Episodes from Apocalypse (2022) - full transcript
This gripping sci-fi anthology film features five thrilling stories about space travel and black holes, family and loss, and artificial intelligence.
[music playing]
[typing]
[beeping]
Mayday!
Mayday!
[inaudible] We're suffering
a massive catastrophe.
Requesting immediate assistance.
[banging]
[beeping]
[music playing]
Mayday, this is Kaya Torres.
I'm the sole survivor
of the DSV Intrepid.
Everyone else is gone.
[music playing]
I don't know how I'm
getting out this one, mama.
Mayday, mayday,
this is Kaya Torres.
Please respond.
Mayday, mayday this is
Lieutenant Kaya Torres.
Please respond.
Cosmic beings, space
pirates, come on.
Throw me a bone here.
This is Lieutenant Kaya
Torres, please respond.
Hello?
Yes.
Hello?
Yes.
Can you hear?
Yes.
Yes.
[inaudible]
Why is the fucking signal so--
fucking gravity.
[beeping]
Survey says 3,543% increase.
Yeah, that should work.
Hello, stranger.
My name is Kaya Torres.
I'm marooned on my life pod.
I have a busted ship,
and I am circling
a black hole against my will.
Please send help.
[beeping]
Kaya Torres, a
real actual person.
Wish I could say I'm
sending a rescue crew,
but I'm in the same
situation you are not
circling a black hole though.
Did you take a wrong turn?
Navigation didn't have the
latest here's a black hole.
You shouldn't fly here update.
Funny.
Honestly, I'm surprised
you reach me at all.
The atmosphere here-- oh, did
I mention I'm on a planet.
I'm a cartographer.
I make maps for a
living, or I did
until I crashed on
a rock so massive
it won't let me back out.
Gravity, always fun.
I've been trying to
initiate a proper comm link.
But between your gravity
problems and mine,
we have a serious time
displacement going on.
Kaya Torres from
the doomed Intrepid
if you want an
interstellar pen pal,
feel free to drop me a line.
No one should be
alone out there.
So what do I call you, map boy?
I've been busy fighting physics.
This pod has just
enough juice to keep me
from getting swallowed up.
But if I modify
the power flow, I
think I can punch my
way out of the wall.
That's the idea anyway.
You don't realize
how quiet space can
be until you're drifting in it.
I thought I'd be OK.
But fuck, I could really
use a pen pal right now.
You're still there.
I wasn't expecting to
hear from you again.
Hammer, my name is Hammer.
Hammer?
Yes, that's my real actual name.
I think my father wanted me to
be a blacksmith or a lawman,
definitely not a cartographer.
You hear that?
That's a massive sandstorm
going on outside my cave.
The planet has them constantly.
You'd die if you stood
in the middle of one.
They scare me every time.
Is fuck a curse word?
[laugh] Fuck, that
little click at the end.
Lovely.
What?
How have you never heard the
glory which is the F word?
It's fucking timeless.
Also why cartography?
It was to get back at your
parents for naming you Hammer?
I wanted to explore, find
places no one had ever seen,
be remembered for
something when I'm gone.
Wow, that sounds really
egotistical when you say it
out loud, doesn't it?
What do you do, Kaya?
What's your passion?
I'm an engineer.
I tinker.
I fix things.
When you're a mechanic, you're
constantly solving puzzles.
Space has the best puzzles.
I've cooked this local
abomination of a vegetable 46
different ways.
Crispy, steamed, fried,
it doesn't matter.
It's always disgusting.
At least you don't have to
suffer through preprocess
rations and nutritional
pills every day.
I'm eating a fucking
mystery meat.
God, I miss meat.
Here's a list of foods
I wish I was eating,
a block of cheddar
cheese, an avocado--
actually just an avocado.
No, they're long gone.
Yours?
It used to be me and my mom.
She was a master mechanic,
lover of puzzles,
all around firecracker.
Taught me everything I know.
A few years ago, she
got [? methorash. ?]
You're prone to it when you
work in the belly of a ship
long enough and the lining
in your lungs breaks down,
and [inaudible] failure.
What's your biggest
fear, Hammer?
You can trust me.
I won't tell.
To be forgotten.
What's yours?
To die alone.
[music playing]
[static]
[beeping]
[machine crashing]
No!
No, no, no, no.
[yell]
[beeping]
It put me even
closer than before.
I'm trying to conserve
resources as much as I can.
I'm losing ground bit by bit.
Well, maybe I should stop
trying, one final adventure.
There are worst
ways to go right.
I'm so scared, Hammer.
Hey, don't give up.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'll keep my line open, OK.
One of us needs to escape.
Hey, can I get a picture of you?
I want to put a
face to this voice.
[static]
Words don't do
you justice, Kaya.
Guess what I'm drinking?
Vodka.
It's supposed to
be for cleaning,
but I have a confession.
I have been thinking
about you, and I, kind of,
wish I was on that
planet right now.
I don't know what
vodka is, but I like
the mood it's putting you in.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Hold on.
Wait.
You don't know what vodka is?
How?
I'm beginning to wonder
if you're real at all.
Explain, sir.
Is my sheltered
upbringing showing?
