01x09 - The Barbarous King

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Aftermath"...

Brianna! Where are you?

Dana, the mountain blew up. She's gone!

Come on!

Thank God we found you.

What's that?

Used to be a b*llet. Now it's a stone.

Go, Matt, go! [screams]

Well, maybe they're not demons.

Never att*cked us.

Should we follow it?

I go wherever you go.

[laidback music playing]

I hope I didn't startle you.

Sometimes I startle people.

No, you're cool.

What do you say, Harry? Want to dance?

♪ ♪

You all by your lonesome, sister?

For once in my life.

What can I do you for?

Dance with me.

Yeah? [chuckles]

♪ ♪

Where'd you come from?

You don't remember me, do you, Harry?

♪ ♪

Tuesday night.

You were in here with some big guy.

Well, he's gone now.

[chuckles] Yeah, well...

Stupid him.

Oh.

[grunting]

You're not a woman, are you?

Hmm.

You're one of them shifters.

It was foretold.

Foretell it again. I'm all ears.

We're looking for them.

And you... are not one of them.

[groaning]

Why is Idaho the place to go this season?

Maybe it's because the spuds have eyes and have been watching us.

But then I realized that sounds like foolishness and lies...

Seems like Idaho's the place to be.

Hey, hey.

Something's going on.

Holy sh*t.

I'll go.

Everybody arm up.

Maybe not.

Okay.

No, no, no.

I got this.

No, no, no, no.

We talk first.

Talk? What do you want to talk about?

Go with your father. Back him up.

Not with that. Not with that.

They're gonna eat us alive.

Fine, I'll go. You stay here.

Follow the plan, okay?

Follow the plan. Girls, arm up.

Hey. Hey.

Just passing through.

Headed east.

You up for this?

Yeah, I'll talk to 'em.

You are in hostile territory, man.

There's a toll.

We have some food, not much.

Couple of firearms we could spare.

[laughs] Merry Christmas to me, huh?

You should take it. I'm respecting your toll.

How'd you last so long since end days?

[g*n cocks]

I got it.

No, I got it.

[r*fle clicks]

No, you don't.

[tense music]

Put the g*ns down.

That doesn't seem safe.

g*ns down, kids.

We got a standoff here anyway.

No, we don't.

I win.

Oh, how do you figure?

Ooh-hoo.

You're already dead to me.

♪ ♪

g*ns down, boys.

Hey, Karen.

Kids?

[sighs] Meet Grandpa.

♪ ♪

[ominous music]

Yeah, we got everything from chefs to sn*pers to live entertainment... although, to be honest, most of that sucks.

Hell, we even got a missus around here someone does pedicures.

Hold your fire there, Connor, just for a minute.

Impressive, Ewan. There's a lot of cohesion.

I don't know what that is, but it sounds good.

See, your brainiac likes me, daughter.

He doesn't know you yet.

I like you, Josh.

You got plenty of power too.

That's right. Electricity too.

That was a joke. I swear.

Say, you gals.

You tough like your mama, or are you smart like your old man?

My mom's smart.

And Dad's tough.

You, you're a pharaoh, just like me.

Ugh.

I can see it in your eyes.

Is that a good thing?

No.

Hey, my super soldiers... Scott, Rafaella.

This is my grandson.

This is my daughter, her twins, and her husband.

How you doing?

What is this place, Ewan?

Basically, it's a no-class paradise.

And?

What do you mean by "and"?

You have a social system here.

One person does nails. Another one kills.

People don't do those things for nothing.

They get my protection, to start with.

And we also operate a small manufacturing business.

No one needs your meth.

The world is meth.

Meth? Hell, no. I've gone legit.

Bullshit.

Let me show you something.

Come out back to the lab.

What an assh*le.

This here is the chemist.

We almost lost him a few years back when his laboratory exploded.

He's like you, Doc... A brainiac.

Hi, I'm Josh.

[laughs]

What he lacks in personality, he makes up for in chemistry.

We're in the tetracycline business.

So why did you jack us on the road?

Got to cover costs.

So you're charging for meds.

People pay with what they've got...

Gold, jewelry, livestock.

But it doesn't give us regular funding.

So just to be clear, you are charging people to save them?

Yeah, but not much.

And he is helping 'em.

