I'm Never Speaking to You Again

**I'm Never Speaking to You Again** is the seventh episode of season two, and the 21st episode of the CFK 2 Go! series *Wild2ide*. It is scheduled to air on February 24, 2024.

This episode was the seventh episode to be filmed in Season 2. Primary production took place between December 18-22, 2023.

## Overview

Dean and Reuben have an argument over the possession of a rare *Better Battles* card. Meanwhile Rachel, Jane and Alexa start a book club however Alexa struggles to read her book.

## Episode Summary

### **Plot A: An ongoing argument**

The episode opens with Rachel, Jane, Reuben and Dean arriving at the site of a yard sale; evidently ordered by Rachel. When the friends begin questioning Rachel about her decision to attend, Rachel simply tells them she was after cheap cooking supplies. Dean ends up making a snarky comment towards her, which prompts her to send him and Reuben over to the "toys". Fortunately, Dean finds the attraction amusing as he heads towards a box of collectible items. The owner of the items, an elderly man, greets Dean as he continues to rummage through the box. Eventually he discovers a collection of *Better Battles* trading cards and grows immediately interested in them; citing his childhood of collecting the cards. He ends up finding a rare card with amazement, and he proceeds to ask the seller about the price of it. The seller simply tells him to make him an offer, and they soon negotiate a price of $5. Dean is willing to pay this, however he quickly discovers that his wallet was located in the car. He then excuses himself to collect his wallet. While he is gone, Reuben approaches the same box of items and immediately spots the same card that Dean was planning on buying. As Reuben shares the same level of enthusiasm towards the card, he offers the seller slightly more money for it. They negotiate the price to be $10 as Reuben pays him and leaves with the card. Soon after Dean returns with his wallet and gives the seller his money, however upon searching the box again he quickly discovers that the card was missing. The seller confesses that he already sold the card to Reuben, making Dean furious. He ends up snatching the money back off of the seller and storms off.

Dean enters his and Reuben's bedroom to find Reuben admiring the *Better Battles* card. The two proceed to have a conversation about it, where Dean reveals that he was the one who found it first. He also shares his enthusiasm to keep the card in his collection, however he learns that Reuben only wanted the card so that he could sell it (it is established that the card is worth approximately $50,000). Dean offers to pay Reuben $20 for the card, however Reuben refuses the offer. Reuben ends up stashing the card away under his bed as he leaves the room. Once he leaves, Dean vouches to himself to hatch a plan to get the card back in his possession.

Dean is seen baking something in the kitchen when Rachel approaches him with curiosity. When she asks him about what he was doing, he tells him that he was baking red velvet cinnamon cookies from a box. As Rachel briefly scoulds Dean for baking from a box, he tells her that he was learning to cook as a hobby and a skill to put on his *Tinge* profile. Soon after, Rachel remembers that red velvet cinnamon cookies were Reuben's favourite cookie flavour, and ends up piecing together that Dean was making the cookies for Reuben. Dean confirms this, however he ends up lying to her about the reason for the gesture. He proceeds to pull out a batch of freshly baked cookies and waft the scent in Reuben's direction as he shoos Rachel away. Not long later, the wafting is proven successful as Reuben comes down the stairs and immediately spots the cookies. Dean offers them to him as he munches at them as a "thanks". Dean then leaves Reuben alone with the cookies as he tells him that he was leaving to take a shower upstairs. He proceeds to rush upstairs to his room to steal the card, locking the door behind him. Back in the kitchen, Rachel rejoins Reuben. The two share a brief conversation when Reuben quickly notices Dean's trap. He proceeds to run upstairs, however he discovers that the bedroom door was locked. Dean mocks him from the inside as Reuben attempts to find a way into the room.

Reuben ends up entering through the window, making Dean furious at himself. Reuben and Dean end up engaging in an argument, ending with Reuben demanding Dean to give him his card back. Dean then comes up with an idea to offer Reuben a deal. He ends up giving him a sheet of nine cards from his card album and lies to him about their value in order to trade them for the rare card. Reuben, oblivious to the trick, happily accepts the offer and walks off to trade them with a collector.

At the collectors' store, an employee is seen dismissing the 69 Guy when Reuben suddenly approaches him. He proceeds to present him with the sheet of cards and offers him the price he was believed (around $60,000 for the nine). The employee ends up laughing in Reuben's face as it is revealed that the cards were basically worthless. He offers him $2 for the nine, and Reuben accepts it out of pettiness. As Reuben turns to leave, everyone present in the store proceeds to laugh at Reuben.

Reuben returns home to find Dean laughing aloud to himself on the couch.The two proceed to argue once more, resulting in Reuben going up the room and stealing the rare card for himself. As it happens rather quickly, Reuben ends up placing the card in his backpack and leaving to go to the Scuba rank to go back to the collectors' store. Dean attempts to stop him by following him.

