Episode

Pilot

by Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, Augustine Frizzell, Nika King and 14 others

Seventeen-year-old Rue returns home from rehab with no plans to stay clean. She meets Jules, who's new in town, at a party at McKay's house. Nate gets in McKay's head when McKay takes an interest in Cassie. Nate and Maddy, who have broken up once again, a

(11 total)

Characters

Sam Levinson (11)Zendaya (7)Rue Bennett (7)Hunter Schafer (2)Jules Vaughn (2)Cal Jacobs (1)Fezco (1)Angus Cloud (1)Eric Dane (1)

“I just showed up without a map or a compass, and at some point, you have to make a choice ... about who you are and what you want. And therein lies the catch.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: Map, compass, Choice, catch

“Rue: I've got an idea. Jules: Should I be concerned?”

— Sam Levinson, Jules Vaughn, Hunter Schafer, imdb.com

Tagged: idea, playful, Concerned, Questions

“Every time I feel good, I think it'll last forever, but it doesn't.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: Forever, Nothing Lasts, Feel Good

“Suddenly, the whole world goes dark and nothing else matters except the person standing in front of you.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: dark, Love, Friendship, Nothing Else Matters

“What do you think this is, the eighties? Catch a dick.”

— Sam Levinson, Jules Vaughn, Hunter Schafer, imdb.com

Tagged: Eighties, Sassy, Rude

“I'm envious of your generation, you know. You guys don't care as much about the rules. You know, I think that's a good thing. And I don't want to be that old guy that gives you advice, but I look at you and I think there are two versions of how your life can go. You can either go someplace, where yo…”

— Sam Levinson, Cal Jacobs, Eric Dane, imdb.com

“I don't know what type of fucked up shit you got going inside your head. I don't know how to help, but I could tell you one thing: this drug shit, it's not the answer.”

— Sam Levinson, Fezco, Angus Cloud, imdb.com

Tagged: Say No To Drugs

“It was like there was no more air left in the world. And I was gasping, and I was panicking.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: Anxiety, Having An Anxiety Attack, What It Feels Like To Have A Panic Attack

“I know it all may seem sad, but guess what? I didn't build this system, nor did I fuck it up.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: Being Born Into A Bad System, Gen Z

“I was once happy, content, sloshing around in my own private, primordial pool. Then one day, for reasons beyond my control, I was repeatedly crushed over and over by the cruel cervix of my mother, Leslie. I put up a good fight, but I lost, for the first time, but not the last. I was born three days…”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: Descriptions of Birth, Being Born, What It's Like To Be Born

“You think 'cause I went to rehab I stayed clean?”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, imdb.com

Tagged: Drugs, rehab