1 00:00:19,730 --> 00:00:21,192 Wait! Wait! 2 00:00:22,988 --> 00:00:24,510 Just hold it there a minute! 3 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:27,427 You know, it's not polite to interrupt a bard 4 00:00:27,452 --> 00:00:29,741 when she's relating a heroic tale. 5 00:00:29,778 --> 00:00:31,725 But you said... it was day! 6 00:00:32,832 --> 00:00:34,172 Excuse me? 7 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:38,178 It was morning... when this... Xena lady got loose. 8 00:00:38,203 --> 00:00:40,792 So it was day... not night. 9 00:00:42,081 --> 00:00:43,544 -Right. -That's right. 10 00:00:43,628 --> 00:00:44,922 Very well. 11 00:00:45,845 --> 00:00:47,097 Day... 12 00:00:48,608 --> 00:00:53,235 And out of nowhere, Xena came upon a fierce-hooded warrior, 13 00:00:53,261 --> 00:00:56,411 who had just laid waste to a group of villagers. 14 00:00:56,542 --> 00:00:59,653 She fought valiantly until he vanished. 15 00:01:00,044 --> 00:01:03,182 She tended the wounds of a fallen man. 16 00:01:06,975 --> 00:01:10,004 She did everything she could to help... 17 00:01:10,529 --> 00:01:13,351 -but... -Press down on this as hard as you can. 18 00:01:13,999 --> 00:01:15,966 We've got to stop the bleeding. 19 00:01:15,991 --> 00:01:18,383 No! Stay away from him. 20 00:01:18,409 --> 00:01:20,271 Haven't you got enough blood on your hands... 21 00:01:20,296 --> 00:01:22,731 The villagers believed that she had killed their friends. 22 00:01:23,194 --> 00:01:26,269 Nobody here cares that she didn't kill anyone. 23 00:01:26,294 --> 00:01:28,789 Nobody cares that she was only trying to help. 24 00:01:28,814 --> 00:01:32,131 Nobody believes that she fought the real murderer. 25 00:01:32,156 --> 00:01:35,040 All you care about is executing someone. 26 00:01:35,527 --> 00:01:37,621 But they refused to listen. 27 00:01:41,213 --> 00:01:42,806 You'll get what you deserve. 28 00:01:44,622 --> 00:01:47,345 Everybody! Hear me, my friends. 29 00:01:47,370 --> 00:01:50,177 -Until... -This brave and noble woman... 30 00:01:50,202 --> 00:01:52,281 she was the last thing I saw... 31 00:01:52,306 --> 00:01:55,430 battling a cowardly hooded man who attacked us. 32 00:01:55,872 --> 00:01:59,522 She fought him for our lives, though we were total strangers. 33 00:01:59,934 --> 00:02:03,510 Truly, I say she is the very soul of goodness. 34 00:02:03,930 --> 00:02:06,789 And we thank her, with all our hearts. 35 00:02:08,514 --> 00:02:11,239 And with that, they knew the real Xena. 36 00:02:15,391 --> 00:02:17,594 -Great story, nice job. -Thank you. 37 00:02:19,008 --> 00:02:21,276 -That was really good. -Thanks. 38 00:02:21,301 --> 00:02:22,852 That was beautiful. 39 00:02:23,388 --> 00:02:25,795 -Who trained you? -Trained me? 40 00:02:25,820 --> 00:02:27,225 Oh... no one... 41 00:02:27,250 --> 00:02:31,945 not in the classical sense. I just... I like stories. 42 00:02:31,970 --> 00:02:33,794 And you're going to the competition? 43 00:02:34,318 --> 00:02:35,856 What competition? 44 00:02:36,613 --> 00:02:38,154 The bard competition... 45 00:02:38,179 --> 00:02:40,883 for the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards. 46 00:02:41,056 --> 00:02:43,617 Only the top four contestants will get an invitation. 47 00:02:45,077 --> 00:02:46,738 I'm... I'm hoping I'll be one of them. 48 00:02:46,849 --> 00:02:49,446 -You tell stories, too? -Yes, he does. 49 00:02:49,472 --> 00:02:51,633 But he doesn't have time to tell them now. 50 00:02:51,658 --> 00:02:54,646 Dad, she's great. I was just telling her she should sign up. 51 00:02:54,671 --> 00:02:57,765 It's not nice to give someone false hopes, son. 52 00:02:57,790 --> 00:03:00,265 I'm sure your story was cute. 53 00:03:00,351 --> 00:03:01,582 Cute? 54 00:03:01,607 --> 00:03:04,333 But the Academy only takes talented individuals. 55 00:03:04,370 --> 00:03:06,285 The roster is already full. 56 00:03:06,622 --> 00:03:09,832 And besides, being a bard is not for young ladies. 57 00:03:09,857 --> 00:03:12,990 Stories of housework are just not popular. 58 00:03:13,279 --> 00:03:14,531 Come on. 59 00:03:17,322 --> 00:03:19,558 "Stories about housework..." 60 00:03:20,219 --> 00:03:21,471 "Cute." 61 00:03:23,376 --> 00:03:25,660 I just talked to this guy from Keremus. 62 00:03:25,685 --> 00:03:28,785 There's a Cyclops there stealing cattle from the local farmers. 63 00:03:28,810 --> 00:03:30,674 We can be there by tomorrow morning. 64 00:03:31,009 --> 00:03:33,657 I guess I don't have to ask you if you're interested. 65 00:03:34,827 --> 00:03:36,694 How far is it to Athens? 66 00:03:47,542 --> 00:03:49,830 In a time of ancient gods... 67 00:03:52,237 --> 00:03:53,815 ...warlords... 68 00:03:53,852 --> 00:03:55,414 ...and kings... 69 00:03:55,526 --> 00:03:59,179 A land in turmoil cried out for a hero... 70 00:04:08,741 --> 00:04:10,654 She was Xena... 71 00:04:11,356 --> 00:04:15,317 a mighty princess, forged in the heat of battle... 72 00:04:19,878 --> 00:04:21,112 ...The power... 73 00:04:23,033 --> 00:04:24,248 ...The passion... 74 00:04:27,805 --> 00:04:29,034 ...The danger... 75 00:04:34,798 --> 00:04:37,520 Her courage will change the world... 76 00:04:42,812 --> 00:04:45,518 I have always wanted to study at the Academy. 77 00:04:45,543 --> 00:04:47,843 And I might finally have my chance. 