Falling Skies

Previously on Falling Skies...

I don't know what your alien friends did to you,

but I for one do not want to find out.

We are fighting the same enemy.

If the rebellion isn't real,

then nothing that's happened makes any sense.

If the Skitters are gonna overthrow their Masters...

Maybe it could be true.

Look, I don't know what you're plotting,

but I'd rather swallow glass than be a part of it.

Charleston

We've been promised paradise before

There's no way to know for sure.

Who goes there?

Colonel Porter, First Continental Army.

Let's go to Charleston.

Can't tell you how proud I am

of the way you guys kept the 2nd Mass in the fight.

Last we heard, your unit was taking some pretty heavy fire.

Yeah, Mechs tore the hell out of us.

We put up a fight, but in the end, only five survived.

All we could do was patch up the wounded,

bury the dead, and try to make our way down here.

We're basically in a defensive posture,

just staying off the alien grid.

How'd anyone even find this place?

Dumb luck.

This place was under construction

when they hit the city.

Everything topside was destroyed.

Everything down below... survived.

Oh, my God.

What the hell they staring at?

2nd Mass, welcome!

Looks like your reputation precedes you, folks.

Welcome to Charleston.

Happy to have you!

? Falling Skies 2x09 ? The Price of Greatness Original Air Date on August 12, 2012

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Ham, sir?

Mm. Thanks. Looks good.

All right. Thanks.

Quite a spread.

Dad?

Dad!

Jeanne?

Hey! Hey!

Oh, my goodness.

You're alive.

Yeah.

It's all right. It's all right.

Scouts said they found survivors from the 2nd Mass.

I was so scared that you wouldn't be with them.

You can't get rid of me that easy.

Hey...

Hey, how'd you get here?

Where's your boyfriend?

He got all messed up when we left Richmond, Dad.

Don't disappear on me again, okay?

Okay.

"Charleston Arbor."

Must have been building some kind of crazy underground mall.

They even rigged up some running water.

Pray to God that means showers.

You passed your sell-by date like 400 miles ago.

Yeah, well, so, how long do we wait

till we put this, uh, hole in the rearview?

Trust me -- I have no intentions

on making Mayberry my permanent residence.

This way!

Look at all these kids.

Do you think that they have a school here,

like we did before?

Be surprised if they didn't.

Go ahead. Check it out.

Just stay close, okay?

Okay.

Fresh bread, green beans, corn.

It's been a while since we could pick and choose, huh?

I see you passed on the Brussels sprouts.

And the spinach.

Like I said, it's been a while.

Tom Mason.

Boston College, Maloney Hall,

second row, left, and always an aisle seat.

Just in case I had to sneak out early.

As I recall, you never dared.

Tom.

Um, Anne, this is Arthur Manchester...

Hello.

...chairman of B.C.'s American History Department

back in the day.

And he's right -- I never missed a lecture.

I hope our people are treating you well.

To be honest, I'm overwhelmed.

Arthur also wrote "From Darkness, Democracy,"

which is one of the best histories

on the Revolutionary War.

Clearly, lessons you're putting into practice.

The new United States of America, in which you are...

Majority leader. "President" felt presumptuous.

We're still very much a work in progress.

You know I've got a million questions.

And I'm eager to hear about your encounter

with this Overlord creature.

But we're gonna have plenty of time to talk.

And I'm betting your people haven't seen a real bed

in quite a while.

Or hot food, clean clothes.

Speaking of which,

I had my son Matt make this up just in case.

This is the names of everybody in the 2nd Mass,

along with their assignments.

I'll get our housing committee working on this right away.

Tom, I can't tell you how happy I am that you're here.

Charleston could use a man like you.

Wait till that generator's working.

Gents, General Bressler.

General.

Captain Daniel Weaver, 2nd Massachusetts, reporting.

Gunnery Sergeant Aloysius Murphy,

United States Marine Corps, sir.

At ease, gentlemen.

Porter's told me a lot about your unit.

Congratulations on making it through.

I'd say you've earned this.

Appreciate that, sir.

I had a quick look at your men, at your ordnance.

I'd say you've put together a hell of a fighting force.

We can always find a place for more, hmm?

If I may...

Go right ahead, Captain.

2nd Mass executed ambushes against the aliens

in Connecticut, Richmond.

And we've been tracking enemy activity

all the way down the line...

here in Concord...

even in Florence.

If you need our people to scout for you,

just say the word.

Appreciate the intel, Captain,

but we won't be needing your scouts.

General, these 2nd Mass people

have got actionable intelligence.

Colonel Porter, your opinion is noted.

You're dismissed.

Yes, sir.

Let me, uh, lay it out for you.

The aliens have no reason to attack Charleston again.

As far as they know, the city's been neutralized.

Given that, our civilian authorities

decided to use the lull to regroup and rebuild.

Until that changes,

we're not in the business of picking fights.

The civilian leader Manchester --

he calls the shots for the military, too?

As he'll be happy to remind you,

he does have 230 years of American tradition on his side.

Manchester was one of the first settlers

and wound up becoming their leader by default.

But as our numbers grew,

he made sure his people knew who to thank

for their three squares a day, full bellies.

It made him very popular.

Captain Weaver!

Captain, you better get out here.

Calm down! Nothing's been decided yet!

Damn it, I am ordering you

to step back and allow us to continue.

I don't take your orders, Sergeant.

And I'm not letting you split these people up

or disarm them without a reason!

What the hell is going on here?

Captain, they're spreading the 2nd Mass out

across a dozen different housing areas.

This is not a damn resort! You will go where you are told!

You better back off!

At ease! At ease, Sergeant Clemons.

Jim?

These people have had each other's backs for months.

I understand that.

And you've got to understand this isn't punitive.

Down here, we store all the weapons in a central area,

and then we issue them according to mission.

We're just salting your people in where they belong.

Now, that said, you tell me "no way,"

I'll back your position.

Hold on!

I may not like it,

but the Colonel is making sense.

We're here now.

We're in Charleston.

We're in Charleston.

Tom.

No, Captain Weaver's right.

We need to start thinking beyond the 2nd Mass now.

Good.

Carry on, Sergeant Clemons.

Yes, sir.

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