Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - The Turning Point - full transcript
They are enchanted by life here.
-Where is everybody?
-Out having fun, I hope.
Of boutiques, violins and David Carruthers.
I told you Charlotte was special, mysterious in some way.
Jenny suspects, but that's not all.
-Do you know where Hecla is?
-No, I wonder where she is too.
She cloned herself to look like me and now she's in custody.
I made contact with the lovely Lox.
I can trust him.
There's only one way.
She's a wonderful sister.
We have to go back.
I beg your pardon?
We have to get back to Zyrgon.
Is the security check there?
-You're working late.
-It's my job.
-Floor two.
-Thank you, guard.
Well, well, well. What have we here?
What's X doing with this?
She's in custody.
And that's where you're headed.
Breakfast, Jen.
I thought you'd feel a little better today, honey.
Don't sulk, it doesn't suit you to have your forehead in deep creases.
-I don't care.
-No, but I care.
I want to see your beautiful smile.
He should give his friends an extra chance.
I know, I know. Ask Charlotte if she wants to go ice skating with you.
I imagine she hasn't tried it. It'll be fun.
-She's not coming anyway.
-Not if you don't ask.
-Sounds like fun. Can I come?
-To the skating rink?
-Sometime will be the first.
-Okay, then.
Come home right after school and clean up.
When it gets dark, we'll get on board.
Do you have to wear those ribbons?
It's our color at the school swim meets.
You can argue all you want, I'm not taking them off.
I'm not even going to school with you. Come on, Qwrk!
She's overexcited.
X, I've supported you so far.
But are you absolutely sure about this?
-Is that what Hecla wants?
-My duty is to take you to Zyrgon.
-You're happier here than you were there.
-Please, Mother, don't say that.
That's the rub, isn't it?
You're afraid of your feelings for this planet, for your new friends.
-I don't have any friends here.
-What about Jenny?
Hi, Charlotte! Are you feeling better now?
You're in the 50-meter dash.
Dallas and Michelle too, and you should have heard them when they saw you on the list.
The whole green team is cheering for you.
I was going to call you and ask if you want to go skating tomorrow?
-Skating?
-You've never tried it?
Colin's coming along and you know what?
I think he likes you.
I can't go.
We won't be here tomorrow.
-We're going away tonight.
-Leaving? For how long?
Forever.
That's awful! You never said you'd only stay here for a few weeks.
-What's the matter?
-I can't tell you.
-Will you write?
-I can't.
-I don't know how you do it.
-I don't know how to write.
I thought you were different, that you wanted to be my friend.
Oh, shit! Now I see you were just playing. You're really snotty.
You think you're better than everyone.
Especially me.
Lox, tell X not to give up.
You must really like this.
One more month, renegade!
-You're not really X, are you?
-Of course I am.
-Are you X?
-Don't I look like X?
-Yes... but I know you're not her
-How?
She'd be happy to see me.
-I had a long talk with Hecla.
-Jasa?
She said you're lazy, selfish, shallow...
-That's what Hecla would have said...
-I'll say it.
I know you're Heda.
The real X sent thought signals from Earth.
-She did?
-She said she was coming here.
To Zyrgon?
She's going to give herself up to save you.
She leaves tomorrow.
That brave, stupid, teasing, lovable girl.
I knew it was you.
Please, X, stay where you're safe!
50-meter freestyle contestants, line up.
Look, here comes one of the Slemmis.
It was just luck before.
I'll beat you easy.
Me too.
Swimmer in the 50-meter class.
On your marks...
...ready...
X... you're my own special girl.
It's up to you.
You're an asset to your team.
Congratulations on the medal.
Of course, you'll be in the school championships.
Listen up, let's move so the relay participants can line up
Bravo, Charlotte.
Let's stay.
For the school championships?
And then the state championships?
The medal's nice, but we can't take it with us.
*
The authorities will search the ship immediately.
They may not find anything at all.
We can't take anything to Zyrgon except ourselves.
that everything I love, I lose.
Why did you do that?
It's Dad's boat!
If he wanted it, he would have come and got it. But he won't come.
I've been kidding myself all this time, about Dad, Charlotte... everything!
-With Charlotte?
