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[♪ "Burning Bridges" by Sigrid playing]
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[speaker]
I have had to let go of someone to grow.
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The first thing that comes
to mind is my best friend.
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I have let go of many people in my life
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to go through to the next phase.
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I have zero regrets about it.
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The most important person on Earth is me.
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I, like, stormed out at one point.
I was really proud of myself
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because, like, when I stormed out,
I didn't trip or anything like that.
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I was really worried
I was gonna fuck up the exit,
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but it was-- it was a 10.
It was a 10.
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♪ Oh, sometimes you just can't fix it ♪
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♪ You love somebody
who loves burning bridges ♪
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[Melissa Jackson] You see what I'm saying?
I'm out of my comfort zone because
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the thing is old Mel doesn't take risks
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'cause old Mel was
comfortable being small.
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But, not anymore.
Now, you're shaking things up
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like a handful of sunflower seeds.
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Damn, right. You know what?
I am a snack.
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That's right.
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- That people chew up and spit out.
- Well...
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- Just like the world has spit me out.
- No, no, no.
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- Okay. [grunts] Be honest. [sniffles]
- Always.
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Do these shoulder pads
make me look like a linebacker?
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Mel, you look--
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You look--
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- You look like--
- Judge Judy!
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Come on, man. Judge Judy wear a robe, bro.
Sit down, man.
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Where you going looking
like the CEO of the Tarmac?
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I was gonna take this High Flyers class,
but...
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it's stupid! I mean, what was I thinking?
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I am not management material!
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Mel, uh-uh, we're not doing that today.
Look at me. You are a boss-ass bitch.
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- I need you to say it, come on.
- Boss-ass bitch, so...
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- Nah...
- Uh, objection, your honor.
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Gotta say it with your chest.
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[DeShawn]
Come on now. Say it like TD Jakes.
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Stand on up.
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Alright, alright, alright...
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- [plane roaring]
- I'm a boss-ass...
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- [plane drowns out "bitch"]
- [♪ "Makin' a Move" by Lady Bri playing]
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[inaudible]
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♪ I'm makin' a move ♪
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♪ Study long, study wrong ♪
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♪ Ain't nothin' gonna happen on a song ♪
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♪ I'm makin' a move ♪
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♪ Don't need no hickeys for this song ♪
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♪ I got joy all through my soul ♪
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♪ I'm makin' a move ♪
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♪ Get up, get out... ♪
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- Ah, you must be Ms. Jackson.
- Yeah.
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You're an hour late.
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I must've written the time down wrong.
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Hm. Not a good way to start.
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- [class chatter]
- Right.
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With a recommendation from Mr. Cohen,
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I have high expectations from you.
Take a seat.
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Mr. Chavez will walk you through
the icebreaker we're working on.
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Shit. [clears throat]
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Hi. Melissa Jackson.
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[laughs] Y-Y-You know we met, right?
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Uh...
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- The confiscation room.
- Oh shit!
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- Sorry.
- It's alright. [laughs]
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So what, um, what are we doing here?
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We have to ask each other these
getting-to-know-you questions. Okay?
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- Great.
- I was on time, so I'll start.
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- Okay.
- [flips page]
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A little bit about me. Carlos Chavez,
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AKA Carlos Frutas.
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I wanted to work at JFK because...
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because they were offering a job,
and I needed one.
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- You know? [laughs] Um...
- Oh, yeah.
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A manager that's had
a big impact on my life
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was Vinny, my manager
over at Pizzeria Queens.
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- He taught me how to meditate.
- Sure.
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Enough about me.
Tell me about Ms. Jackson.
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Oh, she is not interesting.
[laughs] Trust me.
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Hey, let me be the judge of that. Okay?
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- [laughs] Okay.
- [laughs] So,
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first question.
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"What inspired you to work at JFK?"
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- [♪ "So Good" by DijahSB playing]
- Well, uh,
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I'm a people person.
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♪ It's about to get hot
in this mug, though ♪
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♪
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I'm a people person.
I thought that was a good thing.
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Be a work person.
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And tuck in that shirt. Jesus.
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And it wouldn't hurt if you wore
some makeup once in a while, huh?
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♪
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I am.
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♪ I been doing this
ever since I could pen ♪
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♪ I need flowers now,
I need all the clout ♪
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♪ I'm not next, I'm here ♪
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[♪ song stops]
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- [♪ R&B song playing on radio]
- [bell rings]
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So, you still waiting on that hot date?
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Blind date. And, uh, he's not coming.
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I've been here for over an hour.
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Unless he was here, saw that I was Asian,
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and remembered he was a racist, and left.
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I once had a blind date
take one look at me
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and rewind himself out of the midtown AMC.
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- [laughs]
- No, I'm serious. He was like, "Huh?"
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- [imitates rewinding]
- [laughs] It's giving VHS tape.
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- Yes!
- Oh God.
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- Men suck.
- Mm.
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Usually, pretty well.
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- That's why I can't quit 'em.
- Okay!
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You seem like such a great catch.
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I'm sure you'll find
the right guy someday.
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- I need more friends like you. I-I'm Rory.
- [giggles]
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- Mel. Hey.
- Hey.
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- Nice to see you again.
- Melissa, what did I just tell you?
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Stop chit-chatting, start working.
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You have three tables
waiting for their food!
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I'm sorry.
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She only hustles when it's her own meals.
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[scoffs]
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Dara! Honey,
you're looking good enough to eat!
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Sorry. My boss is what you call
a fucking piece of shit.
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Do not apologize.
You can't let him talk to you like that.
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When was the last time
you told a white guy to fuck off?
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Every day of my life
since my bar mitzvah.
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My parents are white.
Uh, it's a long story.
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- Are you adopted?
- Okay, it's a short story.
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[both laugh]
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Well, listen,
I'm in a situation where I can't just go
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and tell my boss what I actually think.
You know, I have bills to pay.
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Okay. Mel...
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I recently read on a tea bag
that in order to grow,
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you gotta let go of what
doesn't align with you.
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And I don't think that
this place, you know,
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aligns with you.
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Well, I'm not gonna argue
with you or the tea bag,
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but I need a job.
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- I'll get you another one.
- [laughs]
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Go tell that guy to go fuck himself.
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Please.
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- [♪ soft music playing]
- [restaurant chatter]
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Hey, Steve.
