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"Sisters Without Subtext" is the twelfth episode of the third season of Fresh Off the Boat. It first aired on February 7, 2017.
Synopsis[]
Jessica is thrilled her sister Connie is taking the opportunity to go to college. But when she discovers that she wants to pursue an art degree, Jessica disagrees with Connie's passion for art and does not see how it would add any value to her or her family. Meanwhile, Marvin and Honey take Eddie, Emery, and Evan with them to visit a retirement home.
Plot[]
To be added
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Randall Park as Louis Huang
- Constance Wu as Jessica Huang
- Hudson Yang as Eddie Huang
- Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang
- Ian Chen as Evan Huang
- Lucille Soong as Jenny Huang (absent; credited only, as Grandma Huang)
- Chelsey Crisp as Honey
- Ray Wise as Marvin Ellis
Recurring Cast[]
- Susan Park as Connie Chu
Guest Cast[]
- Hilda Boulware as Barb
- David Douglas as Dave
- Ellen Gerstein as Lillian
- John Jenkinson as Dean Edwards
- Abhimanyu Katyal as Museum Docent
- Corsica Wilson as Janet
- Grayson Francis as Eccentric Student (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- Honey is revealed to be 28 years old.
Quotes[]
Louis: Boys, I did a little reorganizing, and not to brag, but the pantry looks incredible. Emery: You know how Mom is about that space. Evan: It's her spiritual sanctuary. Eddie: Dead man walking. Louis: Oh, you guys are wrong. She's gonna love the changes to the pantry. Jessica: What about the pantry? Louis: See for yourself. Jessica: Louis, you're a genius. The bulk items have never been more accessible. And the canned goods are organized by expiration date. Evan: [to Louis] Kiss ass. Louis: What was that? |
Louis: Ooh. The fancy napkins. Did someone die? Jessica: No. Connie's coming, remember, to visit college campuses in the area? Louis: Classic Connie. We'd all love to go back to school, audit a German class, get good at beer pong, but we are adults. We have responsibilities. Jessica: I support Connie 100%. Louis: Me too. She's so brave, you know? None of us have the guts. It's just such a big step for her. |
Honey: An old-folks home? Are we visiting someone? Marvin: In a manner of speaking, yes. We're visiting our future home. Honey: You... You want us to move in here? Marvin: Well, not for a while yet. Two, maybe three years. Honey: But I'm 28. |
Janet: Dean Edwards runs our weekly free-expression village. You should all come. It's a safe space for students to express their creative selves through a wide range of mediums. Jessica: There's no safe space from your parents' disappointment. Yeah. Think about that. |
Connie: Oh, Jessica, do you have any scrap fabric lying around? I want to make a collage. Jessica: I don't, but if I did, I would use it for something practical, like rags. Connie: And there's my real sister. I was wondering where you went. Jessica: I just don't understand why you would waste your time on art school. Do you really think you're gonna make a living selling your paintings? Connie: I'm not going to school to make money. I'm doing it for personal enrichment. Jessica: Sounds like a waste of the word "rich." Connie: I knew you couldn't actually be happy for me. Well, I don't need your approval. |
Jessica: Passion? Who has time to pursue a passion? Connie: I make time because it makes me happy and helps me be better in all the other parts of my life. Jessica: It doesn't make you better. It makes you selfish. Your family should come first, Connie. Do you even know where your son is? Where is he? Where is he, Connie? |
Jessica: Can you imagine trying to explain to our parents the idea of hobbies? "Dad, in my free time... Sorry. First, I have free time, something you never had. And in that time, I do activities I enjoy that cost money but don't bring in any profit and don't benefit my family. No. I just do them because they feel good, because I like the timbre"? Louis: That was a different time, Jessica. Our parents were in survival mode. We're not. We've earned the right to carve out a little space for our interests. Jessica: I don't know. It just doesn't feel right. Louis: Well, they would want that for us, the way we want a better life for our kids. Jessica: It's hard to find the time. Louis: You spent the last hour fighting with your sister. You can find the time. |
Gallery[]
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References[]
Episodes
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| Fresh Off the Boat – Season One | |||
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| Episode 1 "Pilot" |
Episode 2 "Home Sweet Home-School" |
Episode 3 "The Shunning" |
Episode 4 "Success Perm" |
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| Episode 5 "Persistent Romeo" |
Episode 6 "Fajita Man" |
Episode 7 "Showdown at the Golden Saddle" |
