Heartstopper (2022) s03e03 Episode Script

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[ALARM RINGING]
[SLEEPY GROANING]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
["CAR PARK" BY NIEVE ELLA PLAYING]
I'm not waiting for you to arrive ♪
Feels like most of the
time, we are dying ♪
- Bye, Nellie. I love you.
- [WHIMPERING]
So I stare directly ♪
- Into the sun
- [CELL PHONE BEEPS]
It burns for a while ♪
But nothing's worth more
than our love ♪
[SAI] Hey, Nick. Look who it is.
- Where you been, man? I've missed you.
- I missed you too. Missed you too.
- [SAI] Where've you been?
- [INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
Touch me to make it work ♪
You level my head,
you're a natural ♪
Tara. Congrats on your
amazing GCSE results.
- Thanks, miss.
- You should think about
applying to be a prefect.
You've got a real shot at it.
Yeah.
[DARCY] Hey!
Hmm. Since when did our
dress code include trousers?
Well, the sixth-form boys get
to wear trousers, so why can't I?
You look so you.
[CHUCKLES]
In no life, I'd want that ♪
So, no, I'm just lying ♪
- [DARCY] We're all back together.
- Yay!
But I think I'm just
tired of being in the dark ♪
I swear I'm not like this ♪
But it always gets
worse in the car park ♪
Call me what you want ♪
But pick the right time ♪
[GASPS, SQUEALS EXCITEDLY]
- Hi!
- [NAOMI] You look so good.
[ELLE] Oh, how are you?
- Good. You?
- Amazing.
- You look great.
- [FELIX] Hey!
- Shall we go?
- Yes. How was your summer?
- Really, really good.
- Good.
- How was yours?
- Good.
- Tell me all about it.
- [NAOMI] Can't wait.
This feels right ♪
To want, to want you all the time ♪
[MUSIC FADES]
[AJAYI CLEARS THROAT]
- You better get out first.
- Hmm?
The kids won't shut up about it
if they find out we're dating.
Oh.
So we're dating?
We've been seeing each other
all summer, so I hope we are.
[AJAYI CHUCKLES]
[SWEET ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING]
- I'll see you at lunch.
- See you at lunch.
You'll have to be sneakier, or the kids
will be saying you're engaged by break.
- [FAROUK TUTS]
- [AJAYI CHUCKLES]
He said, "Come on ♪
Oh, what you waiting for?" ♪
I think I waited a lifetime ♪
Right up until that point ♪
- Hey, right then, all this time ♪
- [CHUCKLES]
I feel him stay with
me to make it count ♪
Thought I lost the bad feeling ♪
A different life or a new ♪
And then and there ♪
You'd live forever in my mind ♪
[TWINKLING]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Oh, all my life, all my ♪
No kiss?
Hug first.
All my life ♪
Oh, all my life ♪
All my life ♪
And so the ghost ♪
- [BOY 1] I heard they're going out.
- [BOY 2] Really?
[BOYS SNICKERING]
That hidden place
where hope lives ♪
Come on.
I just wanna know ♪
Hey, right then, all this time ♪
I feel him stay with
me to make it count ♪
- I missed you.
- [CHUCKLES]
in a different life or a new ♪
And then and there you'd live ♪
So much.
Yeah, I missed you too.
Oh, my mind ♪
Oh, all my life ♪
All my life ♪
Oh, my, my mind ♪
- Oh, my mind
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Oh, all my life ♪
All my life ♪
All my life ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
Quiet down, please, boys.
Day one of the school year.
Don't start acting up already now.
It's your birthday on Saturday.
- Yeah.
- Do you wanna do something?
Uh I don't know. I don't
I don't normally have
a party or anything.
[FAROUK] Nick and Charlie.
Gonna keep it down or what?
All right.
Yo, big man, shirt tucked in.
Yeah, this isn't Mr.
Ajayi's hippy class.
- You're representing Farouk right now.
- [BOY] Sorry, sir.
[NICK SIGHS]
- I'm gonna organize something.
- You don't have to.
No, I want to.
It'll distract me from you know,
my brain.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]
Right, um see you at
lunch, then. Picnic benches?
- [SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING]
- [CHARLIE] Uh
I guess, uh, choose a
place you both feel safe.
Mention the things
that have concerned you.
Let him know you care about him.
Oh, and this is an important one.
Try to avoid making the
conversation about food and weight.
It's gonna be okay.
He's fortunate to have you.
Or we could eat in the art room?
