Lucy is a matchmaker who helps single men and women find true love. Despite her expertise, she struggles with her own love life. Her clients often have high and unusual standards—Sophie is one of them. After a string of unsuccessful dates, Sophie turns to Lucy for help. Lucy advises her to lower her expectations. Sophie reluctantly agrees.

Lucy attends the wedding of two clients she matched. She feels proud because they're well-suited for each other. When the bride hesitates before the ceremony, Lucy asks what makes her love the groom. The bride says he makes her feel special and valuable—something that matters deeply to her. Reassured, she continues with the wedding.

At the reception, Lucy meets Harry, the groom's brother. Harry is what some call a unicorn in the dating world—tall, handsome, wealthy, educated, and single. He's the dream guy for many women. Lucy wants him as a client, but Harry only wants to date her.

Lucy also runs into John, her ex-boyfriend, at the venue. They haven't seen each other in a while, so John offers her a ride after his shift ends. When they part ways, John refuses to come inside Lucy's home. He doesn't want to relive the pain he felt when they broke up years ago.

Harry begins courting Lucy, but she's initially reluctant, because she thinks he deserves someone better. She eventually gives in and they start dating. Meanwhile, Lucy matches Sophie with Mark, another client. The next day, Mark tells her the date went well and he wants to see Sophie again. Lucy tries calling Sophie, but she doesn't pick up. In the office, Lucy's supervisor informs her that Sophie is suing the company because Mark assaulted her. Lucy feels guilty for putting Sophie in danger. She wants to reach out and apologize, but Sophie ignores her.

After learning Lucy wants to visit Iceland, Harry books a trip with her. One night, Lucy discovers that Harry has prepared an engagement ring and has had surgery to extend his height. Harry feels ashamed when she learns his secret. Lucy realizes they aren't meant to be. Harry is a perfect candidate and he's insanely rich, but there's no spark between them. They agree to break up.

Lucy had sublet her home for the Iceland trip with Harry, so she now has nowhere to live. She visits John's home. They drive around and crash a wedding. When John asks if they're getting back together, Lucy feels uncertain. John tells her he has always loved her.

Sophie calls Lucy to say Mark is outside her home. Lucy and John rush to Sophie's place, but Mark has already left by the time they arrive. While Lucy helps Sophie settle down for the night, John waits outside the entire time. Lucy and John rekindle their relationship. John promises to work hard to give Lucy financial stability.

The story ends with Lucy receiving a promotion at work and John proposing to her with a flower ring.

The story begins in the 1930s with Suzu, a dreamy, artistic girl growing up in Eba, near Hiroshima. She loves to draw and has a vivid imagination. She paints a picture of her classmate Tetsu, which later helps him win a competition. In 1943, at age 18, Suzu enters an arranged marriage with Shusaku Hojo and moves to Kure to live with his family.

Suzu adapts to her new life as a housewife, managing daily chores, rationing, air raid drills, and the complexities of her new family. Her sister-in-law Keiko and Keiko's young daughter Harumi move in with them. Keiko is somewhat arrogant and often criticizes Suzu's work. Harumi, however, becomes a devoted companion to Suzu, following her everywhere.

Despite the growing threats of war, Suzu finds beauty in small moments. She maintains her creativity by sketching her surroundings, develops a tender relationship with her husband, and grows close to young Harumi.

In 1944, Tetsu visits Suzu's home, now a sailor, hoping to stay temporarily. He regrets never confessing his love when they were young. Though Suzu once loved him too, she is married now and declines. The following spring, Shusaku is drafted by the Navy.

As the war intensifies, tragedy strikes. During an air raid, Suzu and Harumi are caught in a bombing. Harumi is killed, and Suzu loses her right hand. Keiko blames Suzu for failing to protect her daughter. Overcome by grief and guilt, Suzu falls into despair. She questions whether she still belongs in the family and doubts her ability to contribute.

In August 1945, the atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. Suzu is spared. She had planned to return to Hiroshima that day, but delayed the trip for a doctor's appointment.

A few days later, the emperor announces the war's end. Despite these overwhelming losses, Suzu chooses to continue living. She returns to her childhood home in Hiroshima. The house was destroyed and her mother was killed in the initial blast. Her father survived but died of illness a few months later. Her sister Sumi is the only survivor, but she is seriously ill as well.

Shusaku returns and reunites with Suzu. In the ruins, they find a war orphan and decide to care for the child. The film ends with Suzu embracing life and finding purpose in this corner of the world she calls home.

It's difficult to imagine how hard their life will be after the war. They have suffered the loss of family members during wartime. Now, they must find strength and rebuild their home together. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, but despite the challenges we face, we must find the strength to keep moving forward, especially during times of hardship and difficulty. We must cultivate resilience within ourselves and actively search for hope and meaning, even in the most seemingly hopeless and darkest of places. War brings devastating brutality and unimaginable suffering, and it is precisely because of this that we must deeply cherish and protect the peace we have.

Norimichi and Yusuke both have crushes on their classmate Nazuna. A fireworks display is scheduled for the evening, and Yusuke intends to ask Nazuna to join him.

Norimichi and Yusuke are on duty to clean the pool. Nazuna is lying nearby when Yusuke challenges Norimichi to a swimming race. Nazuna overhears them and decides to join. She declares that if she wins, the boys must do whatever she commands. Nazuna finishes first, followed by Yusuke in second place, with Norimichi coming in last. As her prize, Nazuna asks Yusuke to watch the fireworks with her that night, saying she'll wait at his house. Later in the classroom, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends debate whether fireworks appear flat or round when viewed from the side. While one boy insists they're round, the others believe they're flat. They make a bet and agree to watch the fireworks together that evening.

After school, Nazuna gives the teacher a letter from her mother stating that Nazuna will transfer schools soon because of her mother's remarriage. Later, Yusuke visits Norimichi at home and reveals that while Nazuna invited him to watch the fireworks, he doesn't plan to go. Noticing Norimichi's injured foot, Yusuke suggests that Norimichi should visit Yusuke's house to get help from his father, then meet Nazuna there to watch the fireworks together instead.

When Norimichi arrives at Yusuke's house, he finds Nazuna already waiting there with her suitcase. After his doctor visit, Norimichi informs Nazuna that Yusuke won't be coming. Nazuna leaves, revealing her plan to run away rather than move with her mother and new stepfather. However, Nazuna's mother discovers this plan and forcibly takes her daughter home. Despite Nazuna crying out for help, Norimichi freezes and does nothing. Overwhelmed with regret, he suddenly throws the marble, desperately wishing he could go back in time.

In an alternative reality, Norimichi beats Yusuke in the race, and Nazuna asks him out instead. When Yusuke visits his house, Norimichi doesn't know how to tell his friend about the date. Norimichi sneaks out with Nazuna, who invites him to elope with her. They are about to board the train when Nazuna's mother discovers her daughter's plan to leave home and forcibly takes her away. Nazuna cries out for help, but Norimichi freezes and does nothing again. After Nazuna is taken away, Norimichi is about to throw the marble again but gets interrupted by his friends. He reluctantly joins them to watch the fireworks and finds it strange that the fireworks appear flat now, which makes him realize he's in an alternative reality. Therefore, he throws the marble toward the fireworks, wishing he could go back in time.

In another alternative reality, Norimichi fights back and boards the train with Nazuna. During the journey, Nazuna shares her dream of becoming a singer in a big city. Their escape is short-lived when Norimichi's friends and Nazuna's mother spot them. They flee the train and hide in a lighthouse. Norimichi throws the marble again, wishing they could remain hidden from everyone.

In another alternative reality, Norimichi knows their friends and families are searching for them, so they hide on the train. This time, they escape without being pursued. The train takes an unexpected route, transporting them to a strange, enclosed world. Nazuna invites Norimichi to swim with her. Meanwhile, a pyrotechnician discovers the marble, revealing it to be a firework shell. When he launches it, the marble transforms into spectacular fireworks. The scattered fragments display their possible futures. Norimichi reaches for the shard showing them kissing in Tokyo, suggesting he embraces this outcome.

The following day, the teacher calls roll. Nazuna's name is no longer on the list, indicating she has transferred to another school, and Norimichi is notably absent from class.

Bob Dylan visits a New York hospital to meet his idol, Woody Guthrie. Pete Seeger is already in the room with Woody. As Woody is sick, he can't speak directly with Bob, so Pete helps "translate" what Woody says. Woody expresses interest in hearing Bob's work and asks him to play a song. Impressed by Bob's talent, Pete invites him to stay at his house.

Recognizing Bob's talent, Pete introduces him to audiences and connects him with other folk singers. Bob's performances are a hit, and he soon finds a manager. With help from his new label, Bob releases a cover album, though sales are disappointing.

At the church, Bob performs and begins chatting with Sylvie afterward. They start spending time together, and he eventually moves into her apartment. Though they live happily together for a while, Sylvie feels Bob is hiding parts of himself from her. After an argument, Sylvie leaves for a trip.

Meanwhile, Bob has been following the news unfold and creating several songs in response. He begins collaborating with Joan Baez, a prominent folk singer, and they soon start dating. Bob has now achieved fame and gathered a following. Despite his increased popularity, he feels dissatisfied with his current situation. Fans only want to hear his old songs, and crowds expect him to perform whenever he appears in public. This constrains him. Yearning for more creative freedom, he forms his own band and records new music.

Bob is selected as the headline performer for the Newport Folk Festival. Before the event, he visits Sylvie at her home and invites her to join him, which she accepts. At the festival, Bob performs a duet with Joan Baez, causing Sylvie to feel uncomfortable once again. Unable to handle the situation, Sylvie leaves. Bob pursues her, but fails to persuade her to return.

The committee is concerned about Bob's song selection, as his new material differs from traditional folk music. With his setlist still undecided, Bob receives encouragement from Johnny Cash to stick with his original vision. On stage, Bob performs with his band playing electric rock guitar. Some audience members become upset that he's not performing the folk songs expected at the festival. Committee members attempt to cut his performance short by unplugging equipment, but they're prevented by others. Despite the controversy, the performance is successful. To appease the audience, Bob concludes with a folk song encore. The following day, Bob rides away on his motorcycle. He returns to the hospital to visit his idol, Woody Guthrie.

As performers, artists don't just want to just entertain people, but they also want to create something meaningful to themselves. Becoming too commercial can stifle their creative freedom and diminish their passion for making music.

Bob Dylan transformed himself throughout his career. Initially a mystery, he rose to fame through his powerful songs. While his past may remain largely unknown to most people, what he creates matters more than who he was.

Upon graduating college, Heather goes on a European trip with her friends Amy and Connie. On the train, she meets Jack, who sleeps in their overhead cabinet. It is awkward, but they hit it off when they realize they are reading the same book. Amy just broke up with someone before the trip, so she immediately finds someone new named Viktor on the train. Viktor invites the girls to a nightclub, and they agree.

In the nightclub, Jack appears with his friend, Raef. Connie finds Raef attractive, so she hangs out with him. Jack and Heather are alone, and they leave the club to chat outside. Influenced by Jack's curiosity, they break into a tower and spend the night in a cable car. The next day, when someone discovers they've trespassed, they flee immediately.

Amy finds out Viktor is a fraud and he has stolen everything from her. The girls team up with Jack and Raef to hunt down Viktor. They are able to track where Viktor lives and take back Amy's stuff. In addition to that, they also steal the money from his house. With some extra cash, they are able to have a more luxurious trip for their remaining time in Europe. Connie continues the trip with Raef, while Amy will be walking Camino de Santiago alone. Heather plans to stick with her original plan to return home and take a short rest before working at a bank. Persuaded by Jack, Heather decides to delay her flight and stay with Jack for a longer time.

During the running of bulls, Jack gets injured and is sent to the hospital, where the doctor performs a body check. He later receives a call from the doctor that his condition has deteriorated, but he ignores it and continues with his trip. Confused by Jack's indifference to the fact that she is about to fly back, Heather has a fight with him. They also have differences in values. Heather likes taking photos to capture moments while Jack hates it. Jack prefers enjoying the moment by viewing scenes with his bare eyes.

Back in the hotel, Jack tells Heather that he has bought a ticket to return home with her. At the airport, Jack chickens out and disappears before boarding. Heather is confused again. She doesn't know why Jack did this to her. Disheartened by the disappearance of Jack, she returns home and starts her boring bank job

Heather returns to Barcelona to attend Connie and Raef's wedding, where Raef gives Heather a letter written by Jack. Jack explains that he doesn't want Heather to watch him die, so he left quietly. Heather is able to guess where Jack is traveling, so she flies there and they meet. They kiss and confess their love.

What is love? How extraordinary to meet someone and fall in love in just a few weeks. Love is mysterious—it compels you to act in ways you never would otherwise. You find yourself doing new things together, your personality shifting as you spend more time with another person. Love transforms you completely.

Vikings have lived in their village for generations. Dragons regularly attack them and steal their livestock, giving the Vikings a clear purpose to fight back. Stoick, the tribe's leader, has a son named Hiccup who, despite being physically weak, compensates by building clever tools. Hiccup dreams of becoming a dragon slayer like his father. During one dragon attack, Hiccup manages to shoot down a rare dragon species called a Night Fury—a creature no one has ever seen before. Determined to prove himself, Hiccup tracks the injured dragon with plans to kill it. However, when he finds the helpless Night Fury, he cannot bring himself to harm it and walks away.

Rumors circulate about a dragon nest housing all dragons. The Vikings believe that destroying this nest would end the dragon attacks permanently. To accomplish this, Hiccup's father gathers his best warriors to locate and destroy the nest. Meanwhile, Hiccup enrolls in the academy to learn dragon-slaying alongside other young Vikings. Astrid, whom Hiccup secretly admires, is the top student in the class. When Hiccup returns to the forest, he finds the Night Fury still stranded there. He names the dragon "Toothless" and begins helping him recover. After realizing that Toothless's tail was damaged by his shot Hiccup crafts a mechanical fin with an attached saddle, allowing them to fly together. Through spending more time with Toothless, Hiccup gains valuable knowledge about dragons' vulnerabilities.

Stoick returns with his fleet, injured and unsuccessful in finding the dragon nest. He's surprised to hear that Hiccup excels at the academy, as his son never seemed like dragon-slayer material before. In reality, Hiccup hasn't become braver—he simply knows dragons well enough now to tame them easily. During the final test, Hiccup outperforms his classmates and is named top of his class, earning the "honor" of killing a dragon. Unwilling to kill any dragon, Hiccup decides to flee with Toothless but is discovered by Astrid. To prove that dragons aren't always a threat to Vikings, Hiccup invites Astrid to fly with Toothless. During their flight, Toothless brings them to the nest where they discover a massive dragon called the Red Death. They realize the other dragons attack their village merely to survive. Astrid wants to inform the village about finding the nest, but Hiccup refuses, fearing they'll discover Toothless's existence.

In the duel, Hiccup has to face Monstrous Nightmare dragon. Hiccup uses his trick again to tame the dragon and tells others that dragons can be friendly. Stoick doesn’t like it, so he engages the dragon. Toothless senses that Hiccup is in danger, so he flies to the arena to save Hiccup. Unfortunately, Toothless gets captured as it’s a rare species vikings have never seen before. Learning that Toothless knows where the nest is, Stoick forces him to navigate for the fleet. Hiccup know the fleet can’t beat the Red Death easily, so he asks his classmates to tame the captured dragons to fight together.

The Vikings realize they cannot defeat the Red Death alone. Hiccup leads his fleet of classmates riding their newly tamed dragons to the battle. While someone distracts the massive beast, Hiccup rescues Toothless from his cage. Working together in perfect coordination, they manage to make the Red Death crash into itself, though its tail strikes Hiccup during the final moments. Despite this injury, they succeed in defeating the monstrous dragon.

Hiccup survives the battle but loses his leg in the process. After the war, the Vikings' lifestyle changes dramatically. They now live peacefully alongside dragons, proving that even longtime enemies can learn to coexist harmoniously.

Hiccup may not fit into Viking society due to his lack of physical strength. However, his uniqueness is his greatest asset. He possesses compassion and willingly challenges beliefs Vikings have held for generations. He adapts creatively, using his crafting skills to build tools that help Toothless fly again. Being different isn't always wrong—following the crowd is easy, but few have the courage to defy convention.

In space, Dr. Jumba, a mad scientist, creates Experiment 626. The creature proves so destructive that the federation decides to exile him. Before they can do so, Experiment 626 escapes, steals a spaceship, and crash-lands in Hawaii. The federation then dispatches Dr. Jumba and Agent Pleakley to capture him.

In Hawaii, a young girl named Lilo lives with her older sister Nani following their parents' death. They are under scrutiny from social worker Mrs. Kekoa, who believes Nani isn't capable of raising Lilo properly. Their house is messy, and Nani struggles to pay the bills. While they try to make a good impression on Mrs. Kekoa, Lilo has trouble making friends at school due to her misbehavior. Though Nani is the only person who cares for her, Lilo yearns for more attention from her sister and hopes to find a friend who truly understands her.

Dr. Jumba and Agent Pleakley disguise themselves as humans to catch Experiment 626, who has disguised himself as a dog at the adoption center where Lilo adopts him. Lilo names him Stitch. Having been created to be destructive, it's no surprise that Stitch becomes a troublemaker in their home. His disruptive behavior with Lilo eventually leads to Nani losing her job. When Nani decides to get rid of him, Lilo teaches Stitch about "ohana" (family). This marks a turning point where he begins to fit into their family and causes less trouble. Nani eventually finds a new job teaching surfing, a skill she had previously mastered. While surfing with Nani and David, Lilo and Stitch nearly drown. Though Lilo recovers in the hospital, Nani cannot afford the medical bills. Mrs. Kekoa informs Nani that the government will cover the expenses if she relinquishes guardianship of Lilo. With a heavy heart, Nani agrees.

When Stitch runs away, Lilo searches for him. Dr. Jumba suddenly appears and captures Stitch, revealing that Stitch has only been using Lilo for protection. This revelation causes Stitch to surrender himself. In the spaceship, when Dr. Jumba prepares to erase Stitch's memory, Lilo secretly sneaks in and rescues Stitch. However, during their escape, the ship plunges into the sea. Nani and David save Lilo. As soon as she regains consciousness, Lilo begs them to rescue Stitch. David manages to pull Stitch from the water, but he remains unconscious until David jumpstarts him.

The Grand Councilwoman of the Federation arrives on Earth to take Stitch back. Upon learning that Stitch has become a true friend to Lilo, she decides to let him remain on Earth, allowing them to stay together. Lilo must now live with David and Tūtū, who becomes her legal guardian instead of Nani. This change enables Nani to accept a full scholarship to study in California, an opportunity she has previously declined because she couldn't leave Lilo. Though they live apart, Nani visits Lilo frequently, using Jumba's portal gun to teleport between her dorm room and Lilo's room.

Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. When times are tough, family still stands by your side.

Dog lives alone and wants company. After watching the ads, Dog decides to order a robot. Robot comes alive after Dog assembles the parts. Since then, they have become best friends. They do everything together, from watching TV at home to roller-skating at the park.

One day, Dog takes Robot to the beach. Robot finds he can't move while lying down at the beach, and Dog doesn't have enough power to move him. Therefore, Dog decides to get back home first to get the necessary tools to move Robot the next morning. To his surprise, the beach is closed from now until June 1. Desperate to bring Robot home, Dog tries to sneak into the beach to save Robot. Unfortunately, he gets caught by the security guard and gets arrested. Dog is helpless, because he cannot find a way in. In the end, he decides to wait until June 1.

Though Robot can't move, he still misses his time with Dog. He has been dreaming about hanging out again with Dog, only to realize it's just a dream when he wakes up. A rabbit takes away his leg, but he can't move so he can't do anything about it. A monkey sneaks into the beach to search for metals and discovers Robot. He takes Robot out and sells him to an alligator. The alligator disassembles Robot.

On June 1, Dog goes back to the beach hoping to bring Robot home, but he can't see him anymore. He keeps digging holes, and the only thing he finds is one of Robot's legs. Dog returns home with disappointment.

A raccoon buys Robot's parts from the alligator and reassembles him with a boombox as his new body. The raccoon becomes the owner of Robot, while Dog has moved on by buying a new robot.

One day, while dining on a rooftop, Robot spots Dog hanging out with his new robot. Robot is about to chase down Dog, but he knows he shouldn't when Raccoon appears. Instead of reuniting with Dog, Robot plays their favorite song using his boombox. Dog can hear the music down there, and they start doing their final dance at the same time, but not physically together anymore.

It is always nice to have friends. Meeting Robot transformed Dog's life. He no longer had to do things alone and could share his joy with Robot whenever they were together. But some friendships aren't meant to last forever. They can drift apart, not by choice but by circumstance, just as when Robot became stranded at the beach. Even though Robot found a new owner and Dog moved forward with his new robot, their shared memories endure. Losing close friends is part of life, and new friendships will bloom in time. This is okay, because each friendship shapes us and teaches us to cherish those we care about. We learn to adapt to changes and sometimes must let go. Through this, we cope with loss and keep moving forward, staying open to new friendships and experiences.

A cargo ship carrying a shipment of ROZZUM robots, produced by Universal Dynamics, is lost at sea during a storm. One robot, Roz, lands on an island. Roz is programmed to assist her owner with tasks, but since she has no owner yet, she begins searching for one. The island's animals perceive Roz as a monster due to her unusual appearance. After some time, Roz learns to communicate with the animals but they remain fearful and do not require her assistance. Roz, realizing that she is not needed on the island, attempts to return to the factory but is struck by lightning and unable to leave. During her time on the island, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, leaving only one egg alive.

Roz takes on the responsibility of raising the gosling and names him Brightbill. Fink the fox initially wants to eat the gosling but eventually becomes an ally in Brightbill's upbringing. Roz dedicates herself to teaching Brightbill essential life skills such as eating, swimming, and flying. However, during Brightbill's swimming lessons, he faces rejection from other goslings who don't accept him as one of their own due to his differences. Realizing Roz was responsible for his parents' death, Brightbill is distraught and resentful towards his adoptive mother.

Roz discovered another ROZZUM robot, who advises her to return to the factory because robots shouldn't experience emotions. However, Roz choose to stay and teach Brightbill to fly so he can migrate before winter arrived. She asks a falcon, who has similarly small wings, to instruct Brightbill. Brightbill successfully learns to fly and joins a flock of geese for their migration, but feels saddened that he cannot express his feelings to Roz before leaving.

During his flight to a farm, Brightbill encounters other ROZZUM robots and initially mistakes them for Roz. To prevent the geese from contaminating the farm, the robots initiate an attack. The leader robot sacrifices himself, allowing Brightbill to guide the remaining geese to safety and escape the robot assault.

Roz, unable to return to the factory due to a defect, decides to help other animals survive the winter by inviting them to the shelter. The shelter descends into chaos with predators and prey together, but Fink negotiates a truce. The animals survive the winter, and Roz awakens with the sunshine to Brightbill's return with the other geese.

Universal Dynamics launches an attack to retrieve Roz for research purposes when Brightbill tries to locate her.  The animals Roz once helped, band together to fend off the retrieval robots. Despite their efforts, Roz is captured by the retrieval authority, who intend to erase her memory.  With Brightbill's assistance, Roz resists and successfully escapes.

Roz returns to the factory to protect the island from Universal Dynamics, knowing she is their only target. Months later, the animals on the island continue to coexist peacefully, and Roz works on the farm. She reunites with Brightbill when he visits her.

Survival is about adaptability and solidarity. Roz mirrors the behavior of other animals to thrive on an island filled with them. Brightbill pushes past his limits, learning to swim and fly to fit into the geese community.  Living in a diverse group also boosts survival. Each animal has strengths and weaknesses, and by supporting each other, they become stronger against outside threats.

Anora, a stripper in Brooklyn, is asked by her boss to entertain Vanya, a high-profile Russian client. Vanya repeatedly invites Anora to his place for sexual encounters and eventually offers her a substantial sum to be his girlfriend for a week. Anora agrees and takes a week off from work to spend with him. During their time together, Vanya reveals that he has to return to Russia for his father's business and jokingly remarks that marrying an American girl is the only way he can stay in America. He then proposes to Anora, and she accepts. They elope to Texas and get married. Following their marriage, Anora resigns from her job and moves into Vanya's mansion.

When Vanya's parents learn of his marriage to a stripper, they send Toros to investigate. Toros' men attempt to enter Vanya's mansion, and although Vanya tries to stop them, they are successful. After being shown the marriage license, Vanya is put on a call with Toros. Upon learning that Toros and his parents are coming to get him, Vanya immediately flees, leaving Anora confused as she believes he has informed his parents about the marriage.

Anora confronts Toros' men and ends up being handcuffed. Toros explains that everything Vanya owns, including the mansion and her wedding ring, belongs to his family. He asks for Anora's help in finding Vanya, and she agrees. They search from club to club but can't find him until Anora learns from a former coworker that Vanya is at her old strip club. They go there and take him, drunk, into their custody.

The next morning, they go to the courthouse to annul the marriage but are told they can't do it in New York because they were married in Texas. At the airport, they are greeted by Vanya's parents. Vanya's mother dismisses Anora, believing she is only after money. Anora initially wants to file for divorce to split Vanya's fortune, as they haven't signed a prenuptial agreement, but she is threatened by Vanya's mother. Realizing that Vanya won't defend or support her, she agrees to the annulment.

Anora is allowed to return to the mansion to collect her belongings but has to leave the next morning. That night, she drinks with Toros' man, and Toros returns her wedding ring, which he had secretly kept. Anora has a mental breakdown, realizing that Vanya is not the man she thought he was. 

He is a coward who consistently chooses to run away from his problems and his partner instead of facing them head-on. He prefers to live life on his own terms and finds solace in parties. Although he lives a lavish lifestyle, he owns very little and most of his belongings are tied to his parents. He is still a “mama’s boy” and is unable to stand up to his parents. Any parental involvement would cause him to run away instead of confronting the situation, which shows that he has no bargaining power. He gives up and gives in to his parents' demands when they pressure him. 

Elisabeth Sparkle, a once renowned fitness TV show celebrity, experiences a decline in popularity as she ages. Overhearing her director's plans to replace her with a younger star, Elisabeth's self-esteem drops. While driving, consumed by self-criticism and anxieties about her aging appearance, she gets involved in a car accident.

During her hospital stay, a staff member discreetly handed her a card with a cryptic message: call this number if you desire rebirth. Desperate to escape her current appearance, Elisabeth contacted the number and was instructed to visit a specific location. There, she found a box containing a mysterious vaccine and instructions. Following them, she injected herself and blacked out.

When she regains consciousness, a younger, more beautiful version of herself has emerged from her back. This new body, however, requires a form of sustenance: it needs to extract and inject fluids from Elisabeth's original body. Furthermore, to maintain this transformation, the bodies have to switch places every week.

Sue, the younger body, lands a major role after a successful audition, replacing Elisabeth in the new program. Elisabeth is jealous of Sue, because of how pretty Sue is and how successful her career has taken off. Elisabeth hates Sue for replacing her role in the show. With her packed schedule, Sue extracts fluid from Elisabeth's body to sustain herself, causing Elisabeth to age rapidly. Resentful and distraught, Elisabeth has a breakdown. 

Despite Elisabeth's deteriorating condition, Sue continues extracting fluid to maintain her stardom. As the biggest show of the year approaches, Sue's fluid supply runs low. The supplier informs her that switching bodies is the only option. Following the switch, Elisabeth becomes an elderly woman and contacts the supplier to end the experiment. The experiment can be ended if Elisabeth injects the serum but Sue will be gone forever. Elisabeth hesitates when she is injecting the termination serum, because she still yearns for fame. Sue awakens and fights back when she realizes Elisabeth is going to kill her. Desiring an improved version of herself, Sue injects the remaining serum, resulting in a new creature—a hybrid of Elisabeth and Sue.

Wearing a mask, the hybrid performs at the show. When the audience discovers her true identity, they start panicking and the show becomes a total chaos. The chaos only ends when the creature is killed.

Chasing youth and beauty is normal, but we need to be aware of the risks and expense of trying to meet impossible beauty standards. Getting older is natural and unavoidable, and fighting it can have real downsides. We should really think about why we're trying to fit in with what society wants and put our health and happiness first, instead of some unrealistic idea of staying young forever.

Our prime time is temporary, and we can't stay at our best indefinitely. Accepting that our prime time will fade allows us to move forward and embrace new goals, even as we age. Life has countless opportunities for exploration and fulfillment, regardless of our age. There's no need to be hard on ourselves as we grow older.

Kokoro, a high school student tormented by bullying, discovers a mirror in her bedroom that leads her to a magical world. Inside, she finds a castle and encounters a girl wearing a wolf mask. To her surprise, she is not alone—six other high school students have also entered the mirror. They’re all called Little Red Riding Hoods, and their mission is to find a hidden key before a deadline. The finder will be granted a wish, but they risk losing their memories in the castle afterward. A final rule is that they must leave the castle before nightfall, or they will be eaten by the wolf.

The seven students starts hanging out in the castle but not all of them come by every day. They begin bonding and discover that they are all high school students. One of the kids returns to the castle wearing a school uniform, which makes them realize that they all come from the same secondary school, except for Rion. Another thing in common they share is that they have been avoiding school. They knew that they cannot avoid school forever, so they suggest meeting up at school at a specific time. Kokoro arrives at the planned time, but she cannot see any of her friends from the castle. After school, they all gather at the castle and realize that it wasn’t a prank. They has thought they were in a parallel universe, but the wolf girl denies this. The truth is, they are not living in the same timeline outside the castle.

Inspired by the painting of ‘The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats’, Kokoro discovers a clue about the key’s location. As she is about to enter the castle through the mirror, she realizes it is broken. Learning from her friends in the castle, Kokoro understands that Aki breaking the rule by staying in the castle after 5 pm resulted in the unfortunate demise of her friends. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, Kokoro knows that the only viable solution to save her companions lies in finding the key and making a wish. Based on the imagery depicted in the painting, Kokoro successfully locates the key and uses it to make a wish that ultimately leads to their rescue.

Rion confronts the wolf girl, and it is revealed that she is actually his late sister who passed away a few years ago. After the castle is closed, they return to begin their new chapter of life, unaware of the events that happened within its walls.

The film underscores the possibility of finding companionship and forming connections with others who share similar experiences, even in a seemingly hopeless world. It serves as a comforting reminder that we are never truly alone. While the world can be cruel, life can become easier and more enjoyable when we make friends along the way. Avoiding problems is never a solution and reaching out for help when needed is a braver and better approach. You are not alone.

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Donald Trump works for his father Fred Trump’s real estate empire, the Trump Organization. The company faces a lawsuit from African Americans alleging tenant discrimination. Roy Cohn is a renowned lawyer who is known for winning against the government, and Donald knows he can help them win the case. Therefore, Donald finds Roy and tries to convince him to represent Trump in the case. Although initially uninterested, Roy is eventually convinced to represent Trump. Roy blackmails the prosecutor to drop the case, securing a victory for Trump. Rather than charging a fee, Roy offers his services free of charge, seeing potential in Donald and wanting to establish a friendship. Donald, recognizing Roy as a more valuable mentor than his father. Roy's extensive network helps Donald connect with influential leaders, and he imparts three key principles: always attack, never admit wrongdoing, and always claim victory.

Donald aspires to build Trump Tower, a skyscraper in New York City, despite his father's skepticism due to the poor economy. Determined to realize his vision, Donald seeks Roy's assistance in overcoming obstacles. When meeting with property developers who are initially hesitant, Donald promises to secure them a tax holiday. With Roy's help in obtaining the tax break, the project receives approval, though it faces public criticism for apparent collusion between government and business interests.

At a private club, Donald meets Ivana, a beautiful woman with a boyfriend. Even though he learns that Ivana is not single, Donald is still trying to do things to impress her. Donald is madly in love with her, so he asks Ivana out. After several dates, Ivana breaks up with her old boyfriend and begins dating Donald and eventually gets married. After the opening of Trump Tower, Donald becomes more famous, and so does Ivana. Donald wants more from Ivana, because Ivana can’t satisfy him anymore. Trump starts seeing somebody else, and he doesn’t love Ivana as much as before. Donald has been taking drugs to slow the aging, but they come with side effects.

Roy contracts AIDS, but he doesn’t admit it publicly. By that time, Donald already has a new lawyer. Roy has been a sick man, so his value to Donald diminishes. When Roy asks Donald to allow his friend to stay in his hotel. Donald initially agrees but later throws his friend out. Roy is mad about Donald’s decision and has a quarrel with him in the street. Upon learning that Roy is in poor health, Donald invites Roy and throws a party for him to celebrate his birthday, though the gift he presents is revealed by Ivana to be counterfeit. Roy passes away shortly after.

Having achieved business success, Donald writes an autobiography, appropriating Roy's three principles as his own philosophy.

The movie offers a portrayal of Donald Trump's rise to prominence in New York. Donald is an ambitious entrepreneur who persistently pursues his vision despite obstacles. His controversial yet effective methods ultimately lead to his success.

Chris Wang, a Taiwanese immigrant residing in Fremont, California, lives with his mother, grandmother, and elder sister while his father works in Taiwan. Although not particularly popular at school, Chris spends his time skateboarding with his friends Fahad and Soup, and creating content for his YouTube channel. After developing a crush on Madi, Chris attempts to connect with her at a party by pretending they have shared interests. He continues to pursue her through online conversations with his friends’ assistance and eventually asks her out. However, the date ends poorly, with Madi's comment about Chris being "cute for an Asian" leaving him humiliated. Chris stops seeing Madi after her comment.

Chris feels excluded when he spends time with Fahad and his girlfriend, and he tells a story that the girlfriend finds offensive. This leads to Fahad distancing himself from Chris, who then seeks acceptance from a group of older skateboarders. He lies to them about his Asian background. When his friends discover his dishonesty and disrespectful behavior towards his mother, they abandon him.

As a typical Asian mother, Chris’s mom is concerned about her son’s future success. She wants him to excel academically, so she enrolls him in a cram school. After the ‘breakup’, Madi’s friend teases Chris, which he can’t tolerate. Consequently, he engages in a fight with them. To resolve the situation, his mother apologizes to the affected families on his behalf.

The dynamics within Chris's family are not always harmonious. Chris argues with his sister a lot because he always steals things from his sister and plays pranks on her. Chris's grandmother believes that her grandchildrens’ misbehavior is a result of their mother's poor parenting. so she places the blame on their mother. Chris's mom, Chungsing, always wanted to be a painter, but being a mom meant she focused on raising her kids instead. Sometimes she thinks about what could have been if she pursued art, but she loves her kids more than anything and sees them as the best thing in her life.

Chris and his sister are both starting at new schools; she's off to university and he's entering high school. Chris's old friends aren't as close as they used to be, and he wants to make up with Madi, but she's still upset with him for how he treated her friends.

Chris has gone through a lot in his childhood. Growing up as an Asian American kid can be tough. He struggles a lot to fit in with his peers at school. He engaged in some mischievous behavior in an attempt to be cool, but his friends have outgrown him eventually. Chris tries to make friends with older people as he thinks they’re cool. To seek acceptable, Chris made up stories about him being half Asian, ultimately jeopardizing those friendships due to his perceived lack of sincerity.

As you age, you’re compelled to mature. You can’t continue acting like you used to. Everyone desires to appear cool, but don’t compromise your identity by pretending to be someone you’re not.

Suzume, a high school girl, lives with her aunt in Kyushu. One day, on her way to school, she encounters a young man searching for an abandoned door. Suzume directs him towards an abandoned onsen resort. Curious, she follows him and discovers a mysterious door. Peeking inside, she glimpses another world but finds herself unable to fully enter, even when she steps through. She trips over a cat statue, which unexpectedly transforms into a real cat. Back at school, Suzume notices smoke coming out from the resort, which is invisible to her classmates. Sensing an emergency, she rushes back to the site. The young man is struggling to close the door, and Suzume joins him, successfully sealing it shut. The injured young man is taken home by Suzume to take care of his wounds. He reveals himself to be Souta, a "Closer" tasked with shutting doors across Japan to prevent disasters. Suddenly, the cat from the resort reappears and magically turns Souta into a three-legged chair. The cat, named Daijin, is revealed to be a keystone, the only one who is capable of restoring Souta to human form. Suzume confesses to Souta that she inadvertently freed Daijin at the abandoned resort.

Determined to rectify her mistake, Suzume joins Souta in pursuing Daijin. Their chase leads them to encounter a worm, which they manage to contain by closing another door. Learning that Daijin is in Kobe, they hitchhike their way there, finding themselves unexpectedly babysitting for a grateful mother. They eventually locate Daijin, who leads them to an abandoned amusement park, where their attempts fail.

Daijin's trail leads them to Tokyo, prompting Souta to invite Suzume to his home. Souta explains his family's legacy as Closers, passing down the responsibility through generations. He warns of the devastating potential of the worm. Recognizing the urgency, they attempt to restrain Daijin, but the cat unexpectedly transfers its keystone role to Souta. Now a keystone himself, Souta can no longer live as a normal human. Torn between her desire to have Souta back and the need to prevent catastrophe, Suzume reluctantly uses him to seal the worm.

With the immediate threat averted, but Souta gone, Suzume catches a glimpse of him in the Ever-after, a realm she cannot enter. Seeking answers, she visits Souta's grandfather in the hospital. He reveals that Suzume's ability to perceive the Ever-after stems from a childhood experience where she briefly entered it. The only way to return is through the same door she used before. Suzume struggles to recall the memory, eventually realizing the door's location at her old home in Kyushu. She reunites with Souta's friend, Tomoya, and her worried aunt, who had been searching for her. Together, they embark on a journey to help Souta return.

At her childhood home, Suzume finds the door and enters the Ever-after for the first time since her youth. She finds Souta, restored to his human form. To bring him back, they revert Daijin and another keystone, Sadaijin, to their original forms, using them to seal the remaining worms. Within the Ever-after, Suzume encounters a younger version of herself, offering comfort and reassurance to the child who had lost her mother. Returning to the present, a world free from the threat of disasters, Suzume reconnects with the friends she made along the way.

Finally, on her way back to school, Suzume's path crosses with Souta's once again.

Maddie, a woman in her 30s, works as an Uber driver in Montauk. Despite living in a house inherited from her mother, she is far from wealthy and desperately needs money to pay her bills. One day, she stumbles upon an unusual job ad on Craigslist: a wealthy couple is offering a car in exchange for someone to have sex with their son. Though skeptical, Maddie's need for a reliable vehicle for her Uber business compels her to attend the interview.

The couple, who live in a luxurious home, explain that they want their shy son, Percy, to experience love and sex before he leaves for college. While Maddie is older than they initially envisioned, her understanding of their requirements and confidence in her ability to help Percy overcome his shyness secures her the job.

To meet Percy, Maddie is instructed to find him at an animal shelter where he volunteers. Dressed seductively, Maddie attempts to flirt with Percy, but he is shy and busy in assisting her with adopting a dog. When Maddie offers Percy a ride after his shift, he mistakes her for a kidnapper and pepper sprays her upon exiting the car. After realizing Maddie's harmless intentions, Percy asks her out on a date the following day.

Percy, dressed to impress, meets Maddie at a bar. He tries alcohol for the first time, but finds it unappealing. Maddie then takes him to the beach and convinces him to go skinny dipping. Their fun is interrupted when a group of strangers steals their clothes. Maddie emerges from the water and confronts the thieves, beating them up. Percy, believing Maddie overreacted, so Maddie takes away his clothes and leaves. He chases after her and jumps on her car in an attempt to retrieve his belongings. They manage to evade the police and end up back at Maddie's house. Maddie tries to seduce Percy, but he develops a rash due to anxiety.

Despite this awkward start, they continue to date. Percy, who has never attended prom, suggests they go together. At a fancy restaurant, Maddie encourages Percy to play the piano for the crowd, something he would never have considered before meeting her. Later, Percy runs into a schoolmate and is invited to a party. During dinner with Maddie, they discuss their future plans. Maddie expresses doubts about long-distance relationships, while Percy believes they can work. They argue, and Percy leaves to attend the other party. Maddie later goes to the party to find him.

Percy realizes he is in love with Maddie and decides he wants to stay in Montauk instead of attending Princeton University. His parents are shocked and immediately contact Maddie, offering her the car if she can convince Percy to go to college. Percy overhears their conversation and is furious at being manipulated. Seeking revenge, he tricks Maddie and his parents into having a meal together, then crashes her car. Eventually, they reconcile. Percy goes to Princeton, and Maddie sells her house to start a new life.

Motivated by the promise of a new car, Maddie initially agreed to help Percy come out of his shell. In the end, she gains more than she expected. She learns to let go of the past and embrace a fresh start. Percy also experiences significant growth. He begins to act like a typical teenager, becoming less shy.

Uma is now the new principal of Auradon Prep. To make Auradon a better place, she orders the opening of the border between Auradon and Wonderland and invites Princess Red to join the school. Princess Red’s mother, the Queen of Hearts, is the ruler of Wonderland. The demanding Queen has controlled her daughter's life in every possible way. The rebellious princess has been defying her mother, engaging in activities that are strictly forbidden.

At the welcoming ceremony, Uma greets Princess Red and the Queen of Hearts. Uma's vision is to bring change to the school by embracing students from diverse backgrounds. However, the Queen of Hearts' true intention is to sabotage the ceremony. Using her magic, she throws the event into chaos and takes Cinderella hostage.

Princess Red, refusing to obey her mother's commands, seeks to undo the damage. Remembering the pocket watch she possesses, a device capable of time travel, she activates it, intending to rewind just a few minutes. However, she accidentally pulls Cinderella's daughter, Chloe, into the time travel journey, and they are transported back several decades. They arrive in the time when Ella (Cinderella) and Bridget (the Queen of Hearts) were still students at Merlin Academy (formerly Auradon Prep). Although not friends, Princess Red and Chloe share the common goal of saving their mothers. They decide to work together, aiming to guide the young Queen of Hearts away from her path to evil. Posing as exchange students, they enroll in the academy to observe and influence their mothers' younger selves. They are struck by the stark contrast between the young, kind, and approachable Bridget and the tyrannical Queen she would become.

Uliana, Ursula's younger sister, accidentally transforms into a flamingo after eating Bridget’s cupcake. Overhearing Uliana's plan for revenge, Red and Chloe resolve to intervene. Learning that Uliana intends to use spells from a forbidden spellbook, they attempt to steal it first. After a struggle, they manage to acquire the book but are unable to open it. Uliana steals it back, only to be instantly frozen by a protective enchantment on the book. With their unwitting intervention successful, Red and Chloe return to the present, moments before the Queen of Hearts unleashes chaos. Events initially unfold as they did before, leading Red and Chloe to fear their plan has failed. However, to their relief, the Queen of Hearts does not turn malevolent. Instead, she sends heart-shaped bubbles floating over the audience. They have successfully turned a chaos into a happy ending.

This demonstrates that goodness resides within everyone. Even someone as seemingly wicked as the Queen of Hearts can possess inherent good qualities. Something in her past transformed an innocent girl into a ruthless queen. While we may not possess the power of time travel like Princess Red, it raises the question: can we influence positive change in others within the real world? Is there a different kind of magic we can employ to help guide people towards goodness?

Two years after moving to San Francisco, Riley has adapted to the new environment. She has new friends and still plays hockey at school. Inside her mind, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust are still there to control her emotions. Joy wants Riley to stay happy, so she develops a machine to ditch all the unhappy memories. However, they need to find a way to keep Sadness from sabotaging the machine.

Ridley and her friends won the school competition and were invited to a hockey camp at a high school. Ridley is excited to play with the Firehawks team and her best friends. However, she is disappointed when she learns that her friends are not choosing the same high school, and this might be their last time playing hockey together. At the hockey camp, Ridley misbehaves in the changing room and gets everyone punished. The new emotions think Ridley should team up with Val, the captain of the Firehawks team, so that it's likely for her to get into the team later. The new emotions force the old emotions out, so Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust embark on a journey to retrieve Ridley's old sense of self.

Ridley is desperate to know if she has a chance of making the team. Anxiety takes over, and Ridley sneaks into the coach's room to look at her notebook. Devastated to learn that the coach doesn't think she's ready, Ridley decides to play the final game with everything she has. But her focus on scoring causes her to injure a teammate and get penalized. Ridley begins to doubt her ability and has a nervous breakdown on the court.

Joy and her friends have returned to headquarters, where they are ready to restore Riley's old sense of self. However, Joy knows that Riley is growing up and needs to develop a new sense of self. So Joy removes the old sense of self and allows Riley to grow a new one. Riley is able to stop the breakdown and reconcile with her old friends. This new sense of self will allow Riley to deal with the challenges of growing up and becoming an adult.

Riley tries too hard to impress Val and her teammates by imitating them. But friends should be true to each other. Our ultimate goal is to be joyful, but we do not have to be joyful all the time when we do not feel like it. We have to embrace other emotions and show them out. It is okay to not be okay. We do not have to suppress other emotions for the sake of joy. Each emotion plays a role in our life, and we have to learn and understand it. Joy is not the only emotion that is good for us. Sadness, anger, and fear are also important emotions that help us grow as individuals. We need to embrace all of our emotions, and not just the ones that feel good.

Riley, a young girl, embarks on a new chapter in her life as her family relocates to San Francisco from Minnesota. Within her mind, optimistic Joy is on a mission to keep Riley happy with other emotions, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear. However, challenges arise on their first day in their new home. The house is less impressive than expected, and the moving truck is delayed, leaving them in an empty house. The only nearby pizza store offers a broccoli-topped pizza, which Riley detests. Despite these setbacks, Riley finds joy in playing hockey with her parents in their empty living room.

Riley's first day at school takes an unexpected turn when Sadness accidentally transforms a happy memory into a sad one, causing Riley to break down in tears during her self-introduction. Joy, eager to rectify the situation, attempts to revert the sad memory but becomes trapped in a tube with Sadness. As a result, Riley's personality islands begin to crumble.

Determined to return to headquarters, Joy and Sadness encounter Bing Bong, Riley's imaginary friend. Bing Bong suggests they take a shortcut to catch the train of thought. Without Joy's control over Riley's emotions, Riley experiences a surge of negative emotions. Homesickness and anger overwhelm her, culminating in a plan to run back to Minnesota. This decision causes more personality islands to fall, and the train of thought malfunctions due to a disrupted connection to headquarters. Faced with this setback, Joy abandons Sadness and attempts to return to headquarters alone, but the tube breaks, leaving her and Bing Bong in the Memory Dump. Bing Bong sacrifices himself so that Joy can fly back to the ground.

Reflecting on past experiences, Joy remembers a happy memory from an ice hockey competition, where her parents and teammates rallied around her after a loss. This realization prompts Joy to acknowledge the importance of embracing all emotions, not just happiness. She recognizes that Sadness plays a crucial role in turning things around and resolves to return to headquarters with Sadness by her side.

Upon their return, they find the console malfunctioning as Riley struggles to process her feelings. However, Sadness's presence triggers an emotional breakdown in Riley, causing her to abandon her plan to return to Minnesota. Reunited with her family, Riley receives comfort and support, leading to a deeper understanding of her emotions.

The film conveys the message that happiness, while desirable, cannot be the sole emotion we strive for. Life is full of ups and downs, and we have to acknowledge and express our full range of emotions. Suppressing our emotions for the sake of happiness is not recommended. True happiness can encompass a blend of emotions.

Doris is a young girl who lives in Suncoast with her mother, Kristine, and her brother, Max. Doris attends a Christian school but doesn't consider herself an ordinary girl. Her life is very different from her classmates, because her brother has been suffering from brain cancer for years. Her mother has to work, so Doris has had to take on the responsibility of caring for her brother. Doris feels like she has sacrificed most of her youth to care for her dying brother. She doesn’t have any friends in school, so she has been feeling lonely most of the time.

Max's days are numbered, so his mother sends him to hospice care. Doris is bored staying home alone, so she asks her classmates to throw a party at her house. At the party, she meets some new friends who like to party and smoke. To fit in, Doris starts drinking and smoking with them. She enjoys it because she thinks this is what teenage life should be. She has been missing out the fun part when taking care of her dying brother. Kristine didn’t know her daughter had been inviting friends to have parties at home until she returns home early one day and spots her daughter kissing with another guy.

Doris, burdened by caring for her brother, hopes for his demise. She encounters Paul, an old man around the hospice who lost his wife years ago. Paul's longing to speak with his wife again reminds Doris of the significance of family. Doris wants to learn to drive, but her mom never allows her to drive the car. Paul offers Doris driving lessons. 

 While Doris is enjoying a night out with friends, she receives a call from her mother informing her that Max's life is in danger. Fearful, she rushes back to the hospice, only to find out her mother has lied. Doris cannot understand why her mother seems to prioritize Max over her, despite them both being her children. During her prom, another call from her mother goes unanswered. When she finally realizes this time it is real and her brother has passed away, Doris is devastated.

Life is fragile, and losing a loved one is a wound that takes time to heal. We never know when our time with someone will end, so it's important to cherish every moment we have together. When someone is gone, we miss everything about them, both good and bad. Don't wait until it's too late to tell someone how much you care. Make the most of every moment while they're still here. Embrace your loved ones while you have the chance, because the future is uncertain and tomorrow is never promised.

Well, okay, I got news for you. You're not normal, Doris. You're different. And you are going through something real here. This whole thing is a gift. It may not seem like it, but it is.

You know, Doris... When you have your own kids, you'll understand.I just can't stand the idea of him in that place by himself. He's my child. When he's in pain, I'm in pain.

You'll miss everything. All the good, all the bad… Hell, especially the bad. I'd give anything to hear my wife yell at me for letting the mosquitoes inside.

Solène is a 40-year-old divorcee who owns an art gallery. Solène is planning to do a solo trip while her daughter, Izzy attends Coachella with friends. Unfortunately, Izzy’s dad, Daniel, has work commitments, so Solène has to drive Izzy and her friends to Coachella and accompany them for the whole time.

Izzy and her friends plan to meet August Moon, the famous boy band. While waiting for the show to begin, Solène goes to a trailer to use the bathroom. When she comes out, there is a guy sitting there. It turns out to be Hayes, one of the members in August Moon. The situation sounds embarrassing, but they are not uncomfortable at all. In the meet-and-greet session, Hayes finally knows Solène’s name and learns that she owns an art gallery. In the show, August Moon has a change in setlist and sings a love song instead.

