Dinner with Friends (2025) Movie Script

(gentle music)
(Joy): I thought this was
supposed to be a race.
Come on, babe, what are you waiting for?
Thought you were gonna dust my ass today?
Oh. Oh, the dust ain't coming.
- It's...
- Ha, ha!
Eat it, baby! Eat it!
Ah! Oh, no! Ah! Ah!
(Joy): Easy, easy, easy. (Malachi grunts)
- Okay.
- Oh, okay.
- Can you get the other one?
- Uh, yeah.
Just try, just try.
(groans)
- Yes. Okay.
Okay, can you make it to the kitchen?
- The kitchen?
- Yeah.
- There's chairs right here.
- You have to put ice.
Oh.
Okay, grab the wall.
Grab the wall, thank you.
- I got it.
- Okay, good. Yes.
I got it.
(wincing)
Thanks, baby.
Oh, fuck.
(groans)
Can you believe it?
My leg just is giving out like that?
Yeah, I told you to
wrap it before we left.
Now you might have really hurt yourself.
Feel like you could a just let me win,
Miss Chariots of Fire.
No, I couldn't.
You could've listened to
me and saved yourself from
collapsing in (laughs)
In the middle of street,
and wailing like a baby.
(babbles) Like a baby?
Like a baby!
I was not wailing like a baby.
Like a tiny Troy.
It's not how I, I sounded, I
sounded like a man, when I...
You, you sounded hilarious.
(laughs)
This shit really hurts.
Yeah, you're right. My bad.
All right, I'll get you some ice.
(sighs)
(Malachi): Yeah.
(Joy sighs)
(sighs)
Joy, call them.
You know I've tried.
Last two times, we
didn't even have half of us.
I see Evie all the time anyway.
Yeah, I, uh, wouldn't
take that personally.
(Joy sighs)
Everyone's just busy.
You know how it is.
You know, I think that it would be good.
What?
- Good for us?
- Yeah.
You really mean good
for me though, right?
Joy...
Malachi...
(Malachi sighs)
Joy
look, I'll... ow!
Just sit, okay? You're
gonna make it worse.
(Malachi groans)
(Joy): Exhale. (Malachi): Fuck.
Yeah. (Groans)
Listen, all I am saying
is that we always have a
good time with those guys.
We usually do.
And it's been a minute, right?
Since we've all gotten together.
You know how having something to focus on
where you can do the most
always makes you feel good.
We have two kids, Mal.
I have plenty to focus on.
Oh, we have two?
I can't with you. (Malachi laughs)
(Malachi): I think you know what I mean.
(tap running)
What just... one more try.
One more try.
They're our friends.
Yeah? Just fire off a
message in the group chat.
You know, you almost had
me before you said group chat.
Oh.
(emergency alert blaring)
(Malachi): Can we rewind
and we'll say the same thing again
without mentioning the
thing that shall not be named?
(gentle music)
(messages bloop)
[gentle music]
(numbers flipping)
(glasses clink)
(laid back jazz music)
- Oh, my god! Hi!
- Hi!
It's so good to see you.
Oh, my god, it smells amazing in here.
Thank you. How are you? How's it going?
I'm good. It's good, it's good.
Well, Josh is just like in
one of his mood's again.
It's getting on my last nerve.
(Joy): Oh no, is he still spicy?
Well, I've come to the conclusion
that he's someone who
just likes to be angry.
So like, can you fight
with someone like that.
- Did he come with you?
- Oh, my god,
he's in the other room.
Wait, so how did your move go?
Sorry, I couldn't help you, by the way.
Uh, it's cool.
I actually didn't move.
What? Well, did you
get your deposit back?
No, I did not.
Wait, so you lost first and last?
Yikes.
Sorry you're going through it, sweets.
Oh, it's fine. Really.
- So glad to see you, though.
- So glad to see you.
Oh, my god. (Both laugh)
And all this stuff with
Josh is just like... wait.
(Joy): What?
- What the hell is that?
- What?
- What is that?
- This?
- What?
What happened to the Portuguese tile?
Price went up like 55%
that's what happened.
Yeah, I get that. But subway tile?
Baby, it's very elder millennial of you.
Oh, no, I know you did not just call me
- an elder millennial.
- I did.
- To my face.
- Yes. You know what?
- To this visage.
- Gorgeous, baby.
But next time, take the hit.
It's Portuguese tile, okay?
(Joy): Oh, oh!
- Hey, Evie! Hey!
Sorry, sorry, sorry. I know I'm late.
The subway rerouted like five times.
- Am I the last one here?
- Uh, no, no, no.
You know that Joy always
gives you an earlier time
so you can actually get here on time?
(scoffs) Okay, wow.
Well, I should be offended,
but I am actually grateful.
Wait, what did you say
happened with the subway?
I don't know. Some
like, mechanical explosion
or something.
An explosion? Jesus,
this city is falling apart.
Yeah, it's all over Twitter right now.
It's trending. It's huge.
- You're on Twitter?
- You're on X?
Really, Malachi, X?
How January 6th of you.
(Malachi): Government names look,
say what you want about Elon...
Oh, my god, I can't. La, la, la.
(Evie): Hello! (Joy): Hi.
Did you remember the vermouth?
Oh, please say yes.
No, sorry. And I'm sorry I'm late.
It's okay, it's okay,
we're still waiting on Kat.
Have you talked to her lately? Hi. Mwah.
No, I have not. Why?
Um, I just wanted to see if she'd be down
to host the next one.
You know, if we're
serious about getting back
into the swing of things
then I wanna lock in
who's hosting the next one.
I mean, I would do it, but next month,
it's gonna be Thanksgiving.
And then it's Christmas.
And with family and the kids,
I don't think I have
the bandwidth for that.
Yeah, well, I could always do it.
You don't need to sit
at, like, a proper table.
Yeah, I mean, your place is... so cute.
Oh, Ty, that's so kind of you.
Hey, don't you and Josh have, like,
a really big table?
Oh, a huge table. (Ty):
Uh yeah, yeah, we do.
We do. Um... but our uh...
dishwasher is... broken.
- Hmm.
- Yeah, there's just water,
debris, pieces...
- Gosh, that's horrible.
- Everywhere.
I don't think that's
how dishwashers work.
(Ty): Really rough. And it's tax season?
It's the middle of
fall. It's not tax season.
Well, they will be due at some point.
(Evie laughs) (Ty): You know what?
Joy, you're so much better
at this anyways, okay?
It's just, it's so much work.
- I know. It is.
Fine, fine, fine, January it is.
(Ty): Or we could just play it by ear.
Yeah, that never works.
Uh, I just said that I could do it.
Let's just see how Kat's
feeling when she gets here.
Speaking of which,
where the fuck is this girl?
Oh, she's probably gonna bail.
I mean, she looked really rough
- the last time we saw her.
- Ty!
Well, I just mean she
looked really burned out.
You know, she's obviously
having a hard time
taking care of her mom and all that.
(Evie): Yeah, well, it can't
be very easy coming home
from being a nurse all day.
And then having to
nurse your mother all night?
(Evie): Mm-hmm.
Is this a new dress? It's cute.
(oven beeps) (Ty): Yeah, it's definitely
a lot to handle.
If only she had a sibling
or something to help her.
(Joy): Stop. (Ty): Oh, wait.
Okay, to be fair, she wasn't as sick
when Tristan moved away, so.
(Ty): Hmm, you mean
when he completely ghosted.
Oh, my god. He had his reasons.
Plus Kat did tell us all that, you know,
he was sending money
to help with their mom.
So it's not like he completely vanished.
(Ty): Sure.
Evie, I don't understand
why you defend him?
I mean, I love Tristan just
as much as anybody else.
Well, obviously not as much as you.
But we all deserved a proper goodbye.
(Ty): Especially you.
(Evie): Okay.
Okay?
I'm gonna go finish setting up.
Uh, spades.
Least your place is super cheap.
Not anymore.
Technically, I terminated my lease.
My landlord made me sign
a new one at a, you know,
- a much higher rent.
- Shit.
Couldn't your landlord cut you some slack?
Aren't you two sorta like friends?
Hmm, yeah, heavy on the
sort of friends there, I guess.
- Mm-hmm.
- But she wouldn't budge.
She was really adamant.
It's wild that she'd do that.
You'd... you'd been there for years.
She said she was actually
losing money on the place
since the rates went up, so.
Okay, but it's not your responsibility
to take on her financial problems.
So, miss me with that.
Funny, she said the
exact same thing to me
about my situation.
(Malachi): Man, I'm real
sorry that happened to you.
You know, I, I do have to
ask if you're gonna end up
paying so much more anyway,
why don't you just move
to the nicer apartment?
Is that... did you just
hit me with the two twos?
Real sorry that happened to you.
- In my own house?
- The two. Two. Two.
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up.
You motherfuckers.
I'm gonna put me on the leader board.
I'm coming back.
I'm gonna put me on the leader board.
You have to stand up for
yourself at least one time.
I am standing up for myself.
You ask me for my advice
and then you don't wanna
do what I tell you to do.
Joy, can we please
just drop this honestly?
Like, look, I know that you
were upset because you love me
and we're worried about
me, and I love you for that.
I do. But you bring it up
every time someone mentions him.
I swear to god, I am good. I promise.
Okay, fine, I'll drop it.
- What is it?
- Nothing.
- What is that face?
- Nothing.
