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Previously, on Earth Abides.

"Lucky" it fuckin' is.

I don't know what the hell we're gonna do,

but at least we're gonna do it together.

Lucky?

How can we protect a child?

We'll be okay.

I need you to believe in us. In this.

In a future!

Okay, here it comes.

No. Fuck the book!

I don't know what to do if we fuck the book!

Ish! I will die, and so will our baby,

if you don't step up right now!

Come on, come on, come on!

The humans are back.

Maybe civilisation could rise again.

You putting that huge task on these tiny shoulders?

Not just hers. On mine. On ours.

We could look for others.

Help wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

Others?

Hey!

Hey. Hey!

Wait!

Hey!

Hey, wait up!

Hey, wait, wait, wait!

Hey. Hey! Stop.

Hey, hey! I'm not gonna hurt you!

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Hey, stop. Stop.

Stop. Hey, hey! Stop.

Stop. Stop. I'm not gonna hurt you, I swear.

I won't lay a hand.

Understand, the only reason I was gonna shoot the lion

is for mercy's sake.

Are your parents nearby?

Are you hungry?

I have, uh. apples on the truck.

Fresh fruit. Um.

I'm a father.

I have two children, a son and a daughter.

We live with another couple.

They're wonderful people.

I can bring you to our home, but only if you don't have one.

At least let me take a look at that cut, okay?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa. Okay. Okay.

Here's what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna walk back up that road, okay?

And I'll wait in the truck, right where I saw you.

I'll keep the engine running,

and if you want food

or a-a place to stay.

I'll be there.

The choice is yours. Obviously.

You understand what I'm saying?

Shit.

Fuck.

Come on.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Hi!

It's fresh.

Can you catch it?

Okay. Hang on.

How old do you think she is?

Older than 10, younger than 15?

What was her name?

She didn't volunteer.

In fact, she hasn't really said anything at all.

Daddy, watch me!

That's brilliant, Alex.

Let's go.

Oh, my goodness! Oh!

Let's go. Go see the new girl. Hmm?

I just want to.

make sure we're not taking her away from her own.

Oh!

Hey there!

This is my wife, Emma,

and these are my children,

Alex and Heather.

What's your name? I'm Heather. "Heather Bo-beather."

It's okay, sweetie. She just needs time.

Well, let's get this one.

But I need to get those baskets

off of this truck and into the house.

How's that sound?

Awesome. Let's get it.

All right, worker bee. You gonna get the apples?

-Let's get it. -Yeah?

I'm doing this one!

-You're not getting that one. -You getting a bug?

Good job!

Them gas cars go faster.

What? You got that! Come on, tough boy.

What? What? Whaa!

I'll hold your apples for you.

This is too heavy.

Stay there as long as you need.

She, uh.

can't or won't speak, won't make eye contact,

and her scream is something you don't want to hear twice.

Autism?

I thought of that too, or...

it could also be all the trauma. PTSD.

Maybe something else.

I don't know.

All I know is I wasn't gonna leave her in the woods

with the lions and the bears.

We still need to go where you found her

and look for her people.

Where is she?

This mystery girl.

In the back of my pickup.

I don't blame the kids for staring.

I can't take my eyes off of her.

They've never been around another child.

Mm. Maybe she hasn't either.

Lucky! Come on. Let's go!

Ish, tomorrow, you need to go look for her people.

Hey, Lucky.

Hey. Good boy.

Good morning?

I have breakfast for you.

Hey.

Uh.

I've got scars too.

From a long time ago.

when I was...

a girl.

Hmm?

I came here as a stranger too.

I bet I can guess exactly how you're feeling.

We were so tired from walking

that I just wanted to lie down.

and never get up.

Then maybe three minutes from giving up.

we saw a sign.

It was spray-painted on a building,

for anyone.

But somehow I knew.

that it was meant for me.

If you need me.

splash the water with your hand,

and I'll come back in to wash your hair.

If you like.

I'm just outside the door, okay?

Jorge?

Something fuckin' bad happened here, Jorge.

This is your room and your bed now.

You can stay as long as you want.

Evie?

My name is Maurine.

and I-- I never liked it.

But "Evie" is beautiful.

I'll see you in the morning, okay?

Good night.

They're not sleeping, but they're not fighting,

so that counts as a win.

Em?

