"Previously on High School Musical"
"The Musical: The Series"
Sure, I did a little "research" into my girlfriend's text history
"But at least I'm not the guy leaving her thirsty voicemails"
or deliberately damaging people's faces
Luckily, everything is chill with me and Nini now
"It's not like she knows I took her phone"
Okay, so when Miss Jenn asked me
to be on the costume crew for HSM
I was like but there aren't any costumes in this movie
They're just high schoolers
But she was like it's a period piece, get creative
So, I'm digging through old costume racks
seeing what I can repurpose
But like what did people in 2006 even wear?
I pretty much wore diapers but hey my job is to make it work
We're a team, right? Everybody pulling together
That's what makes theater such a safe and loving environment
Hey, Nini! Hey, wait up
- I don't want to be late - What's going on?
- Where were you at lunch? - Had a costume fitting
But why haven't you answered my texts?
Could we not do this right now please?
Do what? Are you mad at me?
You're mad at me Look, there was no fitting at lunch
Fine, want to know where I was at lunch?
I was at the computer lab
bribing some hacker to crack into my phone
to recover a message you deleted when you stole it
- Wait, why do you think that I... - Please
Gina's not the wonderstudy I need to worry about, is she?
- Can we talk about this over the... - Don't
Nini, I was spiraling, okay?
I told I loved you and you couldn't even say it back
Hey, you said it to Ricky
and now I see the way he looks at you...
and I know you guys have more history...
Yes, Ricky would never steal my phone
No, I know, he just leaves sad-face messages on it
asking if you shared a moment over a song
- Don't make this about Ricky! - That is what this is about
I'm just trying to hold onto what we had over the summer
Yes, I was too but you know what?
Summer's over
Hey, is the door locked or something? Why can't we get in?
Natalie Bagley's missing her emotional-support hamster
He got loose
Carlos and Gina are helping her find her, him, it
I think they found it
Hey, shouldn't you be at rehearsal?
What are you looking for?
Scene seven, I took the page out to memorize
and now I'm thinking Big Red used it as a napkin
Is that a hot wing?
I started to clean up but then your mom said
she wanted to meet us at the restaurant
Straight from the airport? Why isn't she coming home first?
I guess she figured she would be hungry
Screw it I'll borrow a script
You'll be done by 7:00, right?
I mean, give yourself enough time to get to the restaurant
The restaurant is like 10 minutes from school
I'll be there
- Mom - Hey, you
God, I have missed you Come here
Wait, is that a hot wing?
I thought we were meeting at the restaurant
Well, I caught an earlier flight
But we agreed we would do this at the restaurant
Agreed to do what?
Sometimes a relationship needs one person looking after the other
It wasn't divine intervention
that got you into Marian the Librarian's costume
What does that mean?
You were responsible for Emily Pratt
spending opening night with her head in the toilet?
I believed in you
- Answer the question - Take it down a notch
I slipped her a bad deviled egg
I didn't think it would actually work
You got to play the lead didn't you?
Was that going to happen if I hadn't stepped in?
I need a moment
- Is he dead? - No
Now she thinks he's in her gym locker
Why the screaming?
That was me she stepped on my toe
We're ready to begin, people
Miss Jenn just talked to Ricky he is running late
Who cares?
You might considering you're his understudy
We're blocking the Troy Gabriella duet
You're on, lovers
- Really? - We don't know... Yes
No, I haven't yet
Can we do whatever we're doing at dinner now?
We'll have dinner here I'll order in
No, we can go out
The Thai place delivers You like the spring rolls
- Not the veggie ones... - Guys, talk to me
Are we moving to Chicago?
No
I am
Sweetheart, we have decided to legally separate
I thought you were coming back to see some counselor
to make things right
- Can we sit down? - I don't want to sit down
- The last thing you guys told me... - We did see somebody...
While you were in different cities?
How is that supposed to help?
Ricky, this isn't your fault, you're...
You're actually the one thing that has held your dad and I together
- these past few years - We're quoting the counselor
You don't agree? What do you want to say?
I don't know I thought I had two more hours
You know what? I have got a rehearsal
Honey, I'm sorry
- We'll pick this up at dinner - Not sure when I get out
It's a musical, lots of scenes could be tomorrow
I'll call you
Can I get you to move a little closer to each other?
Little more
Come on, guys we're blocking this as a love story
not a SARS epidemic
I think that chair was over there
I can move it over in the scene
- Feels awkward - No it's light
I can lift it above my head and walk
Sweetie, no one is walking with furniture on their head
This isn't The Lion King
Strike the chair, please
- With what? - Take it away, remove it
Troy, once the intro begins
cross downstage and plant yourself at the piano
Which should be further downstage, okay?
No, dear, that would be upstage
Okay, Gabriella you slowly approach the piano
and rest an arm on it, naturally
Can we make sure her bookbag is off stage right?
Sure
Which way is that?
Why do these people talk in code?