Just us.
Yeah. Sounds good.
- [DISQUIETING BUZZING]
- [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
- ["GENESIS" BY GRIMES PLAYING]
- [WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[WHISPERING] Look, Elle's
posted from Lambert.
Elle's making a new sketchbook.
- You're supposed to
- Look, Elle with her new friends.
Tao, I love Elle, yeah, but I don't
need a minute-by-minute update.
- [GROANS] I'm sad. I miss her.
- [CHARLIE] Tao, it's been a day.
- I'm so alone.
- What are we? Your imaginary friends?
You can't keep making your
whole life your relationship.
- Well, Charlie is, so why can't I?
- No, I'm not.
Oh yeah? Who are you eating
lunch with today? Nick?
- Well, yes, but
- [TAO] Hmm.
[ISAAC] You two need
to get a life, I swear.
- [CHARLIE] Um, if I just plug this one?
- [ISAAC] Yeah, go on.
- [WISTFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
- [ISAAC] Wahey!
[CHARLIE] We lit a light bulb ♪
We lit a light bulb ♪
[MUSIC FADES]
[DISTANT CHUCKLING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
[AJAYI CHUCKLING]
[FAROUK SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Uh, Mr. Ajayi.
Do you mind if I eat
lunch in here today?
Uh, yeah. Of course. Uh, we were
just clearing out. Weren't we?
Yeah. We
[AJAYI CLEARS THROAT]
Uh, good summer?
I thought you'd be catching
up with your friends today.
Yeah, I I will. I just
prefer eating in here.
It's less stressful.
Oh, right.
My brain isn't good at the moment.
Well, that's okay. We
all have bad-brain days.
Yeah.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
I
I have a lot of rules about
- [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [DISQUIETING BUZZING]
[MUSIC, BUZZING FADE]
It doesn't matter. It's stupid.
Uh, what happens if you break the rules?
I don't know.
But it feels like something bad.
I know it's silly.
- No, it
- [NICK] Hi.
Hey.
Look, uh no crumbs, you two. Okay?
[NICK PULLS OUT CHAIR]
- What were you just talking about?
- Nothing. We were just catching up.
I think he's dating Mr. Farouk. They
were sat together when I came in.
There was a weird flirty vibe in Paris.
Char, uh, um about our phone call
[SIGHS] Can we
can we not talk about that? I just
I don't wanna think about it today.
[TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES]
Okay. Yeah.
So then, um what are
we doing for my birthday?
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Well,
that is a surprise.
I've planned everything,
and it is gonna be perfect.
Okay, then.
[MUSIC FADES]
Was I asleep?
- Yeah, I think you were.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Have you not been sleeping well?
I dunno. I've just got no energy.
[TAO] Elle's good for Saturday.
[CHARLIE] Tao, it's
supposed to be a surprise.
Elle's coming?
- Is everyone coming?
- [CHARLIE CHUCKLES]
- You didn't have to organize a huge thing.
- I did. I love you.
I love you too.
Wish I had a boyfriend.
James, no.
I need at least one single friend, okay?
This lot have been third-wheeling
me at every opportunity.
Don't you wanna be with someone?
Yeah. I I mean, like, the
idea of it's nice, but, um
Well, it's it's just not
what I actually want, so
So you're, like, aromantic?
What? You know what that is?
Yeah. I read a book where there
was an aromantic character,
and then I thought about what
happened with us in Paris and stuff.
Oh, right.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- Third time you've re-wrapped that.
- [CHUCKLES]
Yeah, well, I'm bad at wrapping,
and I want it to look perfect so
I'm sure he'd love it even if
it looked like a used tissue.
You eating lunch there?
Yeah. If they've got stuff I like.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
- Happy birthday!
- Thank you.
I'm just gonna grab my
shirt. I'll be two minutes.
Okay. Well, do I get to
know where we're going now?
No.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Oh, um
- Hey, Tori.
- Hi.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
And, um thanks for the
message last week about
Did you talk to him?
Yeah.
And?
I'm trying to help,
trying to get him to
talk to your parents.
Okay.
[INHALES SHAKILY] Well, thank you.
For trying.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Okay. There's a bus in ten minutes.
We can make it if we go fast.
- Okay.
- Come on.
- Sure you know where we're going?
- Yes.
- And you can't tell me anything?
- Nope.
[NICK] Are we at least almost there?
- We are almost there.
- Almost there. Okay.
- Sh, guys!
