01x05 - PA to LA

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Bel-air". Aired: February 13, 2022 –; present.*
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Re-imagination of the beloved sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" set in modern-day America.
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01x05 - PA to LA

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Previously on "Bel-Air"...

Rashad knows you in Bel-Air.

He sent a sh**t for Tray,

and now apparently, he
knows I'm in Bel-Air, so...

Don't trouble yourself, Will.

I'll handle the situation.

Where do I know you from?

Oh, she used to be a painter.

- You have a gift.
- Had a gift.

Reid Broderick is back in Los Angeles.

Should I set up a meeting?

Seems like she's content
living out in the pool house.

It's been two years, Hilary.
What have you even figured out?

I figured out that you
don't believe in me.

We're one of the top
influencer houses on the planet.

- I'm moving out.
- Influencer house?

Would it k*ll you to just
say congratulations for once?

My mom d*ed three years ago. Lupus.

But if we're gonna be
friends, it's part of who I am.

- I'm glad we're friends.
- Me too.

You might have everyone
else fooled, but not me.

Did you really come out here
for better education, Will?

- What about the crooked LAPD?
- Yeah.

- Defund the cops!
- [OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Defund them!

Defunding the police is critical.

ALL: Yeah.

Tray can come out here
by the end of the week?

Deal.

Hey, you flying out to L.A.!

I got some great news too.

Rashad is dead.

Oh, sh*t.

[MELLOW HIP-HOP]

♪ Trap house boomin' ♪

♪ When you mention my
name, it's music... ♪

I cannot believe you out here, boy.

This jawn is crazy, bro.

Yeah. Beautiful day out here.

Hey, bro. Go, go ahead. Ask...
ask it like I showed you.

A'ight. Hey, Lexus, play
my dope Philly playlist.

[BLUETOOTH BEEPS]

[SONG PLAYING]

What I tell you? "Thank you, Lexus."

- Thank you, Lexus.
- BOTH: [CHUCKLE]

Ah, yo, this remind
me of last summer, bro.

On th and Market.

Oh! Hey man, speaking of Philly,

I know the Turk has
been missing your boy.

Why would they ask about you
when I'm still there, bro?

- Whatever. Whatever.
- Ain't nobody worried about you.

You still be, uh, hanging with Jackie

and her friends at the park?

Nah, bro. I ain't been going over for...

Even with Rashad dead.

No, I ain't feeling it.

Yeah, man, I'm, uh...

Sorry you had to go through that sh*t.

But you're here, a'ight?

You came through, and we
gonna have a good time.

Real rap. [GRUNTS]

We both came through.

[MELLOW R&B]

♪ Somebody please tell me
where the party's at... ♪

Okay, Dad, don't pack
the boxes too heavy

and remember, wrap every plate.

How did I ever fit all
of this into a pool house?

All right. How about you pack a box

and show your man exactly
how you want it done?

You're doing amazing,
Dad. Appreciate ya.

Honestly, planning this dinner

for my new housemates

has been way more
difficult than I expected.

Why don't you lean on your mom?

She used to throw parties
like this all the time

for her art friends back in the day.

Mom's vibe is more
white wine and upscale

than anything I'm trying to do.

You know, you and your mother

need to cut each other some slack.

I'm just saying.

Dad, I'm just trying to live my life.

She's the one that's always on my back.

That's because she loves you, honey bee.

She just... worries.

But once she sees you shine
in your element tonight,

that could go a long way.

♪ Get on my level, get on my level ♪

♪ Get on my level, get on my level ♪

♪ I'm too fly, I'm too hard ♪

♪ Get on my level, get on my level ♪

♪ Way too strong, way too gone... ♪

- This jawn is crazy.
- I know it, man.

♪ Get on my level ♪

♪ I got it glazed up,
max deal, caked up ♪

♪ They can never play us... ♪

Damn, bro.

- Whoo!
- Mm-hmm. [CHUCKLES]

Bro, this jawn dummy lit, huh?

Bro, this jawn is litty, yo.

I know it's gonna be tough
giving all this sh*t up, huh?

What you mean?

Since Rashad's dead,
you ain't gotta hide out

here in L.A. no more. You
can come back to Philly.

Yeah, yeah, for sure.

Bro, look at this sh*t, bro.

[UPBEAT GOSPEL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- You gotta check this out.
- [CHUCKLES]

Da-um!

Yo!

Yo, is this a art
museum or a house, bro?

Yo, look at all this art, bro.

- What's that big jawn?
- Oh, yeah, yeah. That's my favorite.

This is "So Bright" by
the Ferrari Sheppard.

- Yeah, it's fire, huh?
- Yeah, it's dope.

Your auntie must be
quizzing you about these.

