[neon sign buzzing]
[Radio host] That was "The Sacrifice," the Viking metal anthem
that will live for the ages, by Blood Death,
as we mourn the loss of four of its members
found dead in a hotel room in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
[Cordelia] Some whack-job berserker named Johan
blew up the biker bar while your dad was inside.
♪
Who are you?
I know you as you know me.
"I" is "we."
You have had this power all along.
You can reclaim it now.
With the power of the "we."
[Trending] SHARD is about building a church of the mind
for 8 billion worshippers.
[glitching]
Could you warn me before you do that?
Uh, Laura.
Hi, kids.
Laura.
I hear we have a common enemy.
[Chad] Alison McGovern didn't show up to school or work yesterday.
No one's seen or heard from her since.
Yo, yo, my G. How you livin', bro?
[Shadow] What's the deal with this?
[Mabel] Three more break-ins
since Alison went missing.
Some sicko is stealing ladies' unmentionables...
You hurt my sister, I'll know.
She's been through hell already.
[Mr. Wednesday] So, you... you'll leave with me
when the release papers come?
[Demeter] Tomorrow...
Tomorrow is soon enough.
[Mr. Wednesday] Until tomorrow, then.
No.
No, Demeter, don't go.
♪
♪ It's been a long time ♪
♪ Since I've held you in my arms... ♪
♪
♪ Since I've felt, felt your magic charm ♪
I'm sorry things didn't work out with your ex.
♪ Oh you did me wrong ♪
If you want to talk about it...
♪ Now you say you want to come back ♪
Well, I guess I'll just keep driving
to an unknown destination
until I run out of road...
♪ When I say that I... ♪
Or you regain the power of speech.
Any idea when that might be?
[gasping]
[tires screeching]
[body thudding]
What the fuck?
[car door closing]
[sizzling]
[heavy breathing]
♪
Oh, shit!
Where the hell did he come from? Hey!
Talk to me!
A flaming body
just fell out of the sky!
-Be quiet. -What? Aw, shit!
Just get in the car.
What? Look, I am down for a lot of shit
-but I did not sign up for whatever the fuck that is. -Enough. Just get in the car.
♪
[sighing]
[tires screeching]
[heavy footsteps approaching]
[heavy breathing]
[fire sizzling]
[animalistic growling]
[fire crackling]
♪
[growling]
[choking]
[truck horn blaring]
♪
[bell dinging]
♪
Can I top that up for you, hon?
Oh, just a splash.
Don't let Dr. Fallon see.
He's been all over me lately
about cutting back on caffeine.
I never serve and tell.
Good morning, Mike. Table or counter today?
Uh, neither, thanks.
I'm actually looking for Derek.
I would love to help you out,
but Derek is a no-show this morning.
Probably overslept.
Can I give him a message?
No. No, thanks. I'll catch him later.
Well, at least let me jump-start you
with a cup of joe.
Hey, Mike.
Glad I ran into you.
You know, I got those skates that you called me about.
So, is now a good time
to come by the store to pick 'em up?
Uh, yeah, sure, why not?
Okay, great.
Marguerite's gonna have you
working your inside edge in no time.
[sighing]
Five dollars a day, new skater discount.
And I'm gonna waive the deposit
as a thank you for getting that stubborn young woman
back into the dating pool.
Oh, no, no, no. She... [chuckling]
She just agreed to skating lessons.
Every journey starts with a single step.
On ice.
[chuckling]
Whatever you say.
Um, I guess I will take it...
Yeah, I'll-I'll take 'em for the week.
Okay, 35.
[cash register beeping and dinging]
I couldn't help overhearing you asking about Derek.
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, I-I just had a question for him.
Well, it's a shame he didn't show up for work today.
I really thought having a regular job would turn him around.
Turn him around?
Well, Derek's a troubled kid.
Not a bad kid, mind you.
Just...
he has a lot of difficulty fitting in.
Doesn't have a lot of friends and...
and after his dad passed,
his mom started working two jobs.
We got him the job at Mabel's
through the Lakeside Youth Initiative.
Right, yeah, someone did mention that you,
you work with a youth group or something?
Yeah. Founder and
Chairperson Emeritus five terms.
[chuckling]
Okay, maybe... maybe you could give me some advice then.
Um, given your experience with kids.
Oh, ask away.
Well...
I may have seen Derek do something he shouldn't have.
Something serious?
Yeah.
♪
I saw him jump out of a window last night on Gorman.
Which technically is breaking and entering.
Damn.
-Yeah. -Damn, damn.
