All language subtitles for Life and Beth s02e04 This Soup is Gonna Be Good.eng

[birds chirping]

[closing thermos]

[squeaking]

[birds continue chirping]

- [shouts] Whoa-ho! Woo!

♪ Peace Like a River
by Paul Simon playing ♪

♪ Ahh ♪

♪ Peace like a river
ran through the city ♪

[spinning]

♪ Long past the midnight curfew ♪

♪ We sat starry-eyed ♪

♪ Ahoh, ahoh, we were satisfied ♪

[insects chirping]

[door opens]

- Johnny Bear! Aw. How you doin'?

JOHN: Ma, I have to wash my hands.
- [giggles] Go ahead.

Dinner's ready.
Have a seat when you're done.

JOHN: Okay.
[clangs]

[running water]

- I saw you riding your bike
out the window.

[water stops]
You were going a million miles per hour.

- I wasn't going that fast.

ALICE: How far'd you go?
- Just to the creek.

- [laughs] Just to the creek?
That's almost 10 miles away.

Do you know that?

You should ride in
the Tour de France. Yes!

- Seriously?
[serving]

- I have never seen someone
as good as you are at your age.

[door shuts]
BART: As good as what?

- Just riding his bike.
I was just saying how great he is.

- Yeah, I saw, uh, your bike outside.

The chain is on wrong.

- Hmm. No, it's not.

- Hm. Num-num.

- Soup's gonna be good.

♪ I've seen a glorious day ♪

♪ Ahee-ee-ee-ee-eeee-ee ♪

♪ Ee-ee-ee-ee ♪

[chopping]

BETH: I kinda wanna
talk to you about something.

JOHN:
Soup's gonna be good.

Alright.

This is an early prototype.
- Whoa.

Thank you.

Okay. [slurps] Mm.

It's really good.
JOHN: Yeah? You think it's spicy?

[door knocking]
- Mm-mm.

- Hey, John, Beth.

- Hi.
- Hey, did you harvest that watercress?

- Yes, and your boat's fine.

It smells really good.
JOHN: Want some soup?

- It's delicious.

- [sighs] Shit, can't.

Have to run and play
some pickleball with some friends.

You guys wanna join?

- Um, we can't. We have to--
JOHN: We can,

but we don't want to. Beth and I both
think that pickleball is stupid.

It's an embarrassment
to the game of tennis.

- Uh, okay. Um, yeah.

Uh, watercress is up in the main kitchen.
Bye, guys.

JOHN: See ya later.
- Bye.

SKYLER: See ya.
[door shuts]

- John.

- Did you see that dogwood out front?
It's startin' to bloom.

You know, a lotta people
don't realize that its fruit is edible.

- You didn't have
to say all that to Skyler.

I was gonna make something up to be nice.

- Is it nice to lie?

- Sometimes.

- Soup's gonna be good.

[phone ringing]
- Pharmacy department, how may I help you?

- Hey, LaVar.
- Ha, Beth!

What has you callin' me mid-shift

at this soul-crushin' chain

that threatens my mental health every day?

What do you want?

- Well, I just, ya know, wanted to

say hi and actually, um,
check in with you about

this new, uh, drug commercial.

It was for

I wanna say migraines.

It's, like, Soltrex?

- That is the worst fake drug name
I've ever heard. What do you want?

- Okay, well,

I know your son has Asperger's, right?

- Asperger was a doctor

who was canceled
for havin' Nazi ties.

The correct name is
Autism Spectrum Disorder.

ASD. Not today, Douyon.

- Well, what day then?
- No days!

Is this about John?
Is this why you callin'?

- Oh, um--
- This is why I love my son.

The same reason you love John.

It's because they say what they damn mean.

Now, quit wastin' my time,

and call my wife
and get some phone numbers.

- Thank you.

[sighs]

- Hey, LaVar!
LAVAR: Hey, Jen!

That was just Beth on the phone.

- Aw, that's nice.
- Oh, wow.

Another hydrocodone, huh?
Is it from that bowlin' injury?

- Right? You thought I'd
be better by now, right?

- Hm.
- It's really frustrating.

- It's pretty interesting. Yeah.
JEN: Yeah. Nice to see you, too.

