Everwood, Season Two

Irv:
[voiceover] It's hard to say what happened exactly. For the most part it depends on who you ask. There are as many sides to a story as there are pairs of eyes. It's always been that way; one of those sides must be closer to the truth, but we'll never know which one. I try even now to look back at that time, look past the blame and outrage that made it all so hard to see anything. I try to piece it together; what follows is all I know.

Amy:
I should've called you Laynie.

Laynie:
It wasn't your decision.

Amy:
No, you, you should've been there.

Laynie:
Some days I'm really mad about it. Sometimes, you know, I'm glad I wasn't there. I got a whole extra day to feel normal again.

Irv:
[voiceover] The funeral for Colin Hart fell on the first warm day of spring. For many who attended, it was the most difficult day they had ever known. But the day was kind enough to pass. I'd like to say it took a while for Everwood to return to business as usual, but it didn't. Bright and Amy went back to their usual summer jobs; Ephram joined them, though his duties were a little less glamorous.

Amy:
[about Dr. Brown] I wish he wasn't your father, Ephram. I wish I didn't have to think of him every time I talked to you.

Irv:
[voiceover] Sometimes it is only with the ending of a season that a storyteller can find the most appropriate ending to his tale. As the last hours of summer crept up on Everwood, it seemed everybody was just about ready for a change. A fresh start, filled with new adventures and new friends, and some old ones, and those somewhere in between. For if death reminds us of anything, it reminds us of just how resilient the human spirit is... when it wants to be. [edit]

Bright:
Who is that?

Page:
Stacy Wilson. It's kinda hard to tell since...

Laynie:
Since the hooter fairy paid her a visit.

Amy:
Too bad you only recognize her now that she's stacked.

Bright:
It's not my fault I'm shallow. It's how God made me. Blame him.

Delia:
Dad, can I wear this shirt?

Andy:
Sure. Why not?

Delia:
I can't remember if I wore it yesterday.

Andy:
I don't think it matters in fourth grade, honey.

Ephram:
I guess that's the one advantage of having a father who has no idea what's going on. He's too clueless to become one of the pod-parents.

Andy:
Ephram! Hey Ephram! Come on down -- Duke's giving away frisbees.

Ephram:
Oh God. He's become one of them.

Amy:
Welcome.

Harold:
Ask any parent and they'll tell you their child is incredibly brilliant. One in a million of those parents might be right. Just try telling that to the other couple hundred thousand.

Andy:
[After his cellphone rings to the I Dream of Jeanie theme] You know, that ring takes all the authority out of what you just said.

Ephram:
What do you want?

Bright:
Nothing, just to enjoy your company. You want my pudding?

Ephram:
Alright, what's the favor Bright?

Bright:
What are you talking about, what favor? Ok, it's about Amy.

Ephram:
No.

Bright:
You don't even know what I was going to ask.

Ephram:
It doesn't matter, the answer's no.

Bright:
Why?

Ephram:
Because whatever is going on with your sister is your business, not mine. Whenever I try to make it my business, she gets mad.

Bright:
Keep an eye on her. Not all the time. Just... when you're not busy being a loner geek with weird t-shirts.

Ephram:
You want me to stalk your sister?

Bright:
You already do.

Bright:
[To Ephram] So you know what I was thinking... If there's all these college guys who are like totally hitting on high school girls, then there's probably a whole surplus of neglected college girls who want to hit on high school guys.

Andy:
That was fatherly advice, wasn't it?

Ephram:
Not bad.

Andy:
See, I really am getting better.

Ephram:
Hey, Dad. One more thing... can I go to a frat party tonight?

Andy:
A frat party?

Ephram:
Yes, there's going to be drinking, drugs, unprotected sex. I'll probably be the youngest person there. Besides, I don't want to go. I have to.

Andy:
Why?

Ephram:
Because you just said that if I know something, I have to do something about it.

Andy:
And so having said that, I'm all but forced to let you go to a party I never would have agreed to prior. Maybe you're getting better at this.

Irv:
This thing you're doing with the stove. I don't understand.

Edna:
I'm cooking for my children. Get over yourself.

Irv:
But you don't cook. You don't even reheat.

Madison:
Oh cool, my brother reads comic books too.

