All language subtitles for Gortimer.Gibbons S02E12_English

Gortimer, narrating:
I've lived my whole life
on Normal Street.

There's a lake at one end

and a forest of shady trees
at the other.

But what lies in between

is anything but normal.

"Take away memories. Leave
nothing but footprints."

That's
what Chief Seattle said.

My mom always comes
back from her trips

with some new philosophy
that only lasts a month.

Hmm. Outdoors is for shoes.
Indoors is for slippers.

I learned that on my trip
to Japan last year.

Are those, uh, little mops

on the bottom
of the slippers?

Yeah, yeah.
Makes it easier

to clean the floors. What?

Whatever, weirdo.

[sigh]

Gortimer: Unbelievable.

We use that word every day

to describe things that are
actually only surprising...

like how hard a test was

or how exciting a movie was.

But maybe once
in your lifetime

something happens that
your mind cannot process...

that makes no sense,

that every cell in your body
rejects the truth of.

To lose someone
so much a part of you.

That is truly unbelievable.

Blue raspberry.

I guess I would
want blue raspberry.

What about cherry?

Doesn't that feel,

you know, happier?

Does it?

Maybe we should get cherry.

Now I don't feel right
about either.

Food's not the answer.

What are we going to say?

I don't know.

What should we say?

That's
why I'm asking you.

I think we should
just be ourselves.

I don't want to be myself.

Myself doesn't know
what to say.

It's been three days,

and we've barely gotten
a chance to talk to her.

What are you going to say?

Well, I'm going to--

I have no idea.

Hey, guys.
Glad you're here.

We brought
some stuff for Mel.

It'll mean a lot to her
just that you came.

Go on up, guys.

[mouthing countdown]

Mel?

Hi.

We brought you
some stuff.

Thanks.

If you're
going to stand there,

you might as well help.

Help with what?

Well, at this moment,

I could use
a 16-ohm resistor.

Um, I think

there might be some
batteries in this bag.

What are you making?

A tachyon condenser.

Why? And also, what?

Tachyons are particles
hypothesized

to move faster
than the speed of light.

A tachyonic telephone
can theoretically

break the chain
of causality and--

Mel, Mel, I'm sorry.
I'm lost.

It's hard to explain.

Anyway, it's just
a first step.

To what?

A time machine.

I'm going to fix this.

Don't look at
each other like that.

I can stop all of this
from happening.

I can save my mom.

But, Mel, y-you can't.

Please. You're either
here to help,

or you're not, okay?

[sigh]

Thanks for the stuff,

but I'm kind of busy.

We both heard her,
right?

I mean, she said
what I think she said?

Time machine. It just
sounds so crazy.

Should we tell someone?

Nah. She's going through
so much right now,

maybe she's allowed
to be a little weird.

Maybe we're all allowed to be.

I don't know.

I mean, is it possible

she might be
on to something?

I mean, Mel is
an actual genius.

Don't you think if time
travel was possible,

someone would have
figured it out by now?

But if anyone could,
it would be Mel.

I'm worried about her.

Me, too.

[knocking]

Just a second.

Come in.

Hey. I brought you
some snacks.

I'm not hungry.

Well, you got to eat.

Vicki sent
some cherry Danishes.

I had one. They're good.

Hey, at least it's
not the turkey loaf
Uncle Mark brought.

I could really use your help

putting the collage together
for the memorial service.

Let's go look
through some photos.

I trust you.

Mel.

Please.

I've never seen this one
of Mom holding me.

No, that's Grandma
holding Mom.

It's amazing how similar
you two look as babies.

Where's that picture
of Mom and me

from that dance class
when I was little?

Oh, you remember that frame
broke a long time ago,

and then we couldn't find
the picture to reframe it.

I really loved that one.

You know, Mom did, too.

That was
her favorite picture.

She never stopped
looking for it.

[sigh]

It's fine.

It's just a picture.

Yeah.

You're taking a long time.

