The Silver Surfer s01e04 Episode Script
The Planet of Dr. Moreau
Silver Surfer - 04 - The Planet of Dr.
Moreau No! The universe has been torn asunder! I have been betrayed! I am free now but where do I go? What do I do? No longer do I have a place in the cosmos! I have nothing, no one! Galactus has taken my world from its rightful orbit! He has hidden both my home and my beloved.
Galactus! Return Zenn-La! Give me my Shalla Bal! What am I doing? I was a man of peace, not anger! Galactus, for all your great power, never will you succeed in making me a base creature of destruction! I must stop what I so foolishly began before it is too late! The Silver Surfer, my sister! [ETERNITY.]
Mark him well! He could be the one we seek! I have grave doubts, my brother.
[INFINITY.]
But you know how highly the Watcher regards him! How can we rely on the Silver Surfer to protect the universe when even now his misplaced fury is causing such tragedy? This is the use to which I put the power cosmic? Violence? Destruction? I must do all I can to make amends.
People of the station.
I offer my apologies.
You destroyed them all! My family is gone! Get out of here! Go! You bring misery wherever you go! You're a plague! You do not understand You are blind.
Perhaps I can help.
He's attacking her! I can see.
But none of my loved ones is left for me to look at and sight won't bring them back! You must go.
And with you take the power cosmic.
Not as my blessing, but as my curse.
The power shall be like a brand, marking its bearer for all time.
Let us see if those for whom the Silver Surfer has been so willing to sacrifice.
.
can ever overcome their fear and hatred of you.
Pleaseno trouble.
Drinks're on the house.
I need neither food nor drink.
However, I do require information about the planet named Zenn-La.
Zenn-La? What does the herald of Galactus want with a world his master has already decided is inedible? No longer do I serve Galactus.
I merely seek to return to my homeworld.
So that's why Galactus turned away! Your planet bought him off by providing you to take him to other victims instead! That was never the intention Intentions mean nothing, Surfer.
My nest brother foolishly believed all the lies about Zenn-La Husserl went to Zenn-La intending to find peace His honor earned him an early end! I am sorry about your brother.
But you are wrong about Zenn-La It's not over yet! You and your cursed world betrayed the entire universe to stay alive, and, by the Hive Mother, I'll make you pay! Silver Surfer! I heard a rumor that there's someone from Zenn-La on a backwater Kree planet called Morovus, in the Iwanter Quadrant.
You are certain of this? I swear! Can my mind accept what I have just heard.
It is one thing for the Silver Surfer to be reviled, but never could I have imagined that Zenn-La would be the object of such scorn and detestation! So this is Morovus The planet itself appears primitive, with no sign of civilization The Kree, have dominated most of the universe for millennia! I wonder what interest a race so advanced can have in a world such as this And whether it truly harbors a visitor from Zenn-La -- The Kree are every bit as powerful as their reputation! But if to find my home I must first reach Morovus then reach it I shall! Can it be? Can these Kree deflectors actually turn my own power cosmic against me? There must be a way I can neutralize the barrier It is a basic precept of Zenn-La that even with the highest technology, simplicity is best I am through! Soon will I find my way back to Shalla Bal The Hubble telescope's got a pretty good view but now I know the meaning of awesome! Wait'll I tell Amber that I was this close to a galaxy being born! Get real Frankie, forget it.
Everything you knew and loved is history.
No more Amber, no more beach So what? Galactus has give me a lot more than I ever had On Earth I was an orphan, thanks to the crash that took Mom and Dad.
Never could figure out how I ended up outside the car that night with just a few bruises and a lot of tears My herald! The Great Hunger is upon me! Where is the next world upon which I can feed? You know, it's just around the corner I mean, up the block I trust I have not made a mistake with you, my Nova.
Use the power that only you have.
Galactus does not take disappointment well! Recess is over.
