Holly Hobbie (2018) s03e05 Episode Script

1
‐ It's weird how a little
letter "Y" can change so much.
Someone who's a boss is
powerful, cool and in charge,
but someone who's bossy
is mean, rude and manipulative.
But can you even be one
without the other?
I woke up like this
Living who I'm born to be ♪
Don't got anyone to please ♪
No no ♪
I woke up like this ♪
Perfectly imperfect me ♪
Unapologetically ♪
No no ♪
I woke up like this ♪♪
Well? Be brutally honest.
‐ Holly
(laughing)
It's amazing!
‐ It is so empowering. It's
the perfect next drop for your fans.
And it's gonna get you
so many new followers.
‐ And that will get me more
attention from record labels,
which will help me get
more money for my family.
‐ That's the plan.
‐ Okay! Alright, internet,
here it comes.
‐ What?! No!
‐ Wha But you said it was good!
‐ A great song needs a great way
to share it. Like a music video!
If you do it right,
it could go viral.
‐ I only have, like,
3,000 followers.
‐ But your followers will share
with their followers, and so on.
‐ I can already see it. Boys and girls around
the world waking up just the way they are.
‐ Yeah. Different cultures, different
bedrooms, different shapes and sizes.
‐ What do you think, Holly?
‐ That sounds incredible.
Amy, you're a genius.
‐ Thank you.
‐ But we have so much to do
if we're gonna get this ready
to shoot this weekend.
You and me
Run to a different beat ♪
We are brave
Lead the way lead the way ♪
Be the You inside and watch
the world take flight ♪
We are brave
Lead the way lead the way ♪
Be the change ♪
Be the change ♪
Gotta be the change ♪♪
(doorbell ringing)
‐ Ah, chasing a new lead.
‐ Oh, yeah, yep. Uh, huge lead. Huge.
(chuckling)
Nate, I am gonna blow
this whole thing wide open.
‐ You don't have a story yet,
do you?
That's alright, it's fine, you'll find
something. In the meantime,
I need a piece on the new traffic light in town.
‐ A traffic light?
‐ Yeah. It's a pretty big deal, Robbie.
It's got
a flashing advance green.
‐ Okay, you can count on me.
‐ Great. I knew I could count on you.
(phone chiming)
‐ Uh, hi, Robbie.
‐ Amy, I need your help.
I need to write 500 words on a traffic
light by Monday. Can I count on you?
‐ Definitely not.
I'm already committed
to helping Holly work on
her music video all weekend.
It was my idea.
Plus, I'm doing double duty,
because Piper's going to Madison
with her mom to get her hair done.
‐ Amy, I can't write this
without you. Please.
‐ Sorry, pal. You're just gonna
have to find someone else.
(I Woke Up Like This
playing over headphones)
(gasping)
‐ I'm so sorry. You scared me.
‐ If I was a robber, were you gonna
colour me pink until I surrender?
‐ I will have you know
that this is deep magenta.
‐ Well,
want to tell me what you were drawing with it?
‐ Okay.
I'm storyboarding ideas
for my music video.
So these are people from around the world
waking up with their natural faces, messy hair.
We have followers
sending in videos.
So we're gonna fade between them
and me singing the song
to show what people are like
in their natural states.
‐ Oh. That's interesting.
‐ But?
‐ It's just, I've seen
two videos like it this year,
and at least three soap commercials. (sighing)
Hey, it's a great first idea.
‐ Yeah, it's also our only idea.
And also, we're shooting
the music video this weekend.
‐ But don't you want your first music
video to be unique and memorable?
‐ Okay. So do you think
you have any better ideas?
‐ Actually, I have a few.
Give me that deep magenta.
Okay, so for the first one,
I'm thinking
‐ It's a modern twist
on a classic fairy tale.
So we start with a princess trapped
in a tower when she wakes up,
but then she saves herself.
And see? There's me at the end, living
happily ever after on my own terms.
Isn't it so cute?
‐ What happened
to the original idea?
‐ Oh, uh Oscar didn't think
it was unique, so
‐ You're changing the whole concept
because Oscar didn't like it?
‐ No, no, I mean, I agree with
him. It was a good first idea.
‐ Plus, there have been a bunch
of other videos just like that one.
‐ You really think this idea
goes with your lyrics?
‐ Okay, maybe we should
just take a step back.
Doesn't matter
who came up with the idea,
it only matters that we make the
best music video ever, right?
‐ Right.
‐ Right.
‐ Okay. So
we better get to work?
(sighing)
‐ Um
‐ First‐person reporting.
I like it.
‐ I don't.
I can't write this story.
I just I look at the light,
and then I look at my computer,
and I know that there's something
I want to say, but I just can't say it.
