This Is Us (2016–…): Season 5, Episode 14 - The Music and the Mirror - full transcript

Previously On This Is Us...

ZOE: You want to be
a dad, and I want...

I want you to have that. I...

I want you to have
everything you want.

But I don't want that.

I'm sorry, Foster.
Tell him I said

I am very sorry,
but I got to go.

TOBY: I think I'm having a...

Think I'm having a harder time

with this whole
stay-at-home dad thing.

Much harder than I'm
letting on to Kate.



BETH: I know I'm not built
like the perfect ballerina.

Come talk to me after class.

CAROL: I'm sorry. I-I
really am. But I just

don't see dance
as a path for you.

I'm gonna open my
own dance studio.

WOMAN: Thanks for letting
me take a look around.

- Sure.
- I'll admit,

I was skeptical when I heard

a councilman's wife
from New Jersey

wanted to rent my space
to open a dance studio.

[chuckles]: Listen,
you and me both, okay?

Well, I've got to hand it to
you. The place looks great.

- When do you open?
- Next week.

We're gonna have a
big grand opening.



You know, food, dancing.

You know what?

You should come by.

Maybe we'll check it out.

- Good luck.
- Thank you.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[exhales]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Two.

Yes.

Five, six, seven, and eight.

Keep those lines
straight, your backs tall.

NEWSWOMAN: Including
universities are closed

through the middle of the month.

One of 13 countries shutting
down schools entirely.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- [snapping]
- Assemblé, we go piqué, piqué,

piqué, front,

bourrée prep,

double turn and finish.

Very good, Erika.

I see your double turns.

Up, and a-down we piqué,

piqué, sauté, sauté.

Can you all see me clearly?

Oh, your box froze. Okay.

One, two, three,

four, five.

Relevé. And fourth
and double turn

and land.

That was excellent.

Really good work.

So, as you know, this-this
is our last class.

I just can't keep the
studio going anymore.

But remember,

keep those lines straight
and your backs tall.

[chuckles]: Yeah. Bye.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[footsteps approaching]

Can you cuff me? Can
never get the right one.

Mmm. Breaking out the
cuff links for this one.

- Yeah.
- My husband, meeting with a senator.

He's a state senator, but
don't tell him I said that.

You sure you're ready
for... this? It's only been

a week since you
closed the studio.

There's no harm in
taking some time off

before rejoining
corporate America.

Randall, I'm not reenlisting
in the Army, okay?

It's just an informational

with a small urban
planning firm.

You know, just
dipping my toe back in

since I been gone for so long.

[sighs] Because there's still
the possibility of securing

- an arts grant.
- Baby, I appreciate you.

Appreciate whatever this is

you're trying to do
here, however clumsily,

but I promise you, I am fine.

A lot of people's
businesses closed this year.

Mine is just one of them.

Yeah. Yeah.

Okay, then.

Good luck with your purely
informational Zoom meeting.

I don't need luck 'cause
it's purely informational.

TESS: Mom, the Internet's out!

- I'll take care of it.
- Mm-mm.

No, I got it. You go take
care of the city, Councilman.

Will you do me a favor, Dej?

I haven't seen her eat
dry Lucky Charms like that

since finals week
in grad school.

- Will you keep an eye on her?
- Uh,

Randall, I've got
some stuff on my plate

with this whole Malik situation.

With Jennifer and the baby?

What's going on? Give me
the deets. You need me

- to talk to him?
- Oh, my God, no.

Okay? Please don't try
to fix it. I'm good,

- I promise. Okay?
- Okay.

And fine. I'll...

- I'll keep an eye on Beth.
- Word.

Later.

[cereal bag crinkling]

[chuckles]

That one clover was
hiding, but I got it.

Cool.

[groans] I'm second-guessing

inviting your mom wedding
dress shopping today.

Yeah, how exactly did
that happen again?

Uh, we were on a group
FaceTime with the babies,

and Kate started
talking about it,

and your mom just had
this... look on her face.

- I mean, what was I supposed to do?
- Oh, come on.

You know my mom. She loves you.

Uh, no. No, no, no.
I know Kate'smom.

I-I'm great with Kate's mom.

- But Kevin's mom? No idea how that's gonna go.
- Ah.

- I-I'm gonna say something weird. I just will.
- Okay.

