1 00:00:01,084 --> 00:00:02,634 ♪ "Horizontal" by Alice Longyu-Gao ♪ 2 00:00:04,671 --> 00:00:05,778 [heavy breathing] 3 00:00:05,802 --> 00:00:07,967 ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪ 4 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:11,799 ♪ Take it harder, take it fast ♪ 5 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:19,350 ♪ Do gymnastics with your hands ♪ 6 00:00:23,607 --> 00:00:25,754 ♪ If you're so damn bored and you wanna be a whore ♪ 7 00:00:25,778 --> 00:00:27,686 ♪ Do the horizontal dance ♪ 8 00:00:28,111 --> 00:00:29,088 [knocking on door] 9 00:00:29,112 --> 00:00:31,322 ISABEL: How was dinner, mijo[gasps] [door opens] 10 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:35,241 Mom, what are you... what are you... Get out! Get out! 11 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:39,040 [sighs] Ah, shit, shit, shit, shit... 12 00:00:40,499 --> 00:00:42,268 Victor, it's okay. 13 00:00:42,292 --> 00:00:43,922 Benji, just put your clothes on. 14 00:00:45,796 --> 00:00:47,296 [door opens] 15 00:00:51,635 --> 00:00:54,072 - Mom. Mom... - What were you thinking? 16 00:00:54,096 --> 00:00:55,990 Your little brother is asleep in the next room. 17 00:00:56,014 --> 00:00:57,041 I wasn't thinking, okay? 18 00:00:57,065 --> 00:00:58,785 It just... ISABEL: I am trying so hard 19 00:00:58,809 --> 00:01:00,036 to wrap my head around all of this, 20 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:01,579 - and you go and... - I'm sorry! 21 00:01:01,603 --> 00:01:03,456 - It's just... - It's just what? 22 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,583 What excuse 23 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:08,253 could you possibly have for doing that in my house? 24 00:01:08,277 --> 00:01:10,380 What do you mean by "that?" 25 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:11,994 Benji, please. 26 00:01:13,198 --> 00:01:16,511 I mean having sex with Adrian in the next room. 27 00:01:16,535 --> 00:01:19,138 - Oh, sex, or gay sex? - Stop! 28 00:01:19,162 --> 00:01:21,891 Look, that was awkward for all of us. 29 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:24,185 But we're in a serious relationship. 30 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:25,856 She wouldn't be acting like this 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:27,668 if she'd caught you having sex with a girl. 32 00:01:30,007 --> 00:01:31,693 Why is everyone yelling? 33 00:01:31,717 --> 00:01:33,547 ISABEL: It's nothing, mijo. 34 00:01:34,970 --> 00:01:37,907 Victor just knows that he's not allowed to have friends over without us. 35 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:40,061 - He's not my friend. He's my boyfriend. - Benji! 36 00:01:42,895 --> 00:01:44,605 Benji's your boyfriend? 37 00:01:45,856 --> 00:01:47,266 You need to go. 38 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:54,493 Just go. 39 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:04,460 [door slams] 40 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:08,749 Okay, mijo. Let's get you back to bed. We'll talk in the morning, yeah? 41 00:02:13,342 --> 00:02:14,986 [exhales shakily] 42 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:16,430 [door closes] 43 00:02:16,845 --> 00:02:19,365 ♪ Somebody to tell me it'll be all right ♪ 44 00:02:19,389 --> 00:02:22,285 ♪ Somebody to tell me it'll be just fine ♪ 45 00:02:22,309 --> 00:02:25,626 ♪ If someone has been there before, say it right now ♪ 46 00:02:25,650 --> 00:02:27,976 ♪ 'Cause I just need to hear it ♪ 47 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,530 ♪ 48 00:02:34,446 --> 00:02:36,656 [birds chirping] 49 00:02:37,783 --> 00:02:39,493 [sighs] 50 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:48,884 [door opens] 51 00:02:49,461 --> 00:02:51,067 [door closes] ARMANDO: Hey, Isa. 52 00:02:51,091 --> 00:02:52,985 ISABEL: Thanks for coming over. 53 00:02:53,009 --> 00:02:55,527 [sighs, then screams] 54 00:02:55,551 --> 00:02:57,487 I don't have any master plan. 55 00:02:57,511 --> 00:03:00,288 - I just figured we could wing it. - That's fine. 56 00:03:00,312 --> 00:03:02,283 I mean 57 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:03,785 Is this an ambush? 58 00:03:03,809 --> 00:03:06,416 Because I already said I'm sorry. It won't happen again. 59 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,874 - It's not an ambush, mijo. - I'm here to talk to Adrian. 60 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:12,377 Your mom and I thought I should be here for the follow-up conversation 61 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:14,321 about you being gay. 62 00:03:15,404 --> 00:03:17,914 Oh. Okay. 63 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:20,885 Papi's here? 64 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:23,680 - Hey. [Laughs] Yeah. Um... - ISABEL: Hey! [Laughs] 65 00:03:23,704 --> 00:03:26,901 Well, we all wanted to talk to you about last night. 