01x09 - Episode 9

[bunniefuu]

‪["Mfaz' omnyama" playing]

‪[music softens]

‪[Joyce] ‪Introducing our latest collection,
‪crafted with botanical blends

‪-and pure essential oils.
‪-[shutter clicking]

‪-Each product turns your bath…
‪-[chuckling]

‪…into a ritual.

‪Ivory Oasis Baths,
‪your sanctuary reimagined.

‪You know,
‪I have played second fiddle

‪-to this woman for far too long…
‪-[applauding]

‪…and I'm tired.

‪-I've had enough.
‪-[sighs]

‪[clicks tongue] Polygamy,
‪my friend, it's messy.

‪You know, what would be good for her
‪and everyone else,

‪is if she issues
‪that press release on Friday.

‪So that's why she delayed
‪the press release.

‪It's because of the launch.

‪My collaboration with Ivory Oasis Baths
‪has truly,

‪-truly been a match made in heaven.
‪-[shutter clicking]

‪Since we started working together,

‪-we've just been trending and trending…
‪-[Jonasi chuckles]

‪and we've been
‪crashing sales records while we're at it.

‪-[Jonasi] Mmm. Mmm.
‪-Hey?

‪[phone beeping]

‪Whoa.

‪-[mouths words] There we go.
‪-[phone chimes]

‪And I do not doubt for one second…

‪-[phone chiming]
‪-…that the new glow-up bath bombs

‪we're launching
‪are going to do just the same.

‪-[phones chiming]
‪-So, ladies and gentlemen,

‪please enjoy the new glow-up bath bombs

‪-from Ivory Oasis Baths.
‪-[phone chimes]

‪-There we go.
‪-[gasps]

‪-[phones chiming]
‪-[clears throat]

‪Smile for the camera, Joyce.

‪Is this true?

‪-[murmuring]
‪-[shutter clicking]

‪[phones chiming]

‪Have you seen this, guys?

‪[murmuring continues]

‪[laughs]

‪I was going to make
‪an official announcement.

‪Uh, I'd like the whole of South Africa
‪to congratulate me.

‪I've welcomed my sister-wife,
‪Matipa Gomora.

‪[reporter] So what about the kids?

‪-[chuckles]
‪-There you go.

‪Oh. Yes, that is true.
‪We've welcomed not one, but two babies.

‪-[reporter] Twins?
‪-[Joyce] Twins.

‪More love lives at the Gomoras.

‪-[chuckles]
‪-That's all. Let's go.

‪-Thank you.
‪-Thank you. Thank you.

‪-Ugh. She's so sly. She's so sly.
‪-Whoa. Whoa.

‪Whoa, friend.

‪[sighs]

‪[both laugh]

‪-[birds chirping]
‪-[dogs barking]

THERE'S TROUBLE IN SODOM AND
‪…GOMORA LOL

‪-[clicks tongue, groans]
‪-[phone locks]

‪Whatever.

[Jonasi] Menzi.

Mpume.

Where are these kids?

Where are you going?

-Where are you going, Mpume?
‪-I'm going to Lindani.

[Jonasi] It's Sunday today.

-You know the tradition.
‪-[mocks]

-[Freedom] Hey, Mpume.
‪-[Mpume scoffs] Leave me alone.

What are you doing here?

Gomora.

[Menzi] What's up, Free?

-[Freedom] Hey, my brother.
‪-[Menzi] You're already here, bro.

-[pants] Are you good?
‪-All good, boy. What's up?

‪-I'm good, man.
‪-Great.

-Let's go.
‪-Yeah, let's go.

Where are you going?

Uh, no, we're going to church.
‪Yeah, we're going to church.

We will even say a little prayer for you.

Gomora.

You can leave.
‪I'll stay here with my wife.

Just the two of us.

And where are you off to?

I have brunch with Thembi.

But you know that today is Sunday.

We have barbeques on Sundays.
‪You know that.

-Oh.
‪-Mm-hmm.

Go ahead and do it then, braai master.

Enjoy.

Excuse me.

‪[car chimes]

‪[car door opens, closes]

‪[engine revs]

‪Ma, this… this is so childish.

‪I don't see the reason for me to be here.

