1 00:00:07,717 --> 00:00:08,843 [Cecil] Someone murdered 2 00:00:08,926 --> 00:00:09,844 the Guardians of the Globe 3 00:00:09,927 --> 00:00:11,137 last night. 4 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:12,138 [grunting] 5 00:00:12,221 --> 00:00:13,848 [Allen] I'm Allen, by the way. 6 00:00:13,931 --> 00:00:15,725 The Coalition of Planets will want to hear about you. 7 00:00:15,808 --> 00:00:16,809 [Rudy] I couldn't move. 8 00:00:16,892 --> 00:00:18,561 My heart was racing. 9 00:00:18,644 --> 00:00:20,187 That's fear. 10 00:00:20,271 --> 00:00:21,939 [Debbie] I don't have anyone to talk to, 11 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,733 so I keep it all inside. 12 00:00:23,816 --> 00:00:24,650 What's this? 13 00:00:24,734 --> 00:00:25,985 Something that helped me. 14 00:00:26,068 --> 00:00:27,236 Yeah! 15 00:00:27,319 --> 00:00:28,237 Ooh, crap. 16 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,531 [Amber] You brought me to Paris? 17 00:00:30,614 --> 00:00:31,907 Is that a casino? 18 00:00:31,991 --> 00:00:33,951 Make sure the voice in your ear isn't 19 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:35,202 the only one you listen to. 20 00:00:35,286 --> 00:00:37,413 You're way too good for me! 21 00:00:37,496 --> 00:00:40,458 You goddamn geriatric hypocrite. 22 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:42,251 - Come on! - You and I were never a thing. 23 00:00:42,334 --> 00:00:43,794 The Immortal and I are. 24 00:00:43,878 --> 00:00:46,756 I call me the Shapesmith. 25 00:00:46,839 --> 00:00:48,382 [Cecil] You're not your father, Mark. 26 00:00:48,466 --> 00:00:50,301 That's why I'm going back. 27 00:00:55,264 --> 00:00:57,433 [sighs deeply] 28 00:00:57,516 --> 00:00:58,809 I guess this is it. 29 00:00:58,893 --> 00:01:01,395 Time to push my baby bird out of the nest. 30 00:01:01,479 --> 00:01:03,063 It's a good thing I can already fly. 31 00:01:03,147 --> 00:01:05,107 [chuckles] You're gonna be okay, right? 32 00:01:05,191 --> 00:01:08,027 You know I can be home in like five minutes if you need me. 33 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:10,279 [chuckles softly] I'll be fine. 34 00:01:10,362 --> 00:01:13,324 Anger is a part of it. Part of the grieving. 35 00:01:13,407 --> 00:01:16,243 Yeah, I... I know. 36 00:01:16,327 --> 00:01:17,912 [sighs] 37 00:01:17,995 --> 00:01:20,206 I promised myself I wouldn't cry. 38 00:01:20,289 --> 00:01:23,250 Oh, this past year's just been so... 39 00:01:23,334 --> 00:01:25,294 Tough? 40 00:01:25,377 --> 00:01:28,130 [chuckles] Yeah. 41 00:01:28,214 --> 00:01:30,299 But college is a fresh start. 42 00:01:30,382 --> 00:01:32,801 And I want you to enjoy every second of it. 43 00:01:32,884 --> 00:01:35,054 This is your chance to figure out who you are. 44 00:01:35,137 --> 00:01:36,764 And I don't mean Invincible. 45 00:01:36,847 --> 00:01:38,598 I mean Mark Grayson. 46 00:01:38,682 --> 00:01:40,392 My only son. 47 00:01:40,476 --> 00:01:43,103 My... my baby boy. 48 00:01:43,187 --> 00:01:47,107 - My... - Okay, okay. 49 00:01:47,191 --> 00:01:51,277 - I love you, Mom. - Mmm. 50 00:01:51,362 --> 00:01:52,822 And don't do drugs. 51 00:01:52,905 --> 00:01:55,157 Would they even work on me? 52 00:01:55,241 --> 00:01:57,368 You do not need to find out. 53 00:01:59,370 --> 00:02:01,205 I'll come home for dinner on Sunday. 54 00:02:07,837 --> 00:02:09,003 [grunts] 55 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:12,967 [crying] 56 00:02:20,808 --> 00:02:23,102 [dialing] 57 00:02:23,185 --> 00:02:25,187 [line ringing] 58 00:02:26,188 --> 00:02:28,315 [Carol] [over phone] Um... one second, please. 59 00:02:28,399 --> 00:02:29,942 Shh, okay. Just let me take this call. 60 00:02:30,025 --> 00:02:31,110 Okay. 61 00:02:31,193 --> 00:02:34,113 Hi. Sorry. [chuckles] 62 00:02:34,196 --> 00:02:36,240 Hi. Um... 63 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:38,868 I got your card from my friend Olga. 64 00:02:38,951 --> 00:02:41,036 - My name is Debbie G... - Oh, yeah. 65 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,123 Yeah-yeah, no. Uh, sorry, no last names, Debbie. 66 00:02:44,206 --> 00:02:46,542 But Olga told me about you. 67 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:49,003 I've been expecting your call. 68 00:02:49,086 --> 00:02:51,755 Séance Dog? Really? 69 00:02:51,839 --> 00:02:54,758 - What are we, 12? - Hmm. 70 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:56,635 Does that look crooked to you? 71 00:03:00,431 --> 00:03:01,807 Help me out here, Mark. 72 00:03:01,891 --> 00:03:03,058 You already have a girlfriend 73 00:03:03,142 --> 00:03:05,060 and you're a superhero. 74 00:03:05,144 --> 00:03:07,771 I, on the other hand, am single and have no superpowers 75 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:10,649 and, thus, actually have to attempt game. 76 00:03:10,733 --> 00:03:13,027 This isn't helping. 77 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:16,405 Maybe it'll just make you look better by comparison. 78 00:03:16,488 --> 00:03:18,908 ♪ ♪ 79 00:03:26,081 --> 00:03:28,208 Huh. Excellent point. 80 00:03:28,292 --> 00:03:29,919 Okay. See this? 81 00:03:30,002 --> 00:03:32,046 It's a sock? 82 00:03:32,129 --> 00:03:35,758 And when it's on the door handle like so, 83 00:03:35,841 --> 00:03:38,218 it means go eat a taco or fly to Spain 84 00:03:38,302 --> 00:03:40,304 or do whatever you have to do, 85 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:42,264 but don't come in until the sock is gone. 86 00:03:42,348 --> 00:03:44,433 And I will do the same for you. Got it? 87 00:03:44,516 --> 00:03:47,269 Hi, um, there's some stuff out here. 88 00:03:47,353 --> 00:03:49,021 Does it belong to you guys? 89 00:03:49,103 --> 00:03:53,484 - Oh! Toys. - Uh, they're collectibles. 90 00:03:58,113 --> 00:04:00,616 [indistinct chatter] 91 00:04:22,513 --> 00:04:23,681 Sorry, buddy. 92 00:04:23,764 --> 00:04:25,349 I don't know what I was thinking. 93 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:29,895 [sighs] 94 00:04:29,979 --> 00:04:32,106 Who has sex on the first day of college? 95 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:33,315 [Amber] I don't know, Mark. 96 00:04:33,399 --> 00:04:36,777 Lots of people, probably. 97 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:40,030 - Us, for example? - [clears throat] Us? 98 00:04:40,114 --> 00:04:43,200 My roommate doesn't arrive until tomorrow, so... 99 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:45,494 we have the whole place to ourselves. 100 00:04:45,577 --> 00:04:49,498 Uh, o-okay, I mean, yeah. Like... like, right now? 101 00:04:49,581 --> 00:04:52,376 I mean, we could. 102 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:56,005 O-Okay. Um... yeah. 103 00:04:56,088 --> 00:04:57,089 [Mark moaning] 104 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,428 [♪ Raveena: "Headaches"] 105 00:05:04,388 --> 00:05:05,723 I bought these. 106 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:07,474 Okay. Good. 107 00:05:07,558 --> 00:05:09,768 Good to have those. Mmm. 108 00:05:11,645 --> 00:05:13,355 [grunts] 109 00:05:15,024 --> 00:05:16,984 ♪ I wasn't in the mood for... 110 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:18,110 Wait. 111 00:05:18,193 --> 00:05:19,361 You don't have, like, 112 00:05:19,445 --> 00:05:21,572 super sperm or something, do you? 113 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:24,742 Uh, it's not... I mean, it seems normal. 114 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:27,077 Not that I would... I-I think it's fine. 115 00:05:27,161 --> 00:05:29,329 ♪ I could do this ♪ 116 00:05:29,413 --> 00:05:32,582 ♪ It was kind of like a summer love... 117 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:36,045 And you wouldn't accidentally crush me or something? 