04x02 - Drama Follows Them

[bunniefuu]

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Alright, so,
take out your magazines.

So, I'm gonna have
my birthday party

at Boulevard three,
on Thursday night.

- This Thursday?
- Yeah.

- Oh, I wanna come.
- Can you?

- Yeah.
- Okay, cool.

Is it okay
if I bring a guy with me?

- What?
- You have a guy in your life?

- Oh, my God.
- 'His name's Doug.'

He plays baseball,
but he's injured right now.

He's an athlete?
That's my favorite kind of guy.

- I know, right?
- Athletes are the best.

Are you inviting
your brother and Heidi?

I don't know. I haven't
talked to them in weeks.

I just want it
to be a fun night

and it's like
drama follows them.

I mean, I don't know
if it follows

as much as they chase it.

♪ The California blur ♪

♪ It's passing by
like a b*llet train ♪

♪ The California blur ♪

♪ Now the energy is focused ♪♪

[Doug]
'This is you.'

You look nice today.
Very pretty.

- Thank you.
- Gorgeous.

Love it. Love the white.

You know, what I really,
really want to find

is our prom pictures.

I have 'em. I have some.

At my house. I told you
I found them the other day.

I thought you found them
at your Laguna house.

- Yeah, at my Laguna house.
- That house.

Not the Laguna house.

So, anyway, how's things
with you and Audrina?

Um, I think her and Lo had like
a little, a little chat.

- Yeah?
- It was kind of a disaster.

Ev-everybody in your life...
Your life is hectic.

- You know?
- Mm-hmm.

Let's go do something.

- I have to go to work.
- Why? Take it off.

I'm gonna take you to Cabo.

No.

Let's go do something fun.

My work is fun.

What are you doing this weekend?

Um...

...no plans.

My friend Steph's having
her birthday party.

- Yeah?
- Are you guys in town?

Yeah, I'll be there.
I'll be there.

Yay. I just don't get along
with her brother

so hopefully he won't
be there.

Blood's thicker than water,
you know.

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm leavin' you behind ♪

♪ And that's my perfect plan ♪

♪ Deep inside I wish that
I could run away and hide ♪

Okay, that is
"Real Naked Girls."

- Okay.
- "Shivers."

Those need to be mastered,
and then "Broadripple."

Are the ones that
need to be recorded.

- Yeah.
- Okay, cool.

Um, what are you doing tonight?

Um, I'm going to
Stephanie's birthday

'at Boulevard three.'

- I've never been there.
- Huh?

It's on Sunset, I think.

'The thing is,
Lauren's going with Lo.'

- Ooh, really?
- You know.

The last time I saw her,
she came to my room.

Really?

Because on my birthday

she wanted to apologize
for being absent

but my friends were
being rude to her.

Wait, she came to apologize,
but in reality

what she said was
a s*ab at your friends?

"I'm going to apologize
for your friends' behavior."

[both chuckle]

It's like Audrina versus Lo.

Battle to the death.

- I'll be on your side.
- Brunettes.

The dark hairs versus
the light hairs.

[laughs]

I'll kick their ass.

♪ We are the world ♪

♪ It's just a w*r ♪

♪ That we are living in ♪

♪ Don't you hate us ♪

♪ For what we've done ♪

♪ We're not giving in ♪

♪ And it won't do much
if you spill your guts ♪

♪ The tables have turned now ♪

So, tonight, Kelly, Robin

and Emily are coming into town.

Are they flying in for
something or just...

I think they're just coming
just to check up on things

and see how it's going, and so

we're going to this
dinner at Simon LA.

I was totally invited to
this dinner with everyone

so it's a little intimidating

but hopefully I can, like,
not be too nervous.

- Are you nervous?
- I get a little nervous.

- At, like, work dinners. Yeah.
- Really? But you work here now.

- You're part of the team.
- I know.

I know, but I'm a newbie, so...

Do you have anything
going on this week?