‪You have Google and Jonasi
‪who tell you everything you need to know.

‪Okay, so all this drama
‪that you're causing

‪is because I decided
‪to marry a man that I love?

‪Call me when you really need me.

‪Goodbye, my dear.

‪Oh, hello, Ma.

‪[scoffs]

‪[Freedom] ‪Ah, that Jonasi.

‪Your father loves you so much,
‪he gave you another mother.

‪[machine whirring]

‪-What's funny about that?
‪-[chuckles] Come on, bro.

‪You think this sh*t
‪that Jonasi is doing is funny?

‪You see that hate and anger
‪you have in your heart right now?

‪I want you to direct it at your father.

‪Because you are all in this mess
‪because of your father.

‪Don't forget that, my guy.

‪[Jonasi] ‪What made you think
‪it was a good idea

‪-to post our affairs on social media?
‪-Okay.

‪Right now my family
‪has turned its back on me.

‪At the same time, everyone
‪is trolling Joyce on social media.

‪Joyce is dealing with a lot.
‪Everything is--

‪[groans] Enough about Joyce already!

‪Everyday it's Joyce this, Joyce that.

‪Joyce… f*cking Joyce.

‪Give me a break.
‪I might even end up dreaming about her.

‪Here's what you'll dream about.

‪That's my wife.

‪You need to respect her
‪because she's my first wife.

‪Understand?

‪When you say I need to respect her,

‪do you mean I have to
‪conform to all her rules…

‪-Mm-hmm.
‪-…and all the Ts and Cs that she brings?

‪-You can forget about that.
‪-[babies crying]

‪-Where are you going?
‪-[crying continues]

‪You woke the kids up.
‪Who's gonna put them back to sleep?

‪Oh, so I woke them up?
‪You're the one shouting here.

‪Do you want me to just stick around and
‪listen to you bitching about everything?

‪-[scoffs]
‪-You're crazy.

‪Hey, Jonasi.

‪Hey, Jonasi, you gonna
‪leave them crying?

‪[crying continues]

‪[phone chimes]

‪[Joyce, on phone] ‪Hi, Mapaseka.

‪I'm sure you've already seen the news.

‪I'd like to go ahead
‪with the interview tomorrow, please.

‪[phone chimes]

‪Menzi.

‪Yes. Uh, is it okay if I come in?

‪Did your mother send you here?

‪No. No, no. It… It wasn't my ma.

‪I just wanted to see my little sisters.

‪But only if that's okay with you.

‪[stammers] Yeah, sure. Please come in.

‪Oh. Thank you.

‪-[crickets chirping]
‪-[dogs barking]

‪[baby babbling]

‪[Menzi] Hello. Hey.

‪Who wants a kissy?

‪Who wants a kissy? You want a kissy?

‪Hmm? Ah.

‪-Who loves me more?
‪-[door opens]

‪-Huh?
‪-[babies babbling]

‪[chuckles]

‪Yo. They're so beautiful.

‪They remind me
‪of Nkazimulo when he was a baby.

‪Thank you, Menzi.

‪[sighs] I don't even think
‪I would've gotten a chance

‪to take a shower if you hadn't arrived.

‪-[phone ringing]
‪-[sighs]

‪-Excuse me.
‪-[phone chimes]

‪-[phone locks]
‪-[ringing stops]

‪Uh, I'm sure it's nothing important.

‪I'll call them back.

‪-[door closes]
‪-[keys jingle]

‪Joyce.

‪[singsongy] Joycie.

‪Joyce.

‪Are you sleeping?

‪Are you awake? Joyce.

‪[sighs, inhales]

‪I'm ready for you. [exhales]

‪Mm-mmm, Jo.

‪I have a headache.

‪What about my head? Hmm?

‪[groans] Jo, stop.

‪[sighs, clicks tongue]

‪[exhales sharply, groans]

‪I'll handle it myself.

‪[inhales sharply]

‪[exhales]

‪[Jonasi moans]

‪[Mapaseka, on tablet] ‪Two decades later,

‪and you still have this effect
‪on each other?

‪What's your secret?

‪-[Jonasi]‪ Love. Mmm.
‪-[Mapaseka]‪ Hmm.

