01x01 - Reunion

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[VEHICLE ACCELERATING]

[HONKING]

[INDISTINCT RAP MUSIC]

[DISTANT SIREN WAILS]

[LINE RINGING]

[CALL INCOMPLETE TONE DINGS]

We're sorry. You have reached

a number that has been disconnected.

Do you know anywhere
to stay around here?

Sorry.

[LINE RINGING]

[WOMAN] Hello? Hello?

Destiny? If this is you,
please come home. Hello!

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

I don't speak Spanish.

[BOTH SPEAKING SPANISH]

Get off me!

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[SCREAMS]

Get off me!

Get off me!

- Get off me! Get off me!
- [SPEAKS SPANISH]

[TASER ZAPS]

[PANTING]

Are you okay?

[WOMAN] Come with us.

Just come check it out.

A hot meal, a shower,
a good night's sleep.

Well, what is this, like, a cult?

We don't use that word.

And if it's not for you,
you can totally leave.

No strings, I swear.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

♪

[TINA] Alex? Alex?

[VIDEO GAME g*nf*re]

[KNOCKS]

Hey, Alex, it's breakfast.

Your mom's been calling for you.

Ah, I'm sorry.

I haven't seen you play
this in a long while.

It's what I used to play with her.

Well, maybe I could step in.

Ah, no offense, Dad, but she
was a lot better than you.

- Mom's cooking.
- Don't sound so surprised.

I made pancakes, your favorite.

I'm good with juice. Thanks.

Look, the special food,
being extra nice to me,

you guys don't have to do all this.

Alex, it's time.

At first we gave you space.

But two years?

You spend all your time alone.

I like hanging out with myself.

Okay, how many people can say that?

Plus, college isn't too far
into the future.

I'll just... I'll make new friends then.

The kids that know you
when you're young...

no one will ever know you
like that again.

Don't give up on that.

- On them.
- Right.

'Cause you've done such a great job

keeping in touch with
your old friends from the 'hood.

Well, I have a lot of things
I need to do today,

like prepare for court,

and the PRIDE meeting
we are hosting tonight.

- Don't remind me.
- You guys do realize

that it's a volunteer charity
organization, right, not the mob?

Could get out if you wanted to.

Maybe give some other rich people

- the opportunity for a tax write-off.
- [CELL PHONE BUZZING]

This school we're building
is gonna do a lot of good

for kids less fortunate than you.

It's from your father's so-called 'hood.
I have to take this.

Just think about it, all right?

Those friends of yours
are probably feeling

the exact same way you are today.

Actually, they're doing just fine.

Or maybe they're better at
hiding what's really going on.

♪

♪ I know you ♪

♪ I know you
don't know about that so... ♪

♪ Going for your child ♪

♪ Put your money where your mouth is ♪

♪ I just wanna dance ♪

♪ And if it takes a little time ♪

♪ Going slower than you want ♪

♪ Believe me, I am trying... ♪

[HOUSE MONITOR VOICE] The door
to Amy's room was opened.

Tina, what's going on?

- Mom.
- What are you doing in here?

Borrowing some tights. Mine had a hole.

I'm leaving.

You know the rules.

- If Amy was here, she'd let me...
- But Amy is not here.

So what does it matter
if I take her tights?

Mom... I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to...

It was an accident. I can fix it.

Just go.

Hey, kiddo, are you okay?

What do you think?

♪ Oh, man, oh man ♪

♪ They got me going back
to my old ways ♪

♪ I didn't think that there was no way ♪

♪ Too bad, I've been feeling it
the whole day ♪

♪ They made it clear
they wanna see the old me ♪

♪ The problem is
they don't even know me... ♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Breakfast ready.

Is he in there?

He is.

[UTENSILS CLINKING]

Hey, Dad.

Hi. Big win last night
against Harvard-Westlake.

- Mm.
- Sorry you weren't there to see it.

Me too, son. Heard you played great.

Though I also heard...

you got a "C" in Spanish.

I'm definitely gonna try harder.

[CLANKS]

If you were really afraid of me...

you'd be getting an "A."

Thank you.

Thanks.

It is the simplest gift you can give,

and yet the most powerful...

to let someone know...

"Hey. I see you."

And that power is yours to offer.

Because that gift is a smile.

Let us close by reading together
the words that my father,

David Ellerh, first wrote.

"Light fills a dark room."

Look, I have to go.
Phil wants to meet up.

Agent-actor check-in.

If he wants to meet me in person,

must be good news.

- Okay. Bye, sweetie.
- Bye, Dad.

- Thank you so much for coming.
- Thank you.

