All language subtitles for Strange Days s02e02 Pheromones.eng

(soft music)

(bees buzzing)

- Apis mellifera. Better
known as the honey bee.

Inside this hive, something
gives the worker drone

and sentry bees direction,
organization and focus.

No technology invented by humans

is as efficient at
communicating as this one.

- What, that white stuff?

- Yes, Stewart.

This stuff transmits information

to over 30,000 bees in the hive.

Anyone know what it's called? Stew?

- White stuff.

- No.

- First grade was the best
five years of Stew's life.

- Anyone else? Anyone at all.

Madison?

- You've got to be kidding.

- Marshall.
- Pheromones.

- Thank you, mar...

(Z sneezing)

Excuse me.

(Z snorting)

Allergies.

On to pheromones.

How do they work?

Excreted by the queen bees,

these chemical messengers
tell the other bees

where to forage for food, when
to secure the colony, mate.

Pheromones are how order is maintained

and the species survives.

(bees buzzing)

- I love being your president.

I hope you will re-elect me.

Oh, my god! Those shoes are so cool.

- Why's a total diva the only one

running for class president?

- [Marshall] Because no
one runs against her.

- She can't be beaten.

- Anyone with half a brain could beat her.

- Didn't Corrine tell you?

She ran against Madison last year.

- Oops.

- But Madison's so good, no
one knew what she did to me.

I just looked like a total loser.

- Corrine, hi.

Didn't see your name on
the ballot this year.

Too bad. Decided to avoid the humiliation?

(girls giggling)

- Are you gonna take that?

- It's not like I'm going to run

against her and she knows it.

(girls whispering)

- Why should we vote for you?

- If elected, I promise
a cappuccino machine

in the lunch room and
decorators to redo our dorms.

- No one cares about
that stuff except you.

- Let me guess.

You want longer classes, harder exams?

(girls giggling)

- How about a student rep
on the board of trustees?

- That's ridiculous.

- What, that we have a
say in our own education?

- You think you can make it happen?

- Like you can.

- Then run against me,

or didn't you learn your lesson last year?

Thought so.

- I'll run.

- Ha, what?

You must be joking.

- Josie Trent for president.

- Yeah!
- All right.

(upbeat music)

(Madison gasping)

- Don't you dare.

(bee buzzing)

(upbeat music)

- [Josie] Okay, so my mom drops
me at this boarding school.

And I'm thinking, it's like
all the other places I've gone.

Students,

teachers, principal.

You know, like normal
schools, but it's not.

Weird stuff happens
here. Really weird stuff.

And what's this guy doing here?

Something's going on,
and someone's behind it.

And we're going to get
to the bottom of it.

- There is nothing wrong
at Blake Holsey high.

(screaming)

(soft music)

(woman humming)

(ominous music)

- "That's why, if I'm elected,

I'm gonna push for student
input into teacher hiring

and how the budget is spent
and ask for plebiscitis."

- Plebiscites.

- That's what I said.

- Maybe you should just cut it.

- No way.

My platform is based on
giving students more power.

I need to be about big ideas.

- Lucas, what do you think?

Lucas.
- What?

- You're supposed to be helping us.

- Okay, if we were on Pluto and
every day was 140 hours long

maybe that speech would fly but,

here on the third planet,
it's snoozapalooza.

- Democracy may be boring, but
capitalism's alive and well.

Got a great deal on your posters.

- What good are posters?

All people really want
are cappuccino machines

and dorm decorators.

- Well, you've got to get into the things

that people really care about.

(upbeat music)

(bee buzzing)
(ominous music)

(ominous music)

- Did I scare you?
- No.

What's with the sunglasses?

- I redid my campaign posters.

"more desserts in the cafeteria."

You redid your poster for that?

What's that smell?

- That says even more about
what I stand for, Lucas.

- Okay.

- There are some things you just

can't communicate with words.

(Lucas sniffing)

- Why isn't there a student on the board?

