Greenleaf - Abusive Boyfriend Scene (S2E16) 

Sophia wasn’t wrong for speaking up & protecting her cousin & her daddy wasn’t wrong for punching him

Seeing the dad hit the abusive boyfriend was so satisfying to watch. ☺️

When the father punches him 😌

She did the right thing by telling the adults even though it probably made for a rocky friendship after that. That’s the cost of doing the right thing sometimes.

It's always baffled me how a person being abused can be so tough and so strong to everyone except the person knocking them upside the head.

When you protect them, is when they get the upper hand to do it again and again. Stand up for your self and fight back. Let them know you're not afraid to stand up for yourself.

I absolutely love it whenever an abusive guy gets laid out by the father of the girl he is abusing. We need to see more of that.

“You blaming me?” He really channeled Terrence Howard cause that’s all I saw when he said those lines. 😭

Better be happy I didn't kill you boy. My favorite line in this

How is she mad at her dad protecting her smh ladies IT IS NOT OK FOR A MAN TO OUT OUT HIS HANDS ON YOU

The reason why an abuse victim usually defends the abuser is this: abusers don't usually start with physical abuse because they know you'd obviously leave immediately. They start with emotionally and mentally abusing you through series of gaslighting and manipulation, etc to emotionally capture you. Then by the time they start physically abusing you, they know they already have you under their control mentally and emotionally so you're less likely to leave. It starts in the mind.

I love the fact she went straight to family ! Without hesitation!

The “I won’t do it again” is classic and it reminded me of a book I read recently, “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover. There’s this one thing I earnestly hope those in an abusive relationship understand and remember. Your partner does not necessarily have to be a bad person to be abusive towards you or anyone else. It might be a way of dealing with traumatic experiences or there could be other explanations to their behavior, BUT that doesn’t mean their abusive behaviors are acceptable, it’s NOT. It’s NOT ok for you to suffer, to be abused to bear the brunt of it all.

2:30 “Hey! Little boy, did you put your hands on my daughter?” 2:40 Answer: Punch! Hit the floor!

Me and my cousin would’ve jumped him 😂😂😂

Omg he played Ty on Shake it up!

Saying “I got hit by a door” isn’t that a code for abusive boyfriend 🤔

Exactly how a father should handle this situation.

At that stage in a relationship with an abuser, you are no longer in your right mind. They wore you down, your value and your ability to think for yourself has eroded to basically nothing. Makes sense that a person would be in denial to protect whatever small amount of connection is shared in that kind of relationship. Just sad.

I like and respect Sophia's dancing partner. While still being curious about her worries, he still allowed her to go to where she wanted to go, knowing that she would still be safe and that he would still get the answer from her anyway, even after he didn't have to do anything too far and she tried to make everything work for her and everyone she cared about.

Zora this whole season was irking my nerves

That’s a manly punch.

I laughed so hard at him trying to get up after being clocked lmao

“I din do nothing brah” is a double negative. Hence he admitted he hit her 🤣🤣

As a girl dad, this makes my blood boil. I take a lot of pride in showing my baby girl what real love is supposed to look like through my relationship with my wife. As she gets older, I’ll make sure she knows the difference between love and abuse. I’ll also make sure she knows how to defend herself so I don’t have to get involved and go to prison

I feel it now going thru this. Everything never satisfies him...I'm done

I still wanna shake, rattle and roll Zora after all these years! Like Girl, you’re a Greenleaf!! Stand up, pls!!!

That’s how every father should be to there daughters abusive boyfriend😌

Sophia you go girl. I’m glad you told your Uncle. Jacob you’re the king.

does anyone else notice how the WOMEN are in total shock as the MEN look on with SCOWLS...except for the one that gets a hold of Jacob?!!!

This is now my all time favorite show..best show ever

Poor Alison and family even with her smiling you can see how absolutely broken she is. I hope she has a great support system to help her manage this devastating loss.

Zora is so ungrateful smh. She wanna be grown so bad. I’m so glad Sophia told.

That's not all he should have gotten...

I keep rewinding this scene. I just love it when jacob punch him.❤

If my father had witnessed this. Oh my goodness. Better be happy I didn't kill you ha. He would have killed him. I don't condone violence. But as a social worker when a man hits you once and you let him he can do it again. I worked with women in shelters who were hit from when they were 12. Some of them died. So the father protecting his daughter is an instinct.

when he punched him, it brought me so much happiness 🤍😄

I'd do the same thing if any man/woman lays their hands on my child. I'm not that parent to mess with.

Loved this scene when the family gets involved!

To everyone who doesn't get it, abuse it's dangerous to get out of. The victim stays because the love they have for their partner is strong. It feels like you want to bring the person you met back, but can't. It's the victim who has to get out of it, no matter what warnings they get. It's very sad.

I'm glad he still hit him 🙏🏾

1:46 that guy did not want to dance with her lol!

Never excuse the first time. No excuses. LEAVE. IT WILL GET WORSE. Don't stay for the kids, don't stay for any reason. LEAVE!!!!

It’s Ty from shake it up 🤣

How could she be so ungrateful? She had a great cousin, Sophia who had to warn her father about the domestic violence. He was here to protect her. And she's lying to protect the abuser? And yelling at her dad for protecting her?