I just, you say that you're good,
but then I haven't seen
you date anyone in a while.
What happened to that
guy that you were seeing?
Oh, my god, you actually hate me.
- I don't hate you.
- Yes, you hate me.
I don't hate you.
Stop it. You're so extra.
No, you must.
Why would my best friend be forcing me
to be having a conversation
I clearly don't wanna have
about my shit dating life?
You want a news update?
It's still really, really shit, okay?
Nice. (Guys): Hey.
- And I think Kat's here.
- Oh, god.
Nice to see you.
- Hey.
- Oh, shit.
Whoa. Uh... hey.
Wow, nice.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Uh... (Malachi): Good to see you.
Okay, let's get everyone to the table.
(Evie): Mm-hmm.
- And um, I'm sorry.
I know you're gonna
move on at your own pace.
I'm warning you, maybe
you don't even want a partner.
Trust me, I definitely want a partner.
I am lonely as fuck.
(Evie): Tristan?
Surprise! Dinner like old times.
We're all here.
It's good, right?
(somber music)
Hi.
- Hi.
- Yes, uh, it is good.
Let's all just ignore the fact
that we haven't seen Tristan
in two years, and um...
let's get comfortable and eat.
You hungry?
- Yeah.
- I'm starving.
Let me get this, Mama.
Yeah, thanks, careful, it's hot.
Ow, ow, ow.
(Kat): Can we get one more plate?
- Here or...
- Yeah.
(overlapping chatter)
(Evie): Um, I think I forgot my wine, too.
(Ty): Yeah, can you...
well, it's almost empty.
(Evie): You're right.
(Kat): Do you want anything?
- Yeah.
(Joy): Can you believe Tristan?
Saying nothing to no one?
Ah, he said he's only been back a week.
Yeah, a whole week.
(Malachi): Well, it's
great to have him back.
I'm glad he's back.
- Oh, yeah, I am too.
- Yeah?
Then why are you so mad?
Because he just fucking took off.
Okay, Evie can say whatever she wants.
I'm still mad.
And what about Paul?
No one seems to remember
how. He was fucking crushed.
Why does no one remember?
It's fucking not cool.
He left without a word.
(Malachi): Uh, he sent
a text to the group chat.
All right, like, that's enough.
(Malachi sighs)
I don't know. I was fine with it.
Okay, all right.
Well, when I finally leave you
I guess I'll just do it by text.
(tap turns on and off)
(Joy sighs)
(sighs)
Are you going to leave me?
What?
Joy, you said finally.
"When I finally leave you."
You just
waiting to get around to it?
Oh, I could ask you the same thing.
Okay.
(Malachi sighs)
(gentle, sad music)
(gentle kisses)
We're okay.
(gentle music)
(messages bloop)
[gentle music]
(numbers flipping)
(Kat): I hope that's enough.
Do you think that's enough?
- It'll be fine.
I wouldn't overthink it.
(R&B music)
(Kat muttering)
(Kat): This is great.
All right, lasagne will
be done in 25 minutes.
This looks amazing.
(Tristan): Thank you.
- Oh, my gosh.
Not bad for 20 minutes, huh?
Yeah, we love to see a man put in effort.
- Oh, well...
- Okay.
I'm impressed.
Thank you so much.
Okay, well, since that,
they're coming in, like,
10 minutes, I'm going to have
some wine and then sit down.
(Mother): Kat! Katrina!
- She is so restless today.
- Go. No, no, no.
- Here, give it to me.
- It's okay.
Go. Go enjoy your wine, okay?
- Are you sure?
- Yes, I got this.
- Okay, you got this.
- Yeah, I do!
Hey!
Just gonna... hello. You look nice.
- Hey, hi.
- Hi.
- Hmm.
- Hi.
- Ha, ha.
- Ahem.
Come in, enjoy.
I gotta check on my mom.
Yeah. Oh, where's my warm welcome?
- Later!
- Uh-huh.
- Can I get my warm welcome?
- Shut up.
- What?
- Okay, miss thing.
Kat, are you okay?
- What? What?
- Tristan and Evie.
No, you're not supposed to know that.
How do you know that? (Mock kisses)
Oh, my god.
Tristan and Evie? What is happening?
- Wait, what?
- I have no idea.
(Evie): Kat, Tristan said
she wants you. I'm sorry.
(Kat): Joy, wait, do you mind taking over?
(Joy): Yeah, of course.
(Kat): I'll take your coat.
(Joy): Thank you. (Kat): No problem, girl.
Thanks, Evie. (Evie): Yeah, yeah.
(muffled laughter and chatter)
So, when did this happen?
Wait, better question,
why didn't you tell me this happened?
Well, I was going to but...
(exhales nervously) (Joy): But?
Okay, real talk, Evie,
I feel like if we weren't
having this dinner tonight,
you would have waited as long
as you could before telling me.
Okay, yeah, I was definitely stalling.
I mean, it took me by
surprise and happened real fast.
And you can be a hard
person to talk to sometimes.
Especially like...
(Tristan): Don't say that.
Don't say that. Hey, Joy.
Hi.
Uh, you mind checking on the lasagne?
(Evie): Yeah!
(Tristan): Be nice. (Evie giggles)
(Evie): See, this
this is what I didn't want, that face.
What face? Okay, you
basically just called me
a heartless bitch.
What I was trying to say
before Tristan cut me off
was you can be a hard person to talk to.
(Joy scoffs)
Especially when you're
going through your own shit.
Are things any better?
No.
Babe.
I don't know. Maybe.
You know, the guy's
fed up, though, I can tell.
He's probably in there
talking shit about me right now.
(Malachi): You know, one of
you should have warned me
about those two so I could brace myself.
Joy is not gonna take this well.
I'm going to be hearing
about this for days.
Careful, Malachi.
You're not supposed to tell us
you talk about us behind our back.
Mm-hmm.
(Ty): Yeah, just how often are
we the topic of conversation?
Please. Like we don't all talk shit?
I would never. I don't
even know what that is.
Judas.
(laughs)
- Man, fuck off, all of you.
(all laugh)
No, y'all know that Joy
can't keep her fucking nose
out of everyone's business.
She never shuts up.
(Ty): Okay, you all right, Malachi?
It seems like maybe you
could you use a day or two off.
- Mm-hmm.
- No, I'm... I'm sorry.
That, that came out wrong.
I... look, I'm real close to
closing a huge deal at work
with a big company. I
can't get specific but...
That sounds like a good thing.
(Malachi): That is what I thought.
But they keep adding new
roles on their side and it feels
very much like they're gonna
let my staff go eventually.
Will you be let go, too?
(Malachi): No. Hah,
no. Uh, highly unlikely.
No, they're giving me some vanity title
and shoving me into a corner office.
(Paul): So, don't do the deal.
If it's not something you wanna do
and it's causing you a
lot of stress, don't do.
(Josh): Cut his mic.
(laughs)
- No of fence, Paul,
but the whole opting out
of capitalism is not really a thing
when you've got responsibilities like kids.
(Paul): I do have a kid.
No, I know you've got Bobbie.
My bad. I'm just, I meant that
I have the two little kids at home,
and a mortgage and... it's a lot.
Yeah, well Joy works too, right?
So you have options.
(Malachi): Yeah, we'll
see, that's another...
(Josh): Another what?
I get it. I'm the traditional one.
Fine.
(chuckles)
- I know you love him.
He's very cute. We all understand that.
But I don't want to see
you taken advantage of.
You're obviously still
holding a grudge against him.
You forget that I know that
you and Tristan have your
connection or whatever. And
I know that you missed him.
I really think you guys
should talk shit out.
I can respect your
decision to forgive him.
And I'm happy to keep the peace
to have us all back together.
But I personally do not
have anything to say to him.
I'm happy we're all making an effort
to spend more time together.
I love Tristan. But I'm not...
- Don't say but.
- What?
You shouldn't say but.
I think the oven's still on.
- Oh, shit.
- Yeah, I think the oven's
you shouldn't say, "I love you, but."
It makes your love sound conditional.
It is, okay?
None of us is a bottomless well of love
able to just keep giving
and giving nonstop, forever.
- Hot.
- Okay, fine.
Let's say that there are conditions.
You've still got to be
able to adjust. Right?
I mean, people need to do
what they gotta do to cope.
Life can be overwhelming.
Yeah, but you can't just run away.
(sighs)
You don't think I wanna run away?
(scoffs): No.
I don't think you do.
I think you want to power through
'cause that's how you cope.
Maybe I should just chuck it all and um,
move to the country.
Don't say it like it's crazy, okay?
My sister and her wife just
moved to Prince Edward county.
Okay, yeah, you're right, babe,
but could you imagine Joy in the country?
Uh, hmm.
(all laugh)
That bitch ain't leavin' the city.
- Oh!
- Whoa, okay, easy, tiger.
Not, "bitch."
(Ty): There's no way
that you're this riled up
over getting a big cheque
to sit and do nothing.
You're 38. Worse things could be happening.
Prostate exams are right
around the corner, hmm?
Hey! Uh, can anyone give me a hand?
- Oh, yeah.
- Thanks, man.
Uh no, I know it sounds
crazy but the idea of
sitting in some office, doing fuck all,
even if I'm getting paid
well, it's... it doesn't excite me.
No of fence, Malachi, but you
run a small shipping company.
How exciting is that ever?
Yeah, okay, but it was a shipping company
that I started, right?
From pretty much nothing.
