All language subtitles for Stargate.Atlantis.S02E15.The.Tower.WS.DVDrip.XviD-SAiNTS

If we're hoping that these people
have something to trade,

we are wasting our time.

From the looks of it, they barely
have enough food to feed themselves.

And their technology?

Well, let's just say that
this about sums it up, huh?

Establishing good relations with our
neighbours is not just about trade.

Right. But do we need to make friends
with every primitive agrarian society

in the Pegasus galaxy?
All right, that's enough.

They can't all be planets with cool
technology and open-minded women.

I don't see why not.

Greetings. I am Eldred.

I'm Sheppard.

This is Ronon,
Teyla, McKay.

I'm sorry to have
kept you waiting.

But it's harvest time, and we must
prepare our tribute for the tower.

The tower?

You must come
from a distant land indeed

if you have not heard
of the tower.

I don't know of anyone
who is not under its protection.

Protection from what?

The Wraith.

Is this tower close by?

I will show you. Come.

There.

Is it my imagination,
or does that look a lot like-

The central spire
of Atlantis?

Yes.

How exactly do the people

in the tower protect you
from the Wraith?

They have a great weapon
capable of annihilating

the Wraith ships
which descend from the sky.

What kind of a weapon?

Thousands of bright lights rise up
from the ground beneath the tower,

swarm the ships,
and destroy them.

Really?
Thousands of bright lights.

And you have
seen this?

I have never seen a Wraith ship.

They have not come
for many generations.

But there are times
that the Lord Protector

sees fit to demonstrate this power
to his people.

We'd really like to meet
this Lord Protector.

That may prove
difficult.

Only members of the royal
court are allowed in the tower.

Perhaps they would consider
making an exception just this once.

I'll do what I can.

Thank you.

You know this weapon
he's talking about?

We call them drones. We've used them to defend Earth
and Atlantis. But we could really use some more.

And not only that, if these people have
working drones, they must also have a ZPM.

Eldred said the Wraith have
not come in a long time.

Perhaps this technology
is no longer operational.

I'll know more if I could get a
little closer, take some readings.

Do you think this Eldred
is telling the truth?

SHEPPARD
There's no reason for him to lie.

And you say the tower looks a
lot like Lantian architecture?

It was overgrown by vegetation.

But otherwise, there was definitely
something familiar about it.

So the people in the tower
could be Ancients.

I don't know.

A feudal society
doesn't fit the profile.

Why would the Ancients want to lord
over a bunch of simple farmers?

I don't know. Either way,
we should talk with them.

Agreed.

We're approaching the base
of the tower.

This is as close as I dare bring you.
Well...

I take it people like you don't get
invited up for barbecues too often?

The tower is
for nobles only.

Ah.

And what makes
them noble, hmm?

Blood.

Right.

What are these guys?

Soldiers from the tower.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Take it easy.

Who are you?

Lieutenant Colonel John
Sheppard. Who are you?

I am a constable
of the Lord Protector's guard.

And this village scum
dared to defy me.

It's clear we'll have
to make an example.

I don't think so.
Please, colonel.

It's my fault.

If you think I'm gonna sit here
and let you whip an innocent man,

you're sorely mistaken.

Constable.

You may stand down.

You are the strangers
who requested an audience,

are you not?

That's us.

My name is Otho.

I have the honour to be
chamberlain to the Lord Protector.

And you would never be allowed
in his presence

so armed.
Well,

I guess we'll have to be
on our way then.

I'm afraid it's too late for that.

Take this one.

Please, colonel, don't resist.
The Lord Protector sees all.

He does, you know.

But I suppose you're going
to need a demonstration.

And here it comes.

Now, please,
turn over your weapons.

Some of the people here
may not survive the next strike.

Colonel.

We are not supposed to be
here. If the soldiers come-

Relax. I'm almost done.

TEYLA
Rodney, come in.

Go ahead.

We have a problem.
They took Colonel Sheppard.

What? Who did?
Soldiers from the tower.

They confiscated our weapons.
What? And you let them?

We didn't exactly have
much of a choice.

All right, I'm on my way back.

It was definitely a drone.

It was pretty
good shooting.

