0:00:02 > 0:00:05In a land of myth and a time of magic,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10His name...
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Merlin.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21HE PANTS
0:00:24 > 0:00:27MEN SHOUT
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Are they still after us?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I told you we'd outrun them.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59You sure?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Why is it you never trust me, Merlin?
0:01:02 > 0:01:04MEN SHOUT
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Come on. This way. - Where are we going?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Trust me!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Arthur!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30What are you doing? Come on.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- What is this place? - The Valley of the Fallen Kings.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Is it cursed?- No. Not unless you're superstitious.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- It is.- It's a myth.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05They'll never follow us in here. They won't dare.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Trust me.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09If you say that one more time...!
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- What was that?- An arrow.- An arrow?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Oh, good(!) For a moment I thought it was something terrible.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14RUNNING FOOTSTEPS
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Come on.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Dollop head...
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I need you to recover.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Purhhaele dolgbenn.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42TWIG SNAPS, BIRD'S WINGS FLUTTER
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Listen to me, clotpole.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I don't care if you die, there are plenty of other Princes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57You're not the only pompous, supercilious, condescending,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00royal...imbecile I could work for.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03The world is full of them.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06But...I'm going to give you one more chance.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Licsar gestapol nu.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46HE WHIMPERS
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Tell me...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57why are you so sad?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08My friend is dying. I can't help him.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Then do not waste your tears.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14For I can tell you that the time for him to die is not yet upon us.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Don't be afraid. My name is Taliesin.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- I'm Mer...- I know who you are.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28The moment of our meeting has been written for many, many years.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31You are Emrys.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Aweorp be.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Arthur?- He is sleeping. Within hours he will be fully recovered.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55You're sure?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- If my memory serves me well. - What d'you mean?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I want to show you something, Merlin.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- What?- You must wait and see.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Where are we going?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Why have you brought me here?
0:07:19 > 0:07:23In good time you will discover all.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25HE CHUCKLES
0:07:46 > 0:07:48What is this place?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52This is where magic began.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55It is the Crystal Cave.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- What is it you see? - Images, flashes...
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I've seen something like this before...in the Crystal of Neatid.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29What you see here is exactly the same,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33for the Crystal of Neatid was hewn from this very cave.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Look into them, Emrys, really look.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Much will be revealed.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50EERIE SCREECH
0:08:50 > 0:08:51No.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Take me out of here.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- How do I get back to Arthur? - The future is hidden to all but a very few, Emrys.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- You are one such person.- No. I've been through this before.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Perhaps there is a reason you were brought here at this moment in time.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- What reason? - Only the crystals can tell you.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16They contain futures that are not yet born.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22The secrets they reveal, Emrys, are unique to you...and you alone.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Look into them, Emrys,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26really look.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Use what you see for good.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05HORSE WHINNIES
0:10:07 > 0:10:08'NO!'
0:10:10 > 0:10:14HORSE WHINNIES
0:10:31 > 0:10:34'NO!'
0:10:54 > 0:10:58What...was that?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04What was that?!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16You look like a startled stoat.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Yeah? Well...at least I don't look like a bone-idle toad.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Let's go.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Are you saying I look like a toad? - Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Maybe one day you'll magically transform into a handsome Prince.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- But as magic is outlawed, it'll probably never happen. Come on, let's go.- Merlin...
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- What?- ..I'm the one who gives the orders. Remember?- Yeah.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41You ready? Let's go.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47I don't understand.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52You said I had an arrow in my back. How come all I can feel is a slight bruise?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Don't know.- Merlin...
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- Did something happen that you're not telling me about?- No.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Come on... I'm missing your usual prattle.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06You're certainly making up for it.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11You still haven't answered my question.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16The arrow didn't pierce your armour and when you fell you knocked yourself out.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23All right, I don't normally say things like this, but...
0:12:23 > 0:12:26you did a good job back there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Did you hear what I just said?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37All right, maybe I should give you some kind of reward. What d'you want?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Some peace and quiet.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44The bandits probably have a stronghold somewhere in the White Mountains.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46How we escaped, I'll never know.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Although some credit must go to my servant, Merlin.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Dispatch a patrol, I want these men caught and brought to justice.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Immediately, father.- We feared you might miss Lady Morgana's birthday.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59It would take more than a bunch of thieves to keep me from such a feast.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Tomorrow promises to be quite a night.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Gaius, I can't get these visions out of my head.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11You are extremely lucky to have seen the Crystal Cave.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Even before the Great Purge, wizards would talk about it with reverence.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19That man who led me there, who is he?
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Who WAS he?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23He died, I'd say, about 300 years ago.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Taliesin was a seer to the great Kings of old.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33It is said that the Crystal Cave was the source of his prophecies.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37He told me...
0:13:37 > 0:13:42He said there was a reason I was brought there at this moment in time.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Why?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It must mean the events I saw are imminent.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Merlin, you must be careful. The crystals are treacherous.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56What you saw may not be all that it seemed.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58So I do nothing?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01There is nothing to suggest that what you saw is imminent, is there?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- No.- So, I wouldn't let it put you off your soup.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09You're right.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Come on, eat up.- What is it?