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Well, look who decided to
get off their ass and work.
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[both laugh]
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Hilarious. I've been meaning to tell you.
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You're a racist, fatphobic piece of shit!
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- [patrons gasping]
- I quit.
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And by the way,
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a white man should not own
a Thai food restaurant!
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And for the love of God,
stop harassing Dara!
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And I'm not paying for any of my entrées!
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And I'm taking this low-sodium soy sauce
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with me because heart health.
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Taking these napkins
'cause fuck you, Steve!
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- I... am a people person.
- Hm.
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And what better place than this
for someone who loves people and travel?
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Wh-Where's the coolest place you've been?
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The ugly side of Niagara Falls.
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- [both laughing]
- Um...
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The truth is I've never been on a plane.
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I, you know, I'm afraid to fly.
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Hey, there's no shame in that. Okay?
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Travel is travel.
I-I've never been on a plane, either.
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- Really?
- Mm.
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I'm gonna be taking
my first flight in a month.
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Hawaii. I-It's for my friend's wedding.
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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Y-You must--
You must really love this friend.
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Oh, no, no, no. Uh...
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I actually just need a vacation,
they happen to be getting married there,
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so, you know, two birds, one flight.
[laughs]
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So, will you be at the singles table?
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- Okay, Detective Frutas. Next question.
- Okay, okay.
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Tell me about a manager
who's had a big impact on your life.
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[♪ "One Shot" by Midas Hutch
and Reva Devito playing]
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Okay, signal's right there.
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- Yeah.
- And then, you know,
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put your foot on the brake
before you do that.
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- Yep. Yep.
- Got your forward there.
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- And it's simple as that! You wanna try?
- Okay!
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- Yeah, I'll do it. Let's-- Oh.
- Okay, cool. Let's-- Oh.
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- [laughs]
- Sorry, I just...
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- Okay. You go around.
- I'll go around.
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- I'll-- Okay. [laughs]
- Excuse me.
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♪ Whatever you like ♪
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♪ Hey, it's a world away ♪
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You know, I think you're
really gonna love it here.
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Actually, driving TRAX is the best job
at JFK. You know?
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People always happy to see you, you know?
You don't get yelled at.
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I mean, I don't-- [laughs]
I don't think there's a world
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where anyone would yell at you.
Okay? I mean, look at you.
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Oh, come on now.
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I don't think you'd have
any problems with that either.
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Oh! [giggles]
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- [both yell]
- [brakes squeal]
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Okay. Okay.
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I'm definitely gonna get yelled at.
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No, you won't. Look, hey.
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No matter what, I got your back.
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♪ Make it so nice, sugar and spice ♪
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- That's a hard one.
- [both laugh]
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♪ And, on the back of my hand
I'm readin' em ♪
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[giggling]
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- Oh...
- [kissing]
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- [Patti] Excusez-moi.
- [Alex Williams] Here it is, over here.
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- Right here.
- No, this, uh... So, Wite-Out,
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uh, there's a-a historical racism
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'cause i-it's--
Wh-Where's Black-Out, hm?
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- That's a good point.
- Hey! Hey Patti,
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Why is it so thick in here?
And why don't you guys have your masks on?
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- [Melissa] We're living on the edge.
- [Alex] What do you want, Patti?
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[mask hissing]
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- [Melissa] Still going, huh?
- [Alex] Yep.
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[hissing dies down]
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[Patti]
You scheduled me for Saturday again.
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As per my email, I have a Quidditch match,
and they need me.
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- Can't Mel do it?
- Yeah! Yeah, I got you.
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- Mm-mm! Mm-mm...
- I-I-I... [groans]
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[laughs] Just remembered,
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I have a Squarlarch, uh, match myself.
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- So, I can't do it.
- Uh, what position do you play?
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- Mi... ssionary.
- [snorts]
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- That's not a real thing.
- To her, it is.
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[both laughing]
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It's not-- It's not just real to me!
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- Missionary? Missionary?
- It's real to you too. Mm-hmm.
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- My favorite.
- [both kissing and moaning]
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♪ You're unmistakable ♪
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♪ This thing's unbreakable ♪
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♪ Time's not for wasting, though ♪
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- [Dara clears throat]
- [Alex] Yeah, just...
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- [Dara] Hey...
- [all laugh]
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Hey, Dara. [laughs]
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- [Dara] So good to see you both.
- Mm-hmm.
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- Second time this week.
- [Melissa] Yeah.
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- It's her fault. She got me hooked.
- Guilty.
237
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[Dara]
So, what are we gonna have this week?
238
00:09:11,678 --> 00:09:14,890
Um, we're gonna do the Pad See Ew
with shrimp.
239
00:09:14,890 --> 00:09:17,142
The good shrimp,
not the frozen ones from last night.
240
00:09:17,142 --> 00:09:18,685
We'll do the two orders
of the Crab Rangoon,
241
00:09:18,685 --> 00:09:20,478
- because I'm not sharing.
- Okay?
242
00:09:20,478 --> 00:09:23,565
The crab fried rice,
extra crab, no scallions,
243
00:09:23,565 --> 00:09:25,817
and we'll do the beef Panang curry.
244
00:09:25,817 --> 00:09:28,486
And tell Gus to make it extra spicy.
245
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- [Dara] So, the usual? Coming right up.
- Yeah.
246
00:09:30,864 --> 00:09:33,033
[both laugh]
247
00:09:33,033 --> 00:09:34,784
So, you spending the night
with me tonight or what?
248
00:09:34,784 --> 00:09:37,203
[scoffs] I'm not staying
on your hard-ass bed.
249
00:09:37,203 --> 00:09:39,080
It's called lumbar support, first of all.
250
00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,626
- [mocking] It's called lumbar support.
- Second of all, I don't see the big deal.
251
00:09:42,626 --> 00:09:46,296
I mean, we wake up, I make you coffee,
non-dairy hazelnut sugar-free creamer...
252
00:09:46,546 --> 00:09:48,590
- Points.
- Thank you.
253
00:09:48,590 --> 00:09:50,508
And we just go to work together.
254
00:09:50,508 --> 00:09:53,345
We cannot commute in together
'cause people are gonna find out about us.
255
00:09:53,345 --> 00:09:55,472
Well, we gotta let HR know soon anyway.
256
00:09:55,472 --> 00:09:57,474
- HR...
- Yeah.