118 00:05:36,128 --> 00:05:39,631 Like, if you get excited? I've seen what you can do. 119 00:05:39,715 --> 00:05:41,925 No. I would never... 120 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:45,054 That's not, like, a thing I would do. 121 00:05:45,137 --> 00:05:48,974 Maybe we'll try with me on top, just to be safe. 122 00:05:49,058 --> 00:05:50,683 Sure. 123 00:05:52,311 --> 00:05:56,023 ♪ I can't control this... 124 00:05:56,106 --> 00:05:58,108 Turn off the lights first? 125 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:02,821 - How'd you do that? - Superpowers, baby. 126 00:06:03,822 --> 00:06:05,616 ♪ I need a medic ♪ 127 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:07,701 - Don't call me "baby." - Got it. 128 00:06:07,785 --> 00:06:11,455 ♪ Can you stay still while I'm like this... 129 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:13,373 [narrator] And so, dear audience, 130 00:06:13,457 --> 00:06:17,002 perhaps it's time to give Amber and Mark some privacy 131 00:06:17,086 --> 00:06:19,922 and turn our attention to the stars 132 00:06:20,005 --> 00:06:24,343 and a story that began generations ago in... 133 00:06:28,097 --> 00:06:30,349 We begin on the planet Unopa. 134 00:06:30,432 --> 00:06:33,477 A peaceful and thriving world, the Unopans had achieved 135 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,688 harmony with nature and technology... 136 00:06:36,772 --> 00:06:38,398 [laughter] 137 00:06:38,482 --> 00:06:42,903 ...until everything changed in the blink of an eye. 138 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:45,114 Like a plague of unequaled potency, 139 00:06:45,197 --> 00:06:47,032 a dark force invaded Unopa. 140 00:06:47,116 --> 00:06:49,409 It swept across the planet, 141 00:06:49,493 --> 00:06:52,037 conquering it in a matter of days. 142 00:06:52,121 --> 00:06:54,039 [screaming] 143 00:06:54,123 --> 00:06:57,709 The Unopans that died never knew who their conquerors were. 144 00:06:57,793 --> 00:07:01,338 The ones that lived quickly learned the name... 145 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:03,882 Viltrumite. 146 00:07:06,593 --> 00:07:10,222 However, the Unopan spirit was unbroken. 147 00:07:10,305 --> 00:07:12,349 Biding their time for decades, 148 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,560 they waited for a moment of weakness 149 00:07:14,643 --> 00:07:16,061 and rebelled. 150 00:07:22,609 --> 00:07:27,656 Unfortunately, they still underestimated their oppressors. 151 00:07:33,162 --> 00:07:34,955 [screams] 152 00:07:48,886 --> 00:07:52,264 [narrator] But all was not lost. 153 00:07:52,347 --> 00:07:55,808 Ever resourceful, some Unopans were able to escape, 154 00:07:55,893 --> 00:07:57,728 abandoning their home for the stars 155 00:07:57,811 --> 00:08:01,481 and the promise of a new life. 156 00:08:01,565 --> 00:08:04,318 Within a generation, they started breeding camps 157 00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:07,946 on various Unopan outposts to rebuild their population, 158 00:08:08,030 --> 00:08:09,656 the rumors of which caught 159 00:08:09,740 --> 00:08:12,910 some very powerful galactic attention. 160 00:08:13,952 --> 00:08:15,954 Impressed with the Unopan survival 161 00:08:16,038 --> 00:08:18,248 and escape from a Viltrumite invasion, 162 00:08:18,332 --> 00:08:21,168 Thaedus, the leader of the Coalition of Planets, 163 00:08:21,251 --> 00:08:23,670 invited them to the planet Talescria 164 00:08:23,754 --> 00:08:25,422 to join their ranks. 165 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,674 [Thaedus] You have our deepest sympathies, 166 00:08:27,758 --> 00:08:29,551 Marvin of Unopa. 167 00:08:29,635 --> 00:08:35,015 The Viltrumite campaign has become the scourge of the galaxy 168 00:08:35,097 --> 00:08:38,477 and we stand united against it. 169 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,648 We are currently devising a weapon to stop them. 170 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:44,441 If you wish to help, 171 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:47,444 we would be happy to join your coalition. 172 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:49,613 [narrator] Marvin explained to Thaedus 173 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,531 that the breeding camps were also 174 00:08:51,615 --> 00:08:55,160 a genetic enhancement program designed to breed a soldier 175 00:08:55,244 --> 00:08:58,121 that could defeat a Viltrumite in combat. 176 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:06,004 The results were... 177 00:09:06,088 --> 00:09:07,547 not promising. 178 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:09,508 Until... Allen. 179 00:09:09,591 --> 00:09:10,968 [thuds] 180 00:09:11,051 --> 00:09:13,804 [narrator] He was the first and only success. 181 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:17,057 From the day he was born, Allen was trained to be 182 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:20,435 the greatest fighter the universe had ever known. 183 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:23,689 Even before adulthood, an opponent could not be found 184 00:09:23,772 --> 00:09:26,108 who didn't fall to his might. 185 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:33,198 Soon, it was time for Allen to embark on his first mission. 186 00:09:33,282 --> 00:09:36,243 But while stronger than most of the universe, 187 00:09:36,326 --> 00:09:38,161 Allen still couldn't match 188 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:40,956 even a single Viltrumite in combat. 189 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:43,625 The program was considered a failure 190 00:09:43,709 --> 00:09:45,585 and ended. 191 00:09:45,669 --> 00:09:49,965 Instead, Allen was made a planetary evaluation officer 192 00:09:50,048 --> 00:09:52,801 and sent to discover any being able to defeat him 193 00:09:52,884 --> 00:09:54,845 in hope of finding 194 00:09:54,928 --> 00:09:57,014 an ally strong enough to withstand a Viltrumite. 195 00:09:57,097 --> 00:10:00,767 And while it may be true that Allen was supposed to be 196 00:10:00,851 --> 00:10:03,687 keeping tabs on the planet Urath and accidentally 197 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:05,647 went to Earth instead, 198 00:10:05,731 --> 00:10:08,191 his mistake led him to Mark Grayson, 199 00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:10,444 a half-human, half-Viltrumite 200 00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:13,071 sympathetic to the coalition cause. 201 00:10:13,155 --> 00:10:17,743 Because sometimes, to change the entire universe, 202 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:19,828 you have to be... 203 00:10:19,911 --> 00:10:22,914 [♪ Speelburg: "When You Want Me"] 204 00:10:38,722 --> 00:10:41,516 ♪ Trouble's on when you travel light ♪ 205 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,144 ♪ Dropped call in the dead of night... 206 00:10:44,227 --> 00:10:46,021 Home sweet home. 207 00:10:47,189 --> 00:10:49,399 ♪ Will you answer me? ♪ 208 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:51,234 ♪ Ah ♪ 209 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:54,321 ♪ Make amends on another strike... 210 00:10:54,404 --> 00:10:57,824 [narrator] This time Allen bears a rare 211 00:10:57,908 --> 00:11:00,660 and valuable gift for the coalition. 212 00:11:00,744 --> 00:11:02,287 Hope. 213 00:11:04,539 --> 00:11:07,376 [Data 2] [sighs] Data log. 214 00:11:07,459 --> 00:11:08,877 [Allen] Hello to you, too. Here you go. 215 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,337 [grunts] 216 00:11:11,380 --> 00:11:12,589 Hmm. 217 00:11:18,387 --> 00:11:20,972 You found the right planet this time. 218 00:11:21,056 --> 00:11:23,016 Yes, I found the right planet. 