02x05 - The Demon King

[bunniefuu]

- [siren blaring]
- [somber music playing]

[Harper] It haunted her.

[monitor beeping]

Consumed her.

[Amerie] She needed to know the truth.

[Darren] She'd been so close to unmasking
the figure who had haunted her mind.

[echoing] Quinni.

[Malakai] Had it all been for nothing?

[monitor flatlining]

[Amerie] No.
This was a test of her resolve.

[Rowan] One she would rise to meet.

[steady beeping]

[Darren] She would finish
what she started.

[Quinni] Because she was
Angeline of the Underworld.

- [gasps]
- [intense music playing]

- [gentle music playing]
- [birds chirping]

[rhythmic knocking at door]

Hello.

How you feeling?

Better now that I've been home a few days.

We have something for you.

I got the whole year group
to sign it at school yesterday.

Oh, my God. This is genius.

This is such an obvious way
to crosscheck handwriting samples.

[intriguing music playing]

[Amerie] Whoa, okay,
that is a lot of string.

[Darren] Yeah.

How long have
you been doing this for, babe?

[Quinni] Since the first att*ck.

Oh...

Okay. Well, you know, there haven't been
any more Bird Psycho att*cks since camp,

so, I think we might be
in the clear, Quinn.

Hang on. It probably takes a lot of time

- to plan all those att*cks.
- [clears throat]

Right.

I think it's over.

They probably freaked out when
they nearly k*lled you, so... [exclaims]

Or they realized I was closing in on them.

Okay, well, either way, you don't need to
investigate anymore, babe.

The case hasn't been solved yet.

[Amerie] I know, and I really appreciate
all the work that you put in,

but I think we want you
to focus on getting better now.

- We'll help you pack it down.
- No, I'm fine.

If you guys want to help me,
ask Jojo if she knows where my phone is.

You can also get me
some more red string and Post-it notes.

[sighs] I wish these crime shows were more
honest about their production resources.

[Darren] Mm-hmm.

[intriguing music continues]

[music fades]

[Jojo] I was against
the activity from the start.

[Woodsy] Okay.

I have read the incident report

and you both failed woefully
in your duty of care.

We are lucky that the Gallagher-Jones
aren't going to sue.

So, here's what's going to happen.

Both the SLT and the CUMLOR...

The Comprehensive Understanding
of Masculinity classes,

will be suspended until the end of term.

- What? But...
- No!

The electives will be reassessed next term

in consultation
with the new school captain

because, clearly, you two
can't put your own agendas aside.

- I really don't think that this is...
- I really don't care what you think.

- Yeah, me neither...
- [Woodsy] You,

- even less.
- [Jojo] Mmm.

And that is your cue
to get out of my office.

- Go.
- [Voss] Not fair.

- Gosh.
- [door opens]

[pensive music playing]

- [door closes]
- [sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

What, is it...

Is it about what happened at camp, 'cause...

Yeah, I said I was sorry.
I was completely...

It's not about camp.

Then what?

I just...

I don't think you're ready for this.

No, I am.

No, you're... You're still
figuring stuff out, and that's fine.

I just don't want to be
collateral while you do.

[sighs] Rowan, I... I really like you.

I like you too.

That's kind of why I have to do this.

Yeah, but can't you just...

You can tell me
what I can do to make it right.

I... I can fix it.

How is this this easy for you?

It's not easy for me.

Right.

Yeah, I guess that's that then. [sniffles]

- [footsteps receding]
- [melancholic music playing]

[Sasha] Vote for Sasha!

- Bubble tea?
- [Malakai] No, thanks.

Hello, ladies. Ooh.

[smacks lips] Ah.

Tastes like defeat.

What do you want, Spider?

Just, uh, came to offer you some
custom CUMLORDS merch.

Hot off the press.

The f*ck am I supposed to do with this?

I'm sure you can think of something.

["Fell In Love" by Jesswar playing]

[Missy moaning]

- [Spider breathing heavily]
- [Missy moaning loudly]

Bloody hell.

Any louder, you'll get us both expelled.

You look so f*cking pleased with yourself.

- ♪ That's us for the weekend, deep end ♪
- [both laugh]

♪ Bodies outside and they tweaking ♪

All right, then. Your turn.

Uh... [sputters] No, I'm good.

[scoffs] Yeah, okay.

No, no, for real. For real

I just, um...
I just like making you feel good.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Yeah, 100%.

[clicks tongue] Works for me.

♪ Don't trust anybody like many men ♪

♪ Self-made like badman, uh ♪

♪ Fell in love with a bad bitch ♪

Tell anyone about this,
I'll f*cking k*ll you, yeah?

- Uh, yep.
- [school bell rings]

"Each party's assigned
a seat in the lower house."

"The party with the majority seats win."