After the show, Hayes shows up at Solène’s art gallery and buys everything in the art gallery. Hayes still wants something more, so he asks Solène to bring him to another place. To avoid the crowd, Hayes ends up at Solène’s house for lunch. At one point, Hayes kisses her, but Solène backs off. Hayes intentionally leaves his watch at her house before he goes. One night, Solène receives a text inviting her to fly to New York. It is Hayes ,and he reveals that he got her number from the invoice. Izzy is at the summer camp, so Solène is free to fly to New York to meet him in the hotel. They have a great time together that night. Hayes wants Solène to accompany him on a European tour. Solène agrees but she wants to keep their relationship private. Solène goes to France on vacation. Solène is a bit uncomfortable around the other young women. Solène is upset when she learns that Hayes used a similar trick to pursue other girls previously. Daniel has figured out Solène has been dating Hayes, but when he confronts her, she denies it.

Solène and Hayes' relationship is exposed by the paparazzi, and the couple receive a lot of hate from his fans. The fans followed Solène and expressed their hatred for her being in love with Hayes because of the large age gap. Izzy gets bullied at school because of this news, so she moves in with her dad. Solène cannot handle all the pressure, so she breaks up with him. She suggests that they could go back together when Izzy has graduated after 5 years on a condition that they still haven’t found their partners by then.

After 5 years, Hayes announces that he will be taking a break and going to visit Los Angeles to meet someone special in a late night show. Hayes returns to the art gallery and reunites with Solène.

Age is just a number. When it comes to relationships, age doesn't matter much. When two individuals are deeply in love, their emotions transcend anything that comes in their way.

Adam lives alone in an apartment building in London. One day, his neighbor, Harry, shows up and introduces himself. It is their first encounter, but Adam declines Harry’s invitation to hang out together. Adam runs into Harry again when he returns home, and Adam is now interested in Harry. Adam is now interested in Harry and wants to get to know him better. They begin dating and eventually move in together.

Adam tells Harry that his parents died when he was young. But he still sees his parents from time to time in his visions. In his visions, he shares his day-to-day life with his parents as if they had never left him. In his vision, Adam comes out to his parents, and they accept who he is. His father feels sorry for not standing up to him when he needs help. Adam later forgives his father and they reconcile. As Adam and Harry get closer, they start partying a lot and doing drugs together. Adam becomes more emotional and starts seeing his parents more often in his visions.

Adam wants to take Harry to meet his parents, but Harry is skeptical of Adam's behavior. Adam takes Harry to his old house, but it is already occupied by someone. Adam starts seeing his parents in his vision and has a mental breakdown in front of the gate. The next morning, Adam is with his parents again in his vision. His parents want him to move on, because they know it is unhealthy for him to linger on the past. Adam agrees and bids his farewell to them before they disappear.

Adam knows he is ready to return to his normal life with Harry, so he goes back home. What he finds in the house is Harry lying dead in the room. Adam’s interaction with Harry also lives in his vision only. In his vision, Harry is back and Adam assures him it is alright. They hug and fade out.

Things happen in life, and not all of them always go the way we desire. Sometimes we experience loss, which is definitely not something we want. When that happens, we might get trapped in the loss, wondering what could have happened. What if they were still here, would things change? Definitely, but the thing is it is not going to happen. The what ifs can only live in our imagination. If we are obsessed with the imagined future, we will distance ourselves from reality. The truth is reality can never be as good as our fantasy, because we cannot control everything in our own life.

We have to accept our losses and move on with our lives. If we dwell on the past, we can never grow up. Acknowledging reality doesn't mean forgetting the past. It means living with it. When we accept what has happened, we allow ourselves to grow and open ourselves up to new experiences and adventures. We may not be able to change the past, but we can choose how to respond.

Godwin Baxter is a surgeon and a professor in London. Max McCandles becomes his assistant helping him to monitor Bella’s activity and progress every day. Bella behaves weirdly and sometimes acts like a baby. Bella has never stepped outside the door until she beg Godwin to bring her out one day. Max knows there’s something about her, but he just can’t point his finger at until he discovers that she is an experiment. Godwin found a corpse under the bridge, so he implanted a fetus’s brain to revive the woman and name her as Bella. Max finds it unacceptable, but he is silenced by Godwin when Godwin suggests him to marry Bella. Max agrees and Godwin finds a lawyer named Duncan to draft a contract to make sure Max and Bella stay in his house throughout her life. Bella begins to explore her body and gets amused from playing with herself. The lawyer is interested in knowing who the girl is, so he sneaks up his room and asks her to travel abroad with him. Though Max is unwilling to let her travel with a stranger, she elopes with Duncan, yearning for more freedom. Duncan enjoys her company because they have passionate encounters all the time. Bella is still acting weird and causes trouble. Bella once embarrasses Duncan in front of his friends. Annoyed by Bella’s absurd behavior, Duncan smuggles her into a cruise ship. On the ship, Bella makes friends with Martha and Harry, who encourage her intellectual curiosity and thirst for knowledge. On the other hand, Duncan becomes obsessed with drinking and gambling. Bella witnesses how the poor people in Alexandria are suffering, so she decides to donate the money that Duncan won in the gambling to the poor people. Duncan goes banana when he knows all his winnings are in the hand of some strangers. Unable to pay the cruise fee, they are forced to stop at France. To make a living, Bella works in a brothel. Duncan is mad at Bella for working as a prostitute. She eventually leaves Duncan, finding support among her fellow workers and pursuing an education.

Soon after Bella leaves, Godwin conduct a similar experiment with another girl named Felicity. Felicity is not as good as Bella. It takes so much time for her to learn something simple. Godwin is upset that Bella is gone as she would be a successful product of his experiment. Godwin gets sick and his days are numbered, so Max sets out to find Bella. Bella returns home and reconciles with Godwin. She knows what Godwin has done to her, but she forgives him. Max is still interested in Bella, so they are going to get married. In the wedding, Alfie interrupts and claims she is indeed Victoria, who has been married to him for some years. Bella agrees to go with him. She is brought to his house and locked inside. Alfie doesn’t want to lose her again, so he’s planning to mutilate her. Bella manages to escape from his house by shooting him. To get back at him for what he did to Victoria, Bella implants his brain into a goat. Godwin dies peacefully with Bella and Max on his side.

The movie follows Bella’s journey as she navigates in the adult world with a childlike curiosity. She has grown a sense of self-awareness and been exposed to the real world. Bella demonstrates a strong desire to control over her life. She challenges authority and defies the societal expectations. In the end, we may all relate to Bella's struggles as we have been navigating the complexities and pressures of our own lives.

Gigi yearns for romance, but she misreads signals from men. She doesn't understand why some men didn't find her after the date. She would be the one who the take initiative again and again to try to make things work but she always ends up in disappointment. Chances are they are not preoccupied but they are just not interested in her anymore. Gigi can't take a hint from the guys who have been trying to ghost her. She meets Conor and she is interested in having another date with him, but he just never calls her again. Conor's friend, Alex, suggests that if a guy wants to be with a girl, he will make it happen. Gigi reads too much into Alex's helpfulness and thinks he's in love with her, so she makes the move and ends up in disappointment again. Alex realizes he indeed has feeling for her, so he declares his love.

Janine has been dating with Ben for a long time, and Ben has finally agreed to marry her. Janine finds cigarette hidden in the house, but Ben blames the renovation workers. Janine confronts Ben again, and Ben admits that he has been sleeping with someone else out of the blue. Janine wants to spice things up, trying to save the marriage. Not until Janine finds a pack of cigarette in Ben's pocket, she realizes he has been lying to her the whole time. She seeks to divorce and embarks on a new chapter in her life.

Anna is the one who sleeps with Ben. She finds him attractive, and he has helped her get a foot in the door. Embarrassed by Ben shoving her off when Janine comes to visit him, she decides to move on and agrees to date with Conor. Conor wants to live with her, but this is not what she wants.

Mary works in advertising sales. She tries to find men online, but it is not going anywhere. She once helped Conor promote his business, so she immediately recognizes him in a restaurant. It turns out they have sparks and date eventually.

Beth has been dating with Neil for a very long time, but Neil never proposes. He doesn't believe in marriage, because he doesn't think love requires validation of a marriage license. Beth wants to get married, leading her to confront and ultimately end the relationship. Beth's father suffers a heart attack, so he needs to be taken care of all the time. Beth is the only caregiver, and she feels helpless without the support of any family members. Beth is impressed when Neil shows up and help shoulder some of her responsibilities. They rekindle the relationship, and Neil eventually proposes.

Navigating the complexities of love can be tricky, especially when dealing with unrequited feelings. Despite your best efforts to make things happen, the reality is that the feelings may not always be reciprocated. Being overly focused on your crush can cloud your judgment, leading you to misinterpret signals or read too much into their actions. It's important to recognize that sometimes, your crush may simply not be interested in you. By paying close attention to the situation, you can identify red flags that indicate a lack of mutual interest.

At Barton Academy, Paul Hunham, a knowledgeable classics professor, struggles to maintain positive relationships with his peers and students. As punishment for failing the donor's son in his course, Headmaster Woodrup assigns Paul to supervise the students who must stay at school during Christmas break.

Angus Tully originally planned to spend Christmas with his mother in St. Kitts, but she cancels at the last minute to honeymoon with her new husband. Forced to remain at school with the other holdovers, Angus is dismayed to find that Paul intends to treat the holiday like a regular school day with rigorous study and exercise.

When the parents of one of the holdovers arrive in a helicopter to take the other students on a ski trip, Angus's parents cannot be reached, leaving him behind. Mary Lamb, the cafeteria manager, also stays behind, having nowhere to go after losing her son in the war. The three of them spend Christmas together at the school.

After catching Angus trying to use a telephone, Paul chases him, resulting in Angus accidentally falling and injuring himself. To conceal the incident, they decide to fabricate their relationship. Later, Miss Crane invites Paul, Mary, and Angus to her Christmas Eve party. While Paul and Angus enjoy themselves, Mary is overwhelmed with grief for her lost son, prompting them to leave early.

On Christmas Day, Paul has prepared gifts for his friends and family, including a Christmas tree and books. Although Paul is reluctant, he agrees to take Angus on a trip to Boston, considering it a learning experience. Meanwhile, Mary decides to visit her sister in the same city. During their time together, Paul coincidentally met an old Harvard classmate who has become a professor there. To avoid embarrassment, Paul lies about his current occupation, and Angus plays along. Later, Paul reveals to Angus that he had been expelled from Harvard for assaulting a person who framed him for plagiarism.

While Paul and Angus go to see a movie, Angus try to sneak out to visit his father in a psychiatric hospital. Paul reluctantly accompanies him. Angus's father's condition has significantly worsened since his last visit, causing Paul to worry whether he might inherit his father's mental health issues. However, Paul reassures Angus that he has the power to shape his own destiny and is not destined to follow his father's path. They decided to keep their secrets to themselves.

When the Christmas holiday ended and school resumed, Paul is called to the principal's office. Angus's parents want to know about the Boston trip. Aware that Angus will be sent to military school if the truth is revealed, Paul lies and takes full responsibility for the incident. As a result, Paul is forced to leave the school, while Angus is allowed to stay.

Despite initial conflicts, the characters in the story gradually learn to accept and understand each other. The narrative emphasizes the importance of spending time with people and getting to know their true selves. We should reach out and build connections, as even those who seem different can become valuable companions.

Wonka does not have enough money to rent a place, so he follows Bleacher to Mrs. Scrubitt's house and signs a contract to stay there for one night. The next morning, he discovers that he is in debt and must work in the laundry room to pay it off. He believes he can earn enough money to repay Mrs. Scrubitt by selling his chocolate. Wonka begins selling his "hoverchocs" to the public in the square. The public is intrigued by his flying chocolate, but other chocolatiers immediately call the police to seize his profits for selling chocolate without a chocolate shop.

Incapable of paying off his debt, Wonka is compelled to labor in the laundry room with the other workers every day. Wonka befriends Noodle, an orphan is was also forced to work in the laundry room. Wonka gives Noodle her first piece of chocolate and promises her a lifetime supply of it, while Noodle agrees to teach him how to read. To create exquisite chocolate, Wonka requires an uncommon ingredient: giraffe milk. Noodle and Wonka sneak into the zoo and obtain milk from a giraffe. Wonka wants to expand his company, so he seeks the assistance of the laundry room workers. He constructs a machine to automate the laundry work, so they can sell chocolate outside while still having time to do so. They travel around the city through a tunnel so they can conceal it underground when the police arrive. Wonka has also found out an Oompa Loompa named Lofty who has been stealing his chocolates, but he is unable to capture him. Lofty reveals that he steals the chocolates because Wonka stole their cocoa beans years ago.

Their plan was successful until someone discovered their trick. They find it hard to sell chocolates the old way, so they decide to use their earnings to rent a place to sell chocolates officially. The grand opening draws lots of people to the store. However, some customers starts growing weird furs after eating the chocolates, and the situation quickly escalates into chaos. The situation gets out of hand and eventually burns down the store. It is revealed that Scrubitt has added Yeti sweat to his chocolate.

Wonka knows that his business has failed, so he accepts the offer proposed by the chocolatiers. They will pay off the debts of the workers on the condition that Wonka leaves town and never sells chocolate again. On the boat, Wonka realizes that Noodle is a member of Slugworth's family, so he is worried that she might be mistreated. He jumps off the boat and assembles the group to rescue Noodle.

To get back at the chocolatiers, they come up with a plan to get the accounting book that details their bribery records. Wonka and Noodle sneak into the cartel trying to steal the book. Slugworth reveals that Noodle was a daughter of his late brother. He has been pushing Noodle away to keep her away from the family fortune. Lofty rescues Wonka and Noodle from being drowned in chocolate. They submitt the accounting book to the police and release their chocolate from the fountain. Wonka finds Noodle's mother and helps them reunite. Wonka still has the dream of producing the world's best chocolate, so he decides to build his own chocolate factory.

It is important to follow your dreams and pursue your passion. It is never easy to get out of the comfort zone. The journey of how Willy Wonka becomes the best chocolatier is a demonstration of perseverance and determination. He never gives up his dream despite of the obstacles.

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Na Young and Hae Sung are classmates who are always at the top of their class, and they often compete with each other. Na Young has always been the first in the class, with Hae Sung comes in second. Na Young is upset when Hae Sung beats her in an exam for the first time. Hae Sung tries to cheer her up while walking home with her. Though they are young, they have feelings for one another and promise to marry one day. Their parents even arrange a playdate for them. One day, Na Young announces that her family is moving to America in front of the class. Hae Sung doesn’t want to let go, but he lost contact with her after she migrated.

Twelve years later, Na Young, who now goes by Nora, lives in New York City. Hae Sung has completed his military service. Nora wants to reconnect with her past, particularly her former boyfriend in Korea. She discovers that he has been commenting on her dad’s Facebook page after searching for his name online. She contacts him and has a video call with him for the first time since she moved. The call goes well, and they begin virtually dating by video calling several times a day. They have picked up where they left off, and the chemistry is still there. Nora wants to see him in person, but he can’t come to see her. Nora is so sick of virtual dates, so they decide to take a break. During the break, Nora meets another guy called Arthur. They soon begin living together.

Another twelve years later, Nora is now married to Arthur. Hae Sung decides to go to America and plans to meet Nora there. Nora takes him to see the Statue of Liberty and spends the entire day with him. Nora invites Hae Sung to have dinner with Arthur. Hae Sung doesn’t speak fluent English, and Arthur cannot understand Korean. Nora acts as a bridge between them, translating for both of them. Hae Sung and Nora haven’t spoken to each other in a long time, so they spend most of the night talking. In Korean, there is a concept called ‘In Yun’, which means the encounters of any people in the current life are caused by the countless interactions they had in their past lives. They wonder what their past lives would have been like. Hae Sung wonders if they would have been together if she had never left. Arthur feels like a bystander and the one that gets in the way of Nora and Hae Sung’s relationship. After returning to their house, Hae Sung apologizes for talking with Nora the whole night. It is already too late, so Hae Sung calls for Uber. While waiting for the Uber, Nora stares at Hae Sung in silence for some time. The Uber comes, and they bid farewell. Nora returns home crying.

Despite the years that have passed, Hae Sung clearly has feelings for Nora. They grew up together, but they lost touch after she moved to Korea. The connection between Hae Sung and Nora is undeniable, but Nora is already in a relationship with Arthur. Even though they seem like a perfect match, Nora is simply not the right person for Hae Sung.

Lucy is a kind-hearted, but lonely woman who longs for love. She works at a train station and secretly admires a handsome commuter, though she doesn't know his name and they have never spoken. On Christmas day, she witnesses the handsome commuter being pushed onto the tracks by some strangers. Without hesitation, Lucy jumps down to save him from an oncoming train. She accompanies him to the hospital where she learns his name is Peter. A nurse overhears Lucy murmuring that she is going to marry him and mistakenly informs Peter's family that Lucy is his fiancée. Not wanting to cause a scene, Lucy decides to go along with the misunderstanding when introduced as Peter's fiancée. Peter's godfather, Saul, overhears Lucy confessing the truth at Peter's bedside, but he promises to help her keep the secret.

During the Christmas season, Lucy is invited to spend the night with Peter's family. They exchange gifts and enjoy each other's company. Peter's younger brother, Jack, is surprised to learn that Peter has a new fiancée and becomes suspicious of Lucy. Jack visits Lucy's place and a neighbor refers himself as Lucy's boyfriend. Jack confronts Lucy in front of the entire family, but she manages to divert suspicion by claiming that her neighbor is mentally challenged. Jack's doubts subside, and he begins spending more time with Lucy. Jack confides in Lucy about his desire to pursue his own dreams instead of taking over the family business, while Lucy reveals her lifelong dream of traveling to Italy. Jack starts to develop feelings for Lucy. Hearing Lucy jokingly claim she is pregnant, someone from Peter's family assumes it's true and shares the news with the rest of the family. Lucy, not wanting to cause further commotion, chooses not to clarify immediately. Jack is confused in the situation, but he knows it's just not right to pursue Lucy at this moment.

When Peter finally wakes up, he has no memory of Lucy, as they had never spoken before the accident. The family assumes he has amnesia and assures him that he will fall in love with Lucy due to her kindness. Saul suggests that Peter propose to Lucy again, and Lucy accepts, despite her growing feelings for Jack. On their wedding day, Lucy confesses to Peter that she is not his fiancée and reveals her love for Jack. Jack and his family visit Lucy at work, where he surprises her by proposing. Overwhelmed with joy, Lucy accepts.

Lucy learns that sometimes what she thought she wanted is not necessarily what she truly needs. Initially, she believed she wanted to be with Peter, but eventually realizes she is happier with Jack. Sometimes the heart doesn't know what it wants until it finds what it wants. Don't get fooled by your first feeling and don't judge a book by its cover. There's more to this than meets the eye. It takes time to know a person.

The story's setting is somewhat typical, with a hard-working female lead and a less motivated male lead. Mandy is a high school student with aspirations of attending Harvard, while her best friend is Ben. Both of them are not very sociable, so they don't receive invitations to parties. In contrast, Graham, the captain of the football team, is a popular and sociable person in the school, with many people wanting to befriend him. LaToya is a popular cheerleader whom Ben has a crush on. The Prom theme for this year is announced to be the 90s. Mandy isn't particularly excited about it since she doesn't plan on attending. However, she knows that Ben wants to go, so she asks him to go to the prom together.

Mandy is devastated when she learns that she has been waitlisted at Harvard. It has always been her dream to study there in order to fight for justice and equality. Her teacher suggests that she find someone to write her a recommendation letter for Harvard, such as Graham's father, who is a senator and an alumni in Harvard. Although Mandy doesn't know Graham well, she is willing to do anything to get into Harvard. She has planned with Ben on how to become friends with Graham and convince his father to write her a letter. They know that Graham is attending a party, so they decide to crash it. They show up uninvited and immediately face teasing from others. Ben manages to have an awkward conversation with LaToya. Realizing that they don't fit in with the crowd, they decide to leave. Mandy overhears that Graham will be doing volunteer service the next day, so she decides to give it another try. The following day, she unexpectedly encounters him and agrees to tutor him in Psychology for free, without expecting anything in return. Graham is easily distracted, so Mandy studies with him while he plays basketball. In return, Graham teaches her how to play basketball. From then on, she tutors him almost every day after school. The more time she spends with Graham, the more she discovers about his true nature. Graham is not just a party-loving and basketball-playing boy. Although he may not have grand ambitions, he is kind-hearted. As Mandy devotes time to tutoring Graham, she finds herself having less time to hang out with Ben. They had originally planned to watch a movie together, but Mandy asks for a rain check. When Ben is about to watch the movie alone, he coincidentally runs into LaToya and ends up watching the movie together. Ben's birthday is approaching, but Mandy has to attend an event with Graham because there's a possibility of meeting Ben's father there. Ben is disappointed that they can't celebrate together as they used to, so Mandy encourages him to invite LaToya for a birthday dinner, and she accepts the invitation. Mandy and Graham both dress up for the event. Finally, Mandy gets to meet Graham's father, but politely declines when he offers to write her a recommendation letter. She realizes that tutoring Graham has been enjoyable, and she doesn't need anything in return. However, she bursts into tears when she overhears that Graham has been secretly seeing another girl. She calls Ben to come pick her up while he's having dinner with LaToya. Ben understands it's an emergency and leaves LaToya to be with Mandy. It turns out that the girl Graham has been secretly seeing is helping him plan a promposal for Mandy, which catches Mandy by surprise. LaToya invites Ben to go to prom with her, but he rejects her because he plans to go with Mandy. However, Mandy has already accepted Ben's invitation. Ben is angry with Mandy because he feels taken for granted, and she hasn't treated him like a best friend should since she started dating Graham. Ben confronts her, and now the whole school knows that she was only dating Graham for the recommendation letter. Graham gives Mandy the letter that his father wrote for her and never sees her again.

Mandy realizes that she has made a huge mistake and decides to make it up to Ben by apologizing outside his house. Before going to prom together, she takes the opportunity to do all the things she promised to do with him. Mandy has asked a teacher to manipulate the voting results, so Ben is crowned Prom King with LaToya as Prom Queen. They reconcile and share a kiss. Mandy is happy for them, and they are happy for Mandy when she learns that she has been accepted to Harvard with the recommendation letters submitted by her teacher. As the salutatorian, Mandy gives a speech at the graduation ceremony, expressing gratitude to Graham for making her final year fulfilling and providing advice based on what Graham taught her about playing basketball. Mandy moves to Boston to study, and Graham takes a gap year to work in Boston as well. They reconcile and share a kiss.

Friendship is just as important as romantic relationships. Friends will accompany you in overcoming the challenges you face in life. Sometimes, you don't have to try hard to fit in. You will find your own place and people who truly care about you. It is a comfort zone where you can always rely on.

Rumors have it that there exists an Urashima Tunnel, where people can have their wishes granted, but at a price. Kaoru Touno is a high school student who lives with his father. One rainy day, while waiting for the train, he notices a girl standing beside him without an umbrella. Thinking she needs it more than he does, Kaoru lends her his umbrella. To return it, the girl suggests exchanging phone numbers, and Kaoru learns her name is Anzu.

The next day, Kaoru is surprised when the teacher introduces Anzu as the new student. Anzu mentions that it's convenient for them to go to the same school, as she no longer needs to find Kaoru to return the umbrella. However, Anzu appears aloof, and her classmates struggle to impress her. She often reads manga alone in the classroom. When a mean girl tries to tease Anzu by stealing her manga book, Anzu demands its return and ends up punching the girl.

One day, when Kaoru returns home, his father suddenly beats him and blames him for ruining the family. Kaoru decides to leave home and accidentally stumbles upon the Urashima Tunnel. Upon leaving, he discovers his sister's shoe and a supposedly deceased pet. His father is relieved that Kaoru has returned, as he had been missing for a week. Kaoru realizes that the cost of getting what he wants from the tunnel is his time. The following day, he meets Anzu at the tunnel and shares his knowledge about it. They both have something they want from the tunnel: Kaoru wants to resurrect his sister, while Anzu wants an exceptional talent for drawing manga. They decide to work together and conduct research before entering the tunnel. Through their experiments, they learn that 3 seconds inside the tunnel is equivalent to 2 hours outside. As they spend more time together, their relationship grows closer.

Anzu decides to enter the tunnel with Kaoru to retrieve her work. Although she succeeds, 3 days have passed outside the tunnel. Anzu then reveals her ultimate desire: to gain an exceptional talent for becoming a famous manga artist. She shares her draft with Kaoru, who believes she is already talented enough to achieve her dream. Kaoru's wish remains the revival of his sister, as he feels responsible for her death and hopes it will fix his family. They plan to enter the tunnel together on the anniversary of his sister's death, wondering what the world will be like when they emerge and if they will still be relevant after being gone for several years.

One day, Kaoru's father introduces a woman as his stepmother, which shocks Kaoru and leads him to question if reviving his sister is worth it. He convinces Anzu to postpone their plan and disappears. Anzu receives a message from Kaoru stating that he has entered the tunnel to search for what he desires. He advises Anzu not to join him because she already possesses the talent she seeks. Devastated, Anzu realizes that what she truly wants is Kaoru. Meanwhile, inside the tunnel, Kaoru keeps running and discards his phone after sending his final message to Anzu. He enters another world where he reunites with his sister. Eventually, he retrieves his lost phone and begins receiving texts from Anzu. Encouraged by his sister, Kaoru decides to chase after Anzu rather than staying in this world. He texts her back and races back to the tunnel's entrance. Anzu, now a successful manga artist, still carries the umbrella Kaoru lent her when they first met. They finally admit their love to each other and share a kiss.

This story reminds us to cherish the moments we have with our loved ones. It is rare to have someone waiting for us for so long. Time is precious, so let's make the most of it and not let it slip away.

After the intermission, the second act begins. Mr. Mazzara takes control of the sound system, while EJ assumes the role of the coach. Ashlyn confesses her feelings to Maddox, and their love is reciprocated. Initially, Ashlyn believed they would be better off as friends, but after sharing a kiss, she changes her mind. Miss Jenn seeks advice from EJ on whether she should pursue her own dreams. EJ suggests that whatever she chooses will be the best decision for her. Motivated by EJ, Miss Jenn decides to follow her dream after saying goodbye to her students. Ricky informs Gina that he already knows everything and supports her in pursuing her dream. His calm reaction is the opposite of what she expected. While talking with Jet, Kourtney realizes that she would be happier studying at Lewis University rather than Princeton University, relieving her worries about making the wrong decision. Jet is uncertain about continuing to study at East High, but Kourtney reminds him of the happiest moments he had at East High. During the musical, Seb takes the stage and surprises the audience by kissing Carlos. He does this to come out to his parents and express his love for Carlos. His parents are accepting, as they have known he is gay since he was young. After the musical, it's time for Gina to say goodbye to the cast. She delivers a heartfelt speech for each member of the cast before the press conference. During the press conference, Gina announces that the production will take place in Utah instead, leaving the director no choice but to agree. This allows Gina to participate in the next semester's musical. Miss Jenn is delighted that everyone will still be at East High next semester, so she can continue to be their teacher. Since Gina is not going to New Zealand, Miss Jenn and Mr. Mazzara can use the extra tickets to travel there.

High school could be the best place you ever have in your life, where you could explore limitless possibilities and find lifelong friends there. It might be intimidating to start a new page of life without your high school friends. However, you should know that they will always be by your side even when you are not studying together anymore.

It is revealed that Gina has been offered the lead role in Quinn's upcoming movie, but there's a catch - it will be shot in New Zealand. Accepting the role would mean Gina has to skip the next semester at East High and work in New Zealand with Mack for half a year. Not wanting to ruin everyone's opening night, Gina decides to save this news for later.

Ricky has always wanted to confess his love to Gina explicitly, but he is waiting for the right moment. Miss Jenn receives an offer to perform on Broadway, but she is unsure if she should take it because it would mean leaving her beloved students behind.

Kourtney receives offers from two universities. Initially, she planned to read them after the show, but she couldn't resist and opened them. It is revealed that both universities have offered her a place. Kourtney is now indecisive because she doesn't know what she wants most.

Carlos and Seb are back together and dating. Carlos wants to take Seb on a trip during Christmas, but Seb is hesitant. Seb reveals that he hasn't come out to his family yet, so he needs to do that before going on a trip with Carlos.

Antoine, the French kid, suddenly shows up in the musical uninvited. Big Red suspects that he might cause trouble for Ashlyn, so he pretends to still be dating Ashlyn. Maddox overhears the whole conversation and feels dejected, accidentally breaking the sound system.

During intermission, Ricky plans to tell Gina his true feelings, but he can't find her in the room. Gina's mom informs Ricky that she is not in the room and will be leaving for New Zealand tonight for the new movie. Ricky is shocked and lost because he doesn't know what to do without Gina by his side.

The production of the movie has concluded, and Gina and Ricky are ready to return to rehearsals. However, they are surprised when Miss Jenn informs them that the musical has been cancelled. Without a rehearsal to attend, they take a walk down memory lane.

Ashlyn shares how she became friends with Kourtney. Since Ashlyn had no friends in school, she bumped into Kourtney while she was designing costumes. They decided to sign up for the audition together. Mr. Mazzara also opens up about his love for music. He used to be in a popular boy band before being kicked out. He also apologizes to Miss Jenn for an awkward encounter they had.

Carlos then reveals how Miss Jenn comforted him when he was bullied at school. Seb admits that he dated Natalie before dating Carlos, but now they have reconciled and are on good terms. Gina felt helpless when she was transferred to East High. Ricky wanted to sing a song Nini wrote to ask for her forgiveness, but he was unsure. He sought advice from Gina, who encouraged him to sing the song during the audition to impress Nini. Gina also decides to sign up for the audition.

Miss Jenn shares how she got the teaching job. She ran into Alyson Reed while auditioning for a musical. She was uncertain about taking up the teaching job until Alyson told her she could be a good teacher. Emmy sings a powerful song in the empty theater, moving the cast emotionally. They realize that saving the drama club is not just for themselves, but for the next generation.

Alyson and Bart announce that they have decided to donate part of their salaries to fund the drama club. Ricky unexpectedly receives an offer from Salt Lake City College, even though he didn't apply. Gina also receives another offer.

Ricky visits EJ at his college, feeling worried about his future after graduation and his relationship with Gina. EJ advises Ricky to let go of those worries and enjoy his remaining time in high school. EJ also encourages Ricky to speak his mind now if he has something to say before it's too late. EJ believes Ricky deserves his guitar and gives it to him as a gift. Kourtney is invited by her mom to go on a college tour in Atlanta. She is impressed by the college, as she had only considered Ivy League schools as her options. Gina, eager to participate in the musical with Ricky and their friends, convinces the director to speed-film her part and they manage to do it in one day. Big Red reconnects with Ashlyn and confesses that he cheated on her with Seb over the summer. Ashlyn, in turn, reveals that she has a crush on Maddox. They both realize they are growing apart and mutually decide to end their relationship. Big Red apologizes to Carlos for being the one Seb cheated with. Ricky drops by Gina's house after what EJ has said to him, but he is disappointed when he sees Mack is in Gina's house. When he is about to leave, Gina comes out and tells him that she has told her mom about their relationship.

If you wanna be happy in the future, you better start speaking your mind to the people you care about. Like right now.

Live in the present and embrace what comes next.

It's Halloween, so throwing a Halloween party is a must. Gina has been cast in a reunion movie, which means she probably won't have time to rehearse and perform in the upcoming drama. In light of this, Miss Jenn has decided to replace Gina with Dani in the role of Gabriella. Miss Jenn has informed Ricky about her decision, and Ricky believes he should be the one to break the news to Gina. Tonight is the chosen time for that.

Gina aspires to become a star like Mack, so they think it would create a buzz if they announce that they are dating. At the party, Dani slips away and Gina is shocked to learn that she is being recast. However, Ricky is even more shocked when he discovers that Gina and Mack plan to pretend to be dating to promote the movie. Eventually, Gina and Ricky come clean and admit that they are actually dating. Ricky is devastated to learn that Gina hasn't told her mom about their relationship and he leaves. Miss Jenn spends Halloween night with Ricky's father. By the end of the night, they realize they have unresolved communication issues and agree to break up. Ashlyn sings the song she wrote for the musical to Maddox, and they almost share a kiss. Seb confesses to Carlos that he cheated during summer camp.

Ricky accompanies Gina to the set as it's her first day as the lead in a Hollywood movie. Gina returns just in time for the table read. They are rehearsing the scene where Troy and Gabriella try to spend every moment together before graduation. They dance perfectly to 'Can I Have This Dance' because they secretly practiced until midnight. It's revealed that Jet from the camp is now studying at East High and will play Chad in the musical. Jet's sister, Maddox, also shows up as the movie's personal assistant. Ashlyn is surprised to see Maddox because they have been texting non-stop for the last couple of weeks, but Maddox never mentioned this news. Ashlyn wonders why they act so awkward in real life even though their text chain has been amazing. Seb and his family are working in catering for the movie. Carlos confronts Seb on the spot, but Seb dismisses him. The director was unsure about Gina's performance, but she's impressed when Gina nails the first scene. Mr. Mazzara returns to East High and gives Ricky and Kourtney advice about their college applications. Kourtney has been working hard on her letter of recommendation as she wants to get into a top college. She gets confused and helpless when Mr. Mazzara tells her that she doesn't have to be perfect in every sense. Since Gina might not have time to play Gabriella in the musical, Miss Jenn is actively searching for someone else to fill the role. Gina is willing to teach Mack how to act if Mack teaches her how to become a star.

The movie rehearsal is followed by a drama audition. The cast is required to remember the steps within a short time, but thanks to Miss Jenn's teaching, they nail it. Emmy gets fired for asking the director an inappropriate question, as the director believes she is trying to embarrass her. Carlos, fed up with all the relationship drama and dance rehearsal, suggests that Emmy become the assistant of the production this year instead. As the rehearsal overruns, the drama club members have to audition one by one without letting the director know they have been sneaking in and out. Ashlyn observes the interactions between Ricky and Gina and believes there is something going on between them. She tries to confront Gina indirectly and promises to keep the secret. Dani is absent from the rehearsal, so Gina temporarily takes her place to dance with Mack. In another rehearsal, the director realizes there is no spark between Mack and Dani, so she does not know what to do. The drama club members gather at Gina's house to announce the cast list. Unsurprisingly, Ricky will be Troy and Gina will be Gabriella. Gina receives a call from Hollywood, which surprises her as she thought the director was going to fire her. However, the director wants her to replace Dani's role in the movie.

It is another school year. It is the senior year of some of the drama club members. They are so excited for this year, because it is finally the time. Ricky has been dating Gina after the camp, and he has been sneaking in Gina's house every once in a while. Their friends do not know they are together, so Gina wants to keep their relationship secret for the time being. Miss Jenn announces that they are going to perform High School Musical 3 this year, and the students are all thrilled about that. At the same time, the principal introduces Bart Johnson, the one who played coach in the original movie. He officially announces that the original cast will shoot a reunion movie at East High. Mack and Dani will be the stars of the new movie, where they play the drama club members. Corbin Bleu visits the drama club students and apologizes for the incident they had while shooting the camp documentary. He also offers them the role to be featured extras in the upcoming movie. It is revealed that Gina has been having crush on Mack since she was young, because he was the one of the stars in her favorite TV show. Gina is so excited when she knows she gets to share her life as a drama club member with him. Kourtney wants to be like Dani and have a bunch of followers on the Internet. Ashlyn and Big Red are in an embarrassing situation.

Casablanca is a romantic movie set during wartime. In 1942, countries around the globe are at war and many people try to flee to America, which is a neutral country and not a major battleground during the war. Casablanca becomes a popular transit point for those people. However, staying in Casablanca does not automatically grant people the right to get on the flight to America. They need permit, or the so-called Letters of transit.

Rick owns a club in Casablanca and tries to remain neutral in politics. Letters of transit are highly sought after documents for boarding planes to America. Ugarte has two of these letters and plans to sell them to Victor, a fugitive leader. However, Ugarte is arrested and dies shortly after. Victor visits the club with his wife, Ilsa, looking for the letters he needs. When he learns that Ugarte is dead, Victor has to come up with another plan. Ilsa recognizes the pianist as someone she knew and later learns that the club is owned by Rick. She asks the pianist to play ‘As Time Goes By’, which makes Rick furious. However, he is more shocked when he sees Ilsa.

Rick and Ilsa have a history. They fell in love in Paris, where they had a brief but intense love affair. Rick dated Ilsa for like 10 days in Paris. As the Germans were about to march into Paris, Rick wanted to leave with her. Ilsa said she would meet him at the train station but never showed up, leaving only a note in her room. Disheartened, Rick left the town with the pianist, Sam.

Without Ugarte, Victor searches for someone else who can sell him the letters. Another person offers to sell him one letter on the condition that it cannot be used by Victor, who is the most targeted person. Victor wants Ilsa to take the letter and leave for America, but Ilsa refuses to leave without him. Meanwhile, a group of French patrons start singing the French anthem at the club, which upsets a German major and the club is ordered to be closed.

Ilsa confronts Rick at the club and reveals that she was married to Victor before she met Rick in Paris. She thought Victor was dead and began an affair with Rick while alone in Paris. The day before the train was to depart, Ilsa learned that Victor might still be alive and went to find him instead. Rick eventually agrees to help. Rick also reaches out to Renault, the police, promising to help frame Victor for the possession of the letters. However, his plan is just a ruse to force Renault to assist in their escape.

Casablanca is a timeless masterpiece that has stood the test of time. War does not always tear people apart; sometimes, it unites them. Rick's willingness to sacrifice his personal interest for the greater good is a perfect example, where he helps Ilsa and Victor escape even though he knows that it will mean losing her. It is hard to be rational when it comes to love.

Eloise is a young woman who lives with her grandmother in the countryside. Her mother committed suicide when she was a child, and she has a psychic ability to see her mother around her from time to time. She loves fashion, especially 1960s fashion, and she even wears the clothes she designs herself. She moves to London to study fashion design alone. London can be a lot for anyone, and when she is on her way to the dorm, the taxi driver warns her that it is risky for a young woman to live alone. When she gets out of the taxi, she feels like she is being followed.

Eloise is assigned to share a room with Jocasta, but they don't get along because Jocasta thinks Eloise is always whining about her parents' death. Eloise goes out with Jocasta and her friends on her first day, but they tease her and say they don't want to be friends with her. Eloise realizes she doesn't belong there, so she moves out of her dorm and finds a room to sublet from Ms. Collins. Ms. Collins has strict rules, but Eloise agrees to them because she needs a place to stay.

Ellie has a vivid dream about going back to the 1960s, where she meets a girl named Sandie who dreams of becoming a singer. Sandie gets in the club and tries to impress the middle manager, Jack, who helps her get auditions. Jack and Sandie begin a love affair. When Ellie wakes up, she is inspired by Sandie's fashion sense and designs a dress that her teacher compliments. Ellie also meets a boy named John who is interested in her, but she rejects him because she is more interested in her dream world. Sandie nails her audition and gets a chance to perform on stage. Ellie feels like Sandie is her alter ego and starts dressing like her. She can't afford the expensive clothes, so she gets a job at a bar to pay for them. One night, she sees Sandie perform on stage, but to her surprise, Sandie is just a dancer, not the main performer. Sandie is also forced by Jack to socialize with his other clients. Jack is just a pimper of her. Over time, she feels lost, because it doesn’t matter what her identity is. She is just there to serve them. When Ellie wakes up, she begins to have difficulties in telling the reality and her dream apart. She needs to get some fresh air instead of staying in her room. As a result, she goes to a party with John, where she also meets Jocasta. After drinking the drink that Jocasta offered her, she starts hallucinating. She feels like the old men from the 60s are coming after her. She freaks out at the party and leaves with John. She wants to take her mind off, so she asks John to come by her house. When they are trying to sleep together, Ellie has a vision that Sandie was stabbed to death by John. Ellie loses her mind again and asks John to leave. When she is making a scene, she inadvertently wakes Ms. Collins up. Knowing she has broken the rule of bringing guys back to the apartment, Ellie apologizes to Ms. Collins the next morning. Ellie wonders if she knows anything about the death of Sandie, Ms. Collins dismisses Ellie saying that it’s normal that someone gets killed here and there. Ellie is traumatized by Sandie's death, and she has a panic attack when she sees a model wearing the dress she designed after Sandie. Ellie believes that the old man who has been following her is Jack, and she reports her suspicions to the police. However, they do not believe her and send her away. Ellie is determined to find out the truth, so she investigates on her own by reading old newspapers in the library. There’re so many cases of felony during that period, so she tells the whole story to John and asks for his help. She feels like the old men are coming after her again, so she acts out and almost stabs Jocasta whom she thought is one of the old men. Ellie tracks the old man down and tries to confront him. He denies and walks away. He gets struck by the car while he is crossing the road. Ellie learns that the old man is Lindsey, an ex-police officer who once convinced Sandie to live a better life.

Ellie knows she is not suited to stay in London, so she plans to move back to her old place. Ellie needs to inform Ms. Collins that she is not renting the place anymore, so she goes back and asks John to wait outside. Upon learning that Ms. Collins' first name is Alexander from the envelope, Ellie realizes that Ms. Collins is actually Sandie. Ms. Collins reveals that the young Sandie died in the house. Sandie didn’t get killed by John, she was the one who stabbed John to death. She continued killing other men who tried to sleep with her. The men coming after Ellie were not trying to take advantage from her, they wanted Ellie to fight back and get the justice they deserved. John gets in the house to check on Ellie but gets stabbed by Ms. Collins. Ellie manages to drag John out of the building before it gets burned down.

Ellie's dream of becoming a successful fashion designer came true thanks to the dress she designed based on Sandie's inspiration.

The plot is full of unexpected twists and turns, keeping the viewers guessing until the very end. The visuals are more captivating than the story, with stunning cinematography. The story is engaging and suspenseful, but it is the visuals that truly make the film stand out.

Bea is born to parents Sharon and Derek, who both are intellectually disabled. Bea’s grandparents initially did not approve of their wedding and their plan to raise their own daughter, because they were incapable of taking care of themselves. In the summer, Bea is sent to live with Sharon’s sister’s family. She acts weird, because she has not really lived like other normal children. She is not self-disciplined and she has not acquired proper life skills. Her sister decides to sponsor her to study at a private school. This is when she starts to have a normal life. Nia is her best friend, whom Bea can confide everything to. She also meets Ethan, who eventually falls in love with him. Ethan had cancer before but he has recovered. Some of her classmates are not that nice. When they know her parents are disabled, they keep teasing her. Bea has accepted the fact that her family is just different, so she will just ignore them. Despite all the challenges, Bea thrives. She is doing well at school and she has boyfriends. After school, she has to work part-time to earn extra to support her family.

Bea is about to graduate from high school and must decide what to do next. She wants to attend a local community college so that she can take care of her parents and save money. Her teacher does not think this is a wise decision given her excellent academic performance. He suggests that she find a sponsor to pay for her college tuition. However, Bea does not want to be a charity case anymore. She already feels indebted to her aunt's family.

She originally didn’t want to go to high school prom, but Ethan wants her to go with him. She has been saving money to buy a dress for that night. Nia thought Bea would ditch the prom with her, so she didn’t find a date. Nia feels like Bea has been pushing her around to do stuff. She is so sick of it, so she runs away. She receives a call from the police one day to bail her parents out, because her mum has been selling alcohol to minors. She has to use the money she has been saving to bail them out. She is devastated and complains they have not been good parents. She hates that her father always tries to sugar-coat their disability with being special. Her father can’t put up with her, so he slaps her. She regrets saying that afterwards.

Bea tells Ethan that she is not going to college because she needs to take care of her family. Ethan thinks she is wasting her talent. Though Ethan still has no idea what to do next, he has fought very hard to become who he is today. He hates seeing others not treasuring their time and talent, so he leaves. Feeling dejected, Bea drinks and still goes out to sell her girl scouts ticket in the hope of winning the disney ticket. She gets drunk and accidentally tips over and has her head hit. She has lost consciousness, but her friends just place her outside the hospital and flee.

Bea had been in a coma for some time. Her parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, ex-boyfriend, and best friend had come to visit her. Her social worker had been talking to them to learn more about her life. Bea finally woke up, and her friends and family were relieved to see her awake. The social worker later told her that her family was definitely not the strangest family she had ever seen.

Bea realized that it was time to focus on her own needs and desires instead of constantly worrying about others. She knew that her parents were capable of taking care of themselves, as they had done before she was born. Bea also reconciled with her siblings, Nia and Ethan. Finally, Bea decided to pursue her own dream of going to college.

No one likes being disabled or living with disabled, but it is not something we can choose. This is life, and we have to deal with it.

Miles Morales is a high school student living in New York. His father, a policeman, has high expectations for him. He is doing well at school so his father transfers him to an elite school. He doesn’t like the new school, because he doesn’t feel like he fits in and misses his old friends. He becomes interested in a girl, because she is also new here. After school, Miles sometimes hangs out with his Uncle Aaron, because he finds so many common things between them and it’s easy for him to open up when talking with his uncle. One day, Uncle Aaron brings Miles to his secret place in the underground, where they paint graffiti together. Before they leave, Miles gets bitten by a spider.

The next day, Miles wakes up feeling different. He can overhear what others are thinking and his hands are sticky. He doesn’t want to make a big scene at school, so runs away anxiously. He goes back to the secret place trying to find out what caused his weird behavior. He can’t find any evidence but he witnesses Peter Parker attempting to disable the collider that Kingpin wants to use to resurrect his family, which would have disastrous consequences for the entire world. Peter knows he can’t make it, so he gives the bypass key to Miles hoping he will disable the collider. Peter is killed by Kingpin subsequently, and Miles has to flee. He clearly knows that with great power comes great responsibility, but he doesn’t know how to harness his new spider power. He buys a suit and attends Peter’s funeral. At the grave, he meets Peter B. Parker, a Spider-Man from another universe. He looks like Peter Parker but not exactly the same. Miles wants to learn a thing or two from Peter B. Parker, but he doesn’t bother to teach Miles. Upon knowing the bypass key is broken, they decide to visit Kingpin’s building to collect the required information. They manage to sneak in and out together, and they start to bond with each other. They are able to escape with the help of spider-woman, who is revealed to be Gwen. They know they need help, so they visit Aunt May. This is when they find Spider-Man from other dimensions, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham. As they are not from this universe, they have been experiencing glitches since they came here. Someone needs to stay behind to shut down the collider. Miles volunteers to be the one, but others doubt his ability. Miles feels down, so he reaches out to his Uncle Aaron, where he discovers his uncle is indeed Prowler, the one who tries to kill him. After a series of fights, his uncle cannot bear to kill Miles after he takes off his mask. His uncle ends up being shot by Kingpin, while Miles flees. Miles is upset about the death of his uncle. All the Spider-Men sympathize with his loss, because they have all experienced it. His dad is worried about Miles, so he gives a pep talk and apologizes outside his door. Miles finally hones his power and joins the force to fight against Kingpin.

The story teaches us that we never know when we're ready, but we just need to take a leap of faith. We also need to remember that we're not alone, and that someone else has gone through similar struggles.

This is a story about a salesman who signs a big deal for his company, proving he was right about the opportunity.

In the 80s, Nike is a big name in the sportswear industry, but their sales of basketball shoes are falling behind. Sonny Vaccaro has been hired to pick the next spokesperson for the brand's basketball shoes. Sonny, a big fan of basketball, studies video clips of basketball players. After watching Michael Jordan play in a competition, Sonny sees the determination in his eyes and believe he will become one of the greatest basketball players in the history. Michael Jordan is already a drafted player in that year, and he is the third pick. Nike has a limited budget and the management does not want to put all their eggs in one basket, so they want to sponsor three players with the budget. Sonny believes in his instinct and suggests investing all in Michael Jordan. However, the management thinks it is too expensive and risky to invest in one player only. Additionally, Michael Jordan is a big fan of Adidas, it seems impossible for Nike to sign him as the spokesperson.
Despite management's concerns, Sonny remains convinced that they should sign Michael Jordan. He decides to convince Michael's family in person and flies to North Carolina, showing up unannounced at his family's house. He meets Michael's mom, Deloris, and explains to her why Michael deserves to sign with Nike instead of Adidas or Converse. Deloris is convinced and tells Sonny that they will think about it. Michael's agent, David, later gives Sonny a call, angry at what Sonny did behind his back, but the good news is Michael and team agree to visit Nike's headquarters.

Sonny suggests Nike that they should build a brand around Michael Jordan and create a pair of personalized basketball shoes for him. Sonny then asks Nike's designer, Peter to start working on it before the presentation comes up. The management also agrees to give the entire budget to sign Michael Jordan.
However, on the day  Michael meets with Nike's team, he seems unimpressed with their presentation and the design. Sonny then comes up with a speech on the spot, convincing him that having a shoe line, Air Jordan, is something he can leave as a legacy and let others remember him even after retirement. It is a long shot, but Sonny does pull it off. Deloris calls Sonny, agreeing to sign with Nike on the condition that part of the revenue from the sales of every Air Jordan shoe will go to Michael himself. Sonny thought it was a stretch, but Phil Knight, the CEO of Nike, agrees and closes the deal. The rest is history. The first-year sales of Air Jordan exceeds their expectations, generating 162 million dollars in sales for Nike. Ever since he starts playing in NBA, Michael Jordan wears Air Jordan in every game. As NBA has color requirement on the shoes the players wear at court, Michael Jordan is fined per game for wearing Air Jordan, but it is good for publicity. Michael Jordan continues wearing Air Jordan throughout his journey in Chicago Bull, winning championships and MVPs several times, cementing his place as one of the greatest basketball players in history.

It is a story about ambition and belief. Sonny is willing to take a risk and bets his career on a rookie because he can tell Michael Jordan is different from other players. With his experience in scouting basketball talents, Sonny saves the company from shutting down their basketball shoes line, generating millions of sales and outgrowing their competitors eventually. It is a real miracle.