Maurine found a letter in the girl's backpack.

From her mother.

"My daughter's name is Evie.

"If you found this, I beg to God you found her alive.

"After we lost everything,

"my husband decided to take out his rage on Evie.

"I tried to protect her.

"I failed.

"She has suffered...

"so much,

"so much that she no longer chooses to speak,

"but no matter what he did to her...

she survived."

"I am dying.

"There is nothing I can do to protect her anymore.

"So, if you find her alive,

"please don't tell her "no."

Be her "yes."

Yes.

Yes.

Maurine?

With Evie here,

do you think you can finally be... happy?

Today...

was a day I didn't think I would ever have again.

You can tell me what happened, Maurine.

Push, honey! Push! Push! Push! Push!

Hi.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

Hi, Joey.

What an entrance that was.

Someone's in a hurry.

I see those wondering eyes.

"Who thought this was a good idea?" Right?

Welcome to the world, little Joey.

Or maybe it's gonna be yours.

So little.

I'm gonna tell you everything tonight.

Everything I'm afraid of.

Everything you're gonna defeat.

I'm gonna say "I love you."

because I actually know what that means now.

I'm gonna warn you about how disappointed you'll be,

but how disappointment is only one train

hiding the train of joy and wonder that is on its way.

A poet named Kenneth Koch wrote that,

and it saved my life one night a thousand years ago.

But this is the thing I'm surest of, Joey,

you're gonna teach me more than all the things

I've learned so far,

and I will never, ever let you down.

What's going on? What's that?

Make sure all the kids are inside.

Okay, no, no, no.

Here you go, Auntie Maurine.

-Let's go inside. -Okay, go, go, go.

Everybody inside.

Maurine is going to teach you a game.

Yeah, go, up. Ya regreso.

Which alarm?

Garden side, west. Saw company behind the tree.

I'll be back.

It's Evie's family.

come to take her.

Don't... fucking... do it.

Put it down.

No one's gonna shoot.

Molly, it's okay! We're sorry!

We just didn't want you to shoot our boy.

Rifle down.

I'll do the same.

Raif!

Come here, baby.

Are you okay?

I'm Molly.

He's Ezra.

And that's Jean.

I'm sorry for aiming at you,

but I was scared you'd shoot Raif.

He's your son?

No, he's my son. Mine and Ezra's.

And mine now, too.

Yes.

Stepmom.

Look. We don't want anything.

Everyone wants something.

I'm coming!

Ten cuidado.

Let's go!

The girl in the living room?

Are you here because of her?

We don't know her.

All we know anymore is us.

We just made the trip from Ashland, Oregon.

That's a long way to come.

We just started traveling.

We only stopped here because we saw the sign.

I was a resident surgeon

at UW Medicine in Seattle.

until there was no one left to treat.

I went south to find survivors.

Found Ezra and Jean in Ashland.

Why do you look so familiar?

You remember Jean Straw?

"Twin Blades," "House of Hope."

"Shoot Out The Sun."

That's it!

I loved your music!

Yeah, thanks.

I, uh, I had a ride, made a few records.

seems kind of absurd now.

And you two knew each other before?

I ran a club that, uh, Jean played at

in her early days,

and, uh, we were friends who...

became more.

Why'd you leave?

Uh, Ashland?

Yeah, why did you leave Ashland?

The flu.

It ran through the last of our group like...

bubonic plague.

We were the four youngest, and the only survivors.

You are family?

Only survivors?

Yeah, something about us seems hard to kill.

Hey. Hey.

I need to go to sleep now, Mommy.

Okay, baby. We're going soon.

There's a place next door.

If that's okay with you, Ish?

A grizzly took out three layers of sheetrock, so...

"Grizzlies tore into."

It's on the second floor.

When's the last grizzly you saw take the stairs?

It's open to the elements, is all I'm saying.

We've been open to the elements for months.

Some heavy limbs did the damage.

We can get a few storms, here and there.

We just never fix it,

'cause it's been a while since we've had guests.

Jorge and I will take them over.

Por supuesto. Yes. We will.

Ish? We got this.

Come on.

It's not as bad as he made it seem.

The sign.

Seven years, and the sign's still there.

Heather will finally have someone her age to play with.

We don't know that they're staying,

just like we don't know that that rifle

is the only weapon they have.

Ish, come on. This is what we do.

