Earle Meets World (2026) s01e07 Episode Script

-[upbeat pop music playing]
-Ooh, la-la-la ♪
La-la, la-la ♪
Yeah, I'm stepping out
I'm living large… ♪
[Alix] Besides everything else
going on in my life right now,
Reale Actives launch week is here,
and there's been so much momentum
and hype built up to this moment.
Like, I want to go into this moment
and for there to be an element of, like,
"Wow. Oh my gosh.
This is happening. This is so cool."
And not like, "Wrah-wrah."
I studied marketing in college,
and I always say
if I wasn't an influencer now,
I think I would be
on the other end of what I do, um,
working with brands on campaigns
and maybe like their socials or marketing.
I just love everything
to do with understanding,
you know, what makes a consumer
drawn towards something.
And it is something
I'm really passionate about.
I also think it's going to help people
maybe take me more seriously
because there's something
that feels a little bit more legitimate
to say that I have a business of my own,
rather than just posting
these videos online.
I think that's why
the stakes feel so much different, um,
for this compared to
anything I've done before.
-[Jimmy] Congratulations. Big deal!
-Nice to meet you. Thank you.
Yes, it's a big day.
Dude, people now know
what the F you are doing.
-What the F I'm doing. Thank God.
-You're doing it, crushing it.
-This is big. Yeah. It's a good campaign.
-Thank you for having me on.
-The puzzle pieces will be great.
-I'm really excited. Thank you.
That's rad. It's big.
And getting to go on a show like
Jimmy Fallon is an insane opportunity.
I can't even believe I'm saying that.
Like, I am such a fan of his.
And, you know, it's nerve-wracking,
'cause I know that I'm in front of people
that probably don't know who I am,
and might just be
being introduced to me for the first time.
But I do feel very proud of myself
that I've been able to make it
from influencer to now being a founder.
-Did you take some?
-I don't like tequila.
-Well, just take a little.
-You can't-- You can't chicken--
"I don't like tequila."
You go to festivals all the time,
drinking tequila.
Turn the volume up. Where's the remote?
-[Jimmy on TV] …Alix Earle!
-[whooping and cheering]
Welcome to The Tonight Show.
Thanks for being here.
-Thank you for having me.
-Let's talk about how this all started.
I started posting about, like
my skin, my acne, my makeup.
And the more I just started
to be, like, candid on there,
I'd be, "I'm doing an outfit video."
I pick up my purse, there's a cockroach.
And I was like, "Oh my Gosh!"
I would just share those moments
that might be frowned upon at times.
-But it was real. So, yeah.
-[Jimmy] Real moments.
This is a big deal, and it looks gorgeous.
-I love the packaging.
-Thank you. That's so nice.
[studio audience cheering and applauding]
You actually brought us a screenshot
of your Notes app.
-Yes. From August…
-From August 10th, 2023.
-There you go, you called it. Reale.
-[Alix] Reale.
[Jimmy] That's what you wanted.
-Awesome.
-[Jimmy] You manifested it!
[studio audience cheering]
Thank you so much for coming on.
Congrats on everything.
-Now we have…
-[upbeat music playing]
-Alix Earle! Check out Reale Actives!
-[studio audience cheering and applauding]
[all cheering]
-[Ashtin] Oh! That's so cute…
-[Alisa] Yes!
[Ashtin] You did it!
-[Ashley and Todd laugh]
-[Ashtin whoops]
[Alix] Thank you.
-[Ashtin] You did so good. Yeah.
-Really?
-[Ashtin] You looked so good.
-[Alix] Really?
Thank you, guys, for coming.
That means so much to me.
-[upbeat pop music playing]
-I'm a hot commodity ♪
Everybody wants a piece… ♪
[Alix yells] Okay!
[laughs nervously] It's happening!
-Believe me ♪
-[screams happily]
So I'll keep waiting… ♪
It's on the whole building!
-Oh, I'm naked!
-So I'll keep waiting for you ♪
Oh, hell!
-[all whooping]
-♪Forever ♪
[music fades]
-[rap music playing]
-It's like this, we don't miss ♪
Coming with the confidence
It's so slick ♪
You never seen a style
And vibe so sick ♪
We ain't never met a consequence
We can't slip ♪
Yeah, we coming in hot… ♪
[Alix] Happy launch day.
I think going into today,
I just was nervous of…
There's so many things that could go wrong
from so many different perspectives.
