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The War Between the Land and the Sea - Season 1 Episode 3 -
The Deep
The Deep
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00:00Woken up, we would speak with him.
00:05We're putting an enormous amount of pressure on one man.
00:08Tissue samples.
00:10No one enemy.
00:11It'll be the death of the energy industry, of your livelihood.
00:14We'll be sliding into recession.
00:16We cannot hear, or see, or breathe.
00:19So tell me why we should live like this for just one day longer.
00:24Mum!
00:25Oh my god!
00:26The clink of the ocean, the pressure, the pollution, all of it, they're giving it five.
00:30All across Manhattan, the sky is raining plastic.
00:34They're declaring war.
00:35Our next meeting will be here.
00:39Hermann's Trench, one of the deepest waterways on the planet.
00:42Will you meet us, Sparkling, at the bottom of the ocean?
00:45Okay.
01:00Is it?
01:03In those meters!
01:04Nobody should move in!
01:05It's above all that perfect!
01:06If you haven't before, still below.
01:09To be with us, we'll see what we're catching you all before.
01:10Go take them all off, just leave it in ви Twos!
01:13Let's go, people.
01:41Welcome.
01:43Welcome to Blackboard.
01:46We don't have much time, but we've appointed the best naval training personnel to prep us
01:51on the descent.
01:53We'll be doing everything they can to prime us both physically and mentally.
01:59Monitor our stamina, heart rate, and blood pressure.
02:03And help get us used to the water.
02:09We'll be descending to the rendezvous point in the submersible.
02:12To a depth of 8,000 meters, five miles down.
02:17Our journey will take two hours and 17 minutes.
02:21The submersible is currently on a launch vessel with warship escorts bound for the descent point.
02:25The commander will be the ambassador, myself, Captain America for communications, myself for science and technology,
02:38and our two diplomatic representatives, Mr. Singh.
02:41And Ravi.
02:42And Mr. Campbell.
02:44Kate, it's a pleasure.
02:46Have we ever been this state before?
02:49Smaller missions of one or two people, nothing of the scale.
02:53And I bet they were trained specialists with years of experience.
02:56We have days to prepare for this.
02:58Yeah, of course there's a risk.
02:59What we're doing today is unprecedented, but this is the toughest submersible on the planet.
03:04This is Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, a launch vessel.
03:08Captain Gates, how are we doing?
03:11Just finishing final checks.
03:13Just finishing final checks.
03:24Pre-launch checks complete. Submersible ready for deployment.
03:28Things go wrong all the time. What if it springs a leak?
03:32That kind of pressure will be crushed to death, holverized in an instant.
03:36Get your voice down.
03:38If you do this, you might never come back.
03:42Sea pressure compresses air-filled spaces in the body, leading to lung compression and potential...
03:47Now, once we arrive at the descent point, Homo Aqua will transfer us to their environment.
03:53Well, what about the descent? Are they helping us with that?
03:55For the descent, we're on our own.
03:59We're not alone. We're never alone.
04:02Sorry?
04:04We're a team.
04:08Okay.
04:09Yeah.
04:12We're a team.
04:14Transferred by helicopters at 0600.
04:35Indemnity forms need signing and legal have noted you haven't replied to their emails.
04:40You do need to make sure your will is up to date.
04:44This is it then, do I get a hug before I go?
05:10It might take weeks to clean the roads.
05:14The city's been shut down, you can't go anywhere.
05:17Yeah, well it's lucky you're back here then, isn't it?
05:19We're at war.
05:20I know, I'm going to sort it.
05:23How?
05:25How are you going to sort anything?
05:27Do you know what they're calling you on TikTok?
05:29Oh, I don't really care.
05:30You're a useless, traitor, bootlicker, bleeding heart puppet.
05:35Too thick to negotiate.
05:36That's not fair.
05:37It doesn't matter because either way we're screwed.
05:39Either they kill us or we kill ourselves.
05:43I hate the lot of you.
05:44They're worried sick about you.
05:54Yeah, I know.
