All American: Homecoming (2022) s03e02 Episode Script

1
Ooh, this breakfast is giving 5 stars.
Dr. P. would be so impressed.
Would she, though?
She left you with detailed
instructions and recipes.
Yes, instructions, but I followed them.
And we are so proud
because eggs and bacon
can be tricky bitches,
- So tricky.
- So tricky.
But, no, seriously,
Dr. P. would be really
excited to see us doing this.
- You guys hear from her?
- Yeah.
She's getting settled in D.C.,
meeting some very cool people.
And she sent us this
lovely bouquet of flowers
to wish us a first great week back.
Man, we should've sent her flowers.
I mean, this is her first
week juggling Bringston stuff
and her new HBCU committee appointment.
I still have no idea how she's
getting it all done, but she is.
Well, in honor of Dr.
P., there is one tradition
- I think we should keep.
- Family dinner.
Mm, I'm glad we agree.
I already invited J.R. and Gabby
for a "we survived first
week of classes" dinner.
- I love that.
- Y'all got to handle the prep, though.
Why? What you got going on?
Besides tennis, I'm heading the PKZ
voter registration drive this week.
Oh, well, there's also this little thing
- called choosing your major.
- Mm,
selections are due Friday. Please
tell us you made a decision.
No, for real because you were
- all over the place this summer.
- OK.
- I wasn't that bad.
- Ma'am,
you went from poli
sci to social justice.
To something about
sports. I don't even know.
I stopped listening after that.
And then back to poli
sci. Sis, pick a lane.
And did
sports management.
Oh, thank God, and what
brought about this revelation?
I don't know. It just
just makes sense.
I think it'll go hand in
hand with my tennis career,
and, Cam, what about you? Are
you sticking with recording arts?
Yep. Turned in my forms yesterday,
and I still got that
dope freelance writing gig
- at Basswood Records.
- Mm, and I am his muse,
the Misty Copeland to his Prince.
This year's gonna be epic.
Simone and Cam both have majors.
J.R.'s back on campus.
We're living together.
And you two are graduating.
Ooh.
This is our year.
Everything's really coming together.
Ladies, I'm just gonna get right to it.
As you can see, we've got
company for practice today.
Yeah. Coach Hinds, what's going on?
Well, with the academic rebrand,
all students have access to resources
previously reserved just for athletes.
Which means we now have to compete
with a bigger pool for open court time.
Unfortunately, that is correct.
Coach, we're in a tougher
conference this year.
How are we supposed to compete
when we're practicing less?
Figure out a way to not practice less.
Look. Coach Loni and
I believe that we have
the ingredients for a championship team,
so let's get out there.
Coach, I thought when we survived
the tennis program not
being cut last semester,
we here home free.
Me, too, but I think with this rebrand,
we're gonna continue to feel the effect
in ways we didn't consider.
Excuse me.
How is it that no one is at our table
volunteering to register
people to vote tomorrow?
We're doing our best,
but no one's trying
to hear about voter
registration right now.
Ladies
PKZ is known for political activism.
I refuse for this drive to
go down on our watch, plus
Voting rights are under attack,
especially on college campuses,
- so we can't fail.
- Ah,
so my emails are sinking in.
What needs to happen next?
Each of us need to bring
someone to the volunteer
orientation session tonight?
That's cute.
You each need to bring two people.
Use your networks.
Eva, I bet you can think of someone
you can bring right now.
Um, well,
I have been talking to this KEK brother.
I could bring him.
That's what I'm talking about.
All right. I expect to see you
and all the people
that you bring tonight.
Ahh, OK.
- Hey, beautiful.
- Hey.
You're here early.
I wanted to hit the Snack
Shack before the line got long.
I had them add flaxseed, spirulina,
to boost the antioxidants.
Mm, ooh, I want to untaste this.
It's not that bad. Don't be a baby.
- OK, OK. Uh-huh. Yep.
- All right.
You got a point. Here.
Let me add some sugar.
- Better?
- Much better.
Did you talk to the registrar?
Uh, yeah.
They said that I can graduate on time
if I double up on my classes.
And this is the part where
you tell me what you said.
