Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld (2024) s01e09 Episode Script

1
[somber music playing]
Whatcha making?
For the afterlife. Not that I know
what my parents would've liked.
Can't go wrong with gold ingots.
They'll be rich.
[laughs softly]
[sighs]
So did you book the flights?
Not yet.
I mean, I wanna go back to Seoul,
have a normal life again,
but now even Sena's connected to Gugu?
I don't know.
What if she's a secret Daoist priest too?
Ooh! We could stay with your friend Tokki
until we find our own place.
- [cell phone ringing and buzzing]
- [Jentry] Hm?
[Ed] Hey, I get it. I'm a demon.
I can do normal-people things.
You name it.
- Use cutlery, wear pants, hate myself.
- [Jentry sobs on video]
- The big three!
- [Jentry yells on video]
- [ominous music playing]
- Uh, you okay? Whatcha watching?
That's my bestie!
Oh! She's even more terrifying than I am.
Oh! Stay away from her!
- Like and subscribe for part two!
- Uh, hey, I can explain.
You don't even
look like you in that video,
and my followers
really respond to demon content.
So this whole time you've been using me
to boost your followers?
- [somber music playing]
- No! I mean, I've been multitasking?
Take that video down now.
Done! There. Problem solved.
Problem solved? Ed, I trusted you.
You know how many people look at me
and only see the powers,
the danger, the demon.
Well, that's all you see me as!
You weren't even gonna take me
with you to Seoul, were ya? Hm?
'Cause you're done with the likes of me?
After everything I've done for you?
You were doing it for clout!
Not clout! To strike fear in their hearts!
Like you claimed you had when we met,
but I'm starting to think
you're not scared of me at all.
'Cause you're not scary, Ed! Okay?
Reality check. You've never been scary.
The harder you try,
the more embarrassing you look.
You think I'm embarrassing?
Here's what I think.
The portal's closed. My powers are gone.
You can't get any more monster fights
for your followers out of me.
Apparently, that's all you needed me for.
So I think you should go back to Diyu.
And stay away from me.
Fine! See you in Diyu!
But I hope you live a long life
so I don't have to see you there for ages!
[Jentry sighs]
[Jentry groans]
Ed, I'm sorr
[cell phone ringing and buzzing]
[chimes]
[theme music playing]
[knocks on door]
Um, hi. I, uh, got your text.
Wow. When I said, "Tell me everything,"
I didn't realize it would be so much.
Sorry. It's a lot.
It was really nice of you to give me
the heads-up about the video, but, uh
Why did you
I I don't know.
Before you came here,
everyone talked about the demon girl
like an urban legend,
not a real person.
Yeah, well, turning up
didn't exactly change their minds.
It changed mine,
because then you did turn up and I
I won't lie.
A lot of weird stuff happened,
but that video,
I know it's you, but it's not you.
I thought about how I'd feel
if the moments I got scared or angry
got shared online, and
Thank you.
You're welcome.
- [gentle music playing]
- I don't know.
For the first time in my life
I'm finally normal. Kinda?
I thought I'd know what I want, but
Well, we got spirit week, right?
And then there's the homecoming game
and the dance.
[laughs] Are you kidding?
The only date I can get
is literally with a demon.
Okay, but
Michael's not a demon
and he asked you too, right?
What? Oh, no, no, no.
I am not about to ruin
the first real friendship I've made here
by going to homecoming with your ex.
Come on.
At least let me be the mature one here.
We weren't really
a good fit for each other.
Besides, you think I can't get a date?
[both laugh]
- [toothbrush buzzing]
- [groans]
[spits]
[poignant music playing]
[grunts]
[groans]
Nothing? Really?
You're not even gonna try
and apologize after you slapped me?
No mirror writing,
no flashing lights, tarot cards?
No, of course you won't.
Since when did you really care about me?
Well, you know what?
I finally have a chance
at the normal life you never let me have.
And I am happy.
[thunder crashes]
- [tense music playing]
- [gasps] Huh?
A sword?
[gasps]
[whimpering]
[Michael breathing heavily]
[dramatic music playing]
[screams]
[gasping]
[groans]
[groans]
[cell phone chimes]
[Stella] Fourteen super-vague texts
at 3:00 a.m.?
Yeah. He's into you.
[Stella gasps]
[quirky music playing]
I can't believe he's a monster!
- It's so creepy.
- [Kit] What was that?
Uh, I can't believe you made this.
