All language subtitles for S06E04 - Judgment Day

Mozart is not lively enough for you. It
is a little boring, isn't it?

Most doors are closed for blacks.

I think we owe them.

Don't you ever come home.

I just want to know why I didn't get the
lead dancer's role.

Debbie Reed out -danced you. I heard
about it in rehearsals. Shut up,

Why do you keep defending him? Because
he's my friend, okay?

Thank you so much.

Thanks.

It's a pleasure, sir. Yeah, here we have
a lot in common.

Yeah, I've been meaning to get over here
to try out your lane.

Oh, I wasn't talking about the Poland.
You're into classical music, right?

You like classical music?

Oh, yeah.

I wish I knew Chris to do some stuff
here, but, you know, teenagers.

If it ain't rock and roll, it ain't
nothing.

I have the same problem in school.

See that young man over there with the
guitar?

The English kid. He could be a great
guitarist, but he'd only apply himself.

But he's more interested in Eddie Van
Halen than Sokovia.

Yeah, look, they have a place of
classical things here.

I see how many Patty Page.

Are they your friends?

Hello?

Leroy? Hey, baby, happy anniversary.

Thanks, Miss Grant.

Where you at, girl? You are missing one
hell of a party.

audition is just gonna drag on all night
long yeah how's it going it's going

great they keep asking me to stay so
somebody must like me of course they do

what's not to like hey look i think i
break it now listen i just wanted to

you and tell you to have a great time
that i love you and that you are the

thank you babe i had the best teacher
bye -bye baby bye -bye

All right, people, that was hot.

That was hot.

Tell you what, we're going to pick this
up tomorrow where we left off today.

Nicole, I need to talk to you.

Mr. Johnson, I apologize for being so
awful today.

Well, actually, you weren't that bad,
but that's what you get for missing that

last class. Yeah, I got stuck on the
subway, but I promise I'm going to have

whole routine down by next time.

Well, how do you plan on learning it?

I'm going to get one of the kids to
teach me.

You got a minute? I'll show you the
step. Nicole, I'll talk to you later.

Listen, no, it's no bother. I know
that... No, no, no, it's no bother at

want to show it to you, but without the
gum, please.

Thank you. We take it from the
contraction into the hands. Uh -huh.

your right foot. Okay. Okay, on eight.
Five, six, seven, eight.

Contract. And hands.

Step. Step, step, step. Step.

Ah, to the floor. Then strike up.

Now lean into the hip.

Lean. Then pull.

Pull. Step, step.

Fire.

Back and spiral, step down, develop A.

Can't hold forever.

That's good.

See how easy it is when you know what
you're doing? Yeah.

Thanks. No, no, don't thank me.

You have the talent, just got to
practice and work at it.

Mr. Ware, that's quite enough. Mr. Ware.

Would you like to tell me what that
display was all about?

I was just improvising to loving things
up.

Mozart is not lively enough for you.

Well, it is a little boring, isn't it?
How about that noise of whatever it is

you just played?

That's not boring? Not to me, it isn't.

But to each his own, right?

Mr. Ware, now, I do not want you to
misunderstand me. I'm all in favor of

artistic freedom. But as long as you are
in my classroom, you will play the

music the way it was written.
Understood?

Yes, sir.

Um, Al Pacino.

Yeah, much better. Well, then it's
Richard Gere or Danny Amatulo.

Oh, I'll take a while, guys, and say
it's a dance. You're right. You are

You love it. I know.

So did you marry me?

Nope. We only had two dates.

We're from the same neighborhood. People
from the same neighborhood can get

married after two days. Oh, get out of
here.

Crazy. So how'd you do on the audition
last night?

I bet you were the best dancer there,
huh? Yeah, well, maybe for the first few

minutes, but then I messed up. I don't
know what it is.

Danny, there's just something about Mr.
Johnson that makes me nervous.

I don't think he likes me. Come on, Levi
likes everybody.

Well, okay, maybe I'm just imagining
things, but today after class... No,

what happened?

Well, I asked him to help me with some
steps. I just wanted him to show me what

I was doing wrong.

And what, he wouldn't?

Well, he did, sort of, but, you know, I
could tell his heart wasn't in it.

He must have been busy or something.
Come on, don't take it so personal.

I can't help it. I really, really,
really want this part.

Would you just really, really relax?

He won't know his talent when he sees
it.

Hey, you better be right. Hey, I'm
always right.

Mr. Johnson, I need a favor.

What? Well, I wouldn't even bother you
if Ms. Grant said you were the only

person who could help me with this.

Dusty, what is it?

I have to write a paper about the Apollo
Theater.

The Apollo?

You know I practically grew up in that
place?

but Miss Grant was telling me.

I mean, my Aunt Eleanor worked there for
about 30 years. She knew all the stars.

