The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022) s03e03 Episode Script

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Previously on
The Summer I Turned Pretty…
You were supposed to be the ideal.
You were supposed to deserve her.
[Belly] I see Jeremiah everywhere.
[Jeremiah] I just lost
the most important person in my life.
[Conrad] I just wanted to call you
and talk about Mom's thing
- and the speech and all.
- [Jeremiah] Yeah.
Do you mind just writing it yourself?
You-You'd probably do a better job
than me anyways.
[Conrad] I am really sorry,
but I'm not gonna be able
to make the dedication.
I got that summer clinic job.
Taylor, you are the only girl
- I want to be with.
- Oh, my God.
Pull over and let me out
of the fucking car!
- [Steven] Fine! Fine!
- [horn honks]
Steven was in a car accident?
Well, maybe I can help.
Where's he admitted?
- He's gonna be okay.
- [crying]
- You're done here.
- You're f-firing me?
[Steven] You were right.
You and me, we don't work.
If you want to get back with Jeremiah,
just do it.
[Belly] Maybe we…
shouldn't let one mistake
erase all these years.
Bells, I-I want that so much.
You can't ever hurt me like that again.
I promise.
Isabel Conklin,
- will you marry me?
- Yes.
[chuckles]
[gentle music playing]
[ Billie Eilish sings
"Birds of a Feather"]
I want you to stay ♪
Till I'm in the grave ♪
Till I rot away ♪
- dead and buried
- [moaning softly]
Till I'm in the casket ♪
- you carry…
- Mm-mm.
- [chuckling] No.
- Mm.
Um, I got to meet Taylor.
[chuckles]
Do you have to?
Yeah. She's still really upset
about her and Steven,
and I've been so busy
with finals this week,
we've barely seen each other.
I could come with.
Mm. Besties only.
- I'm your bestie, too.
- [laughing] No.
Well, don't tell anybody…
- Hmm?
- …but you're my fiancé.
- Mm. I am?
- [chuckling]
[both chuckling]
I don't want to wait
to tell everyone this weekend.
- I want to tell everyone now.
- No, no, no, no, no.
We have to wait because the dedication
is the only time when our parents
will all be together.
At least you don't have to…
sit through a five-hour car ride
- with your dad today.
- Mm.
[chuckles softly] Are you gonna be okay?
You sure you won't crack?
Yeah.
- Okay.
- [chuckles] - [phone chimes, buzzes]
Mm.
[sucks air through teeth]
Aw, shit. Taylor's already there.
I got to go.
[grunts]
[sucks air through teeth]
- One last thing.
- Yeah.
Will you marry me?
[stammers] Yes.
[laughing] Yes! Yeah.
I… What?
- [laughs]
- Mm.
- I know it's small, but… [chuckles]
- No.
It's… [sighs] It's perfect.
[both laughing]
- What are you doing?
- Got to tell everybody.
- What are you…? No, no, no.
- Yes.
- Isabel Conklin is gonna marry me!
- [shushing]
[muffled] I'm gonna get married!
- She's gonna be a… such a hot wife!
- Oh, my God!
- I cannot wait to marry this…
- [Belly protesting]
I'm getting married to her!
- Shh!
- Isabel Conklin!
- [man shouts indistinctly]
- She's gonna be my wife!
Hey. Sorry I'm late.
You should be.
I'm literally starving to death.
Well, why didn't you just get something
while you were wait…?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Let's just…
Yep, let's get you some food.
[sighs] Hi.
Um, can we do two iced mochas
and two breakfast sandwiches, please?
On me.
- [barista] Yep.
- Oh, then can we have
- a, um, chocolate croissant, too?
- Yep.
[chuckles]
Thank you.
[barista] You're welcome.
All righty.
How you holding up?
I'm fine.
It's whatever. Love is a lie.
He's gonna come to his senses.
It's-it's just…
it's the shock of it all, you know?
Okay, well, even if he did,
it'd be too late.
I'm over his dumb ass. At this point,
he could come crawling on the floor,
begging on his knees,
asking for me back,
and, like, I wouldn't care.
Unless, like…
did he say something to you?
Did he say something?
No.
But I-I just… I still haven't gotten
the chance to talk to him in private.
- Mm-hmm.
- My mom made him come home
'cause, uh, she wants to make sure
that he doesn't choke in his sleep.
Yeah. Whatever. I don't care.
Fuck him. Thank you.
- Do you want to sit here?
- Yeah.
Let's talk… okay, let's talk
about something else.
Okay.
How's Jere?
How's, um, it being back together?
Ah, oh, it's, uh, it's… it's nice.
What's the smile?
Nothing. I'm just happy.
Okay. You're being weird.
Okay.
Okay, yeah, fine,
but you cannot tell anyone
because we want to tell our parents first.
- Uh-huh.
- Okay.
Um…
that morning at the hospital,
we got engaged.
[coughing]
Sorry.
What the… what-what the fuck
did you say? What'd you say?
We're engaged.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, are you pregnant?
What? No!
Then why?
[chuckles softly]
It's because of Steven's accident.
- No. No. It is not because of that.
- Yeah.
- It is not. I-I-I mean, it reminded me…
- Yeah.
…of how it felt to lose Susannah
- and how it put everything in perspective.
