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This is dumb right? We thinkthis is dumb?

I was your makeup artist for this,

so that feels like a personal attack.

But honestly, you look great up there.

If you squint it sorta looks like I'm patting Wayne's butt.

Bobbie: Huh.

That is does.

Okay, rsvps are

rolling in for the groundbreaking.

I'm also ordering fancy hors d'oevres from costco.

It's mostly beef patties but I'm sticking toothpicks in them.

Reagan, I didn't cut homeroom to stand here and be ignored.

Sorry.

It's just Josh's ig stories are bordering on purposefully hurtful.

He's re-heating pizza in a toaster oven.

I know. It's just... Itwas kind of our thing.

This is sad and I won't be a part of it.

I have had a rough go. Josh was so great.

Yeah, until he threatened to ruin Nathan's life.

That reminds me, we have some new business

that's also old business...

Bobbie. Where is Nathan?

I don't know, but if he wants to disappear

for weeks on end, that's his choice.

You guys looking for Nathan too?

Where did you come from?

I am. She doesn't care. I've called.

I've texted, I've dm-ed, I've pm-ed.

I've been scanning his venmo transfers looking for clues.

Sometimes, they wanna get caught.

Okay, sure.

Point is, he wants to be alone.

And he also was pretty stinky to all of us

before he peaced outta here.

Oh, I still miss him.

And his dumb winter sweaters he wears year round.

And the way he gets so excited about something

that you just have to match his googly-eyed energy.

But he's a grown man and he needs to take care of

his crap on his own.

Nathan needs tough love.

He also needs lovelove. And where is he?

Nathan: When I left, everything I knew was behind me.

In front of me, an endless void.

Yep, it was a real "dark night of the soul" situation.

I was hurt, confused

and pissed.

And that's when I realized,

I needed road snacks.

It's amazing what a blood sugar spike can do for your outlook.

That's when I decided to baptize myself

in america and all of its rich culture.

World's largest pistachio?

Uh, yes, please.

Take in the sights, the sounds

and the smells.

Make a fresh start, rein vent myself.

And most importantly, figure out

where I came from.

Now, the idea of actually seeking out my parents,

it's too much, I'm not ready for that. But...

I think my great uncle calbert might be able to help me.

He moved away before I was born,

but he was always

a great confidant of my mother's.

Maybe he can shed some light on why she did what she did.

Maybe he can tell me who I am.

Maybe here in Phoenix, I can...

Rise like a Phoenix.

I just need your name.

Right, sorry. Nathan rutherford, here to see calbert Randolph.

He was always kind of an outcast in the family, but...

Maybe now that I'm an outcast too...

Unit 17714.

Great, thank you.

Wayne, Sally,

put down that trash and get ready

to pick up a sack of opportunity.

Are you selling Mary Kay? 'Cause I buy all my makeup at the swap meet.

As you know, I'm on the precipice of

an exciting new venture and I need folks like you

to help me pull this off. Wayne: Reagan,

please, I know you're going through

a bad breakup, but I'm married.

What? No.

I want you both to work at the new and improved cultural center.

Picture it, a home base for

our people, a crossroads for all kinds of minishonka life.

Whether you've got your phd

or you're still working toward that ged.

Help me create minishonka wakanda.

Nah, man.

Why the hell not?

I can't be associated with you.

Yeah, people are all saying you're all braggy with that billboard.

But you're on that billboard.

But no one seems to take issue with it.

In fact, people have been saying I'm inspirational.

You're like a role model now.

Wait, so you'd rather haul wet garbage than work for me?

Absolutely. No question.

Great uncle calbert.

It's Nathan.

Nathan? Yeah, we've never met, uh,

Nathan rutherford. My mom, Elizabeth was your niece.

Huh, was pretty handsome backthen.

Yeah, I'd say you were.

How you doing these days?

Eh, everything kinda hurts.

Well, sure.

I'm hurting, too, um, in my soul.

Uncle calbert,

how would you like to...