257
00:09:57,474 --> 00:10:00,227
About us. Mel, look,
we've been seeing each other,
258
00:10:00,227 --> 00:10:01,519
what, almost three months now?
259
00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:05,065
- Mm-hmm.
- I think it's time we... tell people.
260
00:10:05,065 --> 00:10:08,568
It's nobody's business
if I'm fucking my boss but mine.
261
00:10:09,945 --> 00:10:12,864
We are not just fucking,
262
00:10:12,864 --> 00:10:14,658
okay? I...
263
00:10:17,244 --> 00:10:18,662
I love you.
264
00:10:19,329 --> 00:10:22,082
[♪ "Strange" by Celeste playing]
265
00:10:22,082 --> 00:10:24,084
Why would you say that?
266
00:10:25,502 --> 00:10:26,753
Because it's how I feel.
267
00:10:27,462 --> 00:10:28,964
I mean, you're not like other women.
268
00:10:28,964 --> 00:10:31,591
- Exactly.
- Yeah, and I could be myself around you.
269
00:10:31,591 --> 00:10:32,717
That's one of us.
270
00:10:32,717 --> 00:10:34,219
Well, you make me laugh.
271
00:10:34,219 --> 00:10:36,763
And we both like watching TV
with the subtitles on.
272
00:10:36,763 --> 00:10:39,057
- You're not listening.
- Mel...
273
00:10:39,849 --> 00:10:42,519
It's just so easy with you. I've...
274
00:10:42,519 --> 00:10:44,062
[inhales]
275
00:10:44,062 --> 00:10:45,438
I've never had that before.
276
00:10:47,107 --> 00:10:48,108
With anyone.
277
00:10:49,109 --> 00:10:50,902
This is not gonna work.
278
00:10:50,902 --> 00:10:52,070
What do you mean?
279
00:10:53,238 --> 00:10:55,115
I mean, I thought you had
feelings for me, too.
280
00:10:56,449 --> 00:10:57,576
Well, I don't.
281
00:10:58,034 --> 00:10:59,077
Hey...
282
00:10:59,953 --> 00:11:01,079
Yeah, you do.
283
00:11:02,163 --> 00:11:04,165
You're just afraid to let me love you.
284
00:11:04,499 --> 00:11:08,461
♪ Isn't it strange? ♪
285
00:11:10,005 --> 00:11:13,216
- No.
- ♪ How people can change ♪
286
00:11:13,216 --> 00:11:14,801
I'm just here...
287
00:11:16,011 --> 00:11:17,888
'cause you're around, and you'll touch me.
288
00:11:17,888 --> 00:11:21,516
♪ From strangers to friends ♪
289
00:11:21,516 --> 00:11:24,978
♪ Friends into lovers ♪
290
00:11:24,978 --> 00:11:29,024
♪ And strangers again ♪
291
00:11:31,026 --> 00:11:33,028
[ambient street noise]
292
00:11:33,028 --> 00:11:36,323
[crying] Do you know how exhausting it is
to be the Mel that he's been dating?
293
00:11:36,323 --> 00:11:38,116
That side of you is still you.
294
00:11:38,116 --> 00:11:40,452
Yeah, but if I didn't
break things off now,
295
00:11:40,452 --> 00:11:42,913
in two months,
he would see all the sides of me
296
00:11:42,913 --> 00:11:45,874
and realize he's made a huge mistake...
297
00:11:46,541 --> 00:11:50,503
And it would be more painful
for the both of us, so... [sniffles]
298
00:11:51,004 --> 00:11:53,506
Look, if you don't think that he can love
299
00:11:53,506 --> 00:11:55,592
every single part of you,
300
00:11:56,551 --> 00:11:57,802
then fuck that guy.
301
00:11:57,802 --> 00:12:00,305
Just-- [sobs] hurts so bad.
302
00:12:00,305 --> 00:12:01,806
I know. I know. It's okay.
303
00:12:01,806 --> 00:12:03,725
This is why I don't do relationships.
304
00:12:03,725 --> 00:12:06,228
[sobs] I'm starting to understand.
305
00:12:06,228 --> 00:12:08,855
- Yeah, cock 'em and block 'em? Yeah.
- Yeah.
306
00:12:08,855 --> 00:12:10,398
Plus,
307
00:12:10,398 --> 00:12:12,734
we have each other.
308
00:12:12,734 --> 00:12:14,861
- For everything.
- Mm-hmm.
309
00:12:14,861 --> 00:12:17,405
- Always. [sniffles]
- Yeah, always.
310
00:12:17,948 --> 00:12:18,949
Except for the sex part.
311
00:12:18,949 --> 00:12:22,118
I know, but I wish you'd reconsider
the sex part. [laughs]
312
00:12:22,118 --> 00:12:24,871
- Well-- Babe, we tried.
- We did try. Halloween. [laughs]
313
00:12:24,871 --> 00:12:27,582
- The beard was confusing.
- It was soft serve.
314
00:12:27,582 --> 00:12:31,211
[both laughing]
315
00:12:31,211 --> 00:12:32,796
♪
316
00:12:36,675 --> 00:12:39,177
[Carlos] So, there is something
I've been dying to ask you
317
00:12:39,177 --> 00:12:41,096
since I met you in
the confiscation room last month.
318
00:12:41,096 --> 00:12:43,723
[gasps] Oh! That Iberico ham is...
319
00:12:43,723 --> 00:12:46,560
[kiss] Woo! It's fire.
320
00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:49,688
I'm trying to make it last,
so I just cut off a little slice
321
00:12:49,688 --> 00:12:52,440
to reward myself for
doing my chores. [giggles]
322
00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:56,319
[laughs] You're cute, but I wanted
to ask you about the accident.
323
00:12:56,319 --> 00:12:58,989
I know you didn't get into it
with card sharks.
324
00:12:58,989 --> 00:13:02,117
So, what happened?
325
00:13:02,117 --> 00:13:03,827
- Seriously?
- [mail shuffling]
326
00:13:03,827 --> 00:13:06,454
[♪ smooth R&B music playing]
327
00:13:06,454 --> 00:13:08,999
♪
328
00:13:08,999 --> 00:13:12,085
[excited hallway chatter]
329
00:13:12,085 --> 00:13:15,505
♪
330
00:13:16,798 --> 00:13:19,301
Seriously?! What the fuck?!
