02x06 - The Category is Love, b*tch.

[bunniefuu]

- [hip-hop music playing]
- [siren wails]

[Mavis] What seems to
be the problem, Officer?

Well, uh... it seems you got a
little... problem with your taillight.

Ooh. Well, that is interesting

because I've never had any
problems with my taillight.

[chuckles] Yeah, it seems
to be in great condition.

Ooh. Okay.

But... I'm still gonna
have to take you downtown.

- Do you?
- Yeah.

- You gotta take me downtown?
- Mm-hmm.

Because my only crime
is being this fine.

Yeah, well, you in trouble now.

- [Mavis] sh*t. You in trouble now.
- Oh yeah?

- Maybe I should arrest you.
- Oh, y...

[both exclaim]

[Mavis] My God! Ow! Oh my God!
Why is it real pepper spray?!

- Ah! I'm dedicated to the craft, Mavis.
- What the f*ck?!

[funky beat playing]

♪ Okay One time for the
big girls in the crowd ♪

♪ Hey! Hear me now ♪

♪ Go on, sis, yeah Show
'em how to work it out ♪

Oh my God. Am I gonna go blind?

No. I think you'll be good.

You'll get it back in, like,
I don't know, five minutes.

- Really?
- I hope. I don't know.

Did sex send me to the ER? Am I
gonna be on one of those episodes?

Oh damn!

- [sighs]
- That was wild.

- That was insane.
- Yeah.

[laughs]

I know it's only been a few weeks,
but my friend Pep is getting married,

and... I have a
plus-one to her wedding.

Would you like to
be... my wedding date?

Yo!

- Of course, yeah.
- Really?

Definitely. I love weddings.

- Wow. Okay.
- All right.

["That's Why I Love You" by SiR
featuring Sabrina Claudio playing]

[Simone] Um...

- Wow.
- Yeah.

Yeah, behold my
new artistic era.

It's called, um... hot trash
dookie couture, if you will.

It seems like a stress response.

You're just blocked.

Yeah, and... and... and... I
know there's somethin' in there.

- Mm-hmm.
- Right? But I just...

- I don't know how to get to it.
- Okay.

We just need to shift the focus
off of making something sellable.

Forget about trying
to sell anything.

Khalil, in this moment, right,

what do you want?

♪ Nothin' to see ♪

♪ That's why I love you ♪

♪ We would be more If I
could deal with the pain ♪

♪ But I can't ♪

♪ Survive another tumble
Down lover's lane ♪

♪ We remain ♪

♪ The brightest color
In an ocean of gray ♪

♪ Ain't the same if I cared
Ain't the same if you stayed... ♪

You should go.

♪ I just f*ck you and leave... ♪

- When you're finished with the work...
- Mm-hmm.

- ...call me.
- Yep.

- I'll get your purse.
- Yeah.

Thanks.

♪ There ain't really
nothin' to see ♪

[music fades out]

- Hello, beautiful.
- Hey.

Wow, this is perfect.

Oh, before we catch up,

um, I wanted to see if you would
be my date to Peppermint's wedding.

Oh, okay. Um...

I would love to go with
you to the wedding,

but it is a high-profile event.

And I was nervous to tell you,
but before we can be fully public,

my team has to do some
opposition research on you.

The party's going to back me
for a Senate seat next year.

Oh. That's great.

Um... Well, we're in public now.

Yes, at a private club.

Wow. Well, damn.

I thought that, uh, you
just like fancy sh*t.

It's just, as a Black
q*eer politician,

it's an uphill battle
in the statewide race.

I just need to know if there's anything
about you that could be used against me.

How far they go back?

I'm... blocked.

I can't paint sh*t. Actually,
all I can paint is sh*t.

What do you think
is blocking you?

[sighs] I don't
know, man. Maybe...

fear of my work being bad.

And low-key, I don't wanna
disappoint this chick Simone.

We almost hooked up.

So you're worried that sleeping
with her will affect your work?

Yeah, I feel like if I... if
I would've slept with her,

I would've been doing
it to avoid my work.

Or my art. Uh, I don't know,
maybe feel better about myself,

or... some weird sense
of accomplishment.

Man, I don't know.

Do you think you use sex
to avoid being creative

or run from experiencing
a true connection?

I mean, When I do
sleep with a chick,

I mean, I do think about
her differently afterwards.

I don't wanna feel like that.

Our time is up.

But we can talk about viewing women
with more nuance and complexity

in our next session.

I have a hunch that,

considering this...
insight with Simone,

the breakup that brought
you here with India...

- Right.
- ...and the friction with your mom,

there gotta be a connection
between your artistic block

and your relationship
with women.

Damn. Yo, that sh*t
make a lot of sense.