- Mm-hmm.
Jeremiah made a mistake.
But it's not bigger
than what we are to each other.
Okay. So when is this happening?
This summer.
We want to do it in Cousins.
[scoffing] You're doing it this summer?
- Yeah.
- Belly,
you've been back together
for, like, 30 seconds.
Yeah, but we were only broken up for,
- like, 30 seconds.
- Because he cheated on you!
Can you not say that loud enough
for everyone to hear?
Everybody knows that.
You were the one
who told me to forgive him.
Whoa. I said talk to him.
I didn't say marry him.
Couldn't you have just,
like, gotten back together?
Well, we want to be together forever.
Oh, Belly, everybody goes
into marriage thinking that.
Like, look at our parents.
- [phone chimes, buzzes]
- We're not our parents.
[sighs]
My dad's here. I-I got to go.
Can you just…
- Can you not tell anyone, okay?
- [chuckles] Yeah.
As if anyone would even believe
this insane development.
All right, fine, I won't say a word.
Shut my mouth.
- Okay, bye.
- Bye.
[somber music playing]
Uh…
[FaceTime rings]
What?
Hey, I need you to send me
StarcadeX's wireframe.
Uh, shouldn't you be convalescing?
Okay, I can work
and heal at the same time.
I've got it handled, Steven.
Okay, no offense,
but, I mean, Adam hired me
because I know the tech world way better
than you finance geeks.
No, he hired you
because you're a family friend.
Look, I don't need you backseat driving
this for me, all right?
So just enjoy having Mommy
fluff your pillows.
[chimes]
You did not just hang up on me.
Are you…?
- [FaceTime rings] - [knocking]
- Time for your next dose.
- Are you looking at porn?
- Mom!
No! Oh, my God!
All right, Slack?
You know what Slack is?
God, fine, yes, yes, it's just work stuff.
- You know I can get that, right?
- [sighs]
You have to avoid screens.
You just experienced
- a very serious medical event.
- But I didn't experience it.
I didn't. I woke up from a nap with a…
[chuckles] bad headache
and a few sore ribs.
I've had worse hangovers.
And I don't need my mommy
giving me medicine
or fluffing my pillows, all right?
You have literally never fluffed a pillow
in the 22 years I've been alive.
Steven, you almost died.
And I will never forgive myself
for not being there for you.
How?
Mom, what are you gonna do, I mean,
follow me around for the rest of my life?
Wrap me in Bubble Wrap?
You think I wouldn't?
Ow, ow.
[sniffles] Take your recovery seriously
or I'll kill you myself.
I love you.
[door shuts]
I love you, too.
[whimsical music playing]
[both panting]
It was close.
[sighs] In my defense,
I've slept, like,
12 hours this week, total.
Yeah, we get it. You're employed.
Don't rub it in.
So how you doing?
Honestly, not great.
I feel like I failed.
Well, that's 'cause you did. I mean,
if it were me, I'd be suicidal.
It's humiliating and devastating.
Thank you.
- That helps.
- Good.
So, what, are you just gonna,
like, bum around this summer?
No, there's a position at the…
the Garth lab that I'm really into.
Oh.
What?
Okay, it's not like…
it's not lab work's a demotion.
'Cause it's vital.
But I just thought that…
you wanted to work with patients.
Yeah, well, I'm not ready.
You heard Dr. Namazy.
I rushed into it.
We can't all be you.
That's true.
So, what, you're just gonna…
spend your summer looking at data instead?
Okay, well, uh…
I know a guy at Garth.
Phil.
I'll put in a good word.
Thanks.
Yeah.
[ Lily Allen sings "Littlest Things"]
It looks so empty in here.
[chuckles] I know.
I'm gonna miss it.
I'm really gonna miss living with you.
I mean, we didn't even get to do our,
our 2:00 a.m. wings and Golden Girls
- one last time. [chuckles]
- [laughs]
It's okay.
We'll do it when you're back from Paris
in the spring.
Okay.
You better come visit me.
Oh, definitely.
You know…
[chuckles softly] you are
the first true friend I ever made
that I haven't known my whole life.
- Aw…!
- [laughing]
[laughs]
And I'm sorry
that I haven't been around this week.
Just with… [inhales deeply]
with finals and Jere and…
And makeup sex. I get it.
[laughing]
I just…
Okay, but-but be, be honest, though.
Um, are you secretly judging me
for getting back together with him?
Does it matter what I think?
[laughs] Yes. You're my friend,
and I respect your opinion.
Um…
I think you care too much
what other people think.
I trust you to make
the right decisions for you.
- [laughs]
- Come here.
All right. You ready to hit the road?
[Belly] Yeah, just about.
- [John sighs] - [Belly] Saying
goodbye to this place is bittersweet.
I want to remember all of it,
every detail.
It will forever be the last place I lived
before I got married.
- [ Bill Evans plays "Everything
Happens to Me"] - [John humming]
[Belly] I want to tell him so badly
in this perfect moment
when I'm still his little girl
in the passenger seat
and he's still the one driving the car.
[John continues humming]
I stopped calling him Daddy
in middle school,
but at this moment it's in my heart.
I want to say,
"Daddy, I'm getting married."
