All language subtitles for Alien.Visitor.1997.WEBRip.x264-ION10

Old woman: IT WASN'T
SOLONG AGO, YOU KNOW.

PEOPLE REALLY DID
LIVE THEIR LIVES LIKE THAT.

Girl:
THAT'S TOO STUPID FOR WORDS!

THERE'S AN OLD RHYME
FROM MY CHILDHOOD.

WE USED TO SING IT
WHEN WE WERE YOUR AGE.

♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE
LITTLE STAR ♪

♪ MY DAD DRIVES
A RUSTY CAR ♪

♪ PRESS THE BUTTON,
PULL THE CHOKE ♪

♪ OFF HE GOES
IN A CLOUD OF SMOKE ♪

♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE
LITTLE STAR ♪

♪ MY DAD DRIVES
A RUSTY CAR ♪

Girl #2:
WHAT'S A RUSTY CAR?

THE THINGS THEY USED TO HAVE
BEFORE THEY KNEW BETTER.

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG
TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

NO, I'M NOT.
I'M A BIG KID.

YES, YOU'RE A BIG KID,

BUT YOU CAN'T KNOW
EVERYTHING YET.

BUT THE POINT
OF THE RHYME...

IS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

WHAT DID HAPPEN NEXT?

LOOK. LOOK UP THERE.

THERE'S THE SOUTHERN CROSS.

THAT GROUP
OF FIVE STARS THERE.

THE SMALL ONE IS EPSILON.

WHICH SMALL ONE?
I CAN'T SEE IT.

IT'S THE FIFTH ONE,

THE ONE THAT'S NOT AS BRIGHT
AS THE OTHER FOUR.

THAT'S EPSILON.

I SEE IT.

I CAN'T.

WHAT'S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT IT?

I'M TRYING TO RECALL.

40 YEARS IS A LONG TIME.

I MET HIM ON A NIGHT
LIKE THIS ONE.

NO MOON, COOL AND CLEAR.

HE WAS JUST A MAN
WANDERING IN THE DESERT,

MILES FROM ANYWHERE.

WALKING, WANDERING.

HAD BEEN FOR DAYS.

HE STUMBLED ACROSS MY CAMPSITE
BY ACCIDENT.

I GAVE HIM SOMETHING TO EAT,
SOMETHING TO DRINK,

AND HE TOLD ME
THE MOST FANTASTIC STORY --

HOW HE HAD COME TO BE WANDERING
ALL THAT TIME.

"IT BEGAN," HE SAID,
"SOMETIME BEFORE."

DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS,
YEARS EVEN.

HE COULDN'T TELL ANYMORE.

IT BEGAN WHEN
"SHE" CAME DOWN TO EARTH.

SHE...FROM EPSILON.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

HE SAID THAT
SHE HADN'T KNOWN.

DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS

OR EVEN HOW SHE CAME
TO BE THERE.

EVERYTHING WAS STRANGE TO HER.

THE SMELLS.

THE TERRAIN.

THE COLORS.

[ MAN CHANTING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

THE LIGHT.

[ CHANTING CONTINUES ]

[ DRUM BEATING ]

SHE WAS ABANDONED IN A PLACE
THAT WAS AT ONCE HOSTILE

AND MAJESTIC.

[ DRUM BEATING CONTINUES ]

EVERYTHING WAS STRANGE TO HER.

THE WAY TIME PASSED.

THE MOVEMENT OF THE SUN
AND THE CLOUDS.

THE MOON AND
WHAT THE STARS LOOKED LIKE.

[ CHANTING CONTINUES ]

NOTHING MADE SENSE.

WHAT WAS THIS PLACE
SHE HAD COME TO?

IS THIS A TRUE STORY,
GRANDMA,

OR ARE YOU JUST
MAKING IT UP?

I HAVE ONLY HIS WORD
FOR IT...

BUT I BELIEVED HIM.

I BELIEVED HIM.

THE WANDERING MAN?

THE WANDERING MAN.

"DAYS WERE LIKE MINUTES TO HER,"
HE SAID.

TIME MEANT NOTHING.

FOR DAYS AND MINUTES,
SHE LOOKED AROUND.

LOOKED EVERYWHERE
WITHOUT MOVING ANYWHERE.

STILL, SHE COULDN'T FIND
WHERE SHE WAS.

STILL, SHE DIDN'T KNOW...
WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO HER.

WHY DIDN'T SHE JUST GO BACK
TO EPSILON?

IT WASN'T SO EASY, CHILD.

SHE LONGED TO GO BACK
TO EPSILON,

BUT SHE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING
WHERE EPSILON WAS

OR HOW TO GET BACK THERE.

[ MAN CHANTING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

SHE WAS LOST...

NOT JUST LOST IN A PLACE,

BUT LOST IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.

[ DRUM BEATING ]

SHE STOOD.

SHE STOOD FOR ANOTHER DAY
AND ANOTHER MINUTE...

...IN THE SAME PLACE...

...BUT SOMEWHERE ELSE, LOOKING.

LOOKING EVERYWHERE
AND ANYWHERE...

UNDER THE ALIEN SUN...

...UNDER THE FOREIGN STARS...

...UNTIL, AT LAST,
SHE CAME BACK TO THE PLACE

WHERE SHE'D LANDED...

AND SAW HIS FIRE...

AND SAW HIM.

THE WANDERING MAN.

HE WAS AN ORDINARY MAN

CAMPED IN THE DESERT.

BUT HE WAS OUTSIDE
THAT STRANGE TIME OF HERS.

TO HER, HE LOOKED LIKE --

LIKE SOME SORT OF INSECT.

LIKE A HUMAN INSECT.

GRANDMA, THIS IS SCARY.

NOT REALLY SCARY.
MORE STRANGE THAN SCARY.

WHAT HAPPENED THEN?

SHE JUST CHANGED TIME...

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING RAPIDLY ]

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING SLOWLY ]

...AND WALKED
RIGHT INTO HIS CAMPSITE.

UM...GOOD DAY.

WHERE ARE WE?

UM, HERE...IN THE BUSH.

UM...YOU HAVEN'T GOT
ANYTHING --

THIS IS NOT EPSILON,
IS IT?

NO. NO,
I DON'T THINK IT IS.

HERE. YOU BETTER
PUT SOMETHING ON.

WHERE?!

I THINK WE'RE SOMEWHERE
ON DUMBULGA STATION.

I DON'T KNOW IT.

WHICH STAR SYSTEM IS THAT?

UM...ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

HERE, PUT THIS ON.

I'LL BE FINE
ONCE I KNOW WHERE I AM.

I DON'T RECOGNIZE
THE STARS.

COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME
WHICH STAR SYSTEM WE'RE IN?

I'M A SURVEYOR,
NOT AN ASTRONOMER.

PLEASE, PUT THIS ON.

I'M HAVING TROUBLE
FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION.

HOW'S THAT GOING TO HELP?

JUST DO IT, WILL YA?

THERE'S NO LOGICAL
CONNECTION,

BUT IF IT WILL HELP YOU
TALK SENSE, OKAY.

COORDINATES.

UH, THE BUTTONS TOO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?

I'M FROM EPSILON.

WHERE'S EPSILON?

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT.

THIS DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE HELPING YOU AT ALL.

LET'S START AGAIN.

WHERE...

ARE...

WE?

WHICH...

STAR..

SYSTEM?

DUM...

BUL...

GA...

STATION, HERE ON EARTH.

DID YOU SAY "EARTH"?

YES.

YOU MEAN THE PLANET EARTH?

I'LL PUT THE KETTLE ON.
WE'LL HAVE A NICE CUP OF TEA.

You damn stupid idiots.

HOW COULD YOU?

HOW COULD YOU MAKE
SUCH A STUPID MISTAKE?!

THIS SOMEBODY'S IDEA
OF A JOKE?!