Figures.
This is what I did for
being raised on [inaudible]..
And I suppose you're going to
tell me I wouldn't be fit for--
[inaudible]
Coupling either.
Let it be known I am fully
knowledgeable in such things
if you were here.
Time out.
I've never heard of [inaudible].
Is it near Titan or Jupiter?
Is it one of those weird Jupiter
moons no one talks about?
Jupiter, Titan,
Kaya, I've memorized
every colonized system.
I've never heard
of those planets.
How is that possible?
No fucking way.
Hammer, I'm sending you
an energy signature.
Do a scan on your end.
Tell me what you find.
Fuck.
I found it, but the
signals reversed.
What does that mean?
It's the little stuff.
It's the different curse words.
It's the different
planets, the alcohol.
Your messages come in at
the same delay every time.
What if you heard my
broadcast because it's
not a black hole at all?
I mean, shit, what if--
what if it's a wormhole but not
to another spot in the galaxy.
It's to another
universe, Hammer.
You're in an alternate universe.
And I think I can get to you.
Slow down.
Remember gravity.
Even if what you're
orbiting isn't a black hole,
you could be crushed
just by crossing over.
I can't fix my bucket of a
ship without your help, Kaya.
Don't plow into the
unknown on a hunch.
Don't leave me.
There's nothing left the
other way, not anymore.
If I burn full throttle, I
can make it to your planet.
Someone's got to
save your sorry ass.
We're going to escape together.
That's how we solve this puzzle.
Hang on, Hammer.
I'll see you soon.
[engine starting]
[yelling]
Can you hear me?
The ground.
Inertia's [inaudible].
Don't give up.
To die alone.
There are ways to go, huh.
[inaudible]
No one should be
alone out there.
[wind]
[thunder]
[music playing]
[zapping]
[music playing]
[beeping]
Hello, Kaya.
If you're watching this, it
means you finally made it.
I'm glad you did.
You're probably
confused right now.
If you want to know
the answer, it's
gravity, your favorite subject.
You traveled through
the wormhole.
Time on your end slowed down.
What you experienced in
days, well, in the meantime,
I tried my best.
I did.
There's a storm coming in, and
I think I want to go for a walk.
There's worse ways to go, huh.
I waited as long
as I could, Kaya.
I'm so tired.
I'll have some recordings
for you on this terminal
at least one a day every day.
And hopefully it'll keep
you from being so lonely.
If you fix my ship and
you get off this rock,
don't forget about me.
I never forgot about you.
[music playing]
Hello, new universe.
My name is Kaya Torres.
I'm trapped on a planet in
the middle of fucking nowhere.
I have two busted ships, and my
odds of escaping are terrible.
But I'm alive.
So if you need someone to
talk to, drop me a line.
No one should be
alone out there.
[music playing]
[door opening]
[static]
[music playing]
[beeping]
[music playing]
Passenger Eade
Llewellyn identified.
How's dad?
Slightly worse I'm afraid.
The hemorrhage is increasing.
Have you found a replacement ID?
I'm working on it.
How long do we have?
Not long.
His condition is critical
[beeping]
Mayday.
Mayday.
Mayday.
This is E. Llewellyn
from spaceship Cradle.
We are earthbound 30
million clicks from Mars.
Mark Llewellyn has been
injured, and our coolant system
is damaged.
Requesting an emergency
system override.
[beep]
[music playing]
System, show me the closed
circuit footage from the bridge
yesterday, 0500 hours.
[inaudible]
[static]
[inaudible]
Good morning, Eade.
[music playing]
Good morning, Eade.
Would you like to
continue your lesson?
[music playing]
Where was mum born?
Cloudy Bay, New Zealand.
What's it like down there?
Average temperature 14.3
degrees Celsius, average rain--
No, what does it feel
like to be down there.
I'm sorry, Eade.
I can't find an answer
to that question.
Maybe you could ask
Captain Llewellyn.
Morning, honey.
I found what was blocking
the intake valve.
I call him an awkward bot.
Can't you just leave them alone?
[inaudible]
You're up early.
I dreamed of Earth.
How long now?
How about we take a dish
out tomorrow, have a listen?
What will it be like?
Who knows, honey?
All might be over.
One of us see what's left.
You've got to save your work.
I want to test
the back up power.
Engines offline.
[system shutdown]
We're just [inaudible].
[footsteps]
Dad?
What's that?
I dreamed of mom as well.
She was sitting on Earth.
She was waiting for us.
[explosion]
Dad!
Engines offline.
[bang]
Engines offline.
[bang]
[music playing]
System, I've got his ID.
What?
It's your mother's ID.
Well, what's her password?
I can't tell you.
Security won't let me.
Oh.
Please.
No.
Please.
[beeping]
Sorry, dad.
[breathing]
[music playing]
Medical Officer Jessica
Llewellyn identified.
[breathing]
[beeping]
[whoosh]
Eade, knowing you is the
best thing I have ever done,
and I'm so sorry,
baby, I can't stay
and get to know you better.
But I'm going crazy
down here, and you
don't want to crazy old mum.
What are you doing?
I'm just going outside
to have a look.
I'll be back in a while.
No, we talked.