Stupid kid.
And you decided not to go to Chad about this?
I saw you stewing outside the police station.
Right. Yeah, well, it could be just a dumb prank.
I think I know a cry for help when I see one.
So, what, you think I shouldn't call the police?
[sighing]
Well, I'm not the one who caught him in the act.
I think it's a tough decision.
Yeah.
Well, thanks.
♪
You want to kill Wednesday.
We wanna help you do that.
You obviously have the resources yourself to kill Wednesday.
Why do you need Laura to do your dirty work?
This arrangement is really between
the young woman and Mr. World.
Maybe it's best you wait out in the lobby.
[rustling]
I'm done waiting in lobbies.
You haven't answered my question.
It's a delicate situation.
[rustling]
If we kill Wednesday,
we start a war that no one wants.
However, if you were to do the deed, it would be viewed as a personal matter.
An aggrieved party settling a score.
There would be no cause for the All-Father's compatriots
to take up arms against us.
It's a win-win.
[whirring]
[Laura] See, the problem is,
I don't have a way to kill the old shitbag
even if I did know where the fuck he was.
Nothing is out of our reach.
Oh, really? So, you can get Odin's spear
out of Sweeney's hoard?
[whirring]
It can be done.
Well, then, sign me the fuck up.
[slamming]
I need to, uh, speak to my client.
♪
[door bell ringing]
-[knocking] -Derek!
I know you saw me last night.
But believe it or not, I'm here to help.
[footsteps approaching]
Listen, uh...
You know, I-I never featured you for a snitch.
You know, this goes a lot better for you, Derek,
if you just tell me what happened to Alison.
Wh... Alison?
Wh...
-Alison and I were cool. -Hum...
Look, I-I-I would never fuck with her, never.
Okay? And-and the night that she disappeared,
I was working a double shift. Okay?
And then, I went home
and I watched the old tube with my mom.
So, I-I haven't done anything wrong.
All right?
[clearing throat]
Okay, uh, I-I may have went into a couple of houses.
Eleven, by my count.
You broke into where people live, Derek,
where they sleep.
I mean, God, you're stealing panties,
for Chrissake.
Terrorizing the entire town.
Terr-terrori...?
I-I like to wear female shit sometimes, okay?
What, you want me to walk into Galecki's,
buy myself a little push-up bra and a thong?
Yeah, yeah, that'd go over big in this little fuckin' town.
♪
See, see that's what I'm talking about. Right there! Right there!
He thinks I'm a fucking fag or somethin'!
I-I... I don't care if you are a...
a boy or a girl, or...
or-or-or both, or-or neither.
Okay? I-I don't get it, but I don't have to!
What you did is a crime!
So, what, I'm-I'm just, I'm just straight-up fucked then.
Even though I had nothing to do with this Alison shit.
Chad's willing to make you a deal.
[sighing]
Back in my country, I was an excellent businessman.
Allow me to negotiate the terms and conditions.
Um, just out of curiosity,
were assassination attempts your speciality?
No, of course not, but in Oman,
a verbal contract is binding.
And from everything I've seen here,
it's the same with gods.
Once the terms are set, they can't be undone.
Now is not the time to be impulsive.
Impulsive?
Because I know what I want?
This is not Oman, Salim.
In America, women can drive cars.
They even let us vote,
and some of us can negotiate our own fuckin' deals.
Women can do all those things in Oman!
And you know me well enough to understand
this is not what I mean by impulsive.
I value our friendship.
I care about your well-being.
And I don't want you to end up like Sweeney
or the Jinn, who sold their souls to the devil.
And for what?
Okay. Fine.
-Okay? -Okay.
♪
[car door opening]
Cordelia?
Hey! What the hell are you doing here?
Wednesday sent me to find you.
He said it'd be safe here.
I went to your house but you weren't there,
so I came into town.
Okay. Calm down. Slow down.
Why'd he send you here? What... Safe from what?
When my boss announces he's a god
and someone is killing his followers,
which apparently explains why it's partly cloudy
with a chance of human remains!
I mean, what the fuck?
All right, um...
Look, I'm not asking if he's crazy.
We both know he's bat shit out of his tree.
I need to know if any of what he told me is true.
-Oh, my God. -Come on.
You're probably cold. Come on.
Oh, my God. All of this is real, isn't it?
-It's okay. It's okay. -I answered a fucking ad.
It was cash under the table.
Dude wasn't trying to get in my pants.
