The Survivors 2.5 - Full Moon

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

Based on the French Canadian series

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Logan Lerman, Cara Buono, Michael Mando, Clancy Brown, Odeya Rush, Jodelle Ferland, John De Lancie and Peter Stormare

Plot: Judy (Jodelle Ferland) and Sarah (Odeya Rush) listen to the CD they received in the mail one more time. It’s Charles (Logan Lerman) speaking, telling her how much he loves her and he can’t wait to see her again. Judy and Sarah overanalyse it and realise that Charles has changed a bit. He says he can’t wait to see her child, but he must go now. They ask themselves how he managed to send this when he’s not even here anymore. Mary (Cara Buono) enters the room and gives Judy’s baby back to her, saying she has other things to take care of and she doesn’t have the time for a real baby when she supports four giant babies all day. Sarah asks her mom to chill out a bit and Mary says she has no idea what it means. She tells her daughter that she should do her homework instead of watching this over and over again and Sarah reluctantly agrees. Mary goes back to the kitchen where she was cleaning the dishes. She finally puts her last plate down, before laying down on the couch for a well-deserved rest. She looks at the moon by the window.

It’s a full moon in Montreal as Gerald (Brendan Fraser) and Charles inspect buildings from the list they stole from the police station. They ask themselves if this is really worth it as they inspect yet another empty building. They check it off the list and walk to the next one. On their way, they ask if they miss their family and if they think they will be able to get back to them someday. Gerald says they’re getting closer, he’s feeling it, but he admits that the past day has been a wild ride. He’s tired and sore, but he needs to keep on. Charles says he can’t wait to be back and finally meet his child. He wonders how the family is doing and dealing with their disappearance. Gerald interrupts him and blocks his path. There’s blood on the floor and we see they are at the right building. 

Father Logan (John de Lancie) is walking at a brisk pace, followed closely by Chartwell (Clancy Brown) and Victor (Michael Mando). They walk past a priest and greet each others. Chartwell says they don’t speak with anyone, unless they absolutely have to. They enter a building in the Vatican and immediately head downstairs. Chartwell leads the way, you can tell he has been here before. Logan wants to ask questions, but he’s pressured by his assailants to keep his mouth shut and do as he’s told. They go through a bunch of doors and find themselves outside again. They cut across an empty field and enter in a chapel. With Victor’s help, Chartwell moves the altar, revealing a set of stairs. They go down and bring candles with them. They walk in underground tunnels until they reach a certain spot. Victor pushes on the ceiling and they find themselves in a secured room, guarded by two doors. They force Logan up and tell him to grab the book on the pedestal. He does and the guard see him. They ring a bell, the alarm for the entire city.

Gerald and Charles enter the building and see signs that it has been occupied by people. Charles thinks it may be homeless people, but Gerald rejects the idea, the fire in the barrel is too recent and they aren’t around anymore. If it were homeless people, they would still be here and they aren’t the kind to shoot themselves  and beat themselves to death, as he shows the pile of dead bodies to Charles. Charles grabs his walkie-talkie and calls for immediate help at their address, they may have found something. 

Chartwell, Victor and Logan run in the underground tunnels and they blame Logan for the alarm, even though it was have been triggered even if Chartwell or Victor did it. They climb back in the chapel and guards are waiting for them with sticks. Victor peeks and sees them. He grabs a hidden gun from his belt, and he starts shooting at the guards as Logan takes cover. More guards are coming now and he takes out a machine gun from his back, way too advanced for time setting and easily takes care of them. They have the entire police force after them and Victor kills them all. Father Logan prays as he looks at the full, while being dragged around the Vatican by Chartwell. They get back to their car and Victor peeks out the window to shoot the people who were still following them. Chartwell activates the machine and in an instant, they’re gone and the carnage is over.

As Gerald keeps looking in the building for clues, Charles start readings the books and looking at the stuff left behind by Chartwell and Victor. He has already been kidnapped by them before, and it definitely looks like their stuff. He grabs the stick in the fire and recognizes the symbol they wanted to print on his body. Gerald comes back to him, he didn’t find anything else. He hears someone entering and both him and Charles draw their pistols out, but it’s just John (Peter Stormare). He says the others are coming soon, he was the closest. He looks at the stuff and is quick to figure out what it all means. He’s been after them for years, he knows their stuff. They’ve definitely been here. As he grabs a book and starts explaining what it means to Gerald and Charles, they hear some rattling and people entering. They don’t bother, thinking it’s just Arthur and Steven arriving, but it’s not. It’s Chartwell and Victor, back with their book and Father Logan.