The Beauty (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

1
[breathing deeply]
[inhales]
For centuries
[exhales]
humanity has searched.
Humanity Humanity has searched
with great desperation, seeking answers.
Desperately seeking answers
to the world's greatest
and most confounding questions.
[scoffs]
For the greatest and most confounding
questions that plague us.
The limitations of our physical selves.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
today, we say no more.
Say it with me. No more!
No more limits,
no more weakness, no more illness,
no more age,
no more sickness, no more ugly.
No fucking more!
Today,
I present you the answer,
the solution,
the savior, the proof,
me.
[electronic music playing]
The new and improved Byron Forst.
Once, an old man
staring mortality in the face.
Riddled with cancer, cholesterol,
decay, age.
Now, this.
With one simple injection,
I met [chuckles] the new and improved
version of myself.
It is time to meet the new
improved versions of yourselves.
It is time to become
a beauty.
["She's a Beauty" plays]
Obesity and advanced diabetes
were threatening my life and my legs.
I was told amputation was in my future.
But not anymore. Thanks to The Beauty
She's a one-in-a-million girl ♪
She's a beauty ♪
- I'm living my best life.
- [dings]
After a life filled with antidepressants
and crummy therapists,
I became a cop to help me cope
with my big-boned huskiness.
Cursed by my family genes.
Until now.
She's a beauty ♪
She's a one-in-a-million girl ♪
One-in-a-million girl ♪
Long ago, we were forced to leave
our best selves behind.
Aging, illness
and nursing home food lie ahead.
I can't even remember my own name.
Alzheimer's is staring me in the face.
As is another round of breast cancer.
Life is not fair.
She's a beauty ♪
She's a one-in-a-million girl ♪
One-in-a-million girl ♪
No need to consult a doctor.
The Beauty and its aesthetic protector
boosters are approved for everyone.
[new old person] Need help
cleaning up your gooey sac
or a soothing voice to hold you
through those beautiful sweats?
Visit TheBeauty.com to find the package
that's right for you.
But don't wait. You've arrived
at the intersection of life.
Don't make the wrong turn.
Get jabbed and feel fab today.
[The Corporation] Side effects
include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
anal leakage, vaginal secretions,
penile drip, calcified butt cheeks,
heart palpitations, blindness, fever,
superheated fever
and combustion ignition ketosis.
If you find yourself
inside a transition sac for more
than six hours, call an ambulance.
The Corporation is not responsible
for any side effects,
death, bodily harm
caused by this treatment.
By ingesting,
you forfeit class action rights
and agree to lifetime secret arbitration
at the discretion of The Corporation.
[eerie music plays]
[vomits, coughing]
[chokes, gasps]
You need to eat something.
In here? Are you fucking insane?
Why are they doing this to us?
[new Ashley] Maybe they don't know
what to do with us.
Maybe we're a a danger to society
because we're contagious.
Maybe some twisted social experiment.
Yeah, maybe all of it.
Here, take this.
You're only one day out of the sac,
and the food's gonna be out any second.
I don't care. I'd rather starve to death
than rot in here forever.
When that girl exploded,
a piece of her got into my mouth.
I tasted her.
I think that's how I caught it.
Whatever this is.
I can't see my face, but it feels
different. It feels different, you know?
You're very good-looking.
I am?
Hmm.
- So are you.
- [chuckles]
[chuckles]
You're beautiful.
I always wanted to be that.
Have someone call me that.
I never was.
- [buzzer sounds]
- [infected 1] Come on!
Come on. Get up.
Move!
[crowd clamoring]
[coughs, gasps]
[infected 2] Stop it.
- [infected 3] No, no!
- [new Barry] Fuck! No!
Here. Take mine.
You're fine. You're fine. All is well.
- Fuck this! I want out!
- Barry, you need to calm down.
- You hear me?
- Don't give them the satisfaction.
Let me the fuck out of here!
- I wanna go home!
- Don't let them see you break. Please.
