Run the World (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Homecoming - full transcript

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[Renee] Previously
onRun the World...

Things were messy with my ex.
They still are.

I like you.

I get a little excited
when I find somebody real.

Can we just slow it down
a little?

I've decided to stop
playing games

and give Preston a chance.

It is time
to give yourself permission

to heal and move on.

Sondi Hill, will you do me
the honor of becoming my wife?

[breathlessly] I can't breathe.
[gasps]



[Renee] You got to listen
to your heart.

If Matthew ain't the one,
that's okay.

[jazz music plays]

This is not...

the way that I expected things
to turn out.

And... [inhales deeply]

...it's been really hard
for me, too, you know?

Like...

so hard.

You've been...

a huge part of my life
for the last two years.

And I have...

I've cherished every
single moment with you.

[keyboard music plays]



So... you're not gonna live
with us anymore?

No, chicken.

I'm really gonna miss you,
Sondi.

But don't worry.
You'll find someone eventually.

And you can still come
to my birthday

if you bring a gift.

Daddy, can we go get ice cream?

Sure, sweetheart.

And then she told me that
everything was gonna be okay

and that I could still bring
a gift to her birthday party.

Kids are savage.
That's why I ain't having any.

Kids just process
things differently.

I'm sure that Amari's gonna
miss you a lot.

Yeah, well, she took it
better than Matthew.

He didn't even help.
He just sat there and sulked.

Well, what was
he supposed to do?

I don't know, but not that.

I do know I am done
dating older men.

Three years ago, you said you
were done dating younger men.

- Them too.
- Wait, wait, wait.

When was the last time
we were all single?

What you mean "all single"?

- You're still married.
- And fucking a one-percenter.

Okay, first of all,
we're not serious.

We have an understanding.

We're taking things slow.

Look, there ain't no ring
on this finger... shut up.

Well, I am actually single,
and I, uh...

I joined a dating app.

Hmm. So she about to be
out here in these streets?

- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, yeah.

In these "highly selective,
I message them first,

no one under 5'11 "" streets.

- So did you find a winner?
- [laughs]

[R&B music plays]

- What?
- I can't.

- I can't. I can't.
- [Sondi] Oh!

- [Renee gasps] Oh.
- [cell phone buzzing]

Ooh, Sandra, we gonna
have to call you back.

I can't. No.

- God!
- No, no.

Shirtless pic,
shirtless pic, shirt...

Ooh, let me see!
Ooh, shirtless video.

- Play.
- Hey, there.

I'm Ola.

Otherwise known as Dr. Adeyemo.

Oh, God, just swipe left.

- Oh, wow.
- [Whitney] No, block him.

No, throw my phone
in the toilet!

- I am so embarrassed for him.
- [phone buzzing]

[Whitney] Come on, so thirsty.

[Sondi] Where's your shirt?
Did you burn it?

[Whitney]
I didn't burn nothing.

What, Mom?

Why are you so shiny?

[indistinct chatter]

[Whitney] That is not sexy.

It's my nana.

She passed.

[somber jazz music plays]

♪ We runnin, we runnin',
we runnin' ♪

♪ We run the world,
we run the... ♪

[Whitney] Well, why don't we
come in with you?

- I'm okay.
- No, really. It-it's no problem.

Whitney, you have to see
your parents at some point.

Do I?

You know, I'm just coming home

for the first time in years
without Ola,

and it's... it's just weird.

Well, at least
you'll have Sondi as backup.

I got you, girl.

Wait a minute...
why am I comforting you

when I'm the one with a funeral
to help plan

and a eulogy to write?

Maybe you can ask Ella for help.

No, she has enough
writing to do.

I got it.

It was really nice
of Preston to send us here

on his private jet.

[Sondi]
And hook us up with a driver.

Are you sure it's complicated?

Can we not discuss
this right now?

- I'm in mourning.
- [Whitney] Okay.

- I'll see you guys at the wake.
- [Whitney] Okay, love you.

Looking good, auntie.

You always understand
the assignment.

For the last time, Kendall,
I am not your auntie.

You're my cousin.

And you're nine years
younger than me.

Come here.

Oh, God.

You and your youth take my bag.

Okay.

You don't think
I can make mac and cheese?

You can, but why would anyone
have yours

when they can have mine?

Don't make me explain this
to you one more time.

I am your big sister, girl.

We all know Aunt Grace
wins mac and cheese.