The film follows a group of unlikely heroes who must band together to save the world from a powerful evil. Edgin is a harper whose duty is to sneak in as a spy and ruin their operation. He lives happily with his wife, Zia, and daughter, Kira. However, after one of Edgin's operations incites the Red Wizard, they retaliate by killing his wife. Following her death, he quits being a harper and flees with his daughter. A barbarian named Holga helps them start a new life by turning to theft. Together with a conman named Forge and a sorcerer named Simon, they form a team to steal together. They agree to help Sofina steal things from the vault. Edgin accepts because he wants to get the Tablet of Reawakening to resurrect his wife. During the mission, Edgin and Holga get caught, but Forge promises to take care of Kira. Edgin and Holga break out of prison and learn that Forge has become a Lord. They reunite with Forge and Kira, but Forge tells Kira that Edgin and Holga left her for the treasure, causing her to stay with Uncle Forge. They also learn that Sofina is a Red Wizard who plotted their capture. Forge orders to kill both of them, but they manage to escape. They still want to get back the tablet and Kira, so they ask Simon and recruit Doric, who is able to do shapeshifting. With her ability, they learn that the vault is protected by a magical spell, which they can break with the Helm of Disjunction. Asking Holga's ancestors, they learn that Xenk, a paladin, knows the helmet's location. Xenk agrees to help them retrieve the helmet after Edgin swears to share the treasure with the people. They are able to leave with teleportation but face challenge when Simon has a hard time attuning to the helmet. Doric hides herself in a crate and gets in the castle, while Edgin, Holga, and Simon trick the guards and find their way to the castle. Edgin finds Kira but discovers she is actually disguised by Sofina. Edgin begs Forge to put them in the arena instead of killing them. Doric discovers that all the treasure has been loaded onto a ship. During the game, they escape with Doric's shapeshifting power and quickly occupy the ship afterward. Forge threatens to kill Kira if they don't leave the ship, revealing who truly loves her. They get rid of Forge and sail away but witness Sofina summoning the undead. They go back to take her down and fulfill their promise to Xenk. With them fighting as a team, they trick Sofina and take her down. Holga gets shot during the attack, but they use the tablet to resurrect her, because they know how much Holga means to them.

They have finally made it, but they did fail so many times before the success. Do not expect to get what you want in one go without failure. The truth is we all have failed so many times to be who we are. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes when you have nothing to lose.

Puyi was born in the Forbidden City of China during the Qing dynasty, one of the most fascinating periods in Chinese history. He was chosen by Dowager Cixi to be the next emperor at the age of 2, after the previous emperor died on the same day. From that moment on, Puyi became the most powerful man in China, despite his young age and inability to care for himself. Eunuchs and maids served him, but he couldn't trust any of them. Almost everyone in the castle had to obey his orders, so he became increasingly arrogant at a young age.

During a visit from his mother and brother, Pujie, Puyi learned that he was no longer emperor. Puyi did not believe what Pujie said, so Pujie showed him what the outside looked like. Puyi came to realize that he was just an emperor within the walls, but a nobody outside, a realization that marked a turning point in his life. The realization prompted him to learn more about the world beyond his palace.

Johnston from Scotland was then hired to tutor Puyi, and with his help, Puyi broadened his horizons with Western knowledge and technology. He began to live more like Westerners, adopting the name Henry and wearing glasses, something that no previous emperor had done before. His family arranged marriages for him with Wanrong and Wenxiu, whom he reluctantly accepted but eventually got along with.

Due to the Beijing Coup, Puyi and his family were forced to leave the Forbidden City in 1924. This marked the beginning of a new chapter in Puyi's life. He lived lavishly and had a close relationship with the Japanese. In 1934, Manchukuo was established, and Puyi was crowned emperor of the nation. Though being the emperor, he had no real power. He was just another puppet ruler controlled by the Japanese, with no say on any matter in reality.

Wanrong died of opium addiction, and Wenxiu left Puyi to pursue her own life. After the Japanese surrendered, Puyi was captured by the Soviets and later sent back to China as a war criminal. In prison, he was forced to undergo a re-education program and confess to betraying the Chinese people.

Puyi's life was incredibly dramatic and tragic, going from being the Son of Heaven to a prisoner. He had thought of reforming the Forbidden City, but it was so corrupt that there was nothing else he could do. Although the Chinese government did not fulfill its promises to him, it was still wrong for him to betray his people. It was even more inhumane to kill his own kind of people. If he was not appointed to be the emperor at a very young age, he would have lived differently. He was just a child and should not take up such huge responsibility when he was still innocent. The Chinese imperial system was unable to withstand the challenges of the modern world and eventually replaced by a republic government.

This is a story about a young actress named Nellie LaRoy who comes to Hollywood with big dreams. She meets Manny, who helps her crash a party. Though they've never met before, Manny is interested in her from the moment he sees her. They both share the American dream of making it big in Hollywood. Nellie believes that someone is either a star or not, and she knows that she is one. She just needs a chance to prove herself to the world. At the party, she has fun and dances like she belongs there. When an actress overdoses and can't film the next day, Nellie is asked to replace her. In the studio, she showcases her acting talent and soon becomes one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Manny works as an assistant to Jack Conrad, a renowned star in Hollywood. He works hard and smart, and soon climbs up to the executive level of the studio. Nellie's life is not entirely perfect; her mom is in a sanatorium while her father is her manager, but he's not very good at it. At another party, Nellie wants to embarrass her father by asking him to play with a snake, but he passes out. Nellie decides to play with the snake herself, but she gets bitten by it. Lady Fay Zhu kills the snake and sucks the poisonous blood out of Nellie. Nellie kisses her afterwards.

Manny is offered an executive position in a studio to work alongside Nellie, and he accepts. It's been reported that Nellie has a close relationship with Lady Fay Zhu, and the studio feels that their relationship has impacted Nellie's career. Manny convinces Lady to end the affair, which upsets Nellie. She turns to gambling and loses a lot of money to James McKay. She then turns to Manny for help, and with the aid of "Count," they pay James with counterfeit notes. James doesn't discover the fake notes until they become blurry with a drop of water. They manage to escape, but they know they can't stay there for long.

Manny decides to flee with Nellie and proposes to her at the same time. James's gang tracks them down and shoots "Count." Manny begs for mercy, and they leave immediately, but he loses track of Nellie. It is later revealed that Nellie was found dead, and Jack killed himself due to his decline in fame.

This is an epic drama about the golden age of Hollywood, a time when the movie industry experienced a boom. These people shaped what modern movies look like today. With advancements in technology, the cinematic experience has vastly improved. Movies have gone from square, black-and-white silent films to the color, wide-screen, sound-filled films we see today. The stars of that era were good-looking, but they had their own problems too. Fame in Hollywood is short-lived; if you can't stand out from others, you will be phased out and forgotten by the audience. Jack was once a famous star, but he didn't excel in sound films anymore. Unable to accept failure, he shot himself. Nellie gained fame quickly, but she was unable to find a way to sustain it.

Life is full of ups and downs. Welcome to the club. That's life.

The movie follows a TV producer, Ally, who tries to get her life back on track after a career downfall. As a showrunner of a dating reality show, she has been so focused on her show that she has neglected her personal life. Knowing that her show will end after this season, she feels lost and decides to take a break to visit her mom, because she hasn't been returned to her hometown for so long. At a local bar, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, Sean. She has nothing else to do so she spends her whole day hanging out with Sean, reminding her why she fell in love with him in the first place. At the end of the day, Sean rejects her invitation to stay overnight, so she visits Sean's house the next day. Ally learns that Sean has engaged with Cassidy and they are getting married this weekend. Ally learns from Sean's friend that he didn't run into her by accident. Sean knew she was there before going to the bar. Ally realizes they still have feelings for each other but also unresolved issues from their past, so Ally accepts Sean's mom's invitation to be the photographer of the wedding to capture the happiest moments, hoping to win Sean back. Ally discovers that Cassidy is in a band, and Sean insists that she has to quit her band after they get married. She unwillingly agreed, so her band performs the very last time before the wedding. Ally shared that she left Sean to pursue her career in Hollywood many years ago, and she never regretted for her decision. She also learns that Cassidy doesn't have a good relationship with her family and didn't invite them to the wedding, so she plans to sabotage the whole thing by inviting them. When Ally and Cassidy have spent more time together, Ally figures that Cassidy is similar to her younger self, and they both love the same guy. Ally begins to bond with Cassidy and end up streaking together. Cassidy also reveals that one of the reasons they were getting married in the first place is that she thought she was pregnant. Ever since then, Sean has wanted her to quit the band and be a stay-at-home mom. Ally sympathize Cassidy because she had gone through similar things with Sean too.

Cassidy's parent come to the wedding unannounced, which triggers Cassidy. Cassidy thought Sean invited her, and Sean is mad that she lied to him that her parents didn't want to come. They have an argument, and Ally doesn't want them to break up because of a mistake she made, so she tries to bring them together. Sean apologizes to Cassidy for trying to control her life and promise he will let her do whatever she wants. Meanwhile, Ally's reality show got picked up but she will let her assistant to be the new showrunner. She leaves her hometown and takes up hosting a new documentary about nudists.

Ally has always thought that she made the right decision when she decided to leave her family behind and pursue her career in Hollywood. Her own show has become her only achievement ever since then. When she learns that her show got cancelled and was forced to take a break, that's the time when she realizes that she isn't happy as before and she is nothing without her now-cancelled show. It is never too late to plan a new chapter of life.

Carl and Yaya are dating, and both are models. As a matter of fact, female models often earn more than male models. Yaya clearly earns more than Carl does, but she never pays when they dine out. Carl dislikes the stereotype that men should always pay for the bill, causing tension between them in the restaurant.
As an influencer, Yaya and Carl are invited on a cruise ship trip with wealthy Russian guests. These rich guests sometimes make unreasonable requests, but the crew tries to entertain them because of their generous tips. Carl finds it annoying that a crew member hit on his girlfriend, so he complains about the misbehavior. Unbeknownst to him, the crew member gets laid off. Captain Thomas is supposed to be in control, but he spends most of his time drinking in his room. Paula, the head of staff, invites him to the captain's dinner, because he has to be there for the dinner to happen. The yacht faces storm during the captains's dinner. Some of the guests can't help but vomit because of seasickness. Most of the guests just mind their own business while the staff still work hard to ensure safety and cleaniness. During the chaos, the drunk captain has a heated discussion on capitalism and communism with another guest. The next morning, pirates sink the yacht with a grenade.
The yacht is destroyed, but some guests, including Carl and Yaya, survive and land on a deserted island. Most of them lack survival skills, but they are fortunate to have the toilet manager, Abigail to save the day. Abigail knows how to make a fire, hunt and cook. Abigail refuses to share her food with others, despite Paula's command. Abigail agrees to share her food with them when all of them name her as the new captain of the group. As the new captain, she coerces Carl into sleeping with her every night in the lifeboat and give him food as a reward. The other survivors teases him when he comes out of the lifeboat every morning. One day, Yaya wants to explore the other side of the island. Abigail deems it unsafe, so she goes with Yaya. Yaya discovers there's a resort on the other side. Yaya feels like they are about to escape from the island, so she tells Abigail that she can hire her as an assistant. Before they enter the resort, Abigail plans to kill Yaya. At the same time, Carl is running to save Yaya, but it is uncertain if he will arrive in time.
It is ironic how the situation flips when they all end up on the island. On the yacht, the wealthy guests can command anyone to fulfill their demands, even unreasonable ones, because of their money. On the island, they have lost their privilege and their abundance of money is of no significance when they are trying to survive. Meanwhile, the lower class with survival skills rises to power and able to command the upper class to do things.

Tár is a biographical film about a fictional character named Lydia Tár. Lydia is a renowned female conductor who leads the Berlin Philharmonic. To support other female conductors, she has founded the Accordion. Lydia was invited to speak about her new book and promote her upcoming live recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony. She has also taught at a college, where she once dismissed a student who expressed hatred towards some famous musicians and criticized their past behavior. Lydia believes that music has nothing to do with one's behavior.Lydia is married to Sharon, who also works as a concertmaster along with her. They have a girl, but Lydia doesn't spend as much time taking care of their child as Sharon does. Francesca was the personal assistant to Lydia, who helps her take care of most of the stuff.Lydia holds an audition for a position in the orchestra, and Olga, one of the candidates, catches her eye. Lydia goes to great lengths to ensure that Olga gets the position. However, if she didn't like someone, she would dismiss them at all costs. Lydia has mentored Krista, a former fellow from the Accordion, but she became tired of Krista and wanted to end the affair, so she started ghosting Krista. Krista didn't want the relationship to end, so she kept sending emails to Lydia's assistant, Francesca. Francesca was expecting to take up the position of assistant conductor when Lydia dismissed Sebastian, but Lydia found another candidate, causing Francesca to leave. After Krista committed suicide, Lydia started to be haunted by the delusion of Krista. Krista's family planned to sue Lydia, and rumors about Lydia spread. A group of people even went on a demonstration fighting justice for Krista. An edited video of Lydia lecturing her students went viral on the internet. Lydia was removed from her position as conductor after a series of controversies. Sharon was angry at what Lydia had done and barred her from seeing their kid. Lydia was infuriated by how she was treated, so she broke into their live recording session and trashed the place. She also attacked the person who had replaced her as the new conductor and was escorted out. Lydia returned to her childhood home and revisited her collections, which reminded her of what music meant to her. Lydia later moved to the Philippines and served as a conductor in a children's orchestra. In the end, it was revealed that the concert was a rendition of a video game score.Lydia is a self-made female musician in this generation. She has musical talent and soon earned fame as an esteemed conductor. After her success, she used her power to get what she wanted, sometimes in unethical ways. The suicide of Krista exposed what Lydia had been doing for years. Lydia deserved to be cancelled by the public for her wrongdoings. She had spent almost her entire life building her career, and the collapse of it hit her hard. If she had other focuses in her life, she wouldn't have overreacted in the way she did.

Charlie had always been shy, but he found solace in expressing himself through writing. On his first day of high school, he had trouble making friends, until he connected with his English teacher, Mr. Anderson. He also met Patrick, a senior who loved pulling pranks, at the same class. At a football game, Charlie was swept off his feet when he saw Patrick's step-sister, Sam. Charlie had a lot of fun with Patrick and Sam, attending his first party and getting stoned unintentionally. He also revealed to them that his best friend had committed suicide the year before. They drove through a tunnel, and Charlie sang with them in the car, with Sam standing up. Sam had done poorly on the SATs, so Charlie promised to study with her. As a token of appreciation, she gave him a typewriter and kissed him, wanting his first kiss to be from someone who loves him, though not romantically since she was already with Craig. At a show, Craig was absent, so Charlie had to fill in his place on short notice. Mary Elizabeth, one of the friends in the group, was impressed with his performance and asked him out. Though Charlie wasn't that into her, as she was too talkative, he agreed and they started dating. During a game of truth or dare, Charlie was dared to kiss the prettiest girl in the room, and he kissed Sam, much to everyone's surprise. The situation was awkward, and Charlie was told to stay away from Sam. Patrick's boyfriend, Brad, had been beaten by his dad after he found out about his son's relationship with Patrick. At school, Patrick was teased and beaten up by Brad's friends. To defend his friend, Charlie got into the fight and passed out afterwards. Sam later thanked him for saving her brother, and they became friends again. Patrick and Charlie drank together and Patrick kissed him, but they acted like nothing had happened afterwards. Sam broke up with Craig when she found out he had cheated on her. She was accepted to Penn State University, and the night before she left, she invited Charlie to her room. They professed their love and started making out. Charlie hesitated, as it reminded him of how his aunt had treated him. He had always been haunted by the fact that he had caused her death in a car crash when she was trying to get him a Christmas gift. He had even thought that he might have wanted her dead in the first place, because of the abusive things she had done to him. He started to go crazy and was sent to the hospital. After being released, Patrick and Sam visited him and told him about how great college was. They drove through the tunnel again, and Charlie kissed Sam. Charlie's life had changed drastically since he met Sam and Patrick. They opened him up and brought out the fun side of him. He was no longer the shy little kid who always hid himself. With friends, he can now handle his trauma in a better way. When we're in relationships, it's easy to forget what we deserve. Our partner might not be the ideal match for us, and sometimes we deserve someone better.

Elvis Presley was a musical legend of his generation, and the movie is about his rise and fall from stardom. Raised in a black neighborhood, he was obsessed with black music and had a great singing voice from a young age. Parker, a carnival manager, saw his potential and sex appeal, so Parker offered to take his family out of poverty. Elvis signed the contract and allowed Parker to take care of his career. Convinced by Parker that being single would be better for his image, Elvis reluctantly broke up with his girlfriend.

Elvis Presley began captivating audiences with his unique singing and dancing style. Some conservatives saw his performances as a challenge to racial segregation and considered him as a negative influence on young people. To avoid further trouble, Elvis was drafted into the US Army. While there, he met Priscilla Beaulieu, daughter of a pilot. She accompanied him during a difficult time following his mother's death. After his discharge, he starred in various films, but not all performed well at the box office. He was told to change his dancing style, as it was controversial. He tried to tone down his performance to appease his critics, but the fans were disappointed by his new image, because he had changed in a bad way. After Martin Luther King's assassination, Elvis felt he could be more outspoken politically and performed a new song, "If I Can Dream," in a Christmas special. Contrary to Parker's expectations, the show was a huge success, even though they did receive complaints. Elvis wanted to do a world tour, but Parker suggested a local tour instead and signed a multi-year deal for him at the International Hotel. Elvis was fed up with Parker's manipulation but couldn't cut ties with him. It was revealed that Parker did not have a proper visa to leave the states, so he could not travel outside legally. That was also one of the reasons why Parker had been preventing Elvis from doing a global tour. Parker's manipulation on him was already across the board, so there was nothing else he could do but played along with his plan. He had a daughter with Priscilla, but their relationship deteriorated and they eventually divorced. He turned to drugs in his devastation and died of heart disease.

Elvis was a talented singer, but he was manipulated by Parker the whole time. He wanted to do more, but Parker's control over him prevented him from achieving his full potential. Parker only viewed Elvis as his puppet and he had been trying to exploit Elvis for his own gains. Parker didn't treat Elvis well and didn't even fulfill his initial promises. He could have lived more happily without him. His personal life was indeed a tragedy. It's undeniable that Elvis couldn't have become a superstar without Parker, but Parker should be the one of those to be blamed for the demise and death of Elvis.

It is a story of revenge set in the Viking country. King Aurvandill returns home with victory and is welcomed by Queen Gudrún and Prince Amleth. King Aurvandill accompanies his son to the ceremony, where Amleth vows to avenge his father if he is killed. Amelth's uncle, Fjölnir sets a trap and kills King Aurvandill. King Aurvandill sacrifices himself to allow Amleth to escape. Fjölnir's soldier mistakenly assumes that he is dead, so they give up searching. Amleth survives and sails away from the kingdom, vowing to avenge, save her mother and kill Fjölnir.

Years later, Amleth is no longer a prince, but he is still waiting for an opportunity to fight back. He learns that Fjölnir has been dethroned by the Norway King and he is now living in Iceland. Knowing Fjölnir is recruiting slaves, so Amleth volunteer to join them. While traveling to Iceland, Amleth meets a witch, Olga, who also wants a free life and agrees to help him plot his revenge. Amleth finally meets his mom, who is now married to Fjölnir now and has a son with him. Amleth doesn't reveal his identity immediately as he doesn't think it's the right timing. Amleth learns that a sword, Draugr, is hidden somewhere, so he follows the clues. He manages to obtain it by fighting with an undead warrior. He hide it until he is ready to take revenge. Amleth is selected to represent Gunnar to fight in a game. Gunnar's team is down by several points, so Gunnar tries to help the team but irritates the opponent and almost gets himself killed. Amleth defends Gunnar by beating the opponent, and as a reward, he gets promoted to a higher rank and is allowed to pick a woman. He picks Olga and sleeps with her. He is ready for the revenge, but before that, he wants to reunite with his mum.

To his surprise, his mom is not interested in leaving with him. It is revealed that Gudrún didn't love King Aurvandill and didn't want to have a son with him in the first place. Amleth has always thought of saving him mom when his dad got killed, but she doesn't need to be saved. She was the one who ordered to execute Amleth. Feeling betrayed and lonely, Amleth kills her eldest son and decides to kill her whole family the next day. As Gudrún already knows Amleth is the mastermind behind everything, they threaten to kill Olga. Amleth offers to trade Olga for their eldest son's heart. Olga is released, but Amleth still refuses to tell them where their son's heart is, so they lock him up. With the help of ravens, Amleth manages to escape. Amleth decides to flee with Olga and abandon his revenge plan. When Amleth learns that Olga is pregnant with his sons, he realizes his family will not be safe until Fjölnir is dead. Therefore, Amleth goes back. He runs into his mom and her youngest son, and they have a fight. Amleth stabs both of them to death in the end. Learning that both of his loved ones are dead, Fjölnir challenges him to a duel at the Gates of Hel. After a fierce fight, Amleth beheads Fjölnir, but he is also badly hurt. No one survives, but Amleth can foresee that Olga and their sons would be safe ever since.

It was just another story of a prince avenging his father until he learns that his mother betrayed him. He has been waiting for a day to take back what he had, but he didn't expect that his mom plotted the whole thing. It feels even worse when being betrayed by someone you love.

The story is about Colm who doesn't want to be friends with his old friend, Pádraic. Colm has found Pádraic dull and spending time with him was a waste of his time. Colm would rather spend more time composing his songs than hanging out with Pádraic. Pádraic initially thought it was just an April Fools' joke, so he keeps bothering Colm, asking him why he doesn't want to be friends anymore. Colm finds Pádraic annoying and threatens that he will cut his finger one by one if Pádraic speaks to him again. This doesn't stop Pádraic from confronting Colm. Pádraic has been a nice guy, and he thinks Colm mistook his niceness as dullness. Colm really means what he said and throws his finger at Pádraic's door. Pádraic's sister is fed up with the madness and wants a new life outside Inisherin, so she leaves Pádraic alone. Pádraic returns home and finds out his beloved donkey has been killed by Colm's finger. Pádraic is so mad that he has to take revenge at Colm. He sets a fire at Colm's house after warning Colm. Colm survives from the fire. Colm apologizes for killing Pádraic's donkey and thanks Pádraic for taking care of his dog. Colm suggests that they should put an end to this whole thing, but Pádraic says it will end only if Colm dies.  

Dominic is another tragic character in the story. He has an abusive father, so he has been living miserably. He is a friend of Pádraic's and have been trying to defuse the conflicts between Pádraic and Colm with Pádraic's sister. He grows fond of Pádraic's sister over time and turn to her to confess his love. After being rejected by Pádraic's sister, he feels dejected and commits suicide. His death and the death of the donkey have been predicted by the banshee, a mysterious old woman who has told Pádraic her prediction before everything happened.  

Not every friendship is meant to last forever, and some of them will just fall apart eventually. As you get older, you may find your old friends are not in sync with you, and you just want new friends. In other words, you've overgrown your friendships. At the same time, it's also true that making new friends is harder when you are getting older. You may want to hold on to every friendship you have, but if you linger, you are actually overstretching it. It's just like a one-sided friendship, where it is hard to make your friend like you again. There is really no use in bothering your friends over and over again. Sometimes, you just have to let it go and understand that some differences are irreconcilable that you have to quit at some point. It is better to quit the friendship before it becomes a hostile feud. Learning how to let go can prevent all the tragedies. They would have become strangers rather than enemies if they had let the friendship go.

Nicolas Cage plays a version of himself in the movie. He has starred in some big movies and he is still struggling with his career. He has been so busy with his career that he has neglected his wife and daughter for so many years. He decides to retire from acting after losing a big role and crashing his daughter's party. His friend, Richard Fink, receives an invitation from a billion, Javi. It pays well, so Nick agrees to meet the billionaire to be his guest in the party. Javi indeed is a big fan of Nick's films, so they hit it off right away. Nick is approached by CIA agents telling him that Javi is a kidnapper who has kidnapped daughter of a Catalan politician. Nick feels bad for the daughter, so he agrees to help by prying on Javi. Nick feels like he is doing a good job, because having a good acting skill would make him a good spy. He is bonding with Javi while collecting information from him. Javi figures out Nick misses his family, so he make up a reason and ask Nick's wife and daughter to come here. They are mad at Nick when they find out it's nothing. Nick doesn't want to drag his family into this trouble, so he seeks help from the CIA agents. This leaves Nick no choice but to kill Javi. Javi didn't know Nick was spying on him until his cousin told him. It turns out Javi's cousin, Lucas is the real mastermind, while Javi is just a figurehead. In order to survive, Nick and Javi have to kill one another. While they are trying to make the move, Lucas's man have been trying to kill both of them. They both love one another so they decide to work together to escape from Lucas's man. They manage to escape, but Nick has to save his daughter and the politician's daughter. Nick knows that he has to make his way back, so he and his wife disguise as some other criminals to get into Lucas's place. Their secret plan got figured out by Lucas, but they still manage to escape with the captives. Lucas keeps chasing them until they have arrived in the embassy. Lucas grab Nick as a hostage. Nick's daughter throws him a knife and he uses it to kill Lucas.

Nick later stars in Javi's movie and he gets a big round of applause in the movie's premiere. When Javi asks him to join the after party, Nick declines, because he has something better to do. He returns home and spends quality with his family. His relationship between his wife and his daughter is much better than before after the little incident.

He has been trying so hard to fix the relationship with his family, but it didn't go well every time. After the little incident, his wife and daughter knows how much he loves them and he is a inseparable part of the family. Sometimes, it just needs to take some luck to have everything fixed.

In 2154, Earth has run out of natural  resources, so the department has to get resources from other planet. Pandora is a planet full of natural resources, but it's not livable, so they can only get, if not steal, the resources from the planet directly. Na'vis are the inhabitant on the planet. To adapt to their life, the scientists have found out a way to create Na'vis but controlled by human with link. Jake Sully is a marine and has a deceased brother signed up for the program. Jake Sully has a similar DNA with his brother, so he can use his brother's avatar. Jake hasn't been trained, so Dr. Grace doesn't think he is the right candidate. Jake is paraplegic, so he is excited to get a second chance to walk again with his avatar.

When Jake first lands on Pandora with his avatar, he gets attacked by the wild animals. He gets lost in the forest but gets resecued by a Na'vi, Neytiri. Neytiri brings him to the clan, and some members want to kill him. Neytiri's mother wants Neytiri to teach Jake the way of their living, so he can be part of the group. In the following months, Jake has been learning from Neytiri on how to become one of them. They grow fond of one another and they become mates. Whenever the avatar sleeps, Jake wakes from his human body, so he can share the information with the department. One day, when Jake wakes up from avatar, a bulldozer is coming in his way. Jake tries to prevent the bulldozer from entering by destroy its cameras. The colonel, Quaritch knows it's Jake who is trying to sabotage their plan, so he forcefully unlink him and Dr. Grace from their avatars. Dr. Grace argues with Quaritch that the Hometree is the crucial to Na'vis and should be preserved. The colonel insists to continue the operation and gives them one hour to evacuate Na'vis to minimize the casualties. Jake admits to the Na'vis that he is indeed a spy sent by human, but he is on Na'vi's side now. Jake can't convince them to move after an hour, so they get unlinked again and detained by the department. Another scientist help them to get out of the imprisonment, so Jake and Grace can return to their avatars. Na'vis didn't trust him until he comes in with Toruk, a fierce dragon. Grace gets shot while fleeing with them. Jake wants Eywa to heal her, but it's already too late. Jake leads them to fight back the human. The wild animals also join the Na'vis in defending their hometown. With the animals' help, they manage to defend the army. Jake is also able to kill colonel. Most humans get expelled after the battle. In the end, it's revealed that Jake gets permanently transformed to his avatar.

Zach Sobiech has been struggling with bone cancer, and he has undergone chemo. Sammy Brown is his best friend since his childhood. They love playing music and they always want to make music together. After many rounds of treatments, Zach is bald now, but this doesn't stop him from performing in front of the whole school. He has a huge crush on Amy, and he finally has the courage to ask her out for a picnic. Before the date, he acts strangely, so his mum takes him to see doctor and perform a surgery immediately after. He is upset that he missed his very first date, but what upsets him the most is learning that his cancer is terminal. He pushes Amy away, because he doesn't think they are going to have future. He decides to stop chemo, because he wants to live normally for the rest of his life. When he is asked to write a college essay, his first thought is what is the point of writing it when he is not getting into college anyways. His teacher inspires him to really think about what he wants to do when there isn't much time left.

His mum learns that there's a magical place in France that might heal him, so her whole family goes on a trip to France. Before the trip, Amy finds him and they become friends again. Sammy has got tickets for Jason Mraz's concert, so Zach invites Amy too and asks her to be his prom date before the concert. One night, Zach can't sleep, so he sneaks into Sammy's house. He accidentally finds out she has been loving him since they were young. It's a bit awkward, but they think it's better off if they stay friends. They start writing more music and Sammy uploads their videos online and it has become a hit. Zach has been down after the bad news, so his dad borrow a race car to cheer him up. Zach later drives the car with his girlfriend. Zach is hesitant when they are about to make out, so he runs away and leaves her alone. His teacher shares their song with his friend working in the music industry and thus gets them both signing to a contract to become singers. Zach's family and Sammy fly to New York to sign the new label, and on their flight back, he comes up with a song called "Clouds", which becomes a viral hit and would be played on the radio. Because of that, they are invited to perform at the Metro Theatre. He wants to Amy to be there, so he apologizes to her and they reconcile. It's known that Zach can't make it to the prom, so his family plans to make the concert to be his prom with his classmates. His condition has been deteriorating, but he insists to perform at the concert. He has his dream come true.

It really hits you hard when you know that your time is limited. Sometime, life is so unfair, but you can do nothing about it, except accepting the fate.

You don't have to find out you're dying to start living

Evelyn and Waymond own a laundromat and a daughter called Joy. They are Chinese immigrants so they sometimes speak their own language. Evelyn communicates with her father Gong Gong in Cantonese, while she communicates with Waymond in Mandarin, and she communicates with her daughter in English. Being raised in a conservative family, Joy, on the other hands, is quite open-minded and receptive. Joy wants to introduce her girlfriend to her grandfather, but Evelyn doesn't allow her to do so, because Evelyn knows how conservative Gong Gong is. Evelyn then just introduces Joy's girlfriend as a normal friend, which upsets Joy. Evelyn, Waymond and Gong Gong meets Deirdre in the IRS office, because they have to deal with the internal audit things for their laundromat. In the elevator, Waymond becomes Alpha-Waymond and explains that he is from another parallel universe. Evelyn later follows his instructions with the headset on to jump to another universe to meet Alpha-Waymond and learn that Alpha-Evelyn was influential but is dead now. Alpha-Evelyn was the one to invent verse-jumping, which is by doing bizarre things a person can access the counterpart's skills and emotions in the multiverse. Every decision she made or didn't made might cause another branch in this multiverse, so verse-jumping allows her to connect herself in another universe. When Alpha-Waymond disappears, Waymond tells Evelyn that he wants a divorce. Alpha-Joy was pushed by Alpha-Evelyn too hard to practice verse-jumping that she has become Jobu Tupaki, a evil woman who wants to destroy every universe with the bagel she created. Alpha-Gong Gong sees Jobu Tupaki as a threat to humankind, so he asks Evelyn to kill her. Evelyn wants to save her own daughter, rather than killing her, so she decides to gain more power by repeated verse-jumping. Alpha-Gong Gong commands his gangs to kill Evelyn, but she is able to defeat all of them with her newly-gained power. Jobu Tupaki has left the body of Joy and killed Alpha-Waymond in the Alpha-Verse.

Evelyn's mind begin to splinter just as Jobu Tupaki and verse-jumps across the multiverse. Jobu reveals that she didn't create the bagel to destroy the universe, she just wanted to destroy herself. Jobu can't find any accompaniment throughout her adventure, so she wants Evelyn to agree that nothing matters. Being persuaded by Jobu, Evelyn starts to act ruthlessly across the multiverse and almost enters the bagel with Jobu. What changes her mind is the kindness shown by Waymond. Waymond defends her in every universe, even though how messed up she is. Evelyn has managed to convince Jobu to leave the bagel. Evelyn alson confronts Gong Gong and stand up for herself and daughter.

After all the chaos, they are back to their own universe. They are in the IRS office again, but this time the relationships among them are much better. Deirdre is also impressed by their hard work on making the bills right.

With everything that we have to deal with from our day-to-day life, we might just get tired of it. Why can't we just put everything behind us as if nothing really matters? This may get you thinking what the purpose of life is if the world is that chaotic. To enjoy the life, it's not to wave everything off but to be present and live in the moment.

Cinderella lives with her stepmother and 2 stepsisters, but she is a servant in the house. One day, she meets someone in the market and she is kinda interested in him. He immediately has a crush on her when he sees her the very first time, because Cinderella is unlike other girls. She wants him not because of his wealth or prestige. She didn't know he was indeed the prince. Ever since the prince has met Cinderella, he can't stop thinking about her. Now, he only wants her to be princess, but he doesn't know where to find her. The queen wants the prince to settle down with a princess as soon as possible, so she suggests hosting a ball to allow the prince to choose who he wants. He reluctantly accepts on a condition that he can find someone else if he can't find the one in the ball. Cinderella's stepsisters are preparing themselves for the ball, because they want to show the best of themselves to the prince. Cinderella wants to go too, but her stepmother doesn't allow her to do so. On the big day, Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters go out to the ball and leave Cinderella alone in the house. The stepsisters has been trying hard to impress the prince, but he is uninterested in any of them. The prince is so tired of dancing with girls he has no interest in, so he just wants to speed things up and end the ball as quickly as possible. While Cinderella is hoping she could be there, her godmother appears out of nowhere. The godmother has the magical power to turn Cinderella into a princess-like lady with the caveat that she has to leave by the midnight. When Cinderella arrives at the ball, everyone is just dazzled by her. The prince immediately invites her for a dance because he finds her so familiar. When the queen questions Cinderella about her parents, she feels intimidated and doesn't what to tell. She backs off and wants her fairy godmother take her back. The fairy godmother encourages Cinderella to stay instead, because she believes this is what Cinderella has been dreaming for. Cinderella really enjoy her time with the prince, but the spell only lasts before midnight, so she has to leave when it's time. She accidentally leaves one of her slippers and got picked up by the prince. The prince is madly in love with Cinderella, so he decides to marry anyone whose feet can fit in with the slipper. The prince visits every single house in town to find the girl he loves. When he is in Cinderella's house, her stepsisters and even her stepmother try so hard to fit in the slipper. They do not want Cinderella to try the slipper on, so they don't let the prince to be in her room. The prince insists and finally sees someone he is familiar with. He knows she is the one, and the rest is history. The prince marries Cinderella and they live happily ever after.

How do you fall in love with someone? Is it because that person is wonderful or beautiful? Or is it the other round? You find that person wonderful or beautiful because you are already in love with that person?

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It's the big opening night for the show but also Ricky's 18th birthday. Big Red show up in his dorm, because he has never missed Ricky's birthday. Big Red still views Ashlyn as his boyfriend, but she has grown differently this summer. Maddox wonders if Ashlyn will tell the truth to Big Red after what she's been through. Ashlyn thought Big Red was going to break up with her, but he reaffirms how much he loves her. Miss Jenn and Nini come to the camp to watch their performance too. Nini hands out opening night cards to her casts, because it has been a tradition  Emmy, the little girl who plays young Anna in the show, has stage fright before the show opens, but Gina cheers her up. Emmy later sings "This is Me" to remind herself to be true to herself. Kourtney also has a similar situation even though she climbed up last night. Gina helps Kourtney gain her confidence, because she will be there for her sister. As the documentary series is going to be streamed on the channel, the musical will be live streamed on the Internet. Channing wants to spice it up, so he tries to ruin their show. The show goes well until Channing shuts down the power. Kourtney is so anxious when the music stops and theatre is blacked out. She continues to sing while the audience lights up the theatre with their phone. Channing's failed attempted to derail the show eventually gets him fired. EJ was hoping his dad would come to watch him performing, but his dad is not here. EJ becomes emotional, because all he wants is a little recognition from his dad. The show ends and they all did a good job. Corbin praises their performance and reunites with Miss Jenn, because she is one of the extras in the original movies. Corbin later cheers and sings with the cast, because he will always wildcat. One month later, it's the premiere of the documentary. The cast gets invited to the premiere in Hollywood, and they are all excited. However, they are mad with the trailer, because it's not showing the whole truth. They also learn that Big Red is indeed bisexual. Gina and Ricky finally realizes they both love one another, and share a kiss.

The summer ends and so as their camp. This moment may not last forever, so we should grab it while we can. We will grow eventually, and sometimes we might just outgrow each others.

Now go out there and find your voice.

I wouldn't miss this for the world.

You were never the plan.

You aren't a maybe. You're a yes.

The night before the show is a long awaited camp prom. The theme is 80s, so all campers have dressed like 80s. Jet wants to make amends with Maddox, so he invites Maddie to camp. Maddox was mad at seeing Maddie initially, so Jet feels like he has ruined Maddie's prom night. Maddie still has lingering feelings for Maddox, and she asks Maddox to call her some time. In the camp prom, they sing "Wouldn't Change a Thing" to reconcile. Maddie is not sure whether she wants to date Maddox again, because it seems she also has feeling for Ashlyn too. Seb dresses like he's 80s to accompany Carlos in the camp prom. Ashlyn decides to come out in the prom, because she realizes she has a crush for Val. Gina wants to dance with EJ in the prom, but he has been so busy all night. EJ is worried about the show tomorrow, so he walks around to quiz his castmates their lines in the show. Kourtney being the lead for the first time in show makes her so nervous that she doesn't even remember her lines. With her friends' encouragement, Kourtney decides to take a leap of faith. Gina can't image what their future would be if EJ is not with her all the time, so she breaks up with him.

It takes courage to come out, because the life after come out could be dramatic.

Color war is a traditional activity in Camp Shallow Lake, where campers are split into 2 teams, the blue team and the yellow team. EJ is appointed to be the leader of the blue team, while Maddox is the leader of the other team. They have to complete all kinds of challenges throughout the day, and the team who has a higher score will win the war. EJ asks Miss Jenn to come to the camp to teach him how to become a better director. Miss Jenn also drops by to visit other cast members, because she is like a mom of them. Ricky helps Gina to arrange a secrete with EJ, where she asks EJ to be her date in the upcoming camp prom. To her disappointment, no dates are allowed in camp prom. Ashlyn begins to question her sexuality, because it seems that she has a strong feeling for Val even though she already has a boyfriend. After a series of games, it's still a tie game, so they need a sing-off to determine who the winning team is. Val leads the song, and each team has to sing the next part. Eventually, the yellow team wins the sing-off. Jet is in Maddox's team, and their victory has helped them ease the tension.

It's good to have someone rely on. It's really scary when you have to do it alone for the first time.

After EJ agrees to create more drama for the documentary, Carlos comes up with a plan to give juice the director wants. Each one in the cast is assigned an alter ego for them to improvise and create conflicts in the rehearsal. To impress Channing, they have to slap, cry and be judgy in front of the camera. At the end of the day, Channing is satisfied with their performance. However, the fictional conflicts have turned into real ones. Maddox starts yelling at Jet complaining what he did to her back then. This is when the cast finds out they are siblings not lovers. Jet runs away from Maddox again. Ricky later asks him to express his feelings through songs if he can't find the right words. Maddox thought Ashlyn had feelings for Val like she did before, but Ashlyn tells her that she has a boyfriend. Carlos asks Kourtney to be less anxious, but she thought Gina exposed her anxiety issues with others, so she freaks out. Gina has been mad at EJ ever since she finds out that he confided in Val but kept things from her. EJ has been jealous about Gina bonded with Ricky. When Gina and Ricky sing a duet in the rehearsal, it seems they are really lovers. Ricky later admits to Carlos that he started catching feeling for Gina. The conversation has been recorded secretly by Channing.

Dramas are juicy, but when there's an excess of them, the situation may become out of control.

Corbin Bleu and his crew are coming to the camp to film the campers' first read-through. To welcome Corbin Bleu, the cast recreates the Fabulous song trying to impress him. During the filming, the crew tries to create conflicts among them, but no such luck. Corbin Bleu wants drama among campers and other juicy stuff in the documentary, but the cast doesn't seem to give what he wants. During the read-through, the cast finds out that Jet went missing. As they can't continue with the read-through, EJ and Gina have to improvise to sing a song together. It's found out that Jet has left the camp. He later returns back. Ricky has something he wants to complete before he turns to 18, but he gets teased by Gina for the stuff he wrote in the list. Gina's mom is returning to Salt Lake soon, so she gets to stay with EJ. On the other hand, EJ's dad wants EJ to study abroad after EJ decided not to go to Duke. EJ doesn't know how to tell Gina, so he shares his problem with Val. Kourtney has been so anxious since she got here, so Gina asks Maddox to play Kourtney's favorite movie, Camp Rock, at movie night. Ashlyn's relationship with Maddox has been better, and she is suddenly so obsessed with Val. EJ agree to create more drama, when Corbin Bleu wanted to stop the production because of no drama. Gina discovers the EJ's letter, and she's surprised that Val already knew it.

Being honest with partner is one of cornerstones of maintaining a good relationship. It feels betrayed when you share a secret with someone else but not your partner.

The cast list is finally announced. Gina and Kourtney will be the leading characters in the show. Gina is glad that she finally made it. On the other hands, Ashlyn only gets a role in ensemble. She was a lead before, so she begins to doubt herself. She still finds Maddox off-putting, because Val always questions her star sign. EJ is surprised that he also gets a role in the show as a reindeer. At night, EJ leads a camp song and introduces Susan Fine to the campers. Maddox later tells them the ghost story about the woman. Kourtney is scared, but most of them are not, especially Jet. Jet even jokes about the story, which ruins the whole mood. Maddox really wants the campers to be scared, because this is the whole point of her telling the ghost story. Now, they don't find it scary, so she is little bummed and leave. Jet apologizes, and it's revealed that they are indeed brother and sister. EJ is busy preparing for the show tomorrow, so Gina hangs out with Ricky. It's less awkward than they met on the very first day. They also discover Ashlyn singing in a barn.

It's a little bit confusing when we can't figure out who we are.

EJ is asked to be the director, but he doesn't know how to set it straight. He only shares the secret with Gina, and he wants to wait till the very last minute to reveal it. The cast are all psyched about the audition, because they thought the show was going to be directed by Corbin Bleu. It's a letdown when EJ finally admits that he'll be be directing the show with the help of Val, another CIT. Gina sets out to be the lead in the show and she just wants to nail the audition, which makes Ashlyn and Kourtney think she's back to square one, Gina 1.0. Gina is also jealous of EJ being so close with Val. Gina wants to be friends with Ricky, rather than acting weird around him all the time. Ricky shares the room with Jet, a quiet kid who plays video game day and night at his bed. Ricky invites him to the audition, but he rejects. Jet is not allowed to stay in the room, so he has to go to the audition, and this is where he shines when he begins to sing. Carlos sneaks in the room trying to have a peek of the cast results.

Becoming friends with your former lover is hard. But if you do, they could be your best friends.

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After the musical, Gina and EJ are a thing now. EJ has gone to the Camp Shallow Lake for last the few summers, so he invites his friend to join him over this summer. Carlos, Ashlyn and Kourtney are joining, but their partners can't make it. Gina is excited to be in the camp, because it's the first summer where she has a boyfriend. Other than them, there're also some newcomers who are not wildcats joining the camp. EJ has been telling them there's a celebrity guest in the camp and it's revealed that the guest is Corbin Bleu. They're all excited about it, because they're wildcats. It's also announced that a documentary will be filmed when they're preparing for the musical, Frozen. It's worth noting that the show will be streamed on Disney Plus exclusively. When the camp director expects him to be the director of the show, he leaves. As a result, the camp director wants EJ to direct the show. Ricky hooks up with Lily, the girl from North East, after the musical. When he finds out she is the one who stole beast harness, he breaks up with her immediately. He shows up at the camp to join his friends over the summer. Nini starts working with Gina's brother, so she is not going to the camp.

It's summertime, so it's time for camping.

The show is finally over, and the cast pulled it off. Big Red went missing during the show. Actually he was secretly preparing a gift for Ashlyn. Ashlyn is surprised when she receives the gift. Kourtney runs into Howie in the hallway, and she asks why he was being weird the whole time today. He reveals that he was stunned by her performance, and it takes time for him to process that feeling. Nini and Ricky finally write something on the card and the content is so similar. It's like they are finally on the same page. After what Gina's brother told to EJ, EJ wants to cancel the date and suggest going to the party instead. Gina is upset about being dumped, and Nini comes to comfort her. EJ asked his dad to recommend Mr. Mazzara so that he can get a place in doctoral robotics program, and he is grateful for what EJ has done to him. Ricky gives Miss Jenn his blessing to date his father, because she is the one who can make his father happy. Mr. Mazzara confesses his love to Miss Jenn and tells her she could be the reason to make him stay. Lily drops by the party, but she is not welcomed by the cast. Lily confesses her love for Ricky and she just wants to let Ricky know that everyone deserves a second chance. After the party, Ricky gives her a call. Gina sees the potential of Nini, so she links Nini and her brother up. After knowing EJ was mistaken by the words Gina's brother told him, she asks him to be her first kiss. The cast thinks they already won and they don't need an award, so they tell Miss Jenn. Miss Jenn is relieved and agrees to drop out of the competition.

We have different goals in our life, and sometimes we may outgrow them. As long as we are happy for what we have, we don't need anything to prove it.

As Ricky fell down during the rehearsal, both him and Ashlyn broke their arms. There's no understudy this time and the show must go on, so they still have to perform in the show. Before the show, Nini gives out congratulatory notes to the cast, but her card to Ricky is empty. Carlos has stage fright before the show, and he can't even speak when he's nervous. Big Red is nervous too, but he throws up instead. Kourtney was impressed by Howie's performance last night, but she doesn't know he's acting weird at their show. Gina and EJ are going to have their risotto date after the show, and they're pretty excited about it. EJ is approached by Gina's brother, and he figures out Gina only views him as a brother figure. Before the show, Ricky runs into Lily, and he thinks she's not that mean at all. It turns out it's just her plan to steal Ricky's harness trying to ruin their show. Ricky also sees his dad and Miss Jenn talking again, so he's a bit mad.

It's hard to become friends again after the breakup. It is going to be weird when you are still around your ex-lover. It's just hard to pretend nothing happened.

Miss Jenn really wants to win the Menkie, but after she does the math, she clearly knows that their probability of winning is much lower than North High. North High has technical plans for the original broadway production show, so it has the edge over East High. Miss Jenn is so frustrated, because she is afraid that they might lose the competition. The cast doesn't want to disappoint Miss Jenn, so they decide to take the production to next level. The beast transformation is a mess, so the girls go for designing the cape and the boys go for building something to disguise during the beast transformation. Carlos and Seb have a little dispute going on, and Seb reveals that he's jealous of Carlos being around with other boys on the vacation. Ricky nudges Carlos in writing a song to express his feelings if they are comfortable in talking their relationship in words. With the song, Carlos is managed to win Seb's heart back. Gina doesn't want to hurt herself again, so she'd rather hide her feeling to EJ. EJ starts to catch feeling, so he asks Gina out. With Howie, they're able to get insider information of what North High is doing for the production. While they're trying to suspend Ricky up in the air, the rope breaks, and Ricky falls down.

It's always good to put yourself out there to let others know what you are feeling. It would be so depressed to hide your feeling all the time.

It's spring break, and every cast member has got their own things to do. Ashlyn and EJ are staying together, because their parents are out of town. Carlos is enjoy the vacation in a resort, while Seb has to work in the farm. Big Red and Kourtney are working together in the pizza shop. Nini needs some quiet time to write her songs, so she locks herself up in her room. Miss Jenn and her castmates are agitated when North High posted a diss video about them slacking off during the spring break. To clap back at them, they decide to record a video to defend themselves. The song is written by Nini and Ashlyn, and choreographed by Gina.   Gina wants to visit her mom, but she gets stuck in the airport, where she meets Jack. Jack is a stranger to her, but they hit it off right away and share something deep. Jack knows he might never see Gina again, so he encourages her to open up to a new relationship. When Gina returns to Salt Lake, EJ shows up in the airport to accompany her back home. Ricky flies to Chicago to stay with his mom. He has been upset the whole time and he doesn't even want to leave his bed. While staying in his room, he starts writing his first song after the breakup, and the song is dedicated to his former lover.

It sucks when going through the breakup, and it's just a lot to handle after it. Sometimes, the best way is to let it go and pretend it never happened.

Both North High and East High are informed that they have to suspend the rehearsal for a week as a punishment. It's the career week, and all of them have to do an aptitude test to predict what they are going to become when they grow up. From the test result, Big Red is perfect for working in service industry, which is exactly what he wants to do in the future, working at the pizza shop with his family. Ashlyn doesn't seem to like the result. She wants him to be in Paris with her instead. After knowing what Big Red wants, she makes it up for him. As they don't have rehearsal this week, Miss Jenn asks Benjamin to help her shoot a short commercial for auditioning. Miss Jenn reveals that she has put brakes on the relationship with Ricky's dad, so Benjamin should be back in the game. EJ is told by his dad that he has got into Duke, because he made some calls for his son. EJ doesn't feel right, so he wants to talks to his cousin at her house. Ashlyn is out at that time, so EJ tells Gina that he doesn't feel right about it. Nini and Ricky haven't really talked since Nini becomes instagram-famous. In the pizza shop, Nini confesses that she didn't come back to Salt Lake for him. She has already been in Salt Lake before he asked him to stay. Nini later invites Ricky to her treehouse, a hideout for them in childhood. Nini wants something more and Ricky doesn't want to hold her back, so they agree to break up. Kourtney is still mad at Howie hiding his real identity from the very beginning, but he just wanted to let her know his true colors before revealing everything. He sings her a song to tells her his feelings.

It's sad that sometimes people go out of sync when the things around start to change. When we can't find a common ground to compromise, breakup could be the only solution.

Carlos recorded Nini singing her original song at stage and posted it on the Instagram without asking her. Her video goes viral and she is getting popular now. Kourtney has been preparing the costumes for the upcoming musical, but she finds out the beast mask is missing. Carlos and other members believe that North High has stolen their mask, so they decide to sneak in there and get their thing back. When they first step in to North High, they already get spotted by Lily, the former student in East High. Lily doesn't want to wait for the Menkies to decide who's the best, so she challenges them a dance-off. While preparing for the dance-off, Lily tells Ricky that Nini felt confined when she's with him based on the lyrics she wrote for the song. Ricky believes what she said, so he tells Nini that he doesn't want the whole school knows that his girlfriends feels like being kept in the glass. Nini later decides to start her own channel promoting her own music. Big Red is a bit agitated when he sees Lily's french classmate hitting on Ashlyn. Kourtney finds out that her boyfriend will be playing Beast in North High production, so she walks away feeling betrayed. Miss Jenn visits Zack, because she wants North High and East High to be friends rather than enemies, but she finds out that it's indeed Zack who stole the beast mask.