Hey yo, I feel like I should
tip you or somethin'. [chuckles]

I think I got a extra joint
in my pocket if you...

No, that's very kind, but
no, thank you, my brother.

[Mavis] Here we go.

- Oh...
- [knock on door]

[Mavis] ...my God.

- What's up, y'all?
- Yes!

- Hey!
- Hey.

Thanks for picking this up. I
couldn't have done it without you.

Yeah, no worries.

Wow.

Peppermint, you're
looking gorgeous.

Thank you, um,
Officer Longstroke.

It's Trey, and it is
an honor to be here.

Seriously.

- This one?
- Mm-hmm.

- He's the best.
- All right.

- See you.
- See you.

Bye.

- [giggles]
- [Peppermint laughs]

You brought the f*ck

that pepper-sprayed your
sweet little freckled face?

Peppermint! Excuse me.
That was an accident.

And my peripheral vision
is almost coming back.

Okay, I know that
you had a plus-one,

but I thought that you'd bring a
friend because you ain't got nobody.

Okay, that's a little hurtful. I
just wanted to have a fun date, okay?

We're gonna dance and
twerk and celebrate you,

and later, we're gonna
celebrate me, b*tch. Okay?

Okay, Mavis, um...
I did something.

[Mavis] What did you do?

I want you to remember that today is
my wedding day, okay? It's my day.

Yes, I know.

I need you to not be upset when I tell
you what I'm about to tell you, okay?

Because it's my day.

Whose day is it? Mine.

It's your day, honey. I'm
giving you the keys to the city.

So in a very generous
attempt to play matchmaker,

which I'm usually good at,

I sent a wedding invitation to
Luca, who last minute RSVPed,

and so Luca is gonna be
here today at the wedding.

What in the actual f*ck?

[elegant string music playing]

- Oh God.
- Damn, girl.

- Hey.
- You been drinkin' already?

Mm-mm, no.

Just locked eyes with my
ex, who's livin' in Italy,

and didn't find out he was gonna
be here till minutes ago. Hey.

And my cuddy-buddy wedding date
is sitting right in front of him.

And they are both fine as hell?

Girl, I didn't know your kitty
cat could pull trade like that.

[whooping and cheering]

[romantic acoustic version of
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" playing]

♪ Mm-hmm-mm ♪

♪ Hmm-mm ♪

♪ Mm-hmm-mm ♪

♪ Mm-hmm-mm-mm ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mm ♪

♪ Somewhere... ♪

Everybody, say love!

[all] Love!

[officiant] Before we get into this,
I must say, how beautiful are we?

Our people, our community.

[mouths]

[officiant] Sometimes life is
life-ing, but love is also loving.

And for a lot of people...

What the f*ck is that
Italian n*gga doing here?

I have no idea.

Okay, let's get these
beautiful souls married.

- I now pronounce you husband and wife.
- [cheering and applause]

Harrison, you may kiss
your bride. Make it good.

[joyful music playing]

[guests clamoring, whooping]

[cheering]

[hip-hop music playing]

- Hey.
- [Luca] Hey.

Mavis.

It's so good to see you.

You look beautiful.

Yeah, it's good to see
you too, Luca. Um...

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Hey.
- Um...

This is Trey, my date.

Trey, this is Luca.

- Luca, the Italian dude?
- Yeah.

- What up, man?
- [Luca] Hey.

Whole time, I was
picturing a white dude.

- Guess we everywhere, huh?
- Yeah.

Hello, Trey.

[Khalil] Hey! Is that Luca?

- What's up, man?
- Hi!

- [Khalil] Love the suit.
- [Marley] How are you?

Unfortunately, I
need to steal Mavis.

You do. I'm... I'm
working the wedding,

and I have looks upon
looks 'cause I'm a stylist.

- Okay.
- [Khalil] Right.

[Marley] What the
actual f*ck, sissy?

[hip-hop music continues]

Oh my God. Why is
he here? For me?

Why is he being a
sneaky little sneak?

I mean, he probably thought
you'd like to be surprised.

I mean... Y'all be doing
grand-gesture sh*t all the time.

It might be an Italian thing.

Just like a man. Pop up
when your a*s is doing good.

I don't know. It
sounds romantic to me.

When my man left jail, he
came right on over and...

Not now, honey.

You guys, I am freaking
out. I am freaking out!

The last time I saw this
man, he broke my heart.

And he told me he
couldn't trust me.

Well, I think he here for you.

I'm good now. I'm
good. I'm happy.

I'm in a happy place,

and I do not wanna open
those old wounds at all.

[hip-hop music playing] ♪ We gon'
do it like this, like that... ♪

Hi. I just need to borrow him for a
minute. I'll bring him right back.

