02x02 - Nothing Was The Same

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Zoey heads off to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood.
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02x02 - Nothing Was The Same

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♪ Hey, ya ♪

ZOEY: Couples...

they come in every flavor imaginable,

especially at Cal U,
and each one get a label.

- The "CrossFit Couple."
- [Phone chiming]

The "Throuple."

♪ Hot damn ♪

And, of course, the "Hella Cute Couple."

[Phone chiming]

But no matter what kind
of couple you're in,

there's one label everyone wants.

They just got tagged
"Relationship goals."

Jaw drop.

Jazz and Doug may be looking
like a snack or whatever,

but Luca and I are out here
looking like a whole entrée.



[Phone chiming]



Since he got back from Paris,

Luca and I have been on the whole

"getting used to being on
the same continent couple,"

but are we not "relationship goals"?

♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪

♪ I'm grown ♪

♪ Learn something new every day ♪

♪ I don't know, so I'm-a feel my way ♪

♪ Got the weight of the world on me ♪

♪ But no regrets, this is what I say ♪

♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪

- ♪ I'm grown ♪
- ♪ You can tell me ♪

♪ My heart b*ating so loud ♪

♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪

♪ I'm grown ♪



Okay. Hold up.

Jazz and Doug are
relationship goals now?

#HowSway.
I mean, you guys are adorable.

Don't get me wrong.

But you're not exactly Steph and Ayesha.

- No offense.
- None taken.

Those two are hella corny.

Girl, amen.

Skinny LeBron and Black Martha Stewart

get on my nerves with her cookbook ass.

But Riley Curry, though.

All right. Why don't we agree to just
strongly disagree on that point?

I'll circle back, by the way, but just,

out of curiosity or whatever,

why aren't Luca and I considered goals?

I mean, guys, we're undeniably pretty.

Zoey, relationship goals
aren't just about looks.

No, of course. I-I totally get that.

It's about a vibe, right?
It's about being aspirational,

and I don't know what's
more aspirational

than two people dripping in Louis.

- This isn't about Louis.
- This is about a guy

elevating a girl to wifey in a world

full of situation-ships
and [bleep] boys.

And [bleep] girls. We are out here, too.

You all make it sound so cheap.

It's about two people deciding to commit

so you can stop using condoms.

- Oh.
- Ooh.

Luca and I are committed,
but still being safe.

Guys, we just survived a three-month,

long-distance relationship.

We're talking about
"ride or die" commitment.

The ones who stuck together
through the good, the bad,

the jail time, like Gucci and Keyshia.

Oh, my gosh. Those two are so heroic.

I can't believe she stuck with
him throughout that whole bid.

And those teeth.

Cleaned up his diet while
he was in there, too.

He came out looking like a zaddy.

Ride or die, baby.
Ultimate relationship goals.

Let's just be reasonable.

Where are they riding to, and
why does someone have to die?

It's just loyalty,
not that you would understand

being a rich White girl from Alaska.

- I'm from Connecticut.
- Girl, it's the same place.

[Muttering] It's not. It's like a...

Well, I actually agree with Nomi.

Yeah, no, true love should
feel like a fairy tale.

- Not what I said.
- That's not what she said.

I am Meghan Markle.

And I am looking for my
Prince Harry, #HappilyEverAfter.

[Gags] Oh, I'm sorry.

It's just that you're scaling
new heights of basic every time.

Okay, all this just feels like

a bunch of people raised
by single parents

who are idealizing
romantic relationships.

We get it. You read "The New Yorker."

You can relax.

Yeah, and none of us were raised
in a single-parent household.

- Mm-hmm.
- Like, not one of us.

Yeah.

Well, you didn't let me get
to my second point, Zoey.

There's a second one?

Which is...

you're all just a bunch of
vapid, pathetic followers

who are in it for the flex.

Hold up. There's nothing
vapid or pathetic

about two people in love just
wanting the world to see.

Plus these thirsty-ass hos need
to know who not to look at twice

unless they want to catch these hands.

ZOEY: Not where I was going with it,

but circling it back
to the point that I was making,

Luca and I are finally together.

We're very much in love, and I
very much want the world to see,

so how are we not relationship goals?



Sorry about that.

Sorry about ruining...

[Raising voice]
...your g*dd*mn life, son!

Whoo!

Trash moves. Pure trash.

And try a team that's not Barcelona.

- That's some cheating.
- Yeah.

Uh-oh. "First day RA" is here
to keep us in line.

Come on, man!
I was about to win that game.

Not even close, bruh. Anti-facts.

[Sighs] I'm asking for
the bare minimum here, guys.

I'm out here trying to elevate
Hawkins to its rightful status

as a beacon of black excellence
here at Cal U.

