American Horror Story (2011–…): Season 8, Episode 8 - Sojourn - full transcript
Michael grows desperate when his warlock allies are slaughtered and enlists the help of unlikely allies in his quest to start the apocalypse.
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Boy.
My head hurts when you get
all existential and shit.
This morning the Wi-Fi
shuts down for no reason.
Took me forever to get it back up.
Then I waited five
minutes for my coffee.
Five minutes!
But you got through it, bro.
You faced it head on and
you came out the other side.
I'm proud of you.
On the way home,
I'm in the left lane
at the intersection.
I missed the left turn
arrow, but then the light
turns from arrow to green.
The car in front of me just sits there.
Doesn't pull into the intersection.
The driver doesn't get
that a green light means
you can make a fucking left-hand turn
if there's no oncoming traffic,
even without a fucking
left-hand turn arrow.
He doesn't move.
The driver needs the fucking arrow.
People have to be pointed in
the exact fucking direction.
When did everyone become
so fucking stupid?!
I don't know. Maybe they
weren't so smart to begin with.
Nothing works.
All of this just needs to end.
The worst part is,
I just realized,
I hate this fucking coffee.
This coffee tastes like burnt asshole.
Why is this called signature roast?
Who is signing for this shit?
Okay, dude.
It's not about the coffee,
bro. It's about Michael.
Don't even bring him up.
Our little lost Antichrist.
Show some respect, bro.
He's the son of Satan.
Well, Satan might want
to get a paternity test.
We've only been waiting for
this dude our whole lives
to put an end to all this bullshit.
Give us a world that's worth the hate.
And what does he say when he gets here?
"I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
Cut him some slack, okay?
Even Jesus needed time
to figure shit out.
That's why he went to the desert, bro.
The freaking desert? You're
saying that's where Michael is?
- The freaking desert?
- No.
I don't know where the fuck he is.
I'm just saying, maybe he needs time
to get his head together, you know?
- Maybe he's looking for a sign.
- A sign?
All the guy needs to do is look around.
The world is a raging clusterfuck.
And we need to burn this
motherfucker to the ground!
Wipe the slate clean and start over.
This time do it right.
You asked me to remind you
about the Cooperative meeting next week.
Right.
This is the reminder.
Consider us duly reminded.
Thanks, Ms. Venable.
Anything else?
You promised to give me more
agency in day-to-day matters.
This would be a good opportunity.
What is this Cooperative?
You heard of movers and shakers?
These are the people that
make them shake and move.
That visitor you had last week.
Is he a member?
Not exactly.
There must be
a part I can play here.
With The Cooperative.
Trust us, that's not
your domain, Ms. Venable.
But, for our flight, could
you get us those stewardesses
we had last time?
From Mile High Escorts?
- Shit, yes.
- Yeah.
Do I need to remind you
that I was the first person
you hired when this
company was operating
out of the back of a van?
I have given you everything I have.
Every second of every day.
I've sacrificed any
semblance of a personal life.
Friendships. Family. I don't
even have a decent hobby.
Ms. Venable, there's an old saying.
"If you aren't where you want to be,
just look in the mirror."
Are you actually referring
- to my disability?
- No.
Your scoliosis isn't
the problem, Ms. Venable.
It's the chip on your shoulder.
But we still love you.
Mile High Escorts, please.
Make your own
arrangements. I'm done here.
Whatever.
She'll calm down; She always does.
She just gave me a great fucking idea.
A way through all of
our Antichrist issues.
You're pushing too hard.
I don't get it; I used
to be able to do this.
You're
exhausting yourself, dear.
Try to relax. Don't force it.
Witchcraft is an art.
But our powers only develop as
fast as our cerebellum allows.
So just give it time.
That's all we're saying.
What if we don't have time?
Michael told you he was
coming to kill us all.
We'll be fine as long as
we stay here, in this house.
I put all of Robichaux under
the protection of an aura shield.
Every witch will be safe,
but any human, demon, or
other will find it impossible
to step through our front door.
We can't always control
the energies around us.
Negative emotions, sickness,
toxic people, unwanted spirits.
These things are unavoidable.
Like the clap at Plato's Retreat.
But the Guardian's Chalice
is our first line of
defense against all of that.
A bear trap for bad juju.
You just stash one in or around a space
you want to protect...
And even that's not gonna be enough.
Not without this dope-ass
mantra to recite before.
That's gonna put all of the
power into these jars of junk.
Everyone repeat after
me. We'll do it together.
Any unwanted spirits
and negative energy,
you must leave now.
Any evil presences, leave this space.
Only light and healing
energy is allowed in here...
Negative energies,
you must leave now.
Evil presences, leave this space.
