Bel-Air (2022) s04e02 Episode Script
Be a Kid
1
Previously on "Bel-Air"
You're the new investor?
No, no, no, no,
we're supposed to be meeting
- with a guy named Trent.
- That's my father.
We approach decisions like a team.
Even get BSU involved.
- Hey, Carlton.
- Marisa, how you doing?
Surprise!
I've been in and out
of rehab, like, three times.
She just keeps talking
about it over and over.
I should probably get going anyway.
Yeah, good idea.
I'm into boys. You're into girls.
I just want to like who I like.
If I would've fought back harder,
maybe he'd still be here.
- Go, Will!
- [GUNSHOT]
Why are we outside
of Geoffrey's apartment?
Why aren't you?
What about the guys
who put a gun to my head?
We're here for you, whatever
you need to get better.
My boss he tried to take my life.
It was him or me.
You took out the head
of the organization.
There was always gonna be a price.
And the CNBC interview
is gonna put us over the top.
The organization
has a significant sum of money
- it needs cleaned.
- Legacy Heights.
People just expect the worst
from you anyways.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hoo-hoo-hoo!
This new Blackccess drop
is about to be crazy.
The BSU is not ready.
Man, I can't believe
there's nothing on the news.
Hey, man, stop, okay?
It's done. Let it be finished.
Two Black boys bust up a whole-ass car
in the middle of the suburbs,
and no one was there to see it.
How are you not
more worried about this?
Look, all I know is,
I'm sleeping great
at night, all right?
Yeah, well, I can't sleep at all.
Boys, family meeting.
Now.
[BOTH WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]
[CLEARS THROAT]
So what's this all about?
I mean, there's just been
a lot left unsaid
in this house lately.
And we felt the need to sit
you kids down to address it.
I know we've all been walking
on eggshells a little bit
after what happened to Will.
And, obviously,
it was a unique situation,
but it had nothing to do with us.
And everything to do with me.
Geoffrey. Oh.
Hey, you.
Well, you had us worried, old man.
Hey, less of the "old man," yeah?
- How's Penelope and Frederick?
- Safe and sound.
[MELLOW MUSIC]
♪
I'm glad you're safe, G.
♪
Thanks.
No, thank you.
♪
So are you gonna be staying with us?
At my place for now,
but you'll be seeing me
around here plenty.
Look, I want to be real with you.
I have a past I'm not proud of.
I want to assure you
what happened
will never happen again.
You're all safe now, okay?
What what happened to your arm?
Boxing accident.
Uh, so now is a time
to embrace a new sense
of normalcy again, hmm?
Yeah, we have much to celebrate.
A new Banks baby's on the way.
[ALL CHUCKLE]
Yeah, and I spoke to Hilary.
She says Costa Rica is beautiful
and that it was exactly
what she needed right now.
- And it's homecoming week.
- Oh, yeah.
So you all should be
enjoying yourselves.
You know, go have fun.
Go.
Uh, it is good to have you back, G.
Thank you.
Always.
Geoffrey.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
So, uh
boxing accident, huh?
Left hook ain't what it was.
Look, G, I heard the shot, right?
You've been through enough
'cause of me.
You don't need to concern yourself
with it anymore, you hear?
I know you have to say
certain things
"be a kid" and all that.
But I can handle
my business too, a'ight?
Is that what you think
smashing up cars is
handling your business?
You are a kid, Will,
a scared, angry little boy,
which is why I needed to tell
them so they'd let it be.
My protection is the only reason
you and Carlton
haven't faced consequences.
You understand?
[EASY MCCOY'S "DEJA VU"]
♪
Yeah, it's like déjà vu ♪
- I see it all the time ♪
- Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪
Yeah ♪
It feels like
it's my time, your time ♪
- Our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
- It's our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
Yeah, we all right ♪
- Yes.
- [PEOPLE CHEERING]
Yo, shit.
Damn, have you asked Lisa yet?
Uh, I'm planning on it.
Yo, are you sure
Geoffrey isn't gonna spill
to Mom and Dad?
No, that's not G's style, man.
Relax, okay? It's HoCo, baby.
- Hey, Carlton.
- Hey, Carlton.
Hey?
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
Thanks. [CHUCKLES]
Oh.
Carlton Banks, be my HoCo king?
Yo, this is
- I mean
- You gonna make me beg?
Don't make her wait, Carlton.
Yes, I would love to.
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
It's my time, your time ♪
- Our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
- It's our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
[CHEERING CONTINUES, BOTH CHUCKLING]
♪
Too fly, you're so fresh,
so clean, like blue sky ♪
Damn, baby, you are wearing
that skirt.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
What, you forgot the combination?
What's got you so cheesy?
I can't be excited to see my girl?
[SUCKS TEETH]
Yeah, what's taking you so long?
- Open the damn locker, girl.
- Okay.
Oh!
- Ooh!
- [LAUGHING] What?
- [LAUGHS]
- Oh, my God.
Lisa Beulah Wilkes,
help me make
all these other guys jealous
- and come to HoCo with me?
- Yes, obviously.
- Our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
[LAUGHS] My God.
[APPLAUSE]
Oh, don't worry, Ms. Frankie.
I'ma clean this up, I promise.
You better believe it won't be me.
[CHUCKLES]
- It's our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
♪
[PUNCHES THUDDING]
Great response
from the CNBC interview.
Definitely raising the profile.
With all the press,
I'm getting flooded
with businesses and retailers
who want to be
a part of Legacy Heights.
It's an ambitious project.
Historic
which is why it's impossible
for me to do what it is you're asking.
I won't use it to wash their cash.
It's pass-through money, Phil.
Buildings still get built.
I have a moral responsibility
to keep this clean.
Minority suppliers
still get the contracts.
Viv is pregnant.
I won't have her stressed right now.
Believe me, I understand all of that.
But I strongly urge you to reconsider.
Because you're more concerned
about their interest than mine.
Because I gave them every penny I had
to keep from giving them
what they wanted.
And what did they do?
Come for Frederick.
I disappear with my family,
they pick up Will.
I've done everything I can, Phil.
There's only one solution here.
It just doesn't work for me.
The answer's no.
Just tell 'em I said so.
[VELCRO RIPPING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm afraid it doesn't work
like that anymore, Phil.
So you're calling the shots now?
♪
Last I checked, this was my house.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SIGHS]
Hey.
- [SIGHS]
- [CLEARS THROAT]
All right, so what you saw earlier
with me and Marisa, I
You've been acting so sus
since I got back.
Well, when you were gone,
we didn't talk.
I know.
Like, at all.
And I just wasn't really sure
where we stood, so
Okay, well, where
do you want us to stand?
[SIGHS] I'm just
in a whole different place now.
You know, my life
at Bel-Air Academy has been
it's been a rocky road.
And I love that you can wear
your sobriety like a badge.
Like, that's amazing. It really is.
But I just don't want that
to be all I'm remembered for.
I want to move on.
From me or your history?
All right, I get that those two things
kind of feel like the same,
but that's not
I get it, Carlton.
I do.
Clean slate.
I'm not trying to keep you
from your greatness.
Whoa, hey, that's not
exactly what I said.
It's okay. We really don't
need to do this.
- Yo, Banks, White80.
- Whoa, whoa.
Oh, okay, C-Money.
Yo, Kareem, what the hell, man?
Hey, great reflexes, bro.
But, uh, Amira
Yeah, so that's
that's actually for you.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
I would love to go with you, Kareem.
- Hey, a'ight, fo' sho.
- [APPLAUSE]
♪
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
♪
[GROANS] God [MUTTERS]
- Morning sickness is the devil.
- Oh, I'm sorry, baby.
Welcome to your studio of Zen
everything you need to do
your best work painting.
Mm, this is very
very sweet.
But what I need is
to know what is going on
with you and Geoffrey.
- What do you mean?
- Oh, come on.
You don't think I don't notice
the strange looks
and the hushed conversations
between the two of you?
[SMACKS LIPS] I just didn't
want you stressed right now.
Then just tell me the truth,
because all this secrecy
is spiking my blood pressure.
[SIGHS]
Geoffrey's working with the
syndicate from London again.
What?
He just told me and the kids
that we were all safe.