Isn't this the song
that you and Mom used to dance to?
Did we?
I've danced to a lot of songs in my time.
Come on.
[laughs] You guys would put this on
after dinner, if you had wine,
and you'd dance Mom around the kitchen.
You remember that?
Yeah, you guys were just different
with each other on those nights.
Different how?
I don't know, like really in love.
[laughs softly] You just remember
those nights
because we made you and Steven
wash the dishes.
He's doing great, by the way.
- I'm glad.
- Hmm.
You know, that moment when, um,
your mom saw
all the voicemails you left…
that'll haunt me forever.
Wha-What do you mean?
Were you guys together?
Uh, no.
No, no. I-I-I mean, when, um,
she found me, after you guys talked.
Can't believe how bad
the cell service was at that conference.
Glad Jeremiah was there for you, though.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, me, too.
[laughs softly]
Okay. Last load.
[Belly] Yeah.
[John sighs]
[Belly sighs]
- Thanks again, Dad.
- Yeah. Where do you want these?
- Uh, just anywhere.
- [Laurel groans] At least take a box.
- Oh, thank you.
- [Belly] I'm coming right back.
[John sighs]
Don't get too comfortable.
[laughs] What?
I'm just gonna go and, uh,
check on Steven.
- How is he?
- He's fine.
You don't have to keep
checking on him every day.
I know what you're doing, you know.
Oh? What am I doing?
You're hanging around,
hoping we'll, you know, again.
Well, you can put
those tender eyes away, buddy.
Tender eyes? Oh, my God.
- What happened at the hotel…
- [shushes]
…w-wa… was both of us, not just me.
So don't lash out
'cause you're feeling guilty.
I just don't want you
to get the wrong idea,
because what we did was a one-time thing.
If Belly or Steven ever found out,
I could never face them.
Me neither.
- But I think Belly suspects something.
- What?
Yeah. She was acting weird in the car.
I mean, she brought up that song
that we used to dance to
and then she was deep
in thought about something.
She's 20. She was probably stoned
or thinking about sex.
- Mm-mm, no.
- [sighs]
All right, maybe we should keep
our distance for now.
Yeah. You're probably right.
Maybe I shouldn't go
to the dedication ceremony this weekend.
Okay.
Yeah, I don't need my ex-husband underfoot
at my best friend's memorial.
- Great.
- Great.
[gentle music playing]
Where are you going?
Laur, I've been in the car since 6:00 a.m.
I'm gonna pour myself some coffee
and then say hi to our son.
[Laurel] Hey.
What song?
You know the song.
[knocking on door]
[Steven] Wow, finally,
someone to keep me company
other than Nurse Ratched.
- [grunts]
- Oh, my God.
So, how long are you staying at home?
[scoffs] My God, I'm out of here as soon
as Mom unchains me from this bed.
I mean, come on, look at me, I'm fine.
You know, the doctor said
I can go back to work.
I still can't believe that happened.
[sighs] It was a wake-up call.
I need to get my shit together.
You know, get focused on work.
I know Taylor feels really bad
about what happened.
Oh, wow, oh, yeah, sure,
let Taylor to find a way
to make my near-death experience
all about her.
That's fine, no, I mean, it's not like
I'm the one who almost died or anything.
- That's fine.
- You just said you were fine.
Yeah, I'm fine now.
[sighs]
So, is that it? You guys are just done?
Because she still loves you, you know.
Look…
Belly, I never felt like I was
on solid ground with her.
You know? So I…
I just had to get off
the Taylor Jewel roller coaster.
Why?
Hmm, you gonna try to change my mind?
No.
It's your life.
It was a game-changing day for all of us.
I know.
I know, you love your big brother.
- Mm.
- Mm-hmm-mm.
- [chuckles]
- Now go get oppa some ice cream, please?
- Fine.
- Thank you. Mmm.
- But Mom said no screens.
- [Steven] No. Belly?
[Belly] Bye. Yeah!
- [Steven] Belly!
- [Belly] Mom, I got his computer!
[Steven] Dad, help.
- Well, didn't your mom say no screens?
- Oh…
[strains] These women!
Oh, the doctor said screens are fine.
- Mm.
- Okay, if I, if I miss
a FaceTime from the office,
I cannot be held accountable
for my actions.
Is Adam bothering you with work?
- No.
- Yeah, no. You know what?
I'm gonna call him myself and tell him
- to leave you alone.
- Dad, no.
No. No, no, no. Okay, Adam is my boss.
- You cannot do that.
- A week off
after a traumatic incident
like the one that you've had
isn't unreasonable, Steven.
- You don't get it, Dad. You don't get it.
- Okay, okay.
Explain it to me.
Look, VC is just really
high-pressure, okay?
Time off isn't a thing.
I'm sorry, but working
at the history department
is a cakewalk compared to Breaker.
I'm sure you're right.
[clicks tongue]
You know what?
I'm gonna see if I can wrangle your laptop
from your mom on the way out.
[sighs] Thank you. Thank you.
Anyway, just wanted to make sure
you're okay before I head home.
Yeah, I'm fine, yeah.
- I love you, Dad.
- Love you.
[Lucinda] Baby girl!
- Mom.
- Hey. Oh…
Hi.
- [laughs]
- Ah!
