All language subtitles for Hercules- The Legendary Journeys - S05E11 - Redemption

[ Man ]
Previously on Hercules.

Well, isn't this
a pleasant surprise.

Yeah, it's a little
too pleasant.

Save yourselves!
It's Hercules!

- [ All Gasping ]
- But fear not, my children.

I will save you
from Hercules.

I've come to help.
Help me what?

I'm Zarathustra, the first to believe
the lies of Dahak a thousand years ago.

I've walked this Earth in your footsteps
in the hope that I would find you.

Because?

Because you and you alone have
the power to destroy this world...

or to save it.

He wants me to destroy him.

Because he holds an innocent
soul within his grasp.

lolaus.

If we can separate lolaus's
soul from Dahak,

then Dahak can be
sent back into his realm...

and lolaus will finally
be able to rest in peace.

You're talking about
an exorcism.

[ Gasps, Growls ]

[ Screams ]

It won't last. By sunset,
he'll be free again.

[ Laughing ]

Then what are we
waiting for?

Let the exorcism begin.

I think you'll find
that easier said than done.

[ Laughing ]

[ Nebula ] So, someone here
actually knows how to perform...

one of these exorcisms,
right?

I have observed
the ritual...

once.

Once? When?

[ Zarathustra ]
About 500 years ago.

[ Morrigan ]
How is this gonna work?

We'll make it work. First,
we must prepare the room.

Hercules!
What is it?

There's something
in my hand!

[ Shuddering ]
Get it out! Hercules!

Jason! Hey!
Look at me!

Look at me!
[ Shuddering ]

Block them out
of your mind.

Whatever you're seeing,
it isn't real.

It isn't real.

What's the matter, Jason?
Am I bugging you?

Come on. Let's get you
out of here.

I'll be okay. I can't let you
go through with this alone.

No. The best way you can help
is by keeping yourself safe...

[ Snickering ]
and out of his reach.

Besides, you have to
take care of that.

Good luck.

[ Growls ]
And then there were four.

- Silence!
- [ Growls ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Gagging ]
The light is our ally.

It is our weapon. When it
disappears, the demon will go free.

Then let's get started.

We have made the body uncomfortable
for the occupying demon.

[ Snarling ]

Zarathustra.

Have a thousand winters
taught you nothing?

I'm as much a part
of this world as the light...

that warms the day.
[ Laughs ]

[ Gasps, Growls ]

This can't be good.

[ Gagging ]

[ Gagging ]

[ Dahak Speaking Backwards ]

- [ Dahak ] Come to the dark!
- [ Men Speaking Gibberish ]

[ Speaking Backwards ]

He's telling his followers to find
the god that was once his ally...

and destroy him.

What fool god
would team up with Dahak?

Ares, but
he's vulnerable now.

Since Dahak came to the world,
all the gods have been weakened.

Ares made his bed.
Let him lie in it.

Normally, I'd agree with you,
but if Dahak wants Ares dead,

he must have
a good reason.

If he succeeds in
killing this god,

Dahak will become strong
enough to break his bonds.

[ Growling ]

And we will have lost our
only chance to stop him.

[ 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!

I need you two to find Ares
before Dahak's followers do.

- And now we get the honor of protecting him.
- Only if you find him first.

We're on it.

Be careful.

[ Dahak Growls ]

Deception is the will and
the way of darkness, Hercules.

The demon will say
anything to break us down.

I would not have the strength
to do this without you.

Something's watching
over us, Zarathustra.

I can't explain it, but I feel
like we're not in this battle alone.

I feel it too.

Perhaps the light that restrains Dahak
is, indeed, a force beyond our reckoning.

Even so, it could be dangerous
to rely on what we cannot see.

Things that make us
human can't be seen:

trust, friendship.

If I can remind lolaus what they
meant to him, we might have a chance.

[ Gasps ]

[ Hercules ] That's where
Gilgamesh stabbed him.

Make the mark directly
over his heart.

[ Gasping ]

[ Screams ] [ lolaus's Voice ]
Hercules, please! Please, don't!

Please!
[ Groans, Cries ]

[ Laughing ]

This body is dead. It is merely
a vessel for the spirit within.

You must go on.

What is more important
to you...

preserving the body
or saving the soul?

[ Groans, Growls ]

[ Groans, Screams ]

Do you really think he'd be stupid
enough to hide in his own temple?

That's exactly the point.
Who'd think to look here?

I'm starting to think
we'd have more luck...

finding a virgin
in Caligula's palace.

Hold that thought.

- [ Groans ]
- Stop! We're here to help.

Funny.

I thought
you were here to die!

Oh, great. Don't worry. Happens
to all men sooner or later.

We know you're vulnerable,
so does Dahak.

That's why he sent his
followers to come kill ya.

[ Roars, Groans ]

Get away from me!

You are Ares, right?

- Who sent ya?
- Hercules.

So, let's play nice
and get moving.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts, Groaning ]

We don't have time
for this.

We call upon you,
light of all lights,

to purify the water and
cleanse this innocent soul.

[ Growls ]
[ Screams ]

[ Laughs ]
Zarathustra,

I am so disappointed
in you.

We had an understanding.

I gave you power
beyond mortal limitations,

but you turned into
the worst kind of coward.

Why? Because he refused
to kill his family?

[ Grunts ]

You say, "Kill his family,"
as if that were a bad thing.

The truth is,
he didn't deserve them.

Not much of a family man,
are you, Zarathustra?

If you were, you wouldn't have
accepted me into your heart...

so greedily,
but don't worry...

Your failure is my success,

and if it's any consolation,

whenlkilled your family, I didn't
give them a chance to scream.

[ Gasps ]
No more of this!

[ Yells ]
Don't!

Dahak's feeding off
your hatred.

You're only
making him stronger.

[ Gasps ]

I'm sorry, Hercules.

I need some air.

[ Laughing ]

[ Young Boy ]
Daddy?

Zaylan?

Is it really you?

[ Laughs ]
My boy.

[ Laughs ] Why can't
you be with us, Daddy?

Why can't you be
with us, Daddy?

I couldn't.

- We miss you.
- We miss you.

I miss you too.

I miss you all so much.

I...

I'd give anything
to be with you again,

but it's not possible.

Please, forgive me.

Never!

[ Groans, Yells ]

- [ Laughs, Growls ]
- [ Gagging ]

- [ Groans ]
- Zarathustra!

- [ Growls ]
- [ Gags ]

[ Gags ]
Let him go!

[ Zarathustra Screaming ]
Or you'll do what,

kill me?

Be my guest. It's the only
way to end his suffering.

[ Groaning ]

Kill me, damn you!

- [ Groaning ]
- [ Groaning ]

[ Moans ]

[ Gasps ]

At last...

I am... free.

Your family's waiting
for you.

Go. Find peace.

Thank you, my friend.

[ Exhales ]

Mmm.
[ Laughs ]

Oh, spare me your contempt.

I gave him immortality.
It was mine to take away.

I have no contempt for you,
only pity.

Zarathustra saw his
immortality as a curse.

Releasing him was
an act of mercy,

and since you don't know
the meaning of the word,

I'd say I'm getting
through to lolaus.

Uh-uh-uh.

Zarathustra was the only one who
knew how to perform the ritual.

Now it's just you and me...

buddy.

[ Laughing ]

Come out, come out,
wherever you are.

Come on, Ares. We don't have
time to play hide-and-seek.

[ Unsheathes Sword ]

Why would Hercules
want to help me?

Because if you die, Dahak
steals all your power,

and that won't
be good for any of us.

[ Grunting ]

I've heard of religious
conviction, but this is ridiculous.

[ All Yelling ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Groans, Grunts ]

[ Grunting ]

- [ Yelling ]
- Is there another way out of here?

There.

- [ Yelling ]
- Whoa!

You're all on my list!
Move it.

[ Groaning ] You know,
I'm a little insulted.

Why didn't Dahak
come after me himself?

Hercules has him restrained. That's
why Dahak needs your strength.

So, he's vulnerable?

Whatever you've got
in mind, forget it.

If you think I'm gonna miss a chance
to kill Dahak, you think again.

This may be Herc's
only chance to save lolaus,

and that's exactly
what's gonna happen.

Now, I may have agreed
to protect your sorry butt,

but don't think I won't kick it
myself if you step out of line.

I like you.

We're not interfering
with Hercules,

and that's that.

Hercules is, and
always has been, a fool.

His compassion for lolaus
is his fatal weakness,

and you better believe Dahak
will take advantage of it.

If Hercules fails, we'll
all suffer the consequences.

We can argue about this later. Right
now, we gotta get someplace safe.

[ Dahak ] You can continue to pursue
this trivial ritual until sunset,

or you can save us both time
and kill me now.

Either way, I win.

- Keep telling yourself that.
- [ Laughs ]

I saw the Earth formed
out of nothing.

I brought the serpent
of temptation into man's garden.

I've even been known
on occasion,

to turn entire oceans
to sand...

in a single breath.

I think it's safe to say...

that I have the experience
to know how this will turn out.

You're forgetting one thing.

Oh? lolaus still has
the power to fight you.

[ Laughs ] Your faith in
your friend is misplaced.

He invited me
into his heart...

and now we are one
and the same.

So, why do you refer
to him as "he"?

lolaus would never
invite you into his heart.

Why don't you tell me
how you seduced my friend.

Why should I
tell you anything?

Because I don't
believe you.

Then I'll do better
than tell you, Hercules,

I'll show you.

Oh!
[ Groaning ]

[ Chuckles ]
Hercules.

[ Nebula ] Mm, life's just too
short to mince words, Goldilocks.

- Thanks for believing in me.
- That's what friends are for.

I feel like I need
a fresh start,

a new life.

I love you.

Welcome to the afterlife, son.

- I'm dead?
- You made me really proud, boy.

You died a noble death,

fighting for a cause
greater than yourself.

Wait a minute. These can't
be the Elysian Fields.

I wasn't in Greece when...

I didn't want
to frighten you.

This isn't exactly an accurate
representation of your Elysian Fields,

but it's the best I could
do on such short notice.

I'm gonna go out
on a limb here and guess...

that you're not really
my father, right?

Is this better?

Oh, lover, would you
prefer someone else?

There. Perfect fit.

Who are you?

A fellow traveler who's prevented
from completing his journey.

- Dahak?
- I've been called many things.

Yeah. I can think
of a few right now.

In time, you'll come to see
me as your greatest ally.

W- W-Wait, wait, wait.
This can't be happening.

Hercules will come and get
me. He's done that before.

He'll try, but he'll fail.
This time it's forever, lolaus.

No, there's a mistake.
My life can't just be over.

It doesn't have to be.

- What do you mean?
- I can restore everything you've lost and more.

[ Scoffs ]
Yeah.

If I can bring you back
into the world with me, right?

Well, forget it.
I'd rather die...

or remain dead,
in this case.

You're the very thing I spent
my whole life fighting against!

And what exactly
were you fighting for?

The chance to make
the world a better place.

And did you?

I don't even know
why I'm talking to you.

The truth is, Hercules was the one
pursuing his destiny, wasn't he?

I mean, you just happened
to be along for the ride.

Teaming up with Hercules was one
of the best things I ever did.

Without him, I...

I think you're selling
yourself short,

but I guess it's too late
to do anything about it.

Now you'll always be
remembered as the man...

who lived in the shadow
of a greater hero.

That's if you're
remembered at all.

You sold him a lie.

I didn't have to sell him
anything.

The seeds of doubt were
already in his own heart.

lolaus was a hero
in his own right.

Oh, that's what you tell
yourself to placate your guilt,

but you know the truth,
don't you?

You used him merely
as a traveling companion...

on the road to your destiny. [ Laughs ]

What's so funny?

You obviously don't know
lolaus very well.

You're too selfish
to understand.

Whenever I lost sight of
what we were fighting for,

lolaus reminded me through
his own courage and strength.

I don't know what his life
would've been like without me,

but I can't imagine
my life without him.

[ Growls, Roars ]

[ Roaring ]

[ lolaus ] Hercules! Hercules, help me!

lolaus?

[ Growling ]

[ lolaus ]
Hercules, help me, please.

Come on.
Get me out of here!

You can do it. You can fight. Come on!

- [ Groans ]
- [ lolaus ] Hercules!

- No, lolaus, hang on!
- [ lolaus ] Hercules, you're fading.

A petty and theatrical
show of force,

but there's something to be said
for showmanship, don't you think?

The tighter you hold on to something,
the easier it is to lose it.

You can't hide behind
lolaus forever.

I don't need forever.

I just need till sunset.

I never thought
the day would come...

that I'd be rooting
for my dear brother,

but the truth is I have little
faith in his chance for success.

Just because we need you alive,
doesn't mean we want your opinion.

- Are you seeing anyone?
- Down, boy.

Let's face it.

There's a chance
Hercules could fail.

- Now I know lolaus is important to him.
- And to me.

And to you. But even
you must admit,

he's not more important
than the rest of the world.

I hate to say it,

but he's got a point.

You're not actually
listening to this snake?

I believe Hercules
can save lolaus...

you know that.

But we made a pact to stop
Dahak no matter what happens.

It takes sacrifice
to win a war, Nebula.

Make no mistake... That is
exactly what we're fighting here.

And as God of War, Ares,
you should know...

that the greatest victories
are won on the edge of defeat.

Now when Hercules says he's
gonna do something, he does it,

and if we get in his way now, we may
ruin his chances of pulling this off.

We should at least
talk to him about it.

Fine. We'll talk to him,

but the decision's his...
you got that?

Yeah, mama.

[ Grunts ]

[ Gasping ]

You're not lookin'
too hot.

[ Gasping ]

The limitations of the flesh.

One uses what one can
to get by.

Feel free to hop
out of there anytime.

Feel free to kill me
at any time.

[ Scoffs ]
I don't think so.

I know lolaus. He resisted
you then. He'll resist you now.

Oh, true, at first
he did resist,

but then he opened up
his heart to me...

like an old friend.

I thought you'd like
some company.

Funny thing about death... all
you take with you is your regret.

Nothing to do but consider the mistakes
you made and wonder what might have been.

I had a good life.
I have no regrets.

Yes, you do.

You always wanted
to settle down someday...

marry, have children,

share your adventures
with your son...

to know that some part
of you would live on.

Listen, you black-hearted
bastard!

Of course I have some
regrets! Of course I do!

But being a friend of
Hercules is not one of them.

I didn't mean
to offend you.

Actually, you have
a lot to be proud of.

You faced the same dangers
that Hercules did,

with a fraction of his strength, which,

if you think about it, makes
you even braver than he is.

Why don't you go and torture some
animals or whatever it is you do,

but just get away
from me!

Imagine what a man like you could've
done with Hercules's strength.

Imagine what you could do now
with the power of a thousand gods.

Just what I've always done, help people.

Then go right ahead.

What you see is not an illusion.
He's a real person in the real world.

[ Shudders, Yells ]

- Help!
- And he'll fall to his death...

unless you save him.

[ Scoffs ] By making a
deal with you? No chance.

- [ Screams ]
- Consider this a trial run with no strings attached.

Now where's the harm
in that?

His life
is now in your hands.

Somebody help me!
[ Shudders ]

[ Grunting ]

You could get used to this
kind of power, couldn't you?

But what if you knew that this
man was a cold-blooded killer.

If he lives, he'll soon meet up with
this family traveling home from a picnic.

It's the daughter's
seventh birthday.

He'll threaten to kill
the child... Come on!

if the parents don't
hand over their valuables.

They'll do as he asked,
of course, but...

- he'll kill them all anyway.
- [ Grunts ]

[ Screaming ]

You have the power
to save them.

By... letting this man...
die.

[ Grunting ]

Time's running out.
What to do?

What to do?

[ Screaming ]

[ Screams ]

Congratulations, lolaus.
You've just committed murder.

He was gonna kill
those people.

So you took it upon yourself to punish
him for a crime he hasn't committed yet.

Technically, he died
an innocent man.

- I am tired of your games!
- But you're learning, aren't you?

The abstract notions of right
and wrong that you hold so dear...

no longer have to mean
anything.

With the power
I give you,

you can shape the world
as you see fit...

and fulfill
your true destiny.

You used his good intentions
against him to corrupt him.

He wasn't forced
into anything.

He chose his own path.

Isn't that what you've
always believed in, Hercules?

The right to choose
your own path.

[ Groans ]

[ Moaning ]

Any ideas on how to
get past the goon squad?

I vote for
the direct approach.

Listen, you waste
of space,

there's no way the three of
us can get past that crowd.

I think I've got just enough
power left for one last trick.

Well, what did you
have in mind?

[ Grunts ] Let me give you a hand.

[ Rumbling ]

[ Moaning ]

Oh, he's been an inspiration. Look!

There he is,
the God of Light!

[ Man ]
Hallelujah!

[ Ares ] My children,
I come with a message:

The infidels
are within your reach!

- [ All Gasp ]
- Rise up and defend your faith!

I hate being
the center of attention.

[ Grunting ]

What do you think?
I think not!

[ Yelling ]

[ Laughing ]

The sun has begun to set.
[ Laughs ]

Yeah, it looks like
you're almost out of time.

Ah, optimism, Hercules,

is the shield of fools.

As long as people allow themselves
to be ruled by their wills,

there will always
be those who take my path.

But there'll be more
that don't.

There's something in everyone
even you can't touch, Dahak...

the impulse to create, to nurture
life instead of destroy it...

and as long as it exists,
I'll keep my optimism, thanks.

And I'll keep your friend.

Why do you keep denying
your own potential, lolaus?

You can bring a new kind
of justice to the world.

No one should have that kind
of power. The gods have it!

Do they deserve it
anymore than you do?

No. Then take it from them!

Think of all the suffering
they've caused.

The plague Hera brought
to Mycenae.

Just to teach the king
a lesson?

Thousands of innocents
died lingering deaths.

I know. I was there. And
you did your best to help.

But in the end, what can
one mortal really do...

to oppose the gods?

If you had had the power to stop
Hera, you would have, wouldn't you?

Yes. Even if it meant killing her?

Yes. Yes, all right?
I hate her!

I hate them all. In your hatred,
we have found our common cause.

We both want to rid
the world of the gods,

but we've been helpless
to stop them until now.

That's not true! One personcanmake
a difference to the world...

and to me!

[ Laughs ]
Empty words.

[ Gagging, Growling ]

I wasn't talking to you,
Dahak.

Everything you thought you accomplished
amounted to nothing in the end.

[ Sighs ] Let go of your regret.

Death has set you free.
You call this freedom?

It can be whatever you make
of it. Take your life back!

Even the score against the gods.
Succeed where Hercules failed.

All you want is for me to
bring you back into the world.

That's true, but what we do
out there will be up to you.

I'm your servant, lolaus. I'm
powerless without your help.

In our partnership, you will
be the one who's in control.

[ Growling ]

You can do it, lolaus!

[ lolaus ]
It's working! I hear you!

- [ Moaning ]
- Fight him!

It's all within your reach.
Everlasting life.

The chance to purify
the world.

All you have to do
is take my hand.

Come on, lolaus!
Come on!

Take my hand.
Do it now!

- Come on! Take my hand!
- [ Screams ]

[ Screaming ]

- [ Groans ]
- [ lolaus ] He's too strong!

- No!
- You had your chance, brother. Now, it's my turn.

- Get out!
- You know what has to be done. You're not man enough to do it.

I swear, I will kill you
myself if you get in my way!

Whoa!
[ Grunts ]

Allow me.

[ Gagging ]

We got company!

[ Grunting ]
[ Yelling ]

- Time's up.
- You got that right.

[ Groaning ]

- lolaus?
- What took you so long?

Well, it's a long... story. [ Growling ]

- [ Growling ]
- You took something that doesn't belong to you, Dahak.

I'm here to repossess.

[ Snarls ]

No!

[ Yelling ]

- Look out!
- [ Both Grunting ]

It's just like old times.
Yeah, it's fun, isn't it?

[ Grunting ]

[ Gagging ]

[ Grunting ]

- [ Hercules ] He looks pretty angry.
- He always looks that way.

[ Groaning ]

[ Grunting ] What's going on in there?

You got any ideas?
No.

- [ Growling ]
- [ Hercules ] Life on the edge.

Uh, lolaus,
Thermopylae.

[ Growling Ceases ]

[ Shouting Stops ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Sniffs, Sighs ]

[ Laughs ]
He did it!

You know,
I'm feelin' so good,

I think I'll let
you two live.

Oh, gee. I feel all
warm and fuzzy inside.

[ Laughs Mockingly ]

[ Sighing ]

He's gone.
I can't feel him anymore.

You never gave up
on me.

What do you expect?

You're the best friend
I ever had.

Well, I betrayed you,
Hercules.

I betrayed you and everyone
else that had faith in me.

I just...

hope you can find it somewhere
in your heart to forgive me.

I already have.

Temptation comes to everyone
sooner or later, lolaus.

Although you were led astray,
you are and always have been...

a servant of the light,

and so, you have
earned your place in it.

I have come
to take you home.

[ Sighs ]

I don't know
what to say.

Let's not say anything...

except...

see you around.

I'll see you around.

[ Sighs ]

[ Zarathustra ] You
were right, Hercules.

The impulse to create
does have a name.

Good-bye, lolaus.

Hercules. Hercules.

Hercules.

Welcome back.

You all right?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Everything's fine.

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