HEY! HEY!

DON'T YOU COME NEAR ME,
YOU DESTROYER!

YOU'RE MAD!
YOU'RE MAD!

MAKING YOUR FILTH
AND LIVING IN IT!

AND WRECKING AND BREEDING
AND WASTING --

DEVOURING EVERYTHING!

DON'T YOU COME NEAR ME,

YOU, YOU POISON!
OHH!

GET ME OFF
THIS VILE PLANET!

Old woman: THE POOR MAN.

I THINK HE WAS MORE CONFUSED
THAN SHE.

HE DECIDED THAT SHE MUST'VE BEEN
MENTALLY DISTURBED SOMEHOW,

AND HE WAS VERY CAREFUL
WHAT HE SAID AFTER THAT.

LOVELY DESIGN, AREN'T THEY?

EGGS, I MEAN.
NICE, ROUNDED SHAPE.

SUCH A CONVENIENT SIZE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CLANG ]

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
START THATAGAIN.

[ SIZZLING ]

NATURE'S OWN
CRAFTY LITTLE PACKAGE.

DID YOUR CAR BREAK DOWN?

[ EGG CRACKING, SIZZLING ]

TASTES BLOODY GOOD.
NUTRITIOUS TOO.

I DON'T GO MUCH

FOR ALL THOSE CHOLESTEROL
THEORIES MYSELF.

RUN OUT OF PETROL MAYBE?

WELL, IT HAPPENS,
YOU KNOW.

YOU'VE GOTTA
COOK 'EM RIGHT, THOUGH.

CONSISTENCY OF THE YOKE'S
THE KEY.

DID YOU RUN AWAY
FROM SOMEONE?

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, THEN.

THE THINGS THEY DO TO PEOPLE
IN SOME OF THOSE PLACES.

SOFT...BUT NOT TOO RUNNY.

AND THE WHITE
HAS TO BE FIRM.

WELL, I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF ANYONE

COMING DOWN OUT
OF THE STARS BEFORE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOURS?

HEY!

SAME AS MINE?

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO HELP ME GET OFF.

ME? OFF WHERE?

HERE. OFF HERE.
OFF EARTH.

OH, YOU MEAN
THIS VILE PLANET?

YES.

LOOKS OKAY TO ME.

THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU'RE LIKE A FROG.

OH, I SEE.

YOU DON'T SEE AT ALL.

HAVE YOU EVER COOKED
A LIVE FROG?

WHY WOULD I WANT
TO DO THAT?[ FLY BUZZING ]

YOU MIGHT LEARN
SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU DROP A FROG
INTO A POT OF BOILING WATER,

IT'LL JUMP STRAIGHT BACK OUT
TO SAVE ITSELF.

BUT IF YOU PUT A FROG
INTO A POT OF COLD WATER

AND HEAT IT SLOWLY,

IT'LL SWIM AROUND
QUITE HAPPILY

UNTIL THE WATER
GETS TOO HOT...

AND KILLS IT.

SO?

ARE YOU REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE HERE,

OR ARE YOU
PARTICULARLY STUPID?

OH, ABOUT AVERAGE,
I'D SAY.

THIS PLACE IS WORSE
THAN I THOUGHT.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE SECOND FROG

IS WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO YOU HERE,

RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

AND I WANT TO GET OFF
BEFORE THE WATER BOILS.

YOUR EGGS ARE BURNING.

Old woman: HE HAD THE BEGINNINGS
OF A REAL PROBLEM ON HIS HANDS.

EGGS!

HE WANTED NOTHING MORE
THAN TO BE RID OF HER...

BUT SHE SHOWED
NO SIGNS OF GOING.

DID YOU SOME MORE EGGS.
THEY'RE PERFECT.

AND HE COULDN'T FIND IT
WITHIN HIMSELF

TO JUST CAST HER OUT.

HE BEGAN TO CONSIDER WHAT
HIS COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE.

HE NEEDN'T HAVE.

EVENTS SOON SPIRALED
OUT OF HIS CONTROL.

WHAT'S THIS?

BACON.

YOU MEAN DEAD PIG.

IT'S BACON.

WHY DON'T YOU CALL IT
"DEAD PIG"

IF YOU KNOW
THAT'S WHAT IT IS?

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME
ENJOY MY BREAKFAST?

HOW CAN YOU DO IT?

DO WHAT?

EAT DEAD PIG.

IT'S WASTEFUL
OF RESOURCES,

IT'S CRUEL
IN THE EXTREME,

AND IS SYMPTOMATIC
OF AN IMMATURE

AND EGOCENTRIC SOCIETY.

THAT'S A LOT OF BIG WORDS.

OH.

IN SMALL WORDS,
IT MEANS YOU'RE A BARBARIAN.

I'M GOING.

I'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE NEAREST TOWN,

ABOUT TWO HOURS AWAY,

OR INTO THE CITY
IF YOU'RE GOING THAT FAR.

THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.

NOT BAD FOR A FROG.

DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO
ABOUT THE CLOTHES.

NO, WE'RE NOT GOING
INTO THE CITY.

THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE.
THEY'LL NEVER FIND ME.

FINE BY ME.

I'M GOING TO THE CITY.
YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU LIKE.

ARE YOU GOING IN THIS?

NO, THERE'S A HELICOPTER
ARRIVING IN FIVE MINUTES.

THESE THINGS ARE
THE MOST PRIMITIVE,

DIRTY AND GREEDY THINGS
EVER INVENTED!

I'M NOT GOING TO BE
AN ACCESSORY

TO THE MURDER
OF THIS PLANET --

OY! OY!

GET OUT OF THAT!

YOU'RE MAD,
YOU KNOW THAT?!

COMPLETELY MAD!

WE'RE MILES FROM ANYWHERE --
MILES!

COME CRASHING INTO MY CAMPSITE,
DISTURB MY PEACE!

I LEND YOU MY CLOTHES,

YOU WON'T EAT MY EGGS,
AND NOW YOU WRECK MY TRUCK!

SORRY.

SORRY.

SORRY FOR LOSING MY TEMPER
LIKE THAT.

I -- I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY
YOU'RE MAD.

IT'S JUST...

I ONLY FINISHED
PAYING IT OFF LAST MONTH.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S GOOD TO GIVE VENT
TO YOUR FEELINGS.

YOU REALLY LIKE THIS THING,
DON'T YOU?

YES.

I'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK
INTO IT.

WELL, THE MECHANICS.

THE BODY'S NEXT.

AND YOU REALLY LIKE IT HERE,
DON'T YOU?

YEAH, IT'S ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PLACES.

LOOK, I'M SORRY
FOR PUSHING YOU LIKE THAT.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU
SOMETHING.

LOOK OVER THERE.

SEE THE CONTRADICTION?

THAT WAS
A PRETTY GOOD TRICK.

HOW'D YOU DO IT?

I'M FROM EPSILON.

MMM.

SORRY I EVER DOUBTED IT.

ARE WE ACTUALLY HERE,

OR DO I JUST THINK
WE'RE HERE?

WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE.

Old woman: HE WAS FINALLY
COMPELLED TO ADMIT TO HIMSELF

THAT SHE MIGHT, AFTER ALL,
BE WHO SHE'D SAID SHE WAS.

USEFUL WAY TO TRAVEL.

IT WAS NOT THE ONLY SURPRISE
SHE HAD FOR HIM.

I'M FINDING THIS
A BIT HARD TO GRASP.

LOVELY PARADOX, ISN'T IT?

WHAT?

THE MORE I SLOW YOU DOWN,
THE FASTER THINGS SEEM TO GO.

YOU LIVE YOUR LIVES
VERY QUICKLY.

