01x04 - Entangled

[bunniefuu]

[pop music playing]

Sorry.

Tyler. Hey, check this out. It's got
this cool little train beat at the end.

[Tyler] Uh-huh.

Awesome. But do you
always have to use my locker?

Seth. How many times have I told you?

No drumming in the halls.
That's why we have a music room.

Yeah, but it's at the other
end of the school, so…

[sighs]

You can get these back after school.

Don't worry. I've got
an extra pair in my bag.

- Ah. [Chuckles]-[chuckles]
- Ah. [Chuckles]-[chuckles]

You ready for the math test?

What? There's a test?

How could you forget? Ms.
Balfour mentioned it last class.

I was joking.

[chuckles] Never mind.

Not to jinx anything, but I think I
might be able to get a C this time.

Me too. [Sighs]

Last night, I was babysitting,
and the dog ate my homework.

Seriously. No joke.

[principal] Good morning.

So, it looks like we have a situation
on our hands, and it's not good.

Yesterday, after school,

someone got into Ms. Balfour's computer
and stole the answer key to today's test.

Now, obviously, whoever
did this knows it was wrong.

So, I'm giving them till the
end of the day to come see me.

Otherwise, Ms. Balfour's gonna
have to write all new questions,

which means double the
study time for all of you.

[students sigh, groan]

And if no one comes forward,

I will meet with each of you one-on-one till I figure out who did this.
I will meet with each of you one-on-one till I figure out who did this.

"In fact, 74% of students

report an increase in efficiency
in their core subjects after they..."

Trick is not to read the
speech. I use b*llet points.

Gives it more of a
laid-back feel, you know?

How can I help you, Seth?

Well, you said the guilty person
has till the end of the day, so…

You stole the test key.

Somehow, I'm not surprised.

Ouch.-Have a seat.

All right… [sighs] …let's see here.

Who are you calling?

Your parents.

Oh, no, I don't really
think that's necessary.

They're very busy people.

Yes, hi, this is Principal Young.

Please call me back at your
earliest convenience regarding Seth.

A situation has come up that I would
like to discuss with you. Thank you.

Pretty sure I'm about
to be grounded.-[sighs]

If it makes any difference,
I really regret what I did.

Good. But it doesn't.

Once I talk to your parents, we
will decide on how to handle it.

[sighs]

[Young] I'm glad you told me, though.

At least you did that right.

As you all know, Newton is a tech mecca,

and our school has
produced one of its titans.

[student] Oh, wow.

I am very excited that
Dr. Anna Myers has returned

to give us a sneak peek at her newest invention.
To give us a sneak peek at her newest invention.

And it wasn't long ago

when she was sitting where
you are all sitting right now.

Which goes to show you, with
hard work, anything is possible.

[machine beeps]

We haven't officially launched this yet,
so you are the first to see it in action.

In simplest terms, this allows
basic thoughts to be exchanged

or swapped within a fraction of a second.

Like telepathy?

Sort of.

I need two volunteers.

We'll do it.

Wait. It's already working.

[gasps] Tyler, how dare you say that.

Hey, you started it.

[students laughing]

Okay, that's enough. Have a seat, Tyler.

I'll do it. [Chuckles]

You remember being their age. [Chuckles]

Seth.-Yes.

These electrodes will allow
thoughts to be shared instantaneously.

[beeps]

[beeps]

[Dr. Myers] Now, close your eyes.

You might be able to sense
as if something's with you,

even if it's faint.

Almost as if someone's
looking over your shoulder.

I always feel like Principal
Young'slooking over my shoulder.

[students laugh]

[machine beeps]

[Dr. Myers] Okay, that means
the connection's been made.

Now, the other person
can't see all of your thoughts.

They can't read your mind.

But they can receive a thought you create.

And they can access it if you think
about them or think of their name.

Cool.-I agree with Seth. Very cool.

Okay.

[beeping, whirring, static]

[thud]

[electronic voice] Transfer completed.

What did you do? I'm in the body of a 12-year-old.
What did you do? I'm in the body of a 12-year-old.

[students laugh]

In my previous tests, only simple thoughts
and basic sentences could be exchanged.

But… [inhales deeply]…you've
literally swapped everything.

You can fix this, right?

I can't run the school in the body of him.

Wow, you have really bad eyesight.