- Hi.
- Come here, come here, come here.
Mm… Aw…
Mm.
You're looking really rough. I'm gonna
deep-condition your hair tonight.
Thanks a lot. It's been finals.
[gentle music playing]
Ooh. Let's get the rest of this tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Come on.
[Lucinda] How was the ride?
Did you listen to my playlist?
- [Taylor] Uh, no.
- It was so good.
[door opens]
You got a new TV?
- Yeah, it's nice, huh?
- Yeah.
And the house is clean.
It's, like, too clean. Where are
Scott's ashtrays and dirty dishes?
Oh, we broke up.
He took his TV with him.
So now we can watch Gilmore Girls
and eat burritos and we don't have
to share the remote with him.
Eh, stupid MMA-watching,
two-timing piece of shit.
You were way too hot for him.
I made that man.
- Yeah.
- I gave him a good haircut
and I got him to lose the carpenter jeans,
and now he thinks
he can do better than me.
Well, good luck.
Men are trash.
- What can you say?
- Not all men.
Ew. Did you just say "not all men"?
Hey, Steven's one of the good ones.
- Are you gonna go see him?
- No.
- I told you, we're over.
- Oh, you and Steven are never over.
Yeah, well, this time we are.
Tay… he didn't know what he was saying.
He was all frail and broken
from his accident,
which you did kind of cause.
Hey, don't give me the Sour Patch face.
Okay? Just go over there looking cute…
Ugh, Lucinda, I swear to God.
Taytie Tot, he is the only boy
you've ever dated
who is even remotely worthy of you.
So don't let him go that easy.
I mean, look at you.
Come on, he doesn't stand a chance.
Once we fix the hair.
Come here.
- Ugh, you're so annoying.
- Aw. I know.
- Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.
- [laughs softly]
[Jeremiah over phone] Hey.
How'd you sleep last night?
Mm, my dad's air mattress deflated
in the middle of the night,
and I was up late working on the speech.
Maybe I should run it by Con
one more time.
You know how he gets off
on critiquing people's grammar.
No, I don't think you need to.
The speech is really good.
- [shower running nearby]
- Hmm.
I just wish he was gonna be there.
I feel weird telling him
that we're getting married over the phone.
Maybe we should call him together.
Definitely. Uh, I mean…
But if you think it's better
to tell him on your own,
then I'm okay with that.
Like, however you want to handle it.
[shower turns off]
Okay. Maybe, maybe alone is good.
[shower curtain opens]
But honestly,
I'm just more worried about what my…
[whispers] what my dad's gonna say.
I know. And my mom.
I mean, everyone's gonna think
we're crazy for doing this, aren't they?
Probably, yeah.
- Jere, not helping.
- [laughs]
- Sorry, sorry.
- [chuckles]
[whimsical music playing]
[phone buzzing]
- [barista] Here you go.
- Oh, uh…
- Thank you.
- Yeah, no problem.
[ Coconut Records play "West Coast"]
And if you shake her hard enough,
she will appear ♪
Tonight I think I'll be staying here…
I know you must be bored
if you're agreeing
to a 7:00 a.m. breakfast.
It's the only time you're free.
I want to hear how the clinic's going.
Yeah, it's…
It's meh. You're not missing anything.
- Such a liar.
- Okay, it's amazing.
- [chuckles]
- Namazy let me do
the retractor in a surgery yesterday.
- Are you serious?
- Mm-hmm.
- Nice.
- Mm-hmm.
How about you?
Am I, like, your big plans for the day?
[stifled chuckle] You wish.
Uh, getting lunch with my aunt.
Now you're really depressing me.
[chuckling] What? We both can't
make it to my mom's memorial
tomorrow, so we're getting together.
Wait, you're not going?
I thought that Namazy's clinic
was why you couldn't go.
I just… I don't think it's good for me,
being around everybody, so…
Being around your ex
who you're still not over, you mean?
Dude, you got to deal with this.
Staying away is just, like,
making it bigger than it needs to be.
You need to normalize the situation.
How?
Two words: exposure therapy.
Okay.
Not to be a dick,
but you don't know what it's like.
Do you mean I have no idea what it's like
to be in unrequited love with someone
who's never gonna feel the same way back?
But you know what I did? I sucked it up,
I stuck it out,
I worked through it, and now?
[groans]
Well, I'm glad you stuck it out.
Hey, um,
Phil told me that you have
an interview at the Garth lab.
Phil told you?
Yeah, we had dinner.
You went on a date?
Wait, you didn't have to date him
to get me the interview, did you?
No, idiot,
I went on a date so I could get laid.
Oh, great.
Yeah. Did you get laid?
- [quietly] Oh, yeah.
- Nice.
[intriguing music playing]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Can we talk?
Yeah, sure.
- Hey, Taylor.
- [Taylor] Hey!
[sighs]
I came here to say
I'm sorry about yesterday.
I was a jerk.
Thank you.
I shouldn't have taken my shit out on you.
It wasn't fair,
and you will always be my girl.
Mm. [chuckles]
So, tell me, what did Laurel say
when you told her you were getting marr…
- Nope. Nope. I didn't tell her yet.
- [muffled speaking]
Come on, big mouth, let's go to my room.
[Taylor laughing] Okay.
