All language subtitles for Popularity Papers s01e25 The Wonderful Wizard 1.eng

- Good morning, Mapleview!

You know what time it is.
[air horn blasting]

It's time to vote for
Mapleview's

P-p-p-p-p-people
of the Y-y-y-y-y-year!

When I say vote, you say now.

Vote!

Vote!

Vote.

Vote for the three
most influential

Mapleviewers this year.

Each will be immortalized with
a feature in the yearbook!

- [scoffs]
What an inane tradition.

- Totally.

Wait, is inane good or bad?
- Good luck, Lydia.

- And a friendly reminder that

"people" also includes
the staff.

And you can vote for
a principal

who's very influential both
academically and musically.

[air horn blasting]

- It's just so wrong
that we are defining in print

that some people are
more important than others.

History was written
by the popular.

- Don't you literally work for
the yearbook?

- As an assistant to
the graphics editor.

I don't think River's gonna
give me any editorial say

even if I'm right about
this stupid feature.

- Facts.

You voted for me, right?

- Of course.
- OK.

Well, I'll see you
after rehearsal,

not that there's anything to
rehearse.

- I thought you were
Sage's understudy.

So aren't you practically
Dorothy?

- Mm, in the fact that
I memorized all the lines,

but I never get
to perform them.

Instead,
I'm Flying Monkey number two.

- Is that really so bad?

- It is when you factor in
who's playing

Flying Monkey number one.

- [imitates monkey sounds]

[exhales softly]

That's monkey
for "I'm the Monkey King,"

which makes you, Goldbladder--

- The Prime Minister.
- My loyal subject.

- You're just a figurehead.

- A figurehead with
all-you-can-eat bananas.

- There's got to be more to
this role

than just eating bananas.

What's the backstory?

Who's the monkey
under the crown?

Who's his family?
What does he want?

- He's got disposable thumbs.
What more can he want?

- I think you mean "opposable."

- That doesn't sound right.

- Lydia, can I talk to you
for just a second?

- If this is about trying to
get you fired,

I thought we said
the gift basket was

a sufficient apology.
- No, that's not it.

Look, you know
how every production has

its 11th hour disaster?
I think we just had ours.

- Did the Flying Monkeys
get cut?

- No. Sage just booked
a role in a movie.

They're doing an all-female
reboot of "Napoleon Dynamite."

She plays a quirky,
frizzy-haired teenager

just trying to fit in.
- Oh, come on!

- Look, what I'm trying to say
is that

every disaster is
an opportunity in disguise.

Sage had to drop out of
the play,

which means that
you are now Dorothy.

- [gasps]

[high-pitched scream]

- OK.

- Are you kidding me?

The Wonderful Wizard of Lydia.

[bright music]

- Just to be clear,
you're not playing Oz.

- [shushes]

[upbeat music]

- Oh, yeah

All right

Oh, yeah

- Does having a spotlight in
the yearbook make you popular?

Julie, is this the turning
point of my life,

the opening chapter to
my memoir?

"Golden Girl:
A Lydia Goldblatt Story."

- Ooh. Will you refer to me as
your bookish best friend?

- Julie, this could be the year
I get show flowers! [squeals]

- Ow.
That was a bit aggressive.

- Playing Dorothy means
I'm gonna be front and center

in the yearbook drama photos,

which brings us to
our next experiment.

How will we be remembered?
- As the art club girl

who offered to clean
everyone's paint brushes?

- Dream bigger, Julie.

The yearbook is proof of
our middle school status.

This may be how
you, Julie Graham-Chang,

and I, Lydia Goldblatt,
are finally deemed popular.

Step one.
[bright chime]

Crush the role of Dorothy

and leave no dry eye
in the theater.

Step two, be celebrated
in the yearbook

as the second coming of
Meryl Streep

with you as my best friend.

And step three, go down in
Mapleview Middle School history

as the two coolest tweens
that ever lived.

[chimes tinkling]

- This might actually work.

- What do you want
your legacy to be?

- I want to be remembered
as the girl who stood up to

the defenders of the corrupt
and broken system.

- Criminal justice system?

- No, but I'll put that
on my to-do list.