You need to listen to me.
- I don't belong in here.
- You gotta calm down.
- None of us belong in here.
- [ceiling hatch opens]
[soldier] Stand back.
Relax. They're here to save us.
[soldier] We're in position.
[commander] Copy that.
Execute.
[infected screaming, groaning]
[new Jordan grunting]
Hey, now what the fuck's
wrong with you, huh?
Twitching and glitching and shit.
Come on, J, you gotta be smarter.
Please try. Dear God,
these two are blinking like idiots.
Communicating. Morse code.
They think they're so fucking smart.
Who the fuck is Morse
and what's the goddamn code?
This is what I'm saying,
young grasshopper.
It's about awareness, surroundings,
entrances, exits, eyes, threats.
I'm only a threat if you make me one.
Well, you're just itchin' to finish
what we started in there, huh?
Wow. Sassy, defensive.
Your one-eyed friend is profiling
like a very nervous perp right now.
It's just how my man is.
No, these two lovebirds,
they're flustered, you know,
'cause they're stuck in the land
of heavy petting and dry humping.
Look at you. Probably got calluses
all over that thing
waiting for this pussy
to pass safety inspection.
I mean, if he loved you,
he'd just go for it, right?
He'd be going in dick first,
ask questions later.
You should be deep diving, back stroking
and super soaking in that punani, man.
Best thing that ever happened to me
was getting infected.
- I'm just saying.
- [Antonio] Hundred Percent.
Go on, Cooper.
You know,
you got a face like a catcher's mitt.
I mean, you're the only one here
who hasn't turned pretty yet, so
Water's warm. Come on in.
About to get real fucking warm
from what I hear.
Did he tell you how this thing works?
[Cooper] I bet he left out a few details.
Uh, here they go.
Here they go with the routine.
Play one against the other and all that
blinking was them hatching the plan.
They pinned you as the weak one.
Mocking you, J.
You gonna let them
disrespect you like that?
You're gonna let him treat you
like an idiot?
[new Jordan] This thing
is a death sentence.
Even if it wasn't, you really think
there's a version of any of this
where you just walk out alive?
[Cooper] Oh.
Oh. He really doesn't know, does he?
Guess they're just gonna let him pop
like all the others.
Hey!
No more eyes, no more lips,
no more motherfucking bullshit.
- You hear me? You understand? Hmm?
- [new Jordan breathing heavily]
All I know is y'all better stop
fucking around with me.
[whispers] Hey, what's she talking about?
Am I really gonna pop?
Just listen to me, okay?
Don't fucking listen to these two.
[ominous music playing]
[truck beeping]
[tires screech]
Showtime!
Well, they're all yours, gentlemen. Enjoy.
I'm kinda bummed.
I wanted those two to myself,
but I do love a good edge and denial sesh.
You fellas mind if I watch?
[Antonio screams]
Remember what I told you.
Flattery, but no sign of desperation.
Desperation triggers disdain,
and you'll never recover.
[Tig sighs]
[device chimes]
Dad.
Get up. [clears throat]
Byron, aren't you going to say
happy birthday to our dear Gunther?
I'm sorry.
You two have been institutionalized
for so long, I can't tell you apart.
Who's the birthday boy?
Is it bald and fat
or is it the one that looks
like a 7-Eleven bag filled with bones?
You know, it doesn't matter.
None of this matters.
Oh, no, no, no. Uh, steak. Well done.
Thousand Island on the side, please.
Is she new? She's new. Must be.
The fuck is that? [stutters] Whoa, whoa.
Well, uh, the boys, they want to tell you
something important. Please.
[clears throat]
We, uh We really love and appreciate
what you've done for us.
Yeah, yeah, we want to cut the cord.
Stand on our own.
By starting our own company.
[Gunther] Based on a big idea.
[Tig] A can't-miss big idea.
[Gunther] I mean,
today might be my birthday,
but really, we wanted to take this moment
and give our greatest gift
- to you, Dad.
