1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:02,803 (cheering, applause) 2 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:05,639 PRAY TELL: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes. 3 00:00:05,673 --> 00:00:08,142 Pay attention! 4 00:00:08,176 --> 00:00:10,811 Okay. Okay, goddamn it. 5 00:00:10,844 --> 00:00:13,814 Fashionable Femme Queens, honey. 6 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:17,485 This is the category of the hour. 7 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:20,988 These fanciful fashionistas are showing you 8 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:23,691 exactly what they are worth. 9 00:00:23,724 --> 00:00:27,261 Maybe you might be moved to step your look 10 00:00:27,295 --> 00:00:29,497 all the way up. 11 00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:33,201 Oh! Oh, shoot! 12 00:00:33,234 --> 00:00:37,671 Oh, come on, Miss Lulu Ferocity. 13 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:41,109 What you got yourself cooking up on tonight? 14 00:00:41,142 --> 00:00:43,711 I can tell something's going on. 15 00:00:43,744 --> 00:00:46,214 She said "Oh, oh," she said, "hold on a minute." 16 00:00:46,247 --> 00:00:49,049 She said "Hold on a minute, I got a thing to do." 17 00:00:49,083 --> 00:00:51,619 What are you doing? What are you serving us? 18 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:54,522 Oh! Oh! 19 00:00:54,555 --> 00:00:56,724 -Oh! -(cheering) 20 00:00:56,757 --> 00:00:59,360 Yes, mama! 21 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:03,264 Yes! Just a vision in lavender. 22 00:01:03,297 --> 00:01:04,732 Realness. 23 00:01:04,765 --> 00:01:06,734 Uh-huh. 24 00:01:06,767 --> 00:01:08,136 Come on, now. Oh. 25 00:01:08,169 --> 00:01:10,438 Spin-da, Spin-da, Spin-da-rella. 26 00:01:10,471 --> 00:01:12,473 Spinning that into butter. 27 00:01:12,506 --> 00:01:15,143 You know what? She don't need no scores tonight. 28 00:01:15,176 --> 00:01:17,311 Just give that bitch her trophy, 29 00:01:17,345 --> 00:01:19,913 and go on and collect that skirt for my closet. 30 00:01:19,947 --> 00:01:21,749 That's my sister! 31 00:01:21,782 --> 00:01:23,484 -Ow! -Look at Miss Candy. 32 00:01:23,517 --> 00:01:26,487 She all happy. Good for you, girl. 33 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,990 Ferocity got themselves a trophy. 34 00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:32,626 That's a good thing. 35 00:01:32,660 --> 00:01:35,763 Now, this is the level I'm-a need y'all to bring 36 00:01:35,796 --> 00:01:38,899 to the inaugural Eros Ball. 37 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:41,635 Eros is the god of love. 38 00:01:41,669 --> 00:01:45,673 So house mothers and fathers, I need you to tell your spawns 39 00:01:45,706 --> 00:01:48,509 to spread L-O-V-E 40 00:01:48,542 --> 00:01:50,611 in the form of some sickening looks. 41 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:52,246 Y'all like that, right? 42 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,682 And Miss Elektra, bravo. 43 00:01:54,715 --> 00:01:57,185 You certainly know how to upgrade a house. 44 00:01:57,218 --> 00:01:59,453 -Ha, ha. -Uh, quit it, bitch. 45 00:01:59,487 --> 00:02:01,789 You only been here a few weeks. 46 00:02:01,822 --> 00:02:04,925 A praise for one is a praise for all. 47 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:06,827 Even that wardrobe? You know, 48 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:09,630 that fur collection has expanded since our Abundance days. 49 00:02:09,663 --> 00:02:10,998 CANDY: Where the coin coming from? 50 00:02:11,031 --> 00:02:12,300 Indochine don't pay that much 51 00:02:12,333 --> 00:02:13,634 for you to walk your ass to a table. 52 00:02:13,667 --> 00:02:14,835 Speaking of work, 53 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:16,770 I'm covering the late shift. 54 00:02:16,804 --> 00:02:18,639 Girl, it's midnight. 55 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:20,608 Doesn't Indochine close at 11:00? 56 00:02:20,641 --> 00:02:22,443 How would you know? 57 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:23,844 We'd never let the likes of you in. 58 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:24,945 Love you, too, bitch. 59 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,980 * 60 00:02:28,349 --> 00:02:30,484 -Congratulations, girl. -Save your well wishes 61 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:33,487 for someone in need of validation, hag. 62 00:02:34,488 --> 00:02:36,490 * 63 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:45,833 (indistinct chatter) 64 00:02:51,339 --> 00:02:53,341 * 65 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:03,217 * Shiny, shiny * 66 00:03:03,251 --> 00:03:06,820 * Shiny boots of leather * 67 00:03:06,854 --> 00:03:11,259 * Whiplash girl-child in the dark * 68 00:03:11,292 --> 00:03:14,194 (whips cracking, grunting) 69 00:03:14,228 --> 00:03:16,096 * Comes in bells * 70 00:03:16,129 --> 00:03:20,434 * Your servant, don't forsake him * 71 00:03:20,468 --> 00:03:22,336 * Strike, dear mistress * 72 00:03:22,370 --> 00:03:25,038 * And cure his heart * 73 00:03:25,072 --> 00:03:27,040 PAUL: Mistress Elektra, is that you? 74 00:03:27,074 --> 00:03:28,676 Who the fuck do you think it is, Paul? 75 00:03:28,709 --> 00:03:29,910 Of course it's me. 76 00:03:32,313 --> 00:03:33,747 Ow! Ah! 77 00:03:33,781 --> 00:03:35,416 I'm sorry, Mistress. I'm an idiot. 78 00:03:35,449 --> 00:03:38,919 I'm a-- I'm a worthless piece of shit. (pants) 79 00:03:38,952 --> 00:03:41,121 Yes, you are. 80 00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:43,391 And you appear to have helped yourself to my wardrobe. 81 00:03:43,424 --> 00:03:45,259 Uh, the panties are mine. 82 00:03:45,293 --> 00:03:46,760 I just couldn't resist trying on your heels. 83 00:03:46,794 --> 00:03:49,597 (groans) 84 00:03:49,630 --> 00:03:51,098 You like giving your power to women, 85 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:52,266 -don't you? -Uh-huh. 86 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:54,134 You disgust me! 87 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:55,703 I disgust myself, Mistress. 88 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:58,439 (moaning) 89 00:03:58,472 --> 00:04:01,609 I bet you wouldn't last a day in my pumps. 90 00:04:01,642 --> 00:04:03,744 The adversities I've faced would cripple you. 91 00:04:03,777 --> 00:04:06,814 -Get up! -(grunts) 92 00:04:09,617 --> 00:04:12,252 You can't even stand, you pathetic creature. 93 00:04:12,286 --> 00:04:15,823 Stay right there. 94 00:04:24,498 --> 00:04:26,300 What is that? 95 00:04:26,334 --> 00:04:28,402 Amyl nitrate. 96 00:04:28,436 --> 00:04:30,270 You wanna try? 97 00:04:30,304 --> 00:04:33,574 I do not do drugs, nor do I approve of them. 98 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:36,276 No, no, no, this-this and a little coke... (sniffs) 99 00:04:36,310 --> 00:04:38,912 it'll keep me going all night. 100 00:04:38,946 --> 00:04:41,148 You charge by the hour, don't you? 101 00:04:42,816 --> 00:04:45,052 Fine. 102 00:04:49,723 --> 00:04:50,791 Holy shit! 103 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:52,192 I can't believe I finally found 104 00:04:52,225 --> 00:04:53,961 a career that truly fits me. 105 00:04:53,994 --> 00:04:55,629 Four days a week and I'm already making more 106 00:04:55,663 --> 00:04:57,197 than I've made in my entire life. 107 00:04:57,230 --> 00:04:58,966 So does that mean you're finally gonna ditch 108 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,368 that job at Indochine? 109 00:05:00,401 --> 00:05:02,169 I don't see why I can't do both. 110 00:05:02,202 --> 00:05:03,804 Working here brings in the money, 111 00:05:03,837 --> 00:05:05,639 and working there keeps my name on the lips 112 00:05:05,673 --> 00:05:06,974 of the rich and famous. 113 00:05:07,007 --> 00:05:08,876 Business is booming since AIDS. 114 00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:10,143 ZEDLEY: She's right. 115 00:05:10,177 --> 00:05:11,645 Hand jobs replaced blow jobs. 116 00:05:11,679 --> 00:05:13,981 No one could pay their bills. 117 00:05:14,014 --> 00:05:16,784 Sometimes I feel bad for these guys. 118 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:19,119 Too scared to feel pleasure, so they turn to pain. 119 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:20,988 I never feel bad for a man. 120 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:24,124 All I know is for the first time in a long time, 121 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:25,859 I feel great. 122 00:05:25,893 --> 00:05:27,361 Keep that attitude. 123 00:05:27,395 --> 00:05:29,029 -It'll make you rich. -(Elektra laughs) 124 00:05:29,062 --> 00:05:30,531 Amen. (imitates whip cracking) 125 00:05:32,733 --> 00:05:34,702 (door opens) 126 00:05:34,735 --> 00:05:36,837 (footfalls approach) 127 00:05:36,870 --> 00:05:39,306 PRAY TELL: The category is... 128 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:42,710 Live... 129 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:45,012 Work... 130 00:05:45,045 --> 00:05:48,749 Pose! 131 00:05:50,384 --> 00:05:52,386 * 132 00:06:12,806 --> 00:06:14,575 (chuckles) 133 00:06:14,608 --> 00:06:16,510 What? 134 00:06:16,544 --> 00:06:19,046 Angel, don't try me. This is my primo look. 135 00:06:19,079 --> 00:06:20,414 Exactly. 136 00:06:20,448 --> 00:06:22,916 -Come sit over here. -(scoffs) 137 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:28,355 You tryna get into the beauty industry. 138 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:29,690 -And? -Uh-huh. 139 00:06:29,723 --> 00:06:31,358 Ain't no way you getting anybody 140 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:32,893 to give you a storefront if they clock you. 141 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:34,628 You know that. 142 00:06:34,662 --> 00:06:37,030 You're selling a fantasy right now. 143 00:06:37,064 --> 00:06:38,532 Well, not everyone is lucky enough to be born 144 00:06:38,566 --> 00:06:40,200 with perfect bone structure, honey. 145 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:42,436 I appreciate my privileges, but that don't mean 146 00:06:42,470 --> 00:06:44,071 you gotta make things harder for yourself, ma. 147 00:06:44,104 --> 00:06:47,040 -Look at this, girl. Come on. -What? 148 00:06:47,074 --> 00:06:51,044 Not to be rude, but you got shit style. 149 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:52,913 It's easy for you to judge. 150 00:06:52,946 --> 00:06:55,649 How many ladies' dressing rooms you been kicked out of? 151 00:06:55,683 --> 00:06:57,985 I grab what I can off the rack and get out of Dodge 152 00:06:58,018 --> 00:06:59,653 before someone calls security. 153 00:06:59,687 --> 00:07:01,989 I don't know if anything fits right or looks good 154 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:04,458 until I get home, and by then it's too late. 155 00:07:04,492 --> 00:07:06,627 -I never thought about that. -Yeah, well, 156 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:09,429 I gave up being fashionable a long time ago because of it. 157 00:07:09,463 --> 00:07:11,431 A woman don't need to walk in a room 158 00:07:11,465 --> 00:07:14,267 and tell everybody that she a woman. Less is more. 159 00:07:14,301 --> 00:07:17,137 I'm gonna show you how to do your makeup. 