Stephen quotes from The Tomorrow People

Cara

You dig around in people's minds, you'll find everyone has a sad story.

Stephen

You talking from experience?

Cara

Not that I'd like to share.

Stephen

Okay, wait... So what? We just ignore them?

Cara

Forget about their kind. We'll be lucky if we can save our own species.

Cara

Making deals with Jedikiah it's not like John.

Stephen

He did what he had to do. I know I'm usually the one criticizing him. The way he runs things down here. I have accused him of being cowardly, and overly cautious. I have even questioned what it is you see in him. But today was different. Today I saw it.

Cara

You're not developing a guy crush on him, are you?

Stephen

The guy's a leader, Cara.

Stephen

Wow. Just so you know, I took your side in all this. Ultra's acting like it's DEFCON 1 and I'd like to figure out what's going on before you guys take your little spring break topside.

John

Stephen, it doesn't matter whose side you take. The problem is, I'm about to fight Cara now because you already have her, everyone down here, thinking that we can just live in the human world. Because you can.

Stephen

You can tell me to take a hike, deal with Ultra on your own, or you can figure out how to be a leader to your people without blaming me for your problems. I'm not gonna be your scapegoat.

Stephen

Hey!

Cara

(about his black-eye) Nice shiner. Darcy?

Stephen

Different chick.

Cara

Chick. No wonder she clocked you.

Cara

(about partners) All right, Romeo. What about you?

Stephen

More than one.

Cara

But no Tomorrow People.

Stephen

So?

Cara

So, you're a televirgin?

Cara

So, what you're saying is that you only date girls with stripper names and who start with C?

Stephen

Well, then I guess you're in luck. Cara.

Cara

Cara's not a stripper name.

Stephen

Okay.

Cara

Is it?

Stephen

No. No. It's pretty... strippery.

Cara

You tried to reunite two lost, lonely siblings. And you risked getting caught to stay with Piper. It reminded of what I've known all along. You're the best person I've ever met.

Stephen

I don't know if I belong here, Cara.

Cara

Why would you say that?

Stephen

It's like John always says, we're at war. And in war there's no room for-for whatever, sentimentality.

Cara

You mean humanity?

Stephen

John keeps people alive.

Cara

You kept Irene alive. Before we brought you in, we'd lost sight of what it is to be alive. At least I know I had. You've given us a gift.

Cara

Do me a favor. The next time you want to go after a psychotic breakout on your own without your powers, don't.

Stephen

Sure thing. But I wasn't on my own.

Cara

You're lucky I even knew you were in trouble. That cuff should have blocked me from hearing your voice.

Stephen

That's what I've been saying all along. We're connected. Look, you can fight it, deny it all you want, Cara. But you and I, we're inevitable.

Astrid

Just to be clear, my mind is-is totally off limits. Right?

Stephen

Yes, okay? I would never. It'd be like seeing you naked. It'd just be wrong.

Astrid

Oh, what's wrong with me naked?

John

Listen to me, Stephen. Jedikiah ordered me to kill your father. There was no plan. Roger didn't know! I saw it on his face, I read it in his mind. I held his body in my hands. So trust me when I tell you your father is dead.

Cara

Stephen, what you saw was a vision. You were hoping, like we were all hoping, that Roger was still out there. But it's not real.

Stephen

You're both wrong. He's alive. And I need your help. This isn't about me. This is about all of us. The Refuge is real, but we can't get there without my dad. Now, the whole reason you guys tracked me down was so that I could find him. So either you believe that I'm the Chosen One or you don't. Which is it, Cara?

Stephen

It's gonna work.

John

Says who? Some crusty old professor friend of your father's?

Stephen

Limbo exists, I've seen it. Stopping time while teleporting is the only way to get there. Maybe you're not trying hard enough.

John

Oh, I'm teleporting just fine. You're the one who's supposed to stop time mid-jump.

Russell

It can't be done! It's like farting and sneezing at the same time. Scientifically impossible.

John

What exactly are you saying, Stephen?

Stephen

You have to try and kill me.

Cara

First day on the job, I shoot you, I lead us straight into an ambush.

Stephen

You broke into the Citadel. You saved Charlotte's life.

Cara

I got Errol killed.

Stephen

No, Errol sacrificed himself so that you could save her. That girl has a future now, thanks to both of you.

Cara

Appreciate the spin.

Stephen

It's not spin. Look, I took an actual bullet because I believe in you. I believe in both of us. Either I'm going to find the Refuge, or you're going to build one. Right here.

Cara

Or both.

Stephen

Yeah, okay, or both. Look, I know we're feeling like long shots today, but together? I don't hate our odds.

Cara

So, what happened with your mom's boyfriend?

Stephen

There were times that I was sure he was using his powers. Objects that had to have been TK'd. But when I forced his hand--

Cara

Wait, what do you mean, forced his hand?

Stephen

Uhm... I might have accidentally shoved him off a cliff.

Cara

What?!

Stephen

Yeah. If he has powers, he's willing to die to keep them a secret.

Astrid

How long do I have to stay here for? Stephen?

Cara

Until it's safe.

Astrid

And when will that be, exactly? What, like, tomorrow? Monday? Longer?

Cara

However long it takes.

Astrid

So, what, you're gonna keep me hostage?

Stephen

No, of course not. But you have to let us protect you.

Astrid

You're the reason I need protection in the first place.