Daisy Jones & The Six (2023): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

Previously on Daisy Jones
and the Six...

Probably gonna need
some money and...

Teddy Price
to produce us.

Are you a bunch
of fucking idiots?

Ellemar Records.

Are you interested?

All you need is some shaping.

I don't think
I want to be shaped.

Your songs.
They aren't songs.

Maybe I don't want my songs
to fit in a box.

Maybe you're right.



Mr. Price? Hi.

Is there any chance we could
play for you sometime?

You know, you only get
one shot at this.

What can I say?

They knocked my ing socks off.

We're making an album!

No, be cool.

♪ I put the man in the moon ♪

♪ I put the dial in the tone...

Billy, I'm pregnant.

What the hell are we gonna do?

We got married that night.

One...

What do you
remember about the tour?



Camila,

listen, listen.

What the fuck
do you think you're doing?!

You are gonna show up
for me, for this child,

and you're gonna
keep showing up.

♪ Look me in the eye...

Camila's had the baby, Billy.

Let's go meet your daughter.

I can't have her
meet me like this.

Then there's someplace else
we got to go.

♪ She ♪

♪ Is benediction ♪

♪ She ♪

♪ Is addicted to thee ♪

♪ She ♪

♪ Is the root connection ♪

♪ She ♪

♪ Is connecting with he ♪

♪ Here I go ♪

♪ And I don't know why ♪

♪ I fell so ceaselessly ♪

♪ Could it be he's taking ♪

♪ Over me ♪

♪ I'm dancing barefoot ♪

♪ Heading for a spin ♪

♪ Some strange music ♪

♪ Draws me in ♪

♪ Makes me come on ♪

♪ Like some heroine ♪♪

♪ Thank you ♪

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ I love you ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪♪

Drink?

So, how you been?

Do you like it or not?

Well, at least you stopped
pretending you don't care.

That's progress.

I like it, Daisy.
Very much.

What can I do for you?

I don't know.

What do you want?

I want to make a record.

Okay.

And I want people to listen
to it over and over again

until it breaks.

And then I want
to make another one.

Well, you got one great song.

All we need now is ten more.

Give me a week.

Shit.

Oh, and, Daisy.

This is now the worst song
on your album.

♪ Mama told me to watch out ♪

♪ For girls like you ♪

♪ Mama told me to watch out ♪

♪ For what you
do-do-do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Mama told me to watch out ♪

♪ She said you'd give me
the blues...

Hey, world-famous
rock star Billy Dunne.

Eddie built his own bass,
if you can believe it.

And we tried a new
backing section

on "Look Me in the Eye" that

- I think you're really gonna...
- Graham, I just...

I need to meet my daughter.

Yeah. Right.

♪ I knocked on the door ♪

♪ But there was no...

You're gonna love her, man.

♪ Mama told me to watch out
for girls like you...

The other day we were
hanging in the yard, and...

and she just looks up at me
with those big eyes,

and out of nowhere she just,
she just smiles, you know?

Like...

And not some smile like
when she's got gas.

You know, like a real,
full human smile, man.

We didn't really
understand addiction back then.

I mean, I thought
he'd just dry out.

Things would go back to
the way they used to be.

- My man!
- Hey.

- Looks good on you.
- It's not too bad.

You good?

Yeah. Been worse.

Pittsburgh on three?

Hey, man, I... I got
to show you this bass...

Hey, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

Just give him a minute, man.

He's got to meet his daughter.

Yeah, but it's good
to see you guys.

Good to see you, Billy.

Welcome home, man.

Oh, yeah.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Mrs. Alvarez.

You want to come say hi?

Hey, kiddo.

Sorry I'm late.

You want to pick her up?

Uh, I don't want
to make her mad.

She's not mad.

Camila,
I can take her for a walk.

We're fine, mom.

Thank you.

She's fine, she's just... she just needs a nap.

All right, can I, uh...

Can I help with that, or...

Do you need anything
picked up from the store?

We're fine.

Okay.

Okay, my daughter.

I, uh... I, uh...

I missed you.

My mom's been, uh,
sleeping here with us.

