04x07 - Talk It Out

[bunniefuu]

[PHONE ALARM BEEPS]

[REEMA SIGHS]

SONG: ♪ And oh, oh, oh,
here we go... ♪

[PHONE CHIMES AND VIBRATES]

♪ And oh, oh, oh, here we go

♪ Break water, break bread... ♪

What the hell?

♪ ..over my head

♪ Symptoms of a broken heart

♪ We broke too fast
from the start

♪ These things take time

♪ We moved too fast to rewind

♪ My God,
I guess it's break time... ♪

- Stop playing.
- SIRI: Play more.

REEMA: No, no, I said 'stop'.

- Stop!
- SIRI: Playing more now.

- [SONG CONTINUES]
- Oh!

♪ When I put you first

♪ Why do we hurt each other?

♪ Star-crossed lovers... ♪

It's like
somewhere in the world

a miserable gremlin
sat in his house

and was like, "Oh, how can I
ruin Reema's life today?

"I've got an idea.

"Let's send her a thousand
reminders of her ex

"so that she never,
ever, forgets!

"Ooh, here's another one.
Ooh, here's another one!"

[OLY CHUCKLES]

REEMA: Oh, my pain's amusing,
is it?

No, it's definitely not. Ooh!

OLY: Here we go. OK.

- Go into Settings.
- Why?

To stop the triggering
slideshows!

There's an option here to...
to hide someone from Memories.

Let me live!
You know I'm a sentimentalist.

OLY: Reema...

JACINDA: Mama, I dropped
my hairbrush in the toilet!

Eugh. OK.
Hey, Reems, I gotta go.

- But change the settings, OK?
- REEMA: Mm-hm.

- Or delete the pics.
- OK.

- I love you.
- Love you. 'Bye.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

So, how long do these things
usually go for?

WOMAN: We've got




Very close to an hour.

Hm! Mm-hm.

VINCE: Yeah.

I know these things
can be uncomfortable.

Nope, nope. [CLEARS THROAT]

I'm very not...
not uncomfortable.

I am sweet, thank you.

Look, I only came here

because my supervisor
advised that I come.

Look, I am... very lucky.

[SIGHS]

And not everyone

has it as good as I do,
so I count my blessings.

Just...

S...

Just so blessed.

Super blessed.

I know it can be difficult -

unpleasant, even -

opening up to someone
you've never met before.

Especially being, well...

But this is a safe space.

Uh... [SIGHS]

You can come back at
another time if you like.

There's nothing wrong with
moving at your own pace,

but we should all give ourselves

the gift of honesty.

SANTI: Nice. Nice. Push.

Nice! Tap, tap, tap.

Oh!

Puchita, you're gonna do
so good!

I'm so excited for you.

But remember,
remember what Gabo says.

Come on, puchita,
say it with me.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

But we're learning French
at school, like Mummy did.

I know,
but if you learn Spanish,

you can have secret
conversations with me and Ita.

We can have a secret
Spanish club.

Even Rosa can be a part of it.

Non, merci!

Ugh! Tap, tap, tap, tap!

Tap, tap, tap!

Hey, hey, hey!

- JACINDA: Grangie!
- Whoo-hoo! Hello!

JACINDA:
You brought Aunty Edie too!

Yeah. We're not gonna miss
your jiu-jitsu tournament.

Even got Angie out
from under the tree.

- Huh.
- Are you in love again?

- Uh, no.
- No, we're...

Shall we go?

SANTI: Thank you so much
for this, guys.

Hey, I wish
I could come today...

- JACINDA: 'Bye.
- ...but I've got to do...

EDITH: See ya.

OK, 'bye.

I love you too, J.

But I'm your dad. You can talk
to me about this stuff.

It's fine. I'm not gonna judge.

No, don't talk to Mum,
because Mum, you know...

Anyway, definitely get that
checked out.

And listen to me.

It's been a privilege
to be your father,

it still is,

and anyone would be lucky
to have you in their life.

Time heals wounds, yeah?

And I would just leave it
for today.

Oh, I love you too, buddy.

I'm your dad. You can talk to me
about this stuff. It's fine.

Alright, mate.

Yeah, you have a good day.

Aw!

[TIM CHUCKLES]

Kids, eh?

It's like...

...no matter how old they get,
they still need you.

Yeah, no, yeah,
I can relate to that,

because my children, uh,

Oly and, um...

TIM: Bowie.

Uh, Bowie, uh...
they're always ringing me,

and they're saying, like, "Oh,
Dad, please help me with this,"

and... and, "How do you do
what you do, Dad?"

TIM: Yeah!

