[Izzy] Previously on Paper Dolls...
Sorry, were you waiting?
[Jade] Psych!
[Roger] Got a little surprise for you.
Who better to take them global than Mr Jetsetter himself?
Screw you!
Buckle up, ladies. I'm gonna make you superstars.
I know it's hard when the student
takes over from the teacher,
especially when the teacher fucks over the student.
A schoolgirl outfit?
Sexy schoolgirl.
Sexy rocker.
Provocative wild child. Seductive ingenue.
[Roger] There's a yearning in this.
A wanting. Make me feel it.
What is your problem? You've been at me since I got here.
-Can you just... -You don't even know me.
I know enough.
# And I-I-I... #
-[Izzy] And you're his... -Daughter.
I want bigger, darker, sexier.
[Annabel] You'd better watch out, Chucky.
Izzy might steal your daddy. Yeah.
-You get a good night's sleep? -I did, actually.
You need to manage that because he won't.
[Annabel] What the fuck?
[Harlow sing] # I-I-I-I am the monster you created
# Say hello to the monster. #
[Announcer] Is this... Is this on?
-[Taps microphone] -[Fans clamour]
We good? OK!
Crash TV is live outside Roselands Shopping Centre
where fans are lining up to pre-order the debut album of...
[Fans] Harlow!
OK, OK, who's your favourite?
-[Girl] I've loved Izzy forever. -Mm-hm.
[Girl 2] Lillian is so pretty.
[Girl 3] Annabel is hilarious.
[Announcer] And, uh, tell me, what about you, gentlemen?
[Young man] Oh, Jade. She's sexy as hell.
[Young man 2] Marry me, Jade!
[Announcer] Ooh! Look out, Jade. He's coming for you.
['A Girl Like You' by Edwyn Collins]
# I've never known a girl like you before
# Now just like in a song from days of yore
# Here you come a-knocking, knocking on my door
# Well, I've never met a girl like you before
# You give me just a taste so I want more
# Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
# 'Cause now you got me crawling Crawling on the floor... #
[Electronic dance music plays]
Come home with me.
No, I can't. I'm working tomorrow.
-What do you do? -Call centre. Criminally boring.
Hey. Hey, you don't have to hide it. It's OK.
You're not out, are you?
It's fine.
I'm Naomi, by the way.
I'm Jacinta.
[Airy music]
These are not the hands for manual labour.
Ooh, busted.
Travel agent.
Look at these stunning nails.
You know, these make for a very bad lesbian.
[Chuckles]
Also kind of a rich lesbian.
What?
Nothing. It's just...nice being here.
This is nice.
Work's been a little bit hectic lately.
At the call centre?
Yep.
[Both laugh]
OK. Drinks.
I've got vodka, or I've got...vodka.
[Both laugh]
I will go...
Do we have any vodka?
[Chuckles]
Christ on a fucking bike, it's you!
You're her. Jade! Harlow Jade!
No, that's not... I'm not...
This is so awesome.
Oh. Hey, what's going on?
I'm really sorry. I just... I can't be here.
I have to... I have to go.
Uh, Jade, wait!
[Door closes]
[Unsettling music]
[Pants]
Oh, fuck.
[Dogs bark in distance]
[Fans cheer]
Shit!
Jade! Jade! I love you!
Well, some security would have helped.
OK, you've got a phone, haven't you?
OK, when the door opens, you lead the way inside.
-Why me? -Because you're you.
Don't stop for anything.
OK. OK, heads down, stay together.
Sounds perfectly safe.
[Fans cheer, cameras click]
Hey!
[Fans scream]
[Edgy music]
What the hell?
Just stay with her, stay with her.
Jade.
And that's how going double platinum feels.
What the hell was that?! You just left us!
Jade. What happened?
It was fucking insane, that's what happened.
What do you mean? That was epic. We are truly fucking famous!
-Course you'd get off on this. -Jade, are you OK?
Yeah, no, I'm fine. I just need a minute.
I'm fine.
This could be make or break, so this week needs to be seamless.
All focus is on the album launch.
The messaging needs to be consistent.
You always have to be on brand.
[Phone beeps]
[Annabel] Ooh, a secret boyfriend.
[Teddy] Phones. Focus.
So, the scrutiny is going to be next level.
