1 00:01:18,367 --> 00:01:22,292 Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1. 2 00:01:22,454 --> 00:01:24,206 No pain, no gain. 3 00:01:46,103 --> 00:01:47,525 Pizza, guys. 4 00:01:53,443 --> 00:01:54,661 Whoo-hoo! 5 00:02:09,084 --> 00:02:10,461 Hello, Wade. 6 00:02:10,627 --> 00:02:12,220 Hello, Mrs. Gilmore. 7 00:02:12,379 --> 00:02:15,224 What's the matter? Life getting you down? 8 00:02:19,928 --> 00:02:22,306 I was born in 2027. 9 00:02:22,472 --> 00:02:26,102 After the Corn Syrup Droughts, after the Bandwidth Riots. 10 00:02:26,268 --> 00:02:28,316 After people stopped trying to fix problems 11 00:02:28,478 --> 00:02:30,731 and just tried to outlive them. 12 00:02:37,362 --> 00:02:39,660 My parents, they didn't make it through those times, 13 00:02:39,823 --> 00:02:42,998 so I live here in Columbus, Ohio, with my Aunt Alice. 14 00:02:43,785 --> 00:02:48,166 In 2045, Columbus is the fastest-growing city on Earth. 15 00:02:49,124 --> 00:02:52,424 It's where Halliday and Morrow started Gregarious Games. 16 00:02:57,340 --> 00:02:59,593 These days, reality is a bummer. 17 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,558 Everyone is looking for a way to escape, 18 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:02,972 and that's why Halliday... 19 00:03:03,138 --> 00:03:05,106 That's why he was such a hero to us. 20 00:03:06,099 --> 00:03:09,603 He showed us that we could go somewhere without going anywhere at all. 21 00:03:11,605 --> 00:03:12,606 You don't need a destination 22 00:03:12,814 --> 00:03:14,908 when you're running on an omnidirectional treadmill 23 00:03:15,066 --> 00:03:17,364 with quadraphonic, pressure-sensitive underlay. 24 00:03:18,361 --> 00:03:20,614 James Halliday saw the future. 25 00:03:20,781 --> 00:03:22,328 And then he built it. 26 00:03:22,491 --> 00:03:24,494 He gave us a place to go. 27 00:03:24,659 --> 00:03:26,411 A place called 28 00:03:26,995 --> 00:03:28,372 the OASIS. 29 00:03:41,551 --> 00:03:43,724 This is the OASIS. 30 00:03:43,887 --> 00:03:48,063 It's a place where the limits of reality are your own imagination. 31 00:04:01,530 --> 00:04:03,624 You can do anything... 32 00:04:04,658 --> 00:04:05,659 go anywhere. 33 00:04:07,285 --> 00:04:08,787 Like the vacation planet. 34 00:04:08,954 --> 00:04:11,668 Surf a 50-foot monster wave in Hawaii. 35 00:04:11,748 --> 00:04:14,001 You can ski down the pyramids. 36 00:04:14,668 --> 00:04:16,386 You can climb Mount Everest 37 00:04:16,545 --> 00:04:18,013 with Batman. 38 00:04:20,757 --> 00:04:24,227 Check out this place. It's a casino the size of a planet. 39 00:04:24,386 --> 00:04:25,604 You can lose your money there. 40 00:04:25,762 --> 00:04:28,140 You can get married. You can get divorced. 41 00:04:28,306 --> 00:04:30,650 You can... You can go in there. 42 00:04:32,310 --> 00:04:35,234 People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do, 43 00:04:35,397 --> 00:04:38,526 but they stay because of all the things they can be. 44 00:04:40,068 --> 00:04:43,698 Tall, beautiful, scary, a different sex, 45 00:04:43,864 --> 00:04:46,913 a different species, live-action, cartoon. 46 00:04:47,075 --> 00:04:48,668 It's all your call. 47 00:04:49,703 --> 00:04:52,878 Yeah, that's me. Well, that's my avatar. 48 00:04:53,039 --> 00:04:55,838 At least, until I feel like changing it. 49 00:04:57,002 --> 00:04:59,255 Except for eating, sleeping, and bathroom breaks, 50 00:04:59,421 --> 00:05:02,675 whatever people wanna do, they do it in the OASIS. 51 00:05:03,508 --> 00:05:06,353 And since everyone is here, this is where we meet each other. 52 00:05:06,511 --> 00:05:07,683 It's where we make friends. 53 00:05:07,846 --> 00:05:09,018 Locate Aech. 54 00:05:10,181 --> 00:05:12,434 Locating Aech. 55 00:05:15,312 --> 00:05:16,689 Aech located. 56 00:05:17,397 --> 00:05:20,071 Sector 12. Planet Doom. 57 00:05:20,692 --> 00:05:23,867 Planet Doom, the most dangerous place in the OASIS, 58 00:05:24,029 --> 00:05:26,953 and a pretty great place to pick up coin. 59 00:05:27,115 --> 00:05:28,662 Figures Aech would be there. 60 00:05:31,328 --> 00:05:33,922 Aech is my best friend in the OASIS. 61 00:05:34,789 --> 00:05:37,292 He's my best friend, period. 62 00:05:37,459 --> 00:05:40,304 Even though I've never actually met him in the real world. 63 00:05:44,215 --> 00:05:46,388 - What's up, Aech? - Hey, what up, Z? 64 00:05:46,551 --> 00:05:48,804 Next race is in 20 minutes, and I can't do the late one. 65 00:05:48,970 --> 00:05:50,517 What the hell are you up to? 66 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,149 Man, gettin' my kills on, bro. 67 00:05:53,308 --> 00:05:54,400 Is that Daito? 68 00:05:54,559 --> 00:05:56,106 Daito and Sho. 69 00:06:02,567 --> 00:06:03,864 This an artifact hunt? 70 00:06:04,027 --> 00:06:06,155 Yup. Gregarious 120. 71 00:06:06,321 --> 00:06:10,246 Turn into any giant robot for two minutes. That's rad. 72 00:06:10,909 --> 00:06:12,206 Artifacts. 73 00:06:12,994 --> 00:06:14,962 Those were key. 74 00:06:15,872 --> 00:06:17,875 Halliday made sure the OASIS was littered 75 00:06:18,041 --> 00:06:20,590 with enough randomly powerful stuff 76 00:06:20,752 --> 00:06:23,551 that anyone could win if they had the skills. 77 00:06:25,131 --> 00:06:27,805 Death matches and artifact hunts are a good way to coin-snatch, 78 00:06:27,968 --> 00:06:30,640 but depending on your level of armor, they're risky. 79 00:06:32,097 --> 00:06:34,395 You see, everyone starts the same, 80 00:06:34,557 --> 00:06:35,649 but the more coin you make... 81 00:06:35,809 --> 00:06:37,436 - Mom! Mom! - ... the more you level up. 82 00:06:37,602 --> 00:06:40,025 If you get killed, your avatar can come back to life... 83 00:06:40,105 --> 00:06:41,106 Go get your dad! 84 00:06:41,189 --> 00:06:42,862 but you lose all your stuff. 85 00:06:44,567 --> 00:06:46,661 Everything you've ever worked for. 86 00:06:47,570 --> 00:06:48,913 All your money. 87 00:06:51,074 --> 00:06:52,451 Your clothes. 88 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,457 Your weapons. 89 00:06:56,079 --> 00:06:58,707 Since people spend most of their time in the OASIS... 90 00:07:01,668 --> 00:07:02,795 losing your shit means... 91 00:07:03,503 --> 00:07:05,927 Well, losing your shit. 92 00:07:08,508 --> 00:07:10,761 Aech, 10 minutes until the race starts. 93 00:07:10,927 --> 00:07:12,770 Okay, Mom, I heard you. 94 00:07:12,929 --> 00:07:17,105 You see, the OASIS was the brainchild of James Halliday. 95 00:07:17,267 --> 00:07:22,023 He and his partner, Ogden Morrow, released the first OASIS build in 2025. 96 00:07:22,188 --> 00:07:26,284 It was an instant success, and it made them both very rich. 97 00:07:26,443 --> 00:07:29,913 But Morrow was out of the picture after a few years. And Halliday? 98 00:07:30,071 --> 00:07:33,246 He wasn't just the owner of the world's biggest company. 99 00:07:33,408 --> 00:07:37,208 He was like a god. People loved him. 100 00:07:37,370 --> 00:07:39,373 They worshiped him as much as his creation. 101 00:07:39,539 --> 00:07:42,213 Maybe we should stop talking about it 102 00:07:42,375 --> 00:07:44,719 and start, uh, showing it. 103 00:07:44,878 --> 00:07:47,006 If you all wanna reach under your seats, 104 00:07:47,172 --> 00:07:49,345 you'll find that there's nothing there. 105 00:07:49,507 --> 00:07:52,852 But we're each gonna bring you one now. 106 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,645 And then, on January 7, 2040... 107 00:08:00,685 --> 00:08:01,686 He died. 108 00:08:04,731 --> 00:08:05,903 And what he left behind 109 00:08:07,317 --> 00:08:09,866 changed everything. 110 00:08:22,415 --> 00:08:26,466 Hello. I am James Halliday. 111 00:08:26,628 --> 00:08:29,552 If you're watching this, I'm dead. 112 00:08:30,090 --> 00:08:36,098 Before I died, I created what we in the biz call an "Easter egg." 113 00:08:37,305 --> 00:08:44,155 A hidden object in a game that gives special powers to whoever discovers it. 114 00:08:45,647 --> 00:08:48,071 The first person to find the egg 115 00:08:48,233 --> 00:08:51,487 I've hidden somewhere inside the OASIS 116 00:08:51,653 --> 00:08:55,328 will inherit my stock in Gregarious Games, 117 00:08:55,490 --> 00:08:59,289 currently valued in excess of half a million... 118 00:08:59,369 --> 00:09:02,214 Uh, half a trillion dollars' worth, 119 00:09:02,372 --> 00:09:07,754 and total control of the OASIS itself. 120 00:09:08,837 --> 00:09:14,060 In the form of my avatar, Anorak the All-Knowing, 121 00:09:14,551 --> 00:09:17,225 I created three keys. 122 00:09:18,221 --> 00:09:21,441 Three hidden challenges test for worthy traits 123 00:09:21,599 --> 00:09:25,775 revealing three hidden keys to three magic gates. 124 00:09:25,937 --> 00:09:29,942 And those with the skill to survive these straits 125 00:09:30,108 --> 00:09:34,739 will reach the end, where the prize awaits. 126 00:09:34,904 --> 00:09:37,407 Off you go, keys. 127 00:09:39,742 --> 00:09:44,589 The keys aren't just laying around under a rock somewhere. 128 00:09:44,747 --> 00:09:47,341 I suppose you could say they're invisible, 129 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:51,050 hidden in a dark room that's at the center of a maze 130 00:09:51,212 --> 00:09:54,136 that's located somewhere 131 00:09:55,133 --> 00:09:57,181 up here. 132 00:09:57,552 --> 00:10:01,603 Let the hunt for Halliday's Easter egg 133 00:10:02,265 --> 00:10:03,312 begin. 134 00:10:09,814 --> 00:10:12,067 The challenge is to find three keys, 135 00:10:12,233 --> 00:10:15,703 but in five years, no one has even gotten one key. 136 00:10:15,862 --> 00:10:18,160 And the big scoreboard? Still empty. 137 00:10:18,865 --> 00:10:20,617 Some long-forgotten gunter cracked the first clue 138 00:10:20,783 --> 00:10:22,456 and found the first challenge. 139 00:10:22,660 --> 00:10:24,628 Then, this portal appeared. 140 00:10:25,371 --> 00:10:28,625 But the challenge to win the first key was a race designed by Halliday 141 00:10:28,791 --> 00:10:31,636 that was so hard, no one had ever finished it. 142 00:10:31,794 --> 00:10:35,139 The only ones still trying are the gunters, as in "egg hunters," 143 00:10:35,298 --> 00:10:38,177 like me and Sho and Daito, and my best friend, Aech. 144 00:10:38,885 --> 00:10:42,139 Oh, and of course, the Sixers. 145 00:10:42,680 --> 00:10:43,768 The Sixers work for IOI... 146 00:10:43,848 --> 00:10:44,849 Sixers! 147 00:10:44,933 --> 00:10:46,276 Innovative Online Industries. 148 00:10:46,434 --> 00:10:48,482 They're the second-largest company in the world 149 00:10:48,645 --> 00:10:50,443 with designs on becoming the first. 150 00:10:50,897 --> 00:10:52,695 Which is why they're putting everything they got 151 00:10:52,857 --> 00:10:54,029 into winning Halliday's contest. 152 00:10:54,192 --> 00:10:55,819 Buckle up! 153 00:10:56,653 --> 00:10:58,530 Sit in! 154 00:10:58,696 --> 00:11:01,415 We call 'em "Sixers" 'cause that's the company rule. 155 00:11:01,574 --> 00:11:03,042 No name, just numbers. 156 00:11:04,827 --> 00:11:07,501 They have a support team made up of Halliday scholars. 157 00:11:07,664 --> 00:11:10,213 Like me, they spend all their time studying pop culture 158 00:11:10,375 --> 00:11:11,752 that Halliday was obsessed with, 159 00:11:11,918 --> 00:11:13,966 trying to find clues to solve the contest. 160 00:11:16,631 --> 00:11:19,430 They're just following the orders of the head of IOI, 161 00:11:19,592 --> 00:11:22,641 this dickweed named Nolan Sorrento. 162 00:11:28,685 --> 00:11:29,937 How'd you get here before me? 163 00:11:30,103 --> 00:11:32,606 Well, I didn't make a pit stop at the hair salon. 164 00:11:32,772 --> 00:11:34,570 - What up, Z? - What's up, Aech? 165 00:11:35,275 --> 00:11:36,402 Saved you a spot. 166 00:11:36,567 --> 00:11:37,694 Thanks, bro. 167 00:11:42,115 --> 00:11:43,162 I gotta go to the back. 168 00:11:43,324 --> 00:11:46,169 Ugh. So you can skim coins from crashed cars? 169 00:11:46,327 --> 00:11:48,955 - That's just sad, man. - Fuel's low. 170 00:11:49,122 --> 00:11:52,547 Oh, but you still had enough to pay for that Something About Mary hairdo. 171 00:12:34,167 --> 00:12:35,168 First to the key. 172 00:12:36,544 --> 00:12:37,545 First to the egg! 173 00:13:27,095 --> 00:13:28,972 Aech, are you seeing this? 174 00:13:31,599 --> 00:13:34,068 Yeah, I see it. That's Kaneda's bike from Akira. 175 00:13:34,227 --> 00:13:36,275 It's a licensed skin over a standard frame. 176 00:13:36,437 --> 00:13:38,656 No, not the bike. Forget the bike. 177 00:13:39,315 --> 00:13:40,988 The girl, I think it's Art3mis. 178 00:13:41,150 --> 00:13:43,198 The Art3mis? The Sixer Fixer? 179 00:13:43,444 --> 00:13:46,243 I've seen all her walk-throughs, her Twitch streams. 180 00:13:46,406 --> 00:13:48,283 It's her. It's definitely her. 181 00:15:35,431 --> 00:15:37,525 Go, go, go! Get there! Come on! 182 00:15:43,356 --> 00:15:44,403 You got it, you got it! 183 00:15:53,908 --> 00:15:55,285 Balls. 184 00:16:00,998 --> 00:16:01,999 She's not gonna make it. 185 00:16:04,794 --> 00:16:06,467 Bail! Bail out! 186 00:16:06,629 --> 00:16:07,630 Bail! 187 00:16:13,844 --> 00:16:15,471 Ow! 188 00:16:46,085 --> 00:16:47,428 Damn, I loved that bike. 189 00:16:47,587 --> 00:16:48,839 Oh, Aech could... 190 00:16:49,005 --> 00:16:51,474 Well, he's my friend, but he could fix it for you. 191 00:16:58,889 --> 00:17:01,562 This is my workshop. Touch nothing. 192 00:17:08,190 --> 00:17:10,158 Where did you find an Iron Giant? 193 00:17:10,318 --> 00:17:12,992 Find it? I'm building it. That's a commission. 194 00:17:13,195 --> 00:17:15,994 Oh, yeah. Aech is top-rated on the mod boards. 195 00:17:16,157 --> 00:17:18,831 People all over the OASIS pay him serious coin. 196 00:17:18,993 --> 00:17:21,212 Oh, hey, check this out! 197 00:17:21,370 --> 00:17:22,838 Hey. Z, yo. 198 00:17:24,373 --> 00:17:26,671 - The Galactica, of course. - These are my babies, all right, man? 199 00:17:26,834 --> 00:17:28,461 Sulaco, from Aliens. 