This Is Us (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Game Plan - full transcript

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The towel? It's absolutely terrible.

He said you just go up and over

and burrito him.

They'll be in college soon.

Your Highness.

Need to find you a crown.

We're pretty good together.

These L.A. actors,

they come out here, right?
They do their little stint



in theater just to feel
better about themselves.

- I'm here for the right reasons.
- Let's get this over with, shall we?

- You got the part.
- Wait, I'm sorry. What?

They think the nanny will sell tickets.

I did everything wrong by you,

and you've done everything right.

Look. It's Kevin.

Yo.

This is my biological father.

Wow. Well, that probably is gonna be

a longer conversation, but
it's good to meet you.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Long signal pass.

Baltimore hopping out
of an eight man front.



Namath throwing deep.

Sauer, gets wide, get it,

he was there.

He had an inside step on Lenny Miles...

Beer.

Mommy.

Rebecca, you and your sister

need to play somewhere else.

Your father's trying to watch the game.

Rick Volk, number 21,

coming with a fake

safety blitz and he goes up top.

So that, um, is in pretty good...

He doesn't get all the
glory of Rocky Bleier

or Franco Harris, but
he's been a great...

Jack.

Jack.

Jack!

Yeah.

Sorry.

No. I refuse to be my mother

staring at my father as he
stares at the television.

Okay.

I think Cincinnati's
looked a little tired...

So teach me.

Teach me football.

We got an offensive line...

defensive line. Quart...

- End zone, end zone.
- End zone, quarterback...

There's Bradshaw straight back...

You suck, Bradshaw!

- Come on, man.
- Babe...

The man has three Super Bowl rings.

- Give him a break.
- Yeah, he also

had Franco wide open in the flat.

You're a freakin' bum, Bradshaw.

You're a freakin' bum.

Typical Bradshaw.

Super Bowl!

Mwah!

- Time to tailgate!
- Already?

Yeah, babe. I got to move.
Froggy's wants me to sing

at their pre-game party.

- Super Bowl Sunday?
- Yeah.

Biggest crowd of the whole year.

- And we get to drink for free.
- Yeah.

So be there early, okay?

I'll be there before
Bradshaw even begins

warming up his old noodle arm.

Whoa. Easy on Bradshaw, babe.

Not in this house.

That's my girl.

Are Miguel and Shelly gonna make it?

Yeah. They're gonna meet
us there, you know,

depending on if they
can get a babysitter,

and one that doesn't show up completely

stoned out of her gourd this time.

Why do people have kids?

No idea.

All right.

You okay?

Stop.

Randall, wake the hell up.

You almost put a chemo pill

in your shake.

Uncle Kevin,

why are you writing in your book?

Play, sweetheart. It's a play,

and the director wants
me doing scene work.

You seem to be doing a lot of writing.

Well, I seem to be getting a
lot of direction, William.

Tell you what. You got a great voice.

You ever do any voice-over work?

Well, you should.

Really. I mean, you could be a...

like a... like a... like
an owl in a Pixar movie,

- right?
- Yeah.

No offense.

Not sure why I would
take offense to that.

I don't do blueberries.

- Me neither.
- Since when?

- Since now.
- Yeah.

It's not the taste, right?

It's the texture of
the skin, it's gross.

Yeah. I don't want blueberries either.

Yeah. Understood. Any
other dietary restrictions

I should let the staff know about?

No, man. You're busy.
I'll just, you know,

I'll make a list for you
later when I get some time.

Thanks, buddy.

You need to put something
in your stomach, William.

Toast, pills, juice.
That's the order. Okay?

Is that medicine?

Do you have a cold, Grandpa?

- Grandpa's fine.
- No. They're just vitamins.

So.

You, told the girls
that he's Grandpa,

but not that he's sick. Right?

That's ballsy.

Hey, so, Kevin,

it's been a few days now, you know,

since you showed up. Without calling.

Right. And... and it's great to see you.

I was just sort of wondering...

How do I say this politely?

When are you leaving?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

No, I mean, come on. I can, I...
I can, um...

I can get out of here whenever.
I just... I...

I saw this as an opportunity
to hang with you two,

you know, and the girls, but...

