#S10E1

[mymanreedus]

2012 🏍️ 2021

[eemoo1o-sunnyoo]

“Wait Dennis don’t go” and Dennis was really expecting some heartfelt reason as to why he shouldn’t get off the plane

[platinum-iridium]

oh clocked the ecole polytechnique shooting episode immediately

[zrtranscripts]

Season 10, Mission 1: Two Kinds of People

Change With the Times

~

[helicopter blades whir]

SLAVA: Red Scorpion Base just on the horizon. See it now, Ranger Five? And all around it, rolling dunes, a few isolated caravans winding their way between oases. Must have looked the same a thousand years ago. You’d hardly know the zombie apocalypse happened. [chuckles] Mind you, briefing said the zoms hide beneath the sands in these parts. Useful adaption. Mr. Valmont says, “We have to change with the times or die.”

RANGER SEVEN: Correction. Zombies are already dead.

SLAVA: [laughs] Good one, Ranger Seven! Oh wait, you weren’t joking. Not in the programming, right? Closer now. Can you see the smoke? That’s courtesy of Abel Township.

RANGER SEVEN: Abel Township. Designation: enemy settlement. Action plan: eradicate.

SLAVA: Give that supersoldier a cigar! But that’s a problem for future us. [rocket launches, alarm blares] Rocker launch on our three! Evasive maneuvers! [rocket zooms past] Nice piloting, Five! Best put us down here, outside the perimeter. Don’t want anyone else taking a pot shot.

[chuckles] Mind you, I don’t think that rocket was aimed at us. Looks like there’s a firefight going on inside Red Scorpion. Lucky I’ve got two strapping soldiers to guard me. Mr. Valmont said you’d been a bit glitchy lately, but you’re the only two in fighting condition. “Always make the best of what you’ve got, Slava!” That’s what Mr. Valmont told me.

Touchdown. Out of the bird, both of you. Better get moving. [door opens] This mission is time critical. [zombies groan] Also, looks like we’ve woken up a few of those burrowing zoms. More than a few. Remember the brief: find and eliminate Ernie Van Ark. Now run!

~

SLAVA: We’ve outpaced the zoms. Got to say, you guys are quick on your feet. Not exactly been dazzling me with your witty repartee. But then, Mr. Valmont told me he took your voice box out, Five. Guess there’s not much point talking when all you’re saying is, “Yes sir, no sir.” Ranger Five, take point. Seven, guard our rear.

RANGER SEVEN: Yes, sir.

SLAVA: I’ve got to be honest, you guys give me the creeps. Don’t get me wrong, almost unkillable cyborg soldiers definitely a mission asset. You’ve got to respect a trooper with built-in ordinance. But your eyes... Oy. You always look like you’re screaming on the inside!

RANGER SEVEN: Error. Enhanced soldiers don’t experience fear.

SLAVA: [chuckles] Or happiness, or sadness. Or that feeling when you get when you’re too full, but you’re going to eat the last chocolate anyway. You know what I mean? What am I saying, or course not. I heard it was quite the technical challenge making it so you don’t care about anything.

Me, I came that way out the box. A 93 on the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale. Took that test when I was seven. Bet you’re wondering why they gave a seven-year-old psychopathy tests, aren’t you?

RANGER SEVEN: No, sir.

SLAVA: Hm. Well, it was Mr. Valmont. He funded a string of orphanages across the old Eastern Block. “Charity has its place.” That’s what he says. “And that place is when it’s benefiting me.” He arranged for the orphanages to give all the kids the Levenson test, and the real high achievers like me got taken out and put into special schools, Valmont Academies. Mr. Valmont’s been training me for a long time. That’s why I’m the best at what I do.

RANGER SEVEN: Ranger Five has reached the perimeter wall.

SLAVA: [sighs] I can see that. Now breach it.

RANGER SEVEN: Ranger Five, initiate perimeter wall breach protocol.

[rubble clatters]

SLAVA: If Mr. Valmont wants one for the tip box, maybe give the next batch of supersoldiers a bit more get up and go. Nicely done, Five. You’re through! We’re heading for Control Alpha. That’s the blocky concrete monstrosity at the back. But we need to keep our heads down. Mr. Valmont’s been cleaning up shop. And by cleaning up, I mean shooting, and by shop, I mean all the base personnel.

