1 00:00:49,649 --> 00:00:52,389 (1980s ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) 2 00:01:17,343 --> 00:01:21,413 ANNOUNCER: Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1. 3 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:23,254 No pain, no gain. 4 00:01:38,364 --> 00:01:39,774 (GRUNTING) 5 00:01:45,071 --> 00:01:46,541 Pizza, guys. 6 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:53,682 WADE: Whoo-hoo! 7 00:02:01,488 --> 00:02:04,018 (GRUNTING) 8 00:02:08,061 --> 00:02:09,601 Hello, Wade. 9 00:02:09,596 --> 00:02:11,326 Hello, Mrs. Gilmore. 10 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:14,231 What's the matter? Life getting you down? 11 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:17,299 (MRS. GILMORE CHUCKLES) 12 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:21,435 WADE: I was born in 2027. 13 00:02:21,441 --> 00:02:25,251 After the Corn Syrup Droughts, after the Bandwidth Riots. 14 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:27,445 After people stopped trying to fix problems 15 00:02:27,447 --> 00:02:29,747 and just tried to outlive them. 16 00:02:36,322 --> 00:02:38,792 My parents, they didn't make it through those times, 17 00:02:38,791 --> 00:02:42,761 so I live here in Columbus, Ohio, with my Aunt Alice. 18 00:02:42,762 --> 00:02:48,102 In 2045, Columbus is the fastest-growing city on Earth. 19 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:51,441 It's where Halliday and Morrow started Gregarious Games. 20 00:02:56,309 --> 00:02:58,709 These days, reality is a bummer. 21 00:02:58,711 --> 00:03:00,681 Everyone is looking for a way to escape, 22 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,220 and that's why Halliday... 23 00:03:02,215 --> 00:03:05,045 That's why he was such a hero to us. 24 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:08,621 He showed us that we could go somewhere without going anywhere at all. 25 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:12,327 You don't need a destination 26 00:03:12,325 --> 00:03:14,055 when you're running on an omnidirectional treadmill 27 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:16,400 with quadraphonic, pressure-sensitive underlay. 28 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:19,730 James Halliday saw the future. 29 00:03:19,732 --> 00:03:21,472 And then he built it. 30 00:03:21,467 --> 00:03:23,637 He gave us a place to go. 31 00:03:23,636 --> 00:03:25,966 A place called 32 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:27,412 the OASIS. 33 00:03:31,744 --> 00:03:34,054 (CHORUS SINGING) 34 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,920 This is the OASIS. 35 00:03:42,922 --> 00:03:47,092 It's a place where the limits of reality are your own imagination. 36 00:04:00,506 --> 00:04:02,636 -You can do anything... -(CROWD CHEERING) 37 00:04:03,610 --> 00:04:04,680 ...go anywhere. 38 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:07,906 Like the vacation planet. 39 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:10,724 Surf a 50-foot monster wave in Hawaii. 40 00:04:10,717 --> 00:04:13,617 -You can ski down the pyramids. -(SKIERS WHOOPING) 41 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:15,520 You can climb Mount Everest 42 00:04:15,521 --> 00:04:17,021 with Batman. 43 00:04:19,726 --> 00:04:23,356 Check out this place. It's a casino the size of a planet. 44 00:04:23,363 --> 00:04:25,033 You can lose your money there. 45 00:04:25,031 --> 00:04:27,431 You can get married. You can get divorced. 46 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:31,273 You can... You can go in there. 47 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:34,371 People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do, 48 00:04:34,374 --> 00:04:37,544 but they stay because of all the things they can be. 49 00:04:39,045 --> 00:04:42,815 Tall, beautiful, scary, a different sex, 50 00:04:42,815 --> 00:04:46,045 a different species, live-action, cartoon. 51 00:04:46,052 --> 00:04:48,662 It's all your call. 52 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:51,985 Yeah, that's me. Well, that's my avatar. 53 00:04:51,991 --> 00:04:55,961 At least, until I feel like changing it. 54 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:58,402 Except for eating, sleeping, and bathroom breaks, 55 00:04:58,398 --> 00:05:02,468 whatever people wanna do, they do it in the OASIS. 56 00:05:02,468 --> 00:05:05,468 And since everyone is here, this is where we meet each other. 57 00:05:05,471 --> 00:05:06,811 It's where we make friends. 58 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:09,136 Locate Aech. 59 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:11,482 -(BEEPING) -COMPUTER: Locating Aech. 60 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,350 Aech located. 61 00:05:16,349 --> 00:05:19,649 Sector 12. Planet Doom. 62 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:22,992 WADE: Planet Doom, the most dangerous place in the OASIS, 63 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:26,089 and a pretty great place to pick up coin. 64 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:27,692 Figures Aech would be there. 65 00:05:30,296 --> 00:05:33,766 Aech is my best friend in the OASIS. 66 00:05:33,766 --> 00:05:36,436 He's my best friend, period. 67 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:39,336 Even though I've never actually met him in the real world. 68 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:45,506 -WADWhat's up, Aech? -Hey, what up, Z? 69 00:05:45,511 --> 00:05:47,951 Next race is in 20 minutes, and I can't do the late one. 70 00:05:47,947 --> 00:05:49,647 What the hell are you up to? 71 00:05:49,649 --> 00:05:52,289 Man, gettin' my kills on, bro. 72 00:05:52,285 --> 00:05:53,515 Is that Daito? 73 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:55,119 Daito and Sho. 74 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:00,692 (BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE) 75 00:06:01,527 --> 00:06:02,997 This an artifact hunt? 76 00:06:02,995 --> 00:06:05,295 Yup. Gregarious 120. 77 00:06:05,298 --> 00:06:09,868 Turn into any giant robot for two minutes. That's rad. 78 00:06:09,869 --> 00:06:11,239 WADE: Artifacts. 79 00:06:11,971 --> 00:06:14,841 Those were key. 80 00:06:14,841 --> 00:06:17,011 Halliday made sure the OASIS was littered 81 00:06:17,009 --> 00:06:19,709 with enough randomly powerful stuff 82 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:24,082 that anyone could win if they had the skills. 83 00:06:24,083 --> 00:06:26,923 Death matches and artifact hunts are a good way to coin-snatch, 84 00:06:26,919 --> 00:06:29,689 but depending on your level of armor, they're risky. 85 00:06:29,689 --> 00:06:31,189 (LAUGHS) 86 00:06:31,190 --> 00:06:33,530 You see, everyone starts the same, 87 00:06:33,526 --> 00:06:34,986 but the more coin you make... 88 00:06:34,994 --> 00:06:37,164 -Mom! Mom! -...the more you level up. 89 00:06:37,163 --> 00:06:39,073 If you get killed, your avatar can come back to life... 90 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:40,365 Go get your dad! 91 00:06:40,366 --> 00:06:41,896 ...but you lose all your stuff. 92 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:43,842 (GRUNTS) 93 00:06:43,836 --> 00:06:45,666 Everything you've ever worked for. 94 00:06:46,539 --> 00:06:48,009 All your money. 95 00:06:48,007 --> 00:06:50,037 (SHOUTS IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 96 00:06:50,042 --> 00:06:51,582 Your clothes. 97 00:06:51,577 --> 00:06:53,107 (SCREAMS) 98 00:06:53,112 --> 00:06:55,182 Your weapons. 99 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:57,781 Since people spend most of their time in the OASIS... 100 00:06:57,784 --> 00:07:00,624 (SHOUTING IN JAPANESE) 101 00:07:00,620 --> 00:07:02,460 ...losing your shit means... 102 00:07:02,455 --> 00:07:05,085 Well, losing your shit. 103 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:07,461 (1980s POP MUSIC PLAYING) 104 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:09,900 Aech, 10 minutes until the race starts. 105 00:07:09,896 --> 00:07:12,096 AECOkay, Mom, I heard you. 106 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:16,238 WADE: You see, the OASIS was the brainchild of James Halliday. 107 00:07:16,235 --> 00:07:21,135 He and his partner, Ogden Morrow, released the first OASIS build in 2025. 108 00:07:21,140 --> 00:07:25,410 It was an instant success, and it made them both very rich. 109 00:07:25,411 --> 00:07:29,051 But Morrow was out of the picture after a few years. And Halliday? 110 00:07:29,048 --> 00:07:32,388 He wasn't just the owner of the world's biggest company. 111 00:07:32,385 --> 00:07:36,315 He was like a god. People loved him. 112 00:07:36,322 --> 00:07:38,492 They worshiped him as much as his creation. 113 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:41,331 Maybe we should stop talking about it 114 00:07:41,327 --> 00:07:43,827 and start, uh, showing it. 115 00:07:43,830 --> 00:07:46,130 If you all wanna reach under your seats, 116 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,472 you'll find that there's nothing there. (CHUCKLES) 117 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:52,668 -(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) -But we're gonna... we're each gonna bring you one now. 118 00:07:52,672 --> 00:07:56,812 WADE: And then, on January 7, 2040... 119 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:58,909 (MUSIC DISTORTS) 120 00:07:59,645 --> 00:08:00,705 He died. 121 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:04,923 -(ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING) -And what he left behind 122 00:08:06,285 --> 00:08:08,885 changed everything. 123 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:25,607 Hello. I am James Halliday. 124 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:29,035 If you're watching this, I'm dead. 125 00:08:29,041 --> 00:08:36,281 Before I died, I created what we in the biz call an "Easter egg." 126 00:08:36,282 --> 00:08:43,192 A hidden object in a game that gives special powers to whoever discovers it. 127 00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:47,194 The first person to find the egg 128 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:50,633 I've hidden somewhere inside the OASIS 129 00:08:50,630 --> 00:08:54,470 will inherit my stock in Gregarious Games, 130 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:58,337 currently valued in excess of half a million do... 131 00:08:58,337 --> 00:09:01,337 Uh, half a trillion dollars' worth, 132 00:09:01,340 --> 00:09:07,810 and total control of the OASIS itself. 133 00:09:07,813 --> 00:09:13,523 In the form of my avatar, Anorak the All-Knowing, 134 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:17,189 I created three keys. 135 00:09:17,189 --> 00:09:20,559 Three hidden challenges test for worthy traits 136 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:24,900 revealing three hidden keys to three magic gates. 137 00:09:24,897 --> 00:09:29,067 And those with the skill to survive these straits 138 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:33,868 will reach the end, where the prize awaits. 139 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:36,443 Off you go, keys. 140 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:43,721 The keys aren't just laying around under a rock somewhere. 141 00:09:43,716 --> 00:09:46,446 I suppose you could say they're invisible, 142 00:09:46,452 --> 00:09:50,192 hidden in a dark room that's at the center of a maze 143 00:09:50,189 --> 00:09:53,159 that's located somewhere 144 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:56,533 up here. 145 00:09:56,529 --> 00:10:00,629 Let the hunt for Halliday's Easter egg 146 00:10:01,233 --> 00:10:02,543 begin. 147 00:10:02,535 --> 00:10:04,595 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) 148 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:11,214 WADE: The challenge is to find three keys, 149 00:10:11,210 --> 00:10:14,810 but in five years, no one has even gotten one key. 150 00:10:14,814 --> 00:10:17,824 And the big scoreboard? Still empty. 151 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:19,747 Some long-forgotten gunter cracked the first clue 152 00:10:19,752 --> 00:10:21,622 and found the first challenge. 153 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:24,321 Then, this portal appeared. 154 00:10:24,323 --> 00:10:27,763 But the challenge to win the first key was a race designed by Halliday 155 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,760 that was so hard, no one had ever finished it. 156 00:10:30,763 --> 00:10:34,273 The only ones still trying are the gunters, as in "egg hunters," 157 00:10:34,266 --> 00:10:37,836 like me and Sho and Daito, and my best friend, Aech. 158 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:41,637 Oh, and of course, the Sixers. 159 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:42,811 The Sixers work for IOI... 160 00:10:42,808 --> 00:10:44,408 COMMANDER: Sixers! 161 00:10:44,410 --> 00:10:46,150 WADE: ...Innovative Online Industries. 162 00:10:46,145 --> 00:10:47,605 They're the second-largest company in the world 163 00:10:47,613 --> 00:10:49,853 with designs on becoming the first. 164 00:10:49,849 --> 00:10:51,819 Which is why they're putting everything they got 165 00:10:51,817 --> 00:10:53,147 into winning Halliday's contest. 166 00:10:53,152 --> 00:10:54,852 Buckle up! 167 00:10:55,621 --> 00:10:57,861 Sit in! 168 00:10:57,857 --> 00:11:00,527 WADE: We call 'em "Sixers" 'cause that's the company rule. 169 00:11:00,526 --> 00:11:03,796 No name, just numbers. 170 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:06,626 They have a support team made up of Halliday scholars. 171 00:11:06,632 --> 00:11:09,342 Like me, they spend all their time studying pop culture 172 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:10,995 that Halliday was obsessed with, 173 00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:13,013 trying to find clues to solve the contest. 174 00:11:15,608 --> 00:11:18,538 They're just following the orders of the head of IOI, 175 00:11:18,544 --> 00:11:21,684 this dickweed named Nolan Sorrento. 176 00:11:27,653 --> 00:11:29,293 How'd you get here before me? 177 00:11:29,288 --> 00:11:31,718 Well, I didn't make a pit stop at the hair salon. 178 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:34,234 -What up, Z? -What's up, Aech? 179 00:11:34,226 --> 00:11:35,526 Saved you a spot. 180 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:36,898 Thanks, bro. 181 00:11:36,896 --> 00:11:38,556 (BEEPING) 182 00:11:41,067 --> 00:11:42,637 I gotta go to the back. 183 00:11:42,635 --> 00:11:45,295 Ugh. So you can skim coins from crashed cars? 184 00:11:45,304 --> 00:11:48,074 -That's just sad, man. -Fuel's low. 185 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:51,884 Oh, but you still had enough to pay for that Something About Mary hairdo. 186 00:11:51,877 --> 00:11:53,777 (ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) 187 00:12:19,205 --> 00:12:21,165 (ENGINE REVVING) 188 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:34,219 First to the key. 189 00:12:34,220 --> 00:12:35,520 (HORN BLARES) 190 00:12:35,521 --> 00:12:36,891 First to the egg! 191 00:12:36,889 --> 00:12:38,519 (HORN BLARING) 192 00:13:18,430 --> 00:13:19,670 (TRAIN HORN BLARING) 193 00:13:26,071 --> 00:13:28,011 Aech, are you seeing this? 194 00:13:29,108 --> 00:13:30,938 (TIRES SCREECHES) 195 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:33,183 Yeah, I see it. That's Kaneda's bike from Akira. 196 00:13:33,179 --> 00:13:35,409 It's a licensed skin over a standard frame. 197 00:13:35,414 --> 00:13:38,284 WADE: No, not the bike. Forget the bike. 198 00:13:38,284 --> 00:13:40,124 The girl, I think it's Art3mis. 199 00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:42,419 The Art3mis? The Sixer Fixer? 200 00:13:42,421 --> 00:13:45,361 I've seen all her walk-throughs, her Twitch streams. 201 00:13:45,357 --> 00:13:47,327 It's her. It's definitely her. 202 00:14:03,142 --> 00:14:04,612 (HORN BLARES) 203 00:14:07,713 --> 00:14:08,913 (YELPS) 204 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:12,854 (BEEPING) 205 00:14:21,026 --> 00:14:22,756 (TIRES SCREECHES) 206 00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:32,944 (GRUNTS) 207 00:14:45,317 --> 00:14:46,647 (ROARS) 208 00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:49,086 (GROWLS) 209 00:14:58,864 --> 00:15:00,474 (ROARING) 210 00:15:03,002 --> 00:15:04,802 (GIBBERING) 211 00:15:13,345 --> 00:15:14,445 (GRUNTS) 212 00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:17,478 (TIRES SCREECHING) 213 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,540 Go, go, go! Get there! Come on! 214 00:15:42,308 --> 00:15:43,438 AECYou got it, you got it! 215 00:15:50,816 --> 00:15:52,886 (GROWLS) 216 00:15:52,885 --> 00:15:54,315 Balls. 