Brothers (2026) s01e06 Episode Script

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[intriguing music playing]
- [Jimmy] Olive?
- [zipper opening, pulling]
O-Olive?
- Olive?
- [objects clatter]
Hey. Hey.
- Hey, Mr. H.
- Jimmy.
You know what, hold on. While I got you,
uh, I found this at a
at a rest stop on the road trip over here.
I was wondering
if you could give it to her.
It's a sticker. It's a sticker that has
an olive on it saying, "Olive you."
- That's clever.
- Yeah.
- [chuckles]
- She loves puns,
so I was really moved by that.
Hey, Jimmy,
I'm gonna give it to you man to boy.
- Please, yeah.
- Okay.
I don't know that Olive is ever gonna talk
to you again.
So, if I were you, I would pack up your
camp and just throw it all into that truck
and go do whatever it is Jimmy does, yeah?
I have nothing without your daughter.
The way things ended between us,
I feel very strongly that [stammers]
this has been one big misunderstanding.
And, uh, I'm not ready to let her go.
Goodbyes are hard, Jimmy.
I mean, don't you have a-a job
or something to get back to?
Not in a traditional sense, no.
I did recently receive
a hefty settlement from Taco Bell.
I signed an NDA, so I'm not at liberty
to speak about the details of the case,
but I'm out.
Let you form your own conclusions.
I'm on disability now, in addition to
having been awarded $1,600 in Baja bucks,
so that's been a good safety net.
Great, great.
Well, I mean, it sounds like
you're living the dream, Jimmy.
[sighs] Look, Mr. H, hey,
I just want to say, I get it, man.
I know what your family
probably says about me.
"Oh, it's GED Jimmy."
You know, "Look, guys,
it's trapped in a hammock Jimmy.
Hey, Jimmy's here,
hide the fuckable pillows."
- Uh?
- I just want to fix things with Olive.
More than anything in the world, so
[stammers] I promise
to stay out of your guys' hair,
but until she's ready to talk,
I'll be right there.
Okay, Jimmy.
Well, we'll see you down the road.
Yeah.
Love you.
Roger Dodger, my man.
I might have a date lined up
for you, brother.
[Roger] Sorry, Woody.
Mail emergency. Can't talk.
[dramatic music playing]
["Give a Little Bit" playing]
No looking. Just stand here.
- Whose hand was that?
- No. Just
- This way?
- Turn this way.
- Blindfold on.
- [Kai] Okay. Okay.
Olive, Olive, you ready to record?
Sure am. All right.
This is so romantic.
Can someone just tell me what's going on?
- [River] Now, Dad?
- [Matthew] Hit it, Riv.
[engine revs]
Oh.
- [both laugh]
- ["Low Rider" playing]
Oh, my God.
[Kai] This is so ridiculous.
That the actual car
from Dazed and Confused?
Yes, it is.
Melba toast in the flesh. This is so cool.
All right, watch this part.
This was my idea.
[chuckles] Oh.
That's what I love about
homeschool girls, man.
- I get older
- [chuckles]
they stay at home.
You are so stupid.
I said it before, and I'll say it again,
that boy looks banging
in that old wig of mine.
- Not as good as he looks in my pants.
- [shushes]
Would you like to go
to the school dance with me?
- Be a lot cooler if you did. [laughs]
- [chuckles]
Um [laughs]
Yeah, fine, yeah, I'll go with you.
Dad, she
Yes, yes! Yes!
- That's right.
- [both chuckle]
All right! All right!
All right! All right!
Uh, it's just three, Riv.
Remember the copyright.
[sighs]
[music ends]
You look so hot, baby.
Nope. No compliments, Jimmy.
I'm not ready yet.
Stop smiling!
Stop being so lovable, maybe.
Well, he is resilient.
You got to give him credit for that.
You know, you can't say
[chuckles] he doesn't try.
Yeah, okay. I mean,
I am just not ready to talk to him yet.
And if he comes over to me
with those sweet, soft, little puppy eyes,
I'm gonna cave, and I just need more time.
Okay. I just want to make sure
you're not running just to run.
You know,
that would be the Harrelson move.
No, I'm obviously not.
And besides, all of my focus
and attention is on Kai today.
I want to make sure that
I'm there for her, you know.
[chuckles] Jimmy be damned.
Uh, gut check on this.
There's nothing weird about Kai and Wyatt
together, right, because she's adopted?
- No. It's fine.
- Yeah.
