I May Destroy You
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Then, of course, she gets sick.
Its her mothers birthday, something Terry seems slightly more excited about than Arabella does.
Arabella ignores Terrys objections and tries to vape, though theres no oil left in her cartridge.
After dropping Terry off at her audition, Arabella reconnects with Simon to return his jacket.
When Terry calls, Arabella uncharacteristically ignores her, choosing instead to talk with her brother.
Her brother, Nick (Tobi King Bakare), again stays on the couch.
She thanks Lenora and quickly excuses her to leave.
The memory of that event overwhelms Arabella, and she retreats to her room.
Now back in their school days, teen Arabella and Terry walk to her fathers old home.
Arabella plans to change into cooler clothes so she and Terry can hang out with guys.
She explains to Terry that her parents live apart but arent separated.
A womans underwear rests on a radiator.
She had buried the awkward memory until her dads musings exhumed it.
Back in the present day, Arabellas mother sits with her in her old childhood bedroom.
Later, Arabella returns for her nightly watch at the Ego Death bar.
Tears line both of their eyes.
This is the moment Terry never wanted to share.
They toast with their wineglasses and the past is forgiven.
His date asks if he would like something else, not of a sexual nature.
Kwame asks for a hug, giving in to an emotional connection instead of the physical one he expected.
In a subtle way, The Cause the Cure becomes a story about forgiveness and being open to change.
She didnt hold on to any misgivings about her dad from when she was a little girl.
Arabella has cleared the tension between her and Simon and relieved a guilty Terry from a moment of misjudgment.
Will she be able to forgive herself next?