- Oh, the diva has arrived!
- [both smooching]

And it's about time.
Nay Nay, you're late, baby.

I hope Eclipse
isn't running you ragged.

Nah, that job
is clearly treating her right.

She's glowing.

They even got her
a personal car service.

Yeah, I noticed that.

Well, I hope they gave you
a raise, too.

I mean, we really need you...

Uh, Grace... [chuckles]
...we'll talk about that later.

Now, how is that eulogy
coming along?

I just got here, Mom.
I'm working on it.

Well, don't embarrass me.

How about you not
embarrass yourself

pushing that watery
mac and cheese on everybody?

See, I'm not gonna take this
from both of y'all now.

I love you,
but I will take you out, too.

[laughter]

[upbeat jazz music plays]

♪ ♪

- Girls, welcome!
- [car door closes]

Hey!

Ah, help you
with your luggage, Sondi?

- Yes. Thank you, Mr. Greene.
- [Arnold] Ah...

Hey, what about me?

I can come back for it.

My baby is home.
It's so good to see you.

- Really?
- Of course.

Mm.

My therapist taught me to lead

with acceptance and gratitude.

You got a therapist?

I just needed
a little help processing.

- [car door closes]
- Well, I brought bagels.

- [Gwynn] Oh.
- You brought bagels?

Girl, I was not gonna show up
to your house empty-handed.

- You know that.
- Thank you, Sondi.

[Sondi] You're welcome.

- [engine turning over]
- So, Sondi, tell me

- what's happening with you.
- [Sondi] Yes, you know what?

♪ ♪

[person] And this
is our platinum package.

It includes the programs,
headstone, transportation,

and the service.

And what about the casket?

That is not included
in this quote,

but you can put the casket
on flex pay.

And what happens
when we miss a payment?

Do you dig them up
and dump them out?

[Sandra] Renee.

Mom, this is just
a lot of money.

I think we need to discuss this.

Alone, please.

Oh, yes.

What in the hell
is wrong with you?

Mom, this is just getting
too expensive.

[Sandra sighs]

Why can't we just have
the funeral at Nana's church?

Because Nana stopped
paying tithes a few years ago,

and now they'll only let me
have a service on a Wednesday.

And what's wrong
with a Wednesday?

I am not burying my mama
on a Wednesday.

What is going on with you?

Renee, do you not have
the money we need?

Yes, I-it's just that...

...things are tight.

[soft music playing]

I quit Eclipse
to start my own business...

the Renee Ross Agency.

So you just arrived
in a car service to flex?

No, the guy I'm seeing...

The guy I'm seeing...
he sent it for me.

A new guy?

Who is he?

And have you even started
the divorce yet?

- I mean, really...
- Mom, can we just talk

about this later?

Sir, we'll just take the
platinum package, whatever.

Excellent.
You will not be disappointed.

Whatever.

[jazz music plays]

Mmm. You put your foot in that.

- It's delicious.
- [laughter]

So, Sondi, Whitney told us
about how well things are going

with your PhD
and that you've built up

quite a following
on social media.

Yeah, it's going really great,
and it's kind of new for me.

- I'm...
- [Whitney sighs deeply]

Um, but enough about me.

Whitney is killing it
at the firm,

and that is impressive.

It is, given the circumstances.

It's just a breakup.
[chuckles] It happens.

I'm completely over it.

[elegant music playing]

Isn't that Ola's favorite wine?

Did he send that to you?
Do you still talk to him?

♪ ♪

Sorry.

I'm fine.

[somber jazz music plays]

♪ ♪

Thank you
for coming all this way.

- Thank you, baby.
- [Sondi] Yeah.

[Sandra] Gwynn, Arnold, oh.

So good to see you, even if it
is under these circumstances.

[Gwynn] We're so sorry, Sandra.

We loved Mavis.

I know. Thank you.

I feel like I'm going
to too many funerals.

I'd rather have gone
to a wedding.

Or even a christening.

Ooh, I know that's right.

I would love to have
some little grandbabies

running around here.

But good luck getting
these millennial career women

- to pop a kid out.
- [laughter]

I love you, too, Mom.

[indistinct chatter]

- Wow, wow.
- [Whitney] Oh, God.

There's Ray Ray.

He's been obsessed with me
since middle school.

Hey, cousin! Ha ha!

Ray Ray and Nay Nay
back together again.

How are you?

I know we not related.

You look way too good
to be a Washington.

