Season 3

3.01 Move On & 3.02 But I’m Not

Christine: “Tell me the truth. Are you reconsidering the plan?”
Joe: “No, no. I just…I’ve been wondering if this is the best time to leave Chester’s Mill. My parents are still dealing with…”
Christine: “Your parents don’t need you, Joe. No matter what you do, staying in Chester’s Mill won’t keep her alive. It’s up to you of course, but I think it’s important that you speak at the memorial about Angie. All the feelings that you repressed since her murder. The sorrow, the guilt. It might help give you the closure that you need and allow you to take the next step. Your sister wouldn’t have wanted you to hold yourself back, Joe. She would have wanted you to move on. Please just think about it. I’ll see you at the memorial.”

Christine: “You don’t need a drink, Sam. What you need is to forgive yourself.”
Sam: “I don’t know if I can do that. Not if Joe can’t forgive me.”
Christine: “And what if he doesn’t? You did a terrible thing, Sam. But that one terrible thing doesn’t have to define you. The lawyer that I sent to you, he told me that you wouldn’t appeal your case. Why?”
Sam: “Because I deserve to be here.”
Christine: “You were an EMT before, yes? Well, from my experience, no one goes into that line of work who doesn’t have a deep desire to help people. Heal people. If you appealed and you were released, think of all the people that you could affect. You know the memorial’s today?”
Sam: “Of course.”
Christine: “If you’d spoken to the lawyer, he might have been able to arrange a short furlough.”
Sam: “I’d never be welcomed there.”
Christine: “Maybe you could write something. Something I could read later. Then at least you’d be a part of the memorial. Perhaps it might help you make amends.”
Sam: “I need to speak to Joe.”
Christine: “And you will. But Joe has to be ready to hear you and I don’t think he is just yet. I’m ready when you are.”

Christine: “Excuse me. Are you Dale Barbara?”
Barbie: “Yes ma’am.”
Christine: “Christine Price. FEMA sent me here after the dome came down.”
Barbie: “For what?”
Christine: “I’m a trauma specialist. I help communities recover after, shall we say, stressful events. I tried to reach out to you after I arrived, but it seemed you’d already moved on.”
Barbie: “I guess I didn’t see much of a reason to stick around.”
Christine: “Well, if you ever feel like talking, I’m at your disposal.”

Christine: “A year ago the people of this town were delivered from the dome. But some of you, many of you, also suffered a great loss — of friends, of family. After a shared tragedy, there’s nothing that provides more consolation than a sense of community. Those lives will never be forgotten and the memory will be preserved in an eternal flame here at the monument. A memorial is about moving forward, moving on together. To that effect, I’d like to read a brief epigraph from someone who couldn’t be here today: “Make a way in the wilderness and do not remember the former things or consider the things of old. For when you walk through fire, you shall not be burned and the flame shall not consume you.”

Christine: “I take it you spoke with Norrie.”
Joe: “I’m so pissed at her.”
Christine: “Life becomes so much easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got. You can’t expect her to be sorry for being happy.”
Joe: “She said I was still trapped under the dome because of Angie. Am I?”
Christine: “Let me ask you something. You have always dreamed of being an engineer. A builder, an inventor. So why do you think you haven’t been able to send in your acceptance letter to Cal Tech? A place to accomplish all your goals.”
Joe: “Just…doesn’t feel right.”
Christine: “Joe, I can’t tell you how to feel, but if you really want to know whether you’re still living under a dome, maybe it’s time you forgive the person who put you there.”
Joe: “No, no way.”
Christine: “You have kept your feelings regarding Sam buried for so long, they’re like a chain weighing you down. I don’t want them to stop you from reaching your true potential.”
Joe: “I have nothing to say to Sam Verdreaux.”
Christine: “Then just listen. He’s as much a prisoner of the past as you are. The difference is, you’re the one holding all the keys.”

