0:01

Mika read a poem to

0:03

me once, well, a specific

0:05

one, I mean, look, she's

0:07

read a lot of poetry

0:09

to me, and I can't

0:11

remember anything about it except

0:13

for the line, It Tolls

0:15

For Thee. But I think

0:17

it has something to do

0:20

with humans being connected, which

0:22

makes sense to me. I

0:24

hate being alone. I have

0:26

this theory that human beings

0:28

aren't meant to be alone.

0:30

Ashen's have their weird hive

0:32

mind mentality, sure, but

0:34

humans are, humans are

0:36

a social species. We

0:39

thrive on contact. Without

0:41

other humans around, we're

0:43

just lost. I

0:47

mean, sure, maybe a little bit

0:49

of alone time is a

0:51

good thing, getting away from the

0:53

noise, the busyness, the expectations, but

0:57

here's the thing. If you spend

0:59

too much time alone, you

1:02

have time to think. And if

1:04

you have time to think,

1:06

eventually you have nothing to listen

1:08

to but the thoughts. You

1:10

don't want to hear. Sometimes I

1:12

look through the port side

1:14

window into the space outside, and

1:16

I think about how lonely

1:18

it looks from the ground that

1:21

the sky looks like. It

1:23

should be busy, crowded with stars,

1:25

bustling with spaceships, but up

1:27

here, up here it's

1:29

just quiet.

1:33

It makes me wonder

1:35

if Earth will be the

1:37

same, cold,

1:41

empty, lifeless.

1:47

But, all the same, I

1:49

don't think I can feel too lonely, so

1:51

long as I still have someone to

1:53

remember me, so long as I still

1:55

have my family, like that

1:57

poem said. We're

2:00

all connected. We're like

2:02

moons, orbiting around each

2:04

other. around Let me try

2:06

to remember that poem again. Let's

2:08

see. that poem

2:10

again. I got it.

2:12

see. I think I got it. No

2:14

man man is an

2:16

island, an entire of

2:18

itself. What

3:19

are you doing? I'm fastening everything

3:21

down in case of a bumpy

3:23

landing. all It's in the guidelines. fiery

3:25

death in the What are you

3:27

doing? are you just told just told you. can

3:29

lie to yourself, but you cannot

3:31

lie to me. to me. Don't make

3:33

me repeat myself. Life is

3:35

tedious enough as it is. is. Fine. I'm

3:38

fine. I'm trying to distract myself. what?

3:40

From what? that From the fact that

3:42

we might all die a terribly fiery

3:44

death in the next three hours. Do

3:46

we we have to talk about this?

3:48

this? If it's going to make you

3:50

act like a fool, then a fool, then yes,

3:52

obviously. Oh, you don't you don't even like

3:54

talking about feelings. No, but I No, but

3:56

I have been taking notes on human

3:58

behaviour. And I am aware that you

4:00

require periodic emotional venting in much

4:03

the same way that I require waste

4:05

ventilation. I am trying to ensure

4:07

that your emotional pipes do not burst.

4:09

That's nice of you. Can

4:11

we stop now? My research informs

4:13

me that poetry is the traditional

4:15

mode of emotional venting. Would you like

4:17

to try some? Not really. I've

4:19

actually written some of my own.

4:21

Oh, God. When

4:25

observing in the mess hall,

4:27

utilising perfect recall and preparing for

4:29

an asteroid collision. Darcy,

4:33

I need to borrow you. Yes, absolutely.

4:35

Anything you like. Uh,

4:38

I was going to ask

4:40

if you could sort the swabs in

4:42

the med bay. Of course, Lee.

4:45

I'm on it. Anything to be useful.

4:47

Bye! What

4:49

was that all about? I have no

4:51

idea. I only offered to recite some

4:53

of my poetry. Would you like

4:55

to hear some? Yeah. Hey,

5:19

Gabe. Are you ready? Oh,

5:22

I'm done. I was just going through

5:24

some final checks. There.

5:26

Shall we go to the

5:28

bridge? So,

5:33

how are you feeling? Nervous?

5:37

Of course. Aren't you

5:39

who me Nah. no

5:41

no, no. i'm i'm chill

5:43

chillest like the chillest

5:46

person around right ice cube

5:48

cool Okay,

5:51

yes. I'm nervous. I'm nervous. I'm

5:53

very nervous. I would be surprised

5:55

if you weren't, to be honest. I've

5:58

checked the navigation system. 10 times already.

6:00

Captain Harris sent me to the AI

6:03

Corps to keep me out of the

6:05

way. Yeah, she seems a little cranky.

