02x11 - Star Crossed

[bunniefuu]

[soft music]

- Statistics either comfort
or k*ll.

There are 7.5 billion people
on this earth

dealing with
their own problems.

Last year,
1.6 million of these people

got dealt a cancer diagnosis.

But how many,
out of all those people,

would disregard
a clean bill of health

only to stupidly open
themselves up to relapse?

There are no
hard numbers on this,

and it kills me.

[hospital intercom chatter]

- This better be good.

You're interrupting my
honeymoon.

- I'm sorry.

- What's up?

- I moved my appointment with
Dr. Lydell up to today.

- I can go with you
if you want.

- Ashley needs you more
than I do.

How is she doing?

- It's been a really rough
few days.

- What are you doing out here,
man?

Go on, go back in there.

- She's sleeping.

Besides...

I just wanna hang out
with you right now.

- [sighs]

[door opens]

- Waiting for Dr. Lydell?

- Yeah.

- When you're done here,
I was wondering

if you could help me
with something.

I have this patient

who I'm--I'm trying
to get through to,

and I've tried everything.

I was thinking someone
who's been in his shoes

might have more luck.

You'd be doing me
a major solid.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I'll do it.

- See, that's why
you're my favorite.

- Okay.
- Don't tell Mia.

- Hey, Vinny.
- Doctor.

- Zac.

[quiet music]

♪

Okay.

Your white blood cells...

exemplary.

Zac, relax.
- Sorry.

- Uh, your red blood cell count
continues to climb.

- It's my platelet count then,
isn't it?

- Let's not get ahead
of ourselves, hmm?

- Yeah.

- But I do want to order
a biopsy now.

But, Zac,
please understand this is--

- Okay.

- Out of an abundance
of caution.

- That's what you said
the first time.

[soft, somber music]

♪

[door knocks]

- Sorry, is this--
is this a bad time?

You know,
I was in a room

just like this
for about 100 days.

[sighs] I'm Zac,

non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

- I'm Ollie,

handful of spinal tumors.

- I was gonna say
these video games,

they make this place
a little bit more bearable,

don't they?

- You play?
- Depends. Do you lose?

- [small laugh]

[door clicks]

- Hey.
- Hey.

- You okay?

- Um, yeah.

I've just been...

just been thinking a lot.

It's like I'm becoming
a new person.

I don't know.
I kind of like her.

- I think this version of you
doesn't suck.

- Before...

you know, I...

I would spend hours checking
myself out in the mirror.

I always really loved
with my hair.

- Um, you know,
Zac had me shave his head

before it all fell out.

He was terrified of going bald.

- You think you could
do it again?

- I'll get my razor.

[video game noises]

- Oh, my God.
- Yes.

- It's okay, I let you win.
- Really?

- Yeah, really.
I let you win.

- Well, it kind of looked like
you were giving up.

- Oh, does it?
Oh, okay, okay.

- Did you ever think about
giving up?

- You know,
it's so easy to feel like

you're alone
in this place.

You just gotta
remember everything

happening to you is...

Is happening
to the ones you love

at the exact same time.

I don't know.

- Guess you're the expert.

- I don't know about that,but...

I am an expert at this game,

and I want round two.

That was just a practice round.

[both laugh]
- If you really wanna lose.

- I'm telling you, man,
I'm up for it.

Let's go.

[quiet music]

♪

- Thanks for meeting me.

- Of course.

- You know, this is the first
photo I took of this place.

- I remember.

- Zac, you were...

you were right

about Trevor.

So I told him that...

I don't have the same
feelings.

And I'm getting a new trainer.

- I'm sorry you lost
your friend.

- Thanks.

- I mean,
who could blame the guy?

I want to talk to you too,

about something.

I found out I have low blood
platelet count.

- Okay.

- I think it's happening.

- What's happening?

- I'm relapsing.

- Zac.

- I got a biopsy.

And, uh...

I get my results
in a couple days.

Will you go with me?

- Whether we're together
or not...

I'm--I'm gonna
be there for you, okay?

It's gonna be okay.

[knocking]

["The Lucky One" by
Simon Steadman]

♪

- ♪ Just like a hole
you cannot mend ♪

[knocking]

♪ Just like a story
without end ♪

♪

♪ I'm neither here
I'm neither there ♪

♪ I got stuck
and now I'm lost ♪

♪

- There was this one star,

the biggest and the brightest
in the pack.

That star still waits
to comfort

the next person who needs it.

You're not the first person
to go through this.

You're not the last.

Maybe it's trying to say,

"There's still time left
for you to shine."

- ♪ There's too much time
to get things wrong ♪

♪ 'Cause I've never been

♪ I've never been
the lucky one ♪

["Night Clouds"
by Tom Bromley]

- ♪ Oh, my love

♪ No surprise that

♪ You have to leave

- Time is my enemy.

With each minute that passes,

I'm a minute closer
to Mia leaving.

