Bigger (2019–2021): Season 2, Episode 7 - I Vs. We - full transcript
- Previously on "Bigger"...
- What about you and yo' man?
- He says all the right things,
but I don't know.
- Yo, you need some money?
- I'm fine.
The job hunt is going well.
- Tracey, I didn't know you--
- Be quiet and listen.
We gon' do this,
we doing it by my rules.
- Come on, man,
you're not fooling anybody.
Why don't you tell her
how you really feel?
- There was something I wanted
to say.
- Something to say about us
being together?
- I never made a decision
and went after you,
but I'm doing that now, right?
- I just want to be friends.
[hip-hop music in background]
♪ ♪
- You've always had
such an unusual face.
Proportions are just off.
- My proportions are sexy.
I mean, you had it so good.
No student loans, supple skin,
you had just discovered
your dad's Playboy collection,
and you definitely didn't have
these grown-up problems.
- Um...
♪ ♪
- Oh, you thought you were just
gonna lift that up by yourself?
- I am a very strong,
independent Black woman.
- Who needs my help.
- You're right. Thanks, dude.
I gotta admit, it's been
pretty weird since the wedding,
but being clear with Deon
has helped me.
Deon will be better with it
in time
when he sees that I'm right.
- Hey, my lovelies.
So you're probably spending
your Saturday relaxing
while I'm spending my day
helping my friend
get his life together.
You best not say anything to me
when I ask you for a ride
to the airport.
- You better get
your dirty-ass shoes
off my expensive coffee table.
- You never said
where you're staying.
- Oh, I'm renting a room
on Airbnb.
- You're Airbnbing
your place out
just to rent another place
for yourself?
I thought you wanted
to save money.
- Yeah, I assumed you'd stay
with one of us.
[energetic hip-hop]
- Ooh!
Let's go!
Ooh-ooh! Ey!
- What the fuck is wrong
with you?
- Turn up! Ey!
- Hey, man, what are you doing?
- What up? What up?
- Turn it down!
- It's a party.
- No! It's not a party!
It's early in the morning!
I'm trying to fucking sleep!
- Hey, I'll turn it up.
- No, turn it down!
- We're going up.
- So yes, as you see,
based on the numbers
from my sample budget
that I sent over...
- Oh, yeah! Oh!
- Yeah, and--
yes, and the commitment
to being on top--I mean...
- [enthusiastic moaning]
- [laughs]
You know,
thank you so much for--
for your time
in the game, and--
yes, be safe.
- [enthusiastic moaning]
- [screaming]
- Oh! Oh!
- Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
- Oh! Oh!
- [sighs]
Before things went south
with me and Deon,
he would have stayed with me
because we're friends
and that's what friends do,
so...
I have a lot of space,
so why don't you just stay
with me?
- The female panda is
only receptive to mating
a few days a year.
So in the moment
of Ling Ling's arousal,
Ya Xuan must be prepared.
Coordination can be difficult
at first.
Captive-born pandas
appear to have lost
the knowledge of how to get
into the right position.
In the lives of panda's,
position is everything
due to the male's
disproportionately
short penis.
- [scoffs]
Yeah.
I appreciate that.
Thank you.
[upbeat synth music]
♪ ♪
[chatter and laughter]
- You put a little seasoning
in there, heh?
- Oh, I am so glad
that we get to kick it together
without all of that TV drama.
- For real, I'm tired of acting
like we don't get along
for the cameras.
I mean, I do have a degree
in theater, but still.
- That's why you be
so extra dramatic.
I get it now.
- Thank you.
- But listen, girl,
you have been in the game
for a minute now, okay?
But I'm ready to get out-out.
You know what I mean?
- Mm-hmm.
- I just feel like
I want to go on
to something bigger,
something better.
Maybe like "Real Housewives
of Atlanta" or something.
- Girl.
- What you think?
- Me too.
- Oh, right now?
Yes!
- That isn't my endgame.
I wanna start a line
of organic weaves.
- I can see that for you.
- I see it. I see it.
- I can see that for you.
- Absolutely.
- What you wanna do?
- Y'all eating it right now.
- What you mean?
what we eating?
- [laughs]
- What's she on about?
- Girl, calm down.
- Okay, come on.
[laughter]
- This is my new business.
Lit & Light cuisine.
- Oh, Lit & Light.
I like it.
I l-l-like.
- Girl, you do not look like
you can cook.
- Mm-mm.
- That's a fact. At all.
- But this is really good.
- Y'all shady.
[laughter]
- That's a fact.
- But I love y'all.
- Let's toast
to your new business.
Come on.
- Okay.
- Girl, get up.
- You know I gotta get
my roughage in there.
[laughter]
- To love, your new life,
and your new business.
- Yes, bitches!
[all cheering]
[soft music]
- Ta-da.
- Okay. I see you.
- [laughs]
- Chef Boyar-Veronica.
- I guess.
- Wow.
You know, this is
the first night
I ever spent at your spot.
I can get used to this.
- Oh, yeah, no, you shouldn't
because one,
I sometimes snore, and two,
I just burned
through half a loaf of bread
just to get
these two pieces of toast.
- It's not that bad.
- Mm-hmm.
- Let me see. Mmm.
What?
- Oh, wow.
Women's Power
and Prestige Awards.
This organization wants me
to be an honoree
at this year's ceremony
for the real estate category.
- You gotta be kidding me.
That's amazing.
So wait a minute.
So you, like, running things
and holding things down
in the kitchen?
Did I, like, hit the lottery
with you?
Yo, we gotta celebrate.
Let me take you to lunch.
- That's nice,
but, you know, actually,
I have to meet the architect
for my new house.
- Well, let me see.
- Yeah, let me show you
the floor plan.
- Come on. Come on. Let me see.
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow, this is nice.
This is nice.
I mean, it could use, like,
a tricked-out theater,
I mean, a home gym,
but, I mean,
we can eventually add on.
- "We" can add on?
- Okay, baby,
I don't think you know
how serious I am
about our future.
Like, whether it's a house
you buy or one I buy,
I can see us both in it,
because this,
breakfast in bed
with my baby...