217 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:01,029 She's not gonna make it. 218 00:16:03,762 --> 00:16:05,602 Bail! Bail out! 219 00:16:05,597 --> 00:16:06,667 Bail! 220 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,505 ART3MIS: Ow! (GRUNTS) 221 00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:19,180 (ROARING) 222 00:16:23,582 --> 00:16:26,022 (BOTH PANTING) 223 00:16:37,029 --> 00:16:38,399 (MOTORCYCLE SPUTTERING) 224 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:45,036 (AIR HISSING) 225 00:16:45,037 --> 00:16:46,537 Damn, I loved that bike. 226 00:16:46,538 --> 00:16:48,208 Oh, Aech could... 227 00:16:48,207 --> 00:16:50,507 Well, he's my friend, but he could fix it for you. 228 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,620 This is my workshop. Touch nothing. 229 00:17:00,619 --> 00:17:02,449 (MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO) 230 00:17:04,723 --> 00:17:07,163 (STAMMERS) 231 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:09,289 Where did you find an Iron Giant? 232 00:17:09,294 --> 00:17:12,164 AECH: Find it? I'm building it. That's a commission. 233 00:17:12,164 --> 00:17:15,134 WADE: Oh, yeah. Aech is top-rated on the mod boards. 234 00:17:15,134 --> 00:17:17,974 People all over the OASIS pay him serious coin. 235 00:17:17,970 --> 00:17:20,340 Oh, hey, check this out! 236 00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:23,339 AECH: Hey. Z, yo. 237 00:17:23,342 --> 00:17:25,812 -The Galactica, of course. -These are my babies, all right, man? 238 00:17:25,811 --> 00:17:27,581 Sulaco, from Aliens. 239 00:17:27,579 --> 00:17:30,179 Dude, how are you showing off my shit? 240 00:17:30,182 --> 00:17:31,752 Valley Forge, from Silent Running. Oh, where's the Harkonnen Drop-Ship? 241 00:17:31,750 --> 00:17:34,320 That thing is sick. Folds space like a boss. 242 00:17:34,319 --> 00:17:36,389 I mean, you can get from Incipio to Arrakis in three seconds... 243 00:17:36,388 --> 00:17:38,158 Fingers! 244 00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:39,587 You'll have to excuse him. 245 00:17:39,591 --> 00:17:41,731 He gets a little nervous around pretty girls. 246 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:43,227 (SNAPS FINGERS) 247 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,826 (BEEPING) 248 00:17:48,834 --> 00:17:51,344 I can fix it in 10 minutes. 249 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:55,271 Yup. He's pretty great. 250 00:17:55,274 --> 00:17:58,344 I assume you and Shoulder Blades are clanned up. 251 00:17:58,343 --> 00:18:00,613 Oh, Aech? Nah. 252 00:18:00,612 --> 00:18:05,582 I mean, he's really good, but I don't clan. 253 00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:08,294 Oh, 'cause you're Parzival, 254 00:18:08,287 --> 00:18:10,857 as in the knight who found the Holy Grail by himself. 255 00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:12,856 What about you, Art3mis? 256 00:18:12,858 --> 00:18:15,858 Goddess of the hunt. Clans must be killing to sign you up. 257 00:18:17,429 --> 00:18:19,399 -Favorite shooter? -Excuse me? 258 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:21,368 James Halliday's favorite first-person shooter. 259 00:18:21,366 --> 00:18:22,936 -What? -Oh. GoldenEye. 260 00:18:22,935 --> 00:18:25,295 -Playing as? -Oddjob. Is this a test? 261 00:18:25,304 --> 00:18:27,044 Favorite game variant? 262 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:28,639 Game variant was "slappers only." No weapons. 263 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,310 I know what "slappers only" means. Racer? 264 00:18:30,309 --> 00:18:32,609 Turbo. And his favorite food was Hot Pockets. 265 00:18:32,611 --> 00:18:34,581 Favorite restaurant was Chuck E Cheese. 266 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:36,920 Song was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles. 267 00:18:36,915 --> 00:18:38,815 Video wTake on Me by A-ha. 268 00:18:38,817 --> 00:18:43,417 Oh, oh... His favorite quote was from Superman. 269 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:45,392 "Some people can read War and Peace 270 00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:47,590 "and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story..." 271 00:18:47,593 --> 00:18:50,063 "Others can read the ingredients on the back of a chewing-gum wrapper 272 00:18:50,062 --> 00:18:53,132 "and unlock the secrets of the universe." 273 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,572 Lex Luthor. (CHUCKLES) 274 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:58,237 Cool. 275 00:18:58,237 --> 00:19:02,167 What would you do? If you won. The whole contest, I mean. 276 00:19:02,174 --> 00:19:05,284 Oh! I mean, I've got tons of plans in the real world. 277 00:19:05,277 --> 00:19:10,077 I'd... I'd move into a huge mansion, buy a bunch of cool shit, not be poor. 278 00:19:11,283 --> 00:19:14,993 Now I know why you stopped short. 279 00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:18,157 I stopped because of Kong. No one ever makes it past Kong. 280 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:20,427 That... That's... That's, like, a rule. 281 00:19:20,425 --> 00:19:23,755 Well, then you know it can't be true. Because Halliday hated making rules. 282 00:19:23,762 --> 00:19:25,502 I can't afford to zero out. 283 00:19:25,497 --> 00:19:27,297 -You're afraid to lose your shit. -No, I'm not! 284 00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:28,869 What happens when IOI offers you guaranteed coin 285 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:30,267 for the keys to the kingdom? 286 00:19:30,269 --> 00:19:32,599 Nolan Sorrento takes over the world. 287 00:19:32,604 --> 00:19:36,944 A real gunter would risk everything to save the OASIS from IOI. 288 00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:38,442 Who said that? 289 00:19:38,443 --> 00:19:39,913 Me. 290 00:19:42,114 --> 00:19:44,224 There you go. Good as new. 291 00:19:44,216 --> 00:19:46,546 Thanks for the fix-up, my man. 292 00:19:56,228 --> 00:19:58,328 That's better. 293 00:19:58,330 --> 00:20:02,370 I'll wave to you from the finish line, McFly. 294 00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:07,014 (CHUCKLES) That went well. 295 00:20:07,005 --> 00:20:08,905 Thanks to you, Captain Big Mouth. 296 00:20:08,907 --> 00:20:12,337 AUNT ALICE: Wade? Wade? Where the hell are my gloves? 297 00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:14,384 Shit. I gotta go. 298 00:20:17,316 --> 00:20:19,416 ANNOUNCEX1. 299 00:20:19,418 --> 00:20:22,388 When I'm after gold on Planet Doom, I need every edge I can get. 300 00:20:22,387 --> 00:20:26,327 Every push, punch, gunshot, you feel it all. 301 00:20:26,325 --> 00:20:30,655 ANNOUNCER: Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1. 302 00:20:30,662 --> 00:20:33,002 PLAYER: The X1 is like wearing a second skin. 303 00:20:32,998 --> 00:20:34,998 A skin that kicks ass. 304 00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:39,612 I zeroed out 'cause of your broke-ass gloves. 305 00:20:39,605 --> 00:20:41,035 Who told you to use them? 306 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:43,179 You took hers. 307 00:20:44,209 --> 00:20:46,209 So you lost a death match. 308 00:20:46,211 --> 00:20:50,121 Why don't you just respawn and level up like everyone else? 309 00:20:50,115 --> 00:20:52,275 You don't get it. 310 00:20:52,284 --> 00:20:54,524 I bought all these power-ups for this challenge, and I lost it all. 311 00:20:54,519 --> 00:20:56,389 That artifact was gonna pay for the house! 312 00:20:56,388 --> 00:20:58,058 AUNT ALICE: Wait. 313 00:20:58,056 --> 00:21:02,056 How much of our house money did you spend on upgrades? 314 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:04,930 Well, all of it, but I was gonna win. 315 00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:07,870 (SIGHS) That was our ticket out of here. 316 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:11,965 (SOBBING) You idiot. 317 00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:13,970 No, but I only lost 'cause of the bad gloves. 318 00:21:13,972 --> 00:21:15,742 Our house! Our goddamn house! 319 00:21:15,741 --> 00:21:17,441 WADE: My boys were in that challenge. 320 00:21:17,442 --> 00:21:19,752 You couldn't have beat them in a bootsuit, you noob. 321 00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:22,905 Stop! No! No! 322 00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:24,224 Alice, call the police! 323 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:25,876 No, we are not calling the cops. 324 00:21:25,884 --> 00:21:27,754 Go to your room, Rick. 325 00:21:27,753 --> 00:21:30,093 Aw, come on, Alice. 326 00:21:30,088 --> 00:21:34,088 Why do you put up with this guy? He's a shitshow. 327 00:21:34,092 --> 00:21:38,662 I ought to kick the both of you out. I swear to G-O-D, Wade Watts, 328 00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:41,434 if I catch you touching my stuff again, 329 00:21:41,433 --> 00:21:44,043 not joking... Out. 330 00:21:50,909 --> 00:21:53,249 WADE: "Wade Watts." 331 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:55,005 My dad picked that name 332 00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:57,253 because it sounded like a superhero's alter ego, 333 00:21:57,249 --> 00:22:00,919 like Peter Parker or Bruce Banner. 334 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:02,989 But he died when I was a kid. 335 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,188 My mom, too, and I ended up here, 336 00:22:06,191 --> 00:22:08,091 living with Aunt Alice 337 00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:10,533 and her endless string of hard-loving losers. 338 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:16,202 "Halliday hated making rules." 339 00:22:16,201 --> 00:22:18,871 Why is that line sticking in my head? 340 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:24,713 Maybe it's 'cause Art3mis said it, and she's hot. 341 00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:26,980 Maybe it's because she called me out, 342 00:22:26,978 --> 00:22:30,148 sitting here in my tiny corner of nowhere, 343 00:22:30,148 --> 00:22:32,878 protecting my small slice of nothing. 344 00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:35,154 Or maybe... 345 00:22:35,153 --> 00:22:37,663 Maybe it's because that line means something 346 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:39,356 and I missed it. 347 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:40,528 (POP MUSIC PLAYING) 348 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,730 The day the contest was announced, 349 00:22:43,729 --> 00:22:46,059 the Halliday Journals appeared. 350 00:22:46,064 --> 00:22:49,234 He told us to look in his brain. This was the next best thing. 351 00:22:49,234 --> 00:22:52,744 At first, it was jammed with gunters looking for answers. 352 00:22:52,738 --> 00:22:55,368 Now, the once-crowded halls of Halliday's memories 353 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,644 are left to people like me. 354 00:22:56,641 --> 00:22:59,411 Parzival. Oh, joy! 355 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:02,911 And how will you eat up my valuable search time today? 356 00:23:02,914 --> 00:23:05,084 Gregarious Games, 2029... Office party. 357 00:23:05,083 --> 00:23:08,253 Office party. Yes, you've only seen it a thousand times. 358 00:23:08,253 --> 00:23:11,023 Why not go back? 359 00:23:11,022 --> 00:23:14,732 Each entry into Halliday's Journals is meticulously assembled 360 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:17,226 from personal photographs, home video recordings, 361 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:19,159 surveillance, and nanny cams. 362 00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:23,004 All rendered into a three-dimensional virtual experience. 363 00:23:23,001 --> 00:23:26,671 Also, Halliday archived every film, game, book, and television program 364 00:23:26,671 --> 00:23:30,011 he ever saw, located on the mezzanine. 365 00:23:30,008 --> 00:23:33,578 No weapons or mature-themed avatars are permitted within the Journals. 366 00:23:33,578 --> 00:23:37,378 Please enjoy your time with us, and happy gunting! 367 00:23:37,382 --> 00:23:39,222 HALLIDAY: I like cleaning up. 368 00:23:39,217 --> 00:23:41,647 MORROW: Okay, Jim, I'm, uh... I'm going. 369 00:23:46,558 --> 00:23:49,528 Everything changes, Jim. Everything evolves. 370 00:23:49,528 --> 00:23:52,898 HALLIDAY: Some things are perfect just the way they arAsteroids. 371 00:23:52,898 --> 00:23:56,968 People don't live inside an Asteroids arcade cabinet. 372 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:00,140 I know that. 373 00:24:00,138 --> 00:24:02,368 Yeah, well, people are living inside the arcade we built. 374 00:24:02,374 --> 00:24:04,544 -I built. -Uh, well... (SIGHS) 375 00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:07,253 Right. Well, I guess you can say whatever you want. 376 00:24:07,245 --> 00:24:08,775 I don't really wanna talk about it anymore. 377 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:09,950 No, of course you don't wanna talk about it. 378 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:11,378 You're forcing me out. 379 00:24:11,383 --> 00:24:12,923 Closer on Halliday. 380 00:24:12,918 --> 00:24:14,788 Look, invention comes with responsibilities 381 00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:16,956 you didn't ask for. 382 00:24:16,955 --> 00:24:19,155 All right, if you make something people want or need 383 00:24:19,157 --> 00:24:21,957 then it's up to you to set the limits. You have to make some rules. 384 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:23,560 (WHISPERS) "I don't wanna make any more rules." 385 00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:25,402 I don't wanna make any more rules. 386 00:24:25,397 --> 00:24:26,827 "I'm a dreamer." 387 00:24:26,832 --> 00:24:28,132 I'm a dreamer. 388 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:31,073 -I build worlds. -"I build worlds." 389 00:24:31,069 --> 00:24:33,839 We created something beautiful, Jim, but it's changed. 390 00:24:33,839 --> 00:24:35,469 Okay? It's really not a game anymore. 391 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,114 Are we finished? 392 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:41,648 I liked how things were when they were... 393 00:24:43,081 --> 00:24:45,251 When it was a game. 394 00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:48,020 And we're back to where we started. But that's the point, isn't it? 395 00:24:48,019 --> 00:24:50,519 Things move forward whether you like it or not. 396 00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:52,662 Yeah, we're finished. 397 00:24:52,657 --> 00:24:54,357 MORROW: (SCOFFS) Fine. 398 00:24:56,528 --> 00:25:00,368 HALLIDAY: Why can't we go backwards, for once? 399 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:06,867 Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can. (LAUGHS) 400 00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:08,972 Really put the pedal to the metal, you know? 401 00:25:08,974 --> 00:25:11,684 Go back 10 seconds! 402 00:25:11,676 --> 00:25:16,306 Why can't we go backwards, for once? 403 00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:20,724 Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can. (LAUGHS) 404 00:25:20,719 --> 00:25:23,519 Really put the pedal to the metal, you know? 405 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,323 Bill and Ted did it. 406 00:25:26,324 --> 00:25:28,894 (BREATHING HEAVILY) 407 00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:49,706 Back again so soon? 408 00:25:51,249 --> 00:25:53,449 Careful not to lose your shit. 409 00:25:57,489 --> 00:25:59,859 You figured something out. 410 00:25:59,858 --> 00:26:02,088 -Parzival, tell me. -(HORN BLARES) 411 00:26:03,828 --> 00:26:05,558 (ENGINE REVS) 412 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:06,674 (HORN BLARING) 413 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:30,991 (TIRES SCREECHING) 414 00:26:51,876 --> 00:26:54,046 (ROARING) 415 00:27:05,423 --> 00:27:07,063 (ROARING) 416 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:17,471 (ROARS) 417 00:27:22,807 --> 00:27:25,337 (TIRES SCREECHING) 418 00:27:25,343 --> 00:27:27,553 (INSTRUMENTS PLAYING TRIUMPHANT MUSIC) 419 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:47,000 Nice racing, Padawan. You're the first to finish. 