The Curvy Girl Who Ran from His Bed Episode 5

Episode 5 · Maeve Collins / Vera Lennox, Beckett Rhodes, Tessa Ward

Episode 5 recap

In this flashback episode, a classmate taunts Beckett Rhodes about Maeve Collins's diary. Beckett steps forward, hands the notebook back to Maeve, and speaks directly to her. Soon after, peers harass Maeve in the halls and cafeteria, insisting Beckett prefers Sloane Whitaker. Later, Sloane hands Beckett his jacket and mocks Maeve's feelings. Beckett silences Sloane by calling Maeve just a classmate. Maeve secretly overhears this dismissal and runs away crying.

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Episode 5 scene by scene

00:00: Returning the Diary
A male classmate teases Beckett about Maeve's diary in the classroom. Beckett stands up and walks over to Maeve. He gives the notebook back to her while she cries, gently pointing out that they have finally spoken to each other.
00:58: Mockery in the Hallway
Students mock Maeve in the corridors and cafeteria, yelling that Beckett's girlfriend has arrived. By the lockers, two girls confront her. The brunette classmate tells Maeve that Beckett is merely polite and will always choose Sloane over her.
01:50: Just a Classmate
Sloane returns Beckett's jacket in the hallway and belittles Maeve's crush on him. Beckett cuts Sloane off mid-sentence and states that Maeve is only his classmate. Maeve eavesdrops around the corner, hears his exact words, and bolts in tears.

Key lines from episode 5

“Didn't you write 'We've never spoken before'? Well now we have.”
Beckett Rhodes · Beckett hands Maeve her diary back in class to comfort her after a bully's taunts.

“Look in the mirror Maeve. Beckett has Sloane. He's never going to pick you.”
Brunette classmate · A classmate confronts Maeve beside the school lockers to crush her hopes about Beckett.

“She's just my classmate.”
Beckett Rhodes · Beckett shuts down Sloane's complaints about Maeve while Maeve secretly listens in the hallway.

How episode 5 ends

Maeve flees down the empty hallway in tears after hearing Beckett describe her as just a classmate. Even that title felt like the upper limit of what she could expect from him back then. Will Beckett ever realize that his casual dismissal crushed her, or will high school cruelty continue to push them further apart?