01x06 - Back in the High Life Again

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Darren: Okay, I'm very excited

for you to see this,
Brandon, but I...

I have to ask you
not to say anything

before you think
about it first, okay?

Let's please just get to it.

[ Keypad beeps ]

Whoa. D. What
the hell is this?

Remember... we agreed
to think, then say?

No. No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no.

h*! Wait! Wait a minute.

We... we made a
few improvements.

[ Electricity crackling ]

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Was that an eel?

Dare, what the hell
is going on here?

I know the program was
officially mothballed.

However, we had some personnel

with extra time on their
hands, and, well...

This is an important
part of our history.

It's a story that
needs to be told.

And frankly, Marsiversary is
the right time to tell it.

We'll get this sucker
out there on the floor

next to all the other
exhibits and sh*t.

I-I don't gotta tell you

that the board goes nuts
for this kinda thing, and...

Tell me there's not a
body in there right now.

Not unless somebody snuck in
there while I wasn't looking.

I'm kidding, of course.

No, no meat in the broth yet.

But it's looking
good. Real good.

[ Sighs ] You really are

one sick puppy, aren't you?

Okay. You can have
your little showcase.

But if anything goes wrong...

Any of your work slips
in even the slightest,

you're gonna be in
deep you know what.

Of course.

And no eels.

Eels were just a
"nice to have."

[ Door slams ]

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[ "Behind the Mask" playing ]

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♪ All along, I had
to talk about it ♪

♪ But like a two-edged sword ♪

♪ It cuts you and it stab me ♪

♪ All along, I knew
you were a phony girl ♪

♪ You sit behind the mask ♪

♪ And you control your world ♪

♪ Yesterday... ♪

Knock, knock!
Oh, hey, Brandon.

I love this.

The artist at work.

"Red." Red like the planet?

Oh, well, yeah, this
is just the beginning.

See, the whole process of
crafting a creative con...

You know what? Never mind.

You work your magic

and Tee'll get his eyes
on everything Tuesday.

W-Wait, Tuesday?

Th... That's in, like, two days.

And Tee is... Is
getting eyes on this?

Mm-hmm.

His people are super
bullish on Marsiversary.

Speaking of which, I wanna
flag something real quick

before you guys meet.

Uh, okay.

As you know, Tee is Falco's
son, which is great!

Because really at our core,
this is a family company

with family values.

Right. O-Okay. But...

I'm going to ask
that you not mention

that specific familial
relationship around Tee.

He earned his title just
like you and me, okay?

I mean, the guy went to Vassar.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Of course. Of course.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Seems like you're a
little preoccupied, pal.

You know, if this
isn't important to you,

we can find someone
else for the job.

No, no, no, no, I'm... I'm...

Look, I'm just ready,
willing and able.

He's back, ladies and gentlemen!

See you in two days, k*ller.

Two days, yeah, no,
that sounds good!

I'll get all this
done in two days.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

God dammit!

Comrade, this is
your senior confrere

Hubert Danielson.

Please see your inbox
for urgent assignment.

Top secret!

Over and out.

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Hey, sorry, do you think

I could actually
borrow one of those...

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[ Man clearing throat ]

[ Hocking, snoring ]

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So are we finishing
up in there, sir?

Or... [ Coughing ]

That's disgusting!

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Abbas: Yes, this is a
heartbreaking setback,

but we will not retreat.

I assure you, we will leave
as soon as we are able

and not a moment later.

Where the hell have you been?

There was a guy taking a crap

in the shortcut for,
like, 20 minutes!

Jeff, do you have something you
want to share with the group?

Uh, no, sorry, continue.

As I was saying,

we stand at the precipice
of a new future.

With our water source secured,

it's going to be [clears
throat] really, really great.

I-I can tell.

So, unless there are any
important announcements,

I think we should... I take
all of kale this month.

All of it for us.

Anyone ask where it is, I
say, "Small bug eat it all.

No kale this
month. Eat romaine.

Iceberg! Arugula!

But there is no kale.
There is no kale!"

Thank you, Di Wei.

Well, if that's
all, then let's...

[ Clearing throat ]

Okay. Hubert?

Young Joffrey has helped me

secure a decade's
supply of saltpeter!

Hmm?

We will be creaming
ice, curing meats,

and thickening soups
with reckless abandon!

