02x05 - A Night to Remember

[bunniefuu]

["Too Close to the Heat" playing]

Let's go. Drop the shoulders, gentlemen!
Winning hurts.

Winning's supposed to burn.

Can you feel that? That's winning.
That's winning in the future!

-No, the DB's gonna pick that off all day.
-Sorry, Coach. I'll run it again. Ready.

Hey, guys, grab some water, okay?

-Oh yeah.
-Water break.

♪ You set me on fire
From my hair down to my feet… ♪

-Who's that?
-That's Carlos Mendoza.

He's a scout from Oklahoma State.

Whoa. The top 20.

-You didn't tell me he was coming?
-I didn't know.

♪ Too close to the heat ♪

♪ I'm too close to the heat ♪

Did the lighting issue
on the tower get fixed?

Mr. Choudhry's on it.

And the Lark already confirmed.
They're doing two shades of pink macarons.

I got this.

Sorry. It's just not everybody thinks
we can pull this dance off.

By "not everybody," you mean Paige?

Yep. And I don't want to give her a*mo
for her smear campaign,

not with the election
just a few days away.

You have nothing to worry about.
We triple-checked the checklist.

Okay, we're good.

[sighs]

Repeat after me.

Fall Formal will be epic.

Fall Formal better be epic.

Sure.

[whistle toots]

Cole Walter! You coaching now?

[Cole chuckles] Looks that way.

Hey, you may not be in the field anymore,

but these kids are damn lucky
to have you on the sidelines.

You know we got a coaching program.

You ever thought about
something like that?

Uh, right now,
I'm just trying to graduate on time.

Uh, who you here for?

-TJ Morris?
-Yeah.

Runs effective routes
from what I can tell.

He's on the radar.

We have a lot of promising players.

Maybe. But none of these kids
have your feel for the game.

-Ah. I don't know about that.
-[Carlos] I do.

Soon as I saw you freshman year,
I flipped for your game tape.

Coach Gundy did too.
You were top of our target board.

Didn't need to see you at a showcase.
You already had a spot in our program.

Guess it wasn't meant to be.

[somber music playing]

Bet you guys missed our Saturday waffles
while you were in New York.

I don't know,
I'm more of a pancake guy now.

[George] What? No!

I took him to Flippers
for the soufflé pancakes.

-They're hard to beat.
-[George groans]

Good morning.

[Cole] Morning.

[country music playing on radio]

I'm so hungry.

Good morning, sir.

Would you like some butter
or creamer for your coffee? Anything else?

You're getting on my nerves, Isaac.

Get me some more playing time,
and I'll stop.

That's not his decision.
That's Coach Allen.

-But you can tell him riding the bench--
-Sucks. Yeah, you said it 55 times.

-Saying it again won't change anything.
-But I know I can do it.

I could've run that play
Dylan did against Aurelita.

[in Spanish] In your dreams.

Shut your mouth!

[in English] When ready,
you'll get your shot.

Okay. Cole, Danny, Nathan, and Lee,

I've got four clean suits, and Isaac,

I dropped yours off at Oliver's.
I know you're getting ready there.

-Thanks.
-You're welcome.

-You want a waffle, honey?
-[Katherine] Yes.

For the road
'cause I gotta go to the florist.

Oh, and speaking of which,
I've got one boutonniere for Nathan

and one corsage for Danny.

Anybody else got a last-minute date
that maybe I don't know about?

Nope. Okay.

Mm. This is good.

Hey, Alex, where's yours?

I'm not going.

-[door closes]
-You're not?

-Why not?
-Didn't three different girls ask you?

-I, uh, made plans with Blake.
-[Jackie] You could bring her.

Everyone else is coming,

and the Student Council
pulled off a miracle for this.

Dances aren't really my thing.

We're going to the arcade.

Thank you all for coming in on a Saturday.

I know you're all excited
for the dance, so we'll keep this short.

-Skylar, you ready for the assignments?
-Yeah.

Floor is yours.

Okay.

Olivia, you're working on
the Vice Principal Cortez spotlight.

-Right?
-Yeah. Did the interview yesterday.

Great.

For the news section,

I need someone to cover the County Board
of Education Forum next week.

Skylar, you want to be
a political journalist, right?