Time to find a fresh, nutritious planet With all the vitamins and minerals the big guy needs to stay jolly Jackpot! How's that old saying go? "No rest for the weary?" See, see, Pip? Not using a chisel or mortar teaches us how everything in nature fits together in perfect harmony Yeah, yeah, yeah If everything's so perfect, how come we do all the sweating And the Kree get all the goodies? Easy, pal, you took a tail-breaking fall.
Between us, I was kinda hoping that if anything came fallin' outta the sky it'd be rain.
Pip, the universe has brought us a guest.
We must make him welcome.
The way you speak for an instant I felt I was back in Zenn-La.
Zenn-wha? Never heard of it.
This is Pip, and I'm Kili.
You're in Work Camp A.
Named by our wonderful employers.
Just can't help lovin' folks with that kinda originality, can ya? I am the Silver Surfer You are trolls.
The Kree slave force Be careful how ya talk, pal.
Us trolls ain't the only slaves here.
What is this? The men were ordered to "collar" you while you were unconscious.
We're sorry, but they couldn't refuse I am free now! This abomination cannot be borne! Don't do it Let go'a yer collar! I cannot! Itholdsmyhand in place! On Zenn-La the Master taught us the power of the mind How it could overcome the greatest pain The way of the universe is the way of acceptance, not denial That voice! It comes from the collar, yet sounds so familiar It is as though the Master himself is speaking to me! Pip! Oh no! Lighten up, guys.
I will not forget what you have done for me.
Don't worry.
I won't neither.
You've got to be careful.
The collars have their own built-in defense.
As slaves, we're completely governed by them and the voices they put into our heads.
Time for our shift 'less you want another taste of Kree "hospitality.
" I have lost something My board Eons of war and subjugation have made the Kree experts at causing pain and suffering.
It will be better to stay away from their strengths for now.
So, Slurper, whaddaya think of the business my dear old dad left me? Strange I thought to find Kree overseers here.
If you do, lemme know so I can talk about my overtime.
We're nothing to the Kree.
On all the planets we've worked on, we've never seen any beings but other trolls and now you.
The mountain is unstable.
Try the whole planet.
This mining really rips things up.
Makes it kinda hard ta keep yer friends.
What do you mine for? Same stuff every place the Kree shlep us Align a bunch of these jokers and, presto instant energy collar! You risk your lives to provide the very substance that keeps you enslaved?! Hey, who says the Kree don't have a crazy little sense of humor? Hold on! Nooo!!! I cannot let the collar control me.
I will not let it! The way of the universe is the way of acceptance, not denial The truly strong are those who do not resist but absorb Of course! Fighting the slave collar gives it more of my power to use against me I must show true strength by accepting the collar and absorbing it! We're safe! "Safe?" you kidding! A starcruiser and a six - month headstart couldn't take us someplace safe.
Long as we wear these! There is a way to change that.
Let me show you! Feel the energy, my son.
Feel how it becomes a part of you That gentle voice it's been speaking to us ever since we got to Morovus! It is the voice of the Master of Zenn-La.
It can't be! We're free, babe! Really free! Look! We don't have to take all that Kree baloney! We don't have to be slaves! You gotta help 'em! You gotta take off their collars! I can't do that! There are too many! Master! Master! Where are you? There's only one place he can be up at the main base Morovus Prime.
To me, my board! Where you goin'? Don't don't leave us The Master, working with the Kree? He and I must unite Of course, that is possible only if I can reach him! This appears to be the center of operations.
Here will I find the answers I seek! I know of you, Silver Surfer.
[SHELLAINE.]
How dare you disturb a Kree Combined Intelligence? No civilization has the right to subjugate another.
I demand that you free those who toil on Morovus! Correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't seem to be in a position to "demand" anything.
[VOTRICK.]
Would you free the board on which you ride, or a lamp that lights your way? Is that all the trolls are to you? Implements? Tools? Certainly.
That's precisely why they were created.
Now, however, this group is useless.
You have shown our slaves that the collars can be overcome.
No longer will they selflessly go about their tasks.