- You got to be kidding.
- You understand that?

So next time you want to come
over here and take

40 straight L's on FIFA,
how about you think about

whether or not you'd treat
Mama Africa like this?

Whatever, narc. My house is preppin'

for tonight's mini-music festival.

It's called Brochella.

The headliners are Trippie Redd
and the Backpack Kid,

and I know you two don't
have sh*t to do, so, uh,

I'll see you there.

- [Can clatters]
- Goal!

[Sighs]

It's only week two.

How did those clowns at Winthrop House

already have a music festival?

You know they got that
A-1 nyooom skrrrrt.

Honestly, yo, it sounds lit.

I might have to pull up in the
Jordan Suedes one time and go do it.

We cannot let these rich
White boys get the jump on us!

It's time that we re-establish Hawkins,

not only as a beacon of Black
excellence, of something...

- Yo.
- [Stutters] Yeah?

- I'm gonna let you finish.
- Hmm?

How many times am I gonna have
to hear that this year?

Just one more time.

Because as a beacon of Black excellence,

I'm about to make sh*t
pop off tonight, okay?

Sounds like a "Patagonia Slides"
night to me.

You mind grabbing some of that, uh...

- It's all you, G.
- You taking... You taking a nap?

My guy.

See, a great couple's photo
is all about body language.

Boom! Look how you're pointing
away from each other.

Bad sign.

Also!

Your legs are crossed.
Makes you seem defensive.

Yeah, and why is he staring at
his hands and not at you?

He just... really loves his rings.

You guys look amazing.

You're like an Urban Outfitters bus ad.

But, I don't know, maybe the camera's

just not capturing what you guys
have in real life.

Or maybe it is.

All right, what was that
passive-ass statement?

Oh, nothing. It's just... I don't know.

Ever since Luca's been back,

you guys have just seemed,
like, a little off.

[Quietly] I totally know what she means.

All right, and what the hell
do you mean by that?

It's...

Really, guys?! Oh, okay.

So we're just gonna, like, pretend that

the "Zuca 911" group text about
their sinking relationship

just, all of a sudden, it doesn't exist?

- Nomi!
- "Sinking relationship"?

Is that how you really feel?

Okay, Zoey. It's not that big of a deal.

You guys just seem a little awkward.

Yeah, it's just because
it's taking a moment

for our internal clocks to re-align.

He's still on Paris time.

He's been back two weeks.

Guys, it's just a couple of bad photos.

Okay, Zoey, really think about it.

Since when do you and Luca
take "bad photos"?

Oh, God.

Check-freakin'-mate, Ana.

The camera doesn't just love us,

it makes us playlists
and asks to meet our moms.

My worst fear is coming true.

Not only are we not relationship goals,

there's something just
a bit off between us,

and the entire world can see it.

[Sighs]

♪ See, I'm fresh when I walk in ♪

♪ Steal ya girl, Kenny Lofton ♪

♪ I don't know what a loss is ♪

So, my girls had confirmed

what I'd been scared to admit...

Luca and I were out of sync,
but thanks to Aaron

and his impromptu outdoor
movie night at Hawkins,

I now had a super-romantic
setting to prove to everyone

how "goals" Luca and I really were.

DOUG: Damn, Aaron really did it.

This is high-key a very
beautiful situation.

Mm-hmm.

I just wish I didn't have my toes out.

- We all do, man.
- Yeah, it's not bad.

I love a softly lit ambience.

I agree. I agree with you completely

since we're on the same page
and all, you know.

Right.

Listen, this cooler
feels like it's, ugh,

filled with severed heads.
Where should we sit?

- In the back.
- Up front... in the back.

I love the back, actually.
I don't know why I said up front.

[Loudly groans]
How about we sit right here?

[Feedback]

How are you guys feeling tonight?!

[Cheers, applause]

Welcome and thank you
for coming out to Hawkins Hall's

first edition of "Cinema Paranegro."

Now, as the RA of Hawkins this year,

I've made it my sole mission

to elevate this place
to new highs, you know?

Like, just super-high,
unattainable highs,

so I got a bunch of dope stuff
lined up for you guys.

Honestly, we got barbecues,
brunches, pool parties,

pajammy-jams with, like,
the different animals on them.

It's gonna be crazy.

[Applause]

Come here. Come here, you.

- Z... Can I help you?
- No, we're being adorable.

Don't fight it. Don't... Don't fight it.

My alignment's off right now.
My chakras are unbalanced, okay?

Guys, tonight we got our hands
on possibly the most modern,

uplifting representation
of our people in the medium.

I'm talking about a Black director.

I'm talking about a Black screenwriter.

