Forward, Without Him Episode 1

Episode 1 · 20 episodes · Taylor, Ethan, Lexi

Episode 1 recap

Taylor visits New York carrying sunflowers to share her Columbia acceptance with Ethan and Lexi. She finds them kissing on a brownstone porch. Taylor remembers her laptop showing a university rejection, forcing her gap year. She hides near a tree and listens to them talk. Ethan admits that he and Lexi declined Taylor's college offer so they could date. Ethan promises Lexi three more months. They leave, and Taylor pulls out her phone.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Betrayal on the Brownstone Porch
Taylor walks up to a New York townhouse holding sunflowers. She intends to surprise Ethan and Lexi with her Columbia acceptance letter. Instead of knocking, she stops on the sidewalk and watches her boyfriend and best friend kissing on the front porch.
00:12: Memory of the Gap Year
Taylor remembers sitting alone in her bedroom and looking down at her laptop. The screen displays her university rejection status. Because of that sudden notification, she is forced to pause her education and take a gap year instead of starting college.
00:17: The Truth Behind the Tree
Taylor hides behind a sidewalk tree to listen to their conversation. Ethan tells Lexi that they accessed Taylor's application portal to decline her college admission for Lexi's birthday wish. Ethan also agrees to date Lexi exclusively until the upcoming fall term.
01:15: Standing Alone on the Sidewalk
Ethan and Lexi walk down the sidewalk together and leave the townhouse. Devastated by what she just witnessed, Taylor remains behind the tree. She stays quiet on the street and takes out her smartphone.

Key lines from episode 1

“Ethan, once Taylor gets here, can we really still be this close? I wish she'd never gotten into Columbia.”
Lexi · Lexi worries on the porch about Taylor moving to New York.

“Last year, to make your birthday wish come true, the one where you wanted to date me, we snuck into her college application portal and clicked Decline Offer before Decision Day.”
Ethan · Ethan reminds Lexi how they sabotaged Taylor's university admission.

“I'm yours until the fall semester starts.”
Ethan · Ethan reassures Lexi on the porch that their relationship continues through summer.

How episode 1 ends

Taylor watches Ethan and Lexi stroll away together after hearing Ethan promise Lexi three more months of devotion. Standing by the tree in total disbelief, Taylor takes out her smartphone. Who is she about to contact on her phone, and how will she handle the people who stole a year of her life?