Up means down strike means move
She says break a leg
and I'm like, what did my leg ever do to you?
I never should have joined the crew
Okey-dokey
Take it from Now, that's really nice
"It's hard to believe that I couldn't see"
"You were always there beside me"
"Thought I was alone with no one to hold"
"But you were always there beside me"
"This feeling is like no other"
"I want you to know"
"I have never had someone"
"That knows me like you do"
"The way you do"
"I have never had someone"
"As good for me as you"
"No one like you"
"So lonely before"
"I finally found"
"What I have been looking for"
Well, this is a choice
Okay, I have more chemistry with the woman
and definitely doesn't color my hair
What's up with these two?
Okay, freeze
Nini, sweetie
This reprise comes at a decisive moment in the story
once your hearts have joined
It's a love song
Were you not getting that?
I would like you to get to his heart without cracking his rib cage
Sorry I'm late
My mom she caught an earlier flight
Where are we?
- Scene seven - Right
I don't have it, could I borrow...
You need your script, Ricky and a pencil
It's a blocking rehearsal
Could I borrow a pencil?
- You can share mine - No actually he can't
When you come to rehearsal people, you come prepared
- Was he in your gym locker? - No, just my cherry lip balm
But it had Elliot's teeth marks in it
- I'm sure that wouldn't hurt him - It's sparkly
Then it'll be easier to find him
If he smiles
Natalie, we feel your pain
but I was just explaining what a constructive rehearsal requires
Focus, and honestly another day like this
and I am showing up with my emotional support coyote
Miss, Jenn, I know the scene
Would you wait for me in my office please?
Thank you
Wait, are we done?
We are, Ms. Darbus
Take a note
This is what a frustrated drama teacher looks like
Go, scoot
Come back when you are ready to be punctual
park your distractions at the door and take the work in here seriously
The bottom line is you made a commitment to be here, Ricky
A big role comes with big responsibility
You and Nini set the tone for the rest of the cast
- Understood - Really?
Well, unless it's a family emergency...
My parents are splitting up
For real
I'm so sorry to hear that
I know exactly how you feel
I went through the same thing
When I was 14, my mother and father called it quits
Well, not my father, my stepfather
I never knew my real dad
He was a telephone repairman who fell in love with long distances
It's not my line, Tennessee Williams, but you get my drift
My real father sold pagers
But Jack, my stepfather, he was a pivotal figure who inspired me
He was so gentle and soft-spoken
- Miss Jenn - He loved poetry and music
hated violence of any kind
Miss Jenn, I think there's a rat eating your protein bar
Hey! Hey, Miss Jenn, stop
I could just catch it and take it outside
Take it to Natalie Bagley it's her hamster
He escaped from his box can you blame him?
That girl is so needy
Wait, where did he go?
Might be under the sofa?
Can I lure him with that protein bar?
Absolutely not that is my dinner
I can stay here and catch him
Ricky, you can't stay here
You should go home and be with your family
Now you have a chance to be a hero
Stay away from me
Girls like her love a comeback
You set me up and then sold me out
- So if I were you, I would cool it - Please
Don't waste your energy hating on me
Start thinking of the long game
Opening night is six weeks out, dude
Follow me, and you'll have the part of Troy and the girl
I hate to tell you this
but around here, seniors don't follow sophomores
How do people like that live with themselves?
How do they sleep at night?
Like a shark, eyes open
He's always looking for his next victim
We have been dating for, like, two months
and I don't even know this person
Neen, it's called a blind spot everybody has got them
Why do you think I flunked my driver's test?
If he's willing to do that to somebody
how long before he tries to poison me?
Hey! Yes, excuse me, over here
Yes, I know you don't know me very well, but guess what?
You probably know him even less
Have you eaten today?
Is that him? Is that EJ?
Did he text you because I'm not answering?
This fool is working my last nerve
Just tell him I went out shopping for a lie detector
It's not EJ, it's Tonya Freeman
- Who's that? - This senior on costume crew
She made herself head designer
and vetoed every one of my suggestions
- Treats me like a child - Did you tell Miss Jenn?
I don't need Miss Jenn to fight my battles
If Tonya wants to trash my turtlenecks
I'll T-bone her track pants
Who's wearing track pants?
If it were up to Tonya, everybody
You want me to say something?
You can't keep a senior from acting like a senior
This attitude comes with the territory
I'll just shut my mouth and focus on make-up crew
No, don't do that you need to fight
You need to demand respect you need to call him out
Tonya is a her and I'm going to get you some food
Don't
Whose tent is this?
Shiggy, the tall guy who hangs the lights
Right, real quiet, never speaks?
Yes, it's called rolling electrocutions
These are your choices
A very sad-looking bran muffin or some really shriveled-up carrots
Don't look now but your shark's cousin is here
Hey
Hey! Ashlyn! You don't have to avoid me
No, I'm not avoiding
I just decided to make a half-caff mocha frappe at home
Listen, no matter what happens between me and EJ
there's no bad blood between us
I mean, you might have some because you are related to him
but that is not your fault
Nini, I really don't want to be in the middle
Wait, you're not
It's not like you knew what he did
You knew what he did
And you knew about the hot egg and Emily Pratt?
