All language subtitles for Being Mary Jane s02e07 .eng

(Union) Previously on
Being Mary Jane...

What does him being black have
Anything to do with anything?

Terrence Mitchell,
Shakir Stewart,

all committed suicide.

40% of African-Americans

admit to feeling like outsiders
in the corporate culture.

So much for
impartial reporting.

We're conducting focus
groups on all our shows.

If she doesn't test well,
she might lose her timeslot?

I have a business
opportunity for you.

That's impressive,
grasshopper.

Thank you.
And I do want to make sure

we're being transparent
with Mary Jane.

Go out there
and get your happiness.

And if it's not
David, move on.

Is there a chance
I can get pregnant

with one of those four eggs?

Yes-- once you
take the shot,

you'll have 36 hours
until extraction.

Once upon a time, you said,

all I had to do was ask.
...do is ask.

I want your baby.

You sure about this?

(vacuum whirring)

(woman)
Sometimes we're
insecure but fragile

Sorry, did I wake you?

No.

Babe.

Babe!

Huh?

What are you doing?

I couldn't sleep
with the hormone shots,

but I had to do this anyway.

Vilma's not gonna come
until next week, so-- what?

Listen, I'm kind of awkward
about all this, too,

but babe, now is not
the time to be vacuuming.

Yeah.

Yeah, okay, yeah, you're right,
you're absolutely right.

Okay, well, look,

I spent all night praying
and asking God for forgiveness

for my choices, 'cause
I know better than that.

You're not the one that
betrayed Ana, I did that.

I made a completely
selfish decision.

We made a completely
selfish decision.

Okay, look, this is
gonna sound crazy,

but I'm prepared for
everything you're gonna say.

Don't beat yourself up
about it.

I need you to leave,
all right?

I'm gonna need you to go.

Mary Jane,
what are we doing here?

I'm preparing to go
tell Ana that--

You can tell Ana whatever
you want to tell Ana,

but if I was you,

I'd wait until I found out
if I was pregnant or not.

Wait, hold on-- what?

Okay, look.

The deal that I made with God
is that if I am pregnant,

I will figure out how we can all
figure out how to live a life.

Me and you together,

and then we incorporate Ana
and the baby all have together.

We just figure it out.

But if I'm not pregnant...

David, this is it.

I don't believe this.

What?

I gave us our
best shot, right?

With all those hormones,
I'm at my most fertile.

You're serious?

Yeah, and I don't think we
should say or do anything

until we find out.

So, we're waiting
for what God says?

You don't need
to be sarcastic.

Well, you don't need to be--

Crazy. Got it.

Is this a joke?

Is this revenge
for me and Ana,

for me getting her pregnant?

Yeah, I understand how
you could've come

to that conclusion, David,

because you always think
everything is about you,

but this is not about you.

This is about the dumb things
that I have done because of you.

I had an affair
with a married man

to fill the void
of you, okay?

I've been rebounding and
making stupid decisions

for years over you, okay?

We have done way too
much damage, I mean, I--

We need to be healthier.

So, I need to move on...

with or without you.

Oh, now you're
quoting U2 songs?

It's a good song.

No, seriously, what the hell
does that mean?

Considering you
might be pregnant,

considering I'm
standing here

and considering I just
came inside you,

I'm a little bit confused.

Help me out.

Okay.

You nor I have the strength

to even claim each other.

We don't have the strength
to commit to each other

or make wise decisions
on each other's behalf.

We keep missing each other

and circling each other
year after year after year

and I finally said, hell,

let's let God
decide what happens.

So, if you're pregnant...
Mm-hmm.

We're gonna be one big,
happy, blended family.

And if you're not?

Then we end it.

There's a lot of
other scenarios.

Not for me there aren't.

And this is the promise
you made to God.

Yes.

So, hold on.

I'm just supposed to wait
for seven to ten days

for you and God to figure out
what the hell we're gonna do?

What if I don't
want to wait?

Did you factor that
into your brilliant plan?

You know what we are?

We're the joke
on top of the joke.

Matter of fact,
we're the punchline.

That's us, you and me.

You gotta be kidding me.

...out of this
nightmare, Jesus!

