Showing posts with label Georgiou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgiou. Show all posts

Sunday 12 December 2021

I Think I Can Help You with This






Michael :
So... we are going to talk about what happened back there. 
You could have gotten us killed. 

Evil Georgiou :
Don't you think I know that? 

Michael :
Then tell me what's going on. 
….You don't know, do you? 
Philippa, how long has this been happening? 

Evil Georgiou :
A couple of weeks. 
And it's getting more severe. 

Michael :
You could have come to me. 
I could have helped. 

Evil Georgiou :
Until I understand What's Going On, 
there's nothing to ask for

Michael :
That's not True. 
Discovery is filled with People... 

Evil Georgiou :
You will tell no one

Michael :
This isn't The Terran Universe. 
A Vulnerability 
is not a Death Sentence. 
You're Not Alone. 

We'll get through this. 
Trust Me. 

Evil Georgiou :
I remember another Michael Burnham 
telling me to Trust Her. 

She looked just as sincere as you do now. 
And we know how that ended. 




Paul :
…..You're talking to yourself. 
….I don't think you're crazy, 
for what it's worth. 
But I'm... curious. 

Adira Tal :
…You won't believe me. 

Paul :
You have no idea what goes on around here. 

Adira Tal :
Okay. Let me just say 
there's no head injuries. 
Okay. I was talking 
to my boyfriend. He's Trill. 
I got My Symbiont from him. 
When he died

Paul :
Um... My Understanding of Trill is that... 
you're supposed to be carrying his memories, not... 

Adira Tal :
His Soul? Yeah, I-I don't know how it happened this way, either. 
Maybe because we were so close. 

Paul :
Well, I'm, um... filling in 
the blanks a bit, 
but it sounds like you're holding onto someone you love. 
And I did that with Hugh 
while he was gone. 

Before he died, I thought of Life and Death as this linear thing with a distinct Beginning and End

And now I know 
Life will always surprise me.
 So... if you tell me that 
he's still with you... 
What's His Name…? 

Adira Tal :
Gray.

Paul :
 Gray. I Believe You. 

Adira Tal :
He... Says I need to make friends. 
But I don't know. 

Paul :
Well, he realises you have a lot to Give. 

Adira Tal :
What, you think I have something to give? 

Paul :
Are you kidding?
You can accomplish things none of us can even imagine
Including me, and I've imagined 
more than most. 

Adira Tal :
You're kind of, like, The Bomb, huh? 

Paul :
I was until you showed up. 

Gray :
I Like This Guy. 

Adira Tal :
He, um... He says He Likes You. 

Paul :
Well, he's clearly A Genius. 

Gray and Adira both laugh
She examines the spore drive implant on his forearm.

Adira Tal :
I think I can help you with this.

•••••

Dr. Culber
So we have Adira to thank for this? 

Paul :
God, I hated those things. 

Dr. Culber : 
I hated them more. 

Paul :
It's amazing. And she's only 16. 
She trusted me today. 

Dr. Culber : 
And that's bad, why? 

Paul :
Because I've never had time 
to be a tween's confidante. 

Dr. Culber : 
Paul. She's not gonna invite you 
to her slumber party. 
Why do you think you reached out to her today? 

Paul :
Because she's brilliant and... 
seemed to have 
a hard time 
with people 
or doing anything besides work. 

Dr. Culber : 
Remind you of anyone? 

Paul :
And... because she loves 
someone who died. 
But isn't gone

I never... ever thought I'd meet anyone who knew what that was like. 

And... I guess I'm grateful to her. 
And I want to help her somehow. 
And she has no idea. 

Dr. Culber : 
So tell her.

Wednesday 1 December 2021

Feed The Wolf Inside












Holo Security Officer : 
Our scans picked you out right away. 
A rigorous debrief is protocol for Terrans. 

Holo Security Officer 2 : 
We also know You're a Murderer in at least TWO Universes. 
Don't look at Him. Look at Us. 

Holo Security Officer :
So, this will be your second universe, your third timeline. 
Depends on how you look at it. 


Evil Georgiou :
I like to look at it like this -- 

Holo Security Officer 2 :
Why are you blinking? 

Evil Georgiou :
Why aren't you

Holo Security Officer :
What was Your Connection to Control? 