I'm gonna take a loop. [giggles]
- Hey, good to see you.

[laughs]
- Always!

Okay, bye-bye.

JUDGE JUDY [on TV]:
Do you have photographs of the damage--

SPEAKER 1 [on TV]: Yes, he has photos.
- ...is my question. May I see them?

SPEAKER 1:
He has photos of the damage.

- I also have pictures of my ferrets
if you'd like to see them.

- I don't care to see pictures.
I know what ferrets look like.

- This show is lawless.
- Mm-hm.

SPEAKER 2 [on TV]: And Brandon here
is the one that took the pictures.

JUDGE JUDY:
Listen--

[static]
- Oh, shit. The cable's doing it again.

[barely audible TV chatter]

- You can basically see what's happening.

- No, I'm gonna call the cable company.

- I can take care of it.

- Really?
- Definitely.

It's just a poor connection.

Simple fix.

[toolbelt jingling]

- Yeah, I don't know.

- Well, would you rather pay somebody
to come here 10 days from now,

four hours later than they said,
and charge you $3,500 for it?

- Yeah.
- I got it.

I'm not gonna get
electrocuted or anything.

[door shuts]

[door creaks]

- Okay. No. Nope. This doesn't feel safe.

- It's not that high.
I go into higher trees all the time.

- Well, can you stop? C-- I--
- It'll be quick.

- M-May I implore you

that we just get someone over here

that does this for their living?
- Why don't you believe in me?

- [scoff] This is--
You're not a cable guy!

[sighs]

[static]
- I've had Terry for five,

six months at a time.

- You can at least see
what's going on now.

This guy wants joint custody
over this woman's dog or dad.

[people argue on TV]
- Yeah.

[arguing continues]
It's chilly in here.

You cold? You want a sweatshirt?

- I'm fine.

SPEAKER [on TV]:
Larry needs to get a new dog and a life.

[overlapping chatter]
[buzz, puts down remote]

- May I ask you a question?

- Mm-hm.
- Okay.

And you can, like, 100% say no

...to this.
- Okay.

- Okay, so,
[clanking spoon]

[sighs] ...um,

what I'm wondering is
just are you interested,

or, uh,
[water running]

...in learning more about your brain?

[stops water]
- Yeah, sure.

[clangs]
In what way?

- There are these online tests
where you can find out

if you're, like, maybe on, on the

Autism spectrum or whatever.

[puts down bowl]
- Do you think I'm autistic?

- Maybe. I,

I don't know. I just think it
could be helpful for us to know.

You know, for you or for us.

Like, th-there's these online tests.

They're by no means
a way of getting diagnosed.

They're just, you know,
could give us a general sense

of if we even wanna pursue it.

- Cool. Okay, let's do it.

- Yeah? O-Okay. Um.
- Yeah.

- Okay. Okay.

- "I tend to get fixated on tasks.

Strongly agree, somewhat agree,
somewhat disagree, strongly disagree."

Is that a bad thing?

If you have something to do,
isn't it good to work hard?

- Yeah. Yeah, and it's not bad or good.
It's just-- It's a thing. It's just

...a question, you know?

- "Sometimes people say I am being rude
even though I think I am being polite."

I guess. I mean.

- Yeah, like the Skyler

pickleball thing, maybe.

- I wasn't trying to be rude, though.

- Yeah, I-I think that's sort
of the point of this question--

- I could just as easily say that you were
being rude because you were going to lie.

- That's fair. Oh, here. Okay.

This is asking if you have
trouble regulating temperature.

That's... a strongly agree, right?

- If I'm comfortable.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

U-U-Um, I'm gonna give you space.

I don't wanna influence--

Just answer the questions
however you, however you want.

Ya know? Or-Or if, if you wanna,
ya know, just bail, that's cool.

W-- And let's-- Should we just
do that and shut the computer

and, like... go get Skittles
and... Charleston Chews or whatever?

Just--
- It's okay. I'm okay.

- Okay. Okay. I love you.

- I love you.
- Okay.

♪ soft music playing ♪

♪

♪

- You want salmon for dinner?

- Sure.
- Okay.

I'll do some asparagus, too.

- John, uh, what did the test say?

- It says I probably have it.