Hey, girls, let's go.

We don't want to end up like the chemist there.

See you later.

Sally's dead.

So you're saving people's lives.

You're gonna charge anybody for it.

Play "Free Bird."

I'm not playing no God damn "Free Bird."

Play God damn "Free Bird"!

No! Get out!

Come on! Play that sh*t!

Get out of my face.

I'll k*ll you!

k*ll him!

Ease off.

Prick's been playing Billy Joel since Friday.

Even I want to k*ll you when you do that.

Where's Matt?

He's at the bar, making friends.

Holy crap.

That's a Ponaturi head.

Who k*lled the Ponaturi?

I did.

Whiskey.

Same here.

k*lled one too. Where was yours?

Saddle River. Yours?

Seattle. Came up through the drain.

You're in Seattle?

Yeah.

Is it really like they say?

No one left.

Huh.

That's are own chickens from out back.

So they're technically free-range.

Well, they were running around 45 minutes ago.

All right. Well, it's time to go.

Nah. One beer with your old man.

Come on.

Yeah. [chuckles]

Here you go.

Thanks.

Yeah.

[laughs]

What?

Everyone's vegan till there's fried chicken.

I'm not vegan.

You lie.

I started eating meat again, like, two years ago.

How'd you not remember that?

I don't know.

Maybe you're not as interesting as you think.

Well, maybe you're not as hot.

That's a bitchy thing to say.

Yeah, I know. It was more your style.

Wow. We are stressed.

Yeah, I know.

All we've done for the past two weeks is almost die.

Mm-hmm.

Skinwalkers.

Comets.

Devyn.

Martin.

Sweet Martin.

Okay, I'm getting us some serious off time tonight.

Well, how... how serious?

[whispers] Off the scale.

Okay, well, who's coming with us on this time off?

I don't... know yet.

But there will be competing offers.

Come on.

So you're hanging out here for a while.

Well...

Like I said, we have a lot of road to cover.

Don't make any decisions till you have a look at the honeymoon suite.

You've been in that motorhome since this thing started, right?

Oh, yeah, it's... complicated.

And how much do you sleep at night?

Three, four hours?

Well, we take shifts. It works out.

Take an afternoon off.

There ain't no place more secure than this.

You could catch up on your... shut-eye.

Oh...

In the honeymoon suite.

We have kids.

Hey, I owe you 20 years of babysitting, and I would love to get to know them.

No way of knowing how this end-time bullshit's gonna turn out, but having them here, little piece of heaven for me.

[sighs]

What do you think?

[both laugh]

So, uh, you like bikes?

Rode dirt all my life.

Almost d*ed three times.

[laughs] How about hogs?

Ride my friend's, but it's not worth the fight to own one, though.

Yeah, it's 'cause they remind your mother of me.

But if I were to give you one, she wouldn't really have any say in the matter, would she?

Right. You're just gonna give me a bike.

Take your pick.

Whose are they?

End times has a high mortality rate, son.

These are surplus.

Which one do you like?

Sportster.

Oh, you got taste.

Yeah, the custom 1200.

Had my eye on that for a second ride, but you want it?

It's yours.

You're not gonna miss it?

Be happy to know you're on it.

Plus, I was hoping that you would stay...

You and your family.

Yeah, I don't know how happy Mom would be with that.

She's got issues.

[chuckles] You're a grown man, Matt.

You don't need your mother's permission to stay and help me run things.

Run things?

Raf is my right hand, and she's got great stuff for a girl her age, but she's not family.

If you were here, you would be my number two.

Check it out. Go on.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

How's that feel?

About right.

[laughs] Yeah.

Oh.

I'm amazed we can still do that.

Yeah?

It's simply like...

Don't say "riding a bike."

I hate riding bikes.

You gonna get some sleep?

Mm.

No, I have to stay up for the kids.

No, come on, they're fine.

I think... you need a break.

They could use one too.

Yeah, and what about you?

I want to go back to that tetra lab, talk to that chemist about how he makes that stuff.

Mm.

Three gold bars. Offer him two.

If he makes a fuss, give him the other one.

I got it.

Where you guys going?

The locals around here don't exactly like us.

They keep dicking with our ethanol supply, and we need it to make tetra.

But we know a guy who's got a distillery, runs a bar nearby.

