Shifting Gears (2025) s02e08 Episode Script
Nutcracker
1
Oh, you have so many cute ornaments.
[GASPS] Aw!
Georgia's footprint
from her first Christmas.
Yeah. Oh, and Carter's.
Mom, you don't get it.
If Lily agrees to go to
the winter prom with me,
I think she'll be my girlfriend.
Not that I want to put a label on it.
I so want to put a label on it.
I'm just saying, she'd
be lucky however you ask.
Don't overthink it.
Mom, this is a promposal.
People go all out these days.
Why are you still talking
about this? We have a plan.
Wait. You asked your grandfather
for help instead of me?
This is important. It's his first dance.
Well, technically, you were at my prom.
- No offense, but Pops got Eve.
- Kid's got a point, right?
It's true. How did you get me?
I got mad game, girl.
It's true. His game is being mad.
Look, you like the movie Grease?
I got this '46 convertible
just like Travolta drove.
It could be great, guys.
I don't know, Pops, I wanted to
do something more Christmas themed.
And your idea doesn't feel very me.
Of course it doesn't.
Because my idea is awesome.
Yeah, I don't see Carter dancing.
But you know what, he could learn.
If only we knew a dance instructor
that had a dance studio near my shop.
Wait a minute. Who am I dating?
- She sounds amazing.
- [MATT] Mm-hm.
Oh, what? It's me.
I would love to teach
Carter some dance moves.
I love you, Carter, but I'm not sure
if you're ready for dancing.
You're still struggling with the bike.
Hey, once you get this engine going,
it can't stop!
Okay, that could work if Lily was blind.
[ROCK THEME PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
One Yule Log Latte and
one Lump of Cold Brew.
It's just a cold brew,
but sales are up 30%.
Thanks for being born, Baby Jesus.
Aw, thank you. But
why didn't you tell us
it was ugly Christmas sweater day.
- What?
- Mm. This is good.
Hey, I'm freaking out because
my mom's coming to town.
Molly? Oh, I love her.
Every Christmas, she
bring me a nutcracker.
So sweet, so terrifying.
Why are you looking at me, Nutcracker?
Last time she came through Vegas,
we got thrown out of a pool party.
Hm. By that I mean, we got drunk
and escorted out of
the Bellagio fountain.
Oh.
Amelie wants to meet her,
so we're all having dinner.
Oh, boy. Girlfriend meeting the mom.
That's a big step.
Oh, and it can go bad.
Like when I was dating
the girlfriend and the mom.
Pssh.
If it was just us and my mom,
it'd be four friends, you know,
hanging out, sharing guacamole,
seeing who's abusing
the dip-to-chip ratio.
Oh, I know that's a shot at
me, but I refuse to change.
Hey. How about you guys come to dinner?
Ooh. Um, here's the thing.
I don't know when or where
it is, but I know I'm busy.
I didn't want to have to do this,
but here come the puppy dog eyes.
Ugh!
Damn it! We'll go.
Works every time. You
adorable son of a bitch!
♪♪
I can't believe you buy Christmas
gifts for all of your employees.
I love giving Christmas gifts.
I am Santa Claus, you know.
Oh, wait a minute.
I think Santa left a
little early gift for Eve.
Aw!
Wait. Is it lingerie?
That would actually be a gift for me.
What? [GASPS]
Is that us?
That's us in the alley
where we first met.
Aw!
Is that little Matt yelling
at me to turn the music down?
Yes, and there's little
Eve ignoring me as usual.
- I love it. Thank you.
- Thanks.
Grandpa, Christmas is expensive.
All right.
With family gifts and Secret Santa,
and with most of my money tied
up in black market Labubus.
What would you say to giving
me an advance on my inheritance?
Hmm? No.
Go ask your mom.
I can't, she's poor.
Okay. I'm taking her present
back and giving her cash.
Riley, too.
Um, listen, for this
promposal for Carter,
I want to make sure that Lily says yes.
- Mm-hmm.
- So how about this?