Evil Georgiou :
We Dated. 

Holo Security Officer 2 :
All Terrans are Duplicitous by Their Biology. 

Evil Georgiou :
Or Biplicitous by Our Duology. 

Holo Security Officer :
Neither "ology" has anything to do with it. 
You may not be aware, but in the past hundred years, 
We've discovered a chimeric strain on the subatomic level in The Terran stem cell. 

Evil Georgiou :
Silly Holo. You cannot rattle me 
by introducing a completely fabricated biological component 
to My Nastiness and Inherently Bad Behavior. 
I'm Extremely WICKED, even for a Terran. 

Holo Security Officer :
Who are you? 

Evil Georgiou :
What if You're NOT A Holo? 

Make her stop. 

Evil Georgiou :
What if You're A Human programmed 
to THINK He's A Holo? 


( Chuckles

Big Glasses :
You broke My Holos. 

Evil Georgiou :
Blinking at their harmonic rate disrupts the holo protocols, 
creating a reference loop that shuts them down. 
Upgrade Your Programs and Stop Wasting My Time.
 
Why are You Wearing Glasses? 

Big Glasses :
Um, they make me look smarter
I Like 'em

Evil Georgiou :
....I MIGHT Decide to Like You -- 
Debrief as You Will. 



Big Glasses :
You're Curious about My Badge. 

Evil Georgiou :
I'm Bored. 
I Thought I could break it down for parts. 


Big Glasses :
Play with it. 

He removes his badge and rank insignia 
from his uniform, tossing it over and across the desk -- 
She CRUSHES it in her fist, 
letting it drop onto the desk and roll onto the floor, 
as a tight ball of twisted metal.

Big Glasses :
It's clear, Emperor, what you're capable of. 
What's NOT Clear to Me is 
Why You chose to come here. 

Evil Georgiou :
I Have a Curious Nature. 

Big Glasses :
Really? April 5 is My Birthday. 
A Terran Holy Day. April 5, 2063... 
first-ever contact between Terrans and a Vulcan survey ship. 
But then, Your People slaughtered everybody on board. 

Evil Georgiou :
Vulcans need to learn to stay in Their Lane sometimes. 
And it's not like it's a HIGH Holy Day. 

Big Glasses :
I've been fascinated by 
Terran History and Methodology
since I was a boy.
 
There are VERY FEW species 
that DO Things simply to DO them. 

Evil Georgiou :
We're mostly untroubled by pesky motivations. 
Except for Revenge. We Do Like That One. 

Big Glasses :
It seems you've created An Empire 
based on The Maxim, 
"Because We FEEL Like It." 

So WHY would you EVER join a Starfleet Crew? 
If you simply wanted 
to butcher them, You would have. 

Evil Georgiou :
Much as I enjoy being fetishized... and I Do... 
I'll Answer Your Questions if You Answer Mine first. 

Big Glasses :
No, You won't really do that. 

Evil Georgiou :
Correct. 

Big Glasses :
And even if You Did, You'd Lie
So the only way I'll glean ANY Information 
is via The Questions You Ask ME. 
So, please : -- 

Evil Georgiou :
Who's REALLY in Charge now? 
The Burn appeared to have been 
quite the humbling experience for The Federation. 
Who was responsible? 

Big Glasses :
That's Two Questions. 
Pick one. 

.....There are conflicting theories, 
but no hard proof pointing at any one particular Bad Guy. 

Evil Georgiou :
Sounds like The Federation lost a step. Or five. 


Big Glasses :
And yet it endures. Unlike The Terran Empire, which fell centuries ago. 

Were you aware that the distance between our two universes 
started expanding sometime after your departure? 
There hasn't been a single crossing in over 500 years. 
You didn't know that, did you? You're all alone now

Evil Georgiou :
I think... You and The Federation are afraid. 
Because whoever DID this must be Merciless
A Threat to Whatever or Whomever you hold Dear. 
The Weakness of People is generally Other People... isn't it

Big Glasses :
You're Not Wrong. 
But that could also explain 
Why You'd fall in line with Discovery. 
There's A Person on The Crew... 
You Care About, isn't there? 



