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1899 Best Quotes (TV Series)

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Our list of the best quotes from Netflix period horror mystery television series created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Oda. 1899 centers on a group of European immigrants who, en route to New York, come across a ship adrift in the middle of the ocean, and their journey begins to turn into a nightmare.

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1. The Ship

'Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.' - Ling Yi, Yuk Je (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: The brain is wider than the sky. For put them side by side, the one the other will contain. With ease, and you beside. The brain is deeper than the sea. For hold them, blue to blue, the one the other will absorb, as sponges buckets do.


 

Maura Franklin: Father? I know what I have seen. I’m not crazy! What did you do to my brother? Where is my brother? He was on the Prometheus. He found out what you were doing on these ships. Why don’t I remember? What have you done to my memory? I’m not crazy!

 

'That's what they do, don't they? They show you the world, and then they tell you you can't have it.' - Virginia Wilson (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: [reading from the postcard] “I found out what our father did. Meet me in New York.” Don’t trust anyone.” Your brother.”


 

Maura Franklin: I am Maura Franklin. Born in Morefield. Today is October 19th, 1899. I am not crazy.

 

'The brain drives our thoughts, our behavior. It holds all of the secrets of the universe. There's a whole hidden world inside each of us which only needs to be deciphered.' - Maura Franklin (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Landon: I’m not superstitious. All I’m saying is it’s been four months now, and they still haven’t found the Prometheus. A big ship, just disappearing. It’s odd.
Darrel: It didn’t disappear. It sank. End of story.
Landon: You don’t know that.

 

'What is lost, will be found.' - Maura Franklin (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Virginia Wilson: [as she sits at Maura’s dining table] Don’t make such a face. I’m really doing you a favor. I mean, I get it. I’ve traveled by myself for years now. I know sometimes it’s preferable to seek solitude over company. But I also know how fast one is judged, and there are already rumors circulating.

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Maura Franklin: Women in England are allowed to study, not practice.
Virginia Wilson: That’s what they do, don’t they? They show you the world, and then they tell you you can’t have it.


 

Maura Franklin: The brain drives our thoughts, our behavior. It holds all of the secrets of the universe.
Virginia Wilson: The secrets of the universe?
Maura Franklin: There’s a whole hidden world inside each of us which only needs to be deciphered.
Virginia Wilson: Aren’t some things better left in the dark?


 

Virginia Wilson: [to Maura, referring to the passengers] They’re all running away from something. Why else would someone ever want to go somewhere different? And if I’m not mistaken, that’s also the case for you, my dear.


 

Ada: [in Danish] Do you have children?
Maura Franklin: No. I can’t have children.


 

Eyk Larsen: What were you doing down there?
Maura Franklin: I don’t really see how that’s any of your business.
Eyk Larsen: Passengers from first class aren’t allowed down there. There are rules on this ship, and they shouldn’t be challenged.
Maura Franklin: Who made those rules, and to whose benefit were they put in place?


 

Sebastian: [in German] For twenty minutes, we’ve been receiving the same signal.
Wilhelm: [in German] I think it’s from the lost ship. The Prometheus.


 

Ángel: [to Ramiro, in Spanish] Do you know what the big difference is between you and I, dear brother? I have no fear. And you’re consumed by it. Why don’t you have a little chat with God? Ask him why he turned you into a sheep, and me into a wolf.


 

Ramiro: [in Spanish, as the ship is turning] No, this can’t be happening. We can’t go back. Dear Lord, please don’t let us go back.
Ángel: [in Spanish] We can’t go back. I can’t.


 

Ada: [to Tove, in Danish] Remember the story of the ghost ship that you told me once? Where the passengers had all sinned because they killed a whale. And the spirits of the sea got so angry, they sent a huge storm towards the ship and caused black waves. And when they woke up the next morning, they had all turned into shadows. Maybe that’s what happened to that other ship. Imagine there’s only shadows on board.


 

Maura Franklin: [referring to the Prometheus] You think the passengers, they’re still alive?
Eyk Larsen: It’s been four months. It’s unlikely. But if they the rationed food, they could’ve made it. Or at least some of them.


 

Virginia Wilson: [referring to the telegram] They didn’t identify themselves as the Prometheus? Nor did they say they were in need of any help?
Ángel: So we changing course because of message from unknown sender, who did not ask for help.


 

Eyk Larsen: Everyone else is inside having dinner. And you? Are you not hungry?
Maura Franklin: Just not hungry for another conversation about the weather, the decline of the empire, or the fact that I’m a woman traveling alone.


 

Eyk Larsen: Is it true? That you studied medicine?
Maura Franklin: I guess Mrs. Wilson was right. Rumors do travel fast. Do you know there are just as many rumors about you on this ship as there are about me?