Only light and healing
energy is allowed here.
Clearly that mantra's bullshit.
Come on, you can't be
that surprised to see me.
Fuck no, you were prophesized, darling.
Up yours.
I told Cordelia what I
was gonna do to all of you.
I have deaths to avenge.
Mead?!
How the fuck are you here?!
I was built for this.
Shit!
God. It's him.
We need to leave before
Michael finds his way up here.
- No, we need to stop him.
- We have to keep you safe.
I don't understand;
Our sisters are dying.
There is nothing you can do
to help; You are not ready.
He is going to kill you,
and I can't let that happen.
So... we good?
Better than good.
I'll put in a word with my father.
Satan just greenlit your
talk show for 13 episodes.
We failed.
Again.
The witches we actually
wanted to kill got away.
Cordelia fucked with me
and my people, and for that,
all I wanted was to watch
her die, but instead...
You're angry, and I understand,
but this is still a victory.
And besides, your destiny
is to end the world
with a rain of fire.
Killing those witches
ain't gonna do that.
You were the one who said
the way to end the world
was with magic.
You said either the witches
and warlocks stood behind us
or we kill them.
Well, that was our plan before,
maybe we need to change course.
What does that even mean?
- This guy's a fucking mess.
- Yeah.
Don't even get me started on his hair.
Why don't we just focus on
getting him to end the world?
Okay. Yeah. Tell him to burn
this motherfucker to the ground.
Yeah.
It's time to
burn the sucker down,
and you don't need magic for that.
And besides, when you end the world,
you end the witches.
Come on.
Michael, think bigger.
I... I have actually been thinking
about some other possible avenues.
See, that's great. Like what?
Maybe I could run for president.
Okay.
Yeah, that could be problematic
for a lot of reasons.
You look barely old
enough to rent a car.
Sure, but I could start
out as an ambassador
and then I'd become
one of the president's
most trusted advisors.
What the fuck is he talking about?
I think I know, and it's not good.
Michael, this
sounds like the plot
of The Omen III.
Is this where you're getting your ideas?
Well, I don't know where else to look.
It's not like there's a
bunch of reference material
on how to be the Antichrist.
Aw, dude!
Relax! I got this.
Sometimes you have to bring in
the big guns to take it home.
Whatever.
Okay. We
could go to the guys who
brought me back to you.
Maybe they have the answers.
Really? They seem like a
bunch of coked out nerds to me.
Rude.
They're very smart, not
to mention good-looking.
Okay. We'll go.
Yeah! Boom!
Putin,
Buffett, Clinton...
Bill, not Hillary.
- Kim Pyong So...
- General Kim.
Dude controls all the nuclear
weapons in North Korea.
I don't get it, how are
all these people connected?
That's a list of 100 members
of the world's most
powerful organization,
called... The Cooperative.
Yeah, except no one in The Cooperative
would ever admit to
being in The Cooperative.
Also, "The Cooperative" is a code name.
The real name... is the Illuminati.
And, actually, this list
doesn't exist. Bye, list.
You guys are in the Illuminati?
Well, I mean, were that
group to exist, yeah,
you might find some familiar names
on the roster at number 69.
69.
Yeah!
The point is,
The Cooperative controls the
money, the arts, the armies,
the thoughts, everything.
They run the fucking world.
And everyone in The Cooperative
has sold their soul... to the Devil,
which means that you
control The Cooperative.
Daddy set you up, bro.
They've been waiting for the
Antichrist. You just tell them
what you want and when you
want it, and they have to do it.
They're basically,
like, your army, dude.
Wh-What am I supposed to do with them?
If magic wasn't enough
to bring about the end-times...
No, no, no, no.
You don't need magic to
destroy the world, bro,
not when you have science.
And humanity. People suck.
They're selfish and short-sighted.
All anyone cares about is
immediate gratification.
And that's
why everything happens.
One shitty self-serving act at a time.
You multiply one bad impulse
by seven billion people,
you get global warming.
- You get mass extinction.
- Yes.
- You definitely get genocide.
- Yes, yes.
I mean, it's sheer numbers, bro.
Math is way more powerful than magic.
We are totally ready to
give the middle finger
to the world and restart mankind.
It's the prophecy, bro.
You will reign for a thousand
years of fire. It's in the book.
- I...
- It's in the good book.
You read this book? Revelations.
You read it?
What's next?
Okay, so Dead Hand is a
Russian nuclear defense system
set up for mutual assured destruction.
In the event that a
nuclear attack is detected,
counter missiles will be launched
automatically, even if all
the commanders on the ground
are dead.
With the people we know
in positions of power,
all you need for Armageddon, bro,
are three people in the right places,
pushing the right buttons.
