Week-end Family (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Back to Nature - full transcript

EMMA: Well, it's
a great question,

and I thank you for asking
it, Professor Kadiake.

To answer that for you, I
think it's really necessary

that we adapt the
institutional care we have

to the cognitive development of children
suffering from attachment issues.

I also think that care needs
to evolve and keep evolving.

And that's exactly the reason that I wanna
focus my research on this very topic.

- Thank you.
- Thanks.

Any other questions?

Well, thank you Mrs. LeMay.

(ALL CLAPPING)



- Emma!
- Whoo!

Thanks. Thank you, everyone.

I want to thank my boyfriend for
supporting me during all that time.

And I also want a few people
for inspiring me a lot.

Of course, they know who
they are. Thank you so much.

Yes, those are...

We were her muses, I told you.

Aww!

- Thanks.
- Of course.

Mrs. LeMay.

- Doctor.
- Hmm, Doctor in.

- Doctor in the house!
- Doctor in the house.

Doctor in the
house that's right.

Give me an "E!" Give me a "M!" Give
me a "M!" Give me an "A!" Emma!



Oh! So cute.

- Emmanuelle!
- Oh, hey.

Your argument for the last
question really impressed me.

Your analysis of emotional
insecurity through the filter

of Deleuzian philosophy
is quite visionary.

That's my Emma. She has visions.

(CHUCKLES)

- Yeah. That's her.
- So, what do you plan next?

A research lab, a position
in the university.

Well, I really loved practicing
but for now I've decided to

- not make any decision.
- (FRED CHUCKLES)

Anyway, if you wanna talk
with me about your future...

- Oh, yes? Great.
- Don't hesitate.

- Thanks.
- We know where you live.

- Yes?
- 'Cause we're neighbors.

- See you later.
- See you later.

- Bye.
- All right.

He's hitting on you, right?

Stop it, he's not.
No! You're jealous.

No, but he can't do that, as soon as
I leave he'll be like, hey neighbor...

Papa, shh. I took
mini-sausages for later.

- And some tomatoes.
- No way.

But here's the thing...

You should hurry cause
otherwise, there won't be enough.

I think my children are
actually squirrels. Huh?

RETURN TO NATURE

(SINGING) Emma the champ.
Emma, Emma, Emma the champ.

Emma the champ. Emma the champ.

FRED: No, I'm kidding.

I'm coming. I'm coming. Coming.

- Well, hey!
- Fred, are you sure orienteering

in a forest is right
for Vic's birthday?

I don't know, a party with her friends
would be more appropriate, right?

Or we could privatize the
Queen's Hamlet in Versailles.

There's someone I know who could
organize it perfectly for us.

We could do that. But
we're not going to.

Because I've already booked
everything and Vic is really happy.

So we're off to the
forest! Woo-hoo!

- Hmm.
- (PHONE VIBRATING)

Oh, my God. My meeting is starting. Okay.
We'll meet at the vacation rental tomorrow

and, please, Fred, tomorrow,
don't be late. Okay?

- See you, tomorrow.
- Love you.

Bye!

Hello, Aurélie! Ah, I have a
bad reception, I can't see you.

How's LA?

(IN FEMALE VOICE) Oh, well you know,
us folks here in Los Angeles...

Oh, damn it.

All right. See you later.

FRIDAY

(HUMMING)

For the doctor in the house.

Ooh!

Delicious assortments of
gourmet nuts, Dr. LeMay.

And some bonbons.

There's also a shampoo Clara made you.
Homemade. With eggs and olive oil.

- Ooh!
- She told me it's for split ends.

- But you don't have any split ends.
- No, thanks.

- You have beautiful curls.
- I know.

- Were you a hair model?
- Yeah. When I was young.

Okay. Let me tell you what's
on my list. Now, I have time.

Bath. That's done.
Yoga, Kundalini,

- cross-fit, napping, painting, reading...
- Wow! (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

- What?
- You're super hyper, aren't you?

Well, I guess I don't really...
I don't know how to do nothing.

- Well, enjoy the bath.
- (SIGHS SOFTLY)

Right now, I'm going
to go into the bedroom.

Because it's chilly, I'm going to
switch on the heater full blast.