I want to be remembered
as the girl

who changed the institution of
popularity for the better,

for everyone!
- Preach.

- Just have to figure out a way
to break down the gatekeepers.

- No way.
- Come on, River.

It's unfair, unjust.

And it's exactly what I've been
railing about all year.

It's always the popular kids
that win these sham contests.

- Stick to your lane, Julie.

If you have an issue,
take it up with your manager.

- That's you.

Can we at least discuss
my idea?

Think about
what a blackout page

rejecting popularity could do.

- A blackout page doesn't sell
yearbooks.

It also uses too much ink.

- What about a strikeout page?

Ooh. Can we release it
and then redact the names?

- [sighs]

People of the Year has drama,
pizzazz.

Like it or not,
it's what passes for

yearbook journalism these days.

- More like gutter
yearbook journalism.

You're preaching to, like,
the lowest common denominator.

- Look, I get it.

You come in here with
your ideas,

but I've done this before.
I know how it works.

- This is why systemic change
happens so slowly.

- Ladies and gentlemen,
Miss Lydia Goldblatt!

[cheering and applause]

- Isn't she beautiful?

[whimsical music]

- Uh, Lydia? Hey.

Could you just stop that
so we can start rehearsing?

- Yeah, sorry.
Just getting into character.

- OK, everyone. Gather 'round.
I have some exciting news.

I pulled some strings,

and we are going to
mount the show

in the Mapleview
Community Theater.

- It's like being on Broadway!
- Well, off-off-off-Broadway.

But in any case,
we have a lot of work to do,

starting with running the show
with our new lead,

Lydia Goldblatt.

- Not doing that? OK.

- OK, well, run it from the top
in five?

- Congrats, Goldblatt.

That's a huge deal.
- Thanks, Tin Man.

- So I know things have been
awkward between us.

- Awkward?

- You know, because of the time

you spread those rumors
about me,

trapped me in the boiler room,

saw my relationship with Sage
blow up.

- OK, maybe there's
a whiff of tension.

- Well, maybe we can
make things not weird?

Would you want to hang out
sometime after the play?

- You want to hang out?

Like hang out or...
[in cool voice] hang out?

- I can now see
why that's confusing.

I like you, Lydia.

[stirring music]

Lydia? Lydia?

- I'm fine. I'm good.

Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.

Yeah, we can totally hang out
after the play.

You got it.
- See you then, Goldblatt.

[energetic music]

- Could this day get
any better?

- I brought cookies!
[chuckles]

- Hey, why are you adding

Chuck, Addison, and Dawn
to the layout?

We haven't seen
the results yet.

- Well, why keep up
the charade?

'Cause we all know
it's going to be them.

They're the most popular kids
in school.

- I mean, you never know.
And for security reasons,

no one will know
until they're verified

by our official top secret
tabulation process.

- You mean when you go into
the dark room

and count them all by hand?

- Yes.

- Well, let me know when
I'm right about everything.

- Here you go.

Feel free to burn it.

- Wait, but I just thought of
our backstory.

We witnessed the murder
of our parents,

which ultimately led us to
craft our monkey persona

and to seek justice against
criminals.

- That's Batman.
- Batperson!

Get with the times, Lydia.

- How did you even
book this role anyway?

- Oh, I didn't audition.

This was punishment
for replacing

all the office phones
with bananas.

To Principal Larocque's credit,
the punishment fits the crime.

- Yeah, he is really
stepping up his game.

- Anyways, I'll remember
our Flying Monkey days fondly.

- Of course, you will.

I'm a talented and generous
scene partner.

- But for real, when you take
center stage,

all of us back here will be
cheering you on.

[gentle music]

- Wow. Thanks, Mike.

Break a wing.

- Was I right?
- That would be a violation

of our official tabulation
process.

- Come on, River.

Why does everyone care
about this so much?

- You tell me. You're the one
who keeps asking about it.

- Did you hear about Dimitri's
presidential pardoning

of the detention kids? Could be
a big news story.

- Meh. It's not front page.
I'll get to it later.

- What about Henry making
a catchphrase

for the whole school?
- "Scrum"?

Yeah, that's never
going to happen.

- Addison and Dawn got into
a cat fight.

