My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 7 - Why Jordan Can't Read - full transcript

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♪ HEY ♪

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Angela: LOVE...

IS WHEN YOU LOOK
INTO SOMEONE'S EYES

AND SUDDENLY YOU
GO ALL THE WAY INSIDE



TO THEIR SOUL...

AND YOU BOTH KNOW

INSTANTLY.

I ALWAYS IMAGINED I
WOULD FALL IN LOVE

NURSING A BLIND SOLDIER

WHO WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE.

OR MAYBE WHILE RESCUING SOMEONE

IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLIZZARD,

SECONDS BEFORE
THE AVALANCHE HITS.

I THOUGHT AT LEAST
BY THE AGE OF 15,

I WOULD HAVE A LOVE LIFE.

BUT I DON'T EVEN
HAVE A LIKE LIFE.

Graham: AND...

SO, THEN WHAT DID HE SAY?



I THINK I'M COMING
DOWN WITH SOMETHING.

HONEY, YOU'RE JUST TIRED.

THAT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS SAY.

I MEAN, WHAT IF I'M NOT TIRED?

WHAT IF THIS IS WHAT I
REALLY LOOK LIKE NOW?

WELL, THEN I WANT A DIVORCE.

PATTY, COME ON. WHAT
DID THE REPAIR GUY SAY?

HE SAID... I HAVE NOT
GAINED 6 POUNDS!

GET OFF. GET BACK ON.

SOMETIMES IT STICKS.

7 POUNDS?

OH. OW!

EXCUSE ME. COULD I JUST HAVE

A LITTLE TINY SPACE
UP HERE IN THE CORNER?

HE SAID THAT WE
NEED A NEW PRINTER.

HE SAID... DO I SEEM
BLOATED TO YOU?

OH, PLEASE, NOT THIS SUBJECT.

PLEASE, PLEASE,
NOT THIS SUBJECT.

NO, REALLY. DO I SEEM...

HOW SHALL I PHRASE THIS... FAT?

UM...

SHUT UP.

WHAT DAY IS THIS?

THURSDAY.

NO. I MEAN THE DATE.

THE... 12th.

ARE YOU EVER COMING TO BED?

Angela: FIELD TRIPS
ARE SO INTENSE.

IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY'S
BEEN LET OUT

OF THEIR CAGES OR SOMETHING,

AND WE'RE ALL ROAMING AROUND...

LOOSE.

STAY WITH THE GROUP, OK?

THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO REMEMBER

IS TO STAY WITH THE GROUP.

THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO REMEMBER

IS STAY WITH THE GROUP.

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL WITH
STAYING WITH THE GROUP?

WHAT IF AMELIA EARHART
HAD STAYED WITH THE GROUP?

OR DIANA ROSS?

I HAVE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THAT?

I WROTE IT LAST NIGHT.
I COULDN'T SLEEP.

IT CONTAINS EVERY FEELING

THAT I'VE EVER WANTED TO
EXPRESS ABOUT JORDAN CATALANO.

"DEAR JORDAN..." SHH!

SO, WHAT, ARE YOU
GOING TO SEND IT TO HIM?

NO. ARE YOU CRAZY?

IT'S... IT'S PRIVATE.

I JUST...

I'M PROUD OF THI...

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK...

I'M FINALLY OVER HIM.

BUT, LIKE, WHAT'S IN IT?

JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING.

LIKE, I ADMIT HOW I
WAS OVERPOWERINGLY

ATTRACTED TO HIM OR WHATEVER,

BUT I POINT OUT

THAT HE COULD'VE HANDLED
THINGS DIFFERENTLY,

AND HE REALLY DID
NOT KNOW ME AT ALL.

EVEN THOUGH HE
ACTED LIKE HE DID.

AND... YOU KNOW.

YEAH.

I WAS SOMEWHAT OBSESSED
WITH HIM AT ONE TIME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I...

NOT ANYMORE
BECAUSE I'VE, LIKE...

MOVED BEYOND THAT.

SO CAN I READ IT?

YEAH.

WAIT.

DON'T SHOW THIS TO ANYONE.

I WON'T!

GOD!

CHASE, SHE SAID TO
STAY WITH THE GROUP.

SO, YOU WANT MY NUMBER?

SO, DO YOU?

I'VE BEEN HUMMING
THIS TUNE ALL DAY.

OH, LIKE... YOU CAN'T

GET IT OUT OF YOUR
MIND OR SOMETHING?

Angela: IF ONLY THERE
WAS A BUTTON SOMEWHERE

THAT I COULD JUST PUSH

TO FORCE ME TO STOP TALKING.