[both laughing]
[ Girl in Red sings "I'm Back"]
So I'm the only one in the world
who knows this?
Besides you and Jere? Not even Anika?
Yep, you're the only one.
- I like it.
- Okay.
- I really like it.
- So…
you don't think I'm insane?
[exhales]
Look, I am the founding member
of Team Jellyfish.
And I'm the, I'm the freaking captain
of Team Belly.
Which is what I should have said
the first time.
Ride or die.
Or marry.
Anything you do, I am… I'm in.
[quietly] Thanks.
Okay. Do-over.
Life's so good…
Show me the ring.
- You have a ring, right?
- Yes, yes.
Here it is.
Is where I will be ♪
At least if life is allowing me…
[Taylor] Is it a diamond
or like a sliver of tinfoil?
- Stop! I love this ring.
- Just kidding.
You would.
Oh, my God,
my Cinderbelly's getting married.
- [squealing]
- You just be quiet.
[sighs] Okay.
I'm-I'm… [giggles]
I'm very glad that you're cool with it
because I was kind of hoping
that you would be my maid of honor?
You were?
- Yeah, unless you don't want to…
- No, no.
No, I definitely want to!
Okay, good, good, good.
Oh, my God.
And, actually,
I'm glad you asked because…
[laughing] Oh, my God.
What the…?
How do you still have this?
What, you think I would throw away
the blueprint for our dream wedding?
Uh, no, your dream wedding.
- Oh.
- I was mostly in it for the stickers.
[Taylor] Yeah, there's good stickers.
Well… we'll make your day
everything that you want.
Promise.
Thank you for being on my side.
Always and forever, B.
You're gonna need me.
'Cause when Laurel finds out,
it's gonna be an apocalypse.
Like dead bodies, blood in the streets.
And by blood, I mean your blood.
- Yes.
- I'm really serious, Belly.
- I know.
- She's gonna freak out.
[sighs] Oh, my God.
[clears throat]
Thought you were bedridden.
I needed a change of scenery, so…
I can bust you out of here.
[weak chuckle] Yeah.
Look, I should probably go back to bed,
uh, before Laurel sees me.
Do you, do you want me
to help you upstairs?
- No, I'm fine.
- Are you okay?
I'm fine. Just a little sore.
Are you sure?
[pensive music playing]
Positive.
[groans softly]
[door opens]
[door closes]
How'd it go?
It went.
[dialing]
[phone buzzing, ringing]
[sighs deeply]
[sighs]
Hi, Lucinda.
Steven, honey, how are you feeling?
You know, I feel great. I feel great.
You know, I could play shortstop
for the Philadelphia Phillies.
- That's how good I feel.
- Oh, yay!
That means you can help me
with this business question I have.
Right. Um, yeah, okay.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. What's up? What's up?
Could you come by
and take a look
at my books from the salon?
Scott always handled
all of the money stuff,
and now that we're broken up, I just…
I can't make heads or tails of it.
I mean, you do know
I'm not an accountant, right?
Well, you've always been so good at math.
Wow! 'Cause I'm Asian?
No! No!
Because you were valedictorian, silly.
So I was thinking if you came by,
Taylor could explain it all to you…
Mm-hmm.
Uh, does she know you're asking me?
Mm-hmm.
You guys are still friends, right?
[scoffs] Uh…
Right.
Right, okay. Uh, well, look,
email me the files, and if I have
any questions, I'll call her. Okay?
Okay, great.
Okay. Bye.
Bye, sweetie.
[beeps]
Aw! Look how tiny you were.
And your cute cheeks.
- [laughing]
- [Belly] Oh, my God, Mom.
Aw.
[gasps] Look at Susannah's hair.
[Belly gasping] What? No.
Look at your hair.
[laughs]
- Side bangs were it in 2003.
- Oh… [laughs]
Oh, there's so many. How do we even pick?
Well, it's for her remembrance board,
so I guess we pick the ones we think
she'd want us to remember her by.
Oh, wow, I've always loved this one.
[Laurel] Eh, it's not my favorite.
Why, because Dad's in it?
I just think we can top it.
Oh, look. Your sweet 16.
Beck always loved going all out
for your birthday.
[Belly] Remember the flower crowns and
the lobster and the sparkling apple juice?
[laughs]
And this year we'll have
real champagne for your 21st.
Oh, great, you can see me legally drunk.
I wish Beck were here to see it.
Oh, wait, she saw you illegally drunk.
Remember Fourth of July?
Susannah's cake plate?
[both laugh]
Yeah.
[sighs] It's so weird.
Growing up and going through
all these milestones without her.
She's just missing so much.
She would be so proud of the future
you're planning for yourself.
Your studies.
- Jeremiah. Paris.
- Mm.
I know she really wanted to take you there
for your college graduation present.
[chuckles]
You guys were such babies here. So cute.
[gasps]
[both laugh]
Remember when Conrad told you,
if you ate enough carrots,
you'd get X-ray vision,
- and you believed him?
- Oh, my God, yeah.
I was very gullible back then.
I believed everything he told me.
Have you talked to him lately?
Um, we texted
when Steven was in the hospital.
He must be swamped with the new job.
He works so hard.
I hate that he's missing the dedication.
