[Griffin] Sorry, kids,
I'm afraid we have some bad news.
Now, as you all know,
we were unable to assume control of the ship
and turn it around.
Now, at this point, the quickest option home
is a gravity-thrust maneuver around Venus.
But that's in 15 days.
Yes.
We have made immense progress with the Matilda issue,
and we are fully confident
that we will tackle the problem before then.
You have to be kidding me!
Doria...
It's okay, Dad. I'll talk to her.
We should have a plan ready to share
in the next few days.
Now, listen, in the meantime,
keep the faith.
We're gonna bring you home.
Mission Control, out.
Samy?
We're pushing them too hard.
Maybe it's time we stop making promises that we can't keep.
We're not.
Singer's making some serious headway
on how we can deactivate Matilda.
We'll have control of the ship
within the next few days.
I'm not talking about the nuts and bolts.
I'm talking about our kids.
Their sleep patterns are off.
Mood swings, diminished attention...
depression.
They're at each others' throats.
Exactly.
Their behaviors are erratic.
They're not thinking logically.
That spacewalk?
We explicitly told them not to do it,
and they big-fat did it anyway.
Look, the only way to deal with all of that
is to bring them home ASAP.
So you tell me, all of you...
is there anything we are not doing
to make that happen?
Okay, then.
[music playing]
Hi, I'm Rex Dowd,
and if you're watching this video,
you're wrestling with the most complex
and difficult complication
of a long space voyage,
crew morale.
The bulk of this video series addresses technical problems
you might experience on your journey,
but mark my words,
none of your ship's hardware
is as complex as the human heart.
It'll take far more than a simple turn of a wrench
to solve this most challenging,
and, if left unchecked, most lethal,
of onboard issues.
Lethal?
[Dowd] For instance,
a colleague who exhibits severe homesickness
or spends inordinate time in isolation
may be experiencing acute depression.
C'mon, Doria,
I'm bored.
Let's do something. Anything.
How about I go to Dance Squad try-outs
and blow Ms. Mooney away
with my killer routine to "Peek-A-Boo Bop"?
How about that?
Can we do that?
C'mon, get serious.
How's this for serious?
If those bozos on the ground
don't turn us around by the time we get to Venus,
we'll be stuck up here for another five months,
in this smelly tin can,
and I won't just miss try-outs,
I'll miss the whole program!
Yeah, I get it. It's--
No. You don't get it!
Elliot, eighth grade was supposed to be my year!
My year!
[Dowd] Another common but potentially deadly pitfall
is interpersonal conflicts.
These can initially manifest as petty bickering...
Can you read?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, see, I, like,
took that as, like, everyone but me.
Yeah, see, I read that as, like,
especially everyone but me.
Fine!
Have your stupid oatmeal.
Oh, no, no, no. I wouldn't want the big hero
to miss out on his breakfast.
Maybe then you wouldn't be able
to save all our sorry little butts.
I was joking!
Once is a joke, sure.
But saying it every ten minutes?
That's an attitude.
Am I right?
You know what? You guys are full of it.
[Dowd] These minor squabbles
can easily lead to resentment, hostility,
and in extreme cases,
what doctors refer to as Acute Space Psychosis,
commonly known as... space rage.
[echoing] Space rage.
Space rage. Space rage.
Something's definitely off with, like, everybody.
I mean, I know we gotta go on to Venus,
and that's stressful, but this is more than
just the normal kind of stress, you know?
I mean, like, Martin's spacewalk,
we were, like, a full-on team.
But now it's just like
Doria's all in her room all the time,
and Martin and Will are at each other's throats--
Can't... you see I am working here?
Just... stop...
talking!
Space rage.
[Dowd] On the ground,
these conflicts may compromise productivity,
but up there?
They can easily prove fatal.
When pressure builds and tempers flare,
it's time for a leader to get pro-active.
A team-building exercise.
A non-critical cooperative effort
that gives each participant a chance to shine.
First, you'll need an ally,
an eager follower.
Choose someone who's passive, enthusiastic,
and easily distracted.
Behold...
the Helios Quantalux-6-Plus video camera.
Six different modes:
standard, infrared, thermal, MRI...
you can even capture farts with this thing.
Can I?
This thing is awesome.
We gotta make a movie.
Ya think?
Yeah.
But not just any movie.
A space movie!
Hey, superstar.
We're making a movie!
[startling]
Sorry. Sorry.
I didn't mean to sneak up on you.
What do you want?
Uh, nothing.
Actually, we're just...
well, you don't have to if you don't want to.
What?
Well, we're making a movie.
So we were thinking like Fear & Dread,
but not a ripoff,
more like... like reminiscent.
An homage.
Yeah.
Exactly. An homage.
Wait.
Are we talking F&D IV,
or the one where they meet the Nebulantians?
Well, I was thinking the action from IV
combined with the suspense of III.
