01x03 - Dumpcano

[bunniefuu]

(intriguing music)

- You do not spark joy.

You do not spark joy.

You do not spark joy.

(sets torn photos on table)

(sighs)

And you, I just despise.

(standoff music)

(many bells tinkling)

(intriguing music)

(motor humming)

(sighs)

Sparking

Joy.

No, no, no, no, no, no!

(grunts)

(sighing)

(mystical music)

(grunts)

joy!

(distant thud)

(sighs)

(rhythmic music)

(singer vocalizing)

♪♪♪

(sighs)

- hi, siaja.

(sniffs)

no.

- ♪ do it, do it, do it,

do it like a four-wheel drive ♪

♪ I'm hella gifted

and I don't question why ♪

♪ you might send a message

and I don't reply ♪

- Hi.

No.

- tell you what I'm feeling

with my whole chest ♪

- Mom, are you done in there?

We're heading out.

- (neevee): Calm your t*ts!

- (softly): Ok. Yeah!

- 'bout to go in overdrive,

ah, woo ♪♪

- Whoa, holy, look at you!

All gussied up

to be helen's gopher.

- I'm not her gopher.

I'm an executive assistant.

- And what does an executive

assistant do exactly?

- Is it hot in here?

It's like minus 30

and I can't stop sweating.

- Ok, since it's your first day

and you're having

A panic attack,

I'll take bun to school.

But don't get used to it.

- Really? Thank you, mom.

(smooching)

- Ah! Bye!

- I love you both.

(speaking inuktitut)

(door opens)

- Why is anaana so sweaty?

(door shuts)

- Because she has no idea

what she's doing.

(rattling)

(sighs)

- (softly): Oh, god.

Where is she?

(sighs)

Hey, co-workers!

I thought work started at 9.

- Ah, whatever.

Time's a colonial construct.

- Yeah, yeah, we take

our cues from the sun,

Wind, and the snow formations.

- Colin, I can't feel my face.

- Ok. Ok.

- I brought you guys coffee!

But I drank them to survive.

(excited gargling)

My own desk?

- Are you going to be

this perky all day?

'cause I can still call in sick.

- Wait.

Didn't this desk used

to be over here?

- Hmm?

- I can't believe she hired you.

- Elisapee,

you don't even know me.

- I know everyone.

Millie thinks she

knows everything.

Colin, he's ok.

- Mm!

- And mikey

He's going to be

fired on Friday.

- Not if I quit first!

- You seem like you're

doing better.

- Sure am! I got my own desk.

I got a hole punch.

This is like that show with all

the people in their office.

- Do you mean the office?

- Do you know how many eas

helen has hired

Since I started working here?

- You're lucky number seven.

- Eight!

Lucy went to one meeting

and then did that.

- Just make sure you look busy

when helen comes in.

- And when does helen come in?

- (whispering): When you

least expect it. Mmhm.

(school bell ringing)

- ♪every day, you wake up ♪

in the morning ♪

trying to ignore

the way you feel ♪

telling you

everything will be fine ♪

- Bye.

- See you.

- she said close your eyes ♪♪

- Late again.

Do you have an excuse?

- Yeah, I dropped these!

Hmph!

(teacher hesitates)

- Shiat.

- You seem nervous.

- I'm not a big fan of schools.

- Oh, right, the whole

residential school thing.

Which was awful, obviously.

I'm so sorry I said that.

Oh, my god

Can you imagine

stealing children?

So horrible!

- Is bun in trouble?

- It's not just me. She's been

giving kids the finger.

- That's just kids being kids.

- Yeah.

She's also flipped off parents

and the canadian flag.

(neevee snorts)

is everything ok at home?

I hear siaja is struggling.

- How about I take bun

for the day?

Tell her I'll be out front.

(door opens)

- uh

(intriguing music)

(vehicle honks twice)

(sighs)

- grandma!

- Hey, you want to get

out on the land?

Just the two of us?

- Yeah!

(speaking inuktitut)

- Let's go.

- Yeah, whee!

(siaja grunting)

(desk scraping floor)

- hey.

Can we agree to never

make that sound again?

- What happened to you?

- Oh, I just took a little spill

During my online cardio

trampoline class.