AFTERWARDS, HE WAS TO SAY

THAT IN THESE EARLY MOMENTS
WITH HER,

HE'D FELT CURIOUSLY COMPOSED,

AS IF DISCOVERING
THIS OTHER WORLD

WAS NO DIFFERENT FROM VISITING
A NEW PLACE OR ANOTHER COUNTRY.

I THINK THE REALITY WAS SOMEHOW
A LITTLE DIFFERENT

FROM HIS MEMORY OF IT.

I'M GETTING DIZZY!

THESE CONCEPTS
ARE OBVIOUSLY TOO MUCH

FOR YOUR INCREDIBLY
LIMITED INTELLECT.

I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT THAT.

I'M GETTING DIZZY
WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME.

YOU DON'T GET THE POINT,
DO YOU?

OH, I GET THE POINT,
ALL RIGHT.

IT'S JUST MY BRAIN'S
A BIT SLOW CATCHING UP.

HOW VERY PERCEPTIVE
OF YOU.

WE'RE IN ONE PLACE
ONE SECOND,

THEN WE'RE SOMEWHERE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

IN THE SAME SECOND.

THEN EVERYTHING SPEEDS UP,
AND IT GETS DARK,

AND WE'RE SOMEWHERE ELSE,

AND I BARELY KNOW
WHO I AM ANYMORE!

NO NEED TO SHOUT.

Where are we?

STILL HERE.

STILL WHERE?

STILL ON EARTH.

THE STARS.
THE STARS ARE MOVING.

THE STARS ARE NOT MOVING.
THAT'S YOUR EARTH TURNING.

OH.

I KNEW THAT.

LOOK.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

SHE'D RETURNED HIM
TO WHERE HE'D STARTED.

BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW
WHEN ANYMORE, OR HOW.

OR EVEN IF
HE WAS REALLY THERE...

OR SOMEWHERE STRANGE
IN HIS MIND.

WHERE'S MY TRUCK GONE?

YOU JUST HAVEN'T
ARRIVED YET.

HOW AM I EVER GOING TO ARRIVE
IF MY TRUCK'S BROKEN?

I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE OBVIOUS TO YOU

THAT I HAVEN'T BROKEN
IT YET.

NOT THAT OBVIOUS.

WE'D BETTER GET BACK
INTO THE PRESENT.

IF I'M HERE
BEFORE I GOT HERE,

THEY WON'T BE LOOKING
FOR ME YET.

AND WHEN LATER ON
THEY DO LOOK,

I WON'T BE HERE
FOR THEM TO FIND ME.

YEAH.

YEAH?

Old woman:
AND THEN HE BEGAN TO THINK

ABOUT WHAT WAS REALLY HAPPENING
TO HIM.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!

AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN TO HIM
IF HE WASN'T IMAGINING IT.

HE HAD AN IDEA, YOU SEE.

IS IT POSSIBLE
FOR ME TO DO THIS?

DO WHAT?

YOU KNOW.

JUST SORT OF ZAP AROUND
FROM PLACE TO PLACE

WHEREVER I THINK OF.

I DOUBT IF YOU HAVE
THE MENTAL CAPACITY

TO LEARN TO DO IT
BY YOURSELF.

YEAH, WELL, I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS TO YOU

THAT I DIDN'T MEAN
I'D BE DOING IT BY MYSELF,

BUT IS IT POSSIBLE?

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO?

I'VE HAD THIS IDEA.

I GUESS, AS LONG
AS YOU'RE WITH ME.

OKAY.
OKAY, I'LL TRY IT.

BEAR WITH ME.
IT'LL BE WORTH IT.

DON'T LOOK.

NO.

WHERE ARE WE?

WE SHOULD BE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YOU MEAN THERE?

HA! GOT US CLOSE,
DIDN'T I?

NOT BAD
FOR A FIRST TIME.

NOW I'LL SEE IF
I CAN GET US CLOSER.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

THAT'S 'CAUSE
I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE.

ARE YOU KIDDING?
THAT'S LAS VEGAS!

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO
TO LAS VEGAS.

I'VE GOT A SYSTEM.

HAVE YOU?

MM-HMM.

WELL, OFF YOU GO, THEN.

BYE.

HAVE FUN.

HOW DO I GET BACK
TO NORMAL?

NORMAL TIME, I MEAN.

USE YOUR BRAINS.

RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK!

Old woman: HE ADMITTED LATER
THAT HIS FIRST THOUGHTS HAD BEEN

HOW HE HIMSELF
COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS...

UNUSUAL LIAISON.

A NIGHT IN THE MOST ACQUISITIVE
PLACE ON EARTH, HOWEVER,

WAS TO BE ENOUGH
TO CURE HIM OF SUCH NOTIONS.

FOR A MOMENT, HE CONSIDERED
FINDING HIS OWN WAY HOME...

...BUT THE LURE OF POSSIBILITY
WAS TOO STRONG,

AND HE FOUND HIMSELF
RETURNING TO HER.

SORRY I KEPT YOU WAITING
SO LONG.

IT WAS NOTHING, REALLY.

WHOO-HOO-HOO!
DID I HAVE A TIME OF IT!

I WAS ON A ROLL.
IT WAS GREAT.

DID YOUR SYSTEM WORK?

WELL, IT WORKS.
JUST DIDN'T WORK THIS TIME.

FUN, EH?

LIFE IS ONE LONG SEARCH
FOR FUN.

SOME PEOPLE
NEVER FIND IT.

DON'T KNOCK IT
WHEN SOMEBODY DOES.

OH.

SO YOU DO ACTUALLY
THINK.

YEAH.
ABOUT LIFE, I MEAN.

I JUST DON'T DWELL ON IT,
THAT'S ALL.

I GOT YOUR POINT --

THE TRUCKS,
THE TRAFFIC JAM.

IT'S JUST...
THERE'S NO EASY ANSWERS.

HE WAS RIGHT.
THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS.

BUT SHE WAS DETERMINED
TO FORCE HIM

TO THINK ABOUT THE QUESTIONS.

WHAT DO YOU SEE
DOWN THERE?

A CITY COVERED WITH SMOG.

10 MILLION FROGS
SLOWLY BOILING TO DEATH.

IT IS, FOR ME,
UNIMAGINABLE

THAT YOU PEOPLE
CHOOSE TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

THERE ARE 10 MILLION PEOPLE
DOWN THERE.

THEY COUGH, THEY COMPLAIN,
THEIR CHILDREN GET SICK.

HERE ON EARTH,
YOU HAVE AN EXPRESSION --

"STICKING YOUR HEAD
IN THE SAND."

THE OSTRICH MENTALITY,

BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT OSTRICHES DO

TO MAKE PROBLEMS GO AWAY.

IN THE REST
OF THE UNIVERSE,

WE HAVE AN EXPRESSION THAT MEANS
ALMOST THE SAME THING.

IT IS, "TO BREATHE
THE FOUL AIR."

IF WE SAY SOMEONE
IS BREATHING THE FOUL AIR,

WE MEAN THEY HAVE
THE EARTH MENTALITY.

IT IS ABOUT THE WORST INSULT
YOU CAN LEVEL AT SOMEONE,

BECAUSE HAVING
THE EARTH MENTALITY

IS THE ONE THING
THAT IS TRULY UNFORGIVABLE

IN THE REST
OF THE UNIVERSE.

CAN WE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE,
PLEASE?

SOMEWHERE WHERE
I CAN SEE SOME STARS.

Old woman:
HE KNEW BY THIS TIME

THAT NOTHING IN HIS LIFE
WOULD EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

She: I FEEL BETTER NOW.

Man: WHAT DID YOU MEAN --
THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE?

YOU KNOW WHAT IS MEANT
BY "INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS"?

OF COURSE I DO.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT
ONE OF THEM.

I'M NOT?

NOT JUST YOU.

THE HUMAN RACE IS NOT CONSIDERED
IN UNIVERSAL TERMS

TO BE AN INTELLIGENT
LIFE-FORM.

