Does That Happen to Normal People?

**Does That Happen to Normal People?** is the first episode of season two, and the 15th episode of the CFK 2 Go! series *Wild2ide*. It first premiered worldwide on January 20, 2024.

This episode was the first episode to be filmed in Season 2. Primary production took place between October 2-6, 2023.

## Overview

Dean allows Reuben to move into his room in secret. Meanwhile Alexa and Dean's friendship has appeared to dwindle six months on from a secret romantic encounter. Now Jane is determined to find out the truth.

## Episode Summary

### ***Opening scenes***

The episode opens with a recap of significant moments from the previous season, concluding with the scene of Dean asking Alexa about what she wanted to do following their two kisses towards the end of Keep Your Body Parts to Yourself. Once the recap concludes, the scene shifts to a scene set mere seconds after the previous recapped scene, where it appears that Alexa hasn't given Dean a response to his question as of yet. Dean casually begins to pesture Alexa for an answer, however Alexa simply tells him to wait a bit longer.

Following the opening credits, the episode shifts to six months later, where Jane and Charlie are seen watching a movie together on the couch. Charlie begins to ask Jane an important and personal question (appearing as though he was proposing to her), however he quickly gets interrupted by Rachel who was listening nearby. Rachel begins to remind Jane of what a big "mistake" marriage was, however Charlie corrects her by telling her he was simply asking Jane to meet his parents. Rachel is left embarrassed, and when Jane asks her about her attitude, she reminds her about her divorce with Dean that was being finalised. Soon after Dean enters the room and hands Rachel his divorce papers. The three end up making fun of Dean's feminine looking signature. Jane proceeds to make a comment about the current situation being "awkward" when Dean decides to make himself a bowl of cereal. Not long later, Charlie leaves and Alexa enters the room while chatting to Blanket off-screen, telling her that she was planning on having a bowl of cereal at that moment. She then makes eye contact with Dean and the two stare at each other awkwardly, before she decides to leave the cereal and agree to get something to eat on the way to work instead. Once she leaves, Rachel confirms Jane's earlier comment about the awkwardness of their situation.

A little while later, Jane is seen talking with Blanket as they discuss Alexa and Dean's situation. The two agree about the recent tension surrounding them, so Jane hatches a plan in an attempt to find out the truth. She then goes to the TV and turns it on to a show called Sea Dogs, a show she knew only Dean and Alexa liked. Jane calls out to Dean and Alexa to tell them that it was on. Dean discovers the TV straight away and proceeds to sit on the floor in front of it, and Alexa enters a few seconds later. Alexa quickly notices the TV as well and begins to sit down on the couch, however she quickly changes her mind when she sees Dean sitting in front of it. She tells Jane that she was actually due to leave for work soon, and Dean ends up using the same excuse as well. The two of them proceed to leave for work around the same time, leaving Jane (and Blanket in the other room) puzzled.

### **Plot A: Dean's new roomate**

Dean ends up arriving outside of Reuben's office a few minutes late, which makes Reuben feel upset. Dean begins to make up excuses, ending with the fact that he picked up Reuben's coffee order on the way. The coffee order ends up being slightly wrong, making Reuben burst into tears. Dean asks Reuben if he was okay, and Reuben eventually confesses that he was having the worst day of his life. He tells him that his manager Trevor caught him sleeping in his office and kicked him out, which is displayed in a brief flashback before the scene shifts back to the present. Dean begins to comfort Reuben, wishing that he could do something. Reuben then tells him that he could only afford $500 a week in rent, which gives Dean an idea...

The above scene immediately cuts to Dean showing Reuben his bedroom by allowing him to enter with a rope ladder; eventually allowing him to stay with him. Reuben responds by hugging him before agreeing to check out the room itself. After making a few sly comments about it he then goes to leave, however Dean quickly stops him by telling him that he was only restricted to stay in the bedroom only. Reuben eventually agrees to the situation, despite being left confused at first.

