01x07 - Innervisions

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[Thanos] The planet Joregpa...

Quiet, peaceful,

serene.

When I was a child
visiting this wonderful world,

I found its beauty
truly delightful!

My father, the Scientist
Supreme of the Titan System

was taking his family
on a merry holiday

and he and my mother
encouraged my brother and me

to play amid the Splendor.

That fool, Mentor, plunged in
with his usual abandon

and so did I,
only to learn a harsh truth.

We had both been
genetically engineered

but for very different
qualities.

My brother
was the curious young scholar

who learned
from everything he saw,

while I... I was Thanos,
bred to punish

and avenge.

And everything I touched,

died.

Lady Chaos, my twin flame,

I thank you for the release,
the joy,

that our love brings
and offer you

this small gift of annihilation

and the promise of more to come.

[evil laughter]

[Silver Surfer] Again do I
wander the spaceways alone.

Only now, with Pip
no longer accompanying me

do I truly realize
how much it meant

to have a companion.

Strange.

These seem to be fragments
of a large body

perhaps a moon or a planet.

Such matters, however,
are not my concern.

The universal library showed me

that the Dream Weaver of Zenn-La

has been taken to the planet
Harmony.

If it is still there,

I hope to be able
to use its power

to unite my thoughts
with those of my people

and learn where
in this universe they are.

A nova!

This is no natural occurrence!

Who would perform
such a horrendous act?

The Kree?

The Skrull?

A Vessel!

I do not recognize
its configuration

but the nature of its energy
strikes a most repugnant chord.

Thanos!

The monster's course
is unmistakable.

He's cutting a swath
of destruction toward...

Harmony!

[Thanos] What's that, my dear?

Why did I choose to give you
this solar system?

My family stopped here on
the same tour of these planets

that took us to Joregpa.

All five were dedicated
to education.

Mentor, of course,
was welcomed with open arms

while I was disdained
for my burgeoning strength.

Now our power
truly educates them.

- [evil laughter]
- [alarm beeping]

The Silver Surfer?

Here?

Oh, Lady Chaos, thank you
for gifting me

with the chance for revenge.

[Silver Surfer] Thanos' power
is even greater than I expected.

I must gather myself
or I have not a chance.

[groaning]

Greatly am I weakened.

I cannot continue to fight

but neither can I allow my foe
to demolish another world.

I do not have much time.

Thanos cannot be very far
behind me.

The Whynnm of Harmony ever
have been a paradoxical race.

On the one hand,

they have a tradition
as galactic warriors

while on the other,

long have they admired

the tranquility of Zenn-La.

It was to unite
these conflicting attitudes

that they were given
the Dream Weaver.

Once I have warned the Whynnm,
it will be up to them to flee

or rise up in defense.

Ha! Another match for me!

Have at you, foul miscreant!

Brothers and sisters of Harmony!

Your world is in danger.

The being known as Thanos
approaches on a mission most dire!

Onward! To the next challenge.

[grunting] Nice move!

More points to us all!

Is everyone on this world mad?

How can it be that
they neither see nor hear me?

Have the Whynnm become enslaved
by this robot race?

Why, these are nutrient
energies

of the kind given by caretakers

when a patient
cannot feed itself.

That must be the center

from which the robots
are dispatched.

The Dream Weaver!

On Zenn-La, the Dream Weaver
was used to give substance

to our deepest hopes
and desires,

so we could all work
toward them together.

Here, its power
seems to have merged

the thoughts of the entire race

into a vast group dream.

I must hurry.

Part of me longs
to simply take what I desire,

but I have a duty to perform.

To communicate with the Whynnm,

I must shut down this device.

[all laughing]

[groaning]

[man] What the...

[multiple] Oh, no!

[moaning]

[screaming]

They cannot bear
to be returned to reality.

And the Dream Weaver

is causing me to experience
their pain as my own.

[all moaning]

My only recourse is to enter
the fantasy myself.

No wonder the inhabitants
have chosen this way to live.

Why would anyone want it
any other way

when they could be
part of this dream?

[Whynnm shouting]

No! I must stay on guard
against losing myself.

Too much is at stake!

Ha! Ha! Don't worry!

I'll dispatch this challenger
in no time.

- All right!
- [Whynnm cheering]

Am I not magnificent?

A true champion.

[Man] Get away from that woman!

I am the Silver Surfer.

Who is in authority here?

Ah, a new twist.

No challenger's ever
questioned anyone before.

Usually, they just fight.

You... You do not understand.

I come as a friend.

To warn you. Yes, yes...

Your lives are in

some kind of grave peril.

[grunting]

Oh, this is delightful.

You're the most cleverly
designed enemy

the dream has come up with yet.

But Beta Ray Bill,
champion of champions

knows what to do.

[Thanos] This system was my
family's last stop on our "grand tour."

The second planet from the sun
is called "Harmony"

and even then,
the very name filled me

with loathing.

It was the citizens of Harmony
who convinced my father

that I would profit
by being sent to study

on the accursed world
of Zenn-La.

[all] All right!

[cheering and shouting]

You... you must stop.

Do not force me to fight back.

But you've...
you've got to fight back.

Otherwise,
it's not a proper contest.

What an excellent illusion.