6:07

She's worried about the starboard engine. Oh,

6:10

the one that... Back out damaged

6:12

by the bomb? Yeah. Hmm. I didn't

6:14

like how it sounded retreating through

6:16

the Martian atmosphere. It does seem

6:19

a little worn. It's been through

6:21

a lot. Hopefully it'll hold just

6:23

long enough to get us to

6:25

Earth. And anyway, it's not like

6:28

it's gotta go up. Is

6:30

it? The surface is downhill,

6:32

all the way. Sure.

6:34

Good luck today,

6:37

pal. You'll do

6:39

great. Thank you.

6:41

So will you?

6:43

Oh, good. You're

6:45

both here. Have either

6:47

of you seen, will

6:50

he? Hey, caparoo.

6:52

Okay. Sima, a

6:54

little... Stress.

6:58

Just a little...

7:00

You want a

7:02

hand? Need a

7:05

hand? I need...

7:07

Actually, Gabriel, I

7:10

need you to go

7:12

over the

7:14

coordinates for

7:16

me before I

7:19

have an aneurysm,

7:22

okay? Of course,

7:24

Captain. I'll be

7:26

right back. Good

7:30

evening, doctor.

7:32

What's a girl

7:34

like you doing

7:36

in a place

7:39

like this? Oh,

7:41

you know, organizing

7:43

blood bags, making

7:45

sure the crew doesn't

7:49

die. What else is

7:51

there to do? Ooh,

7:54

I can think of

7:56

plenty of things. there

7:59

with It's not good bye. I

8:01

know. I'm just worried about the

8:04

starboard engine. You were

8:06

talking about it in your

8:08

sleep. Was I? Damn. I really

8:10

need to get a better work

8:12

life balance, huh? I know

8:15

you're joking about it because

8:17

you're anxious. But you don't

8:20

have to pretend to be

8:22

cool around me. I already

8:24

know that you're secretly

8:26

a stress-filled nerd.

8:30

I'm glad you're here. I'm

8:33

not leaving. I promise.

8:35

I'll hold you to that. Is

8:37

that being romance already? I

8:39

wish I'd known earlier. I

8:42

would have commended Gabriel.

8:44

All right everyone,

8:47

listen up. Captain on

8:49

the bridge. I know that

8:51

was a reference to something.

8:53

Star Trek. I'll explain later.

8:55

Okay, thank you, Sasha. So...

8:57

I've just got a quick

8:59

something to say before we

9:01

begin to send protocols. I

9:03

promise I won't make it too

9:05

long. I know we're all anxious about today,

9:08

about whether the ship will hold

9:10

up during the landing, about what

9:12

we might find down there on

9:14

Earth, or about what we might

9:17

not find. I also know that

9:19

we don't exactly have a great

9:21

track record when it comes to

9:23

landing on planets. Port Helios does

9:25

spring to mind. Not to mention

9:28

Mars. Yes, thank you Peanut Gallery.

9:30

But what I want to say

9:32

is, whatever happens today, I'm proud

9:34

of you. I am so proud

9:36

of what we've accomplished,

9:39

just in getting here.

9:41

I couldn't have asked

9:43

for a better crew.

9:45

And we couldn't have

9:47

asked for a better

9:49

captain. Oh, thanks, Sasha. Okay,

9:52

places, everyone. Time

9:54

for landing. Deliminary

9:56

checks are go.

9:59

Engines? Present and ready. Engines

10:01

are primed. Navigations? Navigations

10:04

are go. Saff, are you prepared? Ready.

10:07

Medical. Both officers ready and

10:09

standing by. Okay. Saff,

10:13

engage landing sequence. Engaging.

10:20

Okay, that sounds promising. Take

10:23

us down slowly, please. Gently

10:26

as possible. Yes, Captain.

10:34

Uh, Cap? Keep

10:37

going. We're just entering the

10:39

outer atmosphere. That

10:45

really doesn't sound great.

10:47

I think I should. Understood. Warning.

10:58

Engine capacity reduced by 25%.

11:01

Warning. Engine capacity reduced

11:03

by 25%. Saff, which engine

11:05

was that? The Starboard

11:07

engine. I knew that one was

11:09

gonna come back and bite us in the

11:11

ass. Sasha, Gabriel, what can we do? I

11:13

need to go down there and assess the

11:15

situation. There's no way I can tell what

11:17

kind of damage has been done. I'll

11:19

see if I can try to fix it

11:21

once I'm down there, okay? I'll go

11:23

with you. Gabe, no. We need every bit

11:25

of your brain working on getting us

11:28

to the surface safely. I'll be fine on

11:30

my own. See you later. Well,

11:34

someone needs to go with him.