I SUPPOSE YOU LOT ARE?

YES, OF COURSE.

ONE OF MANY.

SHE BEGAN TO TALK WITH HIM --

TALK OF HOW
THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS

OF THE UNIVERSE HAD CONCLUDED
THAT EARTH WAS BEYOND HELP.

EARTH HAD PROVED ITSELF
TO BE THE MOST IRRATIONAL

OF ALL KNOWN PLACES,

THE LEAST WILLING TO LISTEN
TO THE MOST OBVIOUS.

HE DENIED IT, OF COURSE.

BUT WHEN SHE TOLD HIM

THAT EARTH HAD NOW BEEN LEFT
TO DESTROY ITSELF

BY ITS OWN DEVICES,
HE FELL SILENT.

"WHY, THEN, HAD SHE COME HERE?"
HE EVENTUALLY ASKED.

AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW.
SHE COULDN'T ANSWER HIM.

SHE THOUGHT IT MUST'VE BEEN
A MISTAKE,

AND SHE HOPED SHE WOULD SOON BE
DISCOVERED AND TAKEN OFF.

KNOWING AT LEAST SOME OF WHAT
SHE SAID TO HAVE BEEN TRUE,

IT HAD MADE HIM LAUGH...

[ LAUGHING ]

...LAUGH OUT LOUD

AT THE BIZARRE TURN
IN HIS LIFE.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE IT
IN SUCH GOOD HUMOR.

YOU EARTHLINGS HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD

AT DENYING REALITY.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP.

WOULD YOU MIND?

HELL.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I FEEL THE NEED
TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP.

WE'RE TOGETHER ANYWAY,
SO IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE

TO BE ALSO HAVING
A RELATIONSHIP.

WE HARDLY KNOW
EACH OTHER.

WELL, IT'S QUITE EASY,
REALLY.

WE'LL TREAT EACH OTHER
WITH RESPECT AND KINDNESS

AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP.

JUST LIKE THAT, EH?

IS THAT SO HARD?

NO, NO.
SUITS ME FINE.

SOME SIMPLE RULES
NEED TO BE FOLLOWED.

SAY WHAT YOU MEAN,
MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.

DON'T GET OFFENDED BY ANYTHING
I SAY OR DO,

NO MATTER HOW HARD
THAT MIGHT BE FOR YOU,

UNTIL AFTER WE'VE AGREED
TO TERMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP.

DON'T BOTTLE UP
YOUR FEELINGS,

AGREE TO DISAGREE,

RESPECT THE OTHER'S
POINT OF VIEW.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S GOING
TO BE HARDEST FOR ME.

OKAY?

SOUNDS EASY ENOUGH.

GOOD.
THAT'S DECIDED THEN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

IF WE'RE HAVING
A RELATIONSHIP,

I THINK YOU SHOULD
TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'D LIKE...
DARLING.

THIS IS ALL GOING
A BIT FAST FOR ME.

WOULD YOU MIND
NOT USING THAT WORD

UNTIL OUR RELATIONSHIP'S
A BIT BETTER ESTABLISHED?

SURE.

THANKS.

LET'S GO.

Old woman:
THAT'S HOW IT STARTED.

BUT PROGRESS DID NOT PROVE TO BE
IN LINE WITH HIS EXPECTATIONS.

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

STILL THE SAME PLACE.

WE'RE OBVIOUSLY
IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.

I CAN'T SEE
THE DIFFERENCE.

YOU EPSILONIANS CERTAINLY
HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY

OF LOOKING AT THINGS.

IT'S NOT US, IT'S YOU
THAT ARE OUT OF STEP.

WITH THE REST
OF THE UNIVERSE.

WON'T THAT AFFECT THE COURSE
OF OUR RELATIONSHIP?

NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO.

COULD YOU LEND ME
YOUR BELT?

WHAT'S MY BELT
GOT TO DO WITH IT?

YOU OBVIOUSLY
FIND ME ATTRACTIVE.

SO IN ORDER TO HELP
THIS EARLY PART

OF OUR RELATIONSHIP,

I'D LIKE TO PUT YOUR BELT
AROUND MY WAIST

TO ACCENTUATE
MY FEMALE SHAPE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME,
WHICH YOU DO QUITE OFTEN,

THE SIGNAL TO YOUR BRAIN
WILL BE STRONGER,

MEANING YOUR HORMONE RELEASE
WILL BE GREATER.

HENCE THE RELATIONSHIP
WILL IMPROVE...

FROM YOUR
POINT OF VIEW, ANYWAY.

I'M NOT SURE
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME.

BELT?

WHAT ABOUT FEELINGS?

I'M TALKING ABOUT
MUCH MORE POWERFUL THINGS

THAN FEELINGS.

I'M TALKING
ABOUT HORMONES.

I NEVER THINK MUCH
ABOUT THEM MYSELF.

WOULD YOU MIND
NOT DOING THAT

WITHOUT GIVING ME
SOME WARNING?

IT'S VERY DISORIENTING.

YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.

I MUST SAY, IT'S ABOUT THE LAST
THING I EVER IMAGINED --

HAVING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH A BEING FROM EARTH.

MUST BE TOUGH
FOR YOUR HORMONES,

HAVING TO COPE
WITH A PIG-EATING BARBARIAN.

YOU'RE QUAINT.

[ LAUGHS ]
JUST WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR!

I FINALLY STARTED
A RELATIONSHIP

AND SHE THINKS
I'M QUAINT.

HOW MUCH WARNING
DO YOU WANT?

OKAY.

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

SAME PLACE.

NO, WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT.

WE'RE IN THE SAME PLACE,
STILL ON EARTH.

YES, BUT WHERE ON EARTH?

DO YOU THINK THESE TREES
ARE TRYING TO DIE

BY THEMSELVES?

THAT THEY'VE JUST DECIDED
TO UP AND PERISH

FOR NO GOOD REASON?

WELL, DO YOU?

OR DON'T YOU THINK
ABOUT IT?

MAYBE THEY'VE GOT
A FUNGUS OR SOMETHING.

MAYBE YOU'VE GOT
A FUNGUS IN YOUR BRAIN.

Old woman:
HE KNEW IT WASN'T A FUNGUS.

HE KNEW WHY
THOSE TREES WERE DYING.

LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE
IN THOSE DAYS,

HE DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT
THAT HE KNEW.

HE WOULD HAVE CONDEMNED HIMSELF,
HIS WHOLE WAY OF LIFE,

HIS FRIENDS, HIS NEIGHBORS.

DEEP DOWN HE KNEW HE'D KILLED
THOSE TREES

AS MUCH AS ANYONE
HAD KILLED THOSE TREES,

THOUGH HE'D NEVER
SEEN THEM BEFORE,

NEVER TOUCHED THEM.

BUT EVEN THEN, TO HER,
HE COULDN'T ADMIT IT.

SO, DON'T KEEP ASKING ME,
"WHERE ON EARTH?"

IT'S ALL
THE SAME PLACE.

RIGHT.

Man: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

LOOKING FOR FROGS.

OH.

SEE ANY?

NOT YET.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR FROGS?

FROGS ARE A MEASURE
OF THE HEALTH OF A PLACE.

OH.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WERE
GONNA BOIL ONE UP FOR ME.

WHY WOULD I WANT
TO DO THAT?

I MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.

HEY!

NO FROGS AROUND HERE.

Old woman: THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE
A SENSE OF HUMOR

WAS SOMETHING HE'D OVERLOOKED.

SHE BEGAN TO --
TO AFFECT HIM.

HE BEGAN, IN HIS OWN WAY,

TO OPEN UP TO HER.

MY WATCH IS BEHAVING
PRETTY STRANGELY

WITH ALL
THIS JUMPING AROUND.

AND I DON'T WANT A LECTURE
ABOUT TIME.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU,
THAT'S ALL.

