[dumbbell weights rattling]
[deep, controlled breaths]
-[water boiling] -[kettle whistling]
[whistling dies down]
[kettle clatters]
["Keep on the Sunny Side" playing on radio]
♪ The sun again will shine ♪
♪ Bright and clear ♪
♪ Keep on the sunny side ♪
♪ Always on the sunny side ♪
♪ Keep on the sunny side of life ♪
♪ It will help us every day ♪
♪ It will brighten all the way ♪
♪ If we'll keep On the sunny side of life ♪
[gentle, uplifting country tune continues]
♪ Let us greet With a song of hope each day ♪
♪ Though the moments be cloudy or fair ♪
♪ Let us trust in our savior always ♪
♪ To keep us, every one, in his care ♪
♪ Keep on the sunny side ♪
♪ Always on the sunny side ♪
-[gun fires] -[song halts]
-♪ Keep on the sunny side of life ♪ -[wind picks up]
[folk song fades out]
-[sips loudly] -[gulls calling]
So, um, girlfriend's gone back to Olympus, has she?
We've been summoned.
-Family barbecue. You're included. -[chuckles softly]
-That'll be good. -Listen.
I need to talk to you about what you just saw.
[Dionysus] Mm.
I don't think it's something your father should know about.
Oh, yeah. Mm. I'm sure you don't.
[inhales sharply] But here's how I see it.
'Kay? We have information on each other.
Damaging information. So we protect each other.
You don't tell my dad I got a mortal into the underworld,
and maybe I don't tell him you're fuckin' his wife.
I love her.
[quietly] What?
If you tell him, I'd lose her.
-I can't. -[Dionysus] How long have you loved her?
Forever.
What does it feel like?
It's like your heart's outside of your body.
Fuckin' awful.
[sighs]
I want that.
I won't tell him. Promise.
-["Anitra's Dance" from Peer Gynt playing] -[Zeus] Salmon, now! Now!
And you two, put that TV exactly where I showed you!
Please!
[lamb sizzling]
Right there.
Not there! Not there!
Not there. No…
Of course we can't trust Dionysus. Don't be so stupid.
[quietly] I think we can. We have to.
Darling, what else can we do?
Don't call me "darling."
Not here.
Why the hell didn't you realize he was on the boat?
I don't know.
-[thunderclap] -[groans]
[under breath] Ugh, god.
-Minos had better kill his son. -He will.
[Zeus] Hey. Where you goin'? Don't go anywhere.
Now, listen. Did… Did you bring the cables?
[sighs]
-[Zeus] What? -Leave him.
Leave Zeus. Leave his house.
We'll take the tacitas, and he'll never find us.
I'll go anywhere you want.
This isn't Zeus's house.
It is my house, and I belong here.
[alluring, rhythmic piece concludes]
Do I, uh… Should… Should I be here?
-Yes. -[computer beeps]
Uh, just pretend we're not here. Hmm?
-[keyboard clacking] -[scoffs] Okay, sure.
[alert chimes on computer]
What was your name again?
Caeneus.
Caeneus, right. Right.
Orpheus.
I know.
And Medusa, obviously.
Yeah.
Look, I'm sorry. I'm just gonna have to do this in front of them.
Sorry.
God. [sighs]
I… I wronged you, Riddy. I did.
In the worst way.
What I…
The coin…
I know I did a… a bad thing.
A terrible thing.
But it was to do a good thing.
[Riddy exhales]
I'm here… to take you back to life, Riddy.
And we can start again.
I, um…
I can't… I can't come back with you.
[hesitates] Why not?
Because I… I have things to do here.
[sighs] What things?
I have… I have a job.
-I have friends. -[Orpheus scoffs] Friends?!
What are you talkin' about?!
-[chuckles] Little Silent Jim over here? -Excuse me.
No offense.
-[Medusa sighs] -What is she talking about?
Riddy, we have the gods on our side with this.
What?
Dionysus helped me get down here.
We kind of became friends. He wanted me to bring you back.
Why… Why would he do that?
