Insecure (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Hella Questions - full transcript

- You live near here?
- Yup.

- Are you originally from here?
- Yeah.

How are you still single?

Check!

I'm just tired of this dating shit.

And I compare every dude to Lawrence.

You got your shit down to a science.

Roll in on Friday, smash all weekend.

We're both having fun. No pressure.

Pressure busts pipes.

How do you feel about a plus-one party?



Guys always want you back when they know

you're doing good without them.

My life.

I'm one of the best lawyers they have,

but I can't just roll
up to the partners and,

"So I accidentally noticed that

you're paying this
white man more than me."

Lawrence isn't coming. I thought
you said you didn't want him back.

Of course I want my man back!

You said you had some of my mail.

♪

Y'all fucked?

Damn, why your voice
got so much bass in it?

- So, who initiated the sex?
- Him, basically.



- Have y'all spoken since?
- Yeah.

- No. It's unclear.
- Bitch, are you a Magic 8 Ball?

- What that mean?
- I texted him twice,

and once he responded
"sure" with no punctuation,

and the other time, two hours later,

he responded "yep" with a period.

[sucks tongue] Issa,
that's not even a question.

- It's not even open-ended.
- Stop!

And then you sent this
one during rush hour?

Man, you know Lawrence is a safe driver.

Maybe he hasn't gotten back to me yet

because he's trying to
organize his feelings.

Right? Do guys do that?

Nigga, I don't know.

Issa, put the cookie down.

[thuds]

[sighs] Okay.

How you feeling?

Malibu.

Malibu? I'm fucking confused.

Like, how I'm supposed
to know what that meant?

- How?
- [sighs] Okay, okay.

What kind of fuck was it?

I mean, was it like a
"we back together" fuck

or a "fuck you" fuck?

I don't know.

It was a nebulous fuck.

A'ight, well, maybe Lawrence
just needs some more time.

I hope so.

[stutters] But it's gotta mean

something good, though, right?

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Wait a minute.

Did you and Lawrence fuck on this couch?

This... [groans]

♪ Nigga, no way, nigga, no way ♪

♪ Catch me catching feelings
for my old hoes, no way ♪

♪ Never put a bitch before
my bro, bros, no way ♪

♪ Never talk about business
on the phone, though ♪

♪ No way, no way ♪

♪ No way, no way, no way ♪

♪ And let my new thing see my old ways ♪

♪ Not a phone call, not a text message ♪

♪ Not a FaceTime, like,
"No way, no way,no way." ♪

I have way more billable
hours than Travis.

I'm on the partner track.
I'm always working late.

I'm always on all the
firm's volunteer shit.

Like, I built some family a house.

I thought I was killing it.

I just... [sighs]

Keep going.

You know what? It doesn't even matter.

I get it... It's an all-boys club,

and whatever I got to do to get in,

I'll just figure it out.

And then it should be fine.

You say that a lot... "should."

You frame a lot of things
in your life with "should."

- Have you noticed that?
- No.

Two weeks ago, you said,

"Things should be easier for me

as a successful black woman."

And another time you said,

"Things should've fallen
into place by now."

Is there a certain way you
think your life should go?

Oh, well, I mean, I do
have specific life goals,

and I think that if you work
hard, then it sh... ought

to yield certain results.

There's a medical term
called "magical thinking."

When we believe what we want

can influence the external world

as opposed to accepting
things as they are.

I'm confused. [chuckles]

I don't see how me trying
to break through at work

connects to any of these things.

Listen, Molly, I know as black women

it can feel like there's a lot
of things stacked against us.

We feel invisible at work,

we feel the need to have
the perfect relationship.

It's a lot.

But if your shoulds
didn't come to fruition,

would you be open to your life

looking a different way?

It's just something for you to think about.

- Yeah.
- So, the same time next week?

Um, I'll call you.

[music playing]

[woman vocalizing]

Kelli: Girl, your party was so much fun!

I haven't been Saturday drunk
on a Thursday in, like, a week.

Yeah, it was basically perfect,

except for the part where
half my place burned down.

Well, can't nobody say
your party wasn't lit.