And, and grew into a
business successful enough
to employ people for nearly eight years.
People who I like to work with.
Hmm, I don't know, babe.
Sounds like you just need a hobby.
Maybe working out?
- Yeah, I could see a little...
(Josh): Yeah, just 'cause you have a kid.
Yeah. You wanna give daddy, not dad.
Oh! Get him!
Colouring, babe. Drawing.
- Not colouring.
- It's good!
(laughs) It's good!
I know you.
The less happy you are,
the more rigid you become.
Every little thing starts to matter so much
and then you dig your heels in
like there's only this one option.
But you have choices
and you're allowed to change
your mind and try a thing.
And let it be the wrong
thing or the best thing.
I don't know. I just...
I don't want you to be so hard on yourself
for the sake of others when
you know, it's not really helping you.
(muffled R&B music)
This is not going to
be enough for everybody.
(laughs through tears)
(Joy): Malachi, we gotta get pizza.
Little thing.
(tender music)
(car turns off)
What do you wanna do, Joy?
(Joy): I don't know.
(Malachi laughs)
What?
(Malachi): Look at you.
You're miserable right now
and I don't understand it.
(Joy): Yeah, clearly.
(Malachi): No, seriously,
we are finally back in the swing of things
and I would think you
would at least try and enjoy it.
So what?
Evie didn't tell you right away.
It's none of your business.
And who cares if we
had to go and grab pizza
because they forgot the chicken?
- I care!
- Why?
What does it matter?
It's like you're committed
to ruining this for yourself.
What, Joy?
(Joy): Nothing.
You wouldn't get it.
(both sigh)
(Malachi): Look, all I want
is to hang out with these guys
and talk a little shit,
relax, and have fun.
I don't know when that became a lofty goal,
but that is what I want.
To have fun with our friends.
(Joy): Mm-hmm.
And that is impossible... to do
Without me looming
around like a dark cloud.
I get it.
You want me to go?
(Malachi): Jesus Christ.
Yeah.
Fine, Joy, if you want
to go, please, just go.
(door opens and shuts)
(footsteps thud away)
(Malachi sighs)
(door opens)
Are we staying?
(Joy): Well, we might as well.
We're already paying Jamie
a fortune to watch the kids.
Okay.
Okay guys, I'm gonna let them in.
They're right at the door, all right.
Welcome back, my darlings.
We saw you fighting from the window,
so leave that shit outside, all right?
We've got a surpri-i-i-i-ise.
What is this?
Ta-da!
No!
What do you think? Hmm?
Well, I think it's great.
You know, I love karaoke.
- Yeah!
- Thank god.
I was so worried you were gonna be pissed.
- Mm-hmm.
- I feel so bad.
(Kat): Yeah, sorry I dropped
the ball on the food, Joy.
Sorry we forgot the chicken.
Come on!
We're glad you're not pissed.
(Joy): Whoa, whoa, whoa,
I mean, I have my moments,
but I am not the resident hothead here.
We all know that's you, Josh.
(laughter)
Remember when you tipped that table
over a game of do-mi-noes.
Oh, I forgot. That was you.
No one called that.
You're gonna want to
turn that this way, honey.
- Okay.
- Three, two, one.
(tender music)
(singing)
You can't live with the world
On your shoulders
- Here we are.
Your shoulders
That's a sound. You can't do a sound.
(Joy): I can do a sound.
Take my hand
Movie.
(muffled chatter)
Thinking.
- Driving.
- Driving.
Driving.
(vocalizing)
(inaudible laughter)
- Touchdown!
- Ha!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
For a long time A long time
(vocalizing)
[gentle music]
Now I found you
I'll stay here and hold you
- Oh, titties. Titties.
- Dolly Parton!
Ah! Ah!
Don't check a browser history, honey.
Don't check it.
Don't check a browser history.
Oh, my god.
Oh, that water was so warm, though.
Okay, I know. Wait a minute.
And blue.
You said, wait, how do you spell that?
What did you say? Hawk tuah?
(group continues talking in background)
(yawns)
(dishes clinking)
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Feeling okay?
- Yeah.
Tonight has been everything
I needed, and more.
Times ten. It's been amazing.
But I'm just... I am so tired.
(Paul): Yeah.
Tristan and I were talking earlier.
Yeah? About what?
You.
And everything with your mom.
How you doin'?
I don't know, I'm okay. I'm fine.
I'm still living at home.
Still taking care of my
mom. Gotta get butter.
Job I hate.
It's the
not really the dream.
It's not that exciting.
Not where I thought I'd
be at this point, either.
(Ty): Oh, okay. No, no,
no. Okay, yeah, yeah, okay.
So I just looked it up. Ahem,
Fly YYZ has round trip flight
to Cancun with dates in October and March.
We're going.
Okay, I'm checking
my calendar as we speak.
Well, if Joy's down, I'm down,
'cause Beach Joy is my favourite Joy.
I'm putting a ticket in the cart.
Beach Joy is my favourite
Joy too. I'm so happy.
I'm picking a seat on the flight.
Okay, yeah, we're down. We're down.
If you're all down, we're down.
Yes.
Oh, shoot. You know what?
I got something.
Okay, I'm happy they're coming.
(trips up stairs)
- Mess.
- Mess.
- Oh, my god.
Oh, my god. Tequila.
- Yes.
- In the morning.
More things important
than being exciting.
Of all of us, you have a
job that really matters.
And looking after your mom is...
Yeah, so noble?
I get why people say that.
I mean, it's far from the truth but...
I get it.
Hmm.
(Paul): What's the truth, then?
(others chatting and
laughing in background)
That I, uh
that I hate her.
That I really
really hate her.
She was a terrible mother.
And now I'm almost 35
and I've lived my whole life
waiting to get out from underneath her.
And except for college, I'm still here.
I'm still the one taking care of her.
(muffled laughter and chatter)
And I hate to admit it but I...
I didn't become a nurse
because I wanted to take care of people.
Or that I love care taking.
I, I just...
I did it because I just
wanted to be somewhere,
where everyone would acknowledge
that something's wrong.
They would lay it out on the table
and then they would try and fix it.
That's why I did it.
I guess that
brings me comfort.
It's
fucking pathetic, right?
Um, it's so crazy that
I spent my whole life
shaping it
as a reaction to her.
Um...
I...
I couldn't see it then
when I started but now I,
I can't unsee it.
It feels like, it feels like a punishment.
I just, my whole life
my whole life feels like a penance
for something that I didn't even do.
Paul, I'm so tired.
[emotional music]
(Kat sobs)
- Yeah.
(Evie): Kat, Paul, we're going to Cancun.
[indistinct voices]
(Group): Yes!
- We're going to Cancun!
(Kat sobbing)
(excited muffled chatter fades out)
(messages bloop)
(numbers flipping) (Ty): Hello?
(Joy): I'll be right there.
Just make yourself at home.
(Ty): Okay. (Joy): Oh, hey!
(all): Hi!
(Ty): Joy's just putting the kids to bed.
I don't know where Malachi
is. I haven't seen him.
(Joy): Malachi's not here.
- Okay.
(Joy): He has... we
have decided to separate.
What?
Oh, my god. We're really sorry, J.
(Joy): That's okay. It's
fine. It's already been like,
three weeks. But anyway, let's eat.
I've got everything ready.
It can be just us.
We're not gonna wait for Paul?
(Joy): No, he's not coming.
He said he couldn't make it.
Personally, I think he's with
Malachi tonight, but whatever.
Does this mean we're not going to Cancun?
Baby, we never were.
(Ty): Ugh, oh my god.
Looks amazing. (Joy): Thank you.
- This is stunning.
- Wow. Yeah. No, really.
- Did anybody know about this?
- Did you know about this?
- No.
- She didn't tell you?
She didn't tell me
either. (Joy): Here we go.
- Oh, my gosh.
- Looks amazing.
- Wow.
- This is awesome, Joy.
So, um
you think Malachi's at Paul's?
I don't know, Tristan.
I guess. Why?
I guess I'm just wondering if we, uh
we should be there?
Yeah, uh...
No, no, we're not doing that. Are we?
(Kat): No, I'm not trying to choose sides
or do this boy-girl shit.
I'm doing fine, guys.
Thanks for checking in.
Joy, look, we're really that
you're going through this.
We really are.
You just care more about
how Malachi's going
through it. Yep, I get it.
Well, no, that's not fair.
I mean, you gave these guys so much shit
for not giving you a heads
up about their situation.
We care about you and Malachi.
We're just surprised, is all.
Look, maybe we uh,
maybe we should get started.
Yeah, let's, uh... great.
I'll take it.
Thank you.
- Want bread?
- Yes.
Okay, Malachi and I don't want this
to be a bigger deal than it is.
We're on good terms.
There's no reason
we can't all have dinner
together eventually.
We have to share the kids
and we can share you guys, too.
That's really mature.
(Josh): Yeah, and totally
unrealistic, but okay.
Josh, it's not for you to be...
What, to be real?
Look, Joy, you know I'm in
your corner, always, okay?
But let's just be honest here, we can't
pretend like it's gonna be
as easy as sharing the kids
'cause it's not.
People inevitably pick sides.
It gets awkward when people split up.
(Ty): Yeah.
I mean, nine times out of
ten, the friend group ends
when one of the couples splits up.
Well, Tristan and I split
and nothing happened, so.
(Josh): Yeah, well Tristan wasn't around,
so there wasn't any
divided loyalties, Evie.