STRANGE FOR ME,
THAT IS.

THAT'S NICE FOR YOU.

I'M GROWING QUITE FOND
OF YOU, YOU KNOW.

THAT MUST BE
EVEN NICER FOR YOU.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK.

MM-HMM.

ARE THERE ANY, LIKE, BOUNDARIES
ON OUR RELATIONSHIP?

HOW DO YOU MEAN
"BOUNDARIES"?

WELL, BOUNDARIES,
YOU KNOW?

LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE,
PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE KNOWN YOU
FIVE MINUTES OR A WEEK,

MY WATCH
BEHAVING STRANGELY,

BUT...I FIGURED IT WOULDN'T HURT
TO ASK, YOU KNOW?

"SAY WHAT YOU MEAN"
AND ALL THAT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL...YOU KNOW.

IF THAT'S YOUR IDEA OF SAYING
WHAT YOU MEAN,

NO WONDER THIS PLACE
IS IN SUCH A MESS.

DO YOU KNOW
WHERE WE ARE NOW?

NO, BUT YES.

YES, I DO.

WHERE ARE THEY?

WHO?

THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVED HERE.

NOBODY EVER LIVED HERE.

THEY DID, YOU KNOW.

WELL, THEY DON'T NOW.

THEY STOOD TOGETHER
ON THE THRESHOLD

OF THE WORLD IN ANOTHER TIME,

A LONELY SURVEYOR
AND A WOMAN FROM ANOTHER PLANET.

IN THAT MOMENT, HE SAID...

HE FELT AS CLOSE
TO ANOTHER HUMAN AS HE EVER HAD.

ONLY SHE WASN'T REALLY A HUMAN,

SHE WAS FROM EPSILON,

AND THOUGHT THAT HUMANS
WERE FOOLISH,

RIDICULOUS, ABSURD.

HE DIDN'T LET HIS BEING A HUMAN
STOP HIM.

HE WAS BECOMING ENCHANTED
BY HER.

CAN I HAVE MY BELT BACK?

NO.

WHY DO YOU WANT
YOUR BELT BACK?

IT'S MY HORMONES.

YOUR WOMANLY SHAPE
IS DRIVING THEM CRAZY.

AND YOU DIDN'T ANSWER
MY QUESTION

ABOUT PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES.

YOU'RE QUAINT.

DON'T SAY THAT!

WHY NOT? THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH BEING QUAINT.

THERE IS WHEN
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE.

WE'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY
TO BE ANYTHING.

I DON'T LIKE
TO BE CONSIDERED QUAINT

WHEN I'M IN
A RELATIONSHIP.

BUT YOU ARE.

THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS
TO ME.

WHAT?

WOMEN TEND TO THINK
I'M THEIR BEST FRIEND

INSTEAD OF...
YOU KNOW.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.
TELL ME.

I HAD A GIRLFRIEND ONCE.
WE EVENTUALLY BROKE UP.

A WEEK LATER SHE CAME BACK
TO VISIT ME,

SEE IF I WAS OKAY.

SHE SAT DOWN
AT THE KITCHEN TABLE,

AND SHE SAID
SHE HAD A NEW BOYFRIEND.

"WELL, HOW LONG HAS THAT
BEEN GOING ON?" I SAID.

SO SHE SAID, "A WEEK."

"THAT WAS QUICK,
WASN'T IT?

WE ONLY SPLIT UP A WEEK AGO.
WHAT'S HE LIKE?"

SHE SAID HE WASN'T
AS NICE AS ME,

WHICH MADE ME
FEEL BETTER,

BUT THAT HE WAS
A BETTER BOYFRIEND,

WHICH MADE ME FEEL WORSE.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?" I SAID.

SO SHE SAID
SHE FANCIED HIM.

I JUST SORT OF
LOOKED AT HER.

I WAS FEELING
PRETTY HURT.

SHE MISUNDERSTOOD ME
AND THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT SHE WAS
TALKING ABOUT.

SO SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE TOO NICE
TO EXCITE ME IN BED."

SO I SAID, PRETTY ANGRY,

"WHAT DO YOU WANT --
AN ANIMAL?"

AND SHE SAID, "YES."

INTERESTING RELATIONSHIPS
YOU HAVE HERE.

ARE THEY ALL LIKE THAT?

USUALLY THEY'RE
MUCH MORE COMPLICATED.

MORECOMPLICATED?

OH.

I HOPE YOU DON'T EXPECT OURS
TO BE IN ANY WAY LIKE THAT.

I DON'T.

BY STAYING
WITHIN THE SIMPLE RULES,

WE'LL AVOID ANY
SUCH PROBLEMS.

WE WILL.

SO DON'T GET OFFENDED
WHEN I CALL YOU QUAINT.

SHOULDN'T THESE RULES HAVE
SOME SORT OF HIERARCHY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
SIMPLE RULES ARE SIMPLE RULES.

YES, BUT IF I SAY
I'M OFFENDED,

I'M BREAKING THE RULES,

BECAUSE ACCORDING
TO THE RULES,

I'M NOT ALLOWED
TO GET OFFENDED.

BUT IF I DON'T SAY
I'M OFFENDED,

I'M ALSO BREAKING
THE RULES,

BECAUSE ACCORDING
TO THE RULES,

I'M MEANT TO SAY
WHAT I MEAN.

YOUR REASONING POWERS
ARE PARTICULARLY UNDERDEVELOPED.

OH, SO IT'S MYFAULT
THE RULES ARE INCONSISTENT.

IT'S NOT THE RULES!

IT'S THE WAY YOU THINK
ABOUT THEM.

THE WAY I THINK ABOUT THEM
DRIVES ME MAD!

OKAY.

THE RELATIONSHIP WILL WORK
IF WE FOLLOW THE RULES, RIGHT?

UM...ALL RIGHT.

AND YOU'RE IN A POSITION
WHERE, BECAUSE OF WHAT THINK,

YOU'RE BEING FORCED
TO BREAK THE RULES.

EXACTLY!

SO CHANGE THE WAY
YOU THINK!

EH?

CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK
ABOUT BEING CALLED QUAINT.

REVEL IN THE IDEA.
GLORY IN IT.

THEN YOU WON'T BE
OFFENDED.

THEN YOU WON'T BREAK
THE RULES.

SO, YOU THINK
I'M QUAINT, DO YOU?

YES! YOU ARE.

WELL, FANCY THAT.
I'M QUAINT!

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU ARE.

IS THAT ALL?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU DON'T THINK
I'M...VERY QUAINT?

YOU KNOW,

REALLY, REALLYQUAINT?

THEN YOU COULD
KISS ME AGAIN.

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE
ALL OF A SUDDEN?

SAME AS THE LAST PLACE,
SAME AS THE PLACE BEFORE.

WHAT'S THAT?

TRYING TO FIND A PLACE
TO GET OFF.

OH.

Old woman:
IT SEEMS TO ME

THAT THIS WAS REALLY
WHERE THE DIFFICULTY STARTED.

HE HADN'T THOUGHT IT THROUGH --

THAT HE WAS HOME,

BUT THAT SHE WANTED
TO GO HOME.

THAT HE WAS WHERE
HE WANTED TO BE,

BUT THAT SHE WAS SOMEWHERE
SHE DIDN'T LIKE,

SOMEWHERE THAT HAD
NO FUTURE FOR HER.

I THOUGHT WE JUST STARTED
A RELATIONSHIP.

SO?

WELL, I JUST THOUGHT...

WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO GET OFF
IF YOU HAD THE CHOICE?

NO.

THAT'S JUST COMPLETELY
IRRATIONAL.

NO, IT'S NOT.

WHY NOT?

I LIKE IT HERE.

[ SCOFFS ]
YOU LIKE IT HERE.

YOU LIKE IT HERE.

WELL, NOT "HERE" HERE.