It seems the only way to do that
is to give them what they want
his service back to them.
And
they want to launder money
through Legacy Heights.
Wow.
Well, this just keeps getting better.
Mm-hmm.
Construction projects are ripe
for cleaning money
significant cash outlay,
legitimate financial accounts.
It's just easy to manipulate
invoices and contracts.
Are you seriously thinking about this?
No. No, I told him, as much
as I want to help him
Are we even safe
with him in this house?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Will would not be here
if it wasn't for Geoffrey.
♪
I still believe we're safer
with him than without him.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[UKULELE PLAYING]
♪
Tell me, tell me ♪
I want to know, I want to know ♪
Girl, you're running out of time ♪
Got to make up your mind ♪
♪
Will you be my HoCo baby ♪
Yes. [BOTH GIGGLE]
[APPLAUSE]
You two are so cute.
You're the Ashley Banks, right?
I mean, yeah.
- You know me?
- [SCOFFS] OMG, I told you.
Did your sister teach you everything?
Hilary Banks is a Bel-Air legend
and my fave influencer.
Well, Carlton's the iconic one for me.
He's a whole-ass snack.
You are so lucky to be a Banks.
Oh, yeah. [SCOFFS] Right.
Actually, Ash is
the most iconic Banks.
Just let her cook.
Please, no, she's not.
Ashley Banks likes to say
one thing to your face,
then turn around
and stab you in the back.
What are you talking
about now, Olivia?
Dating me.
Now
them?
[SCOFFS]
Flip-flopping bitch.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LIGHT LAUGHTER]
Uh
Yeah, it was nice meeting you.
Yeah.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
Hey, yo, C.
Is your ex into butt stuff?
Yo, I'm asking for my homeboy Kareem.
You know, he into that kind of thing.
Sweet juvenile Drew, fuck you.
- What?
- Too soon? I'm sor
That was too soon. I'm sorry.
Look, I don't get it either. I just
You know, the ladies are
into whatever bargain-bin
Michael B. Jordan is selling.
Oh, no, no, no,
don't listen to him, C.
He's just mad because
all the girls are throwing
themselves all over you
and his girl was one of them.
Oh, yeah, she was in my DMs
the other day.
- Say "swear."
- Swear.
Yo, all I'm focused on is Marisa.
And I got the rizz to keep her
focused on me, 'cause I'm him.
[CROWD CLAMORING]
Over here, baby. Let's go.
Hey, yeah.
Yeah. Hey.
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Hey.
♪
- What the fuck?
- Yo, what the fuck?
Connor, why the hell
would you do this?
Okay, relax, my dudes, okay?
It's Spirit Week.
Hello?
Whiteccess, Blackccess
senior prank.
Do you even know
what Blackccess stands for?
Yeah, "Black Success" or
or "Black Access," right?
[STAMMERS] It's a joke.
I don't see nobody fucking laughing.
Okay, come on, man,
you know me. Like
No, I'm done cosigning
your bullshit, dude.
If you don't get it by now,
it's a fucking choice.
Now take the shit off.
[STUDENTS MURMURING]
Now.
Look, we didn't mean
to stir up anything.
All right, yeah,
just take them off, guys.
This is, like, stupid.
Come on, you too, homeboy.
What the fuck, bro?
Yeah, it's it's over.
I'm sorry, but I just don't
see how Blackccess is okay
and Whiteccess isn't.
Are you being for real?
I mean, you're proud
of your race, right?
So what's wrong with me
being proud of mine?
Wow. Sounds about white.
Dude, your whole thing is
Black people deserve a leg up.
I mean, why shouldn't we all
have the same access?
You drive a fucking Bentley, Ethan.
Okay, check this out.
Black people have been
systemically denied access
to housing, wealth, education,
and political power.
You ever heard of redlining,
voter suppression,
employment discrimination,
mass incarceration?
Need I go on?
Should I go on?
Hey, man, take
the fucking sweatshirt off
- before we take it off for you.
- Break it up.
Take that shit off, man.
Don't be late for class.
Gentlemen?
You not gonna make him take it off?
Yo, come on.
It's not worth it. Let's go.
Get back to class, Mr. Cunningham.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[LIVELY CHATTER]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Okay, sexy.
Hello.
You're killing it on the dance team.
It's good to see you
fitting in here so fast.
Trust, I'm way over
being the new girl, okay?
Clearly, because the girls
are talking about Kareem
- asking you to homecoming.
- Mm.
So what happened to Carlton?
Um
you know, one of the biggest lessons
that rehab taught me
was training your mind
to be stronger than your feelings.
Hmm.
And Carlton means a lot to me,
but I'm not gonna fight
for his attention.
And that boy has no idea
what he wants.
Well, you know,
as long as you're good.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
I should tell you
that Kareem kind of has a
a fuckboy reputation.
I'm not trying to get wifed.
And speaking of reps, you seem
to have one of your own.
Uh, girl, no.
My reputation is squeaky.
Exactly.
Lisa's so sweet. She's so nice.
She's such a perfect, good girl.
Girl, I do not care what people think.
Let's get back into it.
♪
Ginger and peppermint tea
to help with the nausea.
Oh. Oh, thank you, Geoffrey.
You went through
the same woes with Carlton,
not so much with Ashley.
- Maybe it's a boy.
- Maybe.
[CHUCKLES] Good memory.
You know, you've been a
brother to Phil and I
and a rock to the children.
Hmm.
This whole situation
with the gang and us,
how can we trust you?
Ninth grade
That boy who threatened to go
public with personal texts
between him and Hilary.
Even after I told her, never
assume anything is private.
Mm-hmm.
A teenage lesson
that could have been made worse
had those texts
not suddenly disappeared.
That bully who tormented
Carlton in middle school
finally his parents decided
it's best that they transfer.
[SOFT MUSIC]
A Philly gangbanger,
relentless in his pursuit of Will
yeah, he wasn't a threat for long.
♪
I'm still the same man, Viv.
♪
That's how you can trust me.
I'll continue to protect
all of you with my life.
♪
Better?
Thank you, Geoffrey.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
♪
So let me get this straight.
At our high school reunion
ten years from now,
they're gonna be like,
oh, Lisa Wilkes,
most likely to be nice
and sweet and boring.
[CHUCKLES] It's not a bad thing.
I mean, I think your
"good girl, sweet girl" thing
- it's sexy to me.
- To him.
- [SNICKERS]
- Look, we all got our roles.
I'm the handsome playboy.
He's the comedic relief.
He's the type A basket case.
And and, you know, you're auntie.
Oh, man.
- Auntie?
- BOTH: "Auntie."
- What the heck?
- Wait.
Did you just say "heck"?
Oh, you are an auntie for real.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Oh, shit.
[CELL PHONES CHIMING]
Yo, you guys see the portal?
"This morning, an incident
occurred on campus
involving apparel with
racially insensitive language."
Good. I'm glad they got
them dickheads.
Wait, wait. "And so, in an effort
"to make every student
feel welcome and safe,
"all clothing with controversial logos
are banned from campus,
effective immediately."
What the fuck?
What, so Blackccess
is controversial now?
Like, they're banning it on campus?
Okay, wait, wait, wait.
"Bel-Air Academy is an inclusive space
"for all students, regardless of race,
"gender, or orientation.
"So we will be combining all
affinity groups into one group,
now rebranded as the
Belonging and Inclusion Club."
"This includes
the Armenian American Alliance,
"the Jewish Birthright Club,
the Neurodiverse Impact,
"Pride Club, Asian American
and Pacific Islander Club,
- the Latinx Society, and"
- Are you fucking serious?
- "And Black Student Union."
- Wow.
Do you mean to tell me
that we just invested
all this money into BSU merch
and now it's just worthless?
They're punishing all of us
for a few insensitive pricks.
Just another thing
we have to rally about.
Fuck.
Or not.
[SCOFFS] I mean, aren't you all tired
of fighting every damn thing
every damn time?
Yeah. Yeah.
Like, this is our senior year.
HoCo's supposed to be fun.
Y'all want to make good memories,
or you want to paint
protest posters which one?
You know what? Look, I don't
even think I'm gonna go.
You're not gonna go to Homecoming?
Bro, it's homecoming.