Plus I... honestly, this play, guys,

it's kicking my ass a little, You know?

And it's so lonely at that hotel.

I mean, I got this big
suite all to myself

but I guess the bigger the hotel
room, the emptier it can feel.

You know? I'm sitting there. I got that

800 thread count sheets.
I got the endless

minibar snacks. You got
the fancy oatmeal soaps,

plush robes and all I
can do is sit there

and think about how...

quiet it is.

- We'll take it.
- What's that?

The hotel. Beth and I,
we'll take it, tonight.

- No, Randall.
- Where are we gonna

- get a sitter?
- No, We got two family members

- No, no, no, no, no.
- living in our house for free.

One of them played a nanny on TV.

- No.
- No, actually, an au pair.

Technically, I played an au pair on TV.

There's a difference. A lot
of people don't know that.

I was... an au pair.

They were gonna call the show,

What Au Pair, but The...

Manny tested better. I-I
can watch the girls.

- I'm-a go pack.
- Okay.

- I'm-a go pack right now.
- Wait.

Good morning.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Breakfast in bed?

Yeah.

What did I do to deserve this?

I don't know.

You've done a lot of
really nice things for me,

so I wanted to return the favor.

By cutting up cardboard
into little squares

and putting it in a bowl?

Those are cheese squares.

Yum.

Yeah. What's on top?

Hemp seed.

Hemp seeds on top?

Boy, you really buried the lede.

Now I'm in.

What? You're not

gonna have any nonsense made-up food?

No. Getting weighed at our
meeting this afternoon.

You know what?

So am I.

I probably shouldn't eat, either. Damn.

Hey, what do you want to
do after the meeting?

I was thinking miniature golf.
Last time,

I was like, 20 under
going into the 18th,

but that little windmill

owns my ass.

I can't. Steelers.

Sunday Night Football.

Saturday Night Football.

With who?

No one. Just me.

- All right. I'll watch with you.
- No.

Thanks, but I'm good.

Seriously?

You'd rather watch by
yourself than watch with me?

Yeah. It's my thing.

I have a little ritual. You know?
It's my thing.

Well, your thing...

is sad.

Not to me.

Okay.

Okay. How about this?

You can watch football...

all by yourself,

which is totally normal, but with me.

Toby.

This is something that I do alone. Okay?

Sure.

- Great. Thank you for being so sweet.
- Yeah.

Can you bring, like, a
bowl of sugar for this?

Thank you. Go, Steelers! Whoo!

Thank, God. Can we please
watch the game now?

The Rose Bowl is back.

Not an empty seat anywhere.

Hey.

- Excuse me.
- That was amazing.

- Yeah? Really?
- Yeah.

Shelly, Miguel.

- There they are. Hey!
- Yeah.

- So sorry we're late.
- It's okay.

- Yeah.
- I'm so sorry.

Damn, kids, man. Yeah, we were

just about to head out the door,

and the baby decides to projective vomit

- all over little Andy.
- Yeah.

- Almost got me, too.
- So, what does Andy do?

You know, four years old.
Built like a tank.

He slaps the baby.

Right across the face. Pow!

- No! Is she okay?
- She's fine. Yeah.

But then the baby's screaming
bloody murder, I'm screaming

at Andy, and me, standing there,
covered in vomit, and I'm like,

Andy, she is a baby.

Like, you literally slapped a baby.

Which really helped, as you can imagine.

Of course, then
Andy starts crying,

- baby's crying, babysitter's crying.
- We need drinks!

We need drinks. We'll be right back.

Okay.

Wow.

Promise me we are never having kids.

I think it's time for shots.

26 is having a tough day.

The first half,
the Rams, surprisingly,

- lead Pittsburgh 13 to ten.
- Pathetic.

Can't stop the run.

And Bradshaw sucks!

No, Bradshaw's gonna have

a huge second half, though. Right, babe?

Yeah. Big... big second half.

Are you okay?

Fine.

Okay.

Actually, no.

Um, what did you mean before when...

when you said...

"Promise me
we'll never have kids"?

I
shouldn't have said that.

Yeah, but... you did.

Kind of said it twice today.

And I shouldn't have.

Okay?

Sorry.

