Lena Waithe

Alicia meets with a fertility specialist to discuss the logistics of IVF as a queer woman. She is confronted with the systemic biases of insurance companies that fail to account for non-heteronormative paths to parenthood, leading to a frustrating realization about the financial and legal hurdles ahead.

Dev and Denise catch up during Thanksgiving as Denise describes the elaborate birthday surprise she planned for her girlfriend Michelle.

Alicia discusses her fertility options with Dr. Perkins, facing the harsh medical and financial realities of pursuing IVF as a queer woman.

A mother and grandmother discuss Denise's sexuality while preparing Thanksgiving dinner, touching on parenting guilt and cultural expectations.

Dev teases Denise about her new girlfriend's questionable Instagram handle and provocative social media presence before she arrives for Thanksgiving.

During a meal, Denise nervously comes out to her mother, Catherine, who reacts with a mixture of concern for her daughter's future and practical worry.

Denise comes out to her best friend Dev, discussing the cultural pressures of being gay in the Black community and their shared code word for it.

Alicia struggles with the physical and emotional toll of self-administering IVF injections while on the phone with her mother. The scene captures the intersection of financial stress, the fear of failure in motherhood, and the blunt but supportive dynamic between mother and daughter.