document_title: Lucas Scott

question_text: who does lucas marry on one tree hill

question_tokens: who does lucas marry on one tree hill

text: Lucas Scott

text: Character development[edit]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Chad Michael Murray was the first person to be cast for One Tree Hill.[5] The producers were originally unsure as to who Murray would play. Series creator Mark Schwahn wanted him to play the character of Nathan Scott since Murray had played a bad guy several times before, and he felt it was only natural to give him this role.[5] Murray, however, wanted to portray Lucas due to a connection he felt with the character. He felt that he could inhabit the character as the two share several similarities. Murray's mother left him when he was young, and Lucas was abandoned by his father. Murray's passion for the role led the producers to cast him as Lucas.[5] Murray had turned down the lead role of Ryan Atwood in The O.C. to accept the role as Lucas Scott.[6]

text: Personality and wardrobe[edit]

text: Schwahn said that in designing the show, he created Lucas as "this underdog kid from the wrong side of the tracks" who crosses over to the pretty and popular; he wanted to show what the life of such a person would be like in a basketball atmosphere.[7]

text: For Murray, in addition to their shared abandonment issues, Lucas's love for literature also appealed to him. Murray had become a fan of the genre during high school, and felt it changed his way of seeing things; it made him rethink his own actions. Lucas has been described as "caught between being charming and a nerd, a hermit and confident". Murray said of the character, "He's very introverted." He described Lucas as an observer, someone who likes to watch people and try to figure out who they really are, as opposed to who they think they are, another aspect similar to Murray's own personality.[3]

text: Murray never played much basketball before the show, and was more into football while in high school. Because of this, a basketball coach was hired for Murray in order to improve his basketball skills.[3] To go along with the character's personality, a "sedate" wardrobe was designed. Schwahn said of Lucas's wardrobe, "...He was a Levi's guy. He was, you know, he wore a lot of, like, plain T-shirts and things because we just wanted him to represent the everyman."[7] Despite having the character start out this way, the series eventually let his wardrobe evolve. Starting from the fourth season on, he was given some "wilder stuff". Schwahn clarified, "You know, he can [now] rock something from Sean John, which normally would have been Nathan's department." He said the style of the characters really does evolve on the show, especially with the four-year timeline jump.[7]

text: One Tree Hill's costume designer, Carol Cutshall, stated, "Diesel is so wonderful on [Murray]. Diesel jeans. It's an Italian company. A lot of times, Italian designers cut much more slimly...for a really lean physique." For the adult Lucas, she said that "they've had nice long sleeves and nice long shirts and really slim clothing and that looks best on [Murray]. He doesn't need to be swallowed up. He's got his own style as a person. It's not just up to me. I try to bring in what I think is going to fit him best."[8] With the timeline jump, Lucas's main brands became Diesel, Guess menswear, and Juicy Couture.[8]

text: Regarding the character's romantic life, Schwahn designed a love triangle between Lucas and the two girls, Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis, which created an intense fan base rivalry. While describing Lucas and Peyton as soulmates and a "meant to be" pairing,[9] he described Brooke and Lucas as "also genuine" and as having a great dynamic.[10] He acknowledged that the fan bases are large and "very passionate" about their pairings. "There is a huge fanbase dedicated to Brooke and Lucas, and sometimes [those people] feel a bit betrayed, just as the fanbase dedicated to Peyton and Lucas felt betrayed [in Season 2, and parts of Season 3]," said Schwahn. "That tells me that we've done things correctly – that's the strength of a love triangle."[11]

text: Storylines[edit]

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text: Overview[edit]

text: Lucas Scott is the son of Dan Scott and Karen Roe, and the nephew of Keith Scott; he has a younger half brother, Nathan Scott, on his father's side and a younger half-sister, Lily Roe Scott, on his mother's side (she is also his cousin through Keith). He was raised by his mother after his father abandoned them to marry Deb Lee, Nathan's mother. His uncle Keith, who always had feelings for Karen, took over the father figure role. Lucas grew up in Tree Hill, a small North Carolina town along with his best friend and later sister-in-law, Haley James Scott. He shares romantic bonds with Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis, is interested in basketball and literature, and suffers from the genetic heart disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

text: Early seasons[edit]

text: At the beginning of the first season, 16-year-old Lucas Scott is recruited by coach Whitey Durham to play for the Ravens basketball team after most of the players are suspended for drunk-driving. He soon has troubles with his half-brother Nathan, who is also the Ravens captain, because Nathan wants to remain the star of the team and feels threatened by Lucas's arrival.[12] Encouraged by Dan, who also wants Lucas off the team, Nathan and his teammates make life difficult for Lucas, on one occasion kidnapping him and throwing him into a ditch. Nevertheless, Lucas is determined to stay on the team (although he removes the name "Scott" from his jersey). He is attracted to and shares a deep emotional connection with Peyton (Nathan's girlfriend). Disgusted by Nathan's behavior towards his brother, she eventually breaks up with him. Nathan retaliates by pursuing Lucas's best friend Haley, who agrees to tutor Nathan in return for him leaving Lucas alone. Lucas and Peyton fall in love, but Peyton is initially scared of a romance with Lucas (not wanting to be "serious" with him).[13][14] Lucas is devastated and starts seeing Peyton's best friend, Brooke, at the same moment Peyton realizes she has made a mistake in turning Lucas away.[14] He soon cheats on Brooke with Peyton, though sex is never involved in the betrayal.[15] On the night that Lucas and Peyton are about to tell Brooke about their affair, Lucas and Keith are involved in a car accident, and, for the first time in the series, Dan calls Lucas his son so that Lucas can get immediate treatment.[16] Lucas wakes up from a short coma and wants to be with Peyton, but Peyton ends their affair for Brooke's sake after Brooke finds out about their tryst.[17] Lucas's feelings towards Dan are challenged when he learns that Dan wanted joint custody of Lucas, but Karen refused. He also finds himself in Dan's position when Brooke claims to be pregnant, although this turns out to be false as Brooke was lying to seek her revenge on Lucas for breaking her heart. His friendship with Peyton is broken once she learns he had a one-night stand with new resident Nicki not long after she ended their affair.[18] However, his relationship with Nathan improves as Lucas realizes that he got a better deal than Nathan, who is damaged as a result of being raised by Dan. Wanting a fresh start, Lucas decides to leave town with Keith. Lucas and Nathan have a final conversation where Nathan calls Lucas his brother and Lucas says, "I'll miss you, little brother." Before leaving with Keith, he goes to say goodbye to Haley and discovers that she and Nathan have married.[19]