And, like, I just…
I don't wanna let people down.
Because, you know, all these people
are here that believed in me,
that have signed on
to work for this company
before we've even launched.
They believed in my dream and my vision,
so I don't want to let them down.
Good morning, LA people!
Thank you for joining so early.
[Alix] Hi!
Amazing.
-Less than five minutes.
-[Alix] Oh my God.
I'm sweating.
I don't wanna feel any type of, like…
pressure or anything.
I think, just good vibes.
-Excited, maybe?
-Mm-hm,
-[Andrea] Nervous?
-Excited, nervous.
-[Alix groans]
-[Andrea] Ah!
[Amanda] Socials ready.
We got 30 seconds.
No!
[Alix groans, laughs]
Okay, give us a countdown.
[Amanda] Five…
[Alix and TJ] Four.
[all] Three, two, one!
-[all cheering and whooping]
-[upbeat music playing]
This is actually happening.
Like, what's going on right now?
Like, we now have a business
that's, like, live.
And going into launch,
I don't necessarily have a number
that I wanna hit.
I just wanna hit some numbers.
I just want everyone to feel excited.
It really is one of those things
where, like, I can't believe
what I'm watching in front of me.
There's so many in line for the checkout
that I have an estimated wait time.
Because that's how many people
are trying to check out.
What? It's been like 20 seconds!
We just went up
thousands of visitors right now.
-Ashtin is saying the website crashed.
-[tense music playing]
Can you guys just check
that the website's working properly?
We just heard that
the website crashed for someone.
Alix Earle's new skincare line website
is already crashing.
Shop now. I want the bundle. Cart.
[woman] I don't know if I need
to reload my page. Reload. Let's go.
Are you kidding me?
I don't have time for this right now!
Dia, can you place the order?
[Alix] I, like, can't fathom
what's happening right now.
Everyone on the internet
is, like, freaking out.
The website crashing really panics me
because it's out of, like, my control.
Like, I don't know
how to get on there and fix that.
That's not, like, my expertise.
I'm not the one on there, like, managing
the actual technical side of the website.
So I hate when there's, like, an issue
that I don't know how to fix,
or how to, like,
even explain how to fix it.
-It's glitching.
-[music fades]
People are like,
"I still can't check out."
So now can no one buy it?
[Amanda] Let me start checking out…
[Amanda] They're past the surge in traffic
and it went swimmingly.
But he said he's gonna check in
and report back quickly.
Okay.
I was able to check out in two seconds
with the bundle.
[Amanda] I'm trying right now.
[hopeful pop music playing]
Okay, the sales are starting
to flow through.
-[speaks indistinctly]
-[Andrea] Ah!
-I feel like I need to bite your hand.
-That's it.
Bite.
I'll risk it all… ♪
Oh my Gosh. I'm getting so many messages,
people being like, "Just got it!"
All my life I waited for… ♪
This is so crazy.
[FaceTime ringing]
You were our first sale of Reale Actives.
[staff cheering and whooping]
Congratulations!
Alix, two years ago,
I think she would be really proud
of the Alix that she blossomed into.
[Andrea] We have 23,000 people
on the site right now.
Andrea, scroll up and down again.
I wanna take a picture of that.
Yeah.
[TJ] I've never seen
anything like this before,
and I'm just happy
to be along for the journey.
For somebody that's 25
to be doing the things that you're doing
is amazing.
[Alix] I mean, my whole life
I've just looked up to you so much
and everything you've done.
And I just--
I can't believe I'm doing this.
And here they come. [laughs]
I knew they were in there somewhere.
But, like, I just can't believe
that this is happening.
And, like, to get to have you
be a part of this is so special.
And your support is everything.
All the times I doubt myself,
you always just believe in me.
I wouldn't be able to do it
if I didn't have your support.
I know. This is so exciting.
-I'm so proud of her.
-Thanks, Dad.
It's amazing.
[woman] Are you dad today,
or are you manager today?
I'm dad today, I think.
-Yeah, he's dad. He's dad today.
-Yeah.
Can you believe,
for my first marketing internship,
when I worked at your company,
and you used to yell at me
that I was not dressing appropriately?
Well, now, I own my own business.
-Yeah.
-And I can have my boobs out if I want to.
-You can dress any way you want.
-In the office, yep. [laughs]
-It's true. [laughs]
-Boobs are allowed in this building.
