All language subtitles for The Quad s02e10 The Color Purple.eng

- Previously on "The Quad"...

Time out.

- Look, you and I
aren't together.

- I'm pregnant, Cedric.

- To keep our doors open,

we will be merging
with Atlanta State University.

- Hey, y'all can't do that.

- Get off
my goddamn field.

- I'm the quarterback right?

- What?

- I love you.

- I wanted to do this
ever since I first met you.

- Ula. Baby!

- Get off of her,
you son of a bitch.

-
All my sisters
and brothers

- I'm not letting you
walk out.

- Mom, I don't know what else
you want me to say.

I don't need to stay here.
You are insane right now.

- What is wrong with you?

-
God bless the child

- How long do you plan
to hold me hostage?

- Until you answer
my questions.

- Based on what you saw,
I'd say you know everything.

- Don't get cute with me,
Sydney.

Remember when we talked
to Dr. Herndon?

About what happens

after you've been
sexually assaulted?

How rape victims
explore various ways

to reclaim their bodies.

- I'm not trying
to reclaim anything, mother.

I'm sorry you walked in
on me and Jason having sex,

but you're overreacting.

- I am not overreacting.

- Aren't you?

You kept me here
against my will all damn night.

If I had to guess,
I'd say it's because

you think it's too soon
for me to be in a relationship.

- You cannot be
in a relationship

with this man, Sydney.

- Why?

If you know something
about him,

then just tell me what it is!

- We met at Laura Farnsworth.

When I got hired here,
he transferred too.

One day out of the blue,
he proposed.

I couldn't marry him.
So I ended it.

- Ended what?

- Our affair.

He's using you, Sydney.

He is using you
to hurt me.

- Well, it was just
a quick fling.

And he wasn't
even that good.

- You just said--

- I'm not going
to see him anymore, okay.

Isn't that what
you want to hear?

- Good.

Good.

Good.

- Now I know why Daddy
was so angry all the time.

He was married
to a complete whore.

I want nothing else
to do with you.

Ever.

- You've reached Jason.
Leave a message.

- You sick, twisted
son of a bitch.

You go after my daughter.
How goddamn dare you!

You think I won't come for you

because I don't want
people to know?

Think again.
It is just a matter of when.

You piece of shit,
it's just a matter of when.

Hi, Chrystal.

- Hi, ma'am.
I have some bad news.

- Cecil.
- Hey.

- Hi, how is he?

- Numb, in shock.

- I didn't know
if I should come,

given our history,

but it didn't seem right
not to come either, so.

What happened?

- Heart attack.

She was gone by the time
the ambulance got here.

- So horrible.

Just pay my respects,

and let him know
if there's anything I--

- I'll let him know
you came by.

Hey, Fred.

- What's good?
- Go on in, get in.

He knows you're coming.

- So you're the one
who's in charge

of who can see Carlton,
Officer Diamond?

- I just need to do
what I think is best,

and if that includes
screening who visits...

then so be it.

I'm not trying
to be an asshole.

I just want to be here
for my friend.

- I understand.

-
Last time that I checked

- Thank you.

- I still feel we should be
going to check on Dean Pettiway.

Yo, Miles said
that Diamond said

he'll let us know
when we can pay our respects.

In the meantime, bro,

let's get this meeting
out of the way.

- Mrs. Hobbs--
Miss Beretta.

- Hey, Bryce,
how are you?

- Doing well. Come on in.
- Thank you.

- Thought you said
you weren't coming down.

- I changed my mind.

- You know, I'm gonna

meet you in the admin building.

- All right.
- All right.

- So what?
You too good now?

You ain't got time
to hug your mama?

- She's getting rid
of it, Ma.

- Did she tell you that?

- She won't talk to me.

But I know she is, or she would
return my calls, right?

- You need to find out
from her

how she's really feeling
about all of this.

- Wait, don't you need
to ask me

how I'm feeling
about it first?

- I assumed I knew,

seeing as how you don't
have a pot to piss in.

- I--I'm gonna
talk to you later, Ma.

I got--I got to go
to this meeting.

- Let me know
when you get back.

Aunt Vida's cooking.

- I don't want Aunt Vida
all in my business.

- She already knows.

- Which means that
everybody knows, Ma.

- Cedric--
- I got to go, I'm sorry.

- Baby, can you tell us
what's going on?

Don't look like you been
doing much sleeping.

- If you don't want
to talk to us,

why did you call us?

- I need to focus.

Figure out what school
I'm gonna transfer to.

- Are you that thick
in your head?

Boy, you finally got
your wish.

