Summary

Mark texts Joan to check in on her. He apologizes for overstepping with the party and asks Joan if they are still friends. She reassures him that they are. Mark says they need to communicate better. He views this as an opportunity for growth. This enrages Joan, who decides not to reply to him. She feels that Mark is deaf to their differences in culture and views her as some sort of project.

Tami approaches Joan one day and offers to bring Joan along to her hair salon. Joan declines, launching one of their usual arguments about Joan’s marriage and family prospects. Joan tells Tami she is uninterested in motherhood, which offends Tami. Tami confesses to Joan that she is intimidated by her, which startles Joan.

New York gets its first coronavirus case. Videos of white people attacking Asians go viral. Joan...