And, "We love you,"
and, yeah, like, it's...

It's relentless, but,
actually, I should call...

I think one of them...

Yeah, Bowie rang this morning.

Oh, actually, look,
that's my daughter.

Aw! She looks so much
like Angie.

DOM: What a legend.

Um, I think he rang
this morning. Yep, he did.

I will call him back now,

and, uh... watch this.

- Here we go.
- Ready?

[LINE DISCONNECTS]

Ooh. No.

Maybe pressed the wrong button.
I'll call him back quickly.

[LINE RINGS]

We have, like, great riffing.

Like, wait till...
Ooh, he's picking up!

BOWIE:
Stop calling me! I'm at work!

[LINE DISCONNECTS]

I might, um...

Yeah, I might get some Frangos.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Hey.

How are you?

Hm.

That's good. That's very good.

Me?

How am I?

I'm wonderful, mate. Great.

So great.

Mm.

Has anything changed in my life?

Whose life doesn't change, yeah?

Yours.

Yeah, mine.

Gift of honesty, huh?
Who even says that?

Reema.

Who?

Reema.

[TALIA LAUGHS LOUDLY]

Don't you start, boy.

TALIA: No, no, you're the best.
You're the best!

Alright. 'Bye! Take care!

[LAUGHS]

Oh, man!

[SIGHS]

[MOCKINGLY] You're the best!
You're the best!

What happened over there?
That looked like it went fine.

Yeah, no, they want me
to officiate their wedding.

- Yeah...
- In Elvish.

Oh.

Do you have to wear
the ears and stuff?

- [LAUGHS]
- MALIK: Reema.

Reema.

Rightio, then.

- TALIA: Hey...
- [VINCE GRUNTS]

- ...on all that, are you OK?
- I'm fine, OK?

I just... It's alright.

It's fine.

Whoa, since when do you vape?
Can you not?

- What? It's...
- Dude!

What?

[GONG SOUNDS]


You feeling centred? Focused?

I'm so excited
to see this match.

Butterflies?

No butterflies.

[TENSE PERCUSSIVE MUSIC]

Bit of history there, J?

I'm gonna smash her.

- Yeah.
- What... OK. [LAUGHS]

It's just a jiu-jitsu match, kiddo.

Steady on. [LAUGHS]

Don't say that.

Don't minimise her.

Girls are always being told
to take up less space.

Don't do it.

What?

[EDITH MURMURS] Come on.

WOMAN:
Round 3 competitors, please!

- That's me.
- Yeah! Let's k*ll her!

Wow.

This was meant to be serviced
a year ago.

What?

- But it didn't make a noise.
- But...

I feel like you shouldn't have
to wait for the car

to make a noise for you to
take it to the damn mechanic!

Babe, in this economy?

[LAUGHS] Nah, we waitin'.

MALIK: Reema!

Impeccable timing, kid.

What are you doing?

I'm calling Roadside Assist again.

They'll be here soon.

- [SIGHS]
- TALIA: Oh, Vince!

Once again, can you not vape
around Malik, please?

It's nowhere near him!

Put it out!

What the hell?

What's going on with you?

[WHISPERS] Reema.

[REFLECTIVE MUSIC]

I let you score, OK, because
I was distracted by your face.

By my face, by my...
my talented, skilled...

- Oh, relax, relax.
- ...cute face?

OK, OK.

Thanks for walking me home.

You're very welcome.

- Sorry. Uh...
- What?

It's a little distracting.

- Ooh. [LAUGHS]
- Oh! [LAUGHS]

RAKIM: Uh...

- Oh!
- Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

Um...

It's, uh...

- Look, um...
- [REEMA LAUGHS]

I-I really... I-I really...

I really like you, Reema.

I just...

And I love the time
we've spent together.

I-I just want to
take things slow.

Yeah.

Of course you do, yeah.

I-I do too.

I'm glad you, um,
brought it up first,

'cause I feel the same way.

- Oh, uh, really?
- Yeah, 100%.

Oh.

[LAUGHS]

Good, yeah, great.

Cool.

- Oh, um...
- See you later. Oh!

RAKIM: Yeah.

[QUIRKY MUSIC]

[RAKIM CLEARS THROAT]

- 'Bye.
- See you later.

[LAUGHS]

- RAKIM: Whew.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

Oh, gosh!

Oh, my God. Arggh!

What are you doing here?

Darling!
I thought we could do lunch.

You will recall I've been
vegetarian since adolescence.

Well, I-I can eat this one.

Why don't we nick down the
shops, grab you a tofu sanger?

