[snoring]
[sputtering]
-What the f-- -[shushing]
-[gasping] -It's large-item pickup day.
Can't it wait?
[upbeat music playing]
[sighs]
Atii.
[groaning]
[music ends]
-I don't have a good grip. -Funny, you look strong, but nope.
Yeah, well, I don't have your training in bar brawls.
Remember that time I got arrested?
When you used your one call
to let me know you wouldn't be home for dinner.
See, I can be thoughtful.
-Okay, stop. -Okay.
Since we're reminiscing, do you remember
when you told me that my dad was a NASA astronaut named Ziggy Stardust?
[both laughing]
-You were so gullible. -Oh, yeah.
Well, I got acquainted with him last night.
Turns out his name's Alistair, from Ottawa.
Wait, no, I'm not ready.
Hey, I'm not ready!
Well, I'm glad we had this talk.
["Guerilla" by Remi Wolf playing]
[music ends]
[sighs]
Whoa. Why are you still in your jammies?
I miss Fluffy and Charlie.
[Siaja] Aw, baby.
I know things are weird right now, but it's gonna be fun staying at Grandma's
for a couple nights.
Hmm.
And… how about I swing by the house and pick up Fluffy and Charlie?
Yay!
[chanting] Fluffy and Charlie!
-So, what's the plan, genius? -Plan?
Yeah.
[Siaja] I don't know, Mom. I wasn't exactly planning this.
Everything I own is still at Ting's house.
My wallet, my keys… my earrings.
Okay, maybe you and Ting are going through a rough patch.
It's not a patch. It's my life!
[phone buzzing]
-No. -Okay, so what?
You're just gonna wait until Ting's gone and then break into his house
and steal all your stuff back?
Oh, that's a great idea.
You're so good at this.
Oh my God. No, I was kidding.
Come on. You can't keep avoiding him.
I'm avoiding?
When were you gonna tell me about Alistair?
There's nothing to tell.
I got pregnant, and he left. End of story.
Super Shamou!
Hey, Super Shamou. Backpack.
Qaigit.
[Bun] Bye, Grandma. See you later.
You're not using my old bedroom.
Maybe Bun and I could--
No, I… I am using this room.
To store my knickknacks.
Huh. Your knickknacks?
Yeah. My knickknacks.
-What kind of knicknacks? -All my knickknacks.
Fine. But I gotta pick up my stuff today, so I'm taking the Ski-Doo.
[upbeat music playing]
Pick you up after school, okay?
Okay. Don't forget Fluffy and Charlie.
I promise!
-[woman 1] She thinks she's so clever. -[women giggling]
-[woman 2] I wonder if Ting's single now. -[Ski-Doo engine turning on]
[women giggling]
[tense music playing]
[music ends]
[man] TV's not working.
[sighs] I must have the wrong room. I was looking for somebody else.
I know that voice.
[sighs]
Who the hell is he?
That's Kuuk. He's my associate. Hotel is full, so we're sharing.
Good to meet you.
You need to leave town.
Yeah, real nice to see you too, Neevee.
Oh, I'm serious.
-I can't. I'm here on a contract. -Yeah?
That's not gonna work.
-Why didn't you tell me I had a daughter? -Hey.
-Kuuk? -Yeah?
-Mind giving us some privacy? -Yeah.
-[Kuuk] Coffee or something like that? -[Alistair] Yeah, coffee's good.
Coffees, coffees, coffees. Am I getting one or two?
-Kuuk. -Yeah.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Why didn't you tell me?
What's there to tell? You left.
Yeah, I left when you told me to get the hell out of town.
Yeah, you didn't have to take me so seriously.
You burnt my car.
Excuses.
Yeah, well, you haven't changed one bit.
-Yeah, and you got fat. -Yeah. And you look great.
Look, Siaja is going through a lot right now.
So you just stay away from her. Got it?
And put some clothes on. There's kids in this town. Tss.
-[playful music playing] -Jeez.
[stammering]
[sighs]
[music hums suggestively]
[chuckles awkwardly]
[clears throat]
[woman] Your loss.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ting] Thank you so much.
-[Siaja] Why are you still home? -[visitor] We thought of you.
[music becomes pensive]
Hi. Can I speak with flight control, please?
Hey, Brian.
Can you text me when Ting gets to work?
Okay.
Nakurmiik.
Huh?
Yes, he's single again.
Okay, Fluffy and Charlie, I'll be back.
-[engine whirs, then cuts out] -[music ends]
No.
[whirring]
No! No! [groaning]
Homewrecker!
You're using that word wrong, Lucy!
[panting]
[Colin] Listen up, Radio Land.
I'm gonna need someone to bring me two bacon sriracha sandwiches
and a Gatorade as soon as possible, please.
My life depends on it. [whimpering] Thank you.
["Tasiuunga" by Terry Uyarak plays on radio, then clicks off]
Hey, sorry for barging in,
but I sort of have a 911 situation happening.
Can you fix a Ski-Doo?
Come on, I'm Maori. Plus, just got my nails done.
Ask Millie.
[groaning]
Hey, nice sunglasses… inside.