(vacuum whirring)

(woman)
We're all flawed

(music stops)

(Erykah Badu)
I'm a recovering
undercover over-lover

Dr. Joy Browne, author,
psychologist

and syndicated talk show
therapist,

also commonly referred to
as Dr. Joy, is back.

Welcome to the show.

It's lovely to be back,
nice to see you.

Well, you know, it's funny.

The last time you were here,

you talked about your
one-year rule,

in which people
who had lost a spouse

due to death or divorce
or even a breakup

should wait a
minimum of one year

before resuming romantic
relationships.

Yes, ma'am, and by my
calculations,

you should be almost ready to
get back in the swing of things.

(chuckling)

Today it's a case of good news,
bad news, good news.

America is pulling
out of its economic slump.

That's the good news.

The bad news is that divorce
rates are increasing

now that couples
can afford to divorce

and support two households.

In doing so, the housing
and construction markets

are seeing a boom.

Is that the good news?

If you're in construction.

The problem is that
capitalism is really fueled

by disappointment and
dysfunction.

You feel unhappy, you go and buy
a new pair of shoes,

you buy a new car,
you buy a new house.

Unfortunately, it doesn't deal
with the inner void.

You're still unhappy.

It doesn't deal with
the relationship.

So, how do you keep a
relationship together?

Well, kiddo,
you're really asking,

with all due respect,
the wrong question.

It's not how do we keep
relationships together,

it's how do we like
ourselves enough,

respect ourselves enough
that other people respect us,

which is the basis of
a good relationship.

If you don't like you, nobody
else is going to, either.

You know what I love
about you, Dr. Joy?

Is that you just
tell it like it is.

Well, thank you.

I thought what we'd try today
is a modification of something

called the Johari window,

and it was evolved in
the '50s by two guys,

one Joseph Luft and the other
is Harrington Ingham,

and what it is
is four quadrants,

um, and it's a way of
looking at who you are

and who you'd like to be.

The first is an open area
which contains information

about our behavior
and a motivation of which

both we and other
people are aware.

(Mary Jane) I know you told
David about the sperm.

I thought you were
my friend.

(Nichelle)
What are you talking--

I haven't seen David.

That man had you stuck
on stupid then,

and he's got
you twisted now.

(Dr. Browne) Conversely, the
second quadrant is the blind area,

what people say about us that
we refuse to hear or accept.

No, no, no, no,
I tried to make it work, Dad.

I cannot raise
three children.

Yeah, 'cause you're too busy

throwing back
them tequila shots.

That is a lie,
that is a lie.

(Dr. Browne) The third
quadrant is the hidden area,

the things we're unwilling
to share with others,

perhaps because
we don't trust them

or we think they
won't love us.

Finally, the most fascinating
quadrant is the unknown area,

signified by
a question mark.

These are the things that are
unknown to you and others,

and once you journey
through these areas,

we can come closer to answering
the question of who we are

and what we want to be.

Man, I cannot believe
that she did that to me.

I can't believe it.

What are you talking about?

That's the same thing
she did last time

and the time before that.

I mean, this is
what y'all do.

I mean, one minute, she's
telling me, "Come over",

let's try to get pregnant."

Next thing I know she's
talking about signs from God

and telling me to leave.

Well, at least you can credit
her for bringing in an expert.

Yeah, whatever.

This is exactly the reason

I stopped messing
with black women.

Okay.

I'm gonna lend you an ear,
but you're not gonna talk

out the side of your neck
about black women.

I'm married
to a black woman.

My mother's a black woman.

And we're not gonna let
Mary Jane define this moment

for all black women.

Sorry, man, sorry.

Besides, what's going on
with you and Mary Jane

has nothing to do
with her being black.

It's about you both being too
prideful and too hardheaded

about getting your
life together.

All right, both of you are to
blame for the games you played

and the times you've wasted
and just like I told you,

Ana was gonna try to cash in
on that modeling career.

Ahh.

Truth got a man drinking.

Well, don't drink too much

and forget about what we
talked about, all right?

'Cause I am tired of this
conversation, D.

You got me and Valerie
arguing about you two?

And we don't have
any problems

except trying to
figure out y'alls.

No, man.

All right, look.

I was no saint in this,
I know that.

