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"Chris Rock has a new stand-up special on HBO called Bring the Pain."
Eddie Huang

"Bring the Pain" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the second season of Fresh off the Boat. It first aired on May 24, 2016.

Synopsis[]

Louis' estranged brother, Gene, comes to visit, and he has big news to share with the family. And Eddie tries to find creative ways to watch the latest Chris Rock age-inappropriate stand-up comedy special despite his parents' and brothers' disapproval.

Plot[]

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It's the start of summer vacation, and Eddie wants to watch a new special hosted by Chris Rock named "Bring the Pain" on HBO. Even though they can't watch HBO shows due to the cable company finding out Jessica subscribed under a fake name, HBO is streaming for free for one week only. He tries to persuade his brothers to watch it with him but they would rather watch "Square One" which is educational. This leads to the three of them to fight for the remote and eventually, Louis had to break up the fight and lecture Eddie its not good to fight with his brothers. But his lecture about getting along with your siblings immediately goes into the trash when Jessica mentions his brother Gene is on the phone.

Louis doesn't want to talk to his brother and tries to get off the hook by pretending he's busy with something but Jessica didn't understand his charades and said something else. After the call ends, Jessica claims that Gene is coming to America to share some personal news. While Louis' mother Jenny is happy to see her son again, Louis is unhappy since he believes he is starting another band and claims that Gene is nothing but a baby for holding on grudges against him. However, Jenny tells Louis he should really make amends with Gene as it's been years and he probably has changed for the better. Not only that, he should also show a good example for the boys and they shouldn't drift away like they did. The brothers fight again for the remote until Jessica put an end to it. Unfortunately, Jessica is refusing to let Eddie watch Bring the Pain because it causes "Race Riots".

Later that day, Honey and Jessica talk about the news. Jessica admitted to her that Gene loaned her $200 so that way she could buy the engagement ring that they couldn't afford, but Gene doesn't want her to pay back. Especially in Chinese culture, you don't owe anyone anything. So Honey suggested maybe she should get Gene something that's worth $200 so they can call it even. Jessica agrees to this.

Eddie then heads over to see his friends sitting on lawn chairs in the middle of the road. They watched Bring the Pain and were surprised to hear all the truth "blow up in their faces". Allison comes along hoping to tell a joke she learned from the show but Eddie doesn't want her saying it since he hasn't seen the show yet. This upsets her since they planned to talk about the show before she heads off to band camp and she really wants to say it. So Eddie quickly heads back inside to watch the show, but Evan and Emery were a step ahead of him. Turns out Jessica made them monitor his every move and made sure he doesn't watch Bring the Pain. (Even if they aren't watching TV).

Later on, the Huangs head over to the airport to pick up Gene, but they were at the wrong gate and Gene instead found them. He happily greets the family including his mom who is happy to see him again and gives his brother Louis a big hug. The family learns that Gene is currently working for Delta Airlines and got last minute plane tickets to fly down here to tell them some big news. He isn't just there to visit, he's also here to announce that he's getting married! The family is pleased to hear this and Jessica tries to persuade Gene to rent a Chevy Lumina but Gene turns it down. Louis asks who is his finacee and jokingly asks if its the masseuse from Phuket. To which Gene claims her name is Margaret and is a consultant. Afterwards, Louis offers to carry his suitcase but Gene refuses and they have a "Chinese Polite Fight". A fight that one should never give in.

Eventually, they arrive back home and Gene is entertaining the family with some announcements he learned during his training. Until Louis tells them they will be having Cattleman's Ranch for lunch but Gene insists that they should have something else to celebrate. Because he already made reservations at the best Orlando themed resturant in Orlando. They eventually get seated and Gene talks about more on how he met Margaret. He claims that in the past, he did some acting and met Margaret while shooting a fabric softner commercial in Saipan. He then asks Louis to be his best man at his wedding, to which Louis happily accepts the offer. Jessica tried once again to pay back the $200 by having them order more, but it doesn't work. So when Gene goes to the bathroom, Jessica decided to pay the bill, but Gene already beat her to it. This lead to the two having a Chinese polite fight on who pays the bill. But eventually, Jessica finally manages to get Gene to allow her to pay him back. At first she was gonna cut a hole in his suitcase so Gene knows about the $200 when he goes back. But because Gene found out, he allowed her to pay him back if it really meant that much to her.

Meanwhile, Eddie explains to his friends that he still hasn't watch the show since his brothers will tattletale on him or turn off the TV if he does so. Brian suggested to him he should put in a VHS tape and pre-record the show late at night when everyone is asleep. Eddie does this and is happy that his plan work. (Even if it costs him Bruce Leroy). Though his excitment was short-lived because as soon as he put in the tape into his TV, Evan and Emery appeared on screen calling him off for doing this. They eventually appear right next to him and tell Eddie that they figured this would happen and they used Louis' tape recorder to record a message and replace Bring the Pain with Bless My Happy Home. Much to Eddie's dismay.

