Silver Surfer (1998): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Origin of the Silver Surfer: Part 2 - full transcript
The Surfer has lost all memories he had as Norrin Radd. He now simply finds world after world for Galactus to eat, but he begins to understand this isn't right.
Since the beginning of time,
its teachings of peaceful co-existence have shone
as a beacon of truth and enlightenment
in a universe otherwise darkened by chaos and strife.
When the unassailable being known as Galactus
sought to nourishhimself on Zenn-La's planetary energies...
I, the Watcher, broke my ancient vow of silence
and intervened to warn its people of his coming!
Yet I was helpless to prevent the inevitable.
Even the mighty warriors of the Kree and
the Skrull fell before Galactus' power.
Then Norrin Radd, a brave believer in justice
and truth, confronted the dreaded foe...
And proposed a bargain so momentous
that it would affect the entire universe!
In return for Galactus' vow to spare Zenn-La,
Norrin Radd made the supreme sacrifice,
giving up all he knew and loved to
become Galactus' herald and scout.
He hoped to lead Galactus to worlds devoid of intelligent life,
and so save countless civilizations from annihilation.
However, his body altered and his memories gone,
Norrin Radd is no more.
In his stead a new being searches the cosmos.
In his stead soars -- the Silver Surfer!
The Origin of the Silver Surfer, Pt. 2
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Space!
My home!
Was ever a man as lucky as I?
Who but the Silver Surfer can soar the cosmic currents
and be one with the many wonders of the galaxies?
And yet, even now, I feel confused, and uncertain.
Where do I come from?
Why do I serve -- ?
Strange...
The surface of this world is entirely
artificial. I shall search past it...
Lord Glenn! The monitor satellites
are picking up an intruder!
The planetary database confirms it:
The Silver Surfer has entered our space!
Yes!
The necessary energy lies within.
This planet can indeed ease his hunger!
My Lord! He's sending out the call to Galactus!
He must be stopped!
You know the procedure.
Do they not understand?
Nothing can stand in my way!
These beings know that it is impossible
for them to prevail, and yet they fight on!
Their struggle moves me in a way I do not
understand, yet I cannot allow it to sway me...
I sorrow for you, my planetary brothers...
We have other weapons, Lord Glenn. There is still time.
No, Ivar. The Silver Surfer's power is awesome,
and all our data indicates that it is as
nothing compared to that of his master.
This is the day we have dreaded since
Galactus first arrived in this sector...
Only by evacuating do our people
have a chance to survive!
Time after time have I borne witness
to wanderers forced from their homes.
Yet never does the sight cease to be a bitter one...
The beauty of it...
The majesty...
Does it not touch your heart, my love,
to witness such ruinous grandeur?
You are absolutely correct...
Galactus is the very definition of destruction!
Yes, my dear, I quite agree...
Control his power, and the entire
universe will fall beneath our heel!
Master!
My herald, never have I fed as
well as I have since you joined me.
Master? Often have I wondered...
When did I join you? And why?
Always are you questioning, always restless...
...and to think. Once I foolishly thought that, unlike myself,
lesser beings could be content.
Do I amuse you, mighty Galactus?
It is of no consequence.
All that must concern you is
that I obtain the energy I need.
Now go, my Silver Surfer!
Soon this planet will be drained...
and the Great Hunger will be upon me once more!
To me, my board!
The Silver Surfer, beloved.
I could crush him with a gesture...
But if anyone knows Galactus' secrets, it is he.
I must find a way to entrap him,
so I can rip that knowledge from his brain.
Yes, my love, I know exactly what is necessary.
And I have the perfect pawn to put into play...
A nova!
Never have I felt such force!
I cannot control my direction, nor my speed!
Where am I?
The nova... Its waves blew me like a speck of cosmic dust!
I have lost precious time, and Galactus must soon feed...
Daylight?
Plant life?
How can this be in a world with no sun?
This planet contains energy in abundance!
How fortunate I was to be carried here!
NO ESCAPE!!!
An intriguing development, my love...
do you not agree?