78 00:04:48,058 --> 00:04:51,657 Are you sure it's not just to show up this guy's father? 79 00:04:52,067 --> 00:04:54,965 Well... OK... so he irks me a bit. 80 00:04:54,990 --> 00:04:57,310 But... this is the Academy. 81 00:04:57,479 --> 00:05:00,595 Am I supposed to pass up my shot at a dream come true? 82 00:05:01,110 --> 00:05:03,212 Nope... no one should pass up their dreams. 83 00:05:04,713 --> 00:05:06,580 How long would you be gone? 84 00:05:08,126 --> 00:05:10,346 Oh... maybe four or five years, 85 00:05:10,371 --> 00:05:13,070 or... maybe a little less, if I... if I study real hard. 86 00:05:13,917 --> 00:05:16,190 You'd hardly notice I was missing. 87 00:05:16,215 --> 00:05:18,930 Even if I had an army around me, 88 00:05:18,955 --> 00:05:21,209 I'd still notice you were missing. 89 00:05:24,141 --> 00:05:27,410 You want some company? At least as far as Athens. 90 00:05:27,929 --> 00:05:29,150 Well... 91 00:05:29,175 --> 00:05:32,160 you've got that Cyclops problem in Keremus to take care of. 92 00:05:32,185 --> 00:05:34,860 And... in case I don't get in... 93 00:05:34,885 --> 00:05:36,915 Oh, you'll get in, Gabrielle. 94 00:05:36,952 --> 00:05:39,062 You're a good storyteller. 95 00:05:40,133 --> 00:05:43,265 I only remember one story told me when I was young. 96 00:05:43,778 --> 00:05:45,878 It was about two orphans who decided 97 00:05:45,903 --> 00:05:48,086 to search the world for their families. 98 00:05:50,048 --> 00:05:53,385 And it's all about their adventures and how they kept searching. 99 00:05:53,529 --> 00:05:56,329 But the part I remember most is the end. 100 00:05:57,323 --> 00:06:00,479 -And when the first man... -...reached the end of his journey, 101 00:06:00,504 --> 00:06:03,211 he found himself... ...at the beginning. 102 00:06:03,836 --> 00:06:07,047 The family he had sought had traveled the world with him. 103 00:06:07,653 --> 00:06:10,120 The only family he had ever known... 104 00:06:10,145 --> 00:06:11,836 ever needed... 105 00:06:12,011 --> 00:06:14,128 was standing right beside him. 106 00:06:15,697 --> 00:06:17,565 I know the story. 107 00:06:17,813 --> 00:06:19,920 Thanks for being my family. 108 00:06:19,946 --> 00:06:22,047 You're like a sister to me. 109 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:24,078 Now, go get your dream. 110 00:06:36,896 --> 00:06:38,148 He... 111 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:40,774 draws his s-s-sword. 112 00:06:41,903 --> 00:06:43,973 He d-d-draws... 113 00:06:46,518 --> 00:06:48,408 he d-d-draws 114 00:06:48,433 --> 00:06:50,568 his s-s-sword. 115 00:06:53,082 --> 00:06:55,541 I hope I d-d-don't do this 116 00:06:55,566 --> 00:06:58,034 when I g-get up to talk. 117 00:06:58,059 --> 00:06:59,368 Hey, just calm down. 118 00:06:59,393 --> 00:07:01,979 If it bothers other people, let it be their problem. 119 00:07:02,004 --> 00:07:04,853 Storytelling isn't diction, it's the story. 120 00:07:05,922 --> 00:07:08,264 Hey, hi, you made it. That's great. 121 00:07:09,234 --> 00:07:12,548 -I just thought I'd give it a look. -Her vision fell upon the countenance 122 00:07:12,573 --> 00:07:15,269 -of a horrific specimen. -A lot of people here. 123 00:07:15,294 --> 00:07:17,571 Yeah... some of the competition is really good. 124 00:07:17,596 --> 00:07:19,045 That guy over there... 125 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:21,984 that's Euripides. He tells a story... 126 00:07:22,010 --> 00:07:24,505 ...if you can stay awake long enough. 127 00:07:26,851 --> 00:07:30,405 And... Stallonus... there's no way to fall asleep with his stories. 128 00:07:30,449 --> 00:07:32,130 ...but he missed! And he stabs him! 129 00:07:36,866 --> 00:07:39,507 You know, we never got to proper introductions. 130 00:07:39,591 --> 00:07:40,843 I'm Gabrielle. 131 00:07:40,970 --> 00:07:43,470 Gabrielle... I like the sound of it. 132 00:07:44,151 --> 00:07:45,547 I... I hate like my name. 133 00:07:45,572 --> 00:07:48,790 I'm gonna change it to something dramatic, something heroic. 134 00:07:49,099 --> 00:07:50,554 How about, 135 00:07:50,818 --> 00:07:52,070 Draco? 136 00:07:52,349 --> 00:07:53,601 -Draco. -Yeah. 137 00:07:53,922 --> 00:07:55,279 No, no, no... 138 00:07:55,315 --> 00:07:56,613 not Draco. 139 00:07:56,638 --> 00:07:58,104 He's a villain. 140 00:07:58,129 --> 00:07:59,779 You see, I've met Draco. 141 00:08:00,921 --> 00:08:04,428 He was about to slaughter a village when Xena stepped in. 142 00:08:04,453 --> 00:08:05,930 We could be great together. 143 00:08:07,218 --> 00:08:10,672 You must know, by now, you can never escape your past. 144 00:08:12,914 --> 00:08:15,426 Xena... celebrate your dark side, don't run away from it. 145 00:08:16,086 --> 00:08:17,544 Ride with me. 146 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,112 You said one way or the other. 147 00:08:24,863 --> 00:08:26,109 It's the other. 148 00:08:27,163 --> 00:08:31,022 Xena met his challenge... a fight... to the death. 149 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:34,107 Whoever touched the ground first would lose. 150 00:09:23,708 --> 00:09:25,746 And then, he departed... 151 00:09:25,823 --> 00:09:28,516 never to stain the grounds of the village... 152 00:09:28,541 --> 00:09:30,746 with his presence again. 153 00:09:38,252 --> 00:09:40,713 OK... so... Draco's out. 154 00:09:40,738 --> 00:09:42,422 I have to come up with something. 