All language subtitles for Rutherford.Falls.S01E01_English

- Oh my--
[screams]

[clattering]

[air hissing]

What the hell?

[whirs]

I'm not from around here.

I was just driving,
looking for an ATM.

I looked at my radio
for two seconds.

- Yeah, it's happened before.

- Why is there
a freaking statue

in the middle of the street?

- It's just always been there.

- Well, it's dumb.

- Yep.

[quirky music]

* *

- [vocalizing]

* *

- 400 years ago,

brave settlers
landed in a new world.

They cleared dense forests,

survived unforgiving winters,

and befriended their
Native American counterparts,

all in the service
of founding the very town

in which
you're standing right now.

I'm Nathan Rutherford,
and it is my distinct honor

to introduce you to some
of those men and women.

But before I do that,

does anyone have to go potty?

All right.

I'm gonna hold you to that.

Come on.

Now, our journey begins
with this man.

- [gasps]
- Lawrence Rutherford,

founder of this town
and my patriarchal ancestor.

Fun fact, I'm actually the
last Rutherford to live here

in Rutherford Falls.

Anyone see the resemblance?
- I definitely see it.

[chuckles]
It's in the jaw.

And the shoulders,
and the chest,

and probably some other places.
[giggles]

- Okay.
Thank you.

In 1932,

then-Governor
of New York State,

Franklin D. Roosevelt,
visited Rutherford Falls,

and he enjoyed a hot slice

of Lucy Rutherford's
rhubarb pie

right here in this chair.

I still get chills
thinking about it.

[ambient music]

[shudders]
And then, he cried,

"I banish you all to hell,
opossums!"

[screaming]
- [hissing]

* *

- And thus ended

the Opossum Infestation
of 1747.

And Lawrence Rutherford gazed
upon the majestic valley,

and thus declared,

"This is where we belong."

And so, in 1638,

he brokered a uniquely fair
and honest deal

with our neighbors,
the Minishonka,

thus establishing our town.

Now, the terms of the deal
were laid out

in this document.

One of those terms was

to honor the exact location
the deal was made,

which is why a century later,
both parties came together

and erected a statue
of old Lawrence,

affectionately known today
as Big Larry.

Question.

- Did they make a statue
of any Minishonka?

- Great question.
And...

bronze was very expensive
at the time,

so they really only had
a budget for the one.

[clears throat]
So--

but if you're interested
in Minishonka history,

then I strongly encourage you
to visit their cultural center,

which is run by my good friend,
Reagan Wells--

[stammers]
Hey, put that back, please.

Thank you.
Okay.

No, no, no, no.
See, these exhibits,

they all need to remain
historically accurate.

It's very precise.
- What?

It's funny.
They're kissing!

- In what world
is vandalism funny?

- No, it's--it's fine.

[forced laughter]

Why don't we visit

Avery P. Rutherford's
frame room?

He believed that the frame,
not the painting,

deserved center stage.
Come on.

[dramatic music]

- The history
of indigenous people is

the greatest story never told,

so I'm honored
to serve as director

of the Minishonka
Cultural Center,

a place where our people
won't be overlooked...

[stammers]

But there's more to be done,

which is why
we should go all-in

on a major museum expansion.

If we double down,

we'll be saying
"Winner, winner,

cultural center..."

Jesus.
God, you sound ridiculous.

Okay--
- I just won 800 bucks

on the Judge Judy slot machine.

- Oh, that's great.
Congrats.

- How much?
- No!

- I wanna buy something
for my Rita.

She'll fill this
with seashells.

We go for a lot of walks.
- No, no, no!

Ooh, I am so glad you have
an active hobby at your age,

but this is a work of art,
and it's not for sale.

- How much is this one?
- Do y'all sell shot glasses?

- Shot glasses, yes, they do
sell them at the gift shop.

This is the cultural center.
Totally different.

And actually,
we're closing early,

so I'm just gonna have you both
come with me.

Thank you so much
for stopping by.

Go ahead and go gamble away
your 401ks.

[forced laughter]

[country music]

- And so, the birth
of Rutherford Falls

signifies the dawning
of a new era

of peace and prosperity

that continues to this day.