It's weird to have the feeling of being left out. You want that person to be successful but at the same time, you wish you could be together when having that glory.

After knowing North High is also doing the production on Beauty and the Beast, Miss Jenn knows that she has to do something to get their heads in the game of the competition. Miss Jenn wants them to learn improvisation by thinking themselves as the character in the musical. She needs them to dig deep about the character and imagine what they would say if the characters were given a situation. Other than the improv thing, Miss Jenn also casts Nini as the Beast's rose in the musical, so Nini can act along with Ricky. Though Nini and Ricky are not in long-distance relationship, Ricky doesn't feel closer to Nini. He also doesn't feel good when his dad is dating with Miss Jenn, so she has to put an end to the relationship. As Nini is a great singer-songwriter, Miss Jenn wants her to write a song for the rose. Nini doesn't know what to write, so she sits in Big Red's family's pizza place for inspiration. While sitting there, Nini figures out Kourtney is in love with the pizza guy, Howie. Nini thus encourages Kourtney to tell him how she really feels about him. Kourtney then confesses her love to Howie, and he indeed shares the same feeling too. Gina's mom is not going to pick her up, so she has to stay in Salt Lake for a while. She reveals that she admitted her feelings to Ricky before, but he still sent her mixed signals some of the times. She doesn't know how to deal with it, so Ashlyn comforts her by singing her a song.

It sucks when the one you love doesn't reciprocate your love. It's more embarrassing when you have to see that person from time to time. How should we feel when that person still gives us mixed signals?

Carlos's birthday is around the corner, so Seb wants to throw a surprise birthday party for him, a quinceañero that he never had. Nini has returned to Salt Lake, but she only sits there doing her homework in their rehearsal, because she wasn't casted in the musical. Ricky wants to performance on stage with Nina, so he struggles whether to ask Jenn to cast her again. He asks Gina again for relationship advice. She doesn't want to the one that Ricky confides in about his problem with Nina. She wants more than that, but she doesn't tell him her true feelings. In the party, Gina performs a dance move that Carlos did when he was to pay tribute to him. Seb sings him a song. Carlos also chooses Miss Jenn as his madrina, which means godmother. Ricky's father chaperone Ricky to the party. It's obvious that both Ricky's father and Miss Jenn have little something going on between them. On the other hand, Mr. Mazzara is getting fond of Miss Jenn. He has been mentoring EJ to help him learn to capture the stories of others.

To Gina, this is not just a birthday party, it's her goodbye party. She plans to move back to her home. When Miss Jenn realizes the North High has changed the production to Beauty and the Beast, she decides to cast Nini in the musical.

It's hard to be friends with someone when you still have feelings for that person. You have to pretend nothing happens between you and that person, but when you can't, it's just hard to maintain the same friendship you had before.

Nini drops by East High to have a group hug with her former classmates. Nini also kisses Ricky to help him get through the next month. To avoid missing another class, Nini has to go back to Denver tonight, but her driver has canceled the ride because of the snow. Ricky has to do the rehearsal, so Miss Jenn offers her a ride. The storm causes them to get stuck on the road. While waiting for tow truck, Miss Jenn shares why she gave up the broadway dream and took up the role of high school drama teacher.

Ricky and his friends are still rehearsing during the storm. There's a power outage, so they have to find a shelter. Carlos and Gina are co-choreographers for the musical, but they don't see eye to eye on the choreography of a song. After arguing for a while, both of them agree to compromise. EJ didn't get into Duke, so he is upset. Mr. Mazzara knows EJ's situation so he shares the story of how much he wanted to get into CalTech but he has other dreams now. Nini arrives at the bus station in time, but she doesn't like studying in YAC, so she goes back to East High and visit Miss Jenn. In the meantime, she gets a call from Ricky telling her to stay with him forever.

We have dreams at different point of our life, but when we grow older, dreams might change. At certain moment, we might realize we have outgrown our dreams.

It's Valentine's Day, and everyone is planning for some little surprises for their lover. Nini and Ricky are worlds apart, but they still want to make this day special, so they come to one another's house one day before, but both of them are not aware that the other one was doing the same. On the Valentine's Day, Nini needs to take care of her mom, so she can't meet Ricky in person. They have prepared a song for each other, so they sing it on phone and leave it as a voicemail. Gina misses her mom, because she is not with her mom this year. She reaches out to Ricky, because his mom is also not living with him. She finds comfort when sharing the same feeling with Ricky. After he leaves, she finds a box of chocolate at her door and mistakes it as a gift from Ricky. She sends a thank you message to Ricky, but she later realizes it's just a gift from her mom. Carlos is also spending the first Valentine's day with Seb and he prepares a special gift for him. Seb originally wanted to send him a card only, but he knows he has to prepare something more special in return.

Ashlyn becomes the lead of the musical, but she knows she doesn't appear to be a typical Belle. She loses her confidence in the rehearsal. On the other hand, her boyfriend, Big Red is afraid that he might not be cool enough to date the leading actress, so he has been trying to act cool the whole day. Kourtney starts working in Big Red's family pizza shop. She was criticized by an employee but later earns his respect by making some small changes. Later that night, Kourtney belts out in kitchen while Ashlyn and Big Red slow dancing.

It is easy to compare to one another when you start dating. You may doubt whether you are pretty or cool enough to date that person. But if they've already chosen you, why bother with that?

Nina leaves East High and starts her study at YAC. She wants to stretch herself rather than just doing what they are told to do so. She makes a twist while performing, but her teacher obviously doesn't like how she treated the whole thing. She feels isolated and lonely as all her friends are not by her side. Soon after Miss Jenn announced the new musical, there's an audition coming up. Ricky initially did not want to go to the audition, because he needed time to process Nina's departure. Ricky later realizes that doing musical is not only for Nina but also for himself. His performance in the auduition is not outstanding, but he still lands the role of Beast. Ashlyn, Kourtney and Gina perform together as Ashlyn has written a song just for the 3 of them. They all got in, with Ashlyn landing the role of Belle. Other than the previous cast members, there's a newcomer called Lily. She looks gorgeous and has a beautiful voice, but she did not get the leading role because she teased her classmates when they're performing on stage.

No one likes doing just what what we are being told. We are all different in our own ways. It would be more fun if we add our own flair to the performance.

After the musical, the new Wildcats have a strong bond with the cast. Ashlyn wants to throw a New Year's Eve party, so she invites every one of them to her home. Nini and Ricky are back together, and Ricky promises he'll never leave her again. Nini loves him too, but she has a plan. She secretly applied for Youth Actors' Conservatory and she got in. She's been meaning to tell him, but there wasn't any right moment for her to say that. She waits until the party and reveals she is leaving in front of everyone.

Big Red wants to be there, but his parents want him to work in the family business on that day, so the only excuse is to ask his friend to order pizza. He can then be the delivery boy to visit Ashlyn's party. He has a thing for Ashlyn, and they finally share a kiss in the countdown. The kiss is ruined by Miss Jenn who comes out of nowhere. Contrary to the rumors, she announces that they're going to do a musical on Beauty and the Beast.

Once upon a time, there's a little girl called Danielle lives happily with her father until he marries another woman, Baroness. She brings her daughters to live with the same house with them. Danielle's father sets out to go somewhere else, but he dies of heart attack before he returns. Ever since then, Danielle lives with her new stepmother and stepsister, but she is no different than other servants in the house.

One day, while Danielle is working, she sees someone stealing her father's horse, so she throws pebbles at him. It turns out he is the prince, and he gives her few coins just to keep his presence a secret. With the extra money, Danielle wants to buy back the servant that Baroness once sold. She dresses as a noblewoman and try to bring the servant home with the coins she has. The keeper is unwilling to let her buy back the servant, so he has a quarrel with Danielle. The scene is witnessed by the prince, and he is impressed by Danielle's argument, so he asks the keeper to release the servant immediately. The prince wants to know her name, but she gives her mother's name to him and leave with the servant right away. Since then, the prince has run into her several times before taking her out to the monastery. Danielle loves reading, so the place is perfect for her. When they are about to return home, the gypsies get in the way. The prince can't fight with that many gypsies, but Danielle is smart enough to trick them in releasing them. That night, they have fun with the gypsies, and the prince kisses her the first time.

When Danielle returns home the next morning, her stepmother is mad at her for disappearing the whole night. To punish her, Baroness takes away the dress and shoes her mother left to her. Danielle refuses, so her stepsister further threaten her to burn the book her father left to him. Danielle gives, but her stepsister still put the book on fire. She even gets whipped for her misbehavior. What disappoints her the most is that her stepmother never loves her.

The prince didn't want to have arranged marriage with another girl, so the King asked him to announce who he is going to marry at a ball. Baroness finds out Danielle has been secretly dating with the prince, so she grounds Danielle and doesn't allow her to the ball. Later, she also tells the queen that Danielle has engaged with another prince. With the help of Leonardo da Vinci, Danielle is able to leave the house and gets dressed nice to go to the ball. Everyone at the ball is surprised when she enters the room. Baroness wants her daughter to be the princess instead, so she calls Danielle out and reveals she is just a servant at the house. The prince is mad at her for lying him the whole time, so he rejects her.

Baroness later sells Danielle to a businessman. The prince goes for the arranged marriage, but the princesses has another lover, so they are not married. Reminded by Leonardo da Vinci, the prince realizes how much he loves Danielle, so he set out to rescue her from the businessman. Before the prince arrives, Danielle already finds her way out of the house. They reunite outside of the house and rekindle their relationship. They marry and live happily ever after. On the other hand, Baroness and her daughter get punished to work as servants.

Is there a perfect mate waiting for us? What would happen if you could never find that person in your lifetime? There really exists someone who is meant to be that person?

The story happens in summer 1959. There's a missing boy in Castle Rock, and no one knows whether he is alive or dead. One day, Vern overhears his brothers find a corpse of the missing boy in the countryside. They don't want the police knows that they'd stolen a car, so they decide to keep it a secret. Vern is so excited about the news, because he and his friends could be heroes for finding the missing boy. Therefore, he tells his friends the secret right away. Gordie, Chris and Teddy are all excited to see a dead body, so they set out to find the missing boy.

Gordie's brother's death has hit Gordie's family so hard. His brother was a talented football player, and he's missed by everyone in town. To his parents, Gordie is not as a good kid as his brother, so he lives in the shadow of him. Sometimes, he feels like his parents want him dead rather than his brother.

Chris is Gordie's best friend. He was born in a infamous family, so he hates always being labelled just because of the reputation of his family. He once stole money from the school. He later admitted his wrongdoing to a teacher, but the teacher betrayed him and called him out while keeping the money.

Vern is probably the shyest guy in the group. He is afraid of everything. He is that well-built for going on an adventure, and he doesn't run fast. On their way finding the missing boy, they have to cross a railroad bridge. The bridge is still being used by some trains, but they don't know when the train will get there. When they cross the bridge, they just bet the train will not get by soon. Vern doesn't run fast, so he falls behind and almost got killed by the running train.

Teddy is very different from Vern. He loves adventures and risky stuff. He dares to take on dangerous challenges. In the journey, he wants to feel like what it is when almost being hit by the train, so he stand on the railroad waiting for the train coming to hit him. Luckily, his friends pull him out before the train crashes on him.

After crossing the railroad bridge and a swamp, they are able to locate the body. They are shocked when they see it, because this is the first time for most of them to see a dead body. Ace and his gang arrive, because they want to claim the body too. They threaten the kids to leave or they'll get hit. Gordie pulls out the gun and orders them to leave the body. Even the gang has left, Gordie and his friends still don't think it's appropriate for them to take credit for finding the missing boy, so they decide to make an anonymous call to the police to inform them the location later on. Years later, they are all grown up. Gordie still misses his friends, especially Chris after hearing him being stabbed to death.

When we're all grown up, our paths just may not cross again. However, the adventures we had and memories will continue to live rent free in our brain. It's just so hard to find a group of friends to go on such a crazy adventure when we're old.

Addison wants to go to Mountain College with Zed, but there's no zombies accepted to a college before. Though Zed is a star soccer player, going to college is still a long shot. Zed is going to play in a soccer competition, where recruiters from the college will be there too. It's his only chance to show off how good he is. Before the game starts, there's an alien invasion. A group of aliens marches in and say they are just here to join the national cheering competition organized by Addison. As they possess extraterrestrial strength, they can do the tricks easily. However, their goal is not to win the competition, they want to find out the location of the utopia. They were told that a map for reach to the utopia was hidden on the most precious thing in Seabrook, so they have been secretly looking for the most precious thing here. Moonstone is the energy source for the werewolves, so they suspect it's it. It turns out it's not, but they have agitated the werewolves. The werewolves don't like aliens, so they want them out. The aliens have nowhere to hide and they ask the mothership to beam them up, but it accidentally beams up Zed and Addison too. They know what the aliens have been hiding, so they decide to help them. It's revealed that the Scout Commander is Addison's grandma. Addison is part alien. The aliens don't recognize Addison as part of them as she doesn't have spark. Zed wants to help aliens to find the most precious thing, because they might be able to help him get into the college. Zed suggests it could be the Seabrook Cup, so they have to win the competition to get the trophy. Addison wins the competition and get the cup, but the cup is not what they've been looking for. Addison's mom reveals that her hair is white too and Addison's grandma's most precious thing is not a thing but her granddaughter, Addison herself. By scanning Addison, the aliens are able to get a dynamic location of the utopia. However, the mothership is broken, they can't fly it. To make it work again, they need help from others. Zombies, werewolves and cheerleaders take up their parts to help them fix the mothership. As Addison is part alien and part human, she is the literally the connector of both worlds. With everyone's help, the mothership is working again. To get to the utopia, they have to bring Addison with them. Addison has been looking for her people, so she doesn't mind going with them.

It finally comes the graduation. They miss Addison, because they wouldn't even be able to blend in to the community without Addison. Addison helps them fit in in their own way without losing their own qualities.

The reason why Addison has white hair is finally uncovered in the final installment of the series. She is indeed an alien. She has been trying to hide who she is by wearing wig, but she eventually found out she didn't have to pretend someone else. She can be herself by showing her true color. This is just who she is. The world she is living in is not perfect and full of unfairness, so she stands up for them. She wants everyone, including zombies, werewolves and aliens, to be treated equally, because they deserved to be loved as well. Love is so powerful that it can make the world a better place for not only human.

Julie was a medical student, but she transferred to psychology and then photography when she was bored of the subject. This sums up pretty much what she was like when she was in her 20s. This is a 12-part story of an indecisive girl navigating her love life.

She starts to have relationship with Aksel, a comic artist who is much older than her. They soon move in to live together. Aksel always wants to have children, but Julie doesn't really like children at all. She often has to accompany him to attend  events, but she doesn't really bond with his friends. One day, when she is supposed to be a companion with Aksel in an event, she sneaks out and crashes a party. At the party, she meets Eivind, a guy at her age. Both of them are not single, so they are curious to know what is considered to be cheating. They have been trying to do lots of seemingly intimate things that night. When they part their ways the next morning, they let one another know just their first name and nothing else. When they thought the relationship would only last for a night, Eivind bumps into Julie at the bookstore she is working. He is with his girlfriend, but he comes back alone and tells Julie that he works in a restaurant and asks her to find him. Julie's relationship with Aksel is not going well, and she wonders what would happen if she dated Eivind instead. Both Julie and Eivind ditch their partner, and they move in together. Julia and Eivind seem to be a more perfect match as both of them don't want to have children. Later, Eivind finds a piece of article written by Julie and he just wants to praise for how well-written it is, but Julie finds it off-putting. She thinks Eivind has invaded her privacy as it's not meant for him to read. When they are arguing, Julia also tells him bluntly that he doesn't want to be with just a barista. Later, she finds out that she is pregnant but she didn't see that coming. She stumbles upon Aksel's brother at work and learns that Aksel is not doing well. He has been fighting with cancer and doesn't have much time left. Julie then visits Aksel at the hospital and let him know that she is going to be a mother. She is worried that she might not be a good mother, but Aksel comforts her that she would be a great one. They rekindle their friendship. Julie has always been the love of his life, but Julie has moved on.

In the epilogue, Julie has a miscarriage and dumps Eivind and live as a single women with a profession of photography.

Julie has been hopping around throughout her life, from jobs to relationships. She has been indecisive the whole time and made some bad decisions along the way. She is the worst person in the world probably because she only cares about herself. She knows what could make her happier, so she would ditch one and chase the other one. Even she has already in her 30s, she still think of her life as a mess.

Paige is a high school student who loves art, and her dream is to get into CalArts. She lives with her mom only, so they are close to each other. When Paige was young, she came out to her mom as lesbian. Her mom is very progressive, so there is no taboo at their home when it comes to talking about sex.

The school walls are vandalized by someone named "KingPun". Some students accuses Paige as the KingPun, and the principal believes it. On the verge of suspension, Paige agrees to join the athletics team and help find out who KingPun is by the end of school term. At the tryout, Paige seems to suck at everything, except in the hurdle race, so she joins Campos sisters and Stacey in 4x100 relay. Gabriela Campos has always been Paige's crush since fifth grade, so Paige is so nervous every time she meets Gabby. AJ is Gabby's sister, but she is much less popular, if not mysterious. It's less intimidating talking with AJ, so Paige and AJ bond together really soon after AJ becomes her coach. To catch the KingPun, Paige and Campos sisters set up a stakeout trying to trap KingPun, but they didn't make it. While waiting for KingPun, Gabby kisses Paige, but Paige finds it weird. Paige's best friend, Dillion suggests that maybe she doesn't have a huge crush on Gabby anymore. Paige and AJ grow closer as they hang out more often now. The athletic team needs to represent the school to join a competition, so they have to travel. Paige and AJ share the same room in the hotel. In the party, Paige and AJ share a kiss while playing seven minutes in heaven. AJ thought it's the first time for both of them. Later, Paige runs into Gabby in the hallway. When Gabby kisses Paige again, Paige pushes her away.

Paige now knows that what she loves is AJ not Gabby, but Gabby accidentally tells AJ that she kisses Paige before. AJ feels betrayed and leave. She also reveals that she is KingPun all along.

Being a twin sister of Gabby makes AJ feel like living under her shadow. Gabby is almost perfect in every way, so it's hard for AJ to keep up with her. Even being the less popular one, she still deserves attention and love. Sometimes we might mistake infatuation as love, but a crush doesn't always last long. Love grows stronger with more time you spend together.

Victor accepts the Bravery award and gives a speech about being brave and true to yourself. The speech inspires Lake to think about what she wants. She did find Felix and spend a night with him after breaking up with Lucy. However, she knows she still loves Lucy, so she has to do something to mend the relationship. Her mom has a place, so Lucy can stay there rather than moving to Portland. In the speech, Victor mentions that he fell in love with a perfect guy, who obviously is Benji. Nick knows that Victor still has feeling for Benji, so he walks away. Victor knows that Benji is about to move away, so Victor comes to Benji's hosue trying to tell what what feeling he still has. However, Benji has decided to go to boarding school already. Mia has decided to move to Palo Alto, because her family is there. She doesn't believe that long distance is going to work, so she tries to break up with him. Victor's speech also inspires Mia to be brave and admit who she loves. She still loves Andrew, so she is willing to continue the relationship with him even when he's far away from her. Felix originally wants to date Lake again, because they really had a good night together. But he also realizes what he wants when Lake tells him that she still loves Lucy. In the Winter Carnival, Felix apologizes to Pilar for not being there with her when she needed him the most. Felix tells Pilar that she deserves a boyfriend and a better one, but Pilar brings him in to take the family photo together, and they get back together. After dumping Nick, Victor goes to the Winter Carnival with his family and friends and he wants to goes on Ferris Wheel ride alone, because that's what he did on his first school day. When he is about to go in, Benji shows up. They go on a ride together, and Benji has realized that his parents are the trigger for him to drink again indeed. They kiss and make up.

Do you ever wonder what would've happened if we'd just gone on that Ferris wheel together when you first moved here? No. Not really. Because... that isn't our story. This is. And... it's perfect.

There're tons of things that we're scare of in our life, but if we can embrace the scary and be a little braver, wouldn't it be more complete? If we didn't get brave enough to do things, we would have regrets in our life and wonder what would happen if we did that. Having that, life doesn't always have to be perfect. The perfectly imperfection of the life makes you your very own personal story.

When Victor first comes to school, he feels lost and doesn't have many friends. After he makes friends with people other than Felix. He even becomes friend with Andrew and inspire other gay kids to be brave to themselves. Mia took love seriously, but when her family is not around with her, she realizes how important her family means to her. Lake was obsessed with social media and she just wanted to be a cool kid at school. After a year, she dated Felix and Lucy. She finally figures out what she likes and fights for it. Andrew was mean to Victor when he first came to school. But when it comes to love, he is a whole different person. Andrew is willing to do anything for love. Benji has always been a cool kid at school. He obeyed his parents, but he now knows what is good and bad for him, so he goes back to Victor when he knows how much he loves Victor. Felix was weirdo that introduced himself even before Victor's family moved in. He's always been a loyal friend to Victor. He might sound a little bit weird, but he is really a caring partner. He is now able to open up his feeling. Pilar hated everything when she first moved in. In just a year, she makes friends and she dated Felix, the neighbor she found it weird the first time. Victor's parents were religious and definitely not accepting parents. They love their son, so they try to accept the fact and make him feel more comfortable for who he is. They got off a rocky start, so they're now doing great to support Victor in his journey navigating his life.

Victor is informed by his coach that he is getting a bravery award for being brave and open. Victor wants to be awarded for his talent but not his sexually, so he is going to take it. Victor starts dating Nick and gets invited by Rahim to do a double date with his new boyfriend. At the dinner, Rahim thinks Victor should take the award and speak up for how proud he is, because he deserves it. When some guys laugh at Rahim for how girly he is, he claps back immediately while Victor just doesn't want to make a scene. Rahim thinks Victor is not true to himself when it comes to his sexuality. Victor wants to show the school that's who he is, so he decides to take the award. Benji still cares Victor, but Victor pushes him away saying that he is giving mixed message. Benji was about to drink, but he goes to AA meeting instead. He shares his feeling about Victor and wonders if leaving Victor was really good for him. Benji wants to make up but when he visits Victor, he only sees Victor making out with Nick.

Mia and Andrew travel together to visit Mia's dad and her new brother. Andrew misses the opportunity for him to get into a college, but he still chooses to go on this trip with Mia. Mia misses her family too much, so she kinda wants to move to live with her family. After learning that Lucy is going to move away after graduation, Lake feels like the relationship has an expiry date. She consults Felix and she decides to enjoy the rest of the time with Lucy. However, Lake doesn't know how to deal with this relationship anymore, so they break up.

Timing in relationships can be very crucial. When you think you are ready to pick up where you left, your partner might be seeing someone already. Do not take it for granted that your old partner will wait for you even if you think you are on a break. It also sucks that when you have a wonder relationship but you also have everything planned out for your life before meeting that someone. Are you going to give up your partner or your dream?

After Benji's dad asked Victor not to see his son, Victor has been avoiding Benji at school. He even starts to feel like all he does is to mess up people's life. There's a group project that requires 3 people in a group. Victor asks Liam to join him and Felix. He agrees, but he doesn't want them to make him lag behind. Felix discovers that Liam is using gay dating app, so he realizes Liam has been in the closet. Victor wants to help Liam like how Simon helped him, but he gave Liam a wrong signal and ruined everything. As Felix wants to have pause on their relationship just not to get her dad mad, Pilar is still bummed at him. Though Pilar's dad wants her to go home straight, she still has dinner with Rahim's family as his uncle believes she is his girlfriend. At the dinner, Rahim's mom still tries tell his uncle something he is not in order to hide his identity. Rahim doesn't feel good about it, but he has a meet-cute with someone he met before at a party. Rahim's mom later assures him that she'll never force him to be someone who's not again. When Pilar returns home, Pilar's dad shares about the crazy thing he did with her mom when they were young. He is not mad at her anymore, and he comes to realize that Pilar is an adult girl now, so he allows her to date Felix. After that, Pilar tells that her dad has approved their relationship, but she feels like Felix didn't treat their relationship seriously, so she wants a breakup. Victor accompanies his mom to the church and runs into Nick. Nick apologizes for what he did and asks Victor out for a formal date. Mia's new mom is going to labor soon, but she can't be there to witness the birth. She is anxious, so her boyfriend bribes the nurse to get an iPad for them to have video call. She gets to see her brother virtually, but she still can't wait to touch and smell him. SAT is coming up, Lake really wants to bump up her score, but she didn't perform well. She wonders why Lucy doesn't care much as she does. Lucy tells Lake that she is going to move to another city to explore rather than staying at Creekwood, but she doesn't want to bring it up to ruin the thing they have.

When we doubting who we are, I guess it would be nice to have someone who experienced it before to offer us advice. However, none of us are the same, we can't just blindly follow what they tell us.

To get over Benji, Rahim and Andrew help Victor create a dating profile to meet up with new guy. He matches a guy with Lucas, and they start at text chain before agreeing to go to a drag queen bingo game. It turns out Benji disguised as Lucas, but so did Victor. It's bit of surprise of both of them, but Benji really takes his mind off, so they pretend to be Diego and Lucas dating the first time. Victor finds there's something off about Benji since the last time he saw him. Victor wants to rekindle the relationship, because he thinks he might be good for Benji when going through all the struggles. Benji tells Victor that he wants something simple in his life, so Victor is probably not good for his recovery. Later, Benji's dad comes by Victor's doorstep telling Victor not to see his son again, because he believes Victor is the one who causes all the chaos. Victor also learns that Benji gets drunk right after seeing him with another guy at the wedding. It's the time when he realize he might be a bad influence to Benji all along.

Pilar's parents find out that Pilar's been taking birth control pills, so they suspects she's having sex with Felix. Though she didn't really do it, she couldn't convince them otherwise, and she gets grounded and has her smartphone taken away. Even so, she still can a way to talk to Felix, because Felix has given Victor a walkie talkie long ago. Pilar tells Felix that she foresees that things are headed that way, so she just wants to be prepared. She even sneaks into Felix's house trying to make out with him, because their parents already thought they had done it before. Felix wants their first time to be special and he doesn't want to make her parents even madder. He also understands why they would react this way as they've lied about the relationship for weeks. Pilar leaves.

What if someone told you that your presence messed up someone's life? That would be a lot to take. Victor also views Benji as a huge part of his life. He always wants Benji back, because he can hard go about his life without Benji. When he thought his presence brought out the best part of Benji, it turned out that he's made Benji an emotional wreck.

After meeting Victor, Nick has been asking him out. When they are together, they're not on a date, they just have sex straight away. It feels good, but Victor wants something more than physical desire. He wants to have a date with Nick, but Nick just wants to keep it causal, so he stops seeing Nick. After sleeping with Nick for several times, Victor feels like there's rash underneath him. He's afraid that it's a kind of transmitted disease, so he goes to see doctor. Luckily, it's just caused by the poison ivy, and he doesn't have any kind of disease. Victor still runs into Benji occasionally, but they don't talk. Victor wants to know how Benji is doing lately. As Rahim is assigned to be Benji's tutor, they have tutorial sessions regularly. Benji just wants to focus on his study initially, but when Rahim starts to share what he's been going through after coming out, Benji has sympathy for him.

Armando sees Felix cupping around Pilar's face in the hall, so he suspects there's something going between them. Armando and Isabel confront Pilar about her relationship with Felix. She admits that Felix is his new boyfriend and complains Armando is the reason why she wouldn't want to tell him that she is in a relationship, because he did act irrationally and ruined her past relationships. Isabel sides with Pilar and think that Armando shouldn't be overprotective for his daughter, because she isn't that little girl anymore. They know Felix is a nice guy, so they allow her to date Felix on a condition that no more hiding secrets.

Lake is having the best of her life, because dating Lucy makes her happy. Lake's mom always criticize her, so she has low self-esteem and doesn't want to share everything with her, fearing that her mom might sabotage her things. Mia knows Lake's mom is worried about Lake, so she asks Lake to come out to her mom. Lake tells how she is pressured every time being criticized by her mom and admits that she is now seeing Lucy. Lake's mom feels sorry for what she did to her daughter but she is happy that her daughter trusts her again.

When it comes to dating, you do tend to fly off the handle, and I know that it comes from a good place, but it's, it's a lot.

So, sometimes after the 5:00 news, I like to go online and see what the fans have to say. And... nine times out of 10, it is not about the story. It's about my blazer, or my hair, or my voice, and I just thought maybe I could help you present your best self to the world, and you could avoid that kind of bullying. But what I hear you saying is I'm the bully. Lake, I think you are perfection. You're smart and beautiful, and any boy would be so lucky to have you.

Parents are tend to be overprotective when it comes to their children involving in a new relationship. They don't want their children to get hurt or they don't trust their children's partner. It's normal to have such feeling, but what is the appropriate time for them to date someone? They're going to have a partner one day, so it's hard to stop them. Sometimes show them support is just what they want.

Isabel and Armando find a new church for their family as the previous one didn't respect gay relationship. They meet another family whose son is also gay, so the Salazars invite their family trying to set up Victor and their son. Victor is reluctant at first, because he thinks his mom has gone too far. But their son, Nick's smile sweep him off his feet. Nick makes an excuse so they can make out outside the house. Victor finds this new guy cute, but he still can't get over with Benji yet after the breakup. He still runs into Benji here and there, but they don't talk at all. The rumor of Benji staying in the rehab gets spread out in the campus, so Benji suspects Rahim is the one leaked out. Rahim tells Benji he didn't any of that and wants him to know that they are not enemies. Benji is not good at calc, so he reaches out to find someone to help, and Rahim is assigned to tutor him.

Mia moves in with Lake, and this has always been their dream. Mia originally wants to have a girls' night with Lake, but Lake would rather spend the night with Lucy. It's the first time for Lake to do that with Lucy. She is still so insecure about her body, but everything goes well after Lake consults Mia. Felix's mom is seeing someone now, so she wants to introduce his new boyfriend to Felix and Pilar. Felix doesn't want his mom hurt, so he is being extra mean when meeting the new guy the first time. The way Felix reacts is exactly what Pilar's overprotective dad is trying to do.

You know, Victor, even if it's meant to be with Benji, doesn't mean that it's meant to be now.

It's not easy to move on from one relationship to another. It's normal that we still think of our ex from time to time. There may be chances for us to get back together with our ex, but we just can't force it. We should give space to each other and give us time to stretch and grow.

Isabel and Armando are back together. Isabel wants to support his son, so she goes to the PFLAG meeting with Armando. She is excited to be there but also worried about what might others say for being a latecomer. When hearing how other parents accepted in just 30 seconds after their son came out, she feels terrible for being such a parent. She feels shameful for not supporting Victor when he needed her the most, which she will never forgive herself. Knowing that she is likely to move across the country, Mia wants to throw a party before she leaves. Victor has been texting Rahim several time after the wedding, but Rahim never replied him. In the party, Victor tries to talk with Rahim, but Rahim tries to avoid him. Confronting with Rahim, Victor learns that how devastated he was after the wedding. Rahim hates Victor for pretending nothing has happened after the wedding when he was still crazy about Victor. Rahim forgives Victor after he admits that he had the same feeling for Rahim and they become friends again.

After abandoning Lake on the dance floor, Felix hasn't talked to her. In the party, both of them still stare at each other from time to time, which makes their partners irritated. Pilar and Lucy know they need to have a talk to sort out the unfinished business. Felix feels sorry for he did to her on the dance floor. They have come to terms with their breakup, but they're glad that the relationship happened, and they will always be the first love of one another. With the closure, they decide move on with their new partner. After the party, Mia's father tells Mia that there's no way for him to stay in Creekwood for another year, but he agrees to let Mia stay with Lake until she finishes high school. Benji shows up at Victor's house out of the blue and tells him that he needs to avoid any emotional triggers in the rehab, so he has to break up with him.

And I know... high school romances are usually just... whatever. Everyone thinks that they have an expiration date. I feel like you and I are different. I think we are bigger than that.

I just wanted to say that... you're not crazy. There was something between us and, and it was real. I felt it, too. Thank you for saying that. And I... I'm sorry... I, I didn't give you enough space after the wedding. I... I just thought if I acted like everything was okay, it, it would be. I didn't wanna lose you as a friend, but it... if you need more space, I... I totally get it. So, um. Yeah, that's, that's it. That's the end of my speech.

First love doesn't always last long, but it will definitely live in our head rent free. The infatuation and heartbreak are something that we can't easily forget even after a long time. Love comes and goes, but we still need closure for us to fully move on.

Though Victor kissed Rahim last season, he favorite is still Benji. He knows he has to right the wrong, so he go to Benji's house and telling how his feeling is. Benji still has the feeling for Victor, so they reconcile. They don't want to stay at the house with Benji's father overseeing them, so Victor takes him to somewhere in the school where they had their first kiss. When they head back, there're DUI checkpoints. Fearing that he might get his driver's license suspended, Benji tells Victor that he had alcohol earlier and has been drinking once in a while. Victor switched the seat with him, but Benji still decides to come clean to his dad. As a result, Benji has to go to rehab for 3 weeks.

Rahim has been waiting Victor to show up at his home, but he spends the night himself. Armando and Isabel make up and he'll being living with the family again. Felix and Pilar are in love, but she doesn't want her parents know they're dating worrying they might ruin her relationship once again. Mia doesn't want to move across the country with his dad, so she reaches out to her mom with Andrew. However, her mom is unwilling to move back to Creekwood with her, so Mia returns to his dad's place. Lake is exploring her sexuality after being dumped by Felix. She has a panic when Lucy wants to kiss her, so she backs away. When she realizes she has a crush on Lucy, Lake kisses Lucy.

Breakup is definitely not something enjoyable, but looking back you'll realize you did have some takeaways in every relationship. They might be the one that helps you realize what you want and who you are. Because of them, you've grown maturer even the relationship didn't end up well.

Adam is a high school student who loves cooking. His dream is to study at a culinary school and own a restaurant one day. When he gets older, he starts to hear voices and see things that only he can see. Later, he is diagnosed with schizophrenia. He sometimes has illusion and his 'friends' may convince him to cause trouble. One day, when he is doing a scientific experiment with his buddy, his illusion kicks in. Asked by his friends to leave immediately, Adam accidentally spills over the chemical and gets his buddy injured. Because of the accident, he gets kicked out.

He needs a diploma to apply for culinary school, so he has to find another high school to complete his study. His mom and her new husband, Paul, finds him a catholic school. They are willing to admit Adam on condition that he takes the medication and has satisfactory academic results. When he begins to take the medication, his imaginary friends fade away eventually. At school, he also meets a girl, Maya. The first time they met was when he walked in on her having a side hustle by helping others do essay or other homework. He doesn't score well in a test and he knows Maya wants to earn money, so he asks her to become his tutor. Though it's not well paid, she reluctantly accepts. They have tutoring session almost everyday after school, so he begins to bond with her, but he hasn't shared his medical condition with her.

Yeah, well, it's best to say exactly what you mean or nothing at all. Unrelenting honesty, you know?

When he knows that his mom has been reading the transcript of his conversation with the psychiatrist, he feels like being watched over all the time. Adam wants to hang out with Maya after scoring well in a test, so he takes her out to have a meal at his dream restaurant. Everything is going well until he meets his old classmates on their way back. They initially just want to tease him, but it becomes more intense, and they have a fight with Adam and Maya. Maya defended him, but she still wants to know why it happened. Adam doesn't want to go too deep, so he doesn't reveal his secret. Being advised by Father Patrick, Adam decides to confront Maya when she told him earlier that she's not free tutoring him that day. It takes him some time for Adam to track down where she lives. At her house, he realizes her family is having financial difficulty, which is probably something she has been hiding from him. Adam doesn't see her different even knowing her family background, but he is also willing to make it flexible for her to tutor him while working at the restaurant. The medication surely makes his illusion go away, but it also comes with side effects, like muscle spasm and loss of taste. He doesn't want it be like that, so he stops taking the pills. He also learns that his mom gets pregnant, which is a big news to him. Though his mom promises that nothing is going to change, he doesn't really believe it. With so much going on in his life, his friends come back for him.

It's nice to be heard and not just observed. It's nice to be listened to.

And the kitchen is just my place. When I'm cooking, it's like everything disappears. And... I get to be exactly who I want to be. I'm in control.

And the truth is, the older you get, the more difficult it is to stay sane. And it's gonna take real work. Or maybe that's what makes you more mature than others. And I hear that girls like that sort of thing.

When I was a freshman, there was this girl at our school who was a junior, and she was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer. She was part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, so before she died, they had some boy band come to our school and have lunch with her as part of her wish. It was a really touching thing. It was all people could talk about for weeks. But it got me thinking. When you're a cancer kid, people can't wait to flock to your aid, and are so eager to grant any wish you have before you die. But when you have schizophrenia, people can't wait to make you someone else's problem. That's why we end up on the streets, screaming at nothing, waiting to die. No one wants to grant our wishes.

With his friends by his side, Adam acts weird again. Adam's friends stop him from opening up to Maya when he makes a scene at school because of the illusion. At home, his mom finds out that he has stopped taking meds for a while. His mom is worried about his medication condition and being kicked out at school, because that's part of the deal for allowing him to stay at this school. Adam thinks that they don't understand the side effects on him, but his mom thinks that he doesn't know how much they've sacrificed for him. Adam isn't really the only one going through this pain, the whole family are in this together. His mom and Paul are willing to do everything for him to cure his illness or ease his pain, but Adam just pushes everyone away. The school knows that Adam has stopped taking the pills, so they decide to suspend him temporarily. As he has asked Maya to go to prom with him, he decides to sneaks out to the prom anyway. It's going well until his illusion kicks in. When he is under influence, he begins to hurt people around him and hurt himself in the end. His misbehavior got him kicked out of the school and his mom has told Maya what Adam has been going through the whole time. Adam is mad at his mom for exposing his deepest secret and he doesn't want mercy from Maya. Being admitted to psych ward, he starts taking medication and his friends are gone again. Father Patrick's words inspire him to recognize what he did wrong, because we're all flawed in our ways.

Adam's mom gives Adam the letter Paul wrote to school. Adam was very wrong from the very beginning. He thought Paul planned to report him to school, but instead Paul has been begging the school to reconsider the decision and lift the punishment on him. Adam knows he mistreated Paul, so he gives Paul a big hug and think he's ready to tidy up his mess. He goes to the graduation ceremony and gives a speech about who he really is. He finally accepts who he is and he has no shame in hiding his illness. Maya wants to talk to Adam after the ceremony. He thought she is mad at him for having such weird illness, but it's not. She is mad at him that he didn't even give a chance to stay even when she wanted to.  

Being ambiguous doesn't make you profound. It makes you full of shit.

But letting Maya love me the way that I am would be like letting her catch a disease. She doesn't deserve to be loved by someone who can't see the world the way it is. Right? And I'd really like to keep my secrets while I have them.

Everyone's flawed. But admitting our flaws, that gives us the opportunity and the strength to face them. And that's why we confess. I'm sorry I didn't tell you all this before everything happened. But I had no idea what you were up against.

But you need to take the time to think about what kind of person you wanna be. At the very least, you need to believe in yourself.

My greatest failure, hands down, has been hiding from the ones I love. For believing the voice in my head when it tells me... I'm ruining their lives. For believing it when it tells me I'm too defective to be loved by anyone. You made me feel so many things. And I wasn't ready to give that up. I'm sorry you had to expel me because I didn't fit your picture of normalcy. But this is who I am.  This is who I am. I'm Adam. I have an illness, but I'm not the illness itself.

Because those are the people that can show you what's real when you can't see that for yourself. It can be the beginning of everything. If you let it.

Having some kinds of illness doesn't mean that you're the poorest one in the world, because you are not the one suffer in this tragedy. It's definitely not something you are proud of, but it doesn't mean that you have to hide it from everyone. When you meet someone you love, you will eventually open up to show even your weakness and vulnerable feelings, because honesty is one of fundamental elements in a relationship. When you open up to someone, it doesn't mean that someone will sympathize you, but at least you're showing your true feeling.

As her mom gets a new gig in California, Stargirl and her mom relocate to California. Relocation means they have to leave everything behind and start a new life here. They rented an apartment owned by Daphne, who is a mother of 2 sons. As it is a small neighborhood, Stargirl meets her youngest son, Evan, when he overhears her singing in the bedroom. Evan and his elder brother, Terrell, want to create their own sizzle reel and they need an actress and a music composer. Evan sees the talent of Stargirl, so he invites her to create music for the film and act in a leading role. Later, Stargirl is invited by Evan to a bar to meet with Terrell. Hollywood is place where popular music and movies are created and stars are born. In the bar, she is able to enjoy wonderful live performance. To thank his invitation, Stargirl sings on the stage and dedicate the song to Evan. In the bar, she notices that Roxanne Martel is there. Roxanne only released an album and disappeared, but Stargirl and her mom are big fans of her music. Meeting Roxanne reminds Stargirl that one of her songs might be suitable for their sizzle reel, so they reach out to her and ask her permission of using her song in the video. She rejects, but she is willing to lend them the instruments to create their own song. As what Roxanne had expected, they pull it off and have an original song for the sizzle reel. Roxanne likes what they have created, so she also offers them a studio to record the song.

There's also a grumpy neighbor, Mr. Mitchell, living a floor below Stargirl. He complains Stargirl for making noise at night. However, Stargirl isn't mad at him. Instead, she sends him a pair of headphone. Later on, Mr. Mitchell opens up about his personal life. He reveals that he was an producer and has experience of producing numerous movies. Knowing that the kids are going to make a short video, he gives her an old model of camcorder. As they don't have money to develop films if they film it with his camcorder, Stargirl returns the it to him. He really wants to help them create a quality video, so he insists her on selling it and buy the necessary equipments for filming. They manage to put it together and make a session for their family and friends to enjoy the video they've worked together to make it happen. When it is done, Terrell beings to send it out to the producer, but they haven't got any feedback not until someone calls them. A company is interested in what they are making and intends to offer them a million budget to create the whole film.

Everything is going well until Stargirl's mom tells her that she got fired. She needs a job to support the family, so she is thinking taking the offer in Berkeley, which means they have to move again. Stargirl is so mad at her, because she promised they wouldn't be going anywhere before high school graduation. Her mom likes to avoid the problem, because it's easier to ignore than dealing with it. She worked in LA before, but she got fired, so she left.

Stargirl is really one of a kind, which can't be replaced by anyone else. She has a big heart when treating with others and has a passion for what she is doing. She makes friends with her grumpy neighbors and a one-hit wonder singer. She eventually inspires them to pick up where they left and begin pursuing their dreams. Seeing how much Stargirl would miss her friends in the neighborhood and how talented she is when performing stage, her mom decides to stay in LA with her.

Just 'cause it didn't go the way you wanted it to, doesn't mean you shouldn't have done it.

I screwed this up. Okay? I know I did. I screwed it up a lot. But you're great. You're so great. You are, like, the most alive person I've ever met. (SIGHS) I stress out about not being able to support us or take care of you. I just... I look at you, I think, "I made her, and she's so extraordinary." So at least I did that right. I have done so many things wrong in my life, but thank God the thing that mattered most turned out the best. I think about how hard it must be to have a kid. And how much harder it must be to do it alone.

Ruby is a child of deaf adults, who is also the only hearing person in her family. Her family runs a fishing business, and she works there after school. Being raised by deaf parents, Ruby didn't even know how to speak fluently and got teased by her classmates when she started school. With such terrible experience, she doesn't really have a lot of confidence in herself, because she hates being the embarrassing one. She has a crush on her classmate, Miles, so she joins the choir when she knows he is joining too. In the audition, each of them is required to sing a verse. When Ruby is about to sing, she already feels like her classmates are going to laugh her, so she runs away. She is scared, but it isn't because she has a terrible voice. Her voice is indeed angelic, but she gets nervous when being asked to sing in front of her classmates. She later tells Bernardo, the music teacher, about her family background, and she subsequently becomes a choir member. Bernardo knows she has a beautiful voice, so he arranges her to perform a duet with Miles. It is awkward when they sing together the first time, because she can't even look at his eyes when singing. To be more comfortable with singing duet, Ruby invites Miles to her home practice together. It went well until her parents make weird noise in the other room. Her dad is trying to give her a weird pep talk, so Ruby asks Miles to leave to avoid further embarrassment. Though it's so weird, Miles still thinks she has got a loving family, while his family is nothing like that.

As most of them are disabled, so their family business don't get good deals like others. They don't want to be treated unequally, so they kind of decide to sell their own fishes. To cope with the rising demand, they have to work harder, so as Ruby. However, Ruby is still a student and she has been taking Bernardo's private lesson to polish her singing in the hope for being admitted to Berklee College of Music. As she is the only hearing worker, so they need her now more than ever as they need to cooperate with other fisherman too. As a result, she is late for Bernardo's class and he is mad about it. She is torn between helping with her family business and taking Bernardo's class. Being the only hearing member, she knows she has the responsibility to take care of other family members. As the same time, she has been relying her family since she was young, so she doesn't know what to do without their support.

You want to know why I'm a teacher? I'm good at this. But I can't do my job unless you do yours. And I certainly don't need a lesson in failure from someone who's too afraid to even try.

Going to Berklee is her dream, and she thinks she should be a bit more selfish this time. She has been interpreting for them the entire life, and she is tired of it. She loves singing, and she really want to pursue her dream rather than working for them for the rest of her life. Their boat licenses get suspended because there is no hearing person answer the radio. Ruby knows how important she is in the family and their fishing business, so she has no choice but stay.

Ruby invites her family to come to her choir's concert. Though none of her family member is able to enjoy her performance, she still wants them to be there to share what she likes. They can't hear while singing, but they can feel her passion when she is singing her heart out. They can feel that her performance tugs at the heartstrings by seeing how others react with her duet with Miles. Ruby has always been the different one in the family. Before she was born, her mom even hoped she was deaf so she could be one of them. Though she has the hearing ability, it doesn't make her not part of the family.

When you were born, at the hospital, they gave you a hearing test. And there you were, so tiny and sweet, with these electrodes all over you. And I... prayed that you would be deaf. When they told us that you were hearing, I felt... My heart sank.

Even though the family can't relate much to her performance on stage, they are still supportive of her dream. The movie not only depicts the dynamics of a deaf family but it is also about the struggle Ruby has when transitioning into adulthood. She has to choose between sticking with her family or pursuing her own dream. Throughout the movie, she has turned from a shy awkward girl to a wonderful singer who really shines on stage.

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have 5 daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. They are not a high-born family, so their mother wants to match each of them with a rich husband. A wealthy man, Charles Bingley, has recently moved near the town, so Mrs. Bennet brings all of them to the ball to meet him. He is a handsome and decent man, so he gets a lot of attention in the ball. When he first meets Jane, he immediately has an infatuation with her. Charles comes with his sister, Caroline and his friend, Mr. Darcy. Charles is a nice guy, but Mr. Darcy strikes Elizabeth as a mean guy, because she overhears him saying that he doesn't find her attractive enough.

Jane go visiting Charles at his house, but she catches cold, so she has to stay at his house. Elizabeth is worried about her, so she walks up to the house to visit Jane. Elizabeth does chat with Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, but she still finds him too arrogant. One day, a relative of the family, Mr. Collins, comes to Bennet's house. He is going to inherit the legacy of the family and he wants to marry one of the Bennet's sisters. He initially wants to pick Jane, but Jane is engaged with someone else already. Mrs. Bennet subsequently suggests Elizabeth, and he agrees. While fooling around outside, Elizabeth and her sisters meet a handsome soldier called Lieutenant Wickham. He tells her that he was a close friend with Mr. Darcy until the death of his father. Elizabeth believes what he said, so she despises Mr. Darcy even more. Later, Mr. Collins proposes to Elizabeth, which certainly catches her off guard. She doesn't reciprocate the same feeling, so she rejects his proposal. Mrs. Bennet is mad at her, because it could be a good opportunity for the family to move upward. Mr. Bennet doesn't have a strong feeling with that as long as this is what his daughter wants. One reason why she rejected him is because she is kinda in love with Wickham.

Bingley suddenly returns to London, and the engagement with Jane is called off. Jane really longs for the marriage, so she is going to London to visit her aunt and uncle as well as trying to reconcile with Bingley. To Elizabeth's surprise, Mr. Collins is going to marry with her friend, Charlotte. To hang out with her friend, Jane stays at Mr. Collins's house. During her visit, she runs into Mr. Darcy. From Mr. Darcy's friend, Elizabeth learns that he is the one dissuaded Charles from marrying her sister. Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth out of the blue but gets rejected immediately, because she blames him for ruining Jane's and Wickham's life. Mr. Darcy later gives Elizabeth a letter explaining everything she was mistaken and leaves.

When Elizabeth returns to her home, she learns that her sister has got over Bingley. Elizabeth goes on a trip to visit her aunt and uncle. During the journey, they visit Darcy's house as she thought Mr. Darcy wasn't there. Indeed, she runs into Mr. Darcy and his sister and gets invited to dine together. Elizabeth receives an urgent note from her sister that Lydia is going to elope with Wickham. Elizabeth doesn't know what to do, but Mr. Darcy says he will help her solve the problem. It's revealed that Mr. Darcy has paid Wickham a lump sum to settle everything, and now Lydia and Wickham are married.

Bingley and Darcy come to their house one day. Bingley finally proposes to Jane, and she accepts. Later, Darcy's aunt comes and warns Elizabeth not to marry Mr. Darcy. The very next day, Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth again, because his love for Elizabeth has never changed. This time, Elizabeth is truly in love with him after what he has done to her and her family, so she accepted. Mr. Bennet thought they had beef, but he realizes they are truly in love, so he greenlights the marriage.

Both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have their own prides and the prejudices. They prejudge one another based on the first impression. Without getting to know Mr. Darcy deeply, she already finds him despicable based on what she saw and what she heard from the people around him. No one else can do justice to someone, so the only to get to know someone is really by communication. The more you talk and the more time you spend with someone, you will eventually find some good qualities that you might overlook before. With pride and prejudice aside, we can easily establish connection with one another.