155 00:09:43,647 --> 00:09:45,187 How about... 156 00:09:45,944 --> 00:09:48,857 Orion? There's a heroic name. 157 00:09:49,578 --> 00:09:50,830 Orion... 158 00:09:52,114 --> 00:09:53,375 I like it. 159 00:10:00,452 --> 00:10:01,914 Your name? 160 00:10:02,681 --> 00:10:06,195 An appellation does not illuminate the foreboding mysteries 161 00:10:06,220 --> 00:10:08,105 of one's etheral essence. 162 00:10:09,012 --> 00:10:11,712 Was your name in there someplace? 163 00:10:12,103 --> 00:10:13,772 Euripides. 164 00:10:14,274 --> 00:10:15,941 Ah... yeah... 165 00:10:16,194 --> 00:10:17,664 Euripides. 166 00:10:18,363 --> 00:10:22,213 You're lodging in the hall of Zeus... room twelve. 167 00:10:22,541 --> 00:10:23,769 Twelve... 168 00:10:23,794 --> 00:10:26,972 the blessing of the Zodiac. It bodes well. 169 00:10:27,184 --> 00:10:28,421 Next. 170 00:10:30,906 --> 00:10:31,949 Gabrielle. 171 00:10:37,532 --> 00:10:40,591 -No. -Oh, it's got to be there. 172 00:10:43,173 --> 00:10:44,617 Are you sure? 173 00:10:44,657 --> 00:10:46,381 Well, did you look? 174 00:10:46,406 --> 00:10:47,871 What about under here? 175 00:10:49,232 --> 00:10:51,123 No, no! Oh! Oh! I'm sorry! 176 00:10:51,543 --> 00:10:52,795 I'm sorry! Sorry. 177 00:10:55,591 --> 00:10:56,965 Here... let me look. 178 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,745 Clean this up. 179 00:11:01,658 --> 00:11:02,910 Sorry. 180 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:05,080 What about... this one? 181 00:11:10,055 --> 00:11:12,138 Ah... ah, yes... here it is... 182 00:11:12,163 --> 00:11:13,285 Gabrielle. 183 00:11:14,638 --> 00:11:16,891 Oh... this is very strange. 184 00:11:17,288 --> 00:11:19,357 They forgot to list your lodging. 185 00:11:19,382 --> 00:11:20,737 They did? 186 00:11:20,762 --> 00:11:23,343 I specifically asked for the double-bed with the view. 187 00:11:24,186 --> 00:11:27,277 For the time being, you'll be staying in the servants'quarters... 188 00:11:27,302 --> 00:11:28,771 in the hall of Zeus. 189 00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:31,832 All artists suffer for their art. 190 00:11:31,857 --> 00:11:33,109 Next. 191 00:11:35,306 --> 00:11:37,387 Take your seats, please... 192 00:11:37,412 --> 00:11:39,288 so we can begin. 193 00:11:40,562 --> 00:11:42,249 Hey! 194 00:11:44,519 --> 00:11:48,611 For the next few days, your lives will be given over to the Muse. 195 00:11:48,636 --> 00:11:51,546 At the end of that time, four will be chosen 196 00:11:51,571 --> 00:11:54,503 from this group to continue on. 197 00:11:54,890 --> 00:11:57,305 Great storytelling... 198 00:11:57,330 --> 00:12:00,922 it comes from our observation of life. 199 00:12:01,203 --> 00:12:03,977 -How does one relate the mysteries... -What's the matter? 200 00:12:05,055 --> 00:12:07,934 Nothing... I, I'm just thinking like a friend of mine. 201 00:12:07,959 --> 00:12:09,648 I mean, what could happen here? 202 00:12:11,180 --> 00:12:13,610 As... I was saying... 203 00:12:13,737 --> 00:12:16,752 how do we translate an event 204 00:12:16,777 --> 00:12:20,385 into a rivoting, engaging story? 205 00:12:20,410 --> 00:12:22,646 That is the goal of the bard! 206 00:12:29,862 --> 00:12:31,318 He's getting away! 207 00:12:38,879 --> 00:12:40,736 -Are you all right? -That's enough! 208 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:43,970 Calm down! Everyone, settle down! 209 00:12:46,049 --> 00:12:49,148 What you saw, just now, 210 00:12:49,173 --> 00:12:51,024 was an event! 211 00:12:51,228 --> 00:12:55,212 Now, how do you make it into a story? 212 00:12:55,441 --> 00:12:57,216 That was a cheat. 213 00:12:57,723 --> 00:13:00,423 -Excuse me, young lady? -That wasn't an event. 214 00:13:00,448 --> 00:13:01,925 That was a manipulation. 215 00:13:03,424 --> 00:13:07,654 You see, the real story would be now... if you were really dead. 216 00:13:08,039 --> 00:13:12,003 Because... most people think of death as the end... 217 00:13:12,521 --> 00:13:15,837 when, in fact, death can be the beginning... 218 00:13:16,165 --> 00:13:18,133 of a wonderful tale. 219 00:13:18,530 --> 00:13:21,228 It all started in a king's castle. 220 00:13:21,253 --> 00:13:24,639 All right, Sisyphus... but this doesn't change things. 221 00:13:24,664 --> 00:13:27,460 As soon as we're finished, we will go. 222 00:13:27,799 --> 00:13:30,893 Splendid... after all, a visit from you 223 00:13:30,918 --> 00:13:33,402 happens only once in a lifetime. 224 00:13:33,658 --> 00:13:36,394 Death... mighty as she was... 225 00:13:36,419 --> 00:13:38,926 was captured by Sisyphus. 226 00:13:39,460 --> 00:13:41,735 Do you realize what this means? 227 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:42,988 Of course. 228 00:13:43,013 --> 00:13:45,197 Xena and I had to battle Toxeus 229 00:13:45,222 --> 00:13:48,466 and his army of undead warriors to free her... 230 00:13:49,838 --> 00:13:52,873 and return her to her eternal flame. 231 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:06,297 And as Death was freed, 232 00:14:06,322 --> 00:14:09,315 so died the evil that was Toxeus. 233 00:14:09,594 --> 00:14:11,398 Someone else needs me. 234 00:14:12,367 --> 00:14:14,491 Then came the hardest part. 235 00:14:14,516 --> 00:14:17,001 I had to say goodbye to someone I cared for. 236 00:14:17,783 --> 00:14:19,922 Wait. Wait. There's been some kind of mistake. 