02x08 - Unwelcome Home

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MR. LEOPOLD:
Previously on "Endlings"...

SPARKY: This is fun.

But we did meet a new endling.

TABBY: Giant crab.

Thought it looked more like a lobster.

JOHNNY: Especially after
you blasted its shell off.

Sorry!

[ENDLING GROANING]

You want me to tell you
what I remember again?

- WOMAN: Hello?
- Mom.

Was she happy to see me?

Uh... yes!

SPARKY: Located.

Who did you locate?

SPARKY: Your mom.

So you said that Tabitha
has been opening up.

- What about?
- Oh, did she tell you about the alien?

What would you like me to do?

[METAL CLATTERING]

[CRAB ENDLING WARBLING, GROWLING]

JOHNNY: What is he doing?

I think he's trying to find a new shell.

A van shell, cool.

It looks like it's too big for him.

Maybe he'd like something smaller.

Name.

[CLICKING AND WARBLING]

[CLICKING AND WARBLING]

Age.

[CLICKING]

[CLICKING]

I thought you were able to speak Ling.

SPARKY: I am able to learn
to speak any language.

[LING WARBLING]

I am still learning to speak.

Hey, Finnalin.

Want to help me not talk to Ling?

Maybe later.

Where are you going?

- Tuko.
- Oh, you mean Big Mama.

I'll see you there in a little bit.

Okay.

[LING CLICKING, WARBLING]

[WHIMPERING]

SPARKY: Ling says...

"Truth? No."

[LING WHIMPERING]

[BEEPS]

- Hi.
- You're here early.

Yeah, yeah. Uh...

Just reviewing some case files
before our meeting today.

Are we meeting?

Was that not... today?

- No.
- Really? I could have sworn.

I'm sorry.

Is everything all right, Noah?

Uh, yeah, I'm sorry. Uh...

I've just had a lot on my mind lately.

The Leopold kids?

Yeah, yeah.

It's not easy, is it?

Caring. They don't prepare you
for that in school, do they?

No, they don't.

- How do you...?
Cope?

Well, I think about what my
first placement taught me.

That kids who need the most love

will ask for it in
the most unloving ways.

So in my hardest days here,
I remind myself

that they've had it harder

and they're looking for us

just to believe in
them and protect them.

Thank you, Sharon.

[GASPING]

- [CRAB CLICKING]
- Maybe it's not too big after all.

That wasn't very nice.

Could use some help out here.

I'm working on it.

That's better.

[ELECTRICITY ZAPPING]

- It's too strong for us.
- You think?

[CRAB ROARS]

[CRAB CLICKING]

Come on.

We can hide back here.

[CRAB ROARING]

Well, that couldn't have gone any worse.

[POLAR BEAR SNARLING]

[ROARS, SNARLS]

Mr. Leopold! Did you see Finn?

Wasn't he with you?

Maybe he went to see our new mama.

NOAH: So this is it. Whoa.

It's like it's looking right at me.

Focus.

So, what are you looking for?

Weaknesses.

No matter how strong
of a person you are,

there's always someone
who can make you weak.

Is that Greta for you?

Sharon taught me that
strengths and weaknesses

are two sides of the same coin.

A strength in one situation
might be a weakness in another.

What else does Sharon
say about weakness?

That there's two things
that show weakness.

One is being silent when
you should speak up.

- And the other?
- To speak up when you should be silent.

Now is a time to be silent, Noah.

There you are.

[SNARLING]

- We need to get him out of there.
- How?

Johnny!

[ROARS, GROANS]

- Now what?
- Hurry.

[POLAR BEAR ROARING]

We're trying to help you.

- What now?
- Running always helps.

JOHNNY: Come on! Let's get outta here.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

[EXHALES]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Mr. Miller.

Yes?

I'm here to talk with you
about your son, Jonathan.

[TUKO TRUMPETS]

Hey, Big Mama. Hey, Abiona.

- Have you seen...
- Tabby, come feel this.

TABBY: I've pet Tuko before.

Just wait.

- Is that...?
- The baby.

Tuko.

That's our baby.

How much longer until the blood bath?

- You mean the birth?
- Yes.

Any week now.

[TUKO RUMBLES, EXHALES]

Did Finn feel your tummy
today too, Tuko?

Finn hasn't been here.

Really?

He said he was coming to see Tuko.

Huh.

Where is he?

WOMAN: Hey, May.

Get down here!

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

Come on, help me.

Mom?

Did you do this? Huh?
Was this your mess?

- Get back here.
- [MAY GIGGLING]

TABBY: Finn?

Finn, you in here?

Are you hiding?

Got you!

Poor Finn.

SPARKY: Why...
[TABBY ON RECORDING] "Poor Finn"?

He misses his mom.

SPARKY: Not anymore!

What do you mean, "not anymore"?