200 00:17:28,628 --> 00:17:30,005 Dude, how are you showing off my shit? 201 00:17:30,171 --> 00:17:32,640 Valley Forge, from Silent Running. Oh, where's the Harkonnen Drop-Ship? 202 00:17:32,798 --> 00:17:35,176 That thing is sick. Folds space like a boss. 203 00:17:35,343 --> 00:17:37,095 I mean, you can get from Incipio to Arrakis in three seconds... 204 00:17:37,428 --> 00:17:39,021 Fingers! 205 00:17:39,180 --> 00:17:40,352 You'll have to excuse him. 206 00:17:40,514 --> 00:17:42,687 He gets a little nervous around pretty girls. 207 00:17:49,857 --> 00:17:52,326 I can fix it in 10 minutes. 208 00:17:53,694 --> 00:17:56,163 Yup. He's pretty great. 209 00:17:56,322 --> 00:17:59,201 I assume you and Shoulder Blades are clanned up. 210 00:17:59,367 --> 00:18:01,495 Oh, Aech? Nah. 211 00:18:01,661 --> 00:18:05,791 I mean, he's really good, but I don't clan. 212 00:18:06,624 --> 00:18:09,173 Oh, 'cause you're Parzival, 213 00:18:09,335 --> 00:18:11,713 as in the knight who found the Holy Grail by himself. 214 00:18:11,879 --> 00:18:13,472 What about you, Art3mis? 215 00:18:13,631 --> 00:18:16,851 Goddess of the hunt. Clans must be killing to sign you up. 216 00:18:18,469 --> 00:18:20,267 - Favorite shooter? - Excuse me? 217 00:18:20,429 --> 00:18:22,227 James Halliday's favorite first-person shooter. 218 00:18:22,390 --> 00:18:23,812 - What? - Oh. GoldenEye. 219 00:18:23,974 --> 00:18:26,193 - Playing as? - Oddjob. Is this a test? 220 00:18:26,352 --> 00:18:27,353 Favorite game variant? 221 00:18:27,436 --> 00:18:29,029 Game variant was "slappers only." No weapons. 222 00:18:29,188 --> 00:18:31,191 I know what "slappers only" means. Racer? 223 00:18:31,357 --> 00:18:33,485 Turbo. And his favorite food was Hot Pockets. 224 00:18:33,651 --> 00:18:35,244 Favorite restaurant was Chuck E Cheese. 225 00:18:35,403 --> 00:18:37,781 Song was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles. 226 00:18:37,947 --> 00:18:39,574 Video was Take on Me by A-ha. 227 00:18:39,865 --> 00:18:43,790 Oh, oh... His favorite quote was from Superman. 228 00:18:44,453 --> 00:18:45,750 "Some people can read War and Peace 229 00:18:45,913 --> 00:18:48,132 "and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story..." 230 00:18:48,290 --> 00:18:50,918 "Others can read the ingredients on the back of a chewing-gum wrapper 231 00:18:51,085 --> 00:18:53,463 "and unlock the secrets of the universe." 232 00:18:54,171 --> 00:18:56,174 Lex Luthor. 233 00:18:56,590 --> 00:18:58,092 Cool. 234 00:18:59,260 --> 00:19:03,140 What would you do? If you won. The whole contest, I mean. 235 00:19:03,222 --> 00:19:06,146 Oh! I mean, I've got tons of plans in the real world. 236 00:19:06,308 --> 00:19:11,064 I'd move into a huge mansion, buy a bunch of cool shit, not be poor. 237 00:19:12,314 --> 00:19:14,692 Now I know why you stopped short. 238 00:19:16,026 --> 00:19:19,030 I stopped because of Kong. No one ever makes it past Kong. 239 00:19:19,196 --> 00:19:20,994 That's, like, a rule. 240 00:19:21,157 --> 00:19:24,627 Well, then you know it can't be true. Because Halliday hated making rules. 241 00:19:24,785 --> 00:19:26,082 I can't afford to zero out. 242 00:19:26,245 --> 00:19:27,622 - You're afraid to lose your shit. - No, I'm not! 243 00:19:27,788 --> 00:19:29,756 What happens when IOI offers you guaranteed coin 244 00:19:29,915 --> 00:19:31,087 for the keys to the kingdom? 245 00:19:31,250 --> 00:19:33,469 Nolan Sorrento takes over the world. 246 00:19:33,627 --> 00:19:37,803 A real gunter would risk everything to save the OASIS from IOI. 247 00:19:37,965 --> 00:19:39,308 Who said that? 248 00:19:39,467 --> 00:19:40,889 Me. 249 00:19:43,137 --> 00:19:44,684 There you go. Good as new. 250 00:19:45,264 --> 00:19:47,517 Thanks for the fix-up, my man. 251 00:19:57,276 --> 00:19:58,823 That's better. 252 00:19:59,361 --> 00:20:03,332 I'll wave to you from the finish line, McFly. 253 00:20:06,744 --> 00:20:07,836 That went well. 254 00:20:07,995 --> 00:20:09,713 Thanks to you, Captain Big Mouth. 255 00:20:09,872 --> 00:20:13,217 Wade? Wade? Where the hell are my gloves? 256 00:20:13,375 --> 00:20:15,343 Shit. I gotta go. 257 00:20:18,506 --> 00:20:19,507 X1. 258 00:20:19,590 --> 00:20:23,140 When I'm after gold on Planet Doom, I need every edge I can get. 259 00:20:23,427 --> 00:20:27,182 Every push, punch, gunshot, you feel it all. 260 00:20:27,348 --> 00:20:31,524 Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1. 261 00:20:31,685 --> 00:20:33,938 The X1 is like wearing a second skin. 262 00:20:34,021 --> 00:20:35,989 A skin that kicks ass. 263 00:20:37,733 --> 00:20:40,487 I zeroed out 'cause of your broke-ass gloves. 264 00:20:40,653 --> 00:20:41,905 Who told you to use them? 265 00:20:42,071 --> 00:20:44,165 You took hers. 266 00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:46,584 So you lost a death match. 267 00:20:46,742 --> 00:20:50,997 Why don't you just respawn and level up like everyone else? 268 00:20:51,163 --> 00:20:52,290 You don't get it. 269 00:20:52,456 --> 00:20:55,380 I bought all these power-ups for this challenge, and I lost it all. 270 00:20:55,543 --> 00:20:57,261 That artifact was gonna pay for the house! 271 00:20:57,419 --> 00:20:58,420 Wait. 272 00:20:58,587 --> 00:21:02,012 How much of our house money did you spend on upgrades? 273 00:21:03,092 --> 00:21:05,846 Well, all of it, but I was gonna win. 274 00:21:05,970 --> 00:21:08,849 That was our ticket out of here. 275 00:21:11,475 --> 00:21:12,567 You idiot. 276 00:21:12,726 --> 00:21:14,854 No, but I only lost 'cause of the bad gloves. 277 00:21:15,020 --> 00:21:16,613 Our house! Our goddamn house! 278 00:21:16,772 --> 00:21:17,944 My boys were in that challenge. 279 00:21:18,107 --> 00:21:20,155 You couldn't have beat them in a bootsuit, you noob. 280 00:21:20,776 --> 00:21:23,780 Stop! No! No! 281 00:21:23,946 --> 00:21:25,073 Alice, call the police! 282 00:21:25,239 --> 00:21:26,741 No, we are not calling the cops. 283 00:21:26,907 --> 00:21:28,625 Go to your room, Rick. 284 00:21:28,784 --> 00:21:30,127 Come on, Alice. 285 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:34,465 Why do you put up with this guy? He's a shitshow. 286 00:21:35,124 --> 00:21:39,550 I ought to kick the both of you out. I swear to G-O-D, Wade Watts, 287 00:21:39,712 --> 00:21:42,306 if I catch you touching my stuff again, 288 00:21:42,464 --> 00:21:45,013 not joking... Out. 289 00:21:51,932 --> 00:21:54,105 "Wade Watts." 290 00:21:54,268 --> 00:21:55,269 My dad picked that name 291 00:21:55,436 --> 00:21:57,689 because it sounded like a superhero's alter ego, 292 00:21:58,272 --> 00:22:00,900 like Peter Parker or Bruce Banner. 293 00:22:01,942 --> 00:22:03,865 But he died when I was a kid. 294 00:22:04,028 --> 00:22:07,077 My mom, too, and I ended up here, 295 00:22:07,239 --> 00:22:08,957 living with Aunt Alice 296 00:22:09,116 --> 00:22:11,494 and her endless string of hard-loving losers. 297 00:22:14,371 --> 00:22:17,090 "Halliday hated making rules." 298 00:22:17,249 --> 00:22:19,843 Why is that line sticking in my head? 299 00:22:22,212 --> 00:22:25,136 Maybe it's 'cause Art3mis said it, and she's hot. 300 00:22:25,758 --> 00:22:27,852 Maybe it's because she called me out, 301 00:22:28,010 --> 00:22:30,308 sitting here in my tiny corner of nowhere, 302 00:22:31,180 --> 00:22:33,774 protecting my small slice of nothing. 303 00:22:33,933 --> 00:22:36,027 Or maybe... 304 00:22:36,185 --> 00:22:38,529 Maybe it's because that line means something 305 00:22:38,687 --> 00:22:40,189 and I missed it. 306 00:22:43,192 --> 00:22:46,162 The day the contest was announced, the Halliday Journals appeared. 307 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,120 He told us to look in his brain. This was the next best thing. 308 00:22:50,282 --> 00:22:53,627 At first, it was jammed with gunters looking for answers. 309 00:22:53,786 --> 00:22:56,255 Now, the once-crowded halls of Halliday's memories 310 00:22:56,413 --> 00:22:57,505 are left to people like me. 311 00:22:57,665 --> 00:23:00,293 Parzival. Oh, joy! 312 00:23:00,459 --> 00:23:03,554 And how will you eat up my valuable search time today? 313 00:23:03,963 --> 00:23:05,840 Gregarious Games, 2029... Office party. 314 00:23:06,131 --> 00:23:09,135 Office party. Yes, you've only seen it a thousand times. 315 00:23:09,301 --> 00:23:11,224 Why not go back? 316 00:23:12,054 --> 00:23:15,604 Each entry into Halliday's Journals is meticulously assembled 317 00:23:15,766 --> 00:23:18,110 from personal photographs, home video recordings, 318 00:23:18,268 --> 00:23:20,020 surveillance, and nanny cams. 319 00:23:20,187 --> 00:23:23,862 All rendered into a three-dimensional virtual experience. 320 00:23:24,024 --> 00:23:27,574 Also, Halliday archived every film, game, book, and television program 321 00:23:27,695 --> 00:23:30,619 he ever saw, located on the mezzanine. 322 00:23:31,031 --> 00:23:34,456 No weapons or mature-themed avatars are permitted within the Journals. 323 00:23:34,618 --> 00:23:37,918 Please enjoy your time with us, and happy gunting! 324 00:23:38,414 --> 00:23:40,087 I like cleaning up. 325 00:23:40,249 --> 00:23:42,627 Okay, Jim, I'm going. 326 00:23:47,589 --> 00:23:50,013 Everything changes, Jim. Everything evolves. 327 00:23:50,551 --> 00:23:53,771 Some things are perfect just the way they are. Asteroids. 328 00:23:53,929 --> 00:23:57,934 People don't live inside an Asteroids arcade cabinet. 329 00:23:59,309 --> 00:24:00,527 I know that. 330 00:24:00,686 --> 00:24:03,235 Yeah, well, people are living inside the arcade we built. 331 00:24:03,397 --> 00:24:05,274 - I built. - Uh, well... 332 00:24:05,566 --> 00:24:08,115 Right. Well, I guess you can say whatever you want. 333 00:24:08,277 --> 00:24:09,324 I don't really wanna talk about it anymore. 334 00:24:09,486 --> 00:24:10,829 No, of course you don't wanna talk about it. 335 00:24:10,988 --> 00:24:11,989 You're forcing me out. 336 00:24:12,406 --> 00:24:13,453 Closer on Halliday. 337 00:24:13,866 --> 00:24:15,664 Look, invention comes with responsibilities 338 00:24:15,826 --> 00:24:17,328 you didn't ask for. 339 00:24:17,995 --> 00:24:20,043 All right, if you make something people want or need 340 00:24:20,205 --> 00:24:22,833 then it's up to you to set the limits. You have to make some rules. 341 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,297 "I don't wanna make any more rules." 342 00:24:24,585 --> 00:24:26,337 I don't wanna make any more rules. 343 00:24:26,420 --> 00:24:27,467 "I'm a dreamer." 344 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:28,881 I'm a dreamer. 345 00:24:29,173 --> 00:24:30,971 - I build worlds. - "I build worlds." 346 00:24:32,092 --> 00:24:34,720 We created something beautiful, Jim, but it's changed. 347 00:24:34,887 --> 00:24:36,355 Okay? It's really not a game anymore. 348 00:24:36,513 --> 00:24:37,856 Are we finished? 349 00:24:38,140 --> 00:24:42,612 I liked how things were when they were... 350 00:24:44,104 --> 00:24:45,196 When it was a game. 351 00:24:45,355 --> 00:24:48,905 And we're back to where we started. But that's the point, isn't it? 352 00:24:49,068 --> 00:24:51,287 Things move forward whether you like it or not. 353 00:24:51,570 --> 00:24:53,617 Yeah, we're finished. 354 00:24:53,697 --> 00:24:55,324 Fine. 355 00:24:57,576 --> 00:25:01,331 Why can't we go backwards, for once? 356 00:25:03,707 --> 00:25:07,382 Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can. 357 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:09,843 Really put the pedal to the metal, you know? 358 00:25:10,005 --> 00:25:12,224 Go back 10 seconds! 359 00:25:12,716 --> 00:25:16,471 Why can't we go backwards, for once? 360 00:25:17,346 --> 00:25:21,271 Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can. 361 00:25:21,767 --> 00:25:24,486 Really put the pedal to the metal, you know? 362 00:25:25,562 --> 00:25:27,030 Bill and Ted did it. 363 00:25:48,669 --> 00:25:50,672 Back again so soon? 364 00:25:52,297 --> 00:25:54,425 Careful not to lose your shit. 365 00:25:58,512 --> 00:26:00,230 You figured something out. 366 00:26:00,889 --> 00:26:03,062 Parzival, tell me. 367 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:47,125 Nice racing, Padawan. You're the first to finish. 368 00:27:48,038 --> 00:27:52,510 Mr. Halliday... Anorak. 369 00:27:53,919 --> 00:27:55,171 It's such an honor. 370 00:27:55,462 --> 00:27:57,715 The honor is all mine. 371 00:28:08,850 --> 00:28:10,602 Get yourself a clue. 372 00:28:25,158 --> 00:28:28,628 Who is this Parzival, and how the hell is he winning? 373 00:28:28,787 --> 00:28:31,256 Well, here's a better question. Who cares? 374 00:28:31,415 --> 00:28:33,258 Halliday's contest is vitally important. 375 00:28:33,417 --> 00:28:36,466 I mean, it's nothing less than a war for control of the future. 376 00:28:36,628 --> 00:28:39,677 But this Parzival? He's not even clanned up. 377 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,015 He's alone. We have an army. 378 00:28:43,176 --> 00:28:44,769 And yet, he's got the first key. 379 00:28:44,928 --> 00:28:46,350 Yeah, he has a key, 380 00:28:46,513 --> 00:28:49,642 but you have to get three of 'em to win the contest. 381 00:28:49,808 --> 00:28:52,311 Our stock dove 6% yesterday. 382 00:28:52,477 --> 00:28:56,277 Loyalty division is reporting profits of 28%. FNale. 383 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,114 We're opening five new loyalty centers this month. 384 00:28:59,276 --> 00:29:01,153 Debt Services dwarfs Hardware. 385 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,197 Now, you really wanna talk to me about stock prices? 386 00:29:03,363 --> 00:29:04,490 The shareholders won't be happy. 