Character Relationship Map: What Now

Characters

• Joey (played by Joseph Cassiere) — supporting

  Joey is one of three best friends who live together in Los Angeles with DJ and Bruno. He works as a travel agent, a job that the friends discover does not appeal to women they meet through a new datin...

• Bruno (played by Lorenzo Antonucci) — supporting

  Bruno is one of three best friends living together in Los Angeles with DJ and Joey. He works security at Pink Lips, a strip club. When the friends try a new dating app, they find that women are unimpr...

• B-Murda (played by Bizzy Bone) — supporting

  B-Murda owns the house where DJ, Joey, and Bruno live. His upcoming marriage makes their living arrangement temporary: his fiancée wants his friends to move out, and the story takes place during their...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Bruno → B-Murda (Social Housemate) — Bruno has a close practical connection to B-Murda through their shared home.

  Bruno lives with Joey and B-Murda in B-Murda's house, and the shared living arrangement is ending.

• Joey → B-Murda (Social Housemate) — Joey is one of B-Murda's housemates during the final weekend at the house.

  Joey lives with Bruno and B-Murda in B-Murda's house before they are asked to move out.

• Joey → Bruno (Social Best Friend) — Joey and Bruno share a close friendship and participate in the same dating experiment.

  The plot describes Joey, Bruno, and their other friend as three best friends exploring online dating together.

Story Analysis

Three friends use online dating during their final weekend together and confront the superficial judgments attached to work, money, and social status.

Plot Progression

1. Three Friends, One House — Joey, Bruno, and B-Murda are introduced through their shared home and working lives in Los Angeles. The group learns that their final weekend together is approaching because B-Murda is getting married...
2. The House Must Change — B-Murda's marriage creates pressure for Joey and Bruno to move out of the shared house. The impending separation gives the friends a reason to make the final weekend meaningful.
3. Swipe Dating Reality — The friends accept a suggestion to try a new dating application. Their experiences reveal that potential matches judge them by their jobs, salaries, and social media visibility.
4. Selling A Different Self — The friends discover that they can lie about their occupations while using the dating application. The experience turns dating into a broader reflection on superficial judgment and personal soul-searc...
5. The Last House Party — The final weekend culminates in a party at B-Murda's house. A live performance of "99 Problems" provides the closing high point of the gathering.