I COULD USE A CUP OF COFFEE.

YOU DRINK COFFEE?

YEAH.

WITH, LIKE, CREAM OR...

BLACK WITH THREE OR FOUR SUGARS.

ANYWAY...

WHAT IS THAT SONG?

IS THAT A CROWDED HOUSE SONG?

NO. JUST THIS SONG
THAT I'M WRITING.

I'M IN THIS BAND NOW...
FROZEN EMBRYOS?

YOU KNOW, WITH TINO?

SO, YOU SHOULD HEAR US SOMETIME.

WE'RE STARTING TO SOUND OK.

NOT REALLY, BUT...

THAT'S... THAT'S GREAT.

I... I WOULD LOVE TO.

I MEAN...

Rayanne: ANGELA!

ANGELA!

YEAH, WELL, ANYWAY.

ANGELA, OK, JUST LISTEN.

RAYANNE, YOU WILL
NOT BELIEVE THIS.

RAYANNE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS!

ANGELA, JUST LISTEN. ANGELA!

JORDAN CATALANO WAS
HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ME,

LIKE, ON PURPOSE.

LIKE, A REALLY
NICE CONVERSATION!

DON'T HATE ME.

WHAT?

DO YOU KNOW THAT,
UM, LETTER THING?

UM... OH, NO.

I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY SORRY.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

DID YOU SHOW IT TO HIM?

NO!

I LOST IT.

YOU WHAT?

I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY SORRY.

I'LL FIND IT FOR YOU, I SWEAR.

ON THE PLUS SIDE,

I MET THIS REALLY CUTE GUARD!

NOT THAT AT ALL
MAKES IT WORTHWHILE

ON, LIKE, ANY LEVEL.

YOU LOST MY LETTER...

WHICH MEANS SOMEBODY
COULD HAVE FOUND IT.

AND JORDAN CATALANO
WAS BEING NICE TO ME...

LIKE, OUT OF NOWHERE.

OH, MY GOD.

SO, CHASE...

YOU STILL HAVE MY
MALCOLM X, RIGHT?

YEAH. SO?

SO I NEED IT BACK. OK?

OK.

LOOK, YESTERDAY
ON THE FIELD TRIP...

THIS IS GOING TO SOUND
A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT...

OH. I ALMOST FORGOT. HERE.

I FOUND IT AT THE MUSEUM.

YOU WROTE IT, RIGHT?

YEAH.

BUT WHEN I WROTE THIS,

I WROTE THIS ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE.

UM... I... THIS GUY...

I HAD A BOYFRIEND
LAST SUMMER, AND, UM...

I... I... I WROTE EVERYTHING...

I WANTED TO REMEMBER HIM...

AND I...

I USED YOUR NAME BECAUSE I...

I WANTED... I DIDN'T WANT
OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW

IT WAS ABOUT HIM
BECAUSE HE... HE DIED.

HE'S DEAD.

LOOK, I DIDN'T READ IT, OK?

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE...

YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT?

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

WELL, YOU FIND A 5-PAGE
LETTER IN A MUSEUM,

AND IT STARTS "DEAR JORDAN,"

YOU EXPECT ME TO
BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T READ IT?

NEVER MIND.

LOOK, I READ PARTS OF IT, OK?

WHAT?

YOU MUST REALLY
THINK I'M STUPID.

IT JUST DIDN'T HOLD
MY INTEREST, OK?

OH, REALLY?

W-WHY IS THAT?

I'M CURIOUS. I'D
REALLY LIKE TO KNOW

WHAT IT WAS THAT MADE
IT SO INCREDIBLY BORING.

JUST TELL ME. WAS IT...

WAS IT TOO EMOTIONAL?
TOO PERSONAL?

TOO MANY BIG WORDS...

SHUT UP!

JEEZ.

YOU COULDN'T READ IT.

THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?

I NEVER TOLD ANYONE...

BEFORE.

CATALANO.

I JUST TALKED TO TINO.

HE SAID HE CAN GET
US THAT LOFT TONIGHT.

COOL.

YEAH. SO REHEARSAL'S ON.

OK, WELL...

WE SHOULD TELL
THE OTHER EMBRYOS.

I GUESS SO.

SO YOU HAVE REHEARSAL TONIGHT?

I GUESS SO. YEAH.

MAYBE I COULD HEAR THAT
SONG YOU WROTE SOMETIME.

SURE. I MEAN, YEAH.

