1 00:01:17,343 --> 00:01:21,413 Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1. 2 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:23,254 No pain, no gain. 3 00:01:45,071 --> 00:01:46,541 Pizza, guys. 4 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:53,682 Whoo-hoo! 5 00:02:08,061 --> 00:02:09,595 Hello, Wade. 6 00:02:09,596 --> 00:02:11,326 Hello, Mrs. Gilmore. 7 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:14,231 What's the matter? Life getting you down? 8 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:21,435 I was born in 2027. 9 00:02:21,441 --> 00:02:25,251 After the Corn Syrup Droughts, after the Bandwidth Riots. 10 00:02:25,252 --> 00:02:27,445 After people stopped trying to fix problems 11 00:02:27,447 --> 00:02:29,747 and just tried to outlive them. 12 00:02:36,322 --> 00:02:39,541 My parents, they didn't make it through those times, 13 00:02:39,542 --> 00:02:42,761 so I live here in Columbus, Ohio, with my Aunt Alice. 14 00:02:42,762 --> 00:02:47,101 In 2045, Columbus is the fastest-growing city on Earth. 15 00:02:47,102 --> 00:02:51,441 It's where Halliday and Morrow started Gregarious Games. 16 00:02:56,309 --> 00:02:58,709 These days, reality is a bummer. 17 00:02:58,711 --> 00:03:00,681 Everyone is looking for a way to escape, 18 00:03:00,682 --> 00:03:02,214 and that's why Halliday... 19 00:03:02,215 --> 00:03:05,045 That's why he was such a hero to us. 20 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:08,621 He showed us that we could go somewhere without going anywhere at all. 21 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:12,324 You don't need a destination 22 00:03:12,325 --> 00:03:14,055 when you're running on an omnidirectional treadmill 23 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:16,400 with quadraphonic, pressure-sensitive underlay. 24 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:19,730 James Halliday saw the future. 25 00:03:19,732 --> 00:03:21,684 And then he built it. 26 00:03:21,685 --> 00:03:23,637 He gave us a place to go. 27 00:03:23,638 --> 00:03:25,966 A place called 28 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:27,412 the OASIS. 29 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,920 This is the OASIS. 30 00:03:42,922 --> 00:03:47,092 It's a place where the limits of reality are your own imagination. 31 00:04:00,506 --> 00:04:02,636 You can do anything... 32 00:04:03,610 --> 00:04:04,680 ...go anywhere. 33 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:07,906 Like the vacation planet. 34 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:10,724 Surf a 50-foot monster wave in Hawaii. 35 00:04:10,725 --> 00:04:13,617 You can ski down the pyramids. 36 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:15,520 You can climb Mount Everest 37 00:04:15,521 --> 00:04:17,021 with Batman. 38 00:04:19,726 --> 00:04:23,356 Check out this place. It's a casino the size of a planet. 39 00:04:23,363 --> 00:04:25,030 You can lose your money there. 40 00:04:25,031 --> 00:04:27,431 You can get married. You can get divorced. 41 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:31,270 You can... You can go in there. 42 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:34,371 People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do, 43 00:04:34,374 --> 00:04:37,544 but they stay because of all the things they can be. 44 00:04:39,045 --> 00:04:42,544 Tall, beautiful, scary, a different sex, 45 00:04:42,545 --> 00:04:46,045 a different species, live-action, cartoon. 46 00:04:46,052 --> 00:04:48,654 It's all your call. 47 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:51,985 Yeah, that's me. Well, that's my avatar. 48 00:04:51,991 --> 00:04:55,961 At least, until I feel like changing it. 49 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:59,214 Except for eating, sleeping, and bathroom breaks, 50 00:04:59,215 --> 00:05:02,467 whatever people wanna do, they do it in the OASIS. 51 00:05:02,468 --> 00:05:05,468 And since everyone is here, this is where we meet each other. 52 00:05:05,471 --> 00:05:06,811 It's where we make friends. 53 00:05:06,812 --> 00:05:09,136 Locate Aech. 54 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:11,482 Locating Aech. 55 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,348 Aech located. 56 00:05:16,349 --> 00:05:19,649 Sector 12. Planet Doom. 57 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:22,992 Planet Doom, the most dangerous place in the OASIS, 58 00:05:22,993 --> 00:05:26,089 and a pretty great place to pick up coin. 59 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:27,692 Figures Aech would be there. 60 00:05:30,296 --> 00:05:33,766 Aech is my best friend in the OASIS. 61 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:36,435 He's my best friend, period. 62 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:39,336 Even though I've never actually met him in the real world. 63 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:45,506 - WADWhat's up, Aech? - Hey, what up, Z? 64 00:05:45,511 --> 00:05:47,951 Next race is in 20 minutes, and I can't do the late one. 65 00:05:47,952 --> 00:05:49,647 What the hell are you up to? 66 00:05:49,649 --> 00:05:52,289 Man, gettin' my kills on, bro. 67 00:05:52,290 --> 00:05:53,515 Is that Daito? 68 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:55,119 Daito and Sho. 69 00:06:01,527 --> 00:06:03,410 This an artifact hunt? 70 00:06:03,411 --> 00:06:05,295 Yup. Gregarious 120. 71 00:06:05,298 --> 00:06:09,868 Turn into any giant robot for two minutes. That's rad. 72 00:06:09,869 --> 00:06:11,239 Artifacts. 73 00:06:11,971 --> 00:06:14,840 Those were key. 74 00:06:14,841 --> 00:06:17,011 Halliday made sure the OASIS was littered 75 00:06:17,012 --> 00:06:19,709 with enough randomly powerful stuff 76 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:24,082 that anyone could win if they had the skills. 77 00:06:24,083 --> 00:06:26,923 Death matches and artifact hunts are a good way to coin-snatch, 78 00:06:26,924 --> 00:06:29,689 but depending on your level of armor, they're risky. 79 00:06:31,190 --> 00:06:33,530 You see, everyone starts the same, 80 00:06:33,531 --> 00:06:34,986 but the more coin you make... 81 00:06:34,994 --> 00:06:37,162 - Mom! Mom! - ...the more you level up. 82 00:06:37,163 --> 00:06:39,073 If you get killed, your avatar can come back to life... 83 00:06:39,074 --> 00:06:40,365 Go get your dad! 84 00:06:40,366 --> 00:06:41,896 ...but you lose all your stuff. 85 00:06:43,836 --> 00:06:45,666 Everything you've ever worked for. 86 00:06:46,539 --> 00:06:48,009 All your money. 87 00:06:50,042 --> 00:06:51,582 Your clothes. 88 00:06:53,112 --> 00:06:55,180 Your weapons. 89 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:57,781 Since people spend most of their time in the OASIS... 90 00:07:00,620 --> 00:07:02,460 ...losing your shit means... 91 00:07:02,461 --> 00:07:05,085 Well, losing your shit. 92 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:09,900 Aech, 10 minutes until the race starts. 93 00:07:09,901 --> 00:07:12,096 AECOkay, Mom, I heard you. 94 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:16,234 You see, the OASIS was the brainchild of James Halliday. 95 00:07:16,235 --> 00:07:21,135 He and his partner, Ogden Morrow, released the first OASIS build in 2025. 96 00:07:21,140 --> 00:07:25,410 It was an instant success, and it made them both very rich. 97 00:07:25,411 --> 00:07:29,051 But Morrow was out of the picture after a few years. And Halliday? 98 00:07:29,052 --> 00:07:32,388 He wasn't just the owner of the world's biggest company. 99 00:07:32,389 --> 00:07:36,315 He was like a god. People loved him. 100 00:07:36,322 --> 00:07:38,492 They worshiped him as much as his creation. 101 00:07:38,493 --> 00:07:41,331 Maybe we should stop talking about it 102 00:07:41,332 --> 00:07:43,827 and start, uh, showing it. 103 00:07:43,830 --> 00:07:46,130 If you all wanna reach under your seats, 104 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,467 you'll find that there's nothing there. 105 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:52,668 But we're gonna... we're each gonna bring you one now. 106 00:07:52,672 --> 00:07:56,812 And then, on January 7, 2040... 107 00:07:59,645 --> 00:08:00,705 He died. 108 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:04,923 And what he left behind 109 00:08:06,285 --> 00:08:08,885 changed everything. 110 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:25,604 Hello. I am James Halliday. 111 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:29,035 If you're watching this, I'm dead. 112 00:08:29,041 --> 00:08:36,281 Before I died, I created what we in the biz call an "Easter egg." 113 00:08:36,282 --> 00:08:43,192 A hidden object in a game that gives special powers to whoever discovers it. 114 00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:47,192 The first person to find the egg 115 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:50,831 I've hidden somewhere inside the OASIS 116 00:08:50,832 --> 00:08:54,466 will inherit my stock in Gregarious Games, 117 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:58,337 currently valued in excess of half a million do... 118 00:08:58,338 --> 00:09:01,337 Uh, half a trillion dollars' worth, 119 00:09:01,340 --> 00:09:07,810 and total control of the OASIS itself. 120 00:09:07,813 --> 00:09:13,523 In the form of my avatar, Anorak the All-Knowing, 121 00:09:13,524 --> 00:09:17,188 I created three keys. 122 00:09:17,189 --> 00:09:20,559 Three hidden challenges test for worthy traits 123 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:24,813 revealing three hidden keys to three magic gates. 124 00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:29,067 And those with the skill to survive these straits 125 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:33,868 will reach the end, where the prize awaits. 126 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:36,443 Off you go, keys. 127 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:43,721 The keys aren't just laying around under a rock somewhere. 128 00:09:43,722 --> 00:09:46,446 I suppose you could say they're invisible, 129 00:09:46,452 --> 00:09:50,192 hidden in a dark room that's at the center of a maze 130 00:09:50,193 --> 00:09:53,159 that's located somewhere 131 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:56,528 up here. 132 00:09:56,529 --> 00:10:00,629 Let the hunt for Halliday's Easter egg 133 00:10:01,233 --> 00:10:02,543 begin. 134 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:11,209 The challenge is to find three keys, 135 00:10:11,210 --> 00:10:14,810 but in five years, no one has even gotten one key. 136 00:10:14,814 --> 00:10:17,816 And the big scoreboard? Still empty. 137 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:19,747 Some long-forgotten gunter cracked the first clue 138 00:10:19,752 --> 00:10:22,036 and found the first challenge. 139 00:10:22,037 --> 00:10:24,321 Then, this portal appeared. 140 00:10:24,323 --> 00:10:27,763 But the challenge to win the first key was a race designed by Halliday 141 00:10:27,764 --> 00:10:30,760 that was so hard, no one had ever finished it. 142 00:10:30,763 --> 00:10:34,273 The only ones still trying are the gunters, as in "egg hunters," 143 00:10:34,274 --> 00:10:37,836 like me and Sho and Daito, and my best friend, Aech. 144 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:41,637 Oh, and of course, the Sixers. 145 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:42,811 The Sixers work for IOI... 146 00:10:42,812 --> 00:10:44,408 Sixers! 147 00:10:44,410 --> 00:10:46,144 ...Innovative Online Industries. 148 00:10:46,145 --> 00:10:47,605 They're the second-largest company in the world 149 00:10:47,613 --> 00:10:49,848 with designs on becoming the first. 150 00:10:49,849 --> 00:10:51,819 Which is why they're putting everything they got 151 00:10:51,820 --> 00:10:53,147 into winning Halliday's contest. 152 00:10:53,152 --> 00:10:54,852 Buckle up! 153 00:10:55,621 --> 00:10:57,856 Sit in! 154 00:10:57,857 --> 00:11:00,527 We call 'em "Sixers" 'cause that's the company rule. 155 00:11:00,528 --> 00:11:03,795 No name, just numbers. 156 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:06,626 They have a support team made up of Halliday scholars. 157 00:11:06,632 --> 00:11:09,342 Like me, they spend all their time studying pop culture 158 00:11:09,343 --> 00:11:10,995 that Halliday was obsessed with, 159 00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:13,013 trying to find clues to solve the contest. 160 00:11:15,608 --> 00:11:18,538 They're just following the orders of the head of IOI, 161 00:11:18,544 --> 00:11:21,684 this dickweed named Nolan Sorrento. 162 00:11:27,653 --> 00:11:29,287 How'd you get here before me? 163 00:11:29,288 --> 00:11:31,718 Well, I didn't make a pit stop at the hair salon. 164 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:34,234 - What up, Z? - What's up, Aech? 165 00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:35,526 Saved you a spot. 166 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:36,898 Thanks, bro. 167 00:11:41,067 --> 00:11:42,634 I gotta go to the back. 168 00:11:42,635 --> 00:11:45,295 Ugh. So you can skim coins from crashed cars? 169 00:11:45,304 --> 00:11:48,073 - That's just sad, man. - Fuel's low. 170 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:51,884 Oh, but you still had enough to pay for that Something About Mary hairdo. 171 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:34,219 First to the key. 172 00:12:35,521 --> 00:12:36,891 First to the egg! 173 00:13:26,071 --> 00:13:28,011 Aech, are you seeing this? 174 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:33,183 Yeah, I see it. That's Kaneda's bike from Akira. 175 00:13:33,184 --> 00:13:35,409 It's a licensed skin over a standard frame. 176 00:13:35,414 --> 00:13:37,768 No, not the bike. Forget the bike. 177 00:13:37,769 --> 00:13:40,093 The girl, I think it's Art3mis. 178 00:13:40,094 --> 00:13:42,419 The Art3mis? The Sixer Fixer? 179 00:13:42,421 --> 00:13:45,361 I've seen all her walk-throughs, her Twitch streams. 180 00:13:45,362 --> 00:13:47,327 It's her. It's definitely her. 181 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,540 Go, go, go! Get there! Come on! 182 00:15:42,308 --> 00:15:43,438 AECYou got it, you got it! 183 00:15:52,885 --> 00:15:54,315 Balls. 