Because he believes in our love, Riddy.
Because he cared about me, about us.
See this?
That's from a Fate, Riddy.
It's meant to be.
You're meant to go back to Earth. We're meant to be together again.
I swear we are.
It's life, Riddy.
Life.
Please.
[phone rings]
Yeah?
Uh-huh.
Just him?
Right away, sir.
Hades will see you now.
Wait right here.
You're going back to Earth.
-I… What? -[Medusa] We've been waiting for you.
[Riddy] "We"? Who's "we"?
Rebels.
People who see the gods for what they are.
Do you want to help save the world from him or not?
-From who? -[Medusa] Zeus.
"The family falls"?
Say your goodbyes.
[ominous string music playing]
[door closes]
[music fades]
Yeah, boys? You gotta… You gotta move that, obviously.
[suite from "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" playing on stereo]
Uh-huh.
Huh.
Where's Hades?
Hmm?
You said family barbecue. Where's Hades?
-Is he coming? -[scoffs] No, he's not coming.
Is everything okay? What...
What's with the screen? Are we watching a Munis?
[Zeus] No, we're gonna watch a human defy his prophecy.
Okay, yeah. Niche.
[smacks lips] Lose the humor for today.
[quietly] Sorry.
Hey, which human?
Uh, president Minos of Krete.
He's gonna kill his son.
Why?
Why? Because, uh, otherwise his son is gonna destroy him.
And… we don't want that, do we?
No.
[Zeus] No.
[ominous music playing]
-[music fades] -[bells tolling in distance]
How did it happen? How did he become the Minotaur?
Ari, I…
No, actually, hold on.
Who did my mother bury?
-They buried Glaucus. -[Daedalus] No, they didn't.
Minos said she couldn't see the body, that it was too awful.
She only ever saw a coffin.
Which is why…
The waxworks.
She wanted to hold him.
How did he become the Minotaur? Tell me.
Well, at first, it was just keeping him there,
not letting him out, to protect your father.
'Cause he needed round-the-clock protection from a toddler?
-Daedalus. -He was in the dark all day.
Nothing to do.
We weren't allowed to use his name or talk to him.
I mean, I tried…
I could have tried harder.
[sighs]
He started biting when guards went to feed him.
He'd become more of a beast than a boy, but with me…
[sighs] …he was softer.
He liked me, I think.
He attacked a couple of jailers.
One of them lost an ear.
The other one, a finger.
And then one day, he killed a man.
And when I told your father, he was impressed.
[Ari sighs]
Because your brother had been weak when he was born.
You know he was born first, and you know he was born blue.
-Whereas you-- -Came out screaming.
Yeah. I know, Daedalus.
Carry on. So, my father was impressed…
[sighs]
He thought that maybe he… the boy could become useful.
That he could become a weapon.
And you helped in that.
I made his mask, his horns, all of it.
But I also cared for him.
I care for him.
Look. This is for his cell.
When I go down, when I feed him…
He knows it's me by the sound, you see, and… he's gentle.
He's gentle.
He's never attacked me.
But when the button's pushed,
when the doors open in…
in the mechanical way,
when he hears that sound…
-Take me to him. -[Daedalus] No, Ari, you can't.
He's not your brother anymore. He could kill you.
Take me now.
"The order wanes."
As if we needed more proof of that.
Here.
-Do you want another cushion? -No! [groans]
[elevator bell dings]
[tense string music playing]
I… I… I can't go back with him.
I think you have to, Riddy.
No, I need to stay here. We need to do what we talked about.
-We need to protect people. -I... I'll do that.
I'll stop people from going through the Frame, but people need you on Earth.
This is your chance.
You have to tell them what we saw, what Hades did,
what we think the gods are.
Okay, and then how do I do that? Hmm?
By burning down the temples? By taking a shit on the holy books?
I am one person.
What can I do?
And… everyone goes through the Frame anyway.
So you tell them to live.
-"Tell them to live"? [scoffs] -[Caeneus] Yeah.
Honestly, tell them to live.
Tell them to really live for once.
