Defiance (2013–2015): Season 3, Episode 13 - Upon the March We Fittest Die - full transcript

Previously on Defiance...

When an Omec commander dies,

his children eat his vital organs
and gain his strength.

So now his Unhinged,
unstoppable daughter

is at the head of 10,000 Omec.

Under Kindzi's command,

the Omec will attempt
to conquer this planet.

It is time
for our Dread Harvest to begin.

Come on, Enchanters.

Come and take a taste
of Datak Tarr.

None of these are Kindzi.



She's still out there somewhere.

With more on the way.

My father is dead because of you.

He's dead
because you murdered him.

What is that I hear?

Please. Please.

No.

No.

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Please.

I beg you.

Spare the child,

and you may take my life in return.

I do not require permission
to kill you.



Then take the most precious gift
I have to offer.

My free will.

Spare this child, and I shall
love you as my Enchanter.

I will obey your commands,

I will serve you,

pleasure you.

And when my usefulness
to you has ended,

my body will provide nourishment.

Your offer is a good one.

But I will still kill the child.

No. No.

You've upset my wife!

How is she still alive?

We should leave. Go.

Come on, go. Let's go.

Get to the roller.

- Don't make...
- Go.

Are you all right?

I am now.

She killed Andina.

And she would of killed us, too,

if Mom hadn't kept her talking.

You saved Luke.

I did no more than any mother
would have done for her child.

No more than Christie did.

Don't push your luck.

You are healing well.

Forget my injury.
Why are the skies clear?

Why are there no new arrivals?

We had nothing to feed them.

I thought it prudent
we halt the protocol

until we had time
to discuss the matter

as a group.

All-Mother.

Look at what the

Lowers of Earth

have done to our family.

There is but seven of us left.

We must return to the ship.

How many more of us will end up
on this funeral pyre?

I am the All-Mother

and I will not be questioned.

You need nourishment for the hunt?

Eat this.

Omec cannot eat Omec.

Are you refusing my order?

Of course not,

All-Mother.

You honor us with this gift.

Let us grow our strength,

so we can hunt for food in town.

I will go reactivate the pods
and bring down more of our family.

Let's start
by focusing on the positive.

Good news here is that
by cutting off the Omec food supply,

we've forced them
to go out and hunt.

Yeah, but given that they're
hunting us, how is that good news?

Well, we've slowed them down.

He's right.

When the Omec are first revived
from the pods, they're weak.

Eating makes them stronger.

There's no way Kindzi's gonna
bring down any more Omec

unless she's got something
to feed 'em.

Or someone.

Okay, so we have
a temporary advantage.

How do we best exploit that?

We sneak onto their spaceship
and blow them all to hell.

That sounds promising.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Doctor Yewll
is working with the Omec.

Nolan!
Hey!

- Get out of my way!
- Stand down.

Yewll's back on our team.

Yeah?
You sure about that?

Yes, I'm sure. We're all sure.

Okay.

Okay, that's a good thing.

All right, kids.
Gather around and pay attention.

What we have here is the basic
outline of an Omec harvester.

The boarding party will be me,

accompanied
by three brave volunteers.

We're gonna hijack
their ship-to-surface transit pods

and arrive here,

on the transit pad.

How do you know so much
about Omec ships?

It's entirely possible
I've done this before.

We're gonna go here,
to the control center.

We're going to unplug the Ark-Brain
and wire me into the network.

A man in the engine room is going
to manually deactivate the fail-safe

and shut the engine exhaust vents.

This will allow me to overheat
the engines and, ka-boom.

Bye-bye, Omec.

Are you sure this is gonna work?

No.

Let's say we've succeeded. Say we've
disabled the engines. What next?

We run like hell and hope
the descent pods still work.

How are the descent pods
still gonna work

without a functioning Ark-Brain?

Let me worry about that.

This is our ride home.
I said I've got it covered.

This is our only shot.

You can either trust me,

or you can sit on your ass
and let the Omec take the planet.

What's it gonna be?
Are you in or not?

- All right, then. I guess I'm in.
- Me, too.

- And me.
- No. That is out of the question.

T'evgin's daughter caged me.

She threatened
my family and my home.

I will settle the score.

If the Mayor will have me.

Ship full of Omec, a violent
psychopath could come in handy.

Be my pleasure to serve.

I married a fool.

How long before we can leave?

I'll need 20 minutes to prep.

Okay. You do that.

I'm gonna go address the town.

People of Defiance,
the Omec are no longer allies.

They have turned on us.

Their plan is to feed.

To grow strong on the
flesh of our people.

To take the town of Defiance
and use it as a base,

a launch pad from which
to conquer the planet.

Now,
we cannot allow this to happen.

If Defiance falls, the Omec
will have grown too plentiful,

too powerful for any force
on Earth to stop them.

We must hold the line.

I let them into this town.

Sold our souls
to get through a long winter.

And for that, I am deeply sorry.