If there was, we could get more money

for after school clubs.

- We don't join.

Besides, who cares?

I mean, we're just gonna vote for Madison.

- Now there's an alternative, me.

- Whatever.

- Wait what if we had independent study?

You'd make up your own courses

to suit your own way of learning.

- So we wouldn't have any homework.

- No, you'd have more homework.

But you wouldn't really have to do it

if you didn't want to.

- All right, all right, cool.

Hey, listen up. Trent
might have a good idea.

She's talking about no homework.

(ominous music)

- The uniforms make us all look the same.

If we get rid of them,

we can totally express our individuality.

- We like our uniforms.

- I mean, get rid of the school uniforms.

- We like them too.

- Stew, what did you get
on your last report card?

- Uh, D+.

- So, maybe we should get rid of grades.

- Really? You could do that?

- Well, under the pass-fail system,

that would make your
mark the same as mine.

- Let me get this straight.

I'd get a D,

but I could tell my parents
that I really got an A.

- Well, it wouldn't be
the truth, but, uh, yeah--

- Trent rules!

(upbeat music)

- Cover every inch of
the school with these.

I wouldn't want anyone to
miss out on my message.

- Maybe we wouldn't even have teachers,

just education guides,
who wouldn't mark us

or take attendance, but who
would help us if we wanted it.

- No thanks.

I have to remain impartial,

but I do hear you're about
to revolutionize education.

- You don't think we need to make changes?

- Oh, change is good,

but no classes, no teachers, no grades?

Do you think it's right to
make promises you can't keep?

- Who says I can't?

Besides, all I really have
to do is beat Madison.

(ominous music)

(bees buzzing)

(Josie sneezing)

(ominous music)

Sorry.

Allergies.

Sunglasses part of the new routine?

- What sunglasses?

- Listen Tara, I know you're
friends with Madison--

- We're all voting for Madison.

- But I have some great ideas.

- We're all voting for Madison.

(ominous music)

- Apis mellifera swarmed, 0502.

Hive abandoned. Reason unknown.

Honey comb appears normal.

I am removing it for analysis.

(ominous music)

(Z screaming)

(crickets chirping)

- Great library.

I guess that's why you study here.

- Yeah, sometimes. When my dad's away.

- So...

- Listen, Madison wants to
change the cafeteria menu.

You want to change pretty much everything.

- I know. I think I'm getting to her.

She's acting kind of weird.

- Yeah, maybe.

She's still the most
popular person in school.

- You don't think I can beat her.

- Now, listen.

You're incredibly smart, you have guts,

you hate everything that's phony.

I mean, you're not like
anyone else I know.

- Yeah, but who are you gonna vote for?

(birds chirping)

- What does this say?

- Two weeks detention.

- It doesn't say leader with edge?

- Since when are you into your image?

I seem to remember someone saying,

"I need to be about big ideas."

- When I'm president.

Right now, I have to get elected.

You of all people should understand that.

- Hey, I wasn't willing to
give up my principles to win.

- You couldn't beat Madison.

- At least I didn't sell out.

- You guys gotta see this.

(ominous music)

- [Corrine] He's doing
a pollen experiment?

- Beats me.

But durst dug up her garden.

Gave flowers out to half the dorm.

- You watch him.

I'll go get Z.

(bees buzzing)

Vaughn?

- Put down the muffin and walk away.

(bees buzzing)

(upbeat music)
(bees buzzing)

- You are so not going to believe what...

- [Crowd] Madison, Madison,
Madison, Madison, Madison...

- Corrine?

Marshall?

Lucas?

Professor Z!

Think, think, think.

(mumbled pleading)

(ominous music)

- [Z] Help!

Help me!

(mumbled pleading)

Josie.

- Professor Z?

(Z gagging)

(Z gasping)

Are you okay?

- Yes. Yes.

But I will never eat honey again.

It was the football team.

They were upset that I
had removed the honeycomb.

And the most amazing thing,

when they herded me into the basement,

they were communicating with each other.

