Criminal Minds · Season 1, Episode 15
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
In the future, we swore... We swore we wouldn't lose ourselves.
I know.
Or lose each other.
I know. I love you. I'm doing this for you, but you need to believe me. You need to trust that I know what I'm doing. Please, Mack. You know me. You know I may run away, but I always come back to where I started.
I know. I just don't know if I'll be here when you do.
Look, I can't tell you if what you did [killing Ruby] was right or wrong. That's up to you to decide. But it doesn't just change you. It changes how people see you. And the only thing you can do is make peace with it.
I'm trying.
I could've warned myself about a lot of things: Ruby, Hale, these aliens; but instead, she told me... Instead, she told me, "Coulson is dying, and we need to let him." I'm sorry, sir. I hated keeping this. I owe you so much. You're my family.
No, you're wrong. Robin said Coulson puts the pieces back together. And you're saying that we should've just left him to freeze to death in the middle of nowhere.
I have to listen, May. She was me. She's lived through this, through the loop, who knows how many times.
Exactly. You don't know. We haven't lost yet, and as far as we know, they can't get in here, and until they do you better believe we're gonna do everything possible to keep him alive.
The Confederacy has stood more than 1,000 years. They will seek vengeance, making slaves of you all.
Really wish we could happen upon some non-slave-trading aliens.
Any idea why this one is more rabid than the rest?
It probably has something to do with this. [Holds a bottle of Odium] I'm pretty sure this is the same stuff Kasius took.
Must give them some sort of energy boost.
You are not worthy of holding the Odium.
'Course it would have a dumb name.
What was Hydra's arrangement with the Confederacy?
To protect the Earth from being attacked.
In exchange for what?
Resources. Inhumans and Gravitonium above all.
Why Gravitonium?
Because its power is unlimited. It can bend space, build empires, and destroy them.
Couldn't you just find a fun game on your phone instead?
I've been better. It's like the universe keeps reminding me that I should never have come back from the future. Also, some creep put a bunch of lemons on my bed as some weird sort of prank.
Sounds like classic Fitz. Look, I, um I feel like you're exactly where you're supposed to be. I, on the other hand, I, I lived in the Lighthouse my entire life, only to time travel into the past and still spend every single day of my life inside the freaking Lighthouse. So it's like, even without Kasius around, this place just has this leash that keeps pulling me back in.
Well, I'm glad you stuck around, even if it's a little crazy.
W-Well, maybe it's not that crazy. I-I-I've been wanting to tell you something since we've gotten, you know, I don't want to say closer, but...
You really don't. Everyone who gets close to me ends up dying.
We were trying to get ahead of the problem.
By having Yo-Yo execute a kid?
Things got messy, but, I mean, it was the only way that Y-Yo...
When does killing become the only way? We're S.H.I.E.L.D. Aren't we supposed to be better than that? None of this would've happened if you would've just said this invincible nonsense wasn't real. But instead you and Simmons lit the match, and now Yo-Yo's responsible for a girl's death.
I'm sorry, Mack. I really am. But it's not that simple.
Simple is how you live a good life. Not with your theories or prophecies. It's following the Good Word and doing the right thing every time, simple as that.
No. Not always, 'cause there are lots of instances in history where, where it was necessary to sacrifice the few in order to save the lives of many.
'Course you'd say that.
Ruby was dangerous and it got complicated and that is just the way it was. So I'm sorry if that doesn't fit whatever narrative that you've built for yourself.
You need to look inside yourself and figure out what kind of man you want to be. 'Cause lately, what you've been, it needs fixing.
If I'm the one you want, fine, I won't resist, but first you have to put Coulson down.
You and I both know you can't be trusted.
I trust her.
Why would you trust Quake?
Because she kept her word. When Ruby was infected with Gravitonium, she tried to help.
Infected? Ruby was weak. Gravitonium wasn't intended for some itty-bitty little girl. It was meant for a hero strong enough to handle it.
You need to take a deep breath and calm your mind, Glenn. You know what's best. It's best if you comply.
Compliance will be rewarded.
That's right.
And so will your betrayal. [Kills Hale]
And how do you plan to stop me? With Earth weapons? The tools of cowards. We Remorath earn our kills. That is how we earn our rank. With humans, it's not about earned power. It's about the gun. It allows the weak to pretend to be strong.
I don't need a gun to stop you.
Look, I hate it, too, but I've seen a man go rotten overnight. He might be lost. You don't have to feel like you're responsible.
Of course I do. After all our ups and downs, Talbot got shot in the head, and he waited for us to rescue him from Hale.
We were a little busy.
Yes, but even after we didn't come, even after Hydra messed with his brain, he still put himself in that machine. He did that for us.
We didn't ask him to.
We didn't have to. What?
The first time we met him.
When he told us about the peacekeeping force he was sending to the Hub?
I mean, imagine back then if someone had told us that someday we'd be worried about Glenn Talbot.
I know. But things evolve. They change. People change.
That's the same writing that was in the Lighthouse in the future. What's it say, Deke?
How would I know?
Because you lived there.
Well, they don't teach you the language. I can count to five.
You lived there for decades, and you know five numbers?
I also know zero, so, no, I know six numbers.
I'm amazed you were able to survive.
I'll take care of it. Go home, Phil, now.
Are you giving me an order? 'Cause that sounded like you were giving me an...
Yes, I'm giving you an order! You're just gonna slow me down, so zip it and get to the... [Coulson kisses her]
Thought that might shut you up. Now go.
Uh...
Not a word, Agent Johnson. That's an order.
Copy that, Hot Lips.
You have just sealed the fate of everyone in your base. And now you will die. [Launches missiles]
Well, one little thing. We changed the target. Told ya I didn't need a gun to stop you.
[Sees the missiles headed toward his ship] How?
I know zero.
Stop making me the bad guy. I'm not. You just don't want him to die.
Put it down.
I don't want him to die, either, but he's just one man.
[Stops Daisy before she can start forward] No, no! None of that. Think about what you're doing here.
You won't listen. I'm in a nightmare, and I'm screaming at the top of my lungs, and none of you can hear me!
We hear you.
Well, you won't listen! You all saw what happened, and none of you will help me stop this! I'm alone, and even you, even you won't help me.
No, you're not alone. We're in this with you, but we need to hold it together.
There's nothing holding us together.
Yes, there is! Hope. We never give up. We're always held together by hope.
I'm glad you're taking point here at the Lighthouse. Who better than you to decide what the next generation will look like. Get to show them the ins and outs of this place.
Yeah, I don't know if I'm gonna be around for all that. I'll call the mayor and give the tour, but when you get back, I-I think I'll be out of here.
[Surprised] Why?
This is my room. I'm like a squirrel, hoarding anything I can find. Also, side note, found a nature book. Learned about squirrels.
Old habits die hard.
It's more like I'm a damaged person. From a damaged world. If there's even a chance that could happen again...
You'd want to see the world before it does.
I mean, besides, according to Fitz, if the world doesn't crack open and you break the time loop, I'll just blink out of existence anyway, so it's just one more vacancy, right? Come on. I never totally fit in with the gang, anyway.
Is that what we are?
You know, when I first met you guys, I'd never seen anything like that. I'd seen people kill for each other without hesitation all the time, but I'd never seen a group that was willing to die for each other. Your trust, it just seemed too strong to break. And you trying to fix Coulson, that's great. I love the guy, but if you really want to lead one day, then you got to fix that. Just my two cents. I also read a book on idiomatic expressions.
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