We cast somebody else as Carter.
You know Usher, right?
Okay, my mom should be here any minute.
I'm actually kind of nervous.
Don't worry, moms love me.
Although I am better with dads.
[PHONE CHIMES]
- Aw, Stitch isn't coming.
- What?
He's sick. He also said if we see
any photos of him at the Lakers game,
they're definitely from last week.
I should go.
- Yeah.
- No.
I already told my mom
that Riley's coming.
If she's not here, it's gonna
throw the whole dinner off.
Okay, fine. But quick, one course.
No apps, no dessert. Oh,
they have a seafood tower!
I'm sorry, ma'am, but you
gotta pay a corkage fee.
A corkage fee? This is a screw top.
And there's my mom.
♪♪
Cruises are great.
Unlimited food, unlimited drinks,
unlimited comedy magicians
who aren't funny but are very creepy.
I only slept with one.
Okay. I'm your son.
These salads are taking forever.
We ordered them, like, two minutes ago.
So Gabe tells me that you're a dancer.
I assume that means stripper.
Oh. No, I'm trained in
ballet and contemporary.
I got started because
my mom was a singer
and I liked dancing while she sang.
Aw. My mom was a bitch.
To Nana.
Being a single mom was tough.
Riley, you know what I'm talking about.
Yeah. The divorce hasn't been easy.
You know, I never liked Jimmy.
Always bummed a cigarette,
never had one to give.
But you know who really
didn't like him? This one.
Always talked about how you
deserved better all the time.
Um, so, has Gabe always
been this into cars?
Any chance he'll grow out of it?
Oh, honey.
Once Gabe loves something, it's forever.
He still won't let me throw away
that "Playboy" with Pam Anderson.
You know what? No more wine for me.
Eh, a little bit more.
[SIGHS] He loved that
issue for the "articles."
You know what? No more wine for me, too.
Wow, Riley. So glad I got to
be here while you two caught up.
[GABE] Nah, we just go way back.
You know, I was best
friends with her brother.
I used to tease here, give her noogies,
steal her clothes when she
was changing for the pool.
You know what? No more wine for anybody.
Her mom and I always thought
that these two were
gonna end up together.
Gabe likes girls with a
little more [CHUCKLES]
You know?
Really?
You know what? More wine for me.
So, did you know your mom
wanted you to be with Riley?
Is that why you invited Riley?
I invited Riley to be, like,
kind of a buffer and pump you up.
Oh, I didn't know that I needed
to be pumped up because
I'm so unlikable.
Oh, boy.
So glad I decided to split
the ride to save eight bucks.
If one of us had to get
out of this car right now,
who would you pick?
Me, into oncoming traffic.
Riley and I are just friends, right?
Yeah. Of course! Just
friends. Barely that.
I don't even follow him on Instagram.
- You never followed me back?
- Not the time.
This is what I'm talking about.
You have your little
inside jokes. You like her.
I have sensed it the entire
time that we've been going out.
Of course, I like her. She's my friend.
Okay, well, maybe she shouldn't be.
No. That's ridiculous.
I'm done talking about this.
Okay, I'm done thinking about this.
Honestly, I'm done with you.
You're breaking up with me?
Can we at least talk about this?
There's nothing to talk about.
Oh, boy.
Ho, ho, hold the work.
Oh, look who comes bearing
gifts. Look at this.
Oh, no. [LAUGHS] Oh,
come on. It's right here.
Tell me it's not a pink slip.
I can't take any more bad news.
Amelie broke up with me.
I'm just I'm glad I have
friends that care about me.
Are you happy with your bonus?
- Thank you, Boss.
- Hear that?
Yeah, this is so generous
of you. But you know what?
I'm gonna take a picture and deposit it
before you come to your senses.
Oh, damn it. I just sent the bank
a picture of my girlfriend's butt.
- Matt Parker.
- Hey. Hey, Molly.
- It's been too long.
- Yeah.
I'm so sorry that I
wasn't at Diane's funeral.
She was a great lady.
