Twenties (2021) s01e05 Episode Script
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
1
- Previously on "Twenties"
- Babe, you know everybody
flirts with me.
- You need to stop
flirting back.
- I would like to add a few
more responsibilities
to my job description.
- Get me the records
for Walters v. California
Board of Cosmetology.
- And where does one find
those court records?
- I mean, I could tell you,
but where's the fun in that?
- I have an audition.
- This is what we have to do
while we work our way up,
boo boo.
- If it's that bad,
what are we doing?
- Girl, we livin' the dream.
- So there's an advanced
screening on the lot tonight.
You're welcome to come along
if you'd like.
[upbeat music]
[uplifting music]
♪
[hip-hop music]
- Throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
- [moaning]
[loud rumbling]
- Throw it back,
back it, back it up on 'em ♪
Throw it back,
back it, back it up on 'em ♪
- [moaning]
- Throw it back,
go dumb on them ♪
Y-y-yeah, I got that water,
water splish-splash ♪
[phone chimes]
[vibrator buzzing]
[keyboard clicking]
[vibrator buzzing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
Damn it.
- I'ma throw this,
yeah, give me cash, yeah ♪
I can ride, yeah
all night, yeah ♪
I can't make it
to the house ♪
In the car, yeah ♪
Throw that in a circle,
that's what you like, yeah ♪
[cell phone ringing]
Throw it back, throw it
back, throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it ♪
[phone ringing]
- What's up?
- Hi.
- You good?
- Yeah.
I was just calling
to make sure you're okay.
- Oh, I'm fine.
- What were you doing?
- Nothing.
- Mm, yeah, right.
- What you doing?
- I was minding my business.
She's cute.
Wanna come over?
- No, we good over here.
- Who is that?
- Don't worry about it.
- You still haven't found
a new place?
- Nah, I'm working on it.
- If you need help looking
for an apartment,
just let me know.
I'm also happy to give you
a loan if you need it.
- Oh, I'm good.
What you get into tonight?
- I don't know.
You trying to link?
- I'm just curious
what you doing.
- [scoffs]
I'll keep you posted.
[beeping]
- You do that.
- Who was that?
- Somebody I used to talk to.
- Used to?
- Keep out of my business,
Marie.
- Get out of my house
and maybe I will.
- She get on my nerves.
- Throw it back ♪
- So are y'all in
a open situation shit?
- I ain't in shit with her.
- Yeah, but you're tripping
over your own feet
to answer her FaceTime call.
- That's 'cause your floor
is uneven.
- [laughs] Whatever.
Just stop bringing random girls
to my house.
- Don't be jealous.
- Please.
I'm actually in
an adult relationship.
You wouldn't understand.
It's not just about sex.
It's based on
emotional intimacy,
communication,
and growth.
- That sounds exhausting.
- Well, that's what it means
to be in a relationship.
- Nah, that's what it means
to be in your relationship.
- Excuse me?
- I just feel like
every time I look up,
y'all are either talking
about y'all feelings
or watching Animal Planet.
- What's wrong with that?
- Nothing.
I just feel like if I'm gonna
be in a relationship,
I want it to include
matching shorts sets,
Philly cheesesteaks,
and sweaty sex every day.
- [laughs] You're ridiculous.
- Don't be mad 'cause
my fantasy relationship
is more fun than your real one.
- I prefer the real thing.
Ain't nothing like
the real thing, baby ♪
both: Ain't nothing like
the real thing ♪
Ooh ♪
[Marvin Gaye's "Ain't Nothing
Like The Real Thing" playing]
Ain't nothing like
the real thing, baby ♪
- That was so hot
this morning.
- Mm-hmm.
- Let's try something
new tonight.
- Like what?
- Oh, I don't know.
Porn.
- You trying to make one?
- Oh, wow.
No.
I thought we could just go
to Pornhub
and try to find
the missionary category.
- I'm not mad at that.
- I'm looking forward to
getting kinky again tonight.
- You got me there, like,
three times last night.
[gasps]
[phone beeping]
- Totally fine.
I take people there
all the time.
Off hours consensually when
so you ready for the meeting
with Quintrell?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
I hear he's big on inclusion,
so he'll be happy to see
a woman of color in the room.
- What do you mean,
he's big on inclusion?
He's black.
- I just meant
he really supports it.
- Well, of course he does.
- I'm sorry,
am I saying this wrong?
- No, I just think it's weird
that you would say
a person of color
is big on inclusion.
