Previously on "Fantasy Island"...
I think this old chair was your great-uncle's,
- but I redid the rattan and-- - This is perfect.
- What's all this? - I'm taking you to prom.
I have never seen Elenita happier.
- And I love him. - I love you, too.
My fantasy is to find my biological father.
I was conceived in the middle of a hurricane...
Hurricane Helene.
I was in the jungle during Hurricane Helene.
This way! I found shelter!
This is gonna sound crazy, but I think I'm your daughter.
I don't think anyone knows how to be a parent.
Yeah, but most people get a starter model to warm up on.
She's still trying to figure it all out.
Bless her. She's mourning her mother.
Thanks, Dad.
My birthday is me and my mom.
And every time I look across the table, she's not there.
You're there.
There is nothing more important to me
than your relationship with Helene.
I can't see you anymore.
Please believe me when I tell you
that this is for the best, Javier.
- Elena-- - I'm sorry.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
You're good.
Breaking up with Javier was the right decision.
You did the right thing.
[softly]
I did the right thing.
♪ ♪
[inhales deeply]
[normal voice] Welcome to Fantasy Island.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
[in Spanish] Good morning, Elena.
- [in English] - Good morning.
Can you speak to me in Spanish?
I can't go two lifetimes only speaking English.
[in Spanish] Good morning, Ruby.
Ah.
[magical music]
Are you okay?
Yes. Everything's fine.
- [in English] - Look at this place.
Graham family, I'm Elena Roarke.
I'm your host, and this is my associate, Ruby.
I'm Amber. This is my husband, Dan,
and our beautiful offspring, Ryleigh and Trevor.
- [in Spanish] - Ah, nice to meet you.
[somber music]
[in English] Uh, please follow me this way.
Oh, we aren't going anywhere
until we get our first vacation picture.
Mom, seriously? I look like a bridge troll.
Ryleigh, you're 16 and gorgeous.
How about this?
Ash will take you to your suite to get settled,
and I promise we'll get
the perfect family photo but a little later. [chuckles]
High sun equals harsh shadows.
Okay, I'm holding you to it.
I bought us the cutest matching outfits.
I am not wearing khakis.
♪ ♪
- Ms. Roarke. - Isaiah Hughes.
So nice to meet in person,
and you can call me Elena, please.
- This is Ruby. - Welcome, Isaiah.
Mr. Hughes, this is for you.
This is it?
And please open it whenever you're ready.
This place has a bar, yeah?
Yeah, there's a nice spot just down the beach.
Welcome to Fantasy Island.
♪ ♪
What was that all about?
Mr. Hughes's fantasy
is to know the date of his death,
which is written in that envelope.
- [in Spanish] - Hmm. Oh, my God.
- [in English] - Hey.
Morning.
Whoa.
Um, a cold front just blew in.
I don't know what you mean.
Elena, you know you can talk to me, right?
Yes, I know. [in Spanish] Yes, of course.
[in English] Do me a favor-- um, follow up with Mr. Hughes.
I can handle the Graham family.
♪ ♪
[dreamy music]
♪ ♪
My family doesn't know I'm here for a fantasy,
not even Dan.
You won't say anything. Will you?
My lips are sealed.
Now, tell me-- what can the Island do for you?
I love my family so much,
but I feel like I'm failing them.
- In what way? - They're not happy.
Nobody's happy all the time.
But shouldn't we try to be?
I grew up in chaos.
My parents screamed at each other constantly,
breaking up and getting back together every other week.
Neither of them could hold a job.
We got evicted from every place we lived.
That must have been very hard.
I learned to cope, and when things got really bad,
I'd recite the multiplication table to myself.
If you want to know 12 times 7, I'm your girl.
Oh, and I also always know where the exit is.
Well, you've clearly broken that cycle.
I gave them everything. I didn't have--
safety, stability, encouragement.
And it's not enough?
Look at her.
She's the star of the tennis team.
But it means nothing to her. She wants to quit.
And Trevor, he is so damn smart,
but he's living his life on devices.
Ah, he was mad at me for posting this,
but I look at it all the time.
I miss him.
Where does your husband, Dan, fit into this?
Nobody's bleeding and nothing's on fire, Dan's good.
We look so in love here, don't we?
Yes. [chuckles]
He doesn't even see me anymore...
not like this.
These pictures are just moments.
My fantasy is for my family
to be as happy as they look on social media.
Can you do that?
I can.
Now let's go take that family photo, come on.
Hey, Roarke, what kind of socks do pirates wear?
- Oh, my God, Dad. - Ryleigh, stand up straight.
- I have no idea. - Arrr-gyle.