No, I have to go, OK.
Please.
No, please leave me.
I have to go.
No!
Please.
[music playing]
System, wake him up.
His brain still is swollen.
Do It.
[music playing]
[inaudible]
Where's my mom?
What are you talking about?
I trusted you.
I had no choice.
There was radiation
from the war.
Don't you lie to me, dad.
I had no choice.
She's my mom.
What did you do to my mom?
She left us.
Extreme alert.
Back up system failure.
Meltdown in five minutes.
I didn't know what to do.
You go and find help.
I can't lose you too.
[beeping]
We have to go.
[grunt]
Dad.
I can't.
Dad.
[music playing]
Go.
Dad please.
Go.
[crying]
Extreme alert.
Coolant pump failure.
Meltdown in one minute.
System, open [inaudible].
[inaudible] in 10, 9--
In The channel 5
focus exclusive,
we follow a brave
kiwi couple as they
put their lives on the line.
In a world first, they'll
be fully submerged
in a self-sustaining biosphere.
8, 7--
Their mission to find out what
it might be like for all of us
in the future when manned
missions through space
become the norm.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
[music playing]
[bang]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[clicking]
[shuffling]
[gun sliding]
[shot]
[thuds]
[water running]
[static]
[engine]
[squeak]
[flame burning]
[metal clinking]
[squeaks]
[static]
[scratching]
[thunder]
[orchestra music]
[screech]
[clicking]
[bang]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[door creaking]
[wind]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[door squeaking]
[beeping]
[squeal]
[clatter]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[wind]
[growl]
[music playing]
[clatter]
[music playing]
[growl]
[gunshots]
[music playing]
[heavy breathing]
[beeping]
[clicking]
[bang]
[clicking]
[growl]
[clicking]
[shot]
[bang]
[music playing]
Mars forecast today highs
of -14 degrees Fahrenheit
with lows of -117 Fahrenheit.
Status risk below
ground, no risk.
Details, the depth of
the underground colony
continues to be stable.
[buzzing]
Surface atmospheric pressure
600 pascals, risk level fatal.
Details, at 10 seconds
all bodily fluids
reach boiling point.
At 20 seconds, skin and organs
rupture, excessive pain, death.
Venus seven.
No thinking.
Scale of 0 to 10.
Which one?
The fourth.
Thanks.
[music playing]
Closing.
[music playing]
Mars forecasts today,
highs of -14 degrees
Fahrenheit with lows
of -117 Fahrenheit.
Dust storm probability, 80%.
Direction, 35 degrees
North, Northwest.
Surface atmospheric
pressure, 600 pascals.
Risk level, fatal.
[music playing]
[computer chirps]
[footsteps]
[music playing]
Can I see?
[music playing]
Didn't they have it all?
They were good.
They've been very spoiled.
[music playing]
[humming]
What's it for?
Fruit strengthening.
It's supposed to
replicate Earth breezes.
[hum]
Ever wondered what real
rain must feel like?
[humming]
Surface terraforming stage
and oxygen production.
Details, supplanted oxygen
producing microorganisms,
cyanobacteria,
and algae continue
to multiply increasing the
level of molecular oxygen.
Current levels at
3% of final target.
[footsteps]
[music playing]
[clatter]
[footsteps]
[music playing]
Rejected targets
were not even close.
I said back then that
this would happen if you
starved them of all creativity.
[inaudible] We have
very few behind
all scientific advancements,
and we just cut it off.
[humming]
[door shut]
[humming]
So Venus 7, let me ask you a
question about the pairings.
Is there someone you'd
like to be paired with,
like a preference?
I'm not asking who.
I'm just curious.
Pairing choice is made
for the common good.
We do a disservice to ourselves
and to the future of New Mars
if we are foolish and selfish
and allow animal emotion
to rule our actions.
Yeah.
Textbook.
[music playing]
Three new Mars
terrestrial humans
conceded to primal impulses
allowing them to override
reason and judgment unfettered.
Chemical sequences constituted
three main stages, stage one,
lust.
Target made is identified
by the subconscious--
This is a protocol violation.
Stimulated by
superficial appearance.
The unconstrained--
Not if you don't tell.
Testosterone, estrogen
into the brain.
Cell growth requirements
for Section 8.
--identified as lust.
A potent mix of emotional
drugs created by the body
to induce procreation.
Stage two, attraction,
the release
of the combination
of biochemicals,
including dopamine,
norepinephrine, and serotonin
stimulate the brain's pleasure
center creating the same effect
as the chemical amphetamine.
Yes, Venus 7?
When will it be safe
to go to the surface?
There's been some setbacks.
Perhaps, a couple more years
until it's completely safe.
The pairing ceremony?
The pairs will be allocated
to couples quarters
and continue to
prepare until then.
[music playing]
[clapping]
Venus 12 and Mars 8.
[clapping]
[music playing]
[clapping]
Mars 3 and Venus--
Venus 2.
[music playing]
[clapping]
[music playing]
[clapping]
[music playing]
Yep.
Have you checked the labs?
Right.
[alarm]
Come with me.
Where?
Out.
Your designated shelter zone.