♪

[inaudible chatter]

- How can I help you?

- I'm here to be assessed
for possible Autism. John Wallace.

- Are-Are you sure?

- I have an appointment.

- Hi. John? Hi.
- Yes. Hi.

- And you're just gonna
fill out this questionnaire.

- Okay.
- Okay?

[door shuts]
Sorry everything is so small.

We work with children.

Uh, there is
an adult-sized chair right over there.

That was my idea, so.
- Thank you.

[clears throat]
[door shuts]

♪

[clatters]

- If it was a childhood...
like, assessment place,

then why did you stay?

- Well, it wasn't all bad. I mean,

it was sorta like the online test,
but just maybe geared more toward kids.

They asked me about what I like to play.
I said basketball.

Lots of adults play basketball,
so that seemed fine.

- Yeah.
- They asked about family.

- What'd you say about family?

- I told them how my mom passed away
from cancer when I was 13

and how I slept out on the front lawn

after she died.
- I didn't know that.

- It was winter.

- Why didn't anybody make you go inside?

- I don't know.

It wasn't so bad.
They gave me a Spider-Man sticker.

ANN [over phone]:
So, John needs a therapist?

- Yeah.

- And you're calling me about this why?

BETH [over phone]: 'Cause I'm at work
just thinking and I know you've seen

a lot of them over the years,
and I was hoping that you

would have a recommendation.

Hello?

- Yeah, I'm trying to plug in a Vornado.

Yes, as a kid, I saw a lotta therapists,

but not as an adult.

- Okay, well, I'm sorry.
I thought you might be down to help.

- No, I think you're under
a lotta stress lately.

I don't know what kinda
antidepressants or SSRIs you're taking.

People aren't even supposed
to be on those long-term.

- Is that true?
ANN: Yeah.

I think you should consider
a daily microdose of mushrooms.

I've done it. It's helpful.

I think it could really help
with your mood swings

and erratic behavior.

- [scoffs] This isn't about me!
This is about John, okay?

And if anybody has a problem
with mood swings, it's you.

- You gonna say it's me? No.
My mood is always shit,

and I'm comfortable with that.

- Oh, okay. Great.

[Vornado whirring]
- Fucking eureka.

- That's a great signed photo of Meg Ryan.

- It's not signed.

- How do you know her?
- [sniffs] She's a patient.

Not of mine, but I know her issues

through a friend.

So, uh, yes. I could definitely

do an evaluation, see if you
have high-functioning autism

or as the DSM calls it now, AS--

- D? ASD?

- Exactly.

- You and I spoke on the phone.

You said you were an expert,
and that you can evaluate John

to see if he's maybe on the spectrum.

- I have to be honest with you.

I am not exactly an expert yet.

Um, I'm still studying.

- I really tailor my approach
to meet the needs of every single patient.

I just wanna make sure that
everyone's really feeling heard.

You know, it's like me with my party.

It's like my camp friend, Ashley,
suddenly, she's single.

My fiancée's mother,
they wanna plan the whole thing.

- I mean, you ever see You've Got Mail?
I mean, that thing was a--

it was incredible.

- Seriously, only six hours left.
And then I'll be officially certified.

I could actually say, you know,

officially, like,
this is what you need to do.

- Sleepless in Seattle
and When Harry Met Sally...

were the beginning of the fall
of Western civilization, in my opinion.

- And they're taking something
that's supposed to be about

someone else, the bride,

and they're making it entirely
about themselves. You know what I mean?

- Yeah, I really do.

- Hey, I got your text. I don't know
any therapists, but did you try Ann?

I mean, I hope she's in therapy.
- I know, right?

No. Thanks anyway, though.
JESS [over phone]: But I will say this:

New Orleans did more for my mental health
than a year in therapy.

- [scoffs] Okay,
well, I'm glad to hear that.

I'm gonna run. I'm here with Maya.

- I'm awake and alert and wet.

[FaceTime ringing]

Uh, I-I gotta go, bye.
- Right.

[puts down phone]
- What she want?

- She doesn't know any therapists.
I'm asking her for John.

- Well, she need a therapist.
BETH: I really--

[FaceTime ringing, answers]

BEAU [over phone]: Hey, kitten.
- Hi. [giggles]

- You're lookin' cozy.
- Guess who I was just thinking about?