05:56I'm sorry, but I promise you I'm going to be fine.
05:59No, no, no, no, no.
05:59Please, please, please don't.
06:01I've got this, okay?
06:07I can do this.
06:09I mean, for God's sake, I nursed Mum through cancer, didn't I?
06:15Didn't I?
06:17Bloody hell, if I can get through that,
06:19I can get through anything, can't I?
06:22I've got to be strong for everyone else, right?
06:26Because everyone's counting on me.
06:30Okay?
06:30So, because it's the whole world.
06:39You don't have to be strong for me.
06:45Oh, my.
06:46Oh, I'm so scared.
06:56I'm so scared.
06:57I'm so scared.
06:57I'm so scared.
06:57I'm so scared.
07:00I'm so scared.
07:02I'm so scared.
07:03I'm so scared.
07:08Okay, now.
07:09What?
07:13Yeah?
07:13Yeah, sorry.
07:14I've been a diplomat for three months
07:32Three months
07:33I'm not going down for this
07:36Of course you are
07:37You're going to come back a hero
07:38You know that, right?
07:40This will set us up for life
07:42Speaking tours, book deals
07:44The works
07:45You think I'll get a girlfriend out of it?
07:48They're going to be queuing up me
07:49All you've got to do is hang in there
07:53You know, sometimes I can hear my life coach
07:56Hold the line, Ted
07:58That's what he'd say in moments like these
08:00Moments of fear, of self-doubt
08:03Believe in yourself, trust in fate
08:06And hold the line
08:07I get struck by a lightning, dead of 50
08:11Seriously?
08:13What's in the box?
08:21Diplomatic gift
08:22From all nations
08:26And what are Homo aqua supposed to do with the globe?
08:32They see the world from underneath, right?
08:34From the depths
08:35Never like this
08:37Where are they going to put it, Ted?
08:38Who knows?
08:40Maybe they've got, like, coral mantle pieces
08:42Aren't you phased by any of this?
08:46We're going to be fine
08:47Boot floats
08:48You know, what they're going to do for this?
08:50You fuck you?
09:13In the words of a great man
09:37We can be heroes
09:40Let's save the world
09:43Silver hatch
10:00Control to all units
10:03We are clear
10:04Confirm lock
10:25Captain Gates handing control over to you
10:28Okay, let's pick it up
10:39Let's move it out
10:40Taking you off the ship now
10:42Good luck everybody
10:43Good luck to you all
10:50That's all of these cables sir
10:56That's all looking stable, sir.
11:13Over.
11:13Deployment is go.
11:15Control deck.
11:16All reading to stable.
11:18We are good to go.
11:19Over.
11:23You okay, dude?
11:25You know, terrific.
11:26Yep.
11:32Gentry.
11:43Prepare for release.
11:45This is it.
11:49On my mark.
11:51In three.
11:53Two.
11:55One.
11:56Mark.
12:05And we're off.
12:11One.
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12:41Oh, how long has it been?
12:48Seven minutes.
12:50Gone dark already. No sunlight.
12:55Imagine living like this all the time.
12:58Anyway, we're fine, aren't we?
13:01Can I get a yes, Ted?
13:05Yes, Ted.
13:06I've got some team bonding work games, if anyone's interested.
13:13No, thank you.
13:24Where'd you end up here anyway?
13:26Oh, there was a diplomatic lottery for the last two seats, and India won.
13:32Or lost, depending how you see it.
13:36Oh, there was rumors flying around that the draw was rigged,
13:45that most people had their names removed because they didn't want to go hunt.
13:52I mean, one way to look at it is we're pioneers.
13:55Like those early astronauts, you know?
13:59Where would we be if they hadn't taken that one giant link?
14:02Oh, what the hell is that?
14:05He's adjusting to the pressure.
14:08Are you sure?
14:09It's okay, Ted. Just breathe.
14:11No, I'm breathing. I'm fine.
14:13What do you think we'll get for dinner when we're back on the ship tonight, hmm?
