All language subtitles for Dead Gorgeous s01e09 A Friend Indeed

Something's got changed, something's got
stayed the same.

Life and death are not so far apart.

Oh, I'm walking through the walls and I
wouldn't have it any other way.

Life and death are not so far apart.

Somewhere we are.

Right then, girls.

Once around the track.

I'm sorry I'm late, Miss Sinclair. I was
rereading our class text and I got so

caught up with the prose.

Even though it is very modern. I don't
care what you were reading, Sophie.

But I thought it was important.

What is important is timekeeping. And if
you don't catch up with the others,

it's a detention for you.

A detention?

For reading Austen?

I think you'd better pretend to be out
of breath.

It seems you have just broken the school
record for the 800 metres.

I'm holding tryouts this afternoon for
the school cross -country race tomorrow.

I suppose you should come.

That was amazing.

Really, but all I did was run.

Exactly. Is running considered cool?

Winning is cool, and you were way better
than anyone else out there. You rock.

What does she mean, I rock?

I'm not a mineral matter of variable
composition.

What does it all mean?

They're impressed by you, Sophie.

Nice work, Sophie.

That was wicked.

I have a present for you.

Thanks. A Beijing guidebook.

For the physics conference you were
going to.

So why are you so excited and thanking
me?

It's because he's not going. They've
given his place to Piper.

Why?

The conference is for the pupils with
the top grades, and you have the top

grades, not Piper.

Yeah, it doesn't matter. I didn't want
to go that much anyway. I get travel

sick. I go green.

It's not pretty.

Still, the place should be yours. It's
under.

Can we drop the subject now?

Is that as much as you want?

I do.

Hazel, the strangest thing...

In English, we were discussing grammar,
and I was explaining the correct use of

pronouns in a sentence, and nobody
rolled their eyes at me.

That is strange.

It is virtually impossible not to roll
your eyes at you when you start talking

like that. I know.

And a couple of girls asked me if I
wanted to hang with them at lunchtime.

Oh, it's official.

Running... has made who popular.

Which is most disconcerting. Well, but
why?

Surely it's nice to be liked.

It is a serious responsibility. I have
no idea how a popular person is expected

to act.

Perhaps I should read up on it.

Teach myself their ways.

Do popular people even read?

Page 170, boys and girls. So I read up
on the use of propaganda because we're

going to talk about that in our next
lesson. Thank you. Good. Thank you very

much. Jonathan.

I just wanted to say I'm sorry to hear
you're not going to Beijing. It's such a

shame everything at your school is about
money.

Yeah, thanks.

Oh, so that's why they asked you, of
course. It's because Jonathan's mum's so

poor.

David, may I ask you something?

You were Jonathan's roommate, so I'm
sure you can be of help.

Sure.

Jonathan is upset.

Oh, I would be upset if I were in his
position.

Would it be considered impolite for me
to press him on the matter, to encourage

him to talk about it?

I don't know. Or should I respect his
desire to keep his feelings bottled?

I don't know.

Or is that simply an old -fashioned way
of thinking?

I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?

You are a boy, aren't you? I don't know.

You don't know if you're a boy?

No, I know I'm a boy. I mean, I'm
someone who knows about this stuff.

Sophie, please.

Come. One moment.

I wanted to talk to you about Jonathan,
but there seems to be a lot of people

here just to watch running.

I think that is because I'm cool now.

You must be mistaken, Sophie.

Hey, Soph, good luck.

Yeah, we'll be cheering for you. Thank
you.

You see?

Well, those girls must be confused.

They can't really think you are cool.

They must have noticed that I wear my
school uniform with...

So much more style than you do.

Right then, places, everybody.

Wish me luck.

First, second and third place today will
be entered into the school cross

-country race tomorrow.

And the winner of tomorrow's race will
receive a prize.

So do your best, everybody. I'm
expecting great things of you all.

moving things of my mind. You've been
levitating, haven't you?

I didn't mean to. I'll try not to. I
don't want to win unfairly.

Feet on the ground from now on.

I... I didn't want to take your place. I
thought you should know I hate this

situation too.

It's all right.

It's not your fault.

Well, in that case, would you help me
revise physics for the trip?

There's a load of stuff I need to brush
up on.

I would love to spend time with you.

And painting each other's nails sounds
wonderful.

Why will no one ask me to spend time
nail painting with them?

Because you didn't just win a race.

This is so unfair.

I still don't know how to help Jonathan.

They invited me to their dorm.

I've never been asked to someone's dorm
before.

I think... I think I'm beginning to
truly like being popular.

And when have you cared about such
things?

I'm learning that cool people have
certain responsibilities.