Why don't you write that one?

Yeah, fine by me.

That leaves art and culture.

Any ideas?

What about a music column?

We could spotlight student bands and cover
other local Silver Falls musicians.

Yeah, and I can practice
my concert photography.

You need the practice.

[chuckles]

[Zach] Oh, is that right?

[Nikhil clears throat]

Skylar?

Great idea. Um…

Ramona, you play flute in band.

-Why don't you take the music column?
-Sure. Sounds great.

Perfect.

Nathan… can you write 200 words
on how school lunches have improved

in the last two years?

I promised Principal Whitmore we'd
highlight the changes he's been making.

No problem.

So, what do we think
of Alex and Buckaroo Blake?

We don't. We don't think about them.

We don't think about the fact that
they're not going to the dance together.

Not even a little curious?

Okay, how on earth did Blake manage
to get Alex to go line dancing

when dancing is not really "my thing"?

And she doesn't seem like
the type to play video games,

which they could've done any old day.

But no, let's do that on the night
of Fall Formal that only comes once a year

and almost didn't happen at all.

Okay, well, devil's advocate.

Maybe with Alex's upcoming rodeo,

the arcade is some kind of
Cobra Kai wax-on wax-off thing

to help his reflexes.

Yeah, I don't buy it either.

My eyes. How do they look?

Total smoke show.

I was thinking purple tones for me.

Yeah.

So, fun fact about me.

My aunt owned a salon
where I mastered the art of updos.

-Any takers?
-[Grace chuckles]

-Seriously?
-Are you kidding?

I mean, if it were up to my mom,
we'd be getting ponytails.

Great.

Okay, so I'll see you all tonight
since I am your DJ.

So make sure you have fun.
Don't get too crazy.

Remember, articles are due Friday. Friday.

Okay, let's go.

Okay.

Hey, what's your deal?

What do you mean?

You didn't assign me the music column.

-You know, I'm, like, the music guy.
-You're also my boyfriend.

So?

So I have to be careful
not to play favorites.

Okay, well, it doesn't make sense
for Ramona to do it.

Mm, Ramona has seniority.

Ramona plays the flute.
She's like fifth chair.

Can we not get into this?

Please?

I want our first dance to be memorable

for all the right reasons.

Okay. Yeah, me too. I'm not done though.

We'll talk after the dance. Deal?

Deal.

Ah. There.

Oh my gosh,
you guys look ridiculously stunning!

I feel like a princess.
Thank you, Katherine.

It's my pleasure. Not that I don't love
helping my boys with their ties,

but girl glam's way more fun.

I love mine too. Thanks, Katherine.

Oh.

I love that scent.

It's my mom's.
I only use it on special occasions.

Anyway, um, we should get going

'cause we have some last-minute prep
to do at the dance.

-Grace, you ready?
-Yeah, you bet.

Wait, hang on. Hang on.
Stay right there. Get together.

Okay.

-[chuckles]
-[camera clicks]

Beautiful. Thanks. Have fun!

-Thank you. Okay.
-Thanks.

Mom, these are gorgeous.

Why do you never wear them?

I was saving them for you.

Your dad bought them for me
on our ninth anniversary.

I told him I'd never have anywhere
to wear them, but he insisted.

Hmm.

-That sounds like Dad.
-[chuckles]

I still thought
they were a waste of money.

But seeing how beautiful you look,

worth every penny.

Let me see.

[sighs]

Oh, honey.

Your dad would be so proud of you.

Mom, you're gonna make my mascara run.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

-My gosh, it looks like an album cover.
-Are we done yet?

-[Katherine] Yes, you're done.
-Okay.

Have fun tonight
and don't forget curfew, okay?

Lee, I know you and Isaac are staying
at Oliver's, but I spoke to his mom.

-You have curfew too.
-Midnight, no later.

-That goes for you too.
-Midnight.

Have the best time! Bye.

-[engines start]
-Bye. Be safe.

How did that happen?

They were just running around in diapers.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing,

which is why I'm taking you
on a trip down memory lane tonight.

What?

Yeah. Will's coming over to watch the kids

because you and I have plans.

-[Katherine] Oh, really?
-Mm-hmm.

Why?

It's not my birthday,
and it's not our wedding anniversary.

