Little America (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Yana - full transcript

You betcha.

That was "I'll Be A Witness"
by Reverend Timothy Wright.

Next up is The Mighty Indiana
Travelers with "I'll Be Satisfied."

I'll be satisfied when the women
of this world start to be respected.

This is Martha Jean the Queen
on WQHG radio.

Excuse me, young
man. Is that "I'll Be A Witness"?

Yes, ma'am.

I just played that
on my radio show this morning.

Wait...

Martha Jean the Queen?

- That's right.
- You're famous.



I listen to you every morning
till my mom turns it off.

Oh, people do know me
around here. What's your name?

Luke Song, son of Jin-ho Song,
the owner of Mr. Song's.

The one-stop shop for all
your hats and accessories needs.

You should come in and take
a look at our fine merchandise.

Well, Mr. Luke Song, with
manners like that, how could I refuse?

- I just finished this one.
- Hmm.

I think it's perfect for you.

Well, it's not wider than my shoulders.
That's good. There are rules, you know.

Okay.

How about this?

Not with your face.
You very round.

- Mm-hmm.
- Big moon shape.

- Excuse me? "Moon shape"?
- She's still learning English.



No, her English sounds fine.

I like a salesperson
who's straight with me.

I do have a moon face. And a big
head, which I need for my big brain.

How about this one?

- Well, it's a better shape.
- Mm-hmm.

Let's see.

It needs something.

- Yeah, it needs something. Hmm.
- Yeah. You customize?

- Yes.
- Ooh, that's good.

Nobody wants to run
into themselves in church.

Wait. Ah, idea.

Yeah?

You ever been
in a Black church, Luke?

Just Korean Methodist.

It's really boring.

Is Black church boring?

No.

Yes.

Ooh, she's thinking feathers.

- Yeah.
- Where'd you come to Detroit from?

- Seoul, South Korea.
- Always good.

Always nice to hear about folks
moving in instead of moving out.

Business is not so good though.

Well, you gotta give it time.
They'll find you.

I'm tired of hearing people
call this a ghost town.

We got money to spend too.

Ah. See, like that?

Ooh. Ooh.

How do you say "hat" in Korean?

Moja.

Moja? Like that?

- Yeah.
- Yes. It has two meanings.

It means "hat," but it
also means "mother and son."

Hmm.

All right.

Moja... ...and moja.

Oh, my. Now,
that is something, isn't it?

What are scientific methods?
When scientists observe the natural world,

they often think of a question
or a problem.

But scientists
don't just guess an answer.

They use scientific methods,
a series of steps.

The most basic steps
shown in Figure 2.

Dork.

Oh?

Dorks.

- You betcha.
- You betcha.

It's Martha Jean the Queen.

Now, you all should be wishing
this was television

and not radio this fine morning,

because I am looking
particularly magnificent.

And why is that? I got myself
a new hat from Mr. Song's.

All you downtown shoppers

need to know about this place.

Mr. Song's. World-class
service and gorgeous hats.

I'm planning on stopping by
again next weekend.

We're famous!

I'm not trying to be flashy.
I'm too old for that.

But you gotta catch God's eye so
he can hear your prayers, you know?

He got a lot on his plate.

Excuse me.

Y'all got fascinators?

Uh, yes, we do.

It is
bonus day at the auto companies.

- Turn that up, honey.
- ...right, bonus day.

You all better go meet your
husbands and you get that check.

Ashley, you hear that?
Martha Jean says it's bonus day.

You better get your behind
down to that plant.

Believe me, I'm on my way.

- How much I owe you?
- Uh...

- Oh.
- Mmm.

Um, $25, please.

- Eomma.
- Hmm. Thank you.

Hello?

Martha Jean!

Okay.

- Hello. Is your mother around?
- Follow me to the back.

- Thank you.
- Come in.

- Have a seat. Yeah.
- Thank you.

Is everything all right?

They said you called at the
station, so I thought I'd stop by.

- Oh, everything is okay.
- Okay.

Yeah.

Ooh! You're quite the artist.
May I see?

Uh, yeah. Sure.

Oh. Actually, that's pretty
good. That's a very good likeness.

How much do we owe you?

Owe me?

My mom wants
to pay you for the commercial.

Oh, I don't do commercials. I talked
about you because I like my hat.

I couldn't keep
a good thing to myself.

Thank you.