160 00:07:17,170 --> 00:07:18,639 We are throwing... 161 00:07:18,672 --> 00:07:20,440 -these rags... -What? 162 00:07:20,474 --> 00:07:22,275 -away. -This is my good shirt. 163 00:07:22,309 --> 00:07:23,644 And we are getting you... 164 00:07:23,677 --> 00:07:26,446 proper high fashion. 165 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,081 (chuckles) 166 00:07:28,115 --> 00:07:30,784 And you're gonna get yourself that storefront. 167 00:07:30,818 --> 00:07:33,086 Mama's gotta pay the rent, girl. 168 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,288 You are gonna make an excellent mother. 169 00:07:35,322 --> 00:07:37,324 Oh, I know. 170 00:07:52,973 --> 00:07:55,976 Clark, keep the car running; this won't take long. 171 00:07:56,009 --> 00:07:58,478 Hi, Ms. Norman? I'm Blanca Rodriguez. 172 00:07:58,512 --> 00:08:00,648 I'm... I'm the prospective tenant. 173 00:08:00,681 --> 00:08:03,283 -Are you a PR? Puerto Rican? -No, I'm American. 174 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:05,786 I'm sure, but where is your family from? Your lineage? 175 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,287 I'm Dominican. 176 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,989 Good. 177 00:08:09,022 --> 00:08:10,791 Let's go in. 178 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:13,360 I don't normally rent to anyone darker than my Aunt Lilly 179 00:08:13,393 --> 00:08:15,462 after a week's vacation in Palm Beach, 180 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:17,464 but I've had good luck with Dominicans. 181 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,867 Hard workers for the most part. 182 00:08:19,900 --> 00:08:22,570 Well, that's me in a nutshell, Mrs. Norman. 183 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:26,106 I plan on making this into my own nail salon. I-- Oh. 184 00:08:28,742 --> 00:08:33,246 I already got a-a-a loyal customer base from my last job. 185 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,817 May I say whoever does your nails does an excellent job. 186 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:38,351 It's Ms. Norman. 187 00:08:38,385 --> 00:08:40,353 I'm recently divorced. 188 00:08:40,387 --> 00:08:42,389 He was half a fag. 189 00:08:42,422 --> 00:08:45,659 I walked in on him bent over a Vitra Grand chair 190 00:08:45,693 --> 00:08:47,661 getting plowed by our doorman. 191 00:08:47,695 --> 00:08:49,162 It must have been very painful. 192 00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:50,831 Life is pain for women. 193 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,733 That's why we're tougher, and better 194 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:56,870 at being mean when the time comes, and I was mean. 195 00:08:56,904 --> 00:08:59,272 Whatever that doorman did to him was nothing compared 196 00:08:59,306 --> 00:09:01,942 to the reaming I gave old Randy Norman in divorce court. 197 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:06,446 This building is one of many that ended up in my pocket. 198 00:09:06,479 --> 00:09:08,949 It's very special. 199 00:09:08,982 --> 00:09:10,918 I got plans to maybe even put a tanning bed 200 00:09:10,951 --> 00:09:12,786 in back once I save up enough. 201 00:09:12,820 --> 00:09:14,788 It's not special, it's a shithole. 202 00:09:14,822 --> 00:09:17,424 But I see the future: gentrification. 203 00:09:17,457 --> 00:09:19,059 Do you know what that means? 204 00:09:19,092 --> 00:09:20,761 I'm up on most of the newest beauty techniques, 205 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:22,562 but I'm not sure I've ever heard of that one. 206 00:09:22,596 --> 00:09:25,733 -New York is changing, Brenda. -Blanca. 207 00:09:25,766 --> 00:09:28,902 By the year 2000, there won't be a neighborhood in this city 208 00:09:28,936 --> 00:09:31,939 where a normal person feels uncomfortable walking. 209 00:09:31,972 --> 00:09:33,741 When you make a neighborhood safe and desirable, 210 00:09:33,774 --> 00:09:36,376 good people move in and make it too expensive 211 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:38,712 for the troublemakers so they move out. 212 00:09:38,746 --> 00:09:40,213 Property values go up. 213 00:09:40,247 --> 00:09:41,448 Everybody wins. 214 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:42,783 Well, I like winning. 215 00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:48,989 (Blanca clears throat) 216 00:09:50,658 --> 00:09:52,125 First and last month's rent 217 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:53,994 -plus a security deposit. -Okay. 218 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:57,097 (clears throat) Do you take cash? 219 00:09:57,130 --> 00:09:59,232 Preferred, actually. 220 00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:01,101 For tax purposes. 221 00:10:01,134 --> 00:10:02,970 Where did you come into that much cash? 222 00:10:03,003 --> 00:10:04,805 You're not into crack, are you? 223 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:07,407 No. I told you, I have a loyal customer base. 224 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,643 I've been saving for this for over a year. It's my dream. 225 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:12,846 Wait, I... 226 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,447 Don't we need a contract or something? 227 00:10:14,481 --> 00:10:16,416 Best if we just do it all over a handshake. 228 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:19,787 You will save plenty in taxes and insurance, trust me. 229 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:21,789 I'll come by at the end of the month for my envelope. 230 00:10:21,822 --> 00:10:22,956 I prefer larger bills. 231 00:10:22,990 --> 00:10:24,124 Wait, so you mean this is mine? 232 00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:25,258 No. It's mine. 233 00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:26,927 Never forget that. 234 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,461 No, I'm sorry. I mean, 235 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:30,430 is the storefront mine to use as my salon? 236 00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:31,932 Yes. Are you dumb? 237 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:33,600 You didn't strike me as dumb. 238 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:36,103 No. No, I'm not dumb. I just-- 239 00:10:36,136 --> 00:10:37,604 This was a dream of mine that I didn't dare 240 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:39,206 speak out loud and now I'm too scared 241 00:10:39,239 --> 00:10:41,141 -to believe that it's even real. -It's real. 242 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:43,176 -Don't blow it. -Oh. 243 00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:47,347 (exclaims, laughs) 244 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:06,166 (chuckles) 245 00:11:10,704 --> 00:11:12,372 What the hell? Damon? 246 00:11:12,405 --> 00:11:14,407 DAMON: Over here. 247 00:11:17,745 --> 00:11:19,847 (laughs) 248 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:25,318 Mm. 249 00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:26,854 What's with all the hearts? 250 00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:28,989 Valentine's Day was two months ago. 251 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:32,860 I'm testing out these decorations for the Eros Ball. 252 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,828 What? Hmm? 253 00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:36,930 I need an excuse to make love to you? 254 00:11:36,964 --> 00:11:39,299 No. Mm-mm. 255 00:11:40,633 --> 00:11:43,203 And what's with the, the curtains? 256 00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:47,074 'Cause I knew we needed... privacy. 257 00:11:48,909 --> 00:11:50,210 I'll be quick then. 258 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:52,612 (chuckles) 259 00:11:52,645 --> 00:11:54,848 No, I mean, you know... 260 00:11:54,882 --> 00:11:57,017 Oh, I am so sorry, boys. 261 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:58,218 Hey, Ricky, welcome back. 262 00:11:58,251 --> 00:11:59,853 -(chuckles) Hi. -Can you knock? 263 00:11:59,887 --> 00:12:01,221 BLANCA: Can y'all go put on some clothes? 264 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:03,023 I need ya to come into the living room. 265 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:04,357 It's a family meeting. Now. 266 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:05,859 DAMON: Can it wait? 267 00:12:05,893 --> 00:12:09,262 No. Derek died. 268 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:13,633 (exhales) 269 00:12:13,666 --> 00:12:15,668 * 270 00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:39,292 Oh, my. 271 00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:42,129 Are you trying to wake the dead from their slumber? 272 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:43,730 Angel has been helping me with my new look. 273 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:44,965 -Stop it. -(chuckles softly) 274 00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:46,399 What you think? 275 00:12:46,433 --> 00:12:48,735 If I liked it any more, I'd be straight. 276 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:50,070 -Ooh. -(laughter) 277 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:51,338 Then the dead would awaken. 278 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:52,772 (gasps) 279 00:12:52,806 --> 00:12:54,641 NURSE JUDY: You haven't come in 280 00:12:54,674 --> 00:12:55,843 for your follow-up visit. 281 00:12:55,876 --> 00:12:57,777 Are you doing okay on those meds? 282 00:12:57,811 --> 00:12:59,646 Blanca? 283 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,748 Why aren't you taking those meds? 284 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:03,616 I'm afraid of the side effects. 285 00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:06,086 I told you-- we're gonna monitor you very closely. 286 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:07,420 I don't know what it is, okay? 287 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:08,956 I've been studying that bottle every day. 288 00:13:08,989 --> 00:13:10,257 I've been looking at the pills in my hands, 289 00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:11,825 -and I... -(sighs) 290 00:13:11,859 --> 00:13:14,094 But I just can't take them. 291 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,662 Is part of the reason you're not taking them 292 00:13:15,695 --> 00:13:17,764 'cause you feel like you don't deserve them? 293 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:19,499 No. 294 00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:22,769 Part of me feels like maybe I deserve this disease, you know? 295 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:25,305 I sound crazy, right? 