03x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

(upbeat music)

♪ There's too much choice, and not enough time ♪

♪ To find what's mine ♪

♪ Aiming for your head, get down ♪

♪ You're the only one, in town ♪

- Every kid has a dream, right?

Ever since I was six, mine's to become a pro surfer.

Every single thing I do is aimed at scoring that goal.

Some people think I push it too hard.

Maybe, but I know what I want, and I'll do

whatever it takes to get there.

I mean, take something like making a choice.

The way I see it, you can't worry about everything.

If you can work out the difference between what really

matters and what doesn't, you're halfway to where you

want to be in life.

- Right, decision time.

- As in who takes which bed?

- Exactly.

So let's work this out.

Okay, the top bunk is good because

you're away from the crowd.

Like, it can be your own little world up there, right?

- Right.

- But it requires effort to get up there, which is a hassle,

whereas the bottom bunk is easy to get into, but you gotta

put up with the guy above you tossing and turning

and keeping you awake all night.

- So I suppose that means you want the single bed,

then, right?

- Well, the single's good from a personal space option,

but it's the furthest from the window.

Less air, less light.

- Okay, so which one do you want?

- I don't know.

I mean, whatever decision we make now we have to

live with the whole year, right?

- What's happening, guys?

- Ah, um, just checking out the sleeping arrangements.

- Yeah, as in who should take which bed.

- Cool.

I'll take this one.

Unless of course anyone has any objections.

- No, no, none from me.

- Ah, absolutely, you want it, it's yours.

- Sweet.

- So Guy, what's it going to be?

Private penthouse upstairs or easy access downstairs?

- We don't have to rush this, you know.

I mean, there's still time to think about it.

- Guy, it's just a bed.

- No!

No, way!

I mean, if you sleep good, then you wake good,

it's a proven fact!

- Why don't you just flip a coin?

- It's okay guys, I've thought about it and I'm

going to go with the top.

- Are you sure, I mean, I don't want to pressure

you into anything that you'll end up regretting.

- It's okay man, I'll take my chances, and I'll try and

keep the tossing and turning to a minimum.

- Right, then, I'll, um, take the bottom bunk.

That all right with everyone?

- Go for it, man.

- Go ahead, it's all yours, Guy.

- Great.

Glad we got that sorted.

- Wow, looks like someone's got in early to snag this one.

- Mine, sorry, I'll move them if you like.

- Ai, why should I like?

Why should you be sorry?

- Well, it's just...

- Stop being so nice.

Come on, let's go inspect option two.

Wow, it didn't take you long to make yourself at home.

- Well, Bec just said to come up and get our beds,

so that's what I did.

- Wow, I love this top, it is so cute!

- Well you can borrow it if you want, any of my clothes.

- Thanks, that's really nice of you.

You obviously don't have sisters.

- How'd you guess?

- Well you never let any of them borrow anything

unless you never want to see it again or didn't care if

it was ripped or dirty.

- I'd love to have a sister.

- Well, I have three, and they're all for sale.

In fact, I will give them away.

- So, I'm set up here and Lauren's next door, so which one

of us gets to have a sister?

- You mean it's my choice?

- Well, you're the sister expert, I only have brothers.

- Me too.

- Guys, are you sure you know what you're doing?

I mean, you don't even know me?

- Looks like one of us soon will.

(waves rolling)

- You get points for training, competitions, keeping up

with schoolwork, and housework.

You need a minimum of points in each category,

with an overall total of points to

qualify for the final surf-off.

Any questions?

- What if we do well in training and schoolwork

but stuff up in housework?

- Then you don't qualify.

- Are you seriously saying that if we don't wash the

dishes properly we're not going to surf in the final?

- That's about it.

- That's crazy.

We're here to compete for the pro surfing circuit,

not train to become housemaids.

- Well it's more than just housework.

It's about responsibility.

We need to know that you can pull your own weight and

not buckle when things get tough.

- I think that's fair enough.

