The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021) s02e02 Episode Script

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Previously on
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
I am Coach Colin Cole.
All of you were invited here
because you are the best of the best
from across the country.
I'm sorry, who are you?
We're the Mighty Ducks.
There's been a mistake.
We invited the wrong team.
Coach Cole, you cannot do this.
These kids have some kind of magic.
Welcome to the icebreaker.
But you're no longer part of a team.
You're competing for yourself.
Come on, man, you're better than that.
Not sure I am, Dad.
There's not a single group of people
I believe in more than you guys.
We're in pain, but we're staying.
Schedules just went out.
Summer starts at 5:00 a.m.
Fire! Fire! Fire.
Oh.
Oh, no. 5:00 a.m. Wake up.
Wake up!
Time to have fun at camp!
All right, guys. Crack of dawn,
hitting it hard. Isn't this exciting?
Yeah, totally. Quick question.
Whose shirt am I wearing?
You know, this place has trained like
20 guys who are in the NHL right now.
And three women on team USA.
I would slay in the Olympic Village.
How hot are bobsledders?
- Hey, Mom.
- Oh, hi, Ev.
Two coffees. Don't judge.
Did you guys get your schedules?
Check your phones!
- We were not going with each other?
- Mmm-mmm.
- Really?
- Yeah, I'm seeing a lot of randos.
- At least we've ice drills together.
- Yeah.
Remember, like Coach Cole said.
You're no longer a team,
you're a group of kids
trying to beat each other,
hurt each other, also have fun.
Oh, there they are!
The kids I invited by mistake.
I certainly did not get
an earful about that. Morning!
What are these?
These are performance bands.
They track all kinds of things.
Like active minutes, muscle mass,
agility algorithms. Hand-eye
coordination, we track that too.
Anyway, all this information
goes into the system
and we develop what we call
Real Time Player Rankings.
It all goes right up there.
Pretty cool, right?
So, I'm my own avatar? I'm listening.
The first half of the summer
is all about individual training. Okay?
Then your rankings will lock,
the coaches will draft teams
for tournament play.
Whoever wins that tournament
will play in the summer showcase
against our bitter rivals. Canada.
- The one with all the scouts?
- Yeah.
We got a big day. Let's go.
- Okay, these are pretty cool.
- Right?
So, you're telling me those
rankings are in real time?
Mmm.
There we go, there we go, there we go.
Sweet. Number one on the board.
Yeah!
Yo, burpees! Let's go!
That's my roommate.
He started clapping when the
horn woke us up this morning.
I'm still top 20, 30, 70, 80 Aw, man.
Hey, at least you got
a taste at the top.
Just wondering.
If my avatar dies, do I die too?
- Hi, excuse me.
- It's good hustle, high knees.
Coach Coach Cole? Hi!
- Oh, hey, good morning.
- Good morning to you.
Quick question, I just had
about the kids' schedules.
Um
- Way more intense than I thought.
- That's not surprising.
I mean, I get it. You're trying
to create hockey killers,
but even killers need
an hour of rest, you know.
Just to give them energy to kill more.
I mean, I went to camp! It was mellow.
We tie-dyed, there were horses.
There was this cute guy named Todd
I used to meet behind the manure pile.
Sounds like fun times. Great story.
But this isn't a camp.
This is an institute
and your kids wanted to stay,
which means they follow our program.
You're the dorm supervisor, which
means you're gonna make sure
our athletes sleep, eat, and
train on schedule. Okay?
'Kay. Hey, loving the, what do they call
the friendship bracelets from hell?
Those are performance bands.
- Oh, well.
- Yeah.
I don't know Oh, God.
That's first blood.
Come on, Nick. If you want
to earn it, you got to burn it.
Hey, that's the heat. Good heat.
Pick a corner.
Hold on. Wait, wait, wait.
You're leaving power on the table.
Put all your weight over the top
of the stick. Maximize that flex.
Hey, yes. Nice adjustment.
Thanks.
Yeah, looks like we're partners
to this checking drill here.
Hi, I'm Nick. I'm from Minnesota
and people back home love me.
So, do with that what you will.
Too much talking. Drop down, give me 20.
- Right here?
- Yes!
Slippery ice, am I right?
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All right, everyone. I am Coach Jackie,
and this is strength and conditioning.
Now, I'm gonna tell y'all a funny story.
About 17 years ago,
I found my ten-year-old nephew
trapped underneath a car.
You know, back then, I was so weak
I couldn't even open a pickle jar.
But in that moment of crisis,
my body was able to forget
its own limitations.
I was able to lift up that automobile
and save that little boy's life.