14:26Think they'll spoil us?
14:27They bloody should.
14:28No.
14:30It'll just be canteen sandwiches again.
14:32It's tough being a hero.
14:33Is this water?
14:46This is water?
14:48There is water in here!
14:49Right here on the ship!
14:50Ted, calm down. It's condensation.
14:53How the hell do you know?
14:53Because I read page six of the safety briefing.
15:04Yeah, sorry.
15:10I guess if there was a breach, this thing would implode before we knew about it.
15:14So...
15:15Can everyone just shut up now, please?
15:19The economy's already tanking.
15:37If we start closing shipping lanes, the effect could be catastrophic.
15:40No.
15:41Sorry, sir. Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.
15:44Okay.
15:44It is a directive of the United Nations that you need to have a voice in any emergency discussions.
15:49Sorry, we started a little early.
15:51A lot of people couldn't make it.
15:53Some of the Covenant are joining remotely.
15:55With respect.
15:56It's a phone call.
15:59I'll catch up.
16:00Please, carry on.
16:03The United States relies on maritime trade,
16:06and we will defend ourselves vigorously against any disruption to our networks.
16:11The U.S. military is arming itself with sonic weaponry.
16:16Sound cannons are used for crowd control, but we've adapted the technology for underwater use.
16:22We've identified key shipping lanes we need to protect.
16:26The English Channel, the Panama Canal, the Suez.
16:29Ultra-high-frequency blasts could disable or confuse Homo Aqua,
16:33paving the way for traditional weapons, if required.
16:37Sorry, why are we discussing weapons? Our focus is on diplomacy.
16:41And there is an armistice agreement in place now to stop further violence.
16:45Someone's got to be the first to break it.
16:47Sir, our focus should be on diplomacy.
16:49That's why six of our diplomats are risking their lives today.
16:51They're buying time. That's all they're doing.
16:53It's song and dance, smoke and mirrors.
16:55The General's right.
16:58We make decisions here, in this room.
17:01Western Front, the Falklands, Iraq.
17:04Wars are fought and won at this table.
17:07They think they own the water.
17:09But while they were splish-splashing around 300 million years ago,
17:12we crawled out of the water.
17:14And we conquered it.
17:16We built a civilisation that depends on our oceans
17:19to power our homes, feed our crops, and keep us alive.
17:23Keep you in business.
17:25Sorry, but I agree with Kate.
17:27Their civilisation is so ancient and so powerful.
17:29Aren't they a gift?
17:31Couldn't they help solve not just the climate crisis,
17:34but so much more?
17:36If we had them on side.
17:38We're never going to get them on side.
17:40They want us gone.
17:41If they wanted us gone, I think that would have already happened.
17:44If they were gone, we could have access to their technology.
17:47Think of it.
17:48Treasure from the ocean floor.
17:49This is a diplomatic crisis, not a pirate raid.
17:52It's what the West does best.
17:54Colonise and plunder.
17:55I'm sorry, but I'm 60% water.
17:59We all are.
18:01Don't tell me we don't own the water.
18:04If Homo Aqua want a war between the land and the sea,
18:07we'll take the sea.
18:07So this kind of rhetoric is irresponsible.
18:10If you're trying to keep the peace, you've already failed.
18:12If you're not on side, we might have to reconsider our options.
18:21Diplomatic responsibility can easily be transferred.
18:23What to you?
18:24A global emergency committee could guide Homo Aqua through a peace process that puts mankind first.
18:30Sorry, what is Sir Keith doing in an emergency meeting?
18:34It is not cabinet or agency.
18:36And his companies at this very moment are still pumping millions of litres of sewage into our waterways.
18:42This process is take time.
18:43And don't get me started on General Gisollier, who leaked confidential information to the press.
18:48I think you need to calm down, love.
18:49This is a national security matter.
18:51The fact is, we need industry and our allies on side.
18:59We can't do this alone.
19:19What's going to happen down there?
19:31Ravi, come on.
19:32I've already said we don't know.