Ephram:
Oh, actually they're not comic books. It's Manga. Big difference.

Madison:
Anyway, he collects the dolls and all that stuff. Spiderman, The Hulk, he loves Samson Storm from X-men. He's 12, it's really cute. Do you have any?

Ephram:
No, no dolls.

Delia:
Yes you do, you have that guy with the red hair that you won't let me play with.

Ephram:
That's not a doll, Delia. That's a collectible.

Nina:
[about Madison] Who was that?

Ephram:
Oh you mean Satan? That's Delia's new babysitter. I basically hate her.

Andy:
I think I am a pretty good judge of people.

Ephram:
Yeah? Like that maid you hired back in Manhattan that stole all the silverware?

Madison:
Your dad says you have something to say to me.

Ephram:
I apologize... Madison.

Madison:
Wow, thank you Ephram. That was very manly, have a carrot stick.

[puts carrot stick in his mouth]

Ephram:
[reading his essay] The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm not sure who the first person was who said that. Probably Shakespeare. Or maybe Sting. But at the moment, it's the sentence that best explains my tragic flaw: my inability to change. I don't think I'm alone in this. The more I get to know other people, the more I realize it's kind of everyone's flaw. Staying exactly the same for as long as possible, standing perfectly still... it feels safer somehow. And if you are suffering, at least the pain is familiar. Because if you took that leap of faith, went outside the box, did something unexpected... who knows what other pain might be out there, waiting for you. Chances are it could be even worse. So you maintain the status quo. Choose the road already traveled and it doesn't seem that bad. Not as far as flaws go. You're not a drug addict. You're not killing anyone... except maybe yourself a little. When we finally do change, I don't think it happens like an earthquake or an explosion, where all of a sudden we're like this different person. I think it's smaller than that. The kind of thing most people wouldn't even notice unless they looked at us really close. Which, thank God, they never do. But you notice it. Inside you that change feels like a world of difference. And you hope this is it. This is the person you get to be forever... that you'll never have to change again.

Irv:
[voiceover] They say that from the instant he lays eyes on her, a father adores his daughter. Whomever she grows up to be, she is always to him that little girl in pigtails. She makes him feel like Christmas. In exchange, he makes a secret promise not to see the awkwardness of her teenage years, the mistakes she makes, or the secrets she keeps.

Ephram:
[To Delia] I still think picking a hero is overrated. You pick one, you admire them, a week later, they've been arrested.

Ephram:
So I hear you stick people with needles. Sounds like fun.

Linda:
It can be, especially when they're annoying.

Ephram:
Oh, so you must really like working with my dad.

Andy:
You were right, I was wrong.

Linda:
It must have caused you some physical pain for you to utter that sentence.

Andy:
Just some internal bleeding.

Delia:
My hero was born on April 29, 1958, in Wilton, Connecticut. She wore pearl earrings almost every day and wouldn't take them off, even in the shower. She was tall and beautiful and funny and her name was Julia Brown. A year and a half ago, she died, but before that happened, she did a lot of amazing things. I'd like to tell you about some of them today.

Reverend Keyes:
God isn't meant to be understood intellectually. Sometimes he's absent on purpose. He wants us to doubt, it makes us stronger. It opens other doors. And as for tragedy, I'm not dieing you know. I've experienced more with my senses in these past 18 months than I have in my entire life. I can feel Katherine. I can touch her. I can smell her and I can hear every tiny wonderful sound she makes and I love her just the same. Maybe more.

Ephram:
Ya know, I don't know why they call it a driving test. All they really care about is parking.

Madison:
Well I wouldn't worry about it. Lots of guys ride their bikes to junior prom. Maybe your date can sit on the handlebars.

Amy:
Well I went out with Ephram but it got kinda weird.

Bright:
You guys finally hooked up?

Amy:
What?! No. Why would you say something like that?

Bright:
I dunno. Maybe because he's mad in love with you and has been for over the past year.

Bright:
Guys have pride. And he's not gonna sit around playing mind-games with you forever. Soon he's gonna get tired of that, and he's gonna move on.

Amy:
I'm just not ready for all the boyfriend-girlfriend stuff and I know with Ephram there'd be no in between.

Bright:
Maybe not, but you could do a lot worse. People give me crap all the time for hanging out with Ephram. But I dunno, he's just like...