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Sometimes it's best not to know.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- You're up!- It's Morgana's birthday.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- I have to get her a present. - What are you getting her?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- It's a secret. - Come on, you can tell me.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34A dagger.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48HORSE WHINNIES
0:14:59 > 0:15:05- It's happening! The future I saw, it's started...- Calm down, Merlin.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- I just saw Morgana struggling with a horse exactly as she was in the crystals.- Are you certain?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- It was the same image. - But she's always riding.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- It's not unusual to see her with a horse.- That's not the only thing.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Arthur's present for Morgana... he's told me it's a dagger.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23A dagger? Merlin, I think you're overreacting.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25It could be ANY dagger.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- As for the sight of Morgana with a horse...- It was the same.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30..it's hardly a rare sight.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34It's certainly not one to be trusted as a harbinger of doom.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40DOOR OPENS
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Ah, Merlin... Have you done my clothes for the feast?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- Ah...no.- No. No.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Well, what HAVE you been doing?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Um...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Right, well, you can start by pressing my robe...
0:15:58 > 0:16:02..and, er, cleaning my shirts and, ooh, polishing my boots.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Ah, Morgana's present.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10What d'you think?
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- Yeah, it's just what every woman wants, isn't it? - What d'you mean?
0:16:26 > 0:16:33Well, I'm no expert, but don't women normally go for pretty things, like, maybe, jewellery?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38How do I look?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Same as you always do.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Handsome.- You've brightened up.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- I've seen Morgana's present. - The dagger?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- It's very plain, bit boring. - And not like the one you saw?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56No, that was sumptuous, ornate.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I'd probably be disappointed if I were Morgana.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Good, so now you can stop worrying.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Oh, I have. I'm going to continue as if I'd never even met Taliesin.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- I'm going to enjoy this feast like everyone else. - Even if it's for Morgana.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17ALL: To Lady Morgana.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Happy birthday!- Arthur...!
0:17:58 > 0:18:02It's not often you're right, Merlin, but this is one of those rare occasions.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07Girls do like pretty things. Thanks.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Don't you see? It's started.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- It's coming true. - We can't be certain about that.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- We have to stop her.- How?
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- Merlin, we don't know when this is going to happen. We don't even know if it will.- We have to watch her.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Night and day?- I was shown these visions for a reason.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26This is madness.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30We'll take it in turns. She cannot be left alone.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50You've got some lovely presents.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Mainly hairbrushes.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Who is King...Gremoaus?
0:19:00 > 0:19:03At least he doesn't think my hair needs brushing!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05It's so pretty.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- Here. I want you to have this. - Me? No!- It's a thank-you.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Thank you.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37SHE BREATHES ON MIRROR
0:19:46 > 0:19:49BELL CHIMES
0:19:53 > 0:19:55DOOR OPENS
0:20:37 > 0:20:41SHE SCREAMS
0:20:42 > 0:20:43We need water and bandages.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I'll get that.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- She's having problems breathing. - Dianthus?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Yes, and a preparation of pulmonaria. ..Lungwort, Merlin.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Quarter of an ounce, ground fine and mixed with viola.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- How could this have happened? - Arthur, I need room here.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Yes. Of course.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Anything you need, just tell me.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Will she be all right?
0:21:15 > 0:21:21We've done the best we can. I can heal her skin, Gwen, but her skull,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25the cranium is broken.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I had to stop the future.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53I didn't mean to do it like this.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54It wasn't your fault, Merlin.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I've prevented something much worse from happening.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I just...wish it could have been some other way.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34WHIMPERING
0:22:47 > 0:22:49DOOR OPENS
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Sword belt, Merlin. Where's my sword belt?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20It's twisted. Here. ..Here.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I'm sorry about Morgana.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42If Gaius could do something, he would.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47After all we went through to rescue her...for her to survive all that...
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- I know.- ..and to lose her now,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53like this.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I've grown up with her. She's like a sister to me.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01I would sacrifice my place on the throne for her to see another sunrise.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11So beautiful.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Yes, Sire.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16I wish there was something I could do...
0:24:16 > 0:24:18No. You don't understand.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21I cannot lose her.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25No matter what happens, she cannot die.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- I will do everything I can, Sire, but...- No, Gaius.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Whatever it takes, whatever. I don't care.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35You must save her.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- If I knew a way... - You're not understanding me, Gaius.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Cure her. I don't care what remedy you use.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53In all these books there must be something.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Something in the Old Religion?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- Are you suggesting...?- Sorcery, yes.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I know she is dear to you, Sire,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14but surely you're not going to risk everything for Morgana.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Gaius...you don't understand.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23There's something you should know.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Something I've told no-one.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I've said enough.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47The people must never know who Morgana really is...
0:25:47 > 0:25:50for Arthur's sake.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I assure you, Sire, your secret is safe with me.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06That explains everything. No wonder he spent a year looking for her.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Now we know why she can do no wrong.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17DOOR OPENS
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Sire...