 

Eyk Larsen: Right down here, the ocean has a depth of almost four thousand meters. Man has mapped out every corner of this world. Been to the farthest deserts, the top of the highest mountains. But what’s down there is still a mystery. A hidden world in the shadows.


 

Maura Franklin: When we get to the ship, what do you think you’ll find?
Eyk Larsen: I don’t know.


 

Eugen: [in German] Why is the sea so still? There’s no wind anymore. You know what they say. The sea knows when death is nearby.


 

Ángel: [to Krester, in Spanish] You’ve got an interesting face. It’s odd, but that scar there, it almost suits you.


 

Ling Yi: [in Cantonese] You’re hurting me.
Yuk Je: [in Cantonese] Well, life hurts.


 

Yuk Je: [in Cantonese] We only have to pretend for a little while longer. Remember…
Ling Yi, Yuk Je: [in Cantonese] Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.


 

Eyk Larsen: [on the Prometheus] Someone destroyed the telegraph.
Maura Franklin: How did they send the signal?

 

2. The Boy'Have you ever lost someone? It's like you're dying with them. They can move on. And you're stuck.' - Eyk Larsen (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Landon: [to Olek] The whole ship was empty? You didn’t find anyone on board? Nobody except that boy?
Darrel: Do you reckon they’re dead?
Landon: What can kill more than a thousand people?
Darrel: What normally kills people. Other people.

 

'Being alone like that shows you what kind of a person you are.' - Maura Franklin (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Landon: Maybe one giant wolf?
Darrel: How many giant wolves you seen in your life? And why did it keep him alive, that giant wolf of yours? Why didn’t it kill the boy?
Landon: Maybe it’s him.
Darrel: Who?
Landon: The boy. Maybe he’s the wolf.


 

Eyk Larsen: On the Prometheus, was there anything…? Did you experience anything strange?
Maura Franklin: What do you mean by strange?

 

'Even the birds up there have their own prison. They can't escape who they are. And neither can we.' - Jérome (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Anker: [in Danish] Be with us, Lord, in a world where the powers of darkness are strong. Don’t let the waves of darkness close around us. Have mercy on us when we lack endurance and fortitude. Strengthen us when we are trapped by worry and fear. O Holy Spirit, may we be protected from evil and all the falseness of the world. Let your spirit light up before us and testify with our spirit that we are yours. Then even darkness will become light for us. When you are together with us, nothing shall harm us, our Lord.

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Eyk Larsen: [in German and English] The company travels this route without making any profit. Forty-five tons of steel, fully seaworthy. And only two words. “Sink ship.”


 

Wilhelm: [in German] Why would they want us to sink the ship? And how would we even do that?
Sebastian: [in German] We do nothing. We wait.


 

Franz: [in German, referring to Eyke] They should have replaced him back then. You don’t recover from something like that. Your own wife setting herself and the three children on fire. It haunts you forever.


 

Nina: [as Eyke is having a vision of his dead daughter, in German] You should speak to Mama. She doesn’t like it when you’re gone. That’s when the shadows come out. I told her you cannot shackle someone who prefers being at sea. You have to let them go. And if you’re lucky, he’ll wash back into your arms with the next tide.
Eyk Larsen: [in German] I miss you all so much.


 

Maura Franklin: [telling the story of when she was once lost as a girl] That’s when I found out I wasn’t lost. He’d left me there. He watched me the whole night, as he had done with my older brother before. And he said that being alone like that shows you what kind of a person you are. I wasn’t mad at him because he lied to me, or because he left me there. I was mad at him because he took away that one moment where I thought that I wasn’t being watched.


 

Eyk Larsen: There is something wrong with that ship. The destroyed telegraph, the compass. He must know something. Maybe I’m losing my mind, but I heard something. I heard my daughter’s voice. She’s dead, and I heard her voice. I didn’t only hear her, I saw her!


 

Clémence: [to Jérome, in French] People say we shouldn’t judge anyone by their looks. It’s impossible though, isn’t it? I’m sure you made your mind up about me as soon as you saw me.


 

Jérome: [in French, to Clémence] You’re right. I did make up my mind about you the moment I saw you.


 

Tove: [to Krester, referring to Ángel cigarette case, in Danish] Rich people don’t give you anything for free. They always want something in return. You of all people should know that.


 

Ramiro: [in Spanish] That boy. The look in his eyes. It was terrifying.


 

Ángel: [to Ramiro, after Tove gives him back his cigarette case, in Spanish] Don’t look at me like that. Don’t judge me. Don’t you dare judge me. I’ve never pretended to be someone I’m not.