You can come, if you want.

Love to.

You guys want to...

Is there gonna be liquor?

Hell, yeah.

Both: We're in.

Hop in.

Raf, they don't come back, you don't come back.

[engine turns over]

You guard them with your life!

Drama queen.

Shut up.

Please. You have to help us.

I gave him your tetra, but he got worse.

[coughs]

You have to do something for him.

Absolutely, we'll take care of him.

Don't you worry.

[ominous music]

That's my sister.

I will k*ll this man right now. You know that.

She gave that life for us. Let's not forget it.

Where's my daughter?

What have you done?

The bodies on the ground?

They got what they needed.

Brianna!

[screaming]

[dramatic music]

So Harry owns this bar and makes ethanol, which you buy with gold bars and use to make tetra?

Nothing gets by you.

[sighs]

Strange days.

Harry?

[upbeat music playing]

Generator's on. He's around.

So what do we do?

It's a full bar.

Not for long, it's not.

♪ ♪

Seriously, Dana.

You don't even drink.

Until now.

Girls' night out, big bro. I got this.

What you making me?

Dirty Shirley.

I like the sound of that.

Harry? Where are you?

Yeah, you'll like the taste even better.

Bottoms up.

♪ ♪

Wow.

It's got a kick.

[tearfully] We gave you everything we had.

And we cured him.

His skin is rotting.

Yeah, that's a side effect.

We got the stuff for it in here.

They... they say you poisoned people.

No, it's just a vile rumor, just a vile rumor.

I got you.

Can you cure him?

I mean, can you help him?

This is your idea of babysitting?

Where are my kids?

[laughs] There she is.

You have fun in there?

Don't tempt me.

I am so damn proud of you.

Uh-huh.

I did not raise you to be a princess.

You're right; you did not raise me.

You neglected me.

Yeah, well, your kids could use a little neglect.

You're all over them.

Where are my kids?

I sent them on an errand!

Relax, they're with my best people.

They're going to pick up ethanol for the tetracycline.

Take me there.

That boy of yours is a warrior.

Mm-hmm.

You got to back off.

You have no idea what they've been through.

Base to Raf.

Rafaella.

You got Matt nearby?

Yeah.

You got Matt.

It's Mom. You okay?

Good.

The girls?

Good.

Hi, Mom!

We're running with scissors!

I'm not wearing any sunblock!

[laughs]

Get home safe.

Love you.

I, uh... Yeah.

Feel better?

Not really.

[sighs] Kids, huh?

Yeah, kids.

What do you know about kids?

Jack sh*t.

Right.

Until you told me that Sally was dead.

Now, well, I think I might know... something.

Yeah, it sucks.

Yes, it does.

What happened to her, Karen?

[laughs]

You're just tossing back, aren't ya?

No worries.

Turns out, I can actually hold my liquor.

Who knew?

Hey, girls.

What's up?

Hey, you got proof of age?

My boyfriend got his head blown off this week.

That's proof.

Okay, I'm feeling it now.

I'll take another.

All right, well, you drank me dry, so I'm gonna grab another bottle.

Then it snapped her neck.

I, um... sh*t it, of course.

But I couldn't k*ll the demon.

[sighs]

Well, at least she d*ed doing what she loved.

That's the most any one of us can hope for these days.

Yeah, okay.

Sure.

I saw her a few times last couple years.

She... she didn't want to tell you that, because... [chuckles] you know how you can be.

She told me.

I know it helped you both.

But I'm not helping you.

Not really, no.

Well, you may say it's bullshit, but...

I did love the two of you.

Well, I believe that, so that's something.

No, Karen, I've changed.

End times make you see more clearly.

You want to do the right thing.

It's the opposite for most.

You know I am not most people.

No, you are not.

I want you to stay here.

I want your boy, the son I never had, and the daughters I never really had.

That's not gonna work out.

We don't know what's coming.

But if you're facing death, you should face it with your family.

I don't trust you.

Why should you?

But I am trying to be a better person too.

Aren't we all?

Well, we are all trying to survive this.

Our family is trying to do it by understand it.

It's Josh's expertise, so he's gonna be the one to decide where we go.

I'll pass along what you said.

I will never mess up on you again.

And you'll mention about staying?

