02x23 - Love It or Fight It

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Previously on Dance Academy...

Maybe ask him why he's suddenly
all over you.

He's trying to psych me out.

And why would it psych you out,
boyfriend?

Asking you to the beach was a
tactic. It didn't end like that...

Stop talking.
This crush is officially over.

I might win the Prix.
I don't care either way.

Auditions start tomorrow for the end
of year concert of Peter Pan.

This is your chance to end the year
on a high note,

especially while our Nationals
champs are away showboating.

Australia - these are
your representatives.

Scary fact.

Apparently, when you meet someone

you both decide what you think of
each other in less than ten seconds.

He thinks you've been ignoring him
since the Nationals.

I am.

To make this easier...

Oh, come on Zach.
Put us out of our misery.

Our brains use the strongest
information available

to classify people into types.

Alright, in the end of year
production of Peter Pan,

the title role goes to...

Christian Reed.

There's the dark, moody,
angry with the world type,

popular with impressionable girls
everywhere.

Tinkerbell, none other
than Katrina Karamakov.

The witty, sparkling embodiment
of a BFF.

John Darling,
Sir Benjamin Tickle.

The class clown,

with a talent for saying the wrong
thing at the wrong time.

Are you sure I shouldn't be Peter?

And last but not least, Wendy
Darling will be performed by...

Abigail Armstrong.

The single-minded,

get out of my way or I'll remove
your internal organs type.

Congratulations.

Once you've been typecast, there are
two choices - love it or fight it.

Stop that.

This is the opportunity
to do your final year

at any of the world's
top ballet schools.

The irony's not lost on me, Samuel.

I want your school selections
by the end of the week.

Miss Raine, hi.

Um, I've been cast as Wendy.

I hear you were very natural
in the audition.

With respect, I don't really feel
I'm suited to the role.

I would love to play Wendy.

Tara, you and Samuel have the Prix
to focus on.

Abigail, you clearly have work to do
connecting with your character.

Now out! All of you, out!

Um, Grace hasn't been
responding to any of my emails.

How is she?

I don't know.

Why don't you take me to the Winter
Festival to celebrate?

Mmm, or we could watch a DVD.

Yeah, yeah,
the bird is in the nest.

For the fifth night in a row?

I think Peter and Tink
are stuck in a rut.

If you guys could live anywhere
in the world for one year,
where would it be?

Tara?

You've been avoiding me this whole
time, so this one goes out to you.

Oh, no. Please, no.

♪ Well, you're all wound up
You've got so much to say ♪

♪ You've got a bee in your bonnet
Come on, kick it away ♪

♪ You wanna push me and shove me ♪

♪ But you know you love me ♪

♪ So babe, let's call it a day
You know I'm sorry ♪

♪ Just speak and I'll obey ♪

♪ Check out my chory 'cause ♪

♪ I am heeeeere ♪

♪ Here to stay! ♪

♪ You may kiss me nooooow. ♪

Yeah, pash him!

Can we go somewhere and talk?

What? No kiss?
But I was a sensation.

Look, thank you for the song.

I forgive you.

The Nationals, using me
as a challenge, it's in the past.

Phase two.

Stay tantalisingly close
but withhold my affections.

Yeah, girls go crazy for that.

I mean, who was ever known
for playing Wendy Darling?

It's like Sylvie Guillem
doing Forsyth,

or Makarova's port de bras
in Swan Lake.

It's stupid.

Oh, well I'm sure
your porta-thingies

are just as good
as Makara-whata's.

You know, better, even.

You're bored.
No, not at all.

It's a change
from iterative discourse

on independent theatre politics.

And welcome to the world
of pretentious uni students.

No, seriously though,
what else are you into?

Besides ballet.

Pilates.
Mm.

Effective kilojoule management.

And our oceans.

I'm really into fish
preservation.

Oh.

Do you mean fish conservation
or do you actually pickle fish?

Both.

Oh. Well, you should take me
to the aquarium.

I haven't been since I was a kid.

That sort of sounded like
you were asking me out.

Maybe.

Russia for the third time.
It's a sign.

My turn.

Again?
Mmm!

Rich and silky.

Hey Sammy, do you want one?

Ohh.

Look sorry, Tara, I had plenty this
morning but now they're all gone.

Imagine living in Russia.

Furry hats. Ice-skating.

Hey, um, is it hot in here?

'Cause like...

Yeah, it's really, really hot.

Hey, we're watching a horror
marathon if you guys are keen.

Ah, yeah, you guys can share

the corny picnic I thoughtfully
prepared as well.