Monday 29 November 2021

The Fight





Thank you for doing this, sir. 
I know it didn't go the way that you hoped. 

Sir. We made a decision together, 
and we are living with it together. 
The fact that you reminded us of that 
and reminded us who we are to each other, that — 

I think that's Leadership.


Skeletor :
"I am NOT Nice.
But, uh... uh, tell me more about 
this "Christmas" [of which You Speak]....

Little Boy :
Well... it's a WONDERFUL Time of The Year!
Everyone has LOTS of Fun..!!

Skeletor :
"You mean, they get 
in FIGHTS...?"

Children :
No..!! [ YES.] 

Skeletor :
Fights are Fun..!! 
LIKE Fights!!

Little Girl :
....and you give each other presents...!!

Skeletor :
...and when you open them, 
they EXPLODE, right..??
[ Sometimes, yes…. The People, not The Gifts.]

Little Girl :
No!! They're NICE Gifts..!!

Skeletor :
"NICE!?! 
Doesn't sound like 
much FUN, to me....!"



Capt. Saru :
Uh, sit, please. 
I gave the rest of the crew the evening off to recuperate. 
But I asked all of you here 
because we work most closely 
and have not had a moment. 

In fact, we have lost quite a few. 

Almost every culture has a ritual 
that gathers its moments 
when it can, holds them dear

A time to take the measure of loved ones 
and what we have all accomplished together. 

( Silverware clanks ) 
Ah. Hmm. 
We made A Choice a millennium ago 
to follow Commander Burnham. 

I will never forget what I heard 
as I stood before each of you 
as you cast your vote. 

It was not unlike... 
A Small Prayer. 

I ask that we repeat that now. 

Evil Georgiou :
Must we really

Capt. Saru :
Yes, we must

Evil Georgiou :
( Scoffs ) 

Capt. Saru :
Lieutenant Detmer, 
Do you remember what you said? 

Lt. Detmer :
I said "Aye." 

I said, "Aye." 

Aye. 

Aye. 

Aye. 

Aye. 

Aye, sir. 

Aye. 

Aye. 

Aye. 

Evil Georgiou :
I never said "Aye." 
But... I'm here

Capt. Saru :
( Raise glass to propose a Toast — Clears throat
Aye

All
Aye


Linus
Is that droog-beetle pie? 
( Sniffs ) 
Mmm. 

Dr. Culber
What is going on between you two? 

Stammets :
I don't know. Nothing. 

Capt. Saru :
This reminds me of 
Harvest on Kaminar. 
Siranna and I would work from sunup until after sun fall, 
gathering and drying 
our seasonal kelp crops. 

Our Family would then dine together under the full moon. 

Evil Georgiou :
Kelp dries in the sun. 
An existential crisis. 
Is there some dessert? 

Dr. Culber
Is that a haiku

Evil Georgiou :
(impressed)
Yes

Dr. Culber
Emperor Georgiou. 
Feasting on the finest cuts. 
Snarfs cookies on the down-low —
I screwed up the last line. 

( All laugh ) 

Capt. Saru :
No matter. Hear! Hear! 

Haiku? Oh. 
I puked... upon... 

No. No. 

... the Tellarite ambassador 
once at Thanksgiving. 

( All groan ) 
Yeah. 
It was an actual diplomatic crisis. 


Okay, this is not 
what I want to hear at dinner. 
I mean, who raised you people? 

Get Detmer to do one. 


No. No, I don't want to... 

Come on. Try. Try. 

Detmer: 
No. Okay. 
( Clears throat ) 
( Detmer exhales ) 
The drones can't get Stamets' blood 
off the med bay floor... 
No. Wait. 

No one can clean Stamets' blood... 
( Laughing ) 
( Exhales ) 

Okay, I've got it. I've got it. 

No one can get Stamets' blood... 

Oh, shoot. No, wait. 
Wait, wait, wait. 
( Laughs ): 
Stamets' blood is so red. 

Lieutenant. 

No, I've got it now. I've got it. 
It's five, seven, five, right? 

I don't think this is... 

It's a poem. 

It's uncalled for. Officers. 
My life is not a joke for the dinner table. 

I wasn't trying to make a joke. 