- Mm-hmm.
- I can do this.
I could do this.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- We can do this.
- Yeah.
- This house nice.
I can see a theater right here.
I can see a gym right here.
We don't need a nursery.
- Yeah.
- If Summer Walker's stylist
comes in,
do not threaten her again.
Hold up. Let me call you back.
- [indistinct muttering]
[sighs]
1,001.
[grunting]
- He's been doing push-ups
and stinking up my house
for two weeks.
It's easy to just be friends
when he smells like a mistake.
[laughs]
It smells like prison
and dead feet in here.
[tense music]
- [sniffs]
♪ ♪
- [whistling]
[smooth music]
♪ ♪
- Ooh, that smells
so much better
than the breakfast
I don't make every morning.
- Then hurry up and come get it
while it's hot.
- Wow.
- Oh!
[laughs]
- Is this a problem?
- I mean, I wanna just
rub my toast across your face.
- Oh, whatever, dude.
- Sorry?
- [crunching]
Bacon is so good.
[both laugh]
Sometimes, I think I can be,
like, a vegan or a vegetarian,
but bacon is such a big part
of my life.
- Yeah, bacon is a blessing.
- [laughs]
So how's the job hunt going?
- I have a final interview
at a firm
no one's ever heard of.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
I'm probably not gonna take it.
I see myself at least working
at a Fortune 500 company.
- Well, it might not be
the most ideal situation,
but when I worked
at a larger firm,
I felt like I got lost
in the corporate sauce,
and sometimes,
smaller companies offer
bigger opportunities
and more responsibility.
- I hear you, but to be honest,
I felt like I already lowered
the bar.
I mean, I started
with Fortune 100 companies,
you know?
What's going on with you?
- Oh, busy.
I mean, ever since
Billie Eilish's stylist
tagged Back in the Day
on her look,
the phone's been ringing
nonstop.
So now there's
all this pressure
to create a new fashion moment.
And, I mean, it's great,
but it's a lot.
- Anything else going on
in your head?
- Um, no.
I mean, that's really all
I have time for.
So that's it.
I mean, that could change,
though.
Oh, my God, bacon!
[both laugh nervously]
- Here you go.
You're late and you look crazy.
- Okay, I didn't have time
to get cute
because my boy Deon lives
at my house,
you know,
and he made breakfast,
and honestly,
it wasn't that good,
and then we had to talk
about it
because apparently,
that's what you do
when you live with someone.
- Hold on,
you didn't tell me
you had in-house penis.
- [scoffs]
Okay.
He's not in-house penis.
I mean, he does live
in my house,
but he's just my friend.
And he has a penis.
- ♪ Y'all are gonna fornicate ♪
♪ Y'all are gonna fornicate ♪
- Okay, we already fornicated.
- [gasps]
Yes!
How was it?
- It was...
okay, we dated
for a little bit,
but we've been friends
for years,
and now we're back
to being friends
and it's gonna stay that way
because we're not right
for each other.
- I still don't understand
how you can have
no-strings-attached dick
in your domicile
and not partake.
- Because I'm celibate
and I'm focusing on me,
and dick isn't everything.
- It's not?
So why are you folding
and unfolding that damn shirt?
- They put grapes
in both of your nostrils
and then they put wax
behind your ears
instead of in your--
it's incredible.
I promise you.
- That don't sound safe.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
My cousin is not this clean.
You really spruced
this place up, huh?
Wow.
My place could use
your talents,
and I know you could use
the income.
What's your rate?
- Nigga.
- Okay.
- You seem to be
the only one impressed
by my domestic skills.
You'd think cooking
and cleaning
and organizing
Layne's magazines
in alphabetical order
would make her happy.
- Why are you doing all this
Martha Stewart shit anyway?
- I mean, it seem
like the right thing to do.
She let me stay here for free.
- That makes sense.
What doesn't make sense is
why your shirt is so tight,
it look like you being
strangled by a ghost, and--
[sniffs]
Is that cocoa butter?
- [sighs]
Just to let you know, this is
a doctor-prescribed shirt,
okay?
This helps with circulation.
And I got chronically dry skin.
- Mm-hmm.
A likely story, Deon.
You wanna get back
with my cousin?
- No,
Absolutely not.
Okay, yeah.
- [sighs]
Oh, my God.
- Look, do not say anything
to Layne, okay?
I'll try to keep you
out of this shit.
I just can't figure out
where things went wrong.
I mean, I thought the problem
was her not calling me
from jail.
I forgave her.
Now, she told me
she just wanna be friends.
- Oh, you got re-friend zoned.
Oh, I know it's not easy
going from being friends
to hooking up, then back
to being friends again.
Luckily, Veronica and I didn't
catch feelings.
You messed around
and got sprung.
- After the wedding, I did say,
"Let's give it another try."
She wasn't hearing me.
She thought
I was still caught up
in all the romance
and craziness of the wedding.
- Were you?
- No, I wasn't.
I was being honest.
She just wasn't hearing me.
- She's definitely not
hearing you
over that smedium shirt
and oiled up skin.
I can barely hear you
in this conversation right now.
Tell her how you feel on a day
that's not
somebody else's wedding,
and maybe she'll listen.
- Maybe.
- I'm a little ashy.
You got any more cocoa butter
or did you use
the entire bottle?
Oh, I know.
Ooh.
Whoa!
This the good kind.
[Lxrd Rossi's "Point of View"]
- ♪ I'ma pull on you, on you,
and you gon' like it ♪
- What you thinking 'bout?
Is it me?
- Thinking about
a lot of things.
I'm looking forward to hanging
with my cousins this weekend,
but really, I can't wait
to get back
and celebrate with you.
- Good, 'cause I rented out
your favorite restaurant
for your birthday.
- Denny's?
- No.
[laughs]
B.L.K.
- Oh.
- I rented out the rooftop
and I invited
all your little NBA friends.
It's gonna be lit.
- Cool.
- You really wanna go
to Denny's for your birthday?
- [laughs]
No.
Trace, I've been thinking.
- About what?
- It's just, I've been in
the league for 15 years, babe.
