Reservation Dogs (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Offerings - full transcript

With a letter from Daniel, Willie Jack seeks guidance from the past.

Good morning.

Don't have much today.

But I've got eggs, sausage,

potatoes and pancakes.

Hey, Postoak?

There's a big mess in
the shitter and you're up.

♪ Now take a look
at their big house ♪

♪ Bigger than they
really needed ♪

♪ He got the duallies
on his pickup ♪

♪ When the dealer
gave him a choice ♪

♪ Then he lost his
job on the build site ♪



♪ Now he's struggling
to feed his boys ♪

♪ And the red cedar grows
and the red cedar flows ♪

♪ And long after you're gone ♪

♪ It's outlasting ♪

♪ You long ♪

♪ It's outlasting you long. ♪

Welcome back
to the land of the living, Bear.

What'd I miss, bro?

The whole class.
You talk in your sleep.

- Talking about your hammer...
- Shh!

No, I'm just tired
from work, bro.

Graduation is around the corner.

You might remember
a little experiment

from your freshman year.



We asked you to write yourself

a letter, talking about
your goals, your dreams.

- Oh, I remember this shit.
- It's a letter from you to you.

- Read them.
- Fuck yeah, man.

Still a G.

- Let me read yours.
- No.

All right.

"When I grow up, I want
to be a famous rapper.

"Just like my daddy." Aw!

Yeah, you cannot
say anything, bro, look.

"I want to be a wizard
when I grow up."

Fuck you. I still
want to be a wizard.

Sko, sko.

Willie Jack, one second.

Shit, what'd I do?

You in trouble.

All right, I'll see
ya. Deuces, bro.

I'm sorry.

This is Daniel's.

You're his cousin, I
thought you should have it.

Okay.

Thank you.

- Hey, what's up, girl?
- What's up?

You're quiet today.

It's one of them days.

What kind of day is that?

Same one.

Over and over.

Time! Line up!

Good shot.

Thanks.

Psst!

Fuck.

Thought you were gone for good.

Where'd you go?

Somebody quit working
with their medicine.

You know, ignoring
your responsibilities

is ignoring your ancestors.

And nobody likes to be ignored.

Also...

if you must know...

I got me a grandpa spirit.

He died at Little Bighorn.

Spirit sex is way better.

God, it lasts so much longer.

Gross.

Heylah, it's natural.

Well, you can go
back to spirit hunchin'.

- I don't need you here.
- Mm-mm.

Today's the big day.

Same as every other day.

I don't think so.

You felt it.

Why else am I here?

You tuned in today.

I didn't mean to.

Can I tune back out?

No.

We got a lot of eyes
on this place today.

Spirits.

They like to watch.

Spirits.

Freaks.

Hokti.

You got a visitor.

Name not on the list.

What's the name?

♪ Sitting on a highway
in a broken van ♪

♪ Thinking of you again ♪

♪ Guess I have to
hitchhike to the station ♪

♪ With every step ♪

♪ I see your face ♪

♪ Like a mirror
looking back at me... ♪

Everything looks in order.

Are you a convicted felon?

No.

Are you currently incarcerated?

♪ I could survive ♪

No.

♪ Man, I'm so glad to be alive ♪

♪ Nowhere to run, there's
not a guitar to play ♪

♪ Messed up inside and
it's been raining all day ♪

♪ Since you went away ♪

♪ Manhattan Island serenade. ♪

Hey, hey.

I did a hero dose
of mushrooms once.

Fucked me up.

Spent the night in
jail, naked as a jaybird.

I think I saw God.

Cool.

It wasn't that cool. It
was a jail just like this.

You know why we
built jails, don't you?

Who?

Well, white people of course.

Indians didn't have jails.

Word, no shit?

No shit, the
people that built this

had lost their way.

You remember that.

Okay, then.

Being separated from
your family's a bitch.

It ain't natural.

I come here to see my daughter.

Word.

That's why I'm here.

To see my family.

They may not know
it, they may not want it,

but you're coming
here to visit them

is the most important
thing you can do

to somebody that's locked
up in a place like this.

I don't know why I'm here, man.

I haven't been happy with her.

Just feels like I
needed to do something.

- So I'm doing it.
- Well, that's a risk.

But you're listening to
your heart, that's good.

Are you a guru?

Or a philosopher or something?

Nah, I'm not a philosopher.

I'm just an old hippie dude
that's done a lot of acid.

It makes you think.

When you're my age,
there's a lot to think about.