text: In Season 2, Lucas and Keith return to Tree Hill after Dan has a heart attack.[20] Lucas tries to make up for his behavior with Peyton and Brooke and becomes friends with both of them. He also starts seeing a new girl named Anna Taggaro, but they break up amicably when Anna accepts that she is a lesbian.[21][22] Lucas realizes that he has romantic feelings for Brooke and begins to focus on building on a relationship with her, even though she is seeing Anna's brother Felix.[23] Lucas discovers that he has inherited Dan's heart condition, but does not tell anyone except Dan.[24] After discovering that Keith's new girlfriend Jules was actually hired by Dan to break Keith's heart, Lucas agrees to move in with Dan if he leaves Keith alone and pays for Lucas's heart medication. This sets Lucas at odds with his mother, as she cannot believe that Lucas would want to live with Dan rather than her.[24] It also causes a new rift between Lucas and Nathan, as Nathan feels that Lucas is replacing him and is bitter about Haley's departure to go on tour singing. Lucas and Karen are reconciled when she learns half of the reason he is staying with Dan, which is to protect Keith. This plan to protect his uncle fails when Jules leaves Keith at the altar and Keith leaves town after discovering that Lucas and Karen knew that she was hired by Dan.[25] Lucas discovers Deb's painkiller addiction and decides to avenge all of Dan's victims. He finds a stash of cash and an incriminating ledger in the attic at Dan's dealership and plans to expose Dan's illegal dealings, but ultimately fails as Dan has also incriminated Deb.[25] Dan then reveals that the whole thing was a set-up to test Lucas's loyalty, which Lucas failed. As a result, he loses Dan's college fund for him (which Dan had been saving since Lucas was a baby) and even his heart medication. Nathan also ends his friendship with Lucas after discovering that Lucas had planned to bring Dan down and visited Haley behind his back in an attempt to patch up her and Nathan's marriage. Lucas does, however, kiss Brooke in the season finale and confesses that he wants to be with her, but she still leaves for California to spend the summer with her parents. Ultimately, it is just Lucas and a broken-hearted Peyton (after boyfriend Jake left her) for the summer and the last shot is of the two of them sharing a meaningful hug on the beach.[26]

text: In Season 3, after the summer, Lucas remains at odds with Dan, who accuses Lucas of starting the fire at the dealership that nearly killed him. Dan tries to strangle Lucas on the basketball court, but Peyton, having learned the truth from Lucas, tells Dan that Lucas actually saved him from the fire. Lucas also protects the true arsonist: Deb. Lucas and Nathan continue to argue over Nathan's treatment of the returned Haley and have a public fight after Lucas accuses Nathan of being just like Dan. Lucas struggles to pay for his heart medication and steals money from his mother, which Haley sees, forcing Lucas to tell her about his condition. He begins a non-exclusive relationship with Brooke and uses Rachel Gatina to make her jealous, but a series of events leads Brooke to sleep with Chris Keller, tearing them apart.[27] Later, he forgives her after she gives him the 82 letters she wrote to him during her vacation but did not send. He and Nathan gradually become friends again. Keith returns, and he and Karen finally get together and become engaged. Keith also plans to adopt Lucas. Tragedy strikes when Lucas's former friend Jimmy Edwards brings a gun to school and fires it, accidentally hitting Peyton and causing a lockdown ("With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept"). Lucas saves Peyton and is devastated by Jimmy and Keith's eventual deaths. After seeing the effect of Keith's death on his mother, Lucas decides to finally tell Whitey, Nathan, and Karen about his heart condition and quits basketball. He goes on a university tour with his mother and realizes that he wants to become a writer. He is also Nathan's best man for his second wedding to Haley. He and Brooke break up for good during the wedding when Brooke learns that Lucas kissed Peyton back during the school shooting.

text: In Season 4, Lucas tries to get Brooke back, but she rejects him, feeling that the passion is no longer there. One day, he hurries to save Peyton from Internet stalker "Psycho Derek", and becomes considerably closer to her afterward. He also helps Karen, who is pregnant with Keith's baby, and plans on going to the University of North Carolina when he graduates so that he can be close to home in case she needs him. Dan also helps Karen with her pregnancy, wanting to make amends for Keith's death. After talking with Dan, Karen persuades Whitey to let Lucas play 15 minutes a game, so as not to let him miss out on something he loves. Brooke and Lucas try dating each other again, but realize that it is not what they truly want and is not what is meant to be, prompting Peyton to confess her feelings for Lucas. Lucas then discovers that Nathan is planning to throw the state championship game because of his debts. Lucas plans to prevent this and deliberately fails to take his heart medication in order to play better, but Nathan is inspired by learning that he is going to have a son and they win, with Lucas making the winning shot. During the celebration, Lucas, after receiving Brooke's blessing, sees Peyton and tells her that she is the girl he has been meant for. The two then share a long-awaited kiss. They become a couple at the after-party, but their happiness is short-lived when Haley gets hit by a car and Lucas tries to tell the paramedics what happened, only to suffer a heart attack. As he is in the hospital, Lucas dreams that he is visited by Keith, who shows Lucas what life would have been like if he had been a lesser person. In the end, Lucas realizes that he has to go back to his life because he never told Peyton that he loves her. Lucas wakes up and begins a relationship with Peyton. After the failed attempt of prom in Tree Hill High, the group go on a rescue mission to save Mouth who has become stranded in Honeygrove. They all then crash the local Prom, where he and Peyton have sex with each other for the first time. He begins to investigate Keith's death, as the Keith in his dream suggested that Jimmy did not kill him, but he also starts getting closer to Dan, who tells Karen he wants a bigger part in Lucas's life. Lucas discovers the truth about Dan thanks to witness Abby Brown. He attacks Dan after walking in on him and Karen kissing and tells Karen that Dan killed Keith, but Dan convinces Karen that Lucas is delusional and needs help. Lucas then steals Deb's gun and confronts Dan in front of Karen, having set him up by sending him a message from "Abby". Karen collapses and Lucas fires a warning shot at Dan, telling him not to touch her. Karen is rushed to hospital with eclampsia and has an emergency c-section. Lucas is given a half-sister, who is named Lily Roe Scott when Karen regains consciousness. Later, Dan turns himself in for Keith's murder. Lucas graduates and gets, as a reward, his book (An Unkindness of Ravens) from his mother. That same day, he becomes an uncle with the birth of Nathan and Haley's son, James Lucas Scott, partly named after him. Lucas is named the godfather of James and announces that he will be assisting Whitey as Nathan's college basketball coach.