19:34So what if this is a trick and they want hostages?
19:36We didn't take any hostages.
19:38Why should they?
19:39Because that's what happens in war.
19:40I promise you, we're going to sort this.
19:42Okay, I don't know how we will, but we will.
19:44Because my kid is not living through a war.
19:46I never had kids.
19:47If I get out of here, I'm going to call my brother.
19:52We haven't spoken for 20 years.
19:59Good for you.
20:02First thing I'm doing is taking my family out for the meal.
20:05All 19 of us.
20:0719?
20:08Yeah.
20:09Yeah, and I'm paying.
20:11Shit.
20:15It's hot.
20:17All right, Ted.
20:22Come on.
20:22Come on, Ted.
20:23Don't think about it.
20:23I watched this show where they made a human out of pig parts, bones and meat, and they put
20:29it in a diving suit, and they tested it for deep sea pressure, and it just turned to soup
20:36in a split second.
20:38Okay, Ted.
20:38Ted, no one wants to hear this.
20:40I don't want to be soup.
20:44All right, okay, it's okay.
20:45You're okay.
20:46Ted, come on.
20:47Come on.
20:48Look at me.
20:48Just breathe.
20:48Just breathe now.
20:49Breathe now, please, with me.
20:51Okay?
20:51Slow and steady.
20:52With me.
20:53Because we're a team, aren't we?
20:55Yeah?
20:56Okay.
21:12Well, all six delegates should now be descending to the ocean floor.
21:40Meanwhile, emergency crews continue to clear arterial roads through major...
21:44Can you turn that off, please?
21:48A few days ago, the situation was dire.
21:51We were staring down the barrel of unprecedented financial and energy crises.
21:55Now it's catastrophic.
21:57We cannot surrender control of this planet.
21:59Look what they did to us in 15 minutes.
22:01If they wanted to, they could wipe us out.
22:03Unit are looking after their own interests.
22:06It is our moral duty to stop Aquakine however we can.
22:10Harry, I know you have a lot on your plate right now.
22:15Alison has a test today.
22:18She'll be with her.
22:20I already know you value my opinion.
22:23And maybe my money.
22:24The generals have decades of military strategy under their belts.
22:28Let us guide you.
22:30Take the pressure off.
22:30When I became Prime Minister, I made a promise to my grandchildren to leave this country better than I found it.
22:43Sir, if we don't win this war, and war is what it is, there will be no grandchildren.
22:51But we believe there is a way through this, a new stratagem, just between us.
22:59We're calling it Severance.
23:01I found some instant coffee.
23:15And biscuits.
23:19I won't ask you what you had to do for this.
23:22Yeah, let's not.
23:23They'll be okay.
23:32But you look exhausted.
23:34I've had six hours sleep in three days.
23:38This morning I showered in a sink.
23:40Sent good people five miles under the ocean and sat through a Cobra meeting with a room full of warmongers.
23:46You need a break.
23:47They want a shut unit out.
23:51And if we lose control, who steps in?
23:54Who decides the future of the human race?
23:59Sorry.
24:00Submersible's entering the deepest part of the trench.
24:02Yeah.
24:04Get me, Captain Gates.
24:05I want a situation report ASAP.
24:09This is uncharted territory.
24:11You're off the maps now.
24:14This will be the longest night of our lives.
24:17What's that?
24:42What's happened?
24:42What's happened?
24:47I think we stopped.
24:50Are we on a seatbelt?
24:53Negative.
24:55This is SU-1 to service.
25:01Service, this is SU-1.
25:07Hello.
25:08Is anyone there?
25:17Oh my god.
25:21We're not even again.
25:25But, Captain, what's happening?
25:27We're moving at 12 knots.
25:2918 knots.
25:30These readings don't make sense.
25:34That's not possible.
25:3530 knots.
25:36Something's taking control.
25:40How are they moving so fast?
25:44Captain.
25:45Are they being dragged?
25:46I think so.
25:48They're descending twice as fast.
25:49Steve, how's the pressure?
