All language subtitles for This Life s02e07 Joyride.eng

I wanted you to see a small
piece I've been working on.

They want photo documentation
before they schedule

our interview, so I'm going
through our wedding photos.

Well, we have consummated the marriage.

Several times, in fact.

Why did she call her friend over here?

Because that's not my mom.

And this isn't even my house, so...

Trust me, she will be. There
will be consequences.

Why do I have to leave already?

Honestly, you know what?
This is news to me.

Since when do you not love camp?

- What is this place?
- It's a collective.

We take freelance gigs to support
products we actually care about.

You sure it's cool if I crash
here until I get my own place?

Yeah, man, no problem.

- You are all hypocrites!
- Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.

Hey! At least my mess hasn't
caused collateral damage

- to multiple families.
- He has admitted his mistakes, OK,

and now he's here

we're here to help you.

Were you planning on moving back here?

For my son and his mother

it's home, so I'd have
to see what they want.

Would you be able to deal with
that? Because this only works

if you're behind it. Those
girls are pretty loyal to you.

So what's going on with you and Kate?

I'm hoping that her and
I could use the time to...

fix things.

[loud electronic dance music]

Alright, man.

Reinforcement. Good man.
Good man. Put it down.

I got everything you asked for.

- Just need it cash, OK?
- Come with me.

[woman whooping]

What's your drink?

It's better for the work
if the buzz is natural.

Who does the laundry, who cooks,

who balances the chequebook?
Is that still a thing?

Apparently, immigration's
idea of a viable marriage

is from 1960.

You know, my mom should
do the interview for me.

Are they really gonna
have us in separate rooms?

Yes, to compare our answers.

"Who initiated your
romantic relationship?"

- [both]: You.
- Come on!

You asked me to shack up after,
like, two minutes of knowing me.

- I needed a roommate.
- And when I said I couldn't afford it...

Let's just say we both
fell in love together

and maybe you don't mention
the part about needing

- a place to live, huh?
- [chuckling]

Oh, OK, here: "What's your
wife's favourite TV show?"

I don't think she's capable
of sitting still long enough

- to actually watch anything.
- And bam,

- you're deported.
- That's not funny, come on!

Look, I just... We need this to go well.

Come on, it's gonna be fine.
We got this.

And we don't wanna seem
too rehearsed, right?

Right.

Oh!

I actually almost forgot.

Should've thought of this earlier,

since we're selling the whole package.

This better be fake.

It's just quartz. You're
worth it, sweetheart.

I, uh... I actually thought
of you when I saw it.

It's nice. Thanks.

Well, we should probably get some sleep.

Yup. Big day tomorrow.

- Good night.
- Good night.

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- Last day of summer school.
- How does it feel?

Like there's two whole
weeks of summer left. Yay.

Why don't I finish work early?
We could hang out.

I can entertain myself,

I don't need a playdate.

I hope you know that
I'm super proud of you

for finishing without
complaining and for doing it

- really well.
- Thanks.

Dinner's your choice tonight.

- You don't have to do that.
- You deserve it.

Whatever you want, I'll make it happen.

Em?

- Em? Aren't we carpooling?
- You go ahead.

- I'm calling in sick.
- No, no, no. You know the rule.

Grounded from life, not from work.

- It's a service business.
- Isn't there also some rule

about infecting innocent customers?

- It's a stomach thing.
- OK, getting busted

in front of that girl from
work was probably embarrassing,

- but you can't hide forever.
- More than embarrassing.

- If she's really a friend...
- OK, stop, please God.

You win.

I've made my choice.

Hi, this is a message for
Alexis. It's Oliver Lawson.

Um, my new piece is
taking a bit of a turn.

I think I'm gonna need a
third wall when we show it,

preferably not the wall
opposite of the exit.

But anyway, we can figure
it out. Just a heads-up.

Uhh. I'll see you later
this morning. Bye.

Want me to get rid of these deadbeats

- so you can focus?
- Nah, it's cool.

They can take their time. I got
a meeting this morning anyway.

So you'll be back tonight?

Definitely.

So...

this is really happening.

The first school you ever
worked at wants you back

and you're actually
thinking of taking the job?

Well, I think it's a great opportunity.

- For you.
- Hey. You know, if they want me

in their faculty, they're
gonna want you too.

I mean, who are we kidding?
I'm sure they'll want you more.

- I already have a job.
- Just move back

to Montreal with me,
please. Let's just...

try again and let's just make this work.