Later that day Dean re-enters his bedroom in his underwear to find that Reuben has gotten rid of his bed. The two share a brief discussion about it when Dean agrees to put some proper clothes on. When he opens his closet, he becomes horrified when he learns that Reuben got rid of all of his clothes as well. Reuben responds by telling him that he was turning the closet into a bathroom, and confesses to him that he actually just put all of his clothes into a bag and hung it out the window. Dean proceeds to go over to the window to retrieve his clothes, however he quickly gets startled by a strike of lightning; revealing that it was storming outside.

Rachel and Blanket are seen playing a card game at the dining table when Dean enters the room. When they ask him to join them, he accepts. The two women proceed to discuss the concept of potential earthquakes in California when the room begins to shake. They understandably feel frightened about it, however Dean assures them it was nothing to be worried about. He then excuses himself to go upstairs to his bedroom; the source of the shaking. He quickly discovers that Reuben placed his name on his door when he knocks on it. When Reuben refuses to answer, Dean ends up entering the room himself. Upon entering he ends up slamming into a bookcase that was placed by the door. He eventually squeezes himself into the room to find Reuben using a jackhammer while wearing earmuffs. Dean ends up getting Reuben's attention and asks him about what he was doing, and he tells him that he was getting the bathroom installed and that he was getting a wall built in the room. Dean begins to protest this before Rachel knocks on the door, leaving him startled. Dean yells at Rachel to not come in, however she does so anyway, slamming into the bookcase just how Dean did earlier. Rachel begins to ask Dean about what was going on, and Dean tells her about the living situation with Reuben. Reuben decides to excuse himself and proceeds to leave by the rope ladder, however as he does this his foot ends up getting stuck in it. He ends up accidentally eavesdropping on Dean and Rachel's entire argument, where the two end up insulting each other and eventually ending with Rachel asking about Dean's friendship with Reuben. She begins to question his loyalty to him by mentioning events from previous episodes. Immediately after this Reuben gets his foot unstuck and re-enters the room after overhearing their entire conversation. He apologises to them and agrees to move out that evening, just as it begins to rain again outside. Reuben ends up mentioning Dean's previous birthday to him before eventually leaving in the rain. Dean and Rachel are left speechless for a few seconds before Dean agrees to go after him. Rachel interrupts him by telling him that *she* should be the one to go after him instead, so she does.

Rachel is seen walking in the rain to the Scuba rank when a flashback to her and Dean's previous birthday is displayed between shots. During the flashback, the friends are seen singing to Rachel and Dean as they blow out their candles. Jane ironically mentions the awkwardness of the situation (a clear call-back to earlier in the episode) when Rachel decides to change the subject by opening up gifts. She ends up opening her own present from Blanket before she hands Dean a wrapped present from an unknown sender. While confused, Dean opens the gift to find a rare DVD box set for Sea Dogs. As he gushes about his gift, it is soon revealed that it came all the way from Montreal. At the conclusion of the flashback, Rachel finds Reuben pinning up a "HOME WANTED" sign on a pole and ends up startling him. He then asks her about why she was there, and she tells him about the birthday. It is soon revealed that Reuben was the one who got Dean the box set. Reuben proceeds to tell her the story about it, and once again a flashback is displayed of Reuben buying the box set in Canada. During the flashback, Reuben can be seen talking about his friendship with Dean with a sales assistant. The scene then shifts back to the present, and him and Rachel share a heartfelt conversation. Rachel eventually apologises to him for not knowing him enough, and she allows him to stay in the home after all. Reuben declines her invitation at first but eventually comes around. The two end up sharing a hug as they head back to the house.

During the closing credits, Reuben and Rachel arrive home through the front door as they immediately greet Dean. Reuben gives him the good news with a hug, and the two share a heartfelt conversation about the box set. Dean agrees to settle Reuben in properly as they walk through the kitchen towards the staircase, however the two are stopped by Jane who was cooking in the kitchen. She proceeds to ask Dean about Reuben, however Dean hesitates. He agrees to tell her later as Reuben pulls him by the arm to upstairs. Once they leave, Jane once again refers to the awkwardness with Rachel.