Mr. Popular. Listen.

I am so sorry about that.

I had no idea Luca
was gonna be here.

- That was so awkward.
- No, honestly. It's... it's all good.

No worries, Mavis. We're good.

So what's the play?
You want me to go,

or you want me to kiss all
over you, make him jealous?

- You'd do that for me?
- Yeah, whatever you need.

That's amazing. I, um...

♪ All my girls They
know just what to do ♪

♪ What to do ♪

♪ So just let it go
Don't fight the feeling ♪

♪ Let's go! ♪

♪ We outside 'cause
it's the weekend ♪

♪ Catch a vibe with
me, such a... ♪

[caller] All right, ladies and
gentlemen, raise your nails.

Are we ready for a show?

The category is love, y'all.

- [dramatic music playing]
- [caller] Opulence. The Love Story.

Are you ready to wake
and shake the room?

Oh yes! It's time
to get it on down.

It's time to get to the town.

It's time to get to the...

On down, down, down, down, down.

I came to wake and shake the room-ah.
I came to take up the room-ah.

I came to wake and
shake the room-ah.

I came, I came, I came, I
came to get down right now.

Came up to shake up the room
right now. Get down right now.

Came to shake up the room
right now. I came to get it on.

I came to get it down.

I came to get it on.

I came to get it down.

It's time, it's time, it's time.
It's time, it's time, it's time.

It's time, it's time to
wake and shake up the room.

Get into it. Get into it.
Get into it. Get-get-get on.

Get into it. Get into it.
Get into it. Get-get-get in.

Ladies and gentlemen,
now presenting

Harrison and Peppermint.

Yes!

It's time to get it on down.
It's time to shake it all around.

It's time. The story is love.

Get it, get it, get it,
get it down, get down...

[relaxed music playing]

What's up, man? I see you.

All right. Are my
juvenile records sealed?

Okay, can you expunge
my work records?

No? Oh gosh.

Okay, all right, thanks.

Oh sh*t.

- Yo, you good?
- No, I'm not good. That was my lawyer.

Daphne's doing some weird-a*s
background check on me

to make sure I'm political
girlfriend material.

You think they gonna
find somethin'?

n*gga, yes! I've
lived a life, Khalil.

I haven't always been this perfect
specimen that sits before you.

What's wrong with you?

Oof.

I mean, Marley, it
can't be that bad.

Khalil, I f*cked white-boy dope dealers
back in college because that was my thing.

And I was briefly a...

[softly] ...Republican.

A what?

A... You heard me.

[chuckling] So you telling me that
Marley was a Bush-era Republican?

Shut up. I'm embarrassed by it.

And I f*cked my boss
at Neiman Marcus

so I could get that manager
discount on them Chanel bags.

Who ain't done sh*t like that?

Most people.

- [glass dinging]
- Whatever.

Okay. Um...

Ah! First of all, Mavis, thank
you for styling this wedding down!

[cheering and applause]

And to Harrison.

Oh, my love.

I was so afraid to show you
the real me in high school.

I just... I wasn't ready.

And, uh, somehow,

you always were.

But now I finally am.

And I so look forward
to growing old with you.

Because I know that, um...

It's an opportunity
that so many of my...

of our

trans sisters just don't get.

Uh...

But... here I am,

blissfully happy.

- Yes!
- Uh-oh!

All right!

- I love you.
- ["I Am America" by Shea Diamond playing]

♪ Baby, I am America ♪

♪ I'm a stranger just like you ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Baby, I am America ♪

♪ You been begging
for the truth ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I know you feel it Won't
you say it like you mean it? ♪

Hi.

Hi.

You havin' a good time?

- It's a lovely wedding.
- Yeah.

- Everyone looks amazing.
- They do.

- You did great.
- Thanks.

So,

you're in town for work?

Yes.

The timing worked out.

The timing worked out.

Good. Good. I'm happy for you.
I'm glad the timing worked out.

- I'm glad too.
- Yeah. [clears throat]

Me too. All right.
Well, have fun, okay?

[slow song starts playing]

Mavis.

Will you dance with me?

["Best Part" by H.E.R.
[featuring Daniel Caesar playing]

♪ You don't know, babe ♪

♪ When you hold me ♪

♪ You kiss me slowly ♪

♪ It's the sweetest thing... ♪

- I missed you.
- ♪ And it don't change ♪

♪ If I had it my way... ♪

I'm...

♪ You would know
that you are... ♪

It...

It was really rough
when I left Italy.

I know.

For me too.