[cell phone chirping]

- Hey.
- David.

Nice to hear from you.

Is now an okay time to talk?

Yeah. Yeah no, sure, what's up?

Well, I was wondering... No, in fact,

Romy was wondering...

She's finishing summer
school today and...

Did you know she's
been at summer school?

I did not, no.

OK, well, she has and
she did really well,

so when one of the kids has
an achievement to celebrate,

I let them pick a dinner,

and Romy's choice, of all things,

is to have you over at the house
tonight to have supper with us.

6:30? Really?

Is that a yes?

- I'll, uh, I'll make it work.
- David, I really didn't think

- you'd be the one to make things weird.
- [chuckling]: No, no, I'm not.

Um, thank you. Thank you for
this. I'll see you tonight.

Great.

I wasn't sure if you'd
actually go through

- with inviting him.
- He can't wait.

And you?

If it's important to
you to have him here,

it's not about me.

OK, so that was Natalie

and she wants me to come
over for dinner tonight.

- And eat with the whole family?
- It seems so.

You've only been here a month
or 2 and she's already inviting

you to dinner. What kind of
charm offensive are you on?

No charm offensive,
just honest contrition.

Got any of that left?

Look, I know this is
gonna be a hard sell,

getting you to move
back here with me, but...

I'm ready. I'm ready
to give it my best shot.

I really wanna make this work, Kate.

Nicole Breen.

- Yeah?
- Joel Rosen.

Joel! How are you?

I'm good. Yeah, I'm fine.

- It's been...
- Since your residency, I think.

- You look exactly the same.
- So do you.

Except in your case
that's actually true.

How's Matthew?

He's... good.

We're separated.

Divorced 4 years myself. But
it's fine, we stayed friends.

[laughing]

- So what are you doing here?
- I teach.

- And you're...?
- I am

brushing up on my HR training,

'cause so much of it's
changed since I last worked.

Thinking about pledging a sorority?

Yeah, I may have to, just to keep up.

Hey, uh, I was gonna grab
some tea across the street.

- Yeah, I have time.
- Yeah?

Sure.

- That way?
- This way.

[phone chirping]

[phone chirping]

We don't even live together as it is.

That wasn't something
I was party to, and

certainly something I'd like to change.

Why, though? When we do see
each other, all we do is fight.

Well, you know, at least
it isn't boring, right?

It never was.

You'd better not be saying
you miss the challenge of me.

I'm saying that I miss you.

You have a unique way of showing it.

I tried to come home,
my keys didn't work.

You banished me to a hotel room
and stopped taking my calls.

Yeah, because the last
time you left town, you

managed to turn a 2-day
speaking engagement

- into a 2-month consulting gig.
- Because they offered me

a stupid amount of money.
How could I say no to that?

Easy: by wanting to be with us more.

I get it. I work too
much, I understand that,

but it's not like you're some
stranger to putting your work first.

When you admit to one of your

own flaws, you don't
have to dig into mine too.

And yeah, my career's important to me,

but... I come home every night.

Yeah, that's 'cause your keys work.

Look, you know what? This job
that they've offered me up here,

it's lecturing to undergrads.
It would keep me around,

it would keep me grounded.

It would be great for
Jesse to have that,

you know, and I think also for us.

Okay, so you're finally ready

to be around more, but just
for someone else's family.

Okay, please, don't do that.
That's not true.

David, don't lie to me,
come on! You wanting to move

back here is for Natalie,
admit it. It's not for us.

That's not true, Kate.

- Margaret Lawson and Raza Ali?
- Yes.

- That's us.
- We'll begin

with Mr. Ali first. Come with me, sir.

- Reach up...
- towards the sky...

Breathe in. Backwards...

And breathe out.

Reach towards the horizon.

And stretch out to the
position of the warrior.

Towards the horizon again...

and up again.

To the other side.

Stretch out...

and to the horizon again.

I'm Department Chair now. I
can't just walk away from that.

They're gonna appoint
someone else, Kate.

I worked really hard to get where I am,

and it amazes me that you
would ask me to give that up

for an emotional obligation
that's not even mine.

I get it, it's my emotional obligation,

but you know what? Can't part
of your obligation be to me?

- Are you saying I owe you?
- Well, I mean,

I did move to Buenos Aires
in the first place for ya.

Right? I mean, I was the
spousal hire. You wanted

to get out of Montreal
and I was okay with that.