[Ca$h] Who cares. They're all tossers,
sh1tting their pants at Engadine Maccas.

I'm never voting for any of 'em.

[Darren] You have to vote.

[Ca$h] What? No, you don't.

[Darren] What? Yes, you do.

- Did you not register when you turned 18?
- [Ca$h] Mm-mm.

- They'll send you back to jail.
- [whimsical music playing]

You're 18.

I've been looking for places to rent,
but no one wants me 'cause I'm not 18.

That's illegal.

I looked into it
when I wanted to move out of Mum's.

Yeah, but landlords and real estate agents
are abortions of Satan,

and I've been trying to get a fake ID.

But now I'm thinking,
what if we all move in together?

Wouldn't that be sick?
The three of us in our own place.

Wait, I'm obsessed with this idea.

I've been crashing at yours every night.

And it would mean we won't have to listen
to Nan and Roger's live sex shows.

Yeah, I don't know.

What about Amerie, won't she be cut?

Well, I need my own space.
She'll understand.

Hey, you guys,

we will be the epicenter
of social life at Hartley.

I'm seeing monthly themed parties,
trash TV too.

- Yes!
- Whoa, can we just pump the brakes

for a second.
I'm not sure this is a good idea.

What do you mean? It's the best idea

- any of us have ever had.
- [Ca$h] I just...

I don't know if I can afford it.

Well, splitting it three ways,
it won't be that much.

[Ca$h] Well, also, like...

Nan, I don't think
she's ready for me to go yet.

We can stay close,
so you can still drop by and help out.

It's perfect.

- I don't see what the problem...
- I don't wanna do it!

Okay?

- [Harper clears throat]
- [Ca$h] Sorry. I...

I just can't.

- All right? So...
- [Harper] Yeah, that's cool.

I mean, it was just an idea.

[sighs] I gotta get to class.

Cases like this have...

- [knock at door]
- [Amerie] Hello! Um...

- Hello. Is anyone in there?
- What's the password?

[Amerie] Um...

- "Please"?
- [boy] Incorrect.

It's one of Kurosawa's
more prominent films.

[door rattles, bangs open]

[students groaning]

[Amerie] Attention, computer people!

Sorry to interrupt,
but this is an emergency.

Without your assistance...

[intriguing music playing]

...I may not win school captain.

- Get out!
- [all shouting]

Okay! Hey, if you think Sasha's gonna
let you play Roman Polanski films

or Spider won't turn this room
into his personal jerkoff palace,

you are sorely mistaken.

What do you want us to do?

I'm glad you asked, my oily-faced friend.

I need help making a campaign video.

- [student groans]
- Hard pass.

Fine.

I'll do it myself.

[boy] Thank you.

Ugh. [exhales]

[whistling loudly]

Does anyone know
if this computer has PowerPoint?

- [student 1] Nobody uses PowerPoint.
- [student 2] Get out of here, Map Bitch.

[sighs deeply]

Care to explain what happened earlier?

I'm sorry. I... I snapped, okay?

I just... I don't wanna rush things.

So should I expect breadcrumbing
before you go ghost me altogether?

No, no, no, no. That's not it.

[sighs]

If you don't wanna move in together,
that's fine.

Just tell me why.
I thought we were in a good place.

We are.

So why rush things?

Like, let's just illchay for a little bit,
you know?

Why do I feel like
there's something you're not telling me?

- What the hell? Is that Quinni?
- [intriguing music playing]

Quinni, what are you doing here?

The front desk told me to stop calling,
but I need to know about my phone.

We've sent a letter out to parents
asking if anyone picked up a phone,

- but we...
- No, it wasn't picked up. It was stolen.

That's okay, babe. We'll sort it out.

But you really shouldn't be here.

[Jojo] Darren's right.

I'll speak to Principal Woods
and see if we can get an update.

But right now,
you need to go home and rest up, okay?

[sighs] Can you authorize a locker search?

I'll see what I can do.

Maybe Darren can walk you home.

Yeah, there's nothing I'd love more.

Come on.

[Quinni] But my phone is the key
to finding Bird Psycho. Ugh!

[fireworks whistle, pop]

- [quirky music playing]
- [glass shatters]

- [warbles]
- [whooshes]

- Not bad, right?
- [horn honking]

It's terrible.

And not in a Tommy Wiseau kind of way.

In a Brian De Palma,
Mission to Mars kind of way.

Knowing loads of films
isn't gonna make Zoe f*ck you.

It will one day, peasant.

[music fades]

You need some help?

Really?

Ah, people using clip art
makes my soul kind of sad.

[both laugh]

Okay. Um...

So what do I do?

Uh, okay. Well, um...

You need to grab people's attention
a bit more.

Yes, great. Um, how do I do that?

It depends.

