Run The Burbs

Camille? Kids?

Me! Ba! How are you?

No! I'm fine! Just relax.

- Andrew: Yeah! - (door closing)

Hey, mom. Sorry about that.

Wasn't expecting you over today. But I'm glad you're here

Because I wanted to show you... This.

Wow.

They wrote an article about me and my early-hours

Nightclub initiative at work.

Con! I'm so proud of you.

Look at my handsome boy.

That's me.

No, danh. Andrew is in magazine.

Wow, rock and roll.

I want to put this in my scrapbook.

You have a scrapbook?

Yes, for my children's success.

Now, you can finally be in it.

Ha! I can't wait to see carol's dumb doctor face

When she sees this.

Uh, what is all this?

We get grocery from 'fret froot'.

- Where? - Both: 'fret froot'!

Oh, fresh foods.

- Why? - For tet.

I thought we were going to carol's for lunar new year.

Change of plans. We do here now.

- Why not at your place? - Your father tried to redo

The kitchen tiles himself.

Youtube make it look so easy.

Kitchen is a mess.

Okay, go get the rest. We went to 'bacaparum', too.

'bacaparum'... 'baca'...

Bulk emporium. Got it.

I'll help dad.

Okay, so, the pool neighbours are getting a divorce.

There's no kids involved,

But there is a bitter custody battle over their rabbit

Named, get this, christine.

- Oh. Oh. - Okay, what's wrong?

You love hot goss and animals with human names.

Yeah, sorry. Um, something just happened at work

And I can't really shake it.

Oh, what happened?

I held a baby.

You held a baby?

Yeah.

And it was so small and warm,

And it smelled so good, like cookies.

Aww, you had the baby feeling.

What is happening? I don't want a baby.

I have a life. I don't want to ruin that.

Okay, wow. "ruin" seems like a strong word.

But you know what?

I know someone that can help you work through this.

So, sebastian is scary good at reading tarot cards.

He predicted new beginnings for me

When I started cam pham eats,

And then again with good morning gloria.

But those could all be coincidences.

I assure you I'm trained in this art of insight.

Now, please, I need silence.

The cards are ready, but beware,

Once revealed, there is no going back.

You understand?

Touch it.

Queen of cups.

Mother. Protector of family.

Whoa.

These cards can mean literally anything.

Ace of cups.

New beginnings and new life into the world.

- Stop. - New life.

The empress.

This is the ultimate mothering card.

It represents fertility

In the most literal way.

Oh, my god, sam.

My work here is done.

Remember, I am merely a messenger of the future.

Now...

...I must rest.

Am I gonna have a baby?

- Huh. - No, of course not.

My life is already perfect as is.

I don't need a tiny snack monster telling me what to do.

I don't know, sam.

Those cards tell a very different story.

Those cards don't decide my future.

Camille, I need you to dissuade me.

Convince me, my mind, my body, that I shouldn't have a baby.

- Okay, but I love babies. - Damn it, camille!

Give me all the bad stuff about parenting;

Help me squash these baby feelings.

Fine,

But you asked for it.

Okay, now, you have to go home and change

And be late for work or wear that to the office.

The realities of a working mother.

Mother something.

Looks like everything healed up really nicely.

- You just have to make sure-- - dr. Pham!

You're needed for emergency butt surgery!

Oh, my bad, sir. I'll leave.

That's my brother. It's fine. We were just finishing up.

Make sure that you keep up with physio, huh?

Thank you, dr. Pham, and good luck with the butt surgery.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Sorry, but check it out.

How amazing am I?

Bro, I literally saved four lives this week.

Yeah, but, like, are you in a magazine?

Okay, why are you here?

Thought you'd be prepping for tet.

Mom said you begged her to do it.

That did not happen.

I thought you were doing it this year.

Now, mom's cooking at my house.

I was going to. Wait. Why is she cooking?

Both: The vietnamese wraparound.

Andrew, stop it. Come on.

Andrew: You can read it later.

- (door closing) - (andrew speaking indistinctly)

Just... Just-- why? Why would I--

Why would I start?

Carol: You are the golden child.

Andrew: Yeah, carol, say it already.

Why did you lie about tet?

Lie about what?

You told carol I wanted to host,

And now you're just doing it.

You're talking behind my back now.

No. Well, yes. Kind of.

What?

Why don't you want me to host?

Tet should be hosted by a family.

You have no kids.

Who says you have to have kids to be a family?

It's tradition.

So what? If I never have kids, I'm never going to host?

Okay, good. You understand.

Andrew? Andrew, help me out here.

Look at your brother.

He has a family and a good job, too.

Did you see his magazine?

you know what?

You can have tet. I'm not coming.

Carol, don't go.

- Me, seriously? - Let her go.

Good for her to know now.

- (door closing) - dad, help me out here.

You're okay with this?

Con. Let people handle their own problems.

That's what vietnamese families do.

Yeah, and it's not good. I'm losing track of which aunts,

Uncles, and cousins don't talk to each other.

We can't let that happen to mom and carol.

It will be fine. Probably.

Danh, it's your turn.

Go.

- Go. - Bam!

We win again! You suck at this!

Rematch tomorrow at tet.

- You sure? - You're going to end up poor.

- Yeah, yeah. - We're gonna get you back.

Oh, yeah!

What the hell?

How long have you been letting them win?

The whole time.

22 games I've lost because of you.

It's good to see them happy.

Their happiness is my wallet's sadness.

Do you know the three keys to winning big two?

Build a big hand, twos are wild, and assert your dominance.

Now, let's see your slap.

Half this game is confidence or swagger, as the kids say.

All right, we've got some work ahead of us,

But mark my words, tomorrow night, we will win.

Andrew: Me?

- Woman: Oh, wow. - (linh speaking vietnamese)

You remember my old friends,

Bac lang and bac huong.

Oh, yeah. Chao bac lang. Chao bac huong.

Linh: They stopped by for a visit,

And so I could show them this.

Oh.

Bac huong: Your mom's so proud.

Uh, mom, can I talk to you about carol for a second?

Linh's so lucky. Two successful kids--

A doctor, nightclub owner.

Oh, I'm not a nightclub owner.

That was more of a community project.

He's the boss. The whole idea was his.

My little golden child.

Golden child? Me?