Oh, were you? Because
you dealt with that choice

by basically withdrawing
from our marriage.

You know, I just feel...
it's like I'm living

in some kind of purgatory, Kate.

You know, I hate myself for
running away from my kids here,

and because of that, I'm
pulling away from you guys.

I don't know, so maybe that's why.

Maybe that's why I've been
on the outside with everything

and everybody these last few years.

So... you've been punishing
yourself for failing Natalie

by failing me too?

Well, not deliberately.
Subconsciously, maybe.

I don't know, it's a theory.

We lived here before and it didn't work.

- That was a long time ago.
- But what's changed?

I don't know why you think
it'll be easier this time,

going back and forth
between two families.

I'm not saying it's gonna be
easier, I just don't understand

why it has to be one or the other, Kate!

I could hear you guys
arguing from a mile away.

- I can't believe this.
- Alexis! Wait up!

Oliver, why are you doing this to me?

Doing what? I don't understand.

Did you not get my message this morning?

I got it.

You're the one not getting the message.

Is something wrong? Did you call me?

If this is some kind
of game you're playing,

it isn't charming and it isn't cute.

I'm running out of
ways to tell you this,

but you are scaring me.

And the next step is
me calling the police.

The police? What are you...

I'm just trying to get us on
the same page for the show.

Oliver, how can you possibly
think there's a show?

There's no show,
there's never been a show

and there will never
be a show! So please,

just... leave me alone.

OK, I'm sorry.

Who gets up first in the morning?

I focus better on my studies
if I get up early, so...

He's very quiet, though. Very considerate.

What about the cooking?

- Who does that?
- Well, it's hard to say,

because the delivery guy
kind of acts as a buffer.

You know, sometimes they
add the tip to your total?

If you don't watch out for that,
you end up way over-tipping.

- And the housework?
- Maggie is surprisingly

- fastidious about cleanliness.
- Vacuuming

is like meditation for me.

He does the laundry, though.
He's really weird about folding.

- What about family?
- How do you get along

with your in-laws?

- Big, warm family, the Lawsons.
- Very involved.

Completely accepting. So supportive.

I mean, they welcomed
him with open arms.

And your husband's side? They
feel the same way about you?

I haven't had the pleasure
of meeting them yet, but soon,

hopefully.

So we're just trying
to get to the bottom

- of how this happened.
- Kicked out for peeing?

- Honestly!
- Your mother wants to know

- what you were thinking.
- Well, he obviously wasn't.

From off the roof?!

Or whether there's some
sort of explanation.

On a counsellor! You're lucky
they didn't call the police!

It was just a dumb prank. I didn't know

- anyone was even down there.
- Really?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

Boys and peeing from stupid places.

Why does that never cease to amuse you?

Yeah, it's kind of a
gender-wide inside joke.

Yeah, and you... you let
him go wherever he wanted.

- What, when he was a toddler?
- You're blaming this...

- Really, you're blaming me?
- Guys, I'm sorry, OK?

- I'm sorry.
- We paid $3,000

to send you to that camp so
you could urinate on a stranger.

But I told you I didn't want
to go in the first place.

Yeah, well, this doesn't
solve that. Alright?

- Now there are consequences.
- Yeah,

on which continent
and with which parent?

What about your family in Pakistan?

What about them?

Can you depend on them
for financial support?

I'm well educated. I won't need to.

Even if it takes a while
to get on your feet?

Excuse me, but...

How is this relevant to
the nature of my marriage?

I noticed from the pictures

you sent that they
weren't at your wedding.

They don't exactly live next door.

They weren't interested in flying over?

Do they not have the financial means?

They do fine.

So they're not supportive.

Or maybe they don't know.

It's both, you know?

They definitely wouldn't understand.

That you want to stay here...

or is it your relationship with
Maggie they wouldn't understand?

This just...

It just isn't the life they want for me.

But Maggie... she's worth it.

You must feel very
strongly for her to...

risk your relationship with your family.

I mean, you've seen her, right?

Marriage takes more
than physical attraction.

Of course it does. But
when you know, you just...

know.

[rock music playing]

[meowing]

Sure you wanna read that?

It's not funny.

You're actually gonna take
some internet troll to heart?

What's the point of doing
this if no one understands?

You know that feeling in the
pit of your stomach right now?

Get used to it.

'Cause for every 99 people that
don't get you, maybe one will.

Maybe.

So you should probably ask yourself:

why are you doing this?

Because you have to. Because you have

something to say and this is
the only way you can say it.