- Cut the shit.
[stammers] How much is this gonna cost me?
Come on, come on.
Continue, continue. Con
[Tig] Yeah.
- You're in on this. You're in on this.
- [Franny laughs]
- [Franny] Look. Look.
- [Tig stutters, chuckles] Presenting
- Abroha! [chuckles]
- [Gunther chuckles]
The world's first--
Streaming service for
[singsongy] bros.
What exactly does such a service provide?
- Speedboats.
- Golf stuff.
- Boobs.
- Cigar content.
Wow. Uh, I mean, wow, this, uh
I have to tell you, I am relieved.
I was terrified this was gonna be
some kind of insane idea,
like going to the backyard
and lighting $20 billion on fire.
But this
This is so much more sensible.
How long have you two been clean?
[Gunther] Hmm.
[grunts] Yeah. Forget it. I You know,
I met a progeria case the other day,
delightful young girl on death's door.
And she had a more promising
trajectory in life than you two.
- Byron, stop it, please! Stop it.
- No. No. No.
Do you know what I really want?
What I really want?
Yes.
- Sons that I don't have to deny exist.
- [sighs]
You could feed a large country
with the amount of money I have spent
trying to produce a DNA test that proves
that I am not related to either of you!
I'm at wits' end here, fellas!
Now get the fuck out!
Flawed as they may be,
I love them with my whole heart.
I want to love them.
We gave them the world.
And they flopped.
No, Byron.
Your love was conditioned
- Oh, no, no.
- like any transaction in your life.
- No.
- Yes.
[smacks lips]
My work has always been my true offspring.
[chuckles] I knew that.
And my favorite child
is about to be all grown up.
We're gonna be beaming down
on every streamable device on the planet.
A full two-hour takeover.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok.
We're going global, babe.
- [slaps]
- Wake up, fuckhead. Welcome to hell.
[groans]
[Cooper] These are the people
from the Condé Nast situation.
[Antonio gags] Fuck.
[Cooper] Supposed to be a quarantine zone.
[new Jordan] Yeah, doesn't look like one.
Unless we want to end up like these guys,
we need to start thinking. Fast.
Hey. They fucked you.
Whoever had you doing their dirty work,
didn't give a shit about you in the end.
We gotta move.
I trusted him.
[Cooper] Never your enemies
you have to worry about.
What a fucking trip, man. We about to die.
What'd they give mopey over here?
Fuck you!
Wow, look who's finally grown
a set of balls.
You know, you two, such a good team.
No idea how you got discarded
into this shit soup.
- Fuck you.
- [Cooper] Reality check, dumbass.
You're in here 'cause they want you dead.
Same as us.
This whole shit has been fucked
from the jump, hasn't it?
[Cooper grunting]
Hasn't it?
- [Cooper groans]
- Fuck, man.
Uh, what a fucking trip.
And I trusted you with everything, man.
[exhales]
You never gave a shit about me, huh?
[Cooper groans]
Be honest! For fucking once.
You never gave a shit about me.
God, I trusted you with everything.
Hey, you know what's fucking hilarious?
While you stringing me along with this
with this father-son,
"take the lead" bullshit,
you the one that got fucked
with yo' bitch ass.
You want my help, I suggest
a speedy change in tone.
[Cooper grunting, pounding]
- Hey! Hey!
- [Jeremy] I fucking trusted you!
I don't have time for this shit!
You two fucking idiots wanna look around?
Unless you wanna be littered with bullets,
I suggest you calm the fuck down
and think!
We gotta find a way out of here!
[New Jordan panting]
Please, no. [pants]
Please.
- [Cooper] Wait! Wait-Wait! Wait!
- [Jeremy] Oh, no, no, no, no! No, no!
[commander] Agent Madsen.
[new Jordan] Wait. Hey, hey, hey! Hey!
Don't fucking touch him!
Hey! No, no, no, don't take him. Hey!