Amy:
Funny.

Bright:
Yea! The other day, he's telling me the story about how he's driving a stick for the first time right, and he's like stuck on a hill. Eckleman says: Well what gear were you in? and he says: My jeans and my t-shirt. [they laugh] I didn't even get it at first... and he's also gonna be pulling in some serious jack with his music one day... damn, maybe I should ask him out.

Amy:
You were right Ephram, about everything. I have taken you for granted. But hey, you're a better person than I am. Everybody else sees it, I don't know why you don't. As if you didn't know this already, I'm kinda a giant mess right now. I have been ever since you've known me. I might have been more normal in Junior High, I don't know. The point is, you deserve someone great, Ephram, amazing even. Someone a little less like me and a little more like you.

Ephram:
For an apology, that sounded an awful lot like a breakup.

Amy:
I'm sorry I wasted your time and it would kill me to think I wasted any more of it. I want you to promise me something.

Ephram:
Amy.

Amy:
Promise me that you won't let me and you get in the way of you and somebody else.

Ephram:
[after a long pause] I promise.

Irv:
[voiceover] The town of Everwood was built around a silver mine opened in 1857. In 1929, like much of America, the mine closed and a lot of families learned what it meant to go without. It wasn't until another 10 years later that someone started snooping around another part of the mountain and found a kingdom's worth of coal waiting to be unraveled. The mines reopened and that many people didn't have to go hungry anymore. From silver to coal, just like that. A good example of how something you never considered before can become your whole focus and blazing new relief all of a sudden.

Bright:
I can do this... if you'll help me. If there's any chance you're still available for help.

Chris:
If you'll tell me the one person you'd like to have dinner with and why.

Bright:
I don't know.

Chris:
Think about it. Who's somebody you have questions for? Who do you talk to in your head?

Bright:
I... I talk to Colin sometimes.

Chris:
What do you say?

Bright:
I just... I tell him how much more fun things were when he was here. I tell him I'm a mess, and I've pretty much screwed up all the plans that we ever had. And I wonder what he would do if he was me, 'cause, man, he could handle anything. He was, like, fearless. I... I'd tell him I miss him.

Chris:
Good. That's your essay.

Harold:
Oh, my back hurts, my feet hurt, my clothes hurt. Starting tomorrow, I'm giving up fossil fuels.

Linda:
Ohh! That was some pretty strong work today, Harry.

Dr. Abbott:
Oh, thanks. Didn't do so bad yourself, using your hoodoo powers of suggestion to bamboozle that poor woman out of her pain.

Linda:
I am way too tired to take that as anything but a compliment.

Irv:
[voiceover] When it's going right, life changes minute to minute. On a random Tuesday in 1939, coal unexpectedly became important to the entire town of Everwood. On another day some 75 years later, it was a lighthouse suddenly on everyone's mind.

Irv:
[voiceover] There are moments in life so archetypal, that there's only one proper response, one right thing to say. But as humans, each with our own idiosyncrasies, preferences, and perceptions, we may not always have the response that the universe or, say, our parents want or expect us to have. It is at moments such as these that we realize that the truth has a distinct cost that cant be bargained down. And in these moments we must choose whether to pay the price.

Madison:
God, Ephram, you don't even know me.

Ephram:
I might not know everything about you, but I do know some things. I know that you're the only person who makes my little sister think it's OK to be a girl. I know how you feel when you sing, cause it's how I feel when I play. I know all you really want from this Jay-guy is for him to get you, and he never will because the only thing he's interested in getting is himself. And, I know that all this stuff about me being too young is just you being afraid... because, it's easier for you to say that I'm too young than to risk something that's not what you thought you wanted. And, most of all, I know that, ever since I kissed you at the D.M.V., every time I've seen you, I've wanted to kiss you again. [pause] And I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure you did. And, you have to...

[Ephram advances towards Madison and kisses her]

Ephram:
Yeah... thought so.

Edna:
[to Andy] You like Linda. Linda likes you. You are both nincompoops who will do nothing about it.

Bright:
You have to keep her guessing.

Ephram:
And how do I do that?

Bright:
By ignoring her.

Ephram:
Ignoring her? That's your plan?