[grunting]

Oh!

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

Your grandfather is something else.

Is that a good thing?

Oh, yeah.

He's just got that thing that people respect.

Or fear.

He's scary, but without him, we're dead.

[soft jazz music playing]

Hey.

He relies on you a lot.

I'm his number two.

Unless you guys stick around, I guess.

I'm not looking to get in the way.

♪ ♪

Looks like those drinks really loosened up your sister.

Yeah, well, we both lost someone this week.

Who hasn't? New rules, right?

Back off, buddy. Hey! Hey!

What's going on?

She just hit me.

Hard too. My hand hurts.

You could get k*lled for things like this.

All right, assh*le, you listen to me, and you listen good.

I don't want to help my brother drain the blood out of you like you are a pig, but that's what'll be happening if he hears you threatening my sister.

Am I perfectly clear?

You, why did you hit him?

He was feeling my leg.

This is the sh*t that happens when you live in libraries.

You, go somewhere else.

Jeez.

Must have been the booze.

That is no excuse.

Well, you're the one who poured that stuff for me.

He tries anything again, I'll slug him!

You need to calm down.

You're not my disciplinarian.

You're just a totally unreliable girl who runs away all the time.

Outside.

No, no.

You... you're bossy and selfish.

Dana...

And you're always wrong...

Dana, I'm warning you...

But with this great force that just makes people love you and forgive you.

And I'm just this perfect kid, and what do I get for it, you know?

I'm just... you get these...

Fun and cars and boys.

And I... I get high marks.

Except Mr. Idiot Dudek, but my point is, I'm so tired of it.

I'm so tired of it all, and I'm... I'm...

[sighs] I'm tired of how totally not serious you are.

I just wish you would leave me alone or just leave, period.

You don't... You don't mean that.

The hell I don't.

I don't know; maybe the liquor has loosened my tongue or something.

Dana, there was...

There was no liquor.

What?

There was no booze in the drinks I poured you.

It was for your own good.

You...

You had no right.

I was looking out for you. That's it.

That's... I was just...

Not your job.

The one time in your life you decide to be responsible, and you treat me like a child.

[dramatic music]

Just go away, okay?

Leave me alone.

Okay, fine.

You're on your own.

You go. Go!

Your sister's got a mean mouth.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

I have a temper.

I... I'm just protective.

Sorry.

Friends?

Hell, yeah.

Um, you pour me a drink, and I'll be right back.

All right.

Okay?

Okay.

♪ ♪

[bird squawking in the distance]

[engine turns over]

Bad news.

Keep it to yourself.

Your son-in-law found the Dead Shed.

How the hell did that happen?

The boys were out on a disposal op.

Disposal of who?

Couple of complainers.

And he saw this?

No doubt at all.

They k*ll him?

No, just slapped him down.

He's out cold in the lab.

Let's go wake him up.

Stop, stop, stop!

Please help.

Help, stop.

Having trouble?

Nothing but.

Okay, there's actually a bar down the road, if you want a ride.

That'd be great.

What do you want?

I don't know yet.

[inhales deeply]

You're one of them. I don't have to stick you.

So just give me the truck.

It's all yours.

What do you mean, I'm one of them?

If you don't know, I'm not telling.

Ah!

Just a little taste of DNA.

sh*t.

[engine turns over]

Ewan says you're having trouble with the locals.

They think the tetra's poisonous.

But people at Ewan's joint use it, and they get better.

It works.

Maybe somebody's adding something to it.

It's a cool world.

We should tell Ewan.

I don't think anybody's doing anything that Ewan doesn't okay.

They wouldn't do that.

For what we have, they'd do a lot.

So is Harry always this unreliable?

Never. Hope he's okay.

No Harry, no ethanol, no tetra.

sh*t, my keys.

Hey, Matt.

Your sister took the ride.

Yeah? How'd she get it?

She stole my keys.

Yeah, I used to fall for her crap.

She'll be back soon.

Yeah, she better be.

Or what?

Or what what?

What are you gonna do if she's not back soon?

I don't know.

Why don't you take your time and think about it?

Now, what are you gonna do to my sister if she isn't back in time?

I don't know, man.

I mean, nothing, all right?

'Cause, now, if you were to do something, I might have to, I don't know, drown you in the toilet.