Will it be enough to kill the witches?
Yeah. I mean, definitely.
- Ideally.
- Yeah.
All you got to do is talk to them.
God. Are we even safe here?
The Swamp Witch's shack
may be a grimy shit hole,
but it's definitely secluded.
The only other person that knows
it's here is dear Misty,
and she's off gallivanting with Stevie.
My poor girls.
She's there.
Something's happened.
God.
It's us, Delia. You're safe now.
I saw them. I saw them,
but I couldn't feel them.
I couldn't feel
their souls, there was nothing.
I couldn't bring them back.
Why couldn't I bring them back?
Shit.
What?
- Um...
- What is it?
When we went to the house
where Michael was born,
we found out he could do this thing.
After he kills someone,
he can... erase their soul.
He can, like,
burn their soul, so
there's nothing left.
They don't go anywhere,
they're not ghosts.
They're just...
gone.
How could you keep this from me?
You put all of us in danger!
I told you he was the Antichrist!
- What more did you need to know?
- This will do no good.
We can't turn on each other now.
None of this will bring back our girls.
They're gone, Delia.
They're gone.
No.
No, please,
there must be something we can do.
Maybe there is.
Tempus Infinituum.
We don't teach it to our students
because it's considered a myth.
There has never been a
confirmed case of a witch
who has it.
A girl imbued with this gift
is said to have the power
to change past events,
alter history.
Are you saying this bitch
can travel through time?
It sounds preposterous, I know.
I myself dismissed it as mere legend,
until our young Supreme
found a road-killed deer
and did not merely
bring it back to life,
she reversed the flow of time,
returning it to its youth.
If you were able to do this,
you can go back and save our coven.
I'd do anything to
bring back our sisters.
There's a catch.
Not only are there no documented cases
of a witch successfully
executing this power,
but the tales of those
who tried all end in death.
February 1913,
St. Petersburg.
The tricentennial
celebration of a Russia
united under the Romanovs.
A family that, to my mind,
marked the historical
height of grandeur.
There were feasts, operas.
Fireworks lit up the night sky.
To be a fly on the
wall of the Winter Palace
when Olga danced the
polonaise with Prince Saltykov.
Five years later,
the history of the
world changed forever.
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Anastasia.
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Maria. Tatiana.
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That night, the
czar's youngest daughter
tried to stop it with a protection spell.
As it turns out, little
Anastasia was one of us.
A witch.
Repellendum
malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur,
ut nobis. Repellendum...
Nyet, nyet.
Repellendum, rep...
Repellendum, rep... Repellendum...
Papa!
Mama!
Her power was not great
enough to defy her fate.
Perhaps yours is.
You want to send me a
hundred years into the past
to thwart the Bolshevik Revolution?
We need a dry run...
A way to test your power
without the possibility
that Michael will learn of it.
He's too powerful.
Besides, the Bolsheviks
had already won, dear.
Young Anastasia's survival
will be proof of your success.
Hold it close.
Bear with me, dear.
This is an unfortunate case
of the blind leading the blind.
Which I'm sure is of no comfort,
considering the risk of failure
is death, but here we are.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath.
Let my voice guide you.
In order to achieve this feat,
you must place yourself in
a different state of mind,
so shed your ego,
disengage from this realm.
Focus your energy on the jewel.
Use it to place yourself in that night.
See the cellar.
Balneum infinitum.
Dona salui conductus.
Balneum infinitum.
Dona salui conductus.
Balneum infinitum. Dona salui conductus.
It's working.
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Shh. I'm here to help you.
Do you understand me?
These men are going to
kill you and your family.
I know what you're trying to
do, but you can't do it alone.
Here, take my hands.
- Don't you want to live?
- Yes.
You're gonna live, okay?
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- Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
- Nyet.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
I'm gonna try and create
a way out of here. Come on.
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No!
No! No! No!
I have to go back! I have to go.
- Shh. Look at me.
- I have to go. I have to go back.
You're here.
You are with us.
- You are safe. It's me. It's me.
- I have to go back.
Keep breathing. Keep breathing.
Shh. It's okay.
She almost died, Myrtle.
The damn spell didn't even work.
But it did, Delia.
She was able to go back
and pierce the veil.
If she can do that, she
can do what's needed.
Our powers are tied.
Mallory will never really
be ready until I'm gone.
We're not ready to let you go.
I can't stop thinking about my mother.
I've spent so much of my life
running in the opposite
direction of Fiona.
God, I hated her.
For never thinking beyond
her own selfish desires,
even when our coven was in danger.
But now here I am...
and I'm not ready to let go either.
We all die, petal.
Some of us make rather a habit of it.
I feel I've made so many bad decisions,
so many wrong turns.