That's like me
telling somebody,
"Oh, I'm really big
on women's rights."
- Ah.
So you live in a fantasy land.
- Excuse me?
- Well, do you think
Clarence Thomas
gives a shit about
black people?
Most of the people screaming
in front of abortion clinics
are other women.
- That is very true.
- I mean, do you know
how many black people
could help other black people
in Hollywood that don't?
- What's your point?
- My point is, Quintrell
actually gives a shit.
That's why I don't wanna
mess this up.
Just wish that Ben
could be here
so you don't look like a token.
- Yeah, it's a shame
he wasn't available.
- Yo, let's ask Shaquan
from the mail room
to sit in the meeting.
- There's no one here
named Shaquan.
You are combining Shawn,
a black guy,
with Kwan,
the Vietnamese guy.
- No.
- Yes.
- You sure?
- Yes.
- Uh, well, just grab
one of them.
Let's get started.
Uh, preferably Shawn.
Okay.
[hip-hop music]
- Bad girl
and I mean business ♪
But I'm that girl ♪
I only hustle with
the queen sis ♪
- Oh, good morning, Hattie.
Thank you for this.
Hope it wasn't too busy there.
Oh, gosh, did you feel
that earthquake?
I thought there was
an aftershock,
but it turns out
it was just my epilepsy.
- Oh, no.
You should go see a doctor.
- I don't have insurance.
- There's a Planned Parenthood
right up the street.
- Ida B. wants to see you.
- She's in a mood.
- She's always in a mood.
- You scared?
- No.
You wanted to see me?
- I need to get my life
in order.
- Shoot, me too.
- What?
- Nothing.
- Uh, I have some older
manuscripts lying around
in my home office that
are very important to me.
I need them scanned and saved
to my laptop.
[upbeat music]
- I got you.
[dramatic music]
♪
- [clears throat]
♪
- No, no, no!
Okay.
One hour,
and come back better.
[indistinct chatter]
[hip-hop music]
- What kind of guy
doesn't have a phone?
- Yeah, pull up real clean ♪
Yeah, Chevy look clean ♪
Yeah, glass like cling ♪
Yeah, when I pour my drink ♪
Yeah, wrist when it shine
go bling ♪
[dramatic music]
♪
[romantic music playing]
- I know you love me, Michael.
I do.
And, yes, I love you.
I wouldn't be standing here
if I didn't.
But sometimes
love is about timing.
We have to let it go.
We have to let it be.
We can't raise this baby.
I love you.
But this,
this is not our time.
[engine revving]
- Shit.
[uplifting music]
- Oh, Quintrell, thank you
so much for taking the time
to meet with us.
- Yeah, man.
It's good to see
some black folks in the room.
- Hey, we like to keep it 100.
Well, uh, it's an exciting time
in Hollywood.
The renaissance is here and
we want to be a part of that.
We're looking for stories
that are different,
inclusive,
authentic,
and fresh.
- Mm-hmm.
- We're looking to partner
with producers
who have a unique perspective
and are interested in telling
untold stories.
- Yeah, yeah.
- All right.
So what y'all got?
- Okay.
[clears throat]
Well, we all know how well
the "Creed" franchise did
at the box office.
Ryan Coogler, what a guy.
And, wow, "Moonlight?"
What a film, am I right?
So here's what we're thinking.
There's this fighter.
Tyrell.
Lovable underdog.
His father was the heavyweight
champion of the world,
but he died before
Tyrell was born.
Tyrell has got boxing
in his blood.
He seeks out his father's
retired trainer
to mentor him,
but the trainer is homophobic,
and here's the twist.
Tyrell is gay as shit.
It's "Moonlight" meets "Creed"
meets "The Help."
- [chuckles]
Sounds like it's
gonna be trash.
- Oh, yeah.
Actually, yeah.
That isyou know,
you know, these are thoughts.
Nothing's set in sto
what kind of movies
are you into?
[clears throat]
- Honestly, I like old movies.
- Ah.
Like "Boyz n the Hood,"
"Menace II Society."
- Actually, I was thinking more
like "Porgy and Bess,"
"Citizen Kane."
- Oh.
Of course.
Yeah, if it's in black
and white,
sign me up.
- I like newer stuff too.
"The Last Black Man
in San Francisco."
- Oh, I love that film.
- I've never seen a movie
like that before.
- Me, either.
- When I really sank
into that shit,
I was like,
"This is brilliant."