184 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:01,029 She's not gonna make it. 185 00:16:03,762 --> 00:16:05,602 Bail! Bail out! 186 00:16:05,603 --> 00:16:06,667 Bail! 187 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,505 Ow! 188 00:16:45,037 --> 00:16:46,537 Damn, I loved that bike. 189 00:16:46,538 --> 00:16:48,206 Oh, Aech could... 190 00:16:48,207 --> 00:16:50,507 Well, he's my friend, but he could fix it for you. 191 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,620 This is my workshop. Touch nothing. 192 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:09,289 Where did you find an Iron Giant? 193 00:17:09,294 --> 00:17:12,213 - Find it? I'm building it. - That's a commission. 194 00:17:12,214 --> 00:17:15,093 Oh, yeah. Aech is top-rated on the mod boards. 195 00:17:15,094 --> 00:17:17,974 People all over the OASIS pay him serious coin. 196 00:17:17,975 --> 00:17:20,340 Oh, hey, check this out! 197 00:17:20,341 --> 00:17:23,339 Hey. Z, yo. 198 00:17:23,342 --> 00:17:25,812 - The Galactica, of course. - These are my babies, all right, man? 199 00:17:25,813 --> 00:17:27,578 Sulaco, from Aliens. 200 00:17:27,579 --> 00:17:30,179 Dude, how are you showing off my shit? 201 00:17:30,182 --> 00:17:31,752 Valley Forge, from Silent Running. Oh, where's the Harkonnen Drop-Ship? 202 00:17:31,753 --> 00:17:34,318 That thing is sick. Folds space like a boss. 203 00:17:34,319 --> 00:17:36,389 I mean, you can get from Incipio to Arrakis in three seconds... 204 00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:38,156 Fingers! 205 00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:39,587 You'll have to excuse him. 206 00:17:39,591 --> 00:17:41,731 He gets a little nervous around pretty girls. 207 00:17:48,834 --> 00:17:51,344 I can fix it in 10 minutes. 208 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:55,271 Yup. He's pretty great. 209 00:17:55,274 --> 00:17:58,344 I assume you and Shoulder Blades are clanned up. 210 00:17:58,345 --> 00:18:00,611 Oh, Aech? Nah. 211 00:18:00,612 --> 00:18:05,582 I mean, he's really good, but I don't clan. 212 00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:08,286 Oh, 'cause you're Parzival, 213 00:18:08,287 --> 00:18:10,857 as in the knight who found the Holy Grail by himself. 214 00:18:10,858 --> 00:18:12,856 What about you, Art3mis? 215 00:18:12,858 --> 00:18:15,858 Goddess of the hunt. Clans must be killing to sign you up. 216 00:18:17,429 --> 00:18:19,397 - Favorite shooter? - Excuse me? 217 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:21,368 James Halliday's favorite first-person shooter. 218 00:18:21,369 --> 00:18:22,934 - What? - Oh. GoldenEye. 219 00:18:22,935 --> 00:18:25,295 - Playing as? - Oddjob. Is this a test? 220 00:18:25,304 --> 00:18:27,038 Favorite game variant? 221 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:28,639 Game variant was "slappers only." No weapons. 222 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,624 I know what "slappers only" means. Racer? 223 00:18:30,625 --> 00:18:32,609 Turbo. And his favorite food was Hot Pockets. 224 00:18:32,611 --> 00:18:34,579 Favorite restaurant was Chuck E Cheese. 225 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:36,920 Song was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles. 226 00:18:36,921 --> 00:18:38,815 Video wTake on Me by A-ha. 227 00:18:38,817 --> 00:18:43,417 Oh, oh... His favorite quote was from Superman. 228 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:45,389 "Some people can read War and Peace 229 00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:47,590 "and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story..." 230 00:18:47,593 --> 00:18:50,063 "Others can read the ingredients on the back of a chewing-gum wrapper 231 00:18:50,064 --> 00:18:53,132 "and unlock the secrets of the universe." 232 00:18:53,133 --> 00:18:55,572 Lex Luthor. 233 00:18:55,573 --> 00:18:58,236 Cool. 234 00:18:58,237 --> 00:19:02,167 What would you do? If you won. The whole contest, I mean. 235 00:19:02,174 --> 00:19:05,276 Oh! I mean, I've got tons of plans in the real world. 236 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. 237 00:19:11,283 --> 00:19:14,986 Now I know why you stopped short. 238 00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:18,157 I stopped because of Kong. No one ever makes it past Kong. 239 00:19:18,158 --> 00:19:20,424 That... That's... That's, like, a rule. 240 00:19:20,425 --> 00:19:23,755 Well, then you know it can't be true. Because Halliday hated making rules. 241 00:19:23,762 --> 00:19:25,496 I can't afford to zero out. 242 00:19:25,497 --> 00:19:27,297 - You're afraid to lose your shit. - No, I'm not! 243 00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:28,869 What happens when IOI offers you guaranteed coin 244 00:19:28,870 --> 00:19:30,267 for the keys to the kingdom? 245 00:19:30,269 --> 00:19:32,599 Nolan Sorrento takes over the world. 246 00:19:32,604 --> 00:19:36,944 A real gunter would risk everything to save the OASIS from IOI. 247 00:19:36,945 --> 00:19:38,442 Who said that? 248 00:19:38,443 --> 00:19:39,913 Me. 249 00:19:42,114 --> 00:19:44,329 There you go. Good as new. 250 00:19:44,330 --> 00:19:46,546 Thanks for the fix-up, my man. 251 00:19:56,228 --> 00:19:58,328 That's better. 252 00:19:58,330 --> 00:20:02,370 I'll wave to you from the finish line, McFly. 253 00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:07,004 That went well. 254 00:20:07,005 --> 00:20:08,905 Thanks to you, Captain Big Mouth. 255 00:20:08,907 --> 00:20:12,337 Wade? Wade? Where the hell are my gloves? 256 00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:14,384 Shit. I gotta go. 257 00:20:17,316 --> 00:20:19,416 ANNOUNCEX1. 258 00:20:19,418 --> 00:20:22,388 When I'm after gold on Planet Doom, I need every edge I can get. 259 00:20:22,389 --> 00:20:26,521 Every push, punch, gunshot, you feel it all. 260 00:20:26,522 --> 00:20:30,655 Get ready for the feel, the feel of real. X1. 261 00:20:30,662 --> 00:20:33,002 The X1 is like wearing a second skin. 262 00:20:33,003 --> 00:20:34,998 A skin that kicks ass. 263 00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:39,612 I zeroed out 'cause of your broke-ass gloves. 264 00:20:39,613 --> 00:20:41,035 Who told you to use them? 265 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:43,179 You took hers. 266 00:20:44,209 --> 00:20:46,209 So you lost a death match. 267 00:20:46,211 --> 00:20:50,121 Why don't you just respawn and level up like everyone else? 268 00:20:50,122 --> 00:20:52,275 You don't get it. 269 00:20:52,284 --> 00:20:54,524 I bought all these power-ups for this challenge, and I lost it all. 270 00:20:54,525 --> 00:20:56,389 That artifact was gonna pay for the house! 271 00:20:56,390 --> 00:20:58,055 Wait. 272 00:20:58,056 --> 00:21:02,056 How much of our house money did you spend on upgrades? 273 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:04,930 Well, all of it, but I was gonna win. 274 00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:07,870 That was our ticket out of here. 275 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:11,965 You idiot. 276 00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:13,970 No, but I only lost 'cause of the bad gloves. 277 00:21:13,972 --> 00:21:15,706 Our house! Our goddamn house! 278 00:21:15,707 --> 00:21:17,441 My boys were in that challenge. 279 00:21:17,442 --> 00:21:19,752 You couldn't have beat them in a bootsuit, you noob. 280 00:21:19,753 --> 00:21:22,905 Stop! No! No! 281 00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:24,215 Alice, call the police! 282 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:25,876 No, we are not calling the cops. 283 00:21:25,884 --> 00:21:27,988 Go to your room, Rick. 284 00:21:27,989 --> 00:21:30,087 Aw, come on, Alice. 285 00:21:30,088 --> 00:21:34,088 Why do you put up with this guy? He's a shitshow. 286 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, 287 00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:41,434 if I catch you touching my stuff again, 288 00:21:41,435 --> 00:21:44,043 not joking... Out. 289 00:21:50,909 --> 00:21:53,244 "Wade Watts." 290 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:55,005 My dad picked that name 291 00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:57,253 because it sounded like a superhero's alter ego, 292 00:21:57,254 --> 00:22:00,919 like Peter Parker or Bruce Banner. 293 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,987 But he died when I was a kid. 294 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,188 My mom, too, and I ended up here, 295 00:22:06,191 --> 00:22:08,091 living with Aunt Alice 296 00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:10,533 and her endless string of hard-loving losers. 297 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:16,200 "Halliday hated making rules." 298 00:22:16,201 --> 00:22:18,871 Why is that line sticking in my head? 299 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:24,713 Maybe it's 'cause Art3mis said it, and she's hot. 300 00:22:24,714 --> 00:22:26,977 Maybe it's because she called me out, 301 00:22:26,978 --> 00:22:30,148 sitting here in my tiny corner of nowhere, 302 00:22:30,149 --> 00:22:32,878 protecting my small slice of nothing. 303 00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:35,152 Or maybe... 304 00:22:35,153 --> 00:22:37,663 Maybe it's because that line means something 305 00:22:37,664 --> 00:22:39,356 and I missed it. 306 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,109 The day the contest was announced, 307 00:22:44,110 --> 00:22:46,059 the Halliday Journals appeared. 308 00:22:46,064 --> 00:22:49,403 He told us to look in his brain. This was the next best thing. 309 00:22:49,404 --> 00:22:52,744 At first, it was jammed with gunters looking for answers. 310 00:22:52,745 --> 00:22:55,368 Now, the once-crowded halls of Halliday's memories 311 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,644 are left to people like me. 312 00:22:56,645 --> 00:22:59,410 Parzival. Oh, joy! 313 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:02,911 And how will you eat up my valuable search time today? 314 00:23:02,914 --> 00:23:05,082 Gregarious Games, 2029... Office party. 315 00:23:05,083 --> 00:23:08,253 Office party. Yes, you've only seen it a thousand times. 316 00:23:08,254 --> 00:23:11,021 Why not go back? 317 00:23:11,022 --> 00:23:14,732 Each entry into Halliday's Journals is meticulously assembled 318 00:23:14,733 --> 00:23:17,226 from personal photographs, home video recordings, 319 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:19,159 surveillance, and nanny cams. 320 00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:23,000 All rendered into a three-dimensional virtual experience. 321 00:23:23,001 --> 00:23:26,671 Also, Halliday archived every film, game, book, and television program 322 00:23:26,672 --> 00:23:30,007 he ever saw, located on the mezzanine. 323 00:23:30,008 --> 00:23:33,578 No weapons or mature-themed avatars are permitted within the Journals. 324 00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:37,378 Please enjoy your time with us, and happy gunting! 325 00:23:37,382 --> 00:23:39,216 I like cleaning up. 326 00:23:39,217 --> 00:23:41,647 Okay, Jim, I'm, uh... I'm going. 327 00:23:46,558 --> 00:23:49,527 Everything changes, Jim. Everything evolves. 328 00:23:49,528 --> 00:23:53,247 Some things are perfect just the way they arAsteroids. 329 00:23:53,248 --> 00:23:56,968 People don't live inside an Asteroids arcade cabinet. 330 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:00,137 I know that. 331 00:24:00,138 --> 00:24:02,368 Yeah, well, people are living inside the arcade we built. 332 00:24:02,374 --> 00:24:04,542 - I built. - Uh, well... 333 00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:07,253 Right. Well, I guess you can say whatever you want. 334 00:24:07,254 --> 00:24:08,775 I don't really wanna talk about it anymore. 335 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:09,950 No, of course you don't wanna talk about it. 336 00:24:09,951 --> 00:24:11,378 You're forcing me out. 337 00:24:11,383 --> 00:24:12,917 Closer on Halliday. 338 00:24:12,918 --> 00:24:14,788 Look, invention comes with responsibilities 339 00:24:14,789 --> 00:24:16,954 you didn't ask for. 340 00:24:16,955 --> 00:24:19,155 All right, if you make something people want or need 341 00:24:19,157 --> 00:24:21,957 then it's up to you to set the limits. You have to make some rules. 342 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:23,560 "I don't wanna make any more rules." 343 00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:25,402 I don't wanna make any more rules. 344 00:24:25,403 --> 00:24:26,827 "I'm a dreamer." 345 00:24:26,832 --> 00:24:28,132 I'm a dreamer. 346 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:31,068 - I build worlds. - "I build worlds." 347 00:24:31,069 --> 00:24:33,839 We created something beautiful, Jim, but it's changed. 348 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,469 Okay? It's really not a game anymore. 349 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,107 Are we finished? 350 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:41,648 I liked how things were when they were... 351 00:24:43,081 --> 00:24:45,249 When it was a game. 352 00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:48,020 And we're back to where we started. But that's the point, isn't it? 353 00:24:48,021 --> 00:24:50,519 Things move forward whether you like it or not. 354 00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:52,662 Yeah, we're finished. 355 00:24:52,663 --> 00:24:54,357 Fine. 356 00:24:56,528 --> 00:25:00,368 Why can't we go backwards, for once? 357 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:06,867 Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can. 358 00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:08,972 Really put the pedal to the metal, you know? 359 00:25:08,974 --> 00:25:11,675 Go back 10 seconds! 360 00:25:11,676 --> 00:25:16,306 Why can't we go backwards, for once? 361 00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:20,718 Backwards, really fast. Fast as we can. 362 00:25:20,719 --> 00:25:23,519 Really put the pedal to the metal, you know? 363 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,323 Bill and Ted did it. 364 00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:49,706 Back again so soon? 365 00:25:51,249 --> 00:25:53,449 Careful not to lose your shit. 366 00:25:57,489 --> 00:25:59,859 You figured something out. 367 00:25:59,860 --> 00:26:02,088 Parzival, tell me. 368 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:47,000 Nice racing, Padawan. You're the first to finish. 