And even still, that's
when we started drifting,
so thank you for that.
Or like, splintering
off into little subgroups.
- Mm-hmm.
- It's true.
Okay, well, I'm not asking you to choose.
Okay, yeah, well people
are gonna do it anyway,
to Kat's point, where's Paul?
Is he under the table or...
And what do you want me to say?
I mean, it's not my fault
neither of conveniently
disappeared like Tristan.
And I'm so sorry if you feel like
you're gonna have to pick sides
because that is not
what we are trying to do.
And by the way, if you are picking sides,
let me just remind you
that despite all of this,
I still managed to make
this dinner for all of you.
Who, as much as you claim
to love getting together,
no one else except Kat
seems to ever want to take on
any responsibility for it.
- I offered a few times.
So, maybe next time you're
wondering why someone
isn't here, you'll start with this fucker.
(exhales)
(footsteps retreat)
(dishes clatter)
Maybe you should go talk to her.
(Ty): I'll go.
(dishes banging)
(tap running)
Ju-ju-be. (Joy): Don't.
(aggressive scrubbing)
Look, J, I know it must have been hard.
I'm glad you made a choice for yourself.
I didn't, it was Malachi.
(sobs)
- What?
Oh, girl.
Are you okay?
(Joy sobs)
(emergency alert blares)
(Kat): Another weather alert?
(Ty): I don't know,
but that sound is
genuinely triggering to me.
(messages bloop)
[gentle music]
(numbers flipping)
Just don't forget your
bathing suits or anything.
Yeah, well.
I mean, that's a bit by design.
(laughter)
Yeah, no, we're gonna be flying into Rome
and then renting a car
and we'll fly out of Lisbon.
(Malachi): Yeah, so how long in total?
Three weeks as of now.
But we've got a free change
if we want to stay longer
or come back sooner, which absolutely not.
(all laugh)
(Malachi): You know, it's
nice that our drunken plans
inspired an actual trip for someone.
Italy is amazing.
(Kat): Yeah, this trip is
going to be decadent as fuck.
(Ty): It is. It is, yeah.
But it's also for our mental health.
And I know that we should be
spending the insurance money
on our place, but it's worth it.
(Joy): How are the renos going?
(Ty): Oh, we had to
take the entire first floor
back to the studs. It's a disaster.
But at least the bin is gone
from the front of the house.
Yeah, I hated looking at that thing.
It was killing me.
Every day I would come
home and I would look at this
one picture frame that stuck out of the top
and then I realized it
was from this painting
that used to hang in
my grandmother's house,
and then my mom's house before I got it.
And now it was just garbage.
Just like that.
It's so jarring seeing parts
of your life just tossed away.
I'm so, so sorry.
(Joy): Yeah, those rains were apocalyptic.
The whole end of our street got washed out,
but other than that, we were lucky.
(Josh): I don't wanna
talk about it, if that's okay.
Ty is not exaggerating
about our mental health, so.
(Evie): Okay, tell us more about your trip.
Yeah, well there is not much else...
I think this would be a good time.
Uh, I have an announcement.
We are
having a baby. All: Oh!
Hey! Hey!
Uh, no, no faster
than you probably think.
We're four months.
- Oh.
- What?
Wait. Wait, wait, wait,
so literally the night
you guys got back, y'all was clapping?
Clapping?
(Evie): Wow.
(Tristan): I wouldn't put it
that way, but pretty much.
(Evie): Clapping, wow.
(Evie): Okay.
(laughter)
(Malachi): Kat, you good?
Yeah, no. Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
I'm just, I'm shocked
you didn't say anything.
(Tristan): I mean, we
didn't know what to say
for the longest time, so.
(Kat): "I'm going to have a baby"
is a great place to start.
(Tristan): Okay. Yeah.
I shoulda... I shoulda told you.
(Kat): But it's fine. It's fine.
You're gonna do whatever works for you, so.
Tell me, so, is Mom's room
gonna become a nursery now or...
I don't know, we were
we were gonna talk to you and,
but yeah, I mean, th-that's
what we were thinking,
now that she's gone.
(Kat): Is that why you
pushed to put her into care?
(Tristan): I don't... I
don't think I pushed, Kat.
But that, that's what we both wanted.
(Kat): No, yeah, we both,
we both decided on it
but I thought that maybe
you decided because of me.
You know what?
This checks out.
(Joy): Kat, do you want
to help me take these
into the kitchen? (Evie): Kat, I'm sorry.
We didn't think you'd be this upset by it?
No, I'm not. No, I'm not...
I'm not upset, I'm not mad.
I'm just it's... a lot all at once
and I'm processing it in real time.
You know, you guys are
going on this dream trip
and Joy and Malachi, you guys are
here.
You guys are having a fucking baby.
Everyone's doing so good. It's just...
(Malachi): But it's
all good news, isn't it?
Yeah, it's great news.
It's fantastic news.
I'm, it's-, I just...
(exhales)
I'm just waiting for something
good to happen to me, I guess.
That was an inside thought.
I, I... that sounded so self-con...
(Paul): No, no, no. You're
you're the least self-centered person here.
(Tristan): Kat.
Kat.
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
I'm just being dramatic.
Does anyone want wine?
No, didn't think so.
Gonna be right back.
(Ty): I can't believe
you guys didn't tell her.
(Tristan): Really, man?
What do you mean, really? What is that?
There's enough going on in there.
(sniffles)
[distant traffic noise]
(tender music)
(Paul sniffles)
Life is so just...
(Kat mimics explosion)
- Yeah.
It really is.
Yeah.
Thank you for coming out to check up on me.
Again.
(Kat's phone buzzes)
Hold on.
Okay.
(sniffles)
Yeah, this is she.
Okay, come on, Kat.
(Kat gasps)
(gentle music)
(numbers flipping)
(messages bloop)
Party's here, motherfuckers!
(all): Yeah!
- Yes!
- Here you go.
Not that you need it, I don't...
- Thank you so much.
- You're very welcome.
I appreciate it. Everybody ready?
- Yes.
- Okay.
A toast to our mother.
- Mm-hmm.
- Thanks for nothing, I guess.
To nothing, I guess.
(Ty): Jesus, this is dark.
No, no, my dead mom, my rules.
- Fair enough.
- Okay, wait, wait, wait.
Actually, to our mother,
thank you for each other.
Hmm. Yes.
To each other. (All): To each other.
Cheers.
(Josh): You know, Tristan,
this is kind of a full circle
moment for you, right?
When one door closes, another opens.
When one life ends, another begins.
Wow. Too soon.
(Josh): Too soon? No.
- Um, speak for yourself.
No.
She was a terrible person, come on.
I'm so glad to not be
taking care of somebody
that didn't wanna take care
of me. Girl, talk your shit.
Now you can focus on the baby.
Yeah? Hey, congratulations
to you both, by the way.
I don't think I said that.
- Congratulations.
Thank you. (Joy): I mean, I'm just happy
somebody else is finally having babies.
(Evie laughs)
Well, actually uh, Bobbie's
gonna come live with me
for a little while,
so you're all gonna get
a chance to meet her.
- Whoa.
- Oh, finally.
Wait, wait, do you have space
in your studio for a teenager?
Uh, I'm sorry.
I'm sure you could house your child.
- I'm just, logistics.
- Uh...
Wow. (Josh): I'm sorry, it's tiny.
I'm moving, finally.
- No way.
- I bought a place.
(all): Oh!
- Okay, homeowner,
it's gonna get off my lawn.
Ah!
(all laugh)
- Congratulations.
Uh, look.
Thank you. Uh, thanks guys.
I hope to have you all over soon.
(Joy): I'm excited to meet Bobbie.
We're all excited to meet Bobbie.
(Joy): The more kids the better.
(Malachi): So, Kat, what is next for you?
Malachi, I am so glad you asked.
It's uh, a lot. (Laughs)
- Okay.
- A lot, a lot.
As much as the universe
is willing to give me a lot.
- Look at you!
- Okay.
(Josh): No, we love the sound of that.
Thank you!
(Josh): But what does
that actually mean, though?
I don't know! I'm not sure.
But everything's percolating still.
I mean, Tristan and I
were walking past Grapevine
the other day and we saw the mural.
The one that Jimmy did
before he went to Montreal?
Exactly that, the one that Jimmy did.
- The Make Good one.
- Yeah.
So, I saw it and I decided to hit him up.
Slid into his DMs and I was
like, "Hey, how you doin'?"
And he's like, "Um... do you wanna visit?"
And I said, "Yeah!" I
was like, "Maybe I'll visit.
Maybe I'll move. Who knows?"
Oh, wait. Wait, wait, wait,
so you're thinking of moving to Montreal?
Oh, he's in Spain.
(all): Spain?
- Spain.
- Oh, my god.
- I know. I know,
I know, I know. But I'll just visit first.
No, since my mom's dead, our mom's dead.
There's just so much
I just don't have to do.
Everything's just open.
- Huh.
- Anything can happen.
(Josh): Oh, all right!
(Ty): Wait, so what
happened to the Grapevine?
(both): It's a dispensary.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
- It's a shame, really, but.
- That tracks.
(Kat): Anyway, not my business.
(all laugh)
I like this Kat.
Joy looks good on you, Kat.
- A-ha, to dispensaries.
(laughs)
(Kat): Not the pregnant one saying that.