66 00:03:26,925 --> 00:03:32,522 Yeah. Do you know what it means to be... gay? 67 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:37,110 - Yeah, of course. - Like Elliot Felter's two moms. 68 00:03:37,134 --> 00:03:39,445 Yes! Exactly. 69 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:41,948 And Spongebob. Spongebob is gay. 70 00:03:41,972 --> 00:03:45,232 - No. He's a sponge. - Oh, Mom. 71 00:03:46,476 --> 00:03:49,038 Uh, well, do you have any questions? 72 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:52,772 Yeah. Why was Mia your girlfriend if you're gay? 73 00:03:53,901 --> 00:03:56,611 Uh... good question. 74 00:03:57,362 --> 00:04:00,282 I was still figuring some stuff out. 75 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:05,229 Sometimes people don't know what they like until they try it. 76 00:04:05,253 --> 00:04:09,976 Um, like when you thought blueberry pancakes were the best 77 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,710 until you tried your mom's French toast. 78 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:17,984 Cool. Glad you found your French toast. 79 00:04:18,008 --> 00:04:20,487 Thanks, papa. Me, too. 80 00:04:20,511 --> 00:04:25,101 ♪ 81 00:04:29,353 --> 00:04:31,233 [birds chirping] 82 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:44,281 Where am I? [Sighs] 83 00:04:45,702 --> 00:04:47,305 Uh... Is it morning? 84 00:04:47,329 --> 00:04:48,975 Yeah. I think we passed out 85 00:04:48,999 --> 00:04:51,100 somewhere between the second bag of Doritos 86 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:52,441 and third hour of Family Feud. 87 00:04:52,465 --> 00:04:56,147 Oh. That explains the Steve Harvey nightmare. 88 00:04:56,171 --> 00:04:58,817 He refused to crown me Miss Universe. 89 00:04:58,841 --> 00:05:00,631 [laughs] [phone vibrates] 90 00:05:05,764 --> 00:05:07,575 You okay? 91 00:05:07,599 --> 00:05:10,453 Yeah. Yeah, no, it's, um, 92 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:12,956 um, my mom wants me to visit her 93 00:05:12,980 --> 00:05:14,797 at the hospital after school today. 94 00:05:14,821 --> 00:05:18,419 - That's good news, right? - Yeah. 95 00:05:18,443 --> 00:05:21,589 Yeah, no, I... I guess. It's just, um, 96 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:24,050 I don't know what I'm walking into. 97 00:05:24,074 --> 00:05:26,471 A few days ago your mom didn't want to see anyone, 98 00:05:26,495 --> 00:05:28,888 and now she's asking you to visit. 99 00:05:28,912 --> 00:05:30,542 I think that's a good sign. 100 00:05:34,376 --> 00:05:37,021 Hey, you know, um 101 00:05:37,045 --> 00:05:42,585 between my mom and the breakup, this week has been hell. 102 00:05:43,260 --> 00:05:44,827 But last night was like, 103 00:05:44,851 --> 00:05:48,324 more fun than I had in like 104 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:50,018 forever. 105 00:05:51,143 --> 00:05:53,483 Yeah. Me, too. [Both chuckle] 106 00:05:55,772 --> 00:05:59,127 Cool. Um, well, 107 00:05:59,151 --> 00:06:02,005 thanks for the hang, senator. 108 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:03,319 [Pilar grunts] 109 00:06:12,289 --> 00:06:14,369 HAROLD: Mia! Breakfast! 110 00:06:16,668 --> 00:06:18,354 [Mia sighs] 111 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,440 Ah! There she is. 112 00:06:20,464 --> 00:06:22,275 Good morning, my love. 113 00:06:22,299 --> 00:06:25,069 I made us breakfast burritos. 114 00:06:25,093 --> 00:06:26,408 - Ah, ah, ah! - Uh-oh. 115 00:06:26,432 --> 00:06:29,638 Did I just walk into a breakfast burrito conversation? 116 00:06:30,682 --> 00:06:31,868 A what? 117 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:33,079 Whenever you have bad news, 118 00:06:33,103 --> 00:06:36,167 you always make my favorite breakfast to soften the blow. 119 00:06:36,191 --> 00:06:37,999 Well, it used to be my favorite. 120 00:06:38,023 --> 00:06:41,878 Now I associate breakfast burritos with surprise and trauma. 121 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:45,639 All right, actually, I do have something I want to talk to you about. 122 00:06:45,663 --> 00:06:47,217 Mmm, let's see. 123 00:06:47,241 --> 00:06:49,677 All right, so you're already getting married next week. 124 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:52,430 And you're having a baby. What is it now? 125 00:06:52,454 --> 00:06:56,851 Long lost brother? Tax fraud? Secret second family? 126 00:06:56,875 --> 00:07:02,106 - Okay, look. - The president of Stanford is retiring, 127 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:05,235 and he offered me the job. 128 00:07:05,259 --> 00:07:07,278 Stanford, Stanford. 129 00:07:07,302 --> 00:07:10,409 Like, like all the way across the country Stanford? 130 00:07:10,433 --> 00:07:12,492 Yeah. That one. 131 00:07:12,516 --> 00:07:14,913 But listen, the job doesn't start until next year, 132 00:07:14,937 --> 00:07:17,914 so don't worry. You'll be able to finish out your semester. 133 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:20,250 Now, if I take this, 134 00:07:20,274 --> 00:07:24,087 I really want to know how you feel. Okay? 135 00:07:24,111 --> 00:07:26,467 Because you know me. I'm Mr. Neutral. 