If it was their intention to scare
people and not actually kill anybody.

SHEPPARD: This is Sheppard.
Anyone reading me?

Colonel,
are you all right?

I'm fine. Is McKay with you?

I'm here.

Did you find anything
with your scans?

As a matter of fact, I did. There's definitely
an active ZPM, but it's barely registering.

So it's hard to say
whether it's depleted

or just not drawing much power
right now.

What else?

The really interesting part is that
it seems to be coming from underground.

Now when I realized that, I started
scanning for subterranean structures.

The tower is just
the tip of the iceberg.

There is a massive structure
buried beneath it.

It's hard to say without
more detailed analysis.

But it could very well be comparable
in size to Atlantis itself.

Doesn't really surprise me.

I'm in the tower right now.

And I've got to say,

it does kind of look familiar.

You there, approach.

Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard-
I know who you are.

I saw you in the village.
You did?

I see all that I need to see
within my domain.

Your friends,

they are concerned about you.

Well, to be perfectly honest,

I'm a little concerned about me too.

I mean, I'm a prisoner, right?

A show of force was necessary
for the benefit of the villagers.

It keeps them from getting ideas

but for the moment, I would prefer
if you thought of yourself as a guest.

Father, I must object.

This man
should be punished.

He challenged one
of our constables.

"One of our constables"?

Forgive me.

One of your constables.

Lieutenant Colonel,

it would be my pleasure
that you dine with us this evening.

From what I can tell by these
readings, the underground structure's

not just roughly the same shape and
size of Atlantis, it's identical.

It's pretty much the same on the inside
too, although it's been redecorated.

TEYLA If it is a city like Atlantis,
then where are the other spires?

Probably fell a long time ago. Maybe they
were destroyed during a Wraith attack.

In the intervening 10,000 years, the whole
thing must have been overgrown by the forest.

One thing's for certain.
These people are no Ancients.

From what you're saying,
the Lord Protector

must have the gene required
to activate the advanced technology.

So it would seem.
Were they using other technology?

No, not that I can see.

They've turned the control room
into a gallery for royal audiences.

There are some systems that seem to be operational,
but I think they're just running on automatic.

Are you certain you are
in no immediate danger?

No, I don't think so.
They don't have me under guard

and they've even given me
my own room.

I don't like it. I say we call
the troops and get you out.

I don't think it would work,
even if we tried. Look,

the combination of the hologram
technology and a healthy supply of drones?

No, they'd pick us
off pretty easily.

For the moment, I don't want anybody
to do anything. Just keep a low profile.

Right.

We are happy you could share
our evening meal.

The pleasure is ours.

We thank the Ancestors for the
great bounty bestowed upon us.

And we ask that they bless
the Lord Protector

that he may ever watch
over us and keep us safe.

Please, enjoy.

It is generous of you to remember
the Lord Protector in your prayers.

Especially after what
happened this afternoon.

It is unfortunate.

But the soldiers
serve the tower.

And without the tower, we
are vulnerable to the Wraith.

In exchange, you give them
a portion of your crops?

Half of every harvest.

Half?

I've never known anyone called
"Lieutenant Colonel" before.

What does it mean?

It's not his name,
you simpleton.

It's his rank.

My apologies.

That's all right. I don't
usually stand on ceremony anyway.

How about you
just call me John?

Oh!

All right, John.

TAVIUS: It's obvious to anyone with
eyes to see that you're a military man.

Which makes me wonder,

why is it you question the actions
of my father's soldiers?

Do you not agree
that discipline is necessary?

I guess I just don't think
whipping people is a good motivator.

The villagers are mindless brutes.
They understand nothing else.

Maybe because they've
never known anything else.

I don't think that any of us would deny
that the life of peasants can be difficult.

But how much worse would it be
if they fell victim to the Wraith?

You protect them with these lights,
like the one that hit the village today?

Of course.

Where do they
come from?

The Lord Protector calls
them forth with his mind.

But from where?

I mean, they rise up
from the ground.

But has anybody bothered to
go down there and check it out?

You mean
the catacombs?

Yeah, whatever
you call them.

They're dark and filthy. Why
would anyone want to go down there?

My Lord!
It's nothing. Leave me be.