- They're not, like, related by blood.
- Right, right.
- Yeah.
- Still feels a little weird, but--
[Olive] Speaking of blood
- is this it?
- Yeah, that's it.
Uh, it has arrived.
Okay, so open it.
Come on, what are you waiting for?
That's exciting, right?
Yeah. Uh
[exhales deeply]
Are you still worried
Matthew's gonna freak out?
Well, you know, I was thinking
about what you said earlier
about it being Kai's big day
and the dance,
and I don't think we want anything
to overshadow that,
not Jimmy, not the test results.
So, we'll focus on Kai now,
and we'll we'll get to this thing later.
- Exactly.
- Exactly.
Exactly.
Hey, kiddo.
Um, big day, huh?
Big, big, big, big, big, big day.
If you need anything, any help,
- whatever, I'm here for you.
- [chuckles]
I got nothing on the docket.
Totally focused on you. What do you need?
Uh [stammers] okay.
No, yeah. I'm-I'm good.
Oh.
- Thanks, Dad. Yeah.
- Cool. Cool. Cool.
Hey, um, because, you know,
it's all about you and Wyatt.
But you and I could do something, like,
you know, we never
we never had, uh, that talk, you know,
we never talked.
Do you want to talk?
- Um, no, seriously, Dad.
- Or-Or just hang out.
You want to see how many cherry tomatoes
we can stuff in our mouths?
I mean, I can do a lot.
- Yeah. [chuckles] Okay. Yeah?
- Or Or have you ever been to the Alamo?
Dad, I'm good. Everything's cool.
- [clicks tongue] Yeah.
- Oh. Okay.
[Kai] Everything is a disaster.
What? Why am I even doing this?
This is, like, my worst nightmare.
- What the fuck is happening here?
- I have nothing to wear.
They're all gonna think I'm one
of those, like, weird homeschooled kids
that wears cat ears, and suspenders,
and talks in a baby voice,
and hisses at people. Oh, my God.
- Wyatt won't care what you wear.
- Oh, yeah. You sure about that?
He thinks you're cute no matter what.
That's really sweet.
But this is a high school dance,
all right.
- Everyone's gonna be judging you.
- How is this supposed to help me?
You need to borrow my clothes.
[stammers]
Oh, shit, okay, um, well, thank you.
Even my worst stuff is better
than anything you own.
That feels a little less generous.
You okay with all this Jimmy stuff?
[sighs] Look, I'm gonna help you, okay?
'Cause I'm a good person
with really hot clothes.
[Clara] Me too.
The good person part.
I'm not allowed to wear hot clothes yet.
[sighs] Okay.
[gasps]
[Matthew] So, good time
to talk about the female anatomy.
- Yeah.
- So, when and if you, you know,
are in a position
to be touching any part of that,
- you won't be as intimidated. Cool?
- [chuckles]
- Right.
- All right, check this out.
I got a whole bunch of magazines that
cover the gamut of nudity and naked women.
- So, we're gonna start with it.
- This is a lot. [chuckles]
- Too much?
- Yeah.
All right, let's just go straight
to the source here.
Teenage female bodies.
Whoa, just heard what I said.
That's not a good idea.
That would not be good for a governor run.
Um, back to the basics here.
Dad, I don't think this
is what I need right now.
Sorry, it's just a lot of information
that-that
- All right. You know what?
- I don't-I don't
- Let's take a breath here, um
- Okay.
look.
You like Kai, and she likes you.
- Yes, sir.
- That's beautiful.
That's the beginning of intimacy.
All right?
Take your time, move slow.
You know, and if she ever hesitates
or you ever hesitate,
just stop, play it for another day,
you know.
I mean, intimacy
is a mutual green light situation
for the man and a woman, all right?
[gentle music playing]
Okay, so since you did
something cheesy for her,
she really wanted to do
something cheesy for you.
- [chuckles] She did?
- Mm-hmm.
[Kai] Olive, I'm going to kill you.
[sighs] She is not coming out.
Okay. Maybe less that she wanted to,
and more like we forced her to.
[chuckles]
Ah, the staircase entrance
before the big dance.
A classic rom-com trope,
which I should know something about.
[Kai] Okay, okay, fine, fine.
Here here I go.
[music continues]
- [Matthew] Wow!
- [Val speaks Spanish]
- Beautiful, Kai.
- [Joy] Oh, Kai.
[Olive laughs]
- I think you look really great, Kai.
- Thanks.