Uh, my old improv coach,

he used to have us
play this game called.

- "Good, Bad, Worse."
- Huh.

Helped loosen us up. Do
you know how to play?

- Mm-mm.
- Okay.

So, basically, it's like this.

Um, I'm dreading
seeing my director

for the screening of my
movie this afternoon, okay?

So, what do I say when I
see him? All right, good.

[exhales] "Nice to
see you, Foster.

"Thank you for being
so understanding

"when I stormed
off your movie set

and left you and De Niro
completely stranded."

Bad. Um...

"Hey, Three-Names. Let's
screen this sucker."

Right? And then worse. Uh...

"What's up, you
pretentious jagweed?!

Let's screen your stupid movie."

- Right? Okay, so now-now you go.
- Okay.

- You see my mom for the first...
- [clears throat]

- Oh, we're performing. Okay.
- Yeah.

- [grunts]
- What do you... What do you say?

- Good, bad, worse. Go.
- Okay. Uh... Good.

"Rebecca! Hi. You look radiant."

- [whispers]: Good.
- Bad. Um...

"Hey, girl. I have
hella mommy issues,

so thanks for being a Band-Aid."

- Wow.
- Okay, worse.

- Uh... This is hard.
- No, no, no.

Don't hold back. Let her rip.

- You sure?
- Fire away.

Okay. Um, worse.

"Sup, Rebecca? How's
the Alzheimer's?"

- Wow.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God. No, no.

- I know. I'm so sorry.
- Wow. No. No.

- It's fine. No, no, no.
- I'm so sorry.

- Listen, definitely don't say that.
- I know.

- You're gonna be fine.
- Okay. [Phone vibrating]

And that's my dad. Again.

The man sees me engaged
on a magazine cover,

and suddenly, he's calling
me for the first time

- in a year and a half.
- Mm.

Yeah, he wants to know

how early should he
come in for the wedding,

which movies of yours should
he be watching ahead of time.

I mean, the man is
out of his mind.

Well, come on. I
mean, you're not even

just a little bit
happy that he's coming?

Please. You'll see.

- [door opens]
- Okay.

Hey, Uncle Nicky.

You, uh

ready to go?

I don't look ready?

Well...

Hey, Tobe? The shower
thing happened again.

I regret to inform you
that it is no longer

just a shower thing.

[Kate sighs]

- Okay, well, time to call the plumber, I guess.
- Uh,

excuse me. I can
migrate a Windows server

to Ubuntu in a weekend. I
think I can fix a leaky pipe.

Okay, I-I don't know
what you just said,

but I do know that
you're not a plumber.

Just call someone.

Look, I'm telling
you I can do this.

Okay? And plumbers
are expensive.

We're not exactly swimming
in it at the moment.

- Dad joke intended.
- Okay, well,

it's gonna be more expensive
if there's water damage or mold

- or...
- Kate, I'll fix it.

Promise.

Okay.

Um, don't forget

I'm going dress shopping
with Madison and my mom,

- and then I...
- And then you're teaching choir later.

- Have fun.
- Yeah.

Oh, I taught the class
a new song this week.

It's a total throwback,
but I think they like it.

They're crushing it.

MAN: And today, we're learning
how to fix a leaky pipe.

Be sure to like and subscribe.

Okay, Randall. Well,
good luck tonight.

Beth is gonna love it.

Wish I could see her face.
Will you tell her I say hi?

All right, love you.

Okay. Bye.

[gasps]

Don't "Oh, Bug" me.

[whispers]: Oh, Bug.

- I look like strawberry jam.
- [chuckles]: No!

You're just not used to
a color that isn't black.

Or off-black.

Strawberry jam.

You look amazing.

I know you're worried
about the interview,

but I think it's gonna be great.

And a job will do you good.

It'll get you out of the house

and put some money
in your pocket.

It's a... step forward.

Yeah, it's time
to move on, right?

Olivia is the nicest
person in my office.

She'll make a great boss.

We could take our
lunches together...

Oh, God.

Just go break a leg, Bug.

I love you.

Proud of you.

[gasps] Oh, I'm late.
Okay, I got to go.

- Good luck.
- Bye.

[sighs]

[laughing]

What? What's wrong
with it? [chuckles]

There's nothing wrong with it.

Thank you, Rebecca.