I mean, I'm playing against
dudes that are young enough
to be my illegitimate children.
- But you're still keeping up.
You scored 18 points
in your last game.
- Yeah,
but I used to average 27.
I feel like I need to go out
while I'm still on top,
you know?
All the travel
from city to city,
the lights, the cameras,
the fans,
it used to be exciting,
but now,
I'm ready for my next chapter.
- So...you're retiring?
- Yeah, I think so.
I think this is gonna be
my last season.
I'm ready to chill
and enjoy life.
And you.
No cameras.
♪ ♪
- Okay.
I'm ready to enjoy
this next chapter with you too.
- Come here.
- ♪ Was it magic? ♪
♪ Called a thousand times,
was it passion? ♪
- Have a safe flight.
♪ ♪
- Why don't you come with me?
I'm sure the fam would love
to see you,
and there's plenty of room
on the jet.
- Oh, I have a meeting
for Lit & Light,
but maybe I can reschedule it.
- No, don't do that.
I'll see you when I get back.
I can wait to celebrate
at my party.
It's gonna be lit.
[both laugh]
I love you.
- I love you too.
- ♪ You don't learn ♪
♪ You can't keep hitting me
with your shit ♪
♪ You don't learn ♪
♪ And it's just from
my point of view ♪
♪ You might not like it ♪
♪ And it's just from
my point of view ♪
♪ Point of view ♪
♪ You can't keep hitting me
with your shit ♪
♪ You don't learn ♪
♪ You can't keep hitting me
with your shit ♪
♪ You don't learn ♪
- I look thirsty as hell.
- That's the point.
I'm an expert in online dating,
and men love thirsty women.
And you look dehydrated.
- I don't know
why I let you do this.
I am celibate,
and I am not interested
in catching COVID or chlamydia.
- COVID test and condoms, girl,
and you'll be fine.
Well, looks like I just got you
another date for tomorrow.
Three dates in 24 hours.
I need a raise.
- Yeah, I don't know
about that.
- This is date number one.
- [gasps]
- Mm-hmm.
It's Barry with the good lips.
- I might have to see
what those lips do.
- We're excited about you
possibly joining us.
Today, other members
of the team
will conduct final interviews.
- Great.
I'm looking forward to it.
- No problem.
And if you don't make it
past this phase--
most don't--
then great meeting you.
- So I jump in,
I pull her out, and she lived.
[smooth music]
♪ ♪
Layne.
Layne.
- [laughs]
- I get the feeling you didn't
hear anything I said.
- Oh, no, I was
definitely listening.
You're so interesting.
[laughs]
So about me, I'm a free spirit.
I left corporate
to open a vintage shop
in Little Five Points.
I'm a HBCU alum.
Go, Dunbar!
[laughs]
And I'm celibate.
- Check, please.
- We're in a coffee shop,
so there's not a waiter.
- That's great.
So of course I'm well versed
in Peoplesoft,
so onboarding should be easy.
- Oh, we don't use Peoplesoft.
It's expensive
and we're small.
QuickBooks,
much more efficient.
We aim for efficiencies
in certain areas
so that we can invest more
in other ways,
like in our employees.
We have happy hour
every Thursday
and an amazing Taco Tuesday.
[laughs]
- Did you know
that a female panda can mate
with several males
who compete over her?
I've been watching a lot
of panda documentaries lately
because I'm celibate.
- That's cool. I love pandas.
- He's perfect.
- I ain't never broke
anybody's celibacy.
That's like double popping
the cherry.
I dig it.
- Check, please.
- So yeah, I think that was
all my questions.
Seems like a nice place
to work.
- Are you interviewing
with other companies?
- I am.
- Larger ones?
Let me share this.
We may be lean and mean,
but that's our strength.
There are no barriers
in moving up
like with larger,
more hierarchical companies.
You chart your own course
here at Eliot-Butler.
So if you decide not to go
with the big boys,
I hope you consider us.
- Thanks.
- Was the date that bad?
You're Usain Bolting
to the door.
- I am so sorry.
I just--I have to get ready
for a birthday party tonight.
- Oh, okay.
Well, I hope you have
a good time.
And I'ma check out
that panda documentary
you told me about too.
- [laughs]
Okay.
- I hope we can,
you know,
do this again sometime.
You know?
- Yeah, this feels COVID-safe.
Hey!
This is awkward,
but Deon is just gonna
have to get used to this.
What are you doing?
- I just stepped out
to get some fresh air.
I had a crazy day.
- This is Ryan.
We met
for the first time today,
and we got coffee.
And this is my friend.
He wasn't my friend, now he is.
It's a long story.
- Sure it is.
Be blessed.
- Namaste.
♪ ♪
Hey, can we talk?
- There's nothing
to talk about.
This is your house.
So you can do
whatever you want.
It's cool.
- I know you're mad.
- Why would you think that?
- What's the point
in pretending
there isn't a problem?
Let's just get everything
out in the open.
- I've already done that.
I think you made it clear
how you feel.
There's nothing left to say.
[Lxrd Rossi's "Caught Up"]
[laughter and chatter]
[heavy hip-hop]
♪ ♪
- This party is popping, girl.
- Thanks!
I just hope Aaron is having
a good time.
Let me go check on him.
- Everything cool
with you and Deon?
- Yeah. It's fine.
- You're better than me, girl.
I won't let a man
stay in my house
for more than 11 hours.
Not usually, anyway.
- What do you have,
like, a timer or something?
- I kinda do.
- Wow, they are
getting serious.
- Mm-hmm.
Attached at the hip.
Suffocating just to watch.
- Hors d'oeuvres?
- God, thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
- You're making that look
real good.
- Oh, it's because it is.
- Babe, you outdid yourself.
- [laughs]
I'm just glad you like it.
- Yeah, I'd like it even more
if these cameras weren't here.
- I'm sorry, babe,
but we already agreed
to them being here.
Babe, mm-mm. Mm-mm.
[kisses]
Turn that pout round about.
It's your birthday.
- I've got just the right
property for you.
High ceilings,
big, beautiful pool
for entertaining.
- We'd love to see it.
- Hi, guys.