- [grunts]
- [Joy] Kai!
- [gasps]
- [Woody] You okay?
Oh, no, I'm good. I'm good.
I'm good. You-You're making it worse.
I'm-I'm great.
God, this is why
I don't wear fucking heels.
[River] Language.
[Wyatt] You can lean on me here.
Grab my shoulder.
Uh, okay, okay, um
- [Val] What is he doing?
- [Joy mutters]
Wyatt, you're gonna have to
grab her by her waist.
- I got it. Thank you.
- What? Okay, okay. All right. Ooh, oh.
[Kai groans] Okay.
[Val] Wyatt, papi, use your arms.
- [Wyatt] She's too heavy. I'm too weak.
- Okay.
I feel like I shouldn't be watching this.
- Like they're basically dry humping.
- Mm-hmm.
Are-Are they gonna have
chaperones at this dance?
They are. Uh, actually, I'm one of them.
But, you know, if they sneak off
in a quiet corner by themselves,
I might just have to turn a blind eye.
- [Kai groans]
- [chuckles]
- [car horn plays tune]
- Oh, there's their ride.
Let's go see 'em off.
Hey, I'm gonna mosey on over
to the dance tonight.
What? Wood, no, do not
mess this up, all right?
They are good kids.
They're gonna be fine. All right?
- Don't ruin it by being a narc.
- A narc?
I'm the opposite of a narc
I'm an anarchist.
I just wanna be helpful, and
if I stay here, I might just go insane.
So, I'll just look after our daughter
like a good, chill dad,
lurking in the shadows
in case shit goes down.
"Lurking in the shadows."
What are you, a vampire?
[pop music playing]
Hey, Kai, don't worry,
you don't have to be nervous.
Please. Do you think I care
that nobody knows me here,
and I'm wearing my sister's clothes,
and I'm limping around
like I have fucking gangrene or something?
I'm not worried
about what high school kids think.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
[friend 1 chuckles]
- Jesus Christ, they're coming over.
- Hey, Wyatt.
- Hey, guys.
- Hi.
- Who's this?
- This is date.
- Sorry, this is [laughs]
- [chuckles]
- This is my date. Their Her name is Kai.
- Yeah.
What's up, motherfuckers?
Ready to get fucking fucked? [chuckles]
[friend 1 clears throat]
So, how did you two meet?
- Oh, well, we actually met as babies.
- Yeah, I live at his house.
- Yeah, she lives at my house.
- You live together?
Oh, no, not like that.
- No, no, no, she lives on a bus.
- No. [chuckles]
Yeah, I live in a bus at his house.
My dad's like his uncle.
His dad's like my uncle.
- What?
- No, not like
- Oh, no, no, no
- We're not
- our dads are best friends.
- We're not
- Our dads are best friends.
- They're right over there.
- [Wyatt] Hey, Dad. [chuckles]
- [Kai chuckles] Yeah.
Your dad's the guy from Venom?
Your dad's been in my nightmares.
- Mine too. Yeah, it's
- [friend 1 chuckles]
[friend 1] Okay, well, see you. [chuckles]
- Nice to meet you.
- [Kai] Yeah.
Give that social interaction a solid D+.
Look, Kai, I know
that you're feeling a bit anxious--
No, I'm fine. I'm fine.
- You're fine?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I'm fine.
- Okay.
Um, I'm gonna go over,
see if they have any punch or something,
- and, um, I'll be right back.
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay, great, cool.
- Okay?
[no audible dialogue]
[pop music playing]
[Matthew] Wyatt?
- Where you at? How we doing, buddy?
- Oh.
- Yeah, things are okay.
- Why am I catching you without your date?
- Where's Kai?
- Oh, Kai, she's over there.
I'm getting her some punch. I think
she's kind of feeling out of place.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, that's
understandable, dude. This is your turf.
You are gonna have to run lead on this,
you know what I mean?
- Yeah, yeah.
- And I know it's been a minute or two
since I've been in high school.
Game may have changed, but I promise you,
the players are the same.
You want to stand out, right?
You want to separate yourself
from the pack.
Own the dance floor.
Oh, no, no, no, look, Kai's on a crutch.
I don't think that's gonna be us tonight.
[Matthew] No, no, no, no, no.
Trust me, Wyatt, this will work.
- [chuckles]
- Just listen to the music.
- There's nothing a woman finds more sexy
- [chuckles]
than a dude who's got the stones to shake
his own thing on the dance floor
- For sure. Right. Yeah.
