04x10 - 6 'N the Mornin'

[bunniefuu]

[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]

- [ALARM BLARING]
- MALE SINGER: Hey!

- ♪ I'm on my own, fittin' to get it ♪
- [ECHOING]

♪ Fast track, lookin' like I'm winning ♪

♪ In the zone, callin'
home, Ma, I'm grown ♪

♪ And there's no competition,
blow the doors off ♪

♪ The business now ♪

♪ Take the train, big what ♪

♪ Once I know everybody on the bus ♪

♪ Sweat summer, every
time we're in the sun ♪

♪ When the sun up, I don't
want up, this a bust, yo ♪

♪ They're so misinformed,
I thought I told somebody ♪

♪ If you was real, you
gonna ask about me ♪

♪ Putting in fours,
about to break the bank ♪

♪ I'm feelin' good,
you ain't seen nothin' ♪

- ♪ So let me make it clear ♪
- SPENCER: Ah!

SINGER: ♪ Whoo! ♪

- ♪ You ain't seen nothin' ♪
- [ALARM BLARES]

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ You ain't seen nothin' ♪

♪ Put it all up in the mix ♪

♪ Soda-sippin' with my baby in the vit ♪

♪ Knowin' also you
really know what it is ♪

♪ Bet to a hundred and th ♪

♪ So-so, my hope is
the right so's, hey ♪

♪ Low linger, this
tingle is so cold, eh ♪

♪ No reason these seasons go all ♪

♪ When the light's low, put 'em
in their place with a mic show ♪

- [ALARM BLARES]
- ♪ Might roll, why she put an "X" on my lifeline ♪

♪ Sets for my best friend,
bro, you gonna go long ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

SPENCER: I can't feel my legs.

Well, don't worry. They're still there.

Hey, I don't even know
what day it is, for real.

Uh, it's Thursday.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Yo, I know it's only
been a week of D- ball,

but this preseason schedule
is brutal. Look at this thing.

Well, I mean, nobody said
it was gonna be easy...

- Whoa!
- SPENCER: There you go.

This... this is packed!

What, all day?

A.M. to : P.M., no breaks?

We get two snack breaks a day.

- When are those?
- I'm on the first one right now.

Oh. So... I'm a snack?

My bad.

- When I hear it out loud, it kinda sounds...
- No, I'll...

I'll be your snack twice a day.

OK.

I'm guessing you don't have any
time to hear any of my ideas.

- For what?
- Remember?

Today's my first official day
at the "L.A. Tribune" online.

You've been working for them all summer.

I mean, yeah, as an
unpaid summer intern,

but now I'm actually on paid staff.

- They giving you an office?
- A cubicle.

- [CHUCKLES]
- I'm, like,

I don't know, kind of excited about it.

- Can I come visit?
- [CHUCKLES]

When?

OK, snack break's over.

You have a position
meeting in minutes.

I'm on it, and you are gonna be great.

Thank you.

KENNY: Every player out there on
that field wants to clean your clock,

and it's not just
about making them miss.

- It's about ball security...
- [DOOR OPENS]

And when you're stripped,

almost always is it gonna
be by an unseen defender.

Awareness is key.

Protect that ball.

Now let's get to work.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- The meeting's over already?
- You get caught in traffic?

Coach, I'm on time. My schedule says...

KENNY: The meeting starts when I'm here

and when the s and s are
here. Anybody who isn't is late.

This is D- ball, Spencer.

To be on time is to be minutes early.

My bad, Coach. I ain't realize.

All good. Every guy here

has made that same
mistake as a freshman.

What you got next?

Footwork... cones.

You're already late.

- It's too early. Come back to bed.
- Hmm.

That is a couch, not a bed.

- It still doesn't mean you have to leave.
- No, you have to leave.

I have a session in
minutes, so get dressed.

Hey, we didn't...

Accidentally record
ourselves last night, did we?

- [CHUCKLING] You wish.
- Maybe next time.

Well, speaking of next time,
when do you get back in town?

- Actually, I got some good news.
- OK.

I'm back in L.A. for a while,

which means we'll get to
see a lot more of each other,

not just hooking up in random cities.

[CHUCKLES] Great.

- I'll call you later?
- Yeah.

[KISS]

- What's up, Liv?
- Hey. Oh, good timing.

Um, do you mind if I bounce
a few story ideas off you two?

Uh, it's just me.

- Where's Coop?
- She is, uh, sleeping in again.

- Am I sensing frustration?
- Yeah, it's not aimed at you.

It's just everybody thinks that

me and Coop are attached
at the hip, so...

Well, in everyone's defense,
you guys are always together,

like, always.

She's driving me crazy, Liv, like...

I thought it was kinda sweet.

It was sweet, um, like, weeks ago,

when we moved in, and now...

It's like I don't even
get the chance to miss her

'cause every time I turn
around, she's, like, right there.

Like, there's Coop, all the time.

Well, don't turn around. Ahem.

- Hey, babe.
- Hey.

[KISS] Mornin', Liv.

- Hi, Coop.
- What we doin' today?

Hey, shouldn't you be at practice?