You know what we need to be doing?

We need to be feeding

the ball to Franco more, right?

That's...

'Cause we-we never really talk about it.

And I don't want to talk
about it now, either.

We always say we're gonna
talk about it in the future,

but it's the future now,
Bec, and I want kids.

You know what, we're gonna

- go grab another drink at the bar.
- Okay.

and
see how the fans...

Let's go to the Ginger
Man and Paul Hornung.

L.A. fans have to be happy, Paul.

Bedtimes are at 8:00

- and 9:00... that's teeth brushed,
in the bed. -00 and 9:00.

So one Sambuca to chase down the Ambien,

and then lights out, right?

That's too far.

Okay, listen, relax.

We're gonna have a nice,

quiet evening at home. Okay?

The girls are gonna play.

I'm gonna memorize my
lines and get off book.

Look, we want to make it clear
that we're not normally

in the habit of leaving
the girls overnight.

Let alone with two men who
probably haven't been

around kids that much.

One of them's best known

for leaving a kid at a fire station.

My God, please,
take care of my babies.

And, please, don't call us.

No, no, call us if you need us.
But don't need us.

One more thing,
though, before you go.

So, Tess was the,

the white wine drinker, right?

Annie likes the red 'cause
I don't get that wrong.

- Piss them off.
- Thanks.

It's still too far. I can
tell by the way you...

- Yes.
- It's a little too far.

- He plays too much.
- It's okay.

- It's okay.
- He plays too much.

Hey, call us if you need anything.

Don't call us.

So, I have, you know, this-this
issue with-with cracker control,

so what I've been finding
to be really helpful

is if I...

take the portion

out of the box

and then I put the
portion onto the plate

- and then I put the box -
Just pass it.

Away... and then I know...

how... how many crackers

I'm allowed to-to have.

Just pass it.

To h... to have,

so then I know that
if-if I'm only allowed

to have ten crackers,

then I have the ten
crackers on my plate,

which is fine, but at the same time,

there are other crackers
that I like than-than

other crackers. So, I might not like

saltine crackers as much as I like

a Cheez-It type cracker,

but so, what I'll do

with the Cheez-It type cracker

is maybe put a little
bit more on the plate,

but I'm still rationing,
so if I have a saltine,

then I might put ten on the plate,

but there might be 20
if it's a Cheez-It.

But I still put the box away.
So, I-I mean

I-I think that's... that's a win.

Yeah.

She was always away on business.

So, I was used to being alone
but this, you know, this...

but this was a different kind of alone.
She was always away

on business, so I was used to being...

but... so, I was...

She was always away on business,
so I was used to being alone,

but this was a different kind of alone.

You know? This-this... is
a different kind of...

I thought you two were watching a movie.

We want to have

a Barbie fashion show.

Cool. That sounds fun.

So, go play Barbie fashion show.

We need you to be the celebrity judge.

Right.

The thing is I can't

because I got this rehearsal tomorrow

and I really want to be off book, so...

What does "off book" mean?

Off book. Off book means,

means that I know my lines.

So, you...

have Grandpa be the judge.

Grandpa's not a celebrity.

Yeah.

Their logic seems sound.

Thank you.

Okay. Um... tell you what? You want to,

you want to help me? You want to,

you want to read the play with me?

- Okay.
- Yeah. Come on.

- Okay.
- Yeah, let's do that.

Come on, over here. William,

- let's do it.
- I'm not much of an actor.

Doesn't matter. I just need
to get the lines down, so...

All right, Tess, we'll start with you.

You're gonna be
Jessica, David's wife.

Why does she get to be Jessica?

Well, um, be...

Because you're Gracie, okay?

Gracie's Jessica's mom,
which is kind of cool.

It means you get to boss
your sister around.

How's that sound?

So. William, multiple questions.

First one, I'm not gonna lie to you,

- it's a little delicate.
- Go ahead.

Do you know how to read?

Yes, I can read.

I knew it. I was joking.

Of course you know how to read.

Trying to be funny. Okay. So if you

could please read the role of Brad.

Terrific, okay. Whoa, where we going?

I have to pee.

I kind of do, too.

What are you... Good God.

Now, this is what

I'm talking about.