I'm talking about a sexy-ass
Lupita Nyong'o.

I'm talking about a man
whose future and his kingdom

is stripped away from him

by a seemingly unconquerable adversary.

Oh, this is Black superheroes.

So, without further ado, I give
you one of my favorite films...

"12 Years A sl*ve."

- What?
- Unh-unh! Unh-unh.

Come on, man!

Different kind of Black superhero.

So, while Aaron's choice in movies

was bumming everyone the hell out,

I was determined to get things with Luca

back to being enviously adorable.

[Whispering] Hey, psst, your favorite.

Pepper Jack.

I'm vegan again. I told you.

No, you didn't.

And, just don't take this
the wrong way, but shhh.

[Sighs]

Ugh. This blows all the goats.

- I'll say.
- God, I really want to leave.

Uch, me too.

But I can't be the first Black
person to walk out of here.

You heard Aaron. He's elevating us.

Yeah, I can't be the first
White person to leave.

He's elevating you.

You know what?

I'm not feeling very elevated right now.

I'm done.

Okay.

Okay, dude,

I'm trying to be cool with
this whole vegan thing,

but are there any other life changes

you've made without telling me?

No. Nothing.

- At all. Promise.
- Okay.

Except that I got into
that Textiles class,

so I had to drop that gender
studies class or whatever,

but besides that...

The one class we were
all gonna take together?

[Chuckles] Yeah, my bad.

Are you for real right now?

What? I'm still gonna see you,
like, every day.

But that's not the point.

The point is,
he didn't think to tell me,

just like he didn't think to call me

when he got back from Paris.

All this is just starting
to feel hella problematic.

[Sighs]

I have an idea.

You're Black, I'm White.

If we leave at the same time,
do we cancel each other out?

- That sounds dumb as hell.
- Yeah.

Let's do it.

Okay.

I just... I-I-I don't understand

why you have to push your agenda
on people all the time.

Like, why?

Why is it your job to elevate people?

Ana, I... I'm the Resident
Advisor, okay?

- It's literally my job.
- No, it literally isn't.

I'm sorry that I'm not satisfied

with doing the bare minimum, Ana.

I care about my people, you know?

It's not the bare minimum

to not show a movie
that causes people PTSD.

Geez, why is everything
so political with you?

Because newsflash, Ana:
everything is political!

- [People shushing]
- Okay?

And if that's how you
feel about being here,

why don't you take your basic
ass over to Brochella?

You know what?

That's a great idea.

Maybe I will.

Maybe we all will.

- Why would you...
- Hey, people of Hawkins.

- Hey!
- Are you tired of crying?

And being bummed out over
sl*very on a Saturday?

Well, Brochella has free booze
and Brockhampton,


so who's with me?

- I am!
- Where are you going?

People are with me.

It's a classic Oscar-winning film.

Writing, cinematography,
pain, anger, happiness...

[Voice breaking] ...freedom.
It's all in here!

Once again,

I thought a movie might bring
my boyfriend and I closer,

and once again, I found myself

sitting next to a vegan stranger.



- [Camera shutter clicks]
- People want to see goals?

How about these goals?

Oh!

- Zoey, what the hell, bruh?
- God, I'm so sorry.

What's good with you?

You're being mad extra right now.

- I'm not.
- Yeah, you are.

You're sitting over here like
you lost your best friend

just 'cause I gave up animal products.

Dude, you're wearing
leather shoes still.

Okay, I'm not eating them.

God, it's not even that, Luca.

It's... You didn't even tell me
you were gonna drop our class.

Didn't think it was that deep.

But it's not.

It's that you also didn't think
to call me when you got back.

You know, people have been saying

that we're a little off,
and they're right.

People? W-What people?

My friends.

And why do you care
what your friends think?

Because I do.

You know, we were having
this conversation

about relationship goals and
why we weren't getting them...

Hold up, hold up.
Just 'cause we're not getting

some corny hashtag, something's off?

It's not corny to me.

You know, what's so wrong
about wanting to be

a strong, powerful couple?

'Cause those couples are aspirational.

They're goals.

Well, they're not goals to me.

[Sighs] It doesn't even matter

'cause this whole vibe is off, anyway.

We're fine. You're bugging right now.

But, dude, we shouldn't be fine.

You know, we should be great.

At this stage, we should be spectacular.

We should be everything goals.

We shouldn't be "fine."

Wow.

[Chuckling] Okay.

Here.

You want your goals?

Here's your damn goals.

[Phone chimes]

[Sighing] Oh, my God.

[Indistinct conversation]



Oh, hey. Sorry.

- Grabbing my purse.
- No, no, I'm glad you're still here.

