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Previously on High School Musical:
The Musical: The Series...

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There's an expression in the theater.
"The show must go on."

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The musical's canceled.

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But High School Musical 3 will not go on.

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Ironically, because we've all
got a lot going on.

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Oh, hi, Madison.

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And some of us
are on journeys that are ongoing.

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And at least one beautiful,
innocent relationship

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may just be going, going, gone.

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-You kissed my boyfriend?
-I'm really sorry, Carlos.

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I think I'm going to go now.

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QUINN: And that's a wrap
on High School Musical 4!

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(ALL CHEERING)

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Congrats on wrapping the movie, everybody.
Thank you!

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Hey! Thank you so much for everything.
I really appreciate it. Okay.

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What's up, my Wildcats?
We just wrapped High School Musical 4.

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And I'm here with
our leading lady, Gina Porter.

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Now technically,
Disney won't let me share spoilers,

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but Gina was incredible in this film
as a Mensa-level cheerleader

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who convinces Ms. Darbus not to retire in
the last five minutes of the film! What?

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-Thank you, Coach. I gotta go.
-Thank you.

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Gina, honey, you were so radiant
during the song today.

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All through the whole movie.
Dare I say it, a star is born.

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You're the best, but I've gotta run.
I've gotta get to rehearsal.

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Hey, sweetie! You killed it in there.

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Featured background number two,
I think I'll miss you most of all.

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You didn't have a problem
with me kissing a certain 2010s TV star

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during the reunion song, though?

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The only 2010s TV star I'm threatened by
is Dax Shepard,

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and I'm pretty sure
he lives in the attic now, so...

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You ready to rehearse
High School Musical 3?

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It's now or never.

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Oh, no.

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I can't believe no one
told them about the show.

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Bless their hearts.

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-(GINA LAUGHS)
-RICKY: Why?

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Wait. Miss Jenn,
why is the rehearsal room empty?

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Well, we had to
have this conversation eventually.

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Much like my mother's
problematic Twitter account,

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High School Musical 3 is canceled.
The drama department is on pause.

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On pause? What does that even mean?

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No one showed up for the act one
run-through yesterday. Except for Emmy.

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But I'm starting to think she is
the ghost of a small Victorian child.

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So, you're canceling the show
because we missed one rehearsal?

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Half the cast has been missing
half the rehearsals, Ricky.

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Principal Gutierrez made the decision.
It is final.

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We are not allowed
to have this club anymore.

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It's okay, you guys.
You have so much to celebrate.

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You just wrapped a movie.

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And this, all of this...

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It was always just a high school musical.

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And today, you begin moving on
to even bigger things.

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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

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-Okay, what happened?
-Who died?

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And will there be an estate sale?

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-Technically, a human didn't die.
-You texted us, "There's been a death."

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-There has been. Our drama club.
-Guys, we don't have drama club anymore?

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This is why I kept texting you guys
that the drama club was canceled.

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All I got was a bunch of symbols.

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That's because
everything I write is encrypted.

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You guys, our department
is about to go extinct

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because none of you except for Emmy
showed up for rehearsals.

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(SCOFFS) Excuse me.
You weren't here either.

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I had an existential crisis
about my future.

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Okay, well, I was in Georgia
weighing out my options.

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I was placing a very confusing phone call.

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I was incredibly busy, being betrayed.

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Wait. Big Red told me
the kiss was just an accident.

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I thought you broke up with him
because you were so traumatized.

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No, we actually had
the most chill break-up of all time.

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We went to Walgreens after.
We both needed Lactaid pills.

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Wait. So you're single again?

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And, Emmy, you're single too. And Jet.

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Miss Jenn,
just naming all the single people.

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I got your text about
something being dead. You look alive.

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I am. Kind of. So, is it true?

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It is.

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Principal Gutierrez gave
your funding to my department,

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and yes, I have already spent the money
on laptops for the local orphanage.

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(CHUCKLES)

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-You weren't kidding.
-He's never kidding, dear.

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What's the big deal
if we don't have that money?

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Gina, honey, it means we don't have
the budget to make costumes or build sets.

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High School Musical 3 is
a complicated 2008 period piece.

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Why don't we buy Obama yard signs and
print out articles about the recession?

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-(ALL CLAMORING)
-Obama signs in my garage.

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Wildcats, Wildcats,
if there's two things I've learned

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during my many years in the theater,

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it's knowing when to enter
and when to exit.

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Today we do the latter.

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(SNIFFS) Um...

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Would you guys, um, excuse me?

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I made a child cry today.

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Last summer changed her life.

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She literally left homeschool to be here

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with all of her new
big brothers and sisters.

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Her biggest dream
was to sing at East High.

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It was also her biggest fear.
She, yeah, told me that.

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-This is not fair.
-It doesn't have to be over.

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Okay, well, you aren't
gonna get very far in life

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if you go around
being afraid all the time.

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Then why do you look like
you're about to cry?

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I'm just saying,
if you live your life in fear,

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there's gonna be a lot of stuff
to be afraid of.

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Mmm. It sounds like the exact opposite
of where you were last year.

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Okay, we are not gonna go there.

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Not gonna go where?

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Ashlyn, it's just a stupid story.

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If all of this is truly over...

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l mean, just let me be sentimental
for, like, one minute, Kourt.

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Yeah. Yeah, tell us a story, Ash.

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I haven't thought about this in so long.
It was the first day of school.

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Miss Jenn had just announced she was
directing High School Musical.

