My Brother the Minotaur (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

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[wind whistling]
[water dripping]
Ah. [inhales sharply] Yes. [grunts]
[straining]
Father?
Sorry, Lorcan. Guess again.
-[Lorcan] Huh? [gasps]
-[gasps]
[door opens, closes]
Are you trying to paint the hotel
or tickle it? Put your back into it, boy.
Yes, Dad.
Just you wait and see, Wesley.
Soon this hotel will be busier
than a centipede in a sock shop.
I thought tourists weren't allowed
on the island.
Once that reporter prints his story
and the world knows
we have a minotaur boy in our midst,
[inhales deeply]
there'll be no stopping them.
Do you think it's a good idea?
Uh, for Lorcan, I mean.
Oh, don't you worry about him.
Lorcan's going to be
the main attraction. [chuckles]
-[car approaches]
-[gasps]
Uh-oh.
Mmm. Hmm.
[pants, grunting]
[knocking]
Enter.
Chief Walker.
Oh, what a pleasant surprise.
I didn't see you arrive.
Couldn't help but notice you're painting
the place. Expecting guests?
Why, Chief, you know
we don't encourage visitors on the island.
Right. Speaking of visitors, there's been
reports of a stranger on the island.
I don't suppose anyone's passed
through here this morning?
[laughs, stammers] I think I would
remember something like that.
Is this about the reporter
from this morning? He gave me the creeps.
Hmm.
N-- Now-Now-Now-Now that you mention it,
I do remember… [stammers]
…s-someone passing
through here this morning.
Um, [clears throat] a reporter
for The Mainland Echo.
Said his name was Rex Omnibus.
Naturally, I sent him on his way.
You don't think he's here
to write about Lorcan, do you?
Why, that would turn this island
into some kind of tourist attraction.
Not if I have anything to do with it.
Thank you for your time, Mr. Craignelder.
If she stops that reporter from
writing his story, it'll ruin everything.
Cops! They're always around
when you don't need one.
Does this mean
I don't have to paint the hotel?
No. It means Rex Omnibus
is writing that story,
even if we have to write it for him.
[Officer Leland]
So, we're looking for Rex Omnibus,
a reporter from The Mainland Echo?
Yeah. Except there is no Mainland Echo.
And I've heard a lot of
fake names in my time,
but "Rex Omnibus" has to be the worst.
What are you saying, Chief?
I'm saying this stranger obviously
has something to hide,
and we need to find out what it is.
Before Lorcan does.
[Lorcan panting, straining]
Y-You need to relax.
Is it me? Am I creeping you out?
I'm sorry. Maybe this will help.
Better?
Let me go! [straining, panting]
You're not going to
run away again, are you?
What would I tell your father?
[breathes deeply]
You know my father?
He thought you could use
some help getting home.
My father sent you?
No, I don't believe you.
How was trying to kill me going to help?
[laughs] Is that what you think
I've been doing?
Come on, Lorcan. You're smarter than that.
Huh?
Do you remember the day
I chased you through the woods?
[Lorcan] How could I forget?
[Pooka] It was no accident
that I drove you…
-Hey!
-…towards the cliff top.
[Pooka] How else would you have found
the labyrinth?
And do you think
you could've made it through the labyrinth
and into the gateway chamber without me?
And that night, when you threw
the amulet out your window,
how do you think it found
its way back into your room?
[Lorcan] Whoa, back up.
Did you say "the amulet"?
[Pooka] That's right, Lorcan.
You have everything you need
to get yourself home.
Your true home.
You're really here
to take me to my father?
Yes, but we have to hurry.
We've wasted too much time already.
Then let's go.
[search party] Lorcan! Lorcan!
[all] Lorcan! Lorcan!
Lorcan!
We're too late. There's nobody here.
[George mumbling]
I don't know who Lorcan was meeting,
but they left together.
For where?
Presumably the same place we'd be going
if we had the amulet: the cemetery.
At least we know they're on foot.
Which means we can still catch them.
Let's get back to the car.
[sighs] The cemetery.
Why does every trip have to end with us
going somewhere creepy?
[gasps] Wait for me!
So, why didn't you tell me this
in the first place?
I tried, but my shape-shifting powers
are weak in this world.
Animals are no problem,
but becoming a human, that's not so easy.
This is my first time. How did I do?
The eyes are a little super spooky.
But other than that, you look good.
Oh, thanks. I'll work on the eyes.
[groans, breathes heavily]
I think I need a minute.
What's the matter?
Like I said, being human isn't easy.
You go ahead. I'll be right behind you.
-Are you sure?
-I'll be fine. Go.
[Craignelder] My story of
the minotaur boy may seem unbelievable,
but I'm not asking you,
dear reader, to believe me.
I'm asking you to come see for yourself.
You're only a boat ride away
from Bryony Island and its majestic hotel,
a lodging so classy, it will
blow your pants off. [chuckles]
[inhales deeply] So, what do you think?
Maybe Daddy should've been a writer, hmm?
Totally. One awesome article.
S-Small note: You use the phrase
"blow your pants off" 11 times.
Your point?
[stammers] No point. It's great.
Thank you. Now, sign it "Rex Omnibus"
and send it to every paper
within 50 miles of this rock.
Why aren't you signing and sending?
It's just, don't you think
you should sleep on it?
I mean, you don't wanna rush into
something you might be sorry about later.
Don't be so weak, Wesley.
A real businessman knows his mind
and is never sorry!
[shushes]
Sorry.
Oh, just send the thing.
[engine cranking]
It's no use. It won't start.
Pop the hood.
I assume there's some tools in the trunk.
Dana knows cars?
Dana knows everything.
