All language subtitles for All American Homecoming - 2x08

? Girl, the way you're movin',
got me in a trance ?

? DJ, turn me up,
ladies, this yo' jam ?

? I'mma sip Moscato
and you gonna lose them pants ?

? Then I'mma throw this money
while you do it with no hands ?

? Girl, drop it to the floor ?

? I love the way your booty go ?

? All I wanna do is sit back
and watch you move ?

? And I'll proceed
to throw this cash... ?

Yo, is it me, or did
everybody on campus
come out to celebrate?

As they should, man.

We just beat
the best D-1 school
in the country, man.

Between J.R.'s catch
to clinch the win...

Oh, man. And that tag-team
no-hitter, which is
you and Damon, pssh,

folks are gonna be talking
about this game for a minute.

And where is Damon? Ain't
the spotlight his thing?

Mm-mm. The only attention
he'd want is from Thea
on Blue Ridge Mountain.

You know what I'm
talking about?

Emcee: Everybody
make some noise.

We got Damon Sims
in the building, y'all.

I guess you spoke
too soon, boys.

[Cheering and applause]

What's up, B.U.?

[Louder cheers]

Hey, look, I appreciate
y'all coming out

and supporting the team.

Matter of fact, shout out
to my boys for the dub.

Damon and students: Yeah!

We gettin' lit tonight. Ha ha!

And we not
leaving until they kick us out.

Yeah!
[New song starts]

Ain't you supposed to be on
a weekend getaway with Thea?

Not anymore.

What happened?

[Knock on door]

Look, Thea,
I love you.

Can't we just
work this out?

I love you, too. But I
can't lose myself in you.

I have to take
a break from us.

You know, nothing that's

gonna stop me from
having a good time.

Look who finally made it.

I was wondering if you
was gonna roll through.

Oh, yeah. Apparently,
this is the place to be,

and the dorms
are empty, so...

Is everything all right?

Did anything crazy
happen to you yesterday

when you took
your drug test?

Uh, no. Why do you ask?

No reason.

Simone, what's up?

We're friends now, right?
Talk to me.

I shouldn't have come.
This is stupid.

Simone, wait. What...?

Damon: Yo. Ha ha!

Damon, what?

OK. Your time is up.
You might want to go
somewhere else.

Hold up. Wait.

Damon, come here.

Yo. What?

What the hell is
going on?

I'm just having a good time.

Yeah. With someone
who's not your girl?

Damon, what's gotten
into you?

Look, I don't have a girl.

Me and Thea, we're done
or on a break.

Look, I--I don't even know.
[Chuckles]

Well, I'm sorry.
But what happened?

Thea said that I was
the cause of her
losing focus on tennis

or whatever.

Look, I don't even care,
all right?

Boy, that is a lie.

Don't let pain
and alcohol
make you stupid.

And you know Thea
is new to this
relationship stuff.

Maybe she's
just overwhelmed

with her recovery
and everything else.

Think so?

You won't know until
you talk to her again.

Trust me, things will be
clearer in the morning

for the both of you.

All right.
Well, now your turn.
What's going on?

I failed my drug test.

I tested positive
for THC.

-Wait. You?
-Yeah.

Simone, ain't no way.
That test got to be faulty.

That's what I said.

So the athletic director
is letting me
take another test,

and he said he'll
give me the results
in the morning.

I mean, that's foul.

I'm surprised that
you even here right now.

Trust me,
I don't want to be,

but everybody is here,

and I wanted to ask
some of the athletes

if they tested
positive, too.

But, Simone, a garage party
with everybody getting lit

ain't necessarily
the place for all that.

So what am I supposed
to do, stay in my room
and do nothing?

Damon, my future is
on the line.

Not really. The test is
gonna come back negative,

and then you'll be good.

You're gonna be OK,
Simone, all right?

Come here. Heh!

You'll be good. Ha ha.

[Knock on door]

Hey, beautiful,
you sleep good?

What's with
the furniture?

[Groans]

I was just redecorating.

Or you lied about
sleeping in

and spent last night
rehearsing.

Cam, I--

And then you lie to
cover up the lie?

Is that what we do?

I need to nail this routine.