296 00:13:25,338 --> 00:13:27,841 No. When you're surrounded by all this death, 297 00:13:27,875 --> 00:13:30,510 of course you might feel guilty about surviving. 298 00:13:30,543 --> 00:13:31,778 But you can't give in. 299 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:34,114 All right, can you two stop keeping secrets? 300 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,716 Now, Angel told me that you went uptown 301 00:13:36,749 --> 00:13:38,785 to meet that real estate man-eater. 302 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,453 How did it go? 303 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:42,455 Bitch is in the Post every day. 304 00:13:42,489 --> 00:13:44,557 Does she really have fangs like everybody says? 305 00:13:44,591 --> 00:13:46,559 -(chuckling) -No, but she got a set of claws on her. 306 00:13:46,593 --> 00:13:48,328 That woman is scary as all hell. 307 00:13:48,361 --> 00:13:49,829 But... 308 00:13:49,863 --> 00:13:51,664 she gave me the space anyway. 309 00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:53,666 -Oh, my God. -We'll be open for business 310 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,402 -by the end of the month. -(Lil Papi chuckles) 311 00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:58,138 Listen, I don't know if it's because I passed, 312 00:13:58,171 --> 00:13:59,806 but I didn't dare question it. 313 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:02,675 I just accepted terms on a handshake. 314 00:14:04,011 --> 00:14:05,545 You shook on it? 315 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:07,414 What? 316 00:14:07,447 --> 00:14:09,249 -Now what'd I do wrong? -Nothing. 317 00:14:09,282 --> 00:14:10,984 Congratulations, sweetheart. 318 00:14:11,018 --> 00:14:12,152 I'm proud of you. 319 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:13,753 Thank you, Pray. 320 00:14:14,787 --> 00:14:16,089 Now, 321 00:14:16,123 --> 00:14:18,291 where the hell are my boys? 322 00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:24,197 ANGEL: Not worth it, Mother. 323 00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:30,870 -(door opens) -RICKY: "Oh, my God! 324 00:14:30,904 --> 00:14:32,605 You guys are so cute!" 325 00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:34,774 -"Oh, my God. Like, how do you move -(laughing) 326 00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:37,911 your hands so fast? You got to teach me." 327 00:14:37,945 --> 00:14:40,680 (laughing) 328 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:43,716 How fucking dare y'all not show up to Derek's funeral. 329 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:50,123 Y'all are mad disrespectful. 330 00:14:50,157 --> 00:14:52,926 And where were y'all?! 331 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,861 You know what, don't tell me, 332 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:57,730 'cause I can smell the liquor from your breaths over here. 333 00:14:57,764 --> 00:15:00,934 We were downtown socializing like you wanted us to? 334 00:15:00,968 --> 00:15:02,869 So we can get discovered. 335 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,038 Bullshit. Y'all just didn't want to deal with the reality 336 00:15:05,072 --> 00:15:07,407 of seeing one of y'all peers lying in a coffin. 337 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,409 I mean, you told us to take advantage of this moment, 338 00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:10,944 and that's what we did. 339 00:15:10,978 --> 00:15:12,946 Yeah, we went down to the Palladium for Sunday tea. 340 00:15:12,980 --> 00:15:15,782 And, like usual, nobody paid us any mind. 341 00:15:15,815 --> 00:15:18,285 But then I started Voguing. 342 00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:21,121 You know, nothing special. Just how I do at any ball. 343 00:15:21,154 --> 00:15:22,956 RICKY: And then, like, this crowd formed around us. 344 00:15:22,990 --> 00:15:25,792 And the rest of us joined in, improvising. And, suddenly, 345 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:28,095 it was like we were celebrities or something. 346 00:15:28,128 --> 00:15:30,297 The whole club went nuts. 347 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:31,798 CUBBY: Mother, you were right. 348 00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:33,466 Times are changing. 349 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:35,635 LEMAR: Miss Thing, those blanquitos 350 00:15:35,668 --> 00:15:36,803 were living. 351 00:15:36,836 --> 00:15:38,571 We drank for free all night. 352 00:15:38,605 --> 00:15:40,740 Yo, they recognized what we were doing, 353 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:43,076 and it was like they saw us for the first time. 354 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:45,278 -We ain't invisible -(grunting) 355 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:48,015 to white folks no more. 356 00:15:48,048 --> 00:15:50,117 -Uh! -(laughing) 357 00:15:50,150 --> 00:15:54,187 Ballroom is about to be more popular than Studio 54 ever was. 358 00:15:54,221 --> 00:15:55,788 Ballroom is not a trend, 359 00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:57,790 nor is it about some flashy dance moves. 360 00:15:57,824 --> 00:15:59,859 Ballroom is about family, 361 00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:02,329 something y'all didn't show up for today. 362 00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:04,697 You know what? 363 00:16:04,731 --> 00:16:07,634 I'm tired of looking at y'all faces. 364 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:09,202 Go to y'all room. 365 00:16:09,236 --> 00:16:11,171 And drink some water. 366 00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:13,206 (indistinct chatter) 367 00:16:18,011 --> 00:16:20,013 (sighs) 368 00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:31,624 -* Talk to me, baby * -CANDY: You and Florida can dance. 369 00:16:31,658 --> 00:16:34,627 Elektra and Aphrodite serve realness. 370 00:16:34,661 --> 00:16:37,297 Veronica... Uh, 371 00:16:37,330 --> 00:16:39,332 Veronica... 372 00:16:39,366 --> 00:16:40,633 She's a seamstress, girl. 373 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:41,634 That takes skills. 374 00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:43,203 You know what, you right. 375 00:16:43,236 --> 00:16:44,837 I can't be measuring everybody's worth based 376 00:16:44,871 --> 00:16:46,806 off what they can do under the ballroom spotlight. 377 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:50,143 A behind-the-scenes bitch is necessary to every house. 378 00:16:50,177 --> 00:16:53,846 And, um, what exactly are your strengths? 379 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:55,382 Fuck is that supposed to mean? 380 00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:56,883 * 'Cause you know you're... * 381 00:16:56,916 --> 00:16:59,152 Enough with all that stomping. 382 00:16:59,186 --> 00:17:03,223 I'm sure you girls have worked up an appetite. 383 00:17:03,256 --> 00:17:05,592 -(music stops) -What do we have here? 384 00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:08,027 This is a menu fit for the runway. 385 00:17:08,061 --> 00:17:09,862 This absolutely will not do. 386 00:17:09,896 --> 00:17:12,432 There better be some Chinese takeout on the way. 387 00:17:12,465 --> 00:17:14,101 We don't do MSG. We're dieting. 388 00:17:14,134 --> 00:17:15,935 Then why is she serving milkshakes? 389 00:17:15,968 --> 00:17:17,370 LULU: It's SlimFast. 390 00:17:17,404 --> 00:17:18,871 You've seen the commercials. 391 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:21,040 "Give us a week and we'll take off the weight." 392 00:17:21,074 --> 00:17:22,409 CANDY: Our house, 393 00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:24,877 our menu, our rules. 394 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:29,516 It truly is a lovely house. 395 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:31,551 Thank you, bitch. 396 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:35,255 Our cuisine should be as equally impressive, don't you think? 397 00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:37,857 The rent broke my little piggy bank's back. 398 00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:40,693 I spent what was left on some Orville Redenbacher, 399 00:17:40,727 --> 00:17:43,029 some SlimFast, and a manicure. 400 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,532 My nails were ravaged after all these errands. 401 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:46,599 Any of you hos got any complaints? 402 00:17:46,633 --> 00:17:48,268 They do look good, Mama. 403 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:52,105 Look, it's not about what's on the plate. 404 00:17:52,139 --> 00:17:54,541 Hmm? It's about communion, 405 00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:57,210 conversation, 406 00:17:57,244 --> 00:17:59,078 and the sisterhood. 407 00:18:05,785 --> 00:18:07,187 Here. 408 00:18:08,988 --> 00:18:10,457 It's good for your metabolism. 409 00:18:10,490 --> 00:18:12,492 (exhales) 410 00:18:13,660 --> 00:18:15,662 (clicks tongue) 411 00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:19,766 ELEKTRA: Well, sisters, 412 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:20,800 I must bring up the fact 413 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,469 that I'm in need of more closet space. 414 00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:23,803 That broom closet you gave me 415 00:18:23,836 --> 00:18:25,638 can only store my hatboxes and gloves. 416 00:18:25,672 --> 00:18:29,075 Where am I supposed to put my clothes, my coats, my jewelry? 417 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:30,243 There's only one other closet. 418 00:18:30,277 --> 00:18:32,612 It's in my room, and I share that with Lulu. 419 00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:35,615 You gonna share your fine luxuries with us? 420 00:18:35,648 --> 00:18:38,318 Huh. Use the space under your bed for storage. 421 00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:41,087 That is no way to store luxury. 422 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,122 -Candy, wait, I think... -Uh-uh. This is 423 00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:44,591 my house. 424 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:46,759 It's my closet, and it's allocated. 425 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:49,462 You are a guest. 426 00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:51,298 You ain't talking to Blanca, bitch. 427 00:18:51,331 --> 00:18:52,632 Remember that. 428 00:18:52,665 --> 00:18:54,267 You're right. 429 00:18:54,301 --> 00:18:56,469 This is your house. 430 00:18:56,503 --> 00:18:59,839 Glad you recognize that. 431 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:01,708 You've made me realize something. 