Nah, I prefer Russian
cinema, but...

I'm in.

It all turned our very differently
in your head, didn't it? Yeah.

- Lieberman.
- Can you please move?

How much do you know
about fish things?

Abigail! Move!

Please move.

Um, in what context?

I have a date at the aquarium

and I need to become a marine
expert in the next hours.

You have... you have a date?

Why wouldn't I have a date?

No, you would, it's just
I'm confused as to why...

Would you like a list of ways
you owe me?

Skipping rehearsals without
permission to test practise a date.

I've lost it.

Ah, can you please sit down
and say no to ballet guilt?

Wendy's a lead.

It's a sappy, wimpy lead
but it's a lead.

If I miss rehearsals, Zach's going
to downsize my solo.

Zach's going to have so much
to worry about,
he's not going to notice.

He'll just get someone
to fill in for you.

Please?
Prix preparations can wait a day.

Alright, Tara, but you'll need to
teach Abigail the chory later.

I get to play Wendy.
I identify with Wendy.

I can see that.

Where is Abigail?
She's vomiting.

Projectile style.
Thanks for that.

Alright, today's rehearsal is going
to focus on character motivations.

So Ben and Tara,

I want you guys to talk about
the brother-sister dynamics.

Fancy seeing you here.

Christian, Kat, you're going to

mark through Peter and Tink's first
pas de deux with me.

Alright.

Nice and playful, Kat.

Great work, guys.

So, I'm the oldest sibling
and you're the middle child,

which probably means
you crave attention.

I knew it.
Knew what?

Giving up a day of Prix practice
just to fill in for Wendy?

You couldn't stay away from me.

Ben, you talk with your mouth full,
rarely use deodorant

and I've caught you picking your
nose on at least five occasions.

Whoa, whoa, you have not.

So?

So you are perfectly cast
as an annoying little brother.

Out of the species of penguins,

the fairy penguin is the smallest,

eating approximately
grams of fish daily.

That was word perfect.

I will dazzle Finn with my knowledge
of the life forms

that inhabit % of the hydrosphere.

That's a hot date you're planning.

Shark tunnel. Move it.

Come on Kat,
Peter's got a new girl on the scene

and he's taking you for granted.

How does that make you feel?
Hungry?

I'm sorry.

It's my default emotion.

Jealous. So can you show me what
jealousy looks like, please?

I'm not really a jealous person.

Well, Tink is, so you're going
to have to tap into that.

Aaah!

Some sharks can lose up
to , teeth in a lifetime.

Some sharksP
This is an intervention.

Don't!

If you're not going to help,
then what are you doing here?

Hey, I have problems too
I might want to discuss.

Like recent heartbreak, though
admittedly I was the dumper.

And which international school
I'm going to pick if I win the Prix.

Shh! Sammy. My problems are real.

Why is it so important
that you impress this guy?

He should be impressed enough
just going out with you.

He used the word 'iterative'
in a sentence.

Casually.

I could use the word 'iterative'.

He knows things.

OK, well, let's simulate the date,
then.

OK, so after you've wowed him
with your penguin knowledge,

he sidles closer.

Puts his arm around you.

And then what? You just sit here,
with no apparent purpose?

This is why normal people visit
aquariums.

To feel superior to the animals?

To meditate on the wonder of nature.

Am I doing it right?

Agh! Gross, Ben!

Put me down! Put me down!

Put me down! Aah!

Little brothers.
They're annoying.

Great work, guys.
Very authentic.

Alright, that's lunch.

You three can work through your
motivations for the pas de trois.

Jealousy, Tink.
It's in there somewhere.

You can go through my phone
if you want.

That's pretty standard jealous
behaviour.

Oh!

Who is this girl sending you smart,
witty texts?

Oh, wait, that's me! Ah!

Alright, I'll break jealousy down
for you.

Your blood runs cold
and your stomach tightens,

and it feels like you're sh**ting
laser beams out of your eyes.

Right.

OK, well, you guys
run the Peter-Wendy part,

and I'll try and envy these girls
who haven't eaten for days.

OK, something's happening.

Cold blood. Tight stomach.

Keep going.
This could be useful.

What about Malmo Ballet in Sweden?

Yeah, great social welfare.

Advanced clean-tech development.

Bit cold.

How do you know so much about this?

Countries?

Um, I don't know.

Newspapers.

Wikis.

Paying attention.

I'm never going to catch up.

I'm actually the cliche
of a stupid ballerina.

No, you're Abigail Armstrong.

You don't care what anyone else
thinks about you.