I've been on the radio
for 30 years,

and everything's word of mouth
around here, so...

It's the same back in Seoul.
But here, we don't know anyone.

Well, now you know me.

I want to give you a hat
to say thank you.

A gift for a f-friend.

Something
for that big moon face.

Well, thank you,
but I like to buy your hats.

And I'd also like to purchase a drawing,
Luke, if that's all right with you.

Buy one? Really? Uh, which one?

- This one.
- Okay.

But only if you sign it for me.

Okay.

That's gonna be worth
a lot of money one day.

No, it's just a hobby.
I'm gonna be a doctor.

To determine if a
molecule is polar or non-polar,

it is frequently useful
to look at Lewis structures.

Non-polar compounds
will be symmetric.

All of the sides around
the central atom are identical.

If we take a look at methane,
we see a central carbon atom

surrounded on all sides
by hydrogen atoms.

Polar compounds
will be asymmetric.

That's it for today.

I have your exams. Please
collect them on your way out.

Thanks.

- Alan. Welcome.
- Thank you.

- Lee, I expected more.
- Thank you, Professor.

- Arthur.
- Appreciate it.

Mr. Song?

Sorry.

The usual. Well done.

You've got
a real future in this.

There he is!

Oh, my doctor son returns!

Of course.

Martha Jean! Luke is here!

Luke, hi.

- Hi.
- Are you home on break? Come sit down.

I'm gonna
have to sneak this hat home.

My husband told me,
"It's me or those hats."

We both know what you will choose.

Mm-hmm. Mr. Song's on a Saturday
is the spot to be.

This one is beautiful.

Do you know these church women?

Most of 'em.
But they all know me.

Some church folks like to
kiss up 'cause I'm on the radio.

But behind my back,
it's a whole different story.

Really?

- The saints don't like women preaching.
- Hmm.

Too much self-empowerment,
not enough Jesus.

Well, I could use some of
that self-empowerment right now.

Oh, come on. You're gonna be
a big, fancy doctor.

What if I wasn't?

Wouldn't surprise me.

Really?

Come walk me to my car.

I never thought
that was for you.

I thought you were gonna be
a famous artist.

I put money on that. Remember?

I think you might have
lost that dollar.

You never know
where you're gonna end up.

I studied to be a nurse.

Look at me now.

You're Martha Jean the Queen.

Only you know
what you want, Mr. Song.

No. That's awesome.

Hmm?

Hmm?

Huh?

Eomma.

I never
told him to drop out of school.

You put ideas in his head.

I was trying to encourage him.

He was unhappy.
The boy's always been creative.

He had one semester left!

So close to finishing,
having a good, safe life.

And then let it go to waste.

I promised myself my children would
never go through what I went through.

I lived through war.
Did you ever live through war?

I lived through Detroit
in '67 as a Black woman.

He is my son!

You think you can tell us what to
do just because you are on the radio?

You are just a customer.

You're right.

You're his mother.
I'm just a customer.

But you keep this up,
you're gonna lose him.

I'm sorry you never got
to do what you wanted with your life.

So, when we talk about art,
we're talking about ways of seeing, right?

Remember, this is a crit class,

so I want you to think about
a dialogue with your audience.

Why a still life?

I really like
the Dutch masters' brushstrokes.

And I really like technique.

Hmm. Do you have a personal
connection to persimmons?

No. I just like
the shapes and colors.

What do you think here
is relevant?

I'm just trying to get
to your statement.

It's beautiful.

That's it. That's the statement.

Okay.

Um, moving on.

Uh, Gavin, what's...
What's the message here?

It's situationist, of course.

I was inspired by Guy Debord's
The Society of the Spectacle.

A commentary on capitalism,
first and foremost.

Any reason you've
chosen imagery from the 1960's?

We have been
having the same conversation all year.

This has to mean
something to you.

I mean, look at the choices
that you have made.

Luke, you have to be able
to talk about your work!

I don't want to explain it,
okay?

I want people to walk into
a gallery full of my work

and just be moved
by the shape and colors.

No, no. It is not
just about the visual.

There needs to be a dialogue
between the artist...

Why? Why? That's so lazy, okay?

Conceptual art is bullshit. It's
an excuse to have no technique.

Luke, I... Luke, all I've wanted from
you all year is some critical thinking.

That's all. I mean,
this is, after all, school.

You don't even have a syllabus.