420 00:27:46,998 --> 00:27:51,538 (STAMMERING) Mr. Halliday... Anorak. 421 00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:54,441 It's such an honor. 422 00:27:54,439 --> 00:27:56,739 The honor is all mine. 423 00:28:07,819 --> 00:28:09,619 Get yourself a clue. 424 00:28:24,135 --> 00:28:27,735 Who is this Parzival, and how the hell is he winning? 425 00:28:27,739 --> 00:28:30,379 Well, here's a better question. Who cares? 426 00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:32,475 Halliday's contest is vitally important. 427 00:28:32,477 --> 00:28:35,577 I mean, it's nothing less than a war for control of the future. 428 00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:38,820 But this Parzival? He's not even clanned up. 429 00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:42,147 He's alone. We have an army. 430 00:28:42,153 --> 00:28:43,893 EXECUTIVE: And yet, he's got the first key. 431 00:28:43,888 --> 00:28:45,758 Yeah, he has a key, 432 00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:48,757 but you have to get three of 'em to win the contest. 433 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,430 Our stock dove 6% yesterday. 434 00:28:51,429 --> 00:28:55,399 Loyalty division is reporting profits of 28%. F'Nale. 435 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,240 We're opening five new loyalty centers this month. 436 00:28:58,236 --> 00:29:00,266 Debt Services dwarfs Hardware. 437 00:29:00,271 --> 00:29:02,341 Now, you really wanna talk to me about stock prices? 438 00:29:02,340 --> 00:29:04,380 The shareholders won't be happy. 439 00:29:04,375 --> 00:29:07,045 It's not our job to make them happy. It's our job to make them money, 440 00:29:07,045 --> 00:29:11,145 but once we launch this little baby, they're gonna flip. 441 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:15,617 We call this Pure O2. 442 00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:17,520 This is the first of our planned upgrades. 443 00:29:17,522 --> 00:29:20,132 Once we can roll back some of Halliday's ad restrictions, 444 00:29:20,125 --> 00:29:24,195 we estimate we can sell up to 80% 445 00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:29,595 of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures, so picture this... 446 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:32,671 All of this implies we win the contest. 447 00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:37,743 Indeed, it does. 448 00:29:37,742 --> 00:29:39,542 (MUSIC PLAYING) 449 00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:42,314 Dude, you won the key and 100,000 coins? 450 00:29:42,313 --> 00:29:43,823 As soon as I took the key, 451 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:45,715 all the coins just appeared in my account. 452 00:29:45,717 --> 00:29:48,047 I'll tell you what, I'm soiling my haptics right now. 453 00:29:51,656 --> 00:29:53,456 What the hell's a Cataclyst? 454 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:57,228 A bomb. Kills every avatar on a planet, even the owner. 455 00:29:57,228 --> 00:29:58,458 AECH: Who'd want that? 456 00:29:58,463 --> 00:30:00,533 WADE: IOI. They buy everything. 457 00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:04,643 Twenty-thou for the holy hand grenade? 458 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:06,366 That's a steal! 459 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,480 Whoa! Zemeckis Cube! I need one of those. 460 00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:14,207 AECH: Okay, don't spend all your money. 461 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:20,186 -X1 haptic bootsuit. -(BEEPING) 462 00:30:34,766 --> 00:30:36,226 Oh, yeah! 463 00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:32,420 i-R0k, old friend. How are you? 464 00:31:34,592 --> 00:31:36,262 To be honest, I have kind of a neck thing. 465 00:31:36,261 --> 00:31:38,231 It's like a carpel-tunnel deal 466 00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:40,099 but with your neck, if that's even a thing. 467 00:31:40,098 --> 00:31:42,728 So if you could just stand to... to your right. 468 00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:44,004 My right, your left. 469 00:31:45,870 --> 00:31:49,240 Thanks, it's the repetitive stress. Oh. (CHUCKLES) 470 00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:51,435 Here he is. 471 00:31:53,511 --> 00:31:58,521 The steampunk pirate king. I knew him well, Sorrento. 472 00:31:58,516 --> 00:32:00,886 There are only three things in this world I hate, 473 00:32:00,885 --> 00:32:04,855 steampunk, pirates, and tabbouleh. 474 00:32:04,856 --> 00:32:07,686 I mean, why do they even have it? 475 00:32:07,692 --> 00:32:10,402 Is there a reason we're meeting here? 476 00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:15,625 Yes, Nolan. The Orb of Osuvox. 477 00:32:15,633 --> 00:32:19,003 You wanted it. He had it. And so here it is. 478 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:26,744 It creates an impenetrable magic shield that can only be taken down 479 00:32:26,744 --> 00:32:29,114 by a magic spell. 480 00:32:29,113 --> 00:32:31,553 The Orb of Osuvox. 481 00:32:31,549 --> 00:32:32,949 Don't say that again. 482 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:34,051 Okay. 483 00:32:36,220 --> 00:32:39,920 Now, I'm gonna need you to keep this for now. 484 00:32:39,924 --> 00:32:42,164 I'm gonna let you know when I wanna use it. 485 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,230 Okay? 486 00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:46,629 (BEEPING) 487 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:50,671 Right now, though, I have another job for you. 488 00:32:50,668 --> 00:32:51,998 Ah. 489 00:32:52,003 --> 00:32:53,943 Parzival. 490 00:32:53,938 --> 00:32:56,908 Let me guess, you want him off the scoreboard. 491 00:32:57,742 --> 00:32:59,242 Can you do that? 492 00:32:59,243 --> 00:33:01,783 Well, he's a superstar. 493 00:33:01,779 --> 00:33:03,649 He made it through the first gate 494 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:06,248 and avatars are gonna be on him like hoes on Santa. 495 00:33:06,250 --> 00:33:09,490 i-R0k, how much more do you want? 496 00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:13,117 That's what I like about you, Nolan. You never lick. 497 00:33:13,124 --> 00:33:15,164 You bite straight to the chocolaty center 498 00:33:15,159 --> 00:33:17,299 of the Tootsie Pop. (CHUCKLES) 499 00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:19,695 Remember that old commercial, with the owl? 500 00:33:19,697 --> 00:33:20,767 i-R0k. 501 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:24,500 Three times my normal fee. 502 00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:26,142 Done. 503 00:33:26,137 --> 00:33:28,007 Wait, really? I should have asked for five. 504 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,006 Is four still on the table? 505 00:33:32,210 --> 00:33:35,210 WADE: There's five of us on the big board now. 506 00:33:35,213 --> 00:33:38,023 Art3mis was next, no surprise there. 507 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:41,346 She was on the track when I won. She saw me going backwards. 508 00:33:41,352 --> 00:33:46,392 I gave Aech a tip, made him promise not to say anything, and then he won next. 509 00:33:46,391 --> 00:33:49,061 I'm pretty sure he bragged to our pal Daito, 510 00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:51,800 'cause he won right after. 511 00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:55,396 And of course, Daito told his best friend, Sho... 512 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,540 He totally totaled his car, 513 00:33:57,535 --> 00:33:59,695 but then Sho got it, too. 514 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:10,919 "A creator who hates his own creation. 515 00:34:10,915 --> 00:34:15,415 "A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past." 516 00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:18,160 "A creator who hates his own creation. 517 00:34:18,156 --> 00:34:22,586 "A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past. 518 00:34:22,593 --> 00:34:25,063 "And the key of jade will be yours at last." 519 00:35:06,904 --> 00:35:08,874 "Escape your past." 520 00:35:12,543 --> 00:35:15,513 What part of your past are you trying to escape, Halliday? 521 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:21,217 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) 522 00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:29,085 -Hey, it's Parzival! -Dude! 523 00:35:29,093 --> 00:35:30,563 (ALL CLAMORING) 524 00:35:30,561 --> 00:35:32,101 MAN 1: You're, like, totally my hero! 525 00:35:32,096 --> 00:35:33,256 WOMAN: Hey, Parzival! Over here! 526 00:35:33,264 --> 00:35:35,404 MAN 2: Dude, you're amazing! 527 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:37,469 MAN 3: Hey, Parzival! Right here! Let me get an autograph! 528 00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:42,238 (GROWLS) 529 00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:45,314 WOMAN: Watch it! 530 00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:49,449 You're famous now! You can't just go wherever you want! 531 00:35:49,447 --> 00:35:50,847 (STAMMERING) No, no, no, I... 532 00:35:50,848 --> 00:35:53,448 (GRUNTING) 533 00:35:53,451 --> 00:35:54,821 (WADE PANTING) 534 00:35:55,486 --> 00:35:57,656 (GROWLING) Huh? 535 00:36:01,125 --> 00:36:03,525 -(SNARLS) -Ahh! (WHIMPERING) 536 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:13,800 -(LAUGHING) -That is... That is not funny. 537 00:36:13,804 --> 00:36:16,474 (LAUGHING) Oh, God. 538 00:36:16,474 --> 00:36:19,114 WADE: Ugh. (BREATHING HEAVILY) 539 00:36:19,110 --> 00:36:21,880 Oh, God. Don't you get it? 540 00:36:21,879 --> 00:36:24,379 You're "the Parzival" now. 541 00:36:24,382 --> 00:36:25,882 You have to have a disguise. 542 00:36:28,152 --> 00:36:29,792 Okay, here. 543 00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:32,722 Clark Kent glasses. 544 00:36:32,723 --> 00:36:35,033 They hide your identity without changing your look. 545 00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:45,344 I'm not wearing that. 546 00:36:45,336 --> 00:36:47,266 (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) 547 00:36:54,879 --> 00:36:57,519 MORROW: This is great. 548 00:36:57,515 --> 00:36:59,575 The way your inventory bursts out when you die. 549 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,254 HALLIDAY: They didn't want any more blood. 550 00:37:01,252 --> 00:37:02,892 ART3MIS: This is right before the OASIS went live. 551 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:06,487 Six days prior. December 2nd, 2025. 552 00:37:06,490 --> 00:37:08,530 Check this out. 553 00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:10,156 You know who that is? 554 00:37:11,762 --> 00:37:13,532 Is that Sorrento? 555 00:37:13,531 --> 00:37:15,501 WADE: Sorrento started as an intern. 556 00:37:15,499 --> 00:37:17,939 He claims he learned at the feet of the master. 557 00:37:17,935 --> 00:37:20,665 That's how he convinced IOI to create the Sixers for him, 558 00:37:20,671 --> 00:37:22,241 his Halliday knowledge. 559 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,540 But ask Ogden Morrow? 560 00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:28,712 He says the only thing Sorrento actually knew about Halliday 561 00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:30,383 was how he liked his coffee. 562 00:37:30,381 --> 00:37:32,881 You could have, like, different tiers of accounts, 563 00:37:32,883 --> 00:37:34,523 like a gold member. 564 00:37:34,518 --> 00:37:38,188 A person could be silver, platinum, bronze. 565 00:37:38,189 --> 00:37:40,259 You know, depending on what they paid. 566 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:43,128 You know, highest one maybe being "Water" because "OASIS," right? 567 00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:45,057 Hell of a latte. 568 00:37:45,062 --> 00:37:47,132 Can you fast-forward to the stuff about Halliday's date? 569 00:37:47,131 --> 00:37:48,971 What? Halliday actually went on a date? 570 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:54,741 So, what happened? 571 00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:57,979 Nothing. I invited her over. 572 00:37:57,975 --> 00:38:00,605 Well, did you at least get her name? 573 00:38:00,611 --> 00:38:04,321 Yeah. Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal. 574 00:38:04,315 --> 00:38:06,145 That's her gamer tag. 575 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:09,389 -Karen. -Karen. 576 00:38:09,387 --> 00:38:11,717 Yeah, okay? Karen Underwood. 577 00:38:11,722 --> 00:38:15,332 No, no. Karen Underwood, as in Ogden Morrow's wife? 578 00:38:15,326 --> 00:38:17,326 Just watch. 579 00:38:17,328 --> 00:38:21,098 So, listen, you and Karen Underwood. What'd you do? 580 00:38:21,098 --> 00:38:23,568 She wanted to go dancing, 581 00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:25,897 so we watched a movie. 582 00:38:27,138 --> 00:38:28,368 And? 583 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:32,138 -Where's the juice? -(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) 584 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:34,353 -Give me some juice! -(BOTH CHUCKLE) 585 00:38:34,345 --> 00:38:37,745 -There is no juice! -Oh, God! 586 00:38:37,748 --> 00:38:39,418 Hold the phone. 587 00:38:39,417 --> 00:38:43,517 Halliday went on a date with Ogden Morrow's wife? 588 00:38:43,521 --> 00:38:46,961 Just once, years before they were even married, but yeah. 589 00:38:46,957 --> 00:38:49,327 And despite that, and the fact that she died, 590 00:38:49,327 --> 00:38:52,627 the name "Kira" is only mentioned once in all of Halliday's Journals. 591 00:38:52,630 --> 00:38:53,960 CURATOR: That's not possible. 592 00:38:53,964 --> 00:38:55,874 It is. Look it up. 593 00:38:55,866 --> 00:38:58,296 What we just saw is the only time she's ever mentioned. 594 00:38:58,302 --> 00:38:59,802 It makes no sense. 595 00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:02,174 She was an important part of both their lives. 596 00:39:02,173 --> 00:39:04,113 I'll bet you anything. All my coin. 597 00:39:05,943 --> 00:39:09,813 Search "Karen Underwood Morrow." 598 00:39:09,814 --> 00:39:12,984 Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal. 599 00:39:12,983 --> 00:39:15,193 That's her gamer tag. 600 00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:17,886 WADE: Halliday purposely removed every mention of her except for this one. 601 00:39:17,888 --> 00:39:19,518 That's weird. Why? 602 00:39:19,523 --> 00:39:21,533 It's like, it was just so painful for him 603 00:39:21,525 --> 00:39:24,655 to have to see her face or hear her name. 604 00:39:24,662 --> 00:39:26,532 Well, he loved her. 605 00:39:26,530 --> 00:39:28,400 He couldn't tell that to Morrow. 606 00:39:28,399 --> 00:39:30,069 Oh, that's sad. He should have told her how he felt. 607 00:39:30,067 --> 00:39:31,567 Yeah, well, he missed his chance. 608 00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:33,699 Look. 609 00:39:33,704 --> 00:39:36,914 I found the clue to the race in the other scene, but... 610 00:39:36,907 --> 00:39:38,507 I've always felt that the biggest clue 611 00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:40,379 to the contest was hidden here. 612 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:42,148 You're right. 613 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:45,224 I lose. 614 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:47,016 Don't sweat it, Curator. 615 00:39:47,017 --> 00:39:49,517 You see, Kira is the Rosebud at the center of his story. 616 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:50,720 She's the big mystery. 