387 00:29:04,656 --> 00:29:07,910 It's not our job to make them happy. It's our job to make them money, 388 00:29:08,076 --> 00:29:12,127 but once we launch this little baby, they're gonna flip. 389 00:29:13,457 --> 00:29:16,506 We call this Pure O2. 390 00:29:16,668 --> 00:29:18,341 This is the first of our planned upgrades. 391 00:29:18,503 --> 00:29:21,006 Once we can roll back some of Halliday's ad restrictions, 392 00:29:21,173 --> 00:29:25,053 we estimate we can sell up to 80% 393 00:29:25,218 --> 00:29:30,475 of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures, so picture this... 394 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,644 All of this implies we win the contest. 395 00:29:36,605 --> 00:29:38,694 Indeed, it does. 396 00:29:40,359 --> 00:29:43,238 Dude, you won the key and 100,000 coins? 397 00:29:43,362 --> 00:29:44,408 As soon as I took the key, 398 00:29:44,488 --> 00:29:45,865 all the coins just appeared in my account. 399 00:29:46,031 --> 00:29:49,035 I'll tell you what, I'm soiling my haptics right now. 400 00:29:52,704 --> 00:29:54,331 What the hell's a Cataclyst? 401 00:29:54,498 --> 00:29:58,093 A bomb. Kills every avatar on a planet, even the owner. 402 00:29:58,251 --> 00:29:59,252 Who'd want that? 403 00:29:59,419 --> 00:30:01,513 IOI. They buy everything. 404 00:30:02,881 --> 00:30:05,509 Twenty-thou for the holy hand grenade? 405 00:30:05,675 --> 00:30:07,348 That's a steal! 406 00:30:09,679 --> 00:30:13,354 Whoa! Zemeckis Cube! I need one of those. 407 00:30:13,517 --> 00:30:15,190 Okay, don't spend all your money. 408 00:30:18,855 --> 00:30:21,153 X1 haptic bootsuit. 409 00:30:35,789 --> 00:30:37,211 Oh, yeah! 410 00:31:30,260 --> 00:31:33,389 I-R0k, old friend. How are you? 411 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:37,142 To be honest, I have kind of a neck thing. 412 00:31:37,309 --> 00:31:39,107 It's like a carpel-tunnel deal 413 00:31:39,269 --> 00:31:40,987 but with your neck, if that's even a thing. 414 00:31:41,146 --> 00:31:43,615 So if you could just stand to your right. 415 00:31:43,773 --> 00:31:44,991 My right, your left. 416 00:31:46,902 --> 00:31:50,202 Thanks, it's the repetitive stress. Oh. 417 00:31:51,323 --> 00:31:52,415 Here he is. 418 00:31:54,534 --> 00:31:58,880 The steampunk pirate king. I knew him well, Sorrento. 419 00:31:59,539 --> 00:32:01,758 There are only three things in this world I hate, 420 00:32:01,917 --> 00:32:05,717 steampunk, pirates, and tabbouleh. 421 00:32:05,879 --> 00:32:08,553 I mean, why do they even have it? 422 00:32:08,715 --> 00:32:10,718 Is there a reason we're meeting here? 423 00:32:11,426 --> 00:32:15,977 Yes, Nolan. The Orb of Osuvox. 424 00:32:16,681 --> 00:32:19,981 You wanted it. He had it. And so here it is. 425 00:32:23,813 --> 00:32:27,613 It creates an impenetrable magic shield that can only be taken down 426 00:32:27,776 --> 00:32:29,995 by a magic spell. 427 00:32:30,153 --> 00:32:32,406 The Orb of Osuvox. 428 00:32:32,572 --> 00:32:33,824 Don't say that again. 429 00:32:33,990 --> 00:32:35,037 Okay. 430 00:32:37,244 --> 00:32:40,794 Now, I'm gonna need you to keep this for now. 431 00:32:40,956 --> 00:32:42,799 I'm gonna let you know when I wanna use it. 432 00:32:43,208 --> 00:32:44,209 Okay? 433 00:32:47,546 --> 00:32:51,597 Right now, though, I have another job for you. 434 00:32:51,716 --> 00:32:52,968 Ah. 435 00:32:53,051 --> 00:32:54,269 Parzival. 436 00:32:54,970 --> 00:32:57,894 Let me guess, you want him off the scoreboard. 437 00:32:58,765 --> 00:33:00,108 Can you do that? 438 00:33:00,267 --> 00:33:02,645 Well, he's a superstar. 439 00:33:02,811 --> 00:33:04,313 He made it through the first gate 440 00:33:04,479 --> 00:33:07,107 and avatars are gonna be on him like hoes on Santa. 441 00:33:07,274 --> 00:33:09,698 I-R0k, how much more do you want? 442 00:33:10,527 --> 00:33:13,576 That's what I like about you, Nolan. You never lick. 443 00:33:14,155 --> 00:33:16,032 You bite straight to the chocolaty center 444 00:33:16,199 --> 00:33:17,951 of the Tootsie Pop. 445 00:33:18,326 --> 00:33:20,579 Remember that old commercial, with the owl? 446 00:33:20,745 --> 00:33:21,746 I-R0k. 447 00:33:23,748 --> 00:33:25,125 Three times my normal fee. 448 00:33:25,542 --> 00:33:27,010 Done. 449 00:33:27,168 --> 00:33:28,886 Wait, really? I should have asked for five. 450 00:33:29,045 --> 00:33:30,968 Is four still on the table? 451 00:33:33,258 --> 00:33:35,682 There's five of us on the big board now. 452 00:33:36,261 --> 00:33:38,889 Art3mis was next, no surprise there. 453 00:33:39,055 --> 00:33:41,809 She was on the track when I won. She saw me going backwards. 454 00:33:42,392 --> 00:33:46,773 I gave Aech a tip, made him promise not to say anything, and then he won next. 455 00:33:47,439 --> 00:33:49,942 I'm pretty sure he bragged to our pal Daito, 456 00:33:50,108 --> 00:33:52,111 'cause he won right after. 457 00:33:52,819 --> 00:33:56,289 And of course, Daito told his best friend, Sho... 458 00:33:56,448 --> 00:33:58,416 He totally totaled his car, 459 00:33:58,575 --> 00:34:00,669 but then Sho got it, too. 460 00:34:09,711 --> 00:34:11,429 "A creator who hates his own creation. 461 00:34:11,713 --> 00:34:16,059 "A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past." 462 00:34:16,468 --> 00:34:19,017 "A creator who hates his own creation. 463 00:34:19,179 --> 00:34:23,480 "A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past. 464 00:34:23,642 --> 00:34:26,020 "And the key of jade will be yours at last." 465 00:35:07,936 --> 00:35:09,859 "Escape your past." 466 00:35:13,566 --> 00:35:16,490 What part of your past are you trying to escape, Halliday? 467 00:35:28,373 --> 00:35:30,000 - Hey, it's Parzival! - Dude! 468 00:35:31,584 --> 00:35:32,961 You're, like, totally my hero! 469 00:35:33,128 --> 00:35:34,129 Hey, Parzival! Over here! 470 00:35:34,295 --> 00:35:35,547 Dude, you're amazing! 471 00:35:36,423 --> 00:35:38,426 Hey, Parzival! Right here! Let me get an autograph! 472 00:35:44,514 --> 00:35:45,561 Watch it! 473 00:35:45,724 --> 00:35:50,321 You're famous now! You can't just go wherever you want! 474 00:35:50,478 --> 00:35:51,605 No, no, no, I... 475 00:35:56,526 --> 00:35:58,620 Huh? 476 00:36:02,157 --> 00:36:04,501 Ahh! 477 00:36:10,623 --> 00:36:14,674 That is... That is not funny. 478 00:36:14,836 --> 00:36:17,260 Oh, God. 479 00:36:17,505 --> 00:36:19,257 Ugh. 480 00:36:20,133 --> 00:36:22,386 Oh, God. Don't you get it? 481 00:36:22,927 --> 00:36:25,271 You're "the Parzival" now. 482 00:36:25,430 --> 00:36:26,852 You have to have a disguise. 483 00:36:29,184 --> 00:36:30,777 Okay, here. 484 00:36:32,061 --> 00:36:33,279 Clark Kent glasses. 485 00:36:33,438 --> 00:36:35,987 They hide your identity without changing your look. 486 00:36:44,783 --> 00:36:46,251 I'm not wearing that. 487 00:36:55,919 --> 00:36:57,216 This is great. 488 00:36:58,546 --> 00:37:00,344 The way your inventory bursts out when you die. 489 00:37:00,632 --> 00:37:01,929 They didn't want any more blood. 490 00:37:02,091 --> 00:37:03,764 This is right before the OASIS went live. 491 00:37:03,927 --> 00:37:07,352 Six days prior. December 2nd, 2025. 492 00:37:07,514 --> 00:37:09,391 Check this out. 493 00:37:09,557 --> 00:37:11,150 You know who that is? 494 00:37:12,811 --> 00:37:14,279 Is that Sorrento? 495 00:37:14,562 --> 00:37:16,360 Sorrento started as an intern. 496 00:37:16,523 --> 00:37:18,821 He claims he learned at the feet of the master. 497 00:37:18,983 --> 00:37:21,532 That's how he convinced IOI to create the Sixers for him, 498 00:37:21,694 --> 00:37:22,866 his Halliday knowledge. 499 00:37:23,279 --> 00:37:25,407 But ask Ogden Morrow? 500 00:37:25,573 --> 00:37:29,578 He says the only thing Sorrento actually knew about Halliday 501 00:37:29,744 --> 00:37:31,121 was how he liked his coffee. 502 00:37:31,287 --> 00:37:33,756 You could have, like, different tiers of accounts, 503 00:37:33,915 --> 00:37:35,383 like a gold member. 504 00:37:35,542 --> 00:37:39,046 A person could be silver, platinum, bronze. 505 00:37:39,212 --> 00:37:40,964 You know, depending on what they pay. 506 00:37:41,130 --> 00:37:44,009 Highest one maybe being "Water" because "OASIS," right? 507 00:37:44,175 --> 00:37:45,722 Hell of a latte. 508 00:37:45,885 --> 00:37:48,013 Can you fast-forward to the stuff about Halliday's date? 509 00:37:48,179 --> 00:37:49,931 What? Halliday actually went on a date? 510 00:37:54,310 --> 00:37:55,357 So, what happened? 511 00:37:55,770 --> 00:37:58,023 Nothing. I invited her over. 512 00:37:59,023 --> 00:38:01,071 Well, did you at least get her name? 513 00:38:01,651 --> 00:38:05,201 Yeah. Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal. 514 00:38:05,363 --> 00:38:07,115 That's her gamer tag. 515 00:38:09,242 --> 00:38:10,243 - Karen. - Karen. 516 00:38:10,410 --> 00:38:12,333 Yeah, okay? Karen Underwood. 517 00:38:12,745 --> 00:38:16,215 No, no. Karen Underwood, as in Ogden Morrow's wife? 518 00:38:16,374 --> 00:38:17,626 Just watch. 519 00:38:18,376 --> 00:38:21,846 So, listen, you and Karen Underwood. What'd you do? 520 00:38:22,130 --> 00:38:24,428 She wanted to go dancing, 521 00:38:24,591 --> 00:38:26,889 so we watched a movie. 522 00:38:28,177 --> 00:38:29,349 And? 523 00:38:31,347 --> 00:38:33,020 Where's the juice? 524 00:38:33,182 --> 00:38:35,310 Give me some juice! 525 00:38:35,393 --> 00:38:38,112 - There is no juice! - Oh, God! 526 00:38:38,771 --> 00:38:40,273 Hold the phone. 527 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:44,161 Halliday went on a date with Ogden Morrow's wife? 528 00:38:44,569 --> 00:38:47,823 Just once, years before they were even married, but yeah. 529 00:38:47,989 --> 00:38:50,208 And despite that, and the fact that she died, 530 00:38:50,366 --> 00:38:53,495 the name "Kira" is only mentioned once in all of Halliday's Journals. 531 00:38:53,661 --> 00:38:54,833 That's not possible. 532 00:38:54,996 --> 00:38:56,714 It is. Look it up. 533 00:38:56,873 --> 00:38:59,171 What we just saw is the only time she's ever mentioned. 534 00:38:59,334 --> 00:39:00,461 It makes no sense. 535 00:39:00,752 --> 00:39:03,050 She was an important part of both their lives. 536 00:39:03,212 --> 00:39:05,089 I'll bet you anything. All my coin. 537 00:39:06,966 --> 00:39:09,594 Search "Karen Underwood Morrow." 538 00:39:10,845 --> 00:39:13,849 Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal. 539 00:39:14,015 --> 00:39:15,392 That's her gamer tag. 540 00:39:15,683 --> 00:39:18,778 Halliday purposely removed every mention of her except for this one. 541 00:39:18,937 --> 00:39:20,405 That's weird. Why? 542 00:39:20,563 --> 00:39:22,406 It's like, it was just so painful for him 543 00:39:22,565 --> 00:39:25,535 to have to see her face or hear her name. 544 00:39:25,693 --> 00:39:27,411 Well, he loved her. 545 00:39:27,570 --> 00:39:28,947 He couldn't tell that to Morrow. 546 00:39:29,113 --> 00:39:30,956 Oh, that's sad. He should have told her how he felt. 547 00:39:31,115 --> 00:39:32,207 Yeah, well, he missed his chance. 548 00:39:32,617 --> 00:39:33,618 Look. 549 00:39:34,744 --> 00:39:37,793 I found the clue to the race in the other scene, but... 550 00:39:37,956 --> 00:39:39,378 I've always felt that the biggest clue 551 00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:41,008 to the contest was hidden here. 552 00:39:41,417 --> 00:39:43,135 You're right. 553 00:39:44,253 --> 00:39:45,846 I lose. 554 00:39:46,255 --> 00:39:47,507 Don't sweat it, Curator. 555 00:39:47,674 --> 00:39:50,393 You see, Kira is the Rosebud at the center of his story. 556 00:39:50,551 --> 00:39:51,598 She's the big mystery. 557 00:39:51,761 --> 00:39:54,059 No, no. A bet is a bet. 558 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:58,519 Oh, wow. A quarter. You can keep it. 559 00:39:58,685 --> 00:40:00,779 No. You can keep it. 560 00:40:04,148 --> 00:40:06,446 - You free Thursday? - Who, me? 561 00:40:07,235 --> 00:40:08,953 No, him. 562 00:40:10,196 --> 00:40:11,994 Oh, my God. Yes, you! 563 00:40:14,325 --> 00:40:15,918 You know The Distracted Globe? 564 00:40:16,077 --> 00:40:18,125 Yeah, the dance club. 565 00:40:20,123 --> 00:40:22,797 Meet me there. 10:00 p.m. 566 00:40:22,959 --> 00:40:25,178 There's something I wanna show you. 567 00:40:26,004 --> 00:40:27,506 Uh, bye-bye! 568 00:40:28,631 --> 00:40:30,258 Did she just ask me out? 569 00:40:30,425 --> 00:40:32,143 And I was starting to like her. 570 00:40:32,301 --> 00:40:33,974 All right. 571 00:40:34,137 --> 00:40:35,639 I don't do that. 572 00:40:39,267 --> 00:40:41,190 Z, I can't believe you told her about Kira. 573 00:40:41,352 --> 00:40:43,730 What? I told you. 574 00:40:43,896 --> 00:40:46,194 Hey, what about this? 575 00:40:47,817 --> 00:40:50,536 No. Have you considered that Art3mis could be using you? 576 00:40:50,695 --> 00:40:54,620 Hey, dude, she's giving me a clue. Maybe I'm the one using her. 577 00:40:55,158 --> 00:40:58,458 Should I go more Thriller? 578 00:40:58,745 --> 00:41:00,122 No. 579 00:41:00,913 --> 00:41:01,914 Punk? 580 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:03,041 No. 581 00:41:05,126 --> 00:41:06,253 Duran Duran. 582 00:41:06,502 --> 00:41:07,503 No. 583 00:41:08,337 --> 00:41:09,338 Does it look like I'm trying too hard? 584 00:41:09,505 --> 00:41:12,600 Yes! Listen to yourself! 585 00:41:12,759 --> 00:41:15,763 You have a massive cyber crush on this girl. 586 00:41:15,928 --> 00:41:18,431 She's hacking your heart to get to your head. 587 00:41:20,016 --> 00:41:21,814 I got it! 588 00:41:23,019 --> 00:41:24,896 - Buckaroo Banzai? - Yeah! 589 00:41:25,063 --> 00:41:28,158 Really? You're gonna wear the outfit from your favorite movie? 590 00:41:28,316 --> 00:41:29,534 Don't be that guy. 591 00:41:29,692 --> 00:41:30,739 I am that guy. 592 00:41:30,902 --> 00:41:33,326 Z, you gotta be more careful about who you meet in the OASIS. 593 00:41:33,488 --> 00:41:36,617 Aech, Art3mis gets me. She'll get my outfit. 