Coven Academy (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

[razor scraping]
[low sinister music playing]
[drain gurgling]
-[student, muffled] Let me out!
-[banging on door]
-[student] Hey! Let me out!
-[banging on door continues]
[drain gurgling]
-[banging on door continues]
-[student] Hey! Let me out!
[banging on door continues]
[student] Get me out of here!
Nobody can hear you,
so why don't you shut up?
[music builds]
[music fades]
[Ms. Graves] Ladies! [sighs]
I'm sure you're wondering
why the head of warlocks
is here visiting you
before your exams tomorrow.
-Were you wondering that?
-I was not wondering that, no.
It's tradition to have
the longest-standing
faculty member here
at Crescent Vale
provide some words of wisdom
before your exam.
There are two essential elements
-that power all magic.
-[pensive music playing]
Uh, first, there are
-the ley lines.
-[cell phone buzzes]
[Mr. Kittredge]
Ancient currents of magic
that we all draw
our powers from.
The ley lines, they, uh…
they connect
all the coven academies
-and cities across the globe.
-[music rises]
Second, your covens.
Uh, each of you were born
with a singular ability.
But together, your powers
are magnified beyond anything
-that you can possibly imagine. [chuckles]
-[music softens]
Love being warlock-splained
right before finals.
[Ms. Graves]
Thank you, Mr. Kittredge.
[students applauding]
[tender music playing,
Benson Boone "To Love Someone"]
-[knocking on door]
-Brand-new apartment ♪
We sat on the floor ♪
A blow-up mattress… ♪
-You actually came.
-[Briar] For the record,
I should be studying
for a test right now.
Uh, give me two minutes.
All it'll take.
Keys in the door ♪
You're all that I wanted ♪
Never been so sure… ♪
[softly] Whoa.
-Moody.
-Yeah, sorry.
I'd kind of burn to death
if the curtains were open, so…
Does it ever just hit you
that you're a vampire,
and I'm a witch,
and this is all real life?
Only every second of every day.
A month ago, I was DJing
on the pier back home…
-[scoffs] You do not DJ.
-[Ollie] I do.
I did.
A month ago,
I was skipping school
to get a sausage
and mushroom slice from Joe's.
They played
the worst music, but…
I would, like, kill to hear
that terrible
generic Italian music again.
Pizza sounds good.
Actually, any food sounds good.
Liquid diet, huh?
Uh, not from humans.
Never from humans.
I drink cow's blood now.
Straight from the butcher.
It's as awful as it sounds.
You said you had something
for me?
A bunch of… [sighs]
…my old stuff
that might be useful.
I stare at the ceiling
And I try to ignore… ♪
If there's a connection
to your mum
that might help solve something,
I hope it's in there.
This is how
It's supposed to be ♪
Thank you.
And chances are ♪
This isn't the last time
I'll dance ♪
I should, uh…
With your memory ♪
I gotta go study for this test.
And suddenly nothing
Is the way that it was ♪
I'm not gonna
see you again, am I?
Is this what it feels like ♪
For what it's worth…
To love someone? ♪
…I wish I met you
when you were a DJ.
On a pier.
At a pizza restaurant.
Is this what it feels like
To love someone? ♪
I mean… anytime…
but, you know…
[softly] Now.
Maybe sweet
Maybe strange ♪
[softly] Yeah.
Maybe pain's
The price you pay ♪
[Briar sighs]
To love someone ♪
To love ♪
Someone ♪
And suddenly nothing
Is the way that it was ♪
Is this what it feels like ♪
-To love someone? ♪
-[song concludes]
[birds chirping]
[soft pop music playing,
Tate McRae "Greenlight"]
Two chains
Hanging off your chest ♪
When you kiss me… ♪
[tense music overlapping]
-[ominous music sting]
-[screams]
[chuckles] If I were a vampire,
you'd be dead.
Not true! If you were a vampire,
you'd be burning to a crisp
-in the sunlight.
-Hey, somebody cracked a book.
I told you, I'm all in
on witch school.