- [chuckles]
- Stupid.

This is my friend, Sondi.

Sondi, nice to meet you.
Ray Ray.

- Hi.
- [clears throat]

Hey, Ray Ray.

Whitney, what you got allergies
or something?

Got something in your throat?
The pollen count's crazy.

All right, I wish
I could stay and chat,

but I got to get going.

It was nice meeting you, Sondi.

- Bye.
- [Ray Ray] Pardon me. Oh.

Oh, like I care.

Oh, you care.
You definitely care.

[Renee laughs]
Ray Ray don't want you.

[laughs]

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

Mom, have you seen
Nana's mink stole,

the one she was gonna give me?

Oh, she say you could have that?

I'm sorry, baby.

It was probably in those boxes

that Grace and I sold
a few days ago.

"Sold"?
W-why would you do that?

Believe it or not,
we were trying to be less

of a burden on you
and raise some extra funds.

Good thing we did, too, 'cause
you got a whole lot going on...

divorce, a new man, no real job.

Mom, having my own business
is a real job.

Nay Nay...

I don't need
this stress right now.

[Sondi] I don't know.
Maybe we just shouldn't go.

Oh, yes, we are going out.

I can't be around
my mom right now.

- I need a break.
- [Whitney] Ugh, me too.

My dad's judgment
is suffocating.

Well, we got to do
better than this, guys.

I'm sure there is
something cute in your closet.

What? No, that stuff's
from high school.

Did no one tell you
that the 2000s are back?

Let me hook it up.

Ooh, it's a gold mine in here.

Oh, well, don't let
my mom find out,

or she'll be in here
faster than the Bling Ring.

[sighs] I can't believe
she sold my Nana's mink stole.

I can help you track it down,
get it back if you want.

- You can?
- Period.

Just keep me in mind
when the Renee Ross Agency

is hiring an assistant.

Oh, my God, look at us.
We're babies.

[both laugh]

Aw, I wish Ella was here.

Look.

Fuck her.

She sent her condolences.

But I don't need condolences.

I need my friend and a drink.

[rapper] ♪ Want it all
Gimme all of dat ♪

♪ All of dat, gimme, gimme,
Gimme all of dat, all of dat ♪

♪ I want it all
Gimme all of dat, all of dat ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme
Gimme all of dat ♪

♪ One, two, makin' that boom
Gimme headroom ♪

♪ Stretched out
All in the back seat ♪

♪ I need the leg room ♪

Shit, I love Chicago.

- Period!
- Fo' now!

[rapper] ♪ If the coin talking
Ring my Motorola ♪

♪ Or I be on DND
Chillin' in my Corolla ♪

♪ Posted up
Like a piece of art ♪

Someone likes you.

Yeah, I'm not really
here for that.

- Ooh, I am.
- [Renee] Mm.

My Whitty Kitty
needs some attention.

"Whitty Kitty"?

Girl, it's been months.

Months.

And now that Ola's
back out there,

I need to be, like,
out thereout there.

Well, Ray Ray said
he might slide through.

Girl, I'm not hooking up
with Ray Ray.

Let's just see how desperate

that Whitty Kitty is
at two a.m.

Okay, can we please retire
this Whitty Kitty thing?

Single Sondi used to be
so much more fun than you.

[Sondi trills tongue]

[upbeat hip-hop music plays]

Auntie, when did you know
you wanted to move to New York?

I live in New York.

I'm visiting.
I'm here from out of town.

♪ ♪

I should probably start thinking

about finding a job,
an apartment, an internship.

My outfit's pretty crazy.
I look like Ashanti.

[laughs]

[singer]
♪ Anywhere that you want it ♪

♪ I can freak you ♪

[singer 2] ♪ Hands on your
Knees, hands on your knees ♪

It's wild, but we're here
to have fun and... Oh, oh.

♪ ♪

Okay.

So how did you get
your first internship?

- 'Cause I'm thinking I should...
- Cousin!

I'll give you a job
if you just shut up.

Bet!

♪ Want a good girl
That's too bad ♪

- ♪ I'm so cunty, I'm too bad ♪
- [singer] ♪ Say, you say ♪

Damn it! Ugh!

This guy can't meet up
tonight either.

I really wanted to meet someone
while I was here.

You want to meet somebody?
Why didn't you just say so?

Ray Ray knows everybody.

Yo, Eddie!

Come here, dog!

This is my man, Eddie.

He plays for the Bears.