237 00:14:20,329 --> 00:14:23,014 No, Gabrielle, it's no mistake. 238 00:14:24,858 --> 00:14:26,641 This can't be happening. 239 00:14:28,575 --> 00:14:30,378 We'll meet each other again some day... 240 00:14:31,494 --> 00:14:33,144 on the other side. 241 00:14:35,354 --> 00:14:37,026 You won't forget me. 242 00:14:38,348 --> 00:14:39,815 How could I? 243 00:15:35,938 --> 00:15:39,394 And... we learn, not to fear death... 244 00:15:40,044 --> 00:15:42,000 but to accept it... 245 00:15:42,557 --> 00:15:44,287 as a part of life. 246 00:15:46,700 --> 00:15:48,563 You see? There was... 247 00:15:48,588 --> 00:15:51,125 there was no moral to your faking your death. 248 00:16:10,257 --> 00:16:11,720 You were great. 249 00:16:11,889 --> 00:16:13,015 Hey... 250 00:16:14,088 --> 00:16:16,597 Gabrielle, can we... talk later about storytelling? 251 00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:18,012 Yeah, I'd like that. 252 00:16:18,037 --> 00:16:19,787 Son! Come here! 253 00:16:24,238 --> 00:16:25,901 She's the competition. 254 00:16:25,926 --> 00:16:27,735 Now, remember what I told you... 255 00:16:27,761 --> 00:16:30,496 keep to yourself. When we get in... 256 00:16:30,521 --> 00:16:32,589 And he ripped his chains from the wall! 257 00:16:33,692 --> 00:16:36,887 And then he... and then he... like, he ran through and knocked over a door! 258 00:16:37,046 --> 00:16:39,768 And, like... out there, there was all these guys fighting! 259 00:17:04,175 --> 00:17:06,451 And then, and then, and then, come around! 260 00:17:06,737 --> 00:17:07,965 Hey! 261 00:17:07,990 --> 00:17:10,092 OK! OK! OK! OK! 262 00:17:11,451 --> 00:17:13,121 But, what's the moral? 263 00:17:15,756 --> 00:17:17,008 Well... 264 00:17:17,750 --> 00:17:21,383 the moral is... actually, it's kills all the bad guys. 265 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:23,964 Why... that's not enough? 266 00:17:24,848 --> 00:17:26,345 It's a little... 267 00:17:26,868 --> 00:17:28,088 empty. 268 00:17:28,113 --> 00:17:30,393 Not... not that it wasn't exciting. I mean... 269 00:17:30,502 --> 00:17:33,599 you really had me going when he tore the chains from the wall. 270 00:17:33,624 --> 00:17:34,876 Yeah. 271 00:17:35,045 --> 00:17:36,483 It's... just... 272 00:17:36,508 --> 00:17:39,524 well, when I tell a story, I like it to have a nice ending. 273 00:17:39,549 --> 00:17:41,691 You know? Sap up the wrap-up... 274 00:17:41,716 --> 00:17:45,091 ...Even if you twist the Muses' melodious song of truth 275 00:17:45,116 --> 00:17:47,811 into a deceptive Sirens' call. 276 00:17:48,305 --> 00:17:49,977 Do you always talk like that? 277 00:17:50,585 --> 00:17:54,982 I told him you knew Xena, but 278 00:17:55,319 --> 00:17:57,414 he d-doesn't believe me. 279 00:17:57,498 --> 00:18:00,819 There are stories of the Warrior Princess... 280 00:18:01,409 --> 00:18:04,977 that are so cold... as to chill the heart. 281 00:18:05,839 --> 00:18:08,530 I relate such a tale as told to me 282 00:18:08,555 --> 00:18:11,531 by a witness to the woe and suffering. 283 00:18:11,834 --> 00:18:13,562 She was merciless... 284 00:18:13,587 --> 00:18:15,450 using her feminine wiles 285 00:18:15,475 --> 00:18:18,077 in her acts of unscrupulous treachery. 286 00:18:18,102 --> 00:18:20,895 -Do you do this for all your warriors? -Only special ones. 287 00:18:22,051 --> 00:18:23,808 Oh... I hope there aren't too many of those. 288 00:18:23,833 --> 00:18:25,810 Right now, there's just you. 289 00:18:30,118 --> 00:18:31,793 Come back later! 290 00:18:32,034 --> 00:18:33,686 But Hercules is here! 291 00:18:34,242 --> 00:18:35,579 Hercules? 292 00:18:36,357 --> 00:18:39,501 -He must've followed us. -Why would he do that? 293 00:18:40,805 --> 00:18:43,229 Perhaps he doesn't trust me with you. 294 00:18:43,254 --> 00:18:44,508 He shouldn't. 295 00:18:48,475 --> 00:18:51,593 Or maybe he doesn't think you're man enough to help me. 296 00:18:52,750 --> 00:18:53,969 Get out of here! 297 00:18:53,994 --> 00:18:55,856 You haven't answered my question. 298 00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:58,908 And Xena succeeded in her dastardly scheme 299 00:18:58,933 --> 00:19:01,634 to turn the two comrades against each other. 300 00:19:03,045 --> 00:19:06,575 That is the story of the killer known as Xena. 301 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:11,389 Know what I heard about her? 302 00:19:14,717 --> 00:19:16,594 She would take out her swords and... 303 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,993 And... and again! And she'd block! 304 00:19:22,018 --> 00:19:23,270 And again! 305 00:19:29,893 --> 00:19:32,545 And then... Right in the gut! 306 00:19:40,786 --> 00:19:42,032 Well? 307 00:19:42,756 --> 00:19:44,009 OK. 308 00:19:44,146 --> 00:19:45,805 I can't argue with that. 309 00:19:46,628 --> 00:19:48,711 But it's only half the story. 310 00:19:49,395 --> 00:19:50,648 You see... 311 00:19:50,824 --> 00:19:52,885 inside all of us... 312 00:19:52,910 --> 00:19:54,964 there's a yearning to do good... 313 00:19:54,989 --> 00:19:56,527 to be good. 314 00:19:56,854 --> 00:19:59,531 And it's the same with the Warrior Princess. 315 00:20:07,843 --> 00:20:10,100 -I thought I'd killed them both. -Kill it! 316 00:20:11,776 --> 00:20:13,039 Stop! 317 00:20:13,845 --> 00:20:16,479 You kill this baby... you die next. 318 00:20:18,122 --> 00:20:20,344 Contrary to what some might think... 