It's so pretty.
Thank you.
- [Stella groans]
- [Jentry laughs softly]
- [Stella groans]
- [gentle music playing]
[Jentry] Mm.
Hey, Kit. Uh, what's this?
It's a mum. I think.
For asking you to the dance.
[squelches]
It's made of skin.
Yes.
Couldn't get any ribbon, huh?
Skin's a much more pliable medium.
I Thank you, Kit. It's lovely, but, uh
We need to talk.
We do?
I really appreciate
what you did for me with the robes.
Um
I did it for us.
I know. But after what happened,
I really just wanna put everything to do
with the powers behind me.
So do I. We're done with them.
Kit, I don't think
our relationship can be normal.
And normal is what I need right now.
You understand, right?
You need a normal relationship.
Yeah, I do.
[upbeat music playing]
I feel all of you
From my fingers to my bones ♪
Feel it like a fever ♪
Feel it like a tremor ♪
Oh ♪
I know I got you ♪
- [Wheeler] Stop right there!
- [music stops]
Mr. Wheeler!
[Wheeler] Jentry Chau.
No crazy hat can conceal what you are.
Ever since you got here,
you've brought monstrous creatures
into our town,
into my school,
putting everyone in danger.
But I'm warning you, if you don't leave,
I will find a way to expose you
and your unholy powers.
My powers, huh?
Well, uh, good luck with that.
- [Wheeler] Hm.
- Jentry! We've been looking for you.
- Uh, you have?
- We saw that video of you.
I can explain, um
You can do a freaking monster roll?
[Jentry] Oh! That video.
Someone did the nuts-and-bolts
cereal TikTok prank to Debbie,
and she chipped six teeth,
and now she doesn't wanna perform.
- So
- Take her place for halftime, please.
What? You want me? For drill team?
I wouldn't recommend that, girls.
You know who she is, right?
Yeah. Creepy fire girl.
Whatever.
It's outdoors, Mr. Wheeler.
What's she gonna set fire to, a baton?
[gasps] That would look so cool.
Actually
I'm not gonna set fire to anything.
But, uh, yes, I would love to.
[upbeat music playing]
Thanks.
[laughs] Yes!
- [music fades]
- Huh?
Oh, hey! Sorry about all the texts.
I kinda had a weird night.
Yeah, you and me both.
Um, listen, when you came over yesterday
Oh, no, no.
We don't need to talk about that.
I get it. It's cool.
- [laughs weakly]
- No! I wasn't exactly myself, but
[tender music playing]
[Michael laughs] Is this
Did you draw me?
Jentry, this is amazing.
It's not quite as good as the mum
from what I heard
Heard?
I mean saw.
But the point is, uh
[exhales]
Michael Ole,
will you go
to the homecoming dance with me?
Jentry Chau
[laughs]
I would love
to go to homecoming with you.
[laughs]
[both laughing]
[Michael] It's going straight on my
- [ominous music playing]
- [Cheng laughs] I warned you.
[Michael laughing]
Hey, so there's something
I need to tell you.
I, uh, don't have my powers anymore.
[gasps]
Good, right? I'm just a regular,
power-free teenager now.
Oh! Yeah. No, that's cool. Um
But, you know, the thing
I wanted to tell you last night was, uh,
and I hope it isn't a deal-breaker,
but I think I might not be power-free.
[dramatic music playing]
Jentry! I slept in the forest
to give you space!
I got into a fight with a possum!
You know why? 'Cause I'm a good friend!
Well, that's not why I fought the possum.
He started it.
[grunts] Where are you?
I need to explain to you
why you were wrong about me!
[gasps]
- [poignant music playing]
- [Ed sighs]
Huh?
[sniffles then sobs]
Okay.
So I was wrong. That's fine.
[yelling]
[yelps then grunts]
- Die, intruder, die Ed?
- [Wallabee] Huh?
Yeah, me! What are you doing?
Gugu got taken to the Zhong
by her weird-looking ex-boyfriend.
Where've you been?
We need your ghost essence.
Okay, lot to unpack here.
We'll go back to the ex-boyfriend thing,
but we ran out of ghost essence!
I'm sorry.
Oh, no, Gugu
[in unison] There's a way
to get ghost essence.
- [ominous music playing]
- We can make it ourselves.
Oh, great. Let's do that, then.
It's just
Well, ghost essence
from scratch is kinda painful.
I volunteer.