Bright:
It's perfect. Right now she's expecting you to be all, "sorry for copping a feel."

Ephram:
I didn't cop a feel!

Ephram:
Madison's sleeping over tonight!

Bright:
That's awesome! All systems go!?

Ephram:
You know, sometimes you're smarter than you look.

Madison:
If I get sick, you're in big trouble.

Ephram:
Don't worry. I'm not that sick.

Madison:
Well then, get out of bed. Get your ass to high school. I never want to say that sentence again.

Andy:
Hey.

Linda:
This has to stop.

Andy:
So you got the balloons?

Linda:
I did, but I don't want them and I don't want the flowers either. Do you understand?

Andy:
Not a big fan of presents. Got it.

Linda:
No, it's not the presents. It's you Andy. I'm not interested in you. I'm sorry, I was hoping that we didn't have to have this whole conversation, but obviously we do. The thing is, ummm, I'm-I'm not attracted to you and I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, but I don't want to date you and I don't parse anything romantic happening between us.

Andy:
Oh.

Linda:
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I just, I-I didn't know how else to put it. So, it just has to stop, okay?

Andy:
Sure. Okay.

Tommy:
[To Amy] Well, I was gonna say that I heard you were the prettiest, most popular girl at County High. But you didn't care about any of that anymore. You chucked your tiara at the door the day your boyfriend died, and you've been wandering the halls alone ever since, looking for something, or someone to fill the void and keep all the sadness away.

Ephram:
[to Madison] You know you said you liked me. You said I made you come 'undone' I am not quite sure what that means exactly but I know it's a good thing.

Amy:
[to Harold] You think by keeping me a prisoner in my own home that you're gonna save me? From what, Tommy? You don't even know him. As far as I can see, the only person I need to be saved from anymore is you. I hate this house. I hate my school. I hate my friends, and I hate this family and everything about my entire stupid life. You can ground me Dad, and you can yell at me and you do whatever the hell you want, because honestly, I wish I was dead. I don't feel anything anymore. And you wanna know the best part, I don't even care.

Ephram:
What I want is to be able to have a life, and I wouldn't even mind having to share it with you. But you won't let that happen. You're too busy controlling everything and everyone, that I don't even think you know what you're controlling anymore. What is so wrong with me and Madison?

Andy:
Many, many things.

Ephram:
No there's not. I know the age thing freaks you out, but there's more to it than that, I can tell. I just can't figure out what it could be. She's great. She's smart. She loves Delia and she even likes you. What is it that you're trying to stop?

Andy:
It's just wrong.

Madison:
[To Ephram] Okay, tell me what's bugging you 'cause no amount of pork can distract a guy from a making out session, especially when there's no chance we get caught.

Delia:
I'm not mad at you Dad, I just don't want her to be mad at me.

Andy:
Well honey, Linda's not going to be mad at you.

Delia:
Not Linda--Mom.

Andy:
What about Mom?

Delia:
If I like Linda, Mom will know and she'll be mad.

Andy:
Why would Mom be mad?

Delia:
Because she'll be jealous. You think Linda's beautiful. She's got red hair and she's a doctor, and Mom wasn't like that.

Andy:
Honey, there will never be anyone who means as much to me as Mom did. Not anyone. Just like no one could ever take your place or Ephram's. That's the first thing you have to know.

Delia:
What's the second?

Andy:
The second thing is that Mom would never be mad at you or me or anyone for liking someone else that wasn't her.

Delia:
I don't know, she'd be pretty tough.

Andy:
Delia, when someone we love dies, it's okay to be sad about it for awhile. For as long as you need to be really. But you-you, just can't hang on to all the love that you used to give to that person.

Delia:
Why not?

Andy:
Because--love's not worth a whole lot if you just keep it to yourself.

Madison:
[to Ephram] Yeah, but here's the thing. You know, you cannot be okay with it and still support his decision. And if you feel like you can talk to him about it, then you should. But if you can't, then talk to me, 'cuz chances are if you're feeling gloomy, I can do stuff to cheer you up.

Andy:
[to Linda] I fixed things with Delia, so now all you have to worry about is my grating personality and utter lack of charm.

Ephram:
And the bubble isn't really that safe either, I mean the bubble could pop... the bubble could burn down... someone could rob the bubble.