(gentle music)
(messages bloop)
[gentle music]
(numbers flipping)
(Evie): Tristan, where are
the jars for the breast pump?
It's not, it's not in the dishwasher.
- Check the cupboards.
- Thank you.
I really want to be able to drink tonight.
(Kat): No worries, babe.
- Okay.
- Okay, go. Get ready.
- Okay, thanks. Thank you.
(Tristan): You found it?
- Yeah, yeah, where's
- where's Sarah?
- Okay, she's right there.
She's in her car seat.
She's fine. She's sleeping.
Okay, I'll just be ten minutes, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Take your time.
Uh, hello, we're supposed
to be there already.
Tristan: Hey, watch the
hair. What good is this?
Relax?
Are you excited to co-host
with your new boyfriend?
(Kat): Okay, relax. You're so annoying.
(Tristan): You wanna get there,
give him a good luck kiss?
(Kat): Get out of my face.
Guys! Guys!
(Tristan): Yeah.
- Why don't you go on ahead?
I'm gonna be a while and
I don't wanna hold you up.
(Tristan): You're not
holding us up. It's fine.
Yeah, but I... I still
need to pump and yeah,
I, I don't wanna rush, so.
(Tristan): Hey, it's okay.
No, guys, please go. Sarah, she's fed.
And you're ready to leave so...
But I don't want to go without you.
(Evie): I want you to go.
So can you please just go?
Okay, you know what?
How about we go and you let us know
if you need anything otherwise, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay? Are we ready?
- Yeah, I'm ready.
- Okay, bet.
Joy, can you do me a favour?
Have you left your house yet?
'Cause if not, can you pick up Evie for us?
(Kat): Can you mind the
business that minds you?
- All right, let's go.
- Okay.
(Kat): Come on! I got it!
(somber music)
(exhales heavily)
(Josh): So done with
the traffic in this city.
(Ty): God. (Josh): Fuck, man.
(Ty): This is ridiculous.
(Josh): Like, every single
street is just so congested.
(Ty): We're so late. (Josh): Oh, my god.
(Josh): Paul's place better
not be the new meet up
'cause this is ridiculous.
Oh, my god. (Both laughing)
(Josh): Sorry, Paul.
(Ty): I know. Oh, fuck.
(Josh): What? What is it?
It's Joy. Dinner's at
Kat and Tristan's now?
What? Since when?
I don't know. Joy texted
"Heading to Kat and Tristan's."
- Turn around.
- No, we can't go back west.
Like, everything's gonna be fucked.
(Ty): Well, what are we gonna do,
just drive there and no one's there?
You gotta turn around. You gotta go back.
(Josh): I don't. It's
literally gonna be dark.
It's gonna take forever to go back west.
That's gonna take an hour. I...
(Ty): Mm-mm.
(Josh): Oh, my god.
(Ty): Okay, this is nice, though.
(Josh): What's nice?
(Ty): This condo that's going up.
(Josh): You're part of the problem.
(Ty): No, well, I didn't...,
I'm not building the condo.
(Josh): Don't, don't, no.
Don't big up the condo.
Wait, ma'am. Wait your fucking turn.
This is ridiculous. Why
did you take us this way?
(Josh): Because it's been way faster.
- Are you using Waze?
- I'm not using Waze now.
Well, there's your problem.
You know what? We've been
driving straight for a while.
I'm pretty sure I told you to turn.
(Josh): Ty? (Ty): Yeah?
You are doing the most.
Okay, well, you're not doing enough.
I told you, we have to
get back on the highway.
I told you. (Josh): I... urgh!
- It's the only way.
- Okay, fine!
(knock on door)
(Kat): Don't look at me
like this. Don't even start.
Swallow it.
- Oh.
- Hey, you're here.
(Tristan): Hey.
- Come on in.
Here. Tristan: Shoes off?
Shoes off. Yep, shoes off.
(Kat): Hi. (Giggles)
(Kat): It's nice to see you.
- Shoes off, heh, heh.
(Kat): Let me put this bag down first.
(Tristan): Hey. (Malachi): Hey, what's up?
(Tristan): How's it going?
(Malachi): Ah, the princess.
(Tristan): Uh, yeah.
Uh, can I, can I get
you anything to drink?
A glass of water? Something like that?
- Yeah, water's good.
- Water's good.
Okay, yeah, glass of water.
(Malachi): They're pretty cute, huh?
Uh, yeah.
You know, maybe, maybe
Kat will calm his nerves
a little bit.
Yeah, my man's having heart palpitations.
(Tristan and Malachi laugh)
- He is, my man is sweating.
(Tristan): Yeah.
I mean, it's his first time hosting.
A lot pressure. (Malachi): Understandable.
(Tristan): What about you? (Malachi): Hmm?
(Tristan): You uh, alone?
Oh, um... yeah.
I didn't think Tracy and I
were ready for the meet the kind of,
sort of, we're on a break,
but also not, but yes,
really we are ex-wife and
now I'm getting nervous
explaining this whole thing.
- You're, are you okay?
You're sweating.
(Malachi): The long and short of it is,
she knows we're separated
and we're keeping it casual.
Okay. Casual. (Malachi): Casual.
Uh, where, uh... where's Evie?
(knock on door)
(Joy): Evie?
Evie?
Where are you?
We are so late!
Oh, my god.
Evie. (Evie): Oh.
- What are you doing?
- The fuck?
(Joy): Why aren't you ready?
- What?
What the fuck? Kat
told me to come get you.
Why is your front door open?
- Uh, I...
- And why are you not ready?
I think I'm gonna sit this one out.
What?
Yeah, I'm gonna sit this one out.
Oh, no, no, no. Come on.
On the phone this morning
you were like, "This is my night.
I'm gonna get my drank on."
Yeah, yeah, but...
Tristan being on baby
duty when we're together
is not the same as him
actually being on baby duty.
He taps out pretty quick
and then it's back on me.
So, this is, this is kind
of me having my night.
(Joy): I know. You just gotta
tell them to get it together.
(Evie): It's not even that.
It's like, when they left
and I had this place to myself,
I was like...
I can't waste this.
Hmm.
(Joy): I know. (Evie): Okay.
Okay.
- Come on! Come on! Come on!
- No! Ow!
- Come on! Come on!
- Stop it!
I know. I have not been in the best mood
for this dinner either
but come on, this is our
first one back in a while.
Ty and Josh are back.
You know they're gonna have funny stories
about their trip.
And Sarah, you can show everybody Sarah.
You've wanted to do that all week.
Hmm, no, I know. I know.
I know, but I just... I
need to sit this one out.
I want to be alone.
Please, can you take the breast milk?
It's in the fridge, okay?
Please, if you don't mind?
Thank you.
(Evie groans)
Evie...
I'm not sure what to
do, honey. Are you okay?
(Evie moans)
Yeah.
No, I'm good. I promise.
I just... I need a night
to myself, you know?
- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
I do.
(Joy breathes deeply)
(door shuts)
When was this decided?
"A little notice would have been nice.
We're gonna be late."
What do you mean you're gonna be late?
(Ty): Babe, you gotta turn around.
(Josh): What? (Ty): Yeah,
just turn around, please.
(Josh): My god. You're joking, right?
(Ty): No, I wish I was.
Turn it around. Thank you.
(Josh): Oh, my gosh.
Okay, babe, you're not stalling
because there's some
surprise birthday party for me,
- or whatever?
- What? No.
You said you didn't want me to do all that.
(Josh): I...
- You're joking, right?
(Josh): No, I'm just checking because...
Good.
I, I absolutely don't want that.
Good, because you're not getting that.
This is just...
- Okay, all right. Good then.
- Yeah, good.
- Good.
Great.
(Malachi): All good, man?
Yeah, uh, shouldn't
one of us be in there like,
supervising or something?
(Malachi): My brother,
they are ten feet away.
Don't sweat it.
(Tristan): Yeah, yeah, okay.
- Anyone want a top up?
I do.
Where is everyone?
(Tristan): Well, Evie
said she's not coming, so.
What? (Paul): What? Where's Joy?
(Joy): Oh, god.
Oh, that would be her.
(Joy): You would not
believe the fucking traffic
I was in on the Gardiner just now.
(Paul): Oh yeah, no, it's
been pretty bad lately.
No, no, no, not just
bad, this was some next...
Thank you, next level shit.
But you wanna know
the only thing that's worse
than going down to two lanes of traffic?
Is a full-out brawl breaking out
in between those two lanes.
- A brawl, like a f...
- Like a full-out brawl.
Okay, so I call 911, obviously,
because I thought for
sure one of these guys
is gonna go to the hospital.
She quotes me, get this, are you ready?
She quotes me wait time of 34 minutes.
- Ha! Ha!
- That's what I said.
I was like, who are you
and how did you get this job?
34 minutes! Name me one. Name one me...
Thank you, darling,
emergency that wouldn't
be over in 34 minutes.
Isn't that wild? (Kat): Oh, my god.
Ah, this city.
(Kat): Yeah, we're getting
crazy random assault cases
in the ER, too.
(Paul): So sorry that happened to you.
No wonder you're vibrating. Are you okay?
(Joy): Mm-hmm! Ooh, wait, where's Sarah?
Uh, Sarah is in the
other room with the kids.
Oh. What, kids?
Yeah, I uh, I brought Troy and Sophie.
(Joy): This is our night
away from the kids.
(Malachi): Okay, and then
I decided that, you know,
it would be easier if the
hand-off was done here.