- Shut up.
- [CHUCKLES]

What's that one? Hey, what's that jawn?

No, no, no, what's that? What's that?

What's this one?

- Oh, that one?
- Yeah...

That one's called, uh, "Grab your sh*t

- and let's go", dickhead.
- [LAUGHS]

Hey, yo, Carlton, you
remember my boy, Tray?

He just came in from Philly.

Yo, what up, Lil 'C?

I ain't seen you since I was like eight.

What's up?

Welcome to Bel-Air, Tray. Have fun.

[CHUCKLES]

Can't believe that Oreo-ass n*gga

- really play lacrosse...
- Chill, bro.

You know, Carlton, he's cool, you know.

Got his own swag.
Nothing wrong with that.

- It's this way.
- A'ight.

[MELLOW R&B PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

- Come in.
- Yo, Aunt Viv, man,

I found this big-headed of Philly boul

outside of LAX. What
should we do with him?

Welcome to Bel-Air. Wow.

Hey, Mrs. Banks.

Oh, welcome. Oh, wow, how are you?

I'm great, I'm great.

I really appreciate you
flying me out here, for real.

I brought you something
from my parents and me.

Oh. [GASPS]

- No, you didn't!
- I did.

th Street Fudge-dipped cookies.

- Are you kidding me?
- Them look good.

Let me get some.

What... okay, hold up, now.

- Oh, is like that?
- Tray brought these for me.

- Thank you.
- You got all this food

in this house, and you not gonna

- even share them cookies...
- Aw, look who's sweet.

Could you turn on the water slide?

'Cause Tray's trying to get in the pool.

Yup, 'cause unlike
your nephew right here,

- I can actually swim, Aunt Viv.
- [LAUGHTER]

No, boul took one class at the Y,

and now he think he
Michael Phelps or something.

I will turn on the slide,

and... I'm sure you two
really missed each other, huh?

- BOTH: [GRUMBLE]
- Not like that.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Nah, it's been kind of weird

not having this boul
around, but Rashad's gone,

so we gonna be back
running Philly again soon.

- That's what's up.
- Hey! Uhh!

I mean, if that's what you want.

What I want is these cookies.

Hey, oh, no. Hey...

Boy, you better come back.

- Uh-uh, don't try me.
- [LAUGHS]

- Don't.
- I'm messing with you.

I'm just playing, I'm just playing.

- Yeah, I know where you sleep.
- BOTH: [LAUGH]

Thank you.

[CLICKS TONGUE] Sweet boy.

[CHUCKLES]

You see, this is how you
move the needle, my brother.

You are up % amongst likely voters,

and % amongst Black voters.

Which means the community
outreach program is paying off.

Whoo! Yes.

And I recall someone not wanting me

- to go off script.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

What you saw was your campaign manager

reminding you that we are running

as a moderate centrist candidate.

Yo, Uncle Phil, you wanted to see us?

Hey, fellas! Yeah, yeah. Come on in.

Yo, this is my Uncle Phil,

and this is his campaign manager Steven.

- What up, Steve?
- Hey.

Pleasure, pleasure.

You know, Will's told
me so much about you.

I, uh, I know you've been
through quite the ordeal,

to say the least.

Yeah, yeah.

Getting sh*t was quite
an ordeal, I guess.

Uh, is there something
I need to know about?

Uh, no, not at all.

On a brighter note,
I have got VIP tickets

for a D Smoke concert
tomorrow afternoon.

- D Smoke?
- VIP? For real?

- Yeah.
- Oh! Thanks, Uncle.

You bet. I got you.

- That's dope.
- Absolutely.

- That's dope.
- It's gonna be great.

So, yeah, you two run along

and try not to tear up my house.

[CHUCKLES]

[PHONE PLAYS TUNE]

- Hey.
- Hey.

How's it going now that you got

the two Philly boys back together?

Girl, they're just great.

[CHUCKLES] Don't I know it?

Oh, hey, I'm so glad you called.

Will's been floating
the idea of, you know,

heading back to Philly.

It's been on my mind, too.

I was thinking he could
fly home for Thanksgiving,

and that's it.

Vy, I've been thinking
Will should stay here.

He's just getting his rhythm.

Oh, two weeks ago, he went
to an Alpha event with Phil

and impressed several of
the fraternity brothers.

And now they're talking
about hooking him up

with a summer internship.

Viv, it's not news to me
that my son is talented.

I've had college scouts
calling about Will

since he was a freshmen.

But I'm talking about a
world outside of sports, Vy.

I'm talking about politics,
business, the arts.

I mean, think of all the opportunities

that he could have here.

Now, we both know that this arrangement

was always meant to be temporary.

I'm not done raising my son, Viv.

