Theodosia (2022) s01e15 Episode Script

1
Previously I know
how much you love Egypt.
You want to come with us, don't you?
I'm perfectly happy staying at home
and hanging out with my friends.
Ask him if he wants to go
for a walk in the park,
and before you know,
you'll be! Stop!
Careful with him. He's the
founder of this museum.
It's hollow. There's
something behind here.
Hello.
What's wrong? I think something
bad's happened at the museum.
This must be Grandad's
secret study.
What is that?
Henry, stop!
Booby trap.
Henry, I told you to stop.
Henry, get out of there. The
walls are going to crush you.
It's fine, they're
hardly moving.
MECHANISMS CLANKING
Is it just me who can hear
the bad, clanky sound?
What part of that
didn't you understand?
Get out of there.
It's a pyramidion.
You mean, a pyramid?
No.
A pyramidion is the capstone
you put on top of a pyramid.
Only this is a whole
other level of magic.
Don't tell me, you're seeing
something bad, aren't you?
Yes.
I guess that's my break over.
So long to trying to be normal.
We could leave now and forget
we ever found this place.
WALLS CLANK
No, we can't leave.
Once the sand timer runs out,
who knows what will happen?
This magic is powerful
- it must be contained.
So
..what's the plan?
Clive?
Clive!
Ah. Tell me if you find him.
I need to know where
he's put my suits.
Oh, that was me.
I took them to the cleaners.
Ah. Good.
Thank you.
Well So, where are they?
Well, I told you
- at the cleaners.
They'll be ready tomorrow.
Ah.
But now you're
setting sail today.
Mother, I
Well, how was I to know
there was a storm coming?
HEAVY RUMBLING
There's an inscription.
"Appease the Gods,
ye who enter."
It's some kind of
puzzle we have to solve.
Ugh, puzzles.
The broccoli of hobbies.
Appease the Gods?
Sounds like we have to
give them something.
What about an amulet?
Oh, good thinking.
What have I done with my amulet?
Just, quick, Will,
give me yours.
I stopped wearing it after
you beat the Serpents.
What he said. What she said.
MECHANISMS CLANK
OK, we better get
looking for one quick.
Something tells me Henry's
been at the trowels.
HE CHUCKLES
Something tells me you're right.
You will be the best
dressed man in Giza.
They're not my suits.
No.
They're your fathers.
Come.
Oh, I really don't
HE COUGHS
Ugh.
There's been a crime.
Call the fashion police.
THEY LAUGH
Trends are fleeting.
Class is permanent. Mm.
Right, where's Clive?
SHE SNUFFLES
Yes, I can, too.
Mm.
Eau de mothball. Nice.
Aw.
That's Dad holding me.
I've never seen this before.
Now I can see where you
get your good looks from.
What was he like? I never
I never really knew him. He
was always away on his digs.
He took this photo with him.
He was always
thinking about you.
Am I doing the same
to Theo and Henry?
Running off like my father?
This is our first
dig without them.
And they're not
babies like you were.
Yeah, well, they're
still children.
We're not leaving them on their
own. They've got your mum.
Ooh And Nigella's coming
to be their governess.
They love her.
"Best cousin ever."
And you know how much fun
they have with their friends.
No amulets out here.
Or in here. Plan B?
Same as plan C,
it doesn't exist.
Stick to plan A.
Look what I found.
Why, thank you, my brave knight.
I'm at your command, my lady.
Yeah, yeah. But can
we speed this up?
Walls trying to crush us?
Has it worked?
I think so.
No, no, no!
No!
No!
We're trapped.
WALLS RUMBLING
It is just so impressive,
don't you think?
It is, absolutely.
It's marvellous.
Oh, there you are!
Your ladyship?
What have you done with Harold?
Well No.
I want my statue of Harold
back where he belongs, now!
I think I may know where
he's got to - the stores.
Oh.
I-I'm not getting in
that infernal machine.
We will take the stairs.
TO HIMSELF: I'll
give you stairs
So heavy! No joke!
THEY STRAIN
Get me out. I can't breathe!
Just try to stay calm, OK?
HEAVY CLANKING
That's easy for you to say.
You're not going to be squished!
Theo's right. The walls
aren't even moving that fast,
and all we have to do is
solve the puzzle. Great.
And the answer is? Because we
don't even know the question!
GRANNY: You better not be leading
me on a wild goose chase, man.
Granny.
OK, just try to
stay quiet, please.
Uh
What mischievous machinations
are going on here?
We were just clearing up.
You know, cos a tidy
ship is a happy ship.
What's that? It's not?
It is.
Harold
W-w
What have you done?
A more heinous crime
I could not imagine.
Is this you acting up
because we're leaving?
If so, it's not going to work.