And what better way to kick off than with Gordie's show?
[Charlie] Who hates us. "Beauty pageant hacks."
He literally called us that.
OK, well, now is your chance to change his mind, OK?
Remember what we prepped. FM radio means what?
-Shameless dick swinging. -Casual misogyny.
Energy.
Millions of people tune in to listen to this show, OK,
so back yourselves in there, right?
Annabel mounts a charm offensive.
Jade takes the lead on the music.
Izzy plays a small target
and you two just try not to make a mess, OK?
Alright, good. Let's go.
-Good luck. -[Annabel] Thank you.
[Announcer] You're listening to Gordie and Bridie on XSR-FM.
[Gordie] OK, well, you know how much I love them
and joining us here this morning in the studio,
it's the girls from 'Pop Rush'.
Uh, I think you mean Harlow, Gordie.
Oh, yeah, that's right, because they're a band now.
Oh, you know what? Forget him. Yay! I finally get to meet you.
We are so excited to be here.
[Bridie] You girls are kicking it outta the park.
Your first single going double platinum.
Your album's coming out this week. I mean, you're everywhere.
Alright, calm down, Bridie. Let's get real.
You guys sell albums
based on popularity from a television show.
[Bridie] Oh, come on, Gordie!
[Gordie] There is no real musical artistry here.
The show launched us, sure, but now it's about the music.
-[Bridie] See? -[Gordie scoffs]
[High-pitched squeal intensifies, then ceases]
At the end of the day, we're artists.
It doesn't matter how we got here.
[Gordie] Yeah, can tell by the way
you shake your butts in those little hotpants.
Oh, OK, I would kill to have one of those butts, actually.
There's a bit more to it than that.
Says the girl whose daddy runs the label.
-Oh! -[Bridie] Oh, come on, Gordie.
Yeah, they're amazing.
Thousands of musos -
you know, ones that play actual instruments -
you know, they work their arses off
to make their dreams come true
and you guys just get it handed
to you on a silver platter.
We've worked very hard to be here.
We deserve this as much as anyone.
Do you? Because it looks like anybody could do it.
I mean, "Tori, you're out. Izzy, you're in."
Wow, Gordie. I mean, I knew you were going to be reductive...
Hey, she's got a bit of bite after pulling an all-nighter.
Izzy's not the only party animal in the group.
People talk.
What's he talking about?
Truth is, you're a fraud.
You guys are a money-making fraud
and people are gonna see straight through it.
You have no idea the sacrifices that we've made to do this.
Jade. Babes.
What the fuck is going on?
Ohh. OK.
[Gordie] Jesus. Are you going to cry?
Aren't you used to that, Gordie? Or have you stopped dating?
[Laughs] Ouch! Zinger, she got you!
And there she is, hey? Izzy James, risen from the dead.
Are you still throwing up in our green room?
[Laughs]
Things got a bit hairy back then, didn't they?
Look at you now. The nice girl.
Nobody's more surprised than me.
[Bridie] Total pile-on, wasn't it?
You know, from the media and everything
when you had your meltdown?
What would you say was the real bottom-of-the-barrel moment?
Come on, Iz. Come on, turn this shit around.
Smashing my ex's lounge room window with a tyre iron.
-[Gordie laughs] -[Bridie] Oh, yes, girl.
-Hell, yes! -[Teddy] There she is.
[Izzy] Really pissed him off. Can't think why.
[Bridie laughs] You better watch out, Gordie.
-Yeah, apparently so. -[Bridie] There you have it.
Harlow's debut album is hitting shelves later this week.
[Teddy] That's good.
And don't forget to catch
their album launch party live
on Crash TV Friday at 8:00pm.
-Ooh, I cannot wait. -[Bridie] Me too.
[Line rings]
-[Naomi over phone] Hi. -Did you tell anyone about us?
No, no, of course not. Why?
-We should talk about it. -About what?
Whatever that was. It can't happen again.
It won't.
[Door opens]
[Fans cheer]
And there are rules about not going out at night for a reason.
There are paparazzi everywhere.
You know, you never should have put us in front of Gordie.
Excuse me?
I mean, not that he's wrong
about the hotpants bullshit.
Oh, the bullshit that made you?
Oh! Man-eater, wild child, fuckable virgin.
Like, really, that's the best that you could do?