The future
of Rutherford Falls...

is glorious.

[scattered applause]
Okay, everyone.

That concludes our tour,

and now, our museum associate
director/intern, Bobbie Yang,

will hand out
some complementary

astronaut ice cream.
[all gasp]

- Whoa!
One at a time.

I know we're the same size,
but I am your elder.

Oh, okay.

- Bravo, Nathan.
You've made history come alive.

And you awaken things in me.

And the students.
Different awakenings.

- That's super kind of you
to say.

I hope you enjoy
your astronaut ice cream.

- I intend to enjoy every bite.

[chuckles]
[crunches loudly]

Mmm.
[coughs]

- Oh, is--
- It's dehydrated.

- Is it?
Are you sure?

- It's chalky.
- I'm getting it back.

[gagging]
I'm getting it back.

Do you like Italian?
[clears throat]

- Man, you've really got
to ask Ms. Fish out

before she dies
trying to drop a hint.

- What?
Not gonna happen.

I mean, she's nice, but...

she doesn't get it.

- You always say that,
but what do you mean?

Like, what is there to get?
- It.

Like everything
that matters in the world.

Everything that's important.

I just find people
either get it, or they don't.

- Okay so, in your mind,
who gets it?

- You, obviously.
- Thank you.

- Tom Petty, Missy Elliott,

Nelson Mandela,
Cheech Marin, the Dalais.

- Parton and--

- Lama.
- Oh.

- Taika Waititi,
your Uncle Ernie.

- Okay.

- There's just
a whole bunch of people.

- Well, I feel like
I'm in pretty good company.

- You are...because you get it.

- I mean, Taika...

These are so nice.

Thank you so much
for making them for me.

- Proper signage
is the sharpest arrow

in one's quiver.
Let me finish this one,

and then we'll do
another run-through.

- Sure you have time?
You said that prepping

for Founder's Day is
making your hair fall out.

- Well, it always grows back,
and this is important.

If this goes well,
you could have a real museum.

- Mm-hmm.
Totes.

I'm gonna barf.
I'm feeling very barfy.

I should cancel.
Just let me cancel.

We can go to lunch.
You can eat all my fries.

- Reagan Blanchard Wells!
- Nathan Collins Rutherford.

- You're ready, okay?

You've been planning this
for months.

No.
You know what?

You've been planning this
since the fourth grade.

- And that's why
I'm freaking out.

If Terry says no, then
I'm really stuck at this job.

Like forever.

- Look, I get it.
You're scared.

But sometimes you just have
to plant your feet and say,

"This is what I want,

but also, it's the best idea,
and you know it."

- And that works for you?
- Yeah, try it.

Come on.
Okay, run-through right now.

Here we go.
"I'm Terry Thomas.

"I run the casino.

I'm scary and loom large
in your life."

- Okay, Nathan.
- "You've had stress dreams

"about me in which
we're at Chuck E. Cheese

and you haven't won
any tickets."

- Uh, that was told you
in confidence, man.

- I know, and it's like
my favorite story.

- Oh, my God.
- Come on.

Okay, just focus.

You've got this.
- Okay.

[exhales]

The history
of indigenous people

is the greatest story
never told--

- Oh, that's good.

- Which is why
I am honored to be--

[phone chimes]
- Aw, sorry.

- Oh, my God.
- Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Hello?
- Nathan!

Corbin Hayes.
"Daily Star."

- Hey, Purple Hayes.

[imitating guitar riff]

[continues riffing]

What's happening?
- You know,

ramping up
Founder's Day coverage.

But, actually, I'm calling
to request a quote

in response
to Mayor Chisenhall's decision

to move Big Larry.

- I'm sorry, whose decision
to move what?

[door hinges creak]
You can't move Big Larry!

- Hi, Nathan.
Come on in.

- The town charter
is very clear.

You have to commemorate
the exact spot

where the town was founded.

That's history, Deirdre.
You can't change history.

Unless you got a time machine.

- And you don't,
because if you did,

you'd go back in time
and tell yourself

not to buy that blazer.
- Yeah!