136 00:07:26,491 --> 00:07:27,698 [Mia laughs softly] 137 00:07:32,494 --> 00:07:35,306 I think you should take the job. 138 00:07:35,330 --> 00:07:38,685 Really? I thought you'd need more time to process. 139 00:07:38,709 --> 00:07:42,856 - What's there to process? - I mean, yes, moving sucks, 140 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,985 but you've worked your entire career for a shot like this. 141 00:07:47,009 --> 00:07:48,969 [both exhale] 142 00:07:50,929 --> 00:07:54,409 Okay. Um, wow. 143 00:07:54,433 --> 00:07:56,953 California, here we come. 144 00:07:56,977 --> 00:07:59,057 - Thanks. - Mmm. 145 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:02,147 [chuckles] 146 00:08:02,774 --> 00:08:04,864 [indistinct chatter] 147 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:07,820 Hey. 148 00:08:08,947 --> 00:08:09,947 Hey. 149 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:16,472 Uh, my parents spoke to Adrian this morning. 150 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:17,974 It went pretty well. 151 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:20,168 He said that you were my French toast. 152 00:08:21,418 --> 00:08:24,772 Great. Did your mom apologize? 153 00:08:24,796 --> 00:08:26,216 Apologize? 154 00:08:28,342 --> 00:08:30,945 Benji, she walked in on us having sex, 155 00:08:30,969 --> 00:08:32,866 and then you basically called her homophobic, 156 00:08:32,890 --> 00:08:34,866 and then outed us to my little brother. 157 00:08:34,890 --> 00:08:37,050 I want to say I'm kind of waiting for you to apologize. 158 00:08:37,726 --> 00:08:38,976 Seriously? 159 00:08:42,773 --> 00:08:43,983 [Benji sighs] 160 00:08:44,942 --> 00:08:47,299 She was getting ready to tell him. 161 00:08:47,323 --> 00:08:50,715 - I told you, she's been doing better... - Bullshit. 162 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:54,055 I saw her face when she walked in on us. She looked disgusted. 163 00:08:54,079 --> 00:08:55,845 And you didn't even stand up for yourself. 164 00:08:55,869 --> 00:08:59,057 Because walking in on your kid having sex is disgusting! 165 00:08:59,081 --> 00:09:01,434 You have no idea where she's coming from. 166 00:09:01,458 --> 00:09:03,478 And I'm sorry that we can't all have totally supportive, 167 00:09:03,502 --> 00:09:05,149 liberal, white parents like you do. 168 00:09:05,173 --> 00:09:08,608 What? What does being white have to do with anything? 169 00:09:08,632 --> 00:09:11,657 [sighs] You have no idea what it's like to come from my family, 170 00:09:11,681 --> 00:09:12,904 and you never will. 171 00:09:12,928 --> 00:09:15,156 Okay? So the last thing I need is your meaningless opinion 172 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:16,310 on how to deal with my shit. 173 00:09:18,851 --> 00:09:20,601 [sighs] Screw this. 174 00:09:22,521 --> 00:09:24,249 Benji, where are you going? 175 00:09:24,273 --> 00:09:25,403 I don't know. 176 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:39,013 ♪ Upbeat music playing ♪ 177 00:09:39,037 --> 00:09:41,747 [Felix chattering] 178 00:09:46,253 --> 00:09:48,900 [imitating Sir David Attenborough]: Here we have a female North American teenager, 179 00:09:48,924 --> 00:09:50,237 peeping on her crush. 180 00:09:50,261 --> 00:09:53,695 Watch as she gently swoons in the recirculated school air. 181 00:09:53,719 --> 00:09:56,739 Shut up! Ugh, he's so frustrating. 182 00:09:56,763 --> 00:09:58,074 We fell asleep watching TV, 183 00:09:58,098 --> 00:10:00,535 and this morning he said it was the most fun he's had in forever. 184 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,626 - [normal voice]: Adorable! - And then he punched me in the arm and called me "senator." 185 00:10:03,650 --> 00:10:05,206 Less adorable. 186 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:07,000 I can't tell if he "likes" likes me, 187 00:10:07,024 --> 00:10:09,257 or if he thinks of me as his moody little sister. 188 00:10:09,281 --> 00:10:11,423 - Okay, Pi. - I need to tell you a hard truth. 189 00:10:11,447 --> 00:10:13,548 - Okay. - You're hot! 190 00:10:13,572 --> 00:10:15,800 - What? Shut up. - Okay, I know it doesn't go with your low-key 191 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:19,053 serial killer vibes, but it's a fact. 192 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:21,264 Okay? And he's giving you all the straight boy signs. 193 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:24,645 He even responds to your texts in less than thirty seconds. [Felix chattering] 194 00:10:24,669 --> 00:10:27,187 Okay, so... he wants you. 195 00:10:27,211 --> 00:10:30,711 Grab your phone, text him, make a plan. 196 00:10:32,883 --> 00:10:34,803 [Rahim chuckles softly] [tapping on phone screen] 197 00:10:38,722 --> 00:10:40,037 [tapping on screen, phone bloops] FELIX: I don't know... 198 00:10:40,061 --> 00:10:42,021 It's just always been kind of a dream of mine. I 199 00:10:46,355 --> 00:10:47,355 [phone bloops] 200 00:10:48,357 --> 00:10:50,960 RAHIM: See? What did I just tell you? 201 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:53,114 [squeals softly] [Rahim laughs] 202 00:10:56,156 --> 00:10:59,446 ♪ "Close to You" by Dayglow playing ♪ 203 00:11:04,957 --> 00:11:06,976 Hey, dude, I'm freaking out, man. 204 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,567 I mean, I've never had a breakup before. 