 

Maura Franklin: [to the boy, referring to her letter] I’m looking for someone. My brother. He’s been missing for four months. I think that he was on the Prometheus. But I know that he’s not dead because I think he sent me this. This looks exactly like the sign on your neck. Why do you have that? What happened on the Prometheus?


 

Porter: Just, everyone, please assemble in the dining room.
Maura Franklin: What’s happening?
Porter: They’re not telling us a thing. That’s what you get when you have a bloody German running this s**t show.


 

Ángel: [in Spanish] Do you really think anyone out there believes we’re brothers? Look at yourself. You are pathetic. For Christ’s sake, you’re not even Spanish. You’re not my brother. You’re not a priest. You’re Ramiro. A goddamn Portuguese servant. But it doesn’t matter. People are so occupied with their own bulls**t that they don’t give a damn.


 

Ramiro: [in Spanish] You use people. You don’t care. Not about me, not about anyone!
Ángel: [in Spanish] You’re just jealous. That’s all.
[Ramiro then starts kissing him]


 

Eyk Larsen: [after deciding to turn back to land with the Prometheus] There is something wrong with that ship. And the ship company’s trying to hide it.


 

Eyk Larsen: I think someone wanted me to find that ship. I got this letter in a package, along with a picture of my family. Who sent this? What does the Prometheus have to do with my family? Have you ever lost someone? It’s like you’re dying with them. They can move on. And you’re stuck.


 

Eyk Larsen: Maybe you’re right. Maybe this is insane. Maybe I’m insane. But I need to find out what happened on that ship.
Maura Franklin: You don’t understand. We can’t go back, and I can’t go back.


 

Franz: [in German] Perhaps we should just do it.
Wilhelm: [in German] Do what?
Franz: [in German] Sink the ship.
Sebastian: [in German] Perhaps.

 

3. The Fog

'Sometimes one has to adjust to a situation as it unfolds. With every calamity comes opportunity.' - Virginia Wilson (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Yuk Je: [in Cantonese] We should have never gotten on this ship. It was a mistake. All of it, a huge mistake.

 

'Our brain isn't always entirely reliable. Everything that we see, and feel, and hear are the result of electrical impulses. And sometimes we misinterpret those impulses. It's what makes people go mad.' Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: [referring Ada’s death being ruled as natural causes] I’ve met her. Two days ago, in third class. She looked healthy. There was nothing wrong with her.
Dr. Reginald Murray: And that’s why I think it’s a mistake for women to venture into the field of medicine. They’re too attached to their emotions to clearly perceive the facts at hand. Ever heard of Darwin? Survival of the fittest? It’s the process of natural selection, and a way for God to clean out the bad seeds.

 

'Frustration and boredom are great motivators to seek out other pleasures. Human behavior is quite predictable.' - Virginia Wilson (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Wilhelm: [in German] We had a clear view. And then from one second to the next, this. First the compasses, and now the fog. We can’t navigate anymore. What should we do?
Eyk Larsen: [in German] We hold our position. Wait until the fog has cleared.

 

'We all wear masks. We all pretend. Presenting a perfect illusion on the outside, while we desperately try to hide who we are on the inside.' - Ángel (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Franz: [in German, referring to Eyk] This is a mistake. Just like every other decision he’s made on this trip. We’ve gone off course. He turned the ship back around. He’s completely lost his mind.

 

'We're not supposed to have dreams. And if we take what doesn't belong to us, our dreams turn into nightmares.' - Ling Yi (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Eyk Larsen: Can we see things that aren’t there and still believe they’re real?
Maura Franklin: Our brain isn’t always entirely reliable. Everything that we see, and feel, and hear are the result of electrical impulses. And sometimes we misinterpret those impulses. It’s what makes people go mad.

 

'Things never work out the way you imagine they will.' - Lucien (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Eyk Larsen: [referring to the shaft under his bed in his room] Am I mad? Or do you see what I see? I know this ship inside out. This is not supposed to be here.

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Virginia Wilson: [to Ling Yi] If my experience has taught me one thing, it’s that frustration and boredom are great motivators to seek out other pleasures. Human behavior is quite predictable. Desire meets opportunity. Et voilà.


 

Virginia Wilson: [to Ling Yi] I don’t like to be deceived. But I do like to be surprised. You truly are a rare bird, aren’t you? And rarity has value. All the more now.


 

Eyk Larsen: [to Maura] And contrary to what Dr. Murray said, I believe you don’t let emotions cloud your judgment.


 

Eyk Larsen: Why are you so afraid to go back home?
Maura Franklin: Because I lost everything.