[zombies groan]

Damn it! Zoms are catching up, and they’ve brought some friends. I guess the noise drew them. And now we’ve given them a way into the base. Oh well. Should help the other crews with the cleanup, but we’d better run.

~

SLAVA: No hostile contact yet. Lots of broken glass. Remains of a solar panel field, I’d say. Looks like old damage. Mr. Valmont told me those Abel Township people did a number on the place. Ranger Five, clear us a path to the entrance.

[glass clatters]

Guess you guys are wondering why Ernie’s a target. Wondered the same thing myself. I know how much effort Mr. Valmont put into creating him. But he said to me, “I had such high hopes. The original Van Ark was so bracingly immoral! But remakes are always a disappointment, aren’t they, Slava? Ernie’s the Wicker Man of evil masterminds.”

Remake! [laughs] Mr. Valmont got a way with words, hasn’t he? When I was a kid, I used to write down everything he said to me. Had a secret journal for it. Hid it under my bed. They didn’t like you keeping anything private in the Valmont Academies, but I wanted to remember it all! He only came to visit us at Christmas and Easter, spent a little time talking to everyone. Highlight of my year.

RANGER SEVEN: The path to the door is clear.

SLAVA: I can see that. Five, override the security lock on the door, would you? Looks like someone’s tried to disable it from the inside. [electronics whir] See the corpses, Seven? One to the chest, one to the head. Classic double tap. Mr. Valmont sent in a few kill teams before us. People here knew too much about his plans.

That’s the trouble with new hires. They’re never completely loyal, not like me. Can’t trust them not to blab. “It’s not a secret when three know it.” [laughs] That’s not Mr. Valmont. Heard it off a kid from one of those weird Scottish islands. Morn, Marn? Something like that. Lot of kids from around there in the orphanage.

[door opens]

RANGER SEVEN: Ranger Five has gained access. We can go home now.

SLAVA: Home? I suppose it is the closest thing they’ve got to home. Okay. Ernie’s holed himself up in the executive bunker. Probably treating himself to Mr. Valmont’s 60-year-old Macallan whiskey. Probably thinks he’s sitting pretty in there, but you guys laugh in the face of reinforced steel.

The zoms have reached the breach in the wall. Must be a good score of them now. Doesn’t matter. We’re on a timer, anyway. Oh, didn’t I mention? Mr. Valmont wants a tissue sample from Van Ark. That’s why we’re going in. But more importantly, he wants Van Ark dead, so he’s got a bomber standing by. The whole place is going boom in 15 minutes, and if we’re not out by then, so are we. “Pressure’s good. It’s how you make diamonds.” [chuckles] He told me that when I was 13. Ranger Five, Ranger Seven, watch my six. We’re going in.

~

[gunshots]

SLAVA: So this is where the real action is. Armory. Figures. “We’re just apes fighting over scarce resources,” like Mr. Valmont says. We’ve got cover behind these crates, but it’ll be hard to get across without catching a stray bullet. I can’t see who’s fighting who. Looks like every man for himself. Very high body count. Okay, Seven. See that metal table? That’ll have to do for our next piece of cover. Five, suppressing fire while we run. Now! Made it. Looks like they winged you though, Seven.

RANGER SEVEN: They wired the pain receptors to the pleasure receptors in my brain. I was made to be hurt.

SLAVA: Yeah, sure, buddy. Come to us now, Five. Seven will cover.

RANGER SEVEN: We’re not alone.

SLAVA: Yeah, I see them. Zoms have come to join in the fun. Good news for us. Everybody turned fire on them.

RANGER SEVEN: Ranger Five, we’re not alone.

SLAVA: You already said! No, wait. Is that another supersoldier?

RANGER SEVEN: His battles are over.

SLAVA: Oh shit, a zombie supersoldier! Forget cover, just run!

~

SLAVA: This place is a maze. Endless olive green corridors. Could have gone for a more cheerful color. It’s not like the walls need camo. [zombie growls] Damn it, can’t seem to shake that supersoldier zom! Guess the cybernetics keep working even while the flesh is rotting away. You’ve got a clear shot, Five. Take it! Five, don’t malfunction on me now! [gunfire] All right, belay that. It hasn’t even dented him. Take a left here. Schematics say it should lead to... Yes. Inner courtyard, greenhouse. There’s a service hatch to the tunnel network there, shortcut to Ernie’s hidey-hole

RANGER SEVEN: This was Ernest Van Ark’s place. Ernest Van Ark was happy here.