I've been to three of them.
- Yeah, but it's senior year.
- Y'all can go to Homecoming.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
How about we say "fuck you"
to this school's wack-ass HoCo
and we throw our own Homecoming
hosted by Blackccess, huh?
- I like that.
- Right?
- I can do that.
- Wait.
No, no, no. Wait, wait.
Protect our peace.
I love it, but can you pull it off?
We've only got a few days.
[SCOFFS] Come on,
look who you talking to.
Look, yo, come on,
it's all hands on deck.
I mean, it'd be great
for the brand and
Keep my name out your mouth!
Ashley Banks is a flip-flopping bitch.
I said it again. What now?
Oh, I'll show you what now, bitch.
- Yo!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hey, hey, hey!
No! No! No! No!
- No! Stop!
- Hey!
♪
Boys, good news.
Canteen is officially secured
for Blackccess Homecoming.
- Hey!
- What?
Good shit. Yes.
And my dad thinks
it'll be huge for the brand,
so he's paying.
Yo! Hey.
Ooh!
I signed the contract. You're all set.
Mr. Moneybags in the house. [LAUGHS]
Thank you for the support,
Mr. Cunningham.
Oh, of course. Of course.
Now, listen,
what Bel-Air Academy is doing
is just more of this DEI bullshit.
Yeah, we all need this.
Ash out here fighting.
But Blackccess is making a statement.
I'm proud to be a part of it.
- Thanks, Pop.
- Man.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Man.
Hey, yo, how did such a dope dad
end up with a dickhead
of a son like you?
[CHUCKLES] Shut the fuck up, man.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
I want on the dance team.
The booty shorts, the the leotards,
- the the cute boots.
- What?
I've watched all the practices.
I know all the dances. Please?
Uh, okay, is this 'cause I called you
a corny-ass goody-goody?
No.
[SIGHS] Kinda.
Lis, I'm so sorry.
I was joking. I wasn't trying
to make you feel bad.
It's okay. You're not wrong.
Maybe it's time.
We're seniors.
Maybe I need to reinvent
myself, you know,
mix it up a little bit,
make some memories
'cause I could be sexy.
Yeah, and with them curves,
I ain't got no doubt, girl.
You already are sexy.
Come on, we're gonna work on it.
So I'm thinking, we clear
these tables out, right?
Just get rid of them.
Put the dance floor right here,
smack-dab in the middle, okay?
Snacks probably somewhere over there.
- Yeah, this is gonna be fire.
- Mm-hmm. I see it.
All right, by now,
we all know what went down
at Bel-Air Academy,
but instead of crying about it,
we're giving you an alternative.
Yep. We're staying unbothered.
Uh, yeah, see,
we are cutting out the chaos,
you know, muting the madness.
If it's draining, then it's declined.
- Okay, okay.
- It's not
- Carlton
- [CLEARS THROAT]
Yo, DM us to get on the list.
Guys, this is gonna be
the most amazing Homecoming.
You got to be there.
ALL: Peace.
Actually, I don't know, y'all.
I think it could use
a little something.
Yo, is this gonna fit in the car?
Uh, nope, definitely not gonna fit.
You didn't see nothing, Ms. Frankie.
- Yeah, so, like
- Excuse me.
Sorry. Excuse me.
This is not stealing. It's fine.
Move, move, move. Hold on, hold on.
Keep going. Keep going.
And then when you turn
around, you're gonna go
- You look amazing. Mm.
- Uh, Will.
Love you so much. See you later.
Hey, it's just a senior prank, guys.
It's for our HoCo tomorrow.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
All right, looking good.
Carlton, Marisa,
scooch in a little bit.
- There we go. There we go.
- All right.
Hey, hey, Eli, watch your hands, now.
Yes, sir.
Why are you on panoramic mode?
Oh, I was just trying
to turn off the flash.
- Wait. There we go. There we go.
- Okay.
I told you we should have gotten
a professional photographer.
Is his finger in the lens?
I'm sure their pictures will be fine.
Oh, they won't. They never are.
- Okay, selfie break.
- All right.
- Fine by me.
- Let's grab a drink.
- Oh.
- Not bad.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
Is security really necessary?
Well, it was Geoffrey's idea
to get some extra eyes
on the kids, just for tonight.
I think it's a good idea.
But we promised them normalcy.
Oh, they just think we hired
them to chaperone the dance.
Hey, uh, G, everything okay?
It's kind of feeling a little serious.
Hmm. Just making sure no trouble finds
my favorite troublemakers.
Look, Will told me everything
about what you did for us.
And I just [SIGHS]
Thank you.
Promise me your
vigilante days are behind you,
and we can call it even.
Understood.
We are not done talking
about this, young lady.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
Uh, Ashley, you know what?
After what you did
to Olivia at school,
you are lucky we even let you
come out here tonight.
Mom, even Michelle Obama said,
when they go low, we call it out.
Don't bring Michelle into your mess.
She didn't mean a smackdown
in the hallway.
Technically, I didn't get
the chance to molly-whop her.
"Molly-whop"?
Well, whose child is that?
- Not mine.
- Hey, hey, hey.
I know you weren't there,
but that little white girl
did kind of have it coming.
[SIGHS]
- You look so handsome.
- I know.
[LAUGHS] And your date
is gorgeous too.
- I know.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
I thought you might be bringing Amira,
especially with her going
to Bel-Air now.
Lisa told me.
Okay, hey, I wasn't trying
to hide anything, all right?
It's just, uh I don't know.
Navigating it has been weird.
That's all.
I know. That's fair.
I trust you.
Mm.
Oh, my baby.
Nephew, I am so, so proud
of how you pulled this all together.
Thank you.
You know, it takes a real leader
to answer adversity with action.
And a real leader
needs a real watch.
- No.
- Yes, my friend.
Passed a lot of mine down to Carlton.
It's time you had your own.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah, put it on.
Wow, I don't know
what to say. This is
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
All right, there you go.
- Look at that. Ooh, ah.
- Ooh!
- That was made for you, man.
- [LAUGHS]
- Money.
- Money.
- Yes, sir.
- Wow. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Oh, and, uh, I got a little
something else for you too.
- [SNIFFS]
- Wow.
♪
Oh.
Now, I'm not encouraging,
but I ain't stupid.
Be safe. Be respectful.
- I already gave some to Carlton.
- Mm, wow.
Well, I would make a joke
about the size difference
between me and Carlton,
but that would make this moment
even weirder than it already is.
[LAUGHS]
Thanks for the watch, Uncle Phil.
You're welcome, Will.
- Yeah.
- All right.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
Making music,
I'm a showstopper, stopper ♪
Always stay clear
of the drama, drama ♪
Always do it big, that's my mantra ♪
Pressure ♪
Pressure, pressure,
pressure, pressure ♪
Pressure, baby ♪
Hey, yo!
Y'all know what time it is.
It looks like we got some
legends in the house tonight,
running this school
like it's their kingdom.
Y'all show some love
to the one, the only,
the boys of Blackccess!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Yo, king of the hill,
man, I got the juice ♪
Back on the A train, I never lose ♪
I throw it back, top down,
it's nostalgia ♪
I let it fly
'cause I know every outcome ♪
I see the future,
welcome to my present tense ♪
Hit the strip, and
my wallet full of presidents ♪
Yo, take it back,
back to the good old days ♪
Let's take it back,
let me show you the way ♪
Let's take it back,
back to the good old days ♪
Let's take it back,
let me show you the way ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
All right, all right!
Welcome to the first-ever
Blackccess Homecoming!
I love you, Blackccess!
Our brand is making history tonight.
Let's go, Blackccess.
We want you all to dance
the night away, stay hydrated,
and most of all,
tag us on all socials,
because we did this one
for the culture.
And remember, our joy
and our rest is our resistance.
So have a good time. Whoo!
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- You heard the man.
Protect your neck
and protect your energy.
And if Blackccess
is controversial, I mean
[chuckles] ALL: Fuck them!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Love on.
We're here to have a good time.