Take him
to his chambers.

What's wrong
with him?

He'll be all right. It isn't
the first time this has happened.

Well, that was a particularly
unsatisfying meal.

We should be honoured that those with
so little would wish to share with us.

Oh, I'm honoured. I'm honoured and hungry.
Seriously, we should be feeding them.

We've got better food
in our emergency rations.

I'm not sure that they would
accept it. They are a proud people.

Not so proud that they'll stand up
for themselves.

That could change.

McKAY: Whoa, whoa,
whoa. Hold on a minute.

We need to be careful, right? We
have no idea who's watching, remember?

We are supposed to be keeping a low
profile, not starting a revolution.

You cannot seriously believe
that this is a just society.

It's a society that has not been
culled by the Wraith in a long time.

That much we know for sure.

Now, where are
the emergency rations?

Am I disturbing you?

Mara. No. Uh-

Uh, how's your father?

He's resting.
Thank you for your concern.

Look, maybe it would be best
if I just came back another day-

No, you can't leave!

Please. There's a matter
of great importance

my father wishes
to discuss with you.

Perhaps in the morning.

If these chambers
are not to your liking-

No, no, they're fine.

Well, then maybe there's something I
can do to make you more comfortable.

I don't think so.

Are you certain?

Oh, wow.

I never see this coming.

You don't
find me pleasing?

No, no, it's not that. It's just-

What you said at dinner,
did you mean it?

Absolutely.

What did I say again?

About the villagers. My brother
thinks it's a sign of weakness.

But I know that it means
you'll be a great ruler some day.

Right.

Ruler? What are
you talking about?

My father has promised
that if we are married,

succession will fall to me.

We need to talk.

Colonel Sheppard. Yes.
Come in, please.

Seems that certain
people around here

have somehow gotten
the wrong idea about me.

Mara came to visit me last night.

You must forgive
her forward behaviour, colonel.

She doesn't have much time.

What's that supposed to mean?

I have many duties
here in the tower,

the most important of which
is as Royal Genealogist.

These scrolls record the bloodlines
of the Lord Protector's family

going back 20 generations.

It's my duty to study them in order
to determine the best possible match

for every member
of the royal house

so that we may maintain
the integrity of those bloodlines.

This is necessary because
only one of the royal blood

can control the throne chair,

which in turn controls the weapon
that protects us from the Wraith.

But I suspect you know
some of this already.

When most people see the throne
chair activated for the first time

react as though they've seen
some kind of magic.

But you,

you didn't bat an eye.

What's more,

you have in your blood the very
gene for which our royal family

has been so selectively bred
all these generations.

I scanned you
shortly after we met, remember?

Right.

Colonel, you must understand
how important this is to us.

Over the centuries,
despite our best efforts

the bloodlines
have deteriorated.

The ability of each new Lord
Protector to control the throne chair

is no longer a certainty.

Well, then, maybe it's time
to start thinking

about a new system
of government.

You have observed the inequalities
of our society, and you disapprove.

I can hardly blame you.

You didn't seem to have much
of a problem with that in the village.

I must maintain the image of my
authority in front of the villagers.

It is my duty. But believe me,
between the two of us

you are in a better position
to change things.

The gene in you

is stronger than it has been

in any recorded member
of the royal family for 300 years.

You sent Mara to my room.

I didn't have to.

She understands the situation
perfectly well.

Right now, Tavius is next in line.

But the possibility that his sister
might one day bear children

with superior genetic make-up to him or
his progeny, that will always be a threat.

So if the old man dies.

Precisely.

And his condition
grows worse every day.

I know someone
who may be able to help with that.

Dr. Beckett.
Good morning.

I understand there's a patient
waiting for me in the tower.

So Colonel Sheppard
informed us over the radio.

Oh, thank you, Ronon. Do you have
any idea what I'm walking into?

Not really, no.

According to the colonel,
your safety has been guaranteed

by the chamberlain
of the tower.

And we can trust him?

Not really, no, but
I have a backup plan.

Look, Baldric,
my trusty local guide,

says he knows a way into
the underground city.

He's not exactly thrilled
about going under there

but I think I can
talk him into it.