No, you need
to rest, bae.

If I want to be
the best, Cam,

I have to push myself
to the limit.

That's Dr. Pace talking.

And what is so bad
about that?

Look, I know you want
to dance,

but this whole burning
the candle on
both ends thing

ain't where it's at.

See? I knew you
wouldn't understand.

You know what? I don't.

But do you, Keish.
I'll catch you later.

Thea.

Hey.

Hey.

Look, I...

um...

I--I don't
want to break it.

Can't we just, like,
go to dinner or something

and figure this out?

Damon, I meant what I said.

I can't lose myself in you,

and if we
stay together, I will.

I will never let
that happen.

That's the thing.

Damon, you're like a sun.

Everything and everyone
in your orbit
revolves around you.

Couldn't stop it
if you tried.

Whoa. Hey.

[Chuckles softly]

That's it?

Like, we're--we're
just done?

For now. Yeah.

[Exhales]

[Cell phone chimes]

Loni: Simone, I was really
hoping this was a mistake,

but your retest came back
positive for THC.

What? Coach,
that's not possible.

I--I didn't ingest THC.

Two drug tests say otherwise.

I have to say, I expected
better from you.

[Sighs]

Normally, since THC isn't
a performance-enhancing drug,

I'll be more lenient, but I'm
following NCAA guidelines.

All eyes have been on
B.U. sports because of
the new baseball scandal.

Wait. What baseball scandal?

Reporter: Everyone is wondering
how an HBCU upset

one of the biggest D-1 schools
in the country.

But the biggest question
swirling around the NCAA is,

How did a small HBCU recruit an
MLB prospect like Damon Sims...

Bringston didn't
do anything. You came
back on your own.

Yeah. And we
all know that, too.

But the story that they're
trying to spin--

Is that Bringston
did something foul
to get Damon here.

Which implies
that I'm dirty, too.

Santiago: I can't believe
the baseball team is
involved in another scandal.

Not just
the baseball team.

All of Bringston
sports is on blast.

Simone: Which is
why the athletic director

is throwing the book at me.

I've been suspended from
tennis for half the season,

which means I lost my spot
on the top 6.

If the tests are right,

then the THC got
in my system somehow.

Could you have eaten
something that had THC in it

without realizing it?

No. Auntie, I am
super careful.

The only logical
explanation is that
someone dosed me.

Who would want to do that?

Tootie springs to mind

or a PKZ interest
who's super competitive.

I'm gonna have a little
chat with the A.D.

You shouldn't have to pay for
the unsubstantiated rumors

about the baseball team.

Auntie, if you do that,
it'll look like

I'm getting
preferential treatment
from the president.

Baby girl,
I am still your aunt.

I won't let you
go through this alone.

And I won't let you
jeopardize your position.

We stopped family dinners
to avoid this appearance
that you have favoritism,

and the last thing
you need right now is

a Yard Yack post.

[Knock on door]

I don't mean to interrupt.

If you give me one second
to finish up, Mr. Logan.

I'm actually looking
for Cam.

I want to submit
paperwork

to run for reelection
as SGA president.

He'll be at his desk
in a few minutes.

You're welcome to wait...

outside.

It's nice to see
the rules finally
applying to everyone.

Either he heard
the entire conversation

or the word
is getting out.

Don't worry about that.

Find out how the THC
got in your system.

I will.

And you...

stay Switzerland,

OK?

Damon: Coach, they're saying
that Bringston cheated
in getting me here,

bribed me with an NIL deal.

That's the PG-13
theory.

Trolls on social media
say Bringston gave Damon

hella cars and girls
at the ready.

Look, son, the best thing
for us to do is ignore this.

Are you for real?

When you win,
they come for you.
That's part of the game.

Coach got a point, D.

No! We can't let people

disrespect Bringston
like this.

What do you suggest we do?

A press conference.

That will keep
the story alive,
and we don't want that.

Trust me, the media
will get bored

and will move on
in a few days.

Damon: A few days?
Come on, Coach...

Damon! Do not talk to
the media, you understand me?

So what am I suppo--

Hey, bro,
you got to chill.

This gonna blow over.

They are trashing Bringston,

which means that they
trashing me, bro.