219 00:11:23,100 --> 00:11:26,103 Because it was the wrong planet you already found before. 220 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:29,272 - Sure, but that's not really... - Most of our agents don't make 221 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:31,608 so many astronavigational mistakes. 222 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:33,110 Listen, sparky. 223 00:11:33,193 --> 00:11:35,904 Is it still a mistake if it ends up saving the universe? 224 00:11:36,947 --> 00:11:37,864 - Yes. - Yeah. 225 00:11:37,948 --> 00:11:39,241 [door whooshes open] 226 00:11:39,324 --> 00:11:40,617 [Telia] You're late. 227 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:41,868 [Allen] General Telia. 228 00:11:41,952 --> 00:11:44,579 My apologies. I got here as soon as I could. 229 00:11:45,622 --> 00:11:47,999 The Viltrumites hit Aikreon while you were gone. 230 00:11:48,083 --> 00:11:50,669 What? But they just joined the council... 231 00:11:50,752 --> 00:11:52,587 It's terrified the sector. 232 00:11:52,671 --> 00:11:55,549 Other planets we were talking to cut all communications. 233 00:11:55,632 --> 00:11:57,551 We need more allies. 234 00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:01,471 And they're making it very difficult. 235 00:12:01,555 --> 00:12:04,266 Then good thing I found us one. 236 00:12:05,308 --> 00:12:07,853 What news, Allen of Unopa? 237 00:12:07,936 --> 00:12:10,230 Did you warn the Earth champion 238 00:12:10,313 --> 00:12:13,108 that a Viltrumite lives among his people? 239 00:12:13,191 --> 00:12:14,443 Yeah, I did. 240 00:12:14,526 --> 00:12:17,487 But it turns out he's a Viltrumite, too. 241 00:12:17,571 --> 00:12:21,992 His name is Mark and he's only half-Viltrumite. 242 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,285 [growls softly] 243 00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:24,911 Unbelievable. 244 00:12:24,995 --> 00:12:27,205 I know, I know. It sounds bad. 245 00:12:27,289 --> 00:12:29,541 But he is not like them. 246 00:12:29,624 --> 00:12:31,501 He didn't even know what a Viltrumite was 247 00:12:31,585 --> 00:12:32,502 until recently. 248 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:35,839 [members gasping, murmuring] 249 00:12:37,466 --> 00:12:39,551 How is that possible? 250 00:12:39,634 --> 00:12:41,052 No one told him, I guess. 251 00:12:41,136 --> 00:12:42,345 When he got his powers, 252 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,514 all he wanted to do was help other humans. 253 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:47,309 Then his father decided it was time to conquer the planet, 254 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:49,811 so they, they got in a fight about it. 255 00:12:49,895 --> 00:12:53,023 Viltrumite against Viltrumite? 256 00:12:54,065 --> 00:12:57,152 That has not happened since the great purge. 257 00:12:57,235 --> 00:13:01,490 And get this. After they fought, his dad left. 258 00:13:01,573 --> 00:13:04,284 Like, left the planet. Disappeared completely. 259 00:13:04,367 --> 00:13:06,995 - We could never trust one of them. - [members murmuring] 260 00:13:07,078 --> 00:13:09,456 Mark isn't like other Viltrumites. 261 00:13:09,539 --> 00:13:12,209 He just wants to protect his world. 262 00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:15,587 And conquer others in its name. 263 00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:18,298 No, stop. That is not his deal. 264 00:13:18,381 --> 00:13:20,884 He's a good guy, not a conqueror. 265 00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,719 So far. 266 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:25,138 Have you guys been listening at all? 267 00:13:25,222 --> 00:13:28,266 For years we've been searching for a hole 268 00:13:28,350 --> 00:13:29,726 in the Viltrumites' armor. 269 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:31,645 This could be it. 270 00:13:31,728 --> 00:13:34,147 - Thaedus, you can't trust this report. - [murmuring] 271 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:37,943 Allen is right. 272 00:13:38,026 --> 00:13:42,030 Viltrumites never abandon their missions. 273 00:13:42,113 --> 00:13:44,866 Yet one has. 274 00:13:44,950 --> 00:13:48,578 Viltrumites do not battle each other, 275 00:13:48,662 --> 00:13:52,582 but a son defies his father. 276 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,043 These are weaknesses. 277 00:13:56,378 --> 00:13:59,256 The first we've found 278 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:03,718 and ones we must learn to exploit. 279 00:14:03,802 --> 00:14:06,930 Perhaps Viltrum's grip on the galaxy is not 280 00:14:07,013 --> 00:14:10,600 as steady as we imagine. 281 00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:13,228 You have done well, Allen, 282 00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:16,648 and given us much to discuss. 283 00:14:16,731 --> 00:14:20,068 We will call on you again soon. 284 00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:22,445 Thank you, great Thaedus. 285 00:14:22,529 --> 00:14:24,990 I'm honored to serve. 286 00:14:26,449 --> 00:14:28,451 [indistinct chatter] 287 00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:35,458 They have no idea what this means. 288 00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:37,168 If there are other Viltrumite kids out there, 289 00:14:37,252 --> 00:14:40,463 maybe we can turn them against their parents, too. 290 00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:42,674 Also, why are they breeding with other races? 291 00:14:42,757 --> 00:14:44,884 I thought Viltrumites believed in racial purity. 292 00:14:44,968 --> 00:14:46,595 See? That's a good question. 293 00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:48,013 Why didn't they ask stuff like that 294 00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:49,431 instead of shouting at me? 295 00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:51,600 Allen, before you depart, 296 00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:53,101 a word? 297 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:57,188 Of course, wise Thaedus. 298 00:15:01,610 --> 00:15:04,529 I find it convenient and somewhat alarming 299 00:15:04,613 --> 00:15:10,535 that Aikreon was hit so soon after joining the coalition. 300 00:15:10,619 --> 00:15:13,038 It's as if the Viltrumites had knowledge 301 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:15,540 from inside the council. 302 00:15:15,624 --> 00:15:20,086 You want me to discover if someone's betrayed us. 303 00:15:20,170 --> 00:15:24,132 Ah, Allen, you continue to prove yourself 304 00:15:24,215 --> 00:15:27,719 the coalition's most valuable asset. 305 00:15:27,802 --> 00:15:29,220 Thank you, sir. 306 00:15:29,304 --> 00:15:31,848 If there's a mole, I'll find them. 307 00:15:52,243 --> 00:15:54,162 [chitters] 308 00:15:54,245 --> 00:15:56,081 Hey, Vorg. Hey, little buddy. 309 00:15:56,164 --> 00:15:59,209 - Did you miss me? - [chitters] 310 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:02,212 Yes, you did. Yes, you did. 311 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:04,714 You did miss your daddy, didn't you? 312 00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:06,007 [metal clangs] 313 00:16:06,091 --> 00:16:07,634 Shh. 314 00:16:10,220 --> 00:16:12,180 [grunting] 315 00:16:13,181 --> 00:16:14,182 Huh? 316 00:16:14,265 --> 00:16:15,767 Did you miss me? 317 00:16:15,850 --> 00:16:18,144 Oh, I missed you. 318 00:16:18,228 --> 00:16:20,605 - Yeah? How much? - The most. 319 00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:23,608 Or like ten times that amount. Maybe more even. [chuckles] 320 00:16:23,692 --> 00:16:25,777 Oh, let's see if that's true. 321 00:16:25,860 --> 00:16:27,862 [both moaning] 322 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:31,825 [narrator] Oh, goodness. Tentacles. 