Dad, if you'd called ahead,

I would have told you
I have a meeting.

I'm sure Shauna could spare you

for a quick lunchbreak
with your old man.

No, she can't.
You don't understand.

I'm at work.
It's really important.

- Right, but it's...
- MAN: Hang on!

- People have got to eat.
- Hey? What have we got here?

- The Fibros?
- Oh, Counsellor Griggs!

Only the greatest rugby league
team known to mankind.

You're not wrong there.

My old man
used to play for them.

- Get out.
- '78-'83.

Seriously?

Yeah. Uh, Doc Chalmers?

Graham Chalmers was a legend.
I watched him play.

[SINGS] ♪ We are the boys

[BOTH SING]
♪ From Western Suburbs

♪ So come along
and give a cheer! ♪

- Yay!
- [LAUGHS]

Um, thank you, Dom.

Olympia?

And Counsellor Griggs,
my name's Olympia...

- Dom, is it?
- It is.

- Fred.
- Fred. Great to meet you, mate.

- Great to meet you.
- What a pleasure.

Ah, Counsellor Griggs! Thank you
so much for coming in today.

And that is Dom
who is also here.

G'day, Shauna.
You won't believe this.

Small world.

Fred here used
to watch my old man

play for the mighty
Western Suburbs Magpies.

- Mm, oh, that is a coincidence.
- Is it?

Because I grew up on it too.

- Really?
- Yeah. Dad was a massive fan.

Unbelievable.
Graham Chalmers's son.

He was a legend.

God rest his soul.

Who was the prop
that played for...

- What, Bruce Gibbs?
- Bruce Gibbs.

And Dad also played with
Dallas Donnelly...

- Yeah!
- Les Boyd.

- Les Boyd.
- Graeme O'Grady.

- How amazing.
- I'm so sorry.

I had no idea he was coming.

FRED: Oh,
he was one of my favourites.

It's like we've time-travelled

into some white male sports hellscape.

DOM: You wouldn't believe the
people that used to come round.

- How long have you worked here?
- [SHAUNA CHUCKLES]

Oh, uh, I am...

He's quite new.

Dom's quite new.

And he's come from
the private sector.

He's a real asset.
Very helpful, especially now.

Um, so, actually,
do you know what, Dom?

We're so happy to have you here.

Would you mind
taking Counsellor Griggs

through to the meeting room
and going over our proposal?

Yes, I can...

...take him through to the...
meeting room.

I-I can do that, um,
for a fellow Maggie.

- Oh!
- Follow me.

- Um, thanks, Shauna and Oly.
- Dad. Dad.

Roy Masters, once when
he came over to our house,

it was wintertime...

Blokes, just while
you're busy catching up,

why don't we look after
tea and coffee for you there?

- White tea with one.
- Dom?

Tom Raudonikis
slept in my bed one night.

- No!
- I wasn't here then.

Have you changed the sheets?

Yeah, of course, but that's
what they told me after he left.

Right.

Could I grab a cup of tea...

Fred, have you got a favourite
end of Lidcombe Oval?

- FRED: South end.
- DOM: Yeah, beautiful.

You were minimising
her ambitions.

Like you did with me
with the trees.

My trees.
I am serious about them.

You're a lost cause.

You already know they're going
for that development.

Why pick a lost cause
to pin your life on?

Because I'm making a stand!

Nice one, J!

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- You know what I think?

MAN: Well done, girls.

I think you've been living
in a tent

obsessing over
those f*cking trees

just to prove you're actually
an environmentalist

after you refused
to fly to Canada with me

because of
the "carbon emissions".

[LAUGHS] Alright,
well, you're wrong.

Thanks very much, but...
Oh, my God.

I am living in a tent.

This is real for me.

Angie, my mother was dying
and you couldn't get on a plane?

Everyone gets on planes.

What difference does it make
to the climate

if... if you come with me?

[SCOFFS] Tell that to Greta.

Anyway, it wasn't just
about the carbon!

I have my kids and my work
and my granddaughter.

What, I'm just supposed to
drop all that

and rush over
to the other side of the world

because your mother was dying?

She hasn't had anything to do
with you for 15 years,

and then she's got dementia, she
doesn't even know who you are,

and you suddenly have to drop
everything and rush to her.

[CHUCKLES]

Martyr complex much?

It just looked to me
like you were running away.

She was my mother.

[SIGHS] She was a b*tch!

Of course she was.
That's not the point.

MAN: Another two points
for yellow.

- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
- Oh, nice!

Yass, queen!

Well, anyway, I made
the right call on that one,

because you ended up in bed
with Barbara pretty quick.