Their minds have been polluted by the possibility of freedom! Fortunately, they are expendable.
We have billions more to replace them.
What have you unleashed? That fool has taken control of the system! Nothing's responding! Master! It is truly you! But how? Why? There is no time, Norrin Radd.
My fellow governors of Morovus have chosen to vaporize your friends! You must go! While it is still possible to stop the carnage! I left the Master on Zenn-La, with my beloved Shalla Bal Now I find him here part of a Kree organic brain system.
Instead of answers, my questions are compounded! Have I not always counseled patience, Norrin Radd? Even the greatest enigma has a solution Your sacrifice moved me as nothing else ever has.
Soon after, I departed Zenn-La with a group of visiting students, on a pilgrimage to see if I could attain your courage We were captured by the Kree When they discovered who I was, they found great satisfaction in teaching the Master of Zenn-La their own dark ways Heed me, Norrin Radd.
This blast is too powerful for you to destroy or absorb.
But your mind tells me you have the power to transmute Transmute? But into what? Master! It is done! Norrin Radd, once again have you proven your worth.
Now it is time for me to do the same.
Let me help you! No, you must go your own way! As a member of the Combined Intelligence, I have been forced to participate in acts of unspeakable evil! Now, in atonement, I must do all I can to make certain that the trolls go free.
Goodbye, my son Master, wait Through you have I at last found true courage.
Give my good wishes to Zenn-La! But where is it, Master? Where? I admire your courage, little ones.
We're sorry about the one you alled the Master.
You have freedom and the thoughts he inspired.
Never would such a man ask for more.
I must go now.
The Master left Zenn-La long before it was hidden by Galactus.
I must continue my search for my home.
Slurper, wait! All my life I've gone from planet to planet and never learned a thing.
Could I kinda hang out with you just for awhile? I mean if it's if it's okay with you.
And why wouldn't it be? If you're going to lead the rest of our people to freedom, you ought to know a little something about how it's done! Besides how else'll I ever get a good night's sleep? It has been a long time since anyone treated me as a friend.
Moreau No! The universe has been torn asunder! I have been betrayed! I am free now but where do I go? What do I do? No longer do I have a place in the cosmos! I have nothing, no one! Galactus has taken my world from its rightful orbit! He has hidden both my home and my beloved.
Galactus! Return Zenn-La! Give me my Shalla Bal! What am I doing? I was a man of peace, not anger! Galactus, for all your great power, never will you succeed in making me a base creature of destruction! I must stop what I so foolishly began before it is too late! The Silver Surfer, my sister! [ETERNITY.]
Mark him well! He could be the one we seek! I have grave doubts, my brother.
[INFINITY.]
But you know how highly the Watcher regards him! How can we rely on the Silver Surfer to protect the universe when even now his misplaced fury is causing such tragedy? This is the use to which I put the power cosmic? Violence? Destruction? I must do all I can to make amends.
People of the station.
I offer my apologies.
You destroyed them all! My family is gone! Get out of here! Go! You bring misery wherever you go! You're a plague! You do not understand You are blind.
Perhaps I can help.
He's attacking her! I can see.
But none of my loved ones is left for me to look at and sight won't bring them back! You must go.
And with you take the power cosmic.
Not as my blessing, but as my curse.
The power shall be like a brand, marking its bearer for all time.
Let us see if those for whom the Silver Surfer has been so willing to sacrifice.
.
can ever overcome their fear and hatred of you.
Pleaseno trouble.
Drinks're on the house.
I need neither food nor drink.
However, I do require information about the planet named Zenn-La.
Zenn-La? What does the herald of Galactus want with a world his master has already decided is inedible? No longer do I serve Galactus.
I merely seek to return to my homeworld.
So that's why Galactus turned away! Your planet bought him off by providing you to take him to other victims instead! That was never the intention Intentions mean nothing, Surfer.
My nest brother foolishly believed all the lies about Zenn-La Husserl went to Zenn-La intending to find peace His honor earned him an early end! I am sorry about your brother.