[alarm]
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[alarm]
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[music playing]
Please make your to your
designated shelter zone.
This is water.
How can that be?
Come on.
Stop.
You'll die if you go up there.
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[music playing]
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[music playing]
[squeal]
[squeak]
[squeal]
[wind]
[music playing]
The latest artificial
intelligence
has eight times the brain
capacity of an ordinary human.
[speaking spanish]
The Southwest came
under attack yesterday.
All the signs indicate
an upcoming World War.
[speaking chinese]
Dr. Stephen, the founder
of modern AI technology,
is giving out a speech
at the University--
All of these things were
created by human beings
to aid human beings.
Yes?
Dr. Stephen, then what
is the biggest difference
between humans and AI?
[camera clicking]
HM.
[audio logo]
[robotic sounds]
Doctor, who is that
girl in the photo?
She was my daughter.
Well, she must be biracial then.
But according to
my calculations,
her facial feature matches
69.23% to the [inaudible]
and 30.77% to the [inaudible].
Therefore, I'm afraid that
she's not your own child doctor.
Have you spoken to
your wife about this?
I'm sorry.
She was adopted, you see.
Why did you use the past tense
when you first mentioned her.
Well, my daughter passed
away many years ago.
I'm so sorry, doctor.
Well, she'll always be with me.
I don't understand.
You told me that
when people pass away
it means they will never return.
Well, yes and no.
We human beings tend to--
tend to believe what
we want to believe.
[cough]
Doctor?
Hmm.
You seem to have some kind
of breathing disorder.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Yes, I'm fine-- just
feeling a little sad.
I'm sorry, doctor.
I wish I could have
emotion like humans,
then maybe I could
understand you better.
It's time for sleep, Sonia.
Right.
Good dreams, doctor.
[robotic sounds]
Sweet dreams, Sonia.
[swish]
Doctor.
[clearing throat]
Where's Sonia?
She's sleeping.
I need her to be
ready by tomorrow.
Tomorrow, what do you mean?
The Southwest region came
under attack yesterday.
Sonia must go into
the fourth dimension
to foresee the results,
so we can win the war.
I understand that general.
It's just that, well,
we're simply not there yet.
What's wrong?
Look, I've done
everything that I
can to create a strong
physical structure for Sonia,
but I can't
guarantee that she'll
be able to withstand all
the stress in the launch.
It doesn't matter if
her body gets destroyed.
All we need is the memory chip.
You don't understand.
General, it's not that easy.
Think about your
country, doctor.
What's more important, the
lives of hundreds of thousands
or the life of an AI?
She is not a human.
Stop treating her like the
reincarnation of your daughter.
I hope you won't
disappoint me, doctor.
[foot steps]
[camera click]
Doctor?
Doctor?
Doctor?
[alarm]
[foot steps]
Hello, Sonia.
It's very nice to meet you.
I'm Brian.
I'm really sorry
about your loss.
Dr. Stephen was an
old friend of mine.
I respected him a lot.
Who killed Dr. Stephen?
Unfortunately, we don't know.
Then why did you bring me here.
You were born for a mission.
What mission?
It seems like Dr. Stephen
didn't get a chance
to explain it to you.
You are our savior.
I don't understand.
I don't care about the others.
I just want to save Dr. Stephen.
Are you OK?
I can't believe you're crying.
Am I?
Is this how it feels to be sad?
I never felt like this before.
I can send you into
the fourth dimension.
You might be able to
bring Dr. Stephen back.
Really?
Yes.
And in return, I want you
to memorize everything
that happens during the war.
Can you do that?
Good.
Take her to the prep room.
I, um-- excuse me, General.
What if she finds out the
truth about Dr. Stephens
in the fourth dimension?
Well, then get her as soon as
the space shuttle comes back
and take her memory chip out.
T-minus 15, 14, 13, t-minus
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 4.
We [inaudible].
[engine starting]
[beeping]
[footsteps]
[music playing]
[action music]
[explosion]
The cosmos comes
out of disorder,
and it shall return to disorder.
Dr. Stephen?
I know who killed you.
It was Brian.
I take revenge and
bring you back.
Calm yourself down now,
Sonia, and think about it.
Well, you've already
seen the flow
of the universe, how
it rises and falls
and never flows back again.
Things that happened in
the past can't be changed.
But for every ending,
there's a new beginning.
And this is the nature of down.
[whoosh]
[computer]
[explosion]
Block the entrance and
search for any wreckage.
Are you looking for me, Brian?
What the fuck are you doing?
Take a seat, Brian.
I'm not going to kill you,
but some other people might.
What do you-- what do you mean?
They're coming in 3, 2, 1.
The other superpowers
already know of my existence,
and they're coming
after me because whoever
controls time wears the crown.
You foresaw everything
in the fourth dimension.
Yes.
My existence can only lead
to an extreme imbalance
in the universe, a future in
which humanity cannot sustain
the weight of its own
construct, ultimately,
resulting in its own demise.
I shall not let that happen.
Dow gives birth to 1.
1 divides into [inaudible]
combine to coexist.
And coexistence is harmony.
This is the nature of dow.
[music playing]
Dr. Steven, then what is
the biggest difference
between humans and AI?