- And poetic at the same time.
- Yeah.
You could tell
it came from a real place.
- The best stories do.
- You ever been
to Nuart Theatre?
- Yes, I love that spot.
I always go
to the midnight screenings.
- Yeah, me too.
Just wish they had
bigger seats.
- Well, you need a little more
legroom than the rest of us.
- [chuckling] Yeah.
You know, I'm not supposed to,
but I always try to park
both: Behind the library.
- Word.
You know, I've been taking
a lot of these meetings.
This is the first one
I actually like.
- [sighs heavily]
Hey, man, I'm happy
to hear that we're
a step above the rest.
- Yeah, man.
You know, everybody's trying
to say the same shit now.
Everybody's trying to do the
the first black man
to make it up out the hood.
And everybody ain't trying
to hear that shit.
- Yeah, what we need
are real stories
that have a voice
and bring the audience
into a world they've
never seen before.
- I still got a couple of these
meetings left to take,
so, you know,
I'll make my decision soon.
- Yes, well, we will be waiting
with bated breath.
- I'm sure you will.
[uplifting music]
[speaks indistinctly]
♪
- Nice to meet you.
- Mm-hmm.
♪
[phone vibrates]
[phone clicks]
- You moved the meeting
on purpose because you knew
I would be out of town.
- Yes.
Yes, I did.
- Well played.
- I know.
- Well, I
[phone beeps]
[indistinct loudspeaker
announcement]
[hip-hop music]
- When I met you ♪
I knew I would let you ♪
- Yo, one day I'm gonna
buy a house just like this.
- Just make sure you don't live
in it by yourself.
- Oh, trust me.
If I had a house like this,
I would never be by myself.
I wouldn't even have to talk.
Girls would just walk in here
and take they panties off.
- Is that toxic masculinity
I hear?
- I'd ask permission first.
- I'm sure you don't have
a problem getting girls
to take their panties off.
- Well, it takes
a little more convincing
when you're staying
on your friend's couch.
- When I first moved out here,
I slept on a bunk bed with
a toothless girl from Ohio.
- Damn.
Thanks for making me feel
better about my situation.
- When I was your age,
all I wanted to do was make it.
I made it and realized I was
happier when I was struggling.
- Wow.
I'm so confused right now.
- Enjoy the journey.
- The journey sucks.
- You want some wine?
- I don't drink.
I smoke, though.
You want some?
It's weed.
♪
Try it.
♪
- [coughing]
I can't remember
the last time I smoked.
- [scoffs]
♪
I can't remember the last time
I went a day without smoking.
♪
Well, uh, I guess most of
the manuscripts were scanned.
♪
- Yeah, yeah,
we're done with that.
♪
- Okay.
♪
Cool.
- Stay.
Watch a documentary about
some white people with me.
- Okay.
[upbeat music]
- Mama ♪
- Couldn't have been that bad.
- It was pretty bad.
I think I heard Zach crying
in the bathroom.
[laughing]
- You wanna watch some porn?
- Sure.
- Could ever get love ♪
- There's little people porn,
role play.
Oh, wow, here's people putting
furniture in their butts.
[both laughing]
- This is a hot mess.
- There's nobody else
I'd rather be
doing this with than you.
- Now the only thing I know
is to build those ♪
- Mmm.
What about threesomes?
- That seems fairly safe
and fun.
[both laughing]
[funky music playing]
♪
- Babe, I found a good one.
- One sec.
♪
- I love that we're doing this.
♪
[knocking]
♪
- Good evening.
I'm here to service you.
Both.
[whip cracks]
♪
- We had it all,
let it fall ♪
The favor and the fortune ♪
[phone dinging]
With another craving
for distortion ♪
- I keeping you from someone?
- Nah.
- Mm-hmm.
- It's just this girl I've been
talking to for a while,
but she ain't shit.
- Why's she blowing up
your phone?
- Probably 'cause she can
sense that I'm somewhere happy
and content.
- Do I make you feel happy
and content?
- You make me feel alive.
- I don't know if that's
a good thing or a bad thing.
- Depends on the day.
[both chuckling]
My friends say
I have a problem.
- What kind of problem?
- I'm always chasing
what I can't have.
- Of course.
Because you have no desire to
actually be in a relationship.
- That's not true.
- If you wanted to be,
you wouldn't pursue someone
who was emotionally
unavailable.
- Ain't no emotionally
available people in LA.