Uh, I'm supposed to be at the gym.

Then why aren't you?

Oh, look at me.

[CHUCKLING] I'm already ripped.

Dude, Spencer and Jordan
are busting their asses

at G.A.U., and you're...

- what are you doing?
- This is a home whiskey distiller.

You're making moonshine?

You're welcome. [CHUCKLES]

Whatever. Hey, here's
my final rent payment.

Oh, yeah.

- Can't believe this is our last week in the beach house.
- JJ: Whew!

Yo, that bookie job is
delivering some fat stacks.

What happens if someone doesn't pay?

ASHER: I have no idea.

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- JJ: Yeah, come in.

They don't send you out
to break their kneecaps?

What? No, dude. I help
with the betting lines.

- It's a research job.
- Well, what happens if you mess up the line?

They gonna break your kneecaps?

- Dude, stop with the kneecaps.
- OK.

- No kneecaps. [SCOFFS]
- All right.

Hi.

Jaymee.

How are you?

I'm actually on my way out.

Oh, fine. I'll come back later.

- Why?
- To talk.

I texted you and called you

for, like, two straight months.

Yeah, it... it was a crazy summer.

But I'm back at Jacob's now.

They said you quit.

Yeah. I... I found a better job.

Look, I... I got to go,
and kinda busy later,

but it's good to see you.

Bye.

- [DISTANT PHONES RINGING]
- CHRISTEL: OK, so here we are.

This is you.

Oh, this is so exciting.

[CHUCKLES] Is it?

I mean, I've... I've never
had my own cubicle before.

You know, it just feels very adult.

OLIVIA: Sorry. This is just, like,

such a big moment for me. I... I'm
just taking it all in, you know.

Do you want to take a
picture or something?

Oh, no, no. No.

I mean, if you...

- if you want to, I...
- How 'bout after the staff meeting?

Yeah, yeah, sure. When's that?

- Uh, right now. Let's go.
- Oh. OK.

JORDAN: Set, go!

- Whoo!
- KENNY: OK, Winfield with the nice moves.

- I see you.
- JORDAN: There you go.

Nice catch, Isaiah,
just like the platinum

- All-American game.
- ISAIAH: Thanks, J.

KENNY: Next. Spence, let's get it.

Ready, go? Set, go!

JORDAN: Boom! Nice grab, Spence!

GARRETT: ! There something
wrong with your other hand?

SPENCER: Just trying to show
everybody what I can do, sir.

That's not what we do here!

[BLOWS WHISTLE] Bring it in!

Everybody! Let's go!

On this team, we don't showboat!

We practice fundamentals
during the week,

and that is why we win on Saturdays!

None of this highlight-reel crap!

Everybody understand?

PLAYERS: Yes, sir.

- I didn't hear you.
- Yes, sir.

You got two hands.

Use 'em!

Let's go! Get back to work!

Denise. What you doing here?

We got an emergency meeting of
the search committee in minutes.

What are y'all searching for?

School starts in a week and
we still ain't got a principal.

I thought we got Tanner from
Inglewood to come over here.

Ah, well, it turns
out Tanner was using us

as leverage to get his own golf cart.

They bought him a golf cart?

Or maybe it was a scooter.

I don't know. Either way,
that fool's probably riding

that thing up and down the
hallways right about now.

So who are you going after next?

We just need an interim principal

to get us through the first few weeks.

Well, uh, if there's anything I can do.

Great! I'll see you in the meeting! Oh!

- Um, well, no, I was...
- Ten minutes.

Don't be late. [KISS] Hmm!

PATIENCE: Hey.

Hey. Where's Coop?

We are not attached at the hip.

Ah, coulda fooled me.

OK, you know what? That's it. I...

we... we have to find
something for her, really.

What do you mean?

She just needs to find
something to do, anything.

She's not even on the
label anymore, and honestly,

I am swamped organizing tomorrow's
showcase at Slauson Café.

- She can help with that if you want...
- PATIENCE: No, no, no, no.

I am performing at the showcase, OK?

Maybe give her something
to just do on her own,

separate from my thing.

I will, uh, get her to mentor
some of the newer artists.

She's gonna be really good
at it, and you're not even

gonna notice she's there, I promise.

- Don't play with me.
- Sorry to interrupt.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Hey.
- Uh, you remember Clay.

Yeah. New Orleans, right?

- What's up?
- CLAY: I'm good.

Just wanted to stop by
and give Layla her coffee.

Ice, two sugars, a dab of whip mixed in,

- just the way you like it, right?
- LAYLA: Uh, yes. Thank you.

- I'll see you tonight, love.
- Oh.

[KISS] Hey, good seeing you again.

- Yeah, you, too, yeah, you, too.
- Thank you.

You're welcome.

Girl, you got a boyfriend!

- [LAUGHS]
- LAYLA: No, no, no, no.

No, he's not my boyfriend, he's...

just, like, a... like, a summer thing.

Summer's over, and I saw what I saw.

- OK.
- OK, right.

Search committee is worthless.

They recommended Hayden from Venice?