319 00:20:20,369 --> 00:20:22,246 I still lead this army. 320 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:25,035 The child should have meant nothing. 321 00:20:25,060 --> 00:20:27,360 But it was the beginning for Xena. 322 00:20:30,264 --> 00:20:34,474 But the past is a harsh and unwilling mistress to change. 323 00:20:34,769 --> 00:20:38,746 Her own men put her through a gauntlet of death. 324 00:20:51,475 --> 00:20:53,867 But now that good has taken root, 325 00:20:53,892 --> 00:20:57,008 the will to survive was too great. 326 00:20:57,033 --> 00:21:01,776 Her destiny now was to fight for the innocent. 327 00:21:01,812 --> 00:21:04,472 And that is what she's done. 328 00:21:11,547 --> 00:21:14,253 And with that, Xena became good. 329 00:21:21,169 --> 00:21:22,589 Tell us another. 330 00:21:23,193 --> 00:21:25,483 That's enough talk about my best friend. 331 00:21:25,508 --> 00:21:27,833 I'd like to get some sleep... please. 332 00:21:30,709 --> 00:21:32,902 -I wanted to... -Euripides... 333 00:21:32,927 --> 00:21:34,307 Good night. 334 00:21:36,941 --> 00:21:38,768 -Good night. -Good night, Twickenham. 335 00:21:40,370 --> 00:21:42,231 Good s-s-story... huh? 336 00:21:48,050 --> 00:21:50,978 I wonder what adventures Xena's into now. 337 00:21:52,229 --> 00:21:55,588 And the mightiest sword could not cleave the medal of righteousness. 338 00:21:55,613 --> 00:21:58,403 And so he went on to find love and passion, 339 00:21:58,428 --> 00:22:00,555 with the wife he knew so well, 340 00:22:00,580 --> 00:22:02,059 and yet knew not. 341 00:22:02,974 --> 00:22:04,420 How was that? 342 00:22:04,937 --> 00:22:06,611 I couldn't see it. 343 00:22:07,157 --> 00:22:10,267 I'm sorry. I couldn't see anything. 344 00:22:10,636 --> 00:22:14,059 It used to be so easy. Why can't I do it anymore? 345 00:22:14,084 --> 00:22:17,002 I mean... I've been telling stories since I was five. 346 00:22:18,961 --> 00:22:21,651 Why do you stare at me when you tell the story? 347 00:22:21,676 --> 00:22:23,750 So I can judge your reaction. 348 00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:27,335 See... my dad wants me to be able to adjust my story 349 00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:30,496 if I see the slightest hint of boredom or distraction. 350 00:22:31,745 --> 00:22:34,386 When I was little, I didn't look at anybody. 351 00:22:34,636 --> 00:22:37,437 I just used to... close my eyes, 352 00:22:37,462 --> 00:22:39,844 and try to see the story take place. 353 00:22:40,017 --> 00:22:42,217 I didn't care whether the audience liked it... 354 00:22:42,474 --> 00:22:43,992 only whether I did. 355 00:22:44,017 --> 00:22:46,173 If you don't like it, nobody else will. 356 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:47,426 I guess. 357 00:22:47,451 --> 00:22:50,566 My dad says I can like it, after I'm in the Academy... 358 00:22:50,591 --> 00:22:52,032 first things first. 359 00:22:52,330 --> 00:22:54,401 He's right... of course. 360 00:22:55,251 --> 00:22:58,168 Even if his son has to be miserable to get there? 361 00:22:59,413 --> 00:23:02,961 Gabrielle, we need to speak with you. 362 00:23:06,851 --> 00:23:10,524 I'm afraid it has come to our attention that you are not supposed to be here. 363 00:23:11,500 --> 00:23:13,586 But, I... I have a room. 364 00:23:15,463 --> 00:23:18,370 I didn't say you weren't clever. 365 00:23:18,468 --> 00:23:19,840 Polonius? 366 00:23:22,143 --> 00:23:25,482 My son and I ran into this young lady in a tavern. 367 00:23:26,011 --> 00:23:29,682 She didn't know about the Academy until my son told her. 368 00:23:30,205 --> 00:23:33,216 You couldn't have been registered at that time. 369 00:23:33,336 --> 00:23:37,459 And my records don't show a Gabrielle anywhere. 370 00:23:38,944 --> 00:23:41,138 Pack your things and leave. 371 00:23:41,688 --> 00:23:43,875 This meeting is closed. 372 00:24:01,843 --> 00:24:03,247 Hey, what's with the long faces? 373 00:24:03,272 --> 00:24:05,448 It's not the end of the world. 374 00:24:05,928 --> 00:24:07,410 I've got a place to go. 375 00:24:07,849 --> 00:24:11,531 Oh, bravery comes forth from your valiant heart like... 376 00:24:11,881 --> 00:24:13,806 sap from a wounded oak. 377 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,664 Thanks, Euripides. It's sweet... 378 00:24:18,084 --> 00:24:19,349 I think. 379 00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:22,463 I can't believe my father did this. 380 00:24:23,322 --> 00:24:24,733 I'm so sorry. 381 00:24:24,758 --> 00:24:26,458 Orion, it's not your fault. 382 00:24:27,702 --> 00:24:30,285 G-g-good-byes are... 383 00:24:30,763 --> 00:24:32,890 What Twickenham is trying to say, 384 00:24:33,267 --> 00:24:36,568 is that separation tears the heart's core... 385 00:24:37,013 --> 00:24:40,170 like the fearsome blade of Ajax toward the ligaments of... 386 00:24:40,195 --> 00:24:41,423 No! 387 00:24:41,448 --> 00:24:43,017 I'm saying 388 00:24:43,042 --> 00:24:45,837 g-good-byes are hard! 389 00:24:48,896 --> 00:24:51,839 You're right. They are hard... 390 00:24:53,209 --> 00:24:55,521 and just when we were getting to know each other, huh? 391 00:24:57,252 --> 00:24:59,130 It seems like that happens a lot to me. 392 00:24:59,470 --> 00:25:00,730 What do you mean? 393 00:25:02,039 --> 00:25:03,308 Well... 394 00:25:03,644 --> 00:25:06,457 like when I met Hercules' best friend... 