Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet (2020) s03e02 Episode Script

An agent was killed. He left
a note on his phone. Cicada.
Russian sleeper agents
embedded in British society.
They've been reactivated.
If you uncovered the trail, it
couldn't have been that well-hidden.
Thanks.
There's a traitor. Right at the top.
There has been an alert.
Thousands of people, they're gonna die.
Paperwork's gonna be a ball-ache.
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How did we get here?
It's a question as old as
man's capacity to ask it.
Hmm.
Were we made?
Or were we actually the makers?
Certainly, we're creators.
Innovators. Explorers.
One small step for man
Not beholden to our past, but
in total control of our future.
So maybe the question
isn't, "How did we get here?"
But maybe the question is,
"How far can we actually"
- Oh. Ow. Ow.
- Goddamn, man!
There is so much space in here.
Why do you keep coming to my side?
Sorry, I'm just I'm
in a state of creation,
- and it's really exciting.
- Right, but so am I.
Huh? I'm I'm working on
the build. It's gonna be huge!
Great. Yes! Okay.
We're both thinking big.
This is aw This is awesome.
Well, you're thinking
big. I'm doing big.
I'm "bigging" as we speak, so
could you stop bothering me?
Yeah, totally. Um, real
quick, is my hair okay?
Sometimes when I wear the
rig, it messes up my hair.
- It looks fine Yeah.
- It does? Okay, thanks.
I was thinking that maybe you
could throw a wash through yours,
because it was looking
a little, uh, greasy.
- Do you need something from me right now?
- Oh, I had this idea, um,
that I wanted to run by you
that's, like, super huge.
Um, I was thinking,
maybe we could take Hera
and put her into the metaverse.
- No.
- Wait, listen. All we have to do
is link everything to the blockchain,
and then, yes, we will have
to convert all of our assets
- into Ethereum, possible
- Ian. Ian!
- Okay, look, you are great.
- I am?
- Uh-huh. But you've done it.
- I have?
Yeah.
Yeah, you came up with some great ideas.
And now, I'm implementing them.
So maybe you could
just slow down the flow.
Oof.
I don't know if that's
such a great idea, Pop,
'cause I'm kinda tapped
into the source right now,
and if I deny the flow entry into
the material world, it could have
Dire consequences, I know.
You've said that many times.
But, for now, could you
take that risk? For me?
- For you? Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
- I I wanna be a good partner.
- You are.
You are. You're a great partner.
And you know what would
be the best partnering
that you could do right now?
Go and get me lunch.
- You want me to get you lunch?
- Uh-huh.
Go get me a buffalo chicken pizza
from the gas station on the corner.
None of those words make sense together.
I know, but it's what I want. And
you wanna help me, right? So
- Yeah. Um Okay.
- Get in there.
Yeah, I will. I'll
I'll do that for you.
Um, but wait, is the
buffalo chicken on the pizza?
- I'm so
- Leave me alone!
Hey, Pop, did you say something?
'Cause I, uh I thought
I heard you say something.
Mm-mmm, no. Nope. Just
getting back to work.
Okay. Again, you might wanna just
throw a wash through that hair.
Look at that snake slither.
- What's he doing?
- Picking up the trash.
Probably to sort through
for company secrets.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
He's emptying the trash into
the cart, and he put it down.
Oh, okay. So, he emptied the
trash? You mean, he did his job?
Carol, that is what
he wants you to think.
Brad is always three steps ahead.
Well, I'm trying to be steps ahead too.
Can I call him Head of the
Equitable Cleaning Initiative?
Till I figure out what his angle is,
the only thing we're
calling that man is sus,
'cause that's what he is. He is so sus.
- Hmm?
- Ah! Jesus.
- What are you doing there?
- Reporting back.
You told me to follow Brad and
report any unusual activity.
Well, guess what he planted
in the bathroom? This.
What is that? Listening device?
No, it's a diffuser.
But guess what's in it?
- Poison?
- Vanilla oil.
But with an actual
vanilla bean in the bottle.
I looked it up online. It
retails for, like, 68 bucks.
- Is that all?
- Sixty-eight's a lot for a diffuser.
No, I mean, is that all you found?
Is there anything else weird?
Yes! The toilet paper was
folded into a little point,
like at a fancy hotel.
And all the toilets
were absolutely spotless.
Really? What the hell
could he be plotting?
The only thing he is plotting,
David, is clean bathrooms.
I'm sorry, Carol, but you
are not gonna convince me
that Brad Bakshi is not up to something.
He's putting toilet paper in points.
He's buying diffusers out of his
own pocket for I don't know how much.
- What? $68.
- Sixty-eight.
- Plus tax.
- Plus tax.
And the tax in California is
insane. In this liberal hellscape
Okay, Jo Jo Jo, listen. I just
Look, I need you to figure
out what Brad is planning,
so really get into his head.