I wasn't the best
communicator.

Great, but I never lied to that
girl, not one time, not once.

Dude, just because
you didn't lie

doesn't mean
you communicated.

That's what I said.

Oh.

Then own it.

(Erykah Badu)
Yeah...

(Niecy) Please, Auntie.

(Mary Jane) I'm coming over.

No.

I have something I need
to say to you.

No, Auntie,
not today, I am busy.

I'm coming over.

(knocking)

Come in.

Hey.

You know, Auntie, I really
am having a good day.

Probably the best
day I had in a while.

I really don't want
to do this.

I really don't.

Do what?

Girl, I come in peace
and reconciliation.

Seriously.

You know, it's times
like this where I see merit

in paying my own rent.

And I ain't saying nothing,

because I know that that doesn't
work between you and I,

so whatever you
have to say, say it.

Better yet, you can
e-mail it.

I'm good about
checking my e-mail.

Can you alert me when
the sarcasm has subsided?

And that's a great use of your
vocabulary words, by the way.

Whatever.

(sighing)

I think I look good,
I think I look good.

I love you too much, Niecy,
to let you go out like that.

Please, do not wear that.

Let's just be honest,
Auntie.

You don't think
that I'm beautiful.

Sure, you have all
the nice platitudes,

vocabulary word from the sixth
grade, might I add--

Niecy. No, no, no, no, no.

You don't think I'm beautiful,
you don't think I'm smart.

You think I'm just some...
I don't know.

Hey, hardheaded girl.

I am trying to
apologize to you.

You know, although not
the ideal circumstances,

I thought that living with
you was gonna be fun,

full of girls' night in
and movie nights

and late night talks,
me being inspired by you,

but what I got was freedom.

That night I was free
from your judgment,

my worst fear happened,
and I'm still here.

I didn't implode
from your ridicule.

Auntie, I love you,
I do, but...

I don't really need
an apology from you

because I no longer
care what you think.

I hear you.

And all I can do is say

that I'm sorry and...

I'll do better.

So, that means that I need to
hear some great pitches

on the issues that matter

surrounding this election,
all right?

For example, um...

education.

Minimum wage.

Gun control.

"Who's voting now"
stories, all right?

The point is,
let's get creative.

Let's think outside the box.

Um...

Same sex will
always be a hot issue.

Excuse me?

What was that?

What'd I do now?

We just keep
doing the same thing

over and over
and over again,

and it's not what we
set out to do,

and I can't do it anymore.

What?

You can't do your job?

Is your life so good that you
can't do what's expected of you

because it's
too much of a burden?

Please, kill the melodrama.

Really?

We could be doing better,

but we're just doing what
everyone else is doing.

"Talkback" was supposed to be
different, remember?

"Talkback" was supposed to
have a different perspective,

one that nobody else
was thinking about

or dared to even
consider, let alone air.

Mary Jane, you know that we've
always had to give them

a little bit of what they
want to get what we want.

Except I never got
what I wanted.

What are you talking about?

You just went rogue
on a suicide piece.

And I also did the modern-day
motherhood story

that got me a focus group
that said I was too arrogant.

Those two things
are not connected.

Results are still the same.

Okay.

You want me to say I was
wrong about the story?

No.

I was wrong.

If the focus groups
are gonna take me down,

I want to go down on my
own terms, okay?

I've been a good team player
and where has that gotten me?

I've given up too much
of what I want

in the "Talkback" segment,
but I've finally figured out

what direction I want
to take the show.

Great.

Then say it in the meeting.

I was wrong about that.

I'm sorry.

Look, Kara, we are still
gonna be hitting them hard

on our news stories, okay?

We're still gonna be
cultivating new pundits and--

and field reporters.

But the "Talkback" segment,

it's got to be stories
that matter to me most.

The black community,
black women,

and shedding light on stories
that don't get enough attention.

Wait, all black stories?

Yeah, all black everything.

Are you trying to do
the news or build your brand?

'Cause that's what
it sounds like.

Maybe I am.

Oh.

I am tired of giving
my all to something

and winding up with nothing.

So, we're talking about...

Never mind.

No, no, no, say it. No.

I'll take it to Greg.