OK. Look, what is going on with you?
You're the only woman at the table, Margot.
So is it that you can't change shit or that you won't?
-She's right. -OK, I will deal with you later.
You think you're above being a pop star, but you're not.
This bullshit, all of it, is what you signed up for.
Thought you were smarter than this.
Yeah, that's the problem. We're all smarter than this.
Hey, girls, can we finish this inside?
OK, whatever this is, just fix it.
[Teddy] Alright, you guys, here.
[Rory] OK, focusing in.
Six, seven, eight.
And one. I know you want, want, want this.
-She's not handling it. -She's fine.
[Softly] Stiff as hell.
OK, Jade, where's the sexy? Come on, give me slayer.
-[Jade] Yeah, I'm trying. -Alright, again.
From the top. Six, seven, eight.
Go. One, two, three.
It's not too late to swap their positions.
There's still two days till the launch.
[Softly] She's got it.
Jade. Come on, I've seen you do this a million times.
-Yeah, not like this. -OK, breathe.
Bend the knees. Loosen the hips.
-One and ahh. OK? -Stop.
Teddy, this is way over the top.
OK. New single means new energy. Just limber up, OK?
We're just getting started.
Lillian, love it. Always the quiet ones, huh?
You might as well have us on stripper poles.
-Could we? -She was kidding.
What? Too sexy for you?
[Laughs] You're way over caffeinated.
[Teddy] OK, girls, listen up.
You wanna go international? Harlow needs to evolve.
You need to evolve. Let's give them that fantasy, OK?
-[Phone rings] -I gotta take this. One sec.
Hello?
Yeah, just at rehearsals. No, no, no.
So, no-one else has a problem with this?
-Only you. -[Teddy] We can get there in...
Lots of problems today.
Margot, let's move. Roger needs us asap.
-[Teddy] Alright. -Alright, um, enough of this.
Can you wrap it up, please? We have a wardrobe fitting in 45.
[Rory] Grab your stuff, girls. Come on.
You make it sound like it's a done deal.
Because it is. All systems go.
You'll have to swallow this one, Margot.
You do know the kind of
circulation figures they do, right?
Yes. Thank you. I do.
I'm sorry, but do we honestly think that some guy
who goes out and buys 'Gasket' magazine
to beat off over Harlow thinks, "You know what?
"I'm gonna go and buy the album after I jizz"?
Just 'cause I teed it up?
No, it's exploitation with no commercial upside for us.
Come on, Roger.
It's the best way to pilot away from bubblegum pop.
Aaron Burns said he'd shoot it.
The Aaron Burns. We go way back, so...
-To rehab. -Hey, play nice.
You know what?
Aaron Burns is editorial only these days anyway.
-Well, not for me. -[Roger] No, this is a 2 for 1.
He said he'd shoot it if he can handle
the Harlow fashion campaign.
Genius move by the boss man.
I'm so... I'm sorry, I didn't...
I didn't realise the label's plan was that far ahead.
That's right, 'cause you weren't in the meetings, were you?
It's hard to be when you're not invited. Ah!
I'm sorry, Roger, but this schedule
is already completely impossible.
We really need to just lean into the music right now.
You're all about the music?
Me nailing the press? Look at us trading places, huh?
And there is already chatter about Harlow
being too tits and arse.
Oh, what, from Gordie? Yeah.
That was a very interesting interview.
So, that...that's yes?
Ripper.
Do you want to help re-blocking the schedule? Or will you...
And she's off.
Great meeting.
[Women laugh]
[Annabel] Oh, my gosh, this is so exciting. Hello there.
Izzy!
[Lillian] Whoa!
Izzy!
Of all the crazy shit...
Someone's in a filthy mood.
Do not test me today.
You told me to manage it. I am.
By playing games with him on the fucking radio?
They'll be promoing us for weeks.
How is that not a good thing?
He is furious.
Is he?
Well, I wouldn't know.
We don't talk. I put a line under it just like you wanted.
And when the press find out who your ex is?
I'm not telling them. Are you?
You really don't get it, do you?
You're just as expendable as you ever were.
We all are.
[Door opens]
[Unsettling music]
It's not very...subtle.
Is it ever?
Teddy's really turning up the dial with this album launch.
What's the problem? Ooh, looks amazing.