Junior: “You the town shrink?”
Christine: “Ah, well, I prefer therapist, but yes I help places like Chester’s Mill heal after a natural disaster.”
Junior: “There was nothing natural about the dome.”
Christine: “Well, unnatural disaster just sounds a little too Fox News. It’s a shame we didn’t get to meet last year. By the time I was assigned to here, you were just gone.”
Junior: “Nothing to keep me here.”
Christine: “We missed you at the memorial yesterday.”
Junior: “Yeah, I had some trouble with my bike.”
Christine: “That’s kind of convenient, don’t you think? Showing up a day after a tribute to everyone the town lost. Including your father.”
Junior: “The town didn’t lose my father; I killed him to protect it. So if the reason you’re here is to see how I’m doing since the dome came down, ridding myself of my father is the best thing I’ve ever done. Now if you don’t mind…”
Christine: “I’m just curious. If ridding yourself of your father is the best thing you’ve ever done, why haven’t you sold this house?”
Junior: “Lady, why do you even care?”
Christine: “Because like it or not, James Rennie, you belong here. You’re part of this town. You’re part of a community that needs you.”
Junior: “I can never be part of this town. My father made sure of that. You want to know why I left? Because everyone around here thinks I’m just like him.”
Christine: “Then maybe it’s time you stop running away and show them that you’re not.”

3.03 Redux

Eva: “None of this makes sense. We’re anthropologists. But in that world, I was an aid worker. You were a therapist. Why were we different?”
Christine: “I can’t tell you that, but I think it’s a good thing. If this town knew who we really are – that we were here to find that egg – we’d have a lot more to answer for.”

Melanie: “They’re dead, all of them.”
Christine: “Their cycle came to an end. And unlike you, they won’t come back to life. You had a job. Lead the people to be cocooned so that the egg could infuse them with the life force.”
Melanie: “I tried…I did. I’m so…Why were we chosen to do this?”
Christine: “You and I made first contact with the egg. When we touched it, we gained a complete understanding of the dome’s agenda – survive and propagate.”
Melanie: “But I touched the egg first, 25 years ago. It should have been me inside the Queen cocoon, not you.”
Christine: “But you died during the download. Three weeks ago I came along. From inside my cocoon, I could see that this town was on the brink of destroying itself.”
Melanie: “What is that stuff?”
Christine: “Oxytocin. It’s a mood regulator. It, plus the alternate reality, was essential to shape these humans into a functioning collective so that we could gain a foothold. Except the transfer of the life force was interrupted.”
Melanie: “Because Big Jim destroyed the egg.”
Christine: “Because you didn’t protect it. Everyone who was cocooned has a role to play. We need to finish what we started. Quickly.”

Christine: “How are you doing?”
Junior: “I’m okay. If you really want to…”
Christine: “Now how about the truth.”
Junior: “The truth. I don’t know how I’m going to survive here. In that other world, I killed my father and was ready to burn down his house. That was the life that I wanted. To be free from him. But, I’m here.”
Christine: “You are about to make a breakthrough. If you really want to be who you were, finish what you started. Drop the match. We are what we do.”

Christine: “James was the closest. A seed ready to sprout once he shed his fear. With the right amount of nurturing, Sam could be next. They came when I signaled, without knowing why. The life force is taking root. Some are compelled to serve their duties. Some will require cultivation. Others must be pruned away. Weeds are stronger than they seem, a threat to what must blossom. But with careful tending, this kinship will grow into what we need it to be.”

3.04 The Kinship

Christine: “It’s amazing how quickly they’ve begun to gather. Last night they heard my call. Today more have set up camp. One by one, they’re completing their journeys. James is furthest along. He’s let go of the fear that held him back. Today I’ll assess his progress and see if he’s ready to take the next step. Sam is also doing very well, putting his shame behind him. And Norrie has let go of most of her anger. But I’m concerned about Joe. He didn’t show up last night. Perhaps his grief has resurfaced. His resistance could be contagious if it’s not snuffed out. I’ll pay him a visit. Well I’m surprised to see Barbie with Julia. He and Eva seemed so bonded last night. The moment he’s ready to move on there won’t be any reason for her to exist.”