[gasps]

Honey, it's the night we met.

Yeah.

-Aw. Look at you.
-Mm-hmm.

-Hello.
-We have to leave in 20 minutes.

Oh, sh**t!

-Yeah.
-Okay.

Wow. Uh, you look amazing.

Thanks.

Thank you.

So sweet of you to bring more flowers.

-These are actually for your mom.
-What's for me?

These.

Well, looks like
my daughter picked a good one.

Actually, remember,
I tried to pick you too.

I got Danny to try out for track
a few years ago.

Thought those long legs
would be great for hurdles and sprints.

He never told me that.

Yeah, well, 'cause we soon realized
that coordination is not my strong suit.

-[chuckles]
-It was worth a try.

Can I get a picture? Mm-hmm.

Over by the tree.
Come on. You're an adorable couple.

Mm-hmm.

[buoyant music playing]

Yes, perfect.

-Mm-hmm.
-[camera clicks]

Oh, you're adorable.

-I love it.
-[camera clicks]

-I've never played darts before.
-Finally.

Something I'll be better at than you.

We'll see about that.

Okay, it's pretty simple.

Each player gets three throws.

Highest score wins.

How hard can it be?

-[gasps]
-[chuckles]

Nice.

I'm a natural.

Damn.

They've got the whole sweet row, but then…

Do you know what I'm talking about?
You can go behind there…

-Yeah.
-So that's where I'm meeting him.

-Like a scavenger hunt there.
-They're here.

-What's up?
-[Danny] Hey.

-[Erin] Hey.
-You made it.

-Erin, you look so beautiful.
-Thank you. Nice bolo.

Oh, thank you.

[Nathan chuckles]

Where's Lee?

He went in already.
He did not care to wait for you guys.

You can't keep
that kid off the dance floor.

♪ C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N ♪

♪ Life of a champion ♪

♪ Give up, mm-mm
No way, we run the map ♪

♪ Practice from the late night ♪

♪ You know I try to get it
Till the sun come up ♪

♪ That's right, I'm glorious… ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[boy] Hey, Coach.

Sorry, man.

Wasn't that the first string?
Why weren't you invited?

[scoffs]

Who cares?

Come on. Let's go in.

["Ice Cream" playing]

[lyrics in French]

Oh my gosh!

Girl, we crushed it.
This place looks amazing!

-It's gonna be a night to remember.
-[camera clicking]

Yeah. We'll remember it
as the first formal without a real band.

I'll be right back.

[music intensifies]

Thanks.

♪ Eyes meet across the floor… ♪

Cole, where've you been?
Been waiting for you.

I was thinking after this, we could…

♪ Fast forward, we're an easy thing ♪

♪ And your touch… ♪

-Uh, Cole…
-I'll catch up with you.

Wait, Cole. Where are you going?

♪ Oh, you're always on my team ♪

♪ And I know, I know that sometimes… ♪

Congratulations, New York.

Thanks. You like it?

We decided to go all out for Paris.

It's perfect.

So Ruby, huh?

"Huh," what?

Nothing.

It just seems like
you've been hanging out a lot.

Not that it's any of my business.

You are completely free to hang out
with whoever you want, obviously.

-Jackie.
-Yeah?

She's tutoring me in biology and chem.

Oh. Oh.

Okay. Cool.

♪ So high that I am floating ♪

♪ So good that I'm on the edge ♪

♪ So low, baby… ♪

Nobody's dancing.
I'm freaking out a little bit.

Okay, then.

Let's go.

♪ So good that I'm hoping ♪

♪ You'll hold me down for life ♪

♪ I adore, I adore, I adore you ♪

♪ Oh, you know ♪

♪ I adore, I adore, I adore you ♪

♪ Oh, you know ♪

♪ I adore, I adore, I adore you ♪

♪ Oh, you know… ♪

["Fish On Your Line [Sunset Session]"
playing]

♪ The radio is shot… ♪

I… should go check on the photographer.

♪ The engine light's on
And the brakes always squeak ♪

♪ It ain't worth a lot
But I get by just fine now ♪

Yes! Third bull's-eye tonight.

Nice one.

And I was skeptical about arcade night.

It's fun. Told you.

Everything is fun with you.