-She's going away.
-Where is she going?
-I don't know. Peru, I guess.
There's something weird going on with them.
You said she was normal.
That there was nothing unusual about them.
I know, but there's no rational explanation.
What are you talking about, Colin? What's going on?
When I took Zeppy home last night...
I saw a light. I felt it!
-What light?
-A light...
-Where did it come from?
-Charlotte.
-What do you mean, Charlotte?
-She created the light.
I saw her turn her face up and it shone out of her head.
She was talking to someone. It was huge.
It felt like they were a million miles away in space.
I must be crazy.
I knew it! That's why George plays like a genius.
That's why Dallas and Michelle's hair was changed.
And Hecla, the aunt from the ranch on the Second Moon!
That's what she said, and Zeppy's from there.
I know how it all fits together now, Colin!
They're aliens from another planet.
That's why she couldn't make friends.
If she got too close to someone, they could get to her.
-What are you doing, Colin?
-What do you think you're doing? Come on, let's go.
-But X, my violin!
-No! No! No!
-Please, can I take it?
-No, please.
-But X...
-No, I said.
If Dovis wants to take a picture of David Carruthers, I'll take the violin.
-Please, Dovis...
-No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!
Go ahead, do whatever you want.
You can cut your hair.
Who will see me on the journey?
Dovis, you keep this up...
you won't go to an H73 Chok concert for three months.
What's an H73 Chok concert compared to a cricket match?
I never want to go anywhere again.
When I get back, I'm staying in the module...
and starve to death with David's picture next to me.
You'll have to take that on your conscience.
If you feel so strongly about it, you can keep it for the rest of the trip.
-But my...
-Qwrk will bring the violin.
But once we're inside the Zyrgon atmosphere, they'll be gone.
We're out of our territory and it'll be detention despite the bribes.
Dovis, kinetize everything to outer space.
What I hate is the chaos she's leaving everywhere.
If anything's wrong anywhere, X is there.
How can a troublemaker like that exist unnoticed on Earth?
They're all troublemakers.
She's a perfect fit.
Doesn't the government require discipline?
-The government itself is disorganized.
-Is it?
Middle-aged men shouting targets at each other in front of an audience.
But the guardians of the law...
Chief!
Is there no limit to her degradation?
X, I've just discovered how much...
Boss, it's very kind of you to find me.
-Where's Long X?
-She was here.
50 years of hard labor, prison guard.
Lock him up!
But she was here... Can't you hear...
-Where is she?
-Tricky question. Do you have a clue?
Of course, how stupid of me! She's still on the blue planet, of course.
Without her aunt to protect her.
Since neither of us is X, why don't we just leave now?
Don't be silly, Lox.
You don't want to miss all the fun.
X will be joining you soon.
Let's go to the restaurant and then to the ship.
I had plans to redecorate here, but I don't have time now.
I'm sorry, Mom.
-I'll get the garbage.
-No, Qwrk.
Mom, you know the way to the restaurant.
-Hi, Mrs. Jackson.
-Hi, Jenny.
-Where are you going?
-To Dad's new restaurant.
We're going away... forever.
You take them, Mom.
We said stop, Jenny.
But stop again.
X! That's your real name, isn't it?
That's what they call you.
Whatever it is, we know where it is.
Colin saw the light when he brought Zeppy home.
You were communicating with someone... out there.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I knew you were hiding something, but you can tell us.
That's what friends are for.
I have to go now. Bye!
Don't they have friends where you live?
Or is it you who doesn't have time?
I know it seems crazy, but are you in charge?
You decide when they go to bed, your father said.
You're both mom and dad.
-What a ridiculous idea.
-You don't have to hide it.
Just leave me alone.
Tell me about X... I need to know...
Were you ever my friend... for real.
Yes, I was... am your friend.
You're the best friend I've ever had and then you disappear.
I have to take my family home.
-Where's home?
-Zyrgon, halfway across the galaxy.
Outer space!
For us, outer space is here.
We were in exile for some time, but it's over now and we're going home.
Being an organizer is the loneliest job in the galaxy and I hate it.
I wish I could get out of it, but I just can't.
Wishes are like that.
