[instrumental music]
Congratulations, Major Shah,
on 20 years of distinguished service
in the United States Army.
I insisted on being here today
in front of your friends and family
to bestow this honor upon you
and take it away from Colonel Quinn.
[laughs]
Well done, Major Shah. There we go.
- Thank you, sir. - [applause]
- Thank you so much. - All right.
- Whoo! - Hell yeah!
- Happy 20 years! - [Papadakis] Happy 20th!
- Happy 20 years. - Twenty years.
I can't believe it. In my two decades,
the American military
has won and abandoned so much of the Middle East.
- Yeah. - But what's made it worthwhile
are the friends and family I've made along the way,
like all of you.
Now I know how much you like
- the movie Up. - I do.
I got 80 more of these in the van.
You wanna see if I can get lift off
in a high ceiling room or what?
I was hoping you'd say that.
And I know how much
you love nasty grandma candy.
- Oh, hard candy wreath. - Yeah.
My favorite.
Including all the best flavors.
- Brown, light brown and beige. - Mm, yes.
- You guys, this is too much. - [Maggie] No, it's not.
Twenty years is deserving of an honorable... gift.
The singing cactus I sent you so many TikToks about.
Is it the one that's inappropriately somber?
Um...
♪ Amazing... ♪
Ooh, ho, ho.
It is the one.
Aw, this is just what I wanted.
I did, I didn't know this was a thing.
So you're traditionally not into things and--
Oh, it's, you know. It's not a thing.
- It's not a thing. It's-- - No, it's a big thing.
Twenty is not just the big thing, it's the biggest thing.
- Yeah. - It means you get your pension
and your lifetime healthcare, and more important
than anything else, really,
the respect and acknowledgment of moi.
- A challenge coin. - Yeah.
Six different colors.
You guys, thank you for all the gifts.
- I love you, man. - Yeah, we care about you.
Oh, also, I forgot. I got you, um, this.
It's a matcha, and I just tried a little bit of it
- to make sure it's not too cold. - [both chuckle]
I held it until the ice melted.
[chuckles] Hm.
- You got him a drink? - Mm-hmm.
[Patrick] That you already drank.
Uh, this is gonna hit the spot.
- Thanks a lot. Yeah. - Aw.
Do I have to drink it?
[theme music]
[instrumental music]
Oh, are you packing for your camping trip?
Celebrating Major Shah's 20 years.
- It's a rite of passage. - Yeah.
I think it's great that the two of you
get to spend some time together.
One last hurrah.
What are you talkin' about?
Now that he's hit 20,
he's considering retirement
and has met with the transition officer at Baumholder.
I don't believe you. I think you're lying.
You know this is privileged information
that you cannot act on, which makes it more fun for me.
- [chuckles] - [door opens]
- Yeah, yeah. Hey. - Oh, hey. General Davidson.
Didn't realize you were still here.
Major Shah, I didn't realize that you were still here.
Hey, you know what? I was just checkin' the weather
about our trip tonight, and it looks, it looks crazy.
There's a cold front coming in, it's gonna rain,
and now they're saying snow, so I think
maybe we should move it, like, six months
to the summertime. You'll be here, right?
I already got permission from Celeste for tonight.
Um, not that I need her permission,
because I am my own man.
- I do what I wanna do. - Sure.
You know, but I'll check the calendar, all right.
Great. Summer, six months from now.
What about 12 months?
Well, the, uh, app doesn't go that far.
I have a feeling that the weather
will be even better in 12 months.
It's a feeling, that's not the app.
What weather app are we lookin' at?
- Just answer the question. - The... Okay.
Uh, well, the weather looks pretty great right now,
so why don't we give tonight a shot
and just see how it goes, maybe?
Smart. Keep your options open.
Okay, so then I'll see you tonight, colonel.
Or in 12 months.
Maybe 18 months, because I don't know
- what's happening here. - Okay.
[chuckles]
I hope I haven't ruined your trip.
[Patrick] Oh, you haven't ruined my trip.
It's the camping trip
where I convince Shah to become a lifer.
The only thing that's gonna convince Shah of
is that he should have retired five years ago.
- [chuckles] - You need a hobby, sir.
This... is my hobby.
- Huh. - [Davidson chuckles]
[instrumental music]
I know you loved seeing Celeste
completely blow it in front of her husband,
who you're secretly in love with.