Well, not just a normal movie.
It's like a horror movie.
Well... a space horror movie, and...
Okay, come on, spit it out.
Well, I mean, we were hoping
that... you would play Aphus Fear?
Wait a second. You said "we."
"We're thinking."
Who's "we"?
Not Will.
Well, see, I was-- I didn't mean--
Forget it. I'm out.
You game?
Do I get to eat anybody?
Oh yeah.
You get to eat everybody.
You know what? It's totally okay.
I get it.
A lot of people get stage fright.
Stage fright?
Who said I had stage fright?
Will said that, didn't he?
Look, man,
it's totally cool.
You know what?
Count me in.
Okay.
[Griffin] We need to shut down Matilda.
No half measures.
This can't be like last time.
Night and day, brother.
Night and day.
Do you mind?
You're hovering.
It's Day 73, Singer.
73 days those kids have been stuck up there
dealing with stuff
trained astronauts can barely handle.
They need instructions
to disconnect Matilda once and for all.
Do you want it done fast, or do you want it done right?
It's a quantum CPU, Griffin, not a plug and play.
We got a bunch of little kids up there
doing brain surgery on Albert Einstein,
and I gotta boil it all down to "See Spot Run."
Just get it done, Singer.
Yeah.
All right, Matilda, effects!
[Matilda] Ambient effects lighting engaged.
Can I ditch the helmet?
It keeps steaming up,
and you won't be able to see my face.
That's a plus.
What was that?
He just meant, uh, that it looks awesome...
that the lighting effects really sell it.
All right, how do I look?
Be honest.
You look unbelievable.
[Matilda] Very disturbing, Samy.
Oh, we gotta test the blood 'n' guts mode.
Dude, MRI.
Oh.
Oh, wow, that really looks good.
'Course it does.
All right, Aphus, Zak.
Let's go over your blocking.
[Dowd] Well, by now, your team should be a well-oiled machine,
old grudges and trivial feuds melting away
like winter frost
under the warm spring sunshine of a common goal.
From this point forward,
you all should be getting along like socks and shoes.
[sighing]
Hello?
[screaming]
You pushed me!
[groaning]
Matilda, lights!
[Doria] What are you people doing?
Doria, you were perfect!
I could totally feel your terror!
Am I right, guys?
Are you nuts? She blew the shot!
No, no, no, no. We can totally make it work.
Oh, right.
Like a little kid can knock Aphus Dread on his butt.
[laughing]
Aphus Dread?
Is that who you're supposed to be?
Because I could have sworn
you were yesterday's garbage.
Oh...
I mean, c'mon.
Elliot, I gotta admit it wasn't very realistic.
Yeah, just about as realistic
as you playing the hero.
Oh, well, I don't remember you out there
while I was hanging off the side of a spaceship
saving everyone's sorry little butts.
Yeah, well, it's not like any one of us
wouldn't have done the exact same thing
if the stupid suit had fit.
But the suit didn't fit,
did it?
Did it?
That's enough!
Knock it off, you idiots!
Knock it off!
Yeah!
Great!
Thank you, Martin!
We all appreciate what you did,
but do you have to keep just spiking the football
over, and over, and over?
And you!
Just because somebody does something amazing,
it doesn't make you a loser.
Have you ever thought about, like, bringing yourself up
instead of dragging him down?
And you.
I've got news for you.
Oh, I'm so sensitive.
I'm gonna go sulk in my room all day.
We all have lives, do you get it?
We all have families, we all have friends,
we all miss them, and we're all scared!
All of us!
Come on, Elliot, take it easy.
No, don't even... Commander.
You were supposed to be, like, this big leader,
and I was down for that.
I really was.
But lately, you've just been mean,
like a nasty little creature
who lives in a hole
and only comes out to bite people
who are trying to help her!
You want to know the biggest idiot of all?
Me!
For being stupid enough to believe
that if I could just get you miserable, selfish jerks
together to do something fun,
that you would stop being miserable, selfish jerks!
Wow! What a great idea.
For years, I always worried that Will was too childish.
How many times I begged him
to... to grow up.
I've always been worried Samy grew too fast.
Now if it isn't shuttle protocols
or spacewalks...
they're stuck in tiny rooms tearing each other apart.
I'm terrified that if...
[sighing]
...when they come home...
When. When.
They'll never get to just be kids again.
[Matilda] Elliot?
Yeah?
Would you mind answering a question?
What can I know that you don't?
A great deal, it seems.
I am very perplexed.
Up to 35 days ago, the crew was working well together.
This trend culminated
in Martin's successful extravehicular repair
of the meteor strike.
The spacewalk.
Yeah. That was great.
But since then, group interactions have become
increasingly uncooperative and hostile.
This not only places
the success of the mission at risk,
but your very lives, correct?
Yeah.
Why?
I don't know.
Maybe we were just too busy trying to survive
to get on each other's nerves.