- [NICK] I feel like I'm gonna fall over.
Please. This is getting a little bit
Ta-da!
Surprise!
- [ALL] Happy birthday!
- [IMOGEN] Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
- [NICK] Aww!
- [LAUGHTER]
["I'M THE ONE" BY MUNA PLAYING]
I'm the one ♪
Brave enough ♪
- To say how I was feeling ♪
- [SIGHS]
- I'm the one waiting by the phone ♪
- There you go.
- The one who is home alone ♪
- [GIGGLING] Darcy!
- That was a giant bite.
- Shall we feed him?
[LAUGHING]
- Yeah, you played it like a game ♪
- Ooh!
[CAMERA CLICKS]
Oh my God, look at his
eyes. He's so cute. Wait.
I need to get a video of this.
He's like a mini Charlie.
Smile.
[RHINO GRUNTING]
- He's so cute.
- So cute!
- Got white hair like yours.
- [IMOGEN GIGGLES]
Seems a bit gay to me.
[TARA CHUCKLES] It really does.
[IMOGEN SQUEALING]
- [ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
- [LAUGHTER]
[SAHAR] I wanna keep one!
[TARA] Wait! We should
all try and take a selfie!
[TAO] Yeah. I'll do it. I'll do it.
- Come on, Charlie. Let's
- Uh, I'll take it.
- What?
- I'll take it. It's fine.
- [TAO] Sure?
- Yeah.
- Look, I've got it. Smile, everyone.
- We can all be in the selfie.
- Smile.
- [TARA] Right, everybody smile.
- Now let's be elephants.
- [DARCY TRILLS] That's the noise.
- [SAHAR TRILLING]
- [CAMERA CLICKS]
- A birthday selfie. Come on.
- Okay.
Let's try and get the
lemur in it. Hello. Hi.
Happy birthday, Nicholas.
[CAMERA CLICKING]
Yeah, we got it. We got it.
[MUSIC ENDS]
[TARA] Oh!
Are you having a good birthday, then?
The best. Yeah.
- [WOMAN] Oh, excuse me, ladies.
- [DARCY] Oh. [SIGHS]
Don't you hate when
people call you "ladies"?
I dunno. Teachers at school
call us it all the time.
Yeah, I've never really
thought about it. [CHUCKLES]
Do you really hate it?
Yeah. It's just, like, I'm
not a lady. It's weird.
You okay? You seem tired.
[SIGHS] Honestly,
this week's been a lot.
In a good way? I mean, the pictures
from your Instagram look great.
It's been amazing, obviously.
[SIGHS] Just having
to make new friends again
and finding my way
around a big new school.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] It's a lot.
Being with you guys is like being home.
- [TARA] Elle, come and look at this!
- [CHUCKLES]
Oh no, looks like you're
stuck with me again.
What does that even mean?
It's so painful for
you to hang out with us
and not with your girlfriend.
Why do you have to be so
bitter about me and Elle dating?
I'm not bitter! You've just not
been a good friend lately, Tao.
All you care about is your relationship.
Well, if you're so sad about being
single, what happened to James?
[SIGHS]
[IMOGEN HUMMING NONCHALANTLY]
[TARA] Uh-oh.
[TARA] Okay, what animal would you be?
But you can only choose
from ones we've seen today.
- [SAHAR] I'd be a zebra. They're so cool.
- [TARA] I think a rhino.
[DISTORTED BUZZING]
Hey, shall we shall
we go somewhere quieter?
[SNAPS] No, it's fine.
Sorry, I
I'll be fine. Thank you though.
[TARA] Oh yeah! [GIGGLES]
[TAO SIGHS]
- Guys, this is really uncomfortable.
- Well, I'm not apologizing.
- Well, neither am I.
- Cool.
Cool. Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.
- [ELLE SIGHS]
- [TUTS]
Right. Come on. I want an ice cream.
[TAO HUFFS]
[SAHAR] Are you okay, Isaac?
Tao and Elle are just in that
obsessive phase. It'll pass.
Mm. It's totally normal.
When I dated my first
boyfriend, I was obsessed.
Then I was so obsessed with
Nick when I liked him, and Ben.
But I got over it all super quickly.
I kind of thought you didn't
really like Ben that much.
Maybe. I dunno.
I guess I just liked the idea
of having a cool boyfriend,
but when we were actually
together, he was pretty boring.
We're supposed to be
comforting Isaac right now.
Yeah, none of you are
helping, but thanks.
- [TARA] Sorry.