Possibly save my soul?

All right. Great.

Would you be open to the cultural center offering video poker?

No. Not even in the bathrooms?

Sorry to bother, but Gary duparjust emailed

to say he won't be taking the position.

What?

Okay, Wayne and Sally were one thing.

But now it seems like no one will accept a job offer from me.

Really? People have said she's too taboo

and is all braggy with the billboard.

It sounds like crabs in a bucket. What?

No. Bobbie: Wait, I don't know that term.

Is this some minishonka thing or an old person thing?

Both. It's a metaphor.

When you gather crabs, you never have

to cover your bucket because if one crab

starts to climb out, another will always pull them back down.

And that's what we do to each other.

No one can ever get too successful

because then there's always someone there to yank us back.

So, there's a name for what I've been doing?

I'm a vicious little crab.

So, who's yanking Reagan?

It's gotta be rayanne.

You think? She would hate seeing me on a billboard.

Ugh, why do we still do this?

We should be supporting each other,

not tearing each other down.

There's an old saying.

We're all someone's crab. Um, no. Not me.

You literally call me a shill for bland capitalism

and you think my life's work is evil.

Reagan: In the beginning. But I've also

helped you out a ton.

My point is, this is systemic.

I'm a crab to Randy Watson.

The security guard?

He's so nice. He always hands out candy.

Well,

he dated Renee in middle school.

And for that reason, he will never be promoted.

I've gotta confront rayanne. Will you talk to her for me?

Not my crab. Not my bucket.

I don't think it's rayanne.

At least, it's not just her.

"Boo, Reagan Wells.

"Say no to the new minishonka cultural center."

There's a Facebook group?

It's up to 2,259 people.

They really hate you.

So, I don't know how well you actually knew Ronnie d'Angelo,

but he's the guy that my mom was...

It, uh... it turns out he's my actual father.

Anyway, I'm just hoping maybe you can fill in some blanks

on the family tree here?

Very good penmanship.

Thank you.

Did my mom ever give you a window

into why she did what she did

and... and why she didn't tell us?

The $64,000 question.

Why does the sun shine?

Why do the birds poop?

Why are we here?

Wow. Yeah.

Gosh, I guess people really are one of the great mysteries, huh?

I've got my jacuzzi time soon.

Would you like to come and keep talking?

Simmer in the broth

of ancient wisdom?

Count me in.

How can this many people hate me?

All I'm trying to do is protect our history and culture.

But who chose you for this role?

There are people who know their language

who go to ceremonies and never get this opportunity.

To be clear, I'm just reading the comments.

Well, tell me who these people are

and I'll try to hire them.

So, they can work under you? Like you're a queen?

I'm also referring to the comments.

This will all just blow over, right?

Like, if we just ignore it, it'll go away.

Mmm. The new museum was supposed to help convince the community

the casino expansion would benefit the tribe.

This kind of bad publicity is serious.

I mean, they're selling merch.

Oh, my... you bought those?

No. Got it for free because of my position in community.

Cool.

You're not gonna shut down the new cultural center, are you?

No. No, we're in too deep.

But I may have to consider my options

in regards to who will run the cultural center.

What are my options?

Do I get options?

I deserve the chance to defend myself

and the good work we're doing here.

Set up a meeting.

Invite the leaders of this group

and give me a chance to prove to them.

That I'm still the right person for this job.

Okay.

Prepare a speech and I'll call the meeting.

Butlcant promise you anything.

Nathan: You know, this hot tub's not exactly state of the art,

but it sure beats a sink shower in an rv's bathroom.

This is the most relaxed I've felt since I left home.

Yeah. In rutherford falls?

You know, when I knew my past,

or I thought I knew my past, I was at peace.

I knew myself.

Without that,

I don't even know who I am.

Past is a young man's game.

When you get old, you realize it doesn't matter much.

Mostly because you forgot it all.

The past is important, I mean,

history dictates the future. Nonsense.

Someone did a thing with someone else.

What difference does it make now?

