All language subtitles for Boy Meets World (1993) - S04E21 - Cult Fiction

Lawrence, good.
Matthews, not bad.

Hunter, bad.

(BELL RINGS)

Turner, bell.

Wait. Hold on.
Hold on.

You're a junior
in high school now, Shawn.

You have no goals,
as far as I can see.

Have you even thought
about college?

I'm going to college.

Oh, you are? Where?
Hawaii.

I figure I have a better shot
outside the country.

You know, Shawn, the people
who care about you
in this life

you can count on one hand,

so don't
blow me off, okay?

John, I got people
who care about me.

You know, Shawn, I think
Mr. Turner's right, okay.

I mean, we got one more year
of high school,

and the humidity in Hawaii
is gonna make my hair go...

Whoo! It's not good.

Well, I want to go
to Penn State.

And I want to go
where she goes.

Anyone surprised
by that?

Whoa. Whoa. Okay?

Tick-tock.
Clock is moving,

and you are running out of
time to figure out your life.

Hey, John, you're not
my guardian anymore.

I'm back with my parents.
I'll be fine.

Yeah, Shawn,
but I'm one of the
handful of people

who cares about you,
you know?

Now, your parents
are busy

trying to work out
their marriage.

So are they.

Study hall?

Make out?
Cory!

Topanga.

And, you know, you had
four years of security
in these halls,

but they throw you out
next year, Shawn.

What are you
going to do then? Huh?

Who are you going to be?

Hi.

Hi, Sherri.

I couldn't help
overhearing Turner
do that number on you.

You think he was doing
a number on me?

Only totally.

I mean, all that stuff
about only a handful
of people care about you?

I must have 100 people
who care about me

and care enough about me
not to judge me like that
in front of everybody.

Yeah. Yeah,
that was kind of
embarrassing, huh?

Do you want to go
grab a cup of coffee
somewhere?

I'm buying,
and I promise not to
judge you at all.

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

I like girls
with no judgment.

Welcome to
The Centre.

ALL: Sherri.

ALL: Shawn.

Okay. (CHUCKLES)

(CLEARS THROAT)
Everybody knows
my name.

That's either really cool
or really creepy.

You have
a sense of humor.
I like that.

And yet you're not laughing.

Laughter is a mask
which denies the reality
of a situation

and reveals
nervousness.

(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)
That's funny.

So, what's up
with the music?

DJ? Live band
coming? What?

This isn't really
that kind of club, Shawn.

No music?
So what kind of club
is it, then?

It's more
of a hangout

where me and my friends
get together

and talk about stuff.

They're all
your friends?

Yep.

And they can be yours, too,
if you want.

Sure. Sure.
I can always
use more friends.

Don't know
if I'm real comfortable with
the hugging thing, though.

Mr. Mack says that a hug
is a burst of pure love.

Then I'm bursting with
pure love right now.

So who's this Mr. Mack
you're always talking about?

He runs The Centre.

And he is the most remarkable
human being I've ever met.

He changed
my life, Shawn.

Hello, Sherri.

Are you Centered?

I'm Centered,
Mr. Mack.

And how about you, Shawn?
Are you Centered?

Nope. I'm totally
off-center.

Well, we'll have to see
what we can do about that.

Good luck to you.
So you're Mr. Mack?

Guilty as charged.

It's a nice place
you got here.

Seems a little
touchy-feely at first,

but it's growing on me.

Well, it just
goes to show, Shawn,

you can't always go with
your first instincts, Shawn.

You've got to give people
a chance, Shawn.

You really
like my name,

don't you,
Mr. Mack?

Mr. Mack.

Well, there's plenty of room
in case you decide to move in.

Move in?
What, are you nuts?

This is where
I live, Shawn.

We all live here.

Oh, my bad.

It's a cult.

(ALL LAUGHING)

We're just a place for people
who need love in their lives.

(STUTTERS) I really
have plenty of love.
Thanks anyway.

You're judging us,
aren't you?

What?

The way your teachers,
your family and everyone else
in your life judges you.

Yeah. I don't like that
very much.