That scene was both sad and satisfying

I remember that episode. Isaiah got what he deserved. Sophia saw something and said something, that's what she's supposed to do. Zora was so messed up over that guy that it was good to see someone take action. Good job Jacob for protecting your daughter, even if she didn't appreciate it.

This series was sooo good, I miss it!! Wish they would bring it back

To those who do know abuse victims, you will always make excuses for them, you believe they will change, you invested so much that ending it is terrifying because they make you feel without them you are nothing, you are afraid you will never find someone to love you and your scared to be lonely. You blame everyone for getting in your business, they isolate you from everyone you care about and care about you and soon you become almost like them. Bitter, cold, abusive and rude. Never ask an abuse victim why they don’t leave. Just be there for them whenever they need it and when they make the decision to leave because they need you more than ever

HE LUCKY A PUNCH WAS ALL HE GOT 😂

This is now my all time favorite show..best ever

Love that the music keeps playing

I like to believe I could never get caught in an abusive relationship because they’re suffocating. I’ve gotten really, REALLY good at recognizing toxic behavior and although it is SO addictive to stay with the abusive person because when they’re not abusive, you love who and what they are…those moments that they break you down and make you cry are enough for me to Chuck up the deuces. NO ONE should ever hurt you and make you question your self-worth!! No one should make you ALWAYS feel at fault. No one should make you dread waking up in the morning. Get really good at learning to live without certain people. It’s hard at first, it’s like withdrawal but if you can, get you some distance between y’all and the longer you spend outside of their influence, the sooner you realize DAMN! I’m happier away from this person! I can survive without this person! Being around them is like being in a black hole where everything is warped in a way that benefits THEM. Get outside the black hole and readjust to reality. They are not everything and you are not the monster they make you out to be. You can find love outside of them, even if it’s just love for yourself. This goes for men and women. Stay safe out there bros.

I hate women and men protecting abusers instead of protecting themselves and family even though she's a child in this scene Jacob did the right thing punching him flat out on the ground

Don't mess with Daddy!

It's so sad that she protects him and doesn't see that his behaviour is not right. It also makes me mad that now when you actually are hurt by accident nobody believes! I remember my aunt walknig into the walk when she just moved into her new house and decided to go have a glass of water at night without turning the lights on. Everyone thought it was her husband who hit her, it made the both super uncomfortable

Omg, the acting is phenomenal in this. I’ve not watched or heard of this show but my godh

I don't understand the concept of protecting an abuser who is NOT protecting u. 🤔

I loved this show soo much it kept me sane when I was soo sad , I loved every minute I wish they’d make more seasons .

2:45 that's a perfect response, well deserved.

She is a child and this was handled properly .

At the end she finally left him these men not worth it.

1:30 was well acted! The look she gave, she knew he was going to hit her

Normally i don't support violence, but that punch was so satisfying to watch.

I've seen this clip a million times by now and it still gets to me. You hit me like that I just let my Dad tear you up. You're not worth defending.😂

That is Bird's son from the five heartbeats. I can't believe that he is 32 years old. He looks so young. ❤❤❤

i never liked how they wrapped up this plot

That’s bro from shake it up 😂 I’ve never heard of this show. But now I wanna watch

That punch!... very good! Very very good!!

is that the guy from shake it up?!?! SKRJJDJDJD

I seen that in real life when my older sister got hit in the head and face by her husband and when my niece and nephew starting crying,he hit them too and I stood up for them,I kept slamming him to a closet door till it broke off its hinges.

Omg I miss Greenleaf 😢

wish I had my father when I was going threw this similar situation .

Please understand that no man or woman has the right to physically or emotionally abuse you! Make your plan and find your peace!

If anything happens like this to any of my kids. Their abuser would never be seen again or heard from again

He's lucky that he only got one punch. I know some fathers that would have put him in the hospital or worse!

That punch was SATISFYING!!

Great father and friend!

GET HIM

Respect,she’s staying n why i don’t know n self love is the key/there’s no way im putting up with boy laying hands on me period,glock on repeat

The most difficult part to break a trauma bond is the victim loves the abuser somehow the brain gets confused between the cycles of happiness & pain .After the pain he /she will realise and love me again but that doesn't happen and the victim waits until his /her last breakpoint .

“I won’t do it again I promise” they always do! after the first time leave ladies, from experience

Bruhhhh, this brings back so many memories😣 as much as I wanna judge and say she is stupid, I have no right, cuz I been there. And only SHE can get herself out of that situation and mindset in the end before it's too late

Love can be great and be hell of a drug

Dads like that>>>>

It's ain't that easy cause when you take that stand and have that confidence, they just come back and tear you down and come back hitting and come back fighting cause that what they do. you got be in that type of relationship to really understand what it's like

I know it's just a show, but with dude on the ground hurting like he was, dad has a freakishly powerful right cross.

If only ever girls had a father to actually protect them 🥺

They wrote Zora to be one of the most unlikable characters in history

It's always the rich people kids bro

Hey Ty Blu!

The acting.... 💀

Good job uncle guy

I remember I think I saw this scene on facebook

My dad ✊🏽

Well done to that father for giving that domestic abuser a knuckle sandwich.

I’m telling Cece and rocky because Ty this ain’t what we do here

Jacob was my all time favorite he was the realist on the show

It's sad victims condition themselves to believe this type of behavior is okay. I'm glad Sophia spoke up and said something because with the way she was covering for him, and so easily too... you don't know how many of these situations end tragically.

Good one