- I understand.
- Do you?

Because it... it sounds like
you're trying to take my place.

No, no, no. This isn't about you and me.

- The hell it ain't.
- Well, can we agree that it shouldn't be?

Look... listen, I promise

I will not try to talk
Will into anything,

and neither should you.

We should just let Will come
up with his own decisions.

Will is still a child, Viv.

My child.

And I'm going to tell him
what I think is best for him.

Look, I gotta go.

[PHONE BEEPS]

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

West Philly, boy!

I like that. I like that.

Yo, all these books.
You don't read, n*gga.

Actually that's "The Alchemist."

- That's a really good book.
- All these damn trophies.

When you gonna give me my sh*t back?

Boy, that trophy say, "Will Smith."

Oh, what's this jawn? Bel-Air Academy.

This color's wack.

I know that burns your
skin wearing that jawn, huh?

Mm-mm. We got nice little
team out here, for real.

- [SCOFFS]
- We getting better too.

Yo, how's the team back home doing?

Real rap, bro. We've been struggling.

We lost to Norf, Douglas,

and South East, bro.

South East. But you coming
back soon, so we good.

We great. We good. We going to State.

No cap.

Yeah, we should get ready
to go downstairs for dinner.

[HIP-HOP IN BACKGROUND]

Which one do you want?

Come on, yo.

We gotta wear suits
to go eat downstairs?

You know, we eating in
the formal dining room.

So we gotta step it up a little bit.

That's it. [CHUCKLES]

- You for real?
- Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

Yo, they really got you buyin'
into this bougie sh*t, bro.

Come on man.

Like that sh*t ain't right.

That's just how they do it.

[SCOFFS]

Bro, purple ain't my color, so...

Hey, that is a nice purple suit, put...

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIGHS]

Yo, wow!

Wow! Ha!

Oh my God.

Hey, you got everything set up.

I know I make it look easy,

but it is not, okay?

And look over here. Do
you notice any cameras?

- What cameras?
- I have one right there.

And I have four other
ones, but they're hidden

so my guests don't feel self-conscious.

- Ohh.
- Okay?

Uhh! Okay! Ha.

Yo, is this thing on?

No, no. You're good.

Okay, cool, 'cause I gotta
get your opinion on something.

Okay, what's up?

Would it be a bad idea
if I went back to Philly?

Why would you want to go back to Philly?

I don't know. Like I love L.A.,

but Philly's home, and I miss it.

Okay, but just because you miss a place

doesn't mean you have to move back.

Yeah, but it's like my mom, Tray,

all my friends back in Philly...

they're expecting me to go back.

Look, at the end of the day, Will,

you have to answer to yourself.

And I get it.

It's scary disappointing
somebody you love,

especially a parent.

But they'll get over
it, and you will too.

Look, I think you should stay, okay?

[BOTH LAUGH]

Hey, baby.

How long you been standing there?

Ooh, long enough to see
how beautiful you are.

[CHUCKLES]

You talk to Vy?

Yeah, we talked, but... let's
talk about it after dinner.

Is it time?

Yes, and I am not going out there alone.

Oh boy.

Well, we gotta give our guests a chance.

Mm-hmm.

Well, they're Hilary's guests,
and they make their living

showing off on social media, so...

Well, there's more to it than that.

Kylo, lead creator in the house,

men's lifestyle brand specialist...

He promotes expensive
booze, cigars, and colognes.

Last year, Kylo made over a million

in paid sponsorships and ad revenue.

- Over a million?
- Mm-hmm.

How do you even know all this?

Hilary sent out a prep email.
You didn't read it?

I skimmed it.

Well, tell me who else
is coming to this party.

Well, there's Phanta.

She specializes in luxury travel.

She gets paid to promote
the most exclusive hotels

and vacation spots in the world.

- Can I have her job?
- Oh, and then there's Monica

whose pronouns are them and they.

Monica's one of the
leading sex-positive

relationship advice
counselors on social media.

And they got their own
book deal with Oprah.

Okay, you've made your point.

Hilary's coworkers
are... quite accomplished.

Hold on to that feeling,
'cause the last two housemates

are brothers, Jared, and Nathan.

They are stuntmen and pranksters,

better known as "the Blackass Brothers."

They know better than to pull
any pranks in our house, right?

- Mm-hmm.
- Because I'll throw both their Black asses out.

- Ha.
- [OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[MELLOW HIP-HOP]

- There you go.
- Ha ha.

That's the one. I like that one.

[SOUND WIND-DOWN, WIND-UP]

♪ ♪

- Look at this!
- I need a photo right here.

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Come on, bro. Usually curls up...

Hilary, Hilary, how did
you make the artichokes?

Oven. The oven.

