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[upbeat music]

- With my dad and Tío George still fighting,

doubt was growing in Casa Garcia

about whether they'd ever sit at the same table again.

- Ana, could you please tell Carlos

to stop spilling crumbs all over our house?

- You just did.

- Yunjin, can you please tell George he's not the boss of me?

- Well, he does own the company, so...

- Good news.

Now that I've finished my book,

we're in full marketing mode.

I have a copy here if anyone wants to read it.

- How many pages is that?

- Well, it's just 452.

[quirky music]

Not everyone all at once, all right?

- Oh, no matter when we read it,

we're all very proud of your work.

- Well, my work's not finished.

They still want a picture of me for the back cover.

So I was thinking like...

♪ ♪

- Yes, let's keep thinking.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Since Tía Lorena has decided to devote

all her attention to Max, she has become his coach,

and one can say she's going a little overboard.

- Done, done, done.

- Eight minutes flat. A new record.

- What's this?

- Max is entering the local cooking competition.

- I hope it all "pans" out.

- So who's ready for some breakfast tacos

with a jelly bean reduction on top?

- Ooh! - Jelly beans?

- Each round has mandatory ingredients.

So to help Max prep, I've been putting together

some interesting pantry combos.

- Wow, that is so good.

- Thank you. - Mmm.

- Yeah, so we make a pretty good team.

We're even thinking of getting matching

"Max and Mom" T-shirts for the competition.

- Aw.

- I said I'd think about it.

- Well, Max isn't the only talented one in the family.

Check out my first commissioned art piece.

- Oh, wow. - Oh, my gosh.

- Oh, my gosh. - For you, Victoria.

- Awesome. So worth the price.

- What can I say?

I really needed you to do my chores this week.

Thanks. [chuckles]

- [speaking Spanish]

That's so pretty. - Gracias, Tía.

- So, Andrea, have you heard back

from that STEM fellowship yet?

- No, but the website says I should hear back soon.

Fingers crossed.

- Oh, honey, they'd be fools not to accept you.

- Oh, my God.

Dr. Bradford Kiley is gonna be

in Puerto Aventuras today to do a book signing.

[chuckles] - Who?

- The Walter J. Cooley of Mayan studies.

- That's a...

- No one? Really? - No.

- Oh, my God.

Big Ken and Bigger Pam from that reality show

"Loving Large" got married.

- No! - Oh, my God.

- You're kidding. - I love them.

[overlapping speech]

- You're lucky I don't love you all for your minds.

[upbeat music]

Oh, my goodness.

He looks just like his pictures.

- Hi. Oh.

- Wh--what if he asks my name

and I accidentally say "Bray"?

Do I just pretend that my name is Bray?

- You're overthinking things, Bray.

- Bye-bye.

Hello, or as they say in Yucatec Mayan,

ba'ax ka wa'alik. - [laughs]

Ba'ax ka wa'alik, indeed.

Oh, it's an honor to meet you, Dr. Kiley.

My name's... - Ray.

- Ray, and I am a big fan of your work.

- Well, thank you.

- And I'm Sonia, Ray's wife. - Pleasure.

- And you must be pretty important,

'cause I haven't seen him this excited since--

well, he's never been this excited.

- [laughs]

I have a few things for you to sign.

- Oh, of course. It would be my pleasure.

So, Ray, what is it that you do?

- Oh, you know, a little of this, a little of that.

- What?

Ray, you are the former dean of a university.

- Wow. - Oh, yeah, she's right.

I was. Yeah.

- And you literally just finished

writing a book about the Maya.

- Wow, I didn't know I was in the presence

of a fellow author about the Maya.

I'd love to read your book, Ray.

- What?

You would really read my book, Dr. Kiley?

- Well, you know, I just Maya. [laughter]

- Well, I think you're in for a treat,

because "Chichen Itza" good read.

[laughter]

- That's good.

[light percussive music]

♪ ♪

- Are you eating floor popcorn?

- It's still popcorn.