I was back at work within a few hours of being injured.
 We wouldn't have gotten anywhere near Earth if it weren't for me. 

You're not the only one to move this ship. I'm The Pilot
We move it. 

I never said it was just me. 

Detmer: 
You think you're the only essential personnel on this vessel. 
Look at you. It's written all over you. 

Lieutenant. 

Detmer: 
You want to fly this monster? 
Actually be responsible for every single person every single day, 
or do you just want to be 
the when-he-feels-like-it superhero 
and have everybody kiss your ass? 

The reality is I'm the only one who can make the jumps. 

I flew us into the future
I landed this ship. 
I landed Discovery. 

Stamets
Yes, and we barely survived. 

Tilly
Oh, my God. Stop it! 
You guys are both acting 
like complete assholes

Ensign Tilly
Why don't we all just take a breath? 

Tilly :
You guys think you have 
the market cornered on pain
All of our sacrifices, 
all of our experiences 
and our work, 
it matters
The only way we're gonna through this is as a crew

Stamets :
I have work to do. 

( Door whooshes open ) 

You did land this monster. 
He should be thanking you. 

Keyla. Keyla? 
Uh... 
( Clears throat

Evil Georgiou
Well, at least the wine was good. 

( She gets up, taking it with her, because she’s evil. )

( Door whooshes open )

Friday 9 August 2019

TRUE NORTH




EXT. HILLTOP - FRESH WATER FARM - SUNSET 

The loveliest spot on the farm. A beautiful view of the house, barns, river, fields and hills beyond. A gravestone stands in the shade of a soaring oak tree covered with Spanish moss. It reads: 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM MARTIN 1738-1773 

Above her name is a carving of the night sky, at the center of which is the NORTH STAR, steady and guiding. 

Martin approaches. 
He gives himself a moment to look at the grave. 
A soft wind blows some dry leaves along the ground. 
Martin turns his head, as if listening to spoken words. 

PUSH IN on the North Star on the gravestone. 

MARGARET (V.O.) 
That's her, the North Star... 

DISSOLVE TO: INT. GIRLS' BEDROOM - NIGHT 
Martin stands in the doorway, unobserved, while Margaret and Susan look out the window at the night sky. 

MARGARET 
... you start from the front two stars of the Big Dipper and count up five fingers lengths... that's right... there. Susan gazes up at the North Star. The girls notice Martin and climb into bed. He puts a chair against Susan's bed and kisses her. He pulls a blanket up around Margaret, who whispers: 

MARGARET 
It helps her to know Mother's there. Martin nods with a thin smile, kisses Margaret, picks up his candle and walks out. 

INT. BOYS' BEDROOM - NIGHT 
Martin enters, finding William asleep on the floor and Nathan and Samuel both asleep in their beds. He lifts William into bed, takes a slingshot from Nathan's hand. Samuel looks up, three-quarters asleep, murmuring: 

SAMUEL 
Mail, papa...

MARTIN I know. He tucks in Samuel and walks out.

INT. THE NURSERY - NIGHT
Georgie is in his bed, back in his nightclothes again. He tosses and turns in his sleep. Mary Poppins sits next to him. 

MARY POPPINS
It’s alright, Georgie, it’s alright. You were been having a nice sort of nightmare, I must say.

Mary Poppins turns on his bedside lamp.


GEORGIE
You were right, Mary Poppins! A cover is not the book! We thought they were nice, but they were mean!


MARY POPPINS
Whatever are you talking about?

GEORGIE
They tried to take Gillie!

MARY POPPINS
Gillie is right here, sleeping - as you should be.

She moves the giraffe next to Georgie.

GEORGIE
But it was real! 
They stole all our things, and the wolf said we were never going to see our home again.

MARY POPPINS
That’s absurd.

Mary Poppins stands goes to shut the window. She sees Jack cycling away outside, he waves up to her as he goes. John and Annabel climb out of their beds, awake as well. 

JOHN
But I had a nightmare like that, too.


ANNABEL(Turning on light:)
So did I. It seemed awfully real.

GEORGIE
I don’t want to lose our home.

Georgie moves over and sits on Annabel’s bed, cuddling Gillie.

JOHN
You see, Georgie? 
That’s why we wanted mother’s bowl; we were going to sell it to save the house.