Ephram:
[to Amy, about Tommy] So how's Rico Suave? Are you guys sharing needles yet?

Amy:
[voiceover of her letter to Dr.Abbott] Dear Dad: I'm sorry I forgot your birthday. It's not like me to do that. You probably think that's just how I am these days. That missing your birthday is just more proof that I've become a different person, someone who forgets her family for a boy or a fight or whatever it was that got between us. That's the thing, I don't even know anymore. I know I've disappointed you more than you ever thought possible. I never thought it was possible either. And now I feel kinda stuck in this pattern of messing stuff up and I don't know how to fix it. I wish we could make everything like it used to be, but I guess I'm old enough to know we can't. I know you won't believe me but I think about you everyday and no matter how bad things get or how far apart we may seem, you'll always be my dad and I'll always be your Amy.

Ephram:
[to Spanish teacher] Estamos uh... mucho um... embarazada.

Amy:
You just said: We're very pregnant.

Ephram:
(To Amy) Well, I'll let you fix this.

Andy:
Why aren't you with Madison?

Ephram:
Would you believe we decided our relationship was strong enough that we don't have to spend every waking moment together?

Andy:
No.

Ephram:
Then I think we're in a fight.

Amy:
How are you as a cook?

Ephram:
About as good as I am at speaking Spanish.

Irv:
[voiceover] For many years now, this sliver of dust-covered rock has served as a haven for the hope-filled and hormone-driven youth of our town. You won't find it on any map, but everyone knows exactly where it is. We call it The Point. On this uncharted piece of rock, many of Everwood's young people first discovered their capacity for passion, and sometimes for love. For them, the view from The Point will be forever etched in their hearts and minds -- a reminder of one special moment when everything changed.

Andy:
I know I'm the last person you want advice from right now, but don't be afraid to make sure that everything's right. You're never going to get this moment back.

Amy:
I appreciate what you're saying, Dr. Brown, but... I had the right person in my life, and unfortunately, we ran out of time.

Bright:
[about Madison] Dude, come on! She is signaling the pitch!

Ephram:
Please don't use sports metaphors... I need to understand what you're saying.

Bright:
She's achin' for some Brown lovin'. Dish it up and serve it hot my friend.

Andy:
[to Linda] Bad things can happen. And if you don't think I know that after losing my wife, you have no business being my friend, much less anything else. I know things can go wrong, which is exactly why I think it's worth the risk if I can feel this way again. So, no. If you want to break up with me you better find a better reason.

Andy:
[about Madison] Are you sleeping with her? Answer me!

Ephram:
No, I'm not sleeping with her. I'm not sleeping with her and I'm gonna be a virgin for the rest of my life, because that's just how my life is! When something is good, it turns bad, and when something's bad it just gets worse. Is that what you wanted to hear?

Irv:
[voiceover] The speed and direction of our path through life are pretty good measures of our age. We race headlong through childhood, never looking back; wanting it to end as quickly as possible. As we get older, we occasionally slow down long enough to look around and savor certain moments: It's a sure sign of growing up. It's only in our twilight years, when our pace is slowed and the long race is nearing the end that we spend most of our time looking backwards, and we wonder why we were ever in such a hurry.

Ephram:
It's amazing, I, I didn't think things could get any better, or, or I could like her any more, but I do. This is what you were warning me about, huh? You knew I was gonna feel this way.

Bright:
Well, I don't think I used the word "feel." I might of used the word "feel up." That's totally different.

[Ephram kisses Madison]

Ephram:
I love you.

[Pause. Madison gives Ephram a gentle, "motherly" kiss]

Madison:
I gotta go get the iron.

Ephram:
Do you think we can just maybe rewind the last couple days? Just go back completely?

Madison:
I don't think it works that way, Ephram.

Ephram:
Right, the toothpaste, tube. Forget it. [long pause] Do you think we could maybe just pretend? For now, at least?

Madison:
Yeah, I guess we could do that.

Ephram:
Okay.

Irv:
[voiceover] Sometimes it's easier to pretend that things are okay, rather than face a difficult truth. So we go through the motions, the rituals of everyday life. We hope the comfortable rhythms of familiarity will hold off the inevitable just a little longer; return things to normal, anything to buy us more time. Playing pretend, make believe, it might be the one thing we never outgrow.

