The Big O (1999–2003): Season 2, Episode 3 - Day of the Advent - full transcript
This is Paradigm City. A city that
lost its memory 40 years ago.
But Memories sometimes
appear in unexpected forms.
Grandpa!
It's an angel, Grandpa!
It's one of those angels
you told me about!
Roger.
Hm?
It's bad manners to read the
newspaper during breakfast.
Hm. I know.
"Advent"?
Roger!
Hm?
Sure.
Is some kind of change
about to happen?
What was it that was shrouded in light that
fell into this city that's lost its memory?
Hey! You there!
Hey! Didn't I tell you people
not to come in here?!
What came down here?
What?! Who the hell
do you think you are?!
We didn't see
what it was, either.
Colonel?!
Return to your post.
I'll vouch for him.
Yes, sir!
You didn't see it, either?
A Paradigm investigation team showed up,
almost as if they were waiting for it.
They carried it off
to the south.
Really? To the sea, huh?
Everyone in town is saying that
it was an angel that came down.
An angel?
Excuse me.
What is it, Norman?
Master Roger, a client says that
he would like to meet with you.
Understood.
I'll come home at once.
About that, sir...
When I mentioned
where you were,
he said he was nearby,
and would wait for you there.
Is this yours?
Yep, that's right.
Could you give it back?
Of course.
But if you're going to play with a ball,
you should really do it outside.
Yep, you're right.
I think so, too.
Her body is frail.
The poor thing can't play
outside in the daytime.
She was born that way.
You're the Negotiator, then?
You must be Jim McGowan.
This hotel is mine.
Only poor people stay here, so you can't
expect much in the way of earnings,
but I'll sign it over to you.
Once the negotiations I'm hiring
you for are complete, that is.
What do you want me to negotiate
that's so important? And with whom?
Last night, an angel
came down to this city.
An angel?
I've always known
it would happen.
A small herald angel
came down to us last night.
It seems to have been retrieved
by the Paradigm Corporation.
These old Memories of mine
have long since rusted over.
But I've always known that he will
come down from the heavens soon.
Who is "He"?
He who will save those of us who
have been forsaken by these times.
Even if you did possess
a Memory fragment,
that would be a Memory
of the future, not the past.
Could there really
be such a thing?
Mister...
Did you come here
to pick on my grandpa?
No, of course not.
I'd never do that.
I just became a little too enthusiastic
in our discussion, that's all.
Honest?
Honest.
Tammy, go play by yourself.
Okay!
All her life, she's only been
able to play in dark places.
Naturally, she has no friends.
Can you tell me it's fair that
she'll always be this way?
For 40 years, we've been
living lives with no future.
Things can't possibly go on
this way forever.
No, he couldn't have come
down from the heavens...
...to save only those who
live inside the Domes!
All of us who live here
ought to be saved!
There may be people
outside this city.
Everyone in this city has
a feeling that there are others.
But who could possibly have
imagined that they would come...
...from above
these thick clouds?
Well, well! What a coincidence
running into you here, Roger Smith.
What I'm looking for is a real angel,
not a fake one who's an angel in name only.
Is that any way
to talk to a lady?
I'm used to hearing that.
The two of us have been
here before, haven't we?
I don't recall
that being a date.
Just as I suspected, some old friends
of ours are down there.
Ah, you're right.
They're looking well.
Ladies first.
Huh?
Damn it, I didn't come prepared
for this sort of thing.
Is there a factory
or something in here?
I didn't know
about this, either.
What is this place?
What are they doing here?
The Megadeuses I destroyed...
When did they--?
I tried to stop them.
I said we wouldn't learn anything
from sending them into the city now.
That we couldn't gain
anything from it.
But they came anyway...
What do they hope to accomplish
by retrieving destroyed Megadeuses?
I don't know.
Just as I thought, you're
from someplace far--
Not carrying a gun today?
I told you, I didn't come
prepared for this sort of thing!
And don't make it sound
like this is my fault!
It's totally negligent of you to not
carry anything to defend yourself...
...when you knew you'd be
going someplace dangerous!
Oh, dear. I do believe
I've been scolded.
What are we going
to do, Roger Smith?
I wonder if it will reach?
What will?
Dorothy.
What is it, Norman?
I'm sorry, but I've
run out of pickles.
I understand.
I'll go buy some right away.
There's no need to hurry.