But you said someone
at the shelter's filming it, right?
We can send it to him.
Yeah. That's true.
- [laughing]
- No. No, that's a no.
- I like that one.
- That is a definite no.
That one's a…
Maybe if we just cut it there.
- [laughs] Yeah, okay.
- [laughs]
[ Sabrina Carpenter sings
"Please Please Please"]
I know I have good judgment ♪
I know I have good taste ♪
It's funny and it's ironic ♪
that only I feel that way ♪
I promise 'em that you're different ♪
and everyone makes mistakes ♪
But just don't ♪
Please, please, please ♪
don't prove I'm right ♪
And please, please, please ♪
don't bring me to tears ♪
when I just did my makeup so nice ♪
Heartbreak is one thing ♪
My ego's another ♪
I beg you,
don't embarrass me, motherfucker ♪
Oh ♪
Please, please, please ♪
Oh… ♪
Ah ♪
♪
[gentle music playing]
[sighs]
[exhales]
[phone buzzing, ringing]
Hello?
Hi.
Um, can we, can we talk?
Uh, it's about your mom.
What about her?
Yeah, well, she asked me to look
through her accounting books, and, um…
…it's-it's not looking great, Taylor.
She asked you?
- I'm gonna murder that woman.
- Yeah, abs… you know,
murder her all you want,
but she's got bigger problems, okay?
Her salon is bleeding cash.
I don't know, I'm sorry,
there's just kind of
no other way to say it,
but Lucinda's fucked.
You know, like, best-case scenario,
she'll last till the end of the month.
[sighs] Shit.
Yeah.
Yeah, um…
look…
when do you leave for New York?
Hmm? I can, um,
I can help her get set up with a loan.
I'm about to leave for Cousins,
but, you know, I-I can call her later…
No, no, no.
Thank you so much for what you did…
it's completely inappropriate
that she asked you…
- but this is not your problem anymore.
- [stammers]
No, it wasn't a bother, Taylor. I mean…
No, no, bye, Steven. This is fucking…
Mom!
Uh…
[sighs]
- [Laurel] Wow.
- [exhales]
You look beautiful, bean.
Beck would have loved that dress.
[softly] Yeah.
- [sniffles]
- [Steven grunts]
[Steven] Wow.
Yeah, you look, uh,
not like garbage for once.
Ignore him.
That's his head injury talking.
You are right.
She still looks like garbage.
- [Belly] Steven. [laughs]
- Ow! Oh…
- Oh, my God, Steven, are you okay?
- [Belly] I'm driving.
- No, I'm fine. [laughs]
- [Laurel] Oh, I can't!
Ow, ow. Is, uh, is Dad meeting us there?
Um, he can't make it.
Some drama with the tenure board.
Oh.
Yeah, but I'm sure he'll come up
to Cousins sometime this summer.
Yeah, it's just, it's been so long
since we've all been together,
I-I was kind of looking forward to it.
I'm sorry, bean.
- All right, come on, we got to go.
- [Steven] Yep.
- [Laurel] Thank you.
- Yes, of course, of course, of course.
[Belly] Thanks.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey. [laughs]
- [laughs] Hi.
- Hi, beautiful.
Mm.
- You bring the ring?
- Yeah.
I wish I could wear it now.
Soon. Soon.
Are you ready?
Yeah. But, um, bad news,
my dad couldn't come.
But it's, it's okay.
We'll just call him after.
- Right?
- Okay. Yeah.
I just have to get through this speech
without passing out. [chuckles]
- You're gonna do great.
- Thanks.
Come on, let's head over.
- [Jeremiah] Where's Steven?
- [Belly] In the bathroom.
[Laurel] I told him
that minty cold brew was too much.
Today means a lot to my family.
And I know this garden
would have meant the world to my mom.
She would have loved
to be here on a day like this.
[gentle music playing]
The women's shelter
was incredibly important to her.
Even when she wasn't in Cousins,
she was thinking about
each and every one of you.
My mom believed family
wasn't just about blood.
She believed family grew
throughout your life.
Anyone you loved was family.
Anyone who loved you.
I know she would be touched
by this incredible honor.
And I hope you walk around here
today feeling her love.
[Belly gasps] I am so proud
- to be your fiancée.
- Mm.
- [laughs]
- I cannot wait
- to marry you.
- [laughs] Me, too.
[chuckles]
What kind of flowers
do you want for the wedding?
Uh, I don't know. Pretty ones?
[both chuckle]
Uh, like these?
[uplifting music playing]
[Jeremiah] Con!
[Conrad] Hey, man.
[Jeremiah] Hey.
[Laurel] Conrad, I can't believe
you made it.
[Steven] I didn't know you were coming.
Yeah, I moved some things around,
- I hopped on a red-eye.
- [Adam] Connie, hey!
That's my boy. Out there saving lives,
still got time for family.
- All right, Dad, relax. I'm not a doctor yet.
- [chuckles]
- [Conrad] Dude.
- Hey.
- It's good to see you.
- You crushed that speech.
- Thanks, man.
- So good.
I'm glad you're here.
[Adam] Mm.
Hi.
- Hi.
- [laughs] Hey. Yeah.
- Ah…
- [strains] Oh!
Ah, Connie, really glad
to have his little sister around again.