I know that might be tricky for
you, but could you do it for me?
On it.
Hmm.
Mmm.
- Poppy!
- Christ, Dana!
I nearly bit my tongue off. Jesus!
I tried waiting for
you to turn your head,
but it's been, like, 20 minutes.
- What do you want?
- I'm supposed to
start working for you today.
Shit. Was that this Friday?
I thought it was next Friday.
It's Tuesday.
Right. Whatever. I don't really,
um, do calendars or something.
Look, I've just I don't
have anything for you today.
I'm I'm too busy.
Well, I I can help
you with your work.
- Oh!
- Yeah?
Hey, I mean, if you wanna hang around
and just shove Skittles
in my mouth, be my guest.
But this was the plan.
I'd go to school for a year,
and then I'd come back here.
Look, I'm just so deep
in the shit right now
that it will take me
longer to catch you up
than it will to just finish it myself.
So, how about this?
Take your first day off.
Have a great weekend!
It's Tuesday!
Hey, Pop.
Can everyone stop sneaking up on me?
Who's everyone? I've been standing
here alone for the last 20 minutes.
I wanted to give you space,
but you lose all track
of time when you work.
- Where's my lunch?
- Yeah, uh, there.
What's that?
That's a smoothie station
and an exercise bike.
- No. Huh?
- Just Just go with me here, Pop.
I've got a plan to completely
shift your nutritional paradigm.
Now, using a combination of whey
protein and interval training,
- we're gonna decentralize your core.
- Ian!
Buffalo chicken pizza. Is
it really that difficult?
It is for me.
Come on, Pop. I'm
a I'm a big thinker.
I don't really see in
slices. I see the whole pie.
A whole pie? I I
could take a whole pie.
- No, you're not eating a whole pie!
- I could!
I know you could, but you shouldn't.
Look I promise that I can help you.
I can help GrimPop, but you
gotta let me do my thing.
You gotta let me think big.
Big thinker, huh? You know what?
I wanna show you something. Follow me.
Behold! History's biggest thinkers.
Visionaries, just like you, who
overpromised and under-delivered.
At best, you got P.T. Barnum,
who was just selling a bit of fun.
And then at worst, we've got Jim Jones,
who convinced hundreds of
people to drink poison Kool-Aid.
Wait a second. What
is this? Thomas Edison?
You put Thomas Edison on the same
wall as carnies and cult leaders?
Yes, because Thomas Edison was a liar
and a bully who routinely
stole ideas from other people,
like Joseph Swan, the brilliant engineer
who actually invented
the carbon filament.
- What's your point?
- My job is more important than yours.
Oh, really? Really? Well,
two can play at this game.
What about this guy?
Nikola Tesla, an exceptionally
brilliant engineer
who died penniless because
he didn't know how to inspire,
how to tell a story, how to sell the
thing that he was actually making.
Like Edison.
Who was always a week away
from bankruptcy and fraud.
Okay, look, this is what happens
when you work to change things.
First they think you're
crazy, then they fight you,
and all of a sudden,
you change the world.
Wow. Wow, that is so wise.
Look, this is what happens
when you work to change things.
And first they think you're
crazy, then they fight you,
and then all of a sudden,
you change the world.
- Elizabeth Holmes.
- Mmm.
Yeah, that's, uh that's tough.
Yeah, I bet.
Okay. Well, uh, I guess we're gonna have
to figure this out because, otherwise,
I'm gonna wind up in jail and
you're gonna die in poverty.
- Yeah, I don't wanna die in poverty.
- I don't wanna go to jail.
- Let's figure this out. Let's
- Yeah. Yes.
- We can
- Just give me another shot.
- Okay.
- 'Cause this is, like, a new thing for me,
and I wanna be a good partner.
Here's what we're gonna do.
Um, just go upstairs,
uh, to the MQ kitchen,
and get me sandwiches from the freezer.
Great. All right, I'm seeing
sandwiches in the freezer.
- That's so you.
- I'll get them for you, and
And I'll eat them and and build it!
- Great. Okay. All right. Okay, good.
- Okay.
- You're in LA again?
- Yes, Mom. I'm visiting Dana.
Well, what about school?
Are you ever in school?
Yes. I'm gonna drive back when
I'm done hanging out with her.
Okay, is something wrong?
Why Why are you there
so much and not at school?
You know what? This is none
of your business, Mom. Okay?
Well, actually, it is my business,
and your father is very concerned.
- Uh, honey, what is wrong?
- Dad, why You can't just
- Why-Why aren't you at school?
- get on the phone without telling
- Is everything okay with you?
- I need to go.
- Hi. Hi.
- Hi. Sorry.
- I know you have to get back to school.
- Oh, it's all good.
Uh, it's just nice to
see you one more time.
So, I was thinking that we
You okay?