 

Yuk Je: [to Ling Yi, in Cantonese] There is no turning back after this. It’s the kind of dirt that never rubs off. You’ll become what I have become, a whore.


 

Ángel: [to Krester, in Spanish] That scar on your face, how did you get it? We all wear masks. We all pretend. Presenting a perfect illusion on the outside, while we desperately try to hide who we are on the inside. I was forced to hide who I am my whole life. I didn’t choose my mask. My mother chose it for me. But you, you can’t hide. Everyone sees you for what you are.


 

Maura Franklin: It almost looks as if the fog was there to stop us from moving.


 

Ling Yi: [to Mei Mei, in Cantonese] Are you human or a ghost?


 

Ling Yi: [in Cantonese] I’ve done something horrible. This kimono doesn’t belong to me. This is not me. It’s all a lie. We are not supposed to have dreams.


 

Ling Yi: [to Yuk Je, in Cantonese] You were right. We’re not supposed to have dreams. And if we take what doesn’t belong to us, our dreams turn into nightmares.


 

Lucien: [in French] Things never work out the way you imagine they will. This is exactly what I wanted my whole life. First class. Fine clothes. I thought I deserved a different life. None of that matters anymore.


 

Franz: [in German, to Sebastian] You’re the first mate. You must take command of the ship. You said it yourself. There’s something wrong with that ship. Something killed everyone over there, and now the same thing is happening here. Why did the company want us to sink the ship? Maybe they didn’t want whatever is on that ship to get off.


 

Franz: [in German, to the third-class passangers] I know what you’re thinking. I know you feel mistreated. Treated unfairly. You’re not the only ones. People are dying like flies on our ship. And what does the captain do? Nothing. I say we fight. And set the Kerberos back on course.


 

Jérome: [as Olek is locked up with im, in French] Looks like this trip hasn’t turned out the way you planned either.


 

Ramiro: [to Ángel, in Spanish] You constantly make me feel like I’m less than you. That all of this is somehow my fault. But it isn’t. It’s you. You made me do all of this. None of this would have ever happened. You and I would have never happened. Ángel, for Christ’s sake. I killed a man. I f***ing took someone’s life. And now I’m wearing his clothes. And all because of you. Because you can’t control yourself! How can you be like this?


 

Ramiro: [in Spanish] You promised you’d change.
Ángel: [in Spanish] You cannot change the nature of things. I am who I am. And you are who you are. Nothing will change that.


 

Daniel Solace: [referring to Eyk] Odd, this fog, isn’t it? Almost as if someone had sent it here on purpose, to stop that madman dragging us all back to Europe.
Maura Franklin: I don’t think he’s mad.
Daniel Solace: You agree with him, turning the ship around?
Maura Franklin: I just think I understand what he’s been through. He lost everything he loves. He’s a deeply hurt man whose judgment has been clouded by his past experiences.
Daniel Solace: I lost someone too.

 

4. The Fight'Life hurts. The moment you think you've got it all, it smacks you in the face.' - Lucien (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Wilhelm: [in German] We searched the whole horizon. No sign of the Prometheus.
Franz: [in German] That’s impossible. She was tied to us.
Wilhelm: [in German] Maybe she didn’t disappear. Maybe it’s us who disappeared.


 

Sebastian: [in German] I think the ship company wanted us to sink that ship so no one would get off it alive. That boy they brought back. Since he’s been on board,
people have started dying. That’s not a coincidence.

 

'People taking power who don't deserve it. It never ends well.' - Jérome (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Iben: [in Danish] The devil dresses as an angel. Do you believe me now? The devil is not going to get his way. Find the boy.


 

Clémence: [in French] There is a mutiny out there, and the only thing you’re interested in is finding more ways to hurt me.
Lucien: [in French] Life hurts. The moment you think you’ve got it all, it smacks you in the face.

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Franz: [referring to Eyk] He’s not the man you think he is.
Maura Franklin: No. You’re not the man you think you are. You’re just a little boy, toying with power.


 

Darrel: It’s vampires that don’t like garlic.
Landon: Well, I don’t know. Maybe werewolves don’t like it either. They seem kind of the same.
Darrel: They’re not the same. Vampires can fly. I’m pretty sure werewolves can’t fly.
Landon: How do you know that? You’ve never seen one.
Darrel: Well, of course I haven’t seen one. They don’t exist.
Landon: No. I’ve never seen Russia.
Darrel: Right.
Landon: But I’m pretty sure that exists.


 

Jérome: [in French] I’ve seen it before. People taking power who don’t deserve it. It never ends well.