You dirty dance me again...
You'll what, Lill?
[Ally] You good?
Yep.
This is a bit much, right?
I think it's a bit late to ask to change the costumes.
Don't ask, don't get.
[Margot] OK! Double platinum party!
Press, music professionals and artists.
I want you sharp, I want you alive, I want you unemotional.
Jenny, can we get them out of these outfits
and into the ones for this afternoon?
-[Jenny] Yep. -OK, good.
-[Phone beeps] -Alright, need to move, people!
-That's enough. -OK. I'm stopping.
Sorry, I just...
-It's cool, I get it. -No, it's not cool.
Jade. I get it, for real.
Can I ask?
Is she the first?
You gotta stand tall in who you are.
If you don't, they'll walk all over you.
-Hey. We're leaving in 20. -[Ally] Yep.
-[Roger] 140,000 copies sold! -[Crowd cheers]
And with the new album out tomorrow,
here's to more double platinum to come.
Alright, everyone bunch up.
That's it. Big smiles.
[Cameras click]
You too, Jade. Smile.
[Laughter and indistinct chatter]
-[Barman] Are you ready? -[Laughs]
Voila.
[Annabel] See?
No gag reflex. It's a gift. You'll thank me later.
Yeah, I'm not so sure you're gonna be awake later.
For you? Definitely.
Hey, can I get one of those? Make it a double.
Thought the serious artist never drinks at these things.
Thank you.
Another?
Fuck, yes!
Let's get on it, Troy boy.
Excuse me.
[Roger] Ah, good to see you. Thank you for coming.
That was quite the performance.
On the radio.
Just beating Gordie to the punch, owning the crazy.
Is that what you were doing?
What else would it be?
You still like playing with fire.
I'm the nice girl now. Haven't you heard?
Charlie wasn't home that night.
She doesn't know.
And it needs to stay that way.
There's no upside in me telling her. You don't have to worry.
Do I look worried?
When I call, you answer.
-[Man] G'day, Rodge! -Hey, good to see you.
[Man] Yeah, you too, buddy!
[Sings] # 2am and you fall out of love
# Oh, why, why, why?
# The look on your face when you notice I'm up
# Oh, nah, nah, nah
# What's going on? Thought you said it would stop
# Oh, I-I-I... #
[Annabel] Chucky! Want a cheeky-cheeky?
Yep, hit me.
[Annabel] Whoo! Yes!
He's just... He's yesterday's man, you know?
And he dropped the ball on the release of your solo.
I mean, that was... Lillian, this is Eli.
-Hi. Hi. -Hi.
[Teddy] Eli's a shit-hot artist in need of killer management.
Go on. Tell him what a great manager I am.
-Oh, Teddy's the literal best. -[All chuckle]
I saw some footage of you guys performing at Roselands.
You killed it.
[Margot] Hey, talent manager!
Manage the talent.
-[Teddy] Seen him perform live? -[Lillian] Not live, but...
[Teddy] He's a beast on the stage.
He's unbelievable. Honestly.
Hair of the dog, is it?
-You want one? -Yeah.
Yeah, it might help your shitty attitude.
Troy boy.
You do not want to know what would help my shitty attitude.
-[Annabel] What the fuck? -Excuse me?
What the hell is wrong with you?
Oh, what are you gonna do? Run off and tell Daddy?
God, more alpha dog talk. Take a break, little man.
[Jade] Annabel...
You know what my problem with you girls is?
-[Phone rings] -You're so predictable.
So mainstream. So boring.
[Annabel gasps]
-[People gasp] -[Charlie] How about now?
You little bitch.
[Annabel laughs]
Careful, Gordie. I might go tell Daddy.
-Eat shit, motherfucker! -[Cameras click]
[Margot] Ho-ho-ho, Gordie!
How fun is this gonna look
on the front page of 'Vision' come Monday, huh?
OK, you, all of you with me now, please.
And you do your fucking job, man!
[Jade laughs]
[Cameras click repeatedly]
-Cool band, mate. -Cool shirt, mate.
[Naomi on recording] Hey, it's Naomi.
Look, I know I acted like a crazy person when I found out,
but I liked you even when you were Jacinta.
So, call me or text, please.
Look, if you want to.
Good news?
Hey, Margot. Sorry, I just had to take a call.
