Shut the Cluck Up

**Shut the Cluck Up** is the fifth episode of season two, and the 19th episode of the CFK 2 Go! series *Wild2ide*. It is scheduled to air on February 10, 2024.

This episode was the fourth episode to be filmed in Season 2. Primary production took place between November 13-17, 2023.

## Overview

Alexa is given the near impossible task of looking after a baby doll simulator in order to prepare for her upcoming movie role. Meanwhile Savannah and Dean decide to get matching tattoos with each other.

## Episode Summary

### ***Opening scene***

The episode opens with Alexa walking in on Rachel shaving her legs over the kitchen sink. As Alexa appears disgusted, Rachel immediately apologises to her by claiming that she thought she was home alone. Given the then current day and time, Alexa questions this claim, where she then mentions that it was her first day on the set of her indie movie. She proceeds to leave before Rachel calls her back to help her out. The two share a brief conversation about the reasoning behind Rachel's shaving situation, which ends with Alexa calling the sight disgusting. Not long later, Dean and Savannah are seen discussing the night they previously had while walking down the stairs, along with the reasoning why Dean was forced to wear a turtleneck. When they finally enter the kitchen, the two reveal that Dean was attempting to hide a hickey that Savannah gave him the previous night. Dean then pulls his turtleneck down to reveal it to the other two girls, who both make sly comments about it. Dean then begins to walk off in frustration to go to work, however Savannah tells him that she booked him and her to get matching tattoos together that day; citing that she wanted to make her love for him more "permanent". Rachel ends up dropping her razor blade at this news. Dean barely gets time to process this as Savannah reveals that the appointment was scheduled to take place in less than an hour from that moment. Savannah then drags Dean by the arm to their appointment. Alexa agrees to leave to go to work, however Rachel first asks her to pick up the razor blade she dropped. Alexa questions this at first before picking up the blade and putting it on the counter more than an arm's reach for Rachel. She turns to leave and Rachel struggles to reach the razor blade by the way she was standing. As she attempts to reach it, she ends up slipping backwards on to the floor.

### **Plot A: Alexa's doll**

Following the opening credits, Alexa arrives at her director's office where she meets the A.D. for the movie, Paul. Paul briefly introduces himself to Alexa before the conversation turns to Alexa's role itself: "Molly". Paul asks Alexa about what she knew about Molly, however Alexa ends up giving him a wrong description. He eventually reveals the real description about Molly, in which she was actually a teen mom. They share a brief discussion about labour laws before they begin discussing Alexa's "preparation" for the role. Alexa immediately grows excited about this before it is revealed that her real preparation was that she was tasked with looking after a baby doll simulator. Paul discusses the rules behind it and mentions that the doll is connected to an app, meaning that he knew about what was happening with it at all times. He also provides Alexa with the task of looking after it for a full week, in which she accepts. The doll then cries immediately, making Paul appear concerned. Alexa proceeds to pick it up and "burp" it; gaining Paul's approval.

Alexa arrives home fairly early while holding the doll. Jane and Rachel begin to question the reason why Alexa was home that early, and she tells them about her boss' plan of "preparation". She proceeds to cradle the doll in her arms, and Jane ends up asking Alexa about it. Jane then mistakes Alexa for having Dean's baby (something she brought up in a previous episode) before Alexa responds by dumping the doll on the kitchen counter. Jane and Rachel stare at her in concern when she finally reveals her boss' task of taking care of the doll. The two women appear enthusiastic at the plan and ask her to take turns with it. Blanket and Reuben also overhear the conversation when they enter the room to offer to take care of the doll themselves. Alexa doesn't appear to mind as she abandons the doll to go to the bathroom.

Alexa, Jane and Blanket are all seen nursing the doll when it suddenly begins to cry. Jane reminds Alexa that it was time for it to be fed, so Alexa yells out to Rachel to ensure that the doll's bottle was made. Rachel proceeds to make the bottle out of baby formula, however she stops suddenly when she notices Reuben eating the formula out of the can. As Reuben can be seen enjoying the powder, Rachel reminds him that it was indeed baby formula, causing him to cough the powder out right into Rachel's face. Rachel proceeds to wipe her face with disgust as Alexa approaches her in frustration. Rachel presents Alexa with the finished bottle as she snatches it out of her hand. She then goes to approach the doll as Rachel (rather snarkingly) asks her if she tested the milk on human skin. The friends begin to question this claim before Alexa squeezes the neck of the bottle, leaving a puddle of milk on the floor. Rachel then stares at her in anger as Alexa crouches down on the floor and dips her index finger into the puddle. Alexa reveals that the milk was deemed "safe" and gives the bottle to Jane to feed the doll. The doll finally stops crying as Jane feeds it. Once she's done, Reuben suddenly remembers that the doll needed to be burped. He then crouches next to Jane's lap to watch, however when Jane pats the doll on the back, milk ends up spraying out of its mouth and onto the front of Reuben's jeans. The friends proceed to laugh at him as he attempts to defend himself. He then agrees to change his pants by disappearing upstairs; eventually taking the can of baby formula with him.

