A Teacher (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - A Teacher - full transcript

A young high school teacher embarks on a taboo affair with one of her students.

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ You're having a bad dream ♪

♪ Here in my arms ♪

‐ Hey, do you happen to know
where the faculty meeting is?

‐ Yeah, yeah, this way.
Follow me.

‐ Oh, thanks.
‐ All right.

‐ I picked up
my classroom keys last week,

but I still don't know
my way around.

‐ Yeah, I remember
that feeling.

I'm Kathryn Sanders.
I'm the French teacher.

‐ Claire Wilson.
English.



‐ Oh, nice to meet you.
‐ You too.

‐ Where were you
teaching before?

‐ I was over
at Riverton Middle School.

‐ Oh.
Moving on up.


Yup.

Well, I'm excited to be here
and meet everyone.

‐ Okay, good morning, everyone.
Welcome back.

I'm going to try and keep this
as brief as possible.

We have a few new faces
with us this year.

Let's all please welcome
Ms. Claire Wilson,

- our new English teacher.
- Hi, Claire.

‐ Hi, Claire.

- ‐ Claire.
- Welcome.

‐ Oh, God.
‐ Whoo!



‐ And Mr. Charles Hill
in history.

‐ We should get
a drink sometime.

I'll give you
all the good intel.

‐ I would love nothing more.

I wish you didn't have
to go on this trip.

I know.
I'm sick of traveling.

And you're ovulating.

‐ Yeah, but we could
try again next month.

Although according
to Instagram,

we are the only people
in our 30s

without children and dogs.

‐ Hey, I thought we were doing
a no phones thing in bed.

‐ Right.
Sorry.

‐ Tell me something
about your day.



‐ Yeah?

‐ Uh, something about my day?

‐ Yeah.
‐ Okay.

Okay.

I saw some lipstick
at the grocery store.

I may have stolen it.

‐ Why?

‐ I don't know.

I just,

I've spent so much money
in that store over the years.

I just, whatever.

One lipstick?
It's not a big deal.

‐ Well, Claire,
it's a little weird.

‐ Well, I'm not gonna
do it again.

It was dumb.
Are you mad at me?

‐ I didn't know I was married
to a delinquent.

‐ Oh, my God.
I shouldn't have told you.

‐ You never cease to amaze me.

‐ Goodnight.

‐ Yeah, goodnight.

Seniors! Seniors! Seniors!

‐ Hey.
‐ Hey.

Do they always do this?

Yeah, every goddamn year.

‐ See you at lunch?
‐ Yeah.

Seniors! Seniors! Seniors!

‐ Hi, you guys.

Um, I'm Ms. Wilson.

I'm your new
AP English teacher.

‐ Oh, shit.

‐ Um, so you guys are seniors.

‐ Which is why, uh,

before we do anything else,
we are reading Dylan Thomas.

He is amazing.

And he gets real
about getting older.

His work is about struggle

and the value of suffering.

Um, it's about fighting
against fate,

which might seem irrational‐‐

fighting against
the inevitable,

Which is maybe why
I love it so much.

"Do not go gentle
into that good night,

"old age should burn
and rave at close of day.

"Rage, rage against the dying
of the light.

Though wise men at their end
know dark is right..."

‐ Go!

"Because their words
had forked no lightning.

They do not go gentle
into that good night."

‐ Let's go.
Let's fucking go.

"Good men,
the last wave bye,

"crying how bright

"their frail deeds
might have danced

"in a green bay.

"Rage, rage against the dying
of the light.

"Wild men who caught
and sang the sun in flight,

"and learned, too late,
they grieved it on its way.

Do not go gentle
into that good night..."

‐ Fuck yeah!

"Grave men,
near death,

"who see with blinding sight.

Blind eyes could blaze
like meteors and be gay."

- Seniors!
- Fuck yeah, boy!

‐ "Rage, rage against the dying
of the light."

- Mr. Castillo.
- Hey, Eric, good to see you.

‐ You mind if I have a seat?

Not at all,
come on in.

‐ Thank you.

‐ How was your summer?
‐ It was pretty good, you know?

I just stayed around here
pretty much,

played some soccer.

The usual.
‐ Not surprised, that's good.

Getting ready for the year?
‐ Yep, yep.

‐ Hey, I hear you made captain.

‐ Yeah.
‐ Hmm?

Well, that's not a surprise
after last season.

‐ The team's
looking good this year.

‐ Awesome. So what's up?
‐ Uh...

Well, um, I had a question

about the, uh, Travis County
Community Scholarship.

‐ Just give me a sec.
Let me pull that up.

I know it's not due
until December.

‐ I was trying to get
a head start, you know?

‐ That's a good call.

Okay, and here we go.

All right.
"Applications accepted

for students planning to work
in a medical environment."

Blah, blah, blah.

