The Bayou Battle

The image posted to the Infinity Crab Saga Instagram account to announce the title of "The Bayou Battle"

### Editor

Graham Cole

**"The Bayou Battle"** is an episode of the Infinity Crab Saga that was released on May 7, 2020 as part of a virtual No Shame due to the coronavirus pandemic. Because the cast was unable to meet, the actors created voiceover recordings, which were complied and played over animated illustrations by Graham Cole. "The Bayou Battle" is the third episode in season one, and follows Good Guy Graham after he is captured by the Bayou King.

## Episode Summary

### Act One

Act one opens on the Scale sending his balance message from the end of "Villains". As the monologue continues, our view moves to a nearby bayou, where a restrained Good Guy Graham intercepts the balance message.

    The area around Good Guy Graham is revealed, showing the Bayou Court, consisting of the Bayou King, the Bayou Prince, the Bayou Duke, and three Bayou Boys, celebrating their capture of Good Guy Graham. The Bayou King explains that their only job is to keep Good Guy Graham in captivity until Mr. Grey comes to collect him. In an effort to, "have some fun while [they] wait," the Bayou King reveals a voodoo doll of Good Guy Graham and uses it to torture Good Guy Graham. The rest of the Bayou Court appears to enjoy the torture, except for the Bayou Prince, who becomes increasingly uncomfortable, before shouting for the Bayou King to stop. After a series of questions, an angry Bayou King pushes the Bayou Prince into a boiling pot of gumbo, and the bayou prince disappears under the surface, screaming. After the Bayou King confirms that no other members of his court have any objections, the celebration continues.

### Act Two

It is night in the bayou, and the remaining Bayou Court snore loudly while Good Guy Graham is still restrained and awake. Flip enters and unties Good Guy Graham's restraints, while urging him to work together with Bad Boy Will. Good Guy Graham agrees, and, in parting, Flip gives him a voodoo doll of the Bayou King, insisting that Good Guy Graham, "might need," it.

The Bayou Court wakes and, after a brief celebration, finds that Good Guy Graham has escaped. The Bayou King orders the Bayou Duke and the Bayou Boys to find Good Guy Graham.

### Act Three

Good Guy Graham is on the outskirts of the bayou when the Bayou Duke finds him. The Bayou Duke aims a Bayou Blowgun at Good Guy Graham and fires several Bayou Blow Darts at him. As the darts approach Good Guy Graham, he hears the voice of the Scale and uses the balance to slow time and dodge the darts, before catching one out of the air and throwing it back at the Bayou Duke, immediately tranquilizing the Bayou Duke, who collapses to the ground.

The Bayou King and three Bayou Boys enter, and the Bayou King orders the Bayou Boys to, "get," Good Guy Graham. Each of the Bayou Boys starts to play a different instrument, overwhelming Good Guy Graham with sound. Good Guy Graham uses the balance to ignore the sound, then uses a series of balance pushes to repel the Bayou Boys and reveals his Bayou King voodoo doll. The Bayou King reveals his voodoo doll of Good Guy Graham, and stabs it with a pin to torture Good Guy Graham. In pain, Good Guy Graham staggers toward a nearby pot of boiling gumbo and drops the voodoo doll into it. Immediately, the Bayou King is dragged toward the pot and forced in, disappearing under the surface, screaming.

Franz enters and thanks Good Guy Graham for defeating the Bayou Court, before shackling Good Guy Graham and leading him offstage. Good Guy Graham is too exhausted from the battle to fight the kidnapping.

In the Doc's lab, Bad Boy Will is attached to a machine that delivers electric shocks, while a nearby Laboratory Assistant takes notes. The Doc enters, and the Laboratory Assistant tells him that Bad Boy Will's magic is, "too strong."

## Script

A full copy of this episode's script can be found at The Bayou Battle/Script.

## Video

This episode can be found at The Bayou Battle/Video.

## Cast

* Graham Cole as Good Guy Graham
* Duncan Fitzsimmons as The Bayou King
* Kara Murri as Flip
* Rachel Kulp as The Bayou Prince
* Sheridan Dalier as The Bayou Duke
* Analisse Kirby, Erica Bass, and Georgia Titus as The Bayou Boys
* Benji Harris as Franz
* Maximilien Engel as The Scale
* Will Chapman as Bad Boy Will
* Michael Aten as The Doc
* Rebecca Blacksten as Laboratory Assistant