- You know all about the pro circuit, do you?

- No, but... - Then don't agree with things

you don't know anything about.

- Whoa, get off your high horse, cowboy.

Since when were you the expert?

- You're right.

I haven't been on the pro circuit, but it stands to

reason that if you can handle responsibility,

you've got a much better chance of success.

- Last time I looked, surfing was about catching waves.

How does vacuuming the lounge room help with any of that.

- That is a very interesting question, Charley, and one

you will have a whole year to explore.

Like it or lump it, people, that's how it is.

- Yeah, I can empathize with that.

- I mean I can see what Charley's saying, but I can

also see what Bec's saying too.

- What?

- Thanks man, that's really cleared that up.

- Adam, Bridget, do either of you

have anything you'd like to add?

- No, the rules are the rules, as long as they're clear

and fair I don't have a problem.

- I'm with Adam, but I do have one question.

What's the story with the new surf coach?

When do we get to meet them?

- Yeah.

- Ah, yes, that is something I will fill you in on

over dinner tonight.

In the meantime, how about you grab your boards and check

out the local break.

- Yeah!

- Might help cool some tempers.

Oh wait!

I need two people to cook dinner tonight.

Lauren, Charley, thank you for volunteering.

- Excuse me, I don't believe I volunteered.

- Oh, well I guess you just got lucky then.

(upbeat music)

- Coming in?

- The waves on the reef have got better shape.

- The ones at the front aren't bad either.

- Naw, I think I'll surf the reef.

- It's not that I'm antisocial or anything, like I said,

it's all about achieving my goal.

I don't care what choices the others make,

that's their business.

I just make the choice that's right for me.

If that gets up people's noses, well sorry,

but that's their problem, not mine.

- What's Charley doing?

- He reckons the waves out at the reef are better.

- That's a bit unsociable.

- Maybe he doesn't want to be sociable.

- Yeah, well I'm glad it's you cooking with him tonight.

If it was me he'd have a saucepan around his head in

about five seconds flat.

- We'll be okay.

Now, are we here to surf, or are we here to surf?

- We're here to surf!

(all cheering)

(waves crashing)

(fast-paced music)

- Tomatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, mince meat,

zucchini, and spaghetti.

Know how to make it?

- Well...

- We'll manage.

- You'd better, otherwise you'll have five very disgruntled

housemates to deal with.

- Five?

Who else is eating?

- Me. I live here too, you know.

So if you have any problems, cookbooks are over here.

And if you get really desperate, I'll be in the office.

- Right, how do you want to do this?

- Have you even made spaghetti before?

- Everyone's made spaghetti, haven't you?

- Not exactly, I mean, not like this.

- So how have you made it?

- Actually, I haven't.

- Okay, looks like you'll be taking orders from me, then.

- Shower's free.

- Thanks.

- Hey, what do you make of Charley?

- As in?

- As in, what's his story?

It's almost like he doesn't want to be here.

- Well, I don't know, maybe he doesn't.

- Then, why?

- Then why what, why did he come here?

- Yeah.

- I don't know, your guess is as good as mine.

But it's only day one, give him a week.

- Just hope it's only a week, it'll be a seriously

boring year if he doesn't lighten up a bit.

- Hey!

- What? - That's my part of the bed.

- No it's not.

- Yes it is, it's part of the top bunk.

- Yeah, but it's the bottom part of the top.

- Yeah, but it's still part of the top, right?

Yeah.

- If this is day one, I can hardly wait to see what

day two's like.

- You won't lose points if each slice isn't exactly

the same, you know.

- You said to cut them evenly.

- A millimeter either way won't matter.

Here.

- They're not even.

- No, but they're even enough.

- If you'd said even enough I'd have cut them like that,

but you said even.

- Okay, I'll make sure I define my terms next time.

- Look, I'm sorry I took a short at you this afternoon.

- It was pretty mean.

- If I think things are wrong, then I say so.

It wasn't meant to be personal.

