01x06 - Sing it to her Face

[bunniefuu]

-I want to find

the right home for Faith.

I want her to have

amazing parents.

-Why do you have to

give her away to strangers?

-Firing the only woman

in the band right now,

you know you're gonna

catch it up the a*s.

-What gives you

the f*cking right?

-Play

in between the memories ♪

-We want you to say

that you quit.

-Send an offer to my attorney

and my manager.

-You have a manager

and attorney now?

-I will after this

Shirley Temple.

-The Relentless

fan base isn't exactly

the nicest kids in town,

and I just worry about you.

-I'll be fine.

I don't know

which way to go ♪

-[grunting]

-You are under arrest for

vandalism and destruction

of property.

[laughing]

-See, you call it

private dances.

I call it grinding on

the crotches of strangers.

You ever wonder how dirty

their denim is

when it's rubbin' all up on

your flesh down there?

-VIC: Levi Svengali?

Johnny's favorite singer

committed suicide after--

-ADAM: After making one of

the most influential albums

in a long time.

-We do the new album

with Svengali.

-Svengali? What the f*ck

is wrong with you, Vic?

-Don't turn your back

on me, man.

-LEO: And for

the grand finale, gentlemen,

you're gonna tell me

right f*cking now

are there any other secrets

I don't know about?

♪

-So why didn't you arrest me?

-It's time to remove

these toxic energies

from your world.

-[scoffs]

Easier said than done

in this town.

-Call someone who's

grateful for your efforts

and truly respects

all that you do.

You're not beholden to anyone

except yourself.

-What are you, man?

Fortune teller,

guardian angel?

-[chuckles]

You believe in angels?

-[cell phone buzzes]

-Oh. Oh, God.

-ROSS: Maya.

-Yeah.

-ROSS: Where the f*ck are you?

It's 11 a.m. in the g*dd*mn

morning--

-I believe in demons.

-ROSS: And you're nowhere

to be found.

We have a huge

f*ck' day comin' up--

Get your a*s here right now.

-Okay, okay, Ross, calm down.

I'm on my way.

-ROSS: Right now.

-Miss Maya,

you will never see a U-Haul

following a hearse.

-What?

-You can't take any of

this stuff with you?

Egyptians tried it.

Doesn't work.

-GRETCHEN: The author of

"East of Eden"

got his inspiration from

what characters?

-BOY: Um, the two brothers

Cain and Abel.

-Yeah. Good job.

-[school bell rings]

-GRETCHEN: Don't forget,

we have a test on Monday,

so I want you all to

finish the book by then,

hopefully pass with

flying colors.

Have a good weekend.

Bye.

-Ooh! So many of you.

-Oh! Oh, dear.

[laughs]

-Sorry.

-My fault, my fault.

-No, no. Don't worry about it.

-I-- I hope this is

the right classroom.

Um--

-Where do I know you from?

-Oh, God, forgive me. Um,

I am the substitute teacher

for World History.

-Oh.

-Patricia Matthew.

-Gretchen Ruth.

-Hot for teacher?

-What?

-How long you teached here?

-Uh, two years.

-Wow. If you don't mind

my saying, it must be--

Uh! Exciting to be in

the public eye all the time.

Do you enjoy it?

-Uh, really,

for dinner reservations and

guest lists, it's great,

but that's about it.

-Seems a bit pessimistic,

Miss Ruth.

-I honestly prefer

a private life, yeah.

But I love my fiancé and

it kind of just comes with

the territory.

So, yeah, I'm grateful.

Yeah.

It was nice to meet you,

Miss Matthew.

-Yes. Patricia, please.

-Yeah.

-Call me Patricia

-Okay.

-And if you need anything,

like, anything,

I will be here all week, so

-Okay, thanks.

-Yeah.

-I'm gonna go that way.

-Oh, yes. Uh, excuse me.

-Bye. Nice to meet you.

-Bye.

Hm.

Gretchen.

[school bell rings]

-MAN: Gretchen!

Gretchen!

-[camera shutters clicking]

-Are you upset about

the photo of Johnny and Lily

at The Rainbow?

-I don't know what

you're talking about.

-You think this will

keep happening?

Here.

-[car starts]

-Nice.

Get that.

Get a close up, Marco.

Get a close up.

[tires squealing]

-ELIAS: I like this

adoption agency.