text: Missing years[edit]

text: One year from Season 4, Lucas becomes the head coach of the Cobras, his college basketball team, and leads them to victory in the championships. Thinking about his future, he goes to see Peyton and asks her to marry him. She declines, feeling that it is too soon. As he is about to leave LA, his novel is picked up by a fresh new editor, Lindsey Strauss. It is a moment when his greatest dream came true. He is about to call Peyton, but decides against it, and instead calls Brooke. They spend a crazy evening together, and, in the end, he kisses her because he feels lonely. Although Brooke still loves him at the time, she pushes him away, remembering Peyton. Soon after, he is scheduled to have a book signing in LA where Peyton is living and working. Having missed her, he calls her and invites her to come to the signing. Peyton comes, but witnesses Lindsey giving Lucas a congratulatory kiss and, assuming they are in a relationship, leaves, thinking there is no hope for her and Lucas. Lucas thinks that Peyton did not bother to come, and consequently begins dating Lindsey.[28]

text: Final seasons[edit]

text: In Season 5, four years after high school graduation, Lucas, now 22, suffers from writer's block and is under pressure from his editor/girlfriend Lindsey. He also tries to help Haley with her son, James Lucas Scott.[28] When Peyton comes back home, she reveals to him that she did come to the signing, and then inspires him by repeating his quote: "Your art matters".[29] When he tells Peyton that the bartender she is flirting with at the Clothes Over Bros store opening is not good enough for her, it becomes obvious that, despite his relationship with Lindsey, he still loves Peyton.[30] After remembering the night he proposed, he goes straight to her house, though she is not there.[31] When Peyton begins to antagonize Lindsey, he goes to confront her, but things escalate into a verbal fight about their break up.[32] A little bit later, after Peyton confesses her feelings and kisses him, he kisses her back, passionately, but later proposes to Lindsey,[33] leading Peyton to tell him that she will bury her feelings so that he can be happy.[34] He then wins his first game as the Ravens coach, although the female counterparts miss it because they were locked in the library.[35] He soon has to go to Dan's parole and speak up in order to have him stay locked up. He decides to have Nathan as his best man and then fuses his bachelor party with Lindsey's.[36] He also gives Haley his new book, and she tells him not to marry Lindsey after reading it.[37] Lucas proceeds with the wedding, but Lindsey stops him after realizing his book is about Peyton. She leaves him, and when he chases after her, he sees Lindsey's bags packed. After a confrontation, she leaves him, saying, "People always leave, Luke. You know that." (A reference to one of Peyton's famous lines, also featured in his first book.)[38] Lucas flees to stay with his mother and Andy after the failed wedding. Andy convinces Lucas to go after Lindsey, prompting him to go to her and tell her that one day she will come back to him.[39] She comes back to Tree Hill for Jamie's 5th birthday, but tells Lucas that it was really over.[40] He then helps Brooke cope with having baby Angie around. After Lindsey calls him to tell him she is seeing someone, he blows up after an opposing player gets away with attempting to injure Quentin Fields, drawing himself a 10-game suspension.[41][42] He becomes heavily drunk and tells Peyton he hates her when she comes to his aid.[43] He later apologizes to her after being confronted by Haley. He tells her that it was hard to let her go, hard to see her and that it remains difficult for him, making apparent his love for Peyton. Lindsey comes by to tell him his book is over and he can e-mail her the dedication. When he does, she reveals by phone that she still loves him. He then decides to go to Las Vegas and calls someone to get married. Brooke, Peyton, and Lindsey are all shown answering the phone, and the viewers are left hanging as to whom he decides to propose to.[44]

text: In the first episode of the sixth season, the audience discovers that Peyton was on the receiving end of Lucas's phone call. He waits to see if she actually arrives, and moments later, he finds her through the crowd, making her way toward him with bags packed. They share passionate kisses, Peyton glowing with happiness, and then board the plane on their way to Las Vegas. When they get there, they spend the night in a kinky Vegas hotel room. The next day, they go to the wedding chapel, but the tackiness of the place convinces them that this was the wrong decision. Instead, Peyton takes Lucas to the hotel room where he first proposed to her and they do it all over again, but this time Peyton says "yes" before he has even asked the question. With the upcoming release of his new book, Lucas travels to New York to meet with Lindsey, and eventually tells her about his engagement to Peyton. He soon starts his book tour, but it fails fast and is canceled, so he returns home to Peyton. After the two resolve problems and fears of moving in together, Lucas is offered a movie deal by Julian Baker. Julian asks Lucas questions about Peyton before she gets there, and after she runs into Julian near the bathroom, it is revealed that he is her ex-boyfriend.[45] For three weeks, Peyton fails to tell Lucas about Julian, and Lucas is angry when he discovers their past on his own.[46] Although he is initially angry, they patch things up, and Peyton convinces Lucas to continue taking a part in the making of the film, despite his reluctance to work with Julian. The film is to be shot in Tree Hill, North Carolina. He also learns Peyton is expecting their first child. Though they initially have problems with Peyton's pregnancy, the fact that she may die if the baby is born,[47] the two are eventually married by the lake where they first met, and have their reception at Tric. They soon have a healthy daughter, Sawyer Brooke Scott, which Peyton names after her best friend Brooke (similar to the naming of James Lucas Scott), and the two ride off into the sunset.

text: For Season 7, Mark Schwahn, the series' creator, said Lucas and Peyton are traveling the world; they are spending time with Karen and her husband Andy, and Lucas is writing a new book.[48] In the season opener, Jamie celebrates his seventh birthday, his second without his uncle. Lucas sends Jamie the basketball which was given to him by Keith on Lucas's seventh birthday. In the card, Lucas says he and Peyton miss Jamie every day.[49] In the later half of the season, Jamie asks Nathan about his relationship with Lucas. Nathan tells him that although they were not close when they were younger they became more like real brothers as they got older. He said, "Having a brother is a lot like having a best friend, he helped make me the man I am today."[50]

text: On August 30, 2011, it was confirmed that Chad Michael Murray would be returning to the series' final season as Lucas. He returns to Tree Hill as Haley reaches out to him for help regarding Nathan's disappearance.[51][52]

text: Lucas returned to Tree Hill during season nine, per the request of Haley. She asks him to take the kids out of town to live with him and Peyton until she can find Nathan and bring him home.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Lucas has been popular among teenagers and young adults, especially among female fans of the series.[1][2][3][4] His love life has been heavily debated among viewers. Don Williams of BuddyTV stated, "If you're a huge fan of One Tree Hill, chances are you've had a debate at some point about who Lucas Scott should ultimately settle down with." He added that the shipping fandom can be "an extremely rabid bunch" and there were fans who wanted Lucas with Peyton, while others wanted him with Brooke or Lindsey.[53] MTV described Lucas and Peyton as the generation's Joey and Pacey, "the overly dramatic couple you could not help but root for,"[54] and the two emerged as one of the show's supercouples.[55][56][57][58] Their departure received significant media attention and was picked as one of the "12 most essential episodes of One Tree Hill" in 2009 by fans at starnewsonline.com.[59]

text: Regarding Murray's portrayal, Paul Cooke of DVDActive.com said, "Murray does a fine job as a brooding Lucas."[60] Kelsey Zukowsk of 2snaps.tv said, "Chad Michael Murray as Lucas plays one of the deeper roles... [He] does far better as Lucas, the one who seems to be motivated by truth and what is right, than any movie role I have seen him in."[61] Television Without Pity, on the other hand, stated, "Chad Michael Murray is almost too pretty, looks good pouting on promo posters and modeling sponsored fashions, and can only muster one and a half emotions convincingly."[62]


document_title: List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2017

question_text: what was the number one song on march 4th 2017

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text: The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each song's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as the amount of airplay received on American radio stations and streaming on online digital music outlets.

