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Never Let Me Down

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0:00

The hidden people contains mature

0:03

language, content, and

0:05

themes. Please. listen

0:07

with care.

0:26

McKenna.

0:39

Inside, we both know what's

0:41

been going on.

0:42

We know the game and we're gonna play

0:44

it.

0:45

I just wanna

0:47

tell you how I'm feeling. gotta

0:50

make you understand. I'm

0:53

never gonna give you up. I'm

0:56

never gonna let you down. I'm never

0:58

gonna run around and desert

1:00

you. Never

1:02

gonna make you cry.

1:03

I never gonna say

1:05

by

1:06

shit. I'm never shouldn't

1:08

tell a lie and hurt you.

1:09

I'm

1:11

never gonna give never

1:13

gonna give. Give you oh,

1:16

never gonna give. Never

1:18

gonna give. Give you

1:20

Hold

1:24

on.

1:26

Hey, Bathroom Girl. What

1:28

are you oh, Shight.

1:33

The video ray if you need when you were going

1:35

up against the court. She

1:40

rarely shipped us before we even really

1:42

knew we were a couple. She

1:44

jumped at the chance to take her red pill.

1:48

signed up to be superhero because we

1:50

told her she would finally feel whole.

1:53

Be powerful.

1:55

She never gave up, but I

1:58

and let her down.

2:00

I'll let Alfie down.

2:04

Then going to tear up

2:05

Robin's heart and shove it down his

2:07

throat.

2:13

Dayton Leiters' movement

2:15

presents the Hidden People

2:18

starring Jordan Lopez, Alexander

2:20

Chilton, Steven Google, Sean

2:22

Gunther, Xander Hildenbrand, Steven

2:25

Kalimberg, and Luna Madison.

3:10

three episode eighteen, never

3:13

let me down. Written and directed

3:15

by Meghan Burnside, Also

3:17

starring Jacob Anderson, Dayton

3:20

Crane, and Aaron Ekel Lopez.

3:30

Where's Robin

3:30

off making foolish deals

3:33

with fools, You're

3:35

not wrong. He stooped

3:37

so low that he no longer understands the

3:39

heights of what it to be

3:41

hidden. as he failed

3:43

once more. He has made

3:46

a bad deal, but this

3:48

is as anticipated. he

3:50

has succeeded in fulfilling what was

3:52

to come. He has made

3:54

me look like a fool then.

3:57

Again, So his

3:59

incompetence

3:59

was planned. Not

4:02

planned.

4:02

What was to be?

4:05

he had to kill the changeling and

4:07

suffer the consequences.

4:09

Whatever will be will be,

4:11

Kisah Rhasarar, quit

4:13

toying with me, Mamir, Why

4:15

are you obscuring the future from me?

4:18

This train feels like it's coming

4:20

off the rails? It

4:21

is still on track. from

4:23

what was set into

4:24

motion

4:26

by you

4:27

many stations ago. You are

4:29

not bolstering my ego nor my

4:31

confidence in you. You've

4:33

seen everything that has come to

4:35

pass. The end is near.

4:37

Now is not the time to question

4:40

now is the time to prepare.

4:42

Fine then.

4:45

Map out the plan so I can ensure the

4:47

wild hunt has no delays. show

4:49

me this isn't a game. But

4:53

isn't it?

4:57

We

4:57

have Robin. Why are we holding

5:00

back? What's our play?

5:00

I am the most adept

5:03

at killing, obviously. I

5:05

can make it painful. If

5:07

I could, I would. Can we pause

5:09

a second? Where?

5:11

Alfred. I think he should choose how Robin

5:13

is punished. and who gets to kill him

5:15

first. Well,

5:18

slow down there. Killing

5:20

someone should not be taken so lately.

5:22

Alfie, trust me. We

5:24

will eventually release death, but murdering Robin

5:26

is not the

5:27

answer. Murdering is

5:29

not the right answer. He

5:31

killed her just to prove he had power,

5:33

and he does. And human

5:36

power, that he has now

5:38

shown us, he

5:38

doesn't mind using with a zero reason.

