01x07 - No Place Like Home

[bunniefuu]

[parent 1] Cricket? Up and at 'em.

[sighs]

[commander] And despite our efforts,

we're still struggling to stop the
increase in global temperatures.

We're nearly past the point of no return,

which is why your mission is of utmost importance.
Which is why your mission is of utmost importance.

Morning.-Morning, Bug.

Hey, Cricket.

So keep up the good work of
creating an ecosystem up here.

Earth is depending on you.

You're a lifeboat for
humanity. Keep 1.5 alive.

Cousineau out.

Why can't people just cooperate
and help stop global warming?

[parent 2] It's not so simple.

A lot of places still depend on oil,
and burning that oil harms the earth.

Good news is, we are
making progress up here.

Growing plants in the
soil. Close to finding water.

And the sooner we succeed, the
sooner we can go back for a visit.

- [both chuckling]-[Cricket]
- I love you guys,

but it's been two
Christmases and a Halloween.

I miss trick-or-treating.

I miss the leaves and the smell of autumn.

Me too.

So, are you guys excited?

About?

Um, our houseguests. First
visitors ever.-[parent 2 laughs]

I spoke to Casey's parents
last night on the comms.

They'll be here at 6:00 tomorrow.

Do you guys have any idea
Do you guys have any idea

what it's like having your only friend
beamed into your room as a hologram?

I could use a high five.
Like an actual high five.

[all chuckle]

Hey. Maybe we should make
some chocolate chip cookies,

like the ones back home.

[stammers] The next supply
drop isn't for nine months.

Do we really wanna use
all our chocolate for cookies?

- [parent 1, Cricket] Yes.-[chuckles]
- Okay. Time to get a move on.

[automated voice]Waste
management initiated.

All I was saying was that if
we use up all our chocolate,

then there's none left for other stuff.

What about date nut bars?

Mom, I haven't had cookies in nine months.

There's conservation,
and then there's silliness.

Conservation is important.

So is chocolate.

[parent 2 chuckles]-[robotic buzzing]

Hey, little guy. Bet you'd like a cookie.

[sighing]

I feel like he's earned one,
stopping the bee collapse and all.

The drones are an assist.
We still need real bees.

No bees... No pollination.

No pollination, and there goes
a third of the earth's food supply.

Even the littlest thing can have
a big impact on our environment.

Sometimes, I just wish that people
could see what we're doing up here.

One day they will.

Imagine a whole bunch of families
living in habitats just like ours.

A lifeboat. A life boat that's
exactly the same every day.

But not tomorrow.

Not tomorrow.

It'll be good to see people.

What are you gonna wear?

This, I guess. [Sighs]

No? Maybe you can pick
something out for me?

Definitely.

[chuckles]

The house is fully charged.-Oxygen?

[automated voice]Environmental
systems check.

- [Cricket] Atmosphere is good.-You ready to take the controls today?
- [Cricket] Atmosphere is good.-You ready to take the controls today?

Have my flight plan. Ready to rock.

Maximum height set at 300
meters. Request permission to launch.

[imitates static] Permission
granted.[imitates static]

[automated voice] Liftoff initiated.

Solar panels clear of sand.

Hab structure is good.

Hi, Mom.-[chuckles]

Communications tower operational.

[automated voice] Landing complete.

Nice work, Maverick.

Who?

[parent 2] Have a good day
at school, Cricket. We love you.

To the stars and back.-[chuckles]

[automated voice]Depressurization initiating.
[automated voice]Depressurization initiating.

Alert. Bay doors opening.

Morning, Digby.-[squeaking]

Pick me up a cheeseburger and fries, okay?

[parent 1]You got it. Now go make your bed.

[groans]

So, picking up where we left off. Thoreau is playing hide-and-seek with…
So, picking up where we left off. Thoreau is playing hide-and-seek with…

A hooting loon.

Anyone? Not an owl, but…

Yes?-A hooting loon.

They can't hear us. It's recorded.

I know, Casey. Habit.-[teacher] Right.

So, he leaves the big city and
gets a rustic cabin in the woods

and lives with the chipmunks and the
part ridges and the ants in Walden. Now…

At least he's got ants.-And a pond.

And nature.

I'd k*ll for some ants around here.
Even a spider, and I hate spiders.

Hang on.-[tablet beeps]

[groans] I'm missingAelish's
awesome birthday party again.

Better unpause. They
monitor our classes, Crick.

[tablet beeps]-[teacher] Exactly.