Come on. I'm tired
of people saying stuff
about me that's not true.

You talking about people,
or do you mean Thea?

Look, man, don't
think I forgot about

the little bomb that you
dropped on me last night.

Thea said that I'm
like a sun

and everybody's
stuck in my orbit.

Lando: She's not wrong.
[Damon scoffs]

J.R.: Bro, don't even...
Damon: No, no. I got this.

Thea was just talking
noise, and you are, too.

Are we, though? You're
an MLB draft pick who chose
to go to college instead,

and then you held
a press conference
announcing it.

That was me
helping Bringston.

And then you put B.U.
in the spotlight.

It's your name in
the headlines.

We are literally
in this situation
because of you.

Come on, bro. Chill.

And now Simone, who isn't
even your teammate,

is suffering from the sun
that is Damon Sims.

You know what?

I'm just gonna prove
y'all wrong.

'Cause being me ain't
hurting nobody.
[Scoffs]

? Yeah, yeah, yeah ?

? Yeah, yeah, yeah ?

? Yeah, yeah, yeah... ?

? We're about to start
a revolution ?

[Echoing]
? Yeah, yeah! ?

Loni: All right.
Bring it in.

Loni: Due to personal reasons,
Simone won't be playing

for the foreseeable future.

Tiana, you're
our new number 6, OK?

Athlete: Way to go, T.
[Athletes cheer]

Athlete 2:
Congrats, Tiana.

All right.
Practice starts in 5 minutes.

Let's go.

Can I help you
with something?

What did you
test positive for?

THC. But how did you know?
Is my business
out in the streets?

No. But it soon will be.

The only time a coach
uses the phrase
"personal reasons"

is because someone's
pregnant or tested
positive for drugs.

I didn't use, Thea.

I believe you.

You care too much
about tennis
to be that reckless.

So how did this happen?

I think someone
drugged me.

Please don't tell me
you think I'd do
something like that.

Girl, I know if you gonna
come for me, it's gonna
be on the court.

I'm talking about Tootie.

She's had it out for me
since day one,

and I think she's still salty
that PKZ's interested in me

and not her,

but I can't just accuse her.

Yeah, we need proof.

"We"?

Look, I may not
be number one right now,

but I'll be damned
if I let a Black woman
on my team go down

for something
she did not do.

It reflects poorly
on all of us.

I just can't imagine
how she dosed me, though.

Julian, where
the hell you been?

I had to find another partner

for our musical theater
assignment last minute

'cause your ass kept flaking.

Look, my bad, bro.

KEK's had me on lockdown,
mad responsibilities.

Well, we all got stuff, dawg.

I know. Look, I just
finished our fundraising
for scholarship stuff,

so I promise I'll make
it up to you.

Wait. KEK has scholarships?

Yeah. It's one of
the biggest parts of
our community tenet.

We ain't just about
that party life.

We take care of each
other in the frat,
including scholarships.

Well, I mean, if you
want to make it up to me,

you can start now. Heh!

Tell your boy about
those scholarships.

Yes, sir.

[Music playing]

Bah-bah,

da bah-bah, bap bap.

Bah-bah!

You're dragging.

You were more
than half a beat late.

We talked about working
on your position.

Are you even trying?

Keisha: Yes, I am.
I promise. I j--

The 5/4 bit just feels
a little awkward.

Not awkward. Difficult.

It's meant to be hard,
Ms. McCalla.

You were showing
so much promise.

Maybe I was wrong about you.

Keisha: Just start
the music from the top.

Like, I'll do it however
many times it takes.

The next time
I see you,

I expect
a drastic improvement.

Don't waste my time again.

Dr. Pace.

[Inhaling and exhaling sharply]

[Clears throat]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

OK. We need a plan.

I changed my mind.
No, we don't.

Thea...

Hey, Tootie, open your bag.

-Excuse me?
-Open your bag.

Someone dosed Simone's
water with marijuana.

Now my business is
out in the streets.

And you think
I drugged you.

Am I wrong?

My cousin spent
3 years in prison

'cause a friend left
a dime bag of weed
in his car.

I would never, ever
do anything like that
to somebody,

not even you.

