0:00:02 > 0:00:04In a land of myth and a time of magic,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11His name - Merlin.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Check for survivors.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Seems their attackers headed north.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Come on.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Do you think we should be going after them?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31You are such a girl's petticoat.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Sire, how many more men are you going to lose in this quest?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43As many as it takes.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- I need to speak to you as a friend. - I have no time for friends.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Then I'll speak to you as your physician.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53This is madness.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57She has been missing for more than a year now.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58When are you going to stop?
0:00:58 > 0:01:02When Morgana is found.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- BIRDS CAW - Ow...
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Is there something wrong with you?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Yeah, I've been on a horse all day.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Is your little bottom sore?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Yes. It's not as fat as yours.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18You know, you've got a lot of nerve...for a wimp.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I may be a wimp, but at least I'm not a dollop-head.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- There's no such word. - It's idiomatic.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27It's what?!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- You need to be more in touch with the people.- Describe dollop-head.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- In two words?- Yeah.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Er...Prince Arthur.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18MEN ROAR AND SHOUT
0:02:18 > 0:02:19On me!
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Ecg geteoh ping to!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16We're not playing hide and seek, Merlin.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Dollop-head.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25WINGS FLAP
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Morgana.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54You need to rest.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'll stay with her.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Call me when she wakes, Guinevere.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- How is she?- She'll be fine.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20There's nothing wrong with her?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Nothing physical.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24May I see her?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Best wait till morning.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Yes. Of course.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Gaius?
0:05:36 > 0:05:37Thank you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54DOOR OPENS
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Did you talk to her?- She's sleeping.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Did she say anything about me? - Nothing as yet.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Well, she's going to.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Does she know your secret, Merlin?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Does she know you have magic?
0:06:07 > 0:06:08No, she doesn't. No-one does.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Good. Because if Uther finds out...
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- She knows I tried to poison her. She knows that.- You had no choice.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Camelot was dying. Morgana was the source of the enchantment.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Either you poisoned her or the kingdom fell.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Uther won't know that. All she'll say is I tried to kill her.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26We can't be sure, Merlin.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33What do you think Uther will do to me?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Let's just wait and see what tomorrow brings.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Merlin.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Arthur's requested your presence...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03..in Morgana's chambers.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I was kept in a cell for almost a year.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I thought I'd go mad.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13How did you escape?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17They moved me about a week ago. I don't know why.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21It may have been the patrol from Camelot.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23The patrol found you?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I thought I was going to be free.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33But then I saw them killed.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Every one of them cut down.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40But that night the bandits were distracted by their spoils.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41I took my chance.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46When I saw you, I couldn't believe it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50SHE SOBS
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I think I need to rest.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Everything's going to be all right. You're safe now.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Merlin?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I want to speak to you.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I know what you did.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35You tried to poison me.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37I...I didn't want to.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41It's all right, Merlin. I understand.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- You were just trying to protect your friends. I would've done the same. - Really?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I was so naive, Merlin.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55I don't think I really understood what I was doing.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57But, believe me,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I have seen the evils in this world.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I have seen first-hand what it is that Uther fights against.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10You don't know how much I regret everything that I've done.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I just...
0:09:15 > 0:09:18hope that you can forgive me.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I am so sorry for everything you've been through.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30It's good to have you back.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46What are you looking so happy about?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49The sun is shining, we've found Morgana,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53and I've just finished all my chores.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Hmm.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- Do you have to go in there right now?- Why?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I just washed the floor.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Don't worry. I won't slip over.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- You really have no idea, do you? - All you have to do is wipe it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- How would you know? - I beg your pardon, Merlin?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14It's just you've never had to do it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Oh, I know how to use a cloth and bucket.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Oh, yeah.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25It's easy. Here. Let me show you.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Hmm?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Hmm!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32HUMS TO HIMSELF
0:10:34 > 0:10:37HE HUMS
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Mmmm.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Would you like me to show you how to use the bucket?- No.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01The grain stores are running low, but we're expecting supplies
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- from the northern borders before the end of the week.- That's enough.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Leave us.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- You should sit.- No, no. That's all I've done for the past year - sit...