323 00:16:31,908 --> 00:16:33,368 I, uh... 324 00:16:33,451 --> 00:16:36,371 Perhaps now would be a good time to return to Earth 325 00:16:36,454 --> 00:16:39,082 and rejoin Amber Bennett and Mark Grayson 326 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:41,000 as they begin their studies 327 00:16:41,084 --> 00:16:44,212 at the prestigious Upstate University. 328 00:16:44,295 --> 00:16:46,631 - [Mark moaning] - Oh, I see, uh... 329 00:16:46,715 --> 00:16:48,883 No. Let's not do that, then. 330 00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:50,969 [Allen and Telia moaning] 331 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:54,764 [narrator] Well, um... 332 00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:56,641 Aha, aha. 333 00:16:56,725 --> 00:16:59,310 - Here we find the Unopan feline. - [moaning increases] 334 00:16:59,394 --> 00:17:00,979 Perhaps unsurprisingly, 335 00:17:01,062 --> 00:17:04,398 he has one large eye in the center of his head. 336 00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:06,276 But that doesn't stop him from having 337 00:17:06,358 --> 00:17:09,904 all manner of household adventures. 338 00:17:14,159 --> 00:17:15,285 [screeching softly] 339 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:18,413 Oh, man, I have been dying for this. 340 00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:20,039 [gulping] 341 00:17:20,123 --> 00:17:22,208 I don't know how you eat kanzlok. 342 00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:23,710 It's disgusting. 343 00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:26,378 He doesn't think so. 344 00:17:26,463 --> 00:17:28,131 [crunching] 345 00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:31,092 [muttering] 346 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:39,184 Mmm... Mm? 347 00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:44,105 [slurps, gulps] 348 00:17:45,356 --> 00:17:46,900 No matter how far I travel, 349 00:17:46,983 --> 00:17:48,610 Talescria's still the most beautiful planet 350 00:17:48,693 --> 00:17:50,069 I've ever seen. 351 00:17:50,153 --> 00:17:52,655 There's hundreds of planets that look exactly like it. 352 00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:55,492 Sure. But only one has you. 353 00:17:56,534 --> 00:17:58,286 [stifled chuckle] Wow. 354 00:18:00,330 --> 00:18:01,956 Hey, what did Thaedus want to talk about 355 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,374 after the council meeting? 356 00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:05,543 Um... [chuckles] 357 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:08,296 Look, I'm not really supposed to, uh... 358 00:18:08,379 --> 00:18:10,715 Okay, okay, fine. 359 00:18:12,675 --> 00:18:14,469 Thaedus thinks there's a mole. 360 00:18:14,552 --> 00:18:16,679 And I am supposed to... 361 00:18:18,223 --> 00:18:19,766 [bystanders screaming] 362 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:23,937 [panting] 363 00:18:25,814 --> 00:18:27,690 Allen! 364 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:31,528 [grunts] 365 00:18:40,203 --> 00:18:42,956 [Allen] Oh, fuck. 366 00:18:44,165 --> 00:18:46,376 [Thula] Unopan, answer our questions 367 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,962 and we will consider sparing your life. 368 00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:50,421 [Allen] That is not your style. 369 00:18:50,505 --> 00:18:53,758 Isn't it kill first, ask questions... never? 370 00:18:53,842 --> 00:18:55,301 You will tell us everything 371 00:18:55,385 --> 00:18:57,804 about your encounter with the Viltrumite of Earth. 372 00:18:57,887 --> 00:19:01,057 [Allen] I mean, not technically a question if... 373 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:03,601 [groans] 374 00:19:03,685 --> 00:19:05,770 [Thula] Are you certain he sired an heir? 375 00:19:05,854 --> 00:19:08,398 Are you certain he abandoned his post? 376 00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:10,233 [Allen] Who told you that? I mean it. 377 00:19:10,316 --> 00:19:12,402 I'd really like to know because... 378 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:24,497 [Thula] Where's the father now? 379 00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:29,794 [Allen] The father? Which one was he again? 380 00:19:29,878 --> 00:19:32,005 You biclops all kind of look the same to me. 381 00:19:35,550 --> 00:19:37,385 [groaning] 382 00:19:46,895 --> 00:19:49,188 ♪ ♪ 383 00:20:03,786 --> 00:20:05,079 [cries] 384 00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:14,255 [gasps] 385 00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:37,904 [intermittent beeping] 386 00:20:40,323 --> 00:20:42,825 [Telia crying quietly] 387 00:20:49,457 --> 00:20:52,293 [sniffles, clears throat] Great Thaedus. 388 00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:55,505 [Thaedus] How is he? 389 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:58,883 Uh... alive. For now. 390 00:21:00,009 --> 00:21:02,011 It may not seem like it, 391 00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:04,973 but that is cause for celebration. 392 00:21:05,056 --> 00:21:09,852 They once again underestimate the Unopan will to survive. 393 00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,729 [sobbing] 394 00:21:14,232 --> 00:21:15,858 I know you and Allen are 395 00:21:15,942 --> 00:21:18,653 special to one another. 396 00:21:18,736 --> 00:21:20,363 Thank you, sir. 397 00:21:22,323 --> 00:21:24,701 To come here, attack Allen at home, 398 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:27,787 the Viltrumites must know we've discovered something. 399 00:21:27,870 --> 00:21:30,331 Something that scares them. 400 00:21:30,415 --> 00:21:32,834 And we will exploit it. 401 00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:34,585 You should get some rest. 402 00:21:34,669 --> 00:21:36,087 Go. 403 00:21:36,170 --> 00:21:38,715 I will watch over him. 404 00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:49,517 [beeping rapidly] 405 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,811 [beeping fading] 406 00:21:51,894 --> 00:21:54,355 [alarm rings quietly] 407 00:22:00,778 --> 00:22:02,905 Forgive me, Allen. 408 00:22:09,287 --> 00:22:10,455 [Kate grunting] 409 00:22:17,128 --> 00:22:18,254 Come on. 410 00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:19,464 - Two more. - Come on. 411 00:22:19,547 --> 00:22:21,424 Two more. 412 00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:24,427 [grunting] 413 00:22:27,388 --> 00:22:29,891 [Rex groans] 414 00:22:29,974 --> 00:22:31,184 [gasps] 415 00:22:34,062 --> 00:22:35,813 Are we gonna talk about this, 416 00:22:35,897 --> 00:22:37,732 or is it just gonna be awkward forever? 417 00:22:37,815 --> 00:22:41,235 Uh... the second one? 418 00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:44,447 God, why do you have to be so immature? 419 00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:46,866 [Rex] I'm immature? Uh, 420 00:22:46,949 --> 00:22:49,911 you cheated on me with the Immortal. 421 00:22:49,994 --> 00:22:52,955 That's what you think happened? Seriously? 422 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:54,874 And even if that was true, 423 00:22:54,957 --> 00:22:57,043 you were cheating on Eve with me first. 