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text: During 2017, eleven singles reached number one on the Hot 100; a twelfth single, "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane, began its run at number one in November 2016. Of those eleven number-one singles, six were collaborations. In total, nineteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with twelve—Daft Punk, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Cardi B, Post Malone, and 21 Savage—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for sixteen weeks and tying the record for longest-running number-one single in the history of the chart; despite this, Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100.

text: Chart history[edit]

text:
Key

Indicates best-performing single of 2017[1]

tag: table

text:
Issue date

Song

Artist(s)

Reference(s)

January 7

"Starboy"

The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk

[2]

January 14

"Black Beatles"

Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane

[3]

January 21

"Bad and Boujee"

Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

[4]

January 28

"Shape of You"

Ed Sheeran

[5]

February 4

"Bad and Boujee"

Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

[6]

February 11

[7]

February 18

"Shape of You"

Ed Sheeran

[8]

February 25

[9]

March 4

[10]

March 11

[11]

March 18

[12]

March 25

[13]

April 1

[14]

April 8

[15]

April 15

[16]

April 22

[17]

April 29

[18]

May 6

"Humble."

Kendrick Lamar

[19]

May 13

"That's What I Like"

Bruno Mars

[20]

May 20

"I'm the One"

DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne

[21]

May 27

"Despacito"

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

[22]

June 3

[23]

June 10

[24]

June 17

[25]

June 24

[26]

July 1

[27]

July 8

[28]

July 15

[29]

July 22

[30]

July 29

[31]

August 5

[32]

August 12

[33]

August 19

[34]

August 26

[35]

September 2

[36]

September 9

[37]

September 16

"Look What You Made Me Do"

Taylor Swift

[38]

September 23

[39]

September 30

[40]

October 7

"Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)"

Cardi B

[41]

October 14

[42]

October 21

[43]

October 28

"Rockstar"

Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

[44]

November 4

[45]

November 11

[46]

November 18

[47]

November 25

[48]

December 2

[49]

December 9

[50]

December 16

[51]

December 23

"Perfect"

Ed Sheeran duet with Beyoncé

[52]

December 30

[53]


document_title: List of My Mad Fat Diary episodes

question_text: how many episodes are there in my mad fat diary season 3

text: List of My Mad Fat Diary episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Series
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
6
January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)
February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)

2
7
February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)

3
3
June 22, 2015 (2015-06-22)
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series 1 (2013)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date

1
"Big Wide World"
Tim Kirkby
Tom Bidwell
14 January 2013 (2013-01-14)[2]

Episode one opens in 1996 with Rae being introduced to her new doctor, Dr. Kester Gill, who reminds her that her old doctor requested she keep a diary for her first week out of the mental hospital. Rae flashes back to when she was first released. Her mum picks her up from the hospital and on the car ride home, they run into Rae's old friend, Chloe, who invites Rae to hang out with her and her friends. Rae initially refuses, but agrees when she sees Chloe's attractive friend, Archie. Rae goes to a local pub with Chloe and is introduced to her friends, Izzy, Chop, Finn and Archie. The next day, Rae gets upset when Chloe and her friends don't call and ask her to hang out again. She goes to the pub, where she finds them. After Chloe apologises, Rae has her first conflict with Finn as they both want to choose the music. She then goes on to impress the rest of the gang with her music taste by playing Sabotage by The Beastie Boys. Her new friends invite her to a pool party and she goes shopping with Chloe for a suitable swimming costume to wear. In the changing room, Chloe's cigarette causes the fire alarm to go off, forcing Rae leave the shop in a bikini top, where she is made fun of and spotted by Archie. She then tries to return to the mental home, where her friend, Tix, reminds her that she has a chance for a new life outside the hospital. Tix convinces Rae to go to the pool party where she finds Archie sitting outside. He confides in her that he is nervous about swimming as he's embarrassed that he has back acne. She convinces him to go in and agrees to swim if he does. When she tries to enter the pool by going down the slide, she gets stuck, showing the self-harm marks all over her legs. She laughs it off, joking about her size and gets Chop to help her into the pool. The episode ends with Chloe finding Rae's customised hospital bracelet from Tix.

2
"Touched"
Tim Kirkby
Tom Bidwell
21 January 2013 (2013-01-21)[3]

With her best friend, Chloe, in a relationship, Rae also wants a boyfriend, but is worried she'll never get one while she's obese. She gets annoyed with Kester (Dr. Gill) when he asks her to try and look in the mirror and compliment herself more, because she is extremely uncomfortable with her appearance. She's also embarrassed by her lack of sexual experience. Rae unexpectedly gets asked out by Archie, and decides to make a few changes to prepare herself. She goes jogging, borrows a book on sex from the local library claiming it is for her mother, and throws away all the junk food in the house. After discovering the contents of the cupboards in the trash bin and hearing gossip about Rae getting books about sex, Rae's mum grounds Rae for 24 hours as punishment, but Rae sneaks out when Archie comes to pick her up. Archie takes Rae to a closed swimming pool and kisses her. He then invites her for a second date. Chloe and Izzy decide to give her a makeover before the second date. Whilst waiting for Archie to turn up, Finn arrives to let Rae know Archie isn't coming. Finn later visits her to tell her that he thinks that what Archie did was wrong, and encourages Rae to confront Archie. When she does, she is shocked to find out that he is secretly gay. Archie apologises and the two remain friends with Rae promising to keep his secret. The episode ends with Rae having her first orgasm while masturbating to a fantasy about Finn.