331
00:13:19,301 --> 00:13:21,511
Hell no! Not today, Satan!
332
00:13:21,511 --> 00:13:24,097
- Hey, Tamika. I'm sorry.
- [Tamika sighs]
333
00:13:24,097 --> 00:13:25,891
I got my hospital bill,
334
00:13:25,891 --> 00:13:28,143
and insurance ain't cover shit.
335
00:13:28,143 --> 00:13:31,688
Girl, you had me scared. I thought
death was knocking at your door again.
336
00:13:31,688 --> 00:13:32,981
Okay, now I know they're making--
337
00:13:32,981 --> 00:13:34,858
Comprehensive penal--
They're making this shit up!
338
00:13:34,858 --> 00:13:36,860
- I know it.
- Eh...
339
00:13:36,860 --> 00:13:40,113
I don't know about that.
I saw you dead.
340
00:13:40,113 --> 00:13:41,990
Like, I thought I was about
to have a ghost problem
341
00:13:41,990 --> 00:13:44,075
on top of my rat problem.
342
00:13:44,075 --> 00:13:45,285
Wait, you were there?
343
00:13:45,285 --> 00:13:47,329
Who do you think called the ambulance?
344
00:13:47,329 --> 00:13:49,706
Me and Lamar were fucking
when we heard something fall.
345
00:13:49,706 --> 00:13:51,791
I took a video. You wanna see it?
346
00:13:52,375 --> 00:13:54,377
- No, I don't-- Oh, alright.
- Look.
347
00:13:54,961 --> 00:13:57,839
Uh-huh. Just making sure y'all don't
steal none of her shit.
348
00:13:57,839 --> 00:14:00,842
That's what they did to my cousin Toño,
and he had to buy all new CDs.
349
00:14:00,842 --> 00:14:02,761
That's my neighbor,
and she's just always--
350
00:14:02,761 --> 00:14:03,929
[EMT 1]
Melissa, can you hear me?
351
00:14:03,929 --> 00:14:05,347
- Breathe. Stay with us
- [speaks Spanish]
352
00:14:05,347 --> 00:14:08,975
[Tamika] I think she's dead.
[speaking Spanish]
353
00:14:08,975 --> 00:14:12,062
- [EMT 2] No pulse. Intubate. Cut the bra.
- Oh, my God.
354
00:14:12,062 --> 00:14:14,981
- [sirens wailing on video]
- Fuck.
355
00:14:14,981 --> 00:14:17,067
- [♪ music stops abruptly]
- I don't wanna talk about it.
356
00:14:18,735 --> 00:14:20,237
Uh, okay...
357
00:14:20,987 --> 00:14:22,280
My bad.
358
00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,367
Um... Question number three.
359
00:14:26,284 --> 00:14:28,995
"Tell me about a time when you solved
a problem in a creative way."
360
00:14:29,329 --> 00:14:30,330
[laughs]
361
00:14:30,330 --> 00:14:32,415
[locks door]
362
00:14:34,501 --> 00:14:37,212
[Melissa] If that Ümlaüt claim
doesn't come through,
363
00:14:37,754 --> 00:14:38,755
I'm fucked, Bubba.
364
00:14:38,755 --> 00:14:40,507
[whines]
365
00:14:40,507 --> 00:14:42,384
There must be something I can do.
366
00:14:42,384 --> 00:14:45,428
[♪ "Money" by Leikeli47 playing]
367
00:14:48,181 --> 00:14:51,101
You're only as sick as your secrets.
[sighs]
368
00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,313
♪ Uh, chillin', layin' in the cut though ♪
369
00:14:55,313 --> 00:14:57,691
- ♪ Easy, tryin' see what up though ♪
- What's this?
370
00:14:57,691 --> 00:15:00,193
♪ So money, I got money ♪
371
00:15:00,193 --> 00:15:02,112
- One, two, three, four.
- ♪ Ooh ooh ♪
372
00:15:02,112 --> 00:15:04,823
- ♪ Money, I got money ♪
- Okay.
373
00:15:04,823 --> 00:15:06,992
- [digital whirring]
- ♪ Ooh ooh ♪
374
00:15:07,826 --> 00:15:11,162
♪ All my life, I had to grind and hustle ♪
375
00:15:11,162 --> 00:15:13,373
♪ I had to work like Kobe ♪
376
00:15:13,373 --> 00:15:16,251
♪ Just to shine like Russell ♪
377
00:15:16,251 --> 00:15:18,670
♪ They say, "Glad you made it" ♪
378
00:15:18,670 --> 00:15:21,214
♪ It happened overnight ♪
379
00:15:21,214 --> 00:15:23,508
♪ They say, "Damn, you changed" ♪
380
00:15:23,508 --> 00:15:25,760
- ♪ I'm like, 'Sho' you right" ♪
- [cash register rings]
381
00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,721
- [♪ song ends]
- [yelps, laughs]
382
00:15:27,721 --> 00:15:30,307
Forty-seven years to pay this off?
383
00:15:31,850 --> 00:15:33,518
No debt, no teeth, no point.
384
00:15:37,063 --> 00:15:39,774
What? Are you sure?
385
00:15:40,358 --> 00:15:44,279
[in elderly voice]
Hello, this is, um, Elise Robinson.
386
00:15:44,863 --> 00:15:47,282
I was wondering if you could be a doll
387
00:15:47,282 --> 00:15:50,118
and tell me what my credit limit is.
388
00:15:50,118 --> 00:15:51,995
[representative] [on phone]
To verify your identity,
389
00:15:51,995 --> 00:15:54,539
I'm going to ask you to answer
your security question.
390
00:15:54,539 --> 00:15:57,375
What is the name of your first pet?
391
00:15:57,375 --> 00:15:59,502
Um, my...
392
00:15:59,502 --> 00:16:01,838
[whimpers, panting]
393
00:16:01,838 --> 00:16:05,050
Try Bubba. B-U-B-B-A.
394
00:16:05,050 --> 00:16:06,885
Yeah, yeah, thank you, baby.
395
00:16:06,885 --> 00:16:08,970
[representative]
Correct. Thank you, Ms. Robinson.
396
00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:10,639
The limit is $10,000.
397
00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:14,684
Your balance is $9,721.
Would you like to make a payment?
398
00:16:14,684 --> 00:16:17,020
I'm so sorry. Wrong number.