So please help me introduce
the Ooh, Baby, Baby Ladies!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[DRAMATIC HIP-HOP MUSIC]
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[MELLOW DANCE MUSIC]
Yeah, it's been too long ♪
The taste of blue sky ♪
I want to fly with you ♪
Yeah, I'll make you fly ♪
Ooh-ooh, I'll find you ♪
Ooh-ooh, and I just got paid ♪
Ooh-ooh, take a sip
but that's all you need ♪
Ice cold, baby ♪
And I'm ready to get active ♪
Yeah, I'm here,
and I'm ready to attack ♪
It's a rumble
in the concrete jungle ♪
And a revolution on TV ♪
You can hear my stomach
rumbling, I need to eat ♪
Turning the spotlight
back on the truth ♪
Police trying to put me
back up under a boot ♪
Okay, they want to play that game ♪
Just say my name, and I'll
be in the vocal booth ♪
[GIGGLES] No dry HoCo, yo.
Okay, bubbles.
Told y'all, Ash is a real one.
And Olivia said you were
a stuck-up, selfish princess?
No, she was so wrong.
- [GIGGLES] Let me help you.
- Yeah.
- What the hell?
- Wait!
Oh, yo, yo. Ashley!
[SCOFFS] You brought liquor?
[SCOFFS] Yeah, relax.
I just grabbed a few bottles
from the wine closet.
- Mom and Dad won't even notice.
- Ashley, you're 14.
You're supposed to behave,
so you you behave.
- That's all you got?
- Well, you handle it.
All right, watch this.
Shame on you, young lady. You are
- Listen, Ashley Banks
- Okay, a dry HoCo is wack.
I'm trying to do my part
to help you out, right?
[CHUCKLES]
Come on.
Yo, Ash, no bullshit.
[SCOFFS] Fighting? Stealing liquor?
Talk to me.
♪
I'm not trying to spend
my high school years
living in the shadows
of Hilary and Carlton.
♪
That's fair.
Okay, I'm trying to make
a name for myself.
It's a process.
And, honestly, you're gonna
reinvent yourself 100 times.
Yeah, I mean,
Lisa's about to graduate.
She's still trying to figure it out.
Look, your reputation
has a way of sticking with you,
so choose wisely.
And no alcohol.
- Okay, pumpkin?
- Mm-hmm.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Pull up to the party ♪
When I do it, yo, it's lights out ♪
Moving way too fast ♪
You hear us coming
with the right sound ♪
Rock star lifestyle ♪
Turning up, just getting wild ♪
You know that we blowing up ♪
We showing up to show it now ♪
Foot on the gas,
ain't let up, let up ♪
Drink till I can't get up, get up ♪
Bartender pull me up ♪
Hey, um, I was gonna go get a bite.
- Do you want something?
- I'm good.
But if you wanted to come with her,
you shouldn't have said yes to me.
No, no, no, no, I [SIGHS]
♪
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Is the door open?
♪
Wait here.
♪
Oh, my God.
♪
How the hell did they get
past the alarms?
Could have been a wireless jammer.
The coast is clear.
♪
So much for being safe.
♪
I'm sorry this happened,
but this is how they move.
It's why I urged you to reconsider.
♪
Set the meeting
♪
Tonight.
Okay.
Honey, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm a I'm a walking lick ♪
Having nothing on my wrist ♪
Paparazzi taking pics ♪
Something you don't want to miss ♪
I'm a I'm a walking lick ♪
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
I just thought we could use
some alone time.
[BOTH MOANING]
Really? Right here?
I mean, why not here?
This time next year,
I'm gonna be in DC,
so I just want to soak up
every moment we have left.
Mm. Mm.
I don't even want to think
about being without you.
Then think about this instead.
♪
[CHUCKLES]
♪
Oh, shit.
♪
Who's your auntie now?
[CHUCKLES] I like baddie Lisa.
[MOANING]
♪
What do you want, Carlton?
Um, I feel like I didn't get
to say everything
that I wanted to say earlier.
You know, it it just, um
it it just all happened
really fast.
Well, talk,
'cause you've been clocking me
all night, so
Okay, um
you know, it's just
it's been a lot of pressure
senior year
and and applying for college,
and it's just been, like, a lot.
I can relate.
And I've worked so hard
to get my life back on track,
all right, and I'm just terrified
of fucking it up again.
And and I don't know.
Right now, I just
I feel like I'm doing exactly that.
I don't have a lot of people
to confide in.
You just used to be
that person, Amira.
Look, when you've been
through what we have
every stressor is amplified.
We spend so much time
trying not to screw it up
that it becomes like
this self-fulfilling prophecy.
Yes. Yeah, exactly.
And a clean slate is not a bad thing.
But just don't forget
what you made it out of
so you don't end up there again.
Okay?
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
But I'm not your person
- anymore, Carlton.
- Wait, no
And I'm not the same girl
that I was this summer either.
I'm stronger.
And I am so done
second-guessing my worth.
If it takes you losing me
to see that
then maybe you never
deserved me in the first place.
But you have a great night
with Marisa, okay?
♪
Can you feel it coming ♪
I'll support you in whatever way
you want to make a name for yourself.
Thanks, Eli.
But just so you know
I think Ashley Banks is perfect
just the way she is.
Can you feel it coming ♪
♪
Can you feel it coming ♪
[UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC]
♪
- [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
It is time to announce our very first
Blackccess Homecoming king and queen.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
All right, all right.
Y'all been voting
via QR code all night.
♪
Without further ado
Your Blackccess
Homecoming king and queen is
Will Smith and Lisa Wilkes.
Did they just call our names?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Come on out, you two lovebirds.
Where are you?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Go, go, go, go, go,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
Baby, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey.
Oh, my God.
What's up? Hey, guys.
Wow. Uh [CHUCKLES]
What an honor. [CHUCKLES]
We were just we were
- We were looking for y'all.
- Yeah.
We were looking for y'all.
I can't believe y'all
were out here the whole time.
Damn, didn't know Wilkes
had it in her.
Thanks again, guys. This means a lot.
Okay, baddie.
Well, that's one way
to reinvent yourself.
It sure is.
Thanks, guys. You're awesome.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Phil
this is Dominique Bridges.
I do enjoy a man who fills out a suit.
You made your point tonight.
So let's talk business.
I've heard a lot about you.
Did Geoffrey ever tell you about me?
All these years, did he ever
mention he had a sister?
- Not by blood.
- Yeah.
My dad took him in
taught him the ropes.
He was ready to hand
the whole damn empire to him
until Geoffrey choked him out
with his bare hands.
♪
I'm aware of what Geoffrey had to do
to survive your father.
But no death in life is free.
There's a price to pay.
And here we all are.
♪
I'll clean your money
my way.
None of the small-business
loans for the community
and none of the investors'
money can be touched.
I won't compromise anyone else.
Take it or leave it.
♪
I heard about your morals.
I'm not unreasonable.
I just need results.
Happy to be in business with a man
of your caliber, Mr. Banks.
♪
Ta-ra.
Oh, and, Geoffrey,
there is one final matter.
These last few days
have unfortunately left me
questioning your loyalties.
Tell me, did you
arrange private security
for the Banks children
at their little soiree tonight?
I did.
Who exactly do they need
protecting from?
What, little old me? [CHUCKLES]
Maybe I'm the one
who needs protecting from them.
Geoffrey, what the hell
is she talking about?
Your boys took it upon themselves
to destroy my guy's vehicle.
Yeah.
Bashed up the windshield,
taillights, side mirrors
nasty work.
Playing both sides
simply won't fly, Geoffrey,
especially when it was me
who offered you
protection for those boys.
Geoffrey, what is she talking about?
Look, Dom, listen, I
There's always
consequences for disloyalty.
You know this.
So I was forced to make a call
to some of my besties
at the LAPD.
♪
- Man.
- What a night.
I can't believe
we actually pulled this off.
- I know, man.
- Team Blackccess.
Looks like you had a successful night.
Something like that.
What's up, Pop?
- I just took care of the bill.
- Appreciate you, Mr. C.
- Oh, you got it.
- Thank you.
- Thank you for everything.
- Of course.
[SIREN WHOOPS]
[CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE]
What's going on?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Can I help you, officers?
♪
Hey, man, if this is
about the balloon arch,
it was it was just a prank.
[CHUCKLES]
We have an arrest warrant for
Will Smith and Carlton Banks.
