Bright (episode)

Bright is the second episode of season one of the Netflix series Julie and the Phantoms. It is directed by Kenny Ortega and written by David Hoge and Dan Cross.

Premise
When Julie starts singing again, the boys and her best friend Flynn encourage her to fight for her spot in the school music program

Plot
After Julie plays piano and sings for the first time in a year, the ghosts are shocked that she kept this from them and consider asking her to join the band. Flynn, Julie's best friend, is happy that Julie played and sang again, but because they're not going to be in the music program together they have to figure something out.

Meanwhile, Julie's dad, Ray, takes photos around the house and studio to post on the real estate site. They are looking to move out because of the many memories of their loved mother and wife. The photos of the studio, however, have white orbs in them. This starts Julie's little brother, Carlos, on the search to prove that this is in fact ghosts.

The boys teleport to the beach, where Reggie's parents used to live. They find that his whole neighborhood is gone. At the beach, we learn more about the boy's past. Alex's parents never were the same since he came out as gay, Reggie's parents being the verge of a divorce, and Luke's parents regretting they got him a guitar. The boys also mention Bobby, how he lucked out of the street dogs, and assume he got old and moved on. During a speech, Luke wishes for his guitar, it then appears into his hands. With this, we learn that their instruments are connected to their souls. Compared to other things, they are easy for them to hold and also invisible to people. They then play "This Band is Back" to cheer up Reggie. While the boys play music, people can hear them, but can't see them.

Later, Luke convinces Julie to play a song in front of the music teacher, Ms. Harrison, but Julie's spot had since been filled. At the schools' Spirit Rally, Julie and Flynn's rival, Carrie, performs "Wow" with her group Dirty Candi. Afterward, with some encouragement from the guys, Julie gets on stage and begins to perform the song, "Bright", a song Luke wrote for Sunset Curve, but never recorded. Luke thought the song was perfect for her range. When Julie finishes the pre-chorus of the song, the band suddenly appears on stage playing along with their instruments, amps, and microphones. Everyone starts to jump and cheer, while others are suspicious and confused. Once the students make eye contact with the boys, they realize that they are visible to everyone. During the performance, Julie walks through Luke, which makes the audience even more curious. Once they finish performing, the band vanishes, leaving everyone speechless and leaving you to wonder how Julie will explain it all in the next episode.

Cast

 * Madison Reyes as Julie Molina
 * Charlie Gillespie as Luke Patterson
 * Owen Patrick Joyner as Alex
 * Jeremy Shada as Reggie
 * Jadah Marie as Flynn
 * Sacha Carlson as Nick
 * Savannah Lee May as Carrie Wilson
 * Carlos Ponce as Ray Molina
 * Sonny Bustamante as Carlos Molina
 * Victoria Caro as Kayla
 * Sofia Khachi as Dirty Candy singer #2
 * Halle Gall as Dirty Candy singer #3
 * Kyra Leroux as Dirty Candy singer #4
 * Marci T. House as Mrs. Harrison
 * Denise Jones as Principal Lessa
 * Jerry Yang as Know it all dude
 * Jaron Scot Melanson as AV student
 * James Hibbard as Janitor #1
 * Amna Elmahdi as Flynn dance double

Trivia

 * Julie is seen in a camo jumpsuit, which pays homage to the actress, Madison Reyes's mother, Sergent Reyes, who is serving in the Army Reserve for 19 years.

Songs
"Wow" - Performed by Dirty Candi, lead by Carrie Wilson.

"Bright" - Performed by Julie & Sunset Curve. (Not yet called "Julie and the Phantoms")