Eva: “Please tell me you have the camera.”
Christine: “What’s wrong? Is it missing?”
Eva: “I had it last night. This morning it was gone.”
Christine: “Did someone see you with it yesterday?!”
Eva: “Why are you assuming it was my fault? Maybe someone’s suspicious of you. I don’t understand why you’re still pretending to be a therapist.”
Christine: “I am following the path set out for me in the alternate reality.”
Eva: “Do you hear yourself? You sound crazy.”
Christine: “Oh? Any crazier than you thinking you’re pregnant?! Holding hands with Dale Barbara in front of the whole town! What happened in those cocoons clearly affected us.”
Eva: “Yeah, the man I was with what felt like a year will barely look at me. And I’m lying to him about who I am. Maybe the footage being stolen is a sign.”
Christine: “Oh no, it’s not a sign. It’s a screw up. We have to get it back. I’m guessing it was either Jim Rennie or Julia Shumway who took it. Jim seems to have taken off, but Julia, she’s two doors down at the motel.”

Junior: “What are we doing here?”
Christine: “I’m taking my star pupil on a field trip. Back to where it all began. You did well today, perfectly, in fact. But not everyone is falling into line. The longer that they’re outside the cocoons, the more the humanity takes hold. But not to fear, there’s a solution.”
Junior: “How can I help?”
Christine: “I have something special planned for you. In time it will become clear. But for now, you’re exactly what I need.”

3.05 Alaska

Christine: “Can I count on you? I need you to do everything I ask, without question.”
Junior: “I know how to follow orders.”
Christine: “Everything that I do, that you and I do, will be for the good of the group.”

Christine: “The dome’s energy supply is beginning to fail. When Jim Rennie destroyed the egg, he compromised our power source. One amethyst died this morning, a second one is losing power which is causing the amniotic fluid in the cavern to dry up. It’s only a matter of time before the dome begins to calcify. If the kinship can’t come together, we will all suffocate.”

Christine: “We’re running out of time. Remember when you told me that you thought something was growing inside you? You were right; there is something growing. The egg put a life force inside you. You are changing cell by cell into a better version of yourself. A woman who will bear Barbie’s child. But you have to protect it, Eva. You have to be willing to do whatever it takes. The child you’ll have together will replace me.”

Christine: “It must be exhausting being the only soldier left in a war that’s already been lost.”
Julia: “Get out and start moving. Nothing’s been lost. You’re on your way to Bird Island, where whatever is in you that’s making you such a monster will be removed. And, if you survive, all of Chester’s Mill will get the same treatment until this town goes back to the way that it was.”
Christine: “You actually mean to save humanity? Oh, that’s just so sweet. Unfortunately, it’s much too late for that.”

3.06 Caged

Christine: “Is my calm demeanor alarming to you? Would you prefer if I acted afraid? Would that make you feel less alone? What about sad? It’s the easiest emotion to fake.”
Jim: “How about honesty? Can you do that one?”

Christine: “I still have a human being’s body, Jim, and it’s tired.”

Jim: “You sure the calvary’s coming for you?”
Christine: “With that kind of attitude, once I get out of here, I’m of the mind to leave you caged and take your little friend.”
Jim: “You underestimate me. I think you could benefit from seeing the world my way.”
Christine: “Oh, I’m sure that’s what you sell everyone.”
Jim: “Just one rule. Always cover your own ass.”
Christine: “Yeah, your one rule’s a played out cliche, Behind all the quips and the ‘me against the world’ schtick, when was the last time you did anything for anyone else?”
Jim: “Ah. I gave you the water, didn’t I?”
Christine: “I mean, when was the last time you were fulfilled? Was it with your family? When you got married? Or maybe it was when you taught Junior to play catch. Oh…they’re all gone. Now you’ve got no one. That loneliness – that emptiness churning inside – that’s your reward for only looking out for yourself.”
Jim: “I’m fine with the choices I’ve made.”
Christine: “You people think we’re enemies.”
Jim: “You’re saying we’re not?”
Christine: “Well, there’s no reason to be. We mean no harm. We can all live together. But we will defend ourselves.”
Jim: “But you stripped away everything that makes us, us. I mean you’re puppetting around inside a real person who had faults, charms, and quirks.”
Christine: “Petty self interest brought this community to the brink of destruction. But, because of me, people are thinking about things other than themselves. Because of that, we have food. We have peace.”
Jim: “Progress comes from creativity and individual ingenuity. Where would we be without Churchill and Galileo and Napoleon? No, no, no. The history of the world is made by leaders, not followers.”
Christine: “Well, we come from very different worlds, and from where I sit, you’re no leader. You’re just a very sad and lonely man. I mean, why are you here? I mean, me I understand. They fear what I bring. But what’s the point of having you in here with me?”

