Previously, on “Next Gen NYC”...
I just got home from the gym.
I'm about to have my protein shake.
You're living your dream.
Sometimes I struggle with a work-life balance.
Charlie befriending Omar, that's foul.
The relationship I was in last year
was literally insane.
She's, like, very convinced
that we're stealing this idea from her.
I was trying to change somebody
that couldn't be changed.
Hello. - I'm Liam.
Ariana followed me this morning on Instagram.
Brunettes from Atlanta.
Brooks told me that Hudson went up to Liam
and said, “Ariana is my girl.”
Wait, so, when did you guys become best friends?
Best friends?
You're trying so hard, Brooks. It's not gonna work.
Well, this was super uncomfortable.
Who is keeping Charlie around, still?
Emira?
How was your night?
I've been in a bunch of super long-term relationships,
so I know it's not fun.
Charlie has a heart?
That's not true, but I'll take it.
♪ That's when you remember who you are ♪
Wow, this is better than the subway.
If you would've told me last year at this time
I'd be where I am today,
I wouldn't believe that I actually did it,
and I walked away.
Whew.
I'm single,
and I am moving on in my own journey.
I'm leaving that, hopefully, in the past.
I think back to the little girl shaking her snow globe
at ten years old, praying for New York.
I'm here, now.
I wanna make that ten-year-old girl proud
that she did it, and she's living her dream.
Let's be 24, young, dumb, and--
that's actually not good to say.
My mom usually says,
"Young, dumb, and full of ,"
but not what I need to be.
- This is Dumbo-- - This is me.
Young, dumb, and living in New York City,
full of no .
From the Netherlands?
First time in the states,
and we decided to come to New York.
Liam is such a free spirit.
A day in his life is like a day at summer camp.
You know, getting to be a firefighter
and then ride a horse.
Never in my life have I heard that sentence.
I'm the first in my bloodline to hear that sentence.
I have a lot of hobbies,
but all my hobbies are for a reason.
For example, horse riding--
I fell in love with "Yellowstone."
I wanna be ready for that audition.
Firefighting, for me, is like my backup.
As an actor, you know there's just gonna be a time
where you may have to call it quits.
I've been in a crossroads with the industry because, like,
I don't have an agent, right now.
But, yeah, I wrote this script, so I turned it into a short.
Don't be a stranger, all right?
I've been submitting to festivals.
The stress is - ing hitting me.
It's really just about getting people to----ing see it.
Yeah, we can't rest. We can't just be Sundance.
If you're gonna be in New York,
you gotta do what you wanna do.
You gotta chase your passion.
On our way to our new home.
I'm just figuring out my life, and just focusing on me.
I'm excited for you guys to see who I truly am.
Yo, what's up?
I don't have your number saved, if I'm gonna be honest.
I know.
Three dates and I'll save your number.
What's up?
I don't know if you met my friend, Kendall.
Kendall was interested in gettin' to know Ariana,
and, you know, I wouldn't mind that, as well.
So, if you wanna hit her up, you know what I'm saying?
That's a move.
I am definitely attracted to Ariana,
and I definitely think she's beautiful,
and I just wanna get to know her.
Dude, I feel weird inviting Ariana to this
'cause Hudson is gonna be mad.
Should I call Hudson and get his opinion on it?
No, that's-that's horrible behavior.
It'll be fine. It's fine.
♪ Pull up yeah Go against gravity ♪
♪ Jump out the coupe ♪
Who needs sit-ups?
♪ We're on the move ♪
♪ Clap your hands ♪
- Hey, how are you? - Hey.
I'm just trying to edit this.
- What's that? - I'm just trying to edit this.
One second.
You've been editing last night, too.
I know.
Can you give it to someone who can help?
No.
I don't like doing that 'cause it's, like,
not authentic to my content.
There's a lot of pressure in my life.
When you become a content creator full-time...
every single part of your life becomes content.
I'm about to go out to dinner here in New York.
See, with all of my favorite little things.
Bitch, how many bobby pins are in here?
It consumes your freedom.
You're not even living your life anymore.
You're just constantly thinking about improving
the content around your life.
There's no break from it, really, ever.
I have this, this, this, this, this career-wise.
I have this, this, this, this, this financial-wise.
It just feels like a heavy-ass backpack
that keeps getting heavier.
And that heavy backpack is making me
lose my sparkle a little bit.
Okay, I can see you're down.
I'm just stressed.
It feels like sometimes, like, people don't get it.
I feel like I'm not just, like, stressed because it's job.
It's, like, I'm stressed
because I'm taking care of, like, you guys and me,
and, like, I don't ever wanna be a burden on anyone.
You have a lot on your plate.
I have done things for you.
Does not mean that you have to give it back to me.
I have done it. - I know,
but every kid wants to do that for their parents.
That's why I bought the house.
That's why I do all the things that I do.
I bought my family a house.
Oh, my God.
It's always been a dream of mine to get a house
for my mom and little brothers.