[laughing] 'Cause of the fire.

Thank you guys so much for coming

and making me look good
in front of my new client.

- Girl, we got you.
- [all agreeing]

- Let's take a photo.
- You got it.

- [clicks]
- Now let's do a fun one.

- No.
- Nah, we're good.

[music playing]

Kelli: We should go
bar-hopping this weekend.

You know that shady, scary,
rundown building by my SoulCycle?

You know that's a speakeasy?

- Issa, you in?
- Nah, bars are loud.

I'm all, "Huh? What?" I can't.

What? Girl, that never
stopped you before.

Yeah, I'm just not trying to
go out like that presently.

Why not?

Lawrence came by

and we had a great conversation.

Oh, y'all talked? What y'all talk about?

Deets.

Uh, it was nice, you know?

And I know we're not gonna,
like, get back together right away

or anything, but, you know,
I'm just... I'm waiting it out.

That is great.

Plus, all couples go through stuff.

True. I ain't got nobody
and even I know that.

And, like, it's no big deal.

Derek lived in a hotel for
half of last... whatever.

I found out that he...
It doesn't matter.

The point is even perfect
couples have problems,

and Derek and I are great now.

- Oh, shit, what happened?
- We're great now.

It just takes time.

It's hard for men to come back from...

Cheating.

Yeah, I... I betrayed his trust

and I have to give him space

to forgive me.

But, y'all, we were in a
relationship for five years.

That doesn't just go away.

Don't forget that he was on your couch

for two of those years needing time

for his "business plan."

Fuck him, move on.

I just don't want to do anything

if there's a chance
we could work it out.

Does that mean he
broke up with that girl?

- What... what girl?
- That girl he was with after y'all...

Did he not...?

Did that not come up?

Wait, what are you talking about?

- Tiffany told me.
- [scoffs]

Derek told me.

I just... I thought she was a rebound.

Both of y'all had moved on.

- I think I just assumed...
- Who is he seeing?

[sighs] I think her name is Tasha.

- Tasha.
- I don't want to know anything else.

You know what, nowadays,
all you need is a name

- and then you're like, "Bah, bah, bah"...
- Found her. Mm.

- Oh, shit.
- [both chuckling]

Okay, that lace front is doing the most.

And why does she only speak in emojis?

She looks like she's working
at the Pyramid tonight.

- Mm.
- [laughs]

Kelli: Come on.

Guys, it's not about her, okay?

It's petty to judge her,
and I don't want to be petty.

Mm! You know what that is?

It's growth.

- Mm-hmm.
- You a big girl.

Got them big-girl panties.

[sighs]

♪ So, I'm supposed to move on? ♪

♪ Go high, Michelle Obama? ♪

♪ Well, call me Lifetime, bitch,
because I'm bringing the drama ♪

♪ Oh, he's with you now, girl?
Then why he come running back? ♪

♪ Oh, you putting it down?
Then why my Nani his snack? ♪

♪ My new name Alanis 'cause
there's shit you oughta know ♪

♪ I'll do whatever to win ♪

♪ Fuck going high, I'm going low. ♪

- Hey, girl. I just want to check on you.
- Pull that bitch up!

♪ Fuck dat nigga, fuck dat nigga ♪

♪ Fuck dat nigga, fuck dat nigga ♪

♪ You tripping, you're too quick
to fallin love with niggas ♪

♪ That's why I get this money
and I never cut for a nigga ♪

♪ Fuck dat nigga, fuck dat nigga... ♪

- Hey.
- [laughing] Issa.

How you doing, girl?

- I'm fine.
- Well, you look great.

You do something new with your hair?

Uh, I did, actually. I
used a new conditioner.

Mm.

Yeah, the neighborhood's coming up.

They just put in a new
juice spot up the street.

Ne-Yo owns it. I've
seen him a few times.

We both get beet juice.

- Mm.
- You still working with kids?

- Mm-hmm. Yeah, I do.
- Keep it up.

Once they repeal that Obamacare,
the kids will need you.

- That's not really what I do.
- It's in the purview.

Uh, is Lawrence around?