- Cooper! [panting]
- It's okay. I'm coming back for you.
[Cooper grunts]
- Please don't kill me. Please.
- [Antonio chuckles]
Please don't kill me.
Please don't kill me.
What What now, huh?
[presenter]
But space colonization is critical
to the survival of the human race.
Huh. In, like, a thousand years.
Right now, it's a hellscape of hazards
up there for humans.
No For years, we've been launching
rockets, prepping vehicles, habitats?
[stutters] Our first Mars exploratory
launches in six weeks.
Okay, well, feel free to launch
your fat ass up there.
And take Katie with you.
You guys can "take up some space."
Look, it's expensive,
it's messy, it's loud,
it's complicated, it's time-consuming.
And I realized it's stupid.
But you were so passionate about this.
About protecting mankind.
Yes. And then I realized
it's going to benefit future generations.
And not me. Not me at all.
Look, I-I am pouring copious amounts
of capital into something
that will benefit humanity,
perfect it, even. Today.
So [whistles softly]
[slurps]
[door closes]
You're not seriously pulling the plug
on me too, are you?
You can't tell me
you didn't see this coming.
I mean, you-you had
to have noticed my interest
in your project waning for months.
I never know what you're interested in
these days.
Yeah, you know why? 'Cause you spend
all day playing with robots.
You have the emotional IQ of a stockpot.
This is not just a job to me, Byron.
This is my life.
What we are working on together
in my division can help humanity.
It can help global warming.
It's a business. A competition.
It was a Bake-Off. And you lost.
You're seriously choosing Ray
and his fountain of youth bullshit?
He's better. He's faster.
He's willing to break things.
He's a bit milquetoast for my taste,
but the-the guy gets results.
- I gave up everything for this.
- Oy
- I gave up my husband.
- [grunts]
Any chance for having children.
I have given you everything I have.
But we have a good story. On paper.
This titan of industry develops Internet
weirdo who sees humanity in machines.
Some stories have a shit ending.
[sighs]
I know you.
And I know you know
how deeply flawed Ray's work is.
He's reckless. He doesn't account
for variables. Organics is wild.
- It's imprecise. It's impossible to tame.
- You lost.
He won. It's over.
[The Corporation laughing]
You know, the biggest surprise here is
how much I fell for your bullshit.
- Wow.
- Mm-hmm.
We still have several deacons out
in the wild, learning, collecting data.
Repurpose them.
- Whatev No, you know, actually
- [smacks table]
leave them out there.
I wanna see how long it takes
for people to find them.
Dollar to doughnut says some sad-sack
fuck is already engaged to one.
- [door opens]
- [The Corporation] Uh-oh.
That is a knockless entry.
Time to go, robot lady.
I'll have the lawyers button things up.
My work has power that you haven't
even bothered to understand,
and we are closer than you think.
You pull the plug,
and I will take my talents elsewhere.
And you will regret it.
Okay.
Conveniently, I have this noncompete
agreement that you signed right here
that dictates that all patents
and physical products revert to me.
[inhales] You walk out the door,
you start from scratch.
[scoffs]
You know what?
That's a bit draconian even for me.
I'll give you another shot.
Throw your best Hail Mary
on ten percent of the budget.
And when you fail, you're done.
Nice suit.
[new Meyer] You need to do as you're told.
Wh [panting] What am I being told?
[new Meyer] Do as you're told.
What the fuck am I being told?
Calm down. You need to do as you're told.
You need to let me the fuck out of here!
Who are you?
Someone who also did what he was told.
I had a sick child.
I did what I was told,
and I got what I wanted.
A sick child? Sick how?
I-I-I don't understand.
You understand my daughter's situation.
Meyer?
You motherfucker.
Do as you're told.
You fucking sold us out.
- [new Meyer] Do as you're told.
- [Cooper] Fuck you!
Meyer! Meyer, let us out of here!
- [new Meyer] Do as you're told.
- [Cooper] Meyer, you piece of shit!
