Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Did you know I had to get 3 more bottles of wine today...

on account of Richard's new wife's aversion...

to California chardonnay?

- Too oak y, I guess. - Diane...

Is it California chardonnay or Californian chardonnay?

- Diane... - I never remember.

I put Bruce next to Cindy...

because they worked together on the Callahan brief.

You worked on that, right?

Did they get along? Because I...

I can change it if they're...

Diane, I wanna divorce.

That's great timing, Mark.

Thanks.

Zoe's at Columbia, and Jake's not far behind.

There's no reason to continue like this.

Oh, you're an asshole.

I'm not gonna fight about this.

I can't fight you anymore.

I was so happy she won the Tony.

- Oh, me too. I thought she deserved it.

- Mm-hmm. - Really?

Yes. Didn't you?

I thought it was a very strange production.

It just feels like Arthur Miller...

stopped trusting his audience at some point.

I think even the best modern plays...

would benefit from some judicious trimming.

It's true.

We saw Shaw's Pygmalion a few years back,

and it felt about 30 minutes too long.

Eugene O'Neill's plays could be cut in half.

Or better yet, abandoned altogether.

Spoken like a true philistine.

No, no, merely an optimist.

You know, 12-Day Journey into Night.

I'm taking the kids to my mother's in the morning.

But you hate your mother.

Fine.

But we're doing this as soon as you get back.

? There's a man who lives on the sun ?

? Who makes it hot for everyone ?

? Make you run aground ?

? Like a ship in the shallow ?

? Make your whole heart come undone ?

? And you'll come back as the soil ?

? Before you come back as a soul ?

? And you'll be worn away by the rain and the rivers ?

? Before you have the chance to go ?

? To the great unknown ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? But you are not alone ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Being on your own ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

Is Grandma dying?

I thought she was geek-ed out in some commune or something.

Did Grandma OD?

Mom, this really isn't cool.

Are we gonna meet Grandma on her deathbed?

Mom?

Mom?

Mom.

? Being on your own ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Being on your own ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

? Oh-oh-oh ?

Your father and I are getting a divorce.

It's about time.

Wait.

Wait, are we gonna talk about this?

Mom, seriously. What about an answer?

This place is great.

Badass.

Hello?

? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme ?

? Between the water and the season ?

? Then she'll be a true love of mine ?

? Parsley... ?

I had a dream last night.

I did.

A little sparrow came to me with a broken wing.

She didn't say anything... being a bird.

But she pried my mouth open with her beak...

and reached down my throat...

until it pulled a butterfly from my stomach,

and two magnificent peacocks emerged.

Then my little sparrow spewed out the butterfly,

and the peacocks ate of it...

and begot beauty where once there was only bile.

She's beautiful.

What's her name?

I prefer not to name animals.

They're nature's children, not ours.

I have some molasses somewhere.

Are these all yours?

Well, I'm not overly fond of possessions.

Excuse me, honey.

But if you mean were they created through me,

then, yes, most of them.

Whoa.

- What do you think? - It's cool.

Cliched liberal propaganda.

I wouldn't say that.

Oh, a kindred spirit.

But I don't think either one does much...

to protect our freedom.

How can you say that?

Free press is the last defense of freedom in this society.

No, the news has devolved

into sensationalist infotainment,

and violence is the antithesis of freedom.

What remarkable intelligence. Oh, there it is.

You should really keep these things outside.

I tried, but they follow me around...

like children to the Pied Piper.

Besides, who am I to tell them...

that they can't stroll around as they will, hmm?

Why chickens?

Why humans?

Ah, I got to recharge my...

Oh, there's a lot of outlets upstairs.

- Okay. - Mm.

Why don't you settle in upstairs?

You're gonna share a room with your brother.

Seriously?

Yeah, seriously.

Yes.

You know, um, you're a lot different...

than I thought you'd be.

What?

I don't see you for 20 years,

and then I'm blessed with a prophetic dream.

You've been through something traumatic.

Can we please not talk about it?

Please?

Your soul has already told me everything I need to know.

I'm gonna go tend to the kiln.

You and the peacocks are welcome to stay,

as long as you don't mind sharing the nest...

with a few other feathered friends.

Stop.

Stop it, or I'm gonna throw it out the window.

God, I swear that thing's like your third arm.

That's what she said.

Seriously, it's obnoxious.

Well, Zoe, you never know when life is gonna happen.

Where did you read that? An ad for an energy drink?

No, I think it was for an erectile dysfunction drug.

Still, it's true.

And you have beautiful children.

So much light in them.

- Yeah. - And they're creative.

That must drive the Virgo in you absolutely mad.

How's this going for you?

Oh, I... I barter. I sell my art.

Good.

Mom, I have a favor to ask you.

Well, what could I possibly deny my prodigal daughter?

Well, I was hoping that, uh, while we're here,

you could maybe, uh,

keep your extracurricular activities under wrap.

Oh, I don't sell pot anymore.

- No... - What?

Nothing.

You're gonna call the DEA next time?

No, I was talking more about the...

your amorous adventures.

Look, honey, I...

I know you're trying to protect your children,

but you're fooling yourself...

if you think Zoe's never seen a penis before.

Oh, God, please, will you just try and be responsible?

That's all. Please?

I will be a shining example...

of upright citizenship and constitutionality.

So we have protests every Saturday.

Protesting what?

War, idiot.

See, the government expects people...

to lose interest and burn out,

so we have to stay involved.

Vigilant!

? Loose Lucy is my delight ?

? She come running and we ball all night ?

? Round and round and round and round ?

? And round and round ?

? Don't take much to get me on the ground ?

Okay, I'll be right back.

Don't go anywhere.

- ? Yeah ? - ? Yeah ?

- ? Yeah ? - ? Yeah ?

Yoo-hoo!

Sorry I'm late, babe.

What do you think is in the bag?