Well, what good
does that do us?

If I can find the ZPM, then we can
shut these people down whenever we want.

Without the drone chair,
they're just a bunch

of primitive thugs
with axes and knives.

Axes and knives can
cause damage, Rodney.

You know
what I mean.

Great.

All right.

Busy as usual, I see.

Always making plans,
plotting little strategies.

All for the benefit of
the royal house, of course.

Of course.
Of course.

I understand you've recruited
someone new into your little schemes,

this Lieutenant Colonel Sheppard.

Something about medical assistance
for the Lord Protector?

He offered.
What was I supposed to say?

Just be careful, chamberlain.
Remember your place.

And remember our arrangement.

What about the colonel?

I'll deal with him
when the time comes.

This is it.

All right, let's do it.

I'm not so sure
this is wise.

Okay, I'm not interested in
your primitive taboos, okay?

It is a dark
and scary place.

But it's not cursed or
haunted or anything like that.

It's perfectly safe.

Actually, the catacombs
are prone to earthquakes.

Oh, they are?

Three village children died
in a cave-in just last year.

I thought it was
a superstition thing.

Oh, no,
the danger is quite real.

Oh, now he tells me.

He's anaemic. And both his liver and
kidneys seem to be malfunctioning,

but he's not running a temperature.
So I don't think it's an infection.

I'll need to run more tests.
I wanna talk to him.

Right now, he needs to rest.
Carson.

He's not lucid at all.
Thank you, doctor.

All right.

Colonel, I am authorized
by the Lord Protector

to speak with you
on his behalf.

Please come this way.

Do you know
what this is?

You tell me.

It's a flying machine,
or at least it used to be.

It ran out of power
a long time ago.

I know you have some
understanding of these things,

even though you
try not to show it.

I also know that this
place was once home

to a much more
advanced civilization.

Unfortunately, aside from a
few trinkets and useless relics,

all we have left
is the throne chair.

And if the bloodline continues
to deteriorate,

soon that will be taken
from us as well.

What if I told you
there was a way around that?

A way to protect
the planet

without worrying about all these
royal bloodlines or any of that crap?

That's impossible.
What if it wasn't?

Such talk is dangerous.

He can't watch everyone
all the time.

Look, I know you
serve these people.

But if you're right, and eventually they
lose their ability to control the chair,

well, at that point,
what good are they?

What are you suggesting?

A drug.

Gene therapy.

We give it to the people
in the village,

half of them will be able to
control the throne chair, no problem.

You're talking about revolution.
I'm talking about survival.

What's going to happen when the royal
family can't protect this planet anymore?

And in exchange for this drug,

what do you want in return?

SHEPPARD
Rodney, come in.

Go ahead.
Rodney-

Say again. I'm not getting
very good reception down here.

I said,
have you found anything yet?

We've only just made
our way into the city.

Look, we may be able
to swing a little deal here:

Drones in exchange
for gene therapy.

I just need to know
how many they have left.

All right, I'm on it.
Let's go!

What's that?

I told you. The catacombs are unstable.

All right, well,
let's just keep moving.

Colonel Sheppard, I've completed my
examination of the Lord Protector,

and I'm afraid there's nothing
I can do for him. He's dying.

How much time
does he have?

It could happen any day now,
but there's something else.

The reason he's dying is
because he's been poisoned.

What?
Aye.

My guess is, it's been done
slowly, over the last couple months.

Probably in his food.

Any idea who'd like
to see him dead?

Yeah. I have a theory.

McKAY: This is it.
BALDRIC: What?

Drone storage.

BALDRIC:
I don't understand.

Okay, those brilliant lights
that magically rise up

into the sky and destroy
the Wraith ships,

they're not magic. They're
real, physical objects.

They're projectile weapons,
incredibly powerful projectile weapons.

The only question is,
have you used them all up?

I can't see anything.
Okay, hold on.

There's a working ZPM in here,
so it should just be a matter of...

this.

Okay, there are
still a few left.

Maybe turning on the power
wasn't such a good idea.

I think you might be right about
that. Let's get out of here.

Is there another
way out?

Technically, no. That's the
only way out of this section.

There's no need to panic.
I'll radio for help.