I registered as a Junior.
I need to keep my stress levels down,
so easing back into it is the move.
Mm-hmm.
- You know you're right.
- I know.
You just forget sometimes.
Have you taken your meds?
You know, you don't have to do that.
It's OK. I like helping you.
I know this year won't be easy, but
try to see it as a fresh start.
Yeah, fresh start.
Mm, "Bringston STEM Collective"?
Yeah. They have their
first meeting this week.
Come with me.
They have study groups,
networking events.
And a spring internship.
Now that there's no baseball,
your spring is open.
You're gonna need to
fill it with something.
- I don't
- A life without baseball
is a good thing, J.R.
You'll see.
Yeah.
- Let's do it.
- All right.
It's a great turnout.
Y'all did me proud.
Well, you know the Shindana line
does not turn down a challenge.
I mean, we hit up everybody.
People were sick of us.
So is your KEK boo here?
He's coming, but he's not my boo yet.
I'm hoping to lock that
down by the holidays.
He's got what my mama calls
good boyfriend potential.
Well, you don't let a
guy like that get away.
No.
- Lando.
- Simone.
- Wait. Do you two know each other?
- Yeah.
- We were
- Simone used to date
one of my teammates.
Oh. OK. Cool.
Oh, now you're dating her little sister.
Small world.
Yeah. Small world.
OK. Well, I guess we
better get in there.
Yeah.
Lando, hold up.
What can I do for you, Simone?
I wanted to thank you for volunteering.
I only came because Eva asked.
Well, it's still good to see you.
It's been forever. I mean,
you're KEK now.
- Your probate was really dope.
- Simone, what is this?
I hope it's just two people catching up.
Yeah.
Hard pass.
Seriously?
It's like that?
You didn't seem interested in
catching up last year while you were
- dating my teammate.
- OK. I need you to stop saying that.
You're making it sound
like what we had was basic.
It doesn't matter what it was.
It's been over for a long time, so
Come on, bro. Chill out, man.
Here we go. Let's go. Here we go.
- Ooh!
- Let's go!
What'd I say, bro?
Hoo! Let's go.
Hey, yo, get your
money ready for me, bro,
because my picks this week are supreme.
Yeah, whatever.
Just wait till my
Panthers play next week.
Eh
Hey, man, thanks for this.
I really needed it.
Bro, I meant what I said.
You'll always be a KEK brother.
What's going down, Land-ho?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- What's up, bro?
Hey, yo, J.R.,
we're gonna host a watch
party at the KEK house
for the Panthers game next week.
- You should pull up.
- OK. Cool.
Hey, I got to get going. I
got to meet up with Gabby,
but y'all hang out as long
as y'all want to, all right?
Hey, Lando, you mind if I holler at you?
Sure.
What's going on?
Bringston Baseball has a legacy
that shouldn't be pushed
aside due to "rebranding."
I want to go to the board and petition
to revive the baseball
program, but obviously
I need members of the team on board.
How is that even gonna work?
Half the team transferred
to different schools.
We work with who's left.
Then we tag in Coach Marcus,
so you down?
Look. I've moved on, all right?
I'm focused on classes,
photography, and KEK.
I'm not trying to look backwards. Sorry.
I get it.
Hey, I'll see y'all
next week, all right?
You out?
- Yes, sir.
- All right.
Everything good?
Eh, no.
No. It's not.
We need to talk frat business.
It's literally been over a year,
and Lando is still being an ass.
Damon and I aren't even together.
He's in the fricking Dominican Republic.
OK, girl. I know that you in a mood,
but you really don't have to
take it out in the flatware.
Lando declared his love for you,
then had to watch you with Damon.
He has a right to feel how he feels.
Wow. Thank you, Nate,
for being so supportive.
The truth hurts,
much like you putting those
dishes in the dishwasher
without rinsing them.
It's basically like
washing the same dish twice.
Well, say that when you plates
come out with food still on them.
- OK, whatever.
- Simone,
why do you care so much
about if Lando is mad at you?
Because we're gonna have to cross paths
now that he's KEK and
dating one of my sorors.