5:41

no motive other than to make him feel

5:43

big. He

5:44

did it for twisted kicks and giggles.

5:47

Yes. Robin is evil, but we're

5:49

not.

5:51

You're right, but Robin

5:54

or any hidden people who are willing to

5:56

kill us should not go unchecked.

5:59

Is there a

5:59

hidden people prison? No.

6:02

They would just get banished to live among

6:04

the humans or killed. and

6:07

being killed was seen as more merciful.

6:10

McKenna, I know that

6:12

we've talked about this violence

6:15

rarely solves problems on the road to

6:17

redemption,

6:17

and removing violence as a potential

6:20

tool lowers our chance to respond

6:22

correctly.

6:24

Hey, Alfie. Wanna weigh in on this?

6:26

Alfie?

6:29

the

6:30

Uh-huh. Red

6:33

dead redemption? I barely

6:36

remember that game.

6:37

No. I

6:39

never mind.

6:41

Yes. back to Mercy.

6:44

So, really, we would be showing Robin

6:46

Mercy.

6:47

By kidding him, really,

6:49

come on, Shaili. Do you really believe

6:51

enough. Let's

6:52

move away from mercy to

6:54

practicality.

6:56

Before we talk about what to do with

6:58

Robin, let's talk about what Robin could

7:00

do for us. What can

7:02

we get from this situation?

7:04

While we were tricking him into our deal, it

7:06

seemed like he had some good intel

7:08

on Vodan. Right?

7:09

You're right. First, we'll pump

7:11

him for information, and then

7:13

we kill him.

7:14

Mersply.

7:15

Why did Shaili just wink? I

7:18

agree

7:18

with Thomas. We

7:19

get as much information out of him as possible,

7:22

and then we have to take care of him.

7:25

So he will never hurt anyone else.

7:27

That is not quite what I was

7:30

saying. When do I get to put massored

7:32

into his head? I too would

7:34

like to mortally wound up. Stop.

7:37

Alfred, you're right. Please

7:40

advise us on how you would like for us to

7:42

seek vengeance. No. this

7:45

this conversation is too much. I

7:47

need to step away from this

7:50

and just breathe. You

7:52

all decide.

7:59

Alfie,

7:59

let him go. We can

8:02

only imagine what he's feeling.

8:06

Yeah. We haven't even paused to

8:08

breathe. This is a

8:10

war and we're going break deck

8:12

speed from one villain to the next without

8:14

pausing for the fallen.

8:16

How

8:17

can we possibly think straight if

8:19

we cannot process what has happened over the

8:21

last week?

8:45

You

8:49

know, it's

8:50

funny.

8:52

Really? I

8:54

never saw my life until I

8:57

knew who I really was and that I

8:59

would likely be killed by my

9:01

evil doppelganger. This

9:02

is not funny.

9:04

Not funny, silly,

9:07

but funny in that I experienced

9:09

more in those moments acceptance

9:11

and fear for my life than

9:13

the rest of my twenty eight years. Also,

9:16

let's be real. I was living

9:19

her life. the

9:20

real Riley, the

9:21

one that was tortured in

9:24

Arcadia. She died

9:26

in the gauntlet and I died

9:28

in my own gauntlet of sorts, and

9:31

why should I have lived a longer life than the

9:33

real Riley? I mean,

9:35

I had

9:36

twenty eight years with a mom,

9:38

a

9:38

pointless career,

9:40

and I got to fall in love with

9:42

you.

9:44

Huge mistake. It was

9:45

meant to be

9:48

just like my dad.

9:49

No. No. No. No.

9:53

Excuse me.

9:56

Have

9:56

you gone mad?

10:03

Yes. I'm mad.

10:05

Give

10:06

me Robin. I have something

10:07

to tell you.

10:09

Okeydokey. I do like

10:12

secrets. Make it a

10:14

good one.

10:19

Alfie shoves his arms through the

10:21

cage, grabs Robin, and he yanks

10:23

him into the iron bars.