All ages. It's-- It's like

going to a rock show.

-[laughing]

-ELIAS: That looks good.

-LIZZIE: I don't know.

-Did you find the right place?

-The right place?

Honey-- Ugh! Good Lord.

-Well, you do it.

-I-- I'm--

It's not like

I've got a whole bunch

of experience in this,

I'm sorry.

-This is making me

want to drink.

[laughing]

We'll get there.

We'll figure it out.

♪

-ROSS: Well,

you are lookin' good.

We need Fritz added to

Hit Parader Festival.

-Ugh. The Relentless

don't like him.

It's not gonna happen.

-Well, that's where

you're gonna help out.

You're the agent.

-[sighs] Look, I'm not gonna

force my band

to do something

they don't want to do

just 'cause you told me to.

-Are you confused?

Oliver signed Fritz,

he's the priority.

-Sorry.

-Sorry?

This isn't up for

f*ck' debate.

All right, Maya?

It's not.

-You're right.

-Correct.

-It's not up for debate.

I don't care how much hype

this piece of sh*t kid has,

you can count me out.

And tonight, Ross,

I'm the f*ck' priority.

-MAN: Gretchen!

Gretchen!

Are you upset about

the photo of Johnny

and Lily at The Rainbow?

-GRETCHEN: I don't know

what you're talking about.

-You think this will

keep happening?

-MAN: Trouble in paradise.

Is teacher Gretchen gonna put

Johnny in detention?

Or are Johnny and Lily

-Bottoms up.

Getting back together?

♪

-[laughing]

-Let's do this.

Come on. Come on.

-I'm goin', I'm goin'.

-Come on, come on, come on,

Jesus Christ.

I don't know about you lot,

but I'm ready to experience

everything Louisiana

has to offer.

-Yes.

-Cheers.

-All right. We are gonna

go be degenerates.

You comin'?

-No, I gotta make some calls

and Svengali wants me

one-on-one in the other studio.

See ya.

-All right, man.

♪

[ring tone plays]

-Hello.

-Hey, baby.

How's my angel doin'?

GRETCHEN: Oh.

You are not going to believe

what day they're making

the state finals.

-The day of the fest?

-How did you know?

Can you believe that?

-Yeah, actually.

Seems like the universe

likes to do this sh*t to us

on the regular.

I f*ck' hate TMZ.

-I just can't believe

they went to the school.

That's insane.

I get it's what I signed up for

when we started dating again,

but seriously.

f*ck it.

It doesn't matter.

Yeah, I feel like

this kind of sh*t

wouldn't happen to us

if we didn't live in L.A.

We should move to

Olympia, Washington.

-Yeah. You're probably right.

But I love my students,

I love the team.

Let's just stick it out

for one more year.

-Yeah. All right.

-SVENGALI: Johnny, it ain't

gonna write itself, buddy.

-Hey, um, Svengali wants me

in the studio.

I gotta go.

I love you.

-I love you, too.

-JOHNNY: Bye.

-Bye.

[phone beeps]

[sighs]

♪

-Man, I can't believe Johnny's

forcing her out of the band.

-Power of love.

♪

-It's unreal. I mean,

do the boys not realize

how much Lily is

a part of their DNA?

-They do, but there's

no talkin' to Johnny.

♪

-Let's do this.

-After you.

♪

-MAYA: Hi, ladies.

-Hi.

-Hey, how you gals doin'?

-I manage Lily now.

-Terrific.

-So this is how

it's gonna go down.

-We need--

-Hey, baby,

let's just worry about

the paperwork stuff later.

A million and a half.

-Uh-huh. To--

To buy you out completely.

-No, I-- I don't get

bought out,

that's just to

tell the fans I quit.

And I still get my equal share

of the name

and the merch.

-Mm-hm. Which merch?

-Every single f*cking piece

with The Relentless logo

that I helped make into

an iconic brand.

Adam, that merch.

-For how long?

-Forever.

Or, I mean, you could, uh,

change the logo if you want.

-[scoffs] No.

You can't change the band logo.

That never f*ck' works.

-Okay, well, I'll talk to

the guys about that.

-I'm not done.

So, I'm assuming that people

from all over the world

are gonna be coming to

the Hit Parader Fest,

especially if it's,

you know,

the last time to check out

the original line up, correct?

-It's true.