- Without even saying a word?

- Exactly. How do you know?

- A lot of kids have been acting strange,

most of all, Madison.

- The unusual activity all
started around the time

my apis mellifera swarmed
and the queen disappeared

from this hive.

- You're not thinking Madison took it?

- No.

You swab the outside of the
boxes, I'll get the inside.

I have a hunch that the
queen's disappearance

and the situation at Blake
Holsey are connected.

(bees buzzing)

This is a sample from the missing bee hive

and this one is from
Madison's election poster.

Compare them side by
side, they're both covered

in the same bees wax and
queen mandibular pheromone.

- Madison's using pheromones
to control everyone?

Except us.

- Good question.

Why not, why...

Sorry.

(Z sneezing)

Why not us?

(Z snorting)

- Could these be a reason?

- Possibly.

- The antihistamines may be blocking

the signal the pheromone is sending out.

- Can we neutralize the
queen pheromone somehow?

- Excellent idea, Josie.

Excellent.

In fact, an enzyme can
break down the pheromone.

QMP contains 9-oxodec-e-2-enoic acid.

But, in that environment,
will QMP be too unstable?

- Maybe we just need something
strong to mask the smell.

- Perhaps a combined molecule
of the same chemical.

- Paint thinner, plant food.

- Both enantimoers of
9-hydroxydec-e-hydroxybenzoate.

- Or maybe we can just boil some water.

- My licorice root tea.

Highly aromatic.

Good thinking.

- Wait a minute.

What's that sound?

(dramatic music)
(buzzing)

- [Josie] You don't think
they're hunting us, do you?

- I don't know if the queen
pheromone will work for you.

(Z blowing)

I think Madison became queen bee

because of her existing
need to dominate others.

- Yeah, she's a total diva.

- And as president, you
wouldn't be like that.

- No. Everything I'm
promising other people wanted.

- Oh, so you don't really believe

in getting rid of grades,
classes and teachers?

- Okay, so I believe
students should have more say

in running their school.

But I can't believe I
promised no more teachers.

(Z blowing)

I guess I just got a little carried away

trying to beat Madison.

- Well, from what I can tell,

the students were liking your message.

Maybe you can refine it a bit

before the election and still win.

- I don't think I'm
really President material.

But I don't think Madison
deserves to win either.

(kettle whistling)

(Josie sighing)

- Tea fit for a queen, coming up.

(ominous music)

Go.

Go, Josie.

(buzzing)
(dramatic music)

Run, Josie!

- Stop.

(soft music)

Give me the thingy.

- What thingy?

Oh, right, this thingy.

(spraying)
(Madison yelps)

(buzzing)

- Madison, are you all right?

- Where am I?

(ominous music)

Oh, my god!

The basement!

Licorice.

Eww! Gross!

- What happened? Did I miss the election?

- No, but I think you were right
about my campaign strategy.

(upbeat music)

- I hope I can count on
your vote, again. And you.

Oh my god, what did you do
to your hair? It's so cool.

- So, you got your speech ready?

- You know what,

I found out that being
elected president is not me.

I was trying to run for
all the wrong reasons

Just trying to beat Madison.

And who better to run this
place than a perfectionist?

- You really think I
could beat her this time?

- I'll take care of Madison.

Besides, who else can
explain what a plebiscite is?

- [Principal Durst] Attention, students.

This is an announcement.

Due to recent circumstances,

student elections have been
postponed until further notice.

That is all.

- What do you think that's about?

(ominous music)

- Postponed?

I said permanently, Amanda.

You know I can't allow students
on the board of trustees.

- But Mr. Pearson, I can't
cancel the elections outright.

It'll only draw suspicion and possibly,

make the students even more rebellious.

- Rebellious students. What a concept.

Deal with it.

In the meantime, make sure
there's no more mention

of students on the board,
especially by Josie Trent.

- In due time Josie, you
will change the world.

(fireworks cracking)

(upbeat music)

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