I was homeschooled up until the fifth grade.
And then when my parents got divorced,
I had to go back to school 'cause my mom had to go to work.
I think, from that point on, I had this pressure
that I put on myself,
where I feel the need to be successful
so that my family can fall back on me.
I just want everyone around me to be proud of me--
you, dad, Kevin, the twins.
But, at the same time, it's a lot.
Obviously, I have a lot of financial pressure--
the mortgage of the house, the rent, my car,
my mom's car, a lot on my plate.
I don't know why you feel that way.
You don't have to prove.
You do not have to prove, okay?
I will always be proud of you, my dear.
You don't have to prove, okay?
You work so hard to be where you're at today.
How can I help?
I don't think it's anything you can do.
I think it's on me.
I think I just have to find a better way
to express my frustration and, like, express my lack of,
like, work-life balance with my therapist.
The fact that you're going to therapy
to make this happen is, for me, it's different language,
but you got to do what you got to do.
I do think I've changed.
I feel like I've just gotten more tired,
and it makes me really sad.
We'll get there, okay?
I'll be there for you.
I will be there for you from A to Z.
♪ Walking down this empty street ♪
♪ Broken dreams beneath my feet ♪
This neighborhood really reminds me
of, like, the West Village.
Yeah, it does. It's gorgeous.
I'm literally, like, a nine-minute walk from here.
Yeah, everything is close.
Well, I'm moving into my own place,
and I feel on top of the world.
Oh, Statue of Liberty,
I can literally touch that bitch.
Floor to ceiling windows and I fully paid for it.
I have to say I have done pretty well
since graduating college.
There's a lot of things that have happened
that have just made me grow as a person.
This neighborhood is so cute.
It feels like you're in New York.
It really does,
but it is scary.
I, like, wish we were moving in together.
Yeah, it just didn't work that way
for right now.
It's not a big deal.
I don't know why I'm getting choked up, right now.
Moving out?
Why? - I don't know.
It's not that I don't want to move in.
If I wasn't working five minutes away from home--
for me to drive an hour when I don't have to.
Like, it's different for you.
Like, you need to for work.
Yeah. The door is open at any time.
Christian and I have been together since we were 19,
but Christian has his own world, his own life.
Can I call him really quick?
Hi, babe.
They want me to say, um, what you do.
And what-what is the title of that?
All right. Love you.
Like, junk removal, demolition.
So, who is going to girls night?
It's me, Emira, Ariana, Ava, Riley,
Georgia, Rowan.
Her mom is Brooke Shields.
I don't really know who that is.
I figured you didn't.
Did you watch Hannah Montana?
- Yeah, not really. - Okay, Hannah Montana's mom
on the show was Brooke Shields.
Oh, no way.
Obviously, she's bigger than that, like, you know.
- Yeah. - But I'm just, like,
trying to use, like, a reference that, like,
I think-- - For me to understand.
Yes, gotcha. Cool. - But, yeah, that's everyone.
- That's good. - I guess the only one
that I really feel weird about is Ava.
I don't think she intends to be rude,
but I just don't think she's the nicest person
when she talks to people.
And it's fine.
I mean, listen, I-I was there a couple times last year.
He's sitting at dinner. Shut the up!
Especially after last year, I just wanna stay in my lane,
and I don't want to get involved in other people's drama.
- There's no reason to. - Just, you know,
but if it's really needed, of course.
- It's really never needed. - Yeah, if it's really needed.
But it's really not that serious.
Yeah, but if it's really needed.
So, I'm burying this hatchet with Ava
because I don't like issues.
I don't like problems.
No drama, no fighting,
we're just gonna smile and laugh.
I mean, we're not gonna cause the drama.
No.
Oh, the other night when we were at this event,
Charlie came up to me and was like,
"Tell Christian I said hello. Love ya."
Bye. - Tell Christian I say hi.
Love you. - Yes, I will.
No, I like Charlie.
I feel like he's just misunderstood.
Hmm.
Charlie and Ariana ended up talking a little bit.
I love Hudson with, like, my whole entire heart,
and I just want well for him.
I'll do my best to support you both.
I will not let any girls anywhere near him.
I'll take all the girls from him every time.
Yeah. Charlie has a heart?
That's not true, but I'll take it.
Charlie, like, wants to get in it with Ariana
but then also be friends with Hudson.
- No. - Yes.
- He's a little snake. - Yes.
Last year, he said he wanted to her.
What's changed now that she's single?
- He'll stab you in the back. - Watch the out.
Yeah.
Coming up...
Oh, God, she's bringing my dead mother.
I put my mother next to the two things
she loves the most, me and booze.
If you're leaving, do you want to talk outside
before you go? - Not really.
Brooks, we're leaving Charlie here, like, alone?
I'm going to lose my mind.
I don't know how to do makeup.
Like, I do my makeup. I don't do it right.
Apparently, I like bronzer.
Rowan is my girl. She's a true New Yorker.