Whoa, whoa!
Bobbie.

Coming in a little hot there.

That was a sick burn, though.
- Thank you.

- This is the fifth time
someone's crashed

into that statue
since I've been mayor.

Fifth!
It's a public safety issue.

- But it is also an historical
preservation issue, so--

- Nathan, in case
you haven't noticed,

this isn't a great time
for people who love statues.

- [scoffs]
What?

Whoa.
Okay, no.

Big Larry's not
one of those statues.

Lawrence Rutherford was a hero.
He brought people together.

He's a uniter.
- Uniter.

- The Minishonka
helped build the statue.

It's as much their history
as ours.

Okay, switching gears.
[imitates whirring]

Your family's been in this town
almost as long as mine.

I respect your position
as a Chisenhall.

- And as the mayor.
- Yes, that.

Yeah, for sure.

All I'm saying is
I think there's a solution

that makes my Grandpa Lawrence
and your Grandpa Wright--

hello, sir--proud.

- Nathan, what are you
talking about?

What are you ever
talking about?

- I'm saying we crack open
a bottle of scotch,

sit by a roaring fire,

and we don't leave
until we get this hashed out.

- I can accept that
your being this town's mascot--

- How dare you!

- Means you get to be
a complete pain in my ass.

- Oh.

- But you have
no real power here.

Now, you are welcome
to plead your case

at the town council meeting
in three months.

- Oh, am I welcome to do that?
Am I?

Good.
'Cause guess what?

Gonna do that.

[forced laughter]

[grunts]
Yep!

I'm sorry,
did you want this closed?

- Please.
- You got it.

[upbeat music]

* *

- Ooh, did you finish
your science project?

- She's showing Terry
her latest invention,

a state-of-the-art
ass-kissing machine.

[kissing sounds]
- Thanks, guys.

Feels great to have
the support of my community.

[elevator bell dings]

The point is, the cultural
center should be a real museum.

Right now, most people only
come in to charge their phones,

but a major budget increase
could have a huge impact.

[sighs]
Sorry.

I get very sweaty
when I'm...confident.

[clears throat]
What I'm saying is,

what is the purpose
of all of this profit

if we're not investing it
back into the tribe?

- We put 4 million
towards language preservation,

early childhood education,
and the women's shelter.

Are you suggesting we cut
those budgets for your project?

- No--wow.

That's...very cool
that we do that.

I had no--no, absolutely not.

- What's all this gonna cost?

- Uh, high figure?
650,000.

But if we cut corners...

650,000.

I'm sorry.
I've never cut corners.

- It's just too much money.

And, for that reason, I'm out.

- Is that "Shark Tank"?

- But I do love your signage.
- Yeah, thank you.

- You seem smart.
I'm guessing lots of college.

Not Ivy League,

but so close,
it drives you crazy.

- Northwestern.
- See, that's great

because I'm on the precipice

of a very exciting venture.

- [stammers]
Thanks.

Is there more?
- This is all I can share.

- Oh, okay.

- But Running Lightning is
my boldest initiative yet,

and I'd like you
to be part of it.

- Oh, well, I'm flattered,

but, you know, the
cultural center is my focus,

so...and also,
sometimes in life,

you just gotta say...

when would I start?

- When the stars align.

When Grandmother Blue Corn
sings in that old way.

- Okay, Terry,
I'm not a white tourist,

so talking like that
doesn't work on me.

- Roughly three to five years.

- Duz, hey, it's your brother.

I'm in a knife fight
with a Chisenhall,

and I need some backup.
- Hey, man.

You sound pretty high-tone.
What's up?

- Go to your pantry.
- What?

- There's a crack in the
molding behind the spice rack.

Push on it.

There's a secret compartment
back there.

- What are you talking about,
man?

Oh.
Jesus Christ!

- Dad, cursing.
- I'm sorry!

- I hid documents
all over your house.

They're in locations
on a need-to-know basis.

- Listen, if you're gonna pull
some "National Treasure" shit

in my kitchen, I need to know.

both: Dad!
- I'm sorry.

You know what, though?
It's also a rude to eavesdrop.