Not till today but I'm not totally surprised
Are you totally disgusted?
A little, but he's EJ
He tends to do the wrong things for the right reasons
No, you cannot possibly defend him
No, I'm not, I'm not
Look, I know what he did sucks but he loves you
- and he's hurting right now and... - Yes, and what?
What am I supposed to do with that?
Find some way to forgive him?
Tell me when to stop
Do you like it hard or soft?
Are you sure this is even a bed?
Can you sleep on a pool toy?
Leave it I can just sleep on the floor
Your parents even know you're staying over?
Are they cool with this?
I texted them but I'm not asking for permission
- They're going to work it out - No, they're not
Okay, cool
- Do you want to play Fortnite? - No
- Watch a movie? - Not tonight
Great, we'll YouTube
I found this insane video of a girl in Delaware
who says she got rid of her psoriasis by eating her dog's kibble
Gross
What is all this?
That's a C-PAP machine
My mom got it for me for my sleep apnea
It's loud but I drown it out with this
There's a rainforest setting that's pretty dope
There's also raging storm
You're not scared of thunder are you?
Do you think you should call your mom?
At least say good night or goodbye, or...
I don't know
- I'm really sorry, dude - Let's watch kibble girl
Look, I know this happens people change, parents drift apart
I just... I really thought they were on the mend, you know?
And after everything that has been going on with...
I guess I'm not good at rolling with stuff
when everything feels different
Hey, Kourt
Hey, just checking to make sure you are okay
Yes, I'm fine
- You sure? - Yes
It happened, it's over, life goes on
Plus, I just blocked EJ's number so... Problem solved
You know it's okay to be sad too, right?
Yes, I know
Nini, it's okay to be sad
Yes Okay, thanks, Kourt
Call me anytime, okay?
I will, you are the best
Bye-bye!
"I found a boy told me I was a star"
"Held the door held my hand in the dark"
"And he's perfect on paper but he's lying to my face"
"Does he think that I'm the kind of girl who needs to be saved"
"Thanks, Carol"
- Hey, Mom! - Hi, there
Whose are those?
Ricky's
Why are they here?
Because the rest of him is in the bathroom changing into pajamas
or whatever else I gave him to wear
- Mom - Hold on, hold on
There's something going on at home
His mom is back, but I don't think she's going to stay very long
And I talked to his dad
and he said he's fine with him spending the night here...
Spending the night?
Mom, no, I can't deal with any more drama today please
- Nini... - I have had the worst day ever
Sweetie, I'm guessing not as bad as his
Yes
Hey
Well, I got to say that looks better on you
than it does on me
It's kind of comfy
So are my Birkenstocks but let's draw the line here
Yes, well... Sleep tight
Hey, thanks again for letting me stay
Thank you
I probably should have called you
and asked how you felt about me being here, I didn't...
It's okay, you wouldn't have reached me
I turned my phone off
So, what's going on at home?
How long is your mom staying?
I don't...
Well, if things ever get really tense
you know you can always hang here
I'm really scared
I'm really scared this time
It feels different already
But...
I mean, that's all it is, right?
Different? I mean that's not necessarily bad
It's really hard to talk about it, you know?
Not with you but anyone else, it's like...
Well, you can always talk to me about anything anytime, okay?
I know, things are kind of weird between us
but, we're friends, right?
- Yes - You know that
Do you need another pillow?
- Or... Yes - No, no, that's great
- Yes, thank you - Okay, no problem
- Good night, Ricky - Good night
No, I shouldn't
- Yes - Yes, right, no, yes
I get it, friends
You know what? These pillows get really flat
They're more of a placemat
So, I'll go get you a better one from upstairs, yes
Hey, I got your text
Yes, I still want her back more than anything
What's your plan?
You are taking me to the homecoming dance
What?
Don't ask questions
"And there's one more boy he's from my past"
"We fell in love but it didn't last"
"Because the second I figure it out he pushes me away"
"I won't fight for love if you won't meet me halfway"
"And I say that I'm through but this song is still for you"
"All I want is love that lasts"
"Is all I want too much to ask?"
"Is it something wrong with me?"
"All I want is a good guy"
"Are my expectations far too high?"
"Try my best but what can I say?"
"All I have is myself at the end of the day"
"But shouldn't that be enough for me?"
Hey
It's after 11:00
I thought you were spending the night...
Yes, that didn't work out decided to come home
Well, I'm glad did you have dinner?
I had some chips at Big Red's
Well, that's not dinner So, I'll make you something to eat
Hey, Mom?
Yes?
How long are you staying?
I'm not sure
But at least until the end of the week
Good
"It's hard to believe that I couldn't see"
"You were always there beside me"