- Uh, who?
- You.

- [laughs] That's so lit.

- Ya know, Beth, I gotta apologize.

I gave you a lotta shit for goin' down
to New Orleans, you know?

- Oh. That's fine.

- But I got to stay
a little bit of extra time

and have a good time with my family.

[restaurant chatter]

- Good. Good.
- Yeah.

And as a "sorry,"
my cousin got me two tickets

to see Isabel Wilkerson,

and I want you to come with me.

- Wow. Who--
- Yeah.

- Oh! Oh, is that that author?
She wrote, um--

- Caste. Yeah.
- ...Caste. That book.

Yes. Oh, that's amazing.

- Kinda get that Black experience
I was tellin' you about.

- Yeah. I'd love to.
I'll definitely be there.

- Great. That's great.
- Yeah, and you know what?

I wanted to ask you if you, uh,

by any chance, know of a therapist?
I don't know.

Just thinkin' for John. I'm assuming no.
- Um.

- I've never heard you talk
about therapy, but.

- Personally, I mean, I ain't
tellin' nobody my business.

So, you know, Black people don't do that.
- Right.

- We still goin' to God. "Talk to God."

- Oh, yeah. I don't think
God's in my network, but.

NARRATOR [on TV]:
A robotic lawn mower!

[door opens]
JOHN: Hey.

Oh, it's doing it again.

[static, chatter]
- Yeah. Uh, it's fine.

- I can fix it.

- Okay.

- I know what I did wrong.

- I'm, like, not even watching it, but.

Um,

...so, Cole is throwing,
like, an event this week

at this, like, famous painter's house
to bring in more business.

We'll go? Cool?

- Yeah.

- I remember my first day of high school.

Look at this place. So big!

- Paul says they have two full-size gyms

and a field that takes
10 minutes to even walk across.

- What? [laughs] That's crazy!

Think of all the friends
you're gonna make. [sighs]

- I hope I can make the basketball team.

- Are you kidding?

Gonna be varsity freshman year.
[shifts into park]

Blow 'em all outta the water. Come here.
[laughs]

Oh, sweetie. I love you.

Go! Don't be late.
- Okay.

- Oh, don't forget your lunch.

JOHN: Oh, thanks.
- Okay, bye!

[student chatter]

- Hi, I'm John.

[indistinct chatter]

Hi, I'm John. I'm from Marisport.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

Cool bikes. Do you guys ride to school?

[snarky laughter]

- Oh, my God! Anyway, dude.

♪ melancholy music playing ♪

[bell ringing]

BETH: Are you hungry? Do you want?
- Yeah. I was thinking of putting

a little plate together. The brie.
BETH: Oh, yeah.

I want some of that.
- Maybe you could put a little spread

on a slice of the baguette.
- Okay, I'll make a plate.

- Are you friends with the artist?

- Um--
- Oh! Aurora, yes?

This is Jean Louise's gallery manager.

- Oh, you own that little space in Nolita.
- It's precious.

- That's-- That-- Uh, no.
I don't own any gallery.

I-I work for Cole.

- You work at Kohl's?

[phone buzzing]
- Uh, will you excuse me?

- Do you, uh, get
good discounts at Kohl's?

- No.

- Hey.

- I found someone for you.

- I'm married.
- No, for John.

She specializes in Autism.

[party chatter]
- Oh, my God, Annie, are you serious?

Really? Thank you so much.
ANN [over phone]: Don't thank me.

- You know, I do have a story, um,
and it involves me and Ina Garten...

MORGAN: What is that?
- ...and you'll never--

- No, I-I can't tell you.
It's been really confusing.

[over phone] We've had
so many false starts and, like--

[mouthing]
[hangs up]

Hello? [sighs]
[phone beeping]

[indistinct chatter]

Hi! Sorry about that.
[laughs]

Anybody seen my husband?

- Well, he left in the middle
of Angelo's best story.

[tapping glass]

MORGAN/BETH:
Oh.

[chatter stops]

- What is paint...
if not a squirt of color?

- Word.
COLE: Well, that's actually pretty good.

Squirt. You don't hear that
a lot anymore, do you?