You're stuck here--
Colored U.

- I'm not staying here.

- Maybe if you talked
to Coach Hardwick, you know.

Maybe--maybe if you explain--
- Annie, Annie.

Don't go filling his head up
with lies.

After that stunt
on the field,

ain't nobody want to work
with a crazy--

- I'm not crazy!

Don't you call me that.

You of all people,
don't you call me that.

- Listen...

Apologize to Coach.

Not just to get
your spot back,

but because it is
the right thing to do.

- Apologize? You are
as crazy as your son.

- I'm not crazy!
I'm you! I'm you!

- Stop, all right.

Ben, I need you to go wait
for me outside, please.

Right now, please.
Go wait outside.

Two seconds, all right.

I want you to close
your eyes for two seconds.

Lay down.

Now calm down, son.

Come on, you got this.

Close your eyes
and breathe, son.

Let it go.
Let it go, baby.

- We need to talk to you,
Dr. Fletcher.

- You could've warned me.
- I tried.

Your phone kept going
straight to voicemail.

- We can talk
in my office.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

- Go ahead, Bryce.

- Thanks for your time,
Dr. Fletcher.

We wanted to voice
some concerns

about plans
for E.W. Smith Hall.

- Yeah, and how we can't

let it become
a newly renovated building.

Be named
after some white guy?

- You have every right
to be concerned and angry.

- And we are.

But being concerned and angry
isn't getting us anywhere,

or we wouldn't be merging.

I did some digging.

Do you know about
the new grant they're getting?

- Right.
- I do.

I have done
some digging of my own.

That grant also allows them
access to federal monies

and matching funds

from the Atlanta Historic
Building Betterment Program.

- But they have to keep
the building intact

to access these funds.

E.W. Smith Hall will be
restored so much

we won't recognize it.

- I just don't know
what else I can do.

- Sounds like there's
nothing else you can do.

It would be more helpful
if you just say that.

- I would say that
if that's what I meant, Sydney.

- We don't question
your intentions, Dr. Fletcher.

- Bottom line, we tried
everything you could think of,

and we still find ourselves
right here.

- But we still have
to push back.

- Hard.

We need to make sure
they know

that we aren't giving up.

We need to do something,
make one last stand.

- Something that makes us
feel like we did everything

we could to fight for what
we know is right.

That's what we need
to be about, Dr. Fletcher.

Do what we have to.

No matter the consequences.

- One last stand, huh?

- One last stand.

- There's a moment
where history

has caught up with us

And we right back
where we started

Some say it's a setback

Dreamers believe
that this is a restart

I call this day...

Prologue

When

- Hello.
- Hello.

You must be Bronwyn. I'm--

- You're Cedric's mom, yeah.

I recognize you
from his Instagram.

- May I come in?

- Actually, I have
a tutoring session

in a few minutes.

- I promise,

I promise I won't
stay long.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

- So what can I do
for you, Mrs. Hobbs.

- Everyone I know
calls me Beretta.

- Yeah, well,
I don't know you, so.

- I know you think
I'm the enemy,

but I promise you
I'm not.

And I know what it's like to
be faced with the possibility

of having a child
before you're ready.

So, I'm just--I'm--

I'm just here to see
what you need.

- I don't even know
what I need.

I don't know what
I'm going to do yet.

- I--I thought you decided

you weren't going to keep it--

- No, I thought so at first,

but I can't make a decision

off of some asshole guy.

I'm sorry.

- No, it's fine.

You need to think it through.

Okay, so what--what do
your parents think?

They don't know yet,
do they?

Oh, baby.

Cedric isn't ready
to be a father.

- Did he say that?
- First thing he told me.

- Well, then I guess
neither one of us are ready.

- Do you have someone
who can go with you?

I'm only in town
for a few days,

but if you need me...

I'm here.

- Thank you, Mrs. Hobbs.

Beretta.

- Okay.

Let me get started
with pissing you off.

Why was Steven Spielberg

the director of
"The Color Purple"?

- Because that's what
it took to get the movie made?

At that time.

- Okay, we're on
the same page so far.

So, what is it going to take

to keep the university doors
open at this time?

- We get it, Mr. Bean.

- Brian, please.

- Georgia A&M's
financially strapped,

and you are
an Atlanta State alum

who happens to be
a self-made billionaire.

- When I heard
E.W. Smith's story,

I knew I had to do
something different.

The country's first
interpretive innovation center

in his honor.

His story reminds us

that history is all about
how it's interpreted.

Some might say, "Why would
you ever burn down

your own property?"