Not for the gods, for themselves.
We have one life. You have to tell them to make it count.
Tell them…
I don't know. [sighs]
Just…
tell them that all the best things are human.
You're right. They are.
I, um…
I don't want to leave you.
You'll be back.
-Eventually. -[Riddy] Mm.
And I'll be here.
I might be old.
-I hope so. -[chuckles] You'd like that?
Yeah.
[tender string music playing]
Come forward.
Yes, sir.
Uh, is "sir" right? Is it "lord"?
You're fine.
Now, first things first.
[groans] Shit.
Are you okay, sir?
Sorry.
As I was saying, first things first. Well done.
I wanted to see you with my own eyes.
You're a musician, is that right?
I… I was, sir.
[Persephone] He's good.
I've heard him with Mom when I went to visit.
She loves him.
[chuckles]
-Thank you, ma'am. -Yes.
Well…
not even great warriors have managed to do what you've done.
No human has ever made it this far to collect their dead, so congratulations.
Thank you, sir.
I wish that…
I wish we knew each other when we were alive. I…
I barely know you, but I…
Yeah.
I'll go and see your mom.
-What? -Only if you want me to.
Yeah.
-You'd do that? -I'd like to.
[Hades] It's not going to happen.
-[romantic music fades out] -What?
Well, no one goes back. I'm sorry.
[chuckles] Wait. Wait. No, no, I…
The… The Cave…
The Fates, that was the deal.
[Hades] Oh, I beg your pardon, "the deal"?
I did it.
-I passed all the tests. -[Hades] No.
No. The final test is you convincing me that I should let you leave,
and you haven't.
You're not taking your wife back to Earth.
Please.
Please, sir. I'll do anything.
What if I swapped places with her? Would that do?
You would die so she could live?
Yes, of course I would!
Persephone…
She's a romantic.
[chuckles]
[Hades] Your wife is dead.
-[Orpheus sighs] -[Hades] So she stays dead.
But in the interest of romance,
you'll get to stay here too.
So how's that for a happy ending?
Huh?
-Thank you, sir. -[Hades] Yeah.
Right, you may go.
Take him.
[sighs]
-[upbeat elevator music playing] -[clicks tongue]
You really fucked that up.
[scoffs]
What was I supposed to do?
Better.
What?
That was an opportunity to make a statement.
Excuse me?
Sending a dead person back from the underworld.
That's a message that Zeus can't ignore. That's a statement of intent.
No, that's an act of war.
-The war has begun, Hades. -[Hades] Look.
Some things have to remain sacred, and we do not bring the dead back to life.
[tense music playing]
I know the prophecy may be coming true, but we're not gonna help it on its way.
I'm thinking of all of us, darling. Not just Zeus.
Now, the answer to our situation, a solution, is in the Nothing.
I know it is. I can feel it.
I'm going to find a way to restore the souls.
-What? -Renew them.
Repair some of the damage that's been done.
Look, we worked out how to extract souls.
We must be able to replace them, send some back to the Earth.
Get them back into the system.
And if Zeus won't fix it, then I will!
When you've had some rest.
Persephone, please!
No.
Rest first, you get your strength back, and then go back into the Nothing.
I am not arguing with you.
[resolute instrumental music playing]
[Persephone] Medusa!
Go get his wife.
Quickly!
[Poseidon sighs]
[whispers] Fucking hell.
[pleasant orchestral music playing]
[Poseidon sighs]
[Dennis meows]
[Dionysus sighs]
Hera?
[gingerly] Hi, um…
I was wondering, could I…
meet my ma?
I'd like to know which bee she is.
[chuckles] Sure.
Thanks?
So, is this how it's going to be? Hmm?
Bargaining with us?
-Oh no, no, no. I just want-- -Because I can deal with you, Dionysus.
-Hera. -And if I have to, I will.
Believe me, I will.
[groans] What?
-Didn't you tell her we spoke? -What are you talking about?
-Nothing. -Nothing.
-What? -I said, what are you all talking about?
Nothing.