- alone. Follow me. Come on now.
Come on, come on.
Don't think about it. Just move.
This ain't about thought.
[humming] Shake it out.
Ha! Loosen up the jaw, baby.
Loosen up the hips. Come on.
Hip. There we go. Lubricate, lubricate.
Any beat, any move you make is
a good move, man, as long as it's on beat.
Loosen up. Be free, baby.
[exclaims]
There you go.
Now let's take that to center court.
- Here we go. Here we go.
- Center.
Right this way, right this way.
Turn around, turn around,
turn and keep your eyes on her.
Own that space, baby. Own that space.
Hey, and look her in the eye, okay?
Let her know it's all for her, bro.
[laughs]
No, no, no.
[crickets chirping]
[Jimmy groans, grunts]
Olive!
It's just me, baby. It's Jimmy.
Yes, I know. I can I can see you.
You can see From where you're sitting,
you can make me out?
Yes.
That's really impressive, baby.
I got I'm at least 50 yards away.
No, you're a lot closer than that.
No, don't
don't shortchange yourself, baby.
That's incredible, really.
You're much better than me
at gauging distances, so I defer to you.
Do I have your consent
to maybe take a few steps closer?
- Jimmy, just walk.
- Thank you. I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry. I was so thirsty,
I went to sip some water from the hose,
but there was some kind of nest
under there now.
I don't know if it's hornets or wasps,
but they got their licks in.
I'm not allergic, which is good,
but I also don't feel great.
Jesus fucking Christ. Here, just
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
[slurping, gulping]
Is that Is there's more in the tea
[muttering]
- [gulping, slurping]
- Oh, my God.
Holy shit, I'm sorry.
I don't think I realized how dehydrated
I was until I had the first sip.
I've been drinking a lot
of that hose water,
- and I'm starting to quest--
- [sighs] Jimmy.
Yeah, sorry, I'll leave you to it.
I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry.
Last thing, and then
I'm gonna leave you alone, I promise.
I know you're hurting.
And I want to give you
the space that you asked for.
The way that you left,
I can't imagine how heartbroken you are.
But I'm hurting too, you know.
And I can't I don't think we can fix it
unless we talk about it.
I just love you, Olive.
I love you like nothing else.
[Jimmy exhales sharply]
[pop music playing]
[chattering indistinctly]
Mrs. Ogilvy.
Woodrow.
[Woody] Hey.
Man, teachers at this school are freaks.
You-You see that that maniac right there?
Yeah, she just got me
to hotbox the faculty lounge.
I think the gym teacher stole something
from Nancy Pelosi's office.
[scoffs]
You're a tough crowd, aren't you?
[camera shutter clicks]
[student] Dude, I got it.
Hey, uh,
I'm gonna be honest with you,
I wasn't the most present dad
in the world,
but I really want to be there
for you now, especially today.
I'm here for anything you wanna ask.
I don't know, like
Like menses, you know,
that's got to be coming up.
- Any questions?
- Just
Okay, I'm gonna stop you immediately.
Look, I guess I appreciate the spirit
of what you're trying to do here,
but, wow, is it really not the time.
Plus, I already had this conversation
with Mom like six years ago.
[scoffs] I would've loved
to have been a part of it.
You were very much invited
to be part of it.
[scoffs] I don't recall that--
Look. It's okay. Okay?
I think it's really sweet
that you are trying to do it now,
surrounded by Wyatt's classmates,
but it's just so not what
I need right now.
So I'm gonna hobble away,
and I don't want you to follow me.
And this is, like, a for real
don't follow me situation,
not, like, a fake
don't follow me situation.
Just focus on your own shit, okay?
[upbeat, techno music playing]
[crutches clacking]
Wyatt! Wy!
Hey.
How you doing, bud? Where's Kai?
I don't know. I'm trying to find her now.
Oh, no, no, buddy,
that's what we talked about.
You can't keep losing your date, man.
All right?
You can't leave your date behind--
Hey, Dad, can you just give me some space
for like one second, please?
Sorry, look, you've helped me so much.
I mean, everything I've done,
everything I've done is 'cause of you.
You've brought me there. Thank you.
Thank you.
But I've got it.
[gentle music playing]
Yes, yes, sir.
Yes, sir, you do.
Go get it.
If you need something, I'm here.
[whistles]
Amber. How's your mom?
[Amber chuckles]
Hey, Kai.
I hope you didn't vault your way up there
on that mangled ankle. [chuckles]
You doing all right?