Okay, babe, here's the plan.

Sex first.

Right away.

Loud, adult,

no kids in the next room sex.

And it doesn't have to be marathon sex.

We just need to get the job done.

And under no circumstances
are we allowed

to fall asleep afterwards
watching House Hunters.

Don't want to miss the whole
night sleeping. Right?

Ooh.

We'll do it in the shower.

That's good.

Won't fall asleep in
the big fancy shower.

And we'll order room service before.

That way we will finish
our loud adult shower sex

just as room service arrives
and we will slip on robes

and eat burgers... No, wait...
spaghetti.

No, I like burgers better.

We will eat burgers in bed.

Ooh.

Now, the big question is...

what to order on pay-per-view.

I already hope they,
I hope they have that

Huge Grant-Meryl Streep movie
that sounds like a black lady.

Come on. Florence Foster Jenkins.

Baby, they already got
Florence Foster Jenkins.

I'm late.

I'm a week and a half late, Randall,

and I feel like crap.

And I was chewing on
ice all day yesterday

and I almost threw up
when I looked at pizza

and I cannot bring myself
to go to the drugstore

and get a pregnancy test.

I'm bugging out, baby.

I need you to talk me down.

- Hey, how are you?
- Hey, good.

Come on in. We got carrots, celery,

broccoli, no dip. You're welcome.

Thank you, that's so nice.

And, Kate, this is
my good friend, Shooter.

- Shooter, Kate.
- Hey.

- Nice to finally meet you, Kate.
- Hi. Nice to meet you, too.

Great news. You both love sports, so...

sports party.

and the Kansas City
Chiefs on Sunday Night Football.

Bradshaw drops back.

Bradshaw's got time...

So, what do you think, Jack?

Looking like it's gonna come
down to the fourth quarter.

You want to do this now?
Okay. Let's do it.

So...

I am not enough for you.

Am I not enough for you, Jack?

- Okay, back to the bar?
- Yup.

I never said that. I just meant

we need to have this
conversation at some point.

Okay.

And you want to do that
right now, at Froggy's

- during the Super Bowl?
- Yes, please don't make us

- miss a second of your drama.
- Could you butt out?

Hey...

babe,

we joke about it.

We see people with kids and go,

"Thank God that's not us."

We joke about it. Right?

Did I not get the joke?

I'm not...

Babe, you're right.

You are right.

And coming from the
family that-that I did,

I definitely never saw
myself having kids.

- Okay.
- But then I met you.

And, you know, we're j...
we're great together

and I love our life.

But the older we get,

the more I think that...

the more I think there's
got to be something bigger

than just me and you.

Well, thank you very
much for involving me

in this huge invisible
change of yours. Huge.

Because you knew when you
met me and married me

that I did not want to
be one of those women

whose sole purpose in
life was to be a mother.

If that's what you wanted, you
should have married my mom.

I was thinking more your sister.

You probably were.

- I'm... it's a bad joke.
- I'm not there yet, Jack.

I'm not there yet.

- I am only 29.
- Almost 30.

I know how old I am!

Hey, Sid and Nancy, will
you two take it outside?

- Could you just shut up for a second?
- Mind your business.

None of us can hear the
game over your mouth.

- Wow.
- You got to learn some manners, pal.

You need to control your woman.

- You need to watch your mouth.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Jack, sit down.

Come here. It's not worth it.
Jack, sit down, please.

Jack.

- God, Jack.
- Jack! Jack.

No! No, no, no, no.

Yeah, we should really be having kids.

Aren't you gonna say anything?

Yeah. Like, how?

You take the pill every day
like clockwork, right?

Yeah.

What, did I accidentally drop
one in my shake or something?

No. I...

I mean, I changed medications last month

and there might have been,
like, a brief window.

A brief window?

Sorry.

A brief window, Beth?

Did it not occur to you that
that might be something

- you want to run by your husband?
- Well,

I didn't know it was gonna be a problem.

Well, there goes Charleston.

Okay, I'm sorry, what?

Ten years from now, when the
girls are both off at college,

I thought that we would take an
early retirement in Charleston.

Forgive me, Randall,

but what in the holy hell
are you talking about?