594 00:41:36,783 --> 00:41:39,628 There's just this connection. I mean, sometimes, we even... 595 00:41:39,786 --> 00:41:41,333 - Finish each other's sentences? - Yeah! 596 00:41:41,496 --> 00:41:44,250 We have that. Me and you. 597 00:41:44,415 --> 00:41:47,794 Yeah, I know, but that's because we're best friends, dude. 598 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,758 She could be a dude, too, dude. 599 00:41:49,921 --> 00:41:50,922 Come on. 600 00:41:51,089 --> 00:41:52,636 I'm serious! 601 00:41:52,799 --> 00:41:55,427 She could actually be a 300-pound dude 602 00:41:55,593 --> 00:41:57,971 who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit. 603 00:41:58,763 --> 00:42:00,606 And her name is Chuck. 604 00:42:02,308 --> 00:42:04,151 Think about that. 605 00:42:34,132 --> 00:42:35,259 Whoa, dude, is that Parzival? 606 00:42:35,466 --> 00:42:37,093 - Parzival! - Oh, my God, Parzival! 607 00:42:37,260 --> 00:42:39,854 Come here, man. Hey, can we get a photo? 608 00:42:42,515 --> 00:42:44,688 - Thank you so much! - Dude, you're my hero! 609 00:42:44,851 --> 00:42:46,148 Hey, Parzival. 610 00:42:48,437 --> 00:42:50,280 Thank you. 611 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:07,044 Get out of town! Buckaroo Banzai? 612 00:43:07,206 --> 00:43:09,379 - Huh? - I like it. I like Buckaroo Banzai. 613 00:43:09,542 --> 00:43:11,044 - Oh, thanks! - It's great! 614 00:43:11,210 --> 00:43:12,924 - Yeah! You look... - Oh. 615 00:43:13,004 --> 00:43:14,347 You look awesome! 616 00:43:14,505 --> 00:43:15,632 - Thank you. - Wow. 617 00:43:17,425 --> 00:43:19,143 A big one, a small one? 618 00:43:19,302 --> 00:43:20,429 A big one! 619 00:43:35,693 --> 00:43:37,661 Get out of here. 620 00:43:39,363 --> 00:43:41,115 - What a freak! - I thought he was kind of cute. 621 00:43:41,282 --> 00:43:42,659 Have you been here before? 622 00:43:42,825 --> 00:43:44,452 It's cool, right? I mean... 623 00:43:44,535 --> 00:43:46,754 So, what's the plan? 624 00:43:46,913 --> 00:43:49,211 Are you gonna kill their avatars? Zero them out? 625 00:43:49,373 --> 00:43:51,341 They're both here at The Distracted Globe. 626 00:43:51,500 --> 00:43:52,843 I can't talk. 627 00:43:53,961 --> 00:43:55,713 The Distracted Globe was one of the first clubs 628 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:56,972 Halliday created in the OASIS. 629 00:43:57,131 --> 00:43:58,474 That's common knowledge. 630 00:43:58,633 --> 00:44:00,101 But I double-checked 631 00:44:00,259 --> 00:44:03,263 and it turns out he started building it right after that moment you showed me. 632 00:44:03,429 --> 00:44:04,430 The date with Kira. 633 00:44:04,597 --> 00:44:06,645 Right, and she was a serious dancer. 634 00:44:06,807 --> 00:44:08,730 Maybe he thought he'd take her here, 635 00:44:08,893 --> 00:44:11,112 like on a virtual date. 636 00:44:11,729 --> 00:44:12,901 As if that ever works. 637 00:44:13,606 --> 00:44:14,733 So Halliday built it for her? 638 00:44:14,899 --> 00:44:16,276 But they never made it past the first date. 639 00:44:16,442 --> 00:44:17,739 So Halliday's the creator... 640 00:44:17,902 --> 00:44:18,903 Who hates his own creation. 641 00:44:18,986 --> 00:44:20,204 And the club is the thing he hates. 642 00:44:20,363 --> 00:44:22,866 And "A hidden key, a leap not taken"? 643 00:44:26,327 --> 00:44:27,579 But people jump off it all night long. 644 00:44:27,745 --> 00:44:29,588 But none of those people had the Copper Key, 645 00:44:29,747 --> 00:44:33,296 so when we jump off, maybe it's different. Right? 646 00:44:33,376 --> 00:44:34,377 Right. 647 00:44:37,255 --> 00:44:38,552 So we take it together? 648 00:44:38,714 --> 00:44:39,886 Sure. 649 00:44:41,884 --> 00:44:43,852 We're not clanning up or anything. 650 00:44:44,011 --> 00:44:47,060 Of course not. I don't clan. 651 00:44:48,182 --> 00:44:49,183 Wait... 652 00:44:49,350 --> 00:44:50,647 Whoa! 653 00:44:52,061 --> 00:44:53,734 Ow! Whoa. 654 00:44:58,234 --> 00:45:01,864 I don't think this is it. No scoreboard, no obstacles. 655 00:45:02,029 --> 00:45:04,657 - Maybe a dance challenge? - Whoa! 656 00:45:20,172 --> 00:45:22,140 Old-school! 657 00:45:45,531 --> 00:45:46,703 You come prepared? 658 00:45:46,866 --> 00:45:48,084 "Prepared"? 659 00:45:51,704 --> 00:45:54,128 What kind of haptics you rockin'? 660 00:45:54,290 --> 00:45:56,634 You got the gloves and full visor, or a full body? 661 00:46:00,713 --> 00:46:02,135 Can you feel this? 662 00:46:05,176 --> 00:46:06,428 Um, yeah. 663 00:46:06,594 --> 00:46:09,973 I got the X1 haptic bootsuit with the microfiber crotch inlay. 664 00:46:22,401 --> 00:46:25,325 My, Parzival, you did come prepared. 665 00:46:28,699 --> 00:46:31,373 So, I've been thinking. 666 00:46:32,286 --> 00:46:34,755 Maybe it'd be cool if we met up in the real world. 667 00:46:34,914 --> 00:46:36,336 No, you'd be disappointed. 668 00:46:36,499 --> 00:46:38,968 No, I wouldn't. I like you. 669 00:46:39,126 --> 00:46:41,220 You don't even know me. 670 00:46:41,379 --> 00:46:43,052 This isn't what I really look like. 671 00:46:43,214 --> 00:46:47,060 This isn't my real body, or my real face. 672 00:46:47,218 --> 00:46:48,765 I don't care. 673 00:46:48,928 --> 00:46:50,146 I wanna know your real name. 674 00:47:03,734 --> 00:47:05,202 - My name's Wade. - What? 675 00:47:06,737 --> 00:47:08,535 - I said my name's... - Stop! 676 00:47:08,697 --> 00:47:11,416 Well, Buckaroo blows it. Shocking. 677 00:47:11,575 --> 00:47:14,044 Are you crazy? You don't tell anyone who you are. 678 00:47:14,203 --> 00:47:15,546 You can't use your real name. 679 00:47:15,704 --> 00:47:16,796 You're not just anyone. 680 00:47:16,956 --> 00:47:18,048 You don't know me. 681 00:47:18,207 --> 00:47:19,834 You don't know anything about me. We've never met. 682 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:21,752 I do know you, Arty. 683 00:47:23,546 --> 00:47:25,048 I'm in love with you. 684 00:47:33,597 --> 00:47:34,940 - Is this part of the challenge? - No. 685 00:47:35,975 --> 00:47:37,147 It's an ambush. 686 00:47:44,650 --> 00:47:46,778 IOI, always in the way. 687 00:47:47,403 --> 00:47:49,076 Did you hear what I said? I said I'm in love with you. 688 00:47:49,238 --> 00:47:50,615 No, you're not. 689 00:47:52,199 --> 00:47:53,667 You only know what I want you to know. 690 00:47:53,826 --> 00:47:55,669 You only see what I want you to see. 691 00:47:58,622 --> 00:48:00,420 That's what you're in love with. 692 00:48:14,305 --> 00:48:15,432 Watch out! 693 00:48:25,691 --> 00:48:27,113 Pull. 694 00:48:39,747 --> 00:48:42,796 Head back! Z! Your armor is running low. 695 00:48:42,958 --> 00:48:44,085 I just bought this. 696 00:48:52,176 --> 00:48:53,303 Zemeckis Cube. 697 00:48:53,469 --> 00:48:55,312 Turns everything back in time 60 seconds. 698 00:48:59,934 --> 00:49:01,937 And you waited until now to use it? 699 00:49:10,069 --> 00:49:12,197 Wow, you were amazing. 700 00:49:15,366 --> 00:49:17,539 This isn't a game, Z. 701 00:49:18,869 --> 00:49:20,667 I'm doing this to stop IOI. 702 00:49:20,829 --> 00:49:23,173 I'm talking about real-world consequences. 703 00:49:23,332 --> 00:49:24,754 People suffering. 704 00:49:24,917 --> 00:49:26,135 - Actual life-and-death stuff. - I know. I know... 705 00:49:26,293 --> 00:49:30,765 No, you don't know! My dad died in a loyalty center. 706 00:49:31,715 --> 00:49:34,434 - He borrowed gear. - He built up debt. 707 00:49:34,885 --> 00:49:38,230 He moved in with the promise of working it off, but he never did. 708 00:49:38,389 --> 00:49:40,107 IOI just raised his living expenses, 709 00:49:40,266 --> 00:49:41,688 then he got sick, and he couldn't afford to get out. 710 00:49:41,850 --> 00:49:43,568 And then he died! 711 00:49:44,353 --> 00:49:45,354 I'm so sorry, I didn't... 712 00:49:45,521 --> 00:49:47,649 No, you don't live in the real world, Z. 713 00:49:47,815 --> 00:49:50,569 From what you've told me, I don't think you ever have. 714 00:49:50,901 --> 00:49:54,326 You live inside this... This illusion, 715 00:49:54,488 --> 00:49:56,491 and I can't afford to let you distract me. 716 00:50:09,253 --> 00:50:11,425 How the hell did they get away? 717 00:50:11,505 --> 00:50:13,633 Do you want the long version? Your guys suck. 718 00:50:13,799 --> 00:50:15,346 They failed to kill his avatar, 719 00:50:15,509 --> 00:50:17,603 which, if we're offering constructive criticism, 720 00:50:17,761 --> 00:50:20,435 was a lame idea and only would've slowed him down. 721 00:50:20,598 --> 00:50:24,774 Whereas my plan, which was cool because I rock, actually worked. 722 00:50:24,935 --> 00:50:26,357 He's still on the board. 723 00:50:26,520 --> 00:50:30,070 I know that, Nolan. But he won't be for long. 724 00:50:30,232 --> 00:50:32,030 I did a search for all the Wades 725 00:50:32,192 --> 00:50:34,240 who had recently bought an X1 bootsuit, 726 00:50:34,403 --> 00:50:37,452 cross-referenced that with public records, and voila, 727 00:50:37,615 --> 00:50:41,620 which is French for... "And then I found out." 728 00:50:42,244 --> 00:50:43,416 Ready? 729 00:50:43,579 --> 00:50:48,255 The real-world identity of Parzival is Wade Watts. 730 00:50:49,043 --> 00:50:50,590 Voila. 731 00:50:52,296 --> 00:50:54,469 Are you loyal, Ms. Zandor? 732 00:50:55,174 --> 00:50:56,801 You really want me to answer that? 733 00:50:56,967 --> 00:51:00,604 Well, when you're at war, you need people who are loyal to a fault. 734 00:51:01,555 --> 00:51:03,273 People you can count on to get things done. 735 00:51:03,432 --> 00:51:05,935 I just get people arrested for not paying their bills. 736 00:51:06,101 --> 00:51:08,855 Yeah, 'cause there are some problems that require a physical solution, 737 00:51:09,021 --> 00:51:11,445 but there are other times, particularly at war, 738 00:51:11,607 --> 00:51:13,154 when you need a different set of rules. 739 00:51:13,317 --> 00:51:14,660 - The rules of war. - Exactly. 740 00:51:14,818 --> 00:51:17,572 It's too bad my division doesn't operate inside the OASIS. 741 00:51:17,738 --> 00:51:20,492 Yeah, but if this war remains in the OASIS, 742 00:51:20,658 --> 00:51:22,126 then you can't do anything. 743 00:51:23,035 --> 00:51:25,834 So, this is one of those conversations that we're not really having. 744 00:51:25,996 --> 00:51:27,589 Well, we've had these kind of conversations before, 745 00:51:27,748 --> 00:51:28,749 and look where you are now. 746 00:51:28,916 --> 00:51:31,340 You got a seat on the board, head of your own division, 747 00:51:31,502 --> 00:51:35,302 a division that will cease to exist if the wrong person wins this contest. 748 00:51:35,464 --> 00:51:38,639 FNale, a game decides our fate. 749 00:51:38,801 --> 00:51:42,556 The only question is, how far are we willing to go to win it? 750 00:51:44,765 --> 00:51:46,813 Tell me what you need, Nolan. 751 00:53:05,179 --> 00:53:06,681 Whoa. 752 00:53:10,517 --> 00:53:11,518 Where am I? 753 00:53:11,685 --> 00:53:14,439 IOI Plaza. You're a hologram in the real world. 754 00:53:15,355 --> 00:53:16,573 That's a really cool rig. 755 00:53:16,732 --> 00:53:20,908 Thank you. It's a brand-new Habashaw, OIR 9400. 756 00:53:21,069 --> 00:53:22,787 It looks like a giant hamster ball. 757 00:53:22,946 --> 00:53:27,668 You know, if you came to work at IOI, you'd get one of these. 758 00:53:27,826 --> 00:53:29,044 I don't clan up. 759 00:53:29,203 --> 00:53:31,831 You'd also get your own penthouse apartment in Columbus 760 00:53:31,997 --> 00:53:34,125 with the highest-speed connection. 761 00:53:34,291 --> 00:53:39,216 In the OASIS, you'd get unlimited weapons, magic items, ships. 762 00:53:39,296 --> 00:53:41,390 You want the ship from Defender? 763 00:53:41,548 --> 00:53:44,142 You know, the kind that can just jump into hyperspace? 764 00:53:44,301 --> 00:53:46,144 You want the Millennium Falcon? 765 00:53:47,095 --> 00:53:48,096 You have that? 766 00:53:48,180 --> 00:53:51,229 Anything you need to help you find that egg, 767 00:53:51,391 --> 00:53:52,688 and then there's the salary. 768 00:53:53,852 --> 00:53:55,820 Four million a year. 769 00:53:55,979 --> 00:53:59,404 And if you do happen to find that Easter egg, there's a bonus. 770 00:53:59,566 --> 00:54:01,819 Twenty-five million dollars. 771 00:54:07,241 --> 00:54:10,666 I can see you're using emotion-suppressing software right now, 772 00:54:10,828 --> 00:54:13,673 and why wouldn't you? It's smart, not to show your hand. 773 00:54:19,169 --> 00:54:22,844 It is a lot of money. I could really use it. 774 00:54:27,845 --> 00:54:30,064 But I don't think you and I would have the same plans. 775 00:54:30,222 --> 00:54:33,101 Well, I don't know about that. What, for the OASIS? 776 00:54:33,267 --> 00:54:36,396 I guess if you're not a John Hughes fan... 777 00:54:37,563 --> 00:54:39,156 Of course I am. 778 00:54:39,314 --> 00:54:41,783 Because the first thing that I would do 779 00:54:41,942 --> 00:54:45,537 is convert all the schools on Ludus to replicas 780 00:54:45,696 --> 00:54:48,700 from The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller. 781 00:54:48,866 --> 00:54:51,119 No way. That's a great idea. 782 00:54:52,035 --> 00:54:54,333 Which school, Ridgemont or Faber? 783 00:54:54,496 --> 00:54:57,420 Fast Times at Ridgemont High, not John Hughes. 784 00:54:57,583 --> 00:55:00,678 It's a trap. Faber College from Animal House. 785 00:55:00,836 --> 00:55:02,133 John Hughes didn't direct 786 00:55:02,296 --> 00:55:04,845 Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Animal House. 787 00:55:05,465 --> 00:55:08,640 Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club, they went to Shermer High School, 788 00:55:08,802 --> 00:55:11,556 which is in Shermer, Illinois. I know what you think. 789 00:55:12,347 --> 00:55:13,894 You think I'm a corporate asshole, 790 00:55:14,057 --> 00:55:16,276 that I don't appreciate pop culture, but... 791 00:55:17,436 --> 00:55:20,406 Man, that's not true. You know, when I wanna blow off steam... 