617 00:39:50,721 --> 00:39:53,091 No, no. A bet is a bet. 618 00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:57,662 Oh, wow. A quarter. You can keep it. 619 00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:59,801 No. You can keep it. 620 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:05,470 -You free Thursday? -Who, me? 621 00:40:06,203 --> 00:40:07,973 No, him. 622 00:40:09,173 --> 00:40:11,013 (LAUGHS) Oh, my God. Yes, you! 623 00:40:13,277 --> 00:40:15,047 You know The Distracted Globe? 624 00:40:15,045 --> 00:40:17,145 Yeah, the dance club. 625 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:21,923 Meet me there. 10:00 p.m. 626 00:40:21,919 --> 00:40:24,189 There's something I wanna show you. 627 00:40:24,955 --> 00:40:26,515 Uh, bye-bye! 628 00:40:27,591 --> 00:40:29,391 Did she just ask me out? 629 00:40:29,393 --> 00:40:31,263 And I was starting to like her. 630 00:40:31,262 --> 00:40:33,102 All right. 631 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:34,667 I don't do that. 632 00:40:38,235 --> 00:40:40,295 AECH: Z, I can't believe you told her about Kira. 633 00:40:40,304 --> 00:40:42,874 WADE: What? I told you. 634 00:40:42,873 --> 00:40:46,783 Hey, what about this? 635 00:40:46,777 --> 00:40:49,647 No. Have you considered that Art3mis could be using you? 636 00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:54,117 Hey, dude, she's giving me a clue. Maybe I'm the one using her. 637 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:57,718 Should I go more Thriller? 638 00:40:57,721 --> 00:40:59,161 No. 639 00:40:59,890 --> 00:41:00,990 Punk? 640 00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:02,061 No. 641 00:41:04,094 --> 00:41:05,464 Duran Duran. 642 00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:07,303 No. 643 00:41:07,298 --> 00:41:08,468 Does it look like I'm trying too hard? 644 00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:11,736 Yes! Listen to yourself! 645 00:41:11,735 --> 00:41:14,905 You have a massive cyber crush on this girl. 646 00:41:14,905 --> 00:41:17,475 She's hacking your heart to get to your head. 647 00:41:18,976 --> 00:41:20,846 I got it! 648 00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:24,009 -Buckaroo Banzai? -Yeah! 649 00:41:24,014 --> 00:41:27,284 Really? You're gonna wear the outfit from your favorite movie? 650 00:41:27,284 --> 00:41:28,654 Don't be that guy. 651 00:41:28,652 --> 00:41:30,692 I am that guy. 652 00:41:30,688 --> 00:41:32,458 Z, you gotta be more careful about who you meet in the OASIS. 653 00:41:32,456 --> 00:41:35,756 Aech, Art3mis gets me. She'll get my outfit. 654 00:41:35,759 --> 00:41:38,759 There's just this connection. I mean, sometimes, we even-- 655 00:41:38,762 --> 00:41:40,462 -Finish each other's sentences? -Yeah! 656 00:41:40,464 --> 00:41:43,374 We have that. Me and you. 657 00:41:43,367 --> 00:41:46,937 Yeah, I know, but that's because we're best friends, dude. 658 00:41:46,937 --> 00:41:48,867 She could be a dude, too, dude. 659 00:41:48,873 --> 00:41:50,043 (SCOFFS) Come on. 660 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:51,780 I'm serious! 661 00:41:51,775 --> 00:41:54,545 She could actually be a 300-pound dude 662 00:41:54,545 --> 00:41:57,715 who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit. 663 00:41:57,715 --> 00:41:59,615 And her name is Chuck. 664 00:42:01,285 --> 00:42:03,885 Think about that. 665 00:42:03,888 --> 00:42:06,058 (ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING) 666 00:42:12,530 --> 00:42:14,700 (MUSIC CONTINUES) 667 00:42:33,083 --> 00:42:34,493 MAN 1: Whoa, dude, is that Parzival? 668 00:42:34,485 --> 00:42:36,215 -MAN 2: Parzival! -Oh, my God, Parzival! 669 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:39,490 Come here, man. Hey, can we get a photo? 670 00:42:39,490 --> 00:42:41,490 (CAMERAS CLICKING) 671 00:42:41,492 --> 00:42:43,832 MAN 3: Thank you so much! MAN 4: Dude, you're my hero! 672 00:42:43,827 --> 00:42:45,157 Hey, Parzival. 673 00:42:47,398 --> 00:42:49,298 Thank you. 674 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:06,180 Get out of town! Buckaroo Banzai? 675 00:43:06,183 --> 00:43:08,523 -Huh? -I like it. I liBuckaroo Banzai. 676 00:43:08,519 --> 00:43:10,189 -Oh, thanks! -It's great! 677 00:43:10,187 --> 00:43:11,957 -Yeah! You look... -Oh. 678 00:43:11,956 --> 00:43:13,456 You look awesome! 679 00:43:13,457 --> 00:43:14,657 -Thank you. -Wow. 680 00:43:16,393 --> 00:43:18,263 A big one, a small one? 681 00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:19,462 A big one! 682 00:43:34,645 --> 00:43:38,315 -Get out of here. -(GASPS) 683 00:43:38,315 --> 00:43:40,245 WOMAN 1: What a freak! WOMAN 2: I thought he was kind of cute. 684 00:43:40,250 --> 00:43:41,790 ART3MIS: Have you been here before? 685 00:43:41,785 --> 00:43:43,485 It's cool, right? I mean... 686 00:43:43,487 --> 00:43:45,887 -(PHONE RINGING) -So, what's the plan? 687 00:43:45,889 --> 00:43:48,329 Are you gonna kill their avatars? Zero them out? 688 00:43:48,325 --> 00:43:50,455 They're both here at The Distracted Globe. 689 00:43:50,461 --> 00:43:52,931 I can't talk. 690 00:43:52,930 --> 00:43:54,830 ART3MIS: The Distracted Globe was one of the first clubs 691 00:43:54,832 --> 00:43:56,102 Halliday created in the OASIS. 692 00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:57,600 That's common knowledge. 693 00:43:57,601 --> 00:43:59,941 But I double-checked 694 00:43:59,937 --> 00:44:02,407 and it turns out he started building it right after that moment you showed me. 695 00:44:02,406 --> 00:44:03,666 The date with Kira. 696 00:44:03,674 --> 00:44:05,784 Right, and she was a serious dancer. 697 00:44:05,776 --> 00:44:07,846 Maybe he thought he'd take her here, 698 00:44:07,845 --> 00:44:10,675 like on a virtual date. 699 00:44:10,681 --> 00:44:12,581 As if that ever works. 700 00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:14,083 So Halliday built it for her? 701 00:44:14,084 --> 00:44:15,424 But they never made it past the first date. 702 00:44:15,419 --> 00:44:16,849 So Halliday's the creator... 703 00:44:16,854 --> 00:44:18,194 Who hates his own creation. 704 00:44:18,188 --> 00:44:19,588 And the club is the thing he hates. 705 00:44:19,590 --> 00:44:21,890 And "A hidden key, a leap not taken"? 706 00:44:25,295 --> 00:44:26,755 But people jump off it all night long. 707 00:44:26,764 --> 00:44:28,704 But none of those people had the Copper Key, 708 00:44:28,699 --> 00:44:32,339 so when we jump off, maybe it's different. Right? 709 00:44:32,336 --> 00:44:33,396 WADRight. 710 00:44:36,206 --> 00:44:37,676 So we take it together? 711 00:44:37,675 --> 00:44:38,905 Sure. 712 00:44:40,844 --> 00:44:42,984 We're not clanning up or anything. 713 00:44:42,980 --> 00:44:46,080 Of course not. I don't clan. 714 00:44:47,151 --> 00:44:48,321 Wait-- 715 00:44:48,318 --> 00:44:49,688 Whoa! 716 00:44:51,021 --> 00:44:52,761 Ow! Whoa. 717 00:44:57,194 --> 00:45:01,004 I don't think this is it. No scoreboard, no obstacles. 718 00:45:00,998 --> 00:45:03,698 -Maybe a dance challenge? -Huh? Whoa! 719 00:45:14,978 --> 00:45:16,348 (MUSIC STOPS) 720 00:45:16,346 --> 00:45:18,376 (STAYIN' ALIPLAYING) 721 00:45:19,149 --> 00:45:21,149 Old-school! 722 00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:32,329 MAN: ♪ Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk 723 00:45:32,329 --> 00:45:34,899 ♪ I'm a woman's man No time to talk 724 00:45:34,898 --> 00:45:37,068 ♪ Music loud and women warm 725 00:45:37,067 --> 00:45:39,237 ♪ I've been kicked around since I was born 726 00:45:39,236 --> 00:45:41,866 ♪ And now it's all right I'm okay 727 00:45:41,872 --> 00:45:44,512 ♪ And you may look the other way 728 00:45:44,508 --> 00:45:45,838 You come prepared? 729 00:45:45,843 --> 00:45:47,113 "Prepared"? 730 00:45:50,681 --> 00:45:53,251 What kind of haptics you rockin'? 731 00:45:53,250 --> 00:45:55,750 You got the gloves and full visor, or a full body? 732 00:45:55,753 --> 00:45:59,693 ♪ Stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha 733 00:45:59,690 --> 00:46:01,390 Can you feel this? 734 00:46:01,391 --> 00:46:04,131 ♪ Stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha 735 00:46:04,128 --> 00:46:06,228 Um, yeah. 736 00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:09,100 I got the X1 haptic bootsuit with the microfiber crotch inlay. 737 00:46:09,099 --> 00:46:10,529 (LAUGHS) 738 00:46:21,378 --> 00:46:24,348 My, Parzival, you did come prepared. 739 00:46:27,651 --> 00:46:31,261 So, I've been thinking. 740 00:46:31,255 --> 00:46:33,885 Maybe it'd be cool if we met up in the real world. 741 00:46:33,891 --> 00:46:35,461 No, you'd be disappointed. 742 00:46:35,459 --> 00:46:38,099 No, I wouldn't. I like you. 743 00:46:38,095 --> 00:46:40,325 You don't even know me. 744 00:46:40,330 --> 00:46:42,170 This isn't what I really look like. 745 00:46:42,166 --> 00:46:46,166 This isn't my real body, or my real face. 746 00:46:46,170 --> 00:46:47,910 I don't care. 747 00:46:47,905 --> 00:46:49,465 I wanna know your real name. 748 00:46:49,473 --> 00:46:52,983 Stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha 749 00:46:52,976 --> 00:46:54,176 (ART3MIS LAUGHING) 750 00:46:54,178 --> 00:46:56,548 ♪ Stayin' alive ♪ 751 00:47:02,686 --> 00:47:04,216 -My name's Wade. -What? 752 00:47:05,689 --> 00:47:07,659 -I said my name's-- -Stop! 753 00:47:07,658 --> 00:47:10,528 Well, Buckaroo blows it. Shocking. 754 00:47:10,527 --> 00:47:13,157 Are you crazy? You don't tell anyone who you are. 755 00:47:13,163 --> 00:47:14,673 You can't use your real name. 756 00:47:14,665 --> 00:47:15,925 You're not just anyone. 757 00:47:15,933 --> 00:47:17,633 You don't know me. 758 00:47:17,634 --> 00:47:18,974 You don't know anything about me. We've never met. 759 00:47:18,969 --> 00:47:20,769 I do know you, Arty. 760 00:47:22,506 --> 00:47:24,066 I'm in love with you. 761 00:47:32,549 --> 00:47:34,949 -Is this part of the challenge? -No. 762 00:47:34,952 --> 00:47:36,192 -It's an ambush. -(COCKS GUN) 763 00:47:37,287 --> 00:47:38,417 (GROANS) 764 00:47:43,627 --> 00:47:46,357 IOI, always in the way. 765 00:47:46,363 --> 00:47:48,203 Did you hear what I said? I said I'm in love with you. 766 00:47:48,198 --> 00:47:49,628 No, you're not. 767 00:47:51,168 --> 00:47:52,798 You only know what I want you to know. 768 00:47:52,803 --> 00:47:54,713 You only see what I want you to see. 769 00:47:57,574 --> 00:47:59,444 That's what you're in love with. 770 00:48:13,257 --> 00:48:14,457 Watch out! 771 00:48:15,926 --> 00:48:17,226 (GROANS) 772 00:48:21,932 --> 00:48:23,232 (YELLING) 773 00:48:24,668 --> 00:48:26,138 Pull. 774 00:48:28,538 --> 00:48:29,638 (GROANS) 775 00:48:33,110 --> 00:48:34,650 (BOTH GRUNTING) 776 00:48:38,715 --> 00:48:41,915 Head back! Z! Your armor is running low. 777 00:48:41,919 --> 00:48:43,119 I just bought this. 778 00:48:43,787 --> 00:48:44,987 (GRUNTS) 779 00:48:51,128 --> 00:48:52,428 Zemeckis Cube. 780 00:48:52,429 --> 00:48:54,329 Turns everything back in time 60 seconds. 781 00:48:58,902 --> 00:49:00,972 And you waited until now to use it? 782 00:49:09,046 --> 00:49:11,206 Wow, you were amazing. 783 00:49:11,815 --> 00:49:13,015 (GROANS) 784 00:49:14,318 --> 00:49:16,548 (PANTING) This isn't a game, Z. 785 00:49:17,821 --> 00:49:19,791 I'm doing this to stop IOI. 786 00:49:19,790 --> 00:49:22,290 I'm talking about real-world consequences. 787 00:49:22,292 --> 00:49:23,892 People suffering. 788 00:49:23,894 --> 00:49:25,764 -Actual life-and-death stuff. -I know. I know-- 789 00:49:25,762 --> 00:49:30,672 No, you don't know! My dad died in a loyalty center. 790 00:49:30,667 --> 00:49:33,837 He borrowed gear. (SNIFFLES) He built up debt. 791 00:49:33,837 --> 00:49:37,337 He moved in with the promise of working it off, but he never did. 792 00:49:37,341 --> 00:49:39,241 IOI just raised his living expenses, 793 00:49:39,242 --> 00:49:40,812 then he got sick, and he couldn't afford to get out. 794 00:49:40,811 --> 00:49:43,311 And then he died! 795 00:49:43,313 --> 00:49:44,683 I'm so sorry, I didn't-- 796 00:49:44,681 --> 00:49:46,781 No, you don't live in the real world, Z. 797 00:49:46,783 --> 00:49:49,853 From what you've told me, I don't think you ever have. 798 00:49:49,853 --> 00:49:53,463 You live inside this... This illusion, 799 00:49:53,457 --> 00:49:55,527 and I can't afford to let you distract me. 800 00:50:08,138 --> 00:50:10,468 How the hell did they get away? 801 00:50:10,474 --> 00:50:12,784 Do you want the long version? Your guys suck. 802 00:50:12,776 --> 00:50:14,476 They failed to kill his avatar, 803 00:50:14,478 --> 00:50:16,708 which, if we're offering constructive criticism, 804 00:50:16,713 --> 00:50:19,553 was a lame idea and only would've slowed him down. 805 00:50:19,549 --> 00:50:23,889 Whereas my plan, which was cool because I rock, actually worked. 806 00:50:23,887 --> 00:50:25,657 He's still on the board. 807 00:50:25,655 --> 00:50:29,185 I know that, Nolan. But he won't be for long. 808 00:50:29,192 --> 00:50:31,162 I did a search for all the Wades 809 00:50:31,161 --> 00:50:33,361 who had recently bought an X1 bootsuit, 810 00:50:33,363 --> 00:50:36,573 cross-referenced that with public records, and voila, 811 00:50:36,566 --> 00:50:40,636 which is French for... "And then I found out." 812 00:50:41,204 --> 00:50:42,974 Ready? 813 00:50:42,973 --> 00:50:47,283 The real-world identity of Parzival is Wade Watts. 814 00:50:48,011 --> 00:50:49,611 Voila. 815 00:50:51,248 --> 00:50:54,148 Are you loyal, Ms. Zandor? 816 00:50:54,151 --> 00:50:55,921 You really want me to answer that? 817 00:50:55,919 --> 00:50:57,489 (CLEARS THROAT) Well, when you're at war, 818 00:50:57,487 --> 00:51:00,517 you need people who are loyal to a fault. 819 00:51:00,524 --> 00:51:02,394 People you can count on to get things done. 820 00:51:02,392 --> 00:51:05,062 I just get people arrested for not paying their bills. 821 00:51:05,062 --> 00:51:08,002 Yeah, 'cause there are some problems that require a physical solution, 822 00:51:07,998 --> 00:51:10,568 but there are other times, particularly at war, 823 00:51:10,567 --> 00:51:12,267 when you need a different set of rules. 824 00:51:12,269 --> 00:51:14,099 -The rules of war. -Exactly. 825 00:51:14,104 --> 00:51:16,714 It's too bad my division doesn't operate inside the OASIS. 826 00:51:16,706 --> 00:51:19,606 Yeah, but if this war remains in the OASIS, 827 00:51:19,609 --> 00:51:22,009 then you can't do anything. 828 00:51:22,012 --> 00:51:24,952 So, this is one of those conversations that we're not really having. 829 00:51:24,948 --> 00:51:26,718 Well, we've had these kind of conversations before, 830 00:51:26,716 --> 00:51:28,446 and look where you are now. 831 00:51:28,452 --> 00:51:30,752 You got a seat on the board, head of your own division, 832 00:51:30,754 --> 00:51:34,424 a division that will cease to exist if the wrong person wins this contest. 833 00:51:34,424 --> 00:51:37,764 F'Nale, a game decides our fate. 834 00:51:37,761 --> 00:51:41,601 The only question is, how far are we willing to go to win it? 835 00:51:43,733 --> 00:51:45,843 Tell me what you need, Nolan. 836 00:51:56,613 --> 00:51:58,823 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 837 00:52:11,495 --> 00:52:13,455 (BEEPING) 838 00:53:04,147 --> 00:53:05,717 Whoa. 839 00:53:09,486 --> 00:53:11,146 Where am I? 840 00:53:11,154 --> 00:53:13,464 IOI Plaza. You're a hologram in the real world. 841 00:53:14,324 --> 00:53:15,994 That's a really cool rig. 842 00:53:15,992 --> 00:53:20,032 Thank you. It's a brand-new Habashaw, OIR 9400. 843 00:53:20,030 --> 00:53:22,030 It looks like a giant hamster ball. 844 00:53:22,032 --> 00:53:26,802 You know, if you came to work at IOI, you'd get one of these. 845 00:53:26,803 --> 00:53:28,743 I don't clan up. 846 00:53:28,738 --> 00:53:30,968 You'd also get your own penthouse apartment in Columbus 847 00:53:30,974 --> 00:53:33,244 with the highest-speed connection. 848 00:53:33,243 --> 00:53:38,653 In the OASIS, you'd get unlimited weapons, magic items, ships. 849 00:53:38,648 --> 00:53:40,518 You want the ship from Defender? 850 00:53:40,517 --> 00:53:43,247 You know, the kind that can just jump into hyperspace? 851 00:53:43,253 --> 00:53:45,163 You want the Millennium Falcon? 852 00:53:46,056 --> 00:53:47,516 You have that? 853 00:53:47,524 --> 00:53:50,364 Anything you need to help you find that egg, 854 00:53:50,360 --> 00:53:51,730 and then there's the salary. 855 00:53:52,829 --> 00:53:54,929 Four million a year. 856 00:53:54,931 --> 00:53:58,541 And if you do happen to find that Easter egg, there's a bonus. 857 00:53:58,535 --> 00:54:00,835 Twenty-five million dollars. 