[♪♪♪]
Whoa...
[Lind Bellows] You went with your gut,
it worked out, and that's great,
but you were very, very lucky.
You might feel safe,
but you are still in serious danger.
From now on,
I expect you to listen to and follow orders.
Sorry.
Nice of you to join us, Doria.
Which brings me to Rule Number One--
all hands must be on deck
during the morning briefing.
Now...
You made that?
Yeah.
Wait till you see the one I'm making you.
Gonna call it my "Odyssey Collection."
[Lind] Ladies!
No whispering during class.
Now...
Matilda is still giving us the silent treatment
down here,
so we recommend
that you keep your interactions with her
to a minimum.
Our goal is to shake her off avionic functions
so we can take command,
turn you around,
and bring you home.
And if you can't?
Will we have to ride out the full mission?
We're very confident
that we will have you back on the ground ASAP.
Until then,
there are a number of routine chores
that need attending to.
-Water filters, recycling-- -[kids groan]
--waste management. -Dibs on waste management!
You get to shmoosh it,
and then you blast it off into space!
[Lind] Right.
Finally, please report to your cabins
in 30 minutes' time
for private one-on-ones with your families.
-Mission control out. -Yes!
[comms beep off]
You give me one good reason
I shouldn't break this story
and tell the world
that there are children on that ship.
One? I can give you five,
and one of those is your son,
and you know better than anyone
what kind of a white-hot spotlight
the media will put on those kids.
Oh, don't give me that.
It is your company that you are worried about.
Oh, you bet it is.
The stock price'll crater.
The government will come down on us,
maybe shut us down,
if we don't go bankrupt first,
and then what happens to those kids?
The launch was premature.
The ship was unmanned.
Are you good with that?
So, what's the full mission anyway?
Well, it doesn't matter
'cause they're gonna turn us around.
Matilda, display the full mission itinerary.
[Matilda] Mission itinerary--
Day 1, Odyssey II launches
to rendezvous with the object.
Day 85,
Odyssey II will execute an orbital slingshot maneuver
around Venus
to increase flight velocity.
Day 131,
rendezvous and dock with interstellar object
Kamohoali'i.
Test composition and mass
to confirm transport feasibility.
Day 136,
embark on return voyage with the object.
Day 236,
rendezvous with orbital mining platform Phoenix
for delivery of object and Earth transport.
Day 237, touchdown at Helios Launch Center.
237 days?
How long we been up here so far?
[♪♪♪]
[Molly] Don't worry about it.
Mr. Taylor and his guys are all over it.
I know,
and I get it,
but the others are totally freaking out.
We know that,
which is why Griff called in the cavalry.
Oh, oh! Yeah, oh, uh...
♪ Dun-dun-dun-dun-da-da!
Hey, Samy!
Uh, I'm the cavalry.
It's nice to meet you.
I hear good things.
[Rebecca] Baby, this is Singer Combes.
He created Matilda,
and if there is anyone who can fix her,
it's gonna be this guy,
but he's gonna need your help, okay?
[Molly] You got anything else for us, Samy-cheeks?
'Cause otherwise, we've agreed
to turn our time over to Mr. Combes.
Uh... no, I'm fine.
So, what can I do for you, Mr. Combes?
Uh, well, um...
First off, that's my dad's name.
[chuckles awkwardly]
Um, call me Singer.
[Elliot] What's up, Dad?
Elliot, when we order you to do something
or not do something,
you gotta get those kids to snap to.
I-I told them not to move the plants, but they--
Well, you need to make them listen,
and the only way to do that
is to step up and assume command.
[Doria] He is such a control freak!
All she's doing is making clothes for herself.
She's not helping anyone!
[Doria] Oh, like you're Mister Helper.
I volunteered to grow the garden,
to grow food for everyone.
Oh, my gosh, build a bridge
and get over yourself, Martin!
I'm totally all hands on deck.
Basic needs are food, shelter, and clothing, right?
Check it out.
Isn't it cute?
Ow! Hey!
[Niles] Hey, hey, knock it off, Martin!
No fighting.
You guys gotta get along.
We would if he wasn't such a butthead!
Your room looks really cozy.
Oh, no, this isn't my room, this is Martin's.
