Backstage (2016) s01e06 Episode Script

- Previously - I assume this is easy for a talented guy like you, right? - (girl): He's super cute and really nice.
I'm in trouble.
- (boy): I hope he's okay.
I mean, it must be tough living with a disease like that.
- You didn't have to pick on me.
- I can't help it if I'm more experienced.
- I'm Julie Maslany, your student president.
- (girl): She's like the most talented kid in the school.
- She is Keaton's art program.
(tango music playing) - Sasha likes you! - He was playing a part.
That's what we do when we dance.
- I see how sparkly your eyes are.
- I knew it! You do like him.
(soft music playing) - Welcome to "movement for non-movers," AKA the worst class ever.
(music stops) - Great, guys.
Lots of soul.
Now, everyone pick a name from the hat, and whoever you choose, you have to observe and become.
- Sounds fun! - Study the way they walk, talk, what defines them, then turn it into a movement piece and present it.
It's not a raffle, Scarlett.
- Julie?! I should have shuffled harder.
- My eyes are open But I cannot see And I'm up and walking Still feels like a dream Until our eyes adjust I guess we're only feeling In the darkness - Whoa oh oh We just need a spark oh oh To light up the dark oh oh I can feel you with me I can feel you with me We just need a spark oh oh To light up the dark oh oh I can feel you with me I can feel you with me - We just need a spark - (chuckling): My mom still calls him "Can-Yuh.
" "Can-Yuh" West.
No matter how many times I correct her.
Miles is into me.
I can tell.
- Hey, bro.
- Hey.
- Here are the details for your midterm duet assignment.
You and a partner will compose, record and perform a duet worth 40% of your grade.
Yes, Bianca, 40%.
Yes, Bianca, you get to choose your own partners.
Okay and go! (chattering) - Want to partner up? - You.
You're with me.
- What about Bianca? - She doesn't need my help.
Her last assignment was such a hit.
- And it looks like I just became enemy number one.
- Pull more, don't be a wuss! Ow! What's the matter with you?! - Sorry.
- Vee, what have I told you about saying sorry all the time? Ballerinas are warriors.
We go after what we want.
- Funny you should mention that.
I wanted to ask for tomorrow night off.
- Absolutely not.
- Okay.
- Ugh! Fight for it! - Oh! I uh I demand the night off! - For what? - It's mine and Carly's "friendiversary.
" Nine years tomorrow! Every year, we eat hot fudge sundaes and watch Avatar.
Even though we kind of hate that movie now.
- Aw, that's adorable.
What's it worth to you? - Um like, money? - No! Homework.
As in if I give you the night off, you do mine, for a month.
- That's a lot of It's a deal! - You're lucky I'm in a good mood today.
- So, I usually work from a theme, but we don't have to.
- That's awesome.
What kind of themes? - Loss friendships, that kind of thing.
It'd be cool to sing about loneliness, but there are two voices, so Or not, if - That's great.
I really like that.
- So what if we try, um - Hi! Do you have a pencil? - Dude is a girl magnet.
What's he got that I don't? Certainly not pencils.
- Beyond, beneath Just out of reach - Super sorry to interrupt.
Alya, do you use auto-tune? - Nope.
- You should consider it.
- First she takes credit for my work, and now she's trying to take my partner? Classy.
Remain, restore Don't close that - Um, Miles - (whispering): Wow.
- Do you know how to export to iTunes? - Yeah! You press Export to iTunes! (Alya sighs) - Want to work somewhere else? - I really do.
- I can help you with that.
- I'm not in the mood, Jackson! - I've known Julie for a year and a half, and I still don't know her know her.
Know what I mean? (sigh) Why am I wasting my time? Julie dresses like a different person every day.
This assignment is impossible.
I'm just gonna phone it in.
- Ah ah aaah Ah ah aaah Ah ah ah aaah Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah-ah - What about something more up-tempo? Let's do something loud, something people can dance to.
- Okay.
What would our theme be? - I was thinking Wait for it - money.
- Money? - You know, wealth.
