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Hey, Marshall.
You obviously
belong over here, babe.
I'm straight, but not narrow.
How is your beard, anyway?
You guys boning?
I'm gay.
Good.
We've got
some big news.
We're pregnant!
Do you think that Nick can tell
that I had a thing with Neil?
Is that an engagement ring?
This is my big fish
Lynda p.
Frazier.
Your check bounced.
You owe me money.
Who is that?
Princess Valhalla Hawkwind.
Let's make a movie.
I thought that you were her.
well, I'll always be her.
What do you want?!
I need the body!
Oh, baby.
Oh, baby.
And I thought I was better!
I just can't bring myself
to tell him
I'm transitioning again.
Buck, I love you.
I love you.
Sully!
Give me my money back.
That's all I want.
Relax, will you?
Tara, what have you done
with your poncho?
I don't know, Mimi.
Written by my old therapist.
Oh, the much-lauded
Shoshana Schoenbaum, huh?
It's simple stuff,
but she's very down-to-earth.
Till you find the right doctor.
I found somebody.
She's in New York City?
Excuse me? Do you mind?
I'm finishing up a session.
Hold on, Dolores.
Can I help you?
* open up the sky ♪
* open up the sky *
* this mess is getting high *
* it's windy,
and our family needs a ride *
* I know we'll be just fine *
* I know we'll be just fine *
* when we learn
to love the ride *
* I know we'll be fine *
* I know we'll be fine *
* when we learn
to love the ride *
* I know we'll be just fine *
* I know we'll be just fine *
* when we learn
to love the ride *
honey,
I'm gonna have to call you back.
Oh, no.
No, no, no.
I'm sorry.
I have
several clients today.
I can't just take
a walk-in.
Oh, ***.
***, ***, ***.
No, no, no, no, no.
***, no.
Wait.
You're Max, aren't you?
Fantastic.
So pleased to finally meet you.
I've heard so much from Tara.
Maybe I can
squeeze you in.
Ohhhh, ***.
Okay, who are you?
I'm Shoshana Schoenbaum
Tara's new therapist.
Don't do this to me,
God damn it!
Please!
Max, I can see
how angry you are.
Let's slow it down a bit.
Let's do an exercise.
I want you to express
your feelingto Tara.
This chair here
this is Tara.
Talk to the chair
like it's Tara.
Oh, Tara.
Are you insane?
No? Not the chair? You want
you want me to be Tara?
Okay, fine.
I'll be Tara.
Go on.
I don't even feel sick
just
So, so tired, you know?
Like, prison-camp tired.
I don't see anything.
Nothing to see.
What do you mean?
You're not two months pregnant.
Well, we did four accu-clears
and an e.
P.
T.
According to your hcg levels,
You're only about
three to four weeks in.
Too early for an external exam.
But my fiancé
wasn't even in town then.
We're gonna need to do
an internal.
And they're having
a total emotional meltdown,
So what do they do?
They put me on lockdown,
So they can quote, unquote
"be in control.
"
Supreme ***.
I read that smoking weed
too early in the day
Can give you meningitis.
This is kryptonite.
It's from California.
Makes your eyelashes thirsty.
Is the video done loading yet?
Yes! Whoo.
* I'm leaving today *
Wow.
That horse
looks completely fake.
On purpose!
It's a comment.
On what?
OnThe testosterone-fueled
fantasy genre.
Totally subverting
The hero archetype.
Valhalla is postfeminist.
Do you even know
what that means?
no, not really.
tell me true, moosh
Are you or are you not a ***?
That term is a little onerous,
but yes.
It's official.
Then why are you wasting
your time with jungle ***?
Chuck her, dude.
Good, Max.
Deep breaths.
Now, I understand
Tara tried to discuss
Her alter's recent
Transgression,
But you put the kibosh
on the conversation.
Talk to me.
This is too much.
Max, listen.
Tara may have her problems,
but it takes two to tango.
You need to look at you.
In this world, there are givers
and there are getters.
And my real feeling here
is that you need to explore
Becoming more of a getter
if you want to get better.
No real doctor
would give rhyming advice.
I'm
What the *** am I talking
about? You're not a doctor.
Look,
I-if you see Tara,
You tell her to pack a bag
for the hospital.
I'm making
a long-overdue phone call.
What is this?
Sir, please remain calm.
I don't understand.
Sir
It doesn't make
any sense to me.
If you'll just remain calm.
Cops.
Cops!
***!
***!
Oh, ***.
Get it!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Heart attack
Bona fide
Ugh!
Who called the *** cops?
You have the right
to remain silent.
Dad?
What the ***?
Anything you say
can and will be used against you
In a court of law.
It's okay, kids.
Go back inside.
what is happening?
Is this your wife, sir?
who knows?
Yes, I am.
Uh, well, we have a warrant
for your husband's arrest
For aggravated assault
and battery.
We're gonna be taking him
to Johnson county,
About 20 minutes away,
in olathe.
What the hell is going on?
I'll explain later.
C-can you hang with the kids
a couple hours?