Can you see?

What can you see?

He really does like
looking up at the clouds.

Yeah.

You're really good with him.

You know,
when this is finally over

and we're safe,

you could spend
some more time with him,

if, you know... If you want.

I'd like that.

He really likes you.

I like him, too.

Good speech.

Let's hope it's not my last.
Next stop, outer space.

Back away, you purple shitheads!

Filthy animal.

Run!

Run, all of you! Run!

Stay back, or this one dies.

Let the kid go.

Just put down your knife.

Come on. Just do it.

No.

Amanda.

No. No.

Amanda!

Amanda.

Move! Move!

What the hell happened to her?

Omec.

Okay.
I need a heart monitor, a saline IV,

and as many bandages
as you can find.

Now.

All right, set her up
for a plasma transfusion.

Yes, Ma'am.

Lie still.

- Doc, why?
- Listen very carefully.

You've got a hole in your abdomen.

And if you keep moving,
it's gonna re-open

and blood is gonna gush
out of you like Christmas.

So stay still.

Why haven't you left yet?

Because the Omec
are hunting everyone in town,

and I am up to my elbows
in blood, missy.

You almost died. Doc saved you.
Saved all these people.

Nobody's life is important
right now.

Nothing's important

but getting on that ship
and destroying it.

I'm sorry, Nolan, but that's true.

You have to leave.

It's just not a party without you.

Wish me luck?

You don't need luck.

You'll be back.

You always come back.

And when you do...

- Then we'll talk.
- Yeah.

Amanda, I'm a fugitive.

No matter how this turns out,

it's only a matter of time
before the V.C. show up

looking to shove
my head on a stake.

They're not gonna execute the man

who saves them
from an Omec invasion.

- No?
- I'll make sure of it.

Well, that's because
they're so reasonable,

those people from South America.

So logical.

No matter what happens on that
spaceship, this is my final ride.

I know that,
and I'm okay with it.

You're so full of shit.

Undeniably.

And yet, throughout it all,
you remain optimistic.

I do.

How is she?

She's strong.

All right, come on.
Show's over.

Let's get back on the streets.

The Omec are still hunting. We don't
wanna give 'em any easy prey.

Okay, no pressure.
Alak, you're with me.

What do you say, Doc?

You ready to fly?

Well,
there's no point in putting it off.

Where do you think you're going?

Someone's gotta take Amanda's spot.

Yeah, well, it's not gonna be you.

One rule.

Man, she uses that like a club.

No rollers, no purple.

Luck is with us.

Don't get too cocky.

A lot can happen
between here and Old Saint Louis.

Old Saint Louis?

Is that where we're headed?

Yeah. Access tunnel's in there.

Kindzi's set up shop
in an old subway depot.

There's a launching pad inside.

It will take us up to the spaceship.

Okay, I'm online.

We're gonna go up one at a time.
Who wants to go first?

I'll run point.

Like I had to ask. Okay,
I hope that you had a light lunch.

No sign of any Omec so far.

They must still be
in their sleeper pods.

I've got a hell
of a wake-up call planned.

Let's go.

What is it?

Earth from here, it's beautiful.

More beautiful than I ever imagined.

Nolan, engine room is that way.

We're gonna head topside
to the control center.

I'll see you soon, kiddo.

Yeah.

They have kids up here.

Evil comes in all

shapes and sizes.

This is a child.

A child
who would not hesitate to devour

that grandson of mine
you're so fond of.

How would that make you feel?

You're going in there?

I don't have a choice.

Was that supposed to happen?

Just shut up and put the cable in.

Neck port first.

It'll let me talk to the ship.

Are you sure about this?

Yes.

Unauthorized access. System purge.

No, I belong here.

System purge.

No, I belong here.
You can't make me...

system purge.

Okay.

What is that?

Doc Yewll's orders.

It'll help you sleep.

No. Pull it out.
I don't want to sleep.

Shh...
You've been through a lot.

It's all right to take a moment.

Why are you here?

To change your bandage.

Don't do me any favors.

You know you can't work it off.

Coming in here,
playing Florence Nightingale,

doesn't make up for any of it.

The town,

the weapons we lost,

the Arch,

the deputy you murdered.

You frustrate me.

Do I, now?

I am uncomfortable with the reality

that the person I most admire,

the woman I respect
more than any other,

despises me.

I give everyone a fair chance.

You had your shot.

You inspire those around you

to be the best
version of themselves.

I saw it with Kenya,

Doctor Yewll,

Nolan.

You have filled me with the desire

to elevate myself
in a similar fashion.

I regret that I have fallen short.

I regret
that I can never be your friend.

I don't think it's me
you're frustrated with.

I suppose not.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

You're not the one
who carved my guts out.

I'm not apologizing for that.

Nolan, can you hear me?

Yeah, Doc.

Where are you?

I'm in the communication network.
I'm tracking your movement.

All right.