- Mm-hmm.
- Huh? Hmm?

- It's a little feathery.
- [chuckles]

It's a little feathery.

Ah. Okay. Yeah.

No, I look like Bjork.

Okay.

Next dress. [Chuckles]

[chuckling]

- This place is so cute.
- Yeah.

Thank you for inviting me.

Isn't it great?

I brought Kate here to
shop for her wedding gown.

Oh.

- I loved that dress.
- Yeah.

I wish I could have been here
with the two of you, but...

You're here now.
You're here now.

[gasps] Oh, how's work?

Are you settling in?

Mom, it has been incredible.

It's so rewarding
working with these kids.

And then I get so
excited just imagining

that that's gonna be
Jack one day, and...

- Mm.
- Oh, there was this girl who... she was having trouble

with a song and I...

I'm word vomiting.

- No.
- Yeah, I am. I'm sorry.

I just realized I haven't been
able to share this with anyone.

You know? With Toby being out
of work, he's hurting. And

gushing about my job,
it just... I don't know,

just doesn't feel right.

Yeah. Well, this is
new for both of you.

And it's hard. [Inhales]

But I see the way that Toby
lights up when you're happy.

And I know that look.

'Cause I remember feeling such

relief

seeing your joy when
you were younger.

Okay.

What do we think about

this one?

Huh?

Oh.

Um...

[clanging]

So, is the plan

just to destroy the
house so the leak feels

like less of a problem?

Uh, the plan,

my frequently grumpy,
sometimes funny neighbor,

is to get this all taken care
of by the time Kate gets home.

Which is not looking
likely, so...

I'd offer to help, but I've
still only got limited control

of my left hand, so I'm
about as useful as this guy.

Yeah.

Thanks for

keeping an eye on him
while I work on this.

- Hey, buddy. [Chuckles]
- It's no problem.

But I don't know
anything about plumbing.

Is there anybody
else you can call?

I mean, I could call my
father-in-law, Miguel.

He made his bones
in construction.

But, in my experience,
that would send up the...

Pearson Bat-Signal,

and I don't really have
the bandwidth today

to sit around talking
about my feelings,

then crying about my feelings,

then talking about
crying about my feelings.

[sighs]: Okay.

Desperate times call for...

[inhales]

Desperation. [Grunts]

Okay.

[line ringing]

ALAN: Toby. What's up?

Hey, Dad. [Exhales]

Um, I've got a bit
of a plumbing issue,

and I was hoping you could
impart some fatherly wisdom.

I have a massive
leak, and, uh...

Did you call a plumber?

No, I don't want
to call a plumber.

I want to fix this leak. [Sighs]

Plumbers cost money.

Money we don't have
since I... lost my job.

Why did you lose your job?

Did you go off your meds?

No.

N... [sighs]

Never mind.

Thank you for reminding me

why I never list you as
my emergency contact.

I'll be there in an hour.

Oh. Okay.

Well, he sounds lovely.

[instrumental music swelling]

[song ends]

Whew.

Uh, Foster, uh...

No, no, no. Kevin, me first.

[exhales]

I want to say

thank you.

Against all odds,

you have given me

the performance of a lifetime.

[inhales]

I just...

I don't know what to say.

Um...

Thank you for

fitting in the reshoots
around my schedule.

Uh, this... the film is...

The best thing that
I've ever created.

And that's thanks to you.

You know, it just might be.

It's...

Foster, it's a work of art.

It's a piece of crap.

JAMES: Oh, we know.

I mean, is-is he crazy?

Maybe I'm too close to
it. Maybe I'm wrong.

Uh, no, it's actually one of the
worst things we've ever seen.

We all agree. And we
never agree on anything.

It's unwatchable. I'm gonna
get some serious stink on me

- for this one.
- Like you got sprayed by a skunk, yes.

We need to book
your next project

before word really gets out
there. What is your week like?

- Can you come in, sit down, we'll make a plan?
- No, no, no, no.

No, no, no. I'm calling an
emergency meeting today.

I-I've... [scoffs] I
got a family to support.

We are at DEFCON...
whatever the bad one is.

- Look at this.
- Huh?

Did you know they
make Godfatheronesies?

I got one for Nick and
Godfather Ilfor Fran.

We got to go.

Uh, no.

Uh, the studio tour starts
in, like, ten minutes.

