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The Wangs - S4E1 - Orpheus
The Wangs - S4E1 - Orpheus
S4E1
"Orpheus"
10/10/2016
The Wangs fight off some scary aliens, and face the king of Planet
Tobor: Tim Brain.
EXT. SPACE - DAY
Then Craig took Chang to his home planet, and they acquired
a robot version of Harry. But Chang abandoned Robo Harry on a
roadside, and afterwards scary aliens visited in their Mother
Ship, and conquered the entire Earth -- including the great
nation of Canada!
Various robots from Planet Tobor are whipping humans, who are
attached together with slave chains.
Off in the background we notice the MOTHER SHIP.
She takes out her crowbar, and pops open a panel, and jumps
in.
EMILY
I just dont get it. Why the fuck
do robots need air ducts? And why
are they so huge?
EMILY (CONTD)
(looking)
Is this a pickle? Whys there a
pickle here?
EMILY (CONTD)
Mmm, still fresh.
EMILY
Mom! MOM!
EMILY
Im here to bust you out Die Hard
style!
MINDY
Wait, how did you get past the
pickle?
EMILY
I ate it. Why do you ask?
MINDY
Oh, ummm, this is kind of
embarrassing, but I have a fear of
pickles. They used that against me!
3.
EMILY
Why are you afraid of pickles?
MINDY
Theyre disgusting. They look like
Hulk dicks.
EMILY
Hulk dicks?
MINDY
The Hulk, you know! The big, green
guy from the comic books.
EMILY
Riiiiight. Stand back, mom. Im
coming in.
Emily kicks out the air duct grill, and drops into Mindys
cell.
EMILY (CONTD)
Alright, lets go find dad, and
Craig, and then get the hell out of
here.
The front door to cell 99-1 bursts open, and then Mindy and
Emily come out.
They see that there are about a dozen robot guards pointing
guns at them.
EMILY
Suck my dick, everyone!
EMILY (CONTD)
Run, mom, run!
MINDY
Im well aware that I have to run!
The door to the bridge room slides open. Emily, and Mindy run
in. They stop short of dropping into a chasm.
4.
The two glance behind, and see robot guards coming down the
hallway. The robot guards shoot their guns, sending off
numerous laser beams.
Mindy, and Emily each step to the side, and hide behind the
wall to avoid these attacks.
Emily reaches into her backpack, and holds out Mindys wand.
EMILY
Mom! Got you a present!
Mindy looks at the wand, glad its back, and then she steps
out, and casts a spell out into the hallway.
A force sends the robots back, and makes them fall down.
Next Mindy does another spell to close the sliding doors. She
goes for a third spell, and points her wand downward.
EMILY (CONTD)
Whats wrong?
MINDY
Wands need to be charged. Theyre
like mobile phones... Goddamnit.
EMILY
I guess well just have to do this
the old fashioned way -- ninja
style!
She grabs the loose rope, and along with Mindy, the two swing
across the chasm to get to the other side of the room. But as
they reach the end, the rope snaps, and they tumble, and fall
onto their asses.
Mindy turns around, reaches into her sleeve, and takes out
some dirt. She throws it toward the chasm, and the dirt
spreads out atop the invisible bridge.
MINDY
Gah, busted my ass for nothing!
EMILY
Mom, a little help?
MINDY
Did you press the button?
EMILY
Didnt work.
At this moment, the other doors opposite open up. Two robot
guards have pulled it open. They, and the rest then march on
inside.
Now, Mindy, and Emily get their own doors open. They run
through, and the robot guards behind blast their guns just
missing.
Mindy, and Emily run down this long hallway, and get to the
end.
MINDY
(reading)
Emergency exit.
Mindy, and Emily look back, and see the robot guards still
pursuing.
ROBOT GUARD 1
Halt! There is no escape!
EMILY
(points)
What about this hatch that says
Emergency Exit?
ROBOT GUARD 1
Going through there -- not a good
idea.
EMILY
Youre trying to kill us. Why would
we take your advice?
ROBOT GUARD 1
Im just doing my job. Im not a
dick.
Emily looks to Mindy. They nod to each other, and then Mindy
pulls the handle of the emergency hatch.
ROBOT GUARD 1
I told you this wasnt a good idea!
Emily sticks up both her middle fingers.
MINDY
Emily, we have other problems to
deal with here!
EMILY
Like what?
EMILY (CONTD)
Oh, right. Well, dont worry. Im
sure itll be fine.
7.