I am a native New Yorker.
But the other day, I guess I got too comfortable
on the subway.
I just had my head down in my phone,
and I got pickpocketed,
and I know I got pickpocketed because, within seconds,
they went to go spend something, and it was only, like,
a slushie and sandwich from 7-Eleven.
I was like, honestly, I don't think the card
could have handled much more than that.
Ariana and I, I think we're very similar.
We kind of have the same,
mother was in the spotlight growing up.
Obviously, in very different ways.
Hi.
- Hi. - Hi. Nice to meet you.
Brooke. Nice to meet you.
You look pretty. - Stop.
Don't-don't-- Don't touch.
This is art.
My relationship with my mom is amazing,
and I just love seeing her do her job,
even if it's just, like, we went to the Today Show.
She was co-hosting last week, and we had so much fun.
- She needs no makeup. - Aww.
She doesn't.
I look at her, and I look in the mirror.
I'm like, "Oh." - Get a Kris Jenner facelift.
What does that mean?
Oh, wow, yeah, thank you for that.
I just graduated from Wake Forest University.
- Our college graduate. - That's--
Right now, I am pursuing a career
in entertainment journalism.
But, at the same time, I'm the middle of writing
my first feature film. - That's awesome.
I think it comes from my father.
My dad is Chris Henchy, and he is a writer,
comedian, director, producer.
Right now, I am living back at home with my parents,
and it's a dynamic we're figuring out.
Nothing is where it should be.
That's okay.
She's gonna hate me for saying this,
but sometimes I am my mother's babysitter.
What do you need? - Tequila.
Just a plain ol' tequila would be--
I got you.
I love how she takes care of me.
She's like, "Where are my glasses?"
I'm like, "They're on your head."
"Where is my phone?" "It's in your hand."
I tried to look for the tequila next to Toots.
Here's Toots.
Oh, God, she's bringing my dead mother.
I like to have her with us sometimes.
That's my dead mother,
and the rest of her is downstairs.
- Oh, my God. - Really?
Not all of her could fit in that.
She's got a big personality.
Yeah.
I put my mother on the bar next to the two things
she loves the most, me and booze.
Love you, Toots.
♪ I wanna waste my time with you ♪
♪ If you wanna taste of something new ♪
♪ You're stuck in my ♪
I love going over the bridge.
I am aware from a little birdie
that Hudson has put some boundaries
with Liam about me.
Knowing that now,
I'm especially gonna go hang out with Liam.
I did hear he said I was cute, though.
♪ Nobody can touch me ♪
♪ They wanna be like me ♪
Hi.
What's up, buddy? How you been?
How are you doing? What's up, man?
How are you? - Good to see you.
This is my friend, Kendall. Kendall-- Shai.
- Hi. Shai, nice to meet you. - Hi. I'm Kendall.
Nice to meet you.
♪ I wake up in the morning feeling super fine ♪
Hey, you guys, I thought we were going to a bar.
It's bar-ish.
- I mean, we'll make it work. - Those aren't bad, though.
I thought you had, like, pointy heels.
- These are-- no, no. - How is it going?
Good to see you. - Good, how are you?
Ariana has got this immediate presence.
She brings this vibe.
Yeah, that boundary.
I didn't play a lot of beer pong in my day.
Me neither. I didn't go to college.
So, I have no idea. - Okay, yeah.
We cannot let these people win this.
We will never hear the end of it.
I know.
All right, who is first?
You guys go first.
- Shut up, Shai. - I'm-I'm-- just in case.
Take your time. Breathe it out.
- Yeah. - Right, live in the moment.
Oh! Oh!
That would have been sick. - Oh, my God,
that would have been amazing.
Uh, look, I'm not gonna say it was the shoes but--
Okay, look how much smaller I am.
Okay, stop flirting.
Is that what's happening?
Oh, yeah, I know Liam well.
If he's trying to play it cool,
as if he's not flirting, not doing well.
- What? - That was great.
Here I am, watching Ross and Rachel.
There we go.
Aww, sh--.
- That would have been great. - That would have been great.
That's not-- I don't think that's a good thing.
Why? Um, she's adorable.
I mean, she's----ing hot. - Um, no, she's awesome.
- Like, why not? - Yeah.
Hudson made it very clear.
Like, he doesn't want anyone in the group
going out with Ariana.
And, of course, it's her decision,
at the end of the day, but for me to be one
to, like, facilitate that
seems a little bit like I'm crossing a line with Hudson.
There it is.
Oh, my God.
Look at that.
I made it.
All right. Should we go eat?
- Good game. - Oh, yeah, good game.
- Good game, brother. - You know, you were so close.
Did you play that at Cornell?
- A lot, I loved it. - Yeah?
- Where did you go? - I went to Cornell.
Good for you.
What was your thing in college?
- Not athletics. - Not athletics.
Uh, I went to Tufts. - So, is Kendall single?
Kendall is single.
I didn't know if she was dating you
or if she was dating Jackson.
