02x10 - Love v Freedom

[bunniefuu]

Jesus Christ! Who are you?

Hey, man.
I didn't mean to scare you.

- I'm Levi, Garry's son.
- What are you doing here?

- He didn't call you?
- About what?

This is awkward. Um...

I need the apartment back.

- When?
- Well, now-ish.

What about Turtle?

Turtle?

You've got to watch him
on the architraves.

He likes to chew through
lead paint,

which is an expensive habit.

Shut the window!

Hi.

- Angela, hi.
- Hi.

- So pleased you came.
- Hello.

You were my daughter's

favourite teacher at Jubilee.

- Oh, wow.
- Yeah.

Did your daughter set us up?

No, no,
I just found you on the app

and then we kind of
worked it out.

Oh. Well, this is
my first, um, dating app date.

First date since I split

with my partner of 25 years,
actually.

- My daughter was not involved.
- Hm.

All right, well,
what do you wanna know?

Uh...

You know, divorced five years,

townhouse in Burwood,

border collie - Louie,

um, two kids at uni
studying literature.

Oh, that's refreshingly
non-vocational.

I'm pleased
I didn't raise bankers.

- Are you a banker?
- Lawyer.

I work for
the Refugee Action Centre.

What?

That sounds like a fake job
that you tell women on dates.

- Would you like a drink?
- Yeah. That would be lovely.

- What would you like?
- I don't know. Think I might...

Should we get a... get a bottle
or two glasses?

- Yeah, I like red. You like red?
- Yeah, I like... I like red.

- I like shiraz.
- I like shiraz.

Oh, snap!

- Thanks, guys.
- Good.

It means the world to me.

You could stay.

I know, but, you know, you've
got to do what you've got to do.

Adulthood is the absolute worst.
I mean, why rush it, Santi?

It's time to get out there, man.

Brave new world.

So, what are you gonna do?

Uh, Vince's cousin, actually,
he's a tradie. He got me a job.

Formal.

Muck-up day.

Schoolies.

It just feels like
everything's changing so fast.

Things can't stay the same
forever, I guess.

Oh, you are still talking to me.

It's been a pleasure.

Bring it in, guys.

Hope that stupid baby's
going too.

Bro, f*ck off.
J's not going anywhere.

She is, actually.

What?

It is her last day.

Whoa! End of an era!

What? Wait. No.

Yeah, it only really worked
with both of us here, so...

I'm talking to your dad.

Come here, bro.

- Hey, may I borrow you?
- Yes, of course.

- You ready?
- Yep.

- Reems?
- Um...

It says,

"Thank you for your application"

"to the four-week Canberra
summer internship program."

"The quality of candidates
was extraordinarily high"

"and we... regret that
your application was not..."

- OK.
- I'm so sorry, Ol.

You know, the right thing will
happen. This just wasn't it.

Yep.

- It's OK.
- It's OK.

Indiana, do I have
your assessment? Great.

Oh.

I'm never gonna get to
where I wanna go.

Oh, of course you are.

How do you know?

'Cause you're my daughter.

Unless you're planning on
dropping out of school,

but I think one parent without
a high school qualification

is enough for my granddaughter,
thank you very much.

Don't tell Santi I said that.

Oh, my God. Coming from you?

You know, let's talk about

the time that you got drunk
at J's christening

and I had to hold your hair back
while you vomited.

Or, I don't know, when you spent
thousands of dollars

on someone's pet bird instead of
your granddaughter's future.

Or how we had to deal with your
bullshit crush on Santi's dad,

basically breaking up
his family.

You are the worst mother alive.

Look, I'm sure
she didn't mean it.

Like, things have been tough
for Ol.

Yeah, well, you couldn't
fault her for her accuracy.

Who's this?

No-one.

Hm?

I went on a date.

What? With who?

Um, a lovely school dad.
Divorced.

He wrote a book on refugee law.

What?

You were the one who told me
to get on Bumble.