3
"Ladies and Gentlemen"
Tim Kirkby
Tom Bidwell
28 January 2013 (2013-01-28)[4]

Rae is invited by the boys to go to Knebworth with them to see Oasis perform. She's happy they got her a ticket until she asks Chop why he invited her, to which he replies because they consider her "one of the lads." She goes outside and is shocked to see Chloe in a car, giving a blowjob to their handsome PE teacher, Mr. Carrisford. Rae realises he is Chloe's secret boyfriend. Rae disapproves and she and Chloe argue. Chloe confides in her that she is pregnant. She then tells Rae she is going to have an abortion, and is going to tell Mr. Carrisford. When out with the boys, Chop takes out Oasis T-shirts that he has got printed for everyone, with Rae's saying "Raemundo" on the back. She gets mad and refuses to try it on saying that she doesn't like the nickname. She goes to the toilets and discovers there is blood on the back of her skirt caused by her period. She covers the back of her skirt with a sheet of paper and leaves the bathroom to find everyone has left except for Finn, who has his back to her. She sneaks out without him seeing her and once outside, she drops the piece of paper and starts to walk home. A group of boys, who have bullied Rae in the past, appear and make fun of her. Finn shows up and punches the leader, and makes him apologise. As the gang runs off, Finn makes sure Rae is okay. She realises her first impression of Finn was wrong and starts to develop feelings for him. Rae goes to meet the boys to go to Knebworth and thanks Finn for what he did. Chloe is there to see them off and tells Rae that she told Mr. Carrisford about the pregnancy and they broke up. She confirms she is going to have the abortion. Rae decides to miss the concert so she can go to the appointment at the abortion clinic with Chloe. They go back to Chloe's house afterwards, and listen to the Knebworth concert on the radio. Rae tells Chloe that she wasn't really in France, and that she was ill and deliberately injured herself. Chloe begins to question Rae, asking why she would want to hurt herself, but is interrupted by a phone call. It's Mr. Carrisford and he says he wants to talk, so Chloe says she has to go to his house. She asks Rae to stay in her bedroom so her parents think that she is in, leaving Rae alone.

4
"Don't Ever Tell Anyone Anything"
Benjamin Caron
Tom Bidwell
4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)[5]

Rae realises she has started to develop feelings for Finn and contemplates telling him. She also decides she wants to tell everyone about her stay in hospital, but Chloe talks her out of it. She begins to worry that Finn will never see her as more than just a friend, prompting a friend from the hospital, Danny Two Hats, to give her some advice about how to get out of the "friend zone". He tells her to treat Finn coldly and remain distant; she does so, which confuses and upsets Finn. Rae's mum announces that she and Karim (her boyfriend) have to go to Tunisia for a few days to stop the United Kingdom Immigration Service discovering him and tells Rae she is not allowed to have any parties. Rae discovers that all the cheerful postcards she had received from "her father" over the years were actually sent by her mother. Angry, she invites the gang over for a sleep over. She leaves them in her house while she goes to her therapy session. Kester encourages Rae to open up about what triggered her self-harm, but she refuses when Kester won't tell her anything about his life. Rae heads home to discover that the sleep over has turned into a massive party. She is angry when she sees Danny Two Hats is there too, telling everyone he used to date Rae, in an effort to help Rae make Finn jealous. In a game of Spin the Bottle, Finn and Rae end up in a closet together, where he confronts her about her distant behaviour. Later, Rae finds him distraught over the death of his grandmother, and the two connect emotionally before falling asleep together. The next day Chloe confesses to Rae that she has a crush on Finn, and Rae's mum returns from her trip to Tunisia announcing she has married Karim so he could stay in the country.

5
"It's a Wonderful Rae Part 1"
Benjamin Caron
Tom Bidwell
11 February 2013 (2013-02-11)[6]

Rae and Chloe begin to fight for Finn's affections. Rae's mum discovers her plans to go to a rave with the rest of the gang and forbids her from going. After vomiting while shopping, Rae discovers her medication causes her to feel nauseous if mixed with alcohol. She decides to stop taking her medication when it begins to affect her social life. She then proceeds to get into an argument with her mother after she frees Karim's pet birds in the middle of the night, resulting in them dying. It eventually leads to her mother slapping her and Rae leaving and going to Finn's house. He convinces her to go to the rave where she gets drunk and takes drugs. Finn sees her kissing Archie and comes to the wrong conclusion. Chop confides in Rae, telling her he loves Izzy. She tells him to tell go find Izzy and tell her but they see Izzy kissing someone else, making Chop leave. Rae and Archie look for him but give up, going back into the rave where Rae sees Chloe and Finn kissing. She runs outside upset and passes out on the ground. The next morning Chop gives her a lift home, claiming not to remember the night before. Rae sees Karim with another family. When she gets home she receives a call from Kester, telling her that Tix has collapsed and is in hospital after Rae failed to show up to a dinner they had planned.

6
"It's a Wonderful Rae Part 2"
Benjamin Caron
Tom Bidwell
18 February 2013 (2013-02-18)[7]

In the final episode, Rae is in a very dark place following Tix's deterioration. When she meets the gang in the Fish & Chip shop for a 'de-brief', Chop and Archie leave, and she finds herself feeling awkward after witnessing the kiss between Chloe and Finn. While Finn is in the bathroom, Chloe tells Rae that she has actually started to develop real feelings for Finn. She has a daydream about running Chloe over with a truck, but it is broken when Finn returns. The three sit in silence until Rae decides to leave, forgetting her bag. After she tells her mother she had seen Karim with another family, she finds out that Karim had not cheated on her mother, and that it was just his sister and her children. She finally realizes that she has left her diary at the Fish & Chip shop. When she goes to get it back, the woman behind the counter tells her that her "pretty" friend took it for her. She runs to Chloe's, but is too late as she has already read its contents — including insults about Chloe, Rae's love for Finn and Archie's homosexuality — and Rae is alienated from the group. Rae becomes gradually more and more depressed from having no one to talk to, and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge, only to be run over by a car before she can jump. She enters a dream-like state in which Tix acts to be some sort of guardian angel and shows her what the world would be like without her. After being told that she is in a coma and that her mother, Karim, and Finn are at her beside, she agrees to wake up, only to find she is not in a coma, but still lying on the side of the road. One of the boys who had previously bullied Rae shows remorse for running her over and drives her to the hospital. Rae then goes to see Kester, and they have a heart to heart about Rae's father, who is not around, and about why she had just tried to commit suicide again. He tells her to go to her mother's wedding reception and Rae agrees, changing into the dress her mother had bought her. After Chloe tells Rae to stay away from her and her friends at the reception, Rae decides to give a speech and finally reveals the truth about herself. Chop reveals how he feels about Izzy, and Archie tries to reveal the fact that he is gay, but decides against it. Rae and Chloe make up, Chloe stating that Finn is not interested in her. When she goes looking for Finn, she finds him at the Fish & Chip shop and he tries to tell her something, but fails, so instead he uses their special language and writes "I love you" on her back. She tells him not to say it if he doesn't mean it, but he confirms that he doesn't care if she believes him or not, implying that he does in fact love her. The next day, Rae starts to make an effort to connect with Karim, and they share a tender moment in which Karim tries to explain about the birds in English, but soon converts back to French as he has no clue how to speak English. Rae goes back to Kester for her sessions, and asks whether she needs to be admitted again as she had tried to kill herself. He replies with, "No," so she asks whether she is better to which he replies again, "No." He then goes on to tell her she is in fact ready for therapy. Rae smiles knowing that she is one step closer to getting better.

text: Series 2 (2014)[edit]

text: The show, which drew an average of 1.2 million viewers per episode, was re-commissioned for a second series[8] and it started filming in June/July 2013. It aired on 17 February 2014.[9] The second season aired on E4 and consisted of seven episodes.[10] The series featured Rae starting college.