Therefore I submit to you this.

All that matters is what you think.

And... maybe the one or
two other people out there

whose opinion you actually care about.

Do you have a joint bank account?

Maybe one day, when we have something

- to put in it.
- And have you and your husband

- talked kids at all?
- Maybe one day,

when we have something to put them in.

- He's a student and you're a bartender.
- Yeah, I know,

- it could take a while.
- And you don't mind the idea of being

- unsettled like that?
- Kids means settled?

I'm talking about having a plan.

- We have each other.
- How did things start off

- between the two of you?
- Raz would come into

the bar where I work

to work on his thesis, and
I would make it my mission

- to distract him.
- So you started out

as friends. And when did that change?

Um...

huh.

I guess...

I mean, it's like I never
have to explain myself to him.

You know?

We started out as friends and...

...and then I started
to feel something more.

I mean, that's normal, right?

And was it you or Raza
who first wanted more?

- Me.
- And Raza?

He feels the same way?

[laughing] He better.

[doorbell]

Yeah.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Uh, Abby, your mom's here.

- Hello, sweetie.
- Hi, Mom.

Can I bring my rainbow loom home?

Took a trip to the dollar store here.

Um, well, how about you leave them here

and you'll have a special
toy at Daddy's place, okay?

How'd it go today?

Well, I definitely need a new laptop,

'cause mine's older than my classmates.

So you know the ages of
your classmates' laptops?

Oh no, no, they're
too young for laptops.

They do everything on their phones now.

I did see one familiar face.

Joel Rosen.

- Med school Joel?
- Yeah, he teaches

- clinical psychology now.
- Yeah, I know. I heard

that he went back for his
master's after he dropped out.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

[laughing] What?

Did he try hitting on you?

Well, maybe just a little.

I'm not... I'm...

I'm not trying to dissuade you
from going out with the guy,

but it is so often the
least stable among us

who are drawn to careers
in mental health, so...

- What?
- Okay.

Yeah, what was his deal again?

I remember he had a difficult time.

He's bipolar.

Mm. Uh, Abby? Sweetie,

- come on, let's go.
- [footsteps approaching]

Hey. Something wrong?

No, um...

I'm just glad to hear he
got on top of it. Joel.

- Yeah.
- Hey. See you in a couple days.

[grunting]

- Bye.
- Bye, Daddy.

- Bye-bye.
- [both]: Bye.

[groaning softly]

[ringing] This is Maggie.

I'm never going to listen
to this, so... deal with it.

- [beep]
- Maggie?

Hey.

- Hey, bitch.
- What are you doing?

- You're avoiding me.
- I totally thought

- you were mad.
- Because you lied

about your entire life? Is
Emma even your real name?

Yeah. And yeah.

Well, I was kinda mad,

but it was also kind of hilarious.

- I'm sorry, okay?
- Don't care.

I'm giving you a free pass on
that whole catfish situation.

- Really?
- You're obviously a mess,

but... I can work with that.

They caught me using it and took it away

and I was supposed to go
get it before we left, but...

it's not here

and it's not with my other stuff.

You were specifically
told no screens at camp.

- That's it for your phone.
- We're not going back?!

We're already an hour away
from this place Jesse

- That's not fair!
- I think it's the definition of fair.

We just finished talking
about consequences.

Mom, come on! I only brought
it so we could stay in touch!

Well, he did save his own money

to help pay for that phone.

He should've thought of that
before he broke the rules,

- though, right?
- Well, yeah, but technically

the rules were no usage, so...

he followed the rules
by surrendering it.

Yeah, Dad. Other kids
had theirs taken away too.

Seriously, Kate? Wow.

It's all up to you, David.

You know, just turn around,

or don't. It's really your choice.

- That was
intense. - Yeah.

- How did it go?
- It's weird.

Weird bad or weird good?

Good, I guess.

Yeah, we probably shouldn't
talk about it here.

It went well, really.

Okay.

Hello?

911.

Yeah, I'd like to report a robbery.

- Okay.
- My sound system,

my money, um...

Okay, tell me your
name and address, sir.

- Hello, sir?
- You know what, no. Forget it.

It doesn't matter.

So, are you pleased

with yourself? You made your point.

Living here would be hard
and we both know that.

Except that you also
made my point, Kate.

- You do want me back.
- I never said that.

Why else would you make me choose?

Hm? Look, I get it.