792 00:55:20,564 --> 00:55:24,364 Drink Tab, play Robotron, listen to Duran Duran. 793 00:55:24,526 --> 00:55:25,948 I crack open a Tab. 794 00:55:26,111 --> 00:55:28,364 I put on some Duran Duran. I play Robotron. 795 00:55:28,530 --> 00:55:30,498 That's why I love the OASIS. 796 00:55:30,657 --> 00:55:33,832 'Cause it's just full of all these things, man, 797 00:55:33,994 --> 00:55:35,462 that people love. You know? 798 00:55:43,337 --> 00:55:45,681 I'm a businessman. I get it. 799 00:55:45,839 --> 00:55:48,467 But I gotta do my job. 800 00:55:48,634 --> 00:55:53,390 But I didn't ask you here just to help us find the egg, Parzival. 801 00:55:54,389 --> 00:55:58,144 I asked you here for what comes after. 802 00:55:59,394 --> 00:56:01,021 What would Halliday say? 803 00:56:02,105 --> 00:56:04,779 James Halliday is dead. 804 00:56:06,068 --> 00:56:08,992 Yeah. He is. 805 00:56:10,072 --> 00:56:13,918 All that's left of him is this contest. And you know what? 806 00:56:14,993 --> 00:56:17,212 It just seems like he wouldn't want you winning it. 807 00:56:17,371 --> 00:56:18,543 A fanboy knows a hater, 808 00:56:18,705 --> 00:56:21,299 and I know you've got a whole department of oologists in your ear. 809 00:56:21,458 --> 00:56:23,552 So, if you wanna know what I really think... 810 00:56:23,710 --> 00:56:25,178 I think you're full of shit. 811 00:56:30,550 --> 00:56:31,642 Here's my offer. 812 00:56:31,802 --> 00:56:33,554 Your board of directors, you got them in the other ear? 813 00:56:33,720 --> 00:56:35,597 Why don't you tell 'em this. 814 00:56:36,807 --> 00:56:39,231 If they dump you, I'll consider it. 815 00:56:39,601 --> 00:56:41,649 I might say something off the record. 816 00:56:42,688 --> 00:56:44,190 I had to make the offer. 817 00:56:44,356 --> 00:56:47,576 The board expected it, but I was really hoping you'd say no. 818 00:56:47,734 --> 00:56:50,988 Because if anyone's gonna win this competition, it's me. 819 00:56:51,154 --> 00:56:52,531 My avatar gets the egg 820 00:56:52,698 --> 00:56:56,293 'cause I'm the only one here with the balls to run this place. 821 00:56:56,576 --> 00:56:58,920 Wow, you really switched gears there. 822 00:56:59,079 --> 00:57:01,457 From fairly reasonable to maniacal overlord. 823 00:57:02,165 --> 00:57:04,088 You should be grateful, Wade. 824 00:57:05,168 --> 00:57:08,343 You won't be around to endure my maniacal reign. 825 00:57:08,588 --> 00:57:10,215 Yeah, that's right. I know who you are. 826 00:57:10,382 --> 00:57:14,979 Wade Owen Watts, born August 12, 2027. 827 00:57:15,637 --> 00:57:19,483 I also know where you are. Unit 56K, Columbus stacks. 828 00:57:19,641 --> 00:57:22,235 You were last seen entering your trailer three days ago. 829 00:57:22,394 --> 00:57:23,771 You haven't left since. 830 00:57:23,937 --> 00:57:24,938 What are you doing? You can't... 831 00:57:25,105 --> 00:57:26,197 With all that's going on in the world, 832 00:57:26,356 --> 00:57:28,029 do you really think that anyone's gonna give a damn 833 00:57:28,191 --> 00:57:29,192 about an explosion 834 00:57:29,359 --> 00:57:32,078 in some ghetto trash rat warren in Columbus? 835 00:57:32,237 --> 00:57:34,331 Sorrento, don't do this. I'm not even there! 836 00:57:34,489 --> 00:57:36,332 Not for long. 837 00:57:40,037 --> 00:57:42,085 Call Alice. 838 00:57:42,247 --> 00:57:43,920 Dial Alice. 839 00:58:10,442 --> 00:58:12,285 Pick up! Pick up! Alice! 840 00:58:17,407 --> 00:58:19,705 This bootsuit's pretty awesome. Thanks for that. 841 00:58:19,868 --> 00:58:21,791 Rick! Rick, the place is gonna blow! 842 00:58:21,953 --> 00:58:23,296 Rick, is that Wade? 843 00:58:23,455 --> 00:58:25,503 - Put Alice on! - Let me talk to him. 844 00:58:25,665 --> 00:58:27,587 Don't call here anymore, you got me? 845 00:58:29,044 --> 00:58:31,923 I don't wanna hear your voice ever again. 846 00:59:08,959 --> 00:59:12,509 Contact Aech, Daito, Sho, and Art3mis. 847 00:59:13,338 --> 00:59:15,386 IOI came for me in the real world. 848 00:59:15,549 --> 00:59:18,263 They gotta be coming after you, so wherever you are... 849 00:59:44,411 --> 00:59:46,288 Sorry about the blindfold. 850 00:59:46,454 --> 00:59:48,582 My guys are a little paranoid. 851 00:59:49,457 --> 00:59:51,050 Say that again. 852 00:59:51,668 --> 00:59:54,012 My guys are a little paranoid. 853 00:59:55,130 --> 00:59:56,552 Art3mis? 854 00:59:58,133 --> 01:00:02,138 My real name is Samantha, but yeah, I'm Art3mis. 855 01:00:04,055 --> 01:00:06,729 Showers are that way, clean clothes, too. 856 01:00:10,061 --> 01:00:14,066 Welcome to the rebellion, Wade. 857 01:00:25,285 --> 01:00:29,290 That's IOI. So the stacks are over there? 858 01:00:30,790 --> 01:00:33,589 We've been living this close to each other the whole time? 859 01:00:35,086 --> 01:00:36,383 Next door, 860 01:00:37,255 --> 01:00:41,306 around the world, it's all the same in the OASIS. 861 01:00:43,803 --> 01:00:45,771 For the record, 862 01:00:46,223 --> 01:00:47,644 um... 863 01:00:47,724 --> 01:00:49,943 I'm not disappointed. 864 01:00:51,728 --> 01:00:54,652 You said I would be disappointed when I met you, but... 865 01:00:54,814 --> 01:00:56,487 I'm not. 866 01:00:58,068 --> 01:01:00,822 I've lived with it my whole life. You don't have to pretend. 867 01:01:15,418 --> 01:01:18,137 You have a birthmark, so what? 868 01:01:19,089 --> 01:01:20,762 Why would that scare me? 869 01:01:28,014 --> 01:01:30,267 Z, if I hurt you, I'm sorry. 870 01:01:30,642 --> 01:01:31,814 No, it's... 871 01:01:32,852 --> 01:01:35,196 Wait, did you just call me "Z"? 872 01:01:36,147 --> 01:01:38,111 - Oh, my God. Did I? - I think you did. 873 01:01:38,191 --> 01:01:39,818 Wade, I'm sorry. 874 01:01:40,068 --> 01:01:42,241 Yeah, Wade, Z. 875 01:01:42,404 --> 01:01:45,533 You can call me whatever you want. And I'll call you Sam. 876 01:01:45,699 --> 01:01:46,700 No. 877 01:01:47,826 --> 01:01:48,827 Samantha? 878 01:01:49,327 --> 01:01:51,546 Okay. Cool. 879 01:01:58,878 --> 01:02:00,596 Wow. 880 01:02:01,464 --> 01:02:03,512 It's so much slower here. 881 01:02:04,926 --> 01:02:08,226 I mean, the wind, the people... 882 01:02:10,140 --> 01:02:11,938 Everything. 883 01:02:17,188 --> 01:02:19,191 We forget what it's like to be outside. 884 01:02:19,649 --> 01:02:20,650 Yeah. 885 01:02:23,987 --> 01:02:26,365 - Uh... - Oh, shit! 886 01:02:27,449 --> 01:02:28,951 - I just figured it out. - Figured what out? 887 01:02:29,117 --> 01:02:30,494 The second clue. I know what it means. 888 01:02:36,875 --> 01:02:38,377 We've been thinking about it too literally. 889 01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:39,961 "The leap not taken," 890 01:02:40,128 --> 01:02:42,552 the leap Halliday didn't take, is with Kira. 891 01:02:42,714 --> 01:02:46,389 Yeah, but... I mean, he blamed her for breaking up him and Morrow. 892 01:02:46,551 --> 01:02:49,350 No. Halliday was madly in love with her. 893 01:02:49,512 --> 01:02:51,765 He had a chance with Kira. He had a chance to kiss her, but... 894 01:02:51,931 --> 01:02:53,023 He didn't take the leap. 895 01:02:53,183 --> 01:02:55,857 Right. So that's where we go next. 896 01:02:57,020 --> 01:02:58,397 The place where the leap wasn't taken. 897 01:02:58,563 --> 01:02:59,564 Where the date was. 898 01:03:00,023 --> 01:03:01,650 At the movies! 899 01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:04,027 Hey, Curator. 900 01:03:04,194 --> 01:03:06,037 We figured out the second clue. The challenge is here. 901 01:03:06,196 --> 01:03:08,073 Halliday kept track of every movie he ever watched, 902 01:03:08,239 --> 01:03:11,163 the week and the year he watched it, and how many times. 903 01:03:11,326 --> 01:03:15,422 Curator, can we see November 23 to 27, 2025? 904 01:03:16,081 --> 01:03:17,879 That's the week he went on the date with Kira. 905 01:03:22,504 --> 01:03:25,974 Okay, so our options for that week are The Fly remake. 906 01:03:26,132 --> 01:03:28,100 Great flick, terrible date movie. 907 01:03:28,259 --> 01:03:30,853 Say Anything... That would make sense. 908 01:03:31,763 --> 01:03:36,144 We gotta remember the clue. "A creator who hates his own creation." 909 01:03:40,814 --> 01:03:42,612 The Shining! 910 01:03:42,774 --> 01:03:44,902 It's Halliday's 11th favorite horror film, 911 01:03:45,068 --> 01:03:47,365 and it's based on the best-selling book by Stephen King, 912 01:03:47,445 --> 01:03:48,446 who hated the movie! 913 01:03:49,072 --> 01:03:50,995 Hey! No side chitchat. 914 01:03:51,157 --> 01:03:52,454 I think we found it. 915 01:03:56,246 --> 01:03:58,795 Are you absolutely sure you want to go here? 916 01:03:58,957 --> 01:04:00,675 Absolutely positive. 917 01:04:00,834 --> 01:04:03,258 Let's hope you have the belly for it. 918 01:04:46,629 --> 01:04:47,721 Look. 919 01:04:49,215 --> 01:04:51,218 Ticking clock. 920 01:04:51,384 --> 01:04:54,138 Okay, so I'm estimating about 921 01:04:55,221 --> 01:04:57,098 five minutes to find the key. 922 01:04:57,265 --> 01:04:58,733 Yeah, there are so many keys in The Shining, though. 923 01:04:58,892 --> 01:05:00,314 Where do we start? 924 01:05:01,728 --> 01:05:04,948 I've never seen The Shining. Is it really scary? 925 01:05:05,148 --> 01:05:08,323 Uh, I had to watch it through my fingers. 926 01:05:09,068 --> 01:05:11,412 Okay, so we got the key from room 237, 927 01:05:12,030 --> 01:05:13,782 the keys to the Snowcat, 928 01:05:13,948 --> 01:05:15,621 or the keys they give Jack at the beginning of the movie. 929 01:05:15,783 --> 01:05:17,497 Well, if it's "the leap not taken," 930 01:05:17,577 --> 01:05:18,578 maybe the key isn't a key at all. 931 01:05:18,745 --> 01:05:19,963 I know where the Snowcat keys are! 932 01:05:20,121 --> 01:05:21,168 I say we split up. 933 01:05:21,331 --> 01:05:22,332 We get all the keys 934 01:05:22,457 --> 01:05:24,460 and then we meet back at the Torrances' apartment. 935 01:05:28,463 --> 01:05:30,090 Hello, Danny. 936 01:05:31,341 --> 01:05:32,968 Come play with us. 937 01:05:33,134 --> 01:05:36,354 Little girls, y'all know how to get out of here? 938 01:05:41,351 --> 01:05:42,352 Wait, wait! 939 01:05:42,519 --> 01:05:44,487 Wait, where's Aech? 940 01:05:44,646 --> 01:05:45,898 Wait! 941 01:05:47,023 --> 01:05:48,024 Aech! 942 01:05:48,816 --> 01:05:49,863 No, no, no, no! 943 01:06:08,086 --> 01:06:09,713 Ahh! 944 01:06:14,425 --> 01:06:16,018 Ahh! 945 01:06:49,544 --> 01:06:52,263 Oh, uh, hi, naked lady. I'm sorry. 946 01:06:52,422 --> 01:06:54,174 I didn't mean to interrupt, uh, your bath time. 947 01:06:54,507 --> 01:06:56,305 I know self-care can be important. 948 01:06:56,509 --> 01:06:59,684 Uh, but can you do me a favor and tell me, where are all the exits? 949 01:07:03,308 --> 01:07:04,810 Huh. Whoa. 950 01:07:04,892 --> 01:07:07,111 Okay, am I being punked? 951 01:07:07,270 --> 01:07:09,614 'Cause you're likin' me a little way too much. 952 01:07:11,149 --> 01:07:13,277 All right, you know what? I'ma go with it. 953 01:07:26,831 --> 01:07:27,878 Ahh! 954 01:08:05,203 --> 01:08:06,455 Time's running out. 955 01:08:06,621 --> 01:08:08,589 Yo, Z, is Art3mis pissed at me? 956 01:08:08,748 --> 01:08:11,001 Dude, I'm pissed at you. You've never seen The Shining, have you? 957 01:08:11,167 --> 01:08:12,385 You know I hate scary movies! 958 01:08:12,543 --> 01:08:13,544 We got the key. 959 01:08:13,711 --> 01:08:14,963 Sweet! To room 237! 960 01:08:15,129 --> 01:08:17,507 We ain't got no business goin' to room 237! 961 01:08:17,674 --> 01:08:18,675 We should stay out! 962 01:08:18,841 --> 01:08:20,935 Plus, there was this crazy, naked zombie lady in there. 963 01:08:21,094 --> 01:08:22,596 There are no zombies in The Shining. 964 01:08:22,762 --> 01:08:24,605 Well, maybe it's not supposed to be like the movie. 965 01:08:24,764 --> 01:08:26,311 Kira is the key. You're the one who said it. 966 01:08:26,474 --> 01:08:28,602 Hey, y'all. I saw a picture of Kira! 967 01:08:28,685 --> 01:08:30,733 Huh? 968 01:08:33,272 --> 01:08:34,319 Where? 969 01:08:41,322 --> 01:08:44,622 It's Kira. "Escape your past." 970 01:08:45,451 --> 01:08:47,294 "The leap not taken." 971 01:08:48,663 --> 01:08:50,506 Halliday's greatest fear wasn't The Shining 972 01:08:50,665 --> 01:08:52,087 or any book or movie. 973 01:08:53,126 --> 01:08:55,925 His biggest fear was kissing a girl. 974 01:08:56,713 --> 01:08:59,011 That's the leap he couldn't take. 975 01:09:07,223 --> 01:09:08,850 The ballroom. 976 01:09:23,489 --> 01:09:25,583 Aech, come on. 977 01:09:29,162 --> 01:09:31,130 Zombies. Told you. 978 01:09:32,582 --> 01:09:33,800 That's her. 979 01:09:34,917 --> 01:09:36,339 That's Kira. 980 01:09:39,422 --> 01:09:40,594 None of this is in The Shining. 981 01:09:40,757 --> 01:09:43,511 Z, look. That's the zombie-circle level in Mayhem Mansion, 982 01:09:43,676 --> 01:09:45,144 one of Halliday's first games. 983 01:09:45,303 --> 01:09:47,101 The whole Shining trivia is just a diversion. 984 01:09:48,347 --> 01:09:49,940 One minute left. 985 01:09:51,392 --> 01:09:52,564 How do we get to her? 986 01:09:52,727 --> 01:09:53,728 Take the leap. 987 01:09:53,895 --> 01:09:54,896 Wait! 988 01:09:56,314 --> 01:09:57,406 Whoa! 989 01:10:03,279 --> 01:10:05,952 Okay, Mr. Dead Guy. Cool if I lead? 990 01:10:53,663 --> 01:10:55,540 Care to dance? 991 01:10:55,957 --> 01:10:59,427 Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask? 992 01:11:05,299 --> 01:11:07,723 Well, well, well. 993 01:11:07,885 --> 01:11:12,266 So you found my Jade Key. 994 01:11:14,767 --> 01:11:16,690 Imagine that. 995 01:11:21,691 --> 01:11:23,238 Thank you. 996 01:11:28,030 --> 01:11:30,078 - Kira was a very beautiful... - Go on. 997 01:11:59,145 --> 01:12:02,069 One of our oologists saw them enter the media library. 998 01:12:02,231 --> 01:12:03,733 She cracked the clue. 999 01:12:03,900 --> 01:12:06,949 Now, we just have to win The Shining challenge. 