Everybody focused
on they own shit.
- Including you?
- Exactly.
- What you afraid of?
♪
- Are you a show runner
or a therapist?
- Stop avoiding.
♪
- I'm afraid of
[indistinct speech on TV]
Someone falling out
of love with me.
♪
- Why are you afraid of that?
♪
- Afraid of getting
my heart broken again.
♪
- Hearts were meant
to be broken.
- I'm sure you've broken
your fair share.
- I've had my heart broken too.
- Yeah, right.
Who broke your heart?
- I gave my child up for
adoption when I was in college.
- Oh, shit.
I'm sorry.
- That's okay.
I would have been
a terrible mother.
- Yeah, you right.
Your kid would
have been messed up.
But they would
have been beautiful.
[R&B music]
You still want kids?
♪
- TV shows are my babies.
♪
- Well, I hope to have some
TV babies of my own one day.
- You will.
♪
- I swear I know love ♪
[phone dinging]
Know love ♪
There ain't no lie ♪
- You sure you don't need
to be somewhere?
- Nah, I'm good.
- And the popular favorite,
Pyro Double Dutch.
[man shouts]
[knocking]
- But all I find
are these fake men ♪
These hoes
and I don't need that ♪
- What up?
- They all trying
to get something from me ♪
Hell no I don't
need that shit ♪
- What?
- Oh, no, no love ♪
- You good?
- I'm okay. You?
- I'm alive.
I can't complain.
- Did you get my email?
- No, what'd it say?
- I don't wanna repeat myself.
- What's wrong?
- This isn't working for me.
- Here we go.
- I don't wanna date someone
I can't get in contact with.
- And I don't wanna be a slave
to technology.
- And I wanna make sure
the person I'm dating
is okay after an earthquake.
I wanna be able to share
good news with you
or just talk about
nothing at all.
You know?
Like normal people.
- I ain't trying to be normal.
- No love,
there ain't no love ♪
- Look,
I like you.
Why ain't that enough?
- There's no love ♪
There ain't no love in LA ♪
I swear ain't no love ♪
No love ♪
There ain't no love in LA ♪
I swear ain't no love ♪
There's no love ♪
Ain't no love in LA ♪
I want somebody who agree
with me, vibe with me ♪
Learn with me,
roll with me ♪
Grow with me,
build with me ♪
- It is.
- Open your soul to me ♪
Fun with me,
real with me ♪
Ride with me,
keep on choosing me ♪
♪
- I love you.
- I love you, too, babe.
[keyboard clacking]
[hip-hop music]
♪
- It sounds like
y'all were on a date.
- Don't fall under her spell.
- Too late.
- Are you crazy?
- Relax.
We didn't do anything.
- I know, but it's only
a matter of time.
- Is she gay?
- Of course not.
- She's curious, for sure.
- She loves attention.
- I'll give her all
the attention she needs.
- I think she's bisexual.
- I don't believe in that.
- Sexuality is fluid.
- Love is where you find it.
- Exactly.
- You're the one who said
you could never date
a bisexual man.
- That's a personal choice.
That doesn't mean I don't
believe in bisexuality.
- You've probably dated
a bisexual man
and didn't even know it.
- I don't believe that
to be true.
- Of course you don't.
- Look, I don't care if you
wanna date a bisexual woman.
That's just not for me.
- Why is it okay for a woman
to explore their sexuality
and not men?
- Women are more complex.
- Yeah, because
we're allowed to be.
- Well, the only person I want
exploring this body is Chuck.
- No wonder you look so bored
all the time.
- Be nice.
- Chuck might be boring,
but at least he chose me,
unlike your
flighty-ass females.
- Let's do some
breathing exercises.
- I'm not in the mood.
- She mad.
[dramatic music]
♪
- Do I really look bored?
♪
- Of course not.
I just said that
'cause I was mad.
- Don't lie.
- I'm not.
♪
Look, I'm sorry.
Don't get in your
head about it.
♪
- Too late.
♪
- I just landed ♪
In another atmosphere ♪
I'm just floating ♪
In a stain steel sphere ♪
I bet you have questions ♪
I come from the planet ♪
That hit Tiamat years ago ♪
Years ago, years ago ♪
Years ago ♪
I do my flows
and then I get so lost ♪
That I just take
my sphere to go ♪
Sphere to go, sphere to go ♪
Sphere to go ♪
To the top
of the pyramid ♪
Let's save the world like ♪
- Previously on "Twenties"
- Babe, you know everybody
flirts with me.