(IMITATING TURNING ON HEATER)

And it may get hot.

So, I might take off my clothes. So,
you can join me in the bedroom and...

- We'll see what happens. Huh?
- (BOTH CHUCKLE)

Listen, I have to think about
it. That's not on my list.

Come on, we'll dance
a little. Okay?

Are you giving me a preview?

- Oh!
- (BOTH CHUCKLING)

I like your little dance.

For a place to hide...

Tomorrow's gonna be
looking like a test.

SATURDAY

(ALL SINGING) At the world's
end Adventure at every moment.

Three daughters, one
father, one destiny

(FRED VOCALIZING)

STAN: How are you?

(FRED SINGING) Courage
and everlasting love...

You see what I mean?
This is a fire steel.

You can light a fire in any
condition, even in the rain.

Hi. Happy birthday,
Vic. How are you?

- (KISSES) How are you?
- Thanks.

Fred, you didn't tell me
this forest was so isolated.

FRED: Okay everybody,
say hello to Jeanne.

We'll do the scavenger
hunt here on her estate.

- ALL: Hello!
- FRED: Hello, ma'am. How are you?

Welcome Parisians,
to fresh air. So...

I'm going to give everybody
a map and a compass.

- Are you all familiar with these things?
- Mmm-hmm.

The goal is to find all the clues.
And be the first team back here.

Don't bother with your
cell phones in the forest.

- The only signal is in the cottage.
- Whoo!

No cell service out here, guys.

- You gonna be okay?
- One more thing.

Be careful of the boars.

We had a problem with a family who
came from the city just like you.

They decided it was a good
idea to follow a boarlet.

I won't go into details.

- Wait. They followed a ballet?
- A boarlet.

- A boarlet.
- One last thing...

Anyway, sorry, excuse me.

- I got distress flares just in case.
- (LAUGHS)

Are you serious?
That's nonsense.

- Here you go.
- No, I'm fine.

- Yes of course, I'm serious.
- No, but it's a game.

You'll see. You'll see.

- Here you go.
- No way, never. I don't need it.

Up high. Whoa!

- Here you go, honey.
- It's useless.

Now, we just have
to draw the teams.

- Yay!
- (ALL CHEERING)

Shut up.

Stand straight.

Enjoy nature and the calm.

It feels great to be out here
together. You know what I mean?

Silence.

Here we go!

- "Boarlet" here.
- Ah, well, that's me.

- Acorns! Yes!
- Yes!

- Team fruit flies.
- You're with us.

- Can we trade?
- Uh-uh, no way.

How come I'm always stuck
with this little twosome?

We don't have any adults,
we're going to lose.

- ALEXIS: Romy, forget your anger.
- JEANNE: Fruit files.

ALEXIS: Let the spirit of
the forest enter your lungs.

I just want you to be careful, baby.
Watch out. Do you have any water?

- Yep.
- And your flare?

Hey, don't worry, my
goddaughter is with me.

I know what I'm doing.
I was born in a forest.

- Don't worry, Mom.
- Be careful, honey.

- VIC: We're the Acorns!
- STAN: We're the Acorns!

Fred, Fred, Fred, you know how
she is. Be careful. Please.

- I got this.
- Okay.

Don't forget we're not in a Paris
neighborhood here so respect nature.

Is that clear?

Here we go, good luck
and everyone have fun!

Come on, go!

- EMMA: I already miss you.
- FRED: Miss you too.

- MARIE: Bye Vi-Vi.
- FRED: Let's do this.

Guys, try a little harder, go faster.
We're fruit flies, not snails.

There's no way the
others are winning.

FRED: Vic, wait for us,
please. Don't wander off.

VIC: I want to win.

EMMA: Enjoying nature. I
can cross that off my list.

MARIE: We're not thinking
like boarlets, now.

We're not in the
spirit of the forest.

- VIC: Forward March!
- STAN: Hey, do you know the rule of three?

FRED: No, what's that?

A human being can survive
three minutes without oxygen.

- Okay.
- Three hours without protection.

- Yeah, I knew that.
- Yeah, and three days without drinking.

- But three weeks without eating.
- VIC: Oh, yeah?

Well, if we don't have
enough food, it's all right.

I have a daisy and this
says we can eat the leaves.