Oh, so that's what you're upset about.
Lando found someone new,
so he's not, what, fawning over you?
According to Cam, he found
a whole lot of someone news.
His KEK nickname is Land-ho.
And that's fine.
I do not care about his love life,
but is it wrong I want my friend back?
Maybe now it's time I hit you
with the Serenity Prayer
to accept the things
you cannot change.
And have the courage to
change the things that I can.
I know.
You're right.
I need to fight for my
friendship with Lando,
and I think I know how to do that.
Uh
the takeaway was that she should respect
Lando's decision to
not be friends, right?
Because I I think she
might have just missed that.
And that heifer still
didn't rinse them dishes.
The Bringston STEM Collective is hosting
a symposium on sustainable
design next month.
I'm so there.
Yeah. I like the tutoring program
- they have for the high-school students.
- Mm.
Yo, what up, Cam?
And what's with the face?
Whatever you got, I don't want it.
J., sorry to do this, but
some of the new bruhs have concerns
about you coming to watch the game.
They afraid having a expelled brother
hanging out at the house
might get y'all in trouble
with the school or KEK
national headquarters, huh?
Did you tell them that there wouldn't
even be a frat if not for J.R.?
Trust, I did,
and they're grateful
for what he did, but
Look, man. It's all good.
The last thing I would want to do
is put you or KEK in a tough position.
Thanks, man. I'm really sorry.
Are you OK?
Uh, yeah. I'm fine.
I got a text from Eva saying you
and I are canvassing together.
Why?
I just thought it would be nice
if we spent some time together.
So we can, what,
find a way back to becoming friends?
- Would that be so bad?
- Simone,
I'm not friends with exes.
Well, I don't accept that.
We were friends before anything else.
Why can't we go back to that?
Besides, this conversation
easily could've been a phone call,
so the fact that you're here
says you want to be.
All right.
You know what?
I think I'm just gonna skip this
whole voter registration thing.
Take it easy, Simone.
As a neophyte KEK brother,
you are required to do
a certain amount of volunteer hours.
Where are you going with this?
To Cam
if you bail
because I have to mention it to him,
and you know Cam
it will be a thing.
Seriously? You're
just gonna blackmail me
into spending time with you?
I mean, when you put it that way,
it sounds ugly, but yeah.
I fight for my friends, Lando.
Whatever, Simone.
Let's just get on with it.
Mm. Wait. Are you OK?
In this exact moment, heh,
- I've never been better.
- Uh
Uh, OK, OK, OK. Wait,
wait. Wait, wait, wait.
You're flushed.
Did you did you take your meds?
Are you seriously asking
me about meds right now?
Yes. You're breathing heavy.
That's because I'm making
out with my girl, Gabby.
Not everything is about me being sick.
In case you ain't got
the memo, I'm recovered.
I was just worried.
We don't have to stop.
I'm not in the mood anymore.
Yes.
Faster.
Faster. Stay on your toes.
Head up.
OK. You're done. You're done.
Damn, Keisha
you ain't warn me how intense
dance exercising can be,
and what's that one for?
Agility and explosiveness
- Ooh
- two things baseball players also need.
So you want to tell
me what's on your mind?
You looked pretty
intense when I got here.
It's like I'm trying
to reclaim my life, but
so much of it is gone
Damon, baseball, now KEK.
So
Stop trying to reclaim what was.
Build something new with what is.
Yeah, but what do I have?
Gabby's still treating me like I'm sick.
I can't hang out with KEK,
and Lando not even down to
help me revive the program.
- It's lonely as hell out here.
- Well, firstly,
Gabby loves you.
Maybe it's time you
fess up about baseball.
Uh-uh. I don't want that smoke.
OK. OK. OK. Fine.
As for KEK, what, you
want me to beat up Cam?
Because you know I'll do it. I'll do it.
As entertaining as that
would be, no. I'm good.
And so what Lando isn't on board
to help you revive the baseball program?
He's only one player.
Yeah, but how am I supposed
to convince Coach Marcus
or the B.U. board if I
can't even convince Lando?
He'll come around.
J.R., you put so much
good into the world,
it's bound to come back to you,
and as for this lonely bit,
I am high-key offended.