 

Sebastian: [in German] You have no idea what you’ve done. We’re sitting on a powder keg that’s about to explode. There are over fifteen thousand souls on board. From God knows how many different countries. And you just armed them all. We have five days before we reach land. Until then, we give them what they want.
Franz: [in German] And what’s that?
Sebastian: [in German] An explanation for why people are dying. The boy.


 

Maura Franklin: I can’t believe they killed the boy. He didn’t even fight it. It’s like he accepted it was coming.


 

Eyk Larsen: I found the logbook. This was in it. It’s the passenger list of the Prometheus. Here. That’s your name.
Maura Franklin: This is impossible.
Eyk Larsen: Who are you really?

 

5. The Calling

Eyk Larsen: [referring to the boy, Elliot] They threw him off the goddamn railing. There’s no way someone survives that. And yet, here he is. How is that possible?


 

Iben: [in Danish] Justice is always on the side of the survivors. The Light will always prevail. We’re not going to surrender. Even if it means more sacrifices.


 

Tove: [in Danish] You know she’s sick. Mother. The voices she hears, that’s not the voice of God. She created her own world. Her own truths. We all just followed her. But hearing voices is not a sign of God. It’s a sign of madness.
Krester: [in Danish] What if she’s right?
Tove: [in Danish] Do you honestly think all this is the will of God? After all that has happened. You helped her kill that boy.
Krester: [in Danish] It’s not like you haven’t killed before.
Tove: [in Danish] That was different.


 

Lucien: [to Clémence, in French] You want to know if I was ever really in love with you? Every morning, I wake up wishing I wasn’t. You are a constant reminder of what I can’t have. A life. Love. You.

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Maura Franklin: What is happening out there? What is that ticking sound? Talk to me.
Elliot: [after he writes down “they are listening”] I can’t tell you. You’ll have to ask the Creator.


 

Anker: [in Danish, referring to the passengers and crew] They’re all jumping overboard! All of them!
Eyk Larsen: [in German] They’re all killing themselves!


 

Daniel Solace: You shouldn’t have done that. It knows we’re here now.
Elliot: We’ve never made it this far. Maybe it will work this time.


 

Daniel Solace: [referring to Maura] You brought her here?
Elliot: She didn’t remember.
Daniel Solace: We don’t have much time. I need to stop this before they sink the ship. I need you to stay here for a while, alright? He won’t find you. I promise.


 

Lucien: [in French] What the f*** are you doing? Kill me! Just get it over with!
Clémence: [in French] Why are you doing this?
Jérome: [in French] I didn’t come here to kill you. I’m trying to save your life.


 

Darrel: Landon was right. You’re one of them! You’re a wolf! You stay away from me!
Daniel Solace: You don’t understand. If I don’t turn that thing off, everything will start again.


 

Henry Singleton: Where did you hide it?
Maura Franklin: This is not real. You are not real. How did I get here? How is this possible? Where is Ciaran? What have you done with him? Where is my brother?
Henry Singleton: You’re not asking all the right questions.


 

Eyk Larsen: How did you do that? How did you just disappear?
Maura Franklin: It’s the boy! That thing he had, the pyramid. I know that this sounds crazy, but he somehow stopped time with it.


 

Maura Franklin: Henry Singleton, he’s my father. I think that this is some kind of experiment. My father devoted his life to the study of human behavior. He is obsessed with understanding the brain and all its functions. He was never interested in owning a fleet of ships. I’m sure he did something to these ships to study the passengers on board.


 

Maura Franklin: That envelope that you showed me? I received the same. I think it’s from my brother.
Eyk Larsen: Henry. It’s addressed to your father?
Maura Franklin: It’s short for Henriette. My middle name. That’s what my brother used to call me.


 

Eyk Larsen: How is this possible? We’re on a ship. How does a whole landscape fit inside a ship?


 

Eyk Larsen: You think your father did all that? And the people out there dying, he somehow caused that too?
Maura Franklin: I’m not sure that they actually are dying. How can any of this be real?
Eyk Larsen: You think this is some kind of dream?
Maura Franklin: Whatever it is, I think I found out before, but he somehow made me forget again.


 

Maura Franklin: I remember being a doctor at a mental hospital, but he somehow tries to make me believe I was a patient instead. I don’t remember who I am. The passenger list you found on the Prometheus. I don’t remember being on that ship, but what if I was?
Eyk Larsen: That list. Your name on it. It’s not the only strange thing on there. This is my signature. I don’t know how any of this is possible. But I think I was the captain of the Prometheus.


 

Sebastian: [in German] Captain, I think you should see this. They keep sending the same thing.
Eyk Larsen: “Sink ship.”
Maura Franklin: Why would they send the same message again?
Daniel Solace: I don’t think they mean the Prometheus. I think they mean us.

