Girls (2012–2017): Season 4, Episode 1 - Iowa - full transcript

Tad: To our daughter Hannah...

Loreen: Let's wait until he gets here.

I can't wait. I'm too
overwhelmed with emotion.

So sweet, Daddy.

To our daughter Hannah.

Slow to grow, but, oh...

how beautiful is the blossom.

[laughs]

Tad: We're so very proud
of your achievements,

your artistry, and your warm, open heart.

- [Clicks tongue]
- Thank you.



Hey, can I get some fries
when you get a chance?

- Fries, please?
- You don't need any fries.

I'll share. It's Friday, so...

[laughs]

Uh, to our daughter Hannah Helene...

That is me.

Who smiled when she first
came out of the womb.

- And then sneezed.
- And then sneezed.

[laughing] That's right, you sneezed.

- No, I didn't!
- Loreen: Yes, you sneezed one great big sneeze.

"I have allergies."

Well, I want to toast both of you

for the massive amounts of love and
support that you have shown me

in the four years since I
graduated from college.



And I just want to say that
even in the moments

when, superficially, it didn't
seem like you were supporting me

and it seemed like you were
criticizing my choices

and doubting my talent,

I know that you were
supporting me in your own way.

- So, that means a lot.
- Thanks, sweetie.

- I'm so sorry I'm late.
- Hey, Adam!

- Hey, big guy.
- How was your audition?

Fuckin' shitty. Apparently they meant
more like Tour de France biker.

I'm gonna rip my agent a new eyehole.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Hannah: He has a really,
really great new agent.

She is now representing him along
with many other great actors

like Norman Reedus
from "The Walking Dead."

She just can't read English.

You know Norman Reedus?

Loreen: Tad was just toasting Hannah.

We want her to know how proud we are

of this adventure she's embarking on.

To Hannah.

Yes.

Taking the next step
in a series of random steps.

How strange our journey is
through life, you know?

We try and inject it with meaning,

but at the end of the day
all we have are days...

marching on.

- That's very cool, Adam.
- Cool?

Congratulations and mazel tov.

To Iowa.

- [Wind howling]
- [thunder crashing]

[music playing]

Woman's voice: Sometimes
it feels like nothing,

a total numbness,

and sometimes it feels like
the coldest rain

is going to keep falling down
on you forever.

Living your life with depression

is like trying to walk a mile in mud.

We all need a little help
sometimes to change the weather.

Torpica,

because you deserve the sun.

Ask your doctor if Torpica
is right for you.

- Side effects may include...
- [shuts TV off]

Okay, you're really good.

- What?
- It's fuckin' heinous!

They cut shit out
that made it a cohesive story.

Yeah, I mean, it's a commercial,
but you were really good.

[Groans]

Can't believe I fuckin'
shaved for that shit!

Okay, listen. It was a job, okay?

And no one is even gonna
remember this in two months.

Someone already came up to me
in the subway and was like,

"Hey, I couldn't get
my dick hard on Torpica."

I'm sorry, but people have to work.

You took a job. It's fine.

[Groans]

I'm sorry. [kisses]

And I'm sorry I can't tell you exactly what
weekend I'm coming home to visit, okay?

That's okay.

I mean, I know it's okay.

I just feel like
the whole separation thing

would be easier if we, you
know, had a clear-cut plan.

No, it's fine. With cell phones
and modern communication,

we're gonna talk, like, 10 times tomorrow.

It's all good. It's all fluid.
We'll take it day by day.

There's no need to create some drama.

Okay.

[Music playing]

[moaning]

Oh, my God, that's so good.

Oh, my God.

Oh, I love that.

I love you, too.

[Both moaning]

All right, you are all set.

You're gonna be getting your diploma in
the mail in about six to eight weeks.

- Thank you.
- Okay, smile, my honey.

[Shutter clicks]

- Well, you missed it.
- I missed it? I missed what?

No, you didn't... you didn't miss anything.
There's nothing to miss.

I don't get my diploma for, like, a month.

Which address did you give them, Shoshy?

I think she gave them mine.

Woman: Uh, Mel Shapiro?

- We're both Mel Shapiro.
- It's Melvin and Melanie.