Most people don't understand our life

and the constant training,
the need to compete,

the sacrifices we make.

But you get it.

You get me.

Now move over, hotshot.

Ah, ah, ah. Gotta flick your wrist,

like this.

Yeah.

Just focus on the board before you throw.

[emotional music playing]

Oh my God!

Did you see that?

What's wrong?

Alex, what is it?

It's, uh…

It's nothing.

I don't know. I'm sorry.

Sorry.

For what?

Blake, you're… you're… you're amazing

and smart, and you're right.
We do get each other.

Please. You don't need to say anything.
I just misread the situation.

No, no, no, you didn't. It's just I'm--

It's fine.

It's nothing. Don't worry about it.

Are we, uh…

are we okay?

[chuckles]

Of course. Except I am
still gonna kick your butt in darts.

["Night in Paris" playing]

♪ Stumbling through the streets
My heart's a mess… ♪

Look!
Didn't I tell you this would be epic?

[sighs]

You know you're gonna be
our next junior class president?

If the no-band thing
doesn't cost me votes.

Whatever! Stop worrying already.

It's time we have some fun too. Come on.

[giggles]

Erin.

That dress looks so good on you.

-Thanks, Jackie. You look gorgeous.
-Thanks.

♪ You ♪

♪ I think I'm love sick for you ♪

♪ Love sick for you… ♪

Definitely go for the "No-Jito."
It's the best one by far.

Thanks for the tip.

♪ I've been spinning off of you ♪

♪ You got me crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Drawing hearts around your name ♪

♪ Calling you baby, baby… ♪

For the record,
I can think of at least a dozen reasons

why you're the best choice
to write the music column.

Thank you. [chuckles]

-It's probably not gonna happen, though.
-Don't give up.

-You really want it, right?
-Yeah, I do.

Well, I believe people
should go after what they want.

Hence,

what I want is to kiss you right now.

♪ To be this love sick for you ♪

♪ I think I'm love sick for you ♪

♪ Love sick for you ♪

♪ I think I'm love sick for you ♪

♪ And we're dancing in my room ♪

♪ We could wind up on my roof
And do something from a dream ♪

♪ Too good to believe ♪

♪ I think I'm love sick for you ♪

♪ Love sick for you… ♪

-Skylar, wait. Let me explain.
-Explain what?

-You kissed him. I saw you.
-I didn't mean to. I just--

Just like you didn't mean
to flirt with him all the time?

At the pop-up, at the newspaper,
at our meeting today?

And yeah, I was jealous.

But I thought maybe it was my fault,

that maybe I wasn't
giving you enough attention.

So I did that giant,
stupid public dance-posal

because I felt I had to compete
to keep my boyfriend.

You don't have to compete.

-It's just Zach is so--
-[Skylar] What?

Sexy?

Good-looking?

Irresistible?

No. Easy to talk to.

We have a lot in common, like with music,
and that was never your thing,

and that's fine,
but I feel like he gets me.

Is this about the song?

-What?
-The song you wrote me.

No.

Wha…

That was so long ago.
Why are you bringing this up?

Mm-mm-mm.

Just wondering
if it's like payback or something.

No, Sky.

It doesn't matter.

I'm done.

[sighs]

What are you saying?

What do you think I'm saying?

You cheated.

It's over.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[Katherine gasps]

I can't believe
you brought me back to our diner.

-Where the magic began.
-[Katherine chuckles]

Is that our table?

That was and is our table.

You really knocked yourself out.

Well, I had a little help from Jill

who still owns this place,
believe it or not.

And who is setting aside
two pieces of pie for us.

-Peach?
-[whispers] À la mode.

[gasps]

Hello!

Yeah, I splurged.

You splurged.

♪ Ooh, I ♪

♪ Need to be in your mind ♪

♪ Like you're on mine ♪

♪ I do, I ♪

♪ When I visualize… ♪

What did you do to my mom's dress?

Made it sexy.

It was supposed to have a vintage look.

If by vintage, you mean old-fashioned.

It was in Vogue, and now
it's not fit to be a toilet seat cover.

Ow.

♪ I don't wanna stop you… ♪

[Jay] Yo, I heard they talked to you
about coaching.

Good for you, bro.

Uh, sure.

[Dylan] Those who can't play coach.