Well, that was before
Granddad died

and you guys kind of started
hanging out again.

How do you think Dad's gonna
feel about this?

Well, your dad and I
are separated.

- You know that.
- Really?

And why did you choose
this specific moment in time

to go on a date, Mum?

Because I am a free adult human.
I'm allowed.

I'm really disappointed in you,
Mum.

I was following your advice!

Why would you do that?

I don't know
what I'm talking about.

Oh, my God! These f*cking kids!

Ita.

You can't do this every morning.

I know.

OK.

- Mwah! I love you.
- I love you too.

OK, OK.

Ita, are you sure about this?
Three days a week is a lot.

It is not enough for
my sorpresa.

- Ey.
- What?

The people at the shop
will think she's a boy again.

We need to get her ears pierced.

Pierced? No. No. Definitely not.

Ita, what do you think about
Santi leaving school?

Men like to earn a living
for their family.

It's what they do.

So, am I supposed to be
some sort of kept wife?

I don't understand why men
get to have kids,

but their life barely changes.

His life change a lot.

He left school.

He doing it for you
and Sorpresa.

But I never asked him to be
some big breadwinner

and leave me holding the baby.

I'm holding the baby.

Hey!

- Hey! How are you?
- Good.

I made these posters.

- Oh, sorry. Sorry.
- Nice.

Um, no, I'm sure we'll find him.

I went on a date.

Oh.

Yeah, I just wanted to be
upfront with you.

He's a refugee lawyer.

- Oh, that's... that's great.
- Yeah.

Good for you. I hope he's great.

- Wonderful news.
- Oh, is that Turtle?

Oh, nah. It's just a leaf.

Turtle?

Turtie-turt-turts!

Come home.

New kid, I've got a job for you.

All right, coming.

- What is it?
- Battery's flat.

- Can you jump-start it?
- Uh, yeah.

What I need you to do is run it
like this until it clicks over.

- Fast, but.
- OK.

On the road as fast as you can.

Uno, dos, tres. Go for it.

- Did you feel it?
- Uh, sort of.

You just need to hit it
with some momentum.

OK. Was that not enough?

Yeah, yeah. Once it clicks,
you're on your way.

All right.

That was close.

I could feel that.
Did you feel it?

- That was close?
- Yeah, but you need to...

Yeah, I thought
I felt something.

- Use the pows. Yeah.
- Yeah.

Ándale!

Yeah!
Faster, pretty boy!

- Yeah, good one.
- Come on.

- Hope you enjoyed that.
- You all right?

- Viral, Santi.
- Yeah, f*ck off.

You should have seen
what I made him do.

Ah.

I feel now's the time
to tell you

that I've actually been doing

a lot of self-realisation
lately.

Oh, right. About Birdie?
The Birdie thing?

And us, though.

But... probably Baby J.

I don't remember our kids
being this much work

when they were babies.

- Seriously?
- I know.

But it made me realise that I...

...wasn't much help early on.

Early on?

Well, till they were teenagers.

No, you weren't.

Yeah, I just said that.

My point is...

...I want you
to find happiness...

...with this lawyer bloke
or whomever.

I want you to be happy.

Oh, my God. Dom, look, look,
look, look, look.

Where?
In the branch! Turtie!

Turtle!

- It's...
- Oh, it definitely is.

Turtle! Turt...

Do the thing.

Turtle!

We can't, can we?

Oh!

You think
that really was Turtle?

I choose to think so.

Oh.

Well, I guess we won't
be needing this, then.

What?

What if you stay?

What?

I honestly don't know
if it will work, but...

...you're my best friend.

I miss you.

We still love each other.

And it seems like...

...the least worst option.

Wow!

I'm just a boy
standing in front of a girl,

hearing that
I'm the least worst option.

- Want to go upstairs?
- Yep.

Hi. You've
reached Angie. Leave a message.

What's going on, Ol?
We're starting in two minutes.