So, are you ready for
my socially awkward dad

and super enthusiastic mom tomorrow?

Totally. Bring your baseball glove,
your roller skates and your sequencer.

We've gotta record our
song for the talent show.

My dad said that there'd be a time limit though.
My dad said that there'd be a time limit though.

We don't wanna deplete our oxygen supply.

Yeah, but we can have a lot of fun
in four hours. It's gonna be awesome.

So, winter's on its way,

and our fella Thoreau gets a rustic
cabin in the woods that protects him

from the harsh weather.

[squeaking]

[parent 1] Your mom and I had a
breakthrough on the rover today.

You found a wormhole back to Earth?

We're close to confirmingMars's
underground water supply.

Our probe hit one kilometer depth.

If there's an underground
lake, it changes everything.

It's the building block
that humanity needs.

Microorganisms, a Martian sea,
part of the recipe for a livable planet.

So, how was school today?

Good.

What about that song that you
and Casey were working on?

Well, we're gonna record
it tomorrow when he's over.

Need an audience?

[chuckles] No.

Oh, come on.-Cricket.

- [beeping]-[automated voice] Weather alert.
- [beeping]-[automated voice] Weather alert.

Weather alert.

[parent 1]The weather
rover is tracking a storm.

Small category A.Should
be here in about 14 hours.

We'll have to postpone the
visit from Casey and his family

until the sandstorm passes.

We'll check to see how our house
is after, and then we can reschedule.

How long?

Bug, that depends on a
lot of factors... How long?

[parent 1 sighs]-Three weeks. Maybe two.

All I wanted was a few
hours with my friend.

Is that too much to ask?

We're on a whole other planet, and
the weather here is messing with us?

Seriously?

We're sorry, Cricket.-[parent 1] We are.

Yeah. Me too. [Sighs]-[parent 1] Oh.

[sighs]

Okay. You know, technically
this one isn't their fault.

I mean, we've already been
doing months and months of this.

What's another two weeks?

You know how people are always assuming

that someone is doing
something about climate change?

Well, we're that someone.

And sometimesl don't wanna be that someone.

I hear you.

Now we're gonna miss the
talent show. It's in two days.

We can still record it separately.

I just wish people hadn't broken the Earth.

It's not too late.-Maybe.

Okay. So I was sorta playing
around with the verse. Wanna hear it?

Lay it on me.

♪ On a lonely planet Like
holograms, we're only dancing light ♪

♪ From where you're standing You can take my hand ♪
♪ From where you're standing You can take my hand ♪

♪ Take my hand And
we'll run across the sky ♪

♪ Like echoes, never let go ♪

♪ Hundred million miles ♪

♪ Brighter than a smile ♪

♪ I'll be there in a while ♪

[both] ♪ And we can stare at the super
moon Ain't nobody here but me and you ♪

♪ And in the glow, we are shiny too ♪

♪ Hold on, we're golden ♪

[Casey's parent] Hey, Son. You coming?

[Casey] I'll be right there.

[chuckles]

I gotta go play chess with
my dad. Grudge match.

Don't forget to say good night.

I won't.

Good night, friend.

[sighs] Thanks for handling
the chores today, Bug.

[Cricket] No problem.

We'll secure the dig site and
be back before the storm hits.

[sighs] You okay?

Of course.

Don't forget... Make my bed. I won't.

[sighs]

[school bell rings]

That grilled cheese looks amazing.

I know the idea of us having
a simulated lunch at school

is supposed to make us feel less isolated,

but honestly, the more it feels like
home, the more I actually miss it.

Okay. I have a joke to
cheer you up. Check it.

Why haven't aliens come
to our solar system yet?

They read the reviews. One star.

- [laughs]-[laughs]
- First of all, "check it"?

Second of all, how are you 13
years old and only know dad jokes?

Made you laugh.

I'm laughing at you, not with you.

But thanks for trying.

How are you so optimistic all the time?

It's a choice, I guess.

[Cricket] Can I ask you something?

sh**t.

Do you ever feel resentfulof your parents?

All the time.-Casey.

Sorry.

I mean, do you ever feel
resentfulthat they brought us here?

Sometimes I feel like luggage.

Or a talking plant.

Look, I understand what we're doing.

It's important stuff, but I miss
fresh air and running. [Chuckles]

[chuckles]

I miss my friends.

I'm your friend.

I know. I just miss home. That's all.

Look, I don't wannabe up
here any more than you do.

But, I mean, what can we do?

I know. I'm sorry.

You know what I think?