- It sounded it pretty personal to me.

- Which is why I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said it like that.

- Apology accepted.

Can you pass the spaghetti?

Why didn't you surf with the rest of us today?

- The reef break was better.

- Didn't seem very friendly, I mean, given it was the

first time we were all out together.

- I'm not here to make friends.

I'm here to win the wild card.

Isn't that what all this is for?

- But we've also got to live with each other for the year.

Isn't it easier to do that if we all get along?

- Look, if you guys want to socialize, that's fine,

it's your choice.

I'm not saying that I'm better or that I hate everyone else,

I just do what's right for me.

That's all.

- Mm mm, Lauren, Charley, I take my hat off to you.

At least I would if I was wearing one, which I'm not,

but if I did I would, definitely.

- I think what Guy's trying to say is that it's good.

- Hm, looks like you've chalked up some early points

there, Charley, obviously you were just kidding this

afternoon, you really are housemaid material.

- Hm, yeah, actually it was Lauren who came

up with all the creative stuff.

I was just the laborer.

- He's too modest.

When it comes to slicing vegetables,

Charley's a true artist.

- Okay, since we're all in such fine spirits,

maybe now is a good time to discuss an

important decision that has to be made tomorrow.

- Ah, the new surf coach?

- Please, please, Bec, pick a good one.

- Yeah, our year depends on it.

- Which is why it's far too important a decision

to be made by me.

- What?

- So who is going to decide?

- You are.

- Us?

- Hang on, we don't know anything about coaching.

- No, but you know yourselves, and you're the ones that

have to work with them.

- No, this is seriously not a good idea.

I mean, for starters, we'll never all agree,

and then what happens?

- A four two majority will do.

- What if it's three on three?

- Then you'll have to talk it out.

But by p.m. tomorrow night,

you have to come to me with your choice.

- I still don't think this is the right way to do this.

- Oh what's the matter Charley, don't you trust us?

- Yeah, come on, we're the ones being coached,

why shouldn't we pick?

- Coaching is a specialized job, it's about skill

and experience and knowledge.

It shouldn't be a popularity contest.

- Okay Charley, if we choose a dud we'll crawl back

to you and say we're sorry.

Satisfied?

- Not particularly, no.

- Okay, it would be easy for me to

make this decision for you.

But it would be a cop-out.

I understand your concerns Charley, but this is your

responsibility, because it's your lives that are going

to be affected.

Are there any further questions?

- Um, yeah, I've got one.

- Guy.

- Do we run to dessert around here now, cause...

(indistinct laughing and joking)

- Okay, so now I'm about as popular

as a shark in a play pool.

But seriously, how smart was it to

have us choose our own coach?

It's like letting a prisoner choose their own jailer.

These guys are just not equipped to make a proper choice.

- What's going on, Lauren?

- I've changed rooms.

- What's the story?

- Bridget and I got talking, and...

- We decided to choose your room for you.

- Mind if I ask why?

- You've got three sisters, right?

- So?

- So, we figured you probably grew up always having

to share a room.

- Whereas neither of us have sisters

and have always had our own room.

- Sorry, you've lost me.

- We decided that this would be a good chance

for you to have a room all of your own.

- And we could learn what it's like to share.

- That is so cool!

Are you sure you don't mind?

- Good choice or good choice?

- Um, great choice?

Thank you so much, my sisters will

die of envy when they hear.

- All right, well go on in case we change our minds.

- Fine, going, gone, um... good night!

(joyful shrieking)

- Dave Stretin, years old, years on the pro circuit,

eight titles, fifteen top-three finishes.

- Whoa.

- He looks like a hunk.

- Cheeky.

- Gary Miller, years old, four years on the pro circuit,

two titles, four top-three finishes.

- Go on.

- Go on what?

- Aren't at least one of you going to

assess his cute factor?

- Oh, come on.

- Interviews begin at a.m. down on the lawn.

Now remember, this is your choice.

You have to live with it.