I'm sitting right here.
You got me, and you got this.
Just keep going.
Thanks, Keisha.
Yeah. All right. Get up.
- Get up.
- Again?
Ah!
We're gonna do some
side shuffles. You ready?
- You ready?
- You can keep up? Boy!
Trying to pick, got to dig ♪
Girl, I need you, I ♪
Got to pick, got to dig ♪
Girl, I need you, I ♪
Where is Keisha?
Huh?
Where's Keisha?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe class?
Then why are you here? Don't
you have a room in the KEK house?
Yeah, but it's loud. I
can't really create there.
Well, if you can create a shirt,
that would be great.
- My bad. Sweet.
- Yeah.
Hey.
Oh, Keisha, I put a shoe cubby
near the door so shoes don't end up
in the middle of the floor
where people can trip over them.
- Thank you, Mother.
- What was that?
- Nothing.
- OK.
You coming back from dance class?
No, tennis courts.
I was working out with J.R.
Is he mad at me?
No, no. He's more concerned
about keeping his plan
to revive the baseball program on track.
Dope. I mean, I didn't even know
baseball was on his
radar. That's what's up.
Yeah. I'm gonna go take a shower.
Hey, where were you this morning?
When I woke up, the sun wasn't even up,
and you were already gone.
Did you miss me?
Well, maybe.
I think you missed me.
- Just a little bit.
- Only a little bit?
- Just a little bit.
- Only a little bit?
- Only a little bit?
- Mm-hmm.
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
Uh, you want to take one side
of the room, I'll take the other?
How about we canvass together?
Lando, this doesn't have to be painful.
Think about the good we're doing.
Signing people up to participate
in a system designed to disenfranchise
voters of color is a good thing?
Wait. You don't believe
in the power to vote?
- Not anymore.
- Since when?
You have to admit that voting
is our strongest weapon
to fight for change.
Is it?
Reduced ballot boxes and voting hours,
increased voter I.D.
laws, gerrymandering.
Politicians are sending
voting rights backwards
- so they can stay in power.
- So the answer is we let them?
Lando, come on. You are
too politically astute
- to be this disillusioned.
- You know, a lot of people our age
- feel the same way I do.
- Well, I disagree.
By the end of the day, I
will show you how right I am.
No, no, no, no. At the end of
the day, you're gonna hear me say,
- "I told you so."
- OK. Well, bet.
Let's do it.
Excuse me. Hi.
I'm Simone, and this is Lando,
and we're registering people to vote.
Why? The system's kind of
rigged against us, right?
Let's try this another way.
What issues are you passionate about?
Bringston refusing to update
the basketball team's equipment.
I get it. They're cutting
resources to tennis, too,
but can we get back to
talking about voting rights?
What about athletes' rights?
People we don't know who don't know us
are making decisions
that affect our future
just like politicians.
Well, the way we get them to see us
is by showing up to the polls.
I'm more worried about the swim team.
Because of the rebrand, we have
no buses for out-of-town meets.
And what's wild is
that people protested,
went to jail, even
died for the opportunity
that's slowly being taken away from us.
I want to carry on their legacy,
keep the things they fought for.
But if my voice doesn't
matter at Bringston,
a place that's supposed to be for me,
why would I think it would
matter in the real world?
- I told you so.
- Fine,
but you honestly believe the
solution's to stand by and do nothing?
- Yeah.
- Why?
When did you become this guy?
This is not the Orlando
Johnson I remember.
Well, fighting only causes more pain
when you lose the thing you fought for.
I learned that with
politics, with baseball,
and with you.
Uh!
You didn't seem
interested in catching up
last year while you
were dating my teammate.
You're making it sound
like what we had was basic.
It doesn't matter what it was.
It's been over for a long time.
Fighting only causes more pain
when you lose the thing you fought for.
- I learned that with you.
- Uh! Nngh!
Hey, what's up with your arm?
I wasn't paying attention.
The ball machine got me.
I'm about to head to P.T. for a rubdown.
Oh, you got an appointment?
Since when do athletes
need an appointment?