Hey, I appreciate that. Thanks.
And just because she's gone doesn't mean
this is gonna happen. So
Well, I appreciate that even more.
All right.
I'll let you continue stealing
all the presents from Whoville.
Good to see you.
There's my favorite mother
from another brother.
Stitch, I can't believe you
blew off dinner for the Lakers.
And what's worse, you didn't invite me.
But don't think that I forgot.
Uh, you shouldn't have.
Thank Oh, Lord, this thing
is staring me right in my soul.
- How's my baby holding up?
- Not great.
I tried to apologize, but
Amelie won't talk to me.
There's a sign on her door that
says, "Deliveries go around back.
Gabe, go to hell."
I'm so sorry. She's a great girl.
She'll come to her senses.
Time heals all wounds.
And if it doesn't,
Whiskey disinfects 'em.
♪♪
All right. Hand me the
Willie Nelson ornament.
What? This is Santa.
Why is he holding a joint?
That's his naughty and nice list.
Oh. I've been confused
about that for 20 years.
So this elf isn't Danny DeVito?
Ah, my brokenhearted bro.
- Hey.
- Bring it in here, right here.
Oh.
- I'm actually okay.
- No, no, it's all right.
It's all right. I heard
about you and Amelie.
I can relate.
Actually, I can't. I'm in a
healthy and committed relationship.
But hang in there. It gets better.
Again, I wouldn't know.
- Can you let go now?
- Oh, yeah.
The question is, can you?
Okay. All right.
- Have fun with Lily.
- All right. Sorry.
Thanks, Mom. All right. See you guys.
Love you.
Seriously, how are you holding up?
I'm okay. Thanks for inviting me over.
Oh, are you kidding?
Friends don't let friends
be alone after a breakup.
That's how you end up with bangs.
Why are relationships so hard?
I mean, look at you and me.
It's just so easy.
Yeah, because we don't
complicate it with feelings
and sex and all that other crap.
Exactly. Can you believe
what my mom said about
you and me ending up
together? That's crazy.
Right?
Yeah, that's crazy.
I mean, like you said,
we're just friends, right?
Yeah.
- Ugh! Wait.
- Wait, hold on.
- Let me help you.
- [GROANS] Thanks.
Can you hand me another candy cane?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Mmm!
Christ
[SINGING] Is born ♪
In Bethlehem ♪
Mom, Amelie? What are
you guys doing here?
Eh, not that there's
any reason you shouldn't.
We're just decorating.
Oh, forgot the tinsel in the basement.
You don't have a basement.
Thank you, Gabe, what
a helpful reminder.
I felt bad that I caused this mess,
so I went and talked to Amelie.
[AMELIE] No, I freaked out last night.
I think I was jealous
of how close you are.
So when Molly said she thought
that you'd wind up together, I lost it.
That's on me. I mean,
you guys do have a special connection.
But if they were gonna
do the old mattress mambo,
they would have did it already.
I'm sorry, babe. I know
that I'm not perfect,
and I know that I can act
kind of crazy sometimes.
But I miss you.
Can we just get past this
and be like how we were?
Of course.
Yes! See what I did?
Merry Christmas. I got
you your girlfriend back.
Now you can stop complaining
about the Chewbacca
I didn't buy you when you were eight.
Yay! It's a Christmas miracle.
I'm gonna go dig a basement.
♪♪
Whoa! Standing all by himself
in an alley dressed in camouflage.
Too bad it's not working.
I can still see him.
Hey, Carter. I got your text.
Is everything okay?
I need to ask you something.
Would you stop talking,
or you are going to miss
what people are calling
the greatest promposal of all time.
I'm people.
["SLEIGH RIDE" PLAYS]
Whoa! This is crazy.
How did you ask a girl to winter prom?
Oh, man. I had a sign-up
sheet on my locker.
I got six girls and one teacher.
It was the '90s, Riley.
So what do you think?
I love it, the convertible looks great!
Hey, Santa, you can't eat in the car!