WE'RE REHEARSING
TONIGHT AT THIS LOFT

THAT TINO FOUND, SO... UH...

SO YOU MEAN I SHOULD
GO TO THE LOFT TONIGHT?

WELL, YOU KNOW...

WHATEVER.

CATALANO! LET'S GO!

WAIT. SAY THIS AGAIN?

SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED

BETWEEN JORDAN CATALANO AND ME,

AND I CAN'T... I
CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

I SERIOUSLY CAN'T.

DON'T EVEN ASK ME, BUT...

I UNDERSTAND HIM IN THIS WAY

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED,

AND IT HAS COMPLETELY
CHANGED EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING.

WELL, HOW LATE?

8 DAYS.

8 FUN-FILLED...

YOU'RE 8 DAYS LATE?

SHH!

YEAH.

YOU'RE NEVER LATE!

OF COURSE, THIS COULD
JUST, YOU KNOW, MEAN,

WELL, IT COULD BE PRE-MENOPAUSE.

WHAT?

DON'T GET ALL INSULTED.

I SAID "PRE."

PRE-MENOPAUSE? WHAT...

IS THAT LIKE PRE-DEATH?

WELL, IT JUST MEANS AT
THIS STAGE OF THE GAME...

THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR
PERIODS COULD GET

A LITTLE FUNKY.

FUNKY.

SPORADIC.

LOOK, LET'S FACE IT...

FINALLY, SOMEDAY
WE ARE GONNA COME

TO THE END OF OUR EGGS.

YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAD
NEVER OCCURRED TO ME?

GOD, THIS IS SO DEPRESSING.

A MAN LOSES A LITTLE HAIR,

HE BUYS A GREAT SPORTS CAR.

I KNOW.

BUT IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE VERY GRADUAL.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE, LIKE,
10 YEARS OR SOMETHING.

WE END UP LOOKING
LIKE GERMAINE GREER

ON THE BACK OF THAT BOOK.

I PLAN ON LOOKING LIKE
TINA TURNER WHEN I'M 50.

PATTY, WE'RE 40!

40 IS STILL CONSIDERED YOUNG!

LOOK, YOU'RE NOT GOING
THROUGH MENOPAUSE!

WELL, SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,

THAT... I COULD BE... PREGNANT?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

AT YOUR AGE?

TELL HER THE BEST PART!

HE ASKED HER TO WATCH FROZEN
EMBRYOS REHEARSE TONIGHT,

WHICH I HAVE BEEN
WANTING TO DO SO BAD.

SO, WAIT.

WHAT WAS THIS THING
THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING?

IT'S NOT SOMETHING
I CAN TALK ABOUT.

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IT
INVOLVES THAT LETTER.

AAH! I KNEW IT!

HE FOUND THE LETTER,

IT MADE HIM WANT YOU.

RIGHT? AM I RIGHT?

ANGELICA! DO YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?

YES, I DO.

YES!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IT MEANS THIS IS HAPPENING.

YOU'RE HAPPENING.

YOU AND JORDAN CATALANO.

AND WHO'S THE PERSON
WITHOUT WHO NONE OF THIS

WOULD BE HAPPENING?

HMM?

WHO IS THE GENIUS

WHO LOST THE STUPID
LETTER IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WHO SHOULD YOU BE THANKING

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

THANK YOU.

DON'T MENTION IT. I GOTTA GO.

I GOTTA BEEP GEORGE.

GEORGE?

THAT MUSEUM GUARD?

MMM.

SO, UM...

UM... CONGRATULATIONS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
SINCE IT HAPPENED.

IF I RAN INTO HIM,
I'D PROBABLY FAINT.

YOU WON'T RUN INTO HIM. HE HAS SHOP
FIFTH PERIOD MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS,

AND HE NEVER CUTS SHOP.

I JUST KNOW BECAUSE
I USED TO PASS HIM

ON THE WAY TO COMPUTER.

OH. RIGHT.

WHEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE NIGHT WE WATCHED THE
NUTTY PROFESSOR ON CABLE?

THAT WAS LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO.

I PUT THE STUPID THING IN.

I MEAN THE DIAPHRAGM.

OH, RIGHT.

LOOK, IT'S NOT LIKE THERE
WERE THAT MANY TIMES.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!

THERE'VE BEEN TONS OF TIMES!

WHAT ABOUT THE
NIGHT THAT DANIELLE

STAYED OVER AT STACY'S?

HOW MANY OF THESE
HAVE YOU EATEN?

GRAHAM...

WHAT IF IT'S A BOY?