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Oh, sorry. I thought the room
would be empty. I'm sorry, again.

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-You do not have to keep apologizing.
-I'm gonna go. I'm sorry.

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Were you looking for a place to eat lunch?

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Uh, yeah. Um, my usual friend group
is all home, sick. With mono.

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You're Kourtney,
Nini's best friend, right?

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I'm EJ's cousin, Ashlyn.
No pressure to remember my name.

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Okay.

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Did you draw all of those?

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Um, yes, but they are not finished
and they suck.

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Hold on. These are all the costumes
from the High School Musical movie.

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-You could tell?
-Yeah. I mean, like, they're perfect.

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You should design the costumes
for the show.

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Uh, I'm not good at accepting compliments.

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I can already picture
EJ and Nini wearing these.

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-What are you talking about?
-EJ told me. It's their big plan.

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Great. I've already spent a year
third-wheeling Nini and Ricky.

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-Never again.
-So you're not doing crew now?

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I am weighing my options,
but this changes everything.

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I get that. Not doing something
'cause of how you might feel.

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I've never done a musical before,

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'cause why would I try anything
my cousin is literally already perfect at?

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Tell you what. If you audition,

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I guess I'll join crew. Deal?

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-Kourtney?
-Mmm?

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None of my usual
friend group actually has mono.

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'Cause I don't really have a friend group.

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Ashlyn, I already knew that.

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(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

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-I never knew that.
-I guess I sort of forgot.

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Shout-out to Mr. Mazzara,

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who let me miss the first day of
Robotics Club to audition for the musical.

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-Benjamin, you're still here.
-I was. And now I am not.

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Wait. You're a Six Below Zero fan?

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What? Oh, no. It's nothing.

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You have a Six Below Zero sticker
on your laptop, bro.

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-You're grimacing. You look like an emoji.
-(JET LAUGHS)

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Well, now I'm sentimental
about our first terrible meeting.

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Look.

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I was not exactly in a good place
on the first day of school last year.

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(SIGHS)

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(FROM COMPUTER) When it's six below zero
It's always the right weather

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I hear music. I'm a teacher as of today.

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We haven't met yet.
I'm Jennifer and you are...

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Unsettled. I saw your presentation.

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-Did you like it?
-It existed.

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I do worry
that you convinced the student body

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that your show could change their lives,

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when the reality is most of them
will pivot to a more practical career,

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like teaching robotics,
or something less specific.

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How could you possibly know that?

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-Statistics.
-Statistics mean nothing.

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-Tell that to Alan Turing.
-I haven't met the other faculty.

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God help me.

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Let me guess.

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You are here because you want to
vicariously live through these children

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and you never made it in showbiz yourself.

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Yes, that's what I thought. I have to
continue preparing my first lesson.

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Perhaps I will run into you
in the cafeteria.

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I recommend the vanilla pudding.

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(SINGING) When it's six below zero

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It's always the right weather
to cuddle, cuddle, cuddle

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-You were in a boy band? I'm shaking.
-I knew I recognized you.

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I went through this
obscure boy-band phase in middle school.

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He did. It was weird.

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-You guys were really big in Warsaw.
-It was the entire country of Poland.

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But yes, I was briefly part of
a male singing institution.

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They referred to me simply as "Benny."

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I was the funky one until they
kicked me out for pulling focus.

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They had one number-one single
called New Zealand,

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which was a song about how great of a time
they had without me in New Zealand.

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Jennifer, I'm sorry for how I spoke to you
that day. And ensuing days.

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You gave these universally-strange
children a space to be themselves.

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I wish there were
more people like you in the world.

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I forgive you, Benny.

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Um, so this has been really illuminating
on so many levels,

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but we kind of have a musical to save.

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Yeah, I'm with Gina.

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Same. Love a good boy band sob story,
but come on, Mr. Funky One.

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Don't get us sidetracked.

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Sidetracked? This is
the most shocking day of my life since...

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Carlos, you have my blessing.

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I thought sophomore year was going to be
boring and predictable,

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like a straight person's TikTok feed.

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Oh. Ooh, I literally just shuddered.

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Excuse me. I just got a note in my locker,

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written on a used Spirit Airlines napkin
telling me to come to this room.

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Come in, Carlos. You don't know who I am,

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but this morning I walked by the gym
and saw you in PE class. Are you okay?

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-Oh, I'm great.
-Really?

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Yeah. I've had this inside joke with
a couple of guys since freshman year

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where they pummel me with dodgeballs

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and Coach Brewer doesn't do anything
about it because boys will be boys,

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and then we all laugh about it together.

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That doesn't sound like
something to laugh about.

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-What am I supposed to do? Cry?
-Yes. Crying is encouraged.

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I'm sorry. Who are you?

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I was a featured extra
in the first High School Musical movie,

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and I have returned to direct the stage
musical adaptation this semester,

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and I would love for you to be
my choreographer and assistant.

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-Are you making fun of me?
-I would never.

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Because High School Musical
is, like, my favorite movie.

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So, if you're making fun of me...

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I promise you,
I will never make fun of you.

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And as long as you are in my class,
I will keep you safe. Okay?

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Okay. Thank you for putting
that napkin in my locker, Miss...

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Call me Jennifer.
Actually, Jenn. More professional.

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-Miss Jenn?
-Just Jenn is fine, dear.

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Miss Jenn, sometimes they do more
than just hit me with dodgeballs.

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The boys... There's punching,
online trolling. It can be a lot.