0:26:21 > 0:26:26..this is from Gaius. He thought it might help...ease your mind.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36You are Gaius's boy?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38He is my guardian.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- You are like a son to him.- Yes.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I see the way he cares for you.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55You feel your child's every joy...and their pain.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00You watch their failings and you see your own.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05All you want is for their happiness.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09For them to escape the sufferings of life.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Why? Why has this happened?
0:27:17 > 0:27:21I would do anything. Any...
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Her breath is leaving her.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45She will be gone by morning.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45You summoned me, young warlock.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49And to what do I owe the pleasure this time?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I have been to the Crystal Cave.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I saw Morgana make an attempt on Uther's life.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58It does not surprise me.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00But I stopped her.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03To change the future is no simple matter, Merlin.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06To do so is fraught with danger.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09I know, and as a result of my actions, Morgana is dying.
0:29:12 > 0:29:18- I want you to help me to save her. - Merlin, have you learnt nothing?
0:29:18 > 0:29:22I did not mean to kill her. All I wanted was to avoid the future
0:29:22 > 0:29:24that would've unfolded.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I will not cure her!
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- She is Uther's daughter!- Yes.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41You knew. Why didn't you tell me?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43It makes no difference.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Whatever she was about to do, I stopped her.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47There's no need for people to suffer.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I will not save her.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54I am a Dragonlord, you cannot refuse me!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57How DARE you treat me such!
0:29:57 > 0:29:59How DARE you abuse your power!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I command you.
0:30:08 > 0:30:16Very well. But I warn you, the evil that will follow
0:30:16 > 0:30:18is of your doing and yours alone.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49DOOR OPENS
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I'll sit with her. Why don't you go and get some sleep?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Come on, you must be exhausted.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- If she wakes up...- I'll call you.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Thank you.
0:31:38 > 0:31:45Ic pe purhhaee pinu licsar mid pam sundorcraet
0:31:45 > 0:31:48paere ealdan ae.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28I never thought...
0:32:28 > 0:32:30It's truly a miracle.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Thank you, Gaius.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40I knew you would not fail me.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43I assure you, Sire, I did nothing.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Of course. I understand.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I won't ask any questions.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52But I will not forget this, Gaius.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I couldn't watch everyone's grief.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19I know,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22but you're playing with things that are beyond you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Thank you, Gwen.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43I couldn't ever let you die. I think I somehow willed you to live.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46You've always been so good to me.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- I am grateful.- You and Arthur.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52You mean everything to me, Morgana.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I know I could have no better guardian.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05You are like a father to me.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Yes.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I wish the people knew that.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- They do.- Not really. - Of course they do.
0:34:20 > 0:34:26In the eyes of the people I am no more than your ward, a 'guest'.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33What matters is what WE feel. That's what's important, not what the people think.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38I must let you rest.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55THUNDER RUMBLES
0:35:02 > 0:35:04CLATTERING
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Morgause.- Sister! I waited for you the other night. What happened?
0:35:25 > 0:35:30- Something is wrong.- There is much to tell you, Morgause.- What is it?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- I overheard Uther.- What?
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Uther is my father.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38I am his daughter.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Uther?- He has been lying to me all these years.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- But this is glorious news. - He disowned me.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50He wants people to think that he's the perfect King.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53It's more important to him than his own flesh and blood.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Don't you see? This is wonderful.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58You have a legitimate claim to his throne.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00No, sister,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03you don't understand.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05He must pay for this.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07BELLS TOLL
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- You must go.- No. I don't want to leave you like this.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13You must or they will find you here.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Do not do anything rash, Morgana. Promise me.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23We must bide our time.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25DISTANT SHOUTING
0:36:40 > 0:36:43We need to seal the drawbridge, search the grounds.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44I'll inform the King.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50BELLS TOLL
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Merlin? What's the matter?
0:37:18 > 0:37:22That was the next image I saw in the crystal.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I haven't stopped anything.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Have they found the intruder?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Not yet.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Looks like it's going to be a bad night.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Yes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41THUNDER RUMBLES
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- What are YOU doing here? - Arthur sent me to look after you.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53He's worried about the intruder.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- I don't need you. - He was quite insistent.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Get out of my way!
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Ah!
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Oh!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03NO!
0:39:32 > 0:39:35What's going on?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Uh...there was a fire... and I was scared.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43I wanted to be with you. You're the only person I feel safe with.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- You saved the King's life. - Only just.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02I thought I could alter the future, but instead, I caused it,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04I made it happen.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08What you did was dangerous, even for someone as gifted as you.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10But, what's done is done.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15There are more important things for us to worry about.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20I fear that Morgana knows the truth.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- About what? - She knows the King is her father.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30That explains why she acted so suddenly.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Arthur must be careful.- Why?
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Morgana is of royal blood. If Uther were to die,
0:40:39 > 0:40:46Arthur is all that stands between her and the throne of Camelot.
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