The Silver Surfer is nowhere near as powerful without his board.
It is as they are one...
I wonder what other weaknesses
our reluctant ally will expose.
Another flawless plan.
You are indeed the mistress of strategy!
That sound! It is like a heartbeat!
My board!
Come to me!
These growth cycles should take eons,
not moments, to occur. Truly, this is a world of impossibilities!
But my speculations are pointless.
Soon this world will be no more!
NO!!! You cannot go!
Can it be?
Is this whole world attacking me?
The area around me.
It is a perfect void.
My power cosmic has no source from which to draw...
Silver Surfer! Your place is here!
No! Whoever you are.
Know that my place is at the side of Galactus!
Now and evermore...
I must free myself!
For Galactus...
My herald!
This world is no more,
its energy absorbed...
Never before have you failed to
summon me to a new planet...
by the time I was finished with the old...!
Now you are strangely silent!
Is it possible that you have
gone back on your word?
Silver Surfer...! I HUNGER!
My darling... Success is just a heartbeat away.
Soon, the chains to bind great Galactus...
...will be yours to lock into place!
In all my service with Galactus
never have I beheld such as this!
I am Ego, the Living Planet!
Stay with me, Silver Surfer...
...and I will give you all you ever could desire.
Indeed, you are a unique and
powerful being.
But I cannot allow even you to
prevail over my master's needs!
To me, my board!
Your incompetence depresses me, Ego.
We will discuss the proper punishment
when I have finished with him.
You should have remained in the ice, Silver Surfer.
Now, this may hurt you... Although not for long...
No!
Where have you taken me?
We have entered your mind.
It is... It is not as I expected...
Your whole life should be here.
Your accomplishments. Fears. Failures.
Instead... There is emptiness.
Darkness.
A void...
My life is serving Galactus.
I am nothing else.
Serving Galactus?
I have no interest in how to serve anyone!
I want the secret of controlling your master!
Do you not understand?
Galactus can never be controlled!
If every being... every power... in the universe...
...came together just for that very purpose, still would they fail!
He cannot be invincible!
He is not a God!
The answer is here! It must be here!
Might this be your past, perhaps?
Mountains of memories hidden from you,
locked away like a silver treasure!
I will possess that treasure!
No!
You must stop! I have no answers!!!
This is where the truth lies, Silver Surfer.
Do you not want to be set free?
I am afraid!
To perform your task as my herald, Norrin Radd.
You must become far more than merely a man...
Think of the courage our ancestors had, Shalla Bal.
To leave Zenn-La and soar out to the unknown!
I bestow upon you a portion of my own power cosmic...
I will guide him only to planets whose cores burst with energy,
yet which have no intelligent life.
I shall give you the means to travel
faster than the fastest starship.
This is what you have longed for all your life.
It truly is your chance to explore the stars.
I know you have always wanted to go.
Norrin Radd exists no more.
I will save countless civilizations!
Take me with him!
Even your mind is a new page on which I shall write.
I will never forget you, Shalla Bal...
No! You are from Zenn-La!
Eons ago, did I study there!
Eons ago, did I fail!
Never again can one such as I face Zenn-La's shining light!
My lady... Protect me!
Silver Surfer! I am in your debt.
The nova that brought you here was caused by that being.
If I had not aided in your entrapment,
I would have perished like that star.
Are you not afraid you will still
perish, when I summon Galactus?
I am not without resources, as you have seen.
And with Thanos gone, my mobility has returned...
Mobility, indeed...
Thanos! I will remember the name of one who is so evil...
...yet has given me so much to think about.
So many memories!
And get a swiftly as they appeared, did they vanish,
returning to their prison inside my own mind...
I must find Galactus..
For now I know that my master
has stolen my past, my life!
My love!
Galactus! There will be a reckoning!
I will regain my soul!
My lady, I have failed you.
I am not worthy, I know...
Please do not turn away from me now.
Let me right this grievous wrong.
I will give you the universe, I swear!
And then, my beloved Lady Chaos...
...together we shall destroy it!
Galactus!
You have failed me, my herald...