Later that night, Louis notices that Jessica is happy about something. Jessica finally admits to him about the time she borrowed money from Gene to pay for their wedding ring and finally got to pay him back. But Louis let's her know that's a big mistake she made, since he's been sending over money to Gene to help him out over the years. So technically, he owes them thousands of dollars! All of a sudden, they hear the sounds of a piano breaking and quickly go over to investigate. Turns out Gene broke the piano while playing ragdoll and Jenny even claims that he plays mad like Jerry Lewis. Louis tells him to pay for the damage but Gene refuses because he's tight on money for the wedding. But Jessica and Louis tells him to use the money they gave him over the years for all the times he tried to work for something. Gene admits he is still holding a grudge against Louis over an incident that happened at a hot springs back in Taiwan. He even claims that he "stole America from him". Everyone is confused by this and questions what happened.

It turns out that Grandpa Huang took the two brothers to a hot springs, he tells the two he has worked hard over the years to save up enough money to send them to America. But only one can go, and they have to make the decision. This leads to the two brothers to have another Chinese polite fight until Louis quickly claims he'll take it and quickly leaves the place before Gene could say anything. This shocks everyone and Gene calls Louis off for being selfish. But Louis defends himself that he gave back by working hard and sending him money to help out him along with the rest of the family. Not only that, he shouldn't complain anymore since Gene's life is getting better now. But Gene points that while it did, who knows what his life would have truly become if he went down the wrong path or was the one to go to America instead. Then he leaves the room.

Jessica and Louis head back to bed, and Louis admits that he feels bad for Gene and wondered if his life would have been better if he went instead. But Jessica tells him she isn't upset with his decision on taking it since one of them was gonna get it. On top of that, he shouldn't feel bad about it unless if he wants to set a good example for the boys.

However, Eddie was a step ahead of his dad and tried to make amends with his brothers about the whole ordeal with the TV. He feels bad that their dad and their uncle have a very strained relationship and don't want them to end up the same way. And while their very divided, they should "unite". And so the three of them decided to watch Bring the Pain together. And Emery and Evan actually enjoy it since the jokes aren't lame and its kinda educational. Eddie decides to call Allison regardless of the time.

Meanwhile, Louis decides to apologize to Gene for acting up but he couldn't find him. He goes into Jenny's room and asks her if she knows where he is. But the only thing that was there was a note from Gene. Louis reads it and finds out that Gene decided to head back to Taiwan, and told them that he and his family are un-invited to the wedding. He also took Jenny with him for the wedding. So when Eddie tries to call Allison, he quickly hangs up the phone on him and tells everyone that he needs to call the airline. He's deciding to make things right with his brother, and announces they are going to Taiwan. Evan and Emery are excited to go, Jessica is happy to go so she can get her money back, but Eddie isn't happy.

Eddie lets his friends and Allison know that he will be heading to Taiwan for the week much to Allison's dismay. But Eddie assures her that he will call her everyday and even try to fax her. By the time their back, they will have a half a day to talk about the show. The episode then ends with Trent bringing a garbage can over and proceeds to burn his jacket because he found out the Browns were leaving Cleavland.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Recurring Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Errors/Inconsistencies[]

  • Trent portrays the news of the Cleveland Browns moving to Baltimore as if it had just happened. However, team owner Art Modell announced in November 1995 his intent to move his NFL team to Baltimore; this episode takes place in June 1996.

Quotes[]

Louis: Eddie, you shouldn't be fighting with your brothers. It's you guys against the world. You're all each other has.
Jessica: Louis, your brother's on the phone.
Louis: Tell that bastard to go to hell!
Jessica: I can't believe Gene is coming to visit. We haven't seen him since we went back to Taiwan right after we got engaged. He did something that made me very uncomfortable.
Honey: Did he make a pass at you? Marvin's brother Marlon is always knocking at that door, trying to get some vitamin H.
Jessica: No. This is worse. He loaned me $200.
Eddie: You said yes? In the middle of a Chinese polite fight?!
Gene: That was so selfish of you. You should have sacrificed.
Louis: I did sacrifice! I took on the responsibility of being the one who got to come here. I worked hard, got a job, sent money back, not just to you, but to the whole family. Would you have done that?
Gene: I don't know. I never got the opportunity. You did.
Louis: You took my coming to America as an excuse to not succeed. That's why it took you so long to get it together. But you have a great job now! You're about to get married. Your life turned out fine.
Gene: Eventually, it did! But who knows what my life could have become?!

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