Because?

Because they don't
really know me.

Hmm. Well, why don't
you get to know us
before you judge us?

If you do that for us,
we'll do that for you.

Seems fair.

Hey, Shawn.

Hey, hey.

What the heck
are you doing?

Just saying hello.

Well, hello!
And let's never say
hello like that again.

Hey, three girls.

Are you
Centered, Cory?

Obviously not like you.
(CHUCKLES)

Oh, they're from The Centre.
They're helping me study.

I like
the Centre, Cor.

Um, please
excuse us, three girls.

Listen, Shawn.

Just what exactly
is this Centre
of which you speak?

It's not a cult.

Uh-huh.

Don't judge us, Cory.

Shawn, you're
talking crazy.

I mean, you were there
for what, an hour?

The length of a journey
has nothing to do with
its ultimate value, Shawn.

That's nice.

Cory.

Shawn, listen.
Throughout
our entire friendship,

we've talked
about everything,
right?

I mean, we've talked
about girls,

we've talked about movies,
we've talked about music,

but we've never
talked about
what you believe in.

I believe that
I finally found a place

where people
let me be who I am.

You know, without
trying to change me

or need to know what
my goals are in life.

I mean,
why do I need that?

Shawn, what do you
believe in?

What do you
believe in, Cory?

Do you believe in
a mother and a father

and a comfortable house
and a comfortable street

because that's
what you have?

Well, I don't
have that,

so I found something
with these people.

Yeah, but who
are these people?

Stop trying
to take away what I have.
I don't do that to you.

We really
have to be going.

You know, I have
a lot of questions
about this place.

Then you should
check it out
sometime, bud.

So, Shawn, what...

What is this Centre
you're hanging out at?

(SCOFFS) No.
Why not?

Because I am not
going to talk to you

about something
that you're never
going to understand.

Oh, you can
understand it,

but somehow
it's beyond me?

You're as judgmental
as everybody else
in my life.

First of all,
you judged me,
remember?

You said I couldn't
understand it.

I'm Centered, you're not.
End of story.

Boy, this sounds like
a real enlightened,
open-minded group.

Judging.

Okay. Why do you feel
you need to be a part
of this place, Shawn?

Okay.

All my life,

I have felt
like there was some part
of me missing,

and I felt like
everybody could tell.

You know, like there was
some hole in me,

and everyone
could see through it,

like I wasn't
finished or something.

I never saw
that, Shawn.

I mean, if you would've
just told me,

I could've done
something about it.

Let's not dwell
on what people did
or did not do for me.

Yes, Shawn,
let's dwell on that.

That's what
makes you a person.

How you relate
to the people
who really care about you.

The Centre
is filled with people
who care about me

and who make me
feel like a person.

The Centre is filled
with lost souls
who have no belief system,

who are targets
for some guy

to bring over
to his way of thinking.

The Shawn Hunter
that I know

is one of the most
unique individuals
I've ever met.

And if you
let this place

take away who
you really are, Shawn,

then you've made
the worst judgment
you could make.

You made the judgment.

I don't know
who I am, John.

Well, this is it, Eric.
This is The Center
where Shawn is.

Con men.
Fakes and charlatans,
I'd say.

Which one of you
brain-washed nuts
validates parking?

Eric, listen.

I would not
underestimate
these people, okay?

I mean,
they did get Shawn.

Cory, no offense to Shawn
or anything, okay,

but it takes
a pretty weak-willed
and gullible individual

to succumb to
this kind of blatant scam.

Hi. I'm Alicia.
Welcome to The Centre.

(EXCLAIMS)

Here's money.
Where's my room?

Yes, he has
his conflicts.

But we're not staying,
we're just here
for a visit.

I understand.
You're feeling lost,
alone, abandoned.

Yes. My emotional palate
is missing yellow and blue.
Where's my room?

Oh, Eric.

Eric!
No, no, no.

My new nut name
is Sunflower Fortunato.

Hello.

Cory, what are you
doing here?

What, no hug?

Cory, The Centre isn't
the kind of place

for someone
like you, okay?