When you really want to make it,

you must learn to wear
this world as a loose garment.

You're listening to
Martha Jean the Queen on WQHG.

- Hey.
- Hi.

I've got this song
to talk to you.

So in three minutes, tell me
everything. How's New York?

Uh, not great.

- Pull up a chair.
- Yeah. Uh...

Well, I'm a double dropout.

It wasn't for me.
I couldn't hack it, I guess.

Well, New York can be tough.
But Detroit's got a great art scene.

Lot of great artists
come out of Detroit.

I don't think I'm an artist.

- Of course you are.
- No, don't do that.

Okay, that's what you did before,
and I shouldn't have listened to you.

- Me? What do I got to do with it?
- You told me to do this.

Well, I'm not right about everything.
Be more like my own kids and ignore me.

Oh, no.
Oh, no, no. Uh-uh.

This is not how this goes.
Mm-mmm. I'm not the boss of you.

You might not get
everything you want.

But this, sittin' on your pity
pot, that's not gonna serve you.

You are your mother's son.

She's still mad at me, you know?
I haven't set foot in the shop.

You Songs, lot of drama.

Get out.

You really still have that?

Uh, yeah.
And I'm about to throw it out

because you just told me
it's not worth anything.

And I was gonna retire on that.

Get out.

Martha Jean.

It's good to see you.

You need a new hat?

Mmm, needs more pop. Spectacle.

Tall. Like, real tall.
Like Nefertiti. A real queen.

- S-Six inches?
- Twelve inches.

- Okay.
- That's not in fashion.

If I wear it, it is.

Too high. It won't work. It'll
fall over like a melting cake.

- Something like this?
- A drawing does not make it real.

Luke's got it.
Yeah, I... I like that!

I think between the
two of you, you can work this out.

I think it looks good.

We can make it work.

- Okay.
- Hmm.

- I told you, see? Yeah.
- All right.

Oh. And there it is.

Nefertiti herself.

Oh, you two have outdone
yourselves this time.

Thank you.

- May I see?
- Mm-hmm.

Yes. They're gonna
bury me in this hat.

Don't talk about death.

Oh, accept the compliment.

Now you two have to come to
church, see your hats in action.

Oh, no. I'm a heathen.

- We got room for heathens.
- I take him.

Finally,
Mr. Song's has a Mr. Song.

Okay.

Hmm.

Huh.

I call it the "Bird's Nest."

No.

Yes, you're an artist.

Eomma...

As I look around,

I see that some of you
did not wanna come here today.

There is someone here who woke
up this morning in a dark place.

Feeling hopeless and lost.
And yet, you are here.

You are in the house
of the Lord. And you are livin'.

And you are breathin'.
And you are lookin' fine. Amen?

Amen.

"If I can help someone
as I walk along...

...if
I can cheer someone with a word or a song,

if I can show some traveler
that he is traveling wrong,

then my livin'
has not been in vain."

- Amen. Amen.
- Amen.

I said, my livin'
has not been in vain. Amen?

Lord, we thank you.
We're in your house...

- ...Amen!
- Oh, yeah.

♪ Oh, if I labor ♪

♪ God's gonna
Give me a crown ♪

♪ Oh, if I labor ♪

♪ Oh,
God's gonna Give me a crown ♪

♪ Oh, if I labor ♪

♪ God's gonna
give me a crown ♪ -♪ He told me ♪

♪ Work in the vineyard
God's gonna give me a crown ♪

♪ Did the Lord not say... ♪

♪ Did the Lord not say ♪

♪ Did the Lord not say ♪

♪ Well, I've got to work
Yes I do ♪

♪ He gonna give me A crown, y'all,
he gonna Give me a crown, y'all ♪

♪ He's got one for you
He's got one for you too ♪

♪ He's gonna give it to you
I believe him because he said ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ God's gonna give me a crown ♪

♪ He's gonna
Give me my crown, y'all ♪

♪ God's gonna give me a crown ♪

♪ He's got
one for you All you got to do ♪

♪ You just got to live right
Treat your family right ♪

♪ Long enough to meet Him there,
just long enough To meet him there ♪

♪ I can't wait
Till I get my reward ♪

♪ And it's gonna
Come to you too ♪

♪ He's gonna give it to you ♪

♪ He's gonna give it to me ♪

♪ Oh, we're going up ♪

♪ I can't wait to get there ♪