Since when do you want
to move to Charleston?

I saw something about it on CNN.

Like, they got a great quality
of life, good restaurants.

Sometimes at work, I look
up places on Zillow.

Okay. Well, I'm so sorry
that I'm screwing with

your super top secret
Charleston dream, honey.

No, my issues are nothing
compared to yours.

Nobody's saying that.

Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, here's a riddle...

who has two hands and was about
to go back to work full-time

and maybe, maybe... start
to remember who she was?

Yeah?

But now will have to split her time

between a diaper station
and a home office?

This girl, right here.

- It's two thumbs.
- What?

You're doing it wrong.
You're supposed to say

"what has two thumbs and is

- Gonna be splitting time betw..."
- Shut up.

Okay, that's real nice, Beth.

Hey.

- Also, some Altoids.
- Please.

Look at that picture.

That is a vivid picture.

I feel like I'm at the game.

Over across the field, here.

Yeah. It's a really nice TV...

What is this?

Plasma?

You know, I'm really not sure, but...

Hey, Toby!

Yeah?

Do you guys like

- jicama?
- Plasma or LED?

I...

have no idea.

- Kate? Jicama?
- What?

Is that a vegetable or a fruit?

Can... can you actually just move, Tob?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yep.

The receiver's all set.

To the right, Ben looks straight

over the middle, and
going for the end zone!

Hey.

Shooter, tell Kate

about that time we accidentally

went to an Ashlee Simpson concert.

You got to hear this.

So, we were trying to... I'm sorry.

Toby, you paused the TV.

It's like, paused.

Yeah, just for a second. Listen to this.

No, this is a great story.

No. O-Okay,

I know it's not a big deal, really,

but I kind of like to watch sports

as they happen live.

Probably just me, right?

- Okay. Okay. Here we go.
- I don't know.

- tends to wait...
- Now we're behind the game!

Fast forward it!

Touch down!

And Heyward made it all
alone down the left side...

That's great. That's your team, right?

That's my fantasy team.

- What's that?
- You know what,

I'm so sorry to interrupt,

I'm actually not feeling good.

I'm gonna go ahead and go.

- No!
- Yeah...

Are you sure?

- Yeah.
- No, Kate, stay.

Shooter...

- it was really nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

- What... wait, wait, wait.
- Seriously,

- thank you for the jicama.
- What...

I'll talk to you later.

What is happening?

You have to let her go, David.

This is crazy, man.

She's gone and she's never coming back.

You really never acted before?

Nope.

Voice like silk.

Yeah.

How am I supposed to move on, David?

No. I'm David.

How am I supposed to move on, Brad?

And who made you the
expert of moving on?

Or the expert of anything
for that matter?

Is that how you're gonna do it?

No.

Good.

It's your line.

Tess, honey, you have the next line,

- pay attention.
- I-I'd rather

you not move on. I'm...

I'm obv... I'm obviously
not planning to.

It's not good.

Not as easy as it looks, is it?

- No.
- No. Okay.

There she is! Do you see her?

Who, David? Did I see who?

Her! She's right there.

And ever since she died,

her ghost has been haunting me.

Hold up.

What's the matter, sweetheart?

What's happening in this story?

You're not following the story?

Do you follow it?

Of course. Yes, of course I follow it.

Um...

She died, right?

She's dead.

But she keeps coming back as a ghost.

So when you die you become a ghost?

No.

- No, no, no, no, no. No.
- Sweetheart, ghosts aren't real.

So what happens when you die?

What happens when you die?

Is... you die.

Forever?

Sure... or not.

I don't know. Honey, here's
the thing, you know,

do we want ghosts or do we not
want ghosts? Because I can...

Grandpa takes pills because he's sick,

is Grandpa gonna die?

Why are
you asking me this?

Yes? Yes.

Soon?

Well, you know, I mean,

I wouldn't get too attached
if I were you, so...

No! No, no, no.

That's not what I meant.
Look, I-I mean, I meant it,

but I was trying to be fun...
It was a joke, okay?

Here's the thing about
death, is that it's natural.

It's just natural. I'm gonna die, okay?

You two? You're gonna die.

Mommy and Daddy are gonna die.