Yeah, she was supposed to be
here ages ago.

- What about your dad?
- He's not answering.

Santi's at work.

Can I be on the team, Weema?

OK.

Our opponents believe that clear
examination is a waste of time,

however,
we on the affirmative contend

that on closer examination,

it is obvious
that global failures...

...to intervene...

- You want me to take her?
- No, no, no. It's fine.

Thank you.

Do you want to hold him?

However,
we on the affirmative contend

that on closer examination,

it is obvious global failures to
intervene in humanitarian crises

have been compounded by
the lack of conceptual consensus

on the scope of
the responsibility to protect

and on the meaning
of women's rights,

which has led at best
to negative outcomes

and at worst to unchecked
genocide on a global scale.

- That was amazing.
- k*lled it, Oly.

Um, I'm just gonna step out
for a second.

OK, let's have the
third speaker for the negative.

- When you're ready.
- We got this.

Where were you?

Oh! Oh, sorry. How'd you go?

Mum, I just had to do
the whole debate holding J

while she tried to eat
my debating cards.

We won, no thanks to you.

Oh, well, that's a good result.

Do you know how hard it is to be
the schoolgirl with a baby?

Everyone thinks that
they know you,

that they can see
exactly who you are.

Hey, peanut!

And where were you? I called
you both, like, six times!

Sorry, darling, but we were
looking for Turtle...

...at first,
and then your mum and I...

We found him, actually,
but then we...

Let him go and we...

Turtle?

Yeah. Garry's bird.

You know? Garry Robinson.

Unbelievable.

Where are you going?

I'm gonna go be with someone
who loves me and J

more than some
rando's pet c*ck.

Hey!

Glad you could join us.

- What's that supposed to mean?
- Means you're late.

Chill out, yeah. I'm here now.

- Hi, Ita.
- You smell like a pub.

- Hey, guys.
- Hey.

- How are you, man?
- Good.

Hey, Seb.

You all right, Dad?

Is there something
you want to say?

Bueno. It's our anniversary
and we're going out dancing.

I would love to have a nice
dinner like normal people.

Your anniversary, huh?

That's cute.

True love wins, huh?

Dad said there's no way
I'm leaving school

unless it's to play in
the Copa Libertadores.

Mm-hm.

That's interesting,

'cause he hasn't mentioned
a word to me about it.

Mate, come on. Let's just eat.

Not one word.

I can't win with you.

Have you got an opinion on
what I'm doing?

I'm working, I'm making money,
I'm trying, right?

I'm doing everything I can
for my family

and I come home and I get
a "Glad you could join us"

from him, of all people

You're just a hypocrite.

You've been drinking.
Is that my fault too, is it?

You really want to know?
I'm a teacher.

How am I ever gonna be OK with
you dropping out of school?

But it's your life. You have to
take responsibility for it.

Ita, you know, I had a dream
about Mum last night.

She's really proud
that I got a job.

Your mother's always
proud of you. Always.

Thanks, Ita.

She's happy that I left school.

She would have hated you
dropping out of school!

Matias!

You were just a little kid!
I knew her!

I knew her better than anyone!

Ah, f*ck this.

Well, that went badly.

Hey, what's going on?

I'm not staying there.
My dad's f*cked.

OK, well, we were
supposed to stay over.

Were you gonna tell me
that you're going out?

- I don't f*cking know, Oly.
- OK. Hey!

- What?!
- Do not take this out on me, OK?

I just had to do that
whole debate holding J

because my parents stood me up
for a parrot

and you were at work

and I got some really bad news
this week.

What? What bad news did you get?

I didn't get
this Canberra internship?

What internship?

- I was gonna tell you about it.
- When?

When were you gonna tell me

that you applied for
an internship?

Were you planning on taking J
with you to Canberra?

OK, well, you didn't tell me
that you applied for your job.

Yeah, but, Oly,
we talked about it.