Mm-hmm. I'm sorry.
No, it's okay.
Poppy sucks. She sucks.
But I'm contractually tied to her,
and I don't know what I'm gonna do.
- Ugh. I'm so sorry, babe.
- I'm trapped.
I totally get it. I had to
work with those wackos too.
Look, let's turn this
around 'cause this is
this is stupid, okay?
Let's do something fun. I have an idea.
- What?
- Well,
- the other night when we were in MQ
- Mm-hmm?
I saw our old testing
cube, and it reminded me
- How much fun we had in there?
- Yeah.
Yeah?
So, I was thinking that maybe
we could sneak up there
Play some games?
- No.
- Look for bugs?
- No, like have sex. On the couch.
- Oh.
- You know what I mean?
- Yeah.
Okay, let's do it.
- Okay.
- Uh, Rachel,
- we're still on the line.
- Oh, my God!
- Oh, God! Oh, my God!
- Your dad is on the phone?
- Your dad is on the phone?
- Why didn't Hang up!
- Oh.
- Hi. Uh, can we help you?
Sorry. Who are you?
- Oh, we're testers.
- We test the game for bugs
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We
know what testing is.
Where is the couch?
Oh, yeah, we got rid of that.
We thought it was weird for two people
to share the same
seat at work, you know?
- Well, it's not that weird.
- No.
- It's pretty weird.
- It wasn't weird for us.
In fact, it's where we
fell in love. And who knows?
You might too, unless you ain't gay.
Sorry, are you asking us
if we're straight or gay?
- No. No.
- No. No.
- I'm super uncomfortable.
- Yeah.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry. I
We didn't mean to make you
uncomfortable. That's not who we are.
- Not at all.
- To be clear, we are gay,
and she was saying that maybe you
guys would also be gay, together.
But it was a joke.
- It was a joke.
- It was a joke.
I don't think it's funny to
assume someone's sexuality.
Or lack thereof.
- Are y'all fucking with us?
- Are you?
'Cause I feel like you
guys are fucking with us.
No.
- Ah.
- Ah. This was a mistake.
This was a mistake.
Yeah, we're just gonna go.
See you guys. Have fun testing.
What are your plans?
Well, I was gonna finish these counters
and then hit up the
kitchen with a Hoover.
Don't get coy. I know
you're up to something.
And if you are up to
something, I will find out.
You're not gonna find anything,
Jo. I mean, unless you plant it.
But that's not you anymore, is it?
No, it's not.
Me neither. We're no
longer sharks or mice, Jo.
We're just two flawed humans
looking to make an honest start.
- Good.
- Good.
- Hmm.
- Hmm.
Well, I should get back
to these counters, so
- Here.
- Okay.
I have to go.
Okay, sandwiches for Poppy.
Sandwiches. Sandwiches. What?
Oh, God, I knew it. The only
sandwiches in here are ice cream.
No.
You know what I'm gonna do?
Yeah.
I'm gonna give her a protein wrap.
She's not gonna like
it, but doesn't matter.
Sometimes that's what
being a good partner is.
It's saying, "No, Poppy. No."
- Hey, Ian.
- Oh, hey, Brad.
Hey, by the way,
great job cleaning our
office the other night.
I live to serve now.
- Yeah, me too.
- Really?
I thought you lived to be a conduit
between the realm of pure
potential and the corporeal plane.
Yes. That's true.
Thank you for noticing.
I've always thought of myself that way,
but I never thought
anybody else noticed.
- I like this new Brad.
- Mmm.
But now, what I'm just trying
to do is help Poppy do her thing.
Ooh, that's gotta be tough.
Trust me. I know what it feels
like to fight against your nature
in order to change.
Not easy.
- Yeah, it's not easy.
- Mm-mmm.
I feel you, man. I feel
you. Stay strong, brother.
We'll get through this.
Meantime I really gotta
focus on being a good partner.
She asked me to get her a sandwich,
and that is what I'm going to do.
Speaking of which, I'm
headed down to GrimPop
if you want to drop that off.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Uh, yeah. That'd be great.
- Easy-peasy.
- Oh.
- You can just leave that.
- I'll clean it up, so
- Okay.
Great.
I guess that frees Ian up.
Frees Ian up for the big ideas.
Let's see what's going on at old MQ.
- You.
- Me?
What do you dream about?
Uh, dogs.
- What?
- Dogs.
Oh, right. No, but Sorry.
I mean, like, if you could
build anything in the world,
what would it be?
Dog farm.
- A farm for dogs?
- Yeah.
Right. No, but what are you
what are you most passionate about?
- Um
- Don't say dogs.
Don't say dog.
Cat?
Never mind.
I'm not hiding.
Okay.
Look away.
You're new, aren't you?
Yeah, we just started last week.
Hmm. Fresh hires.