10:26

Ow. That was not

10:28

very nice. Shut the fuck up,

10:30

Robin.

10:48

Why did

10:51

it have to be Riley?

10:54

Riley

10:54

was the best of us. she

10:56

truly

10:56

was. She always tried to

10:58

be better. She she picked

11:01

up on coding quickly because

11:03

she was such a quick learner but

11:05

more so because she just wanted to learn.

11:08

She wanted to improve.

11:10

She

11:11

wanted to be a hero.

11:14

And unfortunately, most

11:16

hero stories end up in the

11:18

sewer, dark and

11:21

shine

11:21

on. a

11:23

fucking hate me

11:24

for manipulating us to bring on

11:26

Riley. If we hadn't

11:29

if we hadn't she would be safe on that

11:31

cruise ship. meeting the next

11:33

set

11:33

of herbs and barbs, she

11:35

would be alive. But

11:38

if we hadn't recruited her, she

11:40

would still have a giant gaping hole in her

11:42

life.

11:42

God, I

11:44

don't want to admit it, but finding out

11:46

who I was, who I am,

11:48

It's worth so much more than a long detached

11:51

life. It is your

11:53

fault. Back

11:54

cloth, lesser Makena, We

11:57

thought we did not have a choice to bring her into

11:59

the fold. Just pawns in

12:01

your game.

12:01

Whoa. Whoa. Everyone. We're

12:04

all a team. Remember trying

12:06

to save the day and the

12:09

world? Shit.

12:11

I'm sorry. that just

12:13

came out. I I

12:14

get it. We can't save

12:17

everyone.

12:20

I too am sorry.

12:22

I let my anger get the better of

12:24

me. You should have

12:25

let her be though and not

12:28

meddled. Well, a site.

12:30

She apologized. I

12:32

guess I should to I

12:34

should not have called you a lesser Mckenna.

12:36

I'm sorry. it is

12:38

fine. Your

12:39

opinion does not matter to me.

12:41

At a

12:42

minimum, we assume positive intent.

12:45

Right? and we should try to give as many

12:47

people as we can a fighting chance

12:49

at least make their days meaningful.

12:51

You

12:51

did help Riley

12:53

fall in that

12:55

is as meaningful as it gets in my opinion.

12:58

You mean we helped Riley

13:00

Mary Alfi.

14:43

because

14:45

then we had so

14:47

many good

14:47

times. Right?

14:49

Like, our first date slash

14:51

wedding for Zacari's

14:54

food was delicious. Though,

14:57

I'm still a little disappointed at the lack of

14:59

dipping sauce. Yes.

15:04

Yes.

15:06

You have white arsenal

15:07

down here, very impressive.

15:10

What are you doing with them?

15:12

Is that a grenade? Little

15:15

things do

15:16

matter. Yes.

15:20

You

15:20

were so romantic in the

15:22

ways that you made a tent into the

15:24

details. I

15:26

mean, my book was gourge.

15:28

And you remembered not to include

15:30

Lily's because I'm allergic.

15:32

You knew me to the

15:35

court. I will never forget,

15:37

Riley. I'm trying

15:39

to have a

15:39

motion for that. Did I say you

15:41

could talk Robin walking the lips throw

15:43

in the cage?

15:44

Yes. Your

15:46

memory is a steel trap.

15:50

Almost as amazing as mine. Our

15:52

craft culture grow the thongs would

15:53

have raised millions. We

15:56

were FEO.

15:59

Right. How

15:59

am I supposed to sleep without the

16:02

love of

16:02

my life? I suppose

16:06

to

16:06

answer. You see this gun,

16:09

Robin? Shut the fuck up, or I

16:11

turn you a Swiss cheese? No.

16:14

Now, where were

16:16

we? Oh,

16:17

I'm living a fucking John green

16:19

romance, but I didn't know I had one of the leading

16:21

roles.