How are you not more hungover?
I hate you so much right now.
Let's keep this on the down-low, but I need to break into Ting's house,
which I know is a felony, but that's my stuff, and I need it.
And I'm in desperate need of a vehicle. So could I maybe borrow one of yours?
-Jason's got it. -Crashed it.
What about Liam?
We broke up months ago.
Shit. I'm sorry. I should have known that.
And I vow to be a better friend once I figure this out.
Hey, am I a loser?
No. Why do you ask?
I just blew up my life without any sort of plan.
You know, no job, no ride, no home.
-No clue. -[sucks teeth] Millie!
Oh.
[Siaja] No, she's right.
I have no clue what to do next.
[sighs] It's a long-ass waitlist,
but you can ask Elisapee for a housing application.
Thank you. I will.
[Colin] Siaja.
You did what you had to do.
-Right, Millie? -[Millie groaning]
Garbage…
[retching]
All right.
[mouthing]
I got it. Let it all out.
[Millie] I didn't even eat corn.
Aliasuŋiñŋarugut aglaan.
[knocking]
Look who the devil brought in.
[Helen] Don't act rash.
Hey, Elisapee. Could I get a housing application?
Don't hold your breath.
[Helen] Please listen to me.
Jeffrey, why would I disrespect you?
I told you I was sorry. Can't you accept my apology?
You're not listening to me, Helen.
You know how much I care about this community.
All I'm saying is I'm one man doing a three-man job.
So, that's it? You're just gonna quit? No warning?
Louise is parked out back.
I'm going back to my shoe.
-[groaning] -I can do it.
Do what?
Large-item pickup.
You're down an employee, so hire me.
I don't think so.
I kind of owe you for how things went down last night.
"How things went down"? Siaja, you--
[Elisapee] Come on.
You fingered the whole town.
Elisapee's right.
There were elders there that probably haven't been fingered their entire lives.
-[stammering] -Siaja, this community center is my home.
The way you treated my guests last night is unacceptable.
And I'm deeply sorry.
But give me a chance to make it up to you, even if it's just for today.
[Helen sighs]
Can you drive a flatbed?
[weakly] Mm-hmm.
["She's Kerosene" by The Interrupters playing loudly on radio]
-[music cuts off] -[car alerts dinging]
[sighs]
[engine turns on]
[truck banging]
Okay. No.
-Uh… -[engine sputtering]
Just kidding.
Oh my God.
Can you not?
Not what?
Watch me.
Oh! Yeah, yeah, I was just… [laughing softly]
-["She's Kerosene" playing] -♪ I'm a match ♪
♪ She's kerosene ♪
♪ You know she's gonna Burn down everything ♪
♪ She's an arsonist in her pastime ♪
♪ And I've been burned for the last time ♪
-♪ Time, time, time, woah ♪ -[phone dinging]
♪ I've been burned for the last time ♪
[music ends]
[Siaja] Go to work, bro.
You shovel an elder's steps once. [scoffing]
[Colin on radio] This one goes out to anybody out there
who's doing their best to figure things out.
From 1995, this is Alanis Morissette, "You Learn."
["You Learn" by Alanis Morissette playing on radio]
[phone chiming]
♪ I recommend walkin' around Naked in your living room ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Swallow it down ♪
[Siaja singing along] ♪ It feels so good Swimming in your stomach ♪
♪ Wait until the dust settles ♪
-[song continues] -♪ You live, you learn ♪
♪ You love, you learn ♪
♪ You cry ♪
-♪ You learn, you lose, you learn ♪ -[phone dinging]
-[song continues] -♪ You bleed, you learn ♪
♪ You scream, you learn ♪
♪ I recommend biting off More than you can chew ♪
Ah! Ah!
[buzzing]
[gasping]
♪ I recommend sticking your foot In your mouth at any time ♪
-[phone dinging] -♪ Feel free ♪
Hey, maybe this will help.
[man] Thanks a lot, Siaja.
♪ Hold it up to the rays ♪
[grunting in frustration]
[phone dinging]
Yes! Yes!
Okay, I gotta wrap this up.
[sighs]
♪ You cry, you learn ♪
♪ You love… ♪
[loud clattering]
[song fades out]
[Siaja straining]
[Neevee] You a trashman now?
No freeloading, remember?
You know that flatbed goes up and down, right?
It does?
[laughing] Yeah. Pull that lever up.
[chuckles]
[flatbed whirring]
[whimsical music playing]
[music ends]
[flatbed whirring]
So, you're the new me, eh?
Just for today.
Watch out.
Helen will drive you nuts with all the extra things she wants you to do.
And for no pay.
-Is that why you quit? -Nah, it's 'cause she doesn't listen.
Yeah, I get that.
[Jeffrey] And she's mean.
I go out of my way to give her a hand, and she'll say stuff like,
"What can you do when you live in a shoe?"
Jeffrey, that's like an old white lady saying.
Like, "Ajurnarmat."
"Nothing can be done."
Oh, I thought she was making fun of me 'cause I live at the dump.
Oh, Helen might be tough, but this job is freaking impossible.