Helping with the night feedings,
so maybe you should...

Yeah, just for
the first few nights.

Of course. Sure.

The label dropped us a week
after the tour was canceled.

They made us pay back
our advance and everything.

I kept us practicing
as much as I could...

and got a job at a body shop.

Yeah, I was working down
at Malibu Harbor cleaning boats,

which I loved,

and, uh, and doing
a lot of mushrooms.

Which I also loved.

Basically, we were
back where we started.

Worse, even.

Are you still
upset about it?

Me? Nah.

I mean, holding onto that shit
will be the death of you.

But he really fucked us over.

You feeling okay up here?

Yeah, man, it's great.

You want to play a little?

Maybe later.

Yeah, man.
Hey, I get it, you know.

I mean, maybe tomorrow?

Whenever you're ready.
I mean, look,

everybody's really excited...

I can't do it, Graham.

You can't do what?

I-I mean I'm out.

I-I'm done.

Look, why don't you just
get some rest, all right?

Listen, um...

I can't be like Dad.

I just, I-I have to look
after my family.

Yeah, Billy, we're your family.

- All right? I'm your family.
- Just...

- Okay?
- Will you just tell 'em I'm out?

Everybody down there, Billy,
they've been waiting for you.

Just, will you just
tell 'em for me, please?!

You can tell 'em yourself.

We were so...

so close, man.

Okay.

Let's look at this.
What do we have?

This is bad.

"Through the fault of..."

"There's something up in...
in Utah."

"The grain or the sand
that had to cherish..."

Oh, my God.

Ugh!

Oh, my God,
what are you doing?

Writing.

Okay.

You gonna get that?

Ugh!

- Should I...?
- Hello?

- Yeah. Uh...
- Me?

Somebody named Lee Parlin.

You sure?

- She's not here.
- Shh...

She's... Here she is.

- This is Simone.
- Hey.

So I'm working over here
with the 32-20s.

How fast can you be here?

And then
I was supposed to do

just the chorus,
but it was going so well,

he said, "Well, would you
do the whole song?"

- He said I had a one-of-a-kind sound.
- Well, he's right.

And that we should do big,
big, big things together.

- That's-that's what he said.
- Of course he did.

Because you're a star.

Teddy said this was
gonna happen, he said it's

only a matter of time...

Sorry. What were you saying?

Go talk to her.

I'm Bernice.

Simone.

I'm Bernie to most people.

And you're a singer.

You... You know...

- I heard you guys talking.
- Oh, right, right.

So what's your sound?

Still kind of
figuring that out.

Hmm.

It's the club where I work.

This is a New York address.

Come by if you're ever in town.

I could show you around.

I'm sorry, did I read you wrong?

It's a powerful thing
when someone comes along

and just...

sees right through you.

I'm not used to people
being this forward.

You think this is forward?

♪ Yeah... ♪

Damn, girl, look at you.

How long has it been?

Daisy Jones.

You know, back when I met you,

your name was...
your name was Margaret.

And you'd never had
a number one record.

Yeah.

- You know, you could at least say thank you.
- Thank you?

Thank you for what?

♪ She's all around your head ♪

♪ And she's dancing
in the corners of your mind ♪

♪ Stumbled on sublime
till you can't speak ♪♪

I mean, sure, a normal person
probably would have let that go.

Who the fuck do you
think you are, man?

Look, everybody
just calm down, okay?

Oh, for fuck's sake,
I can't be the only one

who's pissed here.

I don't know what else
you want me to say.

You guys don't even need me.

You have the songs,
you got the fan base.

- I mean, I'm sure if you just...
- Billy!

If you're going, go.

All right.

So now what do we do?

I mean, bands fall apart,
you know.

That's rock and roll.

I just...

...thought
this one was different.

♪ I've got a song ♪

♪ I ain't got no melody ♪

♪ I'm-a gonna sing it
to my friends ♪

♪ I've got a song,
I ain't got no melody ♪

♪ I'm-a gonna sing it
to my friends ♪

♪ Will it go round in circles? ♪

♪ Will it fly high
like a bird up in the sky? ♪

♪ Will it go round in circles? ♪

♪ Will it fly high
like a bird up in the sky? ♪

- ♪ I've got a story...
- That should do it.