I care what I think of me.

Doing the musical,
I got this glimpse.

There's a whole world out there
that has nothing to do with ballet.

Look, I'm the best ballerina
in the whole world!

Out of my way, peasant!

Don't you know who I am?

I'm Tara Webster.

That... That personal piece
of clothing is mine.

Give it back!
It's very supportive.

What? I'm going.

What? You can't take a joke
from your little brother?

Look, I apologised for what I did
at the Nationals.

I performed a song for you.

That wasn't about me.

That was so you could be
the centre of attention.

No, I did it because I liked you.

Did you?
What did you like about me, Ben?

See, there were actual things
I liked about you

and I told you how I felt.

Do you know how scary that was,
after the year I've had?

And you didn't feel the same way.

So admit that the only reason
you're chasing me now

is because I'm no longer interested.

See those people in there?

Most of them have probably never even
been to the ballet.

And they're happy just...

being ferry captains,
stock traders.

I could be a ruthless stock trader.

Yeah,
you could be anything you want.

What about third year
at the Academy?

Got any stats for me on that?

Well, it's too far

from the international
choreographers,

plus there's only really
one major ballet company.

And because it's a relatively young
school,

you don't get that traditional
grounding like you would at,

say, the Royal or in Russia.

So it shouldn't go on my short list?

I didn't say that.

How is it you automatically get
into the boyfriend zone?

Is it that silent,
brooding thing you do?

Because like, I've never had
like a real girlfriend before.

Not for longer than a day.

Look, can't you speak to Sammy
about this?

OK, so you like Tara, obviously.

Yeah. She's mental...

and she thinks that life
should be like movies.

Yeah, she does.

And she thinks that I don't get her
but I do.

Look, I think you need to put away
the Benster.

Tara's special. I think...

you need to do something special
for her, I guess.

Hey, hot tip, Ben.

Christian's idea of special is
watching a bunch of horror movies.

You might want to aim higher.

I know what to do.

Aaah!

Brilliant, Kat.

I can feel the jealousy
oozing from your pores.

It was frightening. That's exactly
what I was aiming for.

I'm not quitting the Academy,
Miss Raine. I just...

I just don't have time
for a lead role right now.

Why not?

I think I just need some space
to pursue other interests.

I feel like you're preparing me for
life if I get into the Company,

but not for life if I don't.

Abigail, occasionally students
with uncommon natural ability

can afford to give less than %.

You are not one of them.

You either give ballet everything,

every day,
or you give it up completely.

Bondi Beach,
all invited, bring jumpers.

Intriguing.

And from Ben. Pass.

Big day, guys.

Let's all quickly debrief
on our characters

and then you can go
and have a weekend.

So Christian, any thoughts on Peter?

Um, he doesn't want to grow up.

Well, that's very insightful,
but can you expand on that?

He wants everything.

You know, he wants Tink
because she's awesome,

and she's always there for him
when he needs it.

But I think deep down,
Peter loves Wendy.

And why's that?

Well, she challenges him to be better
than he is, you know?

But he's scared of that
so he gives her up.

Kind of makes him a sellout.

Do we have to go?
We're just feeding his ego.

One step at a time. Yep.

That's it.

Prosti menya.

It's Russian for 'I'm sorry'.

And look, I do listen to you.

But if you don't want me to stay,
then I'll just...

Well, now you're just being
manipulative.

I actually really do want to stay.

Then stay.

Come on.

Ugh!

So after all of that fish knowledge,

how could you ditch your date?

I think I'm just going to date
myself for a while.

Learn Cantonese.

Go ghost-hunting.

Diving with sharks. Ooh.

It's a list,
for after the end of third year

when I have time for interests.

Oh, snap.

Yeah, I made one myself,
before first year.

I can help you tick it off.

You'll probably end up in Berlin,

admiring artwork,
and never come back.

Don't...

Don't tell anybody, but IF I win,

I'm choosing Sydney.

Aah!

Do you trust me?
Do you trust me now?

Woo-hoo!

He got her a whole ice-rink.

Trying too hard.

So...

So this is the scene
where the easy-going girl

tells the boy she loves
that it's over.

'Cause he's still in love
with someone else.

And this is the part where you fight
for me and tell me I'm wrong.

Kat, that jealousy thing
has really...

It woke me up.

It made me see things
the way they actually are.

Kat, I'm not still...

I don't want to be with...

I might have made
up my mind about these people

in the first ten seconds.

But the longer I know them,
the more I realise

there's no typecast wide enough
to hold them.

And the more they can surprise me.