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1 (7)
"Alarm"
Anthony Philipson
Tom Bidwell
17 February 2014 (2014-02-17)[11]

The series opens with Rae preparing to write a new entry in her diary only to discover that it's full. Instead, she opts to write a letter to Tix detailing the events of the summer in which she reveals the happenings of the gang: Archie and Chloe are still their usual selves, Chop and Izzy are still dating, her mother and Karim are happily married and, for the first time in a long time, Rae is actually happy. There is a flashback to the day after her mother's wedding, where Chloe gathered the gang to discuss Rae's illness. Rae assures everyone that she is happy and healthy and she finally begins a relationship with Finn. With the events of the summer recounted, Rae returns to the present day. In a session with Kester, she informs him that she has stopped keeping a diary, and he brings up the idea of a group therapy session so Rae can discuss an important issue but she quickly rebuffs his suggestion. With the gang, Rae is horrified to discover that college is beginning soon and she and Izzy are still virgins. Chloe suggests the gang go on a camping trip so the girls can have privacy with their boyfriends. Rae prepares for sex by buying lingerie, watching a pornographic movie left in her mother's VCR, and getting a bikini wax. In another therapy session with Kester, she accidentally reveals that she is still suffering from body image issues and worries that she is not beautiful enough for Finn. The gang goes on their camping trip and Rae fears her efforts have been futile: Finn doesn't pick up her hints for sex, Chop only got two tents instead of three, and Izzy admits that she and Chop already had sex. However, Finn shows Rae a secluded, romantic spot where they can have sex and she is reassured. However, she changes her mind and realizes that she is not ready for sex. Meanwhile, Archie rebuffs several of Chloe's attempts to seduce him. The gang finally begins college and Rae fears being teased for her weight again. She becomes anxious and runs out a fire door, accidentally setting off the alarm. In the confusion, Rae ditches school altogether. Rae attends another therapy session with Kester where it is revealed that Tix has died. Rae agrees to attend group therapy to cope with her loss. There, she recognizes a boy from college who saw her set off the alarm.

2 (8)
"Radar"
Anthony Philipson
Tom Bidwell
24 February 2014 (2014-02-24)[12]

Rae has been skipping college ever since she pulled the alarm and is eventually found out by her mother. Rae is forced to resume school and is ordered to report to the principal's office. Outside the office, she sees Liam, the boy from her therapy group who saw her set off the alarm. However, he does not tell on Rae, which confuses her. The principal tells Rae that she doesn't have to start college until she is strong enough but Rae insists she is ready to begin school. Rae decides to stay "under the radar", like Archie, who is pretending to be straight in order to avoid homophobic bullying. He warns her about Simi, an infamous bully who marks people for life with cruel nicknames. Chloe has a crisis when she realizes she is not as popular as their classmate Stacey and gains attention when half-naked photos of herself are posted at school. Chloe initially pretends someone else did it but admits to Rae that she did it for attention. Rae avoids Finn, who has become popular at college, fearing that she will be teased for not being beautiful enough for him. Rae runs into Liam and thanks him for not tattling and they bond over their hatred of college. Finn invites Rae over for an "exclusive sleepover" where they can finally have sex. At his house, she looks through his photo albums and is horrified to discover that he once dated the beautiful Stacey. She runs out and decides to break up with him at college. She pulls him into an 'out of order' handicapped bathroom, but the door handle falls off, trapping the two. Finn refuses to let Rae dump him and insists that he loves her. When they are finally let out, a rumour starts that they were in the bathroom having sex, embarrassing Rae. Rae's mother Linda initially believes she is starting menopause, but learns she is actually five months pregnant. Rae realizes she is not ready for a relationship and breaks up with Finn for real. At the end of the episode, Rae and Liam bond over a drink.

3 (9)
"Girls"
Luke Snellin
Tom Bidwell and Laura Neal
3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)[13]

Rae meets Finn at the park to return each other's items. He tells her that they cannot be friends because the break up is too painful for him. Depressed, Rae returns to binge eating. She distances herself from her friends, opting instead to sit alone during college and read. Unable to eat in front of people, she begins to eat alone in the library. Archie visits Rae and she forgives him for joining in the teasing but encourages him to stop being closeted. Meanwhile, Chloe has joined the popular group, led by Stacey. Stacey defends Rae when Simi attempts to bully her in the park and Chloe offers Rae a chance to join the popular group. However, Rae notices that she must change herself completely to fit in, and that Stacey is a cruel bully who bosses the other girls around, especially Chloe. Stacey catches Rae about to eat in the library and Rae reluctantly admits to her she cannot eat in front of people. Stacey appears to be touched and assures Rae that her secret is safe. Lois, a member of the popular group, reveals that her secret boyfriend is Archie. Chloe and Rae arrive at Stacey's birthday party and Rae is horrified to discover that the party is at a restaurant. Stacey mocks Rae for not eating in front of people and having had enough, Rae confronts her and eats a slice a pizza in front of everyone. She storms off angrily but is happy to have conquered her fear. She bumps into Liam who offers to share his chips with her and she happily accepts. Chloe also stands up to Stacey and the other girls kick Stacey out of the group for being cruel. Rae approaches Lois when she is with Archie and informs Lois that Archie is gay and using her as a beard, leaving both of them speechless.

4 (10)
"Friday"
Luke Snellin
Tom Bidwell
10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)[14]

Rae and Liam have grown a lot closer during their time in group therapy together, causing his girlfriend Amy to become jealous and threaten Rae. Rae's mother announces that the baby will be born into Islam, and she will be making major changes to her life to accommodate her decision. Finn and Rae rekindle their friendship and Archie eventually forgives Rae but their happiness is short lived when Lois threatens to out him to the whole school on Friday. After receiving advice from Danny and Chloe, Rae opts to spend less time with Liam. However, Liam insists on hanging out with Rae, which causes a jealous Amy to challenge Rae to a fight. Finn offers Rae self-defense lessons and at their session, Finn reveals that he is dating someone which causes Rae to "accidentally" punches him in the face. Archie and Rae opt to leave their troubles behind and get out of Lincolnshire before Friday. Their trip is cut short when Archie's car breaks down and, after an emotional conversation about his homosexuality, the two decide to return home to face their fears. Kester advises that Rae speak to Amy alone to avoid a fight. All is going well until Amy's friends arrive, demanding to see a fight on Friday. Rae goes to Liam's house to ask him to speak to Amy, only to find him having a panic attack. After she calms him down, the two share a kiss, which makes Rae feel guilty. On Friday, Archie meets with the gang and admits his secret. Everyone, except Chop, is happy for him. Rae prepares to fight Amy but Chloe stands up for Rae and gets punched. Rae confesses the kiss to Amy, who runs away in tears. Chloe is angry that she took a punch for nothing and leaves Rae. Back at home, several tin cans fall on Rae's face, giving her with two black eyes. The next day, Archie tells Rae that his parents took the news well, but is disheartened when he is kicked off the football team.

