Generation (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Pussy Power - full transcript

GENERATION

Two months earlier

Let's collectively rewind our minds
back in time,

66 million years ago,
to be precise.

The dinosaurs are here on Earth.
Meanwhile, up in space our asteroid

is now hurdling towards the Earth
getting hotter and hotter.

If you were a terrestrial dinosaur,
you'd experience some heat

that is almost unimaginable.

Something like 1,200 degrees.

At that temperature, your blood

will literally start to boil
inside your body.



And you will die.

Pussy Power

You're actually going to sign that ?

You're actually wearing nails
that say Pussy Power ?

- Maybe I really love cats.
- Prove it.

You want me to show you my pussy ?

She's a comedy queen, baby !

Why haven't you accepted
my follow request on Insta ?

So I get dress-coded, but meanwhile

no one does anything about all the real
fashion crimes against humanity

happening in this school.

Slip-on's with socks,
wraparound sunglasses ?

You need to be arresting those people
and expelling them

and making them fly drones into
their head so they accidentally drown.



There we go. I got you.

So.
Why won't you let me follow you ?

You're one away from suspension.

And ?

Okay that just pisses me off.
Cuz we got bigger fish to fry.

We ? Who's we ? Like "black people ?"

Like "black queer people ?"

What if this is the fish
I want to fry ?

So I saw this video of you
jumping off a boat to help Nathan ?

Oh ? It made it all the way to VHS ?

Be that person.

- Is this where you therapize me ?
- Can I recommend a therapist ?

But you know
I just want to lie on your couch.

You need to repaint your nails.

So that's a no.

Is it cuz you got a boyfriend ?

I was a band geek in high school.

I loved it.

Someone else's music, someone else's
steps, someone else's clothes.

Conformity - just give me more of it -

literally let me march to the beat of
someone else's drum.

I see you and it's like...

You are
who I wish I was in high school.

So accept my Insta request.

You need to go now. See you at GSA.

Yeah, I got stuff to take care of.
I don't think I'm gonna make it.

Okay then. We'll miss you.

I'm the asteroid.

You're the dinosaur.

I love that podcast.

The atmosphere blows up and
the dinosaurs go extinct in a second.

But all the little creatures living in
the dirt under the surface survive.

So what, we should all go hide
underground, wait for the apocalypse ?

Like, for what ?

I'm sorry. I'm experiencing rejection
on multiple levels.

- Want a hit ?
- No.

- It's the fucking Binary, you know ?
- Yeah.

Actually no, I have no idea
what you're talking about.

This is just The Great Binary
doing its work:

Stay or go. Isolate or celebrate.
Funyuns or Hot Cheetos.

But this Binary keeps wanting you
to choose. In or out.

So you're just like can't be in so,
gotta be out.

Then the Binary wins.

Now I'm thinking about In-N-Out.

Shit. My munchies are setting in.

Don't do it.
That zucchini bread is nasty.

Yeah. I dunno. For some reason
I'm just really attracted to it.

And I want to get to know it better.

...and then you have to stand up
and be like I'm Naomi,

my pronouns are
she, her and I'm a lesbian.

But I'm not, I'm just going cuz you're
my best friend and my brother's bi.

I dunno, those are some tough
motherfuckers in there.

If they think you're straight at all
they will fucking cut you.

I only get a pass cuz my dads, but it's
touch and go. So you have to say it.

Are you serious ?

- Bitch, I'm just messing with you.
-Oh my God I was dying.

- Hey Jack.
- Rose.

You going in ?

- I got stuff I need to take care of.
- But we need you.

Otherwise it's going to be Delilah
TED-talking about trigger warnings.

Can't save everyone all the time,
you know.

I like your nails.

Pussy power !

- See you later ?
- Okay, bye.

By the way, I just found out that
your grandmother's white !

Why would we take a field trip
to a wall ?

Stonewall isn't a wall.

I can see us raising money for a trip,
but New York might be tricky.

Last year the Young Republicans
went to Fort Lee.

Yes well, they're much better funded
than we are.

Hi. Just.. before we keep going with
all that...

And I know things are changing in here,
and new people,

and you like to run things
how you do... Which is great.

I just think it might be nice if I
were to

introduce us to someone new with us.

This is Luz, my star soccer player.

Top scorer here.
This girl really knows how to score.

'Sup.

Is there anything you want to share,
Luz, that brought you here ?

Any issues, or...

Yeah, I'm single, that's an issue.

And I'd love to fix that. Hit me up.

Can we go back to the trip ?
We have to do something.

I just feel like we're all really
complacent.

Maybe we should just do like a dance
or something ?

It's not a bad idea.

Or there's gay day at Disneyland.

Yeah, um. Disney's pretty problematic.

It is.
I mean...