432 00:19:01,741 --> 00:19:03,943 I've gone about this all wrong. 433 00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:06,513 I keep making space for you, Candy, 434 00:19:06,546 --> 00:19:09,148 for Lulu, for Blanca. 435 00:19:09,182 --> 00:19:12,819 Something in me keeps bringing me back to those girls I raised. 436 00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:13,886 But why? 437 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,655 Why do I keep lowering myself by associating 438 00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:17,824 with you tired, old, raggedy reminders 439 00:19:17,857 --> 00:19:19,226 of my failure as a mother?! 440 00:19:19,259 --> 00:19:22,229 You ain't got no business calling anybody old. 441 00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:24,231 You ain't nothing but a over-the-hill, 442 00:19:24,264 --> 00:19:26,633 homeless sex change. 443 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:28,868 -(gasping) -ELEKTRA: That's it. 444 00:19:28,901 --> 00:19:30,703 That's where it all started. 445 00:19:30,737 --> 00:19:33,039 I got my operation 446 00:19:33,072 --> 00:19:35,542 and Mr. Ford left me and I got soft. 447 00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:37,977 I became weak, insecure. 448 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:39,646 But no more. 449 00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:41,881 What I now realize 450 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:46,152 is I am the one and only 451 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:49,055 Elektra. 452 00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:52,325 -(gasping) -What the fuck?! 453 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,760 Bitch, what is this?! 454 00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:54,761 ("Bad Girls" by Donna Summer playing) 455 00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:57,530 It's called my new signature move. 456 00:19:57,564 --> 00:20:00,199 I'll send for my things. 457 00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:10,677 ELEKTRA: Hello, my dear. 458 00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:12,712 Sorry. We're closed, hon. 459 00:20:12,745 --> 00:20:13,780 I'm starting a new house, 460 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,682 and I need a girl like you. 461 00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:17,284 Ain't no white girls in ballroom. 462 00:20:17,317 --> 00:20:20,186 Consider this affirmative action. 463 00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:24,757 I am building the fiercest house ballroom has ever seen. 464 00:20:24,791 --> 00:20:27,460 I dominate runway. 465 00:20:27,494 --> 00:20:30,730 But dance is the future. 466 00:20:30,763 --> 00:20:31,798 * Beep beep * 467 00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:33,600 And if I want to snatch trophies, 468 00:20:33,633 --> 00:20:36,969 I need children who will Vogue the house down. 469 00:20:37,003 --> 00:20:40,740 The legendary and iconic Madonna has seen to that. 470 00:20:40,773 --> 00:20:43,543 Her song's number ten this week with a bullet. 471 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:45,878 You're better than this, Jazmine. 472 00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:48,214 Only a fool would count out a beauty, 473 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,650 a talent like you. 474 00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:52,752 Stand by my side, and I promise 475 00:20:52,785 --> 00:20:55,388 I will unleash your fullest potential. 476 00:20:55,422 --> 00:20:58,458 -* If the price is right * -* Beep beep. * 477 00:20:58,491 --> 00:21:00,960 -(cheering) -It's story time, children. 478 00:21:00,993 --> 00:21:04,130 Mother Goose is about to tuck... 479 00:21:04,163 --> 00:21:06,566 you... in 480 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,135 -with fairy tales dripped in romance -(whooping) 481 00:21:09,168 --> 00:21:10,770 and drama. 482 00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:12,305 All right, up first, 483 00:21:12,339 --> 00:21:14,674 Evangelista. 484 00:21:14,707 --> 00:21:15,842 ("Fly Robin Fly" by Silver Convention playing) 485 00:21:15,875 --> 00:21:18,277 Romeo, Romeo, 486 00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:20,313 where art thou, Romeo? 487 00:21:21,548 --> 00:21:22,849 (whooping) 488 00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:24,116 My Juliet! 489 00:21:27,987 --> 00:21:29,188 -CANDY: Drink! -(shouting) 490 00:21:29,221 --> 00:21:31,691 Drink! Drink! 491 00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:34,160 (exclaiming) 492 00:21:41,901 --> 00:21:45,304 * Fly, robin, fly * 493 00:21:45,338 --> 00:21:49,308 (high-pitched crying) 494 00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:50,610 Romeo! 495 00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:53,312 * Fly, robin, fly * 496 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:55,281 (exaggerated crying) 497 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:59,719 * Up, up to the sky * 498 00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:01,788 MAN: You better die, bitch! 499 00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,490 (gasping) 500 00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:05,492 (exaggerated choking) 501 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:08,160 (cheering and applause) 502 00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:15,802 All right. Well, Lil Papi 503 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:19,038 is certainly putting that GED to good use, y'all. 504 00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:21,708 Y'all gonna learn y'all Shakespeare on tonight! 505 00:22:21,741 --> 00:22:23,142 Give them a hand 506 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:26,145 for that fabulous, fabulous interpretation. 507 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:27,313 Y'all take a bow! 508 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:29,516 Now, what story is Ferocity telling? 509 00:22:29,549 --> 00:22:31,651 -(cheering) -Oh, I think I know 510 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:34,487 what this one is... 511 00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:36,489 From rags to bitches, y'all. 512 00:22:36,523 --> 00:22:38,691 I think somebody wants to go to the ball. 513 00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:41,127 (whooping) 514 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:47,266 FLORIDA: And who are you? 515 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:49,936 It's me, your fairy godmother, 516 00:22:49,969 --> 00:22:52,772 here to get you ready for the ball, Cinderella. 517 00:22:52,805 --> 00:22:55,107 (cheering) 518 00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:56,876 PRAY TELL: Oh! 519 00:22:56,909 --> 00:23:01,380 Oh...! 520 00:23:01,414 --> 00:23:05,885 Who brought Shabbat shalom?! 521 00:23:05,918 --> 00:23:08,555 She's going to the goddamn ball! 522 00:23:08,588 --> 00:23:13,960 All right, bibbidi-bibbidi-boo, bitch! 523 00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:15,394 Yes! Oh! 524 00:23:15,428 --> 00:23:18,898 House of Ferocity is not playing with these Disney classics. 525 00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:20,266 -I s-- Oh! -(gasping) 526 00:23:20,299 --> 00:23:22,469 -What on earth is going on? -(indistinct chatter) 527 00:23:22,502 --> 00:23:26,005 Who did not pay the light bill?! 528 00:23:28,741 --> 00:23:31,143 (murmuring, whooping) 529 00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:41,220 Elektra, we're in the middle of a category. 530 00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:42,955 We're not here to walk. 531 00:23:42,989 --> 00:23:44,724 (whooping) 532 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:47,960 Then why are you pulling stunts, bitch? 533 00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:49,395 -(gasping, murmuring) -We're making an entrance. 534 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:51,330 May we introduce ourselves? 535 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:53,633 BLANCA: Pray Tell, they can't be storming balls like this, 536 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:56,235 interrupting festivities, just to make a statement. 537 00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:58,437 They not welcome with Snow White in tow. 538 00:23:58,471 --> 00:24:00,106 -(gasping) -Shush, mongrel. 539 00:24:00,139 --> 00:24:01,774 -(gasping) -Enough of your lip, Elektra. 540 00:24:01,808 --> 00:24:03,275 (shouting) 541 00:24:03,309 --> 00:24:04,777 It's hammer time, bitch. 542 00:24:04,811 --> 00:24:08,247 (shrieking, shouting) 543 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,783 You about to get that fourth face-lift, bitch. 544 00:24:10,817 --> 00:24:14,120 I've come prepared to gut you like the fish you'll never be! 545 00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:15,788 (gasping) 546 00:24:15,822 --> 00:24:17,423 Security, come out here and break this shit up. 547 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:18,925 -Break it up! -(shouting) 548 00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:20,459 Break it up! 549 00:24:20,493 --> 00:24:24,130 This is a ball, not a brawl! 550 00:24:24,163 --> 00:24:26,298 All I wanted to do was introduce my house. 551 00:24:26,332 --> 00:24:27,834 Aren't I worthy of that, 552 00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:30,703 considering all the glory I brought to ballroom? 553 00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:36,442 The council has spoken. 554 00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:38,177 No, bitch. 555 00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:40,479 -(cheering) -Bye, Elektra. 556 00:24:40,513 --> 00:24:43,950 Get your paws off me, beasts. 557 00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:45,585 (booing, hissing) 558 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,990 We are the House of Wintour, 559 00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:54,226 named after the legendary editor in chief 560 00:24:54,260 --> 00:24:56,796 of the sacred text that is Vogue. 561 00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:58,230 (light cheering) 562 00:24:58,264 --> 00:25:00,633 Quake in fear, children. 563 00:25:00,667 --> 00:25:03,135 Wintour is coming. 564 00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:06,338 (whooping, gasping) 565 00:25:07,740 --> 00:25:09,041 -LEMAR: Mother. -Mother? 566 00:25:09,075 --> 00:25:10,409 Mother. 567 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:14,046 That house is banjee. 568 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:17,449 -Take us back. -BLANCA: What? 569 00:25:20,553 --> 00:25:22,354 (indistinct chatter) 570 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:23,923 PRAY TELL: Those two house-hopping bitches. 571 00:25:23,956 --> 00:25:25,725 This shit is above my pay grade. 