How you been, little sis?
Great. Yeah, we've been, we've been great.
- [Jeremiah] Yeah.
- It's been a while.
[photographer] Picture time.
Let's get a family photo,
maybe by the bench?
- Great. Let's do it.
- Uh, yeah, that'd be great.
[contemplative music playing]
[camera shutter clicking]
[ Børns sings "10,000 Emerald Pools"]
What are you thinking?
I'll dive in deeper ♪
Nothing.
deeper for you…
Just don't have hurt feelings
if, you know, he says anything weird.
Who?
My dad.
You know how he can be.
Just, you can't take
anything personal, okay?
Yes. Right.
- I won't. [chuckles]
- Good.
Time is standing still ♪
You're the treasure…
D-Do you think we should pull Con aside
and-and, uh, tell him beforehand?
Yeah. Yeah.
Uh… or…
Or we just make today about my mom?
Maybe.
I mean, I really wish my dad was here.
I wanted to tell him and my mom
at the same time, so…
Yeah, well-well, let's wait.
Yeah. Okay.
You know, I just, I wish you could wear
your ring loud and proud.
Oh, I am very loud and proud.
[laughs] Okay? Okay?
Jeremiah Fisher's gonna marry me!
- We're getting married!
- [laughs]
See?
- What'd I tell you?
- Hmm.
[Belly chuckles]
[Taylor] I'm ju… I'm just trying
to understand.
Like, so-so you let Scott
handle all of it.
And-and, and how did you
not know that it was this bad?
I don't know. [sniffles]
- And I feel so stupid.
- Yeah, well, it was stupid.
I told you Scott was a loser.
Apparently, he's a, he's an idiot.
Just stop yelling at me.
I might lose my salon.
Yeah, Mom, you might. You might.
- Okay, so what do I do?
- I don't know.
I don't know.
Like, what do you want me to say?
And the fact that you brought
Steven into our business? Like…
I… He's a kid.
You know? He's a kid, he's 22,
and it's-it's embarrassing for me.
I-I was just trying to help. I…
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I will fix this, okay?
I always do.
But how are you gonna fix this?
I'll ask Meemaw for the money.
No.
No, then she'll just
lord it over you like last time.
[grunts, sighs]
We will figure this out together. We will.
I don't leave for New York
for a couple of weeks, so…
Come here. Don't cry.
Oh, what would I do without you?
We booked weeks ago.
- [Steven] I don't think so.
- Steven, I almost forgot.
Something from the office for you.
Oh, thanks.
Adam, did you forget
to make the reservation?
No, it's under your name.
It's actually under Park.
That's nice of them.
[Steven chuckles] Uh…
Yeah, really nice. Yeah.
I don't know, uh…
I love your dad, you know,
but sometimes it sucks working for a guy
who probably changed your diapers
at some point.
If it makes you feel any better,
I don't think my dad
ever changed anyone's diaper.
[chuckles]
My, uh, my mom told me
you're working at a clinic.
Yeah.
That's cool, that's cool.
Adam still has me, uh,
stuck on training wheels. [chuckles]
You know, I mean, if he never lets me
take 'em off, I'm never gonna…
I don't know, be able to get to the place
I actually want to be.
- Where's that?
- I want to make things.
You know, like, VC isn't my "goal" goal.
I just have to eat shit
until they start taking me seriously.
And then I can take those connections
and actually make the thing, you know?
Well, I'm proud of you.
And trust me, you're…
doing a lot more than me.
Hmm, well, according to my mom,
you saved my life.
- So, thank you.
- My boss made a phone call.
But still, still, I mean…
It means a lot that you helped.
- [Adam] Sorry for the drama.
- Of course I did.
[Laurel] I just can't with you today.
Well, uh, thanks.
[Laurel] The table's ready.
It's a great table, huh?
[Laurel] Yeah, it's really nice.
And then a little 50 spot for the guy
gets us the best table.
- Thank you.
- [Jeremiah] No, zero clue.
It's like the best commercial ever.
[laughter]
- [Adam] I'm not so sure.
- [Belly] You're so funny, you know that?
[Conrad chuckles]
- Yeah, think I remember that…
- Anyway, lunch is on me.
No arguments, Adam.
In that case, I'm gonna get
the surf and turf. Thank you.
[Jeremiah] Oh, uh, same. Thank you.
[Belly] Um…
I'll have the tomato bisque, please.
For your entrée?
Yeah, yeah, I'm not that hungry.
- I'd love the salmon.
- [waiter] Of course.
Thank you.
[Steven] Uh, can I do
the swordfish, please?
Can we get a seafood tower, please?
Can we get that right away?
I won't let Belly starve
while we wait for the mains.
[chuckles]
Thanks, Mr. Fisher.
Oh, come on. We're all adults here.
Belly, no more Mr. Fisher, all right?
- Call me Adam.
- [chuckles]
I'll try, Adam. [chuckles]
[Steven] So, why don't you
ever leave California, Fisher?
Well, I'm here now, aren't I?
[chuckling] Well, yeah, I mean, for
the first time in, what, like two years?
Something like that.
[Steven] You, uh,
got a girl out there?
No. No girl.
Okay.
Oh, Conrad's getting wasted.
