All language subtitles for 1x02 Chariots of War

And so, Zeus,
in his appreciation,

turned the two lovers
into oak trees.

And then do you
know what happened?

Somebody built a boat out of them?

No-- their branches intertwined,

and they spent the rest of their
days in each other’s embrace.

What’s the point?

Come on, Xena.

I believe everyone will find
their tree in the forest someday

even you.

I find the strongest trees
in the forest stand alone.

You don’t have to be strong
all the time, Xena;

sometimes it’s good for
the soul to be soft.

Oh, yeah. Look,

I’m gonna ride up ahead and see
if we can ford the Meleatus River.

Otherwise, we’ll have to
double back two days.

Let’s find some place
you can wait for me.

What’s wrong with this place?

Hello, beautiful.

Another place sounds good.

Come on blondie,
tell me a story.

Don’t forget about me.

I won’t.

All right.

Are you all right?

Hold the peg like this.

See, and you won’t hit your hand.

Dad?

What?

How come those riders
destroyed Tynus’ barn?

Does that mean we’re
going back to Troy?

No. No, no matter what happens,
this is our home now.

Told you!

Darius?

What?

How’s it coming with
the little carpenters?

Oh, don’t you worry.

We’ll have your
barn up in no time.

Good.

Sarita.

Let’s go cut some more boards.

What is it, Sarita?

You know, there’s
nothing there, Honey.

What is it this time?

Go!

Take cover!

Argolis, where’s your brother?

I don’t know.

Go, go, go!

Dad?

Gotcha!

Thank you.
Who are you?

A friend.

Archers, fire!

Chariots of War

I’ll take these.

No, I need them.

Not here-- not in my house.

I’ve never done this before.

It’s all right, I have.

Put a poker in the fire.

Boo!

Everyone, out, out!

Do we have to?

Yes.

We always miss everything good.

So, who was I fighting back there?

They were the men
of Cycnus-- a warlord.

He’s laid claim to our lands.

Looks like he was
doing more than that.

The arrow didn’t pass through.

Ah, good.

No, it’s bad-- you’ll
have to push it through.

I don’t think I can do that.

Do it!

Now, break the arrow head.

Pull out the shaft.

Oh, thank the Gods that’s over.

Not quite-- Get the poker.

Wait, uh--
You’re not gonna just--

Leave us.

Hello, Father.

You’re growing
more powerful, my son.

Ares will be pleased.

My warrior education is complete.

I am ready to take your place.

Nah, there’s still something missing,
the desire to kill.

You’re wrong.

Today, I killed a great
warrior in the belly.

Who?

She fell before I could ask her name.

A woman?

You think that would
impress the God of War?

But she was a--

The honor of keeping Ares’ horses
falls to the mightiest warrior.

He will not choose you merely
because you’re my son.

You must prove yourself worthy.

I am.

Yeah, why haven’t you
conquered this valley yet?

These farmers dishonor the God
of War with their peaceful ways.

Strike them down.

If your brother Stentor were alive--

I am not my brother.

Everytime I see you in battle,
I’m reminded of that.

Now, am I worthy of Ares?

Almost.

Did you see the way
she bashed up those guys?

Zing, pow!

Do you think she’s
gonna die, Argolis?

If she does, I get her horse.

Do not.

Do to.

I’m the eldest.

Besides, you’re too little to ride.

Am not.

Are too.

I don’t know what you
guys are arguing about

It’ll take more than
an arrow to get rid of me.

Father, she’s awake,
she’s awake.

I’m sure she’ll be
here any minute.

She’s very dependable.

Of course, she also
takes a lot of risks.

You gonna have a drink or not?

Yes, thanks.

It’s not a gift.

What?

I have money.

Actually, I’m not a big drinker.

Do you have any water?

You have a very nice establishment.

How late are you open?

Late.

So this giant had me trapped
in a boxed canyon.

Did he try to step on you?

Yeah, sure he tried,
but I was ready for him.

I jammed this big--

Um, feather--

You mean, you tickled his
foot with a feather?

Well, not just a feather.

See, you gotta remember,
these guys have really big feet.

I had to use the whole goose.

You got an exciting life.

Do you travel with your family?

I don’t have a family.

I wish I could ride with you.

No, you don’t.

The road is a hard place to live--

Not knowing where
you’ll sleep, what you’ll eat.