0:11:41 > 0:11:44and pray that you hadn't given up on me.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Oh, never.- I don't know why. I wouldn't blame you.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51You've done more for me than any guardian.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55You've always cared for me, loved me like I was your own daughter.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And yet I've insulted you, defied you, hurt you.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I don't know why you put up with me.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12And I promise that in the future I will show you the love and respect that you deserve.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I will leave you to your counsel.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23My sister.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- How have you fared? - Camelot has welcomed back its daughter with open arms.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Uther does not suspect?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31He laps up my lies like the snivelling dog he is.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33And the boy?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Merlin.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37He believes I've changed.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39And he's right.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Soon he will see exactly how much.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47You've done well.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54The tears of Uther Pendragon have only begun to fall.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14PIERCING SCREAM
0:14:14 > 0:14:17The mandrake root is very special.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Only those with magic can hear its cries.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23But for those without magic,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27the mandrake pierces the very recesses of the soul -
0:14:27 > 0:14:32twisting the unconscious into the very image of fear and dread.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Uther Pendragon will find that his great kingdom
0:14:35 > 0:14:38counts for nothing when he has lost his mind.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Mid paem wundorcraeft paes ealdan aew ic pe hate niman
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Utheres wopdropa ond pa gemengan mid his blode.
0:14:53 > 0:15:01Sy he undewittig ond deofolseocnes his heortan afylle.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- How is Morgana?- She seems to have made a remarkable recovery, my lord.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33She was always like that as a child. Very brave.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- She inherited much from her father. - Gorlois was a great man.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Indeed. I trust she will be well enough to attend the feast?
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- I see no reason why not. - Thank you, Gaius.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Let's change weapons.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08What do you think?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10I've seen better.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Of course. Well, you are the expert at fighting with your eyes closed.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16You didn't see what I did when we rescued Morgana.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- Because you were hiding behind a tree.- No, I was not.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I'm not going to use a blindfold. I'm just going to fight like Merlin here.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27HE WHIMPERS
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- "I'm Merlin, don't hurt me." - LAUGHTER
0:16:30 > 0:16:32"Don't hurt me!"
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Ready?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50HE GROANS
0:16:50 > 0:16:53ARTHUR COUGHS AND SPITS
0:17:00 > 0:17:05Standing here, seeing so many happy faces,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08it seems almost like a dream.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I can tell you I have not felt like this in a long time.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17Morgana, there are no words.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22You mean more to me than you will ever know.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- To the Lady Morgana. - ALL: The Lady Morgana!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Oh...I need some air.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Who is that?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Arthur?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51HE LAUGHS
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Oh!
0:18:54 > 0:18:55HE CRIES OUT
0:18:57 > 0:19:00HE PANTS
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- MORGANA:- Careful.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- Is he going to be all right? - He should sleep till morning.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42What could've made him like this?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- I've no idea.- Gaius, he was lying on the ground crying.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Exhaustion.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Gaius.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51What aren't you telling me? What's wrong with him?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Tell me.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59When I found him, he was mumbling.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Most of it was incoherent but...
0:20:02 > 0:20:04What?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08He kept mentioning your mother's name.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11He never talks about her.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13He claimed that he saw her.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17In the well.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Did the guards see him in this state?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- I think you're worrying too much.- If the people get to know about this...
0:20:24 > 0:20:26We'll say that he was ill, but now he's recovered.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Already the rumours are spreading. - The mandrake's poison does its work well.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Soon all of Camelot will believe that their king is going mad.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46And a kingdom without a king is ripe for the picking.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48When do you go to Cenred?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Tomorrow.- And he will do as we wish?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Cenred wishes only to please me.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Then your time with him has been well spent.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05PIERCING SCREAM
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Lady Morgana?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I was just taking a stroll.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30What's that, my lady?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Nothing.- You're bleeding.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- I'm fine, really.- You're wounded.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52My lady.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05I saw the light. I wanted to make sure you were all right.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- I'm fine.- You're still dressed.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10I'll prepare MYSELF for bed.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Are you sure? - That will be all, Gwen.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59To what do I owe this pleasure?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02If you will not leave your castle then I must come to you.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I see that you've lost none of your audacity.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10I wish I could say the same. But I find the great King Cenred
0:23:10 > 0:23:13cowering in his chambers when he should have met me at the border.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Perhaps he has lost his nerve.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Perhaps he is a coward.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35You are very beautiful when you're angry.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Is that why you continue to defy me?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39You wouldn't like it if I made it easy for you.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I'm certain you've not come all this way just to drink, Morgause.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- You know me well.- Extremely well.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56And yet somehow we're still close.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00I've come to talk to you about our old friend.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Uther Pendragon.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Yes, I've heard the sad news.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- He's finally lost his mind. - Camelot is weak - weaker than it's been for years.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The kingdom is vulnerable, just as I promised.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Yet it doesn't change the fact that the citadel is still impregnable.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22So, even without his wits, Uther is too strong for you.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27You're a woman of great courage, Morgause, but I don't think with my sword.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31An assault on Camelot cannot be undertaken lightly.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34You forget, we have an ally in the court.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36That is no guarantee.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Traitors blow like the wind.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Not this one.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46She can be relied upon until the end. You can be certain of that.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53We've had reports that mercenaries are streaming into Cenred's kingdom.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Do we know why?- There is rumour that Cenred is amassing an army.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I think we should send a patrol out to assess the situation.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Father?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Leave me alone.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Get out of here.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Father, we...