I live by a few rules.

Be kind to those
that you're closest to.

Wear a good hat and
a good pair of boots.

A good hat helps
hide what you're doing

from the Lord above,
and good boots,

they help you outrun the Devil.

Slides work?

- Oh, fuck yeah.
- All right.

Wilhelmina Jacqueline?

Oh...

Toes behind the yellow line.

Arms up.

All right.

- You know the rules?
- No.

You're allowed two
small moments of contact.

You can hug or a small
kiss on the cheek or both.

You are only allowed to do
this at the beginning of your visit

and at the end. Two moments.

- Got it?
- Could you repeat that again?

Just kidding.

Why is everyone so serious?

It's in the past.

Hands.

So...

How you doing?

Are you shitting me?

Well, everyone's
doing good at home.

Um...

Mom and Dad say hi.

Just kidding, they
didn't say that.

My dad tried convincing
me not to come here.

They have no clue
that I'm here though.

Me and Bear are
gonna graduate this year.

Yeah, Daniel would've
been right with us.

But you knew that.

Cheese moved in
with some old lady.

Can I get some paper?

- Just paper, that's it?
- Yeah.

You gonna take
some notes or what?

There's no smoking in here.

So I'm just going
through the motions.

Helps with stress.

So what's this about
Cheese dating an old lady?

Fuck you mean,
"dating an old lady"?

I didn't say that.

Well...

she thought she was his grandma,

but turned out that she wasn't.

Then...

now she became his grandma.

Not the weirdest
thing I've ever heard.

Mm-hmm.

Elora's grandma Mabel died.

You know what,
I'm all caught up.

If my truth smells like dick,

your truth smells like slore.

What the fuck even is that?

That's a slut/whore mix.

Hey, you want me to
use it in a sentence?

Your mother is a slore.

Okay, everyone, hands
on the table, palms up.

Till we get this
matter resolved.

- Let's go, buddy.
- Hey, try not to have any more secret kids!

Well, guess what, we're
still married, they're your kids, too!

- Hey, that don't make any sense!
- They need a mom!

Asshole!

Hey, you're all a
bunch of slores!

- She's the best.
- Fuck you!

You may resume your visitation.

Why are you here?

This is a letter Daniel wrote
to himself in freshman year.

Um, time capsule assignment.

All his dreams and shit.

I think you should have it.

I don't want it.

Well...

what if I read it to you?

I haven't read it yet.

It could probably help
us, be like healing...

I said no.

Shit like this is why none
of you are on my visitors list.

I look at you and I see
him, you understand?

Yeah. I do.

But you're not the only
one that's affected by this.

No one's the same.

I miss my friends.

And I miss you, too.

Like the version I remember
of you when I was little.

Remember I used
to always come to you

whenever I'd get hurt?

Which was rare.

I always remember
you made things better.

Daniel was the same way.

I used to think you
were so powerful.

Like a wizard.

But now...

you'd rather be
fucking miserable, man.

All you elders don't
even want to talk to me.

Avoiding shit all
the fucking time.

No wonder why my mom and
dad didn't want me to come here.

Fuck me. Fine.

You know, when you
ask someone for advice,

you should bring a gift.

Tobacco, sweet grass,

cedar, anything works.

Food's best.

People are a lot more
open when they have food.

They won't let me
take food in here, fuck.

They'll just think I'm
trying to hustle some shit.

How much cash you got?

I got ten bucks up my sock.

Well.

I'm real addicted to
them Flaming Flamers.

Me, too.

Well... sko then.

You gonna just keep looking
over my shoulder this whole time?

Smiling all creepy.

Acting all happy.

Your vibe sucks.

I walked the Trail of Tears

and I smiled more than you.

Mmm.

Come on then.

Tell me what's wrong.

Brought me the offerings.

Sko.

Well...

Bear and Elora
don't talk anymore.

Well...

we hang out, but...

it's like they're just
trying to be polite.

Cheese is always with his
new grandma all the time.

Which is good.

I don't know, man.

It's like...

I just feel like
we're broken up.

And like...

we're supposed to
be the dream team.

Fucking Rez Dogs.

Friends grow apart.

This ain't like that.

It's like everyone's walking
around in the sunshine.

And we're just in the darkness.

Bear and Elora especially.

Come on.

Put your hands up on the table.

Like we just did.

Close your eyes.

Gonna have a little prayer.

I need your help.

- What?
- Not you. Keep your eyes shut.

Eyes closed, no matter
what happens, okay?

