Mr. Faire: The Series (aka me being bored)

This is what happens when I can't sleep some nights. I daydream about my stories as shows. I decided to write down one as it's been on my mind awhile. If this goes well I may do another. Anyways, this is ten episodes of a Mr. Faire and the Children of the Night series. Mind you, it doesn't follow the same continuity or storyline as my stories, but as I interpret them to fit into an easily digestible series.

Episode One: Somebody to Love

Opens to Puck and Robin standing before a burnt down building. Robin discusses the ramifications of going against Pan an reaches down, pulling a strange all white creature from the ashes. Robin wraps a coat around the creature and tells him he is safe.

Theme song plays.

Marlene is walking home from work and sees a flyer advertising the Children of the Night Carnival. At home, her human father and fae mother as whispering. Her mother mentions sensing something dark and dangerous. Marlene gets dressed and goes to the carnival.

At the carnival Marlene notices many strange things. Being half fae, she sees through the ‘Glamours’ some of the performers are wearing. She then goes into a tent where there is a knife throwing demonstration. Seraphimo, the knife thrower, asks for volunteers, which Marlene instantly goes on stage for.

Robin is in his shop and he looks up to see a package has been delivered from an unseen source. He opens it to find it’s full of strange, dry, white bones that end in points. He puts the objects into a special trunk. Inside the trunk is a special cane which he takes out. He steps through a door which takes him to the carnival and he goes to an old wagon and knocks on the door.

Back at the knife throwing performance, Seraphimo tosses a knife that hits beside Marlene’s head. It’s obvious there is chemistry between the two. After the show, Marlene tracks down Seraphimo and the two walk off together. She notices more creatures with Glamours on backstage and she asks Seraphimo what he is. He offers to take her to the Cabaret to show her. They walk in during a drag show where Muna is performing Somebody to Love while dressed in a flamboyant costume that resembles the Alien Queen. After the song is over Seraphimo takes the stage to do a sword swallowing routine and begins to remove his Glamour for Marlene.

The wagon door opens and Robin smiles up and offers the man inside the cane. Camera pans up to Mr. Faire who smiles and takes the cane.

Outside the carnival a shadowy figure stands at the gate while Ballura closes the gates. Ballura sees them and tells them to come back tomorrow. When they don’t move Ballura runs back into the carnival.

Episode Two: Changes

Flashback shows Robin putting the cane her gave Mr. Faire together. Sitting next to him is a portrait of a beautiful woman that he talks to, telling her that when he finds the missing pieces, then this cane will be able to unlock the door.

Theme Song

Marlene wakes up, having slept with Seraphimo the night before. She discovers the tent is full of roses and Seraphimo walks in carrying coffee. The two kiss impassioned and Marlene tells him about a sense of foreboding she has, like something is going to happen. Seraphimo invites her to join the carnival and they make love again while ‘Changes’ plays. While the camera pans away it shows several scenes around the carnival as everyone begins the day.

Muna is cleaning his dressing room and looks up alarmed. He screams and the camera goes back to the dressing rooms of Fye and Bronn who both react to the scream. They rush back to find Muna crying over his broken heel. Bronn goes to comfort him while he reveals his diva personality. Fye then mentions that Mr. Faire left the carnival last night.

Mr. Faire is sitting at the counter of a local diner with a coffee cup and the entire pot sitting next to him. Robin comes out of the bathroom, complaining about the smell and notices how distant Mr. Faire looks. When questioned, Mr. Faire reveals he’s lonely despite building the carnival around him as a family. Robin smiles.

Marlene goes home to tell her parents about the carnival and her mother warns there is chaos laying in her future if she goes with the carnival. When Marlene says she’s still going, her mother congratulates her.

Ballura runs into the diner and grabs Mr. Faire. She whispers to him and he stands in alarm and hugs her, apologizing. Her bids farewell to Robin, and when he leaves with Ballura he looks at her and whispers. “Where did you see him?”

Episode Three: Papa Loves Mambo

Flashback shows Mr. Faire, wearing an old WWI uniform stepping off a train and looking around. He sees a small traveling carnival wagon where a man in a red coat is playing the accordion. When Mr. Faire asks the man his name the man replies: Mr. Faire.