BUT, YES,
I LIKE IT HERE.

AND HOW MUCH LONGER
IS "HERE" GOING TO BE HERE?

I DON'T KNOW. BUT WHILE
IT'S HERE, I LIKE IT HERE.

BESIDES, WHERE ELSE
WOULD I GO?

WHY ARE WE BACK HERE?

BECAUSE ILIKE IT HERE.

SAY YOU COULD GO
TO EPSILON.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT EPSILON.

I MIGHTN'T LIKE IT THERE.

DO THEY DRINK BEER THERE?

DO THEY HAVE SEX?

WHAT A STUPID QUESTION.
OF COURSE WE DO.

OH, I WAS BEGINNING
TO THINK MAYBE YOU DIDN'T.

AND WHAT MADE YOU
THINK THAT?

WELL, YOU DON'T SHOW
MUCH EVIDENCE OF IT.

NEITHER DO YOU.

WELL, THAT'S EASY FIXED.
HOW 'BOUT IT?

HOW 'BOUT WHAT?

IT -- YOU KNOW,
WHAT I SAID BEFORE.

YOU MEAN SEX?
YES.

BETWEEN US?
YES.

HOW 'BOUT IT?

LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO WHAT?

YOU KNOW, SEX.

HOW WOULD WE GO ABOUT
DOING IT?

YOU MEAN,
HOW WOULD WE START?

OKAY,
HOW WOULD WE START?

WELL, I'D COME CLOSER.

THEN WHAT?

I'D COME CLOSER STILL.

YEAH? THEN WHAT?

I'D KISS YOU.
WE'VE DONE THAT.

YOU'VE KISSED ME.
I HAVEN'T KISSED YOU.

HOW LONG WOULD YOU
KISS ME FOR?WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT
ON THESE THINGS.

THEN WHAT?
THEN...

WELL, IT WOULD JUST SORT OF
PROGRESS FROM THERE.

PROGRESS WHERE?YOU'RE ASKING A LOT
OF DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE BEING VERY COY
ABOUT ANSWERING THEM
ALL OF A SUDDEN.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I THINK I'D START
TAKING OFF YOUR SHIRT.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT I THINK
THAT'S WHAT I'D DO.

WHEN I FIRST MET YOU,

ALL YOU WANTED TO DO
WAS PUT A SHIRT ON ME.

I TOLD YOU THEN
IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WHAT WOULD IBE DOING WHILE
YOU'RE TAKING MY SHIRT OFF?

YOU'D BE TAKING MINE
OFF ME.

WOULDN'T THAT BE
A BIT AWKWARD,

TAKING EACH OTHER'S SHIRTS OFF
AT THE SAME TIME?

IT MIGHT BE AWKWARD,

BUT THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO
WHEN THEY'RE ABOUT TO DO IT.

WHY DON'T WE JUST
UNDRESS OURSELVES?

WELL, WE COULD..
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME.

THAT WOULD MEAN IT'S JUST SEX,
NOTHING ELSE.

ISN'T THAT WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT -- SEX?

IT MIGHT BE WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S NOT WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THEN I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

COME ON.
WE'LL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

Man: WE CAN'T.

She: CAN'T WHAT?

GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WE'RE DOOMED TO ALWAYS BE
IN THE SAME PLACE -- ON EARTH.

YOU MIGHT BE,

BUT I'M NOT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL
FACE IT.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE HERE
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

NO. I'M NOT.

CERTAINLY NOT.
NO WAY.

IT'S NOT SOBAD HERE,
YOU KNOW.

I'VE GOT A COMFORTABLE
LITTLE HOUSE IN THE CITY.

I KNOW THE AIR'S NOT PERFECT,
BUT I DO OKAY.

GO BUSH QUITE A BIT.
CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS.

GO TO THE FOOTY
WHEN I CAN.

IT'S A GOOD LIFE.

I'VE GOT A SPARE ROOM
IF YOU'D LIKE.

A COMFORTABLE
LITTLE HOUSE, EH?

YEAH.

I'M PRETTY PROUD OF IT.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT?

NOT YET.

I WOULD LIKE TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE NICE, THOUGH.

LIKE A TREE.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TREE?

YES.

CAN YOU SHOW IT TO ME?

SURE.

Old woman:
ONCE AGAIN, HE HAD COMPLETELY
MISUNDERSTOOD HER.

ONLY THIS TIME,
THE EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED

WERE TO REVERBERATE
THROUGH HIS LIFE FOREVER.

I USED TO LIVE NOT FAR
FROM HERE AS A CHILD.

I'D COME TO THIS TREE,
AND I'D TALK TO IT.

"HELLO, TREE,"
I'D SAY.

I'D TELL IT WHAT WAS GREAT
ABOUT LIFE THAT DAY,

OR WHAT WAS WORRYING ME.

YOU'LL THINK
THIS IS A BIT SILLY,

BUT TO ME IT WAS THE BROTHER
I NEVER HAD.

LOOK AT THAT MARK THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THE TREE
AND I EXCHANGED BLOOD.

KID STUFF.

BUT EVEN NOW,
I STILL SOMETIMES COME HERE.

DO YOU HAVE AN AX?

NOT HERE.
IT'S IN MY TRUCK.

THAT'S OKAY.
I'LL JUST GET IT.

YOU'VE GOT MY AX!

YES.
I SAID I'D GET IT.

WELL, WHY DO YOU WANT
MY AX?

TO CHOP YOUR TREE DOWN.YOU WOULDN'T!

WOULD YOU?

WELL, NOT THIS TREE!

PLEASE!
ANY OTHER TREE!

PICK ANOTHER ONE!
THERE'S FORESTS OF THEM!

PLEASE!

HE WAS WITHOUT MEANS
TO STOP HER.

SHE HAD THE POWERS,
THE STRENGTH, THE AX.

HE HAD ONLY HIS GRIEF
AND HIS MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

EVERY BLOW FELT LIKE A BLOW
TO HIS HEART.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,

EVERY BLOW WAS A BLOW
TO HIS APATHY,

HIS INDIFFERENCE
TO HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD.

BUT HE HADN'T KNOWN.
HE DIDN'T KNOW.

HE'D NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE HER,

ANYONE SO -- SO CERTAIN.

ANYONE SO UNWAVERING.

HE WATCHED HER
CUT HIS TREE DOWN.

HE SAW HER ANGUISH...

AND HE BEGAN TO GRASP
SOMETHING ABOUT HER...

...HER LONELINESS.

HER ISOLATION
FROM THOSE LESS DRIVEN...

...THOSE LIKE HIM.

BUT HE REFUSED TO UNDERSTAND.

[ Gasping ] THERE.

I'VE RUINED A BIT
OF YOUR PLANET NOW.

SATISFIED?

WHY?

WHY?!

BECAUSE YOU WANT ME
TO STAY HERE!

JUST MY STAYING HERE

IS GOING TO DO THAT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

I'LL START LIVING
LIKE YOU LIVE --

BANG!
ANOTHER TREE DOWN.

I'LL START WANTING
THE SAME THINGS YOU WANT --

BANG!
ANOTHER TREE DOWN.

YOU DON'T NEED ME HERE.

[ CRYING ]

HE TURNED HER WORDS OVER
IN HIS MIND,

TRYING TO MAKE THEM FIT

INTO HIS LIMITED VIEW
OF THE WORLD.

BUT HE FELT TOO REMOVED
FROM HER,

AND HE LONGED TO GET BACK
TO THE SIMPLE,

THE EASY, THE FAMILIAR.

YOU'RE TOO EXTREME
FOR ME.

EXTREME?

I'M NOT EXTREME.

I'M PERFECTLY NORMAL
AND SENSIBLE.

I MEAN YOUR ACTIONS.
THE THINGS YOU DO.

YOU'RE THE ONE
WITH THE EXTREME BEHAVIOR.