What's wrong with Hayden?

Have you seen him since
he shaved his mustache off?

Huh! Something ain't right
with that upper lip. Pass.

Hey, girl, hey. [GIGGLES]

Can't you just ask him to grow it back?

Oh, there's not enough
time. Class starts in a week.

Besides, that probably
violates some rule or something.

OK, look,

since we're just looking
for an interim principal,

how 'bout we look for
someone right here?

- How 'bout Billy Baker?
- DENISE: You think he'd say yes?

I can ask him.

Should we offer him a scooter?

Or no. Maybe we can just

put that in our back pocket for now.

Let's put that in our back pocket, yep.

- All right, come on, let's go.
- DENISE: All right.

Well, you're early.

Nope. Turns out being on time
around here is actually late.

What, even for a snack break?

I don't know. Maybe, maybe not.

I'm still trying to figure
out all the rules here.

I'm probably supposed to
be somewhere else right now.

You said you were too
tired to talk last night.

You want to talk to me now?

- You go first.
- Oh...

Come on, come on. I need some good news.

Uh, um... I'm sorry.

I, uh, don't have any good news.

Um, day one at the "Tribune"...

[SIGHS]... Wasn't
exactly what I envisioned.

Well, what happened?

Well, this band-aid was from
a paper jam in the shredder.

That was actually easier than
the paper jam in the copier.

They don't got nobody to do all that?

They do now.

[SIGHS] OK, so they not
letting you write for 'em.

Mm-mmm.

But you was writing for 'em all summer.

I mean, one article,

you know, and that was just
part of the summer internship.

Just... [SIGHS]...

it's like I'm starting from scratch.

Yeah. I know how that feels.

Obviously, the head coach doesn't
care how good I was in high school,

so I got to prove myself all over again.

Oh, which you will,

and just be lucky that you're
not covered in band-aids.

[HISSES] Ouch!

- Yeah.
- SPENCER: Yeah.

- OLIVIA: Mmm.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]

I gotta get to my positions
meeting, but don't worry.

They gonna see how valuable you are.

- Thanks.
- All right.

LAYLA: Hey. What you watching?

- Baking competition.
- Ooh, which one?

They're all the same,
but this is the best part.

He's about to put the finishing
touches on his dessert.

- This is art.
- [CHUCKLES]

OK, um, I have an idea.

- You want to bake something?
- No.

Well, I mean, now, kind of, but no.

Um, look, I was wondering
if you would help me produce

the showcase concert at
Slauson Café tomorrow.

Nah. I'm good.

I could really use your help
mentoring these newer artists.

It's a really great opportunity for them

and Kim Nitty to get
some great exposure.

Well, wait. Ain't... ain't
Patience supposed to perform, too?

- 'Cause you didn't mention her.
- Yes,

but I want you to
focus on the newer acts.

OK, um, think of yourself as

a key ingredient in one
of these baking shows, OK?

Final product's gonna be
better if you're involved.

[LAYLA CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]

I said on time is minutes
early, not minutes early.

Yeah, man, I'm just
trying to do it right.

I mean, this first year,

especially these first few weeks,

it's gonna be a big adjustment for you.

Coach, I got to admit,
man, this schedule?

I can barely keep my eyes open.

I mean, I'm doing everything I
can to make a good impression,

but instead, I got Coach
thinking I'm a show-boater.

I mean, you did hit us

- with your highlight reel, man.
- Stop. Stop, man. [CHUCKLES]

Seriously, man, I
doubt he even remembers.

Coach, he singled me out
in front of the whole team.

Look, I am team first. Always have been.

And now everybody else is
gonna think that I'm, like...

Stop. Look,

it doesn't even matter
because tomorrow night,

you will get the chance to show
everybody who you really are.

- What's tomorrow?
- Coach is gonna announce it at practice, but

we get to play a live
scrimmage, under the lights.

Yeah. This is your chance

to climb that depth
chart, and you gotta take

full advantage of these
opportunities, Spence,

so bring it because everybody else will.

Yes, sir.

You're probably all wondering

why I called a house
meeting this morning.

Since our lease is up in a few days,

I thought we should have a
toast to the best summer ever.

With this stuff?

- Is it safe?
- Well,

the fermentation process is complete...

According to the instructions.

- JORDAN: Mmm.
- SPENCER: Nope, nope, not drinking that.

Besides, me and J. got
a scrimmage tonight, so...

JORDAN: Well, hold on. I mean,
it is only one sip, Spence.

That's easy for you to say.

Coach Garrett didn't single
you out during practice.

JORDAN: No, I mean, he's
just not playing favorites

in handing players their spots, which...

I think that's a good thing.

Means that even though
I'm just a walk-on,

I can still earn a
spot on the depth chart.

JJ: Guys... [CHUCKLES] Uh,

you're kinda ruining my big toast.

SPENCER: Hold up. J., I'm not saying
my spot should be handed to me.

JORDAN: No, you're just
surprised that it wasn't.

- Bro, I've been working my ass off.
- Everyone has.

I mean, we all got the same
training schedule, Spence...

A.M. to : P.M.