Now, why don't you go somewhere where I can't see you?

Be better for all of us.

Whatever, man.

You're hard. You're just like him.

Who?

Your grandfather.

[screams]

I think I found Harry!

[dramatic music]

[breathing heavily]

Where's Brianna?

♪ ♪

Hey, Scott?

Hey.

Oh!

Hmm.

[grunts softly]

[groans]

How are you feeling, son?

[groans]

I'm feeling like, uh... feeling like I got knocked out by somebody you know.

Well, that's true, and I'm sorry.

Yeah. Well, that's a start.

You see, what happened here is, we got a couple of new guys on distribution, people I don't know, and that was a mistake.

They've been cutting the tetra and then k*lling anyone who complains about it.

But I want you to know that this will not stand.

Those guys are out. I run a clean ship.

[chuckles]

Yeah, Karen was right about you.

When I say they're out, I mean that Goat here will k*ll them for me.

Okay.

Okay, fine.

Can I go?

I know what you're thinking here, and I'd probably be thinking the same thing in your position.

But I have had a true conversion.

I am doing good things.

I'm getting all these people through this end-world sh*t.

And I want your family to be a part of that.

Okay, I appreciate that, but we're... we're probably gonna do it our own way.

Oh, right, by understanding?

Yes.

That's bullshit, man.

It's not enough to know what it is.

You've got to b*at it.

So you do it your way, and we'll do it ours.

Plus, you got those people k*lled.

I mean, come on. Obviously.

And you would tell my daughter this?

They'll make it look like you went down fighting.

That's all I can do for you now.

Here it comes, big boy.

Open!

Acid?

No, I switched to peyote.

Makes them more mellow.

Hey, let me try some.

The wife says I got to quit acid.

First one's free.

This guy's kind of a big one. He's heavy.

Well, it takes 20 minutes for the peyote to set in.

He'll just be flying into the van.

I won't even need your help.

Okay.

Josh!

Josh!

We need to find Brianna.

And Scott.

If the locals sliced up Harry for dealing with us, they won't think twice about Scott... or your sister.

Who, me?

We didn't hear you come in.

I am so happy to see you.

Harry's dead.

Harry.

Look, whoever k*lled him could still be here.

We got to be careful.

You see Scott?

Scott?

The guy whose truck you stole.

He's right outside.

Look, I am so sorry about what I said earlier.

Sure.

You were right.

I... I didn't really want you to go away.

Guys, Scott's not outside.

Where the hell is he?

I don't know.

Okay, let's radio Ewan.

Tell him to get here stat.

On it.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

How's the ride?

It's good.

[laughs]

What is it?

Peyote.

It kicks like a mule.

I don't want to die.

The whole world's ending hard.

A couple of swings, and your troubles are over.

I'll tell you what, though.

I'll let you go for one last run.

I love watching the vics run on peyote.

It's hysterical.

My name is Josh.

Goat. Nice to meet you.

Oh! Oh!

Yeah, nice.

Hey, you.

Where's Josh? I can't find him.

I have no idea.

Where you going?

Some locals broke into a supply depot.

It's nothing.

Bullshit.

All right, I'm going to check on the kids.

Harry is dead.

Who the hell's Harry?

I'll tell you on the way. Get in.

Ewan?

On his way.

Why would the locals k*ll Harry?

He was helping Ewan.

Well, yeah, so sh**t the guy.

Dump his body out in the open, where people can see it, not out of sight.

Yeah.

Maybe.

I'm gonna go find Scott.

[music playing] Anybody want to dance?

What?

♪ ♪

Brianna, come on.

You? You want to dance?

[laughs]

♪ ♪

sh*t. Scott.

[breathing heavily]

♪ ♪

Hey, whoa!

She disappears, and now my friend is dead, and she doesn't give a sh*t.

How come?

Scott's dead?

My sister is not a k*ller.

Everyone's a k*ller.

♪ ♪

Bri!

Could have done that differently.

How much did she have to drink?

That was her first one.

[door closes]

I'm gonna k*ll that bitch.

Hold it.

Raf!

Stay here. Watch the door.

Wait for Ewan.

Raf!

[laughing]

Hey.

Dad?

Did you come back?

What does it look like?

Wow.