What is happening? Why is Santa here?
I called in a few favors.
Unless you don't like him,
then it's back to the North Pole
and the Sherman Oaks Galleria.
["SLEIGH RIDE" CONTINUES]
Just hear those
sleigh bells jingling ♪
Ring tingle a-tingling too ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Come on, it's lovely weather ♪
For a sleigh ride together with you ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Outside the snow is falling ♪
And friends are calling you ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Come on, it's lovely weather ♪
For a sleigh ride together with you ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Our cheeks are nice and rosy ♪
And comfy and cozy are we ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
We're snuggled up together ♪
Like birds of a feather would be ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Let's take a stroll before us ♪
And sing a chorus or two ♪
Ring-a-ling-a Ding-dong-ding ♪
Come on, it's lovely weather ♪
For a sleigh ride together with you ♪
Ya boi!
Ho, ho, ho!
Lily Martinez, seems you've
been very good this year.
But before Santa can
put you on his nice list,
Carter has one question for you.
Lily, will you go to
the winter prom with me?
Yes!
[ALL CHEERING]
Ah! My little boy is going to prom.
I need a tissue. I got
something in my eye.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
[MATT] Look how happy that kid is.
He couldn't have done this without you.
I love you.
♪♪
[MATT] Hey, Eve.
I want to thank you for what
you did for Carter today.
It was amazing and he loved it.
Yeah. I wanted to tell
you I like your jacket.
Oh.
Or should I say, "I love it"?
Okay. I want to talk about that.
It's okay. We don't have to.
Men get caught up in the
moment and they say it.
I've had men tell me
they love me after sex
or after the Dodgers
won the World Series.
Once, both at the same time.
Okay. Sometimes you want to
make this an inner dialog.
Um
sometimes I describe love,
like a color wheel in my design work.
You know, there's all
different shades of it.
I love cars, I love my
work, I love my family.
But this color is different.
It's deeper. It's
It's not like I want to start a family
or even meet your parents.
Oh, my parents would not like you.
You are way too liberal.
I've never met anyone like you.
You're generous, kind, powerful,
sometimes very funny.
And you look good in sweatpants,
where most people just look unemployed.
Wow. Well, you are unlike
any man I have ever met.
You put up this gruff exterior,
but you're loyal and caring
and incredibly sweet.
- Okay, okay. Okay, okay.
- So sweet.
Don't worry. It'll be our little secret.
What I'm saying is, um
I don't want to take back what I said.
- Matt, I need to tell you something.
- Let me just say it.
I love you, Eve.
I'm going to Korea for five months.
We start in Korea, then Europe.
It's a K-pop tour with BTS and TXT.
K-pop tour. Did they get
their names from an eye chart?
I'm sorry to spring it on you like this.
I just found out this morning
and I was hoping to tell you
when you were all giddy with
your new meat thermometer.
By the way, for Christmas,
I got you a new meat thermometer.
I'm happy for you. And I'm
happy about a meat thermometer.
And I'll be back here
and there, you know,
and you can come visit me in Korea.
Europe?
FaceTime?
Five months. We can deal with it.
Yeah, that's the thing.
It might turn into a longer tour.
Yeah. It's good for you because you
you've worked hard to
do this kind of stuff.
This is what you want to do.
I feel like there's a but coming
You think I'd be used to losing a love,
but I'm not.
I want what's best for you.
And I also want what's best for me.
So are you willing to try?
I don't think I can.
So are we done?
I I think we are.
[SIGHS]
For the record, Matt Parker
I love you, too.
♪♪
You know what helps me when I'm down?
Getting hammered.
Here's some eggnog.
Thank you. You know what?
I think a really beautiful, sweet
Christmas movie will cheer me up.
- Die Hard?
- Die Hard.
Mom, nog me.
Nog gonna happen.
Ooh! Die Hard! Yippee-ki-yay!
Mother would prefer you didn't.
I love you guys.
Merry Christmas.
- Love you.
- Love you.
Love you.
Can I have a sip now?