So listen carefully and think critically.

- Cool.

- How'd you sleep last night?

- Brilliant, best night ever.

- Good, I'm glad.

- I still think this is a bad way to do it.

- I think I've got that loud and clear Charley,

but I hope you're wrong, for both our sakes.

- I'm off Bali, right, and I'm riding this left-hander

that goes on forever.

Suddenly, there's these flowers all over the water,

then this burning canoe is coming straight at me.

I've surfed right into the middle of a local funeral.

(laughing)

- Yeah, I enjoy the circuit, I met a lot of great people,

I learnt a lot, I learned from the best, but it's

behind me now.

I'm happy to keep it that way.

- So then this American guy yells out to me,

"you think that was a wipe out,

"my father just fell off the roof of his house."

- Well, there's a lot of good surfers out there, a lot,

and any one of them can win on any given day.

- Right, questions, you'd better ask me some,

or I'll have to keep telling yarns.

- Yeah, I do.

- Right, Adam.

- What are your thoughts on training?

- Mate, I'm not into gyms and circuit training and

all that kind of stuff.

Surfing's a water sport,

and that's where I think we should be, in the water.

- Depends on the individual, I mean,

no two people are the same, and no one person

is the same all the time.

- How important is discipline?

- Discipline, what, what's that?

(laughing)

Surfing should be fun.

And if it's not fun, why are you doing it?

- Discipline is everything.

If you can't be disciplined, then you will never make it

at the elite level.

- But what about fun?

- Discipline is fun.

- What's the secret to success?

- Just believe in yourself, then get out there and do it.

- It's about luck and hard work.

But the harder you work, the luckier you get.

- What about our relationship?

- What, do you want to marry me?

(laughing)

- No, what I mean is, how should

it be between a coach and us?

- I see us as a kind of family.

I mean, we should be mates, friends.

- A coach should be close but not too close,

otherwise you can't trust them to be fair and objective.

And, if there's no trust, there's nothing.

- Woohoo!

- Yeah!

(clapping)

(surf crashing)

- Wow!

- That feels better.

- I thought I could swim, but you are an absolute fish.

- It's what I do to think, especially when I have

a big decision to make.

- And have you made that decision?

- Yeah, I think so.

You?

- I think so too.

- Hey girls.

- Come on, it's nearly time to meet.

- Where's Charley?

- Well isn't he with you?

- I thought he was with you.

- Hope we don't have to spend the next

two hours looking for him.

- When it comes to making choices, there's one thing

I've learned: always do your homework.

Gut feelings are good to start with, but when you

really want to nail something, a little background

research is hard to beat.

Gotcha!

- Okay, you've met both guys, you've heard what

they have to say, you've thought about it.

So.

- Well, it's a no-brainer, Dave!

He's the man!

- Well that seems pretty unequivocal.

What's everyone else think?

- Dave gets my vote.

- Oh, mine too.

- Yeah, I'm definitely with Dave.

- Dave.

- So that just leaves you, Charley.

What do you say, do either of them measure up to

your exacting standards?

- As it turns out, yeah, I was impressed.

- Awesome, how easy was that?

So, uh, when does Dave start?

- Never, I hope.

- Hang on, you just said... - I said I was impressed.

But not by Dave.

- Oh, you can't mean you're voting for Gary.

- That's what I mean.

- How come?

- Yeah, Charley, why?

- It's simple, Gary will make a good coach, Dave won't.

- Oh come on Charley, you're only doing this to stir us.

You're annoyed that we did the choosing and

you're just making life hard for Bec.

- Hang on Cassie, let's hear Charley's reasons before

we jump down his throat.

Charley?

- Do you mind if I borrow your whiteboard, Bec?

- Go right ahead.

- What is Charley's problem?

Why does he have to make everything into this,

like, major deal?

- Guess we're about to find out.

- Feel free to talk amongst yourselves.

(whiteboard erasing)

- Okay, so there are two people in any coaching

arrangement, the coach and the athlete.