- Dad, it's not funny. - Trevor, your phone.
- Every time. - Come on, buys, the faster
we pull it together, the faster this will be over.
Dan, are you tucking in your shirt?
Mom, I almost beat this level. Just let me--
Stand still and look happy, damn it.
Okay.
Smiles everyone. [camera shutter clicks]
Perfect. [chuckles]
Oh, get this thing off of me before I turn basic forever.
- Too late. - [scoffs]
So what do you think?
We could take a day cruise, a balloon tour.
Oh, look, snorkeling. That sounds like fun, right?
[sighs] Maybe you girls can explore the resort.
See that pool?
What about you and Trevor?
I'm not gonna be able to relax
until I grade these papers,
and he's clearly grown roots.
Honey, I was hoping
we could do something together as a family.
We have all weekend.
[door opens]
Oh, you know, Ry, I saw some tennis courts.
Maybe we could check 'em out and get in a volley or two.
Yeah, that is so not gonna happen.
[door opens, closes]
Or I could just sit here alone.
Oh, wow.
This is, like, Christmas card worthy.
It doesn't even need a filter.
[mystical whoosh]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
You know, on second thought...
maybe we should go snorkeling.
Hold up. Did somebody say snorkeling?
Because I love snorkeling.
Very funny.
Snorkeling's lame. Whatever, I get it.
Next boat leaves in half an hour.
Hey, Mom, you brought
that reef-safe suntan lotion, right?
'Cause I am so psyched to go snorkeling.
You okay, Mom?
I just...
♪ ♪
It's so wonderful to see you all so happy.
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
Helene, I just love seeing you at the bar.
Oh, come on, do a little...
Uh-huh.
[chuckling] Oh.
Thanks for the hookup, granny friend.
Mm-hmm. Just remember our deal.
Bottomless daiquiris-- got it.
- Yes. - [chuckles]
[clears throat]
You gonna open it?
Just taking my time.
Would you want to know?
About a year ago, I was given six months to live.
That knowledge is what brought me to this island,
and this island changed everything.
But you're still alive.
I'm a special case.
So why do you...
want to know when you're gonna die?
My dad...
he, uh--he died of an aneurysm when I was ten.
I've always believed that I'll die young, too.
Quite the sword of Damocles hanging over your head.
Yeah, I've just come to accept it--
no long-term plans or commitments.
Oh. Wait a minute, let me guess.
You found someone that you want to commit to.
Oh, love changes everything.
Yeah, not love.
Yeah, I haven't even asked her out yet, but, uh...
Yeah, all of a sudden, I have these urges
to make plans for the future.
It's not that I don't want a family.
I...
I just don't want to make anyone else
feel that pain that I did.
And if you open that envelope and it says that you live
until 99, then you'll--
Then I-I'll ask her out.
Hmm.
You know, I always thought knowledge was power,
but...
now I'm not so sure.
What if I don't want to know? [chuckles]
Hmm.
Well, that's probably why it came in an envelope
instead of sky writing.
[chuckles]
Yeah. [chuckles]
♪ ♪
Did any of you see that great spotted ray?
I was following a school of blue tang.
I think I got a sunburn on my butt.
[laughter]
That was a dream vacation day, guys.
Thank you so much for making the effort.
Are you kidding? Mom, that was awesome.
Yeah, maybe it was just the fresh air,
but I feel so damn happy right now.
Me too.
Wow.
Okay, so what now?
- Who wants lobster? - Oh, me.
Yeah, me too.
Lobster it is. [scattered chuckles]
♪ ♪
[distant thudding]
Dan?
Do you hear that?
[suspenseful music]
[thudding continues]
♪ ♪
[grunts]
[grunting]
♪ ♪
Ryleigh?
Honey.
♪ ♪
Ry?
Oh, hey, Mom.
You want to get that volley in?
Honey, it's late. You should be in bed.
Oh, I'm not tired.
Come on.
You can pick this up again in the morning.
Okay.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Hola, Javier.
What's up, Ruby?
Oh, nothing much.
Just learning some Spanish.
Um, not to be...
[in Spanish] The relationship police...
[in English] But...
Elena seemed pretty upset yesterday.
You want to tell me what you did?
She said I did something?
I mean, not exactly.
I mean, she didn't actually say anything.
I-I just kind of assumed.
You know, all I did
was everything she asked, all right?
I-I kept our relationship a secret
when she wanted to keep it a secret.
I learned salsa 'cause she likes to dance.
Threw her a prom.
Ruby, I made her a chair out of rattan.
And do--do you have any idea how long it takes
to make a chair out of rattan?
A lot of time.