We don't have time for
that. We got to go.

- Well, where are we going?
- To save my career.

I don't know what that means.

- Mm, this is killing me.
- [chuckles]

Where are we going?

Come on. It's an
anniversary surprise.

Six months is not
an anniversary.

I got leftovers in my fridge
older than our relationship.

You should probably
throw those out.

[both chuckle]

Mm. Is it a masquerade

- like Leo and Claire Danes.
- [chuckles]

- in Romeo + Juliet?
- Weird adaptation.

They have helicopters but they
still call their guns swords?

That's not a no...

[brakes squeak]

♪ ♪

We're going to the
ballet. [chuckles]

I'm so excited. I even
learned some French.

- Jeté. Pas de bourrée. Crème brûlée.
- Uh, no.

- [laughs] -No, Randall.
- Randall, take me home.

- Are you serious?
- Yeah.

Excuse me, can you
take us home, please?

Carnegie Mellon.

[exhales]

♪ ♪

[sighs]

Annie, can you just go ahead

and disable that
mirror screen for me?

Hate looking at myself
with these things.

Here you go. When they
join, just click here.

Yep. I got it. Thanks.

- Hey, Mom?
- Mm-hmm.

Keep those lines straight
and your back tall.

[chimes]

Hey! Markie!

Thanks so much for
meeting with me.

Of course. Thank you, Beth.

I have to say, your
résumé is very impressive.

The work you did in
Newark was top-notch.

Well, thank you.

And I know it's been
a while, but I...

Everything okay?

Uh, well, it seems my
assistant has double-booked me.

Beth, I'm so sorry, but is
there any way we can reschedule?

I can do tomorrow...

[laughing]

Um...

Everything okay?

I didn't mean to offend.

No. No. It's okay.

Uh, I-I will cancel.

I mean, you don't
have to reschedule.

Um, no offense, Markie. Truly.

But thank you for your time.

[clicks mouse]

[laughing]

Uh...

Everything okay?

I dusted off the old corporate
attire for this one, Dej.

Mm. Literally dusted it off.

I-I steamed this.

All to get canceled
on for a meeting

that I didn't want
in the first place.

[giggles]

Ah. [Chuckles]

Mm, I'm good.

I am so good.

[chuckles]

Ah...

[mutters]

Oh, the lace I really like.

Yeah, it's really pretty.

I'm just not so sure
about the bottom half.

- But the top is really beauti...
- [gasps]

- [gasps]
- Wow!

- What's wrong?
- Madison, what's wrong, sweetheart?

- You okay? What?
- [cries]

Well, my dad
learned how to text.

Unfortunately, he will not be
coming to the wedding after all.

- Work emergency.
- Oh.

I don't know why I even care.
I was dreading him coming.

You know? I mean, he would
have never even known

if it wasn't for
that damn magazine.

But I think I let myself get

a little excited that
the... jackass was coming.

[whispers]: Yeah.

Oh, my God. I am so screwed up.

- No, you're not.
- No, you're not.

[clicks tongue] Oh, sweetheart.

I'm sorry.

I don't want to cry in
front of you, Rebecca.

[scoffs]

Oh, crap. I think I
snotted on Meghan.

I already named the
dress Meghan Markle,

'cause I felt like a princess.

[cries] Let's be honest,

I'm a Pippa at best.

REBECCA: Hey,
sweetheart. Stop it.

- Stop it.
- [sniffles]

Do you know how incredibly
special my son is to me?

Do you think I would let
him marry you if you weren't

also incredibly special?

- You're kind, Rebecca.
- No.

Not when it comes to my son.

Youare kind.

And you're beautiful

and funny

and remarkably graceful,

even in ridiculous
feather dresses.

[laughs]

And we're all crazy about you.

[Madison sniffles]

- And your dad sounds like a bit of a jackass.
- [all laugh]

JAMES: All right, uh, this is.

Paging Mr. Dad.

You play a single father...

No, I can't do it. No babies.

No shirtless bottle feeding.
I can't do that anymore.

Okay, now this one...

- No. Yeah, no. [Clears throat]
- Oh, my God,

does the town already
know that the movie sucks?

Uh, well, not the whole town.

But also it's...

Your reputation.

You did walk off the
set of your last film.

To be there for the
birth of my twins.