Christine: “Once out of the cocoons, the concept of me, ego, and self were gone from my mind. And, immediately, I saw the world in a new light, a better light. A world where the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”

3.07 Ejecta

Christine does not appear in this episode,

3.08 Breaking Point

Christine: “I’m not fully healed. I used most of our energy supply and oxytocin just to get back on my feet. I don’t know if it was worth the cost.”
Junior: “The kinship was lost while you were gone. You made the right choice. They need you.”

Christine: “I know there’s been a lot of confusion over the past 24 hours, but the destruction that you witnessed outside the Dome wasn’t real. It was an illusion. I projected it on the Dome as a crucible meant to bring us all together, to strengthen us for the tasks to come. There are amethysts in these tunnels that need to be brought to the surface. We’ve got some mining to do. Gather any picks and shovels that you can find at town hall and then meet back here.”

Sam: “Please stop. You’ve taken too much of my blood already.”
Christine: “It’s time to give some back.”
Sam: “You’re transfusing me? If you give me the wrong blood type, it will kill me.”
Christine: “I’m type O, universal donor.”
Sam: “That’s your blood?”
Christine: “It’s a gift. I’m giving you what you need to return to us.”
Sam: “I’ll never be a part of the kinship.”
Christine: “The life force is already inside you. This is just a boost. You’ll feel much better when you stop fighting it.”

Sam: “Please, no more.”
Christine: “We can stop the transfusion. But first, tell me…does your old life, your human life, actually have value?”
Sam: “I help people.”
Christine: “Who have you really helped? Have you saved anyone? Your sister Pauline? Angie McAllister? And poor lost Abby DeWitt. Where is she now? You even tried to kill me, Sam. And all I ever wanted to do was to help you. All you have to show for your time on earth is the shame of your human failings. Stop struggling and all of your shame will disappear. You’d be welcomed. You’d finally have value. It’s time to let go of your pain. I forgive you.”

Christine: “The actions of this Resistance have threatened our very survival. The time has passed for peaceful coexistence. We need to strike back. We need to kill them all.”

3.09 PLan B

Christine: “No, Oh no, I’m not ready yet!”

Christine: “Eva, remarkable. It’s happened.”
Eva: “What are you doing?”
Christine: “You’re pregnant.”

Eva: “How is this possible? We only slept together yesterday.”
Christine: “You’re carrying the new queen. This isn’t any ordinary pregnancy.”

Christine: “Oh no, it’s begun. The dome’s surface is calcifying. Soon every living thing won’t be able to breathe, unless I can bring down the dome with Joe’s help.”
Junior: “I don’t understand. How’s what happening to the dome making you weaker?”
Christine: “Because I’m connected to it! And with the egg destroyed and one remaining amethyst, the dome has no power source. It’s shutting down.”

Junior: “Your wound – it’s almost healed.”
Christine: “These human bodies and their oxytocin are a marvel.”
Junior: “I’m glad you’re feeling better.”
Christine: “James, this is temporary. Every one, every thing has a cycle and mine is coming to an end.”
Junior: “But I thought you were my mate?”
Christine: “What you and I have is beyond mating.”
Junior: “But Barbie and Eva, they’re together. I figured that you and I…”
Christine:”Barbie and Eva are special. And so are you, but in a different way. While they’re meant to be with each other, I’ve always seen you with many mates.”

Eva: “What are they all here for?”
Christine: “Your child. The future Queen.”

Junior: “I told you I wanted Charlotte.”
Christine: “She came to me, said that she wanted to be a part of this. “Don’t worry. I promise she won’t feel a thing.”

3.10 Legacy

Christine does not appear in this episode.

3.11 Love is a Battlefield

Christine: “How is Joe’s work progressing?”
Sam: “He was initially resistant…he’s come around. We moved him to a larger room, He’s made a few breakthroughs, but he’s still in the planning stage.”
Christine: “We’re running out of time. The dome is dying. If we don’t get out before it does…”
Sam: “I can make him work faster.”
Christine: “No, no violence. He’s too valuable. I’ll handle him.”

