Selenkay (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

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Two creative forces.
Fire and water.
Fire created a world out of darkness
and water gave it life.
These vital elements are able to nourish.
But they can also
destroy.
And that's how it all began.
Once upon a time,
there was a 16-year-old girl.
Did she dream about a life of adventure?
No, this one dreamed of a normal life
with a normal family.
- Yes, that girl is me.
-Look.
The snowcapped mountains
look like ice-cream sundaes, right?
That's my dad. Pedro.
- He lives in his own world.
My mom, Iris, always so cheerful.
Lupo, my big brother,
observant and vigilant.
They say the water from here
has special properties.
Where did you get that nonsense from?
I read it online.
You believe everything you read
on the internet?
Flox, my little sister.
Enough said.
It's the fifth time
we've heard this song. What is it?
A classic from the '60s.
It came stuck in the tape player. Sorry.
The truck came with a broken stereo,
try to get used to it.
So? How're we doing?
- Mom, I have no reception!
- Get used to dead zones out here.
Not again!
There is reception,
but it's spotty in some places.
Go with it.
I prefer to see the person I'm talking to.
Because of my parent's job,
we've always lived in beautiful
but isolated places.
The town!
Turn off there.
SELENKAY NATIONAL PARK
RÍO VIVO TOWN, CENTER
Why are we leaving?
Our house is in the park.
I'm never around other people.
Just my happy family.
We're here, everybody!
Welcome to Selenkay!
WELCOME
SELENKAY NATIONAL PARK
Warm air at last.
I forgot what it felt like.
What a change from Antarctica.
Incredible.
To my family, this is paradise.
Living in the middle of nowhere.
Finally here.
Home sweet home.
-You grabbed the camera, right?
-Yeah.
-Sure?
- Yes.
Lupo!
Where are the neighbors?
- You said there would be people around.
-Only a mile away.
The ranger's house is always located
near the entrance of the park.
It's like living on a boat again!
- Can't we have a normal house?
-Well,
when you grow up,
you can start making your own decisions.
Don't you like swimming
in your own private lake?
I love water. It flows.
It goes everywhere,
and no hand can catch it.
Didn't you say
you wanted to go scuba diving, huh?
Who promised to make that happen?
Your dad, right?
Here we have clear water,
we have flora and fauna to discover.
It's really incredible!
We're gonna do lots of things,
just like I promised.
- Uh, I'm going for a walk.
- The town's too far for you to walk to.
- I'll find a shortcut.
-Let's try to enjoy
- this moment together. Hmm?
- Yes.
A new life with my family, huh?
We drove 1,600 miles together!
Breathing each other's carbon dioxide
the whole way
- Hmm!
- aren't we together enough?
All right, enough.
Our house is right across there.
Ready to check it out?
Let's go!
My parents always think about me
but they don't understand what I want.
Just a short walk, okay? I'll stay close.
It's a myrtle tree.
They turn orange
when they reach adulthood.
Thanks for the botany lesson.
The town can't be that far.
Follow me a sec, there's a plant
I want you to see over there!
Hold it!
What's the matter?
You're scaring me.
Everyone quiet, don't move.
That space between the trees
is called "crown shyness."
They keep the distance
to keep their branches from touching.
Most common among the same species.
So, they respect each other's space.
That's just what I need.
Come on, let's go.
Yeah.
SELENKAY LAKE
SELENKAY LAKE, 200 M
I'm fine, Mom. Nothing happened.
But something could've happened!
We talked about this!
Sofía, we've been over this.
You can observe and enjoy nature
but you must
But you have to respect her.
You must respect Mother Nature.
- So, this is a joke to you?
-No!
But I'm fine. Nothing bad happened.
I just tripped. No big deal.
I fell
- And?
- And?
I don't remember anything else.
I could swear something strange
happened in that place.
But who would believe that?
Incredible.
No, I think it's awesome
- that you almost died.
-Flox!
You can't take unnecessary risks. Okay?
It's important that you know that.
All right, Mom.
I promise to be more careful.
So, we're in town now. Are you happy?
Yeah.
That life could be mine, at last.
I'm gonna m make my way to the shops.
Why don't the three of you go?
You could get lost.
Sure, but, uh, is this such a big town?
It's all of two blocks.
It's big enough to get turned around in.
We just don't wanna lose you. Hmm?
You're too precious.
Yeah.
Oh, sorry, I wasn't watching.
Huh, you good? All right. Hmm.
See? Living around people comes
with complications.
Hmm? You saw that?
Yeah.
Civilization is so complicated.
Such a hassle.
Flox, help us out!
Look how much everyone's carrying!
I'm doing the best I can, Dad. Come on!
Oh, yeah. All right.
Don't strain yourself.
All right. Yeah, yeah.
What's wrong, Mom?
Fire. From the east.
Lupo! You come with me! Let's go.
I'll go with you!
Good afternoon.
I'm the park ranger.
You can't build campfires here.
Understood.
We're sorry. We didn't know.
You have identification?
So, do you have yours?
Why don't you come take a look?
Sorry, my brother is just joking.
We we don't really need to see your ID.
Right,
I have an odd sense of humor.
Hello.
I can appreciate the humor
but I don't joke about respecting nature.
If you're not observant,
if you're careless,
a spark can start a disaster.
Yeah, we didn't know it was so dangerous.
Really sorry.
We're kinda new in town.
We're Micael and Rafael Fénix.
Pedro Rivera.
Lupo Rivera.
Now we've met.
The park is about to close,
you guys should probably head out.
- No problem, we'll just put the fire out.
-No.
I'll take care of it.