 

6. The Pyramid'People are oblivious to reality. They only see what they want to see. Imprisoned by their mind's restrictions. When all they have to do is shift their perspective to see the full scope of things.' - Henry Singleton (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Daniel Solace: We’re in the middle of the ocean, and the engine is down. If we don’t get it up and running again, then we’re all going to die out here.


 

Eyk Larsen: If we want to survive this, we need to trust each other.

 

'I suppose it's like all those things you want so badly when you're little. Fall in love. Get married. Have children. It always ends up being the complete opposite of what you imagined.' - Clémence (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: [to Eyk] Thank you. For not thinking I’m crazy.


 

Ángel: [in Spanish] Could someone please explain what the f*** is happening?

 

'They say we should write our own story. But that's not true. It has already been written.' - Iben (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Eyk Larsen: Maybe you were right. Maybe this is some kind of dream.
Maura Franklin: Well, who’s dreaming it then? You or me?

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Clémence: [in French] I always wanted children. Lots of children. Until my sister had her first two. They’re quite annoying, to be honest. But, well, I suppose it’s like all those things you want so badly when you’re little. Fall in love. Get married. Have children. It always ends up being the complete opposite of what you imagined.


 

Clémence: [in French] Do you know what they say? That men invented dresses and heels so that women can’t run away.


 

Anker: [in Danish] I never wanted to be a priest. I was a farmer. Like my father before me, and his father before him. And we didn’t have a lot of money, but we were happy. But then something happened. After that, Iben, my wife, she started to hear God’s voice. He told her that He had other plans for us. Bigger plans. It gave her hope when everything seemed hopeless. And I wanted so badly to feel the same hope. But most of all, I just wanted her to be happy. But I’m a liar. I’ve never heard His voice. And if I’m honest, I don’t believe He exists.


 

Iben: [in Danish] They say we should write our own story. But that’s not true. It has already been written. God writes our story. There’s nothing you can do but to accept His choices. Everything that happens is part of His plan.


 

Maura Franklin: The boy. Before he brought me here, he spoke. He said something strange. They’re listening, and if I wanted answers, I needed to ask the Creator.
Eyk Larsen: The Creator? As in God?
Maura Franklin: Maybe we’ve both gone mad.


 

Lucien: [in French] You probably won’t believe me, but I’m sorry. About everything.
Jérome: [in French] Everything? Really? You’re sorry for being a f***ing liar? You’re sorry for turning me in as a deserter? Well, you got what you wanted.
Lucien: [in French] That’s where you’re wrong. I didn’t get what I wanted. I got what I deserve.


 

Lucien: [to Jérome, in French] See? Your wish came true. The only thing you wanted was to see me dead. Fate is taking care of that for you now.


 

Anker: [referring to the books, in Danish] All the pages are covered with it. It’s all it says.
Ramiro: [in Portuguese and English] What does it mean? “May your coffee kick in, before reality does.”


 

Henry Singleton: People are oblivious to reality. They only see what they want to see. Imprisoned by their mind’s restrictions. When all they have to do is shift their perspective to see the full scope of things.


 

Daniel Solace: [to Maura] I’m not going to let this happen again. I’m not going to leave you again.


 

Daniel Solace: Look at me. Don’t you know who I am? It’s me, Daniel. We got married twelve years ago.
Maura Franklin: You’re lying! This is one of his games! You’re working for my father!
Daniel Solace: Please, I know that you know! Look around you! This isn’t real! None of this is real! You have to remember.


 

Daniel Solace: Maura, please. I love you. Please, wake up.


 

Clémence: [in English and French] They’re all dead. We are on our own.

 

7. The Storm

'It's human nature's ultimate flaw. One shouldn't base a choice on love, anger, hate. They're just silly feelings that cloud the mind.' - Henry Singleton (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Daniel Solace: I love you. Never forget.
Maura Franklin: I wish this moment would last forever.
Daniel Solace: It’s right there. Stored in your memory. Weren’t you the one to tell me that one’s whole reality is actually inside one’s mind? It’s all there. You, me, this. Inside your brain forever.


 

Daniel Solace: Reality is more than neurons firing around in your brain. Reality is not what’s on the inside. It’s what’s happening on the outside.

 

'Reality is more than neurons firing around in your brain. Reality is not what's on the inside. It's what's happening on the outside.' - Daniel Solace (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: But none of this would exist if it weren’t for the mind to experience it. And, going a step further, it actually might not exist at all. So we’ll never know whether the stimuli in our brain are caused by a reality or a construct of one.
Daniel Solace: You’re a hopeless romantic.


