Back to the 90s

Come on, guys. Hurry up.

The audition is in three hours. Why did we have to get up at 6:00?

-Do you think Take That slept until noon? -I'm so tired.

'Cause someone watched the Grammys yesterday.

-Yes. -It was a group decision.

-Yeah, yeah. -Exactly!

-Actually, where's Oli? -Good question.

-There he is. -Morning.

-Sorry, there was a long lineup. -You were flirting with that girl again.

-I was not. She was flirting with me. -Yeah, sure.

Oh, man, no pink sprinkles.

-They're Peter's favorite. -Sorry, they were sold out.

Hopefully, he's in a good mood.

Sorry, Peter. No pink sprinkles today.

Thank you.

-Come on, guys. -Yes, all right.

Let's stop whining and pull ourselves together.

Let's really crank up the bass at rehearsal.

That's the right attitude.

-Sleep is overrated. -You're such a weirdo.

All of this time Make it all make sense

I'm going round and round in circles again

It's a cataclysmic ride into the unknown

Impossible to synchronize But let's go

All of these lights can we recompare

I'm going higher and higher From Earth into space

It's an existential search In how it hurts

Stop, no, no.

Guys!

-What's wrong? -We can't perform the song like this.

What do you mean?

Something's missing. The song lacks magic. It's got nothing.

-Not again, bro. -Ben, the showcase is coming up.

-We need to make some progress. -Guys, these lyrics. Seriously.

We keep starting over.

-Bro, the lyrics are great. -No, Matteo!

Just give me a few minutes, okay?

Unbelievable.

-Let's just take a break. -Any moment now…

If we start all over again now and do everything from scratch…

All the lyrics, the choreo, the chords.

How many times has it been this month?

We can't keep scrapping the song and starting from scratch.

He's writing in his notebook again. Nothing's gonna come of it.

-He's changing everything. -I don't get it.

-Hi there. -Hi.

-It's getting serious now, isn't it? -Yes. Totally.

If you mess up now, then you don't stand a chance later in front of the pros.

Yes.

Hi, Sky. What's up?

Hi.

Hi, Sky.

-Your bag, Ben. -How's the song coming along?

-I'm a little nervous. -How are things, Sky?

All good, and you?

-Ready to wow them all? -We'll see.

100%.

How did Matteo describe your voice again?

Like if Beyoncé and DaBaby had a love child.

Debbie Harry, not DaBaby.

Oh, God.

Seriously.

-I'll go run through the lyrics again. -Totally.

-You're gonna do great. -Good luck.

Later, guys.

-Good morning. -Are you stupid?

Morning.

-Good morning, everyone. -Morning.

The showcase is in a few days, so now's your chance to show what you've got.

Remember, several music professionals will be there.

-Wait, Ms. Robinson is in Synk ? -She has more Grammys than Taylor Swift.

They're not playing around.

Yeah, bro. Working with her would be so wild.

They want to see artists who are ready to give it their all.

Once you're on stage, there are no more excuses.

-Okay? -Okay.

I can see you in the corner of the room

When you're near My heart beats out of tune

Oh, I wish you'd notice

The way I light up, too

Somewhere around

A world of endless grace

I'm more than just a face

Just another face

Skyler.

Skyler, wait.

-Just forget it. -Please wait.

I'm sorry.

I had to work on the lyrics, and the bridge isn't quite right yet.

-The boys don't understand that I… -Ben.

It's okay.

It's just, your world, this perfectionism…

I'm done.

That's it for us.

I hope that you will feel something again one day.

But…

Come on, we're up.

Ben!

Come on.

Okay. Our song is unfortunately not quite finished yet.

That's right, but it will be ready for the showcase.

Are you okay?

We are 5G, and this is "Gotta Make It Work."

I hope that you will feel something again one day.

Hey, what's going on?

-Ben. -Where are you going?

Ben?

Come on, dude. Let us at least talk to you.

Just chill out. You just had a little blackout.

-It happens. -You don't get it.

-That's your problem exactly. You're… -Just go away!

That's it, guys. I'm out.

Come on, guys. Leave him be.

This sucks.

Come on, guys.

-It is still not working. -Damn it.

-How will we do this without him? -We have to be honest with ourselves.

It doesn't work without him. Fact.

We can't just throw it all away now. Then this will all have been for nothing.

-Let's try again. -You, I…

-I need a break first. -Me, too.

Well, this sucks.

A follower just sent me a link to a TikTok page.

With these really cool vintage '90s B-sides.

-Really? Your solution is old B-sides? -Listen to it. It's awesome.

I still hear you

In the midnight air

Your voice is the wind It's the sound

Of a whispered prayer

Honestly, it's way cooler than anything we're doing right now.

-How do you make something like that? -I wish I knew.

Hey, losers!

What do you want, Alisha?

Aren't you called 5G?

-So why are there only 4Gs? -Stop staring!

-Shut up, Oli. -You're nothing without Ben.

Well, guys, she's not wrong.

Chris.

What's going on here?

The big Heartville University showcase is scheduled for tonight.

Who will blow the jury away? Who will go down in music history?

But this date also brings up some bad memories for Heartville.

Thirty years ago, on June 6, 1995, at exactly 6:00 p.m.,

-the elevator cable snapped… -Today is the showcase. We need you.

-Please call. -…and Daniel Weber died.

Out of respect, the elevator was not used for decades,

but was recently put back into service. A simple brass plaque commemorates this…

Hopefully, his dad will be done lecturing him soon. We gotta go.

Yeah, man.

You said that already. One could argue…

-Bye, Dad. -Bye, darling.

Bye. Ciao, Matteo.

-Bye… Bye. -…but it keeps happening.

"Ciao, Matteo"?

What did I say about rehearsing here?

Yes. I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

Never mind.

You won't have time for that anyway. Do you know why?

You've been accepted at Heartville. To study medicine.

Are you happy?

Yes, but the year isn't over yet.

Chris.

I know how much music and all of this means to you, but…

What if it doesn't work out?

This is a safe prospect.

I don't want you to throw this away and regret it later. Do you understand?

Then I just have to make sure that it does go somewhere.

You're…

When I was young, I never had garbage like that in my head.

Please, don't start that again. I have to go.

Your interview with Dr. Mehackerberg is this afternoon.

Yes.

-Be on time. -Yes.

-What's up? -Nothing.

He's just lecturing me again.

We've invited some important people. I'm delighted…

If you're late again, you're out. And your recent performance…

Sorry, we were just rehearsing.

Ms. Robinson hates lateness.

Ms. Robinson?

She'll be at the showcase.

-Guys, we're so screwed. -Now what?

-We really need to go for it. -Let's go.

Sure, go. It's not like we're in class.

-Are you crazy? -Ben, you have to come with us now.

-I don't have to do anything. -Ms. Robinson is coming to the showcase.

So what?

"So what?" This is our chance. We can't do this without you.

-It's not my problem anymore. -Yes, it is, Ben.

We built this together. It's about us.

Are you crazy? You want to throw it all away?

-All of our songs? -Give it to me.

Just listen to us. What's wrong with you?

I already told you. I'm done.

-You're the reason we even started. -Ben…

Come on, bro! It's pointless without you.

Ben, running away isn't a solution.

-Wait. -What the hell is this?

-Without you, we can forget about 5G. -You're better off without me.

You were just taking a break, right?