[ The End of the World ]

[ Music Listing ]

The Pierces - Save Me
Played: The song Maria, Alex, and Liz are listening to in the car on their way to visit the psychic. The song also played when Liz and Kyle were in bed together.

Jason Behr - Tres Diaz     
Played: The song Max sings with the Mariachi Band to Liz from the street.

 Cheryl Crow - I Shall Believe
Played: While Liz and the future Max are having their  wedding dance on her roof.

[ Description ]

It's 2014, only minutes before "the fall." Max and Liz run into the room where the granolith is held. Both look much different, and are in a great hurry. Liz explains that Max must "do this" and he replies that if does, they'll never see each other again. A tremor suddenly makes the two falls to their feet, and Max sticks an unknown item into the granolith. The granolith practically swallows Max, and we next find him inside the granolith. He is suddenly teleported out of the granolith, and Liz is left to hope only for the best.
Back in the present, we find Liz, Maria, and Alex in Maria's car. The threesome is chatting about their personal lives, and when Liz questions where they are going, Maria answers "to somewhere where all their questions can be answered." It seems as though the fortune-teller does not know what she's talking about when reading Maria and Alex's palms, but is dead on with Liz and her life. The fortune-teller informs Liz that her tarot cards tell her that she will marry her true love, Max Evans.
Because she is so happy with the news the fortune-teller has presented her with, Liz goes home and finds a wedding dress veil which she playfully puts on while saying, "I, Liz Parker, take Max Evans..." Suddenly, a flash of light appears, and the futuristic Max appears on the balcony outside Liz' room.

The futuristic Max explains that he has used the granolith to transport himself to the past (or present), which Liz is living in. Liz refuses to accept the futuristic Max, and even accuses him of being a shape-shifter. But when the futuristic Max predicts the future, Liz begins to believe the futuristic Max. When she questions why he is there, the futuristic Max explains that he can only tell her what she needs to know, and must keep his existence a secret from everyone, especially the present day Max. And then we hear Max start to sing in Spanish.

At the Crashdown, Michael and Maria discuss their relationship, and the possibility that the new waitress, Courtney, is either an alien or with the government.

The scene changes to Liz and the future Max who can be found in Liz's room. Max explains why he cannot go "directly" to the present day Max to solve the problem, and also informs Liz that the next 48 hours are crucial to the survival of their planet. In those 48 hours, Liz and the present day Max is supposed to fall back in love with each other and become inseparable until the end of the world. Tess, who is Max's destined partner leaves Roswell because of this and the way in which Max treats her, and their "unit", which consists of Max, Isabel, Michael, and Tess crumbles without her. Max then reveals that the only way to ensure their survival is to help Max fall out of love with Liz forever.

Brendan drives Courtney home, and she complains about being lonely, but after tempting Michael with a kiss, he decides to follow her inside. At Valenti's house, Tess rips a poster off Kyle's bedroom wall, and he watches in disgust as she paints the letter "Z" over her bed. The two share another one of their sexual tension moments, and even begin to act on it before the doorbell interrupts them. It's Liz, who is looking to speak with Tess. Tess refuses to listen to her at first, probably because her idea is to help her get together with Liz.

At Courtney's, Brendan quizzes her on her presence in Roswell, among other things. He convinces her into taking a shower before having sex, but it is clear Michael uses this to his advantage when he checks the cabinets in her house to find skin moisturizer. There is a knock at the door, and it is Maria, who finds Michael "cheating" with Courtney. When he tries to explain to her that he was trying to investigate Courtney, Maria refuses to listen, and leaves in a huff.

The future Max and Liz watch on as Tess and Max sit at a table inside the Crashdown. Liz questions the future Max about the future, asking if they ever marry, and although he refuses to explain at first, he finally reveals that the two elope when they are 19. He then describes their celebration, just as the scene cuts back to Tess and Max. Max tries to comfort Tess, informing her those things "are not her fault", and Tess agrees, managing to leak that Liz isn't interested in him anymore. Max becomes upset with this comment, but he interrupts this thought when spotting two strangers spying behind the door. Liz hides the future Max just as Max enters to find Liz turning around. Liz apologizes for spying, as well as trying to set them up. Max interrupts her reasoning with a kiss, and Liz explains that they have to "stop doing this". Max becomes upset, and asks Liz if she'll go out with him to a concert on Friday. Liz declines, and asks Max to stop pursuing her. Max explains that he can't.

We find the future Max and Liz in another room of the restaurant. The future Max is angry because Liz allowed herself to kiss the present him, but she replies that it was his fault. Max then explains that in his past, Liz also said no to the concert that night, but that the night of the concert, Max went over her house and things were "cemented". When Liz questions the term, the future Max explains that they made love, but Liz refuses to accept that she would do something like that in that particular stage of her life. Max explains he is only telling her what happened and that they must change the events of the future to ensure their survival.
Back at the Crashdown, we find a teary-eyed Maria. Alex enters to find Maria crying, and asks her to explain what happened. She explains the situation with Michael and Alex tries to comfort her.

At Max's house, we find Liz knocking at the window as Max is working out. Liz explains their lives through a speech of "Romeo & Juliet", making the point that her life is in danger if she stays with him.

Back at the Crashdown, Maria gives her advice to Max on his relationship with Liz. Maria tells Max he is hopeless, just as the other members of the group are. At Liz's, Liz and the future Max wait to see if what Liz did worked. Just as the future Max begins to feel that it has, we see that it really hasn't. He asks Liz to help him further, but she explains she can't because it is "too hard for her". The future Max explains that she must because Michael and Isabel both die as a result of them being together in the future. Liz questions what she can do to tear their present relationship apart.

At the Crashdown we watch as Michael and Isabel joke together. Maria asks Liz what's wrong, and she explains that she cannot explain to her. Liz then shows compassion for her problem with Michael. The scene shifts, and we find Liz at Kyle's door. She explains to him that she needs his help.

At Kyle's, we watch as Liz and Kyle undress. It is obvious that they are trying to trick Max into thinking that they are going to have sex. The future Max speaks his mind, telling Liz that he doesn't think it's a good plan, especially because he would have never been jealous of Kyle. Liz tells him to let them be, and enters Kyle's bedroom, where she explains the "rules" of their procedure to him.
We find Michael at his house. He is watching TV, and Alex barges in. Alex explains that he has really hurt Maria, and just as he does, Courtney shows up. Alex tries to punch Michael for this, but instead, hurts himself. Courtney begins to kiss him, and as they make out Michael realizes that she is a skin. When he confronts her, Courtney runs out, and Michael is unable to catch her.
Back at Liz's, we find Liz and Kyle positioned in bed so that Max will believe they were going to or had made love. As Max approaches the door, the future Max watches, and Liz makes sure that their plan works. We follow a heartbroken Max back to a bench. Tess approaches and sits down.

The scene shifts back to the future Max and Liz. The future Max is heartbroken by having to have watched what he did. Liz explains that she will always love him. Back at the bench, Tess asks Max if he wants to talk about it with her. He tells her he doesn't, and when she asks him if he wants her to leave, he says "no". We find Liz and the future Max back at Liz's. She questions whether the present Max and Tess will be together, and the future Max says they will. Liz wonders if she'll be alone in the future, but the future Max explains that there will at least be a future. Liz asks if he'll dance her wedding dance with him, and he accepts. They dance as Tess comforts Max, and the two share an intimate moment as well. Max spins Liz around as they dance, and all of the sudden he disappears. She is confused at first, but realizes what has just happened, and stares into the sky