- [GLASSWARE CLINKING]
- Okay, they're fire.

Excuse me! Excuse me, everyone.

If I may, um...

Tonight, you all welcome
our Hilary into your ranks.

Yeah, we do.

[WHOOPING]

- Whoo!
- All right!

And our family bids her goodbye.

I just, um...

I just wanted to let Hilary know

that she leaves our house with our love.

Honey bee, you are
destined for greatness.

- To Hilary.
- To Hilary!

- To Hilary!
- Yay!

Yay!

- Cheers.
- Yeah!

Yo, I thought y'all was about to die

when y'all was wrestling
with them wild lions.

Dude, you know we tranquilize
those lions, right?

[CLICKS TONGUE] What? You lying.

[LAUGHS]

I'm screwin' with you.

Yo, how fast did that rocket really go?

What?

Relax, bro.

Relax, a'ight?

I was just thinking
you must be happy, huh?

About what in particular?

I mean, sh*t will go
back to the way it was.

This is basically Will's
goodbye party, too.

Since Rashad got chalked out,

my boy don't gotta hide no more.

So... you don't think that
my parents and Will's mom

overreacted sending Will to Bel-Air?

Like, Rashad was really gonna hurt Will?

No doubt, bro.

I was there when they both got arrested,

and Rashad had m*rder in his eyes.

m*rder.

Will was facing a lotta
time for those g*n charges,

but your DA daddy made that
sh*t disappear like magic.

sh*t was crazy, yo.

Hey, yo, Tray, bro,

he said that they did
break the sound barrier

when they built that homemade rocket.

I told you. He's lyin', bro.

- [VOICES FADING]
- Ain't no way.

[HEAVY MUSIC]

[CHILL R&B MUSIC]

I absolutely love your necklace.

Oh, thank you. It's from South Africa.

When I was , I went there
on a trip for about four months

for a cultural exchange
program for artists,

and it changed the way

I depicted light in my paintings.

And I had the chance to meet
President Nelson Mandela.

That must've been amazing.

Have you ever considered
creating content

- about your travels?
- Oh, no.

I'm producing a series about
women who've been places

that the average person
can only dream of.

What? No, no, no, no. I'm not cut out

to be a social media
celebrity like yourself.

Don't sell yourself short, Mrs. Banks.

You've got star energy.

Do you think the future
of sexuality is fluid?

I think coming generations
won't t*rture themselves

when they define their behaviors.

Some people may spend one stage
of their lives as heterosexual

and another as asexual and even
another as maybe h*m*.

So is it worth making
those distinctions at all?

Only if those distinctions serve you.

Some people feel that
sexuality defines them,

you know, as a person. Others don't.

You know, but both camps
are totally correct.

[CHATTER CONTINUES]

♪ ♪

Please, please. I'd love to, man.

You know, I ball too, so, you know...

Hey, hey. My fault.

Hey, Phanta, bro? I'ma about to holler.

Whoa, whoa, hey, hey,
hey. You been drinking?

- Nah, nah.
- Hey, hey.

- Just little tipsy.
- Hey, bro just go ahead.

Drink some water. Chill out.

- I don't want no water.
- Come on, bro.

[SIGHS] Do you think this is going well?

Like this is going okay, right?

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's going great.

You k*lled it.

Just Phanta is obsessed with Mom.

Kylo was talking Dad's ear
off. Maybe I should rescue him.

Uh... I think Dad can fend for himself.

All right, Mr. Banks, be real with me.

- You're running for office...
- Mm-hmm.

You don't wish that Hilary was a lawyer

or some professional type job like that?

This... this whole influencer thing,

this doesn't bother you at all?

Let me tell you something about Hilary.

She was born two months premature.

Spent the first six weeks
of her life in the NIC unit.

She was so small. So fragile.

I just prayed for her to be healthy.

Prayed for her to have a full life.

My heart hasn't changed.

I want her to continue
to grow, to thrive,

and I put no other conditions on her.

So, no, I'm not bothered.

I'm proud.

Well, damn, Mr. Banks, I
kinda wish you were my dad.

BOTH: [CHUCKLE]

What the hell?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, this sh*t moving.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

- [LOUD CLATTERING]
- ALL: [GASP]

Hilary, tell your friends to
call off the prank, right now.

It's not a prank, ma'am.
It's a gift for Hilary.

ALL: Whoa, whoa.

- Go on and open it.
- Oh, sh...

Whoa!

[INTENSE MUSIC ESCALATING]

- Oh...
- Got it lit!

- Oh...
- Oh!

- Oh, whoa!
- Now, that's a prank.

[COMMOTION, EXCLAMATIONS]

You should've seen your faces.

That was hilarious!