Ranger: It's too big.
It looks ridiculous.

I'm sure it doesn't
look ridiculous.

People will think I got
zapped by a shrink ray.

Aw.

Gortimer's old suit.

I can't go to a funeral
like this.

I never thought
I'd need a suit.

Even when you get married?

Wet suit, riding dolphins.

Mm. Obviously. Duh.

Uh,

well, I can alter it
for you.

This is a, uh...

It's a trick
I learned in college.

Pretty resourceful, Mom.

Always good to have
a mom around.

I didn't mean it like that.

I just wasn't thinking.

It's really okay.

You didn't
say anything wrong.

[sigh]

Okay. All done.

Why don't you
leave those here?

And I'll hem them.

[sighs]

She was one of your best
friends, wasn't she?

Was?

I can't believe
we're using past tense.

I'm not ready.

How are you doing?

I don't know.

I mean, I-- I keep thinking

like I should have
stopped to tie my shoe

or ask Laura
one more question

or...anything.

Yeah.

And maybe she would have
gotten in the car

five seconds later,
and then--

you know, things
would be different.

Well, that's natural.

You know, it's like...

if we blame ourselves,
then...

at least
we feel like we have...

some control over it,
you know?

But it's not your fault.

It's nobody's fault.

It just--

happened.

Hello?

Is someone in here?

[clatter]

[dog barking]

[object breaks]

Wait.

Mel, let me explain.

How do you know my name?

I'm calling the police.

Please.

Turn off the light.
Let's--

Let's talk.

Why did you take the crystal?

What do you want?

I want you to stop
building the time machine.

How do you know about that?

Who are you?

I'm you...

26 years from now.

It worked.

Yeah.

But it's not a good thing.

Turns out is is possible
to jump through time,

but you can't change
someone else's destiny.

It--
It simply can't be done.

That doesn't make any sense.

Listen to me, please.

Since the day Mom died,

I have spent every single
moment of my life

trying to achieve something
that people only dream about.

And I did it,

only to find
an even harder problem

at the end of it all,

and it broke my heart.

And the only way

that I can make any of
those years worth anything

is to keep you from making
the same mistake.

Dad:
Hey, Mel, honey?

Mel...

life is a gift,

and every moment
is precious.

Don't waste it like I did.

I don't know who you are,

but if you were really me,

you'd know that even if it
took the rest of my life,

saving Mom would not
be a waste of time.

Ranger?

That's my name.

Uh, it's-- it's me.

It's Mel.

My time machine worked.

Yeah. Okay.
Nice to see you.

Remember when we were
chasing fireflies

in Mr. Rodriguez's backyard

and we all fell
and scraped our knees?

How do you know about that?

That's the night we became--

Blood siblings.

Y-You came all the way
from the future

just to get
an Arctic Sludgie?

Oh. Well, I haven't
had one in 20 years.

They were banned.
It-- Long story.

I can't explain
everything here,

but I really need your help.

Will you meet me
in the park at noon?

Bring Gortimer.

There was that time
at the lake

that you told me your most
embarrassing moment

and made me promise
to never tell a soul.

You know that?

[whispering]

Told you she was Mel.

It's Melody, actually.

That's what I go by now.

But nobody calls you that.

Yeah. It doesn't suit you.

You know that's
my name, right?

And I liked
your hair better
when it was darker.

It got lighter.
The sun is stronger.

Okay, a few questions.

Where in time
have you gone?

Have you seen dinosaurs?

What's the future like?
Are there hover cars?

Please tell me
there are hover cars.

There are hover cars.

But they are expensive
and annoyingly loud.

How does it work?

Time machine, I mean.

You don't need a machine,
just a portable platform

and an open space away
from any steel structures.

You guys have no idea

what it's like
to see you again,

and I would like
to tell you everything,

but I can't.

Mel won't listen to me.

Maybe she'll listen
to you.

Uh, I don't know.

She hasn't really
been herself lately,

as you may remember.