- [groans]
Pass me the Dictaphone.

I better go check it out.

[ominous music]

- Let's see what we got here.

All right.

Addison Anglade,
Chuck Cavalleri,

and Julie Graham-who now?

Me?
- I forgot my mini cassettes.

What do you think you're doing?

[mischievous music]

Julie Graham-Chang,
this is beyond the pale.

You broke into my ballot box.

And worse, you lied about
a headline lead.

- Shame on you for falling
for a cheap story like that.

- Ugh, whatever.

So I guess you saw the results.

- How was I nominated
as Person of the Year?

Is this some kind of sick joke?

- I would never joke about
Person of the Year.

It's not like it's the Teacher
Appreciation page, you know?

This is sacrosanct.

- So no one is laughing at me
behind my back?

- Why is this so surprising
to you?

- Because I'm a nerd.

- No, you're not, Julie.

You're a sneak and a completely
untrustworthy assistant

to the graphics editor.

- Oh, even when I'm being
rebellious, I sound nerdy.

- But over the course of the
year, you've had

an incredibly meaningful impact
on the school,

at least according to
my sources.

- When?
- Come on, Graham-Chang.

Think about it.

Remember the time
you walked the catwalk

or, you know,
the star of the art show,

won the field hockey
championship,

were the lead singer
of Disastrophe,

joined the Glossips?

- Yeah, but those were all
things Lydia made me do.

- What about when you were
Dimitri's campaign manager

and won him the election or

brought in the guest of honor
for the Pride Parade and

led a school-wide game
of Grin and Dare It?

Did Lydia make you do
all those too?

- No, Dimitri, you,
and Mike did.

- Face it.
You're a real, "legit,"

certified popular person,

no matter which source
you check.

So how does it feel,
Graham-Chang?

[uplifting music]

- Weird.

- She's our prisoner,
and soon you will be too!

- Don't worry, Dorothy.
We'll save you.

- Help, Tin Man!

- [grunts]

both: Whoa!

- Tin Man, you're my hero.

How ever can I repay you?

- As you know,
all I need is a heart!

- You know I'd give you mine
if I could.

- OK, no, no, no.
Stop, stop, stop.

This isn't working.
There's no chemistry.

- Are you kidding me?

- See, this interpretation
only works

if I really feel that
the Tin Man misses his heart

and that Dorothy's the only one
that can give it to him.

- So should we kiss?

Just spitballing here.

- We're gonna have to do
some rewrites, aren't we?

All right, everyone,
let's pack it up.

We're gonna move
to the theater.

Take--take five.

- Wait, but what if
we just rehearse it

a couple hundred more times?

Was my performance
really that bad?

- No, no.

I just need everything
to be absolutely perfect.

I'm taking a lot of risks here.

I basically begged Larocque
for the funds.

- You mean a public school
doesn't have unlimited funding

for its arts programs?
- He reallocated it

for next year's field hockey
and Kiln Club budgets.

- Those good-for-nothing
pottery snobs.

- I staked
the entire reputation of

the Mapleview drama program
on this play.

If it backfires, it could ruin
the whole department.

- There, there.
You were just doing

what you thought was right.

- There may not even be
a play next year.

- You did what?

OK.

It's OK.

It'll--it'll be OK,

especially now that you have
the right lead.

Oh, come on. This was a part
I was born to play.

I promise,
I'll do everything I can

to make sure this is the best
play Mapleview has ever seen.

- Your mother did mention
that you're very determined.

Or did she say hardheaded?

- OK, well, I promise,
I got this.

And more importantly,
I got you.

- Thanks. I appreciate that.

And I also appreciate
your discretion.

[bright music]

- OK, people,
the entire drama program

relies on this play tomorrow
night,

so get it together!

From the top!

[electronic music]

- Wow, I must have put that
T-shirt printer's kids

through college.

- Julie, are you OK?

You seem disturbed.

- Oh, I'm just becoming
everything I hate.

- You are becoming
dill pickles?

- I'm becoming...popular.

- Huh. How curious.

I thought being popular
meant that

you were well-liked by others.

- It does, but not always
in a good way.

- It is not good to be
well-liked?

- It's...complicated.