J.R.: Tell me you're not
still thinking about

what Thea and Lando said.

Words like that
don't just go away, bro.

But what I'm
really tripping on is

what you didn't say.

What didn't I say?

That they were wrong.

Do you think people
are worse off with me
in their lives?

Bro, it ain't--

Guys, we've
got trouble.

Damon: What?
Santiago: Yeah.

Man: There he is.

Reporter: Damon, why Bringston?

What did this modest
HBCU do

to recruit a player
of your caliber?

No comment.

Did they offer you an NIL
deal? How much was it?

No comment.

Are you still certain
an HBCU was the right choice?

We heard rumors of
a recent positive drug test

from a Bringston athlete.

Look, y'all don't know what
y'all are talking about.

Bringston runs
a clean program.

You still haven't
answered my question.
Why Bringston?

Bringston is worthy
of consideration
from any elite athlete,

and there's a bunch
right here.

Just look at our newest
member of the squad.

Loves Bringston so much

that he left Hawkins
to come play here.

A mid-year transfer.

Lando, how's it you didn't
have to sit out the season?

How were you even eligible
to play in the game
against Georgia Valley?

Um, I, uh...

Reporter 2: Sims, Johnson,
you were both gonna play for
Hawkins. Now you're here.

How and why?

Reporter 3: What other
recruiting irregularities
are there?

J.R.: You know what? No comment,
no comment, no comment.

Reporters: Damon?

Reporter 1: Hey.

[Knock on door]

Hey, Auntie.

Hey.

Hey.

Mom!
[Amara laughing]

Hi.

Aw. Hi, baby.

Amara: There's no way
I was gonna sit here

and watch you
fight this on your own.

I may not be able
to get involved,
but your mom can.

You being here is
just enough.

I want in.
[All laugh]

Well, I don't come
empty-handed.

I have a plan.

OK.

And it's legit.

I pored through
the Bringston bylaws
on the plane

and found a way

to reverse the
athletic director's
suspension.

You can request
a tribunal of
students and staff

to plead your case.

Amara: They can either
vote to uphold or overturn

the athletic director's
decision.

Well, that's great news.

Now all I have to do
is find out who dosed me.

Thea: Well,
it wasn't Aqueelah

or her PKZ
minions. Hi.

Hi.

Simone: What
did you do, Thea?

I think the words
you're looking for are

"Thank you for
helping me, Thea."

You're helping
Simone?

Uh, why don't we go...

put my stuff down,
Amara,

and Simone can join
us when she's free?

Simone: Yeah.
Amara: OK.

I love you.

Before you say anything,

I know that you're
interested
in pledging PKZ,

and I didn't blow
anything up.

In fact, Aqueelah said
that she knows that

you don't do drugs
and she has your back,

so if you still want
to, like, pledge PKZ
or whatever,

you're straight.

Wow. OK. Thanks.

Actually, I should
be, uh, thanking you.

I meant what I said
about not wanting you
to go down

for something you
didn't do, but...

Helping me helps keep
your mind off of Damon.

Yeah.

It's gonna be OK, Thea.

Mm-hmm.

Well, and, um, since
we're having this
moment or whatever,

this whole
#weedgate thing has
also made me realize

that this is
long overdue.

I'm sorry.

I know my injury
wasn't your fault.

That was grief and shame

and was not
my finest moment.

Thank you.

Well, that could have
gone better.

And we would have been good

if Lando would
have just answered
their damn questions.

But since you didn't,
you gonna answer mine.

How in the hell were
you able to transfer
and still play?

Because of you.

Shaw pulled half of
my scholarship money
to give to you

when you were planning
to transfer to Hawkins,
which meant that

my financial aid
was reduced.

Thanks to NCAA rules,

I was eligible to
transfer and play
without having to sit out.

Santiago: Wait. Hold on.

So Shaw took money from you
so Damon could play for him?

And didn't think twice
about how I was gonna
pay for school.

Do you
finally get it now?

Your skills on
the field

and your decisions
off the field

have the power
to blow up
people's lives,

and those are the facts.

Y'all give us a minute.

J.R.: Yes, sir.
Santiago: Yup.

What the hell were
you thinking?

