#you’re thinking....Emma.....are Fiona and Nate supposed to be an elaborate call out of mindy kaling and bj novak

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Elden Henson, Leisurely Pace, John David Washington, Aubrey Plaza

asdfghjkl zainab pls

SONG: “Little Secrets” by Passion Pit

“And now I've hit the mark/ Stabbing at the dark/ And I cannot help but ignore the people staring at my scars/ Let this be our little secret/ No one needs to know we're feeling/ Higher and higher and higher”

SUMMARY: Fifteen years ago, the TV show “Co-Ed” had two critically acclaimed seasons before being cancelled by the network when the positive reviews didn’t lead to high viewership. Since then, the show about a group of misfits at a small liberal arts college that has only just started admitting women has gone on to become a cult classic with a loyal fan base that is still hoping for a reunion someday. Until now, they’ve only ever been rumors, ones that the cast is quick to shoot down in interviews. Now, though, the original creators of the show are working on a deal with Netflix to produce a reunion series, but they refuse to go ahead until they can get all of the original cast members onboard, which is easier said than done.

First, there’s Fiona Smith-Santos (Aubrey Plaza), who played Sam, the main character Julia’s wise-cracking best friend on the show, and a fan favorite for her will-they-won’t-they relationship with Drew, the sweet guy from down the hall played by Nathan Quinn (John David Washington). In the early days, Drew was written to be in a love triangle with Sam and Julia, but the chemistry between Fiona and Nate quickly proved too popular among fans for the writers to ignore. On the show, the writers added an upperclassman bad boy love interest for Julia, played by Grant Lewis (Lee Pace), and ramped up back-and-forth between Drew and Sam, unfortunately leaving it unresolved when the show was unexpectedly cancelled. Rounding out the main cast was Cooper, Drew’s goofy stoner roommate, played to perfection by Miles Everly (Elden Henson).

In the time since the show aired, the cast has stayed in touch but not quite close, each going through their private ups and downs in their careers and personal lives, even as they remain irrevocably tied to this beloved show. Back in the day, Fiona and Nate were a tumultuous on and off couple, whose romance soured when media attention put too much pressure on them too soon. Since then, they’ve had other relationships of varying levels of success, but they’ve never had anything close to what they had when they were together—a fact that fans seem to enjoy bringing up at every opportunity. Grant has gone from teen heartthrob to indie darling to awards season regular and now he’s contemplating a move behind the camera as a director. It’s a career trajectory that’s the envy of many of his peers, but it’s come at the expense of his personal life and his mental health. And Miles, who’d had a long career as a child star before landing the role on ‘Co-Ed’, has struggled to escape the slacker/stoner/dorky best friend stereotype ever since the show wrapped, and is now dealing with the fallout of his ex-boyfriend writing a tell-all memoir and finally confirming the rumors about Miles’s sexuality that have plagued him since his teen years. All of that pales in comparison, though, to what they all went through five years after the show ended when their cast mate Amber Kent, who played Julia, died suddenly, splintering the group and making the idea of ever reuniting seem impossible.

When the producers gather the original cast all together for the first time in over a decade to beg them to consider the project, everyone expects it to be a complete disaster. But what they don’t expect is to get closure on long-buried issues and a second chance to resolve unfinished business. Could it be that the thing they’ve been avoiding for the past decade is exactly what they needed all along?

#okay so I know what you’re going to ask #this one time I was texting Zainab and apropos of nothing I just went ‘Lee Pace’s full name is Leisurely Pace’ #I’m not even sure we were talking about Lee Pace at the time #she has never let me forget this nor should she #also I know what you’re thinking #this is the longest synopsis of all time? yes of course BUT BESIDES THAT #you’re thinking....Emma.....are Fiona and Nate supposed to be an elaborate call out of mindy kaling and bj novak?? #YEAH BASICALLY LEAVE ME ALONE #and are they gonna end up together once and for all finally?? #of course they are this is a birdhapley production what did you expect?? #BUT ALSO JOKES ON YOU THEY’RE ALL GONNA END UP TOGETHER #not like an ot4 situation but like...miles and grant will also end up together #and they’re all gonna be friends too that’s important too #last thing I swear #I made up so many fake names for this so #PLEASE CLAP #god help me my fake movies are getting meta #my writing #made up movies meme! #firstelevens #I’m sorry these are taking so long #I’m trying to do one a day but I keep getting headaches #I’m getting my second vaccine dose tomorrow so who knows what’s gonna happen next kids!!