Hello?

- Hi.
- Hey.

Hey, man.

Uh, the fellas said
you were back here.

So, let me guess.

They asked you to
come change my mind?

Of course they did.

But I'm not going to.

I actually think you're
doing the right thing.

So, why did you come, then?

I missed you.

You know, I, uh...

I don't think I ever said
thank you for...

No, no, no, no, I...

I'm just glad that
it seems to have taken,

'cause it doesn't always,
you know?

It's never, ever gonna
get any easier.

Do you know that?

Yeah.

For me, it was all about
moving forward.

♪ Yesterday you were
talking about...

- All right, well, not him.
- No, not him.

- Yeah, I...
- He's offensive.

Look, we're gonna find
somebody, all right?

You think?

Guys like your brother,
Graham...

they don't exactly
grow on trees.

Look, I'm gonna put an ad
in the paper,

I'm gonna talk
to the guys at the Troub.

He's out there somewhere.
All right?

I mean, he's got to be.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking
I want to get drunk.

But are you still gonna
be called The Six?

I mean, there's four of you now.

Yeah, man. Makes it
even funnier, doesn't it?

Look, if you don't
get the joke,

I-I can't help you, man.

I'm not a nun, obviously.

I like sex.
I mean, I love it.

It's just the mess
that I don't like.

Attachments, expectations.

What, so you never want...

What?

I mean, a life?

Like Billy and Camila?

I want this life.

I want traveling
and seeing the world

and playing music
with my friends

until I drop dead onstage.

I am quite horny, though.

You're what?

Yeah, I would literally
fuck anyone right now.

Yeah, yeah, me, too.

Yeah, it's, uh... been a minute.

We should just go for it,
don't you think?

I mean, why not?

Yeah.

Yeah. I mean...

It was a confusing time.

For everyone.

♪ Set
the southern stars ♪

♪ I brought the heathens peace ♪

♪ Then I ate the bird
in the bush ♪

♪ Oh, someone called
the police ♪

♪ I know you don't mean it,
I know you don't mean it ♪

♪ Because you can't
turn around ♪

♪ Look me in the eyes ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Say it to my face ♪♪

Feel like
we've seen every

bloody front man in the whole
of California.

Not everyone.

What?

I can do it, guys.

- Yeah, Eddie...
- I can do it.

I'm a better guitarist
than Billy,

I can sing almost as good.

Come on, just give me a chance.

I mean, he's already up there.

♪ Come on,
you can't be serious ♪

♪ Can't even take a joke ♪

♪ You can promise that
the boat won't sink, but ♪

♪ Could you ever let it float? ♪

♪ The sun is shining down
on you ♪

♪ While the moon is
getting bigger ♪

♪ You couldn't flip the switch
then, baby ♪

♪ You couldn't pull
the trigger ♪♪

♪ Do what you gotta do ♪

♪ Babe ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪♪

Let's go again.
I think I can beat it.

Well, why don't you
come in here and listen

to that take first?
'Cause I...

I-I think that's about
as good as we're gonna get.

Okay.

You got to hear this.

It's magic.
Cue it up, Danny.

♪ And if I can't understand ♪

♪ Maybe I can still relate ♪

♪ Relate, yeah...

That was good.

- You want to sit down?
- Yeah.

♪ Someone has been
in your shoes...

Ooh. Okay.

♪ Most the time they walked
right out the door ♪

- ♪ I'll leave it up to you ♪
- Oh.

- Sounds like honey.
- Thank you.

♪ Babe ♪

♪ I'll leave it up to you...

- You feeling okay?
- Yeah.

Uh, I can hear myself
better here.

♪ Do what you gotta do ♪♪

Sounds nice.

- You okay?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Okay.

Let's go home.

To Pittsburgh.

We'd be closer
to your parents, to my mom.

I'll get a construction job.
I-I like building things,

working with my hands, you know.

You could get a job
at the paper, taking pictures.

Do you think that
I moved here for you?

'Cause I-I didn't.