PATTY, IT'S NOT A
BOY. IT'S NOT ANYTHING

BECAUSE IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
YOU'RE NOT PREGNANT.

YOU MEAN YOU FEEL
LIKE IT MIGHT BE A BOY?

NO.

WHAT AM I SAYING?

THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULD...

BRIAN. HONEY, LOOK.
IT'S... IT'S BRIAN. KRAKOW.

IT WAS OPEN.

SEE, I, UM,

LOANED ANGELA MALCOLM X.

I READ IT ALREADY, BUT
I HAVE TO... REREAD IT.

WELL, ANGELA'S NOT HERE.

SHE'S AT... BAND PRACTICE...

YES.

TONIGHT. I GUESS SHE'S
THINKING OF JOINING.

YOU'RE IN BAND, AREN'T YOU?

AT LEAST, YOU PLAY THE FLUTE.

HE PLAYS THE SAXOPHONE.

HI.

HI.

UM, SO,

ACTUALLY, I PLAY BOTH.

BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT
COLLEGES REALLY LIKE IT

IF YOU PLAY MORE
THAN ONE INSTRUMENT.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY THEM
BOTH AT ONCE, OR, UM...

WELL, UM...

I'M NOT ALLOWED IN ANGELA'S
ROOM WITHOUT A VISA.

I'LL LET HER KNOW
THAT YOU CAME, THOUGH.

RIGHT.

OK.

SO, UM, WHAT'S THIS THING

THAT ANGELA WENT TO AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THERE MUST BE
SOMEONE THERE SHE LIKES,

'CAUSE SHE CHANGED
CLOTHES LIKE 8 DIFFERENT TIMES.

IS THE SAXOPHONE HARD TO PLAY?

I'M INTERESTED IN THE SAXOPHONE.

MAYBE YOU COULD SHOW
ME HOW TO PLAY IT SOMETIME.

SURE, I GUESS SO.

WHEN?

M-MAYBE TOMORROW NIGHT.

UH, SO SHE CHANGED CLOTHES?

YEAH. SO DID YOU MEAN IT,

ABOUT THE LESSONS?

WILL ANGELA BE THERE?

I MEAN, 'CAUSE I NEED THAT BOOK.

JUST COME OVER.

I CAN FIND THE BOOK.

HEY, PLUG IN MY AMP.

MAKE SURE THE
GAIN'S TURNED DOWN.

HELLO.

LET'S GO. THEY'RE
TOTALLY IGNORING US.

Both: NOT YET.

IF ONLY TINO WOULD GET HERE
SO THEY'D PLAY SOMETHING.

OR I COULD AT LEAST DRINK MORE.

I'M CALLING GEORGE AGAIN.

Angela: HUGE EVENTS TAKE
PLACE ON THIS EARTH EVERY DAY.

EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES,

EVEN GLACIERS MOVE.

SO WHY COULDN'T HE JUST...

LOOK AT ME?

HEY.

YOU WANNA HEAR THAT SONG
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT?

♪ I WAS GOIN' NOWHERE ♪

♪ GOIN' NOWHERE FAST ♪

♪ DROWNIN' IN MY MEMORIES ♪

♪ LIVIN' IN THE PAST ♪

♪ EVERYTHING LOOKED BLACK ♪

♪ TILL I FOUND HER ♪

♪ SHE'S ALL I NEED,
THAT'S WHAT I SAID ♪

♪ OH-OO-OHH ♪

♪ I CALL HER RED ♪

OH, MY GOD.

♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

RED! THAT'S YOU.

♪ I CALL HER RED ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪ SHE'S MY SHELTER
FROM THE STORM ♪

♪ SHE'S A PLACE
TO REST MY HEAD ♪

♪ LATE AT NIGHT ♪

♪ SHE KEEPS ME SAFE AND WARM ♪

♪ I CALL HER RED ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪ I CALL HER RED ♪

THAT'S ALL I HAVE SO FAR.

OH, MY GOD, RICKIE.

ANGELA, UH...

SO, YOU ARE GONNA STAY, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, STAY. YOU SHOULD.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE
WHOLE POINT, RIGHT?

STAY. HEAR THE REST
OF THE REHEARSAL.

WE HAVE TO GO. WE SHOULD GO.

BUT IF YOU WANT STAY...
DO YOU WANNA STAY?

DO YOU?

I COULD...

THEN STAY.

WE'RE GOING. BYE.

BYE!

I DON'T THINK TINO IS COMING.

I'M GONNA GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU WANT A RIDE SOMEWHERE?

OK.

OK.

I WAS JUST THINKING...

