01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

[nostalgic pop music]

[James] I'm James

I'm 17

And I'm pretty sure I'm a psychopath

[music builds]

♪ I'm laughing on the outside ♪

♪ Crying on the inside ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm so in love ♪

♪ With you ♪

[James] I was eight when I realized[/i]
I didn't have a sense of humor[/i]

[man] Why doesn't the Queen wave
with this hand?

Eh? Why doesn't the Queen wave
with this hand?

'Cause it's my hand!

I'd always wanted to punch
my dad in the face

♪ Laughing on the outside ♪

When I was nine,
he bought a deep-fat fryer

He saw it
on an American shopping channel

One day, I put my hand in it

[sizzling]

I wanted to make myself feel something

When I was 15,
I put my neighbor's cat in a box

and took it into the woods

It probably had a name

[cat meows]

[Kn*fe slices]

After that, I k*lled more animals

[g*nshots]

And I remember every single one

[thunderclap]

♪ Laughing on the outside ♪

♪ Crying on the inside ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm so in love ♪

♪ With you ♪

[James] School was beneath me,

but it was a good place
for observation and selection

because I had a plan

I was gonna k*ll something bigger,

much bigger

[music stops]

Hey

I've seen you skating

You're pretty sh*t

f*ck off

[Alyssa] I get these moments[/i]
when I have to lie down[/i]

because everything feels,
sort of, too much

[birds tweet]

And I look up and see the blue
or the grey or the black

and I feel myself melting into it

And for, like, a split second,
I feel free

and happy

Innocent

Like a dog

Or an alien

Or a baby

[baby cries]

[woman whispers]
Your presence is required, young lady

Why are you talking
like Downton Abbey?

Just get inside and help

[gentle acoustic music]

[Alyssa] My mum used to be nice,[/i]
but then she divorced my dad[/i]

and met...

Tony

Last week, he said he thought
I needed a bigger bra

So I threw a Chicken Kiev at his head

Mum pretended
that she hadn't heard him

Now she has the perfect house
and the perfect garden

in the perfect neighborhood...

with perfect twins

Well...

their heads do smell nice, though

It's true

[door slams]

I haven't see my dad since I was eight

He never fitted in. He couldn't settle

So he had to leave

I don't blame him

But he sends me a card, without fail,
every single birthday

[electric guitar rendition
of "Happy Birthday"]

I understand, actually

I don't trust people who fit in

[frantic typing]

[phone buzzes]

[typing continues]

Is this from you?

What?

- What the f*ck?
- What?

I'm here. I'm literally here

[scoffs] It's free

[smash]

[acoustic guitar solo]

[upbeat rock music]

♪ I've got so angry lately ♪

♪ Don't know what's wrong with me ♪

[Alyssa] I'm not saying he's the answer,

but he's something

♪ It's been so weird lately ♪

♪ Don't know what's wrong with me ♪

♪ Found you staring at the... ♪
[music stops]

Hey

Hey

I've seen you skating

[Alyssa] I haven't

You're pretty sh*t

f*ck off

[James] Alyssa was new

She'd started that term

I thought
she could be interesting to k*ll

[bell rings]

[doo-wop]
♪ Never fall in love again, no, no ♪

♪ Never fall in love again, no, no,
never fall in love again ♪

♪ No, no, never fall in love again,
no, no... ♪

Are you waiting for me?

[James] So I pretended[/i]
to fall in love with her[/i]

What happened to your hand?

Shut up

♪ I'll never fall in love again ♪

♪ I lost my one and only... ♪

I haven't got a phone

OK

I smashed it

OK

Like, on purpose

OK

So you can't call me

OK

I don't have a phone either

- Really?
- Yeah

I hate them

[James] I knew that people in love[/i]
went out on dates[/i]

Do you wanna go on a date?

With me

[gentle guitar chord]

[James] She said yes

Hi, what can I get for you today?

Is this true?

"One of the top 10 greatest
American dining experiences"?

Yeah!

I can take your orders

- Uh...
- I will have a...

banana split with extra cherries

Mm-hmm

Some blueberry pancakes

Mm-hmm

And a hot chocolate with cream

[giggles] You're hungry!

[giggles insincerely]
And an extra f*cking spoon

- Excuse me?
- For him

Sorry. You can't use language like that,

otherwise I'm gonna have to ask you
and your boyfriend to leave

[mocking] OK

[sincere] OK, I'm sorry

Sorry

[Alyssa sighs]

I will have...

a great big banana sh*t

with extra f*cking cherries
all on top of it

OK, sorry, that's it. Right
[shouts] Marvin!

Oh, yeah! Go get Marvin!

See if Marvin can make a banana split
for me, you f*cking c**t!

[shouts] Bye, Marvin!

[door slams]

[James] It seemed that Alyssa had[/i]
some issues[/i]

[birds tweet]

[distant church bell]

I think we live in the most boring town
on the planet

Yeah, maybe

Everyone's so f*cking square

Well, they've got money. They feel safe

Are you boring, too?

No

She's the only cool person in this town

- Her?
- Yeah. She's done stuff

She was probably a spy

and had, like, 15 abortions
when it was illegal or something

She's lived

Really?