I don't trust myself to
know what's right anymore.
You would tell me...
if I've become her.
Just the fact that you're asking
me this gives you the answer.
Fiona never questioned anything.
She never took the time
to ponder the impact of her actions.
Never gave a passing thought
about those she hurt...
All just... petty obstacles in her path
to her base wants and desires.
My dear Delia,
you are not your mother,
you'll never be your mother,
and the truth is,
even if Fiona walked this
earth for a thousand years,
she would be but a flicker,
pale in the shadows,
while you light up the sky
like a fiery conflagration.
We must invoke the Sacred Taking.
Let my powers pour into her.
It will accelerate the process.
I die so she can be born.
Don't be daft.
The coven needs you.
What coven?
Everyone is dead.
Michael is coming and there's
nothing we can do to stop him.
We don't need to stop him.
We simply need to buy some time.
Back in the dungeon again.
I had hoped to avoid the fetid
aroma of pubescent warlocks
the rest of my life.
I never thought we'd see the day
when we come to ask for help from men.
It might have been easier if
you allowed me to kill myself.
Delia, don't even joke.
John Henry and Behold are potent allies.
Together we can slow Michael down
and give Mallory time
to develop her powers.
Hello?
Weren't they expecting us?
You'll be glad to know
I've made arrangements
with Mile High Escorts.
Roxy and Cricket will be reporting
to the G5 for your flight.
We can't accept your resignation.
I wasn't giving you a choice.
I can't work here anymore.
Well, that we can agree on.
You can't work for a company
if the company isn't going to be there.
Or most of the planet.
What are you talking about?
The world is ending, Ms. Venable.
In the next year or two...
It is all gonna be gone.
No more company.
No more Roxy and Cricket.
No more anything.
My.
- Are you trying to frighten me?
- No.
We're trying to save you.
Okay.
But then why do you two know about it?
Maybe you should have a seat.
Ms. Venable,
have you heard of the Illuminati?
I remember seeing some silly
show on The History Channel
about some secret group
that supposedly controlled the world.
It's not silly; It's fo' reals.
They had a little name change recently
for reasons of branding and whatnot.
- The Cooperative.
- Sounds better, right?
The Cooperative is on top of
this whole end-time situation.
And we have a plan.
We are going to be building
these Outposts for people.
The right people, so
that we can ride it out.
"Outposts."
Yeah, they're like
these little sanctuaries.
But see, there's no one overseeing them.
They need someone in charge.
So, we were thinking
that because you have been
so good about keeping
us out of trouble...
that you would make
a great Administrator.
You would be clear to pick and choose
how you want to run the show.
You're saying I could
devise my own rules.
Who's gonna stop you?
You want to make people
say the Pledge of Allegiance
in their underwear every morning?
Knock yourself out.
Ms. Venable, you wouldn't have to answer
to anybody about anything.
This place is so strange.
Why would the world's wealthiest 0.1%
choose to wear so much
flannel and Patagonia?
They think true power lies
in not flaunting theirs.
Idiots.
Well, I just hope I can pry them
away from their horseback riding
and hot yoga long enough
to convince them to help me.
You got to be kidding me.
I'm just... I'm nervous.
Against all the odds, you
found your way to this place
and to the brink of
fulfilling your destiny.
And those people in there are quaking
in their overpriced boots
because they know they're
about to come face-to-face
with true greatness.
You're the one they're waiting for.
They've all pledged their souls
to your father and to serving you.
And they're starving for
you to show them the way.
It's time for you to do
what you were put on this
earth to do Destroy it.
Esteemed members of The Cooperative.
World leaders, tech giants.
Media moguls and cultural influencers.
The rumors you've heard are
true My name is Michael Langdon
and I am the Antichrist.
Humanity is at a crossroads.
The world as it is today...
The poverty, the hunger,
the greed and war...
It's no longer sustainable.
The time has come to
wipe the slate clean.
Friends, it's time for the apocalypse.
I understand your trepidation.
But let me remind you that you are here
because of the gifts bestowed
upon you by my father.
In return, you gave
him your immortal souls.
He owns you.
Therefore, I own you.
We speak with one voice
and my demands are his.
Now, as you'll see from the handy guide
provided by my
associate, I do not intend
to leave you and your families to die.
When fire rains down
on the unwashed masses,
you and your families will
be safely squirreled away
in a network of luxury fallout shelters.
You already have the resources.
You just bought land on
New Zealand's South Island.
You own half of Bora Bora.
The bunker underneath
your ranch in Texas
could easily fit 20 people.
With a little construction
and some retrofitting,
these sites will make
the perfect outposts
to ride out the end of the world.
And with the admission
price of $100 million,
only the worthy will gain admission.