- Like a wealth of friends? A wealth of feelings? - No, like cash, fame, success, rising to the top.
Tons of musicians write songs like that.
- Exactly.
Ah.
- I'm so confused about where Sasha's at, you know? Does he like me? Doesn't he like me? - He brought you your special coffee.
- Right.
And then he brought you your special coffee.
- Good point.
- Should I talk to him? Should I ignore him? Should I do both? Ugh! - Cee, stop moping! I have good news.
I got tomorrow night off, so it's confirmed: You, me, ice cream, movie.
- You know something? That is exactly what I need.
- Carly! Guess what I just got! No time for guessing.
Two backstage passes to Shawn Mendes' concert tomorrow night! - Are you serious?! - Yes.
My cousin does sound for him! You have to come.
- (Vanessa): Ahem! - Sorry, Vee.
There are only two tickets.
But you were kind of trashing Shawn last week.
- I can flip-flop.
- This is amazing! I'm totally in.
- Carly! He said it was tomorrow night.
- I know! So soon! - But we were supposed to - We can do ice cream next week, right? - So you're in? - Is that okay? - You know what? Do whatever you want.
The first rule of friendiversary is: "You do not bail on friendiversary!" - What was that all about? - I have no idea.
We can eat ice cream and watch a movie any night of the week.
(Carly gasping) - Are you choking? - Our friendiversary! - Your what now? - Tomorrow night is me and Vee's friendiversary and I forgot! I'm officially the worst friend ever.
- (whispering): Is it over? - Um I think I might be stuck.
- That was really good.
I'm guessing you were supposed to be Daryll.
- Alright, guys, looks like we have time for one more.
Anyone feel ready? Alright.
- Ugh! This project is so dumb.
(dramatic piano music) - All of my, all of my, all of my dreams collide All of my, all of my All of my tears subside Deep down inside I am not who you think I am I walk this line I am standing here, yeah All I want to tell you Is that I'm so afraid Of this turn in the world Can I be saved All of my, all of my All of my heart opens wide Wide, wide - Sarah? - Bryan! - Sam? - April? Ange? - It's Scarlett.
- Maybe this project isn't so dumb.
Now I can't phone it in.
I'll look like a total jerk.
From now on, I'm 100% committed to studying Julie.
I was here until 8:00 last night observing Julie.
And then I had to wake up at 6:00 a.
m.
to beat her in.
What is her deal? No one loves school this much.
Bold wardrobe choice.
(locker door closing) - I texted you five times last night.
- Yeah, well I was talking to Jenna.
- I'm sorry I've been so preoccupied with school.
.
And Sasha.
I didn't even realize today was the 24th.
Friendiversary! - I get it.
We've both had a lot on our minds.
- But I'll make it up to you.
I promise.
- Really?! I was hoping you'd say that! So do you wanna swing by my place at around 6:00-ish? - Oh, um It's just backstage passes to Shawn Mendes with Sasha are a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
- You're still gonna go? - Vee, it's my first date.
Ever.
You know that.
And I already promised Sasha.
- Yeah, I get it, but make sure he knows how little your "promises" really mean.
- Hey - How's it going with Miles? ( Loudly ) With Miles.
How's it going?! - It's fine.
Thanks for asking.
- You have to keep your enemies close.
Did Miles bail on you or something? Is he lazy? Unoriginal? Derivative? - Honestly, it's going fine.
- There's that "fine" again.
- It's great.
- Really? - No.
No, it's not.
- I'm listening.
- All Miles wants to do is write songs about shallow guy stuff.
His hair has more layers than his music.
Please don't tell Miles I said that.
- Sweetie, of course I won't.
Because you will.
- Huh? - Artists thrive on honesty.
We need to be able to take and give criticism.
- Right, but I don't want to be mean.
- The meanest thing you could do is hold back your true feelings.
If you don't like what Miles is doing, tell him.
- I trust Bianca about as far as I can throw her but she's right.
It's the professional thing to do.