Babe, come with me
to meet Chris Bermudez.
Sorry.
- I was in the middle
of something.
- It's Chris Bermudez.
Come on.
- ♪ I can't deny ♪
- Exes.
- ♪ There's no point
in lying ♪
- Oh.
- Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
- Yeah, it's very healthy.
- This birthday party is cute.
- Yes, girl,
and so are these men.
- Oh, yes.
- Girl.
- And this bitch always late.
- You know the cameras
aren't rolling, right?
- Okay, good.
both: Hey!
So glad you could make it.
- Hey, girl.
- Hey.
- Two bottles.
- Lovely dress.
- Thank you.
- Ooh, here's the cake.
- Is that supposed to be
a dick?
- I'm not using no more
of your referrals, Talia.
I promise you.
- I mean, it's not that bad.
- It is.
all: ♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪
- Ey.
all: ♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪
♪ Happy birthday ♪
[all cheering]
- We love you so much.
[laughter]
- Oh. Thanks.
Thank you so much, everybody,
for all the love and support
over the years,
especially Tracey.
She's been right by my side
through all of my ups
and downs.
I love you, baby.
all: Aww.
- Your big ass.
[laughter]
- It's been
an incredible journey,
but there comes a time
when you realize
it's time to close one chapter
and start a new one.
That time has come for me
and the sport I love so much.
I want you all to know,
I've decided to retire
from the NBA.
- Hey.
- Wow.
- What?
- I'm so excited
for my next chapter--
- Can you start over?
Audio issues.
- You serious, man?
This ain't for the cameras, yo.
- To Aaron
and his incredible career.
To Aaron.
all: To Aaron.
[cheers and applause]
[heavy hip-hop]
- ♪ She make it clap
like thunder ♪
- I just knew
Layne was gonna kick
Deon's ass out the house
by now.
- You should never bet
against me,
although I'm actually surprised
they lasted this long.
- Speaking of lasting
longer than expected,
where is your mommy?
- Oh, Shoshana's brother
passed.
- Well, damn.
- Yeah, I'm going
to the funeral.
It's called a shiva.
- Oh.
She's going to show off
her little slave buck
to her friends and family.
- That's ridiculous.
She wasn't using me.
That's you.
- Hmm. Mm-hmm.
- You okay?
- What?
- Really like that cake, huh?
- Okay, so fine.
Ken is really serious about
making a relationship work,
but it's moving fast.
Yesterday, I was an I.
Now I'm thinking in we's.
- Women.
It's either too fast for y'all
or not fast enough.
Instead of eating
your feelings,
maybe you should just talk
to Ken about them.
- You right.
You're really right.
- You got a little--
a little cake.
- Oh, right here? On this side?
- No. It's on that side. Yes.
- You have fun tonight?
Was it the cake?
I'm sorry. It was phallic.
That was not intentional.
- Strangely, I wasn't tripping
off the dick cake.
It was them damn cameras.
- Look, babe,
I worked really hard
to build my brand
and to launch my business,
and the cameras have been
a huge part of that,
but they won't always
be around.
- I feel you babe,
but that needs to happen
sooner than later.
- Yo, I made a killing tonight.
I got, like, three
potential clients.
Can you be my wing-woman
at every party?
- Well, good for you.
- Yes.
- But I was making
my own connections,
and you snatched me away
before I could seal the deal.
- My bad.
I didn't realize
I was stepping on your hustle.
- And I'm not
just your wing-woman.
I'm my own woman.
- I know that.
It's one of the things
I respect about you.
We partners in crime.
Come on.
We jet-setters.
No kids, dual income.
That's the dream, right?
both: Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah. Come on, baby.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
[microwave beeps]
- I know we're just roommates,
but the "no going to bed mad"
rule applies.
If you're gonna stay here,
we're gonna have to learn
how to communicate.
- I won't be here much longer.
I got the job
at the smaller firm.
- That's great.
I'm so happy for you.
- It's not ideal, but it's
the best decision for now.
And you were right,
we should clear the air
even if I'm not gonna be here
for long.
And maybe we should
check in with each other
before we bring anyone
back to the house.
Otherwise, it's weird.
- Yeah. I know.
It was weird seeing you
with someone else too.
- What are you talking about?
- Okay, well,
right after we broke up--
I mean,
we never really broke up.
Anyway, I went
to your apartment,
and the door was open,
and I saw you having sex
with a woman.
- I wasn't having sex
with anyone.
I mean, I was all caught up
on you,
and I didn't know
what was going on with us.
I mean, we came close,
but you didn't see
what you thought you saw.
Is that why you've been acting
like this?
Why you've been
flaunting dudes?
- I haven't been
flaunting anybody,
and I'm not even interested
in that dude that I was with
earlier today.
At all.
- Oh.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
So that's all cleared up.
Good night.
[Trey Songz's "All We Do"]
[sexy hip-hop]
- ♪ Just me top down
on the way to the beach ♪
- Good night.
- ♪ Four bad chicks
in the middle of the street ♪
♪ Roll right up
and they all hopped in ♪
♪ Now we in the sand
havin' lunch on me ♪
♪ Told the girl,
don't let your feet get wet ♪
♪ We about to grab some drinks
and head to my condo ♪
♪ You can be my weekend guest,
oh ♪
♪ I'm in her head, so I know
we 'bout to get started ♪
♪ One thing led to the next ♪
♪ Now she got her hands
all over my body, eh ♪
♪ I ain't tryna stop ♪
♪ And I know she with it ♪
♪ I can see it in her eyes ♪
♪ She been down
from the beginning ♪
♪ And she can't
leave me alone ♪
♪ 'Cause I drive
her body crazy ♪
♪ I done gave her
a little taste ♪
♪ Now she wanna have
my babies ♪
- What are you looking at?
Good night.
- ♪ Just me top down
on the way to the beach ♪
♪ Four bad chicks
in the middle of the street ♪
♪ Roll right up
and they all hopped in ♪
♪ Now we in the sand
havin' lunch on me ♪
♪ Told the girl,
don't let your feet get wet ♪
♪ We about to grab some drinks
and head to my condo ♪
♪ You can be my weekend guest,
oh ♪
♪ I'm in her head, so I know ♪
- What about you and yo' man?