-And, Adam, you think

it's fair to say

if it's my farewell show,

it's probably gonna be

maybe one of the biggest shows

in the history of the band?

-I do, yeah.

-Cool. Good.

Well, then,

I want double the pay,

and I want ownership in

the fest.

-[scoffs]

-And where's that

gonna come from?

-Those three lovely boys

who agreed to

kick me out of the band.

-Uh-huh.

Well, I have to ask them.

-I'm sorry, I--

[chuckles]

Um, I'm not asking,

I'm just-- I'm telling you

exactly what it is.

-Or what?

-Or I don't play and, um,

I tell the fans the truth

the same day as

I make my next move.

Johnny's not, you know,

the only one in the band

with a pretty face

who knows how to sing.

-Okay.

I'm meeting with Ash,

the owner of Hit Parader,

first thing tomorrow morning.

I need to know this sh*t is

100 percent

because this guy's

a loose canon.

This is what we're dealing with

'cause we didn't go corporate.

Okay? So if he thinks that

we're moving

the goalposts on him,

this whole thing could

f*ck' go away.

He wants to announce tomorrow.

-Well, have him announce that

it's Lily's farewell show.

Everyone's gonna play.

-Awesome.

-And I'll make sure

I have this all written up

for you by 10 a.m.

-Good, good--

good manager.

-Oh, and, um, Maya

has to stay my agent,

and I'm guaranteed that there's

no conflict of interest

with The Relentless.

I'm sorry, I just-- I just

want to make myself clear.

Uh, it's--

it's not about money for me,

it's about principle.

-Well, you got

a lot of principle.

A heck of a lot.

♪

-You know, it's, uh--

it's kind of nice

doing a session without

the other guys.

-Solitude can be good for art.

Less opinions.

Less tension.

-[sighs]

You know, my favorite record

was made here.

It's tragic what happened.

I'd love to talk to you

about that.

-Not tonight.

But, uh, I do have regrets.

What's the biggest regret

you have in your life?

-What happened in Vegas,

what I did to that girl,

her family.

I was her hero.

-You feel the presence of

the devil in you that night?

-It's more than a feeling.

-Hm

Why don't you write

the lyrics that you'd sing

to, uh, tell the story

as it all happened.

-Yeah, right.

-No, I'm serious, give, uh--

give yourself like a--

like a poetic catharsis.

-I-- I don't want to

write about that.

-Well, Johnny,

that's the whole point.

-Let it go, I don't want to

write a song about that night.

-Why'd you come

all the way down here, Johnny?

Huh?

You wanna just keep

doin' things your way,

you shoulda just stayed

out in Tinsletown.

You got it all figured out

there, right?

Everything just the way

you like it. Hm.

♪

I'm just gonna

leave you to it.

[cheering, applause]

♪

I wanna k*ll you with love,

I do ♪

And I do

what I say completely ♪

I wanna chase you

'til you can't move ♪

Gonna blind you

until you see me ♪

Looking at me

looking at you ♪

There's so many things

I need to do ♪

-Can I get you boys

some drinks?

-Whiskey ginger, please.

-All right.

-Tequila, rocks.

-Great.

-And, uh, what's it gonna take

to get you up there?

-Not happening anymore.

I'm just a c*ck waitress.

The next dancer is amazing,

though.

-Oh, is she your friend?

-Yeah, we play music together.

-Oh. No way.

Wait, what do you do?

-I'm the singer?

-What kind of music

do you play?

-Rock and roll, baby.

Imagine that.

-Well, that sounds sexy.

So I think we will take

1,000 bucks in ones.

-Here we go.

-Awesome.

-Please and thank you.

She can rock my world, mate.

♪

-You ready to

tell us a story?

-"In town for one night only,

"lust, fame,

and a feeling of the holy.

"New king is crowned

for your delight,

"single file,

it's just that easy.

"A mere man to adore

and believe me,

"soon you'll be

screaming with delight.

"Take it back before I fall,

"I'm no hero.

"Take it back before I fall,

I'm no hero."

-That's brilliant, Johnny.

Let's try one.

♪

-Can I get you

something to drink?

-No, no, no,

some more ones, love.

♪

Mate, I ain't wastin' money

on overpriced f*ck' drinks.

Business to attend to.