16:24

I have

16:28

to agree. I mean, our

16:30

first kiss. It was

16:32

just so awkward,

16:34

sweet, and

16:35

absolutely perfect.

16:37

you're a real charmer.

16:39

I

16:39

mean, the wrench your heart out of death.

16:42

Of

16:42

course.

16:44

Oh, right? You

16:48

put an object of death

16:50

right between your lips, but

16:52

you don't give it a pound to

16:54

kill you. Oh,

16:56

it hurts so good. Is

16:58

that what you're trying

17:00

to do,

17:01

picking up all those weapons, working

17:04

to find the object of the step

17:06

is to find the power to

17:09

kill, to kill Robin.

17:12

I'm thinking, towards your first.

17:15

So what

17:17

should we get

17:21

out of Robin, and

17:23

how do we get it out of him?

17:25

In his narration of his hallucination,

17:28

Robin said that Vodan is still recovering from

17:30

Mimi's

17:30

burner. But more importantly, he mentioned

17:32

that Vodan had a weakness that McKenna

17:34

could potentially discover and that you

17:36

might be able to bind him, preventing

17:39

the wild hunt. Yeah.

17:41

But would he actually tell us what could stop

17:43

the wild hunt? Dayton,

17:45

though working for Rodon,

17:49

seems keen to self preservation

17:51

and his way of life in the

17:53

human world. I've been

17:55

known to get things out of people by applying

17:57

the

17:57

right kind of pressure

17:59

Torture is not the

18:02

answer. There are many ways to

18:04

apply pressure.

18:07

Hold your time any little horses,

18:09

you don't understand. I

18:11

understand now that I was holding back.

18:15

Before

18:15

you, I didn't see the possibility

18:17

of a

18:18

normal life.

18:20

Marriage, kids, to whole vineyards.

18:23

Where did refer to

18:25

be a potential? Were

18:27

you holding back from happiness?

18:29

I had everything that I needed.

18:33

Love. I can get you love

18:34

again. Well, lost. I

18:37

know this spell that.

18:40

Alfred.

18:42

The man who

18:43

could not shoot the target at a

18:45

shooting range with a steady hand, now

18:48

raises his aim to robin with no

18:51

able to be found. Why didn't

18:53

you

18:53

come with me to meet my family?

18:55

Did our

18:56

relationship intimidate

18:59

you didn't think I

19:00

could live up to my amazing superhero

19:03

girlfriend. Wise. And

19:05

no way, sir, you were a

19:06

superhero well before I joined the

19:09

Avengers. I have nothing to

19:11

offer. Are

19:11

you kidding? You

19:14

are

19:14

sweet, funny, and

19:17

the glue to this gang of misfit heroes.

19:19

Even when you're not wearing a mask,

19:21

you're still a superhero. I'm

19:25

no

19:25

hero. Well, I'm

19:28

bad guy. So what

19:31

does that make you? A

19:33

hero. and I

19:34

hear heroes have a code.

19:38

I hate to agree with

19:41

Robin not so good fellow, but

19:42

he's right.

19:44

You're

19:44

not bad. You

19:46

are a hero. Maybe

19:49

I'm just a hero that's

19:51

willing to go bad. Maybe I'm the punisher.

19:53

What the hell am I supposed to do with the

19:55

man thing that killed the

19:57

love of my life. Just let

19:59

them sit in the cage. Taunt us all

20:02

because

20:02

we're too afraid to be bad.

20:04

Maybe just give me

20:07

a strong me too. Oh,

20:10

shucks. I'm the

20:11

love of your wife. Bye.

20:15

But you do realize

20:16

that I'm more of a fan girl for

20:18

Peter Parker than Frank Castle. Oh,

20:21

oh,

20:22

I'm your good stacey. Alfie

20:26

lowers

20:26

the gun to his side. Was

20:29

it the purity of his heart,

20:31

the poignancy of the reference?

20:33

I'm feeling like delivering

20:36

some punishment right now. You killed

20:38

my girl. Kinda

20:40

take the kid calls off

20:42

or perhaps it's a pure rage that

20:44

causes it to go for the silencer.