-[laughs]
-[lively pop music playing]
Don't call me pretty
Like it's all that I am ♪
I built this kingdom
With my own two hands ♪
I have the whole home
But you wanna walk in ♪
-Baby, I do know… ♪
-[Alix] It's actually not that cold out.
[Ashtin] No. It's definitely been worse.
You belong, I don't do it wrong ♪
-[music fades]
-Your little jazz shoes.
-Jazz shoes? Oh no!
-[laughing]
-Don't they look like jazz shoes?
-[laughs] Yeah.
[squeals] They're jazz shoes.
[both laughing]
-Um, I'm kind of annoyed at Dad.
-Why?
He doesn't show up
to my meetings sometimes.
[pensive music playing]
Launch day has been a huge success.
I'm so proud of Alix,
and everything she does is insane.
But I just feel like my dad
has been focusing a lot on her.
And it makes me feel like
I've been just less of a priority
and not really being considered at all.
I just feel like my dad
doesn't really understand what I want
or where I'm coming from sometimes.
So that can be a little… challenging.
I feel like he could at least
suggest rescheduling
or meeting at a different time.
If he doesn't make mine,
we reschedule the whole thing.
Are you serious?
[tense, pensive music playing]
-Yeah.
-What the fuck?
I don't think that Dad
has ever missed a meeting of mine.
If he has, like, we will reschedule it.
Yeah, that didn't happen with me.
He's usually pretty good
at showing up to meetings,
but recently he's just been MIA.
[Alix] Ashtin, any updates?
[TJ] On what?
-Is there a boy in your life?
-[Ashtin] No, I had a shoot yesterday.
-He's my manager.
-Right.
He just should be knowing what's going on.
I just feel like you only care
about me making money
and not like actually doing
what I want to do. Whatever.
I'll do it on my own.
It makes me feel like
he doesn't really take me seriously.
And it kind of hurts my feelings
a little bit.
-So maybe I am sensitive. [laughs]
-Aww.
[music fades]
He obviously, like, prioritizes you.
Does it make you upset?
Maybe a little. But, you know, it's Dad.
So it's like whatever, but…
I know, but that's the thing is,
you have to separate Dad and then manager.
Yeah.
What if I tell Dad, "Oh my gosh, dude,
I can't believe Ashtin's thinking
about getting different management"?
You should, like, tell him
that I met with a different manager.
Yeah.
You'll be, "How do you feel about this?"
He'll be like, "What?"
-Yeah. That's good.
-[laughs]
I don't actually think Ashtin
should explore new management,
but I think that
she should say that she is.
I do think it'd be fun to mess with him
a bit and make him a little nervous.
[both chuckle]
That's a good idea, Alix.
-See?
-You're so smart.
See, that's good.
You're already getting better.
You can complain all you want,
but nothing's gonna change and get done
unless you do something
proactive to fix it.
I just don't like the way you talk to me.
So… You talk down to me so much.
-Well, then stop acting below me.
-[laughs]
[upbeat electronic music playing]
-Bitch.
-[laughs]
[man] Over the shoulder.
Perfect. Thank you.
[Alix] Getting lost.
This is so cutie in here.
Oh my gosh!
Glammy girly room.
"Breathe." I needed that.
[woman] We have ten minutes.
-Till she goes on?
-Yeah.
Are you talking with Ashtin?
-She seems really upset.
-What are you talking about?
She was really upset the other day,
that you don't show up to her meetings.
She feels like you don't put in
as much effort to her as you do for me.
I think Ashtin might want
to hire a new manager.
-[TJ] Really? [exhales]
-[tense music playing]
I do put in more time with you
because you have more going on.
She's still only 22.
She has to find what she wants to do.
So I feel like I lay off a little bit,
let her find her way
and try to assist when needed, but…
I gotta text her right now.
[text message sends]
Why is she not answering me?
That makes me even more concerned.
I'm gonna call her right now.
[line dialing]
-[machine] Your call has been forwarded…
-She put me to voicemail.
-If I call twice, will it go through then?
-Mm-hm.
[line dialing]
[machine] Your call
has been forwarded to voicemail.
Oh. Have you ever been fired before?
-Fucking fired? No way.
-[pensive music playing]
That's fucking bullshit.
Okay. Hi.
[man 1] Hi, how are you?
Come on down on set.
So, we're just finishing up this segment,
then we'll get going.
[Alix] Thank you.
[man 2] All right, here we go.
Are you ready to meet Alix Earle?