Turn to page six, section one.
"Outpost Construction."
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Think it's ready for bullets.
Boy.
My head hurts when you get
all existential and shit.
This morning the Wi-Fi
shuts down for no reason.
Took me forever to get it back up.
Then I waited five
minutes for my coffee.
Five minutes!
But you got through it, bro.
You faced it head on and
you came out the other side.
I'm proud of you.
On the way home,
I'm in the left lane
at the intersection.
I missed the left turn
arrow, but then the light
turns from arrow to green.
The car in front of me just sits there.
Doesn't pull into the intersection.
The driver doesn't get
that a green light means
you can make a fucking left-hand turn
if there's no oncoming traffic,
even without a fucking
left-hand turn arrow.
He doesn't move.
The driver needs the fucking arrow.
People have to be pointed in
the exact fucking direction.
When did everyone become
so fucking stupid?!
I don't know. Maybe they
weren't so smart to begin with.
Nothing works.
All of this just needs to end.
The worst part is,
I just realized,
I hate this fucking coffee.
This coffee tastes like burnt asshole.
Why is this called signature roast?
Who is signing for this shit?
Okay, dude.
It's not about the coffee,
bro. It's about Michael.
Don't even bring him up.
Our little lost Antichrist.
Show some respect, bro.
He's the son of Satan.
Well, Satan might want
to get a paternity test.
We've only been waiting for
this dude our whole lives
to put an end to all this bullshit.
Give us a world that's worth the hate.
And what does he say when he gets here?
"I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
Cut him some slack, okay?
Even Jesus needed time
to figure shit out.
That's why he went to the desert, bro.
The freaking desert? You're
saying that's where Michael is?
- The freaking desert?
- No.
I don't know where the fuck he is.
I'm just saying, maybe he needs time
to get his head together, you know?
- Maybe he's looking for a sign.
- A sign?
All the guy needs to do is look around.
The world is a raging clusterfuck.
And we need to burn this
motherfucker to the ground!
Wipe the slate clean and start over.
This time do it right.
You asked me to remind you
about the Cooperative meeting next week.
Right.
This is the reminder.
Consider us duly reminded.
Thanks, Ms. Venable.
Anything else?
You promised to give me more
agency in day-to-day matters.
This would be a good opportunity.
What is this Cooperative?
You heard of movers and shakers?
These are the people that
make them shake and move.
That visitor you had last week.
Is he a member?
Not exactly.
There must be
a part I can play here.
With The Cooperative.
Trust us, that's not
your domain, Ms. Venable.
But, for our flight, could
you get us those stewardesses
we had last time?
From Mile High Escorts?
- Shit, yes.
- Yeah.
Do I need to remind you
that I was the first person
you hired when this
company was operating
out of the back of a van?
I have given you everything I have.
Every second of every day.
I've sacrificed any
semblance of a personal life.
Friendships. Family. I don't
even have a decent hobby.
Ms. Venable, there's an old saying.
"If you aren't where you want to be,
just look in the mirror."
Are you actually referring
- to my disability?
- No.
Your scoliosis isn't
the problem, Ms. Venable.
It's the chip on your shoulder.
But we still love you.
Mile High Escorts, please.
Make your own
arrangements. I'm done here.
Whatever.
She'll calm down; She always does.
She just gave me a great fucking idea.
A way through all of
our Antichrist issues.
You're pushing too hard.
I don't get it; I used
to be able to do this.
You're
exhausting yourself, dear.
Try to relax. Don't force it.
Witchcraft is an art.
But our powers only develop as
fast as our cerebellum allows.
So just give it time.
That's all we're saying.
What if we don't have time?
Michael told you he was
coming to kill us all.
We'll be fine as long as
we stay here, in this house.
I put all of Robichaux under
the protection of an aura shield.
Every witch will be safe,
but any human, demon, or
other will find it impossible
to step through our front door.
We can't always control
the energies around us.
Negative emotions, sickness,
toxic people, unwanted spirits.
These things are unavoidable.
Like the clap at Plato's Retreat.
But the Guardian's Chalice
is our first line of
defense against all of that.
A bear trap for bad juju.
You just stash one in or around a space
you want to protect...
And even that's not gonna be enough.
Not without this dope-ass
mantra to recite before.
That's gonna put all of the
power into these jars of junk.
Everyone repeat after
me. We'll do it together.
Any unwanted spirits
and negative energy,
you must leave now.
Any evil presences, leave this space.
Only light and healing
energy is allowed in here...
Negative energies,
you must leave now.
Evil presences, leave this space.
Only light and healing
energy is allowed here.
Clearly that mantra's bullshit.
Come on, you can't be
that surprised to see me.