[grunts] I'll see you at the cemetery.
No. You're not going alone.
It's too dangerous.
He won't be alone.
Charlie's right. Lorcan needs help now,
and this could take a while.
Mmm. Fine, but be careful.
Who knows what might be waiting for you.
[sighs]
Is that you?
[nickers]
No way. That's incredible.
I mean, no offense,
but you are one strange creature.
I'm strange? This from the kid with
a bull's head talking to a horse.
Sorry, I-I thought he was-- I mean,
I thought you were… Sorry.
You're offended. I can tell.
Not at all. In fact,
I like the way you're thinking.
Are you sure?
[whinnies]
What's that?
Looks like somebody riding a horse.
I'd know that poor fashion sense anywhere.
It's Lorcan!
Hold on.
This was clearly sabotage.
Whoever's with Lorcan,
they don't want us following them.
Can you fix it?
Do you have a spare distributor rotor?
[distant siren wailing]
I don't know what that is,
so probably not.
I'm looking for Lorcan.
You know where he is?
He's on his way to the cemetery.
-Step on it.
-Yes, ma'am.
[siren wailing]
There's so much to be done
before the tourists arrive.
For starters, we'll have to get those
angry bats out of the attic.
I'll leave that with you.
Ugh, that face.
Is this because I made you walk?
I already told you, one never brings
a flashy car to a secret mission.
We must travel unnoticed.
Blend in with the nobodies.
It's not that.
What if they find out we sent the article?
I don't wanna get in trouble again.
What if they throw us off the island?
You just don't have
the business backbone do you? [sighs]
We sent the article
from the public library,
signed by the very reporter
the police are looking for.
Nobody will ever suspect us.
Besides, even if we were to be
implicated in the matter,
I would suffer the consequences alone.
I could never let you take the blame.
[siren wailing]
-[grunts, gasps]
-It was all the boy.
I had nothing to do with it!
Whoa! [grunts]
[sighs]
Of course, we'll need new shower curtains
for the bathrooms.
And if memory serves, shampoo is
not only desired, it is expected.
[sighs]
[blustering]
Wait. Where are you going?
[whinnies, blustering]
Okay, okay, fine. I'll see you in there.
-[whimpers, grunts]
-[grunting]
We've got company!
[blustering]
It's the pooka. What do I do?
You've got this.
You're right.
[whinnying]
What are you doing?
Charging the pooka.
Have you lost your mind?
But you just said I've got this!
Yes, but I didn't mean charge him. I meant
you can get us out of this. Look at him!
[Harper] You do not have this!
I really wish you'd have been clearer!
Over there!
[screams, grunting]
Faster!
Don't you think if I could go faster,
I would go faster?
Well, we'd better do something.
He's right behind us!
Duck!
[whinnying]
It worked!
No. Wait.
[snarls, growls]
It didn't work.
Hold on.
Does Farmer Tully still keep dogs?
As far as I know.
You can see that chicken coop, right?
[Charlie yells]
What in the world.
-A fox in the chicken coop!
-[growling]
Chase him off, boys.
[barking]
[barking continues]
[hisses, growls]
[both whimper]
[shrieks]
[whimpering]
Um, Charlie?
Yeah, yeah, I know. Faster.
Okay, stay close.
-[Charlie yelling]
-[shrieks] No! Whoa! Whoa! [shrieks]
[yells, grunts]
[both groaning]
[Charlie sighs]
[caws]
Miss me?
Your eyes.
[chuckles] Told you I'd work on them.
[panting]
[grunts]
Uh, are you okay?
We're fine. No thanks to the pooka.
But Lorcan's bike didn't make it.
Pooka? What pooka?
Yeah, we probably should've
told you about that.
You can tell him on the way.
Lorcan must be in the labyrinth by now.
Charlie's right. If we want
to find Lorcan, we need to keep moving.
Where did you go earlier?
I had some business to attend to.
What business?
Could we keep the chat to a minimum?
I don't know if you've heard,
but labyrinths are confusing
at the best of times.
I'm trying to concentrate here.
It was this one.
For someone who's never been here before,
Chief Walker doesn't look very surprised.
I'm a cop.
My face doesn't do surprised anymore.
[gasps] I'm afraid you'll have to do it.
Shape-shifting is the pooka's gift,
but amulets are our curse.
You can't touch the amulet?
We're mischievous creatures.
I suppose it's nature's way of seeing
we don't get around too much.
But you're here now.
Like I said, we're mischievous creatures.
So, off you go.
That's it.
I can't.
What? Why?
What about my family and friends?
Will I see them again?
Of course. You have the amulet.
You can come back whenever you like.
But we need to go now.
Why should I trust you?
Don't. Trust your dreams.
How do you know about my dreams?
Because your father comes to me
in my dreams too.
Every night he asks when you'll be home.
It's a dangerous time in his world.
He needs you.
And his people-- your people--
need their king.
Their king?
That's right, Prince Lorcan.
[Harper] Lorcan. Lorcan.
[Charlie] Lorcan!
That's my brother and our friends!
You must do this alone.
This is your destiny, not theirs.
Yes, but they wanna help.
Great danger lies behind that door,
and bringing them with you
will only put their lives at risk too.
Go or stay, it's up to you.
But you must choose now.
[panting] It was a trap! Run!
Lorcan, wait!
I said run!
-[Harper gasps]
-Lorcan, stop!
-Lorcan!
-[Charlie] Lorcan, wait!
[panting]
Lorcan, are you all right?
No, I told you, it was a trap.
[all gasp]
If that was the pooka,
then where's Lorcan?
[gateway voices] Join us.
Join us. Join us. Join us.
Lorcan!
[gateway voices continue]
[gasps]