Now that I'm nearing the end of my freshman year,
I can't help but look back at how much I've grown.
When I started, I was basically a legacy at Zoey University.
But now I feel like this school is mine.
I mean, look at all the friendships
I've made, the things I've accomplished,
the stories I will never tell my children.
- Oh! - No, thank you.
It hasn't all been easy.
There's been some stressful times,
but I've got a handle on it.
And, hey, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
And I've come up with a great idea
to celebrate the year that was.
Yo, yo, yo, What is going on, gang?
You know, we're coming to the end of our semester,
and I just want to do something to commemorate
the crew that we've become.
You want us to get matching track jackets, don't you?
No, no, this is not my matching track jacket idea.
Although I still think that would be dope AF.
I've come up with something else.
Everybody clear your schedules for the day
because I've used all my Stevens and Lido
connections to get us...
[IMITATES DRUM ROLL]
- [CELLPHONE CHIMES] - ... eight tickets to Disneyland.
- Oh, my God. What? - I know.
Now, we don't have the Park-Hopper, but that is okay.
- [CELLPHONES CHIMING] - We will just visit
Disney's California Adventure another time.
This is amazing!
- [CHIMING CONTINUES] - I know.
I made the magic happen for the most magical people
at the happiest place on Earth.
KIELA: Zoey Johnson with the hookup.
I'm sorry. What?
- [CHIMING CONTINUES] - Zoey who?
No, Zoey did not do this.
I cannot imagine Zoey taking the initiative
to do something nice for me and my friends.
Junior, she invited us to a secret show for the rapper
Ms. It at Bar None.
Oh, we'll be at Disneyland.
Shame you guys are going to have to miss that concert.
Uh...
♪
Yeah, I didn't believe it either.
♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪
♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ Learn something new every day ♪
♪ I don't know, so I'mma feel my way ♪
♪ Got the weight of the world on me ♪
♪ But no regrets, this is what I say ♪
♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪
♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ You can tell me ♪
♪ My heart beating so loud ♪
♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ Hit it like 1, 2, 3 ♪
♪ Ain't nobody do it like me ♪
ZOEY: This is insane.
Ms. It secret show, the hottest female artist
in the rap game, is performing at a bar
with one working toilet.
I am so impressed.
DOUG: Ah, thank you.
You know, I really feel like this is really
how I'm going to turn a corner in my career.
Today, I'm promoting the Ms. It show,
and tomorrow, maybe the, uh,
Doug Edwards Hall at the Grammy Museum.
I like that.
- Okay. - AARON: I'm proud of you, man.
I know you've worked hard.
I know it's been tough, but look how far you've come.
Yeah, I feel like I'm two steps away from
taking my Cash App tag out of my Instagram bio.
Feels good. But you guys enjoy this.
I'm about to go swap out these urinal cakes.
See you guys.
All right.
You know, I remember when he used to look up to the guy
who used to swap out the urinal cakes.
And now it's...
He really has come a long way.
Yeah.
Oh. Makes you emotional.
♪ Going up, never coming down ♪
Yo, yo, what's going on, everybody?
Who's ready for Ms. It?
[CHEERING]
JUNIOR: So, this is definitely not Disneyland.
But even I have to admit,
this looks like it'll be a fun night.
Wow! Thank you so much for helping me
secure the spots for the group.
After all of this, I feel like they owe me annual passes as thanks.
You are so obsessed with Disneyland.
I know, but now is not the time.
Let's make ourselves wide, all right?
Back up, y'all.
- Hey. - Hey.
Why are we in the nosebleeds?
I thought it was more important for us to be together
as opposed to close to the stage.
Now, we're near an exit. You never know what can happen.
I don't really care where we stand.
- Just can't leave I'm here. - Oh, my God.
That is the biggest picture of Ms. It.
- Wow. - Yes.
That's a bigger surprise than finding out
Lauryn was into Metallica.
Hey, I make no apologies for going hard.
- ZOEY: Hey, friends! - Hey.
What are you doing in the nosebleeds?
There's still space in the VIP section.
Oh, there's a VIP section?
Yeah, I created it, duh.
We don't need to go that far, though.
- We're cool. - For real?
It's right there.
Like, you could walk there by accident
looking for the bathroom. Come on.
Yeah, I don't know.
I mean, I feel we have a good spot here. Right?
Yeah, me and Grace put in a lot of work to finding these.
[BLEEP] that. Let's go to the front.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry. Excuse me, guys.
Yo, what do you think?
Does this say, uh, "My guy Doug knows how
to treat an A+ talent"?