572 00:25:25,758 --> 00:25:28,227 -I need a break. -(microphone feedback) 573 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:31,097 -* You better watch your man * -* You better watch your man * 574 00:25:31,130 --> 00:25:33,165 * 'Cause, girl, he's doing * 575 00:25:33,199 --> 00:25:35,501 You look like you could use a drink. 576 00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:37,436 No, I'm good. 577 00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:39,438 And I'm Chris. 578 00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:41,440 Have a drink with me. 579 00:25:41,473 --> 00:25:43,610 I'm looking for true love. 580 00:25:43,643 --> 00:25:44,944 (chuckles softly) Sorry, I'm not available. 581 00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:46,879 Mm. They never are. 582 00:25:46,913 --> 00:25:49,081 (chuckles) At the start. 583 00:25:49,115 --> 00:25:51,784 You're cuter than I imagined. 584 00:25:51,818 --> 00:25:54,186 Don't tell me-- you've seen me in your dreams. 585 00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:57,023 No. In photos. 586 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:59,792 I was Ricky's bunkmate on tour. 587 00:26:01,828 --> 00:26:03,796 -Chris, you said? -Mm. 588 00:26:03,830 --> 00:26:05,598 He never mentioned you. 589 00:26:05,632 --> 00:26:07,433 (chuckles) Course not. 590 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:10,903 Can't be guilty of a crime no one knows you committed. 591 00:26:10,937 --> 00:26:12,905 You know what? You're a liar. 592 00:26:12,939 --> 00:26:15,574 I trust Ricky. I don't have no reason not to. 593 00:26:15,608 --> 00:26:18,077 I am your reason. 594 00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:20,880 I fucked your man, and everybody knows it. 595 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,448 You know what? You got a lot to say, 596 00:26:22,481 --> 00:26:24,450 and you need to just squash it, okay? 597 00:26:24,483 --> 00:26:26,786 -I don't really understand... -She claims she didn't suspect, 598 00:26:26,819 --> 00:26:28,721 but, uh, that gut tells a different story. 599 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:30,957 -What? -Is it true? Did you sleep with him 600 00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:33,626 -while you were on tour? -What? Babe, no. 601 00:26:33,660 --> 00:26:35,928 I... Sleep with Chris? I would never do that to you. 602 00:26:35,962 --> 00:26:37,630 That's not what you were saying all summer. 603 00:26:39,165 --> 00:26:41,300 -Will you back the fuck up? -Oh! 604 00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:43,069 Don't be mad at me. Don't be mad at me. 605 00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:44,470 You're the one in denial. 606 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:46,305 What'd you think he was doing every time you called 607 00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:47,807 and couldn't reach him? Hmm? 608 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,108 Playing cards? 609 00:26:49,141 --> 00:26:50,509 Know what, can you shut your fucking mouth? 610 00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:52,511 Why don't you drop ten pounds? Hmm? 611 00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:54,180 Move out the fucking way. Keep talking! 612 00:26:54,213 --> 00:26:55,648 (indistinct shouting) 613 00:26:58,718 --> 00:27:02,121 Is this really fucking happening again? 614 00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:05,692 Another fight? I'm shutting this ball down 615 00:27:05,725 --> 00:27:07,694 until you bitches learn how to act. 616 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:10,296 Get out of here and get some common sense. 617 00:27:10,329 --> 00:27:13,465 Get out! Get out! 618 00:27:13,499 --> 00:27:15,167 We got other shit to worry about right now. 619 00:27:15,201 --> 00:27:17,136 Y'all fighting each other. 620 00:27:17,169 --> 00:27:19,672 Fuck! 621 00:27:19,706 --> 00:27:22,308 BLANCA: Y'all have been going back and forth about this 622 00:27:22,341 --> 00:27:24,043 for hours. Why don't y'all just go to bed 623 00:27:24,076 --> 00:27:25,511 -and talk about it tomorrow? -No, we're not gonna do that! 624 00:27:25,544 --> 00:27:27,146 No, we're gonna talk about it right now! 625 00:27:27,179 --> 00:27:29,315 Now swear to me. 626 00:27:29,348 --> 00:27:31,450 Swear it's a lie. 627 00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:33,853 Tell all the Evangelistas that you're not a cheater. 628 00:27:33,886 --> 00:27:36,522 -Go ahead! -It's not true. 629 00:27:36,555 --> 00:27:38,991 -I would never do that to you. -Why wouldn't you tell me 630 00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:40,793 that there was another gay guy dancing with you? 631 00:27:40,827 --> 00:27:42,795 I mean, it's a concert tour. Aren't all the dancers gay? 632 00:27:42,829 --> 00:27:45,664 Can you please give them some privacy? 633 00:27:45,698 --> 00:27:48,134 -Why you staying? -So they don't murder each other. 634 00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:49,535 And then to think you told me 635 00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:51,670 that all the guys you were dancing with were straight! 636 00:27:52,872 --> 00:27:54,473 So you lied to me now?! 637 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:56,508 I didn't tell you about Chris because if I did, 638 00:27:56,542 --> 00:27:57,810 you would just jump to conclusions. 639 00:27:57,844 --> 00:27:59,311 You always so jealous. 640 00:27:59,345 --> 00:28:00,913 Oh, so now I'm always jealous. 641 00:28:00,947 --> 00:28:02,348 -When have I ever been jealous?! -RICKY: You right. 642 00:28:02,381 --> 00:28:03,482 DAMON: What the fuck you laughing at? 643 00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:04,984 -Huh?! -You right. 644 00:28:05,017 --> 00:28:06,085 You ain't never jealous. 645 00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:07,353 (chuckles): You don't ever jump to conclusions. 646 00:28:07,386 --> 00:28:09,321 -I'm the crazy one. -You know what? 647 00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:10,890 I don't even trust your ass anymore. 648 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:13,559 And to think I let you talk me into not wearing a condom! 649 00:28:13,592 --> 00:28:15,061 -Again! -Excuse me? 650 00:28:15,094 --> 00:28:16,395 I thought we had a conversation about safety. 651 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:18,630 No, well, I thought we were being monogamous. 652 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,400 (exhales) 653 00:28:24,771 --> 00:28:26,739 (door closes) 654 00:28:33,312 --> 00:28:34,713 (dog barks) 655 00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:38,184 ELIZABETH: What are the dogs' names? 656 00:28:38,217 --> 00:28:39,886 This one is Cash, 657 00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:41,553 and the one on my left is Credit. 658 00:28:41,587 --> 00:28:43,956 Make sure that makes it in the story. 659 00:28:43,990 --> 00:28:45,191 I'll do my best. 660 00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:46,192 (growling) 661 00:28:46,225 --> 00:28:47,426 I told your editor 662 00:28:47,459 --> 00:28:48,895 the only way I'm agreeing to this 663 00:28:48,928 --> 00:28:50,863 is if I have some editorial control. 664 00:28:50,897 --> 00:28:52,231 I'm not letting you write 665 00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:54,466 -some torpedo piece. -My angle 666 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,869 was going to be that powerful women can have it all 667 00:28:56,903 --> 00:29:00,139 -even after a tough divorce. -Oh. 668 00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:02,141 -Well, I like that. -(door opens, closes) 669 00:29:02,174 --> 00:29:03,810 Jonas, where have you been? 670 00:29:03,843 --> 00:29:05,744 And why can't you wear a suit? 671 00:29:05,778 --> 00:29:07,780 -You're an executive now. -(barks) 672 00:29:07,814 --> 00:29:09,982 My portfolio is the largest 673 00:29:10,016 --> 00:29:12,618 of any female real estate owner in the city, 674 00:29:12,651 --> 00:29:14,253 probably the world. 675 00:29:14,286 --> 00:29:16,956 But I like to keep the organization streamlined. 676 00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:18,657 Efficiency. 677 00:29:18,690 --> 00:29:21,127 Jonas is the executive vice president. 678 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,496 -I was out making collections. -(dog barks) 679 00:29:27,333 --> 00:29:30,636 He personally oversees the collection of rents. 680 00:29:30,669 --> 00:29:33,840 It gives him a chance to check in on every property. 681 00:29:33,873 --> 00:29:36,242 A personal touch that can only happen 682 00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:38,777 in a family business. 683 00:29:38,811 --> 00:29:41,948 This is Umbro. 684 00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:44,450 It's more expensive than a Ralph Lauren suit. 685 00:29:44,483 --> 00:29:45,818 (dogs growling) 686 00:29:45,852 --> 00:29:47,319 Let's take a break, Elizabeth. 687 00:29:47,353 --> 00:29:48,821 Would you excuse us a moment? 688 00:29:55,828 --> 00:29:59,131 Don't ever flash cash in front of a reporter again. 689 00:29:59,165 --> 00:30:01,333 Do you want the IRS on our asses? 690 00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:03,302 And stop using the word "collections." 691 00:30:03,335 --> 00:30:05,304 You sound like a mafioso. 692 00:30:06,873 --> 00:30:10,509 You know that storefront you rented out yesterday? 693 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,311 I went to check with the electrician, 694 00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:14,646 and I ran into the new tenant. 695 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,648 You know it's a guy, right? 696 00:30:16,682 --> 00:30:17,950 The Dominican? 697 00:30:17,984 --> 00:30:19,551 (laughs): You're out of your mind. 698 00:30:19,585 --> 00:30:21,720 You're too busy being superior to people 699 00:30:21,753 --> 00:30:23,389 to actually look at them. 700 00:30:23,422 --> 00:30:24,957 I'm telling you, 701 00:30:24,991 --> 00:30:26,658 that's a man. 702 00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:28,660 (growls) 703 00:30:28,694 --> 00:30:31,030 If that's true, he has to go. 704 00:30:33,099 --> 00:30:34,566 JONAS: Excuse me, what's your name again? 705 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,236 -Uh, Blanca. -Blanca, yeah. How you doing? 706 00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:38,905 Listen, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, 707 00:30:38,938 --> 00:30:40,739 but this ain't gonna work out. You got to go. 708 00:30:40,772 --> 00:30:42,574 -What are you talking about? -This is your money. Thank you very much, 709 00:30:42,608 --> 00:30:44,143 -but my mother wants you out of here. -Are you kidding me? 710 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:45,577 -Your mother? -I don't want to hear it. You're out. 711 00:30:45,611 --> 00:30:46,745 You know, I'm gonna have... 712 00:30:46,778 --> 00:30:48,014 JONAS: You have to the end of the day. 713 00:30:48,047 --> 00:30:49,748 End of the day. 714 00:30:49,781 --> 00:30:52,484 BLANCA: Got a landlord and her ogre spawn. 