No, so, me, Kendall, and Jackson
all grew up together. - Okay.
Where exactly did you grow up?
Upstate or...? - No, I grew up in the city.
Okay, no, I love it here.
I don't like that much space.
- Yeah. - How is it?
- Great, in Dumbo. - Yeah? In Dumbo?
You're in Brooklyn. - I love it, yeah, uh-huh.
- Oh, I love that, yeah. - My view is so pretty.
What do you-- which bridge do you look at?
I look at Manhattan and Brooklyn.
- Oh, you get both. - I have both.
I had a good time. I had a very, like,
work, going to parties, like, played frisbee.
Played frisbee? You gotta throw that in there.
You know the best way to see the bridge.
Walk it?
What? City bike? Oh, my God.
- The motorcycle. - Hell no.
It's the best way to see the city.
I've never been on one, and I don't think that--
Oh, don't worry.
I ride like an idiot. I'll be honest.
Yeah, I figured you rode like an idiot.
I think Liam is amazing.
He has 800 hobbies.
He doesn't like to stay in the house.
He rides a motorcycle.
Don't you hate that, like, you find an apartment,
and you go, yeah, this is it,
and then, like, the minute you move in,
you go, where are the closets?
Well, when I was moving out, I was like I'm----ed.
I have 60 pairs of shoes.
Yeah, you're screwed. - Yeah.
But I just literally ordered this whole----ing closet.
This is gonna go in one of my rooms.
Listen, I'll come build it.
If you need the guy, I'll do it.
Okay, what do I have to pay you?
Let's go for a motorcycle ride.
You're trying to get her on the motorcycle.
Is that what's happening?
- I already got her on it. - We're making a deal.
It's pretty obvious, like, Liam jumping
at the opportunity to, like, build Ariana's furniture.
Like, come on.
You know what building furniture means.
Okay, if you come and build it,
I'll go for a motorcycle ride.
Motorcycle.
- I bet I would - ing like it.
It means I'm gonna go put your Ikea together.
Yeah.
What are you doing tomorrow? We gotta go to Home Depot.
I gotta get tools, man. I got--
Um...
Coming up...
I take my skincare very seriously.
♪ Step in the room all eyes on me now ♪
♪ I got the style ♪
I don't feel that hung over today,
but I'm, like, starting to be like...
Yeah, yeah, the hang-xiety. Right in here.
- Is it? - Wait, no.
No, next block. - No, it's up there.
I think I definitely consider myself a hustler.
Being scrappy is, like, good for New York City
because I think it makes you prepared
for, like, any opportunity.
Everyone in my life now knows me
as, like, the party girl.
- Georgia has been helping. - Mm-hmm.
She's just really good at her job.
It was so sick what I got to do.
I was just basically throwing really, really sick parties
in downtown Manhattan.
This is such a fun vibe.
Which is so cool,
but I noticed in the last, like, year and a half,
that passion and that energy
was not there for me anymore,
and the club, designing that,
reinvigorated me for a little bit.
I literally have it exactly in my mind what I want.
But now that Charlie and Omar are trying to steal Club-Club
and do it themselves as dumb and dumber.
I'm working on other things now.
I'm excited.
I'm delighted, literally. - I'm excited and delighted.
- Hello. - Hi, there.
I love it here. - You haven't been here before.
No, never.
Cooper is my best friend slash former roommate.
He's very creatively inclined with
furniture, art, fashion,
and I really, really respect him
as a business person.
It's a very fun meeting.
- Yes. - Yay.
Like, the kickoff meeting is always, like,
one of my favorites of the process.
I mean, tell me.
Why are you starting a cleaning product brand?
Um...
We both hate cleaning.
The number one thing we want to do
and why we're doing this is, like, making cleaning fun.
Yeah, how can we capture our generation's
version of a cleaning product?
I think Gen Z is really good at, like, taking
a classic product and making it more fun and better.
So, we're doing a multi-surface cleaning spray,
and our brand is called Yuck.
Yuck.
Eventually, we'll do, like, a hand soap.
- Yeah. - And I feel like
if that was, like, fun for people,
they'd maybe wash their hands more.
You should tell Christian about your handwashing lore.
I just, like, met this girl, and she, like,
blocked me from leaving a bathroom.
I didn't wash my hands.
I would hold your hands, but you didn't wash them.
- Come here. - No, sorry, girl.
Georgia is offended by that.
What do you mean?
Still not good with that.
Every single time I go to the bathroom,
I, like, make sure I'm, like,
really washing my hands for both of us.
To this day, she, like, won't hug me goodbye
'cause I'm dirty, but anyway.
We're doing, like, core scents,
which are, like, lemony,
something maybe more musky and, like, masculine.
Mm-hmm.
Let's say it's, like, three stages, right?
There's stage one, which is figuring out
who we are as a brand,
what we're doing, and who we're doing it with.
And then stage two is, like, now we're doing those things.
And then stage three is, like, we're selling.