COULD YOU MAYBE HAVE DYSLEXIA?

WHAT, THAT BACKWARDS THING?

LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE IT.

MY FATHER'S BROTHER HAS IT.

IT MAKES READING
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT

'CAUSE YOUR MIND, LIKE...

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THIS.

REVERSES THINGS.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S ACTUALLY NOT...

I MEAN, A LOT OF REALLY

INTELLIGENT PEOPLE ARE DYSLEXIC.

JUST BECAUSE A
PERSON CAN'T READ...

HEY. I CAN READ. OK?

JUST NOT...

NO. I KNOW.

JUST NOT THAT GOOD.

YOU KNOW THOSE GUYS...

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS?

WHAT GUYS?

WHO MAKE SNOW... LIKE...

LIKE, AS THEIR JOB.

YEAH.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO THAT.

YOU MEAN, PART TIME, OR...

SORRY.

FOR WHAT?

UH, I INTERRUPTED YOU.

YEAH.

THANKS.

OK.

YEAH.

OK.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE.

EXACTLY WHEN DID I
TURN INTO AUNTIE EM?

SO HOW SOON CAN
YOU TAKE THE TEST?

TOMORROW. TOMORROW I
WILL TAKE IT AND HOPEFULLY...

YES, HONEY? WHAT IS IT?

ANGELA'S IN LOVE.

SHE'S DRINKING COFFEE.

AND HUMMING.

I CAN GO OUT ON DATES, RIGHT?

OF COURSE YOU CAN
GO OUT ON DATES.

BUT WE DO HAVE
CERTAIN GROUND RULES.

LIKE WHAT? LIKE WHAT?

LIKE... YOU HAVE A CURFEW,

AND WE HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GOING

AND WHOEVER ELSE
IS GOING TO BE THERE,

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT DRINKING,

NAMELY THAT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BE DOING ANY.

AND IF A BOY THAT YOU'RE
OUT WITH TAKES A DRINK,

THEN YOU HAVE TO SWEAR
ON A STACK OF BIBLES

THAT YOU WON'T LET
HIM DRIVE YOU HOME,

AND, UM,

AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO
MEET HIM FIRST, WHOEVER HE IS,

AND...

THAT'S IT.

WOW.

YOU HAVE TO MEET HIM FIRST?

UH, YES.

LIKE A LITTLE MILK
IN YOUR COFFEE?

NO. I TAKE IT BLACK WITH
THREE OR FOUR SUGARS.

OH, I SEE.

WHY DO YOU HAVE
TO MEET HIM FIRST?

THAT'S HUMILIATING.

I MEAN, THIS PERSON
MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.

THERE IS A PERSON WHO
MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU?

YEAH. AND I DON'T SEE WHY
YOU CAN'T JUST TRUST THAT.

WHY DO I HAVE TO PARADE
HIM AROUND IN FRONT OF YOU?

'CAUSE WE WANT TO DRAG
YOU DOWN TO OUR LEVEL.

SO... SAY IT WAS
SOMEBODY YOU KNEW.

THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE
TO INTRODUCE HIM TO YOU

'CAUSE YOU'D ALREADY KNOW HIM.

RIGHT?

GO TO SCHOOL.

AND YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH
WITH THIS WITH YET A THIRD ONE?

I'M NOT SAYING I WANT TO.

I'M JUST SAYING...

WHAT IF IT'S TRUE?

DO YOU WANT IT TO BE TRUE?

DO YOU?

WHEN HE'S, UM,
40, WE'LL BE... DEAD.

RAYANNE GRAFF'S STARING AT US.

SO?

SHE'S SO LOW.

SHE'S SO DISGUSTING.

THE OTHER DAY AT THE MUSEUM,

I HEARD SHE HAD SEX
WITH ONE OF THE GUARDS.

OH, GET OVER IT.

WHAT?

WELL, FACE IT.

IF A GUY DID THAT
ON A FIELD TRIP,

YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
WOULD GIVE HIM A MEDAL.

HEY, I'M JUST MAKING
CONVERSATION.

BESIDES, I THOUGHT
YOU HATED HER.

I DO. OF COURSE I DO.

I JUST THINK THERE'S A
LOT OF GREAT REASONS

TO HATE HER WITHOUT
DRAGGING IN HER SEX LIFE.

IT WAS AMAZING.

I KEEP RUNNING IT OVER
AND OVER IN MY MIND

LIKE IT WAS A MOVIE.

THAT'S JUST WHAT I WOULD DO.