No weak dribble
in the new world!

Nay!

Our soup shall be thick and
our bellies shall be full!

Or... we can make
bombs out of it.

Yes, Martin. Lovely.

Plowshares into swords.

Well[ sighs] t-that's it.

We've all had a long day, so...

So it seems you all got
some pretty exciting stuff

going down, which is great,

and I just wanted to hop
in and tag on the end there

that things are
busy on my end, too.

I'm actually preparing

a tremendous number of
songs, which I believe...

What is he talking
about, singing?

Singing a song? I think
we get the picture.

Thank you, everyone, I will
see you tomorrow, same time.

[ Cellphone rings ]

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A token of my gratitude...
for your troubles.

What the...? Hey.

Hey!

What have you got there?

Oh, nothing, it's just a,
uh... A manual from Hubert.

Computer manual.

I know he can be a lot...

all of this can be a lot.

But I'm glad you're
a part of it.

I'm glad you're here.

[ Cellphone rings ]

O-One sec.

[ Sighs ]

Uh, I'm really sorry, I
gotta go do some stuff.

Oh, right. The grasshoppers.

sh*t. Yes. Grasshoppers.

Hey, guys, don't...
Don't worry about it.

Didn't forget ya. [ Chuckles ]

[ Door buzzes ]

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[ Cellphone ringing ]

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[ Boing! ]

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[ Jeff humming ]

♪ Time to spread your wings ♪

Ahh.

♪ You're gonna... do it ♪

♪ Fly so bright,
you're gonna... ♪

Good to see ya!

Hey, how are you today?

Well, well, well.

If it isn't the mayor
of Busytown himself.

Sound the fanfare.

C-Come on. I'm not that busy.

Just too busy for turkey and
donuts with a dear friend.

Turkey and donuts?

I... Oh, sh*t, cheat day.

I-I'm sorry, Jax, I
completely forgot.

Hey, why don't we do something
cool later this week?

Just a real, all-time
classic bro hang.

Well, I guess we could grab a
couple of lattes on Thursday.

[ Inhales sharply ] I don't
actually mean this week.

Sorry. I meant like...

theoretically, you know,

more of an impromptu,
off-the-cuff style hang,

like maybe, you know,
hit me up in the a.m.

for lunch one day, and I can see

if I have a pocket
of availability.

No, no promises, but...

It's fine, dude. I-I get it.

Big shot's got big plans.

I'll just go f*ck off and
suck a dead dog's d*ck.

Suck a wha...?

Hey, come on, man,
don't say that.

Hey, come on, Jax, man.

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Gentlemen... and women.

This... is Jeff.

He's been burning
that midnight oil

and has some k*ller
material to show us today.

Here, Jeff. Grab a sando.

Oh, wh... No, thank
you. I'm okay.

Brioche, bro! Brioche!

No. Thank you.

I like this guy.

Look at this little freak.

Jeff, have you met Tee?

He's gonna be running
point on Marsiversary.

Uh, no, not officially
in person, though,

of course I know who, uh...

you are... and rather
your... Your position

and, uh, your... your...
Your connection to...

Yeah, you're... Yes.
Great to meet you.

I can already tell this
little freak is gonna blow me

and the rest of us away.

Ha. Well, I-I sure hope so.

Though keep in mind this is
just an initial pitch, uh,

session just to kind of
get the ball rolling.

That... that was
my understanding.

The... the thinking behind this

is really just the
whole idea of Mars

being the... The new
frontier, you know?

Kind of like San Francisco
back during the Gold Rush.

Or, uh, you know, Wall
Street in the 1980s.

Or, uh, you know, the tech
boom there in the, uh,

I believe, the uh, late
'90s, early 2000's, but...

It's a simple riff, but I
believe it's a very strong one.

Nice. I feel like

I'm in an old-school
gas station.

I can hear those classic
cola bottles clinkin'.

Kk-chsssssh.

Yeah, totally, totally,
save one of them for me.

It's like Americana but Mars.

"Marsicana." Oh!

Huh...

this is good.

This is... good.

That's great, yeah,
because I actually think

there's a lot of
possibilities to expand on...

Hey, sorry I'm late, my boy.

T-2, what do you
think of all this?

Lemme get a look here.

Hmm.

Okay.

Mnh-mnh. Mnh-mnh.

Tee: Well? Nah.