858 00:54:02,339 --> 00:54:06,209 (PANTING) 859 00:54:06,209 --> 00:54:09,779 I can see you're using emotion-suppressing software right now, 860 00:54:09,779 --> 00:54:12,679 and why wouldn't you? It's smart, not to show your hand. 861 00:54:18,121 --> 00:54:21,861 It is a lot of money. I could really use it. 862 00:54:26,796 --> 00:54:29,196 But I don't think you and I would have the same plans. 863 00:54:29,199 --> 00:54:32,239 Well, I don't know about that. What, for the OASIS? 864 00:54:32,235 --> 00:54:35,435 I guess if you're not a John Hughes fan... 865 00:54:36,539 --> 00:54:38,279 Of course I am. 866 00:54:38,275 --> 00:54:40,905 Because the first thing that I would do 867 00:54:40,910 --> 00:54:44,650 is convert all the schools on Ludus to replicas 868 00:54:44,648 --> 00:54:47,818 from The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller. 869 00:54:47,817 --> 00:54:50,987 No way. That's a great idea. 870 00:54:50,987 --> 00:54:53,457 Which school, Ridgemont or Faber? 871 00:54:53,456 --> 00:54:56,556 Fast Times at Ridgemont High, not John Hughes. 872 00:54:56,559 --> 00:54:59,799 It's a trap. Faber College from Animal House. 873 00:54:59,796 --> 00:55:01,426 John Hughes didn't direct 874 00:55:01,431 --> 00:55:04,431 Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Animal House. 875 00:55:04,434 --> 00:55:07,774 Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club, they went to Shermer High School, 876 00:55:07,771 --> 00:55:11,311 which is in Shermer, Illinois. I know what you think. 877 00:55:11,308 --> 00:55:13,008 You think I'm a corporate asshole, 878 00:55:13,009 --> 00:55:16,409 that I don't appreciate pop culture, but... 879 00:55:16,413 --> 00:55:19,523 Man, that's not true. You know, when I wanna blow off steam... 880 00:55:19,516 --> 00:55:23,486 Drink Tab, plRobotron, listen to Duran Duran. 881 00:55:23,486 --> 00:55:25,086 I crack open a Tab. 882 00:55:25,088 --> 00:55:27,488 I put on some Duran Duran. I play Robotron. 883 00:55:27,490 --> 00:55:29,630 That's why I love the OASIS. 884 00:55:29,626 --> 00:55:32,956 'Cause it's just full of all these things, man, 885 00:55:32,962 --> 00:55:34,502 that people love. You know? 886 00:55:42,305 --> 00:55:44,805 I'm a businessman. I get it. 887 00:55:44,808 --> 00:55:47,608 But I gotta do my job. 888 00:55:47,610 --> 00:55:53,350 (SOFTLY) But I didn't ask you here just to help us find the egg, Parzival. 889 00:55:53,350 --> 00:55:57,190 I asked you here for what comes after. 890 00:55:58,355 --> 00:56:00,055 What would Halliday say? 891 00:56:01,057 --> 00:56:03,787 James Halliday is dead. 892 00:56:05,028 --> 00:56:09,028 Yeah. He is. 893 00:56:09,032 --> 00:56:13,972 All that's left of him is this contest. And you know what? 894 00:56:13,970 --> 00:56:16,340 It just seems like he wouldn't want you winning it. 895 00:56:16,339 --> 00:56:18,339 A fanboy knows a hater, 896 00:56:18,341 --> 00:56:20,411 and I know you've got a whole department of oologists in your ear. 897 00:56:20,410 --> 00:56:22,680 So, if you wanna know what I really think... 898 00:56:22,679 --> 00:56:24,209 I think you're full of shit. 899 00:56:29,519 --> 00:56:31,189 Here's my offer. 900 00:56:31,187 --> 00:56:32,687 Your board of directors, you got them in the other ear? 901 00:56:32,689 --> 00:56:34,619 Why don't you tell 'em this. 902 00:56:35,759 --> 00:56:38,559 If they dump you, I'll consider it. 903 00:56:38,561 --> 00:56:40,661 I might say something off the record. 904 00:56:41,664 --> 00:56:43,704 I had to make the offer. 905 00:56:43,700 --> 00:56:46,700 The board expected it, but I was really hoping you'd say no. 906 00:56:46,703 --> 00:56:50,113 Because if anyone's gonna win this competition, it's me. 907 00:56:50,106 --> 00:56:52,176 My avatar gets the egg 908 00:56:52,175 --> 00:56:55,545 'cause I'm the only one here with the balls to run this place. 909 00:56:55,545 --> 00:56:58,045 Wow, you really switched gears there. 910 00:56:58,047 --> 00:57:01,117 From fairly reasonable to maniacal overlord. 911 00:57:01,117 --> 00:57:04,117 You should be grateful, Wade. 912 00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:07,560 You won't be around to endure my maniacal reign. 913 00:57:07,557 --> 00:57:09,357 Yeah, that's right. I know who you are. 914 00:57:09,359 --> 00:57:14,599 Wade Owen Watts, born August 12, 2027. 915 00:57:14,597 --> 00:57:18,597 I also know where you are. Unit 56K, Columbus stacks. 916 00:57:18,601 --> 00:57:21,371 You were last seen entering your trailer three days ago. 917 00:57:21,371 --> 00:57:22,811 You haven't left since. 918 00:57:22,806 --> 00:57:24,136 WADE: What are you doing? You can't-- 919 00:57:24,140 --> 00:57:25,740 With all that's going on in the world, 920 00:57:25,742 --> 00:57:27,112 do you really think that anyone's gonna give a damn 921 00:57:27,110 --> 00:57:28,650 about an explosion 922 00:57:28,645 --> 00:57:31,205 in some ghetto trash rat warren in Columbus? 923 00:57:31,214 --> 00:57:33,454 (STAMMERS) Sorrento, don't do this. I'm not even there! 924 00:57:33,450 --> 00:57:35,350 Not for long. 925 00:57:35,919 --> 00:57:37,519 (PANTING) 926 00:57:38,988 --> 00:57:41,218 Call Alice. 927 00:57:41,224 --> 00:57:42,964 Dial Alice. 928 00:58:06,516 --> 00:58:09,416 (RINGING) 929 00:58:09,419 --> 00:58:11,319 Pick up! Pick up! Alice! 930 00:58:12,856 --> 00:58:16,356 (CONTINUES RINGING) 931 00:58:16,359 --> 00:58:18,829 This bootsuit's pretty awesome. Thanks for that. 932 00:58:18,828 --> 00:58:20,928 Rick! Rick, the place is gonna blow! 933 00:58:20,930 --> 00:58:22,430 Rick, is that Wade? 934 00:58:22,432 --> 00:58:24,632 -Put Alice on! -Let me talk to him. 935 00:58:24,634 --> 00:58:26,644 Don't call here anymore, you got me? 936 00:58:26,636 --> 00:58:28,136 (PANTING) 937 00:58:28,137 --> 00:58:30,937 I don't wanna hear your voice ever again. 938 00:58:36,779 --> 00:58:39,579 (PEOPLE SCREAMING) 939 00:58:50,660 --> 00:58:52,400 (SIRENS WAILING) 940 00:59:06,376 --> 00:59:07,906 (BEEPING) 941 00:59:07,911 --> 00:59:12,321 Contact Aech, Daito, Sho, and Art3mis. 942 00:59:12,315 --> 00:59:14,515 IOI came for me in the real world. 943 00:59:14,517 --> 00:59:17,317 They gotta be coming after you, so wherever you are... 944 00:59:17,320 --> 00:59:18,920 (MUFFLED GRUNTING) 945 00:59:34,571 --> 00:59:37,011 (BREATHING HEAVILY) 946 00:59:43,379 --> 00:59:45,419 Sorry about the blindfold. 947 00:59:45,415 --> 00:59:47,615 My guys are a little paranoid. 948 00:59:48,418 --> 00:59:50,618 Say that again. 949 00:59:50,620 --> 00:59:53,020 My guys are a little paranoid. 950 00:59:54,090 --> 00:59:55,590 Art3mis? 951 00:59:57,093 --> 01:00:01,163 My real name is Samantha, but yeah, I'm Art3mis. 952 01:00:03,032 --> 01:00:05,772 Showers are that way, clean clothes, too. 953 01:00:09,038 --> 01:00:13,108 Welcome to the rebellion, Wade. 954 01:00:24,253 --> 01:00:29,763 WADE: That's IOI. So the stacks are over there? 955 01:00:29,759 --> 01:00:32,629 We've been living this close to each other the whole time? 956 01:00:34,063 --> 01:00:36,233 Next door, 957 01:00:36,232 --> 01:00:40,342 around the world, it's... it's all the same in the OASIS. 958 01:00:42,772 --> 01:00:45,172 For the record, 959 01:00:45,174 --> 01:00:46,684 um... 960 01:00:46,676 --> 01:00:50,676 I'm not disappointed. 961 01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:53,780 You said I... I would be disappointed when I met you, but... 962 01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:57,023 I'm not. 963 01:00:57,020 --> 01:00:59,860 I've lived with it my whole life. You don't have to pretend. 964 01:01:14,370 --> 01:01:17,170 You have a birthmark, so what? 965 01:01:18,041 --> 01:01:19,781 Why would that scare me? 966 01:01:26,983 --> 01:01:29,623 Z, if I hurt you, I'm... I'm sorry. 967 01:01:29,619 --> 01:01:31,819 No, it's... 968 01:01:31,821 --> 01:01:35,121 Wait, did... did you just call me "Z"? 969 01:01:35,124 --> 01:01:37,164 -Oh, my God. Did I? -I think you did. 970 01:01:37,160 --> 01:01:39,030 (LAUGHS) Wade, I'm sorry. 971 01:01:39,028 --> 01:01:41,358 Yeah, Wade, Z. 972 01:01:41,364 --> 01:01:44,674 You can call me whatever you want. And I'll call you Sam. 973 01:01:44,667 --> 01:01:45,737 No. 974 01:01:46,803 --> 01:01:48,303 Uh, Samantha? 975 01:01:48,304 --> 01:01:50,574 Okay. Cool. 976 01:01:57,847 --> 01:01:59,617 Wow. 977 01:02:00,416 --> 01:02:02,546 It's so much slower here. 978 01:02:03,886 --> 01:02:07,256 I mean, the wind, the people... 979 01:02:09,092 --> 01:02:10,962 Everything. 980 01:02:16,165 --> 01:02:18,595 We forget what it's like to be outside. 981 01:02:18,601 --> 01:02:19,671 Yeah. 982 01:02:20,570 --> 01:02:22,940 (WADE CHUCKLES) 983 01:02:22,939 --> 01:02:26,409 -Uh... -Oh, shit! 984 01:02:26,409 --> 01:02:28,079 -I just figured it out. -Figured what out? 985 01:02:28,077 --> 01:02:29,507 The second clue. I know what it means. 986 01:02:35,852 --> 01:02:37,922 We've been thinking about it too literally. 987 01:02:37,920 --> 01:02:39,460 "The leap not taken," 988 01:02:39,455 --> 01:02:41,685 the leap Halliday didn't take, is with Kira. 989 01:02:41,691 --> 01:02:45,531 Yeah, but... I mean, he blamed her for breaking up him and Morrow. 990 01:02:45,528 --> 01:02:48,458 No. Halliday was madly in love with her. 991 01:02:48,464 --> 01:02:50,904 He had a chance with Kira. He had a chance to kiss her, but-- 992 01:02:50,900 --> 01:02:52,240 He didn't take the leap. 993 01:02:52,235 --> 01:02:55,965 Right. So that's where we go next. 994 01:02:55,972 --> 01:02:57,542 The place where the leap wasn't taken. 995 01:02:57,540 --> 01:02:59,210 Where the date was. 996 01:02:59,208 --> 01:03:01,378 At the movies! 997 01:03:01,377 --> 01:03:03,147 -(THUNDER RUMBLING) -Hey, Curator. 998 01:03:03,146 --> 01:03:05,146 We figured out the second clue. The challenge is here. 999 01:03:05,148 --> 01:03:07,218 Halliday kept track of every movie he ever watched, 1000 01:03:07,216 --> 01:03:10,286 the week and the year he watched it, and how many times. 1001 01:03:10,286 --> 01:03:15,056 Curator, can we see November 23 to 27, 2025? 1002 01:03:15,057 --> 01:03:16,887 That's the week he went on the date with Kira. 1003 01:03:21,464 --> 01:03:25,104 Okay, so our options for that week are The Fly remake. 1004 01:03:25,101 --> 01:03:27,241 Great flick, terrible date movie. 1005 01:03:27,236 --> 01:03:30,736 Say Anything... That would make sense. 1006 01:03:30,740 --> 01:03:35,180 We gotta remember the clue. "A creator who hates his own creation." 1007 01:03:39,782 --> 01:03:41,752 The Shining! 1008 01:03:41,751 --> 01:03:44,021 It's Halliday's 11th favorite horror film, 1009 01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:46,420 and it's based on the best-selling book by Stephen King, 1010 01:03:46,422 --> 01:03:48,022 who hated the movie! 1011 01:03:48,024 --> 01:03:50,134 Hey! No side chitchat. 1012 01:03:50,126 --> 01:03:51,486 I think we found it. 1013 01:03:53,596 --> 01:03:55,196 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 1014 01:03:55,198 --> 01:03:57,928 Are you absolutely sure you want to go here? 1015 01:03:57,934 --> 01:03:59,804 Absolutely positive. 1016 01:03:59,802 --> 01:04:02,642 Let's hope you have the belly for it. 1017 01:04:02,638 --> 01:04:03,768 (ALL GASP) 1018 01:04:09,979 --> 01:04:13,579 (THEME FROM THE SHINING PLAYING) 1019 01:04:45,581 --> 01:04:46,751 Look. 1020 01:04:48,184 --> 01:04:50,354 Ticking clock. 1021 01:04:50,353 --> 01:04:53,163 Okay, so I'm estimating about 1022 01:04:54,190 --> 01:04:56,230 five minutes to find the key. 1023 01:04:56,225 --> 01:04:57,855 Yeah, there are so many keys The Shining, though. 1024 01:04:57,860 --> 01:05:00,700 Where do we start? 1025 01:05:00,696 --> 01:05:04,096 I've never seen The Shining. Is it really scary? 1026 01:05:04,100 --> 01:05:08,040 Uh, I had to watch it through my fingers. 1027 01:05:08,037 --> 01:05:11,007 WADE: Okay, so we got the key from room 237, 1028 01:05:11,007 --> 01:05:12,907 the keys to the Snowcat, 1029 01:05:12,909 --> 01:05:14,739 or the keys they give Jack at the beginning of the movie. 1030 01:05:14,744 --> 01:05:16,554 ART3MIS: Well, if it's "the leap not taken," 1031 01:05:16,545 --> 01:05:18,005 maybe the key isn't a key at all. 1032 01:05:18,014 --> 01:05:19,084 SHO: I know where the Snowcat keys are! 1033 01:05:19,081 --> 01:05:20,281 WADE: I say we split up. 1034 01:05:20,283 --> 01:05:21,953 We get all the keys 1035 01:05:21,951 --> 01:05:23,491 and then we meet back at the Torrances' apartment. 1036 01:05:27,423 --> 01:05:29,133 BOTH: Hello, Danny. 1037 01:05:30,293 --> 01:05:32,093 Come play with us. 1038 01:05:32,094 --> 01:05:35,364 Little girls, y'all know how to get out of here? 1039 01:05:40,303 --> 01:05:41,473 Wait, wait! 1040 01:05:41,470 --> 01:05:43,610 Wait, where's Aech? 1041 01:05:43,606 --> 01:05:44,936 AECH: Wait! 1042 01:05:45,975 --> 01:05:47,035 Aech! 1043 01:05:47,777 --> 01:05:48,877 No, no, no, no! 1044 01:05:55,251 --> 01:05:57,221 (SCREAMING) 1045 01:06:04,093 --> 01:06:05,733 (GROANS) 1046 01:06:07,063 --> 01:06:08,733 Ahh! 1047 01:06:09,332 --> 01:06:11,072 (GASPING) 1048 01:06:13,402 --> 01:06:15,042 Ahh! 1049 01:06:16,806 --> 01:06:18,706 (GRUNTING) 1050 01:06:28,851 --> 01:06:30,491 (PANTING) 1051 01:06:48,504 --> 01:06:51,374 Oh, uh, hi, naked lady. I'm sorry. 1052 01:06:51,374 --> 01:06:53,484 I didn't mean to interrupt, uh, your bath time. 1053 01:06:53,476 --> 01:06:55,536 Uh, I know self-care can be important. 1054 01:06:55,544 --> 01:06:58,714 Uh, but can you do me a favor and tell me, where are all the exits? 1055 01:07:02,284 --> 01:07:03,854 Huh. Whoa. 1056 01:07:03,853 --> 01:07:06,223 Okay, am I being punked? 1057 01:07:06,222 --> 01:07:08,622 'Cause you're likin' me a little way too much. 1058 01:07:10,126 --> 01:07:12,286 All right, you know what? I'ma go with it. 1059 01:07:16,232 --> 01:07:18,472 (WOMAN CACKLING) 1060 01:07:20,069 --> 01:07:22,869 (SCREAMING) 1061 01:07:23,873 --> 01:07:25,813 (GASPING) 1062 01:07:25,808 --> 01:07:26,908 Ahh! 1063 01:07:27,476 --> 01:07:28,906 (YELLING) 1064 01:07:28,911 --> 01:07:30,611 (CACKLING) 1065 01:07:33,182 --> 01:07:34,722 (YELLING) 1066 01:07:41,857 --> 01:07:44,227 (PANTING) 1067 01:07:45,061 --> 01:07:46,631 (CACKLING) 1068 01:07:50,032 --> 01:07:51,502 (WHIMPERS) 1069 01:07:56,005 --> 01:07:57,435 (SCREAMING) 1070 01:08:00,076 --> 01:08:02,236 (AECH PANTING) 1071 01:08:04,180 --> 01:08:05,580 Time's running out. 1072 01:08:05,581 --> 01:08:07,721 Yo, Z, is Art3mis pissed at me? 1073 01:08:07,716 --> 01:08:10,116 Dude, I'm pissed at you. You've never seen The Shining, have you? 1074 01:08:10,119 --> 01:08:11,519 You know I hate scary movies! 1075 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:12,690 We got the key. 1076 01:08:12,688 --> 01:08:14,088 Sweet! To room 237! 1077 01:08:14,090 --> 01:08:16,630 We ain't got no business goin' to room 237! 1078 01:08:16,625 --> 01:08:18,425 We should stay out! 1079 01:08:18,427 --> 01:08:20,057 Plus, there was this crazy, naked zombie lady in there. 1080 01:08:20,062 --> 01:08:21,762 There are no zombies The Shining. 1081 01:08:21,764 --> 01:08:23,734 Well, maybe it's not supposed to be like the movie. 1082 01:08:23,732 --> 01:08:25,432 Kira is the key. You're the one who said it. 1083 01:08:25,434 --> 01:08:27,644 Hey, y'all. I saw a picture of Kira! 1084 01:08:27,636 --> 01:08:29,766 -ART3MIS: Huh? -(ALL GROAN) 1085 01:08:32,241 --> 01:08:33,341 (STRAINING) Where? 1086 01:08:40,282 --> 01:08:44,422 ART3MIS: It's Kira. "Escape your past." 1087 01:08:44,420 --> 01:08:47,620 "The leap not taken." 1088 01:08:47,623 --> 01:08:49,633 Halliday's greatest fear wasn't The Shining 1089 01:08:49,625 --> 01:08:52,085 or any book or movie. 1090 01:08:52,094 --> 01:08:55,664 His biggest fear was kissing a girl. 1091 01:08:55,664 --> 01:08:59,244 That's the leap he couldn't take. 1092 01:08:59,235 --> 01:09:00,995 (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING IN THE DISTANCE) 1093 01:09:06,175 --> 01:09:07,875 The ballroom. 1094 01:09:16,785 --> 01:09:18,515 (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) 1095 01:09:22,458 --> 01:09:24,588 -WADE: Aech, come on. -(GRUNTS) 1096 01:09:28,130 --> 01:09:30,170 Zombies. Told you. 1097 01:09:31,534 --> 01:09:32,844 ART3MIS: That's her. 1098 01:09:33,869 --> 01:09:34,639 That's Kira. 1099 01:09:38,374 --> 01:09:40,384 None of this is in The Shining. 1100 01:09:40,376 --> 01:09:42,646 Z, look. That's the zombie-circle level in Mayhem Mansion, 1101 01:09:42,645 --> 01:09:44,275 one of Halliday's first games. 1102 01:09:44,280 --> 01:09:46,120 The whole Shining trivia is just a diversion. 