Now he lives in St. Louis
and he runs his own business.
Out of his apartment.
He sells artisanal habanero ketchup.
Which isn't that spicy so it's
basically $8 regular ketchup.
Nobody buying that stuff so I'm
going to lose my investment.
Point is, he is alive!
And that is thanks to a phenomenon
called hysterical strength.
Check this.
Okay.
Jesus.
I call that consistent, controlled,
hysterical strength.
You. Go.
- Me?
- Yeah, you.
All right.
Here we go. Right. Here we go.
That's it. Come on.
Come on.
That's right. Come on.
Come on.
Yeah, yeah. I think it's a grip thing.
You know, I need the powder, you know.
Hey. Listen. Who do you love?
My moms?
Right now, your moms are trapped
under a 1994 Chevy Impala.
- What you gonna do?
- I save them.
Yeah. That's what I'm
talking about. Come on.
Come on.
- Yeah, no, I can't. I can't do that.
- Hey, hey. Don't worry.
They're already dead.
Buttons. I'm home.
- I can handle some video games.
- Wrong.
These games are not a game.
This is Headspace.
A gymnasium for your mind.
This is where you gain
an advantage on the ice.
By getting mentally tough.
Learn how to handle pressure.
This is where your brains get jacked.
Wow.
This VR stuff is so real.
Feels like I'm really on the ice.
That guy looks mad.
He's coming right at me.
Yes, lunch.
I'm so hungry. I burned
every calorie I had.
My body's starting to eat itself.
Come, come, come. Bring it on in!
I bet you've all worked up
an appetite. Who wants pizza?
Oh, yes.
Yeah. Pizza's delicious.
It's also like cigarettes
for your arteries.
I'm Coach Rufus,
and today we're going to discuss
post-workout recovery nutrition.
It's all about the three Rs.
Refuel, repair, and rehydrate.
Oh, my God. This isn't lunch,
this is a lecture about lunch.
Look, I know what you're thinking.
"Coach Rufus, can't we
treat ourselves too?"
But don't worry, I got you covered.
I present to you nature's candy,
the yam!
- Dude, I'm going for trash pizza.
- No, no, no!
- Give it to me.
- No, no.
My man up front coming
in hot with a query. Hit me!
Can we eat while you talk or can
you just not talk and we can eat?
Don't worry. After this,
you're free to eat, relax,
whatever you want, from 1:00 to 1:15.
That time is yours.
Then of course, in the afternoon,
Dead Man's Run.
What?
I wanna go home.
I'm leaving on a jet plane ♪
Don't know when I'll be back again ♪
Hopefully never
because this place is crazy ♪
Hey. You're Jace, right?
That's me.
- Shouldn't you be on the afternoon run?
- Is that right now?
Sorry, does that mean I'm in trouble?
Technically, my job here is to make sure
that all of the kids eat, sleep,
and get to their practice on time.
What if I have a stomach ache?
Then cool with me.
Not worried about being
at the bottom of the big board?
- No. I mean, hockey's not really my thing.
- Mmm.
And I'm only here 'cause
my dad makes me come.
Aw, really?
Yeah, but I mean, this place
is kinda crazy anyways
and the camp director,
he's a little nuts.
Thank you. Thank you!
I mean, I get it, we all like sports
but he's like over the top
and these things he makes you
wear that measure everything.
They're like prison monitors, right?
Literally a prison monitor.
I feel like he takes himself
too seriously, he's like
Very, very intense guy!
He's like, "I got great hair,
a five o'clock shadow
and a lot of rules".
I'd think he gets tired of listening
to himself talk at a certain point.
Yet somehow I keep going.
Oh
You do! And you keep going great.
- Right. Jace, you missed the run.
- I was just telling him that.
Oh, I did? My bad.
I'm gonna give you a pass for all that.
Because I know my son knows
how to rile people up.
- That's your son?
- Yeah.
I love the guitar, you should
bring that to the talent show.
- We have a talent show?
- Nope.
Oh.
What happened on that run?
Miss your step?
I was barely trying.
Judging by your sweaty
forehead, I can tell.
- Okay.
- Evan, hey.
- You're 22 on the big board, not bad.
- Thank you, Coach.
Hey, I'm hosting an extra
clinic later for the top 20.
A tradition I started a few years back.
Keep it up, you might crack it.
Love to see you there.
Thank you, Coach! Love to be there.
- That's gotta sting.
- I'll be okay.
Will you? 'Cause looking at the board,
and I see you're number 64.
Wow. Your ranking could
literally be my ranking's grandma.
Weird burn, but sure.
Okay, if you don't, like, roast back,
it just makes me look mean.