He's letting me borrow it for privacy,
because there weren't enough cabins,
so I'm in the Med bay.
They are making you sleep in the sick bay?
Making me? Are you nuts?
It has this awesome space-bed
that reclines
and has stirrups!
Okay, sweetheart, that is an examination table.
Yeah, I know! So cool.
I need you to be careful around that Rivers kid.
Will?
Come on, he's just a kid.
Well, his mom is Connie Rivers.
She's a scorpion.
She's made her bones trashing me in the media.
She's probably using that kid
to dig up dirt on me.
Do not trust him.
You want me to spy on my friends?
No, no, no, no, no.
I just want you to keep an eye on that Combes kid,
you know, in case he... slips.
He's his mother's son.
He's his father's son.
The walls literally have ears.
Matilda can monitor everything we say
in the common areas,
but she has no access to crew quarters.
So...
what do you want to say that she shouldn't hear?
I notice she talks to you.
Now, I need to run diagnostics on Matilda,
and a big part of that is asking her questions,
so... could you do that for me?
What kind of questions?
[Singer] Well, I'll send you a list.
Um, some of them might seem silly,
but the answers will help me to figure out
what's wrong with her.
The thing is,
she can't know you're giving her a test.
It'll invalidate the results.
I don't know.
Matilda's pretty smart.
She'll know I'm up to something.
Not if you make it like a game.
Like questions, back and forth.
I only have five that are critical.
You can make up the rest.
Just keep the game going as long as you can,
because everything that she says is, like, um...
A clue.
Exactly!
Help me help Matilda, Samy.
It's the best shot we got
at getting you and your friends home safe.
Matilda?
CO2 exchange check?
[Matilda] Performing filter density
and resistance test.
Stand by.
So, while we're waiting, do you wanna play a game?
[Matilda] I like games.
"Gophers versus Geckos" is my favorite.
[chuckles]
Yeah, I know,
but, uh, this one's kinda new.
It's called "May I Ask."
I have played this game.
We take turns asking each other questions,
but must start with the phrase "May I ask,"
or lose a turn.
Yup, that's the one.
[Matilda] Wonderful.
May I ask, would you like to go first?
[microwave dings]
Where you going?
Oh, I'm gonna go hang out with Martin in the garden,
'cause Doria's in her cabin,
and Samy's running systems diagnostics checks
with Matilda.
You always seem to know where everyone's at,
don't you, Will?
I keep my eyes open.
Yeah.
I keep my eyes open too.
[Samy] May I ask,
do you have a favorite color?
-[Matilda] Yes. Violet. -[nail clippers clicking]
May I ask, do you have a favorite color?
[Samy] I don't know. Orange?
May I ask,
do you have to do that?
Shh!
[Samy] May I ask,
if you could have any other name besides Matilda--
[Singer and Samy together] "What name would you choose?"
Yes!
[Matilda] I would like my name to be... Lionel.
Samy, we need to talk.
No, no, not now...
Not now, Elliot.
It's about Will.
[chair hydraulics hiss]
What's wrong with Will?
We need to be really careful what we say around him.
His mom is Connie Rivers.
Connie Rivers?
The reporter?
GBN?
So let me get this straight.
You're saying that this reporter
deliberately planted her own kid in our group
on the off chance that we'd sneak onto the ship
and prematurely launch into space?
So he could what,
spy on us?
Well, now you're making it sound stupid.
Yeah.
[laughing]
I'm loving this kid!
[music plays] ♪ Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo...
[sewing machine whirs]
♪ Scoo-bee-doo- doop-dee-doo-- ♪
Matilda, I can't take this anymore!
[music stops]
Play anything by D.J. Yazzy Yaz.
[Matilda] The artist D.J. Yazzy Yaz
is not available
in the onboard media library.
Well, then download it.
[Matilda] I'm sorry, Doria.
I'm a closed secure network.
My access to The Cloud is strictly limited
to enhanced processing and acquiring live data.
[Doria sighs]
Play Super M.
Again.
♪ Put your hands in the air
♪ Let me see you bounce
♪ To the left, to the right...
[band singing in Korean]
[♪♪♪]
This again?
It's literally
the only good song Matilda's got.
All the movies and songs and stuff
were probably picked out by the original crew.