20:47

Give me the merits or I can

20:49

write I would do no harm to

20:51

What

20:51

are you doing?

20:54

We don't want to disturb

20:54

my friends upstairs. Do

20:57

we? Let's

20:58

keep this quiet. Halcy.

21:02

Halcy. Do not

21:04

do this. I

21:09

You know. Man, you'll heal.

21:12

Stop

21:12

it right now.

21:14

That was fun.

21:16

Patty and ventricle

21:19

did not become you.

21:21

vengeance is cathartic. No.

21:24

vengeance is a path to becoming a

21:26

villain. My Peter Parker

21:28

would not let my death turn him evil. When

21:30

green goblin killed Gwen, even the

21:32

amazing Spider Man couldn't

21:34

save her. And he grieved

21:36

and carried on. he

21:38

did not go to the

21:39

dark sun. What I

21:42

did?

21:42

My deal led directly to

21:45

your dad

21:45

My dad was

21:48

out of your hands. You

21:50

couldn't sing. Just like

21:52

Spider Man couldn't sing when. Death

21:55

did not care how old

21:57

or clever I was. It

21:59

found me.

22:00

Because of him. Feeling

22:03

like a third wheel here. Scrum

22:05

him. This is about

22:06

you. Your love

22:08

found me, and it made our lives

22:10

more beautiful. No matter

22:12

how short our together was.

22:15

And you have to admit,

22:17

my death makes for a pretty

22:19

epic story. I mean,

22:22

Robin, good fellow, AKA

22:25

puck, is who takes me

22:26

down? It is my

22:29

back.

22:31

You are

22:32

mythic. If I'm

22:34

your Gwen Stacey,

22:37

you're my Peterberger. You

22:40

cannot let Robin weigh.

22:43

My

22:43

death must be more meaningful

22:46

than your breaking bad

22:48

old. You have

22:49

to rise above and make my

22:51

dad mean

22:53

something. Become your

22:55

hero. Be my

22:57

spite. I

22:59

do have pretty amazing reflexes.

23:02

Would

23:02

you say that?

23:05

Okay.

23:05

Not so

23:08

much. Being a dashing crime fighter isn't always

23:10

cracked up to be, but I

23:12

did have the best wife in the

23:14

whole universe. Yes, you

23:17

did, and I

23:19

had the best ups.

23:47

Did you

23:51

hear that?

23:53

I heard some clicking noises.

23:56

Where's Alfie? Oh, no.

24:03

God.

24:07

Jesus. Do

24:07

not burst in like that. I

24:09

coulda shot you. Alfie, put

24:11

the gun down.

24:14

Here, give me the gun alfie. Take

24:16

it. I just reconfirmed

24:19

that I'm not a gun guy.

24:23

What

24:23

the

24:25

fuck, Alfie?

24:27

He

24:27

shot me. The code

24:29

has been broken. Our deal

24:32

is off.

24:32

Robin, did you read the fine print? This

24:34

was our deal, and I can tell you

24:36

it said nothing about how we treat

24:39

you. Up to and including shooting

24:41

you. Yeah.

24:42

yeah Alfred, good

24:43

for you. I'm impressed that

24:45

your bravado yet restraint.

24:48

shoot, but do not kill. A

24:50

lesser

24:50

man would mame, kill,

24:52

and mame some more.

24:54

Don't worry. I

24:55

can help with the killing. and

24:58

miming. I don't

24:58

believe you me. I thought

25:01

about it. Oh,

25:02

there, McKenna, come here.

25:09

Heroes

25:09

save lives and do not

25:11

take them unless one hundred percent

25:13

necessary.

25:13

Does this not feel like

25:15

one hundred percent Riley was the

25:18

only person who has treated me with

25:20

dignity. No false

25:22

promises, introducing me to the

25:24

best source of entertainment and

25:26

learning. the

25:26

Netflix. Yes.

25:29

Yes.

25:31

maybe

25:34

he does deserve all your torture.