Theme song

Seraphimo introduces Marlene to Mr. Faire who is extremely excited to welcome her into the carnival. Marlene knows he is wearing a Glamour, but she can barely see through it, seeing only flashes of white skin and extra arms. Marlene is distracted when Muna comes racing up and pulls Mr. Faire to the Cabaret. Muna and Mr. Faire have a serious conversation where Muna notices the new cane and it makes him go quiet.

Ballura is opening up the gate and she looks out to where she saw the shadowy figure and she still looks visibly bothered. She continues to set up the gate and is startled when someone comes up. It’s revealed to be Puck who asks to be let in to see Mr. Faire.

Marlene meets with Muna so she can start being outfitted with costumes and practing her act with Seraphimo. Muna tells her about the history of the Carnival and why Mr. Faire has been putting it together. Mr. Faire is lonesome and suffers from amnesia, and the carnival is a source of comfort for him and his attempts to build the loving family he never had, giving refuge to the unwanted and forgotten in the world, giving them purpose by having them perform and makes the different ‘worlds’ happy.

Puck is shown talking with Mr. Faire and Haytham and asks them if they can keep watch over something very special. When asked what it is, Puck reveals a woman in suspended sleep. He says she’s in even more danger, and he needs the carnival to hide her and to move immediately.

Episode Four: Take On Me

Flashback shows Robin and Puck as young boys, both are crying and obviously hurt. Robin tries to make Puck drink some water but Puck is shaking horribly and clutching his head. Robin looks up to see a big white monster approaching them, but Puck won’t move. Robin tries to fight off the monster, but the monster brings out the boys two mothers and disappears back into the shadows.

Theme song

Marlene is shocked when she is told the carnival is moving and even more so when she witnesses how it is done. Muna, Fye, and Bron are strange celestial creatures who transport the carnival in its entirety through a mystic channel called the Underneath. Marlene regrets not saying a proper goodbye to her parents, but she is able to still contact them and tell them about the move, but she is stopped by Muna before she tells them where.

Haytham is looking over the sleeping woman Puck brought. He looks concerned but he tells her that he promises that she is in the best hands possible. He closes the curtain around her when someone comes into the medical tent.

Mr. Faire is drinking coffee in the mess tent, watching people come and go. All the while he looks lost in thought and is drifting off when he hears screaming and pain in the back of his mind which causes him to start crying. Marlene places her hand upon his back and sits down to talk to him where he asks her about her decision to join the carnival.

Marlene tells about her strange childhood where she felt she was raised between worlds. Her mother was a dark fae and her father was an unusually chipper man. She describes her childhood as a strange outcast in school who found comfort in various things which included fashion and music. She then says that Seraphimo felt like a natural link to a world she felt was missing from her life. Mr. Faire asks if she thinks this is true love and Marlene smiles. Mr. Faire then asks for a dance so the two can become friends.

Episode Five: Birdhouse in Your Soul

Young Mr. Faire is shown walking around with old Mr. Faire who tells him the ins and outs of the carnival. Young Mr. Faire asks where all these people came from and old Mr. Faire tells him it doesn’t matter where they came from, but where they are going. He then calls him by his first name, Authaire.

Theme song

Robin is working in his shop when he comes across the chest with the bones in them, he looks distressed for a moment when the door opens. He walks out to greet the customer and sees its Haytham who is looking for a particular item. While Robin is looking for it, Haytham sees an old ring in the case and has a flashback to his wife Gracie who he met in the old west, Authair is his friend and introduces the two. Haytham then buys the ring and the item he asked Robin for. The item turns out to be something for the sleeping woman which he slips under her bed. As he walks away dark spirits begin to flow from the woman and to the talisman.

Seraphimo and Marlene are practicing their future act. Seraphimo is telling her about knives, how to throw, and hold her body. Marlene shows an ability for throwing, and even seems to have a psychic ability to guide the knives. Impressed Seraphimo decides to test it out, but Marlene gets scared. When she attempts to do what he asks, she cuts his cheek.