No, I did not.
I really would like one side of the love triangle
to be happy, right? Let's get...
- Whoa! - Hi.
- Oh! - Scrooch over.
- Oh, um... - Can I just scoot?
- Oh, yeah. Come in. - Okay.
- Sit down. - Can I ask you guys something?
- Of course. - Okay.
Do you think that Abe was upset
that I, like, didn't do more for his 20th?
- No. No. - No. No.
In fact, I think he might be upset
at the idea of you being upset.
- Oh, my gosh, yeah. - More than he could be upset.
I feel like that totally summarizes
our whole relationship.
We're constantly misinterpreting each other.
I'll think he's, like, mad,
but really he's just hungry.
And then I'll think he's hungry,
when really he just wants to make a baby.
- [coughs] - Mm, yeah.
- Straight couples are crazy. - [Celeste] I really wanna
make it up to him. I know he really loved those presents.
Especially that little cactus.
- Did he say that? - I can tell.
- Can you or maybe he's hungry? - [chuckles]
I was hoping I could run some ideas past you guys.
- Yep. - Uh, we're actually busy.
- No, let's go off, queen. - We're so busy.
- Give us the list. - How about a hot stone massage?
- Oh. - Like, I take some rocks
from our yard, preheat the oven.
Okay, hold on, hold on. Outside rocks?
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah, those are jagged.
Like you need special stones to...
And special training.
- Yeah, that too. - Or a vacation.
- What if I made us dinner? - Lovely.
Well, that's better than rubbing on him with rocks.
- Well, yeah. - It's dinner in bed.
- [Celeste] Mm-hmm. Yeah. - Bed.
And I'll make his favorite spaghetti and meatballs.
That sounds like a wet meal for bed.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah, wet bed. - Like too wet for bed.
Or, you know, even speaking of di-dinner,
you could plan a dinner with his friends.
[gasps] That is such a good idea.
I don't know why I was overthinking it.
- Yeah, do that. - Yeah, great.
- Do that. - Mm-hmm.
- Would you guys help me plan it? - Hm?
'Cause my marriage is kind of on the line.
- Um, I... - Yes.
Of course.
- Yes? Yes? - Yes.
- We would love to help you. - Aw.
So you're gonna save this marriage.
We are gonna save this marriage.
- Oh, my gosh! - Yeah, we-we are.
"Save your marriage" on three.
- Yeah! - One, two, three.
[all] Save your marriage.
- And break. - [laughs]
[Patrick] All right, pal.
Tonight is all about us, the woods.
And some knives.
And some whiskey and some axes and some guns
- and a small cannon. - A cannon?
You won't find that at a civilian job.
No, you won't.
Well, I guess it varies state to state.
Yeah, all I know is that I'm really looking forward
to some time in nature to clear my head,
- you know what I mean? - Thanks, pal.
What are you doing, what?
- Oh! - Who's driving?
- Me. - Yeah, it's one of the perks
of the 20-year club. You don't have to drive anymore.
- Hey. - Don't worry.
- He's gonna stay in the van. - Okay.
- Yeah, yeah. - That's fine by me, man.
[doors close]
So I finally finished Game of Thrones.
- Oh, yeah? - For the second time.
So, I'm gonna binge the Bible.
- Ah. - Complete unabridged audiobook.
Did you know it's the highest selling book of all time?
- Mm-hmm. - Did know that, yeah.
Sold more copies than Da Vinci Code,
which is also about Jesus, so I guess
it's extended Bible universe.
You mean, uh, Christianity?
Uh, da-da-da! No spoilers.
- Let's go. - [engine starts]
- Oh! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Whoa. - Whoa.
- Oh, man. - [car door shuts]
- What are you doing here? - Well, what you said about
keeping Major Shah in the army got me thinking.
- Oh, so you came to help me? - Hell no. No, no, no.
I just realized how much Shah means to you,
so I'm gonna make sure you fail.
And at the end of this desperate attempt,
he decides to retire.
[both laugh]
- Guess what? You're not invited. - What?
Being top of the chain of command,
I get to invite myself wherever I wish to go.
As a matter of fact, I crashed nine weddings this year
and didn't bring a single gift.
Oh, and also, I've invited a couple of lifers
- along that you know. - Who?