- Have a blessed day.
- Thanks.

Oh, hey, sorry,
can I talk to you for a second?

- Sure.
- I have to go to school,

but I need you to sign this.

It's a permission slip
for the trip to San Francisco,

the Art Institute.

- This is for tonight?
- Yeah.

Honey, out of the question.

The Vanity Fair article. The
writer's bringing a photographer.

I need you to be there.

You're the millennial face
of the church.

Yeah, but can't I do it another time?

Just this once? I mean,
you didn't even ask me.

It's like you assume
I'll do whatever you want.

Karolina, there's
a lot going on right now.

Yeah, and there's lot
going on with me too,

not that you would even notice.

["RAURY" BY FRIENDS FT. TOM MORELLO]

You okay?

No. I feel really weird.

Oh, Molly, sweetie, we had this talk.

Menstruation's a blessing, not a curse.

You just do your breathing exercises

and drink the chamomile tea
I put in your thermos.

If that doesn't work,

go to the bathroom
and give yourself an orgasm.

Mom, seriously?

The oxytocins are
a natural pain reliever.

- It is good advice.
- I'm putting in my earbuds now.

- Listen to Mom.
- Dance squad tryouts are today.

Dance squad is just cheerleading
without pom-poms.

You're just reinforcing
hegemonic masculinity

while marginalizing women's identity.

Sure, but I love the outfits.

Oh, and Gert, your new meds
are in your backpack.

Fewer side effects than the Lexapro,

and not so much with the constipation.

Oh, are you a little bit backed-up, Gert?
I have some bran bars.

- Oh, yeah.
- Let me tell ya, Dad is on the regular.

- Don't you want your...?
- Bye, Dale. Bye, Stacey.

- ...bran bars? Goodbye, sweetie!
- Love you!

- Bye!
- Love you!

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Yeah, tell all your friends.
Everyone's welcome.

Hey, do you want to join my new club?

Tell all your friends.
Everyone's welcome.

Hey, Chase, I was thinking,
do you want to join my new club?

Hey, loser.

Tragic.

Hope you have a beautiful day.

Can't believe you were
ever friends with her.

[RINGING]

Hey, Mom, thinking of having

a little get-together tonight
at the house.

- Is that cool?
- Tonight?

Yeah, I figured like old times.

You know, when parents have
their annual PRIDE meeting

while we all hang out and make fun
of you all behind your backs.

So that's what went down.

I mean, who knows
if they'll even say yes.

Well, you won't know
unless you take a chance.

Tonight's fine.
We'd love to see the kids.

Need me to do anything?

- Uh, keep the liquor cabinet unlocked?
- Nice try.

Okay, how about pizza
and sodas for seven?

- Six.
- Alex.

It's okay, Mom, I got this.

I hope you're right about this
not being a big deal.

We used to do it all the time
with the kids in the house.

Besides, they're teenagers.

The last thing they're interested
in is what their parents are doing.

- [CELL BEEPS]
- [SCANNER WHIRS]

[RESPIRATOR HISSING]

We're ready.

Tonight, another becomes eternal.

We hear so much lip service
about women's empowerment,

as if women aren't already powerful,

but, I mean, do you ever hear anyone
talking about masculine authority?

Of course not! Because it's already
baked into the concept, am I right?

My point is that the system
needs to be dismantled,

which is why I'm starting
a new club on campus,

undermining the patriarchy.

We can celebrate our self-worth
while taking down the man!

I only need four members for the club

to be officially recognized
by the school, so...

Gert has prepared some literature,

so just raise your hand
if you're interested,

and she will sign you up.

You have until the bell
for first period.

Any other announcements?

Whoa, are those the, uh,

God, what did you call
them, handblasters?

It's so cool you're still working on it.

Handblasters? No, these would
be bionic prosthetics

using myoelectric sensors.

I'm calling them Fist...

Wait, why am I even talking to you?

Actually, I was talking to you.

I was thinking that maybe you might want

to get together tonight, just
all of us, like we used to.

Seriously, Wilder?
You think I'll come over

to hang out like we're still friends?

- Just keep your voice down.
- Wait, you're joking. He's joking, right?

That is what I expected
you to say, Gert,

which is why I was hoping

that if I could get Chase
on board first and...

Oh, right, because I totally
make all my decisions based

off of what some roided-out
jockstrap has to say.

Hey! I've got opinions.

Right, about what flavored
protein powder to use, right?

And we really admire you for it.

Classic Gert, you see?

This kind of delightful banter

is why I think
we should all get together

and hang out at my place tonight.

You're having people over tonight?

Why, are you interested?