We're still in stage one,
but we want to be selling by the summer.
Yes, mm-hmm.
I do want to, like, start online
because I do think, like, being a Gen Z brand,
we can have cultural relevance on social.
Yes, but the thing is, no one is buying
a cleaning product on a separate website.
Oh, my God, we really could do, like,
pumpkin spice latte, like--
- I-I love pumpkin spice. - Really?
- Like, Mexican flavor-- - Yeah, like, I don't want--
- Were you gonna say that? - Oh, no.
Like, a brown with, like, a cerulean blue ring.
- No, but also not that. - Why?
Right now, I have a decent amount
of my savings on the line.
There's a lot of risk.
If it doesn't work, like,
what the heck-- what the heck do I do?
- What's up? How was work? - It was cool.
How was your day? - Good.
You look really good, though.
She's like, "Oh, stop. Tell me more."
♪ You feel me ♪
I got a new boyfriend.
He is super sweet, super caring,
and he's a little bit of a nerd, which I love.
We, like, play music videos and then just dance.
No!
Yeah, I feel like we've barely spent,
like, time in New York.
What was your, uh, favorite trip, so far?
Korea.
Korea, yeah, I liked Korea.
Like, I feel like it's really hard to, like,
find someone who you don't get annoyed with
after, like, two weeks together.
You know, so, it's like I like the fact that
we can go places and, like, not fight.
That's what I like.
I don't like the drama, and I know a lot of people
like to put that on me. I really don't.
I am who I am.
I feel like some people are too serious,
and some people are looking for drama,
or some people are being strategic.
It's like a great example of, like, a perfect friend.
Like, sometimes I--
Said something about me, and she's in the room,
I know it didn't get very far.
A lot of people try to take advantage of that.
So, I've been trying to detach my feelings a lot more.
You know?
And I feel like I don't care.
Like, you know what? Say whatever you want.
It's like I'm amazing. I'm fine as hell.
I'm all the things. - Yeah.
- Is that what they say? - Yeah, that's what they say.
Exactly.
I love this.
This is for hair and, like, scalp health.
Oh, my God.
I take my skincare very seriously.
And as I get older,
the routine is a bit more intense.
When I was, like, 16, I could just put on,
like, a eye cream, serum, moisturizer,
cleanse my face, anti-aging thing,
and SPF, and call it a day.
But now, it's like...
all this other sh--.
I'm really insecure about my hairline.
They said if you wear it for 15 minutes every day,
it makes your hair grow stronger.
I'm trying to promote growth of my hairline
ever since I was told by a modeling agency
that I had a receding hairline.
I was 16 at the time.
I don't think your hairline can recede
when you're 16, - ing liars.
So, I'm having the girls out tomorrow night
for a girls night.
Christian wants to have all of you guys out.
Wait, you're saying, like, Christian
is gonna have a guys night,
and you-you think I should go to guys night.
Oh, my God, Gia.
Yeah, so...
I wish this was, like, a party vote
where I could see the guest list beforehand,
but I trust Christian's judge of character.
I'm sure all the guys are gonna be going.
I hope Charlie doesn't say any weird sh--.
Like, Gia, come on.
Love to go to a guys night
with a guy who said he wanted to my sister
and terrorized another one of my best friends.
There are aspects of this conversation
that I think are a little bit extra.
I-- - But it's not extra for me!
I don't know, I just feel weird.
On top of, like, all the other reasons
I don't want to be around him.
It has been an interesting few months.
I know that it's the elephant in the room amongst the group,
my relationship with Brooks especially.
I think Brooks is fake.
I think he's complicatedly strategic
despite being not the brightest in the room,
and he isn't the kind of guy
who is gonna come to me and have
a man-to-man conversation with me
and be like, "Yo, this is what's making me uncomfortable."
He's the kind of guy who is gonna, like,
giggle, and moan,
and, like, infect everyone else to be like,
oh, sh--, like, now it's weird.
Why are you all awkward? I'm leaving.
I just don't understand what happened.
- Between her and me? - It was a lot.
I'm overwhelmed.
One can only tolerate
so much visible demonstrative discomfort
before I'm like now it's a you problem, you know.
You're gonna be totally fine.
I just realized I forgot to turn on my sourdough timer.
Sorry, so rude.
- Oh, it's rising? - Yeah.
When I feel overwhelmed and stressed,
I gravitate towards the curation of sourdough.
To be completely honest, with the Charlie situation,
I get your friends don't always reflect who you are,
but I have a new line this year,
and as someone in my 20s trying to build my brand,
I'm just not comfortable around him.
I adore Christian.
I will never deny an invitation from him.
Christian is the only person who could pull off
having a guys night with Charlie,
and I would show up.
Unless you want me somewhere.
Obviously.
Coming up...
Where is the please and thank you?
You expect me to say, "Please," and, "Thank you?"
We're not doing that.
Needs to be hung.
Why is it so wrinkled?
Jeans, are you looking at yourself in the mirror?