Gugu needs our help.
She would do the same for us.
Maz, go get the thing.
[dramatic music playing]
[Herschel whimpers then screams]
[gasps]
- [Herschel screaming and groaning]
- [yelps then whimpers]
- [Herschel gurgles]
- [Ed whimpers] Oh!
[Ed sighs]
[Ed] That's all you get? For doing that?
Please tell me it's enough to get her out.
[Ed grunts]
[ominous music playing]
[in German accent] Guten tag!
Ich hear you need a new ghost hunter.
Your old one is indisposed, ja?
Und mein rates are très reasonablé, oui?
As a show of beaucoup respect,
you can have these prisonaires!
Uh, where are you from exactly?
Uh, Europe.
We've met before.
[Ed] What? No! That's unlikely.
I've never met anyone before.
[yelps]
[yelps] Go, go, go!
- [intense music playing]
- [grunts]
- [Lillian and Vivian scream]
- [Maz] Huh?
[Wallabee and Maz yell]
[Herschel yells]
[whimpers] No! No!
[Ed gasping]
[screams]
[lively pop music playing]
You left without saying goodbye ♪
[Stella] Hm?
[both laugh]
Don't cry ♪
[Wheeler groans]
[grunts then groans]
I ball a fist and die inside ♪
I wish I didn't, but regrettably
I entirely understand why you did it ♪
Take one step forward
And two jumps back ♪
One hand on the gate
Of this cul-de-sac ♪
Some cursed part of me
Wants to be cornered ♪
Right into it even if we crack ♪
You left early
And you arrived too late ♪
Just right in time ♪
- To be a huge mistake ♪
- [Jentry and Stella laugh]
So I wish you well
And I wish you far away ♪
This was never real
I'll say it 'til I believe it ♪
I wish I never met you
You are the worst thing ♪
[Jentry gasps then groans]
But I'm still keeping tabs on you
For some stupid reason ♪
You were just being nice ♪
Uh
- [school bell rings]
- [gasps]
[music stops]
[Jentry] Oh!
Hey, I thought I'd find you here.
Do you have a moment?
Sorry, Michael.
Uh, I gotta go. Um, talk to you later.
- [Michael] No, wait! Wait!
- [Jentry gasps]
- [both gasp]
- [hopeful music playing]
- [Michael laughs] Uh
- [Jentry giggles]
- [Jentry laughs softly]
- [Michael] Uh [laughs]
- I made you something! Look!
- [music fades]
- Hey, man.
- [Kit grunts]
I [scoffs] I got this, Michael.
This needs to stop now, Kit.
You've been harassing me this entire week.
You said you wanted normal.
This is what humans do to express love.
I'm going to the dance with Michael.
But he doesn't deserve you.
He doesn't know you like I do.
You mean in the "spied on me
to copy all my interests" way?
I can't have a normal life
and be with you.
You drain qi, you take off your skin,
you're centuries old!
So I'm more human than I know,
but not human enough for you.
Is that why you're saying no?
It shouldn't matter why I'm saying no.
I don't want people pushing me
into things I don't want anymore.
And what I want isn't this.
- [scoffs then yells]
- [dramatic music playing]
[Jentry whimpers then gasps]
- [Kit breathing heavily]
- [Jentry whimpering]
You should have what you want.
[Jentry gasps softly]
[music fades]
[gasps]
- Ah! There's our superstar!
- Looking sharp, my son!
Uh, thank you. [laughs weakly]
Look for us in the crowd tonight.
No, don't listen to your mom.
Keep your eyes on the ball.
Mom, Dad. I know you wanna support me.
But, listen, I don't want you to come
to the game. Seriously.
Don't be ridiculous. We're coming.
No. No, I mean it. Please stay home.
We're not breaking our streak, Michael.
We support you.
But, you know,
the bleachers are so uncomfortable.
Mom, you know how Dad gets.
Plus it's not that big a deal.
You can support me from here.
What are you not telling us? Hm?
You want to quit again? Is that it?
Uh, yeah. I do.
And I will.
'Cause I wanna decide what my future is
by myself.
Not by Not by
[eerie music playing]
I've been having these dreams,
like visions.
Things that happened or nearly happened
or could happen. I don't know.
And one of them was of something
really bad happening at the game.
Something dangerous.
I don't know if it's even real, but
- [gasps]
- I don't want you to get hurt.
I know how it sounds, but
Okay, we won't go.
What?