I mean, hey, you could be like
the next Bill Belichick.

[chuckles]

Yo, Dyl, congrats on last week's win.

That pass… insane.

Thanks. I, uh… I just
practiced blindfolded, and it worked.

[boy] Mm. Sure did.

That was your signature play,

but, damn, if it's not
a Dylan Newsome play now, right?

Yeah, I… I've still got
a lot more work to do, but, um…

In fact, I've been trying
to work on the flea flicker play.

I'm just… I'm not quite getting
the timing down.

-It's tricky.
-Well, we'll get on it next week.

Thanks. Come on.

♪ Need to be in your mind, your mind… ♪

Sorry about the pregame thing.

For the record, I wanted to invite you,
but got overruled.

Dylan's just trying to cement
his position as team captain. That's all.

I get it.

For real, man?

He's been a pain in the a*s ever since
that scout from Oklahoma State called.

Carlos?

He invited him to the showcase.
He didn't tell you?

No. No, he didn't.

Carlos told him
he has a chance at a top-20 school

if he keeps picking up tips from you.

[Cole] Hmm.

You promised me a dance.

Sorry, man. Thought you knew.

♪ You're the part that's a wreck ♪

♪ All the house plants are dead ♪

♪ Always barely on time ♪

♪ Wouldn't change one thing ♪

♪ Not one thing ♪

♪ No, 'cause when we're together… ♪

Hey, you okay?

Sure.

Just… watching Dylan hijack
what should've been my life.

You still have a life.

-Just because it's not playing football…
-I get it.

I should be over it by now, right?

I'm coaching,

which means I'm on the sidelines.

-Watching.
-Cole.

[Cole] What do you want from me?

Go find somebody else to fix.

♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm crazy for you… ♪

Hit me.

What is it?

It's nothing.

Is he okay?

He's drinking.

♪ There's a lot of words
Which you hadn't said… ♪

-Well, maybe we should--
-Leave him.

Both of you. He'll be fine.

Tonight is not about Cole Walter.

♪ Every thought I think
I wanna tell it to you ♪

♪ Every funny joke
I wanna try it on you ♪

♪ Every day I live
I wanna live with you ♪

♪ You're the one I wanna stay with ♪

♪ As we go through all the changes ♪

♪ You're the one I wanna be with ♪

♪ You're the one I wanna wake with ♪

♪ You the one I wanna change-- ♪

Oh.

You okay?

Yeah.

A little too much à la mode, I think.

Thank you for doing this.

-I know how stressed you've been.
-[George] I know. I'm sorry.

I just… I just wanted a nice night.

You know, away from the noise
of the ranch and the neighbors and…

Just us for a change.

Well, I think we should celebrate
every anniversary we can think of.

Hmm.
Which other ones did you have in mind?

Uh, first time we did the dishes,
the first time we went to the supermarket,

the first time I saw you drive a tractor,
the first time we kissed.

Oh, well, that I know.

That was when I took you on a tour
of the orchard, against that old oak tree.

You carved our initials in that tree.

I did.

Hey, I wonder if they're still there.
Let's walk out there tomorrow and check.

We should.

[chuckles]

So much Walter family history
on that land.

Yeah.

And I think
that we're finally gonna be okay

as long as those permits go through.

They will.

♪ When I was younger I saw ♪

♪ My daddy cry ♪

♪ And curse at the wind ♪

♪ He broke his own heart, and I watched… ♪

I love this song.

♪ Reassemble it ♪

♪ And my mama swore that she would… ♪

-[Ruby] Hey.
-Yo!

Oh, my bad, man.

[Dylan chuckles]

-Dude, really?
-What? Did I hurt your precious arm?

-What's your problem?
-I'm looking right at it.

If you got something to say to me,
just come out with it.

You didn't tell me about the scout,
but you asked for my help?

I'm the reason
Oklahoma State is even looking at you.

I didn't want to rub it in your face.

You had no problem
showing up in a limo with the guys.

-Making sure I wasn't invited?
-You're just not on the team anymore.

-Get over it.
-Cole, forget him.

He's not worth it.

She's right. You're not worth it.

Whatever.

Enjoy my sloppy seconds.

What?!