Thank you.

Call Nichelle.

(Siri)
Do you mean Michelle Jackson?

No, I mean...

What is Nichelle's
last name?

Sorry, I don't understand.

Oh, uh, Nichelle, uh...

Would you like me to search
the Internet for telenovela?

No.

Call Nichelle Willis.

Dialing Nichelle Willis.

(phone ringing through)

Hey, it's Nichelle.
Oh, no, she didn't.

Leave a brief message
at the beep.

Okay.

Hey, girl, it's Mary Jane.

I haven't seen you since
the whole sperm fiasco--

yes, that is what
I'm calling it--

but I miss you
and I miss our friendship

and I'm hoping that we can
put this behind us

with a laugh and a chuckle.

But, meanwhile,
back at the ranch,

I'm calling to
talk business, so, um...

I'm taking your advice
and doing what you suggested

and I'm branding myself.

I'm even willing to write
the book if necessary, you know,

speaking engagements, travel,
the whole nine yards.

But, um, really just
want to talk to you

so we can get
a plan together

and you can tell me how much it
costs to retain your services,

you know, but they are--
they are trippin' over here

and I want to make sure that
I have my next option,

as you like to say, so, I look
forward to talking to you...

Connecting.

Later.

(Erykah Badu)
Bag lady

Call Nichelle Willis.

(Siri)
Dialing Nichelle Willis.

(phone ringing through)

Hey, it's Nichelle.

Leave a brief message
at the beep.

(beep)

Hey, Nichelle, it's M.J.

I don't know if you
got my earlier message,

but, um, I'm calling to
offer you the truth.

The truth is I'm going
to meet with other people

and I think I led you
to believe

that the job was
yours when it's not.

Um, I don't even know if
you're gonna call me back,

but I was leveraging a job
opportunity for your friendship,

but we're not friends,
you know, and I don't think

that the loss of me in
your life is any different

than the loss of
you in mine.

Me even calling you is less
about reconnecting

but more so because
I don't like to be perceived

the way that you see me.

So...

Be well, Nichelle.

(Greg)
I heard you correct, right?

You-- you said--

Yes, yes, you did.

Come on in.

Have a seat.

Kara has already briefed me.

Says you want
to make "Talkback"

"Talk Black".

Oh, well, wait a minute.

I was a bit more
eloquent than that.

Really, Mary Jane?

Let's be honest, Greg.

You've already done
your focus groups

and you've come to some
conclusions about my value.

You've been-- you've been
conducting focus groups

about Mary Jane?

We always conduct focus groups
on all our shows and talent.

Oh. Okay.

Well, I know what
I have done for SNC.

I was hired
right behind Mark

as a part of the whole
influx of fresh faces.

Do we have a problem here?

Do we?

I don't know.

I'm sensing a problem.

Really?

I thought that you were happy
about the opportunities

that SNC has been
providing you,

a platform and a job.

No problem at all.

Quite the opposite.

I'm happy for
the opportunity

to take more control
over "Talkback,"

I mean, especially since we
can focus on the audience

that built its success,

you know, for my show and
the network in general.

Well, your request
has been heard.

I'll take this up with, um,
upper management.

Great.
Hey, can you do me a favor?

When you all are
discussing my contract,

remind them that for this
ten-minute segment of "Talkback"

that we're discussing
right now,

that the network only has
reasonable consideration.

I'm sure this is sort of
confusing for you

since I'm normally
such a team player,

but I have the last word
on my segment.

Oh, and thank them
for their support,

then and now.

(Kara) You know, Greg, I--

I actually think that carving
out a focus is not a bad idea.

I mean, the data proves that
our liberal fan base

is tuning into
the race stories.

Our Trayvon Martin and Jordan
Davis coverage proves that.

And Mary Jane's commentary
on prison reform in the wake of

Terrence Mitchell's death proved
to be a risk that paid off.

But we wouldn't just dwell on
the black man in peril stories.

No, we would also focus
on stories overlooked

but are a part of
the American landscape.

I'm sure the contracts
will be reviewed.

Great.

(doorbell ringing)

(dog barking)

Who's that?

Who is that?

What's up, black man?

What's up, big man?
Good to see you.