Don't worry. I should be
able to reverse the effects

by recalibrating the
brain-to-processor neural interface.

How long will that take?

[breathing shakily]Maybe,
uh, 24 hours or so.

Twenty-four hours?

We can't let this get out.

It won't look good that
we let some scientist

perform dangerous experiments on a student

just because she once went to school here.

You think this looks good for
me? I could lose my funding.

So we agree? We keep this quiet.

Are you kidding?

Seth?

I get to be principal and run the school?

Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.-Hold
on, you're not running anything.

I could do a very convincing
you. In fact, I do a k*ller impression.

Uh, it's very tasteful
though.[clears throat]

[Dr. Myers] I better get to work.

Um, just hang in there
for the next 24 hours.

If we're gonna pull this off,
we need to have some rules.

If anything comes up that
seems important, come find me.

What could come up? I'm the principal.

I'll just raid the fridge
in the teachers' lounge

and nap on the couch.

Oh, FYI, I have a fitness
test in PE later, so good luck.

Also, I have drumming lessons after school.

Also, you have a lot of history
reading to do for tomorrow.

Mr. Berg assigns a ton of work. Yes.

And don't touch anything in my office.

[sighs]

[door closes]

Excuse me, Principal Young.

Yes. That's me.

Seth's parents are on line one. You said it was important.
Seth's parents are on line one. You said it was important.

Yes. It is. Thank you.

Mom?

Mom of Seth? [Sniffs, clears throat]

Thank you for returning my call.

[cell phone buzzes]

Hey. I love your apartment.

Do you happen to have an extra toothbrush?

'Cause I feel kind of hinky using
yours, even though, technically, I am you.

Don't touch my toothbrush.

There's an extra one in the sink.
Throw it away when you're done.

Okay, got it.

[toothbrush buzzing]

What's going on over
there?-[mom] I could use a hand.

Your parents made steak.

Ooh. Lucky you.-I'm vegan.

Seth, no phones at the
table. You know the rules.

Gotta go.

Sorry… Dad.

We got a call today from your principal.

He said you're doing great, and
we should be proud of you. [Chuckles]

He also suggested we buy you a
new drum set, which was curious.

Are you sure he wasn't
talking about another Seth?

Maybe check again tomorrow after 2:00.

I don't know why you say the principal
is so mean. He seemed nice to me.

Mean?

[both chuckling]

Well, dig in.

[dad] Mmm.

[exhales deeply]

[sighs] What a slob.

Hmm, Seth's drumsticks.

[sighs]

[sighing]

[exhales deeply]

["Get Up and Dance!" playing]

Honey.-[exclaims, grunts]

[chuckles] S-Sorry to startle you.

I thought you had a lot
of history reading to do.

I do.

Just letting off some steam first.

I forgot to ask about your math test.
I know how hard you studied for it.

These flash cards you made really helped.

I know you were nervous, but
you definitely knew your stuff,

and I am sure you aced it.

Lights-out in an hour.

[sighs]

Seth did study?

Perfect score?

[pop music playing]

Oh, sorry.

[imitates drumming sound]

Yo, Kev!

Morning, Lisa.

Ms. Balfour. [Clears throat]

Is it me, or was that odd?

Very odd.

Yo, Ty. That fit is straight fire.

No cap. [Chuckles]

Really, really odd.

Oh, hey. Does your assistant bring you a pastry every morning?
Oh, hey. Does your assistant bring you a pastry every morning?

Give me that.

What happened to your
face? I mean, my face?

Never shaved before.

Also, this morning when I
woke up, my lower back hurt.

I think it could be a side
effect of the experiment.

It's called getting old.

Let's talk about the stolen answers.
You were prepared for the test.

What's going on?

[sighs]

These were my mom's idea.
I barely used 'em. [Laughs]

Come on, Seth.

You knew your stuff.

Who did it?

Was it Tyler?

He's barely passing Math

and English and History.

I did it. Why would I lie
about something like that?

I'm not sure.

But you're covering for someone.

[school bell rings]

Better get to class. [Clears throat]

Hey, Tyler.

I gotta tell you something.

Yesterday, I told the
principall stole the test key.

You stole the test key?

Not so loud.

No, I didn't steal it. I just said I did.
We both know who actually stole it.

We do? Who?

You, Tyler. You stole the test key.