395 00:25:06,541 --> 00:25:07,793 Iolaus. 396 00:25:09,938 --> 00:25:11,170 Hello. 397 00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:14,670 Hello. You're the one interested in the Aphrodite shell, right? 398 00:25:14,695 --> 00:25:17,843 Better snap it up quick, before he gets it... five dinars. 399 00:25:17,869 --> 00:25:20,237 I'm afraid you have me confused with someone else. 400 00:25:20,262 --> 00:25:21,930 I liked him right away. 401 00:25:26,335 --> 00:25:29,194 I didn't know if I'd ever see him again. But then... 402 00:25:29,219 --> 00:25:32,108 he showed up at just the right time. 403 00:25:54,484 --> 00:25:57,370 It turns out we had a lot in common. 404 00:25:57,395 --> 00:26:01,131 When he was hurt, we really opened up to each other. 405 00:26:01,418 --> 00:26:03,294 Let me tell you another story. 406 00:26:03,925 --> 00:26:06,357 Once, a long, long time ago, 407 00:26:07,624 --> 00:26:11,359 all people had four legs and two heads. 408 00:26:13,578 --> 00:26:16,336 And then the gods threw down thunderbolts, 409 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,750 and split everyone into two. 410 00:26:19,404 --> 00:26:22,697 Each half then had two legs and one head. 411 00:26:23,825 --> 00:26:26,946 But the separation left both sides 412 00:26:26,971 --> 00:26:29,730 with a desperate yearning to be reunited... 413 00:26:31,649 --> 00:26:34,133 because they each shared the same soul. 414 00:26:35,272 --> 00:26:38,508 And ever since then, all people 415 00:26:38,533 --> 00:26:41,228 spend their lives searching... 416 00:26:41,819 --> 00:26:43,908 for the other half of their soul. 417 00:26:47,636 --> 00:26:49,442 It was nice getting to know you. 418 00:26:50,822 --> 00:26:52,302 It was more than nice. 419 00:27:09,482 --> 00:27:11,908 And then we had to say goodbye. 420 00:27:21,408 --> 00:27:23,309 It looks like I'll be saying it again. 421 00:27:27,372 --> 00:27:28,624 Wait! 422 00:27:31,300 --> 00:27:32,552 I've got an idea. 423 00:27:49,296 --> 00:27:50,548 What? 424 00:27:50,675 --> 00:27:53,176 Your farewell is not reciprocated. 425 00:27:54,213 --> 00:27:57,975 The morning dew must not touch the curvature of your fleeing souls. 426 00:27:59,396 --> 00:28:00,999 Our reverie has brought us... 427 00:28:01,024 --> 00:28:03,072 Stay through tomorrow's competition. 428 00:28:03,097 --> 00:28:04,341 Please. 429 00:28:11,048 --> 00:28:14,356 For today's round of competition, 430 00:28:14,381 --> 00:28:18,595 we're honored to have... acting as senior judge... 431 00:28:18,620 --> 00:28:21,397 the great bard, Gastacius. 432 00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:31,994 Twickenham, the stage, please. 433 00:28:43,146 --> 00:28:45,025 Twickenham, is there a problem? 434 00:28:48,664 --> 00:28:49,845 N-n-n-n-n-no! 435 00:28:52,054 --> 00:28:53,743 No, I'm not gonna do it. 436 00:28:54,557 --> 00:28:57,769 None of us will be performing unless Gabrielle is allowed to compete. 437 00:28:57,794 --> 00:29:00,517 Gabrielle cheated her way into the competition. 438 00:29:00,542 --> 00:29:02,195 She's been disqualified. 439 00:29:04,333 --> 00:29:07,454 You do know you could be disqualified for this, too? 440 00:29:09,302 --> 00:29:12,453 Then we shall all join the army of the dispossessed. 441 00:29:13,035 --> 00:29:15,790 The Muses call shall not play lord 442 00:29:15,815 --> 00:29:18,097 over my soul's higher self. 443 00:29:18,668 --> 00:29:20,094 What are you doing? 444 00:29:21,261 --> 00:29:24,178 None of us will compete unless Gabrielle is reinstated. 445 00:29:24,521 --> 00:29:26,184 Don't do this... 446 00:29:26,242 --> 00:29:27,936 please, not for me. 447 00:29:28,913 --> 00:29:30,310 They didn't mean it. 448 00:29:31,134 --> 00:29:32,582 I'll talk to them. 449 00:29:35,873 --> 00:29:39,695 Gastacius says he'd like to see the girl perform... 450 00:29:40,521 --> 00:29:42,170 when you're ready. 451 00:29:55,542 --> 00:29:57,851 I'm kind of on-the-spot here. 452 00:29:58,205 --> 00:30:00,269 I wasn't expecting to do this. 453 00:30:02,057 --> 00:30:03,537 Then again... 454 00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:07,252 I wasn't expecting to find a baby in a stream... 455 00:30:12,064 --> 00:30:13,543 but there it was. 456 00:30:14,364 --> 00:30:17,852 And then we had to find a home for this innocent child. 457 00:30:17,877 --> 00:30:20,159 But returning the baby to its home 458 00:30:20,184 --> 00:30:22,114 wasn't going to be that easy. 459 00:30:25,084 --> 00:30:28,283 The child was quite courageous in the face of danger. 460 00:30:47,829 --> 00:30:48,872 Gabrielle! 461 00:30:48,910 --> 00:30:50,204 The baby! 462 00:31:01,882 --> 00:31:06,571 In the end, goodness won out... and the child landed in safe hands. 463 00:31:16,130 --> 00:31:19,271 What you have done here is madness. 464 00:31:19,652 --> 00:31:23,107 It's madness that this young woman was left out of this competition. 465 00:31:23,132 --> 00:31:25,415 She must be allowed in. 466 00:31:25,853 --> 00:31:30,319 Art will never take second place to rules and regulations. 467 00:31:30,344 --> 00:31:32,153 Here, here. Well said. 468 00:31:39,581 --> 00:31:41,511 And so Atlas holds, 469 00:31:41,536 --> 00:31:44,412 on his mighty shoulders, the Earth for all eternity. 