424 00:22:57,126 --> 00:22:58,044 [Rex scoffs] 425 00:22:58,127 --> 00:23:01,798 Okay, but that worked out in your favor. 426 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,966 You are unbelievable. 427 00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:06,052 And you're gross. 428 00:23:06,135 --> 00:23:09,889 - The Immortal's like 2,000 years old, you know. - [scoffs] 429 00:23:09,972 --> 00:23:13,768 Not that I have to justify anything to you ever, 430 00:23:13,851 --> 00:23:15,394 but if you add up the amount of time 431 00:23:15,478 --> 00:23:19,232 my duplicates and I have lived, we are probably the same age. 432 00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:21,275 [scoffs] Oh, okay, okay. 433 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,029 So I'm too young for you now? I-I-Is that it? 434 00:23:25,113 --> 00:23:28,032 No, Rex. You're just an asshole. 435 00:23:28,116 --> 00:23:30,284 Well, how is that news? 436 00:23:31,327 --> 00:23:35,206 Look, come on, Kate, talk to me. What is this about? 437 00:23:36,541 --> 00:23:38,584 You really want to know, Rex? 438 00:23:38,668 --> 00:23:41,420 Yeah, I kinda do. 439 00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:44,298 Fine. 440 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:47,802 The Immortal's the only person I've ever met 441 00:23:47,885 --> 00:23:50,888 who's died as many times as I have. 442 00:23:50,972 --> 00:23:53,182 Maybe you don't understand that, 443 00:23:53,266 --> 00:23:55,226 but it means something. 444 00:23:55,309 --> 00:23:57,937 He gets it. 445 00:24:01,816 --> 00:24:04,944 And... Rex doesn't. 446 00:24:06,362 --> 00:24:07,488 [Rex groans] 447 00:24:07,572 --> 00:24:10,825 I get that you shouldn't be eavesdropping. 448 00:24:10,908 --> 00:24:13,536 So please fuck the fuck off already. 449 00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:15,288 It's not your gym, dickbag. 450 00:24:15,371 --> 00:24:16,914 What? Are you gonna knock my teeth out again? 451 00:24:16,998 --> 00:24:19,250 - Don't be a jerk, Rex. - [Monster Girl] Too late. 452 00:24:19,333 --> 00:24:21,085 Uh, at least I'm not a cheater. 453 00:24:21,169 --> 00:24:24,422 - But you literally are! - But that was before! 454 00:24:24,505 --> 00:24:27,800 [groans] I'm not now. 455 00:24:27,884 --> 00:24:29,760 [door opens] 456 00:24:30,845 --> 00:24:33,014 Oh, hello, chums. 457 00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:36,434 I'd like to run while remaining in a stationary location. 458 00:24:36,517 --> 00:24:37,935 Is that cool beans? 459 00:24:39,562 --> 00:24:41,898 Where are you from? 460 00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:44,108 For real. Where are you from? 461 00:24:44,192 --> 00:24:45,651 Go ahead, Shapesmith. 462 00:24:45,735 --> 00:24:46,777 I'll just be over there. 463 00:24:46,861 --> 00:24:48,487 In a stationary location. 464 00:24:55,453 --> 00:24:57,079 Well, this has been about as much fun 465 00:24:57,163 --> 00:24:58,789 as eating a light bulb. 466 00:25:00,041 --> 00:25:03,169 [♪ Richard Strauss: "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"] 467 00:25:22,063 --> 00:25:24,649 Hey, Mozart, what's all this? 468 00:25:25,650 --> 00:25:28,945 Uh... it's Strauss, actually. 469 00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:33,115 Is that a brain? Is that your brain? 470 00:25:33,199 --> 00:25:35,284 Uh... yes. 471 00:25:36,953 --> 00:25:39,664 You're gonna make me ask, aren't you? 472 00:25:39,747 --> 00:25:41,707 I was less than satisfied 473 00:25:41,791 --> 00:25:43,709 with my performance against the Giant. 474 00:25:43,793 --> 00:25:45,002 Oh, yeah. 475 00:25:45,086 --> 00:25:47,004 You totally shit the bed on that one. 476 00:25:47,088 --> 00:25:50,299 It sucks actually feeling fear, doesn't it? 477 00:25:51,676 --> 00:25:53,427 It was... 478 00:25:53,511 --> 00:25:55,638 unacceptable. 479 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:56,722 Sorry. 480 00:25:56,806 --> 00:25:59,892 Sensitivity's never been my strong suit. 481 00:25:59,976 --> 00:26:00,935 No, you're right. 482 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:02,687 I-I don't need you to sugarcoat it. 483 00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:06,023 Which is why I've decided to resolve the problem. 484 00:26:06,107 --> 00:26:08,025 I set up this visual feedback system 485 00:26:08,109 --> 00:26:09,944 so I could practice controlling my fear response 486 00:26:10,027 --> 00:26:12,280 via meditation and active thought. 487 00:26:12,363 --> 00:26:14,365 Are you sure that's a good idea? 488 00:26:14,448 --> 00:26:16,367 People feel fear for a reason. 489 00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:19,161 And it's usually a good reason. 490 00:26:19,245 --> 00:26:21,914 Fear is an extraneous emotion 491 00:26:21,998 --> 00:26:24,917 that serves no real purpose for someone like me. 492 00:26:25,001 --> 00:26:27,753 I strongly disagree, but... 493 00:26:27,837 --> 00:26:29,755 I guess you'll find out the hard way. 494 00:26:29,839 --> 00:26:32,800 Have fun next time you fall off a cliff or something. 495 00:26:36,345 --> 00:26:37,513 [exhales] 496 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:38,639 [groans] 497 00:26:38,723 --> 00:26:40,975 [music crescendos] 498 00:26:41,058 --> 00:26:42,852 [groans] 499 00:26:43,853 --> 00:26:44,979 [inhales deeply] 500 00:26:45,062 --> 00:26:46,480 [exhales] 501 00:26:46,564 --> 00:26:48,065 Amanda? 502 00:26:52,653 --> 00:26:54,822 Fear hasn't just made me useless in battle. 503 00:26:54,905 --> 00:26:56,574 It-It's prevented me from doing something else 504 00:26:56,657 --> 00:26:57,575 I've wanted to do 505 00:26:57,658 --> 00:26:59,410 for quite some time. 506 00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:03,331 Will you go to a movie with me? 507 00:27:03,414 --> 00:27:05,958 A... movie? 508 00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:07,543 Oh. [giggles] 509 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:08,627 Sure. 510 00:27:08,711 --> 00:27:09,795 Sure, Rudy. 511 00:27:09,879 --> 00:27:12,089 I'll-I'll go to a movie with you. 512 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:18,220 [Theo] It feels like vertigo. 513 00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:21,140 They talk about the physical symptoms of grief-- 514 00:27:21,223 --> 00:27:23,059 depression, lethargy, all that. 515 00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:24,393 Uh, but... 516 00:27:24,477 --> 00:27:26,645 when the thought of her takes me by surprise 517 00:27:26,729 --> 00:27:27,730 in the middle of the day, 518 00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:29,899 it's like I'm falling. 519 00:27:31,067 --> 00:27:34,779 I try to grab on to something but there's nothing to grab. 520 00:27:34,862 --> 00:27:36,113 It's terrifying 521 00:27:36,197 --> 00:27:38,741 and exhausting, and I just... 522 00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,159 [clears throat] 523 00:27:40,242 --> 00:27:42,328 I still miss her so much. 524 00:27:43,329 --> 00:27:44,830 That's all I got. 525 00:27:44,914 --> 00:27:46,499 Thanks, Theo. 526 00:27:48,584 --> 00:27:51,587 Okay, let's take a few, everybody. 527 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:52,588 [coffee pouring] 528 00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:53,589 Carol? 529 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:55,508 Hi! You must be Debbie. 530 00:27:55,591 --> 00:27:57,176 I'm so sorry about the other day. 531 00:27:57,259 --> 00:28:00,596 My three-month-old has the worst colic right now. 532 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:01,931 Ugh, I remember. 