It's a bad idea.

You said Jorge and Maurine were a bad idea,

and he has handy-manned us through more shit.

We got lucky,

and we don't know enough about these people.

We can't just leave our doors wide open for them.

I know Jean Straw.

Heard her music. Have you?

No.

Man, it was so nice to see

how happy the connection made Maurine.

Connection is a good thing.

I wasn't busy looking at the connection.

I was too busy looking at Jean Straw

twiddle with her rings like she stole them.

- Stole them? - Yeah, it looked like

she was jonesing for something.

Jonesing? Really?

How did you become an old man overnight?

Not every musician is a junkie.

And not every geologist is a bad judge of people.

Say she relapses.

She's a mother.

Who takes care of her child?

The other two in the relationship.

And since you're playing a game of Survivor,

one of them is a doctor.

which is a luxury we've never had before.

Okay, what about Ezra?

What about him?

A club promoter?

Or club owner, whatever he said?

The guy's a tool.

That's not fair. He's nice.

And funny.

What, funnier than me?

Wait. Are you jealous?

- Oh, stop. - Oh, my God!

Oh, I never thought I'd see the day.

Jealous with only. 10 people left on Earth.

Stop. That's not even funny.

Come on, admit it.

You can't close us off to other people.

It's not just up to you.

You're right.

Because someone spray-painted our address

on the side of a building.

Em.

I'm just saying I have a feeling

those people should not stay.

I love that you keep us safe.

But we're trying to build a world

our kids will want to grow up in.

We need bridges, not walls.

He passed right out right away.

I thought Ish was joking about the hole in the wall.

He didn't seem like much of a joker.

In fact.

he seemed like a dick.

All men think other men are dicks

until they become best friends, babe.

I don't need a best friend,

just somewhere to fall asleep.

Ohh! I'm so tired.

I wouldn't mind being eaten by a bear.

I hear you don't feel a thing.

Do you think he'll let us stay?

Well, looking at Emma.

I don't think it's really up to him.

Hmm.

Love to bring Raif.

He's a great sidekick.

No. Kids under 12 have to stay back.

We'd love to have Raif.

There's only a thousand things Heather wants to show him.

Okay, here's how it's gonna go.

We haven't been in this area for several months,

so we have no idea what's waiting for us.

We're gonna move in pairs.

You pick a partner, you stick together.

If you notice anything even remotely dangerous,

you get out of there safely, you contact Jorge or me.

We got four more mouths to feed,

so focus on canned goods.

If it's not foods,

we like detergent, sponges, solar batteries.

Once your bag is full, come back to the vehicle,

wait for everyone else to return.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Yeah. All right. Is that everything?

There's like 30 different kinds of animals

that would love to make you dinner.

Try to make 'em dinner first.

I'll make you dinner.

You don't take this seriously,

you might not be able to.

Let's go.

Is it okay if I pick up medical supplies?

There's nothing at the CVS or Walgreens,

and the hospital was cleared out years ago.

But at some point, I--

There's literally nothing,

and we can't afford to waste time.

Come on.

In and out. No more than 20 minutes, okay?

You stick with your partner. -20 minutes.

Holy shit!

Are you sure about this?

Just keep your distance, and we'll be fine.

This, uh, Berkeley or Buffalo?

Roger won't hurt you.

Roger? Really?

He's been here since the start.

What? You said pick a partner.

Try not to be so annoying.

So...

what's "Ish" short for?

Not allowed to say "Ish."

Isherwood.

Isherwood?

That's a heavy handle to lay on a kid.

Yeah, well,

"Ezra" hasn't been a chart-topper

since Biblical days.

Two parents who believed.

And a son who doesn't.

Well, parents can't pass on faith, only fears.

You say that like it's a good thing.

Well, fear. it's a better teacher.

Owning nightclubs

allowed me to meet people at their most extreme,

which turned out to be pretty good practice

for the end times.

I don't think it's the end of times.

I think it's the beginning.

"And in the beginning, God said,

'Let there be Gael's Gourmet Grocery'."

I think you would do well in nightclubs.

The music's so loud,

nobody can hear what you're saying.

Club life's not all bad.

I once did coke with the guy

who came up with "No one out-Pizzas the Hut."

Ted was a great guy.

It's too bad he's gone.

Well, it's too bad everyone's gone.