[laughing]

In town for one night only

Lust, fame and

feeling of the holy ♪

New king is crowned

for your delight ♪

Yeah, right

Single file,

it's just that easy ♪

A mere man to adore

and believe me ♪

Soon you'll be

screaming with delight ♪

Yeah, right,

all night ♪

Take it back before I fall

♪

'Cause I am no hero

Take it back before I fall

'Cause I'm no hero

On the climb,

there stands a statue ♪

Dishonor sells, man,

he doesn't want to ♪

A consequence

not worth your time ♪

We're divine

The flesh shadow for

the suffering this time ♪

A clean nail for your

flattering elation ♪

Another victim of our need

To be weak

So take it back,

take it back ♪

Before I fall

I am no,

I am no hero ♪

Hell no

So take it back,

take it back ♪

Before I fall

I am no,

I am no hero ♪

Hell no

♪

[cheering, applause]

♪

-Well

I got the maestro Johnny Faust

in my studio.

♪

-So, what's your name?

-I'm Alyx.

-Alyx.

-Thanks for all the tips,

it was really sweet of you.

-You know,

I'm in a band, too.

-[chuckles]

I know who you are, silly.

-So you have good taste.

-Well, I never said

I listen to The Relentless.

-All right.

Well, that's good.

'Cause I don't dance

with fans.

-[chuckles]

-Wanna go upstairs?

-Well, I don't know if

you can afford me.

-Well, then,

we gotta find out.

Leave this. Have someone

pick it up for you.

-Mm. The Mavens.

I like that.

That's a good name.

-Thank you.

-I mean, y'all must be

pretty serious

if Svengali agreed to

work with you.

-Yeah, he really

believes in us,

he's just

a f*ck' psychopath.

That whole fine line between

genius and insanity thing.

-Yeah.

-[laughing]

-Yeah, well--

Thank you.

That psycho is the reason why

we're down here.

I mean, we're hoping he works

some wonders for Johnny,

-you know?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Do you guys have a full set?

-Yeah, we have about

seven songs.

-Okay.

Would you guys like to play

our festival?

-Uh, are you--

are you serious?

-Yeah.

-Ye-- Yes. Yes. Yes.

-Cheers to that.

-All right.

-Let's do it.

-So, who else in your band

works here?

-I'll be calling,

believe me.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-Hey, dude. So,

I got an idea for the fest.

-Oh, you do?

-Yeah.

-Me, too.

Can't have 'em playing

main stage, though, can we?

-[laughs]

-Hey, you guys go ahead.

Got, uh, business

to attend to.

One and two.

♪

-Don't you get lonely

up here in the hills

in this great big house,

just you and your dog?

-Well, not lonely,

there's always people around,

I mean, I'm not claustrophobic,

if that's what you mean.

Well, I gotta say, though,

it-- it's been great

having you and Vivian up here.

I really appreciate

your company.

-What about Faith?

You appreciate her company?

-She's been the best part.

-That's sweet.

So you're just gonna

let her get given away

to strangers today, huh?

-I try not to

think about it like that.

-Well, you're gonna have to

try a little harder.

-Thanks for the advice.

-You want my advice?

My advice is

you need to fix

that big gaping hole

in your life,

that being

a single older guy

with no woman or

kids of your own.

I mean, you ought to

adopt Faith yourself,

and then ask me out

for drinks

and we'll go and

we'll celebrate.

-How do you really feel

about it?

-[laughing]

I'm sorry, I'm one of

those people, man--

-Hey, guys, we're ready.

-Hello, beautiful girl.

I'm sorry, babe,

but I'm not gonna be able

to partake in today's

planned event,

so y'all are going to

have to excuse me.

Hey, Elias. I have

a great band for ya.

It's called

Losing Faith.

Wanna sign 'em?

Make some money off this

broken heart ♪

He's a funny guy.

Burn, Hollywood, burn

'Cause you don't give

a f*ck about me ♪

-JADE: Glad it all

worked out, Adam.

-ADAM: Great,

then we'll see you there.

-We got every demand.

They just want you in

the studio.

All my life I've been waiting

on something real ♪

Gotta go now,

'cause everything here ♪

-You mind if I ask you

why you waited so long?

-At first, I thought I could

do it on my own.

Or in a perfect world,

Johnny would end up single,

and I'd have a shot with him

if he fell in love with me.

-Mm-hm.