- Excuse me a moment.
- You did it again.

We got another one.

Cut the camera off,
please. Like seriously.

- Hey, man, cut the camera...
- Cut the camera, bro.

[EXHALES HEAVILY]

Dad, we need to talk.

Did you pull strings to get
Will out of jail in Philly?

Close the door and we'll talk.

[MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

You're not too mad are you?

No.

This all seems normal to you?

No, but that's the point. It's work.

Theater, if you will.

Oh, it's art. Huh.

- Catch you later, Will.
- Sure, be easy.

[SIGHS]

Jetlag getting you brah?

Ha. That wine tuckin' me in, too, bro.

Come on, bro. Gotta
get you some rest, boul.

We got a long week ahead of us.

[MELLOW RAP MUSIC]

♪ ♪

So you broke the law for him.

If I didn't intervene,

Will would've gone to prison.

His future ruined.

Understand, son,

that if our situation came to light...

Will wouldn't be the
only one that suffers.

So all those lectures
you gave me about justice

and following the rules
and doing the right thing...

that was all bullshit?

People make mistakes, son.

They fall down, and...

they deserve a chance to
get back on their feet.

Didn't we teach you that?

Haven't your own
struggles taught you that?

Are you seriously equating my
anxiety disorder with Will's crime?

No.

No, I'm...

I'm saying that everyone
needs to be shown some grace.

That's what we did for Will.

No, no, 'cause if you
did the right thing,

you wouldn't be sitting here
asking me to keep it a secret.

Whoa, Carlton... Carlton!

I need your word that
you'll keep this between us.

[EXHALES HEAVILY]

Yeah.

You have my word.

'Cause it's actually worth something.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[DOOR OPENS]

You're so full of sh*t, Will.

n*gro, wasn't you just up
my ass about knocking first?

Oh, I'm sorry.

You gonna pull a g*n on me too?

You don't have anything to say?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I know about the g*n.

I know about the fight.

And the part where my dad broke
the law to get you out of jail.

Carlton...

Please don't snitch.

Then stay out of my way
at home and at school.

And stay the f*ck away from Lisa.

She doesn't deserve to get
pulled into your bullshit.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Oh, hey, come on now.

One more, one more. Let's see it again.

That one's not ready.

Uhh! Oh, please.

- Four times.
- Jeez.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

- I want that one.
- Serve my brother.

Okay, Unc, I didn't know
you had it like that.

You used to work at
IHOP or something, Unc?

No, I was stuck with
Sunday morning kitchen duty

in the fraternity house.
It was trial by fire.

Um, good morning!

Hey, how you doing, baby?
I hope you hungry.

Oh, well, what do we owe the honor?

There ain't no reason.
I just want to feed my family.

Oh, I'm here for that.

- He's no Hilary, but he's cool.
- Hey.

- Morning.
- Good morning, son.

You want two or three?

I know how much you love my flapjacks.

I'm good. Lisa's coming over,

and we have a busy day planning
her mom's memorial benefit.

Let her know that she
can have the entire house.

And whatever she needs, we'll provide.

Aw, thanks, Mom.

You are gonna be done in time

to join us for the concert, right?

No, I'll pass.

Lisa and I have a lot to discuss.

[LIGHTLY MOODY MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Flip that jawn again, Unc. Flip it!

- Flip it!
- Oh!

Hold it, hold it, hold
it, you ready? Hold.

ALL: [CHEER]

Bro, I know the summers out here

be going stupid.

Oh, God.

Bro, you gotta come
out here, though, man.

Like we'll make it happen,
bro. It's big enough.

I could talk to my aunt and uncle.

I don't know, bro. You
family. I'm just friends.

They not gonna let me
live off them for months.

Oh, oh, go, go this way,
go this way, go this way.

Yo, what's good? I'm Tray.

You must be Lisa, huh?

- Yes, nice to meet you.
- Same, same.

My boy be talking about you.
All good, though... you good.

Hey, hey sorry... sorry to bug y'all.

Come on, man. Uncle
Phil's waiting for us.

Come on. All right, y'all.

Enjoy the concert.

Bye.

What's with Will? He seems off.

Who knows?

Want to get back to the guest list?

- Sure.
- Come on.

- ♪ Who you gonna listen to? ♪
- ♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Hey, Smoke, tell 'em
how you been, Seven ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Pullin' up lookin' like new money ♪

- I know that's not for us.
- [LAUGHS]

♪ ♪

♪ Just 'cause it's sweet
don't make it honey ♪

♪ ♪

♪ My new sh*t jam this that jelly ♪

♪ What's the meaning
of a hot collegiate ♪

♪ I'm already hundred miles ahead ♪

♪ Suckers leave it up to other people ♪

♪ Just to cover table
with that meat and bread ♪

♪ Heathens eat their
Wheaties and they feel it ♪

♪ Take they portion, caution,
floatin' in the wind... ♪

Hi. All right.