No, I didn't.Why would you even think that?

'Cause your grades are bad?

My grades have always been bad.

That actually makes sense in a weird way.

[laughs] I'm just kidding.

I know you didn't steal it.

I-I-I don't get the joke.

Did you all know that they had
these in the teachers' lounge?

How awesome is that?

So, what's going on?

Usually, you start the
meeting.-Of course I do.

But for today, let's switch it up.
But for today, let's switch it up.

Okay. Well, we need a fund raising
idea for the new team uniforms.

We could sell chocolate bars.

Nah, that's been done. [Sighs]

[snaps fingers] I got it: Block party.

[stammers] Uh, excuse me?

You know, we get a deejay,
decorate the gym with some graffiti art,

get some food trucks.

All the proceeds go to the uniforms.

Actually, that's a good
idea. [Chuckles]-Mmm.

[laughing]-[scoffs] Of course it is.

I'm the principal. [Chuckles]

What's next?-Revising
the school lunch menu.

Get rid of the chili.

It's revolting, and everyone
feels sick the rest of the day.

Replace it with pizza.

But Pizza Day is Tuesday.

Now Pizza Day is Tuesday and Thursday.

This is fun. What else?

I need help. I'm still
having trouble with Jeremy.

[groans]-He's a disruption to the class.

- [sighs] Jeremy's the worst.
- [laughs]-Principal Young.

Oh, come on, we're all thinking it.

Mmm.-Mm-hmm.

[scoffs] [scoffs]

All right, well, if we're done here, uh,

I think I saw some Hot
Pocketsin the teachers' lounge.

Oh, uh, good luck at
today's big board meeting.

Thanks.

Um, which board meeting you referring to?

I have so many I...

Uh, cutting the music
budget.-Cutting the music budget?

[sighs]

Wait for it.

[dog barks on video]-That's priceless.

Seth, you never got back to me.

I was a little preoccupied.-[tablet beeps]

What did you think of
my design?-What's it for?

My T-shirt printing business.

Be honest, would you pay 35 bucks for this?

Thirty-five dollars? For a T-shirt?

[scoffs] Not a chance.

[tablet beeping]

But I may not be your target audience.

Seth, I need to talk to you. Now.

Ooh.

You're cutting the music budget?

How could you? It's
literally the only subject I like.

I'm not cutting the budget.

The school board is. I'm trying to save it.

Oh, you are? Really?-Yes.

Believe it or not, I care about
music, just not in the halls.

I don't wanna cut the arts.-I'm
sorry, I just assumed tha...

I have a big meeting with the board later.

It'll be fine. We just need the doctor
to put everything back to normal.

Let's go then.

Let me just triple-check the connections.

Before we switch back,
I-I just wanted to say…

I sort of spilled some sauce on your
rug. And your hot tub broke, although,

I think it was faulty to begin
with.-It's only been 24 hours.

Kay. We're good to go. Ready?-Yes.

- All right, shut your eyes.
- Concentrate.-[beeping]

[beeping, whirring, static]

Nothing happened. I'm still him.

Okay, d-don't panic.

Uh, the brain is a
complicated tangle of neurons,

and this is... this is new
tech. It just takes time.

I have a presentation in 45 minutes.
What are we supposed to do?

I have an idea.

It's a little out-there, but what
if I gave the speech as you?

[sighs] I guess we don't have a choice.

[sighs] I'll do a good job.

We have to save the music budget.

Oh, by the way, I need you to write
mea note so I can get out of class early.

Okay.

[students outside chattering]

[school bell rings]

Hey, got a sec?

- I need to talk to you.
- It's important.-What's up?

Tyler told me you took the
fall for stealing the test key.

He said that?

He also said that you accused him of being the one who did it.
He also said that you accused him of being the one who did it.

Why would you do that? You know it was me.

Oh, you know, to mess with Tyler.

Thanks for covering for me.

It's just been so hard
to find time to study

since my dad lost his job.

I've been helping out around
the house while he looks for work,

trying to make money by
babysitting, the T-shirt business.

And you couldn't stand the
thought of bringing home a bad grade

on top of everything else.

It's not an excuse. I feel terrible.

It was wrong, and I'm
not letting you take the fall.

I only hope the principal doesn't
come down too hard on me.

He's a good guy. You might be surprised.