 

Daniel Solace: Maura. Never forget.
Maura Franklin: Never ever.

 

'We'll never know whether the stimuli in our brain are caused by a reality or a construct of one.' - Maura Franklin (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Ramiro: [in Portuguese] If God exists and if He created this, I swear He must be crazy.

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Virginia Wilson: I think I’m going to die. We’re all going to die!
Maura Franklin: You’re not going to die. No one is going to die. Just think of it all as a bad dream.
Virginia Wilson: What? What are you talking about?


 

Ramiro: [in Portuguese] We’re going to sink. Of course He wants to punish us. Your God, He is not forgiving. He is crazy and cruel.


 

Tove: [to Iben, in Danish] God will not protect us. We have not been chosen to follow him. We both know damn well that I’m not carrying God’s child. And you’re not hearing God’s voice. You are crazy.


 

Elliot: It’s happening again.
Daniel Solace: They’re shutting it down. But you were right. We’ve never got this far before. It’s not lost.
Elliot: Have you found the code? Mum?
Daniel Solace: She still doesn’t remember. But we will get her out so she can end this loop once and for all.


 

Elliot: [as he gives him the wedding ring] Dad? She will wake up this time.
Daniel Solace: I’m sure she will.


 

Maura Franklin: [after Daniel tells them the boy is their son, Elliot] I would remember having a child. So, why don’t I remember?
Daniel Solace: Because you wanted to forget.
Maura Franklin: I would feel it if I had a son. Why don’t I feel anything?
Daniel Solace: Because you wanted to get rid of the pain.
Maura Franklin: Why?
Daniel Solace: I know you remember. Somewhere in there, I know you remember.


 

Daniel Solace: You’re trapped here. You all are.
Maura Franklin: Trapped in what?
Daniel Solace: You said it yourself. We will never know whether the stimuli in our brains are caused by reality or just by a construct of one.


 

Daniel Solace: This isn’t real. This is a simulation. Plato’s cave allegory. You’re watching shadows on the wall, and you think that they’re the reality. But if you could only look over your shoulder, you would see what’s causing those shadows. What’s actually real. You forgot. You forgot what’s real. But you have to remember. You have to wake up. Or there will be nothing left to wake up for, and your consciousness will be trapped in here forever.


 

Daniel Solace: [to Maura] You will wake up this time. I promise.


 

Maura Franklin: This has happened before?
Daniel Solace: Dozens of times. Every simulation runs eight days. None of the ships ever made it to their destination. You’re caught in a loop, simulation after simulation.


 

Olek: [to Ling Yi, in Polish] You won’t die. Not today. I promise.


 

Ángel: [after he’s been hit by falling debris, in Spanish] I never understood why you fell in love with someone like me. You are the gentlest, most loyal man I’ve ever met. And you were right. You’re better off without me.
Ramiro: [in Spanish] No. No. Don’t leave me. No, my love.
Ángel: [in Spanish, as he takes his last breath] I’m scared.


 

Anker: [to Iben as they’re about to drown, in Danish] It will be alright. I am not going to leave you. I’ll never leave you.


 

Henry Singleton: Every time, they make the same mistakes. And every time, they die. Because they can’t get rid of their emotions. But that’s what makes them weak. It’s human nature’s ultimate flaw. One shouldn’t base a choice on love, anger, hate. They’re just silly feelings that cloud the mind.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Daniel, over speaker] Your little reprogramming won’t help. Everyone on this ship will eventually die and take part in the next simulation. You’re all trapped in this loop.


 

Daniel Solace: [to Maura] I’ll fix this. You have to trust me. I love you. Never forget.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] The Kerberos will be moved into the archive. Your mother will bring me the key, and this will finally come to an end.

 

8. The Key'May your coffee kick in, before reality does.' (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: Sometimes we have to let things go because we can’t keep them forever. One day you’ll be a grown man, and I’ll have to let you go. Because I can’t keep you forever.
Elliot: Don’t be silly. I’ll live with you and Daddy forever.

 

'Sometimes we have to let things go because we can't keep them forever.' - Maura Franklin (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Henry Singleton: They came on this trip because they made the choice to forget their past. And now they’re all stuck in here as well.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] Your mother has fooled you. She has fooled all of us. She’s the only person who can get us out of here. If you’re brave enough, I can show you the truth.

 

'Our brain is a very complicated construct. As much as we can try to forget the things we don't want to remember, we will never be able to delete them entirely. They're part of who we are. Woven into our very fabric.' Click To Tweet

 

Maura Franklin: Our world has rules, and they can’t be bent. But nothing in this world follows any rules of logic. This here, it isn’t real. It’s an illusion, a magic trick. A simulation.