1103 01:09:47,316 --> 01:09:48,946 One minute left. 1104 01:09:50,352 --> 01:09:51,692 How do we get to her? 1105 01:09:51,687 --> 01:09:52,857 Take the leap. 1106 01:09:52,855 --> 01:09:53,915 -Wait! -(GRUNTS) 1107 01:09:55,291 --> 01:09:56,431 ALL: Whoa! 1108 01:09:58,861 --> 01:10:00,061 (GRUNTS) 1109 01:10:02,231 --> 01:10:05,001 Okay, Mr. Dead Guy. Cool if I lead? 1110 01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:06,140 (GROWLS) 1111 01:10:08,070 --> 01:10:09,540 (GRUNTING) 1112 01:10:14,476 --> 01:10:16,246 (PANTING) 1113 01:10:38,534 --> 01:10:40,444 -(GRUNTS) -(GROANS) 1114 01:10:49,345 --> 01:10:50,775 (INHALES DEEPLY) 1115 01:10:52,615 --> 01:10:54,915 Care to dance? 1116 01:10:54,917 --> 01:10:58,447 Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask? 1117 01:11:04,260 --> 01:11:06,860 Well, well, well. 1118 01:11:06,862 --> 01:11:11,302 So you found my Jade Key. 1119 01:11:13,736 --> 01:11:15,696 Imagine that. 1120 01:11:20,643 --> 01:11:22,283 Thank you. 1121 01:11:26,982 --> 01:11:29,122 -Kira was a very beautiful-- -Go on. 1122 01:11:58,113 --> 01:12:01,183 One of our oologists saw them enter the media library. 1123 01:12:01,183 --> 01:12:02,853 She cracked the clue. 1124 01:12:02,851 --> 01:12:06,661 Now, we just have to win The Shining challenge. 1125 01:12:06,655 --> 01:12:08,985 (PEOPLE SCREAMING) 1126 01:12:08,991 --> 01:12:11,791 Get her off me! Get her off me! 1127 01:12:11,794 --> 01:12:12,964 (WOMAN CACKLING) 1128 01:12:12,961 --> 01:12:14,161 (SHRIEKING) 1129 01:12:15,197 --> 01:12:16,897 (ALL SCREAMING) 1130 01:12:21,203 --> 01:12:25,773 Mr. Sorrento, I really think you need to see this. 1131 01:12:27,843 --> 01:12:29,713 Now Parzival's got the Jade Key. 1132 01:12:40,055 --> 01:12:42,455 He's alive. 1133 01:12:42,458 --> 01:12:45,388 I know. I'll get back to you. 1134 01:12:45,394 --> 01:12:47,464 I got what you're looking for. 1135 01:12:51,333 --> 01:12:55,603 Freeze. This guy. The one with the lame tattoo. 1136 01:12:59,842 --> 01:13:03,082 Run him through our database, every IOI drone in Columbus. 1137 01:13:03,078 --> 01:13:04,578 Find him. 1138 01:13:09,852 --> 01:13:12,122 (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) 1139 01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:33,180 Groceries are here. 1140 01:13:33,175 --> 01:13:34,675 All right. Gluten-O's... 1141 01:13:34,676 --> 01:13:35,906 SAMANTHA: "If you know the answer ultimate, 1142 01:13:35,911 --> 01:13:38,181 "divide it by the number magic, 1143 01:13:38,180 --> 01:13:41,020 "and what you need, want, and desire will be found in the fortress tragic." 1144 01:13:41,016 --> 01:13:43,116 "Tragic," that's gotta be Halliday referring to himself. 1145 01:13:43,118 --> 01:13:44,218 Why? 1146 01:13:44,219 --> 01:13:46,019 Because he was lonely. 1147 01:13:46,021 --> 01:13:47,921 He had no one to spend his life with towards the end. 1148 01:13:47,923 --> 01:13:50,033 Yeah, that's true. 1149 01:13:50,025 --> 01:13:51,955 The contest has gotta be somehow about connecting with someone. 1150 01:13:51,960 --> 01:13:53,530 Anyone. 1151 01:13:53,529 --> 01:13:55,029 He wants the person who cares for the OASIS 1152 01:13:55,030 --> 01:13:56,730 to be connected with the world. 1153 01:13:56,732 --> 01:13:59,272 That's what I think he's trying to tell us. 1154 01:14:05,207 --> 01:14:06,877 Wade. 1155 01:14:08,877 --> 01:14:11,207 You understand Halliday. 1156 01:14:11,213 --> 01:14:14,923 You know him better than anyone. 1157 01:14:14,917 --> 01:14:17,917 It's exactly why I think you'll win. 1158 01:14:17,920 --> 01:14:21,790 Really? You really think I'm gonna win? 1159 01:14:22,958 --> 01:14:25,658 (PEOPLE SCREAMING) 1160 01:14:25,661 --> 01:14:27,461 MAN: Do not move! 1161 01:14:32,835 --> 01:14:34,335 Target identified! 1162 01:14:35,337 --> 01:14:36,967 Freeze! Don't move! 1163 01:14:43,779 --> 01:14:46,419 -This leads right to the alley. -You first. 1164 01:14:46,415 --> 01:14:48,145 I'm right behind you. Go now! 1165 01:14:49,685 --> 01:14:51,285 Come on! 1166 01:14:51,286 --> 01:14:53,786 -Wade, the OASIS needs you. -What? 1167 01:14:53,789 --> 01:14:55,089 -I'm gonna delay them. -Wait! 1168 01:14:55,090 --> 01:14:57,530 No, no, no, wait! No, no, no! 1169 01:14:57,526 --> 01:14:59,756 You'll forgive me for this, I promise. 1170 01:15:08,937 --> 01:15:10,567 MAN: Freeze, freeze, freeze! 1171 01:15:11,540 --> 01:15:12,610 Don't move! 1172 01:15:17,846 --> 01:15:20,546 Samantha Evelyn Cook. 1173 01:15:20,549 --> 01:15:24,219 IOI has purchased and consolidated all of your outstanding debt, 1174 01:15:24,219 --> 01:15:27,489 currently in excess of 23,000 credits. 1175 01:15:27,489 --> 01:15:30,359 You will be remanded to the nearest IOI loyalty center 1176 01:15:30,359 --> 01:15:31,859 until your debt is paid in full, 1177 01:15:31,860 --> 01:15:34,660 including any interest, processing, 1178 01:15:34,663 --> 01:15:37,333 or late fees you incur henceforth. 1179 01:15:37,332 --> 01:15:39,572 MAN 1: Does anybody have eyes? MAN 2: Check down the next street! 1180 01:15:52,347 --> 01:15:54,547 -"First to the key." -"First to the egg." 1181 01:15:54,550 --> 01:15:56,850 Wait, what? 1182 01:15:56,852 --> 01:16:00,222 "Never trust someone you meet in the OASIS." 1183 01:16:00,222 --> 01:16:02,862 "She might be a 300-pound dude named Chuck..." 1184 01:16:02,858 --> 01:16:06,128 "Who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit." 1185 01:16:08,430 --> 01:16:10,370 Aech! 1186 01:16:10,365 --> 01:16:13,935 Helen. My dad called me "H." It kinda stuck. Let's go! 1187 01:16:23,745 --> 01:16:25,975 That thing's IDing my van. 1188 01:16:31,420 --> 01:16:32,750 (YELLS) 1189 01:16:32,754 --> 01:16:34,494 (GRUNTING) 1190 01:16:40,762 --> 01:16:42,832 Come on. They've spotted us. 1191 01:16:43,599 --> 01:16:45,199 Daito. 1192 01:16:45,200 --> 01:16:48,040 My real name is Toshiro. Samantha got us a message. 1193 01:16:48,036 --> 01:16:49,866 She told us to meet you here. 1194 01:16:49,871 --> 01:16:51,271 Samantha, they took her to the-- 1195 01:16:51,273 --> 01:16:53,313 The loyalty center, I know. 1196 01:16:53,308 --> 01:16:56,878 Look, in other awesome news, the Sixers found the third challenge. 1197 01:16:56,878 --> 01:16:58,778 -What? -Just come on, get in! 1198 01:16:58,780 --> 01:16:59,980 All right. Let's go. 1199 01:16:59,982 --> 01:17:02,182 Hurry up. Go, go, go. All right. 1200 01:17:06,088 --> 01:17:07,618 (TIRES SCREECHING) 1201 01:17:13,895 --> 01:17:16,395 How did IOI find the third challenge so fast? 1202 01:17:16,398 --> 01:17:18,498 IOI cracked the first three lines of the clue, 1203 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:20,170 so they knew it was sector 14 1204 01:17:20,168 --> 01:17:21,768 but they couldn't figure out "the fortress tragic." 1205 01:17:21,770 --> 01:17:24,170 So they sent every guide they had into that sector 1206 01:17:24,172 --> 01:17:26,142 until they found the right fortress. 1207 01:17:27,175 --> 01:17:28,635 Sho? 1208 01:17:28,644 --> 01:17:30,954 Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm 11, so what? 1209 01:17:30,946 --> 01:17:32,976 His real name is Xo. 1210 01:17:32,981 --> 01:17:35,751 But everyone else calls me Sho, no big deal. 1211 01:17:35,751 --> 01:17:38,521 No. It is a big deal. 1212 01:17:38,520 --> 01:17:42,090 Sho, you're the world's most badass 11-year-old ever. 1213 01:17:42,090 --> 01:17:43,160 He knows. 1214 01:17:43,158 --> 01:17:45,358 Shut up! Let him tell me. 1215 01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:46,500 Aech! 1216 01:17:49,965 --> 01:17:51,665 We have to go save Samantha. 1217 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:54,037 Well, we can't just go through the doors of IOI. 1218 01:17:54,036 --> 01:17:56,266 Look, I've been thinkin' about it. I got a better plan. 1219 01:17:56,271 --> 01:17:58,271 You saw Sorrento's rig, right? 1220 01:17:58,273 --> 01:18:00,383 Yeah. 1221 01:18:00,375 --> 01:18:02,805 Let's go after the man himself and make him give Art3mis back to us. 1222 01:18:02,811 --> 01:18:04,711 But first, I have to know exactly, 1223 01:18:04,713 --> 01:18:06,723 how much about Sorrento's rig do you remember? 1224 01:18:08,116 --> 01:18:10,416 Kind of everything. 1225 01:18:24,132 --> 01:18:28,042 AUTOMATED VOICE: Maintenance, report to loyalty pod 31-B. 1226 01:18:32,074 --> 01:18:36,714 Security, please report to section 97 for escort. 1227 01:18:52,094 --> 01:18:53,604 (GRUNTING) 1228 01:18:57,432 --> 01:19:00,302 Hey! Newbie, get to work. 1229 01:19:02,437 --> 01:19:03,567 Get to work. 1230 01:19:06,842 --> 01:19:09,882 (GROANING) 1231 01:19:09,878 --> 01:19:13,008 AUTOMATED VOICE: Work violation. Work violation. 1232 01:19:14,750 --> 01:19:17,850 Lay those charges every six feet. 1233 01:19:20,922 --> 01:19:22,862 (GRUNTS) 1234 01:19:22,858 --> 01:19:25,028 Keep it moving! 1235 01:19:26,294 --> 01:19:27,364 Hey, you! 1236 01:19:29,464 --> 01:19:31,304 Those are explosives! 1237 01:19:31,299 --> 01:19:33,029 (GROANING) 1238 01:19:33,034 --> 01:19:36,244 IOI will not reimburse any lost coin if you zero out. 1239 01:19:36,238 --> 01:19:38,038 Keep it moving! 1240 01:19:42,744 --> 01:19:45,784 So what is this challenge, some sort of video game thing? 1241 01:19:45,781 --> 01:19:47,881 An Atari 2600, sir. 1242 01:19:47,883 --> 01:19:51,493 And every game ever made for it, thousands of possibilities. 1243 01:19:52,254 --> 01:19:53,624 MAN: Come up! 1244 01:19:53,622 --> 01:19:54,862 (SCREAMS) 1245 01:19:55,891 --> 01:19:57,161 (NOLAN SNICKERING) 1246 01:19:58,093 --> 01:19:59,563 Halliday, 1247 01:19:59,561 --> 01:20:01,501 this is how you plan to resolve 1248 01:20:01,496 --> 01:20:04,926 the fate of the world's most important economic resource? 1249 01:20:04,933 --> 01:20:06,903 -Call me when you're close. -Yes, sir. 1250 01:20:06,902 --> 01:20:08,502 Go, go! No! Ahh! 1251 01:20:10,772 --> 01:20:13,942 One minute into Centipede, the ice broke. 1252 01:20:13,942 --> 01:20:16,012 It has to be Joust! 1253 01:20:16,011 --> 01:20:18,951 Halliday still holds the world record on the 2600 port of that game. 1254 01:20:18,947 --> 01:20:20,947 Maybe we just need to beat his high score. 1255 01:20:20,949 --> 01:20:23,249 Pitfall! One of the only 2600 games that still hasn't ended. 1256 01:20:23,251 --> 01:20:24,691 MAN 1: And how about those Swordquest games? 1257 01:20:24,686 --> 01:20:26,586 MAN 2: Yes! The Swordquest games. 1258 01:20:26,588 --> 01:20:28,658 They were created for a contest Atari held with real... 1259 01:20:36,331 --> 01:20:39,331 i-R0k, how are we doin'? 1260 01:20:39,334 --> 01:20:41,604 To be honest, I think I need physical therapy because it's not-- 1261 01:20:41,603 --> 01:20:43,673 Is the Orb ready? 1262 01:20:44,606 --> 01:20:46,336 Um, as you wish. 1263 01:20:48,109 --> 01:20:49,609 (GRUNTING) 1264 01:20:50,445 --> 01:20:51,605 The Orb... 1265 01:20:51,613 --> 01:20:53,083 Of Osuvox. 1266 01:20:53,882 --> 01:20:55,052 Ah... 1267 01:20:55,050 --> 01:20:57,120 How does it work? 1268 01:20:57,118 --> 01:21:00,558 Has it got, like, a remote or is there a button or something? 1269 01:21:00,555 --> 01:21:04,185 Nolan, it's a level-99 magic artifact, 1270 01:21:04,192 --> 01:21:08,002 not one of your drones, so it is activated by a magic spell. 1271 01:21:07,996 --> 01:21:10,096 Would you care to do the honors? 1272 01:21:20,375 --> 01:21:22,705 (CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 1273 01:22:00,248 --> 01:22:02,018 (GUNS COCKING) 1274 01:22:02,017 --> 01:22:03,387 WADE: Where is she? 1275 01:22:03,385 --> 01:22:04,685 How'd you get in here? 1276 01:22:04,686 --> 01:22:05,946 -Art3mis. -Who? 1277 01:22:05,954 --> 01:22:10,634 Samantha Cook. Where is she? 1278 01:22:10,625 --> 01:22:14,525 If you wanna talk, we can talk, but you gotta put that gun down. 1279 01:22:14,529 --> 01:22:17,429 You killed my mom's sister. 1280 01:22:17,432 --> 01:22:19,072 You think I won't kill you? 1281 01:22:19,067 --> 01:22:23,267 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just slow down, okay? 1282 01:22:23,271 --> 01:22:26,641 That was a corporate decision. It was not personal. 1283 01:22:26,641 --> 01:22:27,981 Where is she? 1284 01:22:27,976 --> 01:22:30,306 She's downstairs in the loyalty center! 1285 01:22:30,312 --> 01:22:33,652 I know she's in the goddamn loyalty center. 1286 01:22:33,648 --> 01:22:36,118 You're gonna tell me exactly which rig she's in 1287 01:22:36,117 --> 01:22:38,517 and the access code to contact her. 1288 01:22:39,554 --> 01:22:41,864 Yeah, that seems appropriate. 1289 01:22:44,659 --> 01:22:46,729 TOSHIRO: Start with access code. 1290 01:22:47,896 --> 01:22:50,166 NOLAN: 6, 45, 7, 25. 1291 01:22:50,165 --> 01:22:51,495 TOSHIRO: Where's the rig? 1292 01:23:02,344 --> 01:23:04,584 I think he pissed himself. 1293 01:23:04,579 --> 01:23:06,579 Good job, Z. We're in his account. 1294 01:23:06,581 --> 01:23:08,381 So he really doesn't know he's in the OASIS? 1295 01:23:10,685 --> 01:23:13,285 This is what Sorrento should be seeing, 1296 01:23:13,288 --> 01:23:17,528 but this... This is what we're making him see. 1297 01:23:17,525 --> 01:23:20,595 We grabbed him in transit just as he was logging out of the OASIS, 1298 01:23:20,595 --> 01:23:23,465 so he thinks he's back in his office in the real world. 1299 01:23:23,465 --> 01:23:27,295 But actually, he's here, in the identical office that Aech built. 1300 01:23:27,302 --> 01:23:30,012 SHO: So, you basically just remotely hacked his rig. 1301 01:23:30,005 --> 01:23:33,035 AECH: A fixed rig like Sorrento's is easy to locate, hard to hack. 1302 01:23:33,041 --> 01:23:35,781 WADE: Unless he's stupid enough to leave his password lying around. 1303 01:23:35,777 --> 01:23:37,177 AECH: Loyalty center, I'm in. 1304 01:23:37,178 --> 01:23:39,008 WADE: All right, let's get to work. 1305 01:23:46,721 --> 01:23:49,061 -WADE: Arty. -Z? Z? Z? 1306 01:23:49,057 --> 01:23:50,627 Arty, don't say anything. 1307 01:23:50,625 --> 01:23:52,625 I'm tapped directly into your audio feed. 1308 01:23:54,195 --> 01:23:55,695 ART3MIS: How did you find me? 1309 01:23:55,697 --> 01:23:57,467 We got his password, hacked Sorrento's rig. 1310 01:23:59,034 --> 01:24:01,504 Z, I have something to tell you. 1311 01:24:01,503 --> 01:24:03,513 Not now. I have something to show you that'll get you out of there. 1312 01:24:03,505 --> 01:24:06,975 The Sixers found the third challenge. It's on Planet Doom. 1313 01:24:06,975 --> 01:24:08,505 And there's more, they just put a force field 1314 01:24:08,510 --> 01:24:10,380 around Anorak's Castle. 1315 01:24:14,749 --> 01:24:17,419 I heard one of the guards calling it "the Orb of Osuvox," 1316 01:24:17,419 --> 01:24:19,989 and the only way to take it down is from the inside. 1317 01:24:19,988 --> 01:24:23,158 She's right. Level-99 artifact, 1318 01:24:23,158 --> 01:24:26,088 creates a magic-resistant, impenetrable barrier. 1319 01:24:26,094 --> 01:24:27,834 No way through it. 1320 01:24:27,829 --> 01:24:29,559 Okay, listen. That's not important right now. 1321 01:24:29,564 --> 01:24:30,974 What's important is that we get you out of the rig. 1322 01:24:33,701 --> 01:24:36,071 All right, so I'm looking at a diagram of your rig. 1323 01:24:38,740 --> 01:24:41,180 If you reach up with your left hand at 11 o'clock, 1324 01:24:41,176 --> 01:24:43,006 there's some... there's a panel above your head. 1325 01:24:47,749 --> 01:24:49,919 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I can feel it. 1326 01:24:49,918 --> 01:24:51,948 WADE: Okay, there should be two release handles. 1327 01:24:51,953 --> 01:24:53,593 Nine o'clock and three o'clock. Can you feel them? 1328 01:24:53,588 --> 01:24:55,858 -Yeah, I got it. -Okay, pull it towards you. 1329 01:24:56,558 --> 01:24:58,188 (GRUNTS) 1330 01:24:58,193 --> 01:25:00,103 Okay, inside the panel, there's a lever. 1331 01:25:00,095 --> 01:25:02,455 Grab it with your right hand and slide it to the left. 1332 01:25:02,464 --> 01:25:03,974 That should release you. 1333 01:25:03,965 --> 01:25:05,125 (GRUNTS) 1334 01:25:08,870 --> 01:25:11,240 -(BEEPING) -(EXHALES) 1335 01:25:11,239 --> 01:25:13,979 It worked. It worked, I'm out. 1336 01:25:13,975 --> 01:25:16,105 AUTOMATED VOICE: Loyalty pod 41-F, 1337 01:25:16,111 --> 01:25:19,111 you are on an authorized break for 10 minutes. 1338 01:25:24,385 --> 01:25:27,555 Pod 41-F, you are on 10-minute break. 1339 01:25:27,555 --> 01:25:29,715 Proceed to break area. 1340 01:25:30,959 --> 01:25:32,329 Wade, are you still there? 1341 01:25:32,327 --> 01:25:33,557 Yeah, I'm here. Where are you? 1342 01:25:33,561 --> 01:25:35,761 Where is Sorrento's office? 1343 01:25:35,763 --> 01:25:37,173 It's in the IOI war room, two levels above where you are now. 1344 01:25:37,165 --> 01:25:38,965 But that's not the way out. 1345 01:25:38,967 --> 01:25:40,567 What's his password? 