Since the board removed
first-priority status for athletes.
Now you have to sign up for a
P.T. slot like everybody else.
So we don't have priority
treatment when we're hurt?
Why bother to keep the sports teams
if they're not gonna set
up the athletes for success?
Whoa, whoa. Vibe check
because what I'm seeing
right now isn't just tennis.
It's Lando.
I thought we could find our
way to being friends again.
- He ain't down?
- Not even a little.
I don't think it's just you.
I asked for help with the baseball team,
he acted like it never mattered to him.
His walls right now
are on skyscraper level.
Well, I think I helped
put those walls up,
and I don't even know what
to do to get them down.
You might have to just accept
there's nothing you can do.
Since you know I'm not
gonna take that advice,
I need you to try again.
One thing I learned with the
baseball team situation is,
when you lose something,
sometimes the best antidote was closure,
and when you don't get that,
it may be hard to move on.
Maybe start there with Lando.
Ohh, hey, y'all.
I've got, like, 30 minutes
until my next class,
- and I need to eat something.
- Keisha,
I do understand that you have
never lived with people before,
but can you please,
please put your shoes away?
Satisfied?
No, not really. Now
we can talk about Cam.
And how we did not agree to
have him here half-naked 24/7.
And I have things I would like
to address with both of you.
Excuse me? Like what?
Well, your inability
to rinse your dishes
before you put them in the
dishwasher comes to mind.
- It's really not that hard.
- Period.
Oh, so we're gonna do this.
OK. Let's talk about you, Nate,
and your little reminders.
Both written and verbal.
It's giving Mother,
and I'm not about it.
Because this is Dr. P.'s loft,
and I just want to keep it nice.
You're making us feel like children
who have to complete their chores
- before we can go outside and play.
- "Us"?
So you were both talking behind my back
because that makes you both so nice.
Please. It's not like
you two just magically
ended up on the same page about Cam.
Exactly. Right.
You know what?
Huh.
This is not how I thought
living together would be.
Me, either.
OK, so you'll send out the
rehearsal reminders to everyone.
Yo, Gabby, you with me?
Sorry. Yeah.
Uh, yeah. I'll send them out.
Uh-huh. I got that.
What's going on with you?
Uh
I'm worried about J.R.
emotionally and physically,
and y'all basically banning
him from KEK didn't help.
- Now, why am I getting it?
- Because you're sitting in front of me.
You guys really hurt him, Cam
My hands are tied.
And when I try to help him, I
feel like I keep getting it wrong.
I'm sure that ain't true.
He probably just getting
used to being back.
Give him some time. He'll find his way.
- Think so?
- Definitely
And Keisha told me that he's trying
to get the baseball team
back. That should help, right?
J.R.'s trying to do what now?
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Got a minute?
I wanted to talk to
you about what you said
about how you fought for me,
- and I
- We don't need to talk about us.
No. That's part of the problem.
Last year, I gave you
space because I thought
that's what you needed,
but that wasn't true.
What you needed were answers.
Why did you pick Damon?
Damon and I had history
and a connection from the start,
and I felt that I owed it
to us to just see it through,
but that doesn't mean that what
you and I had wasn't special or
that I didn't love you, Lando.
So what you're saying is, you chose
with your head and not your heart.
No. That's not what I'm saying.
At least be honest
with yourself, Simone.
You made a choice out of obligation,
- and I was collateral damage.
- Now you're twisting my words.
Look. You and Damon
know about each other
and told me to make a
choice. I did what you asked,
and it's not fair that you
keep punishing me for that.
Right.
OK.
You said what you came to say, so
I should get back to it.
As for the voter drive, I'm
releasing you of your commitments,
and I'll tell Cam you did the hours.
- Great.
- Great.
For the record,
you're still wrong about voting.
You don't stop fighting because
you're hurt or disappointed.
That's not how life works.
To be honest, it's not even who you are.
What if you don't get
the chance to fight?
Sometimes people make decisions on high
with no thought about
the people they affect.
- Lando, I already told you
- I'm talking about the baseball team.
If we'd even had a hint
of what was going down,
we could've fought, and we could've won,
but we didn't get the chance.