Yeah, but you decided unilaterally.
What, I don't get to do that?

I'm not just going to abandon
my dreams and be some loser...

- Who drops out of school.
- No! That is not what I said.

I dropped out of school for you
and J, to take care of us.

And I never asked you
to do that.

That was your decision.

I just want to be able
to make my own decisions.

Oly. Oly. Oly, stop.

Oly.

I'm sorry.

Come here.

I'm sorry.

OK?

You're right.

You should be able
to make those choices.

I really don't want
to fight with you, OK?

I mean, it's you that
was fighting, but good call.

Oly, you and J...

...it's the first time I've been
happy since I lost my mum.

I'm glad, 'cause...

...my parents
are driving me insane.

What's new?

Oly, move out with me.

What?

Let's get our own place.

Like, now?

- Like, before the HSC?
- Yeah.

Me, you and J.

I just want us to be together.

Matias...

- Hi!
- Oh, look who's here.

- Hey!
- Hey!

- Good morning!
- How are you?

- We've got some news.
- Ooh. What's the news?

OK, so, Mum, Dad,
don't freak out, OK?

We've decided and
you can't change our minds.

Yep.

Santi and I are gonna
get our own place.

What? You can't.

We've done the maths and we can
get a one-bedroom place

for $350, maybe $450 a week
and with my new job, it's...

And I'm gonna go back
to tutoring

and J can stay with Bernard it a
or you guys a few days a week.

Go ahead.

I need some space anyway.

This is the Champions League
Premiership of terrible ideas.

They're just kids.

Well, they've got to make their
own mistakes, I guess, you know?

Let 'em touch the hotplate.

What, so they don't do it again?

Well, it's one way to learn.

Well, she's not taking
our teapot.

No, 'cause the blue one
gets a drip when it pours.

Where do you want it, mate?

Uh, just in here.

Looking good.

- Is this your room?
- Yeah. Thank you.

Just put it like that.
Pleasure, treasure.

Where does this go?

Don't put there. Put here.

Diabla.

I don't know where
I'm gonna put my desk.

You can study at my place.

Thanks.

Are you OK?

Yeah.

OK.

I'll take it. Ta.

Thanks, mate.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- This is it.
- Yeah.

This is it.

I'm just coming to
wish you good luck.

Thanks.

Ita's got J on Monday, yeah?

- Yep.
- Good.

Get in there.

Big day, eh?

- You'll be OK?
- Yeah.

Yeah, no, no,
we're gonna be good, man.

You guys are great, yeah?

Well, G-G-G-G-G-G-G...

G-G-G-G-G-G-G-Unit.

Let's finish these boxes, yeah?

I brought your favourite mug.

Oh.

And made you a pasta
for dinner tonight.

Just a quick... quick cannelloni.

I've got some toilet rolls,

nappies,

some new toothbrushes
for you and Santi.

You know, just anything you
might need for your first night.

Thanks, Mum.

Why didn't you tell me

that you and Dad
were getting back together?

Would it have made
any difference?

I'm really sorry for saying that
you were the worst mother alive.

You're not.

You are the opposite of that.

Oh.

I don't know
if I can do this, Mum.

There's so much else
that I'd like to do.

You're doing it, Ol.

To be a mum is to be divided -

your energy, your time,
your heart.

You trade freedom for love.

Is it worth it?

Mm, depends when you ask me.

Yeah, of course it is.

I'm gonna go.

Mwah!

Santi...

I will. OK. Thank you, Ita.

- Bye.
- Bye, darling.

- Bye, darling.
- See you, bro.

- Text me if you need anything.
- Yeah, I will. Thank you.

- See yo use all.
- See you, bro.

Thanks for all
the heavy lifting.

- I'll walk you home?
- All right.

Yeah, I'm walking
that way anyway.

Oh, yeah.

Auntie Weema.

- Here we are.
- Here we are.

- This is gonna be awesome.
- Yeah, just the three of us.