Fuck no, you were prophesized, darling.
Up yours.
I told Cordelia what I
was gonna do to all of you.
I have deaths to avenge.
Mead?!
How the fuck are you here?!
I was built for this.
Shit!
God. It's him.
We need to leave before
Michael finds his way up here.
- No, we need to stop him.
- We have to keep you safe.
I don't understand;
Our sisters are dying.
There is nothing you can do
to help; You are not ready.
He is going to kill you,
and I can't let that happen.
So... we good?
Better than good.
I'll put in a word with my father.
Satan just greenlit your
talk show for 13 episodes.
We failed.
Again.
The witches we actually
wanted to kill got away.
Cordelia fucked with me
and my people, and for that,
all I wanted was to watch
her die, but instead...
You're angry, and I understand,
but this is still a victory.
And besides, your destiny
is to end the world
with a rain of fire.
Killing those witches
ain't gonna do that.
You were the one who said
the way to end the world
was with magic.
You said either the witches
and warlocks stood behind us
or we kill them.
Well, that was our plan before,
maybe we need to change course.
What does that even mean?
- This guy's a fucking mess.
- Yeah.
Don't even get me started on his hair.
Why don't we just focus on
getting him to end the world?
Okay. Yeah. Tell him to burn
this motherfucker to the ground.
Yeah.
It's time to
burn the sucker down,
and you don't need magic for that.
And besides, when you end the world,
you end the witches.
Come on.
Michael, think bigger.
I... I have actually been thinking
about some other possible avenues.
See, that's great. Like what?
Maybe I could run for president.
Okay.
Yeah, that could be problematic
for a lot of reasons.
You look barely old
enough to rent a car.
Sure, but I could start
out as an ambassador
and then I'd become
one of the president's
most trusted advisors.
What the fuck is he talking about?
I think I know, and it's not good.
Michael, this
sounds like the plot
of The Omen III.
Is this where you're getting your ideas?
Well, I don't know where else to look.
It's not like there's a
bunch of reference material
on how to be the Antichrist.
Aw, dude!
Relax! I got this.
Sometimes you have to bring in
the big guns to take it home.
Whatever.
Okay. We
could go to the guys who
brought me back to you.
Maybe they have the answers.
Really? They seem like a
bunch of coked out nerds to me.
Rude.
They're very smart, not
to mention good-looking.
Okay. We'll go.
Yeah! Boom!
Putin,
Buffett, Clinton...
Bill, not Hillary.
- Kim Pyong So...
- General Kim.
Dude controls all the nuclear
weapons in North Korea.
I don't get it, how are
all these people connected?
That's a list of 100 members
of the world's most
powerful organization,
called... The Cooperative.
Yeah, except no one in The Cooperative
would ever admit to
being in The Cooperative.
Also, "The Cooperative" is a code name.
The real name... is the Illuminati.
And, actually, this list
doesn't exist. Bye, list.
You guys are in the Illuminati?
Well, I mean, were that
group to exist, yeah,
you might find some familiar names
on the roster at number 69.
69.
Yeah!
The point is,
The Cooperative controls the
money, the arts, the armies,
the thoughts, everything.
They run the fucking world.
And everyone in The Cooperative
has sold their soul... to the Devil,
which means that you
control The Cooperative.
Daddy set you up, bro.
They've been waiting for the
Antichrist. You just tell them
what you want and when you
want it, and they have to do it.
They're basically,
like, your army, dude.
Wh-What am I supposed to do with them?
If magic wasn't enough
to bring about the end-times...
No, no, no, no.
You don't need magic to
destroy the world, bro,
not when you have science.
And humanity. People suck.
They're selfish and short-sighted.
All anyone cares about is
immediate gratification.
And that's
why everything happens.
One shitty self-serving act at a time.
You multiply one bad impulse
by seven billion people,
you get global warming.
- You get mass extinction.
- Yes.
- You definitely get genocide.
- Yes, yes.
I mean, it's sheer numbers, bro.
Math is way more powerful than magic.
We are totally ready to
give the middle finger
to the world and restart mankind.
It's the prophecy, bro.
You will reign for a thousand
years of fire. It's in the book.
- I...
- It's in the good book.
You read this book? Revelations.
You read it?
What's next?
Okay, so Dead Hand is a
Russian nuclear defense system
set up for mutual assured destruction.
In the event that a
nuclear attack is detected,
counter missiles will be launched
automatically, even if all
the commanders on the ground
are dead.
With the people we know
in positions of power,
all you need for Armageddon, bro,
are three people in the right places,
pushing the right buttons.
Will it be enough to kill the witches?
Yeah. I mean, definitely.
- Ideally.
- Yeah.
All you got to do is talk to them.