Alexa comes out of the bathroom and approaches her doll's capsule, however she soon panics when she realises that the doll was missing. She begins to question Blanket about its whereabouts, and the same sequence happens four separate times through cuts. Firstly, Reuben is watching something on his laptop when Alexa barges in and questions him. Reuben explains to her that he used to the doll for kicking practice resulting in the doll getting decapitated, and a flashback is seen displaying this. He then mentions that once he glued the doll's head back on he placed it back in the capsule, and that Jane took it next. Secondly, Jane is seen listening to music when Alexa barges in and questions her. Jane explains to her that she used the doll as a paintbrush holder resulting in the doll getting paint on it, and a flashback is seen displaying this. She then mentions that she hung the doll out on the clothesline outside and that Blanket must've brought it inside. Thirdly, Alexa approaches Blanket in the living room and begins questioning her. Blanket explains to her that she brought the doll in with the laundry from the line and dumped it all in Rachel's room, which is displayed in a flashback. She tells her that Rachel must've taken it, however she wasn't home at that moment. Finally, Alexa finds Rachel outside while she's in the middle of pretending the doll was her own baby to a stranger. Alexa confesses to the stranger that it was a doll, and once she leaves she questions Rachel. Rachel explains to her that she found the doll in her laundry pile and decided to dress it up in latex. Alexa questions this as she begins to get frustrated; going on a loud rant about all of her friends mistreating the doll. Suddenly the doll vanishes from Alexa's hands and ends up on the back of a passing garbage truck, although it takes her a little while to notice. When Rachel finally tells her about the doll's new whereabouts, Alexa ends up running after the garbage truck for it to stop. After chasing it for a while she ends up stopping on the road in front of it with her hand out and the driver ends up braking just in time. As he begins to grow angry at her, Alexa tells her about her doll. The driver mistakes her for a junkie and lets her ride in the back of the truck anyway. Alexa struggles to find the doll in the pile of trash and ends up slipping backwards.

During the closing credits, Alexa is seen holding up a dirty and damaged doll in front of Paul and begins to apologise for it. She makes a small speech to him confessing that she might've not been ready for the part. She then gives permission for herself to be recast as she turns to leave the room, however while her back is turned Paul ends up applauding her. Alexa begins to grow curious at this, and Paul reveals that the role of Molly was actually only pretending a doll was her baby in the movie as a "shock" plot twist. He reveals that Alexa passed his test with flying colours and finally tells her that official rehearsals were scheduled to begin the following week. Alexa feels gratitude for this news as she turns to leave once more. The doll ends up crying once more, so Paul decides to hit it with a hammer. Paul defends himself as Alexa turns to exit the room for good.

### **Plot B: Dean and Savannah make their love permanent**

Dean and Savannah are seen standing inside the tattoo parlour while awaiting for their tattoo artist to arrive. Dean appears to be extremely nervous as Savannah attempts to calm him down. Dean eventually calms down when he sees a picture of a butterfly on the wall, however his peace is abruptly interrupted when the tattoo artist, a large scary man named Buck, kicks the door down to enter. Dean immediately retreats behind a chair while Buck and Savannah reconcile. After a short while, Buck spots Dean behind the chair and barks at him to step into view. Savannah attempts to defend him, however Buck ignores her and disrespectfully asks Dean whether or not he was a tattoo virgin. Dean believed that Buck meant a sexual virgin and attempts to defend himself over it rather successfully. Buck corrects himself, and Dean sheepishly admits to it. Savannah once again attempts to make Dean feel better by reminding him of the lack of pain, which prompts Dean to ask Buck the truth. Buck simply tells him that it depended where the tattoo was being applied. Savannah interrupts the discussion by revealing that she was planning on getting a matching heart shaped tattoo with Dean on her ankle. Dean then steps aside as Savannah happily lies down in the tattoo chair.

Not long later, Buck finally finishes Savannah's tattoo as she stands up to admire it. She then reminds Dean that it was his turn to go, however Dean is seen rocking back and forth on the ground and whispering to himself in nerves. Buck immediately orders Dean to stand up by referring to him by his full name (Deanolia); revealing that he knew about it due to the I.D. he gave him earlier. Dean immediately leeps up and following the confrontation, he eventually gets convinced to have his turn. He ends up lying on the bed rather awkwardly, and Savannah attempts to comfort him once more. Before approaching the chair, Buck ends up snapping a rubber glove on, loud enough to startle Dean with his back turned. Buck then threatens him with gun violence before he finally caves back into the chair. Buck applies a stencil to Dean's ankle, which Dean appears to be okay with. Buck then turns the needle on and is about to touch Dean's skin when Dean immediately leaps out of the chair and runs towards the door. He compliments the stencil and attempts to leave, making both Buck and Savannah visibly annoyed.

Dean is seen sitting on the edge of the chair and showing pictures of his late cat Rachel Jr. to both Buck and Savannah. He also begins to tell the story about how the cat died (alongside accompanying pictures on his phone) and starts crying, however Buck finally snaps at him to "man up". He proceeds to tell him that he was the "worst customer he's ever encountered", until Dean finally snaps back to reality and finally get the tattoo done. Buck ends up making one mark on him and Dean asks him if he's finished with it, however Buck barks at him to lay still and silent. Savannah cheers him on while he's getting tattooed.

Dean's tattoo finally gets completed, making everyone present extremely relieved. Dean and Savannah end up sharing a brief heartfelt conversation about his bravery and the gesture itself when Buck interrupts them to pay; citing that his next appointment was supposed to take place two hours prior. They all approach the counter to pay. Buck reveals the total of Savannah's bill to be $150, which she happily agrees to pay. Dean immediately calls her cost a "rip-off" before Buck reveals the total of his bill to be $450. Dean begins to dispute this, however Buck justifies the cost by mentioning the amount of time he wasted along with a "price insulting tax". Dean also attempts to dispute this as well before Buck hands him a physical receipt. Dean eventually accepts the total and gestures Savannah to pay for it, however she declines. The two then engage in an argument about their current financial situations, which is once again interrupted by Buck. Dean ends up caving by handing Buck his credit card.

## Future References (contains spoilers)

The title of this episode is a reference to part of a quote stated by the character Bill Adviceman in the *WildSide* episode Wild, Wild Radio in response to Julianna's motion sensored chicken that won't stop clucking.

## 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