-[Zeus] Nothing? -[Hera] Mm-hmm.
[Zeus chuckles, sniffles]
Yeah. Yeah.
I know that you think I'm wrong.
And that I'm stupid for believing in the prophecy.
I know that you talk about it.
It frustrates you.
Uh, you ridicule it.
I don't know what you do.
You probably give it no thought whatsoever, but I alone,
uh, it seems, bear the burden for protecting this family.
And, um, tonight you're here,
you're with me,
so you are going to indulge me,
and see me reassured,
and comforted by our mortal friend Minos
as he kills his son…
[Dionysus gulps]
…and confounds his prophecy.
Is that clear?
[driving orchestral music playing]
[quietly] Good.
[orchestral music fades]
[line rings, call connects]
Deacon, bring me Daedalus. Now.
[elevator bell dings]
Ma'am, good evening.
[Daedalus] Take a break, Basil, a long one.
I'll log us into the system.
-[Basil] But I-- -Now.
Are you sure?
Open it.
[keypad beeps]
[lock clicks open]
[Minos] Where is he?
Where is Daedalus?
He, uh… he… he can't be found.
What do you mean? He's a prisoner, Deacon. Why can't he be found?
I'm sorry, sir. We're doing our best.
He's not in his apartment, or the canteen, or the gardens--
Is he in the labyrinth?
[Deacon] No, sir. I checked the system. No one's logged in.
So, what? He's flown away again?
[laughs] We did actually think of that, sir, and--
[Minos] Get out.
[tense music playing]
Find him!
[intense music playing]
He keeps looking at that button. What's the button?
It's how he releases the Minotaur.
Well, why doesn't he do it already?
Didn't you give him a sense of urgency, Poseidon?
Just give him a moment. He's nervous.
Yeah, aren't we all.
Even the Fates confirmed it, Zeusy.
Hey, hey. That nickname.
-[Poseidon] Okay. -We talked about that.
I checked.
Minos will kill his son.
Follow me.
[ominous strings playing]
We're almost there. It's just around the corner.
Stay behind me.
No sudden moves.
[buzzer sounds]
No.
-No! -What?
[button buzzes]
[sighs] And we're off.
-Something's gone wrong. -What do you mean?
We have to get out of here.
Slow.
[loud roar]
[screams, groaning]
It's me! It's me, Daedalus! Me!
-[Ari gasps] -[Glaucus roars]
-[elevator bell dings] -[music cuts out]
[Minos breathing shakily]
[keypad beeps]
-[buzzer sounds] -[lock clicks open]
[keypad beeps]
[lock clicks open]
[unsettling string music playing]
[panting]
[Glaucus growling]
Glaucus! Glaucus! Glaucus!
You're Glaucus.
Ari. I'm Ari.
Sister.
Twin! Twin!
[softly] Twin.
[gentle instrumental music playing]
[Glaucus grunts, sniffing]
[continues sniffing]
[Ari whimpers]
-[Glaucus grunts] -[Ari gasps]
[Ari] Can I take this off?
It's okay.
[Glaucus moaning]
[Glaucus wails]
What did they do to you?
[Minos breathing shakily]
-[Minos] Ari? -Who the fuck is that?
Um…
Ari, move away from him.
Move away.
He will hurt you.
Will he?
He's a danger. He's a danger to all of us.
[Ari] No.
He's a danger to you.
I know, Dad.
I know.
Your prophecy.
How could you?
We were babies.
Look at him. Look at what you've done to him.
Your son!
And the waxworks.
The fucking waxworks, every year for 30 years!
I never meant to hurt you.
I didn't have a choice.
Of course you did.
Shame on you.
You're the monster, not him.
This is a task from the gods.
Fuck the gods!
-You shut your mouth. -[Ari] You shut yours!
She's emotional.
-She's amazing. -[Minos] Move, Ari!
[Glaucus grunts]
[both straining]
No! No! No!
[Minos groaning]
[Glaucus roars]
[Ari] No! No!
[cries out]
[Minos] No!