I dunno,
I just can't write anything.
‐ Well, that's hardly true. I mean, you've
already delivered one great story.
(sighing)
‐ I may have had a little
Well, a lot of help
from a friend on that.
And now that friend
is no longer available.
Nate, I am so sorry
for lying to you.
I just really wanted this job
to help my family and
I dunno,
impress people, I guess.
‐ So you're not even gonna try.
‐ No, I tried. Look.
See? Not impressive.
‐ Do you have trouble focusing
when you write?
‐ On what?
‐ On writing.
Sometimes forget what you meant halfway
through the sentence before you get to the end?
‐ Literally all the time.
My words are always in the wrong
spot, and I'm a terrible speller.
‐ Robbie, let's try this.
Tell me about the streetlight.
So the cars come down the road
from the
‐ Left.
It's the right, isn't it?
‐ You know, I think
you might have dysgraphia.
‐ Is that like dyslexia?
I can read.
‐ No, no, it's related, but it has more
to do with writing and forming words.
Sometimes it makes it difficult
to distinguish left from right.
Maybe you should look into it. In
the meantime, I want you to keep trying.
Even in this mess of words,
I still see a spark.
(sighing)
‐ Okay.
‐ I know, right?
This dress is a dream!
(laughing)
(clicking)
(buzzing)
Perfect. Oscar loves it too.
Or at least that's what I'm assuming
the heart‐eye cat emoji means.
(laughing)
Well?
‐ Honestly not a fan.
‐ But it is by far the best
out of the five.
‐ It's pink.
It's literally a princess dress.
Susan B. Anthony would be rolling
around in her grave right now.
‐ Huh. I really don't understand what
you have against this very pretty dress.
‐ It's not just the dress.
‐ Care to share
with the rest of the class?
‐ I just never thought
you'd be one of those girls.
‐ One of what girls?
‐ You know, the type
that just listens and agrees
with everything
her boyfriend says?
I thought you were a feminist.
‐ Oh, of course, I'm a feminist.
‐ You know what?
You were your own person before.
Now you can't even write a song or
pick up a pen without Oscar's input.
‐ That is so not true!
‐ Do you really think Oscar's concept
is better than our original idea?
‐ Okay, first, it is not Oscar's concept.
We came up with it together.
‐ And what ideas in that did you
specifically come up with?
‐ You know, it was a very collaborative
effort, okay? I wasn't keeping score!
‐ Okay.
‐ Great. So if we're done with this conversation,
can we please get back
to prepping for the music video?
‐ Yo, I, um, just shattered
your Juice Cube records.
In your face.
What is wrong with your face?
(gasping)
(groaning)
‐ Forty‐five seconds.
My longest so far.
I'm trying to prove that I can
focus for long periods of time.
‐ Prove to who? The wall?
‐ To me. Because not being able
to focus is a sign of dysgraphia,
which I most definitely
do not have.
‐ Okay, what are some
other signs of dysgraphia?
‐ Well, uh, we got, um
trouble reading and writing,
poor time management,
and, uh
‐ Difficulty remembering things
that you just read?
‐ Yes.
(Robbie sighing)
Don't.
‐ It does sound like you.
(sighing) But it doesn't have to be a bad thing.
‐ How, Heather? It's a disorder.
‐ Yeah, but you shouldn't just trust
whatever you find on some online quiz.
I mean, talk to Mom and Dad
and see what a doctor says.
‐ I guess.
(chuckling)
‐ Hey, rock star.
Like what you see?
‐ Um, I mean, I was kind of hoping
that I'd be trapped at the top of the tower.
‐ Oh, I thought it would look
cool as a dungeon. No?
I can probably fix it for when
we shoot those scenes, okay?
Not okay? Heh.
‐ Isn't this supposed to be my music‐video shoot?
‐ Yeah.
As soon as they call action,
I'll step out and it's all you.
‐ Okay, camera ready for scene one,
take one. Everybody, first positions.
(Amy): Everybody?
It's just Holly.
‐ It's director speak.
‐ Oh.
‐ Ready?
‐ Yeah.
‐ And‐‐
‐ Uh, wait.
Shouldn't Holly be, like, five steps
to the left? The light's better.
‐ Okay
and action.
Who is that caked‐up‐
with‐makeup girl in the mirror ♪
Fake hair and shiny cheeks ♪
Staring back at me ♪
Okay, uh, cut. I'm actually just gonna go
ahead and stand on my original mark.
‐ Okay.
‐ Okay.
‐ Okay
‐ Okay.
‐ Ready?
‐ Yes.
‐ Action.
(music playing)
Who is that caked‐up‐
with‐makeup girl in the mirror ♪
‐ Cut.
‐ Technically, only the director
is supposed to call cut.