Others, myself included,

looked at his actions
as an act of bravery,

of defiance--
let's celebrate that.

- Put it simply, we don't
want you on our campus.

- Yeah, and allowing us
to grace your fancy office,

that's not gonna
change that either.

- Well, I believe there are
students at GAMU

that want what I can bring.

But I'm open to being wrong.

Do me a favor.

Have your student body
text me on my app Textocity

because I'm a branding
son of a bitch.

I'll count the yeses and nos.

Simple majority rules.

Let me know what you decide.

- Did he not hear us?

We've already decided.

- I don't...

Okay, I keep replaying it
in my head.

But it feels like
it should've happened

to somebody else.

And I just--

I can't explain it.
And I don't want to sound--

I'm not crazy.

- You need help.
- I know.

That's why I'm here.

- I made an appointment

at Student Health Services.

There's a therapist.

- Uh-uh, no, I'm not
eating that.

You trying to say this
is better than Sal and Vinny's?

- Try it, Ma.

Mmm.
- Yeah, see?

What did I tell you?

- That's delicious.

Oh, that's delicious.

- Yeah.

- I talked to her today.

- Who? Dr. Fletcher?

- Bronwyn.

- Why would you do that

after I told you
she was shutting me out?

- You were right.

She does not want a baby,

especially with a student

who has nothing to give it.

- I didn't really want
to be a baby daddy anyway.

That's cool.

My music sounds good.

The right people
starting to notice.

- Hey, hey,
I know it's hard.

I know, but this is
the right decision.

- Yeah, I know.

- She asked me
to go with her.

I told her I'd have
to discuss it with you first.

- I mean, yeah.

- Are you sure?

- I said "Yes," Ma.

- Okay.

- Dr. Fletcher,
I'm Gayle Walsh.

- Of course you are.

I've looked forward to meeting

the lone woman
on this board.

- That only happened

after reaching
a five handicap

on George's most challenging
golf courses.

Please.

Sounds like I need
to pull out my clubs again.

- Please do.
I'd love the company.

The floor is yours.

- As I'm sure
we're all aware,

we are having
Cultural Fest this week

honoring
our university's founder.

Edward W. Smith

is more than just a name
on a building.

Any attempt to rename
Smith Hall

won't bode well
for your merger.

Do you honestly believe

that having his name
on a building

would be more important
to him than student access

to the new innovation center?

- Do you honestly believe

that you have listened
to anything

Georgia A&M students
have said?

- Brass tacks, Dr. Fletcher.

As the chair of this board,

I am committed
to GAMU's future.

Now, we are not sure
that you're the right leader

for the new direction.

- And what gives you pause?

- You arranged a meeting

between your students
and Brian Bean.

- Not true.
- Oh, Dr. Fletcher.

- I set up a meeting
for me to meet Mr. Bean.

The students tagged along.

- Without regard for our opinion
on such a meeting?

- Sometimes you have
to choose what's right

over what's expedient.

- Well, then we agree.

Until the ink is dry
on this merger,

we cannot tell you what to do,

but we can recommend

to the Georgia A&M trustees

to ask for your resignation.

- At the end of
this school year.

No need to cause
anymore turmoil

at your campus.

- Hmm.

I have already tried

resigning with dignity.

If they want me out,

they will have to fire me.

- Did you know that history once
was written on leather pages?

So check beneath our skin

For the legend of a past
they tried to cut from us

If it has come to this then,

Listen to how it speaks volumes

-
See you in the dark

- Mr. Pettiway?

I'm so sorry for your loss.

- Thank you.

- Right this way.

Mr. Pettiway, will any other
family members be joining us?

- No, sir.

They offered, of course,

but my wife and I
did everything together.

We'll do this together too.

- No need to explain,
Mr. Pettiway.

I understand.

As we discussed
over the phone,

I'd like you to take a look
at the floral arrangements,

the casket,
and the accessories.

- I checked the website.

I want the white dove casket.

The one with the full trim
and the crosses at the cover

but with a satin upgrade.

Moving on
to floral arrangements,

the white lilies
heart wreath

with the matching casket spray.

The full spray,
not the half spray.

- Understood.

- The wreath's banner
should read

"To a loving and devoted wife."

The banner is red
with the writing in cream.

She hated pink.

Everything you need...

is here.

I've written the obituary.

Graphic arts students
are designing the program.

We should have 250 copies
tomorrow afternoon.

- Very well, Mr. Pettiway.

And, again,
my deepest condolences.

- What am I supposed
to do now?

- I don't give a damn
what you do.

Right now, you better
get your ass out of my office

before I head over to the gym.