Lawrence?

No. No, he's out.

- Okay, uh...
- You, uh, want me to tell him you came by?

No, that's... I'll him myself.

- Bye.
- Ah.

Was that Mane 'n Tail you
was using on your hair, baby?

That's how you got that growth.

I see them edges.

Ninny, is your soup hot?

It ain't never been hotter, sir.

Ooh.

Not now. Later.

Follow the North Star
to our spot by the creek.

- Uh-uh!
- I's will.

Damn, that little boy see everything.

He can't leave the
house. He got typhoid.

[chuckles]

- You all right?
- Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I just, uh...

I got some stuff on my mind.

Mm-hmm. You wanna talk about it?

- [phone buzzes]
- Oh.

Ugh! It's my mama.

My family having this barbecue

and, like always, I gotta keep
Mama from taking on too damn much.

[chuckles]

Like, just go get the
pies from the store.

Don't nobody care if you make the crust.

You know, I was actually
gonna invite you.

Oh.

- Um...
- No, no, no, no. Okay, it's no pressure.

[laughs] I was just saying

if you were free next Saturday,

you may wanted to roll.

Tasha, I slept with my ex.

What?

[sighs]

[clears throat] Um...

Yeah, I went over there, you
know, to just grab my stuff

and it just...

happened.

It wasn't planned.

I just... I want to be honest with you.

I'm sorry.

- So, does that mean that you still like...
- I don't...

[sighs] I don't know.

I don't... I don't know.

[scoffs] "I don't"...

I think you need to go.

- [music playing]
- [door closes]

♪ If I'm believing what I hear is true ♪

♪ Then there's a broad around town ♪

♪ That's claiming you ♪

♪ And listen, Daddy,
I'm too cute to fight ♪

♪ You better get that
bitch told tonight ♪

♪ And I don't ever ♪

♪ I mean never ♪

♪ Ever, ever wanna
deal with this again ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ You better tell her ♪

♪ Tell her, tell her, tell her. ♪

Mm.

[distant chatter]

Renee. Hey, how are you?

Ooh, I love that suit, girl.

- [snaps fingers] You always be dressing.
- Oh, thank you.

Oh, wait, let me see these earrings.

Mm-hmm.

- [chuckles] Too cute.
- Mm-hmm.

- [chuckles]
- Tassels.

What you need, girl?

Oh, well, I heard Richard and
some of the other attorneys

talking about a Kings game tomorrow.

Mm-hmm.

- Is Merrill going?
- Yeah, he is.

Why? You a hockey fan?

[chuckles] I will be.

- Mm-hmm.
- Ooh.

- Scared of you.
- [keyboard clicking]

[phone ringing]

[distant chatter]

- Vice Principal Gaines?
- Gaines: Mm-hmm?

They said this was a good time.

Mm-hmm. Here, come on. Right there.

[static and chatter on radio]

We just want to discuss student
involvement at We Got Y'all.

Mm-hmm.

The turnout hasn't been
as high as we hoped.

We hoped for at least one.

And we want We Got
Y'all to stay partnered

with this school for years to come.

Yeah, I... I think we all would want...

Man on radio: Stepped in vomit.

Just throw some sawdust
on it, Larry! Dang!

I think we all would want that.

Great, then we need your support.

If we can't get the students invested

after everything we've done on our own,

then we'll have to move on.

And I really don't want that to happen.

We had two ASPs depart already

and the music program has lost funding.

What teacher did we have
you paired with again?

- Ms. Alvarez.
- Mm. Alvarez.

Well, okay. Don't worry.

I'll jump into it. We'll get this fixed.

- Oh.
- I'm sorry.

Things kind of fall through
the cracks now, you know,

now that the school's so overpopulated.

Might have to build a wall or something.

Have them pay for it. [laughs]

- A wall.
- Man on radio: Gaines? Anybody got Gaines?

- Go Gaines.
- We got mold.

Mold? Well, can't you
just scrape it off?

- [static hisses]
- Oh, damn!

- Frieda: Did he just say build a...?
- Mm-hmm.

- And then he laughed?
- Mm-hmm.