- [new Meyer] Do as you're told.
- Meyer, let us out of here, Meyer! Meyer!
Do as you're told!
- [crickets chirping]
- [fire crackling]
[cries]
[The Corporation] Oh, no.
Out-of-season crab again?
No. It's the boys.
- [The Corporation] What about them?
- The stress of building Abroha.
Addiction got hold of them,
and they got a bad batch.
Oh, my.
Fentanyl has them
in a ventilator at the hospital.
I have the plane being refueled
as we speak so we can be by their side.
Oh. I'm sure a lifetime of Cheetos
and pharma cocktails
has them prepped and ready for this fight.
Byron. This might be the last time
we ever see them.
How many times have you said that?
Really, please, ta-take a moment. Count.
[stammers] Relax.
I knew you'd wanna see them
- Of course I wanna see them.
- So I brought them here instead.
- On a medevac? How?
- My way.
[The Corporation chuckles]
- [gasps]
- [giggles]
- [gasps]
- [chuckles]
- [Franny] You didn't.
- I did.
Mom, it's Tig. Tiger?
Momma.
Gunther?
But you're Black.
How is that possible?
I was wondering the same thing.
Turns out, I'm five percent Nigerian.
[Franny gasps]
The Beauty is an unpredictable
and fascinating disrupter.
- [stutters] How did you--
- How Okay.
You were busy taking your sound bath,
and despite my repeated attempts
to be removed
from their emergency contact forms,
they managed to get ahold of me.
- Oh, no.
- So I saved them.
Yeah, Mom, we're, like, cured. [chuckles]
I mean, I have abs.
I feel incredible.
I I'm like I'm kinda like Drake.
[new Tig] I I've never felt better.
Believe it or not, I'm six martinis deep
right now, and you can't even tell.
Impressive, huh? They're, like, gorgeous,
high-efficiency garbage machines.
Far better suited to withstand a lifestyle
they could not divorce themselves from.
I mean, the-they're metabolically perfect.
I'm excited, honestly.
I've been wondering how much a human body
can tolerate post-transformation.
Who better to redline test these things
than our boys?
I I am so grateful to have you back
in whatever form.
I love you as the day you were born.
Oh.
I might even be open
to a Christmas card this year.
Think of how we'll we'll look.
A Benetton campaign!
No. Your acts of malice were tolerated
as long as you left the boys alone.
A line has been crossed.
I'm sorry.
I'm struggling to hear
the "thank you" in there.
Thank you? [scoffs]
I saved them. We should be celebrating.
I'm changing the world.
Let's-- Let's-- Let's pop a cork or two
and go upstairs
while I bring you over to the other side.
We can be one big, beautiful family.
Mom, he's right.
It really works. You should try it.
Oh, no. No.
[The Corporation] Come on now.
Oh, we got her. [kisses] Oh. My love.
[gasps] The natural order will have a say.
[The Corporation moans]
You forced my hand like never before.
I will ensure that vengeance greets you
until my last dying breath.
You have been warned.
It's okay. I'm okay.
- [new Jordan] You okay?
- [Cooper] I'm okay.
Yo, Five-O, what's the deal?
They ask for me in there?
I think Meyer's trying to save us.
Meyer Williams, our boss?
Yes, that was him.
He's been infected. Voluntarily.
What? I Oh, my God.
Hey, what did they say? Are they gonna
kill us or, like, what, man?
Shut the fuck up!
- This is fucked.
- [Cooper] More fucked than I thought.
Listen, I think something crazy
is about to happen.
And I need you to trust me.
Of course I trust you. I love you.
[ceiling hatch opens]
I love you too.
[soldier] Come with me. Jump on.
Do as we're told.
Let's go. All of you, let's go.
Wait, no, Cooper, that's insane.
Hey. Trust me.
Oh, fuck.
[Jeremy] What do we do?
Do as you're told.
[soldier 2] All packages secured.
Ready for extraction. Let's go.