Puttin' on the Brakes!

Hello hello everyone!

So, while I had hoped the next post would be saying episode 8 was completed, here's the mini synopsis, sadly I had to slam on the brakes for episode 8 as I realized I had a fairly big structural flaw with episodes 8 and 9 actually.

In a nutshell, the kinda jaw-dropping cliffhanger at the end of episode 7, which I've known about since the initial conception of season two's arcs, made the plans for episode 8 virtually impossible. In the back of my head, I thought I could just work around it, but when I was laying everything out, it just didn't work. I also need a little more time to introduce the new recurring characters better.

The original idea to fix this mess I got myself into, was to just flip flop episodes 8 and 9, focusing on Dru/Austin's movie first, then come back to Reese/Kyle's movie in episode 9. But then I started thinking, why even separate the movies at all, why not just mash everything together into a two-part episode instead?

So that's the new plan - the show's first two-part episode. I know I talked about doing that in the season one, but logistically it didn't make sense to do that with episodes 4 and 5 (for those of you that have read it, it just wouldn't have worked, right?)

But in this instance, it totally makes sense and I'm running with it.

This two-parter, whose titles are now going to be reversed, with "Role Reversal" becoming episode 8 and "Cherry Poppin'" becoming episode 9, will more than likely be the most sexually charged episodes yet. There will most likely be at least 3 "scenes" from each movie in these two episodes.

I do have to be very careful with these next two episodes, as they are the catalyst for the rest of the season's stories, which also carry over into the first episode or two of season three.

Here's a fun fact of the day for you: I HATE writing the "scenes" for this show. I absolute dread them when it comes time to write them. The big scene in episode 3 with Austin/Reese was 9 pages of torture for me. That scene was a big part of the reason why you didn't see anymore "scenes" in episodes 4-6. While I always try to make those scenes move the story forward and not just be there for the sake of being there, I still despise them with a passion. For all 4 boys, this movie battle tests them in so many different ways and ultimately will change the course for all of them.

I dread the "scenes" for these next two episodes, but know it's a must to move all of their characters forward!

So the new plan is to write part one next weekend and then part two the weekend after. That'll put me at the half-way mark for the season, keeping in mind that season two will have seven episodes instead of the six episodes season one had :-)

Until next time!