1346 01:25:41,836 --> 01:25:43,236 Wade, answer me. 1347 01:25:43,238 --> 01:25:47,178 Okay, it's capital B-0-55-man-69. 1348 01:25:47,175 --> 01:25:49,575 But, Arty, you need to go. 1349 01:25:49,577 --> 01:25:50,907 You need to raise an army. 1350 01:25:51,779 --> 01:25:53,409 An army? 1351 01:25:53,414 --> 01:25:55,024 Get to Planet Doom, and wait for my signal. 1352 01:25:55,016 --> 01:25:56,316 What signal? 1353 01:25:56,317 --> 01:25:58,447 I'm gonna take down that shield. 1354 01:25:58,453 --> 01:26:00,193 Wait, Arty, wait! You gotta get out of there! Arty! 1355 01:26:08,796 --> 01:26:11,426 Hey, how much are they paying you? 1356 01:26:11,432 --> 01:26:13,202 -'Cause, man, I got a lot of paper. -(TOSHIRO SHUSHING) 1357 01:26:13,201 --> 01:26:15,601 You know, I can make you, like, a forest. 1358 01:26:15,603 --> 01:26:17,873 Hey, shut up. 1359 01:26:17,872 --> 01:26:19,042 Okay. 1360 01:26:41,629 --> 01:26:43,869 This isn't real, you're tapping my feed. 1361 01:26:43,865 --> 01:26:45,925 Uh-oh. Guys. 1362 01:27:04,419 --> 01:27:07,159 F'Nale, they've hacked my rig. They're after the girl. 1363 01:27:07,155 --> 01:27:09,415 Meet me at loyalty. 1364 01:27:09,424 --> 01:27:11,664 (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) 1365 01:27:22,937 --> 01:27:26,537 AUTOMATED VOICE: Pod 41-F, you have exceeded your break time. 1366 01:27:26,541 --> 01:27:30,311 Report to security or your coin count will be reset to zero. 1367 01:27:39,220 --> 01:27:44,030 So, she just walks out of here, how does that happen? 1368 01:27:44,025 --> 01:27:46,285 They're smart. They knew what they were doing. 1369 01:27:46,294 --> 01:27:49,134 But we know they're in Columbus. And now, all five of them are together. 1370 01:27:49,130 --> 01:27:51,630 Wait. Wait, we know what? How do we know? 1371 01:27:51,633 --> 01:27:55,403 We have the make and model of the van. We'll spot them. 1372 01:27:55,403 --> 01:27:57,543 "We'll spot them"? 1373 01:27:57,538 --> 01:28:00,778 That sounds like a great inscription for our tombstones. 1374 01:28:00,775 --> 01:28:02,305 Why didn't you tell me this earlier? 1375 01:28:02,310 --> 01:28:03,910 It wasn't relevant yet. 1376 01:28:03,911 --> 01:28:05,311 I need to know where they are. 1377 01:28:05,313 --> 01:28:06,713 We need to know. We need to find them! 1378 01:28:06,714 --> 01:28:09,754 They're kids, Nolan. Man the hell up! 1379 01:28:09,751 --> 01:28:12,951 Do your job, and I'll do mine, unless you wanna take this 1380 01:28:12,954 --> 01:28:15,024 and go after them yourself. 1381 01:28:19,560 --> 01:28:20,860 Find them! 1382 01:28:29,804 --> 01:28:34,484 The Complete Nancy Drew, Kegel Exercises for... 1383 01:28:36,077 --> 01:28:38,807 Bingo. Okay. 1384 01:28:38,813 --> 01:28:41,083 "Congratulations, you are the proud owner of the Orb of Osuvox, 1385 01:28:41,082 --> 01:28:43,022 "a 99th level magic artifact. 1386 01:28:43,017 --> 01:28:45,847 "Read these instructions before deploying. To turn orb on, off." 1387 01:28:45,853 --> 01:28:47,363 Off! Yes, off. 1388 01:28:47,355 --> 01:28:49,685 "Utter spell within 10 feet of orb." 1389 01:28:51,359 --> 01:28:55,559 (CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 1390 01:29:03,604 --> 01:29:05,814 Citizens of the OASIS, 1391 01:29:05,807 --> 01:29:08,637 I am Parzival, first to the key. 1392 01:29:08,643 --> 01:29:11,683 I'm here talking to all of you now because our future's being threatened 1393 01:29:11,679 --> 01:29:15,779 by people who will stop at nothing to win this contest. 1394 01:29:15,783 --> 01:29:17,823 Some of you already know this, 1395 01:29:17,819 --> 01:29:21,789 and you've lost much more than just your avatars or your weapons. 1396 01:29:21,789 --> 01:29:25,729 Some have lost their freedom. Some have lost their lives. 1397 01:29:28,162 --> 01:29:30,972 And now, this. 1398 01:29:30,965 --> 01:29:33,965 A force field around the third challenge. 1399 01:29:36,471 --> 01:29:40,481 I only came here to escape the shitty hand that life dealt me. 1400 01:29:40,475 --> 01:29:43,235 But I stayed, like many of you, 1401 01:29:43,244 --> 01:29:48,354 because I found something much bigger than just myself. 1402 01:29:48,349 --> 01:29:50,219 I found a cause. 1403 01:29:51,319 --> 01:29:54,589 I found my friends. 1404 01:29:54,589 --> 01:29:58,089 And yes, I know it's kind of a groaner, but... 1405 01:29:59,360 --> 01:30:01,000 I found love. 1406 01:30:02,230 --> 01:30:03,870 And I don't wanna lose that 1407 01:30:03,865 --> 01:30:06,525 to this colossal douchebag, Nolan Sorrento. 1408 01:30:06,534 --> 01:30:10,744 This guy. Back to work, people. 1409 01:30:10,738 --> 01:30:15,008 He thinks that we're all too distracted to even notice... 1410 01:30:15,009 --> 01:30:19,779 Nolan Sorrento thinks that we won't put up a fight. 1411 01:30:19,781 --> 01:30:21,051 Sir! Sir! 1412 01:30:21,048 --> 01:30:22,848 This is going out live! 1413 01:30:22,850 --> 01:30:24,950 WADE: The only thing Halliday let this guy do... 1414 01:30:24,952 --> 01:30:26,622 -It's absolutely everywhere. -...was get him a cup of coffee. 1415 01:30:26,621 --> 01:30:27,521 And now, we're supposed to hand him the OASIS? 1416 01:30:35,396 --> 01:30:38,196 NOLAN: This Parzival... Oh, man. 1417 01:30:42,236 --> 01:30:44,736 Come on, come on. Give me this thing. 1418 01:30:44,739 --> 01:30:45,939 MAN: Yes, sir. 1419 01:30:46,574 --> 01:30:48,714 NOLAN: Left arm. 1420 01:30:48,709 --> 01:30:51,209 -Left arm! -MAN: Sir. 1421 01:30:51,212 --> 01:30:53,212 NOLAN: No, I need the left arm. 1422 01:30:53,214 --> 01:30:55,554 No, I don't care if... I want it on. 1423 01:30:57,385 --> 01:31:00,145 WADE: He thinks that we won't even put up a fight! 1424 01:31:00,154 --> 01:31:02,964 Well, I say he's wrong. 1425 01:31:02,957 --> 01:31:06,757 I say, tell that to the gunter clans in the gold mines of Gygax. 1426 01:31:06,761 --> 01:31:10,001 (WHISPERING) Activate the Iron Giant. 1427 01:31:16,404 --> 01:31:17,544 (GRUNTING) 1428 01:31:34,088 --> 01:31:39,158 Ask yourselves, are you willing to zero out for the OASIS? 1429 01:31:39,160 --> 01:31:41,100 Are you willing to fight? 1430 01:31:42,497 --> 01:31:45,097 I am Parzival of the High Five. 1431 01:31:45,099 --> 01:31:47,839 In the name of Art3mis, in the name of Aech, 1432 01:31:47,835 --> 01:31:50,535 in the name of Daito and Sho, 1433 01:31:50,538 --> 01:31:54,108 we ask you to join us on Planet Doom. 1434 01:31:54,108 --> 01:31:57,208 In the name of James Halliday himself, 1435 01:31:57,211 --> 01:31:59,281 help us save the OASIS. 1436 01:32:04,118 --> 01:32:06,188 (WIND HOWLING) 1437 01:32:22,970 --> 01:32:25,770 (DISTANT RUMBLING) 1438 01:32:31,679 --> 01:32:34,919 (RUMBLING INTENSIFIES) 1439 01:32:39,420 --> 01:32:41,660 (PEOPLE SHOUTING) 1440 01:32:54,235 --> 01:32:56,665 No, no, no, no. 1441 01:33:06,747 --> 01:33:09,377 "No man is a failure who has friends." 1442 01:33:09,383 --> 01:33:10,653 (NOLAN GROWLS) 1443 01:33:31,472 --> 01:33:34,712 SOLDIER: Squadron 14, armor up, you're in the lead. 1444 01:33:45,219 --> 01:33:47,589 (GRUNTS) 1445 01:33:47,588 --> 01:33:51,988 One minute into Swordquest, the ice broke. 1446 01:33:51,993 --> 01:33:55,763 (SIGHS) Well, all three Swordquests. What's next? 1447 01:33:55,763 --> 01:33:57,603 (OVERLAPPING) Dark Cavern, Laser Blast. 1448 01:33:57,598 --> 01:33:58,828 It's Adventure. 1449 01:33:58,833 --> 01:34:01,103 Released in 1979, for the 2600, 1450 01:34:01,102 --> 01:34:03,172 Adventure was created by Warren Robinett, 1451 01:34:03,170 --> 01:34:05,340 who was the first video game designer ever to hide his name. In fact... 1452 01:34:05,339 --> 01:34:07,409 -(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY) -Try Adventure. 1453 01:34:08,609 --> 01:34:10,179 Play Adventure. 1454 01:34:15,950 --> 01:34:17,450 (PANTING) 1455 01:34:17,451 --> 01:34:19,251 (FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) 1456 01:34:32,833 --> 01:34:35,043 (CONTINUES PANTING) 1457 01:34:38,139 --> 01:34:39,209 (DEVICE TRILLING) 1458 01:35:02,496 --> 01:35:04,826 More than a minute, we're still alive. 1459 01:35:04,832 --> 01:35:06,872 This must be the right game. 1460 01:35:06,867 --> 01:35:09,967 (ART3MIS CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 1461 01:35:13,641 --> 01:35:16,481 How long does it last, this orb thing? 1462 01:35:19,714 --> 01:35:22,454 (CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 1463 01:35:23,884 --> 01:35:26,654 I'd say about ten... 1464 01:35:26,654 --> 01:35:30,024 Yeah, about 10 million years, so we should be fine. 1465 01:35:30,024 --> 01:35:33,134 (CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 1466 01:35:47,208 --> 01:35:49,078 First to the key! 1467 01:35:49,076 --> 01:35:50,906 ALL: First to the egg! 1468 01:35:50,911 --> 01:35:53,781 First to the egg! 1469 01:35:53,781 --> 01:35:57,021 MAN: ♪ We're not gonna take it 1470 01:35:57,017 --> 01:36:00,387 ♪ No, we ain't gonna take it 1471 01:36:00,387 --> 01:36:04,827 ♪ We're not gonna take it anymore 1472 01:36:10,431 --> 01:36:13,371 ♪ We've got the right to choose it 1473 01:36:13,367 --> 01:36:16,697 ♪ There ain't no way we'll lose it 1474 01:36:16,704 --> 01:36:19,214 ♪ This is our life, this is our song 1475 01:36:22,109 --> 01:36:23,739 Adventure. 1476 01:36:23,744 --> 01:36:26,484 ♪ We'll fight the powers that be just 1477 01:36:26,480 --> 01:36:29,580 ♪ Don't pick our destiny 'cause 1478 01:36:29,583 --> 01:36:32,423 ♪ You don't know us, you don't belong 1479 01:36:32,419 --> 01:36:34,619 -(SQUEALING) -(ALL GRUNTING) 1480 01:36:37,124 --> 01:36:39,634 (MAN YELLING) 1481 01:36:39,627 --> 01:36:41,897 -(GRUNTS) -MAN: What? Come on! 1482 01:36:43,497 --> 01:36:44,867 -(GRUNTS) -(GROANS) 1483 01:36:52,239 --> 01:36:55,479 ♪ Your gall is never-ending 1484 01:36:55,476 --> 01:36:59,006 ♪ We don't want nothin' Not a thing from you ♪ 1485 01:36:59,013 --> 01:37:01,023 (GRUNTING) 1486 01:37:08,155 --> 01:37:10,315 -(BEEPING) -(MAN GROANS) 1487 01:37:11,458 --> 01:37:13,088 WADE: Whoa, whoa, whoa! 1488 01:37:15,196 --> 01:37:17,966 The Sixers are in the final challenge. It's an Atari 2600. 1489 01:37:17,965 --> 01:37:20,195 Are you in the Sixer war room? 1490 01:37:20,201 --> 01:37:21,801 No, no, no. You gotta get out of there. 1491 01:37:21,802 --> 01:37:24,102 They're playing Adventure. 1492 01:37:24,104 --> 01:37:26,514 Adventure, of course! 1493 01:37:26,507 --> 01:37:28,307 Created by Warren Robinett! 1494 01:37:28,309 --> 01:37:29,839 He was the first designer to ever hide an Easter egg in-- 1495 01:37:29,844 --> 01:37:30,914 Dude! 1496 01:37:35,883 --> 01:37:38,723 We're looking for a USPS truck, Ohio plates, 1497 01:37:38,719 --> 01:37:41,789 a drone spitter, 2036 model. 1498 01:38:00,307 --> 01:38:03,707 Daito! When are you getting into this fight? 1499 01:38:16,190 --> 01:38:17,660 (GUN CLICKING) 1500 01:38:17,658 --> 01:38:18,888 -I'm out. Inventory's empty. -(ALARM BEEPING) 1501 01:38:18,893 --> 01:38:20,063 Last clip for me. 1502 01:38:20,060 --> 01:38:21,260 More weapons! 1503 01:38:21,262 --> 01:38:25,432 Anti-personnel ordinance cannon! 1504 01:38:26,700 --> 01:38:28,340 (ALL GROAN) 1505 01:38:28,335 --> 01:38:31,065 Railgun! 1506 01:38:32,206 --> 01:38:33,336 (ALL GROAN) 1507 01:38:36,210 --> 01:38:37,910 Yo, Z! 1508 01:38:37,912 --> 01:38:41,622 Yo, Z! Try this little guy. 1509 01:38:42,383 --> 01:38:43,853 (LAUGHING EVILLY) 1510 01:38:43,851 --> 01:38:45,121 (WADE YELPING) 1511 01:38:45,119 --> 01:38:46,789 -(SCREAMS) -CHUCKY: Ow! 1512 01:38:46,787 --> 01:38:48,687 Get rid of it! Get rid of it! 1513 01:38:49,757 --> 01:38:51,627 It's fucking Chucky! 1514 01:38:51,625 --> 01:38:53,355 (CHUCKY LAUGHING MANIACALLY) 1515 01:38:54,228 --> 01:38:56,898 (ALL GROANING) 1516 01:38:56,897 --> 01:38:58,967 COMMANDER: Move! Move! 1517 01:38:58,966 --> 01:39:00,526 Go, go, go! 1518 01:39:17,885 --> 01:39:19,715 (ALL YELLING) 1519 01:39:58,258 --> 01:39:59,828 Mechagodzilla! 1520 01:39:59,827 --> 01:40:02,257 (ROARING) 1521 01:40:19,213 --> 01:40:20,953 (SCREAMING) 1522 01:40:20,948 --> 01:40:24,448 WADE: Daito, we need you! Daito, now! 1523 01:40:24,451 --> 01:40:26,691 Get to the bridge. Go now, he's distracted. 1524 01:40:26,687 --> 01:40:27,757 Go, go, go. 1525 01:40:35,662 --> 01:40:37,602 (ROARS) 1526 01:40:42,803 --> 01:40:43,903 (SPEAKING JAPANESE) 1527 01:41:07,161 --> 01:41:09,031 (BOTH YELPING) 1528 01:41:09,029 --> 01:41:10,099 Z! 1529 01:41:11,165 --> 01:41:12,495 (ART3MIS SCREAMS) 1530 01:41:17,438 --> 01:41:18,668 (SCREAMS) 1531 01:41:20,707 --> 01:41:22,907 (ALL GROANING) 1532 01:41:26,847 --> 01:41:28,617 (AECH GROANS) 1533 01:41:29,950 --> 01:41:31,750 Arty! 1534 01:41:31,752 --> 01:41:33,352 Get to the castle! Win the third key before they do! 1535 01:41:41,361 --> 01:41:42,731 (ROARS) 1536 01:41:42,729 --> 01:41:45,069 (ALARM BEEPING) 1537 01:41:45,065 --> 01:41:46,765 What is that? 1538 01:41:46,767 --> 01:41:49,197 SHO: He's only got 30 seconds before changing back! 1539 01:41:54,641 --> 01:41:56,681 (ALARM CONTINUES BEEPING) 1540 01:42:00,380 --> 01:42:03,320 Daito, abort, abort! You got 10 seconds! 1541 01:42:06,086 --> 01:42:07,616 (ALARM TRILLS) 1542 01:42:08,722 --> 01:42:11,062 (ALARM BEEPING RAPIDLY) 1543 01:42:17,931 --> 01:42:19,201 DAITO: First to the egg! 1544 01:42:22,803 --> 01:42:24,673 -(ROARING) -(WADE AND SHO SCREAM) 1545 01:42:29,843 --> 01:42:31,213 (MISSILES ARMING) 1546 01:42:36,250 --> 01:42:38,520 (AECH GRUNTING) 1547 01:42:58,605 --> 01:42:59,935 Shit, it's her. 1548 01:43:03,510 --> 01:43:04,880 (OBJECT GIGGLES) 1549 01:43:07,781 --> 01:43:09,381 (CACKLING) 1550 01:43:19,960 --> 01:43:23,300 WADE: Arty! Arty! 1551 01:43:23,297 --> 01:43:25,827 SHO: Z! Got to get to the castle! 1552 01:43:25,832 --> 01:43:28,042 (PEOPLE SCREAMING) 1553 01:43:31,838 --> 01:43:34,468 She never left. She's still here. 1554 01:43:37,377 --> 01:43:38,977 The girl's in the war room. 1555 01:43:38,979 --> 01:43:40,879 (ALARM TICKING) 1556 01:43:51,391 --> 01:43:53,491 (PEOPLE CLAMORING) 1557 01:44:17,050 --> 01:44:18,650 No, no, no. 1558 01:44:26,893 --> 01:44:27,963 (GROANING) 1559 01:44:32,733 --> 01:44:35,343 -(AECH GRUNTS) -WADE: Sho! Hang on! 1560 01:44:42,876 --> 01:44:44,646 (ALARM BEEPING) 1561 01:44:48,415 --> 01:44:49,475 (SHO GRUNTS) 1562 01:44:54,721 --> 01:44:56,361 No! 1563 01:45:00,227 --> 01:45:01,857 (GRUNTING) 1564 01:45:18,779 --> 01:45:20,679 WADE: Arty, we've got this. You need to log out. 1565 01:45:20,681 --> 01:45:23,451 If the game is Adventure, why haven't they won yet? 1566 01:45:23,450 --> 01:45:25,320 I don't know. Arty, Arty. 1567 01:45:25,319 --> 01:45:27,319 I'm serious, Sorrento's crazy. He'll kill you. 1568 01:45:29,489 --> 01:45:31,459 What are you looking at? 1569 01:45:31,458 --> 01:45:33,258 There's nothing over there. 1570 01:45:34,261 --> 01:45:35,331 You're in trouble, aren't you? 1571 01:45:38,699 --> 01:45:42,269 Samantha, you know I love you. 1572 01:45:42,269 --> 01:45:43,639 Not the time, Z. 1573 01:45:43,637 --> 01:45:45,207 I can handle the challenge, 1574 01:45:45,205 --> 01:45:48,175 but I can't let you get hurt in the real world. 1575 01:45:48,175 --> 01:45:51,405 Get out of IOI, and meet us at River South. 1576 01:45:57,718 --> 01:45:59,448 Wade, no. 1577 01:45:59,453 --> 01:46:01,323 You'll forgive me for this, I promise. 1578 01:46:01,321 --> 01:46:02,521 Wade, no, no, no. 1579 01:46:03,390 --> 01:46:04,620 (GRUNTS) 1580 01:46:04,624 --> 01:46:05,934 (ALARM BEEPS) 1581 01:46:12,566 --> 01:46:16,036 Get it together, Sixer. Back to respawn. 1582 01:46:16,036 --> 01:46:17,366 Let's go, move. 1583 01:46:17,371 --> 01:46:18,641 You're in. 1584 01:46:36,857 --> 01:46:39,487 Holy hand grenade! How much did that cost? 1585 01:46:39,493 --> 01:46:42,003 Less than it's gonna cost them. 1586 01:46:43,063 --> 01:46:44,633 What is that? 1587 01:46:54,941 --> 01:46:57,681 Sir, the gunters are approaching the challenge. 1588 01:46:57,677 --> 01:46:59,677 -i-R0k? -In position, sir. 1589 01:46:59,679 --> 01:47:00,949 Prepare my rig. 1590 01:47:00,947 --> 01:47:03,647 The ice is holding. Still going. 1591 01:47:13,927 --> 01:47:15,257 WADE: Wait. 1592 01:47:15,262 --> 01:47:16,462 He's trying to win. 1593 01:47:19,766 --> 01:47:22,366 Yeah! I won. 1594 01:47:25,806 --> 01:47:27,766 He lost. 1595 01:47:27,774 --> 01:47:29,844 Not Adventure. 1596 01:47:31,144 --> 01:47:32,714 (ALL CLAMORING) 1597 01:47:33,914 --> 01:47:38,394 Everyone who wins loses. 1598 01:47:38,385 --> 01:47:41,715 It's not about winning. It's about playing. 1599 01:47:42,789 --> 01:47:45,289 Remember Halliday's announcement. 1600 01:47:45,292 --> 01:47:47,732 The keys are invisible, and they're hidden in a dark room 1601 01:47:47,727 --> 01:47:50,297 that's at the center of a maze. 1602 01:47:50,297 --> 01:47:53,967 Well, there's a secret in Adventure, and you don't find it by winning. 