- Bruh. Bruh!
- [sighs] I know.

Why the fuck would you tell new
girl you fucked the old girl?

I couldn't sit on that.

You should've sat, squatted,
hatched an egg on that shit.

I'm not dirty like that. [sighs]

I can't even believe I went
over to Issa's and did that shit.

Like, I'm so fucking stupid.

I was just about to
leave and then... fuck!

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I mean, just when I thought
you was starting to pimp,

you went right back to being
an old John-Legend-ass nigga.

Look at these handrails. They're
too wobbly. I don't like that.

You can do better and
you should've done better.

Now I know why old girl came
around looking for your ass.

Eh...

she always look like that?

Ebony, hey, girl. How you doing?

- Hey, you!
- This is my boy, Lawrence.

- Hey, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Hey, girl, give me a hug. Mm.

Mm, that smile.

- You better be careful with that.
- [giggles] Boy, stop.

I'll stop when you stop.

Let me just grab you the takeaway.

- [mumbles] Y'all used to...
- Mm-hmm.

Now, the apartment has two bedrooms,

one bath, gas kitchen,

full range, and a little
balcony over there.

You hear that, Brian McKnight?

Two bedrooms, one for you to sleep in

and one for your feelings.

Y'all want the tour or
you wanna just wander?

No, we'll wander. Thank you.

You say yes to the tour,
brother. That's just polite.

- I mean, this place is big.
- Uh-huh.

- I like the view.
- You got mad recess lighting, too.

And a dimmer?

Nice. It's good.

Yeah, it's a cool spot.

- I just...
- You just what?

I don't know.

A lot of people are interested
in this neighborhood,

so this unit's gonna go quick.

[bell rings]

So, I was thinking about ways
we can get the kids to stay.

And what do you think about just
telling them Keke Palmer's coming

and dealing with the fallout later?

Sorry, I'm out of it.

I was up all last night
thinking about yesterday.

Yesterday...

That racist joke
Gaines made about the...

Ugh, please don't make me repeat it.

Ah, right, yeah. That.

[chuckles] That was messed up.

I just didn't know what to do,

so I stressed watched
the documentary "13th."

Then I contacted Ava on Twitter.

She liked it.

- DuVernay.
- Mm-hmm.

- [chatter]
- I don't even know what to tell you.

- Are they lost?
- It feels like another trap.

- Hi!
- Hi.

I'm Ms. Andrews, your
new faculty advisor.

Vice Principal Gaines told me to
help you in any way that I can.

What do you need?

We could use some paper.

Do you guys have paper?

Yes. We're a school.

[chuckles] Right. No.

Everyone, Ms. Issa and
Ms. Frieda are our guests,

so let's give them our
undivided attention.

Thank you. Hey, guys,
welcome to We Got Y'all.

Thank you so much for coming.

We're so happy to have you.

♪ Jump so high ♪

♪ Tie me down ♪

♪ Try to hold me up ♪

♪ But the wall ain't ♪

♪ High enough ♪

♪ And they play so hard ♪

♪ In a game so rough ♪

♪ But I still can't ♪

♪ Give it up. ♪

[crowd cheering]

♪ Why you always lurking? ♪

♪ Why you always lurking? ♪

♪ Why you always lurking
on my Instagram page? ♪

♪ Why you always lurking? ♪

♪ Why you always lurking? ♪

♪ Why you always lurking
on my Instagram page? ♪

♪ I don't have time, L.A. ♪

♪ I don't have time, L.A. ♪

♪ I don't have time, I don't have time ♪

♪ I don't have time, L.A. ♪

♪ I don't have time, L.A. ♪

♪ I don't have time, L.A. ♪

♪ I don't have time, I don't have time ♪

♪ Hey. ♪

- [crowd cheering]
- [organ music playing]

[laughs] I don't know, I'm
kind of with Molly on this.

- Thank you.
- "Black Mirror" is so exaggerated.

- It's not even close to being real.
- Oh, no, it's real, okay?

I covered up all the cameras
on my devices with tape, so.

- [laughs]
- There you go.