Yeah, man. No, this is, uh, this is great.
You covered everything but the mildew.
Uh-huh.
That can't be cheap, huh?
Right. It is not.
And you can afford pre-cut imported tropical fruits.
Those aren't even in season.
Mm-hmm.
So let me get this straight.
A struggling event planner... that'd be you...
can come up with the bread to deck out this entire
green room but not to chip in on my spare room
that you just so happen to stay in.
Bro, I asked you for your help, not an audit.
These are all business investments. Okay?
- [CELLPHONE CHIMES] - Business investments?
I got to take this. This is, uh, the stretch
Hummer driver confirming the address for Ms. It.
Stretch Hummer?
Yo.
You're where?
Is that my foot bath?
ZOEY: And then I just told Amanda Gorman,
"I'd love to dress you for the Met,"
and I'm so glad we did.
How are you pulling this off?
Everything is confidence.
Actually, remind me to tell you about the time
- that Aaron and I stayed in a presidential suite. - JUNIOR: Look at her.
Now it is just the Zoey Show.
I've kind of always lived in her shadow.
I can see that. She's talented, funny, beautiful, successful.
Um...
You're some of those things, too.
Thank you.
Look, she's just fulfilling the older sibling prophecy.
It's natural.
I would say it's upbringing.
Older siblings are like born leaders.
They're pretty much the third parent
- without the back problem. - I know, I know.
And it might have been cool in high school
when I needed a ride,
but I just feel like I've outgrown that.
These things are what they are.
Just don't let it stress you out.
♪
So what kind of a stage delay are we looking at?
Erykah Badu or Lauryn Hill?
Ms. It takes the stage when she is ready.
Can't rush greatness.
Okay, so ballpark, Missy Elliott.
Okay, well, I hope she plays "Throw It Back"
because that's my favorite song on TikTok right now.
Okay, Top Fifty, but real fans know that
"Hit This" is Ms. It's best record.
ZAARA: Wait, isn't she only famous because she was
on that reality show and then there was a viral meme?
She is famous because of her undeniable talent.
She writes her own bars,
and she is reinventing the life performance.
Well, I saw her feature on Ed Sheeran's mixtape,
and I... I thought that was pretty good.
No, no. Ed was featured on Ms. It's mixtape.
And "pretty good"?
Okay, I'm going to get a drink
while you all fix your Ms. Ittitude.
As usual, Annika was right.
I'm sure Zoey isn't trying to crowd in on my thing.
I shouldn't let it stress me out.
[LAUGHTER]
This is too beautiful!
My sister finally meeting my brothers.
Yeah, they were actually just telling me...
Oh, just alluding to some of your pledge hijinks.
Off the record, though, 'cause legally, we don't pledge.
We just "offer opportunities for advancement."
- [LAUGHTER] - My bad, my bad.
We could just say that the General chose us.
I'm sorry, the General?
- Yeah, that's my, uh, frat name. - Him?
- That's me. - Okay.
It's kind of like how you wanted us to call you
Gwizzledore during your D&D phase.
Bro, you played D&D?
Well, I actually did as a kid, too, though.
Okay, sure.
But did you skip your prom for a quest?
[LAUGHTER]
Well, it was a... a campaign.
It was the only night my guild was strong enough to beat
Whiticus The Destroyer.
[LAUGHTER]
You know what? Laugh if what you want,
but he actually influenced me to add capes to my fall collection.
Oh, whoa, whoa.
Did you just say you wore capes?
Unironically?
Like, you went into your closet
and said, "It's cape night"?
[LAUGHTER]
Okay, guys, the General helped me move product that season,
so I have nothing but respect.
Okay. Gwizzledore.
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, no, no, not again.
Why can't Zoey stop embarrassing me?
Oh, my heart is racing.
Not another panic attack.
I've got to get out of here.
I think I'm going to go see if Doug needs something.
- Gwizzledore! - We were just playing, man!
Yo, you got to go slice some dragon!
[HEART BEATING]
Hey, Junior. Oh. Oh, my God.
Uh...
Hey. Hey. Are you okay?
Yeah?
I'm here with you.
You got this.
How long have you been dealing with these panic attacks?
I don't know. Not long.
Have you done anything about them?
Have you talked to anyone?
- I mean. - Okay. Come on.
A panic attack is your body telling you
that something's wrong and you need to talk to somebody
about what just happened.
Just trust me.
I've... I've been through this, and anxiety is no joke.
I've got it covered.
Okay, I know you think you have it covered,
but listen to me.