I don’t often share a meal
with such good company.

Neither do we.

Hey, what’s your name?

She doesn’t talk.

No?

Not since we lost her mother.

Tynus.

We have to talk.

Why is that woman still here?

She’s not one of us, Darius.

She fights.

You’ve seen that
with your own eyes.

Her kind make enemies.

She’ll have to leave your home.

No, she saved my son.

She’s a guest in my home
until she’s well.

There’s talk, Darius.

Your house has been without
a woman for a long time.

But, but this is not the answer.

By keeping her here,
you break your oath.

What oath have I broken, Tynus?

To live only for peace.

To care for a wounded
woman is not an act of war.

She lied to you.
Other people have heard of this woman.

She’s no warrior.
She’s a murderer, a killer.

As soon as she’s able
to ride, she’ll leave.

Good.

You know, I hope, for your sake,
she recovers quickly.

You can’t be thinking of
leaving in your condition.

I left a friend back in the last
village, she depends on me.

Your friend can take care of
herself for a few days

You need more rest.

Look, if what Tynus said is--

What Tynus said is true.

I’ve done some horrible
things in my past.

Your past is your past.

The Xena I know risked her
life to save my son.

That’s who I let into my home.

And I appreciate it--

but it’s time for me to move on.

It’s all right.

Are you so brave that you
fear someone caring for you?

What’s that?

Trouble.

The silo-- our food.

It’s a bit early for a celebration.

Can I have some water, please?

Let me buy you a mug of ale.

But then you’ll owe me.

How generous.

Of course, I have to decline.

What would people think?
I mean, me a

a young, innocent girl

taking gifts from
a swarthy stranger?

The gossip alone would
send this town reeling.

Is that 'yes'?

Well, not in the customary
sense of the word.

But maybe you could help me.

I’m looking for a friend of mine.

I can be your friend.

I’m serious--

and you’d better back off
before I find her.

It’s Xena.

The Warrior Princess?

Yeah.

Well, I like it.

I could be a friend
to both of you.

And I’m looking for my boyfriend--

Big, strong, jealous type, huh!--

And there he is now.

He’s resting, after polishing his giant,

lethal sword collection.

He’s not your boyfriend.

Oh, you don’t think so?

No, I don’t.

Pretend you know me.

Ah, no problem.

What are you doing?

Where are my weapons?

We don’t need you to fight.

Who else, Darius?
Someone has to stop them.

No, I mean, we don’t want you to fight.

Tynus just told me--

they’re giving us a peace offer.

We’re meeting them in town.

Is burning the silo a peace offer?

Don’t be foolish--

Cycnus only respects power.

Xena, I went to war once.

I went to war.

I lost everything
I was fighting for.

I am sorry, but you can’t make
peace with warmakers.

I know these people, Darius
I was these people.

But Xena, something changed you.

Maybe we can change them.

Can’t you see that this is our
last hope before bloodshed?

It’s worth a try, isn’t it?
Please, for the sake of peace.

So, um, how long’ve we been
seeing each other, ah

Gabrielle, and you fell madly in love
with me the moment we met.

Well, it’s no wonder.

The- the way you kiss.

Uh-- what brings you to this place?

Ah-- I’m looking for my best friend--

maybe you’ve seen her?

Six feet tall, dark hair,
lots of leather.

She fights like the Harpies
in a bad mood.

Her name’s Xena.

Ah, no, uh, sorry.

This friend of yours, you were,
you were close?

Are you kidding?
Like this.

I don’t know what
I’m worried about.

If anyone can take care
of herself, it’s Xena.

So what do you do?

I, uh, I work for my father.

I took over for my brother
after he died in battle.

But, he makes me do things
I never thought I would.

Things I regret.

I can understand that.

My mother always wanted me
to get married and have kids.

And I remember, telling her that

I’d always be grateful for the
way that she raised me.

But she couldn’t expect me
to pay for that with my future.

That’s um, that’s very insightful.

It’s a gift. Anyway,

I came to a point in my life
where I had to make a choice.

And I thought about who
I really was, and I made it.

Well, look, um I better go.

Um, Maybe I’ll see you
around sometime?

I’m ready.

I--

What?

I just don’t think
that you should wear

this to the meeting.

Well, I don’t have anything else.

Come with me--

come on.

This should fit you.

I’ve never worn anything
like this before.