And, oh, you'll also have
to get a job

while taking on
a full load of courses.

You still working at the diner?
‐ Yes, sir.

‐ Keep working
through the year?

‐ Yup.

‐ It's going to be
no problem for you then.

All right, well,
let's see here.

It looks like
you're a great fit

from the pre‐med angle,

and they love
their student athletes.

Oh, but you are going
to have to score

at least 1250 on your SATs.

You have that yet?

‐ Not yet.

‐ Well then, I suggest
you get studying, Mr. Walker.

‐ Will do.

‐ Oh, come on.
‐ Oh, come on, dude.

Put a little more heat on it,
will you?

Yo, dude, who is that?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, that's Ms. Wilson.
Yeah, she's new.

She teaches AP English.

- She's your teacher?
- Yeah.

Oh, she is too hot
to be a teacher.

She's all right.

She assigned us
so much fucking homework.

Like, first day.

So I don't know.
Jury's still out.

‐ Man, honestly she could tell
me to do whatever she wants.

Hey, you all want
anything else?

‐ We're good, Maria.
Thank you.

‐ Thank you, Maria.
‐ You're welcome.

‐ Uh, some soy, please?

‐ Soy, yeah.
Your‐soy.

Thank you.-

‐ Yo, Alison is looking
like fire, man.



Yeah, she looks all right.
‐ All right?

‐ Yeah, she looks all right.
‐ Really?

She definitely was not that hot
when you guys were together.

Mm, I heard that Alison

and that dude
from the other school broke up.

Yeah, of course they did.

She's annoying as hell.

She's always raving about
the climate crisis or whatever.

Just fucking go to Canada
if you're so worried.


‐ Oh, shit.

‐ What?

‐ Okay, I'm sorry, man,
but when did your sister get‐‐

‐ Don't fucking say it, Logan.

- Oh, my God, dude.
- Why?

Everyone is someone's sister.

‐ Are you f‐‐are you serious?
What is this?

Are you following her?
‐ Dude.

Those girls are like 12.
‐ She's 14, man.

‐ You look like you're 30,
so...

‐ Wow.

‐ Yo, can one of you guys
give me a ride to work?

‐ When are you going
to get your own car?

‐ Shut the fuck up
and give me a ride.

‐ Can I have my phone back?

Jesus, you take everything
so seriously.

- ‐ You better not be serious.
- Well, she looks good.

‐ Oh, my‐‐
‐ Shotgun.

♪ Rack rack city, bitch ♪

‐ Okay, yeah, give me
five minutes.

♪ Mustard on the beat ♪

♪ Rack city, bitch,
rack, rack city, bitch ♪

♪ 10, 10, 10,
20s on yo titties, bitch ♪

♪ 100 deep VIP, no guest list ♪



‐ Hey, man,
can you hook us up with, like,

some milkshakes and shit?

- ‐ Dude, really?
- What?

‐ I just got off work.
‐ Please?



Ugh.

Ugh, okay, fine.
Yeah.

A milkshake actually does sound
pretty good right about now.

‐ That's what
I'm talking about.

See?
Let's go.

‐ You mooches.

Oh, no, I got too high.

‐ Dude, your, uh‐‐your eyes
are pretty red right now.

‐ Shit, really?
Are they that bad?

- It's really bad.
- It's bad.

‐ Look at me, are they bad?

‐ Dude, really?
Already with the drops?

- ‐ Really?
- All right, just be cool‐‐

- ‐ Oh, shit, dude.
- What?

‐ Dude, it's that new teacher.
‐ What?

The super fucking hot one?

She's sitting right there.

‐ Oh, shit.

‐ Definitely going to say hi.
‐ Yo, no, dude, come on.

‐ What?
‐ Man, I'm so stoned.

‐ Yeah, I got to welcome her
to Westerbrook.

Come on, boy.
‐ Oh, my God.

‐ Ms. Wilson?

Hi.
‐ Hi.

Um, my name's
Logan Davis.

I just...
I'm a senior at Westerbrook.

- Oh, that's very nice.
- Yeah.

You know Josh and Eric, right?

‐ Yeah, I think you guys are
in my third period?

‐ Third period, yeah, yeah.
‐ Cool.

‐ Can we sit with you?
Is that all right?

- ‐ Sure.
- Great.

Oh, all right.
Who had the fries?

Here you go.

‐ Anywhere is fine.
Thanks, Josie.

That's yours.

‐ Honestly, I was actually
pretty bummed

I didn't have a class with you.

‐ Oh, yeah?
‐ Yeah, yeah.

'Cause these guys
are just telling me

that you're, like,
a really good teacher.

‐ Dude.
‐ Wow, thank you, guys.

Uh,

I believe I assigned you guys
some reading to do tonight.

Didn't I?
‐ Oh, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

‐ Yeah, I read it, I did it.