We might as well accept things and make the best of it.
We might as well accept things and make the best of it.

Maybe you're right.

I think I got the second
half of the chorus figured out,

and then we can record it.

♪ And we can stare at the super moon ♪

♪ Ain't nobody here but me and you ♪

♪ And in the glow we are shiny too ♪

♪ Hold on, we're golden ♪

♪ And we can follow the Milky Way ♪

♪ We got the stars coming out to play ♪

♪ Catching the light of another day ♪

♪ So hold on, we're almost home ♪

Pick it up at the second
verse, into the chorus.

One, two, three, four.

♪ In the constellations ♪

♪ We'll draw a map of
All our wildest dreams ♪

♪ It's pixelated but on a clear night You can almost see ♪
♪ It's pixelated but on a clear night You can almost see ♪

♪ Intentions, lost connections ♪

♪ We're just floating by ♪

♪ Feeling so alive Yeah we're gonna fly ♪

[both] ♪ And we can stare at the super
moon Ain't nobody here but me and you ♪

♪ And in the glow we are
shining too Hold on, we're golden ♪

♪ We can follow the Milky Way ♪

[glitching] ♪ Stars coming out to play ♪

♪ Light of another day ♪-Casey?

[glitching] ♪ Hold on, we're almost home ♪

[Casey's parent] Casey! Cas...

Casey?

[rumbling]

Oh, no.-[rumbling]

[parent 2] Cricket, it's a category D.

[parent 1]Prepare for impact. Main hub. Now!
[parent 1]Prepare for impact. Main hub. Now!

[klaxon sounding]

Window shields up.-Got it.

- Backup generator online.
- Close air locks.-Closing.

[automated voice] Closing air locks.

Closed.

[klaxon continues]

What happened to the weather
rover? Why didn't it warn us?

Must have been knocked out
before it could transmit readings.

Water, solar, eco, all green.

The Hab is sealed.

[alarm blaring]

[automated voice]Proximity
alert. Proximity alert.

Brace for impact.

[Cricket whimpers]-Brace for impact.

[rumbling]

[beeping] [beeping]

We've lost communication with Earth.

[breathes deeply]

No.

Casey's Hab is dark.
We have to go help them.

[parent 2] Hang on, Cricket.
Confirming oxygen depletion.

[parent 1] Drone is good.

Mom, can we drive there
and make sure they're okay?

Bug, listen. The bay door to the roveris
jammed, and we've got an oxygen leak.

And a water situation. We're not
even sure if the rover is operational.

We need to restore water flow

and reboot the electrolysis
machine that gives us air to breathe.

Without our resources,
we are in deep trouble.

We need to put ourselves
first before helping other people.

Right now, it's about
access to the water system.

Let's get our situation figured out,
and then we can focus on Casey. Okay?

The access panel is outside.

[stammers] We can't get there.
The air lock doors are jammed.

What if we went through
this tunnel to the panel,

and switched the water
flow to the other channel?

That isn't big enough for human access.

I could do it. Like a mouse.

[grunts]

sh**t. [Grunts]-[parent 2] Cricket.

We should pull her out.-Wait.

[sighs] I'm good.

- Okay.-[grunts, breathing heavily]
- Okay.-[grunts, breathing heavily]

[automated voice]Water flow reinitialized.

[chuckles]

[automated voice]Water
pressure stabilizing.

Still no contact from Earth.

And the oxygen leak?

We sealed the garden
air lock. It's contained.

What if all the plants die?

That would be catastrophic
for our work, but we'd be okay.

Just have to replantand start from scratch.

Order some new plants
on the next supply drop.

Start a new ecosystem.

Now, it's not that easy back home.

Yeah, there's no other
Earth to order plants from.

And Casey?

I'm sure they're following protocol, same as we are.
I'm sure they're following protocol, same as we are.

Can we please try contacting them?

The comms aren't working.

And we're losing sunlight.

So, we need to power
down and save every kilowatt.

Tomorrow, Bug.

Good night, friend.

[door opens]

[parent 1] Hey.

He didn't signal back.
He didn't signal back.

He always signals back.

Casey is probably telling jokes

and playing chess with
his dad by flashlight.

Today got away from us. We will
take action tomorrow. I promise.

I love you, Mama.

To the stars and back?

To the stars and back.

Found the leak. [Sighs] Sealed it.

Plants are okay, and
the drones are pollinating.

We can't drive to the
other Hab. I'm sorry, Cricket.

Managed to get the inner door
open, but the rover isn't an option.