I moved here with you, Billy.

- For us.
- All right, I'm not...

For the life that we wanted.

I'm just trying to be
practical, Cam.

All right? If I stay here...

Oh, my God.

I don't know if I can
handle it here anymore.

- That is not the problem.
- You're not listening to me.

Why don't... I'm weak.

Pick up your kid.

Go ahead.

Pick up your daughter.

What are you so afraid of?

Do you think... do you think
that I wasn't scared

when I held her
for the first time

and you weren't even there?

You think that I wasn't

so hurt when you...

But I stayed, Billy.

I faced it and I didn't leave.

So I am asking you,

what are you so afraid of?

I think I'm afraid...

I'm afraid she's gonna
love me, and...

...I'm gonna fuck it all up.

Welcome to the club.

Hey, kiddo.

Hey.

What's this?
What's this?

One, two, three. One, two...

You don't have
to sit here with us.

You know, you can go back in.

No, I, you know,
I-I want to, I...

I miss hanging out with this little troublemaker.

- Yeah, she's the best.
- Hi, baby.

Hmm, my girl.

Tickle-tickle toesies.
Tickle-tickle toesies.

So, uh...

...everything's just back
to normal with you guys?

I mean, just like that?

Sorry, I just, I-I don't know
how you could...

Have you ever been in love
before, Eddie?

You don't just stop
loving someone

because things get hard.

You know?

At least I don't.

♪ It's gonna be ♪

- ♪ One happy Christmas ♪
- Wait, let me grab my camera. Wait.

♪ One happy Christmas ♪

- ♪ You and me...
- Say "Feliz Navidad."

Hey, Feliz Navidad...

♪ It's gonna be ♪

♪ One happy Christmas...

You say,
"Merry Christmas, Mama."

♪ And Santa did remember
'cause he ♪

♪ Brought you home to me...

Hey!

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

One, two,

three!

Pittsburgh!

Well, it took forever,

but she's finally asleep.

She's asleep!

- She's asleep.
- Come and have some fun.

Look, I, uh,

I'd like to play
something for you,

if you're open to it.

I understand if you're not.

We're not.

We're not. Right, guys?
I mean...

Oh, come on.
You can't do this.

You-you can't just walk
back in here

like nothing happened.

You're right.
I'm sorry.

I'm just gonna go check
on Julia.

Hey, asshole.

Play the damn song.

Why did you stay?

I ask myself that all the time.

♪ Oh,
but I know we can ♪

♪ Get it all back ♪

♪ Oh, I know ♪

♪ We can get it all back ♪♪

What's the matter?

I mean, I, I know
it's a new direction,

but it's, uh...

Are you telling me
that's not a good song?

It's a good song.

So?

You burned a lot of bridges

when you canceled
that tour, man.

You burned a lot of bridges
and a lot of money.

Money that wasn't yours.

And, yeah, the song is good,

but there's a lot more people
with your sound now.

Well, let me talk to the label.

It's not gonna help.

Well, then, you talk to them.

All right, I mean
you're Teddy Price.

- They'll listen to you.
- Look, look, look, man.

Your fuckup is my fuckup,
all right?

Jesus Christ.

I thought that yours
was gonna be

the record to fix things,
but it...

Well, it just didn't, Billy.

Well, I'll play it for 'em,

and, uh, let's see
what they say.

Thank you.

♪ We're both getting older ♪

♪ You tell me, tell me,
tell me ♪

♪ I've seen the dark skies ♪

♪ Did we unravel
a long time ago? ♪

♪ Is there too much
we don't wanna know...

Yeah.

And this is just
the demo, of course.

I'm not hearing it, Teddy.

- Are you hearing it?
- I'm not hearing it either.

Yeah, we already gave
these guys a shot.

Uh, look, Don,

I have a feeling.

You know, if you just let me
get in a room with them

and work some magic, we could...

It's a no on this one,
Teddy, all right?

I'm sorry.

All right, guys,
uh, what else we got?

Ah, I found a great band
in the Midwest.

Real new sound.

All right.

I have about 15 pieces
of different ideas

but nothing, nothing I think
you're gonna like yet.