Hey, can you tell me,
am I going the right way?

Basically, the engine room
is at the back of the ship.

Three lefts, a right,
and over the bridge.

Once you're there,
I need you to close the vents.

Doc!

Remove unknown body, corridor seven.

Remove! Remove!

Doc!
No.

Doc!

I'm under attack here!

Then ignore unknown.

Does Nolan need help?
Yes...

Here, here, in sequence.

Doc!

Remove unknown!

Remove!

Deactivate security drones.

Systems acquiring target.

Deactivate security drones,
you stupid piece of shtak.

Thanks, Doc.

Owe you one.

Spoiled meat.

Hey, assholes.

Okay, one more connection
and I can control the engine.

For at least as long
as I can keep this up.

You're not coming back
from this, are you?

That's what you were hiding.

For me,
this was always a one-way trip.

Why didn't you tell us?

Because I'm not
a drama queen, like you.

I'm so sorry.

Don't be.

An artificial person
is a tolerable loss.

No.

You're a real person with
enormous honor and infinite soul.

Just stick it in me, sailor.

Make it count.

Thank you for this, Meh.

I'm gonna miss you, pal.

Nolan?
Yeah.

I'm fully uploaded
into the Ark-Brain.

I've sent Irisa
and Datak back to the pods.

You need to follow them
once you've closed the vents.

Walk over to the panel.

Uh...

Oh! Yeah, okay. Yeah,
I got it. I'm here.

The instructions are on the screen.

They're in Omec.

Please hold.

Okay, if you see a big word,
just sound it out.

Yeah. I'll do my best.

Oh, crap.

- Hey, Nolan?
- Yeah?

Omec on your six.

Hello, pet.

I will not let you
murder my people.

And I won't let you kill mine.

What are you doing?

Don't let her near the controls.

Nolan,
she's trying to override me...

...to lock me down.

Your father didn't want this.

He was weak. He lost his way.

He saw where he was headed,

he didn't like it,
and he tried to change.

It's something
I struggle with every day.

I have seen you fight.
You're a born predator.

You are no better than me.

When you're right,

you're right.

Doc.

Doc.

How do I get
the engines back on?

Doc?

I'm back online.
Everyone, get out of here.

The ship goes critical
in five minutes.

- Come on, kiddo.
- Kindzi?

Dead.

Yewll?

She's not coming.

Neither am I.

Aw, come on.

This ship is full
of intelligent people.

I won't let them die.

This ship is about to explode.

I have to stop it.

The Omec are monsters.

So were you, once.

Me, too.

We saved each other.
We can save the Omec.

Doc, is there any way
to stop the explosion?

You got to be
freaking kidding me.

You can't stop the explosion.

All of that energy's
gotta go somewhere.

Can we just vent it into space?

Yeah,
but only through propulsion.

And that would send us randomly
slingshotting into deep space.

We would be hopelessly lost.

We'd never find our way
back to Earth.

That's kinda
what I was going for, Doc.

Find a home for the Omec,
far from Earth.

You coddle that kid of yours. You
know that, right?

Mmm-hmm.

One last adventure?

Live or die together.

Nolan, don't do this.

I'm gonna miss you
like crazy, baby girl.

I am so proud of you.

Now, you got one life.

Use it well.

Love you.

I love you, too.

We have three minutes to vent
the engines. You might wanna hustle.

There's a plug in my head.
Yank it out.

Back?

Irisa
just arrived safely on ground.

Oh.

Let's roll.

You don't happen to know
any Johnny Cash, do you?

You start singing,
and I shoot you out the airlock.

We're going to Jackson.

Said you took a big trip

They said you moved away

Happened oh, so quietly

They say

It's been six weeks
since my father left Earth.

Should've took a picture

Everyone says
he saved the world.

Something I could keep

Buy a little frame

Something cheap

They even named
the new arch after him.

For you

He'd laugh his ass off
about that if he were here.

Everyone says hi

Said you sailed a big ship

Said you sailed away

Amanda thinks he's dead.

Didn't know the right thing

But she doesn't
know him like I do.

To say

Ever since he was a boy,

he dreamed of having adventures
in outer space.

I'd love to get a letter

Right now, I bet
he's in some galactic cantina.

Like to know what's what

Getting into a fist fight because
he hit on the wrong alien princess.

Hope the weather's good

And it's not too hot

Lawkeeper.

Trouble at NeedWant.

I'll be right there.

For you

Everyone says hi

Everyone says hi

His other great wish,
of course, was to be a good father.

Wherever he is, I hope he knows
that dream came true, too.

Everyone says

Don't stay in a sad place

Where they don't
care how you are

Everyone says hi

Everyone says hi

Everyone says hi

Everyone says hi

Everyone says hi

If the money is lousy

You can always come home

We can do all the good things

We can do all the bad things

Don't stay in a sad place

Where they don't
care how you are

Everyone says hi

Said you took a big trip

Said you sailed away

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