♪
sync & corrections awaqeded
Previously on "Bel-Air"
You're the new investor?
No, no, no, no,
we're supposed to be meeting
- with a guy named Trent.
- That's my father.
We approach decisions like a team.
Even get BSU involved.
- Hey, Carlton.
- Marisa, how you doing?
Surprise!
I've been in and out
of rehab, like, three times.
She just keeps talking
about it over and over.
I should probably get going anyway.
Yeah, good idea.
I'm into boys. You're into girls.
I just want to like who I like.
If I would've fought back harder,
maybe he'd still be here.
- Go, Will!
- [GUNSHOT]
Why are we outside
of Geoffrey's apartment?
Why aren't you?
What about the guys
who put a gun to my head?
We're here for you, whatever
you need to get better.
My boss he tried to take my life.
It was him or me.
You took out the head
of the organization.
There was always gonna be a price.
And the CNBC interview
is gonna put us over the top.
The organization
has a significant sum of money
- it needs cleaned.
- Legacy Heights.
People just expect the worst
from you anyways.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hoo-hoo-hoo!
This new Blackccess drop
is about to be crazy.
The BSU is not ready.
Man, I can't believe
there's nothing on the news.
Hey, man, stop, okay?
It's done. Let it be finished.
Two Black boys bust up a whole-ass car
in the middle of the suburbs,
and no one was there to see it.
How are you not
more worried about this?
Look, all I know is,
I'm sleeping great
at night, all right?
Yeah, well, I can't sleep at all.
Boys, family meeting.
Now.
[BOTH WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]
[CLEARS THROAT]
So what's this all about?
I mean, there's just been
a lot left unsaid
in this house lately.
And we felt the need to sit
you kids down to address it.
I know we've all been walking
on eggshells a little bit
after what happened to Will.
And, obviously,
it was a unique situation,
but it had nothing to do with us.
And everything to do with me.
Geoffrey. Oh.
Hey, you.
Well, you had us worried, old man.
Hey, less of the "old man," yeah?
- How's Penelope and Frederick?
- Safe and sound.
[MELLOW MUSIC]
♪
I'm glad you're safe, G.
♪
Thanks.
No, thank you.
♪
So are you gonna be staying with us?
At my place for now,
but you'll be seeing me
around here plenty.
Look, I want to be real with you.
I have a past I'm not proud of.
I want to assure you
what happened
will never happen again.
You're all safe now, okay?
What what happened to your arm?
Boxing accident.
Uh, so now is a time
to embrace a new sense
of normalcy again, hmm?
Yeah, we have much to celebrate.
A new Banks baby's on the way.
[ALL CHUCKLE]
Yeah, and I spoke to Hilary.
She says Costa Rica is beautiful
and that it was exactly
what she needed right now.
- And it's homecoming week.
- Oh, yeah.
So you all should be
enjoying yourselves.
You know, go have fun.
Go.
Uh, it is good to have you back, G.
Thank you.
Always.
Geoffrey.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
So, uh
boxing accident, huh?
Left hook ain't what it was.
Look, G, I heard the shot, right?
You've been through enough
'cause of me.
You don't need to concern yourself
with it anymore, you hear?
I know you have to say
certain things
"be a kid" and all that.
But I can handle
my business too, a'ight?
Is that what you think
smashing up cars is
handling your business?
You are a kid, Will,
a scared, angry little boy,
which is why I needed to tell
them so they'd let it be.
My protection is the only reason
you and Carlton
haven't faced consequences.
You understand?
[EASY MCCOY'S "DEJA VU"]
♪
Yeah, it's like déjà vu ♪
- I see it all the time ♪
- Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪
Yeah ♪
It feels like
it's my time, your time ♪
- Our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
- It's our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
Yeah, we all right ♪
- Yes.
- [PEOPLE CHEERING]
Yo, shit.
Damn, have you asked Lisa yet?
Uh, I'm planning on it.
Yo, are you sure
Geoffrey isn't gonna spill
to Mom and Dad?
No, that's not G's style, man.
Relax, okay? It's HoCo, baby.
- Hey, Carlton.
- Hey, Carlton.
Hey?
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
Thanks. [CHUCKLES]
Oh.
Carlton Banks, be my HoCo king?
Yo, this is
- I mean
- You gonna make me beg?
Don't make her wait, Carlton.
Yes, I would love to.
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
It's my time, your time ♪
- Our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
- It's our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
[CHEERING CONTINUES, BOTH CHUCKLING]
♪
Too fly, you're so fresh,
so clean, like blue sky ♪
Damn, baby, you are wearing
that skirt.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
What, you forgot the combination?
What's got you so cheesy?
I can't be excited to see my girl?
[SUCKS TEETH]
Yeah, what's taking you so long?
- Open the damn locker, girl.
- Okay.
Oh!
- Ooh!
- [LAUGHING] What?
- [LAUGHS]
- Oh, my God.
Lisa Beulah Wilkes,
help me make
all these other guys jealous
- and come to HoCo with me?
- Yes, obviously.
- Our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
[LAUGHS] My God.
[APPLAUSE]
Oh, don't worry, Ms. Frankie.
I'ma clean this up, I promise.
You better believe it won't be me.
[CHUCKLES]
- It's our time ♪
- Whoa ♪
♪
[PUNCHES THUDDING]
Great response
from the CNBC interview.
Definitely raising the profile.
With all the press,
I'm getting flooded
with businesses and retailers
who want to be
a part of Legacy Heights.
It's an ambitious project.
Historic
which is why it's impossible
for me to do what it is you're asking.
I won't use it to wash their cash.
It's pass-through money, Phil.
Buildings still get built.
I have a moral responsibility
to keep this clean.
Minority suppliers
still get the contracts.
Viv is pregnant.
I won't have her stressed right now.
Believe me, I understand all of that.
But I strongly urge you to reconsider.
Because you're more concerned
about their interest than mine.
Because I gave them every penny I had
to keep from giving them
what they wanted.
And what did they do?
Come for Frederick.
I disappear with my family,
they pick up Will.
I've done everything I can, Phil.
There's only one solution here.
It just doesn't work for me.
The answer's no.
Just tell 'em I said so.
[VELCRO RIPPING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm afraid it doesn't work
like that anymore, Phil.
So you're calling the shots now?
♪
Last I checked, this was my house.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SIGHS]
Hey.
- [SIGHS]
- [CLEARS THROAT]
All right, so what you saw earlier
with me and Marisa, I
You've been acting so sus
since I got back.
Well, when you were gone,
we didn't talk.
I know.
Like, at all.
And I just wasn't really sure
where we stood, so
Okay, well, where
do you want us to stand?
[SIGHS] I'm just
in a whole different place now.
You know, my life
at Bel-Air Academy has been
it's been a rocky road.
And I love that you can wear
your sobriety like a badge.
Like, that's amazing. It really is.
But I just don't want that
to be all I'm remembered for.
I want to move on.
From me or your history?
All right, I get that those two things
kind of feel like the same,
but that's not
I get it, Carlton.
I do.
Clean slate.
I'm not trying to keep you
from your greatness.
Whoa, hey, that's not
exactly what I said.
It's okay. We really don't
need to do this.
- Yo, Banks, White80.
- Whoa, whoa.
Oh, okay, C-Money.
Yo, Kareem, what the hell, man?
Hey, great reflexes, bro.
But, uh, Amira
Yeah, so that's
that's actually for you.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
I would love to go with you, Kareem.
- Hey, a'ight, fo' sho.
- [APPLAUSE]
♪
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
♪
[GROANS] God [MUTTERS]
- Morning sickness is the devil.
- Oh, I'm sorry, baby.
Welcome to your studio of Zen
everything you need to do
your best work painting.
Mm, this is very
very sweet.
But what I need is
to know what is going on
with you and Geoffrey.
- What do you mean?
- Oh, come on.
You don't think I don't notice
the strange looks
and the hushed conversations
between the two of you?
[SMACKS LIPS] I just didn't
want you stressed right now.
Then just tell me the truth,
because all this secrecy
is spiking my blood pressure.
[SIGHS]
Geoffrey's working with the
syndicate from London again.
What?
He just told me and the kids
that we were all safe.