♪ To the backside shuffle inside ♪
♪ living like that let's roll ♪
♪ slow motion pick up the speed ♪
♪ pick up the speed ♪
♪ yep ♪
♪ twisted just can't resist it ♪
♪ this is it ♪
♪ yeah we got that we got that ♪
What's good, bro?
- How you doin'? - Not bad.
Are we-- are we hanging out tonight?
I have a dinner tonight.
So, I don't know. - But you're gonna leave early and come.
I will try and make it out there.
So, just to be clear, I'm now stuck with
the boys plus Brooks.
Uh, wish me luck with boys night.
♪ It's my party it's my party ♪
♪ dance ♪
- Look at you. - Hi, gorge.
I'm in desperate need of a girls night.
I have been working all week.
This is my one night that I'm free.
Can we get a drink? - Yeah, I would love--
What can I get for you?
- Hi. - I didn't even look yet.
I'm excited to spend some time with my girls,
even if that means I have to bump elbows with Georgia.
God forbid she washes them.
- Hi, I'm Kendall. - Hi.
- I'm Rowan. - So nice to meet you.
Happy, fun, positive, girly vibes.
Girly vibes.
Everyone is coming tonight to girls night,
and you get lit for me.
You're drinking my drinks tonight.
I'm living through you tonight.
That's a privilege.
And you know what? If I do get into
something with Ava, she can't say I'm drunk.
I don't like when Ava talks to you,
like, talks about you, talks to you like that.
Ava and I have never really gotten past
the, "She has no style.
"How is she gonna have a fashion line?"
Not that you said you're surprised.
You just told me it would make more sense if Georgia
had a clothing line versus you.
Sorry I hit an insecurity.
Her and I have never really gotten along.
She's a beautiful girl. I'll always give her that.
I give credit where it's due.
Why do you keep saying this beautiful?
Like, what does that have to do with anything?
Sometimes I feel like if, when I see her, I could say,
“Hi, beautiful,” or I could say, “Hi, bitch,”
and I find, “Hi, beautiful,” to be nicer.
It is hard being cool with Ava
and also really close to Ariana.
I'm trying to strike a balance.
Me and Ava respect each other.
I don't think she talks down to me,
but I think that she talks down to a couple people.
Someone should just tell her
because I don't know if it's intentional.
And me and Georgia are cool, but I also don't appreciate her
talking about my breakup.
I know you don't like her but...
Well, I don't not like her.
I just am not the biggest fan.
Girl, are you dumb? - That's what you just said!
Don't say I'm dumb, please. - I didn't say. I asked you.
Georgia is, like, obscure, interesting--
No, you said the word earlier.
Was it peculiar-peculiar? - Peculiar, yeah.
But you know what. Let's have a fun night tonight.
Okay, I'll even be happy with Georgia.
Uh-huh. Yep, okay, and I'll-- you know what?
- Okay, I'm happy with it. Yeah. - I'll even smile--
I'll even smile at Ava.
I'm even gonna smile at her. - Let's not be fake, though.
I'm-- but, see, I don't wish her well.
That's why I-- - Let's be, like,
let's be cool then. Let's be like--
Period.
Wait, how do we not be fake and be cool?
How do you play cool?
Hmm.
Let's see where the night takes us.
Okay.
What do you got here?
This is some sourdough that I made.
- Oh. - With crème fraîche
and my mom's caviar.
I love that we just pregame with caviar.
I love it.
And we have a lot to celebrate.
My first ever guys night.
I'm gonna give Charlie a call.
I just don't want to hear his voice in my apartment,
so just don't put him on speaker, please.
I'm a friendly guy.
Am I eager to become friends with Charlie?
No. He's-he's kind of got a reputation through Brooks.
Um, yeah, that's a reputation through someone
who doesn't like him but, still, my friend, right?
So, I'm gonna listen to my friend first.
- Babe! - He's with a buddy.
- Huh? - He's saying bye,
and then he's gonna head over there.
- All right. - It's Friday night.
Let's have fun. - Yeah.
I'm actually gonna change my shirt.
Yeah.
Bro, can I just say thanks for being so friendly
the other night at Emira's? - Oh, no problem.
I'm friendly with everyone.
Yeah.
, it's shown?
... Christian is gonna be so mad at me.
I know.
Thanks, Charlie.
Why are you putting Christian in the middle of it?
You should have honestly texted me.
It would have made things better.
But I want Brooks to be prepared
just in case Charlie tries to throw any curveballs at him.
I don't know what I said or did that warranted that,
and it feels, like, weird and threatening,
and now I feel like I'm spiraling,
and this rollercoaster is about to derail.
♪ You say you've got a lot on your mind ♪
♪ Dance
- Hello, guys. This is so cute. - Well, hello.
♪ Dance ♪
ing sh--.
♪ Move your body ♪
♪ It's a party ♪
♪ Dance ♪
Ooh.
- Thank you. - It's a moment.
This is insane.