I-I've been where you are.
And when I first dealt with anxiety,
I was so overwhelmed
and I literally dropped out of school.
But I got to a place where I felt in control
because I didn't try and do it alone.
Listen, I know we have this whole thing
where I'm the little brother who still plays Pokémon
as an adult and you're the cool older sister
who needs to look out for me.
But you don't need to do that anymore.
Oh.
You don't need to look out for me.
I got it.
Okay.
I'm just... I'm going to go.
[DOOR HANDLE RATTLES]
Luckily, I'm not claustrophobic.
Oh, I love that one. We look so cute.
- No! - ZEKE: Sorry, babe.
I got to free up at least two gigabytes of space.
She's going to do 8 to 10 songs
with at least two new drops, which means I could be
the first one with that video footage.
This could be the start of my YouTube channel.
Look, we're all excited to see her, okay?
But you're taking it to a whole new level.
Yeah, I didn't realize you were the
"I make my own YouTube edits" kind of fan.
ZEKE: Are you kidding?
I'm a "give up my spot on the football team
and then blow my savings account to buy tickets to follow her
across the country" kind of fan.
So you would rather be known as Mr. It
than be the MVP of the Super Bowl?
One of those lasts a day. The other last a lifetime.
Wow.
You better not ever.
That's a lot.
DOUG: Yo, how do you not know where your artist is?
That's your only job.
You don't have her chipped or something?
How is that insulting?
Bro, what are you doing?
- Oh, me? - Yeah.
I'm just eating your half of the water bill.
What?
I will be made whole, Douglas.
This next plate will put a nice dent
in which you owe me for electricity.
Okay?
Bro, I don't know if you high or...
or drunk or both, but you can't be doing this.
Ms. It is about to pull up now.
What I mean is how do you have all this
money for Ms. It, right?
But pretty sure I caught you wearing my favorite shirt
when you couldn't afford laundry.
This is a very big night for me.
I don't know if you noticed,
so I'm going to need you to address your problem.
The problem is you're staying in my spare room.
Right?
You're eating my Cocoa Puffs.
You're touching my thermostat.
Nobody likes it on 67. Okay?
A house should be warm, cozy, like a home, right?
You're doing all this without paying rent.
So if we don't figure out some sort of payment situation,
I'm going to have to kick you out.
That's good, because I'm moving out.
Okay, fine.
Good.
I was eating that.
[PLATE CLATTERS]
How is there no reception?
Bar None? More like Bar No Bars.
You proud of yourself?
- Yeah. - You're taller.
Why don't you go see what you can get us?
Oh, so I have to follow orders now, I guess.
Oh, my God. Okay.
You seem to think that being the oldest is easy,
but you always have to watch what you're doing
because you're setting an example.
And you know what?
You're the test subject for your parents
to work out all their bad ideas on, so.
Do you know how hard it is to grow up in your shadow?
Even going to Cal U wasn't going to a reputable
liberal arts college with great weather.
It was following in Zoey's footsteps.
I even have to dress a particular way because of you.
Like I want to wear Givenchy to a bar concert.
That's not Givenchy.
Thank you, Zoey. Really appreciate that.
I needed that, actually.
You know what? I'm so sorry.
You're so right.
You don't need my help or my advice
because you have it all figured out.
Except for the fact that you're emotionally fighting
for your life in the closet of a bar.
Bro, are you going to get help or not?
Are you?
If not, I'm bringing our parents into this.
You wouldn't.
Oh, I would.
[SCOFFS]
I am.
I'm composing a text, and as soon as we get out there,
I'm hitting send.
Zoey.
Are you going to listen to me?
No.
Okay.
You know what? Mom's a doctor.
She'll be able to help you with the treatment plan
and get the right referrals.
Really...
[GASPS]
I can't believe I just did that.
I can't believe he just did that.
I just got that phone.
I thought it was the waterproof version.
[SIGHS] I'm sorry, I just...
Sometimes I feel like we're competing for space.
I'm not trying to compete with you.
Bro, I know you said that you're different
and that you don't need me to look out for you,
but I'm different, too.
You know, when I first got to Cal U, I failed so hard.
Like, I abandoned my friend at the first party we went to.
Who does that?
And I was hooked on Adderall.
Oh, wow. I was just such a mess.
But I'm not that selfish and competitive person anymore.
I'm someone who's really excited to hook your friends up
with this whole secret show and someone who's willing
to share their experience with anxiety
to help somebody I really care about,
someone who's excited to be a better big sister.
So just like you've changed, I have, too.
I know.