205 00:11:08,591 --> 00:11:10,313 Do I sit with you guys and Lake, 206 00:11:10,337 --> 00:11:11,984 or do I find a new lunch table? 207 00:11:12,008 --> 00:11:15,360 - I mean, my pulse? Skyrocketing! - Okay, deep breaths. 208 00:11:15,384 --> 00:11:18,384 Just because you're not together anymore doesn't mean you can't eat with us. 209 00:11:19,263 --> 00:11:20,723 All right? Come on. 210 00:11:25,602 --> 00:11:26,871 VICTOR: Hey. 211 00:11:26,895 --> 00:11:28,957 [sighs] Hey, babe... 212 00:11:28,981 --> 00:11:32,377 Uh, hi... you. I... 213 00:11:32,401 --> 00:11:33,962 Hello, Lake. 214 00:11:33,986 --> 00:11:35,296 Hey. How's it going? 215 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,677 A little hypertensive, but thank you for asking. 216 00:11:37,701 --> 00:11:40,301 ANDREW: Good morning. Mwah! 217 00:11:40,325 --> 00:11:41,386 I know it's lunch, 218 00:11:41,410 --> 00:11:44,055 but I didn't get my morning kisses. 219 00:11:44,079 --> 00:11:45,598 Oh, I'm sorry. ANDREW: Oh... 220 00:11:45,622 --> 00:11:47,767 Ew! You used to be so cool. 221 00:11:47,791 --> 00:11:49,381 What happened? [Laughs] 222 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:53,356 Hey, is everything okay? 223 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:55,220 Um, sort of. 224 00:11:56,842 --> 00:11:59,946 Uh, I was going to tell you before everyone, 225 00:11:59,970 --> 00:12:02,866 but I might as well just rip the band-aid off. 226 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:05,660 [sighs] It looks like I might be moving. 227 00:12:05,684 --> 00:12:07,996 - What? - Wait, wait. Where? 228 00:12:08,020 --> 00:12:10,748 Sorry. Force of habit. [Felix chuckles nervously] 229 00:12:10,772 --> 00:12:13,459 My dad got a job offer from Stanford. 230 00:12:13,483 --> 00:12:18,047 So if he takes it, then I'll be moving to California over winter break. 231 00:12:18,071 --> 00:12:19,674 California... 232 00:12:19,698 --> 00:12:23,178 So, wait, he just straight up told you you're moving across the country? 233 00:12:23,202 --> 00:12:27,307 No, he pretended to have a conversation, but I know the truth. 234 00:12:27,331 --> 00:12:29,687 I mean, my whole life, my dad has put his career first. 235 00:12:29,711 --> 00:12:32,228 There are hardly any Black university presidents, 236 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:36,274 and so he's constantly just trying to prove himself. 237 00:12:36,298 --> 00:12:40,737 And if that means missing vacations, or family dinners, 238 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:45,158 or leaving for weeks on end to visit alumni, then he does it. 239 00:12:45,182 --> 00:12:49,370 And... and I understand why he has to. 240 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:51,039 I'm proud of him. 241 00:12:51,063 --> 00:12:53,587 Yes. Your father is a very impressive human. 242 00:12:53,611 --> 00:12:56,085 But that doesn't mean he gets to blow your life up like this. 243 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:59,466 Hey, Andrew, I could try and fight it, but at the end of the day, 244 00:12:59,490 --> 00:13:01,908 he's going to choose his job over me. 245 00:13:02,407 --> 00:13:04,407 I learned that a long time ago. 246 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,710 [bell rings] 247 00:13:23,887 --> 00:13:25,507 [sighs] 248 00:13:28,767 --> 00:13:30,097 [line ringing] 249 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:31,871 [beeps] 250 00:13:31,895 --> 00:13:34,749 Hey, Benji, um, 251 00:13:34,773 --> 00:13:36,823 did you turn off your phone? 252 00:13:37,651 --> 00:13:41,756 Mia, uh, she told us all that she's moving to California, 253 00:13:41,780 --> 00:13:44,050 and I just really wanted to talk to you, 254 00:13:44,074 --> 00:13:46,374 so if you could call me back, that'd be great. Bye. 255 00:13:50,998 --> 00:13:52,767 Oh! Rahim... 256 00:13:52,791 --> 00:13:55,979 Uh, were you standing there the whole time? 257 00:13:56,003 --> 00:13:59,232 Yeah. Um, you, you didn't see me. 258 00:13:59,256 --> 00:14:01,526 Then you started leaving a really emotional voicemail, 259 00:14:01,550 --> 00:14:03,486 so I didn't really know what to do. 260 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:06,287 I didn't know anyone actually used this room. 261 00:14:06,311 --> 00:14:09,367 Well, I do. For yearbook. 262 00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:11,788 I actually have really great shot of you on this roll. 263 00:14:11,812 --> 00:14:14,270 - I'll make you a print. - Okay. 264 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:22,743 That message you were leaving sounded pretty intense. 265 00:14:23,822 --> 00:14:24,992 Uh... 266 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,804 Benji and I got into a fight. 