Big Plans

## *Episode Guide*

**"Big Plans"** is the second episode of the first season of *Surviving Summer*, and the of second episode of the series overall. It first premiered on June 3, 2022 on Netflix.

## Synopsis

Summer plots her escape; tensions between Ari and Marlon boil over after a competition; Summer helps Ari through a side effect of his accident.

## Plot

The episode opens with Ari and Marlon surfing in their quarter-final heat. Summer is still walking along the road, but as she looks out over the water she can see locals on the beach with surfboards. She leaves her shoes, bag, and skateboard by the side of the road and walks down the stairs onto the sand and into the shallow water. She dunks her head under an oncoming wave and as she surfaces is almost hit by a surfer, Sheridan, who yells at her angrily. Summer accuses the Sheridan of almost taking her head off, and Sheridan calls her a tourist and tells her to go swim between the flags. Later Summer has come out of the water and back up the stairs but notices her skateboard is no longer with the rest of her stuff. She hears a car starting and looks up in time to see Sheridan backing her ute over her skateboard, snapping it in half. Summer yells at her and Sheridan feigns ignorance, offering a fake apology before driving off.
The episode cute to the title card.

In Ari and Marlon's heat, Marlon leading with Ari in second. Ari goes for a wave but Marlon tugs on his leg rope, pulling him back and taking the wave for himself. Ari is visibly outraged as Marlon scores well on the wave, right as the heat ends.
Poppy watches from the beach, listening to music until Summer walks up and tugs off her headphones. Poppy explains that she's getting ready for her heat, but Summer just wants to know if one of Poppy's brothers can give her a lift to the airport. Poppy says Manu might be too busy, but asks her other brother, Prawnie, if he can drop Summer to the airport, to which he agrees, but stipulates that she has to be ready to go by 3pm. Poppy asks Summer if everything is okay, to which Summer replies that she'll be fine once she's on her way back to New York.

Coming out of the water after their heat, Ari drops his board and grabs Marlon, who is instantly defensive, insisting that he didn't touch Ari. Marlon doesn't know what the big deal is as they both got through. He goes to walk away and Ari grabs him again; this time Marlon also drops his board, asking if Ari really wants to do this. Ari shoves Marlon a couple of times, while Marlon fends him off until Ari grabs his shoulder. Marlon says he won't fight him as he's injured. Ari tackles Marlon and they start to brawl. Summer, Poppy, and Bodhi arrive and watch on. Poppy is uninterested and leaves, calling for her older brother, Manu, while Bodhi tries to break it up. Manu breaks up the fight and asks them if they want to get disqualified. Two officials walk up and want to know what's going on but Marlon is quick to assure them that they were just goofing around. The officials request they keep things chill from now on and leave. Bodhi suggest to Marlon that they go to the rock pools to help him feel grounded, but he replies he doesn't need grounding, he needs food. They leave and Manu and Ari walk together. Manu tries to talk to Ari about competing with his friends and not against them, but Ari tells him that he and Marlon aren't really friends anymore. Manu understands but reminds Ari that he's risking state selections by fighting with Marlon. Manu tells Ari that he's running the Shorehaven Boardriders now and invites him to get involved, stating that although it's a solo sport, he still needs a crew. Ari doesn't answer and Manu leaves.

Summer is still standing, watching Ari, when she hears a group of surfers from Anchor Cove jeering, making fun of the fight and Ari's surfing. She recognises one of them as Sheridan who broke her skateboard and walks over, telling her that she needs to replace it. Sheridan refuses and jokingly offers some onion rings instead. Poppy arrives and pulls Summer away, stopping Summer from starting a fight with Sheridan. Another of the Anchor Cove surfer, Griff, teases Poppy about not making any finals the year before, but she ignores them. As Summer and Poppy walk away, Poppy explains to Summer who they are and advises she just ignore them. Summer wants payback but Poppy just says she'll get payback in the water. Summer isn't satisfied but doesn't argue as Poppy walks away. Marlon is sitting nearby and notices her, surprised that she's still in Shorehaven.

