It's a Good Day

"**It's a Good Day**" is the seventh episode of season 1 of *The Nevers* television series. Written by Philippa Goslett and directed by Andrew Bernstein, it premiered on February 14, 2023, on Tubi.

## Plot

London, August 3, 1896. A council of three doctors argue with Dr. Hague about his recent thesis that voices of the dead can be heard through the new London telephone network. They point out that, as scientists, they test observable phenomena, while Hague himself has never discerned a voice from the static, despite his mother having recently passed away. The council informs Hague he is no longer a member of Her Majesty Royal Medical Society.

Hague carries his telephone through the streets, passing by Molly on her way to the River Thames. On the second floor of his home, Hague picks one of the many telephones that cover the walls and pleads for someone to sing to him. After the Galanthi passes outside, Hague climbs into the window, but he returns inside when the telephones ring. Hague cries when he picks up and hears his mother.

In 1899, it's one day after Maladie's hanging. Amalia walks through the roofs to observe the soldiers that have formed that night. Meanwhile, Penance uses a metal detector to search through coffins with Su Ping and Bonfire. Désirée uses her turn to distract the groundskeeper into talking to her. They finally find the coffin with a deceased man with electrical parts.

Now on the ground, Amalia gets closer to the soldiers to listen to them. She feels the ground trembling and has visions of her past battles as a Stripe. She walks away and punches a soldier on her way. She has more visions of the war, and she punches a wall until they stop.

Underground, Beth looks up to the Galanthi while the excavation continues.

The next day, at the precinct, Mundi oversees two girls looking through the corpses of those who attended Maladie's hanging. Nancy, accompanied by her friend Bessie, recognizes her mother and begins to untie the pink rag from her arm, but Mundi prevents her from taking it because of the ongoing investigation. The earth trembles, and Bessie says the Touched won't stop their revenge until they shake London into the ground, and she accuses the police of doing nothing about it.

Mundi goes to the new superintendent's office and gives him a file with his research on the real Effie Boyle. The superintendent throws the papers in the trash and asks if he should announce that Mundi failed to imprison Maladie and instead hung a woman that wasn't even Touched. Mundi argues it's the truth, but the superintendent says no one wants to hear it. He threatens to tell everyone about the company Mundi seeks after dark if he goes public with the story. The earth trembles again.

Amalia arrives in the Orphanage and finds Penance writing down in the kitchen with a miniature gallows on the table. Amalia reports she has no idea what the soldiers are doing but they have tripled their numbers. She says it wasn't Penance's fault Maladie didn't want to be saved; but Penance is thinking about Maladie's soul wandering for eternity, the people that died at the event, and that she should've noticed the electric lines that killed them. Amalia tells Penance to stop obsessing over it. Penance asks if this is how she dealt with death when she was a soldier, and Amalia says she had a job to do.

Penance convinces Amalia to tell the others in the Orphanage about her mission. Amalia says the earthquakes mean they don't have much time, and she needs to be there for whatever the Galanthi may need. Penance argues they owe them the truth, and Amalia says it's better to keep it between the two of them. They leave to see the body of the creature Penance unearthed, but Amalia finds the residents of the Orphanage awaiting her on the stairs.

Penance says: "Amalia is the spirit of a soldier from the future in the body of a dead baker, and she has come here to tell you all about an alien under London who gave you all your magic powers." Amalia answers their questions honestly, and Nimble names the human robots "shock troopers." While Amalia tells them about Galanthi's mission, Dr. Cousens arrives and says the world is already on fire. They all talk over each other about their fears, and the earth trembles. Amalia has another vision of her past battles and leaves to punch the wall of her office.

Horatio moves Amalia away from the wall and asks what happened. She explains her PitSid is making her have flashbacks. Horatio notes she had stopped having them after she came here. Amalia says they're different, but she'll sort herself out. Horatio attempts to calm her down, and she kisses him. Amalia says she knows what she needs, but Horatio corrects her saying it's what she wants. Amalia begins to undress Horatio and says she wants the same thing as him. Horatio holds her hands and says she has no idea what he wants. Penance enters the room, and Amalia asks to start their investigation.