Look, Coach, I was
just defending the team.

No. You just gave
those reporters something
new to run with.

It made us look like
we have something to hide
even when we don't.

Look.

What's up?

Hey, yo, you seen Keisha?

Not today.

Hey, I heard y'all
got put on blast.

Heh! Yeah. Now I understand

why celebrities punch
paparazzi in the face.

Oh, by the way, thanks for
the alley-oop with Gabby.

Oh, snap. Y'all finally
got it figured out?

-Yes.
-OK!

So if there's anything
I can do, I owe you one.

Well, actually, there is
something you can do.

Tell me about
the pledging process
for KEK.

You're interested in KEK?

You seem like a solid
network of brothers.

And, no cap, I could use
the scholarship money
y'all offer.

OK. So what you
know about KEK?

Well, you were
founded in 1910 by
the Fearless Five:

Keenan Pruitt,
Thaddeus John,

J.C. Kirkwood,
Wilton Robb,

and Luciano Oakes
on the principles
of education...

Both: Community, social,
and financial empowerment.

-OK.
-Mm-hmm.

So you read the website.

No, no, bro. I'm--
I'm dead serious.

KEK ain't some club
that you join just
'cause it seems cool.

It's a lifelong commitment.

We need brothers who are
down for the right reasons,
and that don't seem like you.

I'll catch you
later, though.

Come on, bro. This a bit
dramatic, don't you think?

Y'all are right.

I'm the sun that burns
everything around me.

Man, today was wild
within itself.

What happened wasn't on you.

And how can you
even say that?

This is the second time
that I have interfered
in Lando's life.

Simone is being
punished more
because I came here.

Trying to help the team
made it worse,

and now Coach Marcus
is mad at me.

How is none of that
on me?

I mean...
[Sighs]

Hey.

Hey.

I wanted to check
on you.

You know you could've just
told me about the drug test.

Yeah. But I guess
I just didn't want you

to think less of me.

That's never gonna
happen, all right?

You can talk to me
about anything.

Are you OK?

Yeah. It's just...

been a day.

Yeah. I saw the news.

Why'd you freeze up
in front of the reporters?

I guess I'm just not
comfortable being
the story.

I barely kept it
together for the HBCU
showcase interviews

last semester.

Well, if you want to be
an ace pitcher,
you got to get over that.

I hear you got some
public speaking
coming up, too.

Yeah. My tribunal
is tomorrow,

and I don't have enough
evidence to prove that
I'm innocent.

But if I cancel,
then it'll just confirm
that I'm guilty.

If you get up there
in front of everybody
with nothing to say--

I'll look stupid,
so either way.

Well, something tells me
you're gonna find a way
to pull this off.

Ooh, bitch,
when I tell you--

My bad.

You're home early.

I love my family,
but a cabin in
the woods ain't it.

No reception for
two days,

so what'd I miss?

Well, Keisha is M.I.A.
'cause of dance.

The baseball team is
in yet another scandal.

Oh, and my drug test
came back positive
for weed.

I left you heifers
alone for two days.

And you positive for
weed? That's my bag.

I know. I still
don't know how it
got in my system.

Simone, did you
use this?

Yeah, a few times.
I ran out. Why?

Your mystery's solved.
This is THC-infused
lotion.

What?! So I dosed myself.

Nathaniel: Yeah.
With my lotion.

[Cell phones chiming]

[Sobbing softly]

Cam, what happened?

I found her like this.
I've been trying to calm
her down, but I can't.

Kee, honey,
what's going on?

I can't. I can't.
I can't.

I'm so tired.

Nathaniel:
Breathe, baby girl.
We're all here for you.

God. I'm
so scared of failing.

I've been working so hard.

[Shudders]
Everything hurts.

[Inhales deeply, exhales]

I've been so focused
on my own stuff,

I didn't even notice.

Kee, I'm so sorry.

Yeah. I think we
all been caught up.

Come on, guys. Things ain't
been the same since--

We lost family dinner.

I mean, let's be honest.

We seen each other,
but we ain't really been
seeing each other.

I'm calling my mom.

[Knock on door]

I know I'm overstepping,
and family dinners

aren't your thing
anymore, but...

look at them.