What's going on?
I don't know. I guess I haven't
been going 100% lately?
Is it your knee? I thought the doctor
said you were fully healed.
Yeah, no it's not that.
I guess I just don't want to.
What? Now you're starting to scare me.
Yeah, I know. It's weird.
But I've been different
since the Don't Bothers.
And this whole camp,
I mean, it's making me feel
like I'm going backwards.
I just wanna have fun
this summer with my friends.
- This is fun.
- This is cutthroat.
It's like every other camp I've been to!
STEM, Model UN, Girls' Empowerment.
Girls' Empowerment was cutthroat?
One hundred and fifty girls trying
to be the most empowered?
You do the math.
Anyways, I'm trying to get out of that.
All it does is bring out
the worst in you.
So what, you're mad at me
'cause I wanna do well here?
No, no. You go for it.
It's just not what I want.
And you're lucky. 'Cause if I did,
this grandma would be
destroying you right now.
- Okay. There she is.
- Yeah.
Hey, where's Nick?
I don't know, but the last time I
checked he was pretty far behind.
- Hi, can I come in?
- Yeah, come on in.
I wanted to apologize.
I shouldn't have been talking
about you to your son,
not that I knew it was your son.
Either way, not cool.
Well, thank you.
I'm so thankful to have this job
and normally, I'm a pretty nice person.
Except when you're insulting me,
you're very nice.
But now that we're being nice,
I should say that your son
Your son's doing very well.
- You think?
- Yeah, I'm impressed.
Ah! That's so nice to hear.
I mean, I'm a single mom, you know.
I put a lot of time and effort into
getting him to where he is, so
Yeah, yeah, well, I get it.
It's just me and my son too.
Oh.
Anyway, whatever you're doin' is workin'
because he is movin' up the board.
Oh, the board.
You got a problem with the board.
No, we're being nice, we're being nice,
so I'm just gonna nicely exit.
But I do have to say one thing. Uh
I think the board could actually
be damaging to the children.
The board is a highly sophisticated
measurement of hockey potential.
What else does it measure?
It doesn't measure humanity, or heart.
It measures 12 different
things about the heart.
You're ranking the kids
against each other
in real time for the whole camp to see.
Again, it's not a camp,
it's an institute.
Alex, this is sports. We play to win.
You can't win summer.
You know, you seem very
obsessed with this season.
So, why don't you
grab yourself a popsicle,
and let me run this place, okay?
When you have your own camp,
you can do whatever you want.
So, you admit it's a camp.
Phew!
Sof, I made the top 20.
Cole's Clinic?
There's guys on that list who
have their teeth knocked out.
Nobody's seen Nick since the run and
he's not responding to my texts. So
Okay, did you try one of those
The cute animal GIF? Yeah,
I sent him a yawning baby panda.
Yeah, that should have worked.
I don't know, I feel like this
whole place is just getting to him.
You think he's okay?
I'm sure he's fine. You know
how he gets when he's upset.
He just calls his moms.
He's probably under a tree
FaceTiming them right now,
they're probably watching
baby yawning panda.
I really think we should
go look for him.
Well, it's just Cole's Clinic's
in 15 minutes
and I really can't bail on him.
It's important, and
I'm sure Nick's fine.
Fine. I'll get everyone else to look.
Sofi.
You should go. You'll
be late for your clinic.
Nick? You here?
Hey there, guy. Need a snack?
I whipped up a batch of
avocado based chocolate mousse.
Why? I mean, no, thanks.
Why?
Nick! Nick!
This is starting to feel
like a horror movie,
and I refuse to be a victim!
Nick!
Wait, why am I checking the gym?
- It's not like him to leave.
- He's around.
He didn't text us
We checked everywhere,
I don't know where else to look.
Not Nick.
Uh
What? How can you guys
be so cool about this?
We're not. I guess we didn't know
you were that close to Nick.
- Have you ever even talked to him?
- Yes!
I'm pretty sure.
I've gotten used to him
being around all the time
and it's comforting, okay?
He's like my hamster.
And now he's missing, like my hamster.
Hey, guys, I found his phone.
Wherever he is,
he didn't take it with him.
I watched that panda video.
That little guy is very sleepy.
- Where could he be?
- I don't know.
Wait, guys, wasn't Nick ranked
in the nineties this morning?
Then how'd he get to 52?
Oh, my God. He's running.
This is how it ends.
Oh, thank God.
Yes!
You're all set.
And here, let me give you our warm,
home-made welcome cookies.
Enjoy your stay, Mr. Constantine.
May I help you?
Hi, I was wondering if I could
get a warm cookie, please?