Colonel Sheppard, it's
McKay. Come in, please.

Ronon, Teyla,
please respond.

Anybody?

Okay, we may need
to panic a little.

You call this a harvest?

I bring this pathetic tribute to the Lord
Protector and I'll be whipped for my insolence.

This is all
we could spare.

Well, then maybe there's something
besides food that you can offer.

No. No!

Hey.

You again.

Let's see how you do against
someone who can defend himself.

You have an impudent tongue.

I think I'll remove it.

Ahh!

Colonel Sheppard?
SHEPPARD: Hey.

We have a problem in the village.

There has been an altercation.

BALDRIC:
Where are we?

McKAY: This should be auxiliary control.

Yes.

God, it's amazing.

The layout of this place
is almost identical.

Identical to what?
Never mind.

Okay, we need to access the city's
internal communication systems. So...

Remember what happened last time
you started turning things on?

At this point, I don't
think we have much choice.

This is terrible.

I knew Tavius was cruel and vindictive,
but to want to murder his own father?

Raising children can be
very dangerous.

The key is, we don't let
him succeed to the thrown.

We need to talk
to the Lord Protector.

I'm afraid
it's already too late.

I received the word
a few moments ago.

He's dead.

You must leave now.

Tavius will
arrest Mara

and anyone he considers was conspiring
with her, and that includes you.

What about the villagers?
He'll kill them all.

Burn the place to the ground
to make an example of them.

They had nothing to do
with what happened.

It doesn't matter.

Any defiance must be crushed without mercy to
keep it from spreading to the other villages.

Look, this is the gene therapy
we're talking about.

You can take it to the people
and tell them what it means.

They don't have to be slaves
to this royal bloodline anymore.

All this may be too late.

Tavius will consider this
to be treason.

He'll fight it.
And if the soldiers support him-

What's that mean?

It means news of the Lord Protector's
death is already spreading.

The court is being called
to assemble in the throne room.

Go now,
before it's too late.

Colonel.

McKAY:
This is interesting.

Looks like the ZPM's almost depleted.
What?

ZPM. It's- Uh-Uh-

Okay, you know what...?
I know, never mind.

More importantly, I can't bring
internal communications online.

So we can't send a message?
No, my radio won't work

because we're
too far underground.

That leaves us
only one option.

Head back to the village.

There's one thing I need to do.
All right.

You should not have
killed the constable.

Somebody had to do something.
Now more soldiers will come.

Then stand up to them. Gather
your people together and fight.

And if the Lord Protector
uses the throne chair?

We'll deal with that.
It's too late to argue, Eldred.

What's done
is done.

The Lord Protector will take
his revenge on all of us.

And if we're going to die,
I would rather die fighting.

Mara!

John, what are you
still doing here?

Been looking all over for you.
You have to leave now.

I know, I want you
to come with me.

We both know what's gonna happen if you stay
here. I can find a safe place for you to go.

John.
None of this is your fault.

You really would take me
with you, wouldn't you?

Of course.

That won't be necessary.

Mara is perfectly safe now.

Tavius has been arrested for
the murder of the Lord Protector.

That's good news.

You...

really should have got out
while you had the chance.

What the hell is this?

I'm sorry, John.

I was prepared
to let you walk away,

but your colleagues in the village
forced my hand.

They're inciting an uprising.

And as the new Lord Protector,
that is something

that I just can't have.

Wait outside.

I'll have your head for this,
chamberlain.

You are in no position
to make threats.

Is it really necessary to insult me
further by imprisoning me with these people?

We're not the ones
who committed murder.

True. There is only
one murderer in this room.

Isn't that right, Otho?

Oh, let me guess.
He told you I did it.

Do I look like the sort of person who
knows anything about poisons and chemicals?

Otho, on the other hand,

is always making elaborate studies of
things. Topics you and I might find boring,

but which sometimes can
turn out to be quite useful.

You're saying that he's the one
that poisoned the Lord Protector.

I had no choice. I offered to
guarantee him the succession.

In return, he would
spare Mara's life.

TAVIUS: Ah, but you're
leaving out the best part.

Once I assumed the throne

Mara was to be given
to Otho as his wife.