The only thing I know so far
is Stephanie's birthday

tomorrow at Boulevard three.

- Oh, really?
- 'Yeah.'

So it should be fun.

Are Spencer and Heidi coming?

- She said no.
- Why would they not come?

I mean, I'm not even gonna try
understand their relationship.

She'd probably tell you
if he was going to come.

Probably. I mean, she gets it.

I would just kind of try to
time, like, going around it.

'Cause it's no fun when we both
end up in the same place.

[Kelly]
'Whitney, can you come up?'

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♪ Come on come on
and give us that money ♪

♪ I'm on TVs with
supersonic sound ♪

♪ Bow down before the land
of milk and honey ♪

It's good to know you still
know how to order for me.

Think I would forget
what you like?

- No.
- 'Chicken tacos?'

[cell phone chiming]

- Who is it?
- It's Stephanie.

Probably checking to see
if we're rolling

on her birthday party.

You think I'm gonna hang out
with Stephanie?

She's best friends
with the girl

I despise more than
anything on the Earth.

- It's, like, you know..
- I know.

It's like, "Stephanie, we've
been nothing but nice to you

and now all of a sudden, like,
you're hanging out with Lauren?"

'That's so disrespectful.'

Hey, you don't have
to get me fired up.

I'm not gonna be able to eat,
I'll get so mad.

My only logic is

that is your sister,
and regardless of how crazy

and whatever she is, I think
for your family's sake

that maybe we should just go

and be cordial, and it can be
the last time you see her.

You know? It's only one night.

'We can only go for
a couple of minutes.'

I mean, I guess you're right,
but this is my last straw.

If she wants to continue being
friends with LC

that's her choice and she knows,
she knows what happens.

I will never speak
with her again.

- I agree.
- Get lost.

It's done.

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♪ Hollywood la la la ♪

♪ Hollywood la la la ♪

♪ Hollywood la la la ♪

♪ La la la la
li la la la la ♪

♪ Hollywood la la la ♪♪

[Lo]
How old is Stephanie turning,


Twenty-two. She's our age.

'Did she say if Spencer
and Heidi are coming?'

'She told me they're
not coming.'

- Oh, really?
- 'Yeah.'

I'd be kind of
nervous if they came.

I know. Well...

I'm excited that
Doug's coming tonight.

Who would have guessed, like,
four years later?

Well, who would have
guessed that we're going

to Stephanie Pratt's birthday?

I think that a lot
of times I'm...

I trust people I shouldn't

'and it turns out right.'

'And it makes me feel a little
bit better about it.'

I want to think that
you can trust everyone.

- You can't though...
- 'And I know you can't.'

But it's kind of nice to know

that some people,
you know deserve it.

Yeah.

- 'Knock, knock.'
- 'Hey.'

What time are you guys going?

- Pretty soon.
- Like 10:30-ish.

[Audrina]
'Okay.'

[Lauren]
'You're still coming, right?'

Yeah, I'll stop by
for a little and...

I don't know, have a drink,
say happy birthday.

Yeah, that'd be nice
just to, like, chill.

Yeah.

[rock music]

[music continues]

[Kelly]
'So, you guys, I think
we should have a toast'

to People's Revolution

'New York and LA.'

'When east meets west.'

'Chin-chin to everybody.'

We have things going on
in New York with Jeff c*ons.

We're gonna do a private dinner
at the Waldorf.

I would like to bring you
there at some point.

That's just...
That's scary.

But I think it would be good
to just talk for a second

about what we're gonna
do with LA.

'I mean, because you guys
are doing a big'

like a big brunt of
the intake, right?

And dealing with stylists
a lot, too. I mean...

No, I really, like,
in my world...

For certain clients, too,
when it's like...

'No, no, no, no,
because it's my company'

'and the answer's no to that,
I don't want you'

'to talk to a stylist.'

I'm just gonna say what I want

since it's my company, you...

pretty, pretty,
happy, happy pitch stories.