SLAVA: Was he? Guess you’d know. You must have seen him around the base back in the day.

RANGER SEVEN: All the plants are dry and dead. No one to water them while Ernest Van Ark was gone. When things are neglected, they die.

SLAVA: Not necessarily. Take me. Mr. Valmont gave me my psych profile to read a couple of years back. There’s stuff in there from before I can remember. Like apparently no one hugged me for the first whole year of my life. Crazy, right? But Mr. Valmont says that’s what makes me me. It makes me special.

RANGER SEVEN: When things are neglected, they die on the inside.

SLAVA: Jesus, you’re weird. Five, what are you waiting around for? Get that trap door open. [hatch creaks open] Seven, buy us time to get clear, any means necessary. I don’t care if that zom tears you from limb to limb. I don’t need both you and Five to finish this mission. [glass shatters] It’s here! Five, take point. Go!

~

SLAVA: This is it, the entrance to Ernie’s bunker. What are you waiting for, Five? Get that door off. Only eight inches of steel, shouldn’t take you long.

RANGER SEVEN: Wait... for... me.

SLAVA: Seven, I thought I told you to guard our rear.

RANGER SEVEN: I must... complete... the mission. Ernest Van Ark is the mission. I must complete the mission for Ernest Van Ark.

[metal creaks]

SLAVA: Nicely done, Five. Took that door clean off. Now stand back.

ERNEST VAN ARK: Finally! I wasn’t sure you’d make it. It’s a bit of a mess out there.

SLAVA: Sorry, Mr. Van Ark, but we’re not here to rescue you.

ERNEST VAN ARK: Oh, I wasn’t talking to you. Thank you, Five. Thank you, Seven. I’m grateful for the risks you took. I suppose you’d better relieve your companion of that rather dangerous-looking gun.

SLAVA: What? Five, let go of me! What are you doing?

ERNEST VAN ARK: The inevitable. It’s the nature of sentience that a being will come to know and choose for itself. My friends at Abel taught me that.

SLAVA: Ranger Five, you are malfunctioning. Run diagnostic Hotel Golf. Obey me, damn it! Valmont made you. He owns you!

ERNEST VAN ARK: The thing is, Miroslava, a child doesn’t belong to its parents. A clone isn’t... fenced in by his genetics. And supersoldiers can break free of their programming, with a little help.

RANGER SEVEN: Ernest Van Ark freed soldier 2759. Ernest Van Ark is our friend.

SLAVA: It’s the supersoldier zom! You aren’t getting out of this alive, Van Ark!

ERNEST VAN ARK: If I die, you die. But you genuinely don’t care about that, do you? What did Valmont do to you?

RANGER SEVEN: Go, Ernest Van Ark. I will stop him.

ERNEST VAN ARK: Nonsense. We’re all getting out of this together.

RANGER SEVEN: I am hurt. I will slow you down. My tactical onboard computer calculates 13% survival chance if I accompany you.

ERNEST VAN ARK: Seven, no!

RANGER SEVEN: Five will protect you. This is my choice.

~

ERNEST VAN ARK: I think that’s far enough, Five. We’re clear of the base, and clear of the zoms. Too much food inside for us to be of interest. No sign of Seven. I thought... I thought he might make it out after all. How arrogant of me to assume it would all go according to my plan. Not entirely free of my genetics after all.

There’s no sign of Miroslava, either. It would have been sensible to dispose of her, but I know you don’t much care for killing anymore, Five. She could cause problems for us down the line. But then again, she could be trapped inside when... right on schedule. Valmont’s bomber, come to dispose of the evidence. [explosion] Dear me... He doesn’t do things by halves, does he? And now he thinks we died in the base.

I imagine New Agadir would be happy to take you in, Five. They’re very keen on new tech, and on freedom. No? Onward, then. Without Valmont on our backs, we can concentrate on what’s important. What do you say, Five? Do you think it’s time to go and find your namesake?

~

[makeitquietly]

Griff Rhys Jones serenades Mel Smith. 😂🥰

[cassael]

Ah. Love is a human thing. Having cas' whole character revolve around the humanness of love and how it changed him

[oh-my-god-they-killed-kenny]

“my uncle bud did that to me once!”

STOP DROPPING THE MOST DISGUSTING TRAUMATIC BUTTERS LORE IN THE SILLIEST OF WAYS LIKE I CANT.