Come on. Let's go, Kings!

Announcer: One minute,
one minute remaining

for the second period.

[announcer continues indistinctly]

- Lobster rolls. Oh, those are so good.
- Oh, yeah, they are.

You know, last game, I
brought two home in my pocket.

Needless to say, the
wife was not too pleased.

Oh, well, then your wife

should definitely not
look in my purse right now.

[both laughing]

Oh, man, did he just slam
that dude into a wall?

Yeah, that's Kyle
Clifford. He's an enforcer.

So, he just gets paid to
skate around and be a badass?

Yeah, pretty much.

[chuckles] Is hockey
my new favorite sport?

Is it?

Could be. [laughs]

[chatter]

See you tomorrow.

- See you tomorrow.
- Holy shit.

- [quietly] I mean, holy shit.
- Right?

- Gaines: Hey, Robert?
- Robert: Yeah?

We speak English here at school.

You save that Spanish for the bus.

Okay, we at least have to put that

in our notes for Joanne.

So she can see that and
not all the good stuff?

I mean, the kids have
come two times in a row.

We're already making progress.

Yeah, that's great, but
we're just gonna go along

with his kind of thinking?

[stutters] Who cares what he thinks?

We're the ones who have
the kids after school,

and we don't think like that, so.

Okay.

I know that the oppressed cannot
be the oppressor, obviously...

Obviously, but...

would it still be okay
if he said those things

if he was, you know...

white?

I mean, we're not gonna change him.

It's, like, he is who he is.

So, are you saying that makes it okay?

I'm saying that I'm the one
that's on the hook for this

and I'm gonna do what I
have to do to make this work.

Gaines: That's right.

[laughs] Good luck, man.

Mm, hi.

Thank you so much again for everything.

You've been so helpful.

Oh, yeah, sure. You
know, whatever you need.

And I'm glad Mrs. Andrews
is working out for you.

- Oh, she's great.
- You know we gotta stick together.

You know, Mexicans
stick together. And Jews.

Latinos starting to
take over around here.

I remember when this
school was all black.

Now, browner than taco meat.
You know what I'm saying?

- [laughs]
- [chuckles]

Taco meat, that's pretty good.

Hey, my boy, go on, get on the bus.

Tie your shoes. Both of y'all.

And pull your pants up,
son. Yeah. Go, Daniel.

[men chattering]

- Wow, you pulled the trigger.
- I pulled the trigger.

- I got it. It's in the cellar.
- Hi!

- Brett: Hey.
- Oh, hey. How are you?

- You already got it?
- I got it.

I'm gonna keep it in the cellar

until Kathy graduates from college.

So, how did the lobster rolls

taste for breakfast?

Huh?

Oh, oh, yeah, no. Yeah,
no, I didn't really...

I didn't take those with me.

No, no, I know that you wouldn't.

Yeah. But you should try the Latour.

- Come over the house...
- Do you have a picture of it?

- Oh, my God, yeah. I got it on my phone.
- Really?

- Yeah, sure.
- Oh, that'd be great.

♪ I need some candy, candy ♪

♪ To restore my calmness ♪

♪ I've had some crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Freak-outs lately ♪

♪ I kicked all my shit, my shit ♪

♪ Around my closet ♪

♪ Nobody is coming, coming ♪

♪ To tell me to stop it ♪

♪ My shoes, they scuffed ♪

♪ My white walls ♪

♪ I punched my cupcake... ♪

His bank?

♪ I've never, ever fucked
a bitch over no nigga ♪

♪ I'm with my sister, keep
it pimpin', trickin' niggas ♪

♪ Niggas here, hood
niggas catching feelings ♪

♪ Baby mama starting
drama, man, I'm chilling ♪

♪ Nigga, F-U-C-K Y-O-U, nigga. ♪

Next.

[sighs]

Can I help you?

I'd like to make a deposit.

- [groans]
- [screaming]

You got jalapeño popped, bitch!

- Oh, my God.
- Oh, shut the fuck up!

[chatter]

- Man: Here you go, ma'am.
- Woman: Thanks.

Molly.

- Lawrence. What...
- Hey.