Just focus on the dark.

Take long, slow breaths.

Good.

Just listen to your
breathing for a second.

Remember the stories I told
you when you were growing up,

about the people we come from.

Generations of medicine people.

Caretakers.

These are the ones...

who held us together as we
arrived from our homelands.

The healers who carried
us and buried us as we marched.

Men and women whose
songs led us through the dark.

They're watching you, my girl.

You don't need
me. You have them.

This is the power we carry.

When you really pray,
they're all around you.

All the time.

Oh, shit.

Takes focus, though.

Intent.

Open your eyes.

Holy fuck.

Oh, shit.

Ah, fuck.

I spent a lot of energy
trying to fix Danny.

Instead, I took on his pain.

We shared it.

Can't love someone out of
hurting themselves, though.

I was so focused on Danny,

so focused on myself that...

I couldn't see...

You can't help people
who don't want to be helped.

I learned that the hard way.

You create the
space for your friends.

You do it with intention.

Either the path will be
laid for you, or won't.

I know they want to be helped,

but I don't know how
to bring them together.

Christ, girl.

Weren't you paying attention?

The answer's
right in front of you.

Hey.

Come here.

Okay, that's enough.

I'm ready.

You take that letter with you.

Found its way to you, not me.

It was good to see
you, granddaughter...

niece... cousin.

Did you invite
Bear and Elora, too?

WILLIE
JACK: Yeah. Fuck.

Can't let these wild
onions go to waste.

Where'd you get these from?

Mm, my mom and dad
picked them earlier this year.

- Hmm.
- Froze them, bro.

It smells like a locker room.

I mean, a good locker room.
Locker room I'd like to eat.

- Not-not... I mean...
- Yeah, yeah. Cook that shit, bro.

Am I early?

Fuck no. Just in time.

What is this?

Potato salad.

Sup, Bear?

What'd you cook?
Oh, potato chips.

We've all brought
potatoes of all kinds.

Sit down, bro. Almost done.

Sup, Bear?

What's up, Elora?

Why are we here?

Well, this has been fun.

I went and saw Hokti.

Whoa.

In jail?

Yep.

How is she?

She's good.

Looks all healthy and shit.

Smoking paper cigs.

I went to go talk
to her because...

I needed some advice about...

all of us.

What about us?

You know what I'm
talking about, bro.

This is weird.

We barely talk or see
each other anymore.

Man, everything is fine.

Yeah. Everything's totally fine.

Yeah.

Wow, that was convincing.

Wait, I'm-a try something.

Give me your hands, uh, face up.

Hokti taught me this.

Fuck you doing?

You said face up.

Palms up.

I have the power
invested in me...

by the freaking generational
ghosts behind me.

Like Rey in Star Wars.

- Cheese.
- Sorry.

You guys feel anything yet?

Mm-mm.

- Are we supposed to?
- My stomach hurts.

A fly keeps landing on me.

I feel a light breeze.

Fuck.

Look, I appreciate
what you're doing, but...

we're all good.

Yeah, man. You ain't
got to worry about us.

We're fine.

Daniel wrote this.

What-what is it?

Freshman year,

uh, we did a time
capsule assignment.

Mm-hmm.

Teacher
just gave me back Daniel's.

And this is all his
dreams and goals.

I haven't read it yet,

but I wanted to
read it with you guys.

♪ Give me something ♪

♪ Give me something, anything ♪

♪ Give me something ♪

♪ Give me something, anything ♪

♪ 'Cause I can't
see how it ends ♪

♪ I
can't see how it ends. ♪

Hmm.

I think we should do it.

You serious?

For Daniel.

Because he can't.

And if you guys
still want to be weird,

then the Rez Dogs
can break up, cool.

I'll stop pushing it.

You guys down?

Yeah, for Daniel.

I got to tell Grandma, though.

♪ Lying in my
bed, I hear the... ♪

What are you smiling about?

You did good, my girl.

♪ Caught up in circles... ♪

Hokti, you got
that updated list?

Yep. Right here.

♪ Flashback, warm nights ♪

♪ Almost left
behind ♪ - All right.

♪ If you're lost, you can
look and you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you fall, I will catch
you, I'll be waiting ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you're lost, you can
look and you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you fall, I will catch
you, I'll be waiting ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ You say, "Go slow" ♪

♪ I fall behind ♪

♪ The second hand unwinds ♪

♪ If you're lost, you can
look and you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you fall, I will catch
you, I'll be waiting ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ Time after time. ♪

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