You have something
to believe in.
I'm still looking.

You should go.
I belong here.

So that's it, huh?
You've chosen The Centre.

You're going to live here
with these jujy-fruits.

You can't
see through this?

Cory, I want to spend
the rest of my life here.

And the beauty part is,
during the winter,

I can go to
their tanning and hugging
center in the Bahamas.

Let me tell you
something, Shawn...

Cory, Cory,
leave me alone, okay?

It's not like
I'm doing drugs.

It's just like
you're doing drugs, okay?

I mean, you're having
your mind messed with,

you're not
the person I know,

and everything you say
is artificial.

Okay, you're not going to find
what you're looking for here.

Sixteen years of
being out there,

I haven't found
anything at all.

This guy, Mr. Mack
can't help you find
what you're looking for

because you don't know
what you're looking for,
all right?

You're 16 years old.

That's what
this guy does.

He makes you think
you're lost
so he can find you,

and once he has you,
he will never let you
out of his sight, okay?

He will be there
every time
you turn around.

Allow me
to demonstrate.

Hello.

Welcome to The Centre.

Okay, he's
very powerful.

Who do I make
the check out to?

You're here to see that
your friend Shawn

is making
the right choice
for himself,

so check us out.

I think
you're gonna like
what you see.

Nobody judges
who you are
or where you come from.

Everyone here
is the same.

Can I go
in that room?

No. That's the
celebrity room.

Oh, that is
the slickest guy
I have ever seen.

So you see, Cory?
I'm not a prisoner here.

I can leave
any time I want.

Okay, then I think
we should go now.

I think we should
leave right now.

Children of the Centre,

let's welcome into our family

our new life member,
Shawn Hunter.

Good-bye.

You know, guys,
I'm his best friend,

and it's like
he doesn't
hear me anymore.

Okay. Why does
he have so much faith
in this Centre?

All right,
let's get in the car,
go down,

and drag him out
ourselves.

I'm going with you.

I'm well-acquainted
with The Centre.

I've been trying
to close it down
for some time now.

This Mr. Mack
is a frightening man.

Hello, Mr. Feeny. Cory.
Mr. And Mrs. Matthews.

Hello, Shawn.

Shawn, are you
all right?

Of course I am.
I'm totally Centered.

Thanks, Eric,
for bringing him back.

Actually,
I brought Eric back.

Mr. Mack felt that
Eric wasn't sincere,

that he was just in it
for the hugs.

Well, yeah.

Okay. Everyone have
a peaceful night.

I'm going back
to The Centre.

Oh, no. Whoa, whoa.
No, you're not.

While your parents
are out of town,

you are our
responsibility.

That means
you're staying here
in this house.

Yeah. Mr. Mack told me
that people like you

would try to talk me
out of my beliefs.

Shawn, we love you.

He said you'd say that.

All right, fine.
That's enough.

Get him in the house
and tie him up.

Shawn,
these aren't beliefs.

This is just a way
to escape a life
that doesn't have beliefs.

That's a judgment.

You're damn right
it is.

What's wrong with me
trying to find something
to believe in?

Look, Shawn,
I'm all for your search
for spirituality, okay?

But you don't
seem to realize

that Mr. Mack
is conducting
his own search

for lost souls
that he can influence
and manipulate.

He said
you'd say that.

Yes. I'm sure he has
given you a thought
for every occasion.

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

Excuse me.

Look, Shawn,
I don't say this
very often,

but Feeny's
making sense.

Not to me.

I mean, why would Feeny
feel the need to attack
what I believe in?

Shawn, why do you need
to believe in The Centre
so strongly?

What?

Shawn, before you
met these people
at this place,

what did you
believe in?

I don't know.
Nothing.

Did you believe in God?

George, what is it?

Jonathan Turner.

He's been in
a motorcycle accident.

Oh, no.

Is he okay?

Uh, no, he isn't.

Alan, would you
give me a lift
down to the hospital?

We'll all go.

Come on, Shawn.
I'll meet you guys there.

What do you mean?
I'll meet you guys there!