- Whoa, is Andrea okay?

- She didn't make her STEM fellowship.

I feel so bad.

I just hate seeing her like this.

I guess a new interest wouldn't hurt.

Maybe she can help me make dinner,

just to get her mind off things.

- [gasps] That is a great idea.

Max could really use the night off.

We've been training like crazy for this competition,

and you know what they say.

Losers never win.

- I don't think they say that. - Yeah, they do.

- Okay, come on, Andrea, put that down.

You're gonna help me make dinner.

- Sure. - You're gonna be okay.

I promise. - I love you.

- Let's go. Come on.

- Check it out.

I posted a pic of your painting to my IG yesterday,

and it's gotten so many likes.

- That's cool, but I don't paint for the likes.

I do it for me.

- So you don't care that people are commenting

that it's the best art they've ever seen

or that you're the reincarnation

of María Izquierdo?

- María Izquierdo? Seriously?

Let me see!

[upbeat music]

- Are you sure you're gonna finish all of this?

- That smells so good.

- You can smell that all the way inside the house.

- Mm, what is it?

- Tofu bulgogi. Want to try some?

- Yes. - Claro que si.

both: Mmm.

- Está riquísimo.

I wish I had a time machine so I could

try it for the first time all over again.

- These meals you've been making have been so good,

and you two make it look like so much fun.

- Oh, it has been fun, hasn't it, Andrea?

- It's actually scientific when the ingredients combined.

- A blurb! He's giving me a blurb.

- What, Ray? Slow down. What's happening?

- Dr. Kiley read my book, and he loved it.

This is huge!

I thought the book would do okay, but a blurb?

And now he says he wants to have lunch sometime.

This is the greatest day of my life.

- [laughs]

- Is this the first time anyone

has ever asked him to have lunch?

- No, honey, but his other friends do not really

appreciate Mayan puns, so he's kind of hit the jackpot.

- That makes sense.

- Senorita, I just looked up Dr. Kiley.

Do you know that he's withholding Mayan artifacts

from Mexico so he can keep them

at the Worthington Antiquities Museum?

- Are you 100% positive? - Yeah.

- Oh, please let it be another Dr. Kiley,

'cause Ray's so excited about his new friend.

- I know.

- [laughs]

Oh!

Oh, no, no.

- Hey, Pop. What's so funny?

- Oh, my new BFF just sent this hilarious joke.

What is a Mayan god's favorite candy?

Chaac-olate. [laughs]

Chaac. [laughs]

Hold on.

You see, it's funny because

Chaac is the Mayan god of rain and lightning.

- But obviously not the god of jokes.

- I'm sorry it's not more your comedic speed,

like a fart.

- Hey, Dad. - Hey, Carlos.

- Oh, looks like playtime at the beach is over.

Hey, Dad, could you tell Carl-- - Guys, will you stop it?

Can you guys grow up?

Ooh, my friend Bradford's here.

♪ ♪

- Hey, Dad, guess what.

My painting is getting rave reviews online.

See?

This person wrote that my work was inspiring.

- Aw. - And this...

oh.

This person wrote that my painting made no sense.

They called it dumb.

- Yeah, but maybe they were joking, though.

Look at all those clown emojis.

- That means they think I'm a joke.

- [scoffs] I don't think so.

People send me that emoji all the time.

Wait. - Ah, there's more.

Look, this person said

his iguana has more artistic talent than me.

- Okay, yeah, but are we really gonna listen

to the opinion of someone who owns an iguana?

Come on.

- 22 people liked his comment, Dad.

22! [groans]

- 22? People are just...

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

- Sonia, have you told Ray

about his "new friend" Dr. Kiley?

- Um, I--mm. Maybe?

I can't recall.

Well, don't forget, I've been very busy

because our little secret.

I'm working again.

- Hmm. Mira. I know he's Ray's new BFF,

but those artifacts belong here in Mexico,

not some American museum, verdad?

You know, maybe I should just go up there right now

and talk to them. - No, no.

I will go. I will do it.