- Brother, I love it. Thanks. - Good choice, right?
You guys ready to order drinks?
I'll do a vodka soda. - I'll try whatever you get.
Two Coors Lights.
Is anyone else coming tonight?
What?
This is the guys night squad?
Yeah.
I really thought that he was gonna bring
his whole group of guy friends.
- You thought that? - Yes.
♪ Come and check me out ♪
♪ Come and see what this is about ♪
Thank you.
Riley, what did you get?
A cosmo and a shot.
I stole her order. I'm drinking for you.
Don't worry. - She's been doing--
yeah, she's drinking. - Okay, try it.
Everyone is drinking except for me, again.
Whoo!
Normally, Emira is on the clock.
As the mother, she keeps us all tamed.
Tonight, I'm taking the reins.
The crown has been switched.
- It's girls night. - Girls night.
- Whoo! - Yes.
One-one-- one all day.
- What's good, boys? - Oh, look who it is.
- Hello. Good to see ya. - How are ya?
- Brooksie, how are you? - Hey, good. How are you?
Boys night.
I should have invited some of my guy friends.
I need more buffer.
Telling people that I need to keep his name out of my mouth--
I don't want anything of his near my mouth.
Shall we?
To boys night.
- Ahh! - Let's go.
Ugh. That was disgusting.
Two years ago or so, Brooks was a proper fun friend.
He would, like, get blackout.
Like, be in his underwear at the club,
throwing up everywhere.
And, I mean, he's an aging gay man.
He's got a boyfriend.
You know, he's not, like, gonna be a party gal forever.
Brooks, play. Come on! - Sorry.
His throw is-- that was a crazy one.
- Guys, are you ready? - Oh, just in time.
Oh, hello. I came at a good time.
How are you?
You want a shot?
No, I don't need a shot that bad.
Oh!
Good sh--. Now, that's three.
- All right, I got it. - Brooks, wait, wait, wait.
Don't listen to him. Don't listen to him.
- I need you to wait.
Wait, wait, hold on. Hold on. This is a big shot.
Don't listen to him. Don't listen to him.
There is no shot after this.
Look what he's trying to do.
Look at that smile.
Look at that sh-- eating grin.
You got this. You got this. - La-la-la-la-la.
If you chuck this out half-ass, it's over.
You got this, Brooks.
Think.
This is the last shot.
Good job.
Do you have, like, lemon drop? Is that crazy?
- We can do lemon drop. - Okay.
Can I have another one, too?
- Another cosmo? Yeah. - Thank you.
I was with a girl today on the subway,
and she just stood gorilla stance
because she doesn't touch anything on the subway.
She was, like, rocking all over the place,
and she was like, “No, no, no, it's better this way.”
Uh, no.
How many of y'all take the train?
All of us.
Who doesn't take the subway in New York City?
- Yes. - I subway everywhere.
No, I will never do that sh--, again.
Some guy took his schlong out and started goin' at it.
- Eww. - I took it as a compliment,
and then I got out.
I've been driving in the city for way too long.
I don't even have my license.
I don't operate vehicles.
Germs are to some what driving is to me.
It's my irrational fear.
I was gonna ask you a different question.
What?
Are you actually washing your hands?
Just kidding. Just kidding. - Uh, um...
Honestly, the minute Georgia walks in the door,
there's an audible shift in the vibes.
They were fine. They were steady.
Everyone was on their best behavior,
and now they're not.
I don't have anything to say.
We can play Riley's favorite game.
I like to drink with Gia, 'cause Gia is so fun.
Three, two, one.
Oh, my God.
Rowan, you're up next.
I like to drink with Rowan, 'cause Rowan is so fun.
Three, two, one.
Do you mind if I just sip my cocktail?
Is that okay?
I am clocking what Riley is saying.
We need to tone it down.
Let's tone it down.
Ahh!
I wanna challenge the local
at ping pong and see if they, like, are nasty.
Now we keep going.
Brooks is texting Riley that he feels out of place.
I don't understand why he is not here.
Brooks was definitely a little nervous
about guys night. - Why? He knows them all.
I just think-- I think just, like, maybe, like, Charlie.
I think Charlie.
Watch, we're gonna, like, see them wander on
in here, at some point.
Do you wanna smoke?
I don't really smoke anymore.
Anymore?
Valid.
I don't even believe he doesn't smoke anymore.
I think he's just saying that to cover his ass.
Do you know what I mean? He's, like, lying to me
about things that he is nervous
that I might use against him,
which is just insane.
♪ Who you know that can walk like this ♪
♪ Talk like this ♪
So, what's up with your guys' love life?
Are you in a relationship?
No.
Are you single and looking,
or are you single and, like, off men?
I go on dates.
So, what's the tea with you and Liam?
There's literally zero tea.
We went and played games yesterday--
Shai, me, and Liam.
We had a great time. He's really cool.
He is, like, very into you.
I mean, listen, she's----ing hot.