369 00:27:47,001 --> 00:27:51,538 Mr. Halliday... Anorak. 370 00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:54,804 It's such an honor. 371 00:27:54,805 --> 00:27:56,739 The honor is all mine. 372 00:28:07,819 --> 00:28:09,619 Get yourself a clue. 373 00:28:24,135 --> 00:28:27,735 Who is this Parzival, and how the hell is he winning? 374 00:28:27,739 --> 00:28:30,106 Well, here's a better question. Who cares? 375 00:28:30,107 --> 00:28:32,475 Halliday's contest is vitally important. 376 00:28:32,477 --> 00:28:35,577 I mean, it's nothing less than a war for control of the future. 377 00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:38,820 But this Parzival? He's not even clanned up. 378 00:28:38,821 --> 00:28:42,147 He's alone. We have an army. 379 00:28:42,153 --> 00:28:43,893 And yet, he's got the first key. 380 00:28:43,894 --> 00:28:45,756 Yeah, he has a key, 381 00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:48,757 but you have to get three of 'em to win the contest. 382 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,428 Our stock dove 6% yesterday. 383 00:28:51,429 --> 00:28:55,399 Loyalty division is reporting profits of 28%. F'Nale. 384 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,240 We're opening five new loyalty centers this month. 385 00:28:58,241 --> 00:29:00,266 Debt Services dwarfs Hardware. 386 00:29:00,271 --> 00:29:02,341 Now, you really wanna talk to me about stock prices? 387 00:29:02,342 --> 00:29:04,374 The shareholders won't be happy. 388 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, 389 00:29:07,046 --> 00:29:11,145 but once we launch this little baby, they're gonna flip. 390 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:15,617 We call this Pure O2. 391 00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:17,520 This is the first of our planned upgrades. 392 00:29:17,522 --> 00:29:20,132 Once we can roll back some of Halliday's ad restrictions, 393 00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:24,194 we estimate we can sell up to 80% 394 00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:29,595 of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures, so picture this... 395 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:32,671 All of this implies we win the contest. 396 00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:37,743 Indeed, it does. 397 00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:42,314 Dude, you won the key and 100,000 coins? 398 00:29:42,315 --> 00:29:43,814 As soon as I took the key, 399 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:45,715 all the coins just appeared in my account. 400 00:29:45,717 --> 00:29:48,047 I'll tell you what, I'm soiling my haptics right now. 401 00:29:51,656 --> 00:29:53,456 What the hell's a Cataclyst? 402 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:57,228 A bomb. Kills every avatar on a planet, even the owner. 403 00:29:57,229 --> 00:29:58,458 Who'd want that? 404 00:29:58,463 --> 00:30:00,533 IOI. They buy everything. 405 00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:04,643 Twenty-thou for the holy hand grenade? 406 00:30:04,644 --> 00:30:06,366 That's a steal! 407 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,480 Whoa! Zemeckis Cube! I need one of those. 408 00:30:12,481 --> 00:30:14,207 Okay, don't spend all your money. 409 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:20,186 X1 haptic bootsuit. 410 00:30:34,766 --> 00:30:36,226 Oh, yeah! 411 00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:32,420 i-R0k, old friend. How are you? 412 00:31:34,592 --> 00:31:36,262 To be honest, I have kind of a neck thing. 413 00:31:36,263 --> 00:31:38,228 It's like a carpel-tunnel deal 414 00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:40,478 but with your neck, if that's even a thing. 415 00:31:40,479 --> 00:31:42,728 So if you could just stand to... to your right. 416 00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:44,004 My right, your left. 417 00:31:45,870 --> 00:31:49,240 Thanks, it's the repetitive stress. Oh. 418 00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:51,435 Here he is. 419 00:31:53,511 --> 00:31:57,198 The steampunk pirate king. I knew him well, Sorrento. 420 00:31:57,199 --> 00:32:00,886 There are only three things in this world I hate, 421 00:32:00,887 --> 00:32:04,855 steampunk, pirates, and tabbouleh. 422 00:32:04,856 --> 00:32:07,686 I mean, why do they even have it? 423 00:32:07,692 --> 00:32:10,402 Is there a reason we're meeting here? 424 00:32:10,403 --> 00:32:15,625 Yes, Nolan. The Orb of Osuvox. 425 00:32:15,633 --> 00:32:19,003 You wanted it. He had it. And so here it is. 426 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:26,744 It creates an impenetrable magic shield that can only be taken down 427 00:32:26,745 --> 00:32:29,148 by a magic spell. 428 00:32:29,149 --> 00:32:31,048 The Orb of Osuvox. 429 00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:32,949 Don't say that again. 430 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:34,051 Okay. 431 00:32:36,220 --> 00:32:39,920 Now, I'm gonna need you to keep this for now. 432 00:32:39,924 --> 00:32:42,164 I'm gonna let you know when I wanna use it. 433 00:32:42,165 --> 00:32:43,230 Okay? 434 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:50,671 Right now, though, I have another job for you. 435 00:32:50,672 --> 00:32:51,998 Ah. 436 00:32:52,003 --> 00:32:53,937 Parzival. 437 00:32:53,938 --> 00:32:56,908 Let me guess, you want him off the scoreboard. 438 00:32:57,742 --> 00:32:59,242 Can you do that? 439 00:32:59,243 --> 00:33:01,778 Well, he's a superstar. 440 00:33:01,779 --> 00:33:03,647 He made it through the first gate 441 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:06,248 and avatars are gonna be on him like hoes on Santa. 442 00:33:06,250 --> 00:33:09,486 i-R0k, how much more do you want? 443 00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:13,117 That's what I like about you, Nolan. You never lick. 444 00:33:13,124 --> 00:33:15,164 You bite straight to the chocolaty center 445 00:33:15,165 --> 00:33:17,294 of the Tootsie Pop. 446 00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:19,695 Remember that old commercial, with the owl? 447 00:33:19,697 --> 00:33:20,767 i-R0k. 448 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:24,500 Three times my normal fee. 449 00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:26,136 Done. 450 00:33:26,137 --> 00:33:28,007 Wait, really? I should have asked for five. 451 00:33:28,008 --> 00:33:30,006 Is four still on the table? 452 00:33:32,210 --> 00:33:35,210 There's five of us on the big board now. 453 00:33:35,213 --> 00:33:38,015 Art3mis was next, no surprise there. 454 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:41,346 She was on the track when I won. She saw me going backwards. 455 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. 456 00:33:46,393 --> 00:33:49,061 I'm pretty sure he bragged to our pal Daito, 457 00:33:49,062 --> 00:33:51,795 'cause he won right after. 458 00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:55,396 And of course, Daito told his best friend, Sho... 459 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,547 He totally totaled his car, 460 00:33:57,548 --> 00:33:59,695 but then Sho got it, too. 461 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:10,914 "A creator who hates his own creation. 462 00:34:10,915 --> 00:34:15,415 "A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past." 463 00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:18,155 "A creator who hates his own creation. 464 00:34:18,156 --> 00:34:22,586 "A hidden key, a leap not taken. Retrace your steps, escape your past. 465 00:34:22,593 --> 00:34:25,063 "And the key of jade will be yours at last." 466 00:35:06,904 --> 00:35:08,874 "Escape your past." 467 00:35:12,543 --> 00:35:15,513 What part of your past are you trying to escape, Halliday? 468 00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:29,085 - Hey, it's Parzival! - Dude! 469 00:35:30,561 --> 00:35:32,101 You're, like, totally my hero! 470 00:35:32,102 --> 00:35:33,256 Hey, Parzival! Over here! 471 00:35:33,264 --> 00:35:35,398 Dude, you're amazing! 472 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:37,469 Hey, Parzival! Right here! Let me get an autograph! 473 00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:45,308 Watch it! 474 00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:49,449 You're famous now! You can't just go wherever you want! 475 00:35:49,450 --> 00:35:50,847 No, no, no, I... 476 00:35:55,486 --> 00:35:57,656 Huh? 477 00:36:01,125 --> 00:36:03,525 Ahh! 478 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:13,800 That is... That is not funny. 479 00:36:13,804 --> 00:36:16,458 Oh, God. 480 00:36:16,459 --> 00:36:19,109 Ugh. 481 00:36:19,110 --> 00:36:21,744 Oh, God. Don't you get it? 482 00:36:21,745 --> 00:36:24,379 You're "the Parzival" now. 483 00:36:24,382 --> 00:36:25,882 You have to have a disguise. 484 00:36:28,152 --> 00:36:29,792 Okay, here. 485 00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:32,722 Clark Kent glasses. 486 00:36:32,723 --> 00:36:35,033 They hide your identity without changing your look. 487 00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:45,344 I'm not wearing that. 488 00:36:54,879 --> 00:36:57,514 This is great. 489 00:36:57,515 --> 00:36:59,575 The way your inventory bursts out when you die. 490 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,251 They didn't want any more blood. 491 00:37:01,252 --> 00:37:02,892 This is right before the OASIS went live. 492 00:37:02,893 --> 00:37:06,487 Six days prior. December 2nd, 2025. 493 00:37:06,490 --> 00:37:08,525 Check this out. 494 00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:10,156 You know who that is? 495 00:37:11,762 --> 00:37:13,530 Is that Sorrento? 496 00:37:13,531 --> 00:37:15,498 Sorrento started as an intern. 497 00:37:15,499 --> 00:37:17,934 He claims he learned at the feet of the master. 498 00:37:17,935 --> 00:37:20,665 That's how he convinced IOI to create the Sixers for him, 499 00:37:20,671 --> 00:37:22,605 his Halliday knowledge. 500 00:37:22,606 --> 00:37:24,540 But ask Ogden Morrow? 501 00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:28,712 He says the only thing Sorrento actually knew about Halliday 502 00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:30,380 was how he liked his coffee. 503 00:37:30,381 --> 00:37:32,881 You could have, like, different tiers of accounts, 504 00:37:32,883 --> 00:37:34,517 like a gold member. 505 00:37:34,518 --> 00:37:38,188 A person could be silver, platinum, bronze. 506 00:37:38,189 --> 00:37:40,257 You know, depending on what they paid. 507 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:43,128 You know, highest one maybe being "Water" because "OASIS," right? 508 00:37:43,129 --> 00:37:45,057 Hell of a latte. 509 00:37:45,062 --> 00:37:47,132 Can you fast-forward to the stuff about Halliday's date? 510 00:37:47,133 --> 00:37:48,971 What? Halliday actually went on a date? 511 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:54,738 So, what happened? 512 00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:57,974 Nothing. I invited her over. 513 00:37:57,975 --> 00:38:00,605 Well, did you at least get her name? 514 00:38:00,611 --> 00:38:04,321 Yeah. Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal. 515 00:38:04,322 --> 00:38:06,145 That's her gamer tag. 516 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:09,386 - Karen. - Karen. 517 00:38:09,387 --> 00:38:11,717 Yeah, okay? Karen Underwood. 518 00:38:11,722 --> 00:38:15,332 No, no. Karen Underwood, as in Ogden Morrow's wife? 519 00:38:15,333 --> 00:38:17,326 Just watch. 520 00:38:17,328 --> 00:38:21,098 So, listen, you and Karen Underwood. What'd you do? 521 00:38:21,099 --> 00:38:23,497 She wanted to go dancing, 522 00:38:23,498 --> 00:38:25,897 so we watched a movie. 523 00:38:27,138 --> 00:38:28,368 And? 524 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:32,138 Where's the juice? 525 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:34,344 Give me some juice! 526 00:38:34,345 --> 00:38:37,745 - There is no juice! - Oh, God! 527 00:38:37,748 --> 00:38:39,416 Hold the phone. 528 00:38:39,417 --> 00:38:43,517 Halliday went on a date with Ogden Morrow's wife? 529 00:38:43,521 --> 00:38:46,961 Just once, years before they were even married, but yeah. 530 00:38:46,962 --> 00:38:49,326 And despite that, and the fact that she died, 531 00:38:49,327 --> 00:38:52,627 the name "Kira" is only mentioned once in all of Halliday's Journals. 532 00:38:52,630 --> 00:38:53,960 That's not possible. 533 00:38:53,964 --> 00:38:55,865 It is. Look it up. 534 00:38:55,866 --> 00:38:58,296 What we just saw is the only time she's ever mentioned. 535 00:38:58,302 --> 00:38:59,802 It makes no sense. 536 00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:02,174 She was an important part of both their lives. 537 00:39:02,175 --> 00:39:04,113 I'll bet you anything. All my coin. 538 00:39:05,943 --> 00:39:09,813 Search "Karen Underwood Morrow." 539 00:39:09,814 --> 00:39:12,984 Kira, I told you, like the character in The Dark Crystal. 540 00:39:12,985 --> 00:39:15,185 That's her gamer tag. 541 00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:17,886 Halliday purposely removed every mention of her except for this one. 542 00:39:17,888 --> 00:39:19,518 That's weird. Why? 543 00:39:19,523 --> 00:39:22,088 It's like, it was just so painful for him 544 00:39:22,089 --> 00:39:24,655 to have to see her face or hear her name. 545 00:39:24,662 --> 00:39:26,529 Well, he loved her. 546 00:39:26,530 --> 00:39:28,398 He couldn't tell that to Morrow. 547 00:39:28,399 --> 00:39:30,069 Oh, that's sad. He should have told her how he felt. 548 00:39:30,070 --> 00:39:31,567 Yeah, well, he missed his chance. 549 00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:33,699 Look. 550 00:39:33,704 --> 00:39:36,914 I found the clue to the race in the other scene, but... 551 00:39:36,915 --> 00:39:38,507 I've always felt that the biggest clue 552 00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:40,379 to the contest was hidden here. 553 00:39:40,380 --> 00:39:42,148 You're right. 