Hey, what up, Monk?

What's the deal, buddy?

Yo, this is nice.

Appreciate it, man.

Yeah, this is real nice.

Let's go back here.

I wanted to drop off some
information I got from AARP

about what trends are
happening in the 60-plus demo.

This is good, man,
I really like how you have

the statistics to sell it.

Come on, man.

Why eat lobster when
you can have caviar?

Oh, man, I hate caviar.

It's nasty.

Yeah, but you recognize
its superiority.

Touch?.

Exactly.

I also wanted to let you
know I've been talking

to an investment team that's
interested in partnering,

should you not want
to front all five.

Nah, it doesn't even
make sense for me to do it

if I can't control
the ownership.

What we waiting on?

Write a check.

(knocking on door)

Hi. Hey.

It's my turn to
just stop by.

I was coming from yoga and
saw your car in the driveway,

so I thought I'd
take a shot.

Come in.

David was telling Chris
what is going on,

and naturally, he told me.

So, what did David
tell Chris?

What are you doing,
Mary Jane?

You're trying to
get pregnant by a man

who already has a baby on
the way with someone else.

Honey, I'm just--
I'm just worried about you.

Listen, I'm doing
this study--

Okay, stop, stop.

Pump the brakes.

Relax.

I'm not pregnant.

I'm-- I'm sorry.

No, I'm fine.

No, well, I'm not fine.

But I will be.

You know, I'm...

I have decided I'm just
gonna do the work and, uh...

I mean, I made this list
of all the relationships

that I need to
repair in my life.

By making a makeshift
Johari window?

I'm doing the best
I can, okay?

I'm trying, I'm being
accountable,

I'm taking responsibility.

I'm cleaning up
my life, okay?

I'm fine.

And what about Lisa?

That's resolved.

And you're done with David?

Yeah.

Yes, yes.

But have you told him that
you're not pregnant?

What are you doing?

"I'm not pregnant."

Did you just text that?

You gotta be direct.

It's the only way
to close the door.

You have a lot of anger.

If I would have called him,

he would have come over,

and that would
have led to sex.

No, if it's really over,
it wouldn't lead to sex.

Yeah, maybe in
your world, Val.

No, in my world,
that's foul.

And you wouldn't want
anyone to do that to you.

Okay.

But David and I have been
together, what, five years?

Two of them were great, but the
rest have been like this, okay?

So how long am I supposed to
keep fighting for something

that's never gonna work?

I'm not telling
you to fight.

I'm telling you to
take the time to process

so that you don't do
or say anything

that you're gonna regret.

Process what?

Huh? What am I processing?

What, am I gonna just
drag out the pain?

For what?

Yeah-- hell, yeah,
I am angry, okay?

The man that I love more than
anything in this world

is with somebody else
having a baby,

and that sucks,
and it hurts and I am angry.

And that anger feels so good

and it's a whole hell of a lot
better than crying about it.

At some point, you just...

You run out of tears, Val.

What's your attorney's
name again?

Oh, I'll just
give you his info.

Okay.

You, um...
you all right, man?

(phone alert)

David, you all right?

Yeah, man, I gotta...

I gotta keep it
real with you.

I'm not gonna
be able to do it.

I gotta pull out of
this deal.

Seriously, dude,
is everything all right?

Looks like me and your sister
are really done this time.

And I know we're
usually the joke, but...

Yeah.

So... so that's it?

I'm sorry, man.

I don't want
to do this, but...

So... so you and my sister

are having some
difficulties again,

which is par for the course,

and here you want to
back out of the deal?

I'm sorry, man.

Hey, wait a minute,
dude, look, look, wait.

You want to back out
of the deal,

not because it's
a bad investment,

not because the economy
is changing

or that your economic
situation has changed.

You want to back out
of the deal

because my sister
hurt your feelings?

Wow. Look, it's already
complicated enough,

I don't need to get
you involved.

You know what?
It's cool, it's cool.

Keep your money,
keep your money, man.

I'll find the money,
I'll be good.

I wouldn't want
my sister involved

with a buster-ass
like you anyway.

Hey, man, back up.

No, you back up!

Dude, I advocated for you!