25:50Pressure is holding.
25:51We've lost comms.
25:54Ping the transponder.
25:54No response.
25:56Okay, do you feel that?
25:57Do you feel like we're descending again?
25:58Why is there no radio contact?
26:00Oxygen's normal.
26:01The cables are functioning.
26:02We're just...
26:03Cut off.
26:06On our own.
26:15What's happening?
26:17No, he's stopped.
26:47And the pressure on the hull is 1,200 HPA.
26:51Wait, is that good or bad?
26:52Well, that's like sea level.
26:54That's the pressure on land, except we're five miles down.
26:58Five miles.
27:02Is what?
27:03We inside something?
27:08The hull system's gone down.
27:10Helmet down, everyone.
27:11Back up, you're kicking it any second.
27:13Bitch, you should trap them back.
27:14I should kill us.
27:15For Christ's sake, Ted, shut up.
27:17Well, that's it.
27:19That's backup.
27:23There's something at the hatch.
27:25It's them.
27:36They're breaking in.
27:37Raise positions.
27:38Who's going first?
28:00Who's going first?
28:03Is it a cave?
28:15I don't know.
28:16Wait there.
28:17Oh, bloody hell.
28:35It's alive.
28:37Temperature's 21 degrees Celsius, which is impossible.
28:45Atmosphere is breathable, not just breathable.
28:47It's perfect.
28:48This place is incredible.
28:49You can come out now.
28:56Be careful.
28:57There's a drop.
29:02It's some kind of membrane.
29:04There's got to be billions of tons of water behind this.
29:15One tear in that membrane.
29:21Watch your step.
29:22The ground's uneven.
29:23If this is the ground.
29:29What the hell was that?
29:33Decontamination?
29:34Everyone okay?
29:37Okay.
29:37What is this place?
29:40It's like nothing in the world.
29:44It's like hell.
29:50Welcome.
29:59Where exactly are we?
30:03Deeper than any human has ever been.
30:07You can remove your apparatus.
30:11No, wait.
30:12This environment has been prepared for you.
30:35Will you trust me, Barkley?
30:37Dear.
30:40I love you.
30:52It's hot.
30:58I love you.
31:05No!
31:05It's okay.
31:35The roof's leaking!
31:37There is no roof.
31:40What?
31:42But you are safe.
31:45I prefer to keep this going.
31:48As you wish.
32:05It's fatigue.
32:21You're running on empty.
32:24All this pressure, it's taking its toll.
32:26Pretty soon you're gonna be of no use to anyone.
32:28I feel fine.
32:32After 48 hours, the brain and the body start to shut down.
32:36I've seen it happen, and I'm watching it happen to you.
32:40If I reported you, you'd be escorted from the building.
32:43Except you wouldn't do that.
32:45The delegates are miles beneath the surface in radio silence for hours.
32:49There's nothing else you can do right now.
32:52But as soon as they're back, we need you on form.
32:55Rested and ready for whatever comes next.
33:02You're amazing.
33:04But you're not invincible.
33:15Either I take you home to rest, or I report you.
33:19My apartment is a fully equipped comms hub for work from there.
33:30So, how is that light down here?
33:32Well, many deep sea organisms are bioluminescent.
33:35Bacteria, plankton, species of fish.
33:37So, are we inside an organism?
33:41I have no idea.
33:43This is impossible.
33:45Your world of steel and glass and sunlight is equally impossible to us.
33:51Is this... is this where you live?
33:54No.
33:55We are nomads.
33:57All of the oceans and waterways are our home.
34:03They are curious.
34:04That is all.
34:06So, do you all live here? Together? Like all the species?
34:10There are the fish.
34:12There are the titans.
34:14The dolphins.
34:16And us.
34:18Huh.
34:19So, it looks like a hierarchy then. Like a class system.
34:23There are degrees of intellect.
34:26Do not assume we think as one.
34:29Oh.
34:31Oh.
34:32Oh.
34:33Sorry. Sorry.
34:35I...
