The Survivors 2.2 - The League

The Survivors : The League
Genre : Sci-Fi / Mystery / Drama
Showrunner: Tomas Alfredson
Writer : Mo Buck

Based on the French Canadian series

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Cara Buono, Logan Lerman, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Mando, Clancy Brown, Graham Phillips, John De Lancie, Peter Stormare and Zeljko Ivanek

Plot: Father Logan (John De Lancie) is sitting quietly in his monastery, watching the referendum’s results on his television. He shakes his head in disbelief when they show the rioting in the streets and he turns it off. He walks away from the living room and turns on the light in the kitchen. When he’s out of the shot, we see a shadow moving and another one follows. A gun shadow is seen and Victor (Michael Mando) and Chartwell (Clancy Brown) enter the shot. They tiptoe in the kitchen and threaten Father Logan, before taking him away.

Out in the rioting street, Gerald (Brendan Fraser) and Charles (Logan Lerman) try to find out where they are and it’s proven to be more difficult than anticipated. They try to find help, but everybody is so agitated that it’s impossible for them to ask. Charles believes it could be worth asking the homeless man in the corner, but Gerald refuses to, believing homeless people are carriers of disease (a popular belief in Montreal in the sixties) and they can’t afford to get sick right now. Charles asks him if he has a better idea and  when his father doesn’t answer, he gets closer to the man. He says his name is Arthur (Zeljko Ivanek) and they don’t have to worry about him, he’s not sick. They ask him where they can find the monastery and he asks them if they’re looking for Father Logan and they say they do. He says he’ll go with them, he wants to see Father Logan too. They are close to the monastery; he will take them there.  

Father Logan is seen getting thrown in the trunk of a car by Victor and he drives off with Chartwell in the passenger’s seat. As they drive off, a man (Peter Stormare) is seen on the sidewalk looking at them. He recognizes Chartwell and he starts walking in the opposite direction. He takes out chalk from his pocket and he draws a circled A with a X on it on the sidewalk in front of the monastery before walking in the other direction.

Charles, Gerald and Arthur arrive at the monastery and knock on the door, but no one answers. Gerald looks through the window, to no avail. Charles and Gerald head out back as Arthur waits out front. Arthur turns around and something catches his attention. He notices the circled A on the sidewalk and he knows what it means. Charles doesn’t believe Logan is gone and he breaks through the back window. He finds the mess in the kitchen an a flock of white hair on the ground. Arthur runs to Gerald out back and he tells him they got to Father Logan before they did. He’s confused as he didn’t tell him people were trying to find Father Logan, other than them. Gerald asks him how he knows and Arthur says it’s long story and Gerald says he has been through some tough shit and he has nothing to lose so he better tell him how he knows about who they are. Arthur asks them if they are Gerald and Charles and they say they are, he asks Gerald to follow him, he needs to take them somewhere, now that they know Logan isn’t here. They aren’t going to get him alone, they’ll need help for that. Charles leaves the monastery and finds Gerald and Arthur waiting in front. Gerald takes out a handgun from his belt and he gives it to Charles, he doesn’t know what’s about to happen. Charles asks what about him and Gerald points at another pistol hidden in his jacket. He smiles and they leave to follow Arthur.

Sitting in the living room reading a book, Mary (Cara Buono) asks her father-in-law, Horace (M. Emmet Walsh) f he thinks they’ll ever get out of here. Horace says he doesn’t know, but he knows one thing, it seems like the kids are liking it better here than in the old times, so he thinks it’s time she starts accepting her fate. Mary agrees and says they’re almost out of money, they’re going to need some and soon. If only Gerald and Charles would come back. Horace says it’s been months now, she needs to forget about them and accept they won’t be coming back. She can’t leave like this any longer. She agrees and the ensuing silence is broken by the sound of a baby crying. Mary says she’ll start looking for a job, that’s what women are doing these days. Horace laughs it off and wishes her luck.

Victor and Chartwell’s car is seen stopping in front of an abandoned warehouse. They take Logan out of the trunk and take him inside. They tie hm to a chair and gag him, so he can’t scream for help. Chartwell is already heating up a stick with the end shaped like the circled A from before as Victor makes sure Logan is tied up tight. They ask him what he told them and says he has no idea what they’re talking about. Victor pleads him not to think they’re idiots and he hits him. The only thing he’ll say after that is that the league will get to them soon enough. The scene ends with Chartwell threatening Logan with the red-hot stick. 

Arthur stops in the middle of a dark alley and Arthur says they need to go down in the sewers. Gerald says there’s no way he’s doing that and Arthur says it’s the only way. Gerald asks him to go first and as Arthur heads down, Gerald tells Charles to get his pistol ready, he doesn’t know what’s down there. They do down the sewers and Arthur waits for them with a flashlight. They walk for a while and they open a door. They find themselves in a fully-lit room with a table, chairs and a white board. They are greeted by the man from earlier who drew on the sidewalk, John (Peter Stormare). Gerald threatens them with his pistol and Charles clumsily does the same. John tells them they have nothing to worry about, the League isn’t here to hurt them, they want to help them. Gerald says he doesn’t know about a League and he doesn’t trust them. John says that perhaps they know their friend and Steven (Graham Phillips) comes out of the corner.