Come on, man.
- Merkle and Funt? - Mm-hmm.
They're gonna ruin the whole trip.
- Mm-hmm. - Funt never talks,
but his body makes so many noises.
[laughs] Let's go, boys.
[van door slides open]
General, Lieutenant Colonel
and Major Charisma. What a treat. [chuckles]
- Slide over. - Oh.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on. - Oh, okay.
- You're comin' along too? - Absolutely.
'Cause we're gonna have some fun, my friend.
[instrumental music]
Yep. Do you think the army made a man out, of you now?
Wait till you become a lifer.
When you reject civilization completely
and all its temptations.
That's when your body allows you
to get into peak physical condition.
All right.
[instrumental music]
- Woo-hoo, that was fun. - Hey!
Why, don't we fight with these anymore?
Because... we're lost as a society.
[instrumental music]
[Hank] And now the Bible, written by God.
Read by Hank Azaria.
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was formless and empty.
Darkness was over the surface of the deep.
And the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Let there be light.
And, there was light."
Damn, that's a hell of a start.
- [instrumental music] - [Celeste] You were right.
This is much better than doing it in bed.
But we can still do our favorite
- spaghetti and meatballs. - That's so funny.
I've... never seen him eat that one time.
- [chuckles] - Well, it was more my favorite.
And then he started making it for me.
And now we just always eat it together.
- Cute. - Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, we could do that.
We could have Shah
make y-your spaghetti and meatballs
for his... celebration dinner.
Or... just spitballing.
Um, I do know that
there is a really authentic Indian place in town
that Shah really loves. He says it reminds him
of his grandmother's cooking.
- Oh. - So that's just an option.
- Yeah. - Great.
Okay, that's perfect 'cause I actually already ordered it
and they threw in the utensils for free.
- Whoo! - [Celeste chuckles]
You are doing such a good job.
This is just gonna be amazing.
You're crushing it. I'll see you later.
- Okay. - [instrumental music]
[both laugh]
Look at you losers sweating your asses off.
And not me, I got three layers on.
I haven't sweat a drop.
That might be a pituitary issue, sir.
You should probably check that out.
No, it's not, it's a control issue.
I have power over my body.
- [pops] - Uh, no thanks.
I don't really like to drink that much.
It, uh, it makes me yell.
Well, if you're not yelling,
are you really saying anything?
You know what? Whatever. I'm not driving.
- There you go. - [gulping]
- Wow. Wow! - [laughing]
- Okay, here we go. - Yeah. There it is.
It's what it's all about. This is the life.
[Davidson] It sure is. You know what?
Let's make this a little more interesting
with a little unfriendly competition
that I learned from a couple of enlisted men.
And never... have I ever
had my highest rank be colonel or lower.
So drink up, you subordinate losers.
[laughing]
[Hank] "Refusing to budge, the donkey turned to his owner
and began to speak.
Hey, did you not see the angel in the road?"
Talking donkeys. The Bible's like Shrek,
if Shrek had a lot of animal sacrifice.
[Patrick] Well, never have I ever...
launched a full scale attack on a flock of of geese.
They were invading our airspace.
- They were migrating. - All right, okay.
- Oh, my God. - I think, uh, I think I'm done.
It's getting a little hot in here. I'm gonna--
Uh, what are you talking about? This is the brotherhood.
This is how we have fun, right?
[laughs] Make each other laugh.
This is what you have to look forward to when you're a lifer.
And we know we can trust you 'cause you're an honorable
and trustworthy person.
You wouldn't abandon us, quit
and take some stupid civilian job.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, uh...
Is that what this is about?
Did you guys find out that I met with a transition officer?
Well, nothing happens on my base without my knowing about it.
Yeah, so we know you're leaving me.
Us. The army.
Uh, I haven't decided anything, okay?
This is a really tough choice and I just met
with a transition officer because Celeste wanted me to.
She's leaving the army and she wanted me to take my 20
and retire and possibly save... our marriage.
And I'm saying it's time to get rid of your ball and chain.
- What? - Uh, the colonel, of course.
- You know, I am tired, old man. - You? What are you starting now?
- I'm tired of your stuff. - Tired?
You're constantly riding me.
- All you do-- - Because you need to be ridden.