Sure.
No problem.
And you two, don't worry.
We'll be back soon.
And, Kate,
you're still grounded.
Okay.
Who wants pancakes?
Like, with his fists?
Like, blam, blam,
bloody knuckles?
He didn't say.
Got him arrested,
So it must have been
pretty jacked.
Wait.
Why does Mrs.
Butterworth
need to be black?
And aunt Jemima, too.
That's some ***-up
racist pancake ***.
Mrs.
Butterworth isn't black.
She's just filled with syrup.
I mean, technically,
she's clear.
Huh.
She's a clear-casian.
Come on, you guys,
your dad's in *** jail,
Probably getting things
put up his *** right now.
Oh, I'm sorry, Marshall.
I-I know that man-sex is great
when it's consensual.
We're not laughing
because it's funny.
We're laughing to keep
from blowing our brains out.
Yeah, you seem
really broken up about it.
We thought
mom was totally better.
I mean, she
Okay, "a" mom's alter
has a lesbyterian gal-pal.
"b" dad has
psycho renovation rage.
"c" you're practically
an *** teen mother.
Shut up.
And "d" Marshall's
bangin' ***, so
Nice, Kate.
Right?
So
As a family
We're completely
***.
Do you think
Do you think
Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben
are married?
No.
Aunt Jemima is married
to Uncle Jemima.
Husband with a criminal record.
Jesus.
What is
going on with you, Max?
sweetie,
your windows are filthy.
Wonderful.
sweetie,
your windows are filthy.
Wonderful.
Now I've got tab on my dress.
***.
Hey, Tara's voicemail.
It's your husband Max.
From jail.
Now, slow down, Tara.
Who are you calling?
triple "a.
"
Honey, settle.
Let's think a moment.
Now.
Why are we in this predicament?
Because I drove my car
off the road.
Okay.
Yes.
And how often
do you find yourself
Driving your car off the road?
Q9 never!
Exactly.
You had
a very simple mission
To drive 20 short miles
To rescue your husband
from the clutches of doom.
As, I might add, he's done
so many times for you.
So you tell me
why?
To avoid
bailing Max out of jail?
Because
He was gonna commit me?
Okay.
Sure.
But what else?
Because I want to figure stuff
out before I see him again.
Yes, Tara.
Good.
Bravo.
You are so much more insightful
than you believe.
Am I?
You don't give yourself
nearly enough credit.
Self-esteem issues
a whole other megillah.
We'll get to that.
But for now,
I want to talk to you
About those two little girls
The girls you saw in t hallway.
You got enough time
for all that?
You know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna cancel
all my appointments
For the rest of the day.
I want to give you
all the time you need.
Okay?
I alwaysPictured this place
grungier
Full of angry drunks
and aging hookers.
What are you in for?
Okay.
Okay.
Here's what I've collected
for our literary journal
The past couple of weeks,
And here's
the table of contents.
Impressive.
Thanks!
Okay, so I was
thinking of, like,
A ghosted image
beneath the list of names,
Like a bulging eyeball.
UhSounds great.
What should we do
With Zach's "frigid mother,
dead universe" piece?
Back page.
I love this, marshy.
I love how it doesn't scream
"pretentious high-school zine.
"
It's a unique animal.
Like us.
M-my, uh
My sister thinks
we should break up.
Of course she does.
She's lonely and unevolved.
I'd be envious, too.
Courtney
I just feel like I might need
some, uhSpace, you know?
Ot about who you are.
It's not about who you are.
It's about where I am in my
No, court, don't do that.
Okay.
sorry, marshy.
Just kidding.
Hi.
I'm, uh,
I'm here for Max Gregson.
Yeah, he left
about half an hour ago.
He left?
Honey, you need
to check your messages.
He wasn't very happy.
Uh-huh.
Okay.
No, that's fine.
I'll I'll see you at home.
That was Tara.
She just got to the jail now.
Mm.
Had a minor accident
hit a pothole or something.
I don't know.
She's she's okay.
That explains it.
Doesn't explain why it took her
three hours to call me,
But what are you gonna do?
Max, how long
have we known each other?
Not once have I ever seen you
Raise your fist
to anyone.
All right?
I mean
I-I mean, remember
"bridget Jones's diary"?
Renée Zellweger
finds the naked chick
In Hugh Grant's bathroom?
what?
She freaks.
She dumps him.
She she quits her job,
right?
But you can't do that.
I mean, y-your anger
has to go somewhere else,
Because you can't stick it
in the one place it belongs.
I told her to get
a new therapist or else.
Great.
And?
Well, she did.
Except it's her.
She's her own therapist.
Uh, I don't
I don't get it.
It's a new alter, Neil
a *** therapist alter.
Jesus, Mary, and donkey.
Mm! Nurse!
Can we get two Jim beams here?
No problem.
"your love
is like a scorched carpet
In the brothel
of my mind.
"
This literary journal
is a nightmare.
By "literary journal,"
do you mean "relationship"?
Courtney says
"Courtney says.
"
What?