-["Greenlight" continues]
-Although, I don't remember
real estate listings
being on our study list.
Are you looking to buy a house
in the Garden District?
From Tamora Tomlinson?
Okay, I was looking
through some of Tamora's things,
and apparently,
selling houses was her day job.
-So many questions.
-Right?
Like, how is Tamora
a real estate agent
if I've never seen
her face on a bus bench?
-[chuckles]
-[Sasha] No, like,
how did you get
all of her stuff?
To be totally honest with you,
I saw Ollie,
but only to get
into his aunt's house
and see if
I could find any clues.
I told him I wouldn't be
seeing him anymore.
[sighs] I know you're into him,
but this is the right call.
And thank you
for being honest with me.
Seriously.
Yeah, always.
Find anything interesting?
This is like
a really sad yard sale.
Yeah, that pot holder's
about as interesting as it gets.
[Tegan chuckles]
[intriguing music overlapping]
Maybe not.
[Briar] Don't bother.
The mirror's broken.
It's not a normal mirror.
[chuckles]
It's a scrying mirror.
[Tegan] Wait, don't tell me.
A spellbound mirror
that witches use
to hold their memories?
The owner's face
unlocks the past.
[music rises]
[school bell ringing]
-[music fades]
-[indistinct chatter]
-Hi again.
-Look who's following me now.
[clears throat] Or are you here
to finish our conversation?
-[Briar] What conversation?
-[Jake] Just a little something
at Hex Fest about
how you're sorry
you can be prickly,
but you like having me around.
Mm, only when your shirt
stays on.
[chuckles] I didn't hear you
complaining about my arms.
Ignoring that. I need your help.
-Go ask your vampire boyfriend.
-A, he is not my boyfriend,
and B, how do you even know
about him?
Because I know things.
Brooklyn, he's a fledgling.
He was just turned.
Okay, whatever a fledgling is,
it doesn't matter.
He's different.
He wouldn't hurt me.
Do you know how hungry
he is right now?
And do you know
how dinner-shaped you are?
You don't think
I can handle myself.
[Jake] I never said that.
But you are here asking
for my help.
-[pensive music playing]
-Why?
'Cause I can't shapeshift.
You can.
Shapeshifting's
pretty advanced magic.
We don't start officially
learning that until senior year.
You saying you can't do it?
Well, I didn't say that exactly.
-[music rises]
-This is Tamora's.
Her face is the key,
but unfortunately,
she's kind of offline
at the moment.
If I can get inside here,
it'll help me figure out
who killed her.
I just need Tamora's face,
or a pretty good copy of it.
I thought you were focused
on your big test tomorrow.
I can focus on two things
at once.
It's called multitasking.
-[inhales deeply, sighs]
-[music fades]
"On my visage, do replace.
Paint another's on my face."
-[voice echoes eerily]
-[magical rumbling]
[tense music playing]
-[grunts]
-[music fades]
[soft footsteps approaching]
[Peter] Shapeshifting, eh?
Yeah, I'm just…
just trying to level up.
Shapeshifting takes
years of training, Jake.
Without a dark grimoire,
there's no way
to speed up the process.
A dark grimoire? S…
-Do you mean dark magic?
-It's a forbidden art.
It's the least understood,
it's… [inhales sharply]
…it's the most powerful
form of magic there is.
You say that like someone
who's tried it.
[Peter] Tell me, Jake.
What do you know
about dark magic?
I don't know.
Just what people say.
It gives you a rush.
It's totally addictive.
Darkens your soul.
-Well--
-[Jake] Basically,
it could kill you,
and you shouldn't go near it.
Don't believe everything
they tell you. [sighs]
Are you saying you've used it?
As a historian
of all things magic,
-I have dabbled.
-[low brooding music playing]
With proper guidance,
it can be controlled.
This proper guidance…
you wouldn't happen to know
anyone who could…
who could provide that?
Yeah.
Yeah, I may.
But it would have to stay
between us.