267 00:14:29,828 --> 00:14:32,682 - A bad one. - Oh, shit. I'm sorry. 268 00:14:32,706 --> 00:14:35,143 It's okay. It's just, uh 269 00:14:35,167 --> 00:14:37,314 he skipped school and he turned off his phone, 270 00:14:37,338 --> 00:14:38,855 and I'm trying not to freak out, 271 00:14:38,879 --> 00:14:40,565 but I'm kind of worried about him. 272 00:14:40,589 --> 00:14:42,525 Worried? Why? 273 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,778 I, I can't really talk about it. 274 00:14:45,802 --> 00:14:50,432 You sure? Nothing ever leaves this dark room, I promise. 275 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:54,166 Okay. Please don't tell anyone, 276 00:14:54,190 --> 00:14:58,541 but Benji's had some problems in the past with drinking. 277 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:01,628 He's sober now, but I don't know. 278 00:15:01,652 --> 00:15:03,759 He just seemed so upset today, and 279 00:15:03,783 --> 00:15:06,569 - [beeping] What was the fight about? 280 00:15:09,159 --> 00:15:14,474 Uh, he's really mad that I haven't been standing up to my mom more. 281 00:15:14,498 --> 00:15:17,060 I've explained to him that my mom is trying her best, 282 00:15:17,084 --> 00:15:19,651 you know, with me being gay, and he's just... 283 00:15:19,675 --> 00:15:21,648 White? Sorry. 284 00:15:21,672 --> 00:15:23,739 I did not mean to be presumptuous. 285 00:15:23,763 --> 00:15:27,612 Um, it's just most of my friends are white, 286 00:15:27,636 --> 00:15:30,698 so they don't get it at all. 287 00:15:30,722 --> 00:15:32,329 How can you love your parents 288 00:15:32,353 --> 00:15:35,954 when you hate a lot of what they believe in? 289 00:15:35,978 --> 00:15:39,415 But you do, because 290 00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:41,979 you know how much they sacrificed to build a life for you. 291 00:15:43,694 --> 00:15:45,880 Yeah. You're right. 292 00:15:45,904 --> 00:15:48,388 I mean, my dad's worked basically every single Saturday 293 00:15:48,412 --> 00:15:50,760 of my entire life to make sure that we have what we need. 294 00:15:50,784 --> 00:15:53,181 Yeah. My parents left everything they knew in Iran 295 00:15:53,205 --> 00:15:55,890 so that I could have better opportunities. 296 00:15:55,914 --> 00:15:58,731 I'm not saying that gives them a free pass to be homophobic. 297 00:15:58,755 --> 00:16:02,480 But, my, my parents were set up by their parents. 298 00:16:02,504 --> 00:16:06,151 And they only met twice before their wedding. 299 00:16:06,175 --> 00:16:10,238 In their eyes, marriage is between a man and a woman 300 00:16:10,262 --> 00:16:13,116 who come from a good Iranian, Muslim family. 301 00:16:13,140 --> 00:16:16,452 So, I know it's gonna be hard for them, 302 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:19,747 when I do come out, but... 303 00:16:19,771 --> 00:16:22,333 I'm willing to stick it out. 304 00:16:22,357 --> 00:16:23,877 I have to. 305 00:16:23,901 --> 00:16:26,254 They're my parents. 306 00:16:26,278 --> 00:16:28,278 That's exactly it. 307 00:16:31,116 --> 00:16:33,261 Anyway, uh, 308 00:16:33,285 --> 00:16:35,597 I'm sure Benji's gonna be okay. 309 00:16:35,621 --> 00:16:37,476 And I know you two are gonna work it out, 310 00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:39,976 because you're kind of annoyingly perfect for each other. 311 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,130 [laughs] Case in point... 312 00:16:44,338 --> 00:16:46,399 Wow, this is amazing. 313 00:16:46,423 --> 00:16:48,093 Don't act so surprised. 314 00:16:49,301 --> 00:16:51,471 [church bell tolls] 315 00:16:52,638 --> 00:16:55,867 - How was CCD? - It was fine. 316 00:16:55,891 --> 00:16:59,441 Fine? Usually you're talking my ear off about church gossip. 317 00:17:01,355 --> 00:17:03,791 Is Victor going to Hell? 318 00:17:03,815 --> 00:17:06,961 What? Who told you that? 319 00:17:06,985 --> 00:17:08,379 Father Lawrence. 320 00:17:08,403 --> 00:17:11,573 I told him about Victor's boyfriend, and he said it was a sin. 321 00:17:13,992 --> 00:17:17,180 Adrian, look at me, okay? 322 00:17:17,204 --> 00:17:19,807 Victor's not going to Hell. 323 00:17:19,831 --> 00:17:23,102 Your brother is one of the most 324 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:26,481 generous and loving people I know. 325 00:17:26,505 --> 00:17:29,335 - But Father Lawrence... - Father Lawrence 326 00:17:32,302 --> 00:17:33,488 is wrong. 327 00:17:33,512 --> 00:17:35,698 But he said it's in the Bible. 328 00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:40,620 Well, the... the Bible 329 00:17:40,644 --> 00:17:43,814 can be interpreted in many different ways. 330 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,752 But in this family, 331 00:17:47,776 --> 00:17:51,256 we believe that Jesus knows who has love in their hearts. 332 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,508 And he would never punish people for that. 333 00:17:53,532 --> 00:17:54,968 - Okay? - Okay. 334 00:17:54,992 --> 00:17:55,992 Come on. 335 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:01,285 - Where are we going? - I forgot something inside. 