Dean eventually catches up to Reuben at the Scuba rank and corners him about the card. The two once again engage in an argument where Dean begins to question Reuben's loyalty to him. Reuben gets offended at this and ends up mentioning the events from Dean's birthday (seen in Does That Happen to Normal People?). The two then discuss their tough pasts and presents; justifying reasons why they personally needed the card more. As Reuben brings up his current living situation and Dean mentions himself, this pushes Reuben to breaking point as he flings the card onto the road. He then barks at Dean to get it. Dean then murmurs an insult towards Reuben as he goes to pick up the card. Reuben then yells his name consistently in an attempt to get his attention. After a couple of attempts, Dean ends up stopping in his tracks to look back at Reuben; despite standing in the middle of the road. Reuben then yells at him again before a van suddenly runs into Dean, knocking him unconscious. Reuben is left speechless as the episode fades to black, with a **TO BE CONTINUED** written across the screen.

The end credits roll over a black screen.

### **Plot B: The book club**

Following the opening credits, Rachel and Jane arrive home from the yard sale while proudly carrying their new purchases inside. Alexa immediately spots them and expresses her offense over not being invited, and Jane attempts to make her feel better by downplaying the items for sale. Once Rachel moves out of earshot, Jane then mentions the fact that Alexa wasn't invited because Dean was present. Alexa attempts to defend herself, however she soon confesses that she still had feelings for Dean, despite their recent falling out. Jane suggests for her to get over Dean by immersing herself with fictional men, and she hands her one of her books, titled *Pen Pals*. She gushes about the character of Harrison from the book. Rachel ends up overhearing the conversation and provides her input on it, simply confessing that she only watched the movie(s). Jane interrupts her and encourages Alexa to read the book, in which she agrees to. Rachel also suddenly gets inspired to read the book herself, closely followed by Jane. Jane then suggests for the three women to start a book club, which they both agree to. Jane ends up snatching her copy of *Pen Pals* off of Alexa; forcing her and Rachel to purchase copies for themselves.

Alexa attempts to start her book while Rachel is cooking and reading at the same time. The two share a brief conversation about Rachel's multitasking skills, which prompts Alexa into attempting it for herself. While holding the book in one hand, Alexa pulls out a glass from the storage cabinet and gets a carton of orange juice out of the refrigerator with the other. Without looking at the glass, she attempts to pour some juice into it, however most of it ends up spilled on the kitchen counter. She also attempts to take a sip of the juice she poured, however the juice ends up missing her mouth and dribbles down her chest instead. It takes a few seconds for both her and Rachel to notice this. Rachel attempts to ask her to clean the spills up, however Alexa quickly excuses herself to go up to her bedroom instead.

Later that week, Jane and Rachel are seen setting up their book club meeting outside on the terrace. Rachel ends up putting up a handmade banner that Jane automatically mocks. After a little while, the two ponder about Alexa's absence to the meeting. A few moments later, Alexa hesitates inside the house before finally joining the meeting. Once she joins them the meeting finally commences, beginning with Jane and Rachel openly discussing important moments from the book. Alexa is seen blocking her ears and humming during this discussion, which the others eventually notice. They proceed to ask Alexa about her thoughts on the book, which she interprets literally by describing the physical aspects of the book itself (such as the binding and page texture). Jane then corrects her, however Alexa struggles to put together a cohesive thought. Jane and Rachel then quiz her on a particular scene by asking her oddly specific questions. Alexa ends up getting all of the answers wrong, catching her in the act of not reading a single word of the book. Alexa immediately defends herself by telling them that she didn't have the "opportunity". She explains herself as the scene shifts to a flashback from a few days earlier. During the flashback, Alexa is seen opening the book in her bedroom but noticing her sudden thirstiness. She then grabs a glass of orange juice but ends up spilling it. She goes to clean it up and get another glass, however she purposely spills the second glass as well. Before going to clean it up, she ends up getting a notification on her phone, causing her to get distracted by it. She ends up staying on it for the rest of the night. The scene then flashes back to the present, where Jane and Rachel are seen furious at Alexa's circumstances. They then come up with a new plan for her: that she was going to read three chapters over the next couple of days. Alexa sheepishly accepts this deal.

Alexa opens her book in her bedroom, but once again she makes a comment about her thirstiness. When she stands up from her bed with the book in her hand, she ends up "slipping" over, causing the book to go flying. She also accidentally "slips" to find her TV remote, where she searches for the movie version of *Pen Pals* on her *CFK 2 Go!* app. Here she "falls" back into her bed and watches the movie as it appears to press play on itself.

Alexa comes downstairs to find Rachel and Jane chatting in the living room. She proceeds to boast about "finishing the book" in one sitting in an hour and a half (actually watching the movie). She then boasts about her favourite part and compliments Harrison's looks, making Jane and Rachel suspicious. Alexa defends herself as she leaves the room. Once she leaves, Rachel and Jane continue to discuss their recent discovery. They choose to accept Alexa's story; ending with Rachel stating her iconic catchphrase.

## Future References (contains spoilers)

The title of this episode is a reference to a quote stated by the character Rachel Norman in the *WildSide* episode Wild Maze, after getting her heart broken by Maze.

## 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