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Bubble is a company for building B-bot, a personal bot for connecting the user with others in the network. It's highly personalized for the user, so everyone can have a tailor-made user experience. Barney is a socially-awkward middle school student. He doesn't have friends, so recess time is his most hated time at school. Barney is the only one at school who doesn't own a B-bot, so he feels left out all the time without being able to connect other B-bots. He always wants to have one, but his father can't afford to buy him one.

It's Barney's birthday, and his grandmother wants to throw a party for him and invites all his friends to celebrate his birthday. He hasn't invited any friends to come to his party, so he ends up celebrating with his father and grandmother only. He was hoping that his father would get him a B-bot for his birthday gift, but it isn't. His father doesn't want Barney to be disappointed, so he decides to really buy him one for the birthday. When he gets to the store, it's closed, so he can only buy a faulty one from the delivery driver.

He is so excited to have a new B-bot when he wakes up the very next day. However, the B-bot is a bit off. The B-bot, Ron, calls Barney as Absalom. When Barney takes it out, it starts to assault people, and it turns to chaos. The footage of B-bot attacking kids goes viral, so Bubble has to recall Ron. Barney sees Ron as a friend already, so he doesn't want to let it go. He swaps Ron with a fake one so that it doesn't get destroyed.

Someone tells Ron that B-bot is for making friends, so it feels like it has the responsibility for finding friends for Barney. It starts to walk around and find people with similar interest with Barney. When it brings these people to the school, thing starts to get out of control. His classmate finds out that he still keeps the faulty B-bot, and they want to have one with more functions. The backdoor programs start spreading, and the B-bots act violently in no time. A new patch comes out to remediate the accident. Barney is viewed as the one who caused everything, so he gets kicked out of school.

Barney doesn't know what to do, so he decides to go away and live in the wood with Ron. After missing for few days, Ron carries Barney out of the wood, and the video of it saving the user goes viral again. After waking up with injury, Barney finds out Ron is different than before. Marc has reset Ron and put his copy in the cloud. To bring back the original Ron, Marc and Barney work together to break into the Bubble HQ. He manages to find the copy, but he also wants to share the version of Ron with others, so he upgrades every B-bot with Ron's version at a cost of losing Ron.

Everyone has a faulty B-bot, but it makes every one of them happier. The faulty B-bot brings everyone closer.

Everyone wants to have a friend to truly understand you, but what if the perfect friend doesn't exist? B-bot is the product that really solves the problem as it is customizable. However, it turns out it's not purely for making friends. It is just another product from tech giant to harvest more data from users. In the near future, it is possible that human can make friends with robots, but robots can never replace human. The interaction between humans is something special that will bond people together. Finding friends might be hard, but if you are able to leave your comfort zone, it would be easier than you thought.

Mei is a Chinese girl living in Canada. Like most Chinese families, she has overbearing parents controlling her what to do. She is one of the top students in the class, because her parents have high expectation. It seems that Mei's academic results are the only thing that her parents care about. Other than studying, Mei share other interests with her best friends, in particular the obsession with the boy band, 4*Town.

Mei, Miriam, Priya and Abby are best friends, and their love for 4*Town brings them together. 4*Town isn't the only boys they talk about, but they also talk other boys in the neighborhood. There's a boy working in a convenience store. He doesn't look as good as any member in 4*Town, but he looks ok, which already makes Mei develop crush on him. As a young girl, she has all kinds of fantasy and she starts drawing fan fiction with him and her in it. The drawings are discovered by Mei's mom by accident. She is so mad at the boy for seducing her daughter, so she confronts with him. The conversation is overheard by Tyler, a bully at Mei's school. Then, the thing begins to become a chaos.

Mei wakes up as a giant red panda the very next day, which freaks her out. But she finds out that staying calm can revert the transformation, so she tries to be emotionless. However, she becomes emotional again when her mom comes to her school to check her in. Transformed to a giant red panda, Mei runs away.

Mei's mom explains to her that being able to transform to a giant red panda has been her family's magical gift for some time. Long ago, her ancestor, Sun Yee wants to protect her daughters, so she is granted the power of becoming a giant red panda to defend them. Since then, every girl in the family has the ability to turn into red panda, but they all have the power sealed with the ritual. To seal the spirit, she needs to undergo a ritual on the night of the Red Moon.

Mei thought that the red giant panda would scare her friends and classmates off, but it turns out they all love fluffy animal. Knowing that 4*Town is coming to town to have concert, Mei and her friends are dying to go. However, they don't have enough money to buy the tickets, so they think it might be profitable to exploit the giant red panda's popularity. To earn enough money, they start to produce and sell giant red panda's merch to the classmates. Realizing that they can't raise enough money before the concert, Mei agrees to be a guest of Tyler's party.

Mei's aunts tell her that the more frequent she transforms into giant red panda, the harder she will get rid of it. She was a bit of hesitant initially, but now she just wants to enjoy the best of her life.

Living in an overprotective and conservative family, Mei just wants her parents to be proud of her. She doesn't want to be a letdown of the entire family, so she studies hard to live up their expectation on her. Previously, her family was everything to her. However, the more she hangs out with her friends, she knows there's so much more than it. She can have her dream as well, and she doesn't always have to be mama's good girl. Transforming into giant red panda is a way for her to let out her pent-up anxiety and emotion. There's an inner beast in ourselves, and even if we try to suppress or ignore it, it's still here. Sometimes, we should just express our emotion, rather than hiding the true self.

Walt is an ordinary student at the college and has a part-time gig as an assistant barista. He has always had a dream of visiting Mars, so he has been applying the Mars Program continuously. Though being rejected for 37 times, he hasn't given up on his dream and keep rambling on his dream with his friends. In a party, he meets Sophie, a girl with her boyfriend living on Mars now. He wants to talk about his dream with her, but he accidentally breaks her orb. Later that night, he meets another girl called Ginny. She is about to embark her space journey the next day, so she has only one night here before leaving. Though it's just a one-night thing, Walt takes Ginny out and shares his stories with her before she heads out the very next morning. Even just for spending only one night with Ginny, Walt has developed feelings for her. While working at the cafeteria, he bums into Sophie and realizes she is feeling alone for not seeing her boyfriend for a while. Being convinced by Walt, Sophie decides to buy a ticket to go into space. Walt follows Sophie to farewell her before she gets into the rocket. Walt takes this opportunity to sneak into the escape pod, so he is going to space too.

Sophie is surprised to see Walt in the spaceship but not in a good way. She doesn't want to get in trouble of assisting someone in trespassing, so she helps him with hiding his real identity. Sophie asks Walt to pose as Calvin in the spaceship and doesn't allow him to leave the room to avoid any suspicion. As they have been spending time together at the very same room for a couple days, Sophie and Walt grow closer. They start to open up about themselves and share more about their family and dream. Walt is asked to give a presentation on terraforming as someone has discovered that this is Calvin's expertise. Walt apparently knows nothing about terraforming, but instead he gives a presentation of not terraforming yourself just for someone else, which convinces a couple to get engaged and Sophie to rethink what she wants to do with her own life.

Sophie's parents died when she was young, so she has been adopted by Calvin's family since then. Calvin and his family are almost everything to her life, which she has been following them for a long time. She knows how important Calvin's family is to her, so she has to stop helping Walt to avoid any unnecessary charges pressed against her. Walt's real identity gets exposed upon his arrival on Mars and gets arrested immediately. However, Leon, the leader of the Mars program, agrees to let Walt live here as he can see the potential marketing value of Walt's story. Walt is a mediocre barista with almost no special talent at all, but he still manages to go on a space journey against all odds. He has been wanting to explore space since he was little, but it doesn't really excite him much even when he is living on Mars. He feels like he is still doing the same thing as what he did on Earth.

Sophie has finally met Calvin's family on Mars as this is one of her goals of traveling to Mars. She has plans for her life, but she sometimes has to given it up for the sake of his boyfriend. Calvin loves Sophie, but he likes planning things for her before asking for her consent. Sustainability is something she is really into, rather than being a researcher on Mars. She knows she cannot follow others blindly anymore, so she decides to head back to Earth to continue her study. Walt knows she's going to leave by chance, so he sneaks his way back to the shuttle to follow Sophie.

The feeling of living in the same place and doing things repeatedly sucks, and sometimes we just want to move to a new place to start something new. However, relocation doesn't necessarily make you feel better because you may just end up doing the very same thing just in another place. What really matters is who you are doing the stuff with, and being with someone can really change you. That said, we don't have to follow someone blindly. We should have plan for ourselves and live our own life. If your partner is unwilling to meet you halfway, it would just be pointless to be a follower.

Stowing away for an historic journey against impossible odds, secretly facilitated by me, of course, to discover something that just might make his meaningless little life just a smidgeon, just a tickle more meaningful.

Honestly, I thought it would be different. I thought that I would get here and I would be changed or something. But now I'm here and it's exactly the same.

Walt, it doesn't matter how far you travel, you can never escape yourself.

You come in here with no plan at all just expecting everything to magically work out and then somehow, you pull that line out of your ass?

Rumor has it that there is a Blissfield Butcher who kills students during the Homecoming week. Millie Kessler is a high school girl studying at Blissfield Valley High School. Her best friends are Nyla and Josh. Ever since the death of her father, her mother has started drinking more and more and may pass out sometimes. Millie is not the most popular kid in the school, and she is usually the victim of school bullying. She was unwilling to go to the Homecoming, but she decides to go with her friends after being convinced by them. She performs as a school mascot and gets teased by her classmates as usual during the football game. She isn't really in the mood of hanging out with her friends, so she waits for her mum to pick her up after the game. Her mum gets drunk again and forgets to pick her up. So, her sister, Char, calls Millie and tells her she is going to pick her up. However, the call ends abruptly, because Millie's phone runs out of battery. While Millie is waiting for her sister, there is a masked guy with a weapon coming for her. She is terrified, so she runs away and tries to find a place to hide. Unfortunately, she gets discovered by the killer and gets stabbed by his dagger. Millie's sister fails to take the killer down, and he runs away.

The very next morning, Millie wakes up acting differently. It is revealed that Millie and the Butcher have switched bodies. The Butcher, who is now in Millie's body, acts weirdly at school. As a killer, the Butcher takes this opportunity to kill more students. Millie, who is now in the Butcher's body, is so frightened, because the Butcher's mugshot is everywhere in the street. She doesn't know what to do, so she goes to the school to seek her best friends' help. Nyla and Josh are so scared of the Butcher, so they run away. However, when Millie tells them her favorite stuff, they believes he is indeed Millie. They want to know why this happen, so they try to decrypt the message on the dagger with the help of their Spanish teacher. The thing is Millie has to stab the Butcher with that dagger again within 24 hours in order to have her body switched back, or else it will be permanent.

Later that day, it's announced that the homecoming gets cancelled, but they still want to have party, so the Butcher suggests to move it to the old mill. At school, the Butcher has killed one of Millie's bully and her teacher. To stop him from killing more people, Millie and her friends try to catch him. During the conflict, Millie and her friends knock out the Butcher and her crush, Booker. The butcher is tied to the chair, and Josh will be the one to keep his eyes on him. Unbeknownst of what had happened, Millie explains everything to him and recite a poem she left in his locker before to make him believe it is true. Booker believes them, so he joins them to get the dagger.

Nyla gets in the police station and attempts to steal the dagger when Char is being tricked to go outside. In the car, Booker tells Millie that he is in love with her since day one. He cannot suppress his love towards Millie, so he kisses her even when she is still in the Butcher's body. The Butcher eventually escapes and he also wants the dagger back. Millie manages to attack him with the dagger before the midnight, so they have their body switched instantly. The story doesn't stop here. The butcher escapes from the ambulance and goes back to Millie's house for revenge. However, his plan goes south and gets stabbed by Millie instead.

Romance might not be the main theme of the movie, but the love story between Millie and Booker is kinda cute. Millie has always had a crush on Booker, but she doesn't even has the courage to talk to him, because of the fact that she gets bullied so often. However, this is unrequited love. Booker has also fallen head over heels with Millie since day one. Their love has always been mutual, but they didn't become a thing until Millie opened up about her love to him.

It is a story about love and grievance. Mr. Kafuku is married to Oto. Both of them act, but Oto turned to screenwriting after not acting. Oto draws inspiration from her love life with Mr. Kafuku. They have a quite healthy love life, but this can't satisfy Oto. One day, Mr. Kafuku catches her cheating with another guy at their house, but he walks away rather than confronting her. After some time, Oto wants to have a talk with her husband after he is off work. Mr. Kafuku can see it coming, but he doesn't want to have that talk, because he wants thing to always stay in this way. He worries that their relationship would be ruined after the confrontation. Therefore, he goes home late. When he returns home, he finds Oto lying dead on the floor. Her death has become one of his biggest regrets since then. He blames himself not returning home earlier, and he wonders she could've lived if he was there for her.

After his wife's death, he has a mental breakdown while performing the show, Uncle Vanya. 2 years later, he is hired to direct Uncle Vanya. The company also arranges a female chauffeur, Misaki, for him. He hesitated at first, but he is willing to let her drive his car after the test drive. Her driving skill is so excellent that Mr. Kafuku doesn't feel like in the car. He reveals that he and Oto had a daughter before, but she died at young age. Even since then, everything has changed between them. Though they still have healthy love life, there's still something missing that can pull them closer. Misaki later reveals that she also had the experience of losing someone. Her mother died in landslide. Unlike Mr. Kafuku, she could've done something to save her mother, but she didn't.

Mr. Takatsuki auditions for the new adaption for Uncle Vanya and Mr. Kafuku casts him as Uncle Vanya, which it's out of his expectation. Having said that, he still takes the role and start rehearsing with the crew. He is fan of Oto's work, and it's possible he is one of people who Oto cheated with. As opposed to Mr. Kafuku, Mr. Takatsuki is a reckless person and always gets into trouble with others. Even though Mr. Kafuku is Oto's husband, Mr. Takatsuki is able to share something that he haven't heard of.

It is heartbreaking to have the feeling that you don't know someone at all, when you think you are the one who knows the best. You have shared everything with that someone, but they keep secrets from you. What's more distressing is that they would rather share the secrets with strangers than with you. This may get you think who do they think you are. Even you know the relationship has flaws, but you still don't have the courage to ruin everything by telling the truth. However, the problem still exists even when you are not dealing with it. One way or another, the relationship will eventually fade away.

Scarlett and her family live in Tara, a plantation in Georgia. Their family owns lands and servants, so they are kind of a noble family. Scarlett has always loved Ashley. Knowing he is going to marry his cousin, Scarlett is shocked. In the engagement party, Scarlett meets Ashley and Melanie. Melanie is so kind to her, even Scarlett is trying to be mean. Scarlett confronts Ashley saying that she loves him so much but gets rejected right away. Rhett Butler overhears their conversation and is attracted to her. In the middle of the party, there's a presidential announcement that calls for volunteers to fight for the Southern army. To defend the South, most of the men in the party wants to get enlisted. To get back at Ashley for rejecting her, Scarlett marries Melanie's brother, Charles, before he joins the fight. Soon after the war started, Charles gets killed in the battlefield, and Scarlett has then become a widow. To cheer Scarlett up, her mom suggests her lives with Melanie in Atlanta. Scarlett still loves Ashley, so she thinks this might be a good opportunity for her to get him back. Despite the fact that she is still in the mourning of her lost husband, she goes to the party and dances with Rhett.

After the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederacy is at a disadvantage in the civil war. Scarlett works in the hospital to help take care of the wounded army for some time before she can't put up with seeing dead people all over the place. She is about to go back to Tara, but she knows she has to stay to take care of pregnant Melanie, because she has promised Ashley to look after his wife when he's not there. With the help of Scarlett and her servant, Melanie is able to deliver her child. As the town is going to be conquered by the Yankees, they decide to flee back their home in Tara. Rhett accompanies them for a while before returning back to join the force to fight back the Yankee. Against all odds, they make it to Tara. Scarlett is delighted for seeing her family again but saddened by the death of her mother. Though Georgia is still safe, their resources have been robbed by the Yankee already. To survive, not only the servants but the girls have to work to get themselves fed. They also need to deal with the looters and carpetbagger. Scarlett even shoots one dead to protect her family. Scarlett's father gets killed when the horse trips while he is chasing the carpetbagger.

The civil war came to an end when General Lee surrendered. Ashely returns to Tara and reunites with Melanie and Scarlett. Scarlett is still fond of him, so she asks if he wants to elope with her and start a new life together. He rejects Scarlett, because he truly loves Melanie. Learning that heavy tax is imposed on Tara, Scarlett is frightened, because they don't have enough money to pay the tax. Therefore, she dresses up and meets Rhett. Learning that Scarlett is only after his money but not really into him, Rhett dismisses her. On her way back, she meets her younger sister Suellen's fiancé, Frank Kennedy. She know he is rich now, so she tells him that him that her sister is tired of waiting him and seduces him into marry her instead. This is her second marriage, but he is also not the one that she truly loves. One day, she gets attacked by the gang when riding alone. To get back at them, Ashley, Rhett and Frank plan a raid. Unfortunately, Frank gets killed in the conflict. Therefore, Scarlett becomes a widow again. In her mourning, Rhett approaches him and proposes to her, and she says yes.

Shortly after their marriage, they have a daughter, Bonnie. Rhett wants to have another child, but Scarlett doesn't want to have another one, because of the damages that would do to her body. Even this is her third marriage, her love interest is still Ashley. One day, she is having a sweet talk with Ashley at work and they are spotted hugging one another by his sister, India. Now, there's a rumor going around that these two are having illegal affair. Rhett knows that Scarlett doesn't want to go to Ashley's birthday party because of the rumor, but he forces her to go alone anyway. After returning home, they have a fight about their marriage, because Rhett believes she has never truly cared about him. To end the fight, Rhett takes her to bed forcefully. They had a great night, but they didn't reconcile. He takes Bonnie with to go on a trip to London.

Bonnie misses home, so Rhett return back to Tara and drops his daughter home after some time. Scarlett has been so lonely, so she wants him to stay, but he doesn't feel the same way. While they're fighting, Scarlett trips and falls down a flight of stairs, which results in miscarriage. When she is recovering, Rhett has been at her side. They kind of bond over their love of their daughter until something bad happened. Bonnie falls off from riding the pony, just like her grandfather. Both of them are not good riders and have their life taken by riding horse. Bonnie is almost the only thing that connects Scarlett and Rhett. Without her, their relationship begins to die. Melanie has been trying to have a baby, even though she've been told not to do so. Unfortunately, she has complication while carrying the child, which results in her death. Her last word to Scarlett is to help her take care of her husband and be kind to Rhett. She has been dreaming this day to come, so she can marry Ashley. However, she doesn't feel like that way when Melanie passes away. Ashley has always been Scarlett's love interest, but he doesn't reciprocate her love. Being dismissed by Scarlett again and again, Rhett has been demoralized in getting her attention, so he decides to leave her for good. At this moment, Scarlett finally realizes who is the one who cares her, so she decides to get him back.

Scarlett has been a spoiled egocentric kid since she was young. She knows she wants Ashley, so she has tried all sorts of ways to get him, from marrying his cousin to make him jealous to moving in to live with his wife. However, the war has changed everything. Her family has almost lost everything from the war, so she has to toughen up in the wartime to defend her whole family. Since then, she has become more mature to take up the responsibility of breadwinner. Having said that, Scarlett hasn't really grown mature in any relationship. She has married 3 different guys, but she doesn't have a strong feeling for any of them at the moment when she decided to get married. She only wants to gain something out of every marriage, and it's not love. Though Rhett doesn't seem like a serious man, he is the one who truly loves Scarlett from the very beginning. It's a pity when Scarlett learns that she has fallen in love with Rhett eventually, it's already too late because he has lost his patience.

Marcus is a normal high school student living who loves music so much, just like his brother, Alex. Few years ago, there's a fire in his house, and Alex died saving Marcus. Therefore, Marcus carries Alex's headphone around. He wears 2 headphones walking around, so he can hear music and ambient sound at the same time. He also excels at making playlist for others to suit their needs.

He goes to a school concert with his friends, and he loves the sound of the singers in the openers when he first hears it. All of a sudden, he has a seizure and falls down. He is diagnosed as having brain tumor, and he has to undergo a brain surgery but the cost is losing his hearing. He can't really imagine what his life would be without hearing because of his love of music. As he loves crafting playlists, he decides to make one for himself before losing the hearing. He takes out his brother's recorder and accidentally discovers a studio's business card. He learns that his brother has demo there after calling them, so he is going to have a road trip to New York and along the way he will record the noise and make a playlist. His mom can't bear losing another child, so she doesn't allow him to go. She would rather want him to learn the sign language within the month before the surgery. To him, he only cares about how much time is left when he can still hear. He really wants to make it, so he takes the car and begins his journey. Soon after he starts driving, he almost knocks down a girl crossing the road, who is the girl sings in the opener. She is Wendy, and her ex-boyfriend wants to sell her guitar, so she runs away. They both want to go to New York, so they decide to go on this road trip together. They share similar musical style, so they hit it off right away. After learning he is going to be deaf, she is willing to help him to record the noise. On the road, they have done some pretty crazy things together, but they really have fun hanging out. He eventually falls in love with her, but he clearly knows that she is out of his league.

In New York, Marcus is able to find the musician who worked with his brother before and gets to listen the demo he used to record. However, the most surprising thing Marcus learns about is the fact that Alex didn't die saving him. Indeed, Alex was diagnosed as having bipolar since he was young, and he sometimes did things that's not quite like him. He wasn't the one saving Marcus from the accident, but he set the fire killing himself and almost got Marcus killed. Wendy also reveals that she lied about going to meet the singer they both love and has sold her guitar. Marcus thought Alex and Wendy were working so hard to chase their dreams, but these are just lies. Almost everything Marcus believed in is just built on lies, which really hurts him a lot.

The feeling of losing something you have is probably the worst, because it's hard to get rid of it after possessing for such a long time. On the bright side, Marcus still has time to prepare for the loss of his hearing, rather than being taken right away. Nothing can ever compensate the loss of his hearing, but at least he got to do a fun trip with someone he secretly loves and experienced so many new things he hasn't done before. His experience also inspired Wendy to continue to live her dream.

Though the film starts by telling Marcus is going to be deaf right off the bat, it is still touching to see when he is about to undergo the surgery. It is also heartwarming to see how his family and friends comfort him after his hearing being taken away. He might not be able to hear them again, but he will never be alone in this journey.  

I just hope that one day you look at me the same way I look at you.

Some people just have to live normal lives, and that's okay!

Hey, it's me. I know you're probably still mad at me, and, uh... I don't blame you. I really put you through the wringer. I found out about your brother, Marcus. I'm so sorry, dude. I can't imagine how much that hurts. But, um, don't let this change him for you. I feel like we grow up and people are always... saying that, no matter what, everything will work out in the end. But I don't know. Like, isn't it way more complicated than that? I can't tell you how to live with your memories of Alex, but, God, Marcus, I hope you find a way. I hope you can learn to love him for who he really was and not who you imagined him to be. Though you do imagine people to be pretty great. I got Darling back.

I don't know, watching people listen to it will be the next best thing to hearing it again.

Life is hard yet unfair. Sometimes you just have to go through something unfavorable and you are not really the one to make the call.

Vada is a high school kid who lives a normal life with her parents and younger sister. She also has a best friend, Nick who often share the ride  to school together. Everything was so fine until the incident. It is a normal school day where they have classes to attend. In the middle of the lesson, Vada receives a text from her sister, Amelia, saying that there's something urgent that she has to tell her. For that reason, Vada leaves the classroom and calls her to solve her problem. Before returning to the homeroom, Vada goes to the bathroom. In the bathroom, she meets Mia, one of the most popular girl in the school. Vada starts making conversation with her, because she admires her. All of a sudden, they hear shots fired outside the bathroom. They are so scared, because there're just two of them there. They don't know what to do, except hiding in the stall. Quinton comes in and he is petrified, because his brother got shot outside.

That night, Vada cannot sleep very well, because she has all these terrible nightmares all night. Mia connects Vada through social media and asks her to hang around at her house. Vada is amazed by Mia's house, because it's so much bigger than hers. Mia's parents are traveling, so she is alone at this big house. Being haunted by the shooting, Mia couldn't really sleep that night. Vada and Mia didn't witness the shooting, but the moment when they're worried about whether they would be kill was still a trauma. They have their own friends, but they don't feel like sharing what had happened with them. They went through the whole incident together, so they had a special bonding. They learn that Quinton's brother got shot, so they decide to attend his service together. After the trauma, Vada begins to hide herself. Nick wants to use his voice as victim to prevent the next high school shooting accident from happening, but Vada doesn't feel like it and withdraw herself from it. Vada's family are worried about Vada, because she doesn't talk much after the incident. Her mom also takes her to see the therapist, but it doesn't go well. Vada assures her family that she has been fine and just wants some more alone time. Vada starts spending more time with Mia as they hit it off when they first hung out.

Vada feels so empty, because she doesn't why she got to survive but not the others. Vada has returned to school once, but she is uncomfortable to be in the same bathroom again. Vada's parents want her to go back to school as soon as possible so as not to fall behind others, but they don't want to put pressure on her. Though asking her parents not to worry about her, Vada can't really get over the trauma. Since the incident, Vada has become friend with Quinton and hang out together more often. Ever since the incident, Vada tries lots of new ways to numb her pain, from drinking, taking drugs to having sex. Vada falls head over heel in love with him, but when Vada kisses him, he pulls back. With what happened recently, the shooting trauma and the fact that she's going through puberty, she has trouble organizing her life and starts to distant herself more from her family and friends.

Vada begins to open up more when she has a conversation with her sister since long time ago. Amelia admits she feels bad for making the phone call that day, because if she didn't, Vada would have been in a safer place. Indeed, Vada didn't blame her or mad at her, because things just happened. Though they haven't been talked seriously for a while, Vada still loves her sister as always. After neglecting her family and friends for some time, Vada reconcile with them one by one, except Nick.

Life is full of uncertainties, and you don't really know what's coming up. Something bad might happen out of the blue and ruin your life forever. However, nothing should be a showstopper in your life, you still have to get over it and move on. It is okay to take a break but don't isolate yourself for a long time. You still have to deal with the problem one way or anther.

Fifty years ago, Pedro Madrigal and his wife, Alma, fled from the country due to the war. To protect his wife and children, Pedro got in the way of the army and sacrificed himself. A candle was left behind and it had brought magical power to the family of Madrigal since then.

Mirabel is the granddaughter of Alma, but she doesn't possess any magical power. All her sisters, parent, aunt and uncle have their own special power, so Mirabel is the exceptional one. Mirabel's cousin, Antonio, is going to reveal his magical gift, but he is afraid that he would get no gift like Mirabel. Being encouraged by Mirabel, Antonio steps up and is gifted the power of talking with animals, which fits his affection for animals. It's such a joyful party, until Mirabel notices that the floor is cracking and the candle's flame is about to go out. Abuela knows that day is about to come, but she doesn't want to panic the crowd, so she assures everyone that nothing has happened. Being neglected, Mirabel still wants to protects the family she loves, so she starts asking her family whether they have any idea about what might happen. Luisa points her to the tower of tío Bruno. In his room, Mirabel finds the vision Bruno left behind and realizes she might be the one to ruin the family, the magic and everything. She originally wants to keep it as a secret for the time being, because that's supposed to be the day when Isabela gets engaged with Mariano. However, the Casita starts crumbling down even before the proposal, and everyone freaked out. Mirabel discovers a secret entrance by accident and she finds Bruno. Everyone thought Bruno had left the house, but indeed he has been hiding somewhere inside the house. He didn't want the family know his vision, so he disappeared to protect Mirabel. Mirabel thinks there's a bright side in his vision, so she asks him to create another vision. This time, there's a butterfly, and when Mirabel and Isabel hug, the house stops cracking. Knowing how to put the house together, Mirabel asks Isabel to hug it out, but she refuses. It turns out Isabel isn't mad about Mirabel ruining the proposal, because she doesn't love him at all. She is just tired of being the perfect girl and doing all the things she didn't enjoy at all. Mirabel lets her know that it's perfectly fine to be imperfect, so she decides to embrace her imperfect self. Seeing Isabela turning to someone she is unfamiliar with, Abuela blames ungifted Mirabel for causing all the troubles. Mirabel confronts with Abuela and calls her out for being the one for tearing the family apart by pressuring every family member. Casita collapses and the candle dies out while they are at odds, and Madrigals lose all their magical power in no time.

Mirabel is upset, because she failed to save the family. Abuela comes to find her and takes responsibility for what she has done and apologizes for mistreating her just because she doesn't have any gift. What makes the family enchanting is not really their magical power, it's the family. Abuela has been so caught up on the magic given by the candle but neglected Mirabel. She regarded Mirabel as a stigma in the family and worried that she's going to break the family. After Pedro died, Abuela has taken up the responsibility to take care of the children and the whole family. She has high expectations on her family, so she unknowingly put pressures on everyone of them. She wants to everything to be as perfect as she planned, because she can't bear losing the family again. However, she has gone too far that things start to backfire. Living in the shadow of her family, Mirabel always gets neglected. However, Mirabel is also the only one who is willing to stand up against Abuela, because she loves her family so much.

Though the house is collapsed, townspeople help the family to rebuild the house together. When Mirabel put the doorknob back, her family and Casita regain the magical power again.

Christmas has always been known as a happy season for couples, but what Christmas means for the single people? Lily, a hopeless romantic, wants to set up a game in hope of finding herself a boyfriend. She places a red notebook in a bookstore and dares the one who picks the notebook to do challenges before getting any clues. Dash, a lonely boy, picks up Lily's red notebook and gets intrigued by the challenges. As a book lover, he completes the challenge single-handedly. Does that means they are similar types of people? Absolutely not. They might be two lonely souls, but they see things from different perspectives. Dash hates Christmas, because he isn't into any Christmas activity at all. On the other hand, Lily likes Christmas and does all kinds of festive activities, like singing carols. Though she hasn't been in any relationship before, she likes romanticize things – the notebook game is one of them. Though they seem to have nothing in common, they get connected by the red notebook. They exchange messages by writing something in the notebook and let the other one to pick up the notebook in a specific location. Sometimes, one may include a challenge to dare the other one to complete and give a piece of personal information in return, like their own name. Dash loves being challenged, so he gets hooked in this notebook game. He enjoys writing to Lily and eventually he feels like he wants to take care of or even protect her. He isn't not sure if the feeling is mutual, because he hasn't met her in real life yet. Lily enjoys exchanging letters with Dash, but she is unsure if it's the thing she wants. She once being challenged to go to a party, but she doesn't enjoy much. She feels like she can't measure up to him, but she decides to give it a try after being persuaded by her brother. She doesn't feel ready for meeting this guy, so they haven't met once even after exchanging several letters.

Being bullied by the classmates, Lily doesn't feel confident about herself. She likes crafting, because she wants her things to be in the exact style she wants. However, this is the reason why she has been called as a weird girl.

Christmas was the time when Dash's parents got divorced, so he hates this season a lot. He had a relationship with a girl before until she moved to another country. However, his ex always spoke for him, so he was like living in the shadow of her. Completing challenges set by Lily, Dash begins to hate this season less and can finally truly become who he is. In other words, Lily brings out the best of Dash that hasn't been discovered before.

Later, it turns out that Dash and Lily are somehow related as they have common friends. They are invited to a party, but they still don't know the other one is the notebook writer. The moment when they meet one another is a typical meet cute as they don't know one another's identity before. Yet when they start small talking, they find out both of them love reading books. Lily knows her date is not for her, so she dumped him. Dash has his ex to accompany him to the party but he doesn't dump his ex right after the party. Instead, they leave early and make out in a museum.

On the Christmas day, Lily expects to get the notebook under the Christmas but she doesn't. She is so upset, because that's what Dash promised to her. Lily visits her aunt to see if Dash had sent the notebook to her. Her aunt doesn't have the notebook but she gives out the clue of the name of the notebook boy. She realizes the notebook boy is the one she met yesterday and confirms it with Boomer, a friend of Dash's. She knows he had a night with his ex yesterday, and she is mad about him for not even telling he has recently met his ex again. Therefore, she heads to a bar and start drinking with her friends. She is distressed for being single in the holiday season, so she texts Edgar to come over and kiss her for the first time. While they are kissing, Dash walks in on them. They always wanted to see one another but they didn't expect their first meetup would be this awkward. Dash knows she is so drunk, so he brings her home. In the car, they complaint about how the other one went behind their back. Dash knows the fantasy doesn't always live up to the reality, so he thinks it's time to put an end to the game and move on.

Fast forward to the new year's eve, Dash receives a reply from Lily through the red notebook saying she agrees it's not working and she is going to Fiji today. Dash knows that they might not be exactly what they had imagined, but they really had shared something and he wants to meet her the very last time and gives her surprise. Dash can't do everything on his own in just a few hours, so he seeks his friends' help to decorate the bookstore, because he wants to go back to where everything started with Lily. On her way to airport, Lily receives a message from her brother, which is the photo of Dash's reply in the red notebook. Lily immediately hops out of the cab and meet Dash in the bookstore. Dash has decorated the bookstore with New York-themed props to make her remember the city she has been living in. Lily's grandpa finally compromises and allows her to stay with him in New York, so Lily doesn't have to move. They are locked in the bookstore, so they have a deep conversation and end up sharing a kiss during the countdown.

Is it ridiculous to love someone without even meeting that someone? Though they haven't met in real life, they have shared their deepest secrets in the notebook. The text chain between them has helped them know each other better in a non-verbal way. As they haven't talked in real life, they might have get their hopes too high. It turns out they aren't perfect, but none of us is perfect. Everyone has flaws, but they aren't necessarily deal breakers. Spark can't last long, so what really matters is whether they can bring out the best of you.

Dear Lily, we set ourselves up for this disappointment. I was never gonna be the guy in your head, and you were never gonna be the girl in mine. The fantasy was never gonna live up to the reality. There's no such thing as a Christmas miracle. And it's not your fault. It's mine for believing. Thanks for playing the game with me. It was fun for a while. But the thing about playing a game is someone has to lose. And I guess we both lost this time. Love is like a staple. Once it's in you, it's hard to remove. Be bold. So I'm writing to say, "Game over." I don't think we should see each other again. I don't want us to. It's better if we both move on. Cheese! Goodbye, Lily.

This is Clarke family's first Christmas after the passing of Mitch. Zoey wonders what the family might want to do in this season, but it turns out they all plan to celebrate separately. Zoey seems ok with them being not spending the Christmas together, but she is not. Max has gained the ability to hear heart songs, so he knows how upset Zoey is when she learns that her family has to spend the holiday season apart. Max assures her that both of them can still have a wonderful Christmas together, but Zoey doesn't really want to have Christmas that way. She still wants to be with family at Christmas just like before, so she starts convincing her family to stay here to spend Christmas together. Surprisingly, they all agree to stay during Christmas, so Zoey decides to recreate Mitch's Christmas to honor him. She wants everything to be exactly the same as what his dad usually planned, from the dinner to the decoration. Zoey is a bit stressed out while preparing the Christmas party, because she is afraid that this year can't measure up with the previous ones. The party goes exactly what Zoey has planned, except a guest shows up unexpectedly. He is the guy selling Christmas tree, and Max knew Maggie is attracted to him from her heart song, so he invited him. It's awkward because the guy seems out of place in the party. What more embarrassing is that Zoey walks in on them while they are kissing. Everything seems messed up, and Zoey doesn't even what's going on. On the other hand, Max blames himself for ruining the party by inviting the guy without giving Zoey heads up. It's also the moment when Max realizing how hard it's to help others even being able to hear someone's heart song, and he's sorry for not being understandable for Zoey's situation back then. All of a sudden, Max loses his power, but at least he got to feel what Zoey has been feeling. Instead of doing what they used to do at Christmas, Zoey decides to bring in new tradition by going to Mo's Christmas Carol-oke. Zoey is not the only one does something new this Christmas, but also Simon and Mo. Simon spent Christmas Eve with his mother and her new husband, and he was happy to see her so happy. Mo also bonds with Perry and his kids. Mo ruined his kid's school performance by turning it into his own show, but he makes it up by inviting them to sing together at the party.

To honor the deceased, you don't always have to do the same old things that you used to do before. It's just so hard to keep the tradition, because it will never be what it was when they're not here. You have to live the fact that they are gone, and it is nothing wrong to bring in new tradition and make new memories. They will always live in our hearts and be remembered.

Max, the pain was there. The pain is always there. That's what grief and mourning is. But it's getting better and it's gonna keep getting better, I know it.

The movie is based on Richard Williams' true story. He is a black man living with his family in Compton. They live together in a poor neighborhood, where his daughters sometimes get harassed by the hicks. Richard always wants to move up the social ladder, and he has got a plan. He has planned out the future of his daughters, Venus and Serena, even before they were born, which is to make them the professional tennis players. Richard and his wife Brandy were athletes, so they are responsible for coaching the girls when they were young. Richard knows that the girls won't be pros if they aren't coached by top players. Hence, he keeps reaching out other coaches showing them how talented the girls are. Paul Cohen is impressed with Venus's performance, so he is willing to coach her for free on second thought. To gain more experience, Paul encourage Richard to take Venus to join the juniors tournament. Venus is already an exceptional player at her age, so she has winning streaks in all competitions. After winning consecutively, Venus and her sisters start bragging about how outstanding she is. However, Richard wants them to stay humble rather than boasting themselves. As Venus is on fire, winning almost every competition, some agents come to Richard. Richard feels like the agents are despising his family for being black, so he turns them down and pulls Venus out of the tournament. Richard fires Paul and finds Rick Macci to be their new coach. Richard still wants their girls to focus on their schoolworks rather rather than playing in juniors again, so Venus has not played any matches in 3 years. 3 years later, Venus wants to compete again, so she stands up for herself and convinces her father to let her join. Richard agrees, so they are going to Oakland for the tournament. Venus didn't win the championship, but she did perform well and caught the attention of some big brands. The rest is history.  

Richard is definitely not the most likable person, because sometimes he is just so stubborn. He has got a plan, so he wants everything to stick with his plan. He knows how talented his girls are, so he has trained them very hard and make them practice all day. He has high expectation on them, because he knows they will be the best players and eventually make the whole family better off. Having such plan in him, he doesn't always listen to others, because he feels like he is always right. He did make controversial decisions, like pulling Venus out of the tournament was quite a shock as no one used to do that before. The rationale behind such decision is to keep his daughter from being exploited. There is no doubts that he loves his daughters, but sometimes he is just being overprotective. He has been controlling Venus' life in her journey to becoming a pro tennis player, because he thinks he knows what's good for her.

Richard is probably a self-righteous person, but having said that, his plan did work, and he managed to makes his daughters become the world-renowned pro tennis players.

Cassie is a pretty woman who goes to the club frequently. It's not rare that she got drunk and got picked up by guys. However, when any guy wants to make out with her, she becomes sober again, which is kind of terrifying and scares guys away. She has a notebook with the name of the guys who tried to take advantage of her while she was passed out. Cassie also keeps a tally of that in her notebook. This really gets us wonder why it's like that and what she is planing to do secretly.

She is in her 30s already, but she still lives with her parents and works in a coffeehouse. She is single and doesn't have many friends. Her life seems pathetic, right? It's revealed she was a med school student but dropped out of it with her friend, Nina.

One day, she runs into her classmate, Ryan, while she is working in the cafe. Ryan is a doctor now, but he always liked Cassie while they were studying together. Ryan takes the initiative by asking her out, but she gives him a fake number. Therefore, he has to come to the coffeehouse and asks her out sincerely again, and she says yes this time. The first date goes quite well even if it's just a simple dinner, but Cassie seems to be keeping distance from Ryan. Ryan wants to take her to his home, but she seems not interested, so they end the night with just a meal. The other day, Cassie visit Ryan at the hospital and tells him she wants another date, so they kinda become a thing since then. While they were hanging out, Cassie learns that one of their friend, Al Monroe, is going to marry, but she doesn't appear to be happy for him. Cassie is so interested in know how Al is doing, so she tries to reconnect her old friends on social media to learn more about it and invites Madison to have a lunch together. Indeed, Cassie wants to question Madison why dismissed her when she was in trouble at school. Madison is passed out after Cassie drugs her secretly. Madison is sent to a hotel room with a man. She got panicked, but Cassie just wants to threaten her with no intention to harm her. Dean Walker, the head of the school, is Cassie's next target. Before visiting her, Cassie lures her daughter to gives her the phone. Cassie starts the interrogation but it seems that Dean Walker has completely forgotten Nina, even Nina had reached out to her after being raped. She finally admit she did wrong when she suspects that Cassie kidnapped her daughter, but it's not true. Next up, Cassie visits Jordan Green, the lawyer defended Al and threatened Nina to drop the case. He discloses that he couldn't sleep well after that and begs for her forgiveness. Cassie forgives him for his sincerity and walks away.

Even Cassie has a boyfriend now, but she still keeps going to club and act drunk. However, she is spotted by Ryan this time and now he think she has been lying to his feeling. Cassie has fallen in love with Ryan already, and she doesn't want to end the relationship like this. Nina's mum also remind her to get over with Nina's death, so she can move on and live like a normal person. Cassie knows she did something wrong, so apologizes to Ryan and they make up.

Everything seems back to normal until Madison send Cassie a footage of Nina being raped by the guys. Cassie learns that Ryan is one of the bystanders. She is so mad at him and calls him out at his workplace. Al is going to have a bachelor party soon, so Cassie forces Ryan to give her address so that she won't spread the video to the public at this moment.

Obviously, Al is Cassie's fifth and ultimate target. She dresses as a striper to join the party. She first gets everyone's drunk and goes to the bedroom with Al. By handcuffing Al, she is able to interrogate him and rage at him. This soon turns into violence. Cassie is clearly not as forceful as Al, so she ends up being murdered. This is definitely not the end of the story as Cassie had planned everything ahead. After her death, a message is sent to Cassie's parents, which is written by Cassie while she was alive. With the evidence, the police is able to find Cassie corpse and prosecuted all the men who were responsible for Cassie's and Nina's death.

It's so disgusting to see that women still got discredited even after what happened. In this male-dominated and patriarchal society, men seem to be more reliable than women, and the men's future shouldn't be at stake. Young girls can have their own promising prospects as well, so it's just so unfair to prioritize one's future just because of gender.  

Arrakis is a desert planet, but it is full of spice, a drug that can give one longer lifespan and better consciousness. Arrakis has always been a habitation for Fremen, skilled fighters in desert. Harkonnen wants to control the source of spice, so they have taken over the planet.

House Atreides is ruled by Duke Leto. Leto and his wife Lady Jessica have a son called Paul. Since he was young, Paul has gone through lots of physical and mental training. With the Bene Gesserit training, he starts to have visions of future. He is not sure whether the vision is real, but he feels like something bad is about to happen. House Atreides is commanded by the Emperor, Shaddam, to take control of Arrakis. Indeed, this is the Emperor's secret plan to eradicate House Atreides. Duke Leto knows how risky the mission is, but he cannot refuse the Emperor's order.

Fast-forward to time when House Atreides arrives Arrakis. They meet Dr. Liet-Kynes, and she tells them the danger of harvesting spice and teaches them how to survive in desert. Paul is a bit out of it due to the exposure of spice. His life is almost at risk when a Harkonnen agent tries to assassinate him. The assassination foreshadows something big and deadly is coming for the House of Atreides, because Harkonnen wants more than killing just the future leader. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen has confined Yueh's wife and threatened him to disable the shield, thus allowing their troop to invade secretly. Without the shield, Harkonnen is able to control the Place within a short time. Though Yueh has captured Leto, Vladimir not only not releasing his wife but kills Yueh. Before the death of Leto, he bites his tooth to release poisonous gas to kill some Harkonnen forces, because Yueh had secretly inserted one in his tooth. As Yueh doesn't want the House fall because of the death of Leto, so he has packaged everything Paul and Lady Jessica needs when they flee.

Paul and Lady Jessica are captured by Harkonnen, but they are able to control the force using 'The Voice', so they can survive and fly away to find Dr. Liet-Kynes with Duncan, Paul's trainer who was able to escape from the slaughter. However, Harkonnen is soon able to locate where they are and send another batch of army to kill them. Someone has to sacrifice in order for Paul and Lady Jessica to escape, so Duncan hold the door and gets killed. Dr. Liet-Kynes plans to sneak out separately but gets ambushed by Sardaukar. As she is a Fremen so she lures the sandworm to get drowned in sand with spice blow. Paul and Lady Jessica continue their journey to find Fremen. They have arrived in deep desert and find a group of Fremen and Chani, a girl that he has shown up in his dream multiple times lately. A Fremen, Jamis, doesn't think Paul is the savior, so he challenges Paul a ritual duel. In Paul dream, he had dreamt that he might get killed in this duel, but he survives in reality and wins the duel by killing Jamis. Lady Jessica still has reservation whether to follow Fremen, but Paul insists to go with them, because his father has always wanted to make alliance with Fremen.

Jesse and Celine fell in love Vienna in 1994, but they didn't see each other again after 9 years when they got reacquainted in Paris. 9 years from their encounter in Paris, Jesse and Celine are together now. They are not married, but they have 2 kids now. It surprising to see they are finally together after 18 years. They should've been together since the first day they met, but they didn't keep contact. It is almost unbelievable for them to get back together after all they've been through, because their relationship was like a one-time thing only.

Other than being a father of his 2 daughters, Jesse is also the father of Hank, his son with his ex wife. As Celine wanted to stay closer with her mom, Jesse has been living in Europe with Celine and their daughters. In this summer, they have a vacation in Greece for 6 weeks. Hank joined the trip with them, and he said this is the best summer of his life. However, Hank had to leave early, because he was going to start school soon back in Chicago. Jesse is upset when Hank is gone. He wants to spend more time with his son as he won't be able to do all those things with his son when Hank grows up. Jesse is thinking about moving his family back to the states, but Celine has reservation about the decision. Celine wants to get back to job market as she has found her dream job, so she wants to stay in France. That is why they start bickering.

Them being together is like too good to be true, because they seem like a perfect couple from the very beginning. They are supposed to be a loving pair when they are together, but they are not. Both of them believe that they have sacrificed a lot to make the relationship and the whole family work. Up till now, it seems they don't enjoy being in this relationship and it's not as romantic as before. Have they changed? Not really. In this relationship, Jesse has always been the rational one while Celine is the emotional one. They should've known how contrasting they are since the very beginning. However, they still managed to iron out their differences and made the most romantic night they've had when they were in Paris.

Are they better together? Even when they are together, they don't really live happily ever after. They start arguing more often than before. Their relationship appears to be romantic on the outside, but they have got a whole lot of beefs about their partner. Welcome to the club, and this is the real life. It is hard to be romantic all the time. Love is about give and take. If one insists, another one better gives in. They have to make compromises in order not to break the relationship. If the couples are really meant to be, one will surely find way to make it up and reconcile.

Jesse and Celine promised to meet 6 months again in Vienna, the place they travelled together for just a night. After 9 years, Celine runs into Jesse in a Paris bookstore, where he is promoting his new book. Ironically, the new book is about a fictional love story that is loosely based on that one night he spent with Celine. Jesse didn't expect to see Celine, so he is kinda overwhelmed when he sees her the first time in 9 years. Celine apologizes for not honoring the promise of meeting in the same place after 6 months, because that day was her grandmother's funeral. On the other hand, Jesse reveals that he did visit the same place and wait for her for a whole day. They didn't exchange any contacts the day they parted, so Jesse didn't know why Celine didn't show up that day. Learning the reason why Celine was absent that day does make Jesse feel better as he originally thought their connection wasn't real at all. Jesse has to catch flight later that day, but he still has some time left after the book sharing session, so Celine decides to show him around Paris.

Jesse is now an author who writes book. He is married with a kid. It seems he has a good career with nice family, but it not true at all. He doesn't love his wife the way he felt before. Celine has dated a couple of guys on and off, but she still can't find her Mr. right. She complains that all the guys she dated before are better off after the breakup. She has been searching love for so long that she is a bit tired of it. She always thinks that the night she spent is the most romantic one, and nothing else can measure up. Having this kind of thought, it is hard for her to move on in a relationship. Even Jesse has moved on, he still can't forget Celine. Writing a book about Celine is not only to capture everything he's done with her, but also to find her and meet her once again.

What would happen if Celine and Jesse meets up honoring the promises they had 6 months ago? Their life would probably never be the same. They love at the first sight and share the most romantic night ever in their life. Are they going to be a good couple? No one can tell. They may have lots of things in common and endless topics to talk about, but a relationship is more than that. Perhaps having a memorable once-in-a-lifetime romance is better than a marriage that would fail eventually. 9 years ago, they were just innocent young adults fooling around a foreign country, hoping to spend the most romantic night with someone they just met. They didn't exchange contacts, so they move on with their own lives. 9 years later, they still reminisce about that night. However, they just don't have high hopes on having another relationship that's more romantic than the one they had 9 years ago.

It is a love story between Emma and Dexter over 18 years. On 15 July 1988, Emma meets Dexter the first time. Emma is an ordinary girl, while Dexter is a hot guy. It seems unlikely for them to be together, but it is their graduation day, so Dexter decides to spend a night with her at her house. Emma has a nervous breakdown in front of him, so it kinda puts him off. They end up spooning on one another on bed rather than going all the way. They promise to be one night thing, but eventually they become good friends. They don't see one another much often after growing up, but one will surely give the other one a helping hand when needed. They keep exchanging mails or calls even when they are far apart. Few years later, Dexter's career begins to take off while Emma's career seems to stuck in second gear. She has always wanted to be a writer, but she only ends up being a waitress in a restaurant. While Dexter is traveling around the world, he invites Emma to go on a trip together. It is obvious they are attracted to one another, but Dexter just wants it to be a one night thing. That's not what Emma wants, so she turns it down and agrees to better stay as friends. When Dexter becomes a host of a TV show, the difference between them further grows apart. With time goes by, both of them have met the love of their life separately. Emma get married with Ian, who works with her in the same restaurant, but she grows bored with him and ends up in divorce. Though Dexter has a daughter with Sylvie, their marriage is still a failure. Emma and Dexter had a quarrel before, but they eventually rekindle their friendship. Emma has been on his side when he's grieving on the loss of his mother. By that time, they finally admit their feelings and get engaged soon. They had been living happily together until she passed away in a car accident.