Nathan, what is all this stuff?

- It's just a bunch of stuff
Mom left behind.

There's family paperwork,
medical records,

but there should be
a red folder

with notarized documents,

and I think
there's something in there

that might actually help me
stop Deirdre.

Duz, she's out for blood.

She's trying to poison the town
by moving Big Larry.

- Oh, there was another
car accident, wasn't there?

- I don't think
that's...relevant.

- Nathan, listen to me, man.

Staying in that town has
given you tunnel vision.

I think you need to put
your energy somewhere else.

- Duz, you get what
I'm trying to do here, right?

- Of course I do, Nathan.
Of course.

I mean, all I'm saying is,

our family history's,
like, 400 years old.

You know, maybe just leave
those stones unturned.

- Okay, you are my elder.

You have carried the name
of Lawrence Sr.

down 12 generations.

You are very fair and wise.

Tell me what to do,
and I will do it.

- I think you should let them
move the statue.

- I cannot do that.

- The whole reason that
Deirdre even ran for mayor

was to erase the Rutherford
name from this town's identity.

- Exactly.

It's like all these people
in charge are trying

to kill your dreams
with their language programs

and their women's shelters.
- Exactly!

Didn't totally follow.
Those sound super important.

- They are.
- But agreed.

Deirdre is a dream killer.
- Yeah.

- Oh, and let's not forget.
Terry did not say no outright,

so your dreams--
not totally dead.

- Yeah.
- They are in, like, a coma.

- Somehow, that's sadder.

- There's a lot
of brain activity, though.

It's hopeful.
It just--

He's gonna come around.
- Yeah.

- Because what you're proposing
is so cool!

- I agree.

- It's not just cool.
It's, like--it's meaningful!

- Thank you!
- You're welcome!

God damn it.

And how do people not realize
that my family is meaningful?

You know?

Rutherfords were entrepreneurs,
congresspeople.

There is a huge corporation
in midtown Manhattan

that we started, like,
300 years ago, you know?

I'm the one connecting
all those dots.

I'm the one telling
the whole story.

I am the steward
of my family's legacy

that will resonate
throughout history.

- Mm-hmm.
- That's not nothing, jerks.

- It's not nothing.

And they are jerks.
- Mm-hmm.

Today is making me realize

how many people out there
just don't get it.

- You know what?
Hey, there is nothing

you've ever put your mind to
that you haven't accomplished.

When we were kids, we used
to dream of starting a museum,

and by the time I had gotten
two master's and come home,

you had a museum.

- You're gonna get yours too.

You just gotta
keep working at it.

You got to let the universe
know what you want,

and that's when you get it.
That's how it works.

- Totally.

That's how it works
for everyone for sure.

- Mm-hmm.
- All right, focus.

What are you gonna do?

- Well, I'll tell you
what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna get this town
on my side.

- Yes.

- I'm gonna fight
for my family's legacy.

- Yes!
- What are you gonna do?

- I'm gonna wait
three to five years

for Terry to launch a project
that he didn't totally specify.

- Okay, playing the long game.
That's smart.

In the meantime,
can you help me with my thing?

- Always.

- Moving Big Larry
will change this town.

Change is bad.
Why?

Because it makes things
different.

Your Grandpa Jack likes
to sit on his front porch.

What if I just walked over,
picked him up,

and put him down
somewhere else?

Yes!
Thank you, Margie.

That statute symbolizes
centuries of freedom

between
our two sovereign nations.

We can never give that up.

- * Yeah yeah yeah yeah *

* Yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah *

- Deirdre Chisenhall
refuses to lead, okay?

There is a movement afoot.

Perps, blow the roof
off of this thing.

- All right.

- * He's got
an uncontrollable urge *

* I've got
an uncontrollable urge *

- "The statue issue cuts to the
heart of our deepest freedoms."

- Yes, yes.
Liberties, liberties.

Really, at the Veterans Hall?
- Mm-hmm.

- But the thing is,
with these military guys,

is you better be on time,
or else they're like--

- Hey, Nathan, right on!

Let's take our country back!

- Heck yeah, Debbie!
- What?

