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Love & War

‘Love & War’

Season 1, Episode 19 -  Aired April 13, 2022

After Bruce returns home from Vietnam, his family are shocked by how quickly he tries to move on with his life.

Quote from Lillian

Lillian: Why, hello, Tammy, and this must be little Joey, aren't you adorable, please come inside, I can't wait to get to know you better.
Adult Dean: Ooh, whenever Mama didn't use periods, I knew things were about to get good.

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Quote from Bill

Tammy: Lillian, i- if I'm being honest, I-I would love to pick your brain about how you are able to work, raise a family, and keep a marriage.
Lillian: [chuckles] Thank you. That's very nice of you.
Adult Dean: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What's happening?
Lillian: I guess it all comes down to prioritizing. [Bill clears his throat] And, of course, I have Bill.
Tammy: Oh. Speaking of, Bill, Bruce told me that you are an amazing musician. And, and I'll be honest, I-I wasn't familiar with your music until I bought your 45. Your vocals reminded me of a-an early William Smith.
Bill: [chuckles] You know about Smitty?
Tammy: Uh-huh! Sure do. Y'all sing from the same place.
Bill: The soul?
Tammy: Mm, I was gonna say the knees. All that begging and pleading. [laughter]
Bill: Well, it was a blues cover. You clearly have good taste. How you end up with this clown?

Quote from Adult Dean

Adult Dean: And that's when I caught him stealing from Bruce. I knew I should've stopped him, told him to put it back in the drawer, maybe offered him something he could play with. This was my moment of truth. Bruce asked me to be like an older sibling to this kid, but was I going to be a Bruce or a Kim?
Lillian: [o.s.] Boys, time for dinner.
Adult Dean: I chose violence.

Quote from Dean

Dean: W-Wait. Wait. So no one's gonna whoop this kid?
Bill: Dean, go to bed.

Quote from Adult Dean

Adult Dean: Turns out Joey was grounded, which felt a pretty weak punishment to me. But at least I was finally able to get some one-on-one time with my brother.

Quote from Lillian

Bruce: Well, I want a two-bedroom... so Joey can have his own room.
Bill: Have you lost your mind?!
Lillian: You and Tammy cannot live together! [scoffs] You are not married!
Kim: Mama, it is 1969. Get with it.
Lillian: Kim, if you don't hush with all that me... Mm. Now is not the time. How can I show my face in church? You are gonna have to tell your grandmother.
Bill: Both of them.

Quote from Kim

Kim: I know this is the last thing you want to hear right now, but you're running the risk of Bruce doing exactly what you don't want him to do by insisting he does things your way. Speaking from experience.

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