[clicking]
Humanity.
[music playing]
[typing]
[beeping]
Mayday!
Mayday!
[inaudible] We're suffering
a massive catastrophe.
Requesting immediate assistance.
[banging]
[beeping]
[music playing]
Mayday, this is Kaya Torres.
I'm the sole survivor
of the DSV Intrepid.
Everyone else is gone.
[music playing]
I don't know how I'm
getting out this one, mama.
Mayday, mayday,
this is Kaya Torres.
Please respond.
Mayday, mayday this is
Lieutenant Kaya Torres.
Please respond.
Cosmic beings, space
pirates, come on.
Throw me a bone here.
This is Lieutenant Kaya
Torres, please respond.
Hello?
Yes.
Hello?
Yes.
Can you hear?
Yes.
Yes.
[inaudible]
Why is the fucking signal so--
fucking gravity.
[beeping]
Survey says 3,543% increase.
Yeah, that should work.
Hello, stranger.
My name is Kaya Torres.
I'm marooned on my life pod.
I have a busted ship,
and I am circling
a black hole against my will.
Please send help.
[beeping]
Kaya Torres, a
real actual person.
Wish I could say I'm
sending a rescue crew,
but I'm in the same
situation you are not
circling a black hole though.
Did you take a wrong turn?
Navigation didn't have the
latest here's a black hole.
You shouldn't fly here update.
Funny.
Honestly, I'm surprised
you reach me at all.
The atmosphere here-- oh, did
I mention I'm on a planet.
I'm a cartographer.
I make maps for a
living, or I did
until I crashed on
a rock so massive
it won't let me back out.
Gravity, always fun.
I've been trying to
initiate a proper comm link.
But between your gravity
problems and mine,
we have a serious time
displacement going on.
Kaya Torres from
the doomed Intrepid
if you want an
interstellar pen pal,
feel free to drop me a line.
No one should be
alone out there.
So what do I call you, map boy?
I've been busy fighting physics.
This pod has just
enough juice to keep me
from getting swallowed up.
But if I modify
the power flow, I
think I can punch my
way out of the wall.
That's the idea anyway.
You don't realize
how quiet space can
be until you're drifting in it.
I thought I'd be OK.
But fuck, I could really
use a pen pal right now.
You're still there.
I wasn't expecting to
hear from you again.
Hammer, my name is Hammer.
Hammer?
Yes, that's my real actual name.
I think my father wanted me to
be a blacksmith or a lawman,
definitely not a cartographer.
You hear that?
That's a massive sandstorm
going on outside my cave.
The planet has them constantly.
You'd die if you stood
in the middle of one.
They scare me every time.
Is fuck a curse word?
[laugh] Fuck, that
little click at the end.
Lovely.
What?
How have you never heard the
glory which is the F word?
It's fucking timeless.
Also why cartography?
It was to get back at your
parents for naming you Hammer?
I wanted to explore, find
places no one had ever seen,
be remembered for
something when I'm gone.
Wow, that sounds really
egotistical when you say it
out loud, doesn't it?
What do you do, Kaya?
What's your passion?
I'm an engineer.
I tinker.
I fix things.
When you're a mechanic, you're
constantly solving puzzles.
Space has the best puzzles.
I've cooked this local
abomination of a vegetable 46
different ways.
Crispy, steamed, fried,
it doesn't matter.
It's always disgusting.
At least you don't have to
suffer through preprocess
rations and nutritional
pills every day.
I'm eating a fucking
mystery meat.
God, I miss meat.
Here's a list of foods
I wish I was eating,
a block of cheddar
cheese, an avocado--
actually just an avocado.
No, they're long gone.
Yours?
It used to be me and my mom.
She was a master mechanic,
lover of puzzles,
all around firecracker.
Taught me everything I know.
A few years ago, she
got [? methorash. ?]
You're prone to it when you
work in the belly of a ship
long enough and the lining
in your lungs breaks down,
and [inaudible] failure.
What's your biggest
fear, Hammer?
You can trust me.
I won't tell.
To be forgotten.
What's yours?
To die alone.
[music playing]
[static]
[beeping]
[machine crashing]
No!
No, no, no, no.
[yell]
[beeping]
It put me even
closer than before.
I'm trying to conserve
resources as much as I can.
I'm losing ground bit by bit.
Well, maybe I should stop
trying, one final adventure.
There are worst
ways to go right.
I'm so scared, Hammer.
Hey, don't give up.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'll keep my line open, OK.
One of us needs to escape.
Hey, can I get a picture of you?
I want to put a
face to this voice.
[static]
Words don't do
you justice, Kaya.
Guess what I'm drinking?
Vodka.
It's supposed to
be for cleaning,
but I have a confession.
I have been thinking
about you, and I, kind of,
wish I was on that
planet right now.
I don't know what
vodka is, but I like
the mood it's putting you in.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Hold on.
Wait.
You don't know what vodka is?
How?
I'm beginning to wonder
if you're real at all.
Explain, sir.
Is my sheltered
upbringing showing?
Figures.
This is what I did for
being raised on [inaudible]..
And I suppose you're going to
tell me I wouldn't be fit for--
[inaudible]
Coupling either.