I can't believe you did this.
You're a really good friend.

Hello, John.-Hi.

[whispers] Oh,
yeah.[clears throat, chuckles]

[sniffs, clears throat]

[Young breathes deeply]

Who's this?

Oh, this is Seth. He is
one of our music students,

he is a super talented
drummer, like, insanely good.

You should get his autograph
now'cause he is gonna be huge.

[Young laughs]-[clears throat]

Anyway, um, I thought he should come today

so you could put a
face to the issue at hand.

Hey.-Welcome, Seth.

We're all ears, John.

[clears throat]

[sniffs]

[clears throat, sniffs]

- "Newton is known to be a tech capital..."
- Sorry to interrupt,

but I believe you have
slides, Principal.-I do?

Oh, yes, I do.

Of course, um, why don't
you operate those for me.

It would be my pleasure, Principal.

[Young] "Newton is known…-[device beeps]"

…to be a tech capital,

but we must not overlook the importance of being well-rounded.
But we must not overlook the importance of being well-rounded.

Art, physical education,
and music are an integral part

of our students' development.

As you can see from chart A,

music has been linked with
healthy brain development,

"academic performance, and
an overall positive mind-set..."

Sorry to interrupt again.

Can I have a word, Principal?

Yeah. Just one minute. [Chuckles]

[Seth, Young speak indistinctly]

I'm trying, but it's super boring.

I'm falling asleep just reading this.-Forget
the speech. I have a better idea.

Be yourself. Just get up
there, do what you do best.

Which is what
exactly?-Being a class clown.

Look, you're definitely
passionate about music.

Make them see that.

[sighs]

Forget the speech.

It's just a bunch of facts and
figures, and it's putting us all to sleep.

Music is not about
numbers. It's about emotion.

What do you listen
to?-Oh, I listen to jazz.

Awesome. Some, Miles Davis.

Little bit of Coltrane?

I bet it moves you, right?-Yeah.

How about you?

I like rap.

Didn't see that coming, but that's cool.

I like '80s soft rock.

Of course, you do. And I'm
not gonna hold it against you.

The point is, music is
the soundtrack to our lives.

It's what we listen to
when we're writing essays,

or cooking dinner, or cleaning our rooms

after our parents have told
us to do it, like, 15 times.

It's what makes us happy when
we're sad. It makes us feel less alone.

We can't cut it from our
schools, 'cause if we did,

we'd be cutting off a
big part of who we are.

[gasps]

[mouthing words] Okay.

[drumming continues]

I didn't know you knew how to play drums.

I learned in music
class. It's a blues beat.

Hit it, Seth.

[beeps, upbeat music
playing]-Come on. Clap along.

Come on, let the music move
through you.-[chattering, laughing]

There you go. Now, how
about some air guitar?

[board members laugh]

Oh, don't tell me you don't all
play air guitar in front of the mirror.

I know you definitely do.

[Young] There it
is.-[chattering, laughing]

[chuckles] Yeah.

What is going on at this school?

Odd. Very, very odd.

[music fades out]-You did it, Seth.

They're not only not cutting the
music budget, they're increasing it.

I have an idea on what
drum set we should buy.

Okay, let's try this again.
Shut your eyes. [Sighs]

[beeping, whirring, static]

[electronic voice] Transfer completed.

[chuckles]

My back hurts. [Chuckles] I'm me.

[sighs] And I can see again. [Laughs]-Oh,
thank goodness. [Breathing heavily]

This never happened.

I'm gonna miss being you, Seth.

It was nice being a kid again,
except for the homework.

You know, in a strange way, I think
this is gonna make me a better principal.

You're already a good
principal.-[chuckles]

I thought all you did was sit around making kids' lives miserable.
I thought all you did was sit around making kids' lives miserable.

You do, but not on purpose.

Your job's hard, and you're good at it.

Better than me.

[sighs] I talked to Logan,
and she told me what you did.

Yeah, I was worried about that.

Go easy on her, okay?
She's going through a lot.

There'll be consequences,
but don't worry, they'll be fair.

Covering for her was really
stupid but also incredibly brave.

She's lucky to have you as a friend,
and I'm proud to have you as a student.

See you in the halls. [Chuckles]

Oh, one more thing.

Your new couch has a slight rip
in it, but I think it was already there.