Well, please don't bother
bringing me

anything that you don't think
is great.

I wouldn't do that.

But what if it takes
a long time, Teddy?

The songs just, th-they show up
when they show up.

Yeah, I can wait.

♪ Did we unravel
a long time ago? ♪

♪ Is there too much...

What is this song?

I thought it was something,
but, uh...

♪ But it isn't so ♪

♪ We're thinking ♪

♪ Oh, I know we can
get it all back...

What would you do with it?

♪ I know we can
get it all back ♪♪

Next thing you know,
we're booked in the studio.

Teddy thought

a female vocalist might
give us an edge.

Someone new that
he was working with.

♪ Now where do we stand? ♪

We'd never heard of her then.
I mean, no one had.

Billy... wasn't thrilled.

I don't even know why
we're doing this.

It's not a duet.

Hi.

Daisy Jones, Billy Dunne.

I like your song.

Daisy, you are gonna
go right here,

and Tobias will set you up.

Great. Could I have
a glass of milk and a whiskey?

Or just a whiskey,
if you don't have milk.

- Yeah.
- Or just a milk if you don't have whiskey.

So happy
to see you, Daisy.

- Yeah. Thank you for having me.
- You're welcome.

Why are you smiling?

I'm just, uh,
generally delighted.

All right.

Okay, let's do this.

Did you want to talk
through the song first?

Oh, I'm fine, unless you have
something that you want to...

- No, I'm fine.
- Okay.

- There. Prost.
- Thank you.

And, um, yes, your volume
will be right there.

- Okay. This one?
- Yes. Correct.

And Billy's on channel two.

One. Okay, hello.
Oh, wow. Okay.

Hello? Hello?
That's a little bit loud.

What, has she never
recorded before?

- Hello? Hello? Hello?
- She's about to.

Could we turn these off,

or lower them a little?
They're...

Yeah, where are her pants?

- Who cares?
- Shut up, you two.

Okay, Billy, can we
give us a level, please?

♪ I don't know who I am ♪

Okay, that's good.
And Daisy?

♪ Baby, baby, baby ♪

Okay, let's get this started.

This is "Honeycomb," take one.

♪ I don't know who I am ♪

- What? What?
- Do we need the...

- Do we need the audience?
- You mean the band?

Is she talking about us?

- It's our song.
- Right?

They're just kind of looking
right at me.

Let's just, um,
give her some space,

don't you think?

Do you want to go
and talk to Deb?

Debbie's working today?
Oh, shit.

Okay.

"Honeycomb," take two.

Take two.

♪ I don't know who I am ♪

♪ Baby, baby, baby ♪

♪ Do you know who you are? ♪

♪ Is it out of our hands? ♪

♪ Tell me, tell me, tell me ♪

♪ How we made it this far ♪

♪ Did we unravel
a long time ago? ♪

♪ Is there too much
we don't wanna know? ♪

♪ I wish it was easy,
but it isn't so ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- ♪ I know we can get it all back ♪
- ♪ Make a good thing bad ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- ♪ I know we can get it all ♪
- ♪ We can make a good thing ♪

- ♪ Back ♪
- ♪ Bad ♪♪

Can we stop?

Those aren't the lyrics
that you're, uh, singing.

Uh, d-do you need me
to write 'em down?

Can you... can I grab a pen?

I mean, I know
what the lyrics are.

Well, then, why aren't you
singing them?

I am singing them.

You didn't see this?
He didn't get this?

What the fuck is this, Teddy?

Billy, why don't we
give her version a go

and just see how it sings?

Her version's like a completely
different song, Teddy.

Can I ask you a question?

What do you think
the song's about?

What do I think
the song is about? What,

- the song that I wrote?
- Yeah, what is the song about?

What do I think the song
that I wrote is about?

- It's about starting a new life, Daisy.
- Okay.

- It's about redemption.
- Redemption from-from what?

From letting people down.

So, guilt. It's about guilt.

No, it's not about guilt.

I'm sorry, I'm not trying
to pry or anything.

I'm just trying to, you know,
get us on the same page

and understand the story better

so that I can help, which is...