I will tell them exactly how you feel.

- Angry, right?

Just checking.

[laughter] - Oh, yeah.

Hey, mi amor,

can you believe he brought pulque?

- Oh, it's not easy to find. - It is strong.

- I brought snacks and some chocolate.

- You know, some anthropologists believe

chocolate was used as a form of currency in ancient Maya.

This snack would be worth a fortune.

- Guess you never know what could be worth a fortune.

- Mm. - Like this bowl.

- This bowl? I'd put it at $5.

- Well, 10 at most. - 10 at most.

- The point is, we would never bring this bowl

back with us to America

because that would be wrong, right?

It belongs here in Mexico, where it was made.

- Says it's made in Taiwan.

- [groans] Sorry to interrupt,

but, Ray... [speaks Mayan]

- [laughs] Oh.

He wants the little Mayan's room.

Yeah, down the hall to the left.

- Thanks. I'll be right back.

- [sighs]

Sonia, you really want this bowl?

It's not even microwavable.

- Oh, Ray, the bowl is a metaphor.

Dr. Kiley is keeping ancient Mayan artifacts

locked up in a museum at his university.

They belong here in Mexico.

Ana told me all about it.

- Okay, okay, okay, I'm sure she's wrong,

but I'll find time to ask Brad about it.

He said I could call him Brad.

- Ray, I just had the greatest idea.

I should use your book in my curriculum.

What do you think? - What?

So people would have to buy it?

- Oh, yeah. - Oh! Oh!

Isn't he great?

- Oh, great. Just great.

[light music]

- Are you excited? Are you ready?

Oh, good. - Yeah, should be fun.

- Gracias.

Okay, Max, I cannot wait

to watch you mop the floor with those kids.

That golden cleaver is as good as yours.

- Is that Andrea?

Andrea! - Hi.

- Hey, guys. - Hi.

- What are you guys doing here?

- I signed up for the competition.

- Really? Awesome.

This is gonna be so much fun.

- So fun. Super fun.

Yunjin, do you have a moment to speak?

- Sure.

- Why did you sign Andrea up? - Why not?

It was your idea for her to try new things.

- New things, not Max's thing.

- Okay, well, after she made dinner

the other night, she wanted to try this.

And you know, she really needs something.

- I just don't want to break her little heart

when she loses.

- Who says she's going to lose?

- Well, Max is obviously going to win,

so you better get comfortable with that.

♪ ♪

- [scoffs]

[dramatic Western music]

- They're so weird. - Weird.

♪ ♪

- Hey, Alexa.

How about we go get some gelato or something, kay?

What do you think? Go for a walk?

Get some fresh air? What do you think?

You didn't like that one?

- I can't get all those

negative comments out of my head, Papi.

- Hey, okay, what about all those

positive ones you showed me, though?

You know, the ones from people who don't own lizards?

- But what if all the positive people are wrong

and all the negative people are right?

- Listen, maybe it's good that you're experiencing this now,

you know, because you could always choose

to do something different if you wanted, anything.

I--what about a lawyer?

Lawyers always seem so happy,

especially on the sides of buses.

They have numbers that are easy to remember--

- I get it, Dad.

You've made it clear that you don't want me to be a painter,

so guess what.

You win.

- Alexa, I don't mean it-- - Just leave me alone.

[somber music]

- Okay.

♪ ♪

- So bored.

- Come on, Max. The competition is tomorrow.

We have to really up the intensity.

This is just step one of your chef destiny.

- Lorena, we reserved the kitchen after 2:00.

- Maybe we could share the kitchen.

- Oh no, sweetie, that wouldn't be fair to you.

- Yunjin's right. We'll go.

I mean, after all,

it is all about the children.

- Oh, absolutely all about the children.

- It's definitely not all about the children.

- Mm, needs salt.

- Salt!

That's what was missing.

- You knew that. He knew that.

That's plastic.

- I knew that. I knew that.

- You didn't know that, Mom.