Who from?
Oh, it doesn't matter.
Well, it matters if that's why you're still off your game.
Oh, it's just the gear change and the chorey. The costumes.
I'm worried that people aren't gonna take us seriously.
[Scoffs]
Because you're all about authenticity.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Look, I don't care who you sleep with.
I don't.
Until it gets in the way. Then I care.
I think you've got the wrong idea.
My advice?
Stop fighting it.
You want in on this?
Accept that you're the man-eater that Harlow needs you to be.
Can you do that?
Good.
-Jade? You OK? -Sorry, I, um...
-I've just got to go. -I saw you and Margot talking.
She knows.
I can't do this.
This could be good.
You might be the one who changes things around...
What are you talking about?
You have no idea what this is like.
I'm just worried about you.
Yeah, well, I don't need your worry.
I need to know that I can trust you.
Yeah.
Nearly here, Burnsy.
They usually keep you sitting on your hands like this?
Nah, not...not usually.
She's great. Don't worry, it'll be worth the wait.
Funny. Never took you for the patient type.
Just, uh...
Where the hell is Jade?!
I don't know.
You're their manager, aren't you?
I...
Love this.
Alright, don't get used to this.
I'm the least domestic person I know.
Don't worry, I can cook.
Can you?
-Mm-hm. -Mm, I like the sound of that.
[Phone rings]
-Mm. -Uh-uh-uh.
[Naomi on recording] Hi, this is Naomi and Tilly.
-Leave a message. -[Answering machine beeps]
[Woman over phone] Oh, my God, I just got your message.
You're sleeping with Jade from Harlow?
-Oh, shit. -Lucky cow!
[Stops answering machine]
Jade. Look, wait, OK.
OK, I can explain, alright?
Tracy's not gonna tell anybody. I promise.
This was a mistake.
[Door opens]
[Phone rings]
[Whispers] Jade, you know you don't have to do this.
My eyeliner's a little uneven.
[Teddy] Just pick up the energy, OK? Just glow from within.
Izzy, can you just move?
Oh, my God. Thank God. OK, finally.
Are we doing this or what?
Ah, yeah, you heard the woman. OK, let's go.
Yeah. Good.
-[Camera clicks] -[Burnsy] Beautiful.
['Strong' by London Grammar]
# Excuse me for a while
# While I'm wide-eyed
# And I'm so damn caught in the middle... #
Right, you two girls closer together for me.
# And a lion... #
Yeah, closer.
Like you actually like each other.
# Would you not listen?
# If a child
# A child... #
Closer.
# Cries Would you not forgive them? #
Right. Turn your chins towards each other.
# Yeah, I might seem so strong
# Yeah, I might speak so long... #
Eyes on me.
# I've never been so wrong... #
Beautiful. Beautiful.
# I might seem so strong... #
Yes.
# Yeah, I might speak so long
# I've never been so wrong
# Excuse me for a while
# Turn a blind eye
# With a stare caught right in the middle... #
[Sniffs]
Jade, what can I do? Jade!
[Cries]
-[Cameras click] -[Margot] Jade.
Jade, what the... Back off! Back up! I said back the fuck up!
Alright, what's going on? Come here. Hey, you, inside, inside.
What's going on?
I fucked up, Margot.
OK, OK, not here, not here. Come on.
[Sobs]
[Unsettling music]
['Every Time the Sun Comes Up' by Sharon Van Etten]
Margot?
# Pace mine for you
# Hold my horses
# Patient
# Hey, man, tricks can't
# Wait to hear my
# Emotions... #
I wasn't going to tell anyone else.
This just makes it official.
# Every time the sun comes up... #
Is she OK?
She will be.
I don't want your money.
# Every time the sun comes up
# I see double... #
[Animal chatters]
[Door shuts]
-How was she? Was she OK? -Mm.
She's a nice girl, Naomi.
Yeah.
Tomorrow's paper.
[Margot] Like I said, there are paparazzi everywhere.
I have to quit.
And do what?
Sleep with all the Naomis
while you sing Melissa Etheridge covers in some grimy pub?
If that was enough, you'd already be doing it.
Maybe it is. [Throws newspaper]
No, I think you want more.
I tried to keep it all separate,
the different parts of me.
But it's just too fucking hard, Margot.