399
00:16:17,938 --> 00:16:18,939
[puts down phone]
400
00:16:20,148 --> 00:16:21,650
[normal]
Now, what?
401
00:16:21,650 --> 00:16:24,736
Hey. You know that whole wardrobe accident
402
00:16:24,736 --> 00:16:26,363
that ended with me in the hospital?
403
00:16:27,113 --> 00:16:29,783
- Uh, yeah, you okay?
- [Melissa] [on phone] Truth? Uh...
404
00:16:29,783 --> 00:16:31,952
I got the hospital bill, and it's bad.
405
00:16:31,952 --> 00:16:34,704
But my caseworker said
I could go on a payment plan,
406
00:16:34,704 --> 00:16:37,749
but my credit score is absolute shit.
407
00:16:38,250 --> 00:16:39,918
- And so, I need a co-signer.
- [mouthing]
408
00:16:39,918 --> 00:16:41,002
And I was, um...
409
00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,048
was hoping, um,
you could be my co-signer.
410
00:16:45,048 --> 00:16:46,466
- Yeah, uh--
- [Melissa] And I-I promise
411
00:16:46,466 --> 00:16:48,760
- I would pay on time--
- Yeah, yeah. H-How much is it?
412
00:16:50,220 --> 00:16:51,221
$30,000.
413
00:16:51,221 --> 00:16:52,639
- Holy shit!
- Holy shit!
414
00:16:52,639 --> 00:16:55,100
[Melissa] Wait, am I on speaker?
Is someone there?
415
00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:56,476
Yeah... Um. uh,
416
00:16:56,476 --> 00:16:58,562
Ben, he's in town, um. I...
417
00:16:59,771 --> 00:17:02,774
Oh, d-did you check the bill?
I-I thought you said it was--
418
00:17:02,774 --> 00:17:04,401
Can you take me off of speaker, please?
419
00:17:04,401 --> 00:17:06,486
- Yeah, sorry.
- [beep]
420
00:17:07,529 --> 00:17:09,030
So...
421
00:17:10,365 --> 00:17:11,866
will you be my co-signer?
422
00:17:13,785 --> 00:17:15,287
Look, Mel, I'm...
423
00:17:16,246 --> 00:17:17,247
I'm so sorry,
424
00:17:17,247 --> 00:17:20,208
but I-I just don't feel
comfortable doing that.
425
00:17:20,208 --> 00:17:21,585
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- No, I just--
426
00:17:21,585 --> 00:17:23,962
I'm actually trying to be
more financially responsible right now.
427
00:17:23,962 --> 00:17:25,839
I get it. I shouldn't have
put you on the spot, so...
428
00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,716
A-And things are extra weird
with my dad, so...
429
00:17:27,716 --> 00:17:30,468
Oh, yeah. No, I-I get it.
[laughs] And, um...
430
00:17:30,468 --> 00:17:31,845
I'm fine. I--
431
00:17:31,845 --> 00:17:34,306
- And I'll figure it out. Anyway, um...
- Yeah, but listen, if you want--
432
00:17:34,306 --> 00:17:36,808
- Gotta go. [mouthing]
- [hangs up]
433
00:17:39,227 --> 00:17:42,355
[♪ somber music playing]
434
00:17:48,278 --> 00:17:50,739
How the fuck do people do this?
435
00:17:52,741 --> 00:17:55,035
Yes, um,
I was calling about my hospital bill,
436
00:17:55,035 --> 00:17:56,703
and I-I wanted to get on a payment plan.
437
00:17:56,703 --> 00:17:58,246
[representative] [on phone]:
That's possible.
438
00:17:58,246 --> 00:18:00,040
- Do you have a co-signer?
- Yes, I have a co-signer.
439
00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,791
- [representative] Name?
- My brother, Brian Jackson.
440
00:18:01,791 --> 00:18:03,293
[representative]
And Social?
441
00:18:03,293 --> 00:18:06,463
Uh-huh. His Social is two-one-five...
442
00:18:06,463 --> 00:18:08,715
I stole my brother's
Social Security number
443
00:18:08,715 --> 00:18:10,425
to get on a hospital payment plan.
444
00:18:10,425 --> 00:18:12,093
[laughs] Holy shit!
445
00:18:12,093 --> 00:18:13,553
- Shit!
- Yep.
446
00:18:13,553 --> 00:18:15,847
You're sneaky. I like that.
447
00:18:15,847 --> 00:18:17,432
I'm still making payments.
448
00:18:17,432 --> 00:18:18,516
Mm. Yeah.
449
00:18:18,516 --> 00:18:20,977
Whatever!
Everybody does sneaky shit.
450
00:18:20,977 --> 00:18:24,147
Stick around, and you might just find out.
451
00:18:24,147 --> 00:18:25,941
[quiet room chatter]
452
00:18:27,651 --> 00:18:29,736
- Okay, criminal.
- [laughs]
453
00:18:29,736 --> 00:18:31,947
- Last question, okay?
- Alright.
454
00:18:31,947 --> 00:18:33,698
-"Constructive criticism..."
- Mm-hmm.
455
00:18:33,698 --> 00:18:34,783
"...is still criticism."
456
00:18:34,783 --> 00:18:36,284
- Mm-hmm.
-"How do you handle that?"
457
00:18:36,284 --> 00:18:37,369
I hate it.
458
00:18:37,369 --> 00:18:39,537
- [phone ringing]
- [office chatter]
459
00:18:39,537 --> 00:18:42,332
I hate it. I wanna stop doing this.
460
00:18:42,332 --> 00:18:45,293
- [Tamika] You got this. Okay? Just do it.
- Okay.
461
00:18:45,293 --> 00:18:47,462
- Hi.
- Hi. How may I help you?
462
00:18:48,380 --> 00:18:51,007
- I wanna quit the program.
- Oh, I'm so sorry,
463
00:18:51,007 --> 00:18:54,761
but all cancellations actually need to be
done over the phone. There is-- Yep.
464
00:18:54,761 --> 00:18:57,097
A number right there
on the back of your card
465
00:18:57,097 --> 00:18:58,682
- where you can give us a call...
- Mm.
466
00:18:58,682 --> 00:18:59,975
...and we can get it sorted for you.
467
00:18:59,975 --> 00:19:01,893
I did that, and I'm still on hold.