Christine: “Inside Eva is the queen who’ll lead our kinship out of the dome. Nothing is more important than that.”

Christine: “The original plan was to have the amethysts conduct the tones into the egg, which would act as a key, signaling the dome to unlock. Of course that requires seven amethysts and the egg. Both of which Big Jim destroyed.
Joe: “So we don’t have enough amethysts, we don’t have a way to transmit a signal to the dome. Those are some big problems.”
Christine: “Come on, Joe. I know you better than that. I know you find the problem exciting.”

Christine: “I need your cooperation.”
Joe: “Cooperation? Seems to me, you’ve only asked for my submission.”
Christine: “Oh I see. You still think we want to be here. That we want to travel hundreds of thousands of light years through a cold harsh vacuum. That we wanted to leave our home, our history behind. Earth is a wonderful place, but it’s not that great.
Joe: “Why are you here?”
Christine: “Because we had no choice and now neither do you. Right now, somewhere up in the sky, they’re coming.”
Joe: “Who?”
Christine: “Listen to me Joe, listen very carefully. They destroyed our world and they’ll destroy yours. This isn’t just about the survival of the kinship. It’s about humanity’s survival too. Whether you want to recognize it or not, our fates are tied together. And the only way we stand a chance is for us to get out of this dome. That rests entirely in your hands.”

Christine: (Sings as she smothers Eva) “Lullaby and good night, thy mother’s delight. Bright angels beside, my darling abide. Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed. Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed. With roses beside thee, with lilies overspread, is baby’s wee bed. Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed.”

3.12 Incandescence

Sam: “It’s beautiful.”
Christine: “It’s the dome’s dying light. I’m draining what’s left of its energy into the baby. It will hasten the calcification, but without the amethysts, we have no choice. The new queen has to be cocooned.”

Christine:”The heat is rising as the dome hardens. I’d say we have 24 hours left before it seals up completely.”
Joe: “You can’t be serious.”
Christine: “How close are you to finishing?”
Joe: “These amethysts will work but now I need to find a replacement for the egg. Something powerful enough to amplify the tones so the dome can receive them.”
Christine: “And what ideas do you have for replacing the egg?”
Joe: “I don’t know. This is crazy. I’m a kid.”
Christine: “You are one of the smartest, most inventive people I know. You wouldn’t be here if I didn’t believe you could save us.”
Joe: “I can’t be responsible whether 2,000 people live or die.”
Christine: “Anyone would be overwhelmed thinking that. Think of it as saving your girlfriend.”
Joe: “Who you vowed to kill.”
Christine: “We’re way past that now. Our priority, like yours, is to get out of here alive. Can we focus on that?”
Joe: “Only if you promise me that Norrie will be safe when the dome comes down.”
Christine: “You have my word I won’t harm Norrie. Close your eyes, like you did in the alternate reality. The ideas will come. They always have.”

Junior: “They’re pretty sick.”
Christine: “They’re dying.”
Sam: “We all are. Even healthy hearts are already in panic mode, pumping harder to supply oxygen to our brains.”
Christine: “The kinship won’t survive until the dome comes down, not like this.”
Junior: “What if we eliminate competition for air?”
Christine: “Reducing the drain on our oxygen supply ensures that the young and healthy survive to propagate outside the dome. I have one final task to ask of you before my cycle ends. It might even inform whom the new queen chooses as her alpha.”
Junior: “Anything Christine.”
Sam: “Whatever the kinship needs.”
Christine: “Take the elderly to the lake. Do what needs to be done.”

Christine: “I will be gone by tomorrow. A new world is dawning that many in the kinship won’t live to see. You will face challenges when the dome is down, but you’ll have my recordings to guide you. And you’ll have your instincts, trust them. They’ll help you find your alpha and tell you how to fight against the others when they arrive. Our entire race rests on your shoulders. You are our last hope. Good luck, my queen.”

Christine: “It’s time for the final transfer, for my work to end and yours to begin. I give you my life force.”

Christine: “I know there is no way I can make up for what has happened. I can’t believe the things I did. But if you knew me, the real me…However I can help, I’ll do it.”

3.13 The Enemy Within

Christine does not appear in this episode.