I mean, Brooke Benton used to even send
her flowers on her birthday.

Brooke Benton?

You don't know who Brooke Benton is?

Well, actually, up until this morning, I
never even heard about the Apollo

Theater. What?

Girl, from where have you been?

I've been in Colorado.

Now, are you going to help me or not?

All right, we're going to have to make a
field trip. You meet me Friday after

school. I'll help you out.

Okay. All right.

Waiting is murder.

All right. I have the audition results.

Now, back off.

I'm not posting anything until you get
out of my way. Come on. Come on. Clear

up. Give her room.

Give the woman some room. All right.

I'm warning you. You let me escape
first.

Calm down, okay?

Am I there?

What? Do you see my name?

What? What?

What?

Wait.

Debbie Reed got it.

Debbie?

I should have known he'd pick her.

Hey, if you really think like that, then
you should go talk to Leo. No, Danny,

don't you see it's a waste of time? You
want me to talk to him? I'd be more than

happy. It wouldn't do any good.

He doesn't like me.

Look, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't be picking all this out on
you.

It's not your problem.

I just need to be alone.

Hey, if you need somebody to talk to,
I'm right there. I know.

You sure? Yeah.

Get out of here.

Go on.

Thank

you.

Congratulations. I'm really happy for
you. Thank you.

Right.

I know you must be disappointed.

No, no, listen.

The best dancer got the part. Thank you.

Hi, Susan.

Hi. Congratulations, Dave.

I'm so excited.

Hey,

Mr. Dermot. How are you doing?

Mr. Johnson, can I talk to you for a
moment?

Sure. What's up?

Well, I've received this letter this
morning.

For me?

No, it's about you.

It makes some rather damaging
accusations about your fairness as a

Who wrote this?

Well, it's unsigned.

But whoever it is, they're claiming that
you've discriminated against the white

students in favor of the blacks.

This is a lie.

This is a damn lie.

Ordinarily, I'd pass this off as a
crank.

But this is the second letter I've
received.

Mr. Durenforth, I don't know what you
want me to say.

Yes.

Tell me that it isn't true.

And that'll be the end of it.

Oh, but it won't really be the end of
it. Oh, you have my word for it.

Well, what happens if someone writes
another letter?

Hi, Lou.

Shrovsky said you had a gig for me.

Uh, yeah, I'd like you to back up Chris
on a special number.

You play classical, right?

Of course, but I'm really more of a
rocker.

I was sort of hoping I'd get a shot at
doing my own stuff.

You do that justice and that stage is
yours.

What's the matter? Too hard for you?

No. I think I can handle it.

You ready, man?

Serious about this, then?

How could you not be serious about Perry
Coleman?

And one, two, three, okay?

Oh, hot diggity dog, ziggity boom, what
you do to me?

It's so new to me, what you do to me?

Okay, you ready?

Yeah, sure.

Oh, yeah, sorry about that.

Right.

All right, you take it from the top.

Okay. And one.

That's great, huh?

Yeah. A real co -capper on the loop.

You looked like a Nat King Cole. Oh,
man.

Ray Charles.

God, he looks so young.

You know, first it was the Cotton Club,
then it was the Apollo.

And if you were black and talented,
those were two places you dreamed about

playing. Leroy, look at all these stars.

I'm telling you, all the greats played
here. All the greats.

For a long time, this was it for us,
though.

I mean, most doors were closed for
blacks.

But these people right here.

These are the guys that pay those dudes
to open those doors.

I think we owe them.

I guess the way we do that is to carry
on, right?

Yeah. Sometimes it's not so easy.

Well, I don't care, because I'm going to
be up there, Leroy.

I'm going to be one of them.

You will. I know you will.

See, I always dreamed about playing
Broadway.

Now I wouldn't really feel like I made
it until I played the Apollo.

Thanks, everybody.

That was great.

That was fine.

Basically, you have all the moves. Just
remember one thing.

This is your number.

So I want you to take control of it.

Okay, I'll work on it.

Thank you, Debbie.

Excuse me, Mr. Johnson, could I talk to
you for a moment?

Sure, Susan.

What is it?

Well, I know you don't normally discuss
auditions with students, but I just want

to know why I didn't get the lead
dancer's role.

Well, that's simple.

Debbie outdanced you.

Well, no offense, but I just saw her.

I'm a better dancer than she is.

Maybe.

But you did give a sloppy performance.
Wait a minute. The pianist threw me off.

He messed up my music. You must have
seen that. You weren't prepared.

But I was. I spent days practicing for
that audition.

Look, you are very talented, but you're
lazy.

I've also got the wrong color skin,
don't I?

You wrote those letters, didn't you?

Well, someone had to tell Mr. Darren
Ford the truth.

The truth?

Those letters was full of lies. I knew
that's what you'd say.

I understand it's hard to face certain
things about oneself.