Whatever

Can we go to your house?

[menacing thud]

[screech]

[birds tweet]

Yeah, sure

[footsteps leave]

Why do you live in such a weird house?

I don't know

There's too many windows

Maybe

[bird caws]

[menacing rumble]

[door closes loudly]

[silence]

[gentle acoustic guitar]

Is that your mum?

Yeah

She lives in Japan

Cool. You look like her

[James gulps] [music stops]

- This is pretty retro
- I don't like it

Why not?

[menacing rumble]

I just don't

[James] Alyssa was kind of[/i]
a nymphomaniac[/i]

[cr*ck]

What?

Huh?

[door opens]

Oh, no

[door slams]
[man] The hunter has returned!

Cheers!

Well, this is nice

What is?

This. You two. Eh?

[laughs] What a relief!

I tell you what. I've never been sure
if he even, you know...

I always thought there was
something wrong with him!

[James] I actually masturbated[/i]
once a week for medical purposes[/i]

I knew it wasn't good
to let things build up

I thought probably he was gay

Which is... That's fine. Like...

Obviously

But, uh, here you are

Maybe I'm gay

Maybe he's asexual

We're dealing with a really broad spectrum
these days

[distant bark]

Your dad's a prick

Yeah, I know

Sometimes, I feel like punching him
in the face

You should definitely do that

Have you ever eaten a p*ssy before?

[James] It was important to be confident[/i]
in moments like this[/i]

Yeah. A few

I want you to eat mine

Now?

Tomorrow

I'll be here at 11

[dissonant resonance]

[James] I was ready at 11

Actually, I was ready at ten

It was important to work out
the exact logistics beforehand

When it got to 12, I started to think
she might not be coming

[clock ticking]

[Alyssa] Sometimes,[/i]
I worry that I ruin things[/i]

[hard rock]

[silence]

But I feel... I dunno

I feel comfortable with him

Sort of safe

- Lyssa. Alyssa
- What?

Put these on and come downstairs

- What?
- The party

No way, I told you. I'm going out

[whispers] I am not having
this argument again, Alyssa

Mum, there's no way!

Please, love. I want you to be there

For me

[country pop]

[laughter and chatter]

♪ Here I go,
falling down, down, down... ♪

Right. Those aren't for you
Hand them round

Hiya!

♪ I go deep into the funnel of love ♪

[music stops]

- All right?
- Go away

Here

Have a beer

Chill out

Thanks, Tone

This is a load of bullshit

Your life is bullshit

Oh, well, if you hate it so much...

leave

I'm serious

Do us all a favor

[laughs nastily]

You look good when you make an effort,
don't you?

[soft rock]

♪ I learned the truth at 17 ♪

♪ That love was meant
for beauty queens ♪

♪ And high-school girls
with clear-skinned smiles... ♪

[Alyssa] Sometimes, everything is[/i]
suddenly really simple[/i]

It's like everything shifts
in a moment

And you step out of your body,

out of your life

You step out and you see where you are
really clearly

You see yourself

And you think...

f*ck. This. sh*t

♪ And those of us with ravaged faces ♪

♪ Lacking in the social graces ♪

♪ Desperately remained at home ♪

♪ Inventing lovers on the phone ♪

[music stops] James!

[barking]

[Alyssa] I think being angry and sad[/i]
at the same time really turns me on[/i]

[screech]

[Alyssa sighs]

Come here

[Alyssa] I think I could fall[/i]
in love with him[/i]

Also...

he has a car

[James] I wondered if it'd be easier[/i]
to slit her throat if I flipped her round[/i]

Whether it would be better
not to see her face,

but then, the angle

It was a conundrum

- What?
- Let's get out of here

- What?
- I'm serious

Let's leave this sh*thole town. Now

You hate it. I hate it
Our parents are dickheads

You've got a car

- It's my dad's
- Who's a dickhead

I'm going, whether you come with me
or not. Are you in?

[Alyssa] Please say yes

[James] I figured...

I wasn't in a rush

Yeah, all right

[bass guitar]

[indie pop]

♪ Superboy, Supergirl ♪

♪ Oh, I've got a question
for your Superworld ♪

♪ What gets you through? ♪

♪ And who gets your past? ♪

[James] I didn't know where we were going,[/i]
or when I was gonna k*ll her,[/i]

but I punched my dad in the face
and stole his car

And that felt like a good place to start

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Well, it can't be the same ♪

♪ 'Cause I hear
you're from outer space ♪

♪ Pretty far ♪

♪ And Superboy's got his problems
and girl's got her hang-ups ♪

♪ And I know
that it can't be easy to be... ♪

[music fades into background]

Are you scared?

I dunno

A bit, maybe

I'm not

[James] She probably should have been

[car revs and tires screech]

[indie pop continues]

♪ I said,
"Please don't let them get you down ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the only superhero ♪

♪ In our town" ♪

♪ I said, "Please don't let them ♪

♪ Get you down ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the only superheroes ♪

♪ In our town" ♪

♪ I said, "Please don't let them... ♪