533 00:28:02,014 --> 00:28:04,141 My son, he was such a fussy baby. 534 00:28:05,142 --> 00:28:07,186 How old is he now? 535 00:28:07,269 --> 00:28:08,938 Eighteen. 536 00:28:09,021 --> 00:28:11,524 Practically a man. 537 00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:14,068 [Debbie] He is. 538 00:28:20,741 --> 00:28:22,243 [sighs] 539 00:28:23,244 --> 00:28:25,579 So, um, ground rules. 540 00:28:25,663 --> 00:28:27,706 We're not that different from other support groups 541 00:28:27,790 --> 00:28:30,709 except we're even more strict when it comes to identity. 542 00:28:30,793 --> 00:28:33,003 First names only. 543 00:28:33,087 --> 00:28:35,756 You aren't required to share till you're ready, 544 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,676 but that's why we're all sacrificing a Tuesday night, 545 00:28:38,759 --> 00:28:41,095 so might as well make the most of it. 546 00:28:41,178 --> 00:28:42,596 Bathroom's down the hall. 547 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,182 Coffee tastes like battery acid. 548 00:28:45,266 --> 00:28:47,017 Any questions? 549 00:28:47,101 --> 00:28:48,436 I think you covered it. 550 00:28:48,519 --> 00:28:50,729 Great. Have a seat. 551 00:28:50,813 --> 00:28:52,898 All right, everybody, who's up? 552 00:28:56,944 --> 00:28:59,029 Hi. I'm Lucinda. 553 00:28:59,113 --> 00:29:01,532 [others] Hi, Lucinda. 554 00:29:19,216 --> 00:29:21,552 [Theo] I didn't say much at my first meeting either. 555 00:29:23,888 --> 00:29:25,639 Took me almost a month to talk to anybody. 556 00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:27,266 Now they can't shut me up. 557 00:29:27,349 --> 00:29:29,435 I see. 558 00:29:30,478 --> 00:29:31,479 Sorry. 559 00:29:31,562 --> 00:29:33,105 I can leave you alone. 560 00:29:33,189 --> 00:29:34,523 N-No, it's fine. I j... 561 00:29:34,607 --> 00:29:37,860 Uh, I dropped my son off at college today. 562 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:39,487 Empty house? 563 00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:40,738 Yeah. 564 00:29:40,821 --> 00:29:43,073 It's okay. I totally get it. 565 00:29:43,157 --> 00:29:44,283 We all do. 566 00:29:46,702 --> 00:29:48,078 Hey, don't take this the wrong way, 567 00:29:48,162 --> 00:29:49,914 but there's a bar down the street 568 00:29:49,997 --> 00:29:52,291 some of us like to go to after group. 569 00:29:52,374 --> 00:29:53,667 Oh. 570 00:29:53,751 --> 00:29:55,085 Uh, I just figured, 571 00:29:55,169 --> 00:29:57,505 since it seems like neither of us wants to go home. 572 00:29:57,588 --> 00:29:59,590 But no pressure, of course. 573 00:30:03,385 --> 00:30:04,303 Sure. 574 00:30:04,386 --> 00:30:05,638 I could use a drink. 575 00:30:05,721 --> 00:30:07,890 It's, uh, it's kind of a dive. 576 00:30:08,891 --> 00:30:11,143 [chuckles] The best ones are. 577 00:30:12,436 --> 00:30:13,771 [Monster Girl] Never? 578 00:30:13,854 --> 00:30:16,148 Of course I've watched films, 579 00:30:16,232 --> 00:30:18,484 but, no, I've never attended one. 580 00:30:18,567 --> 00:30:20,861 [soft chatter] 581 00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:23,781 I had more important things to do. 582 00:30:23,864 --> 00:30:25,157 And I, uh... 583 00:30:25,241 --> 00:30:27,034 wouldn't have fit before. 584 00:30:27,117 --> 00:30:30,287 Someday you'll have to tell me all about your childhood. 585 00:30:30,371 --> 00:30:34,083 Oh, we're already seeing a horror movie tonight. 586 00:30:37,503 --> 00:30:41,257 - Hey. You wanted to test your fear response again. - [grunts, chuckles] 587 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:43,968 Uh, two tickets for Midnight Slaughter. 588 00:30:44,051 --> 00:30:45,344 That's rated "R." 589 00:30:45,427 --> 00:30:46,679 I see. 590 00:30:46,762 --> 00:30:47,846 And? 591 00:30:47,930 --> 00:30:50,516 You need your parents to buy you R-rated tickets. 592 00:30:50,599 --> 00:30:51,934 That's ridiculous. 593 00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:53,269 How does a parent's presence 594 00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:55,604 change a film's suitability for the underage? 595 00:30:55,688 --> 00:30:57,815 It changes it in that I don't get fired 596 00:30:57,898 --> 00:30:59,817 - for selling you a ticket. - [woman] Hey. 597 00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,820 It's fine. They're my kids. They can see the movie. 598 00:31:05,573 --> 00:31:06,657 [Monster Girl] What? 599 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:08,534 You want to do a DNA test now? 600 00:31:11,161 --> 00:31:14,498 - How... - This might be your first movie, but it's not mine. 601 00:31:14,582 --> 00:31:17,835 You'd be surprised what people will do for ten bucks. 602 00:31:17,918 --> 00:31:20,754 Wait, if this is your first movie, 603 00:31:20,838 --> 00:31:23,841 what other normal stuff haven't you done? 604 00:31:28,679 --> 00:31:31,765 This is supposed to be appetizing? 605 00:31:31,849 --> 00:31:34,310 [chuckles] Says the guy who used to eat food through his butt. 606 00:31:34,393 --> 00:31:35,352 That's not how... 607 00:31:35,436 --> 00:31:37,271 It entered through my... 608 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,651 [chewing] Mmm. 609 00:31:42,735 --> 00:31:44,486 Is it appetizing now? 610 00:31:44,570 --> 00:31:46,488 [chewing] Mmm. 611 00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:48,741 I know these aren't good for me, but... 612 00:31:48,824 --> 00:31:49,742 [grunts] 613 00:31:49,825 --> 00:31:51,327 Oh, shut up. 614 00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:52,578 A good burger and fries 615 00:31:52,661 --> 00:31:54,747 is one of the greatest pleasures in life. 616 00:31:54,830 --> 00:31:57,666 Yes. Mmm. I'm discovering that. 617 00:32:00,586 --> 00:32:02,504 Oh! Oh! I'm sorry! 618 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:04,757 Let me get you some more. Uh, waiter? 619 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:06,925 Waiter, uh, more fries, please. 620 00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:11,722 Rudy, there's no waiters in Burger Mart. 621 00:32:12,723 --> 00:32:15,684 [♪ RF Shannon: "Ballad of a Thin Place"] 622 00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:19,063 [Debbie] Did you move after your partner 623 00:32:19,146 --> 00:32:21,482 passed away? 624 00:32:21,565 --> 00:32:22,983 I moved the furniture. 625 00:32:23,067 --> 00:32:24,526 Couldn't afford to relocate. 626 00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:25,611 You? 627 00:32:25,694 --> 00:32:28,530 I stayed for my son, but... now? 628 00:32:28,614 --> 00:32:29,823 I don't know. 629 00:32:29,907 --> 00:32:32,076 Maybe it's time for a change. 630 00:32:32,159 --> 00:32:33,243 Change is good. 631 00:32:33,327 --> 00:32:34,411 Yeah. 632 00:32:34,495 --> 00:32:36,205 Problem is, where would I go? 633 00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:37,623 Somewhere new. 634 00:32:37,706 --> 00:32:40,292 So much of it still feels connected to him. 635 00:32:40,376 --> 00:32:43,128 When we wanted Indian food, we'd go to India. 636 00:32:43,212 --> 00:32:45,839 We'd fly to Tokyo and back on a Wednesday night. 637 00:32:45,923 --> 00:32:48,384 Oh. [chuckles] One Christmas Eve, 638 00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:51,095 we even made a snowman at the North Pole. 639 00:32:51,178 --> 00:32:53,681 My son cried when he didn't see Santa's workshop, 640 00:32:53,764 --> 00:32:56,600 so we told him we'd gone to the South Pole by mistake. 641 00:32:56,684 --> 00:32:58,352 [chuckling] 642 00:32:58,435 --> 00:33:01,563 Sounds like you two had a pretty amazing life together. 