The Head

Come on, people! Get them while they're hot!

Which won't be too long out here,

in this goddamn cold.

There you go. There you go.

Ok, go.

Go, go, go!

Go! Wow, take it easy.

This is mine. Okay?

Speech, speech, speech!

Okay, okay... If I must.

This has been a summer of intense work

and scientific exploration.

But our mission is not yet finished.

While our lucky summer brothers and sisters

are leaving for the warmth of civilization,

a few of us remain to endure the winter darkness

in order to bring the light of knowledge to the world.

The work we started on Polaris V and that we continue to do here

could be the very thing that cures our ailing planet.

Summer's over.

"Who is it?"

It's the summer commander.

Annika dear,

can you stop fighting climate change for a moment

-and join the farewell party? -Why should I?

Because he's your boss,

and it is important for you to be there.

Yes, but...

You're my husband.

A husband I don't get to see for six months.

Or touch...

Or kiss...

Or touch...

"Everybody's leaving today?"

Most of them are, yeah...

Only ten of us will remain here, you see?

Take off's in a couple of hours.

Last one of the summer. After that...

"Hey, listen to me,

you can do this, you hear me?

Everything is going to be alright. You'll see."

Sure. Six months of isolation in the coldest place on Earth.

What could possibly go wrong...

"Mom would be proud of you."

Maggie?

-I was looking for you. -I'm just talking to my sister.

Come on, hurry up. Hey.

This could be the last time Gus does the chicken dance.

-Oh, I wouldn't wanna miss that. -No, you wouldn't.

Bye, Syl.

-I love you. -"Bye."

...Lukas found it in his search history,

and grounded him for a month.

It's just crazy what kids have

at the tip of their fingers these days...

May I have this dance, my lady?

I was actually just about to get a burger.

You know what?

I think you're scared.

-What? -You're scared...

of this!

Oh, please...

Stop, stop! Please, please!

-But I'm so happy you came! -Okay, okay!

You win!

I hope you are going to miss me.

I'm not going to miss you.

-Of course not. -No, I'm not.

Take good care of my station, yeah?

No, no. You mean my station, my station now.

-Okay. -Get the fuck out of here.

Goodbye.

Are you sure about this?

-Johan... -You can't stand him.

That has nothing to do with it.

You haven't worked together for eight years.

-With good reason. -But I am doing it now.

I want my name on this, Johan.

He should not be allowed to get the credit again,

just because he is a man.

I discovered that bacteria together with Arthur.

Okay?

Okay.

Fuck, I love you.

So much.

-And you know that. -Yes.

I've been thinking a lot about...

having more people in the house.

-More people in the house? -The small kind.

The small kind?

We'll make a family together.

Yes?

-Yes? -Yes.

"This is nonsense. Doesn't prove a damn thing.

Thought you'd feel that way, Garry.

You were the only one that could have gotten

to that blood...

We'll do you last..."

You fucked up, MacReady. You should've done Palmer last.

Jesus, whose idea was this?

It's a tradition.

All stations watch it at the beginning of the winter.

It's a celebration of your fellow winterers.

Great.

I think I need a break.

Where are you going? Maggie, are you scared?

There are things that bump in the night...

A stray.

It probably got separated from its herd

during last night's blizzard.

Where is she going?

It's trying to find its way to the ocean.

Probably won't make it

-You know you can't help. -I know.

-It's against the rules. -Yeah, I know.

Flying out our garbage,

staying away from the wildlife,

trying to pretend we aren't here.

It's absurd, of course, but...

those are the rules.

Jesus, we're in the middle of nowhere.

Who would find out, who would know if we helped her?

I think you're learning the wrong lesson from this.

This place doesn't give a shit if we live or die.

Empathy will only get you killed.

-Astrid. -Hey.

There it is.

-How long it's been? -Three weeks.

No contact?

It happens.

To lose all communications?

Sometimes.

She's fine.

Tonight we will all be pretending

we cannot hear you two through the thin walls.

Where's everybody?

Where's the welcome committee?

I don't know.

Come on!

Hello?

Anybody?

Get the generator up and running.

The generator.

Let's check the generator. Come on.

Micke?

Yes, it's not new... It's...

a week old, at least.

Johan.

Johan, bullet holes.

Who the hell had weapons in here?

Micke!

What?

It's Erik.

What's going on?

I... I don't know, Johan.

"Johan, Astrid talking.

You need to get to the hangar right now."

Come on, Micke!

Astrid?

What the fuck?

Where's the other Sno-Cat?

Not here.

There's something else... you should see.

What?

Come.

Is that...?

Has anyone looked?

We were waiting for you.

Micke.

What can you tell me?

Judging by the size, the bone structure...

I would... I'd say it's a woman.

Did she die in there?

Yes, probably.

Looking at the bone disintegration,

we're talking 800 degrees, at least.

I'm sorry.

It doesn't have to be Annika, right?

Search the whole station.

Look for the rest of the crew.

Check every fucking corner and find my wife, yeah?

You two, check the dorms.

Look everywhere. And I mean everywhere! Come on.

-We go to the mess hall. -Yeah.

Go, go, go!

Johan, we can't open the kitchen door,

it's somehow blocked from the inside.

Come on, yeah! Come on!

Come on!

It's Maggie! Maggie!

Easy, easy.

Come on, Gus.

Come on, easy.

Easy.

Maggie.

It's Johan. Look at me.

You know who I am. We are not gonna hurt you.

We are not here to hurt you.

Maggie, wanna put that knife down?

Put the knife down, Maggie. Maggie.