-Look, if you're afraid--
-No, I'm not afraid.
Good.
Come back here tomorrow at 2:00
and arrive with an open mind.
-[Jake] Mr. Cole, I…
-[music rises]
Why are you helping me?
Because when I see you,
I see an utter waste of talent.
Don't take it the wrong way.
I was just like you.
Yeah, I doubt that.
I grew up without a father too.
It's not easy.
See you at 2:00.
[romantic pop music playing,
Sadie Jean "Just Because"]
I've been stuck in ♪
[cell phone blips]
My head thinking ♪
[sighs softly]
Of what we meant ♪
[cell phone blips]
And if ♪
[wind whooshing]
You could see me
Like this… ♪
-[tapping on window]
-[Briar gasps]
[mutters] How did you…
Just because I miss you ♪
Doesn't mean
I want you back… ♪
[Briar] Uh, how did you
get up to my ledge?
Vampires can fly.
Well, not me. Not yet.
I'm, like, flying adjacent.
-I can levitate.
-[scoffs] Of course you can.
I know you didn't wanna
see me again.
It's not
a question of "want," I…
Anyway,
I can't have a conversation
with a guy sitting on my ledge.
Well, in that case,
can you invite me in?
Right. Vampire 101.
Uh, you are cordially invited
into my room.
But I reserve the right
to change my mind.
I couldn't have stayed yours ♪
I deserve much more… ♪
Um…
Close your eyes.
-[bag rustling]
-[zipper hissing]
Just because I miss you
Doesn't mean I want you back ♪
And just because
I almost called… ♪
Sausage and mushroom.
[breathes deeply]
I had to ask them
to hold the garlic.
[chuckles softly]
-[speaker chimes]
-[song stops]
-[automated voice] Bluetooth connected.
-[chuckles]
[automated voice] Pairing.
[Briar chuckles]
Are you about to DJ?
Something like that.
[exhales, clears throat]
[romantic Italian song
playing over speaker]
My name is Ollie.
What are you doing?
I'm, uh… pretending
this was a month ago.
-And we're just meeting.
-[lighter clicks]
[vocalist singing in Italian
over speaker]
[Ollie] Um…
excuse me,
is that, uh, seat taken?
[chuckles] No, pull up a floor.
[grunts, inhales sharply]
[softly] Uh…
This is cute.
-You're cute.
-Am I?
You know you're cute.
I have… [sighs]
…10,000 insecurities.
-Tell me two.
-[Ollie] Just two?
-Mm-hmm.
-[Ollie] That's easy.
I hate my ears, and…
I'm a huge disappointment
to my dad.
Okay. Let's unpack
the dad thing.
-That sounds deep.
-Deep doesn't scare you?
Deep is the only reason
to be alive.
He was tough.
Giant expectations for me.
Uh, didn't amount
to much himself, but…
[inhales deeply]
…I just wanted to impress him.
Be the man he could never be.
That sounds like a lot to carry.
[Ollie] Do you ever…
miss something
that you didn't really
like that much to begin with?
Hmm, I had a vendetta
against the rats of Brooklyn,
but, you know,
they felt like home.
I bet plenty of guys tried
to protect you from the rats.
[chuckles] They tried.
But I usually ghosted them.
Never saw a guy twice.
[Ollie hesitates] So, as soon
as you get close, you run.
Forget running.
I've…
I've never let a guy
get this close before.
[vocalist continues singing
in Italian]
Are we still pretending
right now?
[Briar] Honestly…
the more time I spend with you,
the less I feel like
I'm pretending.
Yeah, same.
[exhales softly]
I really like your ears.
Jury's out on your dad.
Is it okay
if we stop talking right now?
[vocalist continues singing
in Italian]
[song continues faintly
in the distance]
[indistinct chatter]
Briar, brought you some coffee.
Lots of sugar.
[chuckles] Of course.
Briar?
-Are you…
-[Ollie and Briar kissing]
-[song playing louder]
-[both smooch]
[tense music playing]
[music builds]
[music concludes]
[theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]