From - First Season

Is anybody out there?

All I got was some static.

But it worked.

I think if we get it up over the tree line

and we get it enough power, I think we could get a signal out.

- You went through a farway tree! - Huh?

Victor said you can go all sorts of places,

so maybe he went somewhere else.

We have to find him!

One step at a time. Hey, Julie.

What's happening?

We're digging a big hole in the basement.

We're gonna find out where the electricity comes from.

Has anyone seen Victor?

We have a legitimate chance here to go home.

You know what? Just go.

I'll stay here, and I'll figure this out myself.

I know you've had a hard time lately

and that this tower means a lot to everybody,

but I just need you to promise me, okay?

If it falls apart, if you fall apart,

you'll talk to me, you'll let me help.

It's okay.

This radio might actually work.

What's it gonna be like for us?

This is the only place we've ever known together.

There's no power source.

You need electric?

Yeah.

The problem is you can't plug anything in.

God knows, whatever's coming up through those wires is still...

Holy shit. I know how to do it.

What is it?

I think I hit the bottom.

I can hear them! I can--

No, no.

Talk to me. Talk-- talk to me.

It was different this time.

It was a woman. She said...

"Tell Mr. Fish and Loaves

"that I was wrong.

There are things out here that are worse than the monsters."

We shouldn't have come here.

Shh! We're okay. We're okay.

I don't think we are.

"Let's go to the tower."

"Behold, the tower."

Hey, I know those guys.

You want me to tell you a story?

It's okay. I can tell my own stories now.

Well, look at you.

You're all grown up now, huh?

What's your story about?

They're trying to find their way back home.

Hello?

I'm coming! Calm down!

Hello?

- What the hell?! - Ha! I got it!

You got what?

Power problem. I figured it out.

What?

- Where is... - It's okay.

...your least favorite lamp? This one. This is ugly.

- My what? - Let's use this. Good morning!

I didn't wake you, did I?

What's going on?

No, no, no. Wait. What are--

what are you doing? This is not--

What is the biggest problem we have with powering the signal?

Huh? Can't plug anything in, right?

The outlets are fucked! The-- Sorry.

These wires aren't even wires, so by all rights,

this lamp shouldn't even turn on.

But it does, right?

Which means that,

no matter what's going on with the outlets or the wires,

what comes out here

is the electricity that lights the bulb.

You follow me so far?

- Yes. - Okay. All right.

Now, this, this came here in the back of someone's car,

which means that, by all accounts,

this item is completely useless

here in our lovely little hamlet.

Go ahead.

But if we take the ends of the wire,

all right, and affix it to the socket -

the very place to which actual,

bona fide electricity is somehow being delivered -

and we screw our little light bulb here back in,

and then...

Madam.

Whoa!

Huh? You see?

With enough lamps and enough wire...

We could turn Colony House into a giant battery.

Yes!

Gold star for Tea Cup!

I'm sure you would have figured it out eventually.

Hoo!

Do you guys have any snacks? I'm feeling peckish.

Do you think they know where they are?

What?

The bugs,

the cows, birds.

Do you think they know

the horrible things they're surrounded by?

That they aren't where they should be or...

Does Mr. Worm just think...

..."Here's some dirt," just like any other dirt?

You know, if you cut a worm in half,

it grows back into two worms?

What's your point?

My point is worms are fucking creepy.

I'm sure it feels right at home here.

What do you think dragged the tent?

I don't know.

Where do you think we are?

I think it's time we find out.

What the fuck?

Now, listen.

The trick to making this all work is conducting wire. Right?

Just like the wire we're gonna run from the radio

up to the roof of Colony House,

we need enough wire to run from the lamps inside Colony House

out to the radio itself.

Tea Cup, tell them where we get it.

Well, basically anything with a cord

that came into town in the back of someone's car -

appliances, electronics,

even the wiring harnesses in the cars themselves.

Um, you know, that ambulance outside the clinic?

Probably a gold mine.

Well, there's plenty of stuff in storage here,

so my kids and I, we're gonna start in there,

and anyone who wants to join us is welcome to.

And the rest of you, scour whatever you can.

If we can get enough wire stripped and spliced,

we can be sending out a transmission before nightfall.

All right, you heard the man.

Spread the word and let's get to work.

Let's go, people. Chop, chop.

Yep.

All right, nice job, man.

Sorry. Gotta go.

Hey! Hey!

His name is Jim!

What?

My father's name is Jim.

Uh, yeah. No, I actually, uh-- I knew that.

You're such an asshole.

I'm sorry. Am I...?

What am I supposed to do here?

Julie?

It's fine. I'll be right there.

Oh, okay, all right.

This is like a...

It's like a father-daughter thing.

This is, uh-- this is a really nice moment.

You're standing up for your dad.

Good for you.

Just cut out the 'Tea Cup' shit.

Fine.

But I'm calling you 'Spark Plug' from now on.

I like you. Good talk.

I'll see you up there.

You missed Jade's big speech.

Yeah, probably for the best.

I thought you'd be up at the house by now.

No, I'm gonna help Kristi gather

whatever wire she can from the ambulance.

All those different places,

different roads,

yet everybody ended up here.

You really think sending out

some radio signal's gonna make a difference?

I hope so.

Radio waves travel in ways that we can't,

so who knows, right?

Yeah.

Well, best get at it, I guess.

Thank you.

So, how does Troy feel about giving up the goods?

Well, I mean, he wasn't thrilled about it,

but we had a little chat.

What's with the lamp?

Uh, I had this in the trunk of my car

when we drove in.

It, uh-- it was my desk lamp back in college.

Cute.