“Hush little unit, don’t you cry... Daddy’s going to keep you safe inside...†SCENE 4: THE WARPED INSTRUCTIONAL Visual: A cut to a 90s-style infomercial. A cheerful, faceless host points to a chalkboard.
The Beta-Father is now sitting where the child was. Its belly is distended. Something is knocking from the inside.
“If your Beta-Father offers to show you where he came from...â€
The chains snap. The Beta- stands up. It grows to fill the screen. The eye dilates until the pupil is a black hole. FINAL SCENE: BROADCAST INTERRUPT Visual: A live action, low-res shot of a suburban living room. 3 AM. A TV is on. The Emergency Broadcast System tone blares. Our Fathers -Ep.3 Beta- -Warped Animation-
One of them twitches. Its head rotates 180 degrees.
Here is the script and visual breakdown for in the Warped Animation style. Title Card: Our Fathers Episode: 3 Subtitle: Beta- Style: Warped Animation (Analog horror meets Rubberhose. Think The Walten Files meets Felix the Cat with corrupted VHS overlays).
The Beta-Father’s eyes turn into spirals. It places a hand on the child’s head. The hand melts through the child’s silhouette like tar. “Hush little unit, don’t you cry
“Lonely. LONELY. L O N E L Y.â€
The egg-head cracks open. Inside is not a brain. Inside is a single, blinking human eye. It looks directly at the camera. It is crying.
The bedroom wallpaper peels away to reveal a pulsating muscle wall. The gurney-bed folds into a fetal position and sinks into the floor. The Beta-Father is now sitting where the child was
The Beta-Father’s smile from Scene 2. It floats in the blackness. The teeth (piano keys) press down. A deep, bass note plays.
“If your Beta-Father begins to ask about your dreams, unplug the heart box.â€