You finally used BOGO for you and a friend.
Mm-hmm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
It's just not easy always feeling
like you're growing up in someone's shadow.
Sometimes I just wish I could be me,
have something of my own.
What are you talking about?
You are the most you person I have ever met.
I mean this so seriously,
Like, you have this awkward confidence
that has to be seen to be believed.
And, I mean, you're funny, and you're kind.
You know, the best part of being your big sister
is that it's just so easy to say
I'm proud of you because I really am.
I feel like I've always known that,
but that's the first time I've ever heard you say it.
Well, I'm never saying it again, so don't get used to it.
- [BOTH LAUGH] - I'm kidding.
I'm really proud of you.
I'm proud of you, too.
Thanks.
Hey, could you, uh, hit me with the info for the doctor
that you used to help you get through this?
- Are you for real? - Yes.
Ah! Thank you, Junior.
- Okay. You don't have to dance. That's a lot. - [LAUGHS]
You know what? I've had a thought.
- What? - Junior... it's not it.
It's not entirely appropriate for somebody
who's carving out their space in the world like you are.
Yeah, maybe I have outgrown it.
Maybe you have, Dre.
- Ooh! - Ooh!
Ick.
How about we try Andre?
Yeah, I like that.
Okay, Andre.
Okay, Andre! Oh, I like that.
All right.
So sorry. I should have knocked.
- Oh, my God. - Oh, God!
- Eww! - No, it's not like that.
Oh, no, that's my brother.
- That's my brother. - Gross!
Still no sign of Ms. It, huh?
Bro, they've been telling me 10 minutes
for the past 45 minutes.
Shocking from the artist whose hit single is
"Bitch, I'm Not Coming." Right?
I mean, I was going to go off on your little stunt,
but I guess it doesn't matter now.
It had nothing to do with the sushi or the money, Doug.
- Okay? - Yeah.
It had a little something to do with the money,
but I just feel like you're putting all this effort
into this rapper you didn't even know
and kind of taking me for granted.
Oh, well, bro, I did not mean
for you to feel underappreciated.
And to be honest, I wouldn't be where I'm at right now
if it wasn't for your help.
So thank you.
Well, thanks.
I think it's time for me to call it.
- Yikes. - Yeah.
I just... I didn't see this being the outcome, you know?
Yeah, it... it kind of seems like the whole point
of a concert promoter is to actually deliver a concert.
But, hey, at least you know for next time, right?
Oh, and for next time, can you please remind me
to get a binding agreement and not a DM?
Yeah, I will... I will make sure you do that.
Oh, one more favor.
Can you order me a stiff drink?
I'm going to need it.
Mnh-mnh.
[CROWD CHANTING "MS. IT! MS. IT!]
Hey, guys, I have some bad news.
Ms. It's not going to make it tonight.
[CROWD CLAMORING]
Sometimes the night doesn't go the way you hoped.
Supposed to be right here, right here.
I know.
But if it makes you feel any better,
we can watch her YouTube videos on the Uber home.
Yeah.
And we'll even let you rewind
to as many little bits as you want.
She didn't even get to see my specially made T-shirt.
- We know, buddy. - We know.
And you need friends that are like family
to look out for you.
And the lucky ones have family
that's actually family to have your back.
Hey, where y'all been at?
Mm, on another quest, huh, Junior?
[LAUGHTER]
Uh, actually, it's a campaign.
And I think I want to go by Andre now.
- Andre? - Yeah.
- Okay. - Okay.
Okay, Andre.
Andre.
I like... I like Andre.
I... I like that.
I... I love that for you.
My sister and I have been stuck playing
one version of our relationship.
ZOEY: But just like Junior leveled up to Andre...
JUNIOR: We're leveling up to friends and equals.
ZOEY: Whatever jealousies and ideas
we were working with before...
JUNIOR: We're leaving behind for a new, more exciting chapter.
ZOEY: Basically, we're rewriting the narrative.
♪ Can you feel the love? ♪
Sorry, I forgot to close a tab.
Can you help me out with that?
- WOMAN: Sure. - MS. IT: Excuse me.
I was looking for Doug.
I don't know his last name.
Probably a Black guy.
He said there'd be a sushi boat?
I don't know, but I was supposed to perform tonight.
[GASPS] Oh, my God, you're Ms. It.
Yeah. Sorry.
I got caught up at Disneyland.
You can really spend a whole day there.
My boyfriend is literally your biggest fan.
- He's not going to believe this. - Really?
We should take a picture for him then.
He would never forgive me for this.
We never met.
You were never here.
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