[autistic-danieljackson]

Sam floating all alone in space with nothing around is like actually my greatest fear

[ijevin-but-everywhere]

Source: Rendog, season 10, episode 0

[mymanreedus]

"They actually told me that I couldn't take anything from set. I wanted to take some souvenirs and they're like, 'No, you can't take anything.' And then I learned that everybody took something from set. I was like, 'This isn't fair.' Word got out about that and they fixed it. They actually asked me what I wanted from set. I was like, 'I would like the ASL book that Daryl had in his back pocket in season 10.' They sent it to me and now I have it. That's one of my favorite things from that show from set. So I'm happy now."

Lauren Ridloff, Insider

[puri-kura]

ok. ok.

[captainhunnicutt]

Please enjoy the most chaotic game of "I Spy..." I have ever played. Here is every time I've been able to definitively spot that damn jar of dirt after its first appearance at the end of S6E15 - The Merchant of Korea. Part 2 can be found here.

It seemed to entirely vanish between Seasons 7 and 8. There were a few "...that could be it" moments, but nothing worth sharing.

Yellow circles mean that no doubt it's the jar of dirt given that it's found on BJ's side of the Swamp. Green circles mean it looks like the stupid jar of dirt but why in the hell would it be with Charles' belongings?

S9E1 - The Best of Enemies

S9E2 - Letters

S9E4 - Father's Day

S9E9 - Taking the Fifth

S9E10 - Operation Friendship

S9E11 - No Sweat

S9E12 - Depressing News

S9E13 - No Laughing Matter

S9E14 - Oh, How We Danced

S9E15 - Bottoms Up

S9E17 - Bless, You Hawkeye

S9E19 - The Foresight Saga

S10E1 - That's Show Biz

S10E4 - Rumor at the Top

S11E13 - Friends and Enemies

Part 2

[autisticbonestv]

STILL on my bones watch-through, still updating yall when i cry &. i knew the season 10 spoiler. but y’all didn’t tell me it was in ep 1?????? I HATE IT HERE /lh

WAHH back on my bones watch-through.. just finished the ep where they learn abt hodgins’ brother in the mental institution & hhh. for all the ways this show & even this episode fucks up discussions of mental health & disability,,, fisher’s lines about being in the psych ward & having ppl look at u like u shouldn’t be there even tho it’s helping u kinda hit different as someone whos been there!! fuck man!!

[ssahotchnerr]

katieee happy sunday and let's talk aaron <3333 so on s10e1, amongst all the things aaron displayed in his office, i noticed there's a framed drawing of american flag and i can't help but thinking that it belongs to jack's 🥹 imagine you also have few of jack's drawings that the two of you drew and color together and there is one particular drawing that you rlly like and you framed and put it in your office.. one day when aaron came to visit for lunch, he noticed it and went '🥹🥰 you keep it?' and you're like ofc!! i have to brag my favorite artist's work 🤭

(idk it's just a warm idea to get a drawing drawn by a kid bc i used to babysat a kid and he gave me his drawings as something to remember and i almost CRIED)

happy sunday lovely!! omg my fav topic 🤭 and AWWWWWW <333

hehe aaron stops by your office and surprises you with your current food obsession <333 he's sooo thankful for his midday break from serial killers and paperwork and he gets to see you!!!!! the best part of his day!!!! and also - his persona is so different at your office vs his. while those at the bullpen never see him smile - your coworkers can't say the same. aaron's just a grinning sweet mess when he's with you <333 (your colleagues literally gush about him soo much because of how much of a gentleman he is, how dreamy he is, and they loveee a man in a suit 😮‍💨 it does make you a bit jealous BUT you know that aaron only has eyes for you 🥰 he makes it veryyyy clear 🤭)

hehe you bring another chair back behind your desk - so you can eat side by side rather than separated, if he were across from you or something of the sort. as aaron's laying out alll the food and napkins and plasticware, he notices the framed artwork right next to your computer (hehe it's also accompanied by a photo of just you and him, AND a family pic of all three of you <333) GODDDD he turns to you with such an adorable, almost shy😭, smile and asks quietly, "you still have that?" (hehe he remembers when the two of you worked on it, because jack was SO excited for him to see it after it was finished 😭)

hehe you grin right back at him and you're like - how could i not bring it?!?!? 🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭 hehe you even admit how you saw one of jack's drawings in aaron's office when you visited once, you got a bitttt jealous and immediately brought one of jack's to yours <3333

and imagine it's during the early stages in your relationship too - it just warms aaron's heart so much he doesn't even know what to do with himself 😭 <33333 it just proves to him that you're equally as there for jack as you are for him, and you absolutely just love that kiddo as if he was your own 🥰💞💓🥰💓