- No.
- No.
♪♪
Oh, you have so many cute ornaments.
[GASPS] Aw!
Georgia's footprint
from her first Christmas.
Yeah. Oh, and Carter's.
Mom, you don't get it.
If Lily agrees to go to
the winter prom with me,
I think she'll be my girlfriend.
Not that I want to put a label on it.
I so want to put a label on it.
I'm just saying, she'd
be lucky however you ask.
Don't overthink it.
Mom, this is a promposal.
People go all out these days.
Why are you still talking
about this? We have a plan.
Wait. You asked your grandfather
for help instead of me?
This is important. It's his first dance.
Well, technically, you were at my prom.
- No offense, but Pops got Eve.
- Kid's got a point, right?
It's true. How did you get me?
I got mad game, girl.
It's true. His game is being mad.
Look, you like the movie Grease?
I got this '46 convertible
just like Travolta drove.
It could be great, guys.
I don't know, Pops, I wanted to
do something more Christmas themed.
And your idea doesn't feel very me.
Of course it doesn't.
Because my idea is awesome.
Yeah, I don't see Carter dancing.
But you know what, he could learn.
If only we knew a dance instructor
that had a dance studio near my shop.
Wait a minute. Who am I dating?
- She sounds amazing.
- [MATT] Mm-hm.
Oh, what? It's me.
I would love to teach
Carter some dance moves.
I love you, Carter, but I'm not sure
if you're ready for dancing.
You're still struggling with the bike.
Hey, once you get this engine going,
it can't stop!
Okay, that could work if Lily was blind.
[ROCK THEME PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
One Yule Log Latte and
one Lump of Cold Brew.
It's just a cold brew,
but sales are up 30%.
Thanks for being born, Baby Jesus.
Aw, thank you. But
why didn't you tell us
it was ugly Christmas sweater day.
- What?
- Mm. This is good.
Hey, I'm freaking out because
my mom's coming to town.
Molly? Oh, I love her.
Every Christmas, she
bring me a nutcracker.
So sweet, so terrifying.
Why are you looking at me, Nutcracker?
Last time she came through Vegas,
we got thrown out of a pool party.
Hm. By that I mean, we got drunk
and escorted out of
the Bellagio fountain.
Oh.
Amelie wants to meet her,
so we're all having dinner.
Oh, boy. Girlfriend meeting the mom.
That's a big step.
Oh, and it can go bad.
Like when I was dating
the girlfriend and the mom.
Pssh.
If it was just us and my mom,
it'd be four friends, you know,
hanging out, sharing guacamole,
seeing who's abusing
the dip-to-chip ratio.
Oh, I know that's a shot at
me, but I refuse to change.
Hey. How about you guys come to dinner?
Ooh. Um, here's the thing.
I don't know when or where
it is, but I know I'm busy.
I didn't want to have to do this,
but here come the puppy dog eyes.
Ugh!
Damn it! We'll go.
Works every time. You
adorable son of a bitch!
♪♪
I can't believe you buy Christmas
gifts for all of your employees.
I love giving Christmas gifts.
I am Santa Claus, you know.
Oh, wait a minute.
I think Santa left a
little early gift for Eve.
Aw!
Wait. Is it lingerie?
That would actually be a gift for me.
What? [GASPS]
Is that us?
That's us in the alley
where we first met.
Aw!
Is that little Matt yelling
at me to turn the music down?
Yes, and there's little
Eve ignoring me as usual.
- I love it. Thank you.
- Thanks.
Grandpa, Christmas is expensive.
All right.
With family gifts and Secret Santa,
and with most of my money tied
up in black market Labubus.
What would you say to giving
me an advance on my inheritance?
Hmm? No.
Go ask your mom.
I can't, she's poor.
Okay. I'm taking her present
back and giving her cash.
Riley, too.
Um, listen, for this
promposal for Carter,
I want to make sure that Lily says yes.
- Mm-hmm.
- So how about this?
We cast somebody else as Carter.
You know Usher, right?