Later, Poppy is surfing in her quarter-final heat, with her main competitor being Lily Tran from Anchor Cove. Poppy and Lily go for the same wave, but Poppy beats her to it, while Lily gets the next wave. The announcer reveals that Anchor Cove has a reputation for creating champions but Poppy is familiar with the break and ends up winning the heat.

Marlon cheers her on from the beach, where he is hiding with Summer in the parking lot, who quickly hushes him. They are hiding behind a car, spying on Sheridan. Summer hatches a plan to break one of her boards, while Marlon suggests they just go for a ride on his jet ski instead. Summer reminds Marlon that he has a girlfriend but Marlon is dismissive. Summer starts to head towards Sheridan's board but Thommo arrives with Honey, greeting Manu, and sending Summer back to her hiding place. Summer hears Honey asking Manu where she is, and asks Marlon where his jet ski is.

Ari arrives at the rock pools and see Bodhi in the distance, sitting by herself and taking selfies. She spots him and waves, so he waves back and heads over. Bodhi has gone back to taking selfies and apologises, telling him she won't be long. They talk about her social media presence, and Ari compliments her on some of her recent posts. He asks about her semi-final heat, which isn't until later, and she notes that Poppy needs space on competition days. Ari agrees, saying that he's noticed an increased intensity, and Bodhi talks about needing to find zen, instead of punching someone. Ari apologises and Bodhi invites him to come snorkeling with her. Ari declines at first, saying he needs to get ready for his own semi-final heat, but quickly changes his mind.

At the beach, Summer and Marlon are preparing to take the jet ski out. Marlon tells Summer about moving to Shorehaven from Brazil, and how homesick he was at first, not knowing anyone or even how to speak English. Summer makes a joke about Australia's slow dialect. Marlon asks her why she wants to go back to New York which he sees as a cold, concrete jungle with no beaches, but Summer tells him that everything in the world is in New York. Marlon tells her that she's in a beautiful place with a cool guy, but she just tells him to hurry up with the jet ski. They ride on the jet ski together in the waves.

Ari and Bodhi go snorkeling together. They surface after some time and Bodhi tells Ari about an octopus she wants to show him. Bodhi dives down and Ari goes to follow her but can't find her. He starts to have flashbacks of himself underwater, someone jumping off a rock, and someone tapping their fingers on a surfboard. He panics and quickly surfaces, running for the shore. He falls to his knees on the sand, and Bodhi walks up, asking if he's okay. Ari says he swallowed some sea water and Bodhi is concerned for his lungs, saying that she heard they were damaged when he was injured. Ari tells her that one of them was, but it's fine now. Clearly trying to change the subject, he asks how Bodhi's year was, but Summer and Marlon arrive and call out to them before she can answer. While they are still out of earshot, Bodhi asks Ari if he hates Marlon for what happened, but Ari says he doesn't hate anyone. Bodhi is sure they'll work things out. Marlon and Summer reach them, and Marlon asks Bodhi why she's not at the beach, with her replying that she still has time. Marlon offers her a ride back and they leave.

Ari and Summer walk back to the beach together, coming across Honey and Thommo. Thommo tells her a story from when she was young about a frill-neck lizard that she named Lizzie. She doesn't remember and changes the subject, asking if they're going to stay and watch Ari compete. Thommo makes an excuse and Ari tells Summer that his dad's not into competitions. Summer says she's going to stay and watch and Thommo and Honey leave. Summer also goes to walk off and Ari asks if this is goodbye. Summer says a short bye and walks off, leaving Ari stunned. Summer walks up to Prawnie in the carpark, and he asks if she's ready to go, as she needs to leave. Summer goes to grab her stuff.

In the Under 16's Girls semi-final heat, Sheridan from Anchor Cove is dominating. Poppy is also competing but her wave selection has been poor. Manu watches nervously from the beach as Poppy falls on a wave. Manu remarks to himself that this is why Poppy needs to do her homework better prior to a comp. Ari and Marlon are watching from nearby, and Manu tells them that it would be nice if someone from Shorehaven could win considering they're on their home break. He appeals to them to work as a team but they don't answer. The Girls heat comes to an end with Sheridan winning, knocking out Poppy and Bodhi.