YOUR WHOLE WAY OF LIFE
IS ONE OF EXTREMES.

YOU'RE WRONG.

I HAVE A PERFECTLY NORMAL
WAY OF LIFE.

IT MIGHT BE NORMAL,

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP IT
FROM BEING EXTREMELY STUPID.

I'D LIKE TO TERMINATE
OUR RELATIONSHIP.

WOULD THAT BE
AGREEABLE TO YOU?

PITY.

WHY?

I WAS GROWING
QUITE FOND OF YOU.

THAT MUST'VE BEEN NICE
FOR YOU.

SO, IS THE RELATIONSHIP
TERMINATED?

I GUESS IT IS.

GOOD.

I DON'T RESPECT
YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

I CAN'T AGREE
TO DISAGREE.

I GET OFFENDED BY THE THINGS
YOU SAY AND DO.

AND I DON'T THINK YOU SAY
WHAT YOU MEAN

OR MEAN WHAT YOU SAY
ANY MORE THAN I DO.

AND I LIKEBOTTLING UP
SOME OF MY FEELINGS.

IT CAUSES A LOT
LESS TROUBLE.

THAT STUFF MIGHT WORK
FOR YOU ON EPSILON,

BUT IT DOESN'T WORK
FOR ME HERE.

FINE.

WELL...

...WHAT NOW?

I'D BETTER GO.

KEEP TRYING.

WILL YOU BE OKAY?

I THINK SO.

IT'LL TAKE ME A WHILE
TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO FIX THAT THING.

THEN I'LL BE
ON MY WAY, TOO.

OKAY, THEN. GOODBYE.

GOODBYE.

YOUR CLOTHES --
I'M STILL WEARING THEM.

THAT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN KEEP 'EM.

OH.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

YOU MIGHT MEET SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU'D NEED THEM THEN.

YES.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

THAT'S FINE.

IT WAS A PLEASURE
TO HAVE MET YOU.

GOODBYE THEN.

GOODBYE.

[ SIGHS ]

'TWAS FUNNY IN A WAY.

NEITHER OF THEM REALLY WANTED
TO SAY GOODBYE,

BUT BOTH OF THEM SAID IT.

AND ONLY THEN WERE THEY ABLE
TO GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION

TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED
BETWEEN THEM.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]

[ ENGINE REVVING ]AH!

INCREDIBLY LIMITED
INTELLECT, EH?

I BREATHE THE FOUL AIR.

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?

THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME
WHAT I AM.

HI! I'M...BACK.

Old woman: FOR HER,
NOTHING WAS EVER TOO LATE.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH BEING QUAINT.

THERE IS WHEN I'M NOT
TRYING TO BE.

WE'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP.

SHE WENT BACK...

WE DON'T HAVE TO TRY
TO BE ANYTHING.

...IN TIME.

I DON'T LIKE TO BE
CONSIDERED QUAINT

WHEN I'M IN
A RELATIONSHIP.

BUT YOU ARE.

THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS
TO ME.

WHAT?

WOMEN TEND TO THINK
I'M THEIR BEST FRIEND,

INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
BUT TELL ME.

I HAD A GIRLFRIEND ONCE.

I KNOW.

DO YOU? HOW?

YOU...TALKED
ABOUT IT BEFORE.

OH. I DON'T REMEMBER.

ANYWAY,
WE EVENTUALLY BROKE UP.

A WEEK LATER
SHE CAME BACK TO VISIT ME,

SEE IF I WAS OKAY.

I SORT OF FEEL LIKE I'VE TOLD
YOU THIS STORY BEFORE.

STOP ME IF I HAVE.

NO. GO ON.

OKAY.

WHERE WAS I?

YOU WERE JUST SAYING SHE SAT
DOWN AT THE KITCHEN TABLE

AND TOLD YOU SHE HAD
A NEW BOYFRIEND.

WAS I? OH.

"WELL, HOW LONG'S
THAT BEEN GOIN' ON?" I SAID.

SHE SAID, "A WEEK."

THAT WAS QUICK. YOU'D ONLY
SPLIT UP A WEEK BEFORE.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID!
HOW DID YOUKNOW?

YOU...JUST TOLD ME.

DID I? WHEN?

JUST NOW.

ARE YOU SUREI HAVEN'T TOLD YOU
THIS STORY BEFORE?

NOT BEFORE.
NO, DEFINITELY NOT BEFORE.

I KEEP GETTING THESE FLASHES
LIKE I HAVE.

I GET VERY CONFUSED WHEN I TRY
AND TALK TO YOU SERIOUSLY.

WHAT WAS HE LIKE?

WHO?
THE BOYFRIEND.

SHE SAID HE WASN'T
AS NICE AS ME.

HE WOULDN'T BE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SHE'S RIGHT.
HE ISN'T AS NICE AS YOU.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

OF COURSE I DON'T.
BUT --

I DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HIM.

I KNOW YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE ALL THAT QUAINT.

Old woman:
I SUPPOSE IT MUST BE NICE TO BE
ABLE TO TRY ONE SET OF ACTIONS,

AND THEN, IF THINGS
DON'T QUITE WORK OUT,

DISPENSE WITH THE OUTCOME
AND THE CONSEQUENCES

AND TRY ANOTHER SET OF ACTIONS
FOR BETTER RESULTS.

BUT LIFE ON EARTH
IS NOT LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THE CONSEQUENCES

OF OUR ACTIONS.

WE ARE NORMALLY GIVEN
ONLY ONE CHANCE.

THE WANDERING MAN WAS GIVEN
A SECOND CHANCE,

ALTHOUGH HE ONLY KNEW
ABOUT THAT AFTERWARDS.

HE SAID IT WAS
A MOST PECULIAR THING.

HE DIDN'T THENREMEMBER
ANY OF THE THINGS

THAT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM...

OR HADN'T HAPPENED,

DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK
AT THE PAST.

I'M GLAD THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT
ON THESE THINGS.

SO AM I.

YET HE STILL FELT DIFFERENT,
THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY,

AS IF HE'D BEEN CHANGED
BY THOSE EVENTS NEVERTHELESS.

BUT FOR NOW, FOR HIM,

THERE WAS ONLY THE PRESENT.

IF IT HAD ENDED THERE,

IF SOMEHOW THEY'D LIVED
HAPPILY EVER AFTER,

THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN
VERY DIFFERENT...

...THE CONSEQUENCES
MUCH MORE SERIOUS.

BUT IT HADN'T QUITE ENDED YET.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I'M SAD.

DON'T BE SAD.

OF COURSE I'M SAD.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE SAD ABOUT.

I HAVEN'T FINISHED
BEING SAD YET.

OH.

NOW I'VE FINISHED!

WHAT WERE
YOU SAD ABOUT?

I WAS SAD ABOUT...

IF I STAY, I'LL NEVER
SEE EPSILON AGAIN.

AND IF I GO,
I'LL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

WHICHEVER ONE I THOUGHT ABOUT
MADE ME SAD.

OH.

WHICH ONE MADE YOU
LESS SAD?

WILL YOU SHOW ME YOUR
COMFORTABLE LITTLE HOUSE NOW?

THE ONE WITH
THE SPARE ROOM.

IT'S MY HORMONES.
YOU SEND THEM OUT OF CONTROL.

HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT
MY COMFORTABLE LITTLE HOUSE

AND THE SPARE ROOM?

IT'S A BIT...COMPLICATED.

YOU TOLD ME...
IN OUR PREVIOUS PAST.

WE'VE GOT A PREVIOUS PAST,
YOU AND ME?

WE ENDED UP HAVING AN ARGUMENT
AND PARTING WAYS.

SO I CAME BACK
AND FOUND YOU

BEFORE WE HAD THE ARGUMENT,
AND HERE WE ARE.