MINDY
To be honest, I have my doubts.
It looks like Mindy, and Emily are going to hit the ground.
They hold hands to comfort each other, but then a portal of
some sort opens up, and they fall straight into it.
MINDY
Oh... What a strange dream.
She rubs her eyes to get the haze out her vision, and then
throws off her blanket.
Mindy comes down the steps, and heads for the living room,
where she sees Craig, Emily, Harry, and Chang watching some
nonsense on TV:
GIRL 1 (T.V.)
So, then I says to Boo Radley,
Aint that a thing!
Canned laughter.
GIRL 2 (T.V.)
Damn girl, you sassy as fuck!
MINDY
Harry? When did you return? Arent
you supposed to be... missing?
8.
HARRY
Am I? Well then, I guess I better
leave.
MINDY
(wondering)
That was kinda weird.
CRAIG
The only thing weird here is how
you smell.
MINDY
I think Im gonna go follow him.
Mindy gets up too, and also leaves through the front door.
MINDY
Who, who the heck are you?
ORPHEUS
Who I am is not important. Whats
important is where you are.
MINDY
What does that mean?
Orpheus holds out his hands, and presents two green Skittles.
ORPHEUS
Eat the lime flavored Skittle, and
the truth will be revealed to you.
(MORE)
9.
ORPHEUS (CONT'D)
But take the green apple, and you
shall continue your life in
blissful ignorance.
MINDY
They both look the same.
ORPHEUS
They are not the same.
ORPHEUS (CONTD)
What is the flavor?
MINDY
Lime.
MINDY
Hey, you got here faster than me.
ORPHEUS
Mindy. Now I can tell you the
truth. You are not where you think
you are. This is all an illusion.
MINDY
Im in The Matrix arent I?
ORPHEUS
No, you are in the Patrix.
MINDY
The what?
ORPHEUS
The Patrix. Its like the Matrix,
but was made by an Irishman named
Patrick. Therefore, Patrix.
10.
MINDY
I... see.
ORPHEUS
Now, Mindy. Listen to me carefully.
To break out of this virtual
reality, you must find the red
keycard.
MINDY
Thats it?
ORPHEUS
Use it to open a door.
MINDY
No, I mean. Cant you give me more
details than that?
ORPHEUS
Im not Wikipedia.
ORPHEUS (CONTD)
Now begone!
DJ BLOODKLOT
Now! Let the real party begin!
(does gun sound with
mouth)
Brrrrrrap!
11.
The club-goers open their mouths, and bask in the red liquid,
and catch it on their tongues.
Mindy whos stuck in the middle of the crowd darts her eyes,
and looks around with fear.
MINDY
What the hell is going on here?
VAMPIRE 1
This one is a human!
MINDY
W-what?
VAMPIRES
Kill her... Eat her... Drink her
blood... Tear her apart...!
But then by the DJing area, EMILY drops down from the air,
and comes down with two swords, slicing DJ Bloodklot in three
pieces, while at the same time wrecking his turntables.
Emily rises to her feet, and holds her blades by her side.
She claps them together to get the attention of the room.
12.
EMILY
Alright, listen up, period blood
drinkers! This is the end of the
road! So. Fuck. You.
VAMPIRE 1
KILL THE GIRL!
MINDY
Emily?
EMILY
Whatever you do, mom, stay down.
MINDY
Why?
Emily stands up, and holds out her blades. As the vamps hiss,
and stare at her, she starts spinning around. Fast. Really
damn fast.
EMILY
(screaming)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Soon they are all torn apart, and not one of them is left
alive.
EMILY (CONTD)
That. Was. Exhilarating.
MINDY
Good job, Emily.
She touches Emilys shoulder, and pulls away her hand. Its
sticky. We can hear, and see that its sticky.
13.
MINDY (CONTD)
Ew, gross.
EMILY
Blood orgies are always gross.
Actually, any type of orgy is
gross. Not that I really know about
these things.
MINDY
Im glad to hear that, Emily, but I
think we should be going now.
EMILY
And where do we go?
MINDY
Uhhh...
MINDY (CONTD)
What a very suspicious sign...
Lets follow it!
EMILY
Thats now you spell in.
MINDY
Dont argue with the sign.
Mindy, and Emily enter Sand Land. As soon as they do the red
door behind them closes, and disappears.
EMILY
Where the hell are we? Egypt?
United Arab Emirates?
Mindy puts her hand above her eyes like a visor, and looks at
the horizon with a squint. She sees something that looks like
the moon. But it isnt.