468
00:19:01,893 --> 00:19:03,812
[♪ jaunty hold music playing]
469
00:19:03,812 --> 00:19:06,314
Uh, okay, well,
maybe I can interest you in an upgrade.
470
00:19:06,314 --> 00:19:09,442
We have a New Year special
that includes dessert.
471
00:19:09,442 --> 00:19:12,612
Maybe I can interest you
in a loud public argument!
472
00:19:13,572 --> 00:19:15,282
- [phone ringing]
- [indistinct chatter]
473
00:19:15,699 --> 00:19:18,076
- [softly] Okay, gimme one sec.
- [softly] Take your time.
474
00:19:18,076 --> 00:19:19,578
[typing]
475
00:19:19,578 --> 00:19:21,830
- You look hungry. Are you hungry?
- Yeah.
476
00:19:21,830 --> 00:19:22,914
- Nah.
- Okay.
477
00:19:22,914 --> 00:19:24,249
- A little bit.
- Eat something.
478
00:19:24,249 --> 00:19:27,335
Um, yeah, th-th-that sh--
That should do it.
479
00:19:27,335 --> 00:19:28,837
[sing-songy]
♪ Thank you! ♪
480
00:19:28,837 --> 00:19:31,923
- [♪ upbeat music playing]
- Thank you so much. [laughing]
481
00:19:32,549 --> 00:19:34,593
Ugh! You know what?
482
00:19:34,593 --> 00:19:36,887
This is not living!
483
00:19:36,887 --> 00:19:38,430
Assata Shakur said,
484
00:19:38,430 --> 00:19:41,057
"We got nothing to lose but our chains!"
485
00:19:41,057 --> 00:19:44,269
- Vámonos! Vámonos!
- Not our gains! I'm coming!
486
00:19:44,269 --> 00:19:45,729
[both laughing]
487
00:19:45,729 --> 00:19:47,981
- I was so hungry.
- [laughs]
488
00:19:47,981 --> 00:19:50,692
Shit, I've been on Waist Watchers
for three years.
489
00:19:50,692 --> 00:19:52,986
- I was off and on for 10!
- [Tamika] Ouch.
490
00:19:52,986 --> 00:19:55,280
But, low-key, it was comforting
being around other people
491
00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,741
that are fucked up in the exact
same way as you. [laughs]
492
00:19:57,741 --> 00:19:59,242
Yeah, but it's all bullshit, right?
493
00:19:59,242 --> 00:20:01,536
- 1,000%!
- Yes.
494
00:20:01,536 --> 00:20:05,040
Alright, here's to all the fat bitches
that set themselves free.
495
00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,584
Uh-uh. You are not fat.
Don't talk about yourself like that.
496
00:20:07,584 --> 00:20:09,753
Bitch, you got eyes?
We both fat as fuck.
497
00:20:09,753 --> 00:20:11,630
I just said that outta habit.
498
00:20:11,630 --> 00:20:13,798
If I call myself fat in front of Rory,
he corrects me.
499
00:20:13,798 --> 00:20:16,676
Well, I think you're both beautiful
and fat as hell. Respectfully.
500
00:20:17,219 --> 00:20:19,804
- Thank you!
- Thank you, mamas! Salud!
501
00:20:19,804 --> 00:20:21,765
Tell me, is Rory a Leo?
502
00:20:21,765 --> 00:20:23,225
Yeah, how do you know?
503
00:20:23,225 --> 00:20:24,809
They can be a little superficial.
504
00:20:24,809 --> 00:20:26,102
Mm-hmm.
505
00:20:26,102 --> 00:20:28,271
Uh, he can be a little narcissistic.
506
00:20:28,271 --> 00:20:31,483
Like, the other day, he--
You know what? Never mind.
507
00:20:31,483 --> 00:20:33,443
No, no, no, no, no. What?
508
00:20:34,527 --> 00:20:36,196
His dad put me up for
this management class,
509
00:20:36,196 --> 00:20:38,156
and he asked me not to take it.
510
00:20:39,241 --> 00:20:41,660
Wow...
511
00:20:41,660 --> 00:20:42,953
You're taking it, though, right?
512
00:20:43,536 --> 00:20:45,247
His relationship with his dad is messy,
513
00:20:45,247 --> 00:20:47,707
and as his friend,
I'm not gonna throw fuel on the fire.
514
00:20:47,707 --> 00:20:48,792
That would be selfish.
515
00:20:48,792 --> 00:20:50,126
- What?!
- [Allie] And as your friend,
516
00:20:50,126 --> 00:20:51,545
that's his fire.
517
00:20:51,545 --> 00:20:53,338
Putting yourself first
is not being selfish.
518
00:20:53,338 --> 00:20:55,131
- Right.
- Yes, it is! If it hurts somebody,
519
00:20:55,131 --> 00:20:56,800
you gotta put your needs aside.
520
00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,009
[softly] Goddamn.
521
00:20:58,009 --> 00:21:00,762
Does anybody have Brené Brown's number?
Anyone?
522
00:21:00,762 --> 00:21:03,598
Be honest.
Do you wanna take this management class?
523
00:21:03,598 --> 00:21:05,684
I mean, it does come with a raise.
524
00:21:05,684 --> 00:21:08,562
- Bitch, take the class!
- He would do the same for me!
525
00:21:08,562 --> 00:21:10,063
The same man you just called a narcissist?
526
00:21:10,063 --> 00:21:11,147
Nope.
527
00:21:11,565 --> 00:21:12,566
[Allie]
I get you, Mel.
528
00:21:12,566 --> 00:21:15,193
I was just like you.
But then, I did ayahuasca,
529
00:21:15,193 --> 00:21:17,320
and I realized I have
to ask for what I want.
530
00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:18,738
- Period.
- [Tamika] Mm-hmm.
531
00:21:18,738 --> 00:21:20,240
- Conflict be that bitch.
- [Allie] Mm-hmm.
532
00:21:20,490 --> 00:21:22,867
She can make a relationship grow
or break it.
533
00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:24,661
[Allie]
Exactly. After five years,
534
00:21:24,661 --> 00:21:26,580
Eric didn't like it when I found my voice.
535
00:21:26,580 --> 00:21:28,290
So, we got a divorce,
536
00:21:28,290 --> 00:21:29,874
and I went back to dating women.
537
00:21:29,874 --> 00:21:31,918
- [Tamika] Mm. Yes, you did.