Yeah.

- What's up?
- Oh, I was just at a client meeting.

- What are you doing here?
- It's Meridian.

Oh, cool.

So, you're... You're liking it?

Yeah, it's good.

- Good.
- You?

- Work's good?
- Yeah, fine.

All right, well, uh,
it was good seeing you.

[groans] Hey.

How are you?

- I mean...
- I know.

Issa's still torn up.

- And?
- She feels terrible, Lawrence.

She does.

Issa cheated, but she's not a cheater.

Come on, you know she still loves you.

Do you hate her?

No, I don't.

Would you ever take her back?

Tasha: That's exactly what
I was saying about her.

- Exactly. Really.
- Woman: Yeah, I was just...

[phone buzzing]

Hello?

Molly: Hey, girl. I
just talked to Lawrence.

I had to do, like, five fake
walk-bys before he saw me.

Oh, thanks for going all
the way over there for me.

Of course.

So, what did he say?

[sighs]

I'm sorry, Iss.

Lawrence said that he's done.

He found a new apartment.

I'm so sorry.

You want me to stop by later?

What? No, that's...

I'm fine.

I'm here if you need me, okay?

Bye.

[knocks]

Ma'am, you cannot sleep here.

Molly: I... well, it shows precedent.

And I think the Sycamore
memo might be useful here.

Great, thank you.

And we will follow up with the client

by EOD tomorrow.

Oh, and, Hannah, things
were kind of hectic

at your going-away party,
but I just wanted to say

congratulations on Chicago.

Thank you, Molly.

It's an adjustment,
but, you know, I like it.

And I just want to say if you
ever need any additional help,

I'd love to offer myself up.

You know, I really
appreciated learning from you

and I'd love the
opportunity to continue.

[sighs] You know,
actually, a couple cases

have come across my desk
that I could bring you in on.

If you don't mind splitting your time

between LA and Chicago for a few months,

then I would welcome the help.

I'm open to that.

[chuckles] Thank you.

It's my pleasure.

[door slams]

Hey.

Look, what happened with
me and Issa shouldn't have.

- Uh-huh.
- It was a mistake, and, you know,

you don't deserve that.

I mean, hey, it's whatever.

I mean, that's your ex, so it happens.

We never said we was exclusive anyway.

Well, you know, either way, it's over.

I got some food going on the stove,

so I need to go back inside.

Okay.

Okay.

You hungry?

Yeah, I could eat.

[music playing]

♪ I'm writing this
letter to let you know ♪

♪ I'm really leaving, and, no,
I'm not keeping your shit ♪

♪ Heard you got some new homies ♪

♪ Got some new hobbies,
even a new ho, too ♪

♪ Maybe she can come help you ♪

♪ Maybe she can come lay do ♪

♪ After we're done,
what's done is done ♪

♪ I don't want nothing
else to do with it ♪

♪ Let me tell you a secret ♪

♪ I've been secretly
banging your homeboy ♪

♪ Why you in Vegas ♪

♪ All up on Valentine's Day? ♪

♪ Why am I so easy to
forget like that? ♪

♪ It can't be that easy
for you to get like that ♪

♪ Oh, no, she didn't, oh, yes, I did ♪

♪ Oh, no, she didn't, I'll do it again ♪

♪ Ooh, just get a load of them ♪

- ♪ They got chemistry... ♪
- [sighs]

♪ All they could say, we
like brother and sister ♪

♪ Look so good together ♪

♪ Bet they fucking for
real, and they was right ♪

♪ That's why I stayed with you ♪

♪ The, the dick was too
good, it made me feel good ♪

♪ For temporary love ♪

♪ Leave me lonely for
prettier women... ♪

♪ You know you wrong
for shit like that ♪

♪ I could be your supermodel ♪

♪ If you believe ♪

♪ If you see it in me, see it in me ♪

♪ See it in me, I don't see myself ♪

♪ Why I can't stay
alone just by myself? ♪

♪ Wish I was comfortable
just with myself ♪

♪ But I need you, but I need you ♪

♪ But I need you. ♪

[music continues]