Tell 'em, Eddie.

- I play for the Bears.
- Hi. I'm Whitty...

Whitney. You want to dance?

- Yeah.
- Ha ha.

- Okay.
- [Ray Ray] Watch your heel.

Don't step on his foot.
He needs it for the game.

Ah.

♪ ♪

Oh, they hitting it off already.

So who's that?

[Sondi]
It's my ex and his daughter.

I took care of her
for almost two years,

and she's already
forgotten about me.

Don't say that.

I'm sure you made a big impact,
all right?

You know, in ten years, she's
gonna be sitting somewhere,

like, "My dad had
a really cool girlfriend."

Thank you, Ray Ray.
I appreciate that.

You're welcome.

So, uh...

what's up with us?

[inhales sharply]
Yeah... I got to go.

Okay.

- You cool, though.
- Ah, well, thank you.

- And you're funny.
- I'll take that.

♪ ♪

It's four a.m.

[Arnold]
Sondi got back hours ago.

I'm not gonna feel bad
about staying out all night.

I'm an adult.

- You sure about that?
- Arnold.

Excuse me?

What's going on with you, Whit?

I have punished myself enough.

I don't need this from you two.

- What are we gonna do with her?
- [Whitney] Sondi!

She's so moody.

I'm coming.

♪

[Sandra] Nay Nay.

- [tapping on table]
- Nay Nay.

Hello?

Oh, what?

[Sandra] Girl, it's time to go.

- Good morning, aunties!
- Hey, baby.

- How are you not even hungover?
- Youth.

Oh, hey.

Any luck finding the stole?

It's Sunday, auntie,
but don't worry, okay?

I'm on it.

[Sandra] Why are you so pressed
about this fur

when there is an entire house
full of stuff?

How about that vase
in the living room?

That vase is ugly as shit, Ma.

[sighs] Renee,
I don't have time for this.

And maybe I would have known
how much it meant to you

if you had ever bothered to...

I don't know...
update me on your life.

And when was the last time
you even spoke to your nana?

I talked to Nana
all the time, okay?

[voice breaking]
A few months ago maybe. I...

[sighs]

I didn't even know she was sick.

Nay Nay, Mavis wasn't sick.

She went into cardiac arrest.

She did?

Doing what?

[whispering] The neighbor.

[laughter]

- Are you serious?
- [Sandra] I'm serious.

- [laughter continues]
- [Renee] You know what?

That's exactly how I should
have expected Nana to go out.

- [Sandra] Right?
- [laughs]

You know your grandmother
always did things

on her own terms.

And you are just like her, too.

Now let's go.

[cell phone chimes, buzzes]

[Grace]
There is a time to tear down,

a time to weep,

a time to mourn.

Ooh. Ooh. Ooh!

[sobbing] Ooh, Lord.

Help me.

[person] It's okay.

That was beautiful.

Thank you.

And now Mavis'
granddaughter Renee Ross

will share a few words.

[somber organ music playing]

♪ ♪

My grandmother was...

See, the thing
about Mavis is, uh...

[sighs]

Mavis grew up in the South...

in a different era,

but her poise and grace

- were timeless.
- [crowd murmurs]

She believed
in etiquette and manners,

and she let you know if you
needed to be reminded of yours.

[laughter]

She also believed that we were
grown as soon as we could walk.

She took me and my friends
to see rated-R movies

- when we were way too young.
- [laughter]

No eight-year-old
needs to see Amistad.

[laughter]

But the intention...

was to prepare us for adulthood

and to teach us our history,

to help us grow into capable...

...independent women.

[crying] Mavis made me believe
that I could do anything,

be anything,

and have anything I wanted.

She taught me that
I was worthy and deserving.

She was proud of me.

[sighs] Oh, Mavis lived
by one simple mantra...

..."enjoy life."

[laughter]

And she did until the very end.

[laughter and applause]

[organ music playing]

♪ ♪

Oh, Jason.

So sweet of you
to come all this way.

- You are a good man.
- You sure are.

[chuckles] And if Nay Nay
don't want you...

- Grace.
- Aunt Grace...

keep your hands to yourself.

♪ ♪

Well, who invited you?

Sorry for your loss.

Mavis was a class act.

Thanks for coming.

How you holding up?

[sighs] Uh...

I'm okay.

Except my mom had to sell
something of my Nana's

that she said she
was gonna give me.

That mink stole,
the one from the photo?

I can't believe
you remember that.