But I enjoyed doing it
'cause I was doing it for her
because of what she meant to me.
Past tense.
You don't know?
Elena broke up with me.
What?
- Why? - She didn't say.
No.
That doesn't make any sense.
Yep, that's exactly how I felt.
I am so sorry. I-I had no idea.
I appreciate you.
I really do.
And I don't know what Elena needs, clearly...
but I could use some time alone.
Um... yeah.
Of course.
♪ ♪
Ryleigh, let me see that hand.
It's fine, Mom, really.
- This doesn't hurt? - No, don't feel a thing.
♪ ♪
Amber.
How are you enjoying your happy family?
Oh, um...
good, I guess.
Great.
Walk with me.
Dan planned a date for us tonight.
I didn't even have to hint.
Oh, sounds like he's seeing you like that again.
[chuckles]
The boys are bonding.
Ryleigh suddenly loves tennis again.
But I don't know. Something feels off.
Maybe you're not used to seeing them so happy.
Maybe, but...
it doesn't feel real.
Amber, you asked for your family to be happy
the way they are on social media, correct?
Well, it looks to me like they are.
You know what? I'm not gonna second-guess.
I'm just going to enjoy it.
It's everything I ever wanted.
So, if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready for my date.
I am sure it will be an unforgettable night.
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
Hey.
Envelope guy, you're back.
- Yeah. - Can I get you anything?
I'll get a beer.
Sure.
[indistinct chatter continues]
♪ ♪
Thanks.
♪ ♪
Okay, look, I know you didn't ask me or anything,
but I wouldn't want to know.
♪ ♪
Hey, Dad-vier.
Noncommittal, that tracks. What are you doing back there?
Oh, Ruby got me a job.
Figured it was better than sitting around all day, so...
That's great. Can I get a beer?
Coming right up?
♪ ♪
So... what's up with the day drinking?
Elena broke up with me
and is apparently leaving it up to me to tell everyone.
- Ouch. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- No way. - Sorry. I should have asked.
No, you're fine. I eat them, too, like, all day.
I guess I must have inherited that from you.
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
Hey, Mom.
- Uh, do you need help with that? - Sure.
Mom! Mom, we're here! Please, Mom, help us!
We're here! Please, Mom, help us!
There.
- There you go. - [gasps]
[soft elegant music playing]
♪ ♪
[bottle rattles in ice]
♪ ♪
This is amazing, Dan.
Still less than you deserve.
Is everything all right? Would you prefer wine?
I just...
Does Ryleigh seem all right to you?
Tonight is about us, my love, not the kids.
I know.
It's just I...
I think I'm losing my mind or something.
Have I told you lately how beautiful you are?
No, not in a long time, actually.
Then let me do it now.
You are so beautiful
inside and out.
Do you really feel that way?
You're my wife.
I love you.
Yeah.
If something's wrong, I'm always here for you.
When I was getting ready for dinner, Ryleigh came in,
and when she was in front of the mirror,
it was like her reflection was different...
like there was another Ryleigh behind the mirror
and she was trapped and terrified
and calling out to me.
That must have been frightening,
but the kids are fine.
Let's just be present with each other.
- Dan-- - I feel like
I'm really seeing you for the first time in forever.
Really? Because I feel like you're not hearing me.
I feel like you're not here.
I was saving this for after dinner, but...
I just can't wait.
Oh, my God.
A tennis mom should have a tennis bracelet.
I don't know what to say.
♪ ♪
[chuckles]
Say you'll dance with me.
♪ ♪
This is nice.
♪ ♪
- [knocking] - Amber, can you hear me?
Amber, I'm--I don't--
Amber! Hey, sweetheart, please!
[suspenseful music]
Who are you?
I'm the husband you always wanted
No.
Amber, don't go.
♪ ♪
Hello.
Ruby, I am buried in work here.
So, please...
I spoke with Javier,
and he said that you broke things off
without explanation.
Elena, why would you do that?
I think I made a mistake.
You know, I think you did, too,
because that man loves you.
Ruby, not with Javier, okay?
With you.
- With me? - Yes.
I think I've let us get too close,
and boundaries have gotten blurry.
[scoffs] Is that right?
I think it's probably best
if we keep this relationship more professional.
Hmm?
Well, because I'm your friend
and I can see that you're in pain,
I'm gonna go ahead and step back and give you your space.
But like I used to tell my kids,
just because you're hurting
doesn't mean you get to go around hurting other people.
Good night, Elena.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Ruby.
Hey!
What did you do to my family?
You asked for your family to be happy.
Aren't they?
I don't know. Sort of. I mean...
they seem like they are, but they're not themselves.