I WANT TO SEE HIM SO MUCH,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S LIKE
I DON'T JUST WANT TO SEE HIM

WITH, LIKE, NO PREPARATION.

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I WOULD BE.

LOOK, HE USUALLY GOES
TO P.E. ON THURSDAYS,

SO IF YOU COULD BE ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GYM

AS FIFTH PERIOD LETS OUT...

RICKIE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT.

HI. OH, HI.

HI.

OH, HI. HI.

HI.

HI.

HEY.

SO WHAT'S UP?

I CAN'T GET THAT
SONG YOU WROTE, LIKE,

OUT OF MY MIND.

I... I'M STILL NOT DONE
WRITING THAT, SO...

WELL, THERE'S
THIS MOVIE, AND, UM,

AND IT KIND OF REMINDS
ME OF YOUR SONG,

OR YOUR SONG KIND OF
REMINDS ME OF THE MOVIE,

BUT HEARING IT KIND OF MAKES ME

WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIE AGAIN.

OH.

UH, YEAH.

WE COULD DO THAT.

UH, YEAH, BUT, UM, THE THING IS,

THIS IS GOING TO SOUND SO WEIRD.

MY PARENTS ARE, LIKE,
FROM THE STONE AGE,

BUT, UM, THEY HAVE
TO MEET YOU... BEFORE.

BEFORE WHAT?

BEFORE WE COULD GO TO THE MOVIE.

OH.

YEAH.

OK.

YEAH. I MEAN, YOU
COULD JUST COME BY,

LIKE, TONIGHT, YOU KNOW,
ANYTIME, AND IT'D BE SETTLED.

WE COULD JUST GO TO THE
MOVIE, LIKE, ANYTIME THIS WEEKEND.

CATALANO, LET'S GO!

SO WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT,

LIKE, TONIGHT, SAY, AROUND 7:30?

YEAH. SURE.

WHY NOT?

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

JUST SHUT UP.

I JUST WASN'T EXPECTING TO
HAVE TO MEET THIS GUY SO SOON.

I WASN'T EXPECTING TO
HAVE MEET ANY GUY SO SOON.

WELL, NEITHER WAS I,

BUT I GUESS WE ARE. I GUESS
SHE'S PRETTY SERIOUS ABOUT HIM.

LISTEN, I THINK YOU'D
BETTER PREPARE YOURSELF.

I GET THE DEFINITE FEELING

THAT THIS KID IS
VERY GOOD-LOOKING.

SO? WHAT, YOU THINK
I CAN'T HANDLE THAT?

GOD, HOW DID IT COME TO THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU AND YOUR GROUND RULES.

WELL, WHAT WAS I
SUPPOSED TO SAY?

WE CAN'T KEEP HER
LOCKED IN HER ROOM.

WHY NOT, PATTY? NO, REALLY.

HOW DID LOCKING KIDS IN THEIR
ROOM GET SUCH A BAD RAP?

I DON'T KNOW. LOOK
AT ME. I'M BLOATED,

AND I'M VERY, VERY
INTERESTED IN CHOCOLATE.

OK.

AAH!

IT'S ONLY BRIAN. COME ON IN.

ANGELA, BRIAN'S HERE.

ANYWAY, SO DANIELLE SEEMED
INTERESTED, SO I THOUGHT

I'D SHOW HER HOW THE SAX WORKS.

AND THEN I REMEMBERED
THAT I STILL NEED MY MALCOLM X.

HERE'S YOUR BOOK.

HOW COME YOU LOOK LIKE THAT?

LIKE WHAT?

BRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

I... DEFINITELY NEED A DRINK.

HI, BRIAN.

HI. YOU JUST LOOK
LIKE YOU'RE GOING

TO A COSTUME PARTY
AS SOMEONE ELSE.

SO WHERE ARE WE GONNA
HAVE IT? THE LESSON?

LOOK, IF YOU MUST KNOW, JORDAN
CATALANO IS COMING OVER, SO...

WHAT? YEAH, SHUT UP!

WHY IS IT SO AMAZING?

I'M SORRY IF YOU DISAPPROVE.

I DON'T DISAPPROVE.
I'M JUST SICKENED.

PLEASE JUST GET OUT
OF HERE, WOULD YOU?

Patty: DANIELLE!

Graham: HONEY, COULD
YOU COME IN HERE A SECOND!

NO. ANYWAY, HE'S HERE TO SEE ME.

SO, WHAT, YOU AND JORDAN
CATALANO ARE, LIKE, A COUPLE?

YES! WHY IS THAT
SO HARD TO ACCEPT?