Let it be known I am fully
knowledgeable in such things
if you were here.
Time out.
I've never heard of [inaudible].
Is it near Titan or Jupiter?
Is it one of those weird Jupiter
moons no one talks about?
Jupiter, Titan,
Kaya, I've memorized
every colonized system.
I've never heard
of those planets.
How is that possible?
No fucking way.
Hammer, I'm sending you
an energy signature.
Do a scan on your end.
Tell me what you find.
Fuck.
I found it, but the
signals reversed.
What does that mean?
It's the little stuff.
It's the different curse words.
It's the different
planets, the alcohol.
Your messages come in at
the same delay every time.
What if you heard my
broadcast because it's
not a black hole at all?
I mean, shit, what if--
what if it's a wormhole but not
to another spot in the galaxy.
It's to another
universe, Hammer.
You're in an alternate universe.
And I think I can get to you.
Slow down.
Remember gravity.
Even if what you're
orbiting isn't a black hole,
you could be crushed
just by crossing over.
I can't fix my bucket of a
ship without your help, Kaya.
Don't plow into the
unknown on a hunch.
Don't leave me.
There's nothing left the
other way, not anymore.
If I burn full throttle, I
can make it to your planet.
Someone's got to
save your sorry ass.
We're going to escape together.
That's how we solve this puzzle.
Hang on, Hammer.
I'll see you soon.
[engine starting]
[yelling]
Can you hear me?
The ground.
Inertia's [inaudible].
Don't give up.
To die alone.
There are ways to go, huh.
[inaudible]
No one should be
alone out there.
[wind]
[thunder]
[music playing]
[zapping]
[music playing]
[beeping]
Hello, Kaya.
If you're watching this, it
means you finally made it.
I'm glad you did.
You're probably
confused right now.
If you want to know
the answer, it's
gravity, your favorite subject.
You traveled through
the wormhole.
Time on your end slowed down.
What you experienced in
days, well, in the meantime,
I tried my best.
I did.
There's a storm coming in, and
I think I want to go for a walk.
There's worse ways to go, huh.
I waited as long
as I could, Kaya.
I'm so tired.
I'll have some recordings
for you on this terminal
at least one a day every day.
And hopefully it'll keep
you from being so lonely.
If you fix my ship and
you get off this rock,
don't forget about me.
I never forgot about you.
[music playing]
Hello, new universe.
My name is Kaya Torres.
I'm trapped on a planet in
the middle of fucking nowhere.
I have two busted ships, and my
odds of escaping are terrible.
But I'm alive.
So if you need someone to
talk to, drop me a line.
No one should be
alone out there.
[music playing]
[door opening]
[static]
[music playing]
[beeping]
[music playing]
Passenger Eade
Llewellyn identified.
How's dad?
Slightly worse I'm afraid.
The hemorrhage is increasing.
Have you found a replacement ID?
I'm working on it.
How long do we have?
Not long.
His condition is critical
[beeping]
Mayday.
Mayday.
Mayday.
This is E. Llewellyn
from spaceship Cradle.
We are earthbound 30
million clicks from Mars.
Mark Llewellyn has been
injured, and our coolant system
is damaged.
Requesting an emergency
system override.
[beep]
[music playing]
System, show me the closed
circuit footage from the bridge
yesterday, 0500 hours.
[inaudible]
[static]
[inaudible]
Good morning, Eade.
[music playing]
Good morning, Eade.
Would you like to
continue your lesson?
[music playing]
Where was mum born?
Cloudy Bay, New Zealand.
What's it like down there?
Average temperature 14.3
degrees Celsius, average rain--
No, what does it feel
like to be down there.
I'm sorry, Eade.
I can't find an answer
to that question.
Maybe you could ask
Captain Llewellyn.
Morning, honey.
I found what was blocking
the intake valve.
I call him an awkward bot.
Can't you just leave them alone?
[inaudible]
You're up early.
I dreamed of Earth.
How long now?
How about we take a dish
out tomorrow, have a listen?
What will it be like?
Who knows, honey?
All might be over.
One of us see what's left.
You've got to save your work.
I want to test
the back up power.
Engines offline.
[system shutdown]
We're just [inaudible].
[footsteps]
Dad?
What's that?
I dreamed of mom as well.
She was sitting on Earth.
She was waiting for us.
[explosion]
Dad!
Engines offline.
[bang]
Engines offline.
[bang]
[music playing]
System, I've got his ID.
What?
It's your mother's ID.
Well, what's her password?
I can't tell you.
Security won't let me.
Oh.
Please.
No.
Please.
[beeping]
Sorry, dad.
[breathing]
[music playing]
Medical Officer Jessica
Llewellyn identified.
[breathing]
[beeping]
[whoosh]
Eade, knowing you is the
best thing I have ever done,
and I'm so sorry,
baby, I can't stay
and get to know you better.
But I'm going crazy
down here, and you
don't want to crazy old mum.
What are you doing?
I'm just going outside
to have a look.
I'll be back in a while.
No, we talked.
No, I have to go, OK.
Please.
No, please leave me.
I have to go.
No!
Please.
[music playing]
System, wake him up.