715 00:30:52,518 --> 00:30:54,320 He said he wasn't renting to me no more. 716 00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:56,322 -I got clocked. -That's a damn shame. 717 00:30:56,355 --> 00:30:58,590 You ain't even polished a fingernail up in that dump yet. 718 00:30:58,624 --> 00:31:01,527 Girl, I'm sorry. I'm just saying. 719 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:02,929 I'm just saying 720 00:31:02,962 --> 00:31:05,231 they can't be evicting you like that. It's illegal. 721 00:31:05,264 --> 00:31:08,434 Since when a poor, brown transsexual got any rights? 722 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,502 Plus, there ain't no paper trail to even prove 723 00:31:10,536 --> 00:31:12,571 I was even there. I paid her cash. 724 00:31:12,604 --> 00:31:14,173 She didn't make me sign nothing. 725 00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:16,542 -(sighs) -How could I be so stupid? 726 00:31:16,575 --> 00:31:18,610 And you don't even want to know 727 00:31:18,644 --> 00:31:20,579 Damon's drama. Not only is he accusing Ricky 728 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:22,681 of sticking his penis in anything that walks, 729 00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:25,284 but he just admitted to me that they doing it raw. 730 00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:27,053 -Oh, girl. -What the hell 731 00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:28,887 do I have to do to get through to him? 732 00:31:28,921 --> 00:31:31,623 To make him see that he is way too valuable 733 00:31:31,657 --> 00:31:33,625 -to be taking risks like that? -You know, 734 00:31:33,659 --> 00:31:36,728 gay black boys ain't never been trained 735 00:31:36,762 --> 00:31:39,932 to have a dollop of self-belief. You know that. 736 00:31:39,966 --> 00:31:43,869 And even if he did value himself enough to use protection, 737 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:45,771 he ain't thinking about tomorrow 738 00:31:45,804 --> 00:31:47,974 when he's laid up there with Ricky. 739 00:31:48,007 --> 00:31:50,742 -Well... -You and I have both been where they are. 740 00:31:51,777 --> 00:31:53,812 How you think we got here? 741 00:31:55,814 --> 00:31:57,583 Wait, that's it. 742 00:31:57,616 --> 00:31:58,884 They need to know that I've been 743 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:00,886 where they are, that I understand their struggle. 744 00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:02,754 Shit, if I would've known my worth at their age, 745 00:32:02,788 --> 00:32:04,957 -maybe I would've made some smarter choices. -Yes. 746 00:32:04,991 --> 00:32:06,092 Listen. 747 00:32:07,126 --> 00:32:09,628 You are their mother. 748 00:32:09,661 --> 00:32:11,897 Set an example. 749 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:15,634 They need to see you out there righting them wrongs now, too. 750 00:32:15,667 --> 00:32:17,936 If you're not willing 751 00:32:17,970 --> 00:32:20,606 to go defend yourself against that landlady, 752 00:32:20,639 --> 00:32:24,510 how do you expect your children to ever fight for themselves? 753 00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:42,161 BLANCA (whispers): Oh, God. 754 00:32:43,462 --> 00:32:45,797 You are trespassing. 755 00:32:45,831 --> 00:32:47,533 I paid you first and last. 756 00:32:47,566 --> 00:32:49,201 This is my place for at least two months. 757 00:32:49,235 --> 00:32:50,602 You deceived me. 758 00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:52,204 I can work with thieves and murderers, 759 00:32:52,238 --> 00:32:54,140 but I cannot do business with... 760 00:32:55,141 --> 00:32:56,208 ...a liar. 761 00:32:56,242 --> 00:32:57,809 Norman Properties 762 00:32:57,843 --> 00:32:59,545 reserves the right to evict tenants 763 00:32:59,578 --> 00:33:01,313 -at any time. -Wait, I'm sorry. 764 00:33:01,347 --> 00:33:02,981 Was that written in my rental contract? 765 00:33:03,015 --> 00:33:04,950 The one you told me we didn't need? 766 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:06,985 You know, I talked to those nice people 767 00:33:07,019 --> 00:33:09,488 at New York City Commission of Human Rights. 768 00:33:09,521 --> 00:33:11,123 They're in charge of making sure people like you 769 00:33:11,157 --> 00:33:12,958 don't discriminate against people of color 770 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:14,660 when renting to us, and they set me up 771 00:33:14,693 --> 00:33:17,163 with a nice lawyer pro bono. 772 00:33:17,196 --> 00:33:18,797 And she said without a contract, 773 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,333 I've got squatter's rights, and I should stay put 774 00:33:21,367 --> 00:33:23,302 -until I have my day in court. -Sweetheart, 775 00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:25,637 I've got an entire law firm on retainer. 776 00:33:25,671 --> 00:33:28,140 I've got the best Jews from Harvard and Yale 777 00:33:28,174 --> 00:33:29,975 -ready to squash you like a bug. -You know, 778 00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:31,310 for the first time in my life, 779 00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:32,678 I'm fighting back to the bitter end. 780 00:33:33,579 --> 00:33:35,214 I'm not here to gentrify neighborhoods 781 00:33:35,247 --> 00:33:36,982 so white ladies like you can feel comfortable 782 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:38,750 walking down the street. 783 00:33:39,718 --> 00:33:41,320 I'm here for me. 784 00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:43,722 It's not just Jews I have in my Rolodex. 785 00:33:43,755 --> 00:33:46,358 I've got Italians, Russians. 786 00:33:46,392 --> 00:33:49,328 Ones that can be very persuasive. 787 00:33:49,361 --> 00:33:51,930 -Are you threatening me? -Only your kneecaps. 788 00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:54,100 You think I'm scared of a beating? 789 00:33:54,133 --> 00:33:56,602 I've had more beatings than you've had breakfast. 790 00:33:56,635 --> 00:33:57,936 Now shoo. 791 00:33:57,969 --> 00:34:01,240 I have a grand opening in two days. 792 00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:03,041 -You'll hear from my lawyers. -(gasps) 793 00:34:03,075 --> 00:34:05,644 Good. It's on. 794 00:34:08,314 --> 00:34:10,449 DAMON: It feels so good 795 00:34:10,482 --> 00:34:12,017 to have Cubby and Lemar 796 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:13,219 and Elektra out of this house. 797 00:34:13,252 --> 00:34:14,720 It was getting too crowded in here. 798 00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:15,887 You're not gonna be saying that 799 00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:17,289 when they dancing for another house 800 00:34:17,323 --> 00:34:19,958 at the next ball and we on the bottom again. 801 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:22,961 I've seen plenty of bottoms flip and become tops. 802 00:34:22,994 --> 00:34:25,131 -It's not that hard, so work it out. -(all laugh) 803 00:34:25,164 --> 00:34:26,398 All right, all right, enough playing. 804 00:34:26,432 --> 00:34:28,400 Enough playing around. 805 00:34:28,434 --> 00:34:30,269 I got to talk to y'all about something serious. 806 00:34:30,302 --> 00:34:32,271 Ricky, Damon, 807 00:34:32,304 --> 00:34:35,040 I was stunned to hear that y'all two are still having 808 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:36,808 unprotected sex. I thought all those funerals 809 00:34:36,842 --> 00:34:39,911 we've been going to would scare you into being responsible, 810 00:34:39,945 --> 00:34:43,315 but apparently... 811 00:34:43,349 --> 00:34:46,985 I need to take some more direct action, so... 812 00:34:47,018 --> 00:34:48,920 -This is not happening right now. -Uh-uh. No. 813 00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:51,089 -No, no, no, no, no, no. -A cucumber? 814 00:34:51,123 --> 00:34:52,724 -No. No. -We are going to take 815 00:34:52,758 --> 00:34:55,093 -some proper condom application, so... -That's so embarrassing. 816 00:34:55,127 --> 00:34:57,629 -All right. -Now, I recommend pre-lube 817 00:34:57,663 --> 00:34:59,265 when putting it on so it doesn't break 818 00:34:59,298 --> 00:35:00,632 and during penetration. 819 00:35:00,666 --> 00:35:02,301 During penetration. 820 00:35:02,334 --> 00:35:03,502 LIL PAPI: Hey, remind me to skip the salad 821 00:35:03,535 --> 00:35:05,504 for dinner tomorrow, you know what I'm saying? 822 00:35:05,537 --> 00:35:07,506 -(hits table) -Shut your mouths! 823 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:09,941 You think you're so special, 824 00:35:09,975 --> 00:35:11,610 this thing is just gonna skip on over you, 825 00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:12,844 but you're not. 826 00:35:17,816 --> 00:35:19,151 Tell them. 827 00:35:21,187 --> 00:35:24,022 All right, I'm-a tell y'all the hard truth. 828 00:35:26,825 --> 00:35:31,263 You boys are young, black, gay, and poor. 829 00:35:31,297 --> 00:35:32,964 This world despises you. 830 00:35:32,998 --> 00:35:35,967 You get this disease, you die, they feel relieved 831 00:35:36,001 --> 00:35:37,603 that you're getting what you deserve. 832 00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:39,004 And living in a world like that 833 00:35:39,037 --> 00:35:41,273 can make you feel desperate for love. 834 00:35:41,307 --> 00:35:44,009 Now, if you want to be healthy and do it the healthy way, 835 00:35:44,042 --> 00:35:46,144 you can do it like how our community does 836 00:35:46,178 --> 00:35:47,613 by forming houses. 837 00:35:47,646 --> 00:35:49,448 But it is much faster 838 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:51,950 if you do it in an unhealthy way. 839 00:35:51,983 --> 00:35:54,620 And that's what I did back then when I started in this world 840 00:35:54,653 --> 00:35:57,823 in '83 or so, when none of us understood this plague. 841 00:35:57,856 --> 00:35:59,658 (sighs) 842 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:05,030 I thought the only way to find love was with my body. 843 00:36:05,063 --> 00:36:09,067 So I would go out to a club, get a little drunk, 844 00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:12,804 find me a man that would love me for a while. 845 00:36:12,838 --> 00:36:14,873 And even in those moments 846 00:36:14,906 --> 00:36:16,842 when his arms were around me, I believed he loved me. 847 00:36:16,875 --> 00:36:18,844 We didn't know 848 00:36:18,877 --> 00:36:20,212 each other's names. 849 00:36:20,246 --> 00:36:22,314 I just would convince myself 850 00:36:22,348 --> 00:36:24,350 that it would feel like that forever. 851 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,021 But it didn't. 852 00:36:30,055 --> 00:36:34,192 So I would find another and then another. 