What the hell are you talking about,
girl?

For your information, I spent most of my
life dealing with bigots, okay?

So I bend over backwards to give
everybody a fair shake. No, that's why I

you bend over backwards to help your own
people.

You are so wrong.

Look, think about it.

And you realize it's the truth.

And the truth, Mr. Johnson, won't go
away.

I know how you feel.

Nobody told me about student
evaluations.

Not a lot of fun, huh?

Pain is a good word to describe it.

I hate handing out grades. I mean, who
the hell am I?

Oh, I know what you mean.

Now, how can you be objective?

Don't you let your personal feelings get
in the way.

Well, I try not to.

Well, I'm going to tell Derenforth I
won't do it.

Good luck.

I have one right here I don't even want
to see.

Here, let me have it. I'll give it to
Bob with the rest of mine.

No, no, no.

This is one evaluation I have to do
myself.

Is that okay?

That was very good, Debbie. Thank you.

Susan Perino.

You're really, really wonderful. Thanks.
All right.

How's that, Mr. Johnson?

You

still

don't believe me, do you?

No, I don't.

Because I know Leroy. Yeah, well, maybe
you just don't know him as well as you

think you do.

Susan, what do you want from the guy,
huh?

I mean, he gave you an A on your
evaluation. Yeah, right, but don't you

had no choice? He knew he couldn't get
away with it this time.

Don't you think you're blowing this out
of proportion?

I mean, it's just one audition. Yeah,
right, Danny, but what about the last

three shows?

He picked all black leads. You call that
fair?

Maybe it's just a coincidence.

Why do you keep defending him? Because
he's my friend, okay? That's why.

What about me?

Aren't I your friend?

It could be better. It could be worse.
Yeah.

Look, um... I thought of those lanes
last night. I just... Yeah, I was a bit

strange, wasn't it?

Sort of felt like we were in a town, you
know? Trapped back in 1954.

It was not my kind of music.

Well, uh, I noticed you're having
trouble, aren't you? I don't have

sir. Not for me. I'll see you later,
man.

Hey,

Mr. Swarovski, how you doing?

of things in the real world.

I ain't a major star yet. It's just a
matter of time. Soon, soon.

I'd like to talk to you about a tune
here.

New English kid, Ian?

Ah, the mysterious Mr. Where.

All right, everybody, hold it.

Debbie Reed, come here.

What do you think you were doing?

Just dancing.

No, you might call that dancing. I call
it going through the motions.

But I'm doing everything you showed me,
Mr. Johnson.

Well, just doing it isn't enough, Debbie
Reed. Where's the flair? Where's the

excitement? I mean, I know you do have
it in you.

Just push yourself more.

I'll try.

Thank you.

But do it again, from the bison jumps.

Without the fellas, without y 'all, I
wanted to do it by myself.

Five, six, five, six, seven, and one,
two, three, four, five, six, seven,

again. That was tired.

Five, six, five, six, seven, and one,
two, three, four, five, six, seven,

again.

That was sloppy.

Five, six, five, six.

7 and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 2, 2, 3,
4. Hold it.

Hold it.

What do you think you're doing?

You're all over the place. No form, no
control.

Just do the steps.

But I was.

From the top.

Hello, Nicole.

Hey, Danny. I haven't seen much of you
lately.

I've been spending a lot of time with
Susan Perino.

She's a really great girl.

Terrific dancer, too.

But you don't seem to think she's very
good, do you? Look, I don't want to get

into this now. Yeah, well, I do.

Tell me what the hell's going on here.

Why don't you ask Susan? She seems to
know everything else. She knows that you

keep passing her over for black dancers.

You think I would do a thing like that?
It doesn't matter what I think. What

matters... is that for the past three
shows, you've given the lead to black

dancers, okay?

Well, they happen to be the best, okay?

Who, like Debbie?

I heard about her in rehearsals. Real
together, real talented. Great choice,

Johnson. Shut up, Amatulo. No, but she's
a sister, right? So sisters and

brothers all... Amatulo, shut up, man.

Get out of my face with that.

A plus for your evaluation.

I'll do me best, sir.

Just one question.

Why didn't you play what's on the paper?

I don't understand. I did.

It says right here at the top of the
page, Passacaglia by Weiss.

But the music under it is a piece by
Giuliani.

How lovely.

I knew you wouldn't tell me.

Well, what's to tell?

You can't read one note of music, but
you managed to play that piece better

any other student.

How?

Records.

I'll listen to recording for the music
and then memorize it by ear.

You know, you're amazing.

It's not that hard.

Well, now that your secret is out, you
won't have to memorize any more records.

I've already arranged for another
student to tutor you.

I don't need a tutor.

You can't learn without one.

Fine, then I won't learn.

It's no crime, is it?

Considering your talent, I think it is.