I do. But you
have to believe me.

Even in my worst moments,

you guys always knew
how to make me feel better.

I knew that you
had my back.

Please, I am begging you.

You are my last chance.

You're her last chance.

[zap]

Dad: Hey, Mel, honey,

Gortimer and Ranger are here
to take you out for a while.

Why don't you go?

[door creaks, closes]

She's been having a hard time.

Gortimer and Ranger
would have loved

to spend time with you.

I can stay home
if I want to.

No one says you can't.

That doesn't go
in the dishwasher.

Don't use a scouring pad.
You'll scratch it.

Right. Okay.

That's not enough soap.

And that's too much.

It's not
how Mom would do it.

Mel, that's enough!

You're not the only one,
okay?

This is pretty
devastating for me, too.

- It doesn't seem like it.
- What?

You never cry.
Are you even sad?

Of course I cry.

But I'm trying
to protect you.

Protect me from what?

Mom's dead. How much worse
is it going to get?

Mel.

All I want to do
is fall apart right now.

I think about it
constantly.

I shut my bedroom door,

and I just-- I want
to fall to pieces.

But I-- I don't know.

If I do, I don't know
if I can put myself
together again.

And--

I need to protect you.

I need to take care
of you.

I can take care of myself.

I knew you'd be here.

This is where I went
after my fight with Dad.

And I know
how you're feeling.

You would do anything
to bring Mom back.

Then why would you
ever ask me to quit?

There is nothing for us--

for you in the future.

We-- We gave it all up--

everything.

Everything? Like what?

Well, education.

We don't go to college.

We never even applied
anywhere.

Okay,
if I invent time travel,

I think I can
safely skip college.

We never see the world.

We never learn
another language.

We never--
We never travel.

We never meet new people,
have new experiences,

nothing that Mom
wished for us.

I think Mom would want to be
alive more than anything.

We never had a first kiss.

We never even fell in love.

Not even once?

Whatever. I have friends.

No. You don't.

Gortimer and Ranger
tried for years,

but we kept
pushing them away,

and then one day
they stopped calling.

What about Dad?

He never stopped calling.

We just stopped answering.

I know that you would
trade your life for Mom's.

But changing
someone else's destiny

is too complicated.

It can't be solved
in a lifetime.

If you want to honor Mom,

please live the life
that she gave you.

You said it couldn't be
solved in a lifetime.

It can't.

But we have more
than one lifetime.

There's two of us now,

and if you told me
everything you know,

I'd have a 26-year
head start.

If we work together,
think of what we
could accomplish.

No. We can't.

Yes. We can.

We can save Mom.

But if there was
even a chance,

we would have to
use the technology
from my time,

which means I would
have to take you there.

You'd have to leave
Dad, Gortimer, Ranger,

everyone and everything.

But that doesn't matter.

If we succeed,
we'll rewrite the timeline.

None of this will
have ever happened.

And if we fail?

Two Mels don't fail.

I didn't think you'd come.

We can be very persuasive
when we want to be.

You ready?

It's the temporal
dislocator.

You stand on it
to make the jump.

What does it feel like?

It's hard to describe.

It's kind of like every
molecule in your body

is being converted
to pure energy,

which it is.

That doesn't really help.

Hmm.

Let me put it this way.

I hope you haven't eaten.

[knocking]

Mel?

Honey--

Mel?

Hey, Mel?

[muttering]

[knocking]

Claire, is Mel here?

What? No.
What do you mean?

She's gone.
She left me a note.

"I'm sorry
for what I did.

"Please
don't be mad at me.

I'm going somewhere
to fix it."

Do you know
anything about this?

No.

You don't have any idea
where she is?

- No, I swear.
- This can't be happening.

Hey.

It's okay. We'll find her.

Ranger: Did she say
anything else?

Any other clues?

No, I only know
what the note said.

"I'm going somewhere
to fix it."

My mom told me to stay here
in case she comes here.