Do you wanna run a clean campaign,
or do you wanna win?

What do you have in mind?

[intriguing music playing]

- [school bell rings]
- Just tell me.

There's nothing to tell.

Miss.

We dated for a year.

I know your post-O glow.

[laughs] I f*cking knew it. Who is she?

Well, "she" is a "he," actually.

Okay.

Okay. Missy's back on the D-train.

Huh? Cute. Okay, so do I know him or?

No, no, no. I mean,
he's from my mother-in-law's country,

uh, up north, near my uncle's
woman's... niece's land.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah!

Uh, totally. Gotcha. Um...

- So do you like him?
- No, no, no.

- We're just hooking up.
- Sure? It's okay if you do.

No, Sash, I f*cking don't.

Does he hold you in his arms after sex?

- Ew! No!
- [laughing]

I mean, actually,
all he wants to do is go down on me.

What? [chuckles]

Oh, my God. Did you dream him up?

Because I've never heard of a guy
not prioritizing his own pleasure.

[scoffs] I mean,
I'm not about to start protesting.

Oh, my God. Yeah.
Just keep him down there.

They can't say anything stupid
when their mouth is full.

That's cute.

Anyways, I gotta go to class.

- [quirky music playing]
- God. Did you plan that?

- How did you know she'd do that?
- Purely coincidence.

Don't know if we'll get that lucky
with the CUMLORDS.

Please, they tell on themselves for fun.

No. Voss does perimeter checks
for every meet up now.

How do you feel about going undercover?

["Factory Man" by C.O.F.F.I.N playing]

I don't know about you boys,
but I'm pretty bloody sick of this school

making males the scapegoats.

Now, leave it with me.

I will find a way to keep the LORDS alive.

'Cause they can take our weekly meet-up,

but they will never take our freedom...

[Spider] Yeah!

- ...of speech!
- [all] Yeah!

C-U-M!

[all chanting] C-U-M! C-U-M!

C-U-M! C-U-M!

C-U-M! C-U-M!

C-U-M! C-U-M!

[all shouting]

[Amerie and Rowan laughing]

[Amerie] Oh!

You know, I saw a nature doco
about gorillas in heat

- that was scarily similar to this.
- [laughing]

Hey, what are you laughing at?

You and your boyfriend
are part of that messed up club.

[CUMLORDS chanting on phone]
C-U-M! C-U-M! C-U-M!

Didn't mean to make it weird. Um...

Uh, no, no, it... It's fine.

Uh, we actually broke up this morning.

Well, I broke up with him.

Um...

I'm... I'm so sorry.

Yeah. Right. Me too.

Guess that explains
why he wasn't in maths this morning.

Is he okay?

Yeah, I think he took it fine.

- ♪ Nothing's fine, I'm torn ♪
- [sobbing]

- ♪ I'm all out of faith ♪
- [knock at door]

[woman] You okay in there, bub?

You wanna talk about it?

I'm good. [sobbing]

♪ Lying naked on the floor ♪

♪ Illusion never changed ♪

[groans]

[muffled] ♪ Into something real ♪

- [sighs]
- We gotta tell him at some point.

You really think now's the time,

be my guest.

All right, baby.
Let us know if you need anything.

More ice cream?

What? He's cleaned us out.

[suspenseful music playing]

- [CUMLORDS shouting on recording]
- [Amerie and Rowan laugh]

Oh, my... Rowan!

I had no idea you were
such a gunner with this sh*t.

Ah, I mean, being in the AV club isn't
really the sort of thing you brag about.

- [chuckles]
- True.

Well, thank you.

I know it's a bit weird after everything.

Hey, you and Malakai,
that wasn't about me, right?

Uh, no.

[hesitates] Not really.

Uh, it's complicated.

Uh, I think sometimes we cling
to a few nice moments with someone

and make them bigger than they were.

But actually, we've spent
the majority of the time

forcing something that doesn't fit.

Does that make sense?

It makes total sense.

I could just tell Malakai wasn't all in.

And I deserve someone who is...
I think everyone does.

Anyway, I guess
I'll have to just keep waiting

for my Pete and Ellie moment.

Pete and Ellie?

- It Happened One Night?
- [whooshes]

You haven't seen it?

No.

Wow! No!

Unfortunately, now your campaign video
is now irrelevant.

Trust me, you'll thank me later.

[Amerie chuckles]

[keyboard clacking]

- [movie starts playing]
- [Amerie laughs]

I don't want it now.

I thought you said you were hungry.

- I was, but...
- But what?

[Amerie chuckling] Wow.

Even when they're fighting,
you can tell they're meant to be.

This is what I mean.

This is what romance should be.

I know it's naive to expect it
to always be like this, but...

We can hope.

Exactly. We can hope.