Ursula's the villain
and a drag queen lesbian.

Scar - lispy villain who literally says
let me practice my curtsy.

Toy Story Ken, closeted gay fashionista
who's all "I am not a girl toy".

Literally the worst thing a boy can
be is a girl or gay.

I don't think we can give money to
that company. I'm sorry. We can't.

I kind of agree with Delilah.

I mean not about Disney. I love me my
Disney musicals. But

history - yes.

I'm on this whole thing with
the history of humankind right now

and I just have to say
we are living in a bubble.

I am sick of all this short-term
memory, we're all like

I'd never let there be concentration
camps and we are putting kids in cages.

Fuck ! I don't know, I'm all wound up,
I don't know why.

But I agree with Delilah. I don't want
to sit and argue about who's making

Rice Krispie treats
for some shitty bake sale.

Let's tell the school
they have to give us money,

let's go to the Queer-Motherland-San
Francisco,

let's learn some historical shit about
ourselves

and from now on let's just -
get it the fuck right.

- Okay ?
- Wait, you guys !

Also doesn't San Francisco
have that three-story H&M ?

Chester !

That was perfect.

May I ?

Yeah.

Let's give them something
to talk about.

But they're also literally
not talking at all.

I don't understand.

You came out, you jumped off a boat
and nobody's saying anything ?

My mom's just like
oh hi, everything's bueno.

- Is she going to freak ?
- Probably.

Do you want me to stop ?

You jump, I jump, right ?

Oh my God. Seriously stop. I can't.

We just hit an iceberg.

Oh my God, we should do the thing !
We're doing the thing.

Close your eyes.

Do you trust me ?

Now open your eyes.

Literally posting this for the world.

Megan !
It's Lindsay.

I know who you are, Lindsay,
we're on that thingy together.

- How's it going ?
- Things are good.

Oh, good. I'm so glad. So glad.

I just know how kids are. Mean.
So I wanted to check in on you.

Thanks. I so appreciate that.
Do I know what you're talking about ?

I'm sorry. I'm incredibly confused.

- What is your kid's name again ?
- Ella.

Ella Michaels. Right.

I get her confused with the other Ella
who was selling her parents' pot.

- She was barely making a profit.
- I'm sorry.

That was your Ella.
Oh God !

Ella felt just sick about the video of
Nathan.

Purple Dot Day

Open your eyes.

Oh my God.
Literally posting this for the world.

She's a birdy. Yes !
Oh, my gosh ! You're making me fall !

- Sorry, what's this for ?
- Snacks ! For the meeting next week.

We still need gluten-free cookies or
anything vegan/sugar-free !

You know what ? I'm not...

busting my fanny making
vegan/sugar-free desserts

for twenty people.
Seriously.

What happened to just cookies ?

Well, Megan, we do already have
quite a few different types of cookies.

Great. Then that should be enough !

There was a day when people were
happy with cookies !

But now it's all
oh, no, I identify as a

sugar-hating fake celiac person
or whatever.

You know what ? You don't want
cookies ? Have a carrot.

- Melissa's bringing carrots.
- You know what ?

Someone might not identify as
an orange carrot eater

so you should bring some white carrots
and some red carrots. Right ?

So tedious !

Pay attention to me,
special allergic person ! Me !

I "identify" as...

I'm sorry, but there was a time when
people were just normal.

You know ? Just...

Hon ?

Dammit !

- Can you not glue my finger ?
- I'm not and you're welcome.

- Okay but you see it's on my skin.
- Mom.

Did you see the video loop thing ?

- Of Nathan ? Yeah everyone saw it.
- Oh. I see.

So everyone - knows ?

What do you mean ? There were
a gazillion people there.

I think they all understood it was just
a silly joke nothing-thing.

- Right ?
- He's a mess, okay ?

- And a total attention whore.
- Yes ! That's my whole point !

But it's not like he was making it up.
And it's not that big of a deal.

I guess you think he's going to hell
or whatever,

but I just think he has character
problems. And moral issues.

And can be selfish.

But I think he's freaked out a bit and
it's weird that you don't talk to him.

- He knows where I stand.
- Okay. You do you.

You know what ? I really hate that
expression. You do you.

I don't even know what it means.

I'm just asking you
to keep me in the loop.

With your brother.

Yeah. Not gonna do that. Talk to him.
You're welcome for the nail.

You guys ! What a surprise !
It's not frosé night !

Thursday's too far away
and mama needs her cocktail.

I am loving this tropical print.
Hello Malibu Megan !

Nice manners !
You make us so proud !

- Go on.
- Come on in.

What ? I just thought it'd be nice
to blow off steam with the boys !

I'm giving up on him. I am.

I am giving up on Brad Pitt.
The Twelve Monkey thing,

and The Trees of Life,
and the Fighting Club.