It is no surprise these men are lined up down the street,
taking a number.
Wait, why is Hudson-- I don't want to stress you out.
Why is this man all of the sudden like,
"my Lambo, my watches?"
What the is going on?
And he stopped, like, commenting.
- Yeah. - He's usually like,
“My sweet angel, puddin' pie," you know?
Yeah, and I was moving out and—
- How do you even know that? - I know.
I noticed, like, four weeks ago he stopped commenting.
How do you know that?
Because he comments on all her posts.
Like, it's, like, the top comment.
- It, like, popped up for you. - And it makes me smile.
Is that not weird?
- No. - Not necessarily.
I feel like Riley sees me, and, like,
something breaks inside her every time.
Everything I say, there's, like, a little sneer.
There's, like, an eyeroll.
It's just kind of, like, immature and rude, honestly.
I'm gonna go run to the bathroom.
I'll go to the bathroom with you.
Okay, good.
To be honest, I feel like Riley kinda digs at everyone.
I don't really think it's just Georgia.
I feel like she digs at me, too.
But I also think Georgia is an easy target for Riley.
Oh, Georgia...
It's always something.
Did you pee? - No.
I'm just a little overwhelmed.
Can I help at all?
Like, is there anything I can do?
Um, not really.
Like, you're part of it, lowkey.
Oh, what did I do?
I'm just saying, if something irritates me,
I try to figure it out that minute.
- Mm-hmm. - And it frustrates me.
Riley seems like a crazy rollercoaster
of emotions.
Y'all are cool. There is nothing wrong.
Yeah, we're fine.
And I want her to be able to feel comfortable.
We all love her. I mean, Riley, girl.
We're good. We're having a girls night!
We're having a girls night!
Okay, okay, let's have a hug.
Yo, Brooksie.
- How are you? - Fine. How ya doin'?
How are we doing, brother?
- Yo. - What have you been up to?
- I'm coming from dinner. - All right.
Energy is low.
Are you okay?
Christian goes, "It looks like I planned
"the worst thing of all time."
- Why? - I don't know.
Cheers.
Okay.
Can I ask you one question?
Why do you treat me differently
than you do, like, Ariana when Gia
when you guys get into arguments?
They always feel like you're, like--
That's my thing.
And I feel like when we talk and, like--
We're so chill, and we can, like, have an adult--
- Yeah. - Like, I just am very direct,
and I think you are, too.
I think that's why we can have a conversation
with one another.
I think you agree with what I'm saying.
Do you? I can't--
I can't read your face, right now.
Can we talk? Like, what's going on?
I'm just gonna be totally honest.
I don't wanna be here.
Brooks, if you're actually leaving,
do you wanna talk outside before you go?
- Not really. - You don't wanna talk,
or you're not going?
I assume that I have something to do with
your, like, discomfort, right now,
given that you sort of reacted weirdly when I pulled up.
Whether or not you leave, I was gonna talk to him.
Wanna sit and talk?
Not really.
He wants to go.
- I do, too. - Me, too.
I think they are coming here, though, the guys.
Okay, cool.
All of them?
I don't want Charlie to come here, honestly.
Everyone get your drinks ready to throw.
Dude, if you wanna leave, let's----ing leave.
- Dude, they wanna leave. - Yeah, let's roll.
They're-they're being 12-year-old girls.
So, the way you say things to them,
it's like you are a little bit demeaning.
We should be able to talk how we talk
and not take everything so mother----ing personally.
It's annoying, honestly.
Okay, now you say something.
- Give me a shot. - Another one?
I'm fine. Just...
Now, we're ordering me.
Do I look like a bartender?
I've definitely seen Riley get too drunk,
but this time specifically, I don't know what's going on
in her head, right now.
Are you actually going to girls night right now?
Can we have a conversation? - What is there to say?
You're bailing on boys night.
Boys night has disintegrated, bro.
Where is the please and thank you? You can--
You expect me to say please and thank you to you?
I don't with Charlie.
Behind my back, he's been going into business with Omar
and stealing my idea for the club.
They are still----ing trying to do it.
Yo, Christian, there's a cab, right here.
- All right, let's go. - Charlie, don't leave!
Brooks! - I don't know what--
Shai, if you want to go, let's go.
We're leaving Charlie here, like, alone? Like--
Tell him to come.
I have already talked to an IP lawyer
about either getting compensated for the creative I did--
No, I feel like that's too crazy.
- Why? - I think you should try
and work with them.
After the story I just told you,
you want me to go into business with Omar?
Like, it feels like a very, " you, Georgia."
Why would she get mad at me for suggesting
they go into business?
Okay, bitch, then give your idea up.
Why would I say, please and thank you?
Don't ever ask me to say please and thank you.
We're not doing that.
- Get-get in. Get in. - Dude, go front.
Get in the front. Get in the front.
I know they have a tequila soda waiting for me.
I mean, it.
Don't ask me to do that sh--, again.
But anyways...
Girls night, here I come.