25:37

All of

25:37

the pain. Lots

25:40

of pain.

25:42

No. Why

25:45

would you want to hurt your best chance at

25:47

intel on your greatest foe?

25:50

Oh,

25:50

you're folded so quickly.

25:52

I wanted to

25:53

have fun yank and out those pearly

25:56

whites.

25:56

I'm afraid my addiction

25:59

would be poor without my

25:59

teeth, Shaley. Fine.

26:02

We give you this

26:03

shot. This one shot to,

26:05

you know,

26:06

survive. follow you.

26:09

I'll lead you about to round.

26:11

Right. Now he's quoting a

26:13

midsummer night's dream. Hey, dear,

26:16

Lisa. Do you not think it was the other way?

26:18

Do you want me to go back to the weapon

26:20

menagerie over there? Or maybe we'll just

26:22

pick our favorite and share it with

26:25

him. or I could soften him up.

26:27

Okay. Okay. I'm just

26:29

trying to have a bit of fun whilst you

26:31

twist my arm. What

26:33

do you want to know? How about

26:35

Vodan's weakness? Which

26:38

one?

26:39

Cuba's aligning with bad guys

26:42

I mean they always turn on each other. Am I right?

26:44

I'm right. You would

26:46

know? How about the one that

26:48

you feared McKenna finding out about?

26:51

Oh. Did

26:53

I spill the

26:56

beans while buzzing on the

26:58

cherries?

26:58

Yes. You did. What

27:00

were you and Black Anna's trying to keep

27:01

from me? I

27:03

cannot say.

27:05

With his

27:05

words barely out, shaley is

27:08

moving. Arm held out as her sword

27:10

emerges from her sleeve to meet

27:12

Robin's neck. Close

27:14

enough for a close shave.

27:16

My sword can

27:17

make your inability to speak permanent if

27:19

you want. Come

27:20

come. Shailin, you know

27:23

how this works. The

27:25

command makes it

27:27

so. I cannot say,

27:29

but there is a way a way to

27:31

stop the wild hunt just

27:33

like last time. Of course,

27:34

I wasn't the one who was there, so

27:36

I don't rightly know the exact methods.

27:39

You weren't

27:40

there, but Liana

27:42

was. wasn't she? And

27:44

the prize

27:44

goes to McKenna. Would you

27:46

like what is behind door number one or

27:49

door number two? Thanks a

27:50

lot, Robin. This is worthless.

27:53

I have no access to those memories after I

27:55

walled them off. So

27:57

he has not

27:58

provided us with useful

27:59

information and he is very

28:02

dangerous. Can I

28:03

kill him now? There

28:05

is not

28:06

going to be any killing.

28:09

This weakness that

28:09

is locked inside McKinnon's mind

28:12

You mentioned that it could

28:12

prevent the wild hunt. Is

28:15

that true? Ah, may

28:19

haps I was being

28:21

a bit dramatic. And

28:23

me,ups, you want to little off the

28:26

sides?

28:26

That is

28:28

my ear darling. Shea? And,

28:32

yes, it could prevent the wild hunt,

28:34

but it is not going to

28:36

happen. And why is

28:37

is that that McKinnon has

28:38

proven that she can do many impossible things.

28:41

Would we say impossible?

28:44

Impossible? Yes. But Also,

28:46

all as Vodan have foretold.

28:48

You mean as Mamiya

28:51

told? How did you know

28:53

that? So wait. Way

28:54

the wild hunt.

28:56

That I genuinely do

28:58

not know. You're asking the

29:00

wrong w question. We

29:02

came to know the work the

29:04

whale hunt. We know the general

29:06

when. Thanks, Vaudan.

29:08

Can you get

29:10

any more specific than really

29:12

soon? Don't know that

29:13

one either. Well, we

29:16

know some of the who. We know

29:18

that Riley apparently wasn't part of

29:20

it. That's why you killed hers.

29:23

So I'm assuming the rest of us

29:25

are a part of it. We're off

29:27

limits. Yeah.

