Falling Skies 1x3

Prisoner of War

Season 1, Episode 3

& Tom: Six of us, five of them. I like those odds.

& John Pope: What is this... skitter a la king?
    — Chicken and rice.
    John Pope: Are you sure? {...} First of all, the chicken shouldn’t bleed like this. It’s way undercooked. ... And what is that? What is that... paprika? Paprika?! Nobody puts paprika on chicken. What are you... Hungarian? ... Before you grill it, fry it, put it on a barbecue, you poach the chicken first, preferably in some chicken stock with a little bit of herbs and spices. That way, it absorbs all the herbs and all the spices. And then you can drop it onto a barbecue, you can grill it, put it into a frying pan, and all that moisture and all that flavor’s already cooked into it.
    — What are you... a cook?
    John Pope: Certified culinary arts. And it’s “chef,” not “cook.”

& John Pope: I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for three entire cell blocks. That’s 170 inmates. If they didn’t like my food, I’d lose body parts.

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& Weaver: Here’s the deal, Pope... the facilities are substandard, the provisions are meager, and until Scott rigs the burners for propane, you’re gonna be cooking on camp stoves. ...
    John Pope: I’ll do it. But for the love of God, could somebody please find me some olive oil?

& Tom: So. Who is this medical genius?
    Anne: Harris. Dr. Michael Harris.
{-- Dr. Martin Harris. R they kidding or wha? --}

& Tom: Captain Weaver. I’ve brought you a prisoner of war.
    Weaver: You beat this thing yourself? How?
    Tom: You just got to get close enough.

& Hal: Dad... They killed those kids.
    Tom: Wait a minute. What kids? ...
    Hal: The other crew. The ones with Mike’s son. I don’t know why, but... The skitter made the mech kill them, and they let me go.
    Tom: They let you go?
    Hal: Yeah, it was like they wanted me to see it. And then... they killed them, and they let me go.
    Tom: The Nazis sometimes did that with allied prisoners of war. To send a message... take one, and we’ll kill the rest. That’s why they left you alive. You’re the messenger.

& Tom: We’re not conquered. Unless we give up.

& Tom: The skitters won’t win.
    Harris: Well, we’ll see.


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Just a couple o'questions:

• 1st of all, it’s a soap-fi instead a sci-fi.
• 2 b able 2 build mechs and use slave labor?.. Phew.
• Why they r wearing Kalachnikov instead M-16?