You see, the popular people
at middle school

aren't popular because
they're well-liked.

They're popular because
everyone wants to be them

instead of wanting to
be themselves.

And popularity makes
everyone feel bad.

- I see. That is bad.

- Can you keep a secret?

- I have never told anyone
about

my cousin Vasily's bedwetting.

Clearly, I can be trusted.

- I'm one of Mapleview's
People of the Year.

I'm part of the problem.

- But Julie,
I don't want to be you.

You don't make everyone
feel bad.

In fact, you make everyone
feel good.

That is why I voted for you.

- You did?

- You care about
all your friends.

- I do, but that's not
why I'm popular.

- But it is why you are
well-liked.

So maybe you are popular
in the right way.

- Hm.

Thanks, Dimitri.

I never thought about it
that way.

[gentle music]

[sighs]

Hey.

Huh.

Maybe popularity is OK
if you're popular

for the right reasons.

- This is so beautiful.

It's more than I ever imagined.

- All right, everybody.
Let's just--let's settle down.

OK, I just--
I went all out here.

Let's hope I don't regret it.

OK, we're gonna start at
Dorothy's solo.

Munchkins, we're gonna have to
make that transition

about 30% faster on show night,
OK?

All right, so this is a pivotal
moment of the play, OK?

This is where you ensure
all of our future funding

and also for you to shine.
Are you up for it?

- I've been preparing for this
my entire life.

- Great.

Lighting, can we get
the cue correct this time?

We need you to flood the
spotlight in three, two, one.

[bright music]

- I'm back!

- No.
- Sage?

[applause, laughter]

- Hey!
- Dorothy's back.

- Oh, my gosh. Thank goodness.

- You're welcome.
- [giggles]

- What is happening?

- The show was careening
off the rails without you.

Welcome back, Dorothy!

[applause, laughter]

[chattering]

- The entire production
was so accommodating.

They rearranged
the entire schedule

just so I could come back early
to my prior commitment.

That's what they say
in the film biz.

Oh, and film biz means
film business.

- I know what film biz means.

- Besides, this was
the much more meaningful part.

I mean, who cares about
the story of a dorky underdog

with frizzy hair
just trying to fit in?

Doing a musical of
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"?

That's fresh.
- [chuckles]

We're so glad to have you back.

Oh, if I may.

What--what are you--
what are you doing?

[toy dog squeaks]
There we go. OK.

- Come on, Toto.
Let's rehearse.

- OK. Let's get going.

- Well, guess it's back
to Flying Monkey land.

Where would we be without
our prime minister?

- Depending on
an interim leader.

How can I go back to
slumming it as a Flying Monkey?

- I can show you how to hide
bananas in Munchkin shoes.

So they get banana feet.

- Do you ever stop?

- I have a problem.

We can hide bananas
in Sage's slippers.

[mischievous music]

- Suddenly, you just became
my favorite monkey.

[gentle piano music]

- Are you excited to be
the new face of popularity

at Mapleview,
Julie Graham-Chang?

- I guess so.
- Great.

Because the print deadline's
tomorrow,

and I'm going to need
that layout in my inbox.

[exciting electronic music]

- [sighs]

Thanks for cheering me up.

You didn't have to do that.

- We monkeys gotta
stick together.

- What is in my slippers?
[laughter]

- So worth it.

- You practically make it
an art form.

- Oh, thank you.

Lydia, I--

I really like
rehearsing with you.

And I was wondering if you
wanted to

maybe go out sometime?

- [chuckles]
You almost got me.

- No, I'm being serious.

Would that be weird?

- Yes.
Why would you want to do that?

- 'Cause I like you.

- Since when?

- Sup, Goldbladder?
[laughs]

Goldbladder.
Excuse me, Goldbladder.

[laughs]
Oh, Goldbladder.

Nice one, Goldbladder.

- You know,
I never expected it,

but we make
a great team, Mike.

- Thanks, Goldblatt.
- Ew, don't be weird.

Call me Goldbladder.
- Right, sorry.

Thanks, Goldbladder.

Describe the cake at
your last birthday party.

- [shouts] Mike!

Ooh,
red velvet and cream cheese.

He remembered.

Holy bananas.

[bright music]

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