Take it back from who?

Ew.

- Oh, what's this?
- Okay.

- Oh, man, I know Terry
ain't trying

to give you money
for some bougie little museum.

- No, this is for Nathan.

- Nathan Rutherford
really needs help

keeping what he's got?

- We help each other, okay?

He made those signs
for my presentation.

- That dude's got your head
messed up.

Like you two got
the same problems?

- Right, like Iron Man
and Captain America,

both fighting on the same team.

- Psshh. You ain't Iron Man.

- Nah, you're more
like Hawkeye.

- The lame one with no powers
who gets his ass kicked.

- I'm not Hawkeye, all right?

I'm the one guy
with the fire circles, so--

Look, starting a museum
is really hard,

and whatever you think of him,
Nathan is helping me.

- Okay, Hawkeye.
Have fun getting your ass beat

while Captain America
over there takes all the glory.

[solemn music]

* *

- Hey, we need to talk.

- Okay.

- Okay, well,
sometimes in life,

we're strong enough
to withstand a big wave.

But in holding firm,

we're unable
to move with the tide,

which is essentially swimming,

and who doesn't love to swim?

- Oh, my great aunt, Ida.
Terrified of the water.

When she was a kid,
she fell off a riverboat

and got caught
in that big, red paddle.

- I think you should
move the statue.

- [laughs]

You're not kidding.
Reags?

Thought you got
what we're doing here.

- I-I do!
I did.

But Nathan, you're stirring up
all kinds of weird shit.

I mean, Debbie's on your side.
Psycho Debbie.

- Well, psycho's a strong word.

- She thinks Bill Gates is
a lizard wearing a human suit.

- She's a wackadoo, yes,

but, on this issue,
she's on my side.

And I'm just trying
to build a coalition.

I will do whatever it takes
to preserve our history.

- But that's the thing.
It's your history.

And look around, bud.

There's still hundreds of
objects honoring your family.

I mean, your history is fine.

- All I'm saying is, that
statue is core to who I am,

and if it can just be picked up
and tossed around willy-nilly

with no regard
for its historical specificity,

then literally who am I?

- Okay, what you're describing
is my entire life.

It's literally something
I have to deal with every day.

- Well, that sounds horrible.
- It is.

So I get what you're going
through, but I'm asking you,

please, just move Big Larry.

Hey.

This is what I want,

but it's also the best idea,
and you know it.

- Hey, those are my words,

but you said 'em
better than me.

That was awesome.

- Thanks.
Felt good.

- [groans]

How would this even work?
- Okay.

We move Big Larry
to your museum

and we honor the original spot

by placing
a flat brass medallion

in the road where
Big Larry once stood.

Then, you open a new exhibit,

and it's all about
your decision to move Big Larry

and everything
you went through.

You could even make a video,

and it's about how you did this
noble gesture for our town.

You could finally
play yourself!

- We'll film it at dawn

as the sun is cresting
over Big Larry like a halo.

And his spirit will emerge.

- And he'll reach out
to Nathan,

and he'll shake his hand,
and he'll say,

"Thank you, son,
for your big sacrifice."

- "And thank you for all
that you have accomplished,

which is, by comparison, way
more than I ever accomplished."

- Well, we can play with it.
- Of course.

Yeah, no, no.
We'll work it out.

That was like a first blurt.
- Yeah, it was good.

- I gotta work on it.
- It's...powerful.

- Yeah, I'll make it
a little bit less--

- For sure.
- On the nose, or whatever.

For sure, yeah.

[upbeat music]

* *

- And cue music.
[patriotic music]

And cue Nathan.

[applause]

- Happy Founder's Day,
Rutherford Falls.

You know, our fair town wasn't
always going to be called

Rutherford Falls.

That's right, old Lawrence
changed his mind six times.

At one point, he was dead set
on naming it

after his brother, Horace.

When you say that out loud,
it sounds like Whoresville.

[laughter]

Needless to say, they moved on
from that one pretty quick.

I guess what
I'm trying to say is,

changing one's mind is
distinctly Rutherfordian.