Mel Shapiro, 25 Eden Manor Way.

I told you. She gave them mine.

Well, can we get two copies?

- Can we get two copies?
- We don't need two copies.

Why did you want
your father to get it first?

- Be honest with me.
- I just...

- Don't bullshit me.
- I'm not bullshitting.

It's just where the bills go, so I
just assumed that he should get it.

Excuse me, I live in a gated community
and I have very responsible security

which will make sure
that it won't be misplaced.

- Well, I have Kevin and he works from home.
- Kevin works?

Melanie: Yeah, I don't
have to defend him to you.

I have never mishandled a package since
I married him and that is a fact.

Okay, seriously, you guys, there's
nothing special about today.

I'm not even walking in the processional

or wearing a hat,
so can we please just go?

Melanie: Will you get a
picture of us three, please?

Why would you want that?

It's not for me, it's for Shoshy.

- She would like it.
- I don't... I don't want it.

Why don't you want it?
You're out of your mind!

You're gonna look back on this
moment and you're gonna regret it

because it's a good thing to document,
to remember you did something.

- She doesn't want a picture.
- She accomplished something.

I worked hard and I paid for this.

Beedie!

Krasner's gonna be fine.

He swallowed a bobby pin,
which affected his gallbladder.

Um, I think that's what they said.

Do you know I got enough pastrami

to feed all of fucking Brighton Beach?

Where you at, thug?

Oh, physical therapist.

You aren't supposed to be here till 6:00.

She still has to eat and have lunch.

No.

I'm her daughter.

Oh, my God. Uh, Rickie, right?

Oh, my God. I've heard so much about you.

How was Argentina?

- I know what happened, dumb-ass.
- What are you talking about?

She had to have her stomach
pumped, all right?

You lied to the police
and she could've died.

Where is Beedie?

She's getting packed, okay?

She's coming to live with me
in Connecticut.

And she doesn't want me to
call the police, so I won't,

but what you did was
"unconscible," all right?

"Unconscible." It was "unconscible."

I can't say that word.
What you did fucking sucked.

You really are a piece of shit.

I did what she asked me to do.

Fuck you.

You really need to figure some shit out.

- No, can you just give me one second?
- Honestly.

Please let me just gather my thoughts.
I'm like...

You know, I'm not that much older than you

and all my friends have it together.

But every time I meet someone five
or more years younger than me,

they are a complete asshole.

Is it because you were told you
were special one too many times

and, what, you believed it?

Because when my generation

and every generation before me
were called special,

we were smart enough to know
it meant that we were stupid,

so it made us work that much
harder to stop being stupid.

Beedie: I'm ready to go now.

Beedie, what is going on?

Please don't go.

Jess, we got ourselves
into far too much trouble.

What do you mean?

Well, we practically robbed a bank.

We did, pretty much.
We could have, at least.

Best friends reunited.

Jessa: Please listen to me.

You cannot go to Connecticut.

You will die there.

I have to go.

You're so special.

You're so full of contradictions.

And you're so beautiful
and then you're so ugly.

Yeah, thanks.

No, I just adore you. You just...

you really took care of me.

I tried.

- You're an old bitch sometimes, but you...
- Will you shut up?

- At least I tried.
- I tried.

You beautiful thing.

Tell me you love me more than her.

[laughing]

I love you more than her.

[laughs]

[kisses]

Is that really heavy, baby?

- Yeah.
- Clerk: Let me help you with that.

I cannot believe
we got that done so early.

[laughs] It's not early.
You leave tomorrow.

Yeah, but I don't usually, like, pack.

I usually leave my crap
in a pile and just hope

it somehow makes it to where I'm going.

I'm sorry that we have to go to this
Marnie-Desi gig or whatever horror show.

All time with you is great.

No piece of time is more
valuable than another.

We are here together right now.

Okay.

[Chatter]

- The girl in the store said...
- That's what you do.

Okay, well, I have a little
powder if you need to...

I don't... we have different color faces.

You know, they have these pieces now

you can put in just to fluff it up.

I don't need any extra hair.
I have plenty of hair.

Hi!

Hannah! Oh, what's up?