Who is the most important?

- What is this, twenty questions?

- No, only three.

Anyone?

- Obviously, the athlete.

- Obviously.

Now, what did we get from Dave?

Half an hour of non-stop stories about one person, Dave.

- Oh, that's not fair, his stories are fun.

(laughing)

- Fun, the word that brings me to my next question,

what is the most important thing a coach does?

- Improves our skills, our competitiveness?

- Right, and what was Dave's brilliant way of doing that?

- By having fun.

- Well what's wrong with that?

- Yeah.

- Well nothing if you're in kindergarten.

But this is supposed to be a place for elite athletes,

not some splash and giggle holiday camp.

- I um, I don't think he was saying that.

- No.

- Wasn't he?

What about how he was going to coach us?

He wanted to be our friend.

I'm sorry, but I don't want my coach to be my friend.

I want my coach to be my coach.

Dave is not a coach.

- Okay, let's say you're right about Dave.

What makes you so convinced that Gary could do the job?

- Easy.

Think about what Gary said when we asked him to talk

about himself.

- Yeah, I enjoyed the circuit.

I learned a lot.

I learned from the best.

It's behind me now, I'm happy to keep it that way.

- Um, he didn't tell us anything.

- Exactly!

Whereas Dave needed a muzzle to shut him up.

He's still living in the past /.

Whereas Gary's moved on,

he's clear about what we need here.

- Discipline is everything.

If you can't be disciplined, then you will never make

it at the elite level.

- Same goes when asked how he would do things.

- Coach should be close, but not too close, otherwise

you can't trust them to be fair and objective.

If there's no trust, there's nothing.

- If you ask me, the choice is simple.

We can either have a coach who will push us to achieve,

or a mate to have fun and games with.

I know which one I want.

- Well Charley, you mightn't like Dave's approach,

but the fact is it's won him eight titles.

Gary's only won two.

- Yeah, exactly, there's no comparison.

Dave's record speaks for itself.

- Surprise, surprise, Cassie!

But on this, you and I agree.

- What's this?

- A printout, from the register of world surfing titles.

It shows Gary's titles were both major internationals,

and so were his placings.

Whereas Dave's were just small regional comps.

- That's true.

Take a look.

- Well like you said, Cassie, no comparison.

- So what do we do now.

- I guess we take another vote?

- If that's what you think?

- You know my vote.

I think the choice is pretty clear cut.

But I'll leave it to you.

- What do you think Bec, can you help us?

- Well, everything that Charley has said is true.

It's also true that sometimes the best surfers don't

necessarily make the best coaches.

Now both guys have their strengths.

But ultimately it comes back to one basic point.

You have to choose who you think is best for you.

(sighs)

(knock at door)

- Mind if I come in?

- Sure.

- We've taken a vote, and uh, I've been delegated to

come and tell you the result.

You were pretty persuasive.

We've thought about what you've said,

and we've changed our minds.

We'll go with Gary.

You don't look hugely thrilled, I thought you'd be pleased.

- Oh, I am pleased, yeah, I just hope that I'm right.

- Don't worry, if it does go pear-shaped,

we won't blame you.

We might k*ll you, but we won't blame you.

- Ha, thanks, I feel much better about it already.

- Good!

- How weird was that?

I set out to make the right choice for me, but somehow

it became the right choice for everyone else too.

It didn't exactly make me a lot of friends,

but I can live with that.

It's the result that matters.

- Spotted where the good sets are?

- Yeah, the reef's looking good again.

- Why don't you come out in the middle with the rest of us.

- Why would I do that when the waves

in the reef are clearly better?

- Maybe because it's the friendly thing to do.

- You really think it's better to be friendly than right.

- Not necessarily.

But once it a while it doesn't hurt to make a different

kind of choice.

- Why's that?

- Just to show that you can.

- Well, maybe the waves are better in the middle.

Slightly.

- No point wondering about it then.

Come on!

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