- You need to stop
flirting back.
- I would like to add a few
more responsibilities
to my job description.
- Get me the records
for Walters v. California
Board of Cosmetology.
- And where does one find
those court records?
- I mean, I could tell you,
but where's the fun in that?
- I have an audition.
- This is what we have to do
while we work our way up,
boo boo.
- If it's that bad,
what are we doing?
- Girl, we livin' the dream.
- So there's an advanced
screening on the lot tonight.
You're welcome to come along
if you'd like.
[upbeat music]
[uplifting music]
♪
[hip-hop music]
- Throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it back ♪
- [moaning]
[loud rumbling]
- Throw it back,
back it, back it up on 'em ♪
Throw it back,
back it, back it up on 'em ♪
- [moaning]
- Throw it back,
go dumb on them ♪
Y-y-yeah, I got that water,
water splish-splash ♪
[phone chimes]
[vibrator buzzing]
[keyboard clicking]
[vibrator buzzing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
Damn it.
- I'ma throw this,
yeah, give me cash, yeah ♪
I can ride, yeah
all night, yeah ♪
I can't make it
to the house ♪
In the car, yeah ♪
Throw that in a circle,
that's what you like, yeah ♪
[cell phone ringing]
Throw it back, throw it
back, throw it back ♪
Throw it back,
throw it ♪
[phone ringing]
- What's up?
- Hi.
- You good?
- Yeah.
I was just calling
to make sure you're okay.
- Oh, I'm fine.
- What were you doing?
- Nothing.
- Mm, yeah, right.
- What you doing?
- I was minding my business.
She's cute.
Wanna come over?
- No, we good over here.
- Who is that?
- Don't worry about it.
- You still haven't found
a new place?
- Nah, I'm working on it.
- If you need help looking
for an apartment,
just let me know.
I'm also happy to give you
a loan if you need it.
- Oh, I'm good.
What you get into tonight?
- I don't know.
You trying to link?
- I'm just curious
what you doing.
- [scoffs]
I'll keep you posted.
[beeping]
- You do that.
- Who was that?
- Somebody I used to talk to.
- Used to?
- Keep out of my business,
Marie.
- Get out of my house
and maybe I will.
- She get on my nerves.
- Throw it back ♪
- So are y'all in
a open situation shit?
- I ain't in shit with her.
- Yeah, but you're tripping
over your own feet
to answer her FaceTime call.
- That's 'cause your floor
is uneven.
- [laughs] Whatever.
Just stop bringing random girls
to my house.
- Don't be jealous.
- Please.
I'm actually in
an adult relationship.
You wouldn't understand.
It's not just about sex.
It's based on
emotional intimacy,
communication,
and growth.
- That sounds exhausting.
- Well, that's what it means
to be in a relationship.
- Nah, that's what it means
to be in your relationship.
- Excuse me?
- I just feel like
every time I look up,
y'all are either talking
about y'all feelings
or watching Animal Planet.
- What's wrong with that?
- Nothing.
I just feel like if I'm gonna
be in a relationship,
I want it to include
matching shorts sets,
Philly cheesesteaks,
and sweaty sex every day.
- [laughs] You're ridiculous.
- Don't be mad 'cause
my fantasy relationship
is more fun than your real one.
- I prefer the real thing.
Ain't nothing like
the real thing, baby ♪
both: Ain't nothing like
the real thing ♪
Ooh ♪
[Marvin Gaye's "Ain't Nothing
Like The Real Thing" playing]
Ain't nothing like
the real thing, baby ♪
- That was so hot
this morning.
- Mm-hmm.
- Let's try something
new tonight.
- Like what?
- Oh, I don't know.
Porn.
- You trying to make one?
- Oh, wow.
No.
I thought we could just go
to Pornhub
and try to find
the missionary category.
- I'm not mad at that.
- I'm looking forward to
getting kinky again tonight.
- You got me there, like,
three times last night.
[gasps]
[phone beeping]
- Totally fine.
I take people there
all the time.
Off hours consensually when
so you ready for the meeting
with Quintrell?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
I hear he's big on inclusion,
so he'll be happy to see
a woman of color in the room.
- What do you mean,
he's big on inclusion?
He's black.
- I just meant
he really supports it.
- Well, of course he does.
- I'm sorry,
am I saying this wrong?
- No, I just think it's weird
that you would say
a person of color
is big on inclusion.