But I will let it go... this time...
For now I am well pleased.
I have found a world with more life energy
than any I have encountered before!
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its teachings of peaceful co-existence have shone
as a beacon of truth and enlightenment
in a universe otherwise darkened by chaos and strife.
When the unassailable being known as Galactus
sought to nourishhimself on Zenn-La's planetary energies...
I, the Watcher, broke my ancient vow of silence
and intervened to warn its people of his coming!
Yet I was helpless to prevent the inevitable.
Even the mighty warriors of the Kree and
the Skrull fell before Galactus' power.
Then Norrin Radd, a brave believer in justice
and truth, confronted the dreaded foe...
And proposed a bargain so momentous
that it would affect the entire universe!
In return for Galactus' vow to spare Zenn-La,
Norrin Radd made the supreme sacrifice,
giving up all he knew and loved to
become Galactus' herald and scout.
He hoped to lead Galactus to worlds devoid of intelligent life,
and so save countless civilizations from annihilation.
However, his body altered and his memories gone,
Norrin Radd is no more.
In his stead a new being searches the cosmos.
In his stead soars -- the Silver Surfer!
The Origin of the Silver Surfer, Pt. 2
Sync: hata20tr
Space!
My home!
Was ever a man as lucky as I?
Who but the Silver Surfer can soar the cosmic currents
and be one with the many wonders of the galaxies?
And yet, even now, I feel confused, and uncertain.
Where do I come from?
Why do I serve -- ?
Strange...
The surface of this world is entirely
artificial. I shall search past it...
Lord Glenn! The monitor satellites
are picking up an intruder!
The planetary database confirms it:
The Silver Surfer has entered our space!
Yes!
The necessary energy lies within.
This planet can indeed ease his hunger!
My Lord! He's sending out the call to Galactus!
He must be stopped!
You know the procedure.
Do they not understand?
Nothing can stand in my way!
These beings know that it is impossible
for them to prevail, and yet they fight on!
Their struggle moves me in a way I do not
understand, yet I cannot allow it to sway me...
I sorrow for you, my planetary brothers...
We have other weapons, Lord Glenn. There is still time.
No, Ivar. The Silver Surfer's power is awesome,
and all our data indicates that it is as
nothing compared to that of his master.
This is the day we have dreaded since
Galactus first arrived in this sector...
Only by evacuating do our people
have a chance to survive!
Time after time have I borne witness
to wanderers forced from their homes.
Yet never does the sight cease to be a bitter one...
The beauty of it...
The majesty...
Does it not touch your heart, my love,
to witness such ruinous grandeur?
You are absolutely correct...
Galactus is the very definition of destruction!
Yes, my dear, I quite agree...
Control his power, and the entire
universe will fall beneath our heel!
Master!
My herald, never have I fed as
well as I have since you joined me.
Master? Often have I wondered...
When did I join you? And why?
Always are you questioning, always restless...
...and to think. Once I foolishly thought that, unlike myself,
lesser beings could be content.
Do I amuse you, mighty Galactus?
It is of no consequence.
All that must concern you is
that I obtain the energy I need.
Now go, my Silver Surfer!
Soon this planet will be drained...
and the Great Hunger will be upon me once more!
To me, my board!
The Silver Surfer, beloved.
I could crush him with a gesture...
But if anyone knows Galactus' secrets, it is he.
I must find a way to entrap him,
so I can rip that knowledge from his brain.
Yes, my love, I know exactly what is necessary.
And I have the perfect pawn to put into play...
A nova!
Never have I felt such force!
I cannot control my direction, nor my speed!
Where am I?
The nova... Its waves blew me like a speck of cosmic dust!
I have lost precious time, and Galactus must soon feed...
Daylight?
Plant life?
How can this be in a world with no sun?
This planet contains energy in abundance!
How fortunate I was to be carried here!
NO ESCAPE!!!
An intriguing development, my love...
do you not agree?
The Silver Surfer is nowhere near as powerful without his board.
It is as they are one...
I wonder what other weaknesses
our reluctant ally will expose.