853 00:36:34,226 --> 00:36:36,127 None of them ever even gave me their name. 854 00:36:37,128 --> 00:36:38,664 I would completely debase myself 855 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:40,098 for these men. 856 00:36:40,131 --> 00:36:41,900 I just wanted love. I just wanted 857 00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:43,402 to be somebody's precious thing. 858 00:36:43,435 --> 00:36:44,903 What girl doesn't want that? 859 00:36:44,936 --> 00:36:46,171 You know? Anyways, 860 00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:47,539 that happened a couple of years back, 861 00:36:47,573 --> 00:36:50,008 and I stopped drinking and doing that, 862 00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:51,843 but by then it was too late. 863 00:36:51,877 --> 00:36:54,179 I had let those guys inside of me. 864 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:56,715 Inside my heart, inside my body. 865 00:36:56,748 --> 00:36:58,350 I wanted to please them. 866 00:36:58,384 --> 00:37:00,719 I wanted to make them feel so good, 867 00:37:00,752 --> 00:37:03,422 so I didn't use any condoms. 868 00:37:04,623 --> 00:37:06,958 And now... 869 00:37:11,129 --> 00:37:13,632 And now I got AIDS. 870 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:19,271 (exhales) 871 00:37:19,305 --> 00:37:22,107 Listen, I'm sorry. 872 00:37:22,140 --> 00:37:23,942 I-I didn't mean to hide it from y'all. 873 00:37:23,975 --> 00:37:25,544 I just wanted to protect y'all, 874 00:37:25,577 --> 00:37:29,114 and me telling the truth is the only way I could do that. 875 00:37:36,488 --> 00:37:38,790 Look at me. I am fine. 876 00:37:38,824 --> 00:37:41,460 Y'all hear me? 877 00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:51,970 You are one brave woman, you know that? 878 00:37:53,472 --> 00:37:55,841 You looked after me 879 00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:58,276 when no one else would, 880 00:37:58,310 --> 00:38:02,348 and I promise I'm gonna look after you. 881 00:38:02,381 --> 00:38:03,949 All of us. 882 00:38:03,982 --> 00:38:05,617 Hmm? 883 00:38:05,651 --> 00:38:08,787 We're not gonna let a single bad thing happen to you. 884 00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:11,523 (crying): You get one little sniffle, 885 00:38:11,557 --> 00:38:13,825 and you come straight to me. 886 00:38:14,860 --> 00:38:16,462 I'll do whatever it takes 887 00:38:16,495 --> 00:38:19,130 to keep you healthy, huh? 888 00:38:19,164 --> 00:38:22,133 -I'll steal cold medicine for you. -(chuckles) 889 00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:23,535 I love you, Ma. 890 00:38:23,569 --> 00:38:25,671 BLANCA: I love you, too. Listen, 891 00:38:25,704 --> 00:38:28,306 I don't want none of y'all to not love y'all selves. 892 00:38:28,340 --> 00:38:29,875 That was my problem, 893 00:38:29,908 --> 00:38:31,309 my mistake, 894 00:38:31,343 --> 00:38:32,811 and sometimes it still is. 895 00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:34,480 But no more. 896 00:38:34,513 --> 00:38:36,482 No more. Which is why 897 00:38:36,515 --> 00:38:38,817 I'm-a fight this disease, 898 00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:41,687 and in doing so, I'm-a fight Frederica Norman 899 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:43,355 and get my salon back. 900 00:38:43,389 --> 00:38:45,323 (Blanca and Lil Papi chuckle) 901 00:38:50,496 --> 00:38:53,799 (woman speaking indistinctly over P.A.) 902 00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:55,834 Number 27. 903 00:39:12,283 --> 00:39:14,786 -(singsongy): Negative. -Number 29? 904 00:39:17,889 --> 00:39:19,691 I thought you'd be happy. 905 00:39:21,593 --> 00:39:23,695 (sighs): Ricky... 906 00:39:25,464 --> 00:39:27,365 Ricky, I love you. 907 00:39:27,399 --> 00:39:29,868 And maybe that's the reason why I'm willing to turn 908 00:39:29,901 --> 00:39:32,571 or look the other way, but I-I just need honesty. 909 00:39:32,604 --> 00:39:35,407 I told you, nothing happened with Chris. 910 00:39:35,441 --> 00:39:38,610 Wait, where is this coming from? 911 00:39:39,645 --> 00:39:41,379 You know, you... 912 00:39:41,413 --> 00:39:44,349 just, you-you're touring the world, you're in videos, 913 00:39:44,382 --> 00:39:46,952 you got all this attention-- what am I doing? 914 00:39:46,985 --> 00:39:49,788 School. The balls. 915 00:39:49,821 --> 00:39:52,190 That's something. 916 00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:54,560 All right? 917 00:39:54,593 --> 00:39:56,528 I'm lost. I... 918 00:39:56,562 --> 00:39:58,564 (sighs) 919 00:39:58,597 --> 00:40:02,501 I just really don't have a good feeling about myself right now. 920 00:40:06,004 --> 00:40:08,674 You're my good feeling. 921 00:40:09,941 --> 00:40:11,777 I, uh... 922 00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:13,579 I... I have to go. 923 00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:15,046 I'm sorry. 924 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,248 Um, I'm gonna be late for a rehearsal. 925 00:40:17,282 --> 00:40:18,750 But I promise 926 00:40:18,784 --> 00:40:21,987 we're gonna finish this later, okay? 927 00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:25,256 Hey. 928 00:40:26,858 --> 00:40:28,860 (chuckles) 929 00:40:29,928 --> 00:40:31,997 Go to rehearsal. 930 00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:57,088 All right, all right, y'all, welcome to the Eros Ball. 931 00:40:57,122 --> 00:40:59,324 Welcome to the Eros Ball. 932 00:40:59,357 --> 00:41:01,593 -(cheering) -Yes! Yes! 933 00:41:01,627 --> 00:41:03,294 Tonight we're celebrating passion... 934 00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:06,665 and reveling in love... 935 00:41:06,698 --> 00:41:07,966 and sex. 936 00:41:07,999 --> 00:41:10,101 And I'm talking about lust. 937 00:41:10,135 --> 00:41:12,170 You know, that sweet smell 938 00:41:12,203 --> 00:41:13,805 of new passion. 939 00:41:13,839 --> 00:41:15,473 And I'm talking about... 940 00:41:15,507 --> 00:41:17,442 desire. 941 00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:20,345 -(cheering, whistling) -And however that comes to you, 942 00:41:20,378 --> 00:41:23,314 I need you all to understand that you must treat yourselves 943 00:41:23,348 --> 00:41:25,551 with dignity, because everyone in this room 944 00:41:25,584 --> 00:41:27,152 is deserving of love. 945 00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:28,620 Y'all understand me? 946 00:41:28,654 --> 00:41:30,622 -(cheering) -Everyone in this room 947 00:41:30,656 --> 00:41:32,824 is deserving of love. 948 00:41:32,858 --> 00:41:35,727 All right? 949 00:41:35,761 --> 00:41:38,296 And love should feel good. Right? 950 00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:40,065 And love should also be safe. 951 00:41:40,098 --> 00:41:43,401 Y'all see what I'm passing out here tonight? 952 00:41:43,434 --> 00:41:44,970 Take a few of 'em with you. 953 00:41:45,003 --> 00:41:47,072 With y'all bein' nasty. 954 00:41:47,105 --> 00:41:49,007 (Pray Tell chuckles) 955 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:50,408 Now... 956 00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:52,978 let's get this ball started. 957 00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:56,815 -(cheering) -The category is... 958 00:41:56,848 --> 00:41:58,817 High Fashion... 959 00:41:58,850 --> 00:42:00,686 in Feathers. 960 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:03,154 And I want to see 961 00:42:03,188 --> 00:42:07,358 all my ladies stomp this bitch to the ground. 962 00:42:07,392 --> 00:42:08,359 First up, 963 00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:10,662 House of Evangelista. 964 00:42:10,696 --> 00:42:12,430 -Come on up! -(cheering) 965 00:42:12,463 --> 00:42:14,165 Oh! All right! 966 00:42:14,199 --> 00:42:17,268 Carrying the Mother of the Year, darlings. 967 00:42:17,302 --> 00:42:19,370 All right, that chair's a bit precarious. 968 00:42:19,404 --> 00:42:20,906 Please don't drop her. 969 00:42:20,939 --> 00:42:23,709 That would be a devastating fall from grace. 970 00:42:23,742 --> 00:42:25,711 Come on, come on, come on with it. 971 00:42:25,744 --> 00:42:27,545 I ain't mad at you. 972 00:42:27,579 --> 00:42:29,014 I ain't mad at you. Are you hot? 973 00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:31,249 Do you need to be fanned, baby? 974 00:42:31,282 --> 00:42:32,618 Chocolate-y smooth! 975 00:42:32,651 --> 00:42:34,620 Give me your fuckin' wings! 976 00:42:34,653 --> 00:42:38,556 Come on, give Miss Blanca Evangelista her scores. 977 00:42:38,590 --> 00:42:41,026 Eight, eight, seven, 978 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:43,528 -eight, eight. -(crowd groans) 979 00:42:43,561 --> 00:42:45,096 All right. You're gonna have to do 980 00:42:45,130 --> 00:42:46,932 a little better than that, I think. 981 00:42:46,965 --> 00:42:48,399 -But you look good today, girl. -CANDY: Excuse me. 982 00:42:48,433 --> 00:42:51,236 -PRAY TELL: Huh? -You got your scores. Move. 983 00:42:51,269 --> 00:42:54,439 Really, Miss Candy? Did I not... just say 984 00:42:54,472 --> 00:42:57,575 the category is High Fashion 985 00:42:57,609 --> 00:42:58,944 in Feathers? 986 00:42:58,977 --> 00:43:00,612 Are you blind? These are fucking feathers. 987 00:43:00,646 --> 00:43:02,714 Honey. Could somebody please 988 00:43:02,748 --> 00:43:06,051 take this bitch back to kindergarten, so she can learn 989 00:43:06,084 --> 00:43:09,955 the difference between feathers and foam? 990 00:43:09,988 --> 00:43:12,557 Talking big talk now 'cause I ain't got my other purse. 991 00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:13,959 (groans) 992 00:43:13,992 --> 00:43:16,294 Ferocity is chopped! 993 00:43:16,327 --> 00:43:17,929 (jeering, shouting) 994 00:43:20,598 --> 00:43:22,467 Girl, bye. Thank you very much. 995 00:43:22,500 --> 00:43:23,568 Who's next? 996 00:43:23,601 --> 00:43:27,773 All right, House of Wintour has entered the floor. 997 00:43:27,806 --> 00:43:30,441 (Pray Tell vocalizing) 998 00:43:33,879 --> 00:43:35,113 Oh, I'm living! 999 00:43:35,146 --> 00:43:36,748 All right, y'all bring it in. 1000 00:43:36,782 --> 00:43:37,949 Y'all bring it in. 1001 00:43:37,983 --> 00:43:38,950 Ah, ah, 1002 00:43:38,984 --> 00:43:39,951 y'all bring it in. 1003 00:43:39,985 --> 00:43:42,087 To the floor, to the floor. 1004 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:44,122 Y'all bring it in to the floor. 1005 00:43:44,155 --> 00:43:45,857 Yes, thank you. Thank you. 1006 00:43:45,891 --> 00:43:47,458 Love you. 1007 00:43:47,492 --> 00:43:51,429 Oh... 1008 00:43:51,462 --> 00:43:53,198 The House of Wintour 1009 00:43:53,231 --> 00:43:56,968 is serving us down boots, babies. 1010 00:43:57,002 --> 00:44:00,338 I live... I live for the production values. 1011 00:44:00,371 --> 00:44:04,142 We got clams on a half shell up in this bitch tonight. 1012 00:44:04,175 --> 00:44:05,977 Well, actually, it looks like a full shell! 1013 00:44:06,011 --> 00:44:07,679 Crack that bitch open. 1014 00:44:07,713 --> 00:44:09,147 Release the kraken! 1015 00:44:09,180 --> 00:44:10,548 The Wintours are out for blood. 1016 00:44:10,581 --> 00:44:14,485 -(cheering) -Oh, sookie-sookie now! 1017 00:44:14,519 --> 00:44:17,789 Deep out of the sea... 1018 00:44:17,823 --> 00:44:20,959 it's black Aphrodite. 