But you are wrong about Zenn-La It's not over yet! You and your cursed world betrayed the entire universe to stay alive, and, by the Hive Mother, I'll make you pay! Silver Surfer! I heard a rumor that there's someone from Zenn-La on a backwater Kree planet called Morovus, in the Iwanter Quadrant.
You are certain of this? I swear! Can my mind accept what I have just heard.
It is one thing for the Silver Surfer to be reviled, but never could I have imagined that Zenn-La would be the object of such scorn and detestation! So this is Morovus The planet itself appears primitive, with no sign of civilization The Kree, have dominated most of the universe for millennia! I wonder what interest a race so advanced can have in a world such as this And whether it truly harbors a visitor from Zenn-La -- The Kree are every bit as powerful as their reputation! But if to find my home I must first reach Morovus then reach it I shall! Can it be? Can these Kree deflectors actually turn my own power cosmic against me? There must be a way I can neutralize the barrier It is a basic precept of Zenn-La that even with the highest technology, simplicity is best I am through! Soon will I find my way back to Shalla Bal The Hubble telescope's got a pretty good view but now I know the meaning of awesome! Wait'll I tell Amber that I was this close to a galaxy being born! Get real Frankie, forget it.
Everything you knew and loved is history.
No more Amber, no more beach So what? Galactus has give me a lot more than I ever had On Earth I was an orphan, thanks to the crash that took Mom and Dad.
Never could figure out how I ended up outside the car that night with just a few bruises and a lot of tears My herald! The Great Hunger is upon me! Where is the next world upon which I can feed? You know, it's just around the corner I mean, up the block I trust I have not made a mistake with you, my Nova.
Use the power that only you have.
Galactus does not take disappointment well! Recess is over.
Time to find a fresh, nutritious planet With all the vitamins and minerals the big guy needs to stay jolly Jackpot! How's that old saying go? "No rest for the weary?" See, see, Pip? Not using a chisel or mortar teaches us how everything in nature fits together in perfect harmony Yeah, yeah, yeah If everything's so perfect, how come we do all the sweating And the Kree get all the goodies? Easy, pal, you took a tail-breaking fall.
Between us, I was kinda hoping that if anything came fallin' outta the sky it'd be rain.
Pip, the universe has brought us a guest.
We must make him welcome.
The way you speak for an instant I felt I was back in Zenn-La.
Zenn-wha? Never heard of it.
This is Pip, and I'm Kili.
You're in Work Camp A.
Named by our wonderful employers.
Just can't help lovin' folks with that kinda originality, can ya? I am the Silver Surfer You are trolls.
The Kree slave force Be careful how ya talk, pal.
Us trolls ain't the only slaves here.
What is this? The men were ordered to "collar" you while you were unconscious.
We're sorry, but they couldn't refuse I am free now! This abomination cannot be borne! Don't do it Let go'a yer collar! I cannot! Itholdsmyhand in place! On Zenn-La the Master taught us the power of the mind How it could overcome the greatest pain The way of the universe is the way of acceptance, not denial That voice! It comes from the collar, yet sounds so familiar It is as though the Master himself is speaking to me! Pip! Oh no! Lighten up, guys.
I will not forget what you have done for me.
Don't worry.
I won't neither.
You've got to be careful.
The collars have their own built-in defense.
As slaves, we're completely governed by them and the voices they put into our heads.
Time for our shift 'less you want another taste of Kree "hospitality.
" I have lost something My board Eons of war and subjugation have made the Kree experts at causing pain and suffering.
It will be better to stay away from their strengths for now.
So, Slurper, whaddaya think of the business my dear old dad left me? Strange I thought to find Kree overseers here.
If you do, lemme know so I can talk about my overtime.
We're nothing to the Kree.
On all the planets we've worked on, we've never seen any beings but other trolls and now you.
The mountain is unstable.
Try the whole planet.