470 00:31:49,359 --> 00:31:50,571 That was great. 471 00:31:50,596 --> 00:31:52,254 Your performance was bold. 472 00:31:52,807 --> 00:31:55,316 No, it was terrible! Come here! 473 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,404 Start at the beginning, right now. 474 00:32:06,778 --> 00:32:09,316 I sing of Atlas, greatest of Titans. 475 00:32:09,341 --> 00:32:11,924 What'd I tell you? Keep your eyes on me! 476 00:32:11,949 --> 00:32:13,524 Start again! 477 00:32:13,789 --> 00:32:16,463 I sing of Atlas, the greatest Titan. 478 00:32:16,488 --> 00:32:19,747 Greatest of Titans! Come on! Focus, focus! 479 00:32:19,784 --> 00:32:22,225 Read your audience! Get the words right! 480 00:32:22,250 --> 00:32:24,554 He'd do better if you'd let him be himself! 481 00:32:24,579 --> 00:32:26,846 Don't listen to her. She wants you to lose! 482 00:32:26,871 --> 00:32:28,324 Do it again! 483 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:32,797 I sing of Atlas, the greatest of Titans. 484 00:32:32,822 --> 00:32:34,649 This is not a game! 485 00:32:34,674 --> 00:32:36,801 Come on! Give me a performance! 486 00:32:36,826 --> 00:32:38,078 Stop it! 487 00:32:39,030 --> 00:32:40,282 Orion! 488 00:32:48,227 --> 00:32:50,981 It was night. A creature came into the camp... 489 00:32:54,598 --> 00:32:55,985 and had a horn. 490 00:32:56,752 --> 00:32:58,213 And, and... they fought... 491 00:33:02,033 --> 00:33:04,434 They fought with everything they had! 492 00:33:09,302 --> 00:33:10,976 And, his horn on his nose! 493 00:33:11,001 --> 00:33:13,290 And, they're bracing and fighting! 494 00:33:17,042 --> 00:33:19,204 And, there's this smoke coming out of his nose! 495 00:33:28,206 --> 00:33:29,680 Oh... I... I think if you had a little more 496 00:33:29,705 --> 00:33:31,715 character stuff and a little less action, 497 00:33:31,740 --> 00:33:33,845 you might live through the competition. 498 00:33:42,095 --> 00:33:43,360 You win. 499 00:33:44,434 --> 00:33:45,831 What are you talking about? 500 00:33:45,856 --> 00:33:48,775 Orion quit the competition and left for home. 501 00:33:50,077 --> 00:33:52,160 I hope you're happy with yourself. 502 00:34:03,533 --> 00:34:05,526 -Orion! -Leave me alone. 503 00:34:06,179 --> 00:34:07,639 Orion! 504 00:34:09,117 --> 00:34:10,781 You can't give up. 505 00:34:10,806 --> 00:34:13,406 Didn't you tell me, 'If it's not fun, don't do it.'? 506 00:34:13,431 --> 00:34:15,056 Well, it's not fun for me anymore. 507 00:34:15,081 --> 00:34:16,732 Then make it fun again. 508 00:34:16,757 --> 00:34:18,248 Yeah, that's easy for you to say. 509 00:34:18,273 --> 00:34:20,550 It's been so long since I've told a story my way, 510 00:34:20,575 --> 00:34:22,872 I don't know if I can, or if my father will let me. 511 00:34:22,958 --> 00:34:24,789 Your father loves you. 512 00:34:25,234 --> 00:34:26,197 You said it yourself. 513 00:34:26,222 --> 00:34:27,750 He only wants the best for you. 514 00:34:27,798 --> 00:34:30,770 He... he's just a little confused on how to do it. 515 00:34:31,533 --> 00:34:33,421 I'll bet your father misses the good stories 516 00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:35,344 you used to tell as much as you do. 517 00:34:35,369 --> 00:34:36,710 OK. How? 518 00:34:38,105 --> 00:34:40,553 Stop focusing on the destination. 519 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:42,175 It's the journey that's the fun part. 520 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:43,490 What do you mean? 521 00:34:44,817 --> 00:34:47,719 Well, it... it's what I've learned from traveling with Xena. 522 00:34:47,744 --> 00:34:51,194 Every day is a new adventure, a new challenge. 523 00:34:51,588 --> 00:34:53,552 You have to look forward to that. 524 00:34:54,777 --> 00:34:57,232 Your father has you thinking only of winning. 525 00:34:57,785 --> 00:34:58,915 But you're never going to get there 526 00:34:58,940 --> 00:35:01,027 unless you enjoy the process. 527 00:35:02,746 --> 00:35:04,114 Do you understand? 528 00:35:14,150 --> 00:35:16,024 I'm gonna compete in the finals. 529 00:35:16,271 --> 00:35:17,176 Son, listen! 530 00:35:17,201 --> 00:35:19,037 I'm gonna do it my way, Father... 531 00:35:19,062 --> 00:35:20,502 and that is final. 532 00:35:23,690 --> 00:35:25,757 This is the story 533 00:35:26,159 --> 00:35:28,022 of two friends. 534 00:35:29,368 --> 00:35:32,548 They met each other in the hardest of times. 535 00:35:44,012 --> 00:35:46,396 They learned how to care for each other. 536 00:35:48,612 --> 00:35:50,488 It's hard to be alone. 537 00:35:51,583 --> 00:35:53,203 You're not alone. 538 00:35:56,104 --> 00:35:58,991 They became a great team. 539 00:36:01,830 --> 00:36:03,764 They had adventures. 540 00:36:06,477 --> 00:36:07,118 Xena... 541 00:36:07,171 --> 00:36:09,668 I'm gonna fall! Hurry! 542 00:36:12,214 --> 00:36:13,894 Hold on! I'm coming! 543 00:36:15,373 --> 00:36:18,102 -Jump! -Are you crazy! 544 00:36:18,190 --> 00:36:19,442 Jump! 545 00:36:19,485 --> 00:36:21,750 If I die, I'll never talk to you again! 546 00:36:21,775 --> 00:36:23,661 Jump, Gabrielle... come on! 547 00:36:25,208 --> 00:36:26,460 Jump! 548 00:36:30,198 --> 00:36:33,537 -You call that a jump? -No, it was a frantic leap! 549 00:36:33,580 --> 00:36:35,278 Best I could do! 550 00:36:44,951 --> 00:36:46,333 Hold the reins. 