‐ You can only see
half her face.
Are you sure you want
to stand there?
(sighing)
‐ You know what? Um
None of this is working for me. I need to
make some adjustments. Let's take five.
‐ Animal, mineral, or vegetable?
‐ Mineral.
‐ Is it naturally occurring?
‐ Yeah.
(gasping) ‐ Is it Mount Everest?
‐ No.
‐ Is it a black hole set to swallow
our galaxy and everything in it?
‐ Dude, you guess that
every time.
‐ I guess I'm just thinking about this
shoot being over one way or another.
I mean, how long are we gonna wait
here? It's been, like, a whole hour.
(sighing)
‐ Okay, team, I've made some changes.
First off, I'm not going to just be saving myself
anymore, I'm gonna be saving Oscar too.
And also, there won't be
a dance at the end.
‐ Can we talk for a second?
(sighing)
Is everything okay?
‐ Great. Why?
‐ Because, and I mean this in
the most respectful way possible,
some of these changes
don't make any sense.
(scoffing)
‐ Excuse me?
‐ For one thing, I mean, it's
weird if you woke up like this.
‐ Okay, I'm sorry, but I'm not going
to take any ideas from a boy.
‐ What is with all the drama?
‐ You're the one causing all the drama!
My friends and I had an idea, and you had
to come in and tell me it wasn't any good!
‐ I can't believe I'm suggesting this,
but do we need to take another break?
‐ If you don't like my opinions, I can go.
‐ Go, then.
(soft music)
‐ Well, that was great that the doctors
could get us in so quickly.
Kind of nice to have friends
in high places.
‐ Really, Mom, was it great?
‐ Come on, honey, it's not that bad.
‐ I was just certified stupid.
‐ No!
No! That's not true. Dysgraphia, it's
just a different way of learning, okay?
And all we have to do
is figure out
how we can make that work
better for you.
‐ Whatever. I've been stupid my whole
life. Why would this change anything?
‐ Hey! Robbie, look at me.
You are not stupid.
Alright? This isn't proof of anything. In fact,
I think that it's the key
to unlock your full potential.
I'm just really sorry that we didn't
catch this when you were younger.
(both sighing)
(humming)
‐ Ugh! Holly's not here!
‐ Oh, I know she's not. She's out
shooting her big music video.
‐ Do you think
I'm a bad feminist?
‐ Holly!
What are you doing here?
I'm gonna need
a little bit more context.
‐ I'm just (sighing) I'm so confused.
I mean, I liked Amy's idea until
Oscar said that it wasn't original.
And then I liked Oscar's idea
until Amy butted in
and said I only liked it because
he made it up, and I mean,
why can't I want to wear
a pink sparkly dress,
or want to have a boyfriend,
and still be a feminist? Ugh!
‐ Whew.
Some weighty questions.
Okay, look.
Throughout time, women,
they have been forced to dress
a certain way, and to partner up,
and to always agree
with what the man said.
And they didn't have a choice.
I mean, really,
there was only one way
to be a woman. But now‐‐
‐ Women have too many choices.
‐ Yes, and that is a good thing, okay?
But when you make a choice,
people, they could judge you.
‐ I guess the real issue is, is that if
I choose Amy's idea, Oscar will be mad,
and if I choose Oscar's idea, Amy will be mad.
And, well, I don't want anyone to be mad.
‐ That's
that is a real pickle.
Okay, so let me ask you this.
What is the real goal
of your music video?
‐ To make something fun that everyone
will love and want to share.
‐ Well, that's great!
But I don't really hear anything in
there about not making people mad.
‐ Mom!
‐ No, no, no, look.
You are a boss girl now, right?
So you need
a clear mission statement,
and you need to figure out how to lead
your team to a great product, right?
So you listen well
and you take the good ideas,
and then you have to be okay
with leaving the bad ones,
even if it means hurting people's
feelings. Because honey,
at the end of the day, it's really
your face on that music video.
It's not theirs.
‐ How did you get so smart
about all this stuff?
‐ From my job. Do you know that
they let women have those now?
‐ Oh, come on!
‐ Isn't that incredible?
‐ Now, get to work on that laundry. (sighing)
‐ What's this?
‐ It's my resignation letter.
You were right.
I have dysgraphia.
‐ I can't accept this.
‐ You have to.
It means I can never do this
on my own.
‐ No, I disagree. I absolutely know
you can do this on your own.
‐ How? I can't write.
That's like the entire job.
‐ No, you can't write the way you've been
doing it, but there are tools you can use.
‐ Look, Nate, people have been trying to
get me to be better at school forever, okay?
"Believe in yourself, Robbie!"
"Just hand in your assignments
on time, Robbie."