I remember a lot of things.

Well, what about you?

How you doing?

Honestly, great.

We just brought
a new songwriter on board.

And the band just signed
with a label.

That's amazing, Jason...

really.

How about you?
How's your agency?

It's going really well.

I just landed another client.

Look at us.

[softly] Yeah.

Well, uh, I got to...
I got to take off.

Wait, you ain't coming
to the repass?

Where you got to be?

I just got to take care
of something.

Besides, if I go,

you know Ray Ray's
gonna try to slip me his demo.

- [laughing] Yeah, you're right.
- Trash.

- Garbage fire.
- It's still trash.

Yeah, he's very bad at music.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

All right.

♪ ♪

[Durand Jones & The Indications'

["Love Will Work It Out" plays]

Mm-mm.

No, bitch.

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ As I roamed
Across this land ♪

Domino, bitch!

[laughing]

What? Oh, come on!

Come on, stop it.

Whitney, we're at a funeral.

[scoffs] Why don't you go
and hang out with my parents,

since they're your best friends?

Why don't you go hang out
with your parents?

Have a conversation.

Stop avoiding shit.

♪ ♪

- What's up with her?
- [scoffs]

She's just mad 'cause I'm being
a great houseguest.

Well, it feels like,
subconsciously,

you're seeking validation
from the Greenes

'cause you feel rejected
by Amari.

Damn, Ray Ray.

That was a really insightful
piece of advice again.

So I'm saying, uh...

me and you
could build something.

Goodbye, Ray Ray.

Okay, well, there's
always Whitney, I guess.

[Radiants' "My Sunshine Girl"
plays]

♪ ♪

Hi.

Lovely service, wasn't it?

Yes, it was.

What's wrong, baby?

[crying] I know that you
guys loved Ola.

[sniffles]
And I loved him, too.

And we tried to make it work.
We really did.

[sniffles]
But we just couldn't.

So I'm sorry
that it didn't work out,

but I just really need you guys
to be on my side!

We are, baby.

I know I didn't handle
this breakup

- in the most mature manner.
- [Whitney scoffs]

I did go to
your mother's therapist once.

She had too many crystals
in her office.

[laughs]

You are our only daughter.

You will always come first.

- Come on, hug.
- [Gwynn chuckles]

You guys want to play
some dominoes?

- Not with you.
- Ah!

- I saw your outburst.
- Oh, relax, Gwynn.

She's competitive,
like her father.

You know the Johnsons
won't even have us over anymore

because of his Taboo fiasco.

They knew the rules.

There's rules for a reason.

- [Arnold] They knew the rules!
- I know.

[person] All right, take care.

[singer] ♪ Everywhere ♪

♪ Here and there
People stand ♪

Hey, Mom.

Hey, baby.

That was a beautiful eulogy.

Thanks.

- Ella wrote it.
- [laughter]

I could tell,

but I was still proud.

Baby, I want you
to know something.

Nana Mavis wasn't
the only one who was proud.

I am proud of you
every single day.

And I know
my baby's gonna make it.

- Thanks.
- [Sandra] Come here.

I love you so much.

I love you, too.

[singer] ♪ Waiting
For a new day, yeah ♪

♪ I thank you for it, baby ♪

♪ It's all right
I thank you for... ♪

[knock at door]

- Come in.
- [door opens]

What are you still doing here?

Found something you might want.

Made a few calls.

[soft music plays]

Jason, how much was it?

Don't worry about it.

I still owe you
a lot more than that.

But it's a start.

Here...

allow me.

♪ ♪

[Renee gasps]

♪ ♪

[knock at door]

Miss Ross?

GPS said it's about 45 minutes
to Chicago Executive.

Oh, that's... that's private.

Business that good?

Um...

um, my flight's from a friend.

[The Hics' "Tell Me" plays]

Okay.

I just came by to drop that off.

Maybe I'll catch you when
the band's in New York.

You will.

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Tell me ♪

♪ How to hope
When you're gone ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Stand alone ♪

♪ Opened up
The truth unfolds ♪

♪ ♪

[singers]
♪ So tell me I was wrong ♪

♪ For believing lies ♪

♪ For believing signs ♪

♪ ♪

♪ So tell me I was wrong ♪

♪ For believing lies ♪

♪ For believing signs ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ So tell me I was wrong, oh ♪

♪ For believing lies, ah... ♪

[woman] Whoo-hoo![giggles]