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Then I will talk to the principal
and we'll get that sorted out.

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And that is not okay.

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Now, what do you say we put some makeup
on that bruise of yours?

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And go tell the school
that we'll be putting on

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the greatest musical of all time.

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-I'm confused. We're not putting on Cats?
-I like you already.

229
00:14:50,347 --> 00:14:52,308
And that was the day you named me.

230
00:14:53,017 --> 00:14:54,768
And that was the day you saved me.

231
00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:02,276
Wow.

232
00:15:03,027 --> 00:15:04,028
Seb.

233
00:15:04,361 --> 00:15:07,197
-Oh, great. Are you here to kiss everyone?
-Carlos.

234
00:15:07,281 --> 00:15:08,699
I can't take this anymore.

235
00:15:10,159 --> 00:15:11,160
Sit down, Carlos.

236
00:15:13,162 --> 00:15:16,206
For months, I've been
channeling my guilt into latte art.

237
00:15:16,373 --> 00:15:20,127
I'm probably the only person who's drawn
4,000 cows on a cappuccino.

238
00:15:20,878 --> 00:15:24,381
But every time I stare at a cow,
I think about you.

239
00:15:25,549 --> 00:15:27,384
Because I embody a cow?

240
00:15:28,135 --> 00:15:31,096
You've interrupted
an emotional climax here and we're done.

241
00:15:31,180 --> 00:15:35,017
No. When I showed up three hours late
to homecoming after my cow passed away,

242
00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:38,145
you were there for me.
And I know I haven't been there for you.

243
00:15:38,228 --> 00:15:41,565
But, look, when I was making
one of my final lattes at Crafty,

244
00:15:41,649 --> 00:15:44,026
I overheard the most incredible duet

245
00:15:44,109 --> 00:15:47,696
between Lucas Grabeel as Ryan
and Scott Huang as his partner,

246
00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:51,116
who really never got a name
according to the script.

247
00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:56,705
I want to sing the song to you today,
to my Ryan.

248
00:15:58,165 --> 00:16:00,668
-Miss Jenn is the one who encouraged me.
-You did what?

249
00:16:00,751 --> 00:16:01,835
Give him a chance, Carlos.

250
00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:05,089
-Maddox even tracked down the sheet music.
-To be fair, Emmy helped me.

251
00:16:05,381 --> 00:16:09,843
That girl scares me.
Seb, you have to move on.

252
00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:13,263
But I can't. You're the greatest person
I've ever dated.

253
00:16:13,347 --> 00:16:15,933
Seb, I'm the only person
you've ever dated.

254
00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:18,811
-That's actually not true.
-(GASPS)

255
00:16:18,894 --> 00:16:20,729
I was once in a serious relationship.

256
00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:22,022
(BOTH GASP)

257
00:16:23,273 --> 00:16:25,192
-With a woman.
-(GASPS)

258
00:16:25,943 --> 00:16:28,612
So, what do you want to do
for Halloween, babe?

259
00:16:28,737 --> 00:16:30,072
It's August.

260
00:16:30,155 --> 00:16:32,282
Remember last year
when we both dressed up as me?

261
00:16:32,866 --> 00:16:35,995
You are so creative. You're the most
creative guy on the wrestling team.

262
00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:38,872
Actually, I think I might try out
for the musical this year.

263
00:16:39,915 --> 00:16:43,335
Okay. (LAUGHS) What?
What would all your teammates say?

264
00:16:44,044 --> 00:16:48,090
I actually can't wait to find out.
Hey, you like yelling at people, right?

265
00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:51,385
-Constantly.
-Maybe you could, like, run the crew or...

266
00:16:51,468 --> 00:16:53,971
I know you already
did Brigadoon as an assistant, but...

267
00:16:54,054 --> 00:16:55,097
Quiet. I'm thinking.

268
00:16:58,308 --> 00:17:05,024
I'm done. Okay. Power couple. I like this.
We are basically Troy and Gabriella.

269
00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:07,526
Or Ryan and Sharpay. Both work.

270
00:17:07,609 --> 00:17:10,362
Now, I just need a catchphrase
to get everyone's attention.

271
00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:15,534
"Fasten your seatbelts, losers."
No. "Strap in, suckers!"

272
00:17:16,076 --> 00:17:17,119
You'll get it, babe.

273
00:17:17,745 --> 00:17:20,873
Hold on. You dated Natalie Bagley?

274
00:17:20,956 --> 00:17:22,750
SEB: We made out a lot

275
00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:26,045
and spent the rest of our time together
fantasy-casting the Wicked movie.

276
00:17:26,754 --> 00:17:30,090
-But where is Natalie?
-North High. She made it less evil.

277
00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:32,593
You left Natalie Bagley for me?

278
00:17:32,676 --> 00:17:38,474
I would leave anyone for you.
And now, I've said my piece.

279
00:17:39,224 --> 00:17:41,727
No. No. You're playing the song.

280
00:17:43,437 --> 00:17:45,981
He's playing the (BLEEP) song, Carlos.
Come on.

281
00:17:49,860 --> 00:17:51,403
This is crazy.