HE'S COMING OVER, AND WE'RE
PROBABLY GOING TO GO SEE

THE BICYCLE THIEF THIS
WEEKEND TOGETHER.

WHAT? YOU THINK JORDAN CATALANO

WILL UNDERSTAND ONE
WORD OF THE BICYCLE THIEF?

SHUT UP!

YOU ONLY UNDERSTAND
IT BECAUSE I EXPLAINED...

THAT'S SUCH A LIE!

YOU'RE BRINGING JORDAN
CATALANO TO THE BICYCLE THIEF?!

THAT IDIOT...

DON'T YOU DARE CALL HIM THAT!

YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NOT FOR ONE SECOND.

YOU THINK YOU
UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU DON'T!

YOU JUST ANALYZE EVERYTHING
UNTIL IT BARELY EVEN EXISTS.

IT'S TINO. HE SAID WE SHOULD
MEET HIM OVER ON CLYBOURN.

THERE'S A PARTY.

YEAH.

OK.

YEAH.

LET'S GO.

THERE'S NOTHING TO
EAT HERE ANYWAYS.

YO, CATALANO.

COME ON.

NO, THERE'S THIS...

THIS THING I SAID I WOULD DO.

WHAT THING?

JUST THIS THING...

THAT I SAID I WOULD DO.

WELL, WHATEVER.

WE KEPT IT LOOSE.

IT WASN'T DEFINITE.
IT WASN'T LIKE A DATE.

OH, WE KNOW THAT.

ACTUALLY, I'M PRETTY TIRED.

I THINK I'M GOING TO GO TO BED.

♪ SHE'S MY SHELTER
FROM THE STORM ♪

♪ SHE'S A PLACE
TO REST MY HEAD ♪

♪ LATE AT NIGHT ♪

♪ SHE KEEPS ME SAFE AND WARM ♪

♪ RED ♪

Angela: THIS LIFE
HAS BEEN A TEST.

IF IT HAD BEEN AN ACTUAL LIFE,

YOU WOULD HAVE
RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS

ON WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO.

WHAT?

SO HAVE YOU AND KYLE
GONE ALL THE WAY YET?

THAT IS COMPLETELY
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

DUH?

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S
NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

AND WE'RE TOTALLY NOT FRIENDS,

DUE TO THE FACT THAT NEITHER
OF US CAN STAND EACH OTHER.

THAT'S WHY... I ASKED YOU.

GO AHEAD. ASK ME ANYTHING.

GO AHEAD, IT'S, LIKE, RELAXING.

YOU'RE SO WEIRD.

DUH SQUARED.

OK, LOOK...

I MADE A SOLEMN
PROMISE TO MYSELF

THAT I WOULD NOT GO ALL
THE WAY UNTIL I WAS READY.

AND I'M, LIKE, STICKING TO THAT.

OH.

I WAS JUST VAGUELY CURIOUS...

'CAUSE I MEAN, WHEN I SAW YOU
MAKING OUT WITH KYLE IN THE HALL...

I MEAN, YOU ACT LIKE YOU'RE...

REACHING ECSTASY.

WELL...

YEAH.

WELL, I MEAN... I MEAN...

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS.

OH, YEAH.

IN A WAY.

I MEAN, IT'S FUN AND
ALL, YOU KNOW, BUT...

I DON'T ALWAYS FEEL ANYTHING.

SOMETIMES I FEEL, LIKE...

NUMB OR SOMETHING.

MAYBE YOU JUST... HAVEN'T
FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON YET.

I'VE TRIED EVERY TYPE OF PERSON.

LOOK, NO BIG DEAL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK
ALL WORRIED OR ANYTHING.

GOD, RAYANNE, I WISH
I COULD BE LIKE YOU.

I MEAN, YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS MAY BE SHORT,

BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE REAL.

AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT
MAKING THEM ALL UP.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVEN'T
EVEN HEARD HIS SIDE YET.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR HIS SIDE!

I NEVER WANT TO SEE
HIM AGAIN FOR THE REST...

Angela: IT WAS KIND OF LIKE

DRIVING BY A HORRIBLE
CAR ACCIDENT.

YOU JUST HAD TO LOOK.

UM...

SHE'S A... A LITTLE UPSET.

UM, I... I GUESS, WELL,

BECAUSE, UM...

WELL, NEVER MIND.

NO, WHAT?

UM, I GUESS SHE
FIGURES, YOU KNOW, UM...

WHY DIDN'T YOU... YOU
CALL OR SOMETHING?

YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

SHE JUST...