1000 01:12:10,031 --> 01:12:12,745 Get her off me! Get her off me! 1001 01:12:22,251 --> 01:12:26,757 Mr. Sorrento, I really think you need to see this. 1002 01:12:28,883 --> 01:12:30,681 Now Parzival's got the Jade Key. 1003 01:12:41,103 --> 01:12:43,197 He's alive. 1004 01:12:43,481 --> 01:12:45,825 I know. I'll get back to you. 1005 01:12:46,442 --> 01:12:48,445 I got what you're looking for. 1006 01:12:52,365 --> 01:12:56,586 Freeze. This guy. The one with the lame tattoo. 1007 01:12:57,161 --> 01:12:58,333 Enlarge. 1008 01:13:00,873 --> 01:13:03,968 Run him through our database, every IOI drone in Columbus. 1009 01:13:04,126 --> 01:13:05,548 Find him. 1010 01:13:32,488 --> 01:13:34,081 Groceries are here. 1011 01:13:34,198 --> 01:13:35,325 All right. Gluten-O's... 1012 01:13:35,491 --> 01:13:36,787 "If you know the answer ultimate, 1013 01:13:36,867 --> 01:13:38,085 "divide it by the number magic, 1014 01:13:38,244 --> 01:13:41,874 "and what you need, want, and desire will be found in the fortress tragic." 1015 01:13:42,039 --> 01:13:44,042 "Tragic," that's gotta be Halliday referring to himself. 1016 01:13:44,166 --> 01:13:45,167 Why? 1017 01:13:45,251 --> 01:13:46,378 Because he was lonely. 1018 01:13:46,544 --> 01:13:48,883 He had no one to spend his life with towards the end. 1019 01:13:48,963 --> 01:13:49,964 Yeah, that's true. 1020 01:13:50,047 --> 01:13:52,846 The contest has gotta be somehow about connecting with someone. 1021 01:13:53,009 --> 01:13:54,352 Anyone. 1022 01:13:54,510 --> 01:13:55,887 He wants the person who cares for the OASIS 1023 01:13:56,053 --> 01:13:57,600 to be connected with the world. 1024 01:13:57,763 --> 01:14:00,232 That's what I think he's trying to tell us. 1025 01:14:06,230 --> 01:14:07,857 Wade. 1026 01:14:09,900 --> 01:14:11,573 You understand Halliday. 1027 01:14:12,236 --> 01:14:14,739 You know him better than anyone. 1028 01:14:15,948 --> 01:14:18,497 It's exactly why I think you'll win. 1029 01:14:18,951 --> 01:14:22,751 Really? You really think I'm gonna win? 1030 01:14:26,709 --> 01:14:28,427 Do not move! 1031 01:14:33,883 --> 01:14:35,305 Target identified! 1032 01:14:36,385 --> 01:14:37,932 Freeze! Don't move! 1033 01:14:44,810 --> 01:14:47,358 - This leads right to the alley. - You first. 1034 01:14:47,438 --> 01:14:49,111 I'm right behind you. Go now! 1035 01:14:50,733 --> 01:14:52,155 Come on! 1036 01:14:52,318 --> 01:14:54,662 - Wade, the OASIS needs you. - What? 1037 01:14:54,820 --> 01:14:55,947 - I'm gonna delay them. - Wait! 1038 01:14:56,113 --> 01:14:57,911 No, no, no, wait! No, no, no! 1039 01:14:58,574 --> 01:15:00,747 You'll forgive me for this, I promise. 1040 01:15:09,960 --> 01:15:11,553 Freeze, freeze, freeze! 1041 01:15:12,588 --> 01:15:13,589 Don't move! 1042 01:15:18,886 --> 01:15:21,435 Samantha Evelyn Cook. 1043 01:15:21,597 --> 01:15:25,101 IOI has purchased and consolidated all of your outstanding debt, 1044 01:15:25,267 --> 01:15:28,362 currently in excess of 23,000 credits. 1045 01:15:28,521 --> 01:15:31,195 You will be remanded to the nearest IOI loyalty center 1046 01:15:31,398 --> 01:15:32,741 until your debt is paid in full, 1047 01:15:32,900 --> 01:15:35,528 including any interest, processing, 1048 01:15:35,694 --> 01:15:38,197 or late fees you incur henceforth. 1049 01:15:38,364 --> 01:15:40,537 - Does anybody have eyes? - Check down the next street! 1050 01:15:53,379 --> 01:15:55,427 - "First to the key." - "First to the egg." 1051 01:15:55,589 --> 01:15:56,886 Wait, what? 1052 01:15:57,883 --> 01:16:00,056 "Never trust someone you meet in the OASIS." 1053 01:16:01,262 --> 01:16:03,731 "She might be a 300-pound dude named Chuck..." 1054 01:16:03,889 --> 01:16:07,109 "Who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit." 1055 01:16:09,478 --> 01:16:10,479 Aech! 1056 01:16:11,397 --> 01:16:14,901 Helen. My dad called me Aech It kinda stuck. Let's go! 1057 01:16:24,785 --> 01:16:26,958 That thing's IDing my van. 1058 01:16:41,802 --> 01:16:43,805 Come on. They've spotted us. 1059 01:16:44,638 --> 01:16:45,639 Daito. 1060 01:16:45,723 --> 01:16:48,898 My real name is Toshiro. Samantha got us a message. 1061 01:16:49,059 --> 01:16:50,732 She told us to meet you here. 1062 01:16:50,895 --> 01:16:52,147 Samantha, they took her to the... 1063 01:16:52,313 --> 01:16:53,735 The loyalty center, I know. 1064 01:16:53,898 --> 01:16:57,118 Look, in other awesome news, the Sixers found the third challenge. 1065 01:16:57,902 --> 01:16:59,654 - What? - Just come on, get in! 1066 01:16:59,820 --> 01:17:00,821 All right. Let's go. 1067 01:17:00,946 --> 01:17:03,165 Hurry up. Go, go, go. All right. 1068 01:17:14,919 --> 01:17:17,263 How did IOI find the third challenge so fast? 1069 01:17:17,421 --> 01:17:19,389 IOI cracked the first three lines of the clue, 1070 01:17:19,548 --> 01:17:20,595 so they knew it was sector 14 1071 01:17:20,758 --> 01:17:22,556 but they couldn't figure out "the fortress tragic." 1072 01:17:22,718 --> 01:17:25,062 So they sent every guide they had into that sector 1073 01:17:25,221 --> 01:17:27,098 until they found the right fortress. 1074 01:17:28,224 --> 01:17:29,521 Sho? 1075 01:17:29,683 --> 01:17:31,811 Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm 11, so what? 1076 01:17:31,977 --> 01:17:33,854 His real name is Xo. 1077 01:17:34,021 --> 01:17:36,615 But everyone else calls me Sho, no big deal. 1078 01:17:36,774 --> 01:17:39,402 No. It is a big deal. 1079 01:17:39,568 --> 01:17:42,993 Sho, you're the world's most badass 11-year-old ever. 1080 01:17:43,113 --> 01:17:44,114 He knows. 1081 01:17:44,198 --> 01:17:46,246 Shut up! Let him tell me. 1082 01:17:46,408 --> 01:17:47,455 Aech! 1083 01:17:50,996 --> 01:17:52,543 We have to go save Samantha. 1084 01:17:52,706 --> 01:17:54,925 Well, we can't just go through the doors of IOI. 1085 01:17:55,084 --> 01:17:57,132 Look, I've been thinkin' about it. I got a better plan. 1086 01:17:57,294 --> 01:17:59,137 You saw Sorrento's rig, right? 1087 01:17:59,296 --> 01:18:00,297 Yeah. 1088 01:18:00,464 --> 01:18:03,684 Let's go after the man himself and make him give Art3mis back to us. 1089 01:18:03,842 --> 01:18:05,594 But first, I have to know exactly, 1090 01:18:05,761 --> 01:18:07,684 how much about Sorrento's rig do you remember? 1091 01:18:09,139 --> 01:18:11,392 Kind of everything. 1092 01:18:25,155 --> 01:18:29,001 Maintenance, report to loyalty pod 31-B. 1093 01:18:33,122 --> 01:18:37,673 Security, please report to section 97 for escort. 1094 01:18:58,480 --> 01:19:01,279 Hey! Newbie, get to work. 1095 01:19:03,485 --> 01:19:04,828 Get to work. 1096 01:19:10,909 --> 01:19:14,004 Work violation. Work violation. 1097 01:19:15,789 --> 01:19:18,838 Lay those charges every six feet. 1098 01:19:23,881 --> 01:19:26,009 Keep it moving! 1099 01:19:27,343 --> 01:19:28,344 Hey, you! 1100 01:19:30,512 --> 01:19:32,264 Those are explosives! 1101 01:19:33,724 --> 01:19:37,103 IOI will not reimburse any lost coin if you zero out. 1102 01:19:37,269 --> 01:19:39,021 Keep it moving! 1103 01:19:43,776 --> 01:19:46,655 So what is this challenge, some sort of video game thing? 1104 01:19:46,820 --> 01:19:48,743 An Atari 2600, sir. 1105 01:19:48,906 --> 01:19:52,456 And every game ever made for it, thousands of possibilities. 1106 01:19:53,285 --> 01:19:54,286 Come up! 1107 01:19:59,124 --> 01:20:00,421 Halliday, 1108 01:20:00,584 --> 01:20:01,961 this is how you plan to resolve 1109 01:20:02,127 --> 01:20:05,176 the fate of the world's most important economic resource? 1110 01:20:05,964 --> 01:20:07,762 - Call me when you're close. - Yes, sir. 1111 01:20:07,925 --> 01:20:09,472 Go, go! No! Ahh! 1112 01:20:11,720 --> 01:20:14,599 One minute into Centipede, the ice broke. 1113 01:20:15,015 --> 01:20:16,517 It has to be Joust! 1114 01:20:16,642 --> 01:20:19,817 Halliday still holds the world record on the 2600 port of that game. 1115 01:20:19,978 --> 01:20:21,400 Maybe we just need to beat his high score. 1116 01:20:21,563 --> 01:20:24,112 Pitfall! One of the only 2600 games that still hasn't ended. 1117 01:20:24,274 --> 01:20:25,401 And how about those Swordquest games? 1118 01:20:25,567 --> 01:20:26,614 Yes! The Swordquest games. 1119 01:20:26,777 --> 01:20:29,622 They were created for a contest Atari held with real... 1120 01:20:37,371 --> 01:20:38,998 I-R0k, how are we doin'? 1121 01:20:40,374 --> 01:20:42,468 To be honest, I think I need physical therapy because it's not... 1122 01:20:42,626 --> 01:20:44,629 Is the Orb ready? 1123 01:20:45,629 --> 01:20:47,302 Um, as you wish. 1124 01:20:51,468 --> 01:20:52,469 The Orb... 1125 01:20:52,636 --> 01:20:54,058 Of Osuvox. 1126 01:20:54,930 --> 01:20:56,018 Ah... 1127 01:20:56,098 --> 01:20:57,475 How does it work? 1128 01:20:57,641 --> 01:21:01,441 Has it got, like, a remote or is there a button or something? 1129 01:21:01,603 --> 01:21:05,073 Nolan, it's a level-99 magic artifact, 1130 01:21:05,232 --> 01:21:08,862 not one of your drones, so it is activated by a magic spell. 1131 01:21:09,027 --> 01:21:11,075 Would you care to do the honors? 1132 01:22:03,040 --> 01:22:04,258 Where is she? 1133 01:22:04,416 --> 01:22:05,543 How'd you get in here? 1134 01:22:05,709 --> 01:22:06,836 - Art3mis. - Who? 1135 01:22:07,002 --> 01:22:10,051 Samantha Cook. Where is she? 1136 01:22:11,673 --> 01:22:15,052 If you wanna talk, we can talk, but you gotta put that gun down. 1137 01:22:15,552 --> 01:22:17,896 You killed my mom's sister. 1138 01:22:18,472 --> 01:22:19,974 You think I won't kill you? 1139 01:22:20,098 --> 01:22:24,149 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just slow down, okay? 1140 01:22:24,311 --> 01:22:27,531 That was a corporate decision. It was not personal. 1141 01:22:27,689 --> 01:22:28,690 Where is she? 1142 01:22:28,857 --> 01:22:31,201 She's downstairs in the loyalty center! 1143 01:22:31,360 --> 01:22:34,114 I know she's in the goddamn loyalty center. 1144 01:22:34,696 --> 01:22:36,994 You're gonna tell me exactly which rig she's in 1145 01:22:37,157 --> 01:22:39,501 and the access code to contact her. 1146 01:22:40,577 --> 01:22:42,830 Yeah, that seems appropriate. 1147 01:22:45,707 --> 01:22:47,710 Start with access code. 1148 01:22:48,919 --> 01:22:51,047 6, 45, 7, 25. 1149 01:22:51,213 --> 01:22:52,465 Where's the rig? 1150 01:23:03,392 --> 01:23:04,985 I think he pissed himself. 1151 01:23:05,602 --> 01:23:07,445 Good job, Z. We're in his account. 1152 01:23:07,604 --> 01:23:09,356 So he really doesn't know he's in the OASIS? 1153 01:23:11,733 --> 01:23:14,157 This is what Sorrento should be seeing, 1154 01:23:14,319 --> 01:23:17,448 but this... This is what we're making him see. 1155 01:23:18,574 --> 01:23:21,453 We grabbed him in transit just as he was logging out of the OASIS, 1156 01:23:21,618 --> 01:23:24,292 so he thinks he's back in his office in the real world. 1157 01:23:24,496 --> 01:23:28,171 But actually, he's here, in the identical office that Aech built. 1158 01:23:28,333 --> 01:23:30,882 So, you basically just remotely hacked his rig. 1159 01:23:31,044 --> 01:23:33,923 A fixed rig like Sorrento's is easy to locate, hard to hack. 1160 01:23:34,089 --> 01:23:36,638 Unless he's stupid enough to leave his password lying around. 1161 01:23:36,800 --> 01:23:38,052 Loyalty center, I'm in. 1162 01:23:38,218 --> 01:23:39,970 All right, let's get to work. 1163 01:23:47,769 --> 01:23:49,942 - Arty. - Z? Z? Z? 1164 01:23:50,105 --> 01:23:51,482 Arty, don't say anything. 1165 01:23:51,648 --> 01:23:53,616 I'm tapped directly into your audio feed. 1166 01:23:55,235 --> 01:23:56,327 How did you find me? 1167 01:23:56,486 --> 01:23:58,454 We got his password, hacked Sorrento's rig. 1168 01:24:00,073 --> 01:24:01,825 Z, I have something to tell you. 1169 01:24:02,117 --> 01:24:04,370 Not now. I have something to show you that'll get you out of there. 1170 01:24:04,536 --> 01:24:07,130 The Sixers found the third challenge. It's on Planet Doom. 1171 01:24:07,998 --> 01:24:09,375 And there's more, they just put a force field 1172 01:24:09,541 --> 01:24:11,339 around Anorak's Castle. 1173 01:24:15,797 --> 01:24:18,300 I heard one of the guards calling it "the Orb of Osuvox," 1174 01:24:18,467 --> 01:24:20,845 and the only way to take it down is from the inside. 1175 01:24:21,011 --> 01:24:24,015 She's right. Level-99 artifact, 1176 01:24:24,181 --> 01:24:26,980 creates a magic-resistant, impenetrable barrier. 1177 01:24:27,142 --> 01:24:28,143 No way through it. 1178 01:24:28,310 --> 01:24:29,732 Okay, listen. That's not important right now. 1179 01:24:29,895 --> 01:24:31,943 What's important is that we get you out of the rig. 1180 01:24:34,733 --> 01:24:37,031 All right, so I'm looking at a diagram of your rig. 1181 01:24:39,780 --> 01:24:42,033 If you reach up with your left hand at 11 o'clock, 1182 01:24:42,199 --> 01:24:43,997 there's a panel above your head. 1183 01:24:48,789 --> 01:24:50,792 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I can feel it. 1184 01:24:50,957 --> 01:24:52,755 Okay, there should be two release handles. 1185 01:24:52,918 --> 01:24:54,340 Nine o'clock and three o'clock. Can you feel them? 1186 01:24:54,503 --> 01:24:56,847 - Yeah, I got it. - Okay, pull it towards you. 1187 01:24:59,216 --> 01:25:00,718 Okay, inside the panel, there's a lever. 1188 01:25:00,884 --> 01:25:03,353 Grab it with your right hand and slide it to the left. 1189 01:25:03,512 --> 01:25:04,933 That should release you. 1190 01:25:12,270 --> 01:25:14,068 It worked. It worked, I'm out. 1191 01:25:15,023 --> 01:25:17,070 Loyalty pod 41-F, 1192 01:25:17,150 --> 01:25:20,074 you are on an authorized break for 10 minutes. 1193 01:25:25,409 --> 01:25:28,413 Pod 41-F, you are on 10-minute break. 1194 01:25:28,578 --> 01:25:30,706 Proceed to break area. 1195 01:25:31,998 --> 01:25:33,216 Wade, are you still there? 