And that's why
I've changed my mind,

and I've come to the conclusion

that it's the right thing to do
to move Big Larry.

[overlapping chatter]
No, yeah, no, it's okay.

Don't freak out.
Don't freak out.

No, it's actually
kind of exciting

because the new location
is pretty cool.

- Good for you, Nathan.

Can we focus on the problems
that are actually important?

- Well, Big Larry's important.

- More important
than the opioid crisis?

- Apples and oranges, Carla.

- We should refurbish him.

He looks old and sad.

- Okay, folks,
this is not a Q&A.

- All right, buddy.
Let's wrap it up.

- I support refurbishing,
not resculpting.

- Screw that.
We should get a new statue.

That thing's like
a billion years old.

What about,
like, Jenna Marbles?

Or my dog?

She's got like
2,000 followers on Instagram.

- People, the moving
of Big Larry is on the table,

not replacing him.
Are you kidding me?

He's the heart and soul
of this town.

- I have something to say.
- Oh, no, Bonnie, not--

- In 1951, a woman
named Juanita Cordova...

- Not now, Bonnie.
- Went into labor

on her way to Albany.

- We've had this argument,
Bonnie.

- She couldn't wait
and gave birth to a daughter

in Rutherford Falls.

That little girl
would become TV superstar,

Lynda Carter.
[all gasping]

Wonder Woman
was born in our town!

- Okay, yes.

A woman named Lynda Carter
was born in our town.

There is absolutely no evidence

that it was the Lynda Carter
who went on to TV stardom.

We are not building a statue
of Wonder Woman in our town.

Deirdre, back me up.

- I respect the voices
of my constituents.

[cheers and applause]
- Let's chase this momentum.

In 100 years, who's gonna care
about Big Larry?

- I don't care about him
right now.

- Is that right?
Okay.

- That statue sucks!
- Okay, yeah.

Shut up.
Shut your stupid pie holes!

Just--yeah,
'cause you don't get it.

You're not getting it, okay?

A bunch of years ago, Lawrence
Rutherford wrote and signed

a legally-binding agreement
with the Minishonka.

That's why this town exists.

That's why all of you exist.

Okay?

Lawrence Rutherford
is our forefather.

He's our Adam and Eve,
our Tigris and Euphrates.

And that statue,
which sits on my family's land,

commemorates all
that he gave us.

And if you don't get that,

well, you're just
an ungrateful boob.

[overlapping chatter]
Yeah, and you know what?

I'm changing my mind again.

Big Larry's gonna stay
right where he is.

Nope, not gonna budge.
Not only that, but I'm gonna

double down on my efforts
to make sure each and

every one of you understands
exactly how important he is

and why it's so important
that he's there.

And if you disagree,
you can burn in hell.

[outraged chatter]
Yeah, just burn right up.

- You better go get your boy.

- Bud, let's--
you don't want more--

- Okay, no, but I'm not done
telling these people

why they're wrong and stupid.

[crowd commotion]
- Okay...

- All right. Okay.

But you're gonna hear more
about this.

- Geraldine?

Call an emergency
board meeting.

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- I feel like if you read
a transcript of what I said,

a lot of it was pretty solid.

- Sure.

Yeah, definitely.

This is gonna blow over.
- Yeah.

- Oh, shit.

[punchy music]

- Hey.
You should see this.

- And that statue, which
sits on my family's land...

- Oh, shit.
- Commemorates all that

he gave us!

- [mumbles]
Oh, shit.

- Hey, Josh.
You ready to go?

- Yeah, almost done.
Hey.

You ever hear of a place
called Rutherford Falls?

- 1,000 years ago,
this land was

a metropolis of longhouses.

Indigenous people
had complete autonomy

along the eastern seaboard.

All of this was ours.

I know you all know this,

but have you
taken a moment recently

to really think about
what that would feel like?

Because now, many of us
live in a country

and a state and a town

named after three different
old, dead white people.

Today, Nathan Rutherford

really stepped in it.

And while I feel bad
for the guy,

it's opened a door
of opportunity for us,

and we must walk through it.

The time is now.

Today, we launch

Operation Running Lightning.

- Oh, sh--

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