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Is it always this quiet out here? What did you do, get rid of all the critters in the woods?
It's the quiet ones you need to worry about.- ― Jake Fischer and Sam Smith
Time Flies is the second episode of the Alan Wake prequel live action series, Bright Falls. This episode was released on the Bright Falls website on April 27, 2010.
Synopsys[]
After a sleepless night, Jake returns to the Oh Deer Diner for an awkward meeting with Ellen, his former flame. At Dr. Hartman's lodge, things go south when during his interview, Jake blacks out and has a disturbing vision.[1]
Plot[]
Sam and Jake at the Mountain Air Motel
At night, Jake Fischer drives to the Mountain Air Motel on his car, which was recently damaged in a collision with a deer. Arriving at the motel, he parks his car in front of the lodging. After he exits the vehicle, he notices someone smoking in a dark corner. The man, Sam Smith, reveals himself and asks the reporter if he is Jake, which the latter confirms. The two men walk inside the motel, where Sam's son, Daniel, is sitting at the front desk. Upon entering, Jake notices a collection of hunting rifles on one of the walls. Sam tells Jake where the bathroom is and that, since the card machine is broken, he will have to pay in cash. After noticing that the reporter is staring at his gun collection, he also tells him to pay up on time, which Jake assures him he will do. As Sam leads Jake to his room, the reporter remarks on the unusually quiet surroundings and jokingly asks him if it is because he got rid of all the wood critters, to which the motel owner ominously tells him that "it's quiet ones [he needs] to worry about". He then unlocks the door and gives the key to Jake. Inside, Jake takes a quick look at the room before lying down on his bed. As he listens the ceiling fan rotate, his eyes close. However, he then hears a strange noise coming from outside his room and gets up. Opening the room curtains, he finds that it is already daylight.
Ellen Adams.
Jake drives through town while listening to local radio host Pat Maine discussing the upcoming Deerfest. At the Oh Deer Diner, Rose Marigold is watching an interview of Alan Wake on her laptop when she sees Jake enter and walks over to greet him. Jake comments his surprise to see her still at the diner, jokingly asking if she ever sleeps, before the two notice a woman, Ellen Adams, waving at him, to which Rose remarks about now realizing why she was wearing makeup. While Ellen stands up happily to greet him, Jake merely greets her with a handshake and tells her that it is great to see her again. Trying to hide her disappointment, Ellen agrees and the two sit down. Jake asks her how things are, to which she replies with "the same". Ellen, in turn, asks him how is Libby, to which Jake initially replies with "good" before also stating "the same". Ellen tries to inquiry more before deciding to change topic, pointing out that Jake is on Bright Falls for business, which Jake ironically refers to as "the standard below the fold puffery". Ellen tells him that he should expect much as it is Bright Falls. As he looks around at the other customers in the diner, Jake comments that he never understood why she she decided to move to the town, to which Ellen replies that she does not expect him to, leaving him puzzled. The two then hear Ellen's phone vibrate and she tells Jake that she must leave due to "deadlines". Before leaving, Ellen asks him if he knows where to find her if he needs anything, to which Jake replies that he does. She then tells him that is good to see him again and gives him a handshake.
Jake meets Emil Hartman.
At the Cauldron Lake Lodge, Jake tells the receptionist that he is there for his interview with Dr. Hartman and is let in. At the doctor's office, Jake prepares his camera for the interview when Dr. Hartman enters the room and greets him. The doctor then notices the camera and asks Jake about it, to which he explains that he uses it to record his interviews. However, Dr. Hartman insist that he write instead. As the interview begins, Jake asks the doctor to tell him what inspired his book, "The Creator's Dilemma". He explains that, for years, he had dealt with patients that seemed "trapped in a reality of their own devising" and asks Jake if he can imagine what that is like. When the reporters dissents, Dr. Hartman states that neither could he. As he continues, Jake's attention is soon drawn to a photograph of a road in the woods hanging on the wall above the doctor. Dr. Hartman notices this and stops his recounting. Jake then experiences a series of bizarre visions. When he comes back to his senses, he finds himself in the lobby of the lodge with Dr. Hartman talking to him. He tells the reporter that he had a good chat and gives him a handshake. As he leaves, he also tells him that he can contact him should he need anything else for his article. Now alone, Jake looks at his surroundings in confusion.
The strange writings in Jake's notes.
As he drives away from the lodge, Jake calls Hal but only gets an automated voicemail. He proceeds to leave a message attempting to explain what occurred during the interview but stops when he notices that his notepad is covered in notes he does not remember writing. Taking a closer look at it, he also finds strange scribbles and the drawing of a decapitated deer head. He then sees a man in a blue overol carrying a deer's head at one side of the road. His car then enters a dark tunnel.
Cast[]
Full credits for the miniseries can be found here.
- Christopher Forsyth as Jake Fischer
- Merette Bartles as Rose Marigold (credited as Rose Darkens)
- Tom Noonan as Hal (voice)
- Hervin Perez as Juanito
- Allison Lange as Ellen Adams
- Cooper Huckabee as Sam Smith
- Liam Moser as Daniel Smith
- Bruce Katzman as Dr. Emil Hartman
- Ilkka Villi (likeness) and Matthew Porretta (voice) as Alan Wake
- Kathleen Lundquist as Shel Dyck
Transcript[]
Main Article: Episode 2: Time Flies/Transcript
Episode Video[]
Notes[]
- Jake's vision (some of them foreshadow future events):
- Rose Marigold standing up with a wide smile.
- The collision of the deer with Jake's car; this was seen in the first episode.
- A pair of human hands digging violently in a reddish soil; Jake has his hands covered in reddish mud in the following episode.
- A dead rabbit.
- A demented Shel Dyck locked behind bars; this is seen in episode four.
- A flare being light up in the dark; this is seen in episode six.
- A sugar cube turning brown as it is held on a cup of coffee.
- A barefoot man running in the forest; the following episode, Jake wakes up barefoot in the woods.
- A deer head sinking in water; most likely the one seen near the end of the episode.
- Partial transcript of the third page of Jake's notes:
- DON'T STARE; STOP STARING; STOP STARING; STOP STOP STOP STO[incomplete]
- HE KNOWS
- You cannot corrupt me; You will not abandon me EVER AGAIN; This time people will notice; EMBRACE ME OR FEAR ME
- NO MORE LIGHT NO MORE LIGHT
- NO MORE LIGHT NO MORE LIGHT; IT IS HUNGRY FOR MORE
- No vessel no apostle DO NOT RUN; DO NOT [ilegible] MY SUFFERING; THANK YOU FOR MY SUFFERING
- I will be the first the only one to make it through; to come back and for this reason I am at peace; no matter what else I do here; I HAVE ALREADY ARRANGED MY LEGACY
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