- He says all the right things,
but I don't know.
- Yo, you need some money?
- I'm fine.
The job hunt is going well.
- Tracey, I didn't know you--
- Be quiet and listen.
We gon' do this,
we doing it by my rules.
- Come on, man,
you're not fooling anybody.
Why don't you tell her
how you really feel?
- There was something I wanted
to say.
- Something to say about us
being together?
- I never made a decision
and went after you,
but I'm doing that now, right?
- I just want to be friends.
[hip-hop music in background]
♪ ♪
- You've always had
such an unusual face.
Proportions are just off.
- My proportions are sexy.
I mean, you had it so good.
No student loans, supple skin,
you had just discovered
your dad's Playboy collection,
and you definitely didn't have
these grown-up problems.
- Um...
♪ ♪
- Oh, you thought you were just
gonna lift that up by yourself?
- I am a very strong,
independent Black woman.
- Who needs my help.
- You're right. Thanks, dude.
I gotta admit, it's been
pretty weird since the wedding,
but being clear with Deon
has helped me.
Deon will be better with it
in time
when he sees that I'm right.
- Hey, my lovelies.
So you're probably spending
your Saturday relaxing
while I'm spending my day
helping my friend
get his life together.
You best not say anything to me
when I ask you for a ride
to the airport.
- You better get
your dirty-ass shoes
off my expensive coffee table.
- You never said
where you're staying.
- Oh, I'm renting a room
on Airbnb.
- You're Airbnbing
your place out
just to rent another place
for yourself?
I thought you wanted
to save money.
- Yeah, I assumed you'd stay
with one of us.
[energetic hip-hop]
- Ooh!
Let's go!
Ooh-ooh! Ey!
- What the fuck is wrong
with you?
- Turn up! Ey!
- Hey, man, what are you doing?
- What up? What up?
- Turn it down!
- It's a party.
- No! It's not a party!
It's early in the morning!
I'm trying to fucking sleep!
- Hey, I'll turn it up.
- No, turn it down!
- We're going up.
- So yes, as you see,
based on the numbers
from my sample budget
that I sent over...
- Oh, yeah! Oh!
- Yeah, and--
yes, and the commitment
to being on top--I mean...
- [enthusiastic moaning]
- [laughs]
You know,
thank you so much for--
for your time
in the game, and--
yes, be safe.
- [enthusiastic moaning]
- [screaming]
- Oh! Oh!
- Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
- Oh! Oh!
- [sighs]
Before things went south
with me and Deon,
he would have stayed with me
because we're friends
and that's what friends do,
so...
I have a lot of space,
so why don't you just stay
with me?
- The female panda is
only receptive to mating
a few days a year.
So in the moment
of Ling Ling's arousal,
Ya Xuan must be prepared.
Coordination can be difficult
at first.
Captive-born pandas
appear to have lost
the knowledge of how to get
into the right position.
In the lives of panda's,
position is everything
due to the male's
disproportionately
short penis.
- [scoffs]
Yeah.
I appreciate that.
Thank you.
[upbeat synth music]
♪ ♪
[chatter and laughter]
- You put a little seasoning
in there, heh?
- Oh, I am so glad
that we get to kick it together
without all of that TV drama.
- For real, I'm tired of acting
like we don't get along
for the cameras.
I mean, I do have a degree
in theater, but still.
- That's why you be
so extra dramatic.
I get it now.
- Thank you.
- But listen, girl,
you have been in the game
for a minute now, okay?
But I'm ready to get out-out.
You know what I mean?
- Mm-hmm.
- I just feel like
I want to go on
to something bigger,
something better.
Maybe like "Real Housewives
of Atlanta" or something.
- Girl.
- What you think?
- Me too.
- Oh, right now?
Yes!
- That isn't my endgame.
I wanna start a line
of organic weaves.
- I can see that for you.
- I see it. I see it.
- I can see that for you.
- Absolutely.
- What you wanna do?
- Y'all eating it right now.
- What you mean?
what we eating?
- [laughs]
- What's she on about?
- Girl, calm down.
- Okay, come on.
[laughter]
- This is my new business.
Lit & Light cuisine.
- Oh, Lit & Light.
I like it.
I l-l-like.
- Girl, you do not look like
you can cook.
- Mm-mm.
- That's a fact. At all.
- But this is really good.
- Y'all shady.
[laughter]
- That's a fact.
- But I love y'all.
- Let's toast
to your new business.
Come on.
- Okay.
- Girl, get up.
- You know I gotta get
my roughage in there.
[laughter]
- To love, your new life,
and your new business.
- Yes, bitches!
[all cheering]
[soft music]
- Ta-da.
- Okay. I see you.
- [laughs]
- Chef Boyar-Veronica.
- I guess.
- Wow.
You know, this is
the first night
I ever spent at your spot.
I can get used to this.
- Oh, yeah, no, you shouldn't
because one,
I sometimes snore, and two,
I just burned
through half a loaf of bread
just to get
these two pieces of toast.
- It's not that bad.
- Mm-hmm.
- Let me see. Mmm.
What?
- Oh, wow.
Women's Power
and Prestige Awards.
This organization wants me
to be an honoree
at this year's ceremony
for the real estate category.
- You gotta be kidding me.
That's amazing.
So wait a minute.
So you, like, running things
and holding things down
in the kitchen?
Did I, like, hit the lottery
with you?
Yo, we gotta celebrate.
Let me take you to lunch.
- That's nice,
but, you know, actually,
I have to meet the architect
for my new house.
- Well, let me see.
- Yeah, let me show you
the floor plan.
- Come on. Come on. Let me see.
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow, this is nice.
This is nice.
I mean, it could use, like,
a tricked-out theater,
I mean, a home gym,
but, I mean,
we can eventually add on.
- "We" can add on?
- Okay, baby,
I don't think you know
how serious I am
about our future.
Like, whether it's a house
you buy or one I buy,
I can see us both in it,
because this,
breakfast in bed
with my baby...
- Mm-hmm.
- I can do this.
I could do this.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- We can do this.