♪ Give it all, oh ♪

♪ I just wanna see ♪

♪ I just wanna see how
beautiful you are ♪

♪ You know that I see it ♪

♪ I know you're a
star, where you go... ♪

- I have to go.
- ♪ I'll follow ♪

♪ No matter how far ♪

- [upbeat song playing]
- ♪ Come on ♪

- ♪ We can do whatever we like ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ It don't make a
difference, babe ♪

- ♪ Long as I'm with you, baby ♪
- ♪ Come on ♪

♪ Move your body
closer to mine ♪

♪ I can tell that
you want it, babe ♪

♪ Come on, get on it, baby... ♪

[song continues in distance]

[man groans]

Luca.

- Luca, you all right, man?
- [Luca groans]

All right, man. Why don't
I help you get home?

- Man, give me that.
- [Luca groans]

[phone vibrating]

Hey!

How was the wedding?

It was beautiful, and it would've
been even better had you been there,

but I understand.

Ya gotta vet me. Ugh.

About that. Um... I
was talking to my team,

and they took me through
what they found, and...

Okay, so what? I flashed a
cop to get out of a ticket.

I got get-outta-jail
t*tties. What the hell?

Listen, nothing about
your past is an issue.

There's just some

image issues.

Image?

There's just some annoying
political conventions to adhere to.

Listen, come by my office
tomorrow, and we'll get into it.

All right. I guess I'll...
I'll just see you then, okay?

See you then.

Oh, wait. Before you go,

can you show me those
get-outta-jail t*tties?

Absolutely.

[giggles]

- Okay!
- [both laugh]

Oh God. I hope you
had a good time today.

Of course.

- Yeah?
- [laughs] Yeah.

Food was bangin'.
Music was good.

- Yeah.
- Had a great time hangin' out with you.

- Aw.
- So yeah.

How'd you feel about that thing
with Luca though? Was it weird?

Yeah.

Yeah. That was
weird. It was, um...

Oof.

That man lives a whole ocean away,
and he didn't even, like, contact me

to tell me he was coming?

- He was kind of wildin' with that.
- Right?

Yeah. I think so.

- It's a lot.
- Yeah. It was a whole-a*s lot.

But, um...

Thank you.

No, for real. Thank
you. You were like...

Boy, you are a very
good wedding date.

That was so fun.

You did the worm and
the electric slide.

It was like you were teaching a Zumba
class at one point with a bow tie.

I didn't know what was
happening. It was amazing.

[soulful music playing]

I really love the shirt you got me. I'm
just trying to stay true to the craft.

- I love that for me.
- Mm.

["Love Me Not" by
Ravyn Lenae playing]

- [Khalil] You sure this right?
- [Luca] Yeah.

- [Khalil] Yeah?
- [Luca] Yeah.

[Khalil] Some lights
would help. [grunts]

There we go. All right. I'll
put you on the couch, okay?

[Luca] Thank you. Thank
you. Sorry, buddy.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[Khalil] Boy, you are heavy.

- Sorry.
- [Khalil sighs]

So what is this? This a...

It's a Airbnb?

Mm. No, no.

- This is my place.
- Say that again?

I live in New York.

What you mean? Luca,
say that again?

Yo, Luca, you said you... you
said you live in New York?

You live in New York now?

[Luca] Hmm?

- Luca, did you move here for Mavis?
- [Luca] Mm... [sighs]

Luca, come on, man. Hey.
Did you move here for Mavis?

- Luca.
- Mm.

["Love Me Not" continues]

♪ I think that
your affection... ♪

sh*t.

♪ Your grip got a hold on me ♪

♪ Now forever, let's
get back together ♪

♪ Lord, take it so far away... ♪

- [phone vibrating]
- ♪ I pray that, God, we don't break ♪

♪ I want you to take
me up and down ♪

♪ And round and round again ♪

♪ And, oh, it's hard to see you
But I wish you were right here ♪

♪ Oh, it's hard to leave you
When I get you everywhere ♪

♪ All this time, I'm thinkin'
We could never be a pair ♪

♪ Oh no, I don't need you
But I miss you, come here ♪

♪ And, oh, it's hard to see you
But I wish you were right here

♪ Oh, it's hard to leave you
When I get you everywhere ♪

♪ All this time, I'm thinkin'
I'm strong enough to sink it ♪

♪ Oh, no, I don't need you
But I miss you, come here ♪

♪ He love me not, he loves me ♪

♪ He holds me tight
then lets me go ♪

♪ He love me not, he loves me ♪

♪ He holds me tight
then lets me go ♪

♪ He love me not, he loves me ♪

♪ He holds me tight
then lets me go ♪

♪ He love me not, he loves me ♪

♪ He holds me tight
then lets me go ♪

♪ You gotta say that you're
sorry At the end of the night ♪

♪ Wake up in the mornin'
Everything's all right ♪