Mrs. Fletcher (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Free Sample - full transcript

We finally get to do
what we wanna do.

We're free from our kids.

Think about opening up
to new things.

I don't-‐
I don't think my parents

were this upset when I went
away for college.

I just think they kinda
just went on with their lives.

- Yeah.
- I just don't think they cared.

That's because they were...
They were not as close with us

- as we are with our kids.
- Yeah, right.

God, I... It's so weird.
I went... I...

I went to the grocery store
and I... I still bought...



cereal. Like, those... that...
those huge boxes

of junk cereal.

I brought 'em home and then
I was like, "Oh, right,

I don't need to buy this
anymore."

Claire used to practice
the cello every night

for an hour.
And now it's just...

dead silence.

Just pure, dead silence.
It's awful.

Eve? Are you dating anyone?

Um... No.

It's okay. She just has higher
standards than the rest of us.

No, no, no. I just asked because
there's this great guy

who I think you should meet.
My husband's boss...

- Peter's divorced?
- Oh, yeah. Six months ago.



But, I mean,
this was a long time coming.

Okay, thank you, but I'm...
I th...

Really? He's... Why not?

I will give it... Let me just...

I'll think about it.

Don't wait too long,
or someone's gonna snap him up.

- I agree. I agree with her.
- Thank you. That's it.

- Roy?
- Mrs. Fletcher.

- Hi.
- You look so lovely today.

Thank you, Roy.
That's very sweet.

Uh... Uh... Are you going to
water aerobics?

Yes. It's my favorite class.

Well, why don't I take you
there?

- Thank you.
- Sure.

Do you like oatmeal?

It's okay.

My son makes it every day
for breakfast.

I can't even look at it.

Well, why don't you ask him
to make you something else?

Oh, no, I don't eat that crap.

I have bacon and eggs.

Oh, good for you, Roy.

Come on, divas, you own this.
All of this is yours! And back...

Mr. Rafferty!

Hey! Hey, what's up?
Come on, get in.

All right, dip it low,

- and right, and left...
- You know, Amanda.

- Okay, easy.
- Woo! Right...

and left, to the side,
and right...

And left, keep going. Right...

and left. Ooh! Grab it low.
You're doing it! Yes, Roy, yes!

Work it, divas!

All right, let me see you
shake it out. Shake it out!

And front... Ooh! And back!
And front! Back!

Come on now, oh!

And now give the butt a lift.
And down, and right!

Brendan, come on in.

So...

Why are you here?

Because you sent me an email.

You told me
to come to your office.

Not here in the room.

I mean, why did you choose BSU?

Um...

Uh... Sorry.
What were you saying?

Why are you attending
this college?

- 'Cause I got in.
- You sure did.

- Yeah.
- Brendan...

What I'm trying to ask you is
what do you want to get

out of your undergraduate
experience?

Uh... A job.

Fine.

A job. What kind of job?

Like, a good one.

Like, something that pays, like,
you know, like,

six figures or something.

Any particular area
for this six-figure job?

Uh... Well, you're my advisor.

So, aren't you supposed to be...
advising me?

That's actually what's happening
right now.

Um...

Sorry, it's, uh, it's...
It's my mom.

Yeah, of course, it is.

I'm sorry. Look...

I have a job to do here.

So, let's find out
a little more about you, say.

How about extracurriculars?

Well, I'm hoping to go Greek.

But I have to wait til next year

'cause they don't allow
freshman to rush.

Well, I wouldn't know
anything about that.

Where I did my undergrad work,
um, we didn't have frats.

Vassar.

- That must have sucked.
- It didn't suck.

- Hm.
- Brendan, do you realize

that in college every single
minute of your existence is...

entirely up to you.

You have vast swaths of time

that you have to fill
under your own steam.

Mommy isn't gonna be around
to tell you what to do.

Okay.

So...

- Mm... We done?
- Do you wanna be done?

Yeah, I wanna be done.

- Yes, we're done.
- Great.

Good luck to you, Brendan.

Yes, thank you.

- Door closed, please.
- Mm.

Good luck to you too, dipshit.

Uh-oh. Did we get a dud?

Uh... Yeah.

- Kind of sucks.
- We haven't officially met yet.

I'm Sanjay.

I live across the hall from you.

- Brendan.
- Nice.