Well, your fantasy wasn't for your family to be themselves.
Of course it was.
It was for them to be happy
being the people you want them to be,
the people you present them as on social media.
♪ ♪
A picture is-- is only the surface.
But... I don't want them to be surface happy.
I want them to feel it on the inside.
Then why don't you stop focusing
on Dan and Ryleigh and Trevor
and you start focusing on Amber?
What makes you happy?
And not on the surface--
I mean truly, deeply happy.
♪ ♪
I mean...
♪ ♪
My family does.
That was quite a pause.
Look inside yourself, Amber.
Like, really, really look...
at who you are, at what you want.
See those answers?
They're gonna bring you closer to your family.
♪ ♪
[distant clattering]
♪ ♪
Trevor?
Oh, hey, Mom.
- What did you do? - I smashed it all.
But why?
I don't need all this stuff. Computers can't love you back.
You know, only family can do that.
♪ ♪
Mom, please!
I'm scared! I don't know what to do!
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
There you are. I was worried about you, babe.
No.
♪ ♪
[breathes deeply]
♪ ♪
Look at myself.
Really look.
♪ ♪
I am a mess.
♪ ♪
[gasps]
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
One times one is one.
One times two is two.
One times three is three.
Always know where the exit is.
One times four is four.
One times five is five.
One times six is six.
One times seven is seven.
One times eight is eight.
[haunting music]
Hello?
♪ ♪
Is anybody--anybody there?
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[creature snarling]
♪ ♪
[whimpers]
[shouts]
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[thudding]
♪ ♪
[breathes deeply]
Two times one is two.
Two times three is six.
♪ ♪
2 times 6 is 12.
♪ ♪
2 times 7 is 14.
♪ ♪
2 times 8 is 16.
♪ ♪
2 times 10 is 20.
♪ ♪
2 times 11 is 22.
[distant thud]
2 times 12 is 24.
♪ ♪
[soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
Look inside yourself.
Honey, it's us.
Oh, thank God!
[door rattling, creature screams]
How in the world did you find us?
Luck, but maybe mother's love led me to you.
You did not just say that.
Just let her be mushy for once.
I keep finding things from my childhood
in this...
awful place.
If you remember them,
they must have been important to you.
Yeah, Mom, you never really talk about when you were a kid.
♪ ♪
Because it was not great.
♪ ♪
It was terrible.
♪ ♪
I basically lived out of this backpack.
And this racket...
♪ ♪
I found it in a dumpster.
♪ ♪
I begged my parents for tennis lessons.
I wanted so badly to be on a team, to belong somewhere.
That's why you want me to play so bad.
I want you to have everything I didn't have,
both of you.
And I'm trying so hard to give it to you,
and I'm getting it all wrong.
You're not alone in that.
I'm so sorry I brought us to this island.
We're all sorry about stuff,
but we also got to get out of here.
It's quiet now.
Maybe whatever was out there has moved on.
[exhales deeply]
I think I know a way out.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[all shout, wind gusting]
- Aah! - Aah!
- It's back. - What do we do?
♪ ♪
- Go, go, go, go, go! - Go, go, go, go!
[Amber shouts indistinctly]
♪ ♪
That way!
♪ ♪
- Aah! - Dan!
- Are you okay? - Keep going!
Kids, go, down the hall!
Look for the room with the X.
- Go! - Ah! I think it's twisted.
Oh! Go, go, go!
- Come on! Hurry up! - Come on, guys!
- Come on, hurry up! - Run!
Run, faster!
Come on!
- You're almost there! - It's waiting!
both: Come on!
♪ ♪
We need to barricade it.
I'll be right back.
- Quick, grab an end. - [grunts]
It's heavy. Oh. Oh. We got it. Go. Go.
Hurry, Mom. We need help, please.
Hurry, Amber.
Roarke, I found them.
Get us out here.
- I can't. - Why the hell not?
Amber, you still don't understand.
The only person who can save your family is you.
♪ ♪
[jazz music playing]
♪ ♪
- What's this? - Zombie.
Brandy, rum, pineapple juice, and a splash of lime.
I didn't order a Zombie.
Yeah, well, it seemed appropriate.
Okay, I'll bite.
Uh, appropriate because?
Because you're living like you're dead, obviously.
I mean, look, that girl that you like
is probably out there somewhere finding someone.
And what are you doing?
You're staring at an envelope for two days.
I don't recall asking for your hot take.
Well, I'm a bartender,
so it kind of comes with the territory.
[scoffs]
Dude, you're in a tropical paradise.
♪ ♪
Let's go.
Go where? Don't you have customers?
It's free. They can serve themselves.