What, you guys are actually
following your schedules?

- ASHER: JJ, don't even get me started, dude.
- JJ: But what?

These guys are trying
to make it to the NFL,

all right? That's not my dream.

I wanted a full ride to
Coastal, and I got it.

OK, look, all I'm saying
is you got my scholarship,

all right? So just earn it.

JORDAN: And that's all
I'm saying, Spence, is that

nothing we did in high
school matters anymore.

Now we all gotta earn
it, the way it should be.

Hey, to the beach house.

- To the beach house.
- [CHUCKLES]

- [SPENCER COUGHING]
- JORDAN: God!

- ASHER: Dude, wow. That's...
- JORDAN: Mmm, no.

SPENCER: What is wrong with you?

JJ: I'm getting subtle
hints of oak. [CHUCKLES]

- [KNOCKS ON DOOR] Hey.
- Hey.

- This a bad time?
- Uh, not if you have an idea

on replacing players

from a team that was one bad
call away from a state title.

Can't help you with the lineup, but

you could really help the school out.

We're looking for an interim principal.

OK, and you came to me for suggestions?

No, Billy, I want you to do it.

It's only for a few weeks.

All you have to do is attend a few
meetings and a couple assemblies.

- Well, I hate assemblies.
- Everybody does.

So what do you think?

Um... [EXHALES SHARPLY]...

- thank you for the consideration...
- GRACE: Mm-hmm.

But right now, all my free time is going

to putting together a
winning formula for this team.

You know, unfortunately,
we don't have the luxury

of handing off the ball
to your son anymore, so...

Wait. How old is... how old is Dillon?

- Not even close.
- 'Cause we could fake his birth certificate.

Billy, th... this is serious.

I'm just kidding, kind of.

Um, I can't.

I'm sorry.

[WHISPERS] OK.

[HUMMING] Ah.

- Can I help you?
- Yes, actually.

Could you, uh, put
this in the bag for me?

- Thank you.
- OLIVIA: Uh, no.

OK, well, then why did you ask to help?

OK, this is our food, OK?

You don't live here anymore,
and you don't even eat celery.

OK, well, JJ eats everything, all right?

And we're having a little
"farewell to the beach house" thing

after tonight's scrimmage,
so I need appetizers.

Did you want to come?

- Spencer already invited me.
- Cool.

He seems to be struggling
with his schedule.

- It's brutal.
- I mean, also, I think

the expectations he put on himself

are also weighing him down, too, but,

I only get to see him, like,
twice a day for snack breaks.

Mmm, yeah, those are my
favorite. Snack breaks.

Well, you seem to be handling
this brutal schedule pretty well.

Yeah, that's because
maybe when I'm actually

on my snack break, I'm having snacks.

Look, Liv, I... I love
Simone, OK? I do, but

I cannot imagine pulling off this
schedule if she was still in town.

I mean, trying to squeeze her
into two measly snack breaks?

Hmm, no, thank you. [GASPS]

Whoo! Aha!

Sliced cheese. This'll do, right?

Yeah. Right on. Awesome.
I'll see you tonight. Boop.

PATIENCE: So I just want it,
like, a little bit louder, um,

- but not too...
- LAYLA: Hey. Hello? What is this?

I... don't know. What is it?

Uh, Coop submitted a rider for
you, a ridiculous list of demands.

- No, she didn't.
- Yeah, she did.

Um, "scented candle,
nothing too woodsy."

- I did not ask for this.
- Mm-hmm.

"Hot tea with unwaxed lemons.

Big slices so they're easier to squeeze,

- sour gummi worms"? Patience...
- PATIENCE: Oh, my God.

No. Lis... honestly, just go ahead

and shut that 'cause I'm
about to strike Coop right now,

- like, I honestly...
- LAYLA: What? No. No, no, no, no. OK.

The whole point of this was so
you get a break from her, so, like,

let's just ignore this.

I mean, hot tea with lemon does sound...

Pretty dope, though.

Hmm.

- JACOB: Hey. There he is.
- ASHER: Hey.

You know, we miss you around here.

Thanks, but I'm doing pretty well.

- Good.
- In fact, uh,

here is my tuition payment
for the next two months.

Cash. Wow. Look at you, big man.

OK.

So, uh, what's going on here?

You guys setting up for
a party or something?

Oh, we're having a charity event.

We try to hold a few every year,
but this one's for lupus research,

which is actually
Jaymee's idea, you know,

with everything she went
through this past summer.

This is very important to her;

You know she started
working here again, right?

Yeah, she told me.
Wait. What do you mean

when you said, "everything she
went through this past summer"?

Look, I... [SIGHS]... I
shouldn't have said anything.

It's not my place.

ASHER: Does Jaymee have lupus?

Look, Asher, she doesn't really hide it,

but she also doesn't go out of
her way to tell everyone because

she doesn't want to
be treated differently.

I suck, man.

Jacob, thanks, and good
luck with the event, OK?

Yeah.

[PLAYERS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

QUARTERBACK: Right, !

- Set, go!
- [PLAYERS GRUNTING]

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- JORDAN: Whew! Spence, you ready for this?