Well, into the fray!

See you on the hall.

Uh... Cool office.

- Is that a map of the world?
- All four corners.

Uh...
All four awesome corners.

Come on in.

I am a junior cartographer.

- You must be Sanjay.
- Yeah, yeah.

Hello. Wanna try
an organic Popsicle?

- Uh... Okay.
- Yes.

Maybe not that one.

Sure. Thank you.

Thank you. Yeah.

You like that?

Yeah.

Say you like it.

Did you like it?

Uh... It's okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Eve?

This is so weird.

I haven't seen you in forever,
and now twice in one week.

Uh...

Yeah, this is so...
This is so weird. Emily, hi.

Just don't buy
any cereal though, right?

Right. Right.

You know that guy that...
that you mentioned.

- Pe... Uh... Peter?
- Mm-hm.

I could... You could totally
give him my number.

Or I... You... I could...
You know, you could give me his.

- Or whatever.
- Oh, my G... Yes.

Oh, I'm so excited. You guys
are gonna love each other.

Looking at who we really are
or what we really want

can be terrifying.

It should be.

But that terror is what tells us
that we've stumbled onto

something real. Something worth
writing about.

So, I'm gonna go
around the room,

and let's talk about
what scares us.

Whatever comes to mind.

Curtis...

Uh... Off the top of my head
I'd say...

black holes.

They freak me out.

The idea of being
sucked into nothingness.

Well, now, that scares me too.

- Julian.
- Um...

I'm scared of my
anti-depressants

not working anymore.

I'm on anti-depressants. I guess
I'm telling everybody that.

Thank you, Julian.

Barry?

Don't love a nuclear Iran.

Okay.

Eve... what scares you?

You know that f... feeling
where you... are convinced

that you left the oven on, even
though you know you haven't?

Um... Been having that feeling
a lot

since my son went to college.

And I know
it's not about the oven.

Then what is it about?

I don't know.

That's what scares me.

Hello.

Uh... Hi.

Uh... Yes. Is this Eve?

Mm-hm.

Uh... This is Peter. Uh...
I got your number from Emily.

Oh, hi.

Uh... I hope you don't mind
that I called.

Um... I'm not big on texting,
and...

No, no, I'm gla...
No. No, me neither.

No, I'm just...
I'm so glad you called.

- Hi.
- Well it's...

- nice to hear your voice.
- Yes!

Hi.

Um...

Well, uh, so Emily tells me
that you're, um,

in real estate.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I've been at
Olive Branch Realty

for the last 12 years,
if you've ever heard of it.

I... I think I have.
Wait, Olive...

- Olive...
- Olive Branch...

- Uh... Olive Branch?
- Yeah.

Oh, yeah. That's the place, uh...
That's downtown, right?

- Exactly.
- Oh, yeah.

- Got a good reputation.
- It does.

So, you have a son in college?

I do. He just started.

Uh... He's the best.
We're really, really close.

Aw, nice. I have a daughter,
she just finished up in May.

Oh, where'd she go?

Brown.

Where's your boy?

Uh... Broder State.
He's a... a pre-med.

Wow, I'm jealous.

I love my daughter, but
I'm pretty sure I just spent

half my life savings on her
poetry degree.

Oh...

So, what do you think?
You, uh...

wanna meet up and do this
in person?

Yeah, I'd... Yeah. I'd love to.

Great.

Fantastic.

♪ It's new world now
don't discriminate ♪

Look at the hula hoop girl.

Yo, what is Latinx?

Uh... It's "Latin-X."

It's, um...
the way the Latin community

wants you to spell it now.
It's like a...

way of being more inclusive,
I guess.

- No, thank you.
- Okay.

Um... I think I'm gonna go
check out the Robotics Club.

Hm? Okay, yeah, well,
I'll catch you for dinner.

- Yeah. Yeah.
- All right.

- See you later, man.
- Nice.

- Hey.
- No.

- No, I was gonna ask you...
- Uh-uh.

About your club.

Hi, guys. Are you interested
in joining Vegan Club?

Wow, she hated you.

Nah, she's... busy.

I don't know.
It seemed a lot like deep hate.

Oh.

I'm Chloe.

Brendan.

This your thing here?

Yeah, I stand here
and ask people

if they have any family members
with autism.

But a lot of people don't, so...