One minute I'm trying to explain
where all the payphones went,
and then a flaming body hits the asphalt
and he's telling me to chill about all these murders
because he's a thousand years old
-and kicks it with warlocks. -Shh. Hey, hey. Shh.
Okay. I get it. I get it.
Okay, believe me. I was you.
Okay? Not too long ago. Up was up, down was down,
and then everything in my life, it just...
...it exploded.
Okay, but...
I didn't have anyone I could talk to.
You have me.
And you are what, exactly?
I don't... the jury's still out on that, okay?
Where is he?
Uh, he said he wanted to get a line on a berserker?
He wants me to wait here,
but I did not make any promises.
Okay, good.
All right. Come on. We've got a lot to talk about.
[sighing]
We will tell you
the time and the place of the attack.
♪
Agreed. However, you must provide
immediate extraction from the scene
to ensure Laura's safety.
Furthermore, once the target
has been eliminated, you, your allies,
officiates, and surrogates shall furnish
24-hour protection for her
from any and all parties
seeking retribution or retaliation.
Not a problem.
Upon completion of the assignment,
my client will have no further obligation to you,
your successors, heirs, or assignees.
Sounds like you don't trust us.
We will need these terms and conditions memorialized
in a document binding on both parties.
Agreed and accepted.
I think we're done here.
Uh, wait. One more thing.
That protection also has to cover Salim
and one other person.
Shadow Moon.
Why not?
However, if you should fail to hold up on your end,
you will die and your friends'll die.
I accept.
You can't do this.
Salim, I'm not gonna fuck this up.
Hmm...
Now we do have a deal.
The phone's GPS will direct you to your first location.
Once there, you will receive instructions
on how to acquire the spear.
Uh, what about expenses?
You can tap that.
Okay.
Godspeed.
Eat a dick.
[laughing]
[knocking on door]
Thank the gods you're okay, huh?
Now, where's Cordelia, huh?
She's in the shower.
Your whole coming-out routine
really fucked her brain up pretty good. What's goin' on?
Some blood-craving berserker,
who was once signed to protect me,
has lost whatever his last tenuous grip was on reality,
and, I don't know, due to psychedelics,
brain fever, the curse of Fu Manchu,
who knows anyway,
lately, he's taken to slaughtering my followers.
It's fine. I'm not a follower.
No, you are not.
You're my son. Which is why you need
to come with us until this has been resolved.
All right, look, I'm...
I wouldn't count on Cordelia as a travel companion.
Okay? And I'm definitely not gonna just drop everything here
to get on the road with you again.
Because you have met someone.
♪
I dunno what your little birds have told you.
What I have learned...
...is that cruel fate
gives us few opportunities
to totally connect with the soul of another.
Cordelia did say things didn't work out
with you and Demeter.
Sadly, no.
-[door creaking] -It's a shame.
Hmm.
If you do stay, promise me you'll be vigilant?
Yeah.
Aren't you in danger, too?
I haven't been around for millennia
without learning how to fend for myself.
[Shadow] Ah, now look, if you...
If you need me, and I mean really need me...
...you call.
[floor creaking]
Cordelia, my dear.
I realize recent developments
have brought forth some disturbing truths.
Heh. Disturbing truths.
Don't you think that's kind of an understatement?
Oh, well. That's his specialty.
It's a... it's a lot to take in.
Indeed.
I rarely make mistakes in my personnel selection,
but under the circumstances,
I'm releasing you from any contractual obligations
-you might have to... -Oh, oh, oh, oh!
You-you get me jammed up in this creep show,
-and now you're firing me? -No, no, no, no, no.
I'm giving you a choice.
And if I choose to stay put?
Wait, what?
That's my girl, huh?
Well, you get dressed. I'll wait for you
in the car, okay? And you...
You stay safe, huh?
[footsteps receding]
[door opening]
Hey.
[door closing]
[gasping]
You don't owe him anything.
And-and just so you know,
this doesn't get any less dangerous.
So what?
I'm just supposed to go back to business as usual
knowing gods walk among us?
I can't do that.
Any more than you can.
[door closing]
Fuck...
♪
[woman singing opera]
[Ibis] "Bilquis arrived in this land
a deity in full.
The avatar of Sheba, a queen, Goddess of love.
Or was she?
Her worshippers told her as much,
though perhaps they were communicating
what they needed her to be.
Then, through the intercession of the Orishas,
our divine sister identified who she was not.
But before one can step into the light
of one's own truth, one must first
determine what that truth is.
Quo vadis, as the Romans say.
Where are you going? And why?"