Ari and Marlon line up for their heat and Marlon mentions that they are together once again. Marlon starts tapping his fingers on his board and Ari experiences a flashback. In the flashback, Ari and Marlon are crossing a patch of rocks, holding their surfboards. They stand at the edge of a rocky cliff and look out over the water, until Ari says that he isn't sure about this. Marlon says that Ari can stay but he's going for it, before suggesting they jump together. Ari agrees and starts to count down, but when it's time to jump, Marlon hesitates, and Ari jumps into the water alone. The scene cuts between Ari jumping into the water in the flashback, and Ari in the present looking nervous. Ari hits the water in the flashback and in the present he walks away from the beach and the competition.

Ari runs up the beach, gasping for air, and reaches the carpark. Summer has her stuff and is getting ready to leave with Prawnie when she notices Ari, realising that something is wrong. Summer asks Prawnie to wait and follows Ari, ignoring Prawnie when he says he has to go. Summer finds Ari sitting against a car, still struggling to breathe. Summer starts asking him questions, trying to understand what's happening. Prawnie honks his horn at Summer but she tells him again to wait, before asking Ari if he needs her to get help. Ari says no, but asks her to stay with him, so Summer sits beside him. She starts to talk to him, helping him to regulate his breathing, and telling him he's safe. Summer sees Prawnie leaves and starts to get upset, but when Ari starts to get worried, she tells him not to worry about it. She tells him that he's having a panic attack, having seen this in kids from her old school. They hear the announcer from the beach awarding scores and Summer realises that Ari is missing his heat. He says that he can't go out there, and is hoping that this is just a one-off, but Summer doesn't think that it is. She gets up and helps Ari to get up as well.

Summer spots Sheridan across the carpark, leaving her car, so she runs over and grabs one of her boards, lining it up in front of the wheels of the ute. Then she goes to the open window of the car and looks inside. In the competition Griff is surfing well, while Marlon falls after attempting a hard trick. Griff wins the semi-final just as Ari returns to the beach. The Anchor Cove surfers are cheering, while the Shorehaven surfers are despondent. Ari walks up to Bodhi and Poppy, and knocks Poppy's elbow with his, trying to get her to smile. Summer suddenly yells for everyone to watch out as Sheridan's ute comes rolling down the sand to the beach. Sheridan runs back up the beach to find her board broken. Poppy wonders out loud if Summer did it on purpose, and Ari is shocked, calling Summer a monster. Sheridan is outraged about her board, and Summer feigns ignorance, annoying Sheridan even more. Summer looks satisfied with her revenge.

Summer and Ari walk back to the Gibson's house while Summer listens to a voicemail from Margot. Margot has found out about the plane ticket, and told Abbie about it, she ends the call requesting Summer don't take her anger for Margot out on the Gibson's. Summer watches the Gibsons get ready for dinner as she listens to the end of the voicemail, Margot telling her she might end up being happy in Shorehaven, like Margot used to be. The voicemail ends and after hesitating for a moment, Summer walks over and joins the Gibsons for dinner.

## Cast

### Starring

* Sky Katz as Summer Torres
* Kai Lewins as Ari Gibson
* Lilliana Bowrey as Poppy Tetanui
* João Marinho as Marlon Sousa
* Savannah La Rain as Bodhi Mercer

### Recurring

* Charli Wookey as Sheridan Morehouse
* Cantona Stewart as Prawnie Tetanui
* Chris Olosio as Manu Tetanui
* Mitchell Hardaker as Griff Temple
* Dustin Clare as Thommo Gibson
* Asmara Fiek as Honey Gibson
* Adrienne Pickering as Abbie Gibson
* Kate Beahan as Margot Torres

### Guest

* Ilai Swindells as Nico - Commentator
* Timothy Bell as Judge Roberts
* Danielle Horvat as Holly Novak