Okay, my mom should be here any minute.
I'm actually kind of nervous.
Don't worry, moms love me.
Although I am better with dads.
[PHONE CHIMES]
- Aw, Stitch isn't coming.
- What?
He's sick. He also said if we see
any photos of him at the Lakers game,
they're definitely from last week.
I should go.
- Yeah.
- No.
I already told my mom
that Riley's coming.
If she's not here, it's gonna
throw the whole dinner off.
Okay, fine. But quick, one course.
No apps, no dessert. Oh,
they have a seafood tower!
I'm sorry, ma'am, but you
gotta pay a corkage fee.
A corkage fee? This is a screw top.
And there's my mom.
♪♪
Cruises are great.
Unlimited food, unlimited drinks,
unlimited comedy magicians
who aren't funny but are very creepy.
I only slept with one.
Okay. I'm your son.
These salads are taking forever.
We ordered them, like, two minutes ago.
So Gabe tells me that you're a dancer.
I assume that means stripper.
Oh. No, I'm trained in
ballet and contemporary.
I got started because
my mom was a singer
and I liked dancing while she sang.
Aw. My mom was a bitch.
To Nana.
Being a single mom was tough.
Riley, you know what I'm talking about.
Yeah. The divorce hasn't been easy.
You know, I never liked Jimmy.
Always bummed a cigarette,
never had one to give.
But you know who really
didn't like him? This one.
Always talked about how you
deserved better all the time.
Um, so, has Gabe always
been this into cars?
Any chance he'll grow out of it?
Oh, honey.
Once Gabe loves something, it's forever.
He still won't let me throw away
that "Playboy" with Pam Anderson.
You know what? No more wine for me.
Eh, a little bit more.
[SIGHS] He loved that
issue for the "articles."
You know what? No more wine for me, too.
Wow, Riley. So glad I got to
be here while you two caught up.
[GABE] Nah, we just go way back.
You know, I was best
friends with her brother.
I used to tease here, give her noogies,
steal her clothes when she
was changing for the pool.
You know what? No more wine for anybody.
Her mom and I always thought
that these two were
gonna end up together.
Gabe likes girls with a
little more [CHUCKLES]
You know?
Really?
You know what? More wine for me.
So, did you know your mom
wanted you to be with Riley?
Is that why you invited Riley?
I invited Riley to be, like,
kind of a buffer and pump you up.
Oh, I didn't know that I needed
to be pumped up because
I'm so unlikable.
Oh, boy.
So glad I decided to split
the ride to save eight bucks.
If one of us had to get
out of this car right now,
who would you pick?
Me, into oncoming traffic.
Riley and I are just friends, right?
Yeah. Of course! Just
friends. Barely that.
I don't even follow him on Instagram.
- You never followed me back?
- Not the time.
This is what I'm talking about.
You have your little
inside jokes. You like her.
I have sensed it the entire
time that we've been going out.
Of course, I like her. She's my friend.
Okay, well, maybe she shouldn't be.
No. That's ridiculous.
I'm done talking about this.
Okay, I'm done thinking about this.
Honestly, I'm done with you.
You're breaking up with me?
Can we at least talk about this?
There's nothing to talk about.
Oh, boy.
Ho, ho, hold the work.
Oh, look who comes bearing
gifts. Look at this.
Oh, no. [LAUGHS] Oh,
come on. It's right here.
Tell me it's not a pink slip.
I can't take any more bad news.
Amelie broke up with me.
I'm just I'm glad I have
friends that care about me.
Are you happy with your bonus?
- Thank you, Boss.
- Hear that?
Yeah, this is so generous
of you. But you know what?
I'm gonna take a picture and deposit it
before you come to your senses.
Oh, damn it. I just sent the bank
a picture of my girlfriend's butt.
- Matt Parker.
- Hey. Hey, Molly.
- It's been too long.
- Yeah.
I'm so sorry that I
wasn't at Diane's funeral.
She was a great lady.
Hey, I appreciate that. Thanks.