Man, I been ready.

Just gotta take advantage of
these opportunities, you know?

ISAIAH: Man, I'm sure
you'll get a chance.

- Not sure us walk-ons will play.
- Ah, come on. We'll get in there.

Just gotta believe, right?

KENNY: First team, switch out.

Coach, you know when I'm gonna play?

You'll get your sh*t. Sit tight.

Yes, sir.

[CROWD CHEERS]

LAYLA: OK, that was Cora Paige.

Wasn't she incredible? Let's give
her another round of applause.

OK, our next act needs no introduction.

In fact, she just got off
of headlining her own tour,

so I'm just gonna bring her up
onstage. Patience, you're up.

- [APPLAUSE]
- Whoo!

COOP: Wait, wait. Hold on, hold on.

- Kim Nitty hasn't gone yet.
- PATIENCE: Coop, it's not a big deal. Stop, all right?

- No way.
- What are you doing?

- LAYLA: Patience, you coming?
- PATIENCE: Stop. What are you doing? Stop.

COOP: Man, hell no. You
just headlined your own tour,

all right? Only way you
opening up for somebody

- is if they named Beyoncé.
- OK, honestly...

Hey, hey, is there a problem?

- Yes, Coop is the problem!
- How am I the problem?

- Stop.
- No, listen. Patience is not opening up for Kim Nitty.

- It's just a showcase, Coop.
- OK, and you're showcasing

everyone else except for Patience.

This ain't happening. I'm
pulling her from the show.

- What?!
- You are too good for this.

- KIM NITTY: What's goin' on, Slauson?
- [CROWD CHEERS]

Yeah, yeah, y'all
having some fun tonight?

Uh, so we had a little, uh,
misunderstanding, but it's OK.

We gettin' past that
now, so I am Kim Nitty.

- ["NO QUESTIONS ASKED" BEGINS]
- Yeah!

Oh, yeah!

[RAPPING] ♪ Gimme,
gimme, gimme all of that ♪

♪ Gimme all of that, gimme that ♪

♪ Gimme that, no questions asked ♪

- ♪ I'm at the top, I can sing... ♪
- You're welcome.

KIM: ♪ Makin' my moves, doin' my thing ♪

♪ Hear my dance, big boss vibes ♪

♪ Clearly what's mine,
it's time to expand ♪

♪ No questions asked,
no questions asked ♪

QUARTERBACK: Let's go! Hut, hut!

[PLAYERS GRUNTING]

GARRETT: All right, let's
go. Second team, hustle up!

Hey, uh, relax. Relax.

- Hey, how's the, uh, how's the search coming along?
- Hey.

Oh, it's going great.

We found an interim principal,

someone who's a true leader,
who the students really respect.

- Glad it worked out.
- Mm-hmm.

- Who'd you get?
- Uh, Mr. Thompson,

- the shop teacher.
- Stubbs?

Come on. You know you
can't call him that, Billy.

It was an accident. He's
sensitive about his fingers.

Hold up. You are telling me right now

that Stubbs is about to be my new boss?

- Temporarily.
- This can't be happening.

- You couldn't find nobody else?
- We did.

You said no.

[SIGHS]

[PLAYERS GRUNTING]

KENNY: Good job. Garrett: There we go.

KENNY: Good ball.
Good catch, good catch.

- GARRETT: Good job.
- KENNY: Hey, Coach,

let's get Spencer James in there,

- see what he can do out there.
- Which one is he?

Number .

Not yet.

- KENNY: Nice, nice. Good hustle.
- MAN: Get up there.

Coach Garrett ain't
want me here, did he?

- It's not the time, Spencer.
- What, he already got his favorites?

It doesn't matter.

That doesn't mean you're not gonna
get the opportunity to showcase

how electric you are
out there on that field.

- When?
- Next series.

Be ready.

SPENCER: Yes, sir.

All right, let's go!

- LAYLA: Hey.
- OLIVIA: What was all that drama?

Oh, that was Coop losing her mind.

- Uh-oh.
- No, it all worked itself out,

but only because Kim Nitty is a pro.

OLIVIA: No, I meant, "uh-oh,
isn't that your boyfriend

walking in with some date?"

Uh, he's, um, he's not my boyfriend.

- No.
- You've been sleeping with him all summer.

- Uh, not all summer.
- OK, sorry.

Most of the summer.

So, then, what... what is he?

He's, um...

I don't know, but whatever he is,
it works better when he's away.

That is so weird. You are the second
person to say that to me today.

Jordan said that, you know,

since he has his brutal
schedule, you know,

his relationship with
Simone has been easier,

you know, with her away in Atlanta.

Yeah. I mean, that makes sense.

Jordan's focused on football,
I am focused on my label.

You know, right now,
a serious relationship

can only get in the way of
what's most important to me.

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- MALE SINGER: ♪ Yeah ♪

All right. Spencer, it's your time.

- Let's get it.
- SINGER: ♪ You know what time it is ♪

JORDAN: All right.