Oh, no, I'm sorry, I can't.
I have a church thing.

You could just come by after that.

It doesn't have to interfere
with your religion.

Religion, is that
what we're calling it now?

What I believe in is
positive and life-affirming,

and it doesn't allow me to be cut
down by some miserable loser.

Oh, think she was referring
to you, Wilder!

But you do realize that no institution

has been as oppressive to women
as organized religion.

Except my mother runs my church.

You call yourself a feminist, Gert,

yet no one cuts down
other women more than you do.

Not all of them, no, just the ones
who walk around with fake smiles

- pretending to be happy all the time.
- Okay, guys...

At least I'm trying. When was the
last time you took a shower?

[BELL RINGS]

Okay, because having shiny hair

somehow gives you moral authority!

Also, yesterday.

Yo, Chase. Let's roll.

- I gotta go.
- 'Cause of these guys?

You used to make fun of kids like them.

Yeah, and now we make fun
of kids like you.

And you wanted us all to hang out?

Not for me...

for her.

[DANCE b*at PLAYING]

♪ We gon' make you lose control ♪

♪ We gon' make you lose control ♪

[GIRL] Thank you, Hanna,
that was awesome.

Um, next we have Molly Hernandez.

[DANCE b*at PLAYING]

[RAPPING IN SPANISH]

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

Sorry, um, I have some bad cramps.

Okay, why don't you go
to the meditation center

and breathe through the pain?
Or the nurses' office.

We can reschedule this.

Next!

[CHASE] I'm just saying if
there's any way you can find it

in your heart, just
to reconsider this grade.

I don't grade with my heart.
I use my head and a red pen.

But in the case of your test,
I might've needed two.

Oh, sick burn, Señor Walter!

Much respect!

Sir, look, I know I've been messing up.

I want to change.
I just need a little help.

Let me re-take the midterm,
do a project for extra credit...

- Try studying next time.
- Sir, please, I can't get a "C."

Look, I appreciate your new
enthusiasm for learning,

but there's nothing I can do.

[THUDS]

Señor Walter is such a d*ck, right?

I mean, doesn't he realize that this is

an elite Westside private school,

and if one of his overprivileged
students wants his grade changed,

- it's gonna happen.
- How long were you listening?

Just long enough
to realize you need help.

My dad's just really on my ass.

I can't ask him to pay for a tutor.

You could ask me.

What, to pay for my tutor?

No, I could help you learn Spanish.

I could tutor you.

You'd really do that?

Sure, yeah. I mean, obviously
you're in dire need of saving,

and given my mastery
of the foreign tongue,

it would be selfish of me
to not share it with you.

My skills, not my tongue.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

That sounds like Spanish to me.

Tonight? I'll pay for the coffee?

I'll drink it.

Yo. So Brando's cousin's promoting
at some downtown party tonight.

He told me to invite whoever,
no IDs needed.

Bro, we're so going.

- Tonight, huh?
- Yeah.

[CELL PHONE ALERTS DINGING]

[MOCKING LAUGHTER, CHATTER]

- [GIRL] There she is!
- [CELL PHONE BUZZES]

[BOY] Check out the freak show!

Hey, Nico, I've been wanting
to talk to you all day.

Actually, it's been longer than that,

a lot longer.

Maybe you heard...
hopefully you didn't...

that I wanted to get
everybody back together.

Just it turns out I'm the
only one that feels that way.

And I know that it can't be
like it was, but the truth...

I miss you guys.

Okay...

The real, real truth?

I miss you, Nico.

[NICO SWITCHES SONGS]

♪ Every day, a stranger ♪

♪ Then we walk through the garden... ♪

[SOBBING]

Is everything okay?

So good.

You?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I think it's just
allergies or something.

Is it just me, or is there, like, an
impossible amount of pollen in the air?

Think I read that somewhere.

Not enough bees or some sh*t.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I think that's gotta be it.

If you want a tutorial, check YouTube.

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare.

It's just that you know that
you don't need all that, Nico.

You don't have to hide
who you really are.

Some people hide behind makeup...

others behind a smile.

It's still hiding.

See?

Here you go.

It will take a moment
for the meds to kick in.

How long is a moment?

Have you talked to your mom?

- Does she have these same issues?
- I don't know. I'm adopted.

Well, your birth mother
made a very brave choice.

Oh, it wasn't a choice.
My parents d*ed in a fire.

The Yorkes are really nice, though.

Stacey's very knowledgeable about
herbs and breathing and stuff.

It's just none of it's working.

Well, that's why
we have modern medicine.

I'll be right back.

[PANTING AND GROANING]

Aah!