1603 01:47:53,967 --> 01:47:56,897 You find it by wandering around in a dark room. 1604 01:47:56,903 --> 01:47:58,613 Until you get to the invisible dot. 1605 01:47:58,605 --> 01:48:00,305 It's pretty easy if you know what you're doing. 1606 01:48:00,307 --> 01:48:01,637 NOLAN: Really? 1607 01:48:02,476 --> 01:48:04,846 Let me finish it for you. 1608 01:48:04,845 --> 01:48:06,245 (SHO GRUNTING) 1609 01:48:08,815 --> 01:48:10,745 It's your last chance, Wade. 1610 01:48:10,750 --> 01:48:13,650 Last chance. Give me the key. 1611 01:48:13,653 --> 01:48:18,693 I give you 50 million in your account right now. 1612 01:48:18,692 --> 01:48:20,532 Why the hell would I ever do that? 1613 01:48:22,262 --> 01:48:24,202 SHO: Dude! That's the Cataclyst. 1614 01:48:24,197 --> 01:48:26,097 Now, personally, I don't care. 1615 01:48:26,099 --> 01:48:27,829 I'd just as soon never set foot in the OASIS again, 1616 01:48:27,834 --> 01:48:30,004 let alone have to deal with any of this absurdity. 1617 01:48:30,003 --> 01:48:35,213 But I know how important Halliday's competition is to you, so... 1618 01:48:35,208 --> 01:48:39,648 I will never let the future of the OASIS rest in your hands, Nolan Sorrento. 1619 01:48:39,646 --> 01:48:43,676 Well, that's fine. Three easy steps. One. 1620 01:48:43,683 --> 01:48:46,153 Wait, I thought you were bluffing. You know that kills all of us, right? 1621 01:48:46,152 --> 01:48:48,222 I've got 10 years' worth of shit inside of me. 1622 01:48:48,221 --> 01:48:49,891 Last chance. Two. 1623 01:48:49,890 --> 01:48:51,290 I'm not goin' out like that. 1624 01:48:51,291 --> 01:48:52,831 That's a camper move. 1625 01:48:52,826 --> 01:48:53,956 You don't even know how to activate an orb. 1626 01:48:53,960 --> 01:48:55,300 (WADE GRUNTS) 1627 01:48:58,732 --> 01:49:00,202 (BOTH GRUNTING) 1628 01:49:04,170 --> 01:49:06,140 (PANTING) 1629 01:49:06,139 --> 01:49:07,269 Yeah, I felt those. 1630 01:49:08,642 --> 01:49:10,782 But this is my world, Sorrento. 1631 01:49:14,681 --> 01:49:15,981 Hadouken! 1632 01:49:17,417 --> 01:49:18,987 (GRUNTS) 1633 01:49:21,521 --> 01:49:22,661 (GROANS) 1634 01:49:25,225 --> 01:49:26,585 (GROANS) 1635 01:49:35,535 --> 01:49:38,165 -No, no, no! -Step three. 1636 01:49:38,171 --> 01:49:39,941 No, no, no! 1637 01:49:42,208 --> 01:49:43,678 (WHIMPERS) 1638 01:49:47,847 --> 01:49:49,347 (YELPING) 1639 01:50:06,600 --> 01:50:08,130 (PLAYERS GROANING) 1640 01:50:37,397 --> 01:50:39,127 Get me out of this thing. 1641 01:50:53,513 --> 01:50:54,953 Uh... 1642 01:50:54,948 --> 01:50:56,248 Guys? 1643 01:51:02,789 --> 01:51:04,689 Z. He's still alive! 1644 01:51:12,532 --> 01:51:14,402 Extra life. 1645 01:51:16,770 --> 01:51:18,240 Thanks, Curator. 1646 01:51:21,041 --> 01:51:22,241 Hold on. 1647 01:51:29,949 --> 01:51:32,549 Live feed in all OASIS channels. 1648 01:51:32,552 --> 01:51:35,162 Halliday's letting everyone watch the end of the contest. 1649 01:51:35,155 --> 01:51:36,515 (LAUGHS) That's so Halliday. 1650 01:51:36,523 --> 01:51:38,793 God damn it, we tried Adventure. 1651 01:51:38,792 --> 01:51:40,362 No, we tried to win it. 1652 01:51:40,360 --> 01:51:42,830 But the hidden room isn't at the end of the game. 1653 01:51:42,829 --> 01:51:45,399 You've gotta go straight to the invisible dot at the start. 1654 01:51:48,635 --> 01:51:50,695 (PANTING) 1655 01:51:59,012 --> 01:52:00,982 Is that her? 1656 01:52:00,980 --> 01:52:04,380 Red hair, IOI uniform, doesn't know what planet she's on? 1657 01:52:04,384 --> 01:52:05,494 That's her. 1658 01:52:17,263 --> 01:52:20,073 I'm Toshiro. You know me as Daito. 1659 01:52:22,902 --> 01:52:24,002 ART3MIS: Oh. 1660 01:52:26,706 --> 01:52:28,166 Hey, Arty. 1661 01:52:30,176 --> 01:52:34,346 Yeah, I know. Not what you were expecting, huh? 1662 01:52:34,347 --> 01:52:38,947 Yeah, I wasn't expecting a late '30s-model postal van. 1663 01:52:40,954 --> 01:52:43,124 Wade? 1664 01:52:43,123 --> 01:52:45,093 Wait, I thought the Cataclyst went off. How are you still playing? 1665 01:52:45,091 --> 01:52:47,661 Extra life, long story. Sorry I shot you. 1666 01:52:49,929 --> 01:52:51,559 Sho? 1667 01:52:51,564 --> 01:52:54,104 What? Do I have to wear a sign saying, 1668 01:52:54,100 --> 01:52:57,240 "I am 11 years old, shoot me first"? No, thanks. 1669 01:52:57,237 --> 01:52:59,567 -Dude, give me a hug. -Ninjas don't hug! 1670 01:52:59,572 --> 01:53:01,142 All right, everybody, hold on to somethin'. 1671 01:53:21,294 --> 01:53:22,904 (BEEPING) 1672 01:53:22,896 --> 01:53:24,226 Got you. 1673 01:53:27,934 --> 01:53:29,704 Come on, Nolan. Pick up. 1674 01:53:31,838 --> 01:53:34,668 F'Nale, tell me something good. 1675 01:53:34,674 --> 01:53:37,244 I've got a drone on their tail. I'm close. 1676 01:53:37,243 --> 01:53:38,513 NOLAN: Send me coordinates. 1677 01:53:38,511 --> 01:53:40,751 Maybe you should leave this to me, Nolan. 1678 01:53:40,747 --> 01:53:42,517 (LINE DISCONNECTS) 1679 01:53:42,515 --> 01:53:45,185 Nolan? Nolan. 1680 01:53:46,586 --> 01:53:47,746 Out. 1681 01:53:56,663 --> 01:53:59,203 Give me that. 1682 01:54:00,967 --> 01:54:02,837 (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) 1683 01:54:02,836 --> 01:54:04,596 AECH: What's goin' on out there? 1684 01:54:08,942 --> 01:54:11,442 SHO: The game is over for them. What are they watching? 1685 01:54:13,880 --> 01:54:16,250 The final key! It's being broadcast. 1686 01:54:18,284 --> 01:54:19,954 WADE: You see, 1687 01:54:19,953 --> 01:54:22,663 Warren Robinett was proud of Adventure. 1688 01:54:22,655 --> 01:54:25,725 He wanted people to know who was behind it. 1689 01:54:25,725 --> 01:54:28,455 That's why he created the first digital Easter egg 1690 01:54:28,461 --> 01:54:31,161 and to find it, you didn't even have to win. 1691 01:54:31,164 --> 01:54:35,344 You just had to blindly play, searching around 1692 01:54:35,335 --> 01:54:39,465 in rooms for an invisible dot. 1693 01:54:39,472 --> 01:54:42,042 You took the dot back to the main screen 1694 01:54:42,041 --> 01:54:46,681 and that's when you found the first Easter egg ever put in a video game. 1695 01:54:46,679 --> 01:54:47,979 -The creator's name. -(BEEPING) 1696 01:55:12,605 --> 01:55:14,705 What's going on, man? I can't see shit. 1697 01:55:14,707 --> 01:55:16,137 Parzival just got the Crystal Key! 1698 01:55:19,445 --> 01:55:20,845 (ALL GRUNTING) 1699 01:55:31,391 --> 01:55:33,161 Do you want it or not? 1700 01:55:36,429 --> 01:55:38,529 Aech, what the hell's going on? 1701 01:55:38,531 --> 01:55:40,531 Just practicing Mario Kart. What do you think? 1702 01:55:40,533 --> 01:55:42,643 IOI's trying to kill us, man! 1703 01:55:56,816 --> 01:55:59,146 Everyone watching, if you're in the Columbus stacks, 1704 01:55:59,152 --> 01:56:01,222 this is Parzival. 1705 01:56:01,220 --> 01:56:03,420 My real-world name is Wade Watts, and we're gonna need your help. 1706 01:56:03,423 --> 01:56:04,993 Aech, head for the stacks! 1707 01:56:04,991 --> 01:56:07,261 Okay, hold on! 1708 01:56:07,260 --> 01:56:08,830 (TIRES SCREECHING) 1709 01:56:31,918 --> 01:56:33,918 Stick the key in, how hard is it? 1710 01:56:39,592 --> 01:56:40,832 Come on. 1711 01:56:48,201 --> 01:56:50,271 -(ALL CHEERING) -Yeah! Yes! 1712 01:57:06,452 --> 01:57:07,722 That's it? 1713 01:57:08,488 --> 01:57:10,358 Yeah, that's it. 1714 01:57:10,356 --> 01:57:14,856 Now, you just sign these papers, and the OASIS is yours. 1715 01:57:14,861 --> 01:57:19,171 You will be its sole proprietor. 1716 01:57:19,165 --> 01:57:20,695 That ain't so bad, is it? 1717 01:57:21,234 --> 01:57:23,144 (PANTING) 1718 01:57:28,408 --> 01:57:29,578 (YELLS) 1719 01:57:35,715 --> 01:57:37,245 (BOTH GRUNTING) 1720 01:57:42,488 --> 01:57:43,588 I'm gonna need a second. 1721 01:57:44,991 --> 01:57:46,061 (YELLS) 1722 01:57:52,565 --> 01:57:53,665 (GROANS) 1723 01:57:57,036 --> 01:57:58,166 (YELPS) 1724 01:58:12,218 --> 01:58:14,848 This is wrong. 1725 01:58:14,854 --> 01:58:17,794 This pen, this contract. 1726 01:58:20,960 --> 01:58:22,730 This is the moment that Halliday made Morrow 1727 01:58:22,728 --> 01:58:25,298 sign over his shares in Gregarious. 1728 01:58:25,298 --> 01:58:27,968 That was the biggest mistake of his life. 1729 01:58:27,967 --> 01:58:30,167 He knew that. 1730 01:58:31,871 --> 01:58:33,971 This can't be the end. 1731 01:58:35,108 --> 01:58:36,878 It's a test. 1732 01:58:41,380 --> 01:58:44,120 I won't make the same mistake you did. 1733 01:58:49,755 --> 01:58:51,685 Oh, good. 1734 01:58:54,327 --> 01:58:57,827 I just needed to be sure. 1735 01:59:11,777 --> 01:59:14,047 This is where you grew up. 1736 01:59:18,951 --> 01:59:20,491 (VIDEO GAME MUSIC) 1737 01:59:23,256 --> 01:59:26,186 Oh, that's just me a long time ago. 1738 01:59:26,192 --> 01:59:29,802 I like to have him around from time to time. 1739 01:59:29,795 --> 01:59:32,095 Hey, I have to show you something. 1740 01:59:32,098 --> 01:59:33,798 This, uh... Come on. 1741 01:59:33,799 --> 01:59:35,639 This is the button. 1742 01:59:35,635 --> 01:59:38,935 If you push it, the whole simulation shuts down 1743 01:59:38,938 --> 01:59:42,538 and a tapeworm program will erase all of the backup servers. 1744 01:59:42,542 --> 01:59:46,312 So you now have the power to turn the OASIS off forever. 1745 01:59:46,312 --> 01:59:47,952 Do you understand? 1746 01:59:49,282 --> 01:59:50,452 (GRUNTS) 1747 01:59:51,317 --> 01:59:52,717 (PANTING) 1748 01:59:53,319 --> 01:59:54,489 Yeah, 1749 01:59:54,487 --> 01:59:56,457 try not to accidentally erase 1750 01:59:56,455 --> 01:59:59,185 the whole of the OASIS on your first day. 1751 02:00:08,501 --> 02:00:10,271 The stacks are straight ahead! 1752 02:00:21,914 --> 02:00:23,254 (ALL GROANING) 1753 02:00:26,018 --> 02:00:28,988 HALLIDAY: Well, I expect you have to go. I know I do. 1754 02:00:28,988 --> 02:00:31,518 So, now is the time for you to receive your prize 1755 02:00:31,524 --> 02:00:34,064 because you won all three keys. 1756 02:00:34,060 --> 02:00:38,760 Once you take this egg, the game will be over. 1757 02:00:38,764 --> 02:00:41,904 The egg, the egg... 1758 02:00:49,275 --> 02:00:51,705 We know what you did here. 1759 02:00:51,711 --> 02:00:55,081 You turn around and walk out of here while you still can. 1760 02:01:03,923 --> 02:01:05,523 -(GUN COCKS) -(CROWD GASPS) 1761 02:01:07,627 --> 02:01:10,197 I created the OASIS 1762 02:01:10,196 --> 02:01:14,926 because I never felt at home in the real world. 1763 02:01:14,934 --> 02:01:19,414 I just didn't know how to connect with the people there. 1764 02:01:19,405 --> 02:01:22,905 I was afraid for all of my life. 1765 02:01:22,908 --> 02:01:25,708 Right up until the day I knew my life was ending. 1766 02:01:31,284 --> 02:01:36,294 Now, that... That was when I realized that, 1767 02:01:36,289 --> 02:01:41,459 as terrifying and painful as reality can be, 1768 02:01:42,261 --> 02:01:46,331 it's also the only place 1769 02:01:47,933 --> 02:01:49,643 that you can get a decent meal. 1770 02:01:56,242 --> 02:01:57,812 Because 1771 02:01:59,478 --> 02:02:01,148 reality 1772 02:02:06,252 --> 02:02:07,922 is real. 1773 02:02:07,920 --> 02:02:09,690 You understand what I'm saying? 1774 02:02:11,457 --> 02:02:14,157 Yes. Yes, I do. 1775 02:02:23,869 --> 02:02:25,199 He did it. 1776 02:02:26,839 --> 02:02:28,369 He got the egg. 1777 02:02:29,141 --> 02:02:30,441 Hooray. 1778 02:02:31,544 --> 02:02:33,254 -No! -No! Please! 1779 02:02:59,638 --> 02:03:01,868 (VEHICLES APPROACHING) 1780 02:03:01,874 --> 02:03:03,544 (SIRENS WAILING) 1781 02:03:06,746 --> 02:03:08,076 OFFICER: Hold it! 1782 02:03:10,082 --> 02:03:13,852 Drop the gun! Now! On the ground! 1783 02:03:13,853 --> 02:03:16,593 Turn around! Hands on your head. 1784 02:03:16,589 --> 02:03:18,219 Walk back towards me. 1785 02:03:33,873 --> 02:03:39,113 WADE: Mr. Halliday. Something I don't understand. 1786 02:03:39,111 --> 02:03:41,911 You're not an avatar, are you? 1787 02:03:42,448 --> 02:03:44,148 No. 1788 02:03:45,618 --> 02:03:47,688 Is Halliday really dead? 1789 02:03:49,288 --> 02:03:50,958 Yes. 1790 02:03:56,629 --> 02:03:58,459 Then what are you? 1791 02:04:01,634 --> 02:04:03,674 Goodbye, Parzival. 1792 02:04:05,271 --> 02:04:06,441 Thanks. 1793 02:04:07,907 --> 02:04:10,177 Thanks for playing my game. 1794 02:04:39,138 --> 02:04:40,508 Wade? 1795 02:04:41,841 --> 02:04:43,781 -Ogden Morrow? -Ogden Morrow? 1796 02:04:43,776 --> 02:04:45,946 You can call me "Og." 1797 02:04:45,945 --> 02:04:48,905 Now, there are some people out here that would very much like to meet you. 1798 02:04:48,914 --> 02:04:52,154 Wow, this is incredible. 1799 02:04:52,151 --> 02:04:54,991 It's an honor to meet you, Og, but I... 1800 02:04:59,124 --> 02:05:00,864 There's something I need to do first. 1801 02:05:04,697 --> 02:05:06,527 I'm not like Halliday. 1802 02:05:10,202 --> 02:05:12,342 I'm taking the leap. 1803 02:05:28,721 --> 02:05:31,861 We're looking for Wade Watts. 1804 02:05:31,857 --> 02:05:34,127 We need you to make a statement about the clip you sent in 1805 02:05:34,126 --> 02:05:36,326 of Nolan Sorrento's confession. 1806 02:05:36,328 --> 02:05:39,058 Uh, that was me. 1807 02:05:39,064 --> 02:05:41,704 What? I record everything in my workshop. 1808 02:05:48,040 --> 02:05:49,980 Help me out of this. 1809 02:05:56,248 --> 02:05:58,548 Who are you guys? 1810 02:05:58,551 --> 02:06:02,921 The people you need right now, lawyers. From Gregarious Games. 1811 02:06:05,691 --> 02:06:07,391 They want your signature, Wade. 1812 02:06:15,267 --> 02:06:17,537 I'm splitting it with my clan. 1813 02:06:17,536 --> 02:06:19,406 We're gonna run things together. 1814 02:06:23,876 --> 02:06:26,076 That's a good choice. 1815 02:06:26,078 --> 02:06:28,148 (CROWD CHEERING) 1816 02:06:53,872 --> 02:06:57,482 F'Nale, listen to me very carefully. 1817 02:06:57,476 --> 02:06:58,636 (NOLAN GROANS) 1818 02:07:06,118 --> 02:07:09,048 Mr. Morrow... I mean, Og, 1819 02:07:09,054 --> 02:07:10,564 how'd you get here so fast? 1820 02:07:10,556 --> 02:07:13,256 I flew from the stars on my magic sleigh. 1821 02:07:13,258 --> 02:07:15,828 (CHUCKLES) Everyone's been watching. 1822 02:07:15,828 --> 02:07:19,128 Of course, I've been watching a little closer than most. 1823 02:07:23,102 --> 02:07:25,002 You? 1824 02:07:25,004 --> 02:07:26,314 You're the Curator? 1825 02:07:29,975 --> 02:07:33,445 (IN BRITISH ACCENT) Well played, Parzival. 1826 02:07:33,445 --> 02:07:35,475 (IN NORMAL VOICE) Jim told me nothing about the contest, 1827 02:07:35,481 --> 02:07:38,851 so there was no rule about me losing a bet to a smart kid. 1828 02:07:38,851 --> 02:07:41,491 Not that you needed my help. 1829 02:07:41,487 --> 02:07:45,817 You figured out that Kira was the key on your own. 1830 02:07:45,824 --> 02:07:48,534 Yeah, but... Kira wasn't the key. 1831 02:07:49,795 --> 02:07:51,725 It was you, Mr. Morrow. 1832 02:07:53,799 --> 02:07:55,629 You were the Rosebud. 1833 02:07:55,634 --> 02:07:57,904 And Halliday's biggest regret was 1834 02:07:59,538 --> 02:08:01,208 losing his only friend. 1835 02:08:04,009 --> 02:08:05,379 (CLEARS THROAT) 1836 02:08:05,377 --> 02:08:07,707 You know, Jim used to say the OASIS 1837 02:08:07,713 --> 02:08:10,253 was never supposed to be a one-player game. 1838 02:08:13,886 --> 02:08:16,686 Now, who do we have here? 1839 02:08:16,689 --> 02:08:19,359 Oh. Well, look who it is. 1840 02:08:19,358 --> 02:08:21,128 It's my heroes, the High Five. 1841 02:08:21,126 --> 02:08:22,796 -You must be Art3mis. -Samantha. 1842 02:08:22,795 --> 02:08:24,725 WADE: The High Five took over the OASIS, 1843 02:08:24,730 --> 02:08:26,630 and the first thing we did 1844 02:08:26,632 --> 02:08:29,872 was sign Ogden Morrow to a non-exclusive consultancy. 1845 02:08:29,868 --> 02:08:32,868 The salary, per his demand, 1846 02:08:32,871 --> 02:08:36,141 was 25 cents. One quarter. 1847 02:08:36,141 --> 02:08:37,411 (COIN CLINKS) 1848 02:08:39,344 --> 02:08:41,754 With his guidance, our second move was to ban 1849 02:08:41,747 --> 02:08:45,217 any loyalty centers from accessing the OASIS. 1850 02:08:45,217 --> 02:08:48,717 IOI had no choice. They shut 'em all down. 1851 02:08:51,423 --> 02:08:54,433 The third thing we did wasn't as popular. 1852 02:08:54,426 --> 02:08:58,426 We closed the OASIS on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 1853 02:08:58,430 --> 02:09:00,930 I know, it sounds like a weird move, 1854 02:09:00,933 --> 02:09:03,903 but people need to spend more time in the real world. 1855 02:09:05,504 --> 02:09:08,574 'Cause, like Halliday said, 1856 02:09:08,574 --> 02:09:12,984 reality is the only thing that's real.