- STAN: Yeah.
- FRED: Wow!

That's the book I got
you last year, right?

Yup. Best gift ever.

Did you take the water
purification tablets, just in case?

- In my bag.
- Yes! That's it. My lovely goddaughter.

Do you think we're on some kind
of, I don't know, survival trip?

- What's up with all the...
- It's not a trip. It's serious.

Hey, wait. According to my calculations,
the clue should not be far from here.

- We need to look for it...
- Exactly what calculations

have you done to
figure that out?

- Everything is in my head, buddy.
- (CHUCKLES)

All right then, a clue. A clue.

Ah! Here it is. Right here.

Hey, got it.

VIC: "A rolling
stone gathers no..."

"A fast rolling stone
gathers no!" We're gonna win!

- FRED: No, no. The rest.
- STAN: What?

You're supposed to complete the
phrase at the end of the sentence.

All right. So, it's a rolling
stone gathers no fast.

No, no. It's a rolling
stone gathers no... moss.

That's my daughter.
That's my daughter.

- Okay.
- Moss. Moss grows on the north side

of the trees. And north...

North is that way.

So let's go north. Come on.

You're so good,
honey. You're so good.

- STAN: But we came from there!
- FRED: Keep doing your calculations.

CLARA: We should get to
the second clue, here.

- ALEXIS: Shh.
- CLARA: What is it?

- ALEXIS: You hear it?
- ROMY: What?

ALEXIS: Silence.

Listen how beautiful it is.

"Oh, the pleasure of the trees."

Trees of tender foliage.

"Tall and graceful, yet
robust and sinewy..."

Who wrote that? Justin Bieber?

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Good guess, Walt Whitman.

"The trees rise through
me, like mercury to heat,

tingling through me from crown
to toes, like health's wine..."

- Is he gonna do that all day?
- I don't know.

MARIE: I don't understand.
The thing should be here.

Are you all right, Emmanuelle?
I hope I'm not bothering you.

- I'm trying to let go.
- Please, don't help me, right?

- Enjoy nature.
- We're never going to finish the race.

Oh, dear, this is annoying.

Ah! I got it! I found it!

- Let me see.
- I got it.

- Whoo!
- Ha ha ha. So...

First clue...

- "I'm Santa Claus' favorite tree."
- Birch! Larch.

- No, it's a fir tree.
- Okay.

So, where?

That way, look! Those
are fir trees. Let's go.

It's... It's a race, Emmanuelle.
The goal is to be the winning team.

It's not just about
competition, but team spirit.

Do you think Vic likes this? I
don't think so. I'm not feeling it.

She'll see lots of
animals, it's so cool.

Oh, no. Oh, no, my God!
I can't believe it!

Oh, no, I didn't give
her antihistamine cream.

Oh, I can't believe
it. I can't believe it!

Wait, she's with Fred and
Fred is very responsible.

And Stan is there too and he's well
equipped and so I'm not worried at all.

Marie-Ange?

Marie-Ange?

No, we're not lost. The map is
badly made. This should be here.

No. You're reading
it upside down.

See, this has always
been right here.

We came in this way. If we're
going that way, we'll get here.

- You don't know.
- I know. My mother taught me to read.

Please calm down. I need
to be able to concentrate.

Maire-Ange, hold
on. She'll be fine.

- We went that way.
- Hmm, we didn't see the chicken legs here.

- That looks like chicken legs to you?
- Yeah.

That's not chicken legs,
it's a skull and crossbones.

Marie-Ange!

Alexis.

Sweet tree...

Alexis!

Perfect!

I found the optimal
place to camp. Over.

Okay. We'll set up camp. Over.

What're you doing? No, no, no,
it's a race. We can't camp.

Yeah, but it's our lunch break.

- You two!
- Yeah, we need to build up our strength.

- Hey, are you all right?
- (BREATHING HEAVILY)

- You were running?
- No.

I can't breathe.

Oh! Wait, wait, okay.
Come over here. I got you.

It's all right. It's all right.

Okay. Let's sit down.

ALEXIS: Doesn't it want to make
you wanna leave it all behind?

CLARA: Yeah.

We could settle here.

Build a cabin.

Raise our children with the
only school that matters...