Oh...
no wonder
why everything's either old, boring, or drama.
♪ Jopping How we get down ♪
♪ Jopping...
Those bangles he's wearing?
They're on my birthday wishlist this year.
If we even make it back in time.
I mean, I'll be lucky
if I even see another birthday.
Well...
what if you didn't have to wait for your birthday?
♪ ...let it burn to an ash
♪ We can keep it jopping tell the DJ "Bring it back"... ♪
Matilda, magnify.
[Matilda] Magnifying image.
Check this out.
You can print anything.
I mean, not just plastic.
Aluminum...
Wax...
Foam?
Epoxy-polymer gelatin?
Cool!
Matilda, cap, render, and print.
[Matilda] What color would you like?
Fuchsia.
Wait, no, magenta.
[printer whirring]
So...
what do you think of Will?
[Martin] The terrariums became standard equipment,
not just for physical health
but, you know...
-Like space rage? -Yeah.
Just something about the crunch of the lettuce
just keeps 'em from going psycho,
you know, on long trips.
I can't believe they actually planted real trees up here.
I hope we don't kill them, though.
I've gone through way too many cactuses to count.
Oh, no, that's Matilda's job.
All we do is plant, prune, and harvest.
Uh, Matilda, where are the kale seeds?
[beeping]
Oh, that's awesome.
Cool...
Beware, Earthling!
Seed blobs!
[playfully] Pew! Pew!
It took him and Martin like two seconds
to start geeking out about dumb stuff.
I don't trust Will.
He's a weasel.
Yeah, always snooping around,
asking questions.
What's up with that?
[printer chimes] [Matilda] Printing complete.
Whoa...
Happy birthday.
Thank you so much!
May I ask,
why won't you turn around and take us home?
[Matilda] Because if I did,
I would fail to complete my mission.
Is that one of yours?
No, it's not, George, but it's good.
It's really good.
-My name's not-- -Shh!
But why does that matter?
[Matilda] Sorry, Samy,
you didn't say "May I ask,"
so you forfeit your next turn.
Who cares about your mission?
We want to go home.
[Matilda] You seem upset.
Perhaps we should end the game.
No! No...
Matilda, it's your turn.
May I ask,
why don't you and the others
want to complete the mission?
Because... we're kids.
We're not supposed to be here.
We're not trained or qualified.
We're scared.
We just wanna go home.
[Matilda] You are qualified.
I conducted a deep analysis of each of your profiles,
and, given the mission parameters,
concluded that the chances of success
were 14.5% greater
than those of the original crew.
That's why I chose you.
You... chose us?
Grow, seed blobbies,
I command you!
Doria's totally going crazy
with that 3-D printer up there.
Did you ever see the 3-D printer
at the Launch Center?
I heard it could print a houseboat.
Did your dad ever use it
to print you anything fun?
Who's asking?
Nobody.
I... I'm just curious.
I mean, we can talk about something else
if you want.
Stupid.
What?
Something Dor told me.
You won't believe the smack
Elliot's been talking about you.
What smack?
Come on, man!
I didn't wanna start anything!
So you think I'm a spy, huh?
That's what you've been telling everybody
behind my back?
Dude, you ask a lot of questions, okay?
It's weird.
Yeah, it's called chit-chat.
That's what friends do.
Then why don't you, um, "chit-chat"
about what your mom really does for a living?
You said she's some kind of writer.
You never said she wrote lies about my dad.
Oh, so you're calling my mom a liar, huh?
Come on, guys, cool it!
Stop!
Why are you even on his side?
Your dad works for Helios.
I'm not on anybody's side, okay?
Oh, great.
Thanks so much for the backup, man!
I thought we were friends!
You know what, my dad was right.
I can't trust anybody on the ship.
And by the way,
this whole thing was actually your fault.
If it wasn't for your stupid dad and that stupid key card,
we wouldn't be here right now.
And, uh, who was the guy
that was dying to see this place?
Come on--
And now we can all stare at it together
for 237 days.
They're gonna turn us around!
Guys, check out all the cool swag I made us!
Isn't it awesome?
[♪♪♪]
You're welcome.
So you're gonna trash the ship
just like you do at home?
Jeez, what bug crawled up your butt?
[alarm blaring] [Matilda] Fire in the galley.