God. Are we even safe here?
The Swamp Witch's shack
may be a grimy shit hole,
but it's definitely secluded.
The only other person that knows
it's here is dear Misty,
and she's off gallivanting with Stevie.
My poor girls.
She's there.
Something's happened.
God.
It's us, Delia. You're safe now.
I saw them. I saw them,
but I couldn't feel them.
I couldn't feel
their souls, there was nothing.
I couldn't bring them back.
Why couldn't I bring them back?
Shit.
What?
- Um...
- What is it?
When we went to the house
where Michael was born,
we found out he could do this thing.
After he kills someone,
he can... erase their soul.
He can, like,
burn their soul, so
there's nothing left.
They don't go anywhere,
they're not ghosts.
They're just...
gone.
How could you keep this from me?
You put all of us in danger!
I told you he was the Antichrist!
- What more did you need to know?
- This will do no good.
We can't turn on each other now.
None of this will bring back our girls.
They're gone, Delia.
They're gone.
No.
No, please,
there must be something we can do.
Maybe there is.
Tempus Infinituum.
We don't teach it to our students
because it's considered a myth.
There has never been a
confirmed case of a witch
who has it.
A girl imbued with this gift
is said to have the power
to change past events,
alter history.
Are you saying this bitch
can travel through time?
It sounds preposterous, I know.
I myself dismissed it as mere legend,
until our young Supreme
found a road-killed deer
and did not merely
bring it back to life,
she reversed the flow of time,
returning it to its youth.
If you were able to do this,
you can go back and save our coven.
I'd do anything to
bring back our sisters.
There's a catch.
Not only are there no documented cases
of a witch successfully
executing this power,
but the tales of those
who tried all end in death.
February 1913,
St. Petersburg.
The tricentennial
celebration of a Russia
united under the Romanovs.
A family that, to my mind,
marked the historical
height of grandeur.
There were feasts, operas.
Fireworks lit up the night sky.
To be a fly on the
wall of the Winter Palace
when Olga danced the
polonaise with Prince Saltykov.
Five years later,
the history of the
world changed forever.
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Anastasia.
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Maria. Tatiana.
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That night, the
czar's youngest daughter
tried to stop it with a protection spell.
As it turns out, little
Anastasia was one of us.
A witch.
Repellendum
malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur,
ut nobis. Repellendum...
Nyet, nyet.
Repellendum, rep...
Repellendum, rep... Repellendum...
Papa!
Mama!
Her power was not great
enough to defy her fate.
Perhaps yours is.
You want to send me a
hundred years into the past
to thwart the Bolshevik Revolution?
We need a dry run...
A way to test your power
without the possibility
that Michael will learn of it.
He's too powerful.
Besides, the Bolsheviks
had already won, dear.
Young Anastasia's survival
will be proof of your success.
Hold it close.
Bear with me, dear.
This is an unfortunate case
of the blind leading the blind.
Which I'm sure is of no comfort,
considering the risk of failure
is death, but here we are.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath.
Let my voice guide you.
In order to achieve this feat,
you must place yourself in
a different state of mind,
so shed your ego,
disengage from this realm.
Focus your energy on the jewel.
Use it to place yourself in that night.
See the cellar.
Balneum infinitum.
Dona salui conductus.
Balneum infinitum.
Dona salui conductus.
Balneum infinitum. Dona salui conductus.
It's working.
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Shh. I'm here to help you.
Do you understand me?
These men are going to
kill you and your family.
I know what you're trying to
do, but you can't do it alone.
Here, take my hands.
- Don't you want to live?
- Yes.
You're gonna live, okay?
_
- Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
- Nyet.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
Repellendum malum minatur, ut nobis.
I'm gonna try and create
a way out of here. Come on.
_
No!
No! No! No!
I have to go back! I have to go.
- Shh. Look at me.
- I have to go. I have to go back.
You're here.
You are with us.
- You are safe. It's me. It's me.
- I have to go back.
Keep breathing. Keep breathing.
Shh. It's okay.
She almost died, Myrtle.
The damn spell didn't even work.
But it did, Delia.
She was able to go back
and pierce the veil.
If she can do that, she
can do what's needed.
Our powers are tied.
Mallory will never really
be ready until I'm gone.
We're not ready to let you go.
I can't stop thinking about my mother.
I've spent so much of my life
running in the opposite
direction of Fiona.
God, I hated her.
For never thinking beyond
her own selfish desires,
even when our coven was in danger.
But now here I am...
and I'm not ready to let go either.
We all die, petal.
Some of us make rather a habit of it.
I feel I've made so many bad decisions,
so many wrong turns.
I don't trust myself to
know what's right anymore.