MINDY
Hmm, thats interesting. Something
about the moon here looks...off.
EMILY
Well, we are in the Patrix.
MINDY
Oh, crap...!
EMILY
Why are we running?!
MINDY
Youll see!
EMILY
The fuck! The moon is chasing us!
Hey, fuck you, moon! Youre the
suns bitch!
The Angry Moon goes around to follow them, but sees nobody.
It pauses, and darts its eyes. It suspiciously travels
alongside the pyramid.
15.
The Angry Moon stops to look up, and sees Emily, and Mindy
atop the pyramid.
The chunk of stone lands right in the Angry Moons eye, and
makes a huge crack in its face.
The Angry Moon seems stunned. It sticks out its tongue, and
trembles like its been shot, and is dying.
Emily, and Mindy shield themselves with their arms. But when
all seems calm they lower their arms.
EMILY (CONTD)
(to Mindy)
Hoo, Im surprised that worked.
Mindy stretches out her neck, and peers below, where there is
a large, red keycard.
MINDY
Wait, is that -- ?
Mindy runs down the pyramid, and picks up the red keycard.
She smiles, and holds it out like shes found some treasure.
MINDY (CONTD)
I found the red keycard!
At this moment the earth begins to shake.
Mindy turns around, and then from the sands arises a floating
sphere-like structure made up of thousands of numbered doors.
Emily joins Mindy, and the two gaze at this eerie object.
EMILY
Whoa. What the fuck is that?
MINDY
Its our way out. Pick a number.
EMILY
69!
MINDY
Try again, Emily, but this time
without being a pervert.
EMILY
Umm, alright... 11? Is 11 okay? Or
does the #11 kind of look like two
wieners side by side?
MINDY
Lets just do this at random.
Mindy reaches out, and holds out her red keycard to the door
marked #13.
MINDY (CONTD)
(gasps)
I think it worked!
Mindy now reaches for the doors doorknob. She opens the
door, and finds there is nothing but a wall of black.
EMILY
(looking)
Its...dark.
MINDY
Maybe we shouldnt go in?
EMILY
Yah, thats probably a good idea.
But then a giant hand comes out of the doorway, and grabs
them both. As they scream, it takes them inside, and door #13
slams shut.
The very next moment the door sphere spins around, like a
top, and shoots up into the sky, and disappears.
17.
Suddenly their eyes open, and they each take in a deep breath
as if breathing for the first time after being held under
water.
Mindy, and Emily rip the wires off their faces, and push open
their receptacles.
Side by side they glance at each other, and then they begin
climbing down.
They appear tired, and sweaty, so soon slow down, and stop to
rest.
EMILY
(breathing heavy)
Theres no way well find dad, and
Craig. This place is a maze. Its
like a god-damned Discovery Zone!
MINDY
We cant leave without your
father...or Craig.
EMILY
(looking)
Is that what I think it is?
MINDY
Its the Google Maps car.
EMILY
Wait a minute.
Emily reaches into her pocket, and fishes out her cellphone.
18.
MINDY
You still have your cellphone with
you?
EMILY
Yes! Its here! I know where dad,
and Craig are! Lets go!
MINDY
Hey, wait for me!
His eyes dart left, and right, as if looking out for someone.
Then he reaches into a compartment of his, and takes out a
banana. He holds it up to his face, stares at it, and grins.
He strokes it.
BIG LUG
D-uh! Me, and my pet banana! We
will always be the best of friends!
Forever, and ever, and ever!
Big Lug grins, and strokes his banana some more.
But all of a sudden, Mindy, and Emily appear, and they attack
him with metal rods.
Emily whacks him in the leg, making him buckle, and Mindy
gets him on the temple causing him to fall to the floor.
EMILY
You came to the wrong
neighbourhood, mother fucker!
The two go to town, and beat the absolute crap out of Big
Lug, until he is totally wrecked, and just a pile of parts.
Job done, Mindy, and Emily drop their metal rods, which are
all bent out of shape, and they catch their breath.
EMILY (CONTD)
Hey, whats this?
MINDY
Emily, nows not the time for a
snack.
EMILY
You always say fruit is good for
you. Well, back it up, mom!
EMILY (CONTD)
(chewing)
Not bad. Its fresh.
Emily now finishes her banana, and tosses the peel. The peel
lands in front of a random robot, who steps on it, and slips,
and falls to the ground unconscious.
No one notices.