[DOCTOR] Everything okay in there?

Yeah... I feel way better, actually.

There are so many young members
of our congregation

inspired by our message,

and not just because we have
cool free jewelry.

The day that you get your bracelet

is one that you'll never forget,

unless you're me...

I kind of feel
like I was born with mine.

It's funny, I've actually
never taken it off.

Karolina, hi. I don't mean to interrupt.

I just wanted to tell
Ms. Dean how grateful I am

for everything
that her mother's done for me.

Thanks. That's wonderful.

Yeah, my parents weren't there for me.

My life was one big rebellion.

Just drama and chaos, and...

I'm sorry. What am I doing?

Just giving my testimonial.

You're really lucky to have your mom.

I'm sorry, can you guys just give
me just one... one second. Sorry.

Tell me about it.

Okay. Do you believe that one person

can step into your life and change...

Oh, no, not about my mom. Rebelling.

What's it like?

Hello?

Dale? Stacey?

You got this. Okay, you got this one.

I got this.

[GRUNTING]

Okay...

Okay, start small.

Come on, bend!

Come on.

[SCREAMS]

Come on.

[GRUNTING]

Yeah!

Yes!

Yeah! I did it!

Hey, Janet, have you done

something different with your hair?

Thank you for noticing, Robert.

Forgive me if I'm too busy
changing the world

to notice that your bangs
have grown out.

Every year, the Yorkeses bring

that same disgusting cheese wheel.

I mean, seriously, who makes
their own brie?

I liked it.

Smell your fingers.

- Hey, Tina.
- Smells good!

My WizPhone isn't downloading my mail.

Can you take a look?

Little below my paygrade, Stacey.

I'm the CEO, not tech support.

We fixed that glitch in the new update.

Let me just download...

Oh, yeah, if you could just make sure

that her music library is backed up.

She has got every tasty Phish bootleg

going back to Burlington ' .

If you haven't heard Trey's -minute
guitar solo on "Sample in a Jar,"

- you've not heard music.
- Oh, yeah.

[SIGHS]

I will never understand how
they were allowed into PRIDE.

Everyone's here for a reason.

Indeed.

[MAN] Hey!

Yes! Boom, boom, boom, Sugar Ray!

Knockdown in the eighth!

Man, every time I come here,
I am blown away.

You are k*lling it
in the real estate game.

- Made some sound investments.
- Oh, come on, you're being modest.

You done good
from the 'hood, my brother!

That is probably not something
I'm allowed to say.

- Wouldn't recommend it.
- Noted.

Let's get started.

Before we begin, a toast

to the good work
of the PRIDE Foundation.

I'm proud to announce we've surpassed

our fundraising goals in record time.

- To PRIDE.
- To PRIDE.

Hey, Alex, you're home.

[DALE] What's up, buddy?

Thought you were inviting
your friends over tonight.

[CATHERINE] Everything's set up for you.

Yeah, I invited them over, all of them,

and as you can see, it went really well,

so I will be out back eating
my way through pizza for six.

If it's any consolation,

Nico's never been the same, either.

We know how hard this must be for
you both, especially tonight.

- To PRIDE.
- To PRIDE.

[ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING]

- Hey.
- Hi...

Can I borrow this chair?

No, sorry, someone's sitting there.

He'll be here soon.

♪ I'm lost ♪

♪ Still lost ♪

All right! Yeah!

♪

♪ ...under a moonlight sky ♪

♪ Day comes ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ I've found the light ♪

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYS]

- Have a good night.
- Thanks.

You wanna party?

What does it do?

Set you free.

[CHIMES]

_

_

_

Yeah.

[BIRD SQUAWKING]

Hi, Fred.

Little late, but I come in
peace... and birdseed.

Hey, guys. Here you go. More food.

[THUD]

[GROWLING]

- Hello?
- Something weird's going on at the house.

Can you get me, please?
I don't want to be here.

Where are we supposed to go?

I don't care, just not here!

- Close the door, bro.
- What the...?

Get away from her!

[FIGHT GRUNTING]

Hey! Hey! Hey!

You're dead!

Chase? What happened?

I'm getting you out of here.

How you feeling?

I'm totally fine now.

It was so weird.

The last thing I remember
were these lights.

They were really beautiful.

Yeah. Yeah, it's called dr*gs.

Clearly, you took some strong sh*t.

Okay, this is yours.

If you want to go home,
I can get my own ride.

No, I don't want to be alone,

and I definitely don't want to go home.

Anywhere but there.

Come on.

"I summon the triple goddess

in all her names, faces, and forms.

I summon the mother,
the maiden, and the crone.