YOU HAVE A FIGHT
YOU WISHED YOU HADN'T HAD,

SO YOU JUST GO BACK
AND YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

[ LAUGHS ]
USEFUL WAY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

WHAT WAS
THE ARGUMENT ABOUT?

YOU THOUGHT I WAS
TOO EXTREME.

I DIDN'T! I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE EXTREME AT ALL.

I'D NEVER THINK THAT.
NEVER!

I AM A BIT AT TIMES.

YOU'RE NOT EXTREME.

YOU JUST FEEL PASSIONATELY
ABOUT THINGS.

THINGS
THAT ARE IMPORTANT.

I CHOPPED DOWN
YOUR CHILDHOOD TREE.

YOU WHAT?

I CHOPPED DOWN YOUR TREE,
YOUR FAVORITE TREE,

THE ONE YOU USED
TO TALK TO.

YOU DIDN'T.

YOU DON'T MIND?

YOU MUST HAVE HAD
GOOD REASON.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THINGS.

YOU KNOW?

ALL THE THINGS
YOU'VE BEEN SAYING

ABOUT THE EARTH
AND SO ON.

IT ALL MAKES SENSE,
BUT...

YOU TEND TO GET A BIT
DEPRESSED ABOUT IT AT FIRST.

THINKING ABOUT HOW
JUST ONE PERSON

DOESN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE AT ALL.

"WHAT CAN I DO ANYWAY?"
AND ALL THAT.

AND THEN I THOUGHT
ABOUT WAR.

WHEN THERE'S A WAR ON,

WHEN THEIR COUNTRY AND THEIR WAY
OF LIFE ARE THREATENED,

PEOPLE DON'T HESITATE
TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE COMPLETELY,

YOU KNOW?
TO RISK EVERYTHING --

THEIR JOB, THEIR CAREER,

THEIR LIFE,
THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

DUMP THE LOT
TO JOIN IN THE WAR.

THEY'RE READY
TO RISK EVERYTHING --

WHICH IS HOW IT'S GOT TO BE
TO WIN THE WAR.

DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE,
DOES IT?

THIS IS A WAR.
THIS IS MORE THAN A WAR.

BUT WE MUCK AROUND
AT THE EDGES OF IT

LIKE WE'RE JUST PLAYING.

THEY'VE FOUND ME.

WHAT?

THEY'VE FOUND ME.

THIS IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS
THAN ANY WAR.

WE MUCK AROUND
AT THE EDGES OF IT

LIKE WE'RE JUST
PLAYING --

DIDN'T YOU HEAR
WHAT I SAID?

I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID.

TELL THEM TO GO AWAY.

I CAN'T.

WHAT IF THEY DECIDE
NOT TO TAKE ME NOW?

WE CAN'T JUST KEEP
DOING THIS.

YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'VE GOT
TO THINK, THINK CLEARLY.

LET ME THINK.

WE'VE GOT TO GO BACK
TO YOUR TRUCK,

YOU KNOW, IN CASE
THEY DODECIDE TO TAKE ME,

AND YOU'RE LEFT STRANDED
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

IN THE WRONG TIME.

RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

DO YOU THINK IF I JUST
HELD ON TO YOU THE WHOLE TIME

THAT THEY COULDN'T...

NO.

DIDN'T THINK SO.

BUT WE COULD TRY.

She:
I WONDER WHICH ONE IT IS.

Man: I'VE DECIDED
IT'S THAT ONE...

AT THE END OF
THAT SORT OF TRAIL.

SEE IT? THAT'S THE ONE
I'LL BE LOOKING AT.

I COULD WAVE TO YOU.

I THINK I MIGHT BECOME
AN ASTRONOMER IF YOU GO.

I WOULDN'T IF I WERE YOU.

WHY NOT?

YOU'LL BE OUT OF A JOB
IN A FEW YEARS' TIME.

WHY'S THAT?

THIS VIEW
IS DISAPPEARING.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE
ANY STARS AT ALL SOON.

BETTER NOT BECOME
AN ASTRONOMER THEN.

NO.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SEE YOU

THROUGH THE TELESCOPE.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S THAT SILLY
EXPRESSION?

IT'S MY
"I'LL BE A GOOD FATHER" LOOK.

IF WE WEREN'T GONNA BRING
CHILDREN INTO THE WORLD,

THERE'D BE NO POINT
SAVING IT.

THERE'S NO POINT
BRINGING CHILDREN INTO THE WORLD

UNTIL YOU'VE SAVED IT.

I THINK WE MIGHT AGREE
TO DISAGREE THERE.

WE COULD GO BACK
TO WHEN WE FIRST MET

AND JUST GO 'ROUND
AND 'ROUND IN TIME

BETWEEN THEN AND NOW.

I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE COMING.

I DON'T FEEL THEM
ANYMORE.

I FEEL YOU...

AND HERE...

...BUT NOT THEM.

I FEEL...

WE MIGHT DO
SOME THINGS TOGETHER.

IT'S A NICE FEELING.

WHOO-HOO!

[ WHOOPING ]

[ LAUGHING ]

WHAT WAS THAT?

I CALL IT
MY SHARPIE DANCE.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

[ REVVING STOPS ]

Old woman: IT WAS SOME DAYS
AFTER THIS THAT I MET HIM,

JUST THAT ONE TIME,

FOR THE FEW HOURS IT TOOK HIM
TO TELL HIS STORY.

THEN HE SLEPT BRIEFLY, WOKE,

PICKED UP HIS BAG
AND WALKED INTO THE NIGHT,

SAYING HE HAD
SOME STORIES TO TELL,

SOME STARS TO SAVE.

DID HE DISAPPEAR?

NO, HE DIDN'T DISAPPEAR.

A FEW YEARS LATER,

I SAW HIS PHOTO
IN THE NEWSPAPER.

I RECOGNIZED HIM
IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT'S A NEWSPAPER?

IT'S A THING THEY USED TO HAVE
BEFORE THEY KNEW BETTER.

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW.

I'M NOT TOO YOUNG.

IN TIME, HE BEGAN
TO APPEAR ON TELEVISION,

TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT,
TALKED ABOUT,

SPREADING HIS IDEAS
THAT HE SAID WEREN'T HISIDEAS.

AT FIRST, THEY CONSIDERED HIM
TO BE A LITTLE MAD HIMSELF.

"EPSI-LOON" THEY CALLED HIM.

SOUNDS LIKE THEY WERE MADDER
THAN HIM.

NOT ALL OF THEM.
THERE WEREOTHERS LIKE HIM.

OVER THE YEARS,

AS THE SENSE OF WHAT
HE WAS SAYING JUST --

JUST COULDN'T
BE ARGUED AGAINST,

THEY CHANGED THE WAY
THEY THOUGHT ABOUT HIM,

AND THEY GAVE HIM
A DIFFERENT NAME.

THE MAN OF THE STARS?

THE MAN OF THE STARS?

YOU MET THE MAN
OF THE STARS?

I DID.

I WAS REALLY THE FIRST PERSON
WHO EVER MET HIM.

BECAUSE BEFORE THAT,
HE WASN'T HIMYET.

THAT'S AMAZING.

YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW AMAZING THAT IS.

OH, I DO.

THEY SAY IF IT WASN'T
FOR HIM,

YOU MIGHTN'T BE ABLE
TO SEE THE STARS AT ALL TODAY.

AND THAT WOULDBE A PITY,
WOULDN'T IT?

I CAN SEE THEM!

♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE
LITTLE STAR ♪

♪ HOW I WONDER
WHAT YOU ARE ♪

♪ UP ABOVE THE WORLD
SO HIGH ♪

♪ LIKE A DIAMOND
IN THE SKY ♪

♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE
LITTLE STAR ♪

♪ HOW I WONDER
WHAT YOU ARE ♪

[ MAN CHANTING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

[ TRIBAL MUSIC PLAYING ]

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