Well, that might be easier for you,
but now I have to go in there and say hi.
And if there's a problem,
they'll probably come and find me.
- That's not true.
- What happened to Jamie?
What was she busy? You couldn't book her?
Look, I thought it would be nice.
And like I said, easier.
(Kat): Yeah, they're watching
a movie right now, right?
(Paul): Yeah, yeah. (Joy): Oh, I'm sorry.
I don't want to feel like
I'm hiding from my children.
- Hmm.
- Come on, you're not...
So, uh, what would you
like me to do about that?
(Joy): I would like you to not bring them.
(Malachi): It's not like I
brought them to a rave.
Oh yeah, like you
would ever go to a rave.
(Paul): I'm sorry, I thought,
it seemed like a good plan at the time.
How about we talk about some good news?
(door shuts) (Josh): This city is fucked!
(Ty): Okay, I've never
been closer to moving
to the country in my life.
Paul, you brought us into
the belly of the beast here,
all right?
Belly of the beast.
But okay, wow, this
place is actually really nice.
All I know is I need a fucking drink.
Oh, my god, yes.
(Malachi): Go ahead, fix
yourself something and uh,
listen up, 'cause Kat,
uh, there you are, you had some news?
Yes. Yes!
(Josh): What that you and Paul are fucking?
(Ty): Josh!
- No! I mean, well, yeah.
But well... (Joy): Pregnant?
Yes.
Oh, my god! Come on!
(Kat): Thank you so much.
(Paul): Uh, heavy on the happy.
Not so much accident.
(Malachi): Well, looks
like our new kids' room
is gonna become a staple, right?
Sorry, what?
Oh, yeah, yeah, I, I
brought uh, Troy and Sophie,
and Bobbie and Sarah
are also in there, they're hanging out
and they're watching TV. It's really cute.
(Ty): Oh.
- Okay, that's it. I'm done.
- I'm leaving.
- No, Josh.
- Josh, just...
- Wait, why?
Joy, why don't you tell
them your uh, traffic story?
Okay, listen. I can't
spend my Saturday night
talking about kids and traffic.
I just can't, okay?
(Kat): Wow, thank you so much, Josh.
(Josh): No, no, look, I'm sorry, all right?
I'm happy for you. If
you're happy, I'm happy.
All right? You too, Tristan.
I'm sure Sarah is a doll,
but I'd just rather not
hear about her tonight.
(Tristan): But we're not allowed
to talk about our kids anymore?
Okay, well, we're not just
talking about them, are we?
They're literally in the next room.
And look, if we wanna go
to a park for a picnic brunch,
then sure, bring your
little niglets along them.
- Whoa!
- Don't call my kid a niglet.
It's Saturday night. (Kat): Bitch.
- Niglets?
- Oh, my god!
You calm down with that shit.
(Malachi): They are all asleep,
every last one of them.
- Shall I grab dessert?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, okay.
- Babe.
What?
Babe. (Ty): What?
No, you said you didn't
want me to do anything.
Do anything? Do any what?
- What's...
- Oh, it's your birthday!
- Oh, my god!
- Oh, shit.
- Happy birthday, man.
- Sorry, man.
How did we not know that?
- So, y'all forgot, though?
We just didn't notice about it.
Well, I guess we don't know each other
as well as we thought.
Oh god, it's not that deep, Josh.
We were just distracted with other things.
- What, like babies?
- Yeah, like babies.
This is who we are.
We're gonna have babies.
(Joy): And marriages.
- And girlfriends.
- What?
- Dude.
He's uh... talking about Tracy.
Oh, Tracy. Okay.
What, how do you guys know Tracy?
(gentle music playing)
(Malachi): Some of us
had um, dinner together.
Dinner?
Evie told me about it.
- I didn't know.
- Oh, Evie was there?
(Kat): Well, no, no,
Joy, it's not like that.
It was just... (Joy): Okay, well.
impromptu. It just happened.
This has been fun.
Congratulations, babe.
Josh, so good to see you.
(Kat): No, Joy, what are you doing?
- Joy.
- That's a good question.
What am I doing?
Because clearly you guys don't need me
to get together anymore so...
(Kat): No, we didn't intentionally do it
behind your back! It was nothing.
Then why did you just act
like you were keeping
a dark secret from me?
Because you knew I'd be upset.
And you're right.
So, good job. Good job.
Way to just conspire and be cowards.
Well done. (Josh): Oh, god.
Girl, shut up.
Like, you look so silly right now.
And quite frankly, I'm tired
of hearing you go on and on
about being the glue
that holds us together.
Get over yourself. It's not that hard.
- Josh, back off.
- Nobody cares what you...
(thuds to ground)
(Kat): Oh, my god. Are you okay?
I'm fine. Don't touch
me. I'm fine. Don't.
- I'm fine. I'm fine.
- Joy...
Yikes.
Cool it. (Josh): Get her a Uber, guys.
Josh, if you don't...
Just please stay.
Okay? Don't leave.
Not like this.
(somber music)
(door shuts)
[dishes clatter]
Paul, sink or dishwasher?
(Paul): Sink's fine.
You wanna see what Davis
and those guys are up to?
Nah, feels like a hard
turn. Let's just go home.
Are you sure?
I mean you just, you seem so down.
Ugh, well, aren't you?
Look, I just don't know what
any of this is worth anymore.
Between how fucking hard
it is just to get down here
and all this drama.
And you know Kat and Evie,
they're not gonna stop
at just having one kid.
More of those little
fuckers are on the way.
Well, we can't exact stop
them from procreating, can we?
Yeah, but did you notice how nobody
wanted to hear about our trip?
I don't think that's true.
It's just everyone had big news tonight.
Yeah, but that's exactly my point, Ty.
Their news always seems to overshadow ours.
And, and all these babies!
Like, wasn't Kat supposed
to be out in Spain
living her best life?
God, straight people
are so boring. I can't!
I just, I don't think that's true.
I just, I don't agree.
Who's side are you on?
- Hey, don't do that.
- Don't what?
Okay, I'm not gonna fight with you, Josh.
Yeah, tonight sucked, okay?
It was shit.
But don't act like you
had nothing to do with it.
Okay? You don't wanna hang
out with these people as much?
That's fine.
But you also don't wanna
hang out with anyone else lately,
straight or not. Which... heh, is fine.
But please, figure out
what you do want, okay?
(Ty sighs)
I don't know what I want.
Other than you, of course.
It's just been so hard
ever since we got back.
(tender music)
That's the shitty thing
about having such a great vacation.
Makes you think that the vacation
should be your real life.
Like, you know, maybe
we should move to Italy,
- or France or...
- Or Ibiza.
Yes, exactly.
Yeah, maybe.
- Or maybe I just hate it here.
- Mm-hmm.
(door opens)
(footsteps approaching)
[rustling]
[footsteps]
Ah, fuck.
Hey.
- Hey.
- Where's Sarah?
Oh, she's, she's in the crib.
Okay. How was it?
Shit, fuck, it was the fucking worst.
Joy, Joy found out about
that night that we hung out
with Mel and that girl and then...
No, she did not.
Yes, she... and she stormed off.
- She was really upset.
- She did not.
Yeah.
And uh... you know, when I tried,
when I tried to stop her,
she was just kinda like...
What? What did she say?
No, no it wasn't so much what she said,
it was just
it was just obvious that
she wasn't gonna forgive me
and...
I just felt like fucking crying.
I don't know, just...
Okay, well I'll talk to her.
No, d..., do not.
It, it, it wasn't just her. It was Josh.
Josh was pissed for like,
10,000 fucking reasons. And...
Well, I'm sorry that it
was such a rough night.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Oh, uh, Kat's pregnant.
What?
Yeah.
And they're moving in together.
Are they moving in here?
- I mean, do we have to go?
- Uh, come on.
I mean, you've seen Paul's place.
They're not gonna give that up.
Okay, but... I mean
can we afford this place ourselves?
Yeah, I, I don't know. (Sniffles)
I don't know.
That's what I was thinking
about the entire night.
Like a fucking idiot.
I'm trying to be a part of the conversation
but the whole time in the back of my head,
all I'm thinking is can I keep
a roof over our daughter's head?
You know, a roof that
I didn't even pay for.
A roof that was handed to
me. Still, I don't even know
if I'm gonna be able to hold on to it, so.
Okay, whoa, slow down.
Okay, this is
this place wasn't exactly a gift.
You know, it came with a
lot of debt and legal bullshit.
You and Kat, you paid a lot for this place,
in more ways than one.
And... you know
you know you can trust those guys.
You can talk to them, right?
- I can't.
- Yeah.
No, Tristan, I'm telling you, you can.
I know, Evie.
What I'm trying to say is
that I would like to but I can't.
Huh.
Look, I...
(both sigh)
It just uh...
It just...
I don't know if I'm cut out for this.
Cut out for what?
I don't know, the stress, all of it.
I, I feel like I can't protect our family.
I...
literally have nothing
that I'm interested in doing.
I have no career goals.
And between you and Sarah, I just feel like
I'm your useless third wheel that...
I feel like I'm tied up in
knots all day, every day,
and I don't know what to do.
Uh, I mean
have you been taking your medication?
I mean, maybe you
you might need to change up the dose?
The meds aren't the magical fix
that you think they are, Evie.
Okay, but you are saying
that you can't talk to the people
in your life who love you.
And that you don't know if
we're gonna have a place to live?