29:29

Vodan gave the rest of you plot armor.

29:32

your pieces stay on the

29:34

board. Until the end

29:36

starts, that only

29:37

leaves the where.

29:39

Jackpot.

29:39

So what does providing this

29:42

very valuable piece of information

29:44

get made? You shouldn't have tipped

29:45

your hand.

29:47

But what's really going to keep you up

29:49

at night? Did Vodan plan to

29:51

have me tell you where? Is that

29:53

setting off the next sequence of

29:56

events? Is is it it?

29:59

Ildefino, Vodan is going to

30:01

be pissed that I got captured and spilled so

30:03

many secrets. BUT IF IT IS

30:04

PART OF HIS PLAN, WHY WOULD HE BE

30:07

ANGRY AT YOU? IT HASN'T

30:09

STOPPED

30:09

HIM FROM BEING DISAPPOINTED

30:12

FRUSTRATED Dayton FURIOUS This

30:14

is a good philosophical question,

30:17

though. If we are just fulfilling our

30:19

roles, how can we possibly surprise

30:21

or anger him with what we are meant to

30:24

do? My

30:27

head hurts. Did you drug

30:30

me again? Nope. This is

30:32

just the cold, hard realization

30:34

that you being played and have no

30:36

power in the world.

30:37

Trust me. I understand

30:38

the feeling. I

30:41

guess you suspected this before. That's why you

30:43

killed Riley. And

30:46

for

30:46

her death, we sinned. See you

30:48

stop. She's not

30:49

worth it.

30:51

faq Fact,

30:52

other McKenna. You've grown

30:55

so much since I first met you.

30:57

Killing

30:57

Robin Molly sits like a bird in stooping

30:59

to his level and you are

31:01

far above him. Riley would

31:03

not have wanted you or

31:05

any of us to use her death to become villains in

31:08

our story. She would want us to

31:10

be the heroes she saw in each of

31:12

us.

31:12

Yes. She

31:13

would not want more. Tell

31:16

us the where Robin

31:18

will be honorable.

31:21

McCannna, think back a few to

31:23

where you first fought Vodan and

31:26

lost. It was a masterpiece of

31:28

the untouchable and the bee.

31:31

Now under that mountain

31:33

is the army. A

31:35

whole army of constructs that

31:37

are awaiting the wild hunt to ravage this world.

31:41

So

31:41

like the series finale of

31:44

buffy? We're gonna

31:46

need a lot more

31:48

slayers.

32:15

It's so

32:20

quiet on the

32:22

balcony. We call

32:23

this a balcony. It's

32:25

kinda small. Maybe

32:29

a balcony. Fine.

32:31

It's a bauconette

32:33

or some

32:37

mistake it for the bowel of a ship. What?

32:41

You have to remember

32:43

Riley convincing you to

32:46

be Rose. Yeah.

32:48

It was a very windy day.

32:50

She made me keep my eyes closed and led

32:52

me to the balcony She

32:54

raised my arms. I'm flying.

32:58

I thought the two of you were

33:00

on drugs until I realized that you were just

33:02

recreating a scene from Titanic. back.

33:06

Yeah. I think she really just wanted to play a

33:08

trust game. I'm

33:11

pretty sure she wanted

33:13

the makeup session that I quickly shielded my eyes

33:15

from. Oh,

33:22

Alfie. I'm sorry.

33:26

How How do you

33:29

do that? Apologize.

33:33

No. I'm very good

33:35

at that. how

33:37

can you talk about Riley and not get

33:39

upset? And even get

33:41

me to laugh. I think about

33:43

her for a second.

33:45

blubbery mess.

33:50

Practice.

33:52

remember you losing anyone.

33:55

Not losing anyone

33:57

per se. Just

33:58

the fact that

33:59

I can remember every hurtful

34:02

thing anyone has said, every

34:04

lie, every stupid thing

34:06

I've done, it's possible to find the

34:08

good memories to focus on. the

34:12

ones that run out in the

34:14

bed.