-[Ari] No! -[Glaucus moans]
[gasping]
[screams]
[shudders, gurgles]
[Minos panting]
-Yeah! Yeah! -[Hera] Yes!
[laughs]
-Yeah! -[Hera chuckles]
I told you. Hmm?
Wow. That was tense.
-Oh! Right? -[Hera] Yeah.
I'm gonna… I could… Now, I could eat. [blows nose, spits]
Oh god. Oh god.
[laughing] Yay. Yay.
[victorious string music playing on TV]
[sighs]
[Hera laughs] Yes!
[Zeus] "Victory from the jaws of defeat," I think the expression goes.
Can I ask, ma'am?
What?
[Orpheus] Why?
Because I can.
-[sighs] -And I do like your music.
Thank you.
[Medusa] Okay.
Come on.
[Caeneus] You can do this. You're meant to do this.
[grunts] Break it up!
You need to tell the people on Earth what you saw.
-You know about that place? -[Medusa] I do.
-It's called the Nothing. -What do they do to the people there?
I don't know, but we can try and stop it if you get your ass back to Earth,
so, like, whatever this is, just save it for the next time you die.
Now, let's go. Come on.
-[Caeneus sighs] -[Medusa] Enough!
-Riddy. -[Riddy sighs] Okay.
[Medusa] Let's go. Come on. We're out of time.
You, stay here.
[door closes]
[footsteps fading]
[crying softly]
-["Conquer Pain with Love" playing] -♪ So, come ♪
♪ Give me your hand ♪
♪ Give me your heart ♪
♪ And I'll carry you everywhere ♪
♪ Believe ♪
-♪ That love still exists ♪ -[Riddy sniffles]
♪ I know I do try ♪
-♪ To not drown in my own despair ♪ -[elevator bell dings]
♪ How will I know it? ♪
♪ All of these tears I've cried ♪
♪ Can be a river to float on ♪
♪ How will I find ♪
♪ That warm, beating rib cage ♪
♪ That wants me to rip it open? ♪
-♪ Conquer pain with love ♪ -[sobbing]
[soulful song fades out]
[Minos] Ari…
Ari…
I had to defy my prophecy, Ari.
To protect us, to protect the family.
Yeah, you did. [laughs]
[Minos] The gods are on our side, Ari.
[Hera] What a prick.
They are.
They talk to me. They trust me.
We're on the edge of greatness. It's coming for us.
I promise you!
You told me I killed him.
[Minos] I know it's been hard,
but I believe it made you great, Ari.
The burden of blame! Look at you!
You will be honored as you should have been.
You were always strong.
In spite of everything, he was weak.
As your mother says, you came out screamin'.
[somber piano music playing]
[Minos] That's a good thing.
-[chuckles] -[Ari] Oh my god.
-Oh my god. -[Minos] What?
-[Ari] Oh my god… -What? [sighs]
[laughs]
Fuck. You got the prophecy wrong, Dad.
-What do you mean? -[Ari sniffles]
[sobs] "Your end begins in the marital bed."
"The first child to draw breath will kill you dead."
-[grunts] -[Minos groans]
I was the first to draw breath!
I came out screaming!
["Figure it Out" by Royal Blood playing]
Well, bugger me.
-[Hera cackles] -[Minos thuds]
-[Hera sighs] -Uh, guys?
-[Minos gurgles] -[Dionysus] Um, Dad?
I think…
I think I'm in love.
[thunder rumbles]
[powerful rock tune building]
[Zeus grunts, thuds]
Oh shit.
♪ I'll let it go 'Cause I won't see you later ♪
♪ And we're not allowed to talk it out ♪
♪ I said I'd go, put myself on show ♪
♪ But I'm still tryin' to figure it out ♪
♪ I broke my shoe Tripped and fell on you ♪
♪ But you didn't know I planned it out ♪
♪ I said I'd go Yeah, I won’t see you later ♪
♪ And we're not allowed to figure it out ♪
[energetic rock song concludes]
[foreboding, ethereal music playing]
[soft, gentle tune playing]
[music fades]