Andy:
I want you to listen to me, Nina. This is the toughest part, this moment. But if you do this right, you won't spend the rest of your life regretting anything or resenting anyone or kicking yourself. I know you want to move on to the next chapter and you will. But I am not about to let you sign on the dotted line and accept whatever standard, minimum crap he is offering. You deserve much more. Do you understand me?

Amy:
It's you. I know you.

Colin:
Stop following me.

Amy:
Stop, stop, please. You left me. You left me alone and now you're here and I'm here and you shouldn't be here.

Colin:
Neither should you.

Amy:
I loved you. I loved you. I want you to come back.

Colin:
Stop following me. Just stop.

Amy:
Why are you being mean?

Colin:
I want you to leave me alone. Won't you understand? I want you to go.

Amy:
Go where? Where am I supposed to go? I failed school, Colin. I failed my brother. I failed my parents. I failed you. Where do you want me to go? I don't even know where to start.

Colin:
You can start by saying goodbye.

Amy:
No. No, I can't.

Colin:
Yes you can.

Amy:
Goodbye. Goodbye.

Bright:
[about sunglasses] These are cool. I don't know if they do me justice. I mean, they look good, but do they say I'm a genius?

Ephram:
No because they don't speak.

Bright:
[about Ephram and Madison] Yeah, having sex with a rock goddess tends to have an effect on a guy.

Amy:
They're sleeping together?

Bright:
Whad'ya think they were doing this whole time, playing solitaire [pause] or some other two-person card game?

Andy:
[to Ephram] I have your report card.

Delia:
Run for it!

Irv:
[voiceover] Sometimes we don't know our own strength. It can be hard to tell just how much weight you can safely bear, or how much will crush you. I'd like to think you can shoulder as big of burden as you believe you can -- that it's all a matter of will. Certainly a comforting thought. Other times it's hard to remember you had any strength at all. Then you can only hope to have someone to remind you, you were once fierce and able.

Mindy:
I'm sure it wasn't as bad as you think. She really digs you, you know. She talks about you all the time.

Ephram:
Yeah.

Mindy:
You kind of love her, don't you?

Ephram:
Yeah.

Mindy:
You have that face. I remember when I had the face. Derek Senn. But we called him Demi-God. You know, 'cause he was basically god-like. I met him freshman year, we dated for like six months. It was the most amazing six months of my life. Then he decided he had to bike around South America, so he dropped out. We said goodbye at the airport and I never heard from him again. Pretty much the worst pain I ever felt.

Ephram:
Why does everyone feel the need to tell me how awful their first loves were? I mean, what's up with that?

Mindy:
I don't know. I guess because they're always so awful... and amazing... and usually over before they start.

Amy:
Let me just say that I'm sorry. I know that I kind of disappeared for awhile and that I wasn't the best friend in the world, but I want to change that...Try to work on things, you know?

Paige:
Wow, you're really desperate, you know?

Amy:
OK, maybe I shouldn't have come.

Paige:
Or maybe you shouldn't have ditched us in the first place.

Amy:
I didn't ditch you Paige.

Paige:
One day, we're talking on the phone all the time, and the next, Laynie's your new best friend and you won't even wave to me in the halls.

Amy:
Well I didn't see you calling me. I didn't see any of you, pick up the phone or do one kind thing after Colin died. You just wanted me to keep on doing what I always did: plan all the parties, go to the mall, fight for the best dance costume. Well I couldn't, Paige and I thought you would understand that.

Paige:
I'm sorry. Were your druggie friends more understanding?

Amy:
Just trying to get my life back.

Paige:
Well, you can't have it back.

Tommy:
It's been two days. Didn't you want to make sure I was okay?

Amy:
I called the hospital, they said you were released yesterday.

Tommy:
So were you going to leave a forwarding address or just going for a clean getaway?

Amy:
I'm just going home.

Tommy:
It's good.

Amy:
Yeah.

Tommy:
Mmm, I'll give you a call later, let you get settled in.

Amy:
No, don't.

Tommy:
Look Amy, I screwed up. I never should have taken you to that party, we should never have done all that crap, but this whole thing has been a serious wake-up call for me.