You would tell me...
if I've become her.
Just the fact that you're asking
me this gives you the answer.
Fiona never questioned anything.
She never took the time
to ponder the impact of her actions.
Never gave a passing thought
about those she hurt...
All just... petty obstacles in her path
to her base wants and desires.
My dear Delia,
you are not your mother,
you'll never be your mother,
and the truth is,
even if Fiona walked this
earth for a thousand years,
she would be but a flicker,
pale in the shadows,
while you light up the sky
like a fiery conflagration.
We must invoke the Sacred Taking.
Let my powers pour into her.
It will accelerate the process.
I die so she can be born.
Don't be daft.
The coven needs you.
What coven?
Everyone is dead.
Michael is coming and there's
nothing we can do to stop him.
We don't need to stop him.
We simply need to buy some time.
Back in the dungeon again.
I had hoped to avoid the fetid
aroma of pubescent warlocks
the rest of my life.
I never thought we'd see the day
when we come to ask for help from men.
It might have been easier if
you allowed me to kill myself.
Delia, don't even joke.
John Henry and Behold are potent allies.
Together we can slow Michael down
and give Mallory time
to develop her powers.
Hello?
Weren't they expecting us?
You'll be glad to know
I've made arrangements
with Mile High Escorts.
Roxy and Cricket will be reporting
to the G5 for your flight.
We can't accept your resignation.
I wasn't giving you a choice.
I can't work here anymore.
Well, that we can agree on.
You can't work for a company
if the company isn't going to be there.
Or most of the planet.
What are you talking about?
The world is ending, Ms. Venable.
In the next year or two...
It is all gonna be gone.
No more company.
No more Roxy and Cricket.
No more anything.
My.
- Are you trying to frighten me?
- No.
We're trying to save you.
Okay.
But then why do you two know about it?
Maybe you should have a seat.
Ms. Venable,
have you heard of the Illuminati?
I remember seeing some silly
show on The History Channel
about some secret group
that supposedly controlled the world.
It's not silly; It's fo' reals.
They had a little name change recently
for reasons of branding and whatnot.
- The Cooperative.
- Sounds better, right?
The Cooperative is on top of
this whole end-time situation.
And we have a plan.
We are going to be building
these Outposts for people.
The right people, so
that we can ride it out.
"Outposts."
Yeah, they're like
these little sanctuaries.
But see, there's no one overseeing them.
They need someone in charge.
So, we were thinking
that because you have been
so good about keeping
us out of trouble...
that you would make
a great Administrator.
You would be clear to pick and choose
how you want to run the show.
You're saying I could
devise my own rules.
Who's gonna stop you?
You want to make people
say the Pledge of Allegiance
in their underwear every morning?
Knock yourself out.
Ms. Venable, you wouldn't have to answer
to anybody about anything.
This place is so strange.
Why would the world's wealthiest 0.1%
choose to wear so much
flannel and Patagonia?
They think true power lies
in not flaunting theirs.
Idiots.
Well, I just hope I can pry them
away from their horseback riding
and hot yoga long enough
to convince them to help me.
You got to be kidding me.
I'm just... I'm nervous.
Against all the odds, you
found your way to this place
and to the brink of
fulfilling your destiny.
And those people in there are quaking
in their overpriced boots
because they know they're
about to come face-to-face
with true greatness.
You're the one they're waiting for.
They've all pledged their souls
to your father and to serving you.
And they're starving for
you to show them the way.
It's time for you to do
what you were put on this
earth to do Destroy it.
Esteemed members of The Cooperative.
World leaders, tech giants.
Media moguls and cultural influencers.
The rumors you've heard are
true My name is Michael Langdon
and I am the Antichrist.
Humanity is at a crossroads.
The world as it is today...
The poverty, the hunger,
the greed and war...
It's no longer sustainable.
The time has come to
wipe the slate clean.
Friends, it's time for the apocalypse.
I understand your trepidation.
But let me remind you that you are here
because of the gifts bestowed
upon you by my father.
In return, you gave
him your immortal souls.
He owns you.
Therefore, I own you.
We speak with one voice
and my demands are his.
Now, as you'll see from the handy guide
provided by my
associate, I do not intend
to leave you and your families to die.
When fire rains down
on the unwashed masses,
you and your families will
be safely squirreled away
in a network of luxury fallout shelters.
You already have the resources.
You just bought land on
New Zealand's South Island.
You own half of Bora Bora.
The bunker underneath
your ranch in Texas
could easily fit 20 people.
With a little construction
and some retrofitting,
these sites will make
the perfect outposts
to ride out the end of the world.
And with the admission
price of $100 million,
only the worthy will gain admission.
Turn to page six, section one.
"Outpost Construction."