Reborn to Watch Them Rot Episode 1

Episode 1 · 20 episodes · Chloe, Stella Hawthorne, Logan Prescott

Episode 1 recap

On a university rooftop, a disfigured Stella Hawthorne screams at a bound Chloe. Stella blames Chloe for ruining her life and empties a bucket of sulfuric acid onto Chloe's head. In a flashback, Chloe recalls warning Stella about a toxic homemade sunscreen and treating Stella's rotted skin with family ointment. After dying in agony, Chloe suddenly wakes up to a drill coach's whistle. She has returned to her freshman training day alive.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Attack on the Rooftop
Ropes bind Chloe to the floor of a university rooftop. Stella Hawthorne stands over her with severe facial scars and a bucket of concentrated sulfuric acid. Stella shouts that Chloe ruined her life, then hurls the chemical liquid directly at her.
00:17: Memories of Betrayal and Poison
Chloe recalls Stella using scented sunscreen to attract boys, including Logan Prescott. Chloe warned everyone the lotion was poisonous, but they called her jealous. Later, Chloe used ancestral ointment to save Stella's ulcerated skin, yet Stella blamed Chloe for her rough texture.
01:22: Fatal Splash of Acid
Back on the rooftop, Stella pours the full bucket of sulfuric acid directly over Chloe's head. The acid burns through Chloe's flesh. Chloe screams out while Stella watches without remorse. Chloe loses consciousness and dies from the severe chemical trauma.
01:35: Rebirth on the Training Field
A sharp whistle blasts across the campus grass. Chloe snaps her eyes open and looks down at her uninjured hands and uniform. She realizes she has travelled back to the very first day of freshman military training.

Key lines from episode 1

“Look at me, look at me, you did this to me, you ruined everything, everything! You destroyed my chance to marry into money!”
Stella · Stella yells this on the rooftop while confronting a tied Chloe before attacking.

“Shut up! Go to hell, Chloe!”
Stella · Stella screams this right before dumping the bucket of acid onto Chloe.

“The pain killed me. Then my eyes opened again. I had come back to life! It was the first day of freshman training all over again.”
Chloe · Chloe narrates this as she suddenly wakes up on the university training field.

How episode 1 ends

Chloe stands on the field, stunned to find herself alive and unharmed. Across from her, Stella Hawthorne smiles and waves, holding the bottle of homemade sunscreen in her hand. Chloe recognizes the dangerous concoction immediately. Will Chloe step in to warn people this time, or will she let Stella destroy herself?