- Yeah.
- This house nice.
I can see a theater right here.
I can see a gym right here.
We don't need a nursery.
- Yeah.
- If Summer Walker's stylist
comes in,
do not threaten her again.
Hold up. Let me call you back.
- [indistinct muttering]
[sighs]
1,001.
[grunting]
- He's been doing push-ups
and stinking up my house
for two weeks.
It's easy to just be friends
when he smells like a mistake.
[laughs]
It smells like prison
and dead feet in here.
[tense music]
- [sniffs]
♪ ♪
- [whistling]
[smooth music]
♪ ♪
- Ooh, that smells
so much better
than the breakfast
I don't make every morning.
- Then hurry up and come get it
while it's hot.
- Wow.
- Oh!
[laughs]
- Is this a problem?
- I mean, I wanna just
rub my toast across your face.
- Oh, whatever, dude.
- Sorry?
- [crunching]
Bacon is so good.
[both laugh]
Sometimes, I think I can be,
like, a vegan or a vegetarian,
but bacon is such a big part
of my life.
- Yeah, bacon is a blessing.
- [laughs]
So how's the job hunt going?
- I have a final interview
at a firm
no one's ever heard of.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
I'm probably not gonna take it.
I see myself at least working
at a Fortune 500 company.
- Well, it might not be
the most ideal situation,
but when I worked
at a larger firm,
I felt like I got lost
in the corporate sauce,
and sometimes,
smaller companies offer
bigger opportunities
and more responsibility.
- I hear you, but to be honest,
I felt like I already lowered
the bar.
I mean, I started
with Fortune 100 companies,
you know?
What's going on with you?
- Oh, busy.
I mean, ever since
Billie Eilish's stylist
tagged Back in the Day
on her look,
the phone's been ringing
nonstop.
So now there's
all this pressure
to create a new fashion moment.
And, I mean, it's great,
but it's a lot.
- Anything else going on
in your head?
- Um, no.
I mean, that's really all
I have time for.
So that's it.
I mean, that could change,
though.
Oh, my God, bacon!
[both laugh nervously]
- Here you go.
You're late and you look crazy.
- Okay, I didn't have time
to get cute
because my boy Deon lives
at my house,
you know,
and he made breakfast,
and honestly,
it wasn't that good,
and then we had to talk
about it
because apparently,
that's what you do
when you live with someone.
- Hold on,
you didn't tell me
you had in-house penis.
- [scoffs]
Okay.
He's not in-house penis.
I mean, he does live
in my house,
but he's just my friend.
And he has a penis.
- ♪ Y'all are gonna fornicate ♪
♪ Y'all are gonna fornicate ♪
- Okay, we already fornicated.
- [gasps]
Yes!
How was it?
- It was...
okay, we dated
for a little bit,
but we've been friends
for years,
and now we're back
to being friends
and it's gonna stay that way
because we're not right
for each other.
- I still don't understand
how you can have
no-strings-attached dick
in your domicile
and not partake.
- Because I'm celibate
and I'm focusing on me,
and dick isn't everything.
- It's not?
So why are you folding
and unfolding that damn shirt?
- They put grapes
in both of your nostrils
and then they put wax
behind your ears
instead of in your--
it's incredible.
I promise you.
- That don't sound safe.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
My cousin is not this clean.
You really spruced
this place up, huh?
Wow.
My place could use
your talents,
and I know you could use
the income.
What's your rate?
- Nigga.
- Okay.
- You seem to be
the only one impressed
by my domestic skills.
You'd think cooking
and cleaning
and organizing
Layne's magazines
in alphabetical order
would make her happy.
- Why are you doing all this
Martha Stewart shit anyway?
- I mean, it seem
like the right thing to do.
She let me stay here for free.
- That makes sense.
What doesn't make sense is
why your shirt is so tight,
it look like you being
strangled by a ghost, and--
[sniffs]
Is that cocoa butter?
- [sighs]
Just to let you know, this is
a doctor-prescribed shirt,
okay?
This helps with circulation.
And I got chronically dry skin.
- Mm-hmm.
A likely story, Deon.
You wanna get back
with my cousin?
- No,
Absolutely not.
Okay, yeah.
- [sighs]
Oh, my God.
- Look, do not say anything
to Layne, okay?
I'll try to keep you
out of this shit.
I just can't figure out
where things went wrong.
I mean, I thought the problem
was her not calling me
from jail.
I forgave her.
Now, she told me
she just wanna be friends.
- Oh, you got re-friend zoned.
Oh, I know it's not easy
going from being friends
to hooking up, then back
to being friends again.
Luckily, Veronica and I didn't
catch feelings.
You messed around
and got sprung.
- After the wedding, I did say,
"Let's give it another try."
She wasn't hearing me.
She thought
I was still caught up
in all the romance
and craziness of the wedding.
- Were you?
- No, I wasn't.
I was being honest.
She just wasn't hearing me.
- She's definitely not
hearing you
over that smedium shirt
and oiled up skin.
I can barely hear you
in this conversation right now.
Tell her how you feel on a day
that's not
somebody else's wedding,
and maybe she'll listen.
- Maybe.
- I'm a little ashy.
You got any more cocoa butter
or did you use
the entire bottle?
Oh, I know.
Ooh.
Whoa!
This the good kind.
[Lxrd Rossi's "Point of View"]
- ♪ I'ma pull on you, on you,
and you gon' like it ♪
- What you thinking 'bout?
Is it me?
- Thinking about
a lot of things.
I'm looking forward to hanging
with my cousins this weekend,
but really, I can't wait
to get back
and celebrate with you.
- Good, 'cause I rented out
your favorite restaurant
for your birthday.
- Denny's?
- No.
[laughs]
B.L.K.
- Oh.
- I rented out the rooftop
and I invited
all your little NBA friends.
It's gonna be lit.
- Cool.
- You really wanna go
to Denny's for your birthday?
- [laughs]
No.
Trace, I've been thinking.
- About what?
- It's just, I've been in
the league for 15 years, babe.
I mean, I'm playing against
dudes that are young enough
to be my illegitimate children.
- But you're still keeping up.