You can be bi if you want,
But you don't have to
get with every female
Who crushes on you, Marshall.
It's called "chemistry.
"
Madonna's biceps
make me nervous.
Looky.
It's getting out of hand.
I saw.
Marshall showed me.
Oh, my God.
you're a national treasure.
I know.
"you move like a retarded baby.
Do something cool,
like suck a ***"?
There's better ones.
"she look like my camp friend
who I made out wit.
"
Why can't these people spell?
Hey, so, I saw
your girlfriend earlier.
Did you kick her
like a *** habit?
It
Didn't really take.
Why isn't Lynda
calling me back?
You think she's jealous?
Of what
your online-stalker mob?
No, maybe
maybe she thinks
That I'm trying
to steal her thunder.
Or maybe she thinks
that I'm just, like,
some loser idiot kid.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
She hates me!
Aaaaaaaaah!
I thought you said
your mom was psycho.
Mm!
Well,
my blood-alcohol content
Is just beneath
the legal limit.
Why don't you go ahead?
I'm, uh, gonna use
the little boys' room.
Okay.
Hey.
Hey.
You know that little thing
that you had with my wife
I don't
I don't know your wife.
I have a thing
for Buck.
Right, right.
Buck.
Anyway, Tara feels real bad
About what happened
between you two.
Her disease gets her into
some hot water now and then.
Never a dull moment.
Anyhoo
I just want to thank you
For not taking advantage of her
in her fragile state.
What is this?
Consider that a tip.
Your wife
She tastes like rain.
Sometimes kiwi fruit.
And once,
she tasted like a penny.
Hey.
Where's Max?
Neil picked him up.
I, uh
Drove my car into a sign.
***!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Small sign.
God.
The drama around here.
All this anxiety
is bad for my embryo.
Oh.
By the way,
I found out
the baby'sNot Nick's.
It's Neil's.
what?
Yup.
***' load of poop.
Thought you were revirginating.
With Nick.
Oh, I just I love
Neil's weird, sweet little body.
He's got this patch of fuzz
on his lower back,
Right above his *** crack.
I named it Sophie.
Ew! Stop it!
When did you even see him?
Here and there.
I couldn't stay away from him.
You know what it is?
I want my wedding pictures
with Nick,
But I want my wedding night
with Neil.
You know, I could marry Nick
and have Neil's baby,
And no one would even find out.
You could,
But the kid could come out
looking like a tiny Neil.
Mm.
With a little rectangular
mozzarella body.
And an adorable underbite.
And a genius for doing
cartoon voices during sex.
Wow.
It's really ***-up.
Charm, can I ask you something?
Do you remember
someone named Mimi?
No.
Why?
I have this memory of you and me
and this woman named Mimi.
Nope.
Doesn't even sound familiar
like a babysitter or something?
Mimi? No.
Oh, ***.
Neil's here.
All right, I'm not gonna tell
him the baby's his yet, okay?
God, I hate
when they fight.
It makes me feel
like an orphan.
See?
Sex screws up everything.
It makes people cruel.
Take sex out of the equation,
and no one gets hurt.
I haven't really figured out
what the big deal is about it.
I mean, I think it's fun,
But I don't know
if it's fun fun.
I'm afraid
that if Courtney knows
That I don't want
to have sex with her,
She'll be traumatized.
And split into
Like, what if
I'm pathologically unable
To let anyone down forever?
I mean, what if
Yo, woman! 'sup?
Oh, no.
No worries.
I'm just chillin'
with my little bro.
She lost her charger.
So, did you see?
I know!
You know,
people who knew about you
Used to ask me
how we made it work,
And I'd say, "well,
we're *** crazy in love.
"
And it was working, Tara
for 17 years.
Ymore.
And I'd say, "well,
we're *** crazy in love.
"
But it's not
*** working anymore.
I know it sounds insane,
But I've been seeing
therapists for decades,
And not one of them
has ever given me
Even a fraction
of the insight she has.
Tara, listen to me.
She is not real!
If the measure of being real
Is that she helps me
figure things out
Oh!
That I can't unpack
on my own, then she is real.
Unpack what things?
Well, it's still foggy,
but I'm
I'm having memories,
after a lifetime of nothing.
Can you believe that?
And Shoshana thinks it's the
the Hubbard house
That's bringing this up
and making it happen.
Oh, it's the Hubbard house.
That's rich.
Why the Hubbard house?
We don't know yet.
Yeah.
She's had some
pretty interesting things
To say about you, too.
Oh, yeah?
Like what?
She said that you need me
to be sick.
Because it's the only ***
thing holding us together.
I knew you'd be back.
But listen.
I can't be your therapist.
My professional code of ethics
dictates
I don't want a therapist.
I just
Tara doesn't know I'm here,
does she?
I canTrust you
not to tell her?
I'm a professional, Max.
I don't take this role lightly.
If I were to violate
a confidence,
Well, I'd lose
my self-respect.
Not to mention my license.
Okay.
I just want soone
who will listen.
Mm-hmm.