554 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:45,215 I lose. 555 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:47,016 Don't sweat it, Curator. 556 00:39:47,017 --> 00:39:49,517 You see, Kira is the Rosebud at the center of his story. 557 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:50,720 She's the big mystery. 558 00:39:50,721 --> 00:39:53,091 No, no. A bet is a bet. 559 00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:57,662 Oh, wow. A quarter. You can keep it. 560 00:39:57,663 --> 00:39:59,801 No. You can keep it. 561 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:05,470 - You free Thursday? - Who, me? 562 00:40:06,203 --> 00:40:07,973 No, him. 563 00:40:09,173 --> 00:40:11,013 Oh, my God. Yes, you! 564 00:40:13,277 --> 00:40:15,047 You know The Distracted Globe? 565 00:40:15,048 --> 00:40:17,145 Yeah, the dance club. 566 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:21,918 Meet me there. 10:00 p.m. 567 00:40:21,919 --> 00:40:24,189 There's something I wanna show you. 568 00:40:24,955 --> 00:40:26,515 Uh, bye-bye! 569 00:40:27,591 --> 00:40:29,391 Did she just ask me out? 570 00:40:29,393 --> 00:40:31,263 And I was starting to like her. 571 00:40:31,264 --> 00:40:33,096 All right. 572 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:34,667 I don't do that. 573 00:40:38,235 --> 00:40:40,295 Z, I can't believe you told her about Kira. 574 00:40:40,304 --> 00:40:43,543 What? I told you. 575 00:40:43,544 --> 00:40:46,776 Hey, what about this? 576 00:40:46,777 --> 00:40:49,646 No. Have you considered that Art3mis could be using you? 577 00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:54,117 Hey, dude, she's giving me a clue. Maybe I'm the one using her. 578 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:57,718 Should I go more Thriller? 579 00:40:57,721 --> 00:40:59,161 No. 580 00:40:59,890 --> 00:41:00,990 Punk? 581 00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:02,061 No. 582 00:41:04,094 --> 00:41:05,464 Duran Duran. 583 00:41:05,465 --> 00:41:07,297 No. 584 00:41:07,298 --> 00:41:08,468 Does it look like I'm trying too hard? 585 00:41:08,469 --> 00:41:11,734 Yes! Listen to yourself! 586 00:41:11,735 --> 00:41:14,604 You have a massive cyber crush on this girl. 587 00:41:14,605 --> 00:41:17,475 She's hacking your heart to get to your head. 588 00:41:18,976 --> 00:41:20,846 I got it! 589 00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:24,009 - Buckaroo Banzai? - Yeah! 590 00:41:24,014 --> 00:41:27,284 Really? You're gonna wear the outfit from your favorite movie? 591 00:41:27,285 --> 00:41:28,988 Don't be that guy. 592 00:41:28,989 --> 00:41:30,687 I am that guy. 593 00:41:30,688 --> 00:41:32,458 Z, you gotta be more careful about who you meet in the OASIS. 594 00:41:32,459 --> 00:41:35,756 Aech, Art3mis gets me. She'll get my outfit. 595 00:41:35,759 --> 00:41:38,759 There's just this connection. I mean, sometimes, we even... 596 00:41:38,762 --> 00:41:40,462 - Finish each other's sentences? - Yeah! 597 00:41:40,464 --> 00:41:43,366 We have that. Me and you. 598 00:41:43,367 --> 00:41:46,937 Yeah, I know, but that's because we're best friends, dude. 599 00:41:46,938 --> 00:41:48,867 She could be a dude, too, dude. 600 00:41:48,873 --> 00:41:50,326 Come on. 601 00:41:50,327 --> 00:41:51,774 I'm serious! 602 00:41:51,775 --> 00:41:54,544 She could actually be a 300-pound dude 603 00:41:54,545 --> 00:41:57,715 who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit. 604 00:41:57,716 --> 00:41:59,615 And her name is Chuck. 605 00:42:01,285 --> 00:42:03,885 Think about that. 606 00:42:33,083 --> 00:42:34,484 Whoa, dude, is that Parzival? 607 00:42:34,485 --> 00:42:36,215 - Parzival! - Oh, my God, Parzival! 608 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:39,490 Come here, man. Hey, can we get a photo? 609 00:42:41,492 --> 00:42:43,832 - Thank you so much! - Dude, you're my hero! 610 00:42:43,833 --> 00:42:45,157 Hey, Parzival. 611 00:42:47,398 --> 00:42:49,298 Thank you. 612 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:06,180 Get out of town! Buckaroo Banzai? 613 00:43:06,183 --> 00:43:08,523 - Huh? - I like it. I liBuckaroo Banzai. 614 00:43:08,524 --> 00:43:10,240 - Oh, thanks! - It's great! 615 00:43:10,241 --> 00:43:11,957 - Yeah! You look... - Oh. 616 00:43:11,958 --> 00:43:13,456 You look awesome! 617 00:43:13,457 --> 00:43:14,657 - Thank you. - Wow. 618 00:43:16,393 --> 00:43:18,263 A big one, a small one? 619 00:43:18,264 --> 00:43:19,462 A big one! 620 00:43:34,645 --> 00:43:38,314 Get out of here. 621 00:43:38,315 --> 00:43:40,245 What a freak! I thought he was kind of cute. 622 00:43:40,250 --> 00:43:41,867 Have you been here before? 623 00:43:41,868 --> 00:43:43,485 It's cool, right? I mean... 624 00:43:43,487 --> 00:43:45,887 So, what's the plan? 625 00:43:45,889 --> 00:43:48,329 Are you gonna kill their avatars? Zero them out? 626 00:43:48,330 --> 00:43:50,455 They're both here at The Distracted Globe. 627 00:43:50,461 --> 00:43:52,929 I can't talk. 628 00:43:52,930 --> 00:43:54,830 The Distracted Globe was one of the first clubs 629 00:43:54,832 --> 00:43:56,102 Halliday created in the OASIS. 630 00:43:56,103 --> 00:43:57,600 That's common knowledge. 631 00:43:57,601 --> 00:43:59,936 But I double-checked 632 00:43:59,937 --> 00:44:02,407 and it turns out he started building it right after that moment you showed me. 633 00:44:02,408 --> 00:44:03,666 The date with Kira. 634 00:44:03,674 --> 00:44:05,759 Right, and she was a serious dancer. 635 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:07,846 Maybe he thought he'd take her here, 636 00:44:07,847 --> 00:44:10,675 like on a virtual date. 637 00:44:10,681 --> 00:44:12,581 As if that ever works. 638 00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:14,083 So Halliday built it for her? 639 00:44:14,084 --> 00:44:15,424 But they never made it past the first date. 640 00:44:15,425 --> 00:44:16,849 So Halliday's the creator... 641 00:44:16,854 --> 00:44:18,187 Who hates his own creation. 642 00:44:18,188 --> 00:44:19,588 And the club is the thing he hates. 643 00:44:19,590 --> 00:44:21,890 And "A hidden key, a leap not taken"? 644 00:44:25,295 --> 00:44:26,755 But people jump off it all night long. 645 00:44:26,764 --> 00:44:28,698 But none of those people had the Copper Key, 646 00:44:28,699 --> 00:44:32,339 so when we jump off, maybe it's different. Right? 647 00:44:32,340 --> 00:44:33,396 WADRight. 648 00:44:36,206 --> 00:44:37,676 So we take it together? 649 00:44:37,677 --> 00:44:38,905 Sure. 650 00:44:40,844 --> 00:44:42,984 We're not clanning up or anything. 651 00:44:42,985 --> 00:44:46,080 Of course not. I don't clan. 652 00:44:47,151 --> 00:44:48,419 Wait... 653 00:44:48,420 --> 00:44:49,688 Whoa! 654 00:44:51,021 --> 00:44:52,761 Ow! Whoa. 655 00:44:57,194 --> 00:45:01,004 I don't think this is it. No scoreboard, no obstacles. 656 00:45:01,005 --> 00:45:03,698 - Maybe a dance challenge? - Huh? Whoa! 657 00:45:19,149 --> 00:45:21,149 Old-school! 658 00:45:44,508 --> 00:45:45,838 You come prepared? 659 00:45:45,843 --> 00:45:47,113 "Prepared"? 660 00:45:50,681 --> 00:45:53,249 What kind of haptics you rockin'? 661 00:45:53,250 --> 00:45:55,750 You got the gloves and full visor, or a full body? 662 00:45:59,690 --> 00:46:01,390 Can you feel this? 663 00:46:04,128 --> 00:46:06,228 Um, yeah. 664 00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:09,100 I got the X1 haptic bootsuit with the microfiber crotch inlay. 665 00:46:21,378 --> 00:46:24,348 My, Parzival, you did come prepared. 666 00:46:27,651 --> 00:46:31,254 So, I've been thinking. 667 00:46:31,255 --> 00:46:33,885 Maybe it'd be cool if we met up in the real world. 668 00:46:33,891 --> 00:46:35,994 No, you'd be disappointed. 669 00:46:35,995 --> 00:46:38,159 No, I wouldn't. I like you. 670 00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:40,325 You don't even know me. 671 00:46:40,330 --> 00:46:42,165 This isn't what I really look like. 672 00:46:42,166 --> 00:46:46,166 This isn't my real body, or my real face. 673 00:46:46,170 --> 00:46:47,904 I don't care. 674 00:46:47,905 --> 00:46:49,465 I wanna know your real name. 675 00:46:49,473 --> 00:46:52,983 Stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha 676 00:47:02,686 --> 00:47:04,216 - My name's Wade. - What? 677 00:47:05,689 --> 00:47:07,657 - I said my name's... - Stop! 678 00:47:07,658 --> 00:47:10,526 Well, Buckaroo blows it. Shocking. 679 00:47:10,527 --> 00:47:13,157 Are you crazy? You don't tell anyone who you are. 680 00:47:13,163 --> 00:47:14,673 You can't use your real name. 681 00:47:14,674 --> 00:47:15,925 You're not just anyone. 682 00:47:15,933 --> 00:47:17,633 You don't know me. 683 00:47:17,634 --> 00:47:18,974 You don't know anything about me. We've never met. 684 00:47:18,975 --> 00:47:20,769 I do know you, Arty. 685 00:47:22,506 --> 00:47:24,066 I'm in love with you. 686 00:47:32,549 --> 00:47:34,949 - Is this part of the challenge? - No. 687 00:47:34,952 --> 00:47:36,192 It's an ambush. 688 00:47:43,627 --> 00:47:46,357 IOI, always in the way. 689 00:47:46,363 --> 00:47:48,203 Did you hear what I said? I said I'm in love with you. 690 00:47:48,204 --> 00:47:49,628 No, you're not. 691 00:47:51,168 --> 00:47:52,798 You only know what I want you to know. 692 00:47:52,803 --> 00:47:54,713 You only see what I want you to see. 693 00:47:57,574 --> 00:47:59,444 That's what you're in love with. 694 00:48:13,257 --> 00:48:14,457 Watch out! 695 00:48:24,668 --> 00:48:26,138 Pull. 696 00:48:38,715 --> 00:48:41,915 Head back! Z! Your armor is running low. 697 00:48:41,919 --> 00:48:43,119 I just bought this. 698 00:48:51,128 --> 00:48:52,428 Zemeckis Cube. 699 00:48:52,429 --> 00:48:54,329 Turns everything back in time 60 seconds. 700 00:48:58,902 --> 00:49:00,972 And you waited until now to use it? 701 00:49:09,046 --> 00:49:11,206 Wow, you were amazing. 702 00:49:14,318 --> 00:49:16,548 This isn't a game, Z. 703 00:49:17,821 --> 00:49:19,789 I'm doing this to stop IOI. 704 00:49:19,790 --> 00:49:22,290 I'm talking about real-world consequences. 705 00:49:22,292 --> 00:49:23,892 People suffering. 706 00:49:23,894 --> 00:49:27,282 - Actual life-and-death stuff. - I know. I know... 707 00:49:27,283 --> 00:49:30,672 No, you don't know! My dad died in a loyalty center. 708 00:49:30,673 --> 00:49:33,836 - He borrowed gear. - He built up debt. 709 00:49:33,837 --> 00:49:37,337 He moved in with the promise of working it off, but he never did. 710 00:49:37,341 --> 00:49:39,241 IOI just raised his living expenses, 711 00:49:39,242 --> 00:49:40,812 then he got sick, and he couldn't afford to get out. 712 00:49:40,813 --> 00:49:43,311 And then he died! 713 00:49:43,313 --> 00:49:44,680 I'm so sorry, I didn't... 714 00:49:44,681 --> 00:49:46,781 No, you don't live in the real world, Z. 715 00:49:46,783 --> 00:49:49,853 From what you've told me, I don't think you ever have. 716 00:49:49,854 --> 00:49:52,690 You live inside this... This illusion, 717 00:49:52,691 --> 00:49:55,527 and I can't afford to let you distract me. 718 00:50:08,138 --> 00:50:10,468 How the hell did they get away? 719 00:50:10,474 --> 00:50:12,784 Do you want the long version? Your guys suck. 720 00:50:12,785 --> 00:50:14,476 They failed to kill his avatar, 721 00:50:14,478 --> 00:50:16,708 which, if we're offering constructive criticism, 722 00:50:16,713 --> 00:50:19,548 was a lame idea and only would've slowed him down. 723 00:50:19,549 --> 00:50:23,889 Whereas my plan, which was cool because I rock, actually worked. 724 00:50:23,890 --> 00:50:25,654 He's still on the board. 725 00:50:25,655 --> 00:50:29,185 I know that, Nolan. But he won't be for long. 726 00:50:29,192 --> 00:50:31,160 I did a search for all the Wades 727 00:50:31,161 --> 00:50:33,361 who had recently bought an X1 bootsuit, 728 00:50:33,363 --> 00:50:36,573 cross-referenced that with public records, and voila, 729 00:50:36,574 --> 00:50:40,636 which is French for... "And then I found out." 730 00:50:41,204 --> 00:50:42,972 Ready? 731 00:50:42,973 --> 00:50:47,283 The real-world identity of Parzival is Wade Watts. 732 00:50:48,011 --> 00:50:49,611 Voila. 733 00:50:51,248 --> 00:50:54,148 Are you loyal, Ms. Zandor? 734 00:50:54,151 --> 00:50:55,921 You really want me to answer that? 735 00:50:55,922 --> 00:50:57,486 Well, when you're at war, 736 00:50:57,487 --> 00:51:00,517 you need people who are loyal to a fault. 737 00:51:00,524 --> 00:51:02,391 People you can count on to get things done. 738 00:51:02,392 --> 00:51:05,061 I just get people arrested for not paying their bills. 739 00:51:05,062 --> 00:51:08,002 Yeah, 'cause there are some problems that require a physical solution, 740 00:51:08,003 --> 00:51:10,568 but there are other times, particularly at war, 741 00:51:10,569 --> 00:51:12,267 when you need a different set of rules. 742 00:51:12,269 --> 00:51:14,099 - The rules of war. - Exactly. 743 00:51:14,104 --> 00:51:16,714 It's too bad my division doesn't operate inside the OASIS. 744 00:51:16,715 --> 00:51:19,606 Yeah, but if this war remains in the OASIS, 745 00:51:19,609 --> 00:51:22,009 then you can't do anything. 746 00:51:22,012 --> 00:51:24,952 So, this is one of those conversations that we're not really having. 747 00:51:24,953 --> 00:51:26,718 Well, we've had these kind of conversations before, 748 00:51:26,719 --> 00:51:28,446 and look where you are now. 749 00:51:28,452 --> 00:51:30,752 You got a seat on the board, head of your own division, 750 00:51:30,754 --> 00:51:34,424 a division that will cease to exist if the wrong person wins this contest. 751 00:51:34,425 --> 00:51:37,760 F'Nale, a game decides our fate. 752 00:51:37,761 --> 00:51:41,601 The only question is, how far are we willing to go to win it? 753 00:51:43,733 --> 00:51:45,843 Tell me what you need, Nolan. 754 00:53:04,147 --> 00:53:05,717 Whoa. 755 00:53:09,486 --> 00:53:11,146 Where am I? 756 00:53:11,154 --> 00:53:13,464 IOI Plaza. You're a hologram in the real world. 757 00:53:14,324 --> 00:53:15,991 That's a really cool rig. 758 00:53:15,992 --> 00:53:20,032 Thank you. It's a brand-new Habashaw, OIR 9400. 759 00:53:20,033 --> 00:53:22,030 It looks like a giant hamster ball. 760 00:53:22,032 --> 00:53:26,802 You know, if you came to work at IOI, you'd get one of these. 