A Dance with Darkness

The image posted to the Infinity Crab Saga Instagram account to announce the title of "A Dance with Darkness"

### Editor

Graham Cole

**"A Dance with Darkness"** is an episode of the Infinity Crab Saga that was released on January 29, 2021 as part of a virtual No Shame due to the coronavirus pandemic. This was the first live-action episode to be released after COVID lockdown, with some scenes being filmed separately and others filmed together while wearing masks. "A Dance with Darkness" is the second episode of the season 2. The episode picks up after the events of "The Baroness" and follows what happens to Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will after the climatic battle of season 1.

## Episode Summary

### Act 1

Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will regain consciousness after their battle against the Baroness. Encouraged by Flip's final words, and the loss of all of their known allies, the pair reluctantly agree to work together moving forward, and they leave together. Also at The Baroness's Botox and Barbecue is Steve, who studies the state of the battlefield, before reporting back to his employers, the Council.

At a meeting of the Council, Potentia, Arguta, and Quies are arguing about leadership, when Steve arrives to explain what happened in the battle against the Baroness. Each development (the death of the Baroness, the death of the Scale, and the release of Gray) cause increasing concern in the members of the Council. Eventually, they decide that the only path forward is to have Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will retrieve the Infinity Crab and bring it back to them. The Council sends Steve to convince the Chosen Heroes to follow through with their plan.

### Act 2

Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will are trying to learn more about the forces at play when Steve arrives. Although the duo is initially reluctant to trust Steve, they are eventually convinced after Steve tells them that he is connected to the Council, and that the Infinity Crab could contain Gray.

Gray approaches The Boogie Man after one of their shows. The Boogie Man does not recognize Gray until he reveals that he gave the Boogie Man their musical powers before he was in his current body. Gray leverages The Boogie Man's debt to him by forcing them to find Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will, while keeping Gray's presence covert.

### Act 3

Steve leads Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will to a temple of the Balance, where legends say the Infinity Crab rests. The pair easily open the temple, something which only Chosen Heroes are able to do, and begin to enter, when The Boogie Man arrives. The Boogie Man uses some of Gray's borrowed Balance power to force Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will to perform a dance while the Boogie Man sings a song. After a while, Steve punches the Boogie Man, defeating them. Good Guy Graham and Bad Boy Will, now free from their trances, enter the balance and retrieve the Infinity Crab, contained in a carrying case. Steve promises to bring the pair back to the Council's headquarters for further instruction, and they follow him.

Gray arrives on the scene. After noticing that they have taken the Infinity Crab, he pledges to find them.

## Script

A full copy of this episode's script can be found a A Dance with Darkness/Script.

## Video

This episode can be found a A Dance with Darkness/Video.

## Cast

* Will Chapman as Bad Boy Will
* Graham Cole as Good Guy Graham
* Chris Tillotson as Steve
* The Boogie Man
* Chloe Lahr as Arguta
* Lyssa Bass as Potentia
* Avery Versaw as Quies
* Benjamin Cudmore as Gray
* Graham Cole and Will Chapman as The Boogie Fans
* Kara Murri as Flip