I may or may not have

a concussion as well.

Listen up, everybody.

We are going to be blessed

with a special visitor

From the department

of the environment

Who will be sharing

our office space.

Just another example

of a southerner coming

To tell us northerners

how to do things.

And in preparation,

I will be reading

This tedious report

written by our visitor.

- While you're doing that

- Oh, you work here now!

New idea, uh,

you read the report

And give me the gist.

- Happy to.

(rhythmic music)

Ok.

(sighs)

(sniffing)

- I smell

(sniffing)

a small

(sniffing)

stinky little inuk!

(sniffing)

- You're the stinky!

I'm super bun,

And I sh**t magic

out of my hands.

(bun makes sh**ting sounds)

(neevee groans)

(both laughing)

(neevee sighing)

- Is there anything

you want to talk about?

- Is there anything

you want to talk about?

- Hey, are you copying me?

- Hey, are you copying me?

- I like when grandma

spits in my eye.

- I like when grandma

spits in my eye.

- If you say so!

(neevee hawking)

- I was joking! I was joking!

- Come here.

- I'm just a little kid!

(both laughing)

(light music)

- I forgot she was

such a keener.

- Don't worry. It'll wear off.

- Everybody calm down.

Uh, the vip is in town early.

Get it together.

Look ali--oh, crap.

He's here. Uh, hi! Alistair.

(halting pronunciation):

Tunngasugitsi!

- (alistair): Thank you.

- Um, I was literally just

saying what a treat it is

When you come up

and visit us northerners.

- Oh

- Uh, elisapee, coats!

- This is my ea, siaja.

(siaja hesitating)

who apparently has had a stroke.

- Hi! Hi.

Um, sorry.

- And I'm kuuk nanuaq.

I'm also working the file.

- Nanuaq?

- Yeah.

- Your parents are ito nanuaq

and penelope lightning.

- Yeah.

- You're the little prince!

- Oh, you don't have

to call me that.

- The little prince is here,

everyone! The little prince!

Don't be modest,

your parents have done

More for nunavut

than any politician.

(helen speaking indistinctly)

(tense music)

- Shall we?

You ok there?

- Oh, this?

Yeah, of course.

I just, uh, a little

hang-gliding accident.

I'm kidding!

(laughing)

I've never been hang gliding.

How can we help you?

- Uh, well, I assume

you've read my report.

- Yes, I loved it.

Uh, I couldn't stop reading it.

There was a lot of, um

Favourite parts I had.

Remember I was telling you?

- Uh

Yeah, uh, helen was saying

What an honour it'd be

for you to choose ice cove

As the site for the new

polar research station.

- Yeah, it would be

such an honour.

- Well, to be clear, kuuk and I

are just gathering the research.

It's actually the higher-ups

who will make the decision

In a few months.

- Helen was also saying

that the recent upgrades

To the airport should help.

(cell phone buzzing)

- Uh, yes, she's right.

You're right, that will help.

- Um, could you excuse us

for a couple seconds?

We will be right back.

(hisses): Come on!

The dump's on fire again.

I told ottawa that we'd have

no more dump fires

Seven dump fires ago!

This research station

would bring a ton of jobs

And be great for my legacy,

but not if they think

Our town is

a raging trash inferno!

- Yeah, that won't look good.

- Ok, your job is

to keep them away.

- Could somebody,

maybe anybody

- And while you're doing that,

I will get this fire thing

Sorted out before I get fired,

because if I get fired,

Then I don't need

an assistant, do I?

Elisapee, coat!

(tense music)

(video call ringing)

- [hey, siaja, what's up?]

- hey!

I just heard the dump's on fire?

(indistinct chatter)

- Yeah, it's beginning

to look that way.

(sighs)

- do they know what started it?

- [your guess is

as good as mine.]

[heck, yours is probably

even better, because, like,]

[you were the only person

here this morning.]

[uh, I think your screen froze.]

(siaja laughs nervously)

- Hey, could you

not mention my name?

Like, you know,

to helen or something?

- [sure, I'll make up a name!]

- No! Don't mention

anybody being there!

- [yeah, that's

probably better.]

It's like, I don't have, like,

That kind of time to make up

a whole new person,

[what kind of hair they had,

what's their job--]

- Thanks, jeffrey! I gotta go.