EMILY (CONTD)
Alright, alright, lets get this
show on the road.
The door slides open. Emily drops the head, and kicks it
away. She, and Mindy go inside the room.
EMILY
(looking)
Whoa, what the hells going on
here?
They are carrying Craig, and Chang, who are framed, and kept
encased in carbonite.
Mayhew, and Nutz take Craig, and Chang up to the front of the
platform where Tim Brain is, and set him down.
PRESIDENT MAYHEW
Good evening, your majesty. We
bring you a gift.
TIM BRAIN
What is it?
GENERAL NUTZ
Something to eat, and something to
play with.
TIM BRAIN
Sexually?
PRESIDENT MAYHEW
No, not sexually.
Chang, and Craig still have their middle fingers up. They
begin speaking like no time has passed by at all.
CHANG
I dont give a fuck!
CRAIG
Fuck you, and your whole crew!
21.
CHANG
I hope you all get robot AIDS, you
dirty, pieces of shit!
CRAIG
And another thing --
Now Chang, and Craig realize theyre not where they once
thought they were. They appear very confused.
CHANG
Uhhh, wait a minute. Where... What
the fuck?
TIM BRAIN
Welcome to my palace.
CHANG
Who the hell are you?
CHANG (CONTD)
Whoa!
Tim Brain dangles Chang upside down over his open mouth.
TIM BRAIN
Shall I eat you slowly, or quickly
like a fat, British slapper?
The EMP grenades lands in the middle of the throne room with
a loud CLINK. It takes everyones attention.
ROBOT GUARD 2
Oh, no. Im afraid it didnt
survive the fall.
The next second the EMP grenade goes off, looking like a
lightning storm; all the robots pass out.
22.
Now, Mindy, and Emily jump out their skybox, and each do a
somersault on landing below to break their fall.
They get to their feet, and walk down the red carpet, and
confront Tim Brain.
CHANG
Mindy?
Mindy, and Emily look angry. Mindy points her finger at Tim.
MINDY
Let go off my husband, you -- you
pink, dirty, lowdown, slimy, glue
sniffing, worthless, anti-vax,
Hillary Clinton loving, smut
peddler!
TIM BRAIN
What? Im not against vaccinations.
Vaccinations are an important
component to our worlds health
system, and are generally
recognized as both extremely safe,
and beneficial. If you dont get
vaccinated for common diseases, you
really are putting yourself at
great risk.
EMILY
Thats true...but I still think you
should shut your fucking whore
mouth! Its go time, Tootsie Roll!
Emily, and Mindy spring on Tim Brain, and start beating the
shit out of him with their fists.
TIM BRAIN
Stop! You dont know what youre
doing!
EMILY
Be quiet while we beat the crap out
of you!
TIM BRAIN
No, listen to me! This is a bad
idea! You are putting your own
lives in danger!
23.
CHANG
Yeah, guys, I, I think you should
listen to the big, fat brain.
MINDY
Its too late! Were in too deep!
Mindy, and Emily continue battering Tim Brain, and then soon
he dies. His one big eye closes, and his tentacle holding
Chang goes flaccid.
MINDY (CONTD)
Chang, are you alright?
CHANG
I think so. Thanks for rescuing me
by the way.
EMILY
Mo man tai!
CRAIG
HOLEEEEE SHIAT!
CRAIG (CONTD)
You killed Tim Brain! The king, and
sometimes emperor, of Planet Tobor!
EMILY
And?
CRAIG
His mind was controlling this ship!
CHANG
He wot?
EMILY
Whooooa, shit! Earthquake!
Then the throne room goes sideways, and the Wangs, and
everyone else, collide against a wall with a resounding THUD!
CRAIG
(whiny)
Ow! My ass! My precious ass!
As they wander, and wonder what they can do, a fist seemingly
comes out of nowhere, and hits Craig in the face.
Craig spins.
In doing so, General Nutz goes flying the other way, and
accidentally bumps into a NUCLEAR BOMB. He grabs it, and
realizing what it is, grins a big grin.
Craig turns his head, and darts his eyes, searching for
anything amidst the debris that can help.
Craig takes the lead, and he, Chang, Mindy, and Emily hastily
swim over to the pod.
Craig pulls open the door, and lets in Chang, Mindy, and
Emily first. He gets in last, and closes the door.
Here their escape pod soon begins heating up, and changes
color from a metallic tone to a bright red-orange as if on
fire.
CHANG (O.S.)
