Crusoe - Season One

Since when you making defence mechanisms?

- You think I'm not capable? - It's not that.

Yes, it is that.

You think you can design it better than me.

If there's a way of saying that without sounding pig-headed, then yes.

OK, well, that's...

that's good!

Somebody sneaks in the camp and they see Mr. Skeleton here and they

they get a bit of a fright. Let out a little scream or something. It's good.

The skeleton is not the trap.

But for the purpose of this display, it would be the intruder.

Like some marauding pirate or cannibal.

Just go stand there, for your own safety.

Right.

The intruder trips the wire...

- which then sets off the catapult. - Right.

I think you'll be very impressed by this.

Watch.

Yes.

I'm very impressed.

Maybe if I could just make...

I know what I'm doing.

Actually, your idea wasn't bad, you just...

just got your calculations wrong.

There wasn't enough leverage, and that's when the pulley system comes in.

It's a good theory, bad execution.

Really.

Just trying to tell you where you went wrong, that's all.

I'm smart enough to work out for myself where I went wrong.

Okay.

Pretty good, I suppose.

Don't think it could worked any better!

That's even better than I thought!

present:

CRUSOE Season 1 - Episode 9

Synchro VO: dmbmh

"Name of the Game"

Snap!

Just like that.

I've seen crocodiles before, but that one...

That's a real man-eater!

He'll rip you right in half!

Nevermind what it did to that little skull, I...

I think as far as defence mechanisms go...

It's a real winner.

Should've seen your face when it came...

Friday!

- What? - I said you did good.

What's wrong?

It's a big island, but a small tree house.

- Meaning? - If we're going to fall out

- I'd at least like to know why. - We're not falling out.

Something's going on.

Nothing.

- You did a good job with my trap. - I know.

That's what it is, isn't it?

I'm not trying to prove a point. It's just that I...

I don't know. I've got a certain set of skills and so do you.

I went to school, I studied hard. I passed examinations.

Examinations?

It's a test where you have to prove yourself.

Like a rite of manhood.

You'd certainly think so if you heard my father talk.

Well, then I have passed tests. And I have passed examinations.

- Really. - Yes.

Fine.

They were not a joke!

You have no idea what they were like.

All right, then.

I have no idea.

Then I will show you.

You can't be serious.

I told you it was not a joke.

And what's the point of it?

To walk across the coal,

without getting burnt.

Barefoot?

Barefoot.

Can't be done.

It is a walk of courage.

You might say courage, others might say lunacy.

But I have done it, I've seen others do it,

and I've seen people fail.

See?

Show me your feet.

Why aren't they blistered?

'Cause I truly believed I would come to no harm.

It can't be that. It's...

- Crusoe, you cannot do this! - If you can do it, I can do it.

The secret is to keep the contact as brief as possible.

And the ash and the moisture helps.

And what if you are wrong?

Then you can carry me home.

Look! No blisters!

It's just... You only fail if you hesitate.

Mind over matter. Just clear your mind

and go.

Well, it was only the first test.

Little girls in our tribe would do it just for the fun of it.

You take me from being a warrior to being a little girl. That's great!

What, Crusoe? I'm just saying the others, they're more demanding.

I studied algebra at Morton's Academy. I can walk on coals any day.

So you mean you'd rather be here than at home.

You know me better than that.

Every waking moment, I try and think about getting off this island.

I think about my family's safety.

All I can do from here is pray that Blackthorn is protecting them.

The necklace!

It's not only exquisite,

it is 3,000 years old.

I fear I'll spoil it.

You swore you would work for your keep,

and trust me, Susannah, you do.

On you my precious things

take life.

I got a letter back from those agents in the West Indies.

Bad news?

No news at all.

For all I know, he could be dead.

Susannah, since you raised that possibility.

I wasn't raising it.

But it is a possibility.

More than a possibility.

I cannot believe that

Robin would be alive and not get a message to you.

Would he want you to suffer like this? No.

That would be cruel.

I think we have to be realistic...

and accept the worst.

So then...

Is it not time that

you considered your childrens' future...

and your own?

I will not give up on Robin.

Well, then.

Father, may I interrupt?

There's a priest here to see you.

A Priest?

I'm not that ill.

Monsieur Crusoe?

Do you remember me?

How old were you when you passed the test?

Does it matter?

Well, now that I know I can pass a test a little girl can do

I'd just like to know how old you were.

I was twelve.

Twelve?

That's impressive!

You must've been really scared.

If you say so.

Don't you remember?

Of course I remember.

I remember what my father told me before I did it.

Your science has got nothing to do with it.

Everything starts in here.

No, I think you're over-simplifying things.

Here, look.

It's a little mental test.

A cup, right?

And a stone.

Now, the stone is under the cup, right?

I want you to move it.

But you can't touch the cup.

No moving it, no blowing on it. No moving it at all.

It is not possible.

Watch.

Wait.

Watch.

Okay.

I've got it.

- There it is. - That is not the same pebble!

- Isn't it? - No!

Now see, I didn't move the cup.

Mind over matter. And you failed my test.

Tomorrow, you and me in a real challenge,

One that does not involve cheap tricks.

Finally.

You're going to be sorry.

I doubt that.

So what is it?

Tomorrow.

Two men will climb up,

but only one will come down.

And gravity will take care of the other.

Just say the word, Crusoe,

and we'll cancel this challenge.

Is it true you won this when you're only 12?

Against a boy 3 times my size.

Well, prepare to lose this time.

Okay, that hurt.

Well, then do not get hit.

Crusoe, this is so easy. You are so predictable.

High, low, high!

Just like I thought you would do.

Looks like you don't know me as you thought.

It wasn't really a challenge It was more a fight.

- Want another? - Just saying.

I think we should stop this before...

one of us gets hurt.

It's too late.