And just because she's gone doesn't mean
this is gonna happen. So
Well, I appreciate that even more.
All right.
I'll let you continue stealing
all the presents from Whoville.
Good to see you.
There's my favorite mother
from another brother.
Stitch, I can't believe you
blew off dinner for the Lakers.
And what's worse, you didn't invite me.
But don't think that I forgot.
Uh, you shouldn't have.
Thank Oh, Lord, this thing
is staring me right in my soul.
- How's my baby holding up?
- Not great.
I tried to apologize, but
Amelie won't talk to me.
There's a sign on her door that
says, "Deliveries go around back.
Gabe, go to hell."
I'm so sorry. She's a great girl.
She'll come to her senses.
Time heals all wounds.
And if it doesn't,
Whiskey disinfects 'em.
♪♪
All right. Hand me the
Willie Nelson ornament.
What? This is Santa.
Why is he holding a joint?
That's his naughty and nice list.
Oh. I've been confused
about that for 20 years.
So this elf isn't Danny DeVito?
Ah, my brokenhearted bro.
- Hey.
- Bring it in here, right here.
Oh.
- I'm actually okay.
- No, no, it's all right.
It's all right. I heard
about you and Amelie.
I can relate.
Actually, I can't. I'm in a
healthy and committed relationship.
But hang in there. It gets better.
Again, I wouldn't know.
- Can you let go now?
- Oh, yeah.
The question is, can you?
Okay. All right.
- Have fun with Lily.
- All right. Sorry.
Thanks, Mom. All right. See you guys.
Love you.
Seriously, how are you holding up?
I'm okay. Thanks for inviting me over.
Oh, are you kidding?
Friends don't let friends
be alone after a breakup.
That's how you end up with bangs.
Why are relationships so hard?
I mean, look at you and me.
It's just so easy.
Yeah, because we don't
complicate it with feelings
and sex and all that other crap.
Exactly. Can you believe
what my mom said about
you and me ending up
together? That's crazy.
Right?
Yeah, that's crazy.
I mean, like you said,
we're just friends, right?
Yeah.
- Ugh! Wait.
- Wait, hold on.
- Let me help you.
- [GROANS] Thanks.
Can you hand me another candy cane?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Mmm!
Christ
[SINGING] Is born ♪
In Bethlehem ♪
Mom, Amelie? What are
you guys doing here?
Eh, not that there's
any reason you shouldn't.
We're just decorating.
Oh, forgot the tinsel in the basement.
You don't have a basement.
Thank you, Gabe, what
a helpful reminder.
I felt bad that I caused this mess,
so I went and talked to Amelie.
[AMELIE] No, I freaked out last night.
I think I was jealous
of how close you are.
So when Molly said she thought
that you'd wind up together, I lost it.
That's on me. I mean,
you guys do have a special connection.
But if they were gonna
do the old mattress mambo,
they would have did it already.
I'm sorry, babe. I know
that I'm not perfect,
and I know that I can act
kind of crazy sometimes.
But I miss you.
Can we just get past this
and be like how we were?
Of course.
Yes! See what I did?
Merry Christmas. I got
you your girlfriend back.
Now you can stop complaining
about the Chewbacca
I didn't buy you when you were eight.
Yay! It's a Christmas miracle.
I'm gonna go dig a basement.
♪♪
Whoa! Standing all by himself
in an alley dressed in camouflage.
Too bad it's not working.
I can still see him.
Hey, Carter. I got your text.
Is everything okay?
I need to ask you something.
Would you stop talking,
or you are going to miss
what people are calling
the greatest promposal of all time.
I'm people.
["SLEIGH RIDE" PLAYS]
Whoa! This is crazy.
How did you ask a girl to winter prom?
Oh, man. I had a sign-up
sheet on my locker.
I got six girls and one teacher.
It was the '90s, Riley.
So what do you think?
I love it, the convertible looks great!
Hey, Santa, you can't eat in the car!
What is happening? Why is Santa here?
I called in a few favors.