I did it on my break earlier.

‐ Yeah, a page turner.

‐ Huh, so you work here?

‐ Yeah.

‐ Shit, oh, it's my mom.

Josh, can you give me
a ride home, man?

I got to go.

‐ Oh, yeah, sure.
Uh, Eric, are you coming?

‐ Uh, no.

‐ It was wonderful
spending time

with you, Ms. Wilson, really.

‐ Oh.
‐ Yeah.

Thank you.
‐ Thank‐‐yeah.

Thanks for letting us
sit with you.

‐ Sure.
‐ It was fun.

I'll see you around school
or something, that's great.

‐ Okay, I'll see you at school.


‐ You okay?

‐ Oh, yeah.

Just, um...

These guys think this food
is free because I work here.

But it's whatever.

Yeah.

‐ Hey, excuse me?

I'm going to also get
the milkshakes and the fries

as well, so if you could
put that on my check.

No problem.

- ‐ You don't have to do that.
- It's okay.

I used to work
at a restaurant, so I get it.

Hey, you, uh...

you want the other half
of my grilled cheese?

I ordered way too much food.

‐ Are you sure?
‐ Mm‐hmm.

It's good.
‐ Thank you.

Mmm.

So, um...

You just moved here, right?
‐ Mm‐mm.

No, I, um...

I was born here
and then I went to UT.

So I've basically been
in Austin my entire life.

‐ You went to UT?
‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ I've wanted to go there since
I was, like, five years old.

‐ Really?
‐ Yeah.

I've taken the SATs twice now,

and I still can't quite get,
uh...

I'm just bad at taking tests.

‐ No, no,
the SATs are all about

figuring out some dumb rules.

It's a skill
you can actually learn.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Hey, listen,
for what it's worth,

I can already tell
that you're smarter than

um, at least your friend Logan,
so...


Are you allowed to say that?

‐ No, don't tell anyone
I did, please.



Maybe you could help me.

‐ What?
You mean, like, tutor you?

‐ Yeah.

‐ Um...

Yeah, I'd have to make sure
it's okay first,

but I don't see why not.

‐ All right.
Cool.

‐ So were you planning
on walking home?

‐ Well, I mean,

if you're offering a ride...





‐ Sure, okay.

It's so funny
you live over here.

My brother lives nearby.

‐ Oh, really?
‐ Yeah.

He's a cop, so watch out
for Officer Wilson.

‐ Is he, like,
a dick or something?


No.

He'd like to think so,
but he's not.

♪ 'Cause I've been
thinking about forever ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

‐ What?
‐ You listen to this?

‐ Yeah.
Why?

‐ I don't know.
I guess, um...

I guess I just didn't think

teachers listened
to this kind of music.

- Oh, my God.
- What?

‐ You know how ridiculous
you sound?


‐ Just because I'm a teacher

doesn't mean that
I don't have good taste.

It's a great song.
‐ It is a great song.

♪ Sell you in Idaho ♪

♪ Since you think
I don't love you ♪

♪ I just thought
you were cute ♪

♪ That's why I kissed you,
got a fighter jet ♪

‐ Um, thanks for the ride.
‐ Yeah, you're welcome.

- See you in class tomorrow?
- Yeah.

See you tomorrow.

Night.
‐ Good night.



‐ Hey.

‐ Oh, you shouldn't be here.

‐ It's okay.

I want to make you cum.

‐ Hey, hey.
Hi.

- ‐ Hey.
- Hi, go back to sleep.

- ‐ What's going on?
- I flew in tonight.

I missed my bed.
I missed you.

Go back to sleep.

Go back to sleep.

‐ No.

Come here.

‐ Baby?

‐ Hmm?
‐ I'm so tired.

‐ I'm so tired.

So we'll do it
in the morning.

‐ I'm ovulating.

‐ Let's do it
in the morning.

‐ Oh, come on.

Come here.

Please?

Come here.

Come here.

Hey, get behind me.

Come on.
Come on.

‐ Okay.

‐ Do it.

‐ Oh.
Oh, fuck.



‐ Oh.

Oh, my God.

Hey.
‐ Hi.

‐ Where are you going?

‐ I'm going to meet Kathryn
for brunch.

‐ Oh, I am a little sweaty.
‐ Gross.

‐ Kathryn,
the teacher you like?

‐ Mm‐hmm.
I might even have a mimosa.

‐ Have two.
‐ I just might.

‐ Glad you got a pal
at the new job.

‐ Me too.
Bye.

‐ Bye.

‐ Hey.

- ‐ Oh, hi.
- Hi.

Getting a head start?

‐ Uh, yeah, trying.

‐ Great.

‐ Um...

I just opened up
to the reading section.

‐ All right.
Let's, uh, let's take a look.

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ You're having a bad dream ♪

♪ Shh ♪