- What I wear on this date could be the most important decision of my life! And the one person I want to talk to is the one person I can't.
- I stayed in an oversplit for like 3 hours.
- Is that healthy? - Who cares if it's healthy? I just wanna be the best.
- So then I was thinking we add a drum line.
- Another one? - Yeah.
And maybe a cheering crowd.
I found a pretty tight sound effect.
- Okay so can we chat about something? - Of course.
What's up? - Maybe I feel like we could come up with a story we want to tell and then build the song.
- But we have a story.
- We have a guy who gets rich and buys a yacht.
- Well, that's a story! - With no heart! - It'll kill.
We'll start with a Drake-kinda beat, like Got what I wanted Never looked back Got what I needed A boat full of cash - Stop! I don't want to hurt your feelings, but this sucks! You need to dig deeper with your music.
You need to say something that matters.
- Sometimes, songs can just be for fun.
- Well, this song is worth Haven't you ever struggled with anything? Don't you have anything important to say? Or we could try the Drake thing again.
- Okay.
Scarlett, you're up next.
(up-tempo music playing) - It's Julie! - I'm gonna go with Julie too.
(applause) - Thank you.
Thank you.
- Happy friendiversary! Nine years today! - Feels longer.
(Vanessa chuckling) - What? - I got you a sundae too, but it was melting, so I ate it.
(both laughing) - I'm sorry for being a jerk.
If you want me to skip the concert, I will.
- I want you to skip the concert.
I'm kidding! It's your first date! I can't expect you to be free just because I have a night off.
- It's not just any night.
- It's fine.
Have fun.
Enjoy your date with Sasha! (girly screaming) But first, we need to get serious: What are you wearing? - Okay.
- Go back to the first version.
Transpose that down! Your other down! - Does anyone know where Miles is? - Oh, I saw him going outside after lunch.
- He went home?! t(indistinct whispering) - Thanks for the stellar advice, Bianca.
- What happened with Miles? (Alya sighing) - I tried to give him some criticism and he totally flipped out.
- Maybe he's going through something.
- What do you mean? - I'm just saying, cut the guy some slack.
You never know what's going on in someone's personal life.
- I really messed up, didn't I? - We need to talk.
Now.
- Looks like someone's in trouble.
- Did you like my dance? You seemed kind of - Take it off! - Excuse me? - Now! - Hey! - How did you find out? Who did you talk to? - What is your problem?! - Did you tell the principal? Or my parents? This is not a joke, Scarlett! I need to know who you talked to! - I don't even know what you mean! - Just give me back the uniform.
- No! No! I'm not giving it back until you tell me what's going on! - My parents don't know I go to Keaton! - What?! - If they knew, they'd pull me out! - Ohhh Nope, I still don't get it.
- That uniform is from the school my parents think I go to.
I put it on every morning and then I change when I get here.
- But you've been going at Keaton for like a year and a half! You've been lying to your parents for a year and a half? That's seriously impressive.
- I didn't have much choice.
They wouldn't even let me audition.
- Why? What's the big deal? - When they first moved here, they had nothing.
But they worked their butts off, and now my dad's a lawyer and my mom owns an IT company.
They just They want me to have a proper career.
- And art is a career! - To us, yeah! But to them, art is something a toddler draws that you put up on the fridge! Not that they ever did that.
- So, I've been sitting out here writing and thinking about what you said.
- I'm so sorry - No, you were right.
Just listen.
Years of running Couldn't stop Too afraid to sleep Mind stays busy Eyes stay low Look but never leap And then yooou-oooou Taught me And then yoooou-ooooo Ooooooo-oooooou Dig deep and don't be afraid Dig deep and live Every day Learn your music Read your words Don't think, only play Skim the surface Don't get wet Seize the yesterday Until yoooou-ooooou Taught me - (together): Dig deep and don't be afraid Dig deep and live Dig deep and don't be afraid Dig deep and live - Every day - Miles's song I think it might be about me.
What do you think about that, Bianca? - It's a love song.
To life.
Because we have to drink up every single minute of it.