Bye, Jenny.
Bye, X.
-Where is everybody?
-Out having fun, I hope.
Of boutiques, violins and David Carruthers.
I told you Charlotte was special, mysterious in some way.
Jenny suspects, but that's not all.
-Do you know where Hecla is?
-No, I wonder where she is too.
She cloned herself to look like me and now she's in custody.
I made contact with the lovely Lox.
I can trust him.
There's only one way.
She's a wonderful sister.
We have to go back.
I beg your pardon?
We have to get back to Zyrgon.
Is the security check there?
-You're working late.
-It's my job.
-Floor two.
-Thank you, guard.
Well, well, well. What have we here?
What's X doing with this?
She's in custody.
And that's where you're headed.
Breakfast, Jen.
I thought you'd feel a little better today, honey.
Don't sulk, it doesn't suit you to have your forehead in deep creases.
-I don't care.
-No, but I care.
I want to see your beautiful smile.
He should give his friends an extra chance.
I know, I know. Ask Charlotte if she wants to go ice skating with you.
I imagine she hasn't tried it. It'll be fun.
-She's not coming anyway.
-Not if you don't ask.
-Sounds like fun. Can I come?
-To the skating rink?
-Sometime will be the first.
-Okay, then.
Come home right after school and clean up.
When it gets dark, we'll get on board.
Do you have to wear those ribbons?
It's our color at the school swim meets.
You can argue all you want, I'm not taking them off.
I'm not even going to school with you. Come on, Qwrk!
She's overexcited.
X, I've supported you so far.
But are you absolutely sure about this?
-Is that what Hecla wants?
-My duty is to take you to Zyrgon.
-You're happier here than you were there.
-Please, Mother, don't say that.
That's the rub, isn't it?
You're afraid of your feelings for this planet, for your new friends.
-I don't have any friends here.
-What about Jenny?
Hi, Charlotte! Are you feeling better now?
You're in the 50-meter dash.
Dallas and Michelle too, and you should have heard them when they saw you on the list.
The whole green team is cheering for you.
I was going to call you and ask if you want to go skating tomorrow?
-Skating?
-You've never tried it?
Colin's coming along and you know what?
I think he likes you.
I can't go.
We won't be here tomorrow.
-We're going away tonight.
-Leaving? For how long?
Forever.
That's awful! You never said you'd only stay here for a few weeks.
-What's the matter?
-I can't tell you.
-Will you write?
-I can't.
-I don't know how you do it.
-I don't know how to write.
I thought you were different, that you wanted to be my friend.
Oh, shit! Now I see you were just playing. You're really snotty.
You think you're better than everyone.
Especially me.
Lox, tell X not to give up.
You must really like this.
One more month, renegade!
-You're not really X, are you?
-Of course I am.
-Are you X?
-Don't I look like X?
-Yes... but I know you're not her
-How?
She'd be happy to see me.
-I had a long talk with Hecla.
-Jasa?
She said you're lazy, selfish, shallow...
-That's what Hecla would have said...
-I'll say it.
I know you're Heda.
The real X sent thought signals from Earth.
-She did?
-She said she was coming here.
To Zyrgon?
She's going to give herself up to save you.
She leaves tomorrow.
That brave, stupid, teasing, lovable girl.
I knew it was you.
Please, X, stay where you're safe!
50-meter freestyle contestants, line up.
Look, here comes one of the Slemmis.
It was just luck before.
I'll beat you easy.
Me too.
Swimmer in the 50-meter class.
On your marks...
...ready...
X... you're my own special girl.
It's up to you.
You're an asset to your team.
Congratulations on the medal.
Of course, you'll be in the school championships.
Listen up, let's move so the relay participants can line up
Bravo, Charlotte.
Let's stay.
For the school championships?
And then the state championships?
The medal's nice, but we can't take it with us.
*
The authorities will search the ship immediately.
They may not find anything at all.
We can't take anything to Zyrgon except ourselves.
that everything I love, I lose.
Why did you do that?
It's Dad's boat!
If he wanted it, he would have come and got it. But he won't come.
I've been kidding myself all this time, about Dad, Charlotte... everything!
-With Charlotte?
-She's going away.