["Coming Through"
by Willis Earl Beal playing]

♪ You may never know
The machinations of the show... ♪

[cell phone chimes]

[sighs] Oh, sh*t. Um...

I told Darren and Harper I'd meet them.

sh*t! The video. Uh...

It's cool. No, you...

You can just come to mine tomorrow night
if you want. Finish it then.

Really? Yeah. Yeah, that'd be amazing.

Um... Yeah.

♪ And the truth
Will soon becoming through ♪

- Did you try calling her?
- [music playing on speakers]

- Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
- [gasps]

Jesus, Map Bitch.

I'm so sorry. [panting]

[Harper] Where have you been?

Oh, I was editing my campaign video
with Rowan.

Does Malakai know you were
spending the afternoon with his boyfriend?

I'll have you know they broke up actually.

[chuckles]

What did you do?

Oh, my God, nothing. Jesus.

Are you getting back with Malakai?

No. Oh, my... [hesitates]

Can we please get off this topic?

I thought we were here
to talk about Quinni.

Okay.

So, tomorrow I'm thinking

we get her out of her room
and do something super fun.

Remind her there's more to life
than Bird Psycho.

- So, suggestions for activities...
- [Amerie] Hmm.

There are no bad ideas. Go.

- There's a day rave in Marrickville.
- [cell phone vibrates]

No, we should go axe throwing.

[Darren winces] Guys, I said no bad ideas.

My mum wants me
to help clean out the fridge.

Maybe we could make it like
a fun team-building type thing.

Uh, it's, like, Nan. I gotta take this.

Okay, you guys, let's think of activities
Quinni actually enjoys.

- [Amerie] Hip-hop dance class.
- [Darren] She'd rather clean your fridge.

[cell phone vibrates]

Is it 'cause of me?

What?

The reason
you don't wanna move in together.

Is it too weird for you?

Are you worried what people will think
or that it will trigger me?

[pensive music playing]

- I'm just not ready.
- [door opens]

How quickly can you two
whip up amphibian costumes?

["All I Have To Offer You Is Me" playing]

[song continues over stereo]

- [knock on door]
- [door opens]

[woman] Bub, someone's here to see you.

Hmm? Hmm?

Ugh! Jesus, are you trying
to gas yourself?

[song stops]

[exhales deeply]

Taking the breakup well then?

Are you just gonna sit in here
for the rest of the term?

- [Malakai] I don't know.
- Mm.

How do I keep getting this sh*t so wrong?

I figured going with a guy
would be easier.

Less of a head-f*ck, you know?

Mmm, I hate to break it to you,
but you fellas are worse.

It's all shrugs and grunts.

I have no idea if my brothers
will have a full-blown meltdown

or they're just hungry.

In fairness, we are
usually just hungry, so...

[chuckles]

- [Missy] Oi...
- Hmm.

Do you think it's weird
if a guy only wants to go down on you?

[scoffs] Oi, you got
a boy toy all of a sudden, eh?

Come on. Who is it, you big hole?

Oh, no one you know.

But yeah, no.

He only wants to eat
at the downstairs restaurant

and nothing in return.

Eh. Pretty sus. [scoffs]

Maybe he's got another woman.

Tsk. No, that's not it.

Well, then, I don't know.

Maybe he's got a bent budoo.

[chuckles] Or an infection or...

I don't know. He's just...

He's what?

I dunno...
He's just not that sure about you.

Well, maybe Rowan's not sure about you.

Yeah... [sighs]

Uh...

No, you know what? f*ck that. f*ck that.

We're not the problem.

We're bloody bisexual icons.

Yeah. Well, yeah, yeah.

I mean, our old people didn't fight
for us to sit here and talk about

people that are just blessed
to have our attention.

You know what? From now on,
we cut. No questions asked.

No answers needed.

If it disturbs my peace, jog on, c**t.

Oh, f*cking oath, sis.

Self-improvement, who needs it?

[chuckles]

I need you to tell me
why I'm a sh*t boyfriend.

Got a pen?

You don't get to be unsure about me.

- I'm the one who's unsure about you.
- Now is not the right time...

[exhales sharply] Whoa!

[woman] Who's your friend, Spencer?

Hi.

I'm Missy.

Hi, Missy. I'm Cait.

Yep. Okay, good. Uh...

Hey, Missy's
probably gotta go now, Mum. So...

Don't be so rude.
We're about to have some lunch.

You wanna join us?

Come on. Come this way. I've made plenty.

[whispers] Don't. You have to go.

- She's asked me to eat... Rude!
- Just leave!

Please.

Chill.

[sighs softly]

[Amerie] Number seven,

don't f*ck a girl in the stairwell
and then tell her you wanna go casual.

Which leads me to my next point.

Number eight,

don't use the word casual
if you actually mean

"buy myself time
while I figure out if I'm into dudes."