- Mommy and Daddy are gonna die?
- No....

Look, my gosh, Wil...
it is getting late.

It's bedtime, girls.

- Come on, girls.
- Yep.

Time to go to bed. Sleep tight.

Thanks for all the help.

Don't forget to brush your teeth.

Wh-when did you guys
know you wanted kids?

About, four months
into her first pregnancy.

Rebecca thinks that if we have kids,

our lives are gonna be over.

She's right, pal. Yeah.

She's totally right.

You can kiss this life good-bye.

Third and eight
for Pittsburgh and Bradshaw.

What if she doesn't want kids?

Is that really like a,
like a deal-breaker?

Yeah!

I got to go find Shelly.

That
over the wrong shoulder.

That's one of the great
catches you'll ever see.

73 yards.

And the
terrible towels will come out

throughout the Rose Bowl.

Not much doubt about the best team.

Just been informed

that the MVP for this contest

as picked by Sport Magazine

and their panel of voters
is Terry Bradshaw.

This isn't the night I had planned.

I know.

Shall we look?

Wait. Just, um, let's... let's...

let's give it like, 30 more seconds.

Okay.

You'll still be able to work more.

I can work less.

We'll get a nanny.

Or a manny.

God, no.

You know, if you still want

- that vacation house you can...
- I don't.

It's too much trouble.

Worrying about hurricanes

and whether or not it gets
broken into by some kids

using it for their who knows what?

Damn South Carolina punk-ass kids.

You know, a son wouldn't totally suck.

We do make good kids.

That we do, that we do.

The girls will love it.

They'll go nuts.

Hey.

What has two thumbs

and loves his wife so much it hurts?

It does work better with two thumbs.

Nah. I like the way you do it.

Well... I like your face.

Shall we do this?

Well, that conversation
went sideways, didn't it?

Randall's gonna punch me
for that conversation.

I got to go talk to the girls.

Go talk to the girls...
what am I gonna say?

You know, I am clearly not the man

that needs to be talking to them

about the intricacies of life and death.

It's...

You do that a lot.

I do what a lot?

Doubt yourself.

You were very good, Kevin.

On that show.

You watched The Manny?

Before I came here, I
had one old television,

got three channels.

I really liked that program.

And I remember thinking,
he's very talented.

I liked the one where you lose the baby.

Geez.

- "Manny on Fire."
- Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, no. That was a...

That was a strong episode.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. I never should
have left that show.

I've...

I never should have come
here, that's for sure.

Being an uncle, right, doing theater...

I'm not cut out for theater.

And there you go again.

Well, yeah, I mean, that's
easy for you to say, right?

You're the wise owl in a Pixar film.

I'm the dopey Labrador.

I'm a dying recovering addict.

- Yeah, whatever.
- Yeah, well,

people love Labradors.

Said the wise owl.

You want to know what it is?

It's this play, right?

I mean, these people
that I'm working with,

wow, they're like next level smart.

I mean, they're brilliant.

And then they look at me
like I'm a joke, right?

Which makes me start to
think that I am a joke,

and then I start spinning.

I don't even know what the
play's about anymore.

Kevin, what did you think it was
about when you first read it?

You know, it doesn't ma...
it doesn't matter, it's...

You're just gonna think it's stupid.

Said the dopey Labrador.

We did it!

If it's between you and
having kids, you win.

Every time.

No question.

My father,

he loved football more than anything.

Most of the time, he-he pretty much

didn't want anything to do with me.

But... if he was watching football,

he let me sit

and watch the game with him.

As long as I'd sit on the floor

and I didn't talk too much.

I always imagined that when I had kids

that I'd watch the games with them, too.

Except I-I'd let them talk...

as loud as they wanted.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

God, there's nothing
wrong with you, Bec.

All of my friends my age have kids.

Every single one of them.

And...

maybe it's 'cause I'm
still singing at Froggy's

and I'm not as far along
as I thought I would be.

I don't know.

'Cause the truth is,
when I close my eyes

and I think about our future...

I see us with kids, Jack.

Yeah.

I just...

I love our life.

I love it right now.

And I'm so scared of changing it.

I don't want to change it.

Okay? I'm not gonna stand for
anything changing between us.