Even as we improve,
so does the Dream.

The Silver Surfer, he

he seems almost real.

[crowd cheering]

[Silver Surfer] I am real!

Then prove it.

Do your worst, enemy.

We all know the rules
of the Dream...

Nothing created
by the Dream Weaver

can possibly defeat us.

Did you see that?

It can't be!

My hammer! What did you do?

I transmuted it

into something
a little less dangerous.

Oh, yeah? Transmute this!

No fair!

Bill, he

he's beating us.

But the only way
that could happen is if...

He's a genuine off-worlder!

Does he truly have something
to warn us about?

Are we in true danger?

- Please!
- What's happening?

[woman] What's going on?

Ah!

What is that, beloved?

You would prefer a closer look

at the civilization

we are about to obliterate?

Why, of course.

Odd.

The Whynnm are greatly altered

since my put-upon youth.

The Silver Surfer?

How exquisite!

I shall not be deprived
after all.

My lady, I am deeply moved

by this reward.

It gives me hope

that the day soon will come

when you abandon cold stone

and deign to appear
to this unworthy admirer

in your true flesh.

Please, Silver Surfer.

You must tell us
what peril Harmony is in.

It... it is so difficult
to remember.

I... I was coming here to...
to get something.

And on the way, I...
I encountered... someone.

It's hard to concentrate
in the dream state, I know.

Our awareness comes and goes,
you see?

Even my own people
have already forgotten.

Forgotten what?

Why... Why...

I, too, no longer know.

- Excellent!
- [crowd cheering]

Allow me.

Oh, well done!

Victory!

Courage!

Truth!

But this is not the truth.

I have been caught
up in the Dream.

Beta Ray Bill!

We must leave
this false world immediately.

Leave?
You want to return to reality?

Of course.

We must turn off
the Dream Weaver.

How else will we remember
the danger?

- No!
- [Silver Surfer grunts]

Beta Ray Bill,
why do you fight me?

You said you want to save
your planet.

Of course I do.

But you ask too much.

On Harmony,
our dream is the reality.

It means glory!

Success!

It means the end

of your entire world.

[Beta Ray Bill yelling]

For us, reality
was already an end.

My people were so confused.

Our spiritual side
longed for the harmony

our planet's named after,

but our warrior side
gloried in battle.

We felt paralyzed.

By using the Dream Weaver,

we were able to fulfill
both desires.

Fulfill them?

Or betray them?

We've become stronger, smarter.

So much stronger

that you can only defeat
phantoms?

So much smarter

that you cannot
even remember your last thought?

We've made life perfect.

What you have made it is false.

You have perverted
the power of the Dream Weaver

by using it not to meet
new challenges, but flee them.

No! You're wrong.

We're the Whynnm!

We're... We're...

There must be
something good about us.

Something worth saving.

There was once.

There will be again.

If Harmony is brought back
to reality too quickly,

the shock may be
too much for us all.

I believe in you.

[beeping]

What... what's going on?

[Whynnm crying and screaming]

No! Stop!

No!

[Whynnm wailing]

No! Stop!

Help us, somebody!

Oh, please, give it back!

Please! It was perfect.

Don't take us from the dream!

Make it the way it used to be.

Give it back.

No, leave us the dream!

We don't deserve this.

Don't take the dream away!

[wailing]

My mind is clearer now.

I can remember... Thanos!

He is on his way to this system

with the power
to cause your sun to go nova.

[people clamoring]

It's no use, Surfer.

The dream kept me
from remembering

how low we've sunk.

We don't have any way
to fight him

or even get off the planet.

What about all your technology?

We converted it to the
support system for the dream.

Our only link
to the outside universe is this.

It is he!

Then it's also... good-bye.

Wait. You do have a weapon.

I know a little about Thanos.

What if, for the first time
in his existence,

he felt fulfilled?

It'll take some adjustments.

I'm not sure
we've got enough power

to reach Thanos' ship.

Do not worry about the power.

It's ready.

But we'll only get one shot.

Amplifying the Dream Weaver

so it can affect a being
as powerful as Thanos

will destroy it.

[Beta Ray Bill] Hey, you OK?

I was thinking of a loved one.

I have not seen her
for some time.

Turn it on!

[Thanos] And now, my love,
we say good-bye

to the last
of my childhood tormentors.

My darling...

You make me so proud.

My-my... my lady.

Come, Thanos.

Let us move
to our next catastrophe.

Nothing, nothing
shall ever separate us

from our ecstasy.

Not even the final
nothingness itself.

Why did you ever come here?

Look what you've caused!

Go away, Silver Surfer!

And take that traitor,
Beta Ray Bill, with you!

My people and I have the hardest
challenge of all now, Surfer...

Living in the real world.

How dare you talk that way!

We're Whynnm!

We stand for victory, courage

and hope!

Hope.

Yes.

[Whynnm cheering]

[Silver Surfer] O n Zenn-La,
the master would have said

that by sacrificing my needs
for those of others,

I, too, met a challenge.

But the only time
I will feel victorious

is when my arms
are around Shalla Bal,

my lost love.

[Thanos] Oh, my love, my love...

There are not words
to describe how I feel

now that you are with me
at last.

No... Oh, no! No!

Oh... no!

No!

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