Which by the way,
is a journey of self-discovery

that your girlfriend would've been
more than happy to support.

Number nine,

when your girlfriend
senses something's wrong

but you insist it's all in her head,
only to later reveal

that there actually was something wrong,

that's called gaslighting.

Okay? Ten...

And this is important,
so get it down word for word.

Don't turn up
at your ex-girlfriend's house

asking for tips on how to win back
the guy you left her for.

Yeah.

Understood.

Okay, I think that's it.

So, any questions?

Uh, no, that was very comprehensive.

Thanks.

[sighs] I'm sorry. I just...

I know I shouldn't have come here, but...

Look, Rowan,
he never really gave me a reason

why he ended things,
and it's just driving me crazy, like...

Yeah, it's so annoying
when guys won't just tell you

what's going on in their heads.

Yep. Yeah, fair.

For the record, it wasn't all bad.

I could make a list of good things too.

- That really wouldn't hurt right now.
- [chuckles]

Okay, well, um...

You're kind and really thoughtful,

and you bring that out in other people.

[gentle music playing]

You're smart, but in a way
that never makes other people feel dumb.

Oh! You always turn bugs back over
when they're stuck on their backs.

So there's that.

[sighs, mumbles]

[music stops]

- Whoa! What are you doing, Malakai?
- Sorry.

Just everything you were saying...

I was just trying to tell you
that you're not an entirely sh*t guy.

That's it.

But I think we need to do
our own thing for a while.

Yeah. Sorry. Uh... [sighs]

I really messed things up, eh?

Honestly, I could just tell
that you weren't all in.

I think I deserve more than that.

I mean, every couple
has their sh*t, Amerie, but...

I know we can't expect it to be
some fairy tale.

Maybe not, but I can hope.

Hmm.

Actually, sorry, I... I do have a question.

Yeah?

Why are you dressed like a frog?

Why are you dressed like a frog?

["Hello, Alright, You Got That?"
[playing]

♪ You think life's more fun with culture ♪

- [grunts]
- [people cheer]

♪ Without the jingling and the jangling ♪

♪ And the stares of your local mall ♪

What are we doing here?

We just thought after everything

you might need a day
filled with your favorite things.

So today is everything cute and fluffy.
Nothing else. Agreed?

Agreed.

And you wanted to
take her to a hip-hop class.

- We're brainstorming.
- I'm gonna go get the tickets.

[Ca$h] Hey, Quinni.

- You ready to hop to it?
- [Amerie chuckles]

All right, calm down, Eshay the Frog.

Eshay the Frog would've
been a mad mascot for your campaign.

Too bad I already sh*t the video. Damn!

What video?

Oh, Rowan's just been helping me
make this little campaign ad.

I didn't know that was
part of our strategy.

It wasn't, but after camp,
I really needed something

to help me get back in the conversation.

I just I didn't want to bother you
while you were still recovering.

[Darren] Let's go, b*tches!

[all cheer]

[breathing heavily]

[echoing] Ribbit. Ribbit.

Wait, let me leapfrog you.

- [breathing heavily]
- [Amerie's laughter echoing]

[intense music builds up, fades]

["Soul Rockin'" by The Afro Soul-Tet
playing softly over speakers]

This is one of my favorite pieces.

Honestly, Spenny,

could you not find something
more appropriate for Missy to wear?

What's wrong with it?

It's offensive.

Missy, I mean, how do you feel
about wearing this phallocentric garbage?

Oh. [chuckles] Branded.

Exactly. Thank you.

You know, I always hoped
that this election might be

a sign that Spenny was growing up a bit.

And then I find out that his party
is called the CUMLORDS.

- You don't even know my policies.
- Oh.

We plan on destroying him
in the end-of-term debate.

Are you running as well?

Thank God.

No, no, no. I'm just running as vice.

[Cait] See? That is a waste.

I can already tell that you're way
too smart to be in someone else's shadow.

Nah, it's all right. I don't mind.

Plus, Sasha is the perfect person
for the position.

Hmm. Well, you just make sure
that he treats the two of you

with more respect than he does me.

[Missy chuckles]

Oh, I've got some yarns.

Really?

Well, you stay right there
and I'll be back with the lunch.

[Spider sighs]

Okay, make it make sense for me.

How is this your mum?

Yeah. I don't even know who she is.

My real parents
are buried in the backyard.

- [Cait] Yeah, well, that makes more sense.
- [laughs]

- [kids laughing]
- [Harper] He tried to kiss you?

[Amerie] Yep, but I said no.

In fact, I actually told him
that I deserved better.

Where did this
"I know my boundaries" bitch come from?

[Amerie] It was actually
something Rowan said.

Is there something happening
between you and Rowan now?

[Darren] I have so much to fill you in on.