Will you write that down?
- What?

- "Make me squirt."
Um, what was I saying?

[street noise]

♪ jazz music playing ♪

DR. MORRIS:
Yeah, so, uh, have-have a seat.

Make yourself comfortable.

I'm just gonna ask you
a bunch of questions first

to get to know you a little.
- Great.

- Why don't you tell me about,
um, where you grew up?

- I grew up in, uh, North Fork, and, um,

on a big farm.
- Uh-huh.

- It's a vineyard now, and...
- Oh.

- ...I still live there and work.

♪ Clair de lune by Claude Debussy
playing on piano ♪

- Oh, wow. So, you're still in
the home that you grew up in?

- Yes.
- Who was there with you?

♪ continues playing piano ♪

- Do you mind if I take my jacket off?
- No!

I want you to be comfortable. Please.
[mouthing]

ALICE:
Mm-hm. Keep this light.

♪

[inaudible]

[leaves crunching]

♪

[giggles]

♪

♪ piano playing ends ♪

[wind rustling]

- Well, in order to diagnose ASD,

we need to see challenges in three areas.

Uh, communication, socialization,

and intense interests
or repetitive behaviors over time.

So, that's why we focused on your history

in addition to any current
social communication issues

and intense interests.

Uh, John, my evaluation shows
that you would be classified

as someone living with high-functioning

Autism Spectrum Disorder level one.

So, I'm sure as you both know

that there are some difficulties

in living with Autism.

Uh, challenges
with, uh, picking up social cues,

uh, a tendency to fixate on things.

- Yes, yeah.
DR. MORRIS: But

there are so many positives as well.

There's so many qualities that John has.

His great discipline,

his ability to stay focused,

to commit to a difficult
task until mastery.

These are all excellent traits

that have served him
well throughout his life.

- Yeah.

I mean, he's the greatest person
in the whole world.

DR. MORRIS: Yeah, and those
are qualities that are great

for many people in many areas.

For example, to name one,

karate.

- I-I'm sorry. Did you say karate?

- I did.
- Like, you do karate?

- I am a purple belt.
BETH: Oh.

Yeah, I don't, I don't really
know the belts, but,

you know, that sounds high up.

- But I-I'd like to focus on, on, on John.

- Yeah.

- So, John, I wanna hear from you.

- No, I think it's impressive
and it is high up, I think.

It's green, then purple.

And I'm seeing you differently now,
knowing that. I didn't--

- Oh, I'm sorry.
Uh, I wanna know your feeling.

- Yeah. Um.

Well, I think I-I've always kind of known

that my brain works
differently from other people.

Um, sometimes I react differently

from-- than-than other people. And...
BETH: Mm-hm.

- ...I spent a lot of time alone as a kid.

- Right, I understand.
I remember you told me that.

- Yeah, but, um, yeah.

Those are some of my happiest memories.

- Time alone fosters creativity,
and that's great.

You're a very creative person, John.

- But, yeah, I feel okay. And, uh...

yeah.
- Beth, are you okay?

- [cries] I just feel bad that people,
like, misunderstood him all those years,

ya know? Like, [sniffles]

like, it's just unfair.

JOHN:
Yeah, I never really

got why people seemed mad at me,

ya know, or-or didn't believe in me.

- Well, there's a quote that I love.

"The secret of change
is to focus all of your energy

not on fighting the old,
but on building the new."

- That's beautiful.

I think I kind of need a hug.

- From Dr. Morris?

- She-She needs a hug from you.

- Actually, would you get
in here, too, Dr. Morris?

- Oh.

♪

- Thank you. Thank you.
DR. MORRIS: Yeah, thank you.

[bikes rattling]

♪ Thirteen by Big Star playing ♪

♪ Won't you let me walk
you home from school? ♪

♪ Won't let you let me
meet you at the pool? ♪

♪ Maybe Friday ♪

♪ I can ♪

♪ Get tickets for the dance ♪

♪ And I'll taaake you ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Won't you tell your dad
get off my back? ♪

♪ Would you be an outlaw for my looove? ♪

♪ If it's so, well, let me know ♪

♪ If it's no, well, I can go ♪

♪ I won't maaake you ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

- It's so easy.

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