We have to head back.

Oh...

Oh, wow.

I, uh, found something in your size.

Yeah?

Hey, Jean? Where's Molly?

I told her to stay with you.

Yeah, Molly can take care of herself, Ish.

We have a system. Timing.

We can't be looking for her after dark.

Hey, guys!

A little help?

Molly.

We have rules.

You go off on your own, the whole system breaks down.

Well, you said essential items, right?

For me, medical supplies are.

You didn't listen.

I know. I'm sorry.

I knew you were right about the CVS,

but I also knew you might be wrong about the hospital.

Hospitals keep two locked rooms.

in case one gets robbed by junkies,

they have everything they need in a back-up cache.

It was worth checking out. I'm sorry.

Did you at least find one or two more bottles?

How about 200?

It was the right move, Ish.

even if it was the wrong move.

You can't tell me you've never done the same.

Come on.

Let's go.

They came like invaders,

without warning.

Without the humble tenderness

that Jorge and Maurine came with.

Everything about me says to send them away.

Hey, boy.

But Emma, as usual,

sees things I don't see.

What do you think of the new people, hmm?

Friendship and community.

I'm starting to yearn again for the feeling

I had when I was alone.

I kinda saw this laying around,

thought maybe...

Oh...

...you'd show me how to tune it.

I'm gonna kill you.

All right. Can I have one last song?

Jean, you gonna do it?

She's incredible, just-- -Shh, shh, shh.

Ahem.

♪♪ I see trees of green ♪♪

♪♪ Red roses too ♪♪

Yes!

♪♪ I see them bloom ♪♪

♪♪ For me and you ♪♪

♪♪ And I think to myself ♪♪

♪♪ What a wonderful world ♪♪

♪♪ I see skies of blue ♪♪

♪♪ And clouds of white ♪♪

♪♪ The bright, blessed days ♪♪

♪♪ The dark, sacred nights ♪♪

♪♪ And I think to myself ♪♪

Come on!

♪♪ What a wonderful world ♪♪

♪♪ The colours of the rainbow ♪♪

♪♪ So pretty in the sky ♪♪

-Incredible. -Yeah.

♪♪ Are also on the faces ♪♪

♪♪ Of people walking by ♪♪

♪♪ I see friends shaking hands ♪♪

♪♪ Saying "How do you do?" ♪♪

Woo!

♪♪ They're really saying ♪♪

♪♪ "I love you" ♪♪

I like!

Come on, girl.

♪♪ Babies cry ♪♪

♪♪ I watch them grow ♪♪

♪♪ They'll learn much more ♪♪

♪♪ Than I'll ever know ♪♪

♪♪ And I think to myself ♪♪

- Woo! - Yep!

♪♪ What a wonderful world ♪♪

Keep going.

♪♪ Hey ♪♪

♪♪ And I think to myself ♪♪

♪♪ What a wonderful ♪♪

♪♪ World ♪♪ -Wow!

You were amazing.

-Beautiful! Beautiful! -Too good. -Bravo.

-Wow! Wow. -Yes!

I went to open-mic night a few times a week,

but I never had the guts

to get up, so, uh...

this is the first joke I ever wrote.

-Okay. -Okay.

-Ahem. -Here we go.

Why is it

that when you open up a bag of cotton balls...

there isn't a giant pill on top?

-Why? -Oh.

-Wait-- -That's the joke.

Wait, I thought that was the setup!

-Aw, come on. -That-- that's the punchline?

All right, you're a terrible audience.

Remember to tip your waitress.

I'll be here all week. Thank you, good night.

All right.

Good night!

Say good night to your mom, son.

-Good night. -He's just totally done.

Just take a look-- Good night.

-See you upstairs. -Yep.

Uh, I'll be up in a minute.

Good night.

When I was eight years old,

my father moved us from Caracas

to a tiny rural village called Guajabal.

The village had crazy, illuminated people.

I would listen to superstitions, legends, fables.

and I fell in love

with the surreal atmosphere in which people lived.

Why are you--?

I think Evie's experiencing life with us this way.

And the one true blessing she found...

is you.

I'm sorry, Molly.

I can't be a mother again.

It's too fuckin' hard.

Jeanie, what do you mean, "again"?

I'm late. I'm so fuckin' late.

You think you can drink a baby away?

I have to! Molly.