Can't see it on the bay camera.
The winds must have pushed it.

So, we're locked in.

[automated voice]Warning.
Oxygen leak detected.

Life support on the other Habis
showing multiple oxygen leaks.

Critical?-Um, not yet.

[Cricket] What about the drone?

What about it?

I mean, couldn't we at
least see if they're okay?

Bug, it's the only drone we
have. We don't have a backup.

We need to check the dig
site.-We can check the dig site later.

Right, Max? I mean, I am
concerned about their oxygen.

I got this.

Mom, I can do this.

It's a straight shot.

Cricket…-He's my best friend.

[automated voice] Liftoff initiated.

Nice job, Bug.

Almost there.

Watch your horizon.

[automated voice] Range alert. Transmission to drone compromised.
[automated voice] Range alert. Transmission to drone compromised.

[automated voice]Condition
critical. Drone offline.

No! [Sighs]-[Max sighs]

There is no plan B for that
equipment, Amahle. It's gone.

That was foolish. I'm sorry.

The damage to the air
lock has sealed us in,

and now we're blind without the drone.

We can't take any more risks.-We
have to stay focused on us. Period.

That's not what this is about.

This entire experiment,
you both have taught me

that the reason we're here
on Mars is to help humanity.

To create a lifeboat to save lives.

Every little action can
make a difference. Right?

Yes.-Of course.

Well, there are humans
right over there, right now.

Casey's not signaling back. What if they're out of oxygen?
Casey's not signaling back. What if they're out of oxygen?

We have to see if they need help.

Cricket.

Seriously? We're not even gonna try?

What if it was us? What if it was me?

Wouldn't you want them to come save us?

Bug, the rover is broken.

We're locked inside with a busted air lock.

How do you suggest we help?

We walk.

On board oxygen supply.

It gives us six and a
half hours to get there.

Just enough. But it's a one-way ticket.

If we manage to open
that busted main air lock,

we'll lose all air in the Hab.

And if we can't get it closed
again, there's no coming back.

Mom, you can do this.

We can do this. I know we can.
We can do this. I know we can.

[automated
voice]Depressurization initiated.

Uh… [breathes heavily] …Moms?

You've got to be kidding me.

We never left?

Did you know?

[scoffs] No!

Of course not. [Stammers]

[Casey] Cricket.

What is even happening right now?

You're okay. Are you upset? I mean, I...

I think I'm upset, but I'm not really sure.

I'm kind of feeling
everything right now.-[chuckles]

I'm mad but I'm glad.

I'm just happy to see you.

I'm so glad you're okay.

[sighs]

Where are your parents?

Oh, they're being debriefed.
We just found out too.

I drove the rover for 14 months.[stammers]

It was a sim. A stationary
video game with hydraulics.

The point of the
experiment was to make sure

a family could survive
under pressure living on Mars.

And work together to
problem solve in a crisis.

I… think we understand.

My... My mind is kind of blown right now.

You showed resourcefulness, teamwork and a dedication to human life.
You showed resourcefulness, teamwork and a dedication to human life.

And you excel led at all
the necessary experiments.

You are the kind of family that we
need to colonize and sustain life on Mars.

What if we don't need to go?

Mars isn't the lifeboat. It's the lesson.

We've lived a carbon-neutral,
zero-waste life for 14 months.

And the only real
sacrifice was being alone.

Why do we have to go all
the way to Mars to live clean?

If we can do all these
things right here on Earth,

it's literally the best of both worlds.

We can save the planet
together. We won't need a lifeboat.

Cricket June, what you
did these past 24 hours

is a lesson for all of us.

You're a born leader.

Me?

Yes. You.

You do your work here.

We'll move forward with the Mars Lifeboat program.
We'll move forward with the Mars Lifeboat program.

My hope is you won't need it.

Just one more thing before we get started.

Um, what time is it,
please?-[stammers] 3:00 p.m.

There's still time.

Casey, you got your sequencer?

Aw, yeah. [Chuckles]

♪ Yeah, we're gonna fly And
we can stare at the super moon ♪

[both] ♪ Ain't nobody here but me and
you And in the glow we are shining too ♪

♪ Hold on, we're golden ♪

♪ We can follow the Milky Way ♪

♪ We got the stars coming out to
playCatching the light of another day ♪

♪ So hold on, we're almost home ♪

♪ Super moon ♪

♪ Super moon ♪

♪ Hold on, we're almost home ♪
♪ Hold on, we're almost home ♪

[audience applauding, cheering]-Whoo!