Mr. Ware, I'm sorry if I embarrassed
you.

Embarrassed? Come on.

I could care less. I got an A -plus
without knowing any of that rubbish.

Knowing how to read can only improve
your music.

Do you really believe that?

How is it, then, that all the musicians
I admire, not one of them can read or

write a bleeding note?

Mr. Ware, the bottom line is all my
students know how to read music, and if

want to remain in my class, you'll have
to learn, too.

I've got to say.

I missed my research in the Apollo
Theater.

And I've already started writing my
paper.

But there's a little something missing.

I was hoping you could help me with it.

Dusty, I can't help you.

But the way you talk about the Apollo
tradition... Look, if you want to hear

about black pride, I'm not the one to
talk to, okay?

This don't make any kind of sense at
all.

Can I give you any reason?

You just said that it wasn't working
out.

You wanted to try something new.

Debbie?

Thank you.

ever come home?

I was just wandering around the
neighborhood.

Thinking about Susan Farina?

I knew that's why you were here.

Leroy, did anyone pressure you into
replacing Debbie with Susan?

No. It was totally my decision.

Be straight with me. You can tell me.

It's simple. I made a mistake.

Susan served the part all along.

So you gave in.

I ain't giving to anybody. She's a
better dancer. Is that what your

tell you?

Everybody has to compromise.

Not if it means compromising yourself,
you don't.

Look, you don't even understand.

What if everything Susan said about me
was right all along? Leroy, that is the

most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.

That girl is really working her number
on your head, baby. Can't you see that?

Leroy, do you trust my judgment?

Of course I do. Well, my judgment tells
me that you have excellent judgment.

And you better trust your instinct the
way I do.

If you're feeling low down, cause the
sky's gray, just wrap your cares in

and dance.

Dance your cares away.

Give old Gloom the showdown.

He'll be on his way.

Just wrap your cares in rhythm and
dance.

Dance your cares away.

Now I'm here to teach you all how to
make your life a song.

Just you keep tapping on wood with your
feet and you can't go wrong. Next time

you're in trouble, you'll come out okay.

Just wrap your cares in rhythm and
dance.

I'm gonna give you one more chance.

Just wrap your cares in rhythm and...

You're feeling no doubt of God's grace.

Just wrap your cares in rhythm and
dance.

Dance as well.

Next time you're in trouble, you'll come
out okay.

Just wrap your cares in rhythm and
dance.

I'm going to give you one more chance.

Just wrap your cares in...

You really enjoyed it, or are you just
being kind?

A bit of both, I guess.

So, what are you doing here?

I don't know, really.

Sitting, I guess.

Well, I was just about to leave, but
you'd possibly sit someplace else so I

look up.

So, what's all this then?

That's music, but it's not the kind you
like. You see, it's all written down on

paper.

Look, if you don't want to move, you
look up.

What is it that you want, Mr. Webb?

Well, I've been thinking it.

Maybe I ought to reconsider.

And... You know... You want to learn how
to read music. You know, I thought I'd

give it a shot.

Good. But I've got to tell you, it's a
student -tutor thing.

I mean, it's not going to work.

Just give it a chance.

No.

Now, look.

Emma. Some other way to do this, eh?

I'm afraid it's going to be the tutor or
nothing.

I guess that's the end of that, then.

Suppose I tutor you.

You take time out of your busy schedule
for me?

That's what you came here for, isn't it?

You're quick, Mr. Shrofsky.

Very quick.

Look, that's my offer. Take it or leave
it.

You're wrong.

Good.

You're lucky.

I'm sorry, I don't know what it is.

It's too crowded. I don't have room to
just break out, you know?

I think it would work better if you were
to stay behind me just a little bit. I

thought it worked fine the way it was.

I know, maybe for you, but not for me.

I'm the lead dancer. Everybody's
supposed to be watching me, okay?

Sweetheart, that's not the way Mr.
Johnson choreographed it.

Yeah, well, I think you'll like it a lot
better this way, okay?

Wrong, Susan, wrong.

I don't like it at all.

Well, I'm just trying to make this work
here.

I know what you're trying to do.

Debbie, you can come in front and send a
sweetheart.

Well, where do you want me?

Oh, you can stay right there.

In the back, but I'm the lead dancer
here.

No, you're not.

You've been replaced.

You can't do this.

Well, yes, I can. It's not fair.

For the first time, it is fair. Now, if
you don't like it, why don't you go

somewhere and write yourself another
letter?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Did you see that?

Yeah. Well, what are we going to do?

Nothing.

What do you mean nothing?

Don't you see what's going on here?

Susan, for the first time, I think I do,
okay?

All

right,

everybody, we have a show to put on.

This time, let's do it right.

Take it from the Thunderclash.

Thank you.

I'll leave her where I am.

Looks like it's gonna be great.