336 00:18:05,169 --> 00:18:09,399 It takes eight hundred and thirty hours to fly from Atlanta to San Francisco? 337 00:18:09,423 --> 00:18:12,657 Oh, wait. I'm on walking. It's only five hours by plane. 338 00:18:12,681 --> 00:18:14,320 It's still very bad. 339 00:18:14,344 --> 00:18:17,866 Okay, guys, enough talking about me moving. 340 00:18:17,890 --> 00:18:19,868 I'm gonna go make us some mac and cheese. 341 00:18:19,892 --> 00:18:23,062 All right, and we're gonna eat it in silence. 342 00:18:24,980 --> 00:18:29,294 [sighs] We can't let this happen, Andrew. 343 00:18:29,318 --> 00:18:32,028 I don't really think it's up to us. 344 00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:34,658 Or is it? 345 00:18:40,204 --> 00:18:42,728 BENJI: Oh, hey, thanks for, uh, coming over so last minute. 346 00:18:42,752 --> 00:18:44,855 - Of course. Of course. - I appreciate it. 347 00:18:44,879 --> 00:18:45,995 Yeah, man. 348 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:56,237 Victor. What are you doing here? 349 00:18:56,261 --> 00:18:58,573 Uh, I was making sure you're okay 350 00:18:58,597 --> 00:19:01,743 'cause you never showed up at school today. 351 00:19:01,767 --> 00:19:04,370 Right. Got it. Um... [sighs] 352 00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:06,080 Well, Hank was just leaving. 353 00:19:06,104 --> 00:19:08,833 Uh, Hank, this is my boyfriend, Victor. 354 00:19:08,857 --> 00:19:12,337 Hank's my, uh... my sponsor. 355 00:19:12,361 --> 00:19:16,049 - It's nice to finally meet you, Victor. - It's, uh, it's nice to meet you, too. 356 00:19:16,073 --> 00:19:17,743 - See you later? - Yeah. 357 00:19:23,121 --> 00:19:24,831 I didn't know you had a sponsor. 358 00:19:26,625 --> 00:19:28,285 Well, I do. [Exhales] 359 00:19:30,879 --> 00:19:33,379 - You want to come in? - Yeah. 360 00:19:37,302 --> 00:19:38,432 [sighs] 361 00:19:42,850 --> 00:19:44,536 Oh, my God. No password? 362 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:46,830 Old people are so bad at cyber security. 363 00:19:46,854 --> 00:19:48,378 Whatcha doin' here, Lake? 364 00:19:48,402 --> 00:19:51,459 I am going to post an offensive tweet to Harold's account. 365 00:19:51,483 --> 00:19:54,130 Something just bad enough to get him lightly canceled. 366 00:19:54,154 --> 00:19:56,798 Now, does Harold strike you as more of a flat-Earther, 367 00:19:56,822 --> 00:19:59,801 - or Holocaust-denier? - Uh, Lake, 368 00:19:59,825 --> 00:20:03,596 I have always found your crazy kind of endearing. 369 00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:06,250 Right now, I'm just finding it a bit unnerving. 370 00:20:10,586 --> 00:20:13,481 I can't lose Mia, Andrew. 371 00:20:13,505 --> 00:20:16,025 It was bad enough that seeing Felix in the lunch room today 372 00:20:16,049 --> 00:20:17,906 almost gave me a panic attack. 373 00:20:17,930 --> 00:20:20,572 A week ago we were happy and in love, 374 00:20:20,596 --> 00:20:23,575 and now I don't even know how to say hi to him. 375 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:27,579 I can't lose the other most important person in my life too. 376 00:20:27,603 --> 00:20:29,080 I hear you. 377 00:20:29,104 --> 00:20:31,574 Okay? I really do. 378 00:20:36,403 --> 00:20:38,631 - No, just... give that back! - No. 379 00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:41,718 - Andrew... - I'm sorry. You're in a very dark place right now. 380 00:20:41,742 --> 00:20:44,179 What the hell is wrong with you? 381 00:20:44,203 --> 00:20:46,060 Do you even care that she's leaving? 382 00:20:46,084 --> 00:20:47,432 Of course I do. 383 00:20:47,456 --> 00:20:49,642 Okay, look, the girl I love is getting ripped away from me. 384 00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:52,706 There is nothing I can do about it, and it is killing me. 385 00:20:53,420 --> 00:20:54,920 You love her? 386 00:20:57,090 --> 00:20:58,340 You love me? 387 00:21:01,386 --> 00:21:02,716 Of course I do. 388 00:21:04,598 --> 00:21:06,228 I love you, too. 389 00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:10,058 So why don't you fight for us? 390 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:16,961 - PILAR: Hi. - Hey. 391 00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:19,315 - I got you a coffee. - Oh, thanks. 392 00:21:22,449 --> 00:21:24,079 How was seeing your mom? 393 00:21:25,536 --> 00:21:27,514 It was okay. Yeah, um, 394 00:21:27,538 --> 00:21:29,935 they, uh, got her on new mood stabilizers. 395 00:21:29,959 --> 00:21:32,185 So, that seems to be helping. 396 00:21:32,209 --> 00:21:34,646 And she really likes her new therapist. 397 00:21:34,670 --> 00:21:37,065 That's great. Right? 398 00:21:37,089 --> 00:21:40,009 Yeah. Yeah, no, it's just, um... 399 00:21:41,468 --> 00:21:42,928 It's so sterile. 400 00:21:44,054 --> 00:21:46,115 White walls, white floor. 401 00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:48,409 And everything she loves is off limits. 