282
00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:58,577
(SINGING) I wish I could turn back time

283
00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:02,581
I don't know how I could be so blind

284
00:18:02,664 --> 00:18:06,335
Oh, there's nothing left to say

285
00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:08,504
Except I'm sorry

286
00:18:11,215 --> 00:18:13,884
I know that I'm a mess

287
00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:19,473
And you should have nothing less
than my whole heart

288
00:18:19,556 --> 00:18:24,061
And it's all yours if you still want me

289
00:18:26,605 --> 00:18:31,485
You deserve happily ever after

290
00:18:33,862 --> 00:18:39,201
And I don't deserve a second chance

291
00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:44,790
Sometimes you make me mad

292
00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:48,502
Sometimes I treat you bad

293
00:18:48,585 --> 00:18:52,464
But you see right through my flaws

294
00:18:52,548 --> 00:18:56,343
Because you know me

295
00:18:57,302 --> 00:19:00,139
But when push comes to shove

296
00:19:00,222 --> 00:19:04,268
There's only heartbreak
because there's love

297
00:19:04,351 --> 00:19:09,481
And all I really want right now
is for you to hold me

298
00:19:09,565 --> 00:19:12,484
SEB: I want you to hold me

299
00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:16,280
BOTH: I know this isn't perfect
But I know you make me better

300
00:19:16,363 --> 00:19:20,117
So let's live inside this moment
and forget about forever

301
00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,369
And no matter what you say or do

302
00:19:22,452 --> 00:19:27,916
I'll be running back to you
over and over again

303
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,211
God, I feel so lucky
to have found something this real

304
00:19:31,378 --> 00:19:35,007
And I'm lost without your love, my love
You taught me how to feel

305
00:19:35,465 --> 00:19:37,509
Yeah, you're my favorite melody

306
00:19:37,593 --> 00:19:44,183
I will love you endlessly
Over and over and over and over again

307
00:19:44,391 --> 00:19:46,810
All of my life I've been told

308
00:19:46,894 --> 00:19:48,729
Stick to the status quo

309
00:19:48,812 --> 00:19:52,065
Don't let anybody see who you are

310
00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:58,655
And you came along and suddenly I'm home

311
00:20:02,284 --> 00:20:06,121
If forever's not a fairytale
I hope you're mine forever

312
00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:08,415
If we fall again we'll make it through

313
00:20:08,498 --> 00:20:12,127
I'll be there to carry you
over and over again

314
00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:14,421
And all over again

315
00:20:14,504 --> 00:20:17,591
BOTH: God, I feel so lucky
to have found something this real

316
00:20:17,674 --> 00:20:21,178
'Cause I'm lost without your love
And, love, you taught me how to feel

317
00:20:21,595 --> 00:20:25,098
If we fall again we'll make it through
I'll be there to carry you

318
00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:32,397
Over and over again

319
00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:38,028
(ALL CHEERING)

320
00:20:40,697 --> 00:20:45,118
-There is so much I didn't know about you.
-Sometimes people put me in a box.

321
00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:46,620
(CHUCKLES)

322
00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:50,165
-I'm sorry. Was that out loud?
-It was.

323
00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:55,295
I guess I also know
what it's like to be put in a box.

324
00:20:55,629 --> 00:20:58,715
Oh, thank God.
Take the spotlight off us for a second.

325
00:20:58,799 --> 00:20:59,967
Us?

326
00:21:00,801 --> 00:21:03,887
-I...
-I love you too.

327
00:21:08,183 --> 00:21:09,351
Go on, Gina.

328
00:21:11,395 --> 00:21:15,774
Okay. When I started at East High, I know
I may have come off a little on edge.

329
00:21:15,857 --> 00:21:17,943
(LAUGHS) Ooh.

330
00:21:18,026 --> 00:21:19,278
I'm sorry. Was that out loud?

331
00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:24,700
Let's just say things were complicated.

332
00:21:26,702 --> 00:21:30,914
-I just received a call from Florida.
-I'm so sorry to hear that.

333
00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:33,125
It's your former principal, Mrs. Carson.

334
00:21:33,917 --> 00:21:36,545
She warned me that wherever you go,
trouble follows.

335
00:21:36,628 --> 00:21:38,755
Oh, so she thinks I'm a leader.

336
00:21:38,839 --> 00:21:41,550
She said you act out in class
and you flunked home economics.

337
00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:44,386
Well, the concept
of that class is reductive.

338
00:21:44,845 --> 00:21:47,806
And I already taught myself
how to knit hats, so...

339
00:21:47,889 --> 00:21:52,769
And you have... What was her phrase?
"A failure to bond with peers."

340
00:21:54,479 --> 00:21:56,106
Well, maybe I'm just peerless.

341
00:21:57,357 --> 00:22:00,861
I am impressed she didn't mention the time
that I set the school on fire, though.

342
00:22:01,570 --> 00:22:04,197
(CHUCKLES) Come on. I'm just kidding.

343
00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:07,701
You have to find a purpose here.

344
00:22:07,826 --> 00:22:09,244
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

345
00:22:11,246 --> 00:22:15,584
-Don't wanna be late for class.
-Miss Porter, I'm serious.

346
00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:19,338
Find something you like about this school,
and try not to kill it.

347
00:22:21,923 --> 00:22:23,050
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

348
00:22:40,067 --> 00:22:41,985
(GUITAR PLAYING IN DISTANCE)

349
00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:47,157
(SINGING) I can't help dreaming of you

350
00:22:47,532 --> 00:22:51,286
Guess I'm saying I don't not love you

351
00:22:51,870 --> 00:22:53,622
Excuse me. Do you have 30 seconds?

352
00:22:54,039 --> 00:22:56,750
Left to live? I would not spend them here.

353
00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:59,461
(CHUCKLES) That was dark.
I'm impressed.