And you also walked
off a Broadway play.

My brother was having a
nervous breakdown at the time,

and-and it was an
off-Broadway play.

And there was a very public
walk-off of a hit sitcom.

[sighs]

Wait.

What do I got to do? I have
to go back to television?

Is that what you're saying?

Why don't they make shows
like Bonanzaanymore?

Excuse me?

Bonanza. You know, Lorne Greene?

That was a man's man.

KEVIN: Listen, I'm sorry

that we didn't get to
go on that studio tour.

I know you were
looking forward to it.

Oh, that's all right. I
got my work cut out for me.

- You gonna read all this crap?
- Yeah.

One of them is based
on a Clancy novel.

Yeah, well, I think they
already made that one twice.

- Well, I'll see it again.
- WOMAN: Tim's finishing up

another call, and
should be ready soon.

- Sorry, Ms. Baker.
- I can wait.

Uh...

Uncle Nicky, hold-hold
on one second.

I'll-I'll... I'll meet
you in the lobby, okay?

Okay.

Kevin?

Zoe!

What the hell are
you doing here?

Uh, well, I just had a
meeting with my agents.

Mine just got delayed.

Par for the course for
being a documentarian.

- Mm.
- So, how are you?

Engaged, I hear.

Engaged.

[music playing quietly]

♪ And I've been
spending all this time ♪

♪ Waiting for the
finish line... ♪

Okay, she's just
fixing her makeup.

REBECCA: Mm.

You know, you're
a really good mom.

Oh.

Well, I've had a
lot of practice.

Yeah, but, um...

I was not an easy daughter.

And I know I pushed
you away a lot.

Thanks for loving me anyway.

I remember taking the three of
you home like it was yesterday.

And then I blinked
and you were toddlers,

running me and your dad ragged.

And then...

I blinked again and
you were teenagers

who wanted nothing
to do with us.

And then I blinked
again and, mm...

When I look at you,
I see all of you.

I see every Kate
you've ever been,

[chuckles]: Every Kate you

you might still be.

Yeah, you might not have been
an easy daughter all the time,

but you've always,
always been easy to love.

Oh, okay.

Oosh, um

now who's crying?

Okay. [Chuckles]

[sniffles] You know
what, Mom, there's, um

there's a place I want to
take you to after this.

- Okay.
- Okay.

So, this is definitely
the dress, right?

- Definitely.
- Oh. I love it.

Yeah. [Chuckles]

Yeah.

My, um

mom walked out on
us when I was eight,

and she left me with him,

which was like
leaving me with, well

no one.

Thank you for making me finally
feel like part of a family.

Oh, my God. It has pockets.

- REBECCA: Look at that.
- Ha!

- [door closes]
- [keys jingle]

Dej, where's Beth?

She stopped texting me back.

She specifically told
me not to tell you.

[groans]: Oh, boy.

- Dej, I need y...
- Do you know Malik showed me

a video of Janelle... [exhales]

Calling Jennifer "Mama"?

She's driving from Boston

every weekend, five
hours each way.

It's not sustainable.

And Malik knows it's
stressing me out.

He knows it.

But he also knows not to
push me to talk about it

till I'm ready.

That's a wise man.

Wiser than me. Where's my wife?

- You promise not to try and fix things?
- Nope, can't promise that.

Now roll your eyes and
tell me where she is.

[exhales]

She's at the studio cleaning
up to turn over the keys.

Thank you.

Beth doesn't need
a hero, Randall.

Just be there for her.

You know? It's kind
of your best quality.

[keys jingle]

I can't even pick your
best quality, Dej.

There's too many.

Go.

Going.

Hey, Dad. You
didn't have to come.

We could've just done
this over FaceTime.

I hate that crap.

I'm vaccinated.
You're vaccinated.

- I'm here to help.
- [sighs]: Okay.

Well

- it's in the kitchen.
- Kitchen.

TOBY: This is

the issue.

I see that.

ZOE: Madison, huh?

So, how'd it happen?

- What'd you do, knock her up?
- [laughs] Uh

yeah, actually, I did.

We, um, we had twins, and
now we're getting married.

Oh, wow.

Oh

You seem really happy.

Thank you. Yeah, no, I am.

I'm-I'm thrilled,
you know? She's, uh

she balances me out, you know?