One day, you'll be like me. 94.

Cataracts, kidney stones

or a patchy groin.

Yep. Kinda wish you hadn't told me that.

Here's what's important.

Where are you now?

Who's nearby?

You're a nice boy, Nathan.

A little confused maybe, but it's a nice life.

Enjoy the right now.

Man, great uncle calbert,

yout get it.

What?

What do I get?

It. Like, everything. Life. I...

I find that people either get it or they don't

and I'm kind of a tuning fork

for who falls into which category.

You my friend,

get it.

Nurse: There you are.

We've been looking for you.

Is this guy bothering you? Oh, no.

I'm Nathan rutherford. This is my great uncle, calbert.

This man's name is Steven condryke.

Steven, do you know this guy? You see him too?

Thank god. I thought I was going cuckoo.

But you said all those wise th...

God damn it.

Mary at the front gate gave you the wrong unit number.

She's very bad at herjob.

Yeah.

Your great uncle calbert is enjoying some recreation.

When is the last time that he spoke?

Well, he had a stroke in 2015.

2015. Mmm.

We'll live a life of ease

seems kinda tough now

hey, uncle calbert.

But papa's gotta be rough now

so that he can be sweet to you...

Nathan: Hey, duz, quick update. E verything's going great

and I'm super close to figuring out who I am and where I belong.

I think I'm ready to embrace my d'Angelo side.

Did you know Ronnie d'Angelo opened a restaurant 20 years ago?

Yeah. Lcalled and he no longer owns it but maybe someone there

can help me tap into my d'Angelo-ness.

So, that's where I'm headed.

Sh. Yeah?

Yeah. You cannot sleep here.

You're doing it again, sir.

Yeah, I know. I know, I know.

Sir!

Okay. Letsgo.

I, uh, sorry...

I'm good.

You got me.

Reagan: This is gonna be good.

People love to talk shit behind a computer screen,

but once you have to look a person in the eye

it's a whole other story.

Totally. You got this.

Hello and welco...

Where is everyone?

Since this was so last-minute,

the originators of the Facebook group

requested a live digital meeting.

So far, we've got about 900 people.

You still got this.

I mean, not as much as before,

but you got this.

Ooh, 960.

Vvhatcan igetyou?

Uh, I'm not sure yet.

Breakfast? Lunch? Actually,

sorry. I have a question.

I'm on kind of a quest to learn about my family.

The people on the wall. Are they...

Um, are they all d'Angelo's or...

Top row is.

But below that is this thing we do, the boot challenge.

They say that when the first d'Angelo came over

from the old country, he was so hungry,

he ate three dinners in one night.

So, we make a large pizza,

three pounds of spaghetti and meatballs,

three pounds of chicken parm.

You eat it in an hour,

you're an honorary d'Angelo for life and your meal's free.

And your picture goes on the wall?

Yeah, but if you don't, it's a hundred bucks.

Between you and me, it's kind of a messed up way to trick people into doing...

I'm gonna do it.

Terry: And we're live.

The history of indigenous people

is the greatest story never told.

Now, I know that a lot of you are probably thinking,

"well, who is she to run our museum and exhibit that history?"

Well, I'm a proud minishonka woman

with two masters degrees.

One in museum studies,

the other in Russian lit. Total waste of time.

Anyway, this isn't about me.

This is about fostering and protecting our culture.

And now I would love to take any of your questions.

Sabersfan49 would like you to count to 50 in minishonka.

Okay, I admit

I can't do that, uh, but what I can do

is create a place where our youth

can learn to count to a thousand

from fluent language speakers like him.

Oh. That's a thumbs down.

Once again, Rick leclair is

asking permission to practice speed skating

in the new museum parking lot.

Sure.

Okay. Now, a lot of people have a problem with that.

Oh, my god.

Minishonka diva rayanne

wants you to address the rumors

that you're snagging a snoopy white nerd.

We broke up, rayanne.

But who the hell are you to judge

when your daughter-in-law buys sage from urban outfitters?