Muna still seems bothered about Mr. Faire leaving the carnival with Robin. He goes to talk with Ballura who mentions the shadowy figure she saw outside the gate offhand. When Muna asks for more info, he sees how frightened Ballura gets and begins to investigate.

Marlene takes Seraphimo to Haytham’s tent but Haytham isn’t around so she tries to find bandages to patch up Seraphimo’s cheek.she stumbled upon the sleeping woman and at first shocked, Marlene hears the woman trying to reach out to her.

Episode Six: Hungry Like the Wolf

Puck and Robin are both dressed in tuxes and are arguing about something. Robin tries to fix Puck’s tie and tells him the wedding will be safe as Muna and Fye are guarding it. Puck isn’t placated and decides to go see his bride. When he goes to her room she’s screaming and breaking her mirror. Puck runs to console her and in the shattered remnants of the mirror the shadowy figure is seen.

Theme song

Mr. Faire is talking to Seraphimo and asking about the cut on his cheek. Seraphimo brags about Marlene and who well she is fitting into the carnival. Mr. Faire states his longing for having a partner too, but is extremely happy for Seraphimo’s fortune. Seraphimo asks him what he would want in a woman and as Mr. Faire smiles and pictures his dream woman, the eyes on the face of his cane begins to glow, unbeknownst to him.

Outside the carnival at a diner a man walks inside and goes to a waitress. She looks at him then goes into a trance. She allows him behind the counter where he does something with the coffee pot, he then takes the waitress to the bathroom where they have sex.

Haytham finds Marlene with the sleeping woman and when he tries to make her leave she explains that she’s able to talk to her. After a few questions, Haytham learns the woman has been locked by a curse created by the god Pan. When Marlene tries to ask who Pan is, Haytham tells her not to speak his name again or he’ll be able to find them. He then asks Marlene to keep the woman a secret, but to try and talk to her everyday to keep her present.

The waitress from the diner is leaving her job, looking agitated and worried. She begins to feel strange and throws up next to her car. She then see’s a poster for the carnival, and while she’s freaked out from the events of the day, she decides to go and visit the carnival to relieve some stress. At the carnival she buys a ticket from Ballura who gives her a special pass to the cabaret where Marlene and Seraphimo are having their first show together.

Marlene is preparing for the show, nervous but excited to perform. The sleeping woman gives her a pep talk and tells her how lucky she is to be performing with Seraphimo. Seraphimo comes in, wearing his costume and makeup, and gives Marlene a special knife set that he had custom made for the big night. They start to kiss but Muna stops them in fear of them ruining their makeup. He goes out to introduce them. As the show starts though, the waitress throws up again and appears visibly pregnant.

Episode Seven: Misery Business

Robin and Mr. Faire are tending to a very distraught Puck. Mr. Faire is comforting him while Robin is cleaning up the mess of his lab. Robin curses their father and leaves immediately in a huff. The sleeping woman is seen in a hospital bed will her life support off. Mr. Faire goes to say his final farewells to the woman when he realizes she’s still alive. Puck rises from his chair and takes on his Satyr form.

Theme Song

Haytham is looking over the pregnant waitress, whose name is June. Haytham confirms to Muna and Mr. Faire she’s pregnant with the child of Pan. Both begin to take drastic measures to protect June. They place her in the care of the Fae acrobats, where June begins to bond with Avo. Despite being told not to tell anyone where she was, Avo lets June use his phone to contact her best friend and roommate Ruby.

Mr. Faire contacts Puck who has been hunting down his father, Pan, since his wife was placed under a curse by him. Puck is vengeful and angry, but hasn’t told his brother, Robin, about his quest for vengeance.

Marlene and Seraphimo are practicing in the cabaret, having not been able to finish their performance the night before. Marlene nearly misses her target when the sleeping woman reaches out to her, begging her to go and find Robin. She tells Seraphimo about the woman and the things she’s told her, so Seraphimo takes her to Robin’s antique store.