I summon you, who lived yesterday,

to emerge from night shadows
into the light."

Emerge from night shadows
into the light!

Show yourself here! Speak!

[SCREAMS]

Amy...

♪ I was born on a Wednesday ♪

♪ Don't yet know when I'll die ♪

♪ You know, the thought,
it terrifies me ♪

♪ So I just have one thing ♪

♪ I wanna long life... ♪

[BUZZING]

♪ A long life for you and me ♪

♪ Well, the years
are slipping by me... ♪

We all got your text.

Manipulative, sending that photo.

But effective,
since you're almost all here.

Room for one more?

So... you gonna let us in?

Yeah.

♪ I'm hoping for a long life ♪

♪ Yeah, a long life ♪

♪ A long life for you and me ♪

[ALEX] Yeah, if you guys
don't like veggie,

there's a pepperoni at the bottom.

There's a sausage under,
and a pineapple, too.

Or board games. Ooh, yes, Twister!

- Remember that we would always...?
- We're not anymore.

- Not even me.
- Good point.

Okay, how about suggestions,

then, just anything you guys...

What are you doing? That was her chair.

Sit wherever you want. She's gone.

[CHASE] This is too weird.

Maybe we just don't work without her.

Yeah. I'm outta here.

No, come on, guys!

Listen, we can't blame Amy

for the fact that we
don't hang out anymore.

Fine. I blame you.

You didn't come to the funeral!

Everyone grieves in their own way.

At funerals with their friends.

Yeah, who would ever do that,

not show up when
a friend is expecting them?

I'm just saying, Wilder not showing up

was the first cr*ck in the wall.

[KAROLINA] That wall
was always coming down.

We were friends because
our parents were friends.

We were just kids.
We were always gonna grow apart.

Plus, it's kind of hard
to stay friends with someone

when all they care about is
being the perfect church girl.

Better than the insufferable
social justice warrior.

- Or a dumb jock.
- Yeah, or Molly.

I've got nothing against you.
You're really nice.

What about me?

Nico...

Whatever I am now, it's not Amy.

Sorry to let you all down.

What? No, come on.
Nobody's thinking that.

Great party, Alex. Thanks for
all the pizza and sadness.

Yeah, for once I agree with Chase.

What are we doing here?

We'd all moved on. We were doing fine.

No, none of us is fine,

and I, for one, am sick
of pretending that I am.

We need to sit together
and talk this through.

Fine. Then I'm gonna need some alcohol.

What? Hey...

Where are you going?

As I recall, your dad keeps a bottle

of Pappy Van Winkle's in his study.

I've been sipping on it since I was .

Yeah, but they're in there now,
having their meeting!

Hey, Alex, can I ask you a question?

Yeah.

You still never told me

why you didn't come to the funeral.

I guess what difference does it make?

It wouldn't bring her back.

Thanks for doing this... tonight.

For me.

Hey, Alex!

You can take the stick
out of your ass now. They're gone.

- Don't touch anything, okay?
- Too late!

Dad says there's no reason
to be in here when he's not.

Why is my mom's purse here?

Where are they?

I don't know, and I don't care.

All right, he must've
moved the good stuff.

This'll do.

Bourbon on the rocks,
shaken, not stirred.

I don't think so.

Hey.

Hey, look, I'm sorry about tonight.

Clearly you got a better offer.

It's not like that.

Look, I was a total douche, okay, and...

I don't know, maybe we can try again.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

That means no.

Wow, you really do need a tutor.

And she needs a lime.

And a coaster.

What the...?

[HEAVY DOOR ROLLING]

Holy sh*t, what just happened?

You mean other than
a secret passageway opening?

Where does it go?

b*mb shelter?

No, a kick-ass wine cellar, definitely.

In the past when religions
are being persecuted,

sometimes believers would build
secret temples to worship.

Yeah, but this is Brentwood,
not Bethlehem.

This is some Narnia sh*t.

There's only one way to find out.

Let's do it.

How long has this been under my house?

Longer than your house has been over it.

[MOLLY] I'm cold.

Houses in LA, they don't
even have basements.

[CHASE] I'm not sure
"basement" is the right way

to describe whatever the hell this is.

What is happening?

Shh!

I don't think they can hear us.

[SURGING NOISES]

There's, like a... a barrier.

What kind of charity meeting is this?

Wait, guys, that's my mom!

Who is she with?

I know that girl!

Okay, the creep factor
just went up to, like, .

- Molly, you can't unsee this.
- Gert!

[SOBS]

- What just happened?!
- Gert, I wanna see, too!

- Wait, don't!
- No!

What the hell was that?