♪ It's game time ♪

♪ It's game time ♪

- ♪ Look ♪
- QUARTERBACK: Break.

SINGER: ♪ I'm back around, they
thought I was down but look at me now ♪

♪ They tried to cut me out, but the
methane, I took the exact amount ♪

- ♪ It don't add up ♪
- ♪ This is the theme music ♪

♪ For anyone who's ever been through ♪

♪ The train off the track,
but you cling to it ♪

♪ Time to show 'em you
ain't outta steam, prove it ♪

- ♪ Watch ♪
- ♪ I don't ever quit ♪

♪ All my enemies wish, but I never did ♪

♪ I'm too heavy, kid,
I'm an animal, dawg ♪

♪ I'm an elephant, I don't
play when it's game time ♪

♪ I won't let you come and take mine ♪

♪ The fruits of my
labor gonna taste fine ♪

♪ Don't care what you
heard from the grapevine ♪

BACKGROUND SINGERS: ♪ Nah, hey, hey ♪

SINGER: ♪ You better
get out of the way ♪

♪ I want it all ♪

♪ The whole thing ♪

♪ Not a piece of the pie ♪

- ♪ I'm gonna ball ♪
- GARRETT: Ah!

- Get outta there!
- SINGER: ♪ Ooh ♪

- ♪ When the stakes are high ♪
- KENNY: Spencer James! Out!

SINGER: ♪ See me put the
work in till my team leads ♪

♪ I'll be right there when
they need me, like whoo! ♪

[RHYTHMIC CLAPPING]

KENNY: Baker, Winfield, go get it.

JORDAN: Sir, yes, sir.

SINGER: ♪ How youse look like, look ♪

♪ And when I hop out, all eyes on me ♪

♪ I'm a-flashin', ah, I'm reactin'... ♪

JORDAN: All right, y'all.

First round. What do you say?

- River runs red on one. Ready?
- PLAYERS: Break!

- JORDAN: Here we go.
- SINGER: ♪ We're so fly, way up in the limelight ♪

JORDAN: , . Here we go. Down, set!

- Right, . Set!
- SINGER: ♪ Big bling, big bling ♪

♪ I'mma make it, I'mma
make it to the top ♪

♪ Watch me work, I
ain't never gonna stop ♪

♪ Yeah, I ain't worried,
I'mma make it to the top ♪

That's how you get off the line.

SINGER: ♪ I'm whippin'
up a brand-new one... ♪

PATIENCE: ♪ Trust in the moment ♪

♪ Trust in the future ♪

♪ Trust in my people ♪

♪ But I trust in me first ♪

♪ Trust goes a long way... ♪

- She's great, isn't she?
- What the hell was that?

- Layla...
- No, this is my show, Coop.

- I know...
- No, I pick the order.

- OK, but I thought...
- Stop. I don't care.

I asked you to help because I felt
bad that you had nothing to do...

- Wait. So you helped me out of pity?
- No, I...

I really thought you could
make the showcase better.

I was wrong.

PATIENCE: ♪ To see
everything I could be ♪

[GRACE AND DENISE CHATTING INDISTINCTLY]

Hey, yo, are you off to the,
uh, search committee meeting?

Yep. Gotta finalize some things.

OK, well, before you go, um,

I think that you should
know that I have, uh,

I've had a change of heart.

Yeah, and if you two
would kindly reconsider,

if the offer still stands,

I'd like to... to accept the
position of interim principal.

[SQUEALS LOUDLY] Oh, Billy
B., saving the damn day!

Ha! You know, you're like
a -pointer at the buzzer.

- Swish.
- BILLY: [LAUGHS] I'm just happy to help.

I'm sure Mr. Thompson won't mind.

Stubbs?

Ain't nobody thinking about
Stubbs. What made you think that?

Oh. I, uh... [CHUCKLES]

I guess I got some, uh,
some bad information.

DENISE: Hmm. I thought we were
gonna be here all night, but now,

I am going out. Who's coming? [CHUCKLES]

No? OK. That's fine.

Um, listen, Billy B.,
we will have someone

- send over your new schedule.
- BILLY: OK. [LAUGHS]

- That's great.
- [DENISE CHUCKLES]

Hey.

Hi.

How'd it go?

Jacob already left, so...

Actually, I... I came to see you.

Why didn't you tell
me that you had lupus?

I... I thought that you were
just ghosting me all summer.

I wasn't ghosting you.

I didn't tell you because,

well, you were only
supposed to be the one date,

and then we had that stupid fight.

Which I... I left, like a hundred
voicemails apologizing for.

I really liked you,

and how do you tell
the guy that you like

that he'll probably have to
deal with a debilitating illness

- every few months?
- ASHER: Hey...

It wouldn't have scared me away, OK?

I wanted to drop this off.

It's for you.

The charity, I mean.

You can add it to the rest of
the donations you got tonight.

What's this new job you've got?

[CHUCKLES] Been working
for a sports bookie.

Oh, so you, like, break people's
kneecaps if they don't pay.

- No, I don't...
- [CHUCKLING]

What is with the kneecap assumptions?

[SIGHS] I... I just help with the odds,

which always favor the
house. It's easy money.