1196 01:25:33,375 --> 01:25:34,422 Yeah, I'm here. Where are you? 1197 01:25:34,584 --> 01:25:35,676 Where is Sorrento's office? 1198 01:25:35,836 --> 01:25:38,055 It's in the IOI war room, two levels above where you are now. 1199 01:25:38,213 --> 01:25:39,840 But that's not the way out. 1200 01:25:40,006 --> 01:25:41,553 What's his password? 1201 01:25:42,884 --> 01:25:44,011 Wade, answer me. 1202 01:25:44,177 --> 01:25:48,057 Okay, it's capital B-0-55-man-69. 1203 01:25:48,223 --> 01:25:50,442 But, Arty, you need to go. 1204 01:25:50,600 --> 01:25:51,897 You need to raise an army. 1205 01:25:52,811 --> 01:25:53,812 An army? 1206 01:25:53,979 --> 01:25:55,982 Get to Planet Doom, and wait for my signal. 1207 01:25:56,064 --> 01:25:57,065 What signal? 1208 01:25:57,357 --> 01:25:58,575 I'm gonna take down that shield. 1209 01:25:58,734 --> 01:26:01,158 Wait, Arty, wait! You gotta get out of there! Arty! 1210 01:26:09,828 --> 01:26:12,297 Hey, how much are they paying you? 1211 01:26:12,456 --> 01:26:14,083 'Cause, man, I got a lot of paper. 1212 01:26:14,249 --> 01:26:16,468 You know, I can make you, like, a forest. 1213 01:26:16,626 --> 01:26:18,754 Hey, shut up. 1214 01:26:18,920 --> 01:26:20,012 Okay. 1215 01:26:42,652 --> 01:26:44,825 This isn't real, you're tapping my feed. 1216 01:26:44,905 --> 01:26:46,908 Uh-oh. Guys. 1217 01:27:05,467 --> 01:27:08,016 FNale, they've hacked my rig. They're after the girl. 1218 01:27:08,178 --> 01:27:09,851 Meet me at loyalty. 1219 01:27:23,985 --> 01:27:27,410 Pod 41-F, you have exceeded your break time. 1220 01:27:27,572 --> 01:27:31,293 Report to security or your coin count will be reset to zero. 1221 01:27:40,252 --> 01:27:44,883 So, she just walks out of here, how does that happen? 1222 01:27:45,048 --> 01:27:47,096 They're smart. They knew what they were doing. 1223 01:27:47,259 --> 01:27:50,013 But we know they're in Columbus. And now, all five of them are together. 1224 01:27:50,178 --> 01:27:52,522 Wait. Wait, we know what? How do we know? 1225 01:27:52,681 --> 01:27:56,276 We have the make and model of the van. We'll spot them. 1226 01:27:56,434 --> 01:27:58,402 "We'll spot them"? 1227 01:27:58,562 --> 01:28:01,657 That sounds like a great inscription for our tombstones. 1228 01:28:01,815 --> 01:28:03,192 Why didn't you tell me this earlier? 1229 01:28:03,358 --> 01:28:04,780 It wasn't relevant yet. 1230 01:28:04,943 --> 01:28:06,035 I need to know where they are. 1231 01:28:06,194 --> 01:28:07,571 We need to know. We need to find them! 1232 01:28:07,737 --> 01:28:10,616 They're kids, Nolan. Man the hell up! 1233 01:28:10,782 --> 01:28:13,831 Do your job, and I'll do mine, unless you wanna take this 1234 01:28:13,994 --> 01:28:15,997 and go after them yourself. 1235 01:28:20,584 --> 01:28:21,836 Find them! 1236 01:28:30,844 --> 01:28:35,441 The Complete Nancy Drew, Kegel Exercises for... 1237 01:28:37,100 --> 01:28:39,273 Bingo. Okay. 1238 01:28:39,853 --> 01:28:41,947 "Congratulations, you are the proud owner of the Orb of Osuvox, 1239 01:28:42,105 --> 01:28:43,448 "a 99th level magic artifact. 1240 01:28:43,607 --> 01:28:46,736 "Read these instructions before deploying. To turn orb on, off." 1241 01:28:46,902 --> 01:28:48,245 Off! Yes, off. 1242 01:28:48,403 --> 01:28:50,656 "Utter spell within 10 feet of orb." 1243 01:29:04,628 --> 01:29:06,676 Citizens of the OASIS, 1244 01:29:06,838 --> 01:29:09,136 I am Parzival, first to the key. 1245 01:29:09,674 --> 01:29:12,553 I'm here talking to all of you now because our future's being threatened 1246 01:29:12,719 --> 01:29:15,814 by people who will stop at nothing to win this contest. 1247 01:29:16,806 --> 01:29:18,558 Some of you already know this, 1248 01:29:18,725 --> 01:29:22,025 and you've lost much more than just your avatars or your weapons. 1249 01:29:22,812 --> 01:29:26,692 Some have lost their freedom. Some have lost their lives. 1250 01:29:29,194 --> 01:29:31,162 And now, this. 1251 01:29:31,988 --> 01:29:34,958 A force field around the third challenge. 1252 01:29:37,494 --> 01:29:40,623 I only came here to escape the shitty hand that life dealt me. 1253 01:29:41,498 --> 01:29:44,126 But I stayed, like many of you, 1254 01:29:44,292 --> 01:29:48,923 because I found something much bigger than just myself. 1255 01:29:49,381 --> 01:29:51,179 I found a cause. 1256 01:29:52,342 --> 01:29:54,436 I found my friends. 1257 01:29:55,637 --> 01:29:59,062 And yes, I know it's kind of a groaner, but... 1258 01:30:00,392 --> 01:30:01,985 I found love. 1259 01:30:03,269 --> 01:30:04,566 And I don't wanna lose that 1260 01:30:04,729 --> 01:30:07,403 to this colossal douchebag, Nolan Sorrento. 1261 01:30:07,565 --> 01:30:11,035 This guy. Back to work, people. 1262 01:30:11,778 --> 01:30:14,623 He thinks that we're all too distracted to even notice... 1263 01:30:16,032 --> 01:30:20,663 Nolan Sorrento thinks that we won't put up a fight. 1264 01:30:20,829 --> 01:30:22,000 Sir! Sir! 1265 01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:23,081 This is going out live! 1266 01:30:23,164 --> 01:30:24,256 The only thing Halliday let this guy do... 1267 01:30:24,416 --> 01:30:26,669 - It's absolutely everywhere. - ... was get him a cup of coffee. 1268 01:30:26,835 --> 01:30:28,508 And now, we're supposed to hand him the OASIS? 1269 01:30:36,428 --> 01:30:39,182 This Parzival... Oh, man. 1270 01:30:43,268 --> 01:30:45,612 Come on, come on. Give me this thing. 1271 01:30:45,770 --> 01:30:46,897 Yes, sir. 1272 01:30:47,605 --> 01:30:49,573 Left arm. 1273 01:30:49,733 --> 01:30:52,077 - Left arm! - Sir. 1274 01:30:52,235 --> 01:30:54,078 No, I need the left arm. 1275 01:30:54,237 --> 01:30:56,535 No, I don't care if... I want it on. 1276 01:30:58,658 --> 01:31:01,122 He thinks that we won't even put up a fight! 1277 01:31:01,202 --> 01:31:03,830 Well, I say he's wrong. 1278 01:31:03,997 --> 01:31:07,627 I say, tell that to the gunter clans in the gold mines of Gygax. 1279 01:31:07,792 --> 01:31:10,967 Activate the Iron Giant. 1280 01:31:35,111 --> 01:31:40,038 Ask yourselves, are you willing to zero out for the OASIS? 1281 01:31:40,200 --> 01:31:42,077 Are you willing to fight? 1282 01:31:43,536 --> 01:31:45,960 I am Parzival of the High Five. 1283 01:31:46,122 --> 01:31:48,716 In the name of Art3mis, in the name of Aech, 1284 01:31:48,875 --> 01:31:51,003 in the name of Daito and Sho, 1285 01:31:51,586 --> 01:31:54,135 we ask you to join us on Planet Doom. 1286 01:31:55,131 --> 01:31:58,101 In the name of James Halliday himself, 1287 01:31:58,259 --> 01:32:00,262 help us save the OASIS. 1288 01:32:55,275 --> 01:32:57,653 No, no, no, no. 1289 01:33:07,787 --> 01:33:10,335 "No man is a failure who has friends." 1290 01:33:32,520 --> 01:33:35,695 Squadron 14, armor up, you're in the lead. 1291 01:33:48,620 --> 01:33:51,339 One minute into Swordquest, the ice broke. 1292 01:33:53,041 --> 01:33:56,636 Well, all three Swordquests. What's next? 1293 01:33:56,794 --> 01:33:58,467 Dark Cavern, Laser Blast. 1294 01:33:58,630 --> 01:33:59,722 It's Adventure. 1295 01:33:59,881 --> 01:34:01,975 Released in 1979, for the 2600, 1296 01:34:02,133 --> 01:34:03,680 Adventure was created by Warren Robinett, 1297 01:34:03,843 --> 01:34:06,221 who was the first video game designer ever to hide his name. In fact... 1298 01:34:06,387 --> 01:34:08,390 Try Adventure. 1299 01:34:09,641 --> 01:34:11,143 Play Adventure. 1300 01:35:03,528 --> 01:35:05,701 More than a minute, we're still alive. 1301 01:35:05,863 --> 01:35:07,661 This must be the right game. 1302 01:35:14,664 --> 01:35:17,463 How long does it last, this orb thing? 1303 01:35:24,924 --> 01:35:27,518 I'd say about ten... 1304 01:35:27,677 --> 01:35:30,772 Yeah, about 10 million years, so we should be fine. 1305 01:35:48,239 --> 01:35:49,957 First to the key! 1306 01:35:50,116 --> 01:35:51,789 First to the egg! 1307 01:35:51,951 --> 01:35:54,625 First to the egg! 1308 01:36:23,149 --> 01:36:24,241 Adventure. 1309 01:36:40,666 --> 01:36:42,885 What? Come on! 1310 01:37:12,490 --> 01:37:14,083 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 1311 01:37:16,244 --> 01:37:18,838 The Sixers are in the final challenge. It's an Atari 2600. 1312 01:37:18,996 --> 01:37:20,714 Are you in the Sixer war room? 1313 01:37:21,249 --> 01:37:22,671 No, no, no. You gotta get out of there. 1314 01:37:22,834 --> 01:37:24,507 They're playing Adventure. 1315 01:37:25,128 --> 01:37:27,381 Adventure, of course! 1316 01:37:27,547 --> 01:37:29,015 Created by Warren Robinett! 1317 01:37:29,173 --> 01:37:30,720 He was the first designer to ever hide an Easter egg in... 1318 01:37:30,883 --> 01:37:31,884 Dude! 1319 01:37:36,931 --> 01:37:39,605 We're looking for a USPS truck, Ohio plates, 1320 01:37:39,767 --> 01:37:42,771 a drone spitter, 2036 model. 1321 01:38:01,330 --> 01:38:04,675 Daito! When are you getting into this fight? 1322 01:38:18,389 --> 01:38:19,766 I'm out. Inventory's empty. 1323 01:38:19,932 --> 01:38:20,933 Last clip for me. 1324 01:38:21,100 --> 01:38:22,147 More weapons! 1325 01:38:22,310 --> 01:38:26,406 Anti-personnel ordinance cannon! 1326 01:38:29,358 --> 01:38:32,032 Railgun! 1327 01:38:37,241 --> 01:38:38,413 Yo, Z! 1328 01:38:38,951 --> 01:38:42,581 Yo, Z! Try this little guy. 1329 01:38:46,167 --> 01:38:47,339 Ow! 1330 01:38:47,835 --> 01:38:49,678 Get rid of it! Get rid of it! 1331 01:38:50,796 --> 01:38:52,593 It's fucking Chucky! 1332 01:38:57,929 --> 01:38:59,431 Move! Move! 1333 01:39:00,014 --> 01:39:01,516 Go, go, go! 1334 01:39:59,282 --> 01:40:00,784 Mechagodzilla! 1335 01:40:21,971 --> 01:40:25,316 Daito, we need you! Daito, now! 1336 01:40:25,474 --> 01:40:27,647 Get to the bridge. Go now, he's distracted. 1337 01:40:27,727 --> 01:40:28,728 Go, go, go. 1338 01:41:10,061 --> 01:41:11,062 Z! 1339 01:41:30,998 --> 01:41:31,999 Arty! 1340 01:41:32,083 --> 01:41:34,336 Get to the castle! Win the third key before they do! 1341 01:41:46,097 --> 01:41:47,315 What is that? 1342 01:41:47,473 --> 01:41:50,192 He's only got 30 seconds before changing back! 1343 01:42:01,404 --> 01:42:04,283 Daito, abort, abort! You got 10 seconds! 1344 01:42:18,963 --> 01:42:20,181 First to the egg! 1345 01:42:59,628 --> 01:43:00,925 Shit, it's her. 1346 01:43:20,983 --> 01:43:23,532 Arty! Arty! 1347 01:43:24,320 --> 01:43:26,539 Z! Got to get to the castle! 1348 01:43:32,870 --> 01:43:35,464 She never left. She's still here. 1349 01:43:38,417 --> 01:43:39,919 The girl's in the war room. 1350 01:44:18,082 --> 01:44:19,629 No, no, no. 1351 01:44:33,764 --> 01:44:36,313 Sho! Hang on! 1352 01:44:55,744 --> 01:44:57,337 No! 1353 01:45:19,810 --> 01:45:21,312 Arty, we've got this. You need to log out. 1354 01:45:21,729 --> 01:45:24,323 If the game is Adventure, why haven't they won yet? 1355 01:45:24,481 --> 01:45:26,199 I don't know. Arty, Arty. 1356 01:45:26,358 --> 01:45:28,281 I'm serious, Sorrento's crazy. He'll kill you. 1357 01:45:30,529 --> 01:45:31,997 What are you looking at? 1358 01:45:32,489 --> 01:45:34,241 There's nothing over there. 1359 01:45:35,284 --> 01:45:36,285 You're in trouble, aren't you? 1360 01:45:39,747 --> 01:45:43,126 Samantha, you know I love you. 1361 01:45:43,292 --> 01:45:44,510 Not the time, Z. 1362 01:45:44,668 --> 01:45:45,965 I can handle the challenge, 1363 01:45:46,128 --> 01:45:47,971 but I can't let you get hurt in the real world. 1364 01:45:49,214 --> 01:45:52,389 Get out of IOI, and meet us at River South. 1365 01:45:58,766 --> 01:46:00,313 Wade, no. 1366 01:46:00,476 --> 01:46:02,194 You'll forgive me for this, I promise. 1367 01:46:02,353 --> 01:46:03,480 Wade, no, no, no. 1368 01:46:13,614 --> 01:46:16,618 Get it together, Sixer. Back to respawn. 1369 01:46:17,076 --> 01:46:18,248 Let's go, move. 1370 01:46:18,410 --> 01:46:19,628 You're in. 1371 01:46:37,888 --> 01:46:40,357 Holy hand grenade! How much did that cost? 1372 01:46:40,516 --> 01:46:42,985 Less than it's gonna cost them. 1373 01:46:44,103 --> 01:46:45,605 What is that? 1374 01:46:55,990 --> 01:46:58,539 Sir, the gunters are approaching the challenge. 1375 01:46:58,701 --> 01:47:00,578 - I-R0k? - In position, sir. 1376 01:47:00,703 --> 01:47:01,704 Prepare my rig. 1377 01:47:01,996 --> 01:47:04,624 The ice is holding. Still going. 1378 01:47:14,967 --> 01:47:16,139 Wait. 1379 01:47:16,301 --> 01:47:17,428 He's trying to win. 1380 01:47:20,806 --> 01:47:23,355 Yeah! I won. 1381 01:47:26,854 --> 01:47:28,652 He lost. 1382 01:47:28,814 --> 01:47:30,817 Not Adventure. 1383 01:47:34,945 --> 01:47:39,246 Everyone who wins loses. 1384 01:47:39,408 --> 01:47:42,708 It's not about winning. It's about playing. 1385 01:47:43,829 --> 01:47:45,877 Remember Halliday's announcement. 1386 01:47:46,331 --> 01:47:48,584 The keys are invisible, and they're hidden in a dark room 1387 01:47:48,751 --> 01:47:50,719 that's at the center of a maze. 1388 01:47:51,336 --> 01:47:54,840 Well, there's a secret in Adventure, and you don't find it by winning. 1389 01:47:55,007 --> 01:47:57,431 You find it by wandering around in a dark room. 1390 01:47:57,926 --> 01:47:59,473 Until you get to the invisible dot. 1391 01:47:59,636 --> 01:48:01,183 It's pretty easy if you know what you're doing. 1392 01:48:01,346 --> 01:48:02,598 Really? 1393 01:48:03,515 --> 01:48:05,563 Let me finish it for you. 1394 01:48:09,855 --> 01:48:11,107 It's your last chance, Wade. 1395 01:48:11,774 --> 01:48:14,528 Last chance. Give me the key. 1396 01:48:14,693 --> 01:48:18,789 I give you 50 million in your account right now. 1397 01:48:19,740 --> 01:48:21,492 Why the hell would I ever do that? 1398 01:48:23,285 --> 01:48:24,958 Dude! That's the Cataclyst. 1399 01:48:25,245 --> 01:48:26,963 Now, personally, I don't care. 1400 01:48:27,122 --> 01:48:28,715 I'd just as soon never set foot in the OASIS again, 1401 01:48:28,874 --> 01:48:30,877 let alone have to deal with any of this absurdity. 