I took the biggest relief poo after.

[Harper] And she's back.

Here you go, mate.

["Quarterlife" by Wallice playing]

♪ Another week has come and gone ♪

♪ Seasons change and time is moving on ♪

♪ What do I have here to show? ♪

♪ Time Square felt so long ago ♪

♪ Who am I to say it′s destiny? ♪

♪ To make a living off of being me ♪

[tiger growls softly]

♪ In one ear I'm Mr. Big sh*t ♪

♪ Out the other without a second thought ♪

[Ca$h] That's so mad, eh?

I... I had a, like, a pair of TNs
that pretty much looked like one of those.

[Ca$h sniffs]

Hey, Quinni.

You good?

Is it just me
or is everything really wrong and weird?

No, it's not you. [sighs]

Darren and Harper are just pissy at me
'cause I won't move out with them.

They're moving out together?

What? No, no. No, no, no, no, no.

[hesitates] It... Like, it was a...
It was a dumb idea

that they were chucking around,
but I shut it down.

So it's... it's totally not happening.

[somber music playing]

You know, um, we... we should...
We should check out the capybaras.

I love those mad c**ts.

[Cait laughs] No.

[Cait laughing]

[Missy] It's true.

They wrote it all down
on little pieces of paper

and then buried them in the dirt.

["Vente Pacá" by G. Combo
playing softly over speakers]

Oi, we're just playing.

No, don't you dare apologize for calling
these boys out on their nonsense.

Oh. They're all right.
They're just idiots.

[Cait] No. That's part of the problem.

It's all pretty harmless until it's not.

Mum!

Can you not?

Am I not allowed to have an opinion
on the subjects that concern me?

Honestly, Spenny,
how can you run for school captain

when you can't listen
to another point of view?

No, I can.
I just don't wanna listen to yours.

[Cait sighs] You just make sure that
my son treats you right, okay?

Don't you fall for any of his BS.

Can you stop talking about me
like I'm not here?

[Cait chuckles] Oh, Spenny,
we're just gasbagging.

Don't be so defensive.

[in French] That's it, Mum,
drink another glass.

Good idea.

Thank you, Spencer.

I will do exactly that.

[sighs]

- [pensive music playing]
- [breathing deeply]

[all in English, muffled] Happy birthday!

Ribbit, ribbit!

[Quinni] You guys didn't
have to do all this.

We wanted to. Um...

Here.

What is it?

[emotional music playing]

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
You found it. I can't believe...

- That's not...
- I don't deserve friends like you. My God!

- Who had it? Where was it?
- Uh...

Hey, Quinni. Um...

That's not my cover photo.

[Darren] It's a new phone.

We couldn't find the old one, so...

We think whoever stole it
ditched it somewhere.

But it's nearly exactly
the same as your old phone.

It took some... [clears throat]
not-so-legal sh*t to get that.

And making that replica
of your cover was not easy.

But it wasn't about the phone.

It would have shown us who Bird Psycho is.

- We said you didn't need to do that.
- [Quinni] But I want to.

- Okay, but why?
- Because everything's changing.

You're making videos with Rowan.

Darren and Harper are moving out together.

There's too many conversations
happening too fast.

[gasping] I don't want to be a burden,
but I'm never given any time

or warning to prepare. [sniffles]

And then I find this thing.

This one thing that I can control,
that I can share with you all

and participate in,
that I'd be useful for,

and I'm told
that I'm doing that wrong too.

It's just not fair!

Quinni...

You're moving out?

[poignant music playing]

- How long have you been feeling like this?
- [sniffling]

A while.

I just didn't bother anyone with it.

I get that.

[inhales sharply]

I just don't know what to do about it.

Well, why can't we just go back
to the way things used to be?

So I break up with Ca$h and tell Harper
she can't hang out with us?

No, not that. [sniffles]

I guess I just want
everything to slow down a bit.

That's fair.

But... things change.

And they're gonna keep on changing.

We can't not grow as people
just because it's hard for you.

[sighs]

Maybe you need to find new ways of coping,

healthier ways that aren't
nearly going to get you k*lled.

'Cause you're all so healthy.

Quinni, I love you.

But the world can't always
play by your rules.

My rules?

The world's never played by my rules.

I've spent my entire life
playing by your rules.

Acting like they make
the tiniest bit of sense when they don't.

Do you know how exhausting that is?

So then stop.

- [sniffles]
- Just stop. No one is asking.

[sighs]

What I meant is...

No, you're right. I will stop.

No more masking,
[sniffling] no more pretending,

no more worrying I'm gonna be
too much for anyone else.

- From now on, I look after number one...
- Quinni...

...same way you all do.

Starting now. [sniffles]

Fine.

[Quinni sniffles]

[Cait] Oh, well,
I always wanted a big family,

but sadly,
that wasn't on the cards for me.