No? Unh-unh.

That's a no for me, muh boi.

This is too olden.

I'm sorry, why is Ted here?

Jeff? You made this?

I did, actually, and
it seemed like everyone

was really responding to it

until kinda something took
the wind out of my sails.

[ Sighs ]

Yeah, I... I guess it
is pretty expected.

Kinda "first thought."

Do something vintage.

It's like yo! f*ck vintage.

We need to create something new.

I want to echo Tee. It does
feel a little old to me.

Because when I think about it,

who was drinking those colas
in those glass bottles?

Racists, right?

This is making me feel
very uncomfortable.

Yo, yo, yo, chill,
chill, chill, chill.

I got something!

Propaganda.

[ Clears throat ] So
like Soviet propaganda?

Because that's also pretty
retro and you just did tell me

that you didn't want
anything old, so I...

w*r. w*r propaganda.

Reappropriate those designs,

but for good this time.

And none of these
dinky-a*s drawings.

Right. It should be detailed.

No empty spaces, you know?

Fractals and sh*t everywhere.

I'm talking next
level, baller level.

Like, I don't know what
the f*ck I'm looking at

because my brain can't
comprehend this sh*t.

More is more in this case, Jeff.

And Taz, Taz should be in there.

The Tasmanian Devil.
He can be small.

[ Laughter ]

Okay, cool, well, thank you.

I-I think this is gonna
be a pretty big revise,

so we might have to push
out the dates a bit.

Yeah, no, we're firm
on the dates, bud.

[ Sighs ] Look, Jeff.

Just vibe with it, okay?

Have fun.

Take the notes... all of them...

But make it your own, you know?

Jeff style.

I wanna see that
party boy on the page.

A huh huh, jeah!

Hey, guys! Sorry, sorry.

We had a serious
code brown in the WC.

Anything you wanna
tack on, Dare?

Uh... no! Uh...

stellar work, Jeff. A plus.

Even got a hot-air
balloon in there, I see.

Real classy stuff.

Oh, yeah, why don't a bunch
of corporate executives

tell the creative
professional what to do?

Yeah, that makes sense!

[ Cellphone rings ]

Just gotta go feed these
grasshoppers first,

thanks to my good
friends, the Buckys.

No problemo, guys.

Got plenty of time
for everything!

No, you just put it
on the to-do list

and let old Jeffrey
boy take care of it!

Gah! It's f*cking crazy!

I mean, I'm losing it.

It's cuckoo cuckoo
cuckoo cuckoo!

Whoa, wait a second.

♪

Bingo.

And that's how you
beat 'em, Jeffy boy.

They underestimate
you and then, boom,

you hit 'em with the
cuckoo clock rig.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Coughing ]

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Tee: Baller level.

Liz: Reappropriate
those designs,

but for good this time.

Brent: Brioche, bro.

Ted: And none of these
dinky-a*s drawings.

Soda is r*cist. Tee: Have fun.

I wanna see that
party boy on the page.

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Abbas: the people in this
room are all we have now.

We all know how incredibly
dangerous leaving the colony is.

Jeff?

Very bold.

Well, I suppose I'll join you!

Anyone else?

I'm sorry, wait, what are we...?

This is a, uh... It's a vote?

I can't believe
we're doing this.

It's decided.

We leave in two weeks' time.

[ People murmuring ]

Sorry, Abbas, if I could revisit

the... that... the vote...

No, Jeff, it makes
perfect sense.

We're all behind you on this.

While the entire
world has their eyes

on the perverted
carnival of Marsiversary,

we will make our escape.

The anniversary of
this corrupt colony

will become the anniversary of
our new outpost for humanity!

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Crystal: Jeff... Jeff...

Hey, Jeff.

Oh, hey. What's up?

I was just, uh, wondering
if you're free tonight.

Like, for some
Bucky job? Or...

No. Just to... hang out.

Oh. Yeah!

Good.

Uh, 5:30?

5:30 is good.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Actually, um, can we do 6:00?

[ Cellphone rings ]

Or I'm sorry, 6:17?

You know we don't
have to do this.

No, this is great.

This is a great idea.

5:30 it is.

Okay. I'll see you then.

[ Cellphone rings ]

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[ Calliope music playing ]

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[ Buzzes ]

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Brandon: Rise and
shine, rock star.