Come on.
♪ ♪
Shoes off.
I bet you haven't even put your feet in the water yet.
[sighs]
[dramatic music]
There. Are you happy?
- Ooh! - [laughing] I'm getting there.
There, is that enough?
[laughs, squeals]
Amber, this is your fantasy.
Everything that happens here comes from you.
Only you can let it go.
Let what go? What does that mean?
Talk to your family. They can help.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Come back here, you bitch.
[groans]
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
My mom was 39 when she died.
You're not the only one.
At her funeral, there were...
people that I had never met before
who were devastated and sobbing that they had lost her.
[soft music]
I still get letters from people
who just want to tell me how important she was to them...
♪ ♪
How crushed and how they still pick up the phone
to call her and then remember--
♪ ♪
I'm sorry.
[sighs] You're missing the point.
♪ ♪
My mom did things right.
You're supposed to leave people devastated when you go.
The more tears, the better you lived your life.
♪ ♪
I mean, if people don't care when you go,
then, God, what's the point?
I don't know what's in your envelope, but...
it shouldn't matter.
♪ ♪
One thing I do know is that...
my mom would not have changed a single thing.
♪ ♪
[sniffles] And I bet your dad wouldn't have either.
[chuckles]
[exhales sharply]
♪ ♪
Here.
You want me to open it?
No.
I want you to burn it.
♪ ♪
- Keep holding. - Oh, it's too strong.
- Did you find a way out? - No.
- Mom, I'm scared. - I've got you. I always have.
- I know it didn't feel like it. - But it did, Mom.
All that stuff that you wanted to give us,
everything that you didn't have, we have it.
We love you just the way you are.
You are enough.
It's just--sometimes it feels like we're not.
Oh, but you are.
You're perfect just the way you are.
And, Ryleigh,
I don't care if you play tennis or drive race cars
or knit sweaters-- you are spectacular.
And I'm sorry I didn't say it every day.
And, Trev, honey, I just miss you,
but that's on me.
You are doing your best to make your way
through a difficult time in your life,
and I need to love you enough to give you space.
Mom, I-I think it's slowing down.
Keep--keep talking. Amber, keep talking.
Whatever this is, it's connected to you.
Dan, I love you so much.
I'm sorry I couldn't see what a wonderful life we'd built.
I see it now.
I do.
I see you.
We're okay.
- You did it. - We did it.
Ryleigh, say something sarcastic
so I know it's really you.
Where are we going on vacation next year--
North Korea? [laughter]
[sighs]
You're up early.
- I haven't slept yet. - Ah...
The tireless work of a bartender.
What's up?
[sighs] Just checking on you.
Everything's good.
Uh, don't do that. I do that.
Do what?
Shut down, pretend like everything's fine,
refuse help.
Look, I know neither of us is gonna like it,
but we have a real opportunity to dig deeper here.
And I think we should take it.
[Brianna Lea Pruett's "Under Your Wing"]
♪ ♪
How do you take your coffee?
Oat milk, three stevias.
We'll work on that.
♪ ♪
♪ Oh, your love for me ♪
♪ Is no dangerous sea ♪
♪ It's a glorious thing ♪
♪ Taken under your wing ♪
♪ Oh, you shiver and shout ♪
♪ With your spirit, but how ♪
♪ That soft voice speaks to me ♪
♪ Taken under... ♪
Morning. Sleep well?
Well, as your coworker,
I don't think I'm required to answer that.
Good morning.
Graham family, I am so happy
to see you all smiling and unscathed.
- [laughter] - Out of curiosity,
are all the fantasies you do here
quite so existentially threatening?
- Mine was. - [chuckles]
Safe travels, Mr. Hughes.
Bye.
♪ ♪
Oh, you know what?
We should take a dumb family photo for Mom.
- Yes. Yes, yes, I'll do it. - Yeah.
Uh, maybe Ruby could take this one instead.
- Actually-- - Sure. Okay.
- It's probably safer. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
Thank you for everything.
And I'm sorry I called you the B word.
You know, there have been times that I deserve the label.
[both giggle]
♪ Oh, the sweetness of the time ♪
♪ I spent waiting like a bird ♪
Okay, come on in, come on in.
All right, everybody say "cheese."
One, two, three, cheese!
♪ ♪
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- [in Spanish] - I'm sorry, Ruby.
It's all right.
[in English] I know you had your reasons.
And when you're ready, you'll tell me.
I will. When I'm ready.
Yes, of course.
- [gasps] - Are you okay?
Yeah, I thought I felt my tattoo tingling.
Um, it's fine.
It's probably just a chill or something.
[chuckles] I'm all right.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