You're not having a good time?
No, it's a dream come true.
All right
- Uh, I'll give you your space.
- No, no, please don't.
What's up?
[smacks lips] I feel really out of place.
I feel like I'm this caged animal
or something,
and I'm finally led into the wild
and I just have no idea how to survive.
Huh.
Well, I see it differently.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, you're the one
that's been running wild,
and this is the cage,
you know what I mean?
I mean, you're a rock star, Kai.
You're a one of one.
I mean, I don't know anybody even close
to your age that owns their lane
- as much as you do.
- Yeah, yeah, all right.
Yeah. No, the wild ones
do not fit in, girl.
And not that I ever took you for someone
who cared that much about fitting in.
Well, most of the time I don't.
Look, I'm-I'm not saying
you don't have insecurities, all right?
We all got insecurities.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, what are your insecurities?
- We're not talking about me.
Yeah, you don't have any.
You're running for governor,
for God's sake.
I do too.
I got quite a few.
You don't think I've got any insecurities?
- [chuckles]
- Every single day I'm wondering
if I'm being a good enough husband.
Wondering if I'm being a good enough dad,
and I don't know if I am.
I mean, look, you get big moments
like today with Wyatt, you know.
Maybe I overstepped my bounds
a little bit,
maybe a little too much in the foreground,
but I just-I just
I-I want him to know
that I'm always going to be there for him.
He knows that.
I hope so, yeah.
You know, we all got our own way
of doing things,
and we should just embrace how we roll.
I I hope you never fit in, girl.
Do it your way.
I'm betting on you.
Okay.
[inhales deeply]
I do actually need some help getting down.
How the hell did you get up?
["party 4 u" playing]
[chuckles]
There you are.
Yeah, it's me, date.
[chuckles]
Hey, I'm sorry I abandoned you.
Yeah, well, I'm sorry
that I aggressively danced at you.
Yeah, it was aggressive.
I mean, honestly,
you were just like dead-eying me
like a fucking serial killer or something.
[chuckles] Well, it's my bad, but um,
it's easier with a partner.
[both chuckle]
[chuckles]
[groans, sighs]
How's about this, huh?
Yeah. How's about this, huh?
[Woody]
You know, you're a great dad. [sighs]
Your kids love you so much that
they [stammers]
all want to be little Matthews.
Mmm. I hope so, you know,
at least most of the time.
You know, sometimes I think I keep
too tight of a leash on them, you know.
Maybe put some unnecessary pressure
on them like tonight with Wyatt.
You know, like you, man.
You leave a long leash with your kiddos,
and, you know,
it kind of forces them to be individuals.
I mean, like take Kai, for example.
Look at her, man.
Girl's on crutches
and she comes to a dance
where she doesn't know one single person.
That, sir, is self-confidence.
Yeah. She's amazing.
Guess this is one rodeo
we did sign up for.
Yes, we did.
Look at this.
Can you believe those two guys
- [Woody chuckling]
- are chaperoning a high school dance?
Jesus.
- Look at that stupid face, man.
- Yeah, which one?
- The one next to mine. [chuckles]
- Yeah, definitely. [chuckles]
You know, some day,
we're gonna be nostalgic for this moment.
Well, now, I already am.
Let's get one.
All right. This time, do it for real.
That was for real.
No, you can It's okay to look
at the camera. There you go.
- Yeah, I'm looking at
- Open your eyes. Open your eyes.
- [shutter clicks]
- No, no, no. Not that open.
[both chuckling]
[footsteps approaching]
[music ends]
[knocks on door]
Hey, Dad.
Hey.
How was the dance?
[exhales heavily]
Well, not as rowdy
as you might have hoped, you know.
[Olive] Mmm.
I honestly think
COVID did these kids dirty.
- [chuckles]
- How was your night?
You know, strangely not bad.
Oh, did you guys talk?
Eh. Yeah.
Okay, are we are we gonna open it?
["Ordinary Sea" playing]
Wait. What--
[Woody] No.
I don't need a piece of paper to tell me
whether or not Matthew and I are brothers.
I know we're brothers,
and that's good enough for me.
Now, I'm gonna go tell your mom
how fucked up kids are today.
And you won't be looking either.
Nope. I'm just
- recycling. [clears throat]
- Fresh start.
[sighs] Fresh start.
Promise.
[Olive] I promise.
[footsteps departing]
Fresh start.
[sighs]
[music continues]