And you're resentful of Sarah and me?
I mean, white knuckling it,
it just doesn't feel like a
winning proposition, honey.
- I...
- Yeah, but the meds
aren't gonna magically make
me into some kind of like,
successful man.
I don't expect you
to be a successful man.
What the fuck? Wow.
No, whatever that means for you.
Tristan, I love you.
I need a partner.
Look, I don't think it's some big secret
that you and I aren't exactly like
high-functioning overachievers, okay?
We need each other to make things work.
Strength in numbers, that's us.
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
I know, I'm sorry.
- Okay?
- Yes.
- Okay.
- I'm sorry.
I don't know, um,
maybe I'll go back to work
and then you could stay home with Sarah?
Then you won't feel
like a useless third wheel.
And maybe she's your life's purpose.
What is it?
Just this rush of anxiety
that came over me at
at the idea of being responsible for her.
It's just... um...
I'm gonna, I'm gonna get some air.
- No, Tristan.
- Sorry.
Tristan.
(door opens and shuts)
(Sarah cries)
(somber music)
(Ty): Hmm, we used to call her Evie.
Probably calling about Joy.
(Josh): Oh, we're gonna have
to skip the next three dinners
'cause Joy is not gonna forgive me.
(Ty): I don't see that
happening anytime soon.
The world
Let me know. (Evie) Okay, bye.
Bye. (Call chimes off)
I can
I can feel you slipping
through the palm of my hand
(Kat): I don't know how
many more of these dinners
I could take. (Paul): That was wild.
(Kat): It was insane.
(Paul): I've never had that much yelling
in my house before.
We should sage the place.
Cleanse it. (Giggles)
Can you sage me too?
Is that how it works?
- I would love to sage you.
- Sage me.
(phone buzzing)
What are you doing?
- Hmm.
- Hello?
(Evie): Hey, um, have you seen Tristan?
No.
I haven't heard from
him since everyone left.
(Evie): Okay, well he
left. He was pretty upset.
Wait, how, how, how bad is it?
Should we go and look for...
(Evie): I don't think
that we should like...
Are you sure? (Evie): Kat.
Sorry.
Sorry, no, I...
He's been trying so hard.
I thought he was doing well.
I really thought he was through this.
(Evie): Kat.
(Kat): No, no, no, no.
You're right. You're right.
I'm just remembering. Sorry.
Just keep me posted.
And if I don't hear from you
in the morning, I'm coming over.
I love you too, Evie.
Bye.
(Paul): Is Tristan okay?
- Mm-hmm.
I think so.
(exhales) I hope so.
Oh, god.
Hey.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
(inhales deeply)
Yeah.
Life is just so... I...
(imitates explosion)
- Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Shh.
I need you to promise me
that you can handle your half.
I mean, I'm excited for us
and I'm excited for this baby.
But I'm telling you,
I can't parent another adult.
Ever.
I just can't.
(distant sirens)
Okay.
No, Paul, I'm serious.
This honeymoon phase
is not gonna last forever.
I need you to promise.
I need you.
Promise.
(city din)
I promise.
(gentle kiss)
Come here.
(knock on door)
(door creaks open)
(Tristan): Hey.
(Joy): What do you want?
We should talk.
Come for a walk with me.
Please?
(Sophie): Mommy!
Come on.
Hey, baby.
Mommy's here, okay?
Uncle Tristan is, too.
(Sophie): Mommy.
Hey.
Just texting Evie.
(Joy sighs)
(Tristian groans)
Don't worry about it.
The sound of our voices
makes her fall asleep.
- You know I talked to Evie.
- Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
You're pretty far from home.
(Tristan): Well
walking's still the only
thing that clears my mind.
What about you, you still running?
Yeah.
(Tristan): A night like tonight,
I feel like I could walk forever.
Or at least two years?
You know, I, I'm sorry
I didn't reply to your text.
- Text-s.
- Yes, texts.
I'm sorry, Joy.
For real, I am.
I was so worried, Tristan.
I was so scared.
I mean, I really thought you were gonna...
Yeah, I know. I know.
I mean, at least the fucking least
you could a done was reply.
Sorry.
I am really sorry but my
mainly I'm sorry that
I wasn't here for you.
Ah.
You know I talk to you about stuff
I don't talk to anybody else about.
I know.
I wanted to text but I uh...
I chickened out.
But then when you stormed off and the look.
(Joy sighs)
The look that you had.
How are you, Joy?
For real.
You okay or...
(tender music)
I mean, I thought I was okay.
You know how I get.
Like everything is falling apart.
But like, now that it
actually does seem to be,
I just... I just feel
like what's the point?
In?
In trying to be successful.
Trying to be good.
Trying to keep it together.
Just trying.
Huh.
What is it?
Is it the crushing burden
of a big, beautiful home,
adorable kids?
Or is it the amazing career
that's pulling you down?
Don't do that.
I'm sorry.
I just uh, I can't relate.
Yes, you can.
I know you wonder if it's all worth it.
I thought we agreed that it was?
Deal is a deal, remember?
Yeah, I remember.
Doesn't mean that some thoughts
aren't stubborn little fuckers, though.
(both chuckle)
Yeah.
When you have my heart
It's just what I've done
I just feel like I'm
mustering all the strength
I can to make it through the day sometimes.
(sighs)
Show up for the kids.
And then that day turns into days.
Which turns into weeks,
which turns into months, and then...
Yeah.
Just feels like a never-ending
uphill battle sometimes.
Huh.
Yeah, I get that.
Some days I wake up and I feel like
I have this weighted blanket on me.
You know, I end up carrying
it throughout the day.
And just wanna, you know, shrug it off.
But the weight
the weight is very real.
Yep, that's exactly what it feels like.
(Joy sighs)
So, where's Malachi in all this?
He's going through his own stuff.
It's hard to be there for somebody
when you're going through your own shit.
Yeah.
To be honest, though, I
he just doesn't understand
the way you understand.
I've missed you.
Yeah.
I've missed you, too.
But uh...
I'm not leaving again.
Okay?
I promise.
I really wanna be there
for the people I love.
(Joy sighs)
(Tristan sniffles)
It's good.
I needed to hear that.
(sighs)
Evie does too.
Yeah, I know.
(both chuckle through tears)
(sighs)
All jokes aside,
though, I don't know if you
still have a hard time falling asleep
but I got a real weighted blanket.
Oh, it is a game-changer. (Laughs)
Yeah. Where do you think
I got the metaphor from?
Ironically, it's the best sleep in my life.
- Mm-hmm.
- Evie got it for me.
- It's fucking fantastic.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Especially if you get the one
that's hot on one side
and cold on the other.
Cold on the other. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
How's your head
Thank you.
You wish you never let me into it
(gentle music)
(numbers flipping)
[gentle music]
(Evie): There's no snow.
Do you remember when it's been this late
in the year and there's been no snow?
Can't believe they moved this far out.
I know, right?
A lot could change in a year.
(Joy): Oh, my gosh,
you could say that again.
A lot can change in a year. (Evie laughs)
(Evie): I think it's the next left.
I think it's coming up on the left.
Uh, Ty said that there
would be a big Santa.
We can't miss it.
Do you guys have service? I have one bar.
I have nothing.
(Kat): No, 'cause I honestly
cannot see any addresses,
I don't know.
That dog is barking at us.
(Kat): Oh, ruff, ruff. Back at you baby.
Not in this neighbourhood.
(all laugh)
(Kat): It's so small. No
wonder we missed this!
It's not that... don't tell them that.
Please slow down for the kids.
(Kat): For the niglets. (Joy): Oh, stop.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I know you don't wanna remember that.
We will never speak of this.
- This is so cute!
- I like it.
I'm into this.
The lighting is pretty cool.
- They gave it a shot.
- The lighting.
The lighting.
(all laugh)
It's too much. It's too much.
Look at this. (Ty): Hey!
- Yay, you made it.
- My god.
Stop.
Oh, my god, I feel like
I'm in a parallel universe.
How are you, though?
(Ty): Do you like our welcome sign?
I'm good.
Can't believe that you live here.
Oh, god, me either, sometimes.
- This is amazing.
- Thank you.
Got it for the kids.
I think he likes it more than they do.
- The kids like it, too.
- Are they still up?
Uh, no, man. Are you kidding?
We ran them into the ground.
They've been out for about an hour.
- Oh, okay.
- You guys are just in time.
Dinner's almost ready.
And here, I need some hands for dinner, so.
I'm trying.
(Joy sighs)
Hi.
(Joy): Hi.
- How's it goin'?
(Joy): It's good.
- Good.
- How was the weekend?
- It was good.
- That's good.
- Missed you, though.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
I missed you.
(kids playing)
(Joy): Sophie. Sophie,
share with your cousin, hon.
(adults laughing)
(Evie): I mean, this is incredible.
(Kat): No, we cut up in Cancun.
You telling all our secrets?
No, I won't tell them all our secrets.
They won't know everything.
They won't know about that.
- There's no secrets.
(Kat): No, but we told you guys,
okay, we told you guys
all about our adventures.
What did you do?
What have you been getting up to?
It was exactly like your guys' trip.
- He's so lying.
- Yeah.
Boring. (All laugh)
(Paul): It was great. It was great.
I will say, though, that there
is nothing more exhausting
than playing on the floor all, like...
Like that being on the ground, you know,
playing, wrestling with
these kids would be like,
exercise or something.
No, no, no, no, no.