And she's an excellent
mother. She's wonderful.

Well, that's what
I like about you.

You completely commit.

As an actor, as a person.

No matter what happens,
you always find a way

of making it what
you wanted all along.

What's that supposed to mean?

Sorry, that... that
came out weird.

It's a compliment.

- Oh.
- You have this really positive way

of seeing the world.

Like when we dated.

I mean, you could be
craving pizza all day,

but if I said I wanted sushi,

boom... suddenly you
were craving sushi.

It's a really lovely quality.

Okay.

Yeah, no, I will, uh...

I'll take your word for it.

Um, well, what about
you? How are you doing?

You-you, uh, you seeing anyone?

I am.

And he's great. You know?

I really like him.

And luckily...

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Alan exhales, groans]

Come on.

[laughs]: All right.

Oh, thank God.

I needed this win.

Hey, you okay?

I was at that company
for ten years, Pop,

and they cut me, just like that.

Being a stay-at-home dad

was never part of the plan,
a-and I want Kate to be happy,

but this is just...

[takes deep breath]

You know, I-I'm fine.

We're good. We're good.

Uh, I lost my job
when you were eight.

Messed me up good.

Spent half a year pretending
it hadn't happened.

Hid in the basement
reading classifieds

until I landed a new job.

[sighs]

It's nice your in-laws
talk about stuff

that's bothering them.

I wish I'd done more of that.

You, uh, keep your eye on this.

People only look for leaks
where the water's coming out,

but, uh

it's the pressure
that'll get you.

[door opens]

KATE: Hey. I'm home.

And...

For you.

Ta-da.

Kate, I just got off
the phone with Olivia,

and she said you never made it
to the interview. What happened?

Nothing. I just...

I couldn't really see
myself being happy

in an office, you know?

Kate... you need a job.

I got one... at the diner.

- The diner?
- Mm-hmm.

I... I didn't even know

that was something you
were interested in.

Yeah, I mean, I wasn't,
but it's a job, right?

Try the fries.

They're da bomb.

[Kate chuckles softly]

Jesus, I'm sorry
to disappoint you.

No. No, you didn't
disappoint me.

Mom, I can see the
look on your face.

Can I give you some advice?

Get your wins from Randall.
He'll make you proud.

Hell, maybe Kevin will
become a big star.

So you can be proud of him, too.

I'm proud of all of you.

[chuckles softly]
Well, you shouldn't be.

Every time you get your
hopes up for me, I...

I just disappoint you,

so you probably should stop
putting yourself through that.

Want to try the fries?

KATE: Mom,

this is my advanced choir.

Class, this is my mom, Rebecca.

- ALL: Hi!
- Hi.

Very nice to meet all of you.

Okay, so let's do the one
that we've been practicing.

Everybody stand.

Here we go.

[piano plays Joni Mitchell's
"Big Yellow Taxi"]

This is for you.

♪ They paved paradise,
put up a parking lot ♪

♪ With a pink hotel, a boutique
and a swingin' hot spot ♪

♪ Don't it always seem to go ♪

♪ That you don't know what
you've got till it's gone? ♪

♪ They paved paradise,
put up a parking lot ♪

♪ Shoo, bop-bop-bop-bop ♪

♪ Shoo, bop-bop-bop-bop ♪

♪ They took all the trees,
put 'em in a tree museum ♪

♪ And they charged the people ♪

♪ A dollar and a half
just to see 'em... ♪

JACK: What's on your
mind, Katie girl?

You've barely touched
any of these fries.

- I'm just nervous about college.
- Oh, come on.

You're a shoo-in for
Berklee. Voice of an angel.

Not in my lower register.

In every register.

You don't even know
what that means.

Yeah, maybe.

But I do know that
I've never met anyone

who lights up the way you do
when you talk about music.

They're gonna see
you for who you are.

- You think so?
- I know so.

As much as I know

the Packers are gonna win
the Super Bowl this weekend.

Oh, great. You're trusting
my fate to Brett Favre?

- Nice.
- They're gonna win.

♪ ♪

[singing inaudible]

♪ ♪

Kate, this job...
this job suits you

like nothing I have
ever seen before.

- It is perfect.
- [laughs]

Well, thank you.

- You always believed in me.
- Mm.

Even when I gave up on myself.

You know, I spent nine years

working at that crappy
diner after Dad died.