SPARKY: I located her for him.

You did what? Why?

[FINN ON RECORDING] I got lost.
But she wants me to find her.

- SPARKY: I found her for him.
- She does not want to be found.

Where is she?

[PULSING, CHIMING]

Ling! Find Julia and
Johnny and send them to me.

[LING CLICKING]

[CRAB CLICKING, GROANING]

I kind of like this one.

When he's not trying to k*ll us.

How do we trap him?

The blasters aren't strong enough.

And his claws stop us from getting

close enough to put down trap pieces.

- [METAL CLANGING]
- He's back.

- More running?
- Looks like it.

[JOHNNY SCREAMS]

- JULIA: Ling?
- [LING WARBLING]

[SCOFFS] Ling,
the crab is still close by.

[LING WARBLING]

How do you lower the window?

I don't know.

Try that.

What is it, Ling? What's wrong?

- Is Tabby okay?
- [LING CLICKING, WARBLING]

- Finn?
- [LING WHIMPERING]

What happened to Finn?

TABBY: Oh, oh, did you talk to her?

Good.

There's something
I need to tell you, Finn.

She didn't want to find me, did she?

Why doesn't she want me?

[CRYING]

Oh, Finny.

I want a mom.

I know.

So did I, so badly.

But you know what?

- You know what?
- What?

Sometimes...

moms aren't ready to be moms.

- Is it because I'm...?
- What?

Because you're what?

Different?

You mean unique, smart,
and a great drawer?

Who knows?

And really, who cares?
That's not your problem.

That's theirs.

And it's on them to work it out.

Like my mom did.

Sometimes that can take a long time.

Longer than you ever want it to.

Yeah.

I'm glad you found me, Tabby.

I'm glad you found us, Finn.

Thank you very much
for your assistance, Mr. Miller.

We'll be in touch.

You get what you wanted?

Soon.

So, she has another kid.

Mm-hmm.

Great. More sister competition.

- JOHNNY: Finn.
- JULIA: What happened?

- Are you okay?
- I'm better now.

[LING WARBLING]

Got it. And I'm glad you're back.

We found the crab endling
at the old junkyard.

But we can't figure out how to trap it.

He just keeps looking for new shells.

Home.

[LING WARBLES]

He's looking for a new home.

But how do we get him one?

TABBY: Crabs do change their
shells as they get bigger.

Right now he's trying to use vans,
but they're too big.

Maybe we just need something smaller.

It was supposed to be towed away anyway.

I get to drive!

No fair. It was my idea!

You don't have a license.
And you crash everything you touch.

Not everything.

Just most things.

- [CRAB CLICKING]
- [CAR HORN BLARING]

[HONKING HORN]

At least let me honk the horn.

[HONKING]

Okay, that's enough.

[CRAB ROARING]

[LING WHIMPERS, CLICKS]

Yeah, we heard it too, Ling.
Everybody out.

JULIA: Quick, hide.

[CRAB CLICKING, WHISTLING]

JULIA: I don't think he likes it.

[CRAB STOMPING]

Finn. What are you doing?

[CRAB CLICKING]

FINN: It's okay. I know this isn't
exactly the home you wanted...

but it could be your home for right now.

[CLICKING]

Until you find the one that fits.

[CRAB CLICKING, STOMPING]

Nice job, Finn.

Yeah, good one, buddy.

Is no one going to congratulate me for

thinking of the car in the first place?

Kidding! I already told
you you were smart.

[LING WARBLING]

Let's do this.

TABBY: Glad you found a home.

[ENERGY WHIRRING]

Let's go home.

[LING WARBLING]

Meet you there.

JOHNNY: You okay?

Mm-hmm.

See you soon.

- [DOORBELL CHIMES]
- I'll be right back.

Don't start dessert without me.

Hey, I'm not kidding. You promise?

Promise.

Hello.

I should have thought about what

I was going to say before I got here.

Can I help you?

Not me but him.

[CHUCKLES]

Finn drew that.

He drew a lot of them.

Finn?

Yeah.

And I know you're probably
not ready to meet him

and that it's complicated and messy.

Whatever you adults say
to not deal with things...

but he's ready to meet
you and he's really cool.

You're going to really like him.

So, whenever you're ready, just...

know he loves you.

Okay, well,
enjoy the rest of your night.

Who's that, Mama?

[CRYING]

Why are you crying?

It's somebody who loves me.

LAB TECH:
Drone footage coming up momentarily.

Knock, knock.

Did you choose one?

All three? Really?

All right, I'll be right there.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING]

I'll get it.

[LING WHIMPERING]

[LING WHINING]

Ling, you should be hiding.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

TABBY: Is someone gonna get that?

- It will be okay, Ling.
- [LING GROANS]

[LING CLICKING, WHINING]

Coming.

Hello, Jonathan.