402 00:21:48,433 --> 00:21:53,623 No Millionaire, no weird knick-knacks... 403 00:21:53,647 --> 00:21:56,937 Swedish Fish... Why is Swedish Fish contraband? 404 00:21:57,985 --> 00:22:01,256 It's like they're taking away everything that makes her who she is. 405 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,342 Felix, it sounds like she's getting better. 406 00:22:04,366 --> 00:22:06,803 And your mom is fierce. 407 00:22:06,827 --> 00:22:10,934 It would take way more than an inhumane Swedish Fish ban to dull her sparkle. 408 00:22:10,958 --> 00:22:14,286 - [chuckles] - She's getting discharged next week. 409 00:22:15,711 --> 00:22:19,941 Yeah. She's really put in the work this time. I'm proud of her. 410 00:22:19,965 --> 00:22:23,653 You should be. You should be proud of yourself, too. 411 00:22:23,677 --> 00:22:26,656 How strong you've been through all this? 412 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,600 It's pretty inspiring. Or whatever. 413 00:22:34,271 --> 00:22:36,040 You always know what to say. 414 00:22:36,064 --> 00:22:37,876 I know. I'm really smart. 415 00:22:37,900 --> 00:22:39,087 No, seriously. 416 00:22:39,111 --> 00:22:41,588 I mean, you act like you don't care about anything, 417 00:22:41,612 --> 00:22:44,242 but you might be one of the most thoughtful people I've ever met. 418 00:22:52,831 --> 00:22:53,975 - Uh... - Pilar. 419 00:22:53,999 --> 00:22:56,519 - I'm sorry. I... - No. No, no, no. Don't be. 420 00:22:56,543 --> 00:22:58,190 I, uh, you know, our, our friendship 421 00:22:58,214 --> 00:23:00,190 - means the world... - I have to go. 422 00:23:00,214 --> 00:23:01,554 Pilar, wait. 423 00:23:08,764 --> 00:23:10,274 MIA: Um, Dad? 424 00:23:13,769 --> 00:23:16,748 - Can we, can we talk? - Of course, baby. 425 00:23:16,772 --> 00:23:18,612 [keyboard keys clicking] 426 00:23:21,568 --> 00:23:22,948 Mom emailed me. 427 00:23:25,948 --> 00:23:27,175 When? 428 00:23:27,199 --> 00:23:30,094 Mmm, a few days ago. 429 00:23:30,118 --> 00:23:32,555 Totally out of the blue. 430 00:23:32,579 --> 00:23:34,891 [groans] 431 00:23:34,915 --> 00:23:37,745 [scoffs] What'd she say? 432 00:23:39,545 --> 00:23:43,358 Not much. Hi. How are you? 433 00:23:43,382 --> 00:23:45,318 Something about how the last few years 434 00:23:45,342 --> 00:23:47,932 have been really complicated for her... 435 00:23:49,346 --> 00:23:52,016 And that she'd love to hear from me. 436 00:23:53,350 --> 00:23:56,204 Wow. Um... 437 00:23:56,228 --> 00:23:58,206 Did you respond? 438 00:23:58,230 --> 00:23:59,582 No. 439 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:02,752 I think about answering her every morning. 440 00:24:02,776 --> 00:24:06,881 But I just can't bring myself to write her back. 441 00:24:06,905 --> 00:24:10,176 - Even though I have, like, a million questions... - Yeah. 442 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,450 Because I feel like 443 00:24:12,953 --> 00:24:17,713 writing her back would be, like, a betrayal to you. 444 00:24:19,585 --> 00:24:21,835 You know. She left. You stayed. 445 00:24:23,755 --> 00:24:25,665 You're my family. Not her. 446 00:24:28,510 --> 00:24:30,010 I choose you. 447 00:24:35,267 --> 00:24:37,437 So how come you never choose me? 448 00:24:40,314 --> 00:24:42,654 My whole life, you've put your work first. 449 00:24:43,275 --> 00:24:46,355 Which I understand. Um... 450 00:24:47,988 --> 00:24:49,757 Because I know how much it means to you, 451 00:24:49,781 --> 00:24:51,701 and I don't want to hold you back. 452 00:24:53,243 --> 00:24:55,953 [sighs] I never ask you for anything. 453 00:24:56,997 --> 00:25:01,561 But this is me asking now... 454 00:25:01,585 --> 00:25:04,147 This is me saying 455 00:25:04,171 --> 00:25:06,524 just please, don't move us. 456 00:25:06,548 --> 00:25:08,735 Okay? Just this once 457 00:25:08,759 --> 00:25:10,139 choose me. 458 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,452 Um... 459 00:25:17,476 --> 00:25:22,081 I'll, uh... tell Stanford 460 00:25:22,105 --> 00:25:26,565 that my family is happy right here in Atlanta. 461 00:25:29,696 --> 00:25:30,906 Really? 462 00:25:31,740 --> 00:25:33,120 Yeah. 463 00:25:36,537 --> 00:25:38,117 [chuckles] 464 00:25:40,541 --> 00:25:43,041 - Thank you. - Of course, baby. 465 00:25:43,752 --> 00:25:45,252 [groans] 466 00:25:51,677 --> 00:25:53,427 Hey, Mia. Um... 467 00:25:54,847 --> 00:25:58,177 You know, you should answer your mom, if you want. 468 00:26:06,275 --> 00:26:08,105 [sighs] 469 00:26:37,639 --> 00:26:40,493 Isabel. Did we have an appointment? 470 00:26:40,517 --> 00:26:42,807 No, we did not. 471 00:26:46,857 --> 00:26:48,668 You told Adrian that Victor, 472 00:26:48,692 --> 00:26:52,881 who he loves more than anyone in the whole world, 473 00:26:52,905 --> 00:26:54,655 is going to Hell? 474 00:26:55,574 --> 00:26:59,179 I did not use those exact words. 475 00:26:59,203 --> 00:27:03,190 I was just trying to explain that Victor needs his family's help 476 00:27:03,214 --> 00:27:06,436 - to find his way back to Jesus... - What Victor needs 477 00:27:06,460 --> 00:27:09,316 is for his family to love and accept him for who he is. 478 00:27:09,340 --> 00:27:12,484 Isabel, you and I both know it is not that simple. 