During the editing of the pilot, we started brainstorming ideas for episodes that might be longer than 5 minutes and came up with an absurd plot of Arley saving a gangster's life but getting shot in the process. Many rewrites of the plot tried to keep the gangster plot intact but then we came up with Arley becoming a unexpected drug mule who carries a box filled with drugs around campus. Eventually, we got rid of the gangster sub-plot completely and focused solely on the box. After that, we had a lot of trouble trying to figure out how Arley would come across the box and eventually settled on what happens in the episode, simply for the comedic value. As always, I'm very surprised at the ability the cast contained and couldn't be more grateful for their input and contribution. Incidentally, we started filming two weeks after finishing the pilot but focused our efforts on the next episode until delays lead to this one getting top priority again.
With all of that being said, I did promise you guys both episodes 2 and 3 much sooner and failed. For that, I'm sorry.
Here is the final draft of the outline, along with a few tentative titles. The final episode is much different from the outline. Again, NSFW. This one's particularly awkward.
Episode 3: Not Another Godfather Parody!; Twisted Ties; Black Suited G-men (Tentative Titles)
Unrelated opening scene:
Arley holds a cue card with the title of the show on it and is squished between two tough looking guys in suits. Dudley Dickface floats by and slaps the card off Arley’s hands. He holds “Episode 3’s title” in front of the camera. Fade out.
Scene 1: While waiting at a greeny stop, Arley witnesses a guy being beaten by a mob (armed guys with butter knives). Arley intervenes and the mob scatters. grateful for having been saved, the guy entrusts Arley with a mysterious cardboard box, telling arley that he is the only one he can trust to protect the box until he returns. The guy then runs off, leaving arley alone at the greeny stop.
Scene 2- Back at Arley’s room, he opens the box and finds a hastily written note which describes the contents of the box, and what will happen if it is not returned to it is owner (or something). Arley contemplates calling the police but is afraid that if he does, he will be accused of being a drug dealer. Dudley busts in to room talking about national drug screening day tomorrow, and how many balls it sucks (or something). Arley panics.
Scene 3 (COMPLETE)- That night arley has a crazy/trippy nightmare:
→ Arley in room filled with boxes that contain random/terrifying objects
→ BW camera; arley shuffling down eerie hallway with cardboard box at the end
→ In dream, arley wakes up to go to the bathroom, voodo/gimp mask guy standing there and gives him another box
Scene 3: Montage of arley going through school day with box
Scene 4- At end of day, arley is so emotionally / mentally drained that he finally returns to the greenie stop and does a whole ‘why hath thou forsaken me’ bit. The the guy returns for the box and after thanking arley he opens up the box and HUFFS DAT SHIT then walks away without saying thanks.
-episode ends with arley watching, stunned
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