This mining really rips things up.
Makes it kinda hard ta keep yer friends.
What do you mine for? Same stuff every place the Kree shlep us Align a bunch of these jokers and, presto instant energy collar! You risk your lives to provide the very substance that keeps you enslaved?! Hey, who says the Kree don't have a crazy little sense of humor? Hold on! Nooo!!! I cannot let the collar control me.
I will not let it! The way of the universe is the way of acceptance, not denial The truly strong are those who do not resist but absorb Of course! Fighting the slave collar gives it more of my power to use against me I must show true strength by accepting the collar and absorbing it! We're safe! "Safe?" you kidding! A starcruiser and a six - month headstart couldn't take us someplace safe.
Long as we wear these! There is a way to change that.
Let me show you! Feel the energy, my son.
Feel how it becomes a part of you That gentle voice it's been speaking to us ever since we got to Morovus! It is the voice of the Master of Zenn-La.
It can't be! We're free, babe! Really free! Look! We don't have to take all that Kree baloney! We don't have to be slaves! You gotta help 'em! You gotta take off their collars! I can't do that! There are too many! Master! Master! Where are you? There's only one place he can be up at the main base Morovus Prime.
To me, my board! Where you goin'? Don't don't leave us The Master, working with the Kree? He and I must unite Of course, that is possible only if I can reach him! This appears to be the center of operations.
Here will I find the answers I seek! I know of you, Silver Surfer.
[SHELLAINE.]
How dare you disturb a Kree Combined Intelligence? No civilization has the right to subjugate another.
I demand that you free those who toil on Morovus! Correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't seem to be in a position to "demand" anything.
[VOTRICK.]
Would you free the board on which you ride, or a lamp that lights your way? Is that all the trolls are to you? Implements? Tools? Certainly.
That's precisely why they were created.
Now, however, this group is useless.
You have shown our slaves that the collars can be overcome.
No longer will they selflessly go about their tasks.
Their minds have been polluted by the possibility of freedom! Fortunately, they are expendable.
We have billions more to replace them.
What have you unleashed? That fool has taken control of the system! Nothing's responding! Master! It is truly you! But how? Why? There is no time, Norrin Radd.
My fellow governors of Morovus have chosen to vaporize your friends! You must go! While it is still possible to stop the carnage! I left the Master on Zenn-La, with my beloved Shalla Bal Now I find him here part of a Kree organic brain system.
Instead of answers, my questions are compounded! Have I not always counseled patience, Norrin Radd? Even the greatest enigma has a solution Your sacrifice moved me as nothing else ever has.
Soon after, I departed Zenn-La with a group of visiting students, on a pilgrimage to see if I could attain your courage We were captured by the Kree When they discovered who I was, they found great satisfaction in teaching the Master of Zenn-La their own dark ways Heed me, Norrin Radd.
This blast is too powerful for you to destroy or absorb.
But your mind tells me you have the power to transmute Transmute? But into what? Master! It is done! Norrin Radd, once again have you proven your worth.
Now it is time for me to do the same.
Let me help you! No, you must go your own way! As a member of the Combined Intelligence, I have been forced to participate in acts of unspeakable evil! Now, in atonement, I must do all I can to make certain that the trolls go free.
Goodbye, my son Master, wait Through you have I at last found true courage.
Give my good wishes to Zenn-La! But where is it, Master? Where? I admire your courage, little ones.
We're sorry about the one you alled the Master.
You have freedom and the thoughts he inspired.
Never would such a man ask for more.
I must go now.
The Master left Zenn-La long before it was hidden by Galactus.
I must continue my search for my home.
Slurper, wait! All my life I've gone from planet to planet and never learned a thing.
Could I kinda hang out with you just for awhile? I mean if it's if it's okay with you.
And why wouldn't it be? If you're going to lead the rest of our people to freedom, you ought to know a little something about how it's done! Besides how else'll I ever get a good night's sleep? It has been a long time since anyone treated me as a friend.