34:36I just...
34:38This is...
34:40a lot.
34:42Here.
34:43Hold on to me.
34:44Come on.
34:45Come on.
34:46Keep moving.
34:47Keep moving.
34:48Come on.
34:57Hang on.
34:58Where are the others?
35:03Have the wolves moved?
35:09It's just you.
35:11And me.
35:14I thought I got to know you.
35:20And I got to know you.
35:23I haven't known you forever.
35:26Is that weird?
35:28I understand.
35:44You're so warm.
35:46You're so warm.
35:47And rough.
35:56Can I...
35:58Can I touch you?
35:59Can I touch you?
36:17What do you feel?
36:23Strength.
36:24Strength.
36:29And beauty.
36:34I don't know why you chose me...
36:37For any of this.
36:38The tides...
36:43The tides...
36:44Have drawn us together.
36:47The undercurrents...
36:49Pulling us closer.
36:52If you calm your mind...
36:56You'll feel their power.
36:57And their power.
37:06But your thoughts are noisy.
37:10Can you read them?
37:12Human emotions are so loud.
37:14We cannot help but listen.
37:16We cannot help but listen.
37:24Your heart is racing.
37:26Yeah, I don't want to mess this up.
37:30Billions of people are counting on us.
37:32Billions of people are counting on us.
37:36You have good intentions.
37:44We could make a difference, you and I.
37:48End the conflict between our species.
37:52Before it's too late.
37:53Good night.
37:59Yeah.
38:03Berkeley!
38:07We thugged last year.
38:10Are you alright?
38:13Yeah.
38:15We are assembled.
38:23Oh, my God.
38:37Oh, my God.
38:43Do not be afraid.
38:45This is how it felt for you.
38:47Meeting us.
38:53How it felt for you.
38:55Once.
38:57Through the dark try.
38:59Nope.
39:01The light of freedom.
39:03The light of freedom.
39:05Of course.
39:07After this.
39:09On the light of freedom.
39:11The light of freedom.
39:13Life at the bottom.
39:15It's so good.
39:16You and the light of freedom.
39:18To clear into the light of freedom.
39:20It's weird.
39:21Welcome to our domain.
39:35They're down there, on their own, with no support.
39:42Do you think one day we won't need to keep us a secret anymore?
39:48I don't know.
39:50I'm sick of hiding it.
39:52Pretending.
39:53Worrying about being transferred to God knows where.
39:56Alaska.
39:59You find it so easy.
40:03The future of the human race pivots on what happens tonight.
40:06We don't matter.
40:09How can you be thinking about us?
40:13I think about us all the time.
40:14Can't you not be Commander-in-Chief just for a few hours?
40:23I don't know how.
40:30Leave it.
40:31Shirley, hi. Any news from the delegates?
40:37No. All quiet.
40:39So I ran some intel on the people in that Cobra meeting.
40:42Thanks.
40:43I think I found something.
40:44A repeated word in diplomatic communications.
40:48Does the word severance mean anything to you?
40:51No.
40:52It's never appeared before.
40:53Now it's been used 14 times in the last two days.
40:55Colded messages going back and forth.
40:58Severance.
40:59Severance.
41:00Severance.
41:05Kate?
41:12Kate?
41:13Kate?
41:14Kate?
41:15Kate?
41:28Kate?
41:31Kate?
41:31You there?
41:33Kate?
41:34This is for you.
42:04I love you.
42:06You're free.
42:12What's that?
42:18I love you.
42:20I love you.
42:24I love you.
42:28Please.
42:34Please.
42:36Please.
42:38Please.
42:40You.
42:42You.
42:44Is.
42:46Lost.
43:04You.
43:06You.
43:08You.
43:10You.
43:12You.
43:14You.
43:16You.
43:18You.
43:20You.
43:22You.
43:24You.
43:26You.
43:28You.
43:30You.
43:32You.
43:34You.
43:36You.
43:38You.
43:40You.
43:42You.
43:44You.
43:46Transcription by CastingWords
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