You can't take away
their home

and expect them not
to fall apart.

[Chuckles]

[Music playing,
indistinct conversations]

How mad are you?

I'm not. You did
the right thing.

[Tina chuckles]

Ooh, why don't you
let me take this over?

It looks like they
could use their
auntie right now.

Love you.

Love you.

Anything I can do
to help?

This is
Dr. P. talking,
not the president.

It's her dance professor.
She's crazy.

You mind if I talk
to her alone?

[Sniffles]

Dr. Pace is...

all-encompassing.

All I ever do is
focus on her class,

and I still don't feel
like I'm good enough for her.

Maybe I'm just not
good enough.

Mm-mm. First, let's get
that negative thought
out of your head.

Second, Keisha,
you are good enough.

I understand
chasing excellence,

but you're
burning out quickly.

You have to find
balance, sweetheart.

Make time for yourself.

Excellence isn't about
giving everything
you have to give.

It's about giving
the best that you
have to give.

Keisha's a mess right now.

Her professor got her
questioning who she is

and what she brings
to the table.

As if she ain't perfect
just the way she is.

It's crazy, man.

Just like it's crazy for you
to question all that you are.

Damon, all that
sun-orbit stuff is true.

Like I told you, I've felt
the heat before.

But ain't nothing wrong
with that.

There is if
I'm hurting people or
if I dim their light.

Bro, it ain't your job
to please everybody
in your orbit

or manage our emotions.

We'll be all right
because, yes, Damon Sims,

you are that sun, but you
ain't got a monopoly on that.

It's our job to find
our own sunshine,

not make you feel guilty
for burning bright.

What's up with Cam?

Did we, like, do
something to him?

No, not you.

He's probably mad at
me because he expressed
interest in KEK,

and I called him out for it
for not really being down

and just wanting
our scholarship money.

But ain't that money
something y'all promote
as a selling point?

Yeah, bro, but that
can't be the only reason.

Look, this is my first line.
I just can't let anybody on.

We need dudes who are loyal,
trustworthy, mature,

brothers who got that
intangible KEK spirit,

who won't give up when
their back's against the wall.

All right. Look,
I don't know about
the intangibles,

but everything you just
listed describes Cam.

Maybe it's on you
to show Cam that

there's more to KEK
than just money.

I'm sorry that I haven't been
there lately for both y'all.

Child, hush.
We're all good.

No. I said that I would
be there

when things with Nico
went south,

and I wasn't.

I'm sorry.

Yeah. I mean, what
happened to us?

Because I've barely
been there for
you, too, Nate.

I mean, yeah,
life was lifing,

but, like,
it's just no excuse.

It's hard to be
there for someone
when they disappear.

I thought the cabin
would help,

but it's--it's different
this time around.

Because you saw the red flags
and ignored them?

Finding love can be hard
for someone like me.

It doesn't come
as often or as easy

as it may for others.

So that's why I didn't
want to let it go.

But breaking up with Nico,
that--that was
the right decision.

Nate, you can skip
my tribunal tomorrow.

As SGA president,
Nico has to be
on the panel.

No. I'll be there.

We'll all
be there.

[Chuckles]

Well, I planned to
defend my innocence,

but I guess
that's out.

I accidentally used Nate's
THC-infused lotion.

I'm sorry, Miss Tina.

Well, at least
we know now

what happened, and
it was an accident.

But I have to talk in front
of the whole school tomorrow.

I'm gonna look like
a fool, Mom.

Honey, can I give you
some advice?

[Exhales]
Yeah.

When all you have left
at your disposal
is the truth,

stand on that.

Hey. Ha ha.

Hey. Sorry I'm late.

All good. This was
very last minute.

Wow. That's a sight
for sore eyes--

them happy, laughing.

Amara: Yeah. They
really needed this.

Marcus: Of course they did.

These family dinners are
like group therapy sessions.
The healing is contagious.

Amara: None of this
changes the fact that

as Bringston's president,
these dinners are
preferential treatment.

Yeah. If only you knew
someone that was creative

to find a way to not
make that the case. Heh!

You know what?
I am that smart
and creative person.

I'll figure it out

'cause what we have
here is too precious
to lose again.