-Where is she going?
-I don't know. Peru, I guess.
There's something weird going on with them.
You said she was normal.
That there was nothing unusual about them.
I know, but there's no rational explanation.
What are you talking about, Colin? What's going on?
When I took Zeppy home last night...
I saw a light. I felt it!
-What light?
-A light...
-Where did it come from?
-Charlotte.
-What do you mean, Charlotte?
-She created the light.
I saw her turn her face up and it shone out of her head.
She was talking to someone. It was huge.
It felt like they were a million miles away in space.
I must be crazy.
I knew it! That's why George plays like a genius.
That's why Dallas and Michelle's hair was changed.
And Hecla, the aunt from the ranch on the Second Moon!
That's what she said, and Zeppy's from there.
I know how it all fits together now, Colin!
They're aliens from another planet.
That's why she couldn't make friends.
If she got too close to someone, they could get to her.
-What are you doing, Colin?
-What do you think you're doing? Come on, let's go.
-But X, my violin!
-No! No! No!
-Please, can I take it?
-No, please.
-But X...
-No, I said.
If Dovis wants to take a picture of David Carruthers, I'll take the violin.
-Please, Dovis...
-No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!
Go ahead, do whatever you want.
You can cut your hair.
Who will see me on the journey?
Dovis, you keep this up...
you won't go to an H73 Chok concert for three months.
What's an H73 Chok concert compared to a cricket match?
I never want to go anywhere again.
When I get back, I'm staying in the module...
and starve to death with David's picture next to me.
You'll have to take that on your conscience.
If you feel so strongly about it, you can keep it for the rest of the trip.
-But my...
-Qwrk will bring the violin.
But once we're inside the Zyrgon atmosphere, they'll be gone.
We're out of our territory and it'll be detention despite the bribes.
Dovis, kinetize everything to outer space.
What I hate is the chaos she's leaving everywhere.
If anything's wrong anywhere, X is there.
How can a troublemaker like that exist unnoticed on Earth?
They're all troublemakers.
She's a perfect fit.
Doesn't the government require discipline?
-The government itself is disorganized.
-Is it?
Middle-aged men shouting targets at each other in front of an audience.
But the guardians of the law...
Chief!
Is there no limit to her degradation?
X, I've just discovered how much...
Boss, it's very kind of you to find me.
-Where's Long X?
-She was here.
50 years of hard labor, prison guard.
Lock him up!
But she was here... Can't you hear...
-Where is she?
-Tricky question. Do you have a clue?
Of course, how stupid of me! She's still on the blue planet, of course.
Without her aunt to protect her.
Since neither of us is X, why don't we just leave now?
Don't be silly, Lox.
You don't want to miss all the fun.
X will be joining you soon.
Let's go to the restaurant and then to the ship.
I had plans to redecorate here, but I don't have time now.
I'm sorry, Mom.
-I'll get the garbage.
-No, Qwrk.
Mom, you know the way to the restaurant.
-Hi, Mrs. Jackson.
-Hi, Jenny.
-Where are you going?
-To Dad's new restaurant.
We're going away... forever.
You take them, Mom.
We said stop, Jenny.
But stop again.
X! That's your real name, isn't it?
That's what they call you.
Whatever it is, we know where it is.
Colin saw the light when he brought Zeppy home.
You were communicating with someone... out there.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I knew you were hiding something, but you can tell us.
That's what friends are for.
I have to go now. Bye!
Don't they have friends where you live?
Or is it you who doesn't have time?
I know it seems crazy, but are you in charge?
You decide when they go to bed, your father said.
You're both mom and dad.
-What a ridiculous idea.
-You don't have to hide it.
Just leave me alone.
Tell me about X... I need to know...
Were you ever my friend... for real.
Yes, I was... am your friend.
You're the best friend I've ever had and then you disappear.
I have to take my family home.
-Where's home?
-Zyrgon, halfway across the galaxy.
Outer space!
For us, outer space is here.
We were in exile for some time, but it's over now and we're going home.
Being an organizer is the loneliest job in the galaxy and I hate it.
I wish I could get out of it, but I just can't.
Wishes are like that.
Bye, Jenny.
Bye, X.