761 00:53:26,803 --> 00:53:28,737 I don't clan up. 762 00:53:28,738 --> 00:53:30,968 You'd also get your own penthouse apartment in Columbus 763 00:53:30,974 --> 00:53:33,242 with the highest-speed connection. 764 00:53:33,243 --> 00:53:38,653 In the OASIS, you'd get unlimited weapons, magic items, ships. 765 00:53:38,654 --> 00:53:40,516 You want the ship from Defender? 766 00:53:40,517 --> 00:53:43,247 You know, the kind that can just jump into hyperspace? 767 00:53:43,253 --> 00:53:45,163 You want the Millennium Falcon? 768 00:53:46,056 --> 00:53:47,516 You have that? 769 00:53:47,524 --> 00:53:50,364 Anything you need to help you find that egg, 770 00:53:50,365 --> 00:53:51,730 and then there's the salary. 771 00:53:52,829 --> 00:53:54,929 Four million a year. 772 00:53:54,931 --> 00:53:58,541 And if you do happen to find that Easter egg, there's a bonus. 773 00:53:58,542 --> 00:54:00,835 Twenty-five million dollars. 774 00:54:06,209 --> 00:54:09,779 I can see you're using emotion-suppressing software right now, 775 00:54:09,780 --> 00:54:12,679 and why wouldn't you? It's smart, not to show your hand. 776 00:54:18,121 --> 00:54:21,861 It is a lot of money. I could really use it. 777 00:54:26,796 --> 00:54:29,196 But I don't think you and I would have the same plans. 778 00:54:29,199 --> 00:54:32,239 Well, I don't know about that. What, for the OASIS? 779 00:54:32,240 --> 00:54:35,435 I guess if you're not a John Hughes fan... 780 00:54:36,539 --> 00:54:38,274 Of course I am. 781 00:54:38,275 --> 00:54:40,905 Because the first thing that I would do 782 00:54:40,910 --> 00:54:44,363 is convert all the schools on Ludus to replicas 783 00:54:44,364 --> 00:54:47,818 from The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller. 784 00:54:47,819 --> 00:54:50,986 No way. That's a great idea. 785 00:54:50,987 --> 00:54:53,455 Which school, Ridgemont or Faber? 786 00:54:53,456 --> 00:54:56,556 Fast Times at Ridgemont High, not John Hughes. 787 00:54:56,559 --> 00:54:59,799 It's a trap. Faber College from Animal House. 788 00:54:59,800 --> 00:55:01,426 John Hughes didn't direct 789 00:55:01,431 --> 00:55:04,431 Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Animal House. 790 00:55:04,434 --> 00:55:07,774 Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club, they went to Shermer High School, 791 00:55:07,775 --> 00:55:11,311 which is in Shermer, Illinois. I know what you think. 792 00:55:11,312 --> 00:55:13,008 You think I'm a corporate asshole, 793 00:55:13,009 --> 00:55:16,409 that I don't appreciate pop culture, but... 794 00:55:16,413 --> 00:55:19,523 Man, that's not true. You know, when I wanna blow off steam... 795 00:55:19,524 --> 00:55:23,486 Drink Tab, plRobotron, listen to Duran Duran. 796 00:55:23,487 --> 00:55:25,086 I crack open a Tab. 797 00:55:25,088 --> 00:55:27,488 I put on some Duran Duran. I play Robotron. 798 00:55:27,490 --> 00:55:29,625 That's why I love the OASIS. 799 00:55:29,626 --> 00:55:32,956 'Cause it's just full of all these things, man, 800 00:55:32,962 --> 00:55:34,502 that people love. You know? 801 00:55:42,305 --> 00:55:44,805 I'm a businessman. I get it. 802 00:55:44,808 --> 00:55:47,608 But I gotta do my job. 803 00:55:47,610 --> 00:55:53,350 But I didn't ask you here just to help us find the egg, Parzival. 804 00:55:53,351 --> 00:55:57,190 I asked you here for what comes after. 805 00:55:58,355 --> 00:56:00,055 What would Halliday say? 806 00:56:01,057 --> 00:56:03,787 James Halliday is dead. 807 00:56:05,028 --> 00:56:09,028 Yeah. He is. 808 00:56:09,032 --> 00:56:13,972 All that's left of him is this contest. And you know what? 809 00:56:13,973 --> 00:56:16,340 It just seems like he wouldn't want you winning it. 810 00:56:16,341 --> 00:56:18,339 A fanboy knows a hater, 811 00:56:18,341 --> 00:56:20,411 and I know you've got a whole department of oologists in your ear. 812 00:56:20,412 --> 00:56:22,680 So, if you wanna know what I really think... 813 00:56:22,681 --> 00:56:24,209 I think you're full of shit. 814 00:56:29,519 --> 00:56:31,186 Here's my offer. 815 00:56:31,187 --> 00:56:32,687 Your board of directors, you got them in the other ear? 816 00:56:32,689 --> 00:56:34,619 Why don't you tell 'em this. 817 00:56:35,759 --> 00:56:38,559 If they dump you, I'll consider it. 818 00:56:38,561 --> 00:56:40,661 I might say something off the record. 819 00:56:41,664 --> 00:56:43,699 I had to make the offer. 820 00:56:43,700 --> 00:56:46,700 The board expected it, but I was really hoping you'd say no. 821 00:56:46,703 --> 00:56:50,113 Because if anyone's gonna win this competition, it's me. 822 00:56:50,114 --> 00:56:52,174 My avatar gets the egg 823 00:56:52,175 --> 00:56:55,545 'cause I'm the only one here with the balls to run this place. 824 00:56:55,546 --> 00:56:58,045 Wow, you really switched gears there. 825 00:56:58,047 --> 00:57:01,117 From fairly reasonable to maniacal overlord. 826 00:57:01,118 --> 00:57:04,117 You should be grateful, Wade. 827 00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:07,560 You won't be around to endure my maniacal reign. 828 00:57:07,561 --> 00:57:09,357 Yeah, that's right. I know who you are. 829 00:57:09,359 --> 00:57:14,596 Wade Owen Watts, born August 12, 2027. 830 00:57:14,597 --> 00:57:18,597 I also know where you are. Unit 56K, Columbus stacks. 831 00:57:18,601 --> 00:57:21,371 You were last seen entering your trailer three days ago. 832 00:57:21,372 --> 00:57:22,805 You haven't left since. 833 00:57:22,806 --> 00:57:24,136 What are you doing? You can't... 834 00:57:24,140 --> 00:57:25,740 With all that's going on in the world, 835 00:57:25,742 --> 00:57:27,112 do you really think that anyone's gonna give a damn 836 00:57:27,113 --> 00:57:28,644 about an explosion 837 00:57:28,645 --> 00:57:31,205 in some ghetto trash rat warren in Columbus? 838 00:57:31,214 --> 00:57:33,454 Sorrento, don't do this. I'm not even there! 839 00:57:33,455 --> 00:57:35,350 Not for long. 840 00:57:38,988 --> 00:57:41,218 Call Alice. 841 00:57:41,224 --> 00:57:42,964 Dial Alice. 842 00:58:09,419 --> 00:58:11,319 Pick up! Pick up! Alice! 843 00:58:16,359 --> 00:58:18,829 This bootsuit's pretty awesome. Thanks for that. 844 00:58:18,830 --> 00:58:20,928 Rick! Rick, the place is gonna blow! 845 00:58:20,930 --> 00:58:22,430 Rick, is that Wade? 846 00:58:22,432 --> 00:58:24,632 - Put Alice on! - Let me talk to him. 847 00:58:24,634 --> 00:58:26,644 Don't call here anymore, you got me? 848 00:58:28,137 --> 00:58:30,937 I don't wanna hear your voice ever again. 849 00:59:07,911 --> 00:59:11,212 Contact Aech, Daito, Sho, and Art3mis. 850 00:59:11,213 --> 00:59:14,515 IOI came for me in the real world. 851 00:59:14,517 --> 00:59:17,317 They gotta be coming after you, so wherever you are... 852 00:59:43,379 --> 00:59:45,496 Sorry about the blindfold. 853 00:59:45,497 --> 00:59:47,615 My guys are a little paranoid. 854 00:59:48,418 --> 00:59:50,618 Say that again. 855 00:59:50,620 --> 00:59:53,020 My guys are a little paranoid. 856 00:59:54,090 --> 00:59:55,590 Art3mis? 857 00:59:57,093 --> 01:00:01,163 My real name is Samantha, but yeah, I'm Art3mis. 858 01:00:03,032 --> 01:00:05,772 Showers are that way, clean clothes, too. 859 01:00:09,038 --> 01:00:13,108 Welcome to the rebellion, Wade. 860 01:00:24,253 --> 01:00:29,758 That's IOI. So the stacks are over there? 861 01:00:29,759 --> 01:00:32,629 We've been living this close to each other the whole time? 862 01:00:34,063 --> 01:00:36,231 Next door, 863 01:00:36,232 --> 01:00:40,342 around the world, it's... it's all the same in the OASIS. 864 01:00:42,772 --> 01:00:45,172 For the record, 865 01:00:45,174 --> 01:00:46,675 um... 866 01:00:46,676 --> 01:00:50,676 I'm not disappointed. 867 01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:53,780 You said I... I would be disappointed when I met you, but... 868 01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:57,019 I'm not. 869 01:00:57,020 --> 01:00:59,860 I've lived with it my whole life. You don't have to pretend. 870 01:01:14,370 --> 01:01:17,170 You have a birthmark, so what? 871 01:01:18,041 --> 01:01:19,781 Why would that scare me? 872 01:01:26,983 --> 01:01:29,623 Z, if I hurt you, I'm... I'm sorry. 873 01:01:29,624 --> 01:01:31,819 No, it's... 874 01:01:31,821 --> 01:01:35,121 Wait, did... did you just call me "Z"? 875 01:01:35,124 --> 01:01:37,164 - Oh, my God. Did I? - I think you did. 876 01:01:37,165 --> 01:01:39,261 Wade, I'm sorry. 877 01:01:39,262 --> 01:01:41,358 Yeah, Wade, Z. 878 01:01:41,364 --> 01:01:44,674 You can call me whatever you want. And I'll call you Sam. 879 01:01:44,675 --> 01:01:45,737 No. 880 01:01:46,803 --> 01:01:48,303 Uh, Samantha? 881 01:01:48,304 --> 01:01:50,574 Okay. Cool. 882 01:01:57,847 --> 01:01:59,617 Wow. 883 01:02:00,416 --> 01:02:02,546 It's so much slower here. 884 01:02:03,886 --> 01:02:07,256 I mean, the wind, the people... 885 01:02:09,092 --> 01:02:10,962 Everything. 886 01:02:16,165 --> 01:02:18,595 We forget what it's like to be outside. 887 01:02:18,601 --> 01:02:19,671 Yeah. 888 01:02:22,939 --> 01:02:26,408 - Uh... - Oh, shit! 889 01:02:26,409 --> 01:02:28,079 - I just figured it out. - Figured what out? 890 01:02:28,080 --> 01:02:29,507 The second clue. I know what it means. 891 01:02:35,852 --> 01:02:37,922 We've been thinking about it too literally. 892 01:02:37,923 --> 01:02:39,454 "The leap not taken," 893 01:02:39,455 --> 01:02:41,685 the leap Halliday didn't take, is with Kira. 894 01:02:41,691 --> 01:02:45,531 Yeah, but... I mean, he blamed her for breaking up him and Morrow. 895 01:02:45,532 --> 01:02:48,458 No. Halliday was madly in love with her. 896 01:02:48,464 --> 01:02:50,904 He had a chance with Kira. He had a chance to kiss her, but... 897 01:02:50,905 --> 01:02:52,234 He didn't take the leap. 898 01:02:52,235 --> 01:02:55,965 Right. So that's where we go next. 899 01:02:55,972 --> 01:02:57,542 The place where the leap wasn't taken. 900 01:02:57,543 --> 01:02:59,210 Where the date was. 901 01:02:59,211 --> 01:03:01,178 At the movies! 902 01:03:01,179 --> 01:03:03,145 Hey, Curator. 903 01:03:03,146 --> 01:03:05,146 We figured out the second clue. The challenge is here. 904 01:03:05,148 --> 01:03:07,215 Halliday kept track of every movie he ever watched, 905 01:03:07,216 --> 01:03:10,286 the week and the year he watched it, and how many times. 906 01:03:10,287 --> 01:03:15,056 Curator, can we see November 23 to 27, 2025? 907 01:03:15,057 --> 01:03:16,887 That's the week he went on the date with Kira. 908 01:03:21,464 --> 01:03:25,104 Okay, so our options for that week are The Fly remake. 909 01:03:25,105 --> 01:03:27,235 Great flick, terrible date movie. 910 01:03:27,236 --> 01:03:30,736 Say Anything... That would make sense. 911 01:03:30,740 --> 01:03:35,180 We gotta remember the clue. "A creator who hates his own creation." 912 01:03:39,782 --> 01:03:41,750 The Shining! 913 01:03:41,751 --> 01:03:44,019 It's Halliday's 11th favorite horror film, 914 01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:46,420 and it's based on the best-selling book by Stephen King, 915 01:03:46,422 --> 01:03:48,022 who hated the movie! 916 01:03:48,024 --> 01:03:49,754 Hey! No side chitchat. 917 01:03:49,755 --> 01:03:51,486 I think we found it. 918 01:03:55,198 --> 01:03:57,928 Are you absolutely sure you want to go here? 919 01:03:57,934 --> 01:03:59,801 Absolutely positive. 920 01:03:59,802 --> 01:04:02,642 Let's hope you have the belly for it. 921 01:04:45,581 --> 01:04:46,751 Look. 922 01:04:48,184 --> 01:04:50,352 Ticking clock. 923 01:04:50,353 --> 01:04:53,163 Okay, so I'm estimating about 924 01:04:54,190 --> 01:04:56,224 five minutes to find the key. 925 01:04:56,225 --> 01:04:57,855 Yeah, there are so many keys The Shining, though. 926 01:04:57,860 --> 01:05:00,695 Where do we start? 927 01:05:00,696 --> 01:05:04,096 I've never seen The Shining. Is it really scary? 928 01:05:04,100 --> 01:05:07,553 Uh, I had to watch it through my fingers. 929 01:05:07,554 --> 01:05:11,007 Okay, so we got the key from room 237, 930 01:05:11,008 --> 01:05:12,907 the keys to the Snowcat, 931 01:05:12,909 --> 01:05:14,739 or the keys they give Jack at the beginning of the movie. 932 01:05:14,744 --> 01:05:16,374 Well, if it's "the leap not taken," 933 01:05:16,375 --> 01:05:18,005 maybe the key isn't a key at all. 934 01:05:18,014 --> 01:05:19,084 I know where the Snowcat keys are! 935 01:05:19,085 --> 01:05:20,281 I say we split up. 936 01:05:20,283 --> 01:05:21,950 We get all the keys 937 01:05:21,951 --> 01:05:23,491 and then we meet back at the Torrances' apartment. 938 01:05:27,423 --> 01:05:29,133 Hello, Danny. 939 01:05:30,293 --> 01:05:32,093 Come play with us. 940 01:05:32,094 --> 01:05:35,364 Little girls, y'all know how to get out of here? 941 01:05:40,303 --> 01:05:41,469 Wait, wait! 942 01:05:41,470 --> 01:05:43,610 Wait, where's Aech? 943 01:05:43,611 --> 01:05:44,936 Wait! 944 01:05:45,975 --> 01:05:47,035 Aech! 945 01:05:47,777 --> 01:05:48,877 No, no, no, no! 946 01:06:07,063 --> 01:06:08,733 Ahh! 947 01:06:13,402 --> 01:06:15,042 Ahh! 948 01:06:48,504 --> 01:06:51,373 Oh, uh, hi, naked lady. I'm sorry. 949 01:06:51,374 --> 01:06:53,484 I didn't mean to interrupt, uh, your bath time. 950 01:06:53,485 --> 01:06:55,536 Uh, I know self-care can be important. 951 01:06:55,544 --> 01:06:58,714 Uh, but can you do me a favor and tell me, where are all the exits? 952 01:07:02,284 --> 01:07:03,852 Huh. Whoa. 953 01:07:03,853 --> 01:07:06,221 Okay, am I being punked? 954 01:07:06,222 --> 01:07:08,622 'Cause you're likin' me a little way too much. 955 01:07:10,126 --> 01:07:12,286 All right, you know what? I'ma go with it. 956 01:07:25,808 --> 01:07:26,908 Ahh! 957 01:08:04,180 --> 01:08:05,580 Time's running out. 958 01:08:05,581 --> 01:08:07,715 Yo, Z, is Art3mis pissed at me? 959 01:08:07,716 --> 01:08:10,116 Dude, I'm pissed at you. You've never seen The Shining, have you? 960 01:08:10,119 --> 01:08:11,519 You know I hate scary movies! 961 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:12,803 We got the key. 962 01:08:12,804 --> 01:08:14,088 Sweet! To room 237! 963 01:08:14,090 --> 01:08:16,630 We ain't got no business goin' to room 237! 964 01:08:16,631 --> 01:08:18,425 We should stay out! 965 01:08:18,427 --> 01:08:20,057 Plus, there was this crazy, naked zombie lady in there. 966 01:08:20,062 --> 01:08:21,762 There are no zombies The Shining. 967 01:08:21,764 --> 01:08:23,734 Well, maybe it's not supposed to be like the movie. 968 01:08:23,735 --> 01:08:25,432 Kira is the key. You're the one who said it. 969 01:08:25,434 --> 01:08:27,644 Hey, y'all. I saw a picture of Kira! 970 01:08:27,645 --> 01:08:29,766 Huh? 971 01:08:32,241 --> 01:08:33,341 Where? 