 

Maura Franklin: I thought this was just about me, but it’s not. It’s about all of us. I don’t know why, but we’re all here for a reason.

 

'We're born into this world either a seeker or an avoider. To be an avoider is pure bliss. To be a seeker, on the other hand, brings nothing but pain.' - Henry Singleton (1899) Click To Tweet

 

Henry Singleton: Our brain is a very complicated construct. As much as we can try to forget the things we don’t want to remember, we will never be able to delete them entirely. They’re part of who we are. Woven into our very fabric.

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Eyk Larsen: [to Maura, referring to Daniel] You don’t remember being married? If all this is an illusion, could his memory be one as well? How do you know he’s telling the truth?


 

Eyk Larsen: Your father. You think he created this?
Maura Franklin: Whoever created it, there must be some kind of a logic to it. A design.


 

Maura Franklin: Inside the brain, memories are stored in different areas. But they’re all connected to each other through neural pathways. When you smell a certain smell, you might remember a lot of memories that are tied to that smell. So maybe that’s what this is, it’s some kind of imitation of the brain, and different areas are connected to each other.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] Even if we delete memories in this simulation, our senses are still reacting to the same triggers. Your mind might not remember what happened in that room. But your body does.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] I know you think it’s your mother who is trapped in here. This is not her prison. It’s yours.


 

Maura Franklin: [to Elliot] You’ll forget this ever happened. It’s the only way. It’s the only way for us to be together.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] You saw the truth, didn’t you? You’re trapped in this simulation so your mother can keep you alive.


 

Henry Singleton: [referring to Maura’s obsession with Plato’s cave allegory] It was this one thought that turned her world upside down. The idea that our knowledge has limits and that we can never know if things truly are how they appear. We’re in a slumber, unaware of the true nature of things.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] One evening she came to me and said, “If it’s true what Plato argues, then how do we know if anything is real? How do we know that the actual reality isn’t outside the life we’re living?” It was a mighty big thought for a girl her age. I looked at her and asked her, “Isn’t that what God is? The creator of our reality?” She thought about it for a moment. And then she answered, “But then it’s the world God is living in that’s real and we are just his doll’s house. And then again, who created God? Doesn’t it go on endlessly?” In a way, this here is a doll’s house. And it was built for you.


 

Sebastian: [referring to Daniel] I think he’s trying to change the architecture of the simulation. He’s changing the shape of things to cover his tracks.
Henry Singleton: He’s trying to wake her up without delivering us the key. We’ll be trapped in here forever.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Elliot] Your father is a fool. His attempt to hack the code will destroy the entire simulation. You think your father cares about you. He’s not doing this for you, he’s doing it for her. If he had to choose between you and your mother, he’d always choose her.


 

Eyk Larsen: This is crazy.
Sebastian: What is crazy is that you still haven’t figured out what this is all about.


 

Maura Franklin: Why can’t I remember?
Henry Singleton: You’re still not asking the right questions.
Maura Franklin: Stop! Just stop it! I am your daughter. What kind of a father would ever do this?


 

Henry Singleton: [to Maura] We’re born into this world either a seeker or an avoider. To be an avoider is pure bliss. To be a seeker, on the other hand, brings nothing but pain. You will open every door, step into the darkest voids, driven by the urge to gain more knowledge. Contrary to your brother, you were born a seeker, and I wish now that you weren’t. You tried to get rid of your pain, but all you did was create more pain.


 

Maura Franklin: This is just one of your sick mind games.
Henry Singleton: You give me more credit than I deserve. This is not my sick mind game. It’s yours. You are the Creator.
Maura Franklin: You’re lying. That’s not true.
Henry Singleton: You created this. You and your husband. This is your design. You forced this path onto everyone. They’re all trapped in this loop because of you.


 

Henry Singleton: [to Maura] You’ll forget this ever happened. Just like all the times before. I’ll make sure you’ll stay in here forever.


 

Daniel Solace: It worked. It didn’t start all over again.


 

Daniel Solace: Your wedding ring holds the exit code now. This time, you will get out of here. Your brother, he took over the whole program whilst you were in here.
Maura Franklin: My brother did what?
Daniel Solace: He’s been controlling everything. And I’ve tried so hard to get you out of here, multiple times.
Maura Franklin: I thought my father was controlling…
Daniel Solace: He’s just as stuck here as everyone else.


 

Daniel Solace: You have to leave now. This is so much bigger than you think. You have to wake up. You have to stop him, or everything will be lost.
Maura Franklin: Will you be there when I wake up?
Daniel Solace: Always. I’ll always be there.
[then we see Maura wake up in a starship called Prometheus in October 19, 2099]

 

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