HENRY STIFLES LAUGH
Henry!
Sorry, but what is Dad wearing?
Ah. You will fix
this before we go.
What, us?
You've pieced together enough broken
amphora. This should be a breeze.
OK. OK, we'll do
it tonight, yeah.
We're leaving this afternoon.
There's a storm coming, so the
captain wants to get ahead of it.
Which means you
will fix this now.
But Will and Safiya are Waiting
for us at the penny arcade.
Ha!
That is one place you will not
be frequenting on my watch.
Look.
I'm so disappointed in you.
And after you've been doing
so well these last few weeks.
Oh
We haven't got time for
this. We have to save Safiya.
And Will, of course.
Well, there is one
thing we can try.
Glue?
Magic.
Hang in there, Grandad.
Help's on its way.
SAFIYA STRAINS
Ugh!
A little help here? This
thing's still not shifting!
You can't brute force
out of a puzzle.
It's like a magic trick - you
have to think your way out.
Whoa!
You might be right.
Could this be something?
Check this out.
Wait.
What if the clue isn't, "Appease
the gods, ye who enter,"
but "a piece" the gods?
I get where you're coming from!
Yeah? No.
This alligator is
the head of Ammit.
His body was half
lion and half hippo.
Pieces of a god.
Grab that one.
Do you think they've
abandoned us?
Theo may have got us
tangled up in mutant plants,
brought an angry jackal to life,
and incurred the wrath
of evil serpents,
but she's never abandoned us.
And, technically, we do have her
to thank for saving the world.
We all did our bit.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Still crushing on her, though?
WALLS RUMBLE
More worried about these
walls crushing on us.
Remind me where everything is?
Fine, I'll do it myself.
RATTLING
Books, books
Hello, old friends.
Break's over, I'm afraid.
We've got work to do.
Bring it home.
WALLS RUMBLE
No!
Ugh!
Oh.
Sorry, mate.
OK.
OK, that should
give us some time.
For what? To think.
My brain hurts from thinking,
and it's got us nowhere.
Look, let's not panic yet.
WALLS RUMBLE
OK to panic now? Theo!
Henry?
How can they leave us like this?
Wait, wait, wait.
Look, Saf!
What if we're looking for something
to slot into these three notches?
Oh!
MECHANISM CLANKS
Yes! Oh, we're saved.
IF we can find the other two.
WALLS RUMBLE
If we fix you, Grandad,
you have to tell us
how to stop the moving walls.
Deal?
Where have you been? Safiya's
going to get crushed.
And Will.
Rumour has it the architects used a
spell to build the pyramid of Giza,
and I think that
this could be it.
Hear me, Ancients. Renpet,
goddess of youth and
Oh, wait, no.
No, this is a time
spell. Dangerous.
Rule number one - you
never mess with time
unless absolutely
necessary. Understood?
Erm
Ah, here we go.
Hear me, Ancients. Ptah,
creator god and constructor
of all that is messy, make
form from the formless.
RATTLING
She's back.
She certainly is.
Or maybe not.
Whoa. No!
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
How are we getting on?
Almost done, yeah.
Yeah, your classes on how
to restore ancient artefacts
have truly worked wonders.
Excellent, excellent.
So, what did you use to
inpaint the fills? Did you?
What is this?
What on earth has
gotten into you?
Well, that's what happens
when you make us rush!
Look, we'll do it later
You'll fix it now!
No, but Don't answer
back. Just do it!
I'm very disappointed
in you both.
We've got the whole
pantheon of gods here.
Which ones do we use?
Trial and error, I guess.
OK.
Three, two
..one.
WALLS RUMBLE
OK, the error bit's a problem.
Oh!
Oh, forget the magic and
help me out with this.
Oh.
It's not "messy".
It's "blessed."
Hear me, Ancients. Ptah, creator
god and constructor of all
that is blessed, make
form from the formless.
RATTLING
Grandad's back. It worked.
OK, now, back to the pyramidion.
Come on, Henry, quick, quick.
You're Egyptian! This
is your heritage.
You must be able
to make the link.
Back then, we had
over 2,000 gods.
Picking out the right
three? Not so easy.
You're alive. No thanks to you
two. Hope you had a nice lunch!
We had to fix OK, it doesn't
matter. We don't have time.
Talk to me. We worked out the
puzzle. But not the answer.
We need three gods on the plinth.
We're guessing they're all related.
OK, who have you got?
Nefertem, Isis, Nephthys.
Aapep. Not exactly
my favourite god.
Well, the connection
could be siblings.
Nefertem, Isis and Nephthys
are all brothers and sisters.
What about their
other brother, Set?
That's more than three.
It can't be that.
WALLS RUMBLE
OK, hurry up, or we're
going to get a lot thinner!