All right, it's not my damn birthday.

Hey, the kid's gone.

He wanted to remind you.

I don't understand.

Well, you had a big day.

You were a blessing to your mother and me.

She says hello, by the way.

Well, tell her... Tell her I say hi back.

Towards the end, you can see it from the moon.

The only point of death is life.

You're younger than me.

Well, I was once, you know.

[chuckles] I know.

So I am again. Or I appear to be.

Funny stuff, time.

[laughing]

I don't understand.

No.

But I bet you're going to.

What do you mean?

I think you're one of them.

One of who?

An adept.

I don't know what that is.

Me either, not completely.

But it's important.

Yeah. I mean, I can't think...

Less thinking, more feeling.

That's what you need.

Just let it wash over you like a wave.

That's what Gloria said too.

You should know that woman drinks a bit.

She had this box of computer cards from 1970.

It was just unreadable, but she knew that the world was ending.

She knew because she was one too.

An adept.

Be careful what you believe.

Always ask yourself, "Who thought that?"

See?

No.

You're one of them.

Feel the waves, Josh.

The waves are coming for you.

[exhales]

It's all just math.

It's all just vibrations.

It's all just waves of different lengths.

And it controls your soul.

Music, I mean, sound waves that play your emotions like the bird blowing his horn.

Let's just see if Ewan is here.

Fine.

Guys?

Hold on, bitch.

Easy, easy.

Why'd you do it?

Matt?

You k*lled my friend.

Scott? He's dead?

Stand still!

Rafaella, put it down.

g*n on the ground.

You don't want to die.

You know what she did.

She didn't do anything.

She wouldn't.

She wouldn't ask me to dance, and that means... shapeshifter.

sh*t. Dana.

Bri, what...

What happened?

Mom, Harry and Scott are dead.

Where's Matt?

I don't know.

Awesome place. Where's your brother?

Matt! Matt!

We got Bri!

Ugh, this is disgusting.

Matt!

Mom, get back.

Get back.

Get away from my family!

[yells]

[dramatic music]

Matt, put it down!

[yells]

Oh, my God, which is which?

Brianna!

♪ ♪

Don't sh**t. Put it down.

Don't hit the wrong one.

Don't.

I got this.

[g*nsh*t]

[shell casing clatters]

[panting]

[gasps]

***

Bri, is that you?

Oh, my God.

You know, I've actually had dreams where I do that.

You have not. Take it back.

I didn't say I was proud of it.

Honey.

You're my Bri, right?

Huh? [laughs] Okay.

How did you know which one to sh**t?

She used to b*at me up all the time.

She always leads with her left, even though she's right-handed.

That doesn't show up on DNA.

[chuckles]

And based on that, you sh*t me.

You should be glad you poured me all that mixer instead of the real thing.

Excuse me? What mixer?

Forget it.

What?

It was fake. It was fake. It's fine.

Although I could go for the real thing now.

I bet you could.

Let's get you back.

[car door opens]

Josh?

Honey?

You okay? What's wrong?

They gave me peyote.

It's still not clear.

Let's get you some rest, there, son.

Honey?

Your father ordered my death.

He drugged me and dragged me somewhere.

I believe I k*lled your Mr. Goat.

What is he talking about?

What the hell, Karen?

The guy is high.

They cut the tetra with something.

I witnessed them m*rder some people who were complaining.

That's not true.

Now... now, maybe some of it it was bad because of an accident, but...

And some people d*ed, but I would never, ever...

You think she's gonna believe that sh*t?

He's high. He said so.

He doesn't know what he saw.

You've got to believe me, Karen.

I'm your father.

Not anymore.

Matt, you're forgetting the Harley I gave you.

No, I'm not.

And you're lucky I don't k*ll you myself.

[slide clicks]

Karen, Karen.

Take this.

It's tetra.

You might need it.

[car door shuts, engine turns over]

You must boogie, children, or be ready for rock without roll, blues without the soul.

Just elevator music as far as I can tell going down to hell.

Jeez.

He could lighten up.

[chuckles]

[coughing]

Yeah.

I'm just a little run-down.

We got somewhere we got to be.

Yeah, where's that?

Wherever the Moondog is.

I love you.

I love you too.

[coughing]

There's blood.

Josh.

[tense music]

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