Unless you don't like him,
then it's back to the North Pole
and the Sherman Oaks Galleria.
["SLEIGH RIDE" CONTINUES]
Just hear those
sleigh bells jingling ♪
Ring tingle a-tingling too ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Come on, it's lovely weather ♪
For a sleigh ride together with you ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Outside the snow is falling ♪
And friends are calling you ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Come on, it's lovely weather ♪
For a sleigh ride together with you ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Our cheeks are nice and rosy ♪
And comfy and cozy are we ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
We're snuggled up together ♪
Like birds of a feather would be ♪
Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding ♪
Let's take a stroll before us ♪
And sing a chorus or two ♪
Ring-a-ling-a Ding-dong-ding ♪
Come on, it's lovely weather ♪
For a sleigh ride together with you ♪
Ya boi!
Ho, ho, ho!
Lily Martinez, seems you've
been very good this year.
But before Santa can
put you on his nice list,
Carter has one question for you.
Lily, will you go to
the winter prom with me?
Yes!
[ALL CHEERING]
Ah! My little boy is going to prom.
I need a tissue. I got
something in my eye.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
[MATT] Look how happy that kid is.
He couldn't have done this without you.
I love you.
♪♪
[MATT] Hey, Eve.
I want to thank you for what
you did for Carter today.
It was amazing and he loved it.
Yeah. I wanted to tell
you I like your jacket.
Oh.
Or should I say, "I love it"?
Okay. I want to talk about that.
It's okay. We don't have to.
Men get caught up in the
moment and they say it.
I've had men tell me
they love me after sex
or after the Dodgers
won the World Series.
Once, both at the same time.
Okay. Sometimes you want to
make this an inner dialog.
Um
sometimes I describe love,
like a color wheel in my design work.
You know, there's all
different shades of it.
I love cars, I love my
work, I love my family.
But this color is different.
It's deeper. It's
It's not like I want to start a family
or even meet your parents.
Oh, my parents would not like you.
You are way too liberal.
I've never met anyone like you.
You're generous, kind, powerful,
sometimes very funny.
And you look good in sweatpants,
where most people just look unemployed.
Wow. Well, you are unlike
any man I have ever met.
You put up this gruff exterior,
but you're loyal and caring
and incredibly sweet.
- Okay, okay. Okay, okay.
- So sweet.
Don't worry. It'll be our little secret.
What I'm saying is, um
I don't want to take back what I said.
- Matt, I need to tell you something.
- Let me just say it.
I love you, Eve.
I'm going to Korea for five months.
We start in Korea, then Europe.
It's a K-pop tour with BTS and TXT.
K-pop tour. Did they get
their names from an eye chart?
I'm sorry to spring it on you like this.
I just found out this morning
and I was hoping to tell you
when you were all giddy with
your new meat thermometer.
By the way, for Christmas,
I got you a new meat thermometer.
I'm happy for you. And I'm
happy about a meat thermometer.
And I'll be back here
and there, you know,
and you can come visit me in Korea.
Europe?
FaceTime?
Five months. We can deal with it.
Yeah, that's the thing.
It might turn into a longer tour.
Yeah. It's good for you because you
you've worked hard to
do this kind of stuff.
This is what you want to do.
I feel like there's a but coming
You think I'd be used to losing a love,
but I'm not.
I want what's best for you.
And I also want what's best for me.
So are you willing to try?
I don't think I can.
So are we done?
I I think we are.
[SIGHS]
For the record, Matt Parker
I love you, too.
♪♪
You know what helps me when I'm down?
Getting hammered.
Here's some eggnog.
Thank you. You know what?
I think a really beautiful, sweet
Christmas movie will cheer me up.
- Die Hard?
- Die Hard.
Mom, nog me.
Nog gonna happen.
Ooh! Die Hard! Yippee-ki-yay!
Mother would prefer you didn't.
I love you guys.
Merry Christmas.
- Love you.
- Love you.
Love you.
Can I have a sip now?
- No.
- No.
♪♪