There's no such thing as easy money.

Oh, and you know you can't
work for a sports bookie

and live with college athletes.

- Well, our lease is up this week, so I'm... I'm good.
- JAYMEE: OK.

In fact, we're having a "good-bye,
beach house" thing tonight.

You should come.

OK. Ahem.

- You're here kinda late.
- Sorry.

I live in a full house,
and so I just thought

that I'd come here to find
a nice, quiet place to work.

- I hope... I hope that's OK.
- CHRISTEL: Of course.

I mean, look at me. I
practically live here.

I mean, you're the boss.

I just hope I can get
to that level eventually.

Are you kiddin'? We're all
gonna be working for you someday.

Uh, if you feel that way, then

why wasn't I put on
staff to actually write?

I am so grateful for the
opportunity to just be here,

but I guess I'm a little...
Confused, that's all.

Everyone here starts at the same
place and works their way up.

In fact, I started at your cubicle.

- You did?
- Everybody did, but not everyone stuck it out.

Those who did, they earned their spot.

You can, too.

Just curious. Um,

how many band-aids did you go through?

[EXHALES SHARPLY] Let me tell ya,

the old copy machine nearly
took my entire hand off.

- OLIVIA: Ooh! Mm-mmm.
- [CHRISTEL CHUCKLES]

- Understood.
- Mm-hmm.

Um, actually...

Can I still submit some of my ideas,

even if... somebody else writes 'em?

- What you got?
- I'm very glad that you asked. OK.

Yo, how long I gotta wait
for you to say something?

[CHUCKLES]

Mmm.

How long am I supposed
to wait for an apology?

Baby, I was just looking out
for you when no one else was.

Layla seemed more concerned
with making Kim Nitty a star.

- You're the star.
- PATIENCE: This has nothing to do

with me or Layla or Kim Nitty.

This is about you having
nothing going on right now.

I got stuff going on.

Oh. Like what?

Like what? Like, uh,
micromanaging a showcase

that was just supposed to get
a few artists some exposure?

By the way, um, that's
why I wasn't headlining.

Yeah, I was doing Layla a favor.

That tour was my opportunity
to shine, and I did.

Why you ain't just tell me that?

Well, because you were supposed
to be mentoring those new artists,

not micromanaging my career.

Like, come on. What was with that rider?

All top talent have riders,

- plus I know how much you like gummi worms.
- OK, I...

I need you to stay out of my business

and just go find your own.

Like... you are not my manager, Coop.

You are my girlfriend,

and I... I need a break.

- From me?
- Just from us.

- You breaking up with me?
- No.

I just...

Maybe a suspension,

like, just one night.

[PAPERS RUSTLING]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR] Good show.

Hi. Thanks.

You definitely know how to find talent.

Well, so do you. I saw your date.

- Nice work.
- CLAY: [CHUCKLES] She was not a date.

- Right. [CHUCKLES]
- She's just a colleague.

- So am I.
- We're more than that,

aren't we?

Um...

We're... we're just friends, Clay,

you know, who... who have
fun together on the road.

I have fun with you in New
Orleans, I have fun in Austin,

I am looking forward
to having fun with you

at the Palm Springs music fest.

What if we don't wait
until Palm Springs?

I'm here now, Layla.

We could...

I want to be with you.

[SIGHS]

[KISS]

I will see you in Palm Springs.

- SPENCER: Hey. What's up, Coach?
- BILLY: Hey. What's happening, Captain?

I was, uh... [CLOSES DOOR]

Dropping by to see your
moms, but why you home?

Had a bad day. Figured I'd
come home for a while, you know.

- Yeah. Moms are good for them bad days.
- Mm-hmm.

Uh, Jordan told me you had a
scrimmage tonight, so I'm guessing...

- They gave me an opportunity and I blew it.
- Ooh.

[SIGHS] SPENCER: It was crazy, man.

I was breaking down my defender
like I've done a million times.

- Right.
- Turns out he was doing the same thing to me.

Who won the battle?

[EXHALES SHARPLY] He blew up my route,

- forced the pick.
- BILLY: Yeah.

All right. Well,
you'll win the next one.

I'm running out of chances
with this head coach, man.

Turns out he didn't even want me here.

What are you gonna do about it?

- I'm already doing everything I can, Coach.
- Are you?

One of the biggest lessons I
ever learned when I was in college

was that I was no longer
the best player on the field.

I just wasn't, and, uh,

that hurt my ego, but it was true.

So you're saying all these
dudes is better than me?

Absolutely.

[CHUCKLES] I'm playing.

No, what I'm saying is now you're
on a team full of Spencer James,

so the only way you can stand out

is to outwork all of 'em.

- I'm already working so hard, man.
- Not enough.

- Then what's enough?
- It's never enough.

Look, you got to get to the point
where nothing is ever good enough...

And when that happens,
when you embrace that grind,

sky's the limit.

- GRACE: Billy.
- BILLY: Hey.

You want me to get another
hot chocolate for you?

No, he can have mine.

- Got to get back to the beach house.
- Stay up.