Now, being in space isn't such a big deal.
[Matilda] Perhaps it's time to remember it is a big deal.
You know, Elliot was right
about the whole me spiking the football thing.
It's just I've never scored a touchdown before.
Nah.
I was just totally jealous.
Yeah, for sure.
I mean, how could you not be?
Thanks, Will.
It's been a long 73 days...
For all of us. I get that.
But what am I supposed to do?
Pretend I'm happy about missing out on my whole life?
No one's saying you gotta pretend, Dor.
Just keep in mind that we're all in this together.
Plus it's not all that bad.
We get to do a bunch of stuff up here
that most kids only dream about.
Yeah, right.
Maybe we could make a movie about that.
What?
What did I say?
Uh, guys, we've got an incoming pre-recorded video transmission
from Odyssey II.
[♪♪♪]
[farting]
Did you get it, did you get it?
That was awesome!
[♪♪♪]
Greetings, Earthlings.
When we're not fighting giant alien Squeebees...
Or performing death-defying spacewalks...
There is still a lot to do up here.
Space...Garden.
Welcome to our Odyssey II Space Garden!
Martin here is in charge
of making sure these plants survive.
At first, I wasn't really into gardening,
but up here, I don't know...
these crunchies really help me remember what home feels like.
Plus, they're fun to eat.
That's right, you heard it, Mom!
I said veggies are fun to eat.
[race announcer] And here they go!
Come on, pea, come on, you got that, let's go!
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon! Come to Marty!
...and into the stretch goes carrots!
Carrots is ahead, wins by seven lengths!
Going away!
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Just kidding.
So it turns out space totally fries your phone...
[screaming]
No Skittlegram, no texting, and no shopping online.
But then I thought who needs shopping online
when you can create your own couture line.
Check this out!
Space...Fashion.
Presenting Doria's Odyssey Collection,
available at your local retailers...
as soon as we get back to Earth.
[cheering]
All right, go!
So, this thing can 3-D print in any medium.
It's used for supplies, tools, parts...
Like Squeebee,
which we used to patch the breach in the hull.
Oh, it's done.
[Matilda] Printing complete.
Ta-da!
Betcha can't tell what this is.
Give up?
It's a DR-16AWP filter used in the MPU
to replace the one that wore out yesterday.
Space...D...R...16... A...W...Something.
Fun fact: the MPU
collects all the moisture through the vents
and purifies it for us to drink.
All moisture. Like our sweat.
They don't need details, Elliot.
And our pee.
You should have stopped at "sweat"!
Sorry, sorry!
Did someone say "sweat"?
Workouts are super important...
on long space voyages, too.
Space... Stellar Work-Out!
Check this out, Ms. Mooney!
Astronauts, assemble!
Matilda, hit it!
[♪ "Jopping" by SuperM plays ]
5, 6, 7, 8!
♪ I don't even care
♪ Yeogin ulil taeul stage
♪ Left to the right
♪ We gon' make it Make it bang ♪
You all should be getting along like socks and shoes.
♪ Let me see you bounce
♪ To the left, to the right
♪ Sijag doeneun round
♪ Round, round, round, round
♪ 'Cause when we jumping it's popping ♪
♪ We jopping
Socks and... -This is awesome!
Socks and... -♪ Jopping
[Matilda] Would you like me to raise the volume?
[laughter]
Yeah, Matilda, crank it up!
♪ Jopping How we get down ♪
♪ Jopping, how we get down
♪ 'Cause when we jumping and popping ♪
♪ We jopping
♪ Step on the floor Start a riot ♪
♪ Where the competition?
♪ Man, it's looking one-sided
Yes, come on, come on. [music ends]
We still miss everyone,
but we get to go to Venus!
And I know we'll be friends for life because of this.
We get along like socks and shoes.
-Oh, come on. -[laughter]
See you soon!
In the meantime, we got this.
[applause]
Guess kids will always be kids.
Wow.
Is there anything you all can't do?
That was amazing.
I'm pretty sure even Lind shed a tear.
There were no tears.
You're making us all very proud.
Good work. Mission Control, out.
So, what should we watch, then?
Oh, I have an idea.
I found this great Rex Dowd video.
-No! -No! Boo!
[Martin] Hi, I'm Rex Dowd,
and if you're watching this video,
you're all totally doomed.
[kids laughing]
♪ Five kids all amazed by the wonders ♪
♪ Of unexplainable factors
♪ That go beyond the skies
♪ We are the astronauts
♪ On the voyage of a lifetime
♪ With a mission far from Earth And all we trust ♪
♪ Oh, we are the astronauts
Our goal is to bring you home.
And if you can't?
We have to be the very best we can be...
otherwise, we're going to die up here.
I'm the commander. That's an order!
I don't remember ever voting you Commander.
Elliot, you need to make them listen.
You understand me? You're better than this!