[ Gasps ] Oh,
oh, hey, Brandon.

Just came by to tell you
that Tee loves, and I quote,

"da new stuff" and he
didn't use the word stuff.

He's so into it that he
wants to full on collab.

Um, sure... yeah. When?

Hey, yo, get outta
here, robo-b*tch!

Time to let the players play.

Whoa! Ear muffs!

Alright, I didn't
hear any of that.

I'm excited!

Well, I got a thing at 5:30,

so that's my only, uh...

Uh... uh... uh... Cuba!

Guantanamera!

Uh uh uh huh uh huh.

No, I... I'm good, thank you.

I already opened it.

Don't make me double fist.

I'm not a f*cking alcoholic.

Open up dem j-pegs,
boy! Let's go nuts.

Let's actually go insane.

Uh uh uh uh uh, yeah! Jeah!

Then I pulled down his pants,

Zach comes around from the back,

ice-blasted his nuts
with the air duster.

It was f*cking brutal.

Japanese-grade prank, dude.

Yo, those guys are
f*cking savage over there.

Here, let me pull up some
Japanese pranks real quick.

I-I think maybe we're losing
the thread here a little bit.

I feel you, I feel you.

Let's just start over
from the beginning.

Okay, yeah or... or maybe
you send me some notes

and I take a crack at it
first thing in the morning?

It's... it's just hard to even
think without beer, right?

Should we get more?

I mean, I'm not
trying to get drunk,

but I'm like, "Yo,
it's hard to focus."

Here, I'm gonna have that lil
robot b*tch get us some more.

I-I can't. I'm really sorry.

I have a thing at 5:30
that I really need...

Really need to re-schedule.

Yo, we're f*cking deep in
the zone right now, bruh.

You don't f*ck with the
flow state like that.

Yo, how do you
spell Heffenweizen?

Uh, no.

I'm sorry, I'm done.
This is it for today.

I-I got a date and
I, uh... A date?

f*ck' Jeffe!

Dude, you got pics?
From the back?

Uh, no... But I-I
got to go, man.

Well, when you get dem pickies,

let's do a little switty-swap.

I don't think
that's a good idea.

Damn, you got me all worked up.

I'ma have to go
j.o. right now.

Alright, man,
let's pound it out.

That was good work
today, I mean that, dawg.

J-J-J-Jeah. Uh uh uh uh.

♪

Jeff?

Hey.

Hey, I want to
show you something.

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[ Beeps ]

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[ Birds chirping ]

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Wow.

[ Whistles ]

There you are.

Jeff: Hey, little guy.

Quick. The case.

Wa... wait, what are you doing?

Grab the egg sac!

Come on!

Thanks.

That's a lot easier
with two people.

These eggs mean we can start
a new family of lizards

in our colony.

They produce a cryotoxin that
I think could help reverse

the effects of radiation.

Oh. Okay.

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[ Sighs ]

It's beautiful.

I mean, this place, it
does have its charms.

I am gonna miss this part.

Don't you ever think setting
out to start our own colony

is, like, uh...
completely crazy?

Like...?

I'm just thinking out loud here.

You know we're all scared?

It doesn't seem like it.

You'd have to be
crazy not to be.

It just feels like
maybe we can carve out

a life here... without
starting from scratch.

We're not starting from scratch.

We're stacked to the gills

with state-of-the-art
equipment and supplies.

We're taking these guys
for all they're worth.

God, I remember coming up
here, how full of hope I was,

and then it slowly
dawning on me.

I was just a cute,
little side project.

Dutifully running my
little experiments,

filing my results, but this...

It's all just for show.

No one cares about this sh*t.

All they care about
is... I don't know...

Interplanetary
corporate domination.

Or who even f*cking knows.

I don't want my life
to be a charade.

I-I guess I'm just scared.

So we're scared. So what.

Let's just be scared.

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Oh, my God, Jeff.

♪

[ Panting ]

Ohh! [ Choking ]

♪

[ Screaming ]

[ Grunting ]

♪

Hey, Schwarzenegger,
watch the goods, alright?

[ Grasshoppers chirping ]

♪

[ Screams ]

Oh, Jesus.

You clear the storage
room, I'll get the office.

Drives, documents, maps...

Grab anything that
could lead them to us.

Oh, my God, Jeff.

We're f*cked.

We're totally f*cked.

♪