- Sorry.
- Yeah.
- [TARA] Chips?
Go on, look. You want one with ketchup.
[ISAAC] Do I have to?
- Yeah.
- Yes, you do!
- In it goes.
- [TARA] Little plane!
[ALL CHUCKLING]
What you said to Isaac
earlier was kind of mean.
He's been, like, so passive-aggressive
about us, like, all week.
Well, maybe he has a right to.
Maybe we've been ignoring
him and all of our friends.
[TAO SNIFFS]
I guess we have a bit.
But going from seeing you, like,
every single day to not at all,
I've been, like
[ELLE CHUCKLES]
You've been, like moping?
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
- Yes.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Well, I'm flattered.
But I know you love Isaac and
Charlie just as much as me, Tao.
You just don't wanna kiss them.
[TAO SIGHS]
I've been a bad friend too. I
barely saw Tara and Darcy all summer.
But friends are
important. You know this.
You got angry at Charlie for doing
the exact same thing we've been doing.
[PENSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES]
[DISTANT LAUGHTER]
- [TAO] Hey.
- [ISAAC] Hey.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean what I said.
That's okay.
- I'm sorry too.
- [TAO] You're right.
I've been ignoring you guys since
me and Elle started going out.
- I've had, like, romance goggles on.
- [ISAAC CHUCKLES]
And it's been great, but
I've been a bad friend,
so I'm gonna be a better friend.
I've just felt like a
third wheel all summer.
Yeah. That's fair.
[ISAAC] And I hate that I feel bitter.
You all make it seem like
being in a relationship is
the most perfect, magical thing
anyone could ever hope for.
- It does feel pretty magical though.
- Yeah.
Yes. It's just really hard when I
know that's not what I actually want.
I guess I'm still just
coming to terms with that.
- Do you think there are any gay fish?
- [CHUCKLING]
- Yeah. Definitely.
- I think that one's gay.
[SNICKERING]
- Do you think they fall in love?
- Aww, I hope so.
[ISAAC] What about the ones who
don't fall in love with any gender?
Do you think they're okay
just being on their own?
I don't think they're on their
own. They've got loads of friends.
Yeah. It's just
What if all of its friends
were were couples
flaunting their magical
relationships everywhere they went?
- Uh, me and Sahar aren't a couple.
- But who said we were?
I don't think we're
talking about fish anymore.
Do you guys get where I'm
going with this or not?
[ELLE] Yeah. We do.
I don't really know how
to feel okay with it yet,
uh, with being asexual.
And aromantic.
It j Uh, it changes everything
I thought I knew about myself.
And about my life and my future.
[NICK] I think it's normal to be upset.
When I first realized I liked Charlie,
I cried at an "Am I Gay?" quiz.
- [ALL CHUCKLING]
- [SAHAR] Aww!
- [TARA] So cute.
- [ISAAC CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
It's a process.
And we love you.
I love you too.
Come on. We haven't been
to the bug house yet,
and I wanna see some spiders.
- [SAHAR] Spiders.
- [IMOGEN] No, I don't wanna see a spider!
[GIGGLING]
- Spiders.
- Spiders? Are you all right?
- What's your favorite kind of spider?
- [ELLE] My favorite spider?
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
[NICK] Are you okay?
Yeah. Sorry, I just needed to sit down.
I feel really tired.
- [VENDOR] There you go.
- Great. Thanks a lot. Cheers.
Is there something wrong with Charlie?
Uh
No.
You know something, and
you're not telling me.
What's up with him?
I don't think I should
be talking about this.
So shall I ask Charlie?
No. Please don't do that.
What's going on? He's been acting so
- Tao. You cannot talk to him about it.
- But why?
'Cause he can barely
talk to me about it.
- [ISAAC] Tara, I'm reading.
- [TARA] No, stop, no!
Just give me some attention!
- [ISAAC] Trying to read my book.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
- What's this?
- [ISAAC] My book's better!
[NICK] A thank-you gift
for the best birthday ever.
[CHARLIE CHUCKLES]
- He reminded me of you.
- You are so cringe.
I love you.
[NICK] Mm.
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
- [ELLE] I love it.
- [SAHAR] It is super cute.
- [ISAAC] Imogen, that is way too much.
- [LAUGHTER]
[IMOGEN TRILLS]
- Shall we, uh, shall we call it a day?
- [DARCY] Yeah.
- [ISAAC] Yeah. Can do.
- [DARCY] I'm tired.