At least someone appreciates
my refined cinematic taste.

Sh... Yeah, I guess.

[Clicks tongue]

Come on. I know that look. Talk to me.

What's going on in that
aerodynamic head of yours?

Hmm?

I guess I'm just trying
to figure out what happened.

Well, Northup was a free man,

then he wasn't, then Lupita needed...

Not with the movie, you insane person.

Terrible choice, by the way.

Like, way to read a room.

I'm talking about with me and Luca.

Mm.

I, uh, sincerely regret
starting this conversation.

- Yeah.
- Sorry.

No, you're right. It's mad awkward.

No, it's okay. Go ahead.

I am the RA. Let me advise you.

[Clears throat]

Okay, well, I guess,

ever since Luca and I got
on campus, we've just been...

blecch.

I'm gonna need you to be
a little more specific, please.

Last year, Luca and I were good.

When you guys were just friends.

Yeah, and, you know, this summer,

when we were more than friends,
things were really good.

- When he was in Paris.
- Mm-hmm.

And now we're together,
and we're just blecch.

Okay, so let's run the numbers here.

You guys have been together for
three months and three weeks.

Three of those months,
you've been apart.

Yeah.

Well, dude, doesn't that
make sense, you know?

You guys haven't really had the
time to get into your rhythm.

It's gonna take a minute,
especially for you.

I've definitely seen you dance,
and whew.

Not, uh... Not Black Excellence.

- Wha... [Laughs]
- At all.

Wow, sh*ts fired. Okay.

Really coming for me like that.

I'm kidding. Sort of.

[Both chuckle]

Anyway... you know,
the thing is, with Luca,

I don't want to take a minute.

Well, what other choice do you have?

I mean, you're gonna push
too hard or force it?

Exactly. You know me.

That is my only choice.

Well, an annoying little
Cuban birdie once told me

that I have a tendency to push too hard,

and as much as I would never admit this

to her smug little
Republican face, she's...

She has a point.

Sometimes, when you push
too hard, you push people away.

As you can see.

♪ All night, I been watching you ♪

Aaron's advice made sense.

In trying to get relationship
goals with Luca,

I'd pushed him further away than ever.

Weirdly, I'd felt closer to him
when he was 6,000 miles away

and we basically lived on Snapchat.

Oh, my God, that's it.

♪ We forever young ♪

♪ We forever young ♪

♪ We forever young ♪

♪ The music's loud
and I'm feeling wild ♪

♪ Come dance along
with the golden child ♪

♪ I don't know much but sure,
let me check your fouls ♪

"I'm sorry."

"All good. I'm sorry, too.

Shoulda told you about
the class... and being home."

"I don't know why you think we need

that hashtag sh*t or whatever."

♪ But we could be together forever ♪

"Because what if we're just
#LongDistanceRelationshipGoals?"

♪ Forever and ever ♪

LUCA: "I don't even know
what that even means."

Something about typing it out
brought us back

to the way it was when he was in Paris.

It allowed us to be open in
a way we hadn't been able to

since we'd been together in person.

LUCA: "That's okay. I get scared, too."

"But we're figuring it out,
and that's okay."

♪ We forever young ♪

ZOEY: "So, if you and I had a hashtag,

what do you think it would be?"

♪ Come dance along with
the golden child ♪

♪ I don't know much but sure,
let me check your fouls ♪

♪ Two technicals but you beautiful ♪

LUCA: "There wouldn't be one."

♪ And they all bussin' for ya
if I made the wrong move ♪

♪ If I break your heart
then I'm a dumb dude ♪

"We're just us."

♪ But we could be together forever ♪

♪ We could be together ♪

[Camera shutter clicks]

Forever



[Chuckles]

Hey.

I didn't mean to put
that filter on the photo.

How long have you been waiting here?

Got here like a minute ago.

So, perfect timing.

Something like that.

C'mere, grandpa.



You really get scared about us, too?

Deadass. You know.

[Chuckles]

I just really want us to work,

and... it means something real to me.

Like in real life.

Yeah, me, too.



I love you, Zoey.

You know, that's the first time

you've said that to me in person.

You didn't have to make it
a whole thing or whatever.

I was going off of...



I love you, too.

Deadass.

[Chuckling]

So, thanks to a little help
from Snapchat,

Luca and I were back in sync.

And thanks to streaming technology,

we were watching a movie with happy,

not-enslaved Black people in it.

Don't say anything.
Just... Just smile, just smile.

[Laughs]

[Camera shutter clicks]

Can we "Top sh*t" it?

Yeah.

That's the one, kid.

Ooh, text it to me, please.

All right.



[Phone chimes]



Jaw drop. [Chuckles]

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