-[Alix] Oh, wow, wow.
-[studio audience cheering]
Hi!
[Drew] How are you?
[Alix] I'm so excited for this.
-This is so sweet.
-Sometimes I think that's it for me.
-Yeah.
-I'll just overshare one time too many.
Oh, that's the story of my life.
Hi!
Why is there a dog out there?
-Hi.
-Hi. Oh my gosh. I love doggies.
I mean, this is great.
I'm getting a massage as well. And…
Alix, did you put lotion on your legs?
-[Alix] Yes.
-[Drew] Yes. I'm so sorry.
My dog does the same thing.
I come out in lotion, body oil.
She's like, "Mmm. Dessert."
And so it's-- Yeah, this all the time.
-[Drew] Let's just knock it down, Douglas.
-[Alix laughs]
-[pop music playing]
-Baby, you're a rock star ♪
Moving through the late-night crowd
Living the life like this ♪
Is all I ever wanted ♪
♪Rock star, baby… ♪
-[gasps] Hi!
-[indistinct chatter]
[Sally] Good job, P.
-Yeah.
-Whose drinks are you holding?
Mine.
You have two?
-It's my big day.
-[Ashtin laughs]
All I ever wanted… ♪
Oh my gosh!
Wait, this is so cute.
Alix, I am so proud of you
in the past two years.
What are you saying?
Is Penelope being affectionate?
Is someone holding you at gunpoint?
What's happening?
-[music fades]
-Oh, your breath smells like alcohol.
[laughs] She's still in there.
[indistinct chatter]
Oh my God. We just sold out.
-[Sally] Yay!
-[Payton] Yay!
[Alix] Yay!
[electronic dance music
playing over speakers]
I'm avoiding my dad.
-Seriously? What happened?
-[Ashtin] Yeah.
I know I'm like the type of person
that when something needs to be addressed,
like, I need to handle it,
like, right away.
So I know that Ashtin's talking to
other managers 'cause Alix ratted her out.
And I know that
I'm gonna see her at dinner.
So I'm expecting
that we're gonna have a conversation.
This has been like
the busiest month of my life.
My dad has missed
two of our big group meetings.
So now I'm avoiding him.
[tense, pensive music playing]
[Alix] Sorry.
-We got to talk.
-No, we don't.
[music fades]
[electronic dance music
playing over speakers]
Wait, so what the fuck is Ashtin doing?
She's talking to somebody else?
She wants to talk to somebody else
about fucking managing her.
-[Alix] We have to go have a conversation.
-[Ashley] What are you gonna do?
I'll ask her what her problem is first
and then see why she's unhappy. But…
Either way, it's not happening.
[tense, pensive music playing]
So, just so you know, Dad definitely
believes that you're firing him.
Ashtin, he's really upset.
What do I do now?
I think we just don't say anything yet.
I think this is gonna be really good
for you proving your point.
I know I need to, like, stand my ground.
Yeah. 'Cause now he's like,
"I don't wanna lose her."
-[TJ and Ashley] Izabel.
-Yeah?
-[TJ] What do you think about this?
-About what?
Ashtin said she wants to get
somebody different to manage her.
-What?
-Right? That's some bullshit, right?
-Good luck. [laughs]
-[laughs]
[Alix] Okay, I'm gonna do a speech.
-Woo, woo, woo. Speech, speech, speech.
-[music stops]
I'm a DJ now. Okay.
Well, first of all,
thank you all for coming.
I love you guys, and without your support,
I wouldn't be able to do any of this.
And I have surrounded myself
with the most talented,
hardworking people, and this is like a…
[Thomas] Dream come true.
[laughing]
Yep. [laughs]
Good job, Thomas.
-[guests] Cheers.
-Congratulations.
-[Alix] Cheers.
-[guests whooping]
Cheers to everyone.
-[upbeat dance music playing]
-Dance the night away ♪
I got a feeling, ooh, can we just ♪
-Dance the night away… ♪
-[Alix] Okay, Izabel!
[music stops]
[lively dance music playing]
All right, maybe they do
need dance lessons.
[French electronic dance music playing]
-[Alix laughs]
-Oh! That feels really good.
I'm like really in need
of a relaxing spa day.
-Same. Bad.
-This week has been crazy.
-[Alix] Should we cheers?
-Yeah, let's cheers.
-Cheers to a relaxing spa day.
-To a relaxing spa day.