11:36

I'm not needed up here. I'll

11:38

go. No, you can't. You promised

11:40

me you wouldn't leave. Mika, please.

11:42

Someone needs to go down there

11:44

and make sure Sasha doesn't kill

11:47

himself. And it might as

11:49

well be me. I'll be

11:51

all right. I'll be fine.

11:53

I just... If something happens,

11:55

I can't lose both of

11:57

you. I can't. Okay,

12:00

this is stupid. You're both

12:03

going to stay here and

12:05

help Gabriel keep the ship

12:07

from crashing, and I'm going

12:10

to help Sasha. Try not

12:12

to die. Wait, Darcy! Ah,

12:14

damn it! Okay, okay, nothing

12:17

we can do now. Nothing

12:19

but hope. Gabriel, we're in

12:21

your hands. Tell us how

12:24

we can help. Zaf,

12:51

report. Quick to provide

12:54

function of the starboard

12:56

engine. It looks like

12:59

the interior section of

13:01

the circuit board is

13:04

fried. Okay. Have we

13:06

got a spare? No.

13:09

All out. Shit. I

13:12

think I can fix

13:14

that. Probably. How much

13:17

time do we have?

13:19

About 10 minutes before

13:22

total free fall. Gabriel

13:24

is diverting power to

13:27

the remaining engines and

13:29

is aiming for a

13:32

coastline. He's trying to

13:34

keep the ship from

13:37

reaching terminal velocity long

13:39

enough to land. So,

13:42

we have 10 minutes

13:44

to get this thing

13:47

semi-working. Got it! We've

13:49

got 10 minutes to

13:52

make this engine work

13:54

again. And if not?

13:57

Spent and cross your

13:59

fingers probably, either way,

14:02

hold on tight. Dr.

14:05

What's

14:09

the

14:14

reading

14:18

on

14:21

the

14:27

Ah, a lot of red? Not

14:30

much else. else. Okay,

14:32

that's not good. Captain

14:34

when I ask you

14:37

to press the emergency

14:39

release over there. On

14:41

it. Three, two, one,

14:44

now. Releasing surplus ballast.

14:46

Okay, that should buy

14:49

us some time. Seth,

14:51

what are our

14:54

chances of survival?

14:57

Approximately 6.2. 8. Good

14:59

to know. How are Sasha and

15:01

Darcy doing? They are currently in the

15:03

process of rewiring circuitry for

15:05

the starboard engine. This isn't

15:07

working. What on earth gave you that

15:10

idea? No, you're not listening to

15:12

me. Diverting the remaining power to

15:14

the other engines won't work while

15:16

there's still excess power being siphoned

15:19

away from the system. Until all

15:21

unnecessary power is being diverted, your

15:23

odds are unlikely to improve. But

15:26

I've already diverted all the

15:28

unnecessary power. Life support

15:30

is restricted to the

15:32

bridge and engineering only.

15:34

All systems except navigation

15:36

and engines have been stripped. Yes.

15:38

Except me. What do you mean?

15:40

You. My systems are taking up

15:43

unnecessary power that is needed for

15:45

a safe landing. You need the

15:47

engines to land safely. You do

15:49

not need me. Don't be stupid!

15:51

Of course we need you! Gabriel

15:55

can land the ship manually and the extra power

15:57

diversion to the engines will increase your odds by

15:59

at least... This

16:02

is ridiculous. We'll work it

16:04

out. We'll find another way. They're

16:06

right. What?

16:10

SAF is right. I've

16:13

run the odds. Diverting the power

16:15

from the AI core to the engines

16:17

increases our chances of survival significantly. Gabriel,

16:20

you can't be... Are you

16:22

sure about this, SAF? Of

16:24

course I am. I'm always

16:26

right. I... know

16:28

you are. Wait, stop. You

16:31

can't... This shouldn't be permanent, Captain.

16:33

If you land, you can reboot me

16:35

as if nothing ever happened. Yes, but

16:37

you shouldn't... You're my family. You

16:39

shouldn't have to... I trust you.

16:41

All of you. Diverting

16:44

all AI power to

16:46

engines. SAF?

16:52

SAF! They're

16:56

in hibernation mode now,

16:58

Captain. We're on our own.

17:00

That stupid, idiotic, heroic piece

17:02

of... For God's sake, Gabriel, tell

17:04

us what to do so

17:06

we can land and I'll tell

17:09

them all later. Mika? Mika?

17:13

You okay? Yes.

17:16

I'm okay. Right.