0:25:43 > 0:25:44I said, "Get out."
0:25:45 > 0:25:48You...you...you...
0:25:59 > 0:26:02There must be some explanation.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09During the Great Purge, Uther drowned many he suspected of sorcery.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12And some, God help them, were children.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Maybe his conscience is playing tricks with him.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Whatever it is,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21we can no longer hide this.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26A king's hold on his people's a very fragile thing, Merlin.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32If they start to lose faith in him,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I fear for Camelot.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38BELLS RING
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Take this man to my chambers.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I need to speak to Arthur as a matter of urgency.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52The sentry must have been attacked at some point during the night.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- Who could've done this? - That is the sigil of the Bloodguard.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59The Bloodguard?
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Warrior Priests sworn to protect the High Priestesses of the Old Religion.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- Surely they were wiped out during the Great Purge?- Not all of them.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- So, you believe there's a traitor in Camelot?- It is possible, sire.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14The sentry will be able to tell us soon enough.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- He's still alive?- Indeed.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Gaius?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Merlin?
0:28:27 > 0:28:28Gaius.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46You said he was recovering.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- I thought he was.- Then what happened?
0:28:50 > 0:28:51You don't think it's strange?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Very.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Sorry you had to wait. There was much to discuss.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30But your visit was successful?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Cenred's army ride for Camelot on my command.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34There is nothing you cannot do.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38It is you that gives me strength, sister.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41How goes the battle for Uther's mind?
0:31:41 > 0:31:42When Cenred marches on Camelot,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45he will find a kingdom without a leader.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Then finally we are ready.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Not quite.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Merlin suspects me.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Has he told Arthur?
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Not yet, but he will.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Then we must stop him.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- That will not be difficult.- Why?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Because he's already here.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Did you really think I was that stupid, Merlin?
0:32:45 > 0:32:46How are you, sire?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49It's not me who's sick.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52It can't be easy to see your father this way.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54No.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58He's always been so strong.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03He lifted this kingdom from its knees, Gaius.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07To see him now...
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I'm sure that, over time, he will recover.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17But until then, we have to make plans, Arthur.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19We need you to assume control.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- That's ridiculous. - Camelot needs a leader.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27It falls to you.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30You must fulfil your role as Regent.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34This is not just me talking. Members of the court have spoken.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40So now you've taken to whispering behind my back?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- What kind of treason is this? - It is for the good of the kingdom.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I'm not going to usurp my father.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50The palace is awash with rumours. The people are restless.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55I swore allegiance to my king, and as long as there is breath in his body it is my duty to uphold that.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Arthur, please...
0:33:59 > 0:34:02You are giving up on my father. That is something I will never do.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21You intrigue me, Merlin.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26Why does a lowly servant continue to risk everything for Arthur and for Camelot?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32You know the answer, but you're not telling me. Why?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Come on, time and again you put your life on the line.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43There must be a reason.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I believe in a fair and just land.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- And you think Arthur will give you that?- I know it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56And then what? You think you'll be recognised, Merlin? Is that it?
0:34:56 > 0:35:00All this so one day you can be a serving boy to the king?
0:35:02 > 0:35:06No, there's something more.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Something you're not telling me, isn't there?
0:35:13 > 0:35:14I've told you.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Well, you can take your secret to your grave.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Weorp untoworpenlic!
0:35:27 > 0:35:32You chose to poison one of my own. You may regret that.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Merlin!
0:35:57 > 0:36:00You're going to be...
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Abrecap benda.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Abrecap benda!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Irenfaestnunga onlucap me!
0:36:32 > 0:36:34BRANCHES CREAK
0:36:39 > 0:36:41BRANCHES CREAK
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- Have you seen Merlin? - Not since yesterday.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Is there a problem?- I'm not sure.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54What is it?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Merlin didn't come home last night.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58That's not like him.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01No.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11RUMBLING
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Min strangest miht hate pe tospringan!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I need him to get better.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02I know.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09I'm glad you're here.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16I'll make sure he's looked after, don't worry.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Awendap eft wansaeliga neatu!
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Forletap me a!
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Ah!
0:38:51 > 0:38:53HE ROARS
0:39:09 > 0:39:17Oh... drakon, e male so ftengometta
0:39:17 > 0:39:18tesd'hup'anankes.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47The great battle for Camelot has begun.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52It is your fate to be the greatest king Camelot has ever known.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Retreat!- Morgana, she's summoned an army of the dead.
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