That's like me
telling somebody,
"Oh, I'm really big
on women's rights."
- Ah.
So you live in a fantasy land.
- Excuse me?
- Well, do you think
Clarence Thomas
gives a shit about
black people?
Most of the people screaming
in front of abortion clinics
are other women.
- That is very true.
- I mean, do you know
how many black people
could help other black people
in Hollywood that don't?
- What's your point?
- My point is, Quintrell
actually gives a shit.
That's why I don't wanna
mess this up.
Just wish that Ben
could be here
so you don't look like a token.
- Yeah, it's a shame
he wasn't available.
- Yo, let's ask Shaquan
from the mail room
to sit in the meeting.
- There's no one here
named Shaquan.
You are combining Shawn,
a black guy,
with Kwan,
the Vietnamese guy.
- No.
- Yes.
- You sure?
- Yes.
- Uh, well, just grab
one of them.
Let's get started.
Uh, preferably Shawn.
Okay.
[hip-hop music]
- Bad girl
and I mean business ♪
But I'm that girl ♪
I only hustle with
the queen sis ♪
- Oh, good morning, Hattie.
Thank you for this.
Hope it wasn't too busy there.
Oh, gosh, did you feel
that earthquake?
I thought there was
an aftershock,
but it turns out
it was just my epilepsy.
- Oh, no.
You should go see a doctor.
- I don't have insurance.
- There's a Planned Parenthood
right up the street.
- Ida B. wants to see you.
- She's in a mood.
- She's always in a mood.
- You scared?
- No.
You wanted to see me?
- I need to get my life
in order.
- Shoot, me too.
- What?
- Nothing.
- Uh, I have some older
manuscripts lying around
in my home office that
are very important to me.
I need them scanned and saved
to my laptop.
[upbeat music]
- I got you.
[dramatic music]
♪
- [clears throat]
♪
- No, no, no!
Okay.
One hour,
and come back better.
[indistinct chatter]
[hip-hop music]
- What kind of guy
doesn't have a phone?
- Yeah, pull up real clean ♪
Yeah, Chevy look clean ♪
Yeah, glass like cling ♪
Yeah, when I pour my drink ♪
Yeah, wrist when it shine
go bling ♪
[dramatic music]
♪
[romantic music playing]
- I know you love me, Michael.
I do.
And, yes, I love you.
I wouldn't be standing here
if I didn't.
But sometimes
love is about timing.
We have to let it go.
We have to let it be.
We can't raise this baby.
I love you.
But this,
this is not our time.
[engine revving]
- Shit.
[uplifting music]
- Oh, Quintrell, thank you
so much for taking the time
to meet with us.
- Yeah, man.
It's good to see
some black folks in the room.
- Hey, we like to keep it 100.
Well, uh, it's an exciting time
in Hollywood.
The renaissance is here and
we want to be a part of that.
We're looking for stories
that are different,
inclusive,
authentic,
and fresh.
- Mm-hmm.
- We're looking to partner
with producers
who have a unique perspective
and are interested in telling
untold stories.
- Yeah, yeah.
- All right.
So what y'all got?
- Okay.
[clears throat]
Well, we all know how well
the "Creed" franchise did
at the box office.
Ryan Coogler, what a guy.
And, wow, "Moonlight?"
What a film, am I right?
So here's what we're thinking.
There's this fighter.
Tyrell.
Lovable underdog.
His father was the heavyweight
champion of the world,
but he died before
Tyrell was born.
Tyrell has got boxing
in his blood.
He seeks out his father's
retired trainer
to mentor him,
but the trainer is homophobic,
and here's the twist.
Tyrell is gay as shit.
It's "Moonlight" meets "Creed"
meets "The Help."
- [chuckles]
Sounds like it's
gonna be trash.
- Oh, yeah.
Actually, yeah.
That isyou know,
you know, these are thoughts.
Nothing's set in sto
what kind of movies
are you into?
[clears throat]
- Honestly, I like old movies.
- Ah.
Like "Boyz n the Hood,"
"Menace II Society."
- Actually, I was thinking more
like "Porgy and Bess,"
"Citizen Kane."
- Oh.
Of course.
Yeah, if it's in black
and white,
sign me up.
- I like newer stuff too.
"The Last Black Man
in San Francisco."
- Oh, I love that film.
- I've never seen a movie
like that before.
- Me, either.
- When I really sank
into that shit,
I was like,
"This is brilliant."