Hey.
I promise I'm not gonna talk
about voter registration.
Um, I do want to pick
your brain about something,
so can I sit?
That's exactly what I was thinking,
so if we just focus on
exactly what we discussed
in terms of sports
Excuse me.
What's with the group,
- another voter registration thing?
- Not exactly.
The canvassing debacle made me realize
all sports are feeling the
effects of the rebrand, so
I'm thinking about
forming an athletic council
to press the school for
better treatment and resources.
Wow. That's
that's actually impressive.
You kind of inspired the idea.
The baseball team couldn't see
what was coming, but we can,
which means we can fight,
and since there's strength in numbers
- You're doing it together.
- Yeah.
No one should have to fight
their battles all alone, so
- I should get back.
- Yeah.
- OK.
- Yes.
Hey, want to stop at that joint
in Five Points to get some pizza?
Save the pizza. I'll take a
slice of the truth, though.
What's wrong with you?
I heard from Cam through Keisha
that you're trying to
revive the baseball program,
which is weird because,
as your girlfriend,
that's something you
should have told me.
And I wanted to tell you,
but I knew you wasn't gonna support me.
You're damn right.
- Baseball almost killed you, J.R.
- Well, I
When you got sick again,
you hid your symptoms,
delayed getting treatment,
all so that you could stay
- in the Cape Cod League.
- And I was wrong for that.
I see that now, and I'll say it
as many times as I have to
I'm sorry.
I can't unremember that night
great food, cool vibes,
the perfect end to the summer
until you collapsed
and stopped breathing.
I had to give you CPR,
and I prayed that you wouldn't die
while I waited for
the ambulance to come.
You put your health, your
life at risk for baseball,
- and now you're doing it again.
- No, I am not because I'm healthy,
and you'd see that
if you just stopped
- Stopped what?
- Nothing.
Uh-uh. Finish.
I'd see that you were
healthy if I stopped what?
Stopped treating me like I
was still sick and saw me.
OK. OK. Here's what I see.
You love baseball so much
that you're willing to
lie, keep secrets, and
and classify as a junior so
that you can play one last year.
Now tell me again how
this time is different.
Gabby, I tried to move on,
but baseball is in my blood,
and I just can't walk away from it
without trying to get it back.
Look. I understand why you're afraid,
but I'm healthy now.
I need you to see that
and try to find a way to support me.
I love you, J.R.,
but I can't stand by while you
try to get back to the thing
that almost killed you.
Uh, Gabby's not coming
to family dinner anymore
because of somebody's loose lips.
How was I supposed to know the
J.R. baseball thing was a secret?
It's not like you told me.
True.
- OK. Yeah. You're off the hook.
- Nah. This was never on me.
This on J.R.
I mean, you don't keep secrets
from the person you love.
OK. Well, then how about this?
I will tell you every
time something is a secret.
OK, and I got one.
We don't let J.R. and
Gabby's drama mess with us.
Pinky promise?
Yeah. I don't do that, but I promise.
Boy.
- You still staying the night tonight?
- That depends.
Are you gonna be there when I wake up?
You know, you never did tell
me where you disappeared to.
I was rehearsing for
my dance audition tapes.
I've been thinking about
trying out a new style,
but I'm feeling a
little insecure about it.
Isn't it risky to try a new
style at the last minute?
Not if it reflects my
evolution as a dancer.
I want to be able to show these
schools everything I got in me.
Well, baby, you're
already a great dancer.
If you show them what you
already do well, you'll kill it.
Yeah. No. You're probably right.
I'm gonna start prepping for
this dinner tonight, which,
frankly, I don't even know
if I want to do this anymore.
- Hey.
- What up?
So, um, if you still want to try
to get the baseball team back,
I'm in.
What changed your mind?
Well, I was reminded that some
things are worth fighting for.
Bringston Baseball is
one of those things.
I guess I was just so caught up with
the loss of it that I forgot that.
Did I say something funny?
Nah.
Someone close to me told
me you'd come around.
Mm. Was that someone Simone?
Mm, Simone-adjacent.
Welcome back to the squad.