Mr. Faire goes into town, going to the diner where he orders a cup of coffee. He begins asking questions about June, which isn;t received well by the other waitresses. One asks if he’s friends with the creep who seduced June, to which causes more questions from Mr. Faire. He takes a drink of coffee and his glamour starts to dissolve, causing him to create chaos as he runs back to the carnival.

Robin tells Marlene and Seraphimo about his father Pan and how he’s been creating havoc and grief for all his children. He also talks about how Mr. Faire had once been held captive by Pan for protecting him and Puck. He tells about his wife, Eira, and how Pan took her away from him, as well as killing Puck’s wife. Marlene then tells him she is alive and in a comatose state at the carnival and she’s asking for Robin to come. Robin hurriedly leaves the shop, but in his haste her forgets to lock the door. The shadowy man enters and is revealed to be Pan. He begins to destroy Robin’s shop.

Episode Eight: I Started a Joke

Pan has Mr. Faire tied to the ground and is walking around the room silently. He pours a drink and sips is quietly as the sun begins to rise. The sunlight comes through stained glass windows that are covered in diamond shaped iron pieces. Similar glass had been seen in Robin’s shop previously. The sunlight from the glass strikes Mr. Faire and he begins to scream in agony. Diamond shapes are burned into his skin. Pan kneels down beside him. “That’s what you get for helping those boys. How does it feel?”

Theme Song

Mr. Faire barely makes it back to the carnival before his glamour completely fails, revealing his demonic appearance. Muna and Haytham try to tend to him and assuage the chaos that’s beginning to run through the carnival. At that same time, Robin arrives with Seraphimo and Marlene. His progress to the medical tent is stopped when he hears Mr. Faire in a panic and rushes off to check on him.

June and Avo hear the ruckus, but Avo tells her to stay put just in case. Avo and June begin to kiss but June cries out in pain and holds her stomach. Avo rushes her off to the medical tent to find Haytham.

Marlene and Seraphimo discuss what Robin has told them and decide to start being vigilant about Pan. Marlene prepares her new knives in the chance they will have to fight Pan, and finds a magic spell that will cause Pan great pain when stabbed by the blades.

Haytham tends to June, who appears to already be going into labor. Meanwhile, Robin finds he can’t puts Mr. Faire’s glamour back on, so for the time being, Mr. Faire has to remain hidden. He leaves, trying to figure out what happened as he goes to see the sleeping woman in the medical tent. There, he comes across Haytham trying to help June. Avo then explains to Robin what’s happening. Realizing what’s going on, Robin rushes out towards the entrance where Pan has tossed the gate aside and has Ballura cornered. He looks up, grinning, and says “daddy’s home.”

Episode Nine: Golden Years

Puck and Robin are going over a list of their siblings from all over the world. They discuss their plans to kill their father and save Mr. Faire from his clutches. They begin gathering supplies and set out to go to Pan’s keep. They are obviously shaken but they say that for Mr. Faire it will all be worth it.

Theme Song

Pan walks into the carnival towards Robin who is frozen still. Right as Pan tries to reach for Robin, Marlene jumps out and stabs Pan in the back. Pan shifts, changing into his Satyr form and hits Marlene, sending her flying. Ballura manages to get away and run while Seraphimo attempts to hold Pan back and hit him for hurting Marlene.

June is giving birth and is in obvious agony. Haytham is trying to remain calm but he’s losing hope during the situation. The sleeping woman suddenly awakens and takes charge during the situation, shocking both Avo and haytham.

Mr. Faire realizes Pan is in the carnival and leaves his hiding place. Ballura rushes up to him to try and get him to hide again, but Mr. Gaire insists she goes and protects the others. Flashbacks show when he first met Robin and Puck. He was scared and hiding after falling from heaven, not having moved since. Robin and Puck take him in and make him their friend. But when Pan finds him, he takes Mr. Faire in, promising to help him get back into heaven. But Pan starts using him as his attack dog, making him harm others, including his own wives and children. But Mr. Faire has been brainwashed into thinking that Pan loves him. Robin and Puck later get into trouble trying to save their mothers, and Pan urges Mr. Faire to kill them. Mr. Faire refuses and is beaten. Later, he goes and finds Puck and Robin and sets them free, helping them to escape their father. Pan then punishes Mr. Faire by tying him down and burning him each day with the stained glass. This goes on for centuries until Robin and Puck destroy Pan’s keep and rescue Mr. Faire. In the process, his memories are wiped. Robin then takes Mr. Faire’s horns, which Puck had broken, and places them in a chest for the day when Mr. Faire’s memories and full power can be revived. But only a very specific person can heal him. At which time, Robin starts searching for them.