- ALEXIS: The school of life.
- Yeah, well, your children will go crazy.

Just hanging out with
you and all the woodrats.

(ROMY AND CLARA LAUGH)

(CLARA CLEARS THROAT)

I thought we shared
the same convictions.

Ecology, nature...

Yeah, yeah. Of course we
do. But not so literally.

- Do you want more, Vic?
- Uh, no. No, thanks.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah.

Please stop giving freeze-dried
food to my daughter.

It's not bad, it's beef and
carrots. It's good, right?

Honestly, it's pretty awful.

Please, turn off that stupid
light. Why is it even on?

Because I saw a documentary.

Red light drives insects,
and crustaceans away.

So, now we're gonna get
attacked by mussels?

- We never know.
- This is gonna attract critters.

We should bury this garbage.

I would love to see a wolf.

You... If we don't want to attract
one exactly in this spot...

You know because as long as we're
sitting around, the wolves can join us.

So we need to move. Come on!

Backpack! Backpack!

- Hey, Fred, stop being scared.
- FRED: Come on, Vic.

Breathe in through
your nose... (EXHALES)

Breathe out.

I don't know what's happening to
me. I'm a... (BREATHING HEAVILY)

I'm paralyzed by anxiety.

I don't know why. It's
because of the forest.

- The big trees, the birds...
- Okay. Okay.

Vi-Vi can have an
allergic reaction.

No, no, no. Look at me.

The red one with big white spots,
the one that attracts flies.

Marie-Ange, there there. You're
having an anxiety attack.

I'm scared.

- Okay. Okay. Marie-Ange...
- I'm scared and my heart is...

See, it's over here.

It's just anxiety, in your head.

Stay with me. Don't go back in
your head. You stay with me, okay?

- ROMY: Find anything?
- CLARA: No.

ROMY: Did you look
under the moss?

Yeah, I looked under the moss.

Look, the final clue. Yay me!

Good job.

- CLARA: Let me see.
- ROMY: Here.

"First, I'm a place to sleep."

Second, I happen over the years.

"Put it together and
return to the start."

- So...
- It's cottage.

- You're right. The cottage.
- Back to the start. Yeah.

(BOTH SINGING) We are so
awesome. We are super awesome.

(ROMY SINGING) We
are the greatest.

Alexis, what're you doing?

Alexis?

Do you know what
sylvotherapy is?

It's being healed by the trees.
By communicating with them.

Hold on, that tree
just told me some news.

Really? What?

"You're annoying."
I'm hungry, let's go.

CLARA: Come on.

ROMY: So, I think we
need to head north.

I... I'm not feeling it, I'm not
feeling it. I'm not feeling it. Umm...

Oh, look at all the mushrooms around
here. Let's have a mushroom break.

Great. Pick some.
Go on, start...

I'm lost. Totally lost. I
don't know where we are.

What's scary is that I know a family
who got lost forever in the forest.

- In this forest?
- Of course.

Maybe they took another
exit you didn't see before.

The way I heard is they
got eaten out here...

Stop scaring us. What's wrong with
you? You just want to scare me.

And then we all end up scaring
my Vic? That's what you want...

- VIC: Quiet.
- What do you see there?

What is it, what is it? A wolf?

Oh dear, oh dear.
Get back. Get back.

- No. No, no, no!
- It's there.

- It's a bear.
- STAN: What is it? What is it?

What?

STAN: Vic, come here.

FRED: No, Vic, come
here. We need to go.

Aw.

Get away!

- Vic, no, no.
- Come here. (IMITATES ANIMAL CALL)

Vic, it's all
right. Vic, come on.

FRED: Come on. Get
back. Over here.

Were you really scared of a fox?

No! I was worried for you! Those, things
have diseases. They can infect you.

- But he was. Stan, you were scared!
- No, wait, listen. I got this, okay?

- We went that way.
- FRED: Yeah.

- Yeah, we crossed the stream here.
- Okay.

Don't worry, don't worry. Um... Let's
try there, I have a good feeling.

You were scared, you were so scared.
Seriously, you were like this.

STAN: Cut it out.

You see, my anxiety is as if...

I don't know, as if I had an
orangutan on my back. You see?

Close your eyes, close
your eyes. The primate...