I'm gonna kill you.

- How's everybody gonna know

that I'm ready
to lead next season

if they don't see me play?

- Only person needs to know
you're the quarterback is me.

What now?

- Oh, ma'am, I don't--

I don't even know
how to tell you.

- "Dear students and faculty,

"after thoughtful deliberation

"the board of trustees
has decided to move forward

"with a change of leadership
this coming fall.

"The board would like
to thank Dr. Eva Fletcher

"for her leadership in...

implementing the merger."

- I just--I don't understand.

- Chrystal, we both know
that I've been fighting

to hold onto this job
since the first second

I stepped in this office.

- But that still
doesn't make it right.

- No.

It doesn't.

- She had a wishy-washy
track record.

But she doesn't
deserve this.

- Oh, don't deserve this, huh?

You been the main one
doubting her and talking shit.

- Can the two of you
just stop?

We got to figure out
our next move.

- It's like they're telling us
to kiss their asses.

- It doesn't matter
what they're telling us.

Have you guys been
checking Textocity?

We're winning
by a two to one margin.

He said if we don't
want him here, he'll go away.

- Oh, and you believe him?

- I don't.

- You shouldn't.

He plans to prove
to students

he wants to preserve
the school's culture.

- Told y'all not to trust him.

I say we go down
to his damn office

without Dr. Fletcher
and handle this ourselves.

- I am done. I'm done!

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Just...
heard the announcement.

Wanted to check on you.

- Thanks, I'm fine.

- Now you're starting
to sound like me.

Careful.

That was just
almost a smile.

- It's hard to smile

when you've given
everything you have

and still come up short.

- All we can do is our best

and let the chips fall
as they may.

How's Sydney?

- We aren't...

we aren't speaking
at the moment.

- Hmm.

Hey, well, what's the deal

with...you and that kid
Sydney was with?

- There is...no deal.

- Must have been
a little something.

I mean, the way
he looked at you

and talked to you,
you know, like--

- Like I'd be so grateful

if we'd talk
about something else.

- All right.

On that note, I'll...

leave you to handle
your business.

- Our founder E.W. Smith heard
a chorus line of footsteps

Mistook them for heartbeats

So he readied himself
for birth

Curled his hand
around the torch to pass it on

No man should have
to be led to freedom

He should know the route

Like the taste
of mother's milk

Why'd he leave?
Where's Daddy at?

- I'm sorry, baby,

but Daddy ain't
coming home no more.

- I want my daddy.
- Hey. Hey.

It's gonna be all right,
little man.

- How are you
gonna be a daddy?

You are still just a child,

a foolish, foolish child.

- No, Ma, Ma. I can do--
- No.

- Ma, listen to me.

I'm not a child.
I can do this.

- No.

- You can't do it.

- Bruh, bruh?

Are you gonna answer that
or what?

- It's my ma.

- Well, it ain't her fault

you ain't put that thing
on silent.

- Hey, Ma.

- Hey, I'm here
picking up Bronwyn.

I'll call you
when we're done.

- BoJohn Folsom?

- All right.

I'll be right here.

- Thank you.
Right this way.

- Good morning,
Referral Line.

How may I help you?

- Hi, I'm calling
about getting a referral

for a therapist.

- And what kind of therapist
are you looking for, sir?

- Yes...

a psychologist.

- Patient's name, please?

- Eugene Hardwick.

- What's this?

- A ribbon
from Mom's Bible.

Whenever I'm nervous,
I hold it,

and it calms me down.

Cedric, what are you
doing here?

- Baby, can I--can I
talk to you, please?

- There's nothing
to talk about.

You need to go back
to your dorm.

- Cedric, this isn't
the place or the time to be--

- Look, I know that
I've said and done

some dumb things.

But maybe God brought us
to this point for some reason.

- Maybe you wound up here

because you were
being irresponsible.

- All I'm saying is

how can I fight for GAMU

and not fight for the life
of my own child?

- What are you talking about?

Your mom already told me
that you don't want this baby.

- Ma, how the hell
could you say that?

- You said you didn't
want to be a baby daddy.

And you are right.

You're right, neither of you
are in a position

to raise a child.

- Mom, that's not
your damn decision to make.

First of all,

I don't know who the hell
you think you're talking to,

but you have about five minutes
to get your mind right.

I worked like a dog
by myself

to raise you and give you
this life.

I'll be damned
if I don't have a say

about you just throwing it
all away.

- Look...

I know that this situation

isn't perfect
for either one of us.

But I am not trying
to do something

that we both will regret
for the rest of our lives.

