Falling Skies

They’re going to break us.

We'll come back for her.

Previously on Falling Skies...

She's paralyzed.

Take my spikes. Put them in Maggie.

If your dad's under there, we're gonna find him

It's the crashed Beamer.

Cochise must have nailed it.

***

I think we just pulled the pin on a grenade.

Matt?!

I told you he'd make it.

What the hell is that?

It's about the moonlight.

Cochise: It cannot be that simple.

Weaver: You saw these lights come on?

Yeah, when these solar panels were exposed to the moon,

which I guess makes them lunar panels.

Hey, you remember in the camp,

when we figured out that the laser wall

was powered by the dirigible? Right.

I think the same principle is at play here,

except on a much bigger scale.

I think the Espheni are powering all their tech

off the same power source.

Moonlight? No.

A form of energy beamed from the moon.

Wireless electricity.

Tesla thought it was possible.

The Espheni must have finally perfected it.

And it suggests that the Espheni power core,

which our Volm recon teams have found so difficult

to locate here on earth,

was never on earth in the first place.

It was just... over our heads.

Ex coch'El richt! Fush mach!

Fush mach!

Hey, Cochise, don't beat yourself up so badly.

I need to be alone for a moment.

So, why do you think they built the power source on the moon?

The only reason you would beam power from orbit is if --

You wanted to have a vantage point to power the entire planet.

Anne: So, the power core on the moon

supports every laser wall on every ghetto?

All over the world.

Everything else -- every skitter factory,

every nightmare that we haven't even imagined yet.

It powers the entire Espheni war machine.

Well, then I don't see that we have many options.

We're gonna have to figure out a way to get up there,

blow that son of a bitch up.

It's on the moon.

Anne:

You heard that part, right?

Yes! Hal:

And I know that look you're giving me, Dan.

And I know that smile.

I've seen it when you've tried to talk some crazy bastard

from jumping off of a ledge.

Well, guess what. Today the crazy bastard is me.

All right. Let's, uh -- let's talk this thing through.

Firstly, how do we gain access to it?

I don't know. Okay.

And I'm pretty sure that if we do unearth it,

it's gonna be a little beat-up. I don't know.

And, hey, if we find that "on" switch, maybe we can...

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

Stop saying that!

We choose to go to the moon

not because it's easy but because it's hard.

Okay, so, this is funny? This is funny to you?

Hang on. Let me finish the speech.

Because, believe it or not, the first time

that I heard that speech, I was crazy enough to think

that JFK was actually talking to me.

'Cause that is a challenge that we are willing to accept --

one that we are unwilling to postpone

and one which we intend to win.

Okay, Tom, we cannot fly to the moon.

W-well, we wouldn't necessarily

have to fly to the moon.

Cochise?

Just play it a little hypothetical with me.

If the power core is on the moon,

wouldn't it follow the Espheni have some kind of base up there?

In all likelihood, yes.

Okay, well, since we know that Beamers are controlled remotely,

if we can figure out a way

to set the moon base as a destination,

wouldn't all we need to do is hitch a ride?

I cannot believe I am saying this,

but it is not as crazy as it sounds.

You're right. It's crazier.

I honestly don't see any other alternative.

I mean, think about it.

You...Close down a skitter factory, liberate a camp.

What then -- we move on to the next one

and we save the world one bloodbath at a time?!

I don't think so!

We got to shut them all down at the same time, at the source.

That's the only way.

Well... We do have a Beamer.

A buried Beamer.

So, let's unbury it.

== sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man

Think you're about full.

Ah, nothing like working all day and barely making a dent.

The Espheni blew up the whole town.

It's gonna take some time to clean it up.

Hey.

How you feeling?

Like I just went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson

and he was using brass knuckles and knives

and a steamroller.

At least he didn't bite your ear off.

What are you doing up? You ought to be resting.

You just had an alien-spike transplant.

Yeah, and now I've got alien DNA

coursing through my veins and my muscles.

It hurts.

I can't concentrate. I can't sit still.

I got to do something.

Want to move some rubble?

Yeah, more than anything in the world.

You're like a machine.

Hey, I just want to say,

I know how you feel about all this.

And I want to thank you for your support.

I'm not supporting you.

I'm still thinking you're nuts.

Oh.

But as long as you've got everyone buying into

your latest brand of crazy,

I'm not gonna rain on their parade.

Lord knows, they don't have anything else to hope for.

So, until they come to their senses,

I'm supporting them.

You sure that that's what this is about.

I don't know what you mean.

Come on, Anne, I'm talking about Lexi.

Listen, a lot's happened --

stuff that we shouldn't blame each other about,

stuff that we shouldn't be keeping to ourselves.

I disagree.

I think there are some things that are uniquely suited

to keeping to ourselves.

This Beamer's not gonna dig itself out.

Weaver: Sure could use some more help out here.

Where's Dingaan?

He's down there with Shaq,

trying to assess the Beamer controls,

which is difficult because the parts they need

are still buried.

Well, they should get their asses out

of that toasty-warm Beamer

and get to work helping us unbury it.

That scorched overlord isn't gonna be gone long.

Sooner or later, he's gonna figure out some of us survived,

and he's gonna be right back here.

We're gonna dig around the clock. I promise.

Even if we do, it's gonna take us weeks.

I have a possible solution.

There is... a concealed Volm supply cache

several miles from here.

What are you talking about, Volm supply cache?

We studied your pioneer and native American wars closely.

Hidden supply stockpiles

proved to be a vital resource for both sides.

This cache should contain tools with advanced technology

that could be used to break up this earth

and clear it away more quickly.

What? Like a Volm backhoe?

Concussion ordnances

capable of shooting sound waves deep into the earth,

turning boulders into sand,

which should expedite this process immeasurably.

Why are we just hearing about this now?

Espheni forces stood between this camp and the supply cache

until their recent attack.

They have now scaled back their reconnaissance in this area,

but the risk is minimal.

Right.

Is it stuck? Oh, I got it.

Here. Give me a second.

No, let me help. All right.

It's stuck on the rebar.

All right.

All right, you ready? Yeah.

On 3. 1...2...3.

Aah!

Whoa.

Who did that?! Mother-- ugh! Ohh! You okay?

No! I fell on my wrist!

[ Groans, inhales sharply ]

All right, look, you're -- you're fine, all right?

Thanks for the sympathy.

I'm so sorry.

Hey, is she okay?

No, she's not okay!

What the hell was all that about, man?