5 (11)
"Inappropriate Adult"
Vanessa Caswill
Tom Bidwell
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)[15]

Archie is struggling with the change in his social status after coming out while Chloe has become popular and is hanging out with older guys. To Rae's dismay, Finn is dating a 24-year-old named Olivia, and Liam broke up with Amy, although he is still ignoring Rae. Jealous of Finn's relationship with Olivia, Rae kisses Liam again and they agree to a casual relationship. At home Rae, becomes increasingly rebellious and is caught smoking pot by Karim. Despite being grounded, she accepts Chloe's invitation to go to a party, where she meets an older guy named Saul. When she returns home, her mother Linda is furious and orders Rae to move in with her father, Victor. Finn visits Rae and tells her that he and Olivia broke up and he is thinking of moving to Leeds, unless she can think of a reason for him to stay. Instead of answering, Rae leaves him to meet Saul. However, Saul attempts to force himself on Rae at a party and she flees. A drunk Chloe refuses to leave her boyfriend Ian so Rae goes to see Kester, who is with his new girlfriend, Carrie. Kester calls Karim to take Rae home, but Linda insists Rae go with Victor. In the morning, Archie tells Rae her that he caught Izzy kissing another boy, Peter. Simi continues to bully Archie for being gay and Archie calls Chop a coward for not defending him. Izzy later breaks up with Chop and Archie realizes that their gang has fallen apart. Victor gives Rae a record player for her birthday and she is delighted to bond with him but grows uncomfortable when he mocks her mother. Rae and Chloe have an argument over Chloe not supporting Rae after Saul's attack and they call their friendship off. Rae attempts to win Finn back but discovers that he already left for Leeds. Rae goes to visit Kester, but at the urging of Carrie, he informs her that their relationship needs to be more professional. Rae goes to see Liam and fools around with him, making plans to have some fun. She returns home, where she sees the sonogram of her mother's baby and sits alone in the dark.

6 (12)
"Not I"
Alex Winckler
Tom Bidwell
24 March 2014 (2014-03-24)[16]

Chloe is the lead in the singing group but goes missing before the performance, meaning that Rae has to take her place. She goes to Chloe's house to confront her, where she learns that Chloe has run away. Rae finds Chloe's diary and takes it, becoming livid when she reads Chloe's version of their friendship that portrays Rae in a bad light. Izzy gives Rae extra tickets to the school concert, suggesting that she invite people to support her. Rae wants to invite family but Linda is still mad at her and Victor is going away for the weekend. As Rae reads more of Chloe's diary, she realizes that she has let Chloe down and Chloe truly does care about Rae. Rae feels guilty for being a terrible friend and realizes that Chloe is not an awful person. Rae admits to Kester that she is dating Liam, much to his displeasure. During group therapy, Rae admits her fears about the concert and Liam attempts to cheer her up, only to get yelled at by Kester for being disruptive. Liam storms off and Rae follows him outside. He tells her that he won't return to group therapy and asks her out. As she reaches the end of Chloe's diary, Rae realize that she knows where Chloe is: at Ian's house. Rae is forced to take Chloe's place and her performance is a disaster. She leaves a note for Chloe's parents to tell them where Chloe is. She then seeks comfort from Liam and prepares to have sex with him.

7 (13)
"Glue"
Alex Winckler
Tom Bidwell
31 March 2014 (2014-03-31)[17]

Rae and Liam wake up together after having sex and she leaves him to go to Chloe's house. She is shocked to learn that Chloe is still missing so she gives the police Chloe's diary to help. Rae decides to enlist the gang to search for Chloe but tensions are high as Archie is angry at Chop for his homophobia, Chop is hurt that Izzy dumped him, and Izzy is angry at Archie for telling Chop she cheated. Izzy admits the reason she cheated was because she was angry at the way Chop treated Archie, and they all go their separate ways. Rae goes to Ian's house to see if Chloe went back to him but she is not there. Rae returns home to find her mother has collapsed and calls an ambulance. Linda gives birth to a healthy baby girl but is still in critical condition. In a therapy session, Kester forces Rae to stop being hard on herself. Rae goes back to the hospital to check in on her sister, where Finn visits her. He reveals that he is returning to Lincolnshire. Rae returns to Ian's and finds Chloe, and they make up and leave together. Rae is finally allowed to see her mother who forgives her, leaving Rae to make things right with the gang. Rae breaks up with Liam and arranges for the gang to meet up at the local pub. Izzy apologizes to Archie and Chop defends Archie from Simi, causing them all to make up. Izzy and Chop get back together and Danny Two Hats joins the gang, this time only wearing one hat. Finn arrives at the pub, and asks Rae if they can go somewhere and talk about their relationship. Rae responds that she doesn't think it's a good idea, leaving Finn looking heartbroken, but it's revealed that Rae and Finn meet up in her room. They then proceed to have sex, with Rae finally feeling happy again.

text: Series 3 (2015)[edit]

text: On 26 November 2014 Sharon Rooney confirmed on Twitter that there would be more episodes.[18] A read through was held on 26 January 2015.[19] The series consisted of three episodes, which began filming in February 2015 and were shown on E4 between 22 June and 6 July 2015.

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1 (14)
"Who is Stan Ford?"
Alex Winckler
George Kay
22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)

It's June 1998. Rae Earl has life as a teenager nailed. Despite a disastrous university interview Rae gets a place at university. It is revealed Rae has a job in a record shop. She must decide to go or to stay with her friends. Archie finds a new lover who is Rae's boss at her workplace. Kester tells Rae that she's ready to discharge her from therapy and Finn finds out Rae has been hiding a letter from the university. Finn wants a break from her ultimately making her choose university or Stamford; she chooses Stamford. Rae has a party but then there is a car crash causing devastation.

2 (15)
"Rewind"
Alex Winckler
George Kay
29 June 2015 (2015-06-29)

Feeling responsible for the crash that has put Chloe in hospital Rae is cheered when Katie suggests she does something to help the family and is upset when Chloe's parents blame her and ban her from seeing their daughter. With Kester having resigned a chance encounter with her estranged father Victor sees her opening up to him about making amends, which she attempts to do by putting Chloe's name on her exam paper. Unfortunately she is found out and her invitation to Victor to Mum's birthday party is also a disaster. Things start to look up when Chloe proves to be forgiving and welcoming and, thanks to Mum, she is allowed to resit her exam. This all counts for nothing though when she walks in on Katie in Finn's bedroom.