- Sir, I'm gonna have
to ask you to leave.

- You are the one
carrying this baby.

So it's your decision to make.

But don't do it because you
think that I won't be there.

- I'm scared, Cedric.

- Hey, hey, look.

Look at me, look at me.

My dad died when I was four.

I don't remember much.

Little things I do remember,
they were good.

I swear to you

on everything

that I will be there
for our child.

No matter what happens
between us.

I will love my kid.

- You need to come
with us.

- Yeah.

- Are you all right?
- No.

No, I'm not okay--stop!
- She's gonna be fine.

- Let's do this, Miss Platt.

Why don't we go
into my office alone,

so we can talk about
all your options?

- Okay, thank you.
- Okay.

It's all right.

- We are the ones
who celebrate those

Who took risks in the dark

When their sunsets
were cut short

Instinctively, we rise
with the dawn

E.W. Smith told us
it's a new day

Sacrificed sleep
in order to keep his promise

In respect and gratefulness,
we remember his name

- How are they so willing
to museum us

But not willing to let us
live our story?

They can only place us
behind a glass for so long

For this pride
of mountain cats

Will unlock our tongues

Rattle our lungs

We must be ignited
by the resilience

Remembering the land
we stand on

And the dirt
we must grow up from.

- GAMU.

Remember there was
a need for a fire first

In order to rise
from the ashes

- I am who I am.

So I'm gonna say
what needs to be said.

You are doing God's work.

And I hope that one day
that will be enough.

Told you you didn't
need to come by today.

- I know what you told me.

But I didn't have
nothing else to do.

- Trying to decide which ones

to put in the program.

I need to get these over
to the graphic arts students

in the morning.

- Anything I can do?

- Thanks, Fred.
You've done enough.

I especially appreciate
you contacting everybody.

- You know, that's
what friends do.

You already know
how Fred does it.

- Well, you've gone
beyond the call of duty.

I remember that.

The Delta's
New Year's Eve Party.

I hooked up
with one of Ula's sorors.

Everything was going well!

Until her husband
showed up.

I never could forget
the time

Ula saw me hanging out
at the townhouse.

She started teasing me.

Talking about old man
up in the club.

After that, every time
she see me she'd greet me with:

"Used to come here till old men
started hitting on me."

Hell, old men need love too.

- Cecil, please.

You don't need
to babysit me.

- Man, I ain't going nowhere.

- How am I supposed to know
if I can be in this house

without her...

if y'all won't let me be?

- Maybe it ain't time for you--

- Soon as Dwight left,
here come Lenny.

Soon as he leaves,
you at the door.

Go.

- I know you're hurting.

- You don't know a damn thing
about what I'm feeling.

So, please, get out.

- I'm sorry, man.

I'll go.

I'll go.

I...

Oh God.

Oh God!

Oh...

Oh God.

- As you probably know by now,

the board of trustees
has announced

that I will no longer
be your president.

To be clear, I was fired.

The predominantly
white institutions

need to learn
that we will fight

to keep our culture
and our identity.

And thank you, Brian Bean,

but we don't need you
to teach us who we are.

But maybe we can teach you

how to be a man of your word,

how to do what's right,

no matter the consequences.

- Yo.

You doing this?

- I'm here, ain't I?

- What if your dad finds out?

- He gonna find out
that I'm all man.

-
Yo, I'm at war
Here we be

- Let's do it.

-
But tried nearly
But y'all ain't heard me

-
All my sisters
and brothers

- "Past is prologue,
Dr. Fletcher.

Therefore we have to stop
what we know is coming."

- "When E.W. Smith
learned that his home,

"a safe stop along
the Underground Railroad,

"had been compromised,

"he burned it to the ground

"to stop runaway slaves
from showing up.

"It was the only way
he could make sure

slave catchers had no reason
to come there."

- "A decade later
on that same spot

"he built what is now
Georgia A&M.

"I want to believe
that my ancestors

"would've fought
for what E.W. Smith stood for.

"This is not a reckless,
petulant act of children

"too young to understand.

"It is the act
of conscious young adults

who must remember
even if others don't."

- "It's simple:

"They will get federal funds
to disrespect our heritage

"if they refurbish
this building.

So there will be
no building to exploit."

- "Tonight, we set
E.W. Smith Hall free,

"rather than allowing
those who don't give a shit

to gentrify his legacy."

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Rise up together
Stand together

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Rise up together
Stand together

- The only thing
that's more powerful

than their hatred for us

is our love for ourselves.

That's why we must
never give up.

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Tell me what you want
from me

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