Then stop trying.
Just be one thing.
Later you can be someone else, whoever you want.
But right now, if you want to make this work...
We all make sacrifices to be here.
You just have to decide if they're worth it.
Drink?
What would I have to do?
[Cameras click, reporters clamour]
[Reporter] What's changed since your solo career?
Um, I guess it's different this time because I'm different.
How are you feeling about your performance?
I'm excited.
-Hi. -[Annabel] Yeah. Get ready.
That is, uh, some dress.
-Made it myself. -[Chuckles]
You bloody didn't. I've seen the invoice.
Ooh. I'm worth it, though.
Izzy, can I borrow you for a second?
-Yeah.-Lots of media requests for her.
Bill, this is Lillian. Alright, an absolute superstar.
Oh, thank you.
[Sniffs]
A tiny line.
[Sniffs] Ooh!
Be rude not to.
What the hell, Margot?
How could you be so fucking stupid?
You know what, Margot? Fuck off, OK?
[Laughs] Buzzkill.
There is nothing going on between me and Roger.
Nothing. Zero. Zilch.
-OK. And that? What was that? -I can't fucking win with you.
Izzy, you need to set a boundary.
What do you think I'm doing?
You have no idea the tightrope that I'm walking.
One wrong move and I'm gone.
OK, ladies. You have an audience.
You go down this road again, Izzy, and you are on your own.
-Do you think it's true? -It's gossip bullshit.
She's been acting pretty weird lately.
[Izzy] What's this?
[Door opens]
[Door shuts]
Where's Ally?
I'm Stevie. I'll be looking after your touch-ups tonight.
All I know is she left in a hurry
and they needed a replacement pronto.
Get out of your head, girl.
Once we're out there, we'll be fine.
OK?
Thanks.
[Announcer] Crash TV presents...
[Cheering and applause]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome
to the hottest night in music!
-[Lillian] My hands are shaking. -You'll be fine.
You want them. You want more of them?
Please put your hands together.
With their new single 'Can't Touch',
Harlow!
[Cheering]
[Annabel] OK, hands in.
[All] Harlow!
Whoo!
[Laughs]
[Unsettling music]
[Audience cheers, applauds]
[Pop music intro plays]
[Harlow sing] # Look, but you can't touch, touch
# Look, but you can't touch, touch
# Hush
# You've said enough
# Boy, what you want
# Is dead and gone
# This trust
# Ashes and dust
# Now you want my touch?
# It's not adding up
[Izzy sings] # I know you want, want, want this
# But, no, you can't have
# No, no, you can't have this
# I know you want, want, want this
# But, no, you can't have
# But no Take a picture
# Camera flash Make it fast
# 'Cause this chance is your last
[Harlow sing] # Look, but you can't touch, touch
# Look, but you can't touch, touch
# Camera flash... #
Hey, you're sure about this?
Definitely.
OK.
# I know you want, want, want this
# But, no, you can't have
# But, no, you can't have it
# If you wanna see
# This body... #
Jesus, OK!
# Your memories
# 'Cause that's all you get
# Until the next
# I'm no second best
# I know you want, want, want this
# But, no, you can't have
# But, no, you can't have this... #
Somebody's getting a moment.
A major one.
[Cameras click]
Maybe it is true.
# 'Cause this chance is your last
[Harlow sing] # Look, but you can't touch, touch
# Look, but you can't touch, touch
# Camera flash... #
I wanted to let the fans know
before they hear it anywhere else.
Well, to be this in love, couldn't be happier.
-[Eli and Jade giggle] -[Eli] We're just so, so lucky.
-Aren't we, gorgeous? -That's right.
[Reporters clamour]
# Look, but you can't touch, touch... #
Well done, kiddo.
Sneaky bitch!
[Reporter] Where was the first date?
Are you going to get married?
# I know you want, want, want this
# But, no, you can't have No, you can't... #
Power couple. Consider the roof blown.
Yep. Look at you and I trading places. Hmm?
[Reporters' voices collide and echo]
[Cheering, screaming]
[Cameras click]
# Honey in the morning
# Sugar at night
# You're my sweet delight
# My baby sweet
# Baby sweet baby
# Bluebirds singing in my dreams
# Songs for you and me
# My baby sweet
# Baby sweet baby. #