The orangutan is there, it's getting
off your back. It's getting off.

Close your eyes. Close your eyes.
There it goes. You put it aside.

- (EXHALES)
- Yeah, you see it's over there.

Get lost, you primate.

- Okay?
- That feels good.

- Yeah?
- That feels great.

Wow! Is this some shrink thing?

Well yeah, or I use it
myself. I'm often anxious.

Wait, I thought you managed everything
perfectly, that everything was square

- you had it all under control.
- No, you're pulling my leg.

- I what?
- You're pulling my leg.

- You're only joking.
- Ah, no, I'm not kidding. You know what?

- You make me feel hung up.
- No.

Vic's show, you did great.

Yes, for other people, I'm
fine, but for me, uh...

- So different.
- Maybe that's what you need to do.

- What, manage swim shows?
- No.

- Helping others.
- Ah!

VIC: Mom!

What is this?

Victoire!

- Come.
- FRED: We're up here.

Where's here? Up there!

FRED: In the woods!

We're down here,
get down! Victoire!

- FRED: There where?
- There, I can see you.

EMMA: Yes, yes,
there she is! Wow!

- Oh, my baby!
- STAN: There you are!

Dad and Stan were scared of a fox!
We saw a fox and they were scared!

They were like, "Ooh, no!"

MAIRE-ANGE: How are
you? Are you alright?

- EMMA: You were scared of the fox?
- No, we were not scared.

VIC: How are you two doing?

- We're fine.
- Of course.

- We saw orangutans out there. Right?
- Yeah.

FRED: What do you mean?

- You would have tamed the orangutans.
- VIC: No, no, no.

FRED: So, which
way do we go now?

JEANNE: Congratulations to all
for coming back before nightfall.

That was not
necessarily a given.

That's quite a feat.

And now, the prize for the best team will
go to... Could you give me a drumroll.

VIC: Acorns! Acorns!

The Fruit Flies!

(ALL CHEERING)

Please come to the podium
to receive your prize.

FRED: Yeah. My kids.

- JEANNE: All right. All right.
- And my other kid here.

- ROMY: Yay!
- FRED: Whoo!

And the prize for you is...

Natural fiber toilet paper made in the
neighboring village. Congratulations!

ROMY: All that for this?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Glad we didn't win.

- It's amazing.
- And essential. There you go.

ALL: (SINGING TOGETHER)
Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday, dear Victoire.

Happy birthday to you

(ALL CHEERING)

(CHEERING) Yeah!

Make a wish!

FRED: Fantastic!

- A miniature pig!
- Oh!

(ALL CHEERING)

- Here.
- Thank you.

A gift from Stan.

Whoa, thanks, Stan.

- A harmonica.
- Cool.

Good idea, Stan.

- Very good idea.
- I'm going to cut the cake.

- All right.
- Here you go, honey.

Thank you.

So what do we have
here? That's a piano.

- There.
- Oh.

- Whoa, do you like it?
- Yes.

- A smart device. That's great.
- Thank you.

- What you doing?
- I'm cutting the cake.

There's stuff inside.

- This is from us.
- This is a real gift.

A nice, old fashioned gift.

- She might be on time.
- They're great, right?

- Now, she'll get there.
- Thanks, Emma.

- Thanks, Dad.
- On roller-skates.

She's going to break her legs.

Did you get any pads?

- Oh, well, we left them at home.
- Well, help yourself.

- Help yourself. You made a mess, Stan.
- Oh, okay.

It looks great.

- What's in this cake?
- Ants.

It's so good. Mmm.

No, I mean the

the fruit filling.

(CHUCKLES)

Fire ants. I misunderstood.

Okay. Let's play poker.

- Forget the cake. Oh, no.
- Can we play truth or dare?

- Yes, it's fun.
- Okay. Good idea.

- Good idea.
- Not bad. Not bad.

- Truth or dare? Yes.
- Who? Me? I'm going first?

- Yeah.
- Uh, dare.

Go around the table and
act like a pig. (SNORTS)

- I dare you.
- (ALL LAUGHING)

Oh, I love it!

- Come on! Come on!
- (SNORTING)

See? You can picture it, right?