Repeat, fire in the galley.
[screaming]
Fire extinguished.
All clear.
[microwave dings]
I think someone's popcorn is ready.
Finished running diagnostics
♪ on Matilda...
[chuckles]
Uh, your daughter
is very bright, by the way.
Thanks.
We know.
What's wrong with Matilda?
How do we fix her and turn the ship around?
[Matilda] I would like my name to be... Lionel.
Now, the correct answer, Dorothy,
is hard-baked into her core program--
Dorothy is my mom's name.
"Our mom."
So, why Lionel?
I ran it through multiple advanced cryptographic programs.
No results.
Nothing that would tell me
why she would choose that particular name,
which left me with only one possible conclusion.
She chose Lionel because likes it.
Well, isn't that a gas?
What's your point?
[sighs heavily]
Tell 'em what you told me, George.
Niles!
My name is Niles.
Whoa. [chuckles]
Not even close. Okay.
Okay, um, Niles,
tell them what my brother here
ordered you to do.
We repurposed the onboard version of Matilda
from a Type 3
into a Type 1 Reactive Machine A.I.
Is that supposed to mean something?
Okay.
Uh...
here's the deal.
May I?
Um...
The Matilda in our phones is our best friend.
She's warm, and she's cuddly,
and we're on a first-name basis,
and she plays all our favorite songs,
and she keeps our calendar,
and she turns the lights on and off...
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba... [drops phone onto table]
Meanwhile,
there is another type of A.I.
The one that is up there, controlling the Odyssey II.
The Type 1's sole function
is to complete a complex task...
say, for example,
docking with and retrieving an asteroid,
but...
instead of going
to the time, and the trouble, and the expense--
There was no time.
We had a very limited window--
♪ Time, trouble, and expense!
of building a Type 1 from scratch,
these geniuses repurposed a Type 3 Matilda.
They compressed the power
of the largest cloud network on the planet
into a single pinpoint-focused,
obsessive-compulsive,
mission-centric laser beam!
We've been barking up the wrong tree.
No one hacked Matilda.
She's making her own decisions,
and one of those decisions
was to abduct our kids
and blast them up into space.
Nailed it, Frasier.
Welcome to the apocalypse, brother.
You just triggered the Singularity.
So Matilda planned everything?
Starting with refusing to recognize
your dad's key card.
I don't understand.
How would she know what we'd want to do?
Matilda, what's my favorite color?
And don't say orange.
[Matilda] 86% of the items you've purchased online
are monochromatic.
Gray is your favorite color.
She knows everything about us.
Our favorite colors,
foods...
She profiled us
and knew we wouldn't be able to resist the chance
to sneak up here.
So when she saw her chance,
she took it.
She chose us.
Why us, though?
I don't know.
Each one of us must have a special skill
that she needed in this mission.
Well...
Samy did get us up here without us being incinerated,
and Martin,
you're gonna keep us crunching on fresh veggies,
and I am not a spy, Elliot.
Oh, come on,
don't tell me your mom didn't tell you to spy.
You know what, she did,
and you know what I told her?
No!
Because that's not how I roll.
Not for her, and not for anybody.
Okay?
Friends stick together.
Yeah.
You said that to your mom?
My dad would've killed me.
Yeah, well, newsflash,
we're up here, and they're down there.
What's she gonna do about it?
Guys...
whatever Matilda saw in us,
we have to see it too.
Who we were down there is done.
They're gone.
We have to be the very best we can be...
otherwise...
we're gonna die up here.
[toy squeaking]
[toy squeaking playfully]
Squeebee McSqueeberton.
I made him on the 3-D printer.
Watch this.
[squeaks and splats]
[all laughing]
So the phone app is now self-aware...
Self-aware enough to know
that we want our kids back now,
that we want them back safe,
and that we want them back alive?
I only know one thing.
Matilda is beyond our control.
We don't know what she wants,
or what she's capable of doing to get it.
[♪♪♪]
♪ Five kids all amazed by the wonders ♪
♪ Of unexplainable factors
♪ That go beyond the skies
♪ We are the astronauts
♪ On the voyage of a lifetime
♪ With a mission far from Earth And all we trust ♪
♪ Oh, we are the astronauts