354
00:22:59,961 --> 00:23:02,506
I need a stranger's opinion on something.

355
00:23:02,589 --> 00:23:04,591
You're giving me the vibe
you're brutally honest.

356
00:23:05,759 --> 00:23:07,135
Well, now I'm intrigued.

357
00:23:07,969 --> 00:23:10,597
So, I have this ex-girlfriend, Nini...

358
00:23:10,972 --> 00:23:12,015
(CHUCKLES)

359
00:23:12,849 --> 00:23:17,104
-Wait. I'm sorry. That's her name? Nini?
-Long story.

360
00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:20,315
When we were still together,
she posted this song on her Instagram

361
00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:24,152
where she told me that she loved me and
I was a moron who couldn't say it back.

362
00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:26,405
For completely legitimate reasons,
by the way.

363
00:23:26,655 --> 00:23:29,825
-Maybe you just don't love her, full stop.
-That's not...

364
00:23:31,785 --> 00:23:34,955
I'm planning on kinda
telling her I do tonight.

365
00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:38,792
By singing the same song
outside of her window. Full stop.

366
00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:42,796
Wow, you are like a cliché
from a John Hughes movie.

367
00:23:43,130 --> 00:23:44,131
Uncle Buck?

368
00:23:44,214 --> 00:23:46,550
So, this girl,
who doesn't even have a real name,

369
00:23:46,633 --> 00:23:49,803
told you how she felt about you in front
of all of her Instagram followers.

370
00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:51,513
That takes guts.

371
00:23:51,721 --> 00:23:54,015
If you love her,
don't you think you owe it to her

372
00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:56,059
to make your song a little more public?

373
00:23:56,977 --> 00:23:58,270
I'm actually trying out

374
00:23:58,353 --> 00:24:01,398
for that High School Musical thing
in a few hours 'cause Nini is.

375
00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:04,985
Then sing it there. Her song.

376
00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:06,862
That feels kind of lame.

377
00:24:06,945 --> 00:24:11,491
Well, love is lame, idiot.
That's why I avoid it.

378
00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:14,536
Good luck, skater boy.

379
00:24:15,829 --> 00:24:18,457
Thanks for the free advice,
intimidating girl.

380
00:24:40,061 --> 00:24:43,523
So, if Gina didn't tell Ricky
to publicly sing to Nini,

381
00:24:43,607 --> 00:24:44,816
he wouldn't have gotten Troy.

382
00:24:46,943 --> 00:24:49,571
But if Ricky hadn't mentioned
he was auditioning,

383
00:24:49,654 --> 00:24:52,407
Gina wouldn't have shown up, period.

384
00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:53,909
This is like Murder, She Wrote.

385
00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:56,828
I don't really know what's going on,
but this is incredible.

386
00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,334
Are you saying you tried out for the show
because of me?

387
00:25:02,959 --> 00:25:05,420
You had a vibe. I had an instinct.

388
00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:07,756
I need to sit down.

389
00:25:08,632 --> 00:25:09,883
(CLEARS THROAT)

390
00:25:10,717 --> 00:25:14,179
It's true then.
I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.

391
00:25:16,389 --> 00:25:17,807
Well, I could say the same.

392
00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:27,150
You know, Miss Jenn, you're the one
who brought us all together.

393
00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:30,820
That's not true. You'd be here
with some other drama teacher.

394
00:25:31,279 --> 00:25:34,991
Um, no, we literally wouldn't.
Have you not been listening to us?

395
00:25:35,408 --> 00:25:39,538
Actually, wait. You never told us
how you ended up here or why.

396
00:25:39,621 --> 00:25:43,166
-It's not important.
-We'll be the judge of that.

397
00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:47,420
Be nice, Maddox.
Gina is the intimidating girl around here.

398
00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:54,261
It was one month
before school started last year.

399
00:25:54,344 --> 00:25:57,722
I was still living in a neighborhood
of New York City called Hoboken.

400
00:26:00,433 --> 00:26:01,601
It's not...

401
00:26:04,646 --> 00:26:06,398
-(DOING VOCAL EXERCISES)
-Okay, ladies,

402
00:26:06,481 --> 00:26:09,025
casting is going
very fast in there, 30 seconds tops.

403
00:26:09,109 --> 00:26:11,194
So don't take it personally
if you're in and out.

404
00:26:11,278 --> 00:26:12,821
Thank you, 30.

405
00:26:14,030 --> 00:26:16,241
(WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY)

406
00:26:18,618 --> 00:26:20,537
(CLEARS THROAT)

407
00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:23,873
Alyson Reed? I can't believe this.

408
00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:29,212
Sorry. I have a hard rule.
I only take selfies with children.

409
00:26:30,463 --> 00:26:33,508
We actually worked together
on High School Musical.

410
00:26:35,844 --> 00:26:39,222
-Jennifer.
-You remember?

411
00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:42,601
You left the premiere screaming.
I thought someone had died.

412
00:26:42,726 --> 00:26:46,396
I may have slightly overreacted
after Kenny cut my line.

413
00:26:47,230 --> 00:26:49,733
Well, if it makes you feel any better,

414
00:26:49,816 --> 00:26:52,027
I heard he cut an entire cheetah
from Cheetah Girls 2.

415
00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,362
-(LAUGHS)
-Well, and all these years later

416
00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:57,532
here we are both auditioning
for Wicked on the Great White Way.

417
00:26:57,616 --> 00:27:00,827
Ain't that just showbiz?
You're here for Glinda, I assume.