-And cheers. Love you so much.
-Aww, love you.
-Hey, what the fuck?
-Eyes.
-What's everyone's summer plans?
-I don't have any.
-Should we get a house?
-Where?
Like Ibiza for a week? Or Greece?
Why don't we do a house in Greece?
Jake Shane is one of my best friends,
but he is also a podcast host,
content creator.
We sort of had the same rise
at the same time.
So it was like a really niche experience
that we were both going through,
and we found our way to each other.
And it is something I'm so grateful for.
I don't know where I'd be without Jake.
Sometimes everything else feels so crazy
and all over the place,
but, like, my friends
are really just, like, grounding.
And, I don't know, that safety net for me.
I love having Jake there for that.
[Ashtin] Oh, I can smell your tequila.
It's literally just a cup of tequila.
Can you come to my birthday?
-I got the Partiful for that.
-What Partiful?
Oh, I didn't invite you. [laughs]
'Cause I didn't think
you were gonna be here.
What? You didn't invite Alix?
Alix never comes to my birthday.
We literally talked about this last week.
I said I will stay in New York and come.
Okay. But you don't need an invite
if you're staying.
-I would like it.
-[Ashtin] I'll send it to you.
Hello. How are you?
[all] Hi.
[Firuz] How are you? Good?
[Jake] Good. How are--
-[Alix] I'm so excited.
-[Jake] What is that?
Yeah, just give me just a…
Plants are very good.
[Jake] What?
Leaf plants.
-Oh, leaves?
-Yeah.
-Oh.
-What do they do?
They do it in… Russian.
-Russia? Okay.
-Yeah.
Give me only one. Come. Yeah.
-Come.
-Come?
-Go, go.
-Okay.
Are you from Russia?
Russia.
[Jake] Yeah, Russia.
Jake was a little skeptical
of what was going down.
-[lilting folk music playing]
-But Jake's always down for an adventure.
He will guarantee
that you are just laughing.
[Alix and Ashtin laugh]
-[music intensifies to electronic dance]
-What is it supposed to do?
Hm… I'm not sure.
Yeah, what do the leaves do?
[Firuz] Russia.
Russia?
-Okay.
-Russia? [laughs]
-[Jake] Okay. Um…
-[Ashtin laughs]
This is irritating my nipple.
Um…
[both laugh]
Your turn.
[Ashtin] Alix, are you
sticking your butt up?
[Alix and Jake laugh]
[laughing]
[Ashtin] She's arching her back.
[Alix] No, I'm not.
[Ashtin] She is.
[Alix] That's a little sharp.
-[Firuz] Oh?
-[yells]
-[music fades]
-It's scary.
-[all laughing]
-[Firuz speaks indistinctly]
Alix.
Oh, you just wait. Oh, you just wait.
It's okay.
Does Ashtin not get
the same treatment we got?
I have sensitive skin.
I don't think it'll be good for me.
Can we get another round of drinks?
Are we just gonna black out here?
Because I'm like honestly not opposed.
[Alix] I would.
Is that absinthe? What is that?
That looks like diluted NyQuil.
Cheers.
-Okay.
-[Alix groans]
Ashtin, cheers. Okay. Cheers, everyone.
-Love you, guys.
-Cheers. Love you.
-[upbeat dance music playing]
-[groans]
[Alix] I've been really anxious.
[Jake] Were you anxious about the launch?
I just need to get out of my head.
-I know no one will want me to say this.
-It's about--
But since the breakup,
I've just felt so all over the place.
And I'm sick and tired of it.
Did you feel like maybe with Braxton,
you had that security?
I don't even want to talk about him.
It's so annoying. I've got to really stop.
You're so--
And when am I supposed to,
like, get over that and move on?
Like, am I supposed to
feel okay right now?
-I'm supposed to.
-You're grieving.
I hate when everyone's like,
"She shouldn't have broken up with him."
People say that to you?
-All the time.
-[poignant music playing]
-But what if I made a mistake?
-But that's like--
You didn't make a mistake.
You can't take that to heart.
I've really got to stop.
I know I'm alive… ♪
The loneliest part of the breakup is…
not getting to share the, like,
big special moments
with someone that I care about.
[inhales, sighs]
Everything's so clear ♪
Where'd that guy go, and why was he here?
-[all laughing]
-I can't go, I can't stay ♪
Lord, I might die any day ♪
Oh, what's left? Oh, what's here?