They ain't said a word
to each other all night.
Yeah. Silent family
dinner, that ain't natural.
Yeah. What the hell is going on?
I mean, they've been on
each other's nerves all week,
but this is next level.
Mm-hmm. Well, we still got dessert left,
so we can salvage it.
One of us got to talk to them.
- I vote you.
- What?
Yep.
Man, you're the one dating Keisha.
Exactly. You're like
Switzerland or whatever,
plus you ain't got no skin
in the game if it goes left.
Good point.
- Uh, Nate
- Hmm?
can I talk to you for a second?
What's going on? And
don't say, "Nothing,"
because what we just had was
dinner without the family.
Oh, well, apparently,
they have a complete
disregard for how Dr. P. kept her home.
Oh, why, are they trashing the place?
Well, no, not exactly.
Are they disrespecting
Dr. P. in any way?
No.
All right. Let me try
this a different way.
What's going on with you?
I just miss Dr. P.,
and, well, I thought, if
I could fill her shoes,
maybe her absence wouldn't feel so big.
I understand that. We all miss Dr. P.
She'll be back in a couple weeks,
but she let y'all move in
so y'all could preserve
the gift that she left us,
which is family dinner.
Look. You don't have to worry
about filling Dr. P.'s shoes
when you have your own.
Reason why I came to talk to you
because you're the heart of this family.
You always have been.
All that's left to do
is to do what you do,
Nathaniel Hardin.
So it is possible
that I may have been extra
trying to keep Dr. P.'s
presence in the loft.
I'm sorry.
It's the first week of class.
We've all just been stressed.
And it's a new dynamic,
so we'll figure it out.
Well, as my contribution
to loft harmony,
I will pull back
on the "mother of the house" energy.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
And I can prerinse the dishes,
even though that is very
bad for the environment.
And I will pick up my shoes
and make sure Cam's shirt
stays on when he's out here.
It's gonna be a good year
because, no matter
what, we have each other
and those fools, too.
Mm-hmm.
Lando, hey.
What are you doing here?
Uh, I wanted to give you these.
You signed up all these voters?
Yeah. I did a little canvassing.
What happened to you being tired
of participating in the broken system?
Uh, I got some good advice
about staying in the fight,
so I'm jumping back in the ring.
Glad to hear it.
Do you want to come in?
Uh, no. No, no. I'm good, thanks.
Right, because you can't
be friends with exes.
It's not that.
Uh, you were right.
Our relationship wasn't basic.
It was epic,
and that's why I can't
be friends with you.
I guess I'll see you around, then.
Good night.
Mm-hmm.
- This one is for you. Mm-hmm.
- Thank you.
OK.
I think we deserve a toast
to simply surviving the first
week without killing each other.
To an extremely successful
voter registration campaign.
To Simone finally choosing her major.
- Thank the Lord. Cheers.
- Yeah, Lord.
Mm, about that,
sports management is no longer my major.
- Oh, great.
- Hmm? What did I miss?
Nothing, because we're
back to where we started.
I knew it was too good to be true,
but I allowed myself
to believe it anyway.
Simone, I watched you turn the form in.
- What happened?
- A lot.
I have good reasons for
why I changed my mind.
Can you just hear me out?
I know I chose my major already,
but the last week made me realize,
I really want to create
change for athletes of color
because it's not just enough
to go out and play. I mean,
we have athletes like
Serena, Naomi, Coco
who had to literally step up
and advocate for themselves,
but what if they didn't?
What if they had someone who
specialized in speaking up for them?
That is why I want to change
my major to sports advocacy.
It'll combine poli sci, social justice,
and sports management classes.
That's why I was bouncing back and forth
between them all
summer, because the major
that's really meant for me,
it isn't just one of them.
It's all of them, strength in numbers
and, yes, I know there's
no such major at Bringston,
which is why I'm gonna
create a specialized degree.
I've pulled together a
list of relevant coursework.
Coach Loni already
agreed to by my advisor,
so now all I need is the approval
from the Registrar's Office.
Didn't need the backstory,
just need the form.
Oh.
OK.
Sorry. Hmm.
Greg, move your head.