On stage... We both gettin' on stage.

Yeah, what if I got on stage?

Hey, you hip enough, you get on stage.

I don't even know. I don't even know.

- [CHATTER]
- Thank you, bro.

You got those all-access passes.

- All-access passes.
- VIP.


This is crazy, though, bro.

What, bro?

I can't even believe we
really about to meet D Smoke.

That's wild. Like, I got a million
questions for boul, starting with

when he gonna drop his next album?

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
That last one had no skips.

None! No skips at all.

And I'm glad to see you two excited.

- We way past excited, Unc.
- Uh-huh.

He probably... I'll tell
you about D Smoke later.

Come on, like I don't
know who D Smoke is.

I'm a hip-hop head.
I stay up on the game.

[LAUGHS] Big cap.

- Big cap.
- Up on the game.

Hey, don't get me... don't
get me started, right?

What's up, fellas? You
all ready for the show?

- D Smoke.
- Hell, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, we f*ck
with your music, man.

My name is Will. This my boy, Tray.

Nice to meet you, Will. Tray.

You must be Uncle Phil.

- Mucho gusto.
- You are the man.

Yeah, tu sabes.

- You D Smoke.
- Yeah.

Yeah, Tray actually
put me on to your music.

- Okay.
- Yeah, tell him, Tray.

- Tell him, Tray.
- Okay. Okay.

Good lookin'.

You D Smoke!

Yeah.

He normally doesn't stop talking.

You got him star-struck.

- Your boy.
- It's really D Smoke.

[LAUGHTER]

[CHILL R&B MUSIC]

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah uh uh ♪

♪ Woke up on the other
side of the bed... ♪

I'm so glad Joan
convinced you to come in.

What do you think?

♪ Need a little positive truth ♪

♪ Brothers who need a
little confidence too... ♪

I just love her use of color.

It's just so...

strong and un-unapologetic.

♪ ♪

It's, um...

It's complex yet clear.

Intimate but powerful.

Simply riveting.

Your work is in a similar vein.

Your color palette is evocative.

The way you, uh...

draw in the viewers' eyes...

not lying when I say I could stare

into your paintings for
hours, because I've done it.

I'm glad you enjoy my work, Reid.

So what exactly did Joan say I'm doing?

She told me that Vivian Smith is, uh...

excuse me, Vivian
Banks is painting again.

And I've always, always
been enamored with your work.

I appreciate that.

I'm not sure I'm ready

just to show any of
my latest pieces yet.

Why don't you just show me what you got

and let me be the judge?

Now this...

This is what I really wanted you to see.

I mean, whoever did this,

this is way too minimalistic
for my taste, so...

This space is reserved for you, Vivian.

What? No.

I'm not ready for all of this.

I mean, I haven't even been able to...

to tap into my creative flow.

Hm.

There's never a right time, okay?

You just gotta go.

If you wait until you
think you're ready...

Another years might pass you by.

D Smoke, let's go... D Smoke, let's go.

VIP, baby. Don't you know about VIP?

[PHONE BUZZES]

Yo, fellas... fellas, why
don't you go up inside?

I just gonna take care of
some business here first, okay?

A'ight Uncle Phil.

Yeah, let's get it.

Congressman Turley. Fred.

I didn't take either one
of you for D Smoke fans.

Phil, we've come here

to help you right your campaign.

You're at a critical juncture.

Well, I'm up in the polls.

I'd be happy to walk
you through the numbers.

Polls don't tell the whole story.

Not everyone liked the comments
you made about law enforcement.

You said "defund the police."

Oh, come on, Fred. We both know

that the police budget
could shed millions

and rank and file wouldn't
feel the difference.

Well, that's where the argument starts,

- but where does it end?
- With a police force

that doesn't act like
it's above the law.

Phil, we didn't come here
to debate this with you.

You need to tone down your rhetoric.

Or what?

There will be consequences

for this new direction you're taking.

Noted.

But I still stand by what I said.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I got a concert to enjoy. All right.

Ash, this is for you.

It's from my homegirl, Phanta.

She created a jewelry line,
and she wanted you and Mom

to have pieces from the collection.

Cool. Tell her I said thanks.

Okay. Oh, and the charm is
for, like, good fortunate...

Like money, health, love.

How does that work?

Girl, it doesn't.

It's a sales hook, but it's pretty,

and it won't turn your wrist green.

Hil, so I have this friend
that I have a crush on.

And I think this friend
likes me but hasn't said that.

What do I do?