All she had to do was bat her eyes
at him a couple of times,

and the fool was hooked.

Guards.

It's true we were
to be married

and so we will.

Only now she won't be
marrying a lowly servant

but the Lord Protector himself.

I really need to stop
making house calls.

You said these weapons had
great destructive power?

Yes.

Well, what do you intend to do with it?

Blow a hole straight up to the surface,
assuming I can get it to fly in a straight line.

I've never actually done
anything like this before.

What'll happen if you succeed?
Well, two possibilities.

Either we create a nice, sturdy shaft
that will give us some much-needed air

and provide a big enough gap
for the radio signal to get through,

or it will bring the already unsteady
ceiling down on us,

burying us both alive.

I prefer to imagine
the first possibility.

Yes, yes, the power of positive
thinking. Very good. While you do that,

I will rely on my experience
and expertise.

You said you'd never
done this before-

General expertise.
Will you be quiet while I do this?

All right.

BALDRIC:
I can't believe that worked.

What happened
to positive thinking?

I lied.
This is McKay. Is anyone reading?

Rodney,
where have you been?

McKAY: Where have I been? I
have been trapped underground

by an earthquake that blocked off our one exit
from this section of the city. That's where I've been.

Do you have
access to the ZPM?

No, I don't have access to the ZPM, but
thank you for your concern by the way.

Rodney-
McKAY: No, no, no. It's fine.

Upon learning that your beloved friend nearly died
and continues to face the imminent threat of death

your first concern is for
the ZPM? It's only natural.

TEYLA I am sorry, Rodney. But we
have a few problems of our own.

Colonel Sheppard and Dr. Beckett are
no longer responding to our radio calls.

As well, there is a good possibility
that the Lord Protector

is about to launch a drone attack
on this village. If that happens...

everyone here will die.

Oh.

Leave us.

I'm really sorry, John.
TAVIUS: Oh, please.

Don't play the sweet
little innocent here.

I never meant
for you to get hurt.

Then help us
get out of here.

I can't.

But I may be able to convince
Otho to spare your lives.

That would
be a good start.

In the meantime,
I did bring you this.

You must tell your friends
to leave before it's too late.

For his first act
as Lord Protector

Otho intends to destroy the entire
village using the throne chair

so that no other villages will
ever rise up against him again.

SHEPPARD
Rodney, come in.

Sheppard, are you all right?

I'm fine. Listen, I need you to pull
the ZPM and cut the power right away

or Ronon and Teyla are dead.

I already know all that. Look,
unfortunately, I am cut off from the ZPM.

There's gotta be something
you can do.

I'm working on it!

Well, work faster.

Those fools.

They actually think
they can stand against me.

All right.
I think I've got something.

According to my readings,
the ZPM is nearly depleted.

If we can activate enough
systems simultaneously,

it might drain power completely,
thus rendering the drones inert.

So do it.

McKAY: I can't. I don't have
access to enough systems

to draw that kind of power.
I need something really big.

How about the star drive?

The city's just like Atlantis, right?
A city that was designed to fly.

You want me to fly the city
right up out of the ground?

No, you don't have to go anywhere.
Just charge the engines.

That should be the single greatest
drain on power you can create.

You're right. That could work.
Yeah, but there's only one problem.

What?
McKAY: This place is pretty unstable.

I fire up the engines, the vibrations alone
could cause the whole thing to come down on us.

It's a risk
we're going to have to take.

Firing up main engines.

What's going on?

Let's go.

What about him?
Forget about him.

Sorry, wee man.

McKAY:
Well, this is better. I guess.

You.

This is your doing. Seize them!

You're only Lord Protector if you can
control the chair. You said it yourself.

It's over.

You don't have to bow down
to this man

or Tavius or anyone else.

John!

Tavius was right about one thing.

I do have a fair knowledge

of poisons.

Got the drones, we got a few
Jumpers, I even got the girl.

You got the girl?

Well, I mean, I could've got
the girl. I turned her down.

What did you offer them in return
for the drones and the Jumpers?

Supply of medicines and an IDC
if they need to reach us.

We also offered to help them come up with a
new way of running things when the time comes.

They didn't offer you king?

Turned that down too.