17:22

Now you're wasting time. We've got a job to

17:24

do. Fliers?

17:48

Fliers. Screwdriver.

17:54

Small one. Screwdriver? Yeah.

17:58

Man, I am - You're

18:00

sweating, can you pass

18:03

me that cloth? You

18:05

keep, you're dripping in

18:07

my eyes and you

18:09

can hardly see screen.

18:12

Here. Hmm. Okay. Thanks.

18:14

Can you hear that?

18:16

That wine? Yeah. Uh,

18:19

it's, uh, the other

18:21

engines. Gabriel must have

18:23

diverted extra power. How

18:26

will we repair them

18:28

afterwards? We can't. On

18:30

my trip. Guess we

18:33

just have to hope

18:35

that Earth is habitable

18:37

then. Yep. Okay. I'm

18:40

gonna wire the panel

18:42

back in. Can you

18:44

shine the torch over

18:47

here? On it. Yeah,

18:49

right here. Wait, you

18:51

missed a spot. Shit.

18:54

Sorry. There. Now, we'll

18:56

just start the power

18:58

again. Saf? power. What's

19:01

going on? Too long

19:03

to explain. Point is,

19:05

we're on our own.

19:08

Can you start the

19:10

power manually? Yeah, just

19:12

one second. What now?

19:15

Wait and pray. You're

19:45

a genius. You're a fucking genius.

19:47

I knew you could do it.

19:49

I mean, thanks. Yeah, but I

19:51

sure as hell didn't know I

19:53

could do it. I appreciate the

19:55

confidence though. We should go back

19:57

up to the rest of the

20:00

crew. What was that? I

20:02

thought it was fixed. It

20:04

must be the other engines.

20:06

We're getting closer to sea

20:09

level. We can't take

20:11

the strain anymore. Can we

20:13

do anything? No time. We'll

20:15

be landing any minute. Up

20:18

to the bridge then. I'll

20:20

be damned if I'm dying

20:22

without my boyfriend next

20:24

to me. No offense.

20:26

None taken. I love you,

20:28

you too. Now come on, our

20:30

family needs us. How

20:59

are we looking Gabriel? I'm

21:02

doing everything I can,

21:04

Captain. But we won't

21:06

have an easy landing.

21:08

Sasha and Darcy have

21:11

fixed the starboard engine, which

21:13

helps, but... I know. You're

21:15

doing great. Lee? I'm here.

21:18

What do you need? Nothing.

21:20

I just... I'm glad you're

21:22

here. So glad you're here.

21:25

Nowhere else I'd rather be.

21:27

We're probably going to crash.

21:30

Seth? We know. Are you

21:32

okay? I'll be fine. Assuming

21:34

that we don't die. It's

21:37

the little things. Ah shit,

21:39

what's that? It's the

21:41

brace for impact. We're

21:44

nearly up to water.

21:46

Everyone? Strap yourselves in.

21:48

And... Okay, I know this

21:50

is stupid and

21:53

unnecessary, but... Yeah, fuck it,

21:55

we might die, right? Everyone

21:58

hold hands. It's

22:01

not stupid. I'm glad you

22:03

do it. And I'm glad you're

22:05

all here. Me too. And

22:07

me. And me. And I know

22:09

Saf would think the same.

22:11

I mean, well, they wouldn't say

22:13

it, but... 10

22:19

seconds to impact. Whatever

22:22

happens, I'm proud to be

22:24

your captain. Proud of all of

22:26

you. I love you. I

22:28

love you too. Three. Get

22:31

ready. Rates for

22:33

impact! One. No

23:20

man is an island, entire

23:22

of itself. Each is a piece

23:24

of the continent. A

23:26

part of the main. If a

23:28

cloud be washed away by the sea,

23:31

Europe is the last. As well

23:33

as if a promontory were. As

23:36

well as if a manner of thine own,

23:38

or of thine friend's

23:41

were. Each man's death diminishes me,

23:43

for I am involved in

23:45

mankind. Therefore, send

23:47

not to know for whom

23:49

the bell tolls. It

23:52

tolls for thee. END

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24:19

was written and directed by Francesca

24:21

My Lord Ford. The role of

24:23

Captain Meeka Harris was played by

24:25

Sina Briar. The role of Sasha

24:28

Kasana was played by James Elever.

24:30

The role of Dr. Lee Armstrong

24:32

was played by Stacey Cawtham. The

24:34

role of Darcy Eldridge was played

24:36

by Emily Curtis. The role of

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Gabriel Gray was played by Courtney

24:40

Purdue. And the role of Saff

24:42

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