Does a friend have a name?

Lucia.

That's a pretty name.
Tell me more about her.

Well, she's an th grader. She's smart.

She has a nerdy sense of humor like me.

She doesn't take crap from anyone.

Are you surprised?

I mean, I'm surprised you're
having feelings for somebody

since you're always so busy
trying to save the world.

But, no, I'm not
surprised that you're gay.

I mean, I'm attracted to girls,

but I haven't totally ruled out boys.

Which is why I'm afraid
to tell Mom and Dad,

because I haven't got it figured out.

And I don't want them to think

that I'm just in some phase, you know?

You're . You don't have to
have everything figured out,

and you don't have to tell
anybody if you don't want to.

But I'm happy you told me.

I'm gonna really miss you, Hil.

I'm gonna miss you, too.

And look, I'll always be here
if you ever need to talk, okay?

Give me hug.

- I love you, sis.
- I love you too.

Okay. Bye.

[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

Excuse me... excuse me.

Lovin' the hat, brother. That's hard.

[CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

Oh, my God, yo. This is the life.

- Facts, bro.
- [LAUGHS]

Yo, if I stayed out here all year,

you can visit anytime you want, bro.

Summer break, spring
break, winter break, bro.

All the breaks.

Is that what you trying to do?

You trying to stay in L.A. forever?

No.

I mean...

I don't know, maybe.

Don't play me, bro. You know.

You really trying to turn your back

on where you came from?

Whoa, bro, slow down.

All I said is I might maybe stay in L.A.

Ain't no might maybe to it, bro.

I know you. You already
made your mind up.

Just admit the sh*t.

Look, bro, I'm just trying to
figure this sh*t out, a'ight?

Man, I need you to get
off my back, a'ight?

Bro, you don't understand.
This is... is...

No, I don't understand.

You was the one calling me

talking about how everyone in L.A.

was treating you wack, crying and sh*t.

- Who was crying?
- n*gga, you.

[SNIVELING] "Tray,
everyone in Bel-Air's wack.

I gotta get on back to Philly."

Now you wanna be one of 'em.

Tray, look around you.

What do we have in Philly
that's better than this, hmm?

Ladies and gentlemen,

please get ready to make some noise.

The show is about to begin.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

Man, you ain't nothing
but a f*cking liar, bro.

All day... all day you been
talking about coming back home.

For our team. For our block. For me.

But f*ck us, right?

You got yours, so f*ck Philly.

L.A., how you all feelin'?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

Tray.

My name is D Smoke.

I'm from Inglewood, California.

We about to do this sh*t.
Y'all put your hands up.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

DJ Shanks, let's do this!

The whole time.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[MURMURING]

Wait, um, why the Mardi Gras theme?

So when my mom was a
girl, she used to visit

her family in New
Orleans during Mardi Gras.

And she loved it.

The people, the music, the food.

Well, then that's it.

We'll bring the Mardi
Gras to the Banks estate.

Anything you can dream up, we can do.

Carlton, are you sure about this?

Hey, of course.

Look, I loved your mother.

Oh, thank you, Carlton, so much.

This means so much to me.

[CHILL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Whoa, whoa. Carlton.

Uh, I'm... I'm sorry.
I... I just thought...

Carlton, my feelings haven't changed.

Um, yeah, no, I get it. I'm sorry.

I just, um...

[PACING FOOTSTEPS]

So what's up, bro? You
ain't got nothing to say?

I just need my charger, bro.

Bro, we can't be beefing
like this the whole week.

[SCOFFS] sh*t, if I stay the week.

Oh, that's how you feel?

That you don't want to be here no more?

How am I supposed to act, bro?

You want to level up and
leave my broke ass behind.

You thought I'd be cool with that sh*t

if I went to Disneyland first?

Tray, we supposed to be boys.

You supposed to be happy for me

when some great sh*t comes in my life.

Because you the special one, huh?

I forgot.

You gonna go off and do big-time sh*t

and what, I'm just
supposed to sit around

and wait for you to tell me about it?

Is that it, Will?

Oh, 'cause you the GOAT, huh?

Yeah.

n*gga, your ass was the
one who got thrown in jail.

Tray, I got thrown in jail

trying to save your
ass from getting jumped.

And whose g*n was it, anyway?

We wasn't even supposed
to be there, Will.

Remember that?

Darnell clowned your ass
in front of the papi store,

and you just couldn't
let that go, could you?

I learned from it. I learned from it.

'Cause I'm the one that got
snatched up out of Philly

and sent out here to Bel-Air.

Me. Not you, me.

n*gga, you got rich...

And I got f*cking sh*t...

sh*t, n*gga.

Tray, hold on.