- And poetic at the same time.
- Yeah.
You could tell
it came from a real place.
- The best stories do.
- You ever been
to Nuart Theatre?
- Yes, I love that spot.
I always go
to the midnight screenings.
- Yeah, me too.
Just wish they had
bigger seats.
- Well, you need a little more
legroom than the rest of us.
- [chuckling] Yeah.
You know, I'm not supposed to,
but I always try to park
both: Behind the library.
- Word.
You know, I've been taking
a lot of these meetings.
This is the first one
I actually like.
- [sighs heavily]
Hey, man, I'm happy
to hear that we're
a step above the rest.
- Yeah, man.
You know, everybody's trying
to say the same shit now.
Everybody's trying to do the
the first black man
to make it up out the hood.
And everybody ain't trying
to hear that shit.
- Yeah, what we need
are real stories
that have a voice
and bring the audience
into a world they've
never seen before.
- I still got a couple of these
meetings left to take,
so, you know,
I'll make my decision soon.
- Yes, well, we will be waiting
with bated breath.
- I'm sure you will.
[uplifting music]
[speaks indistinctly]
♪
- Nice to meet you.
- Mm-hmm.
♪
[phone vibrates]
[phone clicks]
- You moved the meeting
on purpose because you knew
I would be out of town.
- Yes.
Yes, I did.
- Well played.
- I know.
- Well, I
[phone beeps]
[indistinct loudspeaker
announcement]
[hip-hop music]
- When I met you ♪
I knew I would let you ♪
- Yo, one day I'm gonna
buy a house just like this.
- Just make sure you don't live
in it by yourself.
- Oh, trust me.
If I had a house like this,
I would never be by myself.
I wouldn't even have to talk.
Girls would just walk in here
and take they panties off.
- Is that toxic masculinity
I hear?
- I'd ask permission first.
- I'm sure you don't have
a problem getting girls
to take their panties off.
- Well, it takes
a little more convincing
when you're staying
on your friend's couch.
- When I first moved out here,
I slept on a bunk bed with
a toothless girl from Ohio.
- Damn.
Thanks for making me feel
better about my situation.
- When I was your age,
all I wanted to do was make it.
I made it and realized I was
happier when I was struggling.
- Wow.
I'm so confused right now.
- Enjoy the journey.
- The journey sucks.
- You want some wine?
- I don't drink.
I smoke, though.
You want some?
It's weed.
♪
Try it.
♪
- [coughing]
I can't remember
the last time I smoked.
- [scoffs]
♪
I can't remember the last time
I went a day without smoking.
♪
Well, uh, I guess most of
the manuscripts were scanned.
♪
- Yeah, yeah,
we're done with that.
♪
- Okay.
♪
Cool.
- Stay.
Watch a documentary about
some white people with me.
- Okay.
[upbeat music]
- Mama ♪
- Couldn't have been that bad.
- It was pretty bad.
I think I heard Zach crying
in the bathroom.
[laughing]
- You wanna watch some porn?
- Sure.
- Could ever get love ♪
- There's little people porn,
role play.
Oh, wow, here's people putting
furniture in their butts.
[both laughing]
- This is a hot mess.
- There's nobody else
I'd rather be
doing this with than you.
- Now the only thing I know
is to build those ♪
- Mmm.
What about threesomes?
- That seems fairly safe
and fun.
[both laughing]
[funky music playing]
♪
- Babe, I found a good one.
- One sec.
♪
- I love that we're doing this.
♪
[knocking]
♪
- Good evening.
I'm here to service you.
Both.
[whip cracks]
♪
- We had it all,
let it fall ♪
The favor and the fortune ♪
[phone dinging]
With another craving
for distortion ♪
- I keeping you from someone?
- Nah.
- Mm-hmm.
- It's just this girl I've been
talking to for a while,
but she ain't shit.
- Why's she blowing up
your phone?
- Probably 'cause she can
sense that I'm somewhere happy
and content.
- Do I make you feel happy
and content?
- You make me feel alive.
- I don't know if that's
a good thing or a bad thing.
- Depends on the day.
[both chuckling]
My friends say
I have a problem.
- What kind of problem?
- I'm always chasing
what I can't have.
- Of course.
Because you have no desire to
actually be in a relationship.
- That's not true.
- If you wanted to be,
you wouldn't pursue someone
who was emotionally
unavailable.
- Ain't no emotionally
available people in LA.