They're expected to do things like wear
their hair in a stylish manner and

always sit at the back of the classroom.

I've noticed they like to use the word
whatever and pretend they don't care

about something when it's obvious they
really do.

And they always carry their school
backpacks on just one shoulder. Never

Things which come naturally to me.

Which is why this should be happening to
me.

Jonathan.

We have to search through every article
on modern men.

It's the only way to learn what to say
or do to make Jonathan feel better.

Do you think I look more modern with my
hair loose?

I think you should be focusing on
helping Jonathan.

You're right. Sorry.

It says here that model roids perfect
their runway walk.

Perhaps I need a better walk.

You were meant to be focusing. I know.
It's just that I've been watching other

cool people like Christine, and they
certainly walk differently.

I think it needs a lot more practice.

Perhaps this article is of more use.

If you get tongue -tied around a boy,
smile at him.

89 % of the boys we ask prefer a girl
who smiles.

Or perhaps this one is helpful.

If a boy seems bad or worried, wait
patiently for him to open up to you and

sure to tell you everything about sleep.

Um... Can I just ask?

What are you doing?

We are waiting.

For what?

For you to open up.

As you were sure to tell us everything
eventually.

Okay, well, as nice as this waiting
thing is, it's kind of

making me feel a bit awkward.

What are you doing?

We are smiling.

89 % of boys prefer a girl who smiles.

Girls are weird.

Yeah, agreed.

I, um, I better take this.

Smile at David.

Maybe he'll open up to you.

Hey, Mum.

Actually, this was kind of fun.

Mum, it doesn't matter. I didn't even
want to go.

Yeah, I'm fine. I'm happy.

Okay, I'll prove it. I'll sing a happy
song.

Happy, happy, happy, I'm so very happy.

Happy, happy, happy, I'm a happy chappy.

Yeah, see?

Yeah, I will.

Okay, bye, Mum.

Yeah, love you too.

work at all.

We have to think of something else.

Modern men are just so confusing.

I think I have the answer.

Jonathan is upset because he can't
afford to go to Beijing.

Well, tomorrow I'll win the school cross
-country race.

I'm certain I can do it, and there's a
prize.

But how do you know the prize will be
money?

I think prizes are always financial in
modern times.

All the TV shows I've seen have the
winner receive a large sum of money.

Oh, and you would give your prize money
to Jonathan then? Of course I would.

Then everything is fine again.

Except Jonathan appears to be running
away.

Stop looking at yourself, Rebecca. Just
hurry up.

Dead people?

Are you there?

I could do with a chat, if you've got a
minute.

Which you should have, I mean,
technically you've got eternity, right?

And what is wrong with talking to me?
Oh, Rebecca.

Sorry, I just thought it would be easier
talking to dead people I didn't know so

well. Well, they will not show
themselves unless I ask them to.

Will you ask them for me?

Agatha, Buddy, Grendel and Sophus, will
you show yourselves, please?

When a boy asks questions, sometimes he
must seek those with yet more questions.

Except I was kind of looking for
answers.

Answers are arbitrary, my friend.

All the same.

Yeah, no, I get it.

You feel like you don't fit in.

Like, you know, you're surrounded by
phonies. No, not phonies.

Sweetie, Agatha understands.

You feel like no matter how hard you
work, you will never belong.

And it's always others who get the
opportunities.

Jonathan, is this about the money?

Because Sophie is going to give you her
prize money and you can go to Beijing.

She'll do that for me?

Jonathan, you are our best friend. We
would do anything for you.

Oh, that is so sweet!

I did not mean to say that.

I meant... Fight! Battle!

So, they actually give money for the
cross -country race.

Jonathan, prizes are always financial. I
thought you would know. Oh, Rebecca.

Um, you know, thanks.

You do not need to thank me.

After all, death wouldn't be worth
living without you.

Good morning.

We are up early, aren't we?

All it needs is a signature from the
headteacher or one of the school

and you're out.

Mr Griffith, please. This is a serious
business, Rebecca.

Leaving the school without permission in
the middle of the night and in your

pyjamas.

Have either of you got anything to say
in your defence? Rebecca had nothing to

do with it. I left the school grounds.
It's my fault. Rebecca only came to

persuade me to come back.

So you went running around the bush in
your pyjamas simply to persuade Jonathan

not to leave.

Good for you.

What? What?

Students like this are what this school
is all about, risking your neck to help

another student. Have a peppermint.

Whereas you, Jonathan, have a completely
legitimate reason to be upset. Can I

say once again how sorry I am about the
Beijing trip?

