeah. Come on, it'll be fun.
No, dude, that's, like, a really bad idea, okay?
-No, no. You're being -why don't we do something like
-a spoilsport. -Jump off a bridge?
(car honking)
dude, dude!
(grunts) what are you doing?!
-What is wrong with you? -You don't want to try it?
No, I don't want to try it. I don't have a death wish.
-I-it's not like that. -That was insane.
Do you know how insane that is?
No, I don't...
I-I don't even know.
-Okay. -Uh...
I'm sorry. We were having such a nice time,
-yeah, it's okay. -That...
No, it really isn't.
No, it's not, actually.
That was messed-up, man. You need help.
I don't know, you should, like, talk to somebody--
a therapist or...
I don't know, people are always saying that to me, but I'm fine.
My family doesn't really believe in therapy.
They might if they knew the alternative.
Sorry, I just feel like
you need something.
Yeah.
You should go.
Yeah. I'm s-so sorry.
-No, please. Don't be. -Yeah.
You know, I-I had so much fun tonight,
except for this whole end bit, which was terrible.
♪ ♪
-uh... -Yeah.
I'll see you at the bar in one year's time.
Yeah, I'll see you then.
(indistinct chatter)
lucas: Yo, bro.
Yo. Thanks for coming out, man.
I don't know how to do this.
Hey, man, baby steps and all that.
Besides, if we don't like it, we just leave.
(chuckles) y-yeah.
But you can't leave in the middle.
Yes, you can. Do you see guards or anything?
Yeah. There are so many guards. Like, look at her.
-Hi, good to see you. -Lucas: Here's my question. Like,
did you have to dress like an alcoholic, though?
-I don't like this on you. -It happens.
I love it. You bought it for me.
Lucas: I realize now it just makes you look like
-a giant fourth-grader. -Best year of my life.
-But, like, a fourth-grader who's good at math. -Olivia: Good. Hey, what's up?
I'm sorry.
Hi. I'm olivia.
First time?
Yeah.
Welcome.
There's snacks.
♪ ♪
there's snacks. Come on.
Gushers, cheez-its, little, uh...
-James: Peanut butter sandwich things. -Lucas: Oh, I do love those.