"You can't sleep
through math class, Robbie."
It turns out that none of that
would've worked, because
I am broken.
‐ There's nothing wrong
with you,
and my strategies
might actually help.
‐ How can you possibly
know that?
‐ Because they helped me.
I'm dysgraphic.
I know,
getting diagnosed can be scary,
but once you know what the problem
is, you can start to find a solution.
So you want to quit the paper, or do
you want to know what helped me?
(door opening)
‐ Green? (chuckling) It's your favourite.
‐ Thanks.
(sighing)
‐ So are
(sighing)
we, like okay?
‐ Okay?
‐ Are we broken up?
‐ I thought we just had a fight
over a music video.
‐ Just a fight?
‐ A small one. Tiny.
‐ Okay. (chuckling) Good. I
I just wasn't sure, because
you seemed really mad when you left.
‐ We're not broken up.
‐ Okay.
‐ Okay.
‐ I'm really sorry for the way I treated
you at the shoot. It's not fair.
‐ Not totally, but it's okay.
I just wanted to make
the music video really great,
and wasn't trying
to offend anyone.
(coughing): Amy.
(Holly laughing)
‐ I know. But
when you suggest an idea, it's really
hard for me to not agree with you.
‐ Because of my intoxicating chocolate‐brown eyes?
‐ Mm. No.
Because I think
subconsciously I worry
that if I don't agree with you, you won't
want to be my boyfriend anymore.
‐ That's ridiculous.
(Holly chuckling)
‐ Tell me about it.
(Oscar chuckling)
Are you mad?
‐ No.
I do have a question, though.
If we come up with an idea, how
will you actually know if you like it?
‐ Yeah, I'm still trying to
figure that one out. (laughing)
‐ So we start with you sleeping,
and then you wake up,
but then things get weird and you wake
up again, but it was all a dream.
‐ Interesting, but no. It doesn't
really fit the mission statement.
‐ Right. Of course.
‐ What if we do
something like secrets and secret identities?
‐ Okay, creepy that you've been here
the whole time, but what do you mean?
‐ When people wake up,
they're their true selves, right?
Then a lot of people spend time hiding
parts of themselves from people
before they go out in public.
So what if Holly was like
a superhero that helped people
feel comfortable
showing their true selves?
‐ Whoa! That's good.
(Heather): It is?
I was just kind of saying stuff.
‐ Uh, yeah, I could be this
superhero that comes to town.
This is the one!
Thanks, Heather.
‐ You're welcome, losers.
(laughing)
‐ Okay, quick. If we keep storyboarding,
we might still be able
to shoot tomorrow.
‐ Hey. I, uh, have a few minutes to help
you write that article if you still need it.
‐ Actually I am almost done.
‐ Wow. Who wrote this?
‐ I did.
Well, I didn't exactly write it,
I spoke it with the voice‐to‐text
thingy. It's a strategy.
‐ Well, whatever you did,
it's working.
You have a really unique voice.
‐ That's what Nate thinks too.
‐ Although you might want to trim this part a bit.
‐ What part?
‐ "The town is hoping that adding a left‐turn
signal will reduce accidents at the corner."
‐ Mm‐hmm. Yep.
‐ "No, Heather, you can't have any.
It's the last Orange Crush.
Just have a cream soda.
Do not drink my Orange Crush.
Do not.
Okay, I'm coming to get it. Ah, now
my shirt's all orange. Heather!"
(laughter)
‐ Yeah, I'll fix that.
Thanks.
‐ Hey, don't thank me.
This time you really did do it
on your own.
‐ Thank you all so much
for coming.
And now,
for the last act of the evening,
it won't even be an act at all,
actually.
It'll be the world premiere
of my very first music video.
I hope you love it!
(cheering and applause)
(laughter)
Who is that caked‐up‐
with‐makeup girl in the mirror ♪
Fake hair and shiny cheeks ♪
Staring back at me ♪
‐ I think they love it.
Good work.
‐ Thanks. (chuckling) For the next music video,
I'm thinking of wearing that pink
sparkly dress. What do you think?
‐ Hey, you're the boss, Boss.
(laughter)
Time ♪
To hold our heads up high ♪
(Holly): So yeah,
I'm a boss now.
I'm in charge, I listen, and I don't worry
too much about what other people think.
And I hope you'll keep watching
to see what happens next.
I mean, you will keep watching.
Keep watching, or else!
I'm so sorry.
That was a little bit too much.
(laughing)
I guess I still worry
a little bit.
(up‐tempo music)
Living who I'm born to be ♪
Don't got anyone to please ♪
No no ♪
I woke up like this ♪
Perfectly imperfect me ♪
Unapologetically ♪
Whoa whoa ♪
I woke up like this ♪♪