Make Up a Lie

**Make Up a Lie** is the fourth episode of season one, and the 4th episode of the CFK 2 Go! series *Wild2ide*. It first premiered worldwide on April 15, 2023.

This episode was the eighth episode to be filmed in Season 1. Primary production took place between February 27-March 3, 2023.

## Overview

Dean agrees to sing an original song at a work function despite not writing anything in a long time. He decides to get Alexa to help him, however she ends up lying about the quality of the song to spare his feelings. Meanwhile Jane befriends a bird that flies into the house and refuses to let it go.

## Episode Summary

The episode opens with Reuben giving a presentation in a board meeting at work with many of his coworkers (including Dean) in attendance. When Reuben's presentation is finished, he sits down and Hank takes over the meeting for the conclusion. Before Hank talks he decides to grab everyone's (Dean's) attention before making the announcement - that the company was planning on having a function, the employees are encouraged to invite as many people as possible, and that they were looking for someone who knew how to perform original live music. The meeting then concludes, and as most of the coworkers leave, Reuben and Dean stay behind to have a chat. Reuben immediately suggests for Dean to submit himself for the original musician jokingly, however Dean decides to take him seriously. He ends up approaching Hank and tells him about Reuben's idea, to which he accepts.

After the opening credits, Jane is seen sitting by the open window in the living room when Rachel asks her about what she was doing. Jane simply tells her that she was getting "fresh air", however Rachel doesn't appear to want to hear it. Rachel persitingly tells Jane to close the window, however Jane refuses. They eventually decide on a compromise that allowed Jane to have the window open for five minutes with no troubles. Rachel agrees to this and leaves. Soon after Dean arrives home in a panic at Jane and Alexa ask him about what was wrong. After taking a sip of Alexa's juice, he tells him about his current situation and that he needed help writing a new song. Fortunately Alexa decides to help him; agreeing to meet with him the following day. After the partnership is made Dean decides to leave to go to the grocery store. A few moments later, Alexa finally notices the open window, and Jane explains to her the deal she made with Rachel. Just before the five minute mark hits, a small parrot ends up entering the room. The parrot begins to talk (by complimenting Jane but insulting Alexa) and Jane begins to grow a bond with it. Alexa, however, appears terrified of it, which causes the bird to fly into the kitchen. Jane attempts to convince Alexa to get along with it, however when she places it on her arm it begins to flap its wings and insults Alexa again, causing her to scream. The bird eventually takes off; pooping on Alexa's shoulder in the process. Due to the racket Rachel decides to re-enter the room, and at this moment the parrot decides to fly out the window. Jane immediately rushes to shield Alexa from Rachel and agrees to take her to the bathroom to "freshen up" (i.e. get the bird poop off of her shoulder before Rachel sees it).

The next day, Alexa is seen serving a slow customer at work, causing Dean to get annoyed. Alexa then finishes up with him and decides to help Dean by closing off the cash register. An old lady with a child soon complains, so Alexa gets a stranger to serve the customers instead; bribing him with a candy bar. With the counter situation sorted, Alexa and Dean begin to write Dean's song. The two have a discussion about it before Dean suddenly gets inspired. He asks Alexa for a "beat" and she gives it to him by beat-boxing, all while he begins to freestyle a nonsense rap about the candy store. Alexa ends up throwing in her own little ad-libs as well. After the first stanza, Dean asks Alexa about her opinion in it up to that point. Alexa decides to lie and tell him that it was great, and manages to encourage him to finish the song while she gets back to work.

Back at home, Jane is seen sitting and cawing out the window with a pile of bird seed in her hand in an attempt to get the parrot back. When Rachel asks her about it, Jane chooses to lie. Rachel then turns her back for a moment and the parrot re-enters the living room again. After this moment Alexa arrives home in a panicked state. She notices the bird again (Jane quickly hides it before Rachel looks) before telling the friends what was bothering her. She convinces the friends to lie to Dean about his song when he gets home. They agree as he finally comes home; eager to show the friends his song. He performs his rap song for them, and by sticking to Alexa's plan, Rachel and Jane lie to him about what they felt about it. Dean gets overwhelmed with the response and decides to rush to the restaurant where his bosses were hosting the function. Rachel, Alexa, Jane, and later Blanket (who crashes through the ceiling) decide to follow him there to stop him. As she is leaving, Jane decides to put the parrot in a cage.

The friends seemingly arrive just in time when they see Dean talking to Hank. They attempt to talk to him but he ignores them; making his way up to the stage. He proceeds to sing the song, and the friends share a discussion while his bosses react to it. He eventually gets stopped halfway through his performance with his bosses laughing. Confused, Dean approaches his friends, where he finally finds out the truth to how they felt about the song. When he learns that it was Alexa's idea, he decides to shun her; shaming her for not being a "true friend". Alexa gets extremely offended at this comment and walks off.

The following night, Jane is seen talking to the parrot in its cage when she receives a knock at the door. She answers it to her neighbour, who tells her that she was missing a parrot. Jane then slams the door on the woman and sets the parrot free out the window before re-opening the door again. Jane lies and tells her that she didn't see the bird, however at this moment the bird ends up reuniting with its owner. The parrot gives Jane a verbal goodbye, leaving Jane feeling sad. Once the woman leaves, Rachel enters the room and asks Jane about what Dean was doing. She tells him that he was out on the terrace alone. Rachel then decides to join him out there, and the two share a hug and engage in a discussion about the dinner. Rachel then suggests for him to sing one of the songs she wrote herself; finally settling on Time Bomb. Dean begins to play the chords on the guitar and Rachel helps him.

Jane, Alexa, Rachel and Blanket are seen sitting at the function together. At one point Jane notices the neighbour that owned the bird was in attendance and she decides to go sit with her. After this moment the other three share a brief conversation before Dean introduces himself on stage. Here he performs Time Bomb, which offers him a lot of applause. After the performance Dean, after a brief encounter with Reuben, makes his way back to his friends (including Jane, who now had the bird on the table with the other friends) and they all praise him for his performance. Dean immediately notices that Alexa was looking down, so the pair decide to have a conversation in private. Here the two apologise to each other and make up before heading back to the dinner.

During the closing credits, Jane is seen saying goodbye to the parrot and the neighbour. Once they leave, she decides to finally close the living room window. A moment later the parrot somehow flies into the closed window, causing it to immediately fall. Jane re-opens the window in a panic, ensuring that the bird was okay. The bird responds by squaking a verbal insult towards Jane before flying off again. Jane decides to leave the window open a little bit for safety reasons.

## Continuity

### **WildSide**

* Dean's previous experience of writing songs (Dean's Rap and Do What's Right) is mentioned in this episode.
* Rachel's perfectionist nature was first established in the original series.
* The part where Dean almost slips on the bird poop may have been a reference to the episode Wild Big Sister when he slipped on Rachelle's spit.
* The songs Astronomy and This Party Never Stops from Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep) are mentioned in this episode.

### **Wild2ide**

* Dean can be seen working at his job after getting hired in Jobs Come and Go.

## Title Reference

The title of this episode is a reference to a part of a conversation stated by the character Dean Ford in the *WildSide* episode Wild Break-Up, after he discovers that Rachel was spying on his date with Raya.

## Cast

### **Main Cast**

* Sierra McCormick as Rachel Ford
* Zachary Gordon as Dean Ford
* Jamie Cox as Jane Freebairn
* Marija Stove as Alexa Wilson
* Jill To'oh as Blanket Thompson