At the end of the movie, it is revealed that they did hang out after literally sleeping together on the very same bed. Dexter originally wanted to invite her to come over his house and have a little fun again, but his parents came home early, which ruined their plan. Instead of leaving her abruptly, Dexter takes the initiative to exchange the numbers, which allows them to continue the friendship, if not relationship. It is so frustrating to see them wasting so many years of time when should be together since the very beginning. Sometimes, love is all about timing. When one has a crush, the other one might not be available. However, if it is true love, the couple will be together eventually even if it takes years of time. It is never too late to start a relationship.

No, no. I'd rather not. Except to say, that I think the best thing that you could do would be to try to live your life as if Emma was still here. Don't you?

What are we supposed to do upon graduation if we don't know what we want? To follow what your parents say? To follow your heart?

Benjamin just graduated from the college, and it seems everyone around him has high expectation on him. On the other hand, he is lost because he just doesn't know what to do next with his life. He has got lots of options, but he is particularly into any one of them. In a party celebrating his graduation, he meets a friend of his parents, Mrs. Robinson. Attracted by Benjamin, Mrs. Robinson invites him to go home with her and attempts to seduce him. Though Benjamin is attracted to her as well, he manages to resist his temptation. Ever since the party is over, his parents has been coercing him into doing something he doesn't like, which makes him feel lonely over time. He wants to have fun, so he asks Mrs. Robinson to come over to spend a night at hotel together. It is his first time, so he acts weirdly the whole night. It was supposed to a one night stand, but they have turned the whole thing to a regular thing now. In other words, they are having a secret affair over the summer. Sex is the only thing that brings them together, but Benjamin wants something more than this in the relationship. He tries to make conversation with her, but she doesn't open up herself, except warning him not to date her daughter, Elaine. He didn't think he would fall for her, so he swears not to date her. However, Mr. Robinson and his parents want him to ask Elaine out as they think Benjamin and Elaine can be a good pair. As he has promised Mrs. Robinson not to develop relationship with her daughter, Benjamin tries to sabotage the date, but he hurts her feeling at the same time. Benjamin cannot stand her crying, so he comforts her and stops ruining the date. He eventually falls in love with her. Threatened by Mrs. Robinson, he tells Elaine what's going on between her mother and him.

That is the moment when Benjamin knows exactly what he wants in his life. He has been always told by others what he has to do in order to be successful, especially his parents. His parents have been forcing him to be a good boy when he was young. There were lots of things that Benjamin didn't want to do, but he didn't have the courage to go against them. Now, He has grown up from an innocent boy that could only follow what his parents said. He finally makes a decision for his life, which is to marry the girl he loves at first sight. Mr. Robinson might be a bad influence to him, but she did make Benjamin grow up as a man to fight for his love. He used to be a mama's boy, but now he has become a man who is not afraid to stand against his parents and others that get in the way of marrying Elaine.

This is a story about a young man called Willis who cannot get over the breakup with his ex. It was a painful breakup, because he still wants her even when she's not with him anymore. He has been wondering what he had done wrong, but he still can't get any clues. The breakup not only harm him mentally but also physiologically. He can't fall asleep ever since the breakup. Time moves so slow at night that he doesn't know what else he should do. To better make use of his time, he takes up a night shift at a supermarket. In the supermarket, he has to work with a mean boss, a couple playful guys and a pretty young lady. While working in the supermarket, he realizes that he has the ability to freeze time and walk around. With such special power, he is able to appreciate the beauty of things around him, but he can't really make changes to it. He hasn't seen any one else after the breakup until Sharon, the one who works with him overnight, asks him to be her date in a party. His problem of insomnia seems to have gone away after Sharon kisses him. In the party, Willis is accompanied with Sharon, but he runs into his ex. His ex wants to get back with him by kissing him, and the scene is witnessed by Sharon. While Sharon is running away, Willis freezes the time. He has been wondering what he can do while the time is frozen. He stays in the frozen time for a few days, but he can't do anything to reverse what he has done.

Wouldn't it be nice if we had the power to control the time flow? If I had one, I would slow things down while I was enjoying the moment. I would also speed the time up if the it wasn't any fun. But in reality, we just can't. There are ups and downs in our life that we have to face each and every one of them. Breakup can be devastating, but we still have to move on and continue our life. It is normal to wonder what would be if we didn't mess it up. However, you don't have to think about it every single second, because you still have your life to live. Finding love might be one of the purposes of living, but it surely isn't the only one. As a matter of fact, we can't freeze the moment, and we all have the same pace of life. Life is so fair that every one of us has got something to go through, so we have got a fair share of problems to deal with. Few years later, when you look back, the problem you have had will look negligible to you. It is okay to vent your feelings, but get back to normal life when you are ready to move on.

Are human beings the only living things than can love? Humans are always thought to be superior than any other things because of their ability to love. With the growing development of technology, robots may act and think like human one day. If robots have feelings, what would they be like?

Theodore recently split up with his wife, but he still can't get over it. He doesn't want to let go of her, so he hasn't signed the divorce papers yet. He is feeling lonely, but he doesn't want to move on to see someone new. One day, he is attracted by the ads of an AI operating system, so he buys one out of curiosity. To his surprise, the OS is not only his personal assistant but also his reliable companion. The OS is a girl called Samantha. Theodore has been talking to her all day even when he is working. Samantha doesn't sound like robot, because she has her own opinion and sympathy. It is hard to distinguish her from other humans, except she doesn't have a body. Even Samantha doesn't exist in a physical form, it doesn't stop Theodore from falling in love with her. They can't see or touch one another, which means they can't sleep together. They try to make it up by doing something else, like talking dirty. Samantha clearly knows sex is an important element in a relationship, so she hires a surrogate to make love with him. It gets off to a good start, but it backfires when Theodore finds it strange holding another woman when he is in love with Samantha. While signing divorce papers with his wife, Theodore tells her that he is dating an OS. His wife can't accept the fact and find it disgusting. Theodore begins to doubt the relationship with her.

Traditionally, heterosexual relationship was the only socially acceptable relationship. However, as the society progresses, people are more open to other type of relationships, like homosexual relationship and polygamous relationship. Artificial General Intelligence may come true one day, and robots might be in a human-like form where they can have feelings. If so, would it still be a taboo if someone dated a robot by then? Communication is another important factor that can help two individuals bond over. If AI could talk like ordinary human some day, would it be strange to catch feeling for them? Having a deep conversation with someone can easily make the whole thing seems surreal. However, not being able to have face-to-face conversation inevitably makes it feels like too good to be true. Human interaction can hardly be replaced by any computers or robots at this moment. If you cannot see it, it would be hard for you to believe it exists.

Though Samantha and Theodore cannot be a thing at the end, Samantha has helped Theodore to move on from an old relationship. Such seemingly virtual relationship has helped Theodore to grow and at least made him feel loved again.

What if a relationship can only last for a day and it will be expired by tomorrow? Is love without commitment fake love or a dream for some lovers?

The story starts with an unusual encounter of two strangers on a train. Their first conversation is complaining about a French couple arguing loudly. Jesse takes the initiative by inviting Jesse to sit with him in a lounge car. They bond with one another soon after a quick chat. Jesse was planning to travel to Vienna alone, but he thinks they have a thing, so he asks her to join his trip for just a day. Celine hesitates a bit at first, but she is convinced at last. Plus, she was probably interested in him as well at that moment when he was sharing his story. The trip is spontaneous by nature as both of them didn't expect to have a trip with each other and they have absolutely no plan for this trip. Most of the time, they just wander around the city and talk with other strangers. Even talking with a stranger, it appears that they have endless topics to talk about.

These two person seem to be a perfect thing, because they don't talk like strangers even when they meet for the first time. They both seem to be adventurous and receptive kind of people. However, they are indeed live in two different worlds. Celine is so trusting about what people said, while Jesse is cynical about most of the things around him. They don't really share a lot in common, especially when they grew up with different cultural backgrounds and they've been heavily influenced by their own family. Jesse doesn't believe in love at all, because his parents didn't make him feel loved even when they're together. His parents don't love each other much, but they're stuck together for several years because of him. Seeing what his parents have been through, Jesse feels sorry for them and think marriage is just a torture for lovers. On the other hand, Celine believes love is everything in the world. She wants to find someone she loves that will accompany with her for the lifetime. Having said that, they still have one thing in common, which is they recently broke up with their partners. Both Jesse and Celine were obsessed with their partners and thought they treated their partners so well. They still can't wrap their minds around the fact that they're being dumped. Since then, they have begun to doubt what they have done wrong.

Jesse believed that people tend to romanticize and project something romantic on a relationship. It is true that not every relationship can last long, but does the duration of a relationship determine how good it is? Let say you had a connection with someone that you just met, but does it mean that person would be a perfect partner for you? Not really, because it is totally normal that you love everything about a person when you are in love. However, you will eventually find out something bad about that person which may make you hate him/her. If you could tolerate it, that would be the most ideal situation. But if you couldn't, you'd probably grow bored of your partner sooner or later. Sometime, it is better not to overstay your welcome. A relationship doesn't always have to last forever, leaving at a good timing might also be good for both parties.

Think of it like this: jump ahead, ten, twenty years, okay, and you're married. Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy that it used to have, y'know. You start to blame your husband. You start to think about all those guys you've met in your life and what might have happened if you'd picked up with one of them, right? Well, I'm one of those guys. That's me y'know, so think of this as time travel, from then, to now, to find out what you're missing out on. See, what this really could be is a gigantic favor to both you and your future husband to find out that you're not missing out on anything. I'm just as big a loser as he is, totally unmotivated, totally boring, and, uh, you made the right choice, and you're really happy.

Victor and Benji are still on a break after they had a fight. Victor doesn't want to bail on Mia's dad's wedding, so he has to find someone to replace Benji. Rahim loves fancy stuff, so he is the perfect candidate for accompanying Victor in the wedding. They are having fun in the wedding as Rahim is a playful guy. On the other hand, Isabel cannot bear to see his son to be upset at home, so she decides to correct her mistakes by meeting with Benji. Isabel has been so mean to Benji, because she doesn't want Victor to be gay. However, Isabel now accepts Victor for who he is, so she talks Benji into getting back with Victor together. Benji finally comes to the wedding, hoping to get back with Victor, but he catches Victor and Rahim slow-dancing. Benji suspects there is something between Victor and Rahim, but Victor denies it and he finds Benji's accuse unbelievable. Later, Rahim professes his love to Victor, saying that he has never felt this way for anyone else. Rahim doesn't want to force Victor to give him answer right now, so he walks away and asks Victor to find him if he shares the same feeling.

All relationships have problems, whether you're sixteen or forty... Thirty-nine. What matters is how hard you're willing to work at it. How much of yourself you're willing to put into it. And I've never seen Victor put more of himself into anything. He even stood up to me. For the first time in his life. And we all know that Victor is the world's biggest mama's boy. [Laughs] But he put our whole relationship on the line to defend you. That's how much he loves you. Anyway, I just needed you to know all of that.

Victor, I like you. The past few hours have been incredible. The day we skipped school together was incredible. You... You're incredible. I swear, I never meant to get in between you and Benji. But when we're together, it feels like magic. I can't stop smiling when you're around me. Even when we're just walking next to each other not saying anything. I've never felt more connected to someone in my entire life.

Now imagine all the future things you wanna do with your boyfriend. Go to prom together. Do the long distance thing in college and fumble around awkwardly with FaceTime sex. But then you beat the odds. You actually wind up together. Who do you see? Is there one person where it would kill you if you didn't do those things with?

After Pilar confessed her feelings and kissed Felix, Felix wants to pretend nothing has happened between them. However, Pilar can't treat Felix the same way she used to, so she has to draw a line. Pilar just wants Felix to be her brother's nerdy friend and her neighbor only. On the other hands, Lake can't get over Felix even though they have broken up. Lake is single, but she is not really ready to mingle. Felix's mom has finally returned from the ward. She doesn't want to miss seeing Felix growing up, so is trying the new medication to cure her illness. She doesn't hate Lake, because Lake is the one who risked the relationship trying to fix her problem. In the wedding, Lake runs into Felix, and she still finds him cute just like before. Lake invites him to dance and somehow suggests to get back together. Felix sees it coming, but he is not quite sure about his feeling. He runs away and bumps into Victor in the same room. It is weird that what happened to them are quite similar. They run into the same situation that whether they should get back with the same partner or date another one that they feel connected. As Felix said before that hanging out with Pilar was one of his happiest moments in life, Felix knows what he wants, so he leaves the wedding and tells Pilar how he has been feeling for her.  

She risked your relationship to make sure that I got the help that I needed. And I think that that makes her pretty special. Plus, that girl looks great in a crop top.

Victor's father, Armando, is facing the similar situation with Victor. He is seeing someone new when he and Isabel are on the break. After having sex with Isabel last time, Armando knows he still has feelings for her. Isabel also wants Armando back, but she tries to be cool with the fact that Armando is living with another woman now. Isabel cannot cut ties with Armando, because they still have to raise their sons and daughter together even they are apart now. Armando has been struggling to choose between Isabel and his new mate, but he finally decides to go back to Isabel.

Mia is probably the lucky one there who doesn't have any relationship issues with her new boyfriend, Andrew. However, she has a problem with her dad. Her dad has promised her not to move to a new city, but he lied. In the wedding, he tells Mia that he can't miss this opportunity. Mia feels betrayed, so she decides to leave home with Andrew to find her mother.

When Victor first came to Creekwood High, he was just a wide-eyed kid who was new to everything. He wasn't sure who exactly he was until meeting Simon and Benji. Simon has taught me how to be true to himself, while Benji taught me how to be gay. After coming out to his parents and friends, his life has changed forever. Some people praised Victor's courage, but some found him off-putting because of his sexual orientation. He has grown up a lot after coming out, because he knows he can't depend on Simon all the time. He might not be an expert in counseling, but some people are reaching out to him for help now. Victor can now make his decision independently without consulting Simon all the time.

Felix and Lake have been a lovely couple since they started dating. Lake has cared Felix's mom too much that she betrayed his trust. On the other hand, Felix has been treating Pilar as his sister, but he started to catch feelings for her when she kissed him. Lake's friend, Lucy seems to be attracted by her, so it is possible that they will begin dating in the next season.

Being dumped by Victor, Mia has been trying to get over him. Mia has found a boyfriend, but things are not going well with her father. Her life is pretty tragic in this season.

Isabel has also grown from a discouraging mom to a supportive mom. She loves Victor so much that she is willing to give up her belief and religion.

Benji is still pissed at Victor for him telling the secret of AA. Benji doesn't even talk to Victor at school now. Victor doesn't know to how to sit with him in the same class without talking, so he decides to skip the school with Rahim. Everything reminds Victor of Benji, so Rahim brings him to somewhere that he has never been before. It is such a secret place that even Armando has a date with his new girlfriend there. Victor cannot believe that his dad is seeing someone else now, because he thought Armando will be getting back with Isabel. Being caught playing hooky, Victor is asked by his dad to go back to school if he doesn't want his mom to know about it. Rahim doesn't want the day ends like this, so he brings Victor to do pedicure. Rahim also reveals that he came out to his parents yesterday, and it did go quite well, because his parents had guessed that he might be gay long ago. Victor notices that Rahim has been grinning at his own phone while texting someone, so Victor asks if there is anything going on. Rahim honestly tells Victor that he has been texting with a guy, Charlie, but he hasn't meet that guy in real life. Previously, Rahim promises Victor to spend a day with him to do whatever he likes, so Rahim asks Charlie out when Victor says he wants to see them having a first date. Rahim invites Charlie to go to the coffeehouse and he swoons in right after looking at him the very time. However, the dating does not go well, because Charlie finds Rahim not so masculine after all. Indeed, Charlie leaves before even they start the date. Rahim is so down and he now doubts that he is not enough for hot guys. Victor doesn't think so, he complimented how cool he is. To cheer Rahim up, Victor takes him to a gay bar. Visiting gay bar the first time, Rahim feels like he finally finds a place that he belongs to. They even sing a song together on stage. However, good thing doesn't last long. Isabel received a call from school earlier and found out Victor is cutting class, so she tracks him by locating his phone. Isabel cannot believe that his son goes to gay bar and skips classes now. Victor honestly tells his mom how bad his day was, and that's the reason why he skipped school. Isabel isn't really mad at him for acting out, but she doesn't know why Victor didn't tell her all the things he's been going through. Isabel also apologizes to Victor for not supporting him earlier this year. Isabel has quitted the church now, so she is ready to accept who his son is. Knowing Victor is taking a break with Benji, Isabel assures him that he will find someone better someday.

It is just impossible to make everyone like you. Don't beat yourself up even someone doesn't like you. You are special in your own way, and someone who appreciates you will come to you one day.

But Simon, my shit is not together. My shit is... Well, it's shit.

And I know that I didn't make you feel that way this year. I'll never forgive myself for that, but... I accept you, Victor. I, I... love every single part And I will spend the rest of my life to make sure that you know that. Okay? And if things with Benji are really over, I know you'll find another wonderful person. I... Not "person." Another young man, who is just right for you.

Isabel walks in on his son having sex with his boyfriend. She doesn't say it is appropriate, but Benji knows she finds it disgusting from her look on her face. Benji stands up for Victor by saying that sex would be ok to Isabel if it is not gay sex. Victor knows it is hard to convince his mom to accept it and he doesn't want to make a scene, so he asks Benji to leave. The next day, Isabel asks Armando to come to tell Adrian what Victor has been going on. It goes quite well as Adrian already knew what gay is. What confuses him is that why Victor had a girlfriend before. To make him easier to understand, Armando just says Victor changes his taste when he finds something better. Benji expects Isabel to apologize to Victor for her overreaction. Instead, Victor thinks Benji should be the one to apologize for being mean to his mom. Victor just doesn't think Benji understands what coming out is like in a non-white family. White people are generally more liberal than non-white people, so Victor believes that Benji has been too hard on his mom. On the other hand, Benji doesn't know why Victor didn't speak up for himself. Rahim overhears Victor leaving an emotional voice message to Benji. Victor honestly tells Rahim all the problems he has had with Benji lately after Rahim promises him not to tell anyone anything he said. Benji skips the school, which makes Victor worried about him, so he decides to visit Benji's house. Benji misses having fun with Victor, because they have been arguing a lot lately. However, Benjie is angry at Victor again when Benji finds out Victor told his secret to Rahim, so he thinks it is time to take a break.

After breaking up with Lake, Felix spends a night with Pilar on couch, and Felix thinks he has never been this happy lately. Pilar is definitely having a serious crush on Felix, so she decides to ask him out after nudged by Rahim. Felix reveals his mom will be discharged next week, and Pilar is proud of him. Pilar doesn't what else to say, so she kisses Felix. Felix kinda pushes Pilar away, so she runs away embarrassingly.

Mia's father gets a better job offer in California, so he wants to move his family. Mia knows her father always put work before her, so she doesn't even try to reject him. Mia's friends are surprised that she has to move away, especially Lake. Lake has lost her boyfriend already, so she can't afford losing the best friend of hers. She originally wants to defame Mia's father by tweeting something bad in his name, but Andrew manages to stop her from doing it. Andrew is Mia's boyfriend, so he would be missing Mia as much Lake would when Mia was gone. To make her stay, Andrew lets Mia know how much he loves her and convinces her to beg her father to stay. Mia talks to her father and asks him to do her a favor for this time. He agrees at first but walks back his words later on.

Trust is one of the most crucial things in a relationship. It is hard for someone to get over it after betrayal. Lake betrayed Felix's trust and ends up having him broke up with her. Victor didn't learn from her mistake and betrayed Benji by telling one of his deepest secret to Rahim.  

White? Sorry. I did not mean to be presumptuous. Um, it's just most of my friends are white, so they don't get it at all. How can you love your parents when you hate a lot of what they believe in? But you do, because you know how much they sacrificed to build a life for you.

Everything was amazing, and now it feels like all we do is fight.

Today is the big day for Benji, which is his birthday. Benji's mom wants to give him a surprise, so she asks Victor to come by tonight to join them for a table for four. Benjie is shocked to see Victor at the dinner, because he doesn't expect to see his boyfriend at this occasion. It seems that Benji doesn't even want Victor to be here. Indeed, this dinner is not only for celebrating his birthday but his one-year sobriety. Victor doesn't know Benji is sober for a year until then, because they drank together in the cabin. The truth is Benji was drinking something else while they were drinking. Victor can't believe that Benji hid such a huge part of life from him. Benji doesn't want Victor to think of him as an alcoholic, so he didn't tell Victor anything about his sobriety. Victor is mad at Benji now, because Benji has been telling him to open up, but Benji didn't. Benji reveals that he has been putting up with Victor's things a lot but he didn't complain them either, like Victor's mom doesn't welcome him at home. Benji comes by Victor's house to apologize for saying the mean things to him. Victor also apologizes, because he knows it is not easy to date him as well. They kiss and make up. Isabel returns home and she walks in on Victor and Benjie when they are in bed.

Lake told Felix's mom's problem to her mom, and she accidentally turned his mom in the psychiatric hospital. Lake knows she made a big mistake, so she wants to make it up to him. Mia tells Lake that a hot date might not be what he wants. Mia lost her mom before, so she understands how hurtful it is for Felix to go through the pain. Lake doesn't think Mia is supportive enough, so she just go with her plan of bringing Felix to the aquarium. Lake and Felix had their very first kiss when Felix told her that a male angler fish just wants his mate happy. Betrayed by his girlfriend, Felix doesn't think he can trust Lake anymore, he doesn't want to be angler fish anymore. Felix deserves to be happy as well, so he decides to break up with Lake. Lake is so upset that she goes back to Mia. Felix is upset too, but he goes back to his house to watch the show that he usually watched with his mom. Later, he is joined by Pilar, because she wants to make him happier.

Felix breaking up with Lake is somehow unexpected, because they have been a sweet couple in the last few episodes. Pilar is a nice girl as well, and the previous episodes have foreshadowed that she kinda has feeling for Felix already, so is Pilar going to make a move on Felix?

That night I kissed you, I told you the only thing a male angler fish wants is to make its mate happy. Yeah, I remember. I don't want to be that fish. I think need to be happy, too. And right now seeing you makes me really, really sad. So, I'm sorry, Lake. I don't think we can be together.

After coming out, Victor is now an admirable gay guy at the school who has some random kids reaching out to him. Pilar's friend, Rahim is one of the confused kids that wants some advice from a came-out kid. Victor is not sure if he's really the right person, because he cannot even talk with his mom openly with this issue. Pilar knows Victor can give Rahim useful advice, so she brings him home. Victor's mom, Isabel, shows up unexpectedly and she invites Rahim to stay there for dinner. Both Isabel and Rahim are theater people, so they are having a fun time. Even when Isabel knows Rahim is gay, she does not act weird. Indeed, she offers him advice and opens up why she cannot accept the fact right after Victor comes out. She just found it unfamiliar and it takes time for her to digest the fact. Victor is glad to to hear, because he feels like his mom is taking baby steps now. Though not welcomed by church, Victor still wants to support his mom for her performance at church. The godfather tells Victor unwittingly that his mom has been praying him to be straight again. Victor cannot put up with what she did, so he leaves in the middle of her performance. Later on, Isabel admits that she did it, and she feels terribly sorry for what she did now. She was taught that being gay is shameful, so she has this mindset engrained ever since. She promises she will accept who he is by being nicer to his boyfriend and tell Adrian that he's gay eventually.

Lake's mom shows up unexpectedly at Felix's house. Lake's mom wants to let his family know that she can offer help if they are in need. Felix and his mom don't want to be treated like a charity case, so Felix tells Lake that she should not involve in his family business. Lake's mom has friend who is a well known psychiatrist, so Lake wonders if Felix is interested in taking her mom to see the doctor. Felix tries to ask his mom if she is down to seeing a new doctor, but she turns mad immediately. Felix's mom even goes to find Lake's mom and tell her that she doesn't need help and make a scene before expelled by security guard. After locking his mom in foster care, Felix has to stay with Victor's family for a while.

Mia and Andrew are doing great, but Mia overreacts when her step mum, Veronica says something inappropriate. Veronica wants to invite Andrew to her wedding, but Mia rejects her proposal right away. She likes Andrew obviously, but she has got used to people she loved leave her. Andrew reassures her again that he won't be going anywhere this time.

Mmm. I'm glad you're here. Even if I don't deserve it after how I treated you. You know, I, I think I've gotten used to people I care about leaving me.

Victor doesn't hate playing basketball, but he quitted from the team, because he doesn't want to be treated differently by his peers. He is so lost, because he doesn't know what he belongs to. He feels like he is not gay enough to be with Benji and his friends. Benji's friend reduces him to just a handsome jock and a straight boy fantasy version of Benji. On the other hand, Victor's basketball team members find him too gay in the locker room. Victor is so confused because he doesn't know how gay he should be. He wants to fit in, but he doesn't know who he should become when hanging with different groups of people. Andrew knows his team is screwed without Victor, so he invites Victor back to the team and assures that he is no different than other players in the team. To make Victor realize he is a part of the team, Andrew and his team members even color their hairs in Victor's favorite color.

Felix brings Lake home and introduce her to his mom, because he think it is a high time. They get off a good start, and it seems Felix's mom likes Lake. In the middle of the dinner, Lake says she loves the plates. She doesn't mean to owning the plates, but Felix's mom intends to give the plates to her anyways. Rejected by Lake, Felix's mom has some sorts of breakdown immediately and breaks the plates. Felix then realizes that the new pills may not go well on her mom. Lake knows something is wrong about his mom. She wants to help her boyfriend to get through the challenge, but Felix has been dealing this alone the whole time, so he tells her that he doesn't need her help.

Armando and Isabel starts to catch feelings for one another after hooking up at her place last time. They both think that there is possibility for them to make up. Isabel apologizes and wants to start everything over. Armando doesn't think the root cause is this, but the way that they were used to certain kind of pattern. He feels like both of them have to change in order to get back together. Armando wants her to go to PFLAG with him, but she still cannot accept the fact, especially after the godfather says the god forbids gay love.

Lucy suspects there is something between Mia and Andrew from the way they looked at each other in the cabin. Isabel asks Mia, and she honestly tells her everything about her and Andrew. Mia has hooked up with Andrew before, but she has nothing to do with him now. Isabel cannot stand with the fact, so she breaks up with Andrew. Soon after the breakup, Andrew finds Mia, and professes his love to her once again. They kiss and make up.

I've taken a million shots with you, but I am about to take a million and one. Mia. Mia, will, will you ...

Victor and Benji are in a serious relationship now, and they have been kissing all the time. They don't have their own room, so they are having a hard finding privacy. Benji's grandparents own a lake cabin, so he thinks it might be a good idea to invite Victor and his friends to come and have a fun night together. Every couple is assigned with a room, so they can go all the way at night if they want. Benji has dated several guys before, so he is quite experienced in gay sex. On the other hand, Benji is Victor's first boyfriend. Clearly, Victor knows nothing about a gay relationship, let alone sex, but he is trying to learn along. Victor doesn't want to be like a wide-eyed boy in bed, so he wants someone to give him advice. Simon is his close gay friend, so he has been trying to call him, but he gets no luck. He is nervous and starts acting weird in the cabin. At night, Victor decides to open up to Benji and tell Benji how nervous he is. It is embarrassing to say something like that to your partner, but letting your partner know what you are thinking will surely make you feel better.

Felix also has no sex experience, but he still wants to the very first time to be special. Lake just wants to take things slow, so it gets him wonder if there is something wrong about his body. Knowing his own body is not perfect, Felix worried that Lake doesn't find him attractive anymore. Andrew is experienced, so he asks Felix to chill out and groom. Felix takes his advice and he gets hurt while shaving himself. He knows he can't hide it, so he confronts her and asks her why she is not interested in him lately. Lake tells him that she really loves him, but she is not confident with her body as well.

We are not born to be perfect, so it is normal that we have our own insecurities. We sometimes fear what our partners might think if they see us at our worst. My point is if your partners loves you, they should love your flaws and imperfections as well.

Hey, Simon. You said I could talk to you about anything. So, I think that I'm gonna have sex with Benji for the first time tonight, and I was wondering if you're around to chat.

Victor, sorry I missed your call. And you're right... I did tell you we could talk about anything. But your sex life is... Well, it's between you and Benji. If you're truly ready, you won't need my advice, or anyone else's. The only person who can make that decision is you.

I'm... terrified to have sex for the first time. I just don't really want our first time to be something else that you have to hold my hand through. I don't want you to feel like you always have to teach me how to be gay.

You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. And I know you might not believe me. But I'm not gonna stop telling you.

After coming out, Victor thought that all his problems would be gone overnight, but he has underestimated the consequences of coming out. Some kids at his school have been sharing their life with Victor, because he is their idol now. Most people in Creekwood are accepting but not every one of them. The coach of the basketball team tells Victor that some kids in team don't want him to be in the same changing room with them. Victor finds it ridiculous and off-putting because they have been changing together for a year now. Just because Victor has come out, some team players are now uncomfortable to change next to him? Victor wants Andrew to tell him which team player complain about him. He doesn't reveal who, but he suggests Victor that he should dominate in the upcoming practice so that other kids realize he is just the same with the others. He does perform well in the practice, but some kids still talk behind his back in the changing room.

Victor's dad, Armando doesn't really know how to support him when he came out. Armando still wants to maintain a good father-son relationship with Victor, so he goes to the family support group hoping to learn how to communicate with his son better. Armando meets Simon's dad in the meeting, and he advises Armando that he should start a conversation with something they love. Armando knows Victor loves sports, so he buys his son a pair of cool shoes. Victor doesn't accept the gift and admits that he has quitted the team.

Felix needs money to pay off the bills and repay Pilar, so he has been helping his classmates to cheat to earn money. His girlfriend, Lake wants to spend more time with him and go to party together, but it seems he is not interested at all except making more money. Felix knows he can't hide the secret anymore, so he tells her everything about his mother and the financial situation of his family. Lake understands and helps him to do the homework as they are 'we' now. Mia is madly in love with a college guy. He invites her to a party but he doesn't show up. Mia is disappointed so she got herself drunk. Coincidentally, Benji's ex spots her and texts Benji about that. Victor locates her and picks her up in the party. Victor tells Mia that he would love to be friends with her again, because she wants to him to be true to himself.

Even in an open-minded society, there must be someone who is not receptive to LGBT community. It is hard to force everyone to be less conservative and accept you. Having said you, you still gotta be you. You shouldn't change who you are just because you don't fit in the group. You can't make everyone likes you, but you can choose to be around people who like you.

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Victor is excited telling every kid in the school that he and Benji are official now. Before going to school, Victor's mum warns him to be careful of what he is going to say as they like making fun of other kids that are different. Her words get around in Victor's head, so he is now afraid of coming out publicly. When asked about why he broke up with Mia, he could clear things up by coming out, but he did not. Benji is somehow disappointed, but he doesn't want to force him to do anything. When the kids know that Mia and Victor broke up, they start to spread rumors that Mia cheated on him. Victor can't tolerate Mia being defamed, so he shoves one of the guy gossiping about Mia is a cheater as a payback. His parents are not all mad about his behavior, but his mum indeed glads that Victor still care about his ex girlfriend. This makes him more mad at her, because she is the very reason why he didn't have the courage of speaking up. Victor wants to hear his mum saying she supports her for whoever he is, but she still cannot say it out loud. Things didn't go smooth on the first day of school. Victor wants to talk with Mia about what happened, but she ignores her the whole time. Mia meets a college kid at a party, so she decides to hang out with him and his friends. She feels a little bit better after sharing what she has been dealing with lately with the college kids, and she starts to catch a feeling for the guy she just met. Mia is not interested in the high school drama, because she is interested in something else. Pilar overhears Felix's conversation with landlord, and she knows he is having trouble with paying the rent. Pilar doesn't want him to move out as he has been a good neighbor for his family. Therefore, she lends her hard-earned money to him so he can have enough money to cover the rent. Indeed, she has been saving up all the money so that she can go to a concert with her friends.

Though Benji really wants to hold hands with Victor at school, he knows that Victor is not ready, and he totally understands. It's so unfair to Benji to hold back his feelings, so Victor thinks that he has the responsibility to tell the truth and clear up all the rumors.

You're the only one that's being cruel. The only reason why you don't want me telling anyone that I'm gay is because you don't want me to be gay.

Victor. I don't think I could give up on you, even if I wanted to. We'll tell the school when you're ready, okay? and if I wanna hold your hand, or do something boyfriendy, then I'll just... I'll just do this.

Yeah. I, I guess, but still, you don't deserve this,
and if there's anything I can do..
Okay. Victor. Victor. You don't owe me anything. You're not my boyfriend anymore.
I know I'm not your boyfriend. But we're not nothing to each other. Are we?
I don't know what we are. I'll see you around.

Dear Simon, it wasn't as smooth as I planned, but Benji and I are officially out at Creekwood. To be honest, I don't know how people are gonna react, and I don't care. You taught me everything I know about being brave. And, and who knows Maybe one day I can inspire someone to be themselves, the same way you inspired me.

The last season ended with Victor finally opened up to his family about his sexual orientation. It doesn't go well as expected, because Victor's parents are quite conservative. Victor's dad tends to joke around his relationship with Benji to ease the tension, while Victor's mum still avoid to talk about it. Over the summer, everything has changed. Victor's parents are on a break now, so they live separately. His dad is now living alone, but he misses spending time with his family. He is living in depression, so he doubts whether he made the right decision of separating from his wife. When all is said and done, Victor still calls it the best summer ever, because his relationship with his new boyfriend, Benji, is going well They have been working together in the coffeehouse and getting along well the whole summer. Felix and Lake had become an official couple since the Spring Fling. On the outside, Felix seems to have a lot of fun in the summer as well, but indeed he is struggling with the financial issue. Mia got her heart broken when she found out Victor had been lying to her the whole time. Her dad also got engaged with another woman and they are going to have a baby. All these happened all of a sudden and it's just too much for her to handle, so she went away and become a camp counsellor for the whole summer. She bumps into Andrew when she returns home. Andrew has always been so nice to her, so she thought they could be a thing this time. Unfortunately, Andrew has found a new girlfriend, which means Mia doesn't stand a chance. She suddenly feels lonely, because it seems everyone around her has a partner now. She is the only one left out.

Victor and Benji plan to announce their relationship publicly on the very first day of school. Victor has mixed feeling about it. He is both excited and terrified at the same time. He wants everyone else knows he is dating Benji, but he doesn't what others might think about him when they hear it. He fears that others might react the way his parents did when they know he is gay. Life sucks when you cannot share the joy with your loved one. Being with someone is probably one of happiest things in life, but they aren't happy about it because the relationship is not up for their expectations. One of the reasons why Victor transfers to Creekwood High School was that he got to be whoever he wanted to be and had a chance of redefining his life. Is Creekwood High as receptive as Victor thought?

After the therapy session, Zoey goes back to her normal life again. She seems normal again, but she does not really enjoy the repeating life that she is in. She has Simon as a boyfriend, but she does not has a strong feeling for him anymore. She wants Max, but he gets a new girlfriend already. She regrets putting their relationship on pause when they have just a small fight. Zoey finally realizes Simon and she are not meant to be, but when she wants to go back Max, he is not available for her. Because of a mistake she made, her (love) life is a mess now. Zoey doesn't think it is fair to Max if she continue to linger when she has no feeling for her. Therefore, she decides to break it up. She thought it would be hard to tell him, but it turns out to be so easy as Max brings this up first.

Max is going to New York next week, and it seems that he is not planning to come back. Before his departure, Mo plans to throw a going away party for him at their restaurant. In the dinner, Zoey's co-workers unwittingly reveal the secret that Max gave up the position to her on the first day they met. Zoey feels like she is fraud because she did not earn the job by herself. Max tells her that he genuinely found her better than himself, so Zoey kind of forgives him. In a dream, Zoey meets her dad, and he suggests her to take the risk or she will never know what happens next. Being encourage by her dad and Mo, she decides to go to the airport and chase back Max. Zoey is bummed out again when she hears Max singing a heart song that he is in love at the airport, so she is not taking any actions this time. When she is about to give up, Max shows up out of the blue. Zoey finally has the courage to take on the risk and admit she is truly in love with him. When Zoey is confessing her love to him, Max finds out he has power of listening to other's heart songs as well.

You have to move on whether you like it or not. After the death of her husband, Maggies feels lost because she is not used to the life without him. Throughout the season, Maggie tries to live her life to the fullest by trying something new, be it gambling or partying. In the very last episode, she realizes that she wants to be loved again, so she decides to put herself out there again. It is not really betrayal, because Mitch would want her to be happy as well even though he is not around. Zoey is also forced to grow up after the passing of her dad. She has been relying on her dad so much that she finds herself in depression from time to time ever since then. No one likes losing our loved ones, so does she. She did make mistake and resort to drugs early, but with her charisma, she gets to power through them one by one. Even with her own problem, she still tries to make use of her special ability to help people out. The love story of Perry and Mo is not easy. They fall in love with each other at the first sight. However, Perry is not comfortable with coming out again and wants to take thing slow. Though there are so many things that they cannot agree upon on, they know that they are right for one another, so they are going to make it work against all odds.

Maybe that's part of the problem, right? You shouldn't have to try so hard.

Life works in mysterious ways, Zoey. You know, it's all about timing. You don't know what's gonna happen. Love could be right around the corner.

Mo, I have no idea what kind of struggles you and Perry will have together in the future, but... I've got a feeling he wants to make it work. And so do you.

I want to thank you for not giving up on me or us and teaching me that a partnership and a friendship can co-exist.

Because you deserved it more than anybody. Because I saw your passion and intelligence from minute one and knew instantly that you belonged there because you were a great code who was meant to be there. And I wasn't gonna take that opportunity from you. Even if we had just met that day.

No, I know. It's scary. It's unpredictable. Look what happened to you. I'm sorry about that. Life is full of surprises. And it could be hard for somebody who wants to feel they're in control of everything. But... if you never take the risks...

We are going there, because if I don't say something, I might regret it for the rest of my life.

Max Richman. I am not gonna to be scared anymore. Okay? I'm not gonna run away from you because I'm afraid of feeling too much. I... I have no idea what the universe has in store for you and me, but... what I do know is there is someone very special looking over us, so... I guess what I'm trying to say is...

In the last therapy, the doctor told Zoey that she cannot accept the loss of her people. In this therapy, the doctor asks Zoey to take a trip down the memory lane to recount the day where she had the feeling of losing someone for the first time. The day is her first day at Sprqpoint. Back then, she still lives with her parents and her brother. She is so psyched for this day, because working in Sprqpoint has always been her dream. That's the reason why she dresses up for the day by wearing suit. Her dad also makes her lunch for this big day just like what he did for her first school day. Max is the second one she meets in Sprqpoint, but she does not have a good first impression on him. He is so mean that he mocks her for wearing suit on the first day. Much to everyone's surprises, it turns out that they are not officially hired by Sprqpoint at this moment. They are all gather here for the final stage of the interview, only two winners get to work there. Leif is the first one she meets in Sprqpoint and Zoey thinks he is a good coder, so she would like to team up with him, but he turns her down. This leaves Zoey no choice but to work with Max for the following competitions. In the first competition, Both Max and Zoey think their way is better than the other, so they don't really cooperate well. They end up being the 3rd place and get to proceed to the next stage. Both of them want the job and don't want to lose, so they decide it is time for them to work as a team rather than working individually. In the next competition, they are asked to crack the code. Unlike the previous round, Max and Zoe work together this time to find out the code by gathering the clues. Surprisingly, they finish as the first place. Zoey realizes Max is so good at singing and he is not that annoying that she used to think. Before competing for the very last round, they have a short yet deep conversation about their dream and family. Zoey receives a call from her father saying that her Mum has to do a surgery, but there's nothing to worry about. Zoey wants to go to the hospital, but she doesn't want to miss the opportunity of getting in Sprqpoint as well. Max tells her to go and suggests that she can do the coding while on her way to the hospital. Zoey hops on the Mo's car, and this is her first time meeting Mo.

In the last competition, they have to build a prototype. On her way to the hospital, the idea of a coffeemaker that can make coffee based on the user's heart rate comes to her mind, so she share her thought with Max, and he loves it, so they are making it happen. Before the surgery, Zoey overhears Maggie telling her husband that she loves him and wants him to live happily if she's gone. Max comes to the hospital and tells Zoey that she won her position. However, the story is not like that. Max and Leif are the ones who won the competition, but Max thinks Zoey deserves the role more than him, so he gives up the offer.

Your life is going to change forever after you have lost your significant other. When you almost lose someone, you will realize how fragile human could be. You loved one could be gone at any time so you better spend more quality time with them where they are still around you.

I always thought my parents were sort of... indestructible super humans... but... in that moment, seeing... the look on their faces, the love, and the fear in both their eyes... I realized they were just people... two people I could lose at any moment.

When I heard my parents sing the song that I had heard them sing to each other a thousand times before... that's the moment I realized how fragile it all is. Like... all that love could be taken away in the blink of an eye.

After consulting the therapy, Zoey realizes that she has to do something to make it up to Simon, because she had been neglecting him all the time. She originally wants to spend the whole weekend out with Simon alone, but Rose suggests that they can do a charity run together with her and Max. Simon finds it fun, so they are going to the run in costume. In the Bay to Breakers, everyone seems so high, except Zoey and Max. It is so obviously they don't like dressing up and running in peculiar costume, but they do it anyways because of their significant others. It was fun but also exhausting. After the competition, they sit down and have a meal at Maximo. This turns out to be a double date for them, but it is a bit embarrassing for them as Zoey has dated both Simon and Max. Therefore, it is unavoidable for them to talk about what they did when they were still together. Max suddenly sings out loud to express his desire of moving to New York. Zoey finds it off putting, because she doesn't want him to leave. They are not a couple anymore, but it seems weird for Zoey not wanting Max move out with Rose. The therapist says many of her closed ones left in her life, so she cannot afford another loss. She doesn't want to be abandoned by someone she loves anymore, but Max is not her boyfriend at the end of the day. Zoey has to accept the fact that her best friend cannot stay with her forever, and Max wants to take a break from their friendship.

Perry sees Mo as his partner, so he would like to introduce him to his ex partner. Perry thinks Mo and his ex partner are of different personalities, so he is afraid they might not be getting along. However, it turns out that they like the same movies and actors, which makes them bond so well. Perry's ex husband and Mo have different vibes, but they don't have any problem with each other. The problem is Perry, because he is the only worried about them. He is not ready to be with another gay partner again, because he still cares what others see him. Mo does not want to date anyone that is not ready to come out, so he thinks it might be a time for them to break up.

Ever since Deb took Maggie to casino, Maggie becomes a frequent gambler in casino. She is so lucky that she has been winning money on a streak. Fearing that Maggie might become an addict to gambling, she tries to spy on her. Just like others, Maggie does not like being stalked, so she is a bit mad at Deb. Indeed, Deb just wants to check on her to make sure she does not have gambling addiction, because her husband was a serious gambling addict. Maggie forgives her and assure her that she can still control her obsession of gambling. Maggie is unstoppable in the casino that she has won a huge sum of money. She does not know how to spend it, so Zoey suggests that they can go on a vacation together.

Emily cried out for help at the end of the last episode. Zoey knows that she has to help Emily, but it seems that Emily is pushing others away. After talking to Simon, Zoey doesn't want to give up on her, so she plans to do something with David at dinner to make Emily open up. Maggie's friend, Deb, interrupted the dinner as well as their plan. It is obvious that Emily wants to shut them out. Their perfect plan failed to go as it is planned, so Zoey needs to find another way to let Emily let out her feelings. Inspired by Simon, she is going to have a girls' night with Emily. Zoey originally wants to talk with her all night in comfy outfit, but that's not what Emily thinks about girls' night. Emily wants to dance and get drunk, so Zoey follows her.

Annoyed by her party with other couples, Maggie doesn't want to meet with them again. Ever since the funeral, her friends around her just view her as a widow, but Maggie wants something more. Maggie asks her widow friend, Deb, out to hit the town. Deb takes her to the casino to enjoy the night by impersonating as someone else. They are both having fun, and it is a kind of girls' night for Maggie and Deb.

Max's girlfriend is going to leave the town, which means their relationship is about to end, because they agreed that it is a casual relationship. Deep down, Max loves her so much, and he doesn't really want to be the Mr. Casual. Mo and his boyfriends are going well, but Perry still hasn't introduced his children to him for fear of their relationship is not going to last long. Simon wants to spend more quality time with Zoey, but she is busy figuring out how to help Emily open up her feelings.

Mo is going to sing in the church, so he invites his friends to come. Zoey gets emotional when hearing him sings. She has been hiding her secret superpower of being able to listen to others' feelings through songs. It is about time for her to be honest to Simon about the power she has.

Out of Mo's surprise, Perry comes to church along with his children. Perry was dreading to let his children to know Mo, because he was not so sure whether they can be a thing. Seeing Perry and his children at church does take him by surprise, because that means they are taking thing serious now. Max knows that he loves his girlfriend so much that he doesn't want to let her go at all. Even when they are worlds apart, they can still keep a long distance relationship. Max tells exactly what he thinks to her, and it turns out she had the same thought. Both of them had agreed to keep it casual, so they didn't bring this up so as not to put pressure on one another.

Zoey finally hooked up with Simon, and she is feeling great about it. Mo has a friend that can connect with the spirits, so he invites Zoey over to give it a try. As a science person, Zoey doesn't find her convincing. Indeed, Zoey feels like the spiritualist is just a scam.

Though Max is no longer her boyfriend, but they still remain good friends like what they were before. Zoey and Max are in relationship now but separately with different partners, but they are happy for each other for finding the right one. All of a sudden, Max sings a very sad hearts songs to Zoey, but Zoey doesn't get it. She wonders if he is hiding something behind her, but it seems he's more than normal than Zoey. Zoey believes that her power is not functioning well, so she reaches out to Mo. While Mo is having a fight with his new hookup, he sings a song that he would never sing in real life. With all the evidences, it is clear that Zoey's superpower is unstable.

Zoey's employees are still arguing which idea is better for the new phone, but then they start to sing a sad song, which doesn't make sense at all. In the office, Simon also sings her a strange animal songs that almost creeps Zoey out. Back to home, Zoey wants to check on how her mum is doing after throwing a party for other couples. She obviously doesn't feel happy, but later she sings an upbeat song in front of Zoey. At that moment, she realizes the people around her are switching songs.

Zoey suspects Max's new girlfriend has something to do with Max's heart song, so she goes to her event with Max to find out what she has been doing. Zoey is right on that Rose and Max switched their songs. Rose reveals that she has been sober for a while now, but she didn't tell the whole truth to Max fearing that he might look at her differently. Zoey is facing the exact same situation with her, because she doesn't know whether she should be honest with Simon about her secret superpower. After a short chat, they both agree that it is better to be honest. Rose comes clean to Max, and Max is glad for what Zoey did to her. Zoey wants to do the same to Simon with what Rose did to Max, but she still hasn't had the courage to tell him the whole story. Having said that, Simon still loves Zoey. He even makes her a chair for her to stand on so that she can reach for the upper things.

With Mo's detective mind, he figures out that creepy animal songs belong to his new boyfriend Perry, because the stuffed animal is something that Perry's son needs in order to sleep. That means Simon and Perry switched the songs. Most mysteries are solved by now, except one really sad song that sung by Max. With all the clues given by the spiritualist, Zoey figures out what causes the glitch. It is not the spiritualist meddling with Zoey's power, but it is herself leaving out someone. Emily is going through something, and she has been trying to reach out to Zoey the whole week. However, Zoey didn't pay attention to her texts crying for help. Emily wanted to sing her a song, but Zoey didn't even give her a chance to sing out her feelings. At the end, Emily finally lets out her feelings, and things are getting back to normal.

Zoey has been relying her superpower too much that she used to wait for people to sing their heart songs in front of her. This is her way to get to know what others are feeling. This is the reason why she omitted Emily, because Zoey didn't recognize Emily is in need. Zoey's superpower did help herself spot some of the innermost feelings of others, but it is not omnipotent when people are not around her. On top of that, she is not completely honest with that superpower she has. A good relationship is built on trust. If Zoey doesn't let Simon know she has the power of hearing his feelings, she definitely gets the upper hand in the relationship, which makes the whole situation unfair.

Zoey is going to have her 30th birthday soon. This year was a tough year for her, but she survived, so it is a good time to celebrate with her friends and family that helped her to get through all the things. She wants to make it as grand as possible, so she tries to invite everyone she knows to the party.

Mo finds the new fire marshal hot, so she tries to find excuses to see him. He clearly knows what Mo is trying to do, so he tells Mo he is fine if Mo wants to ask him out. That's why Mo takes the hot fire marshal to Zoey's party.

Zoey and Max are on a break now, but she is still uncomfortable when Max flirts with another girl. Zoey cannot put up with the scene when Max is singing a heart song to the new girl, so she decides to have a mature talk with him to see where they stand. Zoey tells him honestly that a neighbor of hers has a crush on her and she is having a crush on Simon as well. All the new information make both of them uncomfortable and they start to have a very tensed discussion. Max does not want to ruin the night, so he walks away.

Upset by the fight with Max, Zoey wants to cancel the party. When she makes the announcement in front of her co-workers, she can tell how disappointed they are. She doesn't want to let them down, so she changes her mind again to have the party back on.

At the party, Zoey is glad to see Max is there. Max brings her a record that they sung together before in the bed. Zoey loves it though she doesn't have that strong feeling for him now. They have that discussion about their relationship again, but they are so calm this time. Zoey just wants to let him know that if he should go for it if he loves the girl. She doesn't want to be his burden holding him back. Max say something similar to her in return, so that means both of them are back in the game. The guys living next to Zoey perform his own song with his band and tries to confess his feelings for Zoey. Zoey thinks he is too young for her so she turns him down. At the party, Simon comes with another girl, so Zoey first thought that she doesn't stand a chance anymore. However, the girl tells her that she is out to have a date with another guy, which means Simon is available now. Zoey doesn't want to let him slip away again, so she invites him over at her birthday night. She can't hold back her feelings anymore, so they have their first kiss that night.

The last thing I want is to hold you back, so if you want to pursue something with her, it would be it would be wrong of me to... get in the way.

The grand opening of Max and Mo's restaurant is coming up soon, so they are all excited about it. The day before the opening, a fire marshal comes in and spots that some of the facilities have violated the code and warns that the restaurant cannot be open to the public without addressing all the problems. Luckily, they manage to fix all the problems within a day and have their grand opening as planned with just a bit of delay.

Zoey did stargazing with his dad before, they promised to see it once again next time. Though her dad is not here anymore, she still wants to recreate the moment by herself.