- [TARA] Let's see the llamas.
- Yeah?
- [SAHAR] You stay.
- Cool.
- [IMOGEN] Watch David Attenborough?
- [ELLE] We'll come back.
- [NICK] Okay.
- [CHUCKLES]
Oh my God!
- Charlie, is this
- [CHUCKLING]
Is this every jumper
you've ever borrowed?
Well, they don't smell
like you anymore, so
They don't smell like me?
Are you saying you like my smell?
'Cause I kinda like your smell.
- [ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING]
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Okay.
- [CHARLIE] Oh!
- You like my smell?
- Nick!
- Do you now? You like my smell?
- Don't make it weird.
- What about my smell do you like?
- Stop it.
What is it?
Okay.
Well
- You have to keep one.
- [CHUCKLES]
[NICK] It's only fair.
- Do you like when I wear your clothes?
- Yeah.
There's, uh, an actual present
at the bottom of the bag.
[NICK] Another one? I
didn't didn't see that.
[CHUCKLES] Wow, that's so cool.
Oh wow, it's
wrapped very neatly.
- [CHARLIE CHUCKLES]
- [PAPER TEARING]
[CHARLIE CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I know it's cheesy, but
the rest of it's blank so
[ROMANTIC MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You like it, then?
I love you.
[MUSIC FADES]
[NICK SIGHS]
[KISSES]
[WHISPERING] You told me
to wake you up at nine.
[GROANS SOFTLY] Is it already?
- [SIGHS] I don't wanna go home.
- Mm.
You're so sleepy though.
And you were really tired all day.
[CHARLIE SIGHS]
I should go home.
Charlie.
You know I love you.
And and I'm really glad we talked
about the mental-health stuff.
[CHARLIE SIGHS]
I'm just still really worried about you.
And it it's not
just the eating thing.
I've noticed you've been
really stressed and and and tired.
Sometimes, you just seem really sad.
And I, um
I know I've made things worse.
You know, I've I've said
the wrong thing, and, um
I didn't know what to do.
I know I know you don't
want me to try and fix you.
But I love you so much.
And I couldn't help but try.
I realize now that I just can't.
I really want you to talk to someone.
[HESITATES]
Your parents or a doctor
or something like that.
I'm sorry.
[SOBBING]
[SNIFFLES, SOBBING]
I know it's hard. I know it's hard.
[SNIFFLES] Just, um
I just don't feel like I
can ever get any better.
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[NICK] You can. I promise you, you can.
You just you just
have to ask for help.
What if my parents think I'm
faking it, or they get angry at me?
[NICK] Um
maybe I could come with you.
They're probably less likely
to get angry if I'm there.
["COMPLEX" PLAYING]
Also, I read I read
somewhere that
[SNIFFLES]
it helps to write things down.
- It might sound silly, but
- [CHARLIE SNIFFLES]
maybe that could
help you talk to them.
I'm 21 ♪
The edge is razor-thin ♪
Between being numb ♪
And feeling everything ♪
Mum? Dad?
[DAD] Yeah, hi. Hey,
Charlie, we're in here.
Hey.
Hi, Nick.
Uh [HESITATES]
Charlie, is it a bit
late for Nick to be over?
He's not staying long.
[MUM] Okay.
I needed to talk to you about something.
[CHUCKLES] What's up?
I've
I've written it down 'cause it's
it's really hard to say.
Charlie, what what's going on?
[MOUTHS]
"My mental health has
been really bad lately."
"I've been finding
eating really difficult."
"I feel like there's a voice
in my head that's not me,
telling me bad things
will happen if I
if I eat or do things in the wrong way."
"That voice has been
getting louder and louder."
"Sometimes, it makes me feel
really stressed or tired or angry."
"And I think I've been like
this for quite a long time."
"But I didn't want to admit it,
and and now it's gotten way worse."
"So I I was thinking maybe I
could go to the doctors about it."
"Maybe they could help."
[INHALES SHARPLY]
I want to get better.
pattern I've been taking shelter ♪
In reaching new highs ♪
When I was 19 ♪
I wanted to die ♪
Now I just wanna kill you ♪
But I don't want to
paint you the victim ♪
But I'm wearing his boxers ♪
I'm being a good wife ♪
We won't be together ♪
But maybe the next life ♪
I need him like water ♪
He thinks that I'm all right ♪
I'm not feeling human ♪
I think he's a good guy ♪
But it's complex ♪
It's a complex ♪
[MUSIC FADES OUT]