It belonged to my wife.

I couldn’t-- It wouldn’t be right.

Well, it’s either this
or the warrior outfit.

I just don’t think the settlers
will react very well to that.

Well, I don’t think a dress is
gonna change their attitude toward me.

Ah, you’d be surprised
by the power of this dress-

She was wearing it
the first time I saw her.

Even more reason why
I shouldn’t wear it.

I don’t want to spoil
a beautiful memory.

Xena, my wife’s memory
lives on in my heart.

I want you to wear it.

You called for me, Father?

I’ve made things easy
for you, Sphaerus.

How’s that?

I’ve arranged a meeting,
to talk peace with these simple farmers.

You mean it?
We’re gonna have a council of peace?

And I want you to go to
the meeting and talk to them.

Definitely, everything can
be worked out.

And kill them all--

Make me proud of you, my son.

Make Ares proud, huh?

Make sure he kills them all.

Dad, since we’re meeting
the men who burned our grain,

does that mean we’re
friends with them now?

Not quite. But still,
we’re hoping for peace,

and maybe friendship.

It might require a sacrifice.

So, we’ve decided
to give them Lykus.

What?!

Argolis!
Don’t taunt your brother.

But, it’s so much fun.

Well, it looks like we’re ready
to go to the meeting.

Uh, while we wait for
the others to arrive,

I’d like to say how,

how happy I am we’re going
to be able to settle this issue,

once and for all.

Now you see,

I told you we could trust them.

What’s she doing here?

I invited her.

We need peace-makers, not warriors.

She could ruin everything.

I thought that--

It’s all right-- I’ll wait back here.

Uh, the violence in
our valley is unnecessary.

We have to learn to live together.

I’m, I’m so glad we can meet
like this and talk over our differences.

I think this is gonna work.

My father has a--

a solution.

And it’s--

it’s my job to present it to you.

We know you came here from Troy,
and are tired of the scourge of War.

We are tired, too.

We want peace just as you do, but--

I--

We--

We need to keep
communications open.

It’s the only way we
can find a solution.

I hope we can all agree on that.

I told you she’d ruin everything!

Everybody out!

You’ve got the children?

After them!

No! Let them go.

Why couldn’t you
just stay out of it?!

Darius, those men were
waiting there to slaughter you.

Do you really think you could’ve
made peace with them?

Well, I guess I’ll never know.

Don’t run. Sometimes you
have to stand and fight.

Do you think I like running?

Part of me would love
to pick up a sword!

But I have seen the pain that war brings.

I can’t do that again.

Your suffering will not be eased by
letting men like Cycnus crush the innocent.

Xena, I need to take
my children to safety.

It’s what I have to do.

Where are you going?

To do what I have to do.

The warrior woman defies
me and still lives.

You failed. I oughtta
kill you right now.

No-- no, it wasn’t his fault.

Then, whose fault was it?!

Mine-- I, I didn’t
give the signal in time,

and I ordered them not to give chase.

Why?

I, I couldn’t bring myself to
murder those helpless people.

My son, the coward.

You disgrace the memory
of your brother.

Are you gonna fight Cycnus?

If it comes to that.

You can’t go,
they’ll hurt you.

Hey.

It’s something to eat.

Thanks.

You can still change
your mind, you kow.

I wish I could.

Take care.

Please, ex-excuse this intrusion.

I’ve come to assure you,

that we were in no way responsible

for the disruption of the meeting.

It was Xena.

Xena?

She-- she’s not part
of our community.

We want nothing but peace.

Peace-- yes, and peace
you shall have very soon.

All your people.

Eternal peace.

Now go back to your flock
and await the slaughter.

Slaughter?

Prepare my chariot.

Where are you going?

To do what you should have done

to kill the warrior woman.

She’s just passing
through the land.

I mean, there’s no
reason to kill her.

The warrior woman is Xena,
a curse on our family.

She killed your brother.

But, my brother fell in
battle near Corinth.

Your brother was murdered by Xena.

Like a coward, she killed
him when his back was turned.

I’m going with you--
let me avenge the death of my brother.

How I’ve longed to see
that fire in your eyes.

Come, it’s time for Xena to die.

Xena, it’s me!

Where have you been?

I’ve been looking
all over for you.

I ran into a little trouble.

You-- trouble?
That’s a surprise!

You couldn’t send a messenger?