SHE, LIKE, WANTED ME
TO MEET HER PARENTS.

I JUST...

AH, I WASN'T IN THE
MOOD, YOU KNOW?

IT'S LIKE SHE... SHE...

SHE KNOWS TOO MUCH
ABOUT ME OR SOMETHING?

NOT REALLY, BUT...

SHE JUST MAKES TOO BIG
A DEAL OUT OF EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, SHE MAKES
EVERYTHING TOO COMPLICATED.

ANYWAY...

WELL, IT... IT WAS
PARTLY THAT SONG...

THAT YOU WROTE.

SHE... SHE REALLY LIKED IT.

AND IT WAS, UM, OBVIOUS

WHAT... WHAT IT WAS ABOUT, SO...

YEAH.

MY CAR.

PATTY?

SO HOW'S THE TEST GOING?

DID YOU FLUNK?

NO, SERIOUSLY, HON,

D-DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING YET?

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

HUH.

IT'S A MIRACLE.

OH, SWEETHEART.

OH, GOD.

I GOT MY PERIOD.

OH.

HA HA.

HA HA. OK.

JUST FOR A SECOND, I THOUGHT...

I FEEL SUCH... RELIEF,

SUCH... GRATITUDE FOR MY LIFE,

MY FREEDOM.

I MEAN...

THE IDEA OF ACTUALLY
STARTING OVER AGAIN

RIGHT NOW WITH ANOTHER CHILD,

WHEN I'M JUST BEGINNING TO...

OHH.

I JUST...

DON'T WANT TO GO BACK THERE NOW.

OH, GRAHAM.

HUNH.

OH, SWEETHEART...

YOU WANTED A SON.

WELL...

MAYBE JUST A... A LITTLE.

IT'S NOT LIKE I GO
AROUND WANTING ONE...

ALL THE TIME.

I GUESS I JUST SORT OF

FELL IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA OF...

HAVING A SON.

HONEY, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
PAST ALL THAT NOW.

I THOUGHT SO, TOO.

I COME BEARING ICE CREAM.

IT'S COOKIE DOUGH.

YOU CAN...

EAT IT RIGHT OUT OF THE CARTON.

MOM, IF YOU CARE
ABOUT ME AT ALL,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHEER ME UP,

'CAUSE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

YOU CAN LEAVE THE ICE CREAM.

YOU KNOW, I WASN'T GOING
TO TRY TO CHEER YOU UP.

I WOULDN'T PRESUME TO THINK

THAT ANYTHING I COULD SAY

WOULD LIFT YOUR SPIRITS.

WELL, GOOD, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T.

IT'S IRONIC, ISN'T IT?

EMOTIONS.

I MEAN, ALL THIS WEEK,

I WAS SO AFRAID
THAT I WAS PREGNANT...

WHAT?

HA.

YOU'RE NOT, ARE YOU?

NO. I SAID...

I THOUGHT,

INCORRECTLY AS IT TURNS OUT,

THAT I MIGHT...

ACCIDENTALLY...

HAVE BECOME PREGNANT.

MOM!

AH, HA HA.

HA HA HA!

IT WASN'T... THAT FUNNY.

HA HA HA HA HA!

OH, I'M SO PLEASED...

THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE
TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY.

COME ON. I SAID PASS IT.

I GOT IT.

HI.

HI.

ANGELA ISN'T THERE.

UM, WOULD YOU STILL LIKE ME TO
GIVE YOU A SAXOPHONE LESSON?

NO.

I GUESS THAT ANSWERS
YOUR QUESTION, HUH?

WHY IS DAD PLAYING
CATCH WITH BRIAN KRAKOW?

I GUESS IF YOU
LIVE WITH 3 WOMEN,

THAT WOULD MAKE
ANY MAN DESPERATE.

HELLO.

HERE. WHY DON'T YOU PLAY?

TAKE OVER.

SO WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS
THINK OF JORDAN CATALANO?

WERE THEY, LIKE, REVOLTED?

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
JORDAN CATALANO EVER AGAIN.

WE'RE NOT?

OK, WE'RE NOT.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU ARE INCAPABLE...

OF UNDERSTANDING.

OH, YEAH? WHY?

BECAUSE IT'S NEVER
HAPPENED TO YOU.

I'M... JUST WAIT...

TILL IT HAPPENS TO YOU, BRIAN.

SERIOUSLY, I CANNOT WAIT
UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LOOK
AT YOU AND I'M GOING TO LAUGH.

AND I'LL SAY, "SEE?

"SEE?

I TOLD YOU SO."

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