Hey, Shosh. How's it goin'?

- Hi!
- Hi!

- How are you?
- Good.

I can never get this
where I want it to be.

- Hey.
- Oh, I can... hey.

Amour.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Mm.

Listen, I'm gonna run
and pee before we start.

I got us a table right there.

Hey, Clementine.

Hey, Marnie.

Um, listen, I feel like I need...

No, no, me first, please.

Okay.

I'm so sorry.

I was possessed talking to you like that.

I'm not even a jealous person.

I think that I was just maybe threatened

by the musical connection you guys share

and scared that I would
lose him, which is crazy.

Yeah, well, I'm sorry that I gave you

the impression that I was
even almost remotely capable

of doing something like that.

Anyway, thank you for saying that.

Well, break a leg, lady.

Oh, thanks, girl.

So, see you after.

Sure will.

[Sighs]

- Those your underwear?
- This is fascinating.

Oh, yeah, I always try to keep clean.

You're competing with guys who are a
completely different physical type than you.

Like, you're auditioning
with, like, Zachary Quinto

or Armie Hammer, even.

Well, I don't really know
names, but, yeah, definitely.

It's intense.

It's the first time I ever
looked at myself in the mirror

and maybe wished something was different.

Not my dick or anything,
but, like, my forehead.

Yeah, yeah, totally.

Yo, necrophiliacs.

Hey, what's up?

Hi.

Aunt Mel and Uncle Mel say hi.

Both of my parents are named Mel.

It's the worst thing
that ever happened to me.

And it was, like, the first
thing that ever happened to me.

Let me take a picture. One sec.

- Okay. Oh, wait.
- [shutter clicks]

I was trying to reach you,
like, all of yesterday.

- Oh, yeah?
- Hold on.

Yeah, 'cause I'm leaving tomorrow
and I was thinking you might wanna,

I don't know, hang out.

- Mm, yeah, maybe.
- [laughs] So cute.

But it would have had to happen
already because I'm leaving tomorrow.

Mm, darn.

I'm gonna pee.

Excuse me.

You made the choice you need to survive.

You made the choice you need to survive.

Everyone's path will unwind just right.

Everyone's path will unwind... hey.

- Hey.
- I was just, um...

Doing your freaky obsessive voodoo shit?

I know. Jesus, you're weird.

I feel like Adam is upstairs putting
on this really brave face for me,

but the minute I leave tomorrow,
he's just gonna fall apart.

[Scoffs] Don't flatter yourself, please.

Okay, you've actually
been really mean today.

I'm not being mean.

I'm... well, I'm being the exact
right amount of mean considering.

- Considering what?
- Considering it's certainly hypocritical of you to leave

right after you told me I need to come
back to New York and stay for good.

- But, Jessa, I'm going...
- You're pussying out on this whole thing.

The thing that we're all trying
to do, which is to make it work,

regardless of location,
right where we are.

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way...

- You know what else is pussy?
- What?

You don't even have the bravery
to break up with Adam.

I don't want to break up with Adam.

If you want to be alone, be alone.

No one's gonna be angry about that.

You seem mad at me.

No, no, I'm not mad at you.

I could give a shit. You know?

I mean, Jesus. Don't make
a big deal out of it.

[Door closes]

Hi, little ones.

She bangs, she bangs.

- Right back at ya, Marnie's mom.
- [clicks tongue] Uh-huh.

I woke up in Harlem smelling like moussaka

and I didn't have time
to go home and change.

There's a lot of really exciting
things happening above 125th Street

that I'm very happy to know about.

I stopped at the First Corinthians
Church for a musical interlude

and then on my way downtown,
I rescued a kitten.

- Aw.
- Ooh, where is it?

Pal: Elijah?

Hi, Pal.

Um, wha... hey.

Hey. You look good.

I'm just here brunching with the Lisas.

[laughs] - You are so not gonna
be tallying your booze points.

- Vodka has no points.
- Yeah, keep telling yourself that.

Lisa: No, my bikini waxer
told me that vodka...

[quietly] They're like the
laziest bulimics you've ever met.

Okay, we are Desi and Marnie.

Um, or are we Marnie and Desi?