Another flawless plan.
You are indeed the mistress of strategy!
That sound! It is like a heartbeat!
My board!
Come to me!
These growth cycles should take eons,
not moments, to occur. Truly, this is a world of impossibilities!
But my speculations are pointless.
Soon this world will be no more!
NO!!! You cannot go!
Can it be?
Is this whole world attacking me?
The area around me.
It is a perfect void.
My power cosmic has no source from which to draw...
Silver Surfer! Your place is here!
No! Whoever you are.
Know that my place is at the side of Galactus!
Now and evermore...
I must free myself!
For Galactus...
My herald!
This world is no more,
its energy absorbed...
Never before have you failed to
summon me to a new planet...
by the time I was finished with the old...!
Now you are strangely silent!
Is it possible that you have
gone back on your word?
Silver Surfer...! I HUNGER!
My darling... Success is just a heartbeat away.
Soon, the chains to bind great Galactus...
...will be yours to lock into place!
In all my service with Galactus
never have I beheld such as this!
I am Ego, the Living Planet!
Stay with me, Silver Surfer...
...and I will give you all you ever could desire.
Indeed, you are a unique and
powerful being.
But I cannot allow even you to
prevail over my master's needs!
To me, my board!
Your incompetence depresses me, Ego.
We will discuss the proper punishment
when I have finished with him.
You should have remained in the ice, Silver Surfer.
Now, this may hurt you... Although not for long...
No!
Where have you taken me?
We have entered your mind.
It is... It is not as I expected...
Your whole life should be here.
Your accomplishments. Fears. Failures.
Instead... There is emptiness.
Darkness.
A void...
My life is serving Galactus.
I am nothing else.
Serving Galactus?
I have no interest in how to serve anyone!
I want the secret of controlling your master!
Do you not understand?
Galactus can never be controlled!
If every being... every power... in the universe...
...came together just for that very purpose, still would they fail!
He cannot be invincible!
He is not a God!
The answer is here! It must be here!
Might this be your past, perhaps?
Mountains of memories hidden from you,
locked away like a silver treasure!
I will possess that treasure!
No!
You must stop! I have no answers!!!
This is where the truth lies, Silver Surfer.
Do you not want to be set free?
I am afraid!
To perform your task as my herald, Norrin Radd.
You must become far more than merely a man...
Think of the courage our ancestors had, Shalla Bal.
To leave Zenn-La and soar out to the unknown!
I bestow upon you a portion of my own power cosmic...
I will guide him only to planets whose cores burst with energy,
yet which have no intelligent life.
I shall give you the means to travel
faster than the fastest starship.
This is what you have longed for all your life.
It truly is your chance to explore the stars.
I know you have always wanted to go.
Norrin Radd exists no more.
I will save countless civilizations!
Take me with him!
Even your mind is a new page on which I shall write.
I will never forget you, Shalla Bal...
No! You are from Zenn-La!
Eons ago, did I study there!
Eons ago, did I fail!
Never again can one such as I face Zenn-La's shining light!
My lady... Protect me!
Silver Surfer! I am in your debt.
The nova that brought you here was caused by that being.
If I had not aided in your entrapment,
I would have perished like that star.
Are you not afraid you will still
perish, when I summon Galactus?
I am not without resources, as you have seen.
And with Thanos gone, my mobility has returned...
Mobility, indeed...
Thanos! I will remember the name of one who is so evil...
...yet has given me so much to think about.
So many memories!
And get a swiftly as they appeared, did they vanish,
returning to their prison inside my own mind...
I must find Galactus..
For now I know that my master
has stolen my past, my life!
My love!
Galactus! There will be a reckoning!
I will regain my soul!
My lady, I have failed you.
I am not worthy, I know...
Please do not turn away from me now.
Let me right this grievous wrong.
I will give you the universe, I swear!
And then, my beloved Lady Chaos...
...together we shall destroy it!
Galactus!
You have failed me, my herald...
But I will let it go... this time...
For now I am well pleased.
I have found a world with more life energy
than any I have encountered before!
Sync: hata20tr