Okay, and sabersfan,

everyone knows that you stole money from your aunty

to buy that four-Wheeler.

Let's take a break.

No. I'm seeing hearts and smileys.

She's stopping the bleeding.

Keep going.

Drag them to the bottom of the bucket, you beautiful, bitchy crab!

Jackie George,

you bought your traditional outfit. You didn't make it.

And Mark Francis,

you told everyone you were going to standing rock,

but we all know you went to Disney world.

And Cameron Jones,

you're a vegan.

And all of that is okay.

Except for the sage thing. That's messed up.

Butwhat I mean is...

None of us feel like we're enough, right?

And I know there are better people for this job,

but I'm the one who got picked.

I really wanted to make

minishonka wakanda, but no matter what,

I'm guaranteed to piss off someone.

Because we're not a monolith

and that's a good thing.

I just want all of us crabs to get out of the bucket

because the bucket

is the problem, but until then,

respectfully, I'm gonna say It,

and make what I make and hope that more of you

like it than don't.

Because honestly,

y'all can keep on hating on me

and making claims that I'm secretly puerto rican

but I'm not going anywhere.

Also, I know that my mom is watching this,

so I apologize for the swearing.

Thank you so much for your time.

We're 50-50 thumbs down and smileys.

Most people bailed to go to the slipknot concert.

I think we did it.

All right, got ourselves a boot boy.

Are you sure about this, sweetie?

I'm legally required to ask you that.

At this point, Tiffany, it's the only thing in the world I am sure about.

Yeah, buddy.

He's got two minutes to take

that last bite.

I think he's gonna do it.

Uh-oh. He's looking pretty sweaty.

Yes! You did it.

Oh, you did it.

You're going on the wall.

What's his name?

I don't know. Nathan: Myname

is Nathan

Collins

rutherfo...

Nathan, where are you?

Hey, um,

I'm, uh, somewhere

in Nevada.

It's kind of a long story.

Cool.

I hope I get to hear it sometime.

Nathan: Yeah, well,

my restaurant is going to hang a photo of me barfing my face off.

Oof.

You sure you want that on display?

Nathan: I don't know.

It's what really happened.

I'm glad you called.

People are getting really worried.

People is me. I am people. I am worried.

Hey, Reagan, there's something that I really need to tell you.

I don't get it.

You don't get what?

It. You know...

All of it. An... any of it.

Anything. I don't get it.

I thought I got it.

For so long in my life, I thought I was

one of the people who get it and...

I don't get it and you tried to help me...

And I see that now

and I'm really so sorry, Reagan.

I just...

Uh, I just wanted to tell you that.

You still there or...

Yeah.

It's so great to hear that and I love you for saying it.

But Nathan,

this world is way too big and messy and complicated

for us to ever think that we could

divide people into one group that's fully enlightened

and another that is stupid.

Tha_.see? That's you getting it.

You get it!

Reagan: Oh...

I don't think we get it. Ithinkwejust...

Are.

Hey, when are you coming home?

Home? I mean, I don't have...

A job or a house.

I'm not even sure I have a family.

Reagan: Nathan, you have a family

and a best friend who really needs you.

Change is hard.

Even when it's really good.

And frankly, this town sucks without you in it.

Nathan: Thanks, reags.

It just might need to be that way for now.

I... lshould go. I'm driving.

I... it's just so good to hear your voice.

Same.

I'll be here.

Good luck out there.

Man: What is the story of america?

Who gets to write history?

And once written,

why do we cling to it at our own peril? Hmm.

These were the questions I carried with me

as I stepped off that train,

in rutherford falls.

Over the next seven episodes,

we'll explore how one small town

and a nearby native American reservation

experienced a reckoning 500 years in the making.

As members of the minishonka tribe struggle to attain success,

a hapless roue... what?

Man: Representing a once-revered mayflower family,

fails to prevent his own demise.

Welcome to an American powder keg,

the story of Nathan rutherford.

Oh, shit.