‪-[Joyce] ‪Unconditional love.
‪-[Jonasi] ‪Exactly.

‪In the good and the bad times.

‪[both] Angels & Demons.

‪-[Jonasi] ‪Yes.
‪-[Joyce] ‪Mm-hmm.

‪[Mapaseka] ‪Wow, elaborate.

‪True love conquers all adversity.

‪-Yeah.
‪-Mmm.

‪And that, you know, is the secret.

‪-‪I'm telling you.
‪-[Joyce chuckle]

‪-[Jonasi, Joyce kiss]
‪-[Jonasi] ‪That's it.

‪So by "demons,"
‪who exactly did you mean?

‪-Matipa?
‪-[chuckles]

‪Of course not.

‪No, when we're talk about Matipa,
‪we're talking about an angel.

‪-Is she?
‪-Yes, yes.

‪When we talk about love
‪for Black people, Black love…

‪-Mmm.
‪-…we're talking about something different.

‪It comes in different shapes
‪and in different forms,

‪and polygamy is one of those forms.

‪Joyce,
‪we've watched you over the years.

‪We know what your marriage means to you.

‪Now, to have to invite another woman
‪into your sacred space?

‪You know, sometimes things change.

‪People's needs change.

‪Hold on, so you agreed
‪to your husband needing another woman?

‪Well, no. We wanted to grow our family.

‪And, yes, I admit
‪it wasn't an easy decision.

‪But at the end of the day,
‪this is what we decided on.

‪What we did doesn't scare me at all.

‪Not as much as the reaction
‪we are getting from South African people.

‪-[scoffs]
‪-[Joyce, on phone] ‪My goodness.

‪Isn't this our culture?

‪Let's not forget that our forefathers
‪and their forefathers

‪did the very same thing that we're doing.

‪But now that we're doing it
‪as the Gomoras, everyone is up in arms.

‪Because all of a sudden it was done
‪by people who are prominent?

‪High-profile people like us, the Gomoras?

‪-No, that's not right.
‪-[clicks tongue]

‪-[Freedom groans]
‪-[Essie scoffs]

‪-[Freedom] Hey, how's it going?
‪-We're not white people from Europe.

‪-You haven't seen my shirt?
‪-[shushes]

‪-They need to view us as South Africans…
‪-Stop it, you're disturbing me.

‪-Why? What's going on?
‪-…and not as Europeans.

‪[Essie] It's Joyce.

‪[Mapaseka] Your husband
‪is marrying another woman.

‪A younger woman at that.

‪And a woman who's just given him
‪two brand new babies.

‪You're okay with that?

‪He worked very hard
‪to build the empire we have today.

‪The legacy of Gomora.

‪Adding children to that is…

‪It ensures that
‪this legacy of ours expands.

‪Aren't you tired of your obsession
‪with Aunt Joyce, Ma?

‪Day and night you go on about her.

‪"Aunt Joyce this and that."

‪-It's annoying now.
‪-What the hell?

‪And what's your problem?

‪I could be asking you, Ma,
‪what is your problem exactly?

‪Here we go. They're talking about
‪the Gomora kids again.

‪But Sarah Gomora, no.
‪I've never heard anything about Sarah.

‪Hmm? A whole 19 years, Ma?

‪So here's what's going to happen.

‪-When I pass my exam, Mum…
‪-[car stops]

‪-…we're doing a coming-of-age ceremony.
‪-[car door opens]

‪-My real biological father…
‪-[car door closes]

‪…has to honor me in front of everyone.

‪-[door opens]
‪-Isn't that fair, huh?

‪-[footsteps approaching]
‪-[Magesh] Uh…

‪Hello. What's going on?

‪Ugh.

‪And then? What's going on?

‪We need to talk about Sarah.

‪[Mapaseka] So, we all know
‪that polygamy is a slippery slide.

‪It's Matipa now,

‪and then there'll be another woman,
‪and then there'll be another one.

‪Are you saying you are really,
‪really okay with that?

‪[shutter clicking]

‪You know, you mentioned
‪earlier in our conversation

‪that Matipa is still very young.

‪-Mmm.
‪-[Joyce] She's in her youth.

‪You know what that means right?

‪That means she can still
‪give birth to more children.