Yeah, and if you want to quit
like you say,
uh, you can skip it too.
- [eerie music continues]
- Whoa, wait.
Do you know about these visions?
No! But, uh [laughs nervously]
Better safe than sorry.
Are you serious?
Wait, Michael, stay here.
No, I'm going to the game.
And when I get back,
you're telling me everything.
[door opens]
[door closes]
- [pensive pop music playing]
- [sighs]
[cell phone keys clicking]
[chimes]
Hm?
[chiming]
Hm.
'Cause time's a friend disguise ♪
My love is insecure ♪
A time I'll be all yours ♪
And I don't know what to do ♪
[music fades]
[laughs then sighs]
[poignant music playing]
[inaudible dialogue]
Okay.
- Enough silent treatment.
- [music fades]
Where did you hide them this time?
I meant what I said, okay?
I'm done with having powers,
but I'm not done with you.
Please just tell me
where you put the robes
so I can see you and we can talk this out.
[groans]
- [poignant music playing]
- Gugu, come on!
You are so stubborn!
I know you can hear me
and you have no right to be mad at me.
It's you who did this.
I'm sorry for what I said before
about you dying.
Okay? Is that what you're waiting for?
I shouldn't have said that
and you're not cruel.
I
[sniffles then sobs]
I miss you.
And my life isn't going
to feel normal without you.
I know you know some other way to get me
to see you without the powers and
[sobbing]
I do mean more to you
than the powers, right?
Gugu?
[sniffles]
I'm performing
with the drill team tonight,
and I want you to be there.
Even if I can't see you, I
I hope you're there. Okay?
And maybe after, we can figure this out.
[poignant music continues]
[ominous music playing]
[tense music playing]
[grunts]
[eerie music playing]
[Cheng] Isn't this something?
You got the powers without even having
to kill your beloved Jentry.
This is what you wanted.
[Cheng] I knew you'd change your mind.
Everyone wins.
Now. Let me restore my Xiao Lan.
Then you may have your humanity.
[intense music playing]
[Cheng screaming]
- [school band playing upbeat music]
- [crowd cheering]
[man over PA] Now our QB has the ball.
He's sent the ball over to Michael Ole.
- Oh! That looked like it hurt.
- [booing]
And that takes us to halftime.
- [school band continues]
- [chuckles]
Jentry! Come on, we're up. Let's go!
[intense music playing]
[Cheng screaming]
[Cheng sighs]
[eerie music playing]
[Cheng] Ah
[echoing clang]
[beats continue]
[clangs continue]
[Jentry sighs]
[crowd cheering]
[school band playing upbeat music]
[clangs continue]
[knuckles cracking]
[whistle blows]
[crowd cheering]
[Cheng grunting]
[clangs continue]
[Cheng yells]
[Cheng] The Great Beyond.
[Stella whoops]
Jentry! Jentry!
Go, Jentry!
[Cheng yells]
[Cheng] Xiao Lan, come to me!
Xiao Lan!
No!
[Cheng screams]
- [crowd cheering]
- [school band playing upbeat music]
[Cheng] I will save you!
[Cheng groaning]
- [Cheng groaning]
- [intense music playing]
[Cheng yells]
[music fades]
[crowd cheering and applauding]
[feedback squeals over PA]
No! Let go! This is an emergency!
[Cheng] Welcome home.
[mysterious music playing]
[ghostly whispers]
[eerie music playing]
[over PA] People of Riverfork!
That is no ordinary girl down there.
- That's the demon girl. She's real!
- [crowd gasps]
And now she's back
to endanger your lives once again.
[dramatic music playing]
No, no, no, no, no, no.
[Wheeler] That's her! See?
Using her evil powers
to start another fire.
I'm sure y'all heard about Big Tex.
Well, look who set him ablaze.
And here, bringing demons to our school.
And look!
The CCTV from Mimi's
before the so-called "Accidental Fire."
[people gasping]
- [woman 1] It's her!
- [boy] She's the monster!
- [man] Demon!
- [woman 2] It's her!
- [girl screams]
- [Wheeler cackling]
Here it comes!
When she gets upset, her powers activate.
Watch!
- [crowd clamoring]
- [music fades]
[Jentry sobbing]
[crowd whispering indistinctly]
[Jentry continues sobbing]
[woman] There supposed to be
something happening?
Uh
You'll see! They just take a second to
[sobbing]
[intense music playing]
[intense music continues]