June’s baby is born healthy, but June is left extremely weak and is beginning to die. Avo shares his lifeforce with June, bonding the two together, but saving June’s life. The sleeping woman, who is Puck’s wife, steps out of the medical tent and takes in a deep breath before realizing Pan is there. Pan continues his rampage into the carnival, but stops when he comes across demon Mr. Faire. Pan is severely hurt from Marlene’s blade, but isn’t worried as everyone in the carnival are ‘weak nurtured puppies’. Marlene shows up again, tossing her blades one by one into Pan before collapsing due to her wounds.

Episode Ten: I Was Born to Love You

A little girl sits in bed terrified as she hears her parents screaming and fighting. Eventually, her father leaves and the little girl looks outside, seeing him piss drunk and belligerent. She starts to call 911 when a strange creature comes out of the shadows and eats her father. She hangs up the phone and her mother rushes into the room, telling the little girl ‘Ruby’ to pack her bags as they’re leaving to live with her grandparents.

Theme Song

Grown Ruby is shown going to the carnival to look for June. Flashbacks show her as a little girl again. She and her mother are living happily without her father, but Ruby begins to hear voices calling out to her and telling her to find the carnival. Ruby, terrified already of the empath powers she’s discovering, tries to block out the voices by listening to loud music. Ruby is then shown grown, living with June, and both are discussing the carnival coming to town. Ruby begins to hear the voices again and goes into a panic, hiding out and refusing to talk to June about it anymore. Later that same day, she senses June is in trouble and tries to get in contact with her, but nothing works. Later she gets a call from June telling her she’s at the carnival and is hiding. The voices continue to beckon Ruby to go, but she tries to block them out. It’s until she hears someone begging for help that she decides to go.

Ruby walks into the carnival and comes upon Pan who is filled with Marlene’s knives. He attempts to attack her but suddenly stops. He stares at her, angry but confused and he runs away from her. Ruby runs, following the sound of June’s voice until she comes into the medical tent to find June holding her baby.

Seraphimo rushes Marlene into the medical tent where Haytham and the sleeping woman begin to tend to her. Ruby’s empath powers begin to overwhelm her as Robin enters, and he realizes she’s the one who will heal Mr. Faire.

Mr. Faire’s glamour begins to return and he’s able to begin cleaning up the damage from Pan. He discusses moving with Muna while no humans are there. Ruby is swept up in the move, going with them.

Pan is shown with a white swan who takes the knives from his body. He strikes the swan who turns into a beautiful young woman and he goes off to heal. The white swan watches him then collects the knives and sends them off with a raven.

Puck is reunited with his wife and the two embrace passionately. Puck is in tears and so happy and starts to take his wife home. Before he does, he gives Robin a snowglobe and says he tried everything to save Eira. Robin begins to cry over the snowglobe which begins to glow.

Ruby is taken by Haytham to Mr. Faire to explain she was transported by mistake. Mr. Faire takes one look at Ruby and is instantly smitten. As they shake hands ‘I Was Born to Love You’ begins to play as the episode ends. End of season one.

Cast:

Mr. Faire: Dev Patel

Marlene: Jameela Jamil

Seraphimo: Oscar Isaac

Puck: Cary Elwes

Robin: Keanu reeves

Pan: Michael Keaton

Muna: Donald Glover

Haytham: Charlie Hunnam

Puck's Wife: Robin Wright

Fye: Danai Gurira

Bronn: Kimiko Glenn

Ballura: Kelley Marie Tran

Avo: ???

June: ???

Ruby: ??? (please make suggestions for these three)