‪And, who knows? If we're lucky,
‪she may give birth to quadruplets.

‪Ugh. She's crazy.

‪So she's saying I'm here
‪to be a baby-making machine?

‪[car door closes]

‪[door opens]

‪[door closes]

‪My love.

‪I didn't like how we ended things
‪the last time we spoke.

‪I just wanted to…

‪apologize.

‪Thank you.

‪[sighs]

‪Tell me, what are your intentions?

‪-Hmm?
‪-Are you trying to create a garden

‪with all the flowers
‪you keep bringing here?

‪[chuckles]

‪You know, I just… I just want…
‪I want us to always be happy.

‪That's why I came here to say I'm sorry.

‪-Do you know what I want?
‪-What?

‪I want a white wedding.

‪Oh. You know what I want?

‪-I wanna get laid.
‪-No, no.

‪-[stammers] What's wrong?
‪-I'm serious. I'm not joking.

‪[sighs]

‪It won't happen right away.

‪Yes, the situation is still sensitive.

‪The babies are also too young.

‪Mmm.

‪-Mmm. Okay.
‪-Yeah.

‪So when will it happen?

‪Tell me, will it be once
‪we get the first wife's permission?

‪Enough! Stop!

‪[stammers] You know,
‪before I made you official,

‪-you and I were happy.
‪-Wow.

‪Mmm. But now all you do,
‪you just b*tch about every little thing.

‪-Oh, my God. [chuckles]
‪-Yeah.

‪Don't forget that,
‪before you got into this marriage,

‪you were aware Joyce was in the picture.

‪You knew that.

‪Don't forget that.

‪Where are you going?

‪-[Jonasi scoffs]
‪-[Matipa] So you're just gonna leave?

‪Do you even care that your kids
‪have their vaccine shots tomorrow?

‪-[door slams]
‪-[babies crying]

‪[exhales sharply]

‪[door closes]

‪[Joyce pants]

‪Trinity, I'm very sorry.
‪Trinity, I'm so sorry.

‪The traffic out there was so bad.

‪I'm sure you've seen this.

‪I asked you about this Matipa girl,
‪and you lied to me.

‪What? No. I didn't lie to you at all.

‪You asked me about rumors
‪that you yourself couldn't prove.

‪So you had no intentions of
‪telling me about this #moreloveliveshere,

‪despite our contract?

‪I was going to tell you, Trinity.

‪Actually, I was planning on telling you
‪right after the launch.

‪That went to hell after the bad PR
‪that you brought Ivory Oasis Baths.

‪Goodness.

‪When you say bad PR,

‪do you mean how viral you went
‪within minutes of launching?

‪[Trinity] Not the way we wanted to. Okay?

‪You're running around town
‪doing senseless interviews

‪and not even clearing it with me.

‪This campaign is of global appeal.

‪All this drama
‪is making the brand look bad.

‪[Joyce] No. Please stop it now. Please.

‪Wow.

‪Gomora is marrying a second wife.
‪So why is that on me?

‪This is my life.

‪This is my children's life.

‪It's my marriage that's being dragged
‪all over social media.

‪I was fine. I was minding my own business,

‪then I was approached to be a
‪brand ambassador by you.

‪It wasn't the other way around.

‪-I want you to remember that.
‪-I know, but--

‪Then welcome to this chapter
‪of my life, my dear.

‪Get comfortable with it!

‪Come on, now.

‪And listen carefully.

‪I need you to do one thing for me.

‪Let me know if you still want me
‪to be your brand ambassador or not.

‪Or hurry up and let me know
‪if you've decided

‪you'd like to pay me the remainder
‪of my contract.

‪Jeez.

‪Telling me nonsense.

‪-My goodness.
‪-[sighs]

‪[Jonasi] ‪I'm here now. I'm here.

‪I'm not going anywhere.

‪It's me and you now.

‪For good this time.

‪[Mapaseka] ‪Your husband is marrying
‪another woman…

‪[breathing shakily]

‪…a woman who's given him
‪two beautiful babies.

‪[hyperventilating]

‪[sobbing]

‪Mom, are you okay?

‪[sobbing continues]

‪[Mpume] Mmm.

‪Mmm.