Episode 8 "Phillip Goldstein" |
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| Episode 9 "License to Sell" |
Episode 10 "Blind Spot" |
Episode 11 "Very Superstitious" |
Episode 12 "Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon" |
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| Episode 13 So Chineez | |||
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Two | |||
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| Episode 1 "Family Business Trip" |
Episode 2 "Boy II Man" |
Episode 3 "Shaquille O'Neal Motors" |
Episode 4 "The Fall Ball" |
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| Episode 5 "Miracle on Dead Street" |
Episode 6 "Good Morning Orlando" |
Episode 7 "The Big 1-2" |
Episode 8 "Huangsgiving" |
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| Episode 9 "We Done Son" |
Episode 10 "The Real Santa" |
Episode 11 "Year of the Rat" |
Episode 12 "Love and Loopholes" |
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| Episode 13 "Phil's Phaves" |
Episode 14 "Michael Chang Fever" |
Episode 15 "Keep 'Em Separated" |
Epsiode 16 "Tight Two" |
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| Episode 17 "Doing It Right" |
Episode 18 "Week in Review" |
Episode 19 "Jessica Place" |
Episode 20 "Hi, My Name Is..." |
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| Episode 21 "Rent Day" |
Episode 22 "Gotta Be Me" |
Episode 23 "The Manchurian Dinner Date" |
Episode 24 "Bring the Pain" |
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Three | |||
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| Episode 1 "Coming from America" |
Episode 2 "Breaking Chains" |
Episode 3 "Louisween" |
Episode 4 "Citizen Jessica" |
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| Episode 5 "No Thanks-giving" |
Episode 6 "WWJD: What Would Jessica Do?" |
Episode 7 "The Taming of the Dads" |
Episode 8 "Where are the Giggles?" |
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| Episode 9 "How to Be an American" |
Episode 10 "The Best of Orlando" |
Episode 11 "Clean Slate" |
Episode 12 "Sisters Without Subtext" |
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| Episode 13 "Neighbors with Attitude" |
Episode 14 "The Gloves Are Off" |
Episode 15 "Living While Eddie" |
Episode 16 "Gabby Goose" |
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| Episode 17 "The Flush" |
Episode 18 "Time to Get Ill" |
Episode 19 "Driving Miss Jenny" |
Episode 20 "The Masters" |
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| Episode 21 "Pie vs. Cake" |
Episode 22 "This Is Us" |
Episode 23 "This Isn't Us" | |
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Four | |||
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| Episode 1 "B as in Best Friends" |
Episode 2 "First Day" |
Episode 3 "Kids" |
Episode 4 "It's a Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang" |
| Episode 5 "Four Funerals and a Wedding" |
Episode 6 "A League of Her Own" |
Episode 7 "The Day After Thanksgiving" |
Episode 8 "The Vouch" |
| Episode 9 "Slide Effect" |
Episode 10 "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
Episode 11 "Big Baby" |
Episode 12 "Liar Liar" |
| Episode 13 "The Car Wash" |
Episode 14 "A Man to Share the Night With" |
Episode 15 "We Need to Talk About Evan" |
Episode 16 "Ride the Tiger" |
| Episode 17 "Let Me Go, Bro" |
Episode 18 "Measure Twice, Cut Once" |
Episode 19 "King in the North" | |
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Five | |||
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| Episode 1 "Fresh Off the RV" |
Episode 2 "The Hand That Sits the Cradle" |
Episode 3 "Working the 'Ween" |
Episode 4 "Driver's Eddie" |
| Episode 5 "Mo' Chinese Mo' Problems" |
Episode 6 "Sub Standard" |
Episode 7 "Where Have All the Cattlemen Gone?" |
Episode 8 "Cousin Eddie" |
| Episode 9 "Just the Two of Us" |
Episode 10 "You've Got a Girlfriend" |
Episode 11 "Driver's Eddie 2: Orlando Drift" |
Episode 12 "Legends of the Fortieth" |
| Episode 13 "Grand-Mahjong" |
Episode 14 "Cupid's Crossbow" |
Episode 15 "Be a Man" |
Episode 16 "Trentina" |
| Episode 17 "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" |
Episode 18 "Rancho Contento" |
Episode 19 "Vice Mommy" |
Episode 20 "Nerd Watching" |
| Episode 21 "Under the Taipei Sun" |
Episode 22 "No Apology Necessary" | ||
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Six | |||
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| Episode 1 "Help Unwanted?" |
Episode 2 "College" |
Episode 3 "Grandma's Boys" |
Episode 4 "S'Mothered" |
| Episode 5 "Hal-Lou-Ween" |
Episode 6 "Chestnut Gardens" |
Episode 7 "Practicum?!" |
Episode 8 "TMI: Too Much Integrity" |
| Episode 9 "Lou Wants to Be a Millionaire" |
Episode 10 "Jessica Town" |
Episode 11 "A Seat at the Table" |
Episode 12 "The Magic Motor Inn" |
| Episode 13 "Mommy and Me" |
Episode 14 "Family Van" |
Episode 15 "Commencement" | |