418
00:27:00,910 --> 00:27:05,165
-Mmm-hmm. Madame Morrible?
-Yes. My first call. Love the show.

419
00:27:05,248 --> 00:27:09,711
-(CHUCKLES) It's my seventh callback.
-Mmm.

420
00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:12,464
And I'm not sure I even wanna
walk through that door.

421
00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:18,178
Last week I was at an open call
for Frozen and I was giving a pep talk

422
00:27:18,261 --> 00:27:22,599
to this anxious girl who then threw up
all over my sheet music and body.

423
00:27:23,058 --> 00:27:26,853
And now I'm wondering if
maybe I have something more to offer,

424
00:27:26,936 --> 00:27:29,356
other than my wide range as an actor.

425
00:27:29,814 --> 00:27:32,233
Well, just keep your options open.

426
00:27:33,193 --> 00:27:36,613
That's just the thing.
I can't believe I am seeing you here.

427
00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:38,031
Yeah, it's just a small world.

428
00:27:38,114 --> 00:27:40,867
No, it's more than that.
My mother called me.

429
00:27:40,950 --> 00:27:42,911
The drama teacher
at East High just retired

430
00:27:42,994 --> 00:27:46,373
and she thinks I should put my name
into the hat for the job.

431
00:27:47,457 --> 00:27:52,170
The universe works in mysterious ways.
You should do it.

432
00:27:53,046 --> 00:27:54,506
I've never been a teacher.

433
00:27:55,215 --> 00:27:58,593
You gave a pep talk to a girl
who puked all over you,

434
00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,345
much less your sheet music.

435
00:28:00,428 --> 00:28:03,640
That is the heart of a teacher,
in my book.

436
00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:07,519
I don't even know
what musical I would direct.

437
00:28:10,772 --> 00:28:14,192
-You're not saying...
-Stick to the stuff you know, kid.

438
00:28:14,275 --> 00:28:18,405
Oh, and for the record, I always thought
Ms. Darbus deserved a power ballad.

439
00:28:19,239 --> 00:28:24,869
-But I'm just not sure that...
-Jennifer, trust the process.

440
00:28:33,002 --> 00:28:34,713
Full body chills.

441
00:28:37,257 --> 00:28:38,550
And that's how the story ends.

442
00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:50,979
Oh, wait. Goodness. I almost forgot.
Gina, would you give me a hand with these?

443
00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:52,355
GINA: Yeah. What's this?

444
00:28:59,529 --> 00:29:03,408
For you. And you. And you.

445
00:29:03,491 --> 00:29:07,662
Uh, these are wrap gifts.

446
00:29:08,663 --> 00:29:11,040
They're gratitude journals for all of you.

447
00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:17,714
For the movie.
And I guess for our little show too.

448
00:29:21,217 --> 00:29:24,846
So, that's it. High School Musical's over?

449
00:29:25,638 --> 00:29:28,016
Jennifer, I thought we discussed this.

450
00:29:28,099 --> 00:29:30,727
I was just dismissing them,
Principal Gutierrez.

451
00:29:32,270 --> 00:29:35,398
Yes, Ricky. It's over.

452
00:29:36,733 --> 00:29:40,987
But you've got lives to live.
And loves to love.

453
00:29:42,947 --> 00:29:45,617
And all good things must come to an end.

454
00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:52,165
Well, guys, we had a good run, then.

455
00:29:55,084 --> 00:29:56,586
We just got here, though.

456
00:29:58,254 --> 00:29:59,839
My dad's here. I should probably...

457
00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:03,134
Yeah, I have to finalize layout
for yearbooks, so I should...

458
00:30:03,218 --> 00:30:05,094
I'm supposed to clean up the coffee truck

459
00:30:05,178 --> 00:30:07,764
and bring Corbin a vanilla latte
before his jet takes off.

460
00:30:07,847 --> 00:30:09,057
I can help.

461
00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:13,853
I can't believe you guys

462
00:30:13,937 --> 00:30:16,648
actually tried to convince me
there was a point to all of this.

463
00:30:16,731 --> 00:30:17,774
Jet.

464
00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:19,943
Jennifer...

465
00:30:20,026 --> 00:30:23,780
Give her a minute. These are her children.

466
00:30:30,245 --> 00:30:34,290
Um, Ricky, could you get the lights
on the way out?

467
00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:36,543
RINGTONE: When it's six below...

468
00:30:37,627 --> 00:30:41,840
This is Benjamin. Yes.

469
00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:47,220
-What do I write in a gratitude journal?
-Anything you're grateful for, honey.

470
00:30:49,264 --> 00:30:50,807
This is what I'm grateful for.

471
00:30:53,685 --> 00:30:56,855
I am so grateful I got to be your teacher.

472
00:30:57,105 --> 00:30:58,773
You were more than just a teacher.

473
00:31:00,233 --> 00:31:04,487
It's okay, Gina.
Being your teacher was enough.

474
00:31:28,094 --> 00:31:30,430
(SINGING) I can't let it end this way

475
00:31:30,847 --> 00:31:33,975
Watching a dream slowly fade to gray

476
00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:37,937
And everyone seems so okay

477
00:31:38,021 --> 00:31:40,982
But I can't let it all go so easily

478
00:31:41,441 --> 00:31:47,947
Who says the curtain is closing
on the time of our lives?

479
00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:53,119
How could I sleep at night?