GEORGIE(After a beat.)
I miss mother.

The room falls silent. 

Something flickers ever so briefly in Mary Poppins’ eyes, and then she speaks.

MARY POPPINS
Listen to the three of you. 
You’re all worrying far too much. 
After all, you can’t lose what you’ve never lost.

GEORGIE
I don’t understand.


"THE PLACE WHERE LOST THINGS GO"MARY POPPINS

DO YOU EVER LIE AWAKE AT NIGHT
JUST BETWEEN THE DARK AND THE MORNING LIGHT
SEARCHING FOR THE THINGS YOU USED TO KNOW
LOOKING FOR THE PLACE WHERE THE LOST THINGS GODO YOU EVER DREAM OR REMINISCE?
WONDERING WHERE TO FIND WHAT YOU TRULY MISS
WELL MAYBE ALL THOSE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE SO
ARE WAITING IN THE PLACE WHERE THE LOST THINGS GO
MEMORIES YOU'VE SHARED
GONE FOR GOOD YOU FEARED
THEY'RE ALL AROUND YOU STILL
THOUGH THEY'VE DISAPPEARED
NOTHING'S REALLY LEFTOR LOST WITHOUT A TRACE
NOTHING'S GONE FOREVER
ONLY OUT OF PLACE...

Mary Poppins puts John back to bed and tucks him in. 
She tucks Annabel into her bed.

SO MAYBE NOW THE DISH AND MY BEST SPOON
ARE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK JUST BEHIND THE MOON
WAITING THERE UNTIL IT'S TIME TO SHOW
SPRING IS LIKE THAT NOW, FAR BENEATH THE SNOW
HIDING IN THE PLACE WHERE THE LOST THINGS GO

Mary Poppins takes Georgie’s hand and leads him back to bed.

Now, time to get some sleep. And in the morning, bright and early, we’ll take that bowl to my cousin and have it mended.(She tucks Georgie in.)

TIME TO CLOSE YOUR EYES
SO SLEEP CAN COME AROUND
FOR WHEN YOU DREAM, YOU'LL FIND
ALL THAT'S LOST IS FOUND
MAYBE ON THE MOON
OR MAYBE SOMEWHERE NEW
MAYBE ALL YOU'RE MISSING LIVES INSIDE OF YOU...
SO, WHEN YOU NEED HER TOUCH AND LOVING GAZE
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IS THE PERFECT PHRASE

Mary Poppins walks over to the window, looking out toward a bright star in the night sky. 

SMILING FROM A STAR THAT SHE MAKES GLOW
TRUST SHE'S ALWAYS THERE, WATCHING AS YOU GROW
FIND HER IN THE PLACE WHERE THE LOST THINGS GO

Mary Poppins walks out of the nursery, closing the pocket doors that lead to her room. Annabel, gets up, crossing to look out the window at the star. 

After a moment, she turns to go back to bed, but then she notices the bowl on the mantelpiece. She peers at it, her eyes growing wide.

ANNABEL
(Quiet wonder:)
John... look! Mary Poppins’ scarf. It wasn’t a dream after all... 

John crosses to Annabel’s side. She points at the carriage on the bowl; Mary Poppins' scarf is tied around the broken wheel. John is amazed.

JOHN
Shall we tell her?

ANNABEL
We’d better not. I expect she already knows




Michael Burn ‘em :
Burnham to Discovery.
I'm setting coordinates for the Beta Quadrant, Terralysium, 930 years from this launch point.
That should take us where we need to go.
 
 
Commander, the quantum fluctuations within the wormhole make it difficult to track your position using standard sensors.


How do you intend to guide us through? 
 
I'll send A Signal.
The sixth signal.
Like The North Star, that's what this is.
You can follow it to me on The Other side.



Copy, Commander.
I'm approaching the briefing room now.
Copy that, Captain.
- Standing by to assist.
- Thank you, Number One.
 
(DOOR WHOOSHES OPEN) (SCREAMS) (GRUNTING) 
Your algorithm was the easiest to predict.
You would want fast access to the ship's two most valuable assets.
The Data is in the spore console.
 
 
(BOTH YELL) (LOCKS DOOR) You think This Cage will hold me? 
 