- Okay.
538
00:21:31,918 --> 00:21:35,005
Okay. Let's say I take it.
539
00:21:35,672 --> 00:21:37,883
- I ain't got nothing to wear. [laughs]
- [Tamika] Say less.
540
00:21:37,883 --> 00:21:41,720
I can have you looking
managerial as fuck in no time.
541
00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,389
[gasps] Y'all wanna come over to my place
and do a fatty makeover?
542
00:21:44,389 --> 00:21:46,141
- [excited chatter]
- [phone buzzing]
543
00:21:46,141 --> 00:21:48,435
- [text bloops]
- [Tamika and Allie laughing]
544
00:21:48,435 --> 00:21:50,020
[Tamika]
Yes.
545
00:21:50,854 --> 00:21:51,855
Uh...
546
00:21:52,689 --> 00:21:54,024
do you think we can do it tomorrow?
547
00:21:55,233 --> 00:21:57,861
Well, you can bail
548
00:21:57,861 --> 00:22:00,405
if whatever it is you're about to do
549
00:22:00,405 --> 00:22:02,782
is something that you actually wanna do.
550
00:22:03,491 --> 00:22:04,492
[Allie]
Bet.
551
00:22:05,702 --> 00:22:06,953
[phone bloops]
552
00:22:07,329 --> 00:22:09,414
- Did somebody say "fashion show"? Aye!
- [Tamika] Aye!
553
00:22:09,414 --> 00:22:11,791
- Yes! It's about time!
- [glasses clink]
554
00:22:11,791 --> 00:22:13,585
I got the looks.
We gonna do an eye for you.
555
00:22:13,585 --> 00:22:15,337
I wanna look like Michael Scott.
556
00:22:15,921 --> 00:22:18,590
Like, my friends,
they told me to dress the part,
557
00:22:18,590 --> 00:22:21,968
- so a bitch did. [laughs]
- [laughs]
558
00:22:22,552 --> 00:22:23,887
Sounds like you got some good friends.
559
00:22:24,804 --> 00:22:26,264
Yeah, I do.
560
00:22:26,264 --> 00:22:28,767
Okay, last question.
561
00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:31,561
Um, no. I thought that
was the last question.
562
00:22:31,561 --> 00:22:33,813
You're not the only one
who's allowed to break the rules, right?
563
00:22:33,813 --> 00:22:37,317
- Well, fair, fair. [laughs]
- Alright, okay. [laughs] So...
564
00:22:38,318 --> 00:22:39,819
- answer me this.
- Mm-hmm.
565
00:22:40,487 --> 00:22:42,364
What do you see for
yourself in the future?
566
00:22:43,990 --> 00:22:46,993
- [♪ inspirational music playing]
- [weak laugh]
567
00:22:48,870 --> 00:22:51,748
[inaudible]
568
00:22:55,585 --> 00:22:56,586
♪
569
00:22:58,964 --> 00:23:00,465
[♪ music crescendos]
570
00:23:00,465 --> 00:23:02,050
[♪ music stops]
571
00:23:02,050 --> 00:23:04,970
I may be Black and round,
but I am not a Magic 8 Ball.
572
00:23:04,970 --> 00:23:07,430
- [both laugh]
- Yeah. I don't know either.
573
00:23:07,430 --> 00:23:08,515
[both laugh]
574
00:23:08,515 --> 00:23:11,017
[teacher] Now that you've gotten
to know your partner,
575
00:23:11,017 --> 00:23:13,186
what I want is for you to ask yourself,
576
00:23:13,186 --> 00:23:16,231
are you ready to have
difficult conversations?
577
00:23:16,231 --> 00:23:18,441
That brings me to your homework.
578
00:23:18,441 --> 00:23:21,903
Please read chapter one in
Difficult Conversations.
579
00:23:21,903 --> 00:23:24,990
- [teacher speaks indistinctly, muffled]
- [♪ R&B music playing]
580
00:23:31,204 --> 00:23:35,125
- [rumbling, roaring]
- [♪ gentle music playing]
581
00:23:36,793 --> 00:23:37,878
- Oh, fuck!
- Oh, fuck!
582
00:23:37,878 --> 00:23:39,671
[both laugh]
583
00:23:39,671 --> 00:23:42,799
Ooh! Fuck. Uh, who's this?
584
00:23:42,799 --> 00:23:45,135
- [collar rattles]
- I thought you hated dogs.
585
00:23:45,135 --> 00:23:47,762
[Melissa]
Bubba, meet Rory. Rory, meet Bubba.
586
00:23:47,762 --> 00:23:49,890
And I don't hate dogs.
587
00:23:49,890 --> 00:23:52,684
I just hate other people's dogs
when they're assholes.
588
00:23:52,684 --> 00:23:54,519
Jesus, a blazer?
589
00:23:54,519 --> 00:23:55,896
Who died and gave you a talk show?
590
00:23:59,065 --> 00:24:02,152
Actually, I, um,
need to tell you something.
591
00:24:02,152 --> 00:24:04,154
Okay. I'm...
592
00:24:04,988 --> 00:24:06,072
I'm scared. [laughs]
593
00:24:06,823 --> 00:24:08,158
Uh...
594
00:24:08,825 --> 00:24:11,745
Look, I know I said that I wouldn't, um...
595
00:24:13,163 --> 00:24:15,123
but I started the management class today.
596
00:24:17,751 --> 00:24:19,252
What? I--
597
00:24:20,086 --> 00:24:22,672
I never ask you for anything. J--
598
00:24:22,672 --> 00:24:25,508
- Just this one thing, and y-you--
- I know.
599
00:24:25,508 --> 00:24:28,136
You know how complicated
my relationship is with my dad.
600
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:30,055
Fuck, especially now.
601
00:24:30,055 --> 00:24:31,723
I know, but this was
a good opportunity for me,
602
00:24:31,723 --> 00:24:34,059
and I had to put myself first for once.
603
00:24:34,059 --> 00:24:36,937
Yeah, for once.
Lately, everything is about you.
604
00:24:37,687 --> 00:24:38,772
What?
605
00:24:38,772 --> 00:24:42,108
I'm in a real relationship
for the first time ever. [weak laugh]
606
00:24:43,151 --> 00:24:46,029
I met Ben's parents last week.