Passports? Uh, check.
Dig permits? Check.
Clean underwear? Ch
Mother.
Check.
No time for slouching.
If Harold is fixed, I want
him back where he belongs.
MUTTERING: I wish you'd
go back where you belong.
I can only apologise on
behalf of the children.
Maybe we shouldn't
be leaving them.
Nonsense.
I have everything under control.
And one couldn't wish for a
better governess than Nigella.
Ah.
Go and make your father proud.
GRANNY TUTS
Oh, yes. Yes, of course.
Much better.
Of course.
Right, well, our motor taxi
is due in five minutes,
so time to say goodbye
to the children.
Come on, Theo, think!
What about gods with bird heads?
Now you're just being silly.
Actually, that's not a bad
shout. Thank you, Theo.
Uh, Nekhbet, Thoth and Horus.
Oh, wait, there's also Ra.
Ra! That's it!
There are sun symbols all over the
pyramidion, and three notches
It could be the triad
of Ra! The triad of Ra!
But that's only one god?
Ra was often depicted
in three forms. Uh
Here's Khepre.
Erm Oh, is that Re-Harakhte
by your left foot, Will?
Hey, I'm not the Egypto
geek here. That's him. OK.
Uh, that just leaves
Atum! OK.
Right, let's put them in.
MECHANISMS CLANK
WALLS RUMBLE
OK, it's not stopping! We've
only got a few minutes left.
MUFFLED VOICES
Sh! Someone's coming.
HENRIETTA: Theo? Henry?
ALISTAIR: Henry? Theo?
Our taxi's here.
Come and wave us off.
WHISPERING: If I go out, I won't
have time to save Will and Safiya.
But you won't get
to say goodbye.
And whose fault is that?
There you are. Ah.
Where's your sister?
She, uh She went for a walk.
Oh
But she knew we were leaving.
Well, I may have been
a bit hard on her,
but of all the times
to go off in a huff.
I wanted to give
her a hug goodbye.
Well, time waits for nobody.
No, we have to go now,
or we'll miss our boat.
Come on, you.
FOOTSTEPS RETREA
They've gone.
WALLS RUMBLE
My amazing life is going
to end before it starts!
No debutante balls,
no Paris apartment!
No opening nights
at the Met Opera!
OK, just don't give up.
There has to be another
Wait, my mistake.
That's Horus, not Re-Harakhte.
Wait, this one? Yes.
Re-Harakhte has a sun disc
and a cobra over his head.
OK.
He's not in here!
I think I've seen it in
the museum somewhere?
There's no way you'll get it
before we're flat as pancakes!
She's right. We're out of time!
Time
Time! The time spell!
You said that was dangerous.
Never perform a time spell
unless absolute necessary.
This is pretty
absolute necessary!
WALLS RUMBLE
OK.
OK.
Hear me, Ancients. Renpet,
goddess of youth and time,
grant me the speed of
Amun, god of the wind.
DISTORTED: Do something!
Don't just stand there!
Oh, I'm so out of practice.
It's supposed to make me
faster, not everyone else!
VOICES ECHOING
Hear me, ancients. Renpet,
goddess of youth and time,
grant me the stillness of
Sopdet, holder of the sky.
I did it.
I stopped time.
I'm back in the game.
Now, where are you, Re-Harakhte?
I'm sorry.
I did want to say goodbye.
Please, please don't
be angry with me.
I wish I could tell you
what's really going on.
It's not that I don't trust you,
because I do and I love you.
But it's just safer this way.
WATCH TICKS SLOWLY
Oh, the spell's wearing off.
I'm going to miss you
so much. I'm sorry.
Oh, where did I see
it? Where did I see it?
Oh, come on, come on, come on.
Oh, there you are.
CABINET DOOR THUDS
Hear me, Ancients. Ra,
god of all that is light,
the world will be witness
to your infinite wisdom.
Theo! Theo!
I've got it! Quick, quick!
I can't reach it.
Pass it to me. Quick,
pass it to me. Hurry!
MECHANISM CLANKS
It worked!
Oh!
Teamwork makes the dream work.
WHISPERING VOICES
So, what's happening now?
This time, we're
leaving when I say.
I say we leave now.
With you.
Come on.
OBJECT CLATTERS
Don't touch it.
It'll be another booby trap.
What is that?
It's Grandad's journal.
From From the digs in Egypt!
Egypt Mum and Dad!
CARRIAGE CLATTERS
Theodosia.
Mum! Dad!
What about Safiya? Will, too.
They're fine, OK?
We fixed the puzzle.
But Mum and Dad have left.
And without a goodbye from you.
Well, I didn't
mean No excuses.
The new regime starts here.
You are going to be in for
quite a shock, young lady.
Grandad's journal
better be worth it.