480
00:31:53,202 --> 00:31:56,623
Pretending I'm fine
Leaving it all behind

481
00:31:56,706 --> 00:31:58,416
When dreams don't die

482
00:31:58,499 --> 00:32:01,961
Wherever I go you'll follow me home

483
00:32:02,045 --> 00:32:05,506
And I'd always know
that dreams don't die

484
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,634
So I take them for granted

485
00:32:08,343 --> 00:32:11,304
But you could be all taking chances

486
00:32:11,387 --> 00:32:14,432
So I will give all I got

487
00:32:14,515 --> 00:32:18,019
No matter the odds
'Cause it's all that I want

488
00:32:18,102 --> 00:32:19,687
And dreams don't die

489
00:32:27,445 --> 00:32:33,201
Even if it's up to me
Even if I'm the only one who sees

490
00:32:34,202 --> 00:32:40,541
I'm never gonna stop believing
as long as I've got air to breathe in

491
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:47,298
Who says the curtain is closing
on the time of our lives?

492
00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:50,510
How could I sleep at night?

493
00:32:50,593 --> 00:32:53,846
Pretending I'm fine
Leaving it all behind

494
00:32:53,930 --> 00:32:55,807
When dreams don't die

495
00:32:55,890 --> 00:32:59,435
Wherever I go you will follow me home

496
00:32:59,519 --> 00:33:02,772
And I'd always know that dreams don't die

497
00:33:02,855 --> 00:33:08,653
So I take them for granted
But you could be all taking chances

498
00:33:08,736 --> 00:33:11,698
So I will give all I got

499
00:33:11,781 --> 00:33:15,201
No matter the odds
'Cause it's all that I want

500
00:33:15,284 --> 00:33:17,161
And dreams don't die

501
00:33:17,245 --> 00:33:20,665
Got nothing to lose
So I'm gonna fight

502
00:33:20,748 --> 00:33:24,168
I'm facing the music deep inside

503
00:33:24,252 --> 00:33:30,133
And no one can take that away
if they tried

504
00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:35,013
How could I sleep at night?
Pretending I'm fine

505
00:33:35,096 --> 00:33:38,683
Leaving it all behind
When dreams don't die

506
00:33:38,766 --> 00:33:42,311
Wherever I go you'll follow me home

507
00:33:42,395 --> 00:33:45,398
And I'd always know
that dreams don't die

508
00:33:45,481 --> 00:33:51,863
So I take them for granted
But you could be all taking chances

509
00:33:51,946 --> 00:33:54,824
So I will give all I got

510
00:33:54,907 --> 00:33:58,327
No matter the odds
'Cause it's all that I want

511
00:33:58,411 --> 00:34:00,329
And dreams don't die

512
00:34:03,207 --> 00:34:06,711
(ALL CHEERING)

513
00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:18,056
She should be the future
of this department.

514
00:34:18,139 --> 00:34:19,891
She should be the future, period.

515
00:34:20,308 --> 00:34:23,102
Miss Jenn, we have to save the show.
For the next generation.

516
00:34:23,186 --> 00:34:26,773
-I said it and now it cannot be unsaid.
-I just don't know how.

517
00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:31,694
Oh, come on, Jennifer. Trust the process.

518
00:34:31,778 --> 00:34:33,196
(LAUGHS EXCITEDLY)

519
00:34:33,279 --> 00:34:37,492
Well, we heard from Emmy
that your drama department was in trouble.

520
00:34:37,575 --> 00:34:42,413
Coach and Darbus never could agree on
anything, but, well, Bart and Alyson can.

521
00:34:43,039 --> 00:34:45,083
Your program is worth saving.

522
00:34:45,166 --> 00:34:48,252
We're donating a quarter of our salaries
from High School Musical 4.

523
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,296
-Wha...
-(GASPS)

524
00:34:51,589 --> 00:34:53,716
How much is that, if I may ask?

525
00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:56,094
(WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY)

526
00:34:56,928 --> 00:34:58,137
I am underpaid.

527
00:34:59,305 --> 00:35:01,516
But at this point
we don't even have a stage manager,

528
00:35:01,641 --> 00:35:03,684
and the show is supposed to be next week.

529
00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:05,144
I could always call Natalie.

530
00:35:05,228 --> 00:35:08,606
-Seb, honey, hush.
-I've got stage management covered.

531
00:35:08,689 --> 00:35:12,819
But half of our ensemble quit.
Three of them actually have mono.

532
00:35:13,152 --> 00:35:18,199
Who's gonna play Sharpay's assistant?
Who's going to play Coach Bolton?

533
00:35:18,282 --> 00:35:20,701
-Am I actually playing Ms. Darbus?
-Yes.

534
00:35:20,785 --> 00:35:21,953
(INTERCOM BUZZES)

535
00:35:22,036 --> 00:35:25,081
MAZZARA: Ricky Bowen, please report
to the counseling office.

536
00:35:29,001 --> 00:35:33,214
Hey, before you go, we didn't really
talk about the college trip.

537
00:35:33,506 --> 00:35:34,924
I didn't really want to.

538
00:35:35,716 --> 00:35:38,302
Look, someday soon, before I'm ready,

539
00:35:38,386 --> 00:35:41,013
I'm gonna have to figure out
what life looks like next.

540
00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:45,184
College or... I don't know.
I don't really like to think about it.

541
00:35:45,935 --> 00:35:48,354
They don't allow bottled water
at Lewis College.

542
00:35:48,437 --> 00:35:50,982
Total win for the environment.
I learned that on my visit.