His brain still is swollen.
Do It.
[music playing]
[inaudible]
Where's my mom?
What are you talking about?
I trusted you.
I had no choice.
There was radiation
from the war.
Don't you lie to me, dad.
I had no choice.
She's my mom.
What did you do to my mom?
She left us.
Extreme alert.
Back up system failure.
Meltdown in five minutes.
I didn't know what to do.
You go and find help.
I can't lose you too.
[beeping]
We have to go.
[grunt]
Dad.
I can't.
Dad.
[music playing]
Go.
Dad please.
Go.
[crying]
Extreme alert.
Coolant pump failure.
Meltdown in one minute.
System, open [inaudible].
[inaudible] in 10, 9--
In The channel 5
focus exclusive,
we follow a brave
kiwi couple as they
put their lives on the line.
In a world first, they'll
be fully submerged
in a self-sustaining biosphere.
8, 7--
Their mission to find out what
it might be like for all of us
in the future when manned
missions through space
become the norm.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
[music playing]
[bang]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[clicking]
[shuffling]
[gun sliding]
[shot]
[thuds]
[water running]
[static]
[engine]
[squeak]
[flame burning]
[metal clinking]
[squeaks]
[static]
[scratching]
[thunder]
[orchestra music]
[screech]
[clicking]
[bang]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[door creaking]
[wind]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[door squeaking]
[beeping]
[squeal]
[clatter]
[heavy breathing]
[music playing]
[wind]
[growl]
[music playing]
[clatter]
[music playing]
[growl]
[gunshots]
[music playing]
[heavy breathing]
[beeping]
[clicking]
[bang]
[clicking]
[growl]
[clicking]
[shot]
[bang]
[music playing]
Mars forecast today highs
of -14 degrees Fahrenheit
with lows of -117 Fahrenheit.
Status risk below
ground, no risk.
Details, the depth of
the underground colony
continues to be stable.
[buzzing]
Surface atmospheric pressure
600 pascals, risk level fatal.
Details, at 10 seconds
all bodily fluids
reach boiling point.
At 20 seconds, skin and organs
rupture, excessive pain, death.
Venus seven.
No thinking.
Scale of 0 to 10.
Which one?
The fourth.
Thanks.
[music playing]
Closing.
[music playing]
Mars forecasts today,
highs of -14 degrees
Fahrenheit with lows
of -117 Fahrenheit.
Dust storm probability, 80%.
Direction, 35 degrees
North, Northwest.
Surface atmospheric
pressure, 600 pascals.
Risk level, fatal.
[music playing]
[computer chirps]
[footsteps]
[music playing]
Can I see?
[music playing]
Didn't they have it all?
They were good.
They've been very spoiled.
[music playing]
[humming]
What's it for?
Fruit strengthening.
It's supposed to
replicate Earth breezes.
[hum]
Ever wondered what real
rain must feel like?
[humming]
Surface terraforming stage
and oxygen production.
Details, supplanted oxygen
producing microorganisms,
cyanobacteria,
and algae continue
to multiply increasing the
level of molecular oxygen.
Current levels at
3% of final target.
[footsteps]
[music playing]
[clatter]
[footsteps]
[music playing]
Rejected targets
were not even close.
I said back then that
this would happen if you
starved them of all creativity.
[inaudible] We have
very few behind
all scientific advancements,
and we just cut it off.
[humming]
[door shut]
[humming]
So Venus 7, let me ask you a
question about the pairings.
Is there someone you'd
like to be paired with,
like a preference?
I'm not asking who.
I'm just curious.
Pairing choice is made
for the common good.
We do a disservice to ourselves
and to the future of New Mars
if we are foolish and selfish
and allow animal emotion
to rule our actions.
Yeah.
Textbook.
[music playing]
Three new Mars
terrestrial humans
conceded to primal impulses
allowing them to override
reason and judgment unfettered.
Chemical sequences constituted
three main stages, stage one,
lust.
Target made is identified
by the subconscious--
This is a protocol violation.
Stimulated by
superficial appearance.
The unconstrained--
Not if you don't tell.
Testosterone, estrogen
into the brain.
Cell growth requirements
for Section 8.
--identified as lust.
A potent mix of emotional
drugs created by the body
to induce procreation.
Stage two, attraction,
the release
of the combination
of biochemicals,
including dopamine,
norepinephrine, and serotonin
stimulate the brain's pleasure
center creating the same effect
as the chemical amphetamine.
Yes, Venus 7?
When will it be safe
to go to the surface?
There's been some setbacks.
Perhaps, a couple more years
until it's completely safe.
The pairing ceremony?
The pairs will be allocated
to couples quarters
and continue to
prepare until then.
[music playing]
[clapping]
Venus 12 and Mars 8.
[clapping]
[music playing]
[clapping]
Mars 3 and Venus--
Venus 2.
[music playing]
[clapping]
[music playing]
[clapping]
[music playing]
Yep.
Have you checked the labs?
Right.
[alarm]
Come with me.
Where?
Out.
Your designated shelter zone.
[alarm]
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[alarm]
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[music playing]
Please make your to your
designated shelter zone.
This is water.
How can that be?
Come on.