Mm.

I actually do.

- Who?
- My father's son.

- So, your brother?
- Uh... No, he's...

I guess. He's like... He's...
uh... my half-brother.

Okay, well, that counts.

You should come to our
support group.

We meet every Thursday.

Yeah. I'll, uh...

think about it.

And don't worry. You can stop by
without knowing yet

if you think I'm hot enough
to fuck.

Oh, no. I wasn't... I wasn't...
I wasn't doing that.

- That's crazy.
- Hi. Hi there.

- Do you have a family member with autism?
- Yeah, I do.

Here's a pamphlet.
What's your name?

Mike. So...
What's this club all about?

Any hot weekend plans?

Uh... No.

- Nothing really.
- Yeah.

Actually, I, um...

I... I am going on a... a date.

Tonight.

It's my first in a really
long time.

That's cool, right?

Do you wanna see his pic?

D... Do you want me to see it?

- I don't know.
- I wanna see it.

- Okay. Okay.
- Yes, I wanna see it. Yes.

- Th... That's a normal thing.
- Okay, here. Just...

Okay. He looks good!

- Really?
- Yeah, he looks nice.

What do you mean, he's nice?

- I don't know... I...
- I think he looks solid.

You know, like a...

You know what he looks like?
He looks like that thing

that's on the top of, like,
wedding cakes.

A cake topper?

Yeah, he looks like
a cake topper.

- He does?
- That's not bad.

- Well...
- That's like ideal.

Right? Just like...

He... He looks good.
And, you know what?

No one's ever had
a bad experience

- with a cake topper.
- Well...

I mean, some people might have.

I... I don't know how.
And, you know what?

He could be the one, right?

I don't know.

Thank you.

Yeah, well, I didn't consent

to being bored out of
my fucking skull.

I don't feel safe.

Stop.

Okay. I'd love to have
two volunteers help me out.

Oh shit.

Thank you. Come on up.

Anyone else?

Fuck, that's harassment.

You over there.

The one forcing his friends
hand up.

Come up here.

We're gonna do a little
role-play about consent.

Okay?

You are Max.

You are Sam.

We're both guys?

That's up to you.

All that matters is that
Max and Sam

have been hooking up
this semester.

But on this particular night
Max doesn't feel like it.

The question is, does Sam have
the right to expect sex?

No.

No.

- No.
- No, dude.

No.

Hey, girl.

- What you doing?
- I'm studying.

You look fucking hot.

- I wanna hook up.
- I told you, I have to study.

Come on.

Hey. No means no.
Don't pressure me.

I know you want it.

Okay. You don't have to do that
for this.

Hm? Oh.

I'm not renewing my consent.

You need to leave.

Fine.
Enjoy your stupid book.

Bitch.

Okay, that's enough.

...socially
prominent young couple

plan to take a trip
around the world.

- The paper's sending you?
- No, I've quit the paper.

We're gonna have a last fling
before we settle down

and become good old
American parents.

But, Roger, you just
didn't give up your job

on the paper
for no reason at all?

Oh, darling,
this trip's an inspiration.

Do you remember the honeymoon
I promised you?

Well, we're gonna have it.

But things are different now.

- We've got to think about the baby.
- Well, that's just it.

As soon as the baby comes we
won't be able to go anywhere.

Besides, I want our baby born
in the USA.

Maybe we can get to work
and start that little paper.

Oh, but a trip like this
costs a fortune.

- Did you get more than the 20,000?
- Oh, shit.

Well, no. As a matter of fact,
we didn't get the 20,000.

We sold the property for cash

and got 13,500.

Well, can you take
a trip and buy a paper...

- ...and all that on 13,500?
- Roy...

Don't forget there's
still lawyers' fees,

deductions, stuff like that.

Just how much
did you get, Roger?

I'm trying to tell you...

- Roy...
- After the deductions, we got 10,000.

10,000?

George.
This is Eve Fletcher.

Um...

I feel terrible, uh,
leaving this on a voicemail,

but your father...

had another incident today,

and we are gonna need you to
come pick him up.

I hope you know how much
we all love your father here.

Um... But at this point

he... he needs more help
than we can provide.

I'm so sorry.

♪ Slow while you go ♪

♪ Food for birds ♪

♪ Move
Wait, don't move ♪

♪ Still as a stone ♪

♪ Float with the breeze ♪

♪ Back to home ♪

Thought you might like these.