You always believed that
I would find myself again.

How?

Because real joy is...
never gone forever.

I knew you just needed
some time to find it again.

[sighs] I mean, I'm sorry
that it took 40 years

for me to find it.

And I'm sorry that it

took me 40 years to
give that to you.

Well, thank you for
sharing it with me.

My Bug. [Laughs softly]

[whispering]: Hey.

Hi.

Oh, we just got home.

- Hell of a day.
- Oh, no.

They just went down, and
they were real fussy.

Oh, no.

So, um, after all that
stuff with my dad,

he called and said he's
not coming to the wedding.

- Work emergency.
- [sighs]

Typical.

I'm sorry. You okay?
How you feeling?

Hmm, okay, I think.

You know, honestly, I couldn't
have gotten through it

without your mom.

Oh, how was the, uh, screening?

Oh, yeah. No, it was... it
was a complete disaster.

I'm officially in the worst
film in the history of cinema.

- Eek.
- Yeah.

All my movie prospects suck and,
uh, I'll probably end up doing

informercials for
the rest of my life,

- so I have that to look forward to.
- Yikes.

[sighs]: Yeah,
I'll figure it out.

You know, honestly, all I want
to do right now is just veg out

and watch the next
episode of Bridgerton.

- I hear it's super steamy.
- Oh.

I was kind of hoping

we could watch The Great
British Baking Show.

It's bread week. Don't you
want to see Paul Hollywood get

weirdly erotic as he digs his
fingers into some focaccia?

- Bread week.
- [laughs]

That sounds perfect.

Okay, see you out there.

PAUL HOLLYWOOD: My only
issue with both loaves

is your temperature choice.
You should have baked it higher

and it would have been spot-on
for both of them. Thank you.

WOMAN: Thank you
so much. Thank you.

PAUL: I think they look good,

but I hope that's baked
all the way through,

'cause I get a bit worried
when they're that pale.

WOMAN: Just needed a little
bit longer in the oven.

[cooing] - Such a pity
because the flavor's lovely.

That's a bit soggy, too.

Does have that spicy
bara brith flavor to it.

PAUL: When you try and push
a load of fruit into a loaf,

if you shape it too tight, all
the fruit goes to the outside.

If you look inside,
there's nothing in there.

Let's try the za'atar one first.

WOMAN: What temperature did you
put them in the oven? 160...

Hey.

They're both down for the night.

- Thanks.
- How was your class?

It was good. Yeah.

No big deal.

Hey, the shower... So
nice with hot water again.

Yeah, well, the leak was
super easy to fix, so...

I should have never doubted you.

Mm.

It's still early.

We can still catch
a movie if you want.

I'm sorry about tonight.

I used to love
going to the ballet.

I'd picture myself up there,

just counting down the
days till it was me.

[sighs]

You want to know why
there are so many mirrors

in dance studios?

So you can see yourself dance?

Sure.

But it's more than that.

It's to correct mistakes.

Mistakes measured in
fractions of degrees.

Flaws no one else
would even notice.

But the mirror is impartial.

Ruthless.

I used it to zero in on
those flaws my entire life.

Then I was told I still
wasn't good enough.

So where does that leave me?

I'm a dancer who doesn't dance.

♪ ♪

[door opens]

No. Baby, please.

I don't want to talk
about grants or loans

or how we can save this
place that can't be saved.

[sniffs]

["All My Life" by
K-Ci & JoJo plays]

♪ Baby, baby, baby,
baby, baby, baby... ♪

May I have this dance?

[Beth laughs softly]

Oh, my God, you're too much.

♪ Oh... ♪

♪ ♪

What are you doing?

♪ I'm so glad ♪

♪ I will never find
another lover ♪

♪ Sweeter than you,
sweeter than you ♪

♪ And I will never
find another lover ♪

♪ More precious than you,
more precious than you ♪

♪ Girl, you are ♪

♪ Close to me, you're
like my mother ♪

♪ Close to me, you're
like my father ♪

♪ Close to me, you're
like my sister ♪

♪ Close to me, you're
like my brother ♪

♪ And you are the only
one, my everything... ♪

You're still too much.

♪ All my life ♪

♪ I prayed for
someone like you ♪

♪ And I thank God that I ♪

♪ That I finally found you... ♪

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