551 00:37:11,008 --> 00:37:13,938 Some adventure ended better than others. 552 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,732 And together, 553 00:37:16,969 --> 00:37:20,114 they learned life's mysteries. 554 00:37:20,933 --> 00:37:23,448 See how calm the surface of the water is. 555 00:37:25,938 --> 00:37:27,707 That was me once. 556 00:37:29,770 --> 00:37:31,365 And then... 557 00:37:36,108 --> 00:37:38,796 the water ripples and churns, 558 00:37:39,870 --> 00:37:41,563 that's what I became. 559 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,119 But if we sit here long enough, it will go back to being still again. 560 00:37:46,636 --> 00:37:48,502 It will go back to being calm. 561 00:37:49,031 --> 00:37:51,082 But the stone's still under there. 562 00:37:52,532 --> 00:37:54,269 It's now part of the lake. 563 00:37:54,832 --> 00:37:57,921 It might look as it did before, but it's forever changed. 564 00:38:11,092 --> 00:38:12,365 Thank you. 565 00:38:16,713 --> 00:38:19,636 -G-g-good job. -That was fantastic. 566 00:38:19,984 --> 00:38:22,663 The cadence of your words played havoc 567 00:38:22,688 --> 00:38:25,377 with the fallen visage of my yearning spirit. 568 00:38:26,543 --> 00:38:29,195 -I liked it a lot. -Thanks. 569 00:38:31,583 --> 00:38:32,963 You did great. 570 00:38:32,988 --> 00:38:34,625 Hey, you will too. 571 00:38:34,650 --> 00:38:36,715 Remember what you told me. You used to... 572 00:38:36,740 --> 00:38:39,466 close your eyes and... see the story come to life. 573 00:38:39,633 --> 00:38:41,413 See it again, Orion. 574 00:38:41,438 --> 00:38:42,690 I intend to. 575 00:38:57,279 --> 00:39:00,218 -Has he shielded his orbs? -Oh, yes. 576 00:39:01,011 --> 00:39:03,817 I sing of Spartacus, 577 00:39:04,129 --> 00:39:05,821 rebel gladiator. 578 00:39:13,511 --> 00:39:16,734 He fell in love, while fighting for freedom. 579 00:39:16,759 --> 00:39:18,182 I imagine... 580 00:39:18,207 --> 00:39:20,091 a god for slaves, and... 581 00:39:20,116 --> 00:39:21,567 I pray... 582 00:39:22,954 --> 00:39:24,640 What do you pray for? 583 00:39:26,468 --> 00:39:29,249 I pray for a son who'll be born free. 584 00:39:29,901 --> 00:39:34,526 The terrible penalty of crucifixion has been set aside... 585 00:39:35,094 --> 00:39:39,482 on the single condition that you identify the body 586 00:39:39,518 --> 00:39:43,867 or the living person of the slave called Spartacus. 587 00:39:56,431 --> 00:39:59,428 I'm Spartacus. 588 00:40:00,865 --> 00:40:02,244 I'm Spartacus. 589 00:40:02,876 --> 00:40:05,612 I'm Spartacus. 590 00:40:13,249 --> 00:40:16,794 In spite of his great suffering, his dreams were realized. 591 00:40:18,154 --> 00:40:19,717 This is your son. 592 00:40:21,837 --> 00:40:23,626 He is free, Spartacus... 593 00:40:24,665 --> 00:40:25,910 free. 594 00:40:28,617 --> 00:40:30,079 He's free. 595 00:40:31,750 --> 00:40:33,204 He's free. 596 00:40:36,092 --> 00:40:38,361 He'll remember you, Spartacus... 597 00:40:38,974 --> 00:40:40,592 because I'll tell him. 598 00:40:42,060 --> 00:40:45,308 I'll tell him who his father was and what he dreamed of. 599 00:40:57,116 --> 00:40:58,805 I wish you were gonna stay. 600 00:40:59,423 --> 00:41:01,097 It wasn't meant to be. 601 00:41:01,693 --> 00:41:03,142 Congratulations. 602 00:41:04,169 --> 00:41:06,390 See if you can get Euripides to relax a little. 603 00:41:06,415 --> 00:41:07,725 I'll see what I can do. 604 00:41:07,750 --> 00:41:09,791 Hey, Stallonus doesn't seem too disappointed. 605 00:41:10,355 --> 00:41:12,324 Oh... he's better suited for the Olympics. 606 00:41:12,712 --> 00:41:14,125 But Twickenham... 607 00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:15,811 I was so glad to see him get in. 608 00:41:20,852 --> 00:41:21,895 Gabrielle... 609 00:41:21,975 --> 00:41:23,200 Thanks. 610 00:41:23,225 --> 00:41:24,518 You taught me how to be myself. 611 00:41:24,770 --> 00:41:26,190 I'll never forget it. 612 00:41:32,056 --> 00:41:33,296 Goodbye. 613 00:41:34,856 --> 00:41:36,426 What is your real name, in case... 614 00:41:36,451 --> 00:41:38,289 you get famous, or something? 615 00:41:40,048 --> 00:41:41,301 Homer. 616 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:44,597 But... Gastacius wants to call me the blind bard... 617 00:41:44,622 --> 00:41:46,166 because I close my eyes. 618 00:41:46,191 --> 00:41:47,643 Homer... 619 00:41:47,939 --> 00:41:49,248 I like it. 620 00:41:50,202 --> 00:41:52,065 -Goodbye. -Goodbye, Gabrielle. 621 00:41:58,810 --> 00:42:00,483 I'm proud of you, son. 622 00:42:01,178 --> 00:42:03,182 -Are you happy? -Yes, Dad. 623 00:42:03,207 --> 00:42:04,711 Thanks for asking. 624 00:42:07,074 --> 00:42:08,524 Thanks for caring. 625 00:42:24,739 --> 00:42:25,991 Hi. 626 00:42:26,857 --> 00:42:28,235 So who won? 627 00:42:28,979 --> 00:42:30,231 I did. 628 00:42:30,453 --> 00:42:32,121 Then what are you doing here? 629 00:42:32,551 --> 00:42:34,754 Well, I know this is gonna sound stupid... 630 00:42:34,779 --> 00:42:37,573 but I realized that while they're telling adventures, 631 00:42:37,598 --> 00:42:39,381 you and I can be living them. 632 00:42:39,842 --> 00:42:41,714 Well, it's good to have you back. 633 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,752 This is gonna make a great story.