Everything okay?
Yeah.
I'd never felt anything like that.
I don't even know how to describe it.
Uh, no. You can't start a fire out here.
My bad.
I'm Sofía.
- We good?
- Yeah, sure.
Maybe don't tell your mother about it.
She worries too much.
Relax, your mom knows what she's doing.
Hmm? Just look at this as your classroom
with this beautiful view.
- He's right, you know.
- We've always been good teachers.
Right?
Sure,
it's just that being homeschooled was
lonely.
Our children are grateful, as usual.
I didn't think you were that bad.
Of course, I would be late
and be the weird, new girl
on my first day.
Well,
at least we're not showing up in a canoe.
Hmm?
Flox and her smart comments.
What? What's that look?
Mm. Nothing really, just
are you wearing glitter?
Wow.
- Tell me, are you really sure about this?
- They're not ready for this.
- Mm.
- Look what just happened with Sofía.
- Iris, please, come on.
- I just don't want her to get hurt.
It's better not to overreact.
We'll just see what happens today,
and go from there.
Or
I have an idea.
What about if we just go back home
and start tomorrow?
Well?
Forget it, I'll go on foot.
Oh! I'm sorry!
Two creative forces.
Fire and water.
"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE AND THEN
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER"
Fire created a world out of darkness
and water gave it life.
These vital elements
are able to nourish
but they can also destroy.
Some people believe
a God created everything.
Others, a Big Bang.
But the native tribes from this valley,
my ancestors,
had their own vision
about Earth's creation.
In our culture, water and fire
are the origin of everything.
- That's why we honor and protect nature.
-Do we really protect nature?
Seems to me like humans are destroying it.
Not all of us are.
- Why lump us all in?
- You can't ignore the planet.
What's been done to it.
By who?
- By you? You're human too.
- We're all guilty.
I'd focus on our responsibility,
not our guilt.
I'm from Antarctica.
My parents worked there, gathering samples
of the soil and different species.
We saw everyday how the oceans changed.
The salinity going down,
and sea levels rising from the melting.
Because of global warming, of course.
That doesn't mean we can't change.
Maybe those who destroy their planet
don't deserve to live on it.
It's not too late to change everything,
starting even with ourselves.
For example, some of could not start fires
in the forest.
Very good debate. Very good.
That's the way to start the year.
Just imagine what's to come, huh?
Good! Good!
Thank you, Tacu, for your presentation.
- And thank you, uh
- Sofía.
-Sofía.
- S Sofía Rivera.
I'm sorry I'm so late.
Welcome, Sofía.
You're not the only new one.
We also have Gael.
Welcome. Come on in and take your place.
You're welcome to sit wherever you like.
Thank you.
You were great.
You should do public speaking.
Welcome, I'm Diana.
Thank you.
You're finally here!
Lupo was getting worried.
I wasn't worried, she was actually.
How'd it go?
Horrible.
I'll never criticize
Dad and Mom's teaching skills again.
Sofía!
Hey, what's up?
This is Diana Alves, my classmate.
These are my siblings,
this one's Flox and Lupo.
Hey.
You speak?
Delighted.
Lightening went right through the roof!
Look at this picture!
Apparently, lightning struck yesterday.
You missed it?
Incredible, at the old smithy.
I was passing by on my bike
and it hit out of nowhere. No storm.
Would you like
a tour of the school?
No. We'd like privacy.
Okay. Catch up with you later.
- Where to now?
-If everyone's chatty like that,
- I'll go insane.
- Flox.
Everyone's staring.
I hate being the new kid.
Forget it. We're not the only ones.
-He wasn't so friendly yesterday.
- You know them?
Why do I always feel left out?
Uh, okay. See you at home, guys.
Thanks for showing me around.
- I love Río Vivo. So much to do!
- Wow, you were really isolated.
There's not a lot of us,
so it gets boring.
You're like an exciting, new attraction.
And Gael, and his two brothers.
You really got into it. What's that?
- Mm. What?
- You like him?
No. No. Not at all.
- All right. Don't know where I got that.
- Mm.
Must be wrong.
And your brother? Tell me what he's like.
Major cutie!
Gross, Diana, that's my brother!
This is super delicious. You grew these?
I did. Wait until you try my extract.
I distill it and concentrate the flavors,
and then I use it to make perfume,
hair dye, ice cream.
- You're really into science, huh?
- I love it.
Here it is.
Why does it look abandoned?
It is. For a long time. I don't think
it's been used in my lifetime.
See that blacksmith sign?
They say that it's haunted.
Some say they've seen things.
- What things?
- Superstitious nonsense.
Let's see what the lightning did to it.
Wait!
- It's Rafael. The older Fénix brother.
- I wouldn't know. Why is he here?
Don't know.
Let's go in.
Come on.
Hello?
Anyone here?
Careful!
- They're remodeling.
- Who is? The the Fénixes?
I would assume.
There's something odd about them.
I'm not sure what.
Sofía?
Sofía? Sofía? Are you there?
Yeah, sorry.
I it's just fascinating.
Seen a lot of trees,
but not one growing inside a building.
The only living thing in here
for a long time.
Sorry! I'm so sorry.
I found this and I couldn't help myself.
Look, at the bark.
The tree is like a lightning rod,
that's why it struck there.
Mm. But
it didn't burn or break apart, nothing.
Let's look around.
Look! These are new bottles!
- And very dirty.
- Diana
- Diana!
- Yeah?
Water! We need water, Diana!
Nothing's coming out,
there's there's no water!
Let's go. Come on, let's go!
You've gotta go find some help. Hurry!
I'll be right back!