We'll talk about that later, sir.

- [laughs]
- [girl laughs]

- And this is our newest ditty.
- Mom: Hallie, come back here.

[playing guitar]

♪ I don't wanna dream
if dreaming is without you ♪

♪ I don't want to run unless
I'm running towards you ♪

♪ Every single thing I do
is all about you ♪

♪ Every thought I have... ♪- Whoo!

♪ I'm thinking what you might do ♪

♪ I can't pretend that I'm fine
without you anymore ♪

♪ Because I don't wanna live
if I'm not living for you ♪

♪ Now you are my king
and know that I adore you ♪

- ♪ Hold on, don't let go... ♪
- Oh, my God. It's so exciting.

- [Shutter clicks]
- ♪ Oh, oh... ♪

♪ 'Cause there is something
that you need to know... ♪

- Hey.
- Yo.

- Hi.
- How goes it?

Swimmingly, thank you. And how are you?

I graduated today.

No, like, pomp or
circumstance or whatever.

I just, you know, finished my degree

and now I'm just, like, in the world
trying to get 'er done, you know?

Welcome to the world. Congratulations.

It's a nice world.

I really didn't want to see
Marnie singing today, actually,

because female folk singers remind me
of being carsick when I was little,

but, um, I thought
that maybe I would see you

and I wanted to say that I'm sorry.

For what?

For, like, trying to manipulate you

into being in a
relationship with me again.

I just was in a really bad circle
that I had drawn for myself

and I tried to drag you into
that and that was not fair.

It was very uncool.

Well, I appreciate you saying all that.

Honestly, too, you, like, totally picked
the best one of my friends to bone

because I never really liked Marnie.

[laughs] How fortuitous.

Oh.

Mm.

Ooh.

Okay, um, later. Later, gator.

- Okay, bye.
- ♪ I'm not ever leaving ♪

♪ I'm standing outside till you see me ♪

♪ I rode here so fast ♪

[Singing along] ♪ And if I'm
breathless, you're the reason... ♪

"Breathless" is the title of the song.

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh. ♪

[Cheering]

Thank you, guys. We're
so psyched to be here.

Believe it or not, this
is our first jazz brunch.

Obviously we're not playing jazz,

but we love brunch.

And if you guys are really
lucky, maybe I'll scat for you.

Do a little rap.

Please don't.

Um, so this next one is... it's new

and it's something I wrote
for a friend of mine

who is going away.

She's gonna do so great.

It's called "Onward and Inward."

Boy: Tag, you're it!

[Kids squealing]

♪ Onward and inward, journey continues ♪

♪ Deeper and darker,
I'll always be with you ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Good-bye, friend... ♪

What are you thinking about?

♪ I'll be watching,
watching you from behind ♪

- ♪ I'll be watching... ♪
- I'm just listening.

♪ Watching for the rest of time... ♪

Yeah, the maze of our future?

'Cause that's what I'm thinking about.

♪ And love is a trick
that we play on ourselves ♪

♪ But my love waits all alone on a
shelf... ♪ - [kids screaming, crying]

- ♪ And fears of laugh... ♪
- [baby crying]

♪ Of... ♪

Okay, let's just hope she doesn't quit
her day job as the face of Eddie Bauer.

[laughing]

[crying continues]

Boy ♪2: Mommy, make her stop singing!

This is not gonna end well.

Stop!

Hey, brother, that's not cool, bro.

All right? Be respectful.
She's trying to sing.

- Am I doing something wrong?
- Stop, Marnie, stop.

People aren't even paying attention.
They're not even listening.

That's crazy. They're into it.
It's just a couple kids.

You know what? Fuck this. I'm sorry.

- [Chatter]
- [kids shouting]

Uh, we'll be right back.

This might be a good time
to talk with your loved ones

about respect and about how your behavior

affects other people, et cetera.

[Crying]

Marnie.

Oh, God. There's no point.

There's no point in what?

Sharing my music.

They were being so fucking mean.

They were laughing at me.

Some of those songs are about death.

Marnie, this business
is not for sissy bitches.

What?

The crying, the shaking...

I mean, you've gotta
give it a fuckin' rest.