How's Mr. Turner?

The doctors are with him.
We're waiting to hear.

Where's Shawn?

I have no clue.

Well, Mr. Turner and Shawn
are like brothers.

How could
he not be here?

I don't know.

Shawn.

Mr. Mack.

Shawn thought
I could be of some help.

Hello.
I'm Phillip Mack.

Feeny.

Mack, you don't
belong here.

One of my children
invited me,

and as always,
I'm here for him,

as well as
any other child
who calls for me.

I want to come back.
No, no, no.

What is he doing here?

Cory, I couldn't
face this alone.

Okay. First of all,
we're here.

Okay. And second of all,
I am beginning to see

that you are more alone
than I ever knew.

What does that mean?

I just want you to know
that I forgive you

for trying to
shut us down.

You forgive me?

Whoa.
Easy, George.

Come on. He's just
trying to get a rise
out of you.

Look, you're not dealing
with gullible little kids
here now, buddy.

Now, you brought
Shawn down. Thanks.

Why don't you
just take a hike
back to conland?

Now, do you see
how judgmental these...

No, no. Listen.

You see!

The judgment I made
a long time ago

is that Shawn Hunter
is the best friend
that my kid ever had,

and I will kill
to protect Shawn Hunter
from people like you.

Alan, he would
love a lawsuit.

I think there's
a lot of anger here,

and I don't feel
that this is a healthy
environment for Shawn.

Well,
I really don't...

Look, I know
you don't respect
my philosophy.

But for kids
who feel lost

and have an emptiness
in their lives, I'm here.

To give them
a sense of belonging.

You can't have Shawn.

That's up to Shawn.

And in any event,
there are many more
just like him.

So come on,
Shawn, let's go.

Shawn?

Cory, I can't be in here.
This is too intense.

For all of us,
Shawn.

But this is life,

and this is what's
really happening
right now.

I need Mr. Mack.

No. He can't
help you
with this.

(SHOUTING) Shawn,
what is the matter
with you?

I don't know,
but I can't look
at him like this.

Cory, come on, let me go.
No.

Cory, let me go.

Shawn, this is a hug, okay?
This is a hug.

And this is
when you hug somebody,
when you care about them

and that you want them
to know that.

Now you cannot leave here.
Do you hear me?

Turner took care of you.
He loves you,
and you love him.

Is that real?

Or are Mr. Mack
and The Centre real?

You decide,
but you cannot go.

We can go.

John, how could
you be in here?

How could
you screw-up
on your bike?

I have never
seen you screw-up
on anything.

I'm the screw-up,
remember?

Come on,
you remember.

Don't do this
to me, John.

I don't do alone
real good.

Look, I know
you're in there,

but it's like
you're not really here.

You're not talking,
but I know you're here,

so I'm just
going to talk.

You can listen.

John, even when
I was at The Centre,

it was all the things
that you taught me

that made me wonder
if it was the right place
for me or not.

But you didn't
teach me enough.

You and Cory
and my parents

and the Matthews
and the handful of people
who really care about me,

so don't
blow me off, John!

Don't blow me off, God!

I've never asked you
for anything,

and I never wanted
to come to you like this,

but don't take Turner
away from me.

He's not done
yelling at me yet.

God, you're not talking,
but I know you're here,

so I'm going to talk

and you can listen.

God,

I don't want to be
empty inside anymore.

How is he?

He's going
to be fine.

Really? Is that what
the doctor said?

No. I just
know he is.

Shawn, it's obviously
been a very stressful day
for you,

and I think
you should come back
to The Centre.

Yeah, I think
I should, too.

What?

I want to pick up
my things, and then,
if it's okay,

come back
and stay with you guys.

Yeah,
it's okay.

Shawn...
You know,

I see you
right in front
of me,

and I hear
what you have to say,
and it's nothing.

And if I was
an empty person

who didn't
have anything
to believe in,

I might go with you
because that
would be easy.

Well, I'm done
with easy,

and I'm done
with empty.

I'm done with you.

Well...

We'll always be there
for you, Shawn.

Yeah.

I know.