Yeah.

[Marcus and Damon chuckle]

Oh, man, that was fun.

It was. Much needed.

[Exhales]

Look, um, my bad
again about

the whole
press conference
situation, Coach.

I just--I don't know--
I lost my cool.

Look, you were defending
your team, Damon.

I respect that.

In today's media landscape
when you defend yourself,

you end up looking
defensive.

And on the other side
of the TV,

when they want us
to go low, that's when
we go high, son, OK?

And we got to stay there.

I just don't know
why they can't
see what we see--

the team as a family,

the history,
HBCU legacy,

the feeling of, like,
belonging somewhere.

They don't want to see it.

I just wish that there
was a way that we

could, you know, control
our own narrative.

Actually,
I think there is.

I have an idea.

[Knock on door]

OK.

[Chuckles]

You look really nice.

Thank you.

I thought y'all were--

Yeah. I just wanted
to stop by and wish
you good luck today.

Well, seeing your
face does make me
feel better, so...

thank you.

Honestly, seeing yours
does the same.

I just wish I could
play baseball without
all this media stuff.

Well, what if you
have something to say
that people need to hear?

You have nothing to hide.
Tell your story.

Is that what you
plan to do?

Well, unlike you, I'm
technically not innocent.

I'm actually terrified
about what this means
for my tennis future.

All right. Listen,

a really smart,
beautiful woman
just said to me

that I should consider
telling my story

because someone
out there might
need to hear it.

So if I'm being called
to something bigger
than myself,

maybe your truth
ain't just about you.

Yo, uh...

since we got a minute,
I wanted to say

I can't apologize for
who I am, man,

or for the decisions
that people make
because of it,

but I never wanted things
to go down bad for you.

I appreciate that.

Look, at the end
of the day,

I ended up exactly
where I needed to be--

Bringston.

Santiago:
We all did.

J.R.: We just got
to hip the rest of
the world to that.

What's up?
Bro, you looking good.

Damon: I'm trying.

J.R.: Trying to look
like your big brother.

Marcus: Fellas,
I want to introduce
you to an old friend,

someone I trust to get
the facts straight,

who knows how to stand
in his own power.

That's Reggie Bush!

Bro, you a legend.

What's good, gentlemen?

Marcus told me
you guys' character

has been called into
question.

I know a thing or two
about that,

so let's clear the air.

There it is. Come on.

Keisha: Hey, Thea,
we heard about you
and Damon.

You're gonna be OK.
You know that, right?

Yeah, I know, but it
doesn't hurt to hear it
from other people.

And the first session
of the newly single
ladies club is tonight.

Bring your own ice cream.

Keisha: Besides,
now you can focus on
tennis, 10 toes down.

Go back
to your first love.

[Sighs]

Simone's got this.

She's a fighter.

Simone: Good morning.

My name is Simone Hicks,

and I'd like to thank everyone
for showing up

and hearing what I have
to say.

Reggie Bush: Damon Sims,

the sports community
has been waiting

for the answer
to one question.

Yeah, Mr. Bush, um,
but before we get there,

there is something
I want to confess.

I asked for this tribunal
to prove my innocence,

but the truth is I put
THC in my system.

[Spectators murmuring]

It was an honest mistake,

but it doesn't matter.

Rules are different for
athletes that look like me.

There's a higher standard
that's put on us.

And these rules are designed

to disproportionately affect
our communities.

Damon: So we look for safe
places that are just for us,

where we don't feel like
we're being punished just
because we have a pulse.

Simone: But then the outside
world attacks us there, too.

My integrity and the integrity
of this institution

was questioned by the media.

Because people
can't understand why
a great athlete

would choose an HBCU
like Bringston.

Nobody asks why students
choose to go to Harvard

or Stanford or
the University
of Georgia, right?

We shouldn't have
to explain or apologize

for taking our talents
to an HBCU.

Simone: But our own
institutions shouldn't
attack us from within

when we do, using
the same archaic rules

that are used against us
by the majority.

THC is not
performance enhancing,

and it shouldn't be banned.

At the very least,
the harshest penalty

shouldn't be applied
for its use.

And Bringston is a place
where we can be
a part of that change.