Nobody but you can do it day in and day out.
Well, gotta go commit a felony for Bun.
I hope Ting left the key in the secret spot.
Your best bet is to try his back window.
["Tuktu Strut" by PIQSIQ playing]
[grunting]
Okay.
[sputtering]
[sighs]
[squeaking]
-[knocking] -[music cuts off]
Hello? Ting?
I made you your favorite.
Macaroni and hot dogs.
This one's for you, Bun.
-["Tuktu Strut" resumes] -[woman] Ting?
Hello?
Ting?
[knocking continues]
-No! Where's Charlie? -[woman] Ting?
I know life is really lonely right now.
-Charlie! -[woman] Don't shut out the world.
-[music cuts off] -Huh?
-Hey, Judy. Don't tell Ting I was here. -Wha--
Girl code.
I'm so sorry.
Siaja…
[Siaja] I owe you a casserole.
You don't like it. I hear you. All right. Thanks for calling. Bye-bye.
Damn it! Why is everybody complaining about salt on the steps?
Oh! Was that you?
Yes. It's slippery. For safety.
It ruins our kamiks.
Our seal-skin boots.
I know what kamiks are.
Oh, well, it wrecks the soles
because they're not chemically treated, so maybe try sand instead.
[sighs]
I've been salting the steps for years. Why didn't anyone ever say anything to me?
Thank you for sharing your traditional knowledge with me.
You're welcome.
Namaste.
Oh!
I have money for you.
-Thank you. -For today.
[humorous ringtone playing]
[Helen] Thanks again.
Go for Helen.
Yes.
I know, it should be sand.
I don't know who is putting salt on the steps.
It's ridiculous.
["Ataataga" by Riit playing]
[gasping excitedly]
[uplifting electropop song continues]
-[song ends] -[gasps]
[Siaja] Seriously?
What are you doing here?
He brought my Ski-Doo back, so I invited him in.
Okay. Thank you.
You can go now.
Siaja, we're worried about you.
[sarcastically] Oh, ha-ha-ha-ha.
See? She hasn't been herself.
What? I'm fine.
I'm thriving.
I did large-item pickup today.
Everyone sees the muskox, right?
It's from when we first got together, remember?
Oh! [scoffs]
Oh, my God.
Was this the plan?
To remind me of better days with a stuffed muskox?
You said it was like our love, wild and free.
No, you said that.
Okay, guys, calm down.
[Ting sighs]
Look, I can admit I made a mistake yesterday.
You made… more.
You were scared, and, you know, you acted irrationally.
-Don't talk to me like I'm crazy. -You broke into our house.
Okay, yeah. I did do that.
Come on.
I would have let you in, Siaja. I'm not a monster.
I know that, Ting.
You're charming,
and you're actually a really great dad, but…
I've been dying inside for a long time,
and you never noticed.
You really think you could do better than me?
Ataata!
My little Shamou.
Are we going home?
Bun, remember?
You and I are gonna stay with Grandma.
Your ataata will pick you up after school tomorrow.
Right. Yeah.
It's gonna be super fun.
And look who I brought over. Fluffy and Charlie to keep you company.
-Thank you, Ataata. My guinea pigs! -You know what, Bun?
I have a perfect place for this.
Come here.
You're making a big mistake.
[downbeat music playing]
-[phone buzzing] -[music fades out]
-Hi, Helen. -Hello.
Everyone's been calling me, saying what a good job you did.
[Siaja] Oh.
-Really? -Mm-hmm.
I know it's weird, but I kinda liked helping people get rid of the things
that were holding them back.
I might need a tetanus shot, though.
Also, Jeffrey called, and he said that you cleared things up
and that he'll be back next week, so thank you.
Oh. Um…
You're welcome.
[Helen] You know, maybe I was wrong about you.
I need somebody on my team who's good with people, and…
Well, I'd like to offer you a job as my EA.
-I know it's not what you wanted-- -I'll do it!
[Helen] Great.
You start on Monday.
-I'm so excited. Bye. -[uplifting music playing]
Who's the loser now, bitch?
[dog howling]
Mom!
[Neevee] In here.
["Ton Vieux Nom" by Elisapie playing]
Thank you, Mom.
I hope you know what you're doing.
Because being a single mom is the hardest job in the world.
[song ends]
Speaking of jobs, I got one today.
Working for Helen.
[chortles]
[laughing]
-What? -[laughing louder]
What's so funny?
["Front Tooth" by Remi Wolf playing]
♪ Why this still don't feel like Quite like it's supposed to? ♪
♪ Whoo! ♪
♪ Yeah, this still feels like A Conor McGregor fight ♪
♪ Kickin' out my front tooth ♪
♪ Wish I was lovey-ovey-ovey Want that true mother feel ♪
♪ But I keep hatin', hatin', hatin' Like Cruella de Vil ♪
♪ I wanna lovey-ovey-ovey I just want to be real ♪
♪ So I lay down in the shower Let the water wake my body up ♪
♪ Whoa! Wake my body up ♪
♪ Please, please wake it up! ♪
♪ Whoa! ♪
[song ends]