- Oh, really? - [Davidson] Yeah, exactly.
That's it. I-I can't. I just can't anymore. It's too much.
It's too much for me. And stop, stop.
You know, I just wanted a night in the woods.
That's it. Me, some axes, good times.
My future might be hanging in the balance,
but one thing I do know for certain
is that I don't wanna end up sad and alone
eating beans in a tent
in some sick competition with my sworn enemy
because I don't have any wives left.
Well, but that's because he's a narcissist.
No, he's the narcissist.
You're both narcissists.
I told you drinking makes me yell.
[instrumental music]
- Hey. - Oh, hey.
- How's it going? - Good.
- What's up? - So, um...
Yeah, I could really use Rick Silver's number right now.
You put his number in my phone for safekeeping.
And remember what we agreed to?
That it had to be World War III,
and I would only get it if I wanted one last ride
- before the world ended. - And is it World War III?
No, but it's close, okay?
I can't stop myself from helping Celeste
try to save her marriage to... a guy that I have fallen for.
I offered to write her speech.
What? Why would you do that to yourself?
Because she couldn't find any word
that rhymed with obligation.
- I can't help myself. - Yeah.
But you can help me.
And Rick Silver is not the answer.
He is a CIA liar who destroyed your life
like it's a foreign leftist government. I'm sorry,
- I'm not giving you his number. - Fine.
Yeah.
Do you know anything that rhymes with obligation?
- Frustration. - Actually, do you have a pen?
Girl, let Celeste write her own speech.
I'll go get my own pen.
[Abraham] Fifteen mile hike over uneven ground.
[scoffs] I've done worse.
One of them? I'm not one of them.
[scoffs] I can live my life however I...
- [screams] - [thuds]
[Abraham] Oh, this is bad.
[instrumental music]
Shah, I know you're mad,
but you can't leave me alone with these turds.
All right, man? You're driving me crazy.
Shah!
Hey, Shah.
[instrumental music]
Look, I told him the truth.
Army life is hard.
Yeah, which is how we like it.
Yes. Yes, we do. But you know what? Let me ask you.
Did you ever once think about leaving after 20 years?
- No. - Me neither. That's our answer.
As much as I would love to wound you,
he's gotta find it on his own.
What, are you Buddha now? Do me a favor.
Just focus on the search
and try not to declare war on the geese.
[Funt wheezing]
- What's that? - [Funt wheezing]
Uh, Funt, he has breathing issue.
He had a handful of vertebrae removed,
and now his neck is too short.
- What, like a pug? - Mm.
- Oh, my God. - [Abraham] Help!
- 2 o'clock. - 2 o'clock.
- Hey. - Oh, yes.
I-I sprained my ankle.
I can't really put any pressure on it.
I... Can you call for help?
We don't call for help.
We are the help. [chuckles]
General, you remember how to make a stretcher?
Funt, stop breathing and find some branches.
- Oh. Oh! - Three miles down.
And one to go.
[Abraham groans]
- Hey. - All right, guys.
Let him down here. [exhales]
[groans]
Let me see if I got a signal.
Yep, I do.
[line ringing]
Come on, Papadakis. Let's go. Let's go.
[Hank] "And before me was a pale horse,
and the rider was Death."
What?
Death was riding the horse. Dude.
The Bible is everything.
Papadakis, you had one... job.
We're gonna have to carry you the last mile or so.
- Okay. - Here we go.
- One, two, three. - Okay.
- [grunts] You ready? - [Davidson] Yep.
Don't worry. Only the last half is uphill.
[instrumental music]
He's coming. He's coming. He's coming.
[all] Surprise!
- You did this all for me? - Well, 20 years is a big deal.
Do you want a drink?
Um, after, uh, falling down a hill
and crying in a pile of leaves,
I can confidently say I'm never gonna drink again.
So Shirley Temple.
- Here, sit down. Sit. - Okay.
[man 1] Congratulations, man. [Abraham] Thanks.
[Abraham chuckles] This is... This is crazy.
You look a lot better than you did in the van.
[sighs] Yeah.
- Appreciate that. - Yeah, it was.
And, sir, I wanted to tell you something.
What? That you have weak ankles?
I-I knew that the first time I saw you
- walk in a basketball court. - Okay, please.
I've seen oak trees with more lateral movement than you.