Take your time and enjoy yourself
until Master Roger returns.
It doesn't look
like anyone's home.
I can't believe that even Paradigm's
corporate headquarters are empty.
Paradigm's top executives
are all on vacation...
...at the Resort Dome on
the eastern edge of town.
At this time of year?
What in the--
Who is it?!
Is anyone there?!
Guests are guests, even uninvited ones.
Shall I give you a warm welcome?
Alan Gabriel!
I want the Memories back that you stole
from my client when you destroyed him!
What good would
that do at this point?
Are you that ashamed
of the fact that you had...
...a run-down android as a client,
my good Negotiator?
Bastard!
He enjoys killing people! What are
you doing, running after him unarmed?!
Roger Smith!
My brethren.
We do not have the memories
that tell us why...
...we are bound together as
a family outside the Domes.
But there is surely a deep bond
in the blood that flows within us.
It is for that reason that salvation
is about to visit us from the heavens.
Hello.
Your face is white, too.
Just like mine.
But you can walk outside in the light
whenever you want, can't you?
Can't you?
No. I get sick when
I'm in the sun.
They say that if I stayed out
in the sun all day, I'd die.
I'm sorry, all of my employees
are out that the moment.
Alex Rosewater...
Please forgive
the rude welcome.
I see you're ever the man of action,
Roger the Negotiator.
Or perhaps I should say
Dominus Megadeum.
Alex had said that he'd obtained
Memories of the future, but I never...
What is all this...?
I'd have thought that you would be
the first to leave this Dome.
It would be rude to fail to greet our
visitor from the sky, wouldn't it?
What is it that's
going to come?
It's right there.
That's the angel that
fell first last night.
Wha--? That?
Are you telling me that
that's what the angel really is?
Just a tiny part of it,
to be exact.
The bulk of its body will be
descending on Paradigm City soon.
The bulk of its body...?
I learned of it thanks to these Memories
you found that belonged to that android.
They're Memories
of this city's future.
I don't believe
in such things!
It's no wonder that you
think it sounds strange.
However, every event has
a cause in the distant past,
and its effects inexorably
march into the future.
That's only natural, isn't it?
What are these "inexorable effects"
you're talking about?
I don't believe that the men of the distant
past were any wiser than we are today.
But it does seem that their
science and technology...
...were able to accomplish
much grander things.
For instance, it seems that they themselves
were able to construct stars...
...and make them orbit
around our world.
Construct stars...?
What for?
I have no idea.
But when it's all said and done, those
stars are manmade, metal machines.
They eventually decay and...
"And fall here," you mean?
No, it's not.
It's not going to fall here.
According to their orbital calculations,
the impact point will be outside the Domes.
Considering that you were fired,
you're quite well-informed.
Why aren't you telling the
people outside the Domes?!
Because if it is their destiny,
it would be foolish to defy it.
The area outside the Domes
is Paradigm City, too!
I believe that's
a matter of opinion.
Dastun!
Dastun, pick up!
Huh? What?
Roger? What?
Hold on a second!
I can hardly hear you!
WHAT?!
You want to start evacuating
them now? You'll never make it.
Do you think you're
this world's god?
What about you? Don't you think
a little too highly of yourself?
You just don't have what it takes
to be a Dominus Megadeum.
Alex, I don't know what you're trying to
do with those three foreign Megadeuses,
but if you're trying to use Memories that
will plunge this world back into darkness,
I'll fight you
to the bitter end!
What can you do about it?
What power do you have?
Big O!
Big O...?
Hey! You've got
to evacuate! Hurry!
Get away from here, people!
Hurry! You're running
out of time!
Damn it...
The black Megadeus...
Evacuate!
You're in danger here!
The thing that's falling
from the sky is no angel!
Don't tell me
it's gonna try to--
Master Roger,
dinner isn't ready yet.
I had Dorothy go out to buy pickles,
but she has yet to return.
I'll just have to buy the pickles
on my way home, then.
I'm sorry to trouble you, sir.
Until later, then.
Now then, how should we
welcome this angel...?
He can't stop it...
I didn't think it
would be that easy.
Big O, I'm counting on you!
Roger?!
Hurry! Get back!
We're running out of time!
Big O! Showtime!
Roger Smith... You're not the
only one with a Megadeus.
It's just like daytime!
C'mon, miss!
Let's play!
C'mon!
She's playing outside
in the light...