Okay? What we have together, you and me.

Nothing.

Look, I'm sorry about
pressuring you all day.

I just...

I just want you.

The Steelers won the Super Bowl.

Steelers won the Super Bowl.

Bradshaw won MVP.

My man.

Yes.

I am.

You are.

Hey.

- Hey.
- Okay.

So...

what was all that about today?

I told you I wanted to
watch the game by myself.

Then why did you agree to come over?

I don't know.

'Cause I didn't want to...

seem like a weirdo.

Okay. So, now I know.

No hanging out on Sundays
during football season.

- I got it.
- But it's not just about football.

Okay. What's it about then?

Okay. So, growing up,

I used to watch the
Steelers with my dad.

Right? Every single Sunday,

until I grew up and...

I moved out here and I
just got out of the habit.

It wasn't until the
2006 AFC Championship

when they played the Broncos.
Do you remember?

No.

Okay. Anyway,

I wanted to watch 'em with my dad.

And I did. And they won.

And then they won the Super Bowl.

And I just...

It's just-just what I do now.

I watch the Steelers, and...

I watch 'em with my dad.

He sounds like a cool guy.

I'd like to meet him sometime.

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

- Um...
- All right.

And I know it's gonna
be a little creepy.

This is your dad?

Jack.

Wow.

I know it sounds crazy and lame,

but football is

a really big part of my family.
Like, really big.

Like, I wouldn't even be here
if it wasn't for football.

I was conceived

in a bathroom during the Super Bowl.

Hi.

Sorry if I was a jerk before.

You're really not gonna forgive me?

Okay.

Um...

what if I told you a-a secret

that I've never shared
with anyone before?

We're listening.

Okay. All right.

But you got to promise not
to tell anyone though, okay?

This is a very private thing
that I'm sharing with you.

Is this about you dating Demi Lovato?

Because everyone knows.

No. You know what, it's
not about Demi Lovato,

and we were just friends. I just...

Sometimes I... paint.

Now, no one knows this,
not even your Aunt Kate,

but... when I get a script,
the first thing I do

is just sort of paint the
way it makes me feel.

Um...

I painted this

after I read that play
for the first time.

So...

I think I scared you before.

Um, all that talk of ghosts and dying.

All that adult stuff
we were reading about.

That's some pretty
confusing adult stuff.

So, you know,

I thought I would come up
here, show you my painting,

tell you what I think my play is about.

Because I was thinking, um,

that it might make us all
feel a little bit better.

But you got to promise not
to make fun of me, okay?

So, um...

Yeah, I painted this because
I felt like the play

was about life, you know?

And life is full of color.

And we each get to come along

and we add our own
color to the painting.

You know? And even though it's
not very big, the painting,

you sort of have to figure
that it goes on forever,

you know, in each direction. So,
like, to infinity, you know?

'Cause that's kind of like life, right?

And it's really crazy, if you
think about it, isn't it,

that, a hundred years ago, some guy

that I never met came to this
country with a suitcase.

He has a son,

who has a son,

who has me.

So, at first, when I was painting, I
was thinking, you know, maybe up here,

that was that guy's part of the
painting and then, you know,

down here, that's my
part of the painting.

And then I started to
think, well, what if...

we're all in the painting, everywhere?

And-and what if we're in the
painting before we're born?

What if we're in it after we die?

And these colors that we keep adding,

what if they just keep getting
added on top of one another,

until eventually we're not
even different colors anymore?

We're just... one thing.

One painting.

- Lucky cap.
- Lucky cap.

I mean, my dad is not with us anymore.

He's not alive, but he's with us.

He's with me every day.

It all just sort of fits somehow.

And even if you don't
understand how yet,

people will die

in our lives, people that we love.

In the future.

Maybe tomorrow.

Maybe years from now.

I mean, it's kind of beautiful, right,

if you think about it, the
fact that just because

someone dies, just because
you can't see them

or talk to them anymore,

it doesn't mean they're not
still in the painting.

I think maybe that's the
point of the whole thing.

There's no dying.

There's no you or me or them.

It's just us.

And this... sloppy...

wild, colorful, magical thing

that has no beginning, it has no end...

this right here...

I think it's us.