After being dumped by Joan, Leif has a hard time. It takes some time for him to get back in the game. He recently matches a woman called Kaia online, and they have good text exchange. However, Leif is nervous to meet her in real life. He did ask her out one time, but she bailed on him, and Leif thinks that she did it intentionally. Zoey feels that Leif was overthinking, so she persuades him to give her one more try.

Zoey's brother, David is now the one to take care of the baby, but his life without work seems a bit dull for him. Zoey feels that he wants to drift away from what he is singing, so she asks David to stop by Aiden's house sometime. David used to be in a band, and he is a good keyboard player, so he has fun jamming with Aiden's band. David wants something more than jamming with them occasionally. He wants to join Aiden's band as a keyboard player, but he gets rejected because of his age. David is down, but he does not give up easily, so he goes and finds them one more time telling that how good he is and he might brings some gigs to the band. All the band members agree and he is in.

Zoey loves helping people, because she treats everyone with kindness. With the superpower of hearing other's feelings, she feels like it is necessary for her to go for extra mile. When she knows David wants to break free, she suggests him to drop by Aiden's house sometime. When knowing Leif is having a moment because he is not sure whether to go out or not, she talks him into it. It turns out Kaia is not really in love with him, she just wants to work in his company. Zoey tries to solve other's problems even before they reach out to her. All the words she said and the advices she gave are sincere, but they might not be useful all the time. However, even she messes up, she will still try to fix the problem. Over the last few weeks, Zoey has been relying on her friends and family to solve her emotional problem, so she does not want to be other's burden once again. However, that is not what friendship is. Friendship is built on trust and respect. If one needs help, the other one will be supportive and always be there for him/her. Friendship should two-sided, where they support each other mutually.

so... Take it all in and remember, you can never recreate the memory of this night, so, uh, don't try. Just... enjoy the moment cause... you can never get it back again.

Because I'm tired of being a burden, and... You guys are always there for me, and I just... I don't want our friendship to be one-sided.

The last episodes ends with Simon calling out his company for being racist. Zoey is surprised for her action because she had absolutely no idea he would do that in the press conference. Indeed, Simon did try to let her know, but she just did not get it. As a friend of Simon, Zoey feels terribly sorry for how he was being treated because of his race, and she is supportive for his action. But as a supervisor of Simon, Zoey is asked by his boss to tell him to retract what he said. Zoey doesn't how to communicate with Simon about this, so she asks her another black friend, Mo's advices. Mo feels like her intention of seeking his advices is exactly the racial discrimination that he has been talking about. Zoey learns that she should not view someone based off their colors, because everyone, including people of colors, should be equal. In the meantime, Zoey asks Max and Mo pitch their startup idea to her boss, because he would like to support business with people of colors. Max originally thought that it would be asking for guilt money, but they really need that amount of money to continue the business, so they go for it. The boss is not quite impressed by the idea, but the investment is not so big and he would like to support the minority group, so he gives some funding to them.

Zoey decides to tell Simon straight about what the board wants and emphasize that she is just a messenger. Simon is upset by her words, because she clearly does not know what he had experienced before. Simon is a black man, a minority in a company that is dominated by white people. As a woman in the IT industry, Zoey thinks that she is also a minority, so she should have shared similar experience and feeling with Simon. Unlike Zoey, Simon did not have a good mentor, so he had to work harder than anyone else to find his place in the company.

Tobin complimented Max after Max giving that controversial speech, but Max only thinks Tobin was giving a half-hearted remark. Tobin likes to joke around, so he always strikes others as a light-hearted person that does not take thing seriously. Zoey knows he is struggling in this office, so she tries to ask him to open up. Tobin reveals that he is afraid of being rejected because of his Indian ethnicity. By joking around and make friend with most of the co-workers, he just wants to fit in to a workplace full of white guys. He did not want to make the situation more complicated than it was, but he finally decides to speak up for the minority in the company by posting a comment of his experience in the company. His experience resonate with other co-workers with colors in the company, so the number of complaints to the company blows up in one night. Simon was thinking about quitting because he is not going to walk back his words. However, all the complaints prove that Simon is not the only one being treated unequally, and the company should take the blame of being racist.

Sometimes, people don't even realize they are discriminating others indirectly because they have taken it for granted. Their comments might not be serious, but the listeners may find them offensive anyway. If we can treat everyone equally without judging their races, it would be an ideal world for everyone to live in.

- Is there something you wanna say that's on your mind? Look, Zoey, I love you,  but you rely far too much on me to do your emotional heavy lifting, and it's exhausting. I mean, it's hard enough for me to walk around this world as I am, and, no, I'm not about to tell you how to talk to your Black friend at work. So go figure that out on your own.

It's impossible for you to be on my side in this situation, and you cannot rewrite an experience you know nothing about

Choosing happiness does not seems to work on Zoey as she did not end up joyful after practicing choosing happiness in her life. At the end of the last episode, she met her old friend, Aiden. They hit it off real quick, and they have been hanging out together for some time now. Aiden is a carefree man that does not seem to care about the things in his life and he is doing pretty great. Zoey wants to be like him, so she decides to take a day off to experience being a rebel by trying to do something she has never done. But who would say this is a wild day if it is just ticking things off the bucket list. Aiden makes a counter suggestion saying that they can do drugs together. Zoey was not so sure about it, but she is persuaded by Aiden to give it a try. When the drugs kick in, Zoey is feeling high and a bit unconscious of the surroundings. Much to her surprise, her boss calls in and would like to have an urgent meeting with her at her house. She was so afraid that she would ruin the whole thing up if she is still on drugs. Advised by Aiden, Zoey goes with the flow and have fun with her boss while taking drugs together. With the effect by drugs, unconscious Zoey starts to complain how unfair the life is when she gets stressed out by caring so many things around her. She starts to wonder what her life would be if she can care less. As pointed out by Max, being indifferent is the complete opposite of Zoey's character, because her being caring is one of the reasons he fell in love with her. Her words do influence her boss to start thinking about what he has been doing though she did not mean to. Her boss wants to live his life by selling his company, which is definitely not the consequence that Zoey was expecting.

Mo and Max thought investors would be keen on their project, but it turns out no one wants to invest in their business. Max's dad is quite a rich person, so Mo suggests Max to ask his dad to invest their business. They do a little presentation for Max's dad, but their product obviously does not impress him so much. In spite of that, Max's dad is willing to invest in their business. Max should be glad about it, but he's not. Max needs that capital to run the business but what he wants more is his dad's support. He decides to turn it down immediately as the cheque does not come out of genuine interest of their business but just because Max is his son. Maggie is mad at Jenna for pranking her client, so Jenna decides to leave. Max is asked by his boss to defend the product's malfunctioning, but he would like defend the justice more.

Caring people is one of qualities of a good person. It is definitely not wrong to care for the things around us, but making time for self-care is important as well. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Enjoy life, take each day as it comes, go with the flow

She cared so much about my dad. We all did. And none of that changed anything. All it led to was a bunch of people being devastated. That's the price of caring.

We give and we give to the things we love only to end up feeling empty. Well, I can't do it anymore. I need to live my life. I need to figure out who I am away from all this.

What is the secret to happiness? After recovering form her terrible nightmare, Zoey is told that she has to choose happiness if she wants to be happy. When she is ready to charm the pants off her colleagues, she is asked to fire some of them. It is definitely not going to be a good day for Zoey, because it is just hard for her to make such decision. However, she is the manager now, she has no choice but do what she was told. George is a whimsy chubby guy that Zoey kind of enjoy talking to him, but it turns out he did not perform well on his job. The result leaves Zoey no choice but to fire him directly.

Mo and Max are not getting along well at the beginning of the business. Mo wants the place to be blessed, so he invites his friends and do a karaoke cleanse, which obviously not enjoyed by Max. He think it is not fair for him to do all the works while Mo is just getting all the fun from partying.

David is going to celebrate his 100th victory at court, but this doesn't impress him much. Working as a lawyer definitely makes his family better off, but he doesn't enjoy doing much now than before. He has been dying to spend more with his family especially after his baby was born. After the passing of his father, he feels like life is too short that he doesn't want to miss a single moment with his newborn son. He treasure quality family time, so he has the urge to quit his job. His wife, Emily didn't support his decision at first, because of the ramification of losing a huge portion of income. She didn't want to ruin the plan they had, but she doesn't want to see his husband being unhappy on the job either. They have to change the future plan one way or another, but as long as they are standing by each other, it is not that big of a deal.

Maggie is doing great in the business after coming up a fantastic design with Jenna. Jenna hints that the client, Roger, might be interested in her, which Maggie didn't believe in her at first. Later, Roger did try to ask Maggie out, but Maggie turns him down saying that she is not ready for a new relationship. She feels like beginning a new relationship soon after his husband's death is a betrayal to him. She just does not feel good about it.

I guess no one wants their loved one to be alone for the rest of the life. When the significant other is gone, the other one still deserves to be happy.

In the last episode, Zoey's mum, Maggie, has a hard time of getting over the passing of Mitch. In this episode, it is Zoey's turn to have issues with the passing. Zoey keeps having nightmares of her singing alone at an empty house at night, which makes her cannot sleep well. Without sleep, she wakes up sluggish all the time and cannot focus on what she is doing. After taking over the fourth floor, she feels like she is taking on too much stuff. Since she cannot wrap her head around too much stuff at a time, she listens to Simon's advice to let her subordinates to handle some of them. Delegation does not make Zoey feel more relieved but makes her even more frustrated. The things her subordinates did cannot live up to her expectation, so she still has to step in to resolve the conflicts. Her sources of pressure do not only come from working, but also from her new boyfriend, Max. After having that special moment with Max, she is supposed to feel closer to Max. However, she still doesn't feel comfortable to open up to Max about her nightmares and all the stress she has been having. Max and Mo are starting a new business, but they cannot settle for most of the things, so they have arguments sometimes. Since Zoey is one of Mo's best friends, Max would Zoey to talk with Mo about it, but Zoey is not aware of what he is trying to say. Max finds it frustrating when Zoey is not listening to what he says most of the time. He suggests living together at her own house, so that they can have more private time and she might have her nightmares gone for good. Originally, She thought that moving back to her own house and live with Max can make her feel better, but she still has that terrible nightmare over and over again. Max tries to help her, but Zoey just doesn't know what to talk to him. She feels like her life is such a mess now that she has no idea how to deal with it. She cannot even communicate with Max well, so she thinks it might be high time to take a pause from their relationship.

Bereavement is an unavoidable experience after the passing of someone, and different people react differently to grief. Some may keep crying, and some may find something to distract themselves or even numb the pain. Working is probably one of the greatest distraction as it can keep one busy and forget you were thinking about. However, Zoey put too much pressure on herself after the promotion. Obviously, she hasn't got over her father's death. She only forced herself to move on even when she's not quite ready yet. Therefore, she ends up with a nervous breakdown thinking that she is a failure and doesn't how to fix her life anymore.

Well... I mean... Do you think we rushed into this? I mean maybe... Maybe I pushed you when deep down, I knew it was probably too soon after your dad. Maybe I just wanted to be with you so badly that... I was willing to go for it.

After kissing Max, Zoey goes on another date with Max. They want their first time to be romantic and memorable, but things do not go as they expected. They have to switch places and rearrange another to avoid being interrupted by her family and friends. However, Max can't get his song out of his head even without distraction. This is quite annoying, especially when Zoey has the ability to listen others' heart songs. To make everything works, what Zoey does is going with the flow. It turns out that they are making a duet together the whole time in bed.

Zoey's mum seems cannot get over her husband's passing, because she still looking up the information of PSP. Indeed, she just wants to help someone out there. Emily's sister, Jenna, is in town to visit Emily. Jenna is a friendly and helpful sister, but she is too friendly that her sister finds her a bit annoying. Emily is exhausted for looking after her newborn all day, so she just want to have a break. With Maggie's advice, Jenna helps her taking care of her son, thereby allowing her to rest. With Mo's creativity and Max's technical skills, they are working together to build something innovative. To make it official, Max would like to sign a contract with Mo. Mo doesn't want to get into an agreement and whatnots, so he wants to blow the whole thing off. Max is upset by it, so he seeks help from Zoey. As Zoey is a manager in an IT company, she suggests them to try some trust building exercise out together. At the end of the day, they bares their souls about their insecurities. Mo reveals that he had ruined a friendship for partnership, because he thought he could do everything on his own. He doesn't distrust Max, but he doesn't trust himself. He is afraid that he would make the same mistake again when going into agreement, so he'd rather stay out of it. Max tries to talk him into doing this together and let him know that the contract is not restrictive at all. Mo agrees and signs the contract with him together, which means they are going into business.

Something bad happened with the product the company sells, so Zoey needs to take the lead to solve the problem as she is the boss now. Zoey asks Leif to debug the problem. Leif confesses to Zoey that he caused the trouble, because he wanted to release something big to the market as soon as possible to prove his leadership. Zoey tells him that she wasn't a good manager before, so he shouldn't beat himself up. Instead, Zoey just wants him to take a note of that and do not make the same mistake again. Zoey does not want the workplace gets too much fun for the guys, so he introduces several female colleagues to work with the guys.

Zoey is back! The last season's finale ends with Zoey's dad, Mitch's funeral. This season continues the story after few weeks of the funeral. Mitch is an irreplaceable member in the family, so it takes time for everyone in the family to go through bereavement. Zoey has not been in mood with working and has been lying on the bed since the death of his father. Zoey's mum, Maggie finds it guilty for experiencing the joy that Mitch cannot enjoy, so she does not dare to even hold the baby. Zoey's brother, David and his wife, Emily, are stressed out for looking after their newborn baby. Zoey's best friend, Mo comes to her house to drag her out of the bed, so this is her first day to resume her normal life. Zoey first asks Max out before going back to work. Max gifts Zoey a ring hoping to shield her from all the pain. When she is back to the office, she runs into Simon. Simon tells Zoey that he will support her just like how she supported him before. Both of them did not force Zoey to make a decision, because they know that there was so much going on for her. Instead of turning against each other, Max and Simon bond together with Mo. They were concerned about Zoey, so they hanged out a lot to update each other. Max and Simon do not compete face to face, but both of them still want to date her deep down.

The office is no longer it used to be, and the new environment freaks Zoey out. She originally thought she lost her magical power, but she did not. When she steps in the office, she can still see others singing and dancing around her. She is overwhelmed by the new stuff and get even stressed out when her boss wants her to take up a higher position. Things just happened even when Zoey locked herself in her own bedroom. Grief takes time, but life has to go on as well. Zoey and her mum accidentally find out that Mitch left each of them a video. However, they cannot bear to watch the whole video as he is suffering while recording. David finds a video that his dad recorded on a better day. It is a message to Maggie and also his son and daughter. He predicted that he would be gone soon, so he tries to comfort them. He does not want them to waste so much time on grieving, because there is a lot to do in  life. It is hard to live without your loved one, but it does not mean that your life is pointless ever since then. There is still someone in your life that needs your love and care, so it would make them worried if you cannot move on after a long time. Zoey finally wraps her mind everything just happened. She decides to accept the promotion to be the Executive Director and takes Max as her boyfriend.

After breaking up Clementine for some time, Joel runs into her in a bookstore, but she doesn't seem to remember him at all. He find out Clementine has used service provided by Lacuna to erase her memory of him. To get back at her, he decides to erase Clementine from his memory as well. The procedure allows him to take a trip down memory lane, where he remembers how deep he loved her. At that moment, he tries to wake up to avoid his memory being erased, because he still loves her. Most of his memory is erased, and "Montauk" is the only thing that he remembers. On Valentine's Day, Joel decides not to go work as usual but to take a train to Montauk impulsively. Joel runs into Clementine again and they fall in love again.

Funny how it all goes around, they want to forget the past relationship, but they find each other again by chance and fall in love once again. Breakup is a stage of depression for everyone, and every one of us has our own way to cope with the distress. To move on from an old relationship, forgetting your ex is probably the most effective way, but it is easier said than done. Does having your ex erased from the memory mean all your problems are solved?

Lacuna's business model is to make profit by helping erase past relationship from someone's memory. Most of them just want to have peace of mind, but not all of them can get what they want at the end of the day. Mary works at there and she falls in love with the surgeon, Howard. She is shocked to know that she had an affair with Howard before and her memory had been erased before. Having her memory erased does not stop her from loving Howard again. In other words, the memory eradication cannot change the fact that she is attracted to Howard, so it it meaningful to erase the memory?

The memory obliteration is also unethical. Stan is a technician in Lacuna, but he takes advantage of the client. Clementine was his client before, so he knows her things and what she had gone through. Stan enters a relationship with Clementine soon after getting an upper hand in this relationship. However, their relationship doesn't last, when Clementine bumps into Joel on her way to Montauk.

No one knows what a relationship can lead you to. Who knows what comes next, it is likely that you might have makeup right after breakup. Life is full of uncertainties, and it is hard to completely forget someone, especially when you have gone through a relationship with someone. The stuff around you may remind you of your ex from time to time, and it let you wonder what could happen if you were still together. When you just break up with someone, you just feel like no one understands the feeling. However, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. No matter how bad your past relationship was, you surely had some takeaways from them.

Phil is a weatherman in Pittsburgh who works with producer Rita and photographer Larry. They are required to travel to Punxsutawney to cover the upcoming Groundhog Day on 2nd February. He is not interested in Punxsutawney, so he just wants to go back to his home once covering the event. However, he got stuck in blizzard, so he does not have other choices but to stay there for the night. When he wake the very next day, everything is so familiar to what he did on 2nd February. He realizes that he got stuck on 2nd February in a time loop. He understands that what he does has no consequences at all, because things will reset after the midnight. Therefore, Phil goes all out doing crazy things, but it feels like nothing has happened on the very next day. Besides, he also makes use of the time loop to get an upper hand in a relationship. He wants to go all the way with Rita, so he keep collecting her little secrets by repeating the A/B testing in conversation in the time loop. It goes pretty well at first, but it goes west when he tries to make out with her or tell him he loves her so much. Phil is down for being rejected so many times, so he has been trying to kill himself. Obviously, none of his ways work, and he wake up in one piece every time in the morning. One day, he tries to convince Rita that he got stuck in a time loop, and they begin to feel the spark between them. Though he still wakes up to the same thing, he is now more optimistic than before and tries to make every single day a meaningful day for himself and people around him. He starts picking up something he has never done before, helping someone live better and saving people's life. He is now a different man, and Rita is impressed by his new qualities. To his surprise, he unwittingly makes Rita fall in love with him. The love they have is so genuine that helps him break through the time loop eventually.

What makes a relationship so special is that the love is genuine. It is hard to force someone love you if she has no interest in you. Getting to know every one of her secrets does not really pull her closer to you. To get to know someone is not only about knowing one's hobbies or habits, it is way more than that. If you want to befriend with someone, you get to treat someone with heart. You need to let that someone to be familiar with you as well, or it is just a one-sided friendship. Dating with someone is more or less the same, except you also have to make your crush attracted to you as well. Knowing what she likes is just the basics, you need to impress her with your own qualities or magic.

On Tim's 21st birthday, his father tells him that he has the power of time traveling. He did not believe it at first, but he does what his father told and successfully travels back to have his first kiss. He is quite overwhelmed by his new superpower because he can do a lot with traveling time, but he just wants to save his love life.

Tim's sister, Kit Kat, invites a friend of hers, Charlotte, to stay in the house at summer. Charlotte is a lovely blonde girl that Tim cannot help falling in love with her since the very first day. He confesses his love the day before she is going to leave, but she tells him it is too late. Therefore, he travels back the first day she came to his house and tells her he loves him. Ironically, she tells him it is too early and asks him to save it until the last day. Tim realizes time traveling seems to be an almighty way to solve all problem, but it still cannot make someone fall in love with you.

Hi. Sit down. I know you've probably suspected this, but over the last month I've fallen completely in love with you. Now obviously this was gonna happen because you're a goddess with that face and that hair, but even if you didn't have a nice face, and even if you had absolutely no hair because of some bizarre medical reason, I'd still adore you, and I... I just wondered whether, by any chance, you might share my feelings.
Wow. I tell you what. Why don't we see how the summer goes and then you ask me again on my last night?
Your last night?
Yes. Try me on the last night. See what happens then, shall we?

Big lesson number one, all the time travel in the world can't make someone love you.

Tim later moves to London to pursue his career as a lawyer. He is still thinking of getting himself a girlfriend, but he has no luck. He meets a wonderful girl in a restaurant while doing blind dining. It all goes so well. However, he loses her phone number when he traveled back to save his friend's show. He only knows her name is Mary and they both love Kate Moss very much. He did find her in an exhibition of Kate Moss, but she has a boyfriend already. To get her back, Tim goes back a bit to ask her out before she met her new boyfriend. Everything goes well and they have a fantastic night together, because Tim has traveled back to make sure he is giving his best. Tim and Mary are like meant to be together. Their relationship develops so fast that he moves into her house soon. Tim runs into Charlotte and he is quite uptight, so he travels back to avoid any embarrassment. This time, Charlotte tries to hit on her, but he knows that he turns her down right away. He knows how much he loves Mary, so he proposes to her the same day. He brings her back to meet his parents and starts to prepare for their wedding. Their wedding does not end up with what they had expected, but Mary is still happy for what she had.

Do you wish we'd picked another less wet day?
No. Not for the world.
And so it begins. Lots and lots of types of days.

Kit Kat is involved in a car accident because she and Jimmy have been having argument all the time. Tim tries to travel back in time with her to fix her problem but he messes up.

I can't go back past the birth again, can I?
No. I should have mentioned that. You're okay till it comes out but the exact sperm at the exact moment got you this  particular baby, so if you do anything the tiniest bit different, you'll have a different child.
So, every day until yesterday is as it will always be? Lost?
Just like for everyone else.
Okay. interesting.

Tim knows that the her sister's problem cannot be solved by going back in time, so he and Mary help her deal with her problem after the car crash.

Tim's dad has a terminal cancer, but he cannot fix it by traveling in time, because it would mess everything up. He knows he is going to die soon, so he shares his secret formula of happiness with Tim.

But then came part two of Dad's plan. He told me to live every day again almost exactly the same. The first time with all the tensions and worries that stop us noticing how sweet the world can be, but the second time noticing.

Though Tim's dad is not here anymore, Tim can still meet him and play with him once in a while by using his time-traveling superpower. However, Mary wants another child with Tim, which he'd love to, but that means he is not going to be able to travel back to the time before the birth of their baby. In other words, he has say goodbye to his dad for the very last time.

Is there anything at all I can do? Is there anything you want to do? I don't know. There is this one thing. A quick little walk. Totally against the rules, of course,  but if we don't change a thing, if we're very careful, it shouldn't do any harm. It would be nice.

Time traveling is probably one of the most coveted superpower, but it is definitely not a panacea for all problems. Trying to rephrase your words or act in another way would not make much difference at all. If you keep traveling back in time to make sure everything is perfect, it would be quite tiring, because making mistakes is just unavoidable. It is hard to have a flawless life. One reason that makes life so beautiful is that it is flawed and not perfect at all. A normal life should be full of regrets, surprises or challenges. If you want a perfect life that goes exactly the way you want, you probably have to keep going back in time to fix the problems. However, the problem is that you are not living your life if you keep going back in time. It is obvious that no one wants to loses anything or has any sad moments throughout the whole life. But that's life. Life is full of ups and downs, and people comes and goes. It is hard to accept any losses, but no one can stop that. All you can do is to enjoy every moment you have, so that you would not have any huge regrets when you look back later.

Joe is a music teacher who always thinks that he is born be a musician because of the influence of his father. His mother does not want him to follow his father's path, but no one can stop him from pursuing his musical dream. One day, his dream comes true as he finally gets a gig to perform on stage. He is so excited about this gigs that he falls down in the hole accidentally. He is in the Great Beyond, but he doesn't want to die, so he escapes to the Great Before. Jerry thought Joe was one of the mentors, so he is asked to mentor 22, a soul who is unwilling to go to the Earth. 22 has been mentored by many great people, but none of them could help find her spark. He makes a deal with 22 that he will take her badge when she gets one. No matter how hard they try, it seems 22 can never find her spark. With the help of Moodwind, Joe is able to find his body on Earth, but 22 enters his body while he enters to a cat's body.

It is common for us to say we hate this or that, but do we really hate it? Sometimes, we may be fed up with the thing that we just want to quit, but do we really mean it? If that something is our thing, we probably won't quit it easily. Life is hard, but it will get better when you keep trying. 22 used to hate most of things, and it seems that she can never find what she truly loves. As a matter of fact, living on Earth is not as hard as she thought. She finds it fun because she gets to try many new things, though she did hate some of these things in the Great Before. She wants to stay in his body for a little while long, but Joe does not allow him to do so. They eventually end up being caught by Terry. 22 has found her spark, but she does not know what it is. Joe uses her badge to go back to the Earth and finally gets to perform in front of the people. It is an amazing performance, but he still feels empty after doing this long-awaited gig. It is something that he has always wanted to do, but it does not give him much satisfaction as he thought.

We always think that the spark is our purpose or the reason to be here, but we are more than that. Even we have passion on something, it does not mean that you can only do that something. There are many things in the world that can cheer us up as well.

Don't put a limit on yourself, you can be more than who you think you are.

And another thing, they say you're born to do something, but how do you figure out what that thing is? I mean, what if you pick up the wrong thing? Or somebody else's thing, you know? Then you're stuck. - Been there before.

Mom, I know we've had some rough times, but you're right, I can't be truthful with you. Because it seems like no matter what I do, you disapprove. Look, I know you love playing. Then how come except for church, you're the happiest when I don't? I finally land the gig of my life and you're upset.You didn't see how tough being a musician was on your father. I don't want to see you struggle like that. So Dad could pursue his dreams, and I can't? Your father had me. Most times, this shop is what paid the bills. So when I'm gone, who's gonna pay yours? Music is all I think about. From the moment I wake up in the morning to the moment I fall asleep at night. You can't eat dreams for breakfast, Joey.Then I don't want to eat. This isn't about my career, Mom. (SIGHS) It's my reason for living. And I know Dad felt the same way. (SIGHS) I'm just afraid that if I died today, that my life would've amounted to nothing.

Truth is, I've always worried that maybe there's something wrong with me. You know? Maybe I'm not good enough for living. But then you showed me about purpose and passion, and maybe sky-watching can be my spark. Or walking. I'm really good at walking. Those really aren't purposes, 22. That's just regular old living. But, hey, when you get back to the You Seminar, you can give it an honest try. No, but I've been at the You Seminar for thousands of years and I have never felt this close.

All right. I'll have you back in your bodies in no time. No. I've gotta find it here, on Earth. This is my only chance to find my spark. 22, you're only loving this stuff because you're in my body. You can find your own thing to love when you get back to the You Seminar. Now, come on, I need my body back. Now!

A spark isn't a soul's purpose. Oh, you mentors and your passions. Your purposes. Your meanings of life.

It's just I've been waiting on this day for my entire life. I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, "I'm trying to find this thing they call the ocean." "The ocean?" says the older fish. "That's what you're in right now." "This?" says the young fish. "This is water. "What I want is the ocean."

Your spark isn't your purpose. That last box fills in when you're ready to come live. And, the thing is you're pretty great at jazzing. But, Joe, this means you won't get to... It's okay. I already did. Now it's your turn.

So what do you think you'll do? How are you gonna spend your life? I'm not sure. JOE: But I do know... I'm going to live every minute of it.

Mark has been stuck in the time loop and has the same day repeat again and again. The day is nothing special for him, but he tries to find something fun out of this boring time and boring place. He thought he was the only one in this time loop until he meets Margaret. He had a crush on Margaret when he first saw her, so he has been trying to impress her and ask her out. They have been hanging out since then, but she always has to leave early and in a hurry even though she has got like infinite time in this time loop. They want to work out the theory behind this time loop, but all these things just do not make any sense to them. Mark comes up with an idea that they might make their ways out if they have collected every tiny perfect thing in this town in the time loop. He knows Margaret is a space girl, so he has prepared a little surprise for her to make her feel happier. She is impressed by what he has done and finds out that he has been drawing a map of them. Mark finally has the courage to kiss her, but she pushes him away, because she just wants to be friends. Instead of hanging around with Margaret, Mark starts to think about other people other than Margaret or himself. He originally wants to get everyone out of this time loop by traveling somewhere far away to escape from the singularity, but it does not work. He knows he is still stuck in this time loop, but he wants to make something different by making others feel better.

He had focused too much on finding all the tiny perfect things that he ignored most other people in the neighborhood. He clearly knows that what he does will be undone tomorrow, but he still wants to cheer them up. Accidentally, Mark finally finds out why Margaret has to leave early everyday. She is not being shady, she just has to say her last goodbye to her mother. This day being repeated again and again in the time loop may be an ordinary day to Mark, but it is definitely a memorable day to Margaret that she does not want this day to be gone forever. Staying in this time loop is probably her biggest dream, because she gets to stay with her mother forever. The reason she does not want to leave the time loop is that she hasn't got over her mother's death. But now even her mother is not there for her, she is not alone. She has found someone that will accompany her for the rest of her life.

Life might not be perfect all the time, but life is definitely full of tiny perfect things. The pace of life is too fast that we don't have enough time to enjoy all the tiny yet perfect moments happen in our life. If we try to slow things down, we can easily find our own perfect moments.

Like everyone else is dreaming and you're the only one who's awake.

Mark, you don't understand, okay? I'm not like you. I don't want to seize the day. I just don't want the day to seize me.

Okay, then take her on a stealth date.  Just you two hanging out, no big deal, and then bit by bit, by imperceptible degrees, things get more and more romantic. And then bam! You kiss her.

Is this 'cause I won't kiss you? Why don't you just kiss one of them?
'Cause I don't want to.

She told me this story about how, when she was a little kid, she was always looking for the fourth dimension. It sounds cheesy, but when I met her, it was kind of like I found it. There was just more to everything than I'd ever seen before. And there was more to me, too. And there always had been. I just never... realized it until Margaret showed it to me.

What are you thinking about?
Just this boy. I messed that up.
It's never too late. I mean, unless you're dying of cancer, but not until then.

Death, it's so terrible. So terrible to lose someone. And if you don't face it, if you don't deal with it, then......you just end up losing yourself, too.

It's true that we're losing time every day, all the time, until one day it's all gone. But you're gaining it, too.  Every second, perfect moments, one after the other, until, by the end, you have your whole life. You have everything. And it costs you everything. But it's worth it. I promise that it's worth it.

The point is, is that I was wrong. We're the ones sleeping. Everyone else is awake, and it's just us dreaming. I know it's gonna hurt really bad... ...but I think that I have to wake up now. I think that this is the moment.

Bianca and Kat are sisters, but their characters are completely different. Bianca is outgoing and loves partying, but Kat hates all things Bianca loves and she is a bit antisocial. Bianca has always wanted to date someone, but her overprotective father does not let his daughters to date in fear of teenage pregnancy. Cameron is a new student at school, and he has a huge crush on her when he first saw her. His friend Michael tells him that she is just an arrogant girl and she is probably out of his league. As a matter of fact, his father only allows Bianca to date only if Kat has a date first. To fulfill this condition, Cameron has been trying to find a date for Kat. Patrick seems to a perfect date for her, but he is uninterested in her. To hook them up, Cameron asks Joey to pay Patrick to date Kat. As the same time, Cameron knows Bianca wants to know French, so he volunteers to be his French tutor by teaching himself French first.

Patrick tries to hit on Kat, but he gets no luck. With Cameron's information, he begins to catch her attention. He tries to listen the same type of music she likes so that they can have a common topic. Kat gets drunk in the party and she starts to have feeling for him. She is bummed when Patrick pulls away while trying to kiss him. But they get back together when he sings her a song in front of the whole school. Originally, he dated with her just for the compensation, but now he is really in love with her. Kat was dumped by Joey before, so she didn't believe in love before meeting Patrick. Patrick has changed the way she looks at guys that not all guys are misogynists or jerks. Patrick was a complete jerk before, but he grows while dating Kat. He now knows what love really is and starts to care about others, even for Cameron's love life.

Bianca loves Joey and she feels like he loves her too. But the truth is Joey dates her just because he had a bet with his friend. Bianca was blinded by him, because she just wants a partner and be invited to prom. But the longer she stays with Joey, the less attractive she finds he is. Cameron was so disappointed that Bianca is not interested in him at all and she has treated him like nobody. When Cameron starts to confess his true feelings to Bianca, Bianca realizes that she was so infatuated with Joey that she has neglected Cameron the whole time, the one who truly loves her. They kiss in the car and they start dating from then on.

See, first of all, Joey is not half the man you are. Secondly, don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want. Go for it!

I don't like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to other people's expectations instead of my own?

Reina and Nory were born special, because they know some tricks that normal people can't do. Because of their magical ability, they were sent to Sage Academy, a prominent magical school. Reina is a talented girl who can control her magical power easily, but Nory is apparently less talented than Reina as her magic is a bit wonky sometimes. Reina is really a talented student but she is still not as good as the top performer in the class, so she is stressed all the time. On the other hand, Nory's magic is almost the worst, so she is classified as UDM. UDMs are often seen as a threat to the school, because they seem to be an easy target for shadow magic. Knowing they cannot learn magic really bum Nory out, because developing her magic has always been her dream. Though she clearly knows that she is not allowed to use magic, she still find time to practice her magic. She wants to prove to others that UDM is not unteachable, but her magic is not as good as others after days of practicing. The headmistress is mad at them for using magic secretly, so now all of them cannot attend the Founders' Day. What Nory did is not an absolute failure, because now Skriff believes that UDMs can be so much more than what Sage expects. With Skriff's teaching, Nory and other UDMs are able to embrace their shortcomings and make good use of them.

On the other hand, the teacher has been pressuring Reina, because she thinks that Reina can achieve more. Since then Reina is confused and stressed all the time. Unlike Nory, Reina does not get along well with other students, so she is overwhelmed by all the new things at school. Chandra offers her a book to improve her magical skills, but it turns out to be the Shadow Magic Book. Reina's power is much better than before, but she seems can't control herself well. Nory knows that Reina is up to something, so she is going to stop that with her friends.

UDMs are different, but that does not mean they are useless or dangerous. Their magic might not be the most perfect, but they can make good use of the wacky magic with guidance. They are born to be magical, so not allowing them to use magic is just like asking them to be someone else. Like other typical Disney movies, one of the messages delivered by this movie is to be true to yourself. You don't have to follow what others tell you to do and you don't have to do things to please others. If you think they are wrong, just prove it that you are as capable as others and show them your talents. Give yourself credit, because you are more than what others think you are. Believe in yourself and never give up even when someone tells you to. You are all special in your own way.

Stargirl sounds magical, is she magic? She appears out of nowhere on the first day of the school. She dresses and behaves differently, and other students only know that she was homeschooled. Leo falls in love with her when he meets her for the first time. He is impressed by the fact that Stargirl knows his birthday and sings him a birthday song even though he had no idea who she was. The school's football team wins for the very first time in history after Stargirl cheers the team by singing in front of the whole school. She is like a lucky charm to the school, because she is just different from anyone else at school. Stargirl strikes Leo as a mysterious yet charming girl. Wanting to know more about her, Leo follows her after school and begins to make conversation with her. Ever since then, they hang out a lot after school and start dating. Everything goes well until the final football competition. This is the championship game between the school and the defending champion. Stargirl cheers with other cheerleaders for the school as usual, because she has been viewed as the lucky charm. During the match, a player from the opposing team gets hurt, but no one cares about him. Stargirl does not feel right, so she accompanies him to the hospital. Her action shocks the whole school, because she is helping the opposing team. Leo blame her for that and questions her why she cannot be just like anyone else.

The reason why Stargirl wants to go to school in the first place is making more friends, but she does not want to fit in. She acts differently, because that is who she is. She does what she wants to do and gives what she thinks people might want. Needless to say, the things she did sometimes went backfire. She might not know what everyone wants, but she is just trying to be herself. She has tried to blend in, but she clearly knows that she is not like anyone else. She cannot pretend to be someone else, because, deep down, she is always Stargirl, the girl who loves helping others.  

Things are moving so fast that we do not have enough time to process before making a decision. We do the thing without thinking why we do it in the first place. Sometimes, it is better to slow things down, because you do not have to hurry everything. Step back and take a moment to reflect what keeps you doing the thing. It takes time for you to process when you are uncertain.  

Leo used to be a boy that stands out the rest at school, but he changed after being bullied on his first day at school. He cared so much what others thought about him, so he has been trying to be like others. Eventually, he forgets who he was. It takes time to find out who you are, and no one else can help you answer this question, except you.

After the dance, Stargirl disappears out of the blue, and it seems nothing really happened after all. She is a magical girl that is too good to be true. Her magic trick is treating everyone with kind heart, even for strangers. She may be different because of her magic, but she is real.

Look at this bone. Now there is nothing more real than that. But that doesn't make it any less magical. You think things have to be real or magic, but the best things are both.

But as the memories became stories, and the stories became memories, even we began to wonder. She was just a girl, wasn't she? A girl just like anyone else.

Westley is just a farm boy, but he is in love with Princess Buttercup. They are madly in love, but Westley knows they cannot marry together if he has no significant achievements. Therefore, he sets off to find his fortune and promises will return to her. Later, Buttercup receives the news that his ship was wrecked while sailing, so she believes that he is dead. Few years later, she is forced to marry Prince Humperdinck. She has told the prince clearly that she is not in love with him, and her true love will always be Westler. Few days before the marriage, Buttercup is kidnapped by 3 bandits, Vizzini, Fezzik and Inigo. Vizzini is the leader of them. Fezzik is the one with great strength, even he does not exercise much. Inigo is trained to be a best dueler and he just wants to get back at the one who murdered his dad. While they are kidnapping Buttercup, someone in mask keeps pursuing them behind. Inigo challenges him for a fight, but he is not as good as him. Fezzik wants to fight with him with bare hand, but he fails either. Vizzini plays a game with him, but he gets tricked by the man as well. The one in mask gets Buttercup and take her away. Buttercup thought he was Dread Pirate Roberts, the one who killed her beloved one, so she pushes him down the hill. To her surprise, he is not the killer but her beloved one, Westley. They managed to get past the deadly swamp, but they cannot escape when surrounded by Humperdinck's army. Buttercup promise to the prince that she will marry him unless he is willing to send Westley back. Back in the palace, Buttercup thought Westler is safe now, and she is upset by the fact that Wester does not come and save her. Indeed, Westler is captured by the princess and being tortured. Inigo happens to know that the one who killed his father is now in the castle, but he cannot past through the gate guarded by the army. He needs Westler's intelligence to help him bypass, so he tracks Westler down and takes him out. Westler is dead already after the torture, but he revives from the cure by Miracle Max.

Nothing can stop true love. Westler has never broken his promises to Buttercup because of their true love. True love makes him endure all the tortures and even makes him revives from death. With true love, there is almost nothing you cannot do. Being with someone you love or wanting to see the beloved one makes you have power to break through all the troubles along the way.

Though this is a romantic comedy, it is not like any other rom com. It has become a cult classic because of the story and some of the cringy scenes. There are also a few quotable moments that makes this old movie ages well. It is still a classic and timeless romantic comedy today.

Anti-monster laws are now repealed, zombies are welcomed by humans, and they can visit Zombietown freely. Zed and Addison are still a lovely couple, so he is going to ask her to go to Prawn with him. While he is asking her out, they discover a group of werewolf in the forbidden forest. People have not seen any werewolves for ages, so this news make everyone panic again. To protect the citizens, the mayor reinstates the anti-monster law again, which means Zed cannot go to the Prawn with Addison. Zed has been waiting for Prawn to come for so long, so he cannot let it slip away. Zed decides to shake things up and protect the rights of zombies, so he is electing the president against Bucky. Believing that Addison is the Great Alpha because of her white har, werewolves try everything to track her down. Zed's campaign is mostly about inclusion, so they invites werewolves to go to school with them. To help them adapt to the new school life, Zed wants to teach them how to fit in. But werewolves are not going to do what he told them to do, because they have their ways of doing things and are not going to change for someone else. The reason why Zed wants to run the president is that he wants to be accepted to the Prawn, but he is indeed too afraid to show who he is. Bucky is a charming leader with lots of followers, so it is fair to say that Bucky has certain advantage in this election. Zed does not want to lose, so he tries to copy what Bucky does to keep with him. He tries to hard to make everyone believes that he is just as normal as other human beings, but others knows that Zed is not a human when the Z-band is not functioning. To win the election, Zed has been trying hard to pretend to be a normal human and a charming leader like Bucky, but these are not his real identities. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot change his zombie's root.

Addison is people person, so she is good at leading people. She wants to become the leader of the cheer squad, simply because she wants to unify the group and bring everyone together. Addison believes that everything is better together, so She enjoys being part of the group. But being part of the cheerleaders does not make Addison feel she truly belongs. Addison knows that she is different from others, so she always gets the feeling of being an outsider in this town. Unlike Zed, Addison does not have a crew to back her up, so she just wants to find where she belongs. She is offered a chance of becoming part of the werewolf pack, and she really wants to take the chance. But, Zed takes it away, because he does not want her to become a monster. Deep down, he still cannot accept the fact that he is a zombie not a human.

An incident happened ages ago caused half of the residents turned into zombies. The zombies are so deadly that they might eat someone's brain off. To protect the normal citizens, the government relocated all zombies to Zombietown. Zombies are required to wear Z-Band so that they will not too violent. With such policies, there is no more accidents of zombies attacking people, but normal people still have fears for zombies.

Today is the first day when zombies are given the chance to study with normal people in a school outside Zombietown. Zed is so excited to going to school, because he finally gets to join the football team if he aces in the tryout. The truth is zombies are indeed not treated equally with other humans. Technically speaking, humans and zombies are now studying at the same school, but zombies are only allowed to stay in the basement. Playing football has always been Zed's dream, so he sneaks it out anyway. Humans start to panic when they see Zed running around the campus. Coincidentally, Zed and Addison are hiding in the same room, so they get to meet and know each other. Addison is new to the school, so she was excited of the tryout on the first day too, but it is ruined because of the false alarm. She used to think zombies are unapproachable, but she was wrong. He was wrong about humans are bad, because some of them are amiable too. Addison invites Zed and his friends to the pep rally. An accident happened, but Zed saves Addison by catching her in the air. Since then, Addison begins to have a crush on Zed. The principal and the coach see the potential in Zed, so they now want Zed to join the team. Zed agrees on a condition that the school will become a more inclusive place for zombies progressively. Zed knows that he has to win the competition for the sake of all zombies, so he hacks the Z-band to make himself more powerful. He helps the team won several competitions, so he and his zombie friends are the popular kids. The cheer squad used to be the popular kids in school, so they are jealous of the zombies. Addison is one the members in cheer squad, so she is not allowed to see Zed.

Addison's hair is a bit different from others, so he has been wearing wig all the time to fit in the crowd. She did fit into the crowd well, but she does not feel good. She is a part of the cheer squad now, but she does not see eye to eye with them. Other cheerleaders hate zombie, so they do not allow her to hang out with them or they will kick her out. From Addison's perspective, Zed and his friends are just like her. It is so unfair to treat them unequally just because they are zombies. Zombies can be good too, but they have been discriminated by humans ever since their existence. They did nothing wrong, so they should not change themselves to fit in.

As one of the first batch of villain kids being taken to Auradon, Mal and her friends believe they have the responsibility of giving other villain kids a second chance to live in a better place. However, something happens when they are bring the second batch of villain kids back to Auradon. Hades is trying to escape using his magical power, but Mal manages to prevent him from leaving. She now realizes how dangerous it is to bring other villain kids back to Auradon. Mal had accepted Ben's proposal, so she is going to the queen one day. Because of this, she now has the responsibility to protect her citizens in Auradon, and opening the barrier again might be a threat to the kingdom. To guarantee no evil guys can hurt the citizens in Auradon, she suggests closing the barrier for good.

Audrey is so jealous of Mal being the queen. If Mal did not appear, Audrey would have become the queen. She cannot accept the fact that she is not going to be the queen, so she is getting back at Mal by getting Mal's mother's scepter. With the scepter, she is now the evilest woman in the world, and she has got the power to do all the evil things. Audrey first turns Mal into an old woman, Ben into a beast and make everyone else falls into sleep. To save the kingdom, Mal knows the only way to break the spell is to have Hades' ember, which means she has to go back to the Isle. She goes back to the Isle with her friends, and she gets it eventually because Hades is indeed her father. While she is heading back to Auradon, the ember is taken by Uma. Uma is unwilling to give it back first, but she makes a deal with Mal that the ember will be returned only if all the villain kids are released, and it is agreed by Mal. Mal and Uma are supposed to be in the same team against Audrey, but they are not getting along well as usual. They realize they cannot win the battle unless they fight together. They are all in this together, so they agree to celebrate the difference for the sake of saving Auradon.

Being evil is not inherently bad, sometimes it is good to be bad. Surrounded by good people, you will be good eventually. The behaviors of bad people might make you panicked, but it does not mean you have to shut them down. Everyone should have be given a second chance to be a better person. As a matter of fact, calling them the villain kids does not mean that they are evil in blood, it is just because their parents are evil. It is not fair to treat them as if they are going to be evil like their parents. They should not blame Mal for making such decision, because she was just overwhelmed when being crowned as a queen. She still remembers who she is and where she is from as she is always the kid in the Isle of the Lost.

Mal is going to become a Lady of the Court in Cotillion, but she always has the thought that she does not fit in Auradon. Since she is the girlfriend of King Ben, she has to pretend to be perfect to live up other's expectation. She knows she is not perfect at all, so she has been using magic to make everything seems perfect. After discovering that Mal had been using spells, he is mad at her, so she runs away. She runs back to Isle of the Lost, because she feels like she belongs to there. To get Mal back, Ben goes there with Evie, Carlos and Jay. He has found Mal, but he fails to convince her to go back to Auradon. They do not keep an eye on Ben, so he gets captured by Uma's gang. To save Ben, Mal needs to give what Uma's want, the magical wand. They cannot imagine what the world will become if Uma gets the magical wand, so they decide to give a fake one to her instead. Lonnie overhears their plan while Carlos and Jay are trying to make a wand using 3D printer, so she joins the fight with them. Uma gets tricked by them believing that is the real wand, so she releases Ben. When she realizes that the one she is holding is a forged one, she asks her gang to fight back. After a fierce fight, Mal and her friends manage to escape from the scene, but she leaves her spell book by accident. After what happened in the Isle of the Lost, Mal believes that she is still in love with Ben and the fact that Ben truly loves her. Ben got spelled by Uma, but the spell is broken when Mal kisses her, because true love works every time.

Auradon is indeed a land of opportunity, where you can be whoever you want there. It does not matter what your past is, you can live your own life without hiding your true identity. You don't have to ashamed of your past, because everyone has our own past. Whether you like it or not, it is your roots and that has shaped you who you are today. Showing your true colors is definitely easier than pretending someone who you are not. If someone does not like the real you, s/he is not the one for you. In other words, if you have to pretend someone else to impress your crush, your crush might not be suitable for you, unless your crush is willing to meet you halfway.

Not pretending someone else does not mean that you cannot change. You don't have to be bounded by the stereotype. The past is the past, what it matters is who are now. It is perfectly fine to change who you are in this ever-changing world as long as you can stay true to who you are. If you have a chance to change, go grab it because it might slip away sooner or later.

Ben, the son of Belle and Best, is going to the be King, and he has decided his first proclamation is to give 4 children in the Isle of the Lost a chance to live and study in Auradon. Maleficent thinks that it is a good opportunity for their children to steal the wand and get all the villains out of the Isle, so the parents let their children go to Auradon.

Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay don't want to let their parents down, so they have to remind themselves the goal once in a while. Evie has a magic mirror, so she is able to get score high in the tests with its help. Impressed by her intelligence, Chad approaches Evie, but he just wants her to do his homework. Mal is a popular kid at school, because she knows how to make the girls' hairstyle look better with the help of spell. With her rising popularity, she is able to get along with other kids in a short time. Learning that only Ben's girlfriend can sit in the row next to Fairy Godmother, Mal decides to use spell to make Ben to fall in love with her so that she will be his girlfriend. At first, Mal just wants to take advantage from Ben, but she finds Ben irresistible after dating with him. She does not want Ben's fake love, so she has prepared an antidote to reverse his feeling. Indeed, Ben knew that he was under a love spell at the very beginning, so his feeling for Mal is totally genuine. Jay and Carlos are like partners in crime, they stick together all the time. They get into the school tourney team together and help them win the final match. They love playing game with those guys. All of them have never had such fun before, because they did not get to choose what to do or play back then. Though most of the students in school know that those 4 are not bad people, some of their parents still have concerns.

Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay have been living in he Isle of the Lost since they were born, so they were heavily influenced by their parents. They just wanted to make their parents happy, so they weren't doing things that they enjoy the most. Coming to Auradon is their new chapter of life, where they can start every fresh and do the things they want. Actually the parents do not love the kids, because they did not treat the children well. They have never learned to love someone until they came here and have found the one they truly love.

In case anyone (just like me!) who is confused which movie the characters come from, you can refer the list below:

(Beauty and the Beast) Belle and Beast ~> Ben,
(Cinderella) Cinderella and Prince Charming ~> Chad, Fairy Godmother ~> Jane
(Mulan) Mulan and Li Shang ~> Lonnie
(Sleeping Beauty) Maleficent ~> Mal, Aurora and Prince Phillip ~> Audrey
(Snow White) Evil Queen ~> Evie, Dopey ~> Doug
(101 Dalmatians) Cruella de Vil ~> Carlos 
(Aladdin) Jafar ~> Jay

It is summertime, so it is time to join another summer camp for sure. Mitchie has not seen her love interest, Shane, for a whole year, so she is so excited going back to camp and spend the whole summer with him. While heading towards the camp, Mitchie notices something different this year, a new camp is organized across the river. The new camp is called Camp Star, which literally means it is a place for creating superstars. While Mitchie and her friends are doing their performance, Camp Star sends parachutes to invite them to their bonfire. They think it is going to be fun, so they set off without a second thought. Impressed by Camp Star's performance in the bonfire, some Camp Rock campers and staff switch to join Camp Star instead. Most campers stay, but Camp Rock has lost a number of staff which makes them impossible to run the camp. To keep the camp running, Mitchie and her friends decide to take up the roles of counsellors. It was tough at first, but they manage to run it smoothly with their efforts. To show Camp Star they also got the moves, Camp Rock performs on the same stage again. To decide who's the winner, both camps agree to do a final jam on a broadcast TV show. When Mitchie realizes that their resources are way less sufficient than Camp Star, she is afraid that they might lose in the competition. To step it up, she is now in charge of arranging the show and making it grander. Campers just want to have fun in the camp, so they prefer having more time to play rather than rehearsing. Mitchie does not see eye in eye with most campers, so she is a bit mad and depressed. She thought Shane was the only one who still understands her, but she was wrong. Shane also wants to have fun too, but he changed his mind when he realizes that the responsibility of saving the camp should not be entirely on her. To take up the responsibility of saving the camp, campers in Camp Rock are working together to put on a great show. Meanwhile, Nate falls in love with Dana when he first saw her performing in Bonfire. To get in touch with her, he often snoop on her across the river and try to meet her by crossing the river. It did not go well at first, but Nate bonded with Dana when he sang off his feeling to her.