Sisters,
let the spirit of the "we" guide me
-to divine right action... -[exhaling]
...in word and deed to spread the knowledge
that in the strength of the many
lies the power of the one love.
♪
[whirring]
[animalistic growling]
[baby crying]
[panting]
♪
[skates gliding]
You got this. There you go.
Come on, eyes up. Come on.
Yeah, I-I... I read
that ice is harder than concrete.
Don't think about the ice.
Think about bending your knees,
keeping your weight centered.
Relax your shoulders. Whoa!
Okay, ah! What happened?
What happened? I was totally concentrating on relaxing.
Concentrate less, relax more.
And try not to face plant.
Thanks.
Okay. Let's try this.
There you go. Follow me.
I was wondering if you might wanna... Oh!
-Steady. -Ha! Ha! ...grab dinner after this.
As-as like a thank you for the lesson.
You know, y-you and Leon can come, of course.
Leon's got a sleepover tonight,
but if you don't mind having dinner with just me?
-Whoa! Whoa! -[laughing]
-Yup. -I've got ya.
Uh.
Yeah.
That works for me.
How about we try letting go?
Yeah, I... Not sure I'm ready.
[laughing]
You got this.
It's easy.
You, Mike Ainsel, are a miracle on ice.
♪
[rumbling]
[grunting]
[exhaling]
[grunting]
♪
[coin clinking]
[sizzling]
Mike? [laughing]
You really ate it.
Did you... did you see that coin?
Hey. Are you okay?
Did you hit your head?
No, I'm... I'm fine.
I think you better stay put for a minute.
Then, a cup of hot cocoa will fix you right up.
♪
♪ All right ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Tell me why did you have to go ♪
[baby crying]
♪ Girl I'm 'bout to fall away ♪
♪ To get you back ♪
♪ So good to fall away ♪
♪ To get you back ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[muffled conversations]
Hi! Welcome to the party!
[chuckling]
I'm Melody.
I'm... Bilquis.
I... believe I'm supposed to meet someone here.
Well, there's a lot of someones here, so...
[growling, baby crying]
That's her.
Eugenia?
Everybody loves Eugenia.
Even though she's quite a handful,
especially since she got sick.
Eugenia. Will you excuse me?
You might wanna go easy.
Eugenia?
I believe that you and I have something to talk about.
Well, isn't that fine.
Now give me back my plate.
-I'm here because-- -I know why you're here.
And I'll tell you what I've been telling Pastor Jenkins:
I know I'm dying,
but he got to stop sending you church ladies here
with your smiley ways
to hurry me off to my reward.
I'm not from--
I appreciate all the church has done for the community,
even though I don't buy the product you're selling,
but I've still got business to see to in this life.
So you go about your business!
But first, give me back my plate!
♪
[Bilquis] Oshun?
It's difficult to invite someone
to be a part of something
until you are a part of it yourself.
♪
I tried to warn you.
Eugenia's always been direct, but lately...
her bite is like a junkyard dog.
She's a kitty cat next to my auntie.
When she tears a strip off you,
you best get yourself checked for rabies.
[laughing]
Come. Let's get some cake.
♪ I got to find a way to get this New Orleans back ♪
♪ I can't stand it no longer ♪
[door closing]
Hey, if this Johan guy's so dangerous,
why do you think talking to him's gonna help?
I may not talk to him.
I may just fucking kill him.
Come on.
Oh, yeah.
♪
[knife slashing]
Dunker!
Dunk! There you are, huh?
Geirvaldr! [chuckling]
It's been so long.
It has indeed.
When last we met, you had just done a widow
out of her last cent and had eaten her goat.
Yeah, if I wasn't so full,
I-I would have eaten her kid, too.
"Kid" as in baby goat?
[laughing] Yeah.
Such a roly-poly boy.
You know, the fat ones,
they're always- they're always best for eatin'.
Anyway, I'm here to see your tenant.
Wait here. And remember if you touch anything,
you'll need a tetanus shot.
[flies buzzing]
Rules are rules, All-Father.
-Even for you. -Of course.
And rules need to be obeyed.
Proceed.
Speech it spoils, yet speech it frees.
Hmm. Booze perhaps?
Dunker, you gotta do better than that.
Thank you. Huh.
Jesus. We could all use a drink.
♪
[neon crackling]
[flies buzzing]
[knife cutting]
♪
Johan is not there.
Yeah. Went out a while ago.
And you didn't think to mention that to me
before I went upstairs.
I like to do the riddles.
[Mr. Wednesday] Any idea where he's gone?
I dunno. He said something about going to a dentist.
♪
Cordelia, we're outta here.