972 01:08:40,282 --> 01:08:44,422 It's Kira. "Escape your past." 973 01:08:44,423 --> 01:08:47,620 "The leap not taken." 974 01:08:47,623 --> 01:08:49,633 Halliday's greatest fear wasn't The Shining 975 01:08:49,634 --> 01:08:52,085 or any book or movie. 976 01:08:52,094 --> 01:08:55,668 His biggest fear was kissing a girl. 977 01:08:55,669 --> 01:08:59,244 That's the leap he couldn't take. 978 01:09:06,175 --> 01:09:07,875 The ballroom. 979 01:09:22,458 --> 01:09:24,588 Aech, come on. 980 01:09:28,130 --> 01:09:30,170 Zombies. Told you. 981 01:09:31,534 --> 01:09:32,844 That's her. 982 01:09:33,869 --> 01:09:34,639 That's Kira. 983 01:09:38,374 --> 01:09:40,375 None of this is in The Shining. 984 01:09:40,376 --> 01:09:42,646 Z, look. That's the zombie-circle level in Mayhem Mansion, 985 01:09:42,647 --> 01:09:44,275 one of Halliday's first games. 986 01:09:44,280 --> 01:09:46,120 The whole Shining trivia is just a diversion. 987 01:09:47,316 --> 01:09:48,946 One minute left. 988 01:09:50,352 --> 01:09:51,692 How do we get to her? 989 01:09:51,693 --> 01:09:52,857 Take the leap. 990 01:09:52,858 --> 01:09:53,915 Wait! 991 01:09:55,291 --> 01:09:56,431 Whoa! 992 01:10:02,231 --> 01:10:05,001 Okay, Mr. Dead Guy. Cool if I lead? 993 01:10:52,615 --> 01:10:54,915 Care to dance? 994 01:10:54,917 --> 01:10:58,447 Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask? 995 01:11:04,260 --> 01:11:06,860 Well, well, well. 996 01:11:06,862 --> 01:11:11,302 So you found my Jade Key. 997 01:11:13,736 --> 01:11:15,696 Imagine that. 998 01:11:20,643 --> 01:11:22,283 Thank you. 999 01:11:26,982 --> 01:11:29,122 - Kira was a very beautiful... - Go on. 1000 01:11:58,113 --> 01:12:01,183 One of our oologists saw them enter the media library. 1001 01:12:01,184 --> 01:12:02,850 She cracked the clue. 1002 01:12:02,851 --> 01:12:06,661 Now, we just have to win The Shining challenge. 1003 01:12:08,991 --> 01:12:11,791 Get her off me! Get her off me! 1004 01:12:21,203 --> 01:12:25,773 Mr. Sorrento, I really think you need to see this. 1005 01:12:27,843 --> 01:12:29,713 Now Parzival's got the Jade Key. 1006 01:12:40,055 --> 01:12:42,455 He's alive. 1007 01:12:42,458 --> 01:12:45,388 I know. I'll get back to you. 1008 01:12:45,394 --> 01:12:47,464 I got what you're looking for. 1009 01:12:51,333 --> 01:12:55,603 Freeze. This guy. The one with the lame tattoo. 1010 01:12:59,842 --> 01:13:03,082 Run him through our database, every IOI drone in Columbus. 1011 01:13:03,083 --> 01:13:04,578 Find him. 1012 01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:33,174 Groceries are here. 1013 01:13:33,175 --> 01:13:34,675 All right. Gluten-O's... 1014 01:13:34,676 --> 01:13:35,906 "If you know the answer ultimate, 1015 01:13:35,911 --> 01:13:38,179 "divide it by the number magic, 1016 01:13:38,180 --> 01:13:41,020 "and what you need, want, and desire will be found in the fortress tragic." 1017 01:13:41,021 --> 01:13:43,116 "Tragic," that's gotta be Halliday referring to himself. 1018 01:13:43,118 --> 01:13:44,218 Why? 1019 01:13:44,219 --> 01:13:46,019 Because he was lonely. 1020 01:13:46,021 --> 01:13:47,921 He had no one to spend his life with towards the end. 1021 01:13:47,923 --> 01:13:50,024 Yeah, that's true. 1022 01:13:50,025 --> 01:13:51,955 The contest has gotta be somehow about connecting with someone. 1023 01:13:51,960 --> 01:13:53,528 Anyone. 1024 01:13:53,529 --> 01:13:55,029 He wants the person who cares for the OASIS 1025 01:13:55,030 --> 01:13:56,730 to be connected with the world. 1026 01:13:56,732 --> 01:13:59,272 That's what I think he's trying to tell us. 1027 01:14:05,207 --> 01:14:06,877 Wade. 1028 01:14:08,877 --> 01:14:11,207 You understand Halliday. 1029 01:14:11,213 --> 01:14:14,564 You know him better than anyone. 1030 01:14:14,565 --> 01:14:17,917 It's exactly why I think you'll win. 1031 01:14:17,920 --> 01:14:21,790 Really? You really think I'm gonna win? 1032 01:14:25,661 --> 01:14:27,461 Do not move! 1033 01:14:32,835 --> 01:14:34,335 Target identified! 1034 01:14:35,337 --> 01:14:36,967 Freeze! Don't move! 1035 01:14:43,779 --> 01:14:46,419 - This leads right to the alley. - You first. 1036 01:14:46,420 --> 01:14:48,145 I'm right behind you. Go now! 1037 01:14:49,685 --> 01:14:51,285 Come on! 1038 01:14:51,286 --> 01:14:53,786 - Wade, the OASIS needs you. - What? 1039 01:14:53,789 --> 01:14:55,089 - I'm gonna delay them. - Wait! 1040 01:14:55,090 --> 01:14:57,525 No, no, no, wait! No, no, no! 1041 01:14:57,526 --> 01:14:59,756 You'll forgive me for this, I promise. 1042 01:15:08,937 --> 01:15:10,567 Freeze, freeze, freeze! 1043 01:15:11,540 --> 01:15:12,610 Don't move! 1044 01:15:17,846 --> 01:15:20,546 Samantha Evelyn Cook. 1045 01:15:20,549 --> 01:15:24,219 IOI has purchased and consolidated all of your outstanding debt, 1046 01:15:24,220 --> 01:15:27,488 currently in excess of 23,000 credits. 1047 01:15:27,489 --> 01:15:30,359 You will be remanded to the nearest IOI loyalty center 1048 01:15:30,360 --> 01:15:31,859 until your debt is paid in full, 1049 01:15:31,860 --> 01:15:34,660 including any interest, processing, 1050 01:15:34,663 --> 01:15:37,331 or late fees you incur henceforth. 1051 01:15:37,332 --> 01:15:39,572 Does anybody have eyes? Check down the next street! 1052 01:15:52,347 --> 01:15:54,547 - "First to the key." - "First to the egg." 1053 01:15:54,550 --> 01:15:56,850 Wait, what? 1054 01:15:56,852 --> 01:15:59,856 "Never trust someone you meet in the OASIS." 1055 01:15:59,857 --> 01:16:02,857 "She might be a 300-pound dude named Chuck..." 1056 01:16:02,858 --> 01:16:06,128 "Who lives in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit." 1057 01:16:08,430 --> 01:16:10,364 Aech! 1058 01:16:10,365 --> 01:16:13,935 Helen. My dad called me "H." It kinda stuck. Let's go! 1059 01:16:23,745 --> 01:16:25,975 That thing's IDing my van. 1060 01:16:40,762 --> 01:16:42,832 Come on. They've spotted us. 1061 01:16:43,599 --> 01:16:45,199 Daito. 1062 01:16:45,200 --> 01:16:48,040 My real name is Toshiro. Samantha got us a message. 1063 01:16:48,041 --> 01:16:49,866 She told us to meet you here. 1064 01:16:49,871 --> 01:16:51,271 Samantha, they took her to the... 1065 01:16:51,273 --> 01:16:53,307 The loyalty center, I know. 1066 01:16:53,308 --> 01:16:56,878 Look, in other awesome news, the Sixers found the third challenge. 1067 01:16:56,879 --> 01:16:58,778 - What? - Just come on, get in! 1068 01:16:58,780 --> 01:16:59,980 All right. Let's go. 1069 01:16:59,982 --> 01:17:02,182 Hurry up. Go, go, go. All right. 1070 01:17:13,895 --> 01:17:16,395 How did IOI find the third challenge so fast? 1071 01:17:16,398 --> 01:17:18,498 IOI cracked the first three lines of the clue, 1072 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:20,167 so they knew it was sector 14 1073 01:17:20,168 --> 01:17:21,768 but they couldn't figure out "the fortress tragic." 1074 01:17:21,770 --> 01:17:24,170 So they sent every guide they had into that sector 1075 01:17:24,172 --> 01:17:26,142 until they found the right fortress. 1076 01:17:27,175 --> 01:17:28,635 Sho? 1077 01:17:28,644 --> 01:17:30,954 Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm 11, so what? 1078 01:17:30,955 --> 01:17:32,976 His real name is Xo. 1079 01:17:32,981 --> 01:17:35,751 But everyone else calls me Sho, no big deal. 1080 01:17:35,752 --> 01:17:38,519 No. It is a big deal. 1081 01:17:38,520 --> 01:17:42,090 Sho, you're the world's most badass 11-year-old ever. 1082 01:17:42,091 --> 01:17:43,157 He knows. 1083 01:17:43,158 --> 01:17:45,358 Shut up! Let him tell me. 1084 01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:46,500 Aech! 1085 01:17:49,965 --> 01:17:51,665 We have to go save Samantha. 1086 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:54,035 Well, we can't just go through the doors of IOI. 1087 01:17:54,036 --> 01:17:56,266 Look, I've been thinkin' about it. I got a better plan. 1088 01:17:56,271 --> 01:17:58,271 You saw Sorrento's rig, right? 1089 01:17:58,273 --> 01:18:00,374 Yeah. 1090 01:18:00,375 --> 01:18:02,805 Let's go after the man himself and make him give Art3mis back to us. 1091 01:18:02,811 --> 01:18:04,711 But first, I have to know exactly, 1092 01:18:04,713 --> 01:18:06,723 how much about Sorrento's rig do you remember? 1093 01:18:08,116 --> 01:18:10,416 Kind of everything. 1094 01:18:24,132 --> 01:18:28,042 Maintenance, report to loyalty pod 31-B. 1095 01:18:32,074 --> 01:18:36,714 Security, please report to section 97 for escort. 1096 01:18:57,432 --> 01:19:00,302 Hey! Newbie, get to work. 1097 01:19:02,437 --> 01:19:03,567 Get to work. 1098 01:19:09,878 --> 01:19:13,008 - Work violation. - Work violation. 1099 01:19:14,750 --> 01:19:17,850 Lay those charges every six feet. 1100 01:19:22,858 --> 01:19:25,028 Keep it moving! 1101 01:19:26,294 --> 01:19:27,364 Hey, you! 1102 01:19:29,464 --> 01:19:31,304 Those are explosives! 1103 01:19:33,034 --> 01:19:36,244 IOI will not reimburse any lost coin if you zero out. 1104 01:19:36,245 --> 01:19:38,038 Keep it moving! 1105 01:19:42,744 --> 01:19:45,784 So what is this challenge, some sort of video game thing? 1106 01:19:45,785 --> 01:19:47,881 An Atari 2600, sir. 1107 01:19:47,883 --> 01:19:51,493 And every game ever made for it, thousands of possibilities. 1108 01:19:52,254 --> 01:19:53,624 Come up! 1109 01:19:58,093 --> 01:19:59,560 Halliday, 1110 01:19:59,561 --> 01:20:01,495 this is how you plan to resolve 1111 01:20:01,496 --> 01:20:04,926 the fate of the world's most important economic resource? 1112 01:20:04,933 --> 01:20:06,903 - Call me when you're close. - Yes, sir. 1113 01:20:06,904 --> 01:20:08,502 Go, go! No! Ahh! 1114 01:20:10,772 --> 01:20:13,942 One minute into Centipede, the ice broke. 1115 01:20:13,943 --> 01:20:16,010 It has to be Joust! 1116 01:20:16,011 --> 01:20:18,951 Halliday still holds the world record on the 2600 port of that game. 1117 01:20:18,952 --> 01:20:20,947 Maybe we just need to beat his high score. 1118 01:20:20,949 --> 01:20:23,249 Pitfall! One of the only 2600 games that still hasn't ended. 1119 01:20:23,251 --> 01:20:24,691 And how about those Swordquest games? 1120 01:20:24,692 --> 01:20:26,586 Yes! The Swordquest games. 1121 01:20:26,588 --> 01:20:28,658 They were created for a contest Atari held with real... 1122 01:20:36,331 --> 01:20:39,331 i-R0k, how are we doin'? 1123 01:20:39,334 --> 01:20:41,604 To be honest, I think I need physical therapy because it's not... 1124 01:20:41,605 --> 01:20:43,673 Is the Orb ready? 1125 01:20:44,606 --> 01:20:46,336 Um, as you wish. 1126 01:20:50,445 --> 01:20:51,605 The Orb... 1127 01:20:51,613 --> 01:20:53,083 Of Osuvox. 1128 01:20:53,882 --> 01:20:55,049 Ah... 1129 01:20:55,050 --> 01:20:57,117 How does it work? 1130 01:20:57,118 --> 01:21:00,558 Has it got, like, a remote or is there a button or something? 1131 01:21:00,559 --> 01:21:04,185 Nolan, it's a level-99 magic artifact, 1132 01:21:04,192 --> 01:21:08,002 not one of your drones, so it is activated by a magic spell. 1133 01:21:08,003 --> 01:21:10,096 Would you care to do the honors? 1134 01:22:02,017 --> 01:22:03,384 Where is she? 1135 01:22:03,385 --> 01:22:04,685 How'd you get in here? 1136 01:22:04,686 --> 01:22:05,946 - Art3mis. - Who? 1137 01:22:05,954 --> 01:22:10,624 Samantha Cook. Where is she? 1138 01:22:10,625 --> 01:22:14,525 If you wanna talk, we can talk, but you gotta put that gun down. 1139 01:22:14,529 --> 01:22:17,429 You killed my mom's sister. 1140 01:22:17,432 --> 01:22:19,066 You think I won't kill you? 1141 01:22:19,067 --> 01:22:23,267 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just slow down, okay? 1142 01:22:23,271 --> 01:22:26,641 That was a corporate decision. It was not personal. 1143 01:22:26,642 --> 01:22:27,975 Where is she? 1144 01:22:27,976 --> 01:22:30,306 She's downstairs in the loyalty center! 1145 01:22:30,312 --> 01:22:33,214 I know she's in the goddamn loyalty center. 1146 01:22:33,215 --> 01:22:36,118 You're gonna tell me exactly which rig she's in 1147 01:22:36,119 --> 01:22:38,517 and the access code to contact her. 1148 01:22:39,554 --> 01:22:41,864 Yeah, that seems appropriate. 1149 01:22:44,659 --> 01:22:46,729 Start with access code. 1150 01:22:47,896 --> 01:22:49,695 6, 45, 7, 25. 1151 01:22:49,696 --> 01:22:51,495 Where's the rig? 1152 01:23:02,344 --> 01:23:04,578 I think he pissed himself. 1153 01:23:04,579 --> 01:23:06,579 Good job, Z. We're in his account. 1154 01:23:06,581 --> 01:23:08,381 So he really doesn't know he's in the OASIS? 1155 01:23:10,685 --> 01:23:13,285 This is what Sorrento should be seeing, 1156 01:23:13,288 --> 01:23:17,524 but this... This is what we're making him see. 1157 01:23:17,525 --> 01:23:20,595 We grabbed him in transit just as he was logging out of the OASIS, 1158 01:23:20,596 --> 01:23:23,464 so he thinks he's back in his office in the real world. 1159 01:23:23,465 --> 01:23:27,295 But actually, he's here, in the identical office that Aech built. 1160 01:23:27,302 --> 01:23:30,004 So, you basically just remotely hacked his rig. 1161 01:23:30,005 --> 01:23:33,035 A fixed rig like Sorrento's is easy to locate, hard to hack. 1162 01:23:33,041 --> 01:23:35,781 Unless he's stupid enough to leave his password lying around. 1163 01:23:35,782 --> 01:23:37,177 Loyalty center, I'm in. 1164 01:23:37,178 --> 01:23:39,008 All right, let's get to work. 1165 01:23:46,721 --> 01:23:49,056 - Arty. - Z? Z? Z? 1166 01:23:49,057 --> 01:23:50,624 Arty, don't say anything. 1167 01:23:50,625 --> 01:23:52,625 I'm tapped directly into your audio feed. 1168 01:23:54,195 --> 01:23:55,695 How did you find me? 1169 01:23:55,697 --> 01:23:57,467 We got his password, hacked Sorrento's rig. 1170 01:23:59,034 --> 01:24:01,502 Z, I have something to tell you. 1171 01:24:01,503 --> 01:24:03,513 Not now. I have something to show you that'll get you out of there. 1172 01:24:03,514 --> 01:24:06,975 The Sixers found the third challenge. It's on Planet Doom. 1173 01:24:06,976 --> 01:24:08,505 And there's more, they just put a force field 1174 01:24:08,510 --> 01:24:10,380 around Anorak's Castle. 1175 01:24:14,749 --> 01:24:17,368 I heard one of the guards calling it "the Orb of Osuvox," 1176 01:24:17,369 --> 01:24:19,989 and the only way to take it down is from the inside. 1177 01:24:19,990 --> 01:24:23,157 She's right. Level-99 artifact, 1178 01:24:23,158 --> 01:24:26,088 creates a magic-resistant, impenetrable barrier. 