You're a mother, you're
protecting your own family,

especially from Natalie,
the woman that I loved once,

look and if... if I'm gonna
be completely honest,

I'm always gonna love on some level,

and I don't fault you for
being bothered by that. It's...

it's just that if I'm gonna come back,

if we are gonna be partners,
you gotta understand,

my emotional obligation to these kids

is yours too, Kate.

- Can you take the wheel?
- What?

Take the wheel so I can call my daughter

and apologize for missing her dinner.

When did you guys see each other last?

[phone chirping]

Couple weeks? Couple years?

Don't tell me you need directions.

- You're not coming.
- Natalie, I'm sorry.

I really thought I'd be able
to make it. I had to get Jesse

at his camp and...

So, it only took you an extra
2 months, but you graduated.

Yeah, says the university dropout.

- I'll be lapping you any day now.
- [Natalie]: What are your plans

- for this fall?
- I don't know. Why?

Well, I don't know, you still
have some deferral credits

at Concordia; are you
planning on using them?

Maybe I'll just keep driving.

- Indefinitely?
- He's not coming.

[sighing] No.

Look, he said he tried
his best to get here.

Did he really?

Well, screw him.

Rome, we can still have fun.

Is it okay if I eat later?

Screw who? Oh.

Hey, sit down, join us for supper.

I'm still not feeling well.

Thanks for forcing me to go
to work today, by the way.

Fine. If you're still feeling
bad tomorrow, you can call in.

- How about I just quit instead?
- Uh, you better not!

Emma!

Why can't I just stay
home for a couple of weeks?

- I'm grounded anyway!
- What is so awful

- that suddenly you can't go back?
- I just don't like it there!

What happened between
you and your friend?

Nothing.

You just have a couple
more weeks of summer

to stick this out so why
throw it all away over nothing?

- You don't understand.
- So talk to me, okay?

Help me understand.

They want me to be someone I'm not.

Emma, if you do quit,
you're gonna have to repay me

the money that I invested
in your work clothes.

Then what was the
point of taking the job

in the first place?
I'll barely break even.

In this family, we follow
through with our commitments.

Fine. Keep pushing me away, then.

What? That's not what I'm doing.

That's what it feels like.

He left me this strange message,

and then when I called
back, he didn't answer.

I don't know why it took some random
encounter for me to make this connection,

but the way this guy Joel was
back in school... it's Oliver.

There's a spectrum,

but you have to admit, given
this context, his behaviour...

it's manic.

It's awful, how we treated
him. I mean, we accused him

of being an addict.

Just... too many awful
things were said that day.

So will you talk to him? As a doctor?

I... just think maybe you should.

I...

I realize sometimes
I have a hard time...

not being judgmental.

We'll do it together.

[dog barking]

You don't have to stay here.
You can go hang out

- with your friends.
- I'm cool with hanging here

- a while. Dinner smells good.
- Ha! Thanks!

She'll be okay, Mom. Romy.

She's tough. She'll find a way

to roll with this like she always does.

I know.

There was an economics course

that I was thinking about taking.

This fall. In case I end
up going to business school.

Are you even interested in that?

If I do that, maybe I
should move home for a while.

Ugh! Caleb, no! I mean...

of course, you're welcome
here always. This is your home,

but... no.

I don't want you doing
that just because you think

it's what I want.

You've got your whole life, okay?

The choices we make, they define us.

I'd rather see you choose yourself.

And anyways, you're right. Romy's tough.

Hey.

- See you soon?
- Yep. Bye, Dad.

Love you, buddy.

Say hi to your folks.

I'm not moving back here.

So what? What happens to us, Kate?

I do love you, David.

Come home.

[phone ringing]

Hey.

So, tell me what happened. I
shouldn't have hung up before.

Well, Jesse got kicked out of camp

and I had to drive up there. He's not...

he's not doing well with any of this.

- Okay.
- You know how much I wanted

- to come tonight.
- We've been here,

in this exact same
place. You choosing them,

me being angry, living
my life like that.

Natalie, I know. I know that. [sigh]

I'm sorry.

- I don't need you to be sorry.
- You need me to do better,

and I know that I can.

Maybe you can do better,

but David, what I need...

has nothing to do with you.

- [dog barking]
- [knocking]

- [doorbell ringing repeatedly]
-
Rooted in impatience

Hey! We can't figure out
this differential equation.

You took advanced calculus, didn't you?

Yeah, but I was never very good at it.

-
Try to think of something

What happened?

It needed to become something else.

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