It seems the only way to do that
is to give them what they want
his service back to them.
And
they want to launder money
through Legacy Heights.
Wow.
Well, this just keeps getting better.
Mm-hmm.
Construction projects are ripe
for cleaning money
significant cash outlay,
legitimate financial accounts.
It's just easy to manipulate
invoices and contracts.
Are you seriously thinking about this?
No. No, I told him, as much
as I want to help him
Are we even safe
with him in this house?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Will would not be here
if it wasn't for Geoffrey.
♪
I still believe we're safer
with him than without him.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[UKULELE PLAYING]
♪
Tell me, tell me ♪
I want to know, I want to know ♪
Girl, you're running out of time ♪
Got to make up your mind ♪
♪
Will you be my HoCo baby ♪
Yes. [BOTH GIGGLE]
[APPLAUSE]
You two are so cute.
You're the Ashley Banks, right?
I mean, yeah.
- You know me?
- [SCOFFS] OMG, I told you.
Did your sister teach you everything?
Hilary Banks is a Bel-Air legend
and my fave influencer.
Well, Carlton's the iconic one for me.
He's a whole-ass snack.
You are so lucky to be a Banks.
Oh, yeah. [SCOFFS] Right.
Actually, Ash is
the most iconic Banks.
Just let her cook.
Please, no, she's not.
Ashley Banks likes to say
one thing to your face,
then turn around
and stab you in the back.
What are you talking
about now, Olivia?
Dating me.
Now
them?
[SCOFFS]
Flip-flopping bitch.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LIGHT LAUGHTER]
Uh
Yeah, it was nice meeting you.
Yeah.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
Hey, yo, C.
Is your ex into butt stuff?
Yo, I'm asking for my homeboy Kareem.
You know, he into that kind of thing.
Sweet juvenile Drew, fuck you.
- What?
- Too soon? I'm sor
That was too soon. I'm sorry.
Look, I don't get it either. I just
You know, the ladies are
into whatever bargain-bin
Michael B. Jordan is selling.
Oh, no, no, no,
don't listen to him, C.
He's just mad because
all the girls are throwing
themselves all over you
and his girl was one of them.
Oh, yeah, she was in my DMs
the other day.
- Say "swear."
- Swear.
Yo, all I'm focused on is Marisa.
And I got the rizz to keep her
focused on me, 'cause I'm him.
[CROWD CLAMORING]
Over here, baby. Let's go.
Hey, yeah.
Yeah. Hey.
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Hey.
♪
- What the fuck?
- Yo, what the fuck?
Connor, why the hell
would you do this?
Okay, relax, my dudes, okay?
It's Spirit Week.
Hello?
Whiteccess, Blackccess
senior prank.
Do you even know
what Blackccess stands for?
Yeah, "Black Success" or
or "Black Access," right?
[STAMMERS] It's a joke.
I don't see nobody fucking laughing.
Okay, come on, man,
you know me. Like
No, I'm done cosigning
your bullshit, dude.
If you don't get it by now,
it's a fucking choice.
Now take the shit off.
[STUDENTS MURMURING]
Now.
Look, we didn't mean
to stir up anything.
All right, yeah,
just take them off, guys.
This is, like, stupid.
Come on, you too, homeboy.
What the fuck, bro?
Yeah, it's it's over.
I'm sorry, but I just don't
see how Blackccess is okay
and Whiteccess isn't.
Are you being for real?
I mean, you're proud
of your race, right?
So what's wrong with me
being proud of mine?
Wow. Sounds about white.
Dude, your whole thing is
Black people deserve a leg up.
I mean, why shouldn't we all
have the same access?
You drive a fucking Bentley, Ethan.
Okay, check this out.
Black people have been
systemically denied access
to housing, wealth, education,
and political power.
You ever heard of redlining,
voter suppression,
employment discrimination,
mass incarceration?
Need I go on?
Should I go on?
Hey, man, take
the fucking sweatshirt off
- before we take it off for you.
- Break it up.
Take that shit off, man.
Don't be late for class.
Gentlemen?
You not gonna make him take it off?
Yo, come on.
It's not worth it. Let's go.
Get back to class, Mr. Cunningham.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[LIVELY CHATTER]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Okay, sexy.
Hello.
You're killing it on the dance team.
It's good to see you
fitting in here so fast.
Trust, I'm way over
being the new girl, okay?
Clearly, because the girls
are talking about Kareem
- asking you to homecoming.
- Mm.
So what happened to Carlton?
Um
you know, one of the biggest lessons
that rehab taught me
was training your mind
to be stronger than your feelings.
Hmm.
And Carlton means a lot to me,
but I'm not gonna fight
for his attention.
And that boy has no idea
what he wants.
Well, you know,
as long as you're good.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
I should tell you
that Kareem kind of has a
a fuckboy reputation.
I'm not trying to get wifed.
And speaking of reps, you seem
to have one of your own.
Uh, girl, no.
My reputation is squeaky.
Exactly.
Lisa's so sweet. She's so nice.
She's such a perfect, good girl.
Girl, I do not care what people think.
Let's get back into it.
♪
Ginger and peppermint tea
to help with the nausea.
Oh. Oh, thank you, Geoffrey.
You went through
the same woes with Carlton,
not so much with Ashley.
- Maybe it's a boy.
- Maybe.
[CHUCKLES] Good memory.
You know, you've been a
brother to Phil and I
and a rock to the children.
Hmm.
This whole situation
with the gang and us,
how can we trust you?
Ninth grade
That boy who threatened to go
public with personal texts
between him and Hilary.
Even after I told her, never
assume anything is private.
Mm-hmm.
A teenage lesson
that could have been made worse
had those texts
not suddenly disappeared.
That bully who tormented
Carlton in middle school
finally his parents decided
it's best that they transfer.
[SOFT MUSIC]
A Philly gangbanger,
relentless in his pursuit of Will
yeah, he wasn't a threat for long.
♪
I'm still the same man, Viv.
♪
That's how you can trust me.
I'll continue to protect
all of you with my life.
♪
Better?
Thank you, Geoffrey.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
♪
So let me get this straight.
At our high school reunion
ten years from now,
they're gonna be like,
oh, Lisa Wilkes,
most likely to be nice
and sweet and boring.
[CHUCKLES] It's not a bad thing.
I mean, I think your
"good girl, sweet girl" thing
- it's sexy to me.
- To him.
- [SNICKERS]
- Look, we all got our roles.
I'm the handsome playboy.
He's the comedic relief.
He's the type A basket case.
And and, you know, you're auntie.
Oh, man.
- Auntie?
- BOTH: "Auntie."
- What the heck?
- Wait.
Did you just say "heck"?
Oh, you are an auntie for real.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Oh, shit.
[CELL PHONES CHIMING]
Yo, you guys see the portal?
"This morning, an incident
occurred on campus
involving apparel with
racially insensitive language."
Good. I'm glad they got
them dickheads.
Wait, wait. "And so, in an effort
"to make every student
feel welcome and safe,
"all clothing with controversial logos
are banned from campus,
effective immediately."
What the fuck?
What, so Blackccess
is controversial now?
Like, they're banning it on campus?
Okay, wait, wait, wait.
"Bel-Air Academy is an inclusive space
"for all students, regardless of race,
"gender, or orientation.
"So we will be combining all
affinity groups into one group,
now rebranded as the
Belonging and Inclusion Club."
"This includes
the Armenian American Alliance,
"the Jewish Birthright Club,
the Neurodiverse Impact,
"Pride Club, Asian American
and Pacific Islander Club,
- the Latinx Society, and"
- Are you fucking serious?
- "And Black Student Union."
- Wow.
Do you mean to tell me
that we just invested
all this money into BSU merch
and now it's just worthless?
They're punishing all of us
for a few insensitive pricks.
Just another thing
we have to rally about.
Fuck.
Or not.
[SCOFFS] I mean, aren't you all tired
of fighting every damn thing
every damn time?
Yeah. Yeah.
Like, this is our senior year.
HoCo's supposed to be fun.
Y'all want to make good memories,
or you want to paint
protest posters which one?
You know what? Look, I don't
even think I'm gonna go.
You're not gonna go to Homecoming?
Bro, it's homecoming.