No. We got to find her.

How far could she go?

Well, if we knew
she was walking

and what time she left,

we could draw some sort
of probability diagram

that, uh-- I have no idea.

Mel would know
how to find herself.

Think, Ranger.

Where would you go
if you were Mel?

Where would you go to fix it?

Wait, Ranger?

- I think I got it.
- What?

Where? Where did she go?

Not where. When.

She's going back to "fix it."

She must have gotten
Melody's time machine.

- How?
- I don't know.

The question is where
would she go to set it up.

- It could be anywhere.
- No it couldn't.

Remember what Melody said?

The time machine thingy
needed to be in an open area

away from steel structures.

What, like the park
or something?

No, the park has
playgrounds and fences.

It would have to be
somewhere bigger,

like the lake.

It has to be. Ranger,

tell your parents
to find Mel's dad

- and meet me there.
- You got it.

[whirring, bleeping]

We'll go one by one.
I'll go through first

to secure the entry point
at our destination.

After I'm gone, the system
will reset in two minutes.

Stand on the dislocator
and keep still.

The system will
travel with you

on the second jump.

You only have one chance.

I got it.

Gortimer: Mel!
Everyone's looking for you.

Your dad's freaking out.

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

What's she doing here?

She's coming with me

to the future.

I don't understand.

I thought you came here
to talk Mel out of this.

What about all that
stuff you said

about how empty
your life was

and how you never
lived the life your
mom wanted for you?

If we have a chance
together...

we have to take it.

Stand back, please.

Melody, wait.

Maybe one day
you'll understand.

I'll be waiting for you.

Please don't go.

I have to.

Mel, I know how hard
this must be for you.

I mean, I don't know.

And I'm really not sure
when it's going to get better,

but I know it will...

one day.

And me and Gortimer
will stand by you

until it does.

Please stay, Mel.

You're our best friend.

We love you.

I love you guys, too...

so much...

[sniffle]

And I'll see you
another time.

Hopefully a better time.

Mel?
Whoa. Wait--

Don't.

You'll get hurt.

Mel.

Dad?

I thought I lost you.

Don't come any closer.

Can we go home, please?

You don't understand.

I have to fix what I did.

What do you think
you did?

Mom's accident,
it was all my fault.

Ohh.

The day she died,
the last thing I said to her--

it was mean.

I upset her,
and she was distracted.

That's why she crashed.

What are you talking about?

She didn't know
that I loved her.

I should have told her
I loved her.

I should have told her
so much more than I did.

Honey, Mom knew
how much you loved her.

You didn't need
to tell her.

And you can't live your life

like someone's going to
disappear the next moment.

[sniffle]

I'm so sorry, Dad.

Well, I don't
accept your apology.

You did not cause this
to happen.

You hear me?

It's not your fault.

Please, Mel, can we go back?

I need you.
You're my reason to go on.

Please, Mel.

She can't be gone!

I know.

[sobbing]
She can't be gone.

[muttering]

I've heard many
people talk today

about what a devoted
and wonderful mother
she was,

what a loving and generous
wife she was,

what a respected and
honorable judge she was.

But I-- I can't
shake this feeling

that we're not honoring
Laura properly today.

That's why we're
moving today's reception

to the north face
of Mount Everest.

[laughter]

Climbing ropes and ice picks

will be available
in the parking lot.

[laughter]

Gortimer:
They say that in life

there are some things

that need to be seen
to be believed:

things that surprise us,

delight us,

take our breath away.

But then there are
other things,

like the connection
of two souls

that need to be
believed to be seen.

They're stronger than
a thoughtless word,

stronger than an argument,

stronger than even death.

Flaming Lips:
* Do you realize *

They're unbreakable,

and they're forever.

* That you have the most *

* Beautiful face? *

* Do you realize *

*We're floating in space? *

* Do you realize *

*That happiness *

*Makes you cry? *

* Do you realize *

* That everyone you know *

* Someday will die? *