Don't f*cking touch me, bro.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Get the f*ck out of my room!

f*ck you, Bel-Air p*ssy.

Get the f*ck out!

♪ ♪

[SOFT R&B PLAYING]

♪ ♪

Hey, Auntie, you got a second?

Yeah, baby.

Well, what's the matter?

[SIGHS] Me and Tray got into it.

Oh, baby, that happens
sometimes with friends.

No, this is different though.

Tray's my day one.

We've been homies since my dad left.

But after today, I don't know
if we can be boys anymore.

Baby, you and Tray were
sent on different paths

the night you were arrested.

That was traumatic for both of you.

And both of you are
processing it differently.

You're not little boys anymore.

Anyways, um...

Tray wants to leave early and go home.

Congratulations. You're
the talk of the internet.

- In a good way or bad way?
- Both.

Your interview with Kylo went viral.

Positive feedback though.

When the hell did he interview me?

She was born two months premature.

Spent the first six weeks
of her life in the NIC unit.

She was so small.

- I forgot we were recording.
- I'm glad you did.

It humanized you with the public.

Ready for the bad?

Prayed for her to have a full life.

And my heart hasn't changed...

And if you vote for me as
your new District Attorney,

I promise that justice
for all will be a reality.

Phillip Bank says he's the
candidate of the people.

What people? Law-abiding
citizens or rioters?

Everyday people or the radical left?

Decide for yourself.

Defunding the police is critical.

[ECHOING] Critical...
critical... critical...

Does Los Angeles need a District
Attorney who is anti-police?

Defunding the police is critical.

Un-f*cking-believable.

They're painting me
like a member of Antifa.

It's because you played
it too far to the left.

This is exactly why
Judge Robertson and I

told you run a moderate,
centrist campaign.

Well, that advice was
not working, Steven.

My support was tepid.

- It was a rational approach.
- I was losing.

Now I'm up in the polls
and I'm being att*cked

because I could win. I'm dangerous.

These att*cks can be overcome
if we turn out the vote.

It's dicey, Phil.

My donors may panic.

Yeah. Well...

at least I have my own millions.

It's good thing.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

You don't have to leave, bro.

Yeah, I do.

And what the f*ck would I stay for, huh?

You like being their
little charity case,

but not me, bro.

I can't buy into this sh*t, man...

And go home soft.

Tray, you know I'm not soft.

I just realized

that there's more to the
world than West Philly.

Not to me, bro.

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

Aw, this is so lovely. Oh!

You don't have to wear it
if you don't want to, Mom.

It's Phanta's thing. It's not mine.

Oh, why would you think I don't like it?

Because it's the way you
said, "This is lovely."

I know what that tone means.

Do I always sound so critical?

Not always.

But often.

Well, I shouldn't...

always just say the critical things.

I mean, I feel so much, much more.

Honey, I want you to
know I am proud of you.

You are forging a new
path and I can't... oh...

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

That's all I wanted to hear, Mom.

Well, let me say it
again. I am proud of you.

I am so, so proud of you.

Thank you.

- And Mom, listen.
- Mm-hmm.

When I join Kylo's crew,

it's really gonna launch my career.

I'm gonna keep making you proud.

I'm already proud of you.

♪ ♪

[PHONE RINGS]

Hey, Ma.

Hey, baby!

You know, you caught me right
before I walked into work.

Listen, I've been trying to think about

when to bring you home.

The coach, he wants you back yesterday,

and the scouts, they're
still interested.

It'll be like you never left.

I was thinking, uh... what if I stayed?

What you mean stay?
Will, Philly's your home.

Everyone here loves
you. Understands you.

Yeah, I know, Ma, but, you know,

it's the middle of the school year

and I made friends.

Son, hasn't it always
been just you and me?

You know, facing whatever we had to?

Yeah.

I know you've come such a long way.

I... I get that you feel grown.

But you still need me.

I do, but I... also need to

figure out what's out here for me.

Ma, you told me, right?

My life is more than the square
miles that I grew up in in Philly.

That my crown is waiting for me

as soon as I find the
courage to wear it, right?

Yeah.

Well, I'm ready, Ma.

All right.

I've always supported
you, and I always will.

I gotta get back to work, okay?

But w... we'll talk later, okay?

Okay. I love you, Ma.

I love you. All right.

All right.

[PHONE BEEPS]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, it's time to go, I'ma get it ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ You know how it goes
when I hit the floor ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ Oh, it's time to go, I'ma get it ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ You know how it goes
when I hit the floor ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ Oh, it's time to go, I'ma get it ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ You know how it goes
when I hit the floor ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ Oh, it's time to go, I'ma get it ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ You know how it goes
when I hit the floor ♪

♪ Every time ♪

♪ ♪
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