Powerless, entry-level grunts.
Lowest white men on the totem pole.
Uh, I I guess so.
I'm sorry. Totem pole is
pretty offensive, isn't it?
Oh, goddamn, you're woke too?
May we help you?
You already have.
Okay, thank you for coming.
I have called this meeting
because there have been reports
of repeated harassment in this office.
From who? Oh, is it you?
It's anonymous, David.
Carol, I'm gonna need to peel off
a small team for a special project.
You can't peel off nobody, okay?
Because you don't work here.
In fact, we have a lot of
people wandering around here
where they don't belong.
We sure do.
Why you looking at me?
I don't know. You tell me, bro.
Carol, I have a question. What
are the testers doing here?
The testers work here,
unlike the two of you!
Who do you think complained?
- What?
- I thought you said it was anonymous.
You are correct, and it is.
You shouldn't have said
nothing when I said something,
and then maybe it wouldn't
have come out like this.
- They complained about us?
- Pussy asses.
- Her too.
- Carol, I wanna work,
- but Poppy won't let me.
- Me neither!
I've got nothing to do,
Carol. And, by the way,
neither do a lot of people up here.
They need big ideas, not
uninspired meetings like this.
We never had meetings
like this when I was here.
We had this exact meeting.
- Carol, if I may
- You may not.
I'm taking the power back
because y'all are all
cray cray ba-nay-nay.
Ian, what the fuck is this?
- Lord, have mercy.
- Oh. Hey, Pop.
Sorry, yeah, I got held up.
And, um, those frozen sandwiches,
they were melted so I
threw them in the garbage.
They're perfectly good! I found
them in the bottom of Brad's cart!
I tried to shove 'em in the
bottom, but she smelled them.
I knew it. No, you
wanted her to find them
to cause dissent and instigate chaos.
- This is all part of your plan.
- I was emptying the trash.
I do all the floors
in the building, David.
"Oh, it's part of my job. I'm just
a s-s-s-s-simple j-j-j-janitor."
Oh, d-d-don't-don't start that
with me. No one buys it, Brad. Okay?
You can't change. A person
like you cannot change.
Do you really believe that?
No, no, Brad Brad's different, Jo.
He's, you know He's
an evil, deviant person.
- You don't think I'm evil and devious?
- No, I do. I do.
I I mean, I don't know. I
I'm sorry, I'm getting confused.
- Do you wanna be?
- Carol, Poppy's acting like a cat.
- Make her stop!
- Yeah, I'm acting like a cat!
I'm acting like a lion. You know
what? You are a terrible partner!
And from now on, if I want something
done, I'm just gonna do it myself!
- Could you
- You see, Carol?
Swiping things off of desks and
storming out of rooms is my thing!
Okay. You two, go back to your floor.
And you, stop treating the
janitor like he's a spy.
And you, stop being Satan.
And you, go back to wherever you
live or work 'cause it ain't here.
And gentlemen, I am sorry for
any harassment you experienced,
and I promise you it will
never happen again. Okay?
Uh, thank you.
Okay.
Meeting adjourned.
- That was a meeting? That was a meeting.
- That's it?
Mmm.
Hey, Brad. Um, listen, man,
I'm I'm sorry about before.
You know, I I didn't give you
a chance, and that's not fair.
I appreciate you saying that.
- Yeah. I mean, look, everyone can change.
- Mm-hmm.
And, uh, you know, I'm
I'm glad you're back.
Thank you. Yeah, yeah.
And, I mean, you have
nothing to worry about.
- Yeah.
- I mean, there's nothing,
- like strange or nefarious going on.
- Yeah.
And even if there was,
you'd never know it.
Right, yeah. And,
um Sorry, wait, what?
Anything that may or may not
be afoot shouldn't concern you
because anything that would
or wouldn't happen would do so
without your knowledge or awareness.
And even if it did happen,
you wouldn't understand
what it was or wasn't.
So it's all perfectly fine
as far as you're concerned.
Uh, uh, sorry, no.
Uh, that's actually
not fine. Because I'm
David, just trust me.
You're never gonna find any dirt on me
because I'm the janitor.
So sus.
- Should we wake her?
- Uh, no.
That's about a six-hour sugar
coma she's put herself into.
Can't say the woman's not dedicated.
Well, I guess that's it
for the day. Wanna roll?
Yeah.
Oh, shit. Wait. Is
that VIVE Pro Eye gear?
- You You know it?
- Yeah!
I mean, I haven't played it
yet, but I heard it's dope.
I don't know if it could keep
up with the Reverb G2 though.
Wait, so you're into VR? By any
chance, are you into the metaverse?
I mean, I don't know if anyone
could be into the metaverse,
but I think we exist
through it and around it.
That barely makes any sense,
and yet, I totally understand.
- You wanna plug in?
- Hell, yeah.
Let's go.