1019 00:44:20,992 --> 00:44:23,128 The icon Elektra... 1020 00:44:23,161 --> 00:44:26,197 dropped from the heavens, honey. 1021 00:44:26,231 --> 00:44:28,033 Sometimes she's a mother, 1022 00:44:28,066 --> 00:44:30,836 and other times she's just a mother... 1023 00:44:30,869 --> 00:44:32,170 -(cheering) -Shut yo' mouth! 1024 00:44:32,203 --> 00:44:34,039 The House of Wintour 1025 00:44:34,072 --> 00:44:36,307 didn't come to play with you hos tonight. 1026 00:44:36,341 --> 00:44:38,643 They came to slay you hos tonight. 1027 00:44:38,676 --> 00:44:41,046 Good work. Your scores. 1028 00:44:41,079 --> 00:44:42,480 Ten, ten, 1029 00:44:42,513 --> 00:44:44,649 ten, ten, ten. 1030 00:44:44,682 --> 00:44:46,684 Across the board! 1031 00:44:46,718 --> 00:44:49,721 -* -(cheering) 1032 00:44:49,755 --> 00:44:51,189 Those aren't fuckin' feathers. 1033 00:44:51,222 --> 00:44:54,259 I know, baby, but they better than yours would ever be. 1034 00:44:54,292 --> 00:44:55,861 I know that's hard to take. 1035 00:44:55,894 --> 00:44:57,195 (cheering, whistling) 1036 00:44:57,228 --> 00:45:00,065 And Miss Elektra takes another trophy. 1037 00:45:00,098 --> 00:45:03,034 I don't know where you put 'em all. 1038 00:45:03,068 --> 00:45:05,003 All right, all right! 1039 00:45:05,036 --> 00:45:08,239 Yes, yes, yes, Mother Blanca, listen here, listen here. 1040 00:45:08,273 --> 00:45:12,410 Looks like Mother of the Year is gonna be a bit more elusive 1041 00:45:12,443 --> 00:45:15,747 this evening, but I want to let y'all know something. 1042 00:45:15,781 --> 00:45:20,118 There is an award that I know that you can snatch with ease... 1043 00:45:20,151 --> 00:45:23,755 and that's Businesswoman of the Year! 1044 00:45:23,789 --> 00:45:25,757 See, you bitches don't know nothin' about that! 1045 00:45:25,791 --> 00:45:27,625 Our Mother Blanca 1046 00:45:27,658 --> 00:45:29,394 is an entrepreneur. 1047 00:45:29,427 --> 00:45:30,929 Okay? 1048 00:45:30,962 --> 00:45:33,865 You see, and she's been discriminated against. 1049 00:45:33,899 --> 00:45:35,901 But she's been standing up 1050 00:45:35,934 --> 00:45:37,435 for her rights. 1051 00:45:37,468 --> 00:45:39,604 And not just for herself 1052 00:45:39,637 --> 00:45:42,473 but for everybody in this room! 1053 00:45:42,507 --> 00:45:43,975 We got to fight for our rights. 1054 00:45:44,009 --> 00:45:46,311 We got to fight for each other. 1055 00:45:48,313 --> 00:45:50,982 So you may not have taken the trophy home this evening, 1056 00:45:51,016 --> 00:45:54,820 but, Mother Blanca, you are a shining example of excellence, 1057 00:45:54,853 --> 00:45:57,555 and you are always a champion... 1058 00:45:57,588 --> 00:45:59,224 to me. 1059 00:45:59,257 --> 00:46:00,758 Stand tall, stand proud. 1060 00:46:00,792 --> 00:46:03,328 Ah, cha-kah-kah-kah. 1061 00:46:04,529 --> 00:46:06,664 Hey, can I talk to you? 1062 00:46:08,333 --> 00:46:11,803 * Baby love. * 1063 00:46:11,837 --> 00:46:13,972 What's going on? 1064 00:46:14,005 --> 00:46:16,107 You okay? 1065 00:46:16,141 --> 00:46:18,977 Yeah. I've, um, been doing 1066 00:46:19,010 --> 00:46:21,579 -some thinking about us and... -Mm-hmm. 1067 00:46:21,612 --> 00:46:23,448 what I said to you when we got tested. 1068 00:46:23,481 --> 00:46:25,750 Mm-hmm? 1069 00:46:25,783 --> 00:46:27,618 I love you, Ricky. 1070 00:46:27,652 --> 00:46:28,954 I do. 1071 00:46:28,987 --> 00:46:30,588 Um, but... 1072 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:33,992 somewhere along the way I've stopped loving myself, 1073 00:46:34,025 --> 00:46:38,296 and I need to... try to figure out how to love him again. 1074 00:46:38,329 --> 00:46:40,331 What are you saying? 1075 00:46:41,332 --> 00:46:43,301 We need to take a break. 1076 00:46:43,334 --> 00:46:44,802 A break? 1077 00:46:44,836 --> 00:46:46,972 Nah. 1078 00:46:47,005 --> 00:46:48,606 I'm way too young to... 1079 00:46:48,639 --> 00:46:50,641 have somebody already be my everything. 1080 00:46:50,675 --> 00:46:52,310 I... 1081 00:46:54,712 --> 00:46:58,116 So... you're breaking up with me? 1082 00:46:58,149 --> 00:47:00,451 (chuckles) 1083 00:47:00,485 --> 00:47:02,353 You can't be surprised. 1084 00:47:04,155 --> 00:47:07,792 I mean, you can deny it, but I know that you slept with Chris. 1085 00:47:07,825 --> 00:47:09,961 -(exhales) -And-and-and that is okay. 1086 00:47:09,995 --> 00:47:11,997 I want you to be able to pursue that. 1087 00:47:12,030 --> 00:47:13,698 Don't-don't do this. 1088 00:47:13,731 --> 00:47:14,933 Babe. 1089 00:47:16,267 --> 00:47:18,503 Fight for us! 1090 00:47:20,038 --> 00:47:21,572 Damon. 1091 00:47:23,741 --> 00:47:25,911 Please. 1092 00:47:27,612 --> 00:47:29,280 Please. 1093 00:47:32,550 --> 00:47:36,187 I don't know what I'm gonna do without you. 1094 00:47:38,890 --> 00:47:41,893 -I-If you... -Oh, wow. 1095 00:47:41,927 --> 00:47:44,695 want advice, than you can go to Blanca. 1096 00:47:46,697 --> 00:47:48,566 (sighs): I... 1097 00:47:48,599 --> 00:47:50,801 I-I can't help you. 1098 00:47:54,039 --> 00:47:55,873 I'm sorry. 1099 00:48:06,751 --> 00:48:08,987 (sniffles) 1100 00:48:10,588 --> 00:48:12,457 I'm so happy you came to see me. 1101 00:48:12,490 --> 00:48:14,559 Ha. For free booze? 1102 00:48:14,592 --> 00:48:16,794 -Anytime, honey. -Mm-hmm. 1103 00:48:16,827 --> 00:48:19,430 I know why you invited me here. 1104 00:48:19,464 --> 00:48:21,399 And why is that? 1105 00:48:21,432 --> 00:48:25,603 For you to tell me to stop pushing my medicinal agenda. 1106 00:48:25,636 --> 00:48:28,039 You don't want Western medicine. 1107 00:48:28,073 --> 00:48:29,874 You want to fight it your way. 1108 00:48:29,907 --> 00:48:31,376 I get it. 1109 00:48:31,409 --> 00:48:32,577 I'm not a pusher. 1110 00:48:32,610 --> 00:48:33,911 I'm just an advocate. 1111 00:48:34,980 --> 00:48:36,747 But we can still be friends. 1112 00:48:36,781 --> 00:48:39,117 -(laughs) -Can we? You want some wine? 1113 00:48:39,150 --> 00:48:40,885 No, I'm good. I'm just gonna have some water. 1114 00:48:40,918 --> 00:48:41,886 Oh. 1115 00:48:41,919 --> 00:48:44,222 We're on a health kick now? 1116 00:48:44,255 --> 00:48:45,790 Yes. 1117 00:48:48,593 --> 00:48:50,561 Hmm. 1118 00:48:50,595 --> 00:48:52,630 I think I'm gonna start taking them. 1119 00:48:53,664 --> 00:48:56,234 It's about time, Blanca. 1120 00:48:56,267 --> 00:48:58,336 They're gonna save your life. 1121 00:49:03,674 --> 00:49:05,676 I'm scared. 1122 00:49:06,978 --> 00:49:08,346 To die? 1123 00:49:08,379 --> 00:49:10,348 Or to live? 1124 00:49:23,028 --> 00:49:26,464 * Ooh, ah, ooh * 1125 00:49:26,497 --> 00:49:28,499 -* Ooh * -(Blanca sighs) 1126 00:49:30,335 --> 00:49:33,004 * Ah, ah, ah, ooh * 1127 00:49:37,708 --> 00:49:40,311 * Ain't there something I can give? * 1128 00:49:40,345 --> 00:49:41,812 Oh, my God, you're my first customer. 1129 00:49:41,846 --> 00:49:43,314 Welcome to Vogue Nails. 1130 00:49:43,348 --> 00:49:44,715 Y'all got acrylics? 1131 00:49:44,749 --> 00:49:46,451 Uh, yeah. How long you want 'em? 1132 00:49:46,484 --> 00:49:48,519 -Long. -Oh. Okay, well, come on. 1133 00:49:48,553 --> 00:49:50,321 I'm gonna take good care of you. 1134 00:49:51,356 --> 00:49:53,458 She said, "Long." 1135 00:49:53,491 --> 00:49:56,127 What kind of nails do you want? You want 'em like mine? 1136 00:49:56,161 --> 00:49:59,364 * The scales are sometimes unbalanced * 1137 00:49:59,397 --> 00:50:00,831 This... 1138 00:50:00,865 --> 00:50:04,202 -is called the Naomi. -Oh! 1139 00:50:04,235 --> 00:50:06,971 -It's all about the bawdy. -(laughs) 1140 00:50:07,004 --> 00:50:08,706 You gotta... 1141 00:50:08,739 --> 00:50:10,708 Them legs gon' get you far, girl. 1142 00:50:10,741 --> 00:50:12,643 ...hit, strike and work. 1143 00:50:12,677 --> 00:50:14,045 Ooh. 1144 00:50:14,079 --> 00:50:16,347 Oh! Hold on now. You hittin' me with the hips? 1145 00:50:16,381 --> 00:50:18,316 Gotta hit you with a pose. 1146 00:50:18,349 --> 00:50:19,484 (laughs) 1147 00:50:19,517 --> 00:50:22,019 * And so unselfishly * 1148 00:50:23,588 --> 00:50:25,523 * And I tell you now * 1149 00:50:25,556 --> 00:50:27,192 * That I made a vow * 1150 00:50:27,225 --> 00:50:30,428 * I'm giving you the best that I got * 1151 00:50:30,461 --> 00:50:32,697 * Baby * 1152 00:50:32,730 --> 00:50:34,765 * Yes, I tell you now * 1153 00:50:34,799 --> 00:50:36,367 * That I made a vow * 1154 00:50:36,401 --> 00:50:39,670 * I'm giving you the best that I got * 1155 00:50:39,704 --> 00:50:42,107 * Honey * 1156 00:50:42,140 --> 00:50:45,443 * Everybody's got opinions * 1157 00:50:45,476 --> 00:50:48,979 * About the way they think our story's gonna end * 1158 00:50:50,548 --> 00:50:52,950 I'm Damon Evangelista... 1159 00:50:52,983 --> 00:50:54,952 and this is Vogue... 1160 00:50:54,985 --> 00:50:56,554 one... 1161 00:50:56,587 --> 00:50:57,955 oh... 1162 00:50:57,988 --> 00:50:59,157 one. 1163 00:51:00,558 --> 00:51:03,961 * We love so strong * 1164 00:51:03,994 --> 00:51:08,065 * And so unselfishly * 1165 00:51:09,967 --> 00:51:12,970 I said, in alphabetical order. 1166 00:51:13,003 --> 00:51:14,872 Chanel, Dior, Fendi. 1167 00:51:14,905 --> 00:51:16,207 Get it right. 1168 00:51:16,241 --> 00:51:17,442 * Baby * 1169 00:51:17,475 --> 00:51:19,377 -Oh, no, thanks. I'm not hungry. -Mm! 1170 00:51:19,410 --> 00:51:21,279 And I need to be in fighting shape, anyway. 1171 00:51:21,312 --> 00:51:23,914 Every day they have more and more auditions for Voguers. 1172 00:51:23,948 --> 00:51:25,550 You're focused. I like that. 1173 00:51:25,583 --> 00:51:27,084 * Listen, baby * 1174 00:51:27,118 --> 00:51:28,653 I'm-a just say it. 1175 00:51:28,686 --> 00:51:30,655 It don't feel right that Ricky's not here. 1176 00:51:30,688 --> 00:51:32,257 I respect that you chose yourself, 1177 00:51:32,290 --> 00:51:33,658 but we loved him, too. 1178 00:51:33,691 --> 00:51:35,393 Let's see how much y'all love him 1179 00:51:35,426 --> 00:51:37,162 when y'all hear he a Wintour now. 1180 00:51:37,195 --> 00:51:38,996 What? Who told you that? 1181 00:51:39,029 --> 00:51:41,332 You know what? I'm not even worried. 1182 00:51:41,366 --> 00:51:42,633 You should be. 1183 00:51:42,667 --> 00:51:44,435 Elektra don't play fair. 1184 00:51:44,469 --> 00:51:46,404 Well, guess what, life ain't fair. 1185 00:51:46,437 --> 00:51:48,105 Evangelistas have been the underdogs before, 1186 00:51:48,139 --> 00:51:50,575 and that ain't stopped us from getting what's ours. 1187 00:51:50,608 --> 00:51:51,842 We won against Elektra. 1188 00:51:51,876 --> 00:51:53,511 I went toe-to-toe with Frederica 1189 00:51:53,544 --> 00:51:55,112 and got my own salon open. 1190 00:51:55,146 --> 00:51:57,014 And, shit, I'm fighting against AIDS. 1191 00:51:57,047 --> 00:51:59,016 -Yas, Motha. -Thank you. 1192 00:51:59,049 --> 00:52:02,787 So we can do anything as long as we got each other. 1193 00:52:02,820 --> 00:52:06,157 Well, that deserves a goddamn toast. 1194 00:52:06,191 --> 00:52:07,592 -Yeah! -To family! 1195 00:52:07,625 --> 00:52:09,093 -To family! -To family! 1196 00:52:09,126 --> 00:52:11,095 Captioning sponsored by 20th CENTURY FOX 1197 00:52:11,128 --> 00:52:13,164 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org