01x04 - Sort Of Stable

[bunniefuu]

Sabi, I built it
and no one came.

I-I can't
let this place close.

Well, without some sort

of super immediate
cash infusion,

We got no choice.

Did you call 'cause
your friends need money?

Maybe.

I don't bail
failing businesses out.

Call me when you have
a thing to pitch.

Look how zest!

It just feels weird that
someone twice my daughter's age

Wants to hang
with her so much.

Ditch Violet now
so it hurts less.

Where you at?

Your dad hired you to
do all this work on the house

And now he's
not paying you?

You want money?

Yeah.

Like allowance?

Like white people
give their children?

No, like, uh...

What you have to do by law
when you hire someone.

I'm leaving.

Leaving Paul?

You-you already
told me that.

No here. The facility.

If I'm gonna
take care of you,

Then I need, like, a real
a*s salary to do that.

You okay with this?

Does it matter?

Just worried about my mom.

My dad's coming home from
Dubai and I just felt like

She was doing so much
better without him.

I told you.

Open concept.

So, we have a new member of
the Tuesday/Thursday aft crew.

Give it up for Raffo!

If you feel comfortable
maybe you could introduce yourself

And give us a sense of
your connection to dance.

Oh.

I'm Raffo.

Ah, I'm a mother.

Nothing special.

I used to dance when
I was much younger.

I mean, being a
mother in my opinion

Is not "nothing special".

Okay?

Just so you know what
we do here at bollyvibes

Is whatever feels good.

Bharatnatyam, kathak, bhangra,
jazz, belly dance, hip-hop.

Google says you can
burn 500 calories

With just one session
of masala bhangra.

Let's do this!

And five, six, seven, eight!

I would like
something to eat!

And arms!

Yes!

Okay!

Woo!

Get it, girl!

Woo!

Yeah!

All right!

I mean, it was like
a big deal for real

Because I'm like this
desi kid from the burbs

And all I thought was
that there's, like,

Straight and g*y and
that's it, you know?

Yeah. Then we
walked into bar buk

And it was liiike so freakyyy.

So freaky.

And life, like, changed.

How did you end
up working there?

Well, I-

'cause sabi
fully stalked the place.

I did not stalk
the place.

yes, you did.

You were there all the time.

Okay, yeah, totally.

I was there every
waking hour.

Tryna' get freaky!

Yes!

Then one day deenzie
was just like,

"heya cupcake!

"I need someone
to cover the bar.

"You're of age, right?"

Your dad sounds
like that, right?

- Hey!
- Oh hey!

Do you have my keys?

Which keys?

Car keys.

I told you I was
coming here.

I asked you if you
wanted to come.

Did you tell me you
were taking the car?

I assumed that
it was assumed.

Deenzie, why don't
you just come in?

I just want my keys.

Are you crocheting?

Yes.

Wanna make sure
you're okay to drive?

I'm a grown a*s man
with a car and no keys.

And for your information,

Other than some
hardcore crocheting,

I have not engaged in
stress relieving activities

Such as booze or drugs

Because that was
an entirely other

Wonderful part
of my life

That is now
behind me.

But you know what
else is behind me?

The business that I
spent twenty years building,

So you all need
to get over it

And start your
own dreams!

If you want your
little discotheque,

Or you want your little gallery
thing-a-ma-bingbong or

Oh god I don't even know what
your dreams are, cupcake,

I'm sorry.

But either way,
can I just have my keys?

I already gave
them to you.

Thanks.

So you
wanna reboot bar buk

As a dance
club-slash-art gallery?

Yeah, dawg!

And we have interest

From another investor
in the art world.

What investor?

I'm not at Liberty
to say yet,

But I think the
fund you manage

Might wanna
party with us.

Who's the investor, 7ven?

Somebody.

Who?

Someone!

Um, Bryce, there's a
lot of nowhere to go

For people like
us in this city.

And if we build it right,
those people will come.

Well, put a
plan together

And I'll take
a look at it.

Yes!

I mean, okay.

Love you, Bryce!

Who's the investor, 7ven?

- Byeeeeee!
- Don't "byeeee!" me-

Tool.

So we have an investor?

No.

Maybe.

We gonna do this?

Yeah.

What about you?

Do you want this?

I don't know.

I guess I'm
just like...

You know, you have your,
like, art-worldly-ness,

And you're
smart as sh*t.

I'm just like
not sure

What I'm bringing
to this I think.

What?

You're the soul.

It doesn't work if
you don't want it.

Can I hear you say it?

I personally need
to hear you say

That you want this.

Yeah.

Yes, I want it.

Hee!

Okay.

Yeah.

Together forever, Trevor.

You're doing the dishes?

Yeah.

Okay.

Dance class.

♪ I don't need
someone else to see

♪ that he'll never leave me

♪ I'd even take him
home to meet my folks

♪ I'd even tell him
to call the home phone

♪ I'd even take him
home to meet my folks ♪

Women are difficult
to understand.

Right.

You'll understand
when you're married.

Your mother is
taking dance class.

Oh?

Nice.

Why are you laughing?

I wasn't even
remotely laughing.

She was excellent
dancer in her youth.

Okay.

Why does everyone
keep things from me?

Is that a serious question?

'Cause we're, like,
afraid of you.

Oh damn.

Hey, what's up?

Nothing.

How are you doing,

Like with the whole new
normal and everything?