Sorry, they're only
for guests checking in.
Oh, that's great, because I happen
to be a guest checking in.
Last name on the reservation?
Um
Right, it should be
in your computer right there.
You're gonna have to tell
it to me so I can look it up.
Oh, the traditional method
check-in. I like your style.
Uh, it's It's Constantine.
Really? 'Cause I just checked
in a Constantine.
What? Uncle Dave's here?
Yeah, we took separate cars.
I'll take the cookie.
No, not buyin' it?
Right. Listen, lady, you don't
know where I've been
and I don't know where I'm going.
The only thing I know is I need
that cookie. And I need it bad.
Fine. This interaction will
be reflected in my review.
All right, stay low,
eyes up! Keep your spacing.
Coach! Coach! Coach!
Hello, hello, hello. Can you stop?
Stop, stop, stop.
Hi.
Um
I was right.
This camp is bananas. Kids are running.
- What?
- Nick Ganz ran away.
What?
Your job is to make sure these athletes
eat, sleep and train on schedule,
and also stay here.
Don't put this on me.
I'm not the one who's ranking children.
Right, the wristbands have
GPS. Marni, where is he?
Looks like he is at a gentlemen's club.
Oh, no, wait. A hotel.
Okay, I'll go get him.
No, I'll find him. You
do this stupid thing.
It's been a day, Earl.
It has been a day.
There's a place. Down the road?
Not a very nice place.
A place that makes us lift heavy things.
Free Sprite if you stop talkin'.
Roger that.
Nick. Oh, my God. There you are.
Oh, you found me.
I am so happy to see you. Are you okay?
Well, I've no money,
I'm in shorts from the run,
and my thighs are sticking to the chair
pretty good, so, I've been better.
What was your plan here, buddy?
What was the endgame?
I didn't have one beyond
getting out of that camp.
'Til I saw warm cookies being
handed out to guests here.
Now I have a new dream.
I don't think I could survive
another day at that camp.
Yeah, I know. But you
can't just run away.
Why not? You didn't even
think we should be there.
What?
That's what you said.
After the icebreaker?
You said we weren't good
enough. You told us to run.
Aw
Man, I
I'm really sorry.
My issues with that place
have nothing to do with
whether or not I believe in you.
Of course I believe in you.
I just think that camp is crazy.
I don't think I can go back there.
I mean, I want to spend
the summer with my friends,
and I love hockey.
But that place scares me.
You know, I can't believe
I'm about to say this,
but if the only reason
you don't wanna go back
is because you're scared,
then I think you
actually should go back.
Why?
Nick, you are one of
the bravest kids I know.
You were the first one to sign up
for the Don't Bothers, remember?
Even before Evan. And you
had the most to overcome.
Are you sayin' I was
the worst on the team?
No, no, no. I don't rank children.
I'm just saying you dove in head first
and you worked so hard
and you got so much better
and that took a lot of guts.
Look, if you have any doubt about
your ability to handle that place,
check out your performance band stats.
I clocked it on the way over here.
You ran nine miles to this hotel.
Hysterical strength.
It was in me all along.
I don't know what that means.
Look, I'm not gonna force you to do
anything you don't wanna do, okay?
It's up to you. The RV's out there.
We go left, we go to the airport.
Go right, we go back there.
Straight and you crash into
a notary, but, your call.
Okay, I'm drafting a press release
in case things don't go our way.
What did Nick love?
Guys, I know we're all
praying for the best here,
but if for some reason Nick doesn't
come back, can I call his bed?
- Koob.
- Come on.
- That your priority?
- Wrong time.
I can't sleep with my roommate.
Hey, look.
Yeah!
Thanks for hooking me up,
Mrs. Constantine.
Anytime.
Nick.
- Thank God.
- Hey, you good?
- What's up?
- We missed you, buddy.
Ow!
Never do that to me again, Nick.
Didn't know you cared so much.
Yeah, still gonna leave a bruise,
but I feel the love.
So good to see you. We need you
to keep us laughing through the pain.
Really sorry I didn't get
what you were going through.
Bring it in?
And I brought you somethin'
that might help you cheer up?
Huh?
Pucky. How you doin', buddy?
What? Guy can't give a shout-out
to the pillow he sleeps on?
But has no emotional feeling towards.
I'd never leave you.
Let's get outta here.
Good job. Thank you.
You're welcome.
You're thinking of
restarting the Clinic?
No.
No.
Well, I mean, the ice
is just sittin' there.
- Oh, man!
- Right?
I, uh I really thought
he was gonna be all right.
I'm sorry. I feel horrible.
Good. Don't go changing on me, Morrow.