-Or I'll just dive into the deep ♪
-[music fades]
[TJ] We need to talk.
[Ashtin] Should I pull up a chair?
We gonna have an official meeting?
[TJ] Well, I mean, I feel like
we have some things to discuss.
[Ashtin] Yeah. I know you've been busy,
and we're all busy,
but… like, when you just text
five minutes before
and you're like,
"Hey, can't make it. Sorry."
I feel like, you know, as my manager,
you should be on those calls.
This is, like,
one of my busiest months ever.
-Right. Right.
-With work.
So I have here some exhibits
for our conversation.
This is what I do for you.
This was our strategic goals for the year.
A parent inevitably gets,
you know, underappreciated.
But when you're a dad and a manager
or a parent and a manager,
I feel like you get it twice as bad.
Ashtin and Alix, to some extent,
don't really fully appreciate
everything that I do for them
or even know or acknowledge
what I do for them.
-This is what I call your business lines.
-Mm-hm.
Here's your team structure
as it currently sits.
Did you make these because
Alix told you I was gonna fire you?
-No. But I had a sense.
-[Ashtin laughs]
But now in terms of what I do, right?
There's the duties of a manager,
which is to guide your career.
But there's things that I do
that I think are above and beyond
what a typical industry manager would do.
Do I think an industry manager would guide
your career? If they're good, yes.
Do I think they would open doors for you?
If they're good, yes.
Then there's things they don't do
because they're not equipped to do it.
And that's where I think I come in.
I think I help keep you guys grounded.
I think I give it to you straight
when you're not doing things
the way I think they should be done
or you're getting
a little full of yourself.
I'm always gonna be there
to check you on that.
And I think that
that is a critical part of all of it.
I don't know what I'm doing sometimes.
So I feel like kind of lost.
Ultimately, for me, as your father,
but somebody who's involved in your team,
my priority is to make sure that
you live a healthy and prosperous life.
-[poignant music playing]
-This is a challenging business.
And nothing means more to me
than making sure you're well taken care of
and that you…
this business doesn't harm you.
I'm very proud of where we are.
I'm very proud of you.
I talked to my therapist yesterday.
-Oh, you did?
-Yeah.
And she said that--
She goes, one of my triggers is…
if somebody I love
feels like I let them down, that…
It, like, really negatively affects me.
-Um, I have a big problem with that.
-Mm-hm.
So, I guess the good thing is,
is that you don't have to worry
that if you feel like…
Like, the last thing that will happen
is I will let you down.
-Um, so…
-[music fades]
Thanks.
And you didn't let me down.
I just wanted to send
a little fire under your ass.
By the way, I am proud of you.
This is your first time standing up
for yourself and putting your foot down.
I know, I don't like
being serious, business-y. It's scary.
-Well, I like it.
-Thanks. I'm trying.
-You're doing good.
-[tender music playing]
I can see now, like with this meeting,
how he came so prepared.
I can tell that he really is affected
by the fact that
he thought he was disappointing me.
I think me and my dad are just gonna have
more open communication around work.
And we won't let this happen again.
[music fades]
I do wanna thank you for everything
and all that you do for me.
I know there's no better manager than you.
And I'm very lucky to have you.
-I think we're in a good place.
-Me too.
-I'm proud of you.
-Thanks.
-I'm not fucking going anywhere.
-[laughing]
You're not allowed to fire me.
I will ground you.
I love you. Thanks, Dad.
-[lively pop music playing]
-Hey, hey, you ♪
Do you wanna freak out? ♪
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, hey… ♪
-[Ashtin laughs]
[man] All right, let's focus. Let's roll.
It's actually Pantene.
We're going wild ♪
Yeah ♪
We're going wild ♪
Come on, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
-[Alix] Hey.
-Hey, how are you?
[music stops]
-Hey.
-[Alix] Hey.
[Alisa] Hey, Ashtin.
-You look pretty.
-You do.
Thank you.
-I get the forehead.
-[somber, pensive music playing]
[Alix] Ashtin and I both got tested
for the BRCA2 gene,
and we're gonna
be getting our results today.
I mean, of course
we wanna hope for the best,
but you can't help but fear for the worst.
[sighs] How's everyone feeling?
I'm a little anxious.
-Are you nervous?
-Are you?
Yeah, I just got like a wave of anxiety.
-Whatever happens, it's all gonna be okay.
-[Alix] Mm-hm.
I kinda feel like I'm gonna throw up.