Amy:
I'm glad, I hope you get the help that you need.

Tommy:
No Amy, I don't need help, I just...I just need you.

Amy:
I can't be that person for you anymore Tommy.

Tommy:
It was just a slip, one slip, one night, that's not who I am.

Amy:
It wasn't one night, it was three months of lies.

Tommy:
So what? I'm not good enough for you anymore? What are you gonna do? Gonna go back to Mommy and Daddy? Gonna go back to being little miss perfect, is that it? No you can't. You won't be able to, not after us.

Amy:
I gotta go, take care of yourself, Tommy.

Amy:
You're sad.

Ephram:
A little.

Amy:
Something happen?

Ephram:
Madison and I broke up.

Amy:
What? When?

Ephram:
About an hour ago.

Amy:
Oh my God, the other day you said that everything was fine I thought...

Ephram:
Yeah I know, I lied a little bit. Don't ask me why.

Amy:
Why?

Ephram:
I don't know. I guess I thought if I pretended that everything was great, actually it would be great.

Andy:
I'm sorry if I have to put my foot down, but I should have done this six months ago. I knew how this was going to end back then. I told you both. I wish someone had listened to me.

Ephram:
What do you mean, "someone"? Did you talk to Madison behind my back?

Delia:
It's just that... I love Ephram, too. And, since he's my brother, and we're related and everything, I have to love him more.

Madison:
I understand.

Delia:
And I think that when you're here, it makes him sad... really, really sad. I don't want to see him that sad any more. So, I'm going, going to have to let you go, Madison.

Madison:
Okay.

Madison:
Well maybe in two weeks we could do something, have one of those kick-off friendship lunches, or something.

Ephram:
No, no, I, ah, I could never do the "friend thing" with you. Let's face it, we were never really friends. We were just--

Madison:
In love.

Ephram:
Yeah.

Andy:
What's going on here? Delia: Ephram fired Mrs. Hammerhead.

Ephram:
Over the phone, this morning. Actually, it went pretty smoothly -- I've had some experience letting sitters go before, you recall... Everybody will be happy.

Andy:
I'm not happy.

Ephram:
Oh, you will be.

Ephram:
You changed my life Madison.

Andy:
Well contrary to proper belief, I am not interested in poaching their patients. You should be ashamed of yourself. In fact, all of you should. All right, come on, everybody out. Let's go. Everybody out. That's it. All of ya. Jumping ship on a good doctor. You outta be ashamed of yourselves. Go on. Out. Store's closed.

Linda:
That's what you do, Harold. When someone comes after you, you argue. But when someone comes after someone you love, the minute you see blood, you go for the throat.

Harold:
That's what you do for family. You fight, you go too far.

Bright:
There's always something good on TV. It's been my motto since I was a little kid; I'm sticking to it.

Amy:
One thing I do know is whatever is going on in there is going to come out whether you like it or not. So, you might as well just say it on purpose and choose your words.

Ephram:
You know, it's amazing how you do that.

Amy:
Do what?

Bright:
[to Amy and Ephram] Hmmm... sit here with the bitter twins or free internet porn. Excuse me. [Leaves]

Amy:
Hmm, bitter twins. He's getting funnier.

Irv:
[voiceover] There are things that go without saying and there are things better left unsaid. There are things that should never be uttered out loud and there are things you've got to hear to believe. But the ones that stay with us are the things we long to say, but don't.

[Bright is trying to convince Amy and Ephram to go with the "Promebago"]

Bright:
No, you don't get it. My life is about to start to suck. Big time. I'm going to be that weird guy who graduates and never leaves. Like Johnny Richter.

Amy:
That guy who works at Sal's?

Bright:
See, he doesn't even work there. You just think he does 'cause he hangs out there so much. C'mon, guys. I need this night to be awesome.

Amy:
There has to be some way we can enjoy this.

Ephram:
Sedated.

Ephram:
How does he do it?

Amy:
What, act like a moron? It comes naturally.

Amy:
There's just no point. If Ephram wanted to go with me, he would ask me.

Bright:
No he wouldn't.

Amy:
Yes he would.

Bright:
Do you think he's a glutton for punishment? A total glutton for punishment? You rejected the guy like six-hundred times last year. He's not gonna out on a limb and ask you. Even if he was dying to.