In the Ferryman's Club, Hugo complains to his employees about the water leaking into the club. Augie arrives and confirms with Hugo that his name is not mentioned in any document. Hugo notices Augie's bleeding ear and is impressed that his friend has been in a fight. Augie says he wants to tell him a secret, and Hugo guesses he wants advice concerning someone he met. Hugo says he should impose and be his charming self. Augie begins to talk about his real self, but the earth trembles, interrupting him. Augie gets distracted but notices Hugo complaining about an upcoming ball; Augie tries to forbid it, but Hugo argues London needs a party after yesterday's events.

Massen returns home from hunting. A housemaid, gathering a tray from the floor, fails to reach something through under the door. She opens it and looks around the child's bedroom with various medical equipment. Massen arrives declaring Mrs. Beechum should have told her the door must remain closed. The housemaid begins to apologize then leaves with her tray. Massen lingers in the room, sitting in the bedroom. Beechum apologizes for the new maid, and they talk about a horse reacting to the tremors. Beechum says, if she were superstitious, she would think it as a sign. Massen dries his tears and says, if there's a God, He has no interest in declaring His intentions.

Mundi accompanies Detective Birch on patrol. They find a fire, and Mundi follows a woman running away; she's dressed like Maladie and meets a group of other three people imitating her, dancing and laughing with ropes around their necks. Mundi reads a message on the wall: "I will make the Heavens tremble and the Earth will be shaken out of its place."

In the Orphanage, Bonfire asks what Nimble has been writing in their notebook. They answers with the title: "Nimble Jack's Tales of the Touched," and explains that the only role model Touched kids get on the street is Maladie. Nimble suggests Bonfire to become one, and they begins by asking her why she worked for Maladie. Bonfire says it was money, but she was also her kind of leader. Nimble asks if she's there looking for a leader, and Bonfire says she's just passing through.

In the workshop, Amalia and Penance observe as Horatio investigates the corpse of the shock trooper. Amalia says the complex design means that it took time to create it, and the artist must have left some kind of signature. She explains it could be one step closer to whoever has the Galanthi under armed guard. Penance adds they could also find justice to what was done to the man turned shock trooper. Penance admires the electrical work, and Horatio says this isn't science: it's evil. On the corpse's brain, Horatio finds a clockgear with Chinese ideograms.

Su Ping translates the gear as belonging to the clockmaker Madame Tam. Amalia and Penance leave with Su Ping to the shop, and Myrtle tries to go out with them. Amalia takes her back inside, and there's another tremor. She has a flashback again and stops it by injuring one hand with her fingers. Augie arrives and tells Penance he wants to apologize for his behavior, but he takes it back and says he's his own man and will follow his own path. Penance goes after Amalia, and Su Ping tells Augie: "Embarrassing."

In the Orphanage patio, Harriet comments with the others that, with all the focus on the Galanthi, no one else is out there anymore doing the work Amalia and Lucy used to. Myrtle goes to Amalia's bedroom, dresses with her clothes, and goes outside with her electric umbrella. A cloaked figure follows her.

Hugo meets with Mundi on the docks. Mundi asks him about what Effie Boyle whispered in Hugo's ear in the station. Hugo answers that Mundi wasted away on his job, going further off the man he was supposed to be the longer he stayed in the police force. Mundi knows it's just Hugo's opinion and says what he thinks of him: he has it all as a noble, but, underneath, he despises it. Hugo finally answers that Effie told him to keep an eye on Mundi whether he likes it or not. Hugo leaves saying everybody needs a friend.

In the Bidlow Estate, a group of maids bathe then dress Lavinia. She meets with Hague and tells him guests normally wait for an invitation to visit. He talks to her about Amalia invading the excavation, killing guards, and communicating with the Galanthi, which he thinks it’s the cause for the tremors. He suspects Amalia was more than a baker and tells Lavinia her two projects are incompatible. Lavinia says rehabilitation always goes hand-in-hand with a cure. They intend to kill the Galanthi despite not being sure what the consequences will be.

In Chinatown, Augie accompanies Penance and apologizes again. He's fearful to wear a blue ribbon signaling he's Touched, but he asks Penance to pin it on his lapel. He gets disoriented with the overflying crows, and a Purist talks to a crowd against the Touched. Bessie notices Augie wearing the ribbon and throws a bottle, missing him as Penance takes him inside the shop.

Su Ping and Amalia talk to the clockmaker, who identifies a number on it. Tam says someone is giving the Purist the names of the Touched, and a tremor makes Amalia have another flashback. She wanders away from the shop, and Penance tries to go after her with the address Tam gave them.