Headmaster Griffiths, you do not need to
be sorry. My sisters and I are going to

raise the money for Jonathan.

Oh, such wonderful spirit.

Do let me know how you get on, Rebecca.

Off you both go, then.

Are you all right, sir?

Just a touch of indigestion.

Is that all, Hyman?

You see, I thought I'd do the warm -up
this morning. Get them all in the spirit

for the school race this afternoon.

ready to show some of that natural -born
sporting ability?

You do realise, don't you, Rebecca, that
Sophie's turned into you?

Oh, no.

Does that mean I will have to turn into
her?

Will I have to start paying attention in
class? No.

Okay, lady.

Now, just copy me.

Right.

Now the shoulders.

Just when I get the paperwork, isn't it?

All I need is... a signature from a
school governor and you two are... And

what?

We have a school governor coming to
present the prize this afternoon.

Everything's going my way.

There's only one person in office now.
Come on. Let me get straight.

You want me to use my skills of
possession that I have been honing for

go into the body of your headmaster.

Then you want me to sign him out of
hospital and drag his kidney stone adult

body back to the school in order to stop
some, um, governor person signing a

piece of paper.

Yes.

Goal! Yeah!

Okay, I'll do it.

Now we must hurry back. I have a race to
win.

Oh, yes, I'll be sweet about that.

What on earth has happened to your
morals?

Nothing. I mean, I know I've been
levitating, but now I'm really

on keeping my feet on the ground.

But it's still unfair. Your breath
control and physical stamina are

from living humans and give you an
advantage.

Oh.

But people keep calling me Soph, which
is grammatically lazy, but nonetheless

really very nice.

And I have to race. For Jonathan.

ticket. That's hardly going to get
Jonathan to Beijing.

So what now, Sophie?

Are you still going to compete?

I cannot.

I've always prided myself on my
conscience.

Oh,

I have to

race for my fans.

You're not doing it for your fans.
You're doing it for yourself.

Cheerful? They need to cheer for that
person because the cheering makes them

cheerful?

You have become shallow, and I have
become earnest.

I simply like being liked.

Sophie, you are clever, and Hazel is
fearless.

Now, you were popular, too.

I'd run with you.

Don't mind, do you, sweetie?

They can't see me, darling. Don't worry.

What are you doing here? Joining in.

What's wrong, hon? You seem a little
stressed.

I just want you to help Jonathan and
Rebecca like you said you would.

They need you and I don't. No offence,
hon, but you are not exactly the

definition of speed today. Perhaps it's
all that worrying about other people.

There's still time to catch up.

oven at a delay, and you've got a
headmaster to possess.

Now what?

Now, when they get here, we do
something.

Don't you have a race to win?

No, I don't.

But I do have an idea to help Jonathan.

That's all.

nurse was about to check her pulse.
She's fine.

Your signature?

I'll take that, Sinclair.

Thank you. What are you doing here? I
thought you were... Dead.

Sorry to disappoint.

Mrs. Heathfield, I believe.

Let's go exploring.

Now, I realise you probably know your
way around, but my tour is especially

because I do it all by the medium of...

The science lab is really fast.

The art room's got the boom.

The drama studio is really cool, yo. Our
school's got a lot of boom. Well,

that's the tour over. What shall we do
now?

I think we've got a little time on our
hands before the prize giving. How does

peach cordial in the library sound?

Perfect. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Headmaster, that's the toilet.

The library's this way.

I knew that.

You're still wearing a pink headband.

I was in a hurry and there wasn't time
to sue.

I decided to wear pink.

We were wondering if you and Mrs
Heathfield could spare a moment.

So in order to raise the funds for this
brilliant student to go to Beijing, this

brilliant student who helps girls and
they faint for no apparent reason, we

thought we could have a charity dinner
for you and all the other school

governors.

I think it's a wonderful idea. idea.

I will happily attend, and I'll make
sure all the governors attend too.

You're all so smart.

Don't you agree, Miss Sinclair? Aren't
you both amazed and impressed by these

girls? I suppose so.

Well, say it out loud.

Now, or I might just smack you.

I'm amazed and impressed by these girls.

I can't believe you did that to me.

We're not being expelled, and you're
going to Beijing.

Yeah, well, have I said thank you
enough?

Well, too much, actually. You can go
back to being a president.

So, Sophie, are you still spending
Saturday afternoon painting your name?

I've been officially uninvited since
quitting the race.

It is probably just as well.

You're simply not suited to being
called.

Unlike me, of course.

Of course.

I did learn something from you, though.
Cool people do walk differently.

Perhaps it is the one thing stopping me
from becoming popular.

So I have been working on my walk.

What do you think?