♪ ♪

- [clears throat]

- Sonia already told me all about it.

- So what are you gonna do about it?

- Now, Ana, there's always two sides to every issue.

- Yes, the right one and the wrong one.

Are you really selling out

because he's giving you some burp?

- First of all, it's not a burp.

It's a blurb. - Whatever.

- And second, there is no second.

It's a blurb from Dr. Bradford Kiley.

- Just so you know, I have decided to organize a protest

of Dr. Kiley's lecture series while he's down here,

and it will be nice if someone in your position join us.

- A protest? - Yes.

- Me? - Mm-hmm.

- [chuckles] Oh, I don't know.

[phone buzzing] - Is that him?

Let me see. - No, no, no.

It's my phone. Only I can play with it.

Wait. Sonia!

[applause]

- Bienvenidos and welcome to Diced: Kids.

[scream] [cheers and applause]

I am your judge and host, Mr. Rico Cruz.

[cheers and applause]

Two rounds, ten minutes each. Are you guys ready?

all: Yeah.

- Are you guys ready?

all: Yeah!

- Is this seat taken?

- Brad, what are you doing here?

- I love cooking competitions.

Plus, I wanted to tell you in person that

Worthington wants to use your book for my classes.

I just have to give the go-ahead and it's official.

- I "Kukul-kan't" believe it. [both laughing]

- Con permiso.

- Uh, I'm saving this seat for Carlos.

- Oh, he won't mind.

- This year, we have a special mystery ingredient.

It's been a top-secret secret.

I guess I don't have to hold my tongue anymore.

[all groaning]

- [retching]

- Hey, hey, hey, you're supposed to cook lunch,

not toss your lunch.

You're diced!

[metal slashes]

Round one starts now. Go, go.

[exciting music]

- Thought an art show might raise your spirits.

Wow.

What do you think about this one?

- I think it's amazing.

- You know, I bet life wasn't always easy for this artist.

Probably went through the same

kind of struggles you're going through now.

- How would you know that? - Because I told him.

- Lex, this is Lupe Martinez.

She's the artist who painted this.

- Hi. - Alexa, what if I told you

some people say that my paintings were terrible?

- I think they'd miss out on so much of your great art.

- As an artist you have to

listen to the voice in your head.

[speaking Spanish]

- Thank you so much.

I really appreciate you meeting with me.

- Claro que si. - Lupe.

- If you will excuse me. - Thanks, Lupe.

That's pretty cool, huh? - Yup, pretty cool.

But this is deeper, Dad.

You don't know what it's like

to have your artistic dreams crushed.

- Oh, I know.

Take a look at this guy.

He had his dreams crushed.

- Who's the guy with the crazy hair?

- That's me. That's me as DJ Koux Tun.

I was actually pretty good. I was really good.

- So what happened? Why'd you stop?

- Truth is, I got scared.

Doubted if I was making the right choices.

Doubted if I was good enough.

- That hair manbun thing

was definitely not the right choice.

- Okay, it was a style, okay? Lex, listen to me.

You are a great artist,

and the path to success is hard.

I just never want you to suffer.

But more importantly,

I don't want you to give up on your dreams because of me.

- Today, I learned my dad would always have my back.

Thanks, Papi, that means a lot to me.

- Oh, wow.

Your lengua enchiladas are a master class

of what lengua enchiladas should never be.

[crowd groans]

I've tasted horrible things in my life

and that is one of them.

You're diced.

[crowd groans]

- Very good, sweetheart. - You did great.

- That leaves us with our last three surviving contestants.

[cheers and applause]

The next round will commence in precisely...

five minutes.

Contestants, prep your stations.

- You got this, Diego. Easy work.

- Hey, Ray, perhaps you can visit Worthington in the fall.

I have some flexibility in my curriculum

if you'd like to do a guest lecture.

- That would be-- - Oh, is that the same

curriculum where you talk about the Mayan artifacts that

you have taken from the rightful people and land?

- Uh, taken is such a strong word.

- Those artifacts weren't taken.

