God Friended Me

Previously on "God Friended Me"...

Think about the last couple of weeks.

John Dove, Katie and Nate, Ray and Isaac.

It's all been about helping people.

- Cara and I are... we're just... - Friends?

There is something that I've been wanting to ask you.

- Cara? - Eli?

Can I text you? I'd love to catch up.

- Yeah. - So that was Eli.

Hey, what did you want to ask me?

Oh, take that, old man!

Old? Who are you calling old?

You, Uncle Terrence.

Boy, you know, I'm the youngest member

of the board at your daddy's church.

You know, Uncle T?

That's like saying you're the youngest dinosaur.

You still old.

- I see you smiling. - Yeah.

Just like your momma.

Uh-huh. I ever tell you that?

Yeah. Maybe, like, uh, a hundred times.

How are you doing? How's things with Arthur?

Better.

We can actually be in the same room

for more than five minutes without arguing.

- That's a start. - Just wish he would understand

what I'm trying to do with my podcast.

Oh, yeah, boy, you know, speaking of which...

Now, you know I'm a fan of the podcast,

and I'll listen even if I don't agree

with everything you're saying,

but what's up with this God account?

Where'd you come up with that?

I didn't.

What you mean you didn't?

Oh, oh, oh, I see. Oh, so you got the direct line

to the man upstairs.

It's not God, but the account is real.

I mean, it's someone out there

sending me friend suggestions

for people who need help.

- Well, who? - I don't know.

That's the thing.

Hey, helping people is great,

but I prefer it to be my choice.

I mean, Unc, these are real people

with real problems.

And every single time I help one of them,

I think about what would've happened if I failed.

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What's that? The God account?

Yeah. A girl named Rachel Blake.

I'm sure your daddy told you why he became a reverend.

He's always said it was his calling.

Yeah, see anybody can get a calling.

But why you answer, that's the real question.

Come on, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick.

My parents can't know that you spent the night

otherwise they're going to tell your parents and... yeah.

I'm going to have to talk to your dad if I wanna...

- My mom's right up there. - Seriously?

You're gonna have to talk to my dad tonight anyway.

Yeah, I know.

I still can't believe we're having dinner with our parents.

I thought that Evite from your mom was a joke.

Definitely not a joke. My mom wants to make sure

our parents get along before we get too far

into this relationship, so...

Seriously though, Rakesh, there's something that

I've been meaning to talk to you about.

Rakesh! Breakfast!

We... we can talk about it later.

Please.

Don't worry, dinner's going to be great. Okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

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Coffee with Eli. Interesting.

Privacy much?

Must've been awkward bumping into your ex with Miles.

Why would that be awkward?

'Cause I saw how you and Miles

looked at each other at karaoke.

Okay, we looked at each other like friends

because we're friends.

Besides, Eli's a great guy, but he's obsessed with work.

- But maybe he's changed. - Yeah, doubtful.

But it's just coffee. He said he wants to catch up.

The point is, if Eli wants to see you again,

chances are he wants to see you again.

Okay, that is not true.

So just as you're about to ask Cara out,

- her ex shows up? - Mm-hmm. I don't know.

Miles, I know you don't believe in divine intervention

and stuff like that, but maybe the universe

just didn't want you and Cara together.

The universe doesn't control our lives, Rakesh.

That would be the God account.

Oh, speaking of which,

I think I'm finally breaking through

the God account's firewall.

All I have to do is set some data points,

and as soon as you get a new friend suggestion,

we can finally unmask this madman.

Actually, I got a friend suggestion this morning.

- You did. - Yep.

- Why didn't you tell me? - Dude, I don't know.

I... I figured I could use a break, you know?

Yeah, oh, I get that.

But show me.

Her name is Rachel. I think she's artist,

but I haven't had a chance to look into her.

Wait, that's weird. There's no friend suggestion.

Maybe God changed his mind.

Check the God account page.

We couldn't find anything for God?

God account's not on my friend list.

That doesn't make any sense. I got the code right here.

- What did you do? - Nothing. Nothing.

You were literally right here.

I just checked in on the account and it wasn't there.

Could your program have done something?

No, I haven't even run it yet.

Miles, what the hell is going on?

I don't know.

But the God account is gone.

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I don't know. Maybe the God account's down for, like,

scheduled maintenance or something?

So it just disappeared?

Yeah, looked at the page and it wasn't there.

Can you guys talk anywhere but right above me?

Please.

The last time we heard from the God account

was this suggestion at the Hayden Planetarium, right?

Yup, that-that-that's right.

Um, no suggestions since the planetarium.

It doesn't... it doesn't make any sense.

I mean, we've helped every name they've sent our way.

Why disappear now?

Maybe they found someone who's more qualified

to run around New York helping people.

Guys, there isn't a single trace

of the God account code anywhere online.

Well, I guess we have our answer.

Aw, come on, don't tell me you're sad it's gone.

Maybe a little. You know.

Me too.

Guys, the... the God account brought us together.

Just because it's gone

doesn't mean that it has to change.

Yeah, absolutely.

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Oh, shoot. I'm... I'm sorry, guys, I got to go.

Call me if anything changes.

See ya.

Why did you lie to her about the friend suggestion?

Ah, come on, man. God account or not,

you know she would've wanted to help.

Oh, and you don't.

Listen, I talked to my uncle earlier

and told him how much of a burden

the God account was.

Maybe whoever's behind this heard me

and realized they had the wrong guy.

Yeah, I get that.

"With great power comes great responsibility."

- Churchill? - No, Spider-Man.

Point is these are people's lives, Rakesh.

Maybe it's time I get back to mine.

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Everything okay?

Uh, yeah, yeah, it's fine. It's just a friend.

The guy from the other night?

- Miles, yeah. - You guys...

No. No, we were just working on a project together.

Is he the same friend who helped you find your mom?

Yeah, how'd you know about that?

I read your article.

You never used to read my articles.

I didn't do a lot of things I should've done back then.

You know, I've been wanting to reach out for awhile now.

Why didn't you?

Is there a good answer to that question?

Secret agent? Alien abduction?

Trapped under something heavy?

Okay, well, clearly you've thought about this, but no,

just good old-fashioned lack of nerve and...

I don't know, when I saw you at the park the other night,

I thought maybe it was fate.

You know, I've seen you twice and you haven't worn a suit.

You used to live in Brooks Brothers.

Yeah, I'm working on something new.

I don't know, maybe I ran into you

so I can show you what you inspired.

- Cryptic. - You free Sunday?

Maybe.

Good, 'cause I think you're going to like it.

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