(PIKE GRUNTS)
 
What if we transfer the antimatter to antimatter pods? 
 
Too risky.
 
 
You sure you can't reprogram the guidance system? (EXPLOSION) I've tried.
This thing is gonna blow in 90 seconds.
There's an emergency lever for the blast door.
I can bring it down manually, from the inside, and seal off the rest of the ship.
- No.
 
We are Out of Time.
That Last Light will change, this torpedo will blow, and everyone on The Bridge, maybe everyone on This Ship, will die.
 
 
And if you do this, you die.
This is My Ship, My Responsibility.
 
 
This isn't where Your Story ends.
And I think you know that.
If I'm meant for a different future, this thing can't possibly go off with me in here.
Maybe not.
But how many people will pay the price if you're wrong? Kat Go.
It's time.
And, Chris whatever your path may be, you can handle it.
(BEEPING RAPIDLY) Discovery to Enterprise, are you all right? We're okay.
But we lost the admiral.
 
 
SARU: 
Burnham, we are running out of time.
Okay, it's time to go, Spock.
Get back to Discovery.
 
 
Michael, I cannot.
 
 
What? 
 
When my vessel was hit My engines are disabled.
 
 
Discovery can lock onto you with a tractor beam.
 
 
There is no time.
And even if there were, they would need to lower their shields to bring me aboard, and they will not survive doing so.
Not in this battle.
Not with the amount of damage that ship has already sustained.
You must go.
 
 
I just got you back.
I don't want to let go.
 
 
Neither do I.
I already lost you once.
 
 
You never Lost Me, Michael.
As A Child, I was Truly Lost.
The Path of My Father, The Path of My Mother.
You came into our lives and you taught me it was possible to travel both.
You Found Me.
You Saved Me.
 
 
That wasn't me.
That was always in you.
 
 
You are My Balance, Michael, you always have been, and I am afraid that I will not find it again without you.
 
 
Okay.
Listen to Me.
Listen to Me, Little Brother.
This is the last advice I'll ever be able to give you.
There is a Whole Galaxy out there full of people who will reach for you.
You Have to LET Them.
Find that person who seems farthest from you, and reach for them.
Reach for them.
Let them guide you.
 
 
I will.
I only wish I could be certain of your safety.
 
 
(SIGHS) 
You will.
(CHUCKLES) (SNIFFLES) 
I'll send the last signal.
I'll send it through The Wormhole when we get to The Other Side.
 
 
I will Watch The Stars for it.
 
(GRUNTING) 
 
Oh, enough with the tantrum already.
Let's end this now, shall we? You should know I've magnetized the spore cube.
 
 
Enjoy.
(WHIRRING) (DISTORTED ALARM AND CHATTER) 
 
SPOCK (OVER COMM): Spock to Enterprise.
My shuttle's engines are disabled.
I will not be returning to Discovery.
Hold your position.
We'll transport you out.
 
 
Commander Saru, how are your shields? 
Ensign Tilly, where are we? Almost there.
(POWERING UP) (PANTING) 
Somebody owes me a beer.
We are good to go, sir.
Shields back up to 40%.
 
More than enough, Captain.
 
PIKE (OVER COMM): 
Stand by to transport, Spock.
 
 
(SPEAKING VULCAN) Michael.
 
 
I Love You, Too, Brother.
 
 
(CRYING) 
Commander Burnham, on your mark.
 
 
Burnham to Discovery.
Let's Go.
Lieutenant Detmer, full power.
 
 
Follow our signal.
(PANTING) All vessels, aim at 3-mark-5-mark-2.
Clear a path.
 
 
Goodbye, Captain Pike.
 
 
Goodbye, my friends.
My Family.
 
 
We're on our way, Paul.
We're on our way.
 
 
This does not end here.
 
 
Actually, it does, and it's going to hurt.
And I'd like to hear you scream now.
 
 
(SCREAMING) 
No! (GIGGLES) 
 
Captain, they're all Dead in The Water.
Open fire.
 
 
Georgiou to Bridge.
I'm in Engineering.
Leland is Dead.
Control is Neutralized.
 
SARU: 
Copy, Commander.
We are on our way.
(SOFTLY): Go.
Go, go.