You happy now?

- Hi.
- Hi.

You all set, Roy?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

- I'm all set.
- Okay.

- I'm sorry.
- I'll see you soon.

♪ They treat you like a child
with a bug ♪

♪ They'll keep pulling
off your wings ♪

All I'm doing is adding heat

so that, uh...

And the fact that this is
warm now

means that...

...no weight to the hair.

But in order to give it even
more of that luxurious glamor

is we do have to add
some shine...

♪ I live it how I get it ♪

♪ Count the mothafuckin'
digits ♪

Dude, you took those Jell-O
shots like a champ.

- I... I... I love Jell-O.
- Man, that was fucking badass.

- 'Cause you know it's just...
- That was sick.

It's just sucrose, baby.

It's basically just gelatine.

It's just jelly, and...
Don't be jelly...

Don't be jel...

Hey Max.

Sam!

I've been looking
all over for you.

- Yeah?
- Uh-huh.

- Here I am.
- Mm-hm.

How'd you like that stupid book?

It was, uh...

- It was kinda boring.
- Told you.

Oh, yes! Oh! Oh!

Fuck, yeah.

- Yeah, you like that fat cock?
- Yeah.

Oh, Daddy! Oh!
Give it to me, Daddy!

Hey, Pop, come in.

Let's watch the game.

I don't feel like it.

Nobody's mad at you.

Right, well, you come in
when you're ready.

I got us some ice cream.

Okay.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Peter?
- Yes.

Hi.

- So nice to meet you.
- Hi. Nice to meet you.

- Thanks for coming.
- Of course.

Please, have a seat.

You know, the second I saw you
I was hoping it was you.

You never know if someone's
gonna look like their picture.

Well, this is... This is me.

- Well, you look great.
- Aw.

Yeah, I hope you like
this place.

It's one of my, uh,
Haddington faves.

Mm.

Steaks... I mean,
that ribeye, oh, my God.

And I... I actually live
not too far from here, so...

yeah, I'll tend to show up here
more often than maybe I need to.

But, uh, everyone knows me here,

so it feels like, kind of,
my local place, and...

yeah.

It's just,
kind of, a classic feel to it.

Not too formal, but, uh...

Can I get you a drink?
Would you like some wine?

There's some great wines.
Have you been here before or...?

Mm. Mm-hm.

Um...

Is something wrong?

I'm so sorry. I think I left...

- something on at home.
- Really?

Yeah.

- I'll wait for you.
- Oh, no, please don't.

Oh, sorry!
Excuse me, I... No, no, no.

You don't have to wait, I...

Sorry.

♪ Gone are the days ♪

♪ Of the world
we used to know ♪

♪ How many times ♪

♪ Did we try to
Save tomorrow? ♪

♪ But the tides
are a-changing, love ♪

♪ Spaces that held us once
Drift away ♪

♪ And all that we have lost
Sinks into the past ♪

♪ And decays ♪

♪ So I run ♪

♪ And every bone is broken ♪

♪ Say goodbye
To the world we know ♪

♪ Tides pull me out
into the open race ♪

♪ And I will surrender love ♪

♪ Into the deeper waters
and away ♪

♪ Don't be afraid ♪

Roy!

I like it here.

I like it, too.

♪ Sinking like lonely souls ♪

♪ To the bottom of the ocean ♪

♪ And all that we have lost
Will sink into the past ♪

♪ And decay ♪

♪ So I run ♪

♪ And every bone is broken ♪

♪ Circling around
an empty world ♪

♪ I'm stuck inside
of my emotions ♪

♪ Say goodbye to the world
we know ♪

♪ Tides pull me out
into the open race ♪

♪ And I will surrender love ♪

♪ Into the deeper waters
and away ♪

♪ Don't be afraid ♪

♪ It's never too late ♪

When you think about your lives,

who's the conductor?
Anyone?

Okay, what if we move class
to a bar?

- Yes.
- Oh.

So what do you think?

Brendan seems to be finding
his footing.

So, you wanna hang out?

You trying to run game on me

while I'm giving you
a comfort hug?

Do you like this class?

Yeah, do you?

Sometimes, I'm like,
what am I doing here?

- But...
- What are you doing here?