I can't feel this void again.

I can't--

Jesus.

What void, Jeanie?

The one where I'm supposed to be,

and everything--

everything just falls in.

I am the black hole.

I am the void.

Don't you remember our promise to you?

When you fall...

...Ezra and I are your trampoline.

Oh!

Please don't tell, Ezra. He won't understand.

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

Hey?

It's just you and me...

and the baby.

We'll just leave it there, okay?

Migrant farmers, ready to be exploited, sir.

-Ugh. -Come on.

You even think about the stuff

that comes out of your mouth?

Only when it's too late.

All right. Ready?

One, two, three.

Pssh! Ooh!

Oh.

Bye!

Ow!

Today, let's just do the day.

A wise man who listens to his wife.

Sometimes I feel like I just sound crazy.

Most of the time,

you sound like our fearless leader,

which is why...

I am presenting you...

with this.

I found it on our shopping trip, and I thought,

el jefe's walking around with that little rock pick-hammer,

I think he needs something else that says

"order in the court."

This is more for smashing than finding rocks, but...

Yeah.

Sometimes I feel like my whole life

is a dream within a dream.

Well, at least in this dream,

you have a bigger hammer.

You this funny in Spanish?

I promise you, no.

"Jefe."

- Mama Maurine. - Sh, sh, sh.

I can give you some pointers--

Yeah, I can help with this--

Give me that miss to me--

I got you, honey.

Congratulations, Papa.

I don't feel...

that I deserve this.

I don't even have the words in Spanish

to describe this woman.

Thank you for being our friend.

And part of our family.

The world without end.

Don't feel like getting off the couch?

You stay here, old buddy.

♪♪ Happy birthday, dear Heather ♪♪

♪♪ Happy birthday to you ♪♪

-Woo! -Yay!

Yay, Heather Bo-beather!

Okay, take those out now.

It's cake time. It's cake time.

Okay.

Who wants cake?

Ish, can you please make sure

he doesn't go for the world speed record?

Joe-Joe!

I don't need him winding up in Molly's infirmary.

Well, it's been pretty slow, Em.

I could use the work.

I'm having a déjà vu,

and I realise I haven't had a birthday party

since I was 13-years old!

Aww. I'll make it up to you, honey.

When's your birthday?

I have no idea.

Oh, there you go.

There, it's beautiful.

Oh, my baby's 14.

Do you like the cake, Evie?

It's so good.

Pew!

I love that my favourite place is your favourite place.

The library is the only place

that I can see how people used to live.

I want a full book report on all of these by morning.

Brutal.

I can't believe all of this was real.

Tonight will be the 17th straight moon with rain.

You're keeping track?

I like the moon, Dad.

And when I don't see it, I can tell.

This feels different.

It is.

Come on. Hustle.

Mom, it is so crazy out there!

Hoo! This storm's no joke.

Let's get a head count, just to be safe.

Well, Jorge and Maurine and Kristian are safe.

Evie's in the studio.

Alex is in his room.

Molly, Ezra, and Jean are with their kids.

Except me.

Oh, we always know where you are, Raif.

right next to Heather.

Wow.

Our houses are strong.

They'll weather the storm.

Hoo.

Holy crap.

Uh. where's Lucky?

I don't know.

Luck?

There you go.

Lucky?

Let's check your room. He's probably under the bed.

He hides there during a storm.

Lucky!

Luck!

Luck!

Luck?

Come here, boy!

Luck!

Lucky!

Lucky!

Lucky!

Lucky!

Aah!

You always loved the rain, didn't you, Luck?

Oh.

Oh, Lucky.

You were my first friend.

How did you handle all those years

with that little hammer?

I was just waiting for a best friend like you to come around.

Really? Best friend?

Well, it's not Ezra,

and calling Emma my best friend's kinda cheating.

So by process of elimination.

Yep. Stuck with you.

Thank God.

I thought you didn't believe in God.

But you do. So you can thank him for me.

Where is everyone?

They're all usually running around when there's work to do.

Well, all I know is that Evie is

babysitting Joey up in the park.

I'm gonna give her a little break.

Vroom!

Vroom! Vroom.

Vroom.

Evie! Get Joey!

Gaah!

Gaah!

Ahh!

Ish!

Help! Someone help!

Please!

Please! Someone help!

Help me!

Help!