1179 01:24:26,094 --> 01:24:27,828 No way through it. 1180 01:24:27,829 --> 01:24:29,559 Okay, listen. That's not important right now. 1181 01:24:29,564 --> 01:24:30,974 What's important is that we get you out of the rig. 1182 01:24:33,701 --> 01:24:36,071 All right, so I'm looking at a diagram of your rig. 1183 01:24:38,740 --> 01:24:40,872 If you reach up with your left hand at 11 o'clock, 1184 01:24:40,873 --> 01:24:43,006 there's some... there's a panel above your head. 1185 01:24:47,749 --> 01:24:49,917 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I can feel it. 1186 01:24:49,918 --> 01:24:51,948 Okay, there should be two release handles. 1187 01:24:51,953 --> 01:24:53,905 Nine o'clock and three o'clock. Can you feel them? 1188 01:24:53,906 --> 01:24:55,858 - Yeah, I got it. - Okay, pull it towards you. 1189 01:24:58,193 --> 01:25:00,094 Okay, inside the panel, there's a lever. 1190 01:25:00,095 --> 01:25:02,455 Grab it with your right hand and slide it to the left. 1191 01:25:02,464 --> 01:25:03,974 That should release you. 1192 01:25:11,239 --> 01:25:13,979 It worked. It worked, I'm out. 1193 01:25:13,980 --> 01:25:16,105 Loyalty pod 41-F, 1194 01:25:16,111 --> 01:25:19,111 you are on an authorized break for 10 minutes. 1195 01:25:24,385 --> 01:25:27,555 Pod 41-F, you are on 10-minute break. 1196 01:25:27,556 --> 01:25:29,715 Proceed to break area. 1197 01:25:30,959 --> 01:25:32,257 Wade, are you still there? 1198 01:25:32,258 --> 01:25:33,557 Yeah, I'm here. Where are you? 1199 01:25:33,561 --> 01:25:35,761 Where is Sorrento's office? 1200 01:25:35,763 --> 01:25:37,173 It's in the IOI war room, two levels above where you are now. 1201 01:25:37,174 --> 01:25:38,965 But that's not the way out. 1202 01:25:38,967 --> 01:25:40,567 What's his password? 1203 01:25:41,836 --> 01:25:43,236 Wade, answer me. 1204 01:25:43,238 --> 01:25:47,178 Okay, it's capital B-0-55-man-69. 1205 01:25:47,179 --> 01:25:49,575 But, Arty, you need to go. 1206 01:25:49,577 --> 01:25:50,907 You need to raise an army. 1207 01:25:51,779 --> 01:25:53,409 An army? 1208 01:25:53,414 --> 01:25:55,024 Get to Planet Doom, and wait for my signal. 1209 01:25:55,025 --> 01:25:56,316 What signal? 1210 01:25:56,317 --> 01:25:58,447 I'm gonna take down that shield. 1211 01:25:58,453 --> 01:26:00,193 Wait, Arty, wait! You gotta get out of there! Arty! 1212 01:26:08,796 --> 01:26:11,426 Hey, how much are they paying you? 1213 01:26:11,432 --> 01:26:13,200 'Cause, man, I got a lot of paper. 1214 01:26:13,201 --> 01:26:15,601 You know, I can make you, like, a forest. 1215 01:26:15,603 --> 01:26:17,873 Hey, shut up. 1216 01:26:17,874 --> 01:26:19,042 Okay. 1217 01:26:41,629 --> 01:26:43,869 This isn't real, you're tapping my feed. 1218 01:26:43,870 --> 01:26:45,925 Uh-oh. Guys. 1219 01:27:04,419 --> 01:27:07,159 F'Nale, they've hacked my rig. They're after the girl. 1220 01:27:07,160 --> 01:27:09,415 Meet me at loyalty. 1221 01:27:22,937 --> 01:27:26,537 Pod 41-F, you have exceeded your break time. 1222 01:27:26,541 --> 01:27:30,311 Report to security or your coin count will be reset to zero. 1223 01:27:39,220 --> 01:27:44,030 So, she just walks out of here, how does that happen? 1224 01:27:44,031 --> 01:27:46,285 They're smart. They knew what they were doing. 1225 01:27:46,294 --> 01:27:49,134 But we know they're in Columbus. And now, all five of them are together. 1226 01:27:49,135 --> 01:27:51,630 Wait. Wait, we know what? How do we know? 1227 01:27:51,633 --> 01:27:55,403 We have the make and model of the van. We'll spot them. 1228 01:27:55,404 --> 01:27:57,537 "We'll spot them"? 1229 01:27:57,538 --> 01:28:00,778 That sounds like a great inscription for our tombstones. 1230 01:28:00,779 --> 01:28:02,305 Why didn't you tell me this earlier? 1231 01:28:02,310 --> 01:28:03,910 It wasn't relevant yet. 1232 01:28:03,911 --> 01:28:05,311 I need to know where they are. 1233 01:28:05,313 --> 01:28:06,713 We need to know. We need to find them! 1234 01:28:06,714 --> 01:28:09,750 They're kids, Nolan. Man the hell up! 1235 01:28:09,751 --> 01:28:12,951 Do your job, and I'll do mine, unless you wanna take this 1236 01:28:12,954 --> 01:28:15,024 and go after them yourself. 1237 01:28:19,560 --> 01:28:20,860 Find them! 1238 01:28:29,804 --> 01:28:34,484 The Complete Nancy Drew, Kegel Exercises for... 1239 01:28:36,077 --> 01:28:38,807 Bingo. Okay. 1240 01:28:38,813 --> 01:28:41,083 "Congratulations, you are the proud owner of the Orb of Osuvox, 1241 01:28:41,084 --> 01:28:43,016 "a 99th level magic artifact. 1242 01:28:43,017 --> 01:28:45,847 "Read these instructions before deploying. To turn orb on, off." 1243 01:28:45,853 --> 01:28:47,354 Off! Yes, off. 1244 01:28:47,355 --> 01:28:49,685 "Utter spell within 10 feet of orb." 1245 01:29:03,604 --> 01:29:05,806 Citizens of the OASIS, 1246 01:29:05,807 --> 01:29:08,637 I am Parzival, first to the key. 1247 01:29:08,643 --> 01:29:11,683 I'm here talking to all of you now because our future's being threatened 1248 01:29:11,684 --> 01:29:15,779 by people who will stop at nothing to win this contest. 1249 01:29:15,783 --> 01:29:17,818 Some of you already know this, 1250 01:29:17,819 --> 01:29:21,789 and you've lost much more than just your avatars or your weapons. 1251 01:29:21,790 --> 01:29:25,729 Some have lost their freedom. Some have lost their lives. 1252 01:29:28,162 --> 01:29:30,964 And now, this. 1253 01:29:30,965 --> 01:29:33,965 A force field around the third challenge. 1254 01:29:36,471 --> 01:29:40,481 I only came here to escape the shitty hand that life dealt me. 1255 01:29:40,482 --> 01:29:43,235 But I stayed, like many of you, 1256 01:29:43,244 --> 01:29:48,354 because I found something much bigger than just myself. 1257 01:29:48,355 --> 01:29:50,219 I found a cause. 1258 01:29:51,319 --> 01:29:54,588 I found my friends. 1259 01:29:54,589 --> 01:29:58,089 And yes, I know it's kind of a groaner, but... 1260 01:29:59,360 --> 01:30:01,000 I found love. 1261 01:30:02,230 --> 01:30:03,864 And I don't wanna lose that 1262 01:30:03,865 --> 01:30:06,525 to this colossal douchebag, Nolan Sorrento. 1263 01:30:06,534 --> 01:30:10,737 This guy. Back to work, people. 1264 01:30:10,738 --> 01:30:15,008 He thinks that we're all too distracted to even notice... 1265 01:30:15,009 --> 01:30:19,779 Nolan Sorrento thinks that we won't put up a fight. 1266 01:30:19,781 --> 01:30:21,047 Sir! Sir! 1267 01:30:21,048 --> 01:30:22,848 This is going out live! 1268 01:30:22,850 --> 01:30:24,950 The only thing Halliday let this guy do... 1269 01:30:24,952 --> 01:30:26,622 - It's absolutely everywhere. - ...was get him a cup of coffee. 1270 01:30:26,623 --> 01:30:27,521 And now, we're supposed to hand him the OASIS? 1271 01:30:35,396 --> 01:30:38,196 This Parzival... Oh, man. 1272 01:30:42,236 --> 01:30:44,736 Come on, come on. Give me this thing. 1273 01:30:44,739 --> 01:30:45,939 Yes, sir. 1274 01:30:46,574 --> 01:30:48,708 Left arm. 1275 01:30:48,709 --> 01:30:51,209 - Left arm! - Sir. 1276 01:30:51,212 --> 01:30:53,212 No, I need the left arm. 1277 01:30:53,214 --> 01:30:55,554 No, I don't care if... I want it on. 1278 01:30:57,385 --> 01:31:00,145 He thinks that we won't even put up a fight! 1279 01:31:00,154 --> 01:31:02,956 Well, I say he's wrong. 1280 01:31:02,957 --> 01:31:06,757 I say, tell that to the gunter clans in the gold mines of Gygax. 1281 01:31:06,761 --> 01:31:10,001 Activate the Iron Giant. 1282 01:31:34,088 --> 01:31:39,158 Ask yourselves, are you willing to zero out for the OASIS? 1283 01:31:39,160 --> 01:31:41,100 Are you willing to fight? 1284 01:31:42,497 --> 01:31:45,097 I am Parzival of the High Five. 1285 01:31:45,099 --> 01:31:47,839 In the name of Art3mis, in the name of Aech, 1286 01:31:47,840 --> 01:31:50,535 in the name of Daito and Sho, 1287 01:31:50,538 --> 01:31:53,872 we ask you to join us on Planet Doom. 1288 01:31:53,873 --> 01:31:57,208 In the name of James Halliday himself, 1289 01:31:57,211 --> 01:31:59,281 help us save the OASIS. 1290 01:32:54,235 --> 01:32:56,665 No, no, no, no. 1291 01:33:06,747 --> 01:33:09,377 "No man is a failure who has friends." 1292 01:33:31,472 --> 01:33:34,712 Squadron 14, armor up, you're in the lead. 1293 01:33:47,588 --> 01:33:51,988 One minute into Swordquest, the ice broke. 1294 01:33:51,993 --> 01:33:55,763 Well, all three Swordquests. What's next? 1295 01:33:55,764 --> 01:33:57,603 Dark Cavern, Laser Blast. 1296 01:33:57,604 --> 01:33:58,828 It's Adventure. 1297 01:33:58,833 --> 01:34:01,101 Released in 1979, for the 2600, 1298 01:34:01,102 --> 01:34:03,169 Adventure was created by Warren Robinett, 1299 01:34:03,170 --> 01:34:05,340 who was the first video game designer ever to hide his name. In fact... 1300 01:34:05,341 --> 01:34:07,409 Try Adventure. 1301 01:34:08,609 --> 01:34:10,179 Play Adventure. 1302 01:35:02,496 --> 01:35:04,826 More than a minute, we're still alive. 1303 01:35:04,832 --> 01:35:06,872 This must be the right game. 1304 01:35:13,641 --> 01:35:16,481 How long does it last, this orb thing? 1305 01:35:23,884 --> 01:35:26,653 I'd say about ten... 1306 01:35:26,654 --> 01:35:30,024 Yeah, about 10 million years, so we should be fine. 1307 01:35:47,208 --> 01:35:49,056 First to the key! 1308 01:35:49,057 --> 01:35:50,906 First to the egg! 1309 01:35:50,911 --> 01:35:53,781 First to the egg! 1310 01:36:22,109 --> 01:36:23,739 Adventure. 1311 01:36:39,627 --> 01:36:41,897 What? Come on! 1312 01:37:11,458 --> 01:37:13,088 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 1313 01:37:15,196 --> 01:37:17,966 The Sixers are in the final challenge. It's an Atari 2600. 1314 01:37:17,967 --> 01:37:20,195 Are you in the Sixer war room? 1315 01:37:20,201 --> 01:37:21,801 No, no, no. You gotta get out of there. 1316 01:37:21,802 --> 01:37:24,102 They're playing Adventure. 1317 01:37:24,104 --> 01:37:26,506 Adventure, of course! 1318 01:37:26,507 --> 01:37:28,307 Created by Warren Robinett! 1319 01:37:28,309 --> 01:37:29,839 He was the first designer to ever hide an Easter egg in... 1320 01:37:29,844 --> 01:37:30,914 Dude! 1321 01:37:35,883 --> 01:37:38,723 We're looking for a USPS truck, Ohio plates, 1322 01:37:38,724 --> 01:37:41,789 a drone spitter, 2036 model. 1323 01:38:00,307 --> 01:38:03,707 Daito! When are you getting into this fight? 1324 01:38:17,658 --> 01:38:18,888 I'm out. Inventory's empty. 1325 01:38:18,893 --> 01:38:20,076 Last clip for me. 1326 01:38:20,077 --> 01:38:21,260 More weapons! 1327 01:38:21,262 --> 01:38:25,432 Anti-personnel ordinance cannon! 1328 01:38:28,335 --> 01:38:31,065 Railgun! 1329 01:38:36,210 --> 01:38:37,910 Yo, Z! 1330 01:38:37,912 --> 01:38:41,622 Yo, Z! Try this little guy. 1331 01:38:45,119 --> 01:38:46,786 Ow! 1332 01:38:46,787 --> 01:38:48,687 Get rid of it! Get rid of it! 1333 01:38:49,757 --> 01:38:51,627 It's fucking Chucky! 1334 01:38:56,897 --> 01:38:58,711 Move! Move! 1335 01:38:58,712 --> 01:39:00,526 Go, go, go! 1336 01:39:58,258 --> 01:39:59,828 Mechagodzilla! 1337 01:40:20,948 --> 01:40:24,448 Daito, we need you! Daito, now! 1338 01:40:24,451 --> 01:40:26,691 Get to the bridge. Go now, he's distracted. 1339 01:40:26,692 --> 01:40:27,757 Go, go, go. 1340 01:41:09,029 --> 01:41:10,099 Z! 1341 01:41:29,950 --> 01:41:31,750 Arty! 1342 01:41:31,752 --> 01:41:33,352 Get to the castle! Win the third key before they do! 1343 01:41:45,065 --> 01:41:46,765 What is that? 1344 01:41:46,767 --> 01:41:49,197 He's only got 30 seconds before changing back! 1345 01:42:00,380 --> 01:42:03,320 Daito, abort, abort! You got 10 seconds! 1346 01:42:17,931 --> 01:42:19,201 First to the egg! 1347 01:42:58,605 --> 01:42:59,935 Shit, it's her. 1348 01:43:19,960 --> 01:43:23,296 Arty! Arty! 1349 01:43:23,297 --> 01:43:25,827 Z! Got to get to the castle! 1350 01:43:31,838 --> 01:43:34,468 She never left. She's still here. 1351 01:43:37,377 --> 01:43:38,977 The girl's in the war room. 1352 01:44:17,050 --> 01:44:18,650 No, no, no. 1353 01:44:32,733 --> 01:44:35,343 Sho! Hang on! 1354 01:44:54,721 --> 01:44:56,361 No! 1355 01:45:18,779 --> 01:45:20,679 Arty, we've got this. You need to log out. 1356 01:45:20,681 --> 01:45:23,451 If the game is Adventure, why haven't they won yet? 1357 01:45:23,452 --> 01:45:25,318 I don't know. Arty, Arty. 1358 01:45:25,319 --> 01:45:27,319 I'm serious, Sorrento's crazy. He'll kill you. 1359 01:45:29,489 --> 01:45:31,373 What are you looking at? 1360 01:45:31,374 --> 01:45:33,258 There's nothing over there. 1361 01:45:34,261 --> 01:45:35,331 You're in trouble, aren't you? 1362 01:45:38,699 --> 01:45:42,269 Samantha, you know I love you. 1363 01:45:42,270 --> 01:45:43,636 Not the time, Z. 1364 01:45:43,637 --> 01:45:45,204 I can handle the challenge, 1365 01:45:45,205 --> 01:45:48,304 but I can't let you get hurt in the real world. 1366 01:45:48,305 --> 01:45:51,405 Get out of IOI, and meet us at River South. 1367 01:45:57,718 --> 01:45:59,448 Wade, no. 1368 01:45:59,453 --> 01:46:01,323 You'll forgive me for this, I promise. 1369 01:46:01,324 --> 01:46:02,521 Wade, no, no, no. 1370 01:46:12,566 --> 01:46:16,036 Get it together, Sixer. Back to respawn. 1371 01:46:16,037 --> 01:46:17,366 Let's go, move. 1372 01:46:17,371 --> 01:46:18,641 You're in. 1373 01:46:36,857 --> 01:46:39,487 Holy hand grenade! How much did that cost? 1374 01:46:39,493 --> 01:46:42,003 Less than it's gonna cost them. 1375 01:46:43,063 --> 01:46:44,633 What is that? 1376 01:46:54,941 --> 01:46:57,681 Sir, the gunters are approaching the challenge. 1377 01:46:57,682 --> 01:46:59,677 - i-R0k? - In position, sir. 1378 01:46:59,679 --> 01:47:00,946 Prepare my rig. 1379 01:47:00,947 --> 01:47:03,647 The ice is holding. Still going. 1380 01:47:13,927 --> 01:47:15,257 Wait. 1381 01:47:15,262 --> 01:47:16,462 He's trying to win. 1382 01:47:19,766 --> 01:47:22,366 Yeah! I won. 1383 01:47:25,806 --> 01:47:27,766 He lost. 1384 01:47:27,774 --> 01:47:29,844 Not Adventure. 1385 01:47:33,914 --> 01:47:38,384 Everyone who wins loses. 1386 01:47:38,385 --> 01:47:41,715 It's not about winning. It's about playing. 1387 01:47:42,789 --> 01:47:45,289 Remember Halliday's announcement. 1388 01:47:45,292 --> 01:47:47,732 The keys are invisible, and they're hidden in a dark room 1389 01:47:47,733 --> 01:47:50,296 that's at the center of a maze. 1390 01:47:50,297 --> 01:47:53,967 Well, there's a secret in Adventure, and you don't find it by winning. 1391 01:47:53,968 --> 01:47:56,897 You find it by wandering around in a dark room. 1392 01:47:56,903 --> 01:47:58,604 Until you get to the invisible dot. 1393 01:47:58,605 --> 01:48:00,305 It's pretty easy if you know what you're doing. 