3 (16)
"Voodoo"
Alex Winckler
George Kay
6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)

Rae has a heart to heart to Kester who admits he was discharged from his position as a therapist some months prior, but kept coming back to help Rae because of how much he cares about her. He advises her to re-read her diary to prove to herself how far she has come and how much she can now cope with. Karim gets a new job in Tunisia for six months and Rae questions why her mum is not moving with him - she admits it's because she doesn't think Rae is up to being left alone. Katie seeks out Rae and apologizes to her for what happened to Finn, but warns her that she is dragging her friends down with her problems. Rae starts to take an overdose in the bath, but starts to realize that she can learn to live with her problems and face them head on, before telling her new therapist she feels ready to end the sessions. After her final exam she sits down with the gang and tells them about Finn, before going on to say that their support is what will keep her moving forwards when things get dark. Chloe storms off to confront Katie, but Rae chases after her and tells Katie to never speak to her again. Later that night she convinces her mum to move to Tunisia with Karim, and vows to Chloe that the two of them will always stay close friends. As the gang gather at the prom, Finn also turns up and apologizes for kissing Katie, admitting that despite Rae's constant fears he is the one not good enough for her. Rae tells him that just because they're not together now, doesn't mean it might not happen one day. Two months later, it revealed Izzy went on to study Textiles and Chloe got the grades she needed in her retakes. Rae meets up with Kester who opens her results for her and congratulates her on getting a place at Bristol University. As Rae packs her bags and hugs her mum goodbye she makes one last entry in her diary: writing that while she will cope with whatever comes her way, the madness is hers and will travel on with her.


document_title: Young Guns (film)

question_text: who plays billy the kid in young guns

question_tokens: who plays billy the kid in young guns

text: Young Guns (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: John Tunstall (Terence Stamp), an educated Englishman and cattle rancher in Lincoln County, New Mexico, hires wayward young gunmen to live and work on his ranch. Tunstall is in heavy competition with a well-connected Irishman named Lawrence Murphy (Jack Palance), who owns a large ranch; their men clash on a regular basis. Tunstall recruits Billy (Emilio Estevez) and advises him to renounce violence saying that "He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind." Tensions escalate between the two camps, resulting in the murder of Tunstall. Billy, Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), Richard M. "Dick" Brewer (Charlie Sheen), "Dirty" Steve Stephens (Dermot Mulroney), and Charlie Bowdre (Casey Siemaszko), consult their lawyer friend Alexander McSween (Terry O'Quinn), who manages to get them deputized and given warrants for the arrest of Murphy's murderous henchmen.

text: Billy quickly challenges Dick's authority as leader, vowing revenge against Murphy and the men responsible for killing Tunstall. The men dub themselves The Regulators and arrest some of the murderers, but hot-headed Billy is unable to wait for justice. He guns down unarmed men and goes on to kill one of his fellow Regulators (later arrival J. McCloskey) in the paranoid (but correct) belief that he was still in league with Murphy. The men are stripped of their badges, which they find out about by reading a newspaper. That same paper also confuses Dick for Billy, showing a picture of Dick labeled Billy the Kid, a nickname to which Billy takes an immediate liking.

text: While the local authorities begin their hunt for Billy and the boys, the Regulators argue about continuing with their warrants or to go on the run. One of the men on their list of warrants, Buckshot Roberts (Brian Keith), tracks them down, barricades himself in an outhouse, and Dick dies in an intense shootout. Billy appoints himself as the new leader, the gang becomes famous and the U.S. Army is charged with bringing them to justice under Murphy's corrupt political influence.

text: The gang eludes attention for some time, and Charlie gets married in Mexico. While attending the wedding, Billy meets Pat Garrett (Patrick Wayne) who is not yet a sheriff, but warns Billy of an attempt on Alex's life by Murphy's men that will happen the next day. Thus the gang packs up and heads off to save Alex.

text: Back in Lincoln, Murphy's men, led by George W. Peppin, surround Alex's house, trapping the Regulators, and a shootout begins. A ceasefire is called for the night. In the morning, accompanied by Murphy, the army comes in and torches the house, but Chavez escapes out the back. While the house is burning, the men come up with an escape plan. They begin throwing Alex's possessions out the windows of the second floor. Billy places himself inside of a large trunk, and when it lands in front of the house, he leaps out and begins to open fire.

text: Meanwhile, Doc bursts out of the side stairway, followed by Charlie and Steve. Everyone makes it to the lawn, but Billy is shot twice in his arms. Charlie challenges the bounty hunter John Kinney (Allen Keller); Kinney shoots Charlie and Charlie fires back, killing each other.

text: Chavez comes from behind the army on horseback, and jumps the barricade to get extra horses to the Regulators. Billy jumps on one horse, but Doc is shot trying to get on another. Doc still manages to pick up his girlfriend Yen Sun (Alice Carter), Murphy's Chinese sex-slave, and they ride off. Chavez tries to get Steve on a horse, but is wounded and falls to the ground. Steve helps Chavez on to a horse, but is left alone and unarmed. The Army and Murphy's men shoot and kill Steve.

text: Alex cheers on the boys as they ride away. The army opens fire on him with a Gatling gun and he is killed. As the remaining men ride away, Murphy hurls threats and curses after them, but is stunned when Billy turns back and shoots Murphy right between the eyes, killing him.

text: The final scene is a voice-over of Doc explaining what happened afterwards: Alex's widow caused a congressional investigation into the Lincoln County War. Chavez took work at a farm in California. Doc moved east to New York and married Yen Sun, whom he had saved from Murphy. Billy continued to ride until he was found and shot dead by Pat Garrett. Billy was buried next to Charlie Bowdre at Fort Sumner. A stranger went to the grave of Billy the Kid late one night and made a carving in the headstone. The epitaph read only one word: "PALS".

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Emilio Estevez as William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney
Kiefer Sutherland as Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock
Lou Diamond Phillips as Jose Chavez y Chavez
Charlie Sheen as Richard "Dick" Brewer
Dermot Mulroney as "Dirty Steve" Stephens
Casey Siemaszko as Charlie Bowdre
Terence Stamp as John Tunstall
Jack Palance as Lawrence Murphy
Terry O'Quinn as Alexander McSween
Sharon Thomas as Susan McSween
Alice Carter as Yen Sun
Geoffrey Blake as J. McCloskey
Brian Keith as Buckshot Roberts
Patrick Wayne as Pat Garrett

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text: Reception[edit]

text: The movie received mixed reviews from critics.[3][4][5] It currently holds a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10.[6]

text: The movie was a box office hit.[7][8] It grossed $45.6 million domestically.[9]