Uh, what I was trying to say is that...
I don't know if I'm gonna stay in the army.
But I know... that I was wrong.
I would be proud to be one of you.
Yeah. Listen...
I was wrong... is what Davidson would be saying
if he was here, because everything that went wrong
- on this trip was his fault. - Mm.
I, the thing I did want to say to you is
I think you should take some time to
really think about this,
'cause it's not just, like,
vaguely your future.
This is, like, the rest of your life.
So I think you should share it with something
that sees you for who you are
and shares your passion and your values,
whether that's the US army or something else.
- Like my wife? - Yeah, it could be a person.
You know, it could be a person.
You biting your tongue right now?
- No, no, cheek. - Hmm.
If I bit down this hard on my tongue, I'd lose it.
- [indistinct chatter] - [glass clinks]
Hello. Hi. I want to thank everybody
for coming out here to... celebrate Abe.
[all applauding]
I'm sorry. I can't pull myself away.
Dead Sea Scrolls just dropped, and there's, like,
a lot of debate on the message boards
- whether it's canon or not. - Okay.
[Celeste] Um, Abe...
there's nobody like you.
You're obsessed with Broadway shows,
but you don't want anyone to know.
Like, we don't hear you singing
Suddenly, Seymour in the laundry room.
- [Celeste laughs] - We can.
You only own one bowl, and you wash it after every use.
An impressive system that we should all follow.
But the thing I love most about you
is your unique ability... to be there for us
without us knowing it. You support us.
You make us feel like we're doin' it all on our own.
You're the sky, the moon, the grass.
You don't demand attention.
But nothing would be the same without you.
My life wouldn't be the same without you.
So, uh, let's all... raise our glasses to Abe.
- [chuckles] - [all cheering]
- Is that okay? - Thank you for that. Okay?
- To this. - Yeah.
- [applauding] - Yeah.
Ooh, biryani. Yes.
The Aloo Gobi, LoGo. [chuckles]
- Careful with that. Hop-hop. - All right.
- I'll get better at it. - [chuckles] Okay.
All right, look, Celeste,
I know things have been a little tricky for us.
And I know we've been talking a lot about,
um, whether a future together makes sense, right?
And, um, after that toast, it just confirmed it.
I mean, you understand me more than I was sure of before.
- And so I-I know that-- - I didn't write the toast.
Or... plan this magical night. Maggie did.
- Wait. Maggie? - I'm so sorry.
I know that I messed up,
and I wanted to make it right,
but I-I didn't really know where to start.
[inhales] And I've just been having such a hard time.
- [instrumental music] - Hm.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
It shouldn't be this much work.
No.
No one could say we didn't try.
We tried so hard.
I mean, we wore those marriage counselors out,
but it feels like you and me both know it's over.
Hm.
And I've always been bothered by that one bowl system.
I-I think it's normal to have 12 bowls.
Okay, what are you gonna do, invite 11 people over
- for a cereal party? - I'd like to have the option.
[Abraham chuckles]
[music continues]
- Seriously, Maggie? - Ooh, wee!
"The sky, the grass, the moon."
Wait, so that's how you feel about Shah?
I would have delivered it better.
[music over speakers]
[inhales deeply] Yeah.
[chuckles] Yo.
Dead Sea Scrolls has Goliath at 6'6.
David about to cook this fool for real.
- [chuckles] - Okay.
He's gonna get cooked, yo.
[indistinct song]
[Papadakis] How does one explain this to a layman?
- So there are talking animals. - Right.
And a talking bush. And talking people. [chuckles]
But a lot of books have that, right?
But this book...
CIA agent, Rick Silver.
- Oh, my God, you came. - What's up?
[chuckles] Oh, my God.
Babe, I am so glad you Facebook messaged my mom.
- Well. - I haven't been able to stop
- thinkin' about you. I just-- - Okay,
I stopped listening after "babe." Come here.
- Mmm. - Oh, so reliably hot.
- I know, and you are too. - Right.
- You are too, you are too. - Stop!
[indistinct song over speakers]
Hey, um, has anyone seen Maggie?
[chuckles] Yes, everybody's seen Maggie.
[Dana] Over there with the worst ex-boyfriend to ever do it.
[howling]
He's like glitter from a strip club.
Impossible to get rid of.
[children] It's going so well.