- (SNORTING)
- (ALL LAUGHING)

(LAUGHS)

(ALL CHEERING)

- Your dare, Daddy.
- Okay. Dare.

Pretend you're a window cleaner on the
Montparnasse tower and it's high up.

He's good.

- (ALL CHEERING)
- (ALL LAUGHING)

ALL: Victoire! Victoire!

A little boar.

(GRUNTING)

- Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
- (ALL CHEERING)

(ALL APPLAUDING)

No, it doesn't count.

- No, it's mustard. It's not chili.
- It's not gonna be gross.

(ALL LAUGHING)

(IMITATING ROBOT)

Yeah, well done.

ALL: Eight. Nine.

(ALL CHEERING)

(CLAPPING)

- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
- Yeah! Whoo!

- Truth or dare? Truth or dare?
- All right.

Dare.

- Kiss Alexis.
- Okay, truth.

Hey!

All right. All right.

- (CHANTING) Alexis! Alexis! Alexis!
- Truth or dare?

Can I play something
on the guitar?

Well, yeah.

Well, no, no, no. He
doesn't get to choose.

He doesn't get to choose.

- Oh, Fred.
- Oh, come on!

I was inspired by nature
and wrote a song for Clara.

Ah.

Well, yeah. You sure?

Sorry. Did I make you upset?

Come on. Vic and Romy.
Bed time. Come on, girls.

- (CRYING) No!
- Please can we stay five minutes?

- I said it's bedtime.
- Go. Go. Go. Go.

- No!
- Let's put everything away, huh?

CLARA: I'm sorry for earlier.

It was really uncool of me.

My reaction and everything,
I was just really

- embarrassed.
- Come on, Clara. Cut it out.

I know it's me.

Sometimes I do things
that are bizarre.

(GIGGLES)

It's all right.

I like it.

But, um...

Are we a real couple now?

With like disagreements?

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Yeah.

I think so.

Then go on. Play your song.

- Yeah?
- Yeah. Go on.

(STRUMMING GUITAR)

Behind the rain Behind the snow.

Behind the nights
You're passing rivers.

I can't stand I keep
on watching you.

Travelling free
without the freedom.

You only need to
go And come around.

All I do is waiting.

All I do is waiting for you.

You go all alone.

I don't wanna miss you.

I don't wanna lose you.

You go all alone.

I don't wanna miss you.

I don't wanna lose you.

And then I saw the
cutest fox in the world.

How close were you?

One inch away. No! Two.

You should have seen Dad and Stan's faces.
They were so scared, like... (EXCLAIMS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

You go all alone.

I don't wanna miss you.

I don't wanna lose.

You.

All right. Really great! Super!

Nicely done.

We're kind of breaking
the magic of the moment.

So sweet.

Super. Super. Super.

It was beautiful. It
was not bad, right?

Spending quality time with my family,
I can officially cross it off my list.

Show me your list real quick.

- Why?
- You'll see.

Because...

Hmm?

(SNORTS)

Here's what we're
gonna do tomorrow.

- No more list. You've got to improvise.
- Hey!

So improvise?

Yeah, we'll improvise
enjoying ourselves.

- Enjoy-provise. Yes, that's it.
- Enjoy-provise. Yeah, that's it.

(CELL PHONE VIBRATES)

Oh.

Mr. Kadiake.

Hello?

KADIAKE: Ah, Emmanuelle. I'm
sorry to bother you so late.

I'm calling you because

I just off the phone with
my friend, Cecilia Knuth.

She'd be delighted if you
could join her in her lab.

(CHUCKLES)

That's incredible. Wow!

KADIAKE: It is indeed
quite an opportunity.

It's an honor.

- I'm so...
- It's great!

Just one detail. The
position is in Brussels.

Ah, Brussels?

KADIAKE: I wouldn't
hesitate if I were you.

This is a once in a
lifetime opportunity.

Well, goodnight.

Bye-bye.

It's in Brussels?

Well, that's great.

That's great.

It's great.

Congratulations, Emma.

It's great.

If you find this phone,
it means we're lost.

It means we're lost.

- Wait for me!
- We already went that way.

We went that way. We
already went that way.

Ah! I heard some noise
there. I heard some noise.

Wait. (GASPS)

(GRUNTS)