They were donated.

- Donated. [laughs]

Que chistoso. By who?

People like Edward Thompson who drained el Cenote Sagrado?

- I'm sorry, who are you?

- I am Ana, his daughter-in-law,

and I'll be protesting outside

at every single stop of your lecture series.

- Protesting is such a strong word.

- You're protesting me? You should be thanking me.

- Perdon?

- These common folk don't know how to appreciate these pieces.

It would be a waste. - Really?

We were this close to being best friends for life.

I'm sorry to say this, but Ana is right.

- So you'll be protesting

outside my lecture tomorrow afternoon too, Ray?

- I'm afraid so.

I know this will probably be the end

of the curriculum thing,

but can you still write that blurb for me?

- Oh, I'll give you a blurb.

- I don't think I want that blurb.

- You did the right thing, suegrito.

You don't need that fancy blurb.

You wrote such a beautiful book.

People will love it.

- Thank you for being the only Garcia to read my book.

- Of course.

- Si. Que bueno.

[air horn blares]

- And we are back.

Contestants, get ready. - Turn up the heat, Andrea.

- Come on. No mercy, Max.

- The final round starts now.

[cheers and applause]

- Salt it like you mean it, Diego.

Salt it, salt it, salt it.

Come on, keep your head in the game.

What are you thinking?

[speaks Spanish]

What are you doing?

You wanna let these amateurs win?

- Oh, way to go Max and Andrea. - Nice sportsmanship, Andrea.

- Oh, that's good. That's good.

- No, no, no, no, no. No clapping yet.

We don't have a winner. What's wrong with you people?

Look, you keep cooking. Keep cooking.

Keep cooking--oh. Oh.

- [groans] - [laughs]

- That... - Oh, you think that's funny?

- Oh, no, no, no food fighting.

both: Food fight.

- [laughs] - No.

- [groans]

- [groans]

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

- Within all of us, there is faith and doubt,

and it's how you manage both that defines you.

So believe in yourself and know that with your family

by your side, goodness always prevails.

Todo para la familia.

Everything for the family.

- We made a Mexican-Korean fusion dish,

kimchi tlayuda.

- Oh, you two make such an excellent team.

- You guys could totally take this fusion thing on the road.

Launch a trendy food truck, maybe--

- Mom.

- Or you could just have fun cooking.

- I started a new painting today.

- That's great, my love.

I'm just glad that you're not gonna be

listening to anyone else's voice but your own.

- Oh, my God.

Banksy just liked your post on IG.

- Seriously? - Yeah.

- Oh, my God.

Banksy just liked my post on IG.

Banksy, Dad.

- Banksy's, like, the one exception.

What? - [screeches]

- So, suegrito,

first protest in the books.

I am so proud of you.

It takes guts to stand up for your beliefs.

- Well, like the Mayans say... [speaks Mayan]

Never mind. I miss Brad.

I think he waved at me at the protest.

- I don't think that was a wave.

- [groans] - [laughs]

- Oh, you're still here.

Never mind, I'm not that hungry.

- Don't worry, I'll go. - Not if I go first.

[laughter] - Unbelievable.

- This has gotten so childish.

- Right? If Carlos will just--

- Carols? No, George needs to apologize.

- Perdon?

- You know, I think I'm gonna go.

- Not if I go first.

Buenas noches, familia.

- Unbelievable.

- Sorry, Mom. I love you.

- Let's just enjoy this wonderful meal the kids made.

All right? - Good job.

- We'll resolve everything later.

Okay.

- ♪ How do the stars realign ♪

♪ The twinkle in your eyes ♪

♪ Was better than the moonlit sky ♪

♪ That's when I knew, oh, then I knew ♪

♪ That this was paradise ♪

♪ Paradise, paradise ♪

♪ This was paradise ♪

♪ Paradise, paradise ♪

♪ This is ♪

♪ Paradise, paradise ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Maybe we can escape ♪

♪ You and me, anyplace ♪

♪ That feels right with you ♪