You scored 18 points
in your last game.
- Yeah,
but I used to average 27.
I feel like I need to go out
while I'm still on top,
you know?
All the travel
from city to city,
the lights, the cameras,
the fans,
it used to be exciting,
but now,
I'm ready for my next chapter.
- So...you're retiring?
- Yeah, I think so.
I think this is gonna be
my last season.
I'm ready to chill
and enjoy life.
And you.
No cameras.
♪ ♪
- Okay.
I'm ready to enjoy
this next chapter with you too.
- Come here.
- ♪ Was it magic? ♪
♪ Called a thousand times,
was it passion? ♪
- Have a safe flight.
♪ ♪
- Why don't you come with me?
I'm sure the fam would love
to see you,
and there's plenty of room
on the jet.
- Oh, I have a meeting
for Lit & Light,
but maybe I can reschedule it.
- No, don't do that.
I'll see you when I get back.
I can wait to celebrate
at my party.
It's gonna be lit.
[both laugh]
I love you.
- I love you too.
- ♪ You don't learn ♪
♪ You can't keep hitting me
with your shit ♪
♪ You don't learn ♪
♪ And it's just from
my point of view ♪
♪ You might not like it ♪
♪ And it's just from
my point of view ♪
♪ Point of view ♪
♪ You can't keep hitting me
with your shit ♪
♪ You don't learn ♪
♪ You can't keep hitting me
with your shit ♪
♪ You don't learn ♪
- I look thirsty as hell.
- That's the point.
I'm an expert in online dating,
and men love thirsty women.
And you look dehydrated.
- I don't know
why I let you do this.
I am celibate,
and I am not interested
in catching COVID or chlamydia.
- COVID test and condoms, girl,
and you'll be fine.
Well, looks like I just got you
another date for tomorrow.
Three dates in 24 hours.
I need a raise.
- Yeah, I don't know
about that.
- This is date number one.
- [gasps]
- Mm-hmm.
It's Barry with the good lips.
- I might have to see
what those lips do.
- We're excited about you
possibly joining us.
Today, other members
of the team
will conduct final interviews.
- Great.
I'm looking forward to it.
- No problem.
And if you don't make it
past this phase--
most don't--
then great meeting you.
- So I jump in,
I pull her out, and she lived.
[smooth music]
♪ ♪
Layne.
Layne.
- [laughs]
- I get the feeling you didn't
hear anything I said.
- Oh, no, I was
definitely listening.
You're so interesting.
[laughs]
So about me, I'm a free spirit.
I left corporate
to open a vintage shop
in Little Five Points.
I'm a HBCU alum.
Go, Dunbar!
[laughs]
And I'm celibate.
- Check, please.
- We're in a coffee shop,
so there's not a waiter.
- That's great.
So of course I'm well versed
in Peoplesoft,
so onboarding should be easy.
- Oh, we don't use Peoplesoft.
It's expensive
and we're small.
QuickBooks,
much more efficient.
We aim for efficiencies
in certain areas
so that we can invest more
in other ways,
like in our employees.
We have happy hour
every Thursday
and an amazing Taco Tuesday.
[laughs]
- Did you know
that a female panda can mate
with several males
who compete over her?
I've been watching a lot
of panda documentaries lately
because I'm celibate.
- That's cool. I love pandas.
- He's perfect.
- I ain't never broke
anybody's celibacy.
That's like double popping
the cherry.
I dig it.
- Check, please.
- So yeah, I think that was
all my questions.
Seems like a nice place
to work.
- Are you interviewing
with other companies?
- I am.
- Larger ones?
Let me share this.
We may be lean and mean,
but that's our strength.
There are no barriers
in moving up
like with larger,
more hierarchical companies.
You chart your own course
here at Eliot-Butler.
So if you decide not to go
with the big boys,
I hope you consider us.
- Thanks.
- Was the date that bad?
You're Usain Bolting
to the door.
- I am so sorry.
I just--I have to get ready
for a birthday party tonight.
- Oh, okay.
Well, I hope you have
a good time.
And I'ma check out
that panda documentary
you told me about too.
- [laughs]
Okay.
- I hope we can,
you know,
do this again sometime.
You know?
- Yeah, this feels COVID-safe.
Hey!
This is awkward,
but Deon is just gonna
have to get used to this.
What are you doing?
- I just stepped out
to get some fresh air.
I had a crazy day.
- This is Ryan.
We met
for the first time today,
and we got coffee.
And this is my friend.
He wasn't my friend, now he is.
It's a long story.
- Sure it is.
Be blessed.
- Namaste.
♪ ♪
Hey, can we talk?
- There's nothing
to talk about.
This is your house.
So you can do
whatever you want.
It's cool.
- I know you're mad.
- Why would you think that?
- What's the point
in pretending
there isn't a problem?
Let's just get everything
out in the open.
- I've already done that.
I think you made it clear
how you feel.
There's nothing left to say.
[Lxrd Rossi's "Caught Up"]
[laughter and chatter]
[heavy hip-hop]
♪ ♪
- This party is popping, girl.
- Thanks!
I just hope Aaron is having
a good time.
Let me go check on him.
- Everything cool
with you and Deon?
- Yeah. It's fine.
- You're better than me, girl.
I won't let a man
stay in my house
for more than 11 hours.
Not usually, anyway.
- What do you have,
like, a timer or something?
- I kinda do.
- Wow, they are
getting serious.
- Mm-hmm.
Attached at the hip.
Suffocating just to watch.
- Hors d'oeuvres?
- God, thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
- You're making that look
real good.
- Oh, it's because it is.
- Babe, you outdid yourself.
- [laughs]
I'm just glad you like it.
- Yeah, I'd like it even more
if these cameras weren't here.
- I'm sorry, babe,
but we already agreed
to them being here.
Babe, mm-mm. Mm-mm.
[kisses]
Turn that pout round about.
It's your birthday.
- I've got just the right
property for you.
High ceilings,
big, beautiful pool
for entertaining.
- We'd love to see it.
- Hi, guys.
Babe, come with me
to meet Chris Bermudez.
Sorry.
- I was in the middle
of something.
