Scene from For All Mankind season 1, episode 5. Written by David Weddle & Bradley Thompson, created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi. Originally performed by Shantal VanSanten.
You know Ed was shot down when he was deployed overseas and for a week I didn’t know if he was alive or dead and I started having this recurring Nightmare and I still have it sometimes it comes back anytime EDS in space I never told him I don’t know why I
Just don’t even know why I’m telling you but in the dream I’m running through a jungle and I’m being chased by this animal you know I I can’t see it but I can hear it you know it’s growling at me and so I’m running and I run and I run
And I run until I reach this clearing this is stupid right I what’s the point of this honestly um but I I get to this clearing and it’s this Panther you know it’s black as night with these big glowing yellow eyes and it’s feeding on Ed you know just eating his
Entrails but he’s alive you know and he’s looking at me and he looks so scared he looks so scared like this little boy and he’s calling out to me to help him but I can’t I can’t move I can’t I can’t help him I didn’t I didn’t come here to do this