'You have to have common sense.'

We want to grow.

'If we do that,
everybody will move up.'

'If we don't,
people are gonna be cut.'

[instrumental music]

♪ Take your coat ♪

♪ Leave their clothes ♪

♪ Midnight in the city ♪

I'm excited for tonight.
Really excited.

- I love birthday parties.
- 'Me too.'

'I'm gonna text Stephanie
and tell we're on our way.'

Oh, yeah. Do you think
she's there already?

- I'm sure she is.
- 'Yeah, probably.'

She's the birthday girl.
She should get there first.

So, Doug is coming with
Frankie and Brody?

He said they're just
finishing up dinner.

'Oh, fun.'

I'm excited that he's
coming out with us.

I know.

I hope Audrina ends up
stopping by.

No reason not to, you know?

'Can't we all just get along?'

'We are all just getting along.'

That's why we're all going
to Stephanie's birthday.

I mean, we're not all
getting along.

Well...the ones who matter
are getting along.

[upbeat music]

♪ Like a movie star ♪

♪ Cruising Sunset Boulevard ♪

♪ I pull up to the club ♪

♪ A scene from film noir ♪

[indistinct chattering]

- Steph.
- Oh, there.

- Hi! Happy birthday.
- Oh, my God, thank you.

Oh my God. No. Lo!

- Happy birthday, sweetie.
- Thank you.

- You look gorgeous!
- Thanks, you too.

- These are my friends.
- Hi.

- Lauren. How are you?
- Nice to meet you.

[Stephanie]
'Okay. I cannot wait
to meet Doug.'

- 'Lo, have you met him?'
- Yeah, he's really nice.

You're gonna like him.

[dance music]

- Hi!
- Hey.

[indistinct chatter]

[Frankie]
'Oh. Oh.'

'Happy birthday.'

'Happy birthday, babe.
How are you?'

Hi. How are you?

Doug, this is Stephanie.

Hello, guys.

- Can I sit down?
- Yeah.

[Brody]
'Lauren, get over here.
Give me a hug.'

- 'Hi.'
- 'Hi, sweetie.'

[indistinct chatter]

How are you?
You look pretty.

- I'm good.
- Okay, good.

Where'd your buddies go?

'Really?'

[hip-hop music]

Shut up.

You're lying.

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'You guys!'

I thought you were totally
dissing me

and ignoring my calls.

This is the best birthday
I've ever had.

- Yo, I'm gonna bounce.
- 'Why are you leaving?'

I mean, all this is is drama.
It's ridiculous.

Frankie, Frankie.

[Frankie]
'We're leaving. We got to go.'

Okay.

- I'll go with you.
- You'll stay with me?

I'm gonna steal him from you.
I'll call you in a little bit.

- Say happy birthday to Steph.
- Happy birthday.

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Can you get these
obnoxious chicks away?

What?

[music continues]

[Lauren]
'Just let me grab my purse.'

'Oh, here it is, okay.'

You have a really good birthday.
Thank you for having me.

And have so much fun, okay?

Thank you so much
for coming, you guys.

Thank you for the present.

'Have fun at your party.'

'Okay. I'll see you guys later.'

I'm really surprised
you guys showed up.

Really surprised, trust me.

I think we surprised
somebody else even more.

[laughs]

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♪ I'd be more cosmopolitan ♪

♪ Who needs class
when you've got money ♪

♪ Well I've got cash but
you've got everything else ♪

[knock on door]

♪ Well you can call me crazy ♪

- What's up? What's up?
- Hey.

This place is way cleaner now
that I don't live here.

[chuckles]

What's going on?

I came here to talk to you
about everything

that, uh, went down last night.

It was just, like, so weird,
you guys came

and, like, with balloons
and stuff, and then...

'Cause at the end of the day,
you are still my sister

so I got to go, you know,
all we were was nice to you

and all of a sudden

you jump ship to the bad guys.