-[Alisa] I know. I know.
-[Ashtin] Yeah.
[doorbell rings]
Oh, okay. I'll get the door.
[music fades]
-Hello. How are you?
-[Pankti] Hello!
-Hello, cutie.
-Thank you.
-This is Luna. Pankti.
-Hi.
-So good to see you.
-You girls remember Pankti.
How are you?
-Hi. Good to see you. How are you?
-[Pankti] So good to see you.
-Hello. How are you?
-[Alix] Hi.
So when it comes to genetic testing
and revealing the results,
my whole thing is to just
rip the Band-Aid and get the results out.
-Let's just do it.
-[Pankti] Yeah.
All right. So, Alix, this is yours,
and, Ashtin, this is yours.
Um, you both did test positive
for the genetic change in BRCA2.
-Oh my gosh.
-[poignant music playing]
-Sorry.
-[Ashtin] It's okay.
-[Alix] No, don't say sorry.
-No, I am sorry.
-It's okay.
-[Alisa] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
[Ashtin] It's okay.
Oh, that's terrible.
-I'm sorry.
-[Alix cries, sniffles]
I'm fine. I've just been
having a bad week, anyway.
-[Pankti] It's okay.
-Oh my gosh. I'm so-- I feel so terrible.
-It's all right. It's all right.
-[Ashtin] It's fine.
It is fine. I'm sorry. [sniffles]
[poignant music continues]
[Pankti] First of all, I know this
is heavy information,
and I know you've been
anxiously kind of figuring out
it was a flip of a coin.
But my job here is to just take
a moment to process, see how you feel.
-[Alix] It's okay.
-[Ashtin] Yeah, it's fine.
-At least we're in it together.
-Mm-hm.
And at least we know.
And that's such a privilege
to be able to know.
And to have each other's back.
Going into it, I was like, you just
have to know this is a very real option.
And I feel I prepared myself for that but…
I don't know why,
when she actually said it, like,
I just lost it.
I think it was just really weird to hear,
um, for the first time.
And… I don't know.
In my mind, it was always like,
one of us might have it
or neither of us might have it.
But I never thought
that both of us might have it.
I don't know why.
I just didn't really think that
that was gonna happen.
-[music fades]
-[Ashtin sniffles]
-It's just a little scary. [cries]
-[Alisa] Oh, come here.
You're gonna be okay.
[somber music playing]
-[Alisa] Oh…
-[cries]
[Alisa] Oh gosh.
I'm over here, wanting to console them
and feeling terrible.
I can't begin to say
or do anything but hold them.
I don't know what to say,
except I'm sorry.
You know. I feel like it's all my fault.
[music fades]
[Ashtin] I don't want
anything to happen to you.
-No.
-Nothing's happening to either of you.
Nor me.
Listen, we're all gonna be strong.
We're all gonna be fine.
We all know that
we can be on top of it now.
-[Pankti] Mm-hm.
-[Alix sniffles]
-[Alisa] Really.
-[Alix] Yeah.
You are so lucky to have Mom
be such a rock and such a role model
and to be that person to guide you.
And telling you that everything's--
Everything will be okay. It will.
-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.
[Pankti] Of course.
[poignant music playing]
-[Ashtin] Thank you so much.
-[Pankti] It's okay.
So yeah. My mind's
in a million different places, and…
But I'm also like at least grateful
that they did get tested.
And they know now,
so they can be on top of it.
-Sorry. I'm sorry.
-Stop saying you're sorry.
-[Alisa] I am sorry.
-Yeah, stop saying sorry.
You're not allowed to say it anymore.
-It's okay.
-Okay.
-[Alix sighs]
-[music fades]
[exhales, sniffles]
Alix is worried about getting married.
No, I just…
I don't even wanna say it because
it's stupid and I say it every day.
-I know what you're gonna say.
-No!
-I know what you're thinking.
-[Alix sniffles]
What? Tell me.
-Oh…
-[Alix sniffles]
[Alisa] Alix, I can't even get to you.
Breathe.
No. Whenever stuff happens,
I just always want to talk to Braxton.
[Alisa] Talk to Braxton?
I know.
[poignant music resumes]
[Alix sniffles, cries]
Do you miss him?
-[sniffles, laughs]
-I mean, I know you miss him.
-But do you miss him…
-[Ashtin] Mom's like, "What's the tea?"
-[Alisa] Because you--
-I don't know.