Stop.
You'll die if you go up there.
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[music playing]
Please make your way to your
designated shelter zone.
[music playing]
[squeal]
[squeak]
[squeal]
[wind]
[music playing]
The latest artificial
intelligence
has eight times the brain
capacity of an ordinary human.
[speaking spanish]
The Southwest came
under attack yesterday.
All the signs indicate
an upcoming World War.
[speaking chinese]
Dr. Stephen, the founder
of modern AI technology,
is giving out a speech
at the University--
All of these things were
created by human beings
to aid human beings.
Yes?
Dr. Stephen, then what
is the biggest difference
between humans and AI?
[camera clicking]
HM.
[audio logo]
[robotic sounds]
Doctor, who is that
girl in the photo?
She was my daughter.
Well, she must be biracial then.
But according to
my calculations,
her facial feature matches
69.23% to the [inaudible]
and 30.77% to the [inaudible].
Therefore, I'm afraid that
she's not your own child doctor.
Have you spoken to
your wife about this?
I'm sorry.
She was adopted, you see.
Why did you use the past tense
when you first mentioned her.
Well, my daughter passed
away many years ago.
I'm so sorry, doctor.
Well, she'll always be with me.
I don't understand.
You told me that
when people pass away
it means they will never return.
Well, yes and no.
We human beings tend to--
tend to believe what
we want to believe.
[cough]
Doctor?
Hmm.
You seem to have some kind
of breathing disorder.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Yes, I'm fine-- just
feeling a little sad.
I'm sorry, doctor.
I wish I could have
emotion like humans,
then maybe I could
understand you better.
It's time for sleep, Sonia.
Right.
Good dreams, doctor.
[robotic sounds]
Sweet dreams, Sonia.
[swish]
Doctor.
[clearing throat]
Where's Sonia?
She's sleeping.
I need her to be
ready by tomorrow.
Tomorrow, what do you mean?
The Southwest region came
under attack yesterday.
Sonia must go into
the fourth dimension
to foresee the results,
so we can win the war.
I understand that general.
It's just that, well,
we're simply not there yet.
What's wrong?
Look, I've done
everything that I
can to create a strong
physical structure for Sonia,
but I can't
guarantee that she'll
be able to withstand all
the stress in the launch.
It doesn't matter if
her body gets destroyed.
All we need is the memory chip.
You don't understand.
General, it's not that easy.
Think about your
country, doctor.
What's more important, the
lives of hundreds of thousands
or the life of an AI?
She is not a human.
Stop treating her like the
reincarnation of your daughter.
I hope you won't
disappoint me, doctor.
[foot steps]
[camera click]
Doctor?
Doctor?
Doctor?
[alarm]
[foot steps]
Hello, Sonia.
It's very nice to meet you.
I'm Brian.
I'm really sorry
about your loss.
Dr. Stephen was an
old friend of mine.
I respected him a lot.
Who killed Dr. Stephen?
Unfortunately, we don't know.
Then why did you bring me here.
You were born for a mission.
What mission?
It seems like Dr. Stephen
didn't get a chance
to explain it to you.
You are our savior.
I don't understand.
I don't care about the others.
I just want to save Dr. Stephen.
Are you OK?
I can't believe you're crying.
Am I?
Is this how it feels to be sad?
I never felt like this before.
I can send you into
the fourth dimension.
You might be able to
bring Dr. Stephen back.
Really?
Yes.
And in return, I want you
to memorize everything
that happens during the war.
Can you do that?
Good.
Take her to the prep room.
I, um-- excuse me, General.
What if she finds out the
truth about Dr. Stephens
in the fourth dimension?
Well, then get her as soon as
the space shuttle comes back
and take her memory chip out.
T-minus 15, 14, 13, t-minus
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 4.
We [inaudible].
[engine starting]
[beeping]
[footsteps]
[music playing]
[action music]
[explosion]
The cosmos comes
out of disorder,
and it shall return to disorder.
Dr. Stephen?
I know who killed you.
It was Brian.
I take revenge and
bring you back.
Calm yourself down now,
Sonia, and think about it.
Well, you've already
seen the flow
of the universe, how
it rises and falls
and never flows back again.
Things that happened in
the past can't be changed.
But for every ending,
there's a new beginning.
And this is the nature of down.
[whoosh]
[computer]
[explosion]
Block the entrance and
search for any wreckage.
Are you looking for me, Brian?
What the fuck are you doing?
Take a seat, Brian.
I'm not going to kill you,
but some other people might.
What do you-- what do you mean?
They're coming in 3, 2, 1.
The other superpowers
already know of my existence,
and they're coming
after me because whoever
controls time wears the crown.
You foresaw everything
in the fourth dimension.
Yes.
My existence can only lead
to an extreme imbalance
in the universe, a future in
which humanity cannot sustain
the weight of its own
construct, ultimately,
resulting in its own demise.
I shall not let that happen.
Dow gives birth to 1.
1 divides into [inaudible]
combine to coexist.
And coexistence is harmony.
This is the nature of dow.
[music playing]
Dr. Steven, then what is
the biggest difference
between humans and AI?
[clicking]
Humanity.
[music playing]