Fine.

Everything okay at
school and stuff?

Mm-hmm.

You seem sad.

I'm fine.

Oh. Hey.

Hi.

Um, would it be okay if
I put blackout curtains

In the front windows?

Are you asking
for my permission?

'Cause it's your house.

Right.

Bye.

Hey!

What?

You know, I'm like always,
always, literally always here.

Why'd I get groceries?

First shower by myself.

She's right on track.

I used the stool.

It was sooo comfortable.

why did
I ever stand?

You wanna sit?

You sit, girl.

Hey, ah, wait, ah,
don't take another step.

Okay, continue.

Sabi.

Um, the-the overheads
were hurting your eyes,

So-so I thought I'd do
something a little bit softer.

Very lovely,
and I'm very late.

Could you take her
the rest of the way?

- Yes.
- Thanks, claudette.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Ow.

Ah...

You...

You must be tired.

Thank you.

I should probably
get some rest.

Yeah.

I'll get some rest.

Okay, you should
probably get some rest.

Okay.

I'll get your legs.

Yeah, thank you.

Oh.

Hip!

Yes! Yes!

One, two, three, four.

Break it down!

And hip!

And arms!

Beautiful, ladies.

Yes!

Woo!

What's up?

You okay?

Hey, buddy, move on!

This ain't milf TV!

Move!

All good.
Everybody okay?

All right,
we got this, girls.

Let's go!

And five, six, seven, eight!

One, two, three, four!

Give me those arms!

Sorry, I'm early.

You're here.

I am.

I just texted you
and you just came.

Yeah.

So what do you wanna...

I mean, was-was there
a specific reason

That you reached out to me?

I wasn't sure
from your tone.

You know, tone on
text it's, ah-

Yeah, but I don't know.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

No.

Ugh.

Everyone is falling apart.

Is that deenzie's car?

I got permission this time.

Okay.

Where should we go?

Ah, you texted me.

Can we just have
like mindless fun?

I don't know how
mindless I can be.

But let's just start driving
and see where we end up.

Okay.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Oh gawd, my mom called
me like a thousand times.

Sabi, I need you to call me.

Are you ignoring me?

Call me.

Your father's freaking me out!

I can't go home!

Come and get me!

Let's go get her.

Oh. Okay.

Hiiiii.

Finally. Thank you.

I'm sorry, mom.

Hey!

You must be sabi.

Yeah.

Your mom is the sh*t, fyi.

Hey, that's a good thing
what she just called you.

- sh*t?
- Yes.

Good thing.

Thank you.

Okay. You good?

All right. Thanks.

Bye. See you next week.

He was just
standing there staring.

Mom, maybe he really
wanted to see you dance.

No.

His behaviour is erratic.

I saw him do dishes,
housework.

- Seriously?
- Huh.

Okay, yeah, that is
pretty concerning.

Are you concerned?

I can't see your face.

Come in the back.

Why you sitting in the
front with the uber driver?

Come in the back now.

- Come.
- I...

Mom, this is wolf.

Wolf, this is Mrs. Mehboob.

Nice to meet you,
Mrs. Mehboob.

How do you know
the uber dri...

Do you have a job?

Mom!

It's okay.

Ah, I'm a student.

Well, I'm taking a
break from my studies.

Helping my dad.

Oh, it's nice you're
helping your parent.

He doesn't really
want my help.

Says he's fine,

But I'm not really sure.

Also I'm not that sure about
what I'm studying I think.

Maybe, ah, I'm-I'm just here,
you know,

Running from something that
I'll eventually have to face.

Anyway.

What sort of dance
are you taking?

Oh, it has hip-hop elements

And also some
bhangra techniques.

Modern
bhangra is fascinating.

Yeah, the whole '70s
British influence.

I mean...

Just ask him.

You were born in Pakistan?

Lahore.

No.

I was born in a small
village called sadhoke.

You were born in Lahore.

I know where I was born.

My family moved to Lahore
when I was three months old.

Why didn't I know that?

And what
brought you to Canada?

Opportunity.

Also my husband was
taking care of his mother

And after she died,

There was no reason
for us to stay.

Wait, dad was taking
care of dadi?

She had been sick since
he was very young.

Huh.

I grew up in Germany.

Yeah, my dad died there

And then my other
dad brought me here.

That's a difficult thing
for such a young age.

Every time he returns
from Dubai I find it difficult.

Why is that?

I suppose I feel he has...

Expectations.

Of the way I should be.

Oh.

He's facing a lot of
changes right now.

Change is very
difficult for him.

I wonder if all this
change is changing him?

Meaning?

I dunno.

I find it difficult,
you know, for instance,

With my dad to give him
room to be, like, changed

By everything that
he's going through.

I just assume that he's
just gonna keep on being

The same old him.

Sorry, I'm-I'm only asking
myself if I'm giving him room

To be, you know...

New.

You okay?

I think so.

Yes.

Is there anything
you need me to do

To make anything,
like, better for you?

He's a very smart boy.

Everyone should have
room to be new.

- Khuda hafiz.
- Khuda hafiz.

Who is that woman?

Your mother apparently.

Who are you?

Like, how do you know how
to say all the right stuff?

Oh, I meant to tell you.

I think I might've
found a space

That the landlords are
desperate to rent.

Not in the village?

God, no.

It was actually a gallery.

It's not in the best shape
but it's in our price range.

Okay.