I think that's why I'm here.

I'm assuming it's about you?

Okay.

So you let somebody down.

Right? And now
you're-you're saying,

you know, everything's fine.

Look at us now,
everything's in the past...

Yeah, what's wrong with that?

I don't believe it.
And it doesn't sound... honest.

And it sounds simple.

And I don't know you very well.

But you don't seem simple to me.

Well, thank you.

Also, why did you call it
"Honeycomb"?

You know that that-that's
a Ricky Nelson song, right?

Is she always like this?

If you don't like
this song, why are you here?

Oh, I love this song.

I love it. I think
it's a beautiful song.

It's just that you, you-you
wrote a speech, Billy,

when, at the very least, I think
it can be a conversation.

Well, Edith,

I guess this is really goodbye.

What the hell, man?

Is something
on your mind?

I'm either gonna kill her
or you or myself.

Where do you think
I should start?

We need a minute, thanks.

Teddy, can we, uh...?

Is this the part where the men
figure out the solution?

I highly doubt it.

What the fuck?

Close the door.
Come in.

- Can I turn on the light?
- Yeah, sure.

What are we doing
in the closet, man?

I didn't know what was in here,

I just thought it was
another room.

You had her rewrite the song?

What'd you think
of the sound?

She sounds like she's ruining
the great fucking song

- I wrote, Teddy.
- No, no, Billy,

you wrote a good song,
not a great one.

She's right, man.

Your version is, uh...
Well, it is simple.

You're holding back, man.
And I get it.

I mean, if I was you,
I wouldn't want to be going

to those places either.

Look, if the label
loved the song, why is...

They didn't.

What do you...
What do you mean?

Label said no.

They don't know we're here.

So who's paying for the session?

I love you, man.

You know that, don't you?

You want this open or closed?

I don't know, man.
First we're letting him

back in like it's nothing,

now he's got us singing songs
with some chick?

Who you calling "chick"?

I'm a chick.

Yeah, but not really.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

Heartbeat of the track.
Good work.

Glad you dig it.

- Hey, that's nice, man.
- Real nice.

- Nice to know someone's listening.
- Real nice.

- You all right?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Did you guys want to
record something or fight more?

I'm fine either way.

Uh, hold on,
he'll be right there.

Okay, I'll be here.

Hello? Hello, Tobias.

Hello, Tobias.

Hello...

What the fuck is a Tobias?

I'm Tobias.

Testing, one, two,
three, four, five.

- Look, Teddy, I trust you.
- One, two, three, four.

But I don't think
you're right about this.

Well, I guess we're just gonna
have to wait and find out.

Okay.

She has a perverse
sense of humor.

Hey, Billy, uh,

there's a rattle in your mic,

so we're just gonna
put you two together.

Perfect.

There's no rattle.

I know.

You also have
a perverse sense of humor.

- I wanted to tell you...
- Daisy, look,

we'll try your version and then
we'll get the original.

All right?
We don't need to argue.

I was just gonna say that
I love the sound of your voice.

Okay, folks,
this is "Honeycomb,"

take three.

Come to think of it,
we never did do my version.

♪ Oh ♪

♪ How did we get here? ♪

♪ How do we get out? ♪

♪ We used to be
something to see ♪

♪ Oh, baby, look at us now ♪

♪ Baby, look at us now ♪

♪ This thing we've been doing
ain't working out ♪

♪ Why can't you just
admit it to me? ♪

♪ Oh, baby, look at us now ♪

♪ Baby, look at us now ♪

♪ This thing we've been doing ♪

♪ Ain't working out ♪

♪ Why can't you just
admit it to me? ♪

♪ Oh, baby, look at us now ♪

♪ Baby, look at us now ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ We could make
a good thing bad ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ We could make
a good thing bad ♪♪

So, how was it?

♪ Now where do
we stand? ♪

A nightmare.

♪ Baby, baby, baby...

Yeah.

Whole thing was a total wash.

♪ And if this was your plan ♪

♪ Tell me, tell me why ♪

♪ You've been crying
in the dark ♪♪

Hey!

How was it?

Probably the best day
of my life.