-But that was all

wishful thinking

out of a movie.

But here we are in reality.

-I guess that makes sense.

-Why didn't you

ever have kids?

-Uh I always wanted 'em.

I-- I guess I just kept

putting it off.

Kind of like doing laundry,

you wear all the clothes

that you've got

until you don't have any more.

Keep puttin' it off

and off and off.

When I looked in

the laundry basket,

there was no one in there.

Yeah, I'm-- I'm happy

with life, I guess.

I mean, I'm--

I'm lucky to be alive

with all the stuff I did.

Not feelin' so lucky right now.

Oh, Jesus.

-This is gonna be

a lot harder than I thought.

-Yep, it is.

I got it.

Hey, baby, hey, hey.

-[baby fussing]

-You love her, don't you?

-Put yourself first, captain.

-Excuse me?

-It's you.

-So your boy Faust

gets mad.

But you have him

under contract.

He can't leave you.

Can you leave this baby?

-What happens if

we keep Faith?

-I have no idea.

-Sounds like you're

building a mystery.

Why don't y'all find out?

-I think we start with

the song about Lily,

but, uh, missin'

a little somethin'.

-Uh, we can track bass later,

let's just focus on drums,

guitar and vocals.

-No, we-- we good on

the bass and then some.

Go ahead, ladies.

They've already been

workin' on the demos.

You don't like 'em

you don't gotta use 'em,

but this is why you hired me.

[feedback]

♪

Can you believe

the outcome? ♪

Now I'm asking you,

God, how come? ♪

Can you believe

the outcome? ♪

And now I'm asking you,

God, how come? ♪

The things we

wish to receive ♪

Are always what

we want to believe ♪

And now I must confess

These are the thoughts

that I possess ♪

All these chains

Wrapped behind my back

When we're face to face

I'm always the one

who cracks ♪

If misery loves company

Oh, get the hell

out of my house ♪

Won't you please

just look at me ♪

Why'd you let me

under your blouse? ♪

If misery loves company

Oh, get the hell

out of my house ♪

Won't you please

just look at me ♪

Why'd you let me

under your blouse? ♪

♪

Some things just cannot--

-SVENGALI: Some things just

can't be undone

is the next part, yes, sir.

Lily Mayflower, thank you

for joining us this evening.

You know she's the best part

of your band, Johnny,

but we'll talk about that

another day.

But, uh, tonight,

she ain't gonna play bass,

she gonna play face,

so why don't you have a seat

for us, darlin'?

So, you got Johnny

drugged up,

then you f*cked him and

made his girlfriend watch

on his phone and

he didn't even know.

Look, you like doin'

psychotic sh*t,

then you came to

the right place.

From the bridge, Johnny,

the bridge we gonna burn.

Sing it to her face.

And, Lily, now is not

the time to be shy.

♪

You can crucify me

with blame ♪

But only you share

in the pain ♪

Admit it was all

a cruel game ♪

And leave my heart

on the open flame ♪

Well, you can crucify me

with blame ♪

But only if you

share in the pain ♪

Admit it was all

a cruel game ♪

And leave my heart

on the open flame ♪

You can crucify me

with blame ♪

But only if you share

in the pain ♪

Admit it was all

a cruel game ♪

Leave my heart on

the open flame ♪

♪

Oh, get the hell

out of my house ♪

Won't you just look at me

Oh, why'd you let me

under your blouse? ♪

If misery loves company

Oh, get the hell

out of my house ♪

Won't you please

just look at me ♪

Oh, why'd you let me

under your blouse ? ♪

Can you believe

the outcome? ♪

Now I'm asking you,

God, how come? ♪

[spits]

♪

You set me up as a villain

But you never mentioned

the rule of the father ♪

Took what you wanted

and flipped it ♪

But you won't be draggin'

my name to the bottom ♪

So much unsaid

Left me for dead

I won't forget

And now you're next

Well, everyone's wasted

And they know

the difference ♪

When I'm failing,

I sense it ♪

If you're throwin' me

to the lions ♪

You should know I'm

lost and I'm dyin' ♪

I wouldn't take back

one thing ♪

Or take one word I said

One word

If you're throwin' me

to the lions ♪

You should know I'm

lost and I'm dyin' ♪

I wouldn't take back

one thing ♪

Or take one word I said

I'm gonna make you

wish you did ♪