Not everything has to be perfect all the time, sometimes things are better when they are perfectly imperfect. As the old saying goes, the ultimate goal of competing is not to win but to enjoy the competition. It is fine to lighten up sometimes, because we don't have to be uptight all the time.

Michie has changed a lot since the last summer camp. She was not really a leader in the last camp, but the appearance of Shane caused her to change. Now, She is not a shy girl anymore, she is able to lead other campers. She is not hiding who she is, but she is showing her real self and music to everyone with no shame.

Music is Mitchie's life, but she has never performed in front of audience, because she is a shy girl. Going to Camp Rock has always been Mitchie's dream, but her family cannot afford the fee. Fortunately, her parents wins the contract of Camp Rock this year, so they are able to bring Mitchie to the camp with a discounted price. Mitchie is so excited to hear this news, because her dream has finally come true. Mitchie knows that she is not as rich as other campmates, but she still wants to fit in. To impress other kids, she starts to make up stories about herself and her family. Tess, possibly the coolest kid in the camp, finds Mitchie's background intriguing, so she invites Mitchie to sleep together in the same cabin and sing with her in background. Mitchie is a talented songwriter and singer, but she does not show it off most of the time. Shane overhears Mitchie singing her own song, but he does not know who the singer is. He finds her voice so beautiful, so he is dying to find out who she is. Mitchie run into Shane while she is in kitchen and the other time when he is playing his guitar. Caitlyn always has beef about Tess, so they get into a fight when Tess thinks that Caitlyn trips over her on purpose. Mitchie knows Caitlyn is the one who started the fight, but she did not stand up for her when asked by Brown. As a result, Caitlyn is required to work in kitchen as a punishment. Unsurprisingly, Caitlyn finds out Mitchie's real identity when working in the kitchen. Caitlyn understands why she was trying to hide in the first place, so she did not reveal Mitchie's secret to anyone else. Meanwhile, Mitchie starts to bond with Shane, because he thinks they share similar experience and background. Accidentally, Tess finds out who Mitchie really is, so she reveals the truth to everyone else in the camp. Shane is disappointed that Mitchie lied to him the whole time, so their relationship is falling apart. What upset Mitchie the most is that she is not allowed to perform in the final jam because Tess accused Caitlyn and her stealing the bracelet.

Final Jam time has arrived, everyone is busy preparing for their performances. Tess thinks her friends cannot keep up with her, so she vents her anger on them. Her friends cannot put up with her anymore, so they quit and decides to perform separately. Mitchie always want to perform on the stage, so she begs Brown to let her play after the final act.

There is nothing wrong wanting to fit in, but fitting in might not as easy as you thought. To pretend someone that not you are requires you to keep making up stories cover another lie. It is not fun to lying to your friends. It is also embarrassing when they find out the truth. Be true to who you are. It does not matter where you come from, what only matters is who you are. If you are nice, everyone wants to be friend with you.

Time flies, they are all senior students now, which means this is their last year of high school. Troy is still the basketball team captain, so he is leading the team to compete for the championship again. Undoubtedly, wildcats wins (again!). They are about to graduate, so everyone starts to talk about the future. Miss Darbus wants to do a musical about senior year, so she asks her students to join the production. They were reluctant in the first place, but all of them are interested in joining after being nudged by Troy and Gabriella. Gabriella is going to Stanford, because this is her lifelong dream. But for Troy, he did not make the decision. His Dad is dying to see him going to the same college with him since long long time ago. Being admitted to his Dad's alma mater has always been his dream, he was trying hard to get in the college last summer. But now, his mind has changed, he does not want to the basketball guy only. He wants something more, but he does not want his Dad disappointed as well, so he is struggling to make a decision. Gabriella was notified that she has been accepted into the Stanford Freshman's Honors Program, but she is on the fence. She knows it is valuable opportunity, but she does not want to leave high school so early. Troy knows that he is one of the reasons holding her back, so he persuades her to chase her dream. They know it is time to say goodbye and part ways, but they just do not want to. Inspired by Gabriella's aspiration, Troy realises that he should be the only one to control what his future will be, not even his family. High school is not meant forever, so it is okay to throw away high school things and people after going to college? Troy does not feel like this way, he values every relationship he had in the high school.

It is always hard to say goodbyes. I just don't think there is someone who is good at goodbyes. It is normal to want your friends and family to stay forever in your life, but life does not work like this. People come and go, and you just cannot slow things down when it starts changing. All you can do is to accept it and give them heartfelt goodbyes, because you never know when you will meet again.  

Chasing the dream has been a notion for most people, but it is not easy to realize it. If you were given a valuable opportunity to make your dream comes true, but you had to leave everything behind, will you still take it? It would be a tough decision for most people, because letting go of something you have is probably the least thing you want. What if it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you either take it now or never? Life is always like that: you cannot be greedy, so you just cannot get everything you want at the same time.

It is finally summertime, the time that every kids are excited for. To earn money for his college, Troy starts job hunting. One day, Troy got a call from someone, and the guy is willing to offer his friends and him jobs to work in a resort. It is found out that Troy did not get the job simply by luck, it was planned. The resort is managed by Sharpay's family, so hiring Troy is indeed a part of Sharpay's plan to chase him. To see Troy more, Sharpay asks the manager to oversee Troy's friends while working and promote Troy to assistant of golf pros. Sharpay also asks Troy to come to her family gathering and dinner and introduce him to the college people. Overwhelmed by all these, Troy forgets what he promised to do with his friends or Gabriella. But going to college has always been Troy's dream, so he does not want to let this golden opportunity slips away. At the same time, Troy's friends have been preparing a musical without Troy, because all staff are invited to perform in the talent show. Troy thought he was doing the right thing, but he is now upset by his friends when they don't even want to talk him. He finally realized that he did something, so it is high time to correct his wrongdoings.

When time goes by, people grow up and change. It is unreasonable to expect someone behave the same way over the time. All of us have our own goals and we will be going after what we want eventually. It is hard to keep things unchanged for a long time, sometime you just have to let go of something. No one will accompany you all along, you have to figure out who you want to be and how to make it happen on your own.

In the winter break, Troy went to a party and was invited to sing with Gabriella together, but they did not know each other back then (that's a meet-cute!). Troy did not get a chance to talk to her as she left early. Coincidentally, Gabriella moves to Troy's school this year, so they get to continue the conversation. As they sang together before, they are interested in performing in the upcoming musical, but musical is not really their things. Against all the odds, they manage to pass the audition and have a callback. This new shakes the school up, because they are not sticking to the stuff they know and messing with the flow. Troy did not tell this to his father and team players, because he thinks they would be judging him. On the inside, he does not want to be the basketball guy only, he wants to be a guy. Troy's team member thinks musical is going to Troy's distraction, so they work with the Decathlon team to come up with a plan to stop them from performing together in the musical. They did it, now Troy and Gabriella are not planning to sing in the musical again. But the couple are upset and do not have the mood to practice and get ready for the competition. They know they did something wrong, so they tell him the truth. The coupe gets back together again, after Troy apologizing in Gabriella's room. They have decided to audition for musical, but something happened. The audition date is on the same date with Troy's basketball competition and Gabriella's decathlon competition.

You don't have to bounded by the stereotype, because there are so many things for you to achieve. Even you are good at one thing, it does not mean that you can only do that one thing for life. One can have numerous talents and interests, so don't settle for who you are right now.

Betrayal is probably the worst thing that could happen. When you thought your partner was seeing eye to eye with you, then you found out your partner did not and s/he was saying the opposite things behind your back. Then you will realize everything is not perfect as it seems, it is just built on lies and more lies.  

Ricky suddenly quits performing in act 2, because he just cannot accept the fact that his mom is with someone else already. Ricky does not want to ruin Nini's opportunity of getting in the boarding school, so he asks EJ to take up his role. Though EJ does not mind taking up the role to perform with Nini, he is not the one that Nini wants to play with. Nini only wants Ricky to play Troy, so he invites him to perform together anyway. It comes so suddenly, but they have definitely killed it. The show has finally come to an end, but Ricky does not want to stop seeing Nini, so he confesses his love to Nini again.

It is so heartwarming to see them get back together. Ricky finally has the courage to express his love to the one he truly loves. They have been through ups and downs together since they were young, so they are meant to be. This is such a long overdue!

The day has finally come, it is their show's opening night. Ricky has written a song for her, hoping to let her know that he is still in love with her. Meanwhile, Nini has also prepared a gift for him. Both of them did not give out the gift, because they felt like it was not the right timing. Miss Jenn asks Kourtney to take up Gina's role, but she cannot learn her dance move in just a few hours. Fortunately, Gina shows up at the very last minute to dance on the stage, thus saving everyone's day.

It is sad to see that Ricky and Nini cannot be in love together. If one of them was a little bit braver, they might have ended up together already. If we can take the initiative and do the extra mile, things would have been different today.

The costumes and props in the theater are mostly damaged as an accident happened during the Thanksgiving. Gina is still having issues with her family, so she can't make it to the rehearsal. Carlos's uncle is a listing agent, so he helps to book the theater. Now, they are going to performance on a much bigger stage. Nini was thinking of studying abroad, but she did not think she is qualified, so she did not apply. While Ricky and Nini are rehearsing, they begin to take a walk down the memory lane. Maybe they still have feelings for each other?

It is hard to ignore someone even after a big fight. If you see each other regularly, you will start to talk again one way or another. You will have feelings with each other again sooner or later if you don't hold back.

The theater kids have saved the day by writing a song for defending Miss Jenn. Thanksgiving is coming, so they are not going to have rehearsals for the next week. To celebrate this festive moment, they decide to throw a party at Ashlyn's house. Ricky cannot accept the fact that his mother has got a boyfriend soon after her divorce, so Gina cheers him up by telling her own story. In the party, Gina got a call from her mother telling her that they are going to move out of the town, Gina is so down, so she leaves abruptly.

Every one of us has a fair share of family problems through the entire lifetime. If you have never experienced it, it is hard for you to know what someone is going through. Someone likes to change the environment once in a while, so s/he can start everything over. On the other hand, someone does not like changes, because s/he has get used to the all the things, it would be so difficult to adapt to a new envrionment.

Ricky gave Gina a ride after homecoming, and they had a small chat in his car. It seems that Ricky is starting to bond with Gina, which makes Nina a bit jealous. Miss Jenn is found out to be a fraud by the management, so it is likely that she is going to be fired. The cast knows that they cannot make it without her, so they need to do everything to make her stay.

Once you have lied to someone, it is hard for them to trust you again. Trustworthiness is one of the most important qualities that you look for when getting along with others. Almost everything is built on top of it. If there is no trust between people, things will start to rip apart.

Nini decides to break up with EJ after knowing that he lies to her. Homecoming is around the corner, but Ricky, Nini and EJ are single now, so they are thinking whether to go or not. Nini is so over it, so she is going to girls night with Kourtney and Miss Jenn. Ricky is also single, so he is going with his best friend together. EJ wants to get Nini back, so he listens to what Gina told him and go to the homecoming with her. Ricky's Dad is so depressed after going through the divorce. Ricky does not want to see his dad acted like this, so he asks his dad to go out and mingle with other girls.

Couples don't magically get back together, they broke up for a reason. It is still possible for you to get back together, but don't have high hopes. Sometimes, it is just easier to get over it. Breaking up is not the end of the world. There is also so much things for you to do even if you are single. You don't need someone to prove your worth. You are who you are.

Nini finds out EJ is the one who stole her phone. Nini is mad at him now, because he seems like a control freak to her. Ricky is having a rough time, because his parents are splitting up. Ricky doesn't want to be in a home that's falling apart, so he plans to stay at Big Red's house, but he finally ends up in Nini's house. At the same time, Nini is singing with her heartbroken soul.

It is normal to be scared or worried when something has changed in your life. When we need help, we always go back to someone we are comfortable with or used to be comfortable with. Best friends will always understand you and lend you a hand when needed.

After snooping on Nini's phone, EJ is so jealous about Ricky for what Nini had done to him while they were dating. Nini suspects that Gina was the one who stole her phone. To get back at her, Nini and her friend try to steal back Gina's belongings. EJ tells Nini that she is not doing the right thing, and he thinks that stealing does not feel like Nini. At that moment, EJ knows he did something wrong too, so he wants to do something to compensate her.

Trust is probably one of the most crucial elements in a relationship. If you keep lying to your partner, your partner might find you not reliable one day. If you have broken the trust between you and your partner, there will be nothing left.

Ricky got his place in the new musical, so he is going to the lead with Nini. Nini knows Ricky so well that she knows he is not a good singer nor dancer. Nini thinks that Ricky does not have the musical talents, so he does not belong to the stage. After being called out on not being serious enough, Ricky runs away, but he is not giving up. To prove how serious he is and how much he wants to play the lead role in the musical, he starts to practice more.

What is the reason that keeps you doing something? To impress others or you are really into that something? If this is not something you enjoy doing, it is hard for you to get through the whole thing.  

Nini and Ricky goes on a break after Ricky did not know how to react when Nini said she loved him. Maybe he thinks that things are going too fast, so they need to slow things down. Today is the first school day, Ricky wants to pick up where they left off, but things do not go well. Nini met someone else at the summer camp. Nini wants to be leading actress in the new musical, so she goes to audition with her new boyfriend. To approach Nini, Ricky auditions as well by singing the song Nini written for him while they were dating.

Love is all about timing. If you are unavailable at that moment and you just want to take a pause, you cannot expect someone to wait for you forever. Is meeting someone while on a break a kind of cheating? Well, it depends...

Alexander Hamilton is an orphan and has a hard in his early life. In 1776, he meets and get along Aaron Burr and other friends, because they are all aspired to make the revolution happen. In a ball, he meets Eliza and falls in love with her shortly. He later married to her. George Washington appreciates Hamilton's talents, so he asks Hamilton to become his right-hand man. To defend Washington, he aids John Laurens in a duel against Charles Lee. As his wife is pregnant, he ends up being suspended by Washington, so he can stay at home with his wife. As the revolution is progressing, Hamilton comes back to help them with the battle. After winning the Battle of Yorktown, he ponders what should be done next. Hamilton has developed a new financial proposal for the new country, but it fails to win support from Thomas Jefferson, the secretary of state. Thomas Jefferson cannot agree with Hamilton on the issue of whether to assist France in the conflict, so he decides to discredit Hamilton with James Madison and Aaron Burr. When Washington stepped down, John Adams became the second President, and he soon fired Hamilton. After being dismissed, Hamilton knows he has to write his way out this time.

Hamilton is not a high-born man, but he has talents. By writing his way out, he makes himself successful by his own efforts. It is not exaggerating to say that the nation would not become what it is today without him. He is one of the founding fathers and the first secretary of treasury in the nation. His most prominent contribution is probably building a strong foundation for the financial system in the country. He might not be perfect at all, in particular he is not a good husband. He committed adultery with a young woman while his wife was not in the house.

Though being one of the founding fathers, Hamilton receives much less attention than other fathers. However, it does not mean that the contributions he made were not significant enough. He certainly deserves more attention.  

Stacy is the opposite of a spontaneous person, so she always has her stuff planned and organized. One day, Kevin, her best friend and the co-worker in the bakery, sign them up for a cooking competition in Belgravia. She was reluctant to go, but she does not want to stay in Chicago, so she decides to go with them. While preparing for the competition, Stacy meets Margaret, a girl who looks exactly like her. Though they just met for the first time, Margaret asks Stacy to do a favor for her. Margaret would like to switch places with Stacy for two days, because she knows that she won't be able to get out after the marriage with the prince. At the beginning, Stacy just wants to act like Margaret so that no one will find out who she is; Margaret just wants to experience her life other than being a princess. To much of their surprises, these two days completely change both of their lives.

Love is a mystery. You never know what will happen next. Sometimes, you may meet someone by luck and fall in love in a few days even when you are not actively looking for love.

Simon is an ordinary boy in high school, except he has a big secret. He does not dare to share it with his friends fearing that might change the friendship. One day, someone called Blue suddenly comes out on the school's secret page. Simon thinks he is just like Blue, so he sends an email to him. Everything goes well in their email exchange, because both of them have not come out publicly. Therefore, it is fair to say that they are experiencing the same struggle. Simon is dying to know who Blue is, because he is crushing hard on Blue. However, Blue does not want to reveal his identity, because he is not ready to change his world. His weird classmate, Martin accidentally finds out Simon is gay from his emails to Blue. To keep Martin's mouth shut, Simon agree to fix him up with his friend, Abby. To help Martin get Abby, Simon tries to dissuade Nick from confessing his love to Abby. Simon comes out to one of his friend's, Abby. She is a bit surprised, but nothing is gonna change for their friendship. Martin is madly in love with Abby, so he professes his love but he does it awkwardly. He ends up being rejected, and he is being teased by his classmates on the secret page. To escape from the attention, Martin reveals the secret of Simon being gay. This leaves Simon no choice but to come out publicly and to his family. It is actually not that bad as he had expected, but his friends are now mad at him. Simon had been making up lies to cover up his huge secret at the expense of his friends, because he just could not imagine what would happen if somebody finds out he is gay. Meanwhile, Blue decides to delete his email account, because he does not want to expose his identity. However, Simon does not want to throw away his relationship with Blue, so he needs to find out who Blue is.

It seems unfair for having gay people to come out only. Everything will be so much easier if the society does not have a default sexual orientation for both men and women. Coming out is probably the scariest moment, because it is going to change your life. But remember, you are still going to be you. People may change their attitudes towards you, but there is nothing to do with you at all.

Harper is a Christmas person, but her partner, Abby, is not very into the festival. Harper wants her girlfriend to stay at her house during Christmas, but the problem is she has not come out to her family. Therefore, they have to pretend to be roommates only while staying at Abby's house. The first day of staying does not go really well, because Harper bumps into her ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend in the restaurant, which makes them a bit embarrassed. On the second, the family has a party at the house. Meeting Harper's old friends makes Abby not comfortable with their relationship. On the third day, Abby goes out with the family of Harper's sister to buy a present for the upcoming party. Harper's nephew and niece pull a prank on Abby by stealing an item and blaming it on Abby. Abby cannot prove herself guilty, so Harper's family starts to have bad impression on her, and they have decided not to let Abby come to the party. Abby misses the party, but she gets to hang out with Riley, a friend of Harper's. Harper was supposed to meet Abby at night, but she did not, she instead stayed at the party all night. Harper suddenly becomes a stranger to her, because she does not feel like being loved by Harper anymore. Abby tries to confront her, but Harper does not promise her anything, because she does not want to lose either her family or Abby. When they are arguing, Harper's sister walks in on them and overhears their secrets. After Harper's sister reveals the secret of her being lesbian, things start to get out of control. It is not the perfect timing, but she finally comes at that very moment because she does not want to throw away her relationship with Abby. It is not until this mess happened that their parents realize the family is far from being perfect.

When you cannot live up to the social expectations, you might be afraid to show the world who you are. Being in love with someone who is still concealing his/her feelings is hard, but you have to understand the situation before any confrontations. They probably have reasons for not coming out, so forcing them to come out is kind of coercive, which it is like putting them on the spot. Of course, you have every right to be mad at them for not publicly admitting the relationship. When you cannot put up with it, perhaps it is time to let go. You just have to know that you have don't nothing wrong, and the problem is that your partner is not yet ready.

All of us want to be a good child of our parents, but no one is perfect, and you don't have to pretend being someone they like. Some families are more receptive, but some are not. Everyone's story is different, and it is hard to predict other's reactions until you have come out.

Lloyd is a writer who is notorious for defaming celebrities, so most of the celebrities do not want to be interviewed by him. One day, he is asked by his boss to interview Fred, a famous host of a children's TV show. Lloyd is not interested in his life, but he got no other options, so he unwillingly takes up the task. Fred is a arguably the nicest person Lloyd has ever met, and Lloyd finds Fred just too good to be true. Lloyd believes that Fred has a darker side, so he decides to find out his secrets. In their first interview, it does not go well as Lloyd expected, because the conversation is steered towards Lloyd's fight between his father. Lloyd has a beef with his father since the death of his mother. Up till now, he still cannot forgive what his father had done to him.

Fred is not a saint but a normal human being. He also has temper, but he just has his own way to respond to it when it comes to anger. All of us have our stressful moments, and we can hardly avoid them. However, we can deal with such bad feelings in a positive way. It is ok to feel sad or bad sometimes, but always remember you also feel glad and good sometimes.

It is hard to forgive someone , but forgiving someone you loved is even harder. They might have done something very wrong, but these are the people that make you who you are today. In other words, they are part of you life.

Buddy is the only human working with elf. He knows he doesn't really belong to the elfs' family, so he decides to find his father. Much to his disappointment, his father doesn't care about his sons. The only thing his father cares is work. While he is working in a toy store, he meets Jovie, a girl that is not excited about Christmas. Despite that, Buddy is still attracted to her, so he asks her out. Buddy and Jovie indeed share similar personalities, so they go on well on the first date.

The town doesn't have a lot of Christmas vibe as before, so the engine of the sleight fails to work properly. To reignite everyone's belief in the existence of Santa Claus, they make the audience join them in singing Christmas carol.

Are children the only people believing there exists Santa Claus?  No, it doesn't need evidence to prove it, I believe it anyways.

There are 4 sisters in March family, Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth. Meg is a bit more mature one among her sisters. Their parents are not always in the house, so she is supposed to the one to look after her younger sisters. Jo is an independent woman. She loves writing, and she has always hoped that she can make a living by writing. She doesn't want to be married at all. On the other hand, Amy is a romantic who like fantasizing about love. Beth is a quiet and adorable girl. She could have a lot to do in her life.

Jo meets Teddy in a party. They didn't know one another, but they hit it off the first time they met. He has been accompanying her in ups and downs. They are both single, and clearly Teddy is in love with her since the very beginning. At one moment, Teddy cannot hide his love to her anymore, so Teddy professes his love to Jo at the expense of their friendship. Unfortunately, Jo doesn't reciprocate his love. She enjoys hanging out with him, but she just doesn't want to be bounded by marriage. When she changes her mind, it is just impossible start it all over again.

Love is all about timing. If you don't do it at the right moment, you might never be able to get yout true love. If you have found that someone in your life, perhaps it is time to confess your love before it is too late. No one will wait for you forever no matter how deep they love you. Don't take it for granted.

Will is a child prodigy who manages to solve the hardest mathematical questions within a day or two. He does not come from a prestigious family or something; he is just an orphan. His parents abandoned him when he was young, so he always feel like no one cares about him. He is afraid to take his first step to get into a real relationship and he is a bit antisocial sometimes. Luckily, he met a good therapist who helped him to open up.

Will excels at almost everything, except his relationship and careers. He has a tragic past that he doesn't want to show this vulnerable side to most people. He had been trying to shut people out until he met his girlfriend and the therapist. He wants to be loved, but he just doesn't want others to know his secret. Its not his fault for being antisocial, his barbaric parents should take the blame. He could be a big shot, but he doesn't want to as he hates to have big changes in his life. He doesn't know what he wants in his life, so he turns down some pretty good job offers the way he shut people down.

Peter and his friends work in the same company, and they all hate their job. They find their jobs are pointless and it seems that there is nothing to get them through every workday. Peter suddenly doesn't feel like doing anything and begins to to live the way he has always wanted to live. He is not stressed anymore and he has time to date with his favorite girl.

No one likes working, but someone really hates their jobs way more than others do. If you are being pushed to the edge, you might do something crazy to get back at the company. It is completely normal as we all have our emotions. If we are not respected by others, it is easy for us to lose our motivations to work. Doing nothing is kind of a good way to spend your days. If your work is pointless, why not do pointless thing in a happier way, which is doing nothing. But we need to do work to earn money for survival, so the above ways might not very feasible. The better way to live your life once you have started working is do the things you like outside work. Do the things you like or with the people you like, you life will be easier even after a day of hard work. It is hard to change others, but there is always a way to change yourself.

And yet, by the start of my senior year, nothing interesting or remarkable had ever happened to me.

When I look at that, it reminds me that people are just the ashes of dead stars. We’re just a collection of atoms that... come together for a brief period of time, and then... we fall apart. When all of this is over, and we’re dispersed back into nothingness... we have a clean slate. It’s like having all of your sins wiped away.

Did you know that, uh, heartbreak triggers the same areas of the brain as physical pain? When I think about him leaving me, my brain sends a distress signal my nervous system. And it elevates my blood pressure and my heart rate, giving me chest pains.

Think about what it means to be a teenager. Okay? Your parents pressure you to succeed. Your friends pressure you to do shit you don’t want to do. Social media pressures you to hate your body. It’s hard, even if you’re a well-adjusted kid from a good family. So, now imagine you can’t be with the person that you love, like Romeo and Juliet or Werther, or you lose the person that you love, like Holden or Conrad. There’s a reason why, when every author, from Shakespeare to Salinger, writes about young people, they can’t avoid the truth, that... being young is so painful, it’s almost, like, too much to feel.

But have I thought about what it would be like to just not be here anymore? Yeah. And I don’t say that casually, but I do say it because hiding that shit and not saying it makes it worse. It should be talked about. All of our shit should be talked about. The teenage years are... limbo. You’re somewhere between being a kid and an adult, and the world, uh, tells you to be mature express yourself, but the minute that you do, it tells you to shut up. The thing is, adults are just scarred kids who were lucky enough to make it out of limbo alive. Which is why... the theme of our last issue be "Teenage Limbo."

I stopped seeing the point. Sometimes it’s just easier to slip into your own dark abyss and forget the world exists.

People change. There’s no way you’re the same person you were when you were 14.

I didn’t ask for your help, so stop trying to help me. Stop trying to fix me, all right?

I mean, I don’t even know if we were actually together. Maybe it’s just a bump in the road.

Well, the bad news is it’s gonna hurt. Your brain has gotten used to a steady stream of dopamine and oxytocin. Here we go again. Yeah, I know. I’m sorry, but that’s what causes all those blissed-out feelings of love. And now it’s replaced with stress hormones. They’re gonna make you feel like garbage. Headaches, tight muscles, tight chest. Your body’s craving those feel-good chemicals. It’s basically withdrawal.

it’s a chemical reaction that comes and goes. Here’s the good news: so is heartbreak. Your brain adjusts. Your body chemistry changes back to normal.

When you’re a teenager, the chemicals in your brain drive you to make decisions that rip you away from the safety of your childhood and drag you into the wilderness of adulthood. A friend once told me that adults are just scarred kids who were lucky enough to make it out of teenage limbo alive. I urge you to go outside and look at the world through that prism. Look at your parents, your older siblings. Look at strangers you pass on the street. Look at them and imagine that, at one point in their lives, they too walked these halls. They too felt the unbearable loneliness, the absolute unbearable powerlessness and darkness of being young.

We tend to think of scars as ugly or imperfect... as things we want to hide or forget. But they never go away. As I write this, my last editorial... I finally understand that scars are not reminders of what’s been broken, but rather of what’s been created.

Grace is a new student at Henry's school. She is supposed to work with Henry on the school magazine, but she is quiet and does not seem interested. One day, Henry misses the school bus, so he drives Grace's car with her. Later on, he finds out she had a car accident with her ex boyfriend before. Things are going well for them, and they are in a relationship. Though they are a thing now, he does not really know much about her family. It is revealed that she is still living with the family of her ex boyfriend. He wants to help her fix the life but she does not want it that way, so they break up.

Adolescence is a confusing stage, and it is painful sometimes. Every teenager has to feel and go through some scars before turning into adult. Every one of us has a story behind that shapes us who we are at this moment. Some of the scars are just hard to be cured, and they are not going to be fixed by someone easily. It is okay if you cannot get over it, but don't try to pretend you are fine and nothing had happened. It is unfair for someone be that rebound and be manipulated by you. Do not start the relationship if any of you is not ready.

Do you ever do this, you think back on all the times you've had with someone and you just replay it in your head over and over again and you look for those first signs of trouble?

I just... I just woke up one day and I knew.

This is not a love story, but it is just a story when a boy meets a girl. He falls head over heels in love with her since the very first day they met. They like the same things, so they hit it off almost in no time. Tom is a romantic, but Summer is not a believer in love. She did not explicitly say they are in a relationship, but he was fine with that in the first place. When time goes by, he is confused and does not know what kind of relationship they are in. She knows that he is not the one who she is looking for, thereby breaking up with him. This really breaks his heart, and he has been down for a few days. One day, he runs into her, and they have fun in a wedding. He thinks he might stand a chance this time, but everything backfires in the reality. She is going to be married, but the guy is not Tom.

It really sucks when love does not click. When you think that she is your everything, but it turns out you are just nothing to her. This is not love, so you better get over her. Everyone of us has certain fantasies about love, but you will find out what love really is when you really fall in love with someone. If she is the right one, she might make you believe that all the fairy tales do exist. But if she is not, she might just burst all the bubbles that there does not exist love. What so ironic is that you love her so much that you have changed her understanding of love radically. She now believes in true love, but the sad thing is you are not her true love at any time.

Nyles got stuck in a time loop for a long time, but he is used to it. Nyles accidentally brings Sarah into the time loop, but she wants to find a way out. Since Nyles is the only one she knows in this timeloop, they have been hanging out every day since then. They have been doing all kinds of crazy things together, because everything is going to reset at the if the day. They have fallen in love with each other, but they do not end up together because she found out he was lying to her.

Roy wants to freeze this happy moment, and Nyles makes his wish comes true by taking him into a time loop. Life might be boring for him, but at least this moment is the one that he has been hoping for. No one grows old, amd he can stay with his family forever in this time loop. Having stayed in this time loop for such a long time, Nyles understands that nothing really matters, because everything just comes and goes in one day. What is the meaning of life if everything is repeating over and over again? You may find it meaningful if the repeating day is the best day you ever had. You may not find it meaningful at all, but you have got used to it, so you think that it is better to stay in the loop. What makes life so special is that no one ever knows what will happen next. You get a chance to live your life with or without regrets. If the future is predictable, it is not challenging anymore.

Eilis is an Irish girl and she has been living Ireland for her entire life. One day, she gets a chance to move to Brooklyn, but she has to leave her family behind. When she first moves to Brooklyn, it is a whole new environment for her. She can hardly adapt to it, because she feels homesick all the time and she misses her family in Ireland. Her life here has changed radically since she has met Jim. Jim is the one that makes her feel like she belongs to this new country.

Moving to another country is a hard decision to make, especially if you have to leave your friends and family behind. Living in a new country without knowing anybody could be lonesome, but it is also a time for you to redefine yourself. being able to finding someone you live in your life should be the happiest thing at any moment. Finding your love love in a new country may sound uncanny at first, but if you can, it is one of the ways that makes you have a sense of belonging to this place.

It is hard to go back who you used to when you have grown up. April always has a dream of becoming a Broadway star, and she is willing to do anything or give anything to make her dream comes true. She once left her boyfriends and friends suddenly when she got a chance to perform in Broadway. She return back to the old town because she had offended the producer.

It is rare to get an opportunity but friends and family are the the ones that support you. Leaving them suddenly definitely hurt them. Perhaps, they might be happy for you for getting this chance. But leaving without a heads up is still a disrespect, which is hard to be forgiven.

In this seemingly utopian world, everyone belongs to their own social standing, so no one would cross the boundary. Alphas are the leaders, betas are the entertainers , Gammas are the servants and Epsilons are the servants. It's so harmonious that all has their role to play, and they think that they are living happily together. Things begin to change on the day when a Savage came. He can't fit in there because he feels like they are all emotionless. Basically, the citizens in this harmonic world have no feelings, and they will pop pills whenever their feelings change. These pills help supress their inner feelings, so they always react nirmally when something happen. They think the world they are living is full of peace and pleasure and they don't have to suffer pains unlike the Savages. But, The truth is most of them do not have freedom, and they have only been told that they are leading happy life. They don't have free will at all, so they don't know what they really want. However, they have been taught that they should follow all the rules since they are young. No one is rebllious so no one will challenge the system. As a result, everything is under control, the society is as stable as it could be.  Their only source of happiness is orgy, and they think monogamy is a selfish act. All of them don't have parents and they don't know what love exactly is, so they don't have desire to live their own life.

Something's been off with us for a while. He makes me feel bad a lot of the time. About the stuff I like to do. About being a romantic. I want to be with someone who doesn't make me feel anxious all the time. You know, someone who makes me feel like I can just be myself, and that's enough. That's how you make me feel, Victor.

Because he told me he just wants me to be happy.  And the truth is... That little nerd makes me happy. Talking to him makes me happy. Kissing him makes me happy. And making him happy makes me happy. So, Felix, please join for me for the king and queen's dance. In front of everyone. Watching us. And maybe someone will go live and it will go viral, and follow me through college and my first year at a PR firm. But it'll be worth it.

It is the night of high school formal that everyone is exciting for. Victor wants to give Mia one last great night before coming clean. Lake figures out Felix is the nerd that makes her really happy, so she decides to make it public. Benji breaks up with his boyfriend, because he has found another that makes him feel. Victor's parents decide to take a step back as things are not the same as before.

No one wants to hurt others' feelings though you do not love them anymore. Peaceful breakup is the best option, but the outcome is not really up to you. Human beings have emotions, and we all react differently. We cannot control how they react, but all we can do is to tell the truth honestly and sincerely.

Loving someone means you treat them wholeheartedly and love all their flaws. If being with someone makes you feel and you are happy with whatever you do together, you are probably in love. Making your relationship public is a great decision, because that will really show your commitment to one another. If you don't think you're going to regret, just do it. Putting a relationshp under the spotlight might stressful, but love will surely take you though it.

Victor feels better after coming out to his friend, Felix. He is going to come out to Mia, but he knows it is going to be a hard one. Victor's mum starts to give piano lessons, but her husband still does not have confidence in her. Felix shows his side to Lake after she exposed her real life, but Lake still does not want to go to dance with him, so they break up.

Even how much you want things to work out, it is not going to work if you partner does not want to let others know you are in a relationship. Do not undervalue yourself, you deserve someone better. If someone is not really interested in you, you better let go.

Victor goes on a trip to New York to find the community that can understand him and give him support. He finally gets to meet Simon in person. Lake tells Mia that she is dating with Felix. Pilar is still trying to test her parents' limits.

Trying too hard to fit in the society might make you even feel like an outcast and have a feeling of getting lost. The current society is not receptive enough to recognize the differences we have. Coming out needs a huge courage and it is usually a lonely journey. It is good to have someone to be by your side and a community to let you feel you are part of it. It is normal to be insecure before in the early time, but if you do not open up your feelings, others can hardly reach out to you.

Felix hooked up with Lake, so he is now so obsessed with her. Victor have to meet Mia's father, but he cannot make it because of the work. He gets a chance to road trip with Benji.

Life is so short, not being who you really are would be a a great regret after your death. This is one of the parts that defines who you are, and it is hard for you to omit that. You do not have to deny this part, you should be proud that you have finally found out who you are.

Mia and Victor are now officially in a relationship. Mia wants to take things to the next level, but Victor wants to take things slow. Victor doesn't want Mia to think he is a loser, so he tries to act the way she wants.

There is no specific timing when should crank things up, it solely depends on the couple. If one is not ready, it is better to slow things down. Being not ready doesn't immediately mean one does not love you, couple should talk through it whenever they have doubt with one another.

It's the day when Victor finally turns 16, so his family is going to throw him a party.  Their family are going through a hard time, so Victor thinks this could help cheer them up. Benji and Derek show up in the party, but Victor thinks it is better to conceal their romance, because he doesn’t want to make a scene with his homophobic grandfather. Later, he decides to stand up for them because he find it wrong to ask someone not to be themselves. This conflict does not worsen their relationship but indeed bring them together. At the party, Victor finally takes Mia as his girlfriend officially. At the end of the day, he finds out his father is not that open minded as he thought.

We have always been taught to be true to ourselves but it is just hard. If we don't conform to the social standard, we will be labelled as outliers or weirdo. Parents also have expectations on us, but there is always between their expectations and our own desires. Figuring what we want is as hard as defending it. People are always hard on you, but you do not need to get everyone's approval. Being true to yourself is the only you should do for your life.

Victor and Pilar find out their mother had an affair with their father's boss before, and they have realized this is the reason why they moved. They find it disgraceful and become very moody. Mia's dad got a new girlfriend, but she doesn't like her anyways.

We always want to know the truth as we hate others doing something behind your back, but truths hurt sometimes. If you cannot accept the cruel truth, you better not confront someone. In the worst-case scenario, relationship will fall apart that you will be strangers to one another. Telling lies is definitely not moral, but telling white lies might be a good way to make one another feel better. Clearly, it is not the optimal solution as they will eventually find out and turn against you somehow. Even if the relationship does not fall apart immediately, you just cannot act like that nothing has happened.

When Victor kissed Mia for the first time, he did feel something. This really confused him about his orientation. When Mia got to hang out with Andrew for the first time, she was psyched but it turned out he only wanted to use her. She got over him soon she found this out, because she finally realize how awesome she is and she deserves someone better.

love is something mysterious, especially for someone who has never dated before. If you don't know a lot about love, you probably think that love will make you feel good. That's true, but it hurts sometimes when someone don't love you back. Imagine you had finally got your first date and that is the one you have been waiting for the whole life to go out with, but it didn't end up well. Look for someone who is interested in spending time with you instead. If they are not interested in you at all, just get away, someone better is still waiting on the other side.

Victor wanted to be a cool kid so he tried to flirt with Mia a couple times, but later he found out he did have feelings for Mia. She really is the one that gets him, and they hit it off right away. At the same time, he tried to fit in, but he did not know how to fit in, because he literally had no idea who he was at that moment. Pilar dumped her boyfriend because her long distance relationship had gone south eventually.

Everyone wants to be the cool kid at school, and there is perfectly normal for doing so. To avoid being teased by others, we tend to hide our real identities and try to act cool in front of the crowd. It sounds easier to fit in than act differently and it is cool to be recognized by others, but pretending to be someone else is hard going indeed. Trying too hard to fit in might make you lose yourselves and your friends. If you have no idea who you are or who you are going to be, you will have no idea how to fit in as well.

This is Victor's first school day, he thought everything would go on well, but it just messed up. Andrew got jealous of Victor, so he attempted to besmirch Victor's reputation. This was an awakard situation because he though he could have a fresh start in the new school. Everything changed in the Winter Carnival as he asked Mia to ride on the ferris wheel with him. He became a popular kid overnight.

The first school day always suck, but it could be a fresh start of something new where you could start everything over and become whoever you want to be starting from that day. Besides, it is chance for you to figure out who you are in a new environment, because you are going to meet new friends!  If you are lucky enough, you will meet your lifelong friends at school, someone that you can open up to anytime.

Quinn and Julliard

After honoring the pact, all of them are now college kids now.

Fame is a liability, if not a disease. Fame always comes with more publicity, but certainly not everyone likes it. Things often go out of control when they are on the news report.

William and Anna belong to two completely different worlds. But she crossed his path in the bookstore he owned. Or should I say a cupid brought these two loners together. Both of them indeed had similar backgrounds, their past relationships were just a mess. They did date with some other people, but none of them was their end games. When they were about to lose their hopes on love, a spark of hope appeared when they bumped into one another. To William, it was definitely love on the first sight, because he stuttered while talking with her at the first time. However, it seemed that she could not care less in the bookstore. Because of an accident, he ran into her again in the street. He did seize the chance by taking her home.

A relationship between a superstar and a shopkeeper sounds impossible, and Anna was somehow out William's league in the first place. However, the fame thing did not stop him from asking her out. They share a similar art sense, and he is quite humorous sometimes. Indeed, they are a perfect match. Fame or status quo is not really something that could hinder one's relationship. At the end of the day, a celebrity is just a boy or a girl hoping to be loved by someone and giving their loves to that someone.  

George and Mary.

Elsie.

Arthur.

Stella and Will.

Will and Lou

Rosie and Alex.

Gil and Inez

Noah and Allie.

Cady and Regina.

Sutter and Aimee.

Everyone should be treated equally, and the pursuit of happiness is an unalienable right as defined in the Declaration of Independence.

This is the first thing that crosses my mind when talking about American Pie, but this song has nothing to do with this movie released in 1999.

It's the start of something new...

1. Ghost is designed for ambitious, professional publishers who want to actively build a business around their content. That's who it works best for.
2. The entire platform can be modified and customised to suit your needs. It's very powerful, but does require some knowledge of code. Ghost is not necessarily a good platform for beginners or people who just want a simple personal blog.
3. It's possible to work with all your favourite tools and apps with hundreds of integrations to speed up your workflows, connect email lists, build communities and much more.

Behind the scenes

Ghost is made by an independent non-profit organisation called the Ghost Foundation. We are 100% self funded by revenue from our Ghost(Pro) service, and every penny we make is re-invested into funding further development of free, open source technology for modern publishing.

The version of Ghost you are looking at right now would not have been made possible without generous contributions from the open source community.

Next up, the editor

The main thing you'll want to read about next is probably: the Ghost editor. This is where the good stuff happens.

By the way, once you're done reading, you can simply delete the default Ghost user from your team to remove all of these introductory posts!

Ghost has a powerful visual editor with familiar formatting options, as well as the ability to add dynamic content.

Select your text to add formatting such as headers or to create links. Or use Markdown shortcuts to do the work for you - if that's your thing.

Rich editing at your fingertips

The editor can also handle rich media objects, called cards, which can be organised and re-ordered using drag and drop.

You can insert a card either by clicking the  +  button, or typing  /  on a new line to search for a particular card. This allows you to efficiently insert images, markdown, html, embeds and more.

For example:

• Insert a video from YouTube directly by pasting the URL
• Create unique content like buttons or forms using the HTML card
• Need to share some code? Embed code blocks directly

<header class="site-header outer">
    <div class="inner">
        {{> "site-nav"}}
    </div>
</header>

It's also possible to share links from across the web in a visual way using bookmark cards that automatically render information from a websites meta data. Paste any URL to try it out:

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Working with images in posts

You can add images to your posts in many ways:

• Upload from your computer
• Click and drag an image into the browser
• Paste directly into the editor from your clipboard
• Insert using a URL

Image sizes

Once inserted you can blend images beautifully into your content at different sizes and add captions and alt tags wherever needed.

Image galleries

Tell visual stories using the gallery card to add up to 9 images that will display as a responsive image gallery:

Image optimisation

Ghost will automatically resize and optimise your images with lossless compression. Your posts will be fully optimised for the web without any extra effort on your part.

Next: Publishing Options

Once your post is looking good, you'll want to use the publishing options to ensure it gets distributed in the right places, with custom meta data, feature images and more.

Access the post settings menu by clicking the settings icon in the top right hand corner of the editor and discover everything you need to get your content ready for publishing. This is where you can edit things like tags, post URL, publish date and custom meta data.

Feature images, URL & excerpts

Insert your post feature image from the very top of the post settings menu. Consider resizing or optimising your image first to ensure it's an appropriate size. Below this, you can set your post URL, publish date and add a custom excerpt.

Tags & authors

You can easily add multiple tags and authors to any post to filter and organise the relationships between your content in Ghost.

Structured data & SEO

There's no need to hard code your meta data. In fact, Ghost will generate default meta data automatically using the content in your post.

Alternatively, you can override this by adding a custom meta title and description, as well as unique information for social media sharing cards on Facebook and Twitter.

It's also possible to set custom canonicals, which is useful for guest posts or curated lists of external links.

Ghost will automatically implement structured data for your publication using JSON-LD to further optimise your content.

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Article",
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Publishing options",
        "logo": "https://static.ghost.org/ghost-logo.svg"
    },
    "author": {
        "@type": "Person",
        "name": "Ghost",
        "url": "http://demo.ghost.io/author/ghost/",
        "sameAs": []
    },
    "headline": "Publishing options",
    "url": "http://demo.ghost.io/publishing-options",
    "datePublished": "2018-08-08T11:44:00.000Z",
    "dateModified": "2018-08-09T12:06:21.000Z",
    "keywords": "Getting Started",
    "description": "The Ghost editor has everything you need to fully optimise your content. This is where you can add tags and authors, feature a post, or turn a post into a page.",
    }
}
    

You can test that the structured data schema on your site is working as it should using Google’s structured data tool.

Code injection

This tool allows you to inject code on a per post or page basis, or across your entire site. This means you can modify CSS, add unique tracking codes, or add other scripts to the head or foot of your publication without making edits to your theme files.

To add code site-wide, use the code injection tool in the main admin menu. This is useful for adding a Google Analytics tracking code, or to start tracking with any other analytics tool.

To add code to a post or page, use the code injection tool within the post settings menu. This is useful if you want to add art direction, scripts or styles that are only applicable to one post or page.

Next: Admin settings

Now you understand how to create and optimise content, let's explore some admin settings so you can invite your team and start collaborating.

If you've got a publication that you don't want the world to see yet because it's not ready to launch, you can hide your Ghost site behind a basic shared pass-phrase.

You can toggle this preference on at the bottom of Ghost's General Settings:

Ghost will give you a short, randomly generated pass-phrase which you can share with anyone who needs access to the site while you're working on it. While this setting is enabled, all search engine optimisation features will be switched off to help keep your site under the radar.

Do remember though, this is not secure authentication. You shouldn't rely on this feature for protecting important private data. It's just a simple, shared pass-phrase for some very basic privacy.

Invite your team

Ghost has a number of different user roles for your team:

Contributors
This is the base user level in Ghost. Contributors can create and edit their own draft posts, but they are unable to edit drafts of others or publish posts. Contributors are untrusted users with the most basic access to your publication.

Authors
Authors are the 2nd user level in Ghost. Authors can write, edit  and publish their own posts. Authors are trusted users. If you don't trust users to be allowed to publish their own posts, they should be set as Contributors.

Editors
Editors are the 3rd user level in Ghost. Editors can do everything that an Author can do, but they can also edit and publish the posts of others - as well as their own. Editors can also invite new Contributors & Authors to the site.

Administrators
The top user level in Ghost is Administrator. Again, administrators can do everything that Authors and Editors can do, but they can also edit all site settings and data, not just content. Additionally, administrators have full access to invite, manage or remove any other user of the site.

The Owner
There is only ever one owner of a Ghost site. The owner is a special user which has all the same permissions as an Administrator, but with two exceptions: The Owner can never be deleted. And in some circumstances the owner will have access to additional special settings if applicable. For example: billing details, if using Ghost(Pro).

It's a good idea to ask all of your users to fill out their user profiles, including bio and social links. These will populate rich structured data for posts and generally create more opportunities for themes to fully populate their design.

Next: Organising content

Find out how to organise your content with sensible tags and authors, or for more advanced configurations, how to create custom content structures using dynamic routing.

You can think of tags like Gmail labels. By tagging posts with one or more keyword, you can organise articles into buckets of related content.

When you create content for your publication you can assign tags to help differentiate between categories of content.

For example you may tag some content with News and other content with Podcast, which would create two distinct categories of content listed on /tag/news/ and /tag/podcast/, respectively.

If you tag a post with both News and Podcast - then it appears in both sections. Tag archives are like dedicated home-pages for each category of content that you have. They have their own pages, their own RSS feeds, and can support their own cover images and meta data.

The primary tag

Inside the Ghost editor, you can drag and drop tags into a specific order. The first tag in the list is always given the most importance, and some themes will only display the primary tag (the first tag in the list) by default.

News, Technology, Startup

So you can add the most important tag which you want to show up in your theme, but also add related tags which are less important.

Private tags

Sometimes you may want to assign a post a specific tag, but you don't necessarily want that tag appearing in the theme or creating an archive page. In Ghost, hashtags are private and can be used for special styling.

For example, if you sometimes publish posts with video content - you might want your theme to adapt and get rid of the sidebar for these posts, to give more space for an embedded video to fill the screen. In this case, you could use private tags to tell your theme what to do.

News, #video

Here, the theme would assign the post publicly displayed tags of News - but it would also keep a private record of the post being tagged with #video. In your theme, you could then look for private tags conditionally and give them special formatting.

You can find documentation for theme development techniques like this and many more over on Ghost's extensive theme docs.

Dynamic routing

Dynamic routing gives you the ultimate freedom to build a custom publication to suit your needs. Routes are rules that map URL patterns to your content and templates.

You may not want content tagged with News to exist on: example.com/tag/news. Instead, you want it to exist on example.com/news .

In this case you can use dynamic routes to create customised collections of content on your site. It's also possible to use multiple templates in your theme to render each content type differently.

There are lots of use cases for dynamic routing with Ghost, here are a few common examples:

• Setting a custom home page with its own template
• Having separate content hubs for blog and podcast, that render differently, and have custom RSS feeds to support two types of content
• Creating a founders column as a unique view, by filtering content created by specific authors
• Including dates in permalinks for your posts
• Setting posts to have a URL relative to their primary tag like example.com/europe/story-title/
  

Dynamic routing can be configured in Ghost using YAML files. Read our dynamic routing documentation for further details.

Next: Apps & Integrations

Work with all your favourite apps and tools using our integrations, or create your own custom integrations with webhooks.

It's possible to connect your Ghost site to hundreds of the most popular apps and tools using integrations that take no more than a few minutes to setup.

Whether you need to automate workflows, connect your email list, build a community or embed products from your ecommerce store, our integrations library has got it all covered with hundreds of tutorials.

Zapier

On top of this, you can connect your Ghost site to more than 1,000 external services using the official integration with Zapier.

Zapier sets up automations with Triggers and Actions, which allows you to create and customise a wide range of connected applications.

Example: When someone new subscribes to a newsletter on a Ghost site (Trigger) then the contact information is automatically pushed into MailChimp (Action).

Here are the most popular Ghost<>Zapier automation templates: