All language subtitles for Hercules- The Legendary Journeys - S05E05 - Render Unto Ceasar

[ Announcer ]
Previously onHercules.

Welcome to Eire.

- I take it you're one of the Druids.
- Our way of life is in danger.

That is why we brought you here. You must
help us restore justice to the land, Hercules.

I call upon your strength,
Cernunnos,

as I renew my vow
to find the Druids...

and put an end
to their blasphemy.

When you find your illumination, you
will hear the sound of faith once again.

Illumination? The power to harness
the energy that flows from the land.

The cries of the dead
surround you, child,

but you do not listen.

[ Grunts ]

[ Yells, Grunts ]

- You are one of us now.
- What are you talking about?

To kill a Druid
is to take his place.

[ Yells, Grunts ]

If Morrigan dies, the spirit
of justice dies with her.

[ Moaning ]

I hope Mabon
is right about you.

[ Man ]
Morrigan! Morrigan!

Morrigan? Where is
she? Get out of there!

Come on! Hurry up! Come
on back. Get her out here.

They're evil.
Come on, boys.

Bring her out! Something
I can do for you gentlemen?

We've come for Morrigan. The council
has decreed she's to be executed.

[ Men Muttering ]
I won't let you do that.

She's one
of the Druids now.

They chose her to be the Guardian
of Justice. But that's impossible!

I wouldn't lie to you,
Bronagh.

But she's in league
with the god Cernunnos.

- Together, they've called up an army to destroy us.
- What army?

On my way back from a fishing
run, I saw an armada...

about a day off our
coast. Describe the ships.

I'll tell you this...
they weren't merchant vessels.

They were warships,
four symbols on the sails.

Four symbols?

- Like this?
- How did you know?

[ Hercules ]
They're Roman letters.

Julius Caesar...
is on his way.

[ Man Narrating ] This is
the story of a time long ago,

a time of myth and legend,

when the ancient gods
were petty and cruel,

and they plagued mankind
with suffering.

Only one man dared
to challenge their power...

Hercules.

Hercules possessed a strength
the world had never seen,

a strength surpassed
only by the power of his heart.

He journeyed the earth, battling the
minions of his wicked stepmother, Hera,

the all-powerful
queen of the gods.

But wherever
there was evil,

wherever an innocent
would suffer,

there would be... Hercules.

- [ Screeching ]
- [ Roaring ]

Hail!

You did a fine job
of tending to her wounds,

but there is still
much work to be done.

Mabon,
I have to be honest.

I really think you're wasting your
time trying to reform Morrigan.

I'm not going to reform
Morrigan. You are.

Yeah. Like I said, I think
you're wasting your time.

She has a mortal heart,
and with your help,

she will learn
to embrace it.

You said the gods
fortified her strength.

How? Through offerings of
blood from the god Cernunnos.

Though it gives her great
power, it clouds her mind.

- He will not let her go easily.
- I still think you're wasting your time.

You used to see a little
good in everyone, Hercules.

Why can't you see it
in her now?

[ Moans ]

[ Angry Grunt ]

[ Moans ]

[ Sighs ]

Drink this.

So... you don't like tea.

Tidying me up for a
proper execution, are ya?

Huh.

Not that you'd notice,
but I'm saving your life.

[ Laughs ] If that means I'm to
tolerate the displeasure of your company,

I'll take death, thanks.

That can be arranged.

I know a couple of people outside
who'd love to get their hands on you.

Ooh, by all means,
bring 'em on.

I've been meaning to show
the Celts some real justice.

[ Grunts ] If you think I'm
gonna let you hurt anyone else,

you're in for
a big disappointment.

[ Groans ]

[ Angry Grunt ]

Now, isn't that endearin'... the
way you watch over these mortals,

like a shepherd
to his flock?

Turns my stomach.

Sounds like you hate yourself
as much as the Celts do.

Is that supposed to pass
as insight?

Call it what you want.

You're half mortal, and
you despise yourself for it.

Because it makes me weak...
like you.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
but... you're the one in bed.

[ Laughs ]

Don't make the mistake of thinking
there's good in everybody, Hercules.

If anything,
the opposite's true.

Even the best man's got
a touch of evil in him,

and it's just waiting for
the right time to show itself.

It's always a pleasure.
Get some rest.

- I won't be here when you get back!
- [ Sighs ]

Yes, you will.

[ Sighs ]

Blow it out your pipes, Niall.

The men of Armagh won't serve
under the likes of you!

And who's gonna lead us
against Caesar? You?

You couldn't lead a horse
to water.

All right, all right.
Break it up!

Hey! Go on!

Lads! That's enough!

Break it up!
That's enough!

This is exactly
what Caesar wants.

We told you not to interfere, Hercules.

I'm telling you. If you don't join
forces, you'll never defeat Caesar.

Maybe we won't have to.
Every man has his price.

We'll scrape together
as much gold as we've got,

and I'll sail out
and negotiate with him.

You're not listening to me.

- It won't matter. He'll take your gold anyway.
- You've had your say.

Now get out of the way,
chosen one.

Connor! We don't need his help, boys.

Emperor, half the fleet is headed to the
north shore and will advance to Meath.

Very well. We'll continue
south and surround the island.

Emperor, the Celtic diplomat
requests an audience.

I'm Connor, Chief
of the Clan of Armagh.

It is always an honor
to meet a foreign dignitary.

What will it take to get you
to turn your ships around?

My request is simple.

Unconditional surrender.

My fleet will turn around when every
man, woman, child in the land of Eire...

swears their allegiance
to Rome.

Perhaps I can offer you
a different kind of bounty.

Tell me, Chief,
do you care for your people?

Of course. Sure, isn't
that why I'm here?

Then you must betray them. There's
nothing you can do to stop my conquest.

The more your people resist,
the more they will suffer.

You will save many lives if
you persuade them to submit.

And how will I live with
the shame of what I've done?

I know how hard this gold
was to come by.

I can offer you
three chests just like it...

to help ease
your wounded conscience.

My conscience couldn't possibly
settle for any less than 10.

Very well.

But at that price, you'll
have to begin immediately.

I'd like you to deliver
a message for me.

[ Angry Grunting ]

Hmm.
[ Gasps ]

Hmm.

I call upon your strength,
Cernunnos.

Please, my power
is weakening.

I need your blood.

- [ Thunderclap ]
- [ Screaming ]

All good things
to those who wait.

Let us make sure
that this new title...

doesn't go to your head,
Morrigan.

Or should I call you
Justice?

[ Chuckles ] How could you
let the Druids do this to me?

You let your feelings get the
better of you, just like a mortal.

I'm nothing like them.

Then prove it.

A man called Caesar has
come from across the oceans.

I want you...

to offer your services.
Hmm.

When he enslaves
the Celts,

the gods of Eire will surely
hear their prayers once again.

I'll do whatever you want.

[ Chuckling ]

I see begging
is no longer beneath you.

I warn you...

don't let your emotion
lead you astray.

You won't like
the consequences.

[ Thunderclaps ]

[ Grunting ]

Care to tell me
what you're doin'?

Drawing a line
in the sand.

Did you want to help?

Ooh, I'd love to, Hercules.
I really would.

But thanks to you,
I haven't got the strength.

Yeah, I guess you're just not yourself
without that morning cup of blood.

Ooh, let me guess. Your little
Druid friend told you all about me.

It doesn't take a genius
to figure out...

that sweat on your forehead
isn't from running.

You don't know what you're
talking about. [ Grunting ]

Is that why
you're shaking?

Get your hands off me! You're
going through withdrawal.

And it's gonna get a
lot worse. I said let go!

Cernunnos has you
in the palm of his hand.

And until
you break free of him,

you'll never find
your true strength.

It's Connor.

Looks like Caesar
sent a message.

I think you're right.

[ Niall ]
Sean! Sean!

Have you seen
my little boy?

Sean! Sean.
[ Woman Crying ]

Where are you, son?

[ Chuckles ]
Seems to me...

the Romans ignored
your line in the sand.

My son Sean.

Sean.

What have they done
to you, boy? No.

Stay here. These people have been through
enough. They don't need to see you now.

With pleasure.

We better start
burying the dead.

You can't.
There isn't any time.

Damn you. My son will
get a proper burial!

Niall, I know how you feel, but
there's no time for grief, not yet.

This is only the beginning.
You're inhuman!

Hercules is right. We should have
listened to him in the first place.

Well, you can listen
to me now.

You have two choices. You can
run or you can stand and fight.

What do you think
we should do?

If you decide to fight,
many of you will die.

If you run, you'll have to
live with the knowledge...

that Caesar took
your homeland from you.

I can't tell you what to do.

But no matter what
you decide, I'll help.

My father taught me...

that the only way to take a
man of Eire out of his home...

is to drag his dead body
out the door,

and that is exactly
what Caesar will have to do!

[ Cheering ]

All right, all right.
Now, listen up!

Bronagh, take a group of men, dig as many
tunnels as you can outside of Innisfree.

Angus, I need 20 of the strongest swimmers
you can find to meet me on the beach.

Go.

Niall, bring all your
supplies here to Meath.

Romans won't think to look in
a town they've already sacked.

When you're done,
you can bury your son.

Let's go!

Quickly now!

Emperor, our northern fleet
has destroyed Meath.

Dispatch a message
to all forces.

Care must be taken
to minimize enemy losses.

Dead slaves
are of no use to us.

This could be the shortest
conquest in Roman history!

A word of caution, scribe.

Never celebrate victory
until it is assured.

In any battle scenario, there's
always one variable you cannot predict.

[ Chortling ]
Come on in!

[ Yelling ]

[ Screaming ]

Come on!

Signal the fleet!
All stop!

A challenge.

So rare these days.

How invigorating.

Help us!
Help us!

[ Angus ] Hercules, you did
it! The fleet's turning about!

[ Cheering ]
Don't celebrate yet.

They won't land here.
They'll land someplace else.

What's she doing here? Wait,
wait! Nobody touches her.

Don't do me any favors.

You're burnin' up.

Well, what are you all
staring at?

If you're gonna
do something, do it.

Look,
she's my responsibility.

I know she deserves whatever
punishment you have in mind,

but she's not
your problem right now.

We'll leave you alone,
for now.

Come on. Let's go.

[ Moaning ]

Good afternoon.

Water.

Your fever broke.

People will say
we're in love.

I, uh...
I doubt it.

I promised Mabon
I'd take care of you.

Oh, so that's it, then?

I'm nothin' but a debt
you owe to the Druids.

I saw your face at Meath.

Watching those people standing over the
bodies of their children affected you.

I used to hunt the Celts
for sport.

What makes you think their
suffering would affect me now?

[ Gasps ]
[ Chuckles ]

Nice reflexes.

[ Gasps ]

Your hands aren't shaking
anymore, are they?

The blood's wearing off,
and without it,

you're more human
than you like to admit.

These men were captured
outside Armagh.

Put them to work
on our damaged ships.

Come on. Get moving! [ Grunts ]

So, you're what
all the fuss is about.

[ Yells ]

Enough. I don't remember
inviting you to my island.

Well, you must forgive my rude intrusion,
but if I'd waited for an invitation,

I wouldn't have the pleasure
of your fine company.

I'm Caesar,
Julius Caesar.

And I am not impressed.
You will be.

You haven't seen
all my assets.

- I'd break you in two.
- I couldn't think of a better way to die.

You'll have to settle
for a secret.

I hope your price is more reasonable
than the last leader I encountered.

The information is free.

The leader you're
looking for is Hercules.

[ Chuckles ]
You know him.

Only by name.

His legend extends
almost as far as my own.

He's with the Celts, digging
tunnels outside Innisfree.

Hiding in tunnels. How
disappointingly predictable.

If I am to accept this
information at face value,

I insist upon knowing the
reason for your generosity.

Let's just keep this
between me and Hercules.

Very well.

I sincerely hope that we
never come to blows...

unless, of course,
they're below the belt.

[ Men Chuckling ] I'll leave
you with your thoughts now.

I'm sure you could use
the time alone.

[ Sniffs ]
Oil?

[ Men Screaming ]

Retreat! Retreat!

Fall back!

Fall back! Fall back!

Cernunnos,

I've done what you
asked me to do.

Now keep your promise.

[ Frustrated Yell,
Panting ]

You have no right!
And you have no shame.

I knew I could count on you
to betray us.

You used me to trick Caesar! [ Grunts ]

You can't run away
from yourself.

Why won't you
leave me alone?

Because I know
what you're doing.

You went to Caesar to prove to yourself
that you're still the same old Morrigan,

but you're not.

Enlighten me then.
Who am I?

You're waking up to the fact that all
the pain you've brought to the world...

does affect you.

Your life is about
to change forever,

and you're scared.

You think you know what you're
talking about, but you don't.

You don't need Cernunnos,
Morrigan. He's using you.

[ Chuckling ]

If anything,
I used him.

I felt the kind of power
mortals only dream of.

You're lovers,
aren't you?

That ended
a long time ago.

Then why does he still
have such a hold on you?

I have to obey him.

I don't.

Cernunnos!

Cernunnos!

[ Thunderclaps ]

Ah, the newly crowned
champion of the people.

But how long will you
hold the title?

Long enough to make sure
you never hurt Morrigan again.

Seems you've become
quite attached to her.

I do hope you've been a
gentleman. That's why I'm here.

- To teach you some manners.
- Let's strike a compromise.

You can have her body,

but her soul
remains with me.

How 'bout this?

She keeps her body and her soul,
and I let you keep your teeth.

You can never come
between us.

We share a bond
even you cannot break.

Let me introduce you
to her.

This is Brigid.

She's our daughter.

Now do you understand?

Yes, I do.

Is she all right?

She seemed... fine,

under the circumstances.

Cernunnos
has kept her from me...

for a long time.

Are you all right?
[ Chuckles ]

I feel like... I'm waking
up from a bad dream...

into a worse one.

You were right, Hercules.

Cernunnos is using me.

If I do his bidding, he
promises not to hurt Brigid.

I have no choice.
But you do now.

The Druids gave you a gift.
You've got to learn how to use it.

You can take your daughter
back. I'll help you. No!

I have to do it alone.

Morrigan!

Good luck.

Are you telling me,
Centurion,

that we have lost
an entire battalion?

Yes, Emperor.
They surprised us.

The tunnels were a trap.

I do admire
this Hercules.

It takes a man of the
highest caliber to anger me.

Pity. He would have made
an outstanding Roman.

And what of the second
and third legions?

They fared well.
Over 300 Celts captured.

Excellent.

Release half.

After you cut off
their right arms.

Brigid?

You don't remember me?

dd Sleep, oh, babe dd

dd For twilight falls dd

dd 'Cross the land dd

dd Of Eire dd

dd The crickets dd

dd Sing you dd

dd A lullaby dd

dd Beside the dying dd

dd Fire dddd

Mommy!

Oh, my precious baby.

You're so big.
You used to be a wee girl.

Mommy,
why are you crying?

[ Cernunnos ] Because her
weak mortal side is showing!

Maybe this will help.

- I don't need that anymore.
- You still want it though.

All I want
is my daughter.

She's my daughter too.

Would you like a sip,
precious,

just like the adults?

No!

[ Chuckling ]

There, there,
little one.

No use crying
over spilt blood.

You were right,
Cernunnos.

I'm not above beggin'.

If we leave Eire,
there'll be no justice.

Please let me
take Brigid with me.

You can have
what you really want.

You're a desperate woman,
Morrigan,

and desperate women
always lie.

You have no intention
of leaving.

Your mortal heart
wouldn't let you.

Hardly the woman I fell in
love with. It wasn't love.

No. But it was fun.

What I want...

is to have things
the way they were.

But for that to happen, you
have to start drinking again.

Don't decide now.

I'll give you a little time
to think about it.

But only a little.

- [ Thunderclaps ]
- [ Laughing ]

Emperor, the number of campfires in the
valley below has been reduced by half.

That's why you released
those disfigured men...

to scare the Celts
into desertion.

Well done, scribe.

Well done. I see you've
been paying attention.

Prepare the men
for attack.

[ Stifled Grunting ]

Whisper.
[ Angry Grunt ]

Why are you out here alone
and freezing,

when you could be by the
fires with the rest of the men?

I'm not alone.

Fewer fires.

It's to make Caesar think
we've had deserters.

I've been
to Caesar's camp.

We are outnumbered
at least five-to-one.

What?
You said "we. "

[ Chuckles ]

I won't get Brigid back
without a fight.

My offer to help
still stands.

You don't have to
do this alone.

I was hoping
you'd say that.

So...

still think there's
a touch of evil in everyone,

or was that
the blood talking?

This time I think
we were both right.

There's good and evil
in everyone.

It's just a matter of which
side you choose to nurture.

[ Whooshing ]

No. Wait.

Are you just gonna stay
here and let those men die?

The Celts are retreating
into the woods.

Sound the trumpets!

I'll observe from here.

You men, fan out west.

This man was killed
on the ship.

There's something wrong
with this.

These men
were already dead!

It's a trap!

You catch on quick.

[ Man Shouts ]
Rise up!

[ Bronagh ]
Archers, fire!

[ Ferocious Yell ]

Nice move.

Well, same to you.

[ Yells ]

- Brigid!
- Look there.

Emperor, only one legion
remains now.

One legion won't be enough
to secure this campaign.

Take me to my ship.

Mommy.
I'm here, sweetheart.

- Don't be afraid.
- Have you made up your mind yet?

Yes. I'm taking
my daughter with me.

Well, if that's
your decision,

I shall have to
respect it.

I'll miss you, Morrigan.

I'll miss you both.

[ Brigid Screaming ]
No!

Mommy!

No!

Are you all right?
Mm-hmm.

Take care of her.

[ Grunting ]

- You'd kill your own child.
- I can always have more.

Not if I can help it.
[ Yells ]

Hercules!

[ Yelling ]

Whoa!
[ Grunts ]

Morrigan, grab it!

[ Gasps ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Groaning ]

Your rage is like none
I've ever seen.

Join me, and we can
divide the world!

- I've got a better idea.
- Hercules, no!

Trust me, Morrigan.

Nobody will mourn the loss
of one more god.

You can't just kill him in
cold blood. You know that.

Hercules.

Is this what you
really want?

You're lucky she's here.

Brigid?
She's safe.

[ Grunting ]

[ Yells ]

[ Screaming ]

Blessed be.

Justice has been served.

You have fulfilled your destiny,
Morrigan. You are truly one of us now.

I won't let you down.

I promise.

B... But, Emperor,

that's the record
of our entire journey!

You will start
a new journal,

and you will write that the
legions of Caesar never landed...

on the island of Eire.

But don't the people of Rome
have a right to know the truth?

The people of Rome have the right
to be secure in the knowledge...

there is no enemy
they cannot conquer.

Even if it means
lying to them?

You're an honorable man,
Hirtius. Thank you, Emperor.

I shall miss you.
No. No...

No, wait! No!
Come here.

- You can say whatever you want... No, please! I can't swim!
- [ Splashing ]

[ Cheering ]

These are
the traditional clothes...

of a Celtic leader.

Please accept them
as a token of our thanks.

I'll wear them
with honor.

I've missed so much
of her life.

It's never too late
to make up for lost time.

She'll learn about the
terrible things I've done.

I can't even
explain them to myself.

How do I explain them
to her?

Brigid deserves a mother,
doesn't she?

You can't take back
what you've done,

but you can make this land a safe
place for your daughter to grow up in.

I believe in you.

Mommy,
look what I found.

Ah, it's beautiful,
sweetie.

It's just beautiful.

Come here.

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