- ♪ Oh the dark

♪ Still surprises each
time it takes hold ♪

- With 86,400 seconds
in a day,

I have approximately
that much time

until she walks out the door.

But only moments
before my test results

tell me if my past...

has caught up with me.

That's a smooth move.

The star on my ceiling.

- I had to leave
my mark before...

- I can't believe you're
already leaving tomorrow.

- Hey.

Do you notice anything...

different around here?

- I don't know.
Your head wrap?

You took that.
That's yours.

How did this happen?

- Vinny liked my photos
and wanted to,

quote, unquote,
update this dump.

[soft uplifting music]

♪

So, what do you think?

- I think you're beautiful.

I-I mean beautiful work--

You're a great photographer.

- He's ready for you.

- Hey.

We got this.

- Okay.

- All right.

Your low platelet count
is most likely

the result of your current
medication regiment.

Painkillers are
a common culprit and...

you were prescribed a handful
after your surfing accident.

- So we're good.

- Your biopsy came back
negative

for myelodysplastic syndrome.

Congratulations.

- [exhales, sniffles]

- So what are you gonna do
to celebrate?

- Something special for
your last night.

- Sounds great.

- But remember, Zac,
you are in remission.

It's not the same as cured.
- I know.

Okay, trust me.

I know.
- [chuckles]

[knocking]

- Hey.

Thanks for coming.

- Ah, well, you begged.

So I'm here.

I could leave.
- No. No, please. Come in.

So...

what's up?

- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for lying to you.

I'm sorry for lying
to everybody.

- Do you know how
exhausting it's been

to be mad at your dumb face?

- It's, uh...

it's Mia's last night here.

So..

we're having a couple
people over.

It's gonna be a small party.

Small.

- Well,
what's going on with Mia?

What's the status?

- Yeah. I don't know.

I kind of wish someone
would tell me that.

All I know is I've never
stopped being her boyfriend.

- Aw, you're so disgusting.

- Shut up.
- That was terrible.

- I hate you.

- Maybe keep that one
for your mixtape.

- Shut up.

["You're Right Where You
Belong" by Charlie Party]

♪

- ♪ This is your home

♪ It's okay
to wonder what's outside ♪

♪ I just hope
you're coming back ♪

♪

♪ I'm not telling
you to stay ♪

♪ And I don't mean
that leaving's wrong ♪

♪ I just wanted you to know

♪ I think you're right

♪ You're right where
you belong ♪

♪

♪ But if you got
to walk away ♪

♪ Know I'll miss you when
you're gone ♪

- You should go talk to him.

[chuckles]

- [chuckles]
Okay.

- ♪ You're right where
you belong ♪

♪ Oh, you're right
where you belong ♪

♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

- So I--
- Look, I--

No, it's fine. You go first--
- You go first.

I insist.

- [sighs]

You made the right call
about us.

You know, I didn't understand
it then, but...

I think I do now.

- Yeah.

And we can't mess that up.

- Yeah, we can't.

Nice shoes.

- [chuckles]
Thank you.

Helga meet Hansel.

My new high heel prosthetic.

[both laughing]

- You cold?

- Thanks.

- Maybe Hansel would want
to go on a walk?

- I think he'd like that.
- Mm-kay.

Let's take him for a spin.

Come on, Hansel.
- [laughs]

♪

- So you and your mom are,
like, fully talking now?

- Texting.
- Texting.

- Texting.

She's excited about it.

- Well...

I'm happy you guys reconnected.

- Yeah, I thought,

you know, why not be the big
sister I've always wanted?

- [chuckles]

It's really nice having
you here.

[guitar strumming]

♪

Well, sounds like Evan got
the speaker working.

[distant singing]

- [laughs]

Zac.

May I have this dance?

Dance with me.

["Unfold" by Marc Robillard]

- ♪ If I could show

♪

♪ You all the gold

♪ Then you would know

♪ How it all

[laughter]

[indistinct chatter]

- Do you ever wish you could go
back and do things differently?

- It's getting late.
I should...

I should finish packing.

Good night.

- Mia.

I'm really gonna miss you.

- Me too, Zac.

[sighs]

[soft emotional music]

♪

["Take The Rest Of Me"
by Brocklesby Crooke]

- ♪ Last night I was burning
like stars in the sky ♪

♪

♪ And now no constellation
and nowhere to hide ♪

♪

♪ And all the leaves
are gone now ♪

♪ From both of our drives

♪

♪ And now all the youngest
promises ♪

♪ Say their good-byes

♪

♪

[knocking]

♪ Take the rest of me

♪ Don't leave me in half

- You okay?

♪

- Zac.

I love you too.

- I've loved you since
the day I first saw you.

♪

- ♪ Take the rest of me

♪ Take the rest
of me ♪

♪ Don't pull me apart

♪

♪ Take the rest of me

♪ Take the rest
of me ♪

♪ Don't leave me in half

♪

♪ And all the youngest
promises ♪

♪ Take the rest of me

♪ All the youngest promises

♪ Say their good-byes