34:15

Okay. How

34:18

do you do that? I think

34:20

about the ones that bring me peace or put a

34:23

smile on my face or

34:26

allowed to laugh at a joke one

34:30

last time. So you put

34:30

all of my comedy on repeat when

34:33

you're having a bad day. If

34:38

I relived, all of your jokes, I'd be constantly in a

34:40

state of rolling my

34:42

eyes.

34:43

I just I

34:45

I hurt so muchness.

34:48

I can barely breathe, think,

34:52

sleep, losing Riley is the

34:54

worst thing that has ever

34:56

happened to me. It will

34:58

take time.

34:58

will take time Riley meant

35:01

so much to

35:01

you. To all

35:04

of us, she was a

35:05

member of her team. family?

35:09

She

35:10

was my protege.

35:12

I was training her.

35:16

training her. Riley was going to fill

35:19

my

35:19

proverbial shoes. She was

35:21

getting so good

35:24

at it. She was going

35:25

to be there to keep you at odds out

35:27

of trouble for when

35:30

I'm gone. one i'm gonna I

35:34

don't

35:34

know about the other idiots,

35:36

but I can speak for this idiot

35:38

right here. I'm not

35:40

letting them take anyone else.

35:42

you're not going anywhere. vote on.

35:45

Fuck. Vote on. Fuck his

35:47

minions. All this pre

35:50

Dayton shit. Fuck

35:54

fate. Yeah.

35:57

look that Fuck fate. Riley may be gone,

35:59

but she

35:59

will never be forgotten. Her

36:02

memory and her

36:03

name will

36:05

live on.

36:08

It's

36:12

thick. What

36:17

now? Well, can't you

36:19

hear it? The

36:22

crickets? Or are

36:25

there the caties? Yes. and the

36:27

birds that they're making calls. And the

36:29

night and day are

36:32

singing. Oh, that clicking noise

36:34

for missing time in a wedding ring. The

36:36

universe is

36:36

providing the music for our

36:39

first dance.

36:41

Oh, okay. I'm

36:44

I'm hearing the downbeat and syncapated

36:46

rhythm on this is cuties. The

36:48

third different sets of birds.

36:50

Soprano, tenor,

36:52

and out of. Uh-huh. Your toes are bringing in the bass.

36:54

That's right. Now try your

36:56

way over here, fox. So I

37:00

don't really me neither, but we're quick to do

37:02

it. We could do it. Okay.

37:04

I'm gonna put your hands on like this.

37:06

Mhmm. And

37:08

move your hips like

37:10

this. Oh, okay.

37:12

So where do I oh,

37:15

there. Okay. Me. And we're doing

37:17

the muck

37:17

arena? Of

37:20

course. So

37:25

how about a slow dance? It's it's

37:27

for my feet. I don't mean

37:29

to your

37:30

middle school slow

37:32

dancing. precisely what I was thinking.

37:34

I've been waiting for

37:36

so long.

37:38

Now, I've

37:40

finally found someone to stand by me. I saw

37:42

the writing on my own and felt

37:45

this

37:46

magical fantasy. down with

37:48

passion

37:48

in our

37:50

eyes. is

37:57

gay. But seriously,

38:02

I've never felt this

38:04

way before. Yeah.

38:05

Same. I think

38:08

this is

38:10

love. I love

38:12

you, Riley. I've

38:14

had the time of

38:18

my life.

38:37

Gayton Ryder's movement presents

38:40

the hidden

38:40

people. Executive producers Chris

38:43

Burnside

38:43

and Meghan

38:46

Burnside. Producers Alexa Petfisher,

38:48

Sarah Gellner, Sandor Hildenbrand, Emily

38:52

Kalimberg, Steven Kalimberg,

38:54

Jordan Lopez and Katherine

38:56

Seaton. Lead writer

38:58

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39:01

Alexa Fed Fisher. Sound

39:04

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39:05

original music by

39:08

Catherine

39:09

Seaton. Audio

39:12

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39:12

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39:14

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39:19

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