### **Plot B: Alexa's recaps**

Jane finds Alexa sitting alone at Macho Nachos on her lunch break and agrees to sit with her, making Alexa feel annoyed. Jane begins to pesture Alexa about what happened between Alexa and Dean on the trip from six months' prior. While she appears hesitant at first, she eventually agrees to tell her by briefly recapping the events of the whole trip leading up to the sequence following the kisses. The scene then shifts to a flashback to the scene from the beginning of the episode, still with Alexa refusing to answer Dean's question at the hotel bar. Finally she gives him a straight answer by reminding him that it was late and that the pair should just go back to their hotel room. They both agree, and they both find themselves back in it. The two stand around awkwardly for a few seconds before Dean makes a comment about their shared bed. They eventually kiss each other at the same time and proceed to make out. Back in the present, Jane briefly mistakes Alexa for being pregnant, which Alexa immediately denies. Back in the flashback, Dean and Alexa continue to make out, this time on the bed. Alexa asks Dean about if he had a condom on him, and fortunately it is revealed that he does. The two continue to make out and begin to strip each other as well while making small talk with one another. Eventually Alexa brings up the fact that she waited months for that current moment, which makes Dean stop immediately. Alexa is left confused and asks him about what he was doing, however he begins to make up an excuse before heading straight to the bathroom. The scene then shifts to the present where Jane is left shocked. She then continues to ask Alexa about what happened next, however Alexa receives a phone call from her boss telling her that he break had ended ten minutes before. Alexa proceeds to head back to work and promises Jane that she would tell her the rest of the story later.

A few hours later, Jane shows up at Goody Gumdrops and approaches Alexa while she's in the middle of stacking shelves. She begins to pesture Alexa again about the story as an old lady ends up asking Alexa about the whereabouts of a certain product. Alexa eventually agrees to continue with the story as the scene shifts to a flashback once more. This flashback is set a few hours after the previous one, where Alexa and Dean are seen attempting to sleep on opposite sides of the bed. Feeling insomnia, Alexa proceeds to ask Dean about his freak out from earlier, and Dean tells her how uncomfortable it felt being with her after splitting from Rachel that soon. The two end up getting in a heated discussion about their feelings for each other, where it is established that Dean was unsure about his feelings for Alexa at that moment. She also ends up asking him if he wanted to be her boyfriend, however he declines immediately. Back in the present, Alexa ends up getting interrupted by the same old lady customer from earlier in the scene and she ends up sending her away in frustration. Back in the flashback, Alexa and Dean are seen once again engaging in their discussion, which eventually turns into a full blown argument. The argument ends with the two agreeing to keep their distance from one another for a little while. Once the flashback ends, Alexa ends up moving her and Jane to a different part of the store when she continues with her story; documenting the decline in her and Dean's friendship over the next few months. A few flashbacks are also displayed showing how little words they spoke to each other over time. In the present, a saddened Jane reminds Alexa that she should start to talk to Dean again. She agrees to do so as the old lady once again interrupts her.

Dean is seen sitting out in the cold when Alexa joins him by singing the Sea Dogs theme song. He joins in with her, and a scene mirroring one from That is Not Chocolate also takes place as the two share a brief conversation. They both revel in the fact that the current conversation was the most they've ever spoken in the past six months. The two eventually share a heartfelt conversation about their current feelings, which eventually leads to referencing the conversation they shared six months before about each other. It is soon revealed that the two feel the exact same way they did from before - that Alexa still liked Dean but Dean felt that it was too soon to date her. This time the pair agree to remain just friends, and they agree to become friends again with a hug. Once they pull out of the hug they stare at each other's lips for a little while. However despite appearing to question it Dean simply reminds her that it was "too soon" once more.

## Future References (contains spoilers)

The title of this episode is a reference to part of a quote stated by the character Rachel Norman in the *WildSide* episode Wild and Bad Memories, while she is questioning her past.

## Cast

### **Main Cast**

* Zachary Gordon as Dean Ford
* Marija Martin as Alexa Wilson
* Jamie Cox as Jane Freebairn
* Issac Ryan Brown as Reuben Fisherman
* Jill To'oh as Blanket Thompson
* Sierra McCormick as Rachel Norman