I didn't jump ships. I feel like
I was friends with everyone.

There's no...when there's
two ships, that's jumping ships.

And in your head,
you're peacemaker

"I wanna be nice to everyone,"
and you got caught up

and I get that,
it's like, "Whoo-hoo, it's fun

"I'm friends with everybody.

Why can't we all
just get along?"

It's like trying to tell
Iran and Israel

to get along,
it's not gonna happen.

'It's not about
why or what you did.'

I think you're more rash
and I'm more rational.

Like, you'll jump to, like,
whatever conclusion

but you won't listen, and,
like, I was trying to like

still be friends with you
guys and then...

I don't wanna be friends
with you. Do you get that?

'If you're choosing
to be with this person'

who you've known
for...three months?

And how long, how long
have you known me? 22 years?

Yeah, but we haven't gotten
along for 22 years.

I didn't say that.

You've known LC
for three months.

Why should I stop being
friends with her

if we've been getting along?

Stephanie, we're brother and
sister, at the end of the day

I can't change, I can't
make you un-my sister.

Trust me, if I could in
the past, I would have.

That's, like, the most,
like, hurtful thing.

I don't wanna see you. I don't
wanna hang out with you.

Like, as long as you're rolling
around with that posse

you have nothing to do
with my life.

'Like, and that's straight up.'

[instrumental music]

♪ Say what you want to me ♪

♪ Go ahead ♪

♪ I am not listening ♪♪

[Kelly]
'Okay, if you're such a good
assistant, you do that schedule'

and then you tell me
how you feel afterward.

Alright, bye.

- Whitney?
- 'Yeah?'

Can you come up here
for a minute, please?

Hi.

So, a few things that I wanna
talk to you about.

Okay.

I wanna let you know
that I fired Jessica.

The bottom line is that

we've a voice
and a standard that comes

from New York, and we felt that
it was not being maintained

'with an attention to detail.'

That being said, we,
Robin, Emily, and I have talked

and we want to offer you
Jessica's job

and we would also expect you
to be available

to start living
a bi-coastal lifestyle

which is something
we've all done.

- Right.
- 'You would come to New York.'

'Where you'd basically,
like, be my shadow.'

You would come to
business meetings with us.

We would do a two
or three-day intensive.

You can watch and participate

in the upper management

so when you come back to LA...

So I can bring the voice
from New York?

- Right.
- Okay.

I do remember that we talked
about your need to delegate.

Right. I'm working on it.
Definitely working on it.

You're gonna have to learn
how to do that

while you're here
and also from afar.

Okay.

I wouldn't make any plans
for the next couple of months.

[instrumental music]

♪ I don't know
if I can ever be ♪

♪ All the things
that you see ♪

♪ Things that you see in me ♪

♪ I don't know if I can be ♪

♪ All the things that you see ♪

♪ Things that you see ♪♪

Lauren.

Oh, my God.

- What?
- I'm so sorry.

I had no idea that Spencer
and Heidi were coming.

- Don't worry.
- No, I...

Literally, I've never
been so shocked.

I mean, it was
a total surprise.

I hadn't heard
from them at all.

- No one knew if he was coming.
- Yeah.

I think that night
was the last night.

I stopped caring.

It's like they didn't
talk to me after that.

Like, I left in my own car.
You know, they didn't call.

Like, it just wasn't sincere,
or genuine.

- Is it ever, though?
- It used to be.

Things change.

Like, I don't even
know them anymore.

But I just, I don't want you
to think I betrayed your trust.

It's just, like, so crazy.

I mean, it's not a secret to you
that, like, all my friends say

that I shouldn't even trust you

and so you just kind of set
them back on that rampage.

[instrumental music]

♪ The situation we're now in ♪

♪ When you won't come out
from within ♪

♪ And I won't be
the one to fall ♪

♪ To fall to fall ♪

♪ You chose the solemn road ♪

♪ I'll take the one back home ♪

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