479 00:27:12,508 --> 00:27:14,861 Actually, I think it is. 480 00:27:14,885 --> 00:27:18,675 Today, I saw Adrian accept his brother without a second thought. 481 00:27:20,849 --> 00:27:22,952 I have been raised to believe 482 00:27:22,976 --> 00:27:25,997 a lot of ugly things, Father. 483 00:27:26,021 --> 00:27:29,000 Things that will probably take me the rest of my life to unlearn. 484 00:27:29,024 --> 00:27:30,752 But I will unlearn them. 485 00:27:30,776 --> 00:27:33,546 And I won't pass them on to my kids. 486 00:27:33,570 --> 00:27:35,467 And no matter what you or the church say, 487 00:27:35,491 --> 00:27:39,219 I know in my heart that God loves my son. 488 00:27:39,243 --> 00:27:44,963 My beautiful, perfect, gay son. 489 00:27:48,085 --> 00:27:51,105 You're gonna have to find a new music director, Father. 490 00:27:51,129 --> 00:27:52,440 [keys clatter] 491 00:27:52,464 --> 00:27:56,264 Isabel, I urge you not to give up on God. 492 00:27:57,010 --> 00:28:00,156 I'm not giving up on God. 493 00:28:00,180 --> 00:28:02,140 I'm giving up on you. 494 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,820 Dr. Gallico. Yeah, Harold Brooks, here. 495 00:28:10,774 --> 00:28:13,591 I have. I, I have given it a lot of thought. 496 00:28:13,615 --> 00:28:16,965 And I, I really appreciate the opportunity, I do... 497 00:28:16,989 --> 00:28:18,779 And, uh... 498 00:28:23,704 --> 00:28:25,723 I can't wait to get to work. 499 00:28:25,747 --> 00:28:29,477 [laughs] Right... 500 00:28:29,501 --> 00:28:31,551 Yeah, California, here we come. 501 00:28:34,339 --> 00:28:35,379 Sure. 502 00:28:35,757 --> 00:28:39,007 - [water running] - Uh, your sponsor's kind of cute. 503 00:28:39,469 --> 00:28:43,700 I always expected sponsors to just be these big, old, grizzly men, 504 00:28:43,724 --> 00:28:45,314 filled with wisdom. 505 00:28:46,935 --> 00:28:48,329 He's straight. 506 00:28:48,353 --> 00:28:49,840 In case you were wondering. 507 00:28:49,864 --> 00:28:51,895 I wasn't. I, I trust you. 508 00:28:55,819 --> 00:28:58,339 You can't just fall off the face of the Earth. 509 00:28:58,363 --> 00:29:01,301 I was really worried today. 510 00:29:01,325 --> 00:29:02,844 [sighs] 511 00:29:02,868 --> 00:29:06,931 This is exactly why I didn't want to tell you I was in AA. 512 00:29:06,955 --> 00:29:08,808 What do you mean? 513 00:29:08,832 --> 00:29:10,899 Well, now every time we have a fight 514 00:29:10,923 --> 00:29:13,897 or I don't respond to a text, 515 00:29:13,921 --> 00:29:16,357 you're gonna think I'm off getting hammered. 516 00:29:16,381 --> 00:29:19,444 Well, I was right to worry, wasn't I? 517 00:29:19,468 --> 00:29:21,529 I mean, you had to call your sponsor. 518 00:29:21,553 --> 00:29:23,513 That's not the point. I'm 519 00:29:29,144 --> 00:29:30,904 [exhales deeply] 520 00:29:33,232 --> 00:29:34,692 What's going on with us? 521 00:29:37,444 --> 00:29:38,614 I don't know. 522 00:29:40,531 --> 00:29:44,552 Everything was amazing, 523 00:29:44,576 --> 00:29:47,116 and now it feels like all we do is fight. 524 00:29:49,081 --> 00:29:50,081 Yeah. 525 00:29:52,835 --> 00:29:57,505 I've been thinking a lot about this perfect day, from last summer. 526 00:29:58,757 --> 00:30:01,820 We had that picnic at Kennedy Park, 527 00:30:01,844 --> 00:30:05,450 and then after, we chased the Mister Softee truck for 15 blocks 528 00:30:05,474 --> 00:30:07,392 so we could get soft serve. [Victor chuckles] 529 00:30:08,642 --> 00:30:12,288 And the park was packed but it felt like we were the 530 00:30:12,312 --> 00:30:14,312 only two people in the world. 531 00:30:18,861 --> 00:30:20,401 It always does. 532 00:30:22,948 --> 00:30:24,278 [indistinct whisper] 533 00:30:32,374 --> 00:30:33,884 I love that. 534 00:30:36,170 --> 00:30:37,380 Me, too. 535 00:30:37,963 --> 00:30:39,133 [phone buzzes] 536 00:30:44,595 --> 00:30:47,305 Why does Rahim hope I'm okay? 537 00:30:49,725 --> 00:30:54,831 - Oh, I just... - I needed someone to talk to. 538 00:30:54,855 --> 00:30:56,815 So I told him that we had a fight. 539 00:30:58,233 --> 00:31:01,033 Did you tell him about my drinking? 540 00:31:04,406 --> 00:31:08,011 [sighs] Jesus, Victor. 541 00:31:08,035 --> 00:31:09,971 - I'm sorry, I'm sorry. - I know I shouldn't have told him. 542 00:31:09,995 --> 00:31:11,973 But he's not gonna say anything to anyone. 543 00:31:11,997 --> 00:31:14,225 - Okay? I can trust him... - But I can't trust you. 544 00:31:14,249 --> 00:31:16,499 ♪ "Work" by Charlotte Day Wilson playing ♪ 545 00:31:19,087 --> 00:31:21,587 ♪ Oh, work ♪ 546 00:31:23,675 --> 00:31:25,195 [inhales shakily] 547 00:31:25,219 --> 00:31:28,490 ♪ Now that you're here ♪ 548 00:31:28,514 --> 00:31:30,825 I think we need to take a break. 549 00:31:30,849 --> 00:31:32,889 ♪ Whoa, work ♪ 550 00:31:36,271 --> 00:31:39,401 ♪ 'Cause people come and go ♪ 551 00:31:41,610 --> 00:31:44,950 ♪ But I think you should know ♪ 552 00:31:47,157 --> 00:31:49,947 ♪ It's gonna take a bit of work ♪ 553 00:31:52,496 --> 00:31:55,116 ♪ Oh, work ♪