Elijah, where are your manners?

Look, honey, if you want to do this,

you've gotta thicken your skin, okay?

You should have stopped giving a
fuck when you got on that stage.

What do Judy Garland
and Lady Gaga have in common?

- They're both white?
- No.

They're both bad bitches who don't
give a fuck what people think.

They were told that
they weren't thin enough,

that they weren't feminine enough,

that they weren't beautiful enough.

And then Judy went and died
'cause it all became too much.

But Lady Gaga's fine.

Be well, Elijah.

Oh, and, Marnie, you are so talented.

Have you ever thought about
being a background artist?

Because I have a friend at Central Casting

and she's always looking
for people to be, like,

you know, in a "Good
Wife" courtroom scene.

Lisa ♪2: Oh, or like "SVU" victim.

You'd be an amazing victim.

Bye.

So nice to meet you.

I'm glad we broke up!

What a little fuckin' dick.

You know what? New York is such bullshit.

If we lived anywhere else, I would
never have to worry about seeing him

because he would have already killed
himself for being so small and gay.

[Crying continues]

I can't believe Marnie left
without saying good-bye.

Maybe she had another jazz lunch.

Are you sure it's okay that I'm
leaving all this stuff here?

Yeah, it's your apartment.

Yeah, but I'm not gonna
be living here or paying rent,

so you get to make some decisions.

[Mumbles]

I like being amongst your stuff.

You know I'm shit on the phone, right?

You're asking if I know
if you're shit on the phone?

You take so many pauses
that I think you've hung up

and the only way you respond
is, like, with this long groan.

Just like... [groans] - [laughs]

You're terrible at the phone.

[mumbles]

Do you want to go over the plan again?

The plan is...

there is no plan.

That works for me.

As a plan.

It's a plan, then.

Okay.

- [Whispers] Jesus fucking shit.
- [knock on door]

Mom, I will be right out, okay?

- Adam is sleeping.
- Marnie: No, it's me.

What are you doing here? It's 6:00 AM.

Did you really think you were gonna leave

without me saying good-bye?

Well, I couldn't find you
after the gig anywhere.

That place was a shit show.

That's the last time I do a jazz brunch.

I can't get my fucking suitcase closed.

Uh, have you tried sitting on it?

It's a volume thing and it has
to be equally distributed,

so you have to make sure
while you're packing

that you actually stack them full... mmm.

I think a vase just broke underneath me.

A vase?

You put a vase in the suitcase?

[Whispers] Hey.

Hey, party freaks.

Are you serious with that hat?

Tad:Yes.- Loreen:Marnie came to pack?

- That's so sweet. What a friend, right?
- Tad: A good pal.

[sobbing]

Hannah, could you lend a hand here?

Hannah: Hey, Marnie, don't cry.

I'm gonna text you in, like, two seconds.

- Marnie: I love you.
- [Car doors close]

[car engine starts]

[dog barking]

Loreen: Let's wait to get gas in an hour.

Tad: No, let's not wait to get gas.
We only...

Loreen: No, no, no, I'm gonna
have to pee in about an hour.

- Well, why can't you pee now?
- 'Cause I don't have to pee now.

We've only got a quarter of a tank.

No, I'm gonna have to pee
in an hour, so let's just wait.

Tad: Hannah might want a snack.

Loreen: I've got a whole
bag of Fig Newtons.

- She loves 'em.
- Oh, wow, there you go. Fig Newtons.

♪ Does it feel good to leave me behind? ♪

♪ Do you like the way I look
when I'm cryin'? ♪

♪ When you said that I'd
be yours until we die ♪

♪ Does it feel good to leave me behind? ♪

♪ Oh, ah ♪

♪ Oh, ah ♪

♪ Oh, ah ♪

♪ There's a giant leading me
to God knows where ♪

♪ I've got news, I'm going my way ♪

♪ Fighting, and I feel
I'm getting somewhere ♪

♪ All is right, all is right ♪

♪ There's a giant leading me
to God knows where ♪

♪ I've got news, I'm going my way ♪

♪ Fighting, and I feel
I'm getting somewhere ♪

♪ All is right, all is right ♪

♪ All is right. ♪