Now it's a party.
- [laughter] - [Laurel] Well,
before everyone gets sloppy…
Adam and I wanted to make a little toast.
[Adam] Yes, let me kick it off
by saying thank you, Laurel,
for that gorgeous event.
I know parties was
more Suz's forte than yours,
but that was a beautiful day
to celebrate a beautiful woman.
Thanks.
[Adam] And thank you all for coming.
I'm glad we could honor Susannah
together. To Suz.
- To Beck.
- [Jeremiah] To Mom.
- [Conrad] To Mom.
- [Belly] To Susannah.
[Steven] To Susannah.
And we wanted to say
a little something to each of you.
Steven, honey,
you had quite the scare recently.
Oh, my God, woman, I am fine.
[Laurel] I know, but it was a reminder
that, despite
your many impressive achievements…
and thank you for saving me that
last semester of tuition at Princeton…
you will always be my baby.
To Steven.
That was so sweet.
- Shut up, bro.
- [Adam] Okay, okay.
Steven's not
the only impressive one, Laurel.
To Connie, the soon-to-be doctor.
Smart and selfless, hell of a combo.
[Laurel] And Belly, my sweet girl.
I remember the first time
I traveled abroad,
how big with possibilities
the world suddenly felt.
To your bright future.
[Steven] To your future.
[Adam] And let's not forget Jeremiah,
our super senior.
Fingers crossed,
only one more semester till the diploma.
And then I guess we'll see. [chuckles]
[Jeremiah] Thanks, Dad.
Jere actually has really big plans
for his future, too.
Belly, you don't, you don't have to.
He and I, I should say, uh…
We're getting married.
In August.
[laughs]
[chuckles] What?
I'm sorry, what?
- [Belly] What?
- Is this a joke?
- No.
- No.
- No?
- No.
[Adam] Jesus Christ.
That's what I'm talking about
with responsibility.
- What did you drag her into?
- What?
Wh-What are you talking about?
I'm not dragging her into anything.
Wait, wait, wait.
Are you being serious right now?
[both] Yes.
- [Laurel] You guys are not ready for this.
- [Adam] No.
- [Laurel] This is very irresponsible.
- [Jeremiah] What do you mean…?
[Laurel] You are not mature enough
for this, you are not ready.
- Why? Why would you do this?
- [Belly] What do you mean?
- Obviously, she's pregnant.
- Are you pregnant?
How many times
did we discuss contraception?
- I'm not pregnant!
- Laur, I swear that is not the case.
- Well, what about Paris?
- I'm still going!
- [Laurel] Isabel, I can't… This is…
- [Steven] Wild.
Insane. Delusional.
Laur, w-we love each other.
We want to be together.
You are together.
If you want to take the next step,
move in together… foster a cat.
Why rush to get married?
Because I-I love him
and because he's my family and-and…
I mean, that's what
Susannah always said, right?
Family is the most important thing?
I hope you don't think
you're getting your mother's ring.
No, Dad, I didn't expect that from you.
We don't need Susannah's ring.
Jere got me my own.
- [scoffs] With what money?
- [Jeremiah] With mine.
[Laurel] No. No.
I cannot believe
this is happening right now.
[Steven] Holy shit.
- [Belly] Can you shut up?
- No, this is crazy.
- Shut up.
- This is crazy.
- What is your problem?
- Steven.
Uh, did you know about this?
- No.
- [server] The seafood tower.
[Laurel] Actually, there
has been a change in plans.
Cancel everything, I'll take the check.
- Are you serious?
- Yes, I am very serious.
Fine. Let's go, Jere.
[ Radiohead plays "No Surprises"]
[sighs]
A heart that's full up
like a landfill…
- Did you just…
- Yeah, I know, I know, I'm sorry.
I-I know you wanted to tell Conrad first,
but I just couldn't stay quiet
another second.
- No, no, I'm-I'm glad they know.
- Me, too.
- So, holy shit.
- Holy shit.
- It's gonna be okay, right?
- Yeah, they're just,
they're freaked out.
That was the hard part.
Even if they're pissed off now,
they'll come around.
- They have to.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
[Jeremiah sniffles]
[Steven] Oh, read the room.
All right?
Less making out, more groveling.
Belly, get in the car, we're going home.
Home? We're all going back
to the house, aren't we?
[Laurel] No, we're not.
Well, I'm staying here for the summer
with Jeremiah, remember?
Well, the plan has changed.
You're coming with us.
What? You can't do that.
Oh, yes, I can.
Hey, Belly, you should go with her.
- What?
- Yes, let things calm down,
and I'll work on my dad.
- Belly, come on.
- I'm coming.
- I love you.
- I love you more.
And no surprises…
[Steven] You ruined that.
[Belly] What is your problem?
And no surprises…
Bye.
Silent ♪
Silent ♪
This is my final fit ♪
My final ♪
bellyache with ♪
no alarms and no surprises ♪
No alarms ♪
and no surprises ♪
No alarms ♪
and no surprises, please ♪
Such a pretty house ♪
and such a pretty garden ♪
No alarms ♪
and no surprises ♪
No alarms and no surprises ♪
No alarms ♪
and no surprises ♪
please ♪
♪
[waves crashing]
[gulls squawking]