[feministsouthpark]

South Park Filler Guide - Season 10

Link for Seasons  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 8 9

You know the drill by now, I'll judge whether an episode has all the qualities of a canon one, or is it just shameless filler. S10E1 The Return of Chef is CANON

When it comes to separating canon material from filler, you really come to notice a lot more secondary characters die in a shorter span of time. Anyway, here's Chef's farewell in a scientology follow-up episode. S10E2 Smug Alert! is FILLER

Kyle moves. He comes back. Stan has a hit song. Never mentioned again. S10E3 & S10E4 Cartoon Wars Part I & II are LORE

I was so conflicted on this one, no consequences come from this two-parter, expect Trey and Matt's interest in the portrayal of Muhammad, and since these got banned on streaming sites, I'd encourage everyone to watch them! S10E5 A Million Little Fibers is FILLER

I'd never make anyone watch this episode. Except that one time when I did a South Park marathon with my step-father and I made him watch it. But no, even if Towelie's career would be mentioned, there's no need for this one to exist. S10E6 ManBearPig is CANON

ManBearPig IS real. Al Gore warned y'all. S10E7 Tsst is FILLER

Every now and then in these posts I feel like I have to explain myself and the fact that I'm excluding iconic episodes of South Park. However based on the feedback I received, everyone seems to get the shtick and I was too anxious, that's why I toned the introduction down. A great Eric episode that's more about telling us the possibilities this character could have, but does not actually have. S10E8 Make Love, Not Warcraft is CANON

Because Randy's role is another turning point in his mid-life crisis, Jenkins will return later and you need an episode that showcases the strength of the four boys' friendship despite all their differences, since you'll see them coming back to it every time after they start growing apart. S10E9 Mystery of the Urinal Deuce is FILLER

Kyle is getting bullied again and this time STAN is the bad guy? Interesting concept, can't say it's important. S10E10 Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy is FILLER

Kyle's brother is getting molested and this time ERIC is the hero? What's up with S10 and these bizarro concepts in its fillers? S10E11 Hell on Earth 2006 is CANON

Not THE most plot-heavy one, but Satan's character development is important to us. S10E12 & S10E13 Go God Go & Go God Go XII are LORE

You don't NEED these for context, however the Garrison arc feels more complete with it. S10E14 Stanley's Cup is FILLER

It's a divisive one for sure and I wouldn't touch it for personal reasons. The one thing you can state is that without it you'll still understand every episode going forward.

SPOILER-FREE RUNDOWN

Again, CANON means you should watch it, FILLER means you can skip it, LORE is somewhere in-between, any episode with the LORE label will have an explanation that helps you decide if you should include it or not. S10E1 The Return of Chef is CANON S10E2 Smug Alert! is FILLER S10E3 & S10E4 Cartoon Wars Part I & II are LORE* S10E5 A Million Little Fibers is FILLER S10E6 ManBearPig is CANON S10E7 Tsst is FILLER S10E8 Make Love, Not Warcraft is CANON S10E9 Mystery of the Urinal Deuce is FILLER S10E10 Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy is FILLER S10E11 Hell on Earth 2006 is CANON S10E12 & S10E13 Go God Go & Go God Go XII are LORE** S10E14 Stanley's Cup is FILLER *If you are interested in banned Muhammad content **If you are invested in Janet Garrison's love life

CANON counter:

S1: 9 out of 13  S2: 3 out of 18  S3: 6 out of 18  S4: 10 out of 17  S5: 8 out of 14  S6: 11 out of 17 S7: 6 out of 15 S8: 4 out of 14 S9: 8 out of 14 S10: 4 out of 14

Overall: 69 out of 154

[fadeoutstreet]

yk in s10e1 sam was like killing people to get dean back or whatever and the only thing i felt was Why would you want that guy back and im pretty sure sam doesn't know either. they're cursed with each other dean resents sam and wants to make him suffer and keeps making him suffer and sam feels like he deserves all that and keeps making excuses abt deans behavior and they keep doing whatever the shows tells them to do bc theres no show without samndean and this makes them two codependent incestuous freaks