I've been to three of them.
- Yeah, but it's senior year.
- Y'all can go to Homecoming.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
How about we say "fuck you"
to this school's wack-ass HoCo
and we throw our own Homecoming
hosted by Blackccess, huh?
- I like that.
- Right?
- I can do that.
- Wait.
No, no, no. Wait, wait.
Protect our peace.
I love it, but can you pull it off?
We've only got a few days.
[SCOFFS] Come on,
look who you talking to.
Look, yo, come on,
it's all hands on deck.
I mean, it'd be great
for the brand and
Keep my name out your mouth!
Ashley Banks is a flip-flopping bitch.
I said it again. What now?
Oh, I'll show you what now, bitch.
- Yo!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hey, hey, hey!
No! No! No! No!
- No! Stop!
- Hey!
♪
Boys, good news.
Canteen is officially secured
for Blackccess Homecoming.
- Hey!
- What?
Good shit. Yes.
And my dad thinks
it'll be huge for the brand,
so he's paying.
Yo! Hey.
Ooh!
I signed the contract. You're all set.
Mr. Moneybags in the house. [LAUGHS]
Thank you for the support,
Mr. Cunningham.
Oh, of course. Of course.
Now, listen,
what Bel-Air Academy is doing
is just more of this DEI bullshit.
Yeah, we all need this.
Ash out here fighting.
But Blackccess is making a statement.
I'm proud to be a part of it.
- Thanks, Pop.
- Man.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Man.
Hey, yo, how did such a dope dad
end up with a dickhead
of a son like you?
[CHUCKLES] Shut the fuck up, man.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
I want on the dance team.
The booty shorts, the the leotards,
- the the cute boots.
- What?
I've watched all the practices.
I know all the dances. Please?
Uh, okay, is this 'cause I called you
a corny-ass goody-goody?
No.
[SIGHS] Kinda.
Lis, I'm so sorry.
I was joking. I wasn't trying
to make you feel bad.
It's okay. You're not wrong.
Maybe it's time.
We're seniors.
Maybe I need to reinvent
myself, you know,
mix it up a little bit,
make some memories
'cause I could be sexy.
Yeah, and with them curves,
I ain't got no doubt, girl.
You already are sexy.
Come on, we're gonna work on it.
So I'm thinking, we clear
these tables out, right?
Just get rid of them.
Put the dance floor right here,
smack-dab in the middle, okay?
Snacks probably somewhere over there.
- Yeah, this is gonna be fire.
- Mm-hmm. I see it.
All right, by now,
we all know what went down
at Bel-Air Academy,
but instead of crying about it,
we're giving you an alternative.
Yep. We're staying unbothered.
Uh, yeah, see,
we are cutting out the chaos,
you know, muting the madness.
If it's draining, then it's declined.
- Okay, okay.
- It's not
- Carlton
- [CLEARS THROAT]
Yo, DM us to get on the list.
Guys, this is gonna be
the most amazing Homecoming.
You got to be there.
ALL: Peace.
Actually, I don't know, y'all.
I think it could use
a little something.
Yo, is this gonna fit in the car?
Uh, nope, definitely not gonna fit.
You didn't see nothing, Ms. Frankie.
- Yeah, so, like
- Excuse me.
Sorry. Excuse me.
This is not stealing. It's fine.
Move, move, move. Hold on, hold on.
Keep going. Keep going.
And then when you turn
around, you're gonna go
- You look amazing. Mm.
- Uh, Will.
Love you so much. See you later.
Hey, it's just a senior prank, guys.
It's for our HoCo tomorrow.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
All right, looking good.
Carlton, Marisa,
scooch in a little bit.
- There we go. There we go.
- All right.
Hey, hey, Eli, watch your hands, now.
Yes, sir.
Why are you on panoramic mode?
Oh, I was just trying
to turn off the flash.
- Wait. There we go. There we go.
- Okay.
I told you we should have gotten
a professional photographer.
Is his finger in the lens?
I'm sure their pictures will be fine.
Oh, they won't. They never are.
- Okay, selfie break.
- All right.
- Fine by me.
- Let's grab a drink.
- Oh.
- Not bad.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
Is security really necessary?
Well, it was Geoffrey's idea
to get some extra eyes
on the kids, just for tonight.
I think it's a good idea.
But we promised them normalcy.
Oh, they just think we hired
them to chaperone the dance.
Hey, uh, G, everything okay?
It's kind of feeling a little serious.
Hmm. Just making sure no trouble finds
my favorite troublemakers.
Look, Will told me everything
about what you did for us.
And I just [SIGHS]
Thank you.
Promise me your
vigilante days are behind you,
and we can call it even.
Understood.
We are not done talking
about this, young lady.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
Uh, Ashley, you know what?
After what you did
to Olivia at school,
you are lucky we even let you
come out here tonight.
Mom, even Michelle Obama said,
when they go low, we call it out.
Don't bring Michelle into your mess.
She didn't mean a smackdown
in the hallway.
Technically, I didn't get
the chance to molly-whop her.
"Molly-whop"?
Well, whose child is that?
- Not mine.
- Hey, hey, hey.
I know you weren't there,
but that little white girl
did kind of have it coming.
[SIGHS]
- You look so handsome.
- I know.
[LAUGHS] And your date
is gorgeous too.
- I know.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
I thought you might be bringing Amira,
especially with her going
to Bel-Air now.
Lisa told me.
Okay, hey, I wasn't trying
to hide anything, all right?
It's just, uh I don't know.
Navigating it has been weird.
That's all.
I know. That's fair.
I trust you.
Mm.
Oh, my baby.
Nephew, I am so, so proud
of how you pulled this all together.
Thank you.
You know, it takes a real leader
to answer adversity with action.
And a real leader
needs a real watch.
- No.
- Yes, my friend.
Passed a lot of mine down to Carlton.
It's time you had your own.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah, put it on.
Wow, I don't know
what to say. This is
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
All right, there you go.
- Look at that. Ooh, ah.
- Ooh!
- That was made for you, man.
- [LAUGHS]
- Money.
- Money.
- Yes, sir.
- Wow. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Oh, and, uh, I got a little
something else for you too.
- [SNIFFS]
- Wow.
♪
Oh.
Now, I'm not encouraging,
but I ain't stupid.
Be safe. Be respectful.
- I already gave some to Carlton.
- Mm, wow.
Well, I would make a joke
about the size difference
between me and Carlton,
but that would make this moment
even weirder than it already is.
[LAUGHS]
Thanks for the watch, Uncle Phil.
You're welcome, Will.
- Yeah.
- All right.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
Making music,
I'm a showstopper, stopper ♪
Always stay clear
of the drama, drama ♪
Always do it big, that's my mantra ♪
Pressure ♪
Pressure, pressure,
pressure, pressure ♪
Pressure, baby ♪
Hey, yo!
Y'all know what time it is.
It looks like we got some
legends in the house tonight,
running this school
like it's their kingdom.
Y'all show some love
to the one, the only,
the boys of Blackccess!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Yo, king of the hill,
man, I got the juice ♪
Back on the A train, I never lose ♪
I throw it back, top down,
it's nostalgia ♪
I let it fly
'cause I know every outcome ♪
I see the future,
welcome to my present tense ♪
Hit the strip, and
my wallet full of presidents ♪
Yo, take it back,
back to the good old days ♪
Let's take it back,
let me show you the way ♪
Let's take it back,
back to the good old days ♪
Let's take it back,
let me show you the way ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
All right, all right!
Welcome to the first-ever
Blackccess Homecoming!
I love you, Blackccess!
Our brand is making history tonight.
Let's go, Blackccess.
We want you all to dance
the night away, stay hydrated,
and most of all,
tag us on all socials,
because we did this one
for the culture.
And remember, our joy
and our rest is our resistance.
So have a good time. Whoo!
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- You heard the man.
Protect your neck
and protect your energy.
And if Blackccess
is controversial, I mean
[chuckles] ALL: Fuck them!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Love on.
We're here to have a good time.