Everybody focused
on they own shit.
- Including you?
- Exactly.
- What you afraid of?
♪
- Are you a show runner
or a therapist?
- Stop avoiding.
♪
- I'm afraid of
[indistinct speech on TV]
Someone falling out
of love with me.
♪
- Why are you afraid of that?
♪
- Afraid of getting
my heart broken again.
♪
- Hearts were meant
to be broken.
- I'm sure you've broken
your fair share.
- I've had my heart broken too.
- Yeah, right.
Who broke your heart?
- I gave my child up for
adoption when I was in college.
- Oh, shit.
I'm sorry.
- That's okay.
I would have been
a terrible mother.
- Yeah, you right.
Your kid would
have been messed up.
But they would
have been beautiful.
[R&B music]
You still want kids?
♪
- TV shows are my babies.
♪
- Well, I hope to have some
TV babies of my own one day.
- You will.
♪
- I swear I know love ♪
[phone dinging]
Know love ♪
There ain't no lie ♪
- You sure you don't need
to be somewhere?
- Nah, I'm good.
- And the popular favorite,
Pyro Double Dutch.
[man shouts]
[knocking]
- But all I find
are these fake men ♪
These hoes
and I don't need that ♪
- What up?
- They all trying
to get something from me ♪
Hell no I don't
need that shit ♪
- What?
- Oh, no, no love ♪
- You good?
- I'm okay. You?
- I'm alive.
I can't complain.
- Did you get my email?
- No, what'd it say?
- I don't wanna repeat myself.
- What's wrong?
- This isn't working for me.
- Here we go.
- I don't wanna date someone
I can't get in contact with.
- And I don't wanna be a slave
to technology.
- And I wanna make sure
the person I'm dating
is okay after an earthquake.
I wanna be able to share
good news with you
or just talk about
nothing at all.
You know?
Like normal people.
- I ain't trying to be normal.
- No love,
there ain't no love ♪
- Look,
I like you.
Why ain't that enough?
- There's no love ♪
There ain't no love in LA ♪
I swear ain't no love ♪
No love ♪
There ain't no love in LA ♪
I swear ain't no love ♪
There's no love ♪
Ain't no love in LA ♪
I want somebody who agree
with me, vibe with me ♪
Learn with me,
roll with me ♪
Grow with me,
build with me ♪
- It is.
- Open your soul to me ♪
Fun with me,
real with me ♪
Ride with me,
keep on choosing me ♪
♪
- I love you.
- I love you, too, babe.
[keyboard clacking]
[hip-hop music]
♪
- It sounds like
y'all were on a date.
- Don't fall under her spell.
- Too late.
- Are you crazy?
- Relax.
We didn't do anything.
- I know, but it's only
a matter of time.
- Is she gay?
- Of course not.
- She's curious, for sure.
- She loves attention.
- I'll give her all
the attention she needs.
- I think she's bisexual.
- I don't believe in that.
- Sexuality is fluid.
- Love is where you find it.
- Exactly.
- You're the one who said
you could never date
a bisexual man.
- That's a personal choice.
That doesn't mean I don't
believe in bisexuality.
- You've probably dated
a bisexual man
and didn't even know it.
- I don't believe that
to be true.
- Of course you don't.
- Look, I don't care if you
wanna date a bisexual woman.
That's just not for me.
- Why is it okay for a woman
to explore their sexuality
and not men?
- Women are more complex.
- Yeah, because
we're allowed to be.
- Well, the only person I want
exploring this body is Chuck.
- No wonder you look so bored
all the time.
- Be nice.
- Chuck might be boring,
but at least he chose me,
unlike your
flighty-ass females.
- Let's do some
breathing exercises.
- I'm not in the mood.
- She mad.
[dramatic music]
♪
- Do I really look bored?
♪
- Of course not.
I just said that
'cause I was mad.
- Don't lie.
- I'm not.
♪
Look, I'm sorry.
Don't get in your
head about it.
♪
- Too late.
♪
- I just landed ♪
In another atmosphere ♪
I'm just floating ♪
In a stain steel sphere ♪
I bet you have questions ♪
I come from the planet ♪
That hit Tiamat years ago ♪
Years ago, years ago ♪
Years ago ♪
I do my flows
and then I get so lost ♪
That I just take
my sphere to go ♪
Sphere to go, sphere to go ♪
Sphere to go ♪
To the top
of the pyramid ♪
Let's save the world like ♪