1394 01:48:00,307 --> 01:48:01,637 Really? 1395 01:48:02,476 --> 01:48:04,846 Let me finish it for you. 1396 01:48:08,815 --> 01:48:10,745 It's your last chance, Wade. 1397 01:48:10,750 --> 01:48:13,650 Last chance. Give me the key. 1398 01:48:13,653 --> 01:48:18,693 I give you 50 million in your account right now. 1399 01:48:18,694 --> 01:48:20,532 Why the hell would I ever do that? 1400 01:48:22,262 --> 01:48:24,179 Dude! That's the Cataclyst. 1401 01:48:24,180 --> 01:48:26,097 Now, personally, I don't care. 1402 01:48:26,099 --> 01:48:27,829 I'd just as soon never set foot in the OASIS again, 1403 01:48:27,834 --> 01:48:30,002 let alone have to deal with any of this absurdity. 1404 01:48:30,003 --> 01:48:35,207 But I know how important Halliday's competition is to you, so... 1405 01:48:35,208 --> 01:48:39,648 I will never let the future of the OASIS rest in your hands, Nolan Sorrento. 1406 01:48:39,649 --> 01:48:43,676 Well, that's fine. Three easy steps. One. 1407 01:48:43,683 --> 01:48:46,153 Wait, I thought you were bluffing. You know that kills all of us, right? 1408 01:48:46,154 --> 01:48:48,222 I've got 10 years' worth of shit inside of me. 1409 01:48:48,223 --> 01:48:49,889 Last chance. Two. 1410 01:48:49,890 --> 01:48:51,290 I'm not goin' out like that. 1411 01:48:51,291 --> 01:48:52,825 That's a camper move. 1412 01:48:52,826 --> 01:48:53,956 You don't even know how to activate an orb. 1413 01:49:06,139 --> 01:49:07,269 Yeah, I felt those. 1414 01:49:08,642 --> 01:49:10,782 But this is my world, Sorrento. 1415 01:49:14,681 --> 01:49:15,981 Hadouken! 1416 01:49:35,535 --> 01:49:38,165 - No, no, no! - Step three. 1417 01:49:38,171 --> 01:49:39,941 No, no, no! 1418 01:50:37,397 --> 01:50:39,127 Get me out of this thing. 1419 01:50:53,513 --> 01:50:54,880 Uh... 1420 01:50:54,881 --> 01:50:56,248 Guys? 1421 01:51:02,789 --> 01:51:04,689 Z. He's still alive! 1422 01:51:12,532 --> 01:51:14,402 Extra life. 1423 01:51:16,770 --> 01:51:18,240 Thanks, Curator. 1424 01:51:21,041 --> 01:51:22,241 Hold on. 1425 01:51:29,949 --> 01:51:32,549 Live feed in all OASIS channels. 1426 01:51:32,552 --> 01:51:35,162 Halliday's letting everyone watch the end of the contest. 1427 01:51:35,163 --> 01:51:36,515 That's so Halliday. 1428 01:51:36,523 --> 01:51:38,793 God damn it, we tried Adventure. 1429 01:51:38,794 --> 01:51:40,359 No, we tried to win it. 1430 01:51:40,360 --> 01:51:42,828 But the hidden room isn't at the end of the game. 1431 01:51:42,829 --> 01:51:45,399 You've gotta go straight to the invisible dot at the start. 1432 01:51:59,012 --> 01:52:00,979 Is that her? 1433 01:52:00,980 --> 01:52:04,380 Red hair, IOI uniform, doesn't know what planet she's on? 1434 01:52:04,384 --> 01:52:05,494 That's her. 1435 01:52:17,263 --> 01:52:20,073 I'm Toshiro. You know me as Daito. 1436 01:52:22,902 --> 01:52:24,002 Oh. 1437 01:52:26,706 --> 01:52:28,166 Hey, Arty. 1438 01:52:30,176 --> 01:52:34,346 Yeah, I know. Not what you were expecting, huh? 1439 01:52:34,347 --> 01:52:38,947 Yeah, I wasn't expecting a late '30s-model postal van. 1440 01:52:40,954 --> 01:52:43,122 Wade? 1441 01:52:43,123 --> 01:52:45,093 Wait, I thought the Cataclyst went off. How are you still playing? 1442 01:52:45,094 --> 01:52:47,661 Extra life, long story. Sorry I shot you. 1443 01:52:49,929 --> 01:52:51,559 Sho? 1444 01:52:51,564 --> 01:52:54,099 What? Do I have to wear a sign saying, 1445 01:52:54,100 --> 01:52:57,240 "I am 11 years old, shoot me first"? No, thanks. 1446 01:52:57,241 --> 01:52:59,567 - Dude, give me a hug. - Ninjas don't hug! 1447 01:52:59,572 --> 01:53:01,142 All right, everybody, hold on to somethin'. 1448 01:53:22,896 --> 01:53:24,226 Got you. 1449 01:53:27,934 --> 01:53:29,704 Come on, Nolan. Pick up. 1450 01:53:31,838 --> 01:53:34,668 F'Nale, tell me something good. 1451 01:53:34,674 --> 01:53:37,244 I've got a drone on their tail. I'm close. 1452 01:53:37,245 --> 01:53:38,510 Send me coordinates. 1453 01:53:38,511 --> 01:53:40,751 Maybe you should leave this to me, Nolan. 1454 01:53:42,515 --> 01:53:45,185 Nolan? Nolan. 1455 01:53:46,586 --> 01:53:47,746 Out. 1456 01:53:56,663 --> 01:53:59,203 Give me that. 1457 01:54:02,836 --> 01:54:04,596 What's goin' on out there? 1458 01:54:08,942 --> 01:54:11,442 - The game is over for them. - What are they watching? 1459 01:54:13,880 --> 01:54:16,250 The final key! It's being broadcast. 1460 01:54:18,284 --> 01:54:19,952 You see, 1461 01:54:19,953 --> 01:54:22,838 Warren Robinett was proud of Adventure. 1462 01:54:22,839 --> 01:54:25,724 He wanted people to know who was behind it. 1463 01:54:25,725 --> 01:54:28,455 That's why he created the first digital Easter egg 1464 01:54:28,461 --> 01:54:31,161 and to find it, you didn't even have to win. 1465 01:54:31,164 --> 01:54:35,344 You just had to blindly play, searching around 1466 01:54:35,345 --> 01:54:39,465 in rooms for an invisible dot. 1467 01:54:39,472 --> 01:54:42,040 You took the dot back to the main screen 1468 01:54:42,041 --> 01:54:46,681 and that's when you found the first Easter egg ever put in a video game. 1469 01:54:46,682 --> 01:54:47,979 The creator's name. 1470 01:55:12,605 --> 01:55:14,705 What's going on, man? I can't see shit. 1471 01:55:14,707 --> 01:55:16,137 Parzival just got the Crystal Key! 1472 01:55:31,391 --> 01:55:33,161 Do you want it or not? 1473 01:55:36,429 --> 01:55:38,529 Aech, what the hell's going on? 1474 01:55:38,531 --> 01:55:40,531 Just practicing Mario Kart. What do you think? 1475 01:55:40,533 --> 01:55:42,643 IOI's trying to kill us, man! 1476 01:55:56,816 --> 01:55:59,146 Everyone watching, if you're in the Columbus stacks, 1477 01:55:59,152 --> 01:56:01,219 this is Parzival. 1478 01:56:01,220 --> 01:56:03,420 My real-world name is Wade Watts, and we're gonna need your help. 1479 01:56:03,423 --> 01:56:04,993 Aech, head for the stacks! 1480 01:56:04,994 --> 01:56:07,261 Okay, hold on! 1481 01:56:31,918 --> 01:56:33,918 Stick the key in, how hard is it? 1482 01:56:39,592 --> 01:56:40,832 Come on. 1483 01:56:48,201 --> 01:56:50,271 Yeah! Yes! 1484 01:57:06,452 --> 01:57:07,722 That's it? 1485 01:57:08,488 --> 01:57:10,355 Yeah, that's it. 1486 01:57:10,356 --> 01:57:14,856 Now, you just sign these papers, and the OASIS is yours. 1487 01:57:14,861 --> 01:57:19,171 You will be its sole proprietor. 1488 01:57:19,172 --> 01:57:20,695 That ain't so bad, is it? 1489 01:57:42,488 --> 01:57:43,588 I'm gonna need a second. 1490 01:58:12,218 --> 01:58:14,848 This is wrong. 1491 01:58:14,854 --> 01:58:17,794 This pen, this contract. 1492 01:58:20,960 --> 01:58:22,730 This is the moment that Halliday made Morrow 1493 01:58:22,731 --> 01:58:25,297 sign over his shares in Gregarious. 1494 01:58:25,298 --> 01:58:27,968 That was the biggest mistake of his life. 1495 01:58:27,969 --> 01:58:30,167 He knew that. 1496 01:58:31,871 --> 01:58:33,971 This can't be the end. 1497 01:58:35,108 --> 01:58:36,878 It's a test. 1498 01:58:41,380 --> 01:58:44,120 I won't make the same mistake you did. 1499 01:58:49,755 --> 01:58:51,685 Oh, good. 1500 01:58:54,327 --> 01:58:57,827 I just needed to be sure. 1501 01:59:11,777 --> 01:59:14,047 This is where you grew up. 1502 01:59:23,256 --> 01:59:26,186 Oh, that's just me a long time ago. 1503 01:59:26,192 --> 01:59:29,802 I like to have him around from time to time. 1504 01:59:29,803 --> 01:59:32,095 Hey, I have to show you something. 1505 01:59:32,098 --> 01:59:33,798 This, uh... Come on. 1506 01:59:33,799 --> 01:59:35,634 This is the button. 1507 01:59:35,635 --> 01:59:38,935 If you push it, the whole simulation shuts down 1508 01:59:38,938 --> 01:59:42,538 and a tapeworm program will erase all of the backup servers. 1509 01:59:42,542 --> 01:59:46,312 So you now have the power to turn the OASIS off forever. 1510 01:59:46,313 --> 01:59:47,952 Do you understand? 1511 01:59:53,319 --> 01:59:54,486 Yeah, 1512 01:59:54,487 --> 01:59:56,454 try not to accidentally erase 1513 01:59:56,455 --> 01:59:59,185 the whole of the OASIS on your first day. 1514 02:00:08,501 --> 02:00:10,271 The stacks are straight ahead! 1515 02:00:26,018 --> 02:00:28,987 Well, I expect you have to go. I know I do. 1516 02:00:28,988 --> 02:00:31,518 So, now is the time for you to receive your prize 1517 02:00:31,524 --> 02:00:34,059 because you won all three keys. 1518 02:00:34,060 --> 02:00:38,760 Once you take this egg, the game will be over. 1519 02:00:38,764 --> 02:00:41,904 The egg, the egg... 1520 02:00:49,275 --> 02:00:51,705 We know what you did here. 1521 02:00:51,711 --> 02:00:55,081 You turn around and walk out of here while you still can. 1522 02:01:07,627 --> 02:01:10,195 I created the OASIS 1523 02:01:10,196 --> 02:01:14,926 because I never felt at home in the real world. 1524 02:01:14,934 --> 02:01:19,414 I just didn't know how to connect with the people there. 1525 02:01:19,415 --> 02:01:22,905 I was afraid for all of my life. 1526 02:01:22,908 --> 02:01:25,708 Right up until the day I knew my life was ending. 1527 02:01:31,284 --> 02:01:36,371 Now, that... That was when I realized that, 1528 02:01:36,372 --> 02:01:41,459 as terrifying and painful as reality can be, 1529 02:01:42,261 --> 02:01:46,331 it's also the only place 1530 02:01:47,933 --> 02:01:49,643 that you can get a decent meal. 1531 02:01:56,242 --> 02:01:57,812 Because 1532 02:01:59,478 --> 02:02:01,148 reality 1533 02:02:06,252 --> 02:02:07,919 is real. 1534 02:02:07,920 --> 02:02:09,690 You understand what I'm saying? 1535 02:02:11,457 --> 02:02:14,157 Yes. Yes, I do. 1536 02:02:23,869 --> 02:02:25,199 He did it. 1537 02:02:26,839 --> 02:02:28,369 He got the egg. 1538 02:02:29,141 --> 02:02:30,441 Hooray. 1539 02:02:31,544 --> 02:02:33,254 - No! - No! Please! 1540 02:03:06,746 --> 02:03:08,076 Hold it! 1541 02:03:10,082 --> 02:03:13,852 Drop the gun! Now! On the ground! 1542 02:03:13,853 --> 02:03:16,593 Turn around! Hands on your head. 1543 02:03:16,594 --> 02:03:18,219 Walk back towards me. 1544 02:03:33,873 --> 02:03:39,113 Mr. Halliday. Something I don't understand. 1545 02:03:39,114 --> 02:03:41,911 You're not an avatar, are you? 1546 02:03:42,448 --> 02:03:44,148 No. 1547 02:03:45,618 --> 02:03:47,688 Is Halliday really dead? 1548 02:03:49,288 --> 02:03:50,958 Yes. 1549 02:03:56,629 --> 02:03:58,459 Then what are you? 1550 02:04:01,634 --> 02:04:03,674 Goodbye, Parzival. 1551 02:04:05,271 --> 02:04:06,441 Thanks. 1552 02:04:07,907 --> 02:04:10,177 Thanks for playing my game. 1553 02:04:39,138 --> 02:04:40,508 Wade? 1554 02:04:41,841 --> 02:04:43,781 - Ogden Morrow? - Ogden Morrow? 1555 02:04:43,782 --> 02:04:45,944 You can call me "Og." 1556 02:04:45,945 --> 02:04:48,905 Now, there are some people out here that would very much like to meet you. 1557 02:04:48,914 --> 02:04:52,150 Wow, this is incredible. 1558 02:04:52,151 --> 02:04:54,991 It's an honor to meet you, Og, but I... 1559 02:04:59,124 --> 02:05:00,864 There's something I need to do first. 1560 02:05:04,697 --> 02:05:06,527 I'm not like Halliday. 1561 02:05:10,202 --> 02:05:12,342 I'm taking the leap. 1562 02:05:28,721 --> 02:05:31,856 We're looking for Wade Watts. 1563 02:05:31,857 --> 02:05:34,127 We need you to make a statement about the clip you sent in 1564 02:05:34,128 --> 02:05:36,326 of Nolan Sorrento's confession. 1565 02:05:36,328 --> 02:05:39,058 Uh, that was me. 1566 02:05:39,064 --> 02:05:41,704 What? I record everything in my workshop. 1567 02:05:48,040 --> 02:05:49,980 Help me out of this. 1568 02:05:56,248 --> 02:05:58,548 Who are you guys? 1569 02:05:58,551 --> 02:06:02,921 The people you need right now, lawyers. From Gregarious Games. 1570 02:06:05,691 --> 02:06:07,391 They want your signature, Wade. 1571 02:06:15,267 --> 02:06:17,336 I'm splitting it with my clan. 1572 02:06:17,337 --> 02:06:19,406 We're gonna run things together. 1573 02:06:23,876 --> 02:06:26,076 That's a good choice. 1574 02:06:53,872 --> 02:06:57,482 F'Nale, listen to me very carefully. 1575 02:07:06,118 --> 02:07:09,048 Mr. Morrow... I mean, Og, 1576 02:07:09,054 --> 02:07:10,555 how'd you get here so fast? 1577 02:07:10,556 --> 02:07:13,256 I flew from the stars on my magic sleigh. 1578 02:07:13,258 --> 02:07:15,827 Everyone's been watching. 1579 02:07:15,828 --> 02:07:19,128 Of course, I've been watching a little closer than most. 1580 02:07:23,102 --> 02:07:25,002 You? 1581 02:07:25,004 --> 02:07:26,314 You're the Curator? 1582 02:07:29,975 --> 02:07:33,444 Well played, Parzival. 1583 02:07:33,445 --> 02:07:35,475 Jim told me nothing about the contest, 1584 02:07:35,481 --> 02:07:38,851 so there was no rule about me losing a bet to a smart kid. 1585 02:07:38,852 --> 02:07:41,486 Not that you needed my help. 1586 02:07:41,487 --> 02:07:45,817 You figured out that Kira was the key on your own. 1587 02:07:45,824 --> 02:07:48,534 Yeah, but... Kira wasn't the key. 1588 02:07:49,795 --> 02:07:51,725 It was you, Mr. Morrow. 1589 02:07:53,799 --> 02:07:55,629 You were the Rosebud. 1590 02:07:55,634 --> 02:07:57,904 And Halliday's biggest regret was 1591 02:07:59,538 --> 02:08:01,208 losing his only friend. 1592 02:08:05,377 --> 02:08:07,707 You know, Jim used to say the OASIS 1593 02:08:07,713 --> 02:08:10,253 was never supposed to be a one-player game. 1594 02:08:13,886 --> 02:08:16,686 Now, who do we have here? 1595 02:08:16,689 --> 02:08:19,357 Oh. Well, look who it is. 1596 02:08:19,358 --> 02:08:21,125 It's my heroes, the High Five. 1597 02:08:21,126 --> 02:08:22,925 - You must be Art3mis. - Samantha. 1598 02:08:22,926 --> 02:08:24,725 The High Five took over the OASIS, 1599 02:08:24,730 --> 02:08:26,630 and the first thing we did 1600 02:08:26,632 --> 02:08:29,872 was sign Ogden Morrow to a non-exclusive consultancy. 1601 02:08:29,873 --> 02:08:32,868 The salary, per his demand, 1602 02:08:32,871 --> 02:08:36,141 was 25 cents. One quarter. 1603 02:08:39,344 --> 02:08:42,280 With his guidance, our second move was to ban 1604 02:08:42,281 --> 02:08:45,498 any loyalty centers from accessing the OASIS. 1605 02:08:45,499 --> 02:08:48,717 IOI had no choice. They shut 'em all down. 1606 02:08:51,423 --> 02:08:54,425 The third thing we did wasn't as popular. 1607 02:08:54,426 --> 02:08:58,426 We closed the OASIS on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 1608 02:08:58,430 --> 02:09:00,930 I know, it sounds like a weird move, 1609 02:09:00,933 --> 02:09:03,903 but people need to spend more time in the real world. 1610 02:09:05,504 --> 02:09:08,573 'Cause, like Halliday said, 1611 02:09:08,574 --> 02:09:12,984 reality is the only thing that's real.