[Cole grunts]

♪ That love never lasts… ♪

[crowd gasps]

♪ And we've got to find other ways-- ♪

-[Dylan] Hey! Get off me!
-Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Cole! Cole!

-Cole!
-[Dylan grunting]

-Stop!
-Hey! That's enough! That's enough!

Fall Formal is officially over.

-What?
-No! No!

Okay? I'm serious. Everybody needs
to go home right now. Let's go.

-No.
-[crowd] Come on.

[Nikhil] Let's go!
All of you. I'm serious.

[Danny] Hey, keys.

[boy] No fair, man!

Let's go. This dance was lame, anyway.

I'll drive you home. Let's go.

[Nikhil] Okay, come on.
Let's go. Party's over.

Yep, you had your fun. Time to go.

Hey, come on. No. Out.

Well, I guess we wanted it to be epic.

Not the kind of epic I was going for.

Yeah.

[sighs]

[thunder rumbles]

We're closed.

Rough night, huh?

[scoffs]

I was at the dance, and I just had
a strange and sudden urge for

pizza.

Well,

we are all out of pizza, unfortunately.

Like I said, we're closed.

Okay, then.

Maybe I can help you clean up?

I don't know.

You think you got what it takes
to fill the chili shakers?

[scoffs]

I bet I can letter in it.

[chuckles]

[Kiley] Okay.

Knock yourself out.

Thank you.

-Like this?
-[Kiley] Yep.

If you need a new employee,
I'm telling you, I'm your guy.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

Why are you so quiet?

Are you mad?

No.

Okay.

I did something, but I don't know what.

You left me on the dance floor
to rescue your brother.

Cole's your twin. I get it, but you…

you just left me.

Yeah.

Yeah, that was pretty stupid of me.

With Cole,
I always came second to his football,

his moods,

his revolving door of girls,

but I…

I thought you were different.

I never felt like I came second
when I was with you.

Until tonight.

I can't do this
if Cole's gonna be our third wheel.

Yeah, you're right.

And I'm really sorry.

You deserve to be number one.

What are you doing?

Danny?

["The Only Exception" playing]

♪ Maybe I know somewhere ♪

♪ Deep in my soul ♪

♪ That love never lasts ♪

♪ And we've got to find other ways ♪

♪ To make it alone ♪

♪ Or keep a straight face ♪

♪ And I've always lived like this ♪

♪ Keeping it comfortable ♪

♪ 'Cause none of it
Was ever worth the risk ♪

♪ Well, you are the only exception… ♪

Cole. Cole, just forget about them, okay?

Come here.

♪ The only exception ♪

[song fades]

Are you sure you wanna do this?

I've got my biology study cards
in my locker

if you'd rather review
the anatomy quiz next week.

-I think I'm up to speed on that subject.
-[chuckles]

[sultry music playing]

I've missed you, New York.

My God! Ew!

-Did you just call me "New York"?
-What? No. No, Ruby.

You know what, Cole?
Seriously, stop talking!

What? No…

You can find your own way home.

Ruby. Come on. That's not what it…

-[sighs]
-[door opens]

[somber music playing]

Thanks.

-You're home already?
-Just checking on the horses.

How'd it go tonight?

It was a disaster. Why do you care?

Sounds like I didn't miss much
if it was a disaster.

Okay, I don't get it.

One minute, things seem fine between us,
and the next, they're not.

I mean, you won't even come
to a school dance I organized,

which makes me think
you're still mad at me.

If you're still mad, why did you lie
and tell me we're good?

[Alex] I don't know, okay?

But we're not.

We're definitely not good.

Because you're still mad.

Yes.

I told you I loved you, and you left?

Disappeared without a word?

How would that make you feel?

Exactly.

So yes, I'm still mad.

I'm mad that you left.

I'm mad that I got drunk
and told you I loved you.

And I'm mad because…

because I… I can't move on from you.

Even when I try.

That's not why I left.

I haven't been completely honest with you.

I tried, but it… it didn't seem like
you wanted to hear it,

and it's been k*lling me
because you deserve to know.

What is it?

I left Silver Falls because…

because after Will and Hayley's wedding,

Cole and I…

we kissed.

[thunder rumbles]

The horses.

Don't. Alex, don't!

[horses whinnying]

[intense music playing]