So please help me introduce
the Ooh, Baby, Baby Ladies!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[DRAMATIC HIP-HOP MUSIC]
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[MELLOW DANCE MUSIC]
Yeah, it's been too long ♪
The taste of blue sky ♪
I want to fly with you ♪
Yeah, I'll make you fly ♪
Ooh-ooh, I'll find you ♪
Ooh-ooh, and I just got paid ♪
Ooh-ooh, take a sip
but that's all you need ♪
Ice cold, baby ♪
And I'm ready to get active ♪
Yeah, I'm here,
and I'm ready to attack ♪
It's a rumble
in the concrete jungle ♪
And a revolution on TV ♪
You can hear my stomach
rumbling, I need to eat ♪
Turning the spotlight
back on the truth ♪
Police trying to put me
back up under a boot ♪
Okay, they want to play that game ♪
Just say my name, and I'll
be in the vocal booth ♪
[GIGGLES] No dry HoCo, yo.
Okay, bubbles.
Told y'all, Ash is a real one.
And Olivia said you were
a stuck-up, selfish princess?
No, she was so wrong.
- [GIGGLES] Let me help you.
- Yeah.
- What the hell?
- Wait!
Oh, yo, yo. Ashley!
[SCOFFS] You brought liquor?
[SCOFFS] Yeah, relax.
I just grabbed a few bottles
from the wine closet.
- Mom and Dad won't even notice.
- Ashley, you're 14.
You're supposed to behave,
so you you behave.
- That's all you got?
- Well, you handle it.
All right, watch this.
Shame on you, young lady. You are
- Listen, Ashley Banks
- Okay, a dry HoCo is wack.
I'm trying to do my part
to help you out, right?
[CHUCKLES]
Come on.
Yo, Ash, no bullshit.
[SCOFFS] Fighting? Stealing liquor?
Talk to me.
♪
I'm not trying to spend
my high school years
living in the shadows
of Hilary and Carlton.
♪
That's fair.
Okay, I'm trying to make
a name for myself.
It's a process.
And, honestly, you're gonna
reinvent yourself 100 times.
Yeah, I mean,
Lisa's about to graduate.
She's still trying to figure it out.
Look, your reputation
has a way of sticking with you,
so choose wisely.
And no alcohol.
- Okay, pumpkin?
- Mm-hmm.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Pull up to the party ♪
When I do it, yo, it's lights out ♪
Moving way too fast ♪
You hear us coming
with the right sound ♪
Rock star lifestyle ♪
Turning up, just getting wild ♪
You know that we blowing up ♪
We showing up to show it now ♪
Foot on the gas,
ain't let up, let up ♪
Drink till I can't get up, get up ♪
Bartender pull me up ♪
Hey, um, I was gonna go get a bite.
- Do you want something?
- I'm good.
But if you wanted to come with her,
you shouldn't have said yes to me.
No, no, no, no, I [SIGHS]
♪
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Is the door open?
♪
Wait here.
♪
Oh, my God.
♪
How the hell did they get
past the alarms?
Could have been a wireless jammer.
The coast is clear.
♪
So much for being safe.
♪
I'm sorry this happened,
but this is how they move.
It's why I urged you to reconsider.
♪
Set the meeting
♪
Tonight.
Okay.
Honey, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm a I'm a walking lick ♪
Having nothing on my wrist ♪
Paparazzi taking pics ♪
Something you don't want to miss ♪
I'm a I'm a walking lick ♪
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
I just thought we could use
some alone time.
[BOTH MOANING]
Really? Right here?
I mean, why not here?
This time next year,
I'm gonna be in DC,
so I just want to soak up
every moment we have left.
Mm. Mm.
I don't even want to think
about being without you.
Then think about this instead.
♪
[CHUCKLES]
♪
Oh, shit.
♪
Who's your auntie now?
[CHUCKLES] I like baddie Lisa.
[MOANING]
♪
What do you want, Carlton?
Um, I feel like I didn't get
to say everything
that I wanted to say earlier.
You know, it it just, um
it it just all happened
really fast.
Well, talk,
'cause you've been clocking me
all night, so
Okay, um
you know, it's just
it's been a lot of pressure
senior year
and and applying for college,
and it's just been, like, a lot.
I can relate.
And I've worked so hard
to get my life back on track,
all right, and I'm just terrified
of fucking it up again.
And and I don't know.
Right now, I just
I feel like I'm doing exactly that.
I don't have a lot of people
to confide in.
You just used to be
that person, Amira.
Look, when you've been
through what we have
every stressor is amplified.
We spend so much time
trying not to screw it up
that it becomes like
this self-fulfilling prophecy.
Yes. Yeah, exactly.
And a clean slate is not a bad thing.
But just don't forget
what you made it out of
so you don't end up there again.
Okay?
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
But I'm not your person
- anymore, Carlton.
- Wait, no
And I'm not the same girl
that I was this summer either.
I'm stronger.
And I am so done
second-guessing my worth.
If it takes you losing me
to see that
then maybe you never
deserved me in the first place.
But you have a great night
with Marisa, okay?
♪
Can you feel it coming ♪
I'll support you in whatever way
you want to make a name for yourself.
Thanks, Eli.
But just so you know
I think Ashley Banks is perfect
just the way she is.
Can you feel it coming ♪
♪
Can you feel it coming ♪
[UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC]
♪
- [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
It is time to announce our very first
Blackccess Homecoming king and queen.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
All right, all right.
Y'all been voting
via QR code all night.
♪
Without further ado
Your Blackccess
Homecoming king and queen is
Will Smith and Lisa Wilkes.
Did they just call our names?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Come on out, you two lovebirds.
Where are you?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Go, go, go, go, go,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
Baby, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey.
Oh, my God.
What's up? Hey, guys.
Wow. Uh [CHUCKLES]
What an honor. [CHUCKLES]
We were just we were
- We were looking for y'all.
- Yeah.
We were looking for y'all.
I can't believe y'all
were out here the whole time.
Damn, didn't know Wilkes
had it in her.
Thanks again, guys. This means a lot.
Okay, baddie.
Well, that's one way
to reinvent yourself.
It sure is.
Thanks, guys. You're awesome.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Phil
this is Dominique Bridges.
I do enjoy a man who fills out a suit.
You made your point tonight.
So let's talk business.
I've heard a lot about you.
Did Geoffrey ever tell you about me?
All these years, did he ever
mention he had a sister?
- Not by blood.
- Yeah.
My dad took him in
taught him the ropes.
He was ready to hand
the whole damn empire to him
until Geoffrey choked him out
with his bare hands.
♪
I'm aware of what Geoffrey had to do
to survive your father.
But no death in life is free.
There's a price to pay.
And here we all are.
♪
I'll clean your money
my way.
None of the small-business
loans for the community
and none of the investors'
money can be touched.
I won't compromise anyone else.
Take it or leave it.
♪
I heard about your morals.
I'm not unreasonable.
I just need results.
Happy to be in business with a man
of your caliber, Mr. Banks.
♪
Ta-ra.
Oh, and, Geoffrey,
there is one final matter.
These last few days
have unfortunately left me
questioning your loyalties.
Tell me, did you
arrange private security
for the Banks children
at their little soiree tonight?
I did.
Who exactly do they need
protecting from?
What, little old me? [CHUCKLES]
Maybe I'm the one
who needs protecting from them.
Geoffrey, what the hell
is she talking about?
Your boys took it upon themselves
to destroy my guy's vehicle.
Yeah.
Bashed up the windshield,
taillights, side mirrors
nasty work.
Playing both sides
simply won't fly, Geoffrey,
especially when it was me
who offered you
protection for those boys.
Geoffrey, what is she talking about?
Look, Dom, listen, I
There's always
consequences for disloyalty.
You know this.
So I was forced to make a call
to some of my besties
at the LAPD.
♪
- Man.
- What a night.
I can't believe
we actually pulled this off.
- I know, man.
- Team Blackccess.
Looks like you had a successful night.
Something like that.
What's up, Pop?
- I just took care of the bill.
- Appreciate you, Mr. C.
- Oh, you got it.
- Thank you.
- Thank you for everything.
- Of course.
[SIREN WHOOPS]
[CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE]
What's going on?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Can I help you, officers?
♪
Hey, man, if this is
about the balloon arch,
it was it was just a prank.
[CHUCKLES]
We have an arrest warrant for
Will Smith and Carlton Banks.
♪
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