- [Dreams that they have.]

Hey, I'm busy.

(video call disconnects)

Siaja?

(clock's second hand ticking)

(indistinct speaking)

- Siaja's kind of

interesting, huh?

She's hot, too, a little bit.

- She's my daughter.

- What?

- Yeah, I found out,

like, two days ago.

- Oh, wait. Whoa!

- Yeah, whoa.

- That's insane!

- It's already awkward

enough as it is.

- (softly): She's coming.

She's coming. She's coming.

- Shh! Be cool!

- All right.

- Hey, um, helen had

an important something or other.

Let me show you guys around.

- Ok.

- Mmhm.

- Uh, so this is our office,

and we have, um Desks.

This one right here is,

uh That's mine.

- Mmhm.

- Uh, where'd everybody go?

(indistinct chatter)

- Mm! I love me

a good dump fire.

It's like my calendar

came to life.

- With these new uniforms, I can

imagine it's anyone under there.

- Sure, but why do you

always imagine blake shelton?

- The heart wants

what the heart wants.

Right now,

the heart wants the tall one.

- Oh, yeah

- Don't tell jason.

(millie laughing)

- (millie): Ooh, wow.

Yeah, pull it!

You got to make sure

you got a good grip on that.

- (colin): Great work, guys!

- And we have our concession.

Uh, if you're thirsty,

we got some pops, really fresh!

And This is you.

Isn't it great?

I'll go scrounge up some chairs.

And a light bulb.

- Uh, siaja, uh Wait, um

- Oh, yeah, uh, you know what?

I'll go find that bulb.

(both sigh)

- Ahem.

- Uh, so

Heh, about the other night

- Yeah, let's not

talk about that.

- Can we just forget?

- You're still talking

(phone buzzing)

One second.

- But

(sighs)

- I mean, this is stupid.

This will not work, will it?

This is too big. I mean,

maybe for mood lighting, maybe?

I can't do this. What happened

to not making it awkward, man?

Come on!

- I don't know. It's just

It's not like there's a book

on how to deal with this stuff.

- I mean, there's literally

thousands of books.

What's that smell?

Something burning? What is that?

- Dump's on fire.

(sirens blaring)

- I'm neevee,

and you better not look

In my drawer beside my bed.

- Well, I'm bun,

and I definitely don't look

In the drawer

beside my grandma's bed.

Because I listen to her,

and she listens to me.

Hey, honey,

what's been bugging you?

- A kid at school called

anaana a h*,

So I did the finger thing.

- Oh, sweetie,

your anaana's not a h*, ok?

Hey, look, you were right

to do the finger thingy

But you're doing it wrong.

(rhythmic music)

(video call ringing)

- Hey, jeffrey, what's up?

- [hey, siaja.]

[remember that security tape

I was telling you about?]

- You never told me

about a tape.

- Then who did I tell?

- You didn't tell helen,

did you?

- [oh, no, I would never!]

[she found out on her own.]

(siaja sighs)

- Did I start the fire, jeffrey?

- [uh, sorry, siaja.]

I don't know

what you want me to say to that.

(siaja groans)

- I'm on my way.

- Ok, let me get this straight.

You burned your things?

- Not my things. My ex's.

- Sounds like

someone else I know.

- Haven't you ever wanted

to start over fresh?

Not that you care,

but my life's been a bit of a

- (kuuk): Dumpster fire?

- Tough!

Today was my first day

at a real job,

But since I'm about to get

fired anyways, I might as well

Tell you that your report

read like it was written

By somebody who came here once,

Like 25 years ago, and hasn't

bothered to check in since.

And yes, we have direct flights

to ottawa and winnipeg,

But edmonton will be

added in September!

And no, we don't have an

adequate amount of outfitters.

We have twice as many

as any other town in the region.

Also, the permafrost that

you make multiple references to

Hasn't been perma

since the melt in 2020.

(sniffs)

- hmm. Is that it?

- Watch out,

watch out, watch out!

(mystical music)

(alistair chuckles)

- God, I love it up here.

(soft music)

- Yeah.

Me too.

(indistinct chatter)

- (kuuk): I almost feel

bad for her.