I convinced my father that
y'all were just tripping

until you got another
woman pregnant,

you two loved each other and
that we should support you guys.

Here I am thinking
it was my sister

who was hard
to get along with.

It's you.

David, it's you, man.

You think this is what
we want for my sister?

Her getting your
sloppy seconds?

All right, man, it's time
for you to leave.

Oh, it's time
for me to go now?

Okay, what, you gonna--
you gonna offer her a ring, too,

and then take that back?

Man, you a buster.

(Erykah Badu)

Dial Shaunice.

(Siri) Dialing Shaunice,
my hair girl.

(phone ringing through)

You just trying to
make up with me, Siri.

(Shaunice) Hello?

Are you outside or what?

Uh, Shaunice,
it's me, Mary Jane.

Oh, sorry, girl, I thought
you was my sister.

Hey, I can never remember.

Am I supposed to wash
my hair myself

or you gonna have time
to do it in the morning?

Oh, shoot.

I knew it was something
I forgot to do, girl--

call you and cancel.

Girl, my auntie got in
a car accident, in my car.

Oh, no.

She's fine, my car is not.

I had to let
the insurance lapse.

Ugh, anyway, my sister's
boyfriend cousin has a shop

and he promised to fix it,

but I have to get it to him
by a certain time, otherwise,

I'd be riding tomorrow--
this ain't the time.

So, wait, so you
can't do my hair?

I know you need me.

I ju-- I already had Tammy
take out my weave.

I mean, I can maybe
do it tomorrow night

at the earliest but my...

What time you go to bed?

(phone ringing)

(Niecy) Hello?

Hey, Niecy, I know you're still
mad at me, but I need you.

Please, can you
come over here, please?

I'm at the movies.

I will reimburse you
for everything

and throw in
free babysitting.

Niecy, please,
I am desperate.

What are you doing?

Getting my hair wet.

Auntie, I know you've been
trying to apologize,

but real talk, you're mean.

What?

Don't be trying
to act brand-new.

"What?"

I push you to reach your full
potential, that's all.

No.

What you do is, ride me about
my health when I'm fine.

You're not fine,
and one day,

you're gonna see me
being mean as love.

When are you
gonna trust that

I'm gonna make my own
decisions in my own time?

(musical ringtone)

Wow, you're doing a lot.

I'm gonna let that
go to voice-mail.

You playing coy
for the boy, really?

Something like that.

Yeah.

But yeah, I know you want
to jump back into our roles

as auntie and
favorite niece.

But truth be told,
I'm still hurt.

I have apologized
to you, child.

What more do you want?

I used to look up
to you, Auntie.

In my eyes,
you could do no wrong.

You know why I begged you
to come over here?

Because your perfect aunt

was terrified of going
to work without her weave,

terrified that no one would
think I was beautiful,

that people would think I was
average and I'd be invisible.

So maybe that pedestal you
put me on is a little too high.

I'm human.

Well, with me,
you're human a lot.

You want a glass of wine?

What you talking
about, Willis?

Do you want a glass of wine?

Auntie, I am 19,
and didn't I just say

you're on your third glass?
Third glass...

Yeah, but you got two kids by
two different baby daddies.

I think you are grown enough
for a glass of wine.

Come again?

Do you want a glass of wine?

Yeah, I want
a glass of wine.

Mm-hmm.

But seriously, Auntie.

I worry about you.

I worry about me, too.

(Nicki Minaj)

(David)
Hey, what's up, it's me.

I can't believe I'm
leaving you a voice message,

but this is where we're at.

This is what it's come to.

And if a sign you got from God
told you to treat me like this,

then we clearly don't
believe in the same God.

I really thought it was
gonna be different this time.

I really thought
we had a shot.

But, it looks like this
is as far as it goes.

We've been through a lot

and I was willing to give you
everything you wanted,

but I guess
it wasn't enough.

It's never enough for you.

Thank you for telling me.

Truth is, Mary Jane,

that you bring out the best
and the worst in me.

I know you better than
anybody in the world,

and I see exactly
what you're doing.

You figured, if I hurt him
enough, if I kill his pride,

if I push him away
as far as I possibly can,

he won't come back anymore.

Well, congratulations.

Mission accomplished.

(sighing deeply)

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