The more you do it, the
less and less you get in shape.
- Start big, stay round.
- Yeah.
You gotta work at it.
My wife still running
them half-marathons.
- Ooh!
- Like a beast.
I don't wanna hear it.
I don't wanna hear it because you guys,
it's different for you.
What do you mean different?
I'm just kidding. (All laugh)
My heart. (Overlapping chatter)
No, all I mean is like,
you guys do the most.
The most.
Well, uh, my wife maybe,
but uh, I gave up my overachiever card
a while back.
(Josh): Oh, that's not true, come on.
(Malachi): No, it's true, it's true.
And it's not a bad thing.
No, I'm really happy now.
I'm just...
(Paul): I'm happy about it.
You guys are acting
like you don't believe me
but I'm for real.
So real. (Paul): I'm happy.
I'm over the moon.
(Malachi): Changing career
paths was hard for me,
all right?
But one I let it all go finally,
things really started to turn around.
(Kat): I love that for you, king.
Thank you, thank you. (Kat): Yeah.
We have a believer. (Kat): I'm here.
Yeah, I'm here. (Josh):
So then, what's next?
(Malachi): Uh, I don't know.
I really don't.
You know, if someone asked
me ten years ago to predict
the future, I would've had
none of it correct, you know.
How many disasters have there been?
Mm-hmm.
And uh, ahem,
Ty and Josh moving from
the city to the country,
did anyone else have that?
(all): No.
- Neither did we.
Absolutely not. Not on my card.
(Josh): But you know,
you've got to adapt, right?
(Ty): It's true.
After our um, second claim,
we couldn't get insurance
for the other house so.
Like, so shitty, though.
None of it was your fault at all.
(Josh): Yeah, but they don't care.
But you know what? They kinda have a point.
Because why would try to rebuild again?
You know, at some point
you just have to realize
that you only have this
one life and so much of it
is out of your hands.
So just focus on the
things that you can control.
Yeah.
Or at least influence,
like forcing your friends
to spend the holidays
with you in the boonies.
Yes! (All): To the boonies!
(laughter)
(Joy): Oh, do you know
what this place reminds me of
is that Airbnb we rented by the lake.
Do you remember that?
(Kat): Oh, my gosh, yes.
- I loved that.
- Right?
I just remember thinking
like, oh, this is so adult of us.
(laughter)
(Evie): Okay, no, I just remember thinking
that's so adult of you.
- What?
- I don't know,
- I felt so lost back then.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- No, no!
- The shame.
- I mean like, me too.
You're not wrong. You're not wrong.
- Evie, as if.
- Very low.
Your tone.
(Josh): I'm still working on it.
I'm still working on it, guys.
(laughter)
- You're working on it.
(Paul): Well that's,
that's funny because I feel
like we all, we all had this
idea of what it'd look like
to be functioning adults.
But then you just keep living
and making choices, and,
and waiting for a day
where suddenly it just clicks.
And you're like, oh, I'm an adult.
- I get it now.
- Yeah.
(Paul): But it doesn't happen like that.
No, happens in like, moments.
And then you realize, oh,
that's what they meant by XYZ.
(Paul): Yeah. Like, when we were younger
we thought that adulthood
was a destination, right?
Like, this thing that you arrive at
after you achieve all these things.
But it's just so not that.
(Tristan): No, it isn't. It's
kinda like, I don't know,
like one of those things that is forever.
Forever?
(Paul): Yeah.
- Yeah, okay.
(Paul): Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- You're right there.
Forever, question mark, forever?
(Paul): It may be the only thing
that's forever, you know?
Like, learning to be a person
in the midst of the world
around you, with the world around you.
You know, becoming yourself.
Not becoming.
Okay, Michelle, Miss Obama.
(laughter)
And you know what?
Also I think this is the most
I've ever heard you speak in one sitting.
- Yes!
- Cheers to that.
- Cheers to that.
- The boonies!
(Josh): The boonies!
Okay, on that note, on that note,
I have a different topic of discussion.
Mm-hmm, okay.
So, what happened between you guys?
- Oh.
- You're so messy!
(Josh): No, not in a messy way.
It's not Wendy Williams.
It's more Red Table Talk.
- Oh, right.
- Let's unpack.
Has enough time passed?
Can we talk about it?
If you feel comfortable to talk?
(Malachi): Okay, um
we, we pretty much did
what Paul was just describing.
Hmm.
We were hot out the gate.
Got married.
Had kids fast.
Got our careers going early.
We achieved the things, right?
Then after a few years it felt like
we were older than we were.
We both bought into this certain kinda plan
for a happy life, but it was clear
when we looked around
that everyone else our age
wasn't on this road with us.
Everyone was doing Ketamine and shrooms.
Don't look at me.
I'm not gonna name no
names in the house of the Lord.
(all chatting)
You tried.
It was on my, oh, it
was just a little bit, right?
Yeah, I mean, while you
guys were having all that fun,
we, were living a good life.
(Joy): Yeah, we were. We were.
(Malachi): But it did feel
like we maybe settled down too soon.
Hmm.
And then when I sold my
company and they let me go,
it was like being hit by a massive wave.
Just desperation.
(sighs)
You know, you're getting
older faster than necessary,
and you're out of step with
your shroom-having friends.
(all laugh)
It felt like we maybe made
this massive miscalculation.
Hmm.
But we, we're so far down this road.
How do you turn back?
So, we take it out on each other.
Yeah.
You start thinking that the marriage
is the big mistake that you made,
but in reality it's only the easiest part
of your life to undo.
I'm not saying that it's smart
or that it makes a lick of sense.
But when you gotta put a
roof over your kids' heads
and gotta keep making money,
together or apart, and yeah,
when you wanna make a drastic change.
(Josh): So, what you're saying
is you both freaked the fuck out
over your life choices.
(Malachi scoffs) (Joy):
Yes, basically, yes.
(Josh): Yeah, right?
- Yes. That's...
(Malachi): That is in fact what happened.
- Yes.
- So, couples therapy then?
(Malachi): We tried that but this one...
Don't even. (Malachi): Okay, right.
You're on a roll. You're on a roll.
(Malachi): It's a non-starter.
(all laugh)
Yeah, you're not
wrong, though, you're not.
Because it's a, it's hard to be
confident if I'm not happy with myself.
So, as a person who likes
to be confident, you know.
And it's just these were not the decisions
that were making me unhappy.
And I just think that...
I had to admit to myself
that I'm not in control of anything.
And that all that fear and desperation,
and not knowing and
it's just life, you know?
It's change.
Um, it's discomfort.
And that's just, that's just the deal.
And I think, I think
we just decided that
yeah, we want to be on that ride
and we want to do that together.
Mm. Absolutely.
(Josh): Amen to that.
(lights click off) (Kat): Oh, my god.
What happened? What is this?
(Ty): Okay, the power's
out. (Josh): The power's out.
Is it gonna stay out?
No, it will be fine.
Paul, can you check
the kids? Are they okay?
It's fine, just everyone calm down.
Do you have like,
spotty service out here?
(Ty): No, it should be fine.
Okay, well maybe I should
light some more candles?
No, no, no, it's fine. We
have a backup generator.
- Don't worry.
- Oh!
Oh, wow. We've got the lights.
(Kat): Damn. I love this for us.
(all laugh)
You guys are like, like preppers, huh?
(Josh): Yeah, 'cause I, for one,
will never again be caught
unprepared for an
emergency event, all right?
The Last of Us?
Good for you.
(Kat): I don't want that.
Those fuckers!
Oh, my god. Get your shoes.
Get my coat. Get my coat.
The teenagers are stealing Santa.
(Kat): What did you just say?
(Ty): They've taken our Santa
like, three times this month.
Just come outside.
Oh, my god.
(Kat): Paul, take care of yourself.
- Who are they?
- They're gonna need me.
Hey! You little shits!
(pleasant music)
Come back here!
(Tristian): Why are they running so fast?
(Malachi): I got 'em. I got 'em.
Whoa, no, I don't got 'em.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, ease up.
You all right? You okay?
Yeah.
Why? Why are we stopping?
Whoa!
Whoa! What is that?
It is just a pellet gun.
Dude, those are teenage
boys. You don't need that.
Put that away.
Okay, but fine, what are we waiting for?
I'll be honest, I don't
know if I have this in me.
What? No. Look at
them, they're taunting us.
(teenagers shouting) -
Oh, yeah, they totally are.
- They're humping it.
- Oh, yeah. They totally are.
I don't think I wanna go toe-to-toe
with those teenage boys.
- You guys see Kat Williams?
- Come on.
What are they doing?
Oh, shit. They are coming towards us.
- Should we run?
- We've got it.
If anyone tries anything,
I will shoot them myself.
Whoa. All right.
We just got clowned, boys.
This is embarrassing. I live here, guys.
They're fucking teenagers.
Hello? You lost our service?
Oh! Ah! Ah!
We were calling you!
Yeah, it's gotta be something big.
Yeah, no, they got it.
- Where's Santa?
- They got away.
Who? What?
You let a bunch of kids take Santa?
I mean, they were scared
and I mean, let 'em have it.
- Teenagers.
- Come on.
No, no, no. There they are.
There they are. Look, look. There, there!
- Joy!
- What?
Seriously, you guys
aren't gonna fight for this?
- No!
- Okay, all right!
Joy, you won't catch that boy.
It doesn't matter!
(emergency alert blaring)
(gentle music)