‪[sobbing, sniffles]

‪Oh, you don't deserve this, Mom.

‪-[breathing heavily]
‪-You don't.

‪-I'm okay.
‪-Mmm.

‪[shushes]

‪-I'll be okay.
‪-Mm-hmm.

‪I'll be all right.

‪[sniffles]

‪And how are you?

‪I mean, if you're going to
‪pretend to be okay,

‪I will too.

‪-[groans]
‪-[sniffles]

‪I see that you're still defending him.

‪This affects all of us, Mom.
‪It's not just you.

‪Oh. Baby, I'm sorry.

‪[chuckles]

‪He's a fool for not seeing your worth.

‪[knocks on door]

‪[dogs barking]

‪-Oh? [chuckles]
‪-[Jonasi chuckles]

‪-Hello.
‪-MaQwabe.

‪-How are you?
‪-[sighs] I'm good.

‪How are you doing?

‪-We're good.
‪-Uh-huh. [sniffs]

‪-Hmm. Did you cook?
‪-Mmm.

‪-Keep it down. You shouldn't be here.
‪-[Matipa] Shut up. Shut up.

‪-You always make a noise when you come.
‪-[Matipa] Joyce!

‪-Please calm down.
‪-Are you done?

‪-Joyce!
‪-[Ntombi] Oh, my goodness.

‪-Ma'am, I tried to calm her down.
‪-No, don't worry about it.

‪-Don't worry.
‪-[Ntombi] Oh, gosh.

‪[Joyce] I know how to deal with trash.

‪Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

‪What is your problem? Why do you always
‪make a lot of noise in my house?

‪Aw, Joycie. I thought we're family now.

‪What's mine is yours
‪and what's yours is mine.

‪[Joyce scoffs]

‪What do you want, Matipa?

‪I'm looking for our husband.

‪His children needed him today.

‪-But he decided to be a no-show.
‪-Huh?

‪[chuckles]

‪Are things falling apart for you?

‪[chuckling] Oh, wow,
‪there's trouble in paradise.

‪So tell me, dear,

‪by telling the first wife
‪about this dilemma of yours,

‪tell me what do you
‪want me to do about it?

‪Hmm?

‪-You just love putting on a show.
‪-[chuckling]

‪-I see that.
‪-[chuckling]

‪-Let me tell you something, first wife.
‪-Mm-hmm.

‪You forget that I know
‪what type of woman you are.

‪You're the blackmailing type.

‪-Oh, okay.
‪-So maybe that's exactly what you did.

‪Oh?

‪You blackmailed him to stay with you.

‪-Oh?
‪-You hate the fact that Jonasi chose me.

‪He chose you? You're the chosen one?

‪-My goodness. Forgive me, chosen one.
‪-[sighs]

‪Please do me a favor.
‪Open your eyes and stop being an idiot.

‪Do you see your husband here? Huh?

‪Is Jonasi in this house?
‪Or maybe you put him on my head?

‪Don't come here with that nonsense.

‪And do me one more favor, Matipa.

‪When you find that man of yours,
‪let him know I'm also looking for him.

‪He needs to explain where he was today.

‪Because he was meant to be
‪at Nkazi's recital.

‪Something I told him about months ago!

‪[exhales sharply]

‪[Essie] So, how are things?

‪Is the new wife treating you well?

‪-[sighs]
‪-Is it that bad?

‪I don't know where to start. [scoffs] Wow.

‪-[Essie scoffs]
‪-Mmm.

‪Mmm!

‪-Wow. My goodness.
‪-Jonasi.

‪-It's delicious.
‪-[chuckles]

‪-Mmm. Mmm.
‪-Is this how you eat now?

‪I'm hungry.

‪-Wow.
‪-[Jonasi] Mmm.

‪Why are you eating like a homeless person
‪while you have a new wife?

‪-Don't they cook at home?
‪-[chuckling]

‪[Essie chuckles] Goodness.

‪I was really hungry.

‪Oh. Please put it away.

‪[Matipa] So you're telling me…

‪he disappeared on the both of us?

‪[dramatic music playing]

‪Looks like it.

‪This guy is here?

‪[both breathing heavily]

‪-Yes. [grunts] Yes.
‪-[moaning]