643 00:33:01,647 --> 00:33:02,648 [sighs] 644 00:33:02,731 --> 00:33:04,149 We did. 645 00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:08,320 You can still be angry. 646 00:33:08,404 --> 00:33:10,364 That's okay. God knows I am. 647 00:33:10,447 --> 00:33:12,157 Thanks. 648 00:33:12,241 --> 00:33:14,702 It's good to talk with someone who understands. 649 00:33:14,785 --> 00:33:16,620 [sighs] I wish I could tell you it gets easier, 650 00:33:16,704 --> 00:33:18,622 - but Alana's been gone nearly a year... - Uh... 651 00:33:18,706 --> 00:33:22,668 ...and I still reach across the bed for her every morning. 652 00:33:23,711 --> 00:33:24,795 Alana? 653 00:33:24,878 --> 00:33:26,380 - You mean... - Yeah. 654 00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:29,550 She was the Green Ghost. 655 00:33:29,633 --> 00:33:32,761 Guess I just broke rule number one of SOS. 656 00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:35,264 Not that it matters now, 657 00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:38,809 since she got murdered by that alien psychopath. 658 00:33:38,892 --> 00:33:41,395 I-I didn't know she had a partner. 659 00:33:41,478 --> 00:33:43,731 We used to fight about that. 660 00:33:43,814 --> 00:33:45,858 - She wanted to protect me. - [shudders] 661 00:33:46,859 --> 00:33:48,193 [sniffles] 662 00:33:48,277 --> 00:33:49,528 [grunts, shudders] 663 00:33:49,611 --> 00:33:51,780 I need to use the restroom. 664 00:33:51,864 --> 00:33:52,990 Are you okay? 665 00:33:53,073 --> 00:33:55,075 No, I'll-I'll be right back. 666 00:34:04,168 --> 00:34:06,587 [sighs] 667 00:34:07,838 --> 00:34:09,630 [sighs happily] 668 00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:10,757 [William] Oh, my God. 669 00:34:10,841 --> 00:34:12,092 You had sex with Amber. 670 00:34:12,176 --> 00:34:13,469 Whoa, what? 671 00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:14,928 - William. - How was it? 672 00:34:15,012 --> 00:34:16,804 - I want all the details. - Gross. 673 00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:19,141 No. No way. No. 674 00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:22,186 We're roommates now. This is what roommates talk about. 675 00:34:22,268 --> 00:34:23,437 Okay, well, what about you? 676 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,106 How was Mr. Is This Your Stuff? 677 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:27,107 What are you talking about? 678 00:34:27,190 --> 00:34:28,942 That hot guy from earlier. 679 00:34:29,025 --> 00:34:31,779 I came back, and you had the sock on the door. 680 00:34:31,862 --> 00:34:33,864 Oh. 681 00:34:33,947 --> 00:34:35,866 Ugh, I wish. 682 00:34:35,949 --> 00:34:38,284 I must have forgotten to take it off after my demonstration. 683 00:34:38,368 --> 00:34:40,370 [gasps] Wait, y-you thought 684 00:34:40,454 --> 00:34:41,996 h-he and I... 685 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,165 Uh, yeah. 686 00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:44,166 [William] Hmm. 687 00:34:44,248 --> 00:34:45,918 Super flattered. 688 00:34:46,001 --> 00:34:49,713 But I'm kind of still screwed-up about what happened to Rick. 689 00:34:49,797 --> 00:34:52,674 I always imagined we'd be here at Upstate together. 690 00:34:53,675 --> 00:34:55,594 Cecil said he's doing better. 691 00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:58,514 He should be released in a month or so. 692 00:34:58,597 --> 00:35:00,140 I know. 693 00:35:00,224 --> 00:35:01,975 Sorry, I wasn't trying to make you feel bad. 694 00:35:02,059 --> 00:35:04,186 No, it's, it's okay. 695 00:35:04,269 --> 00:35:05,521 [knocking] 696 00:35:06,522 --> 00:35:08,148 [knocking continues] 697 00:35:08,232 --> 00:35:11,819 Hey, I bet that's somebody ready for round two. 698 00:35:11,902 --> 00:35:13,403 Coming, Ambers. 699 00:35:13,487 --> 00:35:14,988 It's not Amber. 700 00:35:15,072 --> 00:35:16,573 We made plans for tomorrow night. 701 00:35:16,657 --> 00:35:18,659 [laughs] I bet you did. 702 00:35:18,742 --> 00:35:20,452 [male voice] Mark Grayson? 703 00:35:29,169 --> 00:35:31,046 It's for you. 704 00:35:34,591 --> 00:35:36,260 Mark Grayson. 705 00:35:36,343 --> 00:35:38,720 I need your help. 706 00:35:38,804 --> 00:35:40,430 [grunting] 707 00:35:42,641 --> 00:35:43,559 Who are you? 708 00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:45,853 Why, it is I, Séance Dog. 709 00:35:45,936 --> 00:35:49,439 Fight fire with fire, fight evil with magic. 710 00:35:49,523 --> 00:35:51,108 That's me. 711 00:35:51,191 --> 00:35:54,194 - [indistinct voices nearby] - Huh? 712 00:35:54,278 --> 00:35:55,988 [indistinct chatter] 713 00:35:56,071 --> 00:35:57,656 Mark. 714 00:35:57,739 --> 00:36:00,075 I come with an important... [cries out] 715 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:03,328 [grunting] 716 00:36:03,412 --> 00:36:05,664 Séance Dog isn't real. 717 00:36:05,747 --> 00:36:07,541 He's a comic book character. 718 00:36:07,624 --> 00:36:09,167 In your dimension, yes. 719 00:36:09,251 --> 00:36:11,378 But there exist myriad other worlds 720 00:36:11,461 --> 00:36:14,715 where dogs and magic are as real as the air you breathe. 721 00:36:14,798 --> 00:36:16,967 We have dogs. Dogs are real. 722 00:36:17,050 --> 00:36:19,386 Well, then you're halfway to understanding. 723 00:36:19,469 --> 00:36:21,930 Open your mind and let me help you reach the other side. 724 00:36:22,014 --> 00:36:25,851 Hey, well, whatever you're doing, don't, I'm warning you. 725 00:36:25,934 --> 00:36:29,688 Mark Grayson, I come because... [grunts] 726 00:36:29,771 --> 00:36:34,276 Wait! Please! You don't understand. 727 00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:36,320 [grunting] 728 00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:43,452 [Mark] Last chance. 729 00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:46,580 Who are you, and what do you want? 730 00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:50,626 [sighs] 731 00:36:59,301 --> 00:37:02,429 I'm sorry, my disguise was meant to disarm you. 732 00:37:02,512 --> 00:37:04,723 I thought if I appeared as something you love... 733 00:37:04,806 --> 00:37:07,017 - Disarm me for what? - Please. 734 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:08,518 I'm not a threat. 735 00:37:08,602 --> 00:37:11,104 The journey to your world has taken me most of my life. 736 00:37:11,188 --> 00:37:12,481 May I rise? 737 00:37:12,564 --> 00:37:14,983 If you answer my questions. 738 00:37:16,902 --> 00:37:18,820 My name is Nuolzot. 739 00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:20,572 I am from the planet Thraxa. 740 00:37:20,656 --> 00:37:22,991 My people sent me to plead for your help. 741 00:37:23,075 --> 00:37:24,284 Thraxa? 742 00:37:24,368 --> 00:37:25,994 It's a couple galaxies away, uh, give or take. 743 00:37:26,078 --> 00:37:29,206 I mean, not very far. You go... It doesn't matter. 744 00:37:29,289 --> 00:37:31,041 How do you know who I am? 745 00:37:31,124 --> 00:37:33,168 Rumors of the one they call Invincible 746 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:34,795 have spread like wildfire. 747 00:37:34,878 --> 00:37:36,672 Your speed, your strength. 748 00:37:36,755 --> 00:37:38,465 You are the only one who can save our people 749 00:37:38,548 --> 00:37:40,717 from the meteor showers destroying our world. 750 00:37:42,803 --> 00:37:45,180 Okay, listen, um... 751 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:46,348 Nuolzot. 752 00:37:46,431 --> 00:37:49,142 Nuol... zot. 753 00:37:49,226 --> 00:37:51,228 I just got to college, man. 754 00:37:51,311 --> 00:37:53,981 I haven't even had my first day of classes yet. 755 00:37:54,064 --> 00:37:57,275 [panting] Are you kidding me, Mark? 756 00:37:57,359 --> 00:38:00,696 Nuolzot came all the way here from... 757 00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:03,573 to beg for your help, and you're too busy? 758 00:38:03,657 --> 00:38:06,827 How many bug people are in danger? 