Amy:
Ephram, go away!

Ephram:
No, I'm not going to go away, I don't understand what's going on, why are you crying?

Amy:
Do you know how hard that was for me? To lay my heart on the line like that?

Ephram:
Yeah, I think I do.

Amy:
Maybe it's easy for you but it's not for me. I don't really like feeling this vulnerable. I told you because I trusted you and now I feel like this whole night you've been lying to me.

Ephram:
I wasn't lying to you, I wasn't sure if it was true or not.

Amy:
Please, if all you cared about is if it were true you could've just asked me. Instead you created this completely false moment. This whole night, how much of it was a manipulation? Dinner, after dinner, were you faking being nervous at the audition?

Ephram:
I wasn't trying to humiliate you, I was trying to get you to tell me how you feel, why is that so wrong? I've told you a thousand times!

Amy:
You told me because you wanted to, not because I tricked you into it, all calculated.

Ephram:
How many times have you lied to me? With my dad, with Colin? All last year you knew that I would do anything for you, all you had to do was ask, so you didn't. You would just bat your eyes and cry on my shoulder. You played me! Well tonight I played you!

Andy:
What?

Nina:
Nothing, just... you know how they say 'don't drive angry'? I'm thinking the same thing applies to neurosurgery.

Irv:
[voiceover] Dreams are our world turned upside down. Gravity, logic, time rendered meaningless. The world of dreams is not our world. Although in the dead of night, it tempts and deceives. This is what makes dreams so dangerous.

Harold:
Dreams aren't meant to be understood any more than tragedy can be averted. Life happens to us. We learn to be grateful when things are good,and to count our blessings when things are bad. And the only certainty in all of it is that it all just... keeps happening.

Amy:
Okay. See, the thing is my dad is doing this, this, completely crazy thing, right, because it's like why not. He's got nothing to lose at this point and I just keep thinking that maybe it's the same thing with us. You know, we basically had the worst fight that we could possibly have. Right? Did it, done it, it's over.

Ephram:
Right.

Amy:
So I figure why not just be crazy. Start over like you said. And this summer would be the perfect time to do that because there'd be no pressure, no weirdness because of school. You're clique, my clique.

Ephram:
I don't have a clique.

Amy:
My clique. But you know what I mean. We'd be able to figure out what we could be without being inside the pressure cooker that is County High.

Ephram:
Yeah. I mean, that's a good plan. Except for one small problem.

Amy:
Julliard. Julliard. I know and I was thinking about it and I realized your dad's a millionaire so what's a few hundred bucks, right?

Ephram:
Thousand bucks.

Amy:
Same difference. It'd be like as if he enrolled you in a regular summer camp and right before summer, you broke your leg so you couldn't go. So you lose your deposit; happened to me. Look, I know what I'm asking you to do is crazy. Don't think I'm not completely aware of that fact.

Amy:
Is this supposed to be a sexy picnic?

Ephram:
Maybe. Not sure yet. Here, have a seat.

Amy:
You look nervous.

Ephram:
I-I am nervous.

Amy:
Why?

Ephram:
Okay, look. I'm pretty sure we've been down this road before, many, many times. In fact, it's kind of crazy how many times we've been down this road without anything actually ever happening on the road. It seemed like something always messes us up. Lately, that something has been me. I feel like I've been given a second chance and I don't want to blow it. I can't stop thinking about what you said about me staying and us really taking a shot. The thing is, I know what would happen if we did that. It would be exactly the way I thought it would be, perfect. You know, I never really worried much about what would happen if we actually got together. Somehow I always knew that part would work itself out. It's just the getting there that seemed so impossible. I could never imagine both of us being on the same page at the same time.

...

Ephram:
You're it, Amy. You're the one I want to be with. There's no question about it, there's no holding it back, there's no over-analyzing, it just is.

Amy:
I don't understand.

Ephram:
I could not go. I could be the guy that says, you know, screw it, it's all about the girl. But let's face it, I already am that guy. I know how to make you a priority. I've done it. I can do it again. If you ever need me, I'll be there. But right now, I need to worry about making myself a priority. And the only way I can do that is to go to New York. I want you to wait for me. Will you?