Ho-leeee fuuuuuuuck!
MONTAGE (CONTINUOUS)
- Next, the escape pod, still flying high, hits the top of
the WASHINGTON MONUMENT, but regardless it keeps on moving.
The monument falls down, and squashes a fancy car. The car,
despite being squashed, has its alarm go off.
- The escape pod this time flies through the top of the Saint
Louis GATEWAY ARCHWAY. The archway seems like its going to
continue standing, and then suddenly it just breaks apart
into a million pieces.
- Now, the escape pod races past MOUNT RUSHMORE, and in doing
so clips the end of George Washingtons beautiful nose.
END MONTAGE
But then the letter S falls off, and it becomes FAT Food
Restaurant instead.
THUG
Watchu waitin for? Get me dat
money, bitch!
CASHIER
Okay, okay, just relax. Ill get
you your money.
27.
The Thug shoots his gun upward, and the Cashier flinches.
THUG
Bitch, dont tell me what to do! I
dont work for you! Now get me mah
money, bitch!
CASHIER
Can you at least stop calling me
bitch?
THUG
Bitch, you better move your ass!
CASHIER
Im sorry! Im, Im going!
The Cashier lowers her hands, and opens the cash register.
The escape pod lands on top of the thug, but his chest, and
head are left unsquashed.
MINDY (O.S.)
That wasnt so bad, was it?
The Wangs climb out their escape pod. They look worse for
wear, but alive. They glance around, and seeing nothing of
interest, start walking away like nothings happened.
CASHIER
Hey! You wrecked my restaurant!
CASHIER (CONTD)
(reading)
50% off any CD of your choice.
(baffled)
What the hell is a CD?
The Cashier crumples up the coupon, and discards it. She then
stretches out her neck, and looks at the Thug who is laying
unconscious, half under the escape pod.
28.
CASHIER (CONTD)
Would you like fries with that?!
Ahh-ha-ha-ha-haaa!
MINDY
Here we are. Home sweet home.
CHANG
Is it really sweet if our son is no
longer with us?
CRAIG
I said it once, and Ill say it
again: Life is a piece of shit.
HARRY (O.S.)
OR IS HE? Oh, wait, I said that too
late.
Chang, Mindy, Emily, and Craig turn around, and see Harry.
Harry waves to them.
CRAIG
He has returned!
Excitedly, Harry, Chang, Mindy, Emily and Craig run into one
anothers arms for a much needed group hug.
EMILY
Harry, where were you this whole
time? We thought you were dead!
HARRY
Dont get angry, but I sorta faked
my own death. I mean, I really did
accidentally drive myself into that
lake, but after I came up I thought
to myself, Why not pretend to be
dead, and go on a little
adventure? And I did. I traveled
across the country, and met a man
named Earl, who taught me the true
value of scrap metal.
29.
CHANG
Ergh, Im so pissed off at you! BUT
I dont care. Im just glad youre
back home.
HARRY
Yeah, me too.
CHANG
Now, Harry, Im not gay, but I just
want to say: I love you.
HARRY
I love you too, dad. Mom. Emily.
Craig. You guys are da bomb. Do
people still say that? Da bomb?
EMILY
No. Not since 9/11.
HARRY
SO! Whatve you guys been up to?
CHANG
Just the usual: kicking lots of
ass. Ass to ass.
Harry gives Chang a half grin, and then he turns his head,
and looks at 90 Kerry Crescent in its ruined state. He walks
up to it, and stares.
HARRY
Dang -- our house got fucked up!
Insurance will pay for this, right?
CHANG
Let me check online.
CHANG (CONTD)
Nope. Apparently, what happened to
our house is considered an act of
God.
GOD
That wasnt me! Your insurance
company is full of shit!
30.
EMILY
Hey. I just remembered something.
Remember when we were in the Matr --
I mean Patrix, mom? Who was that
guy who helped us?
MINDY
Orpheus?
EMILY
No, I mean in real life?
CRAIG
My guess is it was Harry.
HARRY
Who?
CHANG
WELL! What a mystery this has
turned out to be! But it doesnt
matter. What matters is were whole
again.
Chang puts his arms on the back of his sofa, and leans back,
with a big smile.
FAMILY PAINTING
A fine painting of the Wangs is superimposed onto screen. As
we are staring, RORY THE RACCOON bursts through it. Rory is
wearing sunglasses just like Orpheus.
Rory finishes coming through the painting, and then runs off
screen.
FADE OUT.