759 00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:08,328 All of them. 760 00:38:08,412 --> 00:38:09,913 But, like, a number. 761 00:38:09,997 --> 00:38:13,917 Oh. Forty-two billion. 762 00:38:14,001 --> 00:38:15,460 Don't worry about your classes. 763 00:38:15,544 --> 00:38:18,338 I'll cover for you somehow. 764 00:38:18,422 --> 00:38:21,133 Why do you care so much? 765 00:38:21,216 --> 00:38:24,177 Because last time you didn't want to help someone, 766 00:38:24,261 --> 00:38:27,055 we both regretted it. 767 00:38:29,224 --> 00:38:31,893 We believe in you, Mark Grayson. 768 00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:39,568 [Cecil] [over comm] No, you can't just go 769 00:38:39,651 --> 00:38:41,820 to some random planet with some random alien. 770 00:38:41,903 --> 00:38:43,321 Are you insane? 771 00:38:43,405 --> 00:38:45,782 The Guardians can keep an eye on things while I'm gone. 772 00:38:45,866 --> 00:38:48,702 I won't be more than a few weeks. A month tops. 773 00:38:48,785 --> 00:38:50,078 Depending on asteroid traffic. 774 00:38:50,162 --> 00:38:51,538 Oh, it shouldn't be that bad. 775 00:38:51,621 --> 00:38:53,165 It shouldn't be that bad. 776 00:38:53,248 --> 00:38:58,170 [Cecil] You work for me here on Earth. 777 00:38:58,253 --> 00:39:01,590 [sighs] Look, a-a lot of people died because of me, Cecil. 778 00:39:01,673 --> 00:39:03,508 This is a chance to save lives. 779 00:39:03,592 --> 00:39:04,760 Billions of them. 780 00:39:04,843 --> 00:39:08,221 And this is an order: do not go. 781 00:39:11,224 --> 00:39:14,269 I need to listen to myself before I listen to you. 782 00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:17,814 Your father felt the same way. 783 00:39:20,901 --> 00:39:22,319 Well, I'll check in when I get back. 784 00:39:25,906 --> 00:39:27,574 Goddamn it, Mark. 785 00:39:27,657 --> 00:39:30,327 Fucking kid. 786 00:39:31,953 --> 00:39:34,122 You're a good human, Mark Grayson. 787 00:39:36,249 --> 00:39:38,877 Hey, when I'm in this outfit, I'm Invincible. 788 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:40,295 So far. 789 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:43,090 No, I'm saying, like, you have to call me Invincible. 790 00:39:43,173 --> 00:39:44,591 It's like a secret identity. 791 00:39:44,674 --> 00:39:48,178 Oh, right, of course. Invincible. 792 00:39:48,261 --> 00:39:51,056 We need to make a quick stop first. 793 00:39:57,646 --> 00:39:59,314 [phone vibrating] 794 00:40:02,651 --> 00:40:04,236 Hey, you. How's it going? 795 00:40:04,319 --> 00:40:06,321 Hey. Come to your window. 796 00:40:09,699 --> 00:40:10,867 And? 797 00:40:10,951 --> 00:40:13,161 Look up. 798 00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:15,997 [gasps] Mark? 799 00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:19,251 Uh, I have to go away for a few weeks. 800 00:40:19,334 --> 00:40:20,585 To space again. 801 00:40:20,669 --> 00:40:22,379 Like, right now? 802 00:40:22,462 --> 00:40:24,464 A lot of people are gonna die if I don't. 803 00:40:24,548 --> 00:40:26,299 - I'm sorry, but I... - No, stop, stop. 804 00:40:26,383 --> 00:40:27,634 Don't apologize. 805 00:40:27,717 --> 00:40:29,469 Never apologize for saving lives. 806 00:40:29,553 --> 00:40:32,472 This is the deal, and I'm good with it. Go. 807 00:40:34,141 --> 00:40:36,935 Thanks. 808 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:45,110 Can you tell my mom, please? 809 00:40:45,193 --> 00:40:46,945 Yeah, of course. 810 00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:51,449 Be careful. 811 00:40:51,533 --> 00:40:53,243 Always. 812 00:40:53,326 --> 00:40:55,829 Amber, I, uh... 813 00:40:55,912 --> 00:40:57,455 Yeah? 814 00:40:57,539 --> 00:40:59,082 I love you. 815 00:40:59,166 --> 00:41:02,043 [phone beeping] 816 00:41:16,558 --> 00:41:18,018 Are you comfortable, Mark Gray... 817 00:41:18,101 --> 00:41:19,978 Uh, sorry. Invincible? 818 00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:22,355 Yeah. Thanks. 819 00:41:22,439 --> 00:41:24,608 Hey, how long until we get to Thraxa? 820 00:41:24,691 --> 00:41:27,569 Approximately six of your Earth days. 821 00:41:28,570 --> 00:41:31,781 [sighs] Space sucks. 822 00:41:39,247 --> 00:41:41,875 [crying] 823 00:41:44,544 --> 00:41:47,964 Debbie. Are you okay? 824 00:41:48,048 --> 00:41:50,342 Di-Did I say something wrong? 825 00:41:50,425 --> 00:41:53,929 I'm sorry. Tonight... Tonight's been a little much. 826 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:56,514 I get it. I-It's a lot. 827 00:41:56,598 --> 00:41:59,517 I haven't talked to anyone about any of this, 828 00:41:59,601 --> 00:42:02,270 except my son, and that probably makes me 829 00:42:02,354 --> 00:42:04,105 a bad parent on top of everything else. 830 00:42:04,189 --> 00:42:05,607 Hey, 831 00:42:05,690 --> 00:42:07,484 it takes time to heal. 832 00:42:07,567 --> 00:42:11,154 I can't heal because my husband's not dead. 833 00:42:11,238 --> 00:42:13,823 He's just gone. 834 00:42:15,242 --> 00:42:18,370 He's gone because... 835 00:42:18,453 --> 00:42:21,539 because he murdered Alana and the other Guardians 836 00:42:21,623 --> 00:42:23,208 and almost killed my son, too. 837 00:42:23,291 --> 00:42:27,754 Your husband. Your husband's Omni-Man? 838 00:42:27,837 --> 00:42:31,424 I thought he was Nolan Grayson, but that wasn't true. 839 00:42:31,508 --> 00:42:35,178 The last 20 years of my life have been a lie. 840 00:42:35,262 --> 00:42:37,180 [sobs] 841 00:42:37,264 --> 00:42:38,974 I wish he was dead. 842 00:42:39,057 --> 00:42:41,518 I wish I could grieve and move on, but I ca... 843 00:42:41,601 --> 00:42:42,686 I-I can't. 844 00:42:42,769 --> 00:42:44,479 I wish he was dead, too. 845 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:46,481 But not for your sake. 846 00:42:46,564 --> 00:42:48,149 [gasps] 847 00:42:48,233 --> 00:42:49,693 You shouldn't come back to the group. 848 00:42:49,776 --> 00:42:52,028 It wouldn't be a safe space with you there. 849 00:42:52,112 --> 00:42:53,822 I didn't know. 850 00:42:53,905 --> 00:42:56,449 I didn't know who he was. 851 00:42:57,492 --> 00:42:59,744 You should have. 852 00:43:00,954 --> 00:43:02,956 [door opens, shuts] 853 00:43:23,101 --> 00:43:24,602 [Nuolzot] Invincible? 854 00:43:24,686 --> 00:43:26,938 Invincible. 855 00:43:27,022 --> 00:43:28,815 - Invincible. - Huh! 856 00:43:28,898 --> 00:43:30,650 We're here. 857 00:43:34,988 --> 00:43:37,991 [Thraxans exclaiming] 858 00:43:54,758 --> 00:43:57,510 Uh... hi? 859 00:44:01,890 --> 00:44:04,100 Oh, don't mind them. Come. 860 00:44:04,184 --> 00:44:06,853 The monarch wants to meet you at once. 861 00:44:12,150 --> 00:44:16,738 Wait, what exactly about this planet needs saving? 862 00:44:16,821 --> 00:44:18,448 Where are the meteors? 863 00:44:18,531 --> 00:44:20,575 Meteors? What meteors? 864 00:44:22,577 --> 00:44:26,456 The ones that are killing billions? 865 00:44:26,539 --> 00:44:29,667 Oh, yeah, those meteors. 866 00:44:29,751 --> 00:44:31,628 You know, must be a touch of dementia. 867 00:44:31,711 --> 00:44:34,506 We age much quicker than you humans, you know. 868 00:44:34,589 --> 00:44:37,801 Uh, don't worry, the monarch will explain all. 869 00:44:46,434 --> 00:44:48,436 Your Majesty. 870 00:44:50,563 --> 00:44:54,234 May I present Invincible of Earth. 871 00:44:54,317 --> 00:44:56,903 Oh. [clears throat] 872 00:45:06,246 --> 00:45:08,540 [Nolan] Hello, son. 873 00:45:08,623 --> 00:45:09,749 Huh? 874 00:45:11,251 --> 00:45:12,877 It's been a while. 875 00:45:15,422 --> 00:45:16,840 Dad?