543
00:35:51,107 --> 00:35:52,692
(CHUCKLES)

544
00:35:53,568 --> 00:35:56,445
Why do y'all sound so...
Oh, I'm not a part of the conversation.

545
00:35:56,529 --> 00:35:59,031
-I'm sorry, y'all. Bye-bye.
-All good.

546
00:36:00,658 --> 00:36:03,703
Um, okay. So, I guess we have
a lot to discuss, then.

547
00:36:03,786 --> 00:36:06,706
-Yeah. How about tomorrow?
-Or the next day.

548
00:36:06,789 --> 00:36:08,374
Or after opening night.

549
00:36:10,334 --> 00:36:11,502
I...

550
00:36:11,586 --> 00:36:15,423
It's okay. I don't wanna
talk about the future either.

551
00:36:16,883 --> 00:36:18,926
Mr. Bowen to the counseling office.

552
00:36:19,427 --> 00:36:20,928
Um...

553
00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:24,390
Ricky, there's a reason
I didn't tell my mom about us.

554
00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:28,603
It's 'cause you're ashamed you're not
dating someone who starred in a sitcom?

555
00:36:28,686 --> 00:36:33,774
No. Because I wanted to
make sure this was real

556
00:36:35,735 --> 00:36:38,738
before I said something.

557
00:36:38,821 --> 00:36:41,365
Ricky, honey,
I think Mr. Mazzara needs you.

558
00:36:41,616 --> 00:36:42,867
-Thanks.
-Okay. Sorry.

559
00:36:42,950 --> 00:36:43,993
Yeah, it's fine.

560
00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:50,124
Okay, so I don't wanna be
the first person to say "I love you."

561
00:36:50,541 --> 00:36:56,964
I just feel like I... I feel like I always
go first. So, there. I admitted it.

562
00:36:58,257 --> 00:36:59,967
Hey. Heard the intercom.

563
00:37:00,051 --> 00:37:03,304
Some other senior TP'd
the faculty parking lot. It wasn't me.

564
00:37:03,554 --> 00:37:05,348
It never is. Take a seat.

565
00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:14,899
I wanna congratulate you.

566
00:37:15,942 --> 00:37:18,694
Well, we haven't saved the show yet,
but we're on our way.

567
00:37:18,861 --> 00:37:24,283
It's not that. It's never that.
You got in. To Salt Lake City College.

568
00:37:25,159 --> 00:37:29,538
There's gotta be some sort of mistake,
'cause I didn't even apply, Benny.

569
00:37:29,622 --> 00:37:31,165
You didn't have to, Richard.

570
00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:34,919
Your drama teacher apparently wrote the
most compelling letter of recommendation

571
00:37:35,002 --> 00:37:36,295
that they have ever received.

572
00:37:36,379 --> 00:37:38,506
She teamed up with your dad.
They applied for you.

573
00:37:39,382 --> 00:37:40,591
You're kidding.

574
00:37:40,675 --> 00:37:43,511
I would never kid about your dad...
About college, I mean.

575
00:37:44,053 --> 00:37:47,223
I made a phone call myself.
I vouched for you.

576
00:37:48,766 --> 00:37:50,476
-Wait. You vouched for me?
-Yes.

577
00:37:50,893 --> 00:37:52,687
Last year, you said I was unreliable.

578
00:37:52,770 --> 00:37:55,106
Maybe in my class,
but not where it counts.

579
00:37:55,189 --> 00:37:58,442
Also, the head of City College
is a big Six Below Zero fan.

580
00:37:59,318 --> 00:38:01,862
-This is incredible.
-It is. But there's a catch.

581
00:38:02,822 --> 00:38:03,948
Okay.

582
00:38:06,701 --> 00:38:10,329
What are you all doing standing around?
You have a show to rehearse.

583
00:38:10,413 --> 00:38:12,540
(ALL CHEERING)

584
00:38:15,418 --> 00:38:17,086
(CELL PHONE RINGING)

585
00:38:17,169 --> 00:38:19,547
-Uh, I'm gonna take this, okay?
-Sure.

586
00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:20,631
Thanks.

587
00:38:21,674 --> 00:38:24,802
So, that's it? I just have to get
all A's for the rest of the year?

588
00:38:25,594 --> 00:38:28,222
Considering you currently have a GPA of...

589
00:38:31,475 --> 00:38:35,271
1.8, that does not seem
like a small thing to me.

590
00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:38,190
The college will only accept you

591
00:38:38,274 --> 00:38:41,277
if you demonstrate a commitment
to taking your grades seriously.

592
00:38:42,028 --> 00:38:44,488
-That's not a problem.
-And why is that?

593
00:38:44,905 --> 00:38:47,742
I have the all-time perfect
study buddy in Gina.

594
00:38:47,825 --> 00:38:49,410
She gets straight A's in her sleep.

595
00:38:49,827 --> 00:38:51,078
So Gina is your tutor?

596
00:38:51,662 --> 00:38:54,707
Gina's a little more than my tutor,
but yes.

597
00:38:55,207 --> 00:38:58,169
As long as she's here,
my future is locked.

598
00:38:59,462 --> 00:39:02,423
Hi. Yeah, this is Gina Porter.

599
00:39:04,133 --> 00:39:07,595
Okay. (CHUCKLES) Okay.

600
00:39:11,932 --> 00:39:14,060
Wait. Are you for real?

601
00:39:16,896 --> 00:39:18,898
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)