You know, first day on the job,

she sets an apocalyptic fire.

If only she had a loving father

to help her out right about now.

You know what I mean?

- (helen): Come on, jeffrey!

It's siaja!

- I don't know. It could be

a man in a woman's parka.

You know, like a disguise.

- You can see her face, jeffrey.

- He could be wearing

a siaja mask.

- Please, stop.

(door opens and shuts)

- It is me.

- Are you sure?

- All right,

so what did we learn?

- Kids are dumb.

Anaana's not a h*.

Thumb out to the side.

- Yeah, that's my girl!

(neevee laughs)

- When is me

and anaana going home?

- I think you're going to be

with me for a while.

Can I tell you a secret?

- Yeah.

- Grown-ups are stupid.

- Huh?

- Right, and we call

each other names,

And we're never

as smart as our kids.

But you and me and anaana

We're forever, ok?

(gasps)

(mystical music)

- I'm gonna need a bigger g*n.

- Jeffrey, could you give us

a few minutes, please?

- Yes, ma'am.

I tried.

- This is a hell

of a whoopsie, siaja!

Tell me why I shouldn't

let you go.

- I was burning

something ting gave me.

It was reckless and stupid

and it was an accident,

But I'm hardworking

and I'm smart and I

I need this. And you need me!

And our town needs

this research station.

But they'll just pick

somewhere else

If you don't use

every tool that you have.

I was raised

in my mother's store,

And I watched

and listened and learned.

I know this town,

and every question

That report asks,

I know the answer.

(knocking on door)

- Uh. Hi, hi, hi.

Sorry to interrupt.

- Oh, hello. Heh.

Welcome to jeffrey's shack.

All is well.

- Uh, I just wanted to let

you know that I've emailed you

A new updated report.

- Oh--

- And I just wanted

to thank my daughter for,

Well, for correcting me

On a few mistakes

that I might have made.

(helen laughs)

- We all think of siaja

as our daughter.

- Oh, no.

She's--she's my daughter.

- Huh? Your daughter?

What are you talking about?

Is he saying this

to make you look cool?

- I think he's trying

to play white saviour.

- Hmm

- No, no, no!

I'm not white saving anything.

Although I would suggest

some fire breaks

Around the dump in the future.

- Thanks.

- Ok.

- Well, aren't you interesting.

- Thanks?

- I didn't say

that I like interesting.

Ok, the fire will remain

a "mystery,"

But I am putting you

on an eight-week probation,

During which time you will

help me land that contract.

Understood?

- Yes! Thank you!

Hey. Hey, alistair!

You don't get to come in

and play the dad card

26 years too late!

- I know. I'm sorry--

- don't say sorry.

- When I'm really sorry, I'll--

- stop saying sorry!

It doesn't mean anything!

What about being sorry

for missing my entire life?

- Siaja, I didn't even know

you existed until two days ago.

- You didn't?

- Nope.

(cell phone buzzing)

- Oh, my god.

Oh my god,

my kid caught a tuktu!

My kid caught a caribou!

- Wait, you got a kid?!

- Of course, I have a kid!

I'm 26.

My kid caught a tuktu!

(excited indistinct chatter)

- Already?

- That's my baby!

- I'm a grandfather.

(chuckles)

- I saved the best pieces

for your sister.

I got lots of meat.

Tell your mom to come by too.

- I'll make sure she gets some.

(bun laughs)

- that one, that one.

Then, I'm gonna eat that one.

- Then, that one over here.

(indistinct chatter)

- She's a complicated woman.

- You don't know the half of it.

(siaja laughs)

- I got a tuktu, anaana!

(gasps)

- I'm so proud

of my little hunter!

(siaja grunts and laughs)

(bun speaking indistinctly)

- What were you two

talking about?

(siaja sighs)

- Fresh starts.

- That's stupid.

- When bun's not here,

we got a lot to talk about.

But first, I got to do this!

- Woo!

- Whee!

(neevee chuckles)

(siaja laughing)

- whee!

Woohoo!

(bun chuckles)

- What are we cooking?

- The head.

- The head?

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

("taimangalimaaq"

by elisapie isaac playing)

♪♪♪

Closed captioning by sette inc.

(child grunts)

- (child): Ah!

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