I was worried sick!

I’m sorry.

Did you just apologize?

There’s a farmhouse down the road.

Nice people.

I want you to wait for me there.

Where are you going?

No, no. No, I’m not waiting around
while you have all the fun.

Now, come on.

You going to just
stand there all day?

I think I might have
found my tree in the forest.

He was cute, in sort of a--

a rugged, outdoorsy way--

at least I thought so.

Anyway, things were going fine
until we started talking about his father.

And then he just gets up and leaves.

Well, now, I have no way
of finding this guy, again.

What if I’m supposed to intertwine
with him and have kids?

Now I’ll wind up some lonely,
pathetic woman, like-

Never mind.

You haven’t heard a word I said.

Xena, what is it?

Get on the horse.

No, no, no,
I want to help you.

You can help by
getting on the horse.

I need someone to distract them.

I’m not very good at
this horse thing.

Just head downstream,
and don’t stop.

Xena, this way!

Never mind-- this way!

Hold on, Gabrielle!

Xena, I’m gonna fall! Hurry!

Hold on! I’m coming!

Jump!

Are you crazy?!

Jump!

If I die, I’ll never
talk to you again!

Jump, Gabrielle, come on!

Jump!

You call that a jump?!

No, it was a frantic leap!
Best I could do!

Hold the reins.

I’ve lost my chakram!

Is that supposed to be funny?!

You?

That’s your overbearing father?

Stay out of my way!

Don’t tell me that’s him.

Afraid so.

Remind me to talk to you
sometime about your taste in men.

Xena, I’ve waited a long
time for this moment.

Have we ever met?

It was the battle of Corinth.

You killed my son.

You remember the name, Stentor?

Stentor?
He died trying to make peace.

Not true, he was a brave warrior
and you stabbed him in the back.

He came to me under a banner of peace--

his own men killed him.

You’ll pay for that foul lie.

What are you waiting for?
Kill her!

No, this is it, Sphaerus.

This is your moment of choice.

Father! Enough!
The killing stops here!

Get out of my way!

No. No one else has to die.

You’re wrong.
At least one more has to die.

And if it has to be
my cowardly son, so be it.

Peace is an illusion, coward.

There’s only war, death,
victory, and vanquish.

There’s no compromise.

Give up, you can’t defeat me.

Xena!

No, you’re right.

I can’t-- but I can still win.

I’m not gonna fight anymore, ever!

Here.

My brother died for peace!

I’m no better or worse than he!

I should have done this long ago.

If you had done this,

I would have died proud.

Call your people together again.

No tricks.
We will have peace.

Hey, stranger!

Hi. I, uh-- understand you’re leaving.

Yeah. I wanted to say to you that--

well that--

I really don’t know
what to say to you.

You, you know, you did a--

a wonderful thing today--

You saved a lot of people.

I know he was a terrible man--

but he was my father.

Do you remember what I
said about making a choice?

I don’t have any regrets.

I have to go.

Gabrielle?

Yes?

Thanks.

No problem.

To prosperity! To the future!

Xena-- Can I talk to you?

I may--

I may have been guilty
of a misjudgment.

Not that we agree
with your methods--

You’re wecome.

And don’t worry, I’m leaving.

Fine.

Xena, Xena, you can’t leave.

I have to.

Who’s gonna teach
Lykus how to ride?

I can so ride.

Can not!

You guys will be just fine.

What’s wrong?

Stay.

Dad, she spoke.

Daddy, I want Xena to stay.

I wish I could.

Why can’t you, Xena?

Don’t you like us?

Of course, she likes us.
Uh, now, kids, go.

I have to talk to
Xena for a moment.

So, what have we
got to talk about?

I know words really
don’t mean too much.

But all I can say is I have a home.

I have a family. There’s no reason
you can’t have those things, too.

One day, maybe.

The strange thing is,

I have never thought about
having any of these things until now.

I hope you find your happiness.

I did-- I just have to
leave it for a while.

Are you all right?

Yeah, fine.

Do you ever miss your family?

Sometimes--

but not as much when I’m with you.

So do you want me to drive?

Not on your life.

Not on my life.

Hey!

You sure you don’t want to ride?

Not till they make those
things closer to the ground.

I learned something
really important today.

That you can find goodness
in unlikely places?

Yes-- and that I really,
really hate chariots.