I appreciate you. Ma,

- I love you.
- GRACE: Love you, too.

- SPENCER: Thanks, Coach.
- BILLY: Yes, sir.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [SIGHS]

He'll be all right.

Yeah.

You tricked me.

- Uh...
- GRACE: Yes,

um, but I only did it

because I knew you were the
right person for the job.

Mm-hmm.

You're a leader, Billy.
The students respect you,

and like I said, it'll
only last a few weeks.

- OK, then I get Dillon on the team.
- No.

Damn. [CHUCKLES]

All right. Well, I guess
I can do a couple weeks.

Hey, well, look, before you go...

- They gave me your schedule.
- Oh.

- This is for the week?
- Oh, no. That's for tomorrow,

Principal Baker.

- [SCOFFS]
- Sorry.

Should I start without Spencer?

- Start what?
- I have a toast to the beach house.

- JJ, you already did that.
- This one's different.

- [DOOR OPENS]
- Ah! There he is,

- just in time. [CHUCKLES]
- SPENCER: In time for what?

JJ's making a final
toast to the beach house.

- SPENCER: We did this already.
- Well, this is new information.

Promise. [SIGHS]

Since our lease is up in a few days,

I thought we should have a toast to

the best summer ever.

- ASHER: Sounds very familiar.
- JORDAN: It's the exact, same speech.

And... let me finish... [SIGHS]

I think we should keep it going.

All right? I say we extend
our lease for a year.

Huh? [CHUCKLES] Like, keep
the brotherhood together?

- Actually, I'll drink to that.
- JJ: Yeah.

ASHER: Me, too. I'm in. Spence?

- SPENCER: Let's do it.
- JJ: [LAUGHS]

Yo, to never leaving the beach house.

- SPENCER: No, no.
- ASHER: JJ, too far.

OK, OK, then, uh...

To us.

- ASHER: To us.
- JJ, CHUCKLING: Yes.

Cheers.

Ah! Whoo!

[GROANS]

[COUGHS]

- SPENCER: Good, champ?
- JORDAN: Mmm.

[CHUCKLES]

ASHER: Ahem.

So, I guess I need a new job, right?

Like you said, I can't live
here with college athletes

and work for a sports bookie.

- So you just made that decision now?
- Oh, yeah.

- Yeah? [CHUCKLES]
- Yeah, that's what I'm going with.

Between us, I was terrified

every single day that they would
break my kneecaps if I messed up.

I knew it. I knew it. [CHUCKLING]

Well, we have an opening
at the restaurant.

I am sure that Jacob
would take you back.

You just want an excuse
to see me every day.

- Get over yourself.
- [CHUCKLES]

MALE SINGER: ♪ Ah ♪

[SIGHS]

Sorry I'm late.

Heard about the scrimmage.

Nothing's going according to plan, Liv.

I know.

Maybe I'm... adding

- to your crazy schedule?
- SPENCER: No, no, come on.

OK...

So I was thinking, you know, maybe,

on your snack breaks,

you know, instead of
meeting me, maybe you just...

Eat some snacks,

you know, maybe hang
out with your teammates?

- I don't know. I just... I don't want to...
- SPENCER: Stop. Stop.

First, snack breaks are the
only thing I look forward to.

This ain't about my schedule.
Everybody's got the same schedule.

This is about me...

And the fact that for
the first time in my life,

I am not the best player on the team.

- That is not true.
- It's not a bad thing.

It's motivation.

I was looking at this schedule as
something I needed to get through,

but it's only there to make me better,

so I got to embrace it...

Mm-hmm.

Just like I look forward
to our snack breaks,

I got to look forward to
whatever these people throw at me.

Yeah.

If the original plan ain't working,

that means it's time
for a new plan, right?

- OK.
- OK.

- MALE SINGER: ♪ Hey ♪ [ECHOES]
- OLIVIA: So...

- [KISS]
- What's the new plan?

- [ALARM BLARES]
- MALE SINGER: ♪ I've been on the grind here for long enough ♪

- ♪ Hey ♪
- ♪ Ain't nobody here who gonna stop me now ♪

- ♪ Stop me now ♪
- ♪ 'Cause there ain't nothing left but keep on going on ♪

[ECHOING]

♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ I put in the work,
I don't need no luck ♪

♪ Boy, to be the king,
yeah, I got the crown ♪

♪ See 'em from the top,
coming for my spot ♪

SPENCER: Hey, Coach.

Listen, man, I... I just want
to say I'm sorry about practice,

catching the ball with one hand.

That's not who I am, and
it won't happen again.

And I'm sorry I lost my
battle at the scrimmage,

but I'mma win the next
one. I promise you that.

- You're number , right?
- Yes, sir.

- Better get back to work.
- SINGER: ♪ Yeah, I got the crown ♪

♪ See 'em from the top,
comin' for my spot ♪

♪ Set 'em up, set 'em up,
set 'em up, set 'em up ♪

♪ Set 'em up and I knock 'em down ♪

♪ Hey! ♪ [ECHOES]

♪ Hey! ♪

Greg, move your head!