607
00:24:46,029 --> 00:24:47,864
I've never met
a boyfriend's parents before.
608
00:24:47,864 --> 00:24:49,616
Boyfriend?
609
00:24:49,616 --> 00:24:50,784
Yeah!
610
00:24:50,784 --> 00:24:52,744
Rory, you've only been
seeing him for a month.
611
00:24:52,744 --> 00:24:55,121
So what if we're moving fast?
612
00:24:55,121 --> 00:24:56,539
Who cares? The point is
613
00:24:56,539 --> 00:24:58,708
you don't give a shit.
614
00:24:58,708 --> 00:24:59,876
You're changing.
615
00:25:01,002 --> 00:25:02,754
Good.
616
00:25:02,754 --> 00:25:04,506
I don't wanna be that person anymore.
617
00:25:04,506 --> 00:25:06,466
I-I wanna be better!
618
00:25:06,466 --> 00:25:07,801
Ever since the accident, I--
619
00:25:07,801 --> 00:25:09,636
Oh, my fucking God! Mel...
620
00:25:09,636 --> 00:25:13,181
Not the accident again.
Okay, it sucks that this happened to you,
621
00:25:13,181 --> 00:25:16,184
but it's been over a month, okay?
622
00:25:17,060 --> 00:25:18,520
You're fine. You need to move on.
623
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,605
I fucking died, Rory.
624
00:25:22,607 --> 00:25:25,402
For three full minutes. Dead.
625
00:25:25,402 --> 00:25:27,821
So, don't tell me to move on.
626
00:25:27,821 --> 00:25:29,739
If you had been a better friend,
627
00:25:29,739 --> 00:25:32,284
i-if you had have been there,
628
00:25:32,284 --> 00:25:35,787
instead of ditching me on my birthday,
maybe none of this would've happened!
629
00:25:35,787 --> 00:25:38,456
I'm sorry, Mel, but y-you can't punish me
630
00:25:38,456 --> 00:25:40,292
for not knowing that
you died for three minutes
631
00:25:40,292 --> 00:25:43,128
wh-when you hid it from me.
I'm not-- I don't read minds!
632
00:25:43,128 --> 00:25:45,964
You made ditching me a fucking sport!
633
00:25:45,964 --> 00:25:47,465
When we were supposed to go to Hamilton,
634
00:25:47,465 --> 00:25:49,342
you called and canceled
at the last minute.
635
00:25:49,342 --> 00:25:50,635
Hamilton?
636
00:25:50,635 --> 00:25:52,637
Or when I begged you to
come to my cousin's baptism,
637
00:25:52,637 --> 00:25:54,639
you had a stupid waxing appointment,
638
00:25:54,639 --> 00:25:56,558
and that was more important
to you than me!
639
00:25:56,558 --> 00:25:59,644
Mel, I can't be there for you
every second of your life.
640
00:25:59,644 --> 00:26:01,730
- Okay?
- It's not every second!
641
00:26:01,730 --> 00:26:03,732
I-It's being there when it matters!
642
00:26:03,732 --> 00:26:06,776
It's the fact that when
I asked you to co-sign
643
00:26:06,776 --> 00:26:10,071
for my fucking stupid hospital bill,
644
00:26:10,071 --> 00:26:11,907
you said no!
645
00:26:12,699 --> 00:26:14,701
- I needed you!
- You always need me!
646
00:26:16,244 --> 00:26:19,080
[♪ "Friends That Break Your Heart"
by James Blake playing]
647
00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:20,373
[soft crying]
648
00:26:20,373 --> 00:26:23,168
Do you know how hard it is
being your only friend?
649
00:26:25,962 --> 00:26:27,339
Do you?
650
00:26:28,089 --> 00:26:30,383
Pretending like I don't
have a social life,
651
00:26:30,383 --> 00:26:33,178
just to make you feel better about yours?
652
00:26:34,012 --> 00:26:37,474
Being the only thing that stands
between you and your...
653
00:26:38,725 --> 00:26:40,977
loneliness! Fuck, Mel!
654
00:26:40,977 --> 00:26:42,979
I am not your boyfriend!
655
00:26:42,979 --> 00:26:46,233
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
656
00:26:47,609 --> 00:26:49,110
Mel? I--
657
00:26:49,444 --> 00:26:53,406
♪ It was friends who broke my heart ♪
658
00:26:54,574 --> 00:26:57,535
- Boyfriend? [cries]
- I didn't--
659
00:26:58,245 --> 00:27:00,789
Rory, you're not even my friend.
660
00:27:01,998 --> 00:27:03,708
- Just go.
- Mel?
661
00:27:03,708 --> 00:27:04,918
Rory, just go!
662
00:27:04,918 --> 00:27:07,420
♪ In the fore ♪
663
00:27:08,838 --> 00:27:11,883
♪ And as many loves ♪
664
00:27:11,883 --> 00:27:15,053
♪ That have crossed my path ♪
665
00:27:15,053 --> 00:27:17,722
- ♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
- [drops spare key]
666
00:27:17,722 --> 00:27:19,599
- Rory. [sobs]
- [door closes]
667
00:27:21,518 --> 00:27:23,895
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
668
00:27:23,895 --> 00:27:25,313
Fuck!
669
00:27:26,231 --> 00:27:27,732
[blazer thuds]
670
00:27:27,732 --> 00:27:30,694
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
671
00:27:30,694 --> 00:27:32,404
♪ It was friends ♪
672
00:27:32,404 --> 00:27:35,448
♪ Who broke my heart ♪
673
00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:40,287
♪ And I've pushed myself ♪
674
00:27:40,287 --> 00:27:43,331
♪ To be vulnerable ♪
675
00:27:43,331 --> 00:27:47,377
♪ And then slept with one eye wide ♪
676
00:27:50,380 --> 00:27:52,757
♪ All that pain ♪
677
00:27:52,757 --> 00:27:56,219
♪ And nothing gained in the end ♪
678
00:27:56,219 --> 00:27:59,389
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
679
00:28:02,475 --> 00:28:05,604
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
680
00:28:08,523 --> 00:28:11,651
♪ It was friends who ♪
681
00:28:12,319 --> 00:28:17,449
♪ Broke my heart ♪
682
00:28:17,699 --> 00:28:19,367
[♪ song fades out]
683
00:28:31,671 --> 00:28:34,507
[♪ fanfare playing]