Myrtle sees Bessie and Nancy beating a Touched girl on the street. Myrtle calls their attention, and they notice she's Touched. Myrtle threatens them with the electric umbrella and rescues the fallen girl. A group gathers around them, and the cloaked figure fights the Purists. Myrtle runs away with the Touched girl and shocks Bessie when she tries to follow them. Nancy takes the knife from Bessie's hand and corners Myrtle. They fight and Myrtle stabs Nancy. The cloaked figure reveals herself to Myrtle, who cries as Lucy tries to wake the dead girl.

Amalia continues to wander and have war flashbacks, stopping by the border of the River Thames. She gasps awake and turns around.

Lucy tells Myrtle to run away. Alone with Nancy, Lucy takes off her gloves and carries the dead girl outside, using her turn against her in front of others.

Amalia recognizes a door that has been mixed with her flashbacks. She breaks in and hears someone arriving; Amalia kicks Penance when she enters activating a shiner. They recover from their pain and climb the stairs of Hague's residence. A phone rings and Amalia goes alone to the second floor. Penance investigates the clocks and finds pictures of deceased men inside each one. Amalia finds a pamphlet about Dr. Hague's thesis.

The phone rings again and Amalia picks up. A woman recognizes her accent and asks if the Stripe ever stopped thinking this was a sim. The voice asks if Amalia thought she was the only one who hitched a ride, and the call ends.

A robot dog stalks Penance, who calls for Amalia. The creature jumps to attack, and they fight while Amalia has war flashbacks. Penance takes a live wire, that sets the carpet on fire, and uses it to electrocute the robot dog, who falls down the stairs with Amalia. The robot dog leaves limping, and Amalia is unconscious. Amalia awakes and pleads Penance to stop praying.

Amalia and Penance leave the house while passersby look at the smoke and fire on the second floor. There's another tremor and Amalia sits down crying, saying she's losing her mind. She considers that magic might disappear when the Galanthi comes out. Penance tells Zephyr they have a mission to save the world and she won't hear one more word from the soldier about disappearing, breaking up, or giving up. Amalia nods. Penance helps her stand up and hugs Amalia.

Mundi unpins the papers on Maladie from the police board and places them in a file. He sees the police officers arriving with Lucy in the precinct. They take her to a cell and put a bar securing her hands by her sides.

Bessie looks at the bloodstain left at Nancy's death place. She tells the other Purists: "We can't let it stand."

Hague arrives at the burned second floor of his home. The phone rings; he picks it up and hears singing. When he turns around, he sees Maladie sitting on the window.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Laura Donnelly as Amalia True
* Ann Skelly as Penance Adair
* Olivia Williams as Lavinia Bidlow
* James Norton as Hugo Swann
* Tom Riley as Augustus Bidlow
* Pip Torrens as Gilbert Massen
* Denis O'Hare as Edmund Hague
* Rochelle Neil as Annie Carbey
* Amy Manson as Maladie
* Zackary Momoh as Horatio Cousens
* Elizabeth Berrington as Lucy Best
* Vinnie Heaven as Nimble Jack
* Ella Smith as Désirée Blodgett
* Viola Prettejohn as Myrtle Haplisch
* Anna Devlin as Primrose Chattoway
* Kiran Sonia Sawar as Harriet Kaur
* Ben Chaplin as Frank Mundi

### Supporting cast

* Claudia Black as Stripe
* Ruth Sheen as Mrs. Beechum
* Frances Tomelty as Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague
* Pui Fan Lee as Su Ping Lim
* Matt Emery as Detective Birch
* Pik-Sen Lim as Madame Tam
* Emma Tracey as Bessie
* Anna Mawn as Nancy
* Robert Morgan as Esteemed Doctor
* Sam Bond as Second Doctor
* Jon Monie as Third Doctor
* Brett Curtis as George
* Paul Thornley as New Superintendent
* Domenique Fragale as Beth Cassini
* George Russo as Simon
* Grace Binford Sheene as Fox Ears
* Freddie Annobil-Dodoo as Jasper
* Robert Goodman as Nightwatcher
* Anna Fenton-Garvey as New Maid
* Callum Sheridan-Lee as Soldier
* Jack Harrison as Soldier
* Victoria Howell as Nancy's Mother

## Cultural references

* To prove she's from the future, Amalia says the queen is going to die soon; Queen Victoria would die two years later in January 1901.