MAN: One point.

Jesus Christ, Angie!

You broke up with me.

You broke up with me.

When you left.

You're being insane.

Oh! [LAUGHS] So disagreeing
with you means I'm insane.

[LAUGHS] Living by
my principles makes me insane.

In this case, 100% yes.

[LAUGHS MIRTHLESSLY]

This was a mistake.

It really was.

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

ANGIE: Oh, h*, h*!

Hey, Dom, why don't you
tell Fred here

all about your 2030
Urban Canopy Strategy?

'Cause we know that
we need to get his vote

to get him over the line.

Why don't you tell him about it?

- Oh, um...
- Dom, you seem like a great guy.

DOM: Oh.

But what is Council

getting messed up
in all this climate stuff?

It's not core business.

- Oh, not core business.
- Bins, parking bays, DAs.

That's what the ratepayers
want from us.

DOM: Mm-hm.

I don't really think

that Dom's asking you
to go out on a limb for us here.

That's right.
It's not like that at all.

- SHAUNA: Mm.
- Because...

Well, because he's open
to negotiation.

Yeah, he is o...
He is open to...

I'm open to negotiation

and I like to do it man to man.

FRED: Well, that's how
I like to negotiate.

Shake a man's hand,
look him in the eye,

know that I can trust him.

There we... Yep.

Yeah, well, I couldn't
agree with you more.

Um, so why don't you tell us

what we here in the mayoral, uh,

main traditional conference room

can do with our full
august powers

arrayed here and now...

...for you in the, um,
ramification of legislation

that will ensure we get
your vote for the... the...

- Urban Canopy Strategy.
- DOM: Urban Canopy Strategy.

Stop there. I've got it.

How's this?

Because you're a Maggies man...

- [MEN LAUGH]
- OK?

Name your price
and I'll double it, alright?

And you can consider it done, legitimately,

one Fibros fan to another.

Well... [LAUGHS]

...you've got my vote.

Easy as pie.

If you reinstate
the Lord's Prayer

at the start
of each council meeting

in place of
the welcome to country.

SHAUNA: Um...

...actually and acknowledgement
of country.

- Or that.
- No.

Not the same thing.

Um...

- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
- ANGIE: Yes! Oh!

[WHISTLES]

Whoo!

- EDITH: Oh, good one!
- JACINDA: I did it!

- I did it!
- Oh!

You kneecapped that little bint.
[LAUGHS]

[ANGIE LAUGHS]

[EDITH SIGHS]

ANGIE: OK, champ, let's go home.

Actually, I'm gonna
make my own way back.

Well done, cool girl!

So good!

See ya.

ANGIE: Off we go.

- SANTI: Oh, my gosh!
- ANGIE: See ya.

- SANTI: Look how good she was!
- ANGIE: 'Bye!

SANTI: See you, Grangie.

- I slayed.
- Yeah, you did.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

You know what that means?

Oh. OK, well,
what do you want to do?

You get to decide.

- We can draw, we could...
- Let's build the Eiffel Tower.

Oh. The Eiffel Tower? Why...

In origami.

That sounds complicated.

How about we
do a chatterbox instead?

Non, merci.

- But J...
- I said non, merci.

[SIGHS]

MALIK: Reema.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[TALIA SIGHS]

Cool. Well, I'm gonna go now.

Hey, Vince,
are you sure you're OK?

For the 50th time, Talia,
I'm fine.

Stop asking me, OK?

Well, how are you feeling
about Reema?

Oh, everything is about her.

Oh, I'm just checking in. Sorry!

Yeah, but I'm OK, alright?

I went and saw
one of those therapy people

like everyone's
been telling me to,

so I'm fixed now,
so stop asking me.

It doesn't really
work like that.

Yeah, why don't you go see one

and sort your problems out
for once?

Oh, I do. What's your point?

At least I didn't disappear
the day Ariel was giving birth.

Oh! I'm so mortified.

He sounds like a d*ck.

He's really not.

Anyways, what's the latest
on your husband's friend?

Yeah, Vince is... good.

Busy.

With?

Let's just say he's had a lot
of interesting people over,

I'll say that much.

It's actually none of
my business anyway.

I wish him all the best.

What now?

Oh, I just...

Come on, Ol, spill. What?

I just miss you guys together.

The fun double dates and...

Oh, you think the break-up
was my fault.

No, I just... I...

I think you might have moved
kind of quickly.

And I'm not judging you.
I just...

Really?

It sounds like you just want
what's best for you.

Double dates - for you.

Me to be with Vince - for you.

Reema,
that's not what I'm saying.

I'll see you later.