They're all just so confusing.

Why is Ed Norton punching himself ?
It's just...

I'm sorry, Brad, just please take off
your shirt and shut up.

You don't have to prove you're smart

by being in movies that normal people
cannot understand.

- In what context did you watch them ?
- What do you mean ?

Some films you have to give your
full and undivided attention to.

And if you're talking through them,
it's kinda hard. Like Inception.

Be interesting.
Then I won't talk through you, okay ?

Who wants more ?

- How's Nathan ?
- He's good !

We're a bit worried.

What ?
C'mon, honey, it's Patrick and Joe.

I know. Just, what is there to
talk about ?

Look, it's just a lot of change.

And I have those apps, okay,
I meditate, I get it.

The only thing permanent is
impermanence...

Namaste, Savasana whatever.

I don' tknow, it's just a lot.
Which is why

at the end of the day I just want
Brad Pitt to take his shirt off,

stop making me have to think !

Look,
the Nathan thing is a little confusing.

Generally bi is confusing.

It's really not confusing.
Inception is confusing.

- Well I find it a little confusing.
- It's not. More ?

I have learned a lot actually online.
Yeah.

Yeah. Some of it's
a little bit too much.

Did I need to know there's an entire
category for Bisexual Cuckold Porn ?

What ? No !

It's all about choices, right ?

And our job is to make sure that Nathan
chooses well.

- May I speak frankly ?
- Of course !

Bisexuality can be confusing.

But it doesn't mean you're cheating
all the time or having threesomes

or sleeping with everything
that moves.

And I get it, because what makes it
even more confusing is that

literally every gay man came out
as bi first.

I said I was bi and I was gayer
than a straight guy in a musical.

Wait. I starred in all
my college musicals !

Now I'm not saying Nathan is using bi
as an excuse.

He's not. He's not.

I have a feeling
that Nathan likes a little drama,

they all do.

They all like to say,
I'm this today, or today I'm that.

And have all their friends comment

and likes on
their posts and whatnot.

Half the time they don't even know what
the words mean.

My point is that I know my son.

And I know what will make him happy.

Right? And that is all I want for him.
It's his happiness.

With a woman.

Motherfucker !

- Hon ?
- It's broken.

It's just a bottle of red.

It's all about choices, right ?

And our job is to make sure that Nathan
chooses well.

- May I speak frankly ?
- Not too frankly.

Bisexuality can be confusing.

But it doesn't mean you're cheating
all the time or having threesomes

or sleeping with everything
that moves.

And I get it, because what makes it
even more confusing is that

literally
every gay man came out as bi first.

I said I was bi and I was gayer
than a straight guy in a musical.

Wait. I starred in all
my college musicals !

Now I'm not saying Nathan is using bi
as an excuse.

He's not. He's not.

He likes to stir things up.

They all like to say,
I'm this today, or today I'm that.

And have all their friends comment
and likes on their posts and whatnot.

Half the time they don't even know what
the words mean.

My point is that I know my son.

And I know what will make him happy.

And that is all I want for him.
It's his happiness.

With a woman.

She's gross. She's the grossest thing
I've ever seen.

Finally !

It gets the job done, okay ?

That's actually pretty good.
Who did your nails ?

- Chester.
- Stop. It's nothing.

If a man jumps in the water for me
and paints my nails,

then he is for sure thirsty for me.

No it's the opposite.
He's so not into me

that he's just like,
let me save this poor drowning puppy.

You're good.

- Why couldn't you just gotten wine ?
- They'd notice.

And you try measuring out booze while
your parents discuss your sex life.

My dads think you're definitely gay.

But that's just them.
I told them I didn't get gay vibes.

- Oh my God you guys are so weird.
- What did you tell them ?

- That we kissed.
- Why ?

- I told them I liked it.
- Oh My God.

And they were like
don't get hurt babydoll.

Cuz they think you're just using me to
pretend you're not gay.

But really I think it's because they
had a shitshow with their third,

so they're just very anti-anything
romantic right now.

- I wasn't using you.
- I know.

I'm just gonna get something.

I'll be right back.

- Do you enthusiastically consent ?
- I just put your hand on my tit.

Shit. Naomi's upset.

I'm sorry, it's just
me and her are finally...

- No I get it.
- But I loved it. And um, thank you.

Arianna ! We're going !

Arianna !

Your lips make me want to put
my fingers in your mouth.

Arianna ! We're going !

Naomi ?

Chill tf out

Sry

Look, I don't really have anything too
good to say, but...

It's weird, it's like...

When someone likes me
I kind of can't believe it.

You know that Boomerang of me ?
I feel like that's just like who I am.

Doing the same stupid shitty thing over
and over.

And I just watch myself,
like, don't do that.

Unless you blocked me