Even if it's only for tonight, for that
little girl, that light is an angel.
lost its memory 40 years ago.
But Memories sometimes
appear in unexpected forms.
Grandpa!
It's an angel, Grandpa!
It's one of those angels
you told me about!
Roger.
Hm?
It's bad manners to read the
newspaper during breakfast.
Hm. I know.
"Advent"?
Roger!
Hm?
Sure.
Is some kind of change
about to happen?
What was it that was shrouded in light that
fell into this city that's lost its memory?
Hey! You there!
Hey! Didn't I tell you people
not to come in here?!
What came down here?
What?! Who the hell
do you think you are?!
We didn't see
what it was, either.
Colonel?!
Return to your post.
I'll vouch for him.
Yes, sir!
You didn't see it, either?
A Paradigm investigation team showed up,
almost as if they were waiting for it.
They carried it off
to the south.
Really? To the sea, huh?
Everyone in town is saying that
it was an angel that came down.
An angel?
Excuse me.
What is it, Norman?
Master Roger, a client says that
he would like to meet with you.
Understood.
I'll come home at once.
About that, sir...
When I mentioned
where you were,
he said he was nearby,
and would wait for you there.
Is this yours?
Yep, that's right.
Could you give it back?
Of course.
But if you're going to play with a ball,
you should really do it outside.
Yep, you're right.
I think so, too.
Her body is frail.
The poor thing can't play
outside in the daytime.
She was born that way.
You're the Negotiator, then?
You must be Jim McGowan.
This hotel is mine.
Only poor people stay here, so you can't
expect much in the way of earnings,
but I'll sign it over to you.
Once the negotiations I'm hiring
you for are complete, that is.
What do you want me to negotiate
that's so important? And with whom?
Last night, an angel
came down to this city.
An angel?
I've always known
it would happen.
A small herald angel
came down to us last night.
It seems to have been retrieved
by the Paradigm Corporation.
These old Memories of mine
have long since rusted over.
But I've always known that he will
come down from the heavens soon.
Who is "He"?
He who will save those of us who
have been forsaken by these times.
Even if you did possess
a Memory fragment,
that would be a Memory
of the future, not the past.
Could there really
be such a thing?
Mister...
Did you come here
to pick on my grandpa?
No, of course not.
I'd never do that.
I just became a little too enthusiastic
in our discussion, that's all.
Honest?
Honest.
Tammy, go play by yourself.
Okay!
All her life, she's only been
able to play in dark places.
Naturally, she has no friends.
Can you tell me it's fair that
she'll always be this way?
For 40 years, we've been
living lives with no future.
Things can't possibly go on
this way forever.
No, he couldn't have come
down from the heavens...
...to save only those who
live inside the Domes!
All of us who live here
ought to be saved!
There may be people
outside this city.
Everyone in this city has
a feeling that there are others.
But who could possibly have
imagined that they would come...
...from above
these thick clouds?
Well, well! What a coincidence
running into you here, Roger Smith.
What I'm looking for is a real angel,
not a fake one who's an angel in name only.
Is that any way
to talk to a lady?
I'm used to hearing that.
The two of us have been
here before, haven't we?
I don't recall
that being a date.
Just as I suspected, some old friends
of ours are down there.
Ah, you're right.
They're looking well.
Ladies first.
Huh?
Damn it, I didn't come prepared
for this sort of thing.
Is there a factory
or something in here?
I didn't know
about this, either.
What is this place?
What are they doing here?
The Megadeuses I destroyed...
When did they--?
I tried to stop them.
I said we wouldn't learn anything
from sending them into the city now.
That we couldn't gain
anything from it.
But they came anyway...
What do they hope to accomplish
by retrieving destroyed Megadeuses?
I don't know.
Just as I thought, you're
from someplace far--
Not carrying a gun today?
I told you, I didn't come
prepared for this sort of thing!
And don't make it sound
like this is my fault!
It's totally negligent of you to not
carry anything to defend yourself...
...when you knew you'd be
going someplace dangerous!
Oh, dear. I do believe
I've been scolded.
What are we going
to do, Roger Smith?
I wonder if it will reach?
What will?
Dorothy.
What is it, Norman?
I'm sorry, but I've
run out of pickles.
I understand.
I'll go buy some right away.
There's no need to hurry.
Take your time and enjoy yourself
until Master Roger returns.
It doesn't look
like anyone's home.