Simone: And sometimes
change is necessary,

when we realize
old rules no longer serve

our best interests, especially
when they're perpetuating

the same rules that
were originally designed

to tear our communities apart,

the kind of rules that sent our
brothers and sisters to prison

for now-legal substances.

I came to Bringston because
I wanted something more,

something special,
that wouldn't just
make me a better athlete

but a whole person.

So the question isn't
"Why Bringston?"

The question should
be, Why not Bringston?

Lando: No other place
can take care of my
being inside and out

like this school.

And I hope that what I've
said helps you see that

what we have here
is really special.

So how we govern ourselves
has to be different, too.

Student: Whoo!

[Applause continues]

The tribunal members
will now give us
their decision.

Tina: Whatever happens,
I want you to know

that I am proud of you.

Thank you.

Guilty.

Not guilty.

Guilty.

Not guilty.

Guilty.

[Spectators gasp]

Somebody needs to remind
that little punk that being

the student body
president
isn't about ego,

it's about serving
the student body,
all the student body.

I'm gonna go out back
and beat his ass.

There might be a better
way to beat him.

I'm sorry.

[Taps microphone]

Excuse me.

Bringston is an institution
of higher learning,

and it's not just the students
who learn here.

I intended to make
an example out of you today.

I was so worried about how
things looked on the outside

that I didn't see how things
are on the inside.

Your words moved me, Ms. Hicks.

And I promise you, Dr. Patterson
and I will work together

to make sure that there are
administrative changes

to these arcane rules.

However, you did break the rules
that were already in place,

no matter how arcane.

So you'll be required
to serve a suspension...

of one match.

[Applause]

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Cam: Dr. P.,
this is a great idea.

No one can complain about
our family dinners

if everyone has
the same access to you.

I agree, Cam. Go ahead
and send this out campus-wide.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have some official
presidential business
to attend to.

Yes, ma'am.
[Amara chuckles]

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into me... ?

Yo, what's good, Nate?

What are the details
on the upcoming SGA
presidential elections?

Candidates have another
day to submit themselves
on the ballot.

I'd like to submit my name
as a presidential candidate.

You're gonna run
against Nico?

That's petty as hell.
I love it.

This isn't about him.
This is about the future
of our student body.

It's time we had a president
that fights for all students.

Say less. I'll get
your paperwork.

? And when we reign
from above ?

? The undefeatable
ones say... ?

Hey. I was just
coming to see you.

Look, if you're
really interested

in becoming a member of KEK,

you got to know,
these initiation fees
ain't no joke.

Yeah, I figured, so I
dropped the whole thing.

With that being said,
I don't want money
to be an issue,

so...

Cam: What's this?
J.R.: Business card for Chuck.

He's a prophyte, but he's
also down to sponsor
quality new applicants.

He might talk
your ear off about KEK,

but he's a good dude.

I thought you weren't
down with my interest
in KEK.

Why you helping me?

Because I realized KEK
could benefit from you

as much as you'd benefit
from KEK.

Doesn't matter why you're
interested. You're interested.

I think it'd be a good fit.

And in the end,
if you make it through,

we'll end up brothers.

Think about it.

? We are the stars
and the suns ?

? The unforgettable
ones say... ?

I assure you,
Dr. Patterson,

that my teaching
methods are proven
and effective.

I'm preparing
my students
for the real world.

Then explain to me
why your students

aren't sleeping,
why they're not eating.

In the real world--

This is the real world,
Dr. Pace.

We are educators.
They are our students.

The days of breaking them
down before you build them
back up are over.

The real world
has broken them enough.

It stops now.

You're right.

I'll ease up.

Thank you.

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eh eh, oh ?

Oh! Look.
Check this out.

It's Reggie's
story on us.

Oh! G--what?

Yes.

We just hit over
a million views, y'all.

Simone: Wait. What?
Damon: We're rolling!

A million views.

Keisha: A million,
a million...

Oh. Hold on.

Keisha: A million,
a million views!

Nate: Where's Thea?
She's supposed
to bring the ice cream.

? The undefeatable
ones say ?

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? The undefeatable ?

[Screams]

? Ones ?

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Greg, move your head.