[knife cutting]
Hey, what would happen if he didn't answer the riddle?
Oh, I-I would've got to cut out his tongue.
[gasping in disgust]
♪ But I'm the girl who's getting...♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪ Come on, and give it back ♪
♪ Won't you give it back♪
♪
♪ Then you come back to me saying I'm no good ♪
♪ Tell me where... ♪
[stomping]
[rumbling]
♪
[murmuring indistinctly]
[grunting]
[low growling]
Johan.
[demonic murmuring]
You don't want to do this.
Turn around, walk away.
[demonic murmuring]
[growling]
♪
[sighing]
[exhaling]
♪
[chuckling]
I can't believe I didn't recognize you.
I had to show you who I was.
[laughing]
♪
I'm not ready to leave this life yet.
Go harvest your souls somewhere else.
Shoo!
[gasping]
You were there.
You were with Shadow Moon.
Yes, I was.
I midwifed him into this world.
Mother Yemoja guiding my hands.
His father was angry.
Bound to these shores.
I didn't like breaking up a family,
but he would've destroyed that boy.
Shadow Moon is a man now.
But he still needs our help.
Your help.
Only you have the power to find The Other.
The Other?
Shadow Moon's only one-half.
He cannot lead the people, the "we" alone.
You must find The Other.
If you do not, the people can never come together,
and these will be our last days.
♪
[laughing]
Too bad it's not snowing.
It's so warm and toasty sitting in here
with it falling all around.
Feels like you're in one of those snow globes.
-That'd be something, huh? -Mm-hmm.
♪
It's kind of like you made that happen.
It's a bar trick I learned.
[chuckling]
♪ And a picture frame wouldn't help me now ♪
♪ Need a steady hand Intentions clouded on you ♪
♪ So I'm not a forest ♪
♪ Even if I thought I was one with you ♪
♪ 'Cause you're not an angel even if you're close ♪
[wind blowing]
♪
[wind blowing]
♪
[horse neighing]
Hello!
Who's there?
Hey! Over here!
Hey!
[chains clinking]
[horse snorting]
[grunting]
[grunting, panting]
[grunting]
♪
[gasping]
♪
[Cordelia] So, why does a dentist
need such a big office building?
To make him feel like he's a success
when he knows he's a failure.
[chuckling]
-Let's go, then. -No, wait.
I know this guy,
and this could take a while.
So, I want you to go back to the hotel,
take a bath, have a drink,
hack into the interweb,
and do whatever it is you do there,
and I'll be in touch.
-Fuck no. -[sighing]
My whole life I've never been a part of anything.
And now I am.
Even though I have no idea what it is.
♪
No.
This part doesn't concern you.
I'll take it from here,
and I'll meet you back at the hotel for dinner
because I will be fucking starving by then, okay?
Right. Here.
I can track this from my computer.
If you don't come back, I can come find you...
Please.
Thank you for caring.
♪
♪ If you are the dealer ♪
♪ I'm out of the game ♪
♪ If you are the healer it means I'm broken and lame ♪
♪ If thine is the glory then mine must be the shame ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
♪ We kill the flame ♪
[knocking on door]
♪ Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name ♪
♪ Vilified, crucified, in the human frame ♪
♪ A million candles burning for the help that never came ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
♪ Hineni, hineni ♪
♪ I'm ready, my Lord ♪
[Tyrell] Thank God you're here.
I'm your father's friend.
Your father sent me to get you.
He needs your help in a matter of some urgency,
and my car is just outside.
♪ There's a lover in the story ♪
♪ But the story's still the same ♪
♪ There's a lullaby for suffering ♪
♪ And a paradox to blame ♪
♪ But it's written in the scriptures ♪
♪ And it's not some idle claim ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
Goodbye, my little fire bear.
♪ They're lining up the prisoners ♪
♪ And the guards are taking aim ♪
♪ I struggled with some demons ♪
♪ They were middle class and tame ♪
♪ I didn't know I had permission ♪
♪ To murder and to maim ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
[glitching]
♪ Hineni, hineni ♪
♪ I'm ready, my Lord ♪
♪ Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name ♪
♪ Vilified, crucified, in the human frame ♪
♪ A million candles burning ♪
♪ For the love that never came ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
♪ We kill the flame ♪
♪ If you are the dealer, let me out of the game ♪
♪ If you are the healer, I'm broken and lame ♪
♪ If thine is the glory, mine must be the shame ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
♪ Hineni, hineni ♪
♪ I'm ready, my Lord ♪
♪ Hineni ♪