I can't believe that even Paradigm's
corporate headquarters are empty.
Paradigm's top executives
are all on vacation...
...at the Resort Dome on
the eastern edge of town.
At this time of year?
What in the--
Who is it?!
Is anyone there?!
Guests are guests, even uninvited ones.
Shall I give you a warm welcome?
Alan Gabriel!
I want the Memories back that you stole
from my client when you destroyed him!
What good would
that do at this point?
Are you that ashamed
of the fact that you had...
...a run-down android as a client,
my good Negotiator?
Bastard!
He enjoys killing people! What are
you doing, running after him unarmed?!
Roger Smith!
My brethren.
We do not have the memories
that tell us why...
...we are bound together as
a family outside the Domes.
But there is surely a deep bond
in the blood that flows within us.
It is for that reason that salvation
is about to visit us from the heavens.
Hello.
Your face is white, too.
Just like mine.
But you can walk outside in the light
whenever you want, can't you?
Can't you?
No. I get sick when
I'm in the sun.
They say that if I stayed out
in the sun all day, I'd die.
I'm sorry, all of my employees
are out that the moment.
Alex Rosewater...
Please forgive
the rude welcome.
I see you're ever the man of action,
Roger the Negotiator.
Or perhaps I should say
Dominus Megadeum.
Alex had said that he'd obtained
Memories of the future, but I never...
What is all this...?
I'd have thought that you would be
the first to leave this Dome.
It would be rude to fail to greet our
visitor from the sky, wouldn't it?
What is it that's
going to come?
It's right there.
That's the angel that
fell first last night.
Wha--? That?
Are you telling me that
that's what the angel really is?
Just a tiny part of it,
to be exact.
The bulk of its body will be
descending on Paradigm City soon.
The bulk of its body...?
I learned of it thanks to these Memories
you found that belonged to that android.
They're Memories
of this city's future.
I don't believe
in such things!
It's no wonder that you
think it sounds strange.
However, every event has
a cause in the distant past,
and its effects inexorably
march into the future.
That's only natural, isn't it?
What are these "inexorable effects"
you're talking about?
I don't believe that the men of the distant
past were any wiser than we are today.
But it does seem that their
science and technology...
...were able to accomplish
much grander things.
For instance, it seems that they themselves
were able to construct stars...
...and make them orbit
around our world.
Construct stars...?
What for?
I have no idea.
But when it's all said and done, those
stars are manmade, metal machines.
They eventually decay and...
"And fall here," you mean?
No, it's not.
It's not going to fall here.
According to their orbital calculations,
the impact point will be outside the Domes.
Considering that you were fired,
you're quite well-informed.
Why aren't you telling the
people outside the Domes?!
Because if it is their destiny,
it would be foolish to defy it.
The area outside the Domes
is Paradigm City, too!
I believe that's
a matter of opinion.
Dastun!
Dastun, pick up!
Huh? What?
Roger? What?
Hold on a second!
I can hardly hear you!
WHAT?!
You want to start evacuating
them now? You'll never make it.
Do you think you're
this world's god?
What about you? Don't you think
a little too highly of yourself?
You just don't have what it takes
to be a Dominus Megadeum.
Alex, I don't know what you're trying to
do with those three foreign Megadeuses,
but if you're trying to use Memories that
will plunge this world back into darkness,
I'll fight you
to the bitter end!
What can you do about it?
What power do you have?
Big O!
Big O...?
Hey! You've got
to evacuate! Hurry!
Get away from here, people!
Hurry! You're running
out of time!
Damn it...
The black Megadeus...
Evacuate!
You're in danger here!
The thing that's falling
from the sky is no angel!
Don't tell me
it's gonna try to--
Master Roger,
dinner isn't ready yet.
I had Dorothy go out to buy pickles,
but she has yet to return.
I'll just have to buy the pickles
on my way home, then.
I'm sorry to trouble you, sir.
Until later, then.
Now then, how should we
welcome this angel...?
He can't stop it...
I didn't think it
would be that easy.
Big O, I'm counting on you!
Roger?!
Hurry! Get back!
We're running out of time!
Big O! Showtime!
Roger Smith... You're not the
only one with a Megadeus.
It's just like daytime!
C'mon, miss!
Let's play!
C'mon!
She's playing outside
in the light...
Even if it's only for tonight, for that
little girl, that light is an angel.