[SIGHS]

Hey, I'm sorry, OK?

That was, um...

That was not nice.

I didn't plan to leave.

Just felt so overwhelmed,
like I couldn't breathe,

like... like my whole life
was closing in on me.

I don't think anyone realises

just how wild it is...

...to be a q*eer black woman

with a son who looks nothing
like you.

My dad didn't take that
very lightly.

Mm.

I mean, less about being q*eer

and more that...

...he wouldn't be able to see
himself in his own grandchild.

It doesn't matter now, though.

[LAUGHS] I think Dad likes Malik
more than he likes me.

Hey, I like Malik
more than I like you.

- Oh, ha-ha-ha-ha.
- [LAUGHS]

- Ow.
- Loser.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

Why don't you try therapy again?

It's just, you know...
it's just so...

No, say less.

I get it. I get it.

OK, do you know what,
when I told my Ghanian aunty

that I was seeing someone,

she told me to talk to Jesus, mm?

- Talk to Jesus.
- The ultimate therapist!

[BOTH LAUGH]

Yeah.

Yeah, we should blow off
some steam.

Mm.

Wait here.

TALIA: Oh, gosh.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

['BEND YO BACK' BY MATT SOFO
FEATURING COCO]

Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go. Come on!

Up, up. Come on.

Yes.

- You're not too cool for this.
- Oh!

Let's go, let's...
I know you got moves.

Eh! Oh! Oh!

OK, Vince, you better work!

♪ Let me wind up me way, like

♪ When they turn up the daylight

♪ Skippin' jumpin' jack

♪ Watch me bendin' my back

♪ Like, let me wind up
me way, like

♪ When they turn up the daylight

♪ Skippin' jumpin' jack

♪ Watch me bendin' my back

♪ Like, let me wind up
me way, like

♪ When they turn up the daylight

♪ Skippin' jumpin' jack

♪ Watch me bendin' my back. ♪

- [SONG FADES]
- [ELECTRIC BIKE WHIRRS]

[DOG BARKS]

[BIKE BRAKES SQUEAK]

[SIGHS]

What are you doing?

EDITH: Um...

I...

I thought about you every day.

I should have got on that plane.

I just couldn't bring myself
to do it.

I...suffer from eco anxiety.

It's a real thing.

I just need to... deal with it
and not blame you.

I'm sorry, Edie.
I missed you so much.

Oh, Ange.

[TENDER MUSIC]

- [BIKE BELL DINGS]
- [ANGIE LAUGHS]

Do you think J likes me?

What?

Just miss when she was little and...

You know, football, draw robots.

It's not really...

I'm fairly confident
that Jacinda likes you.

[CHUCKLES]

OK.

I'm glad you're at peace.

When you were little, you never
used to finish your food.

- And so one day I...
- I know the story, Dad.

- I know.
- I know.

- No, I phoned your cousin...
- Yes.

...and offered him your dinner.

And then I ate all my food

because apparently the threat
of feeding my cousin

was a worse prospect
than eating all my vegetables.

- Mm-hm. [LAUGHS]
- [REEMA LAUGHS]

Piece of work you were.

A tiny little thing,
but so stubborn.

Now I'm so very proud of you, Reema.

And I'm glad you... let go of
that other young man.

Wasn't a good fit for you.

Hmm?

Rakim, on the other hand...

...perfect.

You hardly knew Vince.

You could tell it wasn't right.

[LAUGHS]

Excuse me, I...

['HEARTSTRINGS' BY PHONCURVES]

♪ Lover, get ready

♪ 'Cause you might get
swept away

♪ Like a river run wild

♪ A river run wild

♪ So if we get swept out

♪ Don't fight the current, no

♪ 'Cause sometimes you just know

♪ Sometimes you just know

♪ Brightness

♪ Lightness

♪ It's got me by the heart... ♪

[SOBS]

♪ Pulling on my heartstrings

♪ I don't know many things

♪ But I know it
when my heart sings

♪ So if we get swept out

♪ Just enjoy the ride

♪ No need to ask why

♪ No need
to ask why

♪ Brightness

♪ Lightness

♪ It's got me by the heart

♪ Pulling on my heartstrings

♪ I don't know many things

♪ But I know it
when my heart sings

♪ 'Cause I got swept up

♪ By a current

♪ So I surrender myself to it

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Yeah, I got swept up
by a current

♪ So I surrender myself to it

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Brightness, lightness

♪ It's got me by the heart

♪ Pulling on my heartstrings

♪ I don't know many things

♪ But I know it
when my heart sings

♪ Know it when my heart sings. ♪