-I don't even want to talk about that.
-[Alisa] Okay. Okay. Okay.
[poignant music continues]
Oh, what a journey this life is ♪
-Writing a story we won't forget ♪
-[Alix sniffles, sighs]
Everything leading all to this ♪
[Alix sighs]
Never giving up, never giving in ♪
-Should I call Dad?
-[Alisa] Mm-hm.
-[Alix sniffles]
-[phone line dialing]
[music fades]
-I wanna talk to dad.
-[TJ] Hey.
[Alix] Hi.
[TJ] How'd you make out?
Ashtin and I are both positive
for the gene.
The fuck?
Um…
[Alix, Ashtin, and Alisa laughing]
What reaction is that?
All right. I guess it's better to know
than not know. That's for sure.
-At least we know now what we have to do.
-[Alix] Yeah.
At least we're in it together.
Sucks, but better--
-I'm glad you did it.
-It feels awful that I gave that to them.
Yeah, you passed down these bum genes.
-Yes.
-Dad and Mom, stop.
Could be me too.
All right. Well, I love you guys.
-[Alix and Ashtin] Love you.
-Love--
[tender music playing]
-I just said…
-[Alix, Ashtin, and Alisa laughing]
Mom just said, "Love you."
Oh Jesus, Todd's gonna get angry.
All right. All right. Love you guys.
Bye. See you later.
-[Alisa] That was so… whoops.
-["This Isn't Me" by Sad Alex playing]
I think I'm living in a dumb love song ♪
The way you're stuck in my head ♪
Coachella!
I'm always thinking 'bout you
All night long ♪
Can I start to confess? ♪
[Alix] I think Coachella
is our favorite time of the year.
Now we've got our results,
I think we're just looking
for like a fun weekend
to get away with the girls
and, like, let loose.
Coachella's the best.
I'm trying to hydrate before we dehydrate.
How can I say
All the things I'm feeling? ♪
Heart's out of sync
I'm a mess, I'm reeling ♪
-I think I love it ♪
-[whooping and laughing]
This isn't me, this isn't like me ♪
How can I say… ♪
I've never felt like this in my life.
[man] Glinda and Elphaba.
Yeah.
I want to date a rock star so bad.
-[Sally] Same.
-It's my dream.
Stop stealing my dream.
-[whooping and shouting]
-I think I love it ♪
[music fades]
-[Ashtin] It's fine. Just go down there--
-[Sally] You should definitely be here.
[Ashtin] She's naked. [laughs]
Um…
So…
We have to show you a TikTok.
[Ashtin laughs]
-[Alex Cooper] Hey, guys.
-[clears throat]
You know I don't usually address
this kind of stuff because…
Is it funny?
…it feels like a waste of time
and,honestly…
No.
It's embarrassing
to participate in this, but…
Alix Earle. Hey, girl.
[apprehensive music playing]
The passive-aggressive reposts
and the likes
and the commenting on things,
I got to call you out here.
You're going to need to get specific
and just say what you got to say about me.
There's no NDA.
What's the beef?
Okay.
I'm really tired of waking up
and seeing you
using this fake drama
to distract from other shit
going online for you.
Not interested.
-Ew, I hate the way she's talking.
-I know what happened.
And so do you.
So talk.
Unless the fake narrative you're creating
happens to be way more interesting
than the truth.
I have nothing to hide
when it comes to you and me. So…
Unless you actually have
something to say, I'm out.
This is over.
[Alix] Am I dreaming right now?
Like this doesn't feel
like I'm really seeing this.
What are you saying?
And, like, what did you just do?
I'm not sure what her goal is
with this video.
-I don't know.
-[music fades]
I think like…
What she's trying to paint it as
is that, like,
I can say whatever it is I have to say
and, like, there's really
nothing wrong between us.
And that I'm just like this crazy lunatic
who is, like, hating her for no reason.
There's a reason. [laughs]
I can do this in my sleep ♪
["I Can Do This In My Sleep"
by Wren Sinclair playing]
And I do it so casual
Yeah, you know it comes natural ♪
-Yeah ♪
-I can do this in my sleep ♪
Yeah, you know I was born to be
Doing it so easily ♪
So easily ♪
I can do this in my sleep ♪
-I can do it ♪
-So casual ♪
Yeah, you know it comes natural ♪
-Yeah ♪
-I can do this in my sleep ♪
-In my sleep ♪
-[music fades]