- It's Chris Bermudez.
Come on.
- ♪ I can't deny ♪
- Exes.
- ♪ There's no point
in lying ♪
- Oh.
- Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
- Yeah, it's very healthy.
- This birthday party is cute.
- Yes, girl,
and so are these men.
- Oh, yes.
- Girl.
- And this bitch always late.
- You know the cameras
aren't rolling, right?
- Okay, good.
both: Hey!
So glad you could make it.
- Hey, girl.
- Hey.
- Two bottles.
- Lovely dress.
- Thank you.
- Ooh, here's the cake.
- Is that supposed to be
a dick?
- I'm not using no more
of your referrals, Talia.
I promise you.
- I mean, it's not that bad.
- It is.
all: ♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪
- Ey.
all: ♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪
♪ Happy birthday ♪
[all cheering]
- We love you so much.
[laughter]
- Oh. Thanks.
Thank you so much, everybody,
for all the love and support
over the years,
especially Tracey.
She's been right by my side
through all of my ups
and downs.
I love you, baby.
all: Aww.
- Your big ass.
[laughter]
- It's been
an incredible journey,
but there comes a time
when you realize
it's time to close one chapter
and start a new one.
That time has come for me
and the sport I love so much.
I want you all to know,
I've decided to retire
from the NBA.
- Hey.
- Wow.
- What?
- I'm so excited
for my next chapter--
- Can you start over?
Audio issues.
- You serious, man?
This ain't for the cameras, yo.
- To Aaron
and his incredible career.
To Aaron.
all: To Aaron.
[cheers and applause]
[heavy hip-hop]
- ♪ She make it clap
like thunder ♪
- I just knew
Layne was gonna kick
Deon's ass out the house
by now.
- You should never bet
against me,
although I'm actually surprised
they lasted this long.
- Speaking of lasting
longer than expected,
where is your mommy?
- Oh, Shoshana's brother
passed.
- Well, damn.
- Yeah, I'm going
to the funeral.
It's called a shiva.
- Oh.
She's going to show off
her little slave buck
to her friends and family.
- That's ridiculous.
She wasn't using me.
That's you.
- Hmm. Mm-hmm.
- You okay?
- What?
- Really like that cake, huh?
- Okay, so fine.
Ken is really serious about
making a relationship work,
but it's moving fast.
Yesterday, I was an I.
Now I'm thinking in we's.
- Women.
It's either too fast for y'all
or not fast enough.
Instead of eating
your feelings,
maybe you should just talk
to Ken about them.
- You right.
You're really right.
- You got a little--
a little cake.
- Oh, right here? On this side?
- No. It's on that side. Yes.
- You have fun tonight?
Was it the cake?
I'm sorry. It was phallic.
That was not intentional.
- Strangely, I wasn't tripping
off the dick cake.
It was them damn cameras.
- Look, babe,
I worked really hard
to build my brand
and to launch my business,
and the cameras have been
a huge part of that,
but they won't always
be around.
- I feel you babe,
but that needs to happen
sooner than later.
- Yo, I made a killing tonight.
I got, like, three
potential clients.
Can you be my wing-woman
at every party?
- Well, good for you.
- Yes.
- But I was making
my own connections,
and you snatched me away
before I could seal the deal.
- My bad.
I didn't realize
I was stepping on your hustle.
- And I'm not
just your wing-woman.
I'm my own woman.
- I know that.
It's one of the things
I respect about you.
We partners in crime.
Come on.
We jet-setters.
No kids, dual income.
That's the dream, right?
both: Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah. Come on, baby.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
[microwave beeps]
- I know we're just roommates,
but the "no going to bed mad"
rule applies.
If you're gonna stay here,
we're gonna have to learn
how to communicate.
- I won't be here much longer.
I got the job
at the smaller firm.
- That's great.
I'm so happy for you.
- It's not ideal, but it's
the best decision for now.
And you were right,
we should clear the air
even if I'm not gonna be here
for long.
And maybe we should
check in with each other
before we bring anyone
back to the house.
Otherwise, it's weird.
- Yeah. I know.
It was weird seeing you
with someone else too.
- What are you talking about?
- Okay, well,
right after we broke up--
I mean,
we never really broke up.
Anyway, I went
to your apartment,
and the door was open,
and I saw you having sex
with a woman.
- I wasn't having sex
with anyone.
I mean, I was all caught up
on you,
and I didn't know
what was going on with us.
I mean, we came close,
but you didn't see
what you thought you saw.
Is that why you've been acting
like this?
Why you've been
flaunting dudes?
- I haven't been
flaunting anybody,
and I'm not even interested
in that dude that I was with
earlier today.
At all.
- Oh.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
So that's all cleared up.
Good night.
[Trey Songz's "All We Do"]
[sexy hip-hop]
- ♪ Just me top down
on the way to the beach ♪
- Good night.
- ♪ Four bad chicks
in the middle of the street ♪
♪ Roll right up
and they all hopped in ♪
♪ Now we in the sand
havin' lunch on me ♪
♪ Told the girl,
don't let your feet get wet ♪
♪ We about to grab some drinks
and head to my condo ♪
♪ You can be my weekend guest,
oh ♪
♪ I'm in her head, so I know
we 'bout to get started ♪
♪ One thing led to the next ♪
♪ Now she got her hands
all over my body, eh ♪
♪ I ain't tryna stop ♪
♪ And I know she with it ♪
♪ I can see it in her eyes ♪
♪ She been down
from the beginning ♪
♪ And she can't
leave me alone ♪
♪ 'Cause I drive
her body crazy ♪
♪ I done gave her
a little taste ♪
♪ Now she wanna have
my babies ♪
- What are you looking at?
Good night.
- ♪ Just me top down
on the way to the beach ♪
♪ Four bad chicks
in the middle of the street ♪
♪ Roll right up
and they all hopped in ♪
♪ Now we in the sand
havin' lunch on me ♪
♪ Told the girl,
don't let your feet get wet ♪
♪ We about to grab some drinks
and head to my condo ♪
♪ You can be my weekend guest,
oh ♪
♪ I'm in her head, so I know ♪