1402 01:48:31,043 --> 01:48:34,343 But I know how important Halliday's competition is to you, so... 1403 01:48:36,256 --> 01:48:40,511 I will never let the future of the OASIS rest in your hands, Nolan Sorrento. 1404 01:48:40,677 --> 01:48:44,557 Well, that's fine. Three easy steps. One. 1405 01:48:44,723 --> 01:48:47,021 Wait, I thought you were bluffing. You know that kills all of us, right? 1406 01:48:47,184 --> 01:48:49,107 I've got 10 years' worth of shit inside of me. 1407 01:48:49,269 --> 01:48:50,771 Last chance. Two. 1408 01:48:50,938 --> 01:48:52,156 I'm not goin' out like that. 1409 01:48:52,314 --> 01:48:53,406 That's a camper move. 1410 01:48:53,565 --> 01:48:54,737 You don't even know how to activate an orb. 1411 01:49:07,162 --> 01:49:08,254 Yeah, I felt those. 1412 01:49:09,665 --> 01:49:11,759 But this is my world, Sorrento. 1413 01:49:15,712 --> 01:49:16,964 Hadouken! 1414 01:49:36,567 --> 01:49:39,036 - No, no, no! - Step three. 1415 01:49:39,194 --> 01:49:40,912 No, no, no! 1416 01:50:38,420 --> 01:50:40,093 Get me out of this thing. 1417 01:50:54,561 --> 01:50:55,899 Uh... 1418 01:50:55,979 --> 01:50:57,231 Guys? 1419 01:51:03,820 --> 01:51:05,663 Z. He's still alive! 1420 01:51:13,580 --> 01:51:15,378 Extra life. 1421 01:51:17,793 --> 01:51:19,215 Thanks, Curator. 1422 01:51:22,089 --> 01:51:23,216 Hold on. 1423 01:51:30,973 --> 01:51:32,976 Live feed in all OASIS channels. 1424 01:51:33,600 --> 01:51:36,024 Halliday's letting everyone watch the end of the contest. 1425 01:51:36,186 --> 01:51:37,404 That's so Halliday. 1426 01:51:37,562 --> 01:51:39,656 God damn it, we tried Adventure. 1427 01:51:39,815 --> 01:51:41,112 No, we tried to win it. 1428 01:51:41,275 --> 01:51:43,699 But the hidden room isn't at the end of the game. 1429 01:51:43,860 --> 01:51:46,614 You've gotta go straight to the invisible dot at the start. 1430 01:52:00,043 --> 01:52:01,044 Is that her? 1431 01:52:01,336 --> 01:52:05,341 Red hair, IOI uniform, doesn't know what planet she's on? 1432 01:52:05,424 --> 01:52:06,471 That's her. 1433 01:52:18,312 --> 01:52:21,031 I'm Toshiro. You know me as Daito. 1434 01:52:23,942 --> 01:52:24,989 Oh. 1435 01:52:27,738 --> 01:52:29,160 Hey, Arty. 1436 01:52:31,199 --> 01:52:35,204 Yeah, I know. Not what you were expecting, huh? 1437 01:52:35,370 --> 01:52:39,921 Yeah, I wasn't expecting a late '30s-model postal van. 1438 01:52:42,002 --> 01:52:43,003 Wade? 1439 01:52:43,712 --> 01:52:45,965 Wait, I thought the Cataclyst went off. How are you still playing? 1440 01:52:46,131 --> 01:52:48,634 Extra life, long story. Sorry I shot you. 1441 01:52:50,969 --> 01:52:52,437 Sho? 1442 01:52:52,596 --> 01:52:54,974 What? Do I have to wear a sign saying, 1443 01:52:55,140 --> 01:52:58,110 "I am 11 years old, shoot me first"? No, thanks. 1444 01:52:58,268 --> 01:53:00,440 - Dude, give me a hug. - Ninjas don't hug! 1445 01:53:00,520 --> 01:53:02,022 All right, everybody, hold on to somethin'. 1446 01:53:23,919 --> 01:53:25,216 Got you. 1447 01:53:28,965 --> 01:53:30,683 Come on, Nolan. Pick up. 1448 01:53:32,886 --> 01:53:35,435 FNale, tell me something good. 1449 01:53:35,722 --> 01:53:38,100 I've got a drone on their tail. I'm close. 1450 01:53:38,266 --> 01:53:39,313 Send me coordinates. 1451 01:53:39,476 --> 01:53:41,690 Maybe you should leave this to me, Nolan. 1452 01:53:43,563 --> 01:53:46,157 Nolan? Nolan. 1453 01:53:47,609 --> 01:53:48,736 Out. 1454 01:53:57,702 --> 01:54:00,171 Give me that. 1455 01:54:03,875 --> 01:54:05,593 What's goin' on out there? 1456 01:54:09,965 --> 01:54:12,434 The game is over for them. What are they watching? 1457 01:54:14,928 --> 01:54:17,226 The final key! It's being broadcast. 1458 01:54:19,307 --> 01:54:20,809 You see, 1459 01:54:20,976 --> 01:54:23,525 Warren Robinett was proud of Adventure. 1460 01:54:23,687 --> 01:54:25,906 He wanted people to know who was behind it. 1461 01:54:26,773 --> 01:54:29,322 That's why he created the first digital Easter egg 1462 01:54:29,484 --> 01:54:32,033 and to find it, you didn't even have to win. 1463 01:54:32,195 --> 01:54:36,200 You just had to blindly play, searching around 1464 01:54:36,366 --> 01:54:39,461 in rooms for an invisible dot. 1465 01:54:40,495 --> 01:54:42,919 You took the dot back to the main screen 1466 01:54:43,081 --> 01:54:47,553 and that's when you found the first Easter egg ever put in a video game. 1467 01:54:47,711 --> 01:54:48,963 The creator's name. 1468 01:55:13,653 --> 01:55:15,451 What's going on, man? I can't see shit. 1469 01:55:15,739 --> 01:55:17,116 Parzival just got the Crystal Key! 1470 01:55:32,422 --> 01:55:34,140 Do you want it or not? 1471 01:55:37,469 --> 01:55:39,267 Aech, what the hell's going on? 1472 01:55:39,554 --> 01:55:41,397 Just practicing my Mario Kart. What do you think? 1473 01:55:41,556 --> 01:55:43,604 IOI's trying to kill us, man! 1474 01:55:57,864 --> 01:56:00,037 Everyone watching, if you're in the Columbus stacks, 1475 01:56:00,200 --> 01:56:01,497 this is Parzival. 1476 01:56:01,660 --> 01:56:04,288 My real-world name is Wade Watts, and we're gonna need your help. 1477 01:56:04,454 --> 01:56:05,876 Aech, head for the stacks! 1478 01:56:06,039 --> 01:56:07,666 Okay, hold on! 1479 01:56:32,941 --> 01:56:34,909 Stick the key in, how hard is it? 1480 01:56:40,615 --> 01:56:41,787 Come on. 1481 01:56:49,249 --> 01:56:51,252 Yeah! Yes! 1482 01:57:07,475 --> 01:57:08,693 That's it? 1483 01:57:09,519 --> 01:57:10,566 Yeah, that's it. 1484 01:57:10,729 --> 01:57:15,735 Now, you just sign these papers, and the OASIS is yours. 1485 01:57:15,900 --> 01:57:20,030 You will be its sole proprietor. 1486 01:57:20,196 --> 01:57:21,664 That ain't so bad, is it? 1487 01:57:43,511 --> 01:57:44,558 I'm gonna need a second. 1488 01:58:13,249 --> 01:58:15,252 This is wrong. 1489 01:58:15,877 --> 01:58:18,756 This pen, this contract. 1490 01:58:22,008 --> 01:58:23,601 This is the moment that Halliday made Morrow 1491 01:58:23,760 --> 01:58:25,637 sign over his shares in Gregarious. 1492 01:58:26,346 --> 01:58:28,440 That was the biggest mistake of his life. 1493 01:58:29,015 --> 01:58:31,143 He knew that. 1494 01:58:32,894 --> 01:58:34,942 This can't be the end. 1495 01:58:36,147 --> 01:58:37,865 It's a test. 1496 01:58:42,404 --> 01:58:45,078 I won't make the same mistake you did. 1497 01:58:50,787 --> 01:58:52,664 Oh, good. 1498 01:58:55,375 --> 01:58:58,800 I just needed to be sure. 1499 01:59:12,809 --> 01:59:15,028 This is where you grew up. 1500 01:59:24,279 --> 01:59:26,657 Oh, that's just me a long time ago. 1501 01:59:27,240 --> 01:59:29,959 I like to have him around from time to time. 1502 01:59:30,827 --> 01:59:32,454 Hey, I have to show you something. 1503 01:59:33,121 --> 01:59:34,668 This... Come on. 1504 01:59:34,831 --> 01:59:36,504 This is the button. 1505 01:59:36,666 --> 01:59:39,795 If you push it, the whole simulation shuts down 1506 01:59:39,961 --> 01:59:43,431 and a tapeworm program will erase all of the backup servers. 1507 01:59:43,590 --> 01:59:46,844 So you now have the power to turn the OASIS off forever. 1508 01:59:47,343 --> 01:59:48,936 Do you understand? 1509 01:59:54,350 --> 01:59:55,351 Yeah, 1510 01:59:55,518 --> 01:59:57,316 try not to accidentally erase 1511 01:59:57,479 --> 02:00:00,153 the whole of the OASIS on your first day. 1512 02:00:09,532 --> 02:00:11,250 The stacks are straight ahead! 1513 02:00:27,050 --> 02:00:29,849 Well, I expect you have to go. I know I do. 1514 02:00:30,011 --> 02:00:32,389 So, now is the time for you to receive your prize 1515 02:00:32,555 --> 02:00:34,933 because you won all three keys. 1516 02:00:35,099 --> 02:00:39,104 Once you take this egg, the game will be over. 1517 02:00:39,813 --> 02:00:42,862 The egg, the egg... 1518 02:00:50,323 --> 02:00:52,576 We know what you did here. 1519 02:00:52,742 --> 02:00:56,042 You turn around and walk out of here while you still can. 1520 02:01:08,675 --> 02:01:11,053 I created the OASIS 1521 02:01:11,219 --> 02:01:14,894 because I never felt at home in the real world. 1522 02:01:15,974 --> 02:01:19,274 I just didn't know how to connect with the people there. 1523 02:01:20,436 --> 02:01:23,315 I was afraid for all of my life. 1524 02:01:23,940 --> 02:01:26,694 Right up until the day I knew my life was ending. 1525 02:01:32,323 --> 02:01:36,169 Now, that... That was when I realized that, 1526 02:01:37,328 --> 02:01:42,425 as terrifying and painful as reality can be, 1527 02:01:43,293 --> 02:01:47,298 it's also the only place 1528 02:01:48,965 --> 02:01:50,592 that you can get a decent meal. 1529 02:01:57,265 --> 02:01:58,767 Because 1530 02:02:00,518 --> 02:02:02,111 reality 1531 02:02:07,275 --> 02:02:08,777 is real. 1532 02:02:08,943 --> 02:02:10,661 You understand what I'm saying? 1533 02:02:12,488 --> 02:02:15,116 Yes. Yes, I do. 1534 02:02:24,918 --> 02:02:26,170 He did it. 1535 02:02:27,879 --> 02:02:29,347 He got the egg. 1536 02:02:30,173 --> 02:02:31,425 Hooray. 1537 02:02:32,592 --> 02:02:34,219 - No! - No! Please! 1538 02:03:07,794 --> 02:03:09,046 Hold it! 1539 02:03:11,130 --> 02:03:14,134 Drop the gun! Now! On the ground! 1540 02:03:14,884 --> 02:03:17,478 Turn around! Hands on your head. 1541 02:03:17,637 --> 02:03:19,184 Walk back towards me. 1542 02:03:34,904 --> 02:03:39,330 Mr. Halliday. Something I don't understand. 1543 02:03:40,159 --> 02:03:42,878 You're not an avatar, are you? 1544 02:03:43,496 --> 02:03:45,123 No. 1545 02:03:46,666 --> 02:03:48,669 Is Halliday really dead? 1546 02:03:50,336 --> 02:03:51,929 Yes. 1547 02:03:57,677 --> 02:03:59,429 Then what are you? 1548 02:04:02,682 --> 02:04:04,650 Goodbye, Parzival. 1549 02:04:06,310 --> 02:04:07,402 Thanks. 1550 02:04:08,938 --> 02:04:11,157 Thanks for playing my game. 1551 02:04:40,178 --> 02:04:41,475 Wade? 1552 02:04:42,889 --> 02:04:44,641 - Ogden Morrow? - Ogden Morrow? 1553 02:04:44,807 --> 02:04:46,434 You can call me "Og." 1554 02:04:46,601 --> 02:04:49,355 Now, there are some people out here that would very much like to meet you. 1555 02:04:49,937 --> 02:04:52,611 Wow, this is incredible. 1556 02:04:53,191 --> 02:04:55,945 It's an honor to meet you, Og, but I... 1557 02:05:00,156 --> 02:05:01,829 There's something I need to do first. 1558 02:05:05,745 --> 02:05:07,497 I'm not like Halliday. 1559 02:05:11,250 --> 02:05:13,298 I'm taking the leap. 1560 02:05:29,769 --> 02:05:30,987 We're looking for Wade Watts. 1561 02:05:32,897 --> 02:05:34,991 We need you to make a statement about the clip you sent in 1562 02:05:35,149 --> 02:05:37,072 of Nolan Sorrento's confession. 1563 02:05:37,360 --> 02:05:39,454 Uh, that was me. 1564 02:05:40,113 --> 02:05:42,662 What? I record everything in my workshop. 1565 02:05:49,080 --> 02:05:50,957 Help me out of this. 1566 02:05:57,296 --> 02:05:58,593 Who are you guys? 1567 02:05:59,590 --> 02:06:03,891 The people you need right now, lawyers. From Gregarious Games. 1568 02:06:06,722 --> 02:06:08,349 They want your signature, Wade. 1569 02:06:16,315 --> 02:06:18,409 I'm splitting it with my clan. 1570 02:06:18,568 --> 02:06:20,366 We're gonna run things together. 1571 02:06:24,907 --> 02:06:26,955 That's a good choice. 1572 02:06:54,896 --> 02:06:57,945 FNale, listen to me very carefully. 1573 02:07:07,158 --> 02:07:09,912 Mr. Morrow... I mean, Og, 1574 02:07:10,077 --> 02:07:11,374 how'd you get here so fast? 1575 02:07:11,537 --> 02:07:13,710 I flew from the stars on my magic sleigh. 1576 02:07:14,290 --> 02:07:16,714 Everyone's been watching. 1577 02:07:16,876 --> 02:07:20,096 Of course, I've been watching a little closer than most. 1578 02:07:24,133 --> 02:07:25,555 You? 1579 02:07:26,052 --> 02:07:27,270 You're the Curator? 1580 02:07:31,015 --> 02:07:33,234 Well played, Parzival. 1581 02:07:34,477 --> 02:07:36,354 Jim told me nothing about the contest, 1582 02:07:36,520 --> 02:07:39,740 so there was no rule about me losing a bet to a smart kid. 1583 02:07:39,899 --> 02:07:41,572 Not that you needed my help. 1584 02:07:42,526 --> 02:07:46,497 You figured out that Kira was the key on your own. 1585 02:07:46,864 --> 02:07:49,492 Yeah, but... Kira wasn't the key. 1586 02:07:50,826 --> 02:07:52,703 It was you, Mr. Morrow. 1587 02:07:54,830 --> 02:07:56,503 You were the Rosebud. 1588 02:07:56,666 --> 02:07:58,885 And Halliday's biggest regret was 1589 02:08:00,586 --> 02:08:02,179 losing his only friend. 1590 02:08:06,425 --> 02:08:08,598 You know, Jim used to say the OASIS 1591 02:08:08,761 --> 02:08:11,230 was never supposed to be a one-player game. 1592 02:08:14,934 --> 02:08:17,562 Now, who do we have here? 1593 02:08:17,728 --> 02:08:20,231 Oh. Well, look who it is. 1594 02:08:20,398 --> 02:08:21,991 It's my heroes, the High Five. 1595 02:08:22,149 --> 02:08:23,651 - You must be Art3mis. - Samantha. 1596 02:08:23,818 --> 02:08:25,616 The High Five took over the OASIS, 1597 02:08:25,778 --> 02:08:27,246 and the first thing we did 1598 02:08:27,405 --> 02:08:30,750 was sign Ogden Morrow to a non-exclusive consultancy. 1599 02:08:30,908 --> 02:08:33,753 The salary, per his demand, 1600 02:08:33,911 --> 02:08:37,006 was 25 cents. One quarter. 1601 02:08:40,376 --> 02:08:42,629 With his guidance, our second move was to ban 1602 02:08:42,795 --> 02:08:45,469 any loyalty centers from accessing the OASIS. 1603 02:08:46,257 --> 02:08:49,682 IOI had no choice. They shut 'em all down. 1604 02:08:52,471 --> 02:08:54,940 The third thing we did wasn't as popular. 1605 02:08:55,474 --> 02:08:58,603 We closed the OASIS on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 1606 02:08:59,478 --> 02:09:01,822 I know, it sounds like a weird move, 1607 02:09:01,981 --> 02:09:04,860 but people need to spend more time in the real world. 1608 02:09:06,527 --> 02:09:09,451 'Cause, like Halliday said, 1609 02:09:09,613 --> 02:09:13,959 reality is the only thing that's real. 1610 02:19:49,419 --> 02:19:50,420 English - SDH