Spenny is an IVF baby.

Oh. Really? I didn't know that.

Yeah, I always wanted a girl, of course.

And then there was
the double disappointment

when it became apparent
that Spencer doesn't have

a q*eer bone in his body.

[laughing]

I'm so sorry.

It's just toxic masculinity is just so...

It's so pervasive.

He was such a sweet little thing.

And when he hit puberty, it was like,
well, there's obviously just some

element of biology to it all, isn't there?

I mean, despite my best efforts,

there is something in the DNA of a man...

and it's just very dangerous.

Oh...

Spider can be a sh*t,
but he's not dangerous.

[Cait] Mm, mm, mm, mm!

No. But you know what I mean.

I had this nightmare.

And you'll understand this.

I think I read somewhere
that in indigenous lore,

it's the dreams that are the windows
to the future, right?

So I had... I had this dream...

that the police...

The police come to my door,

and they tell me that Spencer's...

God, I don't know if I can even say it.

[somber music playing]

That Spencer has done something
unforgivable to a girl.

I mean, what do I do?

Do you think that if a virus
got rid of all the men on the planet,

that all our problems
would disappear like that?

I reckon we'd be left with a few.

- Do you?
- [Missy] Mm-hmm.

- [Spider] Thanks for lunch, Mum.
- [pops lips]

- We should probably go upstairs.
- Yes. Thank you so much, Cait.

[laughing] Oh, it was my pleasure.

Lovely to see you.

[Missy] Oh, and by the way, um,

I think this painting
might actually be a fake.

[quirky music playing]

Oh. Yeah, look, made in China.

[music fades]

It's so weird. She just snapped.

And now Harper wants to yeet herself
away from me, too.

- ["Headlights On" playing softly]
- Oh, sorry for ranting.

[Rowan] That's okay.

Sorry your day was sh*t.

Hey, by the way,
I finished the movie last night.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yes.

- What'd you think?
- It was cute.

Made me wish I was born in the '30s.

Apart from, you know,
the w*r and depression

- and polio and stuff.
- [chuckles]

I like it 'cause it's a reminder that
the most beautiful love stories

can sometimes have painful beginnings.

It's a nice thought, you know.

Uh... Okay, do you wanna take
a look at where we're at?

Yeah, let's see it, Tarantino.

[Amerie grunts]

[on video] Your vote will shape
the culture of our school

and a generation of young minds.

What do you want your future to look like?

How easy would it be to add a cape in?

Well, you fancy yourself a hero then, huh?

- [both chuckle]
- I don't know. Probs not.

Bird Psycho's really been making me feel
like the villain lately.

Uh, villains are usually
the more interesting character.

[chuckles softly]

[Rowan chuckles]

["Cash Under Your Bed" by Punko
playing over speakers]

[Spider] Oh, I am so sorry that you
had to sit through that.

I'm sorry you have to live with that.

So let me guess, "If that's what
they think I am, that's what I'll be."

What?

Is that why you carry on
the way that you do?

It's just some sort of
giant "f*ck you" to your mum?

I get that it'd be
really hard not to react to,

but I don't buy any of that sh*t
she was saying.

You always have a choice
about the kind of man you wanna be.

Unfortunately for you,
you've chosen proper dickhead.

[both chuckle]

There's still time.

♪ I'm not looking for it ♪

♪ I'm not looking for it ♪

So, did you drive?

- Do you want me to drive you home or?
- Oh.

Yeah, no, I drove. So...

[Spider clears throat]

♪ It's taking time ♪

♪ To break this bond with you ♪

- ♪ It's taking time ♪
- [sighs]

Why don't you wanna f*ck me?

- What?
- Is it me?

Do I run my mouth too much?
Did I do something wrong?

- I haven't been with many guys before.
- No. No, no, no. It's not you.

I promise.

Well, what is it, then?
You just don't want to?

No, I... I do.

I... I really, really do.

I just can't.

Okay.

I'll go.

I can't get it up.

What?

At all? Like, ever?

♪ I'm not looking for it ♪

That's okay.

Like, we can still try if you want to.

I'm not gonna judge you or anything.

No, I think it just would end up
being embarrassing for both of us.

Okay.

Yeah. Like, whatever you want.

Cool.

So feel free to run away

whenever now.

♪ I'm not looking for it ♪

♪ I'm not looking for it ♪

[exhales] I've got nowhere to be.

You wanna watch a movie or something?

Maybe something French?

[Missy chuckles]

Kept that one a secret,
didn't you, Baguette boy?

[both chuckle]

Oui, oui, oui, monsieur. S'il vous plaît.

Petit miam.

- [laughing] Shut up!
- [laughs]

You got a laptop?

Yeah?

[both laughing]

That was the last we ever heard
of Reggie or his veggies.

[both laughing]

Roger was telling me today about
a warehouse he has in... in Matraville.

[Roger] Oh, yeah,
I, uh, run a few ventures,

you know,
out of the, uh, garage downstairs.

- You know?
- Mmm. Cool.

Uh, residential upstairs, you said?

[Roger] Mmm.

Well, I had a few friends staying,
you know, while they found their feet.

- Totally empty now, of course.
- Yeah.

[sniffs]

You've been, um, talking to Darren.

- [Ca$h sniffs]
- [sighs] I talk to Darren regularly.

We have a relationship
outside of you, you know.

We play Words with Friends.

You trying to kick me out? [sniffs]

Don't be a mullet. Of course I'm not.

I'm just trying to understand
why this isn't something you'd want.

Most kids your age would jump at it.

I don't know. [sniffs]

I guess I'd... I'd worry about you.

- [sniffs] And the money.
- I'm fine.

And Roger wouldn't
charge you a lot of rent.

Why is everyone
suddenly on one about this?

We just want to make sure
everything's okay.

[Ca$h] I'm fine.

God. How many times have
I got to say I'm okay...

- [glass shatters]
- [screams]

- Jesus Christ!
- [gasps]

sh*t!

- [engine revving]
- [tires screeching]

Fiddle me grandmother!

Oh, God almighty.

[foreboding music playing]

- ["Scrape" playing over speakers]
- [grunting]

[knocking at door]

♪ Get all my dope for the low
Double cup in the Benzo ♪

♪ Feeling like I am Big Moe
Screw head 'til my hearse ♪

♪ So watch this
I pour that wok... ♪

- [rapid knocking at door]
- Yeah, I'm f*cking coming.

[mumbles]

What's wrong with you?

You come to my nan's house
with that sh*t, ya dog?

- She's off limits!
- [grunts]

So is rattin' to the cops,
but here we f*cking are.

Had to get your attention
someway, didn't I, lad?

You're a hard bloke to get a hold of.

- What do you want from me?
- I need you to come back.

It's bad for business,
not having a school connect.

I can't.

I... I can't do that anymore.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

What do I gotta do to square up?

- 'Cause I need you to leave me be.
- All right. Okay.

All right? Calm down.

Calm down.

Go inside, relax,
and we'll figure something out, all right?

Go.

[CUMLORDS shouting on recording]

- [mouse clicks]
- [recording stops]

[CUMLORDS shouting on recording]

- [mouse clicks]
- [recording stops]

[CUMLORDS shouting on recording]

- What's this?
- [recording stops]

Oh, uh, nothing. [hesitates]

This is just something I do. Uh...

Sand animation.

It's kind of stupid.

Can I see?

[mellow music playing]

Sure. Uh... Yeah, okay.

[switch clicks]

[Amerie] Oh, whoa.
Oh, my God, this is so cool.

So I, uh... I basically rigged
the camera up above it

and then you just, like,
move the sand bit by bit

- and take photos...
- Mm-hmm.

...and when you string it all together,

you end up with something like this.

Rowan, that's incredible.

You're really talented.

[chuckles] Nah, it's pretty easy, really.

Okay, so, um,

what's going on here, then?

Why so sad?

[Rowan] I don't know.

Fix it if you want.

Eh, I don't want to mess it up.

You won't.

- Um...
- Here.

Anyway, that's basically it. I... [sighs]

Uh...

I reckon I'm pretty much done
with the video.

So, um... I'll get going then.

Yeah, no worries. I'll, um...
I'll walk you out.

[sighs]

["Where Is My Mind"
by Tkay Maidza playing]

[Quinni] A new chapter had begun.

Angeline had returned from the underworld
and could now see things clearly.

♪ With your feet on the air
And your head on the ground ♪

[Quinni] She finally understood
the way things really work.

♪ Try this trick... ♪

[woman] Bub.

There's something we need to talk about.

What's up?

[Quinni] And with that truth came clarity

about who she really was.

♪ Where is my mind? Where... ♪

[Quinni] About the choices she had made.

Let's do it.

Let's move in together.

What?

[Quinni] And in that moment,

she realized the real enemy
had been under her nose

the whole time.

In those she thought
she could trust the most.

♪ Try this trick and spin it, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Where is my, where is my
Where is my, where is my ♪

♪ Where